Health Space
ACE FOUNDATION – GLASSES PROGRAM
The ACE Foundation was established by Chair,
Dr Leon Shapero, in 2014.
The ACE Vision is to assist students of any age in the City of Casey who are experiencing significant challenges in their educational pursuits.
One of the ACE Foundation initiatives is to provide FREE eye testing and provision of FREE glasses for all public students with vision impairment in the City of Casey.
If you have a current Health Care Card, and feel your child may need assistance, please contact Tracey Logonder at Hampton Park Secondary College on 8795 9400 for further information.
GET SET FOR A YEAR OF HEALTHY LUNCHBOXES
Healthy Lunchbox Week is here!
Held at the start of school term, this campaign focuses on providing families with reliable lunchbox nutrition information by consolidating a wealth of valuable tips, guides, and recipes from various supporting organisations.
Hampton Park Secondary College is proud to support Healthy Lunchbox Week, contributing to the well-being of students by ensuring they start the year with nourished minds and bodies.
Around one third of student’s daily food intake comes from the lunchbox so it’s important we make it count.
Use this time to build your bank of lunchbox inspiration and know-how with the help of Healthy Lunchbox Week valuable resources, including healthy recipes. For a plethora of lunchbox inspiration, be sure to explore the Healthy Lunchbox Week website. Let's make this school year a healthy and delicious journey for our young people! www.healthylunchboxweek.org.au.
SAFER INTERNET DAY
Safer Internet Day is a global initiative that brings together communities, families, schools, and organisations from more than 160 countries to help create safer online spaces.
The eSafety Commissioner leads the initiative in Australia educating people about online safety risks, like online abuse, how to be safe online and where to go for help. As we know online safety education and awareness is more important than ever.
This Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 6 February 2024, we’re encouraging you to take three simple actions when approaching online safety: Connect. Reflect. Protect.
• Connect safely by keeping apps and devices secure and reviewing your privacy settings regularly.
•Reflect on how your actions online may affect others or your safety.
• Protect yourself and others by visiting www.esafety.gov.au/ to find out how to stay safe online and report online abuse.
Why Safer Internet Day is important
We use the internet in almost every aspect of our lives, so it’s important for everyone to know about online safety.
The Office of eSafety has some really useful short videos and easy-to-read advice sheets will give parents and carers the confidence to talk with your children about online safety.
They include tips to help them stay safe, and important information about what to do if something bad does happen online.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/resources/online-safety-for-every-family
eSafety Webinars for parents and carers
eSafety has free webinars to provide parents and carers with the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe, positive online experiences.
Topic include
- eSafety 101: How eSafety can help
- Understanding how to support your child with online gaming
- Understanding parental controls to safeguard your child
- Online safety and social media: TikTok, YouTube and Instagram
Register at https:/www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars
Free Eye Test
This service will commence from Monday February 19th and if parents would like their child to be tested, they can collect a form from the main office or look for the compass post.
HEALTH POP UPS
The nurses Prue & Kaye arrange Health Pop Up’s each term focusing on various themes – SunSmart, hydration, healthy eating, mental health, sexual health, drugs & alcohol, safe partying. We are planning a Health Pop in a few weeks and will advertise to students closer to the event. We encourage the students to pop in!
The Health Pop Up initiative was conceived to focus on targeting key areas of health need amongst the student population. Age-appropriate health information is put on display and giveaways and handouts are available along with activities appropriate to the theme.
