Secondary Athletics Day

The Lakes South Morang College Secondary School Athletics Carnival will take place on Monday, 15th March 2021.

It's a great opportunity for all students to participate and build house culture in our school. Year 7 to Year 11 will participate in track and field events.

Please drop your child / children at the Athletics Track by 9:00 am and they will be dismissed from the Athletics Track at 3:00 pm.

Below are the events that your children will participate in:

Dental Van at the Lakes

Miles for Happy Smiles (Mobile Dental Van) will be visiting The Lakes South Morang College from Thursday 18th March to Friday 26th March and will be scheduling a bulk billed dental examination and treatment for children under the child dental benefit scheme (if eligible). To be eligible for free dental service, you must be in receipt of government payment in the form family tax benefit part A or a health care card. For further information eligibility options and the child dental benefit scheme, refer to the human services website - www.humanservices.gov.au/cdbs

All students at The Lakes college are able to access the service however, if you are not eligible for free treatment you will be contacted by the mobile dental services to discuss your options.

A Patient Medical History and Consent Form including a Department of Education and Training Privacy Consent Form which enables your child to access health services from the school site and allows for the school and the health service provider to share information relating to the provision of health services is being sent home soon. We ask that you fill both of these forms and return to school by Thursday 18th March in order to access the service.

Any queries, please feel free to ring the Miles for Happy Smiles mobile dental services offered by North Star Dental (11 McDonalds road, Epping, 3076 Phone: (03) 8401-3855 and

Mernda Smiles (Shop 11 A,1435 Plenty Road, Mernda Junction (opposite Bridge Inn Hotel) Phone: (03) 9717-9696

New Staff

Wellbeing and Youth Worker

My name is Robert Lam.

In 2021 I will be working on both the Secondary and Primary Campuses as a student wellbeing youth worker, identifying and supporting students in social and developmental areas.

In addition, I will be running group therapy/kids group programs where children will be able to learn in a safe environment in small groups.

Some of the things we will work in our groups will include:

Social confidence, group participation and turn-taking
Using the right language, body language and gestures
Making and keeping friends
Awareness of others and building strategies around resilience
expressing feelings appropriately and resilience

Children will be selected to match their age, goals, needs, and particular areas of challenge.

I enjoy playing video games, basketball, running, listening to hip hop music, and watching the latest tv shows and memes.

I am really looking forward to meeting everyone here at The Lakes and to start working with the students.

Harmony Day

Medication use at school

If your child requires medication, prescribed or over the counter (including paracetamol) whilst at school, there is some important steps you need to take.

Contact the office and speak to the First Aid Officer at your campus to obtain a Medication Authority Form Amanda C at the secondary campus and Karen T at the primary campus. Fill in and return the form to the school office.
Medication brought in by a student needs to be in original packaging and clearly labelled with the:

Students name
The dosage required
The time the medication needs to be administered.
Be in date for use

Some things to be aware of: -

Medication such as paracetamol and other analgesics are NOT kept in the First Aid Kit as can mask signs and symptoms of serious illness.

Medications should not be with students unless needed for emergency access. Ie. Ventolin inhaler or epi-pen.

Medication used to treat Asthma or Anaphylaxis do not need to be accompanied by the medication authority form as it is covered in a student’s health plan.

Medication is not to be given to other student unless it’s a medical emergency: for instance a student who is having an asthma attack and requires Ventolin but has not got an inhaler at school.

For further information please contact your campus First Aid Officer.

Primary School Tours

Secondary School Tours

Easter Raffle Tickets

Notices

Week 6 & 7 Notices

Monday 1st March - Friday 13th March

Secondary Campus

Primary Campus