Zoom/Teams Meeting Fatigue

Have you noticed your child is more tired after a day on-line doing school work? Do you find you you are exhausted at the end of the day 'Connecting on-line with colleagues'?

Researchers at Stanford University studied brain scans and found that video meetings require greater cognitive processing power than in person meetings. This is because in-person communication makes our brain happier. Often during screen interactions, we do not recieve all the non-verbal cues we normally get when we are in the same room with a group of people. This means we have to expend more cognitive effort overall and can come away feeling tired or drained.

Each day make sure you take time within your family to connect face to face. Share a meal together, play a card game or discuss a book you are reading. Children need face to face interactions and in times such as these it is important to build them into our routines.

Book Week

This week on the College calendar is Book Week. Each year since 1945 the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children's authors and illustrators.

Our Teacher Librarian, Mrs van Wyk has created a colourful display, developed activities, and is running several competitions relating to this year’s theme 'Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds'. All students can participate in these competitions as all you have to upload is a photo.

This year we are not able to run our famous Book Week dress up parades, however class teachers will organise a day for students to dress up as their favourite book character. Take some time together as a family to celebrate reading and share about your favourite books.

Photos: Flashback to 2020 Book Week

Arrival at School

Please remember there is no supervision at school until 8:15am and students should not be on site before this time.

Sickness

At this time, it is especially important to look after your health and the health of others. If your child is at all sick they should not be at school until they have received a negative COVID test and those results have been passed on to the College.

Masks

Please remember that as you come on site to collect resources or when using the Kiss and Drop, you are not permitted to leave your car.

It is also required that whenever you are on site you wear a mask. Thank you for assisting to protect our staff students and community.

Parents Coming on Site

Under current restrictions we must limit people coming on site. If you need to pick something up for your child such as resources, please phone ahead. Once you arrive you must QR code in at reception and let them know what you are picking up. Then please wait outside and it will be delivered to you.

Our Champion Online Learners

Photos: 5P Small group reading Monday and Jude (1B) doing his awesome spelling

Year 7 2023 Enrolments

We are currently experiencing high demand for positions in Year 7 and have received a lot of interest and applications for 2023. If you plan on enrolling a sibling in Year 7 2023, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as practical. For an application form please click on the following link.

Please note, if your child is currently in Primary School at GPCC, you are not required to apply for Year 7, however if your child will not be continuing would you kindly advise in writing registrar@gpcc.nsw.edu.au.