2020 Orientation Handbook
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……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2020 Orientation Handbook 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK CONTENTS FROM THE PRINCIPAL, GRAHAM LEDDIE 3 IMPORTANT DATES 2020 4 JUNIOR SCHOOL CONTACTS 5 SENIOR SCHOOL CONTACTS 6 DAILY PERIOD TIMES 7 JUNIOR SCHOOL 7 FIRST DAY 8 HEADS OF HOUSE CONTACTS 9 SCHOOL CAMPS 10 CURRICULUM 11 CO-CURRICULAR 13 CO-CURRICULAR CONTACTS 14 WELLBEING 16 PSYCHOLOGISTS 18 PERSONAL APPEARENCE AND UNIFORM 19 ATTENDANCE 21 TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL PASSES 23 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 24 COMMUNICATION 26 LIBRARY 28 SENIOR SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 29 CANTEEN 30 PARENTS AND CARERS INVOLVEMENT 32 JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT 33 SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT 34 JUNIOR SCHOOL CAMPUS MAP 38 SENIOR SCHOOL CAMPUS MAP 39 2 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK From the Principal, Graham Leddie Welcome to Waverley College, a Catholic Boys’ School in the Edmund Rice Tradition (Years 5-12). The College seeks to develop innovative learning, teaching, wellbeing and care programs that assist boys to flourish across their spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical dimensions. The College espouses the Edmund Rice Touchstones: ● Liberating Education ● Gospel Spirituality ● Inclusive Community ● Justice and Solidarity We are committed to working with you in close partnership to provide an education through which your son will achieve his potential. At Waverley, your son will participate in activities and rituals which will encourage him to reflect, celebrate, question, challenge injustice and build positive relationships. Our aim is to provide learning that is dynamic, visible and lifelong. The College is a vibrant and supportive community where we want your son to feel connected. We are all neurobiologically wired to want to be connected; it is what gives us purpose and meaning in our lives. When boys feel connected, they are able to concentrate on their learning and self-development. Parents can play an important part in developing this connection, particularly early on. Positive talk, showing an interest in what he is doing, allow him to make mistakes and assisting him to develop strategies will all help him to start well. Become connected yourself by joining one of the College’s parents support groups such as the Parents’ Association or by volunteering for the canteen, or joining one of the sporting/cultural parent support groups. Our Parents’ Association appoints Year Group Representatives who organise social events for parents and encourages closer community connections. All of these things will help you to form your own network of contacts with other Waverley families, which can provide invaluable support to you as a parent. This handbook is designed to provide you with the information your family will need in the first year at Waverley. Please don’t be afraid to ask questions if there is anything you don’t understand, and encourage your son to do the same. Waverley College staff are easy to contact and happy to communicate with you regarding your son’s educational journey. As a first point of contact, our reception staff can always guide you to the correct person. Your son is one of a new group of students who will bring enthusiasm and energy to our school. He will help to strengthen our traditions and form our future. We welcome him wholeheartedly and look forward to working with you. Yours sincerely, Graham Leddie Principal 3 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK IMPORTANT DATES 2020 Please note, for your convenience, the 2020 Important Dates these can also be found in the Term and Holiday Dates page of the Waverley College website: waverley.nsw.edu.au/information/term- and-holiday-dates/ Term 1 Classes resume for Years 5, 7 and 12 Wednesday 29 January Classes resume Years 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Thursday 30 January Staff Development Day - no classes Monday 9 March Years 7-11 Parent, Teacher and Student Interviews Tuesday 31 March Term 1 classes conclude Thursday 9 April Term 2 Staff Development Day - no classes Monday 27 April Term 2 classes resume Tuesday 28 April May Procession/Feast of Blessed Edmund Rice Sunday 3 May Founder’s Day Holiday Friday 5 June Queen’s Birthday Holiday Monday 8 June Term 2 classes conclude Friday 26 June Term 3 Staff Development Day - no classes Monday 20 July Term 3 classes Resume Tuesday 21 July Years 5-11 Parent, Teacher and Student Interviews Monday 27 July Term 4 Staff Development Day - no classes Monday 12 October Term 4 classes resume Tuesday 13 October Years 5-11 presentations Wednesday 2 December Term 4 classes conclude Wednesday 2 December 4 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK JUNIOR SCHOOL CONTACTS 44 Henrietta Street, Waverley NSW 2024 02 9387 5022 (Reception open 8.00am – 4.00pm) E: [email protected] | W: waverley.nsw.edu.au If you have any queries about your son, please use the table below as a guide on who to contact. Area Inquiry Steps Contact Person Absence Reporting an absence. 1st Contact Skoolbag app 2nd Contact Reception: 02 9387 5022 Finance School fees, payment 1st Contact Finance Administrator schedules. [email protected] Co-Curricular Matters relating to team training 1st Contact Class Teacher sessions, team expectations, selection, venues and times. 2nd Contact Matthew Ryan Director of Co-Curricular [email protected] Contact Details General information, change of 1st Contact Reception address, phone number or [email protected] email. Wellbeing Academic, social, physical and 1st Contact Class Teacher spiritual development, including discipline, peer relationships, 2nd Contact Stephen Ghattas attendance. [email protected] Assistant Director Identity & Student Formation Optional Psychologist Uniform Shop Fittings, sales, trading 1st Contact [email protected] hours and FAQs. waverley.nsw.edu.au/information/unifor m-shop/ 5 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK SENIOR SCHOOL CONTACTS 131 Birrell Street, Waverley NSW 2024 02 9369 0600 (Reception open 7.30am – 3.30pm E: [email protected] | W: waverley.nsw.edu.au If you have any queries about your son, please use the table below as a guide on who to contact. Area Inquiry Steps Contact Absence Reporting an absence. 1st contact Skoolbag app 2nd contact Absentee line: 02 9369 0632 Finance School fees, payment 1st contact Finance Administrator schedules. [email protected] Canteen Volunteering Nina Kormanyos [email protected] Co-Curricular Matters relating to training 1st contact Team Convenor (see page 14) sessions of my son’s team, team expectations, selection 2nd contact Stephen Wilmot and venues, times. Assistant Director of Co-Curricular [email protected] 3rd contact Stephen O’Donnell Director of Co-Curricular [email protected] Contact Details General information, change 1st contact Suzie Sucur of address, phone number or Student Wellbeing Admin Assistant email. [email protected] Curriculum Progress in a subject, 1st contact Class Teacher content of a subject, performance in assessments 2nd contact Head of Department and conduct in class. 3rd contact Lynsey Porter Director of Curriculum [email protected] Health Centre Updates to allergies 1st contact Nurse and medical conditions. [email protected] Wellbeing Academic, social, physical 1st contact Head of House (see page 9) or Mentor and spiritual development, including discipline, peer Optional Psychologist relationships, attendance. Uniform Shop Fittings, sales, trading [email protected] hours and FAQs. waverley.nsw.edu.au/information/uniform-shop/ 6 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK DAILY PERIOD TIMES Senior students who lose their timetable or leave it at home can report to the Wellbeing Centre to obtain a replacement copy. Normal Daily Period Times Week “A” Timetable Period 1 8:45-9:40 (55 mins) House meeting 8.45 to 9.15 (30 mins) Wellbeing 9:40 – 9:55 (15 mins) Period 1 9.15 to 10.05 (50 mins) Period 2 9:55 – 10:50 (55 mins) Period 2 10.05 to 10.55 (50 mins) Recess 10:50 – 11:10 (20 mins) Recess 10.55 to 11.15(20 mins) Period 3 11:10 – 12:05 (55 mins) Period 3 11.15 to 12.05 (50 mins) Period 4 12:05 – 12:55 (50 mins) Period 4 12.05 to 12.55 (50 mins) Lunch 12:55 – 1:35 (40 mins) Lunch 12.55 to 1.35 (40 mins) Period 5 1:35 – 2.25 (50 mins) Period 5 1.35 to 2.25 (50 mins) Period 6 2:25 – 3:15 (50 mins) Period 6 2.25 to 3.15 (50 mins) JUNIOR SCHOOL Assembly Timetable Waterford Daily Timetable Period 1 8.45 to 9.30 (45 mins) Period 1 & 2 8.40 to 10.35 (115 mins) Period 2 9.30 to 10.15 (45 mins) Recess 10.35 to 11.00 (25 mins) Recess 10.15 to 10.35 (20 mins) Period 3 11.05 to 11.50 (45 mins) Period 3 10.35 to 11.20 (45 mins) Period 4 11.50 to 12.35 (45 mins) Period 4 11.20 to 12.05 (50 mins) Lunch 12.35 to 1.20 (45 mins) Assembly 12.05 to 1.05 (60 mins) Period 5 1.25 to 2.10 (45 mins) Lunch 1.05 to 2.30 (45 mins) Period 6 2.10 to 2.55 (50 mins) Period 5 1.45 to 2.30 (45 mins) Dismissal 3.00 Period 6 2.30 to 3.15 (45 mins) 7 2020 ORIENTATION HANDBOOK FIRST DAY JUNIOR SCHOOL ● Year 5 boys will commence on Wednesday, 29 January at 8.40am. ● Year 6 boys will commence on Thursday, 30 January at 8.40am. Students in Year 5 will commence classes on Wednesday 29 January, 2020. Students should assemble in the playground by 8.40am (for the location refer to the Junior School map at the back of this handbook), where they will be met by the Director of Junior School and their class teachers.