From the Assistant Principal - Students
Uniform
During Term 2 and Term 3, all students were expected to be in full college winter uniform. It is an expectation of the College that all students wear this uniform from the moment they leave home in the morning until they arrive at home in the afternoon.
As it gets colder, students may want to add scarves and gloves, etc. Any scarf or gloves must be navy blue or black only. We have a College jumper and blazer, and these are the only uniforms that should be showing. If this is not enough, I suggest thermal undergarments that could be worn under the uniform. Any non-St Andrews uniform that can be seen will need to be removed.
On sport days, students are to attend in full sports uniform, if they arrive in non-St Andrews uniform, they will not be permitted to go to sport.
Every student is expected to have a St Andrews bag every day. Non-St Andrews bags will be left with their Leader of Learning for the day.
The student’s planners have a list of the requirements for uniforms. All students are expected to adhere to these rules.
Technology
The phone and App companies have made these devices and programs addictive, and it is hard to resist notifications and social media posts. At school, technology is there to assist in learning. If a student is playing games or checking social media etc., then they are not learning. The focus at school is always on learning, and social media and games should be in recreational time at home. Technology has a time and place and at school, it is always under the direction of the teacher for learning.
A reminder for all students – No student is to take photos or videos of other students without a teacher’s permission. No pictures of a student in uniform should ever be put on social media. Students are not to put any pictures of other students online without the family’s permission.
Parents are reminded that there is a lot of information via School TV and through the office of the E-Safety Commissioner (https://www.esafety.gov.au)
What’s in the student planner?
Thinking before, during and after class.
Before class.- Remember the information you learnt about in the previous lesson, make sure you understand it
During class- Apply what you have learnt to the new situations in class and analyse the information- look for the “what ifs”. search for patterns and connections between the parts.
After class- evaluate the work, compare and make judgments about the information from the lesson, design and create your own connections and ideas and investigate patterns and connections in your learning.
If you spend time reflecting and thinking about your learning every day you will develop learning at a higher level. You will be able to learn in more effective ways and will be able to use what you learn across different areas.
God Bless
Mr. Nicholas Thrum
Assistant Principal - Students