The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 2
Monday 14 October to Friday 18 October 2019
From the Head of College
Welcome back to the final term of 2019. I am looking forward to all of the end-of-year activities, and to those things that highlight and celebrate the many successes that we have had throughout the year. Please watch and ‘study’ the calendar for events that will interest you, and like last year, I would encourage you and your extended family to attend as many of these events as possible. See you there!
It is with both sadness and excitement that I let you know that Pastor Mark Blackwell has accepted an offer to become the Principal at Peace Lutheran School, Gatton. Pastor Mark has had a taste of the role in years gone by, and I take this opportunity to thank him for his work throughout our community, and to wish him and his family all of God’s blessings for the journey ahead.
Mrs Natalie Blackwell and their children will remain at Concordia and so our connection with Pastor Mark will continue into the future. I am sure that in the weeks ahead, there will be many occasions where we will be farewelling Pastor Mark. Every blessing and many thanks.
Mrs Juanetta Priest, Director of Hume Street Campus, will be taking leave from 7 November through until the end of the school year. On your behalf, I wish Mrs Priest well for the period of additional leave and we look forward to her return in the new school year.
In the final weeks of the Term 4, Pastor Mark Blackwell will be Acting Director of Hume Street Campus and I thank him for his willingness to bring his expertise to the role and reduce disruption at this important time of any school year.
Mr Adrian Wiles
Head of College
From the College Pastor
Thank You!
We are forever saying ‘thank you’. We thank the person at the shop who scans our items. Hopefully we say thank you to parents who make us lunch, wash our clothes and love us. We thank our children for washing dishes (!), helping around home and for various other things. We thank our teachers for the work they do and care they provide. We also thank our friends and colleagues when they do something kind and support us in various ways. Chances are that on most days (if not every day) we use the words, ‘thank you!’
All Saints
November 1 is known as ‘All Saints’. On or around this day many Churches hold a service where they remember members of their congregations who have recently died. It is a service filled with many emotions as people feel the hurt and grief of losing a loved one, the joy of precious memories of that person, and also the hope that is given through the risen Lord, Jesus.
Each year at Stephen Street Campus we hold an All Saints service and give students and staff the opportunity to come forward and light a candle in memory of a loved one.
On Wednesday 30 October at 8.30am, the Stephen Street Campus staff and students will have an All Saints service during the usual Wednesday morning time of worship in the Concordia Chapel. If you would like to come forward and be part of the service and light a candle in memory of a loved one (whether they died recently or years ago) you are most welcome to join us.
God’s blessings.
Pastor Mark Blackwell
College Pastor
Community News
Concordia Lutheran College Carols by Candlelight - Sunday 24 November
Mango Fundraiser
College Musical Survey
Earlier this year, Concordia Lutheran College held the biennial College Musical at the Empire Theatre. Bugsy Malone ran over four performances with more than 100 students involved in the production as cast and crew.
We would like to offer the College community the opportunity to provide feedback about their personal experience of the Musical as a student, parent, staff or audience member by providing the following survey to complete:
We appreciate your time in completing the survey and look forward to hearing your feedback!
Change to 2020 Calendar
The annual student free day to support participation in the confirmation process has been moved by the Government from the currently scheduled for 19 October 2020 to Friday 4 September 2020.
We have updated the 2020 Term Dates to reflect this - please click on the following link to access the updated version: 2020 Term Dates
Term 4 Netball Training
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
Martin Luther Outside School Hours Care
Junior College Art Show - Friday 1 November
Junior College Music Showcase - Friday 8 November
Parents of Years 3-6 students have been emailed detailed information regarding the Music Showcase and are requested to acknowledge your child's attendance via Parent Lounge > Tours and Excursions > 2019 Junior College Music Showcase. Thank you
Martin Luther OSHC Shopping Fundraiser - Saturday 9 November
Christmas for the Bush Drought Relief Service Project
Like our Facebook page!
If you have not found us on Facebook yet, look for Concordia Lutheran College (Official) and LIKE it. We often post photos of events and student achievements in this space.
We have a community of over 4,300 fans on our Facebook page and we now have 11 "top fans". People can become eligible for a top fan badge by being one of the most active people on our page, which can include liking or reacting to content, and commenting on or sharing posts.
People who qualify for and then accept top fan badges will have a badge next to their name when interacting with our page's content. We hope to see some more top fans joining the list so start liking, reacting, sharing posts and commenting on the page!
Outside School Hours Care
Hume Street Campus
Welcome to Term 4
Wow, how did we get to Term 4 already!! This term too is packed full of exciting learning and many exciting events beginning with a whole campus cooking activity today. Check out Facebook for photos and the Nude Food Challenges for details of these events.
Have you seen the amazing photos of the new playground or heard the excitement from your child? They have been having so much fun and have no idea how much benefit that are receiving from just playing. We will unpack this a little over the coming weeks.
Thank you so much to the Evan’s, our P&F who have supported our Learnscapes project and to yourselves for supporting all of our fundraising ventures over the past several years. We are planning to begin planting this area up soon and would like to hear from anyone who has knowledge of plants, trees and bushes. We are also organising a pop up picnic to celebrate this area with all families. More details to come about this in next week's edition of The Week Ahead.
On a personal note, I am very excited that in November, my daughter and granddaughter will be visiting us from England and I am going to take some Long Service Leave to be able to soak up being a grandma. In my absence, Pastor Mark will be based from Hume Street Campus to be able to assist in any way necessary.
I look forward to sharing in the many activities of this term with you all and celebrate the amazing community that we have.
Mrs Juanetta Priest
Director of Campus - Hume Street Campus
Nude Food Try for 5 Challenge - Smashed Sandwiches
Oktoberfest Meal Deal - Thursday 17 October
Volunteers Thank You Service and Morning Tea
HSC Tennis Coaching - Term 4
If your child is interested in tennis coaching in Term 4, click on the relevant flyer below for further information:
Tuckshop and Meal Deal Dates for Term 4
At HSC, Tuckshop is held on a Thursday. All orders are to be completed online at My Student Account by 3pm each Wednesday. Please notify Reception by 9am on Thursday if your child is absent and we will cancel their order.
Please note that Tuckshop will operate from Week 3 (Thursday 24 October) until Week 4 (Thursday 31 October). This first week of Tuckshop we will be running an Oktoberfest Meal Deal on Thursday 17 October.
Tuckshop will be closed on the following dates, however, we will be organising meal deals for these weeks. Details to be confirmed soon.
- Thursday 7 November - OSHC Meal Deal on Friday 8 November
- Thursday 14 November - Guzman Y Gomez on Friday 15 November
- Thursday 21 November - OSHC Meal Deal on Friday 22 November
- Thursday 28 November - Pizza Meal Deal on Friday 29 November
Glass Jars Needed
We are providing the decorations for the Carols by Candlelight this year and are needing empty glass jars. We require at least one jar per student with a neck that is wide enough to put a tea light inside. If you have any empty jars now or in the future or any jars laying around that you don’t need, we would love to take them off your hands. We would love to have these bottles by the end of October.
Nude Food 2019
To celebrate 10 years of Nude Food this year, the organisation has set 10 Nude Food Challenges and we will participate in many of these. These challenges include …
- Nude Food Quiz – 14 October – Year 5 and 6
- Pre audit waste weigh – 15 October – Year 3 & 4
- Nude Food Day – 16 October – whole campus – try to pack your lunch box with as little extra packaging as possible.
- Post audit waste weigh – 17 October
- Nutrition Australia Try for 5 – activity to try to raise awareness of the fact that we are supposed to eat 5 vegetables every day – whole campus 11 October
- Upcycle – create something by upcycling – promoting sustainability and igniting creative imagination
- Mystery – they haven’t announced this one yet
- Bin Design – Year 1
- Mini Garden – Gardening Club
- Brain food – Prep
To see more details about all of these challenges, visit https://www.nudefoodday.com.au/2019event/
You Have Been Spotted Sporting the Concordia Spirit
Here is your chance to get a free coffee voucher from Wayne’s Encouraging Cup. Just be spotted in our car park sporting the Concordia Car Sticker and you could be the week’s winner. If you have been spotted, please see Carolyn or Delmae in reception and they will give you a free voucher. If you need a sticker, let Reception know and they will get one to you. 129YTQ, you are this week’s winner!
Years 2-6 Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons for Year 2-6 students will begin Week 4 Monday 28 October, at the Concordia Aquatic Centre, operated by TJ’s Swim as part of our Physical Education Program.
They will need to bring to school with them:
- Togs
- Goggles
- Towel
- School house swimming cap (can be purchased via the uniform shop)
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
HSC Week 2 Events
Click Here to view HSC Events for Week 2.
Forms to Complete - HSC
Warwick Street Campus
From the Director
The staff at WSC are excited to welcome everyone back to Term 4. I sincerely hope that everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing break and are ready for the fastest and shortest term of the year! With a lot of exciting events such as Grandparent’s Day, Junior College Art Show, Swimming Carnival, Orientation Day, Year 6 Celebrations and the WSC Musical, this term will fly by.
This term we welcome back Ms Tammy O’Rourke who has returned from Maternity Leave and will be working in Year 5 while Mrs Smith is on Long Service Leave. We also welcome Miss Olivia Rickert who will be working as a Teacher Assistant throughout Term 4. Olivia, who is a second year Bachelor of Education student, has been working at WSC for the most part of the year as part of the Partnering Literacy and Numeracy program that is offered through USQ.
We look forward to keeping you up to date with all of our events this term via Seesaw, Facebook and, of course, The Week Ahead.
Mrs Jackie Minnikin
Director of Campus - Warwick Street Campus
Oktoberfest Meal Deal - Thursday 17 October
Tuckshop & Meal Deal Dates for Term 4
Tuckshop will be closed on the following date:
- Wednesday 27 November
We will be having a Meal Deal on the following date (orders have now closed):
- Wednesday 27 November – WSC Meal Deal
WSC Tennis Coaching – Term 4
If you're interested in tennis coaching for your child, please click on the relevant flyer below:
Grandparents’ Day Catering - Friday 25 October 2019
We would love your help on Grandparents Day to either provide a plate of food for morning tea and/or help set up and serve. Click on the fillable form to register your interest.
Please find below the list of food suggestions for each year level to bring for children and grandparents’ to share for morning tea:
Prep – Fruit Platter
Year 1 – Biscuits/Slices/Cakes
Year 2 - Sandwiches
Year 3 – Biscuits/Slices/Cakes
Year 4 – Savoury
Year 5 – Savoury
Year 6 – Sandwiches
Please be aware of the ‘No Nut’ policy when baking or purchasing your food items. We ask if you could please use disposable plates and containers to make it easier with clean up. Could we have all plates of food delivered by 9am on Friday 25 October. Plates can be taken directly to the Resource Centre unless it needs to be refrigerated in The Shed fridge or handed in at Reception.
Grandparents’ Day Invitation
Years 3-6 Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons for Year 3-6 students will begin Week 4 (Monday 28 October), at the Concordia Aquatic Centre, operated by TJ’s Swim as part of our Physical Education Program.
They will need to bring to school with them:
- Togs
- Goggles
- Towel
- School swimming cap (can be purchased via the uniform shop)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.
Volunteers Thank You Breakfast
Nude Food Day – Tuesday 22 October
This year we will be holding Nude Food Day at Warwick Street Campus on Tuesday 22 October.
Nude food is simply food that is not wrapped in foil, plastic or commercial packaging. The best type of nude food consists mainly of fresh food, so that it is healthy and nutritious as well as being environmentally friendly. Promoting nude food empowers students to make conscious choices about what they eat, and encourages them to think about their impact on the environment (and their health).
A large part of our school waste comes from food and drink packaging. That is a lot of needless rubbish! Quite a few students at Warwick Street Campus already have nude food lunches, so this is already encouraging!
On Nude Food Day we will also be providing each class with a Nude Food Platter to share at Morning Tea.
We look forward to everyone supporting this worthwhile event!
WSC Week 7 Events
Click Here to view WSC events for Week 7
Forms to Complete - WSC
Stephen Street Campus
Overflowing with hope
Welcome back to Term 4. One of the things I enjoy most about working in a school is hearing the buzz on the first day as students and staff return from holidays and are catching up with each other. There are always plenty of smiles and laughter as the embellished stories are holiday adventures are told.
Order your Christmas treats now!
Our Term 4 fundraiser is with Homestyle Bake. Click here to see all of the delicious Christmas treats on the menu!
Order forms are now available to be collected at Reception and we start the fundraiser on the Monday 21 October. Orders can be collected on Wednesday 20 November.
Mrs Suzette Vermeulen
SSC P&F Secretary
RESET - Recycling, Education, Sustainability of the Environment Together
Students at Concordia who are passionate about caring for our world have created a group dedicated to advocating change, educating the community and putting into practice easy and sustainable changes to help our environment. We meet on a weekly basis to discuss the latest issues concerning our environment and what we can do to help.
Brisbane Roar Coach visits Concordia - Change to Dates
Concordia will have a Specialist Brisbane Roar Soccer Coach joining our Monday afternoon soccer training sessions for four weeks from Monday 28 October. Please note there has been a change to the date from the previously advertised 21 October.
The Brisbane Roar has been appointed by The Australian Sports Commission as the only endorsed Football provider in Queensland to deliver these sessions.
We look forward to seeing our soccer players enjoy this excellent opportunity. For more information, please contact Mrs Jana Anderson at sport@concordia.qld.edu.au.
Boarding
Boarding Update
Hello, and Welcome to our first Term 4 Boarding segment in the Week Ahead. We hope that the adults, as well as the children/boarders, enjoyed a great holiday !
I am not ashamed to say that we boarding staff enjoyed the break – and of course we feel refreshed to tackle the last term of this year. It was exciting to see the boarders return to Concordia this week. As well, I was impressed that most (all ?) were also happy to return.