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25.01.2022 On the last day of term, which is tomorrow Friday 18 September, Telstra are upgrading the school router to increase the bandwidth. The upgrade is due to take place at 2pm and could take 1-2 hours. During this time there will be no internet/wan services available at school. This will affect the following after 2pm until 4pm:... o Compass access from home will not be available o Student emails will not work during this time As a result on Friday 18 September all session 5 classes will be cancelled. The students finishing time will 2pm. School holidays will commence from this time. And as Monday 5 October is a Curriculum no classes will operate on this day, so we'll see students online again from Tuesday 6 October. We hope everyone has a safe break!

21.01.2022 On Wednesday 25 November we'll be holding an '80s theme day! Donate a gold coin and come dressed in '80s gear to watch the Teacher Vs Year 10 student basketball match!

20.01.2022 Course Confirmation - Student 2021 subject information Your child will be collecting their course confirmation pack throughout this week in preparation for 2021. Due to Covid restrictions, we are currently unable to have parents onsite unless by appointment. Given that your child's subjects have been allocated from the choices they made late last term, they have been given the best possible outcome from the subjects they selected. If you or your child wish to look at subject... changes, this will need to be done through making an appointment with Trevor Thomas (College Timetabler) on the college website or by calling the school office on 9462 2177. Appointments can be made for 15 minutes on the following days and times: * Current Year 8 & 9 students - Monday 30 Nov, 2pm-6pm * Current Year 10 students - Tuesday 1 Dec, 2pm-6pm or other days by appointment with the office. If there are no required subject changes to be made, please complete and update all documents within the pack and your child can return it to the office to be processed. All students are required to confirm their course during this period, to ensure their enrolment for 2021. If you have any questions, please contact the office on 9462 2177.

20.01.2022 Year 11 exams will commence on 26 November and the final exam will end on 2 December. Year 11 students are expected to sign in at the office in the morning and if they have no further exams, that day, they may sign out at the office. Step up is a requirement for all VCE and VCAL students and will begin on 3 December and finish on 4 December. You can download a copy of the exam timetable on our website, here: http://www.williamruthvensc.vic.edu.au/?page_id=416

19.01.2022 As certain elements of the world are rapidly changing the internet, robotics and how businesses are conducted the way the Australian workforce operates is continually shifting. To help prepare our students for these changes we have incorporated different STEAM-based tasks into our curriculum. STEAM is a core subject at William Ruthven Secondary College in Years 7 and 8 and is utilised to develop the essential life skills of creativity, problem solving and innovative thin...king. We have ensured the subject has a strong focus on technology with an inquiry based approach to learning while integrating 21st Century Learning Design skills within our curriculum: collaboration self-regulation real world problem solving #williamruthvensecondarycollege #learning #LEARN #education See more

16.01.2022 We hope everyone is enjoying the 'dress as your favourite celebrity' competition that started today! If you haven't heard, students can choose their favourite actor, storybook character, footballer, soccer player, singer etc to dress up as. They are to take a photo and send it to Mr Carpenter/ Ms Ferri and the best-dressed character will win a gift voucher. This competition will finish on Thursday with the winner notified on Friday. There will be a winner at each year level.

15.01.2022 Parents and carers -- would you like some ideas to support your teenager? Would you like to strengthen your relationship? If so, sign up to our interactive parent/carer session on Friday 11 September from 2-3.15pm. This session will be facilitated by the Berry Street Educational Model team and will provide practical strategies to support your teen during this time of change and less connection. Please book with this link:... https://berrystreet.zoom.us//tJIodeCpqT8rHNB4BlEKcDJ9_r_bt See more

14.01.2022 Massive congratulations to our students on the production of the very first Ruthven Reader. We are so proud of our students and teachers for putting together this reader remotely, amid the pandemic. Well done to everyone involved! You can download it from our website, here: http://www.williamruthvensc.vic.edu.au/?p=2058

12.01.2022 Our learning mentors will help students: - Develop a sound understanding of how they learn most effectively; - Support and monitor learning progress; - Develop and improve learning dispositions; - Use feedback to plan future learning; ... - Periodically conduct learning conversations; - Create a growth mindset culture through language, instruction, feedback and reflection. #williamruthvensecondarycollege #learning #LEARN #education

12.01.2022 YEAR 7 AND 10 IMMUNISATIONS As a result of school closures due to COVID-19, Darebin Council’s Immunisation Service will provide immunisations to students at the Preston City Hall, 284 Gower Street, Preston. Parents must book a specific time for these immunisations to take place on either Tuesday 22 September and Wednesday 30th September (morning and afternoon times available on both dates). See our website for links to book your preferred time slot, here: http://www.williamruthvensc.vic.edu.au/?p=2067

10.01.2022 Just a reminder that today is a Curriculum Day, so no classes will operate. In line with the Victorian Government's roadmap to recovery, all William Ruthven Secondary College students from Years 7 to 10 will continue with remote and flexible learning from tomorrow. There will be exceptions for vulnerable children and children of permitted workers, who will continue to be able to attend on-site. A date for the return of these year levels to on-site learning will be subject to... further health advice, but will occur as soon as they are safely able to do so. From 12 October: Year 11 and 12 and students in any other year level enrolled in a VCE or VCAL program students in specialist schools can return to school. Schools can offer learning materials for students who continue to learn from home. For more information, see the Victorian Government education site, here: https://www.education.vic.gov.au//coronavirus-roadmap-scho

10.01.2022 In Years 7 and 8, students learn practical laboratory skills, as well as how to be safe in a lab and ways to present their results and findings in detailed reports. They investigate diverse topics, including the periodic table, and explore how electrical circuits work through experimentation. #williamruthvensecondarycollege #learning #LEARN #education

07.01.2022 At William Ruthven Secondary College we use the web-accessible system Compass to enable parents to access up-to-date information about their child’s progress as well as College news. Every family receives their own Compass login, and the parent portal can be accessed through any web browser by clicking on the Compass link on the parents page. Compass allows parents to: Monitor attendance and enter approval for absence or late arrivals; Communicate with teachers and view time...tables and the College calendar; Monitor allocated homework and assessment tasks; Download and view progress and end of semester reports; Book parent-teacher conferences; Pay and provide consent for events and College fees; Update your contact details. See more

06.01.2022 FEAT was established in 2019 as a mechanism to engage with our parents and guardians to support the educational needs of students at school and home. The team meets each term to discuss as a community a different theme to support. FEAT is made up of a range of staff across the school, including the principal and parent community members. Discussion has helped inform decisions made at the school to support educational change. #williamruthvensecondarycollege #learning #LEARN #education

06.01.2022 Melbourne's roadmap for re-opening, including all the key dates and milestones for the return to on-site education, work and business, can be found on the Victorian Government site, here: https://www.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions-ro

04.01.2022 In Year 10, students use their interests to design their future studies and pathways. Students study core subjects during morning sessions, then move to their elective subjects throughout the afternoon. They have real choice over their elective subjects, allowing them to really focus on their interests and passions while meeting curriculum requirements. By the time students enter Year 10 they have already begun thinking about and planning for life after school. Some students ...will have begun early entrance into the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and others may be completing a Vocational Education and Training (VET) course. We encourage students to continue to get to know themselves and their interests to support them in making important decisions about their futures. #wrsc #education #victoria #viceducation #educationleaders #williamruthvensecondarycollege See more

01.01.2022 To celebrate Literacy and Numeracy Week, we are running The Masked Teacher competition. Some of the WRSC teachers have shared their favourite characters from their favourite books (some are pictured in this post). If you are currently a student at WRSC, and would like to have a chance at winning a $25 gift voucher, you will need to correctly unmask as many teachers as you can AND fill in the last section where you get to write about your favourite character. Click here to enter The Masked Teacher competition! https://bit.ly/336VCWu