Middle Senior School Communications, 8 August 2024

Term 3 - Week 5

Week 5

Coming up - Week 6

Mon 12 Aug: Ekka Holiday (Logan)

Tues 14 & 15 Aug Year 10 Classroom in the City

Future dates

19 – 23 Aug: National Book Week

23 Aug: Father's Day Movie Night

27 Aug: Safe on Socials – Parent Presentation

30 Aug: Pupil Free Day

A note from the Head of Middle and Senior School (Mr Wilson)

Dear Parents and Carers

Congratulations to our students who received Semester One Academic Awards at our assembly yesterday. We have a considerable number of high achieving students in the MSS and I was impressed by how many of our students who received Gold and Silver awards (this means that they achieved above 90% in multiple subjects or in the case of a few students, all of their subjects).

Achieving good results across high school becomes less about a child’s natural ability and more about their willingness to engage and put the effort into study and getting useful, targeted feedback. This is particularly the case for students in the senior years. As a reminder, the College provides a range of group tutoring services for Mathematics and English students across the course of the week should students wish to avail themselves of these opportunities.

Monday the 12 August is the Ekka public holiday for our region – I hope our students enjoy their long weekend.

Mr Josh Wilson
Head of Middle & Senior School & Innovative Learning Design

General Notices

Cafe Specials - Week 6 of Term 3

School Refusal Data

As part of our ongoing efforts to better support our students and their families, we are conducting research into the impact of school refusal. School refusal can be a challenging experience for both children and parents and understanding its effects is crucial in helping us provide the necessary support and resources.

We are reaching out to ask for your assistance in this important research. If your child has ever experienced school refusal that caused you concern, we kindly request that you share your experiences by filling out the attached survey. Your insights will be invaluable in helping us understand the scope and nature of this issue within our school community.

Rest assured that all information provided will be kept confidential and will be used solely for this research. Your participation is entirely voluntary, however, your contribution will play a significant role in shaping the support systems we can offer towards our students and their families.

To participate, please click the link below to access the survey.

We appreciate your time and willingness to help us in this important endeavour. Should you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We appreciate your support.

Byron Hunt and Tanya Tennant (Calvary school counsellors)

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0v46V81XOkuFolrR8lIUuH0PFEDX_MNCm4AQl13Pk-NURjNMMTNJUTcxOUlOTDcxUDhFNVBIQURINi4u

Book Week

Coming Up Events @ Calvary

Our current College events can be found on our website: https://www.calvarycc.qld.edu.au/events/

Movie Night

Safe on Socials Presentation

Calvary is hosting safe on socials, presented by Kira Pendergast on Tuesday 27 August. 

Details on flyer and link below.