Insurance

The Department of Education and Training does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students.

Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance and ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs.

Student accident insurance/ambulance cover policies are available from some commercial insurers and can be obtained by parents/guardians for individual students.

PLEASE REMEMBER:-

Private property brought to school by students, staff or visitors is not insured, and the Department does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage.

Bell Times

Normal Finish		Early Finish
8.54am	Form Assembly	8.54am
9.00am	Period One	9.00am
10.00am	Period Two	9.50am
11.00am	Recess	10.40am
11.20am	Period Three	11.00am
12.20pm	Period Four	11.50am
1.20pm	Lunch	12.40pm
2.10pm	Period 5	1.30pm
3.10pm	Dismissal	2.20pm

School Photos - Wednesday 16 March

School photos will be taken on Wednesday, 16 March, purchase of photos this year is via your Compass parent portal.

Assessments/Reports

Continuous assessment through COMPASS provide parents with assessment information regarding students’ skill acquisition, learning and growth. Staff set and assess learning tasks via the COMPASS portal.

Canteen

Open every day from 8am - 2.30pm

Primary students are to continue to order their lunch via the lunch baskets in their classrooms.

Secondary students can pre-order their lunch earlier in the day at the canteen to save time in the lunchtime queues.

College Tours

Macleod College proudly offers school tours for prospective families.

Bookings for College Tours are essential and available now via the College website:- www.macleod.vic.edu.au

Please order 1 ticket per person that will be attending, as Tour sizes are capped at 20 people. If you have any difficulties, please contact Reception 9459 0222.

Mobile Phones

In accordance with the Department’s Mobile Phone Policy issued by the Minister for Education, personal mobile phones must not be used at Macleod College during school hours, including lunchtime and recess, unless an exception has been granted.

Where a student has been granted an exception, the student must use their mobile phone for the purpose for which the exception was granted, and in a safe, ethical and responsible manner.

Exceptions to this policy may be applied if certain conditions are met (contact the school for further information).

Macleod College understands that students may bring a personal mobile phone to school, particularly if they are travelling independently to and from school.

However, students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored in their locker during school hours.

Students who do not abide by these rules will have their phones confiscated for the day and any further offences will incur detentions.

When emergencies occur, parents or carers should reach their child by calling the Macleod College Reception on 9459 0222.

Contacting Staff

If you need to make contact with a staff member to make an appointment, please email the appropriate staff member via COMPASS or call Reception, and request to leave a message via the appropriate staff member's voicemail.

Principal

Andrew Arney (Acting)

Assistant Principal (Years 7 - 12)

Michelle Wallis

Student Managers

Prep - Year 6 Leader Karen Butterworth

VCE Manager & Year 12 Student Manager Swati Julka

Year 11 Student Manager Bill Corbett

Year 10 Student Manager Chloe Clayton

Year 9 Student Manager Colleen Cochrane

Year 8 Student Manager Anna Wilking

Year 7 Student Managers Andrew Angelopoulos & Jasmine Collins

Primary Classes

P1 Talina Ellis

P2 Nick Cameron

P3 Anna Collins/Karen Butterworth

P4 Cathy Liparota

Wellbeing

Wellbeing Leader Royce Light

Counsellor Claudia Nicolin

PSD Coordinator Kasi Bird

MHP Andrea Simpson

NAPLAN Online 2022

Macleod College transitioned from paper based NAPLAN to NAPLAN Online in 2019. In 2022 all schools will conduct the NAPLAN online. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 will complete their NAPLAN Online in May. The Writing test remains pen and paper based for Year 3 students.

Students are permitted to use wired headphones for some of the tests. We ask that parents/carers provide students with their own personal set of headphones for hygiene reasons. Any wired set of earphones can be used, please check that they are working properly.

The following information pamphlet will be sent home with students from Monday, 28 February, 2022.

NAPLAN - information for parents and carers 2022

The following simple English version is also available

Simple English NAPLAN - information for parents and carers 2022

The Public Demonstration site is available for parents and students to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and the online functionality. Answers are not provided. In a school setting, some students may be shy to ask questions about using the computer. “Playing” with you at home will help them gain confidence.

Year 9 students will participate in a national Coordinated Practice Test on 24 March, 2022. They will complete a practice Writing test. Further familiarisation opportunities will be provided at school for all year groups completing NAPLAN in 2022.

Macleod College Newsletter

Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2022

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