Week 4

4th -7th Aug - Redlands Eisteddfod

7th Aug - Reader's Cup Challenge

8th - 10th Aug - Senior Schools Volleyball Cup

Important Term 3 Dates

Week 5:  Ekka Logan Public Holiday (Mon 11 Aug) 
Week 6:  Book Week Character Dress Up / Group Photos / Father's Day Event  
Week 8:  Pupil Free Day (Fri 5 Sept)
Week 9:  CPA Showcase (Fri 12 Sept)
Week 10: Year 9 Chinchilla Service Trip/EXO Day/Term 3 Ends (Fri 19 Sept)

Head of School, Dino Arraiol

The Middle Senior School Pastoral focus is on assisting students to develop empathy as a foundational social skill that supports lifelong wellbeing. As Judith Locke highlights in her books The Bonsai Child and Raising Anxiety, children flourish when they are guided to understand others’ perspectives and manage their own emotions—rather than being shielded from discomfort. Developing empathy helps students build resilience, as they learn to navigate challenges with compassion and confidence. It also strengthens relationships, fostering deeper connections with peers, teachers, and family. These healthy and supportive relationships are strongly linked to increased happiness and emotional stability. By encouraging empathy at home and school, we equip our children with the tools to thrive socially and emotionally, now and into adulthood.

Qustodio parent app:

Following on from our parent discussions with Judith Locke, a number of parents have inquired about the Qustodio app. This app is available for parents to download and assists in monitoring and managing their children's use of College laptops outside of school hours, as well as one additional smart device. This includes setting restrictions of the types of websites or apps children are accessing and providing screen time limits.

Please use the two links below to complete the sign-up process:

🔗 Sign up now for an account using following link and your email address you have registered with the College : Qustodio Registrations 

🔗 Access installation guides by following this link: Help Guides

Book Week

Book Week is taking place from 16–22 August, with various activities scheduled during second break in the Library throughout the week. The celebration will culminate in our annual Book Week Dress-Up Parade.

Students are encouraged to dress up as an appropriate book character on 22 August and, where possible, bring the book that relates to their character. House points will be awarded to students who participate.

Police Visits on Site

The College was recently contacted by the Logan Police Department about a new initiative that they will be implementing in Term 3 and possibly extending into Term 4. The initiative will involve Police parking onsite at various schools or colleges in the area and engaging with P-plate and L-plate drivers by performing randomised licence inspections and breathalyser tests in a controlled, safe, and familiar setting.

The College is supporting this initiative as a means of providing our students with an educational experience aimed at gaining valuable real-life experience to prepare them for future interactions with the Police. We have informed our Middle and Senior School students about this initiative, aimed at educating young drivers, during assembly this week.

Lambing Season at Calvary Farm

There’s nothing quite like the joy of lambing season at Calvary! Each year, our community eagerly awaits the arrival of new life on the farm, and while 2025 brought a smaller flock than usual, it was no less special. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s lambing season and the precious new additions to our Calvary family.

👉 Read more on the blog here:

Update from Head of Performing Arts, Dr Gary Holley

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our talented Calvary performers who wowed the judges and made us so proud at this week's Beenleigh Eisteddfod. Results are as follows:

Senior Concert Band – 1ST PLACE! 
Voices Choir – 3RD PLACE! 
Senior Strings & MSS Chorale – BOTH placing 5TH in very strong sections!
And a special shoutout to our adorable Piccolos Junior Choir, who took the stage for their first-ever competition and sang their hearts out! 

Our Senior Percussion Ensemble hit the stage this evening and we wish them well on their performance.

Next week begins the Redlands Eisteddfod, details below.

Beenleigh Eisteddfod - Performance Times

Redlands Eisteddfod - Performance Times

Save the Date

Save the Date for our annual Performing Arts Showcase, a celebration of the incredible talent and creativity of our students in our community.

Showcase Evening: 6pm - Friday 12 September
Rehearsal Day: Thursday 11 September

More details and ticketing info, will be shared soon. For now, please mark the date in your calendars.

Important Links - Updated July

• Ensemble & Sport Aerobics Timetable 2025
• 2025 Performing Arts Calendar

For all general information, forms and groups to join, please visit the Performing Arts page on our website which can be found here. Click Here

For any enquiries please email: performingartsacademy@calvarycc.qld.edu.au