Residential Manager

Annual College Ball - "Farmer Wants a Ball"

Congratulations to our 2021 Belle and Beau of the Ball – Libby Miell and Cameron Rogers and to our 2021 Prince and Princess of the Ball – Will Plunkett and Abby Kemp. Photographs from the Ball will be made available to the students and parents via a drop box link emailed direct to you.

A fantastic night was had by one and all.  The highlight of the evening was definitely when Shamus Buttel (guitar), Roreigh Curran-Jones (drums) and Liam Milner (Mick Jagger) took to the stage with the band….they set the room on fire.  The atmosphere was amazing, thank you to “Dig the Dust” who had the crowd jumping. Thank you to Keir Mulder and Megan Butt who organised the Ball this year, it takes a lot of effort to put something like this on and these ladies have now secured their position into the future. The Ball Committee chose Ajar Restaurant and Event Centre and this proved to be a very good choice, we thank Grant Richardson from AJAR Restaurant for the catering and allowing us ample time for set up and pack down. 

Travel Arrangements - Home Weekend & End of Term

The College can organise forward travel arrangements, please advise the school or your child of the travel arrangements for end of term travel.  The return ticket is booked by the parent/guardian and must be booked to arrive early afternoon into Albany or Denmark. Late arrival into Albany will incur a pick up fee of $100.00. All other travel arrangements throughout the term are to be arranged by the parent/guardian.

Term 4 Boarders

Boarders will return to the college after 2:00pm on Sunday 10th October, 2021.  Please note.  There will be no staff on site until 1.45pm.  Please do not drop your child off before the allotted time.  Classes commence at 8am on Monday 11th October, 2021.

Leavers Jackets 2022

We have called for a ‘Leavers Jacket 2022 Committee’ - due to the last couple of weeks being rather hectic, the design team have been distracted and we are encouraging our current Year 11 students to work on their design so that we can achieve a consensus before the end of Term 3.  The plan is to have orders placed and paid for before the end of the 2021 year. I have spoken with a local supplier who will provide us with a quote.  The jackets can then be ordered and delivered in a much timelier manner.

Lost Property

The laundry has a large number of clothing items in their lost property.  We have tried various different ways for students to claim their items however the pile is not diminishing.  If you are at the College please take the time to speak with our laundry ladies and check the lost property for any clothing that your child may be missing.

Second hand uniforms are also available in the laundry.  Check with our laundry ladies if you need to change sizes of clothing before buying anything new.  We welcome donations of the College uniform (in good condition) as students leave the College.  

REACH Installation

We still have some students who are not using REACH due to outdated phones etc. However, you can log on through a College computer and use a browser to access REACH. Parents, if you are having issues with the App, please log on through your browser and/or approve via the email you receive once your child has submitted leave.  Please note….I will not approve last minute leave.  Please have your leave organised prior to the weekend.

Weekend Leave – Please have it in REACH by WEDNESDAY NIGHT…..Thank you…I appreciate that.

Health & Wellbeing

If parents or students are making Dr’s appointments our preference is that the appointments are made for 3:30pm onwards. This causes the least amount of disruption and enables the residential staff to be involved when their shift starts. Important, please advise Admin of appointment dates and times on 9848 0200 or email Denmark.WACOA.Admin@education.wa.edu.au

The College continues to provide support to students requiring doctors and other health related appointments. Where possible these appointments are made outside of school hours to minimise disruption to the school program. For any follow up appointments with specialists, the College asks parents and carers where possible to make these during school holidays.  Please contact the College if your child has any medical imaging needs before appointments are made in Albany.  

When students are ill in residence the College will provide immediate care and will arrange necessary medical appointments. To minimise the spread of illness all students who are unwell are required to remain in their rooms, eat after all other students and minimise contact with other students until recovered. If students are unable to participate in the learning program for more than one day the College will contact families to discuss alternative care arrangements.

Medication

A reminder that we require students to hand in any medication that they have to residential staff where medication is recorded, stored and administered from the Residential Office.

School Psychologist

Bree Crocket is our Registered School Psychologist for 2021. Bree will be on campus on Thursday and every second Tuesday for students who would like to make an appointment.  Bree can help students with strategies for settling into boarding life, managing relationships, study habits and exam stress. We would like to encourage students to use this valuable service.  Parents can contact Bree on a Wednesday at the College.

Vehicle Forms

Prior to any student vehicle/motor cycle being brought to the College please ensure all forms are completed and up-to-date and that any vehicle or motorbike that comes on to site has been approved.  Quad bikes will not be approved as part of our recreational motor cycle program.

Reminder

Weekend Leave – Please have it in REACH by WEDNESDAY NIGHT…..Thank you…I appreciate that.