Newsletter - Term 3 - Week 8 - Issue 72

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Students

OUTSTANDING NAPLAN RESULTS 

Congratulations to the Year 7 and 9 students who undertook the NAPLAN tests in May this year. As a College we encouraged the students to give these tests their best possible effort so that we could use the accurate data gathered to inform our future teaching and learning activities. Demonstrating Endeavour and aspiring for excellence in all activities is an integral part of the Joey’s Way and something that we want all members of the St Joseph’s College community to exhibit. St Joseph’s College is pleased to share that our data highlights the student’s efforts in aspiring for excellence.

Highlights of our students results include.

Both Year 7 and 9 cohorts achieved above the national mean in all domains (reading, writing, numeracy, spelling and grammar and punctuation). 

The College strategic goal of being 3% above the national mean was achieved or exceeded in the areas of Year 7 Reading, Writing, Numeracy, Grammar and Punctuation and Year 9 Reading and Grammar and Punctuation.

The Year 9 students achieved continual growth from Year 7 to Year 9 in Reading, Writing, Numeracy and Grammar and Punctuation.

These impressive results show that St Joseph’s College has value added across these years of testing in Reading, Writing, Numeracy and Grammar and Punctuation. They are a testament to the outstanding instructional teaching and support provided by staff; the application and hard work of our students, and the success of the literacy improvement program introduced this year. Individual student results will be distributed in the coming weeks.

Congratulations and well done, Year 7 and 9 students and staff!

With these great achievements and the other wonderful efforts of the students over the year in mind, we now turn our attention to ensuring that we capitalise on this momentum. Specifically, we want to finish Term Three strongly, refresh over the break and then return for Term Four rejuvenated and keen to get on with our learning. Ensuring that we don’t fall into the trap of the Term Four slow down and easing into the Christmas break.

In order to foster, this spirit of continuing the school year well I have provided a few helpful tips that I hope our parents, carers and students will find helpful.

1.  Be intentional about nurturing belongingness.

If a student feels welcomed, valued, trusted and respected there is a high chance that this positivity will enhance the student’s sense of belonging at school. Recent studies show that there is a high correlation between a student’s approach to school, their approach to learning and their sense of belonging. This is the focus of the Joey’s Way framework and our Joey’s Way classes each morning. We encourage our parents to support the students in making it to school on time each morning so that they can actively engage with Joey’s Way classes. 

2.  Model and engender attributes of respect, compassion and dignity.

There are some things that simply cannot be told, but are taught, felt and learnt by example and empowerment. Among these are the vital attributes that allow us to get along with others, such as compassion, dignity and respect. By coaching our students at home and at school about how to care for others, treat others and regard others, we allow students to develop bonds with their peers and the College. These bonds are closely linked to developing not only their sense of belongingness but also a student’s sense of empathy and willingness to lead through service and be assisted in their learning by their peers and teachers.

3.  Champion a Growth Mindset.

Our students need encouragement (from someone that they trust) to demonstrate endeavour and aspire for excellence. They need to understand that participating and persevering (and sometimes not succeeding) is of higher importance than not striving for your best. To dare to be brave and strive for your best elevates personal growth and eventually our students will see this as being more valuable than the risk of disappointment when they do not succeed at first.

4.  Let your child lead.

As students become exposed to a myriad of situations and a greater diversity of personalities, they need to learn how to master themselves. This includes developing self-control, self-discipline, self-regulation and self-awareness. Where learning is required guide your child through social stories and invite them to suggest alternative ways that the situation could have been played out. Allowing our students to lead their own self-discovery empowers them to work through the challenges independently.

5.  Explain to your child that it is important at times to just breathe.

The number one antidote for anxiety and stress is controlled breathing: even one good, deep breath helps. To just breathe is a conscious reminder of an involuntary function. To breathe deeply on purpose injects a boost of oxygen to the brain and vital organs, relaxes muscle tension that impacts our posture and sense of well-being, and takes the brain off high alert to enable clearer thinking.in the moment to make the most of each moment.

I hope that these few tips are helpful in assisting with engaging your student for the remainder of the year.

Kort Goodman - Principal

From the Deputy Principal

Congratulations 

Last Friday we held the annual ‘Skits and Semiquavers’ event. This event showcased many of our talented students from across the performing arts department. Congratulations to all involved and for your ongoing persistence, determination and commitment to refine your skills and talent. Thank-you to all the teachers and instrumental tutors for organising and preparing the students for this event.  

Transition Afternoons 

Last week we held two afternoons to welcome our new Year 7 students in 2022. The purpose of the Transition afternoon is to: 

• support and ease our new learners transition into our College; 
• meet their House Leaders, Student Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, and other College staff;
• begin to develop a familiarity with the College; and
• meet and begin to build relationships with other new students. 

Thanks to all the students who assisted to facilitate the afternoon sessions and to the teachers for organising this opportunity for new students and parents.  

Assessments 

As learners prepare for major examinations and assessments, learning needs to be consolidated with regular, active study. Learners should be aiming for frequent study sessions to ensure knowledge and skills is retrievable come exam time.  

An effective active study technique is summarising – making summaries of material, concepts, texts, discussions and other learnings that have occurred through the term and the revision period. Summarises can come from recordings, textbook passages, conversations and notes made during class – to name a few! The trick is to work smarter, not just harder, and lots of small summaries made regularly are considerably more effective than big summaries made sporadically. Avoid the “cram” – start regular summaries today! 

Keep a summary book. Use this book to review, reread, re-summarise, make questions, test yourself and compare your summaries to others, and approach your teachers when you identify material and concepts you are finding difficult. Having a visual record of your summaries is important. 

We wish all learners the best in their preparation for their Term 3 exams – particularly our Year 11s preparing for Unit 2 assessment, and our Year 12s for their mock External Exam block. 

Upcoming Events 

Brendon Willocks - Deputy Principal  -  bwillocks@sjc.qld.edu.au

From the Assistant Principal - Religious Education

Social Justice Statement 2021-2022

Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor

Catholics across Australia celebrated Social Justice Sunday on the 29th of August. In their Social Justice Statement for 2021–22, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, the Australian Catholic Bishops say, “the signs of the times are clear - we know that we human beings need a change of heart, mind, and behaviour”. The Statement provides theological foundations to ground and inspire our efforts to care for creation while responding to the needs of the disadvantaged and excluded.

The Bishops invite us to join them in responding to Pope Francis’ invitation to take a seven year journey towards total ecological sustainability guided by seven Laudato Si’ Goals.

The Goals are: response to the cry of the earth; response to the cry of the poor; ecological economics; sustainable lifestyles; ecological spirituality; ecological education; and community engagement and participatory action.

Scripture, the theological tradition, Catholic social justice teaching, and the wisdom of the world - including insights of the First Nations - are all placed in dialogue with human experience. Four theological foundations for a genuinely Christian response to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor emerge from this dialogue. They are: creation in and through the Trinity; the sacramentality of all created things; the wonder and beauty available to the contemplative eye; and the need for conversion and change of life.

Catholic families, communities and organisations are encouraged to: listen to the First Nations; reflect on the theological foundations offered by the Bishops; and, plan their next steps towards the Laudato Si’ Goals.

It is wonderful to reflect on the examples in our College of students listening to the cry of the earth and cry of the poor. I am very privileged to be able to share some examples with you in our newsletter today.

Prayer: Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor

Lord, when we listen with your ears we hear:

the bush grown more silent,

the birdsong less vibrant,

the stream’s sluggish ripple.

Have mercy and open our ears.

Lord, when we look with your eyes we see:

the soil depleted,

the sky smudged,

the oceans rubbished and the great currents slowed.

Have mercy and help us to see.

Lord, when we look with your eyes we see:

the workers who struggle to get by,

the women subjected to violence,

the people who are excluded.

Have mercy and help us to see.

Lord, when we listen with your ears we hear:

the sound of hungry children,

the distress of the mentally ill,

the silent pain of homeless women and men.

Have mercy and open our ears.

Send your Spirit upon us

Lord to renew our sight,

to restore our hearing,

and to reclaim your reign of justice for all people

and peace for creation.

AMEN

Youth Ministry Fight against Fast Fashion

The Youth Ministry team have been reflecting on recent news coverage of garment waste in Ghana.

As global clothing consumption skyrockets,

fed by ruthless “fast fashion” brands,

it’s creating an environmental catastrophe.

Fast fashion is and increasing problem in today’s society and environment. It is the process were clothing items end up in land fill harming the environment. For more information about fast fashion here is a website: https://apple.news/AqCGVQWDJSCOPJ9ZADUmuqQ

In an effort to combat the appeal and power of ‘fast fashion’, the students of the Youth Ministry Team will be working with our 2021 and 2022 students leaders to shine a light on the quality and style that can be gained from shopping more ethically.

They are working towards hosting a SJC Vinnies Fashion Parade. Leaders will model stylish, thrifty and ethical fashion choices from our local Vinnies stores.

Year 9 students, Kira and Keeleigh, want to spread the message: that together, we can put a stop to the increase of fast fashion in the SJC community.

Supporting Afghanistan

After working through a Pedagogy of Encounter in response to the seizure of Kabul by the Taliban, Year 12 Religion and Ethics 1A have proposed three paths of action.

Firstly, they have signed the ASRC petition to Scott Morrison to increase the asylum seeker intake to 20,000. The students would like to encourage all of our community to join in this plea for the Australian Government to assure more safe passage for those seeking asylum here.  Please follow this link for the ASCR Petition: https://asrc.org.au/srss-petition/

Secondly, the students have organised for Mission Money from Weeks 9 & 10 to be donated to Ben Quilty’s fundraising for UNHCR.  Through research, they have found that the UNHCR doing a lot of the work on the ground presently to process people.

Thirdly, this thoughtful group of students would like to ensure that when the time comes, and refugees reach our region that there are supports available to them. To aid this, they will be fundraising across Term 4 for the Work and Welcome project. For more information: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/work-welcome/

This poster was created by Year 12 student Victoria Treves.

Kellie-Marie Ford - Assistant Principal - Religious Education  -  kford@sjc.qld.edu.au

From the Assistant Principal - Curriculum

Year 12 Mock Exams

Year 12 students are required to attend school for normal classes up to and including Thursday, 2 September 2021. Friday, 3 September 2021 is a Student Free Day.

From Monday 6 September to Friday 10 September, Year 12 students are only required to be at school for their Mock Exams as outlined in the Assessment Calendar previously emailed to you.

Students can also access their Assessment Calendar online via the College Intranet. Please note the only change is Year 12 Physics which will now be on Monday 13 September, but all students are required at school this week as normal.

Students in Year 12 attending the Mock Exams during this week are required to:

• Wear full academic uniform
• Attend on time for their assessment and bring the appropriate equipment
• Sign in and out using the Sentral Kiosk in Student Entrance
• If at school for private study, after signing into the College via Student Entrance, students are also required to sign into the Library for private study.

Please note the following exceptions

• If a student in Year 12 is behind in schoolwork including work for the Essential and Applied courses, parents and carers will be contacted and students will be required to attend school in a supervised classroom to complete work.

Students and parents have been emailed a document from QCAA outlining the equipment students are allowed to bring into exams. Please note that smart watches, phones and fitness trackers are not allowed in the room. Please refer to the list for further information.

If you have any questions with regards to Year 12 Mock Exams, please discuss with your son or daughter, or contact the classroom teacher.

Year 12 Report Cards

All Year 12 families should have received an email with an Interim report card for Year 12 students.  It is a timely reminder of what students need to do in preparation for external examinations for General Subjects or final assessment items for VET and applied subjects.

Academic Support

On Tuesday afternoons from 3.15pm to 4.15pm students can access academic support if they are behind in homework, checkpoints or drafts. Teachers are also able to request students stay for this afternoon and will contact parents in advance. It is important that students understand that College guidelines are that teachers can only mark assignments completed on or before the due date.  This means that all assessment must be uploaded in Canvas by 3pm.  Assessment received after this time is regarded as late and cannot be marked.

Updating Contact Details

As the College has moved to electronic report cards,  you should have received an email requesting you update your details via the Parent Portal. Information regarding this process was included in the email.  If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Assessment

If your son or daughter is absent for an exam, it is important that you contact the correct person to be able to support your child with adjustments.

For students in Years 11 and 12 – medical documentation is required. QCAA has a preferred template for medical documentation, so you are asked to contact Mrs Karen Tobin (Senior Learning Leader) or myself to discuss.

For students in Years 7 to 10 – it is important we try to follow the same processes so we are consistent across the College.  Examinations can not be rearranged for family holidays. For students in year 10, please contact Mrs Tobin. For students in Years 7 to 9 please contact Mrs Park-Ballay.

Kerrie-Anne Fellenberg - Assistant Principal - Curriculum  -  kfellenberg@sjc.qld.edu.au 

From the Assistant Principal - Student Engagement

School and Parents Need Partnership to discuss       Drugs, Alcohol and Vaping 

On the 10th of June, we wrote to you regarding a newfound prevalence of ‘vaping’ in Toowoomba. This is an issue that has provided schools and parents with acute challenges around supporting their students to make positive and healthy choices. ‘Vaping’ is an emerging area of research among health experts and school communities are hungry to learn as much as they can about this emerging health challenge.  

Paul Dillon is a renowned expert in the area of drug and alcohol education for teenagers and will be conducting a webinar for parents and carers titled ‘Young people, alcohol and other drugs 2021: What do parents need to know?’ on Thursday, 16 September at 7.00-8.30pm (AEST).  

The webinar will examine current drug trends amongst school-based young people, including vaping and the online sale of drugs via social media apps. The session aims to empower parents with a positive message and assist them in having open and honest family discussions in this complex area. 

The College is considering two modes of delivery for this webinar: 

1.  Making the webinar available for parents to watch at home. The cost for participating in the webinar is $25. 

2.  Hosting a screening of the webinar at the College on Thursday 16 September from 7-8:30pm. This event would be free to parents.

If you are interest in participating in the Webinar, please indicate this via this form. Please also be sure to indicate your preferred mode of delivery.  

Joe Cryle - Assistant Principal - Student Engagement  -  jcryle@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Senior Years

The end of term or semester can often be bittersweet. The holidays are the light at the end of the tunnel, but an obstacle often stands in the way: exams and assignments. I recently read an article that introduced me to the phrase, 'exam season' and when you look at the calendar from Week 8 onwards, exam season is certainly upon us.

At St Joseph's College, we encourage students to show agency in their learning and that means taking ownership, accountability and responsibility for their learning. Adopting this mindset throughout the term would mean that students are well-prepared for their final exams and assignments.

To ensure that motivation levels are kept high in the final weeks, here are five ways to get you, and your son or daughter, through the 'exam season'.

1. Create a study timetable by collaboratively identifying non-study activities such as work, sport, extra-curricular and relaxation, and then fitting it blocks of study around these activities.
2. Remove distractions and establish the best study environment.
3. Ensure adequate sleep and eat well.
4. Stay positive - a positive mental attitude really does help.
5. Maintain a balanced approach.

Year 12 Mock Exams

We wish our Year 12 all the best as they prepare to sit their Mock Exams next week. Practice makes perfect and mock exams provide an opportunity for our Year 12 students to:

• Implement effective revision strategies.
• Improve and consolidate knowledge and understanding of topics. Mock exams provide an opportunity to test out knowledge and understanding of topics and can serve as a call to action and guide students as to where they may need to focus their attention and study in the lead up to external exams.
• Practise under exam conditions. Completing assessment under exam conditions can lead to nerves, anxiety and frustration. It takes time and practice to perform well under pressure and mock exams allow students to trial and practise what works best for them in terms of time management and how they prepare and approach exams.
• Identifying topics that need further study or skills that need to be practised.
• Provide specific, timely and relevant feedback for students.

Assessment Procedures - Senior Years

St Joseph's College Assessment policy incorporates the roles, responsibilities, processes and procedures used by the College to ensure academic integrity in relation to the submission of work, the development of assessment and the completion of all assessment items (including examinations).

The policy provides information to both students and parents about expectation for assessment and outlines students' responsibilities as learners regarding assessment. This document can be found on the College Website under Policies and Procedures.

I wish to draw your attention to the following sections of this policy:

Due Dates

St Joseph’s College is responsible for gathering evidence of student achievement on or before the due date (in class time / 3pm in CANVAS) for internal assessment instruments.

Absent from Exams

Students who are unable to attend an examination owing to illness or other unavoidable circumstances, must have their parents or caregiver inform the College, on the day of, for this absence. It is essential that contact be made with Mrs Karen Tobin (Senior School Learning Leader) or Mrs Kerrie-Anne Fellenberg (Assistant Principal - Curriculum).

Examination and Assessment dates will not be changed for students going on family holidays and these students will receive Not-Rated for examinations. Assignments would need to be completed and submitted on or before the due date (in class time / 3pm in CANVAS).

Provided that acceptable evidence of such an absence (e.g. a medical certificate stating specifically the reason for absence) is presented for consideration to the Senior Years Learning Leader or the Assistant Principal Curriculum in accordance with the QCAA’s QCE Handbook, students may be granted permission to sit for the examination.

Students who are undertaking SBA/SBT or TAFE are required to attend all scheduled examinations at the College. If students are not able to make alternative arrangements, such as changing their training day, they are meet with the Assistant Principal - Curriculum prior to the exam. Those students who attend their SBA/SBT or TAFE when exams are scheduled may be given a Not-Rated (NR) which will affect their QCE points and ATAR calculation.

Students with known absences (sporting commitments) will need to meet with the Assistant Principal in advance as changes of examination dates may not be approved and Senior students may be given a Not-Rated (NR) which will affect their QCE points and ATAR calculations.

Karen Tobin - Program Middle Leader - Senior Years Learning Leader  -  ktobin@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Student Voice

Australia and New Zealand’s relationship is recognised as one of the closest, broadest, and mutually compatible in the world.

As the first Academic Captains of St Joseph’s College, we have aimed to define the role for future leaders. To do so, we established a trans-Tasman connection with those in the same position at Kāpiti College in Paraparaumu, New Zealand.

Our relationship with Amy, Antonio, and Issie has been essential to our exploration of what our role entails, and the potential that it holds. The ongoing discussions have guided our initiatives this year, although we are yet to settle the debate on which country rightfully lays claim to the creation of pavlova, or who has the better accent.

It is in times like today, in which COVID-19 remains steadfast internationally, that we are appreciative of the ability to maintain this friendship as a result of modern technological advancements.

We encourage our students to reflect on the technology we have access to that allows us to continue to learn, even during the public health crisis.

Saxon McGregor & Claire Pretorius  -  Academic Captains

Cultural Student Voice

Last Friday, 27^th of August, the College held its annual Skits and Semiquavers performance. This concert is developed to showcase the talents of students involved in the College’s music, drama, and dance programs. On this night, the wider community was invited to watch this compilation of performances, with students ranging from Year 7 to 12 performing in a variety of acts.

Skits and Semiquavers provided an opportunity for the College’s bands, small group ensembles, and choirs to perform following the disappointing cancellation of the Toowoomba eisteddfod. Furthermore, this provided an opportunity for senior drama classes and those who participate in the Dance Enrichment program to demonstrate their skills to the wider community.

We would like to thank everyone who attended the amazing Skits and Semiquavers showcase this year. The College and its students greatly appreciate the support that the arts program has felt from this performance. We look forward to developing the College’s musical, dramatic, and artistic talents in light of next term’s Awards Night and next year’s Skit and Semiquavers performance. 

Jordan McLachlan & Darby Carroll  -  Cultural Captains 2021

Mission Matters

This week the JW group A7 and our Year 11/12 leaders had a wonderful morning preparing and serving breakfast for the students at Clifford Park Special School, as part of our Breakfast Club programme.

Just Joey’s would like to thank the community for their generous donations to ‘Share the Dignity’.

Cathie Barton - Program Middle Leader - Mission & Identity  -  cbarton@sjc.qld.edu.au

Rice House Report

As we enter the final stretch of Term 3, can be a time that fatigue rises and with that a drop in enthusiasm often ensues.  In AFL, the third quarter of the game is often referred to as the ‘premiership quarter’ or in golf, the expression for the third of their four-day competitions – ‘moving day’. In other words, that’s the day that a golfer needs to put him or herself in a position to win. You can’t win a game in the third, but you certainly can lose it.

For us at school, it’s not as simple as a win or lose proposition, but more around doing the little things to put yourself in the best position to have success. At this time of the term, I would encourage all students to stop and take the time to be reflective. Review your learning goals set each Monday in Joey’s Way, explore your Sentral ‘Student Dashboard’ and have a conversation with a trusted adult about how you can put yourself in the best position to have success. Be it reducing hours at work, limiting screen time or engaging in physical activity outside. How are you using the ‘premiership quarter’ to set yourself up for success and aspire to excellence?

Congratulations to the 41 students who have received Endeavour cards in Term Three out of the 195 received in Rice house throughout the year. It is tremendously pleasing to see these students being acknowledged for their hard work. Keep it up!

Well done to all the students who attended the annual College Athletics carnival. It was a real delight to see Rice complete the clean sweep again and take out all three of our major carnivals in 2021. It is in no doubt the participation and attendance rate of our students played a major part in our success. Special mention must also go to the 13 students who received age champion medals. In particular, our 12 years girls who took home the treble!

Finally, this week we are beginning the transition process of electing out new student leaders. I would like to publicly thank the Rice house contingent of Keely Geiger, Nick Sheedy, Mitchell Berg, Darby Carroll and Dan Robinson for the work they have done in their respective roles. They have set the bar extremely high and have certainly left the College better than they found it.  

Thomas Moore - Student Engagement Middle Leader - Rice House  -  tmoore@sjc.qld.edu.au

Science Report

Week 6 saw the celebration of Science Week at SJC. This years theme was Food – Different by Design.

The week began with an experiment. All Joey’s Way classes were equipped with materials to answer the research question, does the size of the seed affect the rate of germination?

Students then had to work in groups to solve our Escape Room challenge. This involved a series of activities that, once solved, provided a clue to crack the Escape Room code.

Joey’s Way groups were then pitted against each other in the Science Week Quiz. Congratulations to Mr Ramage’s class, Brennan 3, who took out 1st place and won a Pizza Lunch for their efforts.

The week concluded with students being afforded the opportunity to construct a series of molecules that make up the food they eat. This required students to apply their research and analytical skills to build compounds using lollies to represent the different atoms and toothpicks as bonds.

I’d like to express my sincere thanks to our wonderful Laboratory Assistant Deb Whipps for putting together the resources for the activities and to the students for their involvement in another successful Science Week at SJC.

From the data collected by SJC students there appears to be no correlation between seed size and rate of germination.

The escape room data sets. Can you identify the mystery solution to solve Challenge 7?

Our students constructing and explaining how they built compounds out of lollies.

Bill Whiting - Curriculum Middle Leader - Science  -  bwhiting@sjc.qld.edu.au

Humanities Report

Unlocked - The Secrets to Highly Successful Groups

How do you build and sustain a great team?

Why do some teams deliver performances exponentially better than the sum of their counterparts, while other teams add up to be much less?

How can one build teams that seamlessly collaborate and act as a single hive-mind?

Well – according to New York Times bestselling author Danny Coyle – The Secrets to Highly Successful Groups - the answer is simple: It comes down to group culture.

Coyle starts the book with a much-needed reminder of where the word “culture” comes from: the Latin word “cultus”, which means “care”. It’s culture – and thus it’s also care – which makes any one team different than any other.

He illustrates this by referring to a competition to build the tallest structures possible with a set of tools including uncooked spaghetti, string and a marshmallow. Some teams consisted of business school students, and some consisted of kindergartners. Not only did the kindergarteners come out on top, but also, they outperformed teams of lawyers and CEOs.

And there’s a reason for that. “The business school students appear to be collaborating,” Coyle says, “but in fact they’re engaged in a process psychologists call status management. They are figuring out where they fit into the larger picture: Who is in charge? Is it okay to criticize someone’s idea? What are the rules here? Their interactions appear smooth, but their underlying behaviour is riddled with inefficiency, hesitation, and subtle competition. Instead of focussing on the task, they are navigating their uncertainty about one another.”

Coyle says that the kindergartners succeeded not because they’re smarter but because they worked together more efficiently. “They’re tapping into a simple and powerful method in which a group of ordinary people can create a performance far beyond the sum of their parts,” he says.

So, as a department we believe and live by the premise that good group culture boils down to the following , thus allowing us to transform our departmental culture.

In a nutshell, we believe a successful group must:

• Build Safety {signals of connection generate bonds of belonging and identity}
• Share Vulnerability {habits of mutual risk – drive trust/cooperation}
• Establish Purpose {shared goals and values})

We also believe that a highly successful group will have - Belonging Cues. These cues are vital for a successful group.

You are safe here and they usually incorporate three qualities –

1. Energy – invest in the exchange that is occurring;
2. Individualisation: treat each other as unique and valued and
3. Future orientated – signal relationship will continue

According to (Coyle, 2021) – A team’s performance is also driven by four measurable factors:

1. Everyone in the group talks and listens in roughly equal measure, keeping contributions short.
2. Maintain eye contact and energy (energetic gestures)
3. Communicate with each other – not just, presenter, Middle Leader or Leadership.
4. Do not be afraid to go outside of the group to explore, research and bring information back to share with others.

A Mental Trick from the World’s Best Team

By most measures, the New Zealand All-Blacks are the toughest, smartest, and most successful sports team on the planet. The rugby squad has won 86 percent their games during the modern era against some of the most ferocious competition in the world.

So it won’t surprise you to learn that the All-Blacks train incredibly hard, or that they have a robust team culture, or that they are tactically brilliant. But it might surprise you to learn that they spend a lot of time and energy working on an area which most of us totally ignore: emotional skills.

Specifically, their ability to regulate mood, to stay positive and resilient, to handle unfair ups and downs, to remain even keeled, and to deal with unpredictable misfortune without losing your grip.  Basically, their competitive temperament. When I first read this I was intrigued as I don’t normally think of temperament as a skill. I think of it as a fixed product of someone’s character. I instinctively assume that temperaments are either weak (tend to choke under pressure) or strong (tend to come through). The All-Blacks, however, treat temperament and emotion as muscles to be trained with specific workouts.

Long story short: a few years ago, the team was going through a period of uncharacteristic struggle. Some players were having trouble controlling their emotions in matches. It was the typical stuff we all experience from time to time: they were trying too hard, being overly aggressive, and experiencing the tunnel-vision syndrome Navy pilots dryly refer to as OBE: Overcome By Events.

So, with the help of a former Rhodes Scholar named Ceri Evans, they devised a tool to fix that, built on a simple two-part frame that describes the mental state you want to avoid, and the one you want to be in. They call it Red Head/Blue Head.

Red Head is the negative state, when you are heated, overwhelmed, and tense. Your emotional engine is smoking, your perceptions are slow, the game feels too fast, and your decision making is rushed.

Blue Head, on the other hand, is the precise opposite: the cool, controlled, pattern-seeing state, when you retain your awareness and your decision-making power, when you stay flexible and deliver top performance.

The key is doing three things:

• 1) seek to stay in Blue Head as your default setting
• 2) sense cues when you are entering Red-Head mode
• 3) use a physical or mental trigger to get yourself back into Blue Head.

The All-Blacks are encouraged to devise personal triggers to make the transition. One player stamps his feet into the grass, to ground himself. Another uses mental imagery, picturing himself from the highest seat in the stadium, to help put the moment in perspective. Whatever tool you use doesn’t matter — what matters is realizing you’re in the wrong emotional zone and finding ways to cool yourself off and get back in a high-performing head space.

I think this is an idea that applies to a lot more than just sports. The notion that you can build yourself an emotional thermostat that senses when it’s overheating, and cools itself down when needed, is powerfully useful.

What I like best is how it flips the normal dynamic about emotions — where everyone is left to deal with it on their own — and turns it into a platform for group conversation. Players and coaches can use this language to tell a player that he’s glowing red, or to appreciate a player who stays blue under pressure.  It forms a language of performance that, like all shared languages, connects people and lifts them up.

Andrew Fellenberg - Curriculum Middle Leader - Humanities-Commerce  -  afellenberg@sjc.qld.edu.au

Department Tutorials

Library News

Last week the Library celebrated Book Week in style! We held a range of activities for the students to participate in during the week, and from feedback it was a huge success!

Monday our Joeys Way groups dove into the world of Harry Potter and came to the library to collect their ‘owl’. The task was to keep the ‘Owl’ (a white balloon) alive for the whole day, the owls attended classes with different students and the first owl returned to the Library in the afternoon won. Well done to Joey’s Way group Brennan 2 for returning your owl in one piece!

Tuesday saw our students being challenged with a ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds’ Quiz. This involved all Joey’s Way groups guessing which baby photo matched the St Joseph’s Staff Member. The competition was tough but congratulations to Joeys Way group Rice 3 for winning!

Tuesday also saw the start to our QR Code Scavenger Hunt. Throughout the Library QR codes where placed, once scanned students were then directed to where the next QR code was hidden. Each day we had a different house participate, two students from each Joeys Way group would compete for their group, the team that got to the end of the Scavenger Hunt first and found the prize won for their Whole Joey’s Way group.

Congratulations to the following Scavenger Hunt Winners:

Brennan 6

McAuley 1

Rice 1

Murphy 6

Wednesday our students were lucky to receive a visit from Author Rebecca Timmis and attend her creative Writing and Illustration Workshops. Rebecca’s inspirational workshops equip students with the tools to write more engaging stories. She explained the importance of planning, structure, character development, descriptions, and feelings. We are looking forward to reading some fantastic student stories in future!

Thursday was our main Event – Dress Up! Staff and students came dressed as their favourite characters. We saw excellent single character costumes, group costumes and it was amazing to see some handmade, attention to detail costumes.

It was very tough for our judges to decide the overall winners but congratulations to the following category winners:

Juniors (Years 7-9)

Winner:                           Emilia – Alice in Wonderland

Highly Commended        Chloe – White Rabbit

Highly Commended        Isaac – Pirates of the Caribbean

Senior Category (Years 10-12)

Winner:                           Kameron – Steam Punk Protector

Highly Commended        Alex – Shaggy’s Ghost

Highly Commended        Lauren – Ghostbur

Staff Category

Winner:                           Mr and Mrs Whiting – Star Wars

Highly Commended        Library and IT Staff - Wizard of Oz

Highly Commended        Student Entrance – Peter Pan

Group Costume

Winner:                Year 12 Girls – Jesus and disciples

Check out the Facebook page for more pictures of all the amazing costumes!

Friday our students enjoyed The New and Old Worlds Collide in Collage Activity they joined Mrs Dwyer and created collages using layered images and watercolour.  Check out some awesome creations below!

Our Bookmark Competition and a great success with many students and staff getting involved and submitting creative bookmarks. It was very hard for our judges to decide – there could only be one winner!

A huge thank you to everyone that was involved in Book Week 2021! 

Brylee Tudge - Library Technician  -  btudge@sjc.qld.edu.au

Sports

Wednesday Night Netball

This competition has finally come to an end with the finals occurring on August 21. Of the three teams we had playing the Junior Vicki Wilson team were the only ones that made the final. We again came up against Fairholme College for the third time in as many weeks.

The girls finally had their full team back after three students could not play because of their residential address being in the LGA’s. The girls were fairly confident but still had a hard fight on their hands.

We started off really positively and had a narrow lead at the end of the first quarter. By half time we were up by eight points. Something then went terribly wrong and Fairholme scored 8 goals straight and managed to claw their way back to us.

Going into the fourth quarter it was virtually goal for goal with weary legs starting to have its effect on both teams.

With about 15 secs to go it was 26 points all. As the hooter went off, we were awarded a penalty pass or shot to Hayley Utz about 1.5 metres from the goal. If she missed, we went into overtime, if she made the shot we won. Skilfully Hayley held her nerve and put the shot and we avoided overtime and successfully won the competition, 27 to 26 points.

The girls involved were: Jada Guok, Pypah Ferguson, Chloe Seefeld, Bridie Nicol, Mercia Zillmann, Kenzie Van Zandbergen, Iley Ronan, Montana Brisbane and Hayley Utz.

Many thanks to Jodie Ferguson who coached the girls each Wednesday night. We are very appreciative of her giving of her time and skills to help these girls.

To all that came and supported us on the finals night, thank you very much. I know the girls enjoyed having a crowd to play to after all these weeks.

AFL Finals

With the end of the AFL finals last weekend, it has been bought to my attention that we had quite several our students who were involved in the grand final day. These included:

Women’s

Ex-student Megan Pretorius (Sister of Claire) won premiership with the Tigers.

Jess Grutt premiership player

Talia McEwan was named as an emergency player for Tigers women’s grand final team.

Men’s

Kaden Parmenter premiership winner with the Bombers

14’s

Aiden Diprose, Mark Renwood, Taylor Diprose, Sienna Wilson, Hayley Simmons and Cheyenne Zirbel premiership winners with 14’s Tigers

Torin Edwards and Coper Muller premiership players (went down in the last quarter)

12’s

Torin Edwards premiership winner with the 12’s Bombers

Ex-student Coda Stanmore was also the first female to win the half time grand final 100m sprint. She was going up against three male competitors.

Lions Academy

Congratulations to Indiana Ranford, Hayley Simmons and Sienna Wilson who have been named in the Brisbane Lions Academy for AFL – what an exciting time for sport at St Joseph’s College.

Girls Futsal

In term 4 commencing on Thursday October 7 (first week back) and finishing on Thursday November 11 if a Girls futsal competition starting at Glennie.

The competition with cost approximately $75.00 per player.

If you are interested in playing, please send Miss Newton an email.

Darling Downs Trials

13/14 years boys and girls Futsal trials – students born 2008 – 2007 only – October 11

12 years girls’ and boys’ cricket has been called so if interested in trialling please contact Miss Newton for the relevant paperwork.

Sport and Culture Corroboree Bunburra

Indigenous Beach Touch Football Tournament (Through the PCYC program)

Saturday October 9, 2021

Surfers Paradise Beach (corner of Trickett St and The Esplanade)

This is a beach touch football competition for boys and girls aged 14 – 17 on Surfers Paradise Beach.

Participants will stay at the Gold Coast Recreation Centre for Friday and Saturday Night in bunk style accommodation and players will be bunking with their team. All players selected will not be required to pay for any of the activities and experiences during the weekend. Qld PCYC will cover travel, accommodation, all meals while away, playing uniform and team registration.

If anyone is interested in the above competition, please see Miss Newton for further information.

Noah Lawson

I just wanted to share with the community some great things our students are achieving away from the classroom.

I received this email from a teacher at Toowoomba Grammar regarding Noah and was really impressed and keen to share it.

“I just wanted to let you and the school know about the work Noah Lawson has been doing coaching our young boys this year. 

He has been coaching our under 10 team and has exceeded all expectations in this role. He is punctual, organised and has a great manner with the boys. He always presents well, and his communication is first class. He will be first chosen to coach next year.

I will also be putting Noah through the next of his coaching courses in the off season”.

Terrific work Noah and well deserved. Now come and coach our young boys and girls.

Deb Newton - Program Leader - Sports  -  dnewton@sjc.qld.edu.au

Career Pathways

It has been a very busy term for the Career Development Team.  We have been planning and organising the Enrichment Program for Term 4.  Please be aware that the information for the Enrichment Program will be released in the coming days.  May we remind that it is imperative for you to respond with your child’s preferences.  A reminder that if we do not receive a response from you, your child will be allocated to Study for Term 4.  In addition, the enrichment activity is ‘pick and stick’ meaning your child will be allocated an enrichment activity for the term.  We appreciate your support with the Enrichment Program.

Year 12 students have begun meeting with Mrs Harman for their QTAC interview as they consider their future career decisions beyond St Joseph’s College. Early in Term 4, Mrs Harman will be hosting a Career Dropin focusing on the process of offers from QTAC.  I encourage parents of Year 12 students to encourage their child to refer to the Career Development Canvas course for information regarding university, pathways, TAFE, transition to full-time work and much more.  For information regarding scholarships, I encourage your child to visit the individual university websites to investigate eligible scholarships.

Career Information for Year 12

QTAC Parent Information Session

The QTAC Parent Information Session was held on Tuesday, 24 August 2021.  The QTAC presentation and the powerpoint can be accessed on the Career Development Canvas course or download the presentation from this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/EwNwRPqfFmTmToMzT3JtpcjjdVUWJ2Hsqc42cBEsVPrA3YN305P5yk7drPEPbHUe.Mjh0j99_7KmniBcv

The passcode to access the presentation is:  Passcode: Ar&e1zcS

To access the powerpoint click on, Applying through QTAC 2021 Year 12.

For further information regarding your child’s QTAC application including preferencing and offers visit the QTAC website  www.qtac.qld.edu.au

2021/2022 key dates for Year 12 students

Things start to ramp up for Year 12 students and it is easy to miss key dates. Below is a list of key dates that you should check and put in your diary so that you don't miss out on key opportunities. You will also need to check out closing dates for early entry programs and scholarship applications and you can find these on the individual TAFE and university websites.

August

3/08/2021          QTAC applications open for 2022 courses

                          ATAR account registration opens (Qld Yr 12s) 

                          During August some audition and portfolio applications close 

September       Early closing dates for some courses

October            Reminder to get EAS and supporting documents submitted

25/10/2021        External assessment period commences

November        QTAC offer rounds commence                

12/11/2021        Due date to apply & submit documents for 19 November offer round

16/11/2021        External assessment period continued      

19/11/2021        Graduation day for Year 12

December    

09/12/2021       Due date to apply & submit documents for December 23 offer round 

10/12/2021       Due date to apply & submit documents for 13 January offer round 

17/12/2021       Qld ATAR and QCE released 

20/12/2021       Due date for change of preferences prior to next offer round 

23/12/2021       December offer round

January

13/01/2022       January offer round 

                         Further offer rounds

17/01/2022   Final date for applications for 2021 reassessments and script inspections for external assessments (EAs) and Senior External Examinations (SEEs)

Check on the QTAC website for more information and any changes to these dates.

How are applicants selected for courses through QTAC?

Many courses you apply for through QTAC for study in 2022 are competitive. Consequently, many institutions use specific selection criteria to select students. Once institution admission rules are met (i.e. English Language Proficiency – automatic for most domestic students; age requirements – generally 18 years or completion of Year 12) selection is based on:

• meeting minimum entry requirements for the course (these may include subject prerequisites (usually General subjects), a folio; an interview or audition; a specific test, an essay or questionnaire; the successful completion of a course etc), and
• merit (ATAR or a QTAC Selection Rank).

Through the QTAC process, eligible applicants (i.e. those who meet the entry requirements) are considered in order of merit (i.e. ATAR or QTAC Selection Rank). In other words, the ATAR or Rank of the last person to get into the course before all places are filled becomes the lowest ATAR/Rank to receive an offer (called minimum selection threshold), for that course, in that offer round. In the 2022 QTAC Guide it is referred to as the Minimum ATAR/selection rank semester 1, 2021. The courses' minimum thresholds can move up or down each year due to annual demand and the previous years minimum thresholds are used as a guide only. 

Paying for QTAC

At the end of your QTAC application you will be required to pay $46 application fee before your application is accepted. This is usually done using a credit or debit card. If you are having difficulty paying for your QTAC application or you can only pay with cash, you should see your guidance officer/counsellor to make other arrangements. Be sure to print your payment receipt so you have evidence of payment and be sure you have successfully lodged your application.

We continue to look forward to working with your child in exploring careers and career pathways.

Career Exploration

Career quiz to give you some ideas about your career pathway!!

Career quizzes are not designed to give you a definite answer about what you should do but they can give you some fresh ideas to research. Explore Careers free quiz will help you discover the Australian industries and careers that you can research. The quiz results will tell you about real Australian companies that you could work for. Click here to start the quiz. 

Job Outlook - a place to start looking

The Australian Government’s Job Outlook website is a great place to start when deciding about the sorts of study or training you would like to pursue. If you don’t know how to start using the site, do the Career Quiz to develop your job profile. This will narrow down your options by suggesting jobs that match your job profile. You can also check out the Skills Match section which will match up your skills with job options for you to consider. The Explore Australia section is where you will find Labour Market information and trends by State. The Future Outlook section has information about the industries that are expected to grow in the future and the skills they'll require. ‘Resources for you’ at the bottom of the home page has links to other useful websites.

5 cool jobs you can pursue in Science

Recently, we celebrated Science week and as a follow upNational Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. Each year in August, thousands of individuals get involved in science events across the nation. It also aims to encourage an interest in science and encourage young people to become fascinated by the world we live in! Explore Careers has highlighted five of the coolest jobs out there! Click here to find out about a:

• Curiosity driver
• Firework designer
• Firework designer
• Volcanologist
• Ethical Hacker
• Nanosystems engineer

Career Information Sessions

Parent Information Session - Webinar

Career planning and transition for young people on the autism spectrum| Thursday 2 September, 4.00pm (AEST)

In this 60 minute live and interactive webinar, our presenters, Associate Professor Marina Ciccarelli, Cheryl Mangan, and Brendan James will provide information for parents about:

• The Better OutComes and Successful Transitions for Autism (BOOST-A) research;
• The role of parents and supporters in youth focused, strengths-based career planning; and
• How myWAY Employability career planner can support young people on the autism spectrum to build a customised profile and goals to plan for future career pathways.

Based on six years of research, myWAY Employability is a smart web platform that helps autistic individuals plan and prepare for working life. Autistic individuals co-produced content, design, and usability of the website. myWAY Employability matches an individual’s interests and strengths to relevant careers and pathways. It encourages users to create big dreams, and smaller goals and tasks to track progress. Register now

 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Information Sessions

The Australian Defence Force holds career information sessions across Queensland highlighting a number of different ADF career pathways. For details about the following events and for information on Army Reserve Information Sessions, visit the Defence Jobs Australia Facebook site. Click on the link below to find out more:

Videos:

• ADF Careers Information session video
• RMC Information Session video
• Army Reserve information session video
• Army General Entry Information Session video
• Navy Officer Information Session video
• Navy Technical Trades Information Session video

09/09/2021       Toowoomba: Army Careers Information Session

Leaving school - information for Year 12 students

The Australian Government Services Australia has a website provides information to help you choose your next step if you have just finished or will soon leave school. Information that you can find on the website includes:

• Further study
• Entering a trade or full time work
• Not sure what's next
• Tools and information
• Payments for students and trainees
• Looking for help until I get a job
• Payments for job seekers
• Financial and health support for young people

CSIRO Virtual Work Experience

https://www.csiro.au/en/careers/Scholarships-student-opportunities/work-experience

2021 Virtual Work Experience Program

In 2021, the Virtual Work Experience Program (VWEP) will support students to undertake work experience despite COVID-19 interruptions and provide opportunities for students who may face geographic or other barriers to participating in traditional work experience.

VWEP allows students the opportunity to experience contemporary ways of working, from homes, and with people across geographic boundaries, just as CSIRO scientists do every day.

Students will undertake collaborative, group science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) projects, including projects linked to real-world CSIRO research and industry challenges. Instead of students attending a CSIRO site, experienced CSIRO staff or STEM industry professionals will supervise groups of students remotely using a secure online platform. The groups will comprise up to five students who may be remote from each other and who will work together to compete work and tasks that can be used as part of portfolios and help inform their study and/or career plans.

To be eligible to do virtual work experience with CSIRO, students must be:

• in year 10 or 11, and aged 15-17 years for the duration of the work experience
• enrolled in a school in Australia
• able to commit to the designated days between July and December 2021
• be supported by a teacher, parent or other approved adult in their physical location throughout their work experience project.

School Holiday Programs

Girls Do Cyber

Are you in Years 9-12 and looking do something fun and worthwhile during your school holidays? UQ will be holding a workshop on 28 September 2021 from 10am - 2pm which will give you a greater understanding of the world of Cyber including:

• Why Cyber is a rewarding career
• What learning pathways are on offer
• What is ASD CyberExp

This free workshop will allow you to learn about Cyber mentors and meet Cyber Grads. Click here to register.

Queensland School of Film and Television (QSFT) school holiday workshops

QSFT is offering a Filmmaker workshop (for years 9-12) on 29 and 30 September 2021 at its Annerley campus. Click here for more details including registration and payment. For more information, contact the school on 3392 7788 or email applications@qsft.qld.edu.au.

FREE Workshops - Making Music and Songwriting with USQ & TRC (for aspiring young musicians 14yrs +)

Once again Toowoomba Regional Council and the University of Southern Queensland have teamed up to bring aspiring young musicians, music makers and producers a fantastic skills-learning opportunity.

There are two separate workshops on offer in this series, one on Songwriting and Musicianship and the other on Recording and Sound Production.

Commencing on Tuesday 11 October these workshops run online weekly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings respectively for three weeks, and then culminate in an in-person experience on campus at USQ Toowoomba on Saturday 30 October 2021, where everything learned over the previous 3 weeks is brought together in one fun, interactive and experiential day.

Our three musicians, Nathan Seiler, Simon Gardner and Tim Sladden are all world-class performers offering insights and practical learning in Songwriting and Musicianship. Recording and Sound Production will be led by Ayden Roberts and Acalia McNamara, also highly proficient professionals in their fields. See attached document about our tutors.

Click here for more information and registration.

School Based Apprenticeship Vacancy Flyers

Flyers for Certificate III in Hospitality, Certificate III in Tourism, Certificate III in Business and Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations school-based traineeships:

• 52-21 Certificate III in Hospitality – Vapiano, Grand Central Toowoomba – 10, 11 and 12
• 53-21 Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations – Civil/Reece, Toowoomba - 10
• 54-21 Certificate III in Business – Duo Bakery and Café, Toowoomba – 10 and 11
• 55-21 Certificate III in Hospitality or Certificate III in Tourism – Jilly’s Café, Toowoomba - 10
• 56-21 Certificate III in Business – Berny’s on West, Toowoomba – 10 and 11
• 57-21 Certificate III in Hospitality – The Rock, Toowoomba – 10
• 58-21 Certificate III in Business – 7-Eleven, Toowoomba – 10 and 11
• 59-21 Certificate III in Business – Little Miracles Maternity Wear, Toowoomba – 10 and 11
• 60-21 Certificate III in Business – Totally Workwear, Toowoomba – 10 and 11

Students are to submit SBA Referral Form, Cover Letter and Resume to apply for positions.

PROTEIN Jobs Fair - School Program

Thursday 16 September   |   10:00am-2:00pm   |   Dalby Events Centre

Connect your students with a career in Animal Agriculture at the inaugural PROTEIN Jobs Fair in Dalby on 16 September 2021.

Students will have the opportunity to interact closely with agriculture industry professionals in an informal setting, learning about a day in their professional life, jobs and pathways into Agriculture and the endless opportunities in the protein industry.

This event will provide students the ability to connect with employers directly and discuss employment opportunities including entry-level jobs, graduate programs, traineeships and apprenticeships.

What will be at the Jobs Fair?

• Trade Stalls
• Career Conversations (Interactive Interview Session)
• Career Snapshots (Speaker Session)
• Food Truck Fest

Remember:

• Students will be prepared to meet potential employers.
• Students need to bring their resumes.

Register you and your students today.

For more information please contact the Careers Team

Angela Stafford - Vocational Education Co-Ordinator  -  astafford@sjc.qld.edu.au

Leah Millett - Careers Support Officer  -  lmillett@sjc.qld.edu.au

Maree Harman - Career Development Practitioner  -  mharman@sjc.qld.edu.au

Arts Opportunities

A quick reminder that there is only one more week for students to enter our artwork competition, and a few more days left to go into the draw to win a Melbourne International Comedy Festival run comedy workshops for your school!

More info on both opportunities below.

Class Clowns artwork competition

We’re inviting students in years 7-12 around Australia to submit a creative design for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Class Clowns program.

We’re looking for an icon, artwork or illustration that brings to life all that Class Clowns stands for – a representation of the voice, confidence and creativity of young Australians.

The winner will receive $2,000 and the opportunity to work with our set designer and graphic designer. 

Entry is free and submissions are open until midnight AEST Tuesday 7 September 2021. For more information and to enter, visit our website.

ARTWORK COMPETITION INFO >>

Chrissy Dwyer - Curriculum Middle Leader  -  Arts  -  cdwyer@sjc.qld.edu.au

Ready, Set, THRIVE!

Walk to D-Feet MND

In memory of our dearly loved colleague and friend Dan O’Neill “Danno”, a ‘team’ has been created for the annual ‘Walk to D-Feet MND’ walk. Please consider joining our team “SJC Sole Mates”. Registration is $30 for adults and $12 for children.

A t-shirt to collect and wear on the day is included in the fee, or maybe if you are unable to join us on the day, you could also make a donation using the same “SJC Sole Mates” name.

Walk Details:

When: Sunday 12 September 2021

Where: Queens Park, Botanic Gardens,Toowoomba

Registration & T-Shirt Collection: 9am

Walk Commences: 10am

Walk Concludes, Awards and Prize Draw: 11am

P & F Association

NEXT MEETING
September 7  -  Library - 5.00pm start

Canteen

We need your help!

Please contact the College if you have some time to volunteer.  Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Deb Ditchmen and Michelle Tully - Canteen Convenors

E: dditchmen@sjc.qld.edu.au

E: mtully@sjc.qld.edu.au 

Uniform Shop

School Holiday Trading Hours

St Joseph’s College Uniform Shop will close for the school holidays on Thursday 16th September 2021 at 12.00pm. 

Extended Trading Hours          

                           Friday 1st October                      9.00 am - 4.00 pm
                           Tuesday 5th October                  7.30 am - 12.00 pm
The uniform shop will return to normal trading hours on Wednesday 6th October 2021. 

Normal Trading Hours 
                           Tuesday                   8.00 am - 12.00 pm
                           Wednesday              8.00 am - 4.00 pm
                           Thursday                  8.00 am - 12.00 pm
You are welcome to purchase from the online uniform shop at your convenience and your order will be filled when the store is next open.

EFTPOS only - No Cash accepted until further notice.

Please follow Queensland Government guidelines and  check-in when visiting the uniform shop.

Navy Face Masks  - reusable/washable – Small and Large sizes - $5 each

Winter stock is now available.

• Formal girl and formal boy trousers
• Long sleeve shirt for boys
• Winter tights and stockings
• Joey’s scarf
• Tracksuit pants

Blazers are available for the cold weather  - all sizes available.

Female Bike Pants are now available in sizes – Girls 10 & 12, Ladies XS – XL

The uniform shop is currently out of stock of the following and waiting on orders to arrive:-

Jumpers, Size 16, 18, 20, & 22     -    ETA Aug

The jumpers that had been delayed due to Covid lockdown in Fiji and lockdown in Sydney. 

                                            New Ordering Online Process

www.midford.com.au     pass phrase StJC1956

Second hand uniforms are also available at the Uniform Shop.

If you have used uniform items that would like to donate, please drop off to the Uniform Shop during opening hours.  Donations are greatly appreciated.

If you have used uniform items that you would like us to sell for you, please call into the uniform shop and collect a “Used Clothing” form. Used uniforms items MUST be in good condition, hems intact, no holes, stains or missing buttons. They also need to washed, ironed and be the current uniform. 

If you have any questions, please call us on 4631 8514 during opening hours.