Around the College
Secondary Sausage Sizzles!
High School Lunch Opportunity! The Sausage Sizzle is back.
The Cornerstone Sausage Sizzle will once again be taking place on Thursday at lunchtime. Order forms have been distributed to students with the following options:
A once off order - $3 with or without onions
Pay for the term - $10 - if your son/daughter is not going on the Cadet camp, there are four Thursdays remaining this term.
Drinks will be on sale at $2
Orders are to be submitted to class teachers on Wednesday morning.
The purpose of the sausage sizzles is primarily to build community and give student leaders an ongoing project to exercise and develop their skills. Profits from the sausage sizzles are use to fund a range of local and international charitable initiatives.
Christmas thanks
Thank you to everyone in the Dunsborough community who contributed to the Christmas Hampers. The response was very generous and we were able to help give support to a lot of people at that crucial time of the year!
Winter Uniform Reminder
It's now time to think about ordering winter uniform for Term 2.
For your convenience, the uniform fitting rooms are available for fittings before the start for the school day, from 8:15am onward and at the end of the school day at 3:15pm.
As College Administration closes for the Term 1 break, all uniform items should be fitted and ordered well in advance to ensure purchases arrive on time and to avoid costly returns.
There is an addition to this year's Secondary girls' formal winter uniform - long pants have returned as an option, for those preferring them to the winter skirt. Please arrange fitting for correct sizes and find the item online for ordering.
Please note that the red winter jumper is a necessity for school photographs, coming up in Term 3.
Cyber Safety Hub
We are very pleased to announce that our school has partnered with Australia’s leading cyber safety experts, ySafe, to provide you with support in managing your children’s safety and time online.
As a part of our partnership with ySafe, we have received our very own Parent Cyber Safety Hub. This Hub is a rich source of live information directly from ySafe’s multidisciplinary team of cyber safety experts. You can access our Cyber Safety Hub using the link: https://cornerstone.cybersafetyhub.com.au
About the Parent Cyber Safety Hub
The Hub includes expert advice on the most pertinent cyber safety issues and frequently asked questions around platforms like TikTok, Fortnite, Instagram, and more. There are app reviews with age and safety recommendations, along with a range of guides and resources to help ensure healthy boundaries around screen-time & gaming, and step-by-step instructions for using parental controls and filtering out inappropriate content.
FREE Device Monitoring Tool for Parents
ySafe has partnered with the parental control experts, Family Zone, to provide our parents with added cyber safety support in the form of Family Zone Insights. Family Zone Insights is a monitoring app that sends parents an alert if their child accesses risky or inappropriate content online. For more information about Family Zone Insights, and for instructions on how you can set up an Insights account, vist the Family Zone Insights page of our Cyber Safety Hub (under Cyber Safety Tech).
We are extremely excited to be able to offer you this level of expertise and support in an area that we know has been very challenging for many parents to manage.
If you have any questions regarding the Hub, please contact our head of Secondary, Mr Will Meyer.
A note from the Community School Health Nurse
A note from the Community School Health Nurse
Welcome to the new school year 2021.
My name is Karen Bryen and I am the Community Health Nurse who visits this school. I work with a team of School Health Nurses and Allied Health professionals within the Child Development Services team.
Community Health Nurses work in schools to promote healthy development and wellbeing so students may reach their full potential. A major part of my work is focused on early intervention and the School Entry Health Assessment program.
Community Health Nurses serve as a health contact point for children and their families, providing information, assessment, health counselling and referral. The services provided are free and confidential.
If you have a concern about your child’s health and well-being, or growth and development, please contact me on 97536476 or email WACHS-SW Naturaliste Primary School Nurses@heath.wa.gov.au
Secondary Assistance Scheme
If you have a Secondary student and hold a Centrelink Health Care Card, you may be eligible to claim from the 2021 Secondary Assistance Scheme. The Assistance Scheme is comprised of $115 Clothing Allowance (paid to the parent) and $235 Education Programme Allowance (paid to school).
Forms are available at the Administration in Busselton. You just need to let the College sight your Health Care Card, complete the form, and then we will submit the document on your behalf.
This scheme closes on Thursday, 1 April, so act today to avoid disappointment