Year 12 External Assessments

Good luck to all our Year 12 students who commence their external assessments for their general subjects over the next four weeks.

Parents if your student is unable to sit their assessment due to illness or misadventure, please contact the school ASAP before the scheduled exam. Mrs Allen (Senior School Coordinator) will work with you to collect the required supporting evidence and submit this to QCAA on your behalf within the designated timeline. Please note the following information regarding applications for AARA on the grounds of Illness and Misadventure:

• Two pieces of evidence must be supplied to support the application. A School Statement prepared by the College AND one other piece of verifiable evidence.
• Application with required evidence must be submitted within 7 days of the exam.
• NO RAT TESTS accepted as evidence.
• PCR test result or Medical Certificate from a Doctor can be used as evidence.
• A Medical Certificate must state the specific symptom/s being displayed at the time of the illness.
• Please note generic statements on medical certificates such as: “unfit for duty”, “suffering a medical condition” will not be accepted by QCAA.
• Other evidence applicable to a given circumstance or issue could include – police report, funeral notice, hospital admission form.

Year 12 Final Results

Last week I spoke with the Year 12 students about the when and where their results and ATAR score will be released.

Students will be able to access their final senior results and their Senior Educational Profile (QCE and Senior Statement) in their myQCE Learning Account from 9.00 am on Friday 15 December.

ATAR scores can be accessed through their ATAR Registration Portal while university offers will be released through their QTAC Applications portal. This information is also being released on Friday 15 December.

Elevate Education – Term 4 Free Parent Webinars

Parental Consents

As part of Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton (CEDR), Shalom College has as its highest priority the safety and well-being of our students. One of our key processes for upholding student protection is seeking up-to-date parental consents to inform how we share student images and information in accordance with parent directives. Shalom College is subject to Australian Privacy Principles and as per compliance and best practice guidelines we have introduced an online consent system accessible through Parent Lounge to enable parents to update their consent.

You may recall receiving a phone call or an email previously requesting you to update these consents from our office staff who assisted you to complete this request.  Thank you to everyone who has updated these consents to ensure Shalom is compliant.

There are five (5) areas of consents.  We are requesting for a school our size that parents/guardians select “Y” (yes) to ALL 5 fields.

At number 5 ‘Disclosing data with ACARA’. CEDR encourages parents/guardians to provide your information, the exclusion of data could result in reduced funding for the Catholic school your child/children attend.

To ensure your consents have been updated please access the online Parental Consent via Parent Lounge. If you have not done so previously a how-to guide is attached to this email to assist you. If your need further assistance, please contact the office on 4155 8111.

We are asking you to update these consents by 31 October 2023. Thank you for partnering with us to further enhance our student protection processes.

SIA – LOG ON NOW! GET THE PHONE APP!

‘Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.’ -Warren Buffet

A parent’s role in the education of their child is vital. Student outcomes will be maximised when parents and teachers are both involved in their child’s education and have positive interactions. Sia is a fantastic way for parents to be fully informed about student progress, assessment due dates, news items, upcoming events, assessment results etc.

Sia, and the Shalom phone app, have been available to parents since the beginning of 2022. Currently, our parent login rate is slightly lower than the end of last year. We would like all our parents to be successfully logged into Sia as soon as possible. Attached in the link below is a Parent “Everything You Need To Know About Sia’ Guide which includes how to log in for the first time. The phone app is super-convenient – a must-have for parents!

Our IT team will have sent the login details for Sia to all new parents to the school at the beginning of the year. If you have misplaced these details, or are having technical difficulties, please contact our Shalom IT department via email at shalomit@shalomcollege.com or phone 41558131 during office hours 8am - 3.30pm Monday to Friday, Tuesdays are 8.30am - 3.30 pm.

Mr Brendan Maher
Assistant Principal - Administration
maherb@shalomcollege.com 

Pathways Information

University

• Crafting a Personal Statement for University & Scholarship Applications
• Fee-Free TAFE at CQUniversity

Work Experience

• Register for Professional Shadowing & Work Experience in the Christmas School Holidays

Additional Learning Opportunities

• Achieve Fest – Free Online Immersion to Explore Identity, Build Networks and Develop Skills
• How to Become an Aged Care Worker
• What’s it Like to Work in a Theatre

Events

• ACU Scholarship Opportunities Webinar – Wednesday 22 November
• CQUni Online Chat Session – Wednesday 22 November
• QUT Real Decisions Webinar for Students Studying in 2024 – Friday 15 December
• Speech Pathology Career Forum Online - Monday 23 October

Job Opportunities

• ALDI Retail Assistant
• AMC Mechanical - Apprentice
• Autokit Bundaberg – Accessory Fitter and Office Administration
• Bundaberg Sugar 2024 Apprentice Intake now open
• Burrito Bar Bundaberg – Front and Back of House Staff
• Coral Cost Dental – Casual Junior Dental Assistant
• Hughes Family Dental – Dental Assistant
• JB HI-FI Christmas Casuals
• JWC Building Co – Apprentice Carpenter
• Medical Receptionist
• Pharmacy Assistant
• Shalom IT are looking for an IT Trainee
• Smiling Wide Orthodontics – Assistant Position
• Stroud Homes - Apprentice Carpenter
• Tour Guide
• Trade Tools Storeperson/Trainee Sales

Click on the HERE for complete Pathways Newsletter for further information.

The Pathways Team
Mrs Liza O’Donnell, Mrs Kim Toll, Mrs Kathryn Laing, Mrs Monique McLucas, Ms Jacinta Cook & Mrs Cristel Simmonds
Liza_ODonnell@shalomcollege.com
kim_toll@shalomcollege.com
kathryn_laing@shalomcollege.com 
monique_mclucas@shalomcollege.com
jacinta_cook@shalomcollege.com
cristel_simmonds@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.

Preferred Student Absentee Option 

Parents are 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.

Shalom College After School Activities (SCASA)

Shalom College is offering students the opportunity to participate in organised afterschool 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.

https://forms.gle/YsauMyhy8PDhnEzF8

Days

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

Dates

SCASA commences in Week 2 of Term and continues for 7 continuous weeks

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 - Futsal with Fiona Stevenson (Hangar)
Option 2 - Drama Club* with Brigette McMahon (Performing Arts Precinct)
Option 3 - Cross Country Club with Matt Grills (Oval)

Tuesday
Option 1 - Touch Football and Oz-Tag with Riley Dingle (SC or Hangar or Oval)
Option 2 - e-Sports* with Gavin Hill (Computer Labs)
Option 3 - Dance with Keeley O'Mara (Dance Studio)
Option 4 - Pickleball with Barry Franklin (Undercover Bus Area or Tennis Court)

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)
Option 5 - Circus Club with Shelley Allen (PAP)

* 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.
* Drama Club - Explore the fun side of drama with SCASA’s Drama Club. Drama Club involves a range of fun games and activities where you can have the freedom to be creative and practice your focus, team building and improvisation skills. This Monday afternoon activity is suitable for everyone – aspiring performers, those wanting to try something new and those just looking for a bit of fun.

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 approximately week 3 of the 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 3 - 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

REMINDER - no confirming phone calls are made by the school to confirm you are in the program - as once you sign on and you receive an online response - your child has been registered and please turn up starting week 2 of term.

SPECIAL NOTE - Once an activity is full - I will omit it from the selections below - so it cannot be selected.

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

A reminder to Students and Parents that legislation dictates that families need to provide their own labelled box of Panadol and/or Nurofen for staff to dispense. If you would like our Admin Office to hold medication for your child/children, please submit the appropriately labelled medication box together with a signed copy of the Student Medication form to our Office.

Medical Certificate Absentee Notification

When providing medical certificates for your child/children's non-attendance could you please ensure that these are scanned (jpeg or png) and attached in the email (absentees@shalomcollege.com) or alternatively dropped into the main administration office.

We are no longer able to accept a photo of the medical certificate via email.

If you advise any of your child/children's Teachers or House Coordinator (via email) of any non-attendance, could you please also advise the admin office via the preferred options. Either email as an attachment to absentees@shalomcollege.com or via the Parent Lounge (as per the process above - under Absentees).

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 12.00pm

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Friday: Closed

Uniform Fittings – NOW OPEN
Year 10 Girls 2024 (Current Year 9 Girls) & All Year 7 2024 Students

Term 4 - Appointment Only

Uniform fittings are now open for all current Year 9 girls going into Year 10 2024, for the senior uniform. Fittings are for all female students who require a Senior Girls Formal Blouse and Senior Day Skirt/Formal Pants.

*If making an appointment during class time students must have a note in their record book from parent/guardian and must be signed by the student’s House Coordinator before attending the appointment.

Appointments must be pre-booked via the link:  

If any current families need to make a quick purchase (not a fitting) from the uniform shop, it is preferable to come in between 11.00am-12.00pm Monday - Thursday or 4.30pm-5.30pm Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.  Alternatively, you can shop online via this link:

https://uniform.shalomcollege.com/ 

Mrs Leanne Barker
Uniform Shop Manager
barkerl@shalomcollege.com

Shalom College were the statewide winners of the CQUniversity Business Challenge in 2023. Our team of Year 12 Business, Legal Studies and Accounting students - Amelia, Erika, Ryland and Finley - were presented with engraved medals and scholarship offer letters during Week 3 of this term by Minka Elliott, School Manager for the School of Business and Law at CQU.

The Challenge comprises questions from these study areas and our team competed against 34 teams from 21 schools in the first round, winning the Wide Bay Division and obtaining the highest result across all schools. We then competed against eight teams in the final round.

In addition to holding the Challenge Shield for the next year, our students each received a scholarship of $4000 to CQUniversity and Shalom received a $2000 cash prize.

Congratulations to our students on their success and thank you to CQUniversity for their ongoing support of students in the Business Challenge.

“Every time I go to the Movies, it magics, no matter what the movie’s about.” Steven Spielberg

Shalom senior Film, Television and New Media classes celebrated the culmination of all their hard work last Wednesday night in the Performing Arts Precinct, with a screening of different student’s film projects. Our teacher of senior Film, Television and New Media, Ms Jacqui Smith, invited friends and family to come along and watch the different styles and genres created this year.  From the horror films of the Year 11’s to the abstract experimental films of our Year 12’s, there was a large range of films to watch. A great night was had by all and it was wonderful to see their work up on the big screen.

Year 12 Sport and Recreation

As a part of their final assessment, the Shalom College Year 12 Sport and Recreation students have been engaging in community recreation activities in the format of Lawn Bowls. Over six weeks the students were coached by Brothers Bowls Club members Terry and Tim who gave up their valuable time (several times a week, often twice a day) to try and impart some of the foundational skills of lawn bowls to the Year 12 students.

Every student improved in their understanding of the game, the etiquette required in a game of lawn bowls and some students were even able to use strategy to successfully win the ‘end’. Most importantly some relationships were formed between these two gentlemen and the students, and many life lessons and pearls of wisdom were imparted from both coach and student.

Mr Craig Hammermeister and I would like to sincerely thank Terry, Tim and the Brothers Bowls Club for volunteering their time and facilities which allowed our students the opportunity to learn a new sport that they will hopefully continue to play long into their future.

If anyone is interested in learning how to play Lawn Bowls please contact the Brothers Bowls Club via email: brosbowlsclub@gmail.com 

Mrs Nikki Somerfield
Sport and Recreation Teacher
Nikki_Somerfield@shalomcollege.com 

A reminder that if you intend to use the College Fitness Centre, you must follow the steps below:

1. Collect a permission form, either from the Fitness Centre Office or Sports Centre Office.
2. Return the signed form to Miss Mitchell (Sports Centre Office)
3. Complete an induction. These will ONLY be completed before school by appointment with Miss Mitchell.

Ms Melinda Pearson
LAC - Physical Education
melinda_pearson@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 $3.00
Breakfast Bars $1.00
Toasted Sandwich $3.50
Bacon & Egg Muffins $3.50
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Wraps $3.50
Fresh Salad Tub $3.50
Yoghurt Pots $2.50
Hashbrowns 3 for $1.00

Up n Go drinks & Flavoured Milk are available everyday.

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.

Register to Volunteer HERE

Markets Tuckshop Roster

Markets BBQ Roster

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 

Would you like to know more about the Non State Schools Transport Assistance Scheme and eligibility requirements? Click on the link to view the short introductory video here: https://youtu.be/ogWpq7tVaio 

Student travel rebate applications are now open (1 October - 31 October) for Semester 2. Please click here to check if you are eligible.