Primary News
Mr Liam Beatty
This week I have been privileged to join colleagues from other Catholic independent schools in Queensland in an executive leadership program Leading with Integrity for Excellence: Governance for Catholic schools program. The program focuses on the enhancement of executive leadership capabilities in the area of management for school and system leaders in a Catholic context.
Yesterday we were fortunate enough to hear from Father Richard Leonard, a well-known Jesuit priest, scholar and author. Fr Leonard discussed the importance of Catholic schools as a faith-based community of learning, as well as some of the challenges facing the Church in recent years. Furthermore, he shared the following statistics about the Church which I thought may be of interest to you all:
- The Catholic Church is the third-largest employer in Australia.
- 770,018 students and almost 100,000 staff are in the Catholic sector across 1,751 schools.
- Largest welfare provider outside the Government.
- 80 Catholic hospitals provide over 12% of all hospital beds in the country.
- SVDP is the largest and most extensive volunteer welfare network in the country with 18,209 members and 30,910 volunteers.
Compiled by Rev Dr Richard Leonard SJ.
College Tour
Last Friday we welcomed over 200 prospective families to Marist College Ashgrove for the College Tour. This also provided me with a great opportunity to speak to our guests specifically about the Primary School and the special part it plays in the College. If you are aware of any families interested in finding out more about Marist College Ashgrove for their son, or you have younger siblings who may be interested in attending a tour, you can register for upcoming tours here.
Welcome
A big Marist welcome to Rafa Gonsalves (6B) and his family who have joined us in the Primary School this week from another Marist school, St David’s in South Africa. I know you will all make them feel very welcome.
NAPLAN
Congratulations to our Year 5 students who participated in NAPLAN testing over the past week. It was great to see the boys arrive at school each day with a positive attitude, ready to demonstrate their full potential across each of the tests. My sincere thanks to all our staff who ensured that our first experience on the online platform was a positive one.
A special Marist moment occurred last Tuesday as our Year 6 students created a guard of honour for their Year 5 buddies ahead of their first NAPLAN test. This gesture helped ease the nerves of the boys and reminded the youngest members of our community that they had the full support of their older peers.
Walkathon
As we continue fundraising for the Walkathon, the Primary School has extended our lead as the highest fundraising group in the College with over $4,310.00 dollars raised to date. Congratulations to Connor Campbell (6V) who coloured in the Walkathon Tally as our highest fundraiser for the week. If you are interested in assisting on the day as a volunteer, please register via this link - 2021 Walkathon Parent Volunteer Registration.
Debating and Public Speaking Competition
This evening I look forward to supporting the following Year 5 and 6 students who are participating in Round 2 of the Primary Public Speaking and Debating Competition against Ambrose Treacy College, Padua College and St Laurence’s College.
The boys involved are:
- Caleb von Coevorden
- Hamish Ansell
- Jarvis O'Neill
- Jesse Brunning
- Julian Cassar
- Connor Campbell
- Julian Lewis
- Max McBride
- Michael Jones
- Ted Armstrong
- Kayden Kyoung
- Aidan Marshall
- Andrew Vetter
- James Doolan
- Henry Walker
Many thanks to Mrs Robyn Brown and Mrs Rachelle Garton for preparing and organising our boys for this opportunity.
Sport Update – Mr John Lambourne
Term 3 Sport
Sport sign-on is now available to students via Student Café. 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.
Further details can be found in the Primary Sports Handbook.
Results and Around the Grounds
Term 2 Training Schedules
AIC Cross Country
Cross Country Meet #1
St Laurence’s College Playing Fields, Runcorn
Wednesday 19 May
AIC Cross Country Championships
Curlew Park, Shorncliffe
Wednesday 2 June
Term 2 Training Schedule
6:30am for a 6:45am start
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Training A | Training A | Training B | Training B | No Training Years 5&6 | Park Run |
Meet at the pool | Meet at the John Eales Grandstand |
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Boys are encouraged to attend at least two sessions per week, one A session and one B session.
Term 3 Sport
AIC Tennis
An invitation from MCA Tennis for all players wanting to represent the school in this year's AIC championship.
Trials will be beginning a little earlier this year so we can work more as a team and also get in time on court with coaches.
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE BY EMAILING MCA TENNIS.
Please note that attendance is required for all 3 sessions.
This gives the coaches the best opportunity to grade students correctly.
The following are times allocated for trials and this was based on availability and clashing of Term 2 sports.
Year 5 Thur 3:30pm-5:00pm 20 May
Year 6 Fri 6:30am-8:00am 21 May
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
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.