Leadership News

End of Term and Holiday Break

School finishes at 2:30 pm on Friday 28 June for all students. Please arrange to collect your children on time. Buses will depart by 2:50 pm, so plan for earlier collection times from the bus stops.

The College is closed for the term break from 29 June to 14 July. The office reopens Monday 15 July. Staff will have a training and development week. Term Three commences for all students on Monday 22 July.

Online Safety

This week, I was privileged to be a part of filming a promotional video with Linewize, our online safety partner. Some amazing young students were also interviewed and gave honest and pertinent reflections about what it means to them to be kept safe online and to know that at Bayside Christian College, teachers can monitor their screens and ensure they are on task. 

Did you know that Linewize also has parent partnership tools available? These enable you to monitor your children's devices, including non-school devices.  This is included in our College's subscription. If you would like to know more about how to use Linewize to protect your children online after school hours, contact the ICT team for more information about parental access.

Reports

Semester One Reports should be available in your Sentral parent portal from the end of the day on Friday 28 June. If you have difficulty accessing reports or logging in to Sentral, please contact the ICT Helpdesk. 

Traffic Management

Please ensure you exit the College gates with utmost care, particularly in the afternoons when it is most congested. There has been one accident this year and a number of near misses. We encourage you to put safety as a priority and as much as you can, please turn left to exit either campus to avoid crossing the traffic.

Mrs Toni Steinbergs, Deputy Principal

Student Health Reminder

If your child is unwell, please do not send them to school. Please be mindful that Covid-19, Influenza and Gastroenteritis are prevelent in the wider community. If your child shows symptoms of illness at school, the parent/carer on the student's file will be contacted to collect them. 

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) for holders of a valid Centrelink card provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:

• school camps or trips
• swimming and school-organised sport programs
• outdoor education programs
• excursions and incursions

If you hold a valid Centrelink Concession or Veteran Card, you may be eligible. Please note that the card must be in the parent's name. Cards in the child's name are not eligible. 

Applications for 2024 are now open and will close on 28 June 2024. Please bring completed form and card to the College office or email a copy of both to the Finance Manager. Visit the CSEF website to check your eligibility.

Please contact Finance Manager Helen Spink if you have any questions. 

VCE Supervisors Wanted

The College is still seeking expressions of interest for anyone interested in being a VCE exam supervisor this year. This would involve assisting the supervision of students at the end of year examinations for Unit 4 in November. Exam supervisors must meet the following criteria in order to be considered.

• You cannot be employed at Bayside Christian College in any capacity. 
• You must have a current Working With Childrens Check (or a current VIT registration).  
• You must not be related to any student required to sit the GAT or a VCE Unit 3 and 4 study.
• You cannot be involved in teaching or tutoring any students completing the GAT or a VCE Unit 3 and 4 study.
• You must be available to work on Tuesday June 18th, and during the VCE Unit 4 Exams in November.

Expressions of interest can be sent to chay.williamson@baysidecc.vic.edu.au

Happy Families

Our school is subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership. Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources.

We will regularly share resources available through our membership with you, including Insight Articles and Webinars. 

You can also access your resources at any time using the below URL (unique to our school) and the password is: happybcc

B2Me: Community Business Directory

Have you discovered the Bayside Christian College B2Me profile? Its purpose is to assist in connecting trusted service providers with the College community in a way that builds valuable relationships. Consider it our very own Yellow Pages or Google!

It takes minutes to create a profile to view and support the many local services offered by members of our community. If you have a business you would like to list, please feel free to add your business profile to our group.

https://b2me.com.au/members/bayside-christian-college