2025 Year 7 Step Up Day Parent information Evening Presentation
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people as the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we gather.
We also pay respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, of the Wiradjuri Nation and extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians who are present here today.
Welcome to Senior School
Mr David Smith
Senior School Structure & Contacts
Support
Pastoral Issue
House Mentor Head of House Subject Issue
Classroom Teacher Head of Department
Tuesday 30 Jan
First Few Days and Weeks
8:45am Arrive MPH
9:05am Pastoral Care meeting
10:05am Lessons commence
Wednesday 31 Jan
8:45am Arrive 8:50am Whole School Assembly 9:20am Lessons commence
• Pastoral Care Activities
First Few Days and Weeks
• Establishing Routines
• Learning to use SEQTA and other IT
• Meeting their classmates and developing friendships
• Year 7 Camp
Structure of the Day
GO Time
Time Class 8:50am Pastoral Care 9:05am Period 1 10:05am Period 2 11:05am Lunch 11:50am Period 3 – Chapel/Assembly on Wednesday) 12:50pm Period 4 1:50pm Recess 2:10pm Period 5 3:10pm End of Day
Subjects
Year 7 Subjects & Classes
Mandatory
SEQTA
• Main form of communication
• Students – SEQTA Learning
• Parents – SEQTA Engage
SEQTA
SEQTA Engage and SEQTA Learn Lessons available Assessment tasks Marks/grades Reports
Assessments and Homework Expectations
Homework club runs once per week. This is communicated at the start of the year.
Semester 1 – almost all Assessment tasks are completed in class time. Submit Assessment Tasks via SEQTA.
Box of Books & Stationery lists
• Details have been sent via email.
• Using new online platform for Maths.
• Textbooks to be delivered to school.
• Ordered by due date guaranteed delivery.
• Online versions available straight away.
ALL STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL REQUIRE A LAPTOP
Computers in Year 7
THE COLLEGE SUPPORTS BOTH MACBOOKS AND WINDOWS COMPUTERS INFORMATION ABOUT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE AND THROUGH FRONT OFFICE
STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO COME IN WITH THEIR LAPTOP ON 16, 17, 18 JANUARY. FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE EMAILED.
• Swimming Carnival
• Athletics Carnival
• Cross Country Carnival
Events in Year 7
• Sporting Opportunities
• Competitions in Mathematics, Science and English
• Pastoral Care Activities
• Year 7 Camp
Trinity App Consent2Go
Year 7 Camp
Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 February 2023
House System
Hoffman House Kelton House Kimball House
Lankester House Petts House Rosborough House
House Championships
SWIMMING CARNIVAL ATHLETIC CARNIVAL CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL ACADEMIC / DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL