Term 4, Week 2, 16th October, 2014 Dates to Remember: Reflection Thursday 16th October Year 6 for 2015 Information Evening LISTENING... Friday 17th October Term 4 Fees Due Yr 6-9 Dance Night Monday 20th October Pupil Free Day Please listen to me, Hear what I am saying, Not just the words coming from my mouth, For I can talk and really say what I mean, Words can be a cover-up, a mask, So listen carefully. My heart speaks, pay attention, It takes courage to share with you, And let you see me as I am. Friday 24th October Blood Donation at College Girls Night In It takes time to drop the facade, So stay quiet and listen, Listen with more than your ears, Listen until I’ve said what I ache to say. If you rush me with good advice, And tell me not to worry, I’ll clam up. I’ll think you don’t really understand. I’ll sink into myself, And hide. So please Accept my problems and take a share, Don’t push me aside as if it doesn’t matter. Be here and cry with me, And the I'll know you’ve truly listened, And heard my heart and understood, Then I will be comforted. St Eugene de Mazenod Church Sunday: 9.30am & 5.00pm Christ the King Church Saturday: 6.00pm Sunday: 7.30am Station Road PO Box 598 Burpengary Q 4505 P: 07 3491 4600 F: 07 3888 5151 E: pburpengary @bne.catholic.edu.au www.steugene.qld.edu.au ABSENTEE LINE: 3491 4646 From the Leadership Team DEAR PARENTS AND FRIENDS A big welcome goes out to Desy Visnu, our friend from the parish of Cilacap. Desy arrived on Monday morning and is pictured at the airport with the first of her host families, staff member Teresa Mochon. Desy will be with us till January next year working in classes enhancing her English and setting up our liaison with our friends in Java. We look forward to a long and fruitful missionary partnership with Cilacap. I was thrilled to be with our elevens last week as the quality of our leaders in Yr 12 next year came to the fore. The two days we had with our 11s at Coolum forged an engagement with leadership for them all whether they be ‘badged’ or general positions and augurs well for our future. The process for discernment of our leaders in Yrs 12, 9 and 5 has now begun in earnest with the Captains speeches on Tuesday. (We have 21 Yr 11s vying for these positions….what a richness of talent to pick from!). The roles allocated to our Captains and Ministry Leaders will be announced at the Celebration of Excellence Evening on Thursday November 13. Monday October 20 is a pupil Free Day for all schools in Queensland set aside for inter and intra school moderation. Our P- 6 teachers and 712 teachers are both here, working in separate groups undertaking different moderation tasks. School Officers are also here doing up skilling to enhance their role in the college. The admin and office staff members are the only ones out and about at another school. Don’t forget the 6-9 Dance Night on Friday (October 17). The dancing feet go wild from 6.00pm to 9.00 pm. Tickets are available at the door and cost $5.00. On the following Friday, October 24 we have the cancer fundraiser Girls Night In. Hope you can come. Please see all the details on the back page of the newsletter. On Thursday afternoon next week, our Yr 2/3 Choir, Yr 4-6 Choir and our Yr 7-12 Vocal Group are performing on centre stage in the Queen St Mall. If you work in town drop in and be amazed at their talent! The Vocal Group is performance bound to Christ the King en route. COURAGE I love the courage of the year elevens as they responded to the challenge of leadership for the College in 2015. With a limited number of badged positions, the price of offering to serve is to risk the failure of not securing a position. In fact, less than half the candidates will be successful. The process of offering yourself for service has many blessings and also the pain of disappointment when hopes are not realised. The blessings come in the form of self-discovery. That your gifts and talent are real and that you can make a difference. That it takes courage that you never knew you had to stand up and be different to the other 80% of your grade. And then finally to discover the avenues for servant leadership that is not motivated by a badge but by the purist of motives, the selfless love of your fellow beings. It is based on the great message of Jesus, that the love of your God and neighbour are the very cornerstone of human existence. It is our purpose and destiny; it is what ennobles us and gives life to our world. Leadership extends far beyond the senior grades. By their simple being in year twelve, all of our seniors are leaders. The younger folk look with wonder at the older kids and seek to emulate them in word and deed. Their classroom interactions with their buddies, their kindness in the playground, their participation in sporting endeavours and social occasions, their community service and fundraising initiatives, all mark them as visible signs of hope for our community. The failure of not stepping up results in the crushing of the trust that the younger grades so readily give. It is a great responsibility and we are thrilled with the evolution of this group of young men and women who are approaching their final year of education with hope and trust. We wish them all success as they are courageous in taking on the final hurdles in this stage of their lives. MARK SHAKHOVSKOY P-12 HEAD (MIDDLE/SENIOR YEARS) STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT WEEK Monday CTJ Day—all staff Tuesday Melinda Mitchell at Hervey Bay presenting the Hidden Histories PD until Thursday Lauren Ironside at Mentoring Workshop Period 6 May your week be filled with blessings.! Blessings and regards DENIS ANTHONISZ PRINCIPAL Thursday Laurel Connolly is Manager of the Regional Secondary Athletics Team for the Queensland State Championships for the next 4 days Friday Jeanette Wardlaw at Autism Training Sensory Detective Workshop From the Leadership Team JUNIOR YEARS—STUDENTS OF THE WEEK—13.10.14 APRE NEWS World Mission Month Throughout October, Catholic Mission, the international mission aid agency of the Catholic Church, will turn its focus to Jamaica. Often veiled behind a façade of tropical beaches, opulent resorts and crystal clear water, Jamaica is a country deeply troubled by violence and crime. Families live in constant fear; desperate for peace and security. While also coinciding with Anti-Poverty Week, World Mission Month is accentuated by the globally celebrated World Mission Sunday on 19 October and Children’s Mission Day on 22 October. Congratulations to the following students for their fine efforts: Clara Perry Prep Blue Ria Binder Prep Blue Lachlan Bailey Prep Blue Ashton Rugg Prep Blue Christian Richmond Prep Gold Caleb Nichols Prep Gold Darcy Jones Prep Gold Nash Nagof 1 Blue Casey Carnell 1 White Bethany Hall 1 Gold Harrison Pearson 2 Blue Hunter Hatchman 2 Blue Zander Yates 2 White Esme Oldknow 2 Gold Luca Nykvist 3 Blue Shanice Chandler 3 Blue Cody Elderidge 3 White Erin Tyler 3 White Chanuka Ranasingke 3 Gold Aailyah Dipple 3 Gold Connor Dunsdon 4 Blue Sophie Diver 4 Blue Jye Abberley 4 White Hayden Helander 4 Gold Robert Knox 5 White 23 October – Year 8 & 9 Alyssa Sulzberger 5 White 30 October – Year 7 Elizabeth Hurd 5 Gold Jordan Wight 5 Gold Catholic Mission Deputy National Director Peter Gates says advocacy efforts, especially freeing children in immigration detention, are also a priority in World Mission Month: “One child held and harmed in mandatory detention is one too many. While we—and I include myself—debate these issues, hundreds of children suffer appalling treatment in what is called ‘our care’,” he says. “We as Australians can do better.” For more information on World Mission Month, please visit www.catholicmission.org.au/wmm/world-mission-month-2014 During October, World Mission Month, St Eugene College community will ‘Sock it to Poverty’ by participating in the ‘Socktober’ campaign, including awareness and fundraising activities with a sock theme. On Friday 31 October we will be having a ‘Crazy Sock Day’. Students are able to wear crazy socks, not necessarily just on their feet. They are invited to think of creative ways to wear socks – as belts, ties, scarves, for example. Participation is by way of a gold coin donation in aid of Catholic Mission. Year Level Masses All families are warmly welcome to join us for our year level masses. They are held in St Eugene Church, Springfield Drive (near the Junior end of the College). These masses will take place at 9:00 am on the following Thursdays: 6 November – Year 2 Junior Assemblies Parents are always welcome at our Junior Assemblies, which will take place at 9:00 am on the following Tuesdays. The class prayer roster for the remainder of the year is as follows: 21 October – Year 1 White 28 October – Prep Blue 11 November – Prep Gold 18 November – Prep White ALISON BATES – APRE (JUNIOR/MIDDLE YEARS) College News VANUATU TOUR ATSI NEWS A small group of Year 9 and 10 French students and a number of staff had a taste of paradise when they spent the first week of the September holidays in Vanuatu. The educational and cultural tour offered the students studying French an invaluable opportunity to engage in the French language and many aspects of its culture. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grandparents/Parent/Carers Support Group We would like to offer Grandparents/ Parents/Carers of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students the opportunity to come together for a yarning session on a regular basis. It will be really informal where you will have the chance to yarn with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families over a cuppa about shared experiences while supporting each other. Interested families please make contact with your Participation Officer’s Danita Martin and Renee Parter. Date: Friday 24th October at Time: 10.30am – 12pm Where: St Eugene’s College 138 Station Road, Burpengary RSVP : by Thursday 16th October, 2014. For more information contact: Danita Martin or Renee Parter on (07) 3490 1769 or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Fogs Careers Expo FOGS (Former Origin Greats) Careers Expo was held on September 18. Students started the morning with a greeting from former origin great, Kevin Walters and then viewed an inspiring film documenting a variety of indigenous people's journey to reach their goals to achieve great success in their chosen fields. Students had the opportunity to meet and talk with various training organisations, Universities and current and former NRL and Origin stars. It was a great chance to get some inside knowledge from employees of the Army, Airforce, Queensland Ambulance Service and TAFE also. Students also participated in painting message sticks and boomerangs. Melinda Mitchell Support Teacher Yrs 6-12 - Indigenous Education 34914600 ¦[email protected] Each day presented the students with new and exciting experiences in which they participated with enthusiasm and an eagerness of discovery. Our many memorable experiences included a visit to Montmartre Secondary Catholic College, set in a magnificent tropical landscape, where our students spent time in various classes as well as sharing a typical cooked lunch with the local students. A number of tours showcased the unique features of an extremely beautiful island -pristine swimming holes, beaches with exquisite marine life, the simple and humble lifestyle of local villages and the natural beauty of the hills and waterfalls. The students embraced many aspects of the local inhabitants including their local cuisine which varied from the villages to the resort to the infamous French restaurant where they all bravely tried the well prepared and delicious “Escargots”, (yes, snails!). It was refreshing to see the students be daring and adventurous and embrace a people and culture with a rich and diverse history, so very different to our own. We have all returned with many stories to tell and many memories which we will carry fondly with us into the future. Filomena Olsen SPORTS NEWS Last September holidays, 11 students from Year 9 to Year 12 represented St Eugene College at the Champion Basketball School of Queensland Tournament. The team recorded 4 wins from 7 games to record a very commendable 18th out of 30 teams. It is testament to the enthusiasm and passion for the game that the team have already started recruiting players for next year and committed to training for the 2015 tournament with lunchtime practices and scrimmages. St Eugene College is very proud of the efforts of the following players Michael Keys (Yr12), Reilly Smith, Gillan Fiorin, Jack Chapman, Robert Reeves, Jacob Pratt, Joel Santangelo, Jesse Duncan (all Yr10), Jayden Buckingham, Harrison Thurtell and Jesse Van Den Bos (all Yr9). And we wish them luck next year at the CBSQ 2015 Tournament. ANNE DUNCAN & TONY FRASER College News PERFORMING ARTS NEWS DUNLEA RESOURCE CENTRE Camp CATEE We all arrived home from Camp CATEE armed with amazing memories to last a lifetime! Some highlights of our trip included some very successful busking around the streets of Darlinghurst, seeing the brilliant and hilarious Strictly Ballroom at The Lyric Theatre, performing the team's showcase near Circular Quay, and of course the wonderful workshops. Watch out for Justin Welfare onstage in years to come..... He was up on stage, dancing with the cast in the Strictly Ballroom finale!! YABBA Book Awards Seriously, and without exaggeration, all 17 of our students did themselves and our school community so very proud throughout the entire trip. They received countless compliments and accolades for their talents, passion and behaviour and we are extremely blessed to share in the lives of these kids. They gave wholeheartedly of themselves in every single section of the camp. These 17 individuals have absolutely epitomised what Camp CATEE was dreamed up and designed to do in the first place! Sincere thanks to Cathy and Jess Masotti, Ashleigh Stewart, Nicky Rose, Megan and Nahum Kozak, Teresa Roveda, Allan Masson and Justin Welfare for their tireless support, passion, expertise and commitment right throughout the tour. We had many, many laughs and your generosity and brilliance was evidently loved by all the kids and is sincerely appreciated. What a crew?!! Memories for a lifetime. Sincere thanks too, to all Leadership, Admin and school staff here at school for all the support, patience and assistance that went on over the last few months. We could not have done it without you. It goes without saying that we missed Denis like anything while we were away. We know he was with us in spirit all the way and we thank him sincerely for his ongoing, passionate support of all the immersion opportunities we aim for at our school. A special thanks to Cathy Masotti for her incredible leadership and passionate support right throughout the camp. As we congratulate the 17 artists named below and enjoy the long lasting memories of their brilliance, we also feel inspired by them as we look forward to next year’s Camp CATEE! Sam Halpin, Bittany Gaskill, Sidney Shorten, Shannon Kamilus, Courtney Lombe, Katie Davis, Brenna Dransfield, Jordan Harris, Stephanie Dyer, Bridget Russell, John-Paul Mills, Ben Lamb, Ashleigh Parker, Elizabeth Elliot, Rebecca Hicks, Madeleine Pinna-Mc Vinish and Kairo Lavia. KATHY STEWART (ACTING COORDINATOR – CREATIVE ARTS) Has your prep to year 9 child voted yet? Voting closes Wednesday, 22nd October at http://yabba.org.au/voting-online/ There will be more details in last week’s newsletter! Author Visit for Year 6 Gold This prize was won by Charlotte Stones (6Gold) who came second in a recent story writing competition. The author is Samantha Wheeler who has two books published and is working on her 3rd one. Samantha will talk to the class about writing and give the class many words of encouragement in their own writing. Thank you Charlotte! Roald Dahl Show This Wednesday after lunch in the church, some year 1, 4 and 5 classes are attending a Roald Dahl performance where excerpts of 4 of his books will be performed with some student help. The teachers are using the show as a means of launching their students’ reading of all Roald Dahl books. The books being featured are “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory”, “The Twits”, “The Enormous Crocodile” and “James and the Giant Peach”. Parents are welcome to attend plus your support after the event would be very valuable. You could read some Dahl books aloud or encourage your child to read them alone. Our library holds multiple copies of all his books as they are so popular and well-recognised in the world of children’s literature. Local Libraries Closure Unfortunately the Kallangur Library closes today and Narangba closes on Oct 31. This is sad news but unless we use our local libraries well, they can’t survive. Bookfair Will be held in late November (18-21) with many books at very cheap prices to enable our students and families to stock up on Christmas gifts and holiday reading. Chess Chess tuition occurs every Thursday from 3:15-4:15pm for any students at any level of chess playing. Cost for the term is $90. Chess Players WantedWe are gearing up now for the Chess Age Championships at Nundah State School on Tuesday, Oct 28th for prep to year 12’s. Any student who is familiar with chess rules is welcome to leave their name with library staff for consideration. A letter with more details will be given to successful students asap. JANICE CHILCOTT - TEACHER/LIBRARIAN College News MUSIC EXCELLENCE NEWS TUCKSHOP NEWS As an extension of the Music Program, St Eugene College has been offering Music tutoring sessions in a Music Excellence Program which aligns with the Australian Music Examinations Board. Volunteer Roster Recently, Aleisha Cadoo in Year 12 sat her Grade 3 A.M.E.B Theory of Music Exam with outstanding results, achieving over 90% and being awarded Honours. Aleisha is to be congratulated on her outstanding result! Monday: STUDENT FREE DAY Tuesday: Mandy Bein Wednesday: Linda Cadman Tutoring is held Thursday afternoons in H2 from 3pm until 4pm Nicky Rose Secondary Music Teacher [email protected] CONGRATULATIONS A big congratulations goes to Samuel Fiorin (Year 8) and Michael Robie (Year 8) who successfully completed their Surf Rescue Certificate over the school holidays and have already started patrolling Woorim Beach at Bribie. Well done boys! Roster for week commencing 20th October 2014: Thursday: Leiza Dunlop Friday: Leanne Camerlengo & Amanda Bradley Online Ordering Another way you can order is online at www.flexischools.com.au. Follow the instructions online, and your child’s order will be printed at the tuckshop and delivered to their class for children in grades 1 to 5. Children in grades 6 to 12 who order on FlexiSchools need to pick their order up from the senior tuckshop. PAULA PORTER—TUCKSHOP CONVENOR UNIFORM NEWS Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am to 10am PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION NEWS On Sunday 9th November 2014 St Eugene College is holding a “UNIQUE SNAPZ” Family Portrait fundraiser. This is a great opportunity to support our organization whilst at the same time you will receive memorable portraits of your family. If you have not already made your booking, could you please do so as soon possible. If you need another flyer with the details and an order form please contact Debbie Turner on: 0431 016 141 or ask at your organizations office. We will confirm your appointment time after your reply has been returned. Debbie Turner ADMIN NEWS Skoolbag Update Apples latest iOS 8 update has affected various functions in the Skoolbag app. We are aware of these issues including push notifications not working, and to rectify this we are currently updating the apps with a new version. Please note that the issue does not effect users who are still running iOS 7. Tuesday & Thursday 2pm to 4pm Uniform Try-ons 2015 Appointments for Year 9 students going into Year 10 for 2015 will be on 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th January 2015 between 9am and 2pm. Please telephone the College to book an appointment. For Year 5 students going into Year 6 for 2015 please note that there is only a slight change to uniforms. The boys change to a formal zip up navy short (these are in cm for sizing ) and long navy socks. The girls can no longer wear the formal dress and need to add a tie to their blouse. You can pop in during normal opening hours to purchase these items, or order via www.flexischools.com.au. ANGELIQUE MURPHY - UNIFORM CONVENOR Email: [email protected]. For current Skoolbag customers your app will be upgraded to 2.6.0 version. You can expect the update will be ready for download within the next 2 - 4 weeks. If you have any more questions, please email [email protected] for more information. Student Services Now that winter has ended the lost property box is full of jackets and pullovers. All named articles have been returned but the box is still full! Please check that your student has taken their jacket/pullover home. DONNA YOUNG - BUSINESS MANAGER PARISH NEWS Our parish will conduct the annual World Mission Month appeal this weekend (October 18/19). The proliferation of appeals being conducted in parishes has created some confusion. The recent Archdiocesan Catholic Campaign raised money to support the ‘internal’ ministries of the Archdiocese. This current World Mission Month appeal asks you to be generous to support the global missionary work of the Church, in more than 160 countries, including Jamaica (the focus for this year’s appeal). Thanks for responding so generously, whenever and however you are asked. 6.00 – 9.00pm
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