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CABOOLTURENEWSLETTER 2 November 2018 Issue Number: 17, 2018

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Grace Lutheran College 129 Toohey St Caboolture QLD 4510 T: 07 5495 2444 enquiries_cc@glc.qld.edu.au gracecollege.com.au

GRACIOUSNESS

At this time of the year, no group is more aware of the significance

of the closing events of the year than the Year 12s. This awareness

naturally is due to the fact that the Year 12s are experiencing so many

activities and events on a daily or weekly basis which for them are ‘last

time events.’

On life’s journey, adults in particular are very aware of the importance

of establishing ‘good starts,’ this is particularly in the minds of parents

as they try to establish good foundations in all aspects of their children’s

lives in order to ‘set them up for a successful life.’

At this time of the year it is good finishes that are important, sometimes

critically so. It may be vital that a student in any Year level needs their

best results to lift their overall performance to a level that they feel

comfortable with. It may be that students feel that academically and

or in terms of school relationships they need to end the year well in

preparation for the Year ahead.

For all Year 12s across the College, finishing the year well in terms of

their relationships at Grace College is critical. It is important for Grace

graduates to finish graciously, for no graduating student ever knows

how and when in the future they might need to rely on the skills and

graciousness of their former classmates or teachers. Grace means

undeserved generosity, when we practice grace we honour and accept

others.

David Radke

Grace Lutheran College 129 Toohey St Caboolture QLD 4510 T: 07 5495 2444 enquiries_cc@glc.qld.edu.au gracecollege.com.au

PRINCIPAL

And may your hearts be fully committed to the LORD our God,

to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.

1 Kings 8:61

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SPECIAL MOMENTS

Life in modern day schools with young people full of life, energy

and enthusiasm, is often frenetic and incredibly fast paced.

At Grace Caboolture, we seem to be constantly celebrating,

acknowledging and recognising, as so many people are achieving

so many amazing things. And yet, in the midst of this abundant life

of growth and joy, chapels this week afforded a special occasion

for quiet and solemn reflection. Sensitively facilitated by Mrs

Felicia Neldner, students were given the opportunity to pause and

remember loved ones who have died in recent times and recognise

the loss that others in our community may have experienced.

Drawing a connection from All Saints Day, quite a number of

students seemed to find meaning in the simple act of lighting a

candle in remembrance and celebration. Mrs Neldner shared the

Christian message of hope and joy for those who put their trust

in Jesus, especially in the midst of some of the sadder and more

difficult parts of life.

FILM NIGHT

If it is energy, life and creativity we are looking for, then look no

further than last Friday night’s Film Night held at the Morayfield

Cinemas. On show for everyone to see and enjoy was some of the

finest evidence of Creative Thinking, Collaboration, and Teamwork

and ICT skills. I know most parents who attended Film Night will

share my ‘jaw dropping’ amazement, at the quality of work being

produced here at Grace under the outstanding direction of Mr

Shayne Grieve. I would like to pass on a sincere thank you to

the Grace Caboolture community for the brilliant way that you

have embraced this unique celebratory night of home grown

entertainment. “Well done to all!” I say.

LEAPING LEO THE LION

Great excitement unleashed itself on to the whole school assembly

this week, with the revealing of Grace Caboolture’s new mascot Leo

the Lion. Ask your students to describe the energy and hysteria as

Leo made his secret entrance on to the stage and into the life and

traditions of Grace Caboolture. Fun days ahead! A special thank

you, on behalf of the College, to our school captains Simaima

Gordon and Mallory Gardner, for the outstanding job they have

done all year in leading our school assemblies (last one this week).

Always fun, always inclusive, always positive and sensitive and such

a blessing to our community. Thank you both!

GRACE CELEBRATES

If you have never been to ‘Grace Celebrates’, come! If your student

is in the Middle School and you think the night is mainly a Year 12

graduation ceremony, come anyway. I can honestly say I have loved

every one of the ‘Grace Celebrates’ that I have attended and if you

want to be inspired by the positivity of young people and all that

they are achieving with their lives, then you will not be disappointed.

It truly is a blessed night! ‘Grace Celebrates’ will be held on Friday

2 November 2018 at Boondall Entertainment Centre. Doors open

from 6:00pm.

Mr Warren Irvine

HEAD OF CAMPUS

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DEPUTY HEAD OF CAMPUS

Term Four is moving at lightening pace, and there so many good

things happening at Grace College Caboolture Campus. We really

want to encourage you to come along to our Grace Celebrates

event this Friday night. It is a time to congratulate our Year 12

students and to celebrate the gifts and talents of our committed

students and staff.

The event is held at the Brisbane Entertainment centre, Boondall.

There is no cost, free parking and the students will be performing in

the courtyard and foyer of the venue from 4:30pm. The main event

will commence at 6:30pm. Food outlets will be open from 4:30pm.

Doors will open for Year 12 students at 5:00pm and 6:00pm for

general entry.

Due to the proximity of the venue from Caboolture Campus we

will be running a bus for students or families who are interested in

attending. The bus will leave Caboolture at 5:15pm and return at

approximately 10:00pm. If you would like to catch the bus, please

fill in the form that has been emailed to your family regarding

travel. For more details about this special evening, please refer to

the invitation or information letter regarding the bus.

The final day of 2019 for our students in Year 7-11 is Friday

30 November. This day will include a celebration in the form

of an awards service to acknowledge our students contribution

throughout the year and a final Chapel service. Awards and Chapel

service will begin in the afternoon and we would love parents and

families to come and celebrate with our students. More details

about the service times will be coming out next week.

Mr Jason Miles

Deputy Head of Campus

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FAITH & SERVICEAWARE DAY

On Friday 19 October we held an Aware Day, with some of our

amazing Year 9 students from Mrs Prinsloo’s Christian Studies class

organising stalls to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Students organised a Sausage Sizzle, Ice Cream stall and Lolly

Bag stall, raising awareness and funds for a variety of causes that

WWF support, such as the protection of endangered Orangutans,

protection of Borneo Gibbons, Plastic Pollution and more. Great

job students!

INDONESIA SERVICE-LEARNING TOUR 2019

We recently had the pleasure of announcing that in July 2019,

Grace College will be offering the opportunity for a team of

students and staff to visit Indonesia on a Service-Learning tour. This

tour will take place in various locations throughout North Sumatra

and would see the team from Grace College meet up with teams

from our two Indonesian partner schools; HKBP Sidikalang and

HKBP Lawe Sigalagala. This will not be a project-based trip (i.e.

building something), it will be a relationship-based trip with the

focus on building friendships, helping the Indonesians learn English

and mutual learning from one another’s culture, faith and way of

life. We especially hope to connect through playing games/sport

and making music. As well as camping with students and staff from

our partner schools, our team will get to visit an orphanage, a

school for the disabled and other ministries run by the HKBP church

in North Sumatra. We will visit the famous Lake Toba district for

some fun (tourist-style) too. Interested students should collect an

information booklet from the Ministry Office. Please note: There

will be a Parent Information Night for this tour on Mon Nov 5 at

6pm in the Rothwell Chapel. Please contact Kris Forman on kris_

forman@glc.qld.edu.au if you have any questions.

LYQ Summer Camps

The ever-popular LYQ Explode and LYQ Blast Summer holiday

camps are happening again in December 2018. Set at the

spectacular Luther Heights campsite, both camps promise an

epic week with options for surfing, wakeboarding, horse-riding,

canoeing, archery, rope swing, Blast Aqua park and more!!! If

you’re interested in fun, friends and faith then check out Explode

and Blast at https://lyq.org.au/camps-events/2018/explode.

Early birds prices close Nov 12. Subsidies are available.

STUDENT PRAYER GROUP

Every Friday at Morning Tea, students from all year levels meet

together in the Chapel for our Student Prayer Group, to pray for our

school, students and community. Last Friday, we met for the last time

with our Student Prayer Group Year 12 Leaders. We particularly

want to say a massive thankyou to Maureen Malesa, Ayo Bantale

and Miriam Kotzur, who have faithfully prepared and led this group

incredibly each week for the past two years. We are excited to see

Prayer Group continue to grow in the future, with some awesome

new student leaders stepping up.

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CONTACTSCABOOLTURE CAMPUS 129 Toohey Street Caboolture QLD 4510 PO Box 1424, Caboolture Q 4510 Telephone: 07 5495 2444 Facsimile: 07 5495 1779 Email: enquiries_cc@glc.qld.edu.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/GraceLuthCab/ROTHWELL CAMPUS 479-483 Anzac Avenue Rothwell Qld 4022 PO Box 3181 Clontarf DC 4019 Telephone: 07 3203 0066 Facsimile: 07 3897 2188 Email: grace@glc.qld.edu.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/GraceLuthgracecollege.com.auPRINCIPAL Mr David RadkeHEAD OF CAMPUS, ROTHWELL Mrs Cheryl Budd HEAD OF CAMPUS, CABOOLTURE Mr Warren Irvine HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL Mrs Kylie Duyzer ASSISTANT TO PRINCIPAL ADMIN Ms Naree Wittwer HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Mr Peter MilesDEPUTY HEAD OF CABOOLTURE CAMPUS Mr Jason Miles HEAD OF TEACHING AND LEARNING Ms Rita Hermus DEPUTY HEAD OF TEACHING & LEARNINGKate McKenzie MINISTRY TEAM COORDINATORKris Forman DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION ENTERPRISE & TECHNOLOGYPeter KellettBUSINESS MANAGER Mr Ray McKinnon STUDENT ABSENTEE LINE5428 9445 TUCKSHOP5428 9438

GRACE SWIMMING 3204 2725 (Rothwell)

P & F CHAIRPERSON - Caboolture Mrs Melissa Thiess pandfchair_caboolture@glc.qld.edu.au

P & F SECRETARY - Caboolture Mrs Michelle Bevanpandfsecretary_caboolture@glc.qld.edu.au COLLEGE COUNCIL MEMBERS Chair: Mr John Gerlach Vice Chair: Mr Gary Fulton Secretary: Dr Roger Hunter OAM Chair of Finance Mr Craig Klinge Other Members: Mrs Anne Maczkowiack, Pastor Mark Brinkmann, Mr Clint Lutter Mrs Katrina ValenciaPrincipal: Mr David Radke

SEASONS COME AND GO

I was excited to fly

to Darwin last weekend. It is not

a place that I ever thought

I would visit, but an opportunity

arose to accompany my

husband for the weekend

while he was working

up there. It certainly is a

town of contrasts with rich culture,

fascinating history and natural beauty.

Two ‘highly recommended’ Darwin experiences

were the viewing of the sunset at the Mindil

Beach Markets and the exhilaration of the

infamous Adelaide River Crocodile Jumping Tour - it was definitely an adrenaline

rush seeing wild crocs leaping and snapping at meat.

Darwin’s activities are dictated by the ‘wet season’ and I visited just before the rains

were due. The Mindil Beach Markets had finished a few days before I came and the

Croc Jumping Tour had one more weekend before the area would flood and the

tour closed for six months.

For me, this was a reminder that we all go through seasons in our lives. I am the

mother of a Year 12 student so I am very aware of bubbling emotions of sadness,

joy, relief and uncertainty as my near-adult son gets ready to walk out of the school

gates. You may have a middle- school child almost embarking on senior school

and so you know the hard work and extra effort involved to support them through

it.

The book of Ecclesiastes has ageless wisdom about dealing with the many seasons

of life. Chapter 3:1-8 emphasizes that there is a time for all things and that God

sees us through each phase of our life. The verse that many Year 12 parents may

be struggling with is verse 6 ‘a right time to hold on and another to let go.’ As

Grace Celebrates looms on Friday and the final fortnight fast approaches, it is our

time to ‘let go’ and allow our seniors to graduate and say goodbye.

Trusting God in each season is the key to having peace in our lives. ‘We should

make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it,

accepting what’s given and delighting in the work. It’s God’s gift! God deals out

joy in the present, the now.’ Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 MSG.

Just like trusting in the strength of the metal mesh on the side of the croc boat, we

need to place our faith in someone who has proven to be trustworthy and true to

His promises. In my experience, every time, I have found Jesus to be the solid rock

I stand on to weather the seasons of life. His love and faithfulness is definitely not a

load of crock.

Rosie Knijnenburg

GRACE ABOUNDS

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2019 BUS TIMETABLES AND APPLICATION FORM

The 2019 bus timetables are now

available on the Grace website

CLICK HERE

If your child is planning to catch one

of the Grace buses please complete an

application form here

2019 BUS APPLICATION by Friday 23 November.

MEDICATION COLLECTION FROM HEALTH CENTRE

Parents are reminded to ensure all

medications are collected from the

Health Centre at the end of the school

year. Any medications left after the end

of the school year will be disposed of

as per the school policy. Please remind

your students to collect their medication

at the end of their last school day. This

also includes epi-pens and diabetic kits

kept in the Health Centre.

VETFor all Vocational Pathway queries, please make an appointment to

see Mrs Barnes via Student Services. Some of the current available

pathways are as follows:

INTERESTED IN A CERTIFICATE III IN RETAIL?

A new School Based Traineeship opportunity is available for year

10 at City Beach. To apply, students will need to go to www.citybeach.com.au/careers and search for this position by

location or job number. Job Number: 497792 | Job Title: School

Based Trainee – Morayfield

PERHAPS A CERTIFICATE III IN BUSINESS IS MORE YOUR

STYLE?

Available in various outlets to suit your interest or future pathways,

these School Based Traineeships are available at Kallangur Post

Office; Chermside and North Lakes Best and Less; Kaisercraft at

Burpengary; local fast food outlets such as Subway, Pizza Capers

and Red Rooster. To apply, make an appointment and bring your

resume.

WANTING A CAREER IN CHILDCARE? START WITH A

CERTIFICATE III.

Starting from 2019 there are School Based Traineeships available

at Mango Hill, Morayfield, Banksia Beach and St Pauls. Bring your

resume and we can send in an expression of interest.

WANT TO TRAVEL AFTER SCHOOL? YOU CAN’T GO PAST

A CERTIFICATE III IN HOSPITALITY

To help you pick up part-time work wherever you go!

These School Based Traineeships are available locally and further

afield in coffee shops and fast food outlets. Bring your resume, a

preferred location and we will find something for you.

BUT…VET PATHWAYS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT

TRAINEESHIPS!

Perhaps you are looking to do a certificate at TAFE, or Skills Tech,

or with Qld School of Film and Television, or with Lightmare

Studios.

Applications are now open for the 2019 AllevE8 - Certificate II in

Health Support. This program is open to Year

11 and 12 students and provides formal

training in Term 1 and 2 and work experience

in Term 3 and 4. This will give the student 4

points with an optional 2 points if they

complete the Skills Portfolio and an

extra 6 days of work placement. If

interested, you need to see Mrs

Barnes NOW for the information

- this always fills fast.

If you want to add something

extra to your school

subjects, make an

appointment with

Mrs Barnes at

Student Services

to explore what

is available.

Make your

dreams a reality

- it might not happen

straight away - but it

will happen.

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SPEND YOUR GAP YEAR AS A VOLUNTEER

Volunteering is a great way to:

• Explore a range of jobs (gain work experience)

• Help you make new friends and contacts (expand your network)

• Improve your social, relationship and communication skills

• Increase your confidence and boost your self-esteem

• Keep you healthy - both physically and mentally

• Add to your resume

• Help you learn new skills

• Connect with your community

• Develop effective team skills

• Gain a sense of well-being and fulfilment.

Read the myfuture article “Volunteering” to understand the full

range of benefits you receive through volunteering. For volunteering

ideas you can explore the following websites:

• Volunteering Queensland

• Go Volunteer

• Seek Volunteer

CAREERS

• Good Universities Guide

• Volunteer with the Red Cross

UNDER THE RADAR – A COMPETITION FOR YOUNG

FILMMAKERS

Under the Radar is a competition dedicated to showcasing the work

of young filmmakers at an internationally recognised film festival.

The competition is run in its own category (‘Youth Short Film

Competition’) within the St Kilda Film Festival that will be held in

May 2019. Applications for submissions into the 2019 festival will

open in November 2018. Visit the website for more details and to

keep up with updates.

For more information on the New Work Order reports and for

many more similar snippets see the complete Careers Newsletter at

Grace Careers.

Regards from the Careers Team, Suzanne Wright, Sharyn

O’Connor, Monique Atwell and Lesley Barnard.

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BOOKLIST 2019 INFORMATIONDuring Term 4 your child will receive a letter confirming their subjects for 2018 during Homeclass with Booklist Requirements for each year level being emailed to parents. Booklist requirements will also be uploaded to the Grace College website in Term 4.

For new textbooks and stationery, please order online with MK Educational Supplies at www.mkes.com.au using the Rothwell Campus ordering code GLCR19 or Caboolture Campus ordering code GLCC19.

Book packs will be shipped via Australia Post for delivery between 7-18 January 2019. To ensure on time delivery, order online by the due date Monday 3 December 2018. Late orders may not arrive in time for the start of the school year.

If you are placing orders for more than one student from a family with the same delivery address, make a note in the comments section of your online order and MK will endeavour to dispatch them together to save you delivery charges. (NB this is only possible if the total order is still within Australia Post parcel weight guidelines.)

Alternatively, second hand textbooks/uniforms may be purchased via The Grace Shop on their annual P & F Sale Day, Saturday 1 December. More detailed information will be available closer to the sale day.

Second hand supplies are also available from the Sustainable Schools website www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au

Should you have questions about your order or delivery dates in January, please contact Grace Lutheran College Reception on 3203 0066.

Mrs K McKenzieActing Head of Teaching and Learning

YEAR 12 EOY TIMELINE

DAY/DATE DETAILS OF ACTIVITY

FRIDAY 2

NOVEMBER

SENIORS DAY

-Off Campus activity

-Casual clothing/ sun safe + water gear

-Breakfast and Bli Bli water park

-Leave campus 8am and return 12:15pm

-No cost unless buying drink at venue

-Students are able to go home at

12:30pm

GRACE CELEBRATES

-Students to be at Boondall by 5:00pm

-Rehearsal at 5:15pm

-Full formal uniform - adherence to ALL

presentation guidelines including uniform,

hair, jewellery, make-up

WEDNESDAY 14

NOVEMBER

PRE + FORMAL

-Student free day

-Pre-formal on campus at 4:00pm

-Leave for formal venue at 5:45pm

-Formal at Room 360, QUT Garden’s

Point at 6:45pm

-Return to campus at 12:30am

THURSDAY 15

NOVEMBER

LEAVING A LEGACY DAY

Theme day (non-uniform to Grace

guidelines please)

Start 9:00am

Holy Communion - Legacy activities &

farewell chapel rehearsal

All food provided

Leave campus by 1:30pm

FRIDAY 16

NOVEMBER

LAST DAY

-Graduation photos with family from

8:00am

-Final home class 8:40am

-Awards ceremony 8:55am

-Morning tea provided 9:35am

-Farewell Chapel 9:55am

-Release 10:30am

-Leave campus by 11:15am

A Year 12 Newsletter with specific details regarding Senior’s

Day, Grace Celebrates and Formal, will be emailed to parents/

guardians of Year 12 students. Please, if you have any queries,

do not hesitate to contact me on 5495 2444 or

email: judith_barnes@glc.qld.edu.au

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Grace Lutheran College Caboolture

CAR BOOT SALEWHEN: Saturday 1 December 2018

TIME: 7:00am to 10:30am

This is a wonderful opportunity to purchase uniforms and stationary for next year. It gives you a chance to save money, meet other Grace families and support our community. We would love to see you there.

We will accept consignment stock of some uniform items up until 16/11/18 (label and leave at main reception)

CASH ONLY - please have smaller notes as change may not be available.

SORRY - NO EFTPOS AVAILABLE

• Bring your old uniforms and text books and sell from your car.

• Remember to bring your book list for purchasing text books

• The 2nd Hand Uniform Shop will have all available stock for purchase.

• We will accept consignment stock of some uniform items up until 16 November 2018 (label and leave at main reception)

• No text books will be sold on consignment by the uniform shop.

CONTACT: COLLEEN (0419 711 916) or NATALIE (0403 042 253) for more info or pop into the uniform shop any Friday morning between 8:00am and 8:45am.

Click here for more details http://www.glc.qld.edu.au/caboolture-campus/car-boot-sale-caboolture

Where: Chaplains Office

When: Friday 8:00am - 8:45am

What: A wide selection of uniforms including; Day & Formal, Jumpers,

Blazers, Athletics and Performing Arts Uniforms.

Also NEW Sport and boy’s day sock - $12

We welcome enquiries regarding stock.

Colleen: 0419 711 916 Natalie: 0403 042 253

•Uniforms accepted on consignment

•Uniform donations welcome

•All profits go back to P&F to support the children

CASH ONLY

GRACE CABOOLTURE P&F

2ND HAND

UNIFORM SHOP

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Film Night 2018 Another year, another Film Night, and what a

spectacular and cinematic evening it was!

In front of a raucous crowd of students, staff, family and friends,

Grace Caboolture’s supremely talented filmmakers once again

put on a show. The night began with a vibrant and colourful red

carpet that featured an assortment of film and television characters

including The Wiggles, Eleven, Daredevil, Jawas, Brooklyn Nine

Nine, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Pokemon, Thor, Poison Ivy, Spider-

Man, Inside Out, Rocky and much much more.

When the lights went down, the crowd was treated to a rich

assortment of genres films, commercials, music videos, surrealist

artworks and short films.

A huge congratulations must be made to Year 12 student Rebecca

Bennett who took home the coveted Best Picture of 2018 award

for her hilarious ode to the comedy stylings of Monty Python, “Sir

Montague and the Princess Camellia”. Here is the complete list of

winners:

BEST YEAR 8/9 TELEVISION COMMERCIAL

“Aspire” by Morgan Adamski, Meghann Carnie and Chloe Norton

BEST YEAR 10 MUSIC VIDEO

“When We Were Young” by Emily Ward

BEST YEAR 11 SHORT FILM

“2070” by Jadon Patterson

Best Year 12 Genre Film

“The Girl that Cheated Death” by Archie Whiting

BEST YEAR 12 SURREALISM FILM

“The Mill” by Archie Whiting Best Director - “The Girl that Cheated

Death” by Archie Whiting

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Life of Man” by Sebastian Binkert

BEST LIGHTING

“The Gallery of Consciousness” by Kayley Beaman Best Production

Design - “The Girl that Cheated Death” by Archie Whiting

BEST SOUND DESIGN

“2070” by Jadon Patterson

BEST EDITING

“Belle” by Rylee Martinsen

BEST SCRIPT

“Sir Montague and the Princess Camellia” by Rebecca Bennett and

“I’ll Be Right There” by Rylee Martinsen

FILM NIGHT BEST ACTOR

James Bennett “Sir Montague and the Princess Camellia”

BEST ACTRESS

Simaima Gordon and Madeleine Schultz by “The Girl that Cheated

Death”

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Lindsey Bower

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EXCITING CHANGES AHEAD FOR SPORT AT GRACE CABOOLTURE IN 2019Sport is big part of our culture at Grace Lutheran College Caboolture due to the physical, social and emotional health benefits it provides. We encourage all of our students to engage in a range of learning and development opportunities, which cater for different interests, physical ability, age and gender of our students. These opportunities are divided into three bands – Competitive Co-Curricular Sport, Recreation Sport (non-competitive/fun activities), and as of 2019, the new GLC Sporting Excellence Program. This will include the GLC Sporting GOALS program and the Futsal Playing Excellence program.

GLC SPORTING EXCELLENCE PROGRAMIn 2019, we will launch a multi-sport excellence program, GLC Sporting GOALS. This program has been specifically designed to suit the needs of high performing students in any sport through a holistic approach to athlete development.

GLC Sporting GOALS is a timetabled class that will occur once a week, which offers quality mentoring and guidance throughout their sporting journey, all while working towards their sporting and academic goals.

APPLY NOW: Applications for the 2019 GLC Sporting GOALS program at our Caboolture Campus are now open. To apply, please download the GLC Sporting GOALS Application Form. Applications close on Friday 7 December. CLICK HERE

The Futsal Playing Excellence Program is open for boys and girls, from Years 7-12. It will be an ongoing skills and development program that will offer students the opportunity to work with highly experienced coaches and take part in regular fixtures throughout the year. Students can apply to be a part of this exciting new program at the beginning of Term 1, 2019.

INTER-HOUSE TRIATHLONOur annual inter-house triathlons for Senior School and Middle School students was held last Wednesday and Thursday in some pretty sweltering conditions. While many of the students kept hydrated throughout the day, it was clear that students had to dig deep to complete in the carnival. I was impressed by the grit shown by all of our competitors throughout the two days of the event and there were some remarkable performances.

I have to say that I was more impressed (and pleased) by the way in which students stood up for one another throughout the event. Whether it was helping out with slipped chains or offering water in cups to passing runners, there were just so many wonderful examples of servant leadership on show. One particular student offered his bike up to another competitor, whose bike had broke, just so the other student could continue in the race. He then fixed his bike while the other student lapped him and then swapped back over. Grace at work!

There did have to be a winner for the event and a big congratulations goes to Orion for taking out the trophy this year. There was not a lot of difference between nominations for teams this year and it came down to performances in a few age groups.

Points TallyOrion: 212 Antares: 179 Phoenix: 168 Pegasus: 127

Age Champions Yr 7 Boys Francesco Stellato Yr 7 Girls Yr 8 Boys Daniel Berry Yr 8 Girls Paige Rubie Yr 9 Boys Jonah Gordon Yr 9 Girls Morgan Adamski Yr 10 Boys Joshua Harrison Yr 10 Girls Lucilla Osswald Yr 11 Boys Joel Noyes Yr 11 Girls Yr 12 Boys Jack Spry Yr 12 Girls Simaima Gordon Champion Teams Yr 7 T7PH1, Ciara Mentiplay, Lochie Mentiplay and Amber Vivian Yr 8 T8O1, Lachlan Schultz and William Spry Yr 9 T9P2, Josh Gowans, Jonathan Boyle, Brandon Crannis Yr 10 T10P1 Brendan Duong, Riley McIntyre and Che Campbell Murphy Yr 11 T11O1 Jadon Patterson, Rory Krohn and Nina Van Breeman Yr 12 T12A1 Hudson Fairweather, Ben Cook, Alasdair Cameron CO-CURRICULAR SPORTS UPDATEU15 Queensland All Schools Basketball: The carnival has finally arrived and the boys will be playing this Thursday through to Sunday at various venues south of Brisbane. They have been training hard and we wish them all the best! Emails with bus schedules and game times have been emailed to students and parents. Please contact Mr Cameron West-McInnes at cameron_west-mcinnes@glc.qld.edu.au if there are any concerns

SPORTS AWARDS NIGHTThe big night of sporting celebration approaches! We are still chasing some RSVP slips from students so please make sure they come back to Student Services as soon as possible.

It will be a fantastic night where we can celebrate not only student achievement in sport, but also the dynamic community we have at Grace Caboolture. If your students was not an invited athlete, but would like to come and support other students, we would love to have them along and just ask that you let Student Services know that the student and potentially accompanying parents will be attending.

SPORT

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SECURE YOUR CHILD’SPLACE AT GRACE

Rothwell CampusAnzac Avenue

Rothwell

07 3203 0066

grace@glc.qld.edu.au

Caboolture Campus129 Toohey Street

Caboolture

07 5495 2444

enquiries_cc@glc.qld edu.au

With the 2019 school year fast approaching, our

class lists and interviews are now being finalised.

There’s no better time than right now to secure

your child’s future with us.

Grace Lutheran College is a co-educational

Christian secondary school in the Moreton Bay

Region, where your child is nurtured to discover

their gifts and talents through Grit, Growth &

Grace.

This is backed by more than 50 curricular and

100 co-curricular educational options, including

targeted literacy and numeracy development,

a comprehensive Vocational Education Training

program, specialist learning support, and our

range of academic, sporting, service and arts

enrichment programs.

We work in partnership with parents to encourage

your child to uncover who they are and to strive for

excellence and effort in all they do.

Express your interest or book in a personal tour at

either our Rothwell or Caboolture Campus today

and secure your child’s place at Grace:

gracecollege.com.au/placeatgrace

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NEWSLETTER 17, 2018

Key features include:

• New and redeveloped Queensland Curriculum

Assessment Authority (QCAA) senior syllabuses,

• External assessment in most senior subjects,

• New quality assurance processes to strengthen quality

and comparability of school-based assessment,

• Changes to Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)

eligibility requirements, and

• Introduction of Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

replacing the current Overall Position (OP) for university

study edibility through the Queensland Tertiary

Admissions Centre (QTAC).

QUEENSLAND CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (QCE)

The QCE is Queensland’s senior secondary schooling

qualification. It is internationally recognised and provides

evidence of senior schooling achievements. To achieve their

QCE, students must complete a set amount of learning, at

a set standard, in a set pattern, while meeting literacy and

numeracy requirements.

The flexibility of the new QCE system means that students

can choose what path of study best matches their learning

and career goals. The College will assist students to develop

their individual plan and a QCAA learning account will be

opened. This learning account will be used to track their

progress towards achieving a QCE during their senior phase

of study.

Learning accounts are accessed at www.studentconnect.

qcaa.qld.edu.au and students will use a Learning Unique

Identifier (LUI) and password to track their QCE progress.

Students undertaking a Vocational Qualification will also

need to apply for a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to keep

track of all vocational training at https://www.usi.gov.au/

students/create-your-usi

More information on the QCE is available on the QCAA

website. https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/newsnr-

assessment-te. Grace College also provides extensive

support to students as they plan and complete their senior

study.

SUBJECT STRUCTURE AND EXAMINATIONS

All senior subjects are split into 4 units of work. The

assessments completed in Units 1 and 2 are formative and

are designed to prepare students for Units 3 and 4.

In Units 3 and 4 students will complete three summative

internal (school-based) assessment items. These items are

endorsed (approved) by the QCAA before they are handed

out and are marked using Instrument Specific Marking

Guides to ensure quality and consistency of judgements.

By the end of Term 3 of Year 12, students will know their

marks for 75% of a given subject, except in Mathematics and

Science subjects, where they will know 50% of their mark,

leaving the external exams to determine the remainder of a

student’s subject marks.

The end of Term 3 and beginning of Term 4 will be used

to revise and prepare students for subject specific external

exams, which are written and marked externally by the

QCAA, but facilitated at the College.

New Queensland Senior Schooling System

A new senior assessment and tertiary entrance systems are being introduced in Queensland for students entering Year 11 in 2019.

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The QCAA will determine the external exam schedule so

that all students in the State studying a particular subject will

complete their external exam for that subject on the same day.

SUBJECT TYPES IN YEARS 11-12

All students must study an English and a Mathematics subject

as part of their Core subject choices. There is a choice of

General and Applied subjects in each area to allow for

different levels of ability. The new system also allows for

Elective subjects, which consist of General subjects, Applied

subjects, VET Certificate Courses and possibly a University

subject.

A General subject is a course of study based on a syllabus

that has been issued by the QCAA and involves an external

exam written and marked by the QCAA. Internal assessment

of student achievement will also be heavily moderated by

the QCAA. Results from General subjects will count in the

calculation of a student’s final school-based mark, as well as

their ATAR.

An Applied subject is a course of study based on a syllabus

that has been issued by the QCAA but does not have an

external exam. These subjects will be suitable particularly for

students who may be exploring pathways after high school that

do not involve University study. Results from Applied subjects

can count in the calculation of the ATAR.

A student can do a combination of General and Applied

subjects, but it is important to be aware that an ‘A’ grade is an

Applied subject will not be worth as much as an ‘A’ grade in

a General subject. This should be taken into consideration if

students are planning on applying for competitive courses at

University where a high ATAR is necessary.

AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK (ATAR)

QTAC will be responsible for calculating student ATARs,

which will be replacing the OP system for entry into university

study. This includes the weighting of all General and Applied

subjects. This information is not made available to schools

until after the cohort has finished Year 12 and the ATAR scores

have been calculated.

QTAC will calculate ATARs based on either: (1) A student’s

best five General subject results, or (2) A student’s best results

in a combination of four General subjects and one Applied

learning subject. Eligible Applied learning subjects are a

QCAA Applied subject, or Certificate III, or Certificate IV, or

Diploma, or Advanced diploma. If a student is eligible for an

ATAR in both categories, QTAC will use their highest ATAR.

In the new system of tertiary entrance, eligibility for an ATAR

will require satisfactory completion of a QCAA English subject.

This means, students are required to attain a result that is

equivalent to a Pass or ‘C’ in one of four subjects - English,

Essential English, Literature, English and Literature Extension.

While students must meet this standard to be eligible to

receive an ATAR, it won’t be mandatory for a student’s English

result to be included in the calculation of their ATAR.

More information is available at https://www.qtac.edu.au/

atar-my-path/atar

SENIOR LEARNING PATHWAYS

In Year 11 and 12, students will have two broad pathways

available to them:

(1) University Entry Pathway: Students who wish to study at

University to acquire degree level qualifications are advised

to select subjects that make them eligible for an ATAR at the

end of Year 12. The recommended study plan would be a

minimum of five General subjects, with the sixth subject being

either a General subject, an Applied subject, or a Certificate

Course.

(2) Work Readiness and Further Training Pathway: Students

who are seeking to move to work or an apprenticeship

and further training (through TAFE or other providers) after

senior school, are advised to select subjects and courses

with embedded skills to prepare for this pathway. The

recommended study plan would be any combination of

Applied, Certificate and General subjects to the equivalent of

six subjects. The pathway may also include a School Based

Apprenticeship or Traineeship.

In either pathway, students are required to study Religion and

Ethics, an English and Mathematics subject, along with four

other subjects according to one of the above patterns of study.

Grace College is well prepared for these changes moving

into 2019 and provides extensive support to students when

deciding on what path of study will best match their learning

and career goals.

MORE INFORMATION

Please contact Head of Teaching and Learning, Rita Hermus

on (07) 3203 066 or email Rita_Hermus@glc.qld.edu.au

More detailed information is also available on the QTAC

website https://www.qtac.edu.au/atar-my-path/atar or by

emailing atar@qtac.edu.au.