The ‘Power of Feedback’ is an important aspect of the academic culture at Clayfield. Earlier in the term, I wrote about the key role feedback plays in student assessment learning. However, feedback is not isolated to student growth; it is also an important aspect of professional growth for the academic staff. Making time for Great Teaching argues that high-performing organisations need to provide the opportunity for teachers to participate in intensive professional learning programs where they receive and act upon continual feedback. However, Helen Timperley indicates that these professional conversations about feedback can only be converted into improved student outcomes if clear structures and processes support them.
During the past year, we have formalised and facilitated these professional conversations about feedback for teachers, with all academic staff observing, reflecting and setting goals related to their classroom practice. To support teacher growth and development this week, we have commenced the implementation of a 360-degree teacher feedback tool called Educator Impact. This tool has several core features, including peer observation, student feedback, self-reflection and evidence-based goal setting. At the start of Term 3, students from across the College will have the opportunity to be part of this process when they are completing the student feedback survey. We thank the students in advance for being an integral part of the ongoing growth and development of the academic staff at Clayfield College. This process will provide teachers with meaningful feedback about their classroom practice, inform professional conversations with evidence, and enable practical goal setting as staff continue to grow and develop as educators.
I am pleased to announce that Mr. Adrian Walker has been appointed to the position of House Leader - Ashburn. Please join me in congratulating Adrian on his appointment.
Care@Clayfield
Next Monday evening, best-selling author and trusted parenting guru Rebecca Sparrow will be here at the College to share her tips on how parents/careers can support their children through the tween to teen stage of life.
Many parents can feel anxious and panicked about the world their children currently live in. Every day parents are faced with screaming headlines about eating disorders, depression, addiction and risky online choices, and they are unsure about how to talk about these topics. Rebecca Sparrow regularly speaks to tweens, teenagers and parents on how to navigate this new world
Rebecca’s meaningful work is extensive, and she is commonly referred to as a ‘parenting guru’. She describes her purpose as being to help teenagers traverse that tricky path from childhood to adulthood. Her great passion for helping teens (and their parents) navigate high school friendships, have a more positive experience online and understand that they are enough just as they are despite what society tells them. Rebecca is an award-winning author and also writes for Mamamia, co-hosts a health and happiness podcast The Well, and plays Agony Aunt to teenagers across the country on the Ask Me Anything podcast.
Later in the year, we will also have presentations from accomplished parenting author and journalist Madonna King and Drug Educator Tony Parsons. Once we have finalised the dates for these presentations, we will let the community know.
What's Happening Primary
Winter Uniform Update - Terms 2 and 3 With reference to email communication sent to all parents on Wednesday 26 May, the following change for Primary is highlighted .
Primary Prep- Year 6
- Boys - grey short socks OR grey long socks. - Girls – white short socks OR long socks OR nude-coloured tight.
If you have not already done so, please take the time to read the full communication (copy attached) to ensure understanding of our College uniform requirements.
Inquiry Workshop for Primary Parents – Date Change Please note that this event has been rescheduled to Term 3, Thursday 29 July 2:00pm-3:00pm. Further information will be provided closer to the date.
Queensland da Vinci Decathlon Competition On Tuesday 1 June, a select group of Year 5 and 6 students will be competing in the Queensland da Vinci Decathlon at St Joseph’s Nudgee College. This is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Our teams will compete in ten disciplines ranging from Engineering, Mathematics and Science, to Art, Poetry and Cartography. The Decathlon is designed to celebrate the academic gifts of our students and is run in the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon.
Youth Entrepreneurs and STEAM Conference Next Wednesday 2 June, some of our Year 4 and 5 boys will be attending the Youth Entrepreneurs and STEAM Conference at St Mary’s College in Toowoomba. The boys will connect with inspiring industry role models, share their current College based activities and solve real life design challenges.
Families of students involved in the above events have received an email detailing further information.
Term 2: Week 7 (Monday 31 – Friday 04 May)
Timetable: Week A attached Primary What’s Happening Calendar Snapshot Please refer to the online calendar, via the CC App or your Parent Lounge, for a live daily/weekly schedule of events.
Assembly: Primary Assembly and Term 2 Andrews Cup Presentations (Tennis, Touch Football, Cross Country) Presenting Class: 5M Assembly Hall
Primary Sports and Andrews Cup Notices
Andrews Cup Cross Country
Congratulations to the Cross Country team who competed at the Andrews Cup competition on Monday, 24 May at Kearney Springs, Toowoomba. It was a beautiful day, and all of the girls are to be commended for their amazing determination and admirable efforts on what was a challenging course. Thank you to Coaches Noel, Madi and Mrs Richardson for all of their hard work with the team and their continued support of the Andrews Cup girls. A big thank you also to all of the parents who made the long journey to come and support the Clayfield team.
Please contact Mrs Richardson prichardson@clayfield.qld.edu.au for further information regarding Andrews Cup Sport.
All spectators attending Andrews Cup events are asked to familiarise themselves with the Andrews Cup Code of Behaviour.
Britton Shield Football – Competition Day Communication Please see attached important communication for the Britton Shield Football Competition to be held on Friday 4 June.
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Term 2 Clubs Please see attached our Club offerings for Term 2.
Thank you to the Gibson and Henderson House families and staff that attended the picnic and Chapel last Sunday evening. It was a wonderful celebration of community and faith.
This week was Health and Fitness Week, where there were various activities that encouraged students to get healthy and be active.
Some wonderful musical performances also entertained us as part of the Music Solo Festival. This culminates in the Grand Concert, featuring the finalists, that will take place this evening in the Assembly Hall.
Date Claimers:
Sunday 30 May Campbell and Radcliffe House Chapel
Monday 31 May Rebecca Sparrow: Tween to Teen talk Wednesday 2 June QGSSSA Artistic Gymnastics Competition at Chandler Complex
What's Happening Boarding
Boardingware, the electronic boarding system which was launched at the beginning of this term, is changing its name from 1 July 2021. To avoid any confusion, here is the blog post explaining the changes. The system has been working very well to date, with leave now an easier and more streamlined process.
Please join us on Saturday 12 June for our Boarders’ Luncheon to be held in the Dining Room from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Invitations have been sent out.
We have another weekend of fun activities planned:
Friday 28 May Years 9 and 10 Sleepover
Saturday 29 May Southbank Visit 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Sunday 30 May Movie World Day Trip 8:30am to 3:30pm
Kathryn Searle Head of Boarding
Sports Update
Football
Our football teams celebrated their season and thanked their coaches and support staff on Thursday morning after their final training session at a team breakfast. Thank you again to the Sports Support Group who fund these team initiatives; we appreciate them. The girls have had a great season; their energy and enthusiasm for football are still very high. However, several girls commented that they wish they had a few more weeks. A full wrap-up of the season and their final games will be published next week.
Touch The touch teams have had a hectic final two weeks playing four games over eight days. The final round is away at St Margaret's fields at Windsor Park. Our combined Year 7/8 team has been earnestly training and improving. On Thursday afternoon, they had their first win of the season, 5 – 0 against IGGS. The girls were thrilled with the win, but more so, we are happy with their continual improvement and enthusiasm regardless of the game's outcomes. It is great to see all teams playing with such great intent, intensity and determination so late in the season. A full wrap-up of the season and their final games will be published next week.
Year 8A Touch team – First win.
Year 10 A Touch Team
Senior Cheer Squad
QGSSSA Gymnastics
The QG Gymnastics teams will have their final training session on Tuesday morning in preparation for next Wednesday's competition. A full outline of the day can be found below.
QG Gymnastics Team lists
QG Gymnastics Program
SESSION 1: GRADE D (i) and GRADE D (ii) 7:25 AM Coaches briefing (competition arena) 7:30 AM General warm-up (competition arena) 7:45 AM March On and Competition 9:20 AM Approximate finish of competition 9:30 AM Session concludes after presentation
SESSION 2: OPEN GRADE and A GRADE
9:15 AM Coaches briefing (Gymnastics QLD HPC) 9:20 AM General warm-up (Gymnastics QLD HPC) 9:40 AM March On and Competition 11:45 AM Approximate finish of competition 11:55 AM Session concludes after presentation
SESSION 3: YEAR 7 (i) and YEAR 7 (ii) 12:30 PM Coaches briefing (competition arena) 12:35 PM General warm-up (competition arena) 12:50 PM March On and Competition 2:30 PM Approximate finish of competition 2:40 PM Session concludes after presentation
SESSION 4: B GRADE and C GRADE 2:30 PM Coaches briefing (Gymnastics QLD HPC) 2:35 PM General warm-up (Gymnastics QLD HPC) 2:50 PM March On and Competition 4:25 PM Approximate finish of competition 4:40 PM Session concludes after presentation
Winter Sports – Pre-season
Winter sports Training Schedule
QGSSSA Athletics – Pre-season This year we are aiming to develop depth across all aspects of Athletics and in all year levels. We invite all girls who want to learn any of the disciplines in Athletics to come along to training. Training sessions prior to IH Athletics will be done on a rotational basis, where girls will participate in 2 – 3 events per training session. As they begin to develop their skill and appreciation for certain elements, they will begin to specialise to really develop their performance. Training on Monday afternoon will be at Bowden Park. All events can be completed in an authentic field so girls will be transported to and from the venue. Any students wishing to attend MUST sign-up on the Croc Board to ensure they have a seat on the bus. Sign-up must be done by 1:30pm each Friday.
Elite Sporting Program – Sports Specialist Series Accredited Sports Dietician Sam Armstrong came along this week to chat to girls about 'fuelling for Performance,' a very on-point topic for all the girls. Along with some GREAT tips and advice, Sam shared with the girls her promising sporting career and her own issues with nutrition while performing and the impacts this has on her sports back then and her health since. Many girls had met Sam previously through their own sporting clubs, however, everyone found the talk very worthwhile and took some great tips away.
Next week is the final presentation within the Term 2 series and this will be with Firth Hudson Graham, founder of GirlsTrek. After coming 10th in the Blue Mountains Ultra Trail (Australia's premier trail running event), Frith had an epiphany that it wasn't about winning, it was about challenging yourself and getting 'out there' – about keeping your passions alive and letting them develop and change as you do. As a result, her GirlsTrek company was born. Firth will share this story with the girls and discuss with them "The long race, fuelling your passions."
Health and Fitness Week A fun-filled week where there was a big focus on getting active during lunch breaks. See below for some of the highlights. A full wrap-up of Health and Fitness week will be in next week's edition.
Day girls Vs Boarders Touch match
Hayley and Janelle teaching a group of girls a Pacific Islander dance.
Staff Vs Student Netball
Whole School Community Challenge
We will also be launching a Whole School community challenge - The Push Up Challenge for better mental health, at the senior school assembly on Friday morning, 28 May.
THE PUSH UP CHALLENGE - FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH.
June 1 - 25 2021 3,318 push-ups over 25 days.
Get fit, have fun, learn about mental health!
To join our team and raise awareness and funds for better mental health click on the link and join us in The Push Up Challenge throughout June.
Ms Christine Barnes Head of Health, Wellness and Sport.
From the CCOCA
On Sunday, we hosted the inaugural members of the CCOCA Emerald Club as they celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Association. The Old Girls Associations was formed on the 23 May 1941 by Miss Nancy Ashburn. Today the Association is known as the Clayfield College Old Collegians Association and continues to provide the conduit for many decades-long friendships and a connection between the generations.
Listening to memories of young ladies sharing laughs in a circle during school lunch, then randomly running into each other again years later on a beach, is a story that is both timeless and entirely relatable to all who have passed through the College. Although we will always treasure and nurture the special friendships in our lives, as we grow older, the ancillary meetings and reuniting can remind us of the relationships we have long forgotten, the laughs shared, and the triumphs celebrated part of a wider community.
Congratulations to the organising committee and thank you to Dr Cousins for welcoming us to the campus for this special celebration, surrounded by the 90th historical display in the LRC.
It's going to be a great carnival atmosphere with music, a BBQ, coffee and snow cones for sale!
The course is suitable for all ages from pre-prep, Primary and High School. The younger students will also have access to a Junior Jumpers area which is specifically for younger students only.
Have you: 1.Bought your tickets from the College Website Go to https://quickweb.westpac.com.a... Click on College Tours, Excursions & Activities). Tickets are
$15 each and will be available until the 10th June from the website. You can also buy tickets at the event.
The Inflatable Course is open to students and siblings that don't attend Clayfield so feel free to invite friends and family along!
2. Signed up for an online sponsorship page at schoolfundraising.com.au and raise money to fund more STEM initiatives at Clayfield College. This is an optional component but you can earn amazing prizes by earning at least $10.
Congratulations to Luca Gout, Landon Miller and Sam Faraone who are our top fundraisers so far!
3. Signed up to volunteeer at the Fun Run here: https://volunteersignup.org/9FDM7. Even if you can't make it on the day, there are still ways of helping.
It takes a village to run an event like this and we really appreciate any help putting up shade tents, supervising the inflatables or working on the BBQ or registration table.
We would like to thank our sponsors Family Doctors Plus, Clayfield Swimming and AFL Auskick for supporting our event and the P&F, PSG and school staff who have organised this event.
Car Raffle
CAR RAFFLE: Have you purchased your ticket yet for the P&F Car Raffle? Nearly half have been sold.
There are only 600 tickets for sale, you heard it right, that’s a 1 in 600 chance of winning a VW T Cross valued at $35,990.
Please support us and allow us to continue to help our children at Clayfield College. Please feel free to share this with family and friends, but be quick as tickets are selling fast. To enter, just click the link - https://bit.ly/3wpE9Gj
Futures Expo
Clayfield College is very excited to be hosting our very first Futures Expo, to be held here at school on Monday 14 June 2021, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the Assembly Hall
This is a wonderful opportunity for students to discuss tertiary pathways with major universities, find out about local residential colleges and talk with our brand new provider of in-school vocational courses for 2022, Axial Training. We would like any student in Years 7-12, their siblings and friends to join us for this important event.
This important event is free, but all attendees must register via the Try Booking website www.trybooking.com/BQYVC
Whole School Notices
Old Boys' Reunion
Chess Mates
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.
Wednesday 3:20 - 4:10 Location: Room 56 Music Room Starting Week 1 $17 per session
To know about what we stand for, our founder Ash did a TEDx talk at UQ last year. Here is a link to it -
Auskick
Clayfield College Sporting Support
Are you interested in Netball or Hockey?
We are looking for additional members to support the Clayfield College Sporting programme. You might be an Old Collegian, a Parent or simply an enthusiastic Netball or Hockey player from within our greater community looking to get involved, and help the next generation of athletes achieve their dreams, play their best and have some fun!
These are paid casual positions and offer good flexibility around study, work and family commitments.
Don’t wait to be asked, and don’t be left wondering what you could have offered. Contact the College NOW by emailing Chris Barnes (Head of Health, Wellness and Sport) on CBarnes1@clayfield.qld.edu.au.
