Welcome back to Term 3. I hope that each of our young men had a refreshing break as best they could, and that they were very helpful around the house and family. During the student free week, our teaching staff participated in professional development that involved further enhancing our data literacy so that we can gauge our impact within the classroom and with the programs that are introduced within different subjects. We also held workshops regarding our pedagogical framework: The Art and Science of Teaching. As well as work on our student formation framework and program. It was certainly good, relevant professional development for our teachers. There were also many staff involved in holiday activities. I would like to thank them for their time and efforts so that many of our young men could participate in the activities.

There was certainly a lot of activity with sporting camps, clinics and trips over the holiday period. Firstly, 20 of our young men accompanied Mr Polich, Mr Lawrence, Mr Yeo and Mr McGoldrick to Charters Towers to compete I the QISSRL Confraternity Rugby League carnival. The team finished 14th overall out of just over 50 teams after competing against the very difficult Division 1 teams. I would also like to particularly thank Mr Chris Walsh and Mr Ross Crookey for driving our school bus to Townsville where they picked up the team and then drove them 200kms west to Charters Towers. Over the holidays our Under 15 and Open Basketball teams competed in the EREA Basketball tournament. This event was held in Brisbane and we competed against EREA school from around Australia. It was a very good experience for all of our plyers leading into the new season. Mr Steve Copping organised the teams and will, once again, coordinate the Basketball Program this year. Also, our Cross Country tam travelled to the north coast for a training camp. They stayed at Iona College’s camping site near Cotton Tree. Mr Crowley, Mr Gold and Mr Greenfield attended the camp and trained the team during this time. During the holidays, Bradley Kuhn (Year 12) was selected into the Queensland Schoolboys Rugby Team to travel to Sydney to play against teams from Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, ACT and combined states. Bradley’s team came 3rd overall. Mr Luke Oxford was also selected to coach a Queensland side this year.

The Parent Teacher Interview bookings will close next Monday, 23 July. I would remind all parents that it is our expectation that each young man attends the interviews with his parents. They are also expected to wear their school uniform to the interviews. Our Year 12 students who will be sitting the QCS Test will be required to remain at the College until 2:30pm. They will not finish the same time as the other students as they will use the afternoon to continue to prepare for the QCS Tests that they will undertake on 4-5 September.

On Monday morning, we will be extending our Tutor Group meeting times to, once again, allow our students to plan their subject targets for the second semester. The target discussion will vary depending on the age of your son. I would encourage all parents to discuss the meetings with your son and to ensure that they bring their target result to the Parent Teacher Interview so that they can be the focus of the meetings. Firstly, it is important that you establish, with the subject teacher, how realistic that the goal is and then what actions need to be taken within the subject to achieve the set target. Unfortunately, we will not be able to give the targets to the parents before the meetings as the interviews are on the following day. Therefore, it is important that your son keep his record of targets and brings them to the meetings. The targets will be forwarded to parents, like the first semester, once they are collated.

Next Tuesday, our College music program moves into the Queen Street Mall as a part of the Brisbane Band Festival. If you happen to work in the city, you might be interested in seeing them in action. Further information regarding this can be found in Geoff Samuel’s article.

Today’s Inter-House Athletics Carnival was another great success. I would like to particularly thank Mr Doug Locke and Darren Kearney who do a great deal of work in planning for this event. The Grounds Staff and Property and Maintenance Staff also do a great job in setting up Curlew Park for the event. I always enjoy seeing our young men enjoying themselves and supporting and encouraging each other. These carnival events do a great deal more than just allow for physical activity and a House competition.

It is with mixed feelings that I advise our community that Mr Geoff Paulsen has resigned from his position as Curlew Park Grounds Manager. Geoff commenced his employment as a Curator/Groundsman at Curlew Park in 2007. Over the 12 year period that he has been with us, Geoff has moved into the position of Manager of Curlew Park. During his time with us, Geoff has made a wonderful contribution to the upkeep and management of our playing fields at Curlew Park. He has also had a significant influence over our Cricket program as well. Geoff is going to make a complete career change and move into selling real estate in the Ipswich area. I am sure that all members of the community would join me in wishing Geoff the very best with his future endeavours. We are currently interviewing for Geoff’s replacement.

The big events of this weekend include trial games of Basketball and Tennis against Iona College. The games are spread between the two Colleges and information can be found on the sports page. Secondly, our Cross Country team will be training in the afternoon at Limestone Park in Ipswich. This is where the championship will be held on Wednesday 8 August. Finally, we have our Year 7-10 Social at the Sandgate PCYC starting at 7:00pm and finishing at 10:00pm.

Live Jesus in our Hearts!

Mr Chris Mayes

During the last week of Term 2 while our students were having a well-earned break, our staff continued to mark, report and engage in professional learning. It is our hope that data informed practice is or becomes part of our culture here at St Patrick’s College and so one whole day was dedicated to a conference, “Data today, Instruction tomorrow” (using the words of education expert, Dr Lyn Sharratt).During this day:

• staff developed their data literacy
• analysed our NAPLAN cohort data and set future benchmarks
• investigated a data inquiry question specific to their teaching area and proposed recommendations and actions based on this analysis
• interacted with a Year 10 data wall (Knowing the faces behind the data)

It was a cognitively demanding day and the level of engagement and interest is a true reflection of the passion our teachers have for educating our young men.

Next week we have two significant programs taking place:

Tutor Group Mentoring for Year 5 to 10 on Monday 23 July during Tutor Group and Period 1

During this time boys will continue their learning of neuroscience, reflect on last semester’s results and set targets for the semester ahead (not Year 5). Like last semester, I will ensure these targets are shared with parents.

Parent Teacher Interviews on Tuesday 24 July 1:30pm – 8:30pm

This will be an opportunity to discuss whether your son/s’ achieved their targets for Semester One and reflect on the reasons why. I would encourage you to ask your son to bring his Student Diary (where he will have recorded his targets the day before if he is in Year 6 to 10). Year 11 and 12 students have already been sent a link to a survey where they should have already completed their targets.

Ms Elizabeth Gaber – Dean of Administration and Business Intelligence

“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to helping others without expecting anything in return.” Nelson Mandela

“What counts is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela

There is a trap that most of us fall into at different times in our lives and that is the belief that my life is all about me; what I want; how I feel.

The truth of human life though is that we only have real meaning in our lives when we get out of the road and we start to put other people first; when we start to think of others; when we choose to be caring; when we seek what is best for all of us, not merely what I want.

I think some of the best examples of this are our parents and the people who care for us, they put their needs second in order to look after their children first.

Mandela Day is an annual event that marks the birthday of Mr Nelson Mandela, a man who lived for others. The key purpose of Mandela Day is to ask us the really important question – “What am I doing to make the world a better place for everyone?”

Mr Mandela lived his life by three principles –

• Free yourself
• Free others
• Serve every day

Mandela Day is a challenge to us all to put others first and to choose to do something for the common good.

You could:

• Go to the Student Office and get your name on the roster for the Paddy’s Van
• Get involved in ERA for Change
• Visit an elderly relative or someone who is alone or lonely
• Cook a meal for your family or help out with some chore that you don’t normally do
• Look at the people around you in your life and think up something that would just brighten their day
• Get involved in some work to care for the environment, a local land care activity
• Be more conscious of recycling what you can so that I can help to care for the earth’s resources.
• Join in the Deanery Youth Day on Saturday 28 July 8:30am-4:00pm

Mandela Day asks us to have a go at thinking of others and thinking about what is good for us all rather than just me.

Take up the challenge.

Mr Tim Kenny – Dean of Identity

I hope our families had a great break and our St Patrick’s men have returned re-energised and keen to attack another term. The first few weeks of Term 3 are certainly action packed from a pastoral care aspect with the Inter-House Athletics Day, Year 7–10 School Dance, Year 11 Dinner Dance, Year 12 Leadership afternoon and our second “Forming ‘Men of Action’ in Partnership with St Patrick’s College Parents” evenings.

Year 7 – 10 College Dance

This Saturday is the Year 7–10 St Patrick’s College School Dance. The dance will be at Sandgate Police Youth Citizens Club, Kempster Street, Deagon and will be supervised by Police, staff and parents. The evening starts at 7:00pm. Entry will not be permitted after 7:45pm, and once students enter, they may not leave until 10:00pm.

The following rules apply:

• Students will only be admitted with a current ID Card from invited colleges.
• All bags will be checked at the door and are then to be left in the Cloak Room.
• Alcohol, smoking and drugs will not be permitted or tolerated.
• No girls other than those from invited colleges and in Years 7-10 will be admitted.
• All student must be dressed appropriately – shoes, no inappropriate slogans on shirts.

Year 11 Dinner Dance

• The Dinner Dance is on Friday 27 July at the Blue Pacific Room, Kedron Wavell Services Club, Hamilton Road, Wavell Heights.
• All students are requested to be seated by 7:00pm, with dinner commencing at 7:30pm. The evening will conclude at 10:30pm.

We also ask all families and students to ensure that they are familiar with the expectations of the College surrounding this event.

• This is not a Formal or Semi-Formal, but an informal social. No attempt is to be made by the boys to put pressure on parents for expensive clothing or other formal trappings. We do however expect the boys to be dressed appropriately. The standard is smart casual. This would mean that the boys need to wear dress slacks, a collared shirt and a tie. Dress shoes are also required. Formal overtones such as the provision of hire cars and limousines are not in keeping with the spirit of this function.
• Staff organising the function want to also enjoy their evening and have their own family commitments. Please confirm that appropriate plans have been put in place to ensure both St Patrick’s students and their partners are picked up on time and arrive home safely.
• We strongly urge parents to resist the pressure to hold 'pre' or 'post' parties or allow their son to attend same. A school social function should not be a trigger for boys and girls to indulge in binge drinking. Such parties should not be seen as a 'Right of Passage’ nor as a sign that you 'trust' your son. We wish the Dinner Dance to be the main focus of the evening.
• If students arrive under the influence of alcohol they will be sent home and suspended from the College. Students are not to bring bags to the Diner Dance.

Forming ‘Men of Action’ in Partnership with St Patrick’s College Parents” – Thursday, 2 August

As discussed earlier in the year the St Patrick’s College Student Wellbeing and Behaviour Development team have in recent years worked closely with Unleashing Personal Potential, Real Talk, Digital Thumbprint, Brainstorm Productions and various other organisations to develop a sequential Formation Program titled ‘Journey to Men of Action’.

I am pleased to announce that St Patrick’s College has now developed a partnership with Internet Safe Education to further strengthen our ‘Journey to Men of Action’ program. Internet Safe Education delivers training, speaking and consultancy worldwide in the field of digital compliance including internet safety and cyberbullying. Their programs lead the field of internet education and awareness and are delivered to school communities, public groups, corporate teams and government organisations in the workplace.

Internet Safe Education provides a community where parents, carers and those interested in the health, safety and well-being of children in an online environment can access the most credible, up to date resources available worldwide. Our simple yet powerful advice will have a positive impact on how your family lives within the digital world.

Thursday, 2 August - FOCUS OF THE SESSIONS

YEAR 6 - St Patrick’s College Library - 6:00pm-7:00pm
Sleep Hygiene and Screen time - College Counsellors
The impact of sleep quality and screen use on your son’s wellbeing.

YEARS 7 & 8 - Christian Brothers Building - 6:00pm-7:00pm
Internet Safe Education
Engaging presentations to empower parent at each stage of their son’s education; from primary, secondary through to senior school to use the internet safely and responsibly. Teaching parents how to best protect and supporting their son in the online environment.

YEAR 10 - Drama Rooms W203, W204 - 6:00pm-7:00pm

At the start of the year when speaking at the Year 10 Parent Evening I highlighted the risks facing our young men in relation to parties and illicit drugs. Over the next few years your son will attend many gatherings where there is a large possibility of drugs being offered, in particular marijuana and speed. This night has been designed to help prepare our St Patrick’s families for this journey and to ensure that we as a community are doing all we can to keep the young men of St Patrick’s College safe. Our presenter Davina Donovan is a fully registered psychologist with many years experience working with children, adolescents and families. She has been collaborating with St Patrick's College since 2012, providing education and training sessions to staff, students and parents. Davina has vast experience with young people and families in the alcohol and other drug area, gaining invaluable experience working with incarcerated offenders through the Department of Corrective Services, as an associate psychologist at Headspace and Principal Psychologist at a busy private practice.

The topic being covered during this presentation will include:

• Up to date data on drug and alcohol use in teens
• Signs that your son is using drugs/alcohol
• How to start a conversation with your son about drug and alcohol use
• How to buffer them against future use
• Harm minimisation - the leading technique to mitigate against harmful use
• The role of family and peers in the starting and stopping of use.

This is a night that I believe all Year 10 parents should attend.

I look forward to seeing all our Year 6, 7, 8 and 10 parents working in partnership with their College community by supporting this wonderful evening.

Fight the Good Fight

Darren Kearney – Dean of Students

Over the school holiday period various St Patrick’s athletes, coaches and support staff participated in numerous competitions and training activities.

Our Confraternity Rugby League team competed at Charters Towers in the very competitive Division One pool. The team had a challenging week finishing fourteenth overall from over 48 teams. College teams come from all over Queensland to compete. Our team enjoyed a great week. A huge thank you to John Tucker, Brain Polich, Steve Lawrence, Rob Yeo, Clint McGoldrick and Chris Essex for their tireless coordination and coaching. Special thanks to Chris Essex and Ananda Oxford for their sponsorship of the team through Big Dog pet foods and 13 CABS. Also to Chris Walsh and Ross Crookey for making the long drive to Townsville in the College bus to collect the playing group from Townsville Airport. Our St Patrick’s team representatives reported experiencing a wonderful time and will have lifelong memories from their week.

Brother Chris Pritchard and Mr Brad Harbottle (professional tennis coach) have been working with our tennis squads throughout the holidays. The students have enjoyed the opportunity to receive specialist coaching and improve their skills in preparation for the upcoming season.

The Open and 15’s basketball squads trained through the holiday break and competed at the EREA Basketball competition hosted by St James College. The competition was an excellent preseason activity. Thanks to Steve Copping, Chris Ferris, Mabor Mabor, Craig Rowe and Mark Glenday for their attendance and organisation.

Many of our junior football players participated in coaching clinics held at Curlew Park. The feedback being very positive to the professional coaching received by the students.

The Cross Country runners attended the annual Sunshine Coast training camp on the first weekend of the holidays. Head coach Alec Gold, College staff and students enjoyed great times and lots of hard training. The highlight runs of the camp was around the Noosa National park area, beach sessions at Coolum, climbing Mt Coolum and also running the famous 3km Noosa Hill used in the triathlon every year. The squad compete in various AIC meets starting tomorrow. All students are welcome to race even if students haven’t been attending training. The Saturday meet has been scheduled to start mid-afternoon so Tennis and Basketball players are able to attend. Mr Dom Crowley would like to see our Football, Rugby and club AFL players attend to help our existing athletes form a strong team. The coming meets will act as selection races for the August Championships. Further enquiries should be directed to Alec Gold or Dom Crowley.

On Saturday a Basketball and Tennis trial will be against Iona College. The trials allow players an opportunity to be selected into appropriate teams which reflects their current ability and fitness levels. All Tennis teams will be involved in games against IONA. Some Basketball teams will be involved in games against Iona while others will participate in internal games. Year 5 will not be participating in the Saturday trials. Parents and players are reminded that player movement within graded teams will occur throughout the season should player performance improve or stagnate. Please support the coach’s decision on player selection and encourage your son to enjoy and participate for their team and school to the best of their ability.

All games information is on REALM.

Next Friday sees the beginning of the Year 5 and 6 Basketball season. The College will select four teams from both year levels. A free bus will transport students to and from St Patrick’s when teams are required to travel away for the competition. Year 7-12 basketball is held on Saturday’s. All teams will be playing Villanova College in Round 1.

Year 5 and 6 Track and Field athlete’s trialled today for the Bramble Bay Championships at the Inter-House Track and Field Carnival. Students who nominated for the Bramble Bay Championships will be contacted via email by Dan Nethery outline training and selections.

Contacts for Term 3 Sport

Cross Country Dom Crowley dcrowley@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

Basketball Coordinator Steve Copping scopping@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

Tennis Coordinator Br Christopher Pritchard cpritchard@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

Track and Field Coordinator Jacob Jennings jjennings@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

Mr Dan Nethery dnethery@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

Outstanding Student Achievements

Congratulations Bradley Kuhn on his selection in the Queensland 1 Schoolboys Rugby Team. Bradley’s team competed strongly at the carnival and were placed 3^rd at the National carnival. Mr Luke Oxford our AIC 1^st XV premiership coach also coached Queensland 2 and his team finished a creditable 7^th overall.

Isaac Kyle-Little was selected, and was named as vice-captain, in the Queensland Maroon U14 boys’ Water Polo team for the Pan Pacific Games held in Auckland over the holidays. The Maroon team won the silver medal in the U14 boys’ competition, going down to the NZ North Harbour Maroon team 10-8 in a penalty shoot-out, the game score was 6-6 at full time. Josh Kyle-Little was selected as the main goalkeeper in the Queensland White U14 boys’ team, which is the development team. The team finished seventh out of 25 teams in the competition, performing well above pre-tournament expectations.

Harry Clench, Murdoch Hogan, Lachlan Hartshorn, Harrison Tonks and Steven Hogan represented Queensland at the National Indoor Cricket Championships over the holiday break. Harry, Lachlan and Steven’s U13 team where defeated in the preliminary final however Murdoch and Harrisons U17 team went through the Championship undefeated and were National Champions. The final was against Victoria. Murdoch and Harrison where named in the Australian U17 team to compete at the World Cup to be held in New Zealand in September.

Craig Gilpin has been selected to represent as a part of the Queensland Midget Ice Hockey Team. He will be playing against the other states in a tournament from 17 July - 22 July. This tournament will possibly provide Craig the opportunity to be selected for National camp and then he could go on to represent Australia in ice hockey. Good luck Craig.

Mr Doug Locke - Head of Sport

Debating News

Year 10 Debate:

Finals 1:YOU ARE: Affirmative VS QASMT 10.3 at 8:00pm on 25 July 2018 VENUE: All Hallows School
Topic: That we should ban private tutoring

Year 7 Upcoming Debates:

Round 2:YOU ARE: Negative VS Bribie Island State High School 7.1 at 6:00pm on 2 August 2018 VENUE: St Patrick's CollegeTopic: That we should lower the voting age

Round 3:YOU ARE: Affirmative VS St John Fisher College 7.1 at 7:30pm on 23 August 2018 VENUE: St Patrick's CollegeTopic: That books are better than movies

Round 4:YOU ARE: Negative VS Narangba Valley State High School 7.1 at 6:45pm on 6 September 2018 VENUE: St Patrick's CollegeTopic: Short preparation topic. Prep time starts at 5:30pm

Mr Dennis Clough - Debating Coordinator

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Tuckshop Roster July 2018