The Week Ahead - Term 3, Week 7
Monday 26 August to Friday 30 August 2019
From the Head of College
The coming week sees our newly expanded Makerspace Day Camp launched for 2019. Students in Years 5 and 6 from Concordia and other schools across Toowoomba will gather at Hume Street Campus on Wednesday 11 September for this innovative event. It is exciting to see the program that has been developed by the Junior College staff; and in particular, Ms Fiona Stone – 3D printing, robotics and design will be the order of the day.
Towards the end of the week, we will celebrating Father's Day in the Junior College. I look forward to meeting parents generally and fathers more particularly at these functions.
From the College Pastor
Community News
Track and Field
QCIS Track and Field
Our Junior College students have been very busy representing Concordia over a host of Track and Field carnivals during the past few weeks. This is the culmination of our extensive Track and Field programs and involvement which started back in mid Term 1.
Last Monday, over 30 of our athletes jumped on the bus at 5am in very chilly conditions to travel to Brisbane to compete alongside our Senior College students in the annual Queensland Combined Independent Schools Track & Field Carnival which was held at the University of Queensland Athletics venue.
2019 Calendar Updates
The following event dates are now available or have been amended:
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Every Family – Triple P Parenting Programs
Click on the flyers below for further information about upcoming Triple P Parenting Programs.
JC WSC Year 5 & HSC Year 5/6 Brisbane Space Excursion
The WSC Year 5 and the HSC Year 5/6 class Brisbane Space Excursion will take place on Tuesday 3 September 2019. All parents have been emailed the relevant information regarding this trip. If you have not received this email, please contact your child’s teacher. All permission forms are due back by Monday 26 August 2019.
JC Year 6 Canberra Trip
Preparations for the Year 6 students from WSC and HSC to participate in the 2019 Canberra Trip are well and truly underway. Over the next few weeks students from both campuses will meet to discuss aspects of the trip as well as share their learning.
Students, teachers and attending parents are eagerly awaiting a variety of educational programs and tours which focus on Australia’s history and democratic processes, as well as visiting the Snowy Mountains and enjoying the snow.
The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians having the opportunity to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizen Education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding for each student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs.
Mr Paul Baker & Mrs Allison Busiko
Year 6 Teachers
Author Visit
Mrs Irena Kobald was our Author Visit this year. Irena (who is also our German teacher this year), was born in Austria, has a Master’s degree in Russian and had picked up English while living in various overseas countries by the time she came to Australia at the age of 26. She has worked in a wide range of remote schools in the Northern Territory, taught German in Queensland schools and English as a second language to both adults and children.
Irena has authored two published books. Her first book My Two Blankets was her book that she shared with the students and it includes the themes of friendship, family, feelings, cultural diversity, integration and social issues - to name a few.
My Two Blankets was the 2015 Australian Book Council Picture Book of the Year. Its was shortlisted for the 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Award, received a ‘starred’ review for the Kirkus Prize (U.S.) and was reviewed in the New York Times Book Reviews (23/08/2015).
Irena has given over 250 presentations with My Two Blankets in nine countries and in three languages. My Two Blankets has been translated into 18 different languages as well as being printed in Braille.
The students were fascinated to hear from Irena. The older students heard the original story and learned about the journey that an author goes through to have their book published.
Thank you, Irena, for being such an inspiration to our students.
Makerspace Day Camp
Year 4 Amaroo Environmental Education Centre Excursion
New Parent Lounge permission response
All Year 4 parents have been emailed relevant information regarding this excursion to be held on Thursday 12 September 2019.
Please refer to this email for directions on how to provide your permission for this excursion via Parent Lounge. Permissions are due by Tuesday 27 August 2019.
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
Our Friends from Argentina are returning to Concordia
In 2018, we were fortunate to have a group of students and staff members from St Matthew’s College in Buenos Aires in Argentina join us for a day of sporting competition during their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
We are delighted to advise that St Matthew’s College will be joining us again this term with a new group of 74 students and 9 staff members arriving on Thursday 5 September and departing on Saturday 7 September. This year we are able to accommodate the visitors in our boarding houses for their two night stay so we will not require billets.
Sign Up for Rugby 7s!
QAMT Years 7 and 8 Maths Quiz
Last Tuesday evening we competed in the QAMT Years 7 and 8 Maths Quiz Regional Finals for the Darling Downs. There were 12 teams competing from the region, eight of which were from Toowoomba. Our team improved their score every round and even improved on their scores from round 1.
After the final round, the team managed to come fourth, but placed in overall sixth position as there were teams tied in second and third place. Their scores were only 0.5 behind the teams in shared third place. Congratulations Charlie Pietsch, Morgan Meadows and Brady Cullinan, you made us proud!
Ms Karin McKenzie
HOD - Mathematics