10th February 2012 Principal: Mr Luke Reed Assistant Principal - Mission: Ms Janette King Assistant Principal - Curriculum: Mrs Janine Conolly Head of Boarding: Ms Veronica Loudon Business Manager: Mr Mark Goulston Office Manager: Mrs Sue Wegert Dear Members of the MSB Community Welcome to 2012’s first edition of the MSB Messenger! Special welcome to students and families who are joining us for the first time this year! Our College newsletter is published three to four times each Term. Current and back editions are accessible anytime through our College website www.msb.qld.edu.au .

Dr Mary-Anne Ahearn – Maths and Science Ms Chris Bell – Graphics, Science & Maths Ms Torquay Beshara – College Counsellor Ms Robyn Blackwood – Housekeeping Services Mr Bernard Bradley – Residential Care Supervisor Ms Jenny Cadzow – Year 10.3 comprehensive teacher Ms Cheryn Coats – SOSE, English, Tourism & Business Mr Derek Griffiths – Industrial Technology & Design, Science and Religion Ms Heather Jackson – Business, ICT, SOSE & Religion Ms Dale Jacobson – Catering Services Ms Kathleen King – Residential Care Supervisor Mr Mapa Kuduib – Residential Care Supervisor Ms Desley Lee – Residential Care Supervisor Ms Kieren Morris – Science, SOSE & Physical Education Mr Michael Orec – Residential Care Supervisor We are expecting further additions to our staff community in the next few weeks and will introduce them in future editions of the MSB Messenger. Celebrating Leadership and Service These first weeks, too, are a shake-down time as new routines and schedules are tested and bugs are ironed out. Thank you to all in the community for your patience, understanding and cooperation as adjustments are made. In Week Two a fantastic swimming carnival rounded off the week (photos and story inside) As is said in swimming circles; “You are a winner the moment you step on the blocks!” Staff and Seniors did a magnificent job motivating students and organising events; well done all round! The day before that, we celebrated our inaugural College Liturgy asking God’s Spirit to guide us in our school endeavours throughout this year. During the Mass we also commissioned our Senior Class and Yr 12 student leaders. I am sure they will offer excellent service and leadership to our College Community. We congratulate them:

Year 12—Mea Brandt, Jack Fisher, Monique Gravener, Tom Gutry, Alix Karius, Jinnarra Logan,

Jenny Maddick, Holly McMullen, Cameron Murphy, Caitlin Murray, Yuriko Naawi-Gela, Alexander Newman, Miriama Pascoe, Kristy Rogers, Jake Shepherd, Flora Terrens & Ashton Yam.

Welcome Like all schools, the first few weeks have been busy with welcoming new students and their families and assisting new staff members settle in. We offer a warm welcome to new members of staff:

School Leaders from left: Cameron Murphy (Prefect) Flora Terrens & Jack Fisher (Vice Captains) Father Greg Moses, Jake Shepherd & Holly McMullen (School Captains) & Jinnarra Logan (Prefect).

From left Residential Captains: Alexander Newman (Vice Captain) Ashton Yam (Captain), Father Greg Moses, Jinnarra Logan (Captain) & Caitlin Murray (Vice Captain).

Sports House Captains from left: Patricks - Sofia McMaugh & Jinnarra Logan, Josephs - Alexander Newman & Monique Gravener, Father Greg Moses, Bernards - Mea Brandt & Cameron Murphy, Augustines - Caitlin Murray & Yuriko Naawi-Gela.

2011 Year 12 Results Over the New Year we have received very pleasing news about the achievements of the Year 12 class of 2011. All 21 students graduated with the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE); the Year 12 diploma. Every student achieved a nationally recognised Vocational Education & Training qualification (VET Certificate). Of the nine students who were OP eligible, all achieved an OP within the commendable 1-15 range (from the total range of 1-25). Every student who made application for a Tertiary studies position through QTAC received an offer. These are fantastic results!! Congratulations to all our 2011 graduates on their great achievements. MSB is committed to maximising every student’s outcomes so that they leave school with a qualification valuable to them. Special acknowledgement of the outstanding commitment and professionalism of MSB’s staff who’ve supported, guided, and inspired our students through their achievements!

MSB Year 12, 2011 – Academic Achievements

QCE VET qualification OP in 1-15 range QTAC Offer

100% 100% 100% 100%

Building MSB Building works have continued in earnest throughout the holidays. Refurbishment of the MSB Kitchen incorporating Trade Training facilities is complete. The new Library and ICT Learning Centre construction will be finalised by Easter. Bernard’s ground floor residential accommodation refurbishment works will be finished at the end of this month. Finally, the expansion of Morrissey House (girls residence) will be taking place until the end of May. Once these residential works are complete and students have moved into these facilities, former dorms will be converted to teaching spaces, new administration facilities will be provided in the existing Library and staff amenities will be upgraded. MSB has also been successful in an application for a Solar Power generation system. The $50,000 system will be installed on the Science Centre roof (Frayne Block) in the first half of the year. 2012 is shaping up to be the year of delivery! CAUTION: Please take due care in moving about the site with so much construction activity taking place. Over the next few weeks we are looking forward to welcoming the 2012 NET Team to MSB. Meanwhile most of the action will be taking place in the classrooms as our core business of learning, teaching and growing takes highest priority. We will be breaking new ground with fellow schools across the nation as the roll out of the Australian Curriculum gets underway.

God bless us all! Mr Luke Reed MSB College Principal

OPENING MASS

Mount St Bernard College - New Phone Numbers

Reception - 40 961 444 Principal - Mr Luke Reed - 40 961 485 Business Manager - Mr Mark Goulston - 40 961 483 Assistant Business Manager - Mrs Lynda Ahmet - 40 961 484 Office Manager - Mrs Sue Wegert - 40 961 485 Assistant Office Manager - Mrs Amanda Cardew - 40 961 516 Student Desk - Mrs Althea Collins - 40 961 445 VET Co-Ordinator - Mrs Natalie Van der Zant - 40 961 480 Indigenous Liason Officer - Mrs Jude Koehler - 40 961 463 Pastoral Care Co-Ordinators - Ms Jenny Rossiter & Ms Pam Dillon - 40 961 462 Sports & Expedition Co-Ordinator - Mrs Anne Quinn - 40 961 405 Learning Support Co-Ordinator - Mrs Frances Graham - 40 961 508 School Counsellor - Miss Torquay Beshara - 40 961 515 Kitchen - Ms Vicki Taylor - 40 961 426 Library Office - Mrs Chris Weedon - 40 961 476

2012 MSB SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Results for Mount St Bernard College Swimming Carnival

New School Records New Record Old Record

13 Year Girls Free Style Anna Bani in a time of 38.25 38.49

13 Year Girls Back Stroke Bridget Titasey in a time of 49.53 50.62

13 Year Girls Butterfly Bridget Titasey in a time of 52.47 55.56

14 Year Boys Free Style Oscar Burnett in a time of 28.33 35.43

14 Year Boys Back stroke Oscar Burnett in a time of 36.90 48.13

14 Year Boys Butterfly Oscar Burnett in a time of 38.82 51.77

14 Year Boys Breast Stroke Oscar Burnett in a time of 42.86 48.49

16 Year Boys Back stroke Brian Pickering in a time of 38.37 43.03

Last Friday, 3rd February, the College travelled to the Atherton Swimming Pool to fight out who was the best team at swimming. Some amazing feats were achieved with 8, long stand-ing, records broken. The rumour around the College is that the swimming carnival was a fantastic day and fun was had by all. The results speak for themselves. The carnival was a very close run affair with only 17 points separating the top two houses and only 118 points separating all the houses. Well done to all Age Champions for your shining achievements. Huge congratulations must go to the PATRICK’S team as they pulled out everything they had to topple Ber-nards and snatch the lead. The next big sporting event to look forward to is the

Age Champions 13 yrs Boys Joshua Malachi 13 yrs Girls Bridget Titasey 14 yrs Boys Oscar Burnett 14 yrs Girls Shawnee Brown 15 yrs Boys Terry Waia 15 yrs Girls Ludovicka Miamel 16 yrs Boys Brian Pickering 16 yrs Girls Hannah Gravener Open Boys Jake Sheppard Open Girls Jinnarra Logan

Champion House

1st- Patrick’s 418points

2nd- Bernard’s 401 points

3rd- Augustine’s 354 points

4th- Joseph’s 300 points

Narelle Oliver visits Mount St Bernard College              

In December, 2011 award –winning Australian children’s author and artist, Narelle Oliver visited our College to conduct a professional learning workshop linking picture books and the Australian Curriculum.    photo: Alita Stewart, Ravenshoe State School 

 Ms Oliver’s works include Leaf Tail (1989),High Above the Sea (1991),The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay (1993),The Hunt (1995),Sand Swimmers (1999),Baby Bilby, Where do you Sleep? (2001),Mermaids Most Amazing (2001),The Very Blue Thingamajig (2003) Dancing the Boom‐cha‐cha Boogie (2005),Home (2006), Twilight Hunt (2007),Fox and Fine Feathers (August, 2009).  Many of these titles have won or been short‐listed for major Australian picture book awards.   

(http://www.narelleoliver.com /resources/Publications.pdf )  The hard work and skill involved in creating picture books for all ages was soon apparent. Ms Oliver’s 

outstanding artwork and sparse use of text demonstrates the painstaking collaboration of design, 

colour, line and language that comes together to promote enjoyment and learning with picture 

books.  Her works ignite  the imagination and provide a stunning visual experience that connects 

with natural habitats and animal behaviour.   

 Mrs Weedon (Library) and Ms Martin (Kitchen) took part in this day of art and language. It included 

hands‐ on practice in linocut design and printing.  Thanks to Alita Stewart for local co‐ordination of 

this informative and worthwhile event. 

The program was an initiative of the School Library Association of Queensland (SLAQ Inc) , “a state‐

wide professional association that provides opportunities for its members to connect students and 

learning through a variety of literacies, to work collaboratively with educational professionals and 

share pedagogical ideas. “ (http://www.slaq.org.au/).   

 SLAQ’s 2012 conference, ‘Northern Escape – Connect –Create – Challenge’   will be 

held in Cairns 3rd to 5th July.  Key note speakers include  Lyn Hay, lecturer with the 

School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Jenny Lucca,  Head of 

Information Services at Toorak College, Melbourne and Boori Monty Pryor, 

Australian Children's Laureate and past guest here at MSB.   Anyone interested in 

reading, literacy and great learning is welcome to register to attend the conference. Visit  the SLAQ 

website.  Don’t forget to keep abreast of great articles and events in our National Year of Reading. 

 

Family Mobile Phone Rules   Do you wish you had thought to have some rules for mobile phone use in your family? It’s not too late. This is new technology which involves new ways of thinking and dealing with the impacts of its use. Talk with your partner or other care givers about what the rules might be. Then tell your child you have discussed it and here are the new rules. Children and particularly teenagers like to know where the boundaries are. They may still push at them but they actually like to know where both you and they stand on an issue. Make some rules non-negotiable – you won’t change, and some that are open for negotiation if they do the right thing. There are many excellent websites about this topic. A good example of helpful advice can be found at: http://ktrapp.hubpages.com/hub/5-Cell-Phone-Rules-You-Must-Put-in-Place-When-Your-Kids-are-Young Each rule is accompanied by an explanation of why they have chosen it, the best way to carry out the rule and dealing with objections that your child might have against it. Their five basic rules are:

No mobile phones in the bedroom at night. No cell phones in school. No cell phones on family days, family meals or other important family times. No picture mail. Make sure that each cell phone contact is a real friend or family member.

Personally I am not so sure about a blanket ban on picture mail but certainly you need to have a discussion with them about the consequences of “sexting” – sending explicit photos of anyone via email or phone. Other good sites are: http://askmeanmom.blogspot.com.au/2008/02/rules-for-teen-cell-phone-users.html http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/mobile_phones_teenagers.html/context/1110 http://www.parentsareimportant.com/2011/04/four-rules-for-cell-phone-use-by-kids.html http://pediatrics.about.com/od/safety/a/510_parental_controls.htm http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=288&id=2704 If you have any queries about mobile phone use or would like some help putting these rules into place we are always happy to discuss it with you and your child. Ms Jenny Rossiter Pastoral Care

Maths/Science Tutoring Mathematics & Science tutoring is being offered free to all students of MSB this year and will be held in the school li-brary on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15 – 4:30 pm. This is a good opportunity for students to get help with their Maths & Sci-ence on a one-to-one basis or to use the time for completion of homework and/or catch up on missed class work. Mr. Jamieson – HOF Mathematics/Science

Woolworths Earn and Learn bears fruit Thanks to everyone who brought in Woolworths dockets in 2011 for the Woolworths/Modern Teaching Aids Earn & Learn campaign. Our school library was rewarded with a book holder, stationery supplies and some great new books. Below library assistant, Ms Vermaas and Year 11 student, Glen Ningiga (Yr 11) from Port Moresby pose with our prizes.

    

Vocational Education Training 

This year at Mount St Bernard College we are the only school in Far North Queensland to offer their 

students  the Certificate ll in Indigenous Primary Health Care and Certificate ll in Public Safety.  

The Certificate ll in Indigenous Primary Health Care provides students with an opportunity to 

become part of the health care profession or continue on to further study in the field of health 

management. The Certificate ll in Public Safety is delivered by a Queensland Rural Fire Service 

Trainer and will see our students graduating as rural fire fighters. 

Certificate lll in Sport and Recreation is available for the first time at the college giving students in 

Year 12 the option of undertaking a traineeship in the sport and recreation industry. 

Also on offer for Year 10‐12 students’ is Certificates l and ll in Information, Digital Media and 

Technology. These certificates replace the former Information and Technology Certificates by adding 

in units on social and digital media. 

Students can also study Certificate l and ll in Business with the focus this year being the study and 

observation of actual business models. 

Last but not least the college is proud to have the new Trade Training Centre Kitchen in operation. 

Over the Christmas holidays the residential kitchen at the school underwent  refurbishment to 

provide state of the art equipment and facilities for the Hospitality students. Students now enrolled 

in Certificate l in Hospitality have weekly sessions in the kitchen that provides over 400 meals every 

day. This practical hands on training provides the students with work skills and training that will see 

them into employment and further training in hospitality. 

Vocational Education and training at Mount St Bernard College is focused on providing students with 

work ready skills and a pathway into employment. 

Mrs Natalie Van der Zant 

Vocational Education Trainer (VET) Co‐Ordinator 

 

 

Upcoming Events Friday 10th Feb Year 12 Recreation Studies Excursion Tuesday 14th Feb Legal Studies Excursion Thursday 16th Feb MSB Board Meeting Sat 18th & Sun 19th Feb Boarding Free Weekend Tues 21st Feb Impact Student Leadership Conference—Cairns Wed 22nd Feb Ash Wednesday Mass 12noon Thursday 23rd Feb Parents & Friends Meeting at MSB Wed 29th Feb Year 8 & 10 Immunisations

UNIFORM DAYS

Day Year Levels

Monday All students must wear School Uniform

Tuesday All Year 9 only for Sports Uniform

Wednesday All students must wear School Uniform

Thursday All must wear Sports Uniform and Year 12’s have the option of wearing Senior Polo shirts and Jerseys

Friday All Year 10 students and Years 11 & 12 doing Sport & Rec must wear sports uniform.