Principal’s Log

Prepville was alive and pumping last week as our Prep students shared their learnings with their parents.  The Prep students explored their sense of space and place as they brought Prepville 2023 to life. Our Preps had created 2D designs and 3D models of their special places, along with portraits of their families, to form Prepville 23.  There was a lot of joy as the Prep students shared the story of their special place, whether it was their home, the beach, the forest, Time Zone or Australia Zoo. We thank our families for coming to be part of this wonderful experience for our Preps and our Prep teachers Mrs Shelly Hogan, Mrs Grier Elliot and Mrs Anna Maher, for planning and leading such rich learning experiences capably supported by our aides Mrs Libby Andersen, Mrs Angela Lengenberg and Mrs Georgie Von Plessen.

Our Year 4-9 students enjoyed their disco last Friday night which was very capably led by our Year 12 and 9 Captains. Students came dressed in the theme of the 80s/90s and enjoyed dancing to the 80s/90s classics. There was also enthusiastic engagement with the games led by our student leaders. All funds raised from this year’s disco go to the Australian Lutheran World Services foundation to assist in the earthquake recovery in Turkey and Syria. We thank our Year 9 and 12 leaders, Mr Mark Hauser and Mr Damian Davis for their organisation and our support staff for their leadership.

This week our Prep - 5 families have been able to engage with parent-student-teacher conferences. This is an important time for families and their children to celebrate what has been learnt and to plan together for future learning. The partnership between parents, students and teachers is important one in enabling young people to achieve their potential.  We thank our parents, staff and students for making the most of this opportunity.

Parents gave strong support to our Year 5 and 6 mixed water polo team who reached the grand final of their division of the Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Water Polo Competition. The team played well and after a tight first half were runners up to Good Shepherd Lutheran College. We thank our parents for their enthusiastic support and coaches Mr Sam Irwin and Mr Scott Crompton for their much-appreciated development of our players.

We congratulate Year 10 student Jessica Lloyd and Year 11 student Wil Evans who have both performed very well on the national stage in their respective sports. Jessica has been selected to represent Australia in archery at the Trans-Tasman and World Oceania Championships in April and to be part of the National Archery Pathways Development Squad. Wil has just set a national record for 16-17-year old under 74kg, lifting a dead weight of 272.5 kg in Melbourne last week. We wish Jess and Wil all the best as they continue to grow in their respective sports.

We wish our Year 5 students well as they prepare for their 4-day Outdoor Education Experience at Luther Heights Youth Camp, Coolum on next week. The Year 5 Outdoor Education program is an integral component of Pacific Lutheran College’s curriculum, providing students with the opportunity to focus on personal development, interpersonal skills and environmental awareness whilst engaged in authentic learning experiences outdoors. Students will be capably led by Mr Paul Brace, Mrs Sharon Middleton, Mrs Kim Kiernan, Mr Scott Massie, Mrs Lu Pollard, Miss Georgie Snelling and Mr Rob Belchamber. We look forward to sharing their experience next term.

May God equip us to be daring leaders who influence to support the growth of understanding and capacity to make a positive difference.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal