Learning Attributes Yr 7/8 Rotation Subjects – Published Week 6

A reminder that in 2024, Shalom College has changed the way we give feedback on ‘learning attributes’ of our students to parents. Please note that the upcoming End-of-Semester Report cards will no longer show Application and Behaviour as a result.

Instead, teachers have been giving feedback through Sia on the learning behaviours of students in each of their classes, as well as PC classes. These learning attributes will be published throughout Week 6 in Term 4 for the Yr7/8 rotation subjects that occur in this term only. All other subjects have published the learning attributes throughout the year and are updating them as necessary.

Yr 11 Exam Block – 20 November – 22 November

Yr 11 students will participate in an exam block from Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 November. Students participating in this exam block will begin Unit 3 assessment. This assessment is summative and as such will contribute towards the ATAR score. The Exam Timetable for this exam block is attached. Students need only attend school for the exams that they are sitting in this period.

During the exam block, students not involved in exams are expected to be involved in home study. Students who are behind in their schoolwork may also 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 and behaviour continue through the exam block.

We wish our students all the best with their studies.

Year 10 End of Semester Two Examinations – 20 November – 22 November

Yr 10 students will participate in an exam block from Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 November. All students are expected to be at school for the whole day on Wednesday 20 November.

All students in 10MA04 Specialist Maths and 10SC02 Science are expected to be at school for the whole day on Thursday 21 November.

Students who do not have outstanding assessment or supplementary exams are permitted to stay home on Friday 22 November.

Students should expect to sit outstanding examinations and complete other outstanding assessment tasks at the direction of class teachers in any available examination session during the examination block, including the following week if necessary (Monday 25 - Friday 29 November).

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

Giving Tree

The annual ‘Giving Tree’ Assembly is coming up this Thursday 14 November. 

This event is always a highlight of the year. All students and staff are asked to give what they can, by bringing in an unwrapped toy, gift card, or cash donation. The proceeds of this event benefits two organisations each Christmas. Firstly, contributions are distributed to those in need in our local community by the St Vincent de Paul Society. Secondly, as we have done in recent years, some of the gifts are taken to Woorabinda Mission to assist Sister Cecilia’s work in that community.

Woorabinda Mission - Donate Now

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 7 classes will be hosting over the next few weeks:

• Wednesday 13 November Mrs Blinco's 7.5 and Mrs Anderson's 7.7
• Wednesday 20 November Mr Wyatt's 7.8 and Mrs Whitelaw's 7.9

Mrs Sandra Freeman
Assistant Principal - Mission
Sandra_Freeman@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

Pathways Information

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• See the range of part-time, full-time and apprenticeship roles on offer on the Pathways Sia Page

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Test Drive a Career Today – Applications Open for December school holiday Work Experience (students may also be eligible for work experience during exam block, pending exam schedule)
• Ergon Energy Work Experience – Applications are open until November 29 for the 2025 intake

FEE-FREE TAFE

• Year 12 students – what are you doing in 2025? Seize the opportunity with fee-free TAFE

APPRENTICESHIPS/TRADES

• The Impact of Technology on Apprenticeships

TERTIARY ACCESS PAYMENT

• Did you know that regional students can get up to $5000 in their first year of study?

EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

• Save the date Year 12 students (2025) – Shalom University Tour 29 & 30 May

CAREER SPOTLIGHT

• Why pursue a career in Medical Imaging

Explore your pathway to possibilities in this week’s Pathways Newsletter  

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

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.

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.

The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Schools Blood Drive has finished for another year, and our school has been busy saving lives! Since August 1, members of the Shalom College Lifeblood Team have made 34 lifesaving blood donations, making us the fifth highest contributing school in the drive! We helped more than 100 people through these donations. Some of our fabulous Shalomie donors have given blood more than 500 times!!!

If you’d like to join our school blood donation community, you can visit lifeblood.com.au, or download the Donate Blood app, register, and make an appointment at the Bundaberg Donor Centre, located on the Bundaberg Hospital grounds. Make sure you join our Lifeblood Team too, by clicking ‘My Account’ and choosing Shalom College Bundaberg as your Team. You just need to be over 18 to donate.

Lifeblood will need more than 100,000 new blood donors by the end of next year, to ensure that we have enough blood to provide to patients in need. Behind every blood donation there’s a reason for donating, why not find yours?

2025 OPENS NETBALL SQUADS ANNOUNCED!

Congratulations to these talented young athletes, we wish Coaches and Players all the best with their preparations for the 2025 Vicki Wilson and QISSN Competitions ❤

Mrs Nadia Tairawhiti
Shalom Netball Coordinator
Nadia_Tairawhiti@shalomcollege.com

2024 saw our first Melbourne Cup Day fundraiser and it was hoof-loads of fun! Teachers wore fabulous fashion and strut their stuff in the Sports Centre. All of this frolicking-fun raised money for Racing Hearts - a charity organisation dedicated to helping ex-race horses help people through equine therapy.

Mr. Bond did a fabulous ad-lib job hosting the fashion parade and we had a late, impromptu entry from the sun-safe Mrs. Giles!

Students cheered and clapped for their favourite outfits and cute-horsey themed prizes were handed out for the lucky door raffle.

The standard is now set and 2025 can only be bigger, better and fancier!!!

Thank you to students and staff for donating their time, efforts and dollarbucks for this worthy cause!

Uniform Shop Hours

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 12.00pm

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

Friday: Closed

When sitting in the meeting for our English/Library collaborative committee meeting last Thursday morning, tossing around ideas for projects and events for 2025, I realised how lucky Shalom students are. Energetic and enthusiastic staff want to offer education in much more innovative ways than when I was young.

Learning can happen on many different levels and in many different ways, and some are more effective for some than others. If the student is engaged then he or she will reap some reward from an activity, how much is only really hindered or helped by their level of commitment – and their teacher’s.

Massive amounts of study have gone into effective teaching techniques and theory, but at the end of the day the connection between the teacher and the student is the most important component for success. Similarly, school library staff can contribute to a young person’s propensity to engage in reading. Curating collections that are exciting and relevant is the first step, working as a team with teachers is another!

The Shalom Literary Committee has great plans to grow and strengthen and offer students more opportunities in 2025 and in the years to come.

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 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

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 

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.