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 \nThe recall of kinetic sand products has received extensive mediareporting and consumer alerts over the past fortnight,with schoolclosures happening in other states and territories.At our school,weare taking the steps set out by the Department of Education tocollect and dispose of any kinetic craft sand products that may be inclassrooms.Current advice from national and Victorian health  \nauthorities is that there is a low risk to human health from craft sandproducts that may contain asbestos.If you have the product at homehowever,the advice from health authorities is that you should stopusing it and follow online ACCC product safety advice;the online link  \ncan be found in the Compass email that I sent to all families earlier in the week.Please contactme at school if you would like to discuss anything to do with this issue.  \nIt has been pleasing to observe secondary students training atlunchtimes using our set of school mountain bikes,preparing theirriding and fitness skills for the upcoming Great Hawkesdale BikeRide.The GHBR this year will use the vehicle-free surface of the PortFairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail,and as always there will be overnightcamping and lots of fun for the riders involved.A rest day is availablefor students who take part in the ride on Friday,December 12,withclasses still happening at school for all other students on this day.  \nA reminder to families that from 1st January 2026 children and young people aged under18 can travel free on all Victorian public transport services -this includes trams,  \ntrains,buses and coach services across the state.A new tap-on/tap-off Youth MYKI card hasbeen developed to allow f","cbCaifXeNIUoK66I","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifXeNIUoK66I","pdf",7604602,"English","# Principal Newsletter Report\n## Key VCE updates and student support\n## Graduation events and community acknowledgements\n## Kinetic sand recall response\n## Bike Ride information and school timetable changes\n## Youth free travel and end-of-term reminders","[{\"question\":\"When will VCE results be released to students in 2025?\",\"answer\":\"VCE results will be released electronically on Thursday 11 December 2025 from 7:00am onwards, with hardcopy results arriving in mailboxes in the days after that date.\"},{\"question\":\"What guidance does the school follow regarding kinetic sand products that may contain asbestos?\",\"answer\":\"The school collects and disposes of any kinetic craft sand products that may be in classrooms, and health authorities advise a low risk overall; however, if families have the product at home they should stop using it and follow ACCC product safety advice.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes are planned for the school timetable in 2026?\",\"answer\":\"In 2026 the school will move to 5x one-hour period days at the start of the year, providing 25 subject sessions weekly. 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