COLLEGE COUNCIL NEWS

At the recent College Council AGM a new Chair and Deputy Chair were appointed.  Subsequently, I am pleased to report to the College community that Mr Todd Cole has assumed the position of Chair, with Mr Ryan Bowles as Deputy Chair. Todd joined College Council in early 2018 and also serves on the St Andrews Lutheran Church Council.  Todd is married to Merissa and they have two young daughters, living at Robina. Todd began his working life as a tank driver in the Australian Army, before attaining degrees in Commerce and International Business, now practicing as a Private Wealth Advisor with Wilsons. Collectively, that sounds like a great mix to lead the governing body of a school!  Mr Cole will be seen frequently at College events in the latter part of this year. 

Ryan Bowles, College Council Deputy Chair, was the St Andrews Lutheran College Captain in the Class of 2006. Following a number of years on the international touring circuit with his very successful heavy metal band, Ryan has created and built online courses which help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Business, music and sport are amongst his passions, as is serving in the Ministry at Elevation Church on the Tweed Coast.

On a parallel note, I know you will join with me in acknowledging the tireless commitment of Mrs Cecile Ryan, who has served as a member of College Council since the school’s inception, including a remarkable 21 years as Chair.  Cecile also served on the College’s Steering Committee prior to that.  This year is her 30^th in service to our College community.  We will make further comments later in the year in acknowledging that service.  Mrs Ryan will retire from Council this December.

The College Council serves many purposes, most notably the Governance of the College on behalf of our owners, the Lutheran Church of Australia – Queensland District. The ‘District’ appoints Council Members, who operate under a Constitution and By-Laws. The Council, commonly referred to as a Board in many entities, has an “eyes on, but hands off” oversight of all aspects of College operation.  They are responsible for financial decisions such as the approval of the operating budget, as well as the management of a range of important policies covering critical matters such as Child Protection, Enrolments, Privacy, Risk Management, Major Capital Works Projects and the list goes on. The execution of policies and other expectations is delegated to the Principal and staff of the College. St Andrews Lutheran College is indeed extremely fortunate to have had such a stable and focussed governing body, committed to making decisions which authentically support an environment which is true to its Mission Statement …. Celebrating the Gospel, Nurturing the Individual, Empowering Lifelong Learners.

A WORTHWHILE THOUGHT

Here is something I came across this week. I think it is more than worthy of sharing. Our choice of phrase as parents in discussing learning and schooling with children is so vital in framing with and for them the value of their daily opportunity and outcomes…..

“… Izzy, did you ask a good question today?”

The question that the mother of 1944 Nobel physics laureate Isidor Rabi asked him every day when he got home from school – quite different from the query of most other mothers in his neighbourhood: “So? Did you learn anything today?” Rabi says that his mother’s daily prod made him a scientist.

Quoted in “The Role of Questioning and Deep Thinking in the Learner-Ready School Library” by Kathryn Roots Lewis in Knowledge Quest, January/February 2019

Peace

David Bliss 
Principal

Last week our College conducted its annual ‘Rosies Sleepover’ for Year 11 and 12 students who choose to be involved. Each year a small group of committed and brave students sign up to sleep out in the cold and eat ‘questionable’ food with the aim of experiencing a tiny bit of what it is to be without all that we take for granted in our comfortable middle-class lives. 

As part of the activity we always conduct a discussion/sharing time around our previous experiences and understandings of what it is to be homeless. This always turns up some great insights from students and leads toward developing a stronger empathy with people who find themselves in challenging circumstances. This year we were fortunate to have input from Mr Bliss from two activities he has participated in, associated with the issue – namely, the CEO sleep out in Brisbane and a ‘Justice Walk’ which involved sitting in a gutter in one of Melbourne’s main streets. These insights, coupled together with other learnings connected with the issue helped us realise that homeless people do not need us to feel sorry for them but rather, a far more helpful thing is to treat them with dignity and be present with them.

It is this very objective that is at the heart of what Rosies endeavours to do in its work in the Southport area and is what our students who volunteer are involved with on Friday/Saturday nights when we participate. This is in keeping with how Christ treated disadvantaged people in his time here on earth. He felt compassion for them and treated them with dignity – realising they are just as worthy of his love as the next person who was not in such difficult circumstances.

Being able to treat all people with dignity and respect is a core value within the Christian tradition. It is something that can never be fully achieved in our own strength, as our natural default position is to compare ourselves to others. But thankfully God leads us on in this endeavour through the work of His Spirit in our lives to be more selfless and placing others before ourselves. Thank God we do not have to strive to be more loving on our own, but that we have God empowering us in this most important aspect of life.

It is this very objective that is at the heart of what Rosies endeavours to do in its work in the Southport area and is what our students who volunteer are involved with on Friday/Saturday nights when we participate. This is in keeping with how Christ treated disadvantaged people in his time here on earth. He felt compassion for them and treated them with dignity – realising they are just as worthy of his love as the next person who was not in such difficult circumstances. Being able to treat all people with dignity and respect is a core value within the Christian tradition. It is something that can never being fully achieved in our own strength, as our natural default position is to compare ourselves to others. But thankfully God leads us on in this endeavour through the work of His Spirit in our lives to be more selfless and placing others before ourselves. Thank God we do not have to strive to be more loving on our own, but that we have God empowering us in this most important aspect of life.

PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT LEARNING 

Thank you to all families who attended the Senior School and/or Middle School Expos over the past two weeks. These are special events and a wonderful showcase for and from students who share their learning. The exuberance and joy of our Middle School students as they shared glimpses into their learning on Wednesday night embodied the notion of flourishing.  From  the  ‘Going  Into Business’  food  stalls,  and the  interactive  learning  displays  in  Mathematics,  Science, Robotics and Languages, through to the Sporting activities and the teeming Art, Design and Food technologies areas, the students embodied flourishing. 

If you and your child were unable to attend please access the Course Booklet and Subject Information Guides via the website. Web preferences were due in this week for Senior School (2020) and are due to be sent to Middle School students (2020) on Thursday 22 August for a Thursday 29 August return. If you have any feedback on the events or questions please contact Mrs Roper (Head of Middle School) lisar@salc.qld.edu.au (Year 7-9, 2020) or Mrs Wrigley (Director of Learning and Student Pathways) christina@salc.qld.edu.au (Years 10 -12, 2020).

This week a number of students competed in Chess and across the Arts, it is Eisteddfod season.  Many highlights and achievements are listed later in the Bulletin. Our Tournament of the Mind teams are training and last Friday also saw our largest group of students (Years 7 – 12) start the IC’19 entrepreneurs program. It is simply wonderful to see so many students taking the opportunity to get involved in College life outside of academic classes to represent the College across the wide range of co-curricular offerings at St Andrews.

HUMILITY AND SERVICE 

Our current pastoral theme is humility, and a group of our Year 11 students took action last week, during National Homeless Awareness Week, to sleep on College grounds with minimal access to food and comfort to raise awareness and much needed funds for Rosies, an outreach service that works across the Gold Coast. This experiential learning is transformative for our young people. Thank you to Mr Schache and Ms Stewart for supporting this initiative. 

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK – Building Success

Across this week students celebrated all things science in our fabulous new Centre for Scientific Inquiry. The theme this year isDestination Moon: more missions, more science. Our new spaces are certainly seeing us endeavour to support both. The CSI has been recognised with a Master Builders Award and we are most certainly grateful for the spaces, which support such incredible learning and teaching.  

Virginia Warner 

Deputy Principal / Head of Secondary School

POSITIVE EDUCATION

Welcome to Altruistic August – each day one of the challenges or tips for increasing kindness is read out in pastoral care time. What is heartening is that at St Andrews we see small and large acts of kindness on a daily basis. Perhaps parents would like to implement some of these at home.

THANK YOU 

To Melissa McGuinness who came to speak with our Year 12’s (and some parents) last week. Melissa shared her heart-wrenching story of loss, the death of her son Jordan. We thank Melissa for her willingness to share her story about the day the Police knocked on the door of the family home, to tell them that their beloved son had been killed in a road accident and also taken the lives of four other young and innocent people. The message of loss, grief, bewilderment and that Jordan’s death will not be in vain resonated strongly with our young people. Attached are links to the tragic story and Melissa’s quest to save the lives of other young people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-13/witness-fatal-car-crash-gold-coast-saw-sole-survivor-delirious/6694686

https://9now.nine.com.au/today/mother-whose-son-killed-himself-and-four-others-while-drink-driving-shares-her-grief/badbba2b-1c60-45bf-8ad1-04064927bdd0

CONGRATULATIONS 

Mariel and Peter who progressed to the finals of the United Nations Youth Evatt Competition This is a Model United Nations Security Council diplomacy competition for students in Years 9-12. More than 2,000 students compete in Evatt each year. It aims to educate young people about Australia’s place in the world and empower them as active citizens by developing public speaking, negotiation, teamwork, research, and diplomatic skills.

If you have any queries or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me on tanias@salc.qld.edu.au 

Tania Stewart 
Head of Senior School

During a recent assembly the students had time to think about HOPE. What it is and how to increase it. Sometimes hope is considered a feeling…. “I am hopeful of passing my exam”. Hope is considered by some as a thought and can be worked on. The three ways to work on hope are:

1.      Set goals

2.      Determine pathways to achieve these

3.      Personal agency or belief

Within the pathways section, intrinsic motivation becomes important. The will or desire to work on something because it feels good to achieve something. Click on this link to see how you can assist your child increase their intrinsic motivation.

How motivation works for kids and adults

LastThursday week there were several exciting events for Middle school students. The athletics carnival was a great success with all students enjoying their time. Congratulations to all Age Champions as well as all participates. The vibe on the day was amazing.

The second event that day was the QMAT Year 7-8 Maths Quiz. Two groups of students participated in this event at Hillcrest Christian College.  Five rounds of different Maths activities were held throughout the night. Thank you all for having the courage to “have a go”.

A gentle reminder to families to ensure their children have the correct uniform and encouraging them to wear it with pride. In particular, girls should only have one pair of simple earrings and they can wear a chain with a cross.

Feel free to contact me at any time if you have any queries or concerns on lisar@salc.qld.edu.au.

Lisa Roper 
Head of Middle School

こんにちは、

The annual International Chopstick relays were held at St Andrews last week. Each team member must change the headband and happi coat with a team member. Japanese, English as well as the universal language of fun and laughter was spoken. 

St Andrews students had a wonderful time with our sister school students over the 4 days they spent at school, and 6 days in homestay. Thank you to the families who hosted, the staff members who shared their subject expertise and time and the school community for making them feel so welcome. 

Students from Year 7 to 11 will be representing the college in the MLTAQ Speech Contest next Sunday at Griffith University. They have been busily learning a speech in Japanese as well as being confident and competent in answering questions that follow their speech.  

さようなら

Kerry Forrest
Head of Department Languages

The ELC children have been very fortunate in having the Year 9 Christian Studies students come and read the stories that they have developed on the Fruits of the Spirits.  The children had a wonderful time watching the Year 9’s read their story and talk about how it relates to their lives.

“I thought that meeting the ELC students was a fun and joyful time. I definitely think that telling the stories to them was an experience that was awesome.”
Oliver

“I thought that meeting the ELC students was a fun and joyful time. I definitely think that telling the stories to them was an experience that was awesome.”
Oliver

EISTEDDFOD SEASON 

We are currently in Eisteddfod season, with lots of groups and individuals heading off to various performances around the Coast. While we celebrate the Semitones Choir their success in winning their category, the result is secondary to the journey they have been on since the start of the year. They have worked together as a team to produce something that is truly magical. I love walking past the music room and seeing the dance, band or choirs rehearsing. Most importantly the pure joy that I see on their faces is inspiring. 

Well done to all the students who are participating in the Eisteddfods, we are really proud of you and the effort that you have put in to get to where you are today. Enjoy the experiences. 

BOOK WEEK

Next week is Book Week!! Each year across Australia, the Children’s Book Council of Australia brings children and books together celebrating Book Week. During this time schools, libraries, booksellers, authors, illustrators and children celebrate Australian children's literature. St Andrews will join in on the celebrations throughout the week. The Book Character Parade is at 9:00am, Friday, 23 August in the MPH. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.  

 SCIENCE WEEK 

One of the activities that has occurred this week to help acknowledge Science Week has been a daily announcement over the PA system sharing scientific knowledge. This morning’s fact was “The first footprints put on the moon will probably be there a long, long time — maybe almost as long as the moon itself lasts. Unlike on Earth, there is no erosion by wind or water on the moon because it has no atmosphere and all the water on the surface is frozen as ice.”

CELEBRATION AFTERNOON 

Our Junior School Celebration afternoon will be held at 1:00pm, Tuesday, 26 November in the MPH. This is a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon 2019 and celebrate and honour our Year 6 students as they conclude this phase of their schooling and move into Middle School. 

Darrin Schumacher
Deputy Principal/Head of Junior School

Last week we had three teams of Year 5 and 6 students represent our College at the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT) Maths Quiz Evening. This was the first time this competition has been offered to Junior School students in Queensland. The competition questions were comprised of general mathematical knowledge, mental computation, written computation, problem solving and estimation and were designed to be engaging and challenging for the teams.

Congratulations to Zach B, Joel L, Cameron P, Charlie H, Tyler McG, Noah D, Talia , Dylan and Dylan W. They represented the College in a commendable way and demonstrated great sportsmanship.

The PYP Exhibition Journey begins...

Cesare Pavese, an Italian novelist and poet is known for the quote, “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” Most people can recall those magical school moments that stick in your memory and hold a special place in your heart when you reminisce about your experiences at school. For some it is a drama production, an athletics carnival, a special achievement or an outdoor education experience. For learners that pass through our Junior School, unquestionably one of those fond moments that they will recall in the years to come will be their involvement in the Primary Years Programme Exhibition.

The Exhibition is an integral part of the Primary Years Programme and is the culminating learning experience at all PYP schools. It is a rigorous, challenging and enjoyable opportunity for our Year 6 learners. Most importantly, the PYP Exhibition is a wonderfully joyous community celebration of our young people’s amazing ability to collaborate, direct their own learning, and to help make a difference to world around them.

The Exhibition can be held under any of the six themes of the PYP, and this year, we have chosen to focus the Exhibition under the How We Express Ourselves theme. This is a first at St Andrews Lutheran College and will irrefutably allow our students to approach the Exhibition in new and exciting ways.

A crucial phase in any unit of inquiry, and of the Exhibition, is tuning in. At this stage of the Exhibition, we are tuning in to the students’ thinking, fostering curiosity, creating opportunities for wondering and questioning. So far, our students have enjoyed a provocation to tune them in to the transdisciplinary theme, How We Express Ourselves. They rotated through several stations to determine whether they could identify aspects such as ideas, feelings, values, cultures or beliefs evident in music, visual art pieces, protesting, food, dances and clothing/fashion. The students will explore these possibilities and more to determine what their area of interest will be for their inquiry.

The Year 6 students have also commenced Arts Rotations for the Exhibition with a choice of dance, drama and visual arts. During these sessions the learners have access to specialist teachers to support them in developing relevant technical skills within these disciplinary areas.

Cesare Pavese also once commented, “The only joy in the world is to begin”. As our Year 6 learners begin their Exhibition, I am positive that their experience will create memorable moments for them to reflect upon in the future.

Jacqueline Faulkner
Deputy Head of Junior School & PYP Coordinator

In Year 3, the students explored the indigenous history of their local area. To assist them with their inquiry, the students went on an excursion to the Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre. The children started their tour with an audio/visual presentation in the Dreaming Amphitheatre which was followed by an Aboriginal dance performance. They embarked on a guided journey around the “Dreaming Mountain”, Jellurgal, where culturally significant sites have played an important role in the lives of Aboriginal people. Students explored shell middens as well as ochre pits and listened to dreamtime stories associated with the creation of Jellurgal. The students asked questions about traditional life pre-contact, bush tucker, fishing, hunting, the importance of ecological practices and their connection to the land. Overall, it was an amazing and very informative day.

Stacey Goodridge
Year 3 Teacher

It was lovely to see students in Years 3-6 making connections with our Japanese visitors. Cultural understanding, open-mindedness and global citizens are the key factors for these visits.

A fun day was had by all. 

AUTHOR VISIT

On Tuesday, 6 August, students from Prep to Year 2 participated in an Author visit with Nikki Rogers. Nikki has written several children’s books and is a local in the Tallebudgera area. She originally started writing books for her own children to help them understand valuable life lessons, encouraging them with the truths that they are unique and inspire them to be all they were created to be. Students were treated to a reading of her popular book “Sooty & Snow” with puppetry, music and dancing. Students asked lots of great questions about the process of writing books and coming up with ideas for their own stories. 

MILLIONAIRES CLUB

Congratulations to the following students who have read over One Million words on the Literacy Pro reading programme. An amazing achievement! 

Cate H (5B) Talia, Aaron T (5A) and Emily L (6C)

Vikki Rees
Teacher Librarian/ICT Coordinator

Congratulations to Paige B and Georgia R for their wonderful entry to the poster art competition. With over 150 entries, it was a tough decision however these girls gave a clear message and you can see a lot of time, thought and effort went into creating it. Keep a look out around Junior School as this poster will be printed to remind us to wash our hands!

Second place went to Rose G

Third place went to Lyla B and Lila I. 

Honourable mention went to Myles F, CJ D, Tom M, Jesse H, Madeline M and Cassia P.

Well done to all those who entered! 

Alisa Hall
Nurse

SYDNEY DANCE TOUR 2019

On Friday, 2 August, the Combined Intensity Dance Troupe set off for Sydney on the Sydney Dance Tour. Throughout the weekend, students were involved in numerous workshops enhancing their knowledge of dance and further developing their skills and technique in the styles of contemporary, lyrical, commercial jazz and musical theatre. Students were taught by industry professionals from ED5 International, Village Performing Arts Centre and one of Australia's leading contemporary dance companies, The Sydney Dance Company. 

At the Sydney Dance Company, the dancers were involved in creative workshops learning skills for improvisation and choreography as well as learning repertoire straight from their 2019 touring production. Students also competed at the Sydney Dance Eisteddfod and were awarded Highly Commended overall for their '80s' jazz routine. The girls danced beautifully and we are incredibly proud of all them. Well done to everyone involved! 

This was such a wonderful experience and a great way to end my Senior year. I made a lot of new friends and experienced different styles that challenged me as a dancer. 
Hayley Mc G, Year 12 

The Sydney Dance Tour was a really good experience especially with workshops at the different companies. I tried different dance styles that I haven't done before and I learnt how to perform better as a dancer. I also learnt a lot about the industry. This was a great bonding experience for us as a troupe and I feel that we are closer as a team. 
Myah K, Year 9

The workshops were excellent and helped me understand what it is like to be a professional. The tour was really fun!
Evie K, Year 8 

I liked the performance experience and the opportunity to attend the Sydney Eisteddfod. I really enjoyed bonding with the team through the workshops and activities.
Angelique M, Year 7

Junior Drama Festival – The Rehearsal

Last Friday our Year 7 and 8 cast competed in the Junior Section of The Gold Coast Drama Festival with their play – The Rehearsal.  A comedy that follows a group of high school students as they try to stage a production of Guys and Dolls. Congratulations to the student directors, Emma M and Lily F and the cast on an outstanding performance. Highly Commended awards were given to:

Student Directors

The comedy of the Piece

Phoebe G

Charlize B

Liam W

Special congratulation to Liam who also won Best Supporting Actor for his role.

Cultural Awards

Friday, 11 October, (Term 4, Week 1) we have our Years 7 – 12 Cultural Awards Evening. This annual event is a celebration of the year in the Arts and an opportunity to acknowledge individual student achievement.

For students in the Middle and Senior School, information is gathered through a survey that is emailed to the students. These surveys are due end of Week 7 to Miss Scott. No late information will be accepted.

Below is the criteria used to determine awards.

Cultural Awards Criteria 

Cultural Awards recognise individual student achievement in the performing and visual arts. In the area of performing arts the awards include achievements in Music, Drama (stage and screen) and Dance (achievements within College Dance Programs, Dance Schools, Professional Dance Companies, Stage Productions and RAD Examinations are included). Visual Arts include photography and filmmaking.

Essential Criteria for all levels: Active Participation in school cultural activities 

Bronze Award

This is awarded to students who 

•  Have been involved in several (3 – 4) cultural groups/activities throughout the year

      OR

• Passed Grade 5 or above in Music, Dance or Speech & Drama Exam

OR

•  Are nominated for outstanding contribution to a school ensemble/activity

Silver Award

•  Grade 5 or above in Music or Speech & Drama Exam + involvement in cultural groups/activities throughout the year

     OR

•  Major Award at Regional level (GC Drama Festival / Eisteddfod Championships etc)

Gold Award

•  Representation at State level or equivalent in chosen discipline

FILM AND TELEVISION 

As part of the new Film and TV curriculum, students are embarking on a unit exploring Music Videos and their influence on the “branding” of a performance artist’s identity. Music Videos have evolved from simply the filming of a performance, to a compelling and innovative genre in their own right, and the Film and TV students (Years 9 and 10) are very excited to experiment with this media form. 

For their assessment, the students are allocated an artist and their song, and must develop and concept to then be produced, edited and presented. In an exciting twist to this task, we have collaborated with Year 10 Music students, enabling cross-curricular links between the subjects and the students. On Wednesday, August 7, students from both classes met and discussed ideas for the musician’s “IVI” (Identity, Vision and Intention), in order to shape a narrative or non-narrative film concept for their video. As much of the music students’ work is original, this has lent valuable authenticity to the task and it will be extremely exciting to see what the Film and TV students come up with! But for the immediate term, the collaboration has fostered a richness to the work and nurtured the creative process of the students from both artistic fields.

Cilla Scott
Head of Arts

Term 3 Date Claimers

Term 3 is Eisteddfod Season with many of our young performers heading off to compete in various sections

Below is a list of dates to mark in your diaries. Parents of students involved in these events will be emailed information and invited to accept on Parent Lounge. All sections of the Eisteddfod are open to the public and tickets can be purchased at the door at HOTA.

Monday 19 August 12.30pm 

Mini Musos at Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Monday 19 August 5:00pm

JSCB at Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Tuesday 20 Aug 1.30pm

Percussion Ensemble at Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Tuesday 27 August 

Primary Dance at Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Saturday 7 September 

Dance Night

CULTURAL AWARDS

Early Term 4 we have our Years 4 – 6 Cultural Awards Afternoon. This annual event is a celebration of the year in the Arts and an opportunity to acknowledge individual student achievement. 

For students in Years 4 - 6, information is gathered through our ensemble rolls. 

Any participation outside of the College needs to be emailed directly to priscillas@salc.qld.edu.au. The deadline for this information is the end of Week 8. No late information can be accepted.

Below is the criteria used to determine awards.

CULTURAL AWARDS CRITERIA 

Cultural Awards recognise individual student achievement in the performing and visual arts. In the area of performing arts the awards include achievements in Music, Drama (stage and screen) and Dance (achievements within College Dance Programs, Dance Schools, Professional Dance Companies, Stage Productions and RAD Examinations are included). Visual Arts include photography and filmmaking.

Essential Criteria for all levels: Active Participation in school cultural activities

BRONZE AWARD

This is awarded to students who 

• Have been involved in several (3 to 4) cultural groups/activities throughout the year

OR

• Passed Grade 5 or above in Music, Dance or Speech and Drama Exam 

OR

• Are nominated for outstanding contribution to a school ensemble/activity

SILVER AWARD

• Grade 5 or above in Music or Speech and Drama Exam + involvement in cultural groups/activities throughout the year

OR

• Major Award at Regional level (GC Drama Festival / Eisteddfod Championships etc)

GOLD AWARD

• Representation at State level or equivalent in chosen discipline

Cilla Scott 
Head of Arts

This term has seen a flurry of bus rides to Brisbane for the Visual Artists of the Senior School. Years 11 and 12 checked out the Creative Generation and Ben Quilty exhibitions at GOMA as part of their units of work on Fears and Art as Code respectively. The students also attended the Queensland Art Gallery to look at the work of Richard Bell, Picasso and Rosalie Gascoigne. Seeing artwork in a gallery space, lit properly with the accompanying information allows our students to connect more deeply with the work and gain valuable insights and understandings about what the artist was expressing in the work. This then encourages our students to work on crafting responses that consider both the use of media and technique in more authentic ways, but also enables them to visualise their work and the possibilities for display. 

Year 10 made the trek to Brisbane to engage with the Ben Quilty exhibition and participate in a workshop run by John Honeywill. The Year 10 students are looking at the concept of surface and are going to use the Quilty exhibition as inspiration for their own large scale self-portraits. As part of the concept of surface, the students also made their way down Fish Lane and checked out the many and varied pieces of street art that have been created in this space. This will inform their art making next term. 

Thanks as always to Geoff, our fabulous bus driver, to Tia Scott and Kristen Gorry for their assistance with this excursion.

Ngaire Harman
Visual Arts Coordinator

AUGUST  

Monday 19
Book Week
Year 7 Camp 2019
Year 10 Drama Excursion
Gold Coast Eisteddfod - Mini Musos 12.30pm
Gold Coast Eisteddfod Junior School Concert Band 5:00pm

Tuesday 20
Book Week
Year 7 Camp 2019
Mufti Day- Theme International
Prep to Year 2 Author Visit Incursion
Gold Coast Eisteddfod - Percussion Ensemble 12:45pm- 3:30pm

Wednesday 21 
Book Week
Year 7 Camp 2019
Year 10 Business excursion to Burleigh
Gold Coast Eisteddfod - The Saints 5:00pm

Thursday 22 
Book Week
Hosting the Gold Cost Secondary School's Festival
Gold Coast Eisteddfod - Concert Band 10.30am

Friday 23
Book Week
Junior School Book Character Parade
Gold Coast Intermediate Drama Festival Performance - RBT 6:00pm

Sunday 25
All Hallows Touch Tournament - Primary and Secondary 

Monday 26
Year 5 Eureka Farm Excursion

Tuesday 27
Prep - Year 6 P&F Father's Day Stall
Years 8 and 9 Spotlight Excursion
Junior School Gold Coast Eisteddfod Dance

Wednesday 28
Year 11 Hospitality Buffet Dinner
Prep - Year 6 P&F Father's Day Stall
Years 1 - 4 Inter-School Chess Competition
Year 11 Study Session 3:30pm-5:00pm

Thursday 29 
Prep - Year 6 Student Led Conferences

Friday 30
Gold Coast Show Day Public Holiday

Saturday 31
Year 1A Family Social 4:00pm-5:30pm

SEPTEMBER
Sunday 1
Fathers Day

Congratulations to the winners of the wash your hands/germ poster competition. We hope you enjoyed your Gift Vouchers, which were sponsored by the P&F.

Father’s Day stall is at the Bus Shelter on Tuesday, 27 and Wednesday, 28 August. All students are welcome to buy a gift. All gifts are $5 each. Gifts for grandfathers are also available. Raffle tickets will also be on sale: 1 x $2 or 3 x $5 for your chance to win one of two fantastic gift baskets.

Wednesday, 11 September, at 7:00pm is the next P&F General Meeting in the CRC (Senior School Library), parking in the very top carpark. We would love to see new faces and hear your ideas. If you would like to add anything to the Agenda for the P&F meeting please do not hesitate to email pandf@salc.qld.edu.au  All parents & guardians welcome to attend and you can hear Mr David Bliss’s Principal’s report.

Wednesday, 20 November, at 7:00pm is the AGM when we elect a new committee. If you would like to be a part of the new committee or if you would like to hear what is involved for a particular role, please contact Amanda Ryan pandf@salc.qld.edu.au

Enjoy your weekend and God bless from the P&F team.

BLAZER FITTINGS FOR YEAR 9 STUDENTS

Next year your child will require a College Blazer to be worn for school photos at the beginning of Term 1, and then daily as part of the formal winter uniform in Terms 2 and 3.

Blazers (new and 2nd hand) must be ordered from the Uniform Shop  BY THE END OF TERM 3.  You will receive a letter reminding you in the next few weeks.

This is to ensure that the order can be placed on Monday,16 September and the blazers will arrive in time for official school photos. NB: Orders for blazers placed after this date may incur a late fee as charged by the supplier.

The Uniform Shop has sample blazers to try on and there are some new and second hand blazers available for immediate purchase. More 2nd hand blazers are expected at the end of the year and requests for these will be taken on first, in basis. We encourage parents to accompany their child when ordering these blazers to ensure the correct fitting.  Please do not order Blazers on MySchool Connect  unless your child has been fitted in the Uniform Shop first.  Blazer sizes can be changed in January if necessary. Please ask staff for details.

NEW BLAZERS                       

Girls   $195.00               Boys   $200.00

SECOND HAND BLAZERS         

$100-$120 depending on quality (2nd hand Blazers must be paid in full)

A $50 deposit will be required when placing your order and you are welcome to use our Lay-by facility to make payments on new Blazers.

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