Dear Parents and Carers,
During Term 1, all Year 7 students will attend Camp Somerset, located 90 minutes from Sydney, near the beautiful Colo River. The camp is a wonderful opportunity for your son to forge new friendships with his peers and to get to know his Head of House.
Camp Date: Monday, 14 February to Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Location: Camp Somerset
Departure Time: To be confirmed
Tasks for you to do:
Year 7 Camp 2021
Overview of Camp Somerset
Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre has been offering outdoor programs to school students since the early 1980s. As an industry leader with over 35 years of expertise, Somerset offers a unique blend of learning experiences, outdoor facilities and activities, delivered in a professionally-managed outdoor education program.
Somerset offers the unique experience of tent camping, which presents the opportunity for students to engage with their natural surroundings and spirit of adventure. It provides a fun and supportive framework for students to develop leadership skills, work as a team and appreciate the value of friendship. Their professional, tertiary-qualified Group Leaders facilitate engaging fun activities, extending students’ physical and emotional capabilities while enhancing self-confidence and self-reliance.
Somerset programs aim to develop student relationships with the outdoors, and with each other, in an environment that requires initiative, perseverance, adaptability and a sense of responsibility. Their programs provide students with the opportunity to reach out of their comfort zones and to embark on positive risk-taking initiatives, both of which are crucial to their development.
Year 7 Camp Yarramundi 2020
How to Access the Online Camp Information and Medical Form
Username – wavyr7
Password – wav2022
Completing the Online Camp Medical Form and Consent Form
Equipment
Your son’s Head of House and Waverley staff are looking forward to building connections with your son over the course of the Camp, and creating lifelong memories.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact either:
Ms Cathy O’Sullivan – Head of Conlon House cosullivan@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr John McCoy – Head of Aungier House jmccoy@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Suzi Sucur – Wellbeing Administrator ssucur@waverley.nsw.edu.au
All Year 7 parents and carers are invited for a catch up with fellow Year 7 parents and carers after an unforgettable year. $20 per head includes a drink on arrival and shared pizza platters.
Monday, 29 November | 6:30pm onwards
Clovelly Hotel | 381 Clovelly Road, Clovelly
Yes, your RSVP is essential please.
Warm regards,
Camille Owen (Year 7 Parent Rep) and Natalie Vedder
Students in Year 7 need to return their texts to the Book Hire office during Week 8, once their Semester 2 tasks are completed.
These books need to be returned during the dates scheduled below, to ensure that the return is COVID-safe. Students should ensure that they have their books in their lockers ready to return on their scheduled date.
Year 7 will be returning on Tuesday, 23 November.
If a student is absent during the scheduled period, they must make arrangements to return their books as soon as possible.
Monday–Thursday
Students who need to return books outside of these times, may use the returns crate which will be located at the entrance to the Library.
All books must be returned by Monday, 29 November.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms Nikki Pearce on 02 9369 0636 or email npearce@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Nikki Pearce
Book Hire Coordinator
E: npearce@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers of Year 7 and Year 10 students,
NSW Health has been working with education authorities so that school vaccination can be offered as school-based learning returns.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) 2 doses at least 6 months apart
and
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (dTpa) 1 dose.
Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) 1 dose.
While the school vaccination program has been disrupted due to remote learning in some areas, vaccination clinics are being rescheduled as students return to school.
NSW Health has implemented additional measures based on expert clinical advice to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission in school clinics, including:
There is no need for parents/carers who have given consent for their child to receive vaccinations at school to take any action, except to:
Vaccinations will be offered to consented students as soon as possible as clinics are rescheduled at our College, noting that catch-up vaccination can be offered at our College at any time in 2021 or 2022 if necessary. Waverley College held its school-based vaccination program on 1 November, 2021.
You will be advised if your child cannot be vaccinated at College and recommended to arrange vaccination with your GP or another immunisation provider.
Ms Adele Cutbush
Registered Nurse
E: acutbush@waverley.nsw.edu.au
OR
E: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
You are warmly invited to enjoy a mums’ lunch at Icebergs Club Bistro on Friday, 19 November from 12 noon. Limited seats available due to COVID-19 restrictions. It will be a relaxed lunch, where you purchase your own food and drinks at the bar at your leisure.
Come for as little or as long as suits your schedule! We look forward to seeing those who can make it.
Kind regards,
Camille Owen
Year 7 Parent Rep
To assist all students in their return to face-to-face learning this term, Heads of Department and their teams have carefully reviewed the assessment task programs for students in Years 7-10 in accordance with NESA guidelines. Students were scheduled to sit examinations in Weeks 5-6, but this has now been adjusted with the following considerations:
Please rest assured that Heads of Department have also worked with each other to ensure a balance across the expectations for tasks due in the same week.
Students should reach out to their teachers, Heads of Department or Heads of House if they need any support with the assessments that are due.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We have received further communication from the NSW Public Health School-Based Vaccination Program in regards to the cancelled 2021 Year 7 vaccination clinic.
The vaccination program will be rescheduled to 2022 however we are waiting for confirmation on the date. Please note, as students will be provided a catch-up clinic there is no requirement to follow up with their GP.
Please note that this is not related to any COVID-19 vaccines. This is in regards to the annual school-based vaccination program for Year 7 (catch up doses).
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the Health Centre via email: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Adele Cutbush
College Registered Nurse
E: acutbush@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Every September, Australia celebrates and takes time out to read for Australian Reading Hour.
This year, Years 7 and 8 have the opportunity to join us on Monday 13 September and Tuesday 14 September at 12:50pm for two great readings. Students will be read to for five minutes on both days.
Monday session: Mr Roberts (Head of Library Services)
Tuesday session: we hope to have our new School Captain reading with Mr Robert Tall (College Literacy Coordinator).
Access to this event is via your sons accepting the Google Meet invite sent. You are welcome to join your sons in this event via your sons’ Google Meet.
One reading will feature the highly anticipated new book by Morris Gleitzman, Always.
“Morris Gleitzman has a rare gift for writing very funny stories and an even rarer gift of wrapping very serious stories inside them.” – The Guardian.
The final powerful episode in the life of Felix, hero of the moving and multi-award-winning Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe and Now. Includes a personal Afterword from the author, Morris Gleitzman … It’s 15 years since readers were first introduced to Felix in Once and, across six celebrated books, our brave young hero has survived many unforgettable and emotional journeys. 2021 sees the publication of the seventh and final part of Felix’s story.
Mr William Roberts
Head of Library Services
E: wroberts@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Public Health School-based Vaccination Program has sent our College some information in regards to the vaccinations that are scheduled for Tuesday 26 October, 2021. Please see the communication from our local public health unit below:
We are currently reviewing the school vaccination clinics impacted by the extended lockdown.
At this stage, students are not required to follow up with their GP to receive a catch-up vaccination.
We will be in contact with you over the next three weeks to advise of rescheduling arrangements moving forward.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Please note that this is not related to any COVID-19 vaccines. This is in regards to the annual school-based vaccination program for Year 7 and Year 10 (catch up doses). As soon as we hear more information, you will be notified.
Ms Adele Cutbush
Registered Nurse
E: healthcentre@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Waverley Library is running the online talk How to Set Up Your Child For High School Success with Mr Jesse Whelan from Sandbox Learning Australia on Thursday, 12 August 2021 from 6pm-7:30pm.
This event is for parents and students in Years 5, 6 and 7.
Bookings are open for the Years 7-10 Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews to be held on Monday 19 July from 8:30am-6.30pm. This will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge.
The interviews will run in two sessions: 8.30am-11.30am and 12.45pm-6.30pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, both sessions will now be conducted online via Zoom.
Zoom codes will be sent out prior to the session.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of five minutes’ duration. To make the process as efficient as possible and to minimise lost time, we are requesting that you don’t make consecutive bookings and leave at least a five minute gap between your bookings to allow time to move between meetings with the teachers.
Please ensure that you make bookings with your son’s main teacher in instances where one period is taken by another teacher.
Details on how to login to the Parent Lounge were sent to all parents in Term 1. The link to the parent lounge is below.
>>> Click here to access the Waverley College Parent Lounge.
user id = Your family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your family ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The Year 7-10 Semester 1 Report will be available today for you to view and download on the Parent Lounge in TASS.
This report provides an overview of your son’s performance in Semester 1 for each subject including: A-E grades for the focus subject outcomes, at least two recommendations and commendations outlining suggested targets and areas of strength for your son, Learner Profile grades and a mark plus cohort average (mean) based on his assessment task(s) for each subject completed up to this point.
Further information about how your son has performed in his cohort is available via the Parent Lounge Analytics. This area provides a box and whiskers graph that allows parents to view the position of their son’s mark in relation to the rest of the cohort in each subject. The box and whiskers plot indicates student groupings by quartile and median.
user id = Your family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
Once you log on, select the Academic Reports option from the menu on the left. You will then be presented with a list of available reports. In this case it will be the Year 7-10 Semester One Report where you will be able to download a PDF.
You can also access further analytics regarding your son’s performance across his cohort by going to the [Student Details] drop down menu and selecting [Academic Analytics]. Please note that this will be available approximately 24 hours after the release of these reports.
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your son’s ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
If you are unsure of your FamilyID or need assistance logging into the Parent Portal please contact the iAssist Team at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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