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Student Attendance - SMS communication to end

From Monday 20 May, we will no longer be sending SMS communications for absences and attendance.  Instead, notifications will be sent to the Parent Orbit App and will also appear in the Parent Lounge.  

• If your child is marked absent from school and this absence is unexplained, you will receive a notification in the App and the Lounge.
• If you know your child will be absent ahead of time or early in the morning, please use the App or Lounge to advise us.

If you need assistance with Parent Orbit or Parent Lounge, please contact office@chevalier.nsw.edu.au. 

Year 7 Vaccinations 

If your Year 7 child missed out on getting their vaccinations this week, please note that we will be hosting a catch-up session on 17 September 2024.

To register your child, visit https://nexus.health.nsw.gov.au/ and have your Medicare card on hand.

Wilton Bus TRIAL

Beginning in Term 3, we intend to run a TRIAL express direct bus service from our campus to Wilton (return).  

If you know someone interested in being a casual bus driver, please share this link: https://www.chevalier.nsw.edu.au/our-college/employment-opportunities/

ISA Round 3 is this Saturday 18 May.  Team fixtures and bus information can be found in the Parent Lounge and on the Parent Orbit app under School Links >> Extra Curricular. 

IMPORTANT:  We aim to have the fixtures and bus times uploaded to School Links by Wednesday each week.  Please check the fixtures on a Friday afternoon/evening for any last minute changes to bus times and/or game cancellations. 

All buses will leave from the bus zone on Charlotte Street.  Students leaving the College should be dropped off in the JFC car park.  

Coach Phillips

Extra Curriculum Administrator

If you have a child currently in Year 5, please submit your application for enrolment in Year 7 2026 as soon as possible.  Applications close on 1 June 2024.

We are receiving a high number of applications for this year group and we don't want our current families to miss out on a place.  If you know any friends who are also hoping to enrol their children, please encourage them to submit their application now.  Interviews will take place in July and offers of enrolment will be made in Term 3.

Please click here for a link to the online application form.

High School Musical 

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s production of High School Musical.  Come and enjoy our stage adaptation of the famous Disney hit film loved by children and adults alike - with a twist!

High energy and fabulously upbeat, this visual feast of a show contains inspiring messages about change and working together, making it a memorable experience for the audience, cast, and anyone within earshot! 

With a huge cast of talented students and a live band supporting fabulous dance numbers and well-loved songs, this production doesn’t just “stick to the status quo!”, it will “reach for the stars!”

Session details: 

• 7.00 pm, Thursday 20 June 
• 7.00 pm, Friday 21 June 
• 2.00 pm, Saturday 22 June 
• 7.00 pm, Saturday 22 June

Click here to get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Principal ‘Town Talks’

We understand it is not always convenient to make it to the College for events, especially for those in our outlying towns and villages. 

We’re excited to announce our ‘Town Talks’ with the Principal. 

Greg will be visiting outlying towns over the rest of this year and warmly invites parents and prospective families to an informal conversation and Q&A session. 

Upcoming ‘Town Talks’

• Kangaroo Valley and surrounds - Tuesday 28 May – The Friendly Inn - for parents and prospective families. You can learn more and book your spot here: https://events.humanitix.com/principal-town-talks-kangaroo-valley
• Picton and surrounds – Wednesday 14 August – Venue TBC – booking link shared closer to the event.
• Robertson and surrounds – Date to be confirmed.
• Bundanoon and surrounds – Date to be confirmed. 

Sports Winterfest - Save the Date!

Exciting news: Sports Winterfest is back for 2024, and so are the fireworks!

Save the date in your diary – Saturday 27 July.

It again promises to be a full day of sport, fun and hospitality.

Additional information and a booking link will follow once further details are confirmed.

Southern Highlands Biggest Bake Off

We are delighted to be hosting Wilson Financial’s Southern Highlands Biggest Bake Off, to raise funds to support people affected by cancer. 

The event will be held in McGrath Hall on Wednesday 22 May, from 10.00am to 1.00pm.

There are a few ways that students and our wider community can get involved in the Biggest Bake Off:

• Enter your baked goods into the competition to be judged by the best in the business, Gumnut Patisserie.
• All our families are welcome to purchase tokens to buy some cake, fairy floss, raffle tickets, and a spin on the chocolate wheel.  Please Note: Up to 200 Chev students will be able to attend in Break 1 on the day.  Chev student tickets are at a discounted price, select the CHEV student token on the booking site.  Only the first 200 students to book will be able to attend.

Click here for further details and tokens.  

• 18 May - ISA Round 3
• 20 May - Year 9 Construction White Card Training
• 20 May - Year 10 Wilderness Excursion
• 20 May - Year 12 Chemistry Excursion
• 20 May to 23 May - Year 12 Wilderness Excursion
• 22 May - Australia's Biggest Morning Tea - Bake Off
• 25 May - Model United Nations Assembly 
• 25 May - ISA Round 4
• 26 May - National Sorry Day
• 27 May - All students attend school (no Flipped Monday)
• 27 May - Science and Engineering Challenge
• 29 May - Year 12 ANU Mathematics Day
• 31 May - Athletics Carnival
• 1 June - ISA Round 5
• 3 June - Year 12 Agriculture Excursion
• 3 June - Year 9 Wilderness Excursion
• 5 June to 7 June - Year 11 Retreat

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