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Next Week @ TC
Rapid Antigen Tests Available for Collection
Reporting of Positive RAT or PCR Test
Email notification of positive cases at TC
Annual Privacy Statement
Students riding to school and bike storage
Subject Changes for Semester 1
Whole School Hoodies - ORDER NOW
Student Employability Skills Program - Now Hiring
Some key dates for Term 1
TC Times of the Day
Where to find TC Policies
4/2/2022
From Our Principal
I would really briefly like to welcome everyone back to 2022!
There will be lots of information in this weeks announcement as it is the first of the year, and so please do read on through. It has been great to see everyone return to learning onsite here at TC.
We have an exciting year ahead. In term 1, the school will be undertaking its four year review to develop a strategic plan for 2022 - 2025. We had already started this process in term 4 of last year when we had collected parent feedback through the parent feedback survey, the data collected from parents on the return to onsite learning, the student survey that all students were asked to complete in term 4, and the work carried out by staff on the Melbourne Cup Monday. There is lots more to do around this process, which I look forward to updating you on later in the term.
For now though, we concentrate on our three main priorities for term 1 of:
Attendance and Engagement
Wellbeing and social integration
Love of learning and sense of purpose
Over the next few weeks there will continue to be lots of information that parents will receive through email. We will always endeavour to ensure that we keep it specific to the relevant families so that you do not miss any information sent through emails.
Wishing you a safe weekend,
Peter
New Announcements
Rapid Antigen Tests Still Available for Collection
We still have some RAT tests available for collection. These can be collected from the General Office. We will release more at either the end of next week, or beginning of the following week depending on stock delivered to us. All students are highly encouraged to test twice per week. We recommend on a Monday morning and Wednesday as a good starting point.
Reporting of Positive RAT (oR PCR) Test
If your child reports a positive RAT test result, please let the school know by emailing connect@tc.vic.edu.au and follow the instruction below (this has been copied and pasted from the DET information sent to us):
“If staff or students receive a positive test result at any time, they must report this through the Department of Health system (Rapid antigen tests | Coronavirus Victoria) or via the coronavirus hotline at 1800 675 398.
Students (or their parents) must also report a positive result to their school, either through the VicEd COVID portal or by phone or written notification; this is so the school can support them, record that they will be absent while in 7-day isolation, and let the rest of the school community know there has been a positive case onsite and that they should monitor for symptoms.
All students and staff who return a positive result from a rapid antigen test should also follow the latest advice at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/rapid-antigen-tests.
Students who report a positive result must isolate for seven days and not attend school during that period.
Where a student is a household contact of a positive case (that is, they have spent more than four hours with someone who has COVID-19 inside a house, accommodation, or care facility) they must inform the school and isolate for seven days and not attend school during that period.
Email Notifications of Positive COVID Cases to Families
A reminder that we will send an email to families that is a Department of Education template should we have positive cases on site at TC. If you receive one of these, please read it and pass on the information to your student.
Annual Privacy Statement Reminder
Annual privacy reminder for 2022
Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages: Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Gujarati, Mandarin, Somali, Sudanese, Turkish, Urdu ,Vietnamese
Students Riding to School and Bike Storage
We have two bike rack spaces for students to secure their bikes when riding to and from school.
The first is by the Administration entrance to A Wing and the second is along the side of S Wing nearest to the Permaculture and Animals spaces.
All students with bikes must use these designated spaces for bike storage throughout the day.
We look forward to seeing as many students as possible riding bikes to school as we all look for different ways to reduce of environmental footprint.
Subject Changes Semester 1 2022
Subject changes are now open for students to complete for semester 1. The form is located on teams via students community channel and has detailed information about what to provide to request a change. This year the process is the same for all students and the same form can be used for VCE, curriculum specified subjects or electives.
Once a request is submitted the following process happens:
Request reviewed by Sophie Ellis
If more information is needed Sophie will contact the student via teams chat for clarification, or pass onto careers for VCE subject discussions.
Once actioned on the database a message will be sent to the student and a Compass Chronicle completed to alert families of the change.
Students can then start their new class the next day when they see the change appear on Compass.
The deadline for requesting a change is next Friday the 11th of February.
Please be aware that the subject changes are not a guarantee or always possible as many subjects are now full but we will do our best to accommodate students requests. We are working through these changes as quickly as possible while making sure every student receives the correct advice and support so changes may take a few days to be completed.
Whole School Hoodies - ORDER NOW
Although we do not have a uniform TC offers hoodies available to all students to keep warm in the cooler months and a great addition to any wardrobe when you cannot decide what to wear!
Our new order is now open - closing 28th February.
https://shop.reformclothing.com/join/zf1063
Size range available to try on at the general office now!
We also have beanies to purchase from the general office for $15 - pop by any time to pick one up.
If you are having trouble logging in or see the order is 'closed' please try opening the link in a private or incognito web browser. All information on sizing is available on the website in a size chart.
Happy ordering!
If you placed an order at the end of last term, these hoodies will be arriving with us very shortly and will be handed out to students within the next few weeks.
Student Employability Skills Program - Now Hiring
Some key dates for Term 1
Below are some key dates for term 1 as shared last week.
More information will be released on these closer to the event:
Community Integrated Learning Week - Monday 21st February - Friday 25th February
TC Swimming Carnival for all students – Tuesday 22nd February
VCE Success Strategy talk for students and parents - Wednesday 23rd February
Photograph day – Thursday 10th March
Student, parent, teacher interviews option 1 (remote option) – Wednesday 16th March
Student, parent, teacher interviews option 2 (in person option) – Friday 25th March
Last day of term – Friday 8th April
2022 Times of the Day
These are the same as in 2021. If you are looking for these, please follow this link.
2022 School Policies
An annual reminder that our school policies can be found on our website here. Included are the following policies:
Administration of Medication Policy
Anaphylaxis Policy
Asthma Policy
Attendance Policy
Bus Passes
Bullying Prevention Policy
Camps and Excursions Policy
Car Parking Policy
Cash Handling Policy
CCTV Policy
Child Safety Responding and Reporting Policy and Procedures
Child Safety Sandards Policy
Communication with School Staff Policy
Concerns and Complaints Policy
Confiscations Policy
Digital Learning Policy
Dress Code Policy
Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking
Duty of Care Policy
Enrolment (DET Policy)
Electronic Funds Management Policy
Equal Opportunity (and Anti-Discrimination) - Staff (DET Policy)
First Aid Policy
Health Care Needs Policy
Hire and Licence of School Facilities
Home Learning and Homework Policy
ICT Acceptable Use Agreement
Inclusion and Diversity Policy
Mature Minors Policy
Mobile Phone Policy
OHS Policy (DET Policy)
Parent Disputes Policy
Parent Payment Arrangements
Personal Property Policy
Pets in School Policy
Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy
Privacy Policy (DET Policy)
Private Vehicle Use (DET Policy)
Purchasing Card Policy
Restraint and Seclusion Policy (DET Policy)
Statement of Values and School Philosophy Policy
Student Assessment, Reporting and Data Policy
Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy
Sunsmart Policy
Teaching and learning resources - selecting appropriate materials (DET Policy)
Visitors Policy
Vocational Education and Training VET (DET Policy)
Volunteers Policy
Working with Animals Policy (DET Policy)
Yard Duty and Supervision Policy