Waterford Place

With Week 6 fast approaching, all the staff at Waterford Place are looking forward to welcoming the boys back to school on Monday 25 May. After a three-week break over Easter and five weeks of distant learning, I understand that it may be a little difficult for your son to adapt back to the usual routine of regular school life. Over the next few days, it would be good to get the boys prepared by having them well rested.

The Waterford staff are very much aware that the past eight weeks have been challenging. There will be a transition period for students back from distance learning into our normal routines. As always, if you have concerns about how your son is coping with this transition, please contact your son’s Pastoral Care mentor, teacher or myself.

As a part of the preparation for the students return, we would like to reinforce a few points:

Hygienepractices – we will continue to encourage students to utilise the hand sanitiser provided and make use of the hand washing stations. We have multiple hand sanitising stations/ tables set up on every floor of Waterford Place in addition to the hand sanitiser supplied in every classroom.

Water bottles - Students will be required to use their own water bottles on campus, filling their bottle from the student taps and not drinking directly from the water fountain.  

Uniform – The winter uniform, including blazer and hat is now expected to be worn from Monday onwards. The Terrace hoodie is not part of the winter uniform. The uniform expectations are the same regardless of whether travelling to and from school by private or public transport.

Haircuts - Please ensure your son’s haircut meets the requirements as outlined by the 2020 College diary on Page 121. Hair is not to be cut any shorter than a number three blade, tracks are not permitted at all. The back must be cut evenly and clearly above the collar, and the fringe must be cut to a length above the eyebrows, not kept longer and brushed to the side. Shorter hair at the back and sides must be blended gradually into the longer hair on top. Please refer to the College diary for further information if required.

Shaving – All students must be cleanly shaven as per College requirements.

We thoroughly look forward to seeing all the boys back at Waterford Place next week.