{"id":6426,"date":"2026-08-07T14:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6426"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:04:33","slug":"reminder-staff-professional-development-day-17-august","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/article\/reminder-staff-professional-development-day-17-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder &#8211; Staff Professional Development Day &#8211; 17 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>30 July 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parents\/Carers,<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Staff Development Day &#8211; 17 August 2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As outlined in our College Calendar, <strong>Monday, 17 August 2026<\/strong> will be a Staff Development Day. This means it will be<strong> a pupil-free day <\/strong>and no classes will be held for students.<\/p>\n<p>Please also note that Homework Club will not operate on this day.<\/p>\n<p>Students have been informed and encouraged to use this time productively &#8211; for assessment preparation, revision of key concepts, and ensuring they are up to date with the learning outcomes covered in class. This is a valuable opportunity for students to consolidate their learning in a focused and independent manner.<\/p>\n<p>If you require supervision for your son on this day, we kindly ask that you complete the following <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/drDD1zj16KXt3iZZ6\">google form<\/a> by <strong>Thursday, 13 August 2026<\/strong>, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Ms Melinda Alvarez <br \/>\n<strong>Assistant Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter from the Assistant Principal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-6426","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}