The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 7
Monday 16 November to Friday 20 November 2020
From the Head of College
I am delighted to let our community know that the College Council and the Lutheran Church of Queensland has called Pastor Thomas Bohmert to the role as College Pastor at Concordia Lutheran College.
Pastor Thomas has had wide experience in schools having served at Luther College (Melbourne) and at St Peters Lutheran College (Brisbane), and he has also served in congregations from Central Australia to Tasmania. As Council, we are also delighted that Pastor Thomas is a registered teacher, and he is a current Board member of Lutheran Education Australia.
We welcome Pastor Thomas and his wife Lyn as they have a preliminary visit to the College over two school days, and our prayers are with Pastor Thomas and his family as they consider the possibility of joining the Concordia community.
The busyness of the end of the school year is now upon us – end of year functions and camps, marking and assessment, and of course planning for the new school year. It can be a frantic time and I thank our College Community for your ongoing support and genuine consideration for our staff, and for the school more generally. Things are a little more complicated this year and we continue to adjust our end of year programs and events because of the COVID-19 restrictions. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Kind regards and every blessing.
Mr Adrian Wiles
Head of College
From the College Pastor
Community News
Uniform Shop News
The Uniform Shop will be closed from Monday 30 November to Thursday 2 December. The shop will reopen from Friday 3 December until Friday 18 December for appointments only. Please phone SSC Reception to make these appointments.
In the new year, the Uniform Shop will reopen on Monday 4 January. Appointments will be necessary due to current COVID-19 restrictions and sign in requirements.
Please note, the Uniform Shop will NO longer be accepting second hand items of clothing for sale except for Blazers. All current second hand stock will still be available to purchase.
2021 Uniform Guide
The 2021 Uniform Guide is now available to download. You can find this guide at any time on our website under Enrolment > Uniform Shop and on Parent Lounge under School Links > General Resources.
A reminder that sports shoes for all three campuses should be either predominantly white or predominantly blue. There has been a year's grace regarding this at Stephen Street Campus but this rule will be enforced in 2021.
We are happy to announce that we have sourced grey formal shorts for Junior College girls, which are now available to purchase from the Uniform Shop. These shorts can be worn as part of the Junior College formal uniform, substituting for the tartan skirt. There is a photo of the shorts in the Uniform Guide.
We are seeking expressions of interest from girls in the Middle and Senior College who would like to have the grey formal shorts. The supplier of the Junior shorts does not provide shorts for older students, so we are seeking an alternative supplier. If your daughter would like to wear the formal grey shorts, please click this link: MIDDLE/SENIOR GIRLS SHORTS SURVEY
Mrs Bianca Coleborn
Director of Marketing & Enrolments
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Outside School Hours Care
Stephen Street Campus
Library Hours
Please note that the Library will be closing at 4pm for the last two days of school, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November.
SSC 2021 Book Lists
Our 2021 booklists are available for online ordering. Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. The Book List link is also available in Parent Lounge.
Years 11 and 12 - Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA) Applications
Application for students in Year 11 and Year 12 in 2021.
An Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments (AARA) is provided to minimise as much as possible, barriers for students whose disability, impairment, medical condition or other circumstances may affect their ability to read, respond or participate in assessment.
If your daughter or son is entering Year 11 or Year 12 in 2021 and you are wanting to support your child through submitting an AARA application, an AARA Medical Report and a Student Statement must be submitted to the Director of Learning and Innovation. Please use the links below. Alternatively, hard copies of the documents are available at Student Services.
After completing the forms, as well as providing proof of a medical diagnosis, these can be handed to Student Services or emailed directly to Wendy.Bowen@concordia.qld.edu.au.
Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority (QCAA) have changed the AARA application process. They now require medical support documents to be dated the year the AARA is required for. For 2021, all medical documents to support an AARA application must be dated 2021.
If you need more information, please don’t hesitate in contacting the College on 4688 2700 or email me directly at Wendy.Bowen@concordia.qld.edu.au
Ms Wendy Bowen
Director of Learning and Innovation
Googa Reflections 2020...
When I was first told that I would be going to a camp for three and a half weeks that was out in the bush with no technology, my first thought was, how will there be any point in this camp? However, after spending time there, many challenges were faced where everyone learnt something new about themselves. Whether we were staring at the ground from 100 metres in the air or walking up and down what seemed to be endless steep hills, there was a point for doing so. In each activity there was the chance that we would grow and learn but only if we pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones. Taylah Salisbury
Being at Googa was the best experience I have ever had in my life. I enjoyed the most of my time being with my friends and got to know other kids I have never talked to at school. Googa helped me to stand up for myself as an individual and to come out of my comfort zone to face challenges with a positive mindset. The most challenging activity for me was the three-day hike but with a positive mindset I managed to finish it. I am glad I did it because it was the best experience ever. Survival was one of the activities I really enjoyed because you have to spend three days in the bush with your dorm group which was awesome. To all the Year 9 students who go to Googa next year, it is really a great experience. I encourage you to enjoy and make the most of your time because it only comes once in lifetime. Edward Matthew
