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THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR MIDDLE AND SENIOR SCHOOL From the Headmaster
I read an interesting article this week on the internet entitled, ‘How to become a
Film and Television Actor – 10 Easy steps to becoming an Actor’. At Assembly this
week, I shared some of the salient points with the boys which are appropriate, no
matter what goal they have set for themselves.
The article opened with these words, “(your) dream can become a reality if you
are willing to put in the time, training, dedication, passion and patience required to
make it (happen)”. The bottom line boys is you have to work hard at your craft and
that means having the dedication to put in long hours and to be always striving to
improve on your most recent performance.
You have to be prepared also to make sacrifices including moving away from
your family in order to go where the work is. For some of our Seniors this reality is
just starting to unfold. Some Year 12 students are contemplating studying or working
interstate.
However, along the way when putting in these long hours, remember to look
after yourself. Seek to keep a balance in life and find time for enjoyable recreation.
Also, remember to eat well, sleep well and aim to do one hour of physical exercise
each day if you want your body to cope with the stresses of a high workload.
I wish all our Seniors every success in achieving their academic goal this year
and I urge them all to work hard in these final weeks and to finish the job.
I regret to advise that the Head of Middle School, Dr Tony Chittenden, will be
on sick leave until the end of October. We wish Dr Chittenden a full and speedy
recovery.
Special congratulations this week goes to Team Pi (Andrew Su, Brian Chen
and Robert Kopel) who have won the Open Robot Soccer at the Robocup Junior
Australia Open Championships and became National Champions.
Also we congratulate our first Tennis team (Jack Jaede, Jie Dong, Lewis
Edwards, Nick Liddy, Tom Liddy and Mitchell Wilson) who won the State Schoolboy
Tennis Championship in Rockhampton and now go on to compete in the National
finals in Albury later this year.
9 OCTOBER 2014
Upcoming Events
Saturday 11 October
5.00pm Interschool Christian Fellowship Leadership
Service and Progressive Dinner
Sunday 12 October
BBC Sailing - Manly
5.30pm Rudd House Chapel
Monday 13 October
Junior Music Week
Tuesday 14 October
1.00pm GPS Track and Field: College Dash and
College Kilometre - Noblet Oval
1.30pm Junior School Solo Competition Final College Hall
Wednesday 15 October
Prefect Announcement
6.30pm Junior Gala Concert - College Hall
Thursday 16 October
5.30pm Robotics Annual Prize Night and AGM College Hall
Friday 17 October
GPS Track and Field Meet 6 - BBC Host at Nudgee
College
7.00 Music Dinner - The Greek Club, Southbank
Graeme McDonald
HEADMASTER
On CONEQT
REMINDER
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Term 4 Squad Swimming Information
DRINKS FOR DAVE
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER
Earlier this year, BBC father David Campbell was
diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease which is
affecting his nerves and muscles. To support Dave and
his family, we are hosting a fundraising night at the BBC
Rowing Shed - DRINKS FOR DAVE - NEXT FRIDAY.
Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter for
further information.
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FROM THE CHAPLAINS
Having thoroughly enjoyed a very refreshing time of long
service leave, I returned to BBC to hear rave reviews of how
well our Year 8 students had gone with their group “Parable”
presentations. During the latter part of last term, each Year 8
student was part of a group that had the task of modernising
one of Jesus’ parables whilst maintaining the original meaning.
This was done through students producing movies that they
themselves starred in. The best of these presentations was
then recommended by Christian Education teachers for the
finals that were held at the second last ISCF lunch time meeting
for the term. Congratulations to the winning team of Caleb
Pennell, Hunter King and Ethan Tracy whose “Parable Movie”
will be shown at a Junior School Chapel and Middle School
Assembly this term.
ISCF Leadership Service and Progressive Dinner
The 2014 ISCF Leadership service and Progressive dinner
will be held this Saturday 11 October commencing with
Leadership Dedication service in the Chapel at 5.00pm. One
of the Somerville House leaders will be the preacher at the
service. Students and staff will then travel by bus to three BBC
homes where they will enjoy entrée, main course and dessert.
The theme of the night is “Countries of the World” where
students can be creative and come dressed from the country
of their choice.
Term 4 Ministry Support Breakfast
The Ministry Support Breakfast will be held on Wednesday
22 October from 7.00am to 8.00am in the Conference Room.
Our speakers at the breakfast will be a number of departing
Seniors. This is not a morning to miss.
RSVP to Reverend Graham Cole on 3309 3558 or Thomas
McPherson by Monday 20 October.
40 Hour Famine
This week is the final week when students can return their
money and booklets. We are already well over the $17,000
mark with the Famine leaders still having a reasonable amount
of money to be counted. Final results for 2014 will be released
at assembly on Wednesday 22 October where students who
have participated will be acknowledged. These funds raised
will certainly make a substantial difference in the lives of many
Rwandan people.
Reverend Graham Cole and Mr Thomas McPherson
CHAPLAIN AND ASSOCIATE CHAPLAIN
From the Map Centre
BBC is committed to raising awareness and developing understanding in
students, teachers and parents about the complex nature of giftedness.
To this end we have subscribed to a series of articles by Michele
Juratowitch, Director of Clearing Skies. Michele has been a School
Counsellor and worked with gifted students for over 20 years. Please find
below this week’s entry. For further information, please contact the Map
Centre on 3309 3668.
Ms Sandra Lummis
HEAD OF CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT
Academic Emotions
Reinhard Pekrun, Professor of Psychology at the University of
Munich, has for many years, been conducting research into a range
of human emotions that are associated with learning. The emotions
found to significantly influence students’ learning are: curiosity, delight,
enjoyment, engagement, flow, hope, relief, pride, confusion, frustration,
anxiety, hopelessness, boredom, anger and shame. Collectively referred
to as academic emotions, these emotions are initially formed within the
family and parents continue to positively and negatively shape students’
learning experiences throughout their education. Anxiety, shame
associated with failure and pride in success are emotions based upon
very early experiences.
The impact of academic emotions on educational performance,
especially when combined with goal orientations, is thought to be
greater than the student’s cognitive ability or motivation. Pekrun and his
colleagues identified that academic emotions play an important role in
behaviours such as: interest, persistence, self-regulation, well-being and
performance. Academic emotions are also related to motivation, learning
strategies, cognitive resources and academic achievement. Pekrun
continued to explore the role of emotions in learning and proposed that
a reciprocal relationship exists between academic emotions and student
achievement, with one influencing the other over time. Parents involved
in their child’s education and teachers interested in factors that shape
student performance will have observed these reciprocal influences
operating at home and in the classroom.
It might be expected that positive emotions promote, while negative
emotions impede, learning. It is not so simple. There are cognitive
benefits associated with positive emotions, including the enhancement of
flexible, creative and holistic problem solving capacities. Counterintuitively,
negative emotions also have a positive role in learning as these emotions
encourage focused, detail-oriented and analytical thinking. Negative
emotion is critical when students are confused, struggling to grasp a
new concept, establishing a new way of thinking or are engaged in
deeper learning. Confusion is the best predictor of learning and students
frequently experience the lowest levels of enjoyment under conditions
when they are learning the most.
When learning challenging material, students typically experience a
progression of emotions. A student might start with feeling curiosity about
new information; progress to confusion and frustration when a concept
is not easy to understand or a skill not easy to acquire; experience relief
and pride as learning is mastered. Pekrun stresses the importance of
understanding academic emotions and the role they play in academic
learning in order to support students’ achievement.
© Michele Juratowitch
[email protected]
Co-curricular activities
TENNIS
There were numerous tennis activities held during the recent
school holidays. One of the major highlights was BBC winning
the Queensland Secondary Schools Team event, following last
year’s win. This was an outstanding effort, especially since there
were 73 boys’ schools from around Queensland that entered the
event. Congratulations to Jie Dong, Lewis Edwards, Jack Jaede,
Nick Liddy, Tom Liddy, and Mitchell Wilson. The team now plays
the National Secondary Schools event which is held in Albury
on grass in November. The winner of this event will represent
Australia in the International School Sport Federation event in
Qatar, March 2015.
Thanks to the following parents for their support and assistance
in making these tournaments enjoyable: Mr Tony Willans, Mr Andy
Scifleet, Mrs Mandy Rees and bus driver Mr Steve Jones.
Santokh Bains also performed very well at the Shaw Park
Silinco tournament reaching the final of the Under 14 singles and
winning the doubles. Ryan Hayes won the Under 16 Doubles title at
Townsville and teamed up with coach Kaden Hensel to win a round
in the Open Doubles. Lastly congratulations to coach Kaden Hensel
for winning the Open Singles Title in Townsville.
Last week the Cranbrook School from Sydney trained at
the College under coach Kaden Hensel. Thanks to the following
students that played matches against the Cranbrook students:
Callan Mohr, Tom Liddy, Bryn Nahrung, Jude Korab, Matthew
Lummis, Cooper Jeffrey, Fergus Galloway, Ben Israel and Connor Hayes.
During the holidays a three day tennis clinic was held. On the
Friday tournament, the winners of Group A were Tom Taylor and
Tommy Clarke, Group B were Will Blucher and Eamon Kelly.
All tennis coaching registration forms are available from the
tennis office and Junior School office.
Chris Rolph
DIRECTOR OF TENNIS
SWIMMING
Term 4 Squad Swimming information is available on Parent
CONEQT and is also attached in this newsletter.
If you have trouble accessing the site please contact Adam for
more details.
STATE CHAMPIONS
The following students travelled to Rockhampton and
Bundaberg over the holiday participating in the Queensland Age
Championships and the Bundaberg Junior Championships:
Jie Dong, Lewis Edwards, Luke Jones, Seb Ozturk, Cooper
Scifleet, Mitchell Harrison, Lachlan Norris, Ryan Hayes, Thomas
Ham, Colby Norman, Nick Liddy, Tom Liddy, Matt Willans, Bryn
Nahrung, Max Nahrung, Josh Shiels, Bryce Collins, Ryan Jaede
and Tim Bennett.
The highlights of these tournaments were: Max Nahrung
reaching the semi- final Under 10 Singles at the State Age
(washed out), Lewis Edwards won Under 16 Singles at
Bundaberg, Bryn Nahrung reached the semi-final of the Under
14 singles at Bundaberg and Josh Shiels made the Under 16
consolation final at Bundaberg.
BBC SWIMMING SEASON LAUNCH – Saturday 11 October
3.00pm BBC Ampitheatre
On Saturday October 11 the BBC Swimming Support Group will
be holding the 2014-2015 Season Launch at BBC.
Please see the attached flyer for details. This is a great
opportunity to listen, get an autograph and a photo with the fastest
woman sprinter in the world.
Please RSVP to [email protected]
Adam Hosking
DIRECTOR OF SWIMMING
GOLF
Golf lessons will continue this term They will commence on
Wednesday 15 October and continue for 6 weeks concluding on
Wednesday 19 November.
The cost for the 6 weeks is $120.
Please contact Mr Paul Setch for further details on [email protected]
Paul Setch
MIC GOLF
ROCKHAMPTON/BUNDABERG TENNIS TOUR
MUSIC
Welcome back to Term 4. I hope everyone had a relaxing break.
There is a great deal on early Term 4 and I encourage you to
look at record books to be forewarned of upcoming events.
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10 October—Sounds of Scotland 7.00pm College Hall
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13 to 17 October - Junior Music Week
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14 October—Junior School Solo Competition Final 1.30pm—3.00pm College Hall
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15 October—Junior Gala Concert 6.30pm College Hall
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17 October—Music Dinner 7.00pm Greek Club
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23 October - Portal Photos for Music Ensembles
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25 October—Pipe Band Christmas Party
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29 October—Finale Concert 6.30pm College Hall
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4 November – Speech Night
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4 November—Audition Week
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9 November Remembrance Day the Collegians 9.30am St Pauls Wickham Terrace
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25 November Junior Instrumental Concert
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28 November— Middle School Night of Celebration
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30 November—Nine Lessons and Carols
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3 December— Junior School Speech Night College Hall
I would like to highlight the Music Dinner which will be held on
Friday 17 October at the Greek Club. Ticketing information can
be found on the BBC website under the Events tab. For more
information please refer to the attached flyer or contact Mrs Nicki
Pirrone on 0417 004 642. Please get tickets organised as soon as
possible as final catering numbers need to be at the Greek Club by
the end of this week.
Congratulations also to Taehwan Kim (7B) for receiving
“Honours” for his recent Grade 6 AMEB Violin Exam.
Stuart Quill
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC TRACK AND FIELD
There are now less than four weeks until the 2014 GPS Track
and Field Championships, to be held on Friday 31 October.
2014 Captains: Captain: Jonty Flottmann; Co Vice Captains:
Ryan Hickey and Tom King. These three fine young men will
continue to be great leaders as we move towards the 2014
championship.
Focus
As Track and Field is the only ‘in season’ GPS sport in operation
at present, it is imperative for all boys to prioritise training and the
final three lead up meets as we approach the 98th GPS Track and
Field Championships. Attending two training sessions per week, and
the Friday competition will provide the best possible preparation for
GPS.
The remaining Friday evening meets are:
Friday 10 October – at Nudgee College
Friday 17 October – at Nudgee College (BBC host)
Friday 24 October – University of Queensland, St Lucia
College Dash and College Kilometre
These two historic events will be contested next Tuesday 14
October at lunch time on Noblet Oval.
The College dash is a handicapped race over 100 yards, likewise
the College kilometre is a handicapped race over the longer distance
for selected senor boys.
Spectators, families and friends are most welcome.
Holiday training and competition acknowledgement
On behalf of the coaches, we acknowledge the dedication of
those boys who were able to train during the holiday break, and also
compete at the Friday meets at the University of Queensland.
COLLEGE ATHLETES FILLING THE MAJORITY OF THE LANES - 400M HEAT AT UQ ON 26 SEPTEMBER
Both competitions at UQ were well attended by College athletes.
Last Wednesday a group of College athletes trained at Griffith
University, Gold Coast with students from St Aidan’s.
Russell Hansen and Tim Mosey
MIC TRACK AND FIELD AND PROGRAM MANAGER TRACK AND FIELD DEBATING
2015 DEBATING TRIALS
Who participates?
Any boy in Years 7 to 11 in 2015 who wishes to debate next
year in either the GPS or QDU competitions must participate in the
trials. Trials for the Senior A team will be held separately. If boys
debated this year they must still come to the trials, which will be held
after school in A418 at these times:
Tuesday 14 or 21 October OR Wednesday 15 or 22 October
What happens at the trials?
Potential debaters will be asked to present a two minute speech
on this topic: ‘Debating should be compulsory for all students’. Boys
may argue for or against this proposition.
Students can start debating at any age, prior experience is not
necessary as full training is provided.
Any boy interested in trying out must contact Ms Christopher at
Student Services or by email.
Details of the trials for the 2015 Year 5 and 6 teams will be
advertised at a later date.
When are the GPS and QDU debates held?
GPS debates are held over seven Friday evenings in Terms 1
and 2. In 2015 there will be three home debates and four away
debates. The first debate is at home on Friday 13 February against
Churchie.
QDU: there are four Round Robin debates held monthly on
Wednesday evenings over Terms 1 and 2
What is my commitment?
Debaters are required to attend two coaching sessions a week
and to be at debates even if not debating. Students are always
required to be the chairperson or timekeeper at debates.
SUPPORT GROUP AGM
A reminder that this will be held on Wednesday 22 October in
College House, commencing at 6.30pm. Bring along your ideas on
how to make Debating even better.
Jan Christopher
MIC OF DEBATING
BBC Bus Service
MCKENZIE MOTHER’S LUNCH
Brisbane Bus Lines runs five chartered bus routes for Brisbane
Boys’ College each morning and afternoon. All vehicles are air
conditioned, equipped with seat belts and GPS tracking and
carry only Brisbane Boys’ College students. Bus Routes can be
found on the Getting Here section of our website – visit http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/getting-here
Families have the option of purchasing a Term bus pass (for
use in Term 4) or a 20 Trip bus pass (for use until the end of the
2014 school year). Tickets for these bus services are available
for purchase online via the Events section of our website – visit
http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/events/bbc-bus-passes
McKenzie mothers are invited to come along
and catch up with other mothers at an informal
lunch. This is the Lunch’s fifth year and is always an
enjoyable event.
Old and new mothers are welcome, and this is a
great way to see familiar faces and meet new ones!
Date: Friday 17 October (Week 2, Term 4).
Time: 12.00 pm
Venue: Hundred Acre Bar, St Lucia Golf Links,
Carawa St, St Lucia
RSVP: Wednesday 15 October
email Anitra Ross on [email protected] or 0428 214 974
TUCKSHOP
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Week commencing 13 October
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Monday 13: Christina Carswell
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As advised earlier this year, unused trips on a
purchased 20 Trip bus pass cannot be carried over to
the next school year (in Term 1, 2015) and will not be
valid beyond Friday 5 December 2014, so please plan
your trips.
You are not required to print out a confirmation of payment
or barcoded pass following your online purchase. A 20
Trip bus pass will be available for collection from your son’s
school office (Junior School Office, Middle School Office or
Student Services). It is expected that students will present their 20 Trip bus
pass (to be hole punched) or provide their name (for Term
Pass holders only) to the bus driver at the beginning of
every trip. Bus pass purchases will be monitored closely. All trips
where a bus pass is not presented to the bus driver (or
Term Pass not purchased) will be followed up by the
College and the student’s pass will be hole punched by the
Main Office. Brisbane Boys’ College is dedicated to providing the best
possible service to our community. We look forward to what
promises to be another exciting term.
Tuesday 14: Ryl Gardner, Karen Heck, Anne De Silva, Bronwyn McEntee
Wednesday 15: Joanne Pettigrew, Justine Wells, Margaret Batt, Petra Bamford
Thursday 16: Katina Economidis, Christine Tseng, Pamela Gale, Fiona Pringle
Friday 17: Cathy Prest, Julie McCagh, Kay Pickering, Chanda Glynn, Alisni Daniskevicius
Barbara Harvey
TUCKSHOP CONVENOR
BBC TRIVIA NIGHT
Saturday 1 November
6.30pm till late (trivia starts at 7.00pm)
BBC Middle School Precinct
Design your own table theme
• Tables of 8
• Bring a plate of food
• Great prizes
Who: Parents, guardians, friends, teachers and administration staff
Cost: $10 per head
RSVP: ASAP - Cash on the night or before to Eli Jones via email [email protected]
or phone 0428 214 974
Date: Time: Venue: What: 2015
OFFICIAL SWIMMING
SEASON LAUNCH
BBC Swimming Support Group invites you to join us for the launch
of the 2014 Swimming Season.
Saturday 11 October 2014
3.00pm
At the BBC Amphitheatre
The prestigious event includes:
• Presentation by Olympic and World Champion Freestyler
Ms Cate Campbell
• Presentation by Director of Swimming Mr Adam Hosking
• Introduction of the new BBC Junior Head Coach
Mr Matt Newman
Cash BBQ and limited bar (from 3.00pm)
$10 per person (payment at the Amphitheatre) includes entry,
raffle ticket and first drink
Please RSVP to [email protected]
by Friday 10 October 2014
The Music Department and Music Support Group invite you to attend
BRISBANE BOYS’ COLLEGE
MUSIC DINNER
Friday 17 October
The Greek Club
29 Edmondstone Street, South Brisbane
7:00pm for 7:30pm start
Tickets $80 per person
Purchase before Tuesday 30 September for Early Bird price $70 per person
Drinks available for purchase
Dress ~ Smart Casual
RSVP STRICTLY BY FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER
via http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/events/music-dinner-2014
Enquiries to Nicki Pirrone on 0417 004 642
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