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15 February 2016

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Principal’s Reflection

Just six years ago, at the age of 16, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail solo nonstop around the world.

Even though this voyage made headlines in 2010, a great deal of planning and preparation took place long before that. As Jessica said, “It didn’t just happen overnight.” She had to prove herself to her parents; prove that she was more than capable.

Going on this trip also meant making sacrifices - it meant sacrificing some of the things other teenagers take for granted.

Bridget Chadwick, reporter, asked Jessica many questions about her voyage. She said they discussed the issue of age discrimination because Jessica’s age became more of an issue than the actual voyage. Jessica said that part of her motivation was to make adults see that young people can do incredible things and that they are so smart and capable.

Bridget asked Jessica if the voyage had changed her in any way. She replied that it was hard to know. However, she did state that the voyage taught her some valuable lessons.

“I’ve learnt plenty of things: the value of hard work and where that can get you; I’ve learnt not to take life so seriously, to remember to have fun along the way and enjoy the things you’ve worked hard for.”

One piece of advice Jessica gives to young people is to work hard to prove that they are capable of following their dreams.

(Chadwick, B, 2015 www.australiancatholics.com.au )

There are several valuable points our students can take from this young lady.

As the senior class commences their most important year, they must remember that results won’t just happen; they need to work hard; they are more than capable of achieving their goals. It is important that they are supported by parents and teachers.

Condolences

We offer our deepest sympathy to Adam Knott and his family on the death of his sister, Melanie.

Personal Development Education

This information has been in an earlier newsletter but thought it worth putting in again. Please have a look at what the students will be doing.

Our school has recently subscribed to the Enhanced Learning Educational Services Study Skills Handbook as we are implementing a formal Personal Development Education program across the school. This is a great online resource for parents and students to address all their study skills issues and concerns as well as learn new ways to improve students’ results at school. The handbook has a huge amount of information for students and parents as well as lots of interactive activities, multimedia experiences and useful resources. To access the handbook, go to www.studyskillshandbook.com.au and login as a subscriber with these details:

User name: shalomcollege
Password: 18results

Please note, the above user name and password is for the use of the parents and students AT OUR SCHOOL ONLY - please do not pass our school’s details onto parents or students from other schools or other individuals as this is a prosecutable breach of copyright and will result in frequent password changes for our school.

We encourage all parents and students to take advantage of this opportunity to further develop their study skills through this great on line resource.

Swimming Carnival: Inter-House Competition

This is a compulsory activity and is based on participation rather than great ability. The Championship Swimming carnival was held on Thursday for those who are good swimmers.

Opening College Liturgy and Induction of Year 12

This important event takes place on Friday 26 February. An invitation can be found in this newsletter.

Mrs Elizabeth Austin Campbell
Acting Principal
AcampbellE@shalomcollege.com

Important Notice

The College office will be closed on Wednesday 17 February for the annual Bishops In-service Day.

This day is a Student Free Day as outlined in the College Calendar.

Position Vacant

Student Welfare

Year 7 Camps

Camp Schedule 2016

I have printed the schedule here in the newsletter.

Camp Number

Class

Dates for Camp

Teacher Attending

1

CSA Class A

22, 23, 24 February

Denis Sheehan

2

CSA Class B

23, 24, 25 February

Michelle Moller

3

CSA Class F

24, 25, 26 February

Michael Harris

(for Pat Quirk)

4

CSA Class H

29 Feb, 1, 2 March

Karen Lyons, Keryn Staley, Megan Munckton

5

CSA Class D

1, 2, 3 March

Brett Hoskins

6

CSA Class E

2, 3, 4 March

Michelle Moller

7

CSA Class C

7, 8, 9 March

Denis Sheehan

8

CSA Class G

8, 9, 10 March

Jenny Hawe

(for Pat Quirk)

Students need to remember that they are to be sun-safe at all times – they must have t-shirts with sleeves and preferably collars. They are to have longer shorts – particularly the girls as they will be using harnesses for some of the activities. Each student needs to have their own sunscreen as well. A raincoat is a must because even if it is raining the activities will still go ahead; obviously they won’t if the instructors feel it is unsafe.

Year 12

The Year 12 cohort has made an impressive start in their leadership roles. We had five past students speak to Years 11 and 12 last Monday. They spoke to the students about what it was like ‘being a senior student’ with the focus very much on the academic side. The former students emphasised the need to commence assignment work immediately, not putting it off; having a work/school/sport balance; using their class time and the QCS preparation time wisely. When asked for one message they could leave the students with, these were the hints:

  • Hand in drafts and seek assistance
  • Get very serious about the QCS preparation lessons

On Friday the Year 12 students undertook two of the QCS tests.

The Year 12 students also undertake projects and these were launched to the group yesterday by the Leaders. First up is the Inter-House Bombardment competition. This competition is always well patronised and great fun with all year levels participating. This is run by the senior students.

Safety Issues When Collecting Students Each Afternoon

It has been brought to my attention that parents are parking in the grounds of the Baptist Church to collect their child. Can I ask that you NOT park on private property.

It has also been noted that parents are driving into the cemetery in order to collect their children from there. We ask you do not use this area.

Please do not park over in the car park nearest the tennis courts or alongside that area on the grassed field. I do not want our students crossing the main drive with the volume of traffic we have each afternoon.

For the safety of all our students I ask that you use the designated pick up and drop off zone nearest the (new) Administration Block.

For the sake of a few extra minutes we could potentially have a serious accident involving one of our students if these other areas are used.

I thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

All Students

The standard of grooming thus far has been very good overall, however, there are a couple of issues I wish to bring to your attention:

  • All students need to polish their shoes regularly
  • Boys need to maintain their hair style/cut so that it is in keeping with College policy - short and conservative in style; not the contrasts in long on top with very short sides
  • Girls skirts need to be below the knee – please see page 10 in the student Record Book

Please contact me at the College if you have any queries.

Mrs Elizabeth Austin-Campbell
Assistant to the Principal - Students

2016 Year 12 Induction

Mission

Week 1 Lenten Reflection - Fr Andrew Hogan

Mrs Kim O’Shea-Hard
Assistant to the Principal Mission

Around the College

Performing Arts Precinct Extension

Adjoining the Performing Arts Precinct a new building is being constructed. It is for the Band students. They will now have a place they can call their own.

Brother Rochford

Student Services Lunchtime Club

Monday

Construction / Robotics Club

Tuesday

Chess Club

Wednesday

Ball Games
CRAFT Club

Thursday

Games Club (Board Games & Wii)

Friday

Art Club
Everyone Is Welcome!!

Mrs Anne Braund
Learning Enhancement Coordinator
Anne_Braund@shalomcollege.com

Parents & Friends Association

The P&F extend an invitation to all parents and friends to attend our monthly P & F Meetings which are held on the first Tuesday of the Month at 5:30pm. Please check the school calendar for details of exact dates. All meetings are held in the staff room - entrance between the Administration Building and the Performing Arts Precinct. Our AGM and first meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 March 2016.

https://sites.google.com/a/rok.catholic.edu.au/scbg-p-and-f-test/

Photo Day for School IDs – Year 7 and all new students

The scheduled photo session on Friday 19 February is for Year 7 and all the new students to Shalom (any year level). The photos from this session will be used for Student ID cards, therefore no order forms or payments are required. The opportunity to purchase School photos will be available at our upcoming School photo day on Thursday 18 August.

All male students are to wear the Shalom school tie for the photos.

Quiet Achiever

This week I nominate Timothy Harris, Year 12 Lingiari for Quiet Achiever.

Tim has not long returned from the National Youth Science Forum that was held at the Australian National University in Canberra. He attended this forum with 400 other students from across the nation. He is also starting a University maths course through the University of Queensland as he completed his senior Maths last year. He is also a very capable Chess player and was awarded the title of Top Board 1 Player for Regional Queensland. Not restricting himself to all things Maths and Science Tim is preparing to participate in the Lions Youth of the Year and the Rotary Quiz. To add to all of this Tim, has also been a very helpful Buddy to Harrison in Year 7 and been a keen and active member of Lingiari House.

Mrs Mary Taylor
Lingiari House Coordinator

Information Technology

iPads - Year 7 to Year 9

By now, we are hoping all new students have their iPads setup and required apps are installed. We have had some curly issues of recent times and are working with students on troubleshooting these issues. If there is a student iPad that has issues, please don’t hesitate to seek assistance from the IT Unit.

Shalom Laptops – Year 10 to Year 12

This week has been very busy for students with Shalom Leased Laptops. Students have been requested to set up Microsoft Outlook 2016 on their laptops for their school email account so they can receive communication. We have also been installing some additional software this week (Adobe Reader DC and Cyberduck), which students have been notified of via email. We have also (hopefully) resolved the issue of students installing school printers which should also assist at home.

We have had some requests for additional software that is not required for our curriculum. Because these laptops are owned by Shalom, we need to abide by copyright rules and therefore deny the installation of software that can be used to download illegal movies, music and software. I’m sure you can understand being a school, we certainly have the potential to be audited but we also need to set an example to our students on good digital citizenship.

BYO Notebooks – Year 10 to Year 12

I’m hoping our BYO notebook users are all connected to our wireless here at Shalom. Could you please make sure you have Cyberduck installed so you can access your school work from home. You can certainly Google this application and install it from the website. To set up Cyberduck, instructions are located in our Solutions within Service Desk. Service Desk can be found by logging into the intranet.

As usual, we are here to help with the IT needs and certainly don’t hesitate to contact us.

Apple Recall on charges

There has been a recall of Apple chargers due to a fault. This will impact chargers for iPhones, iPads and MacBooks from over the last 10 years. Could you please check the tip of the charger as per the Apple URL below and if your charger is affected, you will need to contact the closest Apple Authorised Repair Centre for replacements.

http://www.apple.com/au/support/ac-wallplug-adapter/

Our suggested Apple Authorised Repair Centre in Bundaberg is BTS (Bundaberg Technology Solutions), opposite the new Talon Bridge.

Mr Matthew Mills
IT Manager
shalomit@shalomcollege.com

MacKillop House News

(left to right) Fr John Daly, Sahlie Komndi Diggins,
sculptor Mr Will Rohan, Grace Petersen
and Mrs Petrea Hass.

The figures sculptured
by Mr Will Rohan

On Friday, MacKillop House Captains Grace Petersen and Sahlie Komndi Diggins attended the unveiling of the new Mary MacKillop and Father Rossolini sculpture in the foyer of the Rossolini Centre with their House Coordinator Mrs Petrea Hass and a group of parishioners.

Mrs Petrea Hass
MacKillop House Coordinator

Art Department Clearance!!!

Give Away to a Good Home

Shalom Art Department is clearing out all dark room and film camera equipment. Please contact Chris Johnstone or Paul Kellaway before Wednesday 17 February if you are interested.

Mr Chris Johnstone
Visual Art Coordinator
JohnstoC@shalomcollege.com

Sports News

Inter-House Swimming Carnival

The Inter-House College Swimming Carnival is being held today. The carnival is run in school hours with the Year 8, 9 and 11 students at the pool in the morning and the Year 7, 10 and 12 students in the afternoon. Students will be able to wear their Sports Uniform for the day and can change into suitable swimming attire at school before going down to the pool. This is a normal school day so every student should be at school. There is NO COST for entry to the carnival. The students will be back at school for their lunch breaks. The Kiosk at the pool will not be accessible to the students during the day. Please make sure your child has water and sunscreen and sun protection for this event.

BDSSS 13-19yrs Sports Trials

Last Monday saw a large number of Shalom students who were successful in gaining Bundy selection. They will now move onto the next phase, trialling for Wide Bay teams on Feb 18 at various venues around the region.

BDSSS 10-12yrs Sports Trials

For any of our Year 7 students who turn 12 this year (born 2004), if you would like to trial for Bundy District Softball, AFL, Tennis or Swimming teams, please see me in the Sports Office for forms.

Summer Sport Week 1

Open Girls Volleyball

The Shalom 1 Open Girls Volleyball team had a straight forward 2 sets to nil win over Kepnock 1. Strong serving from Sarah May and Bella Santalucia enabled Shalom to race ahead in each set. While still learning their specialist positions on the court, the girls are keen for their next volleyball challenge. Well done team!

U15 Cricket

Game 1 vs Kepnock SHS

KSHS - 30 all out. Rathbone 2/3 and Gray 2/7. Shalom - 32 for 2 in 4.2 overs. Shoobridge 17*

Shalom won by 8 wickets with 10.4 overs to spare.

Student Achievement

Congratulations to Liliana McLennan (cycling) on some fantastic results over the school holidays. In Tasmania, she competed in the National Junior Track Series where she finished with two 3rd placings, two 5th placings and a 6th placing. She also competed in the Tasmanian Christmas Carnival where she had a fantastic meet, winning (or placing) in more races than any other competitor.

She then went on to compete at the Qld State Titles in January where she won a Gold Medal in the 2000m Individual Pursuit, breaking an 8 year old record. Lily also won two Silvers and a Bronze during the State Titles. She has been selected as part of the Qld Junior State Team that will compete next week at the National Championships in Tasmania.

Congratulations also to Benjamin Wright, who has been selected in the North Queensland U18 Mens Basketball Team. He will head to Adelaide in April to contest the Australian Nationals. On top of this achievement, Ben has been asked to be a part of the National Performance Program at the QAS in Brisbane. He will work with Basketball Australia’s National Talent ID Manager, Brad Davidson and be part of training and classroom sessions. This is a just reward for all of the hours of hard work on and off the court. Well done!!!

Date Claimer

February 15 - InterHouse Swimming Carnival
February 19 - Wide Bay Cluster 1 Trials
February 29 - BDSSS Swimming Carnival, Norville Pool - 3:30pm to 8:00pm
March 7 - BDSSS Cluster 2 Trials

Your Sporting Fanatic,
Mr Simon Gills
Sports Coordinator
gillss@shalomcollege.com

VET News

Vocation Education and Training has really hit the ground running in 2016 and we are looking forward to another successful year.

School Based Traineeships and Apprenticeships

Already this year we are pleased to see students achieving their vocational career goals and transitioning into school based traineeships and apprenticeships.

Congratulations to:

  • Kate Jordan - Certificate III Community Pharmacy at Blooms the Chemist
  • Claire Mallows – Certificate III Hairdressing at The Place Hairdressing
  • Grace Straub – Certificate III in Sport and Recreation with National Rugby League Limited
  • Bridget Canty – Certificate III Hospitality at Melting Moments Café
  • Tara O’Brien – Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care at Forestview Community Kindergarten & Preschool
  • Saxon Goodchild – Certificate III Electrotechnology Electrician at Friendly Society Private Hospital
  • Kayla Rogers – Certificate III in Individualised Support with Endeavour Foundation

Grace Straub peaked in her career goals with the recent visit from the Brisbane Broncos and North Qld Cowboys and was kept very busy for those few days. I would say she looks pretty happy about that in the below photo with the Broncos Corey Parker!

If you require information on school based apprenticeships and traineeships or work experience please see me.

Australian Defence Force Work Experience Programs

The Australian Defence Force has kicked off its 2016 Work Experience Programs and if you would like information please contact me. Taylah Smith will testify that this program cemented her career goals. Taylah attended an RAAF work experience program in 2015 and has recently completed the first parts of her RAAF application process with great success. Congratulations Taylah!

Certificates

Most senior students will have settled into their subjects for 2016. If you are in Year 11 or 12 and are not happy with a subject you are currently enrolled in, Certificate II Tourism or Certificate II in Health Support Services may be an option for you. These are both FEE FREE subjects for eligible students. I will be taking enrolments for these subjects for a short time. Please contact me for further information.

Mrs Liza O’Donnell
Liza_ODonnell@shalomcollege.com
4155 8136

Engineers Without Borders Workshop

On Monday 8 February, Year 10 Science B students were involved in a workshop conducted by Engineers Without Borders (EWB). EWB is an organisation aimed at promoting ‘humanitarian engineering’ – assisting developing countries address the lack of fundamental human needs (eg clean water).

Four current Engineering students from UQ and QUT presented a workshop on ‘Prosthetic Leg Construction’. This workshop promoted the healthcare and medical side of engineering, forcing students to think laterally and innovatively about creating a prosthetic leg from simple and limited resources. The task certainly tested students’ creative ability and their construction skills given short time and resources. They worked diligently in groups and had a lot of fun along the way.

Thanks go to EWB and their sponsors for providing this opportunity for our students at no cost to the College.

Mr Troy Braund
Careers Advisor
& Mrs Viv Hillocks
Head of Department Science

Blood Bank

Date Claimer: Monday 22 February is the first Blood Bank of the year.

Humanities Information

New Subject: Social and Communities Studies

This year the Humanities Department has introduced a new non-OP subject in Year 11. This general vocational course prepares students for life in the changing workforce but also prepares students for an active involvement in the community through volunteer work. Even for students transitioning into university, this subject provides essential skills for assisting students to become active members of their communities. Units in the course include money management, the World of Work, Australia’s Society, the Arts and the Community and Gender and Identity. Email the Humanities Coordinator if more information is required about this subject.

Tutoring/Assignment Support/Competition Support

This year extra afternoon support for Humanities students (History , Geography, Tourism, Social and Community Studies) will be held on Thursday afternoon in Goondeel Library. All year levels may attend. Email Mrs Bolam for further details bolamd@shalomcollege.com

Competitions

Once again this year, the department will organise a series of competitions for students. Anyone may enter.

a) The Australian History Competition is prepared by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia. While a primary goal is to provide an interesting and challenging competition for students, it is also a quality resource that assesses the skills and understandings required by the Australian Curriculum.

In 2016 the competition will be offered at two separate levels:

  • A Year 9 and 10 competition broadly based on the Australian Curriculum: History for Years 9 and 10.
  • A Year 7 and 8 competition broadly based on the Australian Curriculum: History for Years 7 and 8.

Each competition will present 50 multiple choice questions.

Both competitions will run under test conditions for 45 minutes on Wednesday 25 May 2016.

Cost - $6.00. Any student in Years 7 to 10 who wishes to sit for this competition should email Mrs Bolam to receive a registration form and pay $6.00 to the Finance Office.

Entries Close: Thursday 24 March.

National History Challenge

All year levels have the opportunity to enter this competition based on the theme ‘Triumph or Tragedy’. Our school has successfully entered students over the last few years. More detailed information can be found at http://historychallenge.org.au/ Email Mrs Bolam if you are interested in further information.

Australian Geography Competition

The competition is made up of multiple-choice questions testing geographical knowledge and skills. Any student can enter this competition. Students are graded at high school year levels - Year 7 and younger, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12. Entry deadline is 24 March with $4.00 entry fee. See/email Mrs Bolam for further details. More detailed information can be found:

http://www.geographycompetition.org.au/information-schools

Other competitions will be outlined in future newsletters.

Mrs Bolam
Humanities Coordinator

Science and Mathematics Competitions for 2016

This year Shalom College students have the opportunity to participate in the following national and international competitions:

ICAS Science Competition: Tuesday 31 May
Australian Mathematics Competition: Thursday 28 July

Students are assessed against other students in the same school year, state and country. The competitions are designed to be a fun event, removed from the pressures of formal assessment with problems and questions designed to stimulate the interest of students. All students receive a certificate showing their level of achievement and a detailed report outlining their performance.

If your student would like to participate in either the ICAS Science Competition or the Australian Mathematics competition parents need to complete the appropriate nomination form attached and make the required payment to the Accounts Office by Friday 22 April.

Competition Coordinator
Mrs Debbie Bishop
mailto:bishopd@shalomcollege.com

College Events

Shalom Colour Fun

Rowing High Tea

Date to remember – McAuley Movie Mania – Friday 11 March

Catholic Race Day

Tuckshop Roster

Monday

15 February

Mila Robertson

Tuesday

16 February

Holly Hess

Linda Stehbens

Wednesday

17 February

Claire Hamilton

Sharon Pole

Thursday

18 February

Stefanie Hale

Jennifer Pimm

Friday

19 February

Jenny Beveridge

Monday

22 February

Help Needed Please

Tuesday

23 February

Fiona Canniffe

Pauline Shaxson

Wednesday

24 February

Kate Crook

Thursday

25 February

Tania Wright

Friday

26 February

Michelle Arvidsson-Smith

Donna Tobin

Monday

29 February

Help Needed Please

Tuesday

1 March

Suzanne Weedon-Smith

Susie Zunker

Wednesday

2 March

Leanne Grogan

Katrina O’Sullivan

Thursday

3 March

Cheryl Carroll

Friday

4 March

Donna Habermann

Monday

7 March

Kym Russell

Tuesday

8 March

Tracey Clarke

Cathy Duffield

Wednesday

9 March

Ann Hollis

Tracey Simpson

Thursday

10 March

Paul Simms

Caroline Simms

Friday

11 March

Michelle Arvidsson-Smith

Leah Whaleboat

Marily Wootton

Tuckshop Markets Roster

Sunday

21 February

6.00am-9.30am

Chris/Julie BONANNO

Vince/Donna HABERMANN

Jo HARRIS

Orinda MARTIN

Robert/Carol MCGILL

Cheryl O’DONNELL

Chris/Donna RYAN

Louise STALLARD

Cathy WILSON

9.00am-12.30pm

Kristine ARNOTT

Angela DOYLE

Teresa HAIR

David/Karen HUMPHRIES

Kym MURPHY

John PAPPALARDO

Joy POHLMAN

Sunday

28 February

6.00am-9.30am

Lan DO

Terry GILBERT

Elizabeth HARRIS

Kim MEISSNER

Alsion REINHARDT

9.00am-12.30pm

Steve COOK

Maria CURTIS

Marie HARVEY

Tonyia GARLAND

Corrie-Anne GORMAN

Rod/Cass MASON

Barry/Melissa NEAL-DAVIES

Tammy SHILVOCK

Sunday

6 March

6.00am-9.30am

Bruce/Kayleen GILBERT

Sandy JOHNSON

Diane KING

Peter O’BEIRNE

Leon/Paula PEARSON

Steven SCHIFFKE

Loretta SCOREY

Allan/Karen WHITE

9.00am-12.30pm

Rodney ALLPORT

Kylie BARRAND

Sophie/Ysa BURNHAM

Helena LE SEUR

Katherine MINGIN

Roxanne MCLEAN

Keith REDSHAW

Marlyn MAY

Tin Yu WONG

Markets BBQ Roster

21 February

Netball

28 February

Rugby League

6 March

Cambodia

13 March

Taiko Drum Club

Community News

BMX Sign On Day

Oztag Sign On Day

Oztag is a non-contact sport similar to rugby league however instead of tackling you take tags from people. So this is a great sport for both girls and boys aged 14 years and over.

When: Monday Nights starting 15 February from 6:00pm
Where: Across the Waves AFL fields
Cost: $100.00 for 12 weeks, plus 2 weeks of finals and $25.00 for special Oztag shorts

Sign on: 4:00pm on Monday 15 February - Round 1 commences (sign up then have your first game)

Games are 40mins, perfect for beginners as it is a new sport to Bundaberg, also great for extra fitness and ball skills for rugby players.

Any questions please email bundaberg@oztag.com , phone Christie on 0407610223 or visit our website

http://www.bundabergoztag.com/

Bundaberg Model Railway Club

The Bundaberg Model Railway Club is having its first open day of the year on Saturday 12 March.

  • Free admission, 9:00am to 3:00pm
  • Kensington Street entrance (50 meters from Walker Street) Old showgrounds, Bundaberg.
  • There will be five layouts running on the day with club members on hand to welcome visitors and answer questions
  • All ages welcome

We hope there will be as many visitors as possible on the day to enjoy our hobby and help make our open day a success.

For sale

Full size Violin for sale, suit school student or adult. VGC. Includes case, stand, music bag & extras, $300.

Phone Sheralee 0434557714.

For sale

Cello ¾ size $650 includes soft case and rubber donut. Please email
joanne_thomson@shalomcollege.com