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25.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

25.01.2022 Highlights from the 2020 UCSC Student Film Festival continue. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year, Film & Television Students had limited opportunities to showcase their work to live audiences. Therefore, we are presenting highlights from the 2020 UCSC Student Film Festival to you virtually.

25.01.2022 NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION New student free days added to Term 4! In recognition of the outstanding efforts of school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two days of the school year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. ... Our College will be closed on these days. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

24.01.2022 UCSC STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 | PART ONE Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year, Film & Television Students had limited opportunities to showcase their work to live audiences. Therefore, we are presenting highlights from the 2020 UCSC Student Film Festival to you virtually. Enjoy the first set of three videos created by the Senior Media students.

23.01.2022 UCSC SHOUT OUT EPISODE #45 We say a special thankyou and farewell to Imogen & Marci, the hosts of UCSC SHOUT OUT for the last five years. Your work and dedication to the show has been greatly appreciated. SHOUT OUT TO IMOGEN & MARCI!!

23.01.2022 For the very first time, Year 4 UCSC students are participating in the 2020 Education Perfect and MLTAQ (Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Queensland) Language Competition. Good luck ladies!!

23.01.2022 ARE YOU BYOD READY?? In 2021, across years 1 to 4, any child with an iPad will be able to bring their device to school for learning purposes in the classroom as has occurred in 2020. Students in years 5 and 6 will be expected to bring a device to school for learning. This device can be either a laptop or an iPad in these year levels. Students in years 7 to 12 will be expected to bring a device to school for learning meeting the minimum requirements for their chosen subjects.... Where to go for information: The BYOD section of the College website contains the: - BYOD Charter - Key Features of a BYOD Device - JB Hi Fi Portal Guide - ICT Responsible Use Policy - Device Specifications https://uppercoomerasc.eq.edu.au/curr/bring-your-own-device JB HI FI Portal The portal has been set up to make purchasing easier but you do not have to use it. You may bring an existing device that you own or purchase from the vendor of your choice. While we cannot recommend one specific device or vendor over another we do recommend that you consider the minimum specifications listed in the charter before purchasing a device. All devices included on the portal meet our recommended minimum specifications and include options for accidental damage and extended warranties. To access the JB Hi Fi Portal, please click on the link below: www.jbeducation.com.au/byod School Code: UCSCBYOD2021 Parent Support Links www.jbeducation.com.au/support https://www.jbeducation.com.au/byod/?content=faqs If you have any queries about the BYOD program in 2021, please do not hesitate to contact the college to discuss further.

22.01.2022 END OF TERM FUN - CRAZY SOCK DAY Do you have some outrageous looking socks?? WELL WE NEED YOU!! Join the fun for the last day of Term 3 (Friday 18 September) and wear your eye catching, dramatic, fabulous crazy socks!! ... *Students must still wear their Formal Friday uniform on this day. We look forward to seeing the creativity that students and staff come up with next Friday .

22.01.2022 SPORTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Students in Years 7-11, if you want to trial in the following sports for 2021 please see Mr Stevens or email - [email protected], before Wednesday 2nd December (Week 9). Baseball Boys 15-18 Yrs... Baseball Boys 12-14 Yrs Cricket Boys 16-19 Yrs Softball Girls 13-19 Yrs Tennis See more

22.01.2022 Sachin Nath of Year 11 was yesterday signed into a school based traineeship doing a Certificate II Retail through Business Success Group. Sachin will be hosted to Woolworths and will be working Tuesdays and Thursdays. He will be supported throughout the traineeship by Workways. Congratulations Sachin. We wish you all the very best with your traineeship. Pictured is Sachin’s dad Onkar, Sachin, Gwen from BSG, Tanya from Busy at Work, Sheridan Wood UCSC, Cindy Heaford from Workways and Lynn Davies.

21.01.2022 YEAR 9 AND 10 CULTURE LESSONS To celebrate the end of term and to observe the custom of Otsukimi (a time to honour the beauty of the Autumn moon in Japan and celebrate with various dishes), the Years 9 and 10 students had the opportunity to try an Udon noodle dish, along with green tea icecream. The students really enjoyed the Soup and Noodles which also included Seaweed and Spring Onions. Green Tea Icecream was also a hit. ... The Year 10's also had the chance to try Yuzucha, a sweet drink which is made from Yuzu a lemon type citrus fruit. We are now planning what we will try next term in the warmer months.

20.01.2022 Keep our College safe this break!! If you see anything suspicious please call 13 17 88.

19.01.2022 UCSC SHOUT OUT EPISODE #39 Episode #39 of UCSC Shout Out wraps up the term with highlights from Science Week and a workshop attended by students from the Creative Arts Academy. Enjoy!

18.01.2022 END OF TERM FUN - CRAZY SOCK DAY TOMORROW! Do you have some outrageous looking socks?? WELL WE NEED YOU!! ... Join the fun for the last day of Term 3 (Friday 18 September) and wear your eye catching, dramatic, fabulous crazy socks!! *Students must still wear their Formal Friday uniform on this day. We look forward to seeing the creativity that students and staff come up with next Friday .

17.01.2022 SHOUT OUT EPISODE #43 | YEAR 12 CELEBRATIONS 2020 In this very special Shout Out episode we get an insight into the last few days of the Year 12 celebrations including; The Guard of Honour, Graduation and Formal. Again, we wish our graduates of 2020 all the very best for the future!! We will miss you all .

17.01.2022 COOMERA YOUTH | FREE SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

17.01.2022 CRAZY SOCK DAY 2020 Shout out to our students and staff who came to school in their craziest socks today!! It was a bit of fun and a great way to end the term .

17.01.2022 ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL | FUN FIT FRIDAY BBQ Well what a great start to the day for the last day of Term 3. We had a tasty BBQ, Crazy Socks and a surprise visit from our UCSC Croc (which you would have thought it was Beyoncé or some kind of famous TikToker doing an appearance at UCSC) the students went crazy for Croc . What a wonderful atmosphere it was! Stay tuned for more Crazy Sock pictures...

16.01.2022 The primary school gardening club has had its first crop of the term. All proceeds from the ‘stall’ in the staff room will go towards our next batch of seedlings. Great job Wednesday gardeners!

16.01.2022 ACTIVE TRAVEL | FUN FIT FRIDAY FREE BBQ - TOMORROW !! Walk, ride or scoot to school this Friday and come and join us to celebrate the end of Term 3 with our Active Travel BBQ.... We look forward to seeing you there in your CRAZY SOCKS!! 3 days to go...woohoo!

15.01.2022 SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS Congratulations to Zoe Livermore who has made the U15’s girls Queensland Squad for Hockey. She was one of 30 girls who were selected in the squad and who now has the opportunity to participate in a three day camp that is being held in Brisbane early January 2021. What a great accomplishment, congratulations Zoe.

15.01.2022 The P&C would like to thank our families for your support throughout this tough year and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to 2021 where we will have some exciting fundraising events running again. The AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be held on Tuesday 16 February, 2021 where all positions will become vacant including; P&C President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and fundraising positions. We would love to see some new faces on the tea...m!! Have a happy and safe holiday . - UCSC P&C

15.01.2022 PREP TO YEAR 3 SPORTS CARNIVAL Well...the weather has turned it on again for us today - sunny skies and happy smiles all round !! Good luck today students, we hope you have a really fun day .

14.01.2022 CRAZY HAIR DAY | FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER | WHOLE COLLEGE Good morning all, On Friday 4 December UCSC invites students to participate in CRAZY HAIR DAY!! Come to school with your most craziest, outrageous, colourful hairstyle!! Who will have the most creative style on the day??... To participate on the day we ask for a Gold coin donation which will go to the Primary and Secondary Student Councils, raising funds for sports equipment and extra seating for the College. We understand there will be some students that can't participate due to camps and excursions on the day. Let's have some fun for the last Friday of the schooling year!!

14.01.2022 YEAR 4 - 6 SPORTS CARNIVAL | HOUSE WINNER Congratulations to RAFTER for taking out the overall winning house for the day !! House Captains Feleki Fenton-Takiaho and Sarina Kiriyadee stoked with the win .

14.01.2022 Please enjoy episode #44 of UCSC SHOUT OUT as we hear from teachers and students about some of their highlights from the year.

14.01.2022 DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS - CLASS OF 2020 After a year of study our Diploma of Business students recently graduated compete with cap and gowns. Olivia Sive received the special award of Best Student and Matthew Ioane received the Most Improved Student Award. Olivia is pictured with Wendy Gordon from Aurora who was the amazing trainer. Congratulations to everyone!!

13.01.2022 SCHOOOOOOOLLLLSSSSSSS OUT FOR SUMMER Well...where do we start?? What a year 2020 has been! We would like to thank our students, parents, staff and community for your love and support throughout this year, we have had a fair few hurdles but have made it through the other side. From team UCSC we wish you all a happy and safe holidays and are looking forward to a bigger and better 2021.

13.01.2022 Please see below a special message from our UCSC Principals, Mr Rawlins (College Principal), Mrs Gurney (Secondary Principal) and Mrs Ord (Junior School Principal). We wish everyone a very happy, safe and enjoyable break. We are looking forward to seeing all of your faces again for a cracker of a Year that 2021 will be!! .

12.01.2022 CANTEEN NEWS Dear parents, Due to price increases from suppliers we have had to raise our costs slightly to some items.... Please see changes below.. Sandwiches: Seasoned or Fresh Chicken & cheese $3.50 Seasoned or Fresh Chicken , cheese & lettuce $4.00 Fresh Chicken & salad $6.00 Wraps: Gourmet Ham $6.50 Chicken Caesar $6.50 Fresh Chicken $6.50 Chicken Burger $5.50 Chicken & Cheese Burger $4.50 Large Meals $6.00 Small Meals $4.50 (Spag Bol, Fried Rice, Pasta Carbonara , Butter Chicken & Rice etc) Meat Pie $4.50 Pizza Rounder $3.50 Potato Wedges $4.00 All large flavoured Milkshakes $4.00 Meal Deals $6.50 **Pack 3 on the menu now contains popcorn which replaced the Sea Salt chips. We will publish our new menu Week 1, Term 4. Thank you for your support and understanding . UCSC Canteen

11.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS IMOGEN A huge congratulations to Imogen Schmahl, School Captain, who has been pre-accepted into Griffith University for a Bachelor of Communications and Journalism in 2021. We wish Imogen all of the best for her bright future.

10.01.2022 DISCO DISCO Check out our Preps and Year 1’s getting their groove on at the PBL Rewards Disco .

10.01.2022 YEAR 4-6 SPORTS CARNIVAL Wonderful day for a bit of friendly competition. Have fun students and good luck .

10.01.2022 HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Good afternoon families, From team UCSC we wish you all a happy, safe and relaxing holiday. We look forward to an awesome Term 4.

10.01.2022 PREP - YEAR 1 SPORTS CARNIVAL Look who’s joined us today down on the oval! College Principal Mr Rawlins in his element .

10.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE The theme of National Science Week 2020 was Deep Blue: Innovations for the Future of our Oceans. Students participated in designing and building an Ocean Environment (P-2) and a Oil Rig (3-6). The effort from our school community was amazing!! The theme for National Science Week 2021 will be Food: Different by Design. We are looking forward to Science Week 2021. ... - Diorama - 1st Isaiah Lincoln 2nd Noah Faber and Billy Henare 3rd Humphrey O'Meara, Ava-Rose Tegg and Connor - Oil Rigs - 1st Hugh Walters 2nd Kimball White 3rd Billy Connor Effort: Agastya Vama Dandu, Reason Smith, Kyarna Ashworth and Oscar Clarke

09.01.2022 Wishing our UCSC families a very Merry Christmas. We hope you have a wonderful day.

09.01.2022 Year 11 student Jessica Read recently signed into a school based traineeship with McDonalds. She will be completing a Certificate III Retail and her training will be done through McDonalds Australia. Congratulations Jessica we wish you the very best of luck with your traineeship.

09.01.2022 STUDENTS VS TEACHERS IN THE FINAL RELAY!! Watch to see who wins..

09.01.2022 CREATIVE GENERATIONS: THE SHOW GOES ON Don't forget to tune in and watch one of our student College leaders - Joh Kotoda perform in the drumline for Creative Generations. The CGEN team has been working with Broadcast Partner, Network 10 to produce a one hour TV special, due to air on:... - Saturday 19 September 2020 at 12.00pm, with an encore screening on 10Peach on Sunday 20 September at 12.00pm. The broadcast will showcase talented state school students from around Queensland who would have taken to the stage this year. We look forward to watching you on screen Joh .

08.01.2022 ACTIVE SCHOOL TRAVEL | FUN FIT FRIDAY

08.01.2022 Due to COVID-19 our Year 8 students were unable to do their festival event in Term 2. Our Japanese faculty decided to do a catch up event and provide opportunity for our students to try Yakisoba noodles. It was wonderful to see all students enjoying their food and have all attempted using chopsticks .

07.01.2022 YEAR 4-6 SPORTS CARNIVAL WAR CRIES WOW!! The junior's really brought their A-Game today for their War Cries. Who do you think won?? RAFTER - PERKINS - FREEMAN - O'NEILL

07.01.2022 UCSC STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 | PART THREE Enjoy, the final video highlighting work from the school’s Film & Television students. Due to COVID-19 Restrictions this year, Film & Television Students had limited opportunities to showcase their work to live audiences. Therefore, we are presenting highlights from the 2020 UCSC Student Film Festival to you virtually.

05.01.2022 THANK YOU FROM THE UCSC CANTEEN A shout out to our school community for greatly supporting our College Canteen! From our 'Termly specials' to the 'special event days' our canteen is always coming up with creative ideas to give our students a range of delicious options. Our 'special event' days have been very popular this term...so watch this space for exciting things next term. Thank you again!!

05.01.2022 ALL SCHOOLS BASKETBALL The boys have been working hard all year and have finally found their footing as a team, Mr Brown and I have been extremely impressed with the level of maturity and teamwork the boys have shown on and off the court. Many teachers from other schools and referees have commended our school team specifically on their positive communication with officials, referees and overall respecting the game. Day 1 results:... Game 1- We versed Corinda State High School with a tough loss 36-32! Game 2- We versed Cannon Hill Anglican College with our first WIN 45-26 Day 2- Friday 18th they have 2 games today: Game 1- Northlakes State school (**Live update - winning by 8 pts at haltime!! Game 2- Cannon Hill Anglican College WATCH THIS SPACE.... Good luck boys!!!

05.01.2022 ACTIVE TRAVEL | FUN FIT FRIDAY FREE BBQ - THIS FRIDAY!! Good morning all,... Walk, ride or scoot to school this Friday and come and join us to celebrate the end of Term 3 with our Active Travel BBQ. We look forward to seeing you there in your CRAZY SOCKS!! 3 days to go...woohoo!

05.01.2022 KOOL KIDS TRAINEES Year 10 students Shania Cruz, Jorja O’Hara and Jessica Bowden have all been successful in gaining a school based traineeship with Kool Kids. The girls will be completing a Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care and will be working at their centres one day a week. This is a 2 year traineeship with students required to work 750 hours over the 2 years. Shania will be working at Kool Kids Pacific Pines, Jorja will be working at Great Beginnings P...impama and Jessica will be working at Community Kids Ormeau. Their training will be done through Kool Kids Training College. Congratulations girls!! We wish you every success with your traineeships.

04.01.2022 This week, Our Year 7 students participated in virtual Geography lessons, through Microsoft Teams, run by South East Queensland Water The students looked at how SEQ has dealt with drought and climate change. They were then provided with scenarios for best water sources that could be developed based on economics, environmental needs and social acceptance.... Finally the students became Seqwater Water planners and debated and discussed the needs of South East Qld over the next 50 years with Climate change and population growth and what decisions should be made regarding water options.

04.01.2022 PBL REWARDS | RAFFLE WINNERS 2020 Throughout the year secondary students are awarded PBL points for demonstrating the school rules and following the PBL Focus of the Week. Congratulations to the following PBL raffle winners for 2020:... Year 7 PBL Raffle Winners: $100 Noah Tuitama $80 Jamie Van Burck $50 Ben Dark Year 8 PBL Raffle Winners: $100 Isabella Moody $80 Kavahan Heather $50 Noah Reynolds Year 9 PBL Raffle Winners: $100 Savanna Scott $80 Joel Hoy $50 Emma Boyle Year 10 PBL Raffle Winners: $100 Joshua Beltrame $80 Kate Glover $50 Ning-Si Ling Year 11 PBL Raffle Winners: $100 Morgan Luders $80 Martha Teinaki-Matthews $50 Palm Ngoenna WELL DONE TO ALL

03.01.2022 END OF TERM 3 CANTEEN SPECIAL $6.00!! **BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - THIS THURSDAY - ONE DAY ONLY** _______________________________________________ ... This Thursday for $6.00 you can get a mini Dagwood Dog, Breaka Chocolate Milk, Iced Doughnut and some popcorn!! Pre-order now on Flexischools!! Lunch bag orders can be taken before school Secondary Canteen will have a few of the specials to purchase at second break!! ORDER TODAY

03.01.2022 Thank you parents for your support of Japanese at UCSC. Almost two hundred teachers have registered their students in the speech contest this year. The UCSC student speeches have been successfully uploaded and are ready for the judging panel to review. Good luck to all of your Japanese language learners listed below. 4C Maddy Brown 4C Jordan-Lee Cardow 4C Juvenna Duggan... 4C Kiara Lim 4C Chelsea Versluis 4C Cloe Vesander 5D Randell Cortes Jr 5D Jazzmyn Flanders 5D Rebecca Gray 5B Luna Jung 5D Sophia Simmonds 6E Yosif Al Kylaney 6E Karina Craigen 6E Elliott Crocker 6B Macee Ebsworth

02.01.2022 UCSC students have been practicing for the Education Perfect and MLTAQ (Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Queensland) 2020 Language Competition. The Year 5 student participants are Rebecca Gray, Jazzmyn Flanders, Randell Cortes Jr, Sophia Simmonds and Luna Jung. Year 6 participants accepting the Japanese language challenge are Elliot Crocker, Karina Craigen, Yosif Al Kylaney and Macee Ebsworth. Good luck to you all and congratulations on your diligence to represent our College.

01.01.2022 Here’s a cheat sheet that you can use the next time you’re asked ‘What’s the point of school’? Thanks to #WeTheDifferents. For more great tips or advice, check out https://bit.ly/35F25ef.

01.01.2022 FREEMAN HOUSE Who is Cathy ‘Freeman’ you ask?? Check it out......

01.01.2022 PRIMARY SCHOOL FAMILIES I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy and safe school holiday. Thank you for all the support you have given your child/children across the 2020 school year. Please find below a flyer informing you of an opportunity to drop your child's book pack to their classroom on Friday 22 January, from 8.00am - 10.00am. School officially recommences on Wednesday 27 January.... Have a great day! Kind regards Carmel