MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Simon Scoullar

Middle Sub School Leader

Welcome back to 2019. I genuinely hope everyone had a nice break. We see a lot of growth over the Summer break and for the Year 9s transitioning into middle school, they soon realise we don’t buy into drama and that we treat our students as young adults. This is the behaviour we expect and teach.

School discipline should be about building respectful relationships and educating students about how, why and when certain behaviours are appropriate. This will support students to become successful, independent learners and citizens.

This educational approach is supported by classroom management and school discipline research says schools should focus on relational aspects of schooling based on respect, dignity and caring. Schools should also make sure their approach to discipline is learning-oriented and seeks to develop self-regulation and trust.

2019 sees Joel McDougall as Year 9 Coordinator with Rena Bennet and Liz Fagan assisting.

Sherryn Martin is the Year 10 Coordinator with Alessandra Friedrich assisting.

IMPORTANT

Collection statement

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?

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.
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.
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