Middle Senior School Communications, 29 August 2024
Term 3 - Week 8
Coming up - Week 9
2-6 Sept: Good News Week
4 Sept: Reggie Dabs
4-12 Sept: 11-12 Examination Block
7 Sept: Showcase
Future dates
4-12 Sept: 11-12 Examination Block
10-13 Sept: Yr 9 Service Trip
13 Sept: EXO Day / Colour Run
13 Sept: Term Concludes - Free Dress
A note from the Head of Middle and Senior School (Mr Wilson)
Dear Parents and Carers
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday 30 August, is a state wide pupil free day to facilitate teachers across Queensland who are involved in moderation of Year 12 assessment work. Calvary has a significant number of senior school teachers who hold roles for the QCAA as confirmers (those roles check student assessment across the state) and endorsers (those roles approve assessment tasks). The involvement of our staff in these initiatives ensures that we have a highly competent senior teaching team who can provide thoughtful lessons and feedback to students who are striving to achieve high ATAR results.
Next week the College will embark on Good News Week and there is a special communication below from the Lead Pastor of RLCC Adam Low explaining how this week works:
“Every year at Calvary we take a week to celebrate and focus on prayer, mission, and the Good News of Jesus Christ. Next week is “The Good News Week.” While we could say that every week at Calvary is “The Good News Week” – taking a week to engage more deeply with the Good News Jesus offers, how we are simultaneously recipients of this good news, and invited to be participants in sharing it is a wonderful and empowering opportunity for staff, students and families.
Our chaplaincy team have worked with staff and students to provide opportunities to celebrate how we receive and personally respond to the good news of real life in Jesus Christ, and also BE and BRING this good news to others in our world. Activities will include an interactive prayer room, Reggie Dabbs visiting, sausage sizzle / bake sales to raise funds for Compassion, a good news stories wall display, an ‘agent of good news’ challenge across the week, and more. You are invited to celebrate “The Good News Week” with us!
Adam Low | Lead Pastor RLCC
Cafe Specials - Week 9 of Term 3
Cafe Notice for Monday 2 September
On Monday 2 September all hot food orders must be placed online, due to new equipment being installed.
Self service will not be available for hot foods.
General Notices
Free Dress Guidelines for the Last Day of Term
Colour Fun Run (Optional)
Colour Fun Run is one of the options students can be involved in on Friday 13 September. There will be a set up path that the students will be running or walking around. The more times they pass the colour zone the more colourful they become with explosions of colour.
Students participating will need a plain white T-shirt that they can change into for this event. It is recommended that all other clothes worn for free dress day are able to be sprayed with the colour chalk, it is washable, however we want to protect clothing and shoes.
This year the fundraising will be going towards sporting equipment for your children to use and updating sports teams’ uniforms.
Let’s celebrate the end of term with a rainbow of excitement and COLOUR!
Click on the image below for more details.
Students Interested in Learning the Guitar
Guitar Tutor, Charlie Crook, is currently offering Free Trial Lessons to students who are interested in learning Guitar at Calvary.
Charlie is the private guitar tutor and conducts the guitar ensembles in both the MSS and Jnr Schools, across both campuses.
Ensembles provide students the opportunity to perform within a group participating in school assemblies and CPA events, including Showcase, and compete in external Eisteddfod competitions, in which this year they won!
To make any further enquires or to book into a free trial, please contact Charlie Crook: Ccrookmusic@gmail.com
MEM (Cert II Engineering Pathways)
The MEM (Cert II Engineering Pathways) information is relevant to students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in 2025.
Please click the Link for more details.
AVI (Cert III Aviation)
The AVI (Cert III Aviation) information is relevant to students in Year 11 in 2025.
Please click the Link for more information
Coming Up Events @ Calvary
Our current College events can be found on our website: https://www.calvarycc.qld.edu.au/events/
GENTS Camp is back this Spring, bigger and better than ever!
Plus, we ask all the big questions about God and the universe.
Sport Aerobics
Congratulations girls on making it to Nationals. We wish you all the best this weekend in your final competition.
Event to come:
EVENT- FISAF National Championship
VENUE- Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, 296 Nerang Broadbeach Road, Carrara QLD 4211
DATE- Sunday 1st September
Further information has been emailed to participant's families. Please contact me if you have not received this.
Showcase - Journey Through Time
Senior Showcase is happening again on Saturday 7th September 2024 at CCC Carbrook. The concert begins at 7pm and will celebrate the 40 years of Calvary.
Rehearsals
Thursday Evening 29 August 6.30pm – 8pm at Carbrook for all students in MSS Chorale and Intermediate Band, plus any voices students that can make it. You should have received a Memo regarding this event.
Showcase rehearsal during the day on Thursday 5 September for the following ensembles. Voices, Boys and Girls Ensemble, Intermediate Band, Intermediate Strings and Jnr Percussion.
Showcase sound check Saturday 7 September for students performing from 12pm onwards. Memo to be distributed shortly.
Instrumental Program
Private Individual Instrumental Music lesson enrolment: Register Here
Handbook: Instrumental Music Manual 2024.V3.pdf
Calvary Performing Arts Facebook
Please feel free to join the Calvary Performing Arts Facebook page to be kept up to date, and to see the details and pictures of our performances and activities over the year.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1390040011905950/
All correspondence regarding CPA, including questions, please send to Emma at: performingartsacademy@calvarycc.qld.edu.au