Pastoral Bulletin
Welcome to Week 2 of Term 3 2023
News and Reminders from your Pastoral Leaders.
General School News
- Relay for Life is this weekend at Barlow Park. We wish all involved best of luck for the event and thank the school community for their continued support in raising money for Cancer Council in Term 2.
- Best of luck to all students participating in the Cairns Marathon this weekend. Feel free to pop down to the race precinct on the esplanade and cheer all competitors on. Missio Dei will be supporting the Cairns Marathon at an aid station across the day.
- A reminder the Cairns Show Holiday will be this Friday July 21.
- Some personal grooming reminders from the student expectations booklet. Should students not meet these expectations students will be required to rectify.
- Students are encouraged to continue striving for success with our positive rewards system of Merits. Merits earn students opportunities to receive Head of Year Certifcates and Principals Certificates at community pastoral groups and College assemblies. We look forward to celebrating this success with students over the term.
Regards,
Leah McBryde
Assistant Principal, Junior Years (7 - 9) | lmcbryde@cns.catholic.edu.au
Justin Brennan
Acting Assistant Principal, Senior Years (10 -12) | jbrennan2@cns.catholic.edu.au
Year 7
- Congratulations to all students who were awarded a Head of Year Certificate on Community PG for outstanding effort in Term 2. The next goal is to keep up with consistent effort and strive for a Principal's Certificate.
- Sport & House Uniform requirements are similar to the arrangement at the beginning of last term. Students need to check their HPE class code on their timetable as this determines whether they are in the ‘odd’ or ‘even’ group for uniform. The requirements for each group are as below:
Year 7 HPE Odd groups (1,3,5,7)
House Uniform - Mondays (for HPE)
Sport Uniform - Wednesdays (for HPE & Sport)
Year 7 HPE Even groups (2,4,6,8)
Sport Uniform - Wednesdays (for HPE & Sport)
House Uniform - Fridays (for HPE)
- In SEL this week, students will be reflecting on their Semester 1 Report Card results. Their Pastoral Mentor’s will be having reflective conversations on last semester's efforts with the aim of setting targeted learning goals for the semester ahead.
Regards
Nathan Haydon
Head of Year 7
Year 8
- During our SEL lesson this week, students will be reflecting on their semester 1 report card results. Their Pastoral Mentor’s will be facilitating conversations on last semester's efforts and helping students set SMART goals for semester 2.
- This term will also see the introduction of our inter house challenge. Over the course of the term students will participate in a variety of activities, sports and events to obtain points for their respective house.
- Sport & House Uniform requirements are similar to the arrangement at the beginning of last term. Students need to check their HPE class code on their timetable as this determines whether they are in the ‘odd’ or ‘even’ group for uniform. The requirements for each group are as below:
Year 8 HPE Odd groups (1,3,5,7)
House Uniform - Tuesday (for HPE)
Sport Uniform - Wednesdays (for Sport/ JSS)
Sport Uniform - Friday (for HPE)
Year 8 HPE Even groups (2,4,6,8)
Sport Uniform - Mondays (for HPE)
House Uniform - Tuesday (for HPE)
Sport Uniform - Wednesdays (for Sport/ JSS)
Regards
Andy Winter
Head of Year 8
Year 9
- Well done on a fantastic first week back! It is great to see students are organised with equipment ready for learning. A gentle reminder to make sure students are charging their laptops ready for school the next day.
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) will be held on Tuesday this week. This is a great opportunity for students to plan out key dates in their diaries and reflect on their efforts from last term. Students should take the opportunity to ask for guidance from their Pastoral Mentors about how they could be more successful this term.
- If students require a new lock, there are locks available for purchase at the Uniform Shop.
Regards
Saripha Curro
Head of Year 9
Year 10
- Thank you to the staff and students who made the first week of Retreat and the Alternative Program such a positive experience. Looking forward to this week.
- Thank you to the parents and students who attended the Subject Expo. I hope the evening provided valuable information and stimulated discussion within the family.
- More information regarding SET plan meetings will be released very soon and you will be sent a link to book a meeting via PTO (the same process for Parent/Student/Teacher interviews).
Regards
John Cahill
Head of Year 10
Year 11
- The RYDA Road Safety workshop last Monday was a great success and I would like to praise our students for demonstrating our College values.
- Next Tuesday, we have a Study Skills workshop - the information letter was sent via email. It is an essential component to our SEL program and will target all pathways.
- Students were emailed a Google form to reflect upon their Semester 1 reports during the holidays; all students must complete this to allow for discussions on progress, application and pathways. Subject changes should have already been organised if required; if in doubt, please contact Mrs Ambrose.
- Sport is now on Tuesday afternoons and will involve inter-house competitions; students are to wear their House shirts.
Regards
Sophie McQueen
Head of Year 11
Year 12
- Community PG, Monday this week, will be held in the HOB.
- Reminder that the General English IA3 exam is on Monday commencing at 8:30am - rooms and details have been emailed from Mrs Whitla
- Celebration Dinner - Information will come out in the next two weeks regardingthe tickets including pricing and when you can begin purchasing those. They will be purchased through the front office
- Tuesday - SEL & sport will be in PG groups his week. If you are using props/costumes for the music video, please bring them along.
- IA3 - please ensure you are working at capacity and aiming to achieve your best result as this is your last internal assessment for Year 12.
Regards
Lucy Fitzpatrick
Head of Year 12
lfitzpatri@cns.catholic.edu.au