Well done to all Junior Campus staff and students for surviving a very busy term. Below is only a fraction of what has been happening around the campus. We wish everyone a safe and restful break and look forward to another exciting term two!
The Power of Words – Eric Agyeman
Mr Eric Agyeman went from being racially bullied on his first day in primary school, to joining a gang in high school, to winning the African Australian Community award in his 20’s. Eric shared his powerful and relatable story to our year 8 students last week, promoting the benefits of respect and resilience. The students thoroughly enjoyed his engaging and inspirational style.
Car Parking at the Junior Campus
This is a reminder to all families that unfortunately there is no parking available on-site at the Junior Campus. We ask that any families travelling by car make use of the streets adjacent to, and opposite, the campus, while respecting our neighbours’ needs. We also ask that families refrain from stopping on Stephensons Rd for pick-ups and drop-offs as this is very disruptive to the flow of traffic.
Junior Campus Tours
Throughout this term, we have a number of Campus Tours running at the Junior Campus. The purpose of these tours is to allow prospective students and families to see our learning community on a normal school day. While we understand that this can be a distraction for our students and teachers at times, we value the opportunity to welcome new members to our college community. If you know of any families who may be considering enrolling at MWSC, please steer them to our website for bookings.
Plagiarism
Students are reminded that plagiarism and using the work of others (including AI) without acknowledging it is not permitted. Plagiarism involves the act of taking and using the thoughts, writings, inventions or creations of another person and passing it off as one’s own work. Not only is plagiarism a breach of copyright laws, it is also unethical.
Plagiarism can include:
- Copying – reproducing another person’s words, with or without the knowledge of that person
- Not acknowledging ideas of information in a bibliography or through referencing
- Knowingly allowing one’s own work to be copied by another.
- Using Artificial Intelligence tools to produce work.
At the school level teachers make students aware of what behaviours constitute plagiarism and provide students with strategies that scaffold independent learning.
There are consequences for students who have been found to have plagiarised work. Consequences for Years 7 to 10 can include the classroom teacher, Year Level Coordinator and/or Subschool Leader meeting with the student, a penalty in grading applied and this will depend on the severity of the task and parents/carers notified and the issue is noted on Compass.
In VCE subjects, the issue is dealt with in accordance with the VCAA and VCE policy requirements.
Mount Matters
Well done to all of those students who put their names forward to participate in the Mount Matters program. A student-led student voice initiative, Mount Matters seeks to listen to the voices of all students at the school. Mount Matters involves fortnightly student-led focus groups at each year level with representatives from each class and culminates with a Mount Matters forum (all of the groups together) every 10 weeks. At the forum the Mount Matters and Student Leaders present their findings and recommendations to staff, students and the school leadership team.
Mr Matt Sheehan
Campus Principal – Junior School