Dear Members of the St Patrick’s Family, Last Saturday night I had the pleasure of attending the musical ‘The Wedding Singer’. It was an outstanding evening. The singing, the set, the music and even the jokes were tremendous. Congratulations to all the students and staff from both St Patrick’s College and St John Fisher College on a great effort. I know that all involved, having been practicing and rehearsing all year their hard work has certainly paid off. I wish to congratulate all the St Patrick’s staff who were involved in the production. In particular, Janet Garside (Director), Geoff Samuels (Producer), Andrew Will (Stage Manager), Jonathan Brough (Props), Zoe Morgan (Props) and Jonathan Miers (Technical Assistant). Well done to all involved. Over the last few weeks students in Year 11 have been participating in the selection process for the College’s Immersion and Exchange programs. I have much pleasure in announcing the following selections. EAST TIMOR: Russell Brooks, Corey Burton, Benjamin Jones and Nicholas Macgregor INDIA: Jordan DeSylva, Angus Lane, Lachlan Marsh, Keegan McCann, Duncan Moir, Peter Sloss, D’Arcy Smith, Jake Stephenson, Ricardo Thomas and Michael Xanthopoulo CANADA: Tom Huth and Liam Hannett UNITED STATES: Liam Anderson and Joshua Smith My congratulations to each of these students. I also thank the staff and parents who were involved in the various selection panels. At the recent Board Meeting and Parents and Friends meeting I discussed the name of the new building. There were a number of suggestions made, however, the decision has been made to name the building, Waterford Building. Waterford was the town in Ireland where Edmund Rice began his work with the Christian Brothers, so it has a significant influence in the history of the Christian Brothers. Waterford is also a city on the water overlooking Waterford Harbour. So our Waterford Building has now been finalised and the official opening will be held on Thursday 21st July. More details regarding the opening will be given in future weeks. I have three more issues to discuss in this edition of The Calling. The first is a regular issue — that is parking and traffic. I thank parents for their support and cooperation in recent weeks. I ask that we all continue to be diligent regarding pick up and drop off times. Please obey traffic rules and be both mindful and respectful of our neighbours. The second issue is to engage the St Patrick’s College community support behind ‘The Walking on Sunshine’ Dinner. The dinner has been arranged by a former parent, Anne Stanton, for a number of years in support of cancer research. Anne has had three sons and a number of nephews at St Patrick’s College and is currently battling a recurrence of cancer. I urge the St Patrick’s College community to support this important appeal and help support a member of our community. Further details regarding the dinner can be found in this Calling or via the College website. The third issue is also asking for support from the St Patrick’s College community. A friend has recently returned from the Solomon Islands where he has been coaching athletics to the young people in the villages. They are very keen and very talented. However, they train with no shoes on dirt tracks and fields. He has approached me as to whether St Patrick’s College along with a number of other schools, can collect sports shoes (sand shoes) for him to take back to the Solomon Islands. He is returning during our school holidays. So if you have any old sandshoes at home that are no longer being used please give them a wash and send them into school (Student Office). I will arrange their collection and transport. This is a great way to have a clean out and help those who have less than us. Have a great week. God Bless

DR MICHAEL CARROLL COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

02 June 2011 No. 17

Solomon Island Shoe

Appeal

Send in your old sand shoes

to help the youth of the

Solomon Islands

All shoes may be sent to the Student Office

Earlier this year the College launched it’s new College website which has received very positive reviews. It was designed for visual impact and ease of reading of relevant and current information. The College Intranet provides a vast range of information regarding individual students, parents and families, as well as day to day details and information. Unfortunately, the College Intranet contains a significant amount of doubling up of information, lacks currency in some areas, and is not very visually appealing. I have begun the process of reviewing and redesigning our Intranet, with the view of making it as user friendly and appealing as the College Website. A committee has been formed to undertake this significant process. If you are interested in being a part of this committee please contact my Personal Assistant Mrs Robyn Donaldson on 3631 9039 or email rdonaldson@stpatricks.qld.edu.au The committee is also very interested in the parent perspective with regards to the College Intranet. Hopefully you are frequent users of the Intranet and therefore have important insights into the workings or inadequacies of the Intranet. If you have any comments, suggestions and or concerns with regards to the College Intranet please pass these onto Mrs Robyn Donaldson. I would also like to add my thanks and congratulations to all the staff and crew who put on ‘The Wedding Singer’. The depth of singing was incredible, the production stunning, the music brilliant and the fun at an almighty high. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed attending the musical and all the hard work by so many was well and truly appreciated. I particularly enjoyed watching such a range of boys and girls interact. Many of the performers were very different characters (in real life) and the musical was a great avenue for each of them to be involved and to enjoy a very positive experience. It was another great advertisement for students to take any opportunity they can. Positives and growth are most likely to follow whenever you put your hand up. I have decided to take the next four weeks for some long service. I will be spending quality time with my wife travelling overseas. I hope everyone completes the Term to the best of their abilities and everyone then enjoys a wonderful break after another full on term.

COLLEGE DEAN

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David Gardiner

FAREWELL MASS

On the 30th June, Father Pat Stratford will be retiring after thirty five years of dedicated service to the spiritual and pastoral needs of the members of the Sandgate-Brighton parish.

On Sunday 26 June at 9:00am a special Mass of thanksgiving is to be held in the Sacred Heart Church at Sandgate, followed by a celebratory morning tea, immediately afterwards. At this morning tea, a gift is to be presented to Father Pat to thank him for all his work and commitment during his time as the parish priest.

Many parents and students of the school, both past and present, would have had some involvement with Father Pat during his time in our community. Therefore, if you would like to contribute to his gift, please place your donation in the collection box at the front office. Keep in mind also the Mass to be held on the 26th as everyone is most welcome to attend.

STUDENTS

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STUDENTS

Chris Campbell — Assistant Principal Curriculum

In the remaining weeks of term, students are beginning to experience an increased workload as they strive to complete assignments and study for exams. For most of this year, students have been quite good in completing assessment on time. In recent weeks, however, I have noticed a number of boys begin to struggle with this workload. As parents there are lots of things which can be done to assist our sons. It is easy for a young man to feel overwhelmed when trying to deal with a number of tasks, at the same time it’s great if we can space out everyone’s assessment

so that students can focus on one thing at a time. Unfortunately this is not always possible. As a consequence there will be weeks in a term where more work is due. I spoke to a young man today who indicated that all of a sudden he finds himself in a week where two or three things are due and he has fallen behind. I suggested he take his assessment calendar and use a different coloured fluorescent pen to highlight every assessment task for every subject. After doing this I told him to put it in a place where it was visible to him everyday. This is the type of thing we can do as parents to help

ease that feeling of drowning. Having made the student more aware of when the work is due, the next step is to work with the young man on commencing work early, so that some assignments may in fact be completed well before the due date. Most of our teachers are conscious of the demands facing students in completing work on time. In most cases, class time is provided for students to work on assessment. Making students aware that by taking advantage of these study opportunities, a lot of pressure can be resolved later in the term.

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Frank Torrisi — Assistant Principal Student Formation

YEAR 11 AND 12 STUDENT TERM EXIT PROCEDURE On Wednesday 8 June students in Years 11 and 12 will be involved in an end of Semester exit process. The process will involve students being signed off by the Academic and Pastoral areas of the College. Year 12 students will meet with their House Deans during Period 5 and once they have been processed are able to leave school to commence their block exams. Year 11 students will follow the same process during period 7. If a student has not fulfilled his Academic or Pastoral commitments he will be required to stay at school during exam block until those commitments have been fulfilled. All stu-dents must have their parents/guardians sign the forms. BLOCK EXAMS All students in Years 11 and 12 receive block exam privileges. Students in these year levels only come to school when they have exams. While at home it is important to utilise this time productively for exam preparation. When attending school for exams it is important that students do not leave the grounds of the College then return. IPods and Mobile phones are not permitted to be used on the school grounds. UNIFORM The College uniform is to be worn correctly from the time they leave home until they return home in the afternoon. This is important to maintain the positive public image of St Patrick’s students to the wider community. This includes shirts tucked in, socks pulled up and ties being worn correctly. Students in Years 10-12 must wear their blazers to and from school each day during Term 2 and 3. All students have been made aware of the College’s expectation on this. LOST PROPERTY There is an abundance of lost property in the Student Office from lunch boxes to uniforms and particularly shoes (black leather and sporting). At the end of this term we will be doing our usual dona-tion to St Vincent de Paul of any lost property which has not been claimed before then. Please come in and check it out.

This week seven boys attended the Social Justice Youth Forum held at the ACU Campus at Banyo. The boys came back very enthused by what they saw and we hope for many of them it further enhanced their com-mitment to Social Justice. The idea of forums like this is to empower students with a strong sense of Social Responsibility and concern for the moral and ethical dimensions of life and dignity of all human beings. We hope that the boys are inspired by this on a daily basis at St Patricks College through the work we do with Paddies Van and many house charities. This week from the 27th May – 3rd June we celebrate National Reconciliation Week. On Assembly on Tues-day Lachlan Marsh spoke very passionately about what this week means. Each year National Reconciliation Week celebrates the rich culture and history of the First Australians. It is the ideal time for everyone to join the reconciliation conversation and to think about how we can help turn around the disadvantage experi-enced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This disadvantage exists because of a past history where the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples rights were not recognised by previous gov-ernments dating back to settlement and Federation. The theme this year is “Let’s Talk Recognition”. Let’s Talk Recognition acknowledges the past and the contribution of the First Australians in building this nation. This is what we are called upon to think about this year in National Reconciliation Week. As a school we are al-ways looking at how can help contribute to reconciliation and building relationships. This year we have had artist Arthur Conlon come and work with the Year 8 students and Arthur has also helped create a Mural that will be unveiled at our end of semester liturgy. At our end of semester liturgy this year we will show this recognition with our liturgy being built upon the theme of reconciliation. We are confident this will be a very powerful liturgy for the boys and we always encourage as many parents as possible to attend.

IDENTITY & MINISTRY

Paul Corfield — CAMPUS MINISTER

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SOCIAL JUSTICE YOUTH FORUM The Australian Catholic Universi-ty, McAuley Campus, Banyo, held their seventh Social Justice Youth Forum on Friday 27th May, attended by some 250 students from 18 Catholic Col-leges and Schools, including St Patrick’s Gympie and St Pat-rick’s Shorncliffe. Facilitated by Mr Paul Corfield, Campus Min-ister, our seven students were Tom Huth, Lachlan Marsh, Kee-gan McCann, Duncan Moir, Joshua Smith, Patrick Smith and Michael Wallace. “Inspired to make a difference” our students enjoyed a complimentary breakfast, keynote address by Tom O’Connor of the Oaktree Foundation and their efforts to reduce extreme poverty, 2nd Year ACU student Zack Woodward’s passion for social justice working with St Vincent de Paul Buddies Program assisting disadvantaged children, and morning tea provided. Our group were split up, with all the participants, and attended two workshops. They then came together and relaxed with St Rita’s par-ticipants during the provided lunch. The final session concluded with the wrap up of an instructive day and our gratitude for the opportunity and hospitality provided.

EXAM STRESS Secondary school and university students are often faced with a series of exams or tests at the end of term or semester, which are usually scheduled closely together. This can lead to great stress for students - and those who live with them! This information sheet covers the subject of exam stress and how to help your child through it. What is exam stress? Stress can be defined as ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them’. It is a subjective re-sponse and something that will vary from person to person. Prolonged stress can lead to illness, both mental and physical. The words pressure and stress are often used interchangeably but in fact they are quite different. Pressure can be positive and useful to complete dead-lines or to help somebody avoid dan-ger. However, when pressure is pro-longed, it can be negative, and de-pending how the individual perceives it and reacts to it, can lead to the devel-opment of stress. Exam stress is a natural reaction to too much pressure and can come from a number of sources including: young people themselves  comparisons with others  wanting to reach ambitious

goals  others in the family peers or

Teachers  

SYMPTOMS OF STRESS Some people feel pressure and devel-op stress symptoms much more readily than others. When someone is faced with increased pressure (in this case at exam time) their body can go into a ‘fight or flight’ response which releases increased amounts of adrenalin into the body. This can lead to various symptoms including Feeling cranky and irritable

(increased yelling or crying, swearing, hitting) 

Feeling inadequate, negative self talk, blaming 

Problems getting to sleep or not wanting to wake up 

Strongly beating heart, sweat-ing 

Chest pains, nausea, trembling  Habits such as nail biting, fidg-

eting  Indecisiveness, going blank, con-

fusion  Increased smoking, drinking, or

increased drug use  Losing touch with friends. 

Stress responses can differ between males and females. Research shows that when females experience exam stress they show internal symptoms and responses such as nausea, butterflies, and feelings of inadequacy which can lead to sadness and depression. Males tend to externalise their anxiety and they can become increasing irritable or feel angry. What influences how much exam stress someone feels?

STUDY HABITS Exam study stress is often influenced by the amount of preparation and plan-ning a student has put into studying towards a particular exam and how confident they feel about the material they are to be tested on. Several groups of students who are at risk of feeling the affects of exam stress are those students who expect to cover everything perfectly and those who are not motivated to try to learn or prepare for an exam and those students who are struggling to under-stand the work.

MOTIVATION Motivation plays an important role in student learning and studying. Research shows that the type of motivation an individual has will influence how much a student studies and how much exam pressure they feel.[4] There are two types of motivation relevant to exam stress - intrinsic and extrinsic.[5] Students with intrinsic motivation are inspired by the rewards that come from the activity itself. For example, this could be the love of playing an instru-ment, interest in learning how the hu-man body works or the magic of how numbers work. In this case, increased focus or study at exam time is part of the interest in the subject itself. These students are likely to attribute their educational results to internal fac-tors they can control and play an active role in determining their outcome. They are also interested in learning about and understanding a topic, not just re-

lying on rote learning for an exam. Students with extrinsic motivation are motivated by external things. For ex-ample, they may be motivated by a teacher, a parent, or a particular goal. Sometimes rewards such as money or praise are also used as extrinsic moti-vators. It is often harder for students motivated by extrinsic factors to stay focused at exam time as they may have less real interest in the topic and so they less motivated and revision is more of a challenge. Recent research shows that exam stress can vary depending on a student's be-liefs about the nature of their academic ability and their perceptions of control when approaching exams. If a student believes that their ability is fixed and cannot change they may feel a lack of control over exams and be unable to cope with additional de-mands. This can lead to: unproductive studying less persistence decreased effort when study

becomes harder or greater in quantity

avoidance of the challenge However, if a student believes their ability can be increased with effort and planning, they often feel more in control because they can develop it to match the demands in front of them. This leads to more effective prepara-tion, including: putting in more effort, being better organised planning more and showing

persistence when study demands increase

STUDY SKILLS Nothing helps students as much as good study skills and habits, including: memorising  making a summaries and précis  rehearsing work with a friend  studying with a definite goal or

task in mind  taking time to relax or have a

snack (The full document can be viewed on http://www.parentline.com.au/parenting-information/tip-sheets/exam-stress.php)

MINISTRY

Emily Rotta — Counsellor

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CONGRATULATIONS COREY WAGNER (YEAR 9) Played for Met North in the U15 AFL Queensland Championships in Townsville over the weekend. Met North made the Grand Final against Gold Coast and won by 6 points. This is the first win for Met North since 1998 after Gold Coast winning the last eight years. SPC CIC CROSS COUNTRY The SPC CIC Cross Country Team competed in the CIC Championships on Wednesday 1st June at Villa Park. All runners put in a tremendous effort and represented St Patrick’s very well. Congratulations to all members of the CIC team and to all Coaches. SPC Finished 8th Overall on Aggregate (out of 14 schools) Best placed runner was Lucas Lutter who came 5th in the Under 11 Race. CURLEW PARK ASSOCIATION MEETING All welcome 7.30pm in the Jack Stevens Room.

CIC RUGBY Venue: St Laurence’s Playing Fields – Nathan Road Runcorn Please Note: Due to the state of St Laurence’s playing fields Year 6 and Year 7 Rugby will now be scheduled at Curlew Park. Please see draw on following page. YEAR 5 RUGBY AWAY

CANTEEN AND BBQ ROSTER

ACTIVITIES

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Time BBQ Canteen

7.00am - 8.00am 13C Rugby Year 6C Rugby

7.30am – 8.30am 14A Football 13A Football

8.00am – 9.00am Year 7B Rugby 13B Rugby

8.30am – 9.30am 13B Football 15A Football

9.00am – 10.00am 14C Rugby 7A Rugby

10.00am – 11.00am 16A Football 14B Rugby

11.00am – 12.00pm 2nd XI Football 14A Rugby

11.30 -12.30pm 3rd XI Football

12.00pm –1.00pm 16B Rugby 3rd XV Rugby

1.00pm – 2.00pm 2nd XV Rugby 16A Rugby

2.00pm – 3.00pm 1st XV

TEAM

JUNE 4th v SLC AWAY

St Laurence’s Playing Fields,

Runcorn

TEAM

JUNE 4th v SLC AWAY

St Laurence’s Playing Fields,

Runcorn

TEAM

JUNE 4th v SLC AWAY

St Laurence’s Playing Fields,

Runcorn

5C

Crawfrod Oval SLC Playing Fields

Nathan Road, Runcorn 7:30am

5B

Crawford Oval SLC Playing Fields

Nathan Road, Runcorn 8:20am

5A

Crawford Oval SLC Playing Fields

Nathan Road, Runcorn 9:10am

ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES CONT’D

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Rugby St Patrick’s College Vs

Iona College (AIC) and St Laurence’s College (CIC) Saturday 4th June 2011 Curlew Park, Sandgate

Rugby 1, Rugby 2 and Rugby 3 – Curlew Park, Curlew Street Sandgate

PLEASE NOTE Indicates a CIC Rugby game is scheduled to be played QRRA Appointed Referees for SPC 13A, SPC 14A, SPC 15A, SPC 2ndXV, SPC 1stXV Canteen will be in operation on the day Sports Medicine will be on site on the day

RUGBY COORDINATOR — HEATH MACKINTOSH

Time Rugby 1 (Edmund Rice)

Rugby 2 (Edmund Rice)

Rugby 3 (Grundy)

8.00am

SPC 6C Vs SLC 6C

(Ref – Jacob Lawrence)

SPC 13C Vs IONA 13C

(Ref – Nathan James) 9.00am SPC 7B

Vs SLC 7B (Ref – Liam Anderson)

SPC 6B Vs SLC 6B

(Ref – De Wet van der Nest)

SPC 13B Vs IONA 13B

(Ref – Nathan James) 10.00am SPC 7A

Vs SLC 7A (Ref – Liam Anderson)

SPC 6A Vs SLC 6A

(Ref – De Wet van der Nest)

SPC 14C Vs IONA 14C

(Ref – Michael Hoffman) 11.00am SPC 13A

Vs IONA 13A (QRRA Referee)

SPC 14B Vs IONA 14B

(Ref – Thymon Venter)

SPC 15C Vs IONA 15C

(Ref – John Raukete) 12 noon SPC 14A

Vs IONA 14A (QRRA Referee)

SPC 15B Vs IONA 15B

(Ref – Thymon Venter)

1.00pm SPC 15A Vs IONA 15A

(QRRA Referee)

SPC 16B Vs IONA 16B

(Ref – Thymon Venter)

SPC 3rd XV Vs IONA 3rd XV

(Ref – John Raukete)

2.00pm SPC 2nd XV Vs IONA 2nd XV (QRRA Referee)

SPC 16A Vs IONA 16A

(QRRA Referee)

3.15pm SPC 1st XV Vs IONA 1st XV (QRRA Referee)

FOOTBALL St Patrick’s College Vs

Iona College (AIC) Saturday 4th June 2011 Curlew Park, Sandgate

ACTIVITIES

TIME Football Oval 1 TIME Football Oval 2

8.30am 14A (Frank Valanti) 8.30am 13A

(Daniel McLaughlin)

9.45am 15A (Frank Valanti) 9.45am 13B

(Nathan Jenkins)

11.00am 16A (Frank Valanti) 10.45am 14B

(Mark Foster)

12.15pm 2nd XI AIC Appointed - Marty

11.45am 15B (Mark Foster)

1.30pm 1st XI

AIC Appointed - Marty 12.45am

3rd XI

(Daniel McLaughlin )

CIC Football (Soccer) Venue: St Laurence’s Playing Fields – Nathan Road Runcorn

TEAM

JUNE 4th v SLC

AWAY at St Laurence’s Playing Fields,

Runcorn

7A

Field 7 SLC Playing Fields

7:30am

6A

Field 7 SLC Playing Fields

8:20am

6B

Field 6 SLC Playing Fields

10:00am

5 A

Field 6 SLC Playing Fields

7:30am

5B

Field 6 SLC Playing Fields

8:20am

5C

Field 6 SLC Playing Fields

9:10am

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ACTIVITIES CONT’D

GEOFF SAMUELS — DIRECTOR CULTURE

THE WEDDING SINGER A huge thanks to all who were involved in making this year’s musical such a great success. Each performance was warmly re-ceived by enthusiastic audiences who appreciated the amount of time, energy and creativity that produced such a professional show. The cast were justifiably proud of their performances and the work done behind the scenes by the band, stage and tech crews was first class. Here’s a few images from the show.

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ACTIVITIES CONT’D

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GEOFF SAMUELS — DIRECTOR CULTURE cont….

CHESS NEWS — SAMUEL WRIGHT Dear Members of the St Patrick's College Community, This is the second entry of the Weekly Chess news. Unfortunately, for this entry I come bearing disappointing news. After a draw against last year’s premiers, the SPC chess team assumed the worst was over. We had beaten second place, and tied with first and our spirits were high. However, this week we had to face St Eddies. St Edmunds had ranked 4th last year just below our 3rd place, and we assumed that it would be no different this year. We underestimated our opponents and they made us pay for it. On Friday night, 27th May, we lost all age groups to St Edmunds. This was a devastating outcome for all of the chess team. This loss should serve as a wake up call to all of the Chess Team that we haven't beaten all the difficult opponents yet. The schools that were weaker in previous years may be stronger than anticipated and we must train even harder to combat that threat. Hopefully last Friday will prove to be an incentive to work and devote more time to practise so that this does no reoc-cur. We will not give up. DEBATING NEWS — MS ZOE MORGAN As we enter the final preliminary rounds for QDU debating, all of our teams are capable of joining our Year 11’s (who are undefeated) in making the highly prestigious finals rounds if they win their final debate. Sadly, our mighty Year 10 team encountered quite a tricky topic for their short preparation debate and were narrowly defeated. However, both our Firsts and the Seconds were victorious in arguing that we shouldn’t ban betting on competitive sports. Josh Smith, Year 11, proved that all the talk isn’t just hype, with an incredible 4th man debut for the Firsts. Similarly, as illness wreaked havoc with their usual line-up, the Seconds were joined by the experience of Thymon Venter and novice debating man Douglas Howieson in their fantastic win. These are exciting times for debating at St Patrick’s – be sure to get along and catch a debate this season before the opportunity passes. Next week: Year 11, at St Pat’s, topic given at 7:15 and debate begins at 8.15pm Year 9’s, at Albany Creek SHS, both debates begin at 8.15pm

MS FUNDRAISER

Dear St Patrick’s College Community I have entered the Enerflex MS Brissie to the Bay Bike Ride 2011 and will be riding for a reason on Sunday 26 June, to raise funds for more than 20,000 people living with multiple sclerosis. MS is a disease that affects our family personally, as my grandmother has progressive MS and has been in a nursing home for a few years now. MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system and strikes young Australians in the prime of their lives. The average age of diagnosis is just 30, and five people are told they have MS every working day. I have committed to raise money as part of this bike ride and this can only be achieved with your help. You can donate quickly and easily online by clicking on the link below: http://www.msqldevents.org.au/Enerflex-MS-Brissie-to-the-Bay-Bike-Ride-2011/Bradley/a All information is secure and all donations will be sent electronically to MS Australia—QLD. A tax deductible receipt will be sent straight to you when the transaction has been completed. Your support is greatly appreciated. Don’t forget it is not too late to join a team, we need more riders. We have chosen to participate in the 25km event. Please contact me at tracysnell@optusnet.com.au if you have questions or are interested in joining the team. Bradley Crisford, Year 10

COMMUNITY NEWS CONT’D

SPORT SUPPORT GROUP Thank you to all the great parental volunteers for your enormous effort over the past few weekends. CIC is away this weekend to St Laurence’s College, and AIC is home to Iona College. I am sure that I will see some of you next Saturday at Curlew in both the Canteen and the BBQ areas. Every hour offered is appreciated as ‘many hands make light work’ feeding the multitudes, stating at 7.00am and concluding at 3.30pm. Our next meeting is on Monday 6th June 2011 at 6-00pm, Col-lege Board Room. All are welcome. Cameron Herpich, Chairman, SSG

COMMUNITY NEWS CONT’D

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Kids Skills for Parents

Inspiring and Teaching Parents to Enjoy Their Kids Strengthen parents’ faith in their role as parents by offering them practical tools for dealing with the daily challenges of child rearing. Using a solution focused approach Kids Skills for Parents offers crea-tive ways of working with parents to strengthen parental co-operation, help their children overcome problems; coach their children to take responsibility for their actions. Strengthen parents’ faith in their role as parents by offering them practical tools for dealing with the daily challenges of child rearing. Using a solution focused approach Kids Skills for Parents offers creative ways of working with parents to strengthen parental co-operation, help their children overcome problems; coach their children to take responsibility for their actions. Dates 21st & 22nd June 2011. Venue Lighthouse Resources, Upstairs Training Room, Kyabra Street, Runcorn, Brisbane. Times 9.30am to 4.30pm.

KRISPY KRÈME DONUTS

ONE COLLECTION DAY ONLY

MONDAY 6TH JUNE

FROM THE JACK STEVENS ROOM .

STATE OF ORIGIN LUCKY DOUBLES FUNDRAISER

Home – 7 Opposition – 7 Please contact John Tucker at the

College if you are a winner. Thanks for supporting the 2011 Confraternity

Team.

COMMUNITY NEWS CONT’D

The Paddies Van is Proudly Sponsored by:-

Date  Helpers 

Fri          03/06  Evelin Liddell, Kim Oakes, Michelle Litchfield 

Tue       07/06  Cheryl Jahnke, Sarah Carson, Michelle Smith, Sarah Cronk 

Wed      08/06  Sandra Appleby‐Lake, Joanne Casey 

Thu        09/06  Jacqui Sco , Vicki Robinson, Julie Blansjaar, Liz Kelly 

Fri          10/06  Evelin Liddell, Kim Oakes, Michelle Litchfield 

Mon     06/06  Mary McHugh, Lorraine Durigon, Leanne Basile, Emma‐Jane Baker 

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 Sandgate Lagoon

5.45 pm—8.30 pm

Tuesday, 31May

Conor Hoelscher, Liam Holm, Lachlan Hutchings, Jordan Johnson, Alex Kallenbach,

Naweed Lateef, Luke Manche`

Thursday, 26 May

Duncan Acutt, Ethan Aylward, Callum Brodie, Jackson Crossan,

Sam Farrell, Ben Giuliano, Rowan Greene, Liam Harvey

Thursday 26 May Aidan McArthur, Mitchell

McIntosh, Eoghan Leonard

Saturday, 28 May

Ben Cross, Jacob Lawrence, Calvin Traversari, Ben Duffy

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

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LOST PROPERTY

School Jumper - Lahey Sports Jacket - Jones size 12 Hat - D Grant Year 7 Pair of SPC Drumsticks - Nathaniel Lake School Diary - Nathaniel Lake

Please contact or return to the Student Office if found

CO-CURRICULAR PHOTOS

The co-curricular photo’s from Term 1, Volleyball, Cricket, Debating, & Swimming are available for viewing and ordering from the Library until the end of Term.

Envelopes are available from the Student Office for ordering.

UNIFORM SHOP

SUPPORTERS’ CAPS & SHIRTS These are available for $20 caps and $35 polos.

Please check them out and support the current sporting seasons.

TRADING HOURS TERM TIME

TUES 12-4PM, WED 10AM-2PM, THURS 7.30-11.30AM

DATE CLAIMER

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June 8

QDU Rnd 4 Yr 9/11

June 9

11—12 Exam Block

June 10

AIC Chess Rnd

June 11

AIC Rugby/Football Rnd 6 (H) CIC Rugby/Football Rnd 7 (H) CIC Rugby/Football Tournament

June 13

Public Holiday — Queens Birthday

June 14

11-12 Exam Block

June 15

11 –12 Exam Block

June 16

11 –12 Exam Block QDU Rnd 4 Yr 8/Sen A

June 17

FINAL DAY TERM 2 11 –12 Exam Block AIC Chess Rnd 7 (H) Cross Country Meet St Patrick’s College

June 18

AIC Rugby/Football Rnd 7 (A)