From the Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator
Good afternoon everyone,
The adoption of remote learning and roll marking throughout the first week of the term has been very smooth. Thanks to all students and carers for your cooperation with this process. A reminder that students need to respond to the Google form no later than 10am each day in order to be marked present. If there are any issues regarding this process please contact your son or daughter’s Pastoral Advisor, Year Coordinator or the Front Office.
As the COVID-19 landscape is continually changing, particularly with regards to the various measures that have been in place for the past three weeks or so, it is important for all of us to keep up to speed with the latest information. As each of the States and Territories are operating in different ways, the following link to the NSW Government Website is one way of ensuring that the most accurate and up-to-date information for NSW is available https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
As with last year’s experience during lockdown, many of us are confronted with a variety of challenges relating to remote learning. It is important that communication between home and the College is maintained as a means of support for all student learning and wellbeing. Alternatively, a variety of assistance lines, as previously shared in emails and newsletters are available for you. Below are some useful links which may assist students and carers during this challenging time.
Australian Parents Council - Screentime recommendations
Headspace - General Mental Health fact sheet for parents
Mental Health resources for families during remote learning
Pastoral Care
As we end our first week of remote learning, Pastoral Classes engaged in a variety of activities earlier this morning. Some of these included:
- Year 7- Pastoral Care and Wellbeing surveys
- Year 8 - Zooms, wellbeing surveys and semester one report reflections.
- Year 9 - Joint pastoral class zooms, report reflections and mindfulness activities.
- Year 10 - Subject selection question and answer time with KLA Coordinators.
- Seniors - Wellbeing surveys and time for classwork and assessment tasks.
These activities will provide students a valuable opportunity to reflect on their week of learning, set goals for the following semester and to assist Year Coordinators and Pastoral Advisors with identifying the wellbeing needs of our students.
Elevate Education
Elevate Education are continuing to provide parents of Mount Carmel Catholic College exclusive access to their Parent Webinar Series for Term 3, 2021. The webinars begin on Wednesday 21 July at 7pm. To reserve your spot, register for free below.
You can register by clicking here.
This term’s topics are:
- July 21 - Motivation and the role of parents in shaping mindset.
- August 4 - Technology devices and how to stay focused and balanced.
- August 18 - Note taking skills to help your child deepen their revision.
- September 1 - Exam Homestretch and how to support your child in the final weeks.
The webinar is run live online from 7pm – 8pm (AEST) where the presenter will share Elevate’s research findings and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.
Should you have questions or would like to contact Elevate directly, their details are listed below.
Mr Simon Huntly
Pastoral Care and Wellbeing Coordinator