21 March 2016

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Principal's Reflection

Last week I finished my reflection wishing the Year 11 and 12 students all the best for their exams. I also stated that they will achieve the results dependent upon their work ethic.

I was at a Principal's conference in Rockhampton last week; one of the guest speakers was Chris Wardlaw PSM, B. Ec (Hons), Dip Ed. Mr Wardlaw is the Chairman of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. What did interest most of us there was the fact that he was an Olympian in the 10,000 meters and marathon at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, followed by a coaching record. This culminated in Chris being the Head Coach of the Australian Athletics Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics………the year that Cathy Freeman won her gold medal in the 400 metres race.

One of the facts that he shared with the group that for Cathy to win that race she put in 10,000 hours of training.

When asked by a reporter afterwards if she thought about losing she replied that she doesn't think about losing. She doesn't think about winning. She just knows what she has to do. The point is: it's about the execution, putting into practice all the training that she has done.

The same attitude can apply to our senior students - it does take effort to reap rewards. 'Anything worth having is worth working for'….as the saying goes.

The following reflection is one I often read out to Year 12 students at the beginning of a year.

It is titled: "The Credit Card of Life"

Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $1440.00. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day is deleted. What would you do? Draw out every dollar of course!

Each of us has such a bank account. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 1440 minutes. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft.

Every day it opens up a fresh account for you. Every night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing on tomorrow. You must live on today's deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.

To realise the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed their grades.
To realise the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realise the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
To realise the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realise the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.
To realise the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
To realise the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

So…treasure every moment you have and put every moment to good use.

Next term is a busy term for the Year 12 students with the Retreat at Alexandra Headlands and the Formal Dinner Dance. (Dancing rehearsals begin next term – something for them to look forward to!!)

We have the Year 10 House camps out at Chaverim followed by the Year 8 students who will head out with their CSB teacher.

As the term draws to a close and Easter is almost upon us I thank our parents for the support of our students. I would also take this opportunity to thank the Year 12 students for their work in their leadership role in the College - they are off to a great start.

Current EB Negotiations Update

Please find below a letter to parents from Mr Gary Cooper the Catholic Diocese Employee Support Services Manager.

Dear Parents,

Please find below important points related to the current enterprise bargaining negotiations being conducted between Catholic Education and staff represented by their union.

• Catholic Education (as the employer) has offered a 2.5% wage increase including a guarantee to match whatever wage increase is awarded to state school teachers if that %wage increase is higher than 2.5%.
• Catholic Education has committed to backpay non-teaching staff to 1 May 2015 and teaching staff to 1 July 2015.
• The union's comparisons with NSW are irrelevant. The systems have many points of difference across classifications and throughout working conditions.
• Term-time staff employed by Catholic schools currently receive an allocation of pro-rata holidays based on 4 weeks' annual leave.
• Catholic Education through the negotiation period has agreed to 17 employee claims in-principle.

Catholic Education remains committed to reaching settlement in these negotiations as soon as possible.

Regards,

Mr Gary Cooper
Employee Support Services Manager

A Prayer to Conclude

Dear God we thank you for the wonderful students we have here in our school. May we help them learn to recognise the gifts they possess and to never underestimate their potential. May we give them the confidence and knowledge they need to achieve their dreams. Amen.

I wish you all a happy and holy Easter.

Mrs Elizabeth Austin Campbell
Acting Principal
AcampbellE@shalomcollege.com

Student Welfare and Information

Positive relationships are promoted both within the classroom and via participation in school-wide activities, which build a sense of community, identity and belonging. Our mission statement emphasises that all people within our community must be treated with dignity and respect. As a school we do not condone bullying; the College takes the matter of bullying very seriously.

The House Coordinators will always investigate any reports of bullying.

I have included a definition of bullying as well as including information on conflict. Sometimes the two are confused.

Bullying - a definition

It is important that bullying be defined and that clear messages are sent about what is and is not acceptable behaviour. A school can not address the more subtle forms of bullying if they are not named and understood to be forms of harassment.

Bullying can be defined in the following ways:

1. A repetitive attack causing distress not only at the time of the attack, but also by the threat of future attacks
2. Involving an imbalance of power

Its nature may be:

• Verbal - name-calling, put-downs, threatening
• Physical - hitting, tripping, poking, punching, kicking, throwing objects, stealing
• Social - ignoring, hiding, ostracising
• Psychological - stalking, dirty looks, spreading rumours, hiding and / or damaging possessions.

However, we do often find that students are involved in a relationship conflict - a falling out of friends; shifting of friendship groups….and the like.

What is conflict?

In a word, conflict is a clash, a disagreement between two or more parties. In a high school setting conflicts are more frequent. Although conflict often fosters insight and growth, it is frequently perceived as a problem, something that persistently signals trouble. Someone involved in a troublesome conflict usually feels angry and the clash between the disputants can escalate and explode.

Consider the teenager dealing with a former "best friend". Characteristic of this conflict is an underlying problem. Why have the friends had a painful argument? What does each want? What does each need? What might be the underlying problem? When defining conflict, the word problem is the key.

Often when dealing with a complaint from parents or students the issue is usually raised as a bullying issue because some nasty things have been said between those involved. We find more often that it is a conflict between people.

However if the conflict continues and any of the above points mentioned in the bullying segment are brought into play then we deal with it as a bullying issue.

It is always best to report an issue to the school, preferably your child's House Coordinator, if your child is unhappy about a situation.

Year 10 Camp Schedule

The first Year 10 camps go out on Monday 18 April. Please note that Camp 7 and Camp 8 have had to be changed so are not the same as on the calendar.

Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum

Throughout next term, our school will be implementing the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum with students in Years 7 and 8. The curriculum is based on principles of best practice in child safety education and centres around three key messages: Recognise, React and Report. Through a series of lessons, students will learn how to recognise, react and report when they are unsafe or find themselves in situations that can have a significate detrimental effect on their physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing.

Information about the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum can be found at

Mrs Elizabeth Austin-Campbell
Assistant to the Principal - Students

Mission

EASTER Celebrations

Next Wednesday, 23 March, we will run an assembly timetable to allow time to celebrate our Easter Liturgy. We have invited the NET Team and Shalom students to re-enact the events that lead to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The format for Wednesday is listed below and this has been included in the senior exam timetable.

8:40am - Period 1
9:40am - Period 2
10:40am - Lunch
11:20am - PC
11:45am - Liturgy in Sports Centre
12:35pm - Period 3
1:35pm - Afternoon Tea
2:00pm - Period 4

Over the Easter weekend the following members of our community will celebrate the sacraments which they have spent many months preparing. Congratulations and welcome to the Catholic family Mr Aaron Brown, Mrs Karen Miller-Smith, Mrs Kelsie Huntly, Shay Black and Emily Obst. I'm sure our community will be much richer for their contribution and presence. For those staying locally this Easter weekend, Mass times are outlined below.

Holy Thursday 24 March

Mass of the Lord's Supper, Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 7:00pm

Good Friday 25 March

Stations of the Cross, Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 10:00am
Celebration of the Lord's Passion, Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 3:00pm
St James' Catholic Church at 3:00pm
St Patrick's Catholic Church at 3:00pm

Holy Saturday 26 March

Easter Vigil, Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 7:00pm

Easter Sunday 27 March

Resurrection Sunday, St James' Catholic Church at 7:00am
Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 8:00am
St Mary's Catholic Church at 9:00am

I hope you all enjoy a well deserved break with family and friends as we're reminded that Jesus is the reason for the season.

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

Curriculum Notes

Homework

As a secondary college community we value the role that homework plays in supporting teaching and learning and our policy and expectations around this remain as outlined in the Student Record Book (pages 17 and 18). On a practical level parents should consider the recommended practices. As an example, Year 7 students should be doing half an hour per night five nights per week increasing gradually to 1 hours per night by the end of the year. This equates with up to 15 minutes of homework for each of the four classes attended during the day. Parents are encouraged to establish a dialog with teachers if homework appears excessive, too brief or ineffective.

Please be assured that teachers will work with parents to adjust homework to suit the learning needs of children. Not all students work in the same way or at the same rate and all children will experience times when their concentration and productivity varies due to a number of factors, often beyond their control. The key for us as adults in the relationship is to offer appropriate support where we can without removing the responsibility from our children for completing homework to the best of their ability.

I encourage parents and carers to become familiar with our expectations and to communicate any concerns with class teachers or me.

Core Studies Parent Teacher Interviews: bookings open on Thursday

Core Studies Parent Teacher Interviews may be arranged online via the Parent Lounge at any time from 8:00am this Thursday 24 March until 3:00pm Wednesday 13 April. Parents without internet access may contact the College on 4155 8111 to make appointments from 8:00am on Thursday 24 March.

Mr Christian Taylor
Assistant to the Principal - Curriculum
taylorc@shalomcollege.com

Mobile Dental Clinic Visit

The Bundaberg School Dental Service is pleased to advise that they are will be at Shalom College from Tuesday 26 April. They will be offering students from Year 7 to 10 a free dental examination and treatment to all consenting students that have returned their paperwork.

The consent form has been distributed to all students via their PC teacher and needs to be returned to Shalom by Wednesday 23 March. Please check with your child if they have not given a form to you.

All Dental Forms must be completed in pen, preferably black.

ROSA Award Recipients

The first of the ROSA awards were presented during House Assembly on Friday 18 March. The students were identified by their subject teachers as deserving of the award which recognises student application to their studies. Congratulations to all students.

Mrs Megan Munckton
Middle School Coordinator

Quiet Achiever

This week we would like to congratulate two quiet achievers from McAuley House who have both achieved well on the softball field.

Jude Hellmuth-Williamson

Our first mention goes to Year 8 student, Jude Hellmuth-Williamson, who on Saturday 5 March came off the field with three trophies and a big smile on his face. Jude received a trophy for participation in the season, also for being a player in the winning under 14 team for the season and last but not least he also picked up a major trophy for the coaches 'Player of the Year'. What a great effort.

Brayden Wadwell

Also for softball Brayden Wadwell in Year 10 was honoured for his ability on the field. Brayden received the Junior Sportsperson of the Year award from Bundaberg Softball Association. He received the award for being active in the softball community and coaching the tee ball players every Saturday morning, umpiring and being the Junior Coach of the U15 Bundaberg Rep Team that will be travelling to Rockhampton in April. Brayden has also represented the U15 team for the past four years and will now trial for the U17s rep team to travel away in September.

Both boys are respected players in their teams and are always encouraging to their team mates. Certainly sticking to our McAuley motto of MERCY.

Ms Paula Van Dalen
McAuley House Coordinator

Lions Youth of the Year

Last week two of our students, Jessica Borg and Sophie Whitelum competed in the Bundaberg Lions Youth of the Year. Both did exceptionally well and Sophie has now made it through to the Regional finals.

Congratulations to both girls and good luck Sophie for the Regionals.

Information Technology

Holiday Maintenance

Just another reminder that with the upcoming Easter holidays there will be scheduled maintenance during this time.

Netbox BIC Agent Update

We had a successful test last week of our customised afterhours policy. We have loosened the categories for afterhours to allow sites that we restrict for bandwidth reasons during school hours. We have had a positive response from some students which we appreciate. I would like to thank students for their patience during this process as it's not a quick change and it takes time to work through and troubleshoot.

We do appreciate your continued support and understanding as we continue to try and improve the IT services we provide to Staff, Students & Parents.

Mr Matthew Mills
IT Manager
millsm@shalomcollege.com

Chisholm House

Chisholm House is very proud to announce a considerable charitable donation to Caritas this week. We had a coin weigh in, competing against each PC within the house. PC6 and Mrs Smith won the weigh in and all PC groups' coins totalled exactly $300 and 18kgs! A fantastic effort by all.

Mr Aaron Brown
Chisholm House Coordinator

Queensland Indigenous Schoolgirl Netball Team

Congratulations to Taleah Beezley who has been selected in the Queensland Indigenous Schoolgirl Netball Team. It is a great achievement and will give Taleah the opportunity to travel to Fiji in September for a Netball and Humanitarian Tour.

Shalom is proud of Taleah's hard work, commitment and performance throughout the selection process and we wish her success with her upcoming tour.

Mrs Kelli Cory
Indigenous Student Support

MacKillop News

MacKillop is ecstatic to have won this year's Interhouse Bombardment Competition. MacKillop have been so close to a grand final win in previous years and that made the win that much sweeter this year. A combination of teamwork across all year levels, commitment and genuine house spirit and pride was evident in each and every game MacKillop played. A big thank you to our many talented student and staff players and the amazing cheer squad for their important contributions. MacKillop's new house chant echoed through the Sports Centre to celebrate Monday's victory.

Mrs Petrea Hass
MacKillop Coordinator

Sports News

Wide Bay School Sport 13-19 years Sports Trials - Cluster 2

Today Monday 21 March the Cluster 2 Wide Bay Trials are being held. Students will need to wear their sports uniform to the trials. All bus details of the Wide Bay trials are advertised on the BDSSS Website ( www.bdsss.qld.edu.au ).

BDSSS 10-12 years

The 10-12 years Bundy District Trials available at the moment are; Hockey, Rugby League and Football. For any of our Year 7 students who turn 12 this year (born 2004), if you would like to trial for Bundaberg District School Rep teams in any of the mentioned sports, please see me in the Sports Office for forms.

Summer Sport

Finals Day

Summer Finals Day will be held on Thursday 24 March. It is important that students check with their coaches to see if their team has made finals day and if so, the times they are required to play. There will be a schedule for Finals Day on the BDSSS Website ( www.bdsss.qld.edu.au ) under the 'Draws' tab from Monday. Good luck to all teams involved.

Volleyball - Week 6

The Shalom 1 open girls volleyball team had a tight tussle against Isis in their cross pool playoff, with a 2 sets to 1 win.

In the first set, Shalom lead the entire way, claiming the set 25-20, with positive team attack from all players and accurate serving from Caitlin McDougall. The second set saw the tables turned with both teams leading throughout this set but Shalom was scrambling more than attacking, eventually going down 18-25. The third and final set was vital for Shalom to keep their Finals Day play-offs alive and the girls stepped up a notch to easily claim this set 15-7, with Bella Santalucia whipping the final five serves to end the match on a high for Shalom. Shalom 1 now meets last year's premiers Gin Gin 1 in the first playoff on Finals Day. We're excited, go Shalom!

Mrs Shelley Greenhalgh
Coach

Ten Pin Bowling - Week 6

Wednesday was our last official competition game for the Summer Senior Series. With six Shalom College teams participating over the last six weeks it has been great to see students striving to improve their skills. All teams have demonstrated excellent sportsmanship towards members of their own team as well as all other participating schools. I would personally like to thank all the players for a great season. Win or lose it has been great.

With the competition over, next Wednesday will be a chance for the bowlers to kick back and have fun enjoying some rock and roll bowling

Mrs Debbie Bishop
Ten Pin Bowling Coordinator

Cross Country

Date Change - The Shalom Cross Country will now be held on Tuesday 12 April

The Shalom Cross Country will be held on Tuesday 12 April from 1:45pm. All students are permitted to wear their Sports Uniform on this day (all day). The course map is up on the notice board in the undercover area and each House Coordinator has a copy and can also be viewed on the link below. Students must bring a WATER BOTTLE and HAT (sunscreen would also be useful). The course is designed so that students could 'walk' it and finish in the allotted time and earn points for their House. Please understand that this is a normal school day and all students are expected to attend.

Student Sporting Achievement

Lee-Challe receiving her medal

Lee-Challe Kriel, who is in Year 7, competed in the Queensland Little Athletics State Championship in Brisbane this weekend. She achieved a bronze medal in the girls 12, 1500m. Congratulations on this great achievement.

Sporting Dates

21 March - Wide Bay Cluster 2 Trials
24 March - Summer Finals Day
12 April - Shalom Cross Country

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

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
bishopd@shalomcollege.com

Arts in Performance

Sponsorship for The Addams Family Musical

In June of this year, the Performing Arts Department will be presenting a major musical, The Addams Family.

This will involve more than 70 students and 10 teachers who are currently working extremely hard to stage this show.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available to assist with production costs.

• Sponsorship to the value of $500 will receive advertising in the program and other promotional materials.

• Sponsorship exceeding $1000 will have their logo displayed on the cast tshirt, the program and other promotional materials. Major sponsors are welcome to advertise in the foyer of the Performing Arts Precinct throughout the production.

If your organisation or someone you know may be interested in sponsoring this production, could you please contact Mrs Kathy Laing on 4155 8107 by Wednesday 23 March.

Any donations big or small would be greatly appreciated to assist our 2016 College Musical.

Instrumental Music

The 2016 performance schedule has been emailed to every student and their family. This schedule outlines all performance commitments for the year. If your child/ren are unavailable for the Bundaberg Eisteddfod or the Catholic Schools Music Festival in Brisbane (both held in August), could you please contact me as soon as possible. There are a few email addresses which have 'bounced back', so if you did not receive the message and attachment on Wednesday 9 March, please contact me.

'Have A Go' Band Program

In Term 2 this year the Instrumental Music Department is offering a Have-a-Go program for students who do not already play an instrument at school. This program will run for one term during which time students will be provided with the instrument of their choice, tuition and music at a cost of $100.The instruments that will be offered are violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, trumpet and trombone. Lessons are 30 minutes long and will be given weekly on a rotational basis within the school day. If your child would like to be involved in this program, please contact Mrs Edgar edgarr@shalomcollege.com for the application form. If your child wishes to continue in the instrumental music program at the end of Term 2, the cost would be $100 per term for lessons, $65 per term for instrument hire and you would also need to purchase your own tutor book. We hope that many of you will seize this opportunity. Music is a gift for life.

2016 Performance Schedule

There will be an outline of performance dates published by the end of this term. In the meantime, please note two very important events in diaries and calendars.

• Diocesan Music Camp in Rockhampton, 21 June to 24 June
• Queensland Catholic Schools Music Festival 12 August to 14 August

SHEP Bundaberg

SHEP stands for State Honours Ensemble Program and is run annually by Griffith University Conservatorium department. The dates for Bundaberg are 15 to 17 July with the venue this year being Bundaberg Christian College. This program is for middle school instrumental and choral students in Years 5 to 8. If you would like more information for your child/ren to attend, please contact me by email before 21 March. Cost for the program this year will be $270.

Drama

There will be performances for the Drama department at various times during the year and these will be a part of the Drama curriculum subject.

Dance

Please make a note in your diary that the major Dance Night concert for the Dance department will be Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October.

Mrs Robyn Edgar
Arts in Performance Coordinator
edgarr@shalomcollege.com

Blood Bank

Monday saw the second of two Blood Bank visits for Shalom College donors this term. Once again most students donating were new donors and they well supported throughout this first donation by the very experienced staff at the blood bank. Thank you to those who attended as well as students who tried to donate. Donors included Samuel McMah, Michael Wedemeyer and Ysa Burnham, as well as teachers Ms Claire Stallard, Mr Mitchell Smith and Mr Robin Wust.

Any student or teacher who donates out of the scheduled donation day please indicate to the blood bank staff that you are part of Shalom College and email me please to be part of Shalom College's House trophy list. All students who have so far emailed with their intention to donate this year, should be aware of their donation date up to October as per the notices. Students who still require a time, please email Mrs Bolam.

Mrs Debbie Bolam
Bloodbank Co-ordinator

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