“You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” James Allen

There has been much talk lately, particularly in education, about Neuroplasticity and Growth Mindsets. The work of Carol Dweck - Mindset, Dan Hassler - School of Thought and Luke McKenna - Thrive, provide some sound theory for better educational practice that can lead to understanding and improving development of the adolescent brain. A focus on Social – Emotional learning, resilience training and student mental wellbeing can lay a platform for better learning and more empowered young people who can take charge of their own destinies.

During the holidays I was lucky to spend four weeks in Europe with my family. We stayed in the south of France but travelled into Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Visiting other countries is always a steep learning curve, in particular, language, currency, food, transport – the basics. It certainly tests your capacity to shift to a new mindset. No much more so than driving! Sitting on the left side of the car (as driver), gear shift on the right, blinker and windscreen wiper controls reversed and driving on the right side of the road!!!! Furthermore, cruising at a rather fast 130k (unlimited speeds on autobahns) watching cars hurtle past you at an undeterminable speed, is an experience to test even the most confident Australian driver. But it was amazing that in a few hours one could become reasonably capable (except at corners)! It is clear that your brain can create new neural pathways to enable you to make the change if you persist.

A “growth” mindset can enable us to thrive and to overcome the three inhibitors; a belief that our talents and intelligence are fixed traits, a lack of resilience and persistence, and poor mental health. “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King.

This year TCEO and Good Shepherd are working together in our college to build growth mindsets, resilience and to address student and staff wellbeing. The staff began the year with two full day’s intensive training in Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This program will extend to parents and students throughout the year with the Leader in Me program. We have redesigned our Pastoral Care structure and continued to improve our Responsible Thinking Behavioural Management System. The Yr. 7s and Yr. 12s have already engaged in their Retreat program (the 7’s to Lake Moondarra and the 12’s to Mungalli Falls, the other year levels will follow.) Our Opening College Mass saw the induction of our new leaders for 2018 (College, House and SRC.) and a clear privileging of the catholicity of our college. Currently, the pastoral and curriculum leaders are working on the transition to the “new” senior in 2020.

In all this we remain true to our goal; “to create the leaders of tomorrow”. Through the development of our leadership model, the energy and commitment of all our staff, the support of the broader community and with “Christ our light” we look forward to another successful year.

As we approach the halfway point of Term 1, students will be entering a phase of summative assessment in their classes - this is definitely the beginning of student’s ‘busy time’. It is important that students organise their time effectively to ensure all work is completed to a high standard, and within the time required.

Tips for Successful Completion of Assessment:

For students to achieve the best possible results, assessment tasks must be carefully planned and executed. Below are some tips for the successful completion of assessment:

• Be familiar with the Assessment Calendar and highlight all relevant due dates.
• Ensure students catch up on worked missed when absent from school - students must make contact with their teacher for this work.
• Actively participate in all classroom activities - this is where the learning takes place!
• Read task sheets carefully - highlighting the key information and requirements
• Use the scaffolding provided.
• Be organised - leaving all assessment tasks until the last minute is not conducive to a high standard of work.
• Use the drafting process - teachers can only give feedback if they receive full drafts by the due date.
• If you are unwell, or have been absent for an extended period of time - discuss the possibility of an extension with your teacher. This must occur a minimum of one week before the due date.
• Most importantly - ask for help. If students are unclear of task expectations - they must approach their teacher as soon as possible.

Managing Time Effectively

With exam and assessment due dates approaching, if students don’t manage their time effectively they will begin to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Some simple tips to ensure students are able to fulfil both study, work and social commitments include:

• Creating a weekly planner, clearing setting out all of the week’s commitments (also including some time for rest!)
• Use the Assessment Calendar to keep track of due dates.
• Prioritise! If you have an upcoming due date, start the project early. All assessment is planned weeks in advance, so prioritise your time accordingly.
• Multi-tasking is key. With multiple subjects, and assessment for each you will achieve more if you are working on more than one task at a time. Creating a study planner can assist with the division of time spent of these tasks.
• Ask for help! Parents, teachers and friends are all great support systems through these busy times.
• Factor in some time to relax. This is important for a healthy life balance.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s school work please contact their classroom teacher. If you need to discuss the matter further please contact the Curriculum Leader for the subject of concern.

I will begin my article this week by saying well done and keep up the great work! The vast majority of students have been arriving to school on time, in the correct uniform, behaving appropriately, ready and excited to learn! Thank you to parents for your support in ensuring students are adhering to these College expectations. I look forward to these high standards being maintained for the remainder of 2018!

Although the majority of students have been following College procedures, I do need to remind students and parents of some basic expectations.

1. At Good Shepherd we respect all people and all things. Unfortunately there have been a number of occasions over the last week where students have attempted to capture wildlife while on the College grounds. Moving forward, if students fail to adhere to respect our environment they will be sent home.
2. Students are expected to be in the right place at the right time. If students are late to school without a valid reason from a parent or guardian, they will be issued a lunchtime detention. More serious consequences will apply for repeat offenders.
3. Classrooms are a place to learn - if students disrupt the learning environment they will be referred to the RTC. If a student receives multiple referrals, more serious consequences will apply (this includes classroom and College withdrawal).
4. It is also expected that students follow instructions the first time. This week, we have a particular focus on chewing gum. Chewing gum of any kind is not permitted in the College. Students found chewing gum will be instructed to dispose of it and will be issued a lunchtime detention.

The Responsible Thinking Process (RTP)

For a number of year now, Good Shepherd has utilised RTP as our whole school approach to discipline. As a part of the process, if students are demonstrating behaviours that do not comply with the Good Shepherd Catholic College student expectations, teachers will ask students a set of questions. This questioning process allows students the opportunity to reflect on their behaviour and make the appropriate adjustments. Teachers will contact families if they refer a student to the Responsible Thinking Classroom (RTC). Please take careful note of the College’s RTP Escalation Process which has been included in this newsletter.

The purpose of the Responsible Thinking Process is to ensure the rights of individuals are valued, specifically:

• Students have the right to learn.

• Teachers have the right to teach.
• Students and staff have a right to feel safe at school.

As the RTC Supervisor, Kylie McCarthy (Year 9 Pastoral Leader) monitors RTC referrals, regularly updating Pastoral Leaders of student referrals. If your child has received multiple referrals, a Pastoral Leader will contact you.

Opening Mass

Thank you to all who attended the Good Shepherd Catholic College Opening Mass last week. It was a fantastic opportunity for us to gather and celebrate as a College Community. Here, we blessed and welcomed our Year 7 Students, and acknowledged the Year 12 cohort as the new leaders for 2018. We also officially celebrated the opening of the Year of Youth. The Year of Youth invites the Church into prayerful discernment about the importance and life-giving presence of young people in the local Church and society. This year, we welcome new opportunities for sharing the joy and hope of the Risen Christ.

There will be a number of initiatives and events held this year to engage/empower the youth within our College community which we are extremely excited about. More information will be communicated to students as to how they can be involved in mission and service of the Church this year.

To kick start the year in service and social justice, St Vincent de Paul Society facilitated workshops with our Year 12 students on Wednesday 31st January. The workshops focused on the needs of the community, challenging stereotypes within the community and calling students to action and to reflect on how they could support the needs of others. The day included many activities and opportunities for reflection, for students to think about how they can help those that are less fortunate. It was a great way to start the Year of Youth, and to challenge the Year 12 students to put their faith into action.

Opening Mass 2018

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Opening Mass 2018

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Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer and takes place 40 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

Our Ash Wednesday liturgy will be held at 9:50am on Wednesday 14th February.

Project Compassion

Also on Ash Wednesday, will be the launch of project compassion for this lenten season. Project Compassion is Caritas Australia’s annual fundraising and awareness-raising appeal, bringing thousands of Australians together in solidarity with the world's poor to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

As part of our commitment to assisting those in need Good Shepherd Catholic College will once again support Project Compassion through a variety of fundraising events. During this time, homerooms will run fundraising projects such as cake stalls ans talent shows. Each house group will be encouraged to donate various items to those in need. Furthermore, we will also be forming at social justice group at the College who will meet this term and all throughout the year, on the different ways we can give back to our community. We are very excited about all of our projects and ideas, and encourage everyone to think about - what can you give up, not for yourselves but for others, this lenten season?

School fees went out in the mail yesterday, if you have not received your statement by Friday please contact the College for a copy. T1/18 College fees are due on the 14^th of March 2018. Please ensure your account is paid on time. If you would like to organise a payment plan call the College for assistance. We have a number f payment options available, Direct Deposit, Direct Debit, Credit Card payment, Centrelink payments and Cash at the front office. It is the Colleges policy that any accounts that fall two terms in arrears, be forwarded onto our collection agency for management. Please ensure that you contact the College in the event you are unable to meet your payment deadlines to ensure that we are aware of any special circumstances.

A Centrelink Discount on tution fees is available to those families with a current Centrelink card, if you have a current Centrelink card but have not presented it to the College, please do so by Friday the 16^th of February to ensure the discount will be applied to Term 1 fees. If you bring the card in after this date it can only be applied to future terms fees only. If you are currently experiencing any financial hardship and wish to meet with the Principal to discuss your options please call his assistant on 4743 2509 to arrange a time.

Any financial information you may require regarding College fees, uniform costs etc, is available on our website https://www.goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au/      

YR 7 RETREAT

On Friday, 2nd February, the Year 7 cohort, along with their homeroom teachers and our Year 12 leaders headed to Lake Moondarra for our retreat.

Our retreat was an opportunity for students to build on current friendships, establish new friendships, learn how to work as a member of a team and to reflect on their first two weeks of high school.  

Students were grouped in their houses rather than homeroom classes so that they were able to make new friendships.  Throughout the day each group had to complete four activity rotations: team building games, Wallaby Track nature walk, rock and canvas paintings and Christian Meditation.

For the team building games, Mr Kelley and Ms Fricker had students play a number of games which required them to work as a team and bring out their individual competitiveness.  

Mrs Holland and Mr Raijas supervised the Wallaby Track nature walk activity which had students read their letter from their Year 12 buddy and they then took time to think about how they could respond to their buddy.  The students also went up the Wallaby Track to reflect on their first couple of weeks and collected some bits of nature to include in their journal when they return to school.

Ms Holtham led the students in the art activity in which they had to put their hand print on their homeroom canvas and then do a rock painting.  The rocks had words such as:  brave; strong; pray; happy; courage etc. written on them and students had to select a rock with a word that resonated with them.  They then painted a design on the rock to keep as a memento of their retreat.

The Christian meditation activity was run by Ms Dalla Vecchia and for many of our Year 7 students it was an introduction to how they could use meditation for both their mental and physical wellbeing.  Students were taught how to meditate and when they could use meditation as a tool to ease anxiety and stress as well as students using it as a means of reflection.

Despite the warm weather, the students were engaged and really enjoyed the day.  It was pleasing to see all the students participate in the activities and mingle amongst their cohort.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people for making the retreat a success:  

• Mrs Webb, Ms Dalla Vecchia and Ms Marinelli for assisting me with organising the activities for the day;
• My Year 7 homeroom teachers: Mrs Holland, Mr Kelley, Ms Holtham, Ms Fricker and Ms Apap as well as Ms Dalla Vecchia, Mr Raijas and Mrs Park for supervising activities throughout the day;
• Our amazing Year 12 students: Phoebe Ryder, Callum Jones, Kaleb Bennett, Miky Nataya, Khade Toeke-Dean, Hayden Hurst, Abbey McKavanagh, Hannah Clauson, Khlohe Gosbee and Suliano Matanibukalevu who assisted with activities and prepared our morning tea and lunch for the day; and
• Last but not least, I would like to thank all the Year 7 students for making the day a great way to start our year.

Yr 7 Retreat - 2018

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Welcome to the first term of Year 11! I would like to introduce myself as the Year 11 Pastoral Leader this year, as well as the Year 11 Homeroom teachers Mr Leighton Gallagher, Ms Therese Cronin and Mrs Anna Telford.

As the Year 11 students enter into their second senior year at GSCC, we encourage them to look towards their future, to display leadership and embrace opportunities available to them. This year we will be travelling to Sydney and Canberra as part of our Year 11 Retreat in July which is a wonderful time to build relationships, consider their identities and reflect on their values. Throughout Term 1, Pastoral Care lessons are focussed on the availability of career opportunities, the formation of goals and shaping their future as they look towards completing the final years of their schooling. There are some wonderful initiatives, resources, guest speakers, and prospects for them to consider throughout these lessons.

I am looking forward to supporting the Year 11 students on their journey throughout year. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me on email jmartin7@goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au, or the College office on 4743 2509.

YEAR 7 HUMANITIES NEWS

This term in Year 7 humanities our newest GSCC leaders are looking at 'Water in the World'. In this unit, students examine the many uses of water, the ways it is perceived and valued, its different forms as a resource, the way it connects places as it moves through the environment, its varying availability in time and across space. It is only week 4, but it is safe to say our grade 7’s are growing more as humanitarians and are offering some great suggestions when it comes to the Earth’s growing water crisis. At the end of the unit students have the opportunity to propose a recommendation to a real life drought affecting a selected country in North Africa. Speaking as one of the grade 7 humanities teachers, if the discussions in class are anything to go by, I cannot wait to read their proposals!!

Miss Kristie Broad

Teacher 

YEAR 8 HUMANITIES NEWS

This term in Year 8 Humanities we are studying Changing Nations with a focus on urbanisation. In this unit, students are investigating the changing human geography of countries, as revealed by shifts in population distribution. The spatial distribution of population is a sensitive indicator of economic and social change, and has significant environmental, economic and social effects, both negative and positive.

We are looking at the reasons why people are moving from rural to urban areas and the impacts that this is having on the environment, economy and people. In order to learn the content needed for our exam in week 7, we have been participating in a number of different activities such as an Urbanisation Amazing Race, using Google street view which enables us to travel around the world without leaving our classroom. So far, this has been a very enjoyable unit and it has been interesting hearing all the student’s knowledge and suggestions on how we might solve the problems caused by urbanisation.

Miss Tiffany Apap

Teacher 

Last week, the school acknowledged the College Sports Leader for 2018, Callum Jones. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2018 House Leaders who will work closely with Callum and myself in encouraging participation in sport and building house spirit at Good Shepherd this year. The house leaders include:

Patrick Baker & Remmy English

Toby Guningham  & Abbey McKavanagh

William Siemer & Bon Lasdoce

Mateusz Skora & Suliano Matanibukalevu

Our House leaders will be very busy in the lead up to the Aquatics Carnival Week 8, and HPE week, which is on again in Week 6 (26th - 2nd of March). HPE week is an initiative supported by ACHPER (Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation) to raise awareness of the important role HPE plays in school communities and student wellbeing. We are extremely excited to be supporting such a fantastic initiative again and would like to encourage as many students as possible to come along and be involved in the daily activities. Activities that will be run this year include:

• Rugby League
• Basketball
• Continuous Soccer
• Girls Bootcamp
• Healthy food breakfast

Students will be asked to sign up for certain activities, and this will be communicated to them via student notices and email.

As always, our Interhouse Volleyball competition will also commence in HPE week. With a fantastic start to Volleyball across all year levels in HPE so far, we will see a very exciting Interhouse Volleyball competition this term. Students will play at lunchtime for their house to gain points that go towards the end of year house champion trophy. Sign up for Interhouse volleyball, and further information will be communicated to students via notices.

In 2018, there will be a number of sporting opportunities for students to be involved in. As mentioned above, the first school sports carnival for the year, will be the GSCC Aquatics’ carnival. The carnival will be held in Week 8 on the 16th March. More information will follow in next fortnight’s newsletter regarding the Aquatics Carnival, including activities that will be held on the day. This is a compulsory school event and all students are encouraged to be involved in the activities on the day. It is 'amping up' to be quite an exciting and fun filled day.

Mr Chris Philips

HPE Curriculum Leader

Sports Update

GSCC Sport is well under way in preparation for the various upcoming events.

Our school Aquatics Carnival has been confirmed to be held on 15 March. Congratulations to our newly appointed House Leaders; who will help lead our first inter-house competition for the year. The Junior Rugby League boys are in training for the Adrian Vowles’ Cup in Charleville, Friday 23 February. QISSN players and staff are also in training to travel to Townsville, June 29.

NW Soccer and MISSA Swimming nominations are closing. MISSA Rugby League, Netball and Touch nominations are now open. IMPORTANT: Mount Isa Rugby League trials have been changed to Tuesday 20 February. Check the GSCC Sports Calendar to look ahead to Netball and Touch, still TBC.

The local sports organisations are advertising for players of all codes and ages. If you missed the Mount Isa Sports sign on day, there is still time to contact clubs directly. Hockey, Basketball, Soccer, Rugby League to name a few.

“Get active, join a club, be a part of a team!”

Possible sports funding opportunities are available for eligible students. Please check the criteria at the following websites.

https://www.aspirations4kidsinsport.com.au/how-to-apply/

http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_champions

Trial dates for school, club, district & regional sport will be communicated to students through the morning notices, newsletters and online.  Please click on the link below to access further information on the GSCC Sports Calendar.

https://www.goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au/curriculum/co-curricular/sport/

The College is participating in in the Coles 'Sport for Schools' initiative - When you shop at Coles, you'll receive Sports for Schools vouchers that we can exchange for sports gear. The more vouchers you collect, the more sports gear we'll receive.

Ms Kylie Hahipene

Sports Coordinator

School Based Traineeships are really happening!

Since the beginning of the December holidays the following students have commenced School Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships.

Congratulations to:

Maddison Hegarty Certificate III Business Administration

Cory Baynes Certificate III Information Technology

Dylan Baynes Certificate III Information Technology

William Siemer Certificate III Agriculture

Khlohe Gosbee Certificate III Health Services Assistant

Jayden Facelli Certificate III Light Vehicle Mechanic

Jarred Alexander Certificate III Engineering - Mechanical Trade

Domonic Facelli Certificate III Engineering - Fabrication Trade

Veronica Lloyd-Jones Certificate III Business Administration

Jasmin Rogers Certificate III Engineering - Mechanical Trade

FORMER STUDENT ADDRESSES SENIORS

Tom Troxell GSCC 2014 Dux addressed all year 11 & 12 students last week.

He spoke about his journey through primary school, high school and into University.  It wasn’t always an easy road for Tom and when he reached year 10 he decided to make some life changes.  He started looking after his health and focussing on his studies.  Due to his hard work and commitment he has been offered several scholarships whilst attending University of Qld to study Bachelor of Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering.

Tom will complete his studies this year and has already been offered several jobs with international companies.  He is coming home though as he’s accepted a position with Glencore, Mount Isa Mines.

His underlying message to students was “work hard now and doors will open later.”

TOM TROXELL

ARMY CADETS

Are you interested in joining Army Cadets? Army Cadets is a fun way to make friends and experience radio communications, survival skills, first aid, teamwork, navigation and much more. If you decide to come along, make sure your parents are able to stay for the duration of your first night only. Parades are Monday night, 6:00 - 8:30 pm at the Army Barracks, 16-18 Ryan Road. Entry age is Year 8 and above.  For more information contact, Major Lachlan Rich at: 0428 215 203.  

Silversmithing Workshop (5th and 6th February)

Our Visual Arts in Practice students welcomed back jewellery artist Clare Poppi for her fifth annual two day silversmithing workshop. On Monday and Tuesday of last week, students created their own silver ring, experimented with pendants and began working on their term project, covering the fundamental techniques in silversmithing including; saw piercing, riveting, soldering, buffing and polishing.

I personally was very excited for the class to explore a new technique called fold forming, which cleverly uses folding and hammering to create beautiful organic shapes. The students should be congratulated for their work ethic and behaviour over the two days and look out for the students’ pieces in our upcoming Creative Arts Showcase “Visivae” in term three.

We were very fortunate to be able to invite Clare to Mount Isa through the support of Flying Arts Alliance. Flying Arts is a non-profit organisation which has been delivering visual arts projects and services to regional and remote Queensland for 45 years.

Clare is based in Brisbane, and her primary art practice is in jewellery and metalsmithing with a focus on recycled metals and wearable art. Small Green Leaf is Clare’s wearable jewellery label which was established in 2013 with the aim of providing unique and environmentally friendly jewellery to the public.

Student Feedback

“I enjoyed the whole process of the ring making as I have never done or experienced anything like it before. The best part was Clare coming and showing and teaching us new techniques and abilities.”  - Renee Kelly

SilverSmithing

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Drama is off to a great start this year!!

Drama is off to a great start this year!!

Extra-curricular activities that will be kicking off soon for Term 1 and 2 include:

Ruby Moon - Queensland Music Festival’s (QMF) Youth Touring performed on Monday.   Normally a performance costs a minimum of $8 per student however this year our performance has been sponsored by St Peters Lutheran College in the Brisbane suburb of Indooroopilly.  They signed up for Outreach and have sponsored the travel of Ruby Moon, a haunting tale set in Australian suburbia by internationally renowned playwright Matt Cameron, to the regions. The sponsorship is an amazing gift from a very generous school and a wonderful opportunity for our students to see live theatre.

Festival of One Act Plays - this year the competition will be in Malanda (half way between Townsville and Cairns) at the beginning of May during Labour Weekend.  We are hoping that we can take approximately 14 students to compete in a One Act play as well as one or two 10 minute plays against other junior teams from Cairns, Townsville and Malanda.

Auditions were advertised to Drama students and roles will be allocated over the next week.  Rehearsals will be during 1st lunches and also after school (times and days to be advised) in Term 1 and will include 1-2 Sunday rehearsals, particularly in Term 2.  There is a $50 deposit for travel and additional costs will be advised closer to the time.

Mount Isa Eisteddfod - gives students opportunities to compete in Dance, Music and Speech and Drama.  The competition will be held at the end of May.  The Speech and Drama competition gives you the opportunity to present poems, readings, monologues and group skits.  If you want some help preparing for Eisteddfod you can sign up to Harlequins at the Mount Isa Theatrical Society.  Harlequins is for junior members and designed to help you prepare for individual and group items.  The sessions run on Tuesday 5-6.30pm for groups and Wednesday 5-6.30pm for individual work.

We will also be looking for expressions of interest in our junior school to compete as a Choral Speaking choir - Keep you eyes on the school notices!!

There will be other events on through the first semester and we will keep you posted as they come up!!

In class

• We are happy to welcome the Year 7s to the college.  The first group have already started working on their drama elective with Ms Sheridan Scott.  
• Year 8s have also made a start on their unit called Beginning Middle and End after missing the first week due to the public holiday.
• Year 9s are welcomed back to their first full year of drama.  They are kicking off the year with Melodrama and will be presenting a melodramatic performance later in the term.
• Year 10 students are studying Australian Gothic and will be responding to Ruby Moon as well as presenting an Australian Gothic style play.
• Year 11 and 12 students are going to explore Australian Drama through the lens of the iconic play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, which was originally written in 1950, with performance excerpts and an analysis of a modern interpretation of the play, Doll 17.

More is in store throughout the year - so watch this space!!

Anna Telford & Sheridan Scott

Drama Department

Are you thinking about competing in the
Mount Isa Eisteddfod for Speech and Drama?

There are classes available at the Mount Isa Theatrical Society to help you prepare for the Eisteddfod.

When: 5-6.30pm Tuesday - group work

5-6.30pm Wednesday - individual work

Where:  Mount Isa Theatrical Society

Cnr of Daphne and Transmission Streets (purple building next to Sikaran and the dog park)

You will receive help with your preparation and presentation of poems, monologues, readings and group work.  You can choose to come along on either day or both days depending on what sessions you would like to compete in during the Eisteddfod at the end of May.

The workshops are being run by active members of the Mount Isa Theatrical Society:

Mrs Anna Telford.

Ms Amie O’Callaghan

Mrs Tyne Sacco

Classes have already started but there is still time to join!! We look forward to seeing you there.  If you have any queries you can contact us via FACEBOOK, or leave a message on (07) 4743 8577, and we will get back to you.

Code Club is a place for students to come along after school and learn code while playing with all sorts of interesting technology. Come and learn from the ground up or bring along your current personal project! Over the year we will be working with Web design, robotics, python and game design. To start the year come along and participate in the Grok Learning Web.Comp or The Australian STEM video game challenge.

Permission Forms available at the front office.

https://www.stemgames.org.au/

https://groklearning.com/webcomp/

Code Club

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The Easter Fete is approaching quickly and the P&F are hard at work organising the event! This year, the Fete will take place on Friday 23 March from 6pm.

There are a number of ways that families can be involved in the Fete this year. The P&F Committee meet each Tuesday at 6pm in the College Library for planning and organisation, all are welcome to attend this meeting. Closer to the event, we will send home a request for volunteers - if you are able to assist on the night we would be very appreciative!

This week (Thursday), tickets in the major raffle will be sent home with the eldest child in each family. Tickets are $10, with 5 ticket per book. If you are unable to sell your tickets, please return them to the College office.

First prize - State of Origin Package (Game 1 in Melbourne) value $5000

Second prize - Cowboys vs Storm Package (Townsville) value $2500

Third prize  - $500 cash

*Additional tickets are available from the College Office*

In the lead up to the Fete, we are also seeking donations:

• If you have any craft items, glass jars or backyard fruits to donate, please contact Corena at the Parish Office (4749 8555).
• We will run a chocolate drive from next week, if your family would like to donate any Easter chocolates please take them into the front office.
• If you are an avid baker - we would love your sweet goods for the Bake Stall. We will accept these donations on the morning of the Fete. Plastic containers will be available from the front office in the coming weeks if you require these. Please note that all baked goods must be accompanied with an ingredients list on each item.

Please contact Mellissa Jones (mjones19@goodshepherd.catholic.edu.au) at the College if you have any items that you would like to donate! Thank you once again for your support, we are looking forward to another wonderful event this year.

Year 10, 11 and 12 Business Classes will be hosting stalls at the Easter Fete - this is a great chance for students to experience a small taste of how to run their own business. Please see below advertising the students have submitted regarding their stalls and please support them on the night!!

BALLOON POP

This stall allows younger children to come and have some fun. To gain customers and other kids to come and participate in our game we are using bright, colourful posters. By displaying poster around the school this will bring more attention to our stall. Additionally, we will be displaying vibrant balloons around the stalls, so onlookers will have an idea as to what out stall activities will include. Balloon Pop will be located on the school oval and to play you only have to pay $2 for 3 throws.

Visitors should come and play our exciting game kids and many young children can come play. Balloon pop is available for all ages so come on down and play!

SCARY MAZE

At the Easter Fete this group will be running the Scary Maze where kids ten and up are allowed to come in and experience a thrilling chill. There will be jumpscares, flickering lights, sounds and more.

The Scary Maze will be located upstairs in G block in room 3 & 4 (above hospitality).

To come in and experience the Scary Maze it’ll cost the customers $5 a go, including a glow stick to lead you along the way.

BALLOON BONANZA

The Easter fete is booming with a collection of different stalls, including a “Balloon Bonanza” helium balloon stall. Balloons are super fun and decorative for all ages - and we’ve got it all. From minions to princesses, from glitter and confetti balloons to glow-in- the-dark balloons - you definitely do not want to pass on this!

Right as you enter through the gates, you will find our stall set up close to the LCC, next door to the face painting in the covered area. The cost will vary between $5-$10 depending on your balloon selection.