Student Wellbeing
Monitoring and Management of Students on Contract Buses (DYSONS)
Next term we will be further developing a new system to monitor and manage students on the school buses. This is a joint initiative of the Department Of Education Student Transport Unit, Dysons and Concord School.
All buses and supervisors will move to “Roll Call” This will become the primary check-on & check-off student passenger management system and replacing the existing paper lists.
The easiest way to understand how this will work is to go to the Roll Call website and view the YouTube clip. When viewing the website and video please be aware that for Concord School:
- At this stage students will NOT need a card to touch on/touch off, this will be done by the supervisor.
- Roll Call will only be used on the Dyson contract buses and not for our own excursions and school trips.
http://website.rollcall.com.au/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A6vaCJRdv0
Route Changes
As our school roll increases, so do the number of students on the school buses, some buses now have over 40 students on any journey.
We have met with Dysons and to even out student numbers there will be some changes to the routes for the Epping, Reservoir and Lalor buses. This will mean likely time changes for many students and some students will change buses altogether.
We aim to have the changes in place for the beginning of Term 4 and will keep those affected families informed.
Discovery Centre Competition
New Name for Nao
If you haven’t met our resident robot yet, now is your chance!
Nao is moving to the MILE Room, so if you come visit from Week 3 onwards you’ll get to see Nao hold conversations, do dance routines, and even dab. For such an amazing machine we need an amazing new name, so if you have a good name idea submit your suggestion to Ashley at the Discovery Centre. The winner will be decided by the Student Representative Council at their next meeting.
Entries close Friday August 10th.
Meet The 'New School Counsellor'
- Hillary Field
What is your role at Concord School?
School Counsellor
Provide us with a ‘snapshot’ into your daily routine at Concord School:
Providing therapeutic/social and emotional support to the amazing students of Concord, across both campuses.
What do you love most about working at Concord School?
So far I have loved the warm and welcoming staff and the privilege of getting to know so many wonderful students already.
Fast Seven
Favourite Food: Pasta
Favourite Movie/TV Show: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/House of Cards
Favourite Music: U2
Things I hate the most: Traffic jams and flies!
Hidden Talent or Something We May Not Know About You: I once ran a marathon in the middle of the desert!
Favourite Sporting Team/Athlete: I’m a long suffering Essendon fan.
If You Could Pick Any 3 People as Dinner Guests, Who Would They Be and Why?
I’d love to have a dinner with Brene Brown, Michelle Obama and my closest friend Katie (she lives a long way away from me!) We’d have some fantastic conversations, probably over some excellent pasta!
Colin Simpson and Kath Moore
Assistant Principals