Individual Year 7 classes have been attending the Strathbogie campus near Euroa for camps during terms 1 and 2. Students have been taking in a scenic walk to the summit of Mt Wombat to take in the sunset. Further they have been visiting the indoor pool at Benalla and trying some archery with the North Eastern Archery Club. Students assist with cooking and cleaning back at camp. School camp is a great opportunity to develop some independence and show some resilience when things like walking or archery get a little bit difficult. Families can assist with camps by ensuring the permission and medical forms are returned promptly to the school as well as giving their students some exposure to routine household chores.
The Junior Sub School continues to see evidence of inappropriate online behaviour. Whilst the online environment can be a great space to hang out, communicate and also seek learning opportunities, care needs to be taken. Students should understand that what is posted online is essentially out there for ever and can be accessed by a variety of players in the community. If you are uncomfortable about any content or behaviour online, you should be reporting it. The school is assisting with this through a number of proactive programs, such as Digitial Thumbprint and Brainstorm Productions. These programs dovetail with the consistent messaging from the school regarding safe behaviour.
The school has been focussing on the use of lockers during term 2. This has come about because we are seeing many students without a working lock on their locker. An unlocked locker is simply an invitation to others to examine what is inside, or worse, steal things. All students are issued a lock in Year 7. Many students continue to use this same lock all the way to Year 12. Other students, for a variety of reasons swap out the school issued lock for one of their own. Whichever lock you are using, it is vital that it is working and used correctly.
Mr Craig Moore – Junior Sub School Leader
