Principal's Message - Meaghan Cook
Welcome to week 3. I would like to welcome another new staff member to the College, Ms Tayla Maloney will be teaching within the TAS Faculty at Port Macquarie Campus.
Education Week celebrations - 3 to 7 August 2020
Education Week will be a little different this year but there are lots of ways to get involved virtually. The theme for 2020 is ‘Learning together’, a celebration of the partnerships between students, teachers, parents and the community that have kept education going through these exceptional times. The activities we will be undertaking during the week are:
- Monday 3 August - EdWeek20 launch video live stream at 10am
- Tuesday 4 August - An Aboriginal languages webinar for all ages at 10am plus other surprise events throughout the day for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
- Wednesday 5 August - A 60-minute virtual student film festival featuring the best ‘Film by … Aussie Kids’ videos and a word from patron, Bryan Brown, at midday.
As part of the celebrations a special webinar will be presented for parents and carers on technology commonly used in NSW public schools, presented in partnership with the NSW P&C at 7pm. Details of the webinar will be posted on Facebook.
Parent's Lounge - Thursday 6 August
Campus Principal’s, Ms Cook and Mr Ross will lead the parent lounge session on Thursday 6 August. Topics will include HSC, Year 10 Assessments, Year 8 into 9, latest with COVID School processes, expectations on uniform, mobile phone update, Infrastructure/PCYC update. There will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions.
Due to COVID this Term’s Parent Lounge will happen via zoom for parents of both campuses. A zoom code to join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87431738817
You will need to download the zoom app prior to joining with the above code.
Parental engagement in young people’s learning and education remains important and influential during the high school years and is related to young people’s academic success and their wellbeing at secondary school.
Parent’s Lounge provides a space for parents to improve communication between their campuses, the parents and their children.
If you have any questions please contact Leanne Jeffery @ leanne.jeffery1@det.nsw.edu.au
NSW Premier's Sporting Challenge
This year our school has registered to participate in the NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge.
The purpose of the Challenge is to encourage students to participate in sport and physical activity to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Over the ten week period of Term 3 our Year 7 and 8 students will be monitoring physical activity levels during class time, at recess and lunch as well as during sport lessons. Physical activity outside school hours will also count towards the Challenge award. The aim is to work towards an average at least 60 minutes of activity a day for ten weeks.
FT2E Program needs business and industry mentors
Take a moment to reflect on your educational or career journey. Did you have an inspirational teacher? Or maybe you had a co-worker or a manager who took you under his or her wing and showed you the ropes?
If you were lucky enough to have someone who helped you along the way, then you know firsthand the value of mentoring.
We are seeking your business and industry expertise, to pay forward your knowledge and experience on any platform you wish to present to students, whether it be face-to-face classroom style, zoom or video content to be shown in the classroom during scheduled lesson times.
Unlock the Box answers
Congratulations to Miss Cocking's PC - Towns 7 for winning the Unlock the Box challenge this week.
For those of you that were wondering what the answer is:
Ups and downs
Jackie entered the elevator on the floor where her room is located. She went up 3 floors, down 5 floors, and up 10 floors. She got off the elevator to attend a meeting. After the meeting she rode the elevator down 9 floors, up 4 floors, and finally down 6 floors to the first floor to eat in the restaurant.
On what floor is Jackie’s room? Solution 4th floor
Important dates for Term 3 and Term 4 including link to timetable for HSC Examinations
Year 12 University Night
Individual Career interviews will be held in the Careers Room with Mr White during Weeks 2 & 3 this Term.
Calculators for Sale
$25 from the front office
These calculators are the preferred calculator for the Maths Department and meet NESA requirements for the HSC exams.
Father's Day Stall Port Macquarie Campus
Like everything else at the moment, we need to find different ways to do what we normally do. So our P&C Association team has reinvented the Fathers’ Day stall so that our students can show Dad how special he is.
This year you can order your gift in advance using the Father's Day Gift Form which will be distributed to all students and will be made available online. Gifts range from $12.00 - $22.00. All gifts are sourced from four local suppliers, Majestic Theatre, Doppio or Nothing, Hastings Hampers and The Other Chef. So start saving now!
Education Week - Virtual student film festival
Wednesday 5 August - A 60-minute virtual student film festival featuring the best ‘Film by … Aussie Kids’ videos and a word from patron, Bryan Brown, at midday.
We are excited to announce that 'Feather' will be featured. This film is based on the book 'Feather' by Phil Cummings and Phil Lesnie. Congratulations Emity, Portia, Sage, Alex, Emma-Reese, Taj, Thomas, Max, Mason, Miah, Niamh, Charlotte, Mia, Maddy, Ciara, Tahlie, Steph, Kirralee, Serafina, Isabella and Sam.
