By Miss Denise Ryan, College Chaplain

Library Competitions

We have entered the construction stages of our library competitions and we are preparing for the judging stages. This will involve secret guest judges and finally a showcase of our champions.

Doomsday Bunkers

This offbeat and somewhat different competition is one that the students came up with themselves. Students are asked to design bunkers under two categories:

• Zombie Apocalypse
• Technology Takeover

Each entry must have a little blurb about why that bunker is the best for the selected category.

Drawing Competition

For the Drawing Competition there are four different categories:

• Landscape or Scene – where the theme is fantasy or apocalypse.
• 90s cartoon character
• Anime character
• Portrait of who the artist aspires to be like

All the drawings must have a little blurb to explain the artist’s choices.

The Breakfast Club

Just a reminder that the Breakfast Club table is now in full swing with plenty of old faces and new ones making the most of what is offered to the students. For those who are unaware, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:30am to 8:40am there is a table in front of our Home Ec classroom that consists of;

• Toast (jam, Vegemite, honey etc.),
• Cereal,
• Juice (in summer)
• last but most certainly not least Milo! (Options for hot or cold depending on seasons and weather).

Reflection

As we enter the final couple weeks of Term 1 it can be hard to be kind to not only others, but ourselves as well. So, this week I would like to share two reflections about choosing to be kind to yourself and loved ones.

Kindness to yourself:

I’m not talking about making every day a ‘treat yourself’ day. Yes, those days are good too, but kindness happens internally as much as externally. Speak kindly to yourself, use encouraging words. Give yourself time to rest. Remind yourself of how well you are doing. Remind yourself you are worthy, and you are ENOUGH.

Kindness to your loved ones:

Loved ones are easy to take for granted. Start being more conscious of how you can make a difference to those people who make a difference to you by just being in your life. Write to a friend you have not heard from in a while. Put your phone down and really listen to your loved ones when you ask about their day. Babysit for a family member, offer to do pickups etc. the list is never ending.