26 April 2022

Principal’s Reflection

I read over Easter that my hero, Pope Francis, copped some criticism over one of his Easter Liturgies. At the ‘Way of the Cross’ ceremony for Good Friday, Francis had two nurses carry the Cross – one Ukrainian and the other Russian. Ukrainian Church leaders and the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Vatican all expressed dismay that the Russian nurse was permitted to participate.

Francis has been very vocal in his denunciation of the war in Europe and has spoken out often about the appalling tragedy unfolding. His critics, on the choice of who carried the cross, thought the choice was ‘inopportune’ or ‘rejection of the pain felt by Ukrainians around the world’. It was a gutsy move by Francis to make the choice but as he pointed out in response, the Gospel of Jesus is scandalous. He went on to say that, ‘the peace Jesus gives us at Easter is not the peace that follows the strategies of the world, which believes it can be obtained through force, by conquest or with imposition’. The editor of one Catholic newspaper went on to say, "Politicians and clergymen consider it scandalous that two friends, one Ukrainian and the other Russian, hold the cross together during the Way of the Cross. In silence. In prayer. Because now they 'must' be enemies…. but that is how the Gospel of Christ is," he wrote. "Scandalous." It is another reminder to us all that Jesus did not get crucified because he was a nice guy but someone who challenged the agreed way of thinking and acting. It’s a tough gig being Christian – and being prepared to live it out!

At our ANZAC Liturgy last Thursday, we shared the story of Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheehan who died in action in December 1941 going down with HMAS Armadale. In 2020, Teddy was finally awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross – Australia’s highest military honour. The Armadale was on its way to Timor and was a lightly armed Mine Sweeper when it was attacked by numerous Japanese aircraft. The ship was badly hit and sinking. The surviving crew were taking to life rafts when some of the attacking aircraft continued to strafe the surviving crew in the water. Sheehan, who hadn’t yet left the ship, returned to his anti-aircraft gun and strapped himself to it, as he was already wounded, and kept up fire on the attacking Japanese planes. He damaged a couple and managed to force them away from his mates in the water. Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheehan went down with the sinking Armadale. Teddy Sheehan, at 18, was about the same age as our Year 12 students. He held the lowest rank in the Australian Navy but, when faced with an awful situation, made a selfless and very courageous choice. All of us hope that our children will never face anything remotely similar even though we are all watching the news each day in Europe and seeing young men and women do similar things. Bureaucratic bungling meant that Teddy Sheehan’s VC was not awarded until 80 years after his death and it was the first VC ever awarded to the Australian Navy.

Parent Night Tues May 3 – Adair Donaldson will be speaking to most of our students next Tuesday. Adair will talk to students about the legal implications of choices they might make in the areas of -

Consent and Protective Behaviour – safe partying, drinking, drug use and the law, consent and sexual assaults.

Digital footprint – legal issues arising out of social media and the internet, including rights relating to cyber-bullying, stalking and harassment, and what to do if you receive indecent messages online.

Workplace and sexual harassment – rights and responsibilities in the workplace. Students’ legal rights with part time/casual employment. What they can do if they feel they are sexually harassed or being treated unfairly/bullied in the workplace.

Obviously, for any parent of a teenager, these are crucial issues. They have lots of implications for us as parents as well. Please make every effort to attend. Adair’s presentation will commence for parents at 7pm in the theatre.

Thanks so much to all of those students who participated in ANZAC Day commemorations yesterday. Shalom was very well represented around the district.

School Reports – I would be interested in parent feedback on a proposed change to our reports. We are considering not asking teachers to write comments on end of Semester reports. Teachers are now giving more in-depth feedback on each child’s assessment pieces through the SIA App (which I hope everyone has now downloaded). I have two children at Shalom and just going on my experience, I am getting excellent feedback from their teachers on their drafts and final assessment pieces. If staff are doing that well, do we need comments on final reports?

Core Studies Learner Conferences are on Friday. This is a great opportunity for parents to talk with their child and their child’s teachers about their progress. I hope that parents make every possible effort to attend.

Mr Dan McMahon
Principal
McmahonD@shalomcollege.com

Newsletter Articles

Student Welfare and Information

Formal Dinner Dance

On Friday 22 April, I had Mrs Jo Medcalf send out, on my behalf, an email to all Year 12 parents who had indicated they were attending the Formal Dinner Dance.

There is a link there so that you can purchase your tickets through Try Booking (only for those entered on the Google Doc); fill out how you wish your son or daughter to be introduced; and to gather any dietary requirements you or your son or daughter may have.

You must have your ticket with you on the night to gain entry, as each ticket will be scanned.

Please make sure you meet the deadline - not long after that we must give the Multiplex Centre and Across the Waves definite/final numbers.

Boys Attire

I have mentioned this to the boys last year about the outfit they need to wear on the night. This is a formal occasion and, as such, all students wear formal outfits. The girls are in formal dresses, so we expect the same standard of the boys. The boys need to be in a suit with a tie/bow tie (their choice) and socks with good shoes.

Important Notice

Due to the relaxation of rules regarding vaccinations by the Queensland Health Department for events such as ours, we no longer are required to check vaccination status of our parents and you do not need to use the QR code.

Dancing

We are dancing three lunch times per week now and I thank Mrs Stacey Murdoch, one of our secretaries, and Mrs Tracey Shears, teacher on staff, for undertaking the task of teaching 200+ students to dance!

Personal Development Education (PDE)

We have PDE across all year levels again this term – one lesson per fortnight.

The Year 7s and 8s will be undertaking the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum: Situational Awareness and Risk Taking are the topics they will be looking at.

Attendance and Punctuality

This year I have been focusing very much on the attendance of our students and also their punctuality.

Over the next few weeks, you will be hearing from your child’s House Coordinator should your son or daughter’s attendance rate need addressing. For illnesses such as COVID, and also the need to isolate, will be taken into account; it’s more the situation where a student is missing so much school without good reason and their lack of attendance is impeding their academic progress.

Our attendance rate across the school was 95.4% as at the end of March.

Punctuality continues to need attention. Students need to be at school by 8:25 am each day. The first 15 to 20 minutes of the lesson are crucial and if your child is late, they are missing valuable teaching time. A note of explanation is needed for any late arrivals.

Some Year 12 drivers are beginning to come in late to school so the House Coordinator will probably contact you about this.

I have included a graphic which highlights taking a day here or there from school soon mounts up.

Thank you to those students whose attendance is excellent.

Uniform and Grooming

Thank you to the parents for the excellent job you do, each and every school day, in seeing that your son or daughter is dressed in the correct uniform and has every item on.

It has been stressed to students that they are not permitted to wear their sports uniform instead of their formal uniform.

This is the system we have in place this year so that we can maintain our high standards of grooming and uniforms.

Students who present to school without the full uniform or in a sports uniform rather than their formal uniform, or whose hairstyle does not meet the College standards as outlined in the Uniform and Grooming Policy (in the Record Book) will be withdrawn from the grounds at both breaks on that day. They will be allowed to buy their lunch or get their lunch from their bag and sit in the open area in the House block. They will have access to toilets and drinks just not out with their friends. The student’s House Coordinator will be supervising the students.

Please contact me here at the College should you wish to discuss any of these matters.

Mrs Elizabeth Austin-Campbell
Deputy Principal
AcampbellE@shalomcollege.com

Curriculum

Term 2 Tutoring Roster

Please note the Term 2 Tutoring roster has been published. It is included in this Newsletter but also can be found in Sia in both the Student and Parent Dashboards in the files section of the Services and Support area.

NAPLAN

Last week students in Year 7 and Year 9 completed two practice NAPLAN online tests in preparation for the upcoming May testing. Unfortunately, there were a number of students who did not have the required earphones for testing. Earphones are compulsory for NAPLAN testing. Those students that presented to the test sessions with bluetooth earphones or without earphones, were sold a set - $6 charged to the students account – and urged to keep the earphones in their pencil case ready for May testing. The uniform shop has a small supply of earphones for $6. Earphones must have a 3.5mm standard jack. See images below. Wireless/bluetooth earphones (e.g. Apple air pods) are not compatible.

Testing will be held across the following days in May: Wed 11, Fri 13, Mon 16 and Wed 18 , with catch up tests scattered throughout the two weeks. A test timetable will be published in SIA this week and in next week’s newsletter.

We ask that all students try their best in the testing so that we have accurate information. The results from testing are used in conjunction with other data to assess individual and cohort strengths as well as areas to improve on. We review existing initiatives and develop teaching programs to support students based on the data.

If you wish to withdraw your student from NAPLAN testing, please contact Megan Munckton, Middle School Coordinator, megan_munckton@shalomcollege.com.

Year 12 Confirmation Event

Confirmed results for the first internal assessment (IA1) for General subjects are expected to be released to schools from 16 May onwards. Subject teachers will alert students when these results are released. Students will also be able to access their results in their myQCE Student Portal account.

Mrs Gail Norris
Assistant Principal – Curriculum
Gail_Norris@shalomcollege.com

Administration

Yr7/8 Core Studies Learner Conferences (ie Parent-Teacher Interviews)

Year 7/8 Core Studies Learner Conferences will be conducted in the Waterford Centre from 8:30am to 3:00pm on Friday 29 April 2022 (Student Free Day for Year 7/8 students). Interviews will be of ten minutes duration. The rooms the interviews will take place in on this day are below.

Additionally, parents will have an opportunity to book an appointment with those teachers who have three Yr7/8 Core Studies classes on Wednesday 4 May from 8.30am-11.30am in Loyola. These teachers are: Sarah Murray, Gillian Deacon, Michelle Pacey, Craig Sologinkin, Emily Stevenson, Michael Harris, Kirsty McCulloch, Karen Lyons, Sam Whitelaw and Patrick Matters.

Learner Conferences will open for parent bookings through Sia --> Parent Lounge --> PT Interviews at 8:00am on Tuesday 19 April and close at 3:00pm on Wednesday 27 April. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Mr Brendan Maher
Assistant Principal – Administration
Brendan_Maher@shalomcollege.com

Mission

Easter Liturgy

On the last day of term we gathered together for the first time this year as a whole school for our Easter Liturgy. We recalled the events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday, we then looked at how these events impact on our lives today.

ANZAC Liturgy

In a busy week we found time to remember all those Australians and New Zealanders who have served in war and to pray that people throughout the whole world can work towards peace. Our Shalom Community is blessed to have so many people willing to assist. The Catafalque Party gave up their time to provide us with a military presence, and the choir and the orchestra performed magnificently. A special mention to Fay Hu who played the Last Post on her violin.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Charlotte Johnson who was Baptised, Confirmed and made her First Eucharist during the Easter celebrations at Holy Rosary Church.

Sacramental Program for Secondary School Students

CONFIRMATION, RECONCILIATION AND FIRST COMMUNION are three sacraments of the Catholic Church that young people are able to prepare for and receive, usually in primary school. For many reasons this doesn’t happen or is delayed. Would you like to find out how we could help you prepare for and celebrate these sacraments?

We are having an information session in Loyola on Wednesday 27 April at 3:15pm if you wish to find out more or contact Mrs Taylor or Mrs Petersen. Participants need to be baptized in the Catholic faith.

Mrs Mary Taylor
Assistant Principal – Mission
TaylorM@shalomcollege.com

ANZAC Day Services

Thanks for your participation and support of Anzac Day services yesterday. I understand there were many services in and around the Bundaberg District, whether you participated at Bargara or Bundaberg, or at the many services in the District, Thanks again to all students parents and staff for your support.

Bargara Dawn Service Crowd

Shalom Students at Bargara Dawn Service

Bargara Dawn Service – Year 12 Students

College Captains, Cristian and Jorja, had the honour to lay wreaths at both Bargara and Bundaberg Services

Year 12 students leading the Shalom College students and staff at the Bundaberg Civic Service

Special congratulations to Matthew Parker who had the honour of doing a reading at the service in Bundaberg today. He was a credit to Shalom College – an excellent reading - Well Done Matthew!

Shalom Students at Bundaberg Civic Service

Year 12 students at Bundaberg Civic Service today

James and Nicolas Cocking at the Dawn Service Woodgate laying a wreath

James and Nicolas Cocking at the Dawn Service Woodgate as flag bearers

Phoebie Russell and her grandfather at the Gin Gin Civic Service

Phoebie Russell and Riley Coward representing Shalom at the Gin Gin Civic Service

Stevey-Mae Harney, Amara Burns and Phynn Boas representing Shalom College at the Childers Civic Service

Stevey-Mae Harney and Amara Burns representing Shalom College at the Childers Civic Service

Stevey-Mae Harney and Amara Burns with Ken from the RSL Childers Branch

Isaac Maas at the Moore Park Beach Service

Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare
High Performance Program
After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com

Student Drivers

Parents and Carers of Year 11 & 12 Students

If your child has obtained their Provisional Licence and wishes to drive to and from school you are required to fill out a Permission to Drive Form and return it to Student Reception for approval by Mrs Elizabeth Austin-Campbell. Once approved the details will be placed on our School Register.

Thanks to those Parents who have already completed this form for their child.

Mrs Amanda O’Mara
Executive Assistant to the Principal/ Enrolment Officer
amanda_omara@shalomcollege.com

Absentees

FOR ALL ABSENTEES

Preferred option is Email absentees@shalomcollege.com and the Shalom App or Phone Absentee line 41558181

ALL student absentees should be notified to the office by 9am each day. If no notification has been received, an absentee text message will be sent out to parents to advise of the student’s absence.

2022 Senior Induction Photos

The 2022 Senior Induction photos are now accessible via the College Media Store. There is no cost to download these photos.

Instructions for the College Media Store are as follows:

Go to Shalom Media Store >

Students – Please use your Shalom Student Username and Password to log in.

Photos on this website are digital copies only, not a printed photo. Once photos have been ordered, you will receive an e-mail with a link to the digital files. The digital files can then be e-mailed to your family/friends or can be printed at a photo centre if you like.

Parents – The Username is the same as your Parent Lounge login/your registered email with the College. If you cannot remember your password, you can reset this by selecting 'Lost your password?' on the login screen. If you do not have an account, please contact the IT Department via ShalomIT@shalomcollege.com.

Mrs Maddison Westbury
Community Relations Officer
Maddison_Westbury@shalomcollege.com

Pathways

Jobs Queensland – Anticipating Future Skills

At the recent Queensland Workforce Summit, the Anticipating Future Skills Series was released. This is one of the ways in which Jobs Queensland provides advice to Queenslanders about future work and skills needs. It combines economic modelling with scenarios to provide employment projections for regions, industries, occupations, and qualifications between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The Regional Summary for Wide Bay details information on employment growth, broken down into industry areas with the Queensland Summary addressing the effects of Covid on employment, what industries will provide the new jobs, qualification requirements and predicted jobs growth.

Further interactive data on the Jobs Queensland website can be accessed here .

Dreaming about what your future might look like?

University of Queensland Career Pulse: attend UQ’s live, online career-focused sessions where you will hear from industry professionals, academic experts and UQ students about their diverse and inspirational career experiences. Explore your interests with sessions from:

Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education
Business, Economics and Law
Engineering, Architecture and Computing
Health and Behavioural Sciences
Medicine
Science.

Year 10, 11 and 12 students and parents/carers can access all session recordings from the in-person event and experience virtual campus tours 24/7 via the Career Pulse online portal, which will be open from 9 – 15 May.

Got questions about UQ’s undergraduate programs, or the best pathway to your future career? Live chat with student ambassadors will be open from 4 – 7pm, Monday 9 May to Thursday 12 May.

Access is free - find out more here .

The 2022 Good Universities Guide

As Australia’s premier resource on higher education, The Good Universities Guide enables students to make an informed choice when selecting a course and provider to achieve their career goals.

The Good Universities Guide 2022 is the most comprehensive edition to date, featuring:

institution profiles grouped by state
entry requirements and ATAR cut-off scores
financial assistance, fees and scholarships
an updated editorial section.

Compare institutions easily with rankings and ratings on:

diversity and number of students
student experience and graduate satisfaction
learning resources and student support
graduate salaries, career prospects and much more.

The Good Universities Guide is a valuable product for parents and students. You can download the free e-book here . You will need to register to log in or the book is also available for purchase in hard copy here.

The Pathways Team
Mrs Liza O’Donnell, Mrs Kathy Laing & Mrs Julia Fox
Liza_ODonnell@shalomcollege.com
LaingK@shalomcollege.com
Julia_Fox@shalomcollege.com

SCASA

Shalom College is offering students the opportunity to participate in organised after school activities conducted by coaches and teachers. SCASA also includes a light afternoon tea from 3.15 pm for the students and all activities will conclude at 4.45 pm.

Days

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays are the 3 available afternoons for SCASA.

Dates

SCASA commences in Week 2 of Term and continues for 8 continuous weeks of Term.

Times

3.00 pm - School lessons completed.
3.15 pm - Roll Call and afternoon tea (supplied) at College tuck shop and set up time for coaches
3.30 pm - Activities/ Coaching starts (various venues within school grounds)
4.30 pm - Activities/ Coaching finished
4.45 pm - Students help pack up and return equipment and picked up by parents at front of school.

SCASA Activities - see below

Monday

Option 1 - Netball with Eliza Boge (SC or Hangar)
Option 2 - Basketball with Oliver Collins (Oval)
Option 3 - Running Training with Mat Grills (Oval)

Tuesday

Option 1 - Dance with Keeley O'Mara (Dance Studio)
Option 2 - e-Sports with Gavin Hill (Computer labs)
Option 3 - Touch Football and Oz-Tag with Riley Dingle (Oval)

Thursday

Option 1 - Next-Jenner-ation Running training with Rebecca Jenner (Oval)
Option 2 - Tennis with Brendan Maher (Tennis Courts)
Option 3 - e-Sports with Gavin Hill (Computer labs)
Option 4 - Beerarlum Club with Louise Hume and Wendy Egan (Beerarlum Library)

* e-Sports = electronic Sports
* At Beerarlem Club you can read and borrow books and magazines, relax on beanbags, talk about books, play cards and board games, write stories, poems and songs, create comics and much, much more.

Cost

The SCASA Fee is $20.00 per term for each student.
This is to help cover the afternoon tea and instructors/coach costs.
This flat fee of $20.00 is for one, two or all three afternoons activities.
This is to encourage participation in SCASA activities.

After completing the SCASA sign on google form, at approx. week 3 of term - you will receive an invitation on Parent Lounge regarding SCASA.

Please wait until week 3 of term then login to Parent Lounge to give permission for your child to attend SCASA and pay the $20.00 fee.

Once there click on the ‘Tours and Excursions’ tab and you will find a link to SCASA Term 2 - Here you will be able to give permission for your child to attend and pay the fee.

Please also check your contact details and phone numbers are current, as we will be using this information to contact you if needed.

It is very important that all information in Parent Lounge is current as teachers will use this information in case of an emergency and to support the welfare of your child.

Please make sure that you click SAVE before logging out.

If you require assistance with Parent Lounge login, please contact the College Office.

Other school sporting teams will continue to have their own training sessions as usual under the direction of their coaches e.g Strength and Conditioning training, Rugby League, Netball, Touch Football etc.

This SCASA program is designed to give extra opportunities for Shalom College students to become involved in supervised activities after school.

Please complete the student and parent details in the google form below

Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare
High Performance Program
After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com

Chess News!

‘Chess is like war on a board’ (Bobby Fischer)

Congratulations to the players who represented Shalom at the Inter-School Chess Competition held on Monday 28 March at Avoca SS. Shalom entered an impressive 5 teams and was the largest represented school in the Secondary Competition - a fantastic achievement.

Our teams played some excellent chess, finishing just out of the medals. Shalom Black came an impressive 4th with Shalom Red equal 5th - the best results of our teams. These performances are even more impressive considering the young ages of our players who were often competing against older students.

Individually, Charlie Emms and Joon McMahon finished with ribbons of merit for winning at least 5 of their games - well done boys!

To see the results in their entirety, follow the link:

If you are interested in playing or learning chess, then you are more than welcome to join us at chess club on Tuesdays at 11.25am-12.00pm in Beerarlem. The more the merrier!

Mr Brendan Maher
Chess Coordinator
MaherB@shalomcollege.com

From the Library

“To modernise or not to modernise? That is the question—Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of torturous archaic language, or to take arms against a sea of metaphors, and, by opposing, end them?”

Apparently, Shakespeare isn’t an overly ‘cool’ thing to like as a teen! Facilitating accessibility to Shakespeare’s lyrical yet now alien language is an extremely valid reason to reimagine these classic works. Granting each new generation passage to Shakespeare can broaden vocabularies but also the characters and concepts can provide a relatable platform to highlight the themes and messages that are prevalent today.

New in the Senior fiction collection are two clever new novels that take the classic tales of Shakespeare and repackage them to appeal to a new audience.

“These Violent Deaths” by Chloe Gong is perfect for fans of Lisa Maxwell’s “The Last Magician” and Joan He’s “Descendant of the Crane”. It’s a heart-stopping retelling of the classic Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet but set in 1920’s Shanghai. The story centres on Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang and Roma Montagov, the prodigal son of rival gang the White Flowers, and their tumultuous relationship. Add to this there is a contagious madness and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River threatening the safety of the population. Can Juliette and Roma work together to save the day?

“That way madness lies: fifteen of Shakespeare’s’ most notable works reimagined” edited by Dahlia Adler, brings together a collection of modern retellings of the classic works. These stories are refashioned to appeal to the modern teenager, shorter, sharper, relevant, but still carrying the same themes of the classics.

“O brave new world that has such people in it.”

Ms Denise Harvey
School Librarian
Denise_Harvey@shalomcollege.com

Sporting Achievements

National Taekwondo Championships

Recently, Year 11 student Thanushi Weerasinghe and her youngest sister, Thenuri in Year 7 have been competing at both State and National levels in Taekwondo. This has meant many hours of training and sparring each week. Thenuri won a gold medal as a red belt at the State Open ATQ event and then went on to compete in the National Championships in Brisbane where big sister, Thanushi also competed as a red belt. This event was considered a premier event on Australia's combat sports calendar. Here some of the best martial artists in Australia competed, from juniors to elite level. Taekwondo as a sport and martial art involves very high levels of self-discipline and physical fitness.

Both Thanushi and Thenuri performed exceptionally well in their sparring events with Thanushi awarded a silver medal. Below are photos of the sisters and their respective state and national gold and silver medals awarded.

Gold Medal Thanushi Weerasinghe Thenuri Weerasinghe

Congratulations to both Thanushi and Thenuri – keep up the great work!

Queensland Junior Table Tennis Championships

Following the recent Queensland Junior Table Tennis Championships, Tahia Zia was named as a member of the Queensland Under 19 Girls team to compete at the National Championships which will be held at Caloundra in early July. In addition, Tahia was named at #1 on the Under 17 Girls Order of Merit for the Queensland Championships, as well as winning bronze medals in the Under 19 and Under 17 Girls Doubles events.

Fellow Shalom students, Lincoln and Jessica Carter, made their Bundaberg representative debuts at the Queensland Championships. Jessica came fourth in the Under13 Girls team event, while Lincoln's team came seventh out thirteen teams in the Under 13 Boys, both very playing very well in high standard events.

Congratulations Tahia, Lincoln and Jessica!

National Hockey Championships

During the holidays Year 10 Student Cohen Usher attended the Australian U15 National Championships in Newcastle. He was part of the Queensland Maroons Team who are now the Under 15 National Champions.

Cohen scored 6 goals for Queensland including 1 in the teams 5-1 Grand Final win against Western Australia.

Cohen’s next representative duties will be for the Wide Bay Under 19 School Boys Team, he will head to Ipswich in May.

Congratulations Cohen!

Cohen Usher

Year 11’s Samuel Aitkenhead was part of the U18 Queensland Gold Team that travelled to Cairns to participate in the U18 National Championships. The Queensland Gold Team placed 9th at the Championships.

Congratulations Samuel!

Samuel Aitkenhead

State Track Cycling Championships

Year 12 Student Samuel Davies recently competed in the State Track Cycling Championships at the Anna Meares Velodrome and placed second in the 1km time trial event.

Congratulations Samuel!

Samuel Davies

Australian Bowhunter Association Championships

Over the Easter weekend, Year 10 Student Reece Davies competed in the National ABA (Australian Bowhunter Association) Championships and placed first in the Junior Bowhunter Unlimited Division to become National Champion for this division.

Congratulations Reece!

Reece Davies

U14 Girls National Softball Championships

Year 9 Student Charli-Anne Trace competed at the U14 Girls National Championships throughout the holidays. Charli-Anne’s team went through undefeated, winning the final 8-7. Charli-Anne had some great hits during the championships, getting several of her teammates and herself over the home plate

Congratulations Charli-Anne!

Charli-Anne with her teammates

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com

QISSN Sponsor Spotlight

In the lead up to the QISSN Carnival being held in Mackay in the first week of the June/July holidays each week throughout this term we will Spotlight one of generous QISSN Sponsors.

The Waves are major sponsors of Shalom Netball and are Bundaberg's leading provider of great recreation, sporting and entertainment experiences for every type of member and guest. Our Clubs Queensland highest rated customer service staff will strive in every way to offer you a service that goes above and beyond a normal level of service standard. We remember names and faces and we take the time to get to know you at every opportunity.

Mrs Nikki Somerfield
QISSN Manager
Nikki_Somerfield@shalomcollege.com

Year 7 Camps Term 2

Year 10 Camps Term 2

Uniform Shop

Rugby League Training Shirts, Shorts and Socks are now in stock.

Leanne
Uniform Shop Co-ordinator
barkerl@shalomcollege.com
Phone : 41 558 121

Term Dates for 2022

Term 1: Monday 7 February - Friday 1 April (10 weeks)
Term 2: Tuesday 19 April - Friday 24 June (10 weeks)
Term 3: Monday 11 July - Friday 16 September (10 weeks)
Term 4: Tuesday 4 October - Friday 2 December (9 weeks)

Parent and Carer Tuckshop Volunteers

At the start of each school year we ask parents to indicate their availability for volunteering in the College tuckshop.

Life is busy and forever changing, so for this reason we have set up a booking system that will not only accommodate our very much appreciated regular volunteers, but also families who may not be able to commit on a regular basis and who may have a day here or there throughout the year to come along and lend a hand and support our students. The beauty of this system is that you can select your day and manage your booking, so if something comes up, you can quickly and easily go online to reschedule or cancel. Your booking will generate a confirmation email with links to manage your booking, it can be synched with your calendar and an SMS is sent the day before as a reminder. Of course, we are also here to help - simply contact Shalom College on 41 55 8111.

For those of you who are regular volunteers your shifts have already been added to the schedule for this year and you should have received an e-mail for each booked shift.

Shifts last from 2 to 3 hours (school drop off to around 11.30 am).

No experience required!

Tuckshop

Breakfast

Breakfast is now available in the tuckshop for purchase each morning 8:00am – 8:30am.

Items include

Bacon & Egg Muffins - $3.50
Ham & Cheese Croissant - $3.50
Porridge & Cereal - $3 (self-service option with milk and bowl & cutlery are supplied)
Fresh Fruit - $1 (seasonal fruits such as; Bananas, Apples, Mandarins etc.)
Plus, the already available items of Yoghurt Pots, Up n Go drinks & Flavoured Milk

Students who train before school need to consider utilising the breakfast menu to replenish energy lost during their training sessions, however must be dressed appropriately before entering the tuckshop and must not be late for class.

Shalom Sunday Markets

Shalom Markets will continue to operate (with restrictions) until further notice!

• Fresh food stalls fruit, vegetable & local food products
• BBQ and tuckshop are operating, social distancing practices are in place
• Social distancing to include gaps between stalls (all outdoors)

SHALOM MARKETS 6AM TO 12PM EVERY SUNDAY!

Markets Tuckshop Roster

New volunteers are DESPERATELY required for the Markets Tuckshop or BBQ, if you have any queries please contact Leanne via email – barkerl@shalomcollege.com

Markets BBQ Roster

Community Notice Board

Shalom College App

Shalom College Families Business and Trade Directory

Mega Raffle

Youth Support

Headspace

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The Catholic Parish of Bundaberg

Office Hours: 9:00 - 1:00 Monday to Friday
Parish Office: Rossolini Place Level 1, 66 Woongarra St
Ph: 07 4151 6666 PO Box 79 Bundaberg QLD 4670
Email: sbundaberg@rok.catholic.net.au
AFTER HOURS: Anointing of the sick for medical emergencies
phone 4151 6666 and follow the prompt
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF MARY MOTHER OF CHURCH

Current Parish Bulletin

Letter from the Bishop

CURRENT ROSTER (Term 2 2022)

"Our Faith Brings Hope"
by: Norm Whyte
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Pope Francis recently said

"I hold in my heart all the many Ukrainian victims, the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons, the divided families, the elderly left to themselves, the lives broken and the cities razed to the ground.” He added "Please, let us not get used to war."

It's a sad fact that, indeed, we possibly are getting used to war. It’s hard to find a time in history when there was not some leader or nation hellbent on overthrowing or destroying another nation. For we peace-loving people, it’s equally difficult to understand the mind of a psychopathic dictator or corrupt politician who tells his nation that it needs to go to war to the detriment of a sovereign state.

However, here we have another example of exactly that re-occurring with Russia and Ukraine in this time that Pope Francis referred to as an "Easter of war". We in this parish have been so fortunate to be able to participate in the beautiful and uplifting Easter ceremonies. In the midst of the sadness of the Easter story, and seeing the destruction and suffering in Ukraine, we welcomed into the Church twelve people on Easter Saturday night. This was a wonderful and happy event, bringing so much hope and positivity for the future, and offering some comfort and healing in the face of war.

On Monday, we commemorate ANZAC Day with a 6.00 AM Mass at St. Patrick’s church. This will also be a time to reflect on the futility of war, on the loss and suffering that it inevitably brings, but more importantly, to remember and honour the lost lives of so many young Australians. Just as we will never forget the sacrifices that Jesus made on our behalf, we, as a nation, should never forget the sacrifices made on our behalf by the soldiers at Gallipoli.

Just as Mary held in her heart the sorrow and pain of losing her Son on the Cross, processing the news that a son or a daughter was not coming home from a war would be heartbreaking for any family. And this heartbreak is being repeated today in Eastern Europe.

War creates loss and destruction, but it also creates heroes, memories of loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can remain free. We grieve for the loss of those we love, someone who can never be replaced. We seek comfort when we search for a face, but find only a space.

Our faith gives us hope for the future, and some strength to accept personal loss. Our parish community also surrounds us with love and support at times of loss, fear and uncertainty.

Let us never underestimate the supportive power of our faith in action. Let us never underestimate the potential for good of a parish in action.

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