The Week Ahead - Term 1, Week 10
Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April 2022
From the Head of College
It has been great to see so many families engaging in a range of activities and events across the College this past week. A highlight for me has been the Welcome Back Sausage Sizzle hosted by our Hume Street Campus for parents and caregivers. What a great way to go into the Toowoomba Show Holiday weekend. Concordia will be hosting an information booth at the show this weekend, so do drop in to say hello if you are visiting the show.
The Year 6 students need to be congratulated on how ably and comfortably they came together for their SMART Leadership Day last Monday – this bodes very well for 2023 when they will arrive as the new Year 7 students. Once again, our students stepped up and represented the College and their respective families with great confidence, respect and outstanding manners. This is a reputation which I keep hearing about from various visitors, my professional colleagues in town as well as from the new staff who come to Concordia. It takes a team effort to ensure that these expectations and interactions are how we go about learning and living at Concordia daily. Our strong pastoral care reputation and philosophy of every student being fully known and fully loved also to underpin how we meet and come together as a College. Thank you, students, parents and staff, for your support of, loyalty and commitment to Concordia.
From the College Pastor
Harmony Week
This week is Harmony Week, which is a celebration of Australia’s amazing cultural diversity. Sometimes we might be tempted to think that this exists only in the larger cities of our land, but that is not the case. When I came to serve in the little town of Bordertown in South Australia in 2009, I found that 23 languages were spoken in that village of some 2500 people. People from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures lived and worked together, shared the joys and challenges of the local community. While living in a multicultural society has its challenges at times as people do not always understand one another and bring different expectations, experiences and cultural norms with them, it also brings many blessings and opportunities and in my view Australia does it quite well.
Perhaps this reflects a little of God’s vision of Pentecost, where people from across the Roman empire heard the Good News proclaimed in their own heart languages (Acts 2), which led to the birth of the church. I have certainly experienced a connection and unity with people of different backgrounds, languages and nationalities through our shared faith. But God’s vision is universal as the book of Revelation (7:9) witnesses: After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.
Community News
Easter Chapel Services
Queensland Youth Week - Free Youth Programs
Queensland Youth Week (1–11 April 2022) is an annual celebration of young people aged 12–25 and everything they contribute to our community.
To celebrate the passion, energy and achievements of our young people, Toowoomba Regional Council is proud to be delivering a program of free activities across our Region. Click here to learn more.
There are Board Game sessions, photography workshops and sports/archery activites. See the gallery below for further details.
Emmanuel Lutheran Fellowship - Easter Services
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
JC Cross Country Program
Our Cross Country Carnival is on Friday 1 April.
- 5 - 9 year olds start at 9am at their Campus;
- 10 - 12 year olds start at 11am at SSC.
Please click here for the Program of Events.
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
From the Director of Campus
As the end of term draws near, I want to congratulate our students on their efforts in completing recent assessment tasks. The resilience shown by both our staff and students is commendable as we have made necessary adjustments to our teaching and learning plans. Thank you to all our parents for your communication with regards to absences and ensuring that disruptions to student learning are minimised. I hope the upcoming holiday period will prove to be a time of rejuvenation for all our families.
Year 10 into Year 11 2023 Subject Information Evening
On Monday we held the first of our events aimed at preparing our Year 10 students for the Senior phase of learning through a Year 10 into Year 11 subject information evening. I wish to thank Ms Wendy Bowen, our Heads of Department and other subject leaders for their organisation and availability on the evening. The pathway and academic requirements of the Senior years can be quite overwhelming due to the external policies and procedures that come into play. Our goal is to introduce students and families to these changes on a gradual basis throughout the year, enabling effective and informed decision making about subjects and other pathway choices.
Sport News
Year 9/10 Boys Friday Night Basketball
The Year 9/10 Boys Basketball team came away from the Friday Night Basketball competition as Division 2 Champions after taking care of Centenary Heights State High School in the final last Friday night.
The game started a little slow for the team in the first quarter, but it didn’t take too long for them to get the score board ticking over. Maintaining a full court man defense allowed the team to capitalise on Centenary’s mistakes and converting into points at the offensive end.
By the start of the fourth quarter, the boys had a considerable lead that they continued to build on. It was an all-round team effort by the boys, and they came away with the win 61-33.
A special mention must go to Khan for his 2 x 3 pointers that really put the result beyond doubt in the dying minutes.
Mr Darryl Allen
Sport Coordinator
Boarding
Boarding News
On Monday, a smoking ceremony was undertaken by local, Buddy Hippo from “Winangali Infusion”. Buddy invited all our student to come and take part. Many of our boarders became involved and Buddy spoke of the old, present and future for our students. This ceremony was moving and empowering to many. The coming together and acceptance of one’s own history is important too for us all to live in harmony and to lead with a good heart. Thank you to Mr Wally McIntosh for organising this.
Moving into our last week of the term students are under the pump finishing off assessments.
