Year 7/8 Core Studies Learner Conferences (ie Parent-Teacher Interviews) - Friday 30 August 2024

The second round of Year 7/8 Core Studies Learner Conferences will be conducted in the Waterford Centre from 8:30am to 3:00pm on Friday 30 August 2024 (Student Free Day - All Students). Interviews will be of ten minutes duration. The rooms the interviews will take place in on this day are below. 

Please note that Karen Lyons, Megan Munckton and Bree Broadhurst will not be available for this round of PT-Interviews.

Learner Conferences will open for parent bookings through Sia --> Parent Lounge --> PT Interviews at 8:00am on Friday 16 August and close at 3:00pm on Monday 26 August.

Please review the wealth of information about your child’s progress available on Sia before attending these interviews. Your child is encouraged to attend the interview with you.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Year 11 Exam Block (4-9 September) and Year 12 Mock Exam Block (2-13 September)

Attached is the Year 11 Exam Block Timetable (4-9 September) and the Year 12 Mock Exam Block Timetable (2-13 September). Students need only attend school for the exams they are to sit during this time, however, students who are behind in their schoolwork may be required to attend school to complete outstanding work. If this is required, these arrangements will be communicated by individual class teachers. 

Please remember that normal school rules regarding uniform, phones and behaviour continue through the exam block. These expectations are outlined in the attached documents.

We wish our students all the best with their studies.

Learning Attributes – Semester 2

Learning Attributes for Semester 2 will be published to parents throughout the week of Week 6 in Term 3 for all subjects occurring in Term 3. Publishing for all subjects will be complete by Friday 16 August.

As with Semester 1, each student will be awarded either a Consistently (4), Mostly (3), Sometimes (2), Rarely (1) or Never (0) in the following criteria:

• Organisation - punctual to class, correct equipment in good working order (academic only), laptop charged (academic only), record book present
• Application - actively engaged in learning/PC activities, appropriate use of technology (laptop, phone etc), homework complete (academic only)
• Presentation - uniform worn appropriately, follows school guidelines for hair, make-up, jewellery etc
• College Values - treats others with dignity and respect, displays a positive attitude, exhibits appropriate behaviour

This will appear on Sia Parent Dashboard under ‘Grades’.

and will appear as a mark out of 16.

More detailed information can be found by clicking on the ‘Learning Attributes’ link on the above screen.

After the initial feedback is published, teachers are able to update these criteria and re-publish them to parents at any time throughout the semester and add a comment if necessary. Parents are advised of updates via Notifications in Sia. In this way, reporting on your child’s application in class is ‘live’, improving the quality of feedback for parents.

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

St Vincent de Paul Homelessness Awareness Afternoon

Last Thursday from 3.30pm – 7pm we held a Homelessness Awareness Afternoon for students from all year levels. Michael Siccama, our Vinnies Youth Engagement and Development Officer, led the students through several activities. One of these activities the students were given a particular character description and they had to go to the different businesses set up around the room to find shelter for the night. Meeting the criteria for any of the accommodation options was quite challenging and showed the students it isn’t always easy to find help when you need it.

There was also discussion about the three categories of homelessness, Primary – which is the one we would think is the main form of our homelessness is only 7%, Secondary and Tertiary homelessness make up 93%.

The students were then given a specials catalogue from a grocery store and were told they had $80 to shop for enough food to last them for two weeks. This was an interesting activity to see what some of them thought they would need.

Thank you to Mr Mark Algie in the tuckshop as we didn’t go hungry. We shared a simple meal of soup and bread.

Our last activity was building a shelter out of cardboard. Lucky for us it was inside so we didn’t have wind and rain to compete with as a lot of homeless people need to.

While the students had fun participating in these activities, the intent of the evening was for them to develop a clearer understanding of this social issue along with empathy for those affected.

Thank you to Michael and the staff members who assisted with this afternoon.

Cheryl Petersen
Campus Minister
petersenc@shalomcollege.com

Shalom Day

Our annual celebration of all things ‘Shalom’ is on this Thursday 22 August.

For students this is a free dress day. No crop tops, singlet tops, short shorts or ripped jeans. They will require closed in shoes and they need to bring a hat, but it doesn’t have to be a school hat. Students are asked to bring a gold coin to donate to their House Charity. Students should bring a small bag for their lunch, hat, water bottle and sunscreen. No devices will be needed as they will be too busy participating in activities to use them.

We would also like grandparents to come along for the Prayer Celebration at 10am and the morning tea that follows. We will have seating in the Sports Centre for those that are able to join us on the day.

Masses

Gathering as a community to participate in Mass is central to being Catholic. As a Catholic School, we provide opportunities for students and staff to participate in Masses, regardless of their own faith background or none. Therefore, each House will join with another, to celebrate a House Mass during one of their timetabled Assembly times in Term 2 or Term 3.

Each Religious Education class will also cohost a Wednesday morning Mass at 8am in our chapel. This Mass occurs during term time and is a Parish Mass, so it is open to all. The Mass finishes before the 8.40am bell. Religious Education teachers will email a notice to families prior to their allocated Mass, and we encourage attendance. Upcoming Masses will be hosted by our Year 8 and Year 9 students.

Wednesday 21 August  Mr Brett Wyatt's RE 8.2 + 8.3

Wednesday 28 August  Mr Sam McMah's RE 8.1 + Mrs Somerfield's RE 8.6

Wednesday 4 September  Ms Jenny O'Driscoll's RE 9E + 9F 

Also, if you would like to join in other Parish services, the Catholic Parish of Bundaberg advertises Mass times athttps://www.bundabergcatholic.net.au/mass-prayer/

Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@shalomcollege.com 

Pathways News - Highlights

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

Shalom College Sporting Success - Last Few Weeks! 

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.

Shalom student success – Gymnastics

The Central Queensland Regional Championships (Womens Artistic Gymnastics) were held on 4th August in Yeppoon.  Shalom student Paige K competed strongly, placing second All Around in the Level 5 Open age group.  She was also selected into the CQ Level 5 Regional Team to compete at State Champs in September.  Paige had already qualified for States as an individual, so will compete twice in all 4 apparatus- vault, uneven bars, beam and floor at the event in Brisbane. Congratulations Paige!!

Karting

Ky B recently competed at the Australian Kart Championships Round 4 Coffs Harbour. It wasn’t the best start for him, qualifying 10^th. He made up a few spots through the heats, to then finish the final on the podium P3. Ky is currently sitting in 3^rd position, for the championship. The last round will be held in Oakleigh, Victoria at the end of August.

Ky also competed at the FIA Karting Academy Round 3 in Sweden. Ky had the pace in practice, however when it came to qualifying unfortunately there was a lack of pace. He qualified 21st. One minute it was sunny, the next raining. Going into the final Ky made up a few spots, starting out of 19^th. With 3 laps to go, Ky had made his way up to 6^th position, to only be taken out by another driver. Not the end to the series he would have liked, however unfortunately racing is racing.

Netball - Vicki Wilson Competition

Last week, the Shalom Junior Vicki Wilson netball team travelled to Brisbane to compete in the State Finals of the Vicki Wilson Competition. The Vicki Wilson Netball Competition is a long running, state-wide netball competition open to all schools (state and non-state).

In the junior division, the competition started back in April with 126 schools from across the state (Peninsula to Gold Coast). Regional winners then progressed to the 20-team State Final competition.

Placed in a pool which held the eventual runners-up (Moreton Bay College) and 5^th placed (Mountain Creek SHS) teams, the Shalom College team played some excellent netball over the two days, taking a couple of big hits along the way in their playoff games (Glenala SHS and Canterbury College).

The girls finished in 10^th place, which is their highest placing in this competition since 2019. It also means they finished as the highest placed regional school across both junior and senior divisions in the 2024 competition! Thanks to Mrs Pearson and Ms Burgess as well as Mr Kaufusi (Bus Driver).

Well done girls!

Shalom – Rowing

Please support Shalom Rowing’s Father’s Day Raffle. We are fundraising for a new safety boat & outboard. Our current safety boats have been repaired too many times & we need to start replacing them. Safety boats are essential to our sport as rowing is considered a high risk sport, with each crew needing a coach & safety boat on the water with them. Please share with your family & friends. How cool would it be give Dad one of these prizes for Father’s Day!!! 

Link below.

Father's Day Raffle - Rowing Fundraiser Tickets | TryBooking Australia

Shalom Rugby League

Congratulations to our Year 7/8 Boys on an impressive comeback victory over Xavier College, securing their spot in the Wide Bay regional final against Kingaroy SHS. Our Year 9 Boys faced a tough challenge against a combined Year 9/10 Xavier College team and came up just short in a close game. They showed strong dominance, particularly in defence, but were unable to capitalise on their opportunities. (Note: our year 10s were ineligible due to playing Dolphins Challenge).

The year 7/8 Boys will play this Wednesday 21 August at Jack Stokes Oval Gympie, kicking off at 12pm.  The winner from this game will progress to play the winner from the Sunshine Coast Region.

Thank you, Mr. Rasmussen, for your time and dedication to coach the year 9 team. A big thank you as well to all the Year 9 boys for their commitment and hard work throughout the season.

Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
GillsS@shalomcollege.com

Please find information relating to the recent increase in acute respiratory illnesses.

Important: Scheduled Updates for Shalom College Student Laptops

Scheduled Updates for Shalom College Student Laptops

Starting this Friday 23 August, automatic updates will begin on Shalom College laptops. At home over the weekend, simply plug in and turn on your laptop, connect to Wi-Fi, and let the updates run in the background. Please read the letter attached for more detailed information.

Note: This does not apply to Year 9 or Year 12 student laptops.

IT Department
Mr Tony Bowes - IT Manager
anthony_bowes@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.

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 12.00pm

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Friday: Closed

Year 10 girls are welcome to come and organise their uniforms for 2025.

If you are currently in Year 9 and would like to be organised for next year please come along and do a fitting and/or purchase of your Year 10 Skirt, Blouse and Tie.

COSTS:

• Skirt $60.00
• Blouse $50.00
• Girls Tie $30.00

Please come along to the Shalom College Uniform Shop and organise early.

In week 10 this term, we are excited to once again celebrate the academic achievements of our middle school students. We invite all parents, guardians and students in Year 7, 8 and 9 to the 2024 Middle School Academic Showcase on Thursday 12 September at the Waterford building. Join us anytime between 3:30pm and 5:00pm to enjoy a cuppa and biscuit, and browse the various displays.

On display will be a range of student work from across the curriculum areas, including dance and poetry performances. A schedule of the live events will come out soon. 

We would like to extend the invitation to grandparents as well. This year there are lucky door prizes to be won. Students have the chance to win one of five $10 tuck-shop vouchers. Parents and grandparents go into the draw to win a grocery voucher.

Hope to see you there!

The Dance Performance Teams recently returned from a very rewarding trip to Adelaide for the Dance Star National Championships. This event saw the best of the best from schools across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA come together to compete for the title of National Champion in their respective sections. To qualify for this event was a huge achievement, making it through two rounds of competitions to get there, a regional qualifier in April, followed by the QLD State Finals in June.

The team’s results were beyond incredible, representing our State and School with pride and returning home with a total of 18 medals between soloists and groups which included eight gold, four silver and six bronze, with Team Voltage placing third in both their lyrical and jazz routines. An exceptional achievement! It was a wonderful experience, performing amongst the best of the best at a fantastic venue such as the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, and spending together, seeing the sights of Adelaide. A rewarding experience that won’t be forgotten any time soon.

Mrs Louise McSherry
HOD Performing Arts (Performance)
Louise_McSherry@shalomcollege.com

On July 31, a group of Year 10 girls travelled to Kepnock State School to participate in the Readers Cup competition. The Readers Cup is an event organised by the Queensland Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) to promote reading among teenagers.

In the lead-up to this competition, we read four books: Grace Notes by Karen Comer, Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt, Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer by Amy Doak, and Inkflower by Suzi Zail. The books were exciting and entertaining; our favourite was Eleanor Jones.

When the day came, we had to work together to recall details and discuss answers to seven rounds of specific questions about the books.

Before lunch, we had accumulated 18 points and were treated to fruits and Subway cookies.

Afterwards, they were straight back at it, and by the end of the competition, we finished with 35 points. What was better was that participants' names were pulled out of a container at random throughout the competition, and each student went home with a book prize.

Overall, the competition was not just a test of our reading skills, but also an enjoyable experience.

Shalom is proud of our students' performance and their enthusiasm for reading.

Written by Savannah A, Gabrielle A, Asha D, Hannah P, Lucy W

Mrs Camilla Cook
Teacher
camilla_cook@shalomcollege.com

Congratulations to year 12 student Charlie D who was nominated for the Peter Doherty award, by teacher Ms Debbie Bishop, which he was successful in achieving. Charlie has written a short statement of what winning the award means to him.

Attending the Peter Doherty award ceremony on Tuesday afternoon was a great experience as I met other like-minded students, alongside the Education Minister and Director General of Education. It was an incredible honour to receive this prestigious award. I plan to use the money on accommodation costs at university next year, studying Machine Learning. Thanks to Mrs. Bishop for handling my application, and Mr. Ray for the last minute school blazer borrow.

Pink and Purple Day 2024 – Cert III Business

On Thursday 1 August, the Year 12 Certificate III Business class hosted Pink and Purple Day. This special day promotes awareness and raises funds for Breast Cancer Support and Relay for Life. Students and staff donned their pink and purple accessories for the day and purchased pink and purple items as part of the fundraiser, raising $1200 to donate to our charities.

The Cert III Business class of 2024 had been planning their ideas since the start of Year 11 and were well prepared and very enthusiastic. They created promotional logos, researched and priced products to make a profit, presented on assembly three times, created posters and sold their products over three market sessions. They sold ribbons, wristbands, lollies and cupcakes, and received gold coin donations in support of our charities that help so many in our community.

Thank you to all who supported our cause and to our kind sponsors, Chics Pies and Bundy Pies & Patisseries who donated 150 beautiful purple cupcakes to our school for this event, and Cupcakes by K Rose who supplied their specially designed cupcakes to us at cost price. All proceeds from these kind donors contributed to a record total for our Cert III Business class fundraiser.

Thank you to organiser, Matt Griffiths, Bundaberg Rotary volunteers and Bundaberg Police Officers for teaching our Year 10s at the RYDA day last Wednesday 14 August (Road Safety Youth Driver Awareness). 

The Year 10s rotated through 6 activities and learnt a lot about Road Safety and Driver Awareness. The students were very well behaved.  Thank you to our Shalom staff who supervised our Year 10s for the day. 

As I had heard today, from a volunteer -  “If this RYDA program today, saves even one young person's life, then it was totally worth it.”

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

Bronze Sponsor Highlight

A warm welcome to Stephen Bennett MP !!!

Stephen's office is located at Shop 7, 15-19 See Street, Bargara or phone 07 4111 5100 and speak to one of the team.

Thank you to Stephen and his amazing team for supporting our Shalom netball community and helping us to provide opportunities for our students ❤ 

Vicki Wilson Championship Finals Series

 

Congratulations to Kyia B for her selection in the Capricorn Claws Rep Team

Mrs Nadia Tairawhiti
Shalom Netball Coordinator
Nadia_Tairawhiti@shalomcollege.com

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)

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

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 ser

ve, to be good stewards of the gifts we have been given.  This concludes the weekend of September 14 & 15.

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 , visit our website: www.bundabergcatholic.net.au or scan the QR code:

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.