JPC Key Message Week 7, Term 2 2020

JPC overcomes the impact of remote learning on our
CARITAS Project Compassion collection!

This year JPC was able to hand over $4,058.30 to the Caritas Project Compassion, which was a great effort from students, staff, parents and the greater community.

We overcame the impact that everyone being at home had on collecting donations by implementing some great techniques to work towards our goal.

We used our trusty online payment platform Qkr! so people were able to donate remotely and online instead of using the traditional coin. Our wonderful IT team also helped by auctioning second-hand technology equipment and donated the funds to our Project Compassion cause. Items were on sale for teachers to bid on and purchase through the online bidding platform, 32Auction. This contributed significantly to our total.

Each week throughout Lent, our JPC Houses competed to raise the most money for the cause while totals and leader boards were announced each Friday morning after a long week of effort from the school community. Despite the unforeseen circumstances we have endured this year, JPC was able to raise funds for those in our community who are less fortunate than us, and we would like to thank those who contributed in any way.

Kate Jenkins and Paris Morris
Peace Leaders

In and Around JPC

Literacy and Numeracy Tutorials

St John Paul II College is conducting Literacy and Numeracy tutorials during Independent Learning Time. These tutorials will target specific literacy and numeracy skills, with students identified through the data that is collected by the school. Initially, this data includes NAPLAN and ACER PAT data, which allows analysis of individual student achievement in specific skills in Reading, Writing, and Maths.

The tutorials will run in short bursts, with students attending for 4-5 weeks. Each cycle of tutorials focuses on strengthening skills in one particular area. Identified students are auto-allocated to the tutorial on their ILT planner, and will meet with the teacher for a few weeks.

For the remainder of the term, the focus areas for the tutorials are:

Year 7/8 Numeracy – Mrs MacGregor – understanding and working with decimals
Year 7/8 Literacy – Mr Ganley - construction of compound and complex sentences (with appropriate punctuation)
Year 9/10 Numeracy – Mr Martyn - representing unknowns (algebraic expressions)
Year 9/10 Literacy – Mrs O’Meara - retrieving directly stated information in more complex texts

If you have any questions about the tutorials, please contact our Literacy and Numeracy Coordinator, Kate MacGregor via email: katrina.macgregor@cg.catholic.edu.au

St Vincent de Paul Sleepout

Unfortunately, the JPC Sleepout has been cancelled this year due to safety concerns to do with the virus. However, the St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout will still be occurring online, and Mrs Catherine Rey will again be taking part this year. The Sleepout raises a lot of money each year to provide people facing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness with vital access to food and accommodation, education, counselling, employment and health services to help overcome poverty in the long term. We would love for everybody to contribute to her donation tally is solidarity of this great cause!

Donations can be made via the Qkr! App.

Thank you!

Wanin Tessema and Amadour Baptise
Social Justice Leaders

Years 11 and 12 Exam Information and Timetable for the end of Semester 1, 2020

(Week 8/9 - 15-23 June)

All exams are in the Hall unless otherwise notified
All exams are 90 minutes in length, with 5 minutes reading time, unless otherwise notified
Students are to meet in the Learning street 10 minutes before the scheduled start of exams
Please check you have all permitted equipment prior to entering the exam room
ALL Year 11 & 12 Tertiary students are REQUIRED to attend the AST familiarisation sessions
Any issues with exam scheduling need to be addressed with Dr Cleary by 11 June.
All students eligible for special provisions will be emailed in Week 17 to confirm timing of exams with additional time/conditions. If you have not received an email by the end of Wednesday 10 June and believe you are eligible, please contact Dr Cleary.

Any student who misses a scheduled exam due to illness:

Must have the parent/carer contact the teacher, the appropriate Faculty leader and Dr Cleary via email
Will be required to provide a Medical Certificate
Will have their exam rescheduled to the first available exam slot, based on Medical Certificate information

Click here for Senior Exam Timetable - Semester 1, 2020

Applications for Scholarships in Year 11/12 2021 are now available.

St John Paul II College is offering two types of Scholarships- Financial scholarships for families who are facing financial constraints and Academic scholarships. The Academic scholarships will be awarded to those students who have achieved academic success on two or more of their subjects in Year 10.

If you would like further information, please email Kris Davis

Careers

If you missed it, click here for the Careers newsletter for this week.

Apprenticeship Opportunities

Piallago Estate

Click here to see the latest apprenticeship opportunities. Select ‘ACT’ in the locations section.

Highlight: Commercial Cook at Piallago Estate - 10 x 1st year Apprentices - Full-time & Part-time

Digital Apprenticeship Program

The Australian Govt’s Digital Transformation Agency offers the Digital Apprenticeship Program is for people finishing year 12. You’ll get to work with digital technologies and solve problems for things that matter. No degree necessary. Applications are now open! Click here for more information.