{"id":8605,"date":"2023-12-01T13:34:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T02:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=8605"},"modified":"2023-12-15T12:51:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T01:51:21","slug":"from-the-assistant-principal-57","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/from-the-assistant-principal-57\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Assistant Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>Year 12 Formal<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday 17 November, the class of 2023 celebrated in style their Year 12 Formal. It was a wonderful evening of dancing, fun and celebration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Term 1 2024 Commencement Dates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-29-at-10.39.04-am.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-29-at-10.39.04-am-e1701214807242.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>College Second Hand Uniform Shop<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starting in 2024, as the College introduces its new uniform, the College second-hand uniform shop will close its doors at the end of 2023. Any remaining items by the year&#8217;s end will find a new home through donation to the Marist Sisters&#8217; in Fiji.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Donate your old uniforms!<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are inviting our community to donate old uniforms for collection to be sent to our Marist Sisters in Fiji. The uniforms will then be distributed to local schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donations can be sent through to the General Administration Office<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-30-at-2.58.25-pm.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8387\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-30-at-2.58.25-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"437\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-12.08.56-pm-e1700615760530.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8640 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-22-at-12.08.56-pm-e1700615760530.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><strong>Reminder to Parents and Carers &#8211; Apply Now for 2024 School Opal Cards<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Applications are now open for 2024 Student Opal cards on Transport for NSW website. We encourage parents and carers to apply now to make sure their children receive their School Opal card before the start of the 2024 new school year.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Getting to school by bus in 2024<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Will your child be catching the bus to school next year? Applications are now open for a 2024 School Opal cards.\u00a0 As it\u2019s a busy time of year, we highly recommend you make this application before the end of this year. It\u2019s also good to check the bus timetable to make your child\u2019s journey to school as easy as possible.\u00a0Here is how it works:<\/p>\n<h5><strong>School Opal Cards<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>All students catching the bus in 2024 will need a School\u00a0Opal card.<\/li>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.transport.nsw.gov.au\/ssts\/assets\/documents\/sSTSFactsheetEnglish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS)<\/a>, eligible students can apply for free or subsided travel between home and school.<\/li>\n<li>For more information about the SSTS and how to apply for a School Opal Card, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transportnsw.info\/tickets-opal\/ticket-eligibility-concessions\/school-student-travel\">https:\/\/apps.transport.nsw.gov.au\/ssts\/#\/<\/a>\u00a0from a desktop computer, and click &#8216;apply for a school travel pass&#8217;.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Bus timetables<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Busways is the school bus operator that runs your schools\u2019 bus services. To find your child\u2019s school bus timetable visit the Busways website by using the following steps:<br \/>\n1. Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.busways.com.au\/nsw\">busways.com.au\/nsw<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\n2. Click on \u2018school services\u2019 in the navigation bar and then proceed to \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.busways.com.au\/nsw\/school-services\/school-timetables\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school timetables<\/a>\u2019<br \/>\n3. Enter the school\u2019s name in the field that says \u2018enter a school name\u2019<br \/>\n4. Select the school\u2019s name and the timetable should open on your device.<br \/>\n5. If you are unable to find or search for the school\u2019s name, use the drop-down menus on the same web page\u00a0to find the school.<br \/>\n6. Once the timetable is opened, you will be able to identify which school bus services are available in your area for your child to use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\" style=\"text-align: left\"><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\"><em>Ms Melinda Alvarez, Assistant Principal<\/em><\/i><\/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>Year 12 Formal On Friday 17 November, the class of 2023 celebrated in style their Year 12 Formal. It was a wonderful evening of dancing, fun and celebration.\u00a0 \u00a0 Term 1 2024 Commencement Dates \u00a0 College Second Hand Uniform Shop Starting in 2024, as the College introduces its new uniform, the College second-hand uniform shop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8605","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/8605","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=8605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=8605"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=8605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}