The Week Ahead - Term 3, Week 9
Monday 16 September to Friday 13 September 2019
From the Head of College
There is little doubt that the end of school term is upon us! The Warwick Street Campus Disco, Grandparents' Day at the Hume Street Campus along with the wonderfully titled ‘Festival of Learning’ have all occurred, and we have hosted our visiting sister school from Argentina. The two weeks ahead are equally as frenetic, with the completion of academic work in the classroom being the main focus.
This week will also see the return of our annual ‘Makerspace Day Camp’ to be held at Hume Street Campus on Wednesday 11 September. It is always an engaging experience for our Junior College students and for the primary aged students from across the region. Many thanks must go to Mrs Fiona Stone and her team in anticipation of an exciting learning program for all involved.
From the College Pastor
Community News
Bible Scene Art Competition
Gumbi Gumbi Gardens Invitation
The University of Southern Queensland invites you to visit the USQ Gumbi Gumbi Gardens, as a part of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. The Gumbi Gumbi Gardens will host activities during the Carnival from Sunday 22 to Wednesday 25 September 2019.
The Gumbi Gumbi Gardens were established through a partnership between the community and the University, as a place for learning and sharing of ideas. The Gardens form part of the University’s commitment to developing a better understanding of local Indigenous heritage, and acknowledging the culture and contribution they have continued to make to their region. We invite you to visit and explore as we share our knowledge and understanding of our local indigenous history.
For more information, visit the USQ website or contact USQ directly.
2019 Calendar Updates
The following event dates are now available or have been amended:
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Year 5 Space Excursion
Take a look below at some reflections from the Years 5 and 5/6 Science Excursion to Brisbane. It was a great day to explore the visiting NASA exhibition at the Queensland Museum followed by a show at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. For our students to see instruments from space craft and artefacts that have been into space was a great way to enhance our learning in our current science unit.
Makerspace Day Camp
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
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
Information Evening Invitation
Boarding
Boarding News
Hello to all, but a special hello to all the Dads, in the celebration of Fathers' Day this past weekend.
My father grew up in a difficult time of history, enduring the Depression and the Second World War. He worked two jobs to give his family, including me, the best he could provide. One of the luxuries he gave his children was Years 11 and 12 at boarding school. This was an opportunity he never had, and he made it a reality for his children (I think my mother would have liked us at home though). I was not so happy about going to boarding school, interfering with my life as a beach lover!
Looking back, I believe it was a life-defining event. Besides achieving a better academic performance (than I would have sitting on the beach – no laptops then), I learnt important life skills. Some of these were:
- A greater ability to adapt to challenges
- Being able to ‘get on’ with different types of people
- An understanding and appreciation of people of different cultures
And my fellow boarders became life long friends!
So when it came time to leave school and home, to head to the big smoke, I had life skills and study skills that many of the people beside me had to learn. This is the extra value gained as a boarder. Thanks, Dad!
To finish, I must do a dad joke for Fathers' Day, and this is relevant to my father (who worked at a butchery) and my mother (whose name was Patricia) :
Q - “How does a butcher introduce his wife?”
A - “Meet patty.”
Have a great week!
Mr Ross McKeown
Boys Boarding Houseparent