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Congratulations on Awards

We welcomed parents, guardians and some grandparents today as we congratulated students receiving Principal’s Awards. Awards were made for Academic Merit for students who achieved all ‘A’ levels or ‘A’ levels with only 1 ‘B’ level. Awards were also made for Excellence in Academic Effort and Conduct for students who achieved all ‘A’ levels for Effort or ‘A’ levels with only 1 ‘B’ level.

Perhaps a move to firmer expectations was reflected in the number of Merit Awards and Excellence in Effort and Conduct Awards. Greater weight has been given to higher order thinking, complex reasoning and problem solving. Further, the introduction of a five point scale for Effort has made attaining an ‘A’ level for Effort just that much harder. Students must work consistently well with a high quality effort to achieve highly on NAPLAN, the QCS Test and in their Senior subjects. The Principal’s Awards aim to promote the high quality effort that is necessary for Academic Achievement.

NEWSLETTER

261 - 283 Reedy Creek Road, Burleigh Waters Queensland 4220Phone 07 5586 1000 Fax 07 5576 2511 Website www.marymount.qld.edu.au Email info@marymount.qld.edu.au

DEUS MEUS ET OMNIA

TERM 2 WEEK 02Friday 22 April 2016CALENDAR DATES

Monday 25 April

Anzac Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 27 April

Year 9 Media Excursion (The Arts Centre Gold Coast)

Senior Debating Round 2 6:00pm

Year 7 Camp (Mapleton) 27-29/4

Year 11 Marine Studies Camp (South Stadbroke) 27-29/4

Year 12 Agricultural Science Camp 27-29/4

Thursday 28 April

AGCC Sport # 6

Friday 29 April

Starbound Entertainers Festival Senior Extension Dance

Monday 2 May

Labour Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 3 May

Year 11 Biology Excursion

Year 9 & 10 Drama Excursion (Playhouse Theatre QPAC, Brisbane) 3;30pm-9:30pm

Wednesday 4 May

Year 11 Biology Excursion (Numinbah Valley)

6:00pm Debating Catch Up

6:00pm Timor Parent Information Evening (Theatrette)

Thursday 5 May

Year 10 Gold Coast Careers Expo (Royal Pines Resort)

AGCC Sport #7

Year 11 Hospitality High Tea Preparation per 1 - 4

Year 8 History Night of Living History Meeting period 1

Friday 6 May

12:30pm Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (Hospitality Dining Room)

Marymount College Cross Country Carnival

P&F Meetings Term 2

Tuesday 10 May & Tuesday 14 JuneMeetings commence at 6:00pm in the College

Meeting RoomAll Parents are encouraged to attend

101ST ANNIVERSARY ANZAC DAY

Monday 25 April 2016

Burleigh Heads Commemoration Services

Conducted By Rsl (Qld Branch) Burleigh Heads Sub-Branch Inc

Community Dawn Service:

War Memorial Park Burleigh Heads Cenotaph

Connor Street & Gold Coast Highway

Parade 4:15am

Service To Commence 4:28am (Sharp)

Main Community Service:

Parade: 9:15am Cnr West & James St Burleigh

March Off: 9:30am down To

War Memorial Park Burleigh Heads Cenotaph

Corner Gold Coast Highway & Connor Street

Commemoration Service To Commence Approximately 10:00am

For Further Information Contact Anzac Service Organizer Mr Chris Keating, OAM, C Dec

Phone Mobile 0407 761 663

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PrinciPal2016

Newsletter

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NewsletterArchive

Contents

Principal 2

Senior Curriculum 2

St Francis Prayer 3

Religious Education 3

ICT News 4

Host Families Required 5

Senior Secondary News 6

Year 12 Update 6

Calling all young Mathematicians!! 7

History news 7

Year 8 - Night of Living History 7

Business Week 8

Careers Centre 10

Sports Report 11

Newsletter Supporters 14

Tuckshop Helpers Needed

We urgently need extra helpers over the serving times of 10:30am-1:30pm.

If you are able to volunteer one day per month or term, please call Tuckshop Convenor 55861 177 or email info@marymount.qld.edu.au

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

Holistic Catholic Education

While we are increasing our expectations of learners, we are also mindful of parent feedback that regards Marymount as the best school on the Gold Coast. The Principal’s Awards point to our academic priority. Our other priorities include developing music, dance, performing art, visual art, athletic and sporting abilities. Together, with our academic expectations, the demands we place on students across these other areas produces achievement and quality effort.

The experience of the endeavour across all areas and of our challenge and encouragement along the way, develops caring and cooperation, confidence and courage, responsibility and respect, honesty and faithfulness, purpose and pride, doing your best and excellence, determination and will power, trustworthiness and friendliness. Some students struggle with this and we look to parents, guardians and

grandparents to support as we endeavour to help these young people.

The Peace Prayer we say summarises these virtues and values as love, forgiveness (pardon), faith, hope and joy, to console, to understand, to love and to give. It challenges us to Catholic pastoral care and respect for each other that is the glue that binds our community and that shapes the character of our graduates.

ANZAC DAY

Our students will commemorate ANZAC day and remember those who served Australia in war, who gave their lives, who were injured and whose families suffered. There will be activity at the College and students will attend the Dawn Service (4:15am) and the ANZAC Parade (9:15am) in Burleigh Heads.

Chris NoonanPrincipal

Parent Teacher Interviews

The Parent/Teacher interviews are a significant part of the process in assisting all students achieve their best. We are grateful for how many parents and carers made the effort to attend these this week and continue in the partnership we have between school and home.

Principal’s Awards

There are the very many deserving students who were acknowledged at the Principal's Awards this Friday. Congratulations to those awardees. My thanks to our Curriculum Captains, Abby and Norbert, who were the masters of Ceremony for the event.

Subject Changes

As we are in the middle of the semester, it is not possible to alter subject choices. All Senior subjects are offered for a full semester, and

completion of the full course is required in order to apply semester's credit.

Year 12 QCS Preparation

The Year 12 QCS program continues in earnest each Thursday and attendance is essential. Students are learning the test skills associated with the variety of test instruments used in the tests so as to increase their performance chances, regardless of the unit topic they will face on the day. Our approach to whole school pedagogy is focusing on the skills of writing, including punctuation and grammar. These are essential elements of good writing in the QCS test alone and all students, not just those in the junior school will benefit from the approach under review by our teaching staff

Peter ShawAssistant Principal Senior Curriculum

SENIoR CuRRICuLuM

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religious education

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

Year 9 Mass

All students of Year 9 attended their Year Mass for 2016 on Thursday morning. This was an intimate celebration for the group and their reverence and participation was commendable.

We look forward to next year’s Mass being celebrated in the new Mary the Mother of Mercy Church up the hill! Thank you to Father Stephen Camiolo for presiding at the Mass.

Rosies Friends on the Street

Three Year 12 students were “on the street’ on Tuesday evening with Rosies. We are always particularly proud of our long standing association with Rosies and of our students who do this.

Year 11 Mass

The Year 11s will have their Mass on Thursday, 12 May and preparation has already begun. As Year 11 students of Religion and Ethics are currently studying a unit on Spirituality, which includes ritual, an opportunity is presented to study the Mass as a ritual. Part of their assessment task will relate directly to this.

ANZAC

The College will celebrate ANZAC on Tuesday 26 April commencing at 9:30am in the P&F Courtyard. A number of students who are in the Cadets have been very passionately rehearsing their drills in anticipation of Tuesday’s service. We wish them well over the weekend knowing how busy they will be.

One of our boys has the honour of lowering and raising the flags at the Currumbin Dawn Service which will be broadcast internationally.

Dolores MaitlandAssistant Principal Religious Education

Thank you to Father Stephen Camiolo for presiding at the Mass

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

ST FRANCIS PEACE PRAYER

Date: Friday 6 May

Time: 12:30pm

Cost: $15.00 per person

Location:

Hospitality Dining Room

RSVP: By Sunday 1 May

info@marymount.qld.edu.au or 55861 000

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ict news

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

on the second day back at school after a much needed break we jumped straight into robot programing with Damien Kee, who works with students and teachers from around the world, bringing the effective use of technology to the classroom.

With the help of Damien, we constructed robots out of Lego using the Lego Mindstorm product. We used computers with the Mindstorm programming software on them, to program the robots to do everything or anything we wanted them to do. The lesson went on for the whole day and involved programming the robots to defeat obstacles and challenges set by Damien. My favourite challenge was when we had to over come an obstacle course; now the robots don’t just go own their own, so we had to set instructions for the robots to follow. We were also able to turn our group’s robot into a self aware “pet” with sensors to detect where objects were and move away from them!

It was such a fun day and I would do it again for sure. It is a subject I am really fond of and I can’t wait for the robot dance completion at the end of this term! Thanks so much Damien for the day!

Kasey HattonYear 9 reporter and participant

Students constructed robots out of Lego using the Lego Mindstorm product

YEAR 9 RoboT WoRKSHoP

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Host Families required

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

This is a worthwhile opportunity for your family to learn about Japanese culture, while sharing with your Japanese student the lifestyle of an Australian family.

• Families are asked to provide all meals and a friendly home for their student

• They will travel to and from school each day the same way as arranged for your own children (please provide transportation fee)

• Payment of $400 to host families will be paid to assist with some of the expenses involved when hosting your student

• If you are hosting another Japanese student during Yuhigaoka High School’s stay, please refrain from becoming a host family for Yuhigaoka High School students.

Yes, I would like to host a Japanese student, but…

Will the student speak any English?

Yes. However, as their English skills may be limited, we would ask that you speak clearly and slowly (but not in a patronising way) when communicating with them.

Will I have to cook Japanese food for the student?

No. Your Japanese student is here to experience an Australian lifestyle. This includes spending mealtimes with your family, and eating what you and your family normally eat.

Is it oK if the parent/s work fulltime?

Yes. During these times (e.g. after school), your Japanese student can spend time with your own children. Families who live near each other are encouraged to share transport, or other activities outside of school.

Do we need blue Cards?

Yes. If your family hosts an overseas student for 10 or more days, it is necessary for all family members over the age of 18 to have a current Blue Card. Please contact the school office to obtain blue card application form.

If you would like to host a Japanese student this year, please contact:

Kanae Aki Languages Coordinator kaki@marymount.qld.edu.au to obtain a Host Family Application Form or access on Parent Portal via this link

Please contact Yoko if you need information about this program.

Yoko Sugimoto ISS – Study Tour Organiser 3870-9114 / operations@griffithiss.com.au

This is a worthwhile opportunity for your family to learn about Japanese culture

Host Families are required for students of Yuhigaoka Gakuen High School from osaka, JAPAN attending Marymount College from 7 August – 19 August 2016

bCE Connect Mobile App

BCE Connect, our mobile app for all BCE Schools, is a great way to have information at your fingertips.

Use the app to keep up to date with coming events, schedules, forms, communication sent home, and announcements.

You can download the app from:

Google Play Store

Apple Store - iphone

1. Search for BCE Connect. Search for Marymount College

2. Use either Name search, or Map to find Marymount College

3. Tap the ribbon with the star to make it your favourite.

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senior secondary news

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

Principal’s Awards

A return from the Easter break sees our seniors enter another big term. The Parent Teacher interviews, held on Monday, were a chance to review the students’ results, but more importantly their work ethic.

The support of parents and caregivers is crucial throughout a student’s senior year and the attendance of so many parents at these important interviews was very much appreciated.

On Friday at the Principal’s Awards, we congratulated and rewarded those students who exhibited exemplary effort and conduct throughout Term 1. Special awards were also presented to Abigail Joseph, Tom Morey and Joel Marriott for Academic Merit. To maintain such a high standard of academic performance in their final year is a testament to these students’ commitment and dedication to their studies and they should feel as proud of themselves as we are of them.

Final Terms of Schooling

The challenge for all of the seniors is to determine what their priorities are. Recognising that they have two and a half terms left before they graduate should motivate them to direct as much of their energy as possible into their studies in order to give themselves the best chance of success. Time management remains a crucial factor in academic success and the support of parents and caregivers is vital to this. Again, continued support for your student is appreciated.

College Ambassadors

Our seniors remain ambassadors for the College and as such, they need to ensure their conduct, attendance and appearance is of the highest quality. Students must continue to wear the uniform correctly and with pride. They should also minimise the time they are absent from school and be committed to catching up on missed work if their absence is unavoidable.

College Leaders

Our leaders continue to fulfil their roles with impressive enthusiasm and commitment. Discussions held at their fortnightly meetings revolve around ideas designed to improve the life of the College and they remain excited to have a positive impact on the College as a whole.

Peer Support

Next week sees a number of Year 12 students, including our leaders, providing assistance and support to our Year 7 students by joining them on their Camp. The opportunity to spend time with our junior students and form a relationship with them is extremely valuable to the overall culture of the College. It is hard to say whether the Year 12s or the Year 7s are more excited about the time they will spend together but no doubt the photos that will appear in the Newsletter will tell the story.

Year 12 Formal

Whilst this term is the longest of the year, for Year 12 students it will culminate with their Formal at The Marriott. This exciting event requires plenty of preparation and organisation and details will be outlined in the Newsletter throughout the term. Invitations will be sent out to the students in coming weeks. At this stage it is important to know that the arrival time on the night for the students is strictly between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. As students organise their own transport to the Formal they need to bear this in mind.

As always, if there are any queries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with either Mr Carroll or Mrs Scott.

Matt Carroll and Irene Scott Heads of Year 12

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History news

Click Here - for information on East Timor Immersion

YEAR 8 - NIGHT oF LIVING HISToRY

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

At the beginning of Term 2, your Year 8 son or daughter was issued a Humanities research assignment, which will be the basis of a written assignment and prepare them for the Night of Living History. You will receive an email about this night this week.

The Night of Living History will be held on Monday 30 May at the College from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Students arrive at 6:45pm.

This night is an important part of the Year 8 students’ academic year. It requires a lot of preparation and organisation. The presentation

will make up part of the History assessment grade for Semester One. It is a compulsory night for students and we welcome all family and friends to come along to enjoy the night, so please put this date in your diary.

Each week, there will be an updated newsletter item, advising what each student should be doing for homework to help keep the Year 8s on track in preparation for the big night and for the assignment for Humanities.

Cheryl FraserHead of Social Science Department

The Night of Living History will be held on Monday 30 May at the College from 7:00pm-8:30pm

Last lesson of:

Week 1 Research assignment issued. Topic selected and defined.

Week 2Focus questions written and completed for homework.

Selection of sources

Week 3-4 Research in class and for homework. Note-taking in booklet.

Week 5Students taught how to write paragraphs and a bibliography.

Paragraphs written for homework. Teacher conferencing.

Week 6 Editing skills taught. Final draft of paragraphs.

Week 7ALL DUE (research booklet, notes, paragraphs, bibliography). Write 6 NOLH questions for display written in class. Continue for homework.

Week 8Monday 30 May - Night of Living History

(students arrive 6:45pm for 7:00pm start)

CALLING ALL YouNG MATHEMATICIANS!!• Are you good at Maths?

• Do you want to challenge yourself?

• Do you want to extend your problem solving skills?

• Do you want to compete against other budding Mathematicians on the Gold Coast and Australia?

Next term, we will be launching a new club for Year 7 & 8 Mathematics students. The aim of the club is to challenge members to extend their mathematical problem-solving skills and prepare them to compete in local and Australia-wide Mathematics competitions. The club has the goals of fostering individual growth, mathematical mastery, and teamwork.

While our primary focus is mathematics, our aim in the future is to incorporate other activities that fall under the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) banner.

Students have been asked to register their interest with Mr Spilsted, Mrs Dixon or their Mathematics teacher. Teachers have also been asked to nominate students in their Years 7 & 8 classes who they feel would benefit from being part of the club.

Invitations to the club will be given out early next term.

Have a great Easter Holiday and stay tuned for more information.

Stephen SpilstedMathematics Coordinator

Gabbie DixonMathematics Teacher

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Business week

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

Year 10 business classes were engaged in the competitive activity of a business Week during the last week of term one.

During this week, students are placed into teams. Each team was responsible for choosing their product and company name and then preparing all the entries for the competition. Each group is mentored by one of the teaching staff. The entries the teams were judged on were:

• Best teamwork• Best CEO• Best logo and slogan (branding)• Best Venture pitch• Best Website• Best Infomercial (commercial)• Best Business Proposal (Plan)• Best Trade display (judges’ choice)• Best Trade display (people’s choice)• Overall best team

The students quickly became very engaged in their competition and learned many new skills. The buzz from each of the groups was gratifying. This practical activity provides the students with a greater understanding of business as they make all the management decisions necessary for the successful operation of their business.

Congratulations to the successful teams and team members listed on the following page.

A big thank you to all the students who were so enthusiastic and actively participated in their teams competition entries. You are a credit to the school and to your parents.

Thank you also to the judges of the competition entries:

branding Mr Steve O’Keefe, Head of Visual Arts Marymount CollegeWebsite Mrs Katrina Nicholson, Head of ICT Marymount CollegeInfomercial Mrs Lorena Vine, Head of Media Marymount CollegeVenture Pitch Mr Nathan Archer, Business Lecturer Griffith University

Mr Graham Baird, Harmony TimbersMr Tim Wrathall, Business student at Bond University

Trade Display Mr Peter Carroll, Assistant Head of Year 7

A huge thank you from the students and I to all the staff mentors.

Colleen OrganHead of business

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Business week

Have you accessed the Parent Portal? Update your details, view student absences, timetables, and reports.

Winning Company Team Member Position Award Category

Free Breeze Joli-Belle Cooke CEO Branding

Trash Tech Riz Hindley CEO Venture Pitch

Trash Tech Bella Aalberts Venture Pitch

Ashley Francis Emanager Website

Joel Foy Emanager Website

Free Breeze Alexxia Tassopoulos Media Manager Commercial

Foodture Tech Jenna Penfold Business Plan Manager Business Proposal

Foodture Tech Sophie Bourke Asst Business Plan Manager Business Proposal

IBC Monitor Feviana Pereira da Costa CEO Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Nate Rached Business Plan Manager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Jacob lenihan Asst Business Plan Manager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Brigette Slattery EManager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Jyvahn Limmong Asst EManager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Paris Halford Marketing Manager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Logan Rosenbaun Asst Marketing Manager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Sophie Hutchins Media Manager Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

IBC Monitor Jack Duncan Team Associate Trade Displays (Judges Choice)

In The Air Isabella Morey CEO Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Brendan Tait Business Plan Manager Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Mathew Trewin Emanager Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Kyla Clausell Marketing Manager Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Summer Cullen Media Manager Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Zara Glifos Team associate Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Ashleigh Loader Team associate Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Aiden Rogers Team associate Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

In The Air Felicity Sykes Team associate Trade Displays (Peoples Choice)

Foodture Tech Lauren Pearce CEO Teamwork

Foodture Tech Jenna Penfold Business Plan Manager Teamwork

Foodture Tech Sophie Bourke Asst Business Plan Manager Teamwork

Foodture Tech Brok Twigg Emanager Teamwork

Foodture Tech Lenesha Faamausili Marketing Manager Teamwork

Foodture Tech Liam Allen Media Manager Teamwork

Foodture Tech Aaron Barea Team associate Teamwork

Foodture Tech Bradley Cinelli Team associate Teamwork

Foodture Tech Isabella Davies Team associate Teamwork

Foodture Tech Brodie Hennessey Team associate Teamwork

In The Air Isabella Morey CEO Best CEO

In The Air Isabella Morey CEO Overall Winning Team

In The Air Brendan Tait Business Plan Manager Overall Winning Team

In The Air Mathew Trewin Emanager Overall Winning Team

In The Air Kyla Clausell Marketing Manager Overall Winning Team

In The Air Summer Cullen Media Manager Overall Winning Team

In The Air Zara Glifos Team associate Overall Winning Team

In The Air Ashleigh Loader Team associate Overall Winning Team

In The Air Aiden Rogers Team associate Overall Winning Team

In The Air Felicity Sykes Team associate Overall Winning Team

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careers centre

Visit Marymount College Careers Centre online

Year 10 Career Development Program (CDP)

Over the last two weeks in Pastoral Care groups all Year 10 students have embarked on their Career Development Program.

Parents are encouraged to look through and discuss the content students have been working through on their laptops.

This program will not only assist students in choosing their senior subjects during Term III but will also open their eyes to the world of possibilities surrounding their future career paths.

Students have been asked to register on the SkillsRoad website from where students and parents can gather plenty of up to date career information.

Students have also been invited to download the MyMail and CareerMe apps onto their mobile phones.

Any parents who have queries about our CDP are welcome to contact Mr Hamilton to discuss.

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK

A reminder that all outstanding Year 10 Work Experience paperwork is now urgently required! Should you be experiencing difficulty, please contact Ms Petrina James at pjames@marymount.qld.edu.au or phone 55861073.

BOND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE DAYS

A reminder about the upcoming Experience Days! Places will fill quickly, so if you would like to experience what it is going to be like studying at University, be sure to register ASAP to avoid missing out!

Health and Sport Sciences Thursday 28 April Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/47602/health-sport-sciences-experience-day

Business and Commerce Wednesday 11 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46362/business-and-commerce-experience-day

International Relations Thursday 12 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46340/international-relations-experience-day

Hotel and Tourism Management Thursday 12 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46371/hotel-and-tourism-management-experience-day

Actuarial Science Thursday 12 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46370/actuarial-science-experience-day

Biomedical Science and Medicine Saturday 21 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/47601/biomedical-science-medicine-experience-day

Law Saturday 21 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/47612/law-experience-day

Comm, Film & Interactive Media Thursday 26 May Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46334/communications-film-and-digital-media-experience-day

Architecture Wednesday 15 June Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46339/architectgure-experience -day

Psychology Thursday 16 June Register: https://bond.edu.au/event/46337/psychology-experience-day

Enviro, Planning & Urban Design Wednesday 22 June Register: https://bond.edu.au/evemt/46341/environments-planning-and-urban-design-experience-day

Business Ideas Camp Friday, 5th August Register: https://bond.edu.au/ideas-camp

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND - CAREERS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD

Students from Years 11 and 12 are invited to experience UQ’s annual Careers that Shape the World event being held on Tuesday, 12 July at the St Lucia Campus. This free event is a great way for Year 11 and 12 students to discover a range of career and study opportunities. Expressions of Interest are currently being taken by the Marymount Careers Centre and transport options will be offered based on the number of students interested. Please register in person or email: llutze@marymount.qld.edu.au.

TAFE QUEENSLAND – BACHELOR OF DENTAL PROSTHETICS INFORMATION EVENING

As the only Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics degree in Australia that has been accredited by the Australian Dental Council, this course offers a variety of fantastic career opportunities in the oral healthcare sector. To find out more, come along to the Information Evening held on Wednesday, 4th May (6pm-7.30pm) at the South Bank Campus (A3003, A Block). For further details and to register visit: http://study.tafe-qld.net/c0200MvG0C2E010ZB0yqm00.

SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIP CURRENT VACANCY LIST

Certificate III Hospitality• MOS Burger Australia – Australia

Fair Shopping Centre, Surfers Paradise and Pacific Fair

• Gloria Jean’s Coffees – Surfers Paradise

• Zarraffa’s Coffee – Hope Island, Runaway Bay, Worongary, Surfers Paradise, Carrara

• Diva Tea & Coffee House – Main Beach

• Cherry Red – Burleigh Heads• Subway – Burleigh Heads,

Robina, Runaway Bay, Coomera, Palm Beach, Oxenford, Helensvale, Southport, Arundel

• Wood Box Café – West Burleigh• Noodle Box – Robina Town

Centre• Julius Meinl Coffee – Main

Beach• Taylors Bakery – Nerang• Beach Café Fortytwo 20 –

Burleigh Heads• Good Bean Café – Southport• Don Miguel’s – Southport• Toscanis Café Bar and

Restaurant – Robina• Shingle Inn – Elanora• Uncles Takeaways – Worongary• Nandos – Mermaid Waters• Hangi Pit – Oxenford• Noodle Box – Robina• Michels Patisserie – Southport,

Pacific Fair• Urban Monkey Café - BundallCertificate III business (Retail)• Foodworks – Burleigh Heads• Zarraffas – Burleigh• Pizza Hut – Helensvale• Subway – Robina• Baskin Robins – Mermaid Beach• Endota Spa – Broadbeach• Doodlebugs Children’s Play

Centre – Miami• Lucky Dragon Newsagency –

Southport• Pizza Capers – Nerang• Angus & Coote – RobinaCertificate III business (Admin)• Carpet Court Flooring Centre –

Burleigh Heads• Illusions Magic Show – Matt

Hollywood – Sanctuary Cove• Gold Coast Adventures – Main

Beach• Clear Accounting Solutions –

Ashmore• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary –

Currumbin• Access Air Conditioning –

Carrara• Gold Coast Show – Bundall• Fighting Fit Physiotherapy -

NerangCertificate III Commercial Cookery• Finders Keepers Bar – Burleigh• Toscanis Café Bar and

Restaurant – Robina• Royal Thai Hut – Pacific PinesCertificate ICT• Hirum Software Solutions –

Arundel• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary• Business Greenhouse - Carrara• Certificate II Warehousing

Operations• Reece Plumbing - Nerang

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Student Achievement

South Coast Touch Football Team:

Congratulations to Year 11 students, Terri-Anne Egan and Casey Roberts, and Year 12 student, Paije Hockings, on their selection in the South Coast Region Touch Football Team. The girls will now compete at the 18 Years Girls Queensland School Sport Touch Football Championships from 2nd – 5th June in Toowoomba. Best of luck to you and your team at the state championships girls.

College Cross Country – Date Change

This year’s College cross country will now be held on Friday 13 May here on campus.

Distances are as follows:

Division Distance12 and13 year boys and girls 3km14, 15, 16 year girls and open girls 4km14 and 15 year boys 4km16 year boys and open boys 6km

Nominations will take place during House Meetings in Week 5. More details about the event and a program will follow in the coming weeks.

oceanic District and South Coast Region Sports Trials

The following Oceanic District sports trials will be held in the coming weeks:

• 12 Yrs Boys and Girls Tennis Trials Tuesday 3 May at GCA Tennis, Burleigh Waters

• 12 Yrs Girls Touch Football Wednesday 4 May

Primary and Secondary South Coast Region Golf Trials – Monday 16 May at Palmer Gold Coast Golf Club. (Participation at this event will be confirmed after a successful application form has been submitted prior to the event).

Students wishing to participate in these trials must visit the sports office to register and collect the relevant newsletters and South Coast School Sport permission booklets.

Cherie AndersenHead of Sport

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College Procedure for Early Departure

1. Bring a note signed by your parent/guardian

2. Have your note signed by PC teacher AND Year Coordinator

3. Present note to class teacher at the time you need to be released from class

4. Come to SAO, give note to SAO staff

5. Sign out on computer using your ID card

Please Note: We cannot let students go home with someone who is NOT their parent or guardian UNLESS there is a note from parent giving permission for this.

Terri-Anne Egan Casey Roberts Paije Hockings

Parent Portal

If you are the Main Contact for your son/daughter, it is important that you access the Parent Portal.

The Parent Portal enables easy access to information about happenings in the school, forms that need to be returned, names and contact details for staff, policy information and much more.

There’s also a special section to allow you to check the details we have recorded in our enrolment system about your children, and if necessary advise us of any changes.

You can also check on information about your child is attendance, teachers, timetable, NAPLAN performance and academic reports.

The initial login requires you to verify your identity and setup a password. Full instructions have been included in all term one newsletters. Access Parent Portal from the Quicklinks Section of the College website

Please contact the College if you have any difficulty accessing the Portal.

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