Catholic Education Week

We started Catholic Education Week with a wonderful mass on Monday afternoon, proudly presided by our Parish and College Priest, Father Jim Cronin.  It is always a special time when we celebrate the Eucharist together here at OLSCC, and Monday was no exception. This Catholic Education Week we are called to be “Communities of Faith, Hope and Love”, and gathering for Eucharist is a key experience and expression of our faith. We are very blessed to all be a part of the Diocese of Toowoomba Catholic Schools and share a common worldview of hope for the future.

We also valued the long service of many of our staff of our College, especially those who were presented with the following awards:

• 20 years’ service:
• Miss Katherine Black
• Mr Steve Gillespie
• Mr Rodney Spain
• Mrs Geraldine Priebbenow
• Mr Tim Lincoln
• 40 years’ service
• Mrs Maureen Cesari

TCS Excellence Awards

OLSCC was strongly represented at the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Excellence Awards.  We have 6 staff members shortlisted for awards:

• Excellence in Teaching & Learning
• Early Career Teacher – Lucy Price
• Early Career Teacher – Tamara Creeley
• eLearning – Rod Spain & Tyron Fraser as part of the Hybrid Learning Program Team
  
  
• Excellence in Education Support
• Administration, Finance & Facilities Support – Anthony Pope
• Teaching & Learning Support – Donna Nothdurft

Shaping Our Future

With only two weeks left to share your views and shape our future, we encourage all our parents to complete the Shaping our future – Toowoomba Catholic Schools perception survey. 

Parents, staff and students from our other 30 schools and the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office are being called on to complete this survey to shape the ideas, innovations and quality of Toowoomba Catholic Schools.

If you are yet to share your thoughts, please check your email for the link, sent around the 17 July, and complete the 15-minute survey. The survey closes on Sunday 6 August.

Winter Uniform Standard

As the bleakness of winter brings its cold challenges to every household, I would like to remind the community regarding the value of the uniform standard at OLSCC.  The application of the uniform is intended to unify the student population, as well as remove any barriers of judgement.  This is why Blessed Edmund Rice first introduced uniforms in  his schools many years ago.  From next week we will be having a greater focus on the wearing of the College uniform.  I ask all parents to support the College, most particularly through the following:

• Ensure your child has the correct uniform and all items are labelled.
• Check daily that your child is wearing the correct uniform, and is wearing it appropriately.  Especially check the following:
• Formal uniform and sport uniform on the correct day
• Correct shoes and belt
• Correct uniform / jumper combination (new jacket or red jumper with formal)
• Earrings / lashes / nails

From next week students in incorrect uniform will be required to rectify immediately or wait at the office until a parent is able to bring correct items of uniform to the College.

Mr Peter Cuskelly
Principal