STUDENT LED CONFERENCES 

Student Led Conferences are planned for Week 9 of this term.  Full details of dates and times for these will be released in coming weeks.  We will use Sentral for Parents Portal to book the times.  Parents are encouraged to contact class teachers  via email to make a time to discuss your child’s progress throughout the year. This is just one of the two formal occasions we host these. 

ATTENDANCE DATA IN STUDENT AND PARENT PORTAL ON REPORT CARDS 

Thank you to parents and students who have identified mistakes in their attendance data.  We are working through these and will update to ensure the accuracy of this platform.  Thank you for working with us on this new system’s implementation.  If you notice any anomalies with your child’s attendance data, please contact your AP or me so we can work further to ensure these official records are correct.  This data can be viewed via both the Parent and Student Portal, and we encourage this interaction with the system and our College to refine our processes in this system. 

COVID ACTION PLAN 

The COVID situation throughout Australia over our holiday break has highlighted the importance of the measures we take to protect ourselves and the health of others.  As a College, we are committed to maintaining the standards set in our COVID Action Plan.  I encourage parents to reread this action plan and accompanying document - 2021 COVID Impacted Changes for Parents, these are both available on our College Website. 

COVID and SIGNING IN  

As a College, we have always had a sign in system for all visitors to our campus, as we are required to collect this information.  With the introduction of the Qld Government QR Code, signing in at businesses and venues has now become the ‘new normal’.  We will continue to use our College system ‘Passtab’ for visitors to our campus throughout the general working day.  This system requires visitors to manually enter their details (some phone models will store this information) or use their College Quickpin when entering and exiting the College grounds; eg classroom volunteers, service providers and staff use this system.  In the case of special events, eg sports, art showcases, performance, and other community events outside of office hours, we will use the Qld Govt issued QR Code as our sign in register.  Thank you for your support in following our sign in processes.  As we ask parents to limit their time on campus at drop off there is no need to sign in at this time.   

ATHLETICS 

Well, the rain cut short the Athletics carnival on the last day of Term 2. Events scheduled for that day have been rescheduled to - 

Wednesday 14 July 1:35-3:10pm Field events final rounds Under 12 - Open were completed 

Wednesday 1 September – Whole College events, commencement time to be advised. 

DANIEL MORCOMBE CHILD SAFETY CURRICULUM 

Throughout this term, our College will be implementing the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum with students in Prep to Year 9.  The curriculum is based on principles of best practice in child safety education and centres around three key messages: Recognise, React and Report. Through a series of lessons, students will learn how to recognise, react and report when they are unsafe or find themselves in situations that can have a significant detrimental effect on their physical, psychological or emotional well-being. 

The first key safety message of the curriculum is recognise. Recognise is about being aware of your environment.  

Children, young people and adults can all learn to take notice of what is happening around them to help keep themselves safe. Everyone can use clues, such as the things we see, hear, smell or feel to help protect us from harm and keep ourselves safe. Clues can be simple things that warn us about a danger, e.g. hearing a fire alarm or seeing smoke, that prompt us to react. We can also use clues to prepare for potentially unsafe situations, e.g. if we are walking alone at night, then we try to use a well-lit route and avoid secluded lanes or parks.  

When we recognise that there might be a safety problem we can take steps to move away or reduce the risk or develop strategies that can help keep us safe. For instance, if you are in a busy environment such as the Ekka or a local event where there are big crowds, you might consider what you and your child could do if you became separated. Strategies could include: going to a highly visible pre-determined meeting spot; writing your phone number on a card and placing it in your child’s pocket; identifying who your child could approach if they become lost, e.g. police, staff at a booth. 

Information about the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum can be found at www.education.qld.gov.au/child-safety-curriculum. 

Cate Brennan

Deputy Principal Religious Education