Middle/Senior School Bulletin Issue 10 / 25 July 2014
Middle & Senior School News
The athletics carnival was held last Thursday on the College oval. Congratulations to Jubi House who placed first at the carnival. I would like to thank Mr Manion (Head of Sport) the groundsmen, the teaching staff, parent helpers and most importantly the students for their wonderful contributions to a magnificent display of athleticism and House Spirit.
Is it the end of Week 2 already? I often wonder how time flies by so quickly and also how we manage to fit so many wonderful opportunities for learning and growing into each week at St Andrews. As this bulletin goes to print, our Senior Musical Production, Jesus Christ Superstar, is well and truly underway, with performances starting at 7.00pm on July 24, 25 and 26. Our musicals have traditionally been highly acclaimed in the wider theatre community, having received 15 nominations and 7 awards including Best Youth Production and Most Outstanding Production by the Gold Coast Theatre Awards for past productions of Godspell and the Wiz; and this year’s production is yet again a splendid showcase of exceptional talent. Miss Scott and the Arts team have nurtured and encouraged our incredibly talented performers; both students and staff, to put together another amazing show. Thank you to each of them for sharing their gifts. Last weekend a number of students and staff participated in the Kokoda challenge and I would like to commend them on their ‘grit’ and wonderful achievements. The values of mateship, determination and perseverance, were showcased through the character shown by all who participated in the gruelling event. A special thanks to the teachers who worked with each of the teams, to the parents who were support crews and to the students themselves for taking on the challenge. Mr McGilveray’s team which consisted of Chelsea Blockey, Django Waddington, Connor Dougherty and Thomas White finished in 18hrs 13min, winning the Stan Bissett cup and placing 7th overall for the 96km event.
Parent teacher interviews for Years 7 – 12 were held earlier this week. Thank you to the teachers and parents who attended. If you were unable to attend, and have questions about your child’s academic progress and development, please contact teachers directly as they will be all too happy to hear from you. Over the coming two weeks Academic Award assemblies will be held for students in Middle and Senior School to acknowledge academic achievements for Semester One. Students who have achieved outstanding results across a range of subjects and/or who have shown significant improvement will be recognized. Awards are presented in three categories; Academic Achievement, Academic Endeavour and Academic Improvement. The endeavour awards are based on Effort grades and the other two categories are presented based on Grade Point Averages. Parents are warmly invited to attend and invitations will be sent home for award recipients. • Senior School Awards Assembly on Friday 1 August at 8:30am (WC)
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Middle School Awards Assembly on Friday 8 August at 8:30am (WC)
The Learning Hub and Tuckshop (lower CRC building project) opened at the start of the term and students have been enjoying the new learning spaces and the new tuckshop. It is a magnificent new facility that will undoubtedly be enjoyed for many years to come.
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White, Connor Dougherty, Django Waddington and Chelsea Blockey who won the Stan Bissett 96km Challenge. The QISS Netball team who participated in the state carnival over the holidays and won their division. Well done Ms Yeo and Mrs Roper for your stellar coaching, and commitment to the development of Netball at St Andrews over the last five years. Miss Scott, the Performing Arts team and all performers for the exceptional job on the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Ms Dockstader and the Year 8 and Year 11 students who are raising awareness for the homeless and collecting items for care packages to help those who are less fortunate. You can donate packaged food, toiletries, phone cards by dropping them in at either Middle or Senior Admin.
If you have any concerns or queries please contact me on tanias@salc.qld.edu.au Every blessing for the term ahead and please get in touch with me if I can be of assistance. virginiaw@salc.qld.edu.au Virginia Warner Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School
Tania Stewart Head of Senior School
Middle School News Senior School News Positive Education I feel like at the start of every term I say it but, Term 3 is shaping up to be an exceptionally busy one. Therefore it is imperative that our students get organised early, start assignments as soon as they get them, attend tutorials regularly, note their assessment due dates on their term planners (which has been emailed to all Senior School students), ask questions in class, avoid distractions and just get on with the business of learning. Outside of this, there are also a myriad of extra-curricular opportunities on offer. From giving blood, donating to the cause for the homeless, joining Leos, buying yummy food stuffs at our upcoming Picnic-in-the-dome (raising money for the Australian Red Cross) or attending book club or chess club to name a few. It is very clear from current research that young people who contribute to something bigger then themselves and find meaning by giving back feel better about themselves. Really a win-win situation. On a less altruistic side, universities also look very kindly on students who have not just been great academic students, but have contributed to their school or wider community. Makes sense doesn’t it; they want to attract students who will become involved in their communities and make them better places to be. Congratulations to: • Kye Wylde, Tia Faulkner, Kira Mobberley and Lachlan Irvine who competed at the State Cross Country Championships recently. Kye, Tia and Kira placed 7th, 10th and 14th respectively – a fantastic effort. • All Kokoda teams who participated in the Stan Bissett and Jim Stilman Cup, particularly Mr McGilveray, Tom
I have been overjoyed with how quickly our Middle School students have settled into this term. Term 3 is traditionally a very busy time and it will be worthwhile ensuring that a calendar is placed prominently near study areas so that students can plan effectively for the inevitable busy times. Middle School Electives It is worth a reminder that the College’s elective program is designed to enable students to pursue areas of interest which may feature as focus areas in future studies. Additionally, it is increasingly important that students also undertake (throughout their three years) a balanced mix of electives from across all subject areas. As we approach the time of the year when thoughts may turn to selections for 2015 can I ask that any discussions at home about subjects look at ensuring that choices made for future years allow for an experience of all major learning areas? Further information about 2015 will be provided at the upcoming Middle School Expo. Individual Projects A group of approximately twenty Year 8 students are working throughout this term on a series of individual projects. The group meets after lunch on a Thursday and later in the term will present their completed projects for a public display. Topics for projects range from photo essays, story writing, remote control construction and kennel building. It is a joy to see the enthusiasm with which students have grasped this opportunity within the College. Year 8 Debating Last Wednesday evening our Year 8 Debating Team completed their first ‘finals’ debate at Somerset College and now move onward to the quarter-finals. To have made the finals series is a significant achievement for a group of students in their first year at this activity. I look forward to this group of students providing the momentum in future
years for this wonderful activity. Thank you to all of the parents who have provided encouragement and transportation throughout the debating season. As always, should there be anything related to our Middle School which you would like to discuss further than please feel free to contact me. Tom Casey Head of Middle School tomc@salc.qld.edu.au
Student Development
modifying features of the plan is an integral part of the process. Students and parents are invited to have a career plan meeting with Mrs Wrigley at any stage during Years 11 and 12 to check that plans are on the right track. With Semester One’s grades in mind, students can obtain a rough idea on how they are progressing with a prediction of their outcomes at the exit of Year 12 using their current performance by referring to the chart below which is based on state-wide data for the last eight years provided by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (formerly the QSA). This information is useful for students planning to go on to tertiary education as many courses do have Overall Position/Selection Rank entry requirements. OVERALL POSITION(OP) and SELECTION RANK RANGES 2006-2013 APPLYING for UNIVERSITY 2015
How do we respond to feedback to develop mastery? As we review reports from our children we are given opportunity to celebrate creativity, learning, good habits which are developing and the growth toward mastery. But we are also given challenge to respond to less than desirable feedback. An interesting perspective is to look at the gift of a near win, or helping young people see that in the short term not achieving their goal is not a failure! The failure would be in giving up or thinking that discipline and good strategies aren’t worth persisting with this term. It may be worth celebrating some of the behaviours and actions that were very positive last term, even if grades didn’t necessarily improve. Our children’s efforts to develop contain imperfections and misfires, even goals that weren’t reached. Some strategies did not work, but they can be valued as part of the learning and feedback towards mastery. You may liken this to the Archer’s paradox, or just as many great songs or art have imperfections.
Each Year 12 student has been given their personal FREE copy of this year’s QTAC GUIDE. QTAC stands for the QUEENSLAND TERTIARY ADMISSIONS CENTRE which is the centralized organsiation for Queensland through which students apply for most universities. Students apply online at the QTAC website using their LUI (learner unique identifier) number from TUESDAY, 5 AUGUST until TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER. As this date is during the next school holidays, we shall be strongly encouraging students to apply by the last week of this term MONDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER. The cost of applying is $35 and this fee rises $130 on 1st OCTOBER. Students may apply for up to six courses in descending order of preference.
Middle School and Senior School students have another opportunity to focus on successes, growth, learning and even disappointments to evaluate their goals and actions from Term 2 (page 61 of student diary) and on page 81 of the diary there is another opportunity to set targets and goals on academic learning and mastery. Michelangelo may inspire us with his prayer, ‘Lord, grant that I might desire more than I can accomplish.’ Sharing this yearning towards growth and love of challenge may be really helpful for young people to fuel the passion towards renewed efforts in Term 3.
Mrs Wrigley will be running regular QTAC INFORMATION sessions to help Year 12 students with their applications over coming weeks. Students and parents are also welcome to make appointments to discuss university applications.
James Nelson Director of Student Development jamesn@salc.qld.edu.au
Careers News Career Planning As we head into the first weeks of Semester Two, each Year 12 and Year 11 student will be reflecting on their senior CAREER PLAN (set up in Year 10) as they do their CAREER PLAN REVIEW. Monitoring and, if necessary,
At this stage, students are encouraged to research courses of interest to them in the QTAC GUIDE and to make a point of attending university open days. Many students are wisely planning to carry on with their education after Year 12, but sometimes do not know what to study. Two online resources which can help provide some inspiration for preferred study areas are to be found at: https://www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-study/matchmy-skill This is a short 10 minute self assessment quiz called MATCH MY SKILLS which will generate a list of possible study areas) and at http://latrobe.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/ca2012 (this is a CAREER ARCHITECT survey) that identifies courses best suited your personality, interests and strengths. Students should not worry that these two resources are linked to specific universities, as most universities do offer similar ranges of study areas so the survey results can be used as a great guide to help students focus in on appropriate study areas.
OPEN DAYS at Universities Senior students and parents should be aware that Term Three is the time for checking our universities as it open day season! It is vitally important that you take the time to visit campuses. This term’s schedule begins this weekend with the OPEN DAY at QUT Gardens Point Campus Sunday, July 27 (9am until 3pm). Students can register to ensure they receive the latest updates about Open Day, and go into the draw to win a MacBook Air computer. The full program is also available online with a planner so students can personalize their program. https://www.qut.edu.au/study/events/ qut-open-day Other OPEN DAYS taking place include….. Australian Catholic University Saturday, 26 July 2014, 9am - 3pm For campus tours available year round, email campustours@acu.edu.au James Cook University Sunday, 27 July 2014, 12pm - 4pm, Cairns campus Sunday, 24 August 2014, 12pm - 4pm, Townsville campus Queensland University of Technology Sunday, 27 July 2014, 9am - 3pm, Gardens Point campus The University of Queensland Sunday, 3 August 2014, 9am - 3pm, St. Lucia campus Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 2:30pm - 6:30pm, Ipswich campus Sunday, 17 August 2014, 9:30am - 3pm, Gatton campus CQUniversity Thursday, 7 August 2014, 3pm - 7pm, Brisbane campus For more information, visit www.cqu.edu.au/events Griffith University Sunday, 10 August 2014, Nathan, Gold Coast and South Bank campuses University of the Sunshine Coast Sunday, 10 August 2014, 10am - 2pm, Sippy Downs campus University of Southern Queensland Sunday, 17 August 2014, 10am - 2pm, Toowoomba campus Sunday, 24 August 2014, 10am - 2pm, Springfield campus For campus tours available year round, email study@usq. edu.au TAFE Gold Coast: Coomera Campus Open Day - Interested in a career in Media, IT, Music, Production, Design or Civil Engineering? Thursday, 21st August, 9am - 1pm @ TAFE Gold Coast, Coomera Campus - 198 Foxwell Rd, Coomera Register interest by emailing schools.goldcoast@tafe.qld. edu.au http://tafegoldcoast.edu.au/about-us/events/ Christian Heritage College Saturday, 23 August 2014, 10am - 2pm Southern Cross University Campus Tours can be arranged at any time, by phoning or emailing the campus tour office on 1800 626 481 or via email campustours@scu. edu.au
QTAC Educational Access Scheme YEAR 12 Students who have experienced circumstances that have made it difficult to reach their full potential are encouraged to seek assistance through QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS). There are five categories: financial hardship, home environment and responsibilities, English language difficulty, personal illness and disability, and educational disruption. Students and parents should contact Mrs Wrigley for more details about this scheme and how to apply. Visit http://www.qtac.edu.au/Applying-SAS/EduAccess.html for more information Scholarships Many universities offer academic, sporting and equity scholarships. Every effort will be made to keep students up to date regarding these, but students and parents should regularly visit the websites of individual institutions as scholarship information is being released right up until the end of the year and even at the start of next year. There is a list of scholarships in the QTAC GUIDE and at the qtac website. www.qtac.edu.au REMINDER: BOND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2015 deadline for applications is Thursday 31st July: all applications are online. As a valued partner school with GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY St Andrews students are eligible for a range of academic and equity scholarships. Of particular note are the academic excellence scholarships and the guaranteed admissions scheme. Each student has been emailed specific entry requirements for the Guaranteed Admissions scheme and if interested in this scheme, students need to liaise with Mrs Wrigley. Further details of Griffith’s scholarships can be found at http://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships The SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY Early entry STAR scheme is now open. The STAR Scheme focuses on working with schools to match individual students to a particular course based on the likelihood of success in their chosen discipline. Students can gain an early offer to study in 2015 at SCU on the basis of their school’s recommendation. More information can be found at http://scu.edu.au/futurestudents/index.php/29 Students can apply online but are urged to discuss their application with Mrs Wrigley BEFORE applying as the application is a one-hit process and changes cannot be made! The UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND is offering almost 50 scholarships to Year 12 students completing high school in 2014. There are 40 x $12,000 Vice-Chancellor’s Principal’s Recommendation Scholarships and 9 x $6,000 Future Community Leader Scholarships. Both Early Round Scholarships close on Friday 29th August. For more information on these scholarships, visit the website: http:// www.usq.edu.au/study/high-school-students/early-round Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme Applications open Monday 21st July for studies taken in 2015. The scheme aims to encourage and assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduate students in health-related disciplines to complete their studies and join the health workforce. The scheme provides funding to the value of $15 000 per year to full time students and $7 500 per year to part time students. http://www.acn.edu.au/phmss
Private Colleges Students might also like to consider private colleges, and a number of these were listed in the Careers flyer emailed to all families and students earlier this week. STUDENT FOR A SEMESTER at Bond University Applications for the September SFAS progam are now open and close on Friday, August 8, 2014. This program gives Year 11 and Year 12 students the opportunity to gain an authentic university experience before leaving high school. Students who successfully pass two Student for a Semester subjects may be eligible for direct admission* into some of Bond’s full degree programs upon completion of their year 12 studies (some restrictions apply*- see website for more information) The online application form and further program information about applying can be found at www. bond.edu.au/student-for-a-semester The program fee for 2014 is $238.00 and includes full use of Bond’s campus facilities. SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS: Year 10 and Year 11 students who may be considering taking on a school based traineeship are urged to contact Mrs Wrigley as there a several opportunities on offer at present. Students will need an up to date resume prepared for any traineeship application. YEAR 10: DESTINATIONS With their week of work experience behind them now, our Year 10 students need to be submitting their compelted Work Experience Diaries. If these have been misplaced, each student has been emailed another copy. Parents are reminded that there is a section at the back fo this document for them to complete and sign. Students have also been asked to complete an online feedback monkey survey – this is to be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ G6MTN95. At this stage, all students should have sent or delivered a thank you letter or card to their host employer. Employer feedback about our students has been extremely positive and this evaluation sheet will shortly be returned to students. The focus of the DESTINATIONS program this semester will be getting a CAREER PLAN underway for each Year 10 student that will map their pathway through and beyond their senior school studies. With this in mind Year 9 and Year 10 students and parents are expected to attend our annual SENIOR STUDIES EXPO on TUESDAY AUGUST 5 from 5 pm until 7 pm in the Ruth Butler Theatre. The aim of this event is to give students and parents the opportunity to collect valuable information about key senior school issues and subject selection so that students can make informed decisions. Christina Wrigley christina@salc.qld.edu.au
Sport News State Cross Country The following students represented St Andrews in the South Coast team at the State Cross Country Championships last weekend; Lachlan Irvine – 21st, Kye Wylde – 7th, Tia Faulkner – 10th, Will Atkinson – 16th, Kira Mobberley – 14th. Queensland School Surfing Congratulations to Isobella Hobbs who has been invited to be part of the President’s Team to compete at the State Schools Surfing Championships on the Sunshine Coast from 31 July to 3 August 2014. AFL Gold Coast Suns Cup Our Year 6/7 AFL team competed in the GC SUNS Cup competition last term. All team members contributed very well and we went through our round stage undefeated. We played an excellent game to defeat Emmanuel in the Semi final but unfortunately lost the Grand Final. Finishing Runner Up for such a large competition which involved teams from right across the South Coast area was certainly an outstanding achievement. Congratulations to our joint MVP winners Lachlan Hinds, Indigo Spinks and Captain, Kye Shield and also to our highest goal scorers Darby Scott and Joel Jackson. Our College and the whole team would particularly like to thank parent volunteer, Mr Shane Wilson, who trained and coached the team.
AFL Gold Coast Reps Bailey Scott and Hunter Hall have recently finished a very successful week of AFL in Burpengary. Bailey was captain of Gold Coast South side which won all 3 games. Both boys played very well in the Carnival.
Equestrian State Champions Bianca Van Kampen (Year 4) and Mikayla Van Kampen (Year 9) recently represented St Andrews at the Interschool State Equestrian Championships while on school holidays. It is with great pleasure and excitement that we inform you that both girls won a State Championship. Bianca was named as the Primary State Champion Show Horse and Rider and Mikayla was awarded the Secondary State Champion Show Horse and Rider. Both girls have now qualified to represent St Andrews and Queensland at the National Interschool Equestrian event in Melbourne in October.
Netball News During the recent school holidays our senior netball team played at the Queensland Independent Schools Carnival. These girls have been training twice a week for the whole year and were very fit and excited to compete. Every morning of the carnival, in freezing temperatures, the girls were keen to warm-up and play very competitive games. The girls showed great determination across the whole week. Throughout the carnival they won all bar two of their pool games and just missed out on moving up a division from the 2013 competition. The team made the grand final of their division after playing exceptionally well in all of the knock-out games. During the grand final all players performed very well, especially our two defensive players. We were eventually came out on top, winning the grand final by 2 goals. Apart from winning the final, the next biggest highlight of the trip was watching the QLD State of Origin team train at Sanctuary Cove.
Track And Field Congratulations to JUBI on winning the Years 7-12 Athletics Carnival on Thursday. Age Champions will be listed in future publications.
Andrew Manion Head of Sport andrewm@salc.qld.edu.au
These girls have been playing together for 3 years and are playing wonderful netball. The goal for 2015 is to move up to a higher division. These girls are extremely capable and I look forward to working with Ms Yeo to help these girls try to reach their new goal for 2015. Lisa Roper Netball Coach
Art News Jesus Christ Superstar School Production A huge congratulations to all the performers and crew members on an amazing performance!
Friday 15th August: Dance 8.30am Session 1st Section Jazz - (15 of 23) 3rd Section Contemporary - (11 of 23) 2pm Session 1st Section Jazz (19 of 25) 3rd Section Contemporary (20 of 23) Tuesday 19th August: Bands 11am - Int Concert Band (2 of 7) 4pm - Concert Band (4 of 8) 6.30pm - Mini Musos (3 of 8) Friday 22nd August 3.30pm - Jazz Band (4 of 7) Friday 1st September 5.30pm - JS Dance Troupe Troupe (8 of 18) Priscilla Scott Head of Arts priscillas@salc.qld.edu.au
Chrtistian Studies
Gold Coast Eisteddfod Information Please see the dates and times for Gold Coast Eisteddfod. All sections are at The Gold Coast Arts Centre. All notes containing more specific detail are available on Parent Lounge. Any enquires can be emailed to Dance: paulag@salc.qld.edu.au/performingarts@salc.qld. edu.au Choirs: kristined@salc.qld.edu.au Bands: paulo@salc.qld.edu.au Tuesday 12th August: Choirs 1.30pm - MS/SS Choir (8 of 9) 6.30pm - Golden Clefs (2 of 7)
Love your Neighbour – What happens if you don’t have one? Gold Coast Youth Services presented an information session to the Year 8 and Year 11 Christian Studies classes at the end of last term to raise awareness about youth homelessness on the Gold Coast. As a response to the units we have been studying, particularly the question of “Who is Responsible” for the earth and the people on it, our Christian Studies classes are driving a collection of donations to be given to Youth Services. It was particularly distressing to hear that there are only 7 beds available on the Gold Coast for young people aged between 14-17 in strife who cannot go home. We would like to help ease the suffering of young people by helping to raise awareness of this plight and do a small something to help young people while they are in the midst of their displacement. We are only looking to collect donations in our LAG classes over the next few weeks, until Monday, 11 August. Food donations needed include: · Cup of noodles or instant soup packets · Small containers of long life milk · Small packages of cereal · Baked beans or spaghetti with a ring pull · Tinned fruit · Individually packaged dry biscuits · Long life juice (tetra packs) · Tea bags (we will divide and put in plastic baggies) · Small coffee tins Toiletries donations include: · Toothpaste and toothbrushes · Individually wrapped bars of soap · Small packages of tissues
· Hand sanitizer/wet ones · Face Cloth · Comb · Deodorant · Razors · Note pads and pens · Sunscreen Other: · Phone cards, gift cards · Snacks (long life) · Messages of hope
Football Socks $7 - plain navy with cream sole. Discontinued supplier. Fit size 9-14 shoe
Thanks for your contributions and your efforts. If we all just bring in one small thing and work together, we can make a huge difference. If you have an organization that is able to provide some bulk items, for example, a dentist would like to donate a box of toothpaste etc, please let me know and I will be happy to facilitate pick up. If you have further questions, please feel free to email me at colleend@salc.qld. edu.au
Unfortunately Kristine needs to leave us due to other commitments and we are still looking for a volunteer for Mondays from 8am. If you can help please phone us on 5568 5933, email or drop in to see us.
You can purchase these in store or via Flexischools. Sorry no returns unless faulty. Volunteer Needed Thank you so very much to Libby Nussey, Jenny Stadler, Lorraine Guy, Kristine Merrick and Fiona Guest for your help in the Uniform Shop this term. We really appreciate you giving up your precious time to volunteer.
Jacqui Desfosses Uniform Shop Manager uniformshop@salc.qld.edu.au
Colleen Dockstader Year 8 Coordinator
Tuckshop News Uniformshop News Special Uniform sizes for 2015. The Uniform Shop carries a wide size range of uniforms but when we have an unexpected number students needing items at the smaller or larger end of our size range we run out of stock. If you think your child could be one of these students, or you know that they are already wearing the largest size and will need a bigger size next year, can you please contact the Uniform Shop ASAP. We want to ensure we have uniforms to fit everyone. Sports Hat Recall If you purchased a Floppy Sports Hat after November last year and the colour is now patchy and ‘purple’ please bring it to the Uniform Shop ASAP as we may be able to replace it for you. Formal Jumpers - Poly/Cotton option We now have a limited quantity of poly/cotton formal jumpers available as an alternative to our soft wool jumpers. Size 6 -16 $70 each. Please note the sizes are smaller than our current wool jumpers. Discontinued Stock on Sale Now We have some items that still meet school regulations but are discontinued for various reasons. Tracksuit Jackets $30 (were $60) thinner white lining size 20 and 22 only Girls Blouses $37 poly cotton, old supplier Size 16 only save $5 Sports Shorts $16 taslon fabric size XS (16) only - were $20 Gowandi House Shirts $18 - old supplier size 18 (like a current 16) - new stock is $24 Navy 40 Denier Tights $3 - size 10-12 years, Mids and X Talls. New stock is thicker 70 denier and cost $7-7.50 each.
Welcome to Term 3 This term we moved into our much anticipated new Tuckshop. It has been well worth the wait! The Tuckshop has a cafeteria style service area where students & staff can come in and help themselves then proceed to the cashier. The new facility also has a specially designed Tuckshop Box collect/production & distribution area, pot wash room for dishes, walk in cool room and freezer, gas cooktop and oven and a commercial oven which steams and roasts. As time goes by, students and staff will start to see more daily specials and a larger variety of food available. A surveillance system which will see all that happens in & outside of the new facility 24/7 has also been installed. Volunteers play a huge part in the day to day running of the Tuckshop. As we now have more space, we are looking for volunteers who would like to help out. A couple of hours of help makes a huge impact on the daily running of the Tuckshop. Duties include: Helping with the collation etc. of Tuckshop orders The preparation of fresh sandwiches Restocking of fridges General kitchen duties No cash handling or cashier duties will be required. If you would like to help out, we are in need of assistance in the mornings and afternoons. You can volunteer to be here weekly, fortnightly, or monthly. If you are interested please contact me by email at tuckshop@salc.qld.edu.au or call in anytime. Trina van der Kamp Tuckshop Manager
P&F News The General P & F meeting for Term 3 will be held on Wednesday 13 August 7pm in the CRC. For those unable to attend the minutes will be posted on the parent lounge under school links. It is a great opportunity to have input into school projects which the P & F fund. Everyone is welcome. If anyone has any suggestions or comments and cannot make the next meeting please email the P&F at pandf@salc.qld.edu.au New Building As most of you are aware the new building under the Library has been completed. The well needed tuckshop has finally come to fruition and this is one of the projects the P & F has assisted with providing the funds for the fit out. The P & F had a tour of the new facilities during the last meeting and are very pleased with the way the money has been spent. Fete THE DATE HAS BEEN SET – Saturday 16 MAY 2015. The Fete will be here before we know it and the rides have been booked!!! So now we need to form the Fete Committee, please consider being involved. It is a very rewarding experience and this is the main fundraising event for the College. If you are interested in helping out, please come to the next meeting. There are plenty of subcommittee positions and the more assistance we have the more successful the Fete will be. If you have anything you wish to discuss do not hesitate to contact a member of the P & F. President: Daniel Renneberg, Vice President: Julieanne Andrews, Treasurer: Michelle Brown, Secretary: Nicole Ainger. P & F Executive Daniel Renneberg
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Dates to remember July/August Saturday 25 Senior School Musical Jesus Christ Superstar 7pm Sunday 26 Senior School Musical Jesus Christ Superstar 7pm Wednesday 30 ICAS English Years 7 -11 Opening of Lower CRC - 2pm August Friday 1 Senior School Awards Assembly Monday 4 Year 11 Biology Excursion - 8am IDSS Track and Field Trials Years 8-12 Year 12 Tech Studies Excursion Tuesday 5 IDSS Track and Field Trials Years 8-12 Senior School Expo - 5pm Googa Parent Information Night - Year 9 Friday 8 Year 12 QCS Workshop Empowering Young Women Program Middle School Awards Assembly- 8:30am
Sparkies - we need you! The Year 10 Graphics & Technology class are starting to design their projects for this semester; a device for giving off light (read: Lamp). We need an electrician to volunteer their services to assemble a globe holder to a lead and test for safety. As you can imagine, it’s pretty important that electrical work is carried out by a professional. If you think you can help us out, please email me robertw@salc.qld.edu.au so we can make the arrangements. Timing can be flexible to suit you. Thanks, Rob Wecker (Head of Design Technology)
INSIGHTS Building parent-school partnerships
Raising
WORDS Michael Grose
space cadets
Learning to stop and think before reacting is one of the most valuable life skills a child can develop. Know someone with a hair trigger? The smallest thing sets them off. That ‘thing’ maybe a cutting comment from someone, a nasty look or a thoughtless remark. Whatever it is, not a moment is taken to think, consider or weigh up options. They simply explode. Anger exudes from every pore. I know some adults like this. They are awful to live with. Their family walks on eggshells, not wanting to upset them. The trouble is, they’ve been like that since childhood. I also know some kids like this. I wonder if their hair trigger will remain into adulthood. Such kids, who are usually highly strung, need to learn to put a space between an event (that leads to a reaction) and their response. They need to become space cadets, learning how to stop, think and act – all in a split second. When a space cadet hears someone say something sarcastic he’ll pause for a
split second while he thinks of different responses (ranging from doing nothing through to engaging in a bit of humorous banter) and only then choose the best of those responses. Some space cadets I know, who have been taught this skill, will call on their BEST SELF and choose the best response based on one that represents their values for that occasion. Space cadets generally have healthier relationships as they are predictable, more considerate and better able to match their responses to their own BEST self. Anyone who has ever regretted a remark they made to a friend, loved one or workmate under duress will know what I mean. You felt that the remark ‘let yourself down’. Space cadets experience less of this guilt as they are more likely to make the right remark in the first place.
Space cadets have high emotional awareness which not only leads to better responses, but it also leads to better regulation of emotions and behaviour. That’s why the development of self-awareness in kids is probably more important to long-term wellbeing, success and happiness than the development of self-esteem. If not, it’s on a par because
When something evokes an unpLeasant emotion (anger, frustration or anxiety), encourage kids to:
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hoW can you best respond?
it’s such a valuable skill to possess.
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ST ANDREWS LUTHERAN COLLEGE Code of Conduct for Students Travelling on the College Bus Runs All students travelling on the College bus services must adhere to the following Bus Code of Conduct. Repeated failure to do so may result in the student not being able to access this service. Stand clear until the Bus stops and doors are opened. Board the bus in an orderly manner. Show the Driver your 10 Trip Pass, Term Pass, or pay your fare. Junior School passengers must sit in the front section of the Bus. Choose a seat and sit down. Remember this is your seat for the whole journey. There is no moving from your seat once the journey has commenced. Stay seated until the bus stops. Put your bag under your seat or on your lap. Put on your Seat Belt. Talk quietly to your friends or listen to electronic devices with headphones only. Keep your feet off the seats. Tell the Driver where you want to get off, in plenty of time for him/her to pull over. Be ready to get off at your stop. Follow all of your Driver’s instructions at all times. Remember: Respect the Bus, Bus Driver, other passengers and their property NO FOOD OR DRINK ARE TO BE CONSUMED ON THE BUS. BUS TICKETING ARRANGEMENTS Fares are to be paid to the driver each journey by any of the following methods: 1. Term Passes are available from Reception at the beginning of each term. 2. 10 Trip passes are available from Reception throughout term. 3. No money or no Pass AM run - Driver gets student name and year level for Reception. Reception will then click bus pass once purchased for trip owed or contact parents regarding payment. 4. No money or no Pass PM run - Students go to Reception and get a Pink Travel Pass. Reception will then click bus pass once purchased for trip owed or contact parents regarding payment.