Year 7-10 End of Semester One Report Cards Published

Year 7-10 End of Semester 1 report cards were published via Sia on Friday 19 July. Report cards will be available for parents through Sia > Parent Lounge > Academic Reports. More specific information about individual assessment items may be viewed through Sia > My Students.

Students can access their reports via Sia > Services & Support > Applications > Student Café.

Please note that in 2024, only an overall grade for each subject studied will be reported. The Behaviour and Application feedback is now given through Sia > Learner Attributes. This method of reporting the Learner Attributes is more detailed and ‘live’, improving the communication with students and parents.

If you have any questions about assessment results, please contact the relevant classroom teacher. For any other enquiries, feel free to contact me maherb@shalomcollege.com .

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

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

If you would like to submit any sporting achievements about your child/children along with a photo, please email your submissions to GillsS@shalomcollege.com
Please note photo submissions must only include photos of students from Shalom.

You can also keep up to date with anything sport related via our Facebook page - Shalom College Sport.

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@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.

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

Times

3.00 pm - School lessons completed.
3.15 pm - Roll Call and afternoon tea (supplied) at College Tuckshop 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 - Drama Club with Brigette McMahon (Performing Arts Precinct)
Option 2 - Cross Country Club with Matt Grills (Oval) 
Option 3 - Basketball with Keenan Mullaney (SC or Hangar)

Tuesday
Option 1 - Touch Football and Oz-Tag with Zoe Stone and Summer Rea (SC or Hangar or Oval)
Option 2 - *e-Sports with Gavin Hill (Computer labs)

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 - Beerarlem Club with Wendy Egan and Louise Hume ( Beerarlem Resource Centre)
Option 5 - **Carinity Friendship Circle with Nicole Anderson at Kepnock Grove (Bus to and from Kepnock Grove)

* e-Sports = electronic Sports  
** Carinity Friendship Circle – at Kepnock Grove - visiting residents and reading stories, sharing interests and building new friendships. 

Cost

The SCASA Fee is $25.00 per term for each student.
This is to help cover the afternoon tea and instructors/coach costs.
This flat fee of $25.00 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 $25.00 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
Dean of 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 Head of House (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

If you have a red Shalom performance vest at home that is no longer required, could you please bring it to the uniform shop to be donated or sold.  We have other students that are in need of them.

Mrs Leanne Barker
Uniform Shop
barkerl@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 be completed before school by appointment with Mr Burnett or after school with Miss Mitchell.

Ms Melinda Pearson
Head of Department - Physical Education
melinda_pearson@shalomcollege.com 

Shalom College Player Awards and Recognition

- Joseph D, and Bella B who were named MVPs for their respective teams.

- Ryan C, and Hannah R who were named team Spirit awards recipients.

- Player of the match awards: Bella B, Michaela R, Rhani D, Zoe S.

- Player of the match awards: Joe D won 4 POM, Coen D, Billy M.

- QISSRL Girls QLD Merit team selection: Asha H.

Confraternity Shield Rugby League 2024 has concluded for both our boys’ and girls’ teams. Preparations began well before our first game, with students starting their training in early November 2023, putting in the work long before a ball was kicked. Both teams entered Confro 2024 with strong performances in their final lead-up Dolphins Cup games, giving the coaching staff quiet confidence in their ability to compete well.

Our journey commenced early Saturday morning with a 14-hour bus trip up the M1 to Townsville, finally arriving at the Mercure Townsville late on Saturday night, a bit weary-eyed with stiff legs and tight backs. Sunday morning saw our teams head down to The Strand for a walk and stretch, enjoying the beautiful backdrop of Magnetic Island.

Sunday afternoon was the official opening ceremony held at Ignatius Park College, with our team captains, Joseph D and Tenamo A, representing Shalom College in presenting our jerseys for the blessing for the carnival ahead.

Our First XIII Girls had a consistent carnival, with a win, a draw, and two close, hard-fought losses against quality opposition, including a narrow 10-4 defeat to the eventual champions. They finished the carnival in 6th position in Division 1, our highest placing for our girls’ teams at Confro. The girls competed hard and were in every game they played, showing great courage, effort, and resilience to back up after each match. It was wonderful to see our girls compete against some of the top schools, demonstrating that their hard work is starting to pay off.

The First XIII Boys faced tough opponents in their Division 1 pool and needed to win 2 of their 3 pool games to progress to the quarter finals. Unfortunately, they fell short, winning 1 out of 3 in their opening pool games, going down in a tough game against Marymount College, followed by a defeat to eventual champions Ignatius Park. Our boys went on to win against St Edmunds but dropped their next two games, finishing in 12th position in Division 1 with record of 2 wins and 4 losses.

While the results were not what we had hoped for, the boys prepared well for each game but just didn’t play to their potential. With a relatively young squad, they will gain invaluable experiences from the carnival, which will hopefully hold them in good stead for the future ahead.

I would like to thank all students for making a commitment to play rugby league at Shalom College, we are very grateful to have you on board and you are now a part of Shalom College history as representing Shalom at Confro 2024.

A massive thank you to all parents and caregivers for your time, support, and dedication in giving your children the opportunity to be part of our rugby league program.

To all rugby league staff, I can't thank you enough for the time and effort you have put in over the past nine months. Your dedication and passion in building a strong foundation and culture for our students to flourish both on and off the field is something you should all be proud of.

Thank you to all teachers, admin, and support staff for your assistance, patience, and support in providing workarounds for our students to enjoy the game of rugby league.

Finally, thank you to Mr McMahon and Mr Gills for your support and for providing a pathway for students to play rugby league at the Confraternity Shield carnivals.

Thank you to our amazing sponsors for your generous support, which helps us provide our students with great resources to have a wonderful week.

Mr Adam Booth 
Rugby League Coordinator
Adam_Booth@shalomcollege.com 

Bronze Sponsor Highlight

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For more information visit our website Weekes Property Co. or call 07 4191 5665 and speak to one of the team.

Thank you to the amazing Weekes Property Co. team for supporting our Shalom netball community and helping us to provide opportunities for our students ❤

Mrs Nadia Tairawhiti
Shalom Netball Coordinator
Nadia_Tairawhiti@shalomcollege.com

Term 3 began with a multi-day excursion for three of our Year 11 Accounting and Business students. Jade, Jonah and Tyler attended the ECOMAN workshop hosted by Wealth Managers, Ulton at their Bundaberg offices.

The ECOMAN program is run by Queensland Private Enterprise Centre (QPEC) which links school education with the business world by providing workshops for students to manage a “real” business through the phases of the business cycle. Students integrate the different operational sections of business - including human resources, inventory management, production, management and financial accounting, and marketing – to maximise shareholder wealth over a period of continuous improvement. The three-days culminate in a presentation by all schools to Ulton partners and managers, and guest business specialist, Wade James. Mr James also provided an inspiring presentation to all of the students outlining his pathway from school leaver to successful business owner and manager.

Tyler, Jade and Jonah gave a very professional final presentation summarising the strategies and results of their various management positions over the three days. Well done to these students for participating and for representing Shalom College so professionally. We are also very grateful to QPEC and Ulton who kindly sponsor this important program every year.

Dr Stacey Cowan
Head of Department - Business and IT 
Stacey_cowan@shalomcollege.com 

What are these authors saying about libraries?

"Every school needs a school library—it’s a no-brainer. Reading underlies every area of the curriculum and the key is having a well-stocked school library and a passionate school librarian who can put the right book into the right hands at the right time."

• Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

“Under the bold leadership of teacher-librarians, they [libraries] are spaces where stories are championed and imagination is prized, but more than that, they are spaces where students feel safe to be themselves. As somebody who came out as gay in his mid-twenties, stepping into inclusive library spaces where teenagers are given the freedom to express themselves wholly, without judgement, is like something out a dream. Schools’ attitudes towards their LGBTAQIA+ students have changed rapidly since I graduated, and time and again, I’m reminded that it is the school librarians who are driving this change.”

• Will Kostakis

“Some schools no longer have teacher-librarians and, the more I see of teacher-librarians, the less sense that makes to me. What’s next? No teachers? Kids turning up to the classroom each morning and inventing the day ahead? Maybe there’s a note on the door about what the curriculum has in mind, maybe there isn’t …

As an author who has made hundreds of school visits across all Australian states and territories (and several other countries), I’m often struck by the difference well-resourced teacher-librarians make.”

• Nick Earls - Author

“Libraries are treasure troves of knowledge, wisdom, imagination, emotion.... “

• John Marsden - Author

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve and contribute to improving our quality of life.”

• Sidney Sheldon

“When in doubt, go to the library.”

• J. K. Rowling

“Libraries were full of ideas – perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons”

• Sarah J. Maas

“…this is where the library is terrific,’ he continues. ‘I’ve visited a few schools where they have one hour a week where kids come into the library, and they can sit, read, draw, write poetry — it’s their time. And the teachers say that it’s fantastic. The teachers can be in there, and the librarian quietly wanders around, directing where needed. It serves a pastoral function, which is really important for kids and their sense of self-worth.” …. “I am absolutely convinced about the need for and the value of school libraries and school librarians.”

• Leigh Hobbs

Term Dates for 2024 

Term 1: Monday 22 January – Thursday 28 March (10 weeks)

Term 2: Monday 15 April – Friday 21 June (10 weeks)

Term 3: Monday 8 July – Friday 13 September (10 weeks)

Term 4: Monday 30 September – Thursday 5 December (10 weeks)

Term Dates for 2025 

Term 1: Tuesday 28 January – Friday 4 April (10 weeks)

Term 2: Tuesday 22 April – Friday 27 June (10 weeks)

Term 3: Monday 14 July – Friday 19 September (10 weeks)
Year 12 Formal: Saturday 6 September

Term 4: Tuesday 7 October – Thursday 4 December (9 weeks)

Breakfast is available every morning for purchase from 8.00am - 8.30am.

Items available are:

Croissant Ham & Cheese $3.00
Big Breakfast $6.00
Toasted Sandwich $4.00
Bacon & Egg Muffins $3.50
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Wraps $4
Breakfast Bars $1.50
Fresh Salad Tub $4.50
Yoghurt Pots $3.00
Hashbrowns 2 for $1.00

Up & Go drinks and 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.

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.

Stewardship Renewal

As a Stewardship Parish, the Bundaberg Catholic Parish is involved in more than ninety outreaches to all in our community.

Parishioners discern their gifts and talents and then offer these for the pastoral care, support, and service of others.

The outreaches vary from visiting the sick and housebound to grounds and property maintenance; from proclaiming the scripture at Church liturgies to support of relatives and friends of recently deceased; from church cleaning to providing hospitality.

Our schools and College are the educational and faith formation arm of our parish as are St Vincent de Paul, Oz Care, and Catholic Care our charitable and social arm while the Mater hospital is our health arm. Together we strive to make a difference in our community in whatever way our gifts can lead us.

During the next few weeks, we will be renewing our commitment to serve, to be good stewards of the gifts we have been given.  

We ask you to join us as together we live out our Christian commitment and our Parish Vision – “to go out, empowered by the Holy Spirit, to share God’s  Love respectfully, with all people”.

For further information please email: Stewardship.Bundaberg@rok.catholic.net.au 

Enrolments are open at St Joseph’s Catholic Kindergarten

For more information or expression of interest click here. 

Encounter School of Ministry Winter Intensive

Rockhampton Diocesan Catholic Charismatic Renewal invite all to their annual gathering for 2024 – Encounter School of Ministry Winter Intensive – Friday 23 to Sunday 25 August 2024 in Rockhampton.

This will be a powerful experience over 3 days that helps bridge the gap between the supernatural lifestyle of Jesus and the everyday experience of many believers, and a chance to hear from engaging and faith-filled speakers.

You can scan the QR code or click the below link for further information and ticket purchases. If you have any queries, please contact Deirdre 0419 028 016.

https://app.tickets.org.au/ESMbrisbane/EncounterWI 

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 open 1-31 October for Semester 2. Please click here to check if you are eligible.