Author: jmckay

Lunch Leaves – the boys have the ability to do this now through boardingware so once they have organised a lunch leave with you they just need to simply apply for this. All students who are on a lunch leave need to do this individually.

Sick leave, medical appointments and so on also need to be communicated via boardingware. I have attached again for you the summary of this.

Leave requests where you son will be absent from the College during term time for events such as Holidays, needs to be approved by the Headmaster. For all matters such as this please email Dr. Chris Hayes at headmaster@joeys.org

Please note that the bookings for this close on Friday February 16. If you are wanting to make a last minute booking for this please see below the steps on how to do so:

1. Go to Joeys Travel booking link https://forms.joeys.org/InfinitiPRD/Produce/Form/Parents/Country Boarders Travel Bookings/
2. Enter your (ie parents) Joeys ID: eg 12345@joeys.org
3. Enter your password. If you have forgotten your password please go to www.joeys.org select JOEYS ONLINE and choose Get password then RESET PASSWORD
4. Note: Parents can change existing bookings by clicking on same link and adjusting their reservation (must be done by 4pm 16 February).

Any questions, please direct these to travel@joeys.org

From the Parent Reps:

Welcome year 7 Parents,

I hope that your son/s have had a fantastic start to their time at Joeys.

As I am sure you have all found at your previous schools, and as we have found at Joeys it is extremely beneficial for all the parents to be able to contact one another.

In order for us to be able to do this we ask you to take a moment of your time and fill out the following link, so that we can all communicate and bond the class of 2023.

Many thanks for prompt response by Friday 23rd February.

Warm Regards,

Caroline McGinley (0409 935 993)
Year 7 Parent Coordinator

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FDYN8BH

The structure for evening study has somewhat changed this week with the boys now being given the opportunity to engage in collaborative work in the Resource Centre. This is a wonderful space and one in which the boys are certainly enjoying. The boys are given the option to do collaborative/group work to problem solve and challenge one another or to continue with their individual work. This remains a work in progress and this will certainly be the case for some time but the Year 7 boys are relishing the opportunity to work together in a nice open productive space.

On Friday February 16, the Year 7 boys will have their Reflection/Spirituality Day and Welcome Mass. This is a great day and one in which the boys really enjoy. During the Mass, the boys are presented with their bibles which they will carry with them through their journey here at the College. Parents are most welcome to attend – in fact it would be great if you could be there. I and the boys would certainly appreciate it.

The Mass will begin at 2.15pm in the College Chapel and will conclude at approx. 3.15pm.

Uniform for the day – the boys are to wear their PE shorts, joggers and House Colour T Shirt. They will need to bring their Full BLUES with them to school on the day as they will change into this prior to the Mass.

The Year 7 boys Boarders sat through a Q&A on bed making tonight. Mr Andrew Heagney spent time demonstrating the correct procedures here. The boys even learnt how to do hospital corners!!!!

All boys have now been placed in teams for their chosen sport. While there might be a few issues and you may have some questions about this, can I please ask you to be patient here. It has been a short turn around allocating boys to teams and the coaches have done their best here to make this as fair and equitable as possible. These teams are not set in stone and will more than likely change over the course of the season.

In regards to these teams, I do not get all the team allocations so I am unsure of who is in each team. Please direct any question relating to this to the appropriate sports convenor (this is also listed on this blog site).

The boys are asked to arrive at their match 30 minutes prior to the commencement for home fixtures. For those playing at other Colleges, the boys need to arrive 10 minutes prior to the bus departure time. Each boy is expected to travel on the bus with their team but can leave from the venue with family.

Just a reminder that the boys are out of class for the day tomorrow. they will be in groups rotating to different work stations learning about the different features of their MacBooks along with the different platforms we use here. This includes;

Boardingware

Emails

Outlook Calendar

iLearn

Excel/Word

Appropriate research skills

Citation skills

Due to a Home game this weekend, we will have restricted parking within the College for Summer Sport. this is to ensure the boys safety as the move around the College grounds.

The dates are as follows:

10 February 2018

17 February 2018

During the hours of 7.30am and 2.30pm:

1 Gladesville Road & Mark Street gates will be open for pedestrian access. The gates will be closed to vehicular access for all except staff.
2 Ryde Road gates will be locked and the pedestrian gates will be open for access to the College. The bollards around circular lawn will be locked.

The wonderful Parents Representatives for Year 7 have created a Facebook page to share information about events and so on taking place here at the College. if you would like to join the link for this page is below:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/712759088907819