Principal's Message

Although most jobs come with some kind of job description, I haven’t seen that many for raising teenagers. If I were to write down a job description I would say it’s about three core things:

• helping individuals reach their potential academically and emotionally
• ensuring their wellbeing
• teaching them the difference between what’s appropriate and inappropriate in behaviour.

Scott Peck, a psychiatrist in the 1970’s, put forward an idea that the degree to which individuals have reached maturity is reflected in the way they are able to balance their reactions to events. He reckoned a pretty good sign of adulthood is a person’s ability to respond to frustrating events proportionally. Full maturity, he said, is tied up with how much we let our emotions unbalance us.

Peck would say that the balance between an event and our reaction to an event is a reflection of our level of maturity.

A big part of what we to do at our campus is to help our students get better at responding to things proportionally. It’s not the feeling that’s the problem, it’s how the feeling is being expressed.

Important Information 2020 

• NSW School Immunisation Program and dates - Read more
• Invitation for Years 5 and 6 students and parents to connect - Read more
• Best Start Year 7 Assessment - Read more
• Maths tutoring available each Thursday - Read more
• Student expectations for all students - Read more
• School Term dates for 2020 - Read more
• Parent and carer guide to HSC years - Read more 
• Uniform/Shoes guidelines & School policies/expectations -  Read more

Check out dates and important dates Term 1 2020 for Port Macquarie Campus.

Photos from an enjoyable evening - Read more

• Study Smart workshop for Year 12 at Charles Sturt University (Port Macquarie) on Thursday February 20th - Read more
• Swimming Carnival results and photos - Read more
• Basketball team selected upon school attendance -  Read more
• Active Kids voucher link -  Read more   also check Community News for the local organisations that are Registered Providers

See what is happening in your community. In this newsletter we update you on summer sports registrations, community grants and school holiday activities.

• Headspace - Youth Reference Group Volunteers 2020
• AFL Magpies 2020 Registration
• Active Kids voucher - Registered Providers
• Young Adult Writers YAW Program
• Hearts and Minds Parents and Carers Meetings
• Port FC 2020 Registration
• Port Saints FC 2020 Registration
• Port United FC 2020 Registration
• Port City Breakers Rugby League Registration Day
• Port Pirates Girls and Boys Rugby Union
• World Education Program (WEP) - Exchange Student Opportunities
• IMF RAW - Running and Walking Group
• Bus Safety Information

Colour Splash and Dash

Port Macquarie Campus is working with our P&C Association and will hold a Colour Splash and Dash event on 8 April 2020. We would like to thanks the following businesses who have provided gift vouchers for the event:

• Big W
• Planet X Port Macquarie
• Facade Escape Room
• Your Life Fitness
• TreeTops Coffs Harbour
• Ice skating at the Big Banana
• Stormrider surf shop
• Dominoes
• Zambrero

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