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6 October 2011 Volume 27 Issue 30<br />
A Busy Term<br />
Welcome to Term 4, the term of<br />
celebration! After five weeks of leave, it<br />
is a pleasure to be back, refreshed and<br />
ready to continue serving the <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
community. Many thanks to Miss Rosilyn<br />
Frieberg (Deputy Principal) who fulfilled<br />
the role of Acting Principal in my<br />
absence.<br />
The joys of this busy term begin with the<br />
Year 12 Formal, with other highlights<br />
such as Springboard and <strong>Redeemer</strong> Fair<br />
to be experienced by the whole<br />
community in the next few weeks.<br />
While I was away, our first group<br />
(Year 9.3) spent four weeks at the<br />
Tuchekoi Outdoor Centre near Gympie<br />
(the new location for our Year 9 Outdoor<br />
Education program). I have been very<br />
pleased to hear the many positive reports<br />
from students, parents and staff covering<br />
all facets of their experience, including<br />
the programming, the environment, the<br />
Blog initiative and the first Open Day.<br />
The success of the program is a credit to<br />
the hard work of many people, including<br />
Mrs Catherine Andress (Outdoor<br />
Education Coordinator), Ms Jodie Hauser<br />
(Assistant Outdoor Education<br />
Coordinator), Mrs Anastasia Strong (Head<br />
of Senior School) and the Tuchekoi staff.<br />
Please encourage these people as you<br />
cross their paths.<br />
From time to time, I take the opportunity<br />
to remind the <strong>Redeemer</strong> community of<br />
our steady growth and development<br />
which is a great blessing. Evidence of<br />
RLC’s steady growth is the addition of a<br />
Year 7 class for 2012 meaning that there<br />
will be four Year 7 classes rather than the<br />
usual three. A further blessing to<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> comes from our Parents and<br />
Friends Association who have generously<br />
funded the air-conditioning of the<br />
remaining Middle School classrooms<br />
(not specialty rooms) during the<br />
September holidays. Again, this is<br />
thanks to many people.<br />
In closing, I wish all families the very best<br />
for Term 4 and I look forward to<br />
celebrating the term with you.<br />
Mr David Radke (Principal)<br />
Staffing<br />
We welcome back Mrs Jane Gado<br />
(Drama, English) who has returned from<br />
Maternity Leave. As a result, we fondly<br />
farewelled Ms Kellie Benard at the end<br />
of Term 3.<br />
Mrs Catherine Andress (Maths) will be<br />
on leave for Term 4. Her classes will be<br />
covered by Mr Ian Luxford.<br />
� Our first Tuchekoi group, Year 9.3 at the Open Day on Saturday 17 September 2011<br />
News from Camp Tuchekoi<br />
“Camp Tuchekoi was great because it was<br />
an amazing experience. All the<br />
instructors were awesome - they were<br />
nice, helpful, and just good to talk to.<br />
They teach you a lot of new things that<br />
you would not know, like mountain<br />
biking, rock climbing, abseiling, canoeing<br />
and hiking. You learn to cook your own<br />
food and put up your own tents. When<br />
you do your two day or four day hikes,<br />
the instructors teach you how to be a<br />
leader and how to navigate. My time at<br />
Camp Tuchekoi was unreal. There is no<br />
word to describe how great it was!”<br />
Ryan Hull (9.3)<br />
“Tuchekoi, where do I start? Hiking,<br />
canoeing, camping, rock climbing,<br />
mountain bike riding? I don’t know. But<br />
what I do know is everything was<br />
spectacular: the landscapes, the activities,<br />
the leaders, everything, it was absolutely<br />
spectacular. Personally, I learnt heaps<br />
about teamwork, friendship, pushing<br />
through hard things and something about<br />
laziness (I think I forgot about that one).<br />
But I’ll tell you something I didn’t forget,<br />
something I can never forget, the<br />
experience. I’ve had the time of my life,<br />
and I think I can speak for everyone else<br />
in saying that. Everyone had their<br />
strengths and their weaknesses, but I will<br />
never forget that feeling I had when I<br />
came out at the end. Tuchekoi has been<br />
the best thing for me, and I think, it was<br />
brilliant!”<br />
Josh Moore (9.3)<br />
Remember to follow the Tuchekoi journey<br />
of Years 9.1 and 9.4 online with the<br />
Tuchekoi Blog. Parents can log in at:<br />
<strong>redeemer</strong>lutherancollege.wordpress.com
Alcohol and Parties<br />
Recently, some parents have voiced their<br />
concerns in relation to students and<br />
parties. As we approach the end of the<br />
year and the celebrations that inevitably<br />
occur, especially for Year 12s, the college,<br />
along with many parents, experience<br />
some apprehension about the potential<br />
dangers of such activities, especially<br />
where alcohol is involved. The college, of<br />
course, does not promote, organise,<br />
supervise or sponsor any parties outside<br />
of the formal events of the official school<br />
calendar, even though there may be a<br />
suggestion, quite false, that we give our<br />
blessing. Parents who host parties or<br />
have children attending celebrations<br />
would be well advised to check on their<br />
legal obligations. Above all, the welfare<br />
of our students is our major priority so<br />
we need to take heed of our<br />
responsibilities in this area.<br />
In the event that a <strong>Redeemer</strong> student<br />
who is affected by alcohol arrives at a<br />
school activity or co-curricular activity like<br />
a sports match, the student will not be<br />
permitted to play in the match or<br />
participate in the activity, even if this<br />
causes the forfeit of the match or<br />
activity.<br />
We need to remind our children that<br />
experimentation with alcohol is not safe<br />
or legal. Alcohol consumption impacts on<br />
a person's perception of reality and<br />
ability to make good decisions. This can<br />
be hazardous for teenagers who have<br />
less problem-solving and decision-making<br />
experience. I encourage all families to<br />
take the time to have conversations with<br />
their children about responsible party<br />
behaviour.<br />
You might find it useful to check out the<br />
following website and associated links:<br />
www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/cscp/<br />
personalSafety/youth/<br />
partySafe.htm#parents<br />
Parents Council<br />
The Parents Council is an informal advisory<br />
body of parents assisting the Principal by<br />
providing feedback on matters which are<br />
brought to them for advice. It acts as a<br />
channel of communication to the Principal<br />
for parents who have concerns or<br />
questions which they prefer to have<br />
handled in this forum and which are of<br />
relevance to the wider college community.<br />
It maintains no formal minutes, and its<br />
discussions are confidential.<br />
Parents are invited to direct any discussion<br />
items for the next meeting on 11 October,<br />
to the following 2011 P & F Executive<br />
Parents Council members:<br />
Caroline Ryan ......................... 0438 743 445<br />
Peter Grant ...... peter@orthodontist.net.au<br />
Natalie O’Brien....... natsandoo@gmail.com<br />
Skye Naismith ...... skye@mtgcoach.com.au<br />
Georgina Lynch . maglyn1@optusnet.com.au<br />
Natalie Pashen ....................... 0418 875 395<br />
Year 12 Formal<br />
Saturday 8 October 2011<br />
The Year 12 Formal is an important<br />
college event. The details for Year 12<br />
students, parents, family and friends are<br />
outlined below:<br />
Student Arrivals<br />
Time: 5.00pm - 5.30pm<br />
Venue: Sebel & Citigate Hotel<br />
Roma Street entrance and foyer<br />
Cost: No cost<br />
Pre-Formal Function<br />
Time: 5.30pm - 6.30pm<br />
Venue: King George Room<br />
Cost: Tickets available for purchase.<br />
Year 12 Formal<br />
Time: 7.20pm - 11.20pm<br />
Venue: Grand Ballroom<br />
An official photographer is organised to<br />
take photos of the students at the Formal.<br />
Families are responsible for their own<br />
photography.<br />
Students are to ensure they have their<br />
transport home well organised and not<br />
rely on taxis.<br />
Students will not be permitted to leave<br />
the function early without parental<br />
permission.<br />
Please contact Mrs Jenny Ludwig or<br />
Mr Javier Sanchez if you have further<br />
questions or concerns. We look forward to<br />
an enjoyable evening of celebration with<br />
our 2011 Year 12 students.<br />
Co-curricular Photos<br />
Order forms for the co-curricular photos<br />
are now available online. There are some<br />
forms available at the sub-school offices,<br />
but parents are able to download the<br />
order forms from the Silver Rose website<br />
www.silverrose.com.au/schools using the<br />
following details:<br />
Username (case sensitive): ............ Groups<br />
Password: ...................................... 285023<br />
Silver Rose cards with these details are<br />
available at each of the sub-school offices.<br />
Copies of the co-curricular photos are also<br />
available for viewing at each of the<br />
sub-school offices. Students have until<br />
Friday 14 October to place an order with<br />
Silver Rose. The cost is $15 per photo.<br />
After downloading the form and selecting<br />
the photos, students/parents should post<br />
their order with payment directly to<br />
Silver Rose. Payment is to be made by<br />
credit card, cheque or money order only.<br />
Address .... PO Box 1407, New Farm, 4005<br />
Telephone ................................ 3262 5788<br />
Facsimile ................................... 3262 1244<br />
Email ............... schools@silverrose.com.au<br />
Year 12 Core Group Photos<br />
Year 12 core group photos were<br />
distributed to students on Friday<br />
16 September by their Christian Studies<br />
teachers.<br />
Enrolment Strength<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> is experiencing strong interest<br />
for enrolment in Year 7 next year. The<br />
demand for enrolment at this year level<br />
has exceeded the three classes currently<br />
offered.<br />
There are varying factors for this demand<br />
including the State Government’s<br />
announcement to move Year 7 into High<br />
school in the coming years, with many<br />
families making the move to <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
earlier than they originally planned.<br />
In order to cater for this trend, <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
<strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>College</strong> Council has decided to<br />
add an extra Year 7 class next year,<br />
resulting in four classes of Year 7 for 2012.<br />
A suitable classroom will be provided for<br />
the extra class within the Middle School<br />
precinct.<br />
Due to the extra class, there are now some<br />
vacancies for Year 7 in 2012. There are<br />
also enrolment vacancies across a number<br />
of other year levels. If you are aware of<br />
families interested in enrolling their<br />
children in any year level for 2012, please<br />
encourage them to contact our<br />
Enrolments Officer, Mrs Cathy Mostert on<br />
3340 8807 or via email:<br />
enrolments@<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au.<br />
Bus Fare Assistance<br />
and Students with Disabilities<br />
Semester 2, 2011, online applications for<br />
the Bus Fare Assistance Program and the<br />
Students with Disabilities Scheme will be<br />
accepted from 1 October until 31 October<br />
2011. Online applications for both of these<br />
programs can be accessed via<br />
www.schooltransport.com.au.<br />
Further enquiries to 3336 9192 or<br />
schooltransport@qcec.catholic.edu.au.<br />
Applications received after 31 October<br />
2011 cannot be processed.<br />
2012 Term Dates<br />
Term 1<br />
� Years 6-9 and 12:<br />
Commences Tuesday 24 January<br />
� Prep-Years 5, 10 and 11:<br />
Commences Wednesday 25 January<br />
� Concludes Friday 30 March, 2012<br />
Term 2<br />
� Commences Monday 16 April<br />
� Concludes Friday 22 June, 2012<br />
Term 3<br />
� Commences Tuesday 17 July<br />
� Concludes Friday 21 September, 2012<br />
Term 4<br />
� Commences Monday 8 October<br />
� Concludes Tuesday 4 December, 2012<br />
For further details, log onto:<br />
www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/events/calendar
Safety in Cyberspace<br />
Parent Education Night<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> Chapel, Tuesday 18 October, 7.00pm<br />
When I was young, there was one family TV set with four channels<br />
in our household and people questioned the value of television<br />
and the impact television was having on children. Monitoring<br />
television viewing was relatively easy for a parent in those days.<br />
Rapid changes in technology have seen the modern household<br />
connected to iPods, iPads, iPhones, T-Hubs, personal computers,<br />
laptops, and gaming devices.<br />
Today’s youth are more likely to clock up many hours in<br />
cyberspace, chatting online, writing status updates on Facebook,<br />
commenting on posts, sharing photos and videos, sending texts<br />
and playing games with all the other friends who are supposed to<br />
be doing their homework. Whilst we can’t always look over the<br />
shoulders of our children, we need to as parents and educators<br />
ensure that they are aware of the dangers online and to teach<br />
them to use technology in a responsible manner.<br />
One of the important things for teenagers is to be accepted by<br />
their peers. Social media and mobile phones allow them to connect<br />
with their friends, but due to the absence of adults or authority<br />
figures, dangerous or harmful interactions can occur. Many<br />
students are unaware of the legal implications of their behaviour<br />
and in some cases, that their behaviour violates child protection<br />
laws.<br />
In school, if students are using technology inappropriately and<br />
their actions are harmful to other students, consequences are<br />
serious. In the case of cyber-bullying, students are made aware<br />
that engaging in this sort of behaviour out of school hours is not<br />
acceptable. Due to the fact that this impacts on students and their<br />
relationships, this becomes a school matter.<br />
Teachers and House Leaders have been educating students about<br />
these issues and in the coming weeks, representatives from the<br />
Queensland Police will be addressing Senior School students in<br />
assembly this term. The talk will include topics such as cyber<br />
bullying, ‘sexting’, predatory behaviour, security and privacy<br />
online.<br />
A parent education night ‘Safety in Cyberspace’ will be held at<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> Chapel on Tuesday 18 October at 7.00pm for parents of<br />
all year levels. Senior Constable Ricki Brudenall, District Crime<br />
Prevention Coordinator and Sergeant Michelle Mullen will be<br />
presenting information about how we can assist our children to be<br />
safe and responsible. All parents are encouraged to attend.<br />
Mrs Anastasia Strong, Head of Senior School<br />
John Howard Interview<br />
If you happened to miss the interview with John Howard by<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> students which went to air on the ABC on 22 September,<br />
you can listen to it online from the ABC website via the <strong>Redeemer</strong><br />
website: www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/newsletter/news/john-howard<br />
Outside School Hours Care<br />
Vacation Care<br />
Student Free Day: Monday 17 October 2011<br />
OSHC is currently accepting bookings for the upcoming Student<br />
Free Da on Monday 17 October.<br />
The cost is $38.00 per day (incursions/excursion extra). Students<br />
will need to provide their own morning tea, lunch and afternoon<br />
tea. Booking forms and programs are available from the OSHC<br />
office .<br />
If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate<br />
to contact the centre on 3340 8899, oshc@<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au or<br />
www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/oshc.<br />
Spiritual Anorexia<br />
“Never before have young people been told so much, and<br />
never before have they known so little. Under the impact of<br />
marketers, they have become greedy little adults…In contrast<br />
to the young people of the Middle Ages - who knew they<br />
had an immortal soul in the shell of a mortal body,<br />
surrounded by the daily evidence of death and dying -<br />
stripped of community, tradition and shared meaning, many<br />
of our young people are spiritual anorexics, empty selves…<br />
and so they feel this urge to fill the void, soothed and made<br />
coherent by consumer products, celebrity news, and neverending<br />
quests for physical perfection.”.<br />
These words of Dr Michael Carr-Greg, the well-known<br />
Australian adolescent psychologist, summarise very<br />
poignantly the feelings many have about the spiritual<br />
bankruptcy increasingly evident in Australian culture. It<br />
would be unfair, however, to restrict this to adolescents. They<br />
are merely consuming the products and moral bankruptcy<br />
which the adult world is handing down to them. So don’t<br />
blame the kids! There’s just too much money for adults to<br />
make!<br />
What so many people are missing, in so many cases unawares,<br />
is the consciousness of being part of a bigger story. Postmodernism,<br />
so-called, has done everything it can to convince<br />
us that there are no big stories to be told, no arch-narratives,<br />
and that whatever meaning we find in life is whatever we<br />
make for ourselves. Morality is what we make it. Who is up to<br />
such a task?? No wonder it’s just easier to opt out and<br />
consume.<br />
The Christian faith is, in this context, completely countercultural.<br />
It tells a big story of God acting in history, of a past,<br />
present and future that is enacted by Jesus of Nazareth.<br />
Taking the call to follow Jesus seriously does two vital things:<br />
it hardwires us to the most significant, fundamental and<br />
challenging moral teaching in human history, and it opens us<br />
to a spiritual transcendence completely lacking in modern<br />
consumerism.<br />
<strong>Redeemer</strong> will no longer be <strong>Redeemer</strong> if it gives up on this<br />
message. It’s at our heart. People can challenge it, question it,<br />
even complain about it, but the message stays. Any other<br />
message would make <strong>Redeemer</strong>’s existence pointless.<br />
Pastor Paul Thiele, Chaplain<br />
Prayer Thoughts<br />
• Pray for all students and staff at the beginning of a new<br />
Term.<br />
• Pray for Year 9.1 and 9.4 who have commenced their<br />
outdoor education adventures at Camp Tuchekoi.<br />
• Pray for all members of the <strong>Redeemer</strong> community dealing<br />
with grief.<br />
• Pray for <strong>Redeemer</strong> to always remain true to its core values.<br />
Middle School Prayers<br />
Henry Liao 8TR, Kaniza Kim 8FF, Harrison Lodge 6LK,<br />
Luke Owens 6VF, Rylee Reihana-Laison 8JH,<br />
Sheu-Shiuan Tan 7RM, Suyash Vasist 8KS, James Wissler 6DL.<br />
Senior School Prayers<br />
W04: Nyssa Bowerman 11, Patrick Call 9, Alexander Cawte<br />
10, Ian Chen 9, Githain Gunasekera 11, Michael Himona 12,<br />
Eden Howe 9, Peter Katsanevas 11, James Kaye 12, Nicole<br />
Kelaidis 12, Calvin Lee 11, Jessica Linde 9, Claudia Perdrau 9,<br />
Joel Woodward 10, Jess Worrall 11.<br />
Senior School Prayer Group: www.rlcprayer.net23.net
Tuckshop Roster<br />
New Helpers Required this Term<br />
If you would like to help out in Tuckshop, please call in and see us or call<br />
3340 8854, at home on 3423 3351 or via email on tgrandin@<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au.<br />
Mrs Teri Grandin, Tuckshop Coordinator<br />
Mon 10 Oct Help Needed! Michelle Bowden.<br />
Tue 11 Oct Samantha Jacobsen, Janelle Rech, Kath Ramsay.<br />
Wed 12 Oct Help Needed!!<br />
Thu 13 Oct Stephanie Ellis, Sarah Batt.<br />
Fri 14 Oct Margaret Squires, Carol Scothern, Daniela Hawley.<br />
Tuckshop Specials & Menu 10 - 14 October<br />
Monday: Sushi (per stick) .......................................................... $2.20<br />
Macaroni Cheese (second break only) ...................... $3.00<br />
Tuesday: Green Thai Chicken Curry & Rice - Lge: $4.50 .... Sm: $3.00<br />
Wednesday: Sushi....... $2.20 per stick, and Fried Rice .................. $3.00<br />
Thursday: Black Bean Beef & Rice - Large: $4.50 ............ Small: $3.00<br />
Friday: Taco Sub OR Baked Chicken and Cheese Roll ........... $3.50<br />
Hokkien Beef Noodles ............................................... $3.50<br />
Hot Chocolate is now available before school and during breaks . .$2.50<br />
Coffee is also available to parents before school ............................... $2.50<br />
Tuckshop is now open until 3.45pm on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.<br />
Tuckshop Volunteers Dinner 2011<br />
If you have volunteered in Tuckshop this year, we would like<br />
to invite you to attend our Volunteers Dinner, to be held on<br />
Friday 28 October 2011 at the <strong>Redeemer</strong> <strong>Lutheran</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
6.30pm Pre-dinner drinks in the Tuckshop undercover area.<br />
7.00pm Two course alternate drop dinner in the Home Ec building.<br />
Come and enjoy a delicious two course meal prepared by our Year 12<br />
Hospitality students. (Special dietary requirements can only be catered for<br />
if advance notice is given to jludwig@<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au by 21 October.)<br />
Cost: Free for Tuckshop Volunteers. Partners: $20. BYO Alcohol.<br />
RSVP by Friday 21 October to Teri Grandin on 3340 8854 or email:<br />
tgrandin@<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au. (Cost for partners to be paid directly<br />
to the Business Office by Friday 21 October.)<br />
This Sunday at Our Saviour<br />
8.30am & 6.00pm:<br />
‘Will You Come Near?’<br />
(Philippians 4:4–13; Matthew 22:1-10)<br />
9.15am: Under 5’s Singing<br />
9.30am: Kids for Christ Club (Junior School age)<br />
Friday:<br />
3.45pm Lazer (Junior Youth for Years 6-8)<br />
7.00pm: OSSY (Senior Youth for Year 9-12)<br />
Find us on Facebook:<br />
www.facebook.com/OurSaviour<br />
www.facebook.com/oslc.SNL<br />
Coming Events: October<br />
Thursday 6 <strong>Redeemer</strong> Music Concert Series #5,<br />
7.00pm (SA31, P & F Meeting Room).<br />
Saturday 8 Year 12 Pre-Formal Student Arrivals,<br />
5.00pm-5.30pm (Sebel & Citigate).<br />
Saturday 8 Year 12 Pre-Formal Function,<br />
5.30pm-6.30pm (Sebel & Citigate).<br />
Saturday 8 Year 12 Formal, 7.20pm-11.20pm<br />
(Sebel & Citigate, King George Square).<br />
Tuesday 11 Year 11 Leadership Day.<br />
Tuesday 11 Parents Council Meeting.<br />
Wednesday 12 Music Supporters Group Meeting,<br />
7.30pm (KC1).<br />
Saturday 15 Testing of new Years 6 and 8<br />
students for 2012 (<strong>Redeemer</strong> Chapel).<br />
Monday 17 Student Free Day<br />
Wednesday 19 Twilight Tour, 5.00pm-6.00pm.<br />
Wednesday 19 Springboard Student Exhibition 2011,<br />
6.00pm-8.00pm (MPC).<br />
Saturday 22 <strong>Redeemer</strong> Fair, 12.00pm-8.00pm.<br />
Saturday 29 Year 9.1 & 9.4 Tuchekoi Open Day<br />
and student pick-up, 9.30am-4.30pm<br />
(Tuchekoi Outdoor Centre, Gympie).<br />
Monday 31 Year 9.2 & 9.5 depart for Camp<br />
Tuchekoi Outdoor Education<br />
Program, 7.00am.<br />
Coming Events: November<br />
Thursday 17 Year 12 Valedictory Service, 7.30pm.<br />
Tuesday 29 Term 4 Concludes.<br />
2011 <strong>College</strong> Calendar<br />
The complete <strong>College</strong> Calendar for 2011 and 2012<br />
Term dates can be downloaded from our website:<br />
www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/events/calendar<br />
2012 <strong>Redeemer</strong> Term Dates<br />
The term dates, student free days and public holiday<br />
dates for 2012 are available from our website at:<br />
www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/events/calendar<br />
Did You Know? This newsletter can also be accessed<br />
online from our website every Thursday at:<br />
www.<strong>redeemer</strong>.com.au/newsletter