TERM 3 | WEEK 1 | 2024

YEAR 9 FAMILIES

WEEK 1: KEY INFOMRATION 

Key Information: Week 1 

  • SCHOOL COMMENCES TUESDAY, 23 JANUARY at 8:25am
  • Formal Uniform is required every day during Week 1.
  • All students are expected to arrive at school, no later than 8:25am for an 8:30am start. 
  • New students to our College are required to meet at the Hugh O'Brien Centre (HOB)
  • Returning students are to assemble in their Pastoral Group; rooms are listed on their timetable.
  • Students timetable can viewed on both the Parent and Student Portals.  
  • Books and stationery can be brought in over two days, please refer to the timetable. 
  • Laptops need to be fully charged prior to the start of school on Tuesday.  
  • Students are required to bring a lock for their locker; this can be a lock that requires either a code or key. 
  • The College Tuckshop will operate with a reduced menu in Week 1, the full menu will commence from Week 2.

REMINDER: MOBILE PHONE POLICY

Mobile phones can only be accessed in the first ten minutes of each break, at student's locker. Phones are then locked away for the remainder of the school day. If students wish to purchase food from the Tuckshop, they will need to use either cash or their physical debit card. 

Meet the Head of Year 9, Andy Winter

Welcome to the new school year, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are well rested from your summer break. As the Head of Year 9 it will be my responsibility to support the cohort on the next step of their journey through their schooling.

 

In order to best support students during their time at the College and prepare them for the challenges of the future, I place a strong emphasis on building relationships with both students and their families. 

 

Through this partnership I aim to build students resilience and develop intrinsic motivation to engage with the challenges that they will face both within and outside the classroom.

 

I am also a strong believer that it’s important to be active in order to maintain physical and mental wellbeing and outside of the college I spend most of my weekends underwater, SCUBA diving on the Great Barrier Reef.

 

I look forward to the year ahead, please reach out at any time should you like to discuss your child's progress with me personally. 

 

Warm regards,

 

Andy Winter

Head of Year 9