Deputy Principal Operations

The rollout of new features in Parent Lounge continues with families now able to access the Parent Teacher Interviews when available and update student medical details. As the year progresses, we will continue to increase the features available to parents.

The first round of Parent Teacher Interviews has been completed using the new feature in Parent Lounge.  Parents will be able to book, move and cancel appointments, print an interview schedule, and access Online Meeting links from the Parent Lounge. When Parent Teacher Interviews are scheduled for your child’s year level, information on how to use the Parent Teacher Interview component in Parent Lounge will be provided.

Families can now update the medical details of their children via Parent Lounge. It is vital that correct and updated medical details are available to the College in the event of a medical emergency. Details can be updated at any time or when invited to attend an excursion. Parents are provided with a summary of the medical details on record, and should there be any information missing, I urge all families to update the records of your child. A confirmation email will be sent from the College to confirm that the details have been checked and updated in the system.

The College calendar can be accessed in several ways to ensure that families are able to access all the happenings within the College from Prep to Year 12. The calendar can be accessed via the Calendar tab on Veritas Online, by checking the calendar on the College App and by subscribing to the Santa Sabina Google calendar. Details on how to subscribe to the College Google calendar are available under College Information in Veritas Online and clicking on the Timetables and Calendars tile.

It would be remiss of me to finish my article without mentioning the traffic in and around the College.  There have been numerous reports of late, on both Carrington Road and Jersey Road, of incidences of drivers performing three-point and U-turns over the double lines to exit the Kiss and Ride zone. This manoeuvre is not only illegal, but it puts students and other pedestrians in these areas at great risk of harm. I urge all parents using these streets during drop-off and pick-up to demonstrate patience and consideration to all users of the roads. Council Rangers and the Police are often present patrolling these areas, both in the morning and the afternoon to ensure that drivers are complying with road rules.

John Gilmore
Deputy Principal Operations