Parent & Student Matters 

• PDHPE - Sun Safety
• Maths Drop-In
• Kokoda Expedition 2024 Expressions of Interest

PDHPE - Sun Safety

With the weather starting to warm up and our Year 11 students looking at Australia’s health, it is important to take appropriate precautions to lessen the risk of skin damage. This damage leads to skin cancer down over time. The PE staff at Oxford Falls on Tuesday were demonstrating a fantastic message to our Year 10 students on the importance of covering up.

A key message to stay safe is Slip, Slop, Slap and Slide.

• About two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before the age of 70.
• More than two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime.
• About 2,000 Australians die from skin cancer each year.
• Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.
• Medicare records show there were over a million treatments for squamous and basal cell carcinoma skin cancers in 2018 – that’s more than 100 skin cancer treatments every hour.
• Basal and squamous cell carcinoma skin cancers accounted for one quarter of all cancer-related hospitalisations in 2014–15.4 The cost to the health system of these skin cancers alone is estimated to be more than $700 million annually. The costs to the Federal Government and the community from basal and squamous cell carcinomas are predicted to continue to increase in the future.

Stats sourced from Sun Smart and AIHW 2018.

Mr Martin Gillogly - PDHPE Coordinator

Maths Drop-In

MATHS DROP-IN YEARS 7 - 12

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS 7:40 am - 8:30 am 

Maths Drop-In continues each Tuesday and Thursday morning 7:40 am – 8:30 am in C1. 

These sessions are open to all students from Years 7-12 and are an ideal way to receive extra help, to do additional study or to complete homework. It is a great way to study with a friend and get ahead. Just simply turn up with your Maths books. Come along and be a part of the team in C1.

MATHS DROP-IN AND HOMEWORK HELP FOR YEARS 5 - 6 

FRIDAYS 8:00 am – 8:40 am 

Drop-in to 5 Gold for help with difficult mathematics concepts or general homework.  This is an ideal place where students can come and feel comfortable to ask questions. Students are encouraged to bring along specific queries, tasks, assessments, homework, general revision and problems to work on, with Mrs Fileman on hand, ready to help.

Mrs Amanda Fileman - Mathematics Teacher

Kokoda Track Expedition 2024 – Expressions of Interest

We are taking expressions of interest for participation in our 2024 Kokoda Track expedition and anticipate training to begin later in the year. The dates for the expedition are:

Monday 1 July – Thursday 11 July 2024.

The expedition is open to all students who will be in Year 9 to Year 11 in 2024 and their families.

In the past we have had fathers and sons, mothers and sons, uncles, brothers and sisters.

Expressions of interest can be made via the following link.

Mr Paul de Silva - Outdoor Education Coordinator