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Yaamba Road CampusYaamba Road Campus362 Yaamba Road, North Rockhampton
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12 August 201612 August 2016
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FROM THE PRINCIPALHello to all in our Emmaus Community
Last week a number of the seniorleadership team with the collegecounsellors attended the Diocesan StudentProtection Inservice. This update occursevery two years and keeps us informedabout the best ways to protect our young
people. One aspect that I found very helpful was a criminalitytriangle. The speaker said quite frankly that child sex abuse wasfirst and foremost a crime and that those who engage in suchactivity are more likely to be involved in other criminal activity.
For those familiar with the triangle for firesafety it is very similar. With the fire you needto have an ignition/heat source, fuel andoxygen to have a fire. If we eliminate any oneof these aspects the fire is put out. With thecriminality triangle we work hard on eachside of the triangle.
In schools for example we have blue cards to try to keepoffenders out of the school. We also educate our students whoare the potential victims (targets) so that they know what theirrights are and what they can do about abuse or people thatmake them feel uncomfortable. In the school (place) we ensurethat we have clear procedures and boundaries for all staff andthat locations within the school are visible so as to also detercriminal behaviour.
Each side of the triangle can also have someone responsible.For example the target/victim have guardians and the place hasa manager. In the case of sex abusers they would not normallyhave a handler which can occur in other kinds of crime.
I found this session particularly helpful in that it reinforced forme that the best things we can do for our young people areeducation, clear boundaries and being watchful of who hasopportunities to be with them.
The speaker also indicated to us that the overwhelming majorityof abuse occurs in settings outside of schools and institutions.I encourage parents and guardians to watch closely who hasaccess to your children and the circumstances and boundariesaround those occasions. It is also really important to maintainopen channels of communication with our young people andeducate them regarding your concerns.
Emmaus Community
Congratulations to Ms Maria Learmonth who received anExcellence in Teaching Award from the Queensland HomeEconomics Teachers Association on the weekend.
Congratulations also to Ms Erin Dunne on her successful artexhibition held on the weekend.
Congratulations to Ms Tegan Kelloway who has secured ateaching position with EQ. Ms Kelloway’s classes will be takenby Mr Andrew Lamb who starts on Monday.
Congratulations to Taylor Cox (Yr 10) who has been selected torepresent Australia in netball.
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Year 11 and 12 Retreats
Our Year 11 and 12 students have had very successful retreatsthis week. Thank you to all staff involved in their organisation.
Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to all of the Emmaus students involved in a verysuccessful interschool carnival held at the college last week. MrIan Quinton, Mr Justen Parle, Mr John Howard and their teamsof helpers need to be thanked for their hard work in making thiscarnival a great success.
Literary Festival and from the Archives
Congratulations to Ms Lynda Nicholson and all involved in theliterary festival at Emmaus. Authors and illustratorsworkshopped with students in a range of sessions and formatson Wednesday. In the evening, authors Pamela Rushby andMeredith Costain presented a workshop to students, parents,staff and members of the wider community in a culminatingevent.
Pamela Rushby revealed an interesting Rockhamptonconnection to one of her historical novels – The Ratcatcher’sDaughter. The novel is based on the outbreak of the “BlackDeath” or bubonic plague that occurred in Queensland in 1900.
(Hobart Mercury, Wed 2nd May 1900, p 3)(Hobart Mercury, Wed 2nd May 1900, p 3)
She indicated that the first case in Queensland was actuallywhen a person arriving in Rockhampton by ship was identifiedas having the disease. The main vector of spread of the diseaseis on the fleas of rats. Extraordinary measures for public healthwere brought into place including a bounty for hunting rats,burning of all linen and curtains in victims homes, isolation andburial in special graves. In the south Rockhampton cemeterythere seems to have been a concern with a water courserunning through shallow graves leading to risk of spread ofdisease.
Between 1900 and 1925 in Australia, there appears to havebeen 12 major outbreaks of bubonic plague, including inRockhampton. Of the 1371 reported cases there were 535deaths. The plague led to better local hygiene laws and stricterquarantines being imposed on shipping to Australia.
Picking up students at Pet Barn
We have been asked by the management of Pet Barn on thecorner near the Main St campus to ask parents not to pickup students from their car park. Their customers are beinginconvenienced and students who are waiting to be picked upare blocking walkways and presenting a trip hazard.
Capital Works
In coming weeks we will be beginning development on theFitness Centre between the swimming pool and the dome onYaamba Rd. There will also be refurbishment of the YaambaRd Manual Arts block including the addition of extra toiletsfor our middle school students. Other related works will beimprovement to our walkways and a new ceiling and fans in thecollege hall.
Readings at Mass this Sunday
First Reading
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10… - Then the king commandedE'bed-mel'ech, the Ethiopian, "Take three men with youfrom here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cisternbefore he dies."
Psalm
Psalms 40:2-4, 18 - I waited patiently for the LORD; heinclined to me and heard my cry…
Second Reading
Hebrews 12: 1-4 - … and let us run with perseverancethe race that is set before us…
Gospel
Luke 12:49-53 - I came to cast fire upon the earth;
Have a great fortnightEamon Hannan
COMING UP12/8: Middle School Dance – Hippies and Heroes13/8: Australian Maths Competition15/8: Pathways After School Information Sesseion. MainSt 5:30 - 7pm.16/8: P&F Meeting17/8: YR7/8 Maths Quiz, R’ton Girls Grammar School21/8: CQUniversity Open Day 9am – 1pm22-26/8: Book Week22-26/8: ESP Trips30/8: QCS Testing begins30-31/8: YR7 to YR11 Retreats31/8: YR11 Subject Selection Evening
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF DATA ONSTUDENTS WITH DISABILITY
All schools in Australia are required to participate in the2016 Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School
Students with a Disability.
What is it?
All Australian governments have agreed to work togetherto implement a new annual national data collection onschool students with a disability. This data collection
process was being phased in over a three year period
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from 2013-2015. In 2016 and beyond, data collectionwill occur in every school, every year, along with other
school data collections.
For more information, please download a copy of theletter that has been sent out to parents.
FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
Middle School Dance
There will be a Middle School Dance on Friday 12 August from6.00pm – 9.00pm in the Emmaus Hall. The dance is for Year7-9 Emmaus students only, and ID cards must be presentedupon entry. Entry is $5. Refreshments will be on sale. Studentsneed to dress appropriate for a school event. The theme for thedance is Super Heroes.
To provide a well-supervised environment for thedance, the following rules will be in operation:
Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs are strictly prohibited. Theprohibition also covers the use of these before coming to thedance.
Julie MaherDeputy Principal, Yaamba Road [email protected]
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS,SENIOR SCHOOL
Year 12 QCS
With only three weeks to go until the QCSTest I would encourage parents to continuesupporting your sons and daughtersthrough this busy and challenging time.There have been a number of practice testopportunities given to all Year 12 studentsto allow them to feel more comfortable with
the process, with some final sessions in the coming weeks tofine tune their skills. This process is very important, especiallyfor OP eligible students as their results are cohort-based, rather
than individual results for OP ineligible students. There will alsobe an information session on 15 August on Main St from 5.30– 7.00pm which will include information on the calculation ofOP scores and QTAC applications. If you have any questions orconcerns please do not hesitate to contact me at the College.
Dan MollardDirector of Campus, Senior [email protected]
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS,MIDDLE SCHOOL
Recent weeks have seen the Yaamba campus a hive of activity,the Rockhampton and District Athletics Carnival was held herelast week and we will also host the Capricornia Carnival nextweek. Our pupils have been excellent hosts, respecting theneeds and wishes of our visitors whilst still going about theirdaily business of learning.
This week we host the Emmaus Literary Festival and wewelcome the authors as well as pupils from Saint Mary’s, SaintJoseph’s and Saint Anthony’s. Last year this event was a greatsuccess and I am sure all participants will gain from suchexpertise on Campus.
Culturally our pupils have been very busy, our Jazz bandrepresented the College with distinction at the recent jazzfestival. Our Indigenous dance group have been out and aboutvisiting our North Rockhampton Catholic Schools and asignificant number of Indigenous pupils took part in AIME lastweek.
On a sporting front, we produced some excellent performancesat the Rockhampton and District Athletics Carnival. Our LadiesSoccer A teams are currently unbeaten in the local competition.Our Touch teams were very successful at the Touch Carnivallast Saturday. Finally our Rugby League sides have made anencouraging start to the season.
Now the challenge for all students is to transfer these fineachievements and endeavours to the classroom. At Emmauswe want our pupils to be able to work on five key skills,
• There will be no pass-outs. If parents need to pick up astudent early, they will need to come to the door at theEmmaus Hall and speak to a supervising teacher.
• Parents are asked not to drop students at the dancebefore 5.45pm.
• Parents are advised not to drop/pick up students on theCaltex/BP side of the highway.
• Students need to bring a note from parents if arriving after6.20pm.
• The dance concludes at 9.00pm and parents are asked topick up students promptly at 9.00pm.
• Students are strongly advised not to be in the vicinity ofCaltex/BP before or after the dance.
• Working independently
• Working with others
• Reviewing and improving our own work
• The use of ICT
• Working to deadlines
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Sport, music, dance and drama allows us to demonstrate andpractice these skills and we look to see these skills evident inthe upcoming assignments. Can you, the parent help here?Can you together with your child define a clear time and placefor study at home? Can you ask your child to reflect on the time,effort and quality of their work? Is it done to the standard theywant it to be or capable of? Could they further improve it? Arethey content with the grade which they think the work is goingto gain in reference to the task sheet? How will the teacherreceive the work, will they be happy with it? These questionsmay help you and your child together do their best and this willbe reflected in the Term 3 Report.
Have a great fortnight
Seamus TomanDirector of Middle School [email protected]
FROM THE HEADs OF SPIRITUALITY ANDCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Year 11 and 12Retreats
Both Year 11 and 12students attended retreatdays on Monday of thisweek with Michael Knightfrom Peer Power (Year 11)
and Michael Fitzpatrick (Year 12). The year 11 studentsexamined effective methods of leading a legacy while our year12 students were challenged to reflect on their Emmaus journeyand consider some changes that could be implemented duringtheir last weeks of formal schooling. Thank you to the studentsfor participating in what was a very thought provoking andreflective day.
Jeans for Genes day
Thank you to the students and staff who participated in theJeans for Genes day fundraiser last Friday. It was fantastic tosee so many people turn up in their denim to support such agreat cause.
Emmaus Interact at Rocky Swap
The Emmaus Interact group had a wonderful opportunity tosupport our sponsor club, the Rockhampton Fitzroy RotaryClub at the Rocky Swap last weekend. Our members wereinvolved in food preparation for the food van and had a greattime working in the kitchen and meeting more of Rotary’smembers. Thank you to Erin Marsh, Emma Ross, KateEdwards and Tristian Moore for giving of their time on Saturdayto assist and for our Rotary club for inviting us to be involved insuch a great community event.
TEXTILE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGIESNEWS
Maria Learmonth was awarded at theHEIA(Q) 2016 Home Economics TeacherExcellence Award at the State Conferenceon Saturday. Maria was one of only twostate recipients. We are very proud of herand her achievements, Maria is extremelywell thought of in the area of Home
Economics in the State. As a faculty and as a College we arevery fortunate to have Maria working alongside of us, sharingher wisdom and experience.
Maria has been teaching for 33 years. She has been a memberof QCAA Panel and on the state panel for Home Economics.Maria demonstrates a child centred approach to teaching andbelieves that building relationships is paramount to learning.She has been instrumental in developing units of work alignedto the Australian Curriculum and shares these with hercolleagues. She has worked for the Central QueenslandUniversity for many years and has developed courses which aredelivered at the University.
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Change of Assessment date
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANDBUSINESS NEWS
Legal Studies Trip
The final payment of $200 was due onWednesday, 3 August. An information letterand the itinerary are available for parents.
Karyl YoungHead of Faculty, Information
Technology and [email protected]
ENGLISH NEWS
Change of Assessment date
YR7 English Assessment Task is no longer due WK5 Friday 12August. This task is now due WK6 19 Friday August 19.
MATHEMATICS NEWSA reminder that all students in years 7 to 12should have their own scientific calculatorthat needs to be brought to all Mathslessons. Failure to do so is impactingheavily on students’ ability to complete setclass tasks. Scientific calculators can bepurchased from the Library for $17.50each.
Maths Competition (ICAS)
All students currently studying Maths B in years 11 and 12 orAlgebra and Functions in Year 10 will be the Australian MathsCompetition on the 13th August. There are also a numberof student in years 7,8 or 9 who will also sit for the MathsCompetition. Essential equipment to bring is a 2B or HB pencil,eraser, ruler and scientific calculator.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Year 7/8 Maths Quiz will be held on 17 August atRockhampton Girls Grammar School.
Peter O’ShaughnessyHead of Faculty, [email protected]
LIBRARY NEWS
Reading Café
On Wednesday afternoon in Week 3, asmall group of very keen students and staffmet to launch the Emmaus College ReadingCafé for 2016. We all brought along ourfavourite books and discussed what it is inparticular that we love about them. MrSimon Warren talked about how his
personal interest in the POWs who worked along theThai-Burma railway during World War II influenced his love ofRichard Flanagan’s award winning novel, The Narrow Road tothe Deep North. Jamie from Year 11, loves the coming of agestory as told by Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower byStephen Chbosky. Chayse told us the story of how she cameacross Fight Club by accident and fell in love with it and Parisfrom Year 10 reminded most of those gathered about their loveof Harry Potter. I think we all would’ve been happy to sit arounddiscussing books until well into the evening.
While we had to leave at some point, we will get the chanceto discuss the books we are reading from the Reading Café
• YR 12 Home Economics; Research Task (1000-1500words); Due Monday 15th August at 9am.
• YR 12 Hospitality Practices; This assessment task wasincorrectly worded as a Multi-Modal, however it is a writtenfolio (500-900 words); Due Week 8.
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list each fortnight, with the next opportunity being in Week 5.From now on we will meet during our lunch breaks. It is rare thatstudents and staff get to share their love of literature in such arelaxed and informal setting and I can’t wait for our next café tohear what everything thinks about the first book they selectedfrom the list.
The café is open to anyone in Year 10, 11 or 12 and it is not toolate to join. If you would like to join or just find out more aboutit, please email me at [email protected] or visitMrs Higgins in the library.
Book Week – 22nd – 26 August
Book Week 2016
https://cbca.org.au/merchandise-book-week
BOOK WEEK IS COMING!
It is that time of the year again when Book Week is fastapproaching.
Once again each campus will be holding 'Dress up Friday".This will be held on Friday 26 August 2016.
The theme this year is "Australia - Story Country", come asyour favourite Australian book character if you choose.
There will be prizes on both campuses for best tute group andbest boy and girl.
Also, a prize for best dressed staff member on each campus.
Start planning it is going to be fun!!
DRESS UP DAY IS JUST AROUND THECORNER, SEE THE NEXT NEWSLETTER FORMORE INFORMATION.
Student ID Cards
All students have been issued with a new student ID card,this card is required to access the printers in each library. Ifthe student does not have their card to print they are given 2chances then the library will automatically print a new card at acost of $5 which will be charged to school fees. Please ensurethat students have their cards at school to avoid this charge.
New books
The library receives new Fiction and Non-Fiction books weekly,keep an eye on the display shelves to see what’s new. Thelibrary also takes requests to purchase books depending ontheir suitability for students.
Year 7-9 students can gain permission to borrow from thesenior library via a form which is filled in by their parents orguardians, please see the library staff for more information.
Don’t forget to grab some extra books to read over theholidays. Have a great break.
Therese HigginsLibrary [email protected]
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC NEWSOn the 31st of July, the Jazz Bandperformed and competed in the CQUniversity Schools’ Jazz Festival, earning aSILVER award for their efforts. One of ouralto saxophone players, DeclanMcAtamney (Year 10) was also awarded“Outstanding Saxophone Soloist”. Thesewere fantastic results for our Jazz Band
students – a special thank you to the students for their effortsand to their parents for their support for their students andinstrumental music.
A reminder that rehearsals for ensembles are happening everyweek and full attendance is expected. Notification of absenceshould be given BEFORE the rehearsal.
String Orchestra: Mondays 3:10-4:10pmVocal Ensemble: Tuesdays 3:10-4pmConcert Band: Wednesdays 7:30-8:20am,3:10-4:30pmJazz Band: Thursdays 7:30-8:20am, 3:10-4:30pm
Alexia LallyDirector of Instrumental [email protected]
SPORT NEWS
Congratulations
Congratulations to Ebony Obrien for makingthe Queensland Under 19 Girls Hockeyteam which will compete in New Zealandfrom 26 September to 8 October.
Also Taylah Cox made the AustralianSchools Girls Netball team after playing against the best inSouth Australia late last week.
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CQ All Schools Touch Footy Carnival
On Saturday our 6 All Schools touch teams competed in theCQ All Schools Carnival at the Rocky Touch Fields. All of oursix teams made it through to the grand finals with the openboys and under 13 boys winning their divisions. A great daywas had by all players, this local carnival will help with the teamspreparation for the All Schools Championships in the first weekof term four.
Tennis
Emmaus College Flames and Emmaus College Rangersparticipated in the Tennis Queensland Team Tennis Capricorniacompetition on Thursday, 4 August. Congratulations to thefollowing players who represented the school.
Alexzander Pill, Joshua Askew, Owen Daley, Ryan Hooper,Alexandra Jenkins, Emily Pirie, Jane Wheeler and Annika Smith.
A special thanks to Jane Wheeler and Annika Smith who madethemselves available on Thursday due the late withdrawals oftwo players.
Justen ParleSport Development [email protected]
YAAMBA ROAD AND MAIN SREETADMINISTRATION OFFICES
Lost Property
Both our Yaamba Rd and Main Street offices are in danger ofbeing swamped by lost property! Whenever a lost item arrivesat either office and we are able to identify the owner we notifythe student straight away so they can come and collect theitem. This prevents the offices from storing huge amounts of
lost property and complies with the College’s expectation thatall students should be wearing full uniform. However wecurrently have a huge amount of property – hats, coats,jumpers etc. that owners are not collecting or we are unable toidentify the owner because items are not named. If your child ismissing any items please call into the appropriate office at anytime to collect the items.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ANDDATE CLAIMERS
https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/getinthegame/getstarted/
• Apply now for your $150 voucher TheMember for Keppel Brittany Lauga is urgingeligible families to apply for $150 vouchersnow available to help with their kids joining anew sport and recreational club this season.“The Palaszczuk Government is proud to beable to provide more opportunities for Queensland kids toparticipate in sport and recreation at a grassroots level.”There are currently 42 clubs registered with Get StartedVouchers across our Keppel community, and last yearthere were 162 vouchers issued in Keppel.For moreinformation please visit the link below.
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• Colts Rugby Union Club Junior Sign-on Saturday 13thAugust 2016 11 am – 1pm TA Nutley FieldKnight St, Park Avenue Ages 4 -17 years For moreinformation Email: [email protected]: Jeff Ballinger 0428 794 296
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