Primary School News

Dear Primary Families,

Yesterday our entire College community came together for what is one of the biggest days of our school year, the Feast of St Marcellin Champagnat. This year’s celebration was of particular importance, marking 150 years of the Marist Brothers in Australia. 

As a community we celebrated the day with a special Mass presided by Archbishop Mark Coleridge. This was followed by a shared meal for over 2000 boys and staff and the traditional Primary ‘Binball’ Championships. 

During his homily, Archbishop Mark reiterated the importance of the three violets of Marist Spirituality: Modesty, Simplicity and Humility. As members of the Marist Family, these violets continue to guide and challenge us to be our best selves each and every day. 

The Marist Brothers continue to be living examples of each of these qualities, as they have been for the past 150 years. Through their dedication to the vocation and mission of making Jesus known and loved, they have shaped and formed the lives of many communities across Australia. Last week my wife Angie and I were privileged to be invited for dinner by members of the Brothers community who reside at the College. Needless to say, the Marist hospitality was on full display as we enjoyed an evening with Br Ralph, Br Jeff, Br Paul, Br John, Br Peter, Br Dan. 

Walkathon

Thank you to all students and families who participated in the Walkathon on Sunday. It was a huge event and a fantastic opportunity to showcase our wonderful community spirit and raise money. A big thank you to our staff and parents who volunteered on the day and any family members who joined in and walked the course with the boys.

Staff Update

Mr Michael Connolly (Primary Pastoral Leader) will be taking a period of well-deserved long service leave throughout Term 3. Congratulations to Mr Matthew Jones who has been appointed as the Acting Primary Pastoral Leader for Term 3. 

School Officer Day

This week we acknowledge School Officer Day. A chance for us to stop and say thank you to the wonderful support staff in our community. In particular, thank you to Mrs Maddox, Mrs Hislop, Mrs Carson, Ms Brown and Mr De Dues for all they do for us in the Primary School.

QDU Debating Competition

Best wishes to our Year 5 and 6 debating teams who are participating in the opening round of the Queensland Debating Union Tournament on Thursday evening.

Da Vinci Decathlon

Last Tuesday a number of Primary boys participated in the 2022 QLD da Vinci Decathlon. The boys were faced with ten challenges throughout the day, covering the disciplines of Art and Poetry, Cartography, Code Breaking, Creative Producers, Engineering, English, Ideation, Legacy, Mathematics and Science. Congratulations to the following students for representing the College with distinction and thank you to Mrs Stevens and Mrs Restell for supporting the boys.

Year 5

Matthew Davies 5G

Oliver Petrie 5W

Nicolas Cienfuegos 5G

Jackson Lacy 5R

Cooper Chaseling 5B

Ethan Wu 5V

Isaac Ruffini 5B

Year 6

Christian Manning 6G

Kayden Kyoung 6V

Henry Walker 6R

Thomas Shaxson 6G

Charlie Kelly 6V

Lucas Weigl 6W

Eoin Doyle 6V

Cathedral Concert 

Well done to our Primary boys who took part in the Cathedral Concert last Thursday evening. This was a fantastic showcase of the Music program as a whole. We had over 50 primary boys involved as members of the Ashgrove Voices and String Ensemble. 

Primary Cross Country

Congratulations to the following boys who represented the College at the AIC Cross Country Carnival. Overall the boys put in a fantastic effort, coming 3rd overall in the Primary Division.

Year 6 Parent Function

I look forward to joining at our Year 6 families at our Parent Function in the Tower Courtyard this Friday evening from 6:30pm. Tickets are still available to purchase from this link until 9:00pm tonight.

End of Term

As you would be aware, Term 2 concludes on Tuesday 21 June. It is our expectation that all students will be at school up to and including that final day of term. This is important as our classes will be spending the final days of term completing assessment and commencing teaching for Term 3. Any families who are aware their son will be absent for three days or longer is required to complete and send an Extended Leave Form for consideration to primaryreception@marash.qld.edu.au.

Primary Sport - Mr John Lambourne

Achievements

Congratulations Nicholas Osborn, who was awarded Brisbane Junior Swimming U11 Male Age Champion and Brisbane Swimming Junior Male Overall Champion, which was one of the major awards, at the 2022 Brisbane Swimming Awards.

Term 2 AIC Sport

Years 5-6 Results – Round 6

Term 2 Training Schedules

Years 5-6 Rugby Training Schedule 2022

Years 5-6 Football Training Schedule 2022

Primary Athletics Carnival

Primary Athletics Carnival will take place Thursday 16 June – McMahon and Hayden Ovals. All Year 5 and 6 boys are expected to attend Friday in their College Sports Uniform.

Parents are welcome to attend.

As with the Primary Swimming Carnival the events will be participation/novelty based. Team meetings will be held next week for boys to select team captains.

Boys may wish to change into coloured outfits, which they can do before Pastoral Group, they may also bring mascots and wear zinc in their team colour if they wish.

Hats, sunscreen and water bottles are extremely important on a day like this and boys are expected to take some responsibility to ensure they stay sun safe and hydrated.

Each boy is expected to participate in all the novelty events to the best of their ability.

The College tuckshop will be unavailable for the Primary boys on Thursday.

Primary Athletics Age Champions

Nominations are open for boys wishing to compete for Track and Field Age Champion. Boys will compete in their age division; 10 Years (2012), 11 Years (2011) and 12 Years (2010).

Age Championship events are used as qualification events for selection to attend North West District Track in Field in Term 3. 

Depending on the number of boys who nominate for each event boys may be required to qualify to participate in Age Championship events.

Primary Chess – Around the Grounds 

Last Friday, the Junior Chess team played St Peter Lutheran College. Both the A and B team played exceptionally well with a draw for the As and a win for the B team. The B team won all but one match which resulted in a big win for the Juniors. The team would like to give thanks to all the coaches, team members and encouragement given to the players before the game. Unfortunately, Senior teams lost against SPLC and we are looking to play them again next year, for the win!

Kayden Kyoung 6V

Term 3 AIC Sport Sign-on

Term 3 AIC Sport sign-on is now available to students via Student Café – parents are required to approve their son’s sport sign-up.

Boys may choose to play basketball, tennis or rugby league, please note that numbers are limited in each of these sports and that boys are only able to participate in one Term 3 AIC team sport.

Trial details to follow.

Boys may also choose to participate in track & field, boys of all abilities are welcome to attend track training sessions.

Basketball

Uniform: MCA Basketball singlet, MCA Sport shorts & Blue MCA Sport socks

Fixtures Friday evening.

Training twice / week.

Tennis

Uniform: MCA Tennis polo, MCA Tennis shorts and white MCA Sport socks

Fixtures Saturday morning.

Training twice / week.

Rugby League

Uniform: MCA rugby league jersey, MCA rugby shorts and MCA team sport socks

Fixtures Saturday morning.

Training twice / week.

Track and Field

There are 3 T&F meets scheduled at the end of Term 3;

• Thursday August 18
• Thursday Sep 8
• Wednesday Sep 14

AIC Championships, Thursday 6 October and Friday 7 October.

Uniform: MCA Athletics singlet, MCA Sport shorts and Blue MCA Sport socks

Track and Field training begins in Term 3, usually around Week 3, T&F training is twice a week.

Sports Photographs

We are always on the lookout for photos and action shots to be used for the Blue and Gold, other College publications, season or end-of-year wrap-ups etc. Please follow this link and add your photos - Marist College Ashgrove Primary Sports Photos

Pick-up Arrangements - “Plan B”  

It is important that you are aware of the pick-up procedures if you are running late. Sport training sessions finish by 4:45pm. We ask that boys are picked up at this time, or soon after. Any boy who is still at their training venue at 5:00pm will be directed to the Boarding Reception area so that he may be collected from there. In the case of bus arrivals, boys will be sent to Boarding Reception 15 minutes after the arrival time of the bus. 

College App

Please ensure that you download the College App to your smartphone. This app will be used weekly to inform you of sporting fixtures, cancellations and bus arrival information.