Student Wellbeing
Living Well Day and PACC
Our focus on ‘Living Well’ continued strongly on the first Friday back at school. The students spent the day in their PACC group and developed a deeper understanding of their House charisms and built relationships with their PACC leaders and group members.
Each student has three PACC skilled, helpful adults in their group to support students both academically and pastorally. Parents/carers and students are encouraged to make contact with their PACC leaders if they have any concerns or require support.
On Monday 7 February, Martin Heppell hosted the launch of The Resilience Project. He provided an extensive overview of why such programs are important and how the program will operate. Students will complete a survey in the coming weeks to provide the College with data about our students’ wellbeing. Staff will also be undergoing training to allow the program to be delivered in PACC lessons and in curriculum lessons, where relevant. Parents will be provided with access to the TRP@Home links very soon. In the meantime, you can access more information here.
https://theresilienceproject.com.au/education-2/
Mobile phones
Parents/carers and students are reminded that mobile phones are not to be used during school hours. If students are found to be using their mobile phone in the playground or in the classroom, the phone will be taken and placed in the office where it can be collected at the end of the day.
We understand that on occasions, messages need to be delivered during the day. If students need to contact home, they should go to the front office so that contact can be made. Likewise, if parents/carers need to contact their child, they should contact the front office so that a message can be delivered to the student.
Further, students should not use their mobile phone to contact their parents/carers if they are unwell and need to be collected from school. All contact must be made through the front office.
Uniform
All students are required to wear full and correct uniforms daily. The Uniform Policy is available on the College website. All parents and students are asked to familiarise themselves with the policy. Uniforms are checked each morning in PACC groups and students are asked to rectify any issues before leaving to go to class. As stated in the policy, PACC teachers will assist students in the incorrect uniform to ready themselves for the day by looking after non-uniform items or sourcing uniform items, which may incur additional charges. In addition, students who consistently wear the incorrect uniform will be required to be collected from school. Students will return to school upon remedy of uniform issues.
Parents/carers and students are asked to pay particular attention to the type of school shoes and joggers that are acceptable. Students with soft leather shoes or skate shoes must ensure they have the correct footwear by the end of Week 4. Students will be unable to participate in Technology subjects or PDHPE lessons without the correct footwear. See the Uniform Policy for examples of suitable footwear.
School TV
School TV is available on the College website. The link is included below. We encourage all parents/carers and students to visit the link below to access resources available from leading psychologists on a range of issues relevant to families and teenagers.
Staying safe online
The Esafety Commissioner website is an important resource for parents, educators, and young people with helpful tips around online safety and appropriate responses to online issues. We encourage all parents/carers and students to access this website and ensure they understand how to use social media safely and importantly, how to respond if issues arise.
The overwhelming majority of social media issues College staff are addressing are as a result of online interactions outside of school hours, that is, while they are at home outside of our care.
To help us in reducing these issues, we strongly encourage parents/carers to monitor their child’s online activity and respond appropriately. In some circumstances, this may involve contacting the NSW Police or reporting abuse via this site.
