McKinnon Secondary College

Calendar 2008 - Semester 2

 

TERM DATES

Term 3 - Monday, 14 July - Friday, 19 September (10 weeks)

Term 4 - Monday, 6 October - Friday, 19 December (11 weeks)

STAFF PD AND REPORT WRITING DAYS

DAY THREE - PD – Monday, 3 rd November - Staff Health & Well Being

DAY FOUR - Correction Day Semester 2 – Friday, 28 th November

 

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEW SESSIONS

2ND SEMESTER CYCLE (3)

1. Years 11 and 12 - Tuesday, 2 September (Term 3 - Week 8)

2. Years 9 and 10 - Wednesday, 10 September (Term 3 - Week 9)

3. Years 7 and 8 - Thursday, 18 September (Term 3 - Week 10)

LEARNING AREA GROUPS FOR MEETINGS

Group A - English, Mathematics, Art and LOTE

Group B - SOSE, Science, Music, Health/PE, Info Tech, Resource Centre

Group C - BYTES Teachers  

TERM 3, 2008 (10 WEEKS)

  WEEK 1 (14 July - 18 July) “BACK IN ACTION”

Mon

14

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No designated meeting

Tue

15

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Staff Meeting

Wed

16

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Sport Teachers with Head of Sport

Thur

17

-

Curriculum Committee Meeting

Fri

18

-

Year 10 Theatre Performance (P5 & 6)

 

WEEK 2 (21 July - 25 July) “MUSIC TOUR”

Sun

20

-

Music Tour leaves

Mon

21

-

Year 12s to Monash University

 

 

-

Form Teachers Years 7-11 with SM’s

Tues

22

-

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

-

Management Committee Meeting

 

 

-

Building and Grounds Committee meeting (7.30pm)

Wed

23

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

IDP Mid-Cycle Reviews (2.30pm finish)

Thur

24

-

Group A Teachers Meeting with LAMs

 

 

-

Debating Competition (pm)

Fri

25

-

Music Tour returns

 

WEEK 3 (28 July - 1 August) “MATHS COMPS”

Mon

28

-

IDP Mid-Cycle Reviews (2.30pm finish)

Tues

29

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Year 12 TIS (am)

 

 

-

NSW Maths Competition

 

 

-

Teachers Years 10-12 with SM’s and AP

 

 

-

Education Sub-Committee meeting (7.30pm)

Wed

30

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Group B Teachers meeting with LAMs

Thur

31

-

Australian Maths Competition

 

 

-

PD:

Fri

1

-

Year 10 Outdoor Education Ski Trip

 

 

-

Year 8 Interschool Sport (Round 1)

 

WEEK 4 (4 August - 8 August) “ATHLETICS”

Mon

4

-

Year 8 Survivor Rogaining

 

 

-

Group C Teachers meeting with LAMs

Tues

5

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs (Joint)

 

 

-

Year 10 “Keys Please” Program (7pm)

 

 

-

Year 12 Theatre Performance (P5 & 6)

 

 

-

Teachers Years 7-9 with SM’s and AP

 

 

-

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING 7.30PM

Wed

6

-

ATHLETICS SPORTS DAY

Thur

7

-

Intermediate Round Robin

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

ROCK EISTEDDFORD (pm)

Fri

8

-

German Cuckoo Excursion (Yrs 8-12)

 

 

-

Year 8 Interschool Sport (Round 2)

  WEEK 5 (11 August - 15 August) “YEAR 9 CAMPS”

Mon

11

-

½ Year 9 Forms leave for camp

 

 

-

Immunisations

 

 

-

Curriculum Committee Meeting

Tues

12

-

No Meeting SMs

 

 

-

Years 7, 8 & 9 English Competition

 

 

-

Year 7 Sport (Round 1)

 

 

-

PD:

Wed

13

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Year 9 Camp “swapover” day

 

 

-

Year 8 Survivor Rogaining

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Thurs

14

-

Management Committee Meeting

Fri

15

-

Year 8 Interschool Sport (Round 3)

WEEK 6 (18 August - 22 August) “VCE INFO NIGHT”

Mon

18

-

Year 10 Outdoor Ed Camp (2 days)

 

 

-

Staff Meeting

Tues

19

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Year 7 Sport Interschool sport (Round 2)

 

 

-

Group A Teachers meeting with LAMs

 

 

-

Building & Grounds Committee Meeting (7.30pm)

Wed

20

 -

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

VCE Information Night (7pm)

Thurs

21

-

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

-

PD:

Fri

22

-

Year 8 Interschool Sport (Round 4)

Sat

23

-

STAFF FUNCTION

WEEK 7 (25 August - 29 August) “WINTER CONCERT”

Mon

25

-

Group B Teachers meeting with LAMs

Tues

26

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Year 7 Sport (Round 3)

 

 

-

Group C Teachers meeting with LAMs

 

 

-

Education Sub-Committee meeting (7.30pm)

Wed

27

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

PD:

Thurs

28

-

Winter Concert Rehearsals (am)

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

WINTER MUSIC CONCERT (pm)

Fri

29

-

Late Start (recess)

WEEK 8 (1 September - 5 September) “P/T INTERVIEWS”

Mon

1

-

Year 7 Bullying Inservice

 

 

-

PD:

Tue

2

-

No SMs meeting at 8am

 

 

-

Year 11 German Camp to SA leaves

 

 

-

Years 11 and 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews (2.30pm finish)

Wed

3

-

Late start - 9.45am arrival for 9.57am Form Assembly

 

 

-

Year 8 Survivor Rogaining

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Thurs

4

-

Beachside Athletics Carnival

 

 

-

Staff Meeting

Fri

5

-

Year 7 Bullying Inservice

 

 

-

Year 11 German Camp returns

WEEK 9 (8 September - 12 September)) “SCHOOL COUNCIL”

Mon

8

-

Curriculum Committee Meeting

Tues

9

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Management Committee meeting

 

 

-

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING 7.30PM

Wed

10

-

Years 9 and 10 Parent/Teacher Interviews (2.30pm finish)

Thurs

11

-

Late start - 9.45am arrival for 9.57am Form Assembly

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Fri

12

-

Year 8 Sport Finals

WEEK 10 (15 September - 19 September) “ASIA WEEK”

Mon

15

-

Asia Week begins (all week)

 

 

-

Beachside Squash & Table Tennis Sports Day

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

VCE Music Recitals (evening )

Tues

16

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Year 10 Outdoor Ed Camp (2 days)

 

 

-

Year 7 Sports Finals

Music Trivia Night in the MERC (Whole School Community Event - fundraising)

 

 

-

PD:

Wed

17

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Thurs

18

-

Years 7 and 8 Parent/Teacher Interviews (2.30pm finish)

Fri

19

-

Late start - 9.45am arrival for 9.57am Form Assembly

 

 

-

Early finish 2.30pm

 

TERM 4, 2008 (11 WEEKS)

WEEK 1 (6 October - 10 October) “MEDIA FESTIVAL”

Mon

6

-

Media Film Festival (lunchtimes) begins

 

 

-

Year 11 Police Talk (Period 3)

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Tues

7

-

8am - SMs of 7-12 with APs

 

 

-

PD:

Wed

8

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Year 12 October Practice Tests Begin (3 days)

 

 

-

Staff Meeting

Thurs

9

-

Teachers Years 10-12 with SMs and AP

 

 

-

Music Vocal Evening (pm)

Fri

10

-

Year 12 October Practice Tests Finish

WEEK 2 (13 October - 17 October) “VALEDICTORY DINNER”

Mon

13

-

Sport Teachers with Head of Sport

 

 

-

Years 8-9, 2009 Information Night

Tues

14

-

No SMs Meeting at 8am

 

 

-

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

-

Year 11 Biology Excursion

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

Finance Committee Meeting (5.30pm)

Wed

15

-

Last day normal Year 12 classes

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

Thurs

16

-

YEAR 12 Run GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Sat

18

-

EX-STUDENTS' “THISTLONIANS” REUNION

WEEK 3 (20 October - 24 October) “NO YEAR 12’S”

Mon

20

-

Group A Teachers meeting with LAMs

Tues

21

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Year 8 “Survivor” Maths Challenge

 

 

-

Management Committee meeting

 

 

-

Finance Committee Meeting (7.30pm)

Wed

22

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

PD:

 

 

-

Music Strings concert

Thurs

23

-

Group C Teachers meeting with LAMs

 

 

-

Media Film Night

  WEEK 4 (27 October - 31 October) “YEAR 12 EXAMS”

Mon

27

-

Year 10 Outdoor Ed Camp (3 days)

 

 

-

Teachers Years 7-9 with SMs and AP

Tues

28

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Group B Teachers meeting with LAMs

Wed

29

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

PD:

Thurs

30

-

Staff Meeting

Fri

31

-

Year 12 Exams begin

  WEEK 5 (3 November - 7 November) “CUP WEEK”

Mon

3

-

Staff Individual PD day (no students)

Tues

4

-

MELBOURNE CUP DAY HOLIDAY

Wed

5

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Curriculum Committee meeting

Thurs

6

-

Last day “normal” Year 11 classes

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

ART SHOW OPENING NIGHT

Fri

7

-

Art Show (Day 2)

  WEEK 6 (10 November - 14 November) “HUMP WEEK”

Mon

10

-

Year 11 Exams begin

 

 

-

Last day Art Show

 

 

-

Group C Teachers meeting with LAMs

Tues

11

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

Management Committee meeting

 

 

-

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING (7.30pm)

Wed

12

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Years 7/8 Alternative Sports Day

 

 

-

Group A Teachers meeting with LAMs

Thurs

13

-

Last day “normal” Year 10 classes

 

 

-

PD:

Fri

14

-

Years 9/10 Drama Night (pm)

 WEEK 7 (17 November - 19 November) “YEAR 8 CAMP ”

Mon

17

-

Year 8 Camp (3 days – All Year 8 students)

 

 

-

Year 10 Exams begin

 

 

-

Group B Teachers meeting with LAMs

Tues

18

-

No SMs Meeting at 8am

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

Education Meeting (Final) 7.30pm

Wed

19

-

Years 10 & 11 Exams finish

 

 

-

Extended Form Assembly

 

 

-

Year 8 camp returns

 

 

-

PD:

Thurs

20

-

Peer Support Training (Year 10)

 

 

-

Year 12 Exams Finish

 

 

-

Year 9 Exams begin (2 days)

 

 

-

No designated meeting

Fri

21

-

Peer Support Training (Year 10)


WEEK 8 (24 November - 28 November) “JUNIOR MUSIC”

Mon

24

-

Staff Meeting

Tues

25

-

8am – SMs 7-12 Meeting with APs

 

 

-

No designated meeting

 

 

-

Building & Grounds Committee Meeting (7.30pm) (Final)

Wed

26

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