St Augustine's College in Augustine Heights | Primary School

St Augustine's College

Locality: Augustine Heights

Phone: +61 7 3814 8300

Address: St Augustines Dr 4300 Augustine Heights, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.stac.qld.edu.au

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24.01.2022 Thanks to our amazing community for their donations to Rosies - Friends On The Street We’ve missed being able to volunteer our evenings to spend time with patrons this year so it was great to be able to give back in this way

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Khloe Watts in Year 1 who was very excited to be a winner of Milton Dick MP's Oxley Christmas Card Competition! Over 1000 students entered, including many from St Augustine's College & Khloe's art was chosen to feature on the card delivered to mailboxes across the electorate. She was so happy to receive her personalised bauble & certificate - thank you Milton!

22.01.2022 Congratulations & well done to Year 7 student Isabela Hoyos Yanez for her selection in to the 2021 Under 13s Squad, as part of the Queensland Academy of Sport Women's Football Program! This comes after a gruelling trial process since August & has taken immense skill at an elite level. We commend her for this significant achievement

22.01.2022 Unable to perform live, our Year 12 students filmed their legacy performance to share during the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony. Well done to all involved - a beautiful & moving piece, with dance choreographed by Cultural Captain Tahlia Pardede.

20.01.2022 Congratulations & well done to our graduating Class of 2020! We are immensely proud of this cohort for their strength, persistence & maturity, uniting as student leaders during what has been a challenging year. We wish you all the success for the future. Special congratulations to all Graduation Award winners & whilst we couldn't have our usual Farewell Assembly, we loved seeing the smiles, laughter & tears as our Year 12s walked through a Guard of Honour made up of our Prep-Year 11 students. To top off a lovely morning, thanks must go to Chef Powell, Kitchen Operation & volunteer students for serving up a delicious morning tea to our families A link to the ceremony recording will be emailed to all parents/carers soon & you can find more photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSgKs8h

20.01.2022 Just a quick reminder for our families! You can find more information about Uniform Shop trading on our website & all parents/carers will receive an email on how to book an appointment online by the end of term. Thanks for working with us to keep COVID-Safe

19.01.2022 Can you believe it's the last week of school?! An email has been sent to all parents about the last day of school & award ceremony arrangements. Please contact the College office by 4pm, Wednesday 2 December if you require supervision for your child.

16.01.2022 Congratulations to our Primary Swimming Team - winners of the Ipswich Primary Catholic Schools Cup! Well done to all who swam for their hard work on Friday at the Lockyer Valley Aquatic Centre. You should be very proud, representing the College with distinction #StACEagles

15.01.2022 This week Mr Peace surprised everyone by sharing his very own children's book "The Polka Dot Prince" that he has been working on for the past 4 years. Read at the library as part of Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week, our Preps loved it so much they asked for an encore. We wish Mr Peace all the best with his author ambitions! #Author #BookWeek #CBCABookWeek #ChildrensBook #ChildrensAuthor

15.01.2022 Year 3-6 girls who will be Under 12 in 2021 are invited to come & try Futsal with taster sessions during Wednesday lunch time breaks at Eli’s. This is a chance to try something new - we will be introducing new players to the game & starting to form teams for inter-school competition next year so come along & don’t forget your trainers! 2021 age groups catered for will be Under 10, Under 11 and Under 12. Please contact Mr Cummins for more information: [email protected]

15.01.2022 Today we celebrated & farewelled our Year 10 & 11 students during a Senior Years Liturgy & Awards Ceremony. Well done to all award recipients for their outstanding efforts in thinking, learning & contribution to College life Special congratulations to the following major award winners: Tolle Lege Award (recognises the student who has performed at the highest academic level) - Sabbath Smrecnik & Sophie Oudyn The Spirit of StAC Award - Helene Van Der Merwe Australian Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership & Teamwork Award - Riley Dagg & Australian Defence Force Future Innovators Award - Cohen Jackson. Special thank you to Corporal Trent Williamson for presenting this award.

14.01.2022 Last week our Year 6 cohort enjoyed a visit to Queensland Parliament house, Old Government House Brisbane & QUT The Cube. Students left inspired by the interactive technologies & gained first-hand knowledge of democracy & law-making. Such a great way to round up their Civics & Citizenship unit

14.01.2022 Last term over two days we filmed a video showing off our amazing campus & community at St Augustine's College, starring our staff & students Do you recognise anyone? We hope you love it as much as we do!

13.01.2022 Last week our Middle Year students enjoyed outdoor education with excursions that included paddleboarding & swimming at the beach, kokoda trail walks at Mt Cootha, a lifesaving course at the pools & a trip to the Brisbane CBD. We were disappointed to not be able to go on our usual camps but we're so excited for 2021 & the possibilities it brings!

13.01.2022 Food & Fibre students enjoyed making pita bread last week in the Middle Years kitchen. In addition to cooking skills, students have been learning about Australian agriculture to better appreciate how their food makes it from the paddock to their plate. Great work

12.01.2022 There were some creative dress-up days today for our Year 4 & Year 2 students, with a gold coin donation to fundraise for the Vinnies Australia Christmas AppealIn Year 4 they dressed as elves, using recycled materials to create toys, and in Year 2 they dressed as "You Can Do It" characters. A bit of fun for a great cause! Vinnies Youth QLD Vinnies QLD

11.01.2022 Day for Daniel on Friday 30 October! No donation required but P-5 students are encouraged to wear red to raise awareness about child safety

11.01.2022 #TBT to our Year 10 Warner Bros. Movie World - Gold Coast, Australia excursion - such a great way to end the year as a cohort, celebrating so many achievements in 2020. Thanks to our staff for accompanying - we know it was hard work #throwback #throwbackthursday

11.01.2022 This term our Year 10 Visual Art students have been creating Australian landscape narratives using clay. It has been great to see these ideas come to life & we look forward to sharing their final works soon!

10.01.2022 To encourage recycling, Middle Years students were challenged to make a one minute video on ways to better care for our environment. Well done to all entrants with very creative & informative videos. Congratulations to the Year 6 winners: 1st prize - Kiara Cook & Lexi Mackay 2nd prize - Alyssa Walsgott & Lauren Coxon 3rd prize - Roger Surur & Darcy Smith & the overall winner for Years 7-9 was Gabrielle Lovriha We hope you enjoy your gift card prizes, generously donated by the St Augustine's College P&F Association

10.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 12 students of 2020 on their excellent subject & ATAR results! Well done - you should be very proud of your hard work & we wish you all the success for your futures! We look forward to sharing recognition of achievements with our community in the New Year.

09.01.2022 Please note that the Uniform Shop is closed today (Thursday 29 October) due to staffing. Apologies for any inconvenience.

09.01.2022 Have you purchased your virtual raffle tickets yet? The P&F are randomly drawing 10 winners on Sunday from our College community (that's less than a week away!) Every $2 raffle ticket purchased via Monitor = an extra entry to win 1 of 10 $100 EFTPOS Gift Cards = extra donations towards the Vinnies Australia Christmas Appeal! Head to the Extra-Curricular Activities Shop to buy yours: https://monitor.stac.qld.edu.au/MonitorOnline/app/#/shops P&F Vinnies Christmas Appeal Raffle Vinnies QLD Vinnies Youth QLD St Augustine's College P&F Association

09.01.2022 Special thank you to our amazing St Augustine's College P&F Association for treating our staff with a voucher for Coffee Guru Brookwater & Brookwater Barista as part of World Teacher's Day! So grateful to have such supportive families, showing appreciation for our hardworking staff.

08.01.2022 Well done to our Year 1 students for raising $416.40 towards our Vinnies Christmas Appeal! they’ve proven small contributions can make a big difference, after they were challenged to bring in small change to see who could make the longest ‘money trail’. IL won, followed by BM & AL. Students were so excited to know they’ve helped those struggling in our local community Vinnies Australia Vinnies Youth QLD Vinnies QLD

07.01.2022 REMINDER: Expressions of Interests for our 2021 Instrumental Music Program are closing tomorrow (Thursday 10 December 2020) at 8am! If your child is interested in taking up an instrument, please email Mrs Sullivan-Ward or check our website for more info: [email protected] http://www.stac.qld.edu.au///InstrumentalMusicProgram.aspx

05.01.2022 Year 3 & 4 students enjoyed an interactive drumming incursion thanks to the Salaka Ensemble, a visiting group from Ghana. Students loved getting to try the African Drums, learning about the culture as part of their Music Unit. Such a fantastic way to learn - thank you for visiting us African Beat!

05.01.2022 Congratulations Mr Peace

05.01.2022 Emma Perry is just one of many talented students sharing their art in a Visual Arts Exhibition during the next week. We encourage students to visit the library & check out the many thought-provoking & beautiful artworks up close!

04.01.2022 Well done to Felicity, Lucy & Keeley for their impressive submissions to the Seven Steps To Writing Success 2020 Narrative Writing Competition. Challenged to enter as an extra-curricular opportunity, they worked to improve their literacy & writing skills, receiving a certificate for their efforts