onPsych is now available at our College!

Do you find that your child is having emotional or behavioural issues? Are they struggling socially, academically? Tamborine Mountain College now has a registered mental health care social worker to support your child. 

Tracy WIlliams is a registered mental health care social worker who specialises in child and adolescent mental health. Her services are provided at the College at NO COST through Medicare bulk billing or NDIS. She will work collaboratively with you, your child,

What are the benefits of my child seeing onPsych?

onPsych staff are experts in their field. They offer professional help with simple problems like making friends to complex mental health issues, such as:

• Dealing with bullying
• Fears, phobias & anxiety
• Behaviour problems at home and at school
• Depression
• Stress of exams and relationships
• Attention deficit & hyperactivity
• Social skills
• Eating disorders
• Grief and loss 
• Autism

If you believe that this might benefit you or your child, please follow this link to make contact with onPsych. Mention Tamborine Mountain College on the parent contact form or call the service directly.

We will be holding the Day for Daniel FUNraiser Fun Run this year on Friday, October 22. We’re doing it in support of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, with funds helping them achieve their mission of keeping kids safe in Australia.

About the Day for Daniel FUNraiser

The Day for Daniel FUNraiser promotes awareness for child safety while raising funds for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. The Foundation works tirelessly to educate communities on child safety strategies and support victims of crime involving children. The Fun Run is set up at school as an obstacle course and when we last held the event in 2019 the children had a great time going through the different challenges.

Children who raise money are able to go in the Fun Run and will be eligible to earn prizes - please see the attached prize chart. For raising just $10, students will receive a reward for their effort. The more they raise, the better the reward!

How Does My Child Fundraise?

All fundraising is completed online, so please create your child's profile at https://d4dfunraiser.com.au/. Share your child's fundraising link through your social media, email and even text. All donations are tax deductible. Remember, the money raised will help the Daniel Morcombe Foundation raise awareness, so please share your fundraising link far, wide and often!

What will the money raised go towards?

This year the Foundation is hoping to raise $150,000, which will allow them to create new educational programs to keep kids safe. It also means that no child victim of crime will need to pay for counselling through the Foundation. This program can educate millions of Australian children, so we hope we can help them get there! If not, the money raised certainly won’t be wasted. In fact, $1,000 provides counselling for one young victim of crime, $2,000 -  funds 20 schools with resources to help Keep Kids Safe and $25,000 funds the creation of one Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson, which is free for everyone and educates children on relevant child safety.

Ordering Prizes – ALL PRIZES MUST BE ORDERED ONLINE

Make sure you keep an eye on the website, as it will tell you when to order your prizes. If you have any questions, please call the FUNraiser team on 1800 386 786.

Thank you, good luck and happy fundraising!

From Friday 8th of October, changes will come into effect regarding mask wearing at school. 

The following information is from the Queensland Government website:

Masks must be worn by teachers and staff, plus all students in high school regardless of their age, unless you are seated or can maintain 1.5 physical distancing with others when outdoors.

We thank our school community for your ongoing support regarding COVID19 restrictions.

Mrs Fiona Stevens - Head of Secondary 

Please be mindful when parking in our car park that the yellow-painted path that runs through the middle is for our children to walk along. Try to leave a nice space between the cars (as per the picture). If you have a tow bar, please remember to leave some extra room so that doesn't cross the path.

TMC Year 12 Student Caitlin Ward has been outstanding again and is the recipient of the Marcus Oldham Australian Equestrian Scholarship, supported by Equestrian Victoria. Caitlin has worked incredibly hard both at school and in the saddle, juggling her extracurricular equestrian commitments to be honoured with this award. As part of her accolades, Caitlin has successfully competed in both Interschool and Equestrian Queensland competitions.  She has been a finalist in the 2018 Eventing Queensland Rising Star Awards, winning the 2018 Encouragement Award. Last year she won the Interschool High Point OTT Eventing Award, the Pony Club Queensland State Championship (Jumping Equitation), along with being this year’s College Equestrian Team Captain.  Caitlin is planning to study Equine Management at Marcus Oldham College in Victoria next year, Australia’s only independent agricultural and equine business management college, which features alumni such as Australian Grand Prix rider Gitte Donvig and world-famous cross country course designer, Ewan Kellett. We are incredibly proud of Caitlin, her hard work, talent and determination culminate in her success and we wish her all the best for her equestrian career.

Ms Emily McCredden

Students attended day three of Art Camp, previously postponed due to Covid, over the holidays. Working with artist Cheryl Boody they learnt new skills in design as well as how to work with ink and produce a multi layered, mixed media artwork. 

Ms Jenny Radley

The Year 10 Certificate II in Sport and Recreation students received their First Aid Certificates this week after completing a full day of practical training and online training and quizzes. Congratulations year 10!

Mrs Peita Parker-Browne

There is a change to the date of one event published last week - the Prep Dance performance which was advertised to be held on October 27 will now be held in Week 7, November 17. 

Week 2

• 16 October (Saturday) - Opti-MINDS Final at TMC

Week 3

• 19 October - AB Paterson Speaking Competition Years 5-7 FINALS
• 22 October - Day for Daniel Fun Run

Week 4

• 29 October - QLD People's Long Weekend

Week 5

• 2 November - Year 3 & 5 Excursion
• 3 November - Early Years Music Concert
• 5 November - Year 4 Classroom Sleepover

Week 6

• 10 November - Pre Prep Graduation
• 12 November - Prep Gala Night

Week 7

• 17 November - Prep Dance Performance
• 18 November - Awards & Graduation Day

Week 8

• 22 November - Upper Primary Music Concert
• 24 November - Recreation Sports Day
• 24 November - Year 6 Graduation Picnic Dinner
• 26 November - Primary After School Party

Tamborine Mountain College is the highest fundraising QLD school in the 2021 MS Readathon. The MS Readathon raises money for MS QLD, an organisation who assists people suffering from multiple sclerosis and provides support for their families, while also funding research and awareness campaigns. This week, prizes were awarded to the three highest fundraisers, as well as the student with the highest number of books read.

Photo: (front L to R) Jensen Ramsey, Leo Lesslie, Jackson Tobias, Ayla Lehmann, Maharley Croker. (back L to R) Mr Sean Golden, Ms Hannah Bianchi, Mr Mark Stevens.

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