Volume 36 Edition 6 From the Principal...pre-ordered gifts on Tuesday 7 May. For all other students a Mother’s Day Stall will also be held on Friday 10 May, during the first break,

Welcome to Term 2 2019

I trust you and your family enjoyed the recent holidays. At the end of last term and during the holidays we hosted eleven students and one teacher from Schillerschule Frankfurt, Germany. At a time when communication in many forms across the globe has never been easier, the benefits of sharing culture and building relationships through exchanges and trips such as these remain. Thank you to students, staff and particularly the host families who opened their homes to our visitors. Planning is advancing for the return visit of Good Shepherd students in December. Approximately 2300 interviews took place during this week’s Year 6-12 Parent Teacher Interviews and the P-5 Interviews at the end of last term. This translates to well over 400 hours of conversations about the learning that has occurred so far and ways in which learning can be supported. It is an evidence based and common sense truth that students are best supported academically and personally when there is a strong partnership between home and school. As teachers we thank you for the ongoing support and encouragement you provide your child and their learning. Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be completing the NAPLAN national tests for literacy and numeracy Tuesday 14 May - Thursday 16 May. We wish students in these year levels well, confident that they have been prepared through the teaching and learning that happens in our classrooms every day.

Anthony Dyer

Principal

From the Principal

Volume 36 • Edition 6 • 3 May 2019

Strictly Ballroom The Musical

Excitement is building for our musical extravaganza! Our huge cast of talented and dedicated students, excellent band, clever choreographers and sensational singers are working really hard to deliver the show that inspired us to dance.

Shania Oreb & Jez Underwood bring the characters Scott and Fran to life in

Strictly Ballroom The Musical

23 May to 25 May 2019 at the J

Limited tickets are available via the The J website

(adults $28 / concession $20)

Purchase tickets via this link Tell your family and friends not to miss this amazing event as some shows are all but sold out! See you there!!

Photography Competition Theme: TEXTURE

This competition is open to GSLC students only

Entry Fee: $5 due by 3pm Friday 19 July Number of photographs:Max 3 photos per entrant Competition Age Group Categories:

Junior Years (Prep-Year 5) Middle Years (Years 6-9)

Senior Years (Years 10-12)

Submission of photographs: by 3pm Friday July via upload to Pulse’s GSLC Photography Club page or via USB at Main Admin office.

Winners announced: Shepherd’s Fair

Conditions: Theme: Texture

Photographs to be 16:9 ratio not square

Must be suitable for 5x7in, 8x10in and 16x20in

enlargement

Provide a 100-200 word written statement de-

scribing your photography style and incorpora-

tion of the theme: Texture

Give each photograph a title using the format:

Name, Year Level, Title of Photograph

Join our Photography Club! Tuesday AM breaks in SE1

Mrs Jo Foley

[email protected]

Race Around Shepherd’s Fair 2019 Theme: FESTIVITY

Race Around Shepherd’s Fair requires GSLC students to work individually or in small groups to plan, film and edit a short advertisement. Students take a video recording device to the Shepherd’s Fair to film various activities, with the theme: festivity, in mind. They will then have one week to submit their entry to the competition organisers. Entry Fee: $5 per person (max number of 4 students per team) - payments to Main Admin Office with name and year level by 19 July. Filming Day: Shepherd’s Fair 10 August Submission of entries: by 5pm Friday 16 August via USB or VIMEO/Google Drive/Youtube link Camera equipment: Please BYO video recording devices and related equipment Please be aware that this competition is not supervised by GSLC Staff, young students may need parent supervision. However, a competition facilitator will be available at the Fair for assistance if required.

More information of both of these competitions please contact one of these teachers.

Mrs Jo Foley [email protected] Mr Murdoch Jennings [email protected] Ms April James [email protected]

Performing Arts Excitement is building for our musical extravaganza! Our huge cast of talented and dedicated students, excellent band, clever choreographers and sensational singers are working really hard to deliver the show that inspired us to dance.

Important Dates Term 2

7 May Noosa FM Strictly Ballroom Singers

8–9 May Music Camp (Guitar Ensemble, Maroon

Band, Gold Band, Juinior String Ensemble,

Pop Strings, Middle School Strings)

12 May Good Shepherd Sunday Church Service

(Orchestra)

23–25 May Strictly Ballroom (Senior Musical at The J)

29 May QSO Learning Concert (Years 9–10 Music

Students)

13 June Senior Ensembles Showcase

Please note that this calendar is continually being updated as performance opportunities are locked in.

Years 2-5 Homework Help Club

Please note that due to Year 4 Camp and NAPLAN testing Homework Help will not be available on Tuesday 14 May.

When: Tuesdays 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Where: 4A classroom

Please bring your homework and a small snack.

P & F Mother’s Day Gift Stall Prep-Year 5 will be able to select pre-ordered gifts on Tuesday 7 May.

For all other students a Mother’s Day Stall will also be held on Friday 10 May, during the first break, in front of the Tuckshop. Students will be able to select their gift from a range of lovely homewares and giftware for $10. Please be aware this is a cash only stall.

Donation Drives

With preparations in full swing, we would like to ask for your support with the following four donation drives:

Chocolate Drop

Week 4 (w/c Monday 13 May) Chocolate Drive – the Chocolate Drop is one of the most popular stalls however we need more blocks to have it run longer. Any flavour is welcome.

Crazy Jars

Week 6 (w/c Monday 27 May) Crazy Jars – also an extremely popular stall that runs out of jars too soon. We are seeking ingredients for crazy jars….beads, hair clips, pens, figurines, beauty products, toy cars

Hoop the Bottle

Week 7 (w/c Monday 3 June) Hoop the Bottle – an absolute favourite with the kids….Bottles of 1.25tl soft drink, any flavours

Market Place

Week 8 (w/c Monday 10 June) Market Place – potted plants & herbs, home-made jams, chutney, candles, produce. Donated goods can be dropped off at the Main Admin Office. These four stalls are extremely popular and as such require considerable amounts of stock to avoid having to close early. We would hugely appreciate any support you can give us in keeping these hot-spots running longer.

Sponsorship Packages now available

Please contact Karen von Homeyer: Tel: 54558600 or email: [email protected]

Karen von Homeyer Community Events Coordinator

Wellbeing Builder: Wellbeing Element: Skills and Achievement Character Strength: Love of Learning Wellbeing Fitness Challenge: Photo 7 Wellbeing Reflection Activities: Middle - Revising and Practising

Senior - Deliberate Practice and Reviewing

(see website link below)

(The Learning Curve website) Parent Wellbeing:

When things don’t go your way, you can learn much about yourself. Describe a time you have experienced this, what you learned and how you grew as a person. As learned from The Changing Brain and Brain Growth Abilities, the brain thrives on deliberate practice and looking for patterns to build strong and fast brain pathways. To enable this, after students have taken notes in class, it is essential for them to review and revise them nightly for five minutes in each subject; doing this is often called memory coding. When students regularly train for sport and practise their musical instruments their skills and capabilities develop, and reviewing and revising learning are no different. Thinking tools are effective ways to organise learning visibly in the brain. Facts relating to how much the brain retains: should notes not be reviewed within 24 hours,

60% to 80% of the learnt material is forgotten after a month with no reviews, only 3% to 4% is

remembered the brain pathways which were created wither

and die when 50 minutes of learning is not reviewed

regularly, it takes 30 to 40 minutes to relearn it; why learn it in the first place?

Renowned Polish pianist, Ignace Paderewski, once said, “If I miss one day’s practice, I notice it. If I miss two day’s practice, the critics notice. If I miss three days practice, the audience notices it.”

Mr Matt George

Year 6/7 Student Coordinator

ALWS Walk My Way in Queensland

Planned for Sunday 4 August 2019!

Take the Walk My Way Challenge Queensland and help refugee children go to school. We’re planning a 24km Walking Challenge along the coast in August 2019 starting at Good Shepherd Lutheran College in Noosa. For more information about this event please click on the link below. Keep an eye out in future newsletters about this event.

https://www.alws.org.au/news-and-stories/walk-my-way-in-queensland/

Pastor Simon Cooper College Chaplin

Brisbane Kokoda Challenge It's only a bit over a month away until students, parents and teachers from GSLC tackle the gruelling Brisbane Kokoda Challenge. Eighteen teams will embrace the Kokoda spirit with courage, mateship, endurance and sacrifice to take on the tough terrain of the D'Aguilar National Park on Saturday June 1st. Teams have been preparing well with many laps around the Noosa National Park and dashes up and down Mount Coolum. Training is each Sunday morning in the NNP. Teams meet at 6:50am for a 7am start. For news, pics and updates keep an eye of the GSLC Kokoda Challenge Facebook page.

Mr Green

Kokoda Challenge Coordinator

Queensland Squad Selection U16 Waterpolo

Liam Newton (Year 10) has been selected for the under 16's in the Queensland State Water Polo Squad, for the 2019 Interstate Championships in Sydney and Hobart in July. The selection process was undertaken from performances at State Titles December last year, and Nationals this year. Liam was one of only three selected on the Coast.

Queensland Squad Selection Swimming

Pierce Ludvigsen (Year 12) competed at the 2019 Australian Age National Swimming Championships held in Adelaide over the Easter holidays where he qualified and swam in the Final of the Boys 17yrs 400 Individual Medley. Pierce also competed at the recent Queensland School Sport 13 - 19 Years State Swimming Championships. Pierce won Silver & Bronze Medals in the 400 IM and 200 Butterfly and gained selection into the Queensland Team to compete at the 2019 School Sport Australia Swimming Championships to be held in Melbourne towards the end of July.

Earn & Learn is on again! Ready, set, go! We’re excited to say that Woolworths Earn & Learn has launched this week, and thousands of Schools and Early Learning Centres have started collecting stickers. Look out for the Good Shepherd Collection boxes

Queensland Training Squad U14s Waterpolo

Congratulations to these hard working Year 8 students:

Auguste Korac, Thomas Neal and Smith Connors have been selected for the Queensland Waterpolo training squads. Final team selections will be made at the end of the month. The boys commitment to their waterpolo training involves travelling to Brisbane twice a week.

Auguste Korac Thomas Neal Smith Connors

Congratulations to: Devan Pringle Year 7 who has been invited to join the Sunshine Coast Regional 10-12 yrs Basketball team to competed at the State Championships in Caloundra at the end of May.

GSLC @ State Water Polo Championships Year 9 students Sophie Manley and Juliette Painter pictured here representing Sunshine Coast Region (and GSLC) at the state championships.

District Surfing GSLC surfer selected into Independent District team. Noah McCudden (Yr11) has been selected into the Independent District surfing team to represent ID and GSLC at regionals.

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Monday 8.00am – 10.00am

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Tuesday 8.00am – 10.00am

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Wednesday 8.00am – 10.00am

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Thursday 8.00am – 10.00am

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Friday 8.00am – 10.00am CLOSED

From the Head of Junior Years

Welcome Back!

I hope you have had a relaxing and enjoyable Easter break with your family, and are ready for another exciting Term at GSLC. I particularly welcome new families and returning families to our College. Term 2 will present many wonderful opportunities for our students to strive for their personal best in a variety of pursuits. We ask that you continue to work with us as educators, so that together we can encourage our children to give their best effort always.

Honest Abe

Abraham Lincoln, the much celebrated American President, was one of the great men in history.

Before he became president, Lincoln spent twenty years as an unsuccessful Illinois lawyer - at least he was unsuccessful in financial terms. But when you measure the good he did, he was very rich indeed. Legends are often untrue, but Lincoln was the real thing. During his years as a lawyer, there were hundreds of documented examples of his honesty and decency.

For example, Lincoln didn't like to charge people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man sent him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln sent him back ten of it, saying he was being too generous.

He and his associate once prevented a con man from gaining possession of a tract of land owned by a mentally ill girl. The case took fifteen minutes. Lincoln's associate came to divide up their fee, but Lincoln reprimanded him. His associate argued that the girl's brother had agreed on the fee ahead of time, and he was completely satisfied.

"That may be," said Lincoln, "but I am not satisfied. That money comes out of the pocket of a poor, girl; and I would rather starve than swindle her in this manner. You return half the money at least, or I'll not take a cent of it as my share." He was a fool, perhaps, by certain standards. But he was a good human being by anyone's standards.

Of course as human beings we can be prone to the evils of dishonesty, untruths, misguided comments, even gossip! The unfortunate result of these can be demeaning, degrading, and hurtful. Not based on facts, but misinformation, interpretations and perceptions. Unless one actually witnesses an event, hear-say doesn't make it the truth. Fortunately we have a school whose principles, beliefs and ethos are based, among other things, on the notions of trust and honesty.

Honesty makes us feel good about ourselves and creates trust in others. It even improves our relationships. It seems not much in fashion these days to talk about the benefits of such, but the benefits are undeniably there and they are valuable and worth the trouble. I see it daily in our students, teachers and parents!

Honesty - it may be corny, but it's the finest force for good in the world, and it always will be! It worked for Abraham Lincoln.

Year 4 Camp

In Week 4 (Monday to Wednesday), our Year 4 students embark on their annual camp and outdoor education experience at Kenilworth. We wish the Year 4 students and staff a safe and enjoyable experience.

Chapel Offerings

Our offerings this term continue to support Lutheran World Service. Students are reminded to bring their offering along each Friday morning.

Contact Information

If any changes to personal contact details (home address, phones, email contacts etc.) have occurred in recent times and not been updated at school, please contact the school as soon as possible. This is extremely important should we need to contact you urgently regarding your child.

Naplan Testing

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. On Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th May, students will undertake the 2019 NAPLAN tests. NAPLAN is made up of tests in the four domains of Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. Should you have any queries regarding NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mr Tim Lambert Head of Junior Years

Class Awards Term 2 Week 2 Prep Kookaburras Zara Piercy Prep Possums Fletcher Ellis 1A Frankie Prince 1B Matty Wray 2A Matias Tello 2B Lilly Donlan 3A Jensen Morris 3B Nadia Baker 4A No Award 4B Caspian Steel-Hume 5A Joe Smith 5B Dylan McDermott

GSLC Library Opening Hours

Monday to Thursday

Doors open at 7:30am & close at 4:50pm

Circulation desk opens:

at 7:45am & closes at 4:45pm

Friday

Doors open at 7:30am & close at 3:25pm

Circulation desk opens:

at 7:45am & closes at 3:20pm

ANZAC Day By Year 9 Ambassador Skye Butcher

Anzac Day is a well-known and widely celebrated Australian Public Holiday, which focuses on Commemorating the lives of fallen soldiers. This year the Middle Years Ambassadors alongside others from our school and local community attended marches and services. Each of the ambassadors had the opportunity to represent a fallen solider from our local area – an initiative that began in 2018 between Good Shepherd and the Tewantin RSL. Representing a soldier who fought for our country was no doubt a proud moment for us all. Learning their stories and the hardships they battled, left us feeling honoured to represent them.

On Anzac Day, I represented Archibald Maltman McIntyre who fought for the 25th Australian Infantry Battalion in the First World War. Archibald Maltman McIntyre was born in Liverpool in 1887. His father was Archibald Malcolm McIntyre, a mechanical engineer in charge of the reservoir at Malpas in Cheshire England. Archie did an apprenticeship at Liverpool as a fitter and turner. In 1910, aged 23, Archie came to Australia having been nominated by his great uncle James Duke. At first he worked at the Enoggera Reservoir as an

engineer, sometime later he moved to Doonan near Eumundi to the Duke property where he worked with his cousin Will Duke growing bananas. In 1917 at age 30 Archie enlisted in the AIF, he had previously applied to enlist but was rejected as being 'under standard', which translated to him being too short stature. By 1917 the requirements had changed and he was accepted. He left to join the war effort on board the SS Canberra on 16 November 1917 and on reaching England received training and was sent on to France where he took to the field on 6 May. Private McIntyre was killed in action on 4 July 1918 with a wound to the stomach while fighting near Villers-Bretonneux and was buried at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery. The services we attended on Anzac Day allowed us to hear from a range of speakers from Pastors to surviving veterans. Through their speeches, they clearly depicted how the sacrifices made in war contributed to the peace in our current day society. Anzac Day has been a time of commemoration all through our lives and being present in these services has always be a vital part in honouring our past. The hundreds of people who attended to pay their respects, just in our local community, showed the support and respect we have for the ANZACS. I was proud to represent Archie on this day and to learn about the man that fought for the freedoms we can take for granted each day. The opportunity to learn about a fallen soldier in more detail enriched my day and I am grateful for having this experience. Lest we forget.

Skye Butcher Year 9 Ambassador

Skye Butcher

McIntyre Memorial Tree in Eumundi

Archibald Maltman McIntyre

Year 6 Homework Help

Tuesday Afternoons

3.15pm until 4.00pm in Library Room L1

Academic Senior Leaders

Homework help for all ages

Tuesdays 3.15pm until 4.00pm in Library

Mathematics Tutoring Students Years 7 to 12

Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 3.00pm until 4.00pm upstairs SC4

Date Claimers

Monday 6 May Labour Day Public Holiday Wednesday 8 May Year 11 THRIVE Wednesday 8 May & Thursday 9 May Yrs 4-9 Music Camp Thursday 9 May to Saturday 11 May Yrs 7-12 Sports Camp Friday 10 May Dreams in Action USC Friday 10 May Kids in Action Field Day Monday 13 May to Wednesday 15 May Year 4 Camp Tuesday 14 May to Thursday 16 May Year 3,5&6 NAPLAN Testing Friday 17 May Year 9A Business Studies Excursion Thursday 23 May to Saturday 25 May Years 8-12 College Musical

Please see more date claimers and details via our website:

Link to Good Shepherd Calendar

Study Skills Tips for May

Barriers to developing a good memory

Many students say ‘I don’t have a good memory’ but there are many barriers to developing a good memory that are able to be overcome. Here are the top 3:

1. Negative Mindset / Attitude

Henry Ford once famously said, “whether you believe you can, or you can't, you are right”. This refers to your mindset or mental attitude, and the concept that your mind is powerful enough to enable your thoughts to create your reality. If you have a negative attitude to your memory, it will likely reduce your chance of developing and maintaining a good memory. There are some simple steps you can take to start making changes to negative thoughts. Be aware that negative thoughts are just a habit, and habits can be changed with a little effort. Awareness is the key to changing a habit, as you need to consciously be aware of the current habit before you can change it – so start catching yourself in the act of making negative statements. Affirm your intention to improve the way you think. Then correct the negative statement you just made, and make it into a more positive one.

2. Absentmindedness / Not Paying Attention

The first stage of the memory process is encoding the information that is to be remembered – thus the brain uses the senses and emotions to process the information and form a memory. Here are some ways in which you can be less absentminded:

Setting an intention to become more attentive. Sitting up front where there are less things to

distract you, especially if you have difficulty paying attention in class.

Taking notes in class to ensure you listen.

3. Stress / Anxiety

Stress will increase the likelihood of being distracted, resulting in low concentration meaning that information may not be encoded accurately – and thus cannot be later retrieved. Stress may also result in mental blanks. For example, if you’re stressed before an exam, you may not be able to think clearly and access and retrieve the information you need. The best thing to do is to take ten deep breaths and calm down to allow your mind to focus.

Learn more at the Brain and Memory unit of www.studyskillshandbook.com.au.

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Mr Matt Armstrong

Head of Senior Years Studies

Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is an exciting youth development program that is offered by Good Shepherd Lutheran College. The Award is for people aged between 14 and 25 and comprises three levels – Bronze, Silver or Gold. Each level involves participating in a Skill, Adventurous Journey, Physical Recreation and Service element. Young people choose their own activities and set their own goals to complete their chosen Award level. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award provides participants with an opportunity to get involved in something different. They will develop new skills, explore new places and meet new friends. For students in Years 10 to 12, they can also earn credits towards the Queensland Certificate of Education. The Awards are increasingly recognised by tertiary institutions and can even help participants with securing a job. It’s easy to get started as a participant. Drop by and see Mr Carey or Mrs Foley who are the Award Leaders at GSLC. We would strongly encourage our Year 10 students to consider participating in this program as their Googa experience counts as their Adventurous Journey. Currently, we have twenty Year 10 students registered for their Bronze Award. Further information is also available at www.dukesaward.qld.gov.au

Mrs Johanna Foley

Years 10-12 Coordinator

Careers News

Upcoming events

QUT Parent Information Session 8th May evening Garden’s Point campus: https://www.qut.edu.au/study/events/parent-information-seminar JMC Academy Open Day May 4th and June/July creative industries holiday programs now open for registrations: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events SAE Creative Information Eve Creative Media course offerings on May 9th with Study for a Day on 15th June in Brisbane: https://sae.edu.au/news-and-events/events/

Brisbane Careers and Employment Expo, Brisbane Convention Centre May 24th & 25th. More details: http://careersemploymentexpo.com.au/Brisbane.html UQ year 10 - 12 Experience Science workshops in July, register now: https://science.uq.edu.au/experience-science QUT Engineering Links 2 day Project Garden’s Point July 4th & 5th Register here: https://telg.com.au/events/sqelp2019/ ACU Community Achiever Program - ACU recognise students who regularly volunteer in their community, school, for a social justice, cultural or sporting cause with a conditional early offer into their University. Applications open May 1st and close 30th July: https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/admission-pathways/i-volunteer-regularly

Mrs. Natasha Purcell

Career Counsellor

Student Absences

Reminder to Parents Please report all absences via one of the following:

SMS: 0416 906 148

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07 5455 8666

Great effort, Chantelle!

Year 11 student diving to new depths

Chantelle Phillips, Year 11, completed the DI Deep Dive Course (40Meters) with Absolute Adventures on the SS President Coolidge - Espiitu Santo, Vanuatu over the Easter break. This deep dive course not only included the dive itself, but also extensive dive theory and dive planning for a maximum depth of up to 40m. Chantelle completed the dives at the site of the SS President Coolidge wreck in Vanuatu, exploring the cargo holds, chain locker, and also completing night dives to the cargo hold where she was surrounded by thousands of flashlight fish. Chantelle also dived the Million Dollar Point and local reefs at MalMal and Elia Island, and her next dive is to the Truk Lagoon in September to visit some of the WW2 wrecks from Operation Hailstorm. What a fantastic achievement and experience! For those interested in the History of the SS President Coolidge, she was an American luxury ocean liner that was completed in 1931. She was operated by Dollar Steamship Lines until 1938, and then by American President Lines until 1941. She served as a troopship from December 1941 until October 1942, when she was sunk by mines in Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides, part of current-day Vanuatu. There were only two casualties in the sinking. The first was Fireman Robert Reid, who was working in the engine room and was killed by the first mine blast. The second, Captain Elwood Joseph Euart, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, had safely got off President Coolidge when he heard that there were still men in the infirmary who could not get out. He returned through one of the sea doors, successfully rescued the men but was then unable to escape himself and went down with the ship.

Since the protection of the wreck in November 1983 the ship has been used for recreational diving. Divers see a largely intact luxury cruise liner and a military ship. They can swim through numerous holds and decks. There are guns, cannons, Jeeps, helmets, trucks and personal supplies, a beautiful statue of "The Lady" (a porcelain relief of a lady riding a unicorn) chandeliers, and a mosaic tile fountain. Coral grows around, with many creatures such as reef fish, barracuda, lionfish, sea turtles and moray eels.

The SS President Coolidge at 187 meters in length, tonnage of 21.936 GRT, and top speed of 21 knots lays on her port side with the bow at a depth of 20 meters and gently slopping to her stern at 67 meters and is easily reached by divers from the shore.

We are excited to hear of Chantelle’s new adventures as she continues to gain experience in this challenging but rewarding field.

Mr Matt Armstrong Head of Senior Years Studies

P & F Fundraiser

Entertainment Membership

To purchase your Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Surrounds Digital Member-ship or hardcopy of the Entertainment Book please visit the Entertainment site - link below. A world of 2 for 1 offers and up to 50% off at the best restaurants, arts, attractions, hotels, travel and shopping. A sample copy of the book is available for viewing in the Main Admin office. Still only $70. https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/

Community News

10 ways to become happier (according to Science!) You’ve heard countless times that getting rich won’t make you happy, but what will? Scientists have studied this question from many different angles and have identified a number of things you can do to actively increase your happiness:

Go green Connecting with nature even briefly can help reduce levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. See if you can find a few minutes a day to walk quietly through a park or another green space and forget your worries while you do.

Get a new hobby Learning new skills is a great way to boost your happiness. Choose something that plays to your strengths but still provides a challenge to get the biggest benefit. Bonus points if you bring your partner or a friend - learning something together is one of the best ways to bond.

Exercise! Exercise releases endorphins, the brain chemicals that fill you with euphoria. It also helps your body produce antibodies which keep you happy by keeping you healthy. Getting half an hour or more of exercise during the day also helps you sleep better at night, which brings us to the next point:

Sleep more Sleep deprivation has a negative impact on every aspect of our lives. It causes us to overeat make up for the energy we’re missing, lowers our levels of optimism and can damage our performance at work. There is some variation in how much sleep each individual needs but if you’re not getting at least 7 hours you are not getting enough!

Spend time with friends If there’s one thing that will really provide long term happiness it is strong friendships. When seniors are asked about their biggest regrets most will say failing to spend more time with their family and friends. You are a social being and spending time with your friends will help you become happier.

Eat healthy Essential nutrients aren’t only essential for your muscles - they help support everything, including your mental health! Eat more fruits and vegetables, skip dessert and drink more water. Your body and brain will thank you.

Stop the self-criticism Berating yourself when you make a mistake is the absolute worst thing you can do. Approach your mistakes as learning opportunities and remember that everyone makes mistakes! Counter every negative thought about yourself with a positive one and slowly you will begin to believe in yourself.

Write it down For many, the act of writing about their problems is a wonderfully cathartic act, helping them understand the issues and work through them.

Buy yourself some flowers Looking at flowers in the morning may could lead to increased happiness, according to one Harvard research study.

Learn forgiveness This is a difficult one to learn and master, but it is well worth it. Forgiving those who hurt you helps you let go of unpleasant memories, one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your happiness.

Introducing exercise into your routine doesn’t have to be hard!

EFM Health Clubs Noosaville is located on-site at the Good Shepherd Lutheran College gym and is a friendly, supportive and motivational place to exercise.

BUY ONE MONTH, GET ONE MONTH FREE at EFM Health Clubs Noosaville To find out more or book a free trial contact: Kate Davidson at EFM Health Clubs Noosaville T: 0434 944 987 E: [email protected]

Toolbox Parenting Course

Every Tuesday 6pm to 8pm May 7th to June 11th

@ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 115 Eumundi Rd, Noosaville.

Cost : $55 Person / $60 Couple

To Register: Contact Fran on 0423 235 766

What to expect: 6 Sessions per course. Run in small groups by a trained facilitator. Fun, practical and inspirational.

Good Shepherd 2019 Term Dates

Term 2 (10 Weeks for Students)

P-12 Students – Term 2 Start Wednesday, 24 April

P-12 Term 2 Ends Wednesday 26 June

Public Holiday Anzac Day Thursday 25 April

Labour Day Monday 6 May

Term 3 (10 Weeks for Students)

P-12 Students – Term 3 Start Tuesday 16 July

P-12 Term 3 Ends Friday 20 September

Public Holiday Noosa Show Day Friday 6 September

Term 4 (9 Weeks for P-9 Students)

P-12 Students – Term 4 Start Tuesday 8 October

Year 12 Term 4 Ends Friday 15 November

Years 10 & 11 Term 4 Ends Friday 29 November

Prep-Year 9 Term 4 Ends Wednesday 4 December

Public Holiday Queen’s Birthday Monday 7 October

Student Free Day / Staff PD Monday 21 October

Community News

Bookfest Noosa Big 3-Day Sale on again!

Friday 3 May—Sunday 5 May 9am-5.00pm Noosa Leisure Centre Wallace Drive Noosaville

Topics include: The importance of love

and connection Different parenting styles Understanding your child

and their big feelings Discipline and boundaries Play, and lots more! Build a great family team and have fun along the way.

parentingplace.nz