The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 7
Monday 18 November to Friday 22 November 2019
From the Head of College
We have just spent a very memorable week saying farewell to our Year 12 cohort - the Class of 2019. It was delightful to see these young students finish their schooling at 鶹ý in such fine fashion.
The farewells, final Chapel service, Valedictory Parade and Dinner were meaningful and uplifting affairs – congratulations to our students, parents and staff for all that you have contributed to the Concordia community over many years.
Our prayers and best wishes are with these students as they join together for the Valedictory Service tonight (Friday evening, 15 November) and depart to enjoy a well-earned break prior to the issuing of results in December.
From the College Pastor
Community News
鶹ý Christmas Carols
You are invited to attend our College Carols by Candlelight on Sunday 24 November held at Hume Street Campus. We ask that students come wearing their Christmas clothes or Christmas coloured clothes. We will have candles on sale on the night for $2.50.
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Inter-House Swimming Carnival and Program
The Inter-House Swimming Carnival will be held on Tuesday 19 November at the Concordia Aquatic Centre.
- Students are asked to arrive by 8.30am.
- The pool car park will be closed on the day so parking is available on the CSI Oval which is accessed by the Stephen Street entrance.
- Students will need to be walked up to the sign in desk by parents. Please sign students in and out as they arrive or leave the swimming carnival.
It is estimated that the carnival will conclude at 2.45pm. There will be a bus coming back to HSC for children who are booked into OSHC and those participating in the Cricket after school program if it has been previously organised.
A copy of the program is for your information.
Outside School Hours Care
Hume Street Campus
A Note from Pastor Mark
Dear Parents/Guardians
It is hard to believe that in two weeks’ time it will be the last day of the school year! We wish our Year 6 students all the best as they successfully complete their primary school years and prepare for Middle College.
This coming week we will hold our Junior College Inter-House Swimming Carnival. Please remember that on Tuesday 19 November, all students from Years 3–6 (and those in Year 2 who nominated to participate) are to be dropped off at the Concordia Aquatic Centre (the drop off point will be between the Concordia Gym and the Aquatic Centre). Students are to be dropped off between 8am-8.30am. There will be car parking available at the Stephen Street entrance on the oval as the Aquatic Centre car park will be closed. Students can then be collected from the Aquatic Centre at 2.45pm. I look forward to seeing each student cheer on their House Team (GO KESSLER!). Due to the Swimming Carnival, we will not be holding an Assembly next week.
Next Friday we look forward to welcoming to Hume Street Campus all our wonderful volunteers who give of their time and talents to make our Campus such a great place for our students to learn and grow. My thanks to our P&F and to all our volunteers who kindly give of themselves throughout the year. We are blessed by the work you do.
Volunteers are invited to attend Chapel next Friday at 10.15am and then enjoy morning tea with the students at 10.45am.
Blessings for the week ahead.
Pastor Mark Blackwell
Acting Director of Campus
Christmas Dress Up Day – Wednesday 27 November
On Wednesday 27 November, students are invited to come dressed in their Christmas clothes or the colours of Christmas.
Assembly Week 7 - Cancelled
Please note that there will not be an Assembly on Tuesday 19 November as most of the staff and students will be at the JC Inter-House Swimming Carnival.
HSC P&F Committee Request for Volunteers - Swimming Carnival Meal Deal
Our HSC P&F Committee are seeking help in organising and handing out the Subway meal deal at the JC Inter-House Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 19 November. You would be needed from about 12 noon. If you can help please submit your by Friday 15 November.
HSC 2020 Booklists
Our 2020 booklists are available for online ordering. Our HSC P&F will receive a 10% rebate for all orders placed online before the cut-off date of Tuesday 19 November. Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. Please see the booklist for delivery options.
*Please note that the booklists on the Browns website are the correct version. When ordering please use the online version.
Staff from Browns Office Choice will be in the HSC Resource Centre on Thursday 21 November from 8am to 9.30am with orders that were selected to be delivered to HSC.
Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. The Book Lists' link is also available in .
Brown’s Office Choice -
Years 1 to 3 Touch Football Sporting Schools Program
This term we are running a four week Touch Football sporting schools program during our first break. This program is only open to our students from Years 1 to 3. An email has been sent out to parents with further details. Students who are wanting to participate in this program can meet Mr Darryl Fry on the Resource Centre verandah.
Tuesday 10.45am-11.30am - last session Tuesday 26 November
Years 5 & 6 Friday Inter-School Sport Girls AFL Team
As part of the Sporting Schools Program, we are offering an AFL program to the Years 5 & 6 girls that currently play AFL for Friday Inter-School Sport. This session will run for four weeks. The girls will meet on the Resource Centre verandah. An email has been sent home to the parents of these students with further information included.
Monday 10.45am-11.30am - last session Monday 18 November.
Tuckshop and Meal Deal Dates for Term 4
Tuckshop will be closed for the rest of the term, however, we will be organising meal deals for these weeks. Details are below. Please look out for envelopes coming home with your child/ren.
- Thursday 28 November - Pizza Meal Deal on Friday 29 November - 2nd Break 12.45pm
Years 2-6 Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons for Years 2-6 students began in Week 4 Monday 28 October, at the Concordia Aquatic Centre, operated by TJ’s Swim as part of our Physical Education Program.
They will need to bring to school with them:
- Togs
- Goggles
- Towel
- House swimming cap (can be purchased via the uniform shop)
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
Volunteers' Thank You Service and Morning Tea
You Have Been Spotted Sporting the Concordia Spirit
Here is your chance to get a free coffee voucher from Wayne’s Encouraging Cup. Just be spotted in our car park sporting the Concordia Car Sticker and you could be the week’s winner. If you have been spotted, please see Carolyn or Delmae in Reception and they will give you a free voucher. If you need a sticker, let Reception know and they will get one to you. 301XFE, you are this week's winner!
Forms to Complete - HSC
HSC Week 7 Events
to view HSC Events for Week 7.
Warwick Street Campus
$1.00 Ice Block Day – Thursday 21 November
Year 6 students will be selling ice blocks at lunch time in The Shed on Thursday for $1.00 each as a P&F fundraiser.
Volunteers' Thank You Breakfast
All volunteers are invited to a ‘Thank You’ Breakfast on Friday 22 November at 8am in the Resource Centre.
WSC Musical Details - Friday 22 November
On Friday 22 November, all students from Prep to Year 6 will be involved in the Christmas Musical. Please note the following details:
- Students will need to arrive at 6.30pm and meet in their classrooms.
- The doors to The Shed will open at 6.45pm for families.
- The Musical will commence at 7pm sharp.
Please note that reserved seating will be available for the Year 6 parents and guests at the front.
Don’t forget to bring your costumes on Monday 18 November and Thursday 21 November for the dress rehearsals.
Costumes for WSC Musical
Parents, please find below a list of costume requirements for our Christmas Musical, ‘A Midwife Crisis’. Some items of your child’s costume will be provided. Please contact your teacher if you have any difficulties finding the items below:
Christmas Dress up Day – Wednesday 27 November
To celebrate the end of the school year and the upcoming festive season, all students are invited to wear their Christmas clothes or the colours of Christmas next Wednesday 27 November.
We look forward to seeing everyone in their best festive clothes!!
Tuckshop & Meal Deal Dates for Term 4
Tuckshop will be closed on the following date:
- Wednesday 27 November
We will be having a Meal Deal on the following date (orders have now closed):
- Wednesday 27 November – WSC Meal Deal
Years 5 & 6 Friday Inter-School Sport AFL Girls Team
As part of the Sporting Schools Program, we are offering an AFL program to the Years 5 & 6 girls who currently play AFL for their Friday Inter-School Sports. This session will run for four weeks starting in Week 4. An email has been sent to the parents of these students with further details.
Wednesdays 12.45pm to 1.30pm – last session, 20 November
Years 1 to 3 - Term 4 Sporting Schools Touch Football Program
This term we are running a four week Touch Football Sporting Schools Program during our lunch time. This program is only open to our students from Year 1 to Year 3. An email has been sent to these parents with further details. Students who are wanting to participate in this program can meet Mr Darryl Fry on the day.
Wednesdays 12.45pm to 1.30pm – last session, 20 November
WSC 2020 Booklists
Our 2020 booklists are available for online ordering. Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. The Book Lists' link is also available in .
Brown’s Office Choice -
Forms to Complete - WSC
Stephen Street Campus
Student Council - Green Wall Installation
This week we saw another addition to the Student Council quad improvement project with the instalment of the vertical garden ‘green wall’. There are many advantages to having a green wall in a space: the aesthetic appeal inarguably being one of them. After countless hours of work by Grounds Staff Mr Barrie Knott and Mr Chris Medill, that we are most grateful for, together with some assistance from Year 12 students, the green wall sits proudly on the wall of B Block overlooking the quad. A beautiful addition to what is becoming a much-loved area of the College for students to enjoy both in breaks and even migrating during class for some learning outdoors.
Thanks to the students of Stephen Street Campus for your ongoing support of Student Council events and the Student Council executive of 2019 for making these things possible.
Tyla Parker
Media Master, Student Council
Re-live the Magic!
Earlier this week, the moment that all musical students have been waiting finally arrived – the unveiling of the Bugsy Malone photo board! After combing through hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds!) of amazing photos from Bugsy, we finally managed to whittle it down to 46 of the photos we think truly represents what a fantastic production was Bugsy Malone.
We extend an invitation to all staff, parents and CLC students to visit the Arts Foyer in M Block over the next couple of weeks and have a look at the photo board, which now holds pride of place outside the Arts Staffroom. It is such a stunning reminder of how incredible our students are here at 鶹ý. Thank you all once again for all the hard work you put into Bugsy Malone to make it such a great success. Thank you also to Ms Judy Burgis and Mrs Annette Andrews for taking such beautiful photos, making it so hard for us to decide which ones to use!
Mrs Jo-Ann Tessmer
Teacher Aide (The Arts)
Year 9 students - 2020 Student-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Student-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships that are commenced from Year 10 can contribute to the Queensland Certificate of Education. If your child is considering taking a vocational pathway in their Senior studies, please note that the application process takes a job interview approach. Any vacancies that the College is made aware of, are advertised in the . Mrs Jo-Ann Tessmer will send all Year 9 students and families the current newsletter next week.
If you would like to speak further about the Student-Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship process, please contact the College to make an appointment with Mrs Jo-Ann Tessmer or myself.
Mrs Leah Bowes
Senior College Careers Adviser
The Year 9 Rite Journey Coming Home celebration
Over 150 students, parents and staff, attended the Coming Home celebration on Tuesday 5 November at SSC. The purpose of the evening was to mark the conclusion of the Year 9 Rite Journey program and to celebrate the transition of the 36 young people into the Senior College.
The evening began with a community barbecue and then those attending gathered in the Chapel for a time of devotion and reflection on the year. Students were given the opportunity to share their experiences of the year-long program and many were able to articulate what they had learned about themselves and others and how they had grown as individuals. Many of these reflections included insights into the impact of the Googa Outdoor Education Experience from which they had recently returned. The evening was made even more special by the attendance of ten Googa staff.
Both Mrs Karen Rohde and I, as Year 9 Rite Journey teachers, have appreciated the positive manner in which our classes have approached the year and their willingness to embrace the challenges of the program. We are both very proud of them all and wish them the best for the future.
Mr Stephen Miegel
Rite Journey Coordinator
2020 Book Lists
Book Lists for 2020 are now available for online ordering through . The link is also available in .
Sport News
Volleyball
On Tuesday 5 November, the Girls Volleyball Team competed in the grand final playing for the gold medal! From winning gold last season and being moved up a division, the girls have achieved so much to have made it to this season’s final. This season was particularly hard for the girls as they haven’t had a full side all season with boarders away, state championships and Googa affecting the students' attendance.
The girls had to play Harristown SHS in the finals. Our girls played a strong game but unfortunately came out second best. The girls fought hard, losing the first set but winning the second taking it to a three-set decider, and while close, they did not grasp the gold.
The girls should be extremely proud of their efforts, they have overcome a lot of challenges to get there as well as developed many new skills and perfecting the fundamentals.
Miss Taylor Jannusch
Volleyball Coach