Year 11 have made a very sensible start to the year with teachers commenting how focussed students have been in class.

RITE OF PASSAGE

Year 11 students have received their passports and lapel pins in a special assembly. This signifies Year 11 movement into senior school.

PASSPORTS

While we know a passport is a document you must use to identify you when travelling to most other countries in the world, the St John’s passport is similar as it is a signed record of everything students participate in outside of their normal classroom subjects.  These are called extra curricular activities and all staff and senior students at St John’s are involved in this.
 
By being part of extra curricular school life students learn to:
 
·      Interact with their peers and have fun
·      develop skills such as collaboration, teamwork and leadership.
·      gain confidence
·      enhance their employability skills
·      connect across the year group and school and build social networks.

 
The passport has proven useful in job applications and interviews outside of school and supports via evidence, the major awards at the end of the year with the silver and gold awards both requiring school and community service. Additionally, the passports are crucial in determining Student Representative Council nominations for 2021.

WORKSHOPS

This term students will be involved in workshops across a range of areas to support them in their study and general approach to managing senior school. Students were surveyed to determine which areas they may need support with: These sessions will be held at school and will involve input from both teachers and past students.

INFORMATION EVENING

The following is information that parents and students received at the Information Evening earlier in Week 3: