The Year 9s have enjoyed a smooth start to Term 2. Our new Personal Endeavour Courses have begun with students eagerly attending their first classes this week. Our "Ceramics" class is the first cohort to engage in our Cafe Program, and they have already spent lessons learning about safety, service and coffee preparation, oh, and some sniffing of coffee beans! It was great to see our students engaging in this program in our beautiful new Cafe/Restaurant, "Kaizen". In Week 2, it will be the students of "Build it and they will come" who will have their turn on the machines. All students who complete the work module and practical experience and achieve Competency for their work will receive a Certificate of Completion to add to their folio of achievements. The schedule for all classes is provided below:

Week 2        Built it and they will come (GARRMO)     

Week 3        First Aid (SAYECA)

Week 4        Food and Nutrition (WELLCO)

Week 5        Sound Production (MATHSO)

Week 6        Specialist Coaching (GOUDRE)

Week 7        Film Production (POWETH)

Week 8        App Development and Game Design (NEWTLI)

Week 9        Food and Hospitality Practices (FOERTR)

Week 10      Continuing Japanese 1 (YOSHMA)

Upcoming events for this term include: dance competitions, district cross country, inter-school sport, more rounds of debating, our inaugural musical, Matilda, another opportunity for First Aid students to achieve their certificate and various humanities excursions, to name just a few.

Reminders - College Processes and Policies

Please ensure as we move toward winter that your child has the correct winter uniform. Children are required to wear the Foxwell sports jacket and/or the wattle coloured knit jumper, including on the way to and from school. No other jumpers/jackets are permitted and students will be asked to remove them. 

Please also check that your child is wearing the correct uniform each day. If there is a valid reason that your child is out of uniform (temporarily), please ensure you have completed the application for Temporary Uniform Variation and send it with your child before or on the day. Students will then be issued with a pass. Children who are out of uniform and without an Application for Temporary Uniform Variation are issued with a 20 minute detention.

Students are, at all times outdoors, required to wear the appropriate school hat to match their uniform, i.e. formal hat with formal uniform and sports hat with sports uniform. The wearing of a hat is also required whilst transiting to and from school.

To meet Workplace Health and Safety requirements, children are required to wear black lace up leather shoes with their formal uniform and when they are in practical work spaces such as laboratories, kitchens and workshops. Students presenting to practical workspaces without leather shoes, may be denied entry.

Arrival to School

All students are reminded that they should be in class, seated and ready for learning by 8.45am. Arriving by the first bell at 8.35am allows reasonable time to get to class. It is concerning that we still have students arriving even after 8.45am with no explanation from home as to their late arrival. It is important that all students are in class, on time, every day. 

Course and Class Changes

Applications to change courses will not be accepted unless the process has been followed by the student in terms of having their parent sign to endorse the application. Given the complexity of class changes (logistically in terms of the timetable structure) and the impact of moving classes (catching up on work missed etc.), there must be significant reason for the change. We encourage all students to explore their areas of  passion and interest, and it is concerning that a student may wish to change subjects due to wanting to be in class with friends. 

Organisation and Communication

To ensure clear, effective and timely communication and sharing of information, it is vital that students:

1) check SharePoint notices at least once a day (before 9am) for whole cohort and College information;

2) maintain their awareness of notices and annoucements in Seesaw for their individual class and year level; and 

2) check email daily for personal messages. 

As we move through our Compass Years Program and become more personalised in our interactions, students must ensure they are up-to-date with information and are responding to emails otherwise they may miss out on key information and great opportunities.

We appreciate families' support in reminding students to take ownership of their daily organisation and communication.  

Excursions

There are a number of excursions planned across the year. To avoid the disappointment of missing out on an invaluable learning experience, or having an excursion cancelled, we ask all students and families to ensure that they sign and return all relevant consent forms by the due date. This information is issued via Seesaw so please continue to check announcements. 

Mobile Phones

A reminder to all students and families that, as per our Code of Conduct for Students, students are not permitted to have their mobile phones during the day. This means that students can not have phones with them in their pockets or in their bags or with other personal belongings. All phones brought to school must be locked in a locker between 8.45am and 3.00pm.