{"id":4674,"date":"2022-09-23T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T03:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4674"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:55:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T04:55:40","slug":"from-the-assistant-principal-36","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-assistant-principal-36\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Assistant Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we draw to the end of another school term, I would like to acknowledge the efforts made by so many of our students and staff over the course of this term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week we acknowledged the successes of our Year 12 students in the academic, sporting, cultural and service areas. Congratulations to all Year 12 Students in graduating from Marist Sisters\u2019 College, Woolwich. We wish you well in your exams and your future endeavours beyond school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I would like to thank the staff, both teaching and support staff, for their commitment to our students and their learning this semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I wish all students and staff a very restful break. May it be a time of rest and rejuvenation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Year 12 Supper\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-8.42.58-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-8.42.58-am-e1663900627665.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a>On Wednesday evening, our Year 12 parents\/carers and students celebrated their completion of their time here at the College with supper. Thank you to our Year 11 Parent Engagement volunteers, Year 11 Hospitality students and our staff who worked in the background and on the evening to ensure our Year 12 students and families enjoyed their graduation celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Term 4 Summer Uniform<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All parents\/carers and students are reminded that students return to school in Term 4, in summer uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As there will be a number of girls who have had a growth spurt over the last two terms it is recommended that the length of uniform is checked before returning to school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I ask for your assistance in ensuring that your daughter\u2019s summer uniform complies with the College Uniform Policy. In particular:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The junior dress or senior skirt is to be worn at the correct length (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hem finishes below the knee when the student is standing upright.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The jumper is not to be worn to or from school unless under the blazer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To avoid any uniform infringements, please also ensure that your daughter adheres to the College standards for hair, make-up, jewellery and nails.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AF7I2AYVU7gW60_QYRP-Gu9wc_WES1aBjiu4TDsIvU0\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MSCW Uniform Policy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b><i>Upcoming Events<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<h5><b>Staff Development Day &#8211; Monday\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Monday 10 October 2022, all College staff will be involved in professional learning specifically focused on Curriculum and Assessment. This day is a student-free day and there will be no classes. Supervision at the College will be available on this day if needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All students return for Term 4 on Tuesday 11 October 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>COVID-19 regulations &#8211; Term 4<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the beginning of next week, staff, students and visitors who have tested positive to COVID-19 must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">complete 5 days of isolation from the date they test positive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be symptom-free before returning to school, if symptoms remain after day 5 they must continue following NSW Health guidelines to self-isolate and undertake a rapid antigen test<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">complete a rapid antigen test (RAT) and return a negative result before attending school on days 6 and 7 after testing positive to COVID-19<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wear a mask on days 6 and 7 when attending school (for all staff and those students 12 years and older).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the higher risk associated with some school settings and activities, the 7-day isolation period will remain for staff, students and visitors who have tested positive to COVID-19 and work at or attend:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">specialist centres<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">support units<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assisted transport<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">overnight camps, retreats or excursions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"highlight\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Ms Melinda Alvarez, Assistant Principal<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #2, #6 &amp; #8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we draw to the end of another school term, I would like to acknowledge the efforts made by so many of our students and staff over the course of this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4674","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/4674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=4674"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=4674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}