Compass No 440 - November 2016

The College Council has set the fees for the 2017 school year, being mindful of keeping fee increases as low as possible to ensure that Pacific remains accessible for families who value the Lutheran ethos and rich culture of learning that grows young people across every dimension of their lives. For 2017, the fees will increase by 2.4% overall. The Year 6, 9 and 10 resource levies will also increase to take account of increased costs of the Year 6 Canberra Tour and the two-week Outdoor Education experience that Year 9 and 10 students will be completing next year. The overall increase of 2.4% is largely due to the increased salary costs of staff. Families are reminded that Pacific fees are fully inclusive of all activities at the College to enable families to budget for the year.

The fee schedule for next year can be found on the College’s website at: http://pacificlutheran.qld.edu.au/enrolments/enrolment-process-and-fees. Families are reminded to make contact with the College’s Business Manager if they have questions or concerns in relation to their fee arrangements.

Human beings can be forgetful creatures. As we grow older and our hair turns grey, the grey matter in our brains isn’t always as quick as it used to be. Remembering where we put those car keys or that piece of paper can be challenging. As a community, society or country we can also find it challenging to remember and sometimes we forget what happened in our past. So we have national observances like Remembrance Day to help us remember the sacrifices former generations have made for us. We pause for a minute’s silence, we wear poppies and hear the story retold of what our soldiers did for us in World War One. We remember those who died on the Western Front and never came back. We remember the guns that were silenced at 11.00am on 11^th November 1918, after more than four years of continuous warfare. Events that are long separated from us by the passing of time, but we are still able to connect with rituals and ceremonies.   

Nearly 2000 years ago, a Jewish man observed another ritual, remembering the sacrifice of former generations. As he celebrated the killing of a lamb and gave his friends bread and wine he said, “Do this in remembrance of me”. In this ceremony, Jesus gave us a meal of remembering in which He gives us His body and blood. It’s a meal Christians today continue to celebrate as the Lord’s Supper. We need Remembrance Day to remember the sacrifices made for us by our fellow country men and women in war. And we need days to remember Jesus, who gave Himself up for us and shed His blood so that we would have eternal life and the peace that knows no end.  

This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. (Corinthians 11:25)

Pastor Tim Jarick, College Pastor

Students in Years 5 and 6 may now apply to be library monitors for 2017. Application forms can be collected from the library and must be submitted by Wednesday 16^th November.

This year’s library monitors will receive an invitation to our end of year function shortly.

Ms Nell Keen, Teacher Librarian

At the end of October, the Year 11 Hospitality class visited the Noosa RACV resort. The excursion aimed to provide students with an overview of all areas in the hospitality industry. On arrival, RACV’s Human Resource Manager, Kellie, greeted students and gave an informative tour of the resort. She even discussed future employment opportunities and provided the students with some interview tips. We were then taken on a behind the scenes tour of the brand new kitchen facilities with Brad the Chef de Partie. We saw an array of commercial equipment, watched chefs performing daily tasks and visited multiple cool rooms and food storage areas. We visited the cold rooms where all desserts and pastries are prepared and sampled some delicious chocolate truffles made by the head pastry chef.

Students were then treated to a demonstration from Ben the Sous Chef. In class, students are currently learning to make canapés for the upcoming Year 12 Graduation Ceremony. To tie in with our learning, Ben showed students how to make his signature dish, crispy crab cake sliders. Multiple elements were used to create these sliders including pickled carrot, mayonnaise, rocket and a brioche bun. They were packed full of flavour! Next, we entered the resort restaurant where we enjoyed lunch together, ordering tasty meals such as fresh snapper and crisps, beetroot ravioli and pulled lamb tortillas. Overall, the experience was enlightening, providing students with a great overview of the hospitality industry. Thank you to RACV Noosa who gave us to the opportunity to be involved in such an enjoyable experience.

Mrs Colleen Beattie, Head of Hospitality and Food Technology

On Tuesday next week, all students from Year 4-12 will be attending the annual Sports Awards. This year we are extremely privileged to have world-famous, Olympic and world champion athlete ANNA MEARES as our guest presenter. This is an experience not to be missed for all of our students.

The Year 4-6 Sports Awards will be held from 12.00pm – 1.00pm; while the Year 7-12 ceremony will run from 1.50pm – 3.15pm. All students will be required to come to school in sport uniform for the day.

Please note that we are only 15 minutes after each presentation for students wishing to get autographs and have a chat with Anna, ONLY students with pre-prepared items will be allowed to ask for autographs (pieces of paper will not be allowed).

We look forward to the presentations and for the opportunity to have Anna Meares address the Pacific students.

Mr Mark Hauser, Head of Sport

Pastor Ray Morris, St Mark’s Lutheran Church Caloundra

Pacific Lutheran College is fundraising with Entertainment™ again this year. The NEW 2016 | 2017 Entertainment™ Book and Digital Memberships are available now and are packed with thousands of up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers. From every Membership we sell, 20% of the proceeds go towards our fundraising for Pacific Lutheran Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre! Click here to order your book or digital membership: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/230p536.