Message from our Principal
Remembering Willow Gollan-Essex
As week 3 term 4 comes around, we turn our hearts and thoughts again to the family of Willow Gollan-Essex. Willow’s family is inviting us all to honour her at her memorial service on Tuesday 28 October at the Mullumbimby Football Club. If parents and carers can please notify the school in advance if your young person will be attending the service with your supervision, this will assist us to plan appropriately to support our young people at school. To honour Willow at the service, please wear something blue, her favourite color.
HSC examinations continue this week
The HSC continues this week with many of our Year 12s starting to complete their final exam, while for others it will be another week. Also being assessed this week is Year 8 in Science through the VALID test.
The impact of screen time
Would you like to provide some feedback on screentime and it’s impact for our young people? Macquarie University is undertaking research on how screentime impacts education. Parents, carers and students can help this very valuable research by completing the survey which can be found here.
Rewarding positive behaviours
Over term 4, we will be focusing on and rewarding positive behaviours from our students in all year groups. This week’s focus is on Uniform. When we wear our uniform, we show pride and belonging to our school. Within our uniform options, there is plenty of space for student individuality but one of the great things about uniform is that it keeps us all at the same level, no matter our postcode or parents pay package. The Behaviour Code for Students in NSW, under the subheading of ‘respect’ states, [students] “Dress appropriately by wearing the agreed school uniform or dress code.” MHS is a uniform school. The P&C run the uniform shop with prices to ensure that every student is able to access the uniform. Any families that are struggling to get their student in uniform, please reach out to your young person’s year advisor and we can assist you. Our Year 10 students are embracing their transition to senior students with many purchasing the white dress shirts and polo shirts.
New furniture in the science rooms
Last week, our Science classrooms got a bit of a spruce up with new furniture creating a more welcoming and comfortable space for students to learn.
P&C Meeting Tonight
Tonight is our October P&C Meeting in the Library at 5:30pm for a 5:45pm start. Also, don't forget to book a table for the P&C Trivia Night on Friday 14 November. Details are included in this newsletter.
Have a wonderful week 3!
Respect | Responsibility | Learning | Bree Harvey-Bice, PRINCIPAL
Dates to add to your diary
- Monday 27 October - VALID Science assessment week Yr8 students
- Monday 27 October - P&C Meeting at 5:30pm in the school library
- Tuesday 28 October - FNC Beach Volley Ball at Cabarita
- Thursday 30 October - Let's Play Bowls Tournament
- Friday 31 October - Halloween Mufti Day
- Friday 31 October - Talk Money Roadshow - Year 7-10
- Tuesday 4 November - Sports Excellence Weight Training
- Wednesday 5 November - Vaccinations catch ups (only with permission notes)
- Thursday 6 November - 1984 QPAC Drama Excursion
- Monday 10 November - Year 7 Camp for 3 days
- Monday 10 November - Yr12 2025 Formal Dinner
- Friday 14 November - Year 11 Presentation Assembly at 9:15am
Catch-up Vaccination Reminder
In 2025 the following vaccines will be offered:
In Year 7, students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough), (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received. If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10, catch-up vaccinations will be commencing Wednesday 5 November, and you can give consent online for their routine school vaccinations. Also, if you have a child in another year level at the school, who has missed their routine vaccinations, they are also eligible for free vaccination.
How to Provide Consent:
- To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit the School Vaccination. Program online consent portal (https://engage.health.nsw.gov.au/engage)
- For detailed steps on how to provide consent, please refer to the NSW Health webpage How to Provide Consent (https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/online-consent-school-vaccination.aspx).
- Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/services/myservicensw-account/how-to-create-an-account to create an account.
- Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.
- Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:
- Enter your child’s personal details
- Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
- Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement. Translations are available in 28 languages please refer to the NSW Health web page https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
- Provide consent.
If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, internet access or you are unable to complete the online consent, ask your child's school for a paper consent form.
The benefits of providing consent online:
- SMS notification three days before the clinic to remind you of the vaccination day
- easily update your child’s details
- receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given
- faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunization Register (AIR).
For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.
If you require information in your language, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
A Note from our P&C
P&C Meeting Tonight
Tonight, Monday 27 Oct, 5:30pm in the School Library. The meeting will begin at 5:45pm. We’d love you to join us.
Trivia Night
Tickets are now on sale for our upcoming trivia night Friday 15 November. Gather a team of 8 or book individually. All adults are welcome.
Any queries?
Please reach out via the contact details:
- Amy Colli 0429 804 890 or
- Email: mullumbimbyhighpandc@gmail.com
Canteen
Please order your lunch from the canteen before 9:30am to avoid disappointment.
Careers Information & News
Work Experience Week -- Getting yourselves ready
Year 10 Students have received their Work Experience Paper Pack. Work Experience starts from 1 December to 5 December. All student placement records forms are due on Friday 7 November. It's important to start the process early to avoid disappointment and last-minute rush in finding a place for Work Experience week.
Murwillumbah Aero Club
Any questions, see Ms Clarkson at the Careers Office or the Careers Facebook page.
Community Announcements
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