Fri 28 Aug | Stg 3 IS Sport & CAPA Showcase Evening

Week 8

Good News Week

Wed 2 Sept | Emma Tabacaru Student Sessions & Chapel
Thurs 3 Sept| Netball - Firechicks Cup
Fri 4 Sept| PUPIL FREE DAY

Coming up...

Springwood Group Photos, Assembly, Prep Excursion, Stg 3 IS Sport, Swd Community Night, Sport Aerobics - Nationals & Cars n Coffee

Prinicpal & CEO - Cherylynne Gostelow

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Today your child will bring home a large white envelope containing two copies of the updated College enrolment contract, along with a letter explaining the simple steps we are asking families to complete as part of Calvary’s journey toward Separate Incorporation. Further background is available in my communication, Calvary’s Next Chapter, which was shared earlier this term and is available on our website.

Last Tuesday evening, families were invited to meet with our College Council Chair, Mr Kevin Yearbury, and me. Kevin explained what the proposed governance change means for Calvary families.

In Summary:

The Uniting Church has undertaken a governance review across the whole Church to ensure its structures are fit for purpose in a contemporary and increasingly complex environment.

Over time, many Church ministries have grown into complex organisations with greater regulatory and compliance responsibilities.

Fit-for-purpose governance is designed to:

• support the best outcomes for those served by each ministry; and
• recognise that staff working within each ministry are best placed to understand and respond to the needs of the communities they serve.

Currently, the UCAQ Property Trust is the Approved Authority and delegates responsibility to the College Council.

From 1 January 2027, Calvary Christian College RLCC Ltd, a not-for-profit company trading as Calvary Christian College, will become the Approved Authority.

The Board will then hold full responsibility for College governance and will be directly accountable to NSSAB for compliance with legislation relating to the operation of an independent school.

What This Means for Your Family

Families will continue to experience Calvary Christian College in the same way. The main change is that your enrolment contract will now be with Calvary Christian College RLCC Ltd trading as Calvary Christian College.  For this reason, we are asking each family to sign the updated contract.

This has been a significant journey, and I am grateful that we have reached this important point. Separate Incorporation will allow Calvary to operate with greater independence while remaining the Calvary we know, value and enjoy.

Please read the contract, sign one copy and keep the second copy for your records. Place the signed copy back in the envelope and return it in your child’s school bag. The enclosed instructions outline the process and include contact details should you have any questions.  (Link to Letter)

Yours sincerely

Cherylynne

Friday 4 September - Pupil Free Day

Please note that Friday 4 September is a statewide Pupil Free Day.  The college will be closed to students on this day.

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Group Photos - Springwood

Springwood Group Photos are scheduled Tuesday 8 September with our external provider MSP.  Students from the following groups will be having their photographs taken:

• Jnr College Captains
• Jnr College Prefects
• Jnr College House Captains
• Leadership Recipients
• JAG
• New & Students who missed Term 1 photos

Please see further information in the letter via the link: HERE

Good News Week from The Chaplaincy Team

Hey Calvary Families!

Next week, the Chaplaincy Team is excited to let you know that The Good News Week is taking place and more importantly, the central focus this year is that we are wanting to hear from you!

Each year we take some time to focus on The Good News of Jesus and how God is moving and at work in our lives because of it. This year we want to hear from you about where you’re seeing God at work, whether it be locally, nationally or even globally.

The following is a simple online form we’d love for you to engage with and share with us a story of where you’re seeing God moving at the moment, we’ll then collect these stories, and with your consent, share them across the week to really broadcast all the ways our God is doing incredible things across the life of Calvary. You can either write out a story into the online form or submit stories directly to Ps Jayden jayden.vandyken@calvarycc.qld.edu.au or Ps Josh joshua.prevett@calvarycc.qld.edu.au using other methods, be it video or audio format or even a simple drawing, however you want to share your story!

Story Link

This is an opportunity we’d love everyone to get involved with, whether you’re staff, a parent, and especially our students! Parents, please get alongside side your little ones and hear their stories to share with us, whether it’s giving them the form to fill out or filling it out alongside them, we want to hear from all ages across our college community!

Blessings

The Chaplaincy Team

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