{"id":7575,"date":"2023-08-25T13:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T03:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7575"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T03:16:23","slug":"from-the-assistant-principal-53","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-assistant-principal-53\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Assistant Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Attendance<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attendance in class is one of the most critical aspects of learning. Deep learning is relational and relies on the interaction between the learner and the teacher, and the learner and other learners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not being in class has a significant impact on how the learner is able to process new knowledge and skill acquired, and then to process in such a way as to be able to draw significant meaning and understanding. Being in class is not just a legal requirement but an essential element in the learning process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Further to this, punctual attendance in Tutor Group each day is expected and valued at our College. This time is important for students and Tutors to connect with each other. Parents and carers are asked to be active in the monitoring of their daughter\u2019s attendance and punctuality at school and classes. If there are difficulties for your daughter in attending school regularly, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact your daughter\u2019s Tutor or House Coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that school attendance is essential for not only their learning but also their wellbeing!<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Parents\/Carers Responsibilities:\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents\/carers of students enrolled at an SCS school are required to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ensure their child attends school each day unless exempt or absent for an approved reason.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explain the absence of a student as soon as possible and within 7 school days from the first day of absence, otherwise the school will record the absence as an unexplained absence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide a medical certificate where a student\u2019s frequent, recurring or long term absence is explained as being due to illness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apply in advance for planned student leave using the SCS electronic attendance system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work in partnership with the school and SCS to address any issues imp<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">acting on a student\u2019s attendance.<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7699 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.43.48-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.43.48-am.png 574w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.43.48-am-320x158.png 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.43.48-am-303x150.png 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b>What might happen if my child continues to have unexplained or unjustified absences?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sydney Catholic schools are required to take further action where children of compulsory school age have recurring absences that remain unexplained after 7 days. This also applies to absences that the principal deems unjustified.\u00a0 Actions that may be taken by the College include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7700 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.46.23-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.46.23-am.png 629w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.46.23-am-244x320.png 244w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.46.23-am-114x150.png 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sydney Catholic Schools attendance policy can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13KjQRdM_QHEUo9fKmHVK4HYkcK_NXsn8\/view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\"><em>Ms Melinda Alvarez, Assistant Principal<\/em><\/i><\/p>\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>Attendance Attendance in class is one of the most critical aspects of learning. Deep learning is relational and relies on the interaction between the learner and the teacher, and the learner and other learners.\u00a0 Not being in class has a significant impact on how the learner is able to process new knowledge and skill acquired, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7575","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7575","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=7575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=7575"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=7575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}