Monday 25 October 2021 marks the return to some sort of normality with students being able to be on site. 

Obviously, there are still a lot of restrictions and limitations as to how we can run school, as well as the need to get everyone back into the routines and expectations we have as a College that builds our healthy learning community.

If your student started at the College during lockdown, please send them to the front of the Admin Office on Monday to meet their Year Advisor.  This will allow them to have a secure and directed start to their time on campus.

We are so excited to have a lot of new students starting with us.

I want to highlight a number of things so that we move forward positively on Monday: 

1. Timetable – returns to normal.
2. Uniform expectations return to normal – if there are issues, please make sure to write a note to the Year Advisor. Please make sure that any piercings that have occurred, meet school uniform expectations. Masks are mandatory inside for all students, therefore they must bring a mask to school.
3. Students need to return to school with all required equipment including computer, pens, books, calculators, texts etc.

Please note that if your child is at home that online lessons cease on Monday, but they will be able to access work on their class TEAMS pages. Year Advisors will try to keep in touch with those students at home.

One new requirement is that we try to keep cohorts separate at breaks. We have assigned areas for Year Groups for before school, recess and lunchtime.  Students must go to these areas during those times. 

The following table outlines the areas available for students.

NOTE: Library will be available only for Year 11 and 12 unless you are borrowing.

OVAL 2 (Courts area) + OVAL 1 (Except first half of lunch)

The canteen will be available for lunchtime orders.  These will be delivered to students in their assigned areas by their Year Advisor.

Canteen Arrangements for Years 7-11

As you may be aware, the College outsources the operation of the Canteen to an external provider called “The Munchery”.

The Munchery open the canteen for business every day from 8:00am – 2:00pm

The Canteen will be operational for students from Monday 25 October 2021 for lunch orders only.

There will be no window service open to students.

The Canteen will accept lunch orders from students across the counter before school, and also electronically. 

Lunch orders can be placed online each morning prior to 8:30am. 

Visit: www.munchmonitor.com

Username: greenpoint

Password: munch2251

Students may also place an order over the counter before school by writing their name and Year group and details of the order on a lunch bag (place money inside the bag) and placing this on the counter at the Canteen. The Canteen will issue change in the delivered order. 

Please note if you include an order for recess it will be delivered in one delivery at lunchtime.  We encourage you to provide recess and snacks from home for your child to keep them sustained until lunchtime.

All lunch orders will be collected by Year group monitor/s for child’s Year group and delivered to the Year Advisor to issue to students at the start of lunchtime in their designated area.

Whilst these current restrictions are in place and Year groups have been designated their own areas whilst at school, students are no longer permitted to collect their own orders and must follow these new protocols.

School Vaccination Program - Pending Approval

The missed School Vaccination Program originally booked for 25 August 2021 has now been tentatively booked for Wednesday 24 November 2021, however the College and Central Coast LHD  are currently awaiting on a directive from NSW Health and the Department of Education as to whether these 3^rd visits will go ahead. 

Year 7: HPV dose 2 and any catch up for HPV dose 1 and dTpa

Year 8: Catch up for HPV and dTpa

Year 10: Catch up Meningococcal ACWY

Year 11: Catch up Meningococcal ACWY

From the Counselling Department - Transitioning Back to School                  

For those children and adolescents getting ready to return to attending school in person, there may be a variety of responses ranging from enthusiasm and excitement to fear and anxiety. We have some resources that we hope might be helpful to guide your experience supporting your children however they might be feeling. 

Please access resources from our Well-being Parent Resources for "Transitioning Back to School" on our College website. 

From the Counselling team – Tiffany, Stephen and Jarel

HSC Industrial Technology Major Works