"Mater Dei Matters"

Academic Care and Wellbeing - Students

 

This week we welcomed back our Year 12 students following their trial HSC exams.  We congratulate them on getting through this first hurdle of the HSC with such positivity and energy.  May it be sustained over the next few weeks as you edge closer to finishing your schooling here at Mater Dei College.

 

Also this week, Year 12 students and parents are being asked to fill in an Exit Survey for the College.  We use this valuable feedback to modify and improve our practice and look forward to your responses. This survey is facilitated by Michael Elphick and Associates and has been emailed to parents.  

 

On Thursday the SRC team were out and about for RUOK? Day striking up conversations and handing out lollies.  

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For more information on strategies for starting conversations, please refer to the Parent section on our College Website. 

SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL AND NETWORK ACCESS AT MATER DEI

At Mater Dei Catholic College we support the rights of all members of the school community to be provided with and engage in a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment. This extends to the use of digital tools and is underpinned by our expectation of safe and responsible behaviour of all members of the school community.

 

The College does not utilise social media for learning and accordingly, the College network does not permit access on the school network to social media sites. If your child has their own access data enabled devices, please ensure that your child understands and knows about their personal responsibility to use this data responsibly and legally. This includes those student who are sharing data.

 

Please see below policy regarding Parent/Carer Guidelines: Using Technology Responsibly to Access Social Media for more information.

Parent_Carer Guidelines_ Using Technology Responsibly.pdf

 

Below are some useful resources for Parents/Carers and Families:

  • The Office of the esafety Commissioner.
  • This videoexplores the digital practices of teens and kids.
  • Parents need to understand online safety, including how to notify the authorities about safety violations.  You are encouraged to report assertively. This sitetells you what you need to do.
  • A checklist guide to online bullying for parents/carers.

The ever changing nature of the internet can pose challenges for parents. iParent provides online safety resources targeted to the specific needs of parents and carers.

 

Check out iParent here, for guidance on using safety settings on the family’s web-connected devices, tips for choosing movies and games and strategies for keeping young people safe online.

 

 

Ms Melanie Cramp | Leader of Students