PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE (PTC)

Our Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) will be held on Friday on March 15th. Our teachers will be available from 7:30 am to 12 noon. We hope you all can attend. To respect all parents waiting to meet teachers, we have instructed our staff to prioritise parents with appointments and request that meetings are limited to 10 minutes. Seating has been provided for parents waiting to meet teachers. We hope to minimise waiting times and create greater convenience for our parents. Please remember to collect the Term 4 Calendar of Activities from your child’s Homeroom Teacher. If your son/daughter accompanies you please ensure that they are wearing their school uniform with black shoes.

We would like to inform you about our reporting process. Currently, when you log into PowerSchool you will see the chapter test, homework, classwork, and participation marks for your child. On Friday morning, we will open an additional portal on PowerSchool where you will be able to view a summary of the progress of your child to date. You will see indicators for:

• Management (Does your child come to class with all the equipment required? e.g. textbooks, laptops etc)
• Collaboration (Does your child work well with others? Is your child a positive team player?)
• Task Completion (Does your child complete homework?  Does your child do his/her best to complete classwork?)
• Progress
• And a personalized written comment describing your child as a learner.

These indicators will you understand the strengths and weaknesses of your child as a learner. Progress is a very important indicator as it will show if your child is on track to succeed in each subject. A result of ME (meeting expectations) should be very pleasing.

You will not receive a hard copy of the progress report.  However, you will be able to print a copy of the report at home if you like. We will of course continue to provide hard copies the semester report (December and May). The semester report is part of your child’s permanent record, and may be requested by schools and Universities.

We would like to invite you to book an appointment to see your child’s teachers during the PTC. Today, you will receive an email from psadmin. The email contains the link to the PTC booking system and important directions to sign up for an appointment using the booking system. The booking system will be open from the 8th to the 13th March. We look forward to seeing you at the PTC on the 15th March.

During the PTC day, you can see the progress of your child online through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. IT will be on hand to answer any questions about the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please feel welcome to ask for help.