St Simon the Apostle 2023 Year 3 to 6 Camp News
Year 6 Camp Coolamatong Experience
Exhilarating! This word can best describe our Year 6’s experience at Camp Coolamatong last week. All students were thrilled and excited by our school camp program. Check out the video created by Mr Michael Fitzsimmons below to see the adventure our Year 6 students went on at Camp Coolamatong!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI-lgaWZBZA
Year 4 Camp Wyuna, Queenscliff Camp Experience
This year, our Year 4 students will have their camp at Camp Wyuna, Queenscliff. Camp Wyuna is an adventure based camp that provides students with opportunities for personal growth, building the community spirit of the student cohort and immersing students in the natural world. The camp also equips students to face challenges and to be resilient, independent, a team player and to develop their social relationships amongst their peers.
We ask all parents to update their child/rens Operoo profile with emergency contact details and other information that may be required while they're away on camp.
Administration of Medication (IMPORTANT):
St Simon the Apostle is part of the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) Management system and is implementing system wide policies involving the management of school medical information and distribution of medicines.
If a parent requires a school staff member to administer medication to a student, the parent\carer will need to complete a Medication Authority Form and, in some cases, will require a Medical Management Plan.
The Medical Management Plan and \ or Medication Authority Form must include complete information for the school staff member to be able to action the administration of medicine.
A Medication Authority Form must be completed and signed off by an AHPRA registered health practitioner for any short-term medication required while attending camp.
A Medication Authority Form must be completed and signed off by an AHPRA registered health practitioner for any over-the-counter medication during camp, including hay fever tablets, eyedrops, eczema cream, nasal sprays and travel sickness medication.
A Medical Management Plan and Medication Authority Form are required if medication is to be administered as part of a medical condition.
Please return all Medical Management Plans and Medication Authority Forms with your child’s medication for the Year 4 camp as soon as possible to the school office. On the morning of the camp departure, there will be a medication drop-off area where the medication product will be matched with the submitted Medical Authority Form and\or Medical Management Plan.