Community & Communications

Concord Community Connections

Last week we held an NDIS Parent Information Evening. Local Area Coordinators Matt and Chris from the Greensborough branch (65 Main Street, Greensborough) explained the process of applying for the NDIS, and went into detail about self-managing your child’s plan. They have invited any interested people to pop in to their branch at any time for a chat and they can answer any questions you may have and can assist with the NDIS process.

The NDIS Self-Management Booklet has been put on Compass for you to download if you wish and it can also be found on the NDIS website - www.ndis.gov.au

Please feel free to call or email for more information –

Chris Van Saane – chris.vansaane@ndis.gov.au

8468 9806

0491 052 299

Matt Stin – matt.stin@ndis.gov.au

8468 9806

0491 052 521

Our next Concord Community Connections meeting will be held on Thursday 30th August at 9.15am in the staff room at the Bundoora Campus

Education Support Week

Last week we celebrated Education Support Week at Concord School. Our ES staff are an invaluable support across the school and their contributions make a huge difference to our students lives. A special morning tea was held at both campuses to celebrate their hard work and dedication.

Literacy and Numeracy Week 3rd-7th September

This year we will be celebrating Literacy and Numeracy Week by holding special section events for families to attend as well as having our Whole School Assembly, where students will celebrate their learning this term in Literacy and Numeracy.

Section Events -

Monday 3rd September

Secondary 11/12 (Numeracy activities) – Year 11 classrooms, 11 – 12.30pm

Due to the Year 12 students preparing for the Presentation Ball, no Year 12 students will be involved in these activities.

Tuesday 4th September

Secondary 9/10 (Literacy & Numeracy activities) – All Secondary 9/10 classrooms, 9 – 10am

Thursday 6th September

Lower Primary (Literacy & Numeracy activities) – All Lower Primary classrooms, 9 – 10.15am

Secondary 7/8 (Integrated Unit) – All Secondary 7/8 classrooms, 9 – 10am

Friday 7th September

Upper Primary (Cooking, following a procedure) – All Upper Primary classrooms, 2.15 – 3pm

Whole School Assembly Items -

Lower Primary – PJL & PLB performance

Upper Primary – PSP presenting “How to make a hot chocolate” video

Secondary 7/8 – SCO performing their Spectacular performance “Welcome to the 60’s”

Secondary 9/10 – Fit for Life Dance group performance

Secondary 11/12 – Year 11 students presenting “Year 11 Presentation Ball” slide show

Specialists – SSO performing their Performing Arts item “Young Blood”

Unbroken – Performing their new song “Have Pride”

Parent Opinion Survey

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

Approximately 30 per cent of parents have been invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous. This year the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 23rd July to Sunday 26th August.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 10-15 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include: Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek.

Sarah Abbott

Community and Communication Manager

News from the School Nurse

From Monday the 27th of August, we will be moving our Sick Bay processes on to Compass. All visits to Sick Bay that require parent/carer notification will now be processed on Compass, rather than by sending home a written note as is currently being completed.

Parents will receive an email advising them that their child has visited Sick Bay and that more information can be found by visiting Compass. Whilst this process is being introduced, parents will also receive and short note home prompting them to access Compass for more details of their child’s visit.

Once on Compass, parents need to open their child’s profile. This can be accessed on the Compass home page, by clicking ‘Profile’ as shown below.

On this page you will see your child’s Sick Bay information on the right hand side of the screen in a green box.

This change will allow us to keep accurate and up to date information on all students that can easily be accessed by parents/carers and staff.

If you have forgotten your Compass log in details, or need assistance logging in, please contact your child’s campus office.

Sam Browne Business Manager

Rosemary van Aperen School Nurse