What a week!  As well as all the learning in our classes, so much has happened in our College this week celebrating the diversity of College Life.  On Monday, several classes and teachers were filmed using the interactive panels in our classrooms to showcase their use.  Our Year 3, 5, 7, and 9 students sat the NAPLAN tests.  We are super proud of how focused they were during the tests, trying their best and giving every question a go! On Wednesday our QISSN Netball team and Confraternity Football teams competed in a gala day refining their skills in preparation for their competition in July.  Our Under 13 and Under 15 Rugby League teams competed in Toowoomba on Wednesday afternoon.  All teams’ sportsmanship and team work was impressive.  Our staff are currently completing First Aid and CPR training in the evenings to stay up to date.  Today our Leadership Team is attending an inservice on coaching and mentoring to develop further their skills and build our College team.  Tomorrow our Preps to Under 11s compete in their Athletics Carnival.  A great week where the diversity of our students has really shone, as they had the opportunity to do things that they love and rise to the challenge of things they may find difficult.   

May the God who created a world of diversity and vibrancy,  
Go with us as we embrace life in all its fullness. 

May the Son who teaches us to care for stranger and foreigners, 
Go with us as we try to be good neighbours in our communities. 

May the Spirit who breaks down our barriers and celebrates community, 
Go with us as we find the courage to create a place of welcome for all. 

Amen  

Date Claimers 

Monday 3 June 2:30pm - MPC Ecumenical Service, Prep – Year 12 

Thursday 27 June from 10am - Grandparents Day Prep – Year 5  

Youth Mass 

Our next Youth led Mass at St Joseph’s 6pm Mass will be on 1 June.  All young people and their families are encouraged to attend and join in where possible.  These masses are held on the first Saturday Mass each month and if you would like to get involved in one of the jobs eg welcomer, reader, singer, musician, please contact Cate Brennan via the office or email cate.brennan@twb.catholic.edu.au

Intergenerational/Intercultural Wisdom needed - more needed 

OLSCC are seeking interested persons to be a part of a PRAXIS initiative with Year 9 students, running from Term 2 until the end of the year. The project will involve developing relationships with students, sharing stories, interests and wisdom. Participants will then be interviewed over a series of sessions in order to create films about their life which they will be gifted at the end of the project. Sessions will take place at OLSCC on Wednesdays from 12:30pm – 1:30pm. We hope this project will assist students to learn from other members of the community who have experienced different generations and cultures and strengthen the bonds of our St Joseph’s Parish/OLSCC community. If interested, please contact

Cate Brennan (Cate.Brennan@twb.catholic.edu.au) or

Nicholas Blauw (Nicholas.Blauw@twb.catholic.edu.au) or

call 0746724111 for more information.  

Cate Brennan

Deputy Principal Religious Education