Secondary News

Duke of Edinburgh

A four-day/three-night Adventurous Journey will be held from 14 to 17 September which students can use for the below qualifications:

• Bronze practice and qualifying
• Silver practice
• Gold practice

Any student who is 14 years or older can begin the Duke of Edinburgh program. If you are interested in your child participating in this opportunity, or would like more information on the Award, please email jperkins@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Uniform and Jewellery at Sporting Fixtures

With our Term 3 focus on jewellery, we would like to remind all students that the Uniform Policy needs to be followed during sporting fixtures. If competing this Saturday, please ensure your child has the correct earrings, no necklace, and Clayfield sports uniform as communicated in the College App notice for each sport.

Pyjama Day: Ashburn House Fundraiser

Ashburn House invites all students to wear their pyjamas to school on Friday 19 July to support the Pyjama Foundation empowering foster kids. 

Payments for House Fundraising days can be made in one online payment via the College Website.

Chess Club

Chess Club is growing! We will be moving our Secondary Chess club to Monday afternoons this term. Starting Week 3, Monday 22 July, all Secondary students are welcome to attend. We will have a professional coach from Gardiner Chess attending to teach our students.

If you would like your child to be involved in this opportunity, please email jperkins@clayfield.qld.edu.au

HPE Uniform

Health and Physical Education is a core subject in the Australian Curriculum for Years 7-9, alongside Mathematics, Social Science, English and Science. It is important that students bring their HPE uniform to practical lessons, as directed by their teacher, so that they can engage in learning and assessment for this core subject. Should a student not be able to participate in a practical lesson, an email from a carer is required prior to the lesson. To assist students who continually do not bring their uniform to practical lessons, students will receive an infringement if they don’t have their uniform and a carer has not provided a reason prior to the lesson. If a student does not bring their uniform 3 times in a term, they will receive and afternoon detention.

To assist students with organisation and time management, the College has allowed students to change in/out of their uniform at the below times:

• Before school for lessons 1 and 2
• At Morning Tea for Lessons 3 and 4
• At Lunch for lessons 5 and 6
• After school before going home, unless they have sport training

If a student has sport training before school and HPE in Lesson 1 or 2, they may stay in their HPE uniform until Morning Tea. Infringements will be given to students who stay in their HPE uniform for longer than required.

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