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Volume 26 - 25 August, 2015 Dear Parents & Students At this time of year, we are conscious of the turning of the seasons and the emergence of spring as we welcome brighter mornings and warmer days. I am enjoying watching the progress of the Mother Gonzaga Barry roses planted in the Circular Drive as bare stems just a few weeks ago and now covered with a flush of new leaves. It is an opportunity to bring the energy and new beginnings we see in Nature into our own lives and spirits. Spring is a youthful season coming forth in a rush of life and promise, hope and possibility. At the heart of spring, there is a great inner longing when desire and memory stir toward each other. Consequently, springtime in your soul is a wonderful time to undertake some new adventures, some new project, or to make some important changes in your life; there the rhythm, the energy, and the hidden light of your own clay work with you. You are in the flow of your own growth and potential. from ANAM CARA by John O'Donohue
Year 12 Queensland Core Skills Test Next Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 12 students across Queensland will sit the Core Skills Test which provides important parameters for scaling the results students achieve in their school based assessment. Loreto students began specific preparation for this Test in Term 4 last year and have committed themselves both individually and as a group to making the most of the input and practice sessions that have been held throughout this year. I congratulate them on their focused approach and am confident they will do well next week. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the teachers who have coordinated and conducted this all-important preparation.
Once the QCS Test is completed, Year 12 students often have a strong sense that they are at “the beginning of the end”. Graduation and the transition to the next phase of their lives suddenly demands more attention. During this time of excitement and impatient anticipation mixed with anxiety and sometimes regret, the girls need love, support and great patience from friends, teachers and family. I hope they experience this season in their lives as coming forth in a rush of life and promise, hope and possibility. CaSSSA Athletics Carnival Congratulations to the 100 plus students who formed the Loreto Athletics Squad at yesterday’s CaSSSA Carnival. The team was 4th in the percentage trophy and 6th overall despite many team members being sick. Thank you to the staff who worked with the girls during their preparation and to the Year 11’s who attended to cheer on our athletes.
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