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From the Principal

Dear Parents

There isn’t a day that goes past that I don’t find myself thankful

that I have the opportunity to work at Ambrose Treacy College

and more importantly with our community. I understand that

many of you are probably thinking that this is an easy thing for

me to say in a newsletter because as the Principal of the school it

makes the whole school look good. I would hope that I was not

operating in this mode of self-praise. Just as there are many as-

pects of community life that excite me there are times that I feel

a little overwhelmed and disappointed with aspects of our jour-

ney. The last week was one of the many times I drew enormous

satisfaction as being Principal of the College. Here at ATC we are

lucky that we have a number of our community who put their

hand up to lead an event for the rest of our community to share.

Since the holidays the College, as usual, has been its normal hive

of activity as school resumed in the shadows of the new building

works. With ANZAC day falling on a Saturday this year, as a

school community we gathered to ‘celebrate’ this important oc-

casion with a liturgy in the College Hall. Once again, Conor Finn

ensured the event was a significant experience for the students

with his normal thoughtful planning and arranged for Group Cap-

tain Simon Sauer to address the boys. The occasion was relevant

and direct and our ‘celebration’ focused not on the glory of war

but rather the celebration of the wonderful spirit and courage

that has been captured now in our understanding of the ANZAC

spirit. It is important that this understanding of the futility of war,

the courage of the ANZACs and our prayer for peace are interwo-

ven into our commitment to work for the kind of future that we

all strive for.

Early in 2014 at a P&F meeting the topic of the Centenary of AN-

ZAC Day was raised and the question was raised on whether as a

community we will be doing something to mark this significant

moment. From this initial inquiry a lot of work happened that

culminated in a wonderful experience last Friday evening. As we

all know things don’t happen by chance and the fact that over

500 of our community camped out on Jack Bowers Oval and

arose to a very moving ANZAC Day dawn service was the result of

a number of hard working people. The event was not a fund rais-

ing activity from the P&F, but it was a huge friend raising and

community building event. There was a great energy amongst

our campers as the sun set over the western freeway and it was

great to see our boys expend energy in their typically energetic

manner. Between the setting of the sun and the start of the out-

door movie the huge task of feeding the masses went on without

a lot of fuss. With the flood lights turned off and the illumination

of the large outdoor movie screen providing the only light it was

certainly a sight to see our 500 strong community gather on

camp chairs for the appropriate viewing of the movie Gallipoli.

With limited sleep the feature of a night camping out with the

mist slowing creeping over the oval during the night, a reminder

call at 4.00am prepared everyone for our dawn service. The

Dawn Service that was presided over by our College Chaplain

Father John Gillen and the presence of our special guests Sub-

Lieutenant Chiu-Hing Chan (Officer in Charge NTS Vengeance

Naval Cadets), Jose Da Silva (State Vice President Naval Associa-

tion Australia), Ex-army Captain Rob Kennedy and the NTS

Vengeance Naval Cadets certainly ensured that the service was a

moving one for all present. Following the service as the sun rose

over the College we were fortunate to be treated to a delicious

BBQ breakfast.

I doubt there was anyone present that wouldn’t have felt the

emotion of the occasion and I would like to congratulate every-

one involved who through their hard work ‘treated’ us to a won-

derful event – a great community building experience and an

opportunity to celebrate as a community the centenary of the

ANZAC story. As I opened at the start of my piece today this was

a time that certainly made me proud to be Principal of a great

community. As we all know, any successful event has a direct

proportion to the planning and work behind the scenes and I

would like to congratulate Paige Maguire on her vision and em-

pathy to see the possibilities for such an event for our communi-

ty and then importantly for diligently planning and organising the

event. Yes hard work is a big part of it but it is also the courage

and commitment to take this on that I am most grateful for. In

watching her plan and organise this event it is obvious that Paige

is a very capable person, and on behalf of all of us who bene-

fitted from her vision and hard work I would like to thank Paige

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Blessed Edmund Rice Feast Day

Ambrose Treacy College is proudly a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice Tradition. Born in Callan, Ireland, in 1762, Ed-

mund went on to promote an education that recognised the dignity of each individual. Like hundreds of Edmund Rice

schools across the world, we will celebrate the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice on the 5th May. All families are invited to

celebrate Mass next Tuesday at 9am. It will be significant for us as a community to celebrate our belonging to the Edmund

Rice family and to reflect on Edmund’s legacy. We can also think about what it means to be an Edmund Rice person today.

Edmund put ‘the other’ are the centre of his life, and this is a great role model for all of us. To put others first. As a College,

we authentically follow the four touchstones of the EREA Charter – Liberating education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive

Community, plus Justice and Spirituality. These touchstones help define us as a community.

for giving our community the opportunity to gather, have some

fun and share such an important and historic event. Behind every

leader is always a great team and I would like to thank the nu-

merous parents who worked so hard behind the scenes to bring

this event together. In particular I would like to acknowledge

Antoinette Stevens for her work in organising the Dawn Service

and coordinating our special guests, Laurraine Murray who over-

saw the team who were feeding the masses in the morning, An-

drea McAvoy for organising the canteen, Tanya Moltoni for ar-

ranging the tshirts for the campers and Loretta Porche for design-

ing the tshirts. As I drove home on Saturday morning I was filled

with a mix of feelings – the significance of our special ANZAC spir-

it and the strength of our ATC community were the focus of my

thoughts. We are often said to live in the lucky country and I

would refine that down to say that we are very lucky to be

in such a committed and involved ATC community.

Building Developments

It has been a busy week on the building front and it was

almost the case of blink and you have missed something

significant. A large number of tress have been removed as a

part of our approved Council plans to make way for the

new buildings and the work is well under way on the ovals

to realise new car parking, internal road and student set

down points. As some aspects of drop and pick up change

the reality is that initial things will seem to become more

chaotic – in part due to the temporary nature of our

changed traffic conditions and partly due to our need to

operate out of a new paradigm from the usual way we

have learnt to do things. As I urged last week the best way

forward for us will be to understand the need for tempo-

rary inconvenience for a longer term gain and understand

that the only thing we can manage in this situation is how

we cope with the change and show patience and considera-

tion to those around us. I would assure you that we are

trying to closely monitor developments and adjust where

we can; but the reality is that a lot of what goes on is out of

our control. From next week the internal road will be

closed off at some stage and unfortunately as we go to

print with the newsletter I don’t have an exact time and

date for this. Please be assured that we will send out an

SMS to all parents as soon as we know when this major

change will occur.

With best wishes,

Michael Senior

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Assessment Results Teachers are currently releasing student results for assessment online through seqta. Continuous feedback is a valuable tool for parents and students. Seqta is a major change in how we conduct administration, learning and communication aspects of the College. Staff have been developing skills across the complex package. All year levels are now making stu-dents’ results visible on seqta. Parents and students are able to view this under the ‘Assessment’ tab in seqta. I encour-age all parents to take the time to become familiar with the Parent portal in seqta to obtain information within and out-side the classroom. Parent IT Tutorial A parent IT tutorial was conducted last week. For the parents who were unable to attend this session the PowerPoint from the evening has been uploaded in SEQTA. You can access this via Parent Lounge then go to DOCUMENTS – “Parent IT Tutorial Information Evening 22/04/15”. We are looking at another information evening later in the semester. NAPLAN is coming up soon! Parents of boys in Years 5 and 7, please read the NAPLAN brochure for parents attached to this newsletter. If you have any concerns about your son in regards to NAPLAN, please contact the Exceptional Learners department this week for information about your options. Stephanie Hogan - Exceptional Learners Coordinator Gail Northcote - Junior School Learning Support Coordinator Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on Students with Disability (NCCD) From 2015, all schools across Australia are taking part in the implementation of a new national data collection on school students with disability. The data will provide information about the number of students with disability in schools, where they are located and the level of adjustments they receive. The information provided through this new national data collection will enable all Australian governments to better tar-get support and resources to benefit students with disability. Better information about school students with disability will help teachers, principals and education authorities to put the right supports in place for students with disability to take part in school on the same basis as students without disability. Information will be recorded in such a way that no child can be identified. Student names will not be collected. Inclusion in the data collection is voluntary. If you wish your son to be excluded from this, you can choose to opt-out of the data collection by informing the school in writing. Click on the following website link to access the factsheet on the Information for Parents/Carers.

Please contact Stephanie Hogan for any additional information or concerns about the process.

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The Signum Fidei Journey- Each of our young men are on a journey, the Signum Fidei Journey. This journey is a comprehensive and sequential program that currently spans Years 4 to 8 and includes experiences within Formation classes, retreats, camps, Ser-vice Learning opportunities and community initiatives. The intention of the journey is to form young men who are instilled with the Learning, Leadership & Service values of our College Touchstones.

Below is an overview of the topics that Year 7 and 8 classes will be exploring in For-mation classes this term. The Growth Minds and Goal Setting themes are very timely, given recent reports and this week’s Parent-Teacher Feedback Meetings.

Term 2 Formation Topics in Years 7 & 8

Educating for Cyber Safety

This Wednesday Year 8’s were audience to a presentation from Internet Education and Safety Services (INESS) that aims to change the mindsets of students when it comes to how they view their online world. Below is an excerpt from INESS that outlines their phi-losophy: Just like our youth are making numerous good choices every day in the physical world this presentation gives them the reason to transfer those good decision making skills to their online world in a compelling way by making the dangers and responsibil-ities real. Every internet user deserves to know where they stand and the nature of the world they are in. When our students under-stand this it encourages and empowers them to embrace technology in a positive way and provides a tangible reason to make sound online decisions.

Later this term, both Year 7 and 8 will be audience to a presentation from the Queensland Police Service that will focus on the legal responsibilities for online users.

Reminders & Updates

Preparing for NAPLAN -Our College has a mindful approach to ensuring our students are prepared for the tests. We focus on two areas – familiarisation and rehearsal.

During Humanities and STEM classes throughout the first three weeks we focus on the familiarisation component by having stu-dents exposed to the test types of NAPLAN and each test’s particular style of questions. For example, reading, comprehension and writing to stimulus material will be covered in Humanities classes this week. In terms of rehearsal, On Wednesday May 5 Periods 1 – 3 Year 7 students will sit abbreviated Language and Numeracy tasks in the NJC Hall under simulated test conditions. The idea here is to ensure that students are well versed with what to expect during Week 4’s NAPLAN and that they are readied and focused to do their best.

Term 2 & 3 Winter Uniform- For the duration of Term 2 and 3 all students will be required to wear a College tie for the whole day and their College suit coat to and from school, including to Homeroom and Assemblies. Year 7 and 8 Students have a hook and am-ple space in their locker in which to store their coats throughout the day. Junior School students can hang their suit coat on their chair in the classroom. During days that the College sports uniform is to be worn, the College jumper or tracksuit jacket can be worn.

Hair & Grooming- All students need to ensure that they meet the College’s expectations in relation to our hair and grooming guidelines. Hair should be above the eyebrow, ears and collar and should not have any artificial colouring and or dramatic variations in length. Hair should be no shorter than a gauge 3.

Year 8 Immunisations – Round 2- To occur on Wednesday 13 May.

Weeks 1 -3 Weeks 4 - 6 Weeks 6 - 9

Growth Mindset

Goal Setting

Time, Energy & Effort Management

Passion & Purpose

Leadership & Influence

Taking Responsibility

Persistence & Grit

Health & Well-Being

Generosity & Gratitude

The Cu Chulainn Award Junior School Week 2

4 Bodkin Hugo Paterson 4 Lynch Zac Brown 4 Nolan David Childs 4 Treacy Charles Cooke

5 Bodkin Dane Ball 5 Lynch Callum Conole 5 Nolan Oliver Grose 5 Treacy Sam Pandy

6 Bodkin Joshua Greene 6 Lynch Will Juillerat 6 Nolan Patrick O’Donoghue 6 Treacy Cullen Mayer

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At Junior School assembly last week, I spoke with stu-dents about the need to reflect on what ‘worked and what didn’t work’ in their approach to learning in Term 1. I touched briefly on setting some goals for Term 2 and centred this on our three main areas of achieving our per-sonal best at Ambrose Treacy College; Engagement, En-durance and Excellence. In reviewing Term 1, I was con-stantly impressed by the manner in which students demonstrated their curiosity and shared their knowledge in class settings. In listening to feedback from teachers, students in general can continue to improve their engage-ment in class through their listening skills as well as their skills with endurance and persistence. Today I wanted to share with you an edited blog from Norene Wiesen. “Teaching Persistence: How to Build Student Stamina”.

Teaching persistence in the classroom is an important

part of setting up learners to succeed. Students who have

mastered persistence are able to work through challeng-

es, deal constructively with failures and adversity, and

achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

It’s a lot like running a marathon. The runners who make

it to the finish line are the ones who persist in showing up

for practices and trainings, learn to anticipate slumps and

pace themselves, engage in positive self-talk during tough

times, take steps to effectively prevent and treat injuries,

and adjust expectations to fit reality – even if “finishing”

means having to crawl the last mile. Teaching persistence

depends on first developing student stamina as a way of

conditioning learners to handle sustained effort.

To help learners build stamina and persistence, it’s im-

portant to create the right learning environment.

Help Learners Develop a Growth Mindset

Learners need to know that they have the ability to grow

and change, and that effort is the key. Praise them when

they focus their efforts toward specific, clearly defined

goals. When you say things like, “Those extra 10 minutes

of reading each day are paying off – you are decoding un-

familiar words much more easily now,” you help learners

make the connection between effort and achievement.

The goal is for learners to become intrinsically motivated

to engage in effortful learning now and in the future.

Push a Little Bit

Sometimes learners just need a little bit of encourage-

ment to get past a hurdle. A few supportive words, like,

“Think of how good you will feel when you finish those

last two addition problems and you did it by yourself!”

can make all the difference.

Teach Positive Self-Talk

Some learners need a lot of help knowing what to say to

themselves to stay motivated. If a learner’s typical inter-

nal dialogue consists of statements like, “This is too

hard,” or “I don’t know how to do this,” it may come as a

revelation to discover that there are other options. Giving

learners specific wording, like, “I know I can do this if I

keep at it,” or, “If I’m really stuck I can ask a friend or my

teacher for help,” can begin to change the way they think

and act when faced with a challenge.

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Students learn persistence in the same way that they

learn sight words or multiplication tables – through repe-

tition. Strategies like modelling persistence, connecting

effort to achievement, and pushing students to do a little

more than they think they can aren’t a one-time deal. But

when repeated over time, the cumulative effect will likely

be increased stamina, improved persistence, and intrinsic

motivation for ever greater learning.

In setting our goals to achieve our personal best, I am re-

minded of a simple approach that was explained to me by

my swimming coach, Mr King many years ago-Focus on

keeping a simple promise to yourself - "I will do some-

thing, daily, to move towards my goal". The question I

have for students as they plan for Term 2 and beyond-

what is it that you will do on a daily basis to assist reach-

ing your goal?

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Well done to all our Instrumental students who have been on time and attending all lessons and rehearsals. Keep up the good work gentleman! Community Mass Saturday 9th May Mothers Day Mass at 5.30pm in the Chapel. This is a special mass to celebrate mothers so all choris-ters are encouraged to attend. Meet in the Chapel at 5.15pm. Free dress. Best of Broadway Saturday 6 June. The School Musical with Brigidine College ‘Best of Broadway’ will be held at ERPAC. Rehearsals are from 12.30pm to 5pm at ERPAC then dinner for boys from 6pm to 6.30pm. The performance starts at 7pm. Wind Ensemble and Middle School Singers are participating. (Please ensure tickets, registration fee and order forms are sent in ASAP) Other rehearsals: This weekend- Sunday 3rd May at Brigidine College from 10-4pm. Friday 5th June 4pm to 9pm at ERPAC Free Dress – comfortable clothing MUST WEAR enclosed shoes. Bring lunch and a snack as well as a drink bottle. Winter Music Concert Thursday 18 June 6.30pm in the Nudgee Junior Hall. Performing will be the Junior School Choir & Vocal Ensemble, Middle School Singers, ATC Handbells, bands and ensembles. Handbell Ensembles Combined Rehearsal Time Rehearsal for both Junior and Middle school ensembles is Monday 3.15pm – 5pm in the Music Room. This gives the Jun-ior School members the opportunity to develop their skills quicker and gives the Middle school members the experi-ence of mentoring the younger ringers. Friday Assembly Performances- Clarinet Ensemble This week the Clarinet Ensemble will perform on Friday 1 May during assembly. Students are to be ready by 8.15am in the Hall to perform at 8.30am. (Normal winter school uniform). ANZAC Day Ceremony and Dawn Service Congratulations to the Brass Ensemble who performed at this year’s ANZAC Day Ceremony last Friday. Their contribu-tion to this very important event, helped to make this a memorable occasion. Well done gentleman. Choir members led the community in singing Abide with Me while wreaths were laid at the ATC Dawn Service. Zayden Stevens and Sophie Perkins admirably led the crowd of 550 campers singing the National Anthem. Guitar and Piano Lessons: If your son has not enrolled in either piano or guitar and would like to do so, please email Mr Jonathon Bolt.

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New winter stock in the uniform shop: SUPPORTERS’ WEAR: Polos— Men’s & Ladies’ $46.50; Wet weather jackets $90.00; Students Wet Weather Jacket: $80.00 -ideal for the early morning Football games. Monday and Wednesday 7.30-11.00am and 2.30-3.30pm Thursday and Friday 7.30-11.00am

Sushi days have now moved to a Wednesday and Friday only. GLUTEN FREE options now available, check out Flexischools.com.au to view our options. They include scrolls, muffins, cookies, bread rolls for Hamburgers and tortillas for wraps. If you are Gluten Free and would like a Bacon and Egg roll for breakfast, please text me on 0403 507 169 by 7am and I can prepare one with Gluten Free Toast instead of a roll.

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Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 3 4—8 May

7.30am Sharon Ward Jennifer Goh Cheryl Lock Deb Muller

2.30pm Robin Kerr Helen Davidson

Week 4 11—15 May Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7.30am Mary-Anne Morris 8.30am Claire Montwill Griffin Helen Davidson Kaylene Perissinotto

Lora Medora

2.30pm Danielle Thygesen Samantha Leblang

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 3 4– 8 May

Allison Mills Michelle Partridge Francia Miller Rachel McGahon Caroline Morton

Judith Thorpe Liz Georghiou Megan Williamson Leanne Morton Mishelle Dussin

Natalie Armstrong Helper required Kath Jones Sandy Nasagavesi

Susannah Kits

Week 4 11-15 May

Maddalena Chapple Claire Montwill Rachel O’Connell Claire Neumann Julie Osborne

Claire Mulvihill Sara McGarvey Lisa Anderson Fiona Hopkins Rebecca O’Donoghue

Samantha Leblang Tracy Pate Annie Bell

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Are you a year 4, 5 or 6 student? Do you love cooking? Do you love a challenge? Then get ready for… The ATC Annual Cook Off Competition! Here’s what to do: Ask for your parent’s permission Choose a dish that you would like to cook Bring your dish to school on Monday 4 may (week 3) You will have to make sure the dish is kept hot or cold and will be appropriate to eat from 8:30-9am on Monday morning. No chicken or nuts allowed.

Please have your recipe so that we are aware of ex-actly what is in each dish. Please make sure you have any serving utensils that are needed (i.e. plates, serviettes etc. and that your dish can be easily cut so it can be divided into 30 small pieces. No utensils will be supplied. Your dish will be scored on taste and presentation. Good luck and happy cooking!

BRISBANE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS CHESS MEET Below are the dates of the games to be held during Term 2. All games commence at 6.50pm until 8pm. Dates: Tuesday, May 5 All Hallow's School vs ATC (AWAY) Tuesday, May 19 St Aidan's School vs ATC (AWAY) Tuesday, June 2 ATC vs Marist Ashgrove (HOME) Tuesday, June 16 ATC vs SLC (HOME)

There are still places available for any students (Junior School students only) for the Brisbane Independent School Chess

meet at All Hallows next Tuesday night, starting at 6.50pm till 8.00pm. Places will be given on a first in first serve basis.

Please email Mrs Goonan if you are interested.

Details can also be found by logging into the Parent Lounge and going to the Chess Portal.

Weekly Focus – Year 4

In Art News each week, we will be giving you a little overview of a different year level and the progress of their current artworks. This week the focus is on Year 4 and their exciting Term 2 project.

In Term 1, the year 4 students were introduced to the Elements of Art and created a fold out book that dis-plays the elements line, shape, colour, tone and texture. The boys worked with a range of materials from col-oured paper to fine liner pen and completed activities that demonstrated their understanding of each of the elements. This was in preparation for the skateboard decks that the boys will be painting this term based off the tessellating skateboard designs that they created last term in Maths. In preparation for this, the boys have been developing and practising their painting skills and learning how to apply paint to a set area. They have painted their own artwork inspired by the work of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. The boys have enjoyed work-ing with paint and look forward to starting their skateboards in the coming week.

Art Club -Art Club kicked off last Thursday afternoon with the boys beginning work on designs for the paper lanterns that they will be creating this term. The excitement and enthusiasm of the boys when they come into Art Club is such a joy to see.

Donations -We have discovered a wonderful use for the Café 63 plastic coffee trays, so if you happen to come across any of these on your morning coffee runs, we’d really appreciate donations. We are also still collecting cardboard toilet and paper towel rolls for our “Paper Roll Troll” competition.

Brookfield Art Show—to enter in the Children's Art Exhibition at the Brookfield Show this year please go to their website for entry form and format requirements.

Ambrose Treacy College has been fortunate enough to be able to do some workshops with Taikoz……arguably the lead-ing Taiko Drum Performance Group in Australia. The Taikoz Group have generously agreed to run workshops outside school time on a Monday evening at discounted prices for friends of Ambrose Treacy College. If this is something you would be interested in please register your interest on the Taikoz website- Just click on the Taikoz symbol and then ‘classes’. Be sure to let the Taikoz team know you are friends of Ambrose Treacy College to receive a significant dis-count. Alternatively you could contact Mr Ramsey to register your interest.

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Anzac Campout. Before delving into some reminders about upcoming events/activities, we wanted to commend Paige Maguire on her efforts. She turned a small, but not insignificant idea into a wonderful and memorable event – the 2015 ANZAC Camp Out. Being able to commemorate the 100th anniversary with over 500 members of our ATC community—complete with a bugler and 32 naval cadets—was no easy feat! Congratulations Paige, and to all those who volunteered their time to assist, thank you.

Year 6 parent coffee morning tomorrow Friday 1 May from 8.15am. The event will be held at Simon’s Gourmet Deli at 620 Moggill Road, Chapel Hill. We’d love to see you there. Queries: Sandy Nasagavesi via 0422 413 680 or class repre-sentatives: Bodkin – Lisa Craven, Lynch – Michelle Aspinall, Nolan – Therese Reid, Treacy – Linda Herden.

Year 5 parent Coffee Morning Friday 15 May at Simons Gourmet Deli. Contact Catherine with any queries.

Mothers’ Day stall on Thursday 7 May. It's not long now until Mothers' Day (Sunday 9 May). Get in quick and purchase the $15 tickets today. Each ticket entitles your boy to choose a super great value gift; a quality gift. All gifts will be wrapped.

AFL Boys’ Day Out on Sunday 17 May at the Gabba. If you love AFL or your boys do, or the reality is that you would like them to love AFL as much as you do, even just a smidgeon, then note this date in your calendars quick smart. More infor-mation, including how to purchase tickets, will be available soon.

EntertainmentTM Books. Pre-order your copies now. The books are $65 each. It gives you access to thousands of ‘up to 50 per cent off’ and 2-for-1 offers for Brisbane’s best restaurants, cafés, attractions and the theme parks. They are valid for use until 1 June 2016. You can also get five per cent off all your groceries and petrol all year with WISH eVouchers that are sent directly to your phone. Also, this year you can take 10 per cent off at David Jones! Please contact Linda Herdenwith any queries.

If you have any queries, input or suggestions, please email your P&F. We’d love to hear from you. Alternatively, the next P&F meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 May at 7pm in the ATC staff room. If you are interested in understanding how the P&F works, and/or how you could be more involved in the ATC community, please join us. You would be most welcome.

Active Travel Danger – Have Your Say

We have been fortunate to have an article printed in this week’s edition of the Westside News (page 4) drawing attention to the dangers of pedestrian access to our school. As the article states, Councillor Simmonds (Walter Taylor Ward) is reviewing this prob-lem and expects engineers to provide some short term safety im-provements to Radnor Street. The Westside News reporter intends to write a follow up article on the matter later next month. We encourage all parents who share our concerns for the pedestri-an safety of students, to submit their views and suggestions via email to Councillor Simmonds and/or to the Westside News editor. Together we can make a positive difference to the safety of our children. For further information please email Trish Duell.

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