Mount Carmel Catholic College Varroville eNewsletter

Acting Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Coordinator

Welcome to Term 2. Our Pastoral team and Year Coordinators have prepared and organised a range of activities and initiatives for this term to continue to promote positive wellbeing and care for each student. This started today with various Year group meetings during our Pastoral period.

Year 7	*Respectful Relationships Presentation by Mrs Marks CEDoW Education Officer*
Year 8	*Strategies to Support Academic Growth, Year 8 Pastoral Matters.*
Year 9	*Mentality Monsters! How students can successfully apply the grade theme in order to meet Year 9 goals for Term 2 - Academic growth.*
Year 10	*NESA Information, Subject Selection, Term 2 Goals and Pastoral Presentation*
Year 11	*Reflection on Reports, Assessment Periods - How to manage stress; Preliminary Examination Discussion; and Pastoral matters*
Year 12	*Pathways & UAC, HSC Special Provisions, Year 12 Pastoral matters.*

Uniform Reminders Term 2

In term 2 and 3, students are required to wear the Winter Academic Uniform. This includes wearing the College blazer to and from school each day. Students are reminded to take the required measures to make sure they adhere to the expectations of the uniform and grooming policies. These policies can be found in the student diary on pages 17 -19.

Key points inlcude:

College blazer worn to and from school each day

Female

Male

Skirt length must be modest length to the knee.
Winter navy socks (long length) or black opaque tights
Trouser option with long sleeve blouse tucked in and girls College tie

MCCC Grey trouser with long sleeve shirt tucked in.
Black plain buckle belt and College tie.
Grey ankle socks.

Additional

Scarves - plain red or navy.
Mount Carmel sport jacket can only be worn on Tuesday sports day or with the sports uniform. The Mount Carmel sports jacket MUST not be worn with the College Academic Uniform.

If a student is cold, they must wear the Mount Carmel College Blazer, with the Mount Carmel vest or pullover under the blazer. Any NON COLLEGE clothing MUST not be worn to school and will be confiscated.

Reminders relating to behaviour, learning, uniform and wellbeing often need to be explicitly addressed as a means of ensuring we are meeting the high expectations, building strong routines, and continually encouraging accountability, responsibilities, positive relationships and safety for all our students.

The top 5 issues facing teens today: a doctor’s perspective

Check out the excellent article in Maggie Dent’s blog on parenting

When parenting gets hard! Webinar

As parents, we’re all doing our best with what we have in our efforts to raise our kids to be good humans. But every child is different, as is every family, and so often we can feel ill-equipped to handle the really challenging moments of parenting.

What do you do when your child is anxious, or you struggle to get them to school? Or if their lack of confidence is getting in the way of their happiness? Or aggression is a problem and sibling rivalry is out of control?

Or you think they might need professional support, but you don’t know where to turn? In fact, data shows that only about 35% of parents feel prepared to identify when their child really needs help.

Dr Billy Garvey is a developmental paediatrician with over 20 years’ experience working with families. In clinic he gets to meet families and help use the evidence to guide them through their difficult times. As it becomes even more difficult to see specialists, Billy spends more time sharing what he has learnt with the community. That’s why he is joining Maggie Dent for this online masterclass.

Join Maggie Dent and Dr Billy Garvey live on Thursday, 13th June, 8pm AEST.

Cost is $35.00

Thank you for your ongoing support of the College and your children.

Mrs Theresa Moore Miss Rebecca Toogood

Acting Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Coordinator