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Issue 11, Friday 11 November 2022

In This Newsletter

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Chaplain's Chat

Pastor Reid

The answers came quickly. In the Early Learning Centre, they always do. This particular question, ‘What is better than a bright, shiny, red, vroom-vroom (car),’ was asked near the beginning of an improvisational story about a boy who only wanted a red car for his birthday.

One girl raised her hand and said, ‘A unicorn is much better than a red vroom-vroom.’ A few other four-year-olds agreed heartily with her assessment. A boy raised his hand. He has the same answer for everything whether the question is, ‘What do we thank God for?’ or ‘What kind of car do your parents have?’

‘A monster truck. Definitely.’ A few other boys began to describe in their limited vocabulary the dimensions and horsepower (how many vrooms a monster truck has) of their ideal monster truck.

Another girl tapped her wrist. ‘I’d like an Apple Watch and an iPhone.’ I sighed. Four-years-old and already desiring the very thing that makes them grow up too fast. 

I thought I’d be cute. ‘So, is an Apple watch an apple on top of your wrist and then you eat it when you’re hungry?’

The little girl frowned and looked at me as if I was a Martian. For full disclosure, this happens every time I go to the ELC. ‘No, silly, you put it on your wrist, and it tells you what to do.’

‘Aaah,’ I responded knowing that a truer sentence had never been spoken.

Maybe some of you reading this have a bright, shiny, red, vroom-vroom or want one. Or, included in your family’s possessions is a unicorn, a monster truck, an Apple Watch/iPhone or a mitt-ful of Pokémon cards. I’ll admit, it might be nice to have all these things, but one little person answered for me, What is better than a bright, shiny, red, vroom-vroom?’

‘My family. And my friends.’

People. Relationships. She gets it. 

It’s not as if the other children didn’t figure it out. It’s exciting to have things, but even with unicorns, the shine eventually wears off until you want a bigger and better unicorn. But not so with family and friends. The ones God has blessed us with are perfectly imperfect and wonderfully made. They make life truly worth living, and to share Christmas with them, even if we don’t buy them bright, shiny, red, vroom-vrooms, is of infinite value.

As we celebrate Christmas this year without the restrictions we’ve had in the last years, I hope you have the chance to recognise the utmost beauty you have with God’s gift of your family and friends. I pray that you will take a deep breath and find the peace that passes all understanding as the gift of Jesus, the gift that keeps on giving, arrives full of promise and hope.

Secondary School

From the Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School

THE END OF YEAR IS NEAR

As you read this our Year 12 students will be on the verge of entering their final week of schooling at St Andrews. What we value most remains the priority – building strong relationships and a culture which encourages people to flourish: Celebrating the Gospel, Nurturing the Individual and Empowering Lifelong Learners.

And flourish they did! I’d like to take the opportunity to thank our 2022 graduates for their excellent approach to College life throughout the year. Their vibrancy and resilience are true reflections of their character and it has been a privilege to walk alongside them.

Throughout the week ahead we will celebrate the class of 2022’s journey and accomplishments at significant occasions including Valedictory, our Good Goodbyes morning, Celebration and Awards Evening, and a Final Chapel followed by a Guard of Honour.

Thursday, next week, is also our Year 7-9 Celebration and Awards afternoon at 1:30pm, and our Year 10-12 Celebration and Awards evening at 6:00pm.  Now that we are hopefully ‘post-covid’, I do hope you’ll all join us on campus to celebrate a successful 2022 academic year at the College. Regardless of whether your child is receiving an award or not, we appreciate your support this year and value your attendance at these major school events.  Celebrations aside, with 2 weeks remaining, much work remains ahead of the students as they complete final units of work and assessments. If you or your child require any additional support at this often stressful time, please reach out to myself or a member of the College team. We are here to help.

I also want to acknowledge the dedication and commitment shown by our Teaching Staff, for their work towards coaxing, coaching and inspiring our students to strive to achieve to their true potential. The work they do in and out of classes is what keeps our students learning, growing and developing as learners and as well-rounded individuals. Non-teaching Staff, Teacher Aides, Groundsmen, Administration, Library, Tuckshop, and Uniform Shop all too also go above and beyond to ensure this is a College of flourishing and so to them we are also most grateful.

 

AN ARRAY OF RICH LEARNING EXPERIENCES ACROSS CURRICULUM AREAS

Last Thursday, our Year 11 Biology students studying Ecology attended an outstanding workshop at the University of Queensland. Current UQ Ecology and Zoology students conducted activities based on the deep learning required in the Senior Biology Syllabus.

Furthermore, this week the Year 11 Hospitality students visited the Miami Marketta to experience different cooking styles and serving styles of many different countries. Without a doubt, this proved to be a wonderful hands-on experience in the food and hospitality industry. It’s a credit to Mrs Louise Riddell for providing this initiative for these keen students.  

Last week our Year 9 students demonstrated outstanding creative ideas and initiative with their well thought out and well executed Personal Projects. Thank you, parents and friends, for attending this very worthwhile and engaging evening. Your interest and support for this Year 9 cohort and their outstanding presentations was greatly valued and appreciated. 

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IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND SERVICE-LEARNING…

This week, we also have numerous students involved with ASCA Speech and Drama Exams.  Yet another extension of the College Arts program.  While last week, a team of keen Chess players, represented the College at the Qld Interschool Chess Tournament. Select students from different year levels continue to serve at the Currumbin Community Special School. Just last week, our Year 9 students supported them with Reading and Recreation. What a wonderful opportunity for our students to both learn and serve others.

Well done to our College Futsal teams who recently competed in the Champion of Champions Futsal Titles, a 3-day competition which saw our well prepared teams achieve very highly and our Open Boys winning the championship, making them the Australasian champions.

 

Adele Ramsay
Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School 

Biology News

UQ BIOLOGY EXCURSION

On Thursday, 3 November, the Biology staff at St Andrews took 47 Year 11 Biology students to the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, for the 'Experience Ecology' workshops. This was an opportunity for the students to experience a university style lecture and complete some fieldwork by attending two workshops. 

We started the day in the Abel Smith Lecture Theatre where students learnt how to analyse and interpret Ecological Data. Dr Gurion Ang (School of Biological Sciences) ran the workshop using an authentic sample data set to help students learn best practice in the processing of ecological data. 

The second workshop focused on 'Skills in Field Ecology'. It was run by current UQ Ecology and Zoology students who conducted field activities around the picturesque UQ grounds based on the three mandatory practical assessments in Unit Three of the new Senior Biology syllabus.

The ultimate aim of the day was to ensure the students have a solid knowledge base for their first two internal assessments (the data test and the modified student experiment), as well as experiencing life on a university campus.

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Some of the students said: 

“It was great to experience university campus life and get an understanding of what we are going to expect when we graduate” Brylee E. 

“A great experience to learn about university life and see what Biology can be used for in the real world”. Lucy M. 

A big thank you must go out to Miss Castles, Mrs Bentley, and Mrs Harris who came along and assisted the students.

Damian O’Rourke 
Biology Teacher.

Mathematics News

AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS TRUST MATHS CHALLENGE

The Maths Challenge is a problem-solving activity organised by the Australian Maths Trust (AMT), which is aimed at stimulating mathematically interested students. The competition took place over four consecutive weeks earlier in the year with students receiving a problem book containing six problems, then at the end of the four-week time frame students handed in written solutions to as many of these problems as they could. The problems were very challenging and required time and persistence but were based on Maths that should be known at their respective year level. Students could work with a partner who also entered the Challenge but separate solutions were required to be submitted by each student. Students were allowed to seek help from any resources other than human ones — textbooks, encyclopaedias, calculators, and computers. 

The College has recently received the results:

Certificate of Credit

Year 7
Dylan A 
Mia C
Sterling D
Marcus K
Fisher P
Maeve S
Year 8
Seren C 

Certificate of Participation:

Year 7
Imogen F
Neavh I
John T

Year 8
Lochie C 

Year 9
Annie R

QLD ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS YEAR 7/8 QUIZ

Seven brave and talented students from Year 7 students recently participated in the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers Quiz for Year 7 and 8 students, for an internal competition at the College.

The competition included a broad range of questions in a variety of formats, for example:

  1. Estimation: How many service stations are there in Queensland?
  2. Speed and accuracy: How many millimetres are there in 2.4 kilometres?
  3. Speed and accuracy: What is 25% of 25% of $200?
  4. Speed and accuracy: How long is the flight if it goes from 1:40pm to 7:30am the following day?
  5. Speed and accuracy: How many months have 30 days?
  6. Written response: A Chemist used half a kilogram of ointment to fill 10 gram tubes and one kilogram of ointment to fill 25 gram tubes. How many tubes were filled altogether?
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FINAL PLACINGS

First Place; John and Leo

Second Place: Dylan

Third Place: Imogen, Neavh, Mia and Ava.

(Answers: approximately 1450, 2 400 000 mm, $12.50, 17 hours 50 min or 1070 minutes, 11, 90)  

Shane Edwards
Head of Mathematics Department

Year 10 Health News

Health Happenings

Year 10 Health students have spent this term learning about healthy eating habits and fuelling their bodies for best performance. They have investigated Australian eating habits by analysing current statistics and even designed their own survey which was sent out to the Year 10 cohort. They will use this data to discover areas in which our own community can improve their eating habits and design action strategies which could be implemented.

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Each fortnight, the students prepared some healthy meal ideas and sat down together in the Hospitality dining room to eat their creations. This has coincided with National Nutrition Week in October, which encourages and challenges Australians to increase their vegetable intake. 

Chess Club News

QUEENSLAND INTERSCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chess Tournament: Emmanuel College  

This term, we competed at Emmanuel College for the Queensland Interschool Chess Championship. St Andrews fielded 15 competitors, ranging from Year 9 to Year 11. The tournament boasted a total of 650 students from the various age divisions spanning the Gold Coast district. 

Charlie M scored 4.5 points and was awarded a merit ribbon. Charlie competed against some very strong opponents with high chess ratings. 

Our Andrians played exceptionally well throughout the tournament and thoroughly enjoyed the day of challenges. In addition, they established new friendship circles with learners from the Gold Coast district schools. 

Once again, a remarkable day for our Chess Andrians. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the students, their parents, our admin staff and to Gardiner Chess for their incredible effort in supporting  a tournament of this magnitude.

Check Mate

Dr Gordon Naidoo

Chess Coordinator

Secondary School Library news

The Secondary Library has been abuzz over the first half of Term Four with students studying for exams, researching for assessment, and finding a comfortable space to relax during their busy school day.

SLICE OF SEVEN

We recently welcomed next year’s Year 7 cohort as part of the Slice of Seven transition to Middle School. The eager students visited three different library stations, designed to offer a glimpse into the activities, resources, and opportunities the Secondary Library has to offer.

Students created funny comic strips with our Pop-Up drawing station, enjoyed a round or two of Just Dance and dined at Starbooks Café - a fun book-tasting event which saw them enjoy a range of book formats.

We look forward to welcoming the Year 7 students next year and hope to see many of them enjoy all that the Secondary Library has to offer in 2023.

FUSE CUP STATE FINAL

Last Friday, Year 7 student Ethan B was guest shoutcaster (commentator) at the 2022 FUSE Cup State Final alongside Mario, Luigi, and professional shoutcaster Max Von Neumann who worked for the Australian National Esports Team at the Commonwealth Games. Well done Ethan for your stella performance commentating your way through the Mario Kart section - you showed tremendous grace under pressure. We are proud of all our 2022 E-Sport competitors and look forward to an exciting round of FUSE Cup events in 2023.

GRATITUDE TREE

It may only be November, but we have decided to celebrate Christmas early with a Gratitude Tree. We are encouraging students to pause and take a moment to reflect about what they are grateful for this festive season. Our beautiful tree is adorned with small notes of gratitude and an assortment of ornaments printed by the Secondary Library 3D-Printer.

Sign-In/Out Procedure for After-school Hours (3:10pm – 5:00pm)

Please be advised of the after-hours CRC Secondary Library Sign-In/Out Procedure for all students in Years 7-12:

  • There is no need for parents/carers to sign students in or out, students may leave the Library when they know their parent has arrived to collect them. 
  • All students must sign in and out if in the Library between the hours of 3:10pm-5:00pm.
  • Students who are signed in need to stay in the Library unless they receive permission from the supervising staff member to go outside.
  • An after-school detention may be issued to students who do not follow procedures and sign in and out.
  • Cases where students have not signed in or out will be followed up.

CRC OPENING HOURS  

Monday and Friday from 7:30am – 5:00pm   

ASK A LIBRARIAN  

Remember students may log in using student details to read e-Books through the Wheelers online platform.   

Library Services are always happy to help with research, finding resources and book recommendations. We also love to chat about books, life and the universe.  Come in and chat to us or email us directly:  

  • Head of Library Services E-12: Barbara Kristo 
  • Teacher Librarian (Junior School): Vikki Rees
  • Senior Librarian: Trudy Slabosz  
  • Library Aides: Cara Harrington and Brad McMillan  
  • Library Technician: Deklan Kelly 

Library Services  

Junior School

From the Deputy Principal Head of Junior School

AWARDS

As I am preparing for our end of year events, I have the opportunity to reflect upon the year. I am consistently amazed at the wonderful achievements of our students in all aspects of school life. Students who have finished top ten in Australia for swimming. Others have been invited to perform and train with the Australian Ballet Institute. Our Maths team finished ninth in Queensland and I could go on for the whole page. 

All of these awards have one thing in common and that is the students who receive them have developed their natural talents through hard work and practice. They have received feedback from teachers and coaches to continually strive to be the best that they can be. While we celebrate the finished product, we shouldn’t forget the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. 

CAR PARK

Thank you to everyone who is taking the time to be careful in the carpark and follow the directions of the teacher assistants to safely onboard your children into your cars. I am getting reports that there are some parents who are doing things that are outside of the system that we have put in place. This is dangerous for our staff but equally importantly, it is also putting your children in harms way. Please be courteous to our staff who are out there in wind, sunshine and stormy weather to ensure your children get home safely. 

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The College Christmas Carols are going to be held on Saturday, 26 November beginning at 4:00pm in the MPH. It will go for about an hour and will be followed by a BBQ. It is a great celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. I hope that you can all attend and join in singing some fantastic carols. 

Darrin Schumacher

Deputy Principal Head of Junior School


From the Deputy Head of Junior School Pastoral

THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME (PYP) EVALUATION 

In Week Three of this term, the Junior School had the privilege of being evaluated by a visiting team from the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). These visits occur every five years to ensure the integrity of the PYP is in keeping with the standards and practices of the IBO at St Andrews.  

At St Andrews we utilise the Australian Curriculum within the PYP to engage our learners in concept-driven and skills-based learning. The PYP has a focus on learning the curriculum through real world connections and then acting on these learnings in a way that contributes to our world positively. 

While the report is still to be sent to our community, the feedback meeting at the end of the evaluation was very positive. The team particularly highlighted the following as strengths in the implementation of the PYP: 

·       A commitment to the IB mission and international-mindedness (being able to look beyond just ourselves); 

·       Healthy culture of learning with students actively involved in setting goals for their further learning (we call this agency); 

·       Learning spaces that are safe, functional and flexible; 

·       Staff collaboration to ensure high quality student learning; and 

·       Systems of continuous improvement for staff in place that focuses on student needs. 

I would like to acknowledge the parents who were able to meet with the evaluation team and thank them for the time and commitment they made to our Junior School. They are: 

·       Charesse Smith 

·       Leisa Reeves 

·       Jessica Russell 

·       Anna Symonds 

·       Catherine Jackson 


Until next time, 

Karen Koehler 

Deputy Head of Junior School – Acting PYP Coordinator 

 

Early Learning Centre

From the Director of the ELC

As the Festive Season comes closer, the Early Learning Centre is in full swing with end of year planning. The children are getting excited and their singing has certainly improved along with their confidence.

KINDY REFORM PACKAGE

The recently released Kindy Reform package has been sent out to all Early Learning Centres. What that means for families is a higher commitment to families who are from lower to middle income families. If you hold a Health Care Card, your child in Pre Prep will have a highly subsided program with a low or no out of pocket expense to you.

SUNSCREEN

As the warmer weather is here please apply sunscreen on arrival or before you arrive and let the team know that your child has had sunscreen applied.

MUFTI DAY

Mufti Day will be held next Tuesday in the Junior School. Children are encouraged to wear Christmas inspired clothing and bring a gold coin donation for care packages to go to children in Africa.

CARE FOR CHILDREN IN CARE DRIVE

QLECS Care for Children in Care drive has been so well received. Thank you for your donations to children in emergency foster care.


ELSIE UPDATE 

Elsie is home after receiving weeks of treatment for a tick in hospital. Elsie will require rehabilitation weekly and we look forward to seeing her back at Kindy. We will run a fundraiser for Elsie and a Tick Awareness campaign. If you are able to donate prizes for a raffle, please get in contact.


END OF YEAR DATES 

we will close Friday, 16 December. All children going to Prep in 2023 will finish with us on this date. We will re-open on Wednesday, 4 January for children doing the whole year with us.


Bronwyn Waters

Director of the ELC

News from Junior Kindy

Well, where has this year gone! You trusted us with your little ones at the beginning of this year, and now they have grown and blossomed into resilient, strong, and caring children who have built friendships, knowledge and skills, ready for Pre Prep in 2023.  

During the past month, we have studied space. One week of studying space actually turned into three as the children enjoyed it so much. Indigenous Elder, Uncle Allan, came and spent time with us and made a painting of space. We sang him Innanay Gupuwana which the children are also practicing for our Christmas morning tea.  

For this last term of 2022, the children have been focusing on our planned room goals which are number recognition, letter recognition, and  name recognition. They are now enjoying practising writing their names.  

The children are working hard on their self-help skills, while being encouraged by the Junior Kindy educators. We are also working on building resilience and becoming strong caring individuals ready for Pre Prep.  

Fine motor skills were practised with children cutting out many pictures with scissors and gluing on to collages. They have also been practising cutting in straight lines. 

Monday, 31 October was Grandparents Day. This was a very special day for our children and our room.  We sang songs to our special visitors, had a photo booth, and enjoyed a number of planned fun activities. Our room was buzzing with a happy vibe. 

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Sensei Taki has been coming in consistently and focussing on consolidating what we have already learned in Japanese over the past three terms. She has also been teaching us about the Japanes culture of what happens in Japan for Christmas. 

Lastly, from Miss Anna, Mr Bradley, Miss Rachel, Miss Shelley, and Miss Jana, we would like to thank you for your amazing children this year it has been lovely helping, teaching, guiding and watching them grow and we thank them for helping us to sparkle each day.  

News from Pre Prep 1

We are diving into Term Four with lots of discussion, anticipation and excitement occurring in preparation for the transition to Prep or a change of classroom at the ELC. 

Our unit of inquiry, ‘How we organise ourselves,’ has supported the children in learning about different environments. This opened an opportunity to connect with the Prep classrooms and teachers. The children were able to send off questions to the teachers and they recorded responses back to Pre Prep 1. It was an opportunity to find out similarities and differences in our environments while making discoveries about the purpose each environment serves.

Throughout the term, the children had an opportunity to make their way around significant parts of the school. This helps to make the transition to school as smooth as possible. The children enjoyed visiting the music room where they learned about musical instruments and shared in some new songs. Sensei Sharon held our usual Japanese lesson in her classroom and the children explored the classroom environment looking through books and making comparisons.

The children were excited to be greeted by Pastor Reid as they were welcomed to a Junior School Chapel service. This was an opportunity to further their understanding of God and make connections with the Junior School community.

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Grandparents Day was a fabulous morning! Along with enjoying a lovely morning tea together, we engaged in bracelet bead making, snakes and ladders, playdough cupcakes and dinosaurs. The children created love heart cards and portraits of their special grandparents, and a photo booth was used as a fun way to record the occasion.

With the end of the year just around the corner, the children have been working hard on their self-help skills. Please encourage this at home as well. Some of these skills include packing their own bags, putting on socks and shoes, dressing and undressing, and looking after their own hygiene. We have also focused on caring for their environment by looking after belongings wiping tables and sweeping. 

Independence is a focus area in Pre Prep 1 and we can’t wait to see all our students flourish and become confident lifelong learners.

Looking forward to celebrating with you all at our end of year celebration.

Pre Prep 1 Team

News from Pre Prep 2

What an eventful month it has been so far. We continued with our unit of inquiry 'How we organise ourselves' and extended the children’s thinking through inquiries into other learning spaces within the school and the ELC. We have continued with adventures to the MPH, Japanese room, science labs, library, and lots more! While extending the children’s knowledge of the school, we visited Mrs Majinovic in the Music room and Sensei Taki in the Japanese rooms. Mrs Majinovic introduced the children to beat, using a variety of instruments and sounds and Sensai Taki taught the children about what they will do in the Japanese rooms next year.

Many of the children have been enthusiastic and wanted to wear their Prep sports shirts to the ELC so we decided to look at each of the house colours. We incorporated numeracy into the program by tallying up how many friends are in each house then the children wrote their names on the coloured cardboard to match.

Making connections with the school has been so valuable for the children and it plays an important role in their transition. The Year 11 Christian Studies students volunteered their time to visit and play games with the children. This provided opportunities for the Year 11 students to take on a leadership role whilst having fun playing duck duck goose and tag with the children.

Finally, we were able to host Grandparents in the ELC again. Grandparents Day was a huge success and brought so much joy and happiness to the families as they joined their grandchildren in a fun-filled morning of activities and morning tea. We are so blessed to have such a remarkable connection with our St Andrews community and families.

I am in the process of completing the children's transition statements. The statements provide valuable information to the prep teachers about your child’s strengths, interests, and current progress. They assist with making your child’s transition as smooth as possible. We will be sad to see our Pre Prep 2 friends leave but wish them all the very best in their Prep journey. We have been busy practising our songs for the end of year celebration. This is a wonderful event that brings families together and shares the wonderful journey that we have had in Pre Prep 2. 

Until next time,
The Pre Prep 2 Team

The Arts

Arts Corner

Students in Year 4 – 6 in 2023 are invited to audition for the Junior School Musical – Seussical.


Students interested in auditioning for a CHARACTER are required to submit an audition of one verse and chorus of a song (recorded to a backing). At the start of the video say your name, and role (s) you are auditioning for.

Email your videos to auditions@salc.qld.edu.au.

Video submissions are due by Wednesday 30 November.

Students who are interested in ENSEMBLE ONLY do not need to record a video audition – they can attend a general audition which will be held early Term One.

Rehearsals will be held on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:30pm in the Ruth Butler Theatre. Please do not audition if you are unable to commit to this rehearsal time every week.

Show dates are 8 – 9 September 2023.
Any enquiries to director Cilla Scott at priscillas@salc.qld.edu.au


COMBINED CULTURAL AWARDS

For the first time in years we came together from Year 4 to Year 12 to celebrate the year that has been in the Arts and to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of individual students. It was a wonderful showcase of bands, choirs and dance at GLOW Church Robina. A special thanks to our Cultural Captains and Senior Arts Ambassadors for hosting the evening. 

Congratulations to all awardees and a special mention to our Major Award Winners

GENDI MOORE MUSIC AWARD

Coen C
Hugo G

HOTA

HOTA Future Creative - James E
HOTA Cultural Leader - Sophie B 

GOLD CULTURAL AWARDEES

Madelene T
Abbey R 
Lola G 
Lexi G
Evie K 
Madyson C 
Sam C 
Lilian M
Georgia W 
Tenby D 
Ryder C 
Sam L 
Spencer H 
Patrick D 
Olivia F 
Darcy E 

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ASCA SPEECH AND DRAMA EXAMS

Last week around 80 PAT Speech and Drama students completed their ASCA (Australian Communication and Speech Association) Exams. Dr Paul March was very impressed with the standard of work produced by the students of our wonderful Speech and Drama Tutors - Natalie Kirk and Pamela Cassidy. He compared it favourably with the best of the best he has seen across QLD, NSW and VIC over his examining years.

All solos and groups received High Distinctions for their efforts, with the following additional medals

Centre Medals
Patrick D and Lucas B.

Studio Medals
Ty B and Kai J, Elizabeth H and Charlotte Y. 

Encouragement Medals 
Nahlah B, Lily B, Juliette K, Abigail G, and Eadie P. 


END OF YEAR CONCERTS

It has been wonderful to see our performers take to the stage for our End of Year Concerts. From Year 2 Speech and Drama and Junior School PAT Vocalists, to our Secondary School Vocal Concert,  Makin’ Mini Music and Junior School PAT Piano – it has been a joy to watch these young people share their gifts and talents with family and their peers.

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PAT 2023

We are now taking applications for our Performing Arts Tuition (PAT) Program. We offer lessons (individual, pair, group) across Voice, Instrumental, Dance and Speech and Drama. 

Applications can be made via the College Website

https://www.salc.qld.edu.au/cocurricular/the-arts/pat-application-form

Please note the following Current PAT enrolments automatically roll over into 2023. If you do not wish for your child to continue please submit a Cancellation Form found on the College Website

https://www.salc.qld.edu.au/cocurricular/the-arts/pat-cancellation-form

Students in Year 3 Strings and Mini Musos are required to complete an enrolment form if they wish to continue.

Sports

Junior School Sports News

Our representative teams played at the Queensland All Schools Championships last weekend. This is the biggest touch carnival for Junior School students, with 200 teams across Queensland competing. The girls team achieved division one finals and our boys team qualified for the division two finals. Congratulations to all involved. 

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Important Dates 11 November - 30 November

November

Monday 14
Prep - Year 3 Beach Safety Program

Wednesday 16
Prep - Year 3 Beach Safety Program
Year 12 Valedictory Evening - 6:00pm

Thursday 17
Year 7-9 Celebration Awards Afternoon - 1:30pm
Year 10-12 Celebration Awards Evening - 6:30pm

Friday 18
Year 12 Term Four Concludes

Monday 21
Prep - Year 3 Beach Safety Program

Wednesday 23
Prep - Year 3 Beach Safety Program

Friday 25
Year 10 and 11 Term Four Concludes

Saturday 26
Community Christmas Carols

Monday 28
Junior School Step Up Day

Tuesday 29
Pre Pre 1 Christmas Concert -  9:30am
Pre - Prep 2 Christmas Concert - 11:30am

Wednesday 30
Prep - Year 9 Term Four Concludes
ELC - 9 Christmas Service


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