P & F in 2012 - Redeemer Lutheran College

3 November 2011 Volume 27 Issue 34
P & F in 2012
Each year, Redeemer’s P & F Association
leaves a trail of achievements that bring
measureable improvements to the daily
lives of our students, mostly through the
provision of upgraded facilities and
equipment. This has been the case for the
past 31 years. Naturally behind the P & F
is a small army of volunteers who work
extremely hard and passionately to
achieve their goals.
While it is easy to recognise and give
thanks for the funds that the P & F raise,
it is the building of community that
evolves from their activities, such as the
Fair, that are of greatest benefit to
Redeemer staff and families. On behalf of
the College, I cannot thank the P & F
sufficiently for all that they do. Therefore,
I encourage staff, students and parents to
personally thank members of the P & F
team. Needless to say, what Redeemer
has in the way of its P & F is something
we want to maintain for many years to
come.
For over a year, the wind of change has
been blowing behind the scenes. I refer
specifically to changes to the Workplace
Health and Safety (WHS) laws that come
into effect 1 January 2012. Changes to
WHS liability aspects of the laws mean
that Lutheran Education Queensland
governance bodies require the P & F to
hand management of the Tuckshop and
Uniform Shop to the College, effective 1
January 2012. In order to provide a
smooth transition and maintain P & F
functions as close to past practice as
possible, Redeemer’s College Council has
decided: that all P & F employees
continue in their present roles; that P & F
monies as they stand at the close of 2012
will remain with the P & F to be expended
as per past practice; and that income
from the Tuckshop and Uniform Shop
from 2012 onwards will not be expended
by the College without first gaining input
from the P & F Executive. These
arrangements are an interim step until a
new P & F constitution is put in place.
Have a Seat at Redeemer!
Visitors to Redeemer Fair on 22 October would have noticed a shiny brand
new grandstand which was set up outside of the new undercover Chapel
Hub area.
We are thankful to a Redeemer family business that has generously
donated six of these grandstands to the college. In the coming weeks, you
will see two of these grandstands appearing at our Stolz Sportsfields, with
the other four to be placed around the two ovals of our main college
campus (Scurr Oval and Fred Davey Oval).
As an opportunity for other parents to get involved, parents and friends of
the college are able to purchase a seat for just $50 each. In recognition, a
plaque will be placed on the seat with either your family name, or the
name of your child and the years they are attending the college. For
further information, contact the Business Office to book your seat!
As the College moves through these
changes, the goal is that students and
parents will not experience any reduced
services compared to what has been
provided in the past. The College Council
and Executive still want to see parent
volunteers in the Tuckshop coordinated
by the P & F Executive, and the hope is
that without the management
responsibilities of the Tuckshop and
Uniform Shop, the P & F Executive can
establish new activities or endeavours
while maintaining their meeting
schedule, sponsorship of Supporter
Groups and running the Fair.
In closing, I again thank the P & F for all
that they have done for the College this
year. I commend the P & F to all families
of Redeemer. Where possible I encourage
involvement, noting that the final
meeting of this year will be Monday 7
November 2011.
Mr David Radke
Principal

Year 11 involvement
in Valedictory Service
On Thursday night, 17 November 2011,
the Valedictory Service for the graduating
Year 12s will be held in Redeemer Chapel.
It is a compulsory function for all Year 11
students. Students who normally have
work commitments should have made
arrangements to be free on the evening.
Any non-attendance at this function will
need to be explained in writing to
Mrs Strong, Head of Senior School.
Year 11 students are reminded to provide
finger food suitable for supper. This can
be left at the tuckshop at any time during
the week of the Valedictory Service.
We are still looking for several Year 11
parents to help heat and set up food in
the tuckshop during the service. Please
contact one of us as soon as possible if
you would be willing to help.
Mrs Janelle Hughes
(jhughes@redeemer.com.au)
and Mrs Marie Hughes
(mhughes@redeemer.com.au)
Year 11 Scholarships
Year 11 Scholarships have been now been
awarded for 2012. Congratulations to the
four recipients of these scholarships.
Information regarding Year 8 and Year 11
Scholarships for 2013 can be found on our
website: www.redeemer.com.au/
enrolments/scholarships
Formal Photographs
The professional Formal Photos of the
2011 Year 12 Formal are now available to
view and order.
� Log onto: www.ranaldsimmonds.com.au
� User name: RLCF11
� Password: LUDWIG
There is an EARLY BIRD DEAL for
those who order before next
Monday 7 November.
Order forms regarding pricing will be
outside of SH Block.
Please see Mrs Ludwig if you have any
questions.
2012 Term Dates
� Term 1: Tuesday 24 January
(Years 6-9 and 12), Wednesday
25 January (Prep-Years 5, 10 and 11)
to Friday 30 March, 2012.
� Term 2: Monday 16 April
to Friday 22 June, 2012.
� Term 3: Tuesday 17 July
to Friday 21 September, 2012.
� Term 4: Monday 8 October
to Tuesday 4 December, 2012.
Safety in Cyberspace
A parent information evening was held in
October about the issues relating to safety
in cyberspace with social networking sites.
For parents that missed this informative
evening, the various resources from the
evening can also be accessed online, by
logging onto the Government’s
Cybersmart website:
www.cybersmart.gov.au/parents.aspx
Another opportunity is also coming up
this coming Sunday night at Redeemer
Chapel, which we would like to encourage
parents and students to attend:
Sunday Night Live:
“Facebook My World”
Sunday 6 November,
6.00pm at Redeemer Chapel
Vital issues for youth: Facebook and the
digital world.
� For students getting the best from
facebook
� For youth leaders using social
networking
� For the facts on smart practice, ugly
mistakes and dark traps
� For parents unsure about digital dangers
� For teachers and friends who care too
much to stay ignorant
� For victims of abuse, exclusion and bad
choices
For further information:
� www.sundaynightlive.org
� www.facebook.com/oslc.snl
� or contact Pastor Matt Thomas:
3340 8891 or mthomas@redeemer.com.au
Vocational Education
QBuild is currently accepting online
applications for carpentry and plumbing
school based apprenticeships for students
entering Years 11 or 12 in 2012. Go to
www.qbuild.qld.gov.au to apply.
Applications close 14 November.
There are still some vacancies for students
interested in the following Cert III TAFE
courses for next year:
� Events (Year 11 or 12 in 2012)
� iMedia and Apps (Year 11 in 2012)
� Aged Care (Year 12 in 2012)
See Mrs Wilkinson for further details.
Outside School Hours
Care 2012 Enrolment
2012 Enrolment forms are now available
from the OSHC office for new and
returning families. Once completed please
return to either the OSHC office or Junior
School Office before the end of term on
Tuesday 29 November.
www.redeemer.com.au/oshc
Operation
Christmas Child
Shoe Box
Collection
The Community Service Committee thanks
those who contributed to the Operation
Christmas Child again this year. This is a
project organised by Samaritan’s Purse
where everyone in the Home Group is
encouraged to bring in small gifts for a girl
or a boy. All the gifts are then placed
together and sent to countries such as
Papua New Guinea.
For further information, log onto:
www.operationchristmaschild.org.au
� Above: Year 6 students collecting items for their
Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes.
Tuchekoi Blog
Welcome back to all students in Year 9.1
and 9.4. We have enjoyed reading about
your Outdoor Education Experience at
Camp Tuchekoi each day via the online
Tuchekoo Blog!
A reminder to all parents and friends of
students in 9.2 and 9.5 to subscribe to the
Tuchekoi Blog, or log on each day to hear
what the students are up to!
Visit the blog online at:
redeemerlutherancollege.wordpress.com

Redeemer Mums End of Year Dinner
Redeemer Mums are having an end of year dinner and we would
love you to join us. Come along and meet new people or catch up
with friends before the Christmas rush!
Friday 18 November, 6.30pm
at Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant
Springwood Towers Hotel – Murrajong Road, Springwood
Cost is $29.90 per person for a Banquet Dinner.
(All dishes can be ordered MSG free and Gluten Free.)
Please RSVP to Sandra Treeby (0411 063 538)
or Dee Norris (0439 538 355).
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Stress Reaction
Jacaranda blossom, however beautiful it may appear, is frequently
a trigger for severe stress in many people. Coming from the UK, I
had no idea why this could be so, until it was explained to me that
jacaranda trees are in bloom when students are studying for end of
year exams. In the UK, students do not have this timely reminder of
exam stress – triggers there are often the Wimbledon tennis
championships or wood pigeons cooing in the eaves of houses.
Stress is a word we are all very familiar with. In everyday language
it is generally used to indicate the negative effect of life pressures.
‘I feel stressed out’, ‘I’m so stressed I can’t think straight’. In fact, a
certain amount of stress is useful and necessary. It is one of the
factors which motivate us to achieve: it can be a stimulus for action
and is an important element in many areas of performance
including music, dance and sport. Moderate or short-term stress can
enhance memory and learning, but prolonged stress has the
opposite effect.
Every child will be different in the amount of stress they can deal
with and in how they perceive stressful situations in the first place.
What one child sees as exciting and stimulating, another may see as
completely terrifying. It all comes down to the unique relationship
each of us has between our environment and our own particular
abilities and temperament.
There are some normal reactions involved in the ‘fight, flight, or
freeze’ response. These are all very useful responses to actual threat
or danger and were particularly helpful for our ancestors when
faced with an attack from a sabre toothed tiger. If the reaction is
completed and the danger is dealt with, then the body can relax
again – there are numerous physiological processes which keep the
person ready for action. Unfortunately, we often produce the fight/
flight reaction in situations that don’t need a physical response. This
may happen when children are concerned about a test or exam,
being in a play or facing a difficult conversation. What is even more
of a problem is that negative self-talk tends to prolong the stress
response. If a child tells himself he can’t cope then his body will
continue to stay ready for action.
When stress is excessive or continuous over a long period of time,
even at relatively low levels, then we will experience a toxic buildup
of stress hormones which provide extra energy for the ‘fight’ but
which can also affect our memory capacity and will dampen our
immune system. We then tend to feel overwhelmed, fearful and
miserable and have a sense of dread. The effects of stress at an
early age can have far-reaching effects for our emotional wellbeing
making it more difficult for us to regulate our emotions in
later life. This could result in an over-reaction to minor stressors and
being physically on edge, hyper vigilant and unable to sleep.
Various techniques can help deal with the stressors, such as
relaxation; play; exercise; breath control and visualisations. By
encouraging children to listen to their thoughts and feelings, we
are teaching them to value themselves and giving them ways of
identifying potential overload and nipping it in the bud as soon as
those jacaranda trees start to bloom.
Mrs Caroline May, Student Counsellor
A New Television
There are a variety of technologies available for televisions
these days. I can’t pretend to know how they all work. So if I
go to JB Hi-Fi (or somewhere) to buy a new one, I’m
probably not going to ask a sales person to pull a television
apart and show me in intimate detail how it all works. The
sales person might be able to tell me a few basic things
about the difference between plasma and LCD, but not pull
it apart and show every single component. I am simply going
to buy a television at the best possible price and hope the
thing will work as it’s supposed to.
But on what does that hope rest? There might be a number
of factors that come into consideration. One factor is past
experience. I have learned from experience that large
televisions which are cheap, and of a brand name I am
largely unfamiliar with, may very well leave me
disappointed. Cheap televisions are cheap for a reason. I
have learned with experience of various products over the
years that there are certain brand names I will trust more
than others. The second factor is talking to other people
about it (not just sales people). As I research the market and
talk to friends I may come across some useful information in
my decision making, such as the benefits of one kind of
technology over another, or future directions in the
marketplace. So after doing the research and counting my
pennies, I make my decision, head off to the store, make my
purchase, and hope for the best.
I would not say that by not understanding every aspect of
television technology I have acted in blind faith. I have put
some degree of research into it, so I would prefer to think of
it as a more informed faith. That doesn’t make me an expert,
it just means I’m making the best decision I can with the time
and resources available to me. It seems to me that this is true
of life generally. That’s why I find it strange when critics
regard religion as blind faith, as commitment to something I
cannot prove, because almost everything in life requires such
faith. There is very little I fully understand or can prove in
this world, but I continue to operate with purpose and hope
anyway. Is there a better alternative? Hello….is that an
answer, or is that my own echo I’m hearing?? Like
researching a new television, I can make as an informed a
decision as possible without fully understanding every
aspect.
“Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror;
then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then
I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Cor 13:12).
So is faith in God really all that blind?
Pastor Paul Thiele, Chaplain
Prayer Thoughts
� Pray for Year 9.2 and 9.5 currently at Camp Tuchekoi
enjoying their Outdoor Education adventures.
� Give thanks for the safe return of 9.1 and 9.4
from Tuchekoi and settling back into school.
� Pray for the Year 12s feeling the pressure of final
assessment.
� Pray for all students and staff in the final busy weeks
of term.
Middle School Prayers
Thomas Geale 8KS, Lewis Tierney 7RM, Crystal Johnston 8FF,
Elijah Carsburg 6LK, Eunice Koo 6VF, Chris Nguyen 8TR,
Madeleine Lalic 8KT, Gabriel Cross 7GS, Noah Kerridge 6DL.
Senior School Prayers
W05: Benjamin Allan 9, Tenneal Bourke 12, Steven Clarke 12,
Jana Cogliati 11, Jacob Cooling 11, Becky Leung 10, Calvin
Leung 12, Millie Loft 11, Matthew Magin 9, Sean Magin 11,
Michael Makelainen 9, Hannah Martin 12, Jennifer Pitt 10,
Brianna Salmond 9, Daniel Stevenson 11.
Senior School Prayer Group: www.rlcprayer.net23.net

Tuckshop Roster
Volunteers Required next Monday, Tuesday & Thursday!
If you would like to help out in Tuckshop, please call in and see us or
phone us on 3340 8854 or via email on tgrandin@redeemer.com.au.
Mrs Teri Grandin, Tuckshop Coordinator
Mon 7 Nov Help Needed!
Tue 8 Nov Help Needed! Kath Ramsay.
Wed 9 Nov Heather Phillips, Marlene Jacobsen.
Thu 10 Nov Help Needed! Sarah Batt.
Fri 11 Nov Margaret Squires, Carol Scothern, Daniela Hawley.
Tuckshop Specials & Menu 7 - 11 November
Monday: Sushi ......................................................... (per stick) $2.20
Chicken and Gravy Roll (second break only) ............. $3.50
Tuesday: Bacon & Tomato Pasta - Large: $4.50 ............. Small: $3.00
Wednesday: Sushi....... $2.20 per stick, and Fried Rice .................. $3.00
Thursday: Chicken Curry and Rice - Large: $4.50 ............ Small: $4.50
Friday: Taco Sub OR Baked Chicken and Cheese Roll ........... $3.50
Hokkien Beef Noodles ............................................... $3.50
Hot Chocolate is now available for $2.50 to students before school and
during meal breaks when we have staff available.
Coffee (cappaccino, caffe latte, mochaccino, flat white, esspresso) is also
available to parents before school $2.50
The Tuckshop is open until 3.45pm on Tuesday & Thursday afternoons.
Parents & Friends News
Second Hand Uniform Sale: The P & F are going to operate a second
hand uniform shop on the Mezzanine level of the Multi-Purpose Centre
on Saturday 26 November and Sunday 27 November from 10.00am until
4.00pm for all year levels. Cash and credit card facilities will be available
on the day.
If you have uniforms that you are wishing to sell please bring them to the
Mezzanine level of the MPC on Friday 25 November for pricing and
details. More information will be available in the weeks to come.
Next P & F Meeting: The final P & F meeting for the year will be held
next Monday night, 7 November, commencing at 7.00pm in the P & F
Meeting Room (SA31). All Welcome!
This Sunday at Our Saviour
8.30am: ‘To Live—Serve!’ (Matthew 23:1–12)
9.30am: Under 5’s Singing
9.45am: Kids for Christ Club (Junior School age)
6.00pm: Sunday Night Live
‘Facebook my World’
Focus on social networking—youth telling youth
and parents. A ‘must be there’ topic for smart
youth and families. See page 2 for further
information about this important event.
Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OurSaviour
Coming Events: November
Friday 4 Principal’s Tour (JS), 9.00am.
Friday 4 Year 3 Sleepover, 6.15pm (MPC).
Saturday 5 Year 3 Sleepover concludes, 8.00am.
Saturday 5 TAS Finals: Boys Basketball, Boys
Soccer, Girls Touch, Girls Volleyball.
Monday 7 Years 6-8 Deportment and Grooming
Course, 3.30pm-5.30pm (MI3).
Monday 7 P & F General Meeting, 7.30pm
(P & F Meeting Room, SA31).
Tuesday 8 Redeemer Concert Series #7 - Junior/
Middle School Finale Concert, 6.00pm
(Kleinschmidt Centre Auditorium).
Friday 11 Year 10 Drama Public Performance,
6.30pm (SL8-10).
Monday 14 Year 11 Exam Block commences.
Wednesday 16 Year 12 Excursion to Wet ’n’ Wild.
Thursday 17 Year 12 Last Day and Valedictory
Service, 7.30pm (Redeemer Chapel).
Friday 18 Year 11 Swot Vac.
Friday 18 Year 10 Exams commence.
Friday 18 Redeemer Mums End of Year Dinner,
6.30pm (Chin Chin Restaurant,
Springwood Towers).
Saturday 19 Prep 2012 Orientation, 9.00am (JS).
Friday 25 Year 10 and 11 Finish.
Saturday 26 Year 9.2 & 9.5 Tuchekoi Open Day
and student pick-up, 9.30am-4.30pm.
Tuesday 29 Term 4 Concludes.
The complete College Calendar for 2011 and 2012
Term dates can be downloaded from our website:
www.redeemer.com.au/events/calendar
2012 Redeemer Term Dates
The term dates, student free days and public holiday
dates for 2012 are available from our website at:
www.redeemer.com.au/events/calendar
Did You Know? This newsletter can also be accessed
online from our website every Thursday at:
www.redeemer.com.au/newsletter
Tuchekoi Blog: redeemerlutherancollege.wordpress.com