Acting Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Coordinator
Happenings in Pastoral Care this week
| Year 7 | Looking at building a sense of community by partnership with Year 12 to create a positive school environment. Pastoral assembly focussing on conflict resolution, resilience and building respectful relationships. |
| Year 8 | Pastoral assembly with a focus on Cyber Safety. |
| Year 9 | Encounter Day - providing such a valuable pastoral and religious experience for year 9. |
| Year 10 | Reviewed and engaged with the Four Corners documentary on vaping. The documentary helped inform the students about the lack of regulation on vapes and the surge in medical complications that have become present in young people as a result. |
| Year 11 | Planning for the future - Year 12 2024 Jersey organisation. |
| Year 12 | SRC initiative of clean up MCCC - Year 12 in partnership with Year 7 with an aim to create a clean environment at the college. Also, UAC guides arrived last week and students are now busy planning for their future beyond the gates of MCCC. |
Uniform Reminders
Jewellery and makeup regulations for girls
- No jewellery except a watch. No wrist bands or rings are to be worn
- Earrings gold or silver studs (maximum diameter 5mm) for those with pierced ears are permitted (only one set of earrings allowed and they are to be worn in the lower lobe). Thin, plain gold or silver sleeper earrings of no more than 10mm diameter may also be worn. No clear studs to be worn. No facial piercings are permitted.
- Wearing a silver or gold neck chain with a Christian religious symbol is permitted provided it is not showing over the uniform.
- No nail polish, acrylic nails or makeup to be worn. Nails to be kept trimmed to a suitable length. False eyelashes or eyelash extensions are not permitted.
Jewellery regulations for boys
- No jewellery except a watch. No wrist bands to be worn.
- No body piercings or earrings to be worn (including clear studs)
- Wearing a silver or gold neck chain with a Christian religious symbol is permitted provided it is not showing.
Blazers and ties - to be worn to and from school each day by all students.
Sports Uniform - only to be worn on Tuesday or when students have designated practical lessons for PDHPE (yrs 7-10) or PASS (yrs 9 & 10) and Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation Studies (Yr 11 & 12) electives. This includes the College Sports Jacket.
Appropriate runners or cross-training sport shoes with arch support must be worn with the College sports uniform. Students are not permitted to wear canvas or leather shoes with a flat sole (e.g.Converse or Volleys), skate shoes and/or slip-ons.
Elevate Education
Upcoming webinar for parents
How to Help Get (and Keep!) Your Child Motivated
We are excited to announce that Elevate Education will be hosting a free webinar for our parents on Wednesday 10 May.
Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.
Please use this link to register for free
The event will be covering the following on the night:
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What impact does praise and reassurance have on your child's motivation? |
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What are the best type of goals to be setting with your child? |
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How can you help your child create meaningful and lasting motivation? |
Free webinar for parents and carers
Getting the most out of gaming – Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT
Tuesday 23 May 7.30pm
This 45-minute free webinar provides families with strategies for supporting children and young people to have safe, positive experiences when playing games online. It is designed for parents and carers of children aged 7 to 14.
The webinar will cover:
- when gaming can be beneficial and strategies to promote better in-game experiences
- how to keep children safe online – using safety and privacy settings in games and platforms
- strategies to promote more balanced gaming and how to create smoother transitions from game-play to other activities
- the key online risks and where to find help for things like bullying and harassment in games
- Getting the most out of gaming
Youth Solutions is hosting a Movie Night on Thursday 11 May at Event Cinemas Campbelltown, screening Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. All funds raised will assist Youth Solutions to continue its important work with young people in our community. This invitation can be shared with family and friends with both standard and youth tickets available for purchase. Please click here to purchase tickets.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs Theresa Moore