THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE NEWS WEEK 7
TCC TV NEWS
We're proud to present you this week's bulletin of TCC TV News filled with stories that are interesting, informative and that celebrate the people within our college community. The news keeps you up to date, organised and in sync with the spirit and essence of our school. Thank you to our faithful fans who tune in weekly and if this is your first time watching the news, welcome! We hope you enjoy this bulletin.
SCHOOL PHOTOS
The 2024 School photos were distributed today to students to take home to parents and caregivers who ordered them. Any students who were absent today will be able to collect them from the Student Counter.
APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON
Year 7 2025 Enrolment Applications are closing soon. If you haven't already applied online for your son or daughter currently in Year 6 and would like to, please visit our website.
COMMUNITY OF FAITH
A reminder that this Saturday Night, 6:00pm at St Joseph’s Cathedral we will celebrate our second TCC Parish Mass for 2024. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate, as we start the fourth week of our Lenten calendar. As this is our TCC Mass, our fantastic College Liturgy Committee will lead the ministries on the night, making it a very special service. It will be a wonderfully personal Mass and I invite all in our TCC community to come and join us.
High school students are invited to join Elevate Youth Group in the Cathedral Corso straight after Mass, where we will enjoy a shared meal of pizza. Following this Samara from St. Vincent de Paul will present a workshop inspiring our young people on how they can take social action in our community.
God Bless,
Mr Patrick Egan (Deputy Principal: Mission)
2024 NEXT STEP YEAR 12 COMPLETERS SURVEY
All Year 12 completers from last year will soon receive an invitation to do the Next Step survey. This is their chance to help our school to understand the different pathways of the 2023 Year 12 students and to improve our senior programs and supports for future students. The survey only takes 5 minutes and asks graduates about their study and work activities since finishing school.
As a thank you for participating, Year 12 completers will be entered into a draw to win a MacBook Air.
We ask parents, siblings and friends to encourage our graduates to complete the survey. If their contact details have changed, please assist survey interviewers with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate. Graduates may receive an invitation by mail, email or phone. The survey can be completed online or by phone.
For more information about Next Step, including previous results, visit http://www.qld.gov.au/nextstep.
CURRICULUM
Parent/Teacher Interviews – Monday 15 April 2024
Dear Parents.
You're welcome to book your Parent Teacher interviews on Monday 15 April, 2024. This is available through Parent Lounge. Please note if you were experiencing an issue booking a timeslot this morning, this has now been rectified. Thank you for your understanding.
Year 12 – Change to Assessment Schedule
After consultation with students and staff, we have decided to add a 2-day Exam Block to Term 1. This has been done to give students further opportunities to get the best marks possible on their internal assessments.
Friday 22 March (Week 9) and Monday 25 March (Week 10) will now be an Exam Block. There will be one exam on each of these days (Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics). The benefit is that students studying MM and SM will not miss classes due to their exam and it will also give students extra time to finalise assessments.
Please download the updated schedule. Students have been emailed a copy of the schedule.
Mrs Brenda Mallory (Assistant Principal: Curriculum)
YEAR 7 NAPLAN PRACTICE TEST
On Friday, in Lesson 4, all Year 7 students participating in NAPLAN will undertake a practice test to familiarise themselves with the app and test procedures. Students will need their laptop, a pen or pencil and a set of wired headphones (not Bluetooth or wireless).
YEAR 7 & 9 NAPLAN TESTING NEXT WEEK
See below for the schedule. In other lessons, learning will occur as per students’ regular timetables.
Date | Test | Length | Year 7 schedule | Year 9 schedule |
Wednesday 13 March | Writing | 42 minutes + instruction time | Lesson 1 | Lesson 3 |
Thursday 14 March | Reading | 65 minutes + instruction time | Lesson 1 | Lesson 3 |
Friday 15 March | Conventions of language | 45 minutes + instruction time | Lesson 1 | Lesson 3 |
Monday 18 March | Numeracy | 65 minutes + instruction time | Lesson 1 | Lesson 3 |
All participating students will require wired earphones (no Bluetooth/wireless allowed).
If a student is absent for one or more of the NAPLAN tests, catch-up sessions will be available on Tuesday 19 March. Please contact me via email if you wish for your son/daughter to participate in the catch-up session.
Should you have any questions about your child’s participation in NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Rachele Belz (Assistant Principal: Staff Development & Formation)
EMPLOYMENT, TRAINEESHIP AND WORK EXPERIENCE NEWS
Ms Tamara Giles (Careers Coordinator)
2024 BOARDING TOUR
This week we're visiting Longreach, Blackall and Barcaldine and the school communities of Our Lady's Catholic Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schools. Last week we received a very warm and hospitable welcome from our Parents and their friends in Agnes Water and at St Therese's Catholic Primary School Monto and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Biloela. We've met some wonderful Year 5 & 6 students and their parents interested in the quality Catholic education and Boarding accommodation provided here at The Cathedral College. Please check out our Tour dates below to find out more.
