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- QISSN Sponsor Spotlight
- Bundaberg District Maths Teams Challenge
- Chisholm House Raffle
- Congratulations to the QISSN Monster Raffle Winners
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- Term Dates
- Tuckshop - Breakfast
- Parent and Carer Tuckshop Volunteers
- Shalom Sunday Markets
- The Catholic Parish of Bundaberg
- Community Notice Board
As a rapidly aging Australian male, I got really excited and then disappointed as I read the paper early last week. ‘The Australian’ reported a new treatment for cancer therapy that was described as ‘a total paradigm shift’ in cancer care. This new treatment called CARVYKTI, has been approved by the TGA. I was about to break it to my kids that I could be around for a lot longer than expected but then read that the treatment might be ready for use within ‘two or three decades’! I might miss that window of opportunity! That said, we now live in a world where getting a Cancer diagnosis does not carry the sense of imminent demise it once did. Treatments are so much better and more effective. Survivability rates for most cancers have greatly increased. Those advances have come because smart people have been researching the problems and funds have flowed to assist that research.
Last week I was very proud of our students, led by School Captains, Molly & Cooper, for leading the ‘Cut-A-Thon’ at Shalom. Students and the odd gullible Principal were prepared to get hair cuts to raise funds for Cancer research. That is how advances are made.
Molly led the charge on this and along with other girls donated some of their hair to assist in the creation of wigs for those suffering Cancer treatments (not sure mine was up to that standard!) The students raised almost $3000 for a wonderful cause. There is probably not a family at Shalom who have not been touched in some way by Cancer. It will remain a real health challenge for many years to come. I hope people will only grow more enthusiastic in supporting in very practical ways those who are at the cutting edge of research and development.
In this theme, this community will stand beside the McGarry family who are with their brave and beautiful Sienna, who really has a battle on her hands while undergoing treatment at the moment in Brisbane. Please keep Sienna and the McGarry family very much in your thoughts and prayers.
Legally Blonde played to very enthusiastic and appreciative audiences last week with the final show on Saturday night. Congratulations to all cast and crew. Just a great show. So much work went into those performances and months of practice. Another real highlight for the Shalom community.
Head of the River Rowing – in a very similar vein, our Rowers completed their school season very successfully yesterday at Bucca. Again, lots of training and effort paid off in so many outstanding results. Very grateful to Ms Teressa Tibbey & Mr Rod Silcox for coordinating the efforts of so many coaches, volunteers and rowers.
Mr Dan McMahon
Principal
mcmahond@shalomcollege.com
Important Dates - Term 3
- Friday 21 July: Personal Futures Day for all Year 10 students. This whole day program leads into the subject selection evening and SET Plan process for students entering Year 11 in 2024. It is important that all Year 10 students attend on this day.
- Tuesday 25 July: 2024 Senior Subject Selection Evening. This information evening is for Year 10 parents and students and relates to subject selections for Year 11 in 2024. More information about the evening will be made available at the beginning of Term 3.
This week we have two presenters coming to Shalom to work with our Year 8 and Year 10 students. David Kobler, who has been to Shalom many times in past years, is returning and he is bringing his colleague Beck Neale with him. David and Beck will provide an interactive presentation on some very real issues for young people.
The Year 8 session is about empowering young people to understand the gravity of the decisions they make online. The intention is to help teens navigate the digital world and understand how their decisions can affect both their current and future relationships.
The Year 10 presentation will address the question of, "How do I find, build and navigate healthy, happy and safe relationships?" This session will cover issues such as identity and consent.
We welcome David and Beck to the College, and we look forward to engaging in these topics.
Class Masses
Each Religious Education class is allocated to a Wednesday morning 8am Mass in Loyola Chapel. The class, along with another, co-hosts this Parish Mass by taking the roles of readers and processors. When your student has an upcoming class Mass, you will receive a notification or an invitation to attend. We warmly welcome all to this weekly joint Parish School celebration. The Year 10 classes will be hosting over the next few weeks:
• 14 June QISSRL & QISSN teams
• 21 June Mrs Harman’s 10 RE A & C
Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@shalomcollege.com
Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@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 Mr Aaron Brown. Once approved the details will be placed on our School Register.
Thanks to those Parents who have already completed this form for their child.
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.
Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 12.00pm
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 3.30pm to 5.30pm
Friday: Closed
Pathways Information
- 5 Tips for University Open Day Success
- Additional Learning Opportunities Booklet 2024 – Applications Open Monday 10 July
- AUSWIDE Bank Career Information Session - Friday 16 June Lesson 4
- Bond University Scholarship Applications are Open – Explore Scholarships HERE
- Bond University Guide to Making Your Application Stand Out.
- East Coast Apprenticeships
~ Business Trainee
~ Business Trainee (Dental Practice)
~ Apprentice Carpenter
~ Business trainee - Business Development Support
~ Dental Assisting Trainee - Ergon Energy have an Information WebEx Session for interested 2024 Apprentices
- St Leo’s Residential College Visiting Shalom - Thursday 15 June 11.40am during lunch in Goondeel
- What is it like to work in a Newsroom?
- Year 12’s Parents and Supporters Webinar TOMORROW Tuesday 13 June 4-5pm
Click on the HERE for complete Pathways Newsletter for further information.
The Pathways Team
Mrs Liza O’Donnell, Mrs Kim Toll, Mrs Monique McLucas & Ms Jacinta Cook
Liza_ODonnell@shalomcollege.com
kim_toll@shalomcollege.com
monique_mclucas@shalomcollege.com
jacinta_cook@shalomcollege.com
The quiet achiever for McCormack house this week is Hannah L who is in Year 10. Hannah showed exceptional leadership during the Year 10 camps which were held recently at Chaverim. Hannah consistently put her hand up to help with anything that needed to be done, including setting up for breakfast one day all on her own. She was always happy to help and did so with a big smile on her face.
In the lead up to the QISSN Carnival being held in Brisbane in the first week of the June/July holidays each week throughout this term we will spotlight our generous QISSN sponsors. This week we are featuring two of our Bronze sponsors.
Call in and see Steve, Peter and the team at Zacs Meats. Zacs Meats is Bundaberg’s experienced local butcher shop, providing you with a selection of high-quality meats and deli goods at affordable prices. With over 20 years’ experience, our team specialises in selecting only the best meat cuts and products that meet our high standards of nutritional value and taste. When you buy meat from us, you know it’s good quality.
Shalom’s QISSN team is grateful for the support provided by Zacs Meats as a Bronze Sponsor in assisting the team to get to the Brisbane carnival in June.
See below to find out more information about Zacs Meats:
Address: 54 Burnett Street, Bundaberg, QLD, 4670.
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7.00am - 5.30pm
Saturday: 7.00am - 12.30pm
Sunday: Closed
Phone: 4151 4206
Website: https://zacsmeats.com.au
Anastasi Blooms is a local flower farm where Tammy and her team grow and source a wide range of foliage, annuals, perennials and amazing native flowers to bring so much beauty to homes and businesses each week. They thrive on knowing they are providing customers with fresh cut locally grown flowers and the customer is in turn rewarded with less chemicals, longer vase life and the joy of supporting local small business.Anastasi Blooms flowers are available each week through their stockists, standing orders (subscription), special orders and special events.
For orders or more information about Anastasi Blooms, follow @anastasiblooms on Facebook or Instagram.
E: hello@anastasiblooms.com.au
Shalom’s QISSN team is grateful for the support provided by Zacs Meats and Anastasi Blooms as Bronze Sponsors in assisting the team to get to the Brisbane carnival in June.
Mrs Nikki Somerfield
QISSN Manager
Nikki_Somerfield@shalomcollege.com
We are proud to share the exceptional achievements of the 50 Shalom students from Year 7 to 12 who competed across 10 teams at the Bundaberg District Maths Team Challenge on Wednesday 31 May.
A total of 325 students in 65 teams from 8 schools in the district participated in the competition in Junior (Year 7 and 8), Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) and Senior (Year 11 and 12) age divisions. The competition provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their mathematical ability as they work collaboratively as part of a team to solve challenging questions from many different areas of mathematics.
All Shalom students are commended for representing our school impressively by showcasing outstanding teamwork and problem-solving skills. We are especially proud of our Year 11 team consisting of Zain A, Charlie D, Kay H, Steven P and Bailey R for winning the Senior Division. Congratulations to this team on their exceptional performance!
Thanks also to the student supervisors who volunteered to supervise teams on the day as well as Mrs Rhonda Cutmore and Mrs Debbie Bishop for their organisational efforts. We are also appreciative of Shalom’s Mr Alan Pacey, who organised and convened this competition for the 8th successive year.
We look forward to seeing our students build on their success in next year’s competition and in further extra-curricular opportunities in mathematics.
Mr Graham O’Shanesy
Learning Area Coordinator - Senior Mathematics
Graham_OShanesy@shalomcollege.com
Congratulations to our winners:
1st Prize - Mrs Katie Ingall
2nd Prize - Mr Aaron Brown
3rd Prize - Ashleigh G
Mystery Prize - Lily F
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Chisholm House Raffle.
Congratulations to the following QISSN Monster Raffle winners!!!
10kg Cadbury Chocolate - Patrick J
4.5kg Giant Toblerone - Xavier F
Rebel Sports Voucher - Maddison B
Rebel Sports Voucher - Taylan M
Rebel Sports Voucher - Rachel M
The QISSN teams send a massive thank you to everyone for supporting this fundraiser and look forward to representing Shalom College at the QISSN tournament down in Brisbane at the end of June.
Shalom is trialing the JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection until Wednesday 21 June 2023 for all students and staff.
The JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection is a package of more than 2,700 archival journals. All the main disciplines on the JSTOR platform are included, from literature and history to biology and mathematics.
Timely content focusing on emerging areas such as sustainability and international security and peace is also included. Journal issues start from the first issue and extend up to a publication date usually set in the past three to five years.
The Secondary Schools Collection also includes millions of primary sources from four individual collections, featuring pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, oral histories, government documents, images, 3D models, spatial data, type specimens, drawings, paintings, and more.
In addition, schools have access to more than 6,000 Open Access scholarly ebooks. Chapters are discoverable side by side with all the other content on JSTOR.
Why is JSTOR so important for schools?
JSTOR is widely respected by major universities for its quality and functionality and provides the same content to your students that they will encounter in university or college. Learning to use JSTOR during secondary school gives students added confidence and prepares them for the rigours of university research, while enabling teachers to incorporate important scholarly content into their classes.
JSTOR also provides an easy-to-use platform with a suite of tools for research and study. To date, more than 1,500 secondary schools subscribe to JSTOR via JCS Online Resources.
You are welcome to log in and check out what JSTOR has to offer:
Login in at this link: https://www.jstor.org/action/showLogin?redirectUri=%2F
Login: jcs018
Password: Exciting
Denise_Harvey@shalomcollege.com
Golf
Congratulations to Kate M who was recently selected in the Queensland Secondary Schools Golf Team to compete at the National Championships held in August at the Gold Coast. Well done Kate on this outstanding achievment.
Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com
Lawn Bowls
Congratulations to Phoebie R. Phoebie plays competitive lawn bowls and she recently received the news that she has been selected to play in the Junior Golden Nugget Championship.
This competition is the most prestigious junior competition in all of Australia. This year only 20 boys and 20 girls were selected from all over Australia. She will be representing QLD.
Phoebie will play on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July at Tweed Heads. Congratulations again for an amazing achievement.
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com
Rugby League
Congratulations to our Year 12 student Tom M for extending his Brisbane Broncos Rugby League contract in May for another 2 years. Tom will be contracted until the end of 2025 and will be moving to Brisbane early next year. The Broncos will be assisting Tom with his university endeavours while he plays for one of the Broncos feeder clubs. Well done Tom on this achievment.
Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@shalomcollege.com
Touch
Congratulations to Lana M, Taylor D and Zoe S who represented the Wide Bay Touch Open Girls last week and over the weekend.
Mr Peter Robinson
Student Welfare - High Performance Program After School Activities
Peter_Robinson@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)
Breakfast is available every morning for purchase from 8.00am - 8.30am.
Items available are:
Croissant Ham & Cheese (1/2 side) $1.00
Breakfast Bars $1.00
Toasted Sandwich $3.50
Bacon & Egg Muffins $3.50
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Wraps $3.50
Fresh Fruit (seasonal) $1.00
Other items available for purchase are Yoghurt Pots (not everyday), Up n Go drinks & Flavoured Milk.
Students who train before school need to consider utilising the breakfast menu to replenish energy lost during their early morning training sessions, however, students must be dressed appropriately before entering the tuckshop and must not be late for class.
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 click on the link below to register your assistance or contact Leanne via email at barkerl@shalomcollege.com.
If we get enough volunteers, it may work out that you only need to volunteer once per term.
Markets Tuckshop Roster
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Sunday 18 June |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Volunteers required |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Maria McMahon |
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Sunday 25 June |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Volunteers required |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Brendan & Astrid Clancy |
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Sunday 2 July |
6:00am – 9:30am |
Volunteers required |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Volunteers required |
| Sunday 9 July | 6:00am – 9:30am |
Volunteers required |
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9:00am – 12:30pm |
Volunteers required |
Markets BBQ Roster
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Sunday 18 June |
Rotary Club of Bundaberg Sunrise |
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Sunday 25 June |
St John's Lutheran School |
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Sunday 2 July |
Rotary Central |
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Sunday 9 July |
Allblacks Hockey Club |
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
Drivers College - Road Safety Expo - Saturday 1 July
Drivers College - School Holidays Program
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.
Workshop - Supporting Students with Autism
Youth Suport
