16 October 2014 No. 31 60 Park Parade Shorncliffe QLD 4017 Tel (07) 3631 9000 Fax (07) 3631 9001 Email office@stpatricks.qld.edu.au www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au

A Catholic Boys' School in the Edmund Rice Tradition Catering for Years 5 to 12

In 2015, ALL students from Years 5-12 will be required to use the College approved Targus T.A.N.C laptop bag (embroidered with the student name and College Crest) to transport the College supplied laptop. This will mean that students who are currently in Years 6 and 9, in addition to all new students, will need to order a new bag. The currently used ‘soft’ laptop bags will no longer be suitable for the supplied laptops. Students who need to purchase a bag can do so through the Uniform Shop, which must be done prior to the end of Term 4 2014 to allow sufficient time to embroider student names. Pre-ordered bags will be available for collection at the time laptops are collected. NOTE: No laptop will be issued without the compulsory laptop bag.

The cost of the College approved Targus T.A.N.C laptop bag and embroidery is $75.00. The laptop bags come with a manufacturer warranty for 3 years. With reasonable care we expect that the purchase of one bag should last for the duration of your son’s time at St. Patrick’s. Payment can be made by phoning or emailing the Uniform Shop: Phone: 3631 9055 Email: uniformshop@stpatricks.qld.edu.au Stationery Lists are available on Connec t under Teaching and Learning and updated Uniform Shop pricelists can be viewed on the College website.

Dear Members of the St. Patrick’s College Community I trust that the first week of Term 4 was a successful one for you. I must admit, that whilst it was excellent to return to work, I did miss my ‘afternoon siesta’ a little. On Monday night I had the privilege of welcoming nearly 250 new members of the St. Patrick’s College Community at the 2015 Orientation Evening. The enthusiasm, uncertainty at times and genuine excitement reassured me that the future of St. Patrick's College is in good hands with these young men. I also want to compliment the Year 11 students who attended the evening as the 2015 Big Brothers. Following the very successful leadership camp last week, they certainly provided an excellent and supportive welcome to the new students and their families. This week also saw our Year 5 students participate in their camp program. This was their first camp at St. Patrick’s College and I believe that a good time was had by all. My thanks to the staff who were involved with the camp. Over the next couple of weeks there are a number of events on the College calendar including Verification Day on Monday 20 October, AIC Track and Field Championships, Year 7 retreat as well as the 2015 orientation testing. There is always a range of activities happening at St. Patrick's College and I thank all the parents, students and staff who are involved with these events. Your efforts are very much appreciated. Term 4 is a very short term, so I again emphasise this week, that it is very important for all students to commence the term positively, both in and out of the classroom. The routines of homework and revision, ensuring the correct equipment is taken to lessons, and a positive approach to learning are all critical items and all students must engage in good practices and routines from the start of the term. I encourage parents to liaise with staff to support both yourselves and your sons.

Have a great week. God Bless Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

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Mr Charles Brauer AP Identity

The Vine & The Fruit I wish that my message today was about how successful an urban gardener I am and that I’ve mastered the tending of my lemon and lime trees and that I no longer need to go to Woolies. and can then ultimately share with you my gardening tips. Rather, I’m miles from understanding horticulture but would like to share with you the “dots” I connected while attending this week’s Tuesday morning Mass. Fr. Liam continues to do a fantastic job of challenging students and staff with understanding Gospel readings. While listening to this week’s Gospel passage I was struck with the following verse:

“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15: 2

It dawned on me that our College’s spiritual and retreat program does just this. Our program’s experiences challenges students, and sometimes staff, to discover our and other’s raw or “pruned” selves in the hope of establishing a deeper self-awareness and more fruitful (pardon the pun!) relationships with others. Furthermore, the difficulties and lows we encounter in life do the “pruning” for us. Perhaps, what doesn’t end our time here on earth does truly make us stronger. Our Year 7s undertake their retreat next week and I’ll be watching with this refreshed perspective in mind. Next week I hope to have one of our Year 7s share with you their experience and whether or not they were “pruned”! Your Chance to Serve Others: Our Renewed Service Program Our Paddies Van continues to be a beacon of service to our local community. It needs our continued support through volunteering our time in service of others. If you and your son would like to take up this opportunity please contact me via Mrs Helen Righetti in the Student Office on 3631 9014 or hrighetti@stpatricks.qld.edu.au. Below is an outline of our Service Program times and locations.

Upcoming Events: Friday 17 October: Detention for Detention Morning Tea in the Plaza. See www.eraforchange.com/detention-for-detention.html for more details. Wednesday 22 October: World Children’s Mission Day Mass The Cathedral of St. Stephen. Some Year 10 students to attend.

Tuesday Morn BBQ

Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25 am- 9.00 am

Wednesday Evening Street Van

Yallambee Lodge, Deagon

5.00 pm- 7.00pm

Thursday Morning BBQ

Humpybong School 7. 30 am- 9.00 am

Saturday Night BBQ

Sandgate Lagoon 5.30 pm- 7:00 pm

Today is World Food Day, celebrated around the world in honour of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, 1945. This year's theme is: "Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth." The ongoing problem of hunger in the world stands as a constant challenge to those who have plenty to eat. A shocking fact: One-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year - approximately 1.3 billion tons - is wasted or lost.

Bishops in Rome are currently meeting for the Extraordinary Synod on the Family from 4 – 19 October 2014. This is an original approach that involves and calls on people and entities in the Church and beyond to explore the challenges that face families in our society. Let us continue to pray for the success of this Extraordinary Synod

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Mr Frank Torrisi

College Dean Student Formation

Orientation Evening – The Callan Centre was full Monday night with families here for the 2014 Orientation Evening. We welcomed 250 new students and families into the St. Patrick’s community. I would like to thank all the current parents who volunteered to help out on the night. The large number of parents helping at the door, at registration, cooking and serving created a wonderful introduction to St. Patrick’s for our new families. I would like to thank the following parents who assisted: Alison Cooney, Louise Olley, John Beasley, David Row, Russell Oakes, Mel Potter, Sue Grey and Patrice Wells. I was also very pleased to see over 170 of our current Year 11 students attend the night and begin their leadership role. Well done, gentlemen. A special thank you goes to the House Deans, Mrs Fowlie, Mrs Emanuelli, Mrs Winsen, Mrs Sked and Mrs Thompson for their tireless effort in making the evening run smoothly and with a very welcoming atmosphere. AIC Track and Field: “SPECIAL EVENT DAY” All students in Years 9 to 12 will travel to QSAC to support our athletes in the final carnival for the year on Wednesday 22 October. The boys will depart following AM Tutor Group and return at approximately 2.50pm. It is important that students apply sunscreen and bring plenty of water for the day. All students must be dressed in full formal uniform. Green and Gold Day Thursday, 30 October - Green and Gold Days are an opportunity for students not to wear their school uniform to school and to show their pride by wearing the College colours of green and gold. The day is not simply a free dress day. Students may wear:

Clothing that is predominately green and/or gold

Plain blue denim shorts or jeans—NO black denim

St. Patrick’s jerseys/ team T-shirts

Sandshoes

Any clothing with the St. Patrick’s logo Students must not wear:

Clothing that is not predominately green and/or gold

Thongs/pluggers/sandals

No black socks, black t-shirts, no black denim Normal hair and grooming guidelines apply. Students who have workshop classes on that day must bring their black leather school shoes for these classes. WHEN DOES FUN FLIP INTO ADDICTION? Gaming has come a long way since Space Invaders.

Unfortunately with that growth has come an addiction to

gaming in some young people. Catherine Gerhardt describes how

to spot the signs and what to do about it.

Gaming addiction is a relatively new phenomenon. Today

millions of homes around the globe are equipped with game

consoles and personal computers.

Gaming gets into our deepest motivational

drivers. As human beings we have a great

need to be social. Games allow us to connect with others and

give us the feeling of control over our own social

environment.

Signs that your child may be developing a gaming addiction

include:

the inability to control the use of games

finding it difficult to stop playing even if they want to

experiencing withdrawal symptoms – physical and

mood related changes such as bad temper, poor focus,

or feeling empty, frustrated or angry

exhibiting defensive behaviour when questioned

about use

making social and recreational sacrifices such as

cutting off real life friends and only having online

friends

secrecy and solitude – playing alone and even in

secret, sneaking it in when they can

lying about use – they tell you they spent one hour

playing when really it was two.

What does this mean for parents?

You can start to help your child by implementing some

simple steps:

Set time limits

Limit content

Keep gaming out of the bedroom

Gaming is a privilege, not a right

Video games are not a babysitter

Search for a therapist

There is some debate as to whether gaming addiction is a

diagnosable disorder, however the behaviour undeniably

exists. The combination of intentional programming by

designers and the predisposition some teens have to

addictive behaviour means this is a real issue that parents,

teachers, and friends should be aware of and may need to

take action towards.

Kidproof Melbourne is dedicated to creating safer communities around the world. Looking for a way to compliment your safety education? – keep Kidproof top of mind. www.kidproofsafety.com.au 1 300 577 663 catherine@kidproofsafety.com “ Parent Ideas Michael Grose” October 2014

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Mr Chris Campbell AP Curriculum

Throughout this year a working party of Heads of Curriculum and Curriculum Leaders have met each week with a view to developing a curriculum and pedagogical framework for the College. Over the coming weeks I would like to outline what this actually means and how the development of such a framework impacts on the delivery of curriculum at St. Patrick’s. A school by its very nature will be guided by a variety of framing documents. The most visible document of this type is the Australian Curriculum. Much work has been done in recent years by educators in Australia to produce syllabus documents in big subjects which ensure that what is taught throughout the country is consistent. This continues to be a work in progress. At St. Patrick’s, Heads of Curriculum and Curriculum Leaders have spent the past three years writing new work programs and designing new units based on the Australian Curriculum. In terms of the content we are teaching, we are both up to date and innovative. A strong emphasis has been placed on students developing higher order thinking skills through engagement with tasks that require more complex thought processes including evaluation and creativity. The question our group has been considering is whether this is enough. How do we ensure that classwork is being taught consistently from teacher to teacher? If teachers are covering

the same content are they doing so in the same way? Can common techniques and strategies be identified from class to class? This is the objective of a pedagogical framework. We all know what we are required to teach. The Australian Curriculum sets this out for us. Now we have to ensure that no matter who the student or whoever the teacher, the content is disseminated in the same way. To assist us in doing this, the working party has been examining the work of Robert Marzano. Marzano’s research into the A rt and Sc ienc e o f Teaching has been extensive in recent years. The focus of this research is to create “High Reliability Schools”. Our reading and study of Marzano suggests that his work should be pivotal to the Curriculum Framework we create at St. Patrick’s. On Thursday and Friday the working party will spend two days with Dr Janelle Wills from the Marzano Institute. I will continue on next week providing feedback on both the Professional Development days with Dr Wills, along with more details regarding Marzano and his teachings.

Co-Curricular Photos The latest co-curricular photos have been uploaded to the advancedlife site for viewing and purchasing by College families.

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Mr Geoff Samuels Director of Culture

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Mr Geoff Samuels Director of Culture

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Mr Luke Donatini Director of Sport

This week we acknowledged and presented our AIC Track & Field Team at a Spirit Assembly. The first round of the championship events will be conducted this Friday evening, 17 October at QSAC, Nathan. We encourage all St. Patrick’s College students to consider making the effort to attend and support our athletes as they compete and represent their College. Next Wednesday 22 October will be the main AIC Track & Field Championship day with most events being contested. We wish all our athletes every success both this Friday evening and next Tuesday. We also wish our AIC Basketball players and Tennis players every success for this Saturday as they enter into Round 6 of their respective Basketball and Tennis season verse St Peter’s Lutheran College. Once again, we would encourage as many St. Patrick’s College students to come along and show their support to both our tennis and basketball players. A reminder to all St. Patrick’s College students who are intending on supporting this Friday evening or Saturday, they MUST be dressed in their formal school uniform.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES

Darcy Colahan-Dickfos (Year12), Kurt D’Amico (Year 12) & Jordan Johnson (Year 12) – selected as the 2014 Captains of SPC Track & Field. We wish them and the team every success at the upcoming AIC Track & Field Championships.

Adam Edgar – recently selected as Nike’s Most Wanted from a pool of 60 young footballers at the Nike’s Most Wanted Trial in Sydney. A great achievement for Adam – Congratulations! Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/edgar-nikes-most-wanted

Richard Skelton, Jeremy Skelton & James Webster (former SPC students) – recently played for Under 20 Redcliffe Dolpin’s Rugby League Team in the QRL Grand Final. Redcliffe successfully won the Grand Final. Richard Skelton received ‘Man of the Match’ honours. He will now be travelling to Sydney to take up training with the Sydney City Roosters.

Dylan Napa (former SPC student) – after his NRL finals campaign with the Sydney City Roosters, Dylan was selected to play in the Prime Minister’s Thirteen National Rugby League Team to verse Papua New Guinea. Prime Minister’s Thirteen defeated Papua New Guinea 34 to 16.

Joe Gardiner (former SPC student) – represented Portugal Rugby Union last weekend at the recent Gold Coast International 7’s Rugby Union Championships. Joe will now head back to America where he will continue working on his punting within the NFL system as well as coaching in this area of expertise.

Rhys Gwynn-Jones (Year 10) – recently travelled to Japan as a member of the Under 15 Queensland Schools Boys Football Team. Queensland won 4 from 5 games played in Japan.

METROPOLITAN NORTH REGIONAL SPORT INFORMATION All students and parents requesting information regarding upcoming Met North Regional trials are asked to go to the Met North Website to find out such information - www.metnorthsport.qld.edu.au For further information regarding these and other trials please contact Ryan Schultz (College Coaching Administrator). SPC GYM Term 3 Gym Timetables are now up on connect. Please click on the below link for further details: click here SPC Basketball For more information about SPC Basketball, please click on the below link: click here SPC Track & Field For more information about SPC Track & Field, please click on the below link: click here SPC Tennis For more information about SPC Tennis, please click on the below link: click here

SWIMMING TRAINING Preseason swimming training starts for all AIC and CIC swimmers on Monday the 27 of October (week 4) Training will be held on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning for the remainder of the term. Students need to arrive at school by 7am, for a 7.10am start, training will be finished by 8 am. All returning and new swimmers are encourage to attend training.

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P & F News Community

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Rosters

UNIFORM SHOP HOUSE SHIRTS New House Sport Shirts now available @ $50 each.

CREW SOCKS For volleyball/basketball are available for @ $9.00 pr.

VOLUNTEERS Will be required for 2015 Back to School Trading from Wed 14 January to Sat 24 January between 9am – 2pm. Please give some thought to helping during this very busy period if possible and if you can help leave your details with the Uniform Shop. Volunteer dates will be confirmed a week prior to opening as some circumstances may have changed. Thank you.

TRADING HOURS Tues 12-4pm, Wed 10am-2pm,

Thurs 7.30am-11.30am Last trading day for the year Thurs 27 Nov 7.30-11.30am

TUCKSHOP ROSTER - TERM 3 TUCKSHOP ROSTER

DATE HELPERS

17/10 Maree Denkes, Jenny Evans, Joanne Tebble, Leanne Hume

21/10 Chris Hare, Janelle Lakey, Fiona Foster

22/10 Patricia MacMillan, Bronwyn Hawkins, Leigh Shaw, Tania Harris

23/10 Mandy Crossan, Guistina Lawlor, Marianne Refoy, Tabitha Baker

24/10 Deb Philpot, Dale Gordon

20/10 Student Free Day

PADDIES VAN ROSTER

Tuesday Morning BBQ Decker Park, Sandgate

7.25am - 9.00am

Wednesday Evening Street Van Yallambee Lodge, Deagon

5.00pm - 7.00pm

Thursday Morning BBQ Humpybong School 7. 30am - 9.00am

Saturday Night BBQ Sandgate Sandgate Lagoon 5.15pm - 7.30pm

Tuesday, 21 October Zach Caldwell, Calum Douglass,

Sam Essex

Wednesday, 22 October Joseph Champness, Callum Molloy,

Jeromy Slater, Samson Slater

Thursday, 23 October Denni Boyle, Luis Butler, Jack

Colbert, Miles Dittberner

Saturday, 25 October

Tobias Batson, Jake Baker, Murdoch Hogan

Please Note: If you cannot fulfil your commitment to take part in these service programs, please advise Mrs Righetti ASAP.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

The Term 4 College fee accounts were emailed or posted on 22 September, 2014 THE ACCOUNT WAS DUE FOR PAYMENT ON 14 October, 2014 - unless alternative payment arrangements have been put in place. Please note that if your account has extra levy charges these will need to be paid separately. If you have not set up a payment scheme please ensure your School Fee Account is paid immediately If you did not receive a Term 3 account please contact Judy Kelly on 36319019 or via email on jkelly@stpatricks.qld.edu.au

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Date Claimers