The response to COVID-19 in Queensland has been worldclass, but we have recently seen the rise of this disease again in Victoria. It is important we all continue to follow these guidelines at school to minimise our risk:

• Parents are not permitted on campus, unless authorised, beyond the drop off point next to the Prep building
• Parents are not to mingle and socialise at the pick up point or in the car park after collecting their child. Please spend the minimum time needed on campus to collect your child
• Playgrounds are closed after school
• Parents must not enter the school grounds if they are unwell. If a parent feels unwell and needs to collect their child, they are to stay in their car in the car park and call the office for the child to be escorted to them
• Parents are to socially distance from other families while on campus and sanitise their hands before arriving
• Please ensure your child has healthy food to eat in their lunchbox and a full night's sleep - this will increase immune response
• Students are to bring refillable water bottles and avoid drinking directly from the bubblers. We will no longer be providing free single-use water bottles to students. The bubblers will be available for direct drinking if there is no other option
• We encourage the College community to get tested for COVID-19 if you are unwell

Finally, the most important step to take is to keep your child away from school if they are unwell. COVID-19 has proven to have many symptoms which are not consistent from person to person. If a child presents at school unwell they will be sent home.

Thank you all for your ongoing support to the College and each other by following these guidelines.

Due to COVID-19, two public holidays that TMC acknowledges have moved to new dates this term. Please ensure you have noted these:

• 10 August (Monday) - QLD Royal Show Scenic Rim Holiday
• 14 August (Friday) - Gold Coast Show Holiday

Today's featured image is the spectacular Queensland Silver Wattle at the entrance to the College, flowering in all its glory. This tree was planted in 2016, during the construction of the Prep building, and this is the first year it has produced this incredible display.

The following information has been released from the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment relating to the 2020 Non-Government School Census Collection. Please take a moment to read the document to understand what information the government will collect. 

We have started Term 3 with hope that a settled school term lies ahead. Of course this depends on what happens with the spread of COVID19. While Queensland is still doing well, we must continue to do all we can to keep our families and our students safe. Please ensure you read the COVID19 Procedures section of this newsletter. It is important that we are all familiar with the necessary procedures and we are all implementing them. 

We welcome Mr Shervin Bashar to the College who joins us as Year 8 & 9 Technologies, and Year 10 -12 Digital Solutions teacher. Mr Bashar trained at Bond University and is a highly experienced teacher. We are excited to see how our technology program at TMC will develop under his guidance. 

Our Athletics Carnival is scheduled to go ahead on Wednesday and is set to be a great day. Please read the information from our Sports Coordinator, Mr O'Loughin. 

Students will receive their Term 3 Assessment Schedules on Monday. We advise students to have their copy displayed in their study space at home in order to help their time management.

The temperature on the mountain has been cool of late and I urge parents to check their child has the correct College jumper to wear. 

Mrs Fiona Stevens

Before I begin, if you have not already, please read through the article in Campus News regarding some important reminders of our COVID-19 procedures. It is important that all parents understand and follow these guidelines while on campus.

Welcome back to Term 3! The staff have been so excited to start classes this week and we are re-energised for the term ahead. Of course COVID-19 has created many difficulties in the world, but our goal is to provide all of our children with the safest, most interesting learning environment so they can continue to develop as thinkers. To meet this expectation, our staff have been more motivated than ever to think outside the box and create new experiences that are rich and rewarding for the children. Some good news is that lunch clubs are starting up again this term and after school tutorials will begin next week. Lunch clubs this term:

• Monday - Board game club, Opti-MINDS team
• Tuesday - Mindfulness Colouring Club
• Wednesday - Comic Book Club
• Thursday - Wizard of Oz Production, Jnr Band, Drama Club

While we are limited by the numbers of parents allowed on site at the moment, we are planning many events for the students here at school. We all look forward to next Wednesday's Yr 4-12 Athletics Carnival. This will be our only sports carnival for the year, so the winning house will be awarded the Melbourne Cup sports trophy for 2020. We are also planning a Prep-Year 3 Sports carnival for early August, to be held here on-campus. The P-3 carnival will not be for house points, but will focus more on involvement and fun. Due to COVID restrictions, parents will not be able to attend either of these carnivals, but we aim to take many photos and videos to share with our parent community.

In performance news, our Prep - Year 2 students start rehearsals for their dance show, scheduled at this stage for Term 4. Our Wizard of Oz cast continue rehearsals for their performance also in Term 4. An Opti-Minds challenge team is currently forming for the competition coming up soon. The music concert will be re-imagined this year. Previously, we have held a large concert with a full auditorium, but this year we will film each year level's presentation and share it with our College community.

Finally, our Year 6 students have started implementing "ARC", an amazing program that our Secondary teachers explore with the Year 7-12 students. ARC stands for Academics, Resilience and Careers, and it is a holistic program covering the many skills and strategies needed for young adults in our modern world.

With so much going on at school, we look forward to a great term ahead. As always, my door is always open so please let me know if I can assist.

Mr. Mark Stevens

A big congratulations to Prep Val for winning the 'Primary French Class of the TERM!

Ms Brown

Prep Vic and Prep Val had a visit from the school groundsman, Marick, and learnt all about beekeeping and how to care for bees and the important role they play in our environment.

Ms Brown

Due to most students being off campus at the Year 4 - 12 Athletics Carnival, Snackshop will not be operational for Prep - Year 3 students still on campus.

We hope that everyone had a fabulous school break! Here at the Early Learning Centre we provided a Holiday Program which was enjoyed by all. Some of the favourites included Tie Dye, Science Extravaganza and Scooter & Sausage Sizzle Day. Visiting the College playground was a highlight and the children requested this on our Student Free Day as a spontaneous activity. Wool art and Hama beads have been introduced with our older group of children. This is a great way to wind down in the afternoon and work on an ongoing project which they can continue to revisit. Giving children the opportunity to participate in these types of activities gives them a sense of belonging within our ELC community.

The Pre-Prep and Kindy classes have been busy in their first week, recapping on our classroom rules and settling back into our new routine. As the group progress throughout the year the educators reflect on the needs of the children. This has led to the children reducing their need to rest and the opportunity to add in some more structured focus group activities at this quiet time. The children have the opportunity to revisit their learning throughout the week as the provisions planned support reinforcement of these concepts. The Pre-Prep program is based on the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines which outlines all learning outcomes to be covered with children the year before they attend Prep. If you would like more information about this please click the link: https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/kindergarten/qklg. We look forward to continuing our wonderful learning journeys with our Pre-Prep children for Term 3!

We will begin to send out confirmations for 2021 positions this term, please ENROL NOW to avoid disappointment as we are filling up fast!

Mrs Nikki Ashley

Afternoon activities

This term students from Years 7 - 12 are welcome to submit entries into our TMC Painting competition, Paint a Portrait of CC. Students are able to obtain paint and canvases from Mrs Radley, as well as images. The competition will be judged by Mrs Melbourne and Mrs Stevens at the end of the term. Entries close September 2nd.

Mrs Radley

A 16 year old has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. Twelve jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open and shut case - until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts... 

Our Drama Excellence students had a very productive school holiday rehearsal for our 2020 production - Twelve Angry Jurors. Due to COVID19, the cast will be participating at the Gold Coast Drama Festival a little differently this year. Students will perform at TMC to a very small audience and submit a filmed version of the production for the competition. There are still 17 schools competing this year, so even with COVID19, the show must go on!

Ms Green

This week Year 6 had a Drama incursion from The Dead Puppets Society. In the workshop they explored; point of focus, breath and movement. Students created their own puppets from brown paper and practiced manipulating their puppets as human and intelligent as much as possible.

Ms Criss

I am delighted to confirm that on Wednesday the 22nd of July the School will be able to run our House Athletics Carnival.  The event will be conducted at the Jimboomba Athletics Centre and students will be transported to the event via coach.  It is very important all students attend school in the morning and no student is to travel directly to Jimboomba from home. This event is for students from Year 4 to Year 12 and, due to floods and a pandemic, will be the first House Carnival we have run this year. I have been pleased by the number of students that have entered and the program will be sent out on Monday. Unfortunately this year we will need to operate the Carnival without parents due to COVID19 restrictions. We look forward to welcoming parents back next year.

Mr Andrew O'Loughlin

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