Principal's Log

Parents, students and staff took many important messages from Mrs Susan McLean’s cyber safety messages. I encourage parents who attended the evening to share their learnings with their fellow parents who were unable to attend.

Two simple but important messages for parents and students were to put limits on the use of technology for everyone in the home including keeping bedrooms device free. Late night use of technology is likely to be less thoughtful, more harmful and impacts on our sleep patterns. Keeping a balance on the use of technology within the home and at school ensures we engage effectively in the richness of opportunity that abounds in the world around us. This is a continuously changing area and we appreciate the opportunity to have an expert like Mrs McLean come and present to our community. It is an area that the College continues to monitor and review practices to ensure that our students optimise their growth as whole people. We thank Mr Damien Evans and Mr Damian Davis who organised this important learning experience.

Congratulations to our Year 4 YACHTS students from 2018 who have been selected as finalists in the Queensland Museum’s Hatchery Crusaders Project. Well done to all YACHTS students who participated in this project, exploring ‘The Marine Plastic Problem’ and communicating important messages about limiting our use of plastics to enhance our marine environment.

Well done to our Year 7-12 students who participated with great enthusiasm in last week’s Inter-house Swimming Carnival. There was great spirit evident both in and out of the pool. Congratulations to Bula House for winning the carnival and Wira House for winning the Spirit Award. Thank you to Mr Brett Kersnovske, Mrs Natalie Campbell and PE staff for their organisation and leadership, teachers for their assistance in coordinating the day and parents for their support.

This week we have welcomed Mrs Steph Scarlett back as our Community Liaison and Communications Officer. We look forward to her assisting the College to continue to form strong, positive community connections.

May we reflect God’s love for us through the care, dignity and respect we show to others.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal