Coming Up Week 7
CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
We invite all students, parents and carers to attend the ATC 2024 Celebration of Excellence next Tuesday 12 November 2024. This evening is a celebration of the ATC Community and its achievements throughout the year, and we would hope that all students and families attend this significant evening to celebrate 2024 at Ambrose Treacy College. Students (and parents/carers of students) who are receiving an award will be notified shortly.
Doors will open at 5.30pm, with guests to be seated by 5.45pm.
The Summer Music Concert marked a triumphant conclusion to the 2024 cocurricular music performance calendar, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication of our musicians. Despite the stormy weather, the spirits of the audience remained high. A heartfelt congratulations to all the performers who delivered stunning performances, demonstrating remarkable growth both as individuals and as cohesive ensembles, bands, and orchestras throughout the year. Personally, being part of this vibrant cocurricular music community has brought me immense joy. The unwavering support from parents and friends has enriched the experience for everyone involved. As we look ahead to 2025, I eagerly anticipate welcoming even more students into our music program—so don’t miss out, sign up now!
Last night I attended the annual Clontarf Foundation Awards. The Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. Thirty-Five ATC students are proud members of the foundation. We enjoyed dinner with family and friends by the river before presenting a range of awards which celebrated the liberating achievements of the students. One touching moment was Year 12 graduate Trent providing a heartfelt send off for Mr Matt Warr who is leaving after nine years. As Dean of Faith and Mission Matt has been instrumental in supporting the establishment of the foundation at ATC.
Exit Stage Right!
We are thrilled to announce the generous donation of our new stage, which will be a fantastic addition to our assemblies and all college events at SFXC. This wonderful gift from the Parents and Friends Association is deeply appreciated and will enhance our gatherings, providing a professional and polished platform for our students and staff. We eagerly anticipate its arrival over the break and look forward to unveiling it at our first assembly in 2025. Thank you to the Parents and Friends Association, who worked tirelessly to raise funds and fund this project. Your dedication and support make a significant difference!
The Parents and Friends Association is calling for donations of second-hand school clothing in good condition for our highly successful pop-up second-hand uniform shop. Graduating Year 12 students are especially encouraged to drop off their uniforms at the main reception or senior reception on the morning of Thursday, 14 November, ahead of the valedictory ceremony. Donations from all year groups will be accepted until Friday, 29 November. Funds raised from the shop directly support projects that benefit our students. Your contributions make a significant difference!
Please note Celebration of Excellence Rehearsal - Monday 11 November at ATC for Award winners:
On Thursday, 14 November, the Ambrose Treacy Year 12 Valedictory events will commence with a Student & Staff Breakfast at 7.30am on the Westcourt Deck, hosted by the 2025 Student Leadership Team. Parents will arrive at SFXC at 8am, followed by a briefing led by Matt Warr. The Valedictory Assembly, presented by Conor Finn, will begin at 8.30am. After the assembly a Guard of Honour will be formed for Year 12 students. At 10am, attendees will travel to the Cathedral of St. Stephen, arriving by 10.45am for an 11am Mass conducted by Matt Warr and Fr Mark Franklin. The day will conclude with a Valedictory Lunch at City Hall, starting at 12.30pm, also hosted by Conor Finn.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Indooroopilly Montessori Children’s House Enrolments
“Montessori is an education for independence, preparing not just for school, but for life.”
IMCH is a long day care facility educating children from 6 weeks to Kindergarten. They have provided the Montessori curriculum to children in the local area since 2008, and the Director, Carmel Ellis invites you to explore their centre and all they can offer your child. With an ACECQA quality rating of ‘Exceeding’, caring staff, catered food options and a wonderful nature-based outdoor learning environment, Indooroopilly Montessori provides a nurturing space to grow and learn. To learn more, visit their website www.imch.com.au or speak to their friendly staff on: 073871 5000. You can follow us on Facebook HERE. IMCH is located on the ATC Campus at 68 Kate Street Indooroopilly, Brisbane 4068
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COMING UP WEEK 6
Monday 11 November | Remembrance Day liturgies / Awards Night rehearsals during school hours
Tuesday 12 November | Celebration of Excellence 5.30pm
Wednesday 13 November | Year 12 Retreat & Reflection
Thursday 14 November | Farewell Assembly / Year 12 Mass & Valedictory Lunch
KEY DATES TERM 4
Monday 18 November | 2025 Co-curricular Ensembles Audition Week
Tuesday 19 November | P&F 2025 Planning Meeting 6.30pm
Thursday 28 November | Year 4 Reflection Morning / Year 4 Raft Regatta / Year 6 Mass & Celebration / Year 9 Transition Day
Friday 29 November | Term 4 Christmas Liturgy / Last Day of Term 4 - STUDENTS FINISH AT 12PM
Tuckshops closed | Fri 29 Nov
On Friday 29 November, the tuckshops will not be open. The Christmas Carnival is on at morning tea time and students will be able to purchase food from a variety of stalls.
College Reception will close at 3pm on the last day of Term 4, Friday 29 November 2024.
The College will be closed for the Christmas period from Monday 23 December and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2024. At all other times, College Reception will be open from 8am to 4pm.
PRINCIPAL'S BLOG
Mr Ryan acknowledges the dedicated musicians, parent volunteers and hard working students in today's blog and offers his best wishes as we head into the final weeks of term. CLICK HERE to read all the news from the Principal's desk.
LEARNING
Exam Timetables
Years 7-11 Term 4 Exam Schedule is now available on Student Cafe and Parent Lounge.
Year 11 students will be on an exam block from Thursday 21 November Week 8, where they are only required to attend school for their exams. Normal classes resume for Year 11 Thursday 28 November Week 9.
Year 4 Maths
Year 4 students got creative in Maths building various 3D objects. They used marshmallows and tooth toothpicks to create cubes, rectangular prisms, square-based pyramids and more. The hardest challenge was refraining from eating the marshmallows before finishing their constructions. It was a great hands-on activity to introduce the class to 3D shapes and best prepare them for their final portfolio task.
Year 6 Science
How do you blow up a balloon without using your lungs? Learning about irreversible chemical reactions, Year Six students experienced firsthand how this can occur. During "Balloon Blowout" students completed a fair test by experimenting with a three different measurements of baking soda and observed as the balloons inflated on their own due to the release of carbon dioxide gas. This fun, hands-on activity vividly demonstrated how gas production from a chemical reaction can expand the balloon, making it a memorable way to learn chemistry concepts!
Textbook Return
Year 12 students are reminded to bring their textbook to Westcourt Library by Friday 15 November, 2024. All textbooks still outstanding by Friday 15 November will appear in your Parent Lounge account and incur a replacement cost.
Year 7 to 11 students are reminded to return their textbooks to Westcourt Library by Tuesday 26 November 2024. All textbooks still outstanding by Friday 29 November will appear in your Parent Lounge account and incur a replacement cost.
2025 Stationery Lists
Please be mindful to order your son’s stationery list before midnight 30 December 2024. For your convenience, the relevant stationery lists are available on the College App with further details on how to order via SchoolStuff. This information is also available on TASS under School Links – Stationery.
Term 4 Fees payment - Reminder notice
A reminder for Term payers only who have outstanding balances for Term Four School Fees, these are overdue and payable immediately.
Statements have been emailed. Further details are available on the College App.
Year 12 Laptop Purchase
As part of the College 1:1 Laptop Program, each student was given a College laptop at the beginning of Year 10 for the Senior School three‐year cycle. Following the conclusion of each Year 12s final exam, students will need to hand in their laptop and charger to the IT Department. It is important that Year 12 students back up any files on their laptop that they wish to keep to a USB or external hard drive. Laptops must be returned by COB Thursday 14 November 2024. After auditing the current laptops and the needs for 2025, a decision has been made to offer the 2024 Seniors the opportunity to purchase their College laptops. After consultation with our IT partners, ATC has been offered $125 for each of the devices. If a family wishes to purchase the College laptop, they will need to pay $125 via Parent Lounge, under Events and Payments. Purchase of the laptop must be completed by COB Thursday 14 November 2024 and will be returned in the same physical condition as they were handed in. The laptop can also be repaired but will incur an additional charge per the Acceptable Technology Use Policy (Students). Laptops will be available for collection from the IT Office from Monday 9 December 2024 after the laptop has been wiped and come with the default Windows 10 setup as if you purchased it from a retail store. For any enquiries, please email the IT Service Desk.
JUNIOR SCHOOL END OF YEAR EVENTS
Year 4 Dance Update | Celebration of Excellence
Year 4 boys have been rehearsing their Night of Excellence dance routine every Wednesday in Physical Education lessons. The dance routines are coming along very well! To add to the spectacle of their performance at Celebration of Excellence on Tuesday 12 November, all boys are to wear denim jeans and the following plain coloured t-shirt.
- 4 Bodkin –White shirt/Denim Jeans
- 4 Nolan – Green shirt/Denim Jeans
- 4 Treacy – Yellow shirt/Denim Jeans
Regular sports shoes or sneakers are recommended. Hats, caps or other suitable headwear is also allowed but it must match the colour theme of your son’s class above. Any queries, please contact Mr Stewart.
Year 4 Milk Bottle Raft Regatta - Thursday 28 November, 11.15am to 12.15am
Following on from our end of year Liturgy (details to be sent separately) is our annual Milk Bottle Raft Regatta.
Bottles – to be brought in week beginning Monday November 18.
Students bring in their saved milk bottles together with packing tape.
Race Day - Thursday 28 November
2024 Christmas Charity Carnival – Friday November 29
The last day of school (Friday November 29) will be the 2024 whole college Christmas Charity Carnival. On this day, the students have an opportunity to participate in and help at a stall/activity with other students in their class to raise money for charity as part of our Christmas Festival.
Each class is organizing an activity for the morning. As part of that organization, we are requesting some small donations to hand out as prizes.
Further details for both of these events have been shared on the College App.
General Reminders
- Students will be bringing books and work home from school throughout the last week of the year.
- Laptops and chargers will remain at school from the Tuesday of the last week.
- School finishes at 12pm on the last day of school (Friday 29 November.)
FORMATION
Year 9 Cup
This year, our Year 9 students have embraced the inaugural House Cup, competing in sports, trivia, rubbish collection, and today’s finale of Tug-o-War and House War Cries. The winning House will be announced next week at our final assembly, earning a place on the shield and a pizza party! 🍕
Big thanks to our Year 9 SRC reps for organizing and the Year 11s for boosting house spirit.
FAITH AND MISSION
Christmas Appeal | St Vincent de Paul Homeroom Hampers
This year ATC will support the St Vincent de Paul Society Christmas Appeal. Homerooms have been tasked with filling a hamper with Christmas goodies and groceries. A list of items required has been supplied to homeroom teachers and students will be given an item to add to their homeroom hamper. Please ask your son to bring this item into their homeroom no later than 22 November so that delivery can be made to those in need prior to Christmas by St Vincent de Paul Society. Please contact Andrew McCrohon, Head of Service and Clubs, should you have any queries.
Full details are on the ATC App with a list of items for each Homeroom to supply. "It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ― Mother Teresa.
Year 12 Retreat and Reflection Day | Wednesday 13 November
The Year 12 Retreat and Reflection Day will be held on Wednesday 13 November. It is important for the cohort to gather together to reminisce and celebrate their achievements over the past nine years. It is sure to be a day of happy, humorous and inspiring storytelling and gratitude. All Year 12 students are to meet at the Riverside Church and Conference Centre at 8:30am. Please note this venue is NOT Riverlife where the Celebration of Excellence is held.
If you have any queries, please contact Matt Warr Dean of Faith and Missionwarrm@atc.qld.edu.au. Further details are available on the College App.
Middle School Immersion
Year 9 Student Representative Council recently travelled to Cherbourg as part of a two-day immersion. Students learned the history of the Mission and how the resilience and comradery of the men, women and children brought many tribes into one community. Council members enjoyed a powerful and moving tour of The Ration Shed including three presentations from the Mayor, a final superintendent of the settlement and a former resident. Taking advantage of the glorious weather, the boys then hiked to the top of Boat Mountain to get amazing views over the Burnett Region from Daniel’s Lookout. After an evening in Kingaroy, the home of the peanut, we shared a morning training session with the Clontarf students from Kingaroy State High School. It was wonderful to share games and stories. We then travelled back to Brisbane and served lunch to the visitors of Emmanuel City Mission a homeless shelter in West End. The students got an appreciation of the realities of homelessness and that the dignity of people must always be prioritised. It was a wonderful time to spend with the future leaders of our College.
Term 2 & 3 Co-curricular Sport Group Photos
The Term 2 & 3 Co-curricular sport team photos are now available online for viewing and purchase. Please use the link to visit the Just Photography website to order. Photos ordered will be posted directly to your home address.
All photos taken at the 1 October shoot will be found under "Cocurricular photos Term 3 & 4".
If you have any queries, please email the team at Just Photography.
MUSIC
2025 Enrolments
Enrolments for instrumental music, vocal and drama & communication lessons in 2025 are now open.
If you are new to the program or a continuing student all enrolments are via the online form, this includes a link to our current Fees Schedule.
If you have any questions, please get in touch at music@atc.qld.edu.au and students are also welcome to come to the Co-curricular Music Office during break times to meet us and talk about their interests.
Students are reminded to please continue to check the College App and emails for lesson times and liaise with teachers about upcoming assessments and clashes.
Our choirs, ATC Taiko Drummers and Touring Band continue to be involved in upcoming school events in the coming weeks so please ensure you are regularly checking the College App for all relevant details.
CLUBS
As with all Extra Curricular activities, we ask you please commit or communicate to each Club session. If your son is not available to attend, please email clubs@atc.qld.edu.au or the club coordinator to mark your son’s absence.
SPORT
Numbers this term for sport has been outstanding, the commitment and enthusiasm the boys have shown has been great to see and we're thoroughly looking forward to next season. As the term winds down, we encourage all students to continue to attend training and put their best foot forward as Term 1, 2025 teams will begin to be selected and teams will be announced at the end of this term.
A shout-out to all swimmers, we have the Pre-season Churchie Swim Carnival next Friday 15 November at the Barry McCart Aquatic Centre and we encourage all boys keen to compete to please register via Parent Lounge, more information on the event can be found on the ATC App under the 'Swimming' tag. This is a great opportunity for boys to put themselves in contention for the 2025 AIC & GBC Swim Squads.
Touch Football
The ATC Junior Blue and Green Touch Football teams travelled out to Cleveland to compete in the Queensland All Schools Touch Football Competition. It was a great weekend competition, with students competing Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday morning. The students versed schools from all over Queensland, coming up against some tough teams. Overall, it was a fantastic weekend with our young players developing their touch football skills and coming away with some fantastic wins.
P&F
Final meeting for 2024
The final meeting for the year is Tuesday 19 November, the Planning Meeting for 2025 community events and we most warmly welcome input and ideas from our new families joining us next year. Come along and be part of the ATC community! Send you queries or agenda items to the P&F Secretary, Catherine via email.
Jason Sepetauc
Deputy Principal
