The second half of Term 3 has been super busy in Middle School! We have quite a few special events, and sporting teams competing everywhere! I’d love to congratulate our Year 9 students for their resilience and courage on the Solo Camp, a very special part of the Rite Journey …
The second half of Term 3 has been super busy in Middle School! We have quite a few special events, and sporting teams competing everywhere! I’d love to congratulate our Year 9 students for their resilience and courage on the Solo Camp, a very special part of the Rite Journey experience this term. There’s also been a strong focus on volleyball netball and soccer this term, with our USL competition on a Monday afternoon, and two big CSSAQ carnivals. Coaching and watching our students play sport is one of my favourite things about PCC – we are well known in the sporting community for our positive attitude, joy in competing and team spirit. We’ve had quite a few students selected in the CSSAQ Merit teams, meaning they have been voted by coaches and umpires at carnivals as the best and fairest players. The run up to the end of term is looking very busy, as we finalise Term 3 assessment items and plans for next year.
Middle School students will engage with lots of formal, summative assessment throughout Week 9 of school (Monday 5 th September to Friday 9 th September). It’s a busy time for students as they study, prepare assessment items, present, perform and complete exams. Families, we ask that if your student is unwell or absent during this time that you let us know as soon as possible, so that we can prepare catchup assessment sessions for them. Staff will be praying for students as they enter this busy time in their schooling life, for peace and resilience!
In Year 8 and 9, students should have now selected their subjects for 2023. Please check in with your child, to ensure they have done this. If you need any information, please contact me for Year 9 in 2023, or Mrs Rebecca Wallis for Year 10 in 2023. Term 3 at in secondary school has had a focus on the theme of RUOK? In the midst of assessment and stress, we wanted to remind our students that each of them is fearfully and wonderfully made by the Creator God, and that we need to look after each other as we journey through middle school. This will culminate in a special event we have planned for our students on Tuesday of the last week of school, where we are aiming to tangibly remind our students to reach out if they need help, that support is available to them and that we care about their health and wellbeing. Our prayer for our secondary students in Term 3 is that they will “not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7).
Kristie Schulz
Acting Middle School Coordinator
Book Week Parade On Wednesday 24 August, we saw some unique and unusual characters arrive at the college as we celebrated all things wonderful about …
On Wednesday 24 August, we saw some unique and unusual characters arrive at the college as we celebrated all things wonderful about reading and books. The Book Week theme this year was ‘Dreaming with eyes open’ and it certainly felt like that was what we were experiencing amongst the colours, capes, and crazy faces. After our Chapel service, we saw the Year 7-12s show off their creativity as they walked across the stage. There were, as you will see in the photos, some truly amazing responses to the opportunity to dress up. Our Community Liaison Vice Captains, Abby and Josh, undertook the difficult role of judges and chose the best two costumes from each year level. Mrs Ross was absolutely thrilled with the students’ and staff’s costumes and is already eagerly awaiting next year’s theme. Plenty of time to plan!
Design students spent a day investigating several landmark contemporary buildings on the Gold Coast, including Gold Coast Home of the Arts, Q1 SkyPoint tower, and Bond University Abedian School of Architecture.
Year 8 Geography students spent the day investigating the formation of coastal landforms and landscapes on the Gold Coast Seaway.
Secondary Students please note all hot food purchased from the Tuckshop needs to be preordered online.
Dear Parklands Community, Recently our school had the privilege of hosting Melinda Tankard-Reist and Daniel Principe from Collective Shout to talk to both students and …
Dear Parklands Community,
Recently our school had the privilege of hosting Melinda Tankard-Reist and Daniel Principe from Collective Shout to talk to both students and parents about navigating a sexed-up world. Melinda and Daniel delivered 2 student sessions to our secondary school girls and boys, followed by an evening presentation to parents.
We live in a hyper-sexualised world and our children are forced to navigate a porn-saturated culture. This disturbing issue is one that is particularly close to my heart. From 2016 to 2019, my wife and I worked with young Filipino women from tragic backgrounds, giving them hope for the future. Key to our work with our beneficiaries was building a sense of worth and self-value after spending so long being told their value was solely in their bodies.
Now that I am back home and working with Australian teens, it appears that the need to build worth and self-value continues. Our porn-saturated, hypersexualised culture is sending our teens some very unhealthy messages. Objectification of women plagues our society more than ever before, and sexual violence is on the rise. Media campaigns on all platforms tell our girls how to look, what to wear, and what to say, and redefine relationships and sexuality.
Our boys are learning about sex, women and relationships from porn. Every teenage boy knows how to access porn and on average it is being introduced to our children at age 8. It is redefining relationships and sexuality and teaching boys and girls things that they do not have the skill to make sense of.
As a parent and Principal, I am interested in gaining as much information as I can to protect my students and children from the impacts of an over sexualised society. Attending information sessions like the one conducted by Melinda and Daniel is the least I can do. I would encourage parents to arm themselves with good information about this topic. We can start by visiting the Collective Shout site and becoming aware of the subtle and not so subtle ways our children’s perception of themselves is being altered through media campaigns.
When next we advertise similar information nights for parents, I would love to see our community support these events. It’s not enough for our children to hear about our hypersexualised society, their guardians need to be informed as well so we can be the best possible parents we can be. This space is often uncomfortable and difficult to navigate. Therefore, let’s be informed and forewarned; ready to care for our children.
Please find Melinda and Daniel’s bio’s below.
Author/speaker/media commentator/blogger/advocate
Melinda is a highly sought-after author, speaker, media commentator, blogger, and social entrepreneur. She is best known for her work addressing sexualisation, objectification, harms of pornography, sexual exploitation, trafficking and violence against women. Melinda is a regular on morning television and has appeared on ABC’s Q&A and The Gruen Sessions as well as many other TV and radio programs, and is co-founder of the grassroots campaigning movement, Collective Shout: for a world free of sexploitation.
Melinda is an ambassador for World Vision Australia, Compassion Australia, HagarNZ and the youth mentoring body the Raise Foundation. She has recently been appointed Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Culture and Ethics, Notre Dame University, Sydney. Melinda will take your young women on a tour of media and popular culture in a dynamic, multi-visual presentation. She will unpack with students the images and ideas they receive and help your students understand how these messages contribute in harmful ways to their views of themselves, their bodies, relationships and sexuality, negatively affecting their physical, emotional and social development. She will then explore how girls can respond personally and collectively, providing positive and inspiring examples of young women taking action for social change and cultural transformation.
Youth Advocate and Educator
Daniel is joining Melinda in schools, challenging harmful cultural messages and porn culture. Daniel helps young men resist damaging stereotypes about how men should act, explore healthy expressions of masculinity and aspire to respectful relationships. Daniel also has a background in health advisory, PR, marketing and media.
Young men are bombarded with hyper-sexualised messages and images in media and popular culture. The lives of young men are increasingly socialised, conditioned and informed by exposure to porn related content online. In a dynamic multi-media presentation, which includes first person stories of young men, Daniel will explore with male students how exposure to sexual imagery is contributing to a distorted view of bodies, relationships and sexuality.
Gary Cully
Principal
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In Sync Kids OT have a satellite clinic within Parklands Christian College providing private Occupational Therapy Services specifically to students of the school. In Sync Kids Occupational Therapy specialises in sensory integration and neurodevelopment. Kelsey Hackett is the Occupational Therapist and point of contact for the satellite clinic within Parklands Christian College.
Kelsey Hackett has experience working as a paediatric occupational therapist since 2015 in the United States and has relocated to Brisbane in 2021. She has her Bachelors of Psychology and Master of Occupational Therapy degree. She has worked in the clinic-based and school-based settings with children of all ages and a wide range of diagnoses for the past 7 years.
For any additional information regarding Occupational Therapy services, please contact Kelsey Hackett kelsey.hackett@insynckidsot.com and feel free to look at the In Sync Kids OT website for more information http://www.insynckidsot.com
Does your child experience difficulties in any of the following areas?
If so it may be the result of an underlying speech and language difficulty. Speech Pathologists study, diagnose and treat communication disorders, including difficulties with speaking, listening, understanding language, reading, writing, social skills, stuttering and using voice. Speech Pathologists assess and provide life improving treatment, support and care.
Michelle Sparg is an independent, mobile, private certified practicing Speech-Language Pathologist with 24 years of generalised and highly specialist experience having worked with Kindy, Primary and Secondary Students.
Michelle Sparg, a certified practicing Speech-Language Pathologist, is in her 9th year of working successfully at our school alongside students, parents, teachers and learning support staff to maximise learning potential within the classroom.
For further information on this highly valued service currently offered at our College, please contact Michelle Sparg on sparg4@bigpond.com or 0435492716.
Do you want your child to experience the benefits of learning chess while still having fun along the way? Designed especially for children in Prep and above, our chess classes are fun, interactive, and tailored by our teachers to suit the students in each class. While your child will still learn that winning can be fun, they’ll also learn a whole lot more! In fact, chess can help your child develop socially, academically, and emotionally.
To book please go to https://chessmates.com.au/school-lessons/ Parklands Christian College is under South Brisbane.
To know about what we stand for, our founder Ash did a TEDx talk at UQ last year. Here is a link to it – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMTga50-j3g&t=7s
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The Logan Little Legends program has been designed to target children aged 4-8 years old and to encourage them to make new friends whilst having fun and getting fit at the same time.
Moon Lee Tae Kwon Do classes have started up again in the school hall (BSC) on Mondays 3.30 – 4.30 pm.
New students and previous students are welcome.
For more information phone the instructor, Colin Garrick (8th Dan Black Belt 45 years experience teaching) Ph: 0438 865 800 or the Club Office: 1300 101 303
We are excited to relaunch The Friendlies. Over the years our amazing parents have gathered to build community. Not only within our College but also within our …
We are excited to relaunch The Friendlies. Over the years our amazing parents have gathered to build community. Not only within our College but also within our local community.
We would love to hear from you if you are wanting to be part of this amazing team of people. Maybe you were involved in the past or maybe this is a whole new concept for you … let’s throw our hands in the air and get involved.
Our Principal, Gary Cully, is super keen to be part of our relaunch. We will be sending out invites for cake and coffee once we have heard from you.
Please email Jill and share your eagerness to be part of The Friendlies … pa@parklands.qld.edu.au
Primary Build On Friday 26 August our Principal Mr Gary Cully, Head of Primary Mr Grant Jakins, along with PCC Board Member Mr Gavin Mann …
On Friday 26 August our Principal Mr Gary Cully, Head of Primary Mr Grant Jakins, along with PCC Board Member Mr Gavin Mann and Business Manager Mr Jeff Gray, met with Bedford Built for the turning of the soil of the new Primary Precinct. This is an exciting time for the College – we are thankful to God for bringing us to this point and we pray for a smooth process as the building project gets underway.
Year One has experienced much excitement this month, with many different activities. We explored patterns with shapes which then lead into a unit about 2D Shapes and 3D Objects. The children had a great time learning about different features and engaged in hands-on activities to understand the differences between 2 dimensions and 3 dimensions.
Book Week has also been a highlight this month. Costume Day was a hit, as usual and we were also privileged to have some Year 7 students visit and read to us. The Roald Dahl performance by Shake and Stir was hilarious and the children laughed and laughed. We love books in Year One!
Finally, we have started a new unit in HASS about the Past and Present. We are looking forward to discovering how things have changed from the past to the present. It is always a fun unit to explore.
It has been a hectic month with Book Month, the start of swimming and all the curriculum related activities we have been doing.
A few weeks ago we had Dr. Beth Tailby come and visit our class to talk to the students about how our First nation people used the natural resources around them to help with everyday life. The students learnt about why spinifex was used for roofing, how first settlers were warned not to go on the land where uranium naturally occurred as it caused serious health issues, as well as other amazing skills. After we finished our Materials Use unit we moved into the fast paced Forces unit. So far we have investigated buoyancy, magnetism, and flight. We have been sinking, floating, building, flying, pushing and pulling! Somewhat exhausting but so much fun!
Book Month (my personal favourite time of year) has also been loads of fun. Our Book Week Parade was so awesome with the amazing Mrs. Jackson doing a hilarious stage entry as Charlotte the spider out of Charlotte’s Web. The students looked fabulous in all the costumes, how can one not LOVE books!? Shake and Stir theatre came to our school and did a hilarious production of Ronald Dahls “Dirty Beasts’. The students and staff were enthralled with the performance. The week ended with the students writing a persuasive trying to convince someone to eat their most hated food while they ate Green Eggs and Ham. A fitting tribute to Dr. Seuss. Thanks Mrs. Jackson for organising the activity. Thanks so much to all the parents for supporting the students by making and or purchasing the superb costumes.
2K was visited by Year 8 students who read them books that they had written and in return some of our students shared their persuasive letters. The students loved the interaction with the older kids.
The students have been learning about area, volume and capacity over the past week in math. See the pics below for some creative informal measuring methods!
Even though Book Month has come to an end (sadly) please keep reading with your kids and inspire in them a passion for reading. As a final tribute to Dr. Seuss. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
Happy August everyone!
Julia Jackson, Christine Hollenberg, Heidi Hackett and Julie Koplick
What a huge and fun month we have had during August! Year 3 had their first excursion for the year, started swimming, participated in book week and of course did lots of fun learning!
Our excursion was a definite highlight for the month. A big thank you to Mrs Patane and Mrs Bazley who organised the excursion and huge thanks to all of the parents who came along and helped on the day. It was so much fun and we all learnt more about music and art!
All of the kids have enjoyed starting up swimming again and it has been even more fun this year with both classes swimming at the same time. Again another thank you to those parents who have helped us out on swimming days.
Our Book Week Parade was just fabulous and it was just so great to see everyone’s costumes and to talk about and learn about new books. We also loved reading different books to what we usually do as well as getting out some old favourites!
Our Science unit this term took us outside as we learnt about the Sun, Moon and Earth and how they moved. We also explored a lot about shadows and completed the unit with a shadow experiment. It was amazing how quickly the earth actually moves, making shadows change throughout the day.
We are really looking forward to the next few weeks leading up to holidays as we complete many of our units, go on another excursion and have our Build A Burger Day! Stay tuned for next month’s newsletter for all these exciting things!
The Year 3 Team
Dayna Davis, Renee Imms, Sue Martin and Christine Uwamurera
If was definitely an eye opening experience that we had when the Logan Recycling Centre educators came to visit us and then we went to the local tip. We already knew that humans do not look after God’s beautiful planet well, but we were all astounded about just how bad the treatment is getting.
We learnt about methane and leachate and how these gases and liquids can be very harmful to the environment. Leachate is any contaminated liquid that is generated from water moving through a solid waste disposal site, accumulating contaminants, and moving into subsurface areas. Imagine the liquid goo that you find in the bottom of your bin multiplied by all of the rubbish at the tip. There is so much of this liquid that it is put into the water trucks and used to suppress the dust….. What can we say? Just EWWWW!
Another moment was when we realised that the ‘mountain’ that we were sitting on was made from very heavily compacted rubbish. This compacted pile was many building stories above the ground and several under ground level as well. When the students realised that the pile was only 8 years old, the same age as many of them, and that this was the rubbish from the surrounding area, they were disgusted.
Several of the students asked us what they could do to help. We have been throwing the question back, “What can you do to help God’s creation?” So now the thinking caps are on and they are beginning to make plans around how to make people more aware of their waste habits and how they can personally make a difference.
It has been an awesome month at Primary Cubing Club this month! I am so impressed with how many students have moved forward in their goal of learning to solve the Rubik’s cube.
There are now 5 students who can solve the cube and many have learnt how to solve the first layer! All of our students are persevering with their learning and there have been many white crosses made this month (white cross is the very first step to solving the cube).
Our numbers have settled out and we are now averaging about 20 students each week. Some students are now beginning to practice getting faster at their times.
It has been great watching the cubers learn more, work hard and enjoy something different!
On July the 26th of July Parklands Primary Senior Choir competed in the Beenleigh Eisteddfod at the Logan Entertainment Centre. After lots of practice the choir sounded beautiful. We are looking forward to attending again next year.
I would like to thank all our wonderful parents for their ongoing support, it was great to see so many Parkland’s parents in the audience and helping out on the day!
“Creating a Culture of Honour in our Relationships.” Lately I have been spending time reading and watching some of Danny Silk’s resources around creating a …
Lately I have been spending time reading and watching some of Danny Silk’s resources around
creating a culture of honour in the home, work place and interpersonally with others. It has made
me think more and more about the things that I can do personally and professionally to help
construct a culture of honour wherever I go.
I think it is important to understand that honour is valuing other people regardless of their
differences. Honour does not necessarily mean that we agree with everything that a person does or
believes. Creating a culture of honour in any environment starts with the personal decision to
choose to place honour and value on others, regardless of what they choose to do. Now here is the
kicker – honour is choosing to love and respect others, even if they are choosing to behave in a way
that is not respectful, loving or in agreement with you.
That is all very easy to say and think and quite challenging to put into practice. Danny expresses that
we do not know if there is honour in the relationship until it is tested with a problem or until
something goes wrong and that our response in those situations display the level of honour we
have. For example, it is all well and good to show honour to a child when they are listening,
following your instructions, and speaking nicely to you. It is a completely different story when they
are speaking disrespectfully and arguing with you.
It is easy to show honour and respect to a friend when they are being a loyal and supportive friend,
but it is more challenging to show honour to a friend when they say something negative about you.
When there is honour in a relationship, even if others are not being respectful, we are still able to
control the way we choose to respond to what is in front of us. We can choose to speak kind words,
stay in control of ourselves and think before we act.
Whenever there is conflict and a confrontation, we often picture people arguing, raising their voices
and becoming emotional to express their feelings and convey their perspective. I am sure that we
have all witnessed or experienced at some point in our life a conflict where this has happened and
things have not been resolved or able to be repaired after this. However, Danny describes the
importance of confronting with the goal of connection. When two people discuss their issues or
conflict with the intent of becoming closer and working through the concerns, the conversations and
approach is very different. When two people honour each other by confronting with the goal to
connect, often the content of the discussion is filled with grace and understanding, the way they
speak is kind and they are able to hear and take on feedback because the goal stays the same even if
the discussion is heated – “that I want to connect with you better and I want to work through this”.
There are many more concepts in Danny’s teaching that have positively helped me personally and
professionally to be better at loving others and honouring them. If you are interested in reading or
watching more of his teaching, he has developed several different programs, some of which you can
borrow from the college library at Student Services. In addition to this, we also run Danny’s Loving
Our Kids on Purpose programs several times throughout the year and his Life Academy courses are
also available online. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is interested. You are more
than welcome to contact our Student Care and Well-being team if you have any questions around
the programs and courses or Danny’s teaching.
For further information around the Life Academy, please visit https://loving-on-purpose-life-
academy.thinkific.com/
Library News Book Month at PCC At PCC we celebrate August as Book Month. The National Celebration of Book Week was held from the …
At PCC we celebrate August as Book Month. The National Celebration of Book Week was held from the 20-26 August this year, with the theme of, Dreaming with eyes open……. Students and staff had the opportunity to dress up as a character from a book.
We have also been running a Readathon with prizes for our top readers to be awarded during assembly on September 8. We encourage families to assist their children in writing down the books they have read this month on their Reading Record. Students should hand their records to their teacher by Monday 5 September.
In the library we are holding a Gold Medal Reader promotion. We are encouraging students to borrow books with CBCA medals on their covers to promote quality Australian literature and authors. During library classes students search for ‘medal’ books and earn an entry into a draw when they borrow the book. The winners of this promotion will also be announced on 8 September.
In the excitement of medals, readathons and costumes, the students assisted Mrs. Drover in setting up a display for National Science Week. The theme this year was, “Glass: More than meets the eye.” It was also an opportunity to showcase our many science books in the library.
Pictured are students with the Science Week Display:
Car Parks Thank you for the wonderful support and way all parents are using the Rosia Rd car park and Drop Off Zones. The process …
Thank you for the wonderful support and way all parents are using the Rosia Rd car park and Drop Off Zones. The process really is working well! Can I please ask that parents inform all other guardians/grandparents/siblings etc. of our process below (especially point 4)?
Thank you for your support, cooperation and assistance to keep this all running smoothly and our students safe and sound!
As we approach the end of the term, I feel like there is so much going on in the College, and we all appreciate the great work done by everyone, so I’d like to highlight a few of the changes:
The concept of respectful relationships, including consent, has been discussed at a school level for some time, but it hasn’t yet gained universal traction with families. Lacking confidence and unsure where to start, many parents have struggled to make headway in this area. If this sounds familiar, these ideas will help you make a start.
Is your home a place where children can talk about any topic? Sexuality and relationship education are subjects that many parents place in the ‘let’s talk about this when you are older’ basket.
Professor Kerry Robinson, who is in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology and the Sexualities and Genders Research Network at Western Sydney University advises parents to be factual when answering children’s questions, emphasising the importance of staying informed about the subject kids are interested in.
In a recent article in The Guardian, she said “…. have set it up early with your child that when they talk about certain things you give open, simple, honest answers, then you set a precedent that you can build on.”
Professor Robinson also advises parents not to fob off children’s questions: “Straight away you’re setting a pattern of not answering and putting it off. Kids learn really quickly that this is a taboo subject. They will talk to their friends about it: they won’t talk to their parents and other adults about it because it’s taboo.”
Children learn about mutual consent through their play and sharing. A child who doesn’t want to share their toys has a right to be left alone, rather than being scolded to change their mind. A parent who withdraws a privilege in response to a teenager’s poor behaviour shouldn’t be subjected to repeated attempts to negotiate a different outcome. Reinforce with children and young people that a no is not an invitation to ask again.
Framing behaviour as a choice is a central consent strategy for children or all ages. A young child who shares a toy with a friend can be told, “Good choice Harry. Now you can have fun together.” A primary school child who completes their homework assignment early can be reminded, “Now you’ve got plenty of time to relax. Smart choice.” The teenager who quietly helps you prepare a meal can be told, “You could have done anything after school, but you chose to help me. I appreciate that.”
Another important component of consent is that children and young people should also develop the habit of seeking consent from others. “Ask your sister if it’s okay for you to play that game next to her.” “Ask grandma if she feels like a cuddle right now.” Permission seeking is another piece in the respectful relationships puzzle that you can reinforce with kids.
The best age to start teaching your children about consent is when they are young. The second-best age is whatever age they are right now. Consent education is too big an issue to ignore or leave to schools to manage. It’s something we all have to commit to if we want real change to occur.
2022 On Country Trip After 10 years of sending teams to Cambodia, in 2020, we once again partnered with RAW Impact to investigate opportunities to …
After 10 years of sending teams to Cambodia, in 2020, we once again partnered with RAW Impact to investigate opportunities to learn and serve in Australia. Our heart for justice led us to connect with our First Peoples, and to understand their plight since the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788. We seek more connection with the traditional owners of our lands, and to hear their stories. Through the telling of stories comes understanding and empathy. And through empathy, healing and connection between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples can occur more readily.
In September 2021, our students were able to avail themselves of an opportunity to learn from and connect with our First Peoples. We are excited to partner with the Elders of the Gunggari Nation in Mitchell Qld, and learn “On-Country” about their culture. It is our hope that through this partnership, that our students will learn and be challenged by our history. It is also our hope that our friendship with the Gunggari Nation will inspire the next generation to appreciate the richness of Aboriginal Culture, and appreciate its important place in the Australian Identity.
This September holidays we’ll once again send a large team, double the size from last year, to Mitchell to work with and learn from the Gunggari Nation Elders. We’re so excited to have 44 students and staff willing to give up a week of their holidays to serve our Nation’s First Peoples in this way. Each team member was presented with their Outreach Service Badge this week at a special Outreach Commissioning Chapel. Pastor Jackson Warman prayed for our team and we look forward to hearing all of their exciting stories upon their safe return.
We’re so excited to be planning to travel to Cambodia once again. The families who we support in Taskor Village can not wait to have us back. They once again have HOPE for a better future with our support.
You’re invited to our Cambodia Trip Information Evening on Tuesday 18th October, 6.30pm – 8pm, in Voc 2-3.
Current year 10-12’s may apply. Student Mentor positions available for current year 12’s.
Trip dates Saturday 25th November – Friday 8th December 2023.
Parent or guardian attendance is required for those wishing to travel in 2023.
Parklands Outside School Hours Care is situated within the school grounds of Parklands Christian College in the Prep Building Area. The service operates for before …
Parklands Outside School Hours Care is situated within the school grounds of Parklands Christian College in the Prep Building Area. The service operates for before school, after school and vacation care. Before and after school care offers a nutritious breakfast/afternoon tea and children are able to engage in a variety of activities based on their interests.
During the school term the service operates from 6:30-8:30am and 3:00-6:00pm (with office staff available from 2pm), and vacation care from 6:30am-6:00pm. Parklands OSHC have qualified educators and encourage parents and families to pop into the service to discuss any care needs, suggestions or ideas or alternatively via phone 3297 0577 or email: parklandsbookings@bigpond.com.
We currently have limited spots available for before and after school care and advise families that a current 2021 enrolment is required to accept all bookings including emergency care bookings.
We look forward to assisting with all your care needs.
Uniform Shop location and parking: 24 Hillcrest Rd, Park Ridge (located on the left hand side, at the end of Hillcrest Road) For further information please …
Uniform Shop location and parking: 24 Hillcrest Rd, Park Ridge
(located on the left hand side, at the end of Hillcrest Road)
Please Note:
As from January 2022 we no longer accept any additional second hand items to sell. We will still be selling second hand uniforms that we have previously received. If you would like to sell your uniforms second hand, please sell them privately or through our parent managed and monitored Facebook page: Facebook Link
Uniform Shop Facebook Page
/PCCUniforms
Uniforms can now be purchased online through QuickCliq.com.au
Tuckshop news Great News! Your tuckshop has received a 5 STAR rating on the EAT SAFE LOGAN CERTIFICATE for the second year in a row. …
Great News! Your tuckshop has received a 5 STAR rating on the EAT SAFE LOGAN CERTIFICATE for the second year in a row. This is a great achievement and all credit to our wonderful Tuckshop convenor and staff.
The tuckshop will be open EVERY day this year, Monday-Friday!
Secondary Students please note all hot food purchased from the Tuckshop needs to be preordered online.
There is an opportunity for parents to contribute to the life of the school by volunteering their time in the tuckshop.
The tuckshop has been growing since moving to the new facility and with growth in sales we would really love your help!
Please contact our Tuckshop Convenor, Marie Rushin, on 0422 637 370 or email tuckshop@parklands.qld.edu.au
School Transport Assistance Scheme The Queensland Government offers financial assistance to parents of both state and non-state school students travelling to and from school daily …
The Queensland Government offers financial assistance to parents of both state and non-state school students travelling to and from school daily by private arrangement. This is known as STAS (School Transport Assistance Scheme).
Please phone the Gold Coast office on 5630 8857 to clarify your eligibility. Alternatively you can visit their website http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/schooltransport
Bus Pass Information for 2022 Bus Queensland is making a number of changes to schools runs for term 1 2022 that may impact your child’s …
Bus Queensland is making a number of changes to schools runs for term 1 2022 that may impact your child’s travel arrangements. A list of these changes can be found at https://www.busqld.com.au/term-1-2022-changes. If you have any concerns or queries, please contact us at customers@busqld.com.au or 3802 1233.
PRT Term 1 2022 Notice of service changes
We have had a number of enquiries requesting if we could get our existing Bus Qld bus routes extended into more areas south of our College. For Bus Qld to consider this, they require you to email them directly. If the added service could be of benefit to you and your children, please email Bus Qld at reception@busqld.com.au
For bus travel in the Logan Reserve area, please call Logan Coaches on 5546 3077.
