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Ignatius Park College Newsletter 368 Ross River Road, Cranbrook Townsville Australia 4814 E: [email protected] W: www.ipc.qld.edu.au P: 07 4796 0222 F: 07 4796 0200 A Catholic Secondary College in the Edmund Rice Tradition Number 24 | 4 August 2016 The Edmund Rice Community acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which the College stands, the Bindal and Wulgurukaba People, and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future. From the Principal Dear Parents and Carers We have enjoyed an even busier than normal couple of weeks with visitors from England to play Football and Rugby League; a Townsville to Cairns bike ride; visits to the homeless shelter; Year 8 camps, parent/teacher interviews and success in U15 Football. We are fortunate that we have such a diverse and rich range of co-curricular activities and I continue to be amazed at the talent we have here at the College. The above examples indicate just how well our boys can achieve if given the opportunity. This generation is often maligned and I read with interest an email sent from a parent recently about coaching ‘Generation Y’. Wayne Bennett had some valuable insights into dealing with Generation Y, the group to which some of our students belong. Generation Y are people born 1980 to 2000 (sometimes called “click and go”). This group has never known a world without the internet, multiple stimulus technology, mobile phones and iPods. They have seen their parents downsized workplace, they have strong values on the environment and diversity, they expect to be consulted and their options respected, career development is not necessarily upwards, they like to work in a team and network continuously, they are savvy consumers, they value fun and a supportive environment and they work to live. We, as parents and teachers who belong to Generation X or the Baby Boomers, must be proactive in getting the best out of our boys. Wayne Bennett goes on to say: “It’s not a whole lot different from parenting: If you don’t give the kid the guidelines, the routine, the structure then, you know, the kid goes off and does his own thing, which is often not what the family requires and not what the team requires. I recognise times have changed. As a kid, I remember my parents and elders saying how different we were to their generation. Yes, I have been prepared to change, but I am not going to change my attitude to discipline and commitment. I am not going to compromise. I believe too many parents and too many coaches are using Generation Y as an excuse. Young people have to go to dark places at times in their training environment, in the sports performance area, because that’s the way life is, the only way of finding out how good you really are. So why can’t we expect good behaviour, punctuality and respect? And why do we listen to all the reasons an individual can’t achieve something instead of challenging them to do what they think they can’t do? In our welfare environment, complaints are met with benevolence and charity. They run off to the players’ association. We appease them and they drag a lot of do-gooders with them. We continually shift our social standards and accept less and less as being acceptable. I am not prepared to let it go and would rather remain a member of a small group who won’t give up on challenging young people to do better.”

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Ignatius Park CollegeNewsletter

368 Ross River Road, CranbrookTownsville Australia 4814

E: [email protected]: www.ipc.qld.edu.au

P: 07 4796 0222F: 07 4796 0200

A Catholic Secondary College in the Edmund Rice Tradition

Number 24 | 4 August 2016

The Edmund Rice Community acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which the College stands, the Bindal and Wulgurukaba People, and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers

We have enjoyed an even busier than normal couple of weeks with visitors from England to play Football and Rugby League; a Townsville to Cairns bike ride; visits to the homeless shelter; Year 8 camps, parent/teacher interviews and success in U15 Football. We are fortunate that we have such a diverse and rich range of co-curricular activities and I continue to be amazed at the talent we have here at the College.

The above examples indicate just how well our boys can achieve if given the opportunity. This generation is often maligned and I read with interest an email sent from a parent recently about coaching ‘Generation Y’. Wayne Bennett had some valuable insights into dealing with Generation Y, the group to which some of our students belong. Generation Y are people born 1980 to 2000 (sometimes called “click and go”). This group has never known a world without the internet, multiple stimulus technology, mobile phones and iPods. They have seen their parents downsized workplace, they have strong values on the environment and diversity, they expect to be consulted and their options respected, career development is not necessarily upwards, they like to work in a team and network continuously, they are savvy consumers, they value fun and a supportive environment and they work to live.

We, as parents and teachers who belong to Generation X or the Baby Boomers, must be proactive in getting the best out of our boys. Wayne Bennett goes on to say:

• “It’snotawholelotdifferentfromparenting:Ifyoudon’tgivethekidtheguidelines,theroutine,thestructurethen, you know, the kid goes off and does his own thing, which is often not what the family requires and not what the team requires.

• Irecognisetimeshavechanged.Asakid,Iremembermyparentsandelderssayinghowdifferentweweretotheir generation. Yes, I have been prepared to change, but I am not going to change my attitude to discipline and commitment. I am not going to compromise. I believe too many parents and too many coaches are using Generation Y as an excuse.

• Youngpeoplehavetogotodarkplacesattimesintheirtrainingenvironment,inthesportsperformancearea, because that’s the way life is, the only way of finding out how good you really are. So why can’t we expect goodbehaviour,punctualityandrespect?Andwhydowelistentoallthereasonsanindividualcan’tachievesomething instead of challenging them to do what they think they can’t do?

• Inourwelfareenvironment,complaintsaremetwithbenevolenceandcharity.Theyrunofftotheplayers’association. We appease them and they drag a lot of do-gooders with them. We continually shift our social standards and accept less and less as being acceptable.

• Iamnotpreparedtoletitgoandwouldratherremainamemberofasmallgroupwhowon’tgiveuponchallenging young people to do better.”

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P 2 | Redefining the Education of Young Men

CurriculumMaths News

The Queensland Association of Maths Teachers Year 7 - 8MathsQuizisanannualMathematicscompetition.Thisyear,twenty teams from the Townsville district competed in a fun and challenging afternoon. The competition consists of questions aboutgeneralMathematicsknowledge,mentalcomputation,written computation, problem solving and estimation.

Congratulations to the Ignatius Park College Team of Zachary Judge, Julian Fusco-Wright and Joshua Ferns who displayed great team work and were competitive, finishing in the middle of the field – Well done boys!

Jacinta Foley | Teacher

I would like to finish with the following reflection called “The Two Seas”.

There are two seas in Palestine. One is fresh and fish live in it. Trees stretch their branches over it and stretch outtheirthirstyrootstosipitshealingwaters.Alongtheshoresthechildrenplay,aschildrenplayedwhenHewasthere.Helovedit.HecouldlookacrossitssilversurfacewhenHespokehisparables.Andonarollingplain, not far away, he fed 5,000 people.

TheRiverJordanmakesthisSeawithsparklingwaterfromthehills.Menbuildtheirhousesnearitandbirdsbuild their nests and every kind of life is happier because the Sea is there. The River Jordan also flows into anotherSea.Here,thereisnosplashoffish,nochildren’slaughter,nosongofbirds.Travellerschooseanotherroad, unless they are on urgent business. The air hangs heavily above its waters and neither man nor beast will drink it.

What makes the difference in their neighbouring seas? Not the River Jordan: it empties its water into both. Not thesoilinwhichtheylie;notthecountryaboutthem.Hereisthedifference:TheSeaofGalileereceivesbutdoes not keep the water from the Jordan. For every drop that flows into it, another drop flows out.

The other sea is shrewder, hoarding its income jealously. It will not be tempted into any generous giving. Every drop it gets, it keeps. The Sea of Galilee gives and lives. The other sea gives nothing. It is named Dead. There are two seas in Palestine. There are two kinds of people in the world.

(Bruce Barton)

Yours sincerelyMichaelConn| Principal

Year 8 Camps commenced last week.

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CurriculumLiteracy Corner

ICAS Science 2016

Due to poor literacy skills, children with learning difficulties cannot express their feelings well. They may act out rather than tell you what is wrong. Be aware of behaviour and what it could be telling you – annoying others could mean “come to me as I don’t understand”. Gifted children often have difficulty socialising with their peers and get frustrated when their view points are not understood or valued. They will look to adults as their academic peer – in a sense adults are more on their cognitive level than their peers.Allowthemtimetotalkthroughwhattheyareengagingwithatschool.

Nadine Burnett | Learning Support Teacher

Many thanks to the 122 participants of the UNSW ICASScience Competition for 2016. Conducted under supervised examination conditions, the experience in dealing with challenging multiple choice questions provided the opportunity for students to demonstrate, hence further develop in skills of observing, measuring, interpreting, predicting and concluding, investigating, reasoning and problem solving. Strengths and weakness were highlighted for these skill areas in each of the year levels, which provides vital information in how we, as educators, may assist students further as we progress through the ever changing curriculum spectrum.

It has also given unique evidence that illustrates the waves in abilities of cohorts and how a change in focus, such as eliminating the skill of problem solving in certain subjects, influences the performance in the following years of that cohort. Students will be presented with their Certificates as part of Monday’sCollegeAssemblyinWeek6.

AlyssaDeer|Faculty Leader - Science

AngusMeyersandDanielWeir

Bailee Brown and Ethan Engert

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Curriculum

APEX Australia’s Townsville branch approached the Ignatius ParkHospitality Department to cater for their annual Formal Dinner. Theparameters were a two course Table d’Hote menu with canapés onarrival and a bar serving both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

TheYear12VETHospitalityclasstookupthechallengeand,aftermonthsofplanningandpreparation,onSaturday30JulytheAPEXdinnerwasheld in a beautifully transformed hospitality area. The boys performed excellently, producing attractive quality food all made from scratch. The feedback about the food and service as well as the professionalism of the boys showed how months of planning and hard work can pay off.

Aswithall functions runby theHospitalityDepartment, theboysareassisted in their task by a great team. A special thanks goes toMrsDebbie Price, who gave up a lot of her personal time to make sure the hospitalityarealookedspectacular,atasksheneverfailstoachieve.AlsothankstoMrsKarinBechel-Hunterwho,overthemonths,painstakinglyordered all the varied ingredients so that the boys could develop an amazingmenu. Mr Michael Lazzaroni’s assistance on the night alsoensured the event ran smoothly. Finally, the enthusiasm and positive attitude of the boys, who willing gave up their Saturday night, made the event a pleasure to be involved in.

Jude Squire | Teacher in Charge of Hospitality

Hopsitality News

Year12student,AbhijithAbraham,wasannouncedasoneofthewinnersoftheHelenHandburyLeadershipAwardsaspartoftheFutureLeadersAwardsprogram.TheFutureLeadersAwardsrecognisesandrewardsyoungAustralianswhohaveshownstrongleadership and potential aiming to inspire others to engage in environmental and community issues to make a difference. The Future leadersAwardsaregrantedintheareasofenvironment,justice,photography,writingandcommunitydevelopment.

TheHelenHandbury Leadership Awards recognise Year 12 students in rural & regionalAustraliawhohave shownoutstanding community leadership. It grants the recipient theopportunity to travel to an overseas country to witness the impact of community development programs for themselves.

Abhijithisaverydeservingrecipientofthisaward,makingsignificantcontributionstotheschoolandwidercommunityinarangeofways.Thisyear,theFutureLeadersAwardsweregiventoonlythirteenstudentsfromaroundthecountry.Abhijithwasoneofonlytwowinnersin his category.

TheIgnatiusParkCollegecommunityisveryproudofAbhijithandlooksforwardtohearingof the exciting future which lies ahead of him.

AndreaTarttelin|Faculty Leader - English

Leadership Awards

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Administration

Ignatius Park College Calendar Dates 2016 Term 3 AUGUST 1-5 Year 11 & 12 Industry Placement/QCE Week 1 Parent Teacher Interviews 3-5 Year 8 Camp 2 – (Baillie , Reid) 3 Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection Night 5 Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection Forms Due 7-9 Maths Camp 10-12 Year 8 Camp 3 – (Rice, Nolan) 10 Rugby Union Break Up 12 Year 12 Pastoral Evening 13 Rugby Union Trivia Night 15-23 National Science Week 16 Year 9 & 10 Shake and Stir Performance 17-18 TSSSA Athletics Carnival 17 Year 11 Chemistry Incursion Class 1 Interschool Chess Maths Olympiad 19 NQ Regional Tennis Trials Heritage Day/Coloured Clothes Day 22 Anniversary Mass 27 Disco 29-2 Year 11 & 12 Industry Placement SEPTEMBER 2 NQSSS Athletics Carnival Year 9 Spirit of ANZAC Centenary Experience 5 End Assignments Father’s Day Function 7 Maths Olympiad Indigenous Literacy Day 8 Year 7 Sports Day 9 VET First Aid Course 9-15 Year 7-12 Exams 14-19 Queensland Basketball Championships 14-16 State Tennis Competition 15 CLASSES FINISH 16 Student Free Day 19-29 Japan Tour OCTOBER 3 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday 4 TERM 4 COMMENCES

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Co-curricularOpen Boys HockeyIgnatiusParkCollegeOpenHockeyconsistedofaveryyoungteamthisyear.TheteamwascompetitiveintheInterschoolcompetition,placingsecondoverall.GamesversusKirwanStateHighwerecloselycontestedwithjustonegoalseparatingtheteamsineachmatch. Ignatius Park College showed their goal scoring skills against Grammar with strong wins of 11 – 1 and 8 – 1 in their two matches.ThefinalgameoftheseasonwasversusBowenSHS.TheIgnatiusParkCollegeboysplayedconfidentlytosecurean8 – 1 victory over the visiting team. Hockey Results 2016

03/5/16 IPClosttoKirwan3–2.Goalscorer:CallumJames217/5/16 IPCwonvGrammar8–1.Goalscorers:LiamDuffy3,CallumJames2,MitchellParker1,DrewBoniface1, RhysMead124/5/16 IPClosttoKirwan2–1.Goalscorer:CallumJames07/6/16 IPCwonvGrammar11–1.Goalscorers:BenjaminJudge2,CallumJames2,CurtisJames2,LiamDuffy1, SawyerFaulks1,ZacharyJudge1,RhysMead1,AnthonyJobby125/7/16 IPCwonvBowenSHS8–1.Goalscorers:RhysMead2,LiamDuffy2,MaxSpriggs,ZacharyJudge, Sawyer Faulks and Callum James

Geoff Brown and Jacinta Foley | Hockey Coordinators

AFL ChampionshipsRyanGilmoreoftheReidHouserecentlyrepresentedQueenslandintheAFLNationalU16Championships.ThissawhimtraveltosunnyGoldCoastandfreezingHobartforgamestobeplayed.

For Ryan to progress Queensland team, he firstly played for the TownsvilleEaglesattheNorthQueenslandChampionshipsinMarch,whichsawhimthenprogresstotheNQKookaburrasandparticipatedintheStateChampionshipsinMay.Duringthiscompetition,Ryansecured a position in the initial U16 Queensland Squad.

RyantravelledthroughMayandJunetoBrisbanefortrainingwiththesquad and was fortunate to claim a position in the 23-man squad to play at the Nationals.

Ryan is to be congratulated for his hard work and effort in gaining selection being one of only five boys in North Queensland to secure this position.

Chris Rigano | Pastoral Leader - Rice House

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CommunityDefence NewsTheHistoryclassesofIgnatiusParkCollegehavebeenincludedinthe“Thank-youcardprojectfortheVietnamVeteransofAustralia”.This is an RSL Queensland initiative.

There was a total of 800 hand-made cards and bookmarks distributed to Ignatius Park College. The students and teachers should be proud of their contribution to such a historic event.

These cards will be distributed to Vietnam Veterans on Thursday 18August2016.Thisisasignificantdayasthisrepresents50thAnniversaryoftheBattleofLongTan(1966–2016).

The beautiful messages from the students will be distributed amongst veterans and relatives to remember and thank those who served during this time.

Di Jensen | Defence Transition Mentor

Challange GamesLast week, a number of Ignatius Park College students assisted at the Challenge Games. The chairperson of the organisation committee,MrsLynneDerry,thanksourboysfortheirassistance.The boys set up tables and chairs and erected and pulled down pop up tents at the beginning and end of the games. They were also actively involved in the running of events and some Iggy boys were assigned to look after specific students.The boys were a credit to themselves, their parents/carers and the school.

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Community

Careers Corner

Toast Room

QTAC information night – 1 August 2016

OnMonday, 1 August, Jennifer Rousch fromQTAC spokewith Year 12parents and students regarding how to apply toQTAC,preferencing and offers. This was exceptionally well received. If you were unable to attend, you may view the presentation on the College website (under Pastoral, Careers and select Career Timeline) or follow this LINK.QTAChaveahotline1300467822whichcanhelpifyouhaveanyquestionsoryoucangototheirwebsiteqtac.edu.auwherethereisaFAQssectionforparents. Date Claimers!

Don’tforgetthattheYoungScholarsprogramfromUQclosesby4pmonFriday12August.Information can be found online at https://young-scholars.uq.edu.au/

JamesCookUniversityOpenDayisSunday21August-visitthiswebsiteformoreinformationhttp://www.jcu.edu.au/openday/

CQ University Townsville Campus Open Day is Saturday 10 September 2016.

Dannielle Charge | Careers and Student Counsellor

The Toast Room relies heavily on donations and we are asking for your generosity in this regard. We require donations of bread and spreadsincludingStrawberryJam,Vegemite,CreamCheeseSpreadandNutella.Agoldcoindonationwouldbegreatlyappreciatedfrom those who are unable to make it to the shops!Your son can leave these donations at the Toast Room or the Tuckshop.Manythankstothosewhohavealreadyleftdonations,it is greatly appreciated.

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Community

Drones,Droids &Lasers!

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT DRONES, DROIDS & LASERS:

Experience a 3D Laser ShowGet the low-down on dronesTry virtual reef gogglesTalk to the operatorsProgram an Ozobot

5.30-9PM 17 AUG 2016$21 / $16*

MTQ.QM.QLD.GOV.AU Ages 12+ / Food available for purchase

MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND 70-102 Flinders Street,Townsville, QLD

Tel: 07 4726 0600

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: WWW.QTIX.COM.AU *MyMuseum Members, Children aged 12-16

BUY TICKETSqtix.com.au or phone 136 246

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Community

Visit the Townsville Careers Expo if you are serious about your futurecareer!

At the Expo you will find: Universities from around Australia Private Education Providers TAFE Defence Forces Trade Skills Providers

Government Agencies Employment opportunities Gap Year & Exchange Programs Student Services and much more!

PLUS + Follow Us Scholarship and bursary info HECS & VET FEE Help info Study and Career options Hands on Demo’s Check website and Facebook for competitions!

Visit the website for the Exhibitor Listing, FAQ, competitions and more -