Issue 01 - Calling (28 January 2010)

Dear Members of the St Patrick’s Family, Welcome back to the 2010 school year. I hope that your Christmas break was both enjoyable and relaxing. I suspect it is by now somewhat of a distant memory. 2010 is shaping up as another great year. Already the teaching staff have been busy preparing for their classes and work in the classroom whilst many staff, parents and students have been involved with the co-curricular program over the holidays. My thanks go to all involved with the Swim Camp, Volleyball training, Cricket trials, Rugby training and Christian Brothers Cricket Week. I am confident that all the preparation for activities both in and outside the classroom will bear dividends as the year progresses. With the start of a new year it is an opportunity for new staff to join the College Community. I wish to acknowledge and welcome the following teaching staff:- Matthew Hawkins - Assistant Principal—Identity Rebecca Hewitt - Drama, Core A Andrea Hey - Learning Support Aaron Kerr - Year 5 I also welcome the following non-teaching staff: Louise Mulhall - Laboratory Assistant Jo Edgar - Learning Support Assistant Donna Wyers - Learning Support Assistant Max Matacchioni - IT Support I also welcome the following staff who are returning from leave:- Peter Watts, Lee Dowling, Lorraine O’Sullivan As well as a number of staff beginning at St Patrick’s College, there are also many new students and new families beginning their journey. To all, I extend a very warm welcome and I am confident that you will find St Patrick’s College a great school and a wonderful community. Next Monday night, 1 February, is the Year 5-8 Parent Information Night and House Family Evening. I would encourage all families, new and continuing, to attend this night in order to meet other families, your son’s teachers and House Dean, and to begin experiencing the St Patrick’s College Community first hand. The evening will begin with at 5.30pm and will be finished by 8.30pm. Over the holidays a significant amount of work was carried out both at the school and at Curlew Park. There have been some significant developments at Curlew Park and I will provide more details in next week’s edition of the Calling. The commencement of the new building program has been delayed a little and is now expected to occur towards the end of this term. At the end of last year we farewelled our Year 12 students. Since their departure they have received their OP scores and I wish to congratulate them on their outstanding results. Special congratulations go to Matthew Eustace and Michael Bardini for gaining an OP1. Overall the results were very good with 20% of the students gaining an OP1-5, 55% an OP1-10 and 85% gaining and OP1-15. These are amongst the best results the College has received and it is indicative of the hard work of the boys and the dedication of the staff. I particularly thank Mr David Gardiner and Mr Chris Campbell for managing the preparation program in 2010. I will continue to make reference to the importance of teaching and learning throughout the year. Over the next few weeks I will provide further information regarding developments and directions for 2010. However, I wish to conclude by again welcoming everyone back to the 2010 school year and, in particular, extending a welcome to our new families and students. Have a great week. God Bless Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

28 January 2010 No. 1

College Weekly Mass At St Patrick’s College we are privileged to have a College Chaplain, Fr Liam Horsfall, SVD, who offers us a weekly Mass, in the College Chapel, before the school day be‐gins. This year, 2010, the weekly Mass will take place every Tuesday morning at 8.00am. Parents are welcome along with those members of the staff and student

body able to attend.

Blake Louden - Year 7 Sarah McDonald - Year 7 Mark Partridge - History, SOSE, English Elizabeth Worthington - Maths, Science

Michael Prackett - Grounds Renata Greenhalgh - Cleaning Shelley Hollingsworth - Library

STUDENTS

Frank Torrisi

• Welcome to the new school year- A very warm welcome to all our families for the start of what we hope will be a safe, happy and successful year. I encourage all students to follow three simple guidelines: Respect ourselves and others; Respect the learning environment, and Respect the St Patrick’s environment. The standard we expect from the boys is high and challenges them to grow. A strong sense of personal and school pride comes from the way the students present themselves at school. I have outlined a number of focus areas for 2010. • Uniform: All students are reminded that the uniform is to be worn correctly at all times. This includes shirts tucked in and socks pulled up. Students in Years 11 and 12 must wear their school ties at all times and ties must be worn correctly with top buttons done up. • Hair and Grooming: In order to maintain a high standard of dress and grooming so as to present an appropriate image of the College to the broader community and to each other, it is an expectation that hair be kept neat, tidy and above the collar, ears and eyebrows at all times. • School Bag: All students in Years 5 to 10 are expected to carry the St Patrick’s School Bag to and from school each day. It is highly recommended that students in Years 11 and 12 who have a St Patrick’s College bag use it also. Mobile Phones, Ipods and other electronic devices are not permitted to be used in the College grounds. If a student is caught using one of these electronic devices a consequence will occur. • Student Absences: Parents are requested to telephone the College Absentee line on 3631 9077 by 9am when their son is absent. An SMS text message will be sent to parents’ mobile phones at approximately 11am each day if we believe a student is absent from school or classes without explanation. • Lateness: The school bell goes at 8.28am and all boys are expected to be present at this time. On occasion, a bus or

train may be late but where a boy is repeatedly late without any valid reason, he will be required to make up time after school. • Public Transport: St Patrick’s is a great school but it can be let down in its public image if the students are poorly behaved on public transport. The College will not tolerate poor behaviour on public transport. Students misbehaving in this area will face a range of consequences as a result of their actions. No food or drink is to be consumed on the buses. • Lockers: Each student in Year 8 to 12 has been issued with a locker together with a combination lock. It is the student’s responsibility not to disclose his combination to anybody. A student who damages or loses his lock will be required to replace it at a cost of $15. • Diaries: Our student Diaries are an important organisation and communication tool. All College policies and procedures are located within the diary; I ask that you take the time to read and discuss these together with your son. The diary is school property and I ask that you assist in ensuring your son’s diary is free from stickers and graffiti. To help improve the students’ organisation we expect them to have their diaries in every lesson. All homework should be recorded in the diary so parents will be able to check what homework and assignments the boys have. To promote communication between students staff and families, we ask that every student has his diary signed by his parent/caregiver every week. This is necessary for all students from Year 5 to Year 12. Notes regarding absence, lateness, early departure or general enquiries should be written in your son’s diary. Lost diaries will need to be replaced at a cost of $15. • School Bags: To assist in reducing congestion students are not permitted to carry school bags during the day. Students may use a Drawstring Bag to carry books, subject equipment and sports gear for lessons.

• ID Photos- Every student will have his photo taken this Thursday, 28 January, for his ID card. These will be distributed in a few weeks and will be important for borrowing from the Resource Centre, public transport and general identification. • Year 6 Camp will operate during Week 4 (22 February to 24 February). All Year 7 students are expected to attend the camp as part of their overall curriculum. Forms for the camp have been distributed this week and must be returned by Friday, 5 February. • Year 8 Camp and Retreat Program will operate during Week 5 (22 February to 26 February). All Year 8 students are expected to attend the camp and retreat as part of their overall curriculum. Forms for the camp have been distributed this week and must be returned by Friday, 5 February. • Year 8 Immunisation BCC forms were posted at the end of last year and must be returned completed by Friday, 29 January, 2010. • Year 5, 6, 7, and 8 Parent Information and House Family Night will be held next Monday from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. It is an important social and curriculum evening and I invite every Year 5-8 family to attend. The evening is an opportunity to meet your son’s House Dean, Group Tutor, Big Brother, Classroom Teachers and other parents from the same year level and House.

I would like to take the opportunity to welcome you all again, and if there is any way I can assist you, please do not hesitate to contact me.

STUDIES

Chris Campbell Welcome back to all students and parents for what is shaping as a very rewarding academic year. You will notice in the College calendar that there are a number of parent information evenings being held in the coming weeks. I will speak at these meetings about important information relevant to the academic program at St. Patrick’s this year. Could I ask that parents consider making attendance at these meetings a priority? In the second half of the student Diary, you will find a number of policies relevant to the academic life of the college. Could I ask all parents and boys to familiarize themselves with these policies? In the case of our assignment policy it is particularly important that everyone is familiar with each of the steps. QSA policy indicates

that schools can only accept assignment work submitted “on or before” the due date. Hence, if students are absent on the day of the assignment deadline, every effort must be made to bring the work to the school with an accompanying medical certificate. If work is not received on the due date, then the College is required to only use work completed beforehand such as drafts. It is outside both QSA and College policy to accept work which is offered after the due date deadline. This is relevant for both written and spoken tasks. In order to assist students in their preparation and organization of work, there will be a greater emphases on the submission of drafts in 2010. I will speak more on this next week.

A small number of students from Years 9-12 have made requests about changing subjects. Please be aware that numbers in classes are very tight and often students are requesting access into subjects which are already full. Also, in many cases it is very difficult to pick up a subject where the other students have already spent 12 months. It is often a better option to remain in the chosen subject with a view to commencing the year with a fresh approach. Please do not hesitate to contact me at the College if I can be of any assistance.

COLLEGE DEAN

David Gardiner

Welcome back to a new school year, and a special warm welcome to all the families new to St Patrick’s. I hope everyone enjoyed the break and the time with their families. I was fortunate to spend three and a half weeks in India with Father Liam Horsfall, Mr. Van der Weide and seven Year 11 students. It was an honour to travel to so many places which were very significant for Father Horsfall. Over the coming weeks we will be sharing some of the special times from our immersion experience. I encourage all students to get involved in the life of the College and to do their best. The hard work needs to commence immediately for all students, and being involved in activities across the College will help students feel a part of the place. Having a sense of belonging is important to self esteem and success. The College Dean role was a new one last year for St Patrick’s. Some of my responsibilities include: - being a member of the College Leadership Team; supporting the Pastoral Care and Studies of the Senior students; being the CLT liaison person for the Years 5 -7 area; coordinating the Marketing and

Community enhancement of the College; and co-ordinating key whole school events for the College. Please feel free to contact me regarding any of these issues across the College. As Dr Carroll mentioned, the Year 12 results for 2009 were very positive. I was quite pleased to hear parents and students indicate the boys were happy with their results and most seem to have obtained their first preference. I would like to thank all the teachers for their wonderful ongoing support of the boys in and out of the classroom. The strong support certainly is a major factor in the very good results. We have already started processes to support the 2010 Seniors with their work. The media have been discussing the launch this week of the myschool website. It will provide parents with an opportunity to compare St Patrick’s Year 5, 7 and 9 NAPLAN results with those of up to 60 other schools. The website is www.myschool.edu.au . Although the St Patrick’s results compare favourably with those of other schools, we need to be aware the website is just one bit of information. Many factors contribute to

the success of a school. At St Patrick’s we certainly have a strong focus on academic achievement but we are also interested in the holistic education of the boys.

St Patrick’s operates an International Student Exchange Program and we are pleased to welcome five overseas students this week. Sebastian Arciniega, Lucas De Gelder and Max Lattimer are from Vancouver College in Canada; and Nikolas James and Brendan Holmes are from Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati USA. The boys are appreciating the sunny weather of Queensland and the host families are doing a great job of ensuring they see as much of our state as possible. A massive game of Australia Day cricket has been a highlight so far.

Blazer fittings will be available on Wednesday, 3 February, in the Uniform Shop. A $60 deposit will be required.

Matthew Hawkins

It is with great pleasure that I add my welcome to the St Patrick’s community for 2010. I would particularly like to welcome all of the new students and families and wish you a very happy and rewarding time at St Pat’s. When I spoke to the new students on Monday, I told them that I know a little about how they felt that day, as I too was going through the emotions – excitement and some nerves – associated with being “new”. Based on my experience over the past couple of weeks, I can assure new families that your boys will be made to feel very welcome here. You are entering into a school community which is proud to be a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition. You will hear people talk about the values for which we stand, but you will also see those values in action. Values such as compassion,

empathy and justice will be evident not only in the classroom and the playground, but also through the extensive service and ministry programs which operate at St Pat’s. You will have received a form to complete outlining the service activities on offer and asking boys to nominate how they would like to contribute. I encourage boys to involve themselves in this very important aspect of our school, and return those forms to Mrs Righetti in the Student Office. Our identity as an authentic Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition will also be clear through our sequential retreat program from Years 5-12, and through our liturgical celebrations. I draw Year 12 boys’ parents’ attention specifically to our first major liturgical celebration of the year, the Year 12 Induction Mass on Friday, 12 February.

More information will be forthcoming regarding this important day in our school calendar. Also for Year 12 families, the first of our Kairos Retreats will take place soon, and parents of our first group have received invitations to our Parent Information Evening occurring tonight, January 28. Please call either Mrs Righetti or our Campus Minister, Mr Mark Ellison, if you would like more information regarding this. Finally, I wish the entire St Patrick’s community all the very best for 2010. I look forward to meeting many of you over the coming days, weeks and months. Please feel free to contact me at the school any time with any queries about the Identity (previously Mission) area of the College, either by phone 36319021 or by email [email protected].

MINISTRY

I’d like to take the opportunity to welcome new families to the St Patrick’s Community. In my dual role of Careers and Personal Counselling, I am available during school hours as well as before and after school. I have a direct line: 36319073 or you can make use of my email [email protected] . Students and parents can access lots of information and web-links on my web-pages “Careers” or “Counsellor” via the

student intranet (accessible from home). In this section of the newsletter, I try to keep families up to date with Careers News as well providing information on issues relating to the development of boys and young men. I also try to be present and available at most school events, if you would like to speak with me.

Starting New at SPC? Boys might look at ideas at www.reachout.com.au Click onto the issues bar and look at the “School/Uni” section for ideas about getting started in a new school.

Mark Mewburn

PARENT SON RETREAT

Our first Parent Son Retreat will be held 27-28 March at Koonjewarra Retreat

Centre, Springbrook. Cost is $60 per person. This retreat is open to any student in

Years 5-12.

If you would like to attend please contact Mrs Helen Righetti on 3631 9014

by Monday, 22 February, 2010

ACTIVITIES

DIRECTOR OF SPORT—LUKE DONATINI

Welcome back to what will be another full and exciting sporting year for all involved in CIC, AIC and representative sport at St Patrick’s College. During the Christmas Holiday break a lot of sporting endeavours were undertaken resulting in some significant performances and achievements. Before outlining some of the sporting highlights, I would first like to thank all the St Patrick’s College students, parents, and staff who so graciously gave up their time to participate in, or assist with, training, sporting camps/clinics and tournaments. The 2009/2010 holiday period incorporated: • The annual SPC Swimming Camp which was held at the Runaway Bay Super Sports Centre with 42 SPC swimmers and 6 coaches in attendance; • Christian Brothers Cricket Week with 25 cricketers and their coaches involved, held over 7 days of competition; • SPC Cricket Clinic with in excess of 100 cricketers and many coaches involved;

• SPC Volleyball training over 3 weeks with over 30 Volleyball players and their coaches involved at training sessions; • Volleyball trials incorporating many SPC teams and coaches trialing against other Colleges in full day trials; • Rugby coaching clinics with in excess of 200 students attending over three days; • SPC Strength and Conditioning sessions held weekly during the holidays with a large number students taking advantage of these well structure sessions designed and run by Elias Power. Outstanding Achievements Congratulations to the following SPC athletes who gained higher sporting achievements or representation over the Christmas break: • Ty Collins – Selected into the Australian Lifesaving Teams for 2010. Ty was named in the Australian Under 19 Team. He was also selected in the Elite Athlete program for Australian Lifesaving.

• Ryan Chapman - Selected into the Australian Lifesaving Teams for 2010. Ryan was also named in the Australian Under 19 Team. Ryan was also selected in the Elite Athlete program for Australian Lifesaving. • James Steele – Bowled a ‘Hat Trick’ in one game during Christian Brothers Cricket Week • Matthew Lydement – Took 5 wickets in one game during Christian Brothers Cricket Week. • Marcus Malt – Took 8 wickets vs St Paul’s School in a First XI Cricket trial match last Saturday. • SPC Under 15 Half Season Cricket Team – Finished the Club Cricket Half Season as Premiers. Well done, to all involved on this great achievement!

FOOTBALL CO-ORDINATOR—LUKE DONATINI All SPC football players wishing to make Under 16A, 1stXI Football, 2ndXI Football or 3rd XI Football in 2010 are to be at

the first preseason training session this Friday morning, 29 January, on the

College Back Oval. Training commences at 6.45am and continues until 8am.

CRICKET CO-ORDINATOR—RYAN SCHULTZ AIC Cricket - Trial

St Patrick’s College Vs St Peters Lutheran College 30 January 2010

Team Time Venue Location (entrance)

1sts 9:30 ‐ 5:15 Curlew Park Oval 1 Curlew Park, Shorncliffe

2nds 1:00 – 5:30pm Mayer Oval (Turf) Harts Road, Indooroopilly

3rds 1:00 – 5:30pm Stolz Oval (Turf) Lambert Road, Indooroopilly

15A 8:15 – 12:45 Mayer Oval (Turf)

Harts Road, Indooroopilly

15B/C 8:15 – 12:45 Stolz Oval (Turf)

Lambert Road, Indooroopilly

14A 1:00 – 5:30pm St John Fisher Turf St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge

14B/C 8:15 – 12:45 St John Fisher Turf St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge

13A 1:00 – 5:30pm Curlew Park Oval 2 Curlew Park, Shorncliffe

13B/C 8:15 – 12:45 Curlew Park Oval 2 Curlew Park, Shorncliffe

Players are to be dressed in Cricket whites or SPC sports uniform and MUST wear an SPC Cricket hat/cap or plain white Cricket hat/cap. All other forms of headwear are unacceptable. Appropriate footwear MUST be worn at all times—definitely no thongs.

Private Transport Will Be Required

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

CRICKET CO-ORDINATOR CONT’D—RYAN SCHULTZ CIC Cricket Matches—Internal Trial Matches—Sat. 30th January 2010

Team Venue Oval Pitch Time

7A St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.4 Syn. 8am – 11.30am

7B St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.4 Syn. 8am – 11.30am

7C St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.2 Conc. 8am – 11.30am

6A St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.3 Syn. 8am – 11.30am

6B St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.3 Syn. 8am – 11.30am

6C St John Fisher College St John Fisher Drive, Brackenridge SJFC No.2 Conc. 8am – 11.30am

5A/B Curlew Park SPC Playing Fields PNF 1 Conc. 8am – 11.30am

5B/C Curlew Park SPC Playing Fields PNF 2 Conc. 8am – 11.30am

Players are to be dressed in Cricket whites or SPC sports uniform and MUST on wear an SPC Cricket hat/cap or plain white Cricket hat/cap. All other forms of head wear are unacceptable. Appropriate footwear MUST be worn at all times—definitely no thongs.


Cricket Training Schedule Monday Curlew Park 3:30pm – 5pm Teams: Tuesday Curlew Park 3:30pm – 5pm Teams: Wednesday Curlew Park 3:30pm – 5pm Teams: Thursday Curlew Park 3:30pm-5pm Teams: Friday Curlew Park 3:30pm – 5pm Optional Session (Coaches Decision) Teams:

Year 5 A Under 13 A Under 14 A 3rds XI Year 5 B Under 13 B Under 14 B 4th XI Year 5 C Under 13C Under 14 C

Year 6 A Year 7 A Under 15 A 1st XI Year 6 B Year 7 B Under 15 B 2nd XI Year 6 C Year 7 C Under 15 C

Year 5 A Under 13 A Under 14 A Year 5 B Under 13 B Under 14 B Year 5 C Under 13 C Under 14 C

Year 6 A Year 7 A Under 15 A 1st XI Year 6 B Year 7 B Under 15 B 2ndXI Year 6 C Year 7 C

Under 15 C 3rd XI 4th XI

ACTIVITIES CONT’D

SWIMMING CO-ORDINATOR—SHANE BOWDEN

Date: Friday, 29 January, 2010 Venue: Langlands Pool, Panitya St, Stones Corner

Bus and coach parking – Panitya Street (a dead end street with no real turning circle) or parking can be found on Old Cleveland Road or Main Avenue.

Time: Warm-Up 4.30pm / 5pm start – 6.30pm approximate finish time (could be earlier). Format: 50M time trial event only. Each College is required to provide its own time keepers and recorders. No limit to competi-tors. Order of Events: Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Freestyle Lane Draw: 1 S.E.C. 2 S.P.C. 3 Villa 4 Ash

5 Pad 6 SPLC 7 SLC 8 Iona • Canteen facilities will be operating • Please secure all valuables. Swimmers are to be confined to their own College seating area where possible. St Patrick’s College will run a bus that will depart the College at 3.10pm and will return at approximately 7.15pm. The bus will depart from Yundah Street and return to Yundah Street.

Villanova Invitational - AIC Swimming Time Trials

2009/2010 ST PATRICK’S SWIMMING SEASON Greetings all. The 2009/2010 swimming season is now is now in full swing following the completion of the annual swim camp and the commencement of training from Wednesday,27 January. Training days for the remainder of the term will follow as detailed below. Students are expected to meet at Sandgate Pool from 6:15am. A bus will then be provided to take students from the pool to school at the completion of training. Please note that our first carnival will commence for all AIC students this Friday, 29 Janu-ary, at Langlands Pool, Coorparoo. It would be great to get as many students as possible to this meet so we can start recording times and begin looking at students to represent the College at the AIC carnival. The bus will leave St Patrick’s at 3:15pm, arriving back at the College at 7:15pm. Students will need to bring their St Patrick’s togs, goggles and towel. They will also need to bring some afternoon tea.

Training Times Term 1, 2010 Monday 6:15am – 7:30am Tuesday 6:15am – 7:30am Wednesday 6:15am – 7:30am Thursday 6:15am – 7:30am

VOLLEYBALL CO-ORDINATOR —CHRIS CARLILL AIC Volleyball – Trial

St Patrick’s College Vs St Peters Lutheran College—30 January 2010 Callan Centre – Pier Avenue, Shorncliffe

Please Note : A Canteen will be in operation at the Callan Centre

Time Court 1 Time Court 2

8.00am 14C 8.00am 13C

9.00am 14B 9.00am 13B

10.00am 14A 10.00am 13A

11.00am 16A 11.00am 15B

12.00pm 2nd VI 12.00pm 15A

1.00pm 1st VI 1.00pm 3rd VI

Players are to be dressed in SPC sports uniform (or SPC Volleyball playing shirt) and all other forms of clothing are unac-ceptable. Appropriate footwear MUST be worn at all times. Definitely no thongs.


ACTIVITIES CONT’D

DIRECTOR OF CULTURE—GEOFF SAMUELS

CULTURAL PROGRAM 2010

Welcome to an exciting new year in the life of the College. This year we have a very broad range of cultural activities to choose from as a part of the Co‐Curricular Program. We would encourage all students to take advantage of the opportunity to develop skills, make new friends and represent the College by participating in one or more of the following activities;

Inter‐House activities

Chess – Commences 16 February, 4 players per year level in each house

Debating – Commences 21 July.

Showcase – Term 4 (whole group)

Inter‐school Activities

Chess – AIC Trimester 2, Commences in May

Debating QDU – Commences 10 March. Teams from Years 8 to 12.

Theatresports – Commences in Term 2. Years 8 to 12.

BIS Cultural Comp – Junior School. Includes chess, debating public speaking – May/ June

Public Speaking‐ Apex, Lions etc., School Oratory Comp during Open Day

Instrumental Music

Concert Band Program (brass, woodwind, strings, percussion)‐ All ages. Opportunities to join one of the many bands within the College.

Contemporary Music Program (guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, vocal) – Formal music training leading to the formation of small “rock bands”.

School Based Clubs

Chess Club – Every Monday afternoon in the Resource Centre. All ages are welcome. Tuition is provided for novice players.

Art Club – After school club to develop artistic skills culminating in an exhibition of the students’ work at a Gallery.

Film Crew – Film making group. Documents the life of the College; prepares “Spirit Videos”

SPC Crew – Lunchtime activity ‐ Contemporary Dance, hip hop etc.

College Vocal Group – Incorporated into the Instrumental timetable on Fridays. Develop skills and perform at many College functions

For more information about any of these programs, see Mr Samuels ([email protected]) in the Activities Office or refer to the College Website.

INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM Tuition will commence in Week 2 (1 February). Timetables for continuing students will be distributed this week via tutor groups. Students from all year levels can sign up for any of the following instruments;

Brass (trumpet, trombone, tuba, French horn)

Woodwind (saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, oboe)

Strings (violin, viola, cello, bass)

Percussion (drums and tuned percussion)

Piano / keyboards

Guitar

Bass Guitar

Vocals

Mr Will (music coordinator), will visit all classes in Years 5 to 7 to explain the program and distribute enrollment forms. Students from Years 8 to 12 can obtain an enrollment form from the Student Office or download a copy from the cultural page of the College website.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Formation of a Canteen Sub-Committee

A Canteen Sub‐Committee has been formed to coordinate the operation of the canteens at home games. The committee will ensure that canteens are supplied with stock to be operational at our sons’ home sporting fixtures.

The canteens are provided as a service supporting our sons in their chosen sports. Any profits as a result of canteen

operations form part of the Sport Support Group's fundraising, which is then reinvested into St Patrick's sport.

The Canteen sub‐committee is made up of a small group of parents whose sons play in various St Patrick's sporting teams, and like you, enjoy being on the sideline at their sons' games. Therefore they are not available to be at the canteen all day. All but one of these parents are AIC parents (Years 8 to 12). More CIC parents are required.

There are opportunities for more parents to become involved and assist in the canteens. We require parents (both CIC and AIC) who can commit to morning and/or afternoon shifts overseeing either the Curlew Park or the Callan Centre canteen.

Please bear in mind that there are only 4‐6 home games per season and the canteen is usually only run for Cricket, Volleyball,

and Rugby. We are looking at the viability of providing canteen services for other sporting fixtures’ home games.

The canteens will be stocked and ready to go at each event. Responsibilities would extend to:

Assisting with set up and open (mornings) or close and clean up (afternoons) Barbeque

Maintaining supplies on the day (ie food in ovens to be kept warm; drinks in fridge to be kept cold) Safekeeping of takings

Overseeing daily volunteers

We look forward to hearing from you. Please contact either Anne (mob) 0404050167 or Noelene (mob) 0438067913. _____________________________________________

CANTEEN ROSTER ‐ 30 JANUARY ‐ VOLLEYBALL (Callan Centre) / CRICKET (Curlew Park)

URGENT assistance is required in the canteens this Saturday.

It is compulsory for all teams to provide adult canteen assistance prior to their sons’ games. Your help is greatly appreciated. Longer commitments would be very welcome.

Please phone Anne or Noelene with your availability.

THE PRIORITY OF ANY PERSONS ASSISTING IN THE CANTEEN IS BEING ON THE

SIDELINE FOR YOUR SON'S GAME !

____________________________________________________________________________ CROCKPOT OR SLOW COOKER

If you have a crockpot or slow cooker that you no longer use, would you consider donating it to the St Patrick's Sport Support

Group for use in the canteen?

Please phone Anne or Noelene.

Sport Support Group Our monthly meeting for February will take place on Monday 1st February at 6.30 pm in the College Board Room. We are a volunteer group of parents who endeavour to assist the College in improving the facilities used and supporting all our athletes where we are able. All parents and friends are welcome, especially those with sons heavily involved in the College and Representative teams programs. This especially includes Cricket, Swimming and Volleyball parents in preparation for the coming season. The meeting normally lasts for about an hour. We look forward to welcoming you into our Group.

COMMUNITY NEWS CONT’D

Enrolment Interviews

Year 8, 2012 Enrolment Interviews will commence shortly. Please forward your application as soon as possible.

RYAN HOUSE NEWS Welcome to the 2010 school year at St. Patrick’s. Firstly, we, Sam Summers, Richard Harris and Wade Simpson are honoured to be your house leaders this year. We will strive to make your journey in 2010 a most enjoyable one right from the very start. With the fantastic house group and endless opportunities we have this year, there is good reason to

be excited. A few key goals we want Ryan to achieve this year, is participation at every event, to win a hat trick of house shields, and finally to achieve a send of a family and not just a group. Members of the Ryan House family, new and old, please don’t hesitate to come and see us or Ms Sleba if you have any questions. Have a wonderful 2010

Congratulations – on Tuesday, 2 February, 2010, Fr Liam, St Patrick’s College Chaplain will celebrate his 61st

Anniversary of his First Vows as a Divine Word Missionary. The College salutes and congratulates him.

College Birthday

Tomorrow, Friday, 29 January, St Patrick’s College celebrates its Birthday, founded and opened in 1952 with a roll call of 172 students and four Brothers of whom one is still alive, Br Brian Saward in whose honour the big Shop A & B workshops are named. Today we have 1128 students and a staff of 120. We are preparing for our Diamond Jubilee in 2012!

Information / House Family Evening

Years 5-8 Parent Information Evening and House Family Evening on Monday, 1 February, as well as the Year 11 Parent Information Evening on

Thursday, 4 February.


Tuesday Morn BBQ— Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25 am—9.00 am

Thursday Morning BBQ —Humpybong School 7. 30 am—9.00 am

Thursday Evening Street Van —Brisbane City

5.00 pm—8.45 pm

Saturday Night BBQ—Sandgate Rotunda

5.45 pm—8.30 pm

Tuesday, 2 February Patrick Winkel, Xander Gwynn -

Jones, Matthew Fowlie, Tyler Samus

Thursday, 4 February N/A

Thursday, 4 February

Sam Houghton, Adain Baker, Jacob McGregor, Chris

Roseworn, Andrew Drummond

Saturday, 6 February Joshua O’Loughlin, Damien McMahon,

Ryan Pearson, Thomas McNamara, Aaron Caruana, Riley Pennisi, Gerard

Denkes

Please Note: If you cannot fulfil your commitment to take part in these service programs, please advise Mr Ellison ASAP.

The Paddies Van is Proudly Sponsored by:-

Uniform Shop BLAZER FITTINGS will take place on Wednesday 3 February (not Monday as previously advised). Students will be sent over during the course of the day to be fitted. Orders will proceed only with pay-ment of $60.00 deposit. Blazers are compulsory for Years 10, 11 and 12. Thank you to the voluntary helpers for an amazing effort and their valuable time over the back to school trading period – Louise Stringer, Theresa Browning, Oriana McLaughlin, Joanne John and her mum Jenni-fer, Jacqui Lewis, Fiona Herron, Julie Mego, Kerry and Saxon Johannessen, Cheryle and Hannah McMahon, Claire Keane, Adele Collie, Margaret Webb, Debra Phillpott, Cheryl Jahnke, Rhonda Lester, Chris Wilson-Row, Narelle Wallace, Sharon Mula. Your help was very much appreciated. HELP WANTED in the Uniform Shop during term time. The roster is usually once a month. If you are available please let me know. Ph. No. 3631 9055. Thankyou

TRADING HOURS TERM TIME – TUES 12 – 4PM, WED 10AM – 2PM, THURS 7:30AM – 11:30AM

Date Helpers

Fri 29/01 Margaret Webb, Andrea Massey, Maggie McGowan, Victoria Fetton, Liz Kelly

Mon 01/02 Margaret Webb, Karen McArdle, Tania Cross, Rosamund Harrington

Tue 02/02 Jo Humble, Michelle Smith, Sara Cronk, Tracey Hethorn

Wed 03/02 Mary Brodie, Sue Henley, Andrea Meade, Jane Doyle

Thu 04/02 Julie Blansjaar, Liz Divine, Jeana Scott

Fri 05/02 Evelin Liddell, Fiona Prince, Joanne Casey, Chris Jones


Absolute Insulation Services

St Patricks College Absolute Insulation Services have a new sponsorship available to all College parents, friends , families and associates—anyone you know is welcome to join this offer. WHAT IT IS. The Federal Government now has a rebate offer for eligible homes to be installed with ceiling insulation and attract a $1200 subsidy. Your home could potentially be done for free with no money to change hands as Absolute Insulation Services is a Government registered Company which invoices direct to the Government. Larger homes or those which may choose a superior elite product may incur higher charges but will still only pay the difference between the rebate amount and the total. It is your chance to get FREE INSULATION and at the same time support the College as Absolute Insulation Services will provide $30 in sponsorship for every order taken through the College. To be eligible, your home must have been built prior to August, 2003 , and the Owner /Occupier (Rentals get $1200 rebate) must be an Australian Citizen/Resident, over 18, who has not previously claimed the current rebate and does not have existing adequate insulation. FREE INSULATION AND SUPPORTING OUR COLLEGE!! Absolute Insulation Services have agreed to extend this offer to all of your friends and family as well- simply fill out the form below and return it to the College Office or ring Absolute Insulation Services direct on 3633 0870 during business hours, quoting St Patrick’s as the reference, for your measure and quote. The measure and quote is free and there is no pressure on you to order. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Please provide the following contact details to Absolute Insulation Services for my Free Measure and Quote and on order please provide St Patrick’s College with $30 sponsorship. Name………………………………Suburb…………………….. Ph………………….. My Friends /Family would like this offer as well please call Name………………………………Suburb………………………Ph…………………. Name………………………………Suburb………………………Ph………………….

RETURN FORM TO COLLEGE OFFICE FOR COLLECTION BY ABSOLUTE INSULATION SERVICES

DATE CLAIMER

February 1

Year 5-8 Parent Info Evening and House Family Night

February 4

Spirit Assembly (Cricket/Volleyball) / Year 11 Parent Information Evening

February 5

AIC/CIC Swim Meets

February 6

AIC Volleyball/Cricket Rnd 1 / CIC Cricket Rnd 1

February 8

Year 12 Leadership Afternoon and Parent Info Evening

February 9

Academic Assembly

February 12

Year 12 Induction Mass / AIC/CIC Swim Meets

February 13

AIC Volleyball/Cricket Rnd 2 / CIC Cricket Rnd 2

January 29

AIC Swim Meet at Langlands Pool

January 30

AIC Volleyball/Cricket Trial / CIC Cricket Trials

Issue 01 - Calling (28 January 2010)

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Transcript of Issue 01 - Calling (28 January 2010)