Mission and Wellbeing (AP)

Tell Them From Me Survey - Your Voice Matters!

In the coming weeks, we will be inviting students, teachers and parents to provide feedback on their experience of our school using an online survey. The surveys are an important part of our whole school evaluation and planning process.

The results of surveys, such as these, help provide direction for future planning and open up areas for fruitful discussion between home and school.

A great example of this is our engagement with the Berry Street Education Model and the 2023 renovations of the junior toilets. We also use this data to inform our school improvement plans.

We would like to extend an invitation to all parents/carers to complete the Tell Them From Me (TTFM) survey this year. We value the role of parents and carers within our school community and would greatly appreciate your feedback. The information you provide will be used to maintain our commitment to working together in partnership to further improve student learning and wellbeing at McAuley Catholic College.

The survey is anonymous and will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

WHEN? Term 2 Week 2 (the survey will remain open for 2 weeks)

HOW? You will be provided with a URL via Compass communication to access the parent survey and complete online.

Uniform

The start of 2024 saw a delay in the supply of uniforms due to port strikes. The supply issue is no longer an issue, and the Uniform Shop is well-stocked

Students in years 8, 9, 10 & 12 may wear the old uniform. Students in years 7 and 11 are to be wearing the new uniform. All students are welcome to purchase the new uniform items.

By now, students should have received uniform items that have been ordered. It is our expectation that all students are wearing the appropriate uniform. In cases where an order has still not been processed and you are waiting on an item, please email the invoice to your child Homeroom Teacher and Year Co-ordinator so a temporary uniform pass is issued.

Please note, the shoes McAuley Catholic College students are required to wear need to be ‘school style’, that is, black leather polishable, low-cut, lace-up shoes with a distinguishable heel on the shoe (not too big). The diagram outlines acceptable and unacceptable footwear.

Punctuality

From week 2, we will be trialling one bell for HR, the start of Period 3, and Period 5. The purpose of this is to improve punctuality and reduce the amount of learning time that is lost.

The door will be closed three minutes after the lesson starts and there will be consequences for students who arrive late.

• For the first two days, please send students to the canteen area (CLT will make a chronicle entry and follow up with discipline).
• After this, the class teacher will be responsible for creating a chronicle entry and then managing lateness with the following options:

Thanks for your support in this new process