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FROM THE PRINCIPALMrs Dale Morrow

6 AUGUST 2020, TERM 3, EDITION 11

2018 YEAR OF COURAGE - LEADING WITH COURAGE2020 YEAR OF HOPE - A LIGHT TO OUR PATH

Dear Parents and Carers

As a College community we choose to draw from the lives of two very special women, namely Nano Nagle and St Rita of Cascia, important messages about what can help us in our own lives. We refer to these as the Pillars of the College. This year we are emphasising the gift of HOPE. Tomorrow we will be celebrating St Rita’s Day. This normally is celebrated on 22 May each year but due to the

extraordinary circumstances created by COVID-19, our St Rita’s Day celebrations have been postponed to now. We see in the life of Rita a deep sense of being someone who strove forward in life with a spirit of hope. A brief extract from what appears on the College’s website about St Rita gives the picture of what I am referring to:

As a young mother of twin sons, Rita was widowed by the age of twenty-four. Having to endure the grief of her husband being ambushed and killed at the hands of war faring political factions as he returned home from work one day, disaster struck her yet again as she witnessed the death of both of her children to disease.

Such tragedies would have crushed and embittered most people, but not Rita. Although completely alone, filled with sorrow and facing black despair, she allowed God to fashion a new life for her, turning her thoughts to the desired vocation of her youth – that of joining the Augustinian nuns.

Initially her entry was denied. Finally, in 1413, the Order gave her entry and she earned much admiration over the next forty years for her austerity, devotion to prayer and charity, striving especially to preserve peace and harmony among the warring citizens of Cascia, and alleviating the pain, anxieties and sorrow of those in need.

Now, the whole world is experiencing quite gloomy prospects about what is going to happen as the COVID crisis continues. This comes as a follow up on Australia’s catastrophic start to the year with the extensive bushfires that raged out of control down the east coast of the continent. All this can seriously affect the demeanour of people around us. If ever there was a need for having hope, now is the time to embrace this gift from God.

And what does accepting this gift of hope mean for us and our lives? To have hope is to have a strong and confident expectation that things will get better. They will get better when good people choose to develop their ‘humanness’ more fully. It relies much less on a vague wish that something will happen but a belief that being made in the image of God we need to act for the good of others. It seems that this message is more important than ever as we make sacrifices to our daily routines by ensuring that we act responsibly in our community and follow the guidelines set down by the respective governments.

The students of St Rita’s are taking action to help bring hope to others in the community in various ways. I was delighted to see 18 girls have their hair ‘chopped’ to raise money for cancer research. Every ponytail chopped and every dollar donated helps to fund life-changing research and ensures the Cancer Council can support communities going through their cancer journeys. The girls raised close to $20,000. What a great effort.

Thank you to all in our community who continue to be there for each other with great compassion and care. May God bless all our families and keep us safe as we remain ever hopeful and optimistic over the coming months.

God blessMrs Dale Morrow

Mrs Dale MorrowPrincipal, St Rita’s College



DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDENTSMs Catherine Allen

Last Thursday the Seniors enjoyed a ‘Seniors Sunrise’, and a spectacular sunrise it was. With most Senior students attending it was a wonderful, gentle time shared. Who knows, a tradition may follow in future years. A big thank you to Gabby Wade’s parents for the BBQ, and to those staff who helped the girls celebrate as a cohort in this final year of their schooling.

On Friday afternoon many of the Year 11 students hosted junior students in activities that invited sharing and fun. Thanks to all the girls involved, and to Mrs White for her coordination. Splendour followed this with both the Ponytail Project and student performances. The Ponytail Project was a great success with more than $20,000 raised. Many donations of hair from girls across the school were also made and this will be used to help soak up oil from the waterways of the Great Barrier Reef. Great work girls. Thank you. The talent showcased at Splendour following this was wonderful. It is always impressive to see other aspects of our students. The

support by those in attendance was generous too. Thank you to all performers and supporters, with special thanks to Mrs McGrath, Mrs Lenton, Mr Deasy and Mr Hansen.

Congratulations to Immogen Newcombe-Bennion who is the nominee for the Brisbane Zonta Club Young Women in Public Affairs award. Immogen’s generous involvement across many supportive initiatives and across years makes her a very worthy nominee. We wish her all the best.

A reminder to all that the school has a subscription to SchoolTV. The tile is on MySRC. There is a lot of great information here across a range of issues. Thanks to the P&F for their generous support of the community in providing this valuable resource. Most recently they have released a report on school refusal. This is often related to anxiety and is difficult to understand.

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - STUDIESMrs Maree TrimsRomeo and JulietThis week the Year 12 Drama class performed a modern-day Romeo and Juliet play. During Learning at Home, our Head of Faculty – The Arts, Ms Bliss Coster, needed some inspiration to keep her love of the Arts alight. As her Year 12 students no longer needed to do their IA3 assessment task, she set about writing her own version of the Shakespeare classic, Romeo and Juliet. Full of contemporary language and scenarios, poetry and much laughter, the girls gave an impeccable performance last night, that was enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Ms Coster and the Year 12 Drama students on a brilliant performance!

Assessment PlannersAll assessment items for the Semester are on the MySRC calendar. Please write the due dates for each item in your Assessment Planner on Pages 138 and 139 of your Student Planner. Students and parents should be familiar with all aspects of the Assessment Policy and the latest version is located on MySRC > Parents > Curriculum > Curriculum Forms and Documents

Absent for AssessmentParents of students in Years 10, 11 and 12 are reminded that they MUST have a medical certificate if they are absent for an examination, spoken presentation or to hand in a draft or final assignment. The medical certificate must cover them for every day they are absent until they sit the re-scheduled exam (unless approved by Head of Program – Senior Schooling). Please make sure contact is made with the class teacher and Head of Faculty to notify them that your daughter will be absent for the assessment task.

Year 8 2020 Subject Selection ProcessAll Year 7 students and at least one parent are required to attend the Year 8 2021 Online Subject Selection Zoom meeting on Monday 24 August at 6:00pm. Students will be required to choose one Language and one Arts subject to study for all of Year 8. There will be subject teachers who will be available online following the information session. Parents will be able to pre-lodge any questions they have prior to evening and these will be addressed on the evening. Additionally, the important processes that need to be followed in lodging a student’s preferences will be explained. Please note the following important dates.

Year 8 2021 (current Year 7s)

Subject Selection EveningMonday 24 August 6:00pm

Web Preferences Email Sent Saturday 29 August from 7:00am

Web Preferences Close Monday 7 September 3:00pm

Year 9 2021Subject Selections close tomorrow, Friday 7 August at 3:00pm for students choosing their electives for Year 9 2021.

Year 10 2021Students in Year 9 this year will have the option of studying Science or General Science in Year 10 2021. Please note that in both subjects, the Biology unit is the same thereby allowing students of both Science and General Science to study Biology in Years 11 and 12. Students planning to study Chemistry and Physics in Years 11 and 12 MUST select Science for Year 10. These subject selections are due at 3:00pm tomorrow, Friday 7 August.

Year 12 2021Students currently in Year 11 will continue with the current subjects they are studying unless an appointment is made with Mrs Sax-Wood to discuss their SET plans. However, students may not have the same teachers they have this year. Staffing considerations for all Year levels depend on a range of factors and these change from year to year.

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019). For further information, click here.

COLLECTION OF DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY (NCCD)

https://portal.stritas.qld.edu.au/Documents/NCCDStandardLetterandFactSheet.pdf

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - LEARNING AND TEACHINGDr Natasha MayneAcademic WeekThis week marks Academic Week at St Rita’s, and our Academic Captains (Jisha Menon and Warunya Maddekandage) have been busy organising activities for students. I thank Jisha and Warunya for their work organising these activities.

Engagement with Learning ReportingTeachers have commenced Engagement with Learning reporting this week, and these reports will be published to parents next week and will also be available in Learning Analytics.

Absence dataAs well as all-day absence data, there is now a category in Learning Analytics for late-for-class absences. This is available in the Pastoral tab in the Student Profile page.

From the Learning & Teaching Bookshelf: Deliberate RestHave you ever had a good idea or the solution to a problem come to you when you were doing something completely unrelated to the idea or the problem? Alex Soojung-Kim Pang’s 2016 book, Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, explores this phenomenon and others. One of the book’s key ideas is that deliberate rest is vital for successful deliberate practice sessions and for effective spaced practice sessions. Pang classifies deliberate rest as the kind of rest that might allow for daydreaming or for making connections previously unexplored. He notes that many of the most successful scientists, artists, athletes, business people etc all carve out time for deliberate rest and make it a routine part of their day. Deliberate rest can come in the form of a daily walk without being distracted by devices, or through daily painting or sketching sessions, through working out or running or practising yoga. Something to ponder, perhaps, on a regular stroll!

During our Learning at Home time, we celebrated the Feast Day of St Rita of Cascia on 22 May. We will celebrate this day more formally with mass on Friday. Celebrations around St Rita cause us to look to her as a person and seek to understand our story in light of her story.

Throughout her life, Rita held many roles – amongst these were wife, mother, peacemaker, nun, advocate. What she is perhaps most remembered for was her ability to seek and turn to her great faith amidst her greatest sufferings. Legend tells us that when dying, she requested a relative bring to her a rose from her familial home – an impossible request as roses were out of season. Nonetheless the relative journeyed to the home and found the single stemmed red rose that Rita had requested.

When we hear a story such as this, the important question is not, ‘Did it really happen just like that?’ but ‘What does it mean for us today?’ Rita’s ability to turn to faith in her suffering and even to find comfort in this faith is the true miracle of her story. Rita experienced much suffering in her life and always, she sought comfort in prayer and in her relationship with God. This experience of faith for Rita encouraged her to be more, to give more and to love more. We know that St Rita’s experience of Jesus also compelled her to give of herself wholly and this devotion that she had to Jesus was both life-long and life-changing.

What does that mean for us? Perhaps as we face the challenges of our lives, big and small, we might find comfort and peace in the sacred around us. The sacred might look like a sunrise, as it did for our Year 12 students last week; the kind words of a friend or the helpfulness of a stranger. Thinking like this brings with it a reciprocal responsibility to be an image of the sacred for those around us. We believe that each of us brings a uniqueness and a set of abilities to this community. None of us is perfect and none of us has absolutely everything we need to get through life alone. It is through our relationships with each other that we might overcome our challenges, experience the sacred and “full living” (Jn 10: 10). So, as we celebrate St Rita (again!) this week, let’s remember this miracle of hopefulness in the sacred and in each other.

Happy St Rita’s Day!

BIG BREAKY ROSTER

Students are to meet the supervising staff member at Student Services by 5:55am. Students are to wear modest clothing and enclosed shoes.

Tuesday 11 August: Mrs McGrath will accompany Lara Madden, Alicia Miles, Jordan Bennet and Gabrielle Wade

Tuesday 18 August: Mr Babao will accompany Lana Marr, Majella Ross, Ailie McLeod and Sarah Connaghan

Tuesday 25 August: Mrs Specogna will accompany Orla McBride, Emily Johns, Ria Mathew and Ella Vickers

Tuesday 1 September: Mrs Tuite will accompany Laura Rodgers, Grace Jacobs, Helaena Wright and Briana Freestone

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - MISSIONMrs Erica Qureshi

St Agatha’s School Clayfield Enrolments

St Agatha’s School Clayfield has limited vacancies in Years 4 and 6 for 2020. Please direct all enquiries to the Enrolment Secretary: [email protected] or (07) 3326 9222.

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St Rita’s Day CelebrationsA reminder that our delayed celebration of St Rita’s Day will take place tomorrow Friday, 7 August. As is tradition, this is an internal school celebration. Family and friends are unable to attend.

Full school uniform is to be worn for Mass which will take place after House Group.

The House Heroics celebrations will commence after lunch and students dismissed at usual time.

Ordinarily the College would ‘shout’ the girls lunch on this day. Under COVID safe policies, it is not practicable for the College to serve such a large number of girls in the period of time available. Students are to bring their own lunch on Friday or purchase from the Pantry.

Pantry Menu Friday:Ginger and shallot calamari with steamed ricePulled pork sliders with slaw and wedges (g/f option)Fried wontonsPasta of the day (v)

The Enderley Road CrossingThe new Enderley Road Crossing is operational between the hours of 7:45am to 8:45am and from 2.45pm to 3.45pm only, when the Crossing Supervisor is present and the flags are in place.

During these hours, all students and any parents who need to come on to campus are to only use the Crossing.

It is recommended that parents raise this matter with their daughters. It is important for their safety that they only cross the road at the designated area.Parent, Staff and Student drivers are reminded to ensure they drive safely at all times; adhere to road rules and parking laws and be respectful of local residents and access to their properties.

COVID Safety MattersStudents and Staff who are UnwellIt is very important that students and staff who are unwell remain at home. The College’s Zero tolerance of any Flu-like symptoms remains in place, as does the management process of students and staff who present at school with Flu-like symptoms. Students who present with illness will be assessed by a College First-Aid officer and parents contacted for immediate collection of their daughter if it is deemed your daughter should not be at school.

Students do not have permission to independently telephone their parents and ask to be taken home if they feel unwell. Students are to adhere to the College early departure procedures – present to Student Services and Mrs Timcke will contact parents if a departure is necessary.

Parents/Visitors coming on to CampusGiven the heightening COVID situation in Victoria and the closure of the Queensland Border, the College has been reviewing all non-essential parent and student activity and some items, such as parent meetings and parent attendance at sport have, regrettably been cancelled. These decisions have been made with the full support of the parent groups affected.

To enable the College to comply with COVID safety measure for Contract Tracing requirements, we respectively ask parents to only come on to campus if absolutely necessary.

All parents and visitors coming onto campus are to continue to arrive to College Main Reception at the Nagle Building (not Student Services) and Sign In and Sign Out. This procedure is a government directive and is necessary regardless of the purpose or length of your visit, even if you are dropping off an essential item to your daughter.

EVA Check-In AppAll parents/carers and students are asked to download the EVA Check-In App from the App Store or Google Play.

The contactless check-in App, EVA Check-In, is being widely used by sporting associations and schools as a safe means by which sports venues and schools can host parents and visitors within all current protocols.

Under Government directives for Contact Tracing purposes, the College must collect personal details of each person attending an event at the College. These include, but are not limited to, sporting events attended by parents, students and/or visitors; cultural or fundraising events attended by parents, visitors and/or students after normal school hours; and events attended by parents and/or visitors during school hours.

We ask that all parents/carers download the EVA Check-In App from the App Store or Google Play and create your family profiles. You can create a profile for each family member to speed up check-in at events. Your daughters should also download the App on their mobile phones and create their profile so that they are not delayed when attending sporting fixtures or community events at the College without a parent/carer.

When you arrive at the College event or sporting fixture, simply open the App, take a photo of the QR code and Check-In. When you leave, you will also Check-Out via the App.

Please note that the App does not replace the current protocol for parents visiting the College during school time for teacher appointments or to drop off of necessary items, etc. All visitors must still be mindful to only visit the campus when absolutely necessary and use the Main Reception (not Student Services) Envoy station on arriving at and departing the College, no matter the length of the visit.

FIT-OUT DATES

1-3 September8-10 September

6-8 October13-15 October

27 October to 28 November

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

BoutiqueNEW Music Uniform 2021All music students continuing in the program for 2021 will be fitted-out in the new performance uniform during normal Boutique opening hours.

Blazer Fitouts Current Year 9 students wishing to order a Blazer for 2021 (compulsory uniform item for Year 10 students) will need to attend the Boutique during normal opening hours to be fitted for a blazer.

Incoming Year 7 Uniform Fitouts By appointment only. Information will be emailed separately to families.

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Uniform PolicyIt is requested that parents/carers check that the uniforms being worn by their daughter/s meet the College Uniform policy – detailed on pages 112/113 of the Student Planner – and that any adjustments needed are rectified before the return to school next week. Each student is expected to maintain high standards of personal appearance and it is the responsibility of parents/carers to ensure that the uniform is being worn each day in accordance with the College regulations.

In brief:

• The formal dress is to be mid knee in length and clean. Hems should be neat and secure and not hanging at any point.

• Socks and Shoes should be clean, with shoes well-polished and laces secure.• Hats should be clean, in good shape, and bands not fraying severely.• The College blazer is compulsory in Terms 2 and 3 for Years 10-12 students.

Students may receive an infringement notice if College expectations are not met with regard to the wearing of the uniform. A Pastoral Reconnect will immediately result if more than two infringement notices are issued.

CareMonkey name change to Operoo from 10 AugustCareMonkey has advised that it is adopting a new system named Operoo which come into place from this Monday, 10 August.

Parents won’t have to change anything about the way they use the product and when you log on from Monday you will automatically be directed to the new system.

CareMonkey commenced in 2013 as an electronic health and safety system to help better manage duty of care. Since then, the product has grown and the system has expanded to an operational platform for many purposes.

Changes to Library Operating Hours

From Monday 3 August, the revised opening hours of the Library are:Mondays – Thursdays: 7:30am-4:30pmFridays: 7:30am-3:30pm

Additional Services:• Students in all Year levels may attend Maths tutoring on the Green Level of the

Library on Mondays from 3:15pm-5:15pm• Senior Study for Years 11 and 12 students is held on the Green Level of the

Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4:30pm-7:00pm. Students must be registered, by their parents, with Ms Wallas to attend during Senior Study hours.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWContinued

Following on from my tips for exam preparation from last week, I encourage Senior students to take advantage of our extended Library opening hours to help them undertake revision and practice for these exams. The upper level of the Library is now staffed until 7:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays exclusively for Years 11 and 12 students. This presents an excellent opportunity for girls to work in an environment conducive to silent, individual study, or for group work in their Prides.

Our wonderful Library staff have created a new Study Guides Selection of resources, which offers students access to trial exams, study guides and practice questions for the external exams. We have also included resources for the Victorian and New South Wales systems, as some questions and units align with QCE. This means the girls can use Tuesday and Thursday evenings to set themselves up with practice exam questions and respond to these under timed conditions.

I have been visiting a range of classes for students in Years 7-10 and delivering study skills advice, so I hope you will see your daughter putting some of my recommended strategies into practice.

In addition, many individual students from all Year levels have been making appointments to see me for one-on-one sessions where they can get help with time management, organisation, motivation, note-taking, memorisation skills, tackling assignments, exam preparation strategies, maintaining a growth mindset and goal

setting. If your daughter would like to meet with me, please invite her to send me an email and we can make an appointment.

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me on [email protected] if you would like any further information regarding study skills at St Rita’s.

STUDY SKILLS NEWSMs Amanda Wallas (Head of Study Skills)

mailto:wls%40stritas.qld.edu.au?subject=

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Music Uniform for 2021We are pleased to announce the introduction of a Music performance uniform for all Cocurricular Music ensembles from 2021. This new music uniform has been designed to allow for easy identification of students and non-students but also to foster a sense of belonging for our Music students. The uniform also serves a practical application by allowing for ease of playing of instruments while looking smart and respectful when performing.

From 2021, all students involved in the Music Program will be required to wear the full Music Uniform for all performances. To ensure timely delivery at the commencement of 2021, fittings will be held in the College Boutique on the following dates. No appointments are required.

September 1, 2 and 3: between 7:30am-8:30am; 11:00am-3:30pmSeptember 8, 9 and 10: between 7:30am-8:30am; 11:00am-3:30pm

Uniforms will be available for collection from the Boutique in Term 1, 2021. Notification of a collection date will be sent by email closer to the start of the school year.

Images and further ordering information is available here. A one-off buy back option is available for students who will be in Year 12 in 2021. Further details regarding this scheme will be sent to appropriate families soon.

RecordingsAs we are unable to perform with a live audience at present, this Term we are in the process of organising recordings for each of the ensembles. For senior ensembles we will be producing high quality audio recordings by utilising the recording studio situated between the band rehearsal room and the choir and strings rehearsal room. Junior ensembles will have a video recording produced of a performance in the auditorium. While it is not quite the same as a live performance, this is an opportunity to give our music students a different experience. In some respects, a recording can sometimes provide just as much excitement as a live performance by knowing that the end result will be able to be listened to over and over.

BIGs EveningFor the first time this year we are looking forward to hearing the development of the girls who have been involved in the BIGs (Beginner Instrumental Groups) throughout the year. This special evening will be presented on Tuesday 8 September, 6:00pm for their immediate family with further details of how they could continue their musical journey beyond the BIGs program.

Year 12 Presentation EveningWith the cancellation of the Music Gala, unfortunately we will not be able to send our Senior Music students off in the style they are accustomed. However, as a way of showing our appreciation, we will be holding a special Year 12 Presentation Evening on Friday 11 September, 6:00pm in Trinity Auditorium for the Year 12 students and their immediate families. Further details of the evening will be forwarded over the next few weeks.

MUSIC NEWSMr Craig Kennedy (Head of Cocurricular Music)

https://portal.stritas.qld.edu.au/Documents/Music%20Uniform%20Requirements.pdf

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Each year, the NEAA runs an artwork competition open to students attending schools within the network throughout Australia. Each school is invited to enter one art piece and artist’s statement related to a given theme. The theme for this year is “A flame for the future”. Students are asked to interpret the meaning of this statement, in their design, linking it to Nano Nagle and the Presentation story. Please see below Rhea Sharma’s (Year 10) impressive entry, capturing both the theme, Nano’s story and the events of 2020. Well done and good luck Rhea!

During these unprecedented times, it can be hard to find hope, persevere and overcome difficulties with a clear vision. My artwork was created to remind audiences that despite hardships an individual or a community may face; we continue to find the strength within our hearts to rise every time we fall and, with the support of one another, anything is possible.

For the design and creation of the banner, I decided to take a collage approach. The pictures incorporated into this collage have been specifically sourced from newspapers, magazines, and the internet. These photographs not only reflect the multiple significant events that have occurred in 2020 so far but also; the ‘service’.

The service of doctors, firefighters, police, leaders, people, teachers, workers, mothers, and fathers. Their service is what will be ‘recognised’ and ‘remembered’. This also reflects Nano Nagle’s service to the sick, poor, vulnerable, and uneducated and just like her legacy lives on, so will the men and women that served us during the hardships of 2020.

Black and white, and coloured images of; the Black Lives Matter Movements, Covid-19, and the Australian Bushfires, can be seen scattered across the banner. Together these photographs have been placed accordingly to take the shape of Nano Nagle’s Lantern (the lantern has been outlined in black and white paints for it to be more prominent). Nano Nagle carried a lantern as she moved through the darkness in the streets of Cork in search of children desiring an education and the local poor in desperate need of food, comfort, medical attention, and shelter. Her lantern symbolises her love for the poor and God’s love, touching and transforming the harshness of people’s lives and offering hope. This symbolism can be applied to our current situations. In our modern society, the lantern is a source of hope during pain, struggle, or difficulties. Like the lantern guiding Nano in the dark evenings, we can also see it as a clear path towards our visions, hopes, dreams and future. This corresponds to the banner theme of “Flames for our Future”.

The flame in the lantern is our future as it symbolises the flame that burns in the heart of every individual. We must continue to have hope, compassion, and strength to keep the flame in our hearts ignited, for that is how we will determine our future.

Reah SharmaYear 10

REAH’S ARTWORK ENTRY PORTRAYS ‘FLAMES FOR THE FUTURE’



SPORTCross CountryCaSSSA Cup is scheduled for Monday 17 August – Limestone Park, Ipswich. The team will be finalised after the last Wednesday trial on 12 August. All team members will be emailed on Thursday 13 August with instructions for the next school day which will be CaSSSA Cross Country on Monday 17 August (Friday 14 August is the rescheduled Show Holiday). The final team will be posted on MySRC by the end of school on Thursday 13 August.

All those in line for a position on the team must ensure they have their SRC representative singlet or t-shirt + College brown bike pants, (College skirt or shorts to wear to or from the meet), College jumper (or tracksuit - not a compulsory item). If compression socks are worn they must be white or black, appropriate running shoes. Rugs/blankets may be taken to the meet.

Other CaSSSA Cross Country rules/requirements • There will be no canteen operating at Limestone Park. • All team members must bring their own food requirements. • All team members must have their own water bottle.• Team members must socially distance from all other schools except at the start line and during the race.• Before and after events, all team members must stay in the SRC tents area unless warming up or competing or using the designated St Rita’s toilet facility.• No parents are permitted into Limestone Park.

In a Covid-19 affected season we need more students to train and trial to strengthen our team. It is evident that some 2019 team members and others that may be capable have yet to appear. Most students are starting from a lower fitness base than in previous years, but it is time to get out and run! It is time to help the College.

To qualify for the team students must:• Attend training(s) – Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:15-7:45am – meet on the Flat• Attend a minimum of one of the two selection trials

Venue: Kalinga Park, Wooloowin Dates: Wednesdays 12 August (first trial was on 29 July)Times: 3:15-4:30pmA bus is available to and from the venue if required, departing 3:10pm from Student Services. Sign-up sheet is in Eirene.No parent spectators – drop and go or pick up and go (please wait in car).

Track and FieldUnfortunately due to difficulties caused by Covid-19, all training and competition for Track & Field (CaSSSA and Met North) have been cancelled for 2020.

2020 Trimester 3 Sport Trials commenced this afternoon and conclude tomorrow afternoon. Trials and times, venues etc as below:

Trials, times and venues as below:

Thursday 6 August – 3:04pm – 5:15pmBasketball – Senior St Rita’s Eirene CentreBasketball – Intermediate Clayfield College PE Centre (walk to venue)Basketball – Junior Hibiscus Sport Centre, Upper Mt Gravatt (3:04pm – 4:30pm)Football – Junior Valley’s Hockey, Shaw Road, Wooloowin (Field 5 and 6)Netball – Junior St Rita’s – Sr Assumpta Pavillion, Hardcourts 1 and 2, Grass Courts 1 and 2)Touch – Senior and Intermediate Valley’s Hockey, Shaw Road, Wooloowin (Fields 7, 8 and 9)

Friday 7 August – 3:04pm – 5:15pmBasketball – Senior St Rita’s Eirene CentreBasketball – Intermediate Clayfield College PE Centre (walk to venue)Basketball – Junior Hibiscus Sport Centre, Upper Mt Gravatt (3:04pm – 4:30pm)Football – Junior Valley’s Hockey, Shaw Road, Wooloowin (Field 5 and 6)Netball – Junior St Rita’s – Sr Assumpta Pavillion, Hardcourts 1 and 2, Grass Courts 1 and 2)Touch – Senior and Intermediate Valley’s Hockey, Shaw Road, Wooloowin (Fields 7, 8 and 9)

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SPORTContinued

• Bus transport (leaving from outside Student Services) provided to and from all external venues unless listed otherwise. • Teams will be posted on MySRC by Tuesday 11 August. • Training commences for all teams on Wednesday 19 August.

TrainingWednesday 19/08 All teams (Year 9s on camp)Monday 24/08 Open, Senior, Intermediate teamsTuesday 25/08 Junior teamsWednesday 26/08 All teamsMonday 31/08 Open, Senior, Intermediate teamsTuesday 01/09 Junior teamsWednesday 02/09 All teams - Rd 1 matches

Draws will not be known until sometime after the CaSSSA Grading meeting on Tuesday 11 August and then are posted on MySRC weekly. All Year 9s are absent on Camp from Wednesday 19 August-Friday 21 August – all team trainings will go ahead.

All Training ends at 4:45pm at the venue. Matches must conclude by 5:00pm at the venues.

2021 Cocurricular Captains Election process All Year 11s were given information at the end of Term 2 re all Senior Leadership positions. Nominations close on-line at 3:04pm on Thursday 3 September. There is a link in MySRC News (Cocurricular Sports).

Cocurricular Photos Cocurricular photos were scheduled for Monday 3 August will now be taken on Wednesday 21 October. The draft schedule is posted on the Cocurricular Sport page of MySRC. Volleyball Best wishes to the Open 1 team who are competing in Division 1 of the Queensland Schools Volleyball Cup on the Gold Coast this Friday-Saturday. This team won Division 3 last year and have stepped up to the Premier division. Due to Covid-19 – no spectators permitted.

Tennis2020 School Championships were held on Friday 24 July (Singles) and Saturday 25 July (Doubles) with results as follows:

St Rita’s College Tennis Championships – Sr Assumpta Shield

These students will receive their medallions on Assembly on Tuesday 11 August. The honour board is on display in the trophy cabinet in Eirene and winner’s names will soon be engraved on the honour board. The entry fees ($86) were as usual donated to a charity selected by Mrs Qureshi.

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SPORTContinuedKnowles CupKnowles Cup Tennis Squads have been chosen and invited students were notified by email on Friday 31 July. Congratulations to the following students selected in the squads:

Knowles Cup – 4 teams (of 4-5 players/team) are selected to represent the school in this 5 week competition held in Term 4. The divisions are Jr – Years 7 and 8; Intermediate – Years 9 and 10; Open A and Open B. For more information, see the Tennis page of MySRC. 2020 Knowles Cup Tennis.

Netball – Vicki Wilson CupThe team has automatically qualified for the finals series from 3-5 October at Nissan Arena, Mt Gravatt.

Warm-up matches are as follows:

• Monday 24 August 3:15-5:00/5:30pm. Lead-up Match v St Margaret’s (Eirene) • Monday 31 August 3:15-5:00/5:30pm. Lead-up Match v St Margaret’s (Eirene or St Margaret’s tbc)• Thursday 10 September 3:15-5:00/5:30pm. Lead-up Match v All Hallows’ (Eirene)• Thursday 17 September 3:15-5:00/5:30pm. Lead-up Match v Wavell SHS (Wavell SHS)

Unfortunately due to Covid-19 – no spectators permitted.

Mr John PendallDirector of Sport

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BreakfastSourdough with Vegemite or Jam and butter $3.50Raisin toast with butter $3.50 or 2 for $5.50 Spelt and honey banana bread with butter $4.00 NY style bagel toasted with cinnamon butter $5.00Bacon and egg wrap with cheese and BBQ sauce $5.00Housemade baked bean bread cups $4.00Oat and raisin balls $3.50Mango mousse with seasonal fruit (g/f vg) $3.50 Coffee/Tea (Years 10-12 only)8 oz Cappuccino, Latte, Flat White, Nine Spice fresh Chia, London Fog $3.5012oz Cappuccino, Latte, Flat White, Nine Spice fresh Chia, London Fog $4.00Long Black, Short Black, Macchiato, Piccolo $3.00Tea – English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Gunpowder GreenPeppermint Herbal Tisane $2.50Hot Chocolate 8oz $3.50 12oz $4.0014oz Cold chocolate $4.00 (Zymil and Bonsoy 50c extra) (Syrups – Vanilla, Caramel 50c extra)

DrinksWater $2.00Sparkling water $2.50Flavoured vitamin water, glaceau focus, antioxidant $3.50 Deep Spring flavoured mineral water $3.00Breaker flavoured milk $2.50Emma and Tom's Fruit Juice $3.00-$3.50Kombucha $3.00Fruit Fix juice $3.50Remedy soft drinks $3.00Sugar free soft drinks cans $2.50 600ml bottles $3.00

Snacks and SweetsOat chocolate cookie $2.00Cranberry and white chocolate cookies $2.00Chocolate bliss balls (g/f) $3.50Oat and raisin balls $3.50Cheese and Crackers $1.50Dips and Crackers $2.50Fruit salad (g/f) $3.00Chips (some g/f) $1.50-$2.50Ice creams (some g/f) $1.00-$3.50Yoghurt with berry compote (g/f) $3.50

Cold FoodWrap - chicken and coleslaw $5.50 g/f $7.00Panini – ham, salad, herbed cream cheese $5.50Sushi $3.50Salads middle eastern cous cous, chicken and pumpkin, pomegranate dressing $6.50 macaroni lemon, herb, bacon $6.50 pearl cous cous and cauliflower $6.00

Hot FoodCrumbed chicken tenders (g/f avail) $4.00Garlic bread $2.50Lasagne $6.00Pasta of the day $5.50Toasted sandwiches Ham and Cheese (g/f avail) $5.00 Cheese $4.50Changing daily hot meal $4.00/6.00Light meal $4.00/5.00

Week starting 10 August 2020

Monday BBQ Chicken Pizza (g/f option) Spinach and feta pie (v)Tuesday Sweet and sour pork with steamed rice Chicken, feta and spinach Arancini balls Pasta of the day (v)Wednesday Beef and black bean with steamed rice Steamed Dim Sum Pasta of the day (v)Thursday Chinese braised chicken and steamed rice Pulled pork sliders with slaw and wedges (g/f option) Spring rolls (v)Friday Public Holiday

Week starting 17 August 2020

Monday Loaded potatoes with cheese and shallots (v) Meat loaf with mashed potatoes and greens (g/f)Tuesday Honey chicken and steamed rice Steamed pork bun Pasta of the day (v)Wednesday Mongolian Beef with steamed rice Beef casserole with parmesan and polenta dumplingsThursday Mild green chicken curry and steamed rice Fried won tons Pasta of the day (v)Friday Crumbed fish and wedges (some g/f) Mild chilli beef with noodles Pasta of the day (v)

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Sister Angela Mary is a remarkable woman.

A nun who arrived in Australia as a teacher aged just 21 in 1947, and the following year commenced a four-year nursing course in the Mater.

In 1966 and with only a Diploma in Nursing Admin-istration to guide her, Sister Angela Mary was ap-

pointed Administrator of the Mater Public Hospitals, a position she would hold for 23 years.

Now, seventy-three years since arriving at Mater as a young nurse, Sister Angela Mary will share her journey.

Dr Maeve Louise Heaney VDMF is a consecrated mem-ber of the Verbum Dei Community and Director of the Xavier Centre for Theological Formation at Australian Catholic University

A theologian, musician and composer, Maeve has worked in Spain, England, Ireland, Italy and Australia leading schools of evangelization, spiritual exercises and teaching theology. She writes and presents on themes of theological aes-thetics, music and spirituality, as well as lecturing in Systematic Theology at ACU and at Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary, QLD.

SR ANGELA MARY DOYLE RSM AO DR SR MAEVE HEANEY VDMF

With great pleasure, we are offering a unique experience for our 14th Annual Women’s Night of Spirituality. The evening will be hosted by our very own Robyn Emerson, who will unpack the stories of these two exceptional women.

This year, you can view the event from Tuesday 28th July in the comfort of your own home by watching the YouTube recording which will be found on the St Ignatius Parish - Toowong website. Why not share this experience with a few friends over a meal at home!

http://www.stignatiustoowong.org.au/