Head of Students News

Parent Presentation – Thursday 17 October 2024

Safe on Social – Kirra Pendergast

The annual Rush House charity education event, Day for Daniel, will be held this Friday 18 October. As always, and very timely, the emphasis on the day is based around safety, including a focus on cyber safety. 

We have organised a parent cyber safety webinar with Kirra Pendergast, Cyber Safety expert from Safe on Social which will take place on Thursday 19 October from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. To register for this event, please click on the link below. There is no charge for this online event and the Zoom link is included on the Humanitix booking page. 

https://events.humanitix.com/safe-on-socials-with-kirra-pendergast-zoom-presentation

Day for Daniel – Friday 18 October 2024

Free Dress Day

This Friday students and staff are asked to wear red in support of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. Students will be asked to donate either $2.00 or $5.00 and payment will be made through their student ID card. 

During Break 1, there will be a sausage sizzle ($2.50), soft drinks ($2.50) and cookies ($1.00) available for purchase using their student ID card.

Please ensure there are sufficient funds in your son’s Monitor account. 

Student Presentations

Guest speakers have been organised to address students on the topics of safety – online and beyond the school gates, personal information and digital footprints, respectful relationships and support available to assist victims. Content for each presentation will be age-appropriate for that year level. 

Years 5 and 6: Safe on Social

Years 7 and 9: Online Safety – Marist Context and Queensland Police

Years 8 and 10: Safe on Social 

Thank you to Scott Minogue – Head of Rush House for organising the Day for Daniel initiatives.

Year 10 Immunisations – Thursday 17 October

Year 10 students will be receiving their second dosage of the Meningococcal B vaccine next Thursday. The first dose was administered back in May. An email has been sent to all Year 10 students and parents with the timings. 

Please note these vaccinations will only be administered to students whose parents have provided us with consent previously. If your situation has changed and your son has received his second vaccination privately, please contact Student Admin (email:  studentadmin@marash.qld.edu.au).