Principal's Log

Our Da Vinci Teams have been performing extraordinarily well as they have competed against schools from across Queensland this week. We congratulate all students on their participation and celebrate that our Year 5 team have placed 1st in Science, Cartography and Ideation and 3rd in Maths, achieving 3rd overall. Our Year 6 team received a 3rd in Art and Poetry. The Year 7 team came 2nd in Science and 3rd in Creative Producers and Ideation and our Year 8s placed 1st in Engineering and 2nd in Ideation. Our Year 9 and 10 teams are looking forward to competing today. We thank Mrs Belchamber, Mrs Darr, Miss Byerlee, Mrs Sydes, Mr Block and Mrs Hosking for their preparation of the students. It is exciting to see our students do so well in the Ideation section of the competition where the focus was on design thinking, collaboration and innovation. This is a celebration of the focus on the development of thinking and creativity in learning here at Pacific.

Congratulations to our robotics teams who took advantage of the opportunity to compete in the RoboRave competition at The University of Sunshine Coast on Sunday. It is great seeing students enjoy this experience. Thank you to Mrs Janine Stone for her leadership.

It has also been exciting to hear about the launch of the Beyond Pacific program which aims to assist senior students to identify and profile characteristics and strengths that will enhance their employability in the future.  The program focuses on the four categories of character, leadership, community and work readiness.  Beyond Pacific involves students developing a profile through their senior years.  Our Head of Career Development Mrs Wanda Hayes and Director of Learning Ms Sue Arahill have developed this program and are now excited to launch it and invite parents to be a member of the reference committee.  Parents of all students are encouraged to read the article from the Careers Department and consider ways in which they might support this innovative program.

Our netball teams have performed well in the Monday night Fisherman’s Road competition with four teams reaching the semi-finals.  Four teams also competed in the Vicki Wilson Competition on the Caloundra Show holiday, with two of the teams finishing second.  We wish our teams all be best as they move to the next level of competition.

As part of our program to enhance our Forest, 10 nesting boxes were installed by our Environmental Pacific Action Group (EPAG).  The boxes will provide extra homes for animals within the ecosystem.  Thank you to Ms Kim Wood and the EPAG for leading this initiative.

We wish our Year 6-10 students all the best as they complete important assessments in the coming week.  Every small step makes a difference and we encourage young people to approach the preparation for these tests in a calm, planned way.

May God enhance our ability to act with compassion.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal