b'Essential Information for Parents & Guardians(Cont.)Getting in touch with your child during SEQTA the school dayEmmanuel College has a Learning Management Your first method to reach your child through theSystem, called SEQTA, which can be accessed by school day should be via our College front office. staff, students and parents. Parents can access this In an emergency situation, it is vital that you contactby logging onto our Engage Portal. You can find this our front office. Our staff are willing to contact alink on our Colleges website.student on behalf of a parent andyour direction willenable us to act in the most appropriate mannerEarly in Term 1 we will contact you to provide you according to the circumstances in question.with a username and password so you can access ENGAGE. It is important that you keep these details Please refrain from contacting your child on theirin your records as you will be using this information mobile phone. Students must turn their phonesto access ENGAGE throughout the duration that your off during class time so if you need to leave anchild is with us. important message for your child, calling our front office is always best. Please see section below onYour child will be given access to SEQTA during their our policy about student use of mobile phones.orientation program. We will provide supporting information to help you navigate your way through ENGAGE. Bringing personal items to schoolLockers are provided for all students and non-essential personal items such as phones. AnyStudent, Parent andTeacher Interviews electronic games are not permitted at the College.Student, Parent and Teacher interviews take place Bags should be stored in lockers during the schooltwice a year. You will be notified when bookings are day. All property should be clearly labelled. Missingopen. All bookings are made online via ENGAGE on items should be reported immediately to StudentParent Teacher Interviews and you can book a time Services and the Homeroom Teacher informed. with any of your childs teachers.Whilst the College provides amenities for the care ofShould you have any difficulty with booking student personal items, the College is not liable forappointments, you can call the College and our staff any loss or damage to student belongings and wewill talk you through the process on the phone. reserve the right to inspect lockers as required. Reports Student use of mobile phonesYou will receive feedback regarding your childs Emmanuel College acknowledges the growing useprogress at regular intervals throughout the year. of mobile phones by students and the importanceThis feedback will be directly related to assessment it now serves as a tool of communication betweentasks for each subject. In addition you will receive parents and students. If parents want their child toa summary report at the end of each semester have a phone at school, so contact can be made inthat contains grades for each of the assessment an emergency, after school, or messages left, thetasks and progress towards the achievement of the Mobile Phone Policy Conditions must be observed. Victorian Curriculum.Further information about the College Mobile Phone Policy please visit We do not produce hard copy reports. All reports https://www.ecmelb.catholic.edu.au/our-coll/policies will be available online via ENGAGE. We will ensure that all families have information to support them to access and interpret our school reports. 17'