Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care & Staff Support

No Pupil Free Day - Tuesday, 9th June 2020

Due to the extenuating circumstances of COVID19, Tuesday, 9th June 2020 has now been gazetted as a normal school day. It is not a pupil free day as advertised in the College diary.

From this day, all students will return to 'face-to-face' teaching and compulsory full-time attendance.

Students will follow their timetabled lessons for Day 2, Week 1.

Year 7 Immunisation - Rescheduled

North Coast Area Health Service is holding an Immunisation Day at St Joseph’s Regional College on Thursday, 4th June 2020 for Year 7 students.

Please note: Year 7 students are permitted to wear their sports uniform all day on Thursday, 4th June.

A Parent Information Kit was sent home with students earlier in the term. The kit contains information about the following vaccinations and the disease that it protects against as well as a consent form.

Immunisations offered on Thursday, 4th June 2020:

Year 7
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)- Dose 1 of 2
Boostrix (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis) 1 Dose only

Year 8 catch-ups from 2019

NO VACCINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS WITHOUT A SIGNED CONSENT FORM, VERBAL CONSENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

Signed consent forms are to be handed directly to the Area Health Nurse on Immunisation Day.

Please do not return completed forms prior to this day.

IF YOU REQUIRE A NEW FORM, PLEASE COLLECT ONE FROM THE COLLEGE OFFICE.

What do you need to do?

• Read all information carefully in the Year 7 Vaccination Information Kit.
• Complete & sign the Consent Form (make sure you sign for each vaccine your child requires).
• Return the signed Consent Form on the day of immunisation.
• Discuss the importance of vaccinations with your child.
• Ensure your child has breakfast on the morning of vaccination
  More questions?

A record of vaccination will be kept by the Area Health Service and a copy will be provided to the vaccinated student for their records. Please understand that if you do not have your child immunised in the Year (eg. Year 7 – 9) that is offered by North Coast Public Area Health, you are able to access this vaccine at a later stage at your General Practitioner. The cost of the vaccine, however, will not be covered by this program.

Please contact the Public Health Unit on 1300 066 055 or visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation for further information and translated copies of the Year 7 Vaccination Information Kit.

FREE Webinar for Parents - Protect our Kids Online

David & Katie Kobler have been presenting to our Year 11 students for many years. This Friday, 29th May at 7:30pm, David & Katie Kobler, will be hosting this web event.  This web event is for parents who:

• Have questions about the impact of pornography on children and young people.
• Feel ill-equipped to talk to their child about topics such as sex, sexting and pornography.
• They are wanting to protect their kids online without having to look over their shoulder every minute of every day.
• They have recently found their child accessing pornography or engaging in other worrying online activities.
• They have concerns about their child engaging in sexting.

REGISTER NOW or head to our website www.yourchoicez.com.au

Handling of Items Delivered to Students

Encouraging your child to be packed for school and organised the night before is a good practice. This habit will also avoid parents having to drop forgotten items to school. However, if this does occur and to eliminate the chance of cross-contamination, we ask that items being dropped off to the College are delivered in a bag with the student's name clearly marked on it. Your child will then be called to collect items.

Lost Property

We have a number of unclaimed lost property items. Please ensure your child's name is written on all items of clothing, this also includes sports bags that contain sports clothes, practical equipment and lunchboxes. Clearly labelled items are easily returned when lost.

Please contact the College Office if you recognise any of the following items. 

Please note: all unclaimed items will be donated to St Vincent de Paul.

Uniform

The St Agnes' Uniform store has now resumed trade from under revised hours of operation.  The store will be open Monday to Friday from 1.00pm - 5.00pm.

Online ordering has also resumed with a click and collect and delivery available. Please visit our webpage for online orders - https://stagnesparish.org.au/st-agnes-uniform-store/

Tanya Daley
Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care and Staff Support