SCHOOL INFORMATION

MOBILE PHONE POLICY

On behalf of School Council I would like to ask that you give consideration to a proposal to introduce a ‘no mobile phones’ approach in classrooms. This recommendation has come through from our recent school review, where a large group of parents who were invited to give feedback on all aspects of college operation, expressed a view that this be considered. Under this model, students would be required to leave phones in their lockers. We are very concerned that many students find it extremely difficult to ignore the alerts on their phones, and this is impacting on their ability to concentrate on their learning. As teachers, we are also very concerned that our students do not get a break from technology, and are always on edge waiting for the next message or alert. IPads are of course a part of class work, however they are not used all of the time, but rather as needed.

In coming weeks we are speaking with students to hear their views, and further opportunities for parent feedback will be advertised via Compass.

BLAZER POLICY

Thank you parents, for your support of our recent focus on the wearing of blazers to and from school. It has been extremely successful and many students are in fact, choosing to wear the blazer throughout the day. Whilst the vast majority of our parents are highly supportive of our uniform policy, some reports seem to suggest that there is misunderstanding regarding the wearing of blazers despite what we believe to be quite clear guidelines on our website. Meeting the needs of all students and their families is always a challenge with uniform, but we do know that a lack of clarity or inconsistent implementation is not helpful to anyone. The current situation is that the blazer is compulsory all year round when travelling to or from school, but that students can remove it on days of high temperature. In talking to the students, it seems that ‘high temperature’ is too vague to allow for confident interpretation, so this concern, and the views expressed by parents and students will be taken to the next meeting of School Council. This is the representative group responsible for the development of policy at the college.

It is our intention to respond to the feedback in a reasonable manner that also allows us to continue maintaining the high standards which are important to us as a proud government school.

LEVIES- 2019 LEVIES ARE NOW DUE

Students and families have received notification of successful enrolment in subjects for 2019. Course Confirmation/Payments are accessible on Compass.

Families have the ability to make payment in several ways;

1. Compass as one off payment (1 of the 4 instalments dates have now passed)

2. BPay (details shown on family statement or call the general office for B-Pay Biller Code & Reference Code)

3. Direct debit from your nominated account or credit card (arrange at the general office), option of instalments to suit you.

4. Credit Card over the phone

5. In person at the general office with cash, cheque and/or EFTPOS

6. Centrepay instalments (arrange at the general office)

Payment Plans are also an option

All funds collected as Essential Student Learning Items provide the only budget to our teachers (i.e. classroom materials for our students). We rely on the college community to partner with us in supporting the learning of our children so that the high standards expected of Mount Eliza Secondary College can be maintained. Students chose subjects and families approve the choice of electives, therefore subjects have been planned and costed according to the commitments made by families. If we want to continue to give our children excellent education with relevant resources, parent contributions are imperative. Non Payment of levies may result in the removal from high cost electives into no or low cost electives.

As always, we welcome the opportunity to support all families, if you are experiencing difficulty in making payment, please contact Deb Farag or Brenda Barker

BOOKLISTS

Booklists for 2019 were handed out recently. Be aware that if your student has enrolled in a subject for the year ahead, you will need to check if a text is required for that subject from the Booklist of that year level. Come into the office to pick one up, go to the College website or Campion website. You can opt to have your books delivered direct to home.

** Books are required to picked up on collection day (21/11/18 3.30 - 5.30pm), if not collected they are returned to the Campion Store in Dandenong South.

ORDERING ONLINE www.campion.com.au

Simply click on "ORDER NOW"
Enter the code as provided on the front cover on your Resource List "6T37"
Enter all relevant student details and select the items you wish to order
Click "Submit Your Order"

HANDING YOUR RESOURCE LIST TO SCHOOL

Enter all relevant student details on the front cover
Tick the items you wish to order
Ensure your Resource List is handed into the school before the due date as specified on the front cover (Wednesday 07/11/2018)