Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Friends of Prospect High School,

Welcome back for Term 3.  I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. I also hope holiday plans were not impacted by outbreaks of Covid-19 and restrictions on the mainland. I encourage all to follow safety precautions to keep our state in the enviable position of being safe from the pandemic and not in lock down. These recommendations include:

• Washing and hand sanitizing hands.
• Social distancing (1.5m for adults)
• Sneezing/coughing into elbows.
• Staying at home if feeling unwell and getting a Covid test.
• Using the Prospect High School Covid Safe app for visitor check in.

COVID-19 Check-in App

Following on from a direction from the Tasmanian Government, we now have some changed arrangements in place for parents and carers when visiting schools.   You will now need to check in using the Check-in TAS app when entering school buildings; this includes classrooms, the office or the canteen. Students are also NOT required to check-in, these arrangements only apply to adults.

There are posters displayed in and around the school site with the QR code to use for checking in. 

For those who do not have a smart phone and need to manually check-in, please go to the school office for assistance. 

We appreciate your support in ensuring we are doing the right thing. 

For more information, visit www.checkin.tas.gov.au

Staffing Update

At the end of Term 2 we farewelled Mrs Leonie Smith and Mrs Lyn Dickson. Mrs Leonie Smith has taken a role at another school and Mrs Dickson has commenced long service leave before retiring. Both staff have made an enormous contribution to Prospect High School and were recognised for their service at the end of term.

Career and Life Planning

This week all grades have experienced a variety of activities including attending a career expo at Newstead College, listening to guest speakers, unpacking expectations and values, and undertaking work capability surveys as part of the Career and Life Planning Curriculum. The decisions that young people make at school have a big impact on their lives – affecting, not just their further education, training or employment, but also their social lives, finances, and health outcomes. A key function of secondary schools is to prepare students to transition successfully toward a future career path. The Career and Life Planning curriculum has been designed to give opportunities to build students’ general capabilities, support students’ interests and aspirations, and support them to make informed decisions about their subject choices and pathways. Career and Life Planning has two key components - career education and career guidance. Career education aims to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes through a planned program of learning experiences in education and training settings which will assist all students to make informed decisions about their study and/or work options and enable effective participation in their working life. Career guidance aims to assist individuals to make educational, training and occupational choices and to manage their careers. It also assists students to move from a general understanding of life and work to a specific understanding of the realistic learning and work options that are open to them. Importantly, the Career and Life Planning curriculum assists students with making decisions for their pathway post Year 10 and helps the transition to Year 11.

School Association

A reminder there will be a School Association meeting will be held on Tuesday 10^th August in the Eagles Nest Cafe at 5pm.  New members are welcome.

Mrs Lee Barker
Principal