The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 4
Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 2019
From the Head of College
World Teachers' Day is held internationally on 5 October. As the day usually falls during Australian school holidays, Queensland celebrates on the last Friday of October each year – Friday 25 October 2019. While the day may have come and gone by the time you read this newsletter, it is important that we all recognise the teachers that work diligently across our College.
From the College Pastor
All Saints
Every year on 1 November, the Christian church commemorates ‘All Saints.’ This day is where we remember all those children of God who have died in the past 12 months. We remember their faith in Jesus, we give thanks for their life and the blessings they brought, and we also remember something else. On this day we also remember their eternal life in Jesus.
Community News
Concordia Lutheran College Carols by Candlelight - Sunday 24 November
2019 Sports Awards Breakfast
The annual Sports Awards Breakfast will be taking place on Friday 8 November in the Concordia Function Centre at Stephen Street Campus. All members of the College community are invited to attend this very special event to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our students in sport during 2019. Please find attached an invitation with further details of this event.
Parents of students who have been nominated for a major award or who are receiving a Full Blue or Special Achievement award have been notified.
To book your seats at the event, please complete the online booking form: BOOK TICKETS
If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact us at sports@concordia.qld.edu.au.
2019 Presentation Evening
Concordia's 2019 Presentation Evening will formally recognise the efforts and achievements of our students in Years 7 to 12 at the Empire Theatre on Monday 11 November. All members of the College community are warmly invited to attend this significant event on the College calendar. Students are required to wear their formal uniform for the event.
While the focus of the evening is our Middle and Senior College students, families in the Junior College are very welcome to attend this event. Highlights of the evening will include performances by the Concert Band, Big Band and College Choir, Dance performance and Year in Review video.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Mrs Bianca Coleborn
Director of Marketing & Enrolments
Orders now open for Christmas Fundraising Drive
Orders are now open for our Term 4 fundraiser with Homestyle Bake. There is a range of delicious Christmas treats available to order through this fundraising drive.
You can collect your order form from any campus Reception or click here to download the order form and brochure. Order forms and payment can be make to Reception at each campus. Payments can be made by cash or card.
Orders are due by Friday 8 November and can be collected on Wednesday 20 November.
Mrs Suzette Vermeulen
SSC P&F Secretary
Mango Fundraiser
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Year 3 Sea World Excursion
On Friday 1 November, the JC Year 3 students will be participating in an educational Sea World excursion. All students are asked to arrive at the Hume Street Campus by 6.30am and will return to the Hume Street Campus at approximately 5pm. If you haven't already done so, please log in to Parent Lounge to submit your permission which was due back on Thursday 24 October.
Nominations due for Junior College Inter-House Swimming Carnival
The swimming nomination forms which were sent home with students for the forthcoming Junior College (9-12 years) Inter-House Swimming Carnival were due back on Friday 25 October.
Could you please confirm with your child if their form has been completed and returned to their Campus Reception, as the details will be entered into the Carnival program very soon. Once the program has been finalised, it will be made available to parents before the carnival.
Primary All Schools Touch Carnival
Last weekend, some of our Junior College students competed in the Mixed Division of the South West Qld Primary All Schools Touch Carnival at Dalby. Whilst many of our students were relatively new to the sport of Touch, they put their best foot forward and produced some fantastic efforts over the duration of the carnival in hot and dry conditions against the best Touch schools in the South West Qld region. This is the first time Concordia has entered this competition and our students thoroughly enjoyed the experience with the improvement individually and as a team evident over the day.
These type of experiences are not possible without the assistance of various stakeholders. A special mention must go to “All Stars Touch Club” for assistance with uniforms for the day. Thank you also to the parents who supported our students at the carnival from the sidelines and for giving up their time to make this opportunity happen.
Hopefully, this will become a regular event on the sports calendar for our Junior College students and congratulations goes to these “pioneers” in pathing the way for the future Touch stars, here at Concordia.
Junior College Art Show - Friday 1 November
Junior College Music Showcase - Friday 8 November
Brisbane Roar Coach - opportunity for Year 6 students
Concordia Sport have a Specialist Brisbane Roar Soccer coach attending for four weeks starting this Monday 28 October at the SSC Soccer Oval from 3.30pm-4.30pm. This training is open to all players from Years 6 to 12.
We look forward to seeing plenty of soccer players attending these training sessions to learn more and improve their skills.
The Brisbane Roar have been appointed by The Australian Sports Commission as the only endorsed Football provider in Queensland to deliver these sessions.
Netball Training Update - Years 5-8
Please note that Thursday afternoon Netball training will now take place in the College Gymnasium at Stephen Street Campus.
Christmas for the Bush Drought Relief Service Project
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
Spring is in the Air!
I love this time of year. Even in the midst of a very prolonged drought, Spring still finds a way to push through. The bare branches of my fruit trees have well and truly begun the cycle of flowering and setting fruit. The jacarandas are reminding anyone studying that they are at the business end of school or university. And so it is for our community. Our Year 12 students are working through their final assessment push, knowing that the finish line is in sight. I am so incredibly proud of this cohort of Year 12 students. Being the first intake under the new Prep age cut-off the year level only has half the number of students of the other year levels at SSC. This group of young people really personify everything that inspires me about this generation. They are prepared to speak up and advocate when change is required, they seek to understand others before seeking to be understood and they have set a standard of diligence and involvement in their studies and cocurricular activities, whilst encouraging the younger grades to do the same.
Brisbane Roar Coach at Concordia
Concordia Sport have a Specialist Brisbane Roar Soccer coach attending for four weeks starting this Monday 28 October at the SSC Soccer Oval from 3.30pm-4.30pm. This training is open to all players from Years 6 to 12.
We look forward to seeing plenty of soccer players attending these training sessions to learn more and improve their skills.
The Brisbane Roar have been appointed by The Australian Sports Commission as the only endorsed Football provider in Queensland to deliver these sessions.
Orders are now open for Christmas Treats!
Orders are now open for our Term 4 fundraiser with Homestyle Bake. There is a range of delicious Christmas treats available to order through this fundraising drive.
You can collect your order form from any campus Reception or click here to download the order form and brochure. Order forms and payment can be make to Reception at each campus. Payments can be made by cash or card.
Orders must be submitted by Wednesday 13 November and can be collected on Wednesday 20 November.
Mrs Suzette Vermeulen
SSC P&F Secretary
Netball Training Update - Years 5-8
Please note that Thursday afternoon Netball training will now take place in the College Gymnasium at Stephen Street Campus.
SSC P&F AGM
The SSC P&F Sub-Committee’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 4 November 2019 from 6.30pm to 7pm. We are seeking nominations from our community to fill these important positions.
Members of our P&F meet regularly to chat about the great things happening in the College and to discuss ways in which we, as a parent body, can contribute to make it even better. We have a lot of laughs and get to know each other while all working towards a common goal.
We encourage you to consider nominating for an Executive position for 2020. Please email Mrs Sonya Herndon if you are interested in nominating. Click here for the nomination form.
Book Tasting on International School Libraries Day
On Tuesday, we celebrated International School Library Day in the Stephen Street Library with a book tasting
No, this isn’t a new dieting craze! A book tasting is where students get to sample books that they may usually not read. The library is transformed into the ‘Café Biblio’, complete with white table clothes and candles, as students tuck into an ‘Entrée’ book, followed by a ‘main course’ book and top off their tasting with a light or funny ‘dessert.’
Despite a few ‘disgusting’ courses, most students enjoyed their selection and it was great to see some books go home for further consumption.
Boarding
Spring has sprung at Concordia Boarding
Hello to another week of the boarding news : SPRING IS SPRUNG! It is so lovely at boarding now with our garden blossoming in spring.
It is a pleasure to walk past the garden every day, with its variety of plants, all of different sizes, shapes and colours.
The two main people working to make the gardens great are Barrie and Chris. At Concordia Boarding, Barrie and Chris are legends, often wearing a ‘number of hats’ to help make boarding successful.
A saying that has stuck in my mind (but not the author) is:
“Whoever sees the beauty in a single flower, can see the beauty in the whole world”.
Mr Ross McKeown, Miss Amy McCabe & Mrs Maureen Taurima
Senior Boarding Team
