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Newsletter No 13
Term 2 - May 9, 2022
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NAPLAN this week
NAPLAN is a point in time check to ensure your child is learning the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics – skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults.
This week you should ensure your child gets adequate sleep, nourishing food and has some relaxing outdoor play after school. Remember, they have been sitting at a desk concentrating hard all day.
The testing will take place in the Gym at Huon and in the PAC at Felltimber, it can be a little cooler so please ensure your child has plenty of clothing to keep warm.
Positive COVID results
Please send a notification email to the school if your child returns a positive result to covidresults@wmyc.vic.edu.au on the same day the positive result is received. Notify the school if there is a COVID case in your household as your child has become a close contact. Report to the Department of Health System https://vacsdata.educationapps.vic.gov.au/detvac/s/ratest or phone the hotline on 1800 675 398.
RAT Testing - Screening in schools
The supply of RATs will continue for the first 4 weeks of this term. The screening recommendations remain the same; twice a week. Students and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks.
Household Contacts
Students and staff who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are no longer required to quarantine. They can return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times within their 7-day period and wear face masks indoors if they are aged 8 and above unless they have a valid exemption. If any household contact returns a positive RAT result during this period, they must isolate for 7 days and not attend school.
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School Council
If you would like to contact the school council president, please do so by emailing: paul.thorpe@education.vic.gov.au
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ONLINE VISITOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Our College is committed to providing an open and friendly learning environment for students, encouraging visitors to our school. To manage our visitor compliance requirements, our school uses Passtab.
Visitors may be required to enter the following information on arrival at our school:
- Visitor name and contact information
- Arrival and departure time
- Category of visitor
- The access point used for arrival and departure
- A PIN associated with a visitor
- Employer (if the visitor is a contractor)
- Reason for visit
- Electronic signature
- Photo image
- Information relating to certificates
This information is used for school emergency or evacuation management, reporting visitor activity, and, school policies and induction compliance.
Our College takes reasonable steps to protect information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, modification and disclosure. Our College securely stores all electronic records, consistent with the Department’s records management policy and information security standards.
If you feel uncomfortable recording the information required to sign in at our school successfully, please speak with our Business Manager.
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Bogong Camp
Future leaders camp occurred at Bogong Outdoor Education Centre during Week 1 and 2 this term. WMYC and WSSC students had the amazing opportunity to experience cultural connections, improve leadership skills and develop strong relationships with elders from the Wodonga and broader community.
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Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund applications
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) helps eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you have a valid means-tested concession card, such as a Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible. There is also a special consideration category for asylum seeker and refugee families.
Payment amounts this year are $125 for eligible primary school students and $225 for eligible secondary school students. Payments are made direct to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
If you applied for CSEF through our school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year, unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
If you would like to apply for the first time, please contact the school office on 0260579000 and ask for an application form.
You can also download the form, and find out more about the program and eligibility, on the Department of Education and Training’s Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund web page.
Check with the school office if you are unsure, and please return completed forms to the school office as soon as possible. Applications close June 24, 2022.
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Child Safety Standards – Article for Parent/Carers’ Newsletter
Promoting and protecting the safety and interests of children is a top priority for our school and Wodonga Federation of Government Schools (The Federation). Our School, along with the other schools within The Federation, has a zero tolerance of child abuse.
Since 2016, schools and organisations in Victoria who work with children up to 18 years old have had to implement the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
These standards have now been reviewed and Victoria has adopted a new set of Child Safe Standards which align with the National Principles for Safe Organisations. These Standards come into effect from July 1, 2022.
Our school along with the other schools in the Federation are required to review and update our existing Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.
We welcome feedback from our school community on the draft Federation Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.
These documents can be reviewed by clicking on these documents below:
Draft Child Safe Policy
Draft Child Safe Code of Conduct
If you have any feedback, please speak to myself or eo@wodonga.vic.edu.au
Mellisa Long
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STUDENT ATTITUDES TO SCHOOL SURVEY
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Attitudes to School Survey
The Student Attitudes to School Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training. Students will be asked about their thoughts and feelings in relation to their school, their learning, peer and family relationships and other aspects of their lives. Further information is available here.
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Trade Expo Excursion
Year 9 students from WMYC last week attended the Hands On Trade Expo at Winton. Students had the opportunity to gain hands on experience, and broaden their knowledge on a variety of different career options.
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Gateway Health
Find out what Gateway Health have on offer this term for teens and families.
The 'Tuning into Kids' program is running at Gateway this term during the day along with a 2 hour info session for 'Adolescent Parenting' via zoom Tuesday May 10th evening.
For any families, parents/carers who have any questions, please contact the program coordinator, Andrea, on 0457 279 796
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Members of the WMYC community and friends are urged to have their say on transport in Wodonga and Albury.
Wodonga Council and Albury City are seeking feedback on all forms of transport, including buses, driving, walking and riding.
The feedback will be used for MOVE: The Albury Wodonga Integrated Transport Strategy, which will guide how you move through and to Albury Wodonga , now and into the future.
People can have their say online at alburywodonga.gov.au/move or chat with us at upcoming face to face sessions at:
- Baranduda - Tuesday, May 10, 3pm to 5pm, outside Baranduda Community Centre
- Killara - Wednesday, May 11, 7.30am to 9.30am, Riverside Blvd, outside Piccolo Pod
- Wodonga - Wednesday, May 11, 11am to 1pm, Birallee Village Shopping Centre
More information here.
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Canteen menu for both Felltimber and Huon.
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