Middle Senior School Communications, 11 July 2024

Term 3 - Week 1

Week 2

Wed 17 July: MSS Parent Teacher Interviews

Thur 18 July: CSSAQ Volleyball

Fri 19 July: Yr 10 Immunisation - Round 2

Fri 19 July: Gatton Show

Coming Up

Thur 25 & Fri 26 July: Group Photo day

Mon 12 Aug: Ekka Holiday (Logan)

Reflection from Mr Wilson

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to Term 3. We have had a pleasant start to the term and hope your children have enjoyed returning to school.

Next week we have our Parent Teacher Student Interviews on Wednesday in our Culbert Plaza (Stage 4 building). There is still time to book an interview if you need to (bookings will close early Monday morning). If you are coming to interviews, I would encourage you to please bring your child with you so that they can engage with you and the teacher around their learning journey, celebrate their success, take ownership of how they are progressing and discuss strategies for improvement.

Our cocurricular options are restarting this week and Mr Arraiol has attached our options to this communication. If your child is involved in a cocurricular after school hours, can you please make sure they are collected from the activity at the right place and time. Most students involved in cocurricular sport need to be collected from the MPC carpark and students completing music/tutorials/etc., from the Western carpark. A teacher cannot leave a child unattended to wait for parent pickup, so please be on time for collection to respect our staff who have other appointments to attend. It is worthwhile encouraging your child to be involved in at least one cocurricular option each semester as they are valuable and rewarding experiences.

Mr Josh Wilson
Head of Middle & Senior School & Innovative Learning Design

Notices from Mr Arraiol

Middle and Senior School  Co-Curricular Timetable:

At Calvary we believe that life at the College is more fulfilling and enjoyable when you are part of a community, involved and contributing. With this in mind, we encourage all parents/carers to review the co-curricular clubs timetable below with their children to see where they could 'find their place' at the College to express themselves and build a community with others who share common interests.

Term 3 Cocurricular Clubs Timetable

Group Photos:

Group Photos are scheduled for Thursday 25 July 2024 and Friday 26 July 2024. Can parents/carers please use the schedule for these days to please assist their children to arrive on time for their photos and be prepared with the correct uniform for the respective photos.

Click on the letter and schedule below for more information.

Group Photo Letter

Chinchilla Donations:

The Year 9 students are travelling to Chinchilla in the last week of school this term to be of service to the Chinchilla community and present our Hygiene Product collections to Farm Angels. Farm Angels will use these donations to create care packages for farmers who are hard at work producing food for us and may not have the time or resources to care for themselves. Year 9 students will visit form classes regularly to collect the donations that will "Help us Help the Farmer that Feed Us". We ask that donations consist of the following hygiene products:

•  Manicure set – nail files, nail clippers, polish, cuticle oil.
•  Pedicure set – foot file, toenail clippers, foot scrub, foot cream.
•  Bath set – bath bomb, gel eye mask, tea light candle, body wash 400ml, body scrub max 400ml, body moisturiser 400ml max.
•  Shower set – shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razor, loofa, body moisturiser.
•  Bathroom accessories – elegant soap and toothbrush holders, tea light candles.
•  Men’s bathroom kit – deodorant, body wash 400ml, shaving cream, razor,
•  Ladies bathroom kit – deodorant, body wash 400ml, razor, dry shampoo 400ml, travel tissues.

 Mr Arraiol – Head of Wellbeing and Community

General Notices

Cafe Specials - Week 2 of Term 3

WE NEED YOU!!!!  

At Calvary, you are invited to be an active partner in the education of your child/ren and we would like to invite you to provide us with feedback.

We are seeking feedback to help us get a greater understanding of what you value, what we are doing well and to hear about how your child's learning journey has been going.

This year we would like to invite you to attend an in-person session to talk with an external Marketing Consultant, Phil Winton. Phil has been working with the College as an external consultant since 2022.

The focus of these sessions will be to ask you a series of questions and work through and unpack your responses. This process will allow broader discussion and help provide us with a richer understanding of your feedback.

The Executive Leadership Team will not be made aware of who attended the sessions.

For parent registration, 3 sessions on Friday 26 July

Click here to register:
https://forms.office.com/r/Ujfcmxp3wK

Stage 4 - Math Pathways

Do you want to know more about what your child is doing on Math Pathways?

Do you have questions you would like answers to, about this Maths program?

The Stage 4 Maths Team are hosting a Math Pathways information session.

When: this Monday, 15 July

Where: Stage 4 Plaza, Culbert Building

Time: 5 pm

What to bring: preferably your child and their laptop (but not essential)

RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/TDS5apr2L3

Calvary Bus Service

Bus Term passes with a 10% discount are now available until 17/07/2024.

Zone 1 & Intercampus - $126.90

Zone 2 - $329.94

Zone 3 - $380.70

Please email bus@calvarycc.qld.edu.au if you want to make use of a Term pass for Term 3.

Just a few reminders when making use of the bus service:

• Every trip taken on the bus service requires a booking made via the Rollcall app.
• Students are required to use their student ID cards when boarding & disembarking the bus for every trip. Failing to present their cards will incur a $1 per trip Admin fee.

Replacement Student ID cards can be purchased at Reception at a cost of $5.

• Rollcall accounts must maintain a positive balance for students to utilise the service. Credit can be added via the Rollcall app.

Please contact the College if you need any further information.

Coming Up Events @ Calvary

Our current College events can be found on our website: https://www.calvarycc.qld.edu.au/events/

Calvary Showcase

We are inviting all alumnae, parents and past staff to join the band/orchestra and choir for the 40th year celebration showcase. The concert performance will be on Saturday 7 September at 7pm, tickets will go on sale soon.

Conducted by Mr Barry Warden & Dr Gary Holley

Showcase Performances Rehearsals:
Thu 1 Aug - Evening
Thu 29 Aug - Evening
Sat 7 Sept - Afternoon

Register Here: https://forms.office.com/r/jcEAKNBWbF