LEARNING EVERYWHERE – THE BUZZ OF EXCITEMENT! 

There has been a buzz of excitement in the last few weeks of term as both the race to complete major assessment tasks and the culmination of learning activities collide. There is simply so much I want to share. 

The end of August and early September saw numerous Choral, Concert Bands, Ensembles, Drama and Dance performances, Festivals and Eisteddfods, with many wins, highly commended results and a love of all things Arts.  These outstanding results are the product of the dedication of a talented Arts staff and talented and passionate students.  Well done students and thank you Ms Cilla Scott, Mr Paul Oakley-Grant, Miss Paula Guild, and our Arts tutors.

Recently, a few of our girls competed in the FUSE Cup – a Girl Gamer Competition in Esports, specifically playing Mario Kart Deluxe. Congratulations to this team for winning this inaugural competition.  A huge thanks to our Head of Library Services, Mrs Barbara Kristo, who supports our E-Sports teams.

The Year 10 Hospitality students attended Royal Pines for a tour of the kitchen and restaurant and then enjoyed a High Tea. These students are currently studying a unit on the Hospitality Industry and in a few weeks, they will plan and cook for a High Tea.  

In the Language department, the Year 7 and 9 Japanese Students enjoyed an Obento Lunch together as they immersed themselves in Japanese cuisine.  While the Middle School Digitalis Elective will visit the SWELL Sculpture Festival next week. They will consider how artists have used the space and have considered the location when creating their works. These students will then make a photographic exhibition of the Festival. 

YEAR 12 FORMAL 

The Formal, which will be held at HOTA next Saturday 17 September, is the first in a series of celebrations and milestones for our Year 12 students. It will be a pleasure to share the evening with these elegant, thoughtful and exemplary young people. Year 12 students, you are a credit to yourselves, your families and our College.  Check the College social media pages for images of the arrivals. 

LOOKING AHEAD

When we return in Term Four, our Year 11 Visual Arts’ students will have a two-day Art as Knowledge Art Intensive Experience with Artists in Residence. Students will visit Q1 Observation Deck, Burleigh Headland/Tallebudgera Beach North and HOTA.

Additionally, the Year 12’s also prepare for their final term, with three weeks of external exams and numerous celebratory events.

Finally, a word of thanks from me as we soon head into the term break. I am grateful every day for this community. Thank you to all of our students, staff and families for the ongoing hard work and support that has helped our young people to flourish in Term Three. 

Adele Ramsay
Deputy Principal Head of Secondary School 

It has been a big term for our students.  Many of our senior students are in the middle of assessment and this can be very stressful.  To mitigate some of this stress I advise students to do the following:

• Reduce or cancel the number of part-time hours leading up to and during exam blocks.
• Create a ‘doable’ study schedule.
• Spend time connecting with people face to face.
• Go over work on One Note and complete revision sheets.
• Review feedback from teachers on how to improve.
• Revise work on online applications such as Atomi and Education Perfect (if applicable).
• Create study groups and work through revision activities together.
• Allocate time for relaxation and rest.
• Spend time outdoors and in nature.
• Go to bed early, exercise and eat healthy.

If students are excessively stressed and need help, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Year Level Coordinators or myself as soon as possible.  We are here to help every child in the Senior School succeed.

Dani Goucher
Head of Senior School

Middle School can be an exciting, yet challenging time. Adolescents just want to fit in. Their bodies are changing rapidly, which can be a very confusing time for them. Their brains are experiencing a massive ‘renovation’, much like living in your home while every room in your house is being made over. Stressful, but the result is amazing. 

Adolescents also naturally start to pull away from their core family group and turn more towards peers. This can cause issues at home and within friendship groups. Friendship shuffles are very normal during this time and again very normal. If for any reason these shuffles are causing your child any pain or upset, please reach out. The staff are very good in assisting students to navigate them with support.

WORDS TO WHISPER

This following article is geared towards younger children, however middle years students still need to hear these words from the adults they trust. Your child may squirm or tell you to ‘stop it’, however they will remember your words and start to believe in themselves. I encourage you to click the link below. 

ARTICLE- words to whisper to your kids.

VAPING

The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has been rising significantly in teenagers for a few years. They contain harmful and dangerous chemicals. The College is committed to educating students about the health implications of using them. Assemblies, Year Level Meetings and health classes all discuss the impact on lungs and overall health. It is important that families also discuss the use of these devices at home. Please don’t just assume your child has not and will not try these. Peer pressure and risk-taking behaviour is very high during the middle years. 

Below is a video and resources from Lung Foundation Australia. I encourage you to become more informed on what e-cigarettes are and the damage that they can do.

VIDEO- Vaping and young people: advice for parents

WEBSITE- Lung Foundation Australia

FACT SHEET- Paul Dillon (DARTA)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Snapchat is one of the most used apps amongst teens. This app is available for young people over the age of 13, which coincides at a time of increased peer pressure and brain development. Young people often will post without thinking which can lead to harm to themselves or others. 

Recently, the creators of the app have developed parental controls to ensure parents are aware of who their child is connecting with. Whilst not perfect, it is a move from the creators to recognise the impact that their app can have. Children need to accept a friend request from the parent. Obviously, this does not stop them having two accounts! 

ARTICLE- Parents ultimate guide to Snapchat

Lisa Roper
Head of Middle School

On Sunday 21 August, the MLTAQ held the 41st Gold Coast Languages Speech Contest at Griffith University. Students in Year 7, 8 and 12 Japanese represented St Andrews in the Secondary School Division. 

I am very proud to announce the following results:

YEAR 7 

Fisher P - 1st Place

Dylan A - 2nd Place

Addie H - Highly Commended

Jethro M - Highly Commended

YEAR 8 

Seren C - 2nd Place

Lacey H - Highly Commended

Claire G - Highly Commended

YEAR 12

Eliza T - 1st Place Gold Coast Division, 1st Place QLD State Competition and High School Division Grand Champion 

Congratulations to all participants for your dedication to your Japanese studies and on your outstanding results!

The hits keep on coming during Term Three and the Library Services Team are rolling with the punches to bring the St Andrews community some awesome events.

FUSE CUP – GIRL GAMER VICTORY
On Wednesday 31 August our Girl Gamer team ventured to Emmanuel College. Congratulations to our amazing representatives, Ruby G, Maeve S, Olivia M and Stella D, who played their hearts out at the event. A big win was achieved by Maeve specifically, as she worked her way to the finals and won the entire contest. The team’s passion was unmatched, and they personified the ideals of the College in their behaviour. Round of applause to the inaugural champions!  

BOOK WEEK 2022

During Book Week, the Library Services Team collaborated to raise money for Super Max & Bryce – a project that spreads love, hope, happiness, and comfort to children with cancer through gifts of Super Max the Turtle night lights – with a Crazy Sock and Book Character Costume Day for all secondary students. The result was an array of colourful people expressing themselves in creative ways.

To add to the fun, Library Services held a Staff Costume Competition, which saw a dedicated group of book-loving staff strut their stuff around the College as their favourite book characters. Students and staff enjoyed the final video compilation of all the colourful characters on show. Additionally, a poll was made public the following day that allowed students to vote for their favourite costume.

Our runner up was Mr Damian O’Rourke as ‘An Outsider’ and the overall winner was Mrs Karen Hamilton as ‘Captain Underpants”! A big thank you to all of the brave staff who participated. 

In the spirit of competition, Battle of the Books was held throughout Book Week to see what book title, out of our 8 most popular, was to be the Ultimate Champion. A bracket was created, and Harry Potter ran the entire length of it, beating series like Wings of Fire and Amulet, to win the contest. Those students who guessed correctly on each match up received a prize suite for their efforts. 

Sign-In/Out Procedure for afterschool hours (3:10pm – 5:00pm)

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

In addition to these new requirements the sign in process has changed from paper based to the iPad via Sine Pro. Students can now sign in and out electronically using their school email or their mobile phone number.

• 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 7:30am – 5:00pm   

After Hours:  (3:15pm-5:00pm)  

• All students need to sign in and out at the CRC front desk.

• The direct phone number to contact the CRC after hours is (07) 5568 5906.  

• Please see the Senior Library After Hours Policy on Parent Lounge for more information.  

ASK A LIBRARIAN  

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

Your Librarians are always happy to help with research, finding resources, book recommendations and IT support. 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: Barbara Kristo 
• Teacher Librarian (Junior School): Vikki Rees
• Senior Librarian: Trudy Slabosz  
• Library Aides: Cara Harrington and Brad McMillan  
• Library Technician: Deklan Kelly 

 The Library Team  

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

I read somewhere, that we as parents spend a large percentage of our conversational time with our children focusing on transactional type of conversations. Things like “Have you done your homework?” or “Please clean your room.” or “Eat your vegetables.” or “Have you got shoes for practice?” In our fast-paced world, we can often get caught up in rushing from one activity to another and we lose sight of what matters. 

One of the things that I really love about the Student Led Conferences are the deep conversations that are conducted between parents and their child. It was fascinating to watch as both the child and their parent physically moved closer and closer. The children were fully engaged in sharing with their parents what they have been learning in class. The parents were fully engrossed and truly listening to what their child was sharing with them. 

The main aim for the Student Led Conference is for children to give their parents a snapshot of what they have been learning in class and their reflections on their learning. It also allows the children to be active participants in their learning rather than passive receivers of information. 

Thank you to all parents who supported the Student Led Conferences last week. I hope you found the time with your children beneficial and that you walked away with a sense of what they are doing in class, and you enjoyed that time with them. 

Darrin Schumacher
Deputy Principal - Head of Junior School

PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN THE PYP

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

Last week, Junior School students and their families took part in Student Led Conferences. It was with much excitement as the Conferences in this format have not been able to happen for the past 3 years due to the pandemic. Student Led Conferences are one of the ways in which students inform their parents about their learning and celebrate the successes they are achieving, whilst also identifying further steps for learning.

As educators we see the power in students taking ownership of their learning and fostering their own sense of how they can continue to be lifelong learners. As parents/caregivers, I’m sure you saw that your children were proud of their achievements but also of teaching/showing you their learning and learning space. 

As well as being in classrooms, many families took the opportunity to visit our single subject learning areas too. The MPH was a hive of activity with some parents getting their workout for the day, the music display sounded melodious, and I heard many a Japanese phrase being spoken.

These moments in the PYP journey continue to inform you of your child’s learning along with Learning Journey posts in Seesaw, Semester reports and Three Way Conferences in Term 1. Please also remember if you want to find out more specifically how your child is progressing, you are encouraged to make a meeting time with their teacher at a mutually convenient time.

PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME EXHIBITION

In Week 10, on 14 September, our Year 6 cohort will present their Exhibition to the community. The Year 6 Exhibition is another pivotal part of a students’ PYP journey. The IBO says of the Exhibition:

• The exhibition is the culminating, collaborative experience in the final year of the PYP.
• The exhibition is an authentic process for students to explore, document and share their understanding of an issue or opportunity of personal significance.
• All exhibitions are student-initiated, designed and collaborative.
• The degree to which students are engaged with planning and implementing their exhibition depends on the students and schools’ experience with the PYP. (IBO, p 39, 2018)

The Year 6 students are excited to share their inquiry and learning journey under the central idea of:

Global Issues and Opportunities have Solutions

Some of the issues that students have inquired into are:

•  The effect of climate change on water distribution;
• Inclusion in sport using virtual reality;
• Promotion of Indigenous culture at St Andrews;
• Women’s rights and safety;
• Fast fashion;
• Beach erosion;
• Improving wellbeing through movement and music;
• Addiction to social media; and
• Food waste

are just some of the inquiries to be presented.

The evening will run from 5:15pm with entertainment and snacks provided in the COLA before the Official Opening in the Ruth Butler Theatre at 6:15pm then the exhibition stalls will be open in the new CCI building until 7:45pm. The whole community is welcome to attend if you would like to join us.

Thank you for supporting these pivotal events in your child’s learning. Have a safe holiday and see you in Term 4.

Karen Koehler
Deputy Head of Junior School / Acting PYP Coordinator

AVOIDING DROP-OFF DRAMAS
As each school year begins I watch parents and students struggle with morning drop-offs. Children are in tears and parents shift rapidly between both anger and guilt. As a mother of a former “leg leech” when it came to school drop offs here are a few tips for building confidence and resilience in your child and maintaining your own stress levels during the year.

HAVE FAITH IN YOUR CHILD AND CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF
Probably the biggest thing is managing your own anxiety. Reassure your child that it is normal to feel nervous and that they are safe at school. Listen to their fears but try not to react emotionally as they will pick up on your stress.

TRY AND ESTABLISH A MORNING ROUTINE
Consistency and reliability builds confidence. Even children from multiple households can still maintain a certain order in the way things are done so your child knows what is coming next. It also helps to prevent last minute panics over forgotten hats, drink bottles or homework.

CREATE A DROP-OFF RITUAL
If you have more than one child you can make a special one for each. Something like a special kiss, handshake or saying. Keep it consistent and walk away once it is done. Rituals need repetition and repetition builds reliability.

A QUICK GOOD BYE IS THE BEST GOODBYENo matter how tempting it may be, try not to stay outside classrooms talking to other parents or looking inside once your child has entered. If they are crying and upset the teacher or teacher aide will help to settle them. Prolonged goodbyes full of repetitive reassurances and promises are only going to set up negative rituals. If something has happened at home or on the way to school and your child is upset, let the teacher know. You can call or email during the day to check in on how they are going. Teachers can also call me for additional support for your child.  When we give into their pleas we are actually programming a habit in their minds. Children can be masters of emotional manipulation and the longer you stay the worse you will feel.

Some other ways you can help build confidence and resilience in your children at drop off times are:

• Let them carry their own bag into school;
• Let them get their things out of their bag when they get to school;
• Encourage them to dress and toilet themselves at home, shoes included;
• Let them pack their own bag in the morning (under supervision of course);
• Arrive before the bell so they get a chance to go and play and build some friendships; and
• When they are brave and independent make a big deal out of it or perhaps give them a small reward.

Please always feel free to contact me if you are concerned about ongoing high levels of anxiety in your child whether it is at drop off or other times throughout the school day.  There are many layers of support for your children at St Andrews and we strive to do everything possible to ensure that students feel safe and secure throughout their school journey.

Mardi Frost
Acting Head of Junior School Pastoral

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS DAY 

On Wednesday, 7 September, we celebrated Early Childhood Educators Day. this is our National Industry Day to acknowledge and celebrate the work that we do, and we are so truly humbled by the love and support that the families and College have shown towards our team. I asked the children and families to decorate a butterfly that I have now displayed in the staff room. The butterfly symbolises the children blossoming and flying with the support, care, education and nurturing that the team provide. The little notes from the children are priceless, there was even a marriage proposal. 

A BUSY MONTH 

This past month has certainly been a busy one. We celebrated Father’s Day with a sausage sizzle, participated in Games Day on the oval (thank you to Miss West and the Year 6 students), had an endangered species dress up day, Book Week dress up day, crazy sock day for Super Max and Bryce, and had a visit from Uncle Allan. There have been lots of community connections which has been wonderful. 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND PLACEMENTS 

We have been very lucky to host several Year 10 and 11 students for their work experience. Also, Miss Rachel is currently doing her first Uni placement with us in Pre Prep 2 for the next four weeks. Miss Polly has joined us from another local College to learn all about Early Childhood Education and Care and investigating if this is the right career path for her. 

POLICIES 

We are required to have a range of polices under that National Law and Regulations that help with the operation of the service and ensure we are meeting government regulations. This also ensures that this is the best possible place for your children. These policies can be accessed from the foyer and on request. I invite you to read any of these policies and provide feedback. 

COMMUNICATION AND XPLOR

Xplor is our main communication tool for sharing information about upcoming events, changes in staffing and messages. Please check the notifications section regularly. The team will also include reminders in the daily program write-up that is published on Xplor and communicated to you. 

Thank you for your ongoing support and for allowing us to care and educate your children.

Bronwyn Waters Director of Early Learning

What an amazing, fun-filled, and busy month of learning we have had. We are still very engaged in our arts and crafts and have tried a few different types of painting this month including shaving cream painting and string painting. Both have been challenging and fun. These activities have been designed to build on the children’s fine motor skills. The children thoroughly enjoyed making their Father’s Day present and particularly loved the cooking experience of making the nuts and bolts. Hopefully, a few of our dads got to eat it as the children did find it challenging knowing that it was not for them.

The Junior Kindy children are all still learning many new words in their Japanese lessons. They have learnt a song about brushing their teeth, the old oak tree, and colours.

At the end of August, Junior Kindy joined in with the Junior School for the Mini Games Day. The children all tried their hardest with the relay race, obstacle course and the Junior Kindy children even won the tug of war against their parents. A big thank you to the Year 6 helpers who guided us though each of the different events.

The children loved dressing up last month for Book Week and watching everyone at the book character parade.

We have also had the Father’s Day breakfast, where the children showed their dads around the yard and enjoyed a sausage sizzle and lots of juice. We had a special visit from Super Max to draw the Father’s Day raffle and the children gave him lots of high 5’s and hugs. 

Engagement in the home area continues to be high and much time is spent in this space role playing mums and dads with a lot of new babies always being born. 

One of the other favourite activities in Junior Kindy is cutting with scissors. Please continue to bring in any magazines you may have at home so we can practice this skill. 

The Endangered Animals dress-up day was a wonderful and happy experience. The children made their own masks after discussions about animals that are dying in the world or animals that have not many left. 

Thank you for another fantastic month in Junior Kindy.  

The Junior Kindy Team

What an exciting month Pre Prep 1 have had. We have enjoyed Book Week, National Science Week, the many interactions with the College students and a visit from Uncle Allan. We had many wonderful costumes and characters that entered the Pre Prep 1 classroom during Book Week. We ventured down to the Junior School assembly when we were the first to enter the parade alongside our ELC friends. What an amazing spirit we all had as a Junior School supporting one another. The children all clapped and observed each year level alongside their families and teachers. During Book Week, we each expressed ourselves by interacting with many new characters, imaginative stories and our own imaginative play. 

Uncle Allan arrived at the ELC for his visit with a collection of resources. He also shared an indigenous story and played the didgeridoo. During this experience, our children asked questions and interacted with the traditional stories. We then watched as Uncle Allan began his Ochre ceremony and each child was asked if they wanted some of the ochre on their face as this forms part of the ceremony. Our children developed their knowledge of the Indigenous culture and how we can incorporate resources from our land in to our learning journey. 

Bang, pop, bang! These are some of the moments we had during our National Science Week. We learnt about reflections by incorporating a projector, CD’s and lightbox to see how the sun creates different colours. The Year 10 students came down to the ELC with their Science teacher, Mr Slider, to share a colour mixing experiment and observe glass insects. During the week we had many questions and inquiries into the experiments we performed and if we would have a result or need further trial and error.

At the end of August, we participated in the Mini Games Day on the oval with the help of some Year 6 and Year 10 students. Before we ventured down to the oval, we sang two songs that we have been learning during Term Three. The children participated in three different events including an obstacle course, tug of war and relay races. “WOOO!” yelled all the children and parents when they won the tug of war. The children really enjoyed the experience as they got to try new activities and many stated that they are excited to do this again in Prep.                                                          

At the end of August, we participated in the Mini Games Day on the oval with the help of some Year 6 and Year 10 students. Before we ventured down to the oval, we sang two songs that we have been learning during Term Three. The children participated in three different events including an obstacle course, tug of war and relay races. “WOOO!” yelled all the children and parents when they won the tug of war. The children really enjoyed the experience as they got to try new activities and many stated that they are excited to do this again in Prep. 

The Pre Prep 1 Team    

This month we have had lots of exciting events and celebrations. The children enjoyed particpating along side the Junior School in the Book Week parade. This was an opportunity for the children to be brave and show off their wonderful costumes. For some children, this was a daunting experience and the first of many yet to come while others were in their element.  

As the end of year is fast approaching, we will soon begin our transition to school program. With some children remaining in the ELC, the program will also allow children to have the opportunity to move into Pre Prep 1 and spend time getting to know Miss Phoebe and Miss Steph. We will communicate more details about our visits to the prep classrooms and other areas of the school over the next few weeks. 

National Science Week brought lots of excitement as the children took on the role of scientists and became inquirers and thinkers. Over the course of the week, we investigted, hypothesised and predicted the outcomes of a range of experiments. We were lucky enough to have some of the Year 11 and 12 Science ambassadors visit the ELC to help them use magnifying glasses to invesitgate a range of insects and bugs as well as mix milk and dishwashing liquid to create a reaction. 

Recently we have revisited the ‘Fill a Bucket’ story. As the children make connections to the story through their language and behaviour, they learn about the importance of being kind to others. This has become a big part of our everyday program and the children will quite often use this language with others throughout the day. The story puts happiness into the context of visualizing their happiness in the form of buckets. When the children have their buckets filled and learn how to fill other people’s buckets, they understand how special, valuable and capable they are and how happy they can feel. 

The Father’s Day breakfast was a huge success this year with lots of important people coming to celebrate with their children and spending time enjoying the fun and games in the playground. 

The Bush Kindy program has been an amazing experience for the children in the ELC and each time we venture up to the space we notice a big shift in the children’s behaviour and emotions. Having time away from our everyday environment provides opportunities for the children to immerse themselves in nature and feel free. Unfortunately, as the warmer weather approaches, this will come to an end soon but we look forward to other fun adventures throughout the school. 

The Pre Prep 2 Team

DRAMA FESTIVAL WRAP UP

Over three weeks in August, St Andrews presented three plays in the Gold Coast Secondary Schools Drama Festival. Congratulations to all students involved in these plays. Results are as follows:

JUNIOR – THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULARTHON

Highly Commended:
Tahlia S
Aiden A
Harry L
Jacob D
Claire G

Congratulations to Harry L who won Best Actor and the entire cast for placing Runner-up Best Play. Well done!

INTERMEDIATE- CAGEBIRDS

Highly Commended
Tenby D
Scarlett T
The Gossips (Sophie P, Zoe W, Jasmine C)
Jasmine C
The Ensemble
Magic Moment – Tenby D and Scarlett T

Congratulations to Tenby D who won Best Actor for her outstanding performance as the Wild One.

SENIOR – PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

Highly Commended
The Design
Sophie C
Marley M
Charlize B
Ruby W
Phoebe G

Congratulations to Sophie C who won Best Actor for her outstanding performance as Mrs Appleyard.

CHOIRS AT EISTEDDFOD

It was wonderful to see our choirs at Eisteddfod after a few years without that experience. We are all so very proud of all of our singers across the College.

Congratulations to: 

Semitone Choir – 3^rd Place (Gold)
Gold Clef Choir – 2^nd Place (Gold)
Senior Choir – Silver Vocal Ensemble – Silver

DANCE AT EISTEDDFOD

St Andrews maintained its reputation for excellence in Dance, dominating at the recent School Dance Sections of The Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

Congratulations to Miss Guild and our dancers on these truly exceptional results.

Birds Set Free – Dansation – 1^st Place 
Jailhouse Rock – Jazzettes – 1^st Place 
Neverland – Express – 1^st Place 
Vogue – Dansation – 2^nd Place 
Chicago – Combined Intensity – 2^nd Place 
Amen – Combined Intensity – VHC

Last Wednesday afternoon, the Arts Department celebrated our band musicians with the Concert Band Spectacular held in the Ruth Butler Theatre. Hosted jointly by our Junior, Middle and Senior Cultural Captains as well as our Music Ambassador, the event was a celebration of all things Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble. Family and friends were treated to an afternoon of musical performances by our three concert bands, brass duets, and our junior and senior percussion ensembles.

Highlights of the afternoon included the debut performance by our Mini Musos (Year 4 Beginner Band), as well as exciting renditions of other works (including Ghostbusters, Selections from The Greatest Showman and Into the Unknown) by our Junior School Band and our Senior Concert Band. The audience also enjoyed a showcase of the talents of our percussionists, with a drumline featuring LED light-up sticks being a crowd favourite. 

This event was a unique opportunity to bring our musicians from Years 4-12 together, and to display the progression of our musicians through our music program from beginner to more advanced ensembles.  We are so proud of our musicians, and of the commitment and dedication they bring to our Arts Department.

Important Dates

September

Monday 12
SEQ Schools Futsal Challenge
Ignite Leadership Program -Year 8
Exam Block - Year 11

Tuesday 13
Ormeau Touch Competition - JS
Kings College Touch Competition
Swell Festival Excursion - Year 2
Exam Block - Year 11
The Saints - Southport Bowls Club

Wednesday 14
Kings College Touch Competition
Swell Festival Excursion - MS Digitalis
Somerset Festival of Entrepreneurship
PYP Exhibition - Year 6
Exam Block - Year 11

Thursday 15
Somerset Festival of Entrepreneurship
PYP Exhibition - Year 6
Swell Festival Excursion - Year 4
Exam Block - Year 11

Friday 16
Term Three concludes
Exam Block - Year 11

Saturday 17
Year 12 Formal

October

Monday 3
Public Holiday

Tuesday 4
Term Four commences