This Friday, we join as a College community to celebrate Our Lady of the Southern Cross Day.  We pray our College prayer this week: 

Lord, help us to do our best in all our challenges 

and learn to appreciate 

that by doing our best with the gifts you have given us 

we are serving you. 

Help us to build our community in your presence 

and give us the grace 

to follow the example of Our Lady 

in faithful service to Our Lord.  Amen 

Mini Vinnies 

We received a letter of thanks from St Vincent de Paul, Dalby last week that included the following statement which I would like to share. 

Frederic Ozanam, founder of St Vincent de Paul Society said, “Charity is the Samaritan who pours oil on the wounds of the traveller who has been attacked. But, it is justice’s role to prevent the attacks.” 

Daniel Morcombe Child Safety – Report  

This week, we are starting to implement the final key message of the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum: report. This means that when children or young people have been in a situation that is unsafe that they are taught to report what has happened to an adult. Even if a child has been able to make themselves safe, it is vital that they still report what has happened. Adults need to know about unsafe situations so that some action can be taken to help the child be safe again or ensure it doesn’t happen again.  

Students involved in the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum will be encouraged to make a list of adult safety helpers. These are adults the children and young people nominate whom they can talk to when they are feeling unsafe or have experienced an unsafe situation or feel they are at risk of something that may cause them harm. This list will include a selection of adults who live in and outside the home. 

Report also includes telling an adult about unsafe or inappropriate incidents which may occur when children or young people are online. This might occur when surfing the net or using social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and can include cyberbullying, viewing or receiving inappropriate images or messages or communicating with unknown contacts. 

It is important that the key safety messages of the Daniel Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum: Recognise, React and Report are reinforced, both at school and home. I encourage you, wherever possible, to talk with your child about safety to help them stay safe now and in the future. 

OLSC DAY plans  

Tomorrow as a College, we celebrate Our Lady of the Southern Cross Day.  The feast day for Mary is officially on Sunday, 1 September. We will run an alternate program from 11:00am onwards tomorrow. Students will take part in a lesson about Mary and the role model she is for us followed by activities in our House groups with students from Prep to Year 12 and we will conclude the day with Mass.  All families are welcome to join us for the celebration of Mass at 2:00pm in the MPC. 

Unbreakable Farmer 

Today, the Year 11/12 REE students had the privilege of listening to Warren Davies, 'The Unbreakable Farmer'.  We thank Dalby Rural Supplies – CRT for providing this opportunity for our students.  He spoke to our students about pressures we face in life and how we can learn from his story.  He is on a mission to create awareness about mental health and wellbeing and inspiring conversations around emotions and how we can support each other and the support that is out there for us.  'Love Me and Love You' is the organisation Warren is involved with – the aim of this organisation is to create awareness, a greater understanding of mental wellbeing and how to live a happy and fulfilling life with optimal wellbeing.  http://www.lovemeloveyou.org.au/ 

Cate Brennan

Deputy Principal Religious Education