The Week Ahead - Term 4, Week 8
Monday 18 - Friday 22 November
From the Head of College
From the College Pastor
Community News
HSC and WSC: Week 7 was the last week of borrowing. Please ensure all books and readers are returned by the end of week 8. Emails will go out to parents soon regarding long overdue books.
SSC: All library books and textbooks must be returned by the end of the school term. Holiday borrowing is encouraged for SSC students but will need to check in with Mrs Edwards beforehand. Year 11 students do not need to return their unit 3 and 4 textbooks. Any questions, please get in touch with the library staff.
Project Based Learning at Concordia
Junior College
JC Year 6 Big Day Out - Thursday 21 November
The much anticipated JC Year 6 Big Day Out will be held on Thursday 21 November.
Please read the attached Parent Information Letter which provides you with more details about this excursion.
Should you have any further queries regarding this excursion, please contact your child's teacher.
JC Recognition of Achievement Assembly - Monday 25 November
At Concordia we recognise the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the outstanding effort and achievement of our students.
At the end of the Semester 2, we will celebrate our students at a special Recognition of Achievement Assembly which will be held at each campus on Monday 25 November.
Hume Street Campus will hold their Assembly at 8.30am.
Warwick Street Campus will hold their Assembly at 2pm.
Parents are welcome to come along and help celebrate our students.
JC 2025 Campus Captains
We are excited to announce our Student Leaders for 2025.
HSC
Campus Captains – Emma Hilkemeijer and Hudson Corkill
Environmental Captains – Alex McCoist-Cawkwell and Audrey Fleming
IT Captains – Lewis Jack and Benji Chettle
Cultural Captains – Ava Manteufel and Matilda Tannock
Faith & Service Captains - Ava Manteufel and Matilda Tannock
Kessler House Captains – Thomas Cameron and Jordan Heilig
Altus House Captains – Evie Dealtry, Arie Giles and Amani White
Stedman House Captains – Chase Kearsley and Jonah Edmondstone
WSC
Campus Captains – Sarah Loughlin and Constant du Toit
Environmental Captains – Ruby Royal and Zoe Sheahan
IT Captains – Joseph Kruger and Elsbeth Allard
Cultural Captains – Koto Soe-Yoshida and Hudson Schimke
Faith & Service Captains – Sofia Krienke and Lucas Christensen
Kessler House Captains – Ben Lubbock and Grace Pitman
Altus House Captains – Alexander Millett and Emily Gadsby
Stedman House Captains – Bror Wolff and Fitzy Cook
Outside School Hours Care
Hume Street Campus
HSC Weekly Events
Please click here to view HSC's Events for Term 4 2024, Week 8.
Costumes for HSC Musical
Please see below the list of costume requirements for our Christmas Musical, ‘It's Christmas!’
Please contact your teacher if you have any difficulties finding the items below:
Prep
- Black t-shirt
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 1
- Christmas shirt
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 2
- White t-shirt
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 3
- Shirts supplied by school (wear any shirt on the night, students will change in the classroom)
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 4
- Shirts supplied by school (wear any shirt on the night, students will change in the classroom)
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 5
- Christmas shirt
- School sports shorts
- Sports shoes and socks
Year 6
- Individual items for each character, list to be sent by teacher
HSC Year 2 Incursion at SSC - Thursday 21 November
The Year 7 SSC students are very excited to be able to perform for a live audience on Thursday 21 November. The HSC Year 2’s are looking forward to being that audience and watching the Year 7’s put on a variety of plays including The Gruffalo, Highway Rat, Tale of Two Beast, Jack and the Beanstalk and Feathers for Phoebe.
HSC Parent Connect Spectacular Fun Day - Friday 22 November
Our Parent Connect would like to celebrate 2024 by providing a super fun day for our students on Friday 22 November. All parents are welcome to come along if you have time to join us for the Waterslide and Inflatable Fun.
Wear your most festive Christmas outfit and bring along:
- Old clothes to play in and get wet
- Towel
- Gold coin donation
Schedule …
10.00 – Prep and Year 6 helpers
11.30 - Year 1 and 2
12.15 – Year 3, 4 and 5
1.30 – Year 6
HSC Cans 4 Cash Collection - Student Council Sustainability Project
Last year the Hume Street Campus community brought in over 10,000 cans, bottles and poppers to be recycled to Containers for Change as part of the Year 3 and 4 Environmental Sustainability PBL unit. As a community, we raised over $1000 and was able to fund new soccer goals that students are able to enjoy each day.
This project was so successful last year so Student Council and the Environmental Captains would like to set a new sustainability goal for us all as a community. We would like to collect another 10,000 cans, bottles and poppers for 2024. This works out to $1000! With this money raised, we plan to buy $1000 worth of lunchtime activities to benefit every student in the school.
This money may go towards extra ezyrollers, more balls, STEM and library activities and different equipment for the playground. There is a big bin located outside the Year 3 classroom, home reader room and the kindy. Both eating areas will also have a bin especially for poppers. We encourage you to please recycle and bring in any spare cans, bottles and poppers to support this worthy cause.
There is a scheme number on the poster if parents would like to take this in directly to Containers for Change. Please see Mrs McManus if you have any questions about this. Thank you.
HSC Musical - Tuesday 26 November
HSC Final Chapel Service and Year 6 Farewell
Please join us on Wednesday 27 November at 2pm for our final 2024 Chapel Service.
During this service, we will have the Campus Captains handover from 2024 to 2025. We will also be farewelling our 2024 Year 6 students. We look forward to our traditional send-off through the tunnel to the next part of their journey. We will finish the afternoon with a time of fellowship and ice blocks in the junior playground.
We will have a special badge presentation on Monday 3 February at 8.30am to welcome and acknowledge our new Student Leaders.
HSC 2025 Booklists
Our 2025 booklists are available for online ordering. Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. The Booklists' link is also available in Parent Lounge.
Orders that are placed and paid for before Wednesday 13 November will be ready for collection from the HSC Resource Centre on Thursday 21 November between 8.00am and 9.30am.
Brown’s Office Choice - https://www.brownsstationery.com.au/
Warwick Street Campus
WSC Weekly Events
Please click here to view WSC's Events for Term 4, Week 8.
WSC Musical - 19 November 2024
Costumes for WSC Musical
Parents, please see list below of costume requirements for our Christmas Musical, ‘The Fleece Force!’
Some of your child’s costume may be provided by the school. Please contact your teacher if you have any difficulties finding the items below:
Prep - Nativity Characters
- School sports uniform
- Slides or thongs (to be worn to school, but will not be worn on stage)
- All other items supplied
Year 1 – Angels
- Men's plain white t-shirt from Kmart $4.50
- All other items supplied
Year 2 – Wise Men
- White t-shirt
- School sports shorts
- Slides or thongs (to be worn to school, but will not be worn on stage)
- Capes and crowns (school to supply)
Year 3
Innkeepers and Citizens
- Black t-shirt
- Dark coloured long pants or jeans
- Slides or sandals
- Aprons and vest (school to supply)
- White t-shirt
- Dark coloured long pants or jeans
- Slides or sandals
- Coats, headwear and suitcases (school to supply)
Year 4 – Fleece Force
- School sports shorts
- White shirt/t-shirt
- Slides or thongs
- All other items supplied
Year 5 – Inn Keepers and Market Stall Holders
- Plain black, brown, white or grey long sleeve shirt (doesn't need to match the pants)
- Plain black, brown, white or grey long pants (doesn't need to match the shirt)
- No shoes when on stage (can wear anything on the night)
Year 6 - individual items for each character
WSC Free Dress Day - Friday 22 November
Elsbeth Allard in Year 5 is a Guide Dog Ambassador and she has organised a Free Dress Day to raise money for the Guide Dogs Association.
WSC Parent Connect Family Fun Afternoon - Friday 22 November
Please click here to register your attendance to this exciting event.
WSC Final Chapel Service and Year 6 Farewell - Wednesday 27 November
Please join us on Wednesday 27 November at 1.45pm for our final 2024 Chapel Service.
During this service, we will have the Campus Captains handover from 2024 to 2025. We will also be farewelling our 2024 Year 6 students. We look forward to our traditional send-off through the tunnel to the next part of their journey.
We will have a special badge presentation on Monday 3 February at 8.30am to welcome and acknowledge our new Student Leaders.
WSC 2025 Booklists
Our 2025 booklists are available for online ordering. Place your order online through Browns Office Choice. The Book Lists' link is also available in Parent Lounge.
Orders that were placed and paid for before Monday 11 November will be ready for collection from WSC Shed on Wednesday 20 November between 8.00am and 9.30am.
Brown’s Office Choice - https://www.brownsstationery.com.au/
Stephen Street Campus
The Ponytail Project
The Ponytail Project isn’t just about losing your hair—it’s about gaining a sense of pride and purpose. It’s about standing in solidarity with the families and individuals who are battling cancer every day. For many of us, this fight is personal. Almost everyone knows someone close—a family member or a friend —who has been affected by cancer. It’s a disease that hits home for so many of us, and through this project, we have the chance to support those who are going through some of the toughest times in their lives.
This project is student-driven, which means we are leading the charge. By taking part, you’re joining a community of students committed to remembering those we’ve lost and supporting those still fighting. Every ponytail cut, every dollar raised, and every conversation sparked by this project makes a difference. It’s about showing that, as students, we can come together to create real, positive change in the world.
- Monday, 25 November
- Lunchtime
- Fundraising students will be shaving/donating their hair
- Hair spraying/colouring will be available as well
Please HERE to donate!
Register and join OUR TEAM HERE!
Sport News
Sports News – Term 4, Week 7
South West Rugby 7's - Finals
Concordia | Points | Opponent | Points |
---|---|---|---|
U13s Boys - Semi Final | 25 | Mary MacKillop | 20 |
U13s Boys - Grand Final | 20 | TGS Gold | 25 |
U 17s Boys - Grand Final | 21 | TGS Gold | 22 |
An awesome effort from our U13s & U17s boys who both made the Plate Grand Final of the Southwest Rugby 7s. Unfortunately, the U13s went down by 1 try, and the U17s by 1 point, against very strong Toowoomba Grammar teams. Both teams had fantastic seasons and improved every game. We are looking forward to 2025 and watching the boys continue to grow their Rugby skills.
Y 7/8 AAG Basketball Cup
Our Y7/8 boys and girls basketball teams gave it their all at the AAG Cup on Thursday. All teams showed incredible determination and teamwork throughout the day. A huge congratulations to all teams for their effort – we are proud of how they represented the College! Thank you to Grade 12 graduates Khan and Issac, and coaches Karina and Mrs Smith, for your mentorship and guidance.