Newsletter 47 – Term 2 Week 5 2020

Dear Parents and Carers

St Joseph’s College community has done an amazing job supporting each other’s wellbeing and learning during our time in isolation. Each member of our community should be very proud of their efforts. In particular I would like to thank our school officers for their amazing efforts and flexibility in adapting their roles to assist with the checking on the students.

As a College we have learnt a great deal through engaging with online learning and it is our intention to make the most of this improved knowledge to the advantage of our students. We will do this by using our Canvas digital platform to allow for greater differentiation of learning, questioning and feedback provided both to and from students in classes.

However, while online learning has been a unique experience, we all greatly appreciate that schools are just buildings without the students here and we are very excited to now have all the year cohorts returning to school.

Our Year 11 and 12 students have made a successful return to the daily routines and we would like to congratulate them on their efforts. We believe that this has been greatly enhanced by the support we have received from our parents and carers in reinforcing the expectations we have of our students in returning to College life.

We are hopeful that we will receive the same support from our Year 7 to 10 parents and as a gentle reminder, below I have put in dot points the information that was forwarded to parents when our Year 11 and 12 students returned two weeks ago. It is essential that our Year 7 to 10 students meet the same expectations to ensure an orderly and safe environment that is conducive to learning for our community.

Student Expectations

• All students who attend St Joseph’s College are expected to demonstrate our College values of Respect, Endeavour, Compassion and Dignity.
• It is expected that all student will; strive to achieve to the best of their ability, attend school and be punctual, be prepared for class, use appropriate manners, always engage in safe behaviours and wear the correct uniform appropriately.
• If a student chooses not to meet one of these expectation then it is not appropriate for the student to be in attendance at St Joseph’s College as they are negatively impacting upon the proud, aspirational, safe and respectful community we are striving to provide for all students and staff.

Uniform Requirements

It is expected that students arrive and depart the College each day in the appropriate College academic uniform worn neatly and with pride. Whilst off campus, students are expected to wear the College uniform to the same standard as expected on campus. Expectations regarding hair, jewellery, nails and cosmetics remain as per the expectations prior to the break.

• Hair must be neat, tidy and clean and kept off the face. If hair needs to be pinned off the face, bobby pins or plain black or brown combs are permitted. Hairstyles must allow for the correct wearing of the College hat. Hairstyles and colour for all students need to be conservative and of one even, natural colour. The use of hair products such as gel, wax or mousse must be minimal. Students with hair touching or below the collar must be tied back with black or brown bands. Navy, purple or gold ribbons are permitted. No shaved styles.
• Cosmetics – minimal cosmetics are to be worn.
• Nails – No nail polish, nail accessories or fake nails are to be worn.
• Jewellery – Students are permitted to wear a plain watch, a small religious symbol worn as a necklace on the inside of the shirt/dress/blouse and one pair of unobtrusive studs or sleepers worn in the lower ear lobe only. No other piercing is permitted.
• Tattoos are considered inappropriate in the school environment.
• Senior jerseys are only to be worn on a Friday.
• All students are to either have the appropriate College hat or be on the waiting list with the uniform shop as this has been transitioned in over the last 24 months (Girls – navy Panama hat / Boys – College Akubra style hat).

Uniform Requirements Flexibility

In response to the stress and financial hardship that has eventuated as a result of COVID-19 the College has made the decision to allow students some flexibility in the wearing of the summer and winter uniform for the remainder of 2020. Students are permitted to wear either their summer or winter uniform and the requirement for students in Years 7,8 and 9 to have a blazer for this winter has been delayed until 2021. Students are also able to wear their College spray jacket for the remainder of 2020 when required.

Supervision and Curriculum Delivery

• If parents choose to keep their student at home to participate in learning at home, the student will be counted as attending school.
• It is essential that parents/carers continue to advise the College of any absence.
• In cases where students remain at home, the classroom teacher is not responsible for providing an alternative home-based learning program for students.
• The classroom teacher will continue to use our CANVAS learning management system.
• The volume and detail of the information in the courses may not be as comprehensive.

St Joseph’s College Deputy Principal Announcement

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Brendon Willocks to the position of Deputy Principal at St Joseph’s College, Toowoomba, beginning Semester 2, 2020. This appointment follows the Toowoomba Catholic Schools procedure for the recruitment and selection of Deputy Principals which involves advertising, short-listing, interviewing and referee checks. I would like to thank Fr Ray Crowley (College Chaplain), Ms Madonna Sleba (Principal St Saviour’s Primary School) and Mr Paul Herbert (Acting Senior Education Leader) for their involvement and discernment in this process.

Brendon started his career at St Edmund’s College, Ipswich, and since arriving at St Mary’s College has undertaken multiple leadership positions including his current  role as Assistant Principal: Curriculum. Brendon’s leadership positions have included Acting Deputy Principal (Term 1 2020, Term 2 2019), Acting Assistant Principal Curriculum (Term 3 2017), Years 5-9 Curriculum Leader and Director of School Improvement and Special Projects (Since 2015), Head of Department E-Technology/Food Technology, 1-to-1 iPad/Laptop Coordinator (2010 – 2014) and Acting Head of Department – Humanities (2009).

Brendon has a Master of Learning and Development – with distinction, and a Bachelor of Education (Senior and Middle Schooling) – with distinction, both from the University of Southern Queensland. Brendon has also attained a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment and a Certificate II in Information Technology. His teaching subjects include Information and Communication Technology and Legal Studies.

During Brendon’s time at St Mary’s College he has played an integral role in working with past and current leadership teams and staff to set, implement and refine a strong strategic direction. This strategic direction has resulted in great outcomes for the students of St Mary’s College.

I am sure you will join with me in wishing Brendon all the best in his new role as Deputy Principal of St Joseph’s College as that community continues with the development and delivery of their exciting future focused strategic plan.

St Joseph’s College Acting Rice House Leader Semester 2 2020

As a result of Mr Scott Edwards taking long service leave for Semester 2 2020, we have undertaken an internal recruitment process to fill his pastoral house middle leadership position. After completing this process, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Ben Gehrmann to the position of Acting Rice House Leader for Semester 2, 2020.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the other staff members who applied for this position. The quality of the applications was first class and highlighted the outstanding calibre of the teachers and future leaders in our College. I know that you will join with me in congratulating Ben and wishing him all the best for semester two.

Best wishes for the fortnight.

Kort

The last few weeks have certainly been an interesting time. I have enjoyed the conversations with the Year 12s whilst online and in class regarding COVID-19 and its effect on them, the community and our world. I keep telling them, it will be a great story to tell when they are in the nursing home!

For me, it has been a reminder that no matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting…

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark

One:              Don’t miss the boat.

Two:              Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three:           Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four:             Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Five:              Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six:                Build your future on high ground. (St Joseph’s is fine!)

Seven:           For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.

Eight:            Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

Nine:             When you’re stressed, float a while.

Ten:               Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Eleven :         No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting…

Sports Uniform – YNWA

Students are required to wear sports uniform on the days they have YNWA on their timetable. They are permitted to wear this uniform all day. If they have Manual Arts or Home Economics, they are required to bring their black leather school shoes.

Term 2

Reflection

The week 16th to 24th May is a week set aside to mark the 5th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical: “Laudato Si’ – On Care for our Common Home”. The overall theme for the week is “Everything is Interconnected”. Pope Francis encourages us to “hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”.

Laudato Si is the Church’s statement on caring for creation and the poorest. It is an inspirational letter that calls for us to examine our hearts, transform our social values and take action for global solidarity.

The Encyclical captures the interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental justice in building and protecting Our Common Home.  It highlights the ‘intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet’. Protecting the planet requires an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.

Global inequality is a central theme: the poorest are the most affected by climate change and ecological chaos, yet they have done the least to cause it. The Encyclical also highlights how unequal distribution and access to common goods such as natural resources, including the climate, perpetuates poverty and contributes to the climate crisis. The voices of the most vulnerable are often excluded from international political and economic discussions, fostering a ‘globalization of indifference’.

On Sunday May 24 at noon, Catholics from all across the globe are asked to be united in spirit in a shared moment of prayer. We are asked to pray the following prayer:

Laudato Si Prayer

Loving God,
Creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them,
You created us in your own image and made us stewards of all your creation.
You blessed us with the sun, water and bountiful land so that all might be nourished.

Open our minds and touch our hearts,
so that we may attend to your gift of creation.
Help us to be conscious that our common home belongs not only to us, but to all of your creatures and to all future generations, and that it is our responsibility to preserve it.
May we help each person secure the food and resources that they need.

Be present to those in need in these trying times,
especially the poorest and those most at risk of being left behind.
Transform our fear and feelings of isolation into hope and fraternity so that we may experience a true conversation of the heart.

Help us to show creative solidarity in addressing the consequences of this global pandemic,
make us courageous to embrace the changes that are needed in search of the common good.
Now more than ever may we feel that we are all interconnected and interdependent.
Enable us to listen and respond to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.
May the present sufferings be the birth pangs of a more fraternal and sustainable world.

We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

I was once privileged to befriend a man named Tahir, who was one of the cleaning staff at St Augustine’s in Ipswich- my school prior to St Joseph’s. Prior to his arrival in Australia as a refugee, Tahir had been a doctor in Iraq where he had treated Kurdish solders who were fighting against Saddam Hussein’s occupation of the Kurdish region. Because of this, Tahir was forced to flee Iraq or he and his family would have been killed.

His journey to Australia was not uneventful. Tragically, his entire family including his wife and seven children were captured by Saddam’s regime. Tahir was subjected to the most horrific torture before the fall of Saddam’s regime when he eventually escaped with one son. He lived for five years in a refugee camp trying, in vain, to find out if his family were alive. Tragically they had not survived. Tahir and his son eventually arrived in Australia with no job, no language skills, no qualifications (his Iraqi medical training is not recognised here) and no money.

The question everyone always has of somebody with a story like Tahir’s is simple, How did you get through it?”. Tahir’s answer is simple. They took everything from him- his job, his home, his family, his money and his status. No matter who they killed or tortured, however, they could not take his values.

Thankfully, many of us here at St Joseph’s lead a much more privileged life than Tahir’s. The question remains, however, what is it that nobody can ever take from us? We may lose trophies, buildings, motivation or even people. Nobody, however, can take our four values from us. If we ever lose the values of Respect, Compassion, Endeavour and Dignity, it will be of our own misdirection, not someone else’s intervention.

As such, a large group of staff and students are helping to develop a framework called ‘The Joey’s Way’. In short, it’s a way of making sure our values can be lived (not just painted nicely in the MacKillop Centre). The project goal for The Joey’s Way is as follows:

By November 2020, we have consultatively developed a set of positive behaviour and learning expectations for all community members that:

• Enact our College values of Respect, Endeavour, Dignity and Compassion
• Are simple
• Can be lived by everyone, all the time
• Connect the past, present and the future of St Joseph’s College

This way we can establish clear guidelines for what it means to be a member of the St Joseph’s community.

Our first priority is to be as consultative as possible. This means that parents, staff, students and past students may be contacted by someone here at the College asking for your opinion on what those values look like when they are lived.

In 100 years’ time, very few of us will be here. We are, however, excited by the opportunity put a name to our way of being- The Joey’s Way- that will outlast all of us and that, critically, nobody can ever take away from this remarkable learning community.

Caring for Hats

On behalf of the staff here at St Joseph’s, I would like to thank the community for the way they supported our enhanced approach to wearing the College uniform correctly and with pride. Several staff have observed a marked improvement in the way our students present themselves at school and in the broader community. The job, however, isn’t over yet.

Specifically, we are grateful to our families who have purchased the correct Akubra hat for the boys and Panama hat for the girls. We are also aware of the associated cost of purchasing these hats. It is important now that staff and parents work in partnership to support students in looking after their hats and keeping them secure. Accordingly, I make the following strong recommendations to our parent and student body:

1. Ensure your hat is named correctly and clearly. This can be challenging given the material, but hats with no name whatsoever are nearly impossible to return to their rightful owner.
2. Students need to be aware of the monetary value of these hats and care for them accordingly. They should be stored in lockers or on heads. Avoid putting hats on the ground. Wherever possible, care for your hat the same way you would care for your laptop/device.
3. In the event that a student believes their hat has been taken, they should report it immediately to a member of the Pastoral or Senior Leadership Teams. This allows us to follow up this issue with the best possible chance of reuniting the hat with its owner.

Thank you in advance for your continued support of the College uniform policy and in ensuring our students represents themselves and the College with pride.

Year 11 Academic Interviews

Follow up appointments are being made to speak with students about subject changes, career pathways and VET opportunities with myself, Ms Wilson and Ms Masters after the academic interviews last week. Thank you to the many parents who were able to attend these meetings.

Senior QCE – eligibility scenario.

Below is a copy of the QCE eligibility scenario which our Year 12’s are familiar with.  It would be timely for students to reflect on their results for IA1 and with many subjects completing their second piece of assessment for General subjects.  A student will only receive 2 credits for Unit 3 & 4 as a pair if they pass both units.  As previously communicated the QCAA has removed one summative internal assessment from the assessment requirements for both General and Applied subjects. This decision was to support senior students, teachers and school communities, therefore it is extremely important that students remain focused on their next piece of assessment and in preparing for their external examinations.

Year 11 and 12 students

A reminder that all student should have successfully logged into their Student Portal

Student Portal includes three applications:

• My Details — this is where students will see their personal information.
• My Learning Account — this is where students will find their subjects and course enrolments.
• My Online Learning — this is where students can complete courses to support their learning.

Students need to register to access the Student Portal before they can log in.

To register, they need their 10-digit learner unique identifier (LUI).

A student’s initial password is day and month of birth in DDMM format. For example, if they were born on 5 August, their initial password would be 0508.

Once registered, students can log in with the email and password nominated during registration.

Year 9 and 10 – Electives for Semester 2

All Year 9 and 10 students have received an email reminding them of the 2 electives they have been allocated for Semester Two.

If students wish to make changes, parents need to contact me via email or letter.  A list of available units per line was emailed to all students. Please check with your son or daughter.

Murphy is proud of our motto of “with vision and spirit” with all student and staff striving to live this in all that we do. The start to Term 2 has certainly asked students to develop our resilient spirit and look to the future.

Our captains Megan Bebington, Pheonix Mahony and Nathanael Ganly continue to lead well through their actions and examples. Our House Meetings are often filled with fun activities and challenges which have been adapted and delivered online with strong participation from the Murphy students. The captains have been able to speak to all of Murphy house via our canvas page with video messages going out to students.

Our Pastoral Care classes are a very important part of College life and students make these their own with the support of our wonderful staff, Mrs Park-Ballay in M1, Mr Fellenberg and Mrs Degan in M2, Mr Keighran in M3, Ms Wighton in M4, Mr Cook and Mrs Harman in M5, Mrs Dwyer in M6, Mrs Marshall in M7, Mrs Barton in M8 and Ms Skinner and Mrs Nunn in M9. These staff go above and beyond to care for the students in their PC’ and are always happy to hear from the parents of their students. I would encourage parents to notify our PC teachers of any achievements your child attains in any community pursuit. We look forward to acknowledging these efforts and congratulating students on their achievements.

Thank you to all staff, parents and students for your ongoing support in this extraordinary, challenging and demanding time. As part of Murphy we are working collectively to ensure there is a minimal impact on our students, staff and the wider community, promoting a culture of being calm and providing our students with as much normality as possible.

I would like to express my gratitude for all the encouraging conversations that have occurred between staff and our community. The phone check ins have been part of our plan to maintain and build on the strong partnership that exists.

During the Term 1 and Term 2 we have focused, within Murphy, on Gratitude and being “one” house supporting each individual member of our community. The content below has been adapted from an article by Rebecca Alber, “4 Ways to Refuel Your Gratitude”. Please discuss this with your children to reflect on the positive opportunities that lie ahead.

4 Ways to Refuel Your Gratitude

#1. Laugh with Your Children

More than ever, humour is a crucial element that can keep us motivated, grateful, and positive. Create a comic strip corner or invite children to share funny stories and jokes from their day.

#2. Stick with the Motivators

You know these friends. Keep them close. These are the friends who may gripe on occasion or do a twenty-second vent session but then quickly turn to a funny story about something. Perhaps this person, is you? If so, keep spreading the hope and the positivity.

#3. Seek New Inspiration

When was the last time you went looking for a new way to do something? Looking for inspiration can often lead to a totally new way of approaching a subject.

#4. Look for the Light

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward

As the students in Murphy return, we can expect our school to become very busy again and we are all looking forward to the excitement that this will offer. I encourage students and staff to support each other over the coming term and to live by our motto “With Vision and Spirit” so that we will see these opportunities and embrace them with excitement.

Well this semester has certainly been one to remember.  Student Services have been very busy supporting those students struggling with the affects due to COVID 19.  We are all certainly looking forward to having the students back at school, in order to return to a routine.  A big thank you to our amazing teacher aides who supported those students who attended school throughout online learning.  Their dedication and patience in supporting students went a long way to ensuring they were able to access the curriculum and be successful in their learning.

For some students, learning from home has been a difficult undertaking.  Having to get used to learning remotely via Teams meetings while navigating CANVAS has not only proved challenging for some students but also parents.  With the imminent return of students next week, rest assured Student Services are here to provide whatever supports your child needs to get back into the learning routine.  Although there may be some bumps in the road upon their return, for most it will not take long before they are back into their routine.

Upon students returning to school, Student Services will continue to offer a range of specific supports. Our MacqLit reading programs will recommence as well as Thursday afternoon Homework Club.  It will be great to see many of those familiar faces returning to Homework Club, and hopefully we will also have some new faces joining us.  All are welcome to attend Homework Club every Thursday afternoon from 3.15 to 4.30pm. Room 29 continues to operate as a safe space for students during break times for those who are looking for a quiet, supportive place to spend their down time. Our Junior Tech Club, expertly organised by our senior students for Years 7 and 8, has persevered through the online learning phase and will return to face to face sessions every Monday lunchtime. Thanks to Ben, Christian and Brooke for their generosity, energy and technical know-how.

After some time being out of routine, if you feel your child requires support transitioning back into school, or would benefit from some additional support, please do not hesitate to contact Student Services to discuss your child’s learning circumstances so we can determine how best to cater to their needs.

We are happy to have our Year 11 and 12 students back on campus and using the library. We look forward to welcoming the remaining students back next week and hope to see you all pop in to borrow a book (or two!) to read.

Obviously, the last few months have been a stressful time for many throughout the world, requiring us to be flexible as we face new ways of working and living. For me, as a teacher and a librarian, they have served to further highlight the need for citizens to adapt to a constantly changing world (even after the threat of Covid-19 is over) and reminded me of an article I read in the Sydney Morning Herald.

The article, by Pallavi Singhal, reflected on an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, which identified that 20% of Australian adults have limited literacy skills and stated that this was impacting on their employment opportunities in our age of rapid development. It went on to suggest that 32% of the jobs analysed in the 32 OECD countries (of which Australia is one) were likely to change significantly- requiring workers aiming to keep their positions to complete further education, to gain the skills needed. Scarily, 14% of jobs had the potential to become fully automated- leading to workers having to re-train completely. Unfortunately, for the 20% of adults who are currently classed as low literacy, a significant barrier to upskilling exists, preventing many from enrolling in the additional education needed to keep their jobs, or to find new ones in the case of a changing industry.[i]

So why is this important in the schooling context? As parents/carers and teachers, it is vital that we ensure that our students do not grow to become adults who are a part of the 20% low literacy statistic. One way that we do this is to work together to develop literacy, especially through the promotion and encouragement of reading. It is not surprising that as societal reading rates decline from year to year, Australian literacy rates also decrease.

St Joseph’s staff are already working hard on promoting reading in numerous ways such as beginning English lessons with quiet reading, offering opportunities to be involved in reading initiatives like the Premier’s Reading Challenge, and providing an assortment of texts that can be accessed by students through both physical and digital platforms, free of charge.

In the Library, we work hard to ensure we have a diverse collection that caters to the interests and abilities of the range of students who attend our College. As Librarians, it is important to us that every student at St Josephs can find a text that they are able to read and in turn, enjoy. Consequently, our collection is made up of a vast array of resource types including:

• Fiction novels.
• Young Adult fiction novels.
• Non-fiction books.
• Magazines on a range of topics including current subscriptions to: Empire, Rugby League Review, Game Informer, Inside Sport, Better Homes and Gardens, Dirt Action, Neo and Time.
• Biographies and autobiographies.
• Graphic Novel series like the ever-popular DC and Marvel titles.
• Manga Graphic Novels with titles such as Hunter X Hunter, My Hero Academia and Haikyu! being particularly popular of late.
• E-Books and Audiobooks on our SORA app, where new titles are added weekly.
• Worldbook Online and JSTOR access for research and reference articles.

We also work hard to match a student to a text in the hopes that this guidance will increase the chance of reading success and willingness. However, while we can assist students to read at school, much of their reading for enjoyment will occur at home. Consequently, we encourage parents and carers to promote reading in their context also, as this will only serve to see gains in literacy skill development- as suggested by the Scholastic infographic below:

Overdue Reminder:

We still have several overdue texts outstanding, some of which include textbooks on loan from 2019. Last week the library staff sent out another overdue notice to students concerned via the College email addresses and had some replies- thank you to those students who followed up with us. We would ask again that parents also check whether their children have any overdues. Obviously, we would like to recoup these resources as many are required for 2020 subjects. If you or your child is unsure as to whether they have any overdue books, please call the library staff and we can provide a list.

[i] Accessed from: Singhal, P. 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald, ‘One-fifth of Australian adults have limited literacy and numeracy: OECD’: https://www.smh.com.au/education/one-fifth-of-australian-adults-have-limited-literacy-and-numeracy-oecd-20190214-p50xpo.html.

In 2020, the College will again partake in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Years 7 and 8 students have already been pre-registered for the challenge and will be invited to participate by their English teachers. Should any students in Year 9 also like to be involved (the challenge is from P-9) they are more than welcome. Please speak with Mrs Andrews, or send her an email (kandrews@sjc.qld.edu.au), and she will organise your registration as a part of the College group. For further information about the Challenge, please refer to the letter attached and shared via our website.

Premiers Reading Challenge

We are still hopeful of being able to provide our 2020 Open Day in person.  In the meantime, individual family and small group tours are available and we encourage prospective families to make contact with the College via email enrolments@sjc.qld.edu.au .

We look forward to welcoming you in person and showing your family all that St Joseph’s College has to offer.

Smiling Mind has recently released The Smiling Mind Podcast, hosted by CEO Dr. Addie Wootten. This season, Thrive Inside, is dedicated to keeping you inspired, connected and fostering good mental habits during the Coronavirus crisis.

Every Thursday over a 6-week period, Smiling Mind will drop episodes featuring interviews with experts about how you can foster good mental health habits. They will also catch up with well-known Aussies to chat about how they are dealing with this period of uncertainty. The series will explore topics such as sleep, relationships, parenting and physical health.

Episode 1 will discuss mental health in a pandemic and will have insights from mindfulness expert Associate Professor Craig Hassed who will explain the impact practising mindfulness has on the brain and what we can do to reduce anxiety. Also, TV broadcaster and journalist Jessica Rowe will share her thoughts on keeping it real and noticing the silver linings.

Here are the podcast links:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Pocket Casts

Stitcher

NIDA Virtual Open Day – Saturday 20 June

Register your interest.

USQ Head Start

Are you a motivated, high-achieving Year 10, 11 or 12 student?

USQ Head Start is our academic extension program where you can study one University subject during a semester, allowing you to get a head start on your University studies early.

Semester 1 entry is only for currently enrolled Year 11 and 12 students. Semester 2 & 3 entry is available for Year 10, 11 & 12 students as long as they meet all other entry requirements.

Why study Head Start?

Entry straight into USQ – Complete a course and gain entry into a related USQ degree! (Remember, you’ll also need to meet the degree pre-requisites).

Get ahead – Prepare yourself for university by getting a feel for on-campus or online study, developing uni-level study skills and discovering more about your potential degree, all before you graduate Year 12!

Gain credit – You may gain credit for the courses you pass, which means you’ll have fewer courses to study when you start your degree.

Increase your QCE credits – Receive two credits towards your Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) for each USQ Head Start course successfully completed. You can receive a maximum of eight credits.

Save money – The first course is free! Want to study more? Additional courses are offered at a discount.

Bond University Visit

Scott Williamson from Bond University will be visiting the College on Thursday 28 May at 1.30pm to speak to interested students.

Please let me know in advance if you are wanting to be part of this.

Who should attend? Students in Years 10 to 12 considering their options.

Please go to www.sjccareers.com.au for all current School Based Apprentice and Trainee Vacancies.

For Students > Job Vacancies

TAFE Queensland

TAFE AT SCHOOL

Semester 2 (Mid-Year) Intake 2020

Click here to check out the courses available.

UQ Skills Programs

for Secondary Schools and Year 13

UQ Skills is a registered RTO approved by the Queensland Government to offer subsidised training for select courses including secondary school Certificate II programs, Year 13 Free tafe programs and other funded partnerships, apprenticeships and post-secondary training.

Click here for more information.

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For more information open link here.

BACK TO NORMAL TRADING HOURS
FROM 26 MAY

TUES & THURS        –        8AM TO 12PM

WED                            –         8AM TO 4PM

EFTPOS only – no cash.

Maximum 4 people in the store at once.

Appointment Bookings are still welcomed.    Please book through the school App or by emailing sjct@midford.com.au

Online ordering available at:

www.midford.com.au

Pass phase StJC1956

Midford Retail COID – 19 03 2020

College Uniform Price List 2020

https://www.sjc.qld.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/College-Uniform-price-list-2019-2020.pdf

Second hand uniforms are also available at the Uniform Shop.

If you have used uniform items that would like to donate, please drop off to the Uniform Shop during opening hours.  Donations are greatly appreciated.

If you have used uniform items that you would like us to sell for you, please call into the uniform shop and collect a “Used Clothing” form. Used uniforms items MUST be in good condition, hems intact, no holes, stains or missing buttons. They also need to washed, ironed and be the current uniform.

If you have any questions, please call us on 4631 8514 during opening hours.

Week 6, Term 2 Roster

No one required

Week 7, Term 2 Roster

No one required 

Next meeting …

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