In this issue

Driving for Success – being exam ready!

I was delighted to work alongside our Acting Principal, Mr Daniel Crump recently during Year 12 Wise Wellness and other talented staff to set a solid foundation for success this year. We were joined by our Director of Studies – Ms Shannon Lacey, Director of Academic Performance and Development -Ms Annie Van Homrigh, and Acting Dean of Student Wellbeing – Ms Margaret Devlin. As we embark on the final two weeks of Term, I thought that some of the “Exam Attack” strategies we workshopped are of relevance to students in all year levels.

The day before the exam:

• Exercise
• Get a good night’s sleep
• Ensure your equipment is ready

The day of the exam:

• Drink plenty of water, and avoid caffeine
• Have a good breakfast
• Ensure you are dressed for success in your Stuartholme formal uniform
• Stick to your own game plan and avoid the anxious huddle.

In the exam:

During planning/perusal:

• Read each question carefully
• Engage the strategy suited to your subject e.g.:
  • What order are you going to tackle the exam in
  • What questions do you need to prioritise or what questions are weighted for greater impact
  • How long will you be required to spend on each question (if multiple questions)
  • How long will you spend on your outline/ analysis/ evaluation/ construction (if extended responses)
  • Focus on what you know, rather than what you don’t know
  • Remember to stop and breathe if you need a moment to regroup.

Empowering learning – our three-way partnership

Last Wednesday Stuartholme was proud to host Director and Master Speaker Darren Pereira as part of our Lab for Parents initiative. This initiative characterises the three-way partnership in place at our school to optimise success for every student.

This session was the first of a range of exciting innovative events first for 2022 as part of Stuartholme’s Lab Project. We are delighted to have shaped the program this year in response to key areas parents have indicated that they would appreciate input to support at home the work we do at school.

Offered both face-to-face and online to our parent community, Darren in his engaging and humorous way offered practical advice for our parents to support their children to achieve success. A copy of this presentation is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQlblIxexbg

Darren also workshopped with our Year 11 and 12 students during the day as part of our Wise Wellness curriculum building capacity around some of their important learning and wellbeing strategies.

It is indeed such a privilege to be implementing the range of innovations at Stuartholme where we are market leaders integrating learning and wellbeing to achieve the best possible outcomes for every child.

Deborah Lonsdale-Walker
Acting Deputy Principal

Reconciliation 

Today, we gathered for our Lenten Reconciliation Liturgy. I offer you some thoughts that were shared with the community as a part of that celebration: 

Over the past few weeks, we have journeyed through the Church’s season of Lent. As we know, Lent is the 40 days leading to the celebration of Easter and commemorates the 40 days that Jesus went into the wilderness to examine his choices. As we journey towards Easter, we are also called to use this period to examine ourselves and our choices for our own personal growth. We do this because as the quote above illustrates, we not only make choices, but our choices can make us. 

Sometimes, in the busyness of our lives, we forget to take the time to examine and wrestle with the choices we make – the good and the bad. There are times in each of our lives when we struggle to make the right choices. We might be selfish, gossip about someone behind their back, post negative comments online or spread untrue rumours about someone or fail to trust that someone is doing the best they can. We may tell a white lie or a big lie, fail to see the needs of those in our community who need help the most, or we may be unkind to ourselves in a way that we would not be to others. Sometimes, these choices can tie us in knots. The season of Lent though, offers us an opportunity to reflect on these habits – it challenges us to acknowledge them so that we can seek forgiveness and forgive others with the desire to spread compassion, build connections and ultimately change ourselves for others. 

Light from darkness 

The central story of Christianity is about light from darkness: new life out of death. Jesus’ resurrection was more than a historical event, it was a pivotal moment in our world. It was bringing the light of God in amongst us in human form. Today, we participate in this Reconciliation Liturgy to acknowledge the ways that we have not been the light for others. We bring these moments out from the darkness and into the light of God’s love, mercy and compassion, to build a world based on the light of joy and not the darkness of hate. In doing this, we also offer ourselves an opportunity to learn from our mistakes – an opportunity of freedom. And so, let us acknowledge those moments that we have not been the light, to prepare ourselves for this moment of reconciliation. 

Pilgrimage & Rituals of Forgiveness 

The practice of making a pilgrimage is a long-lived experience for the believers of many religious traditions. Students of Studies of Religion would have come across some of the most well known, such as the Hajj for Muslims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, or the Santiago de Compostela for Christians, a pilgrimage in the footsteps of St James in the northern regions of Spain. Lent is also a form of a pilgrimage – a time to walk in the footsteps of Jesus who journeyed in the desert for some 40 days.  

Whatever the form or tradition, pilgrimage is also about deepening our knowledge of ourselves, along with deepening our personal and active faith in God. When on a pilgrimage, rituals help us in the process. One of the forgiveness rituals of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage is the pacing of stones at the foot of a cross.  

 High on the hill in the Leon region of Spain is the Cruz de Fierro, or Iron Cross. For hundreds of years, pilgrims making the journey to Santiago have placed rocks at the foot of this cross as a sign of forgiveness and letting go of any hurt that they have been carrying; hurt that might be holding them back. In this way, it is an act of freedom and new life, associated with the resurrection of Jesus, that the cross promises. 

Today, we will participate in our own ritual of forgiveness and letting go, by placing a rock at the foot of our cross here in the chapel.  

All in our community are invited to come forward, like we do at communion time during a mass, take a stone and gently place it at the foot of the cross. As you do so, bring to mind those things that you would like forgiveness for, those things you’d like to let go to enable to step into a new moment of freedom; to enable you to be the light in our world once again. 

Reflecting on the Prodigal Son 

Another wonderful moment of our liturgy was the Gospel reflection written by Lucy Berge, our Liturgy Captain. Lucy reflected in the passage of the Prodigal Son and its meaning for us today. You can read Lucy’s reflection here. 

With whom do you seek forgiveness? 

Reconciling and forgiving others requires courage and humility, however, when done with sincerity and openness, can leave us with feelings of joy and gratitude. It is also one of the greatest expressions of love that can lead to personal growth.  

As we continue our Lenten journey, it’s worth reflecting for ourselves: who do I need to forgive? From whom do I seek forgiveness? 

Peace and blessings for the week ahead.

Justin Golding
Dean of Mission

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of accompanying a group of students to the Broncos vs Rabbitohs game at Suncorp Stadium. At halftime, one of our Year 9 boarders, Shakarnie Creek, ran into her Olympic volleyball idol, Taliqua Clancy. Afterward, Shakarnie excitedly shared, “this is the best night ever!”

From a young age, Clancy knew that she wanted to go to the Olympics and be a professional athlete. She worked tirelessly and never gave up on her dream. She shared the message that the path to success is never easy, but with the right attitude and self-belief, anything is possible. In a pre-interview before the Tokyo Olympics, Clancy shared:  “follow your dreams but make the journey your own and don’t ever let others try to distract or discourage you from your goals. There is more than one way to succeed, you just need to stay true to yourself.”

Our boarders are encouraged to tap into their dreams and chase them with the same passion that influential women like like Taliqua Clancy do.

Chasing Dreams in the House:

Our Boarders are discovering that chasing dreams helps them to become more confident:  Stepping out in faith and pursuing our dreams is the first of many steps that will builds confidence.  Our Boarders know that no matter if it’s a huge win or a small accomplishment, success breeds success.  These wins will build courage inside us to press on and try the next scary thing.

We learn how to get back up from a failure. It’s vitally important that we try not to let our failures bring us down. We focus on improving what has succeeded in the past rather than being discouraged from what has gone wrong. Failure will always be a part of the process. We learn from these moments.

Jane Morris
Dean of Boarding

Term 1 has been an eventful one for our girls and they are proving to be very resilient. With the landscape constantly changing, it is important the girls remain focussed on their studies and wellbeing.  Remaining positive at this time will be important to long-term success.

As Deb Lonsdale Walker, Dean of Student Wellbeing, has previously stated in her newsletter articles, Dan Haesler continues to work with Stuartholme staff on positive psychology and is clear about the definition of wellbeing. When we think of wellbeing, some of us call to mind an image of feeling happy all the time. However, wellbeing is well-documented by experts as being quite the opposite.

The PERMA Approach to Wellbeing

Positive psychology is a well-established model which focusses on harnessing the strengths and competence of a person, rather than treating their deficiencies to help them move along the wellbeing continuum towards enhanced wellbeing.

The positive psychology approach to wellbeing is centred on the notion that wellbeing is a construct and has five measurable elements (PERMA) that count toward it:

• Positive emotion (of which happiness and life satisfaction are all aspects)
• Engagement
• Relationships
• Meaning and purpose
• Accomplishment

No one element defines wellbeing, but each contributes to it. In working with young people, the main aim is to support them to be more deliberate about practices that can be integrated into their lives in a balanced way. By helping young people to achieve this balance, we can assist them to flourish.

At Stuartholme, one of the ways we work on building student practices in the wellbeing space is by explicitly teaching these in our Wise Wellness Program which students engage in every week from Years 7-12. Leaders of Student Wellbeing also maintain open communications with parents about this program so that the work we are doing at school can be complemented at home.

Working together to be bigger, wiser and stronger

As adults it is important that we are “bigger, wiser and stronger” than our children in order to optimise their success.

Dan Haesler has shared research that clearly shows that our own capacity for courage, calm and resilience forms a baseline for our children. In closing, I am happy to share some of his other key tips as you ensure a strong finish to Term 1 of the 2022 school year with your child:

1. You need to be the best version of your authentic self to even have a chance of supporting your child to be happy and successful.
2. Proactively focus on framing positive dialogue with your child. Ask them “what went well today?”
3. Avoid important conversations in the car on the way home – wait for the dust to settle and pick your moment.
4. When your child is struggling with an issue try to LATER technique: listen, acknowledge, talk about options they come up with, encourage action, reflect on how it went.
5. Humans can respond via a red brain or blue brain response. With a developing brain, parents often need to be the “blue brain for their child”.
6. Being deliberate and proactive about wellbeing (rather than being moved by default) better supports young people to thrive.
7. Only tiny steps and incremental improvements are needed towards mastery.
8. Supporting young people to know, understand and act on their character strengths can motivate them and better engage them help them to act with purpose, learn and grow.

Margaret Devlin
Acting Dean of Student Wellbeing

At Stuartholme we believe our young adults can create positive change, and our Year 12 students are certainly demonstrating this through their involvement and fundraising efforts for the Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project. So far, our 2022 Stuartholme Seniors team has fundraised close to $34, 000, and with our chop event looming, we hope to exceed our goal of $35, 000 very soon. For those who to wish to support our cohort’s efforts a donation can be made to the team via this link, or you can find student’s fundraising profiles on this page and donate to individuals.

As 1 in 2 Australian men and women will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85, this is a cause many of our students are passionate about. In the lead-up to our Ponytail Project event, we have asked participating Yr 12 students to share their reasons why they are rocking the chop.

Felicity Greber

This year I am participating in ponytail project by cutting off 20+cm of my hair!  Cancer has affected both those closest to me, my Mum and Dad. My Mum was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2014, however, was fortunate enough that it was recognised quickly and could be removed. My Dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010, he fought the toughest battle he could and passed away 8 years later in 2018.  So, I will be rocking the chop in honour of both my parents to raise money for cancer research, and support others who suffer to let them know they are never alone.

Amelia Pothecary

I am #RockingtheChop this year by cutting off my ponytail and shaving my head. Cancer is a horrible disease that impacts so many people across the world. I want to continue the steps in the right direction by raising money to support those affected by cancer and to help fund ongoing cancer research. I am shaving my head to stand in solidarity with those who don’t have a choice in the loss of their hair – I want my hair to be donated and made into a wig for someone who needs and wants it more than I will ever realise.

Grace Rose

I wanted to join the Ponytail Project because it felt like a really great way to do something together with my grade and leave an impact before we graduate by putting good out in the world. Recently, cancer has come a little bit closer to home in my family, so it’s become more personal now. I hope I can help people with this fund, and by shaving my head, make a real difference in someone’s life.

Hi everyone,

I hope you’re well. It’s hard to believe we’re already in Week 8.

Year 11 Wise Wellness

It was great to see Year 11 this fortnight to talk about data. As we talked about together, it’s important to have some understanding about trends in the wider labour market, and then use lag and live data to explore your careers of interest.

Careers Counselling sessions

It’s also been great to see so many Year 12 students for sessions over the last fortnight. As I talked about with the 12s at the start of the term, I would recommend at least two meetings with me this year:

• Once in Term 1 or 2
• Once in Term 3

If your daughter would like to discuss her career or course ideas, please ask her to send me an email to book a session.

As always, please find below a selection of events and information that may be of interest to you and your daughters.

Warm regards,

Mr Tom Lillyman
Careers Counsellor

LEARN MORE

ACU Talk with industry events

Are you interested in health, law, business, or IT? Would you like to learn more about these careers from people who are working in these areas?

ACU has created a series of webinars where its graduates share more about their careers. You can watch past events (where they talked to grads from speech pathology, occupational therapy, social work and more) or register for upcoming events.

Find out more here: Talk with Industry Series (acu.edu.au)

UQ “Trust me, I’m an Engineer” webinar

Are you wanting to study Engineering after school? It’s a good idea to find out what Engineering is all about before making your decision. UQ will be talking with two very passionate engineers, Amanda Merrick and Negin Beaton, as part of the ‘Trust me, I’m an Engineer’ series. They will be discussing their careers so far, the opportunities they have been afforded through engineering, their university experience and much more. The free webinar will be held on 28 March 2022 from 4.00 – 5.00pm and you can find out more and book here.

EXPERIENCE

FEAST 2022 @ UQ Gatton

Applications are open for FEAST 2022 which runs from the afternoon of Sunday 26 June to lunchtime Wednesday 29 June 2022. During the program you will:

• test-drive university and meet other students with similar interests
• explore science disciplines through hands-on activities and workshops
• meet UQ students and staff and attend industry-run sessions
• experience living in the UQ Halls of Residence and take part in social and sporting activities
• expand your knowledge of UQ Science study options and programs
• learn about current challenges faced by scientists, including climate change, biosecurity, feeding the world and protecting endangered wildlife.

If you are interested in attending the program, please submit an application form. UQ will be in contact after applications close on 26 April 2022.

SPARQ-ed Research Immersion Program

The SPARQ-ed Research Immersion Program provides you with an opportunity to work alongside a group of scientists and like-minded peers on pressing biomedical problems facing society. The program is open to Year 10, 11 and 12 students throughout Queensland, with an interest in STEM. Programs run in early April, July and September school holidays. Over the 5 day program you will:

• Gain hands-on experience in UQ’s state-of-the-art PC2 biomedical research laboratory
• Attend cutting-edge biomedical science research seminars
• Learn valuable academic research skills
• Showcase your findings in a research forum

Click here to find out more information, application form and program dates.

Griffith Film School Experience Week

The Griffith Film School Experience Week is tailored to Year 11 and 12 students considering future study in animation, games design or film and screen media. During the week-long program, you will choose a study area and be taught by highly-skilled, industry-connected teaching team to gain theoretical and practical skills. Registrations for the 2022 Experience Week to be held in the June/July school holidays are now open. Film and screen production and animation have reached capacity, but you may fill out the waitlist form below and should a spot become available, they will contact you. Registrations for games design experience week remain open. Click here to find out more information and to register.

Celebrate at USC Moreton Bay

Are you interested in studying at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)? On Saturday 2 April 2022, 5-8pm there will be live music, food truck eats, drinks at the licensed garden bar and the chance to have a closer look through the campus. Registration is essential. Click here to find out more and grab your free tickers.

GOOD TO KNOW

UCAT ANZ registrations are open now

Most medicine and dentistry courses require applicants to take the UCAT. Testing dates will be held in various locations between 1 July and 12 August 2022.

Registrations for the University Clinical Aptitude test ANZ (UCAT) are now open and close on 17 May 2022. Find out more about UCAT, including which universities require UCAT as part of your application, here: https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/

What is Visible Ink?

Visible Ink Youth Hub is a free and central hub for Brisbane’s young people between aged 12-25 to explore new ideas, access resources, have a say and connect with community partners, enabling them to grow as active citizens and contribute to a better Brisbane. Visible Ink Youth Hub provides:

• spaces to rehearse, hold meetings, plan, organise and deliver projects and events and access youth network
• resources to help get your ideas off the ground and staff support providing help and information
• the Enterprise Program – a youth enterprise program providing support and resources to young people to help get their ideas off the ground
• Art Space, Zine Library, Maker space and Media Studio.

You will also get support for:

• Music Production – Emerging musicians and producers can access the studio and staff support to navigate the industry and collaborate with collective creatives.
• Grant Writing – Staff can help to plan for and apply for funding including finding the right fit and planning for a strong application.
• Enterprise – Make an appointment to discuss how to develop a startup, a not for profit, a project and setting professional goals.
• Event Management – Talk to staff or get involved with a collective or a Youth Management Team to develop your skills and experience in running an event.
• Creative Development – This is a space for creative individuals seeking space and support to develop professional practices.
• Emerging Visual Artists – Programs and spaces available to receive support, advice and mentors to develop professionally and build capacity to exhibit work.

APPLY

UNE Early Entry applications are already open

UNE early entry applications are open now and close in September. If you’re interested in UNE, you might like to jump on the UNE portal and check out the early entry application – Early Entry – University of New England (UNE)

Australian Defence Force (ADF) GAP Year applications now open

Want a gap year with a difference? Consider joining the Australian Defence Force for 12 months. Get a taste of life in the Navy, Army or Air Force, full job training, meaningful work, memorable experiences and more. Click here to find program benefits and jobs available in 2023. ADF Gap Year program applications are now open.

Stuartholme debating has had a busy start to our competition season filled with learning new skills, refreshing old ones and preparing advanced substantives.

Amongst this busyness is excitement as Stuartholme debating has expanded into new competition realms. We are still competing in the Queensland Debating Union (QDU) Secondary Schools Competition, however, we are now active again in the Brisbane Girls Debating Association (BGDA) Competition again. The BGDA competition aims to promote female engagement and success in debating and offers weekly coaching with highly skilled adult debaters and adjudicators. We currently have a senior team representing Stuartholme in BGDA and they are proving to be a force, convincingly winning their first debate. Extra appreciation of this team’s skills should be acknowledged as all debates are in a short prep format, meaning students are presented with a topic and must form their case and 8 minute long speeches in under an hour.

This week saw the completion of our round one QDU debates and the beginning of some round 2 debates. Well done to all our debaters, especially our Yr 8 teams and our Senior A team, who had an 8-day turnaround between round 1 and round 2 debates, when they normally have three weeks.

Our Senior A debaters had a convincing win against Villanova, which was a huge effort for Year 12 members who were also preparing for exams. Our Senior As were commended by QDU for their strength of arguments, strategic criteria, as well as breadth of knowledge as the negative team debating ‘That we regret the AUKUS alliance.’ Particular congratulations also needs to go to 9.2 (picture – Eve Tully, Mae Carrol, ZJ Wicht and Sophie Freeman) whose focus on upholding the common good for all stakeholders won their debate on ‘That Australia should become a cashless society.’ 9.2’s rebuttal was especially impressive, with the team engaging and breaking down the opposition’s arguments with a calm finesse.

On Thursday 17 March, our Yesr 12 JPIC leaders had the opportunity to attend the Young Women Leaders Soiree hosted by St Rita’s College.

Our leaders were able to network and share ideas with like-minded young women from all-girls Catholic schools across Brisbane. The highlight of the event was the keynote address from Yarraka Bayles, a descendent of the Wonnarua and Bundajulung nations of New South Wales and the Birri Gubba and Gungalu nations of Queensland. A fierce First Nations representative, Yarraka shared with students her passion for advocacy and the role our students can play in fair representation and reconciliation.

Stuartholme thanks St Rita’s for this wonderful opportunity and hospitality.

The Parents of Stuartholme welcome all parents to come along and enjoy a community event supported by the Stuartholme musicians, student Art, and Drama students as MC for the night.  This wonderful community event is a chance for parents to reconnect or make new friends amongst the warm Stuartholme community.

RSVP (for catering) is essential by Monday 28th February.  There will be a cash bar.  This event is capped at 300 people, so please RSVP soon via the website www.stuartholme.com/events

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets to the 2022 Stuartholme Mother’s Day Lunch go on sale soon!

Last year’s event sold out so it’s time to get organised and take the day off to enjoy some time to celebrate being a Stuartholme Mother.   

If you want to sit with someone from the same year level as your daughter and you don’t know anyone please don’t be concerned there will be a year level table to book on.

Alternatively, if you would like to sit with a number of friends, why not start a table of your own and nominate to be a table captain, please contact Fiona Woodard on jfwoodard@bigpond.com.  

Tables are seated for 12 people. 

Please note – Year 12 mums, there will be an early release for you first so you don’t miss out, so be ready to book!

The Years 7-9 Parent Daughter Breakfast will be held on Friday 1 April from 6.45 am until approximately 8.15 am.

This morning provides a special opportunity for the parents of daughters in Years 7 to 9 to get together and mingle with their daughters and friends. Please join us for a stand-up breakfast outside the Joigny Cafe before hearing from our guest speaker, Milly Starky, Class of 2019.

Date: Friday 1 April 2022

Venue: Stuartholme School Cafe and Theatre

Time: 6.45-8.15am

This is a complimentary event, however, for catering purposes can you please RSVP via the website.

*Please note, there is a change to the car parking arrangements for this event. The school will now be holding the previously postponed Interhouse Cross Country on the same day. As a result, parents will not be able to park on the oval. We are asking parents to please park at our Freers site, located next door on Sir Samuel Griffith Drive. From 6.30am we will have one of our buses on hand to drive you from Freers to the school’s oval car park. The bus will continue this service until 7.40am.

For parents who can only stay for the breakfast, the bus will be available from 7.45am to return you back to the Freers. For parents who can stay for the Alumna Presentation, the bus will start the return services from 8.15am and continue to loop back to the school until everyone has been returned to Freers. The return drive is very short, so there will be minimal disruption to your day.

We look forward to seeing all our Year 7-9 families at the breakfast.

In Week 7, Year 12 business students were fortunate to have Sisha Heffer, Stuartholme alumni from the Class of 2012, visit as a guest speaker for our current topic on Strategic Development. This was a timely way to recognise successful women in the workplace, as Sisha spoke with us on International Women’s Day!

Sisha currently works for Reprise Digital on a variety of accounts and spoke with us about marketing. She told us about her previous campaigns and strategies for marketing at RACQ, as well as her current work with various universities across Australia, including Swinburne and QUT online. She told us about the power of branding, and the integrated marketing communications used for different universities. It was also interesting to learn about marketing strategies not only marketed from business to consumer, but also from business to business.

Sisha also explained the importance of brand awareness and being ‘top of mind’ in the market for a business like RACQ. We are grateful for her time and for sharing her experiences.

By Adelaide Pollard, Year 12 Business

The Student Academic Committee (Ciara Royds and Maree Robinson) embraced Pi day on Monday 14/3 by encouraging students to complete a short quiz online to win a tasty pi day treat.

To get into the spirit of the day, the school bell changed to the pi song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HRkKznJoZA&ab_channel=AsapSCIENCE which was a bit of a surprise for most students.

Kim Bailey, a fashion designer with her own label ‘East of Grey’ walked Year 11 & 12 fashion students through the design process covering topics such as inspiration, creating mood boards and sketching fashion illustrations.

This was a great opportunity for all students, especially those already preparing portfolios of their designs to apply for fashion school when they graduate. Kim shared that sketching was a weakness for her and initially prevented her from pursuing her passion to become a fashion designer. Practice and persistence paid off equipping Kim with the skills she needed.

Today she shared skills, tips and tricks with our students who gained noticeable confidence and ability as the session progressed.

Santos Science Experience

The Santos Science Experience is a three-day, hands-on science activities program for Year 9 and 10 students. It aims to inform students of the importance of science and technology while stimulating and heightening their interests in a wide range of science disciplines and career opportunities, encourages further studies in the sciences, while at the same time giving students a ‘taste’ of university/tertiary life. The Brisbane event will be held on 17-19^th January 2023.

There is no selection process and students can enroll online at www.scienceexperience.com.au. The cost is

$190 per student. Further information can be obtained by calling 03 9756 7534 or email admin@scienceexperience.com.au

Aurecon Bridge Building Competition.

Unfortunately, this event, which we hosted in 2019,  has been cancelled again this year.

QUT Workshop

Our Year 8 “Bionic Arm” workshop at QUT was cancelled due to the floods but I am happy to announce that it has been rescheduled for 26^th April.

The ATOM Photo competition

The ATOM Photo Comp is an initiative of Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM). It provides Australian and New Zealand student and adult photographers with the opportunity to submit a folio of three (3) photographs adhering to a theme, and win fantastic prizes in the process. In 2022, the theme is ‘Hope’. Your photographs can be colour or black-and-white, realistic or abstract, they may include people or animals (or both, or neither!).

The ATOM Photo Comp includes a Junior Secondary (Years 7–9), an Upper Secondary (Years 10–12) and an Open category. For more information on the ATOM Photo Comp, please visit: atomphotocomp.org.

Following safety concerns at the Jolimont drop off/pick up area, the school has installed signage to highlight where it is safe to drop off. There is also signage asking drivers to move to the front of the line before students are permitted to enter/exit the car.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Please be advised that the school has renamed the following two documents.

1. Complaints Handling Policy (formerly known as the Formal Complaints Policy)
2. Complaints Handling Guidelines (formerly known as the Dispute Resolution Policy)

Both documents are available via myStuartholme and the website for staff and parents.

As we head into the final two weeks of Term 1 we remind our community about keeping COVID safe. As a school, we continue to implement COVID safe practices and protocols including:

• Do not come to school if you are sick
• Masks as optional
• Frequent hand washing/sanitising
• Extra cleaning of high-touch points, sanitiser
• Monthly fogging.

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and support.