Mr Peter McLellan | Head of Secondary

Coming to the end of all things can result in a dropping away of effort and focus, especially when major activities have finished. 

We want our students to remain focused right up until the end of the year, even though many have finished their final assessment tasks or exams. 

Every teacher will be continuing to teach the skills needed to make their progression the easiest possible for all students, no matter the Year level. 

Year 11 come to the completion of the first quarter of their HSC work, so for them there is no transition.

Please, when your child says, “We did nothing at school,” or “We only watched a movie”, remember that the focus we have is to continue education right up to the end of the year.

It is more than likely a misunderstanding of what the purpose of each activity is for or maybe it is a signing out by your child as the end of the year approaches.

Let's finish strong …

Purchasing Textbooks for Year 11, 2021 

Parents of current Year 10 students are now able to purchase textbooks for next year through Box of Books.

Box of Books is a proudly Australian owned company that works hard to keep leading schools at the forefront of digital learning.

Please see the video below on how Box of Books works and how we will work together to support your student’s ongoing educational needs.

Box of Books - Service Overview

Parents will also have the option to supplement existing textbooks with a discounted digital license. Some families may already have the school prescribed texts in hard copy either through siblings who have completed the subject in an earlier year or through the purchase of the text separately to Box of Books. Where this is the case, you can opt for the provision of the digital version of the text on Box of Books and this can be purchased for a discounted cost.

Box of Books looks forward to supporting students' learning through their world leading digital platform and 100% COVID safe delivery service for texts and physical resources for school families.

Steps to order: 

1. Visit https://shop.boxofbooks.com.au to create your parent/guardian account 
2. Add each student, nominating their school and Year group 
3. Select the items you wish to purchase from the booklist shown 
4. Use the checkout to organise postage direct to your nominated address and payment

For further assistance, please see this short informative video guide on How to Purchase Books or contact the Box of Books team through the in-app support function (located at the bottom right corner of the shop).

During November, the College will be participating in “It’s in the Bag”, an initiative from Share the Dignity organisation. This initiative aims to provide hygiene and toiletry essentials for women in need in our community. 

Throughout the month we will be collecting toiletry essentials for teens, mums and bubs, and women in need (see flyer for suggestions). If you would like to participate, you may choose to provide individual items from the list, or place items in a new or pre-loved handbag or backpack. You may want to donate as an individual, as a family, as a church, as a class or Year group. Collection boxes are located in the Administration Office.

For more information: www.sharethedignity.org.au

Bless you for blessing others in this practical way.

Jane McLarty and Michelle Molkentin

Year 8 Mountain Bike Mentoring

Year 9 Drama Assesment 

Student Opal Cards

From January 2021 onwards, there will be a number of School Opal cards expiring, as the physical card has reached its lifespan.

These are cards for students who will be in Years 8 to 12 in 2021, and only those Opal cards which have not been replaced in the last five years.

Impacted students and/or their parent/carer will be contacted directly by Transport for NSW via email or post. They will be asked to confirm their details online in order for a new School Opal card to be sent to the correct postal address in time for the new school year.

If contacted by Transport for NSW, details should be submitted online by 1 December 2020 at the latest. Affected students who do not confirm their details in time will have a new School Opal card posted to the address Transport NSW has on file.