Queensland Health has published new Guidelines for a person diagnosed with COVID-19 or symptoms of acute respiratory infection. I encourage you to read the new guidelines, as they apply to any person who has symptoms of an acute respiratory infection or has tested positive to COVID-19. 

The Guidelines for a close contact in Queensland - COVID-19 also provides information for those who have been in contact with a person who has tested positive to COVID-19.

While there is no longer a public health directive in relation to isolation, the guidelines recommend that you stay at home and isolate after testing positive to COVID-19, or if you have any symptoms of an acute respiratory infection. 

If you have symptoms or have tested positive to COVID-19, Queensland Health strongly recommends you:

• stay home to isolate until you no longer have acute respiratory symptoms
• avoid entering hospitals, residential aged care facilities and disability accommodation services for at least 7 days and only when you no longer have any symptoms
• wear a face mask in an indoor setting and if you are unable to physically distance outside for at least 7 days after testing positive to COVID-19.

Stay up to date by regularly checking the Queensland Government COVID-19 website.

We are so excited for this to be our final communication about camp - camp is here!!

Some reminders as per the information evening:

• Students are to arrive at school by 8am sharp;
• Students will enter through the front gates and will be provided with a bag tag. The bag tag - will be attached to each student's day backpack. The tag will have their camp group, their teacher and their cabin number on it.
• Students will be directed to a bag drop location;
• Students will then proceed to the Sports Performance Centre to meet with their teacher and for final reminders before returning to collect their bags and board the buses;
• We intend leaving camp on Wednesday not later than 1pm, and all being well with traffic, should arrive at Foxwell between 3.30 and 4pm. We will post on Facebook when we leave and with any possible updates along the way.

Prohibited items on camp are the same as at school and as per the Student Code of conduct including but not limited to:

• mobile phones and iPads or digital devices of any kind
• electrical devices of any kind
• aerosol cans of any kind
• vapes, cigarettes or drugs of any kind
• nut or nut products
• revealing items of clothing including mid riff tops, singlets or super short, shorts.

Please ensure students have packed appropriately including all items on the packing list.

Medication

If you have made prior arrangements to drop medication at school on Monday, please do so in a timely manner and ensure that all appropriate paperwork has been completed. 

Any student with outstanding forms - medical or consent will not be permitted to board the buses.

Camp Details:

Camp Marantha

275 Wappa Falls Rd, 

Yandina 4561

For urgent contact - please call the College during College hours on 07 55553333 or call Camp Marantha on 07 54467157 or outside of College hours, please call 0447796825.

 We look forward to sharing this special time with your children.

For those students not attending camp, regular timetabled classes will not run. Students will be expected to attend school and to participate in the planned alternate program.

Students are required to bring their fully charged ipads each day.

Students will commence school each morning, when the bell rings, by meeting with Mr Goldsmith in the amphitheatre for assignment of their daily schedule.

We wish all students at school and on camp next week the very best and ask that they remember our SPIRIT Values and school rules at all times.

Foxwell State Secondary College is looking to hold our very first Swimming Carnival at the Pimpama Sports Hub at the end of Term 4.

In order to inform our planning and create a fun, engaging and supportive event for all students, please fill out this form to have your say. Feedback will decide the nature of the event, whether it is a full school meet or participation by nomination only. 

Swimming Carnival

It was so wonderful to see our Hall filled with excited Year 8 students and their families on Wednesday night as we presented our Compass Years -  Year 9 Information session. If you were unable to attend, you can still access the presentation by clicking on the link below:

The course selection process for Year 9 2023 is live. Thank you to those of you who have already made your selections.

If you haven’t done so already:

• you can access the The Compass Years - Year 9 Handbook via our College website by clicking on the link below. Please read the course information prior to making selections.

• courses can be selected by completing the form, which can be accessed by clicking here or via the QR Code (below). Please ensure that you read all instructions on the form carefully and scroll all the way to the bottom to access all questions.

The form closes at 4pm on Thursday 20 October 2023. Please take the time to reach out to Heads of Departments or teachers if you have any questions.

The buzz from our Northern Gold Coast Mental Health Marketta has continued into Queensland Mental Health Week.

The idea of a Northern Gold Coast Marketta event was ignited by a genuine motivation to provide our community with the opportunity to learn, engage and access a range of mental health services, local agencies and businesses within the Northern Gold Coast area. We genuinely believe this was achieved and could not have done this without the support of our community. 

We hope that you had a fun filled evening and were able to connect and learn about local agencies and businesses that may be of assistance to you and your families. 

If you have any questions or would like support accessing any services, please reach out to our Guidance Officer, Pascale Street. You can email ppier6@eqedu.au or phone 5555 3333.