OPTIMA CODE - Be a Learner

Every day counts… a day here or here doesn’t seem like much, but did you know that if you miss just one day each fortnight it is equal to 20 days per year, which is 4 weeks per year, and therefore, from Prep to Year 12 that is nearly 1 ½ years of school that is missed. This means that the best your child can achieve is equal to finishing Year 11.

Being at school and being ready to learn is vital in student academic achievement, effort and behaviour. When we speak about being ‘Ready to Learn’ we are talking about having the right equipment, such as, textbook, pencil case, calculator and a charged laptop, so that we can be fully engaged with classroom activities and tasks. Being ‘Ready to Learn’ is also about our mental health, ensuring that we are eating healthy, exercising, limiting our technology and getting enough sleep at night.

By ‘Being a Learner’ and following the Optima Code, students can receive Optima slips and Optima postcards, which can earn Optima credits, and then exchange these credits for rewards. Please refer to the Optima Credit Menu for prizes.

In week 10, we will hold our End of Term Pizza Lunch and End of Semester Surprise Activity. If your child has enough credits for these rewards please have them register at D block Student Services.

To support our Junior Secondary students there is student tutoring available every Monday Period 4 (Creekview room) and Thursday 3.25pm – 4pm in IDT rooms. 

Staff emails are available on the PBC website and we encourage parent/caregivers to email your child’s academic teacher if you have any questions or concerns. Your child’s academic Semester 1 report will be available at the end of Term 2.