Dear Parents and Carers,

 

ANZAC Day

At the beginning of this week we took part in the Springwood ANZAC commemorations, where a group of our students marched with our School Captains and took part in the Service. The speaker at the event spoke to the youth of today about the values of an ANZAC and how these values can be part of our lives as we grow and look to make a positive impact on the world.

Values such as; Mateship, Courage, Selflessness, Perseverance, Resourcefulness and a Sense of Humour. He spoke of how important it is to grow into young men and woman of integrity, thinking of others before ourselves. This is something we instil in our students through our responsible behaviour plan and our college learning habits.

On Friday we held our own ANZAC service with all the students, including our Pre-Preps, remembering those who have gone before us to fight for the freedoms we have today.  We were honoured to have special guests, Mr Gowers and Mr McDougall join us from the Springwood tri Services RSL. Our students made wreaths to place at our ANZAC Memorial and Dr Gary Holley played the Last Post.  This is always a special time in our community.

 

Canberra Camp

Our Year 6 students and staff are currently down in Canberra on their last night. The students have had a wonderful time in the cooler weather, learning about Canberra and Australia’s democratic society. This is a great way to learn about how our Government system works first hand. One of the highlights yesterday was visiting the Governor’s House. The students are due back tomorrow night and will have many stories to share with their families. Thank you to the staff who attended the trip and looked after the students.

 

Logan District Cross Country

Fifteen students, from Years 4&5, attended today’s Logan District Cross Country in Burbank.  Despite the wet weather conditions our students were excellent representatives.  Runners who placed in the top 10 may have qualified for the Logan District Team heading to the Met East Regionals.  These include:

• Charlotte Snelling 11yo Girls Age Champion
• Jamie Barke 10yo Boys 2^nd Place
• Reilly McInnes 11yo Boys 2^nd Place
• Eliana Richards 10yo Girls 10^th Place

Congratulations to all of our participants! 

 

Mother’s Day

On the morning of Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 May we will have a Mother’s Day Stall happening outside the Administration Office, between 8.00-9.00am. Students are welcome to come along and purchase a small gift for the Mother Figures.

Volunteers needed - If you are available to assist with the stall on either of these mornings, please contact Lena McDowell, lena.mcdowell@calvarycc.qld.edu.au .

 

Calvary Community Night – Pizza and Movie Mother’s Day Event

On Friday 6 May we will be having our first community night for the year, a Pizza and Movie Night, celebrating our mums. The evening will commence at 5.00pm with all you can eat home made pizzas. See the flyer below for more information.

Bookings can be made here:  www.trybooking.com/bzcef

 

Cyber Safety

Last week we had the Police come and share with Parents on the Cabrook Campus and Via Zoom a ThinkUKnow presentation.

As we all know the internet is without a doubt a great resource to us. It is a tool that we all use in our daily lives and has many benefits. Appropriate use of the internet is something we need to teach our children. At times it can be hard for them to navigate and this is why it is vitally important that our students are educated about Cyber Safety. Our children are online, they live in an online world. They communicate via – Messenger Kids, Roblox, Fortnite and other apps.

On the Thursday 5 May each of our Stages will have a session from the Police regarding Cyber Safety. We know that this can’t be a one-off talk, it needs to be an ongoing conversation. We ask you to partner with us on this journey. I encourage you all to monitor who your children are speaking to and what they are saying to ensure they are making safe, wise and kind choices online.  We will continue to have on-going age-appropriate conversations with the students at school to help them navigate their online use.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Monday 2 May: Labour Public Holiday
• Tuesday 3 May: Stage 3 Immersion morning @ Swd – Drones Display
• Wednesday 4 May: Mother’s Day Stall / Come & Play Morning
• Thursday 5 May: Mother’s Day Stall / ThinkUKnow Cyber Safety Talks
• Friday 6 May: Pizza & Movie Mother’s Day Event

 

SAVE THE DATE:

• Friday 20 May: Grandparent’s Day
• Friday 27 May: Under Eights Day

 

God Bless

Nelmari Claassen

Head of Student Wellbeing

 

 

 

   

 

 

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CAPA Update - Dr Gary Holley, Head of Calvary Academy of
Performing Arts

Another busy week in the CAPA area. Rehearsals and lessons are all back and running. Just a reminder that if students are going to be away from lessons or rehearsals, please let teachers know. The weekly timetable for rehearsals is below. Private teachers will email lesson times each week.

 

Voices	Thursday 7.45am
Piccolos	Thursday 8am
Beginner Woodwind and Brass Lessons	Thursday
Beginner Percussion Lessons	Thursday
Beginner String Lessons	Thursday
Junior Percussion Ensemble (Auditioned)	Friday 3.45pm

 

The finale to the Cultural Festival will be the Gala concert in the CCC, Wednesday 8 June, from 6pm. The following groups will be performing in the concert. Voices, Beginner Band and Strings, Musical Cast and Dance Duos. A note regarding this will be sent shortly.

 

GALA

The timetable for rehearsals is below.

Time	Ensemble	Venue
3pm - 4pm	Senior Percussion Rehearsal	Ensemble Room
3.30 - 4.30pm	Dance Rehearsals	Cunningham
4 - 4.45pm	Beginner Band	Ensemble Room
4 - 4.45pm	Beginner Strings	Music Classroom
4.30 - 5pm	Dance Rehearsals Gala	CCC
5.15pm	Orchestra Rehearsal Gala	CCC
5.25pm	Chorale Rehearsal Gala	CCC
5.35pm	Voices Rehearsal Gala	CCC
5.40pm	Musical Rehearsal Gala	CCC
5.50pm	Beginner Band Stage Set	CCC

 

 

AUTUMN CONCERT

Sunday 5 June: Private Student Music Recitals from 2pm. If your child learns an instrument in individual private lessons this involves you. Please add this to your diaries and more details will be supplied closer to time.

 

Is your child interested in learning a musical instrument or singing? We have lesson times available at both campuses. Private Lessons are $38 per half hour and Group Lessons of 2 people are $19 per half hour (Subject to numbers) Use the following link if you would like to sign your child up for lessons. https://forms.office.com/r/wZPsTKZuwP

 

Gary Holley
Head of Calvary Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA)