NEW LOWER CARPARK OPERATIONAL 

As previously advised, the new lower carpark is now up and running.  Sincere thanks to the many families who have already modified their procedures for drop-off and pick-up to make the zone a more effective and efficient one.  We are mindful that all “new” things need a period of “running in”, though equally it is essential that changes in routine also require a period of review and where needed, further enhancements undertaken. Hence, we will seek further feedback at the end of the Term.

Again, I wish to express our gratitude to the hard-working P&F Executive, who have been instrumental in committing $175 000 towards the completion of the carpark.  The focus of the P&F to make significant contributions which broadly improve facilities and services for diverse stakeholders in our College is worth far more than the monetary price-tag attached to it.

REDUCING THE IMPACT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON CHILDREN

Reduced sleep has been associated with a range of physical and psychosocial disturbances in both children and adolescents.  Symptoms include impaired attention, memory, creativity, learning and academic performance, motor skill deficits, greater incidence of depression and anxiety, increased impulsivity, aggression and hyperactivity and increased potential for drug and alcohol abuse in adulthood.

Too little sleep can also disrupt the body’s immune system, appetite regulation and endocrine systems, with shorter sleep duration being associated with increased rates of illness, metabolic dysfunction and even diabetes.  It is important to realise that adolescents are at high risk for these consequences.  In fact, after shift workers, they are one of the most sleep deprived groups in our community because there are specific sleep problems associated with adolescents.

Pubertal specific physiological changes to the sleep-wake system delay the release of natural sleep promoting hormone melatonin, with a subsequent delay in the onset of sleepiness.  This results in adolescents going to sleep later.  Later bedtimes are exaggerated by academic workload, peer and social activities, sport, part-time work and the evening use of technology, particularly in the bedroom.  Here at St Andrews we are certainly noting the effects of poor sleep patterns with too many students, particularly in students in Years 5-10.  Upon discussion, it is evident that all of the abovementioned ‘suspects’ are players in the game, particularly on-line social networking and gaming.  Many students are being directed to “log off and go to bed”, though in reality the brain does not shut down in the same way that Windows can!  There needs to be a ‘buffer zone’ for sleep readiness.  Experts in the field suggest that a minimum of two hours is required between ‘blue screens’ and deep sleep readiness.

Given that adolescents must still get up for school, the result is a reduction of total sleep time.  As a consequence, adolescents who should be getting nine hours sleep per night, are typically getting between seven and eight hours, and so accrue a ‘sleep debt’.  This debt has significant and consequential effects on the development and wellbeing of adolescents at a time when they are expected to perform at their best.  I urge you to consider this in the context of night time practices and sleep patterns of your children.  Poor sleep is potentially catastrophic in the short and long term for children and adolescents.  If this is an ongoing issue in your household, please consider addressing it with your family Doctor.

Peace

David Bliss
Principal

He humbled himself by becoming obedient to death – even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:8b (NIV)

Last Sunday the St Andrews community gathered together for worship, under the theme of superheros. Students from Year 3 brought to life five biblical superheros through lively skits and song. Pastor Andrew’s message focused on Jesus as a superhero of another kind. One aspect of Pastor Andrew’s message that I would like to share is to do with how Jesus exercised His power. Though He has all the power in the world, Jesus exercised His power in something that seemed like weakness – allowing himself to be killed for the benefit of the world.

I have always thought that the measure of a powerful person is not how many times or in what ways they exercise their power – but how many times they refuse to use their power (think gentle giant) even when they have it at their disposal. Jesus could have easily prevented his own death, but He choose, instead, to walk the way of the cross. The reason His decision still matters today is because God decided that one man could die for all humankind so that Jesus could take the punishment we deserve and do away with it forever.

This is the good news that we celebrate in the lead up to Easter – a superhero who refused to use His power in the normal way but, in the process, did something more powerful than anyone has ever done before.

Nathan Glover
College Pastor

ASSESSING THE CHANGE 

Our current Year 12 students will be the first cohort to graduate through the new Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entry system. The ATAR rank which replaces the OP system is now here. The ATAR is a finer grained rank order of students than the OP. It’s a number between 0.00 and 99.95 with increments of 0.05, whereas the OP consists of 25 bands. The ATAR is commonly used in other states and territories. 

Senior teachers have been preparing for this transition for over three years and we are confident in our preparations and our students’ seamless transition over the past 15 months of transition to date. The Year 11 program in 2019 covered Units 1 and 2 of this two-year course, which are formative results and do not contribute to the ATAR. Many Year 12 students have already completed their IA1 Assessment (Internal Assessment 1) and these results will be appearing on Parent Lounge and Student Café in the coming weeks.  For General subjects, there are three internal assessments (IA1, IA2, IA3) and one externally set assessment which will be used to calculate overall achievement. Applied subjects have four internal assessments. If you are a current Senior School parent or just interested in this change, I recommend you have a read of this brochure produced by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) and consider scheduling a meeting with Mrs Wrigley, Director of Learning and Student Pathways. https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/senior/snr_schooling_qld_guide.pdf

NAPLAN ONLINE 

NAPLAN has also changed in 2020 and Year 3,5,7 and 9 students will sit the first round of NAPLAN Online this year. There will continue to be four tests: writing, reading, conventions of language, and numeracy. For Years 7 and 9 students, the numeracy test will include a non-calculator section and a calculator-allowed section. For the writing test, students will be given a stimulus and asked to write a response to the task. The genre will be the same for all NAPLAN writing tasks. All other online tests will use a range of response formats such as:

• multiple choice (select a button or an image on the screen to indicate the answer)
• drag and drop (select an object or word and drag it to the correct place on the screen)
• constructed response (type the answer in a box on the screen).

Moving to an online testing environment offers many benefits, including:

• introducing ‘tailored testing’, which gives students questions better suited to their ability, resulting in more precise results
• improving student engagement through computer-based tests
• reducing the time, it takes to provide feedback to schools, students and parents

The testing window for NAPLAN is between Tuesday, 12 May to Friday, 15 May. 

SWIM CARNIVAL

Congratulations to all of the students for their wonderful participation and spirited competition at the Inter-House Swimming Carnival last Thursday.  A special congratulations is extended to Jubi House; led by the House Captains, Clare Verschuure (Senior School), Olivia Moore and Hugh C (Middle School), on their hard-fought win, to all the competitors for their spirit, enthusiasm and participation. The event in itself was superb due to the active involvement and House spirit shown by all students! Sincere appreciation is extended to Mrs Libby Wood, the Grounds Staff and Sports Department team, and also to the staff and parent helpers for their assistance at the pool. It was great to see so many parents coming along to support their children.

SERVING OTHERS 

To follow are just some examples of how our students have been acting with courage and a commitment towards serving in and beyond our community these past two weeks. Last Tuesday week, volunteers from the Middle School started ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ with a good clean-up of the grounds and groups of students visited both the St Andrews Aged Care and Currumbin Community Special School to support our wider community. 

Next Tuesday is our termly Mufti-Day and we will hold both a Shave for a Cure event and raise much needed funds for Cancer research and also awareness. On the day we will also raise money through free dress to support the important work of the Australian Lutheran World Service. 

On Wednesday, 18 March, our Leos Club will lead an initiative, ‘Go Without on Wednesday’ to support past student, Andrian Jack Coles, who has had a relapse of his brain cancer which has led to significant emotional and financial challenges. The idea is to go without something for the day and to donate that cost for the cause. Students across Years 7 – 12 will also compile a book of encouragement and statements of support to share with Jack and his family. 

Senior students and the SRC have also been cooking morning pancakes and lunchtime sausage sizzles to give students across year levels the opportunity to connect. 

PARTNERSHIPS FOR LEARNING  

Thank you to Mrs Roper and Mrs Schaefer for leading the first Partnerships for Learning evening last week. In the session they helped parents to understand a bit more about OneNote for learning, navigating Parent Lounge and using the school app for easy access to College information. It was simply wonderful to see so many parents take advantage of this opportunity. 

Tonight, the P&F Picnic in the Park a fun community event and a performance opportunity for students across the College will be held from 5:00pm - 7:00pm on the lower oval adjacent to the MPH. All families of students from ELC to Year 12 are invited.

Virginia Warner 
Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School

MINDFUL MARCH

Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment with openness and curiosity but without judgement. There is increasing research on the medical, emotional, physical and overall wellbeing impact of practising mindfulness. The benefits of mindfulness include (Source: Smiling Minds, 2020):

In our LAG groups and through assemblies we are talking about the benefits of being mindful and applying some strategies to enhance our mindfulness. This is particularly important as we head into the busy time of the Term. 

UPCOMING EVENT 

The 2020 Resilience Conference which is aimed to equip parents of children and teens, educators, chaplains and anyone involved in raising the next generation is coming in May. The topics covered will educate, equip and empower adults in their role with children.

https://www.resilientkidsconference.com.au/

Congratulations to:

• Emily Martin on her selection in the South Coast Regional Golf team. Emily faced a long and wet day and overcame these odds to finish in the top 3 and is now off to compete in the State Championships. Great stuff Emily!
• All Senior School students who attended the Inter-House Swimming Carnival and particularly the winning house Jubi. Of special note, the leadership from the Year 12’s and their fine example of participation and enthusiasm. 
• Our Year 10 students for the fabulous start they have made to life in the Senior School. I have nearly finished all my meetings with small groups of Year 10’s and without a doubt they report enjoying the challenge of their new subjects, the maturity of their senior classes and the purpose of learning in areas they are interested, and the teachers who they are getting to know as subject experts. They have noticed the step up in terms of expectations and time needed to spend on study/revision/homework (at least 1 hour per night) and many are really trying hard to work on their organisation – using diaries, planners, setting goals. 
• Our Year 11’s who have risen to the increased expectations and settled nicely into a busy academic schedule. They hit their busiest times in Week 7 and 8 and in the coming weeks need to be attending tutorials, seeking teacher feedback, coming to the after-school study session and hitting the books for about 90 minutes each evening.

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

The first Partnerships for Learning session was held last week, with 40 parents attending. The information was aimed at how parents can assist their child with their schooling. OneNote is the Learning Management tool used at the College. Parents were shown how they can view (on their child’s device) what content they are covering in each subject. This can assist families to keep track of learning and offer ways to study or consolidate the learning.

The second area that was focused on was the College App and Parent Lounge. Mrs Jo Schaefer went through each of these and explained which one worked better for different situations. Eg. Parent Lounge (on a desktop) is the better place to view Curricular Activities that are due. The Calendar on Parent Lounge is very helpful, particularly the e-diary section for each student.

The next Partnerships for Learning will be in Term 2. Topics to be covered this year may be:

• Social Media, device use and the internet
• Growing Good Men
• Pornography, sexting and the Law
• Mental health for teens

Clean Up Australia Day was undertaken at the College on Tuesday, 25 February. About 40 students from Years 7 – 12 came together to clean up our beautiful College. Even in the drizzly rain, the students were very enthusiastic to pick up rubbish in rather hard to reach areas. Most students felt that we should run something like this every month.  

We are just putting the finishing touches on a flyer “What’s on in Middle School.” This will assist students to get involved in activities outside of the classroom.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or queries.

Lisa Roper
Head of Middle School

Let's talk tolerance!!

Emotions are a part of life. They are in fact; essential to our survival. I think it is safe to assume that we can all appreciate the emotion connected with a puppy cuddle and perhaps appreciate a little less, emotions connected to 'that' swooping magpie (or maybe that’s just me). Emotions can be our best friend and our worst friend and whilst it may not be what we want to hear, experiencing uncomfortable emotions is an important part of this beautiful life we live – as are (unfortunately) swooping magpies!! 

And whilst none of us want to cross paths with the particular magpie, most of us, will pop on our spikey helmet and take the risk in a heroic effort to make work/school on time. But what happens to those of us, or those around us, who might find distress - too distressing - and what can we do about it. 

Being unable to tolerate distress can present itself in different ways. You might recognise distress intolerance via negative emotions. You might recognise distress intolerance in others through their belief patterns, eg. “I can't stand this" or ”I can't cope” or you might recognise distress intolerance through escape methods such as avoiding an exam. 

Whilst in the short term, these strategies can be very helpful, and certainly more tolerable, in the long term avoiding the uncomfortable emotion can prove very unhelpful.   

The Centre for Clinical Interventions Australia suggests that distress can be thought of as a puddle of ‘water’, blocking your path. If you can begin to see that the distress is not something to fear, all you have left is a puddle of water. You can decide to let it dry up enough to jump over it, or splash right through it – however if you ignore it, avoid it or struggle with it, the puddle gets bigger as you add more ‘water’ to it and can become so deep, that overcoming it can become very difficult. 

Growing in distress tolerance is an extremely important skill for us all but first we need to acknowledge that uncomfortable emotions are a part of life and one that we must embrace. We tell our kids to 'face your fears, be bigger than that bully, fake it till you make it..’ What we are telling our kids is emotional discomfort, is a part of life and a part that is OK to embrace.  

Let's talk tolerance with our kids. 

Let's encourage them to safely embrace not escape emotional discomfort.  Let’s remind them that there are many ways to help that puddle dry up or for them to splash through, and let us remind them that 'if they can't stand this', then let's find a way that they 'can stand this'.     

Let’s talk tolerance with our kids so that uncomfortable yet unavoidable distress - has LESS chance of preventing new and exciting opportunities. 

I wish you a positive afternoon as I pop on my spikey helmet, take a deep breath and hope for the best. 

Kate Bowyer
College Councillor

EXCURSION TO SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS BRISBANE 

On Wednesday, 26 February, Year 11 Legal Studies students were taken on a full-day excursion to the Supreme and District Courts Brisbane to learn about legal processes and protocols, and to witness courtroom procedures and observe courtroom personnel. The students were excited to be given the opportunity to sit in on high-profile court cases. In one of the cases, a murder trial, the students observed the prosecution engaged in some rigorous questioning of a prime witness in the case. The dramatic circumstances led to the Judge reminding the Witness that he could refuse to answer questions on the basis of self-incrimination.

Following the murder case, the students were taken to an empty courtroom where they were allowed to sit in the Jury Box, the Judge’s Chair and at the Bar Table. They were then given a brief history of the law in Australia by one of the Supreme Court Library’s skilled staff members.

Back in the classroom, students were able to analyse and evaluate what they had observed from the excursion.  In addition, students reflected on the case by watching replays of nightly news to get an understanding of the media’s interpretation of the court cases. These excursions are an essential part of the students’ understanding of the law and the administration of justice in Queensland.

Peter Hennessy
Middle/Senior School Teacher

To speak a second language is to possess a second soul

Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor

A language comes to life only when it is spoken. Therefore, the language program at St Andrews is offering a multitude of different contexts to students in which they can try out their language skills and use their foreign language in authentic settings. The greatest opportunity in that regard is the German Study Tour to our partner schools in Hamburg, Northern Germany. Since 2011, St Andrews has been sending a group of brave German students to the other side of the world to get the full German experience. They are hosted by our wonderful German host families who are helping them to embrace German culture from Brezel to Sauerkraut and St Nicholas Day to Christmas Markets. After five days of homestay our German students accompanied by Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School, Virginia Warner and German teacher, Herr Schaich went on a tour throughout Germany. The students visited sights they only knew from their textbooks until then, like the Berlin Wall, Martin Luther’s house in Wittenberg, the Opera in Dresden and Neu Schwanstein Castle in the snowy Alps. The 16 days in Germany provided students with a wholesome German experience with a full immersion into the language. They took home new international friendships, impressions that will last a lifetime and a great boost of their German language skills. 

The St Andrews students can’t wait for their German counterparts to visit our school in October this year. 

Jochen Schaich
Middle/Senior School Teacher

THINKING FLEXIBLY

The start of a new year offers students opportunity for Growth Mindset, to let go of how they might have done things last year and embrace a new way of being. Organising a new schedule, putting it up on the fridge or back of the bedroom door where parents can witness, and support is crucial to help young people then commit to the growth opportunities. As parents we should encourage this mindset as we don’t want young people starting a new year tangled up in unhelpful self-evaluations or self-concept that is fixed. 

Discuss what’s new this year and new ideas they have for engagement with sport, youth group, service opportunities and new ways of organising study time – they are growing up and need to step up their commitment. Encourage them to take responsible risks and be courageous in trying new approaches to study. Ask them what particular areas they are hoping to grow in this term? Is there a growth goal in their diary around sporting development? Can they show you their growth goal around new habits with revision, homework, study and reading? Is there a growth goal around how they are going to lead positively within their social group, so that old conflicts or gossip doesn’t re-emerge and cause hurt?

What are our adolescent kids able to articulate to us? Does it show they have a sense of agency, autonomy and direction in how they are spending their energy, or are they leaning too hard on parent encouragement or teacher direction? 

James Nelson
Director of Student Development / Year 10 Coordinator 

OUTDOOR EDUCATION 

I feel like I have returned back to work after a two week holiday. I had the good fortune to accompany the Year 4 students to Lake Ainsworth and the Year 6 students to Canberra. It is a real honour  and privilege to spend time with your children, help them to get out of their comfort zone and teach them things that can’t be taught in the classroom. 

School camps are an integral part of developing the whole child. It starts in Year 3 when we have a sleepover at school through to a 3 week experience at Googa in Year 9. In Years 10 – 12 there are outdoor and leadership experiences that help prepare students for life outside of school. The overall aims of the camping program are for students to develop social skills, independence, resilience and to provide the children with experiences that they will never forget. Let’s not underestimate how big it is for a Year 6 student to spend 5 days and 4 nights in another state, 1300 kilometers away from their parents. It is great for their self confidence and really teaches them to be independent in a safe and structured environment. 

A big thank you to all our staff who attend these camps. They don’t get anything extra in their pay checks and they are spending time away from their loved ones. Without their dedication, we could not run these camps. 

SYDNEY AND CANBERRA TOUR 

Our Year 6 students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. Some of the places that we visited in Canberra were the Old and New Parliament House, the High Court of Australia, the National Museum, the AIS, Questacon, the Royal Australian Mint and the Australian War Memorial. In Sydney we explored some of Australia’s most iconic landmarks, Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. It was a truly magnificent trip, and all had a great time. Our tour guides and hosts complemented us on the politeness of our students and how well behaved our group was. 

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $60 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate Program which is put toward those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.

CAR PARK 

We have had our first week in the new car park and all seems to be flowing well. It is looking really neat and will provide a safe and efficient system for dropping off or picking up your children. It is also wonderful to see our Prep students using the drop off arrangements in the morning. You can see the pride in their faces as they proudly walk themselves off to class. I would encourage you to continue to use the Active School Travel ways to get to school. These include:

1. Riding your bike or scooter. 
2. Walking to school. If you live a bit further away from school, consider parking in the park near Plantation Café or at Schuster’s Park and walking. 
3. Catch a bus to school. The College has 4 different bus routes with an easy tag on and tag off system. Please go to this website for more information https://www.salc.qld.edu.au/news/bus-routes
4. Car Pooling. 

I will resume the walk to school on Tuesday, 10 March. We meet in the park across the road from Plantation Café and walk to school. We leave sharply at 7:45am. Parents are welcome and invited to walk with us to school. We had a large number of prep students do the walk last year.

COFFEE WITH HOJS

Recently we had our first coffee morning with the HOJS. The discussions were two way. I was able to provide information on what was happening around the school. Parents were also able to provide feedback on a range of topics. These mornings will be held monthly and the next morning coffee meeting is scheduled for Monday 9 March at 8:30am in the Junior School Staffroom, lower level Administration Block. 

Darrin Schumacher
Deputy Principal / Head of Junior School

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL ESSENTIAL AGREEMENT 

Our Junior School Essential Agreement is displayed in many places throughout the Junior School and as you can see guides the way we interact with each other in the Junior School. 

This Essential Agreement underwent some tweaking last year and the whole student and staff body had input into this document – it is something we agree on, hence Essential Agreement! You will notice that this language is positive and inclusive as we want to influence positive behavior choices.  Classrooms also have their own Essential Agreements and many have elements of this agreement included.

Our Junior School Essential Agreement ensures consistency across the school for all, while giving examples of the way to act and behave. You will also see the inclusion of some of the Approaches to Learning that is part of our Primary Years Program (PYP) framework. This link to our curriculum framework also gives our students consistency and understanding in the language being used.

When students don’t follow the Essential Agreement, restorative chats or redirection back to these agreed upon statements is useful to focus and influence positive behavior and choices and use the incident as a learning opportunity.

You could support your child’s understanding of these Agreements by discussing them at home…what do they look like, feel like and sound like can be great questions to ask.

Blessings until next time,

Karen Koehler
Deputy Head of Junior School Pastoral

CODING 

The Junior School Code Club is well and truly underway this term with an eager group of Year 3 and 4 students meeting every Monday lunch time and learning to code using a program called Scratch. Scratch is a free programming language and online community where students can create their own interactive stories, games and animations using block coding. Pastor Nathan has joined the Code Club this year to offer his expertise and support to our young computer programmers. Coding promotes creativity, collaboration, problem solving and critical thinking. Any student in Year 3 or 4 are welcome to attend in Term 1!

YEAR 1

During morning rotations Year 1 students have been visiting the Junior School library to learn about the human body. Using an educational app on the iPad students are able to interact and learn about the digestive, circulatory, respiratory and the nervous system. Educational apps can make the learning process fun and easy as well as boosting engagement through knowledge-oriented activities. Students were very excited to see the journey our food takes through our body whilst learning new vocabulary and making connections with other systems in our bodies.

It appeared to be second time lucky for the Senior School Swimming Carnival with the weather allowing us to have a fantastic day. Spirits were at an all-time high ensuring we enjoyed one of our best years yet. The war cry challenge saw team Wardjam the victors early, only to be drowned out by team Jubi later in the day. Championships events were hotly contested resulting in some very fast times being recorded. Congratulations to the students below who received Age Champion in their respective age group:

AGE CHAMPIONS

12 Years Girls      Zoe N               12 Years Boys      CJ D

13 Years Girls      Layla A             13 Years Boys      Kody B              

14 Years Girls      Izzy L                14 Years Boys      Ziah

15 Years Girls      Madyson C     15 Years Boys      Maverick A

16 Years Girls      Sophia M        16 Years Boys      Daniel C

17 Years Girls      Alexandra H   17 Years Boys      Jack R  

It was wonderful to see participation races full of smiling swimmers out there giving it a go. A few teachers jumped in to compete against the opens, albeit some wearing flippers in attempt to keep up. Novelty races saw pool noodles put to great use in a team relay full of many colour themed swimmers.

Overall it was a hugely successful and enjoyable day for all involved. Massive congratulations to team Jubi who swam away as carnival winners by over 100 points.

Libby Wood 
Head of Sport – Secondary School

Eight Futsal teams will be competing in Weeks 6 and 7 in the South East Queensland Championships. Teams have been training hard and we have selected players in various age groups. We have 2x 13 years, 2x 14 years, 15 years, 16 years, and Opens boys and a 16 years and Opens girls’ team. Successful teams in this tournament will progress to the finals in March. The final series is played over one full day allowing victorious teams a place in Champion of Champions held in July. From here, successful teams will proceed to the Australasian tournament in November. We wish all of our teams the best of luck at the upcoming tournaments. 

SENIOR DRAMA 

It is a busy few weeks for our Senior Drama students, who have their performance afternoon on Tuesday, 10 March at 5:00pm in the RBT as well as the opportunity to have a live theatre experience when Shake n Stir Theatre Company present their production of 1984 the following week (9:00am, Monday, 16 March in RBT).

P&F PICNIC IN THE PARK

Friday 6 March 
This year’s P&F Picnic will be the first gig of the year for The Saints. This auditioned based group features our top musicians and some of our Arts Staff and if you have not heard them before, I encourage you to come along to this event and enjoy some fantastic music.

The Saints will also be supported by some of our Senior Music Students.

Tickets for our College Musical will go on general sale today. Tickets are available through Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/BIXCV.

Set in Chicago in the roaring 20s, the musical follows Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly – two merry murderesses who are as desperate for fame as they are for freedom. This is one of Broadway’s most iconic musicals featuring the choreographic style of Bob Fosse and including numbers such as All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, Razzle Dazzle and Hot Honey Rag, presented by a cast of 90 students from Years 7 – 12.

This is our first In-house musical since the opening of the new Ruth Butler Theatre and we are so excited to present this show for our community. We would love for audiences to embrace the experience and there will be nightly prizes for the best dressed audience member.

Cilla Scott
Head of Arts   

Our first event for 2020 is PICNIC IN THE PARK this Friday, 6 March, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, on the Junior School Oval. Please bring your picnic rug and chairs and as this is a BYO event please remember no glass.  At this event P&F have organised sausage sizzle, drinks, ice cream, ice blocks, showbags, glow in the dark items and raffles. 

We’d appreciate any assistance on the night.  If you would like to help please email pandf@salc.qld.edu.au.  If your business would like to donate a prize for the raffles please also email the P&F.

 We hope you can join us at our once a term meetings, which are held on a Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in the J Block Lighthouse Boardroom (park at the top of the school near the Main Administration building, and look up - you will see the boardroom light on upstairs in J Block).

MEETING DATE SAVERS

• Wednesday, 18 March 
• Wednesday, 10 June 
• Wednesday, 16 September 
• Tuesday, 10 November 

 Keep up to date with all P&F news and events on the College facebook page.

 God bless from P&F Team

ENTERTAINMENT FUNDRAISER MARCH PROMOTION 

Order you Entertainment book during the month of March and receive a $10 JB HI-FI eGift Card as well as an extra 3 month membership when you buy in March.

Enter the Pomo code: GIFTME  at the check out.

MARCH

Monday 9

ALWS Week

SE Qld Futsal Titles

Coffee with HOJS - 8:30am-9:30am

Chicago Musical Rehearsals - 3:30pm-5:00pm

Yr 11 Hospitality Excursion - 6:00pm-7:30pm

Tuesday 10

SE Qld Futsal Titles

Mufti Day - ALWS

HDSS Trials - Netball 10-12 years

Years 11 and 12 Drama Performance - 5:00pm-7:00pm

Wednesday 11

SE Qld Futsal Titles

Junior School Inter-Lutheran Swimming Carnival

Year 1 Currumbin Sanctuary Visit

Junior School New Parents Afternoon Tea - 2:15pm-2:55pm

Junior School LEGO Brick Building Club

Year 11 After School Study Session - 3:30pm-4:30pm

Thursday 12

Year 11 Assessment Block

SE Qld Futsal Titles

SSSC Championship - Football 16-19years

Friday 13

Year 11 Assessment Block

SE Qld Futsal Titles

Year 9 Currumbin Special School Visit

Monday 16

ELC Harmony Week - wear orange

Junior School SEQ Futsal

Year 11 Assessment Block

Year 12 Hospitality - Formal Lunch

Chicago Musical Rehearsals - 3:30pm-5:00pm

Tuesday 17

St Patrick's Day

ELC Harmony Week - wear orange

Junior School SEQ Futsal

Year 11 Assessment Block

Wednesday 18

ELC Harmony Week - wear orange

Junior School SEQ Futsal

Year 11 Assessment Block

20-20 Cricket Knockout - Senior

Middle and Senior School Go without Wednesday

Year 12 Geography Field Trip - 8:30pm-2:30pm

Junior School LEGO Brick Building Club - 3:00pm-4:00pm

Junior School Three Way Conferences - 3:15pm-5:00pm

Middle and Senior School Learners Leading Learning (H&V) - 3:20pm-4:30pm

P&F Executive Meeting - 6.30pm

P&F General Meeting - 7.00pm

Thursday 19

ELC Harmony Week - wear orange

Junior School SEQ Futsal

SSSC Championship - Hockey 13-19 years

Junior School Three Way Conferences - 3:15pm-5:00pm

Friday 20

International Day of Happiness

ELC Harmony Week - wear orange

Senior SE Qld Futsal - Finals

Years 7-12 New Parents Afternoon Tea - 2:15pm-3:15pm

St Andrews Lutheran Church Kids Club - 6:00pm-7:30pm

Saturday 21

Harmony Day

Kokoda Camp - 6:00am

South East QLD Futsal Finals

Sunday 22

Kokoda Camp - 3:00pm