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FIRST AID NEWS

Dear Collingwood College community,

As we come to the end of the year, we would appreciate it if families with students with medicines stored at school please:

  • Check that the medicine/s will be in date for the start of 2020. If not, we request new medicines bought to school on the first day back of 2020. Please keep a list of the expiry date of the medicine for your own records and their timely replacement.
  • Please check your child's medical plans are also current for their medical needs. If you are updating plans with your medical practitioner, please also ensure a colour signed copy is handed into our office staff to update your child's files asap.
  • Utilise our Compass portal to alert all your child's teachers with any medical issues or relevant information that may occur over the Christmas break.
  • Please sign and send back any Individual Risk Assessments for processing in the office.

Thank-you in anticipation of your support

Sam Luck

Acting School Principal

 

 

THANK YOU FROM SCHOOL COUNCIL

Members of the School Council have greatly valued the engagement of the school community in the workings of the school throughout 2019. In particular we want to say a big thanks for everyone’s involvement in the big events such as Spring Fair, as well as the daily and weekly supports that parents and other school community members put in to making our school a fantastic place. 

We know that the decision to put a synthetic surface on the front oval has been challenging for some members of our community over the past few months and we want to thank Sam Luck our Acting Principal for a highly consultative process, with many and various inputs, followed by an operational decision in the best interests of the school, which is a requirement of the Department of Education.   

As a result of concerns expressed by some parents about the need for clearer whole-of-school communications, our communications sub-committee has been planning for several community meetings in 2020 to provide opportunities for open discussion about school activities and ways to get involved.   In the meantime, the sub-committee has set up a new web-link to help people open the regular school newsletter more easily. It has already improved our open rates.  

Please have a safe and happy break over the summer and we look forward to seeing everyone in Term One with a full program of activities to look forward to in 2020.

Warm regards from Cath Smith, President and Maya Starr, Vice-President

 

 

TUNING IN TO TEENS - PARENTS OF YEARS  5-8, 2020

Tuning in to Teens is a six-session group program that teaches parents how to help their children develop emotional intelligence. This key skill can help them better cope with emotions, better engage in learning, have fewer mental health difficulties, and have more stable and satisfying relationships not only as children, but also as adults.

When: 6-8pm on Wednesdays in Term 1, 2020. • February 19, 26; March 4, 11, 18, 25. All six sessions must be attended.

Where: Collingwood College Corner Cromwell Street and McCutcheon Way, Collingwood.

Bookings and more information: Bookings are essential as the program is limited to 10 people. To reserve your place, please visit www.tint-collingwoodcollege.eventbrite.com.au and enter the password tint.

  Tuning In To Teens Flyer - 2020-T1 Collingwood College

 

 

STAFF vs STUDENT BASKETBALL MATCH

Members of staff recently enjoyed a fun match with a team of students in the new gym. Thanks to all the supporters who cheered on for both teams Thanks also to Euan for his great commentary and crowd control and thanks to Tim W for his photography skills and Alina for videoing and cheerleading and Silvana for scoring and our student teacher referee Matt.

 

 

 

INDIGENOUS MURAL LAUNCH

Year 5-6 Students at Collingwood College who painted the mural at GJK at Collingwood were recently invited to the offical launch of the mural. Present at the launch were GJK staff, City of Yarra Mayor and Arkie the Artist who designed the mural and Collingwood College Principal Sam Luck who was very proud of the students' contribution. 

The students were treated to a sausage sizzle and were very excited to attend this event. 

Angela Dionysopoulos

 Visual Art/Performing Arts

 

 

ARI'S PREPS - END OF YEAR WORK