MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Simon Scoullar

Middle Sub School Leader

 

I would like to extend a hand and welcome you to the Middle School at North Geelong Secondary College.

 

Historically, we see a huge amount of growth in students during Years 9 and 10. They begin to find their place in the world and it is important that home and school work together to achieve positive outcomes for your children.

 

With this in mind, we want to bridge the gap between home and school by offering a free presentation by the award-winning Pathways Foundation. Pathways provide skills and strategies for dealing with the transition from adolescence to adulthood. None of us are naïve to the challenges faced with raising adolescents; you see them at home and we see them at school. With the support of the Pathways team, we are striving to achieve:

  • increased respect
  • confident communication and social skills
  • motivation to set goals.

We would like to invite parents, guardians and students to attend an information evening on Wednesday, March 6 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. It will be a chance for you to meet Year Level Coordinators, hear some expert advice and ask questions.

 

This is the first time The Pathways Foundation is presenting and I am genuinely excited about the prospect of continuing to work with parents to better support our students and your children.

 

We are hoping to get as many Middle School Parents along as possible. I know personally, as you do, the challenges and rewards of dealing with adolescence, particularly in the middle years.

 

All NGSC Parents are welcome and there is a $100 door prize on the night.

IMPORTANT

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Letter to Parents/Guardians of Year 7 and 10 students

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 

RE: Secondary School Vaccine Program.

 

The Secondary School Vaccine Program offers free vaccines to help make sure students and communities are protected from diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal A,C,W,Y.  

Local councils deliver the program and schools distribute the information and consent card booklets.

 

The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 authorises secondary schools to provide their local council with student and parent/guardian contact information for any student scheduled to receive a vaccination. This information assists local councils to follow-up parents/guardians of students with incomplete or missing consent cards. 

 

What information goes to local council? Schools provide the following basic student and parent/guardian contact information:

  • Student name, gender, date of birth, year level, class, language(s) spoken at home
  • Parent/guardian names, phone numbers, email and postal addresses

Why do schools provide this information?

  • To ensure all Year 7 and 10 students are offered the opportunity to access free vaccinations at school.
  • To improve communication with parents/guardians regarding their child’s vaccination needs
  • To reduce the administrative burden on school staff to follow-up consent cards.

What do I need to do?

  1. Your information will be provided to Barwon Health in March 2019. If you do not wish for your details to be provided, please advise the school in writing before 28 February 2019. 
  2. Read the information provided in your child’s consent card booklet and complete all sections, regardless of whether or not you consent for your child to be vaccinated as part of the school-based program. 
  3. Detach Part A of the consent card booklet with all fields completed, and return to school. 

Every day vaccination saves lives and makes it possible for Victorians to live free from the illness and disability caused by many infectious diseases. All Year 7 and 10 Victorian secondary students can receive these vaccines for free. 

 

For further information please go to the following links: 

  • Privacy -http://www.ngsc.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/NGSC-Privacy-Notice.pdf
  • https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/immunisation-in-secondary- schools 
  • http://immunehero.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation-info/parents-and-guardians/
  • http://immunehero.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation-info/students/

From your Principal, Mr Nicholas Adamou.

NGSC office: phone 5240 5800