Port Young Parent & Early Learning Centre

Good Morning all and welcome
Back to Semester 2. Hope you all had a great break. We welcome Ali Walker to the kitchen team this morning. Ali is a Home Ec teacher and hospitality trainer with many years experience. Please make her welcome and introduce yourselves.

On that note the first week back menu is already offering a mouthwatering start to the term

Highlight of the year. The YPC mums and bubs camp!!

Our fabulous YPC Manager Michelle Forsyth was the Judge's choice winner for the NGS Super Scholarship Awards. This is a fabulous achievement and the grant goes straight to our Young Mums and bubs camp coming up in 2 weeks. Thank you Michelle for the tireless work you do for our Centre.

Independent school educator recognised After spending the past decade helping young mothers at a non-mainstream school, this teacher said she is glad she can have a positive impact on their lives.

Student testimonials

Parents, Carers, Guardians & Students - Please read this important update about mobile phones before school starts back next week.

Following years of requesting students to use their mobile phones appropriately, with limited success, it has been decided that student mobile phone use at school will no longer be allowed. Students will be asked to turn off their mobile phone and put it away before they enter the school gate, and to not bring it out until they leave school at the end of the day. Smart watches need to be turned off or switched to airplane mode.

If a phone, tablet or earbuds are seen by staff, students will be asked to hand these in. They may be collected again at the end of the day. Should a student ignore this code for a second time, the device will be confiscated and kept at School until it can be collected by the parent/guardian. Continued non-compliance with this code will result in a parent/guardian interview.

Not having a mobile phone will be tough for many to begin with, but research has shown that this initiative will eventually reduce conflict, increase work output and give students a break from what has become addictive behaviour, that of constantly checking their phones.