Friday 7 - Sunday 9 August | Senior Schools Volleyball Cup

Week 5

Monday 10 August | Logan Ekka Holiday - School Closed

Wednesday 12 August | MSS Academic Awards Assembly

Thursday 13 August | Rocky Trail MTB Series #3

Thursday 13 - Friday 14 August | Redlands Eisteddfod | CSSAQ Soccer

Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 August | Future Champs Cup Sport Aerobics

Coming Up...

National Science Week | CSSAQ Basketball | Yr 10 Classroom in the City | Wakakirri Dance Comp | An Evening With the Principal

Mr Dino Arraiol - Head of Middle and Senior School

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Pastoral Focus: Understanding Non-Verbal Communication

This week, our pastoral focus has been on understanding the importance of non-verbal communication and how recognising these cues can help us demonstrate empathy towards others.

Students explored the different forms of non-verbal communication, including:

• Facial expressions
• Gestures
• Paralinguistics (such as tone, pitch, and volume of voice)
• Body language and posture
• Proxemics (personal space)
• Eye contact and haptics (touch)
• Appearance
• Artifacts (objects, symbols, and images)

Students in Years 7-10 also discussed the importance of taking responsibility for the impact of their words and actions on others. As part of this conversation, they were challenged to avoid dismissive responses such as "It's only a joke" when a peer has expressed that they have been hurt or upset. Learning to acknowledge another person's feelings, rather than minimising them, is an important part of building respectful and caring relationships.

Our Year 11 and 12 students examined the importance of recognising when a person's verbal and non-verbal communication do not align. Understanding these inconsistencies can help us better identify when someone may be experiencing challenges, even when their words suggest otherwise.

In developing these learning materials, I found myself reflecting on my own role as a parent. It served as a timely reminder to pay closer attention to the non-verbal cues of my own children and to be mindful of occasions when their words and actions may not fully align. Often, these subtle signals can provide valuable insight into how our young people are really feeling and can open the door to meaningful conversations and support.

Academic Assembly

On Wednesday 12 August 2026, we will be hosting our Semester 1 Academic Assembly in the CCC.

Parents and guardians of award recipients should have received an invitation to this event via email. As this is a formal occasion, all students are required to wear their formal uniform for the assembly.

Ekka Holiday - Monday 10 August

Please note that Monday 10 August is the Logan Ekka Holiday and as such the College will be closed for the day.

An Evening with the Principal

We warmly invite you to join us for an evening with our Council Chair, Mr Kevin Yearbury, and Principal & CEO, Mrs Cherylynne Gostelow, 6.00pm Tuesday 18 August. This is an opportunity to hear directly about the next chapter in Calvary’s story and continue our partnership in the education and care of your children.

To help us with planning and catering, registrations would be appreciated. Please use the link below to register:

https://www.trybooking.com/DNNXJ

Free Dress End of Term

A very big thank you to the families across the College who donated items to our Term 2 Winter Warmers campaign. Your generosity was greatly appreciated. Following discussions with David Armstrong, Principal of Tara Shire State College, we have identified two items that would be particularly helpful for students in Years 4–8: sports shoes and royal blue jumpers that can be worn to school as part of the school colours.

For our end-of-term free dress day, students and families are invited to donate a royal blue jumper, a pair of sports shoes or a gold coin donation. Gold coin donations will support our Compassion children. Clothing and shoe donations can be brought to form classes until 8 August, while gold coin donations will be collected on the final day of term.

Real Life Christian Church:  The Marriage Course

RLCC Youth

Pastor Josh wants to welcome everyone to Term 3 of Youth with an some exciting events planned for this term. Please see the flyer below for details of what activities are planned for each week. The Real Life Youth Team would love to see you there! 

Please note that in Week 6 the Real Life Youth Team are meeting up at Wonderworld for an awesome night of worship and community, please scan the QR code below for more details.