Head of Secondary
The Graduate Profile describes the qualities we want our students to develop. Students will be hearing and learning what that means for them as individuals in a learning community. Together we want a culture where all students help each other to learn and achieve to the best of their ability.
I would like to highlight a number of things to remember this year.
The Messenger is one of our primary methods of getting information out to parents. Please read it to keep up with all the happenings that occur during the year. You will receive an email each Monday with a link to access the latest news of what is happening in our College community.
The Parent Lounge - please be an active user of the Parent Lounge. It will help you keep on top of what is happening in your child’s day to day life at Green Point Christian College. You will find details of your child’s, e-diary, homework, assessment tasks, progressive reporting and much more.
Year Advisors are usually the group of people you need to contact if your child is experiencing problems at the College. These dedicated people are: Year 7 – Mrs Kerrie Rochford; Year 8 - Mr Chris Haines; Year 9 - Mr James Wright; Year 10 – Mr Matthew Newell; Year 11 - Mr Chris Lewis; Year 12 – Mr Paul Chambers/Mr Witanowski.
Detentions must be attended by a student who has stepped outside the policy boundaries of the College and we need parents' support in their implementation. Detentions are not given out without careful consideration and the desire to influence change in a student.
Uniform Policy must be adhered to during the year. Students are expected to be dressed correctly when they come to school wearing correct uniform in an appropriate manner. Girls' skirts are to be knee length. A student may only wear the sports uniform on a day they have practical PDHPE or PASS.
Please note that girls' hair is to be tied back in Years 7 - 10 and boys’ hair, if long needs to be tied back in Years 7 - 12. This applies to the whole school day.
Parent/Teacher Night for Year 11 and Year 12
This will be held on 25 February for Years 11 and 12. Further information will be in the newsletter regarding booking appointments.
Year 7 Meet the Teacher and Faculty Night will be held on 3 March 2020 in the MPC. Further details will be given next week.
Class Placements – as the year begins, many students will be changed in their classes. We try to the best of our ability to place students in classes that will enable them to achieve their best. We have limited capacity to move students at the start of the year. Classes are reviewed throughout the course of the year.
Attendance
Period 1 starts at 8:45am and students need to be in class on time. They must sign in at the office if they arrive late, but this should be an exception. If a student needs to leave the College for any reason, they must have parental written permission and sign out at the office.
Year 7 Camp
Our Year 7 camp is on Wednesday 12 February and it is a time of fun where students get connected with each other. It will be a great experience for all. Look out for an email with final details and the camp checklist sent from Mrs Rochford dated 7 February.
A reminder that Year 7 students need to meet at the bus bay by 7:45am ready to leave at 8:00am so we do not have the cross over with normal daily school buses. It is anticipated we will return to school approximately 3:00pm on Friday; the College excursion line can keep you updated during the afternoon.
Please bring morning tea from home for the first morning. Students are reminded to wear their swimmers under their clothes, ready for the swimming challenge as soon as we get to camp.
School Musical
After school rehearsals will start next week (Week 4) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (3:30pm – 5:00pm). A schedule will be available soon. We are looking forward to lots of fun and hard work with this show. Mrs Rochford
Year 12 Students Driving to School
If your child drives to school, please ensure that the “Student Driver Form 2020” is returned to the College as soon as possible (forms have been handed out directly to the students). Please note that even if you filled in a form last year, you need to complete another form so that the College has an accurate record.
In addition, if you are happy for your child to arrive late and leave early due to their timetabled study periods, please return the “Year 12 Permission Note for Study Periods 2020” (again these have been handed out to the students directly).
Thank you for your co-operation with these matters. Mr Chambers
Invitation for Student Contributions to The Messenger
The College has moved to Schoolzine for the weekly newsletter, The Messenger. This platform gives us much more flexibility in what we can include and allows for contribution of articles and stories from students alongside the regular sections. We would love to invite students to be the reporter of the week (or month/term).
Students are invited to write a story or article of approximately 350 words and can include images or video.
Topics could include :
- an area of interest from within the school, like a subject or project you are working on and what you are learning;
- an area of interest from beyond the school, like something you have done through Church or sport or on a holiday;
- a story or poem;
- or another suggestion that we can approve once requested.
The categories could focus on the 5 areas of the Graduate Profile.
Student contributions can be sent to Mrs McLarty at jmclarty@gpcc.nsw.edu.au for inclusion in The Messenger.
Parent/Teacher Interviews for Years 11 and 12
Parent Teacher interviews will be held for Years 11 and 12 on Tuesday 25 February from 4:00pm until 8:00pm in the MPC. Interview times will be 10 minutes and it is preferable for students to attend with parents.
Bookings will be open to parents from Tuesday 18 February from 9:00am and will be made through the Parent Lounge portal of TASSWeb. You may access your account with your family number previously supplied.
If you are new to the College and have not used this facility before, please contact the office to obtain your family number.
If you have not already done so, you will need to set yourself a password by following the instructions.
The easiest way to learn how to book your appointments is to watch the short video once you have accessed your account, under “School Links” tab, and select “Help Videos”. Please take a few minutes to watch this video as it will make the process much easier for you.
As with all our interview processes, if you have difficulties or do not have access to the internet, please call the office and we will assist you.
Central Coast Local Health School Immunisation Program
Central Coast Local Health have in the past offered a vaccination program for Year 7 and Year 10 students and this will again be continuing this year.
The vaccinations are as follows:
- Year 7 – Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (2 dose course) and Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (dTpa);
- Year 8 – HPV and dTpa (this is a catch up program for students who returned a consent form in 2019, but missed any of the doses whilst in Year 7)
- Year 10 – Meningococcal ACWY;
- Year 11 – Meningococcal ACWY (this is a catch up program for students who returned a consent form in 2019, but missed this vaccination whilst in Year 10).
The first vaccinations for Year 7 are on Wednesday 26 February and consent and information packs will be sent home this week. If you would like your child to be a part of this program, please sign and return the consent form included in the information pack by Monday 24 February to the Office.
Catch up vaccinations will also be available for Year 8 students on that day, who returned a consent form last year but who missed any of their vaccinations. The consent form is a legal document and therefore must be completed and signed in BLUE or BLACK pen.
No vaccine will be given unless there is a signed consent by the parent/carer.
The first vaccinations for Year 10 will be on Wednesday 13 May, but will also be available as a catch up date for any Year 7 or Year 8 students who have missed earlier vaccinations. More information and consent forms will be sent out early in Term 2.
The second vaccination for Year 7 students will be on Wednesday 2 September, and will also be an opportunity for catch up vaccinations for Years 8, 10 or 11 students. A reminder will be placed in The Messenger closer to the day.