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28/2012
5th September 2012
Wednesday, 5th September
QCS Test Day 2
Young Australian
Presentation
Thursday, 6th September
Protected Industrial Action
Tuesday, 11th September
Whole School Assembly
Friday, 14th September
Movie Night
Sunday, 14th October P&F Working Bee 8am-12
All Important Dates are now on our
College website: www.saintmarys.qld.edu.au
Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of Saint Mary’s,
On Monday, we notified parents and carers by email, SMS and letter about tomorrow’s protected industrial action. The part of the text of this message is repeated below:
I am writing to you to advise that Saint Mary’s Catholic College is one of 169 catholic schools
throughout the state where the staff have voted in favour of Protected Industrial Action on Thursday 6 th
September following a ballot of union members.
Our school will be significantly affected by this strike. At this stage I am asking that you keep your
children at home tomorrow. If you are unable to make alternative arrangements for the care of your
children the school will provide supervisory care. As per previous communications, please notify us by the end of today if your child will be in attendance tomorrow.
Last week, we also employed a number of new staff who will take over both new and existing roles. We would like to
welcome on board:
Valerie Mathews: Indigenous Support Worker (new position)
Stephen Simpson: Indigenous Participation Officer (filling in for Auntie Daisy)
Michelle Davis: Tuckshop Convenor(relacing Heather Barrett)
Jodie Hilsley: Cleaning (relacing Heather Barrett)
Recently, our students competed in regional primary and secondary athletics carnivals. I would like to acknowledge all 16 of our students (nearly 5% of the College) who have made the regional Athletics team: Clare Adcock, Claire Anderson, Nellie
Blee, Aaron Bryan, Gabe Crane, Brooke Davis, Cassie Firman, Matt Harch, Chris McCarthy, Steph Mumford, Rahab
Murray, Ellen Nixon, Thomas Schmidhauser, Zac McKie, Tori Watson and Lachlan White.
This week some of our Year 12 students have been completing their QCS test. This can be a stressful time for students, but our Year 12s are looking confident. We have put on a special breakfast for them today to celebrate this great effort.
This week, we also received the government’s Next Step information which tracks the destinations of last year’s Saint
Mary’s graduates.
Consistently, Saint Mary’s has had this district’s best percentage results for university, TAFE and apprenticeship
placements and this looks like it has continued to improve with even higher university placements last year than in previous years.
Yours in Christ
Mr Michael Nayler
Principal
Saint Mary’s Catholic College Parents and Friends Association
cordially invite you to attend their
‘Death By Chocolate’ High Tea Fundraiser
at
Mulanah Gardens When: Sunday, November 4th at 1pm
Cost: $45 per person
Dress: Smart Cocktail Attire Limited tickets available. For bookings please contact
Saint Mary’s Catholic College on 4162 2011.
From the Deputy QCS Exams
Well done to Year 12s who completed their
QCS exams today. The exams are very
challenging and we hope their results will
hold them in good stead when they are
released in December.
Uniforms
Thank you to all students who are wearing
their formal uniform on Tuesday’s. Just a
reminder that it is compulsory for students
in Years 10 to 12 to wear formal uniform on
Tuesday. I would encourage students in
Years 6 to 9 to wear
formal uniform on Tuesday.
God bless,
Mr Sean Erwin
Deputy Principal
APRE News Reaching the Heart of your Teen
An 8 Session Program for parents
Reaching the Heart of Your Teen look at
the many factors that make living with a
teenager a delight, or a constant struggle
and disappointment.
It is a Christian based program that brings
hope to families challenged by the pressure
of living with a teen. Practical steps are
offered to rebuild and maintain family
harmony and a loving relationship that can
last a lifetime.
Where: Uniting Care Community,
1 Victoria Street, Kingaroy
When: Thursdays (11 Sep-29 Oct) 12.30pm
to 2.30pm
Cost: Workbook approx. $20, $2 per person
per session for afternoon tea
Enrol: Uniting Care Community Office
4160 4600
Program Session Topics
The healthy family profile
The power of relationships
The many ways of love
From authority to influence
Why teens don’t talk or listen
Discipline flow chart
The corrective side of discipline
State of the New Religious Education
Curriculum
I have been asked by staff and a few
students, “is Religion part of ACARA?” In
short, it is not, however Brisbane Catholic
Education Office has put a lot of time and
money into
writing a new Prep to 10 Religion Syllabus
that is in line with the many changes
ACARA has brought to other subject
areas. The new RE program is expected to
be in place by Term 4 next year for all BCE
schools. The program was recently present-
ed to the Archbishop Coleridge, who was
more than happy with its direction. The core
content was closely reviewed by Fr
Anthony Mellor, BCE’s theological advisor,
who made very few changes. This brings us
to a point where BCE have posted the draft
of the programme for review and comment
by
interested staff.
I have been involved in a few of the early
planning days in Brisbane and from what I
have seen and heard the programme looks
very
comprehensive, sensitive to ecumenical
nature of our demographic, rich in inquiry
method and investigation yet faithful to our
home Catholic Tradition. What is
encouraging is students will seem to have
more opportunity to finish high school with
a good level of religious literacy and a
sound grasp on theological and historical
parts of Religion.
The College will feel an increased push in
the academic importance and rigour in
Religious Education next year and beyond
and I hope that families and students
embrace the changes. It is certainly a good
time to look at our current teaching of this
subject and move
forward.
Recently Mrs Beth Nolan form Brisbane
Catholic Education spent a day with a
couple of our teachers assisting them in the
planning of Religious Education Units for
Term 4. We will certainly be looking to
people like Beth (our Education Officer
Religious Education or EORE) in the future
for advice and tips on improving our
knowledge and methods in Religious
Education.
God bless,
Mr Martin Perrett
APRE
Sport News As mentioned last week the Secondary
South Burnett Sports Carnival was held
down at KSHS. Although not coming away
with any trophies, true indication of our
effort can be recoginised in the fact we had
a whopping 15 students qualify to represent
the South Burnett in Gympie for the Wide
Bay trials. This is a
tremendous effort considering the size of
our school. So well done to; Claire Ander-
son, Nellie Blee, Aaron Bryan, Gabe Crane,
Brooke Davis, Cassie Firman, Matt Harch,
Chris McCarthy, Steph Mumford, Rahab
Murray, Ellen Nixon, Thomas
Schmidhauser, Zac McKie, Tori Watson
and Lachlan White for their efforts and
good luck to them in Gympie
Last Friday Chris Cook, Wade Toms and
myself took four teams away to Wondai to
play Rugby League and Netball against
Wondai SS and
Proston SS. The afternoon was a great suc-
cess and our teams represented the College
with valour and sportsmanship. Due to
some games being cut short (time con-
straints) no official results were recorded,
however the afternoon formed a
blueprint as to how we can get further
'sports days' of a various nature up and run-
ning for smaller schools such as ourselves
and getting our kids active and playing with
their peers.
Yours in Sport
Mr Mark Holmes
Sports Coordinator
Library News Lexile Awards
Congratulations to the following students
who have received Lexile awards!
Blue Award (3 Books) Sophie Weier, Billy
McKie
Red Award (5 Books) Khyla Thompson
Bronze Award (10 Books) Lannah
Sowden, Nicholas Elliott
Premiers Reading Challenge
The Premiers Reading Challenge at Saint
Mary’s has ended. Thank you for your
support of this challenge. I am in the
process of completing the electronic data for
student submissions. I am looking forward
to handing out these certificates to students
who have completed the challenge early
next term.
Kind regards,
Mrs Melanie Burr
Teacher-Librarian/
7-9 Curriculum
Coordinator
Tuckshop
News Friday’s extra choice menu
Morning Tea and Lunch Hot Dogs $3.50
Lunch Bag System Only Oven Baked
Fried
Rice $3.50
Orders only - no orders will be accepted
after morning tea on Friday.
Kind Regards
Mrs Michelle Davis
Tuckshop Convenor
Counsellor News This Week is National Child Protection
Week with Friday being White Balloon
Day. What does the white balloon
symbolise? The White Balloon was
considered symbolic of the issue of child
sexual assault following reflection on a
public demonstration, which was held in
Belgium on 20th October, 1996. On this day
300,000 people gathered with white bal-
loons and white flowers in a show of public
sympathy and
support for the parents of the young girls
who were either murdered or missing at the
hands of a previously convicted and re-
leased paedophile Marc Dutroux. White
Balloon Day is now Bravehearts’ signature
national event and the white balloon has
become synonymous with child protection
in Australia.
Protecting Children is a vital element
Parents play their part to protect and
care for children and young people in
our community by providing loving and
supportive environments and by show-
ing how to have respectful relationships. Being a new parent can be challenging.
Accept offers of help (especially the ones
where cooked meals are involved!) Link in
with services that support you — New
Parent Groups can be fantastic.
It’s ok to reach out and ask for support.
Discover what helps reduce your stress and
assists you to best care for your children.
Parenting courses can help you be the best
you possibly can be.
Listen to your children and involve them in
planning things as a family.
Parenting isn’t always easy. Share your
experiences and skills with other parents —
it can help you realise that you are not
alone.
Take time out when you feel stressed or
upset — look after yourself.
Parenting can be positive — notice the
good times too.
Make plans for enjoyable “family time” —
this can help build close relationships.
Talk about safety with your children. Talk
about what being unsafe might look and
feel like at home, in the community, online
or at school. Make plans about what to do
if they feel unsafe.
Celebrate your children and their
achievements, values and interests and
support your children when times are
tough.
This will build a strong family that is
loving and safe.
Get involved in your community. Joining
groups will help you and your children to
have fun and meet people.
Kind regards,
Mr Graham Turnbull
Guidance Counsellor
Year 12 News Movie Night Date Claimer
Friday, 14th September our Year 12
students are holding a movie night located
in our Mary Knoll Centre. Gold coin
donation entry.
Two sessions will be held. The first session
will be for Under 15 from 3.30pm and the
second session for 15+ from 6pm. Families
are welcome to attend. Bring a blanket and
a comfy pillow and come and enjoy our
movie night.
Popcorn and drinks will be available for
purchase through out the evening.
All funds raised are going towards the Year
12 Valedictory.
Motors in Motion Cake Stall
Our Year 12 students are looking for
support for our Year 12 Valedictory dinner
to be held at the Kingaroy RSL Tobruk
Room. The Valedictory recognises the
outstanding efforts of students who have
completed their secondary studies.
The Year 12 students are pledging support
for this evening via organising fundraising
but are seeking further support from
families and the business community to
enable them to make this evening a
success.
On the 27th October we are holding a cake
stall at the event, Motors in Motion that
will be held at the Kingaroy Aerodrome.
We hope that you will be able to support us
by donating some cakes and slices etc. to
sell to the community.
Closer to the event there will be white trays
available from the College office for
packaging of your items. Your bake items
will need to have the ingredients displayed
to advise people of what ingredients you
have used.
If you are able to assist with this event can
you please contact the College office on
4162 2011.
Kind regards,
Miss Tamara Poole
Year 12 Homeroom Teacher
Year 11 Leadership Days The Year 11 students met as a group last
Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss their
ideas and aspirations as the College leaders
for 2013. Mr. Nayler, Mr. Hutton, Mr.
Perrett and Mr. Curran spoke to the group
on a number of topics concerning concepts
of leadership, the role of the Student
Representative Council and how Catholic
spirituality can be situated central to
effective and authentic leadership. Students
were asked what they as an individual can
contribute to Saint Mary’s in 2013 to make
it a great place of broad learning for all
students. Every student has a gift that they
can lead in.
Saint Mary’s already is a College that
fosters inclusiveness, community
involvement and a warm and supportive
environment. The students were asked to
consider the gift of the College to them and
how they can make it even better. Many
group discussions and physical leadership
activities kept the students engaged and
focused. Feedback from them was very
positive and encouraging. In the next few
weeks, the College Leadership and staff
will meet and further develop ideas for
what promises to be an exciting 2013 for
Saint Mary’s Catholic College.
Kind regards
Mr Gary Curran
Pastoral Care
Coordinator
P&F News
Raffle
Thank you to Tyrepower Kingaroy for
providing the Craig Lowndes Gift Pack for
the P&F Raffle.
Working Bee
Come along and help us clean up the
gardens and plant some new trees on the
slope of the lower oval. Bring the kids
along too. Free LandCare sample bags with
water bottle, stickers etc. for all. This pro-
ject is supported through funding from the
Australian Government’s Caring for our
Country.
Sunday 14th October
8am-12 noon
(Free BBQ lunch provided by P&F)
Date Claimers
Motors in Motion
We are looking for volunteers to help out at
the P&F sausage sizzle at Motors in
Motion on Sunday, 27th October from 9am
to mid afternoon. Please contact Fiona on
0407 629 570 if you are able to help out for
an hour or two on the day. Year 12 students
will also be conducting a cake stall, face
painting and lucky dips to raise money for
the Year 12 Valedictory. Cakes/slices/
lollies can be dropped off at the aerodrome
from 8am to 9am on the day of the event.
SMCC Trade Training centre students will
also be showcasing their
talents on the day.
Mark your diaries for Sunday 4th
November for the Death by Chocolate
High Tea. More information to follow.
Kind regards,
Damo Martoo
P&F President
Sacramental News
A Sacramental Information evening for
parents of children who are interested in
beginning the Parish Sacramental Program
will be held in the Media room at the Col-
lege. This will be at 1.30pm and again at
6pm on Wednesday 19th September. The
meeting will take
approximately 60 minutes. Please contact
Mr Peter Undery on 0401 289 922 or at the
College on 4162 2011 or Fr John Hong on
4162 1958.
Sausage
Sizzle
Every Tuesday Lunch
$2 Sausage on bread
$1.50 Popper
$3 Combo (sausage and popper)
Pauls Milk Collect-a-Cap
Families that use Pauls milk, please keep the specially marked lid. The collection box is located in the College front office.
Date Claimer Wednesday, 5th September QCS Test 11am Years 3 to 6 attending Young Australian
presentation Netiquette 1.20pm Years 7 to 11 attending Young Australian
presentation Cybershots Tuesday, 11th September 8.45am Assembly Whole School - formal uniform
Years 6 to 12 Friday, 14th September Movie Night held by our Year 12 students - more
information to follow Monday, 17th September Year 9 Home Economics students cooking with
guest chef Jimmy Stephen Wednesday, 19th September 10am Orchestra performing at Orana Nursing
Home Friday, 21st September 2pm Benedictine awards in Mary Knoll Centre Term Three finishes Monday, 8th October School resumes for Term Four Tuesday, 9th October Whole School Assembly Sunday, 14th October P&F Working Bee Wednesday, 17th October FOGS Career Expo Friday, 26th October Good Samaritan and Music Bursary due into the
office
Blue Care and SMCC Fundraiser
Any music students interested in
participating in this event please contact
Mrs Jo Hopkins on 4162 4787.
This event will be held on 20th October at
7pm at the Uniting Church Hall Kingaroy.
BIGGEST BINGO Saturday 15th September
At
Kingaroy RSL
Eyes down 1.30pm
Jackpots all in 90 calls
$200, $150, Aces High
The biggest one $1000
Icy Cups
Every
Thursday Lunch
50c each
Friday, 14th September
Mary Knoll Centre
Under 15 at 3.30pm
15+ at 6pm
Gold coin donation
Popcorn and drinks available
Murgon & District Cricket Club Sign-ons
Thursday, 13th September 3.15pm to 5pm
(before school holidays)
Thursday, 11th October 3.15pm to 6pm
This sign-on will have a bbq and first training session.
Fees: Milo In2Cricket $80: (includes a package from Qld Cricket) U/10: $30 Shield Competition (both ages): $100 (includes free new design club shirt)
Payment is required at either sign-on
Casual Employees
Wanted
Evening and Weekend Work
Please contact
Morgan or Narelle
4164 0330
if you are interested.
More
Information
on our
College
Website