Chev Need to Knows

22 March 2024

Monday 25 March - ALL students to attend school

Monday 25 March is not a Flipped Monday and all students are required to attend school. Students should come prepared for Day 5 lessons as per their timetable.

As mentioned in the Principal's message in last week's Need to Knows, parents and carers are welcome to provide feedback about your child's experience of Flipped Mondays to the dedicated email address actionresearch@chevalier.nsw.edu.au.

Student ID Cards

All students will receive a new Student ID Card on Monday 25 March. Students are expected to carry their ID card with them at all times.

The ID cards are for:

Signing in/out at Student Services via the kiosk
Borrowing textbooks or resources from the library
Printing
Identification when required

Replacement ID cards:

Lost or damaged cards will need to be replaced
Replacement cost - $10 each
To order – contact MSP Photography or by phone 02 4261 3009. See Student Services for assistance.

Past issues of Chev Need to Knows

You can now find past issues of our Need to Knows and Chev News on the Parent Lounge/Parent Orbit App.

How to find them:

Parent Orbit App - click on the 'hamburger' menu on the top left of the screen and navigate to 'School Links' >> 'Weekly Newsletters'
Parent Lounge - navigate to 'School Links' on the top banner, then choose 'Weekly Newsletters'

Wellbeing with Heart

Wellbeing with Heart is a newsletter prepared by our Counsellors covering topics relevant to our young people.

You can access past issues on the Parent Lounge/Parent Orbit App.

ParentOrbit App - click on the 'hamburger' menu on the top left of the screen and navigate to 'School Links' >> 'Wellbeing Information' >> 'Wellbeing with Heart Newsletters' where you will be taken to a website containing past issues
Parent Lounge - navigate to 'School Links' on the top banner, then choose 'Wellbeing Information' >> 'Wellbeing with Heart Newsletters'

Winter Uniforms

Winter is fast approaching and students are required to return to school for Term 2 in their winter uniform.

Please pop into the Chev Shop during the term time opening hours or during the holiday break. Please visit the website for shop opening hours, price lists or further information.

You can also call and place an order on 4861 0540 and we will assist your child in sizing where required.

Mother’s Day Committee – Volunteer Opportunity

Once again, we will be hosting a Mother’s Day High Tea to celebrate the wonderful mums, grandmothers and special people in our students' lives. This event was a great success last year, and we would love to have members of our school community partnering with us to help organise this event.

If you would like to join the Mother’s Day Committee, please fill out this form:

Mother’s Day Committee Form

Open Day – Saturday 6 April, 10am – 2pm

Our annual Open Day is coming up soon. If you have any friends or family interested in a tour of our facilities on Open Day, please direct them to our bookings page.

It’s a lovelyopportunity to see everything on offer at the College including the key learning areas, extracurricular activities, agriculture and the farm, visual and performing arts, and to enjoy some great hospitality from our student-run Jules Café. Tours are led by the students so families can ask any questions and get a feel for day to day life at Chevalier College.

On that note, if your child would like to volunteer on the day, please ask them to complete an Expression of Interest form in the next few days.

2024 ISA/CIS Winter Representative Teams

Any students wishing to trial for the below ISA/CIS Representative teams need to complete an expression of interest by 5.00pm Wednesday 27 March.

Girls Hockey - 15yrs & under/Open
Boys Hockey - 16yrs & under/Open*
Netball - 15yrs & under/Open
Boys & Girls AFL - 15yrs & under*
Boys Rugby League - 15yrs & under/18yrs & under
Girls Rugby League - 16yrs & under/18yrs & under*
Boys Rugby Union - 16yrs &under/Open
Boys Football - 16yrs & under/Open
Girls Football - 18yrs & under

The expression of interest form can be found on Student Central.

To be considered, students must be playing in the 1sts, Inter A, or Junior A team in the relevant sport.
For sports marked with an * students must provide details of playing and representative history.
No late expressions of interest can be accepted.
Trial information will be provided if expression of interest proceeds to nominations.

Cross Country Carnival - registrations now open

The Cross Country Carnival will be held on Monday 8 April on the College grounds.

Any student wishing to participate must complete their registration via SportsTracker.Registrations close at 10.00am on Wednesday 3 April. For more information on Sports Tracker Registrations please follow the student user guide.

Only students who are registered to participate will attend the event.

All other students will attend Flipped Monday classes as per their timetable.
Students participating in the event are permitted to wear College sports uniform to school.
Students in Years 11 and 12 may change into appropriate clothing prior to the event and must change back into school uniform at the conclusion of the event.
Students in Years 10 and 11 who are approved to complete Flipped Learning from Home and are participating in the carnival, will need to attend school for the full day. They will not be permitted to arrive late or leave early.
Students in Year 12 who are approved to complete Flipped Learning from Home and are participating in the carnival, will be permitted to sign-in to compete and then sign-out to continue studies from home once their event is complete.

Launch of The CAPALoT Agency

Does your child have a performance, band and/or vocal group who would be ready to showcase their talent as an item or set for a school and/or Chevalier College-connected community event (outside of our usual CAPALoT ensembles)? They might be a band looking for a gig, or a singer-songwriter with an original hit looking for an audience, they may even be a dancer who has an original composition ready to amaze...

If so, we want to be their agent while they’re at Chevalier College. The Creative Arts, Performing Arts, Languages, One Team are starting the “CAPALoT Agency” for performance opportunities at school-connected events. With Open Day coming up, now is a great time.

How it works - if your child has a performance item or set ready to be showcased at a school-connected community event (there are many opportunities on offer during the year, as well as many more to be created – like Lunchtime Theatre events) contact Mr Combes at combesj@chevalier.nsw.edu.au with “CAPALoT Agency” in the subject line, and a little bit about your child’s performance abilities.

One of the CAPALoT staff will organise a time to audition the item and will then let your child know if they are on the agency list. Student performers on the “CAPALoT Agency” list will be the first contacted to perform at various upcoming events and opportunities.

We look forward to giving your child an audience!

Coach Phillips

Extra Curriculum Administrator