Learning and Teaching News

Year 5-11 Academic Awards 

Today the Years 5-10 Semester 1 and Year 11 Unit 1 Head of College and Academic Achievement Awards were presented at the College assembly. These awards acknowledge students for outstanding efforts in learning behaviours (Head of College Awards) and outstanding achievement in academic results (Academic Achievement Awards). Due to current COVID-19 practices in place at the College, this assembly was virtual. The recording of the assembly will be available via the parent portal under ‘Presentations’ by Friday. 

Congratulations to the follow students for their outstanding achievements across Semester 1 and Unit 1 of 2022.

Year 11 Head of College

Oliver Lee, Angus Bosse, Cooper Fitzpatrick, Flynn Hubbard, Alem Fitzgerald

Year 11 Bronze Optimus

Roman Ah Loy, Leo Copeman Hill, Thomas Davies, Cooper Fitzpatrick, 

Joshua Foxon, Michael Garske, Michael Hayter, Flynn Hubbard, Sebastian Karamihas, Benjamin Kelly, James Landolt, Leung Leung, Parker Lovering, Isaac Lynn, Henry McAuliffe, Luke Mifsud, Thomas Mitchell, Matthew O'Keeffe, Edward Price, Declan Tunny

Year 11 Silver Optimus

Luke Ballantyne, Harrison Barrett, Archie Bathe, James Beling, Angus Bosse, Luke Carr, John Davidson, Joshua Dollar, Daniel Feltrin, Alem Fitzgerald, Oliver Gordon, Joshua Gray, Patrick Hooper, Aidan Kani, Benjamin Kumaru, Oliver Lee, Joseph Lewis, Lee Martin, Alexander Masel, William Moon, Louis Rebula, Darcey Salter, Charles Scarcella, Charles Weaver, Zachary Wright

Year 10 Head of College

Edward Barron, Ashleigh Bishop, George Bishop, Isaiah Burgess, Adam Burnell, Zane Cooper, Thomas Demeteryous, Joshua Dempsey, Louie Di Lucchio, Harrison Dyer, Connor Gane, Tom Grinham, Thomas Howard, Hugh Irwin, Lok Kwok, Ryan Murdoch, Gian Netzler, Henry O'Malley, Nate Scott, Jack Shay, Oliver Shinkel, Jordan Ta, Hugo Tully, Samuel Wilcox, James Wintzloff

Year 10 Academic Achievement

Alex Apelt, Oliver Betts, Noah Coco, Charlie Cowlishaw, James Leigh

Year 10 Combined

Maximillian Bathersby, Liam Bourke, James Brandon, Phillip-John Catalano, Daniel Cusack, Tom Grinham, Ashley Kani, Harry Lee, Luca Martinuzzi, Matthew Nisbett, Jesse Pattel, Tristan Woods

Year 9 Head of College

Lachlan Braithwaite, Alexander Cienfuegos, Patrick Cleary, Benjamin Cross, Dylan Cuddihy, Hamish Davidson, Hudson Engstrom, Hunter Fidler, Ambrosio Gonzalez, Hugo Hameus, Jacob Henselien, Bailey Lawrence, Maxwell Macready, Conor Morahan, Hamish Munro, Joshua Newman, Ryan O'Toole, Van Sanders, Josiah Short, Kurtis Smith, James Woolaston

Year 9 Academic Achievement

Kian Dickman, Francis Schutt, Ignatius Hallman, Max Jones, Benjamin Mead, Elliot Schanzl, Francis Schutt, Andrew Woodward

Year 9 Combined

George Collyer, Benjamin Hartfiel, Harry Hogan, Maxwell James, Daniel Kelly, Cooper McGinn, Micah Netzler, Aidan Phillips, Maxwell Reibelt, Lachlan Vink

Year 8 Head of College

Ethan Barbaro, Leo Barre, Toby Campbell, Tyson Cooper, Lucas Dempsey, Toby Doolan, Thomas Farrell, Isaac McDonnell, Oliver McGauley, Joseph Murphy, Sai Naidu, Lachlan Pawsey, Archie Powell, Jackson Skinner, Ruben Smythe, Hugh Turner

Year 8 Academic Achievement

Aiden Agnew, Oliver Bishop, Ky Campbell, Adrian Garbellini, Luke Garvey, Toby McCormack, Bryn Morgan, Jake Musgrave, Lachlan Nisbett, Max Russo, Baxter Thompson, Isaac Ting

Year 8 Combined

Benjamin Allpass, Hugh Ambrose, Eli Briza, William Davis, James Dee, Oliver Eaton, Harper Frazier, Oliver Hayes, Alessander Javier, Cade Kelly, William Lambley, James Maguire, Ryan Mullin, Lachlan Pawsey, Jack Purcell, Angus Shay, Daniel Thirgood, Fletcher Wessling, Dean Wright

Year 7 Head of College

Curtis Cuddihy, Rome Danckert, Canaan Gibson, Riley Kennedy, Cristiano Nodari, Riley Peacock, Zain Qasim, Harrison Smith, James Starrenburg, Ethan Taylor

Year 7 Academic Achievement

Owen Aldridge, Hamish Ansell, Clancy Barrett, Tom Bartlett, Darcy Bennett, Callum Curtin, Euan Davidson, Harry Eccleston, Archie Engstrom, Benjamin Fernan, Ben Flanagan, Bryce Franklin, Harrison Hind, Hamish Jackson, Joshua Jones, Julian Lewis, Jack Liddell, Samuel Mapledoram, Thomas Masel, Max McBride, Max McRae, Ryan Mendes, Cormac O'Leary, Aiden O'Reilly, Ike Rowland, Adrian Simon, Thomas Stute

Year 7 Combined

Luca Bordignon, Elliott Broadfoot, Theo Calder, Connor Campbell, Jack Cannon, Julian Cassar, Marshall Hair, Jeremy Harvey, Cooper Heather, Aidan Mansul, Jacob Newman , Joseph Niere, William Stigter, Nathan Ware 

Year 12 English and Literature Mini Masterclasses

Last Thursday afternoon our Year 12 English and Literature boys gathered for their Mini Masterclasses. Both groups were led through valuable preparation for their mock exams by looking at approaches to planning past questions on Hamlet (English) and The Quiet American (Literature). These were extremely valuable sessions led by Mr Steve Littleton (Literature) and Ms Kathryn Badini and Mrs Bonita Gerry (English) with support from other English and Literature teachers. Thank you very much to these staff.

ICAS Mathematics Competition

As mentioned by Mr Michael Newman in his article last week, next Monday some of our high-achieving Year 5, Year 6 and Year 8 boys will be participating in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Mathematics assessments. Best of luck to the following boys who will be competing:

Year 8 Maths ICAS Students 

Hugh Ambrose, Lucas Dempsey, Oliver Hayes, Cade Kelly, William Lambley, Matthew Stower, Daniel Thirgood, Baxter Thompson, Fletcher Wessling, Tyson Cooper, James Dee, Oliver Eaton, Adrian Garbellini, Alessander Javier, Aiden Lau, Leo McKenna, Lachlan Pawsey, Jack Purcell, Isaac Ting, Isaac Farrelly

Year 6 Maths ICAS Students 

Jackson Keir, Michael Jones, Kayden Kyoung, Christian Manning, Thomas Shaxson, Jack Davis, Henry Walker, Will Broughton, Connor O’Rourke, Andrew Vetter, Will Webster 

Year 5 Maths ICAS Students 

Nic Cienfuegos, Jackson Lacy, Percy Hede, Cooper Chaseling, Oliver Petrie, Matthew Davies, Ethan Wu, Thomas DiSipio, Will Drummond, Frankie Hain 

Year 9 Exam block 

The Year 9 exam block is now available via the Parent Portal and Student Café. As done in the past, students will come out of timetabled classes to complete these exams, and attendance at school throughout the week is still mandatory. Again, with our upcoming Year 9 camp in Week 9, the boys are reminded that all Year 9 assessment should be complete by the end of Week 8 this term. If there are any assessment items incomplete through legitimate reasons, the boys will catch up either on Thursday the 1st of September (for exams) or in Week 10.  

Year 12 Mock Exam Block 

As per the College calendar, the Year 12 Mock Exam block will run from this Wednesday 24th August to Thursday 1st September. Timetabled classes will run until end of the day on Tuesday 23rd August and resume as normal on Monday 5th September. 

As per the emailed timetable, Chemistry Paper 1 is schedule for Tuesday 23rd August. This exam is being run across period 6, second break and period 7. Therefore, these students will attend normal classes from period 1-5 (until 1:10pm). They are then to meet at the Cyprian at 1:10pm with their lunch. From 1:10pm – 1:30pm students are to eat their lunch before commencing their Chemistry Paper 1 at 1:30pm. Chemistry Paper 2 will be held the next morning on Wednesday 24th August.

Students who have exam clashes should have received an email outlining their re-scheduled exam details. If your son has a clash and hasn’t received a rescheduled email please contact curriculum@marash.qld.edu.au  as soon as possible. 

From Wednesday 24th August – Thursday 1st September when boys are not sitting exams, they are expected to be at home studying or completing other upcoming assessment tasks. As with previous exams blocks, the College expectations for this period are as follows:

1. All normal College rules apply.
2. Boys must arrive to and from school in full school uniform (including blazers and bags) and sign in using the QR codes posted at The Tower, Student Administration, The Champagnat Centre and The Cyprian.  They are to sign out using these QR codes when they are leaving the College grounds.
3. Boys are to travel directly to and from school without congregating at shops, outside other schools etc.
4. Boys must arrive at the exam room at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
5. Boys must bring all required equipment (calculator, pens, highlighters etc) in a transparent container or plastic sleeve. Water bottles must also be transparent.  This is in line with the requirements for external exams next term.
6. Boys must adhere to the exam coordinators’ instructions at all times.

If a student is unwell and cannot attend an exam, please contact the school to explain the absence. Students will then be required to sit a make-up exam/s either later in the exam block or when they return in week 9.  You will receive email notification about the rescheduling of the exam/s so please ensure emails are checked regularly.

Year 12 Night Study Sessions 

The weekly session is available to all Year 12 students who wish to work in collaboration with their peers for assessment, revision, classwork or external exam preparation. The Science Centre is open and supervised from 5:00pm-8:00pm; students can arrive and leave as required. Normal student behaviour expectations apply; if these cannot be met, boys will be prohibited from returning to future sessions.  

Upcoming Year 12 Night Study Session schedule  

Science Centre from 5:00pm-8:00pm  

Elevate Education Webinar for Parents  

Elevate works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation, well-being, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series, you will learn how to better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.  

Wednesday 24th August @ 6:30pm (AEST) 

How to Help Your Child Write Better Notes

Register for free here

 Here's what Elevate will be covering:  

• The most effective way to structure notes
• The 3 levels of acquiring knowledge and how to implement this with your child at home
• The power of deliberate practice and the fastest way for your child to improve their marks.

The webinar is run live online from 6:30 - 7:30pm (AEST) where the presenter will share Elevate’s key research and skills, and will conduct a live Q&A so you can ask them questions directly.If you are unable to make the webinar, don't worry! If you sign up to attend, you'll receive the webinar recording on Thursday morning  

Study Hall – All Year Levels 

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning the teacher librarians in the senior library offer study hall sessions from 7:45am to 8:30am. These are designed to build the student’s capacity to study independently by teaching them key skills for the first 15mins of the sessions and then offering independent supported study for the remainder of the time. 

Please find below the outline for the Study Hall for Term 3.

How to access Academic Reports – Parent Lounge

Please follow these steps to access academic reports

1 - Open Parent Portal and click on “Parent Lounge”

2 - Academic Reports are accessible via the link on the left-hand side of the page, or at the bottom of the main screen. Click on the academic report you would like to see.

Accessing LMS for Task-Specific Feedback 

At the completion of each drafting stage and final completion of the assessment (both written and exam), your son will receive task-specific feedback from his teachers. It is important that your son/s access this feedback, so they are aware of their strengths and limitations. Parents are also encouraged to access this information.

Please follow these steps to access task-specific feedback.

1 - Open Parent Portal and click on “Parent Lounge”

2 - On the left-hand tab select “Curricular Activities Due” and select “view all activities” on the top right-hand side of the page. 

This will take you to a screen that lists of your son/s assessment to complete, or has been completed.

3 - Click on a subject to view feedback. 

4 - Once you click on the subject you will be able to find the following information:

1. Task sheet for assessment – this will outline what your son needs to do to complete the task successfully
2. Draft due dates and due dates
3. Criteria sheet
4. Feedback
5. Result