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Another Christmas is getting close. Lots of wishes and hopes generally accompany this time of year – new ‘stuff’, better holidays, lots of great food, world peace…. Sometimes, what we hope for and expect doesn’t quite work out as we planned or hoped. The people of Israel had hoped and expected that the Messiah they were promised would raise them up as a people, destroy the Roman occupation and make them a great nation loyal to Yahweh. Then they got Jesus. Born in a backwater to a very ordinary couple. Instead of offering them world power, he offered them the challenge to live simply, forgive prodigiously and embrace those outcasts. No wonder he got crucified! The hope and challenge that should be celebrated as we recall the birth of the Christ child will probably, for most this year, again get lost in a tsunami of commercialism and self-interest.
The College Board plays a crucial role in the life the College. They give me, as Principal, advice and support in some of the more important decisions made in the College. The Board has been very well led again this year by Mr Chris Parker. At our last meeting Mr Peter O’Beirne, Ms Jas Haster, Dr Chris Ryan and Mr David Batt all retired from the Board. Each of those wonderful people have brought wisdom, wit and insight to the Board and the College and we are enormously grateful. Given that, we have some vacancies on the Board and I would love to hear from any parents who might be interested in finding out a little more about how the Shalom Board operates. We meet between six and eight times a year. Please email me if you might be interested.
2023 Commencement
- Monday 23 January - New Students Year 8 to 12 (9.00am - 12pm) - casual dress
- Monday 23 January - Year 7s and Year 12s (All Day) - Sports Uniform
- Tuesday 24 January - All classes commence (Year 7 - 12)
Mr Dan McMahon
Principal
mcmahond@shalomcollege.com
Thank you from Woorabinda
A huge thank you from Sr Cecilia Prest from the Woorabinda Mission to everyone who donated to our call for linen, dress ups and football boots. Woorabinda is an Aboriginal Community in our Diocese and Sr Cecilia is alone in her ministry and was so very appreciative of all the donations she received. Lynelle McAtee and I drove out to Woorabinda to deliver them Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 November. We had a huge ute full of donations of linen from parishioners and our school community. We also received toys from the Shalom College Giving Tree plus multiple other donations. This was a great opportunity to continue to support Sr Cecilia in her mission to the people of Woorabinda.
Sister Cecilia has been in Woorabinda for approximately 18 years, as she says, being a ‘presence’ in the community. She has built up a store in her time there and provides secondhand items which are donated by various people and groups, sometimes bought by her if there are items in need that she is unable to source through donations. The shop is open on Thursdays and people of the community can then buy what they need. As Frederic Ozanam who founded St Vincent de Paul says, ‘This is not a handout, it is a hand up’ and they pride themselves in being able to support themselves.
Linen is an ongoing necessity, such as tablecloths, sheets and towels, as well as shoes and at Christmas time gifts for the families who have no transport to travel to Rockhampton to purchase Christmas presents.
Shalom College and the Catholic Parish of Bundaberg will continue to support Woorabinda Mission and are planning two trips a year to deliver needed goods.
If ever you wish to support this worthy cause, please let me know and we can deliver your donations when we go.
Thank you once again for your very generous donations.
Wishing you all Blessings for a very Happy and Holy Christmas.
Cheryl Petersen
Campus Minister
Mrs Mary Taylor
Assistant Principal - Mission
TaylorM@shalomcollege.com
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.
New Preferred Student Absentee Option
Parents are now able to inform the College of student absentees via Parent Lounge, using the below pathway:
Parent Lounge> Student Details> Attendance> "+Add Absence Notification"
The Shalom College App has now been updated so when parents select "Absentee" it will re-direct to Parent Lounge for the absentee notification to be added.
For Parents that do not already have the College App please click below:
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.
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced, and passionate educator for the position of Indigenous Teacher Assistant to join our team at Shalom College, Bundaberg. This is a term-time contract position (30 HPW) commencing Thursday 19 January 2023 until Friday 1 December 2023. For more information, please contact Indigenous Education Liaison Officer, Isabella Bundesen.
Applications close 5pm Tuesday 29 November 2022.
Apply here - https://applynow.net.au/jobs/CER484-indigenous-teacher-assistant-shalom-college
Shalom College is excited to present Legally Blonde as the 2023 College Musical!
Congratulations to the lead cast (pictured below) and the 39 additional cast members that make up the support acts and chorus of ‘Legally Blonde’.
Mark your calendars for Thursday 8 June – Saturday 10 June 2023 and join Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols in Harvard Law School in her quest to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner while defying everyone’s expectations.
Our last musical sold out in 24hrs! So, SAVE THE DATE - Tickets on sale 9am Wednesday 10 May 2023.
Final Message to Class of 2022 - You are not your final result!
The graduating Year 12 Classes of 2022 are presently in limbo during these current weeks. Exams are over. Phew! The guilt of not studying is no longer lingering in the background. Yet results are not out and that means, for many, uncertainty about course choice remains. Even if early offers are all sorted lots of students are still waiting for the December round to see what doors their ATAR opens. Feel good about what you did now, before the results come out. If you felt you could have worked harder, then take that with you for the next challenge and rectify what you could have done differently. If you felt you gave it your best shot, then feel proud of that, regardless of what your ATAR is. Never forget the sole purpose of the ATAR is only to get you access to a course. The higher your ATAR, the more courses you have access to. It is that simple. It is never a measure of intelligence, future success, career-joy or happiness in life. One of the smartest people I know got an ATAR of 56. Equally I know those who got over 99+ with no more chance of career enjoyment, just a longer line of doors open to them.
On a personal note we have loved working with the Class of 2022. I look forward to hearing about their careers, their ideas and new ventures as they leave our school grounds, but remain part of our school foundations.
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Smart Reasons to get a summer Job
After a hectic school year and with everything else that’s gone on this year, you’d be forgiven to counting down to some time out and looking forward to winding down.
Getting a summer job could be the last thing on your mind.
If you give the benefits of a summer job some thought, you might just change your mind and start reaching for the classifieds. We’ve put together a list of 10 reasons why you might like find some employment over the summer months. For 10 good reasons to get a summer job follow the link here.
Positions Vacant – Part Time / Casual
- IGA North Bundaberg have casual positions available. Please hand in your resume in person and ask for Andrew Donald or Natalie Plunkett.
- JB Hi Fi Christmas Casuals Click here for more information.
Positions Vacant – Year 12 Graduate Full Time
- Coral Coast Dental are seeking a Dental Assistant. Experience is preferred but not essential. Send resume to sarah@coralcoastdental.com.au
- CQU Bundaberg have an opportunity for a Campus Operations Trainee. If you are interested in this role or for more information follow the link here.
- iCool Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Pty Ltd are seeking Applicants for a Full time Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Apprenticeship, for more information click here.
- Neller Electrical are after applications for a Refrigeration Apprentice Full time click on the following link here for more information.
- Apprentice Cabinetmaker is required by East Coast Apprenticeships follow this link to find out more information and how to apply here.
- Bundaberg Regional Council have an opportunity for a Technical Trainee (Moncrief Entertainment Centre) click on the link to find out more information and how to apply here.
- Energy Queensland Group have a position available for a Trades Assistant - Linesperson/Live Line Linesperson/Cable Jointer/Power Worker Trades Assistant Click here for more information.
- Steamatic are looking for a Full time Trainee Technical / Trades Assistant Click here. The suitable person will be trained to become a skilled water, fire & mould restoration technicians. Previous leadership skills would be highly regarded.
- JR Plumbing and Gas are looking for a year 12 graduate as an apprentice. Find out more information and how to apply here.
Mrs Liza O’Donnell, Mrs Kathy Laing, Mrs Monique McLucas & Mrs Julia Fox
Liza_ODonnell@shalomcollege.com
kathryn_laing@shalomcollege.com
Julia_Fox@shalomcollege.com
Monique_McLucas@shalomcollege.com
Ally, a Year 10 student, has emerged as quiet achiever in Damien House in 2022. We would like to celebrate the contribution of Ally toward making 2022 a successful inaugural year. Ally quickly volunteered in late 2021 to design a Damien House Christmas Card for Year 6 students who were joining Shalom for 2022. Her artistic skills were greatly appreciated.
As 2022 progressed Ally emerged as a fantastic contributor to her PC class, supporting Mrs. McKeown and the rest of the group. On Year 10 camp she enthusiastically participated in all activities, made a video of the Year 10 camp for House Assembly which she co-presented. During our Share the Dignity charity donation drive, she was a major contributor! Ally also made the Year 12 Farewell video for our departing seniors. Considering Ally is also committed to her studies, gaining many very good results, our quiet achiever has had a very busy year.
Ally’s kindness and care for others, as well as her commitment to Damien House make her worthy of commendation as this week’s quiet achiever.
Mr Jason Egan
Damien House Coordinator
Jason_Egan@shalomcollege.com
Get into the spirit of Christmas with Mrs Hoban, Mrs Connolly, Mrs Strohfeldt, Miss Davis, Mr Udal and the Pro Musica String Orchestra as they present some beautiful Christmas classics in the rich acoustic of Holy Rosary Church. Works include the Corelli Christmas Concerto, Vaughan-Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves and the Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio for organ, strings and brass choir. The Orpheus vocal ensemble will delight us with a beautiful selection of songs as well as leading us in some community carol singing. What better way to celebrate Christmas than to raise our voices in song with the congregation as we sing the classics together. The concert is on Saturday 10 December commencing at 7pm.
Mrs Bernadette Connolly
Instrumental Music Instructor - Strings
bernadette_connolly@shalomcollege.com
With the end of the year finally upon us Sensei Anderson and I would like to wish all the Japanese students and Shalom community a very “MERRI- KURISUMASU”.
To culminate our hard work in Year 10, Japanese students were able to spend a lesson indulging in some yummy treats on an excursion to Donburi Dinery. Students enjoyed a range of Japanese food, especially those they had studied during the year. I congratulate the Year 10 Japanese class for their love for learning Japanese and receiving such successful results.
On Monday 21 November, Year 9 Japanese students were showered with Sushi in the Japanese Garden at the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens. Students ate delicious sushi from Ginza Cuisine (Hinkler), shared Secret Santa gifts and explored the Zen atmosphere of the gardens. After a long semester learning and perfecting three different alphabet systems, new vocabulary and sentence structures, twisting tongues around new pronunciations and diving into the diverse and fabulous cultural influences on language, students enjoyed a well-deserved celebration.
Many of the Year 7 students worked exceptionally hard learning the first 46 basic hiragana and they were also rewarded with a “SUSHI Party” as a reward this week.
We wish all a very happy and safe holiday over the Christmas period and look forward to seeing all the faces back in 2023.
Mrs Simone Wilson
Learning Area Coordinator - Languages
Simone_Wilson@shalomcollege.com
A Brief History of …. The Fairy Tale Genre
The fairy tale genre is traditionally a favourite, not just because of the stories themselves or even the beautiful art that they have inspired, but because of the genre’s mysterious origins. Fairy tales have been woven out of folk lore often designed as didactic parables and began as dark and gruesome tales.
Charles Perrault features heavily in the story of the development of fairy tales, he served Louis XIV in his finance department until 1695 when his supervisor, finance minister Colbert had him removed. From that point on, Perrault became a collector and publisher of traditional folktales for children. Most of these were perpetually evolving oral tales that had not ever been set down on paper until Perrault intercepted them.
Recent research at Durham and Lisbon universities has determined that the genre is much older than the Reconstruction period of the 1860’s. In fact, anthropologist Dr Jamie Tehrani asserts that some stories were older than the earliest literary records, Jack and the Beanstalk for instance, can be traced back some 5,000 years to when Eastern and Western languages diverged. She further states that her analyses suggests that Beauty and the Beast and Rumpelstiltskin are at least 4,000 years old, and The Smith and the Devil likely harks bark to the Bronze Age 6,000 years ago. This tale is very like Oscar Wilde’s much more recent Dorian Grey, where a pact with the devil is forged, involving the bartering of a soul for special gifts. In Gray’s case endless youth, in the blacksmith’s, supernatural powers.
Of course, everybody traditionally regards fairy tales as synonymous with the name Grimm. Published in December of 1812, the Grimm brother’s tales, originally not intended for children, were designed to preserve the folklore of their beloved homeland. Because of this the stories were very much a political and nationalistic device and as scholar Donald Haase put it, they were wielded as “…intellectual resistance to the Napoleonic occupation of their beloved Hessian homeland” (1993), ostensibly then becoming weapons of National Socialism. Good or bad, this has forever associated the Grimm’s tales with the German identity and this legacy survives today.
Modern variations of fairytales are much more sanitized and here I refer not just to Disney adaptations but any versions since Victorian times. Some educators believe that the saccharine sweetness amid the magic of timeless whimsy is not helpful for children in preparing them for the hardened world of real life. Regardless fairytales have remained an effective way to engage children in the written word and the fact that they become part of an historical chain makes it more than just the act of reading book, it is becoming a part of the cultural fabric.
BBC News (2016). Fairy tale origins thousands of years old, researchers say. Jan 20. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35358487
Haase, D. (1993). Yours, mine, or ours? Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and the ownership of fairy tales. Merveilles & contes, 7(2). 383-402. Wayne State University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41390373
InterHouse & Service to Sport Awards
Congratulations goes out to the following houses for 2022. The Champion House award is presented to Hogan House and the Community House Spirit award is presented to Damien House.
Congratulations also goes out to David Gahan who is the recepient of the Service to Sport Award.
National Taekwondo
Congratulations to Shalom students Bailey Year 12 and Zac Year 7. Bailey and Zac have qualified to represent Queensland at the Australian National Taekwondo Championships in Victoria in December 2022.
We wish them the best of luck!
Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com
Term Dates for 2023
Term 1: Monday 23 January – Friday 31 March (10 weeks)
Term 2: Monday 17 April – Friday 23 June (10 weeks)
Term 3: Monday 10 July – Friday 15 September (10 weeks)
Term 4: Tuesday 3 October – Thursday 30 November (9 weeks)
If you are interested in volunteering at our College Tuckshop, we would love for you to indicate your availability and book a shift following the link below.
The booking system helps to accommodate our very much appreciated regular volunteers, but also families who may not be able to commit on a regular basis and have a day here or there throughout the year. 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 4155 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 2-3 hours (school drop off to around 11.30 am).
No experience required!
The Shalom Markets are open every Sunday 6am-midday. Come along to purchase your fresh fruit and vegetables, local food products and handmade items.
Volunteers Required - Markets Tuckshop
We are seeking your help!! We are always in need of new volunteers for the Markets Tuckshop and BBQ. If your child/children would like to gain some work experience, why not get them to volunteer in the canteen. If you have a few hours you could spare to assist in our canteen, please contact Leanne via email at barkerl@shalomcollege.com
Markets Tuckshop Roster
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Sunday 4 December |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Mark Morris |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Volunteers required |
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Sunday 11 December |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Trish Sellers |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Nicole Schubel |
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Sunday 18 December |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Danielle Morrish |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Tennille Nagas |
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Closed |
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Sunday 1 January |
Closed |
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Sunday 8 January |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Volunteers required |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Volunteers required |
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Sunday 15 January |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Mark Morris |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
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Sunday 22 January |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Trish Sellers |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
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Sunday 29 January |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Jeanne Ferguson |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Volunteers required |
Markets BBQ Roster
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Sunday 4 December |
Volunteers required |
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Sunday 11 December |
Bundaberg Croquet Club |
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Sunday 18 December |
East Bundaberg Rotary |
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Sunday 25 December |
Closed |
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Sunday 1 January |
Closed |
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Sunday 8 January |
Volunteers required |
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Sunday15 January |
Volunteers required |
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Sunday 22 January |
Bundaberg Croquet Club |
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Sunday 29 January |
Volunteers required |
Office Hours: 9:00 - 1:00 Monday to Friday
Parish Office: Rossolini Place Level 1, 66 Woongarra St
Phone: 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
"The annual parish "Good News" magazine is now available in all churches for a Gold Coin Donation. As you read our in-house publication of the Good News magazine this year, discover the ways in which our parish vision statement is being made clear.
Shalom College Families Business and Trade Directory
To help assist the Shalom College community in supporting local businesses that are run by Shalom families, we have created our Shalom College Families Business and Trade Directory. If you would like to be listed in this directory, please send a copy of your business card to Mr Peter Robinson who will be establishing and developing this directory to Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com
Student Travel Rebates
Student travel rebate applications are only open in May for Semester 1 and October for Semester 2. Please click here to check if you are eligible.
