{"id":2726,"date":"2021-04-01T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2726"},"modified":"2021-04-01T15:02:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:02:55","slug":"faculty-news-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/faculty-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FACULTY NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>HOSPITALITY\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><strong>IN THE CLASSROOM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Year 11 students started an \u2018Introduction to the Hospitality Industry\u2019 unit, learning about the different hospitality sectors, and developing their coffee culture knowledge and skills to run an event.\u00a0The Year 12 students continued learning about \u2018Food Trends\u2019 and developed their knowledge and understanding of working in the kitchen and food service sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TWILIGHT OPEN EVENING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Year 11 students planned, produced and professionally presented a selection of coffees and sweet treats.\u00a0It was a very big day with baking, cleaning, setting up the coffee carts and service for the evening.\u00a0The sweet treats were a huge hit! For their project, the Year 12 students created a cold and hot canap\u00e9 to serve to over 100 guests on the evening. During the day of the event, they prepared the recipes, followed safety and hygiene and set up and served from the catering tents.<\/p>\n<p>Twilight Open Evening provided hands-on experience with working in the kitchen and serving customers. The girls worked really well in their groups and showcased their talent and catering skills in a professional manner. The feedback we received was very positive and I am incredibly proud of the fine work demonstrated by the Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/6-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/6-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/17-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/17-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/17-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/12-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/12-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/12-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Camille Flores.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>HEAD OF DEPARTMENT \u2013 HOSPITALITY &amp; FUNCTIONS.<\/strong> E: cflores@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>MUSIC<\/h2>\n<p>It has been a fantastic Term 1 in the music department. It is good to be back in full swing in the classroom, Ensembles and on the stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENSEMBLES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the Term, a number of our Ensembles have presented at assemblies while all of our Ensembles were able to perform at the Twilight Open Evening. This is made possible by our fantastic instrumental and ensemble tutors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rachel Cairns \u2013 Choirs and Voice<\/li>\n<li>Dr Mark Smith \u2013 Concert Band and Brass &amp; Woodwind<\/li>\n<li>Rike Wolf \u2013 Strings Ensemble and Strings<\/li>\n<li>Megan Donnelly \u2013 Flute and Celtic Dreaming<\/li>\n<li>Paul Nielson \u2013 Percussion and Percussion Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Martel \u2013 Guitar and Guitar Ensemble<\/li>\n<li>Monica Licciardello &#8211; Piano<\/li>\n<li>James Jellyman \u2013 Taiko Drumming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I thank all of the tutors and staff for their wonderful work this Term; I am lucky to work with such a passionate and skilled set of individuals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/53-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/53-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/53-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/4-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/4-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/31-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/31-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/31-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If your daughter would like to join an Ensemble, please contact Mr Goulter for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHEP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A number of students from the College have competed at the State Honours Ensemble Programs (SHEP). This event is facilitated by the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and we look forward to seeing more of our student excel in this program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THE CLASSROOM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has been a very busy term within the classroom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Year 7 students have demonstrated their command over the pentatonic scale and Franz Joseph Haydn\u2019s Surprise Symphony. They are looking forward to learning drums next term.<\/li>\n<li>Year 8 have competed their back-to-basics unit which aims to bring all students up to speed with essential music knowledge and reading skills.<\/li>\n<li>Year 9 students have started their own Ensembles and will perform arrangements of their favourite songs.<\/li>\n<li>Year 10 students have successfully recorded half an album from songs they performed earlier in the term to Year 1 students from St Joseph\u2019s, The Strand.<\/li>\n<li>Both the 11 and 12 students have submitted their first performance assessments and are now working hard to compose new and innovative music.<\/li>\n<li>Music Extension students are running their own rehearsals to prepare for their next performance assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Ensembles are busy preparing for the upcoming Ensemble and Senior Music Showcase \u2013 <em>Music By The Sea<\/em>. We will post dates soon.<\/p>\n<h3>John Goulter<\/h3>\n<p><strong>HEAD OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE.<\/strong> E: <a href=\"mailto:jgoulter@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\">jgoulter@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>JAPANESE\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>In 2019, St Patrick\u2019s students were able to visit their pen-pals in Fujimi, and it is hoped that they may be able to do this in the future as well. The word Fujimi means \u201clooking at Mt Fuji\u201d; from the school grounds in Tokyo, Mt Fuji is visible. Fujimi High School is also Girls\u2019 high school. Fujimi High School loves the pen-pal program and at the beginning of this year our students received large batch of letters from Fujimi. This term, it was our turn to return a batch of letters. It has been wonderful watching the girls busily writing to their pen-pals, connecting, and making friendships with students from another part of the world. Students have also learnt to use Japanese fonts on their computer, and this provides an opportunity for them to email their pen-pals as often as they like. This is a wonderful way for students to practise their Japanese and make new friends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-1-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-3-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-3-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Japanese-pic-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/38-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/38-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/38-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Anna Kendall<\/h3>\n<p><strong>JAPANESE TEACHER.<\/strong> E: akendall@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>MARINE SCIENCE\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><strong>YEAR 11 MARINE SCIENCE \u2013 SNORKEL INDUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Monday 29 March, the Year 11 Marine Science class participated in a Snorkel Induction at Tobruk Memorial Baths. The students gained experience in many aspects of snorkelling such as learning the correct methods of fitting a snorkel mask and fins, as well as practicing how to safely enter the water when fully equipped.<\/p>\n<p>Students successfully completed many tasks such as swimming 200m with the constant use of a snorkel, duck diving in deeper water to retrieve objects and practicing underwater surveying techniques used to assess fish and coral.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Marine-Science-pic-1-e1617246713481-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Marine-Science-pic-1-e1617246713481-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/04\/Marine-Science-pic-1-e1617246713481-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students will undertake excursions later in the year to Magnetic Island and Orpheus Island which will require the use of these snorkelling skills.<\/p>\n<h3>Ms Holly Whiting<\/h3>\n<p><strong>MARINE SCIENCE TEACHER.<\/strong> E: hwhiting@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>PERFORMING ARTS\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><strong>SAFETY NET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday 25 March, the Year 8 Dance students attended an excursion to see the Dance North community experience production of \u2018Safety Net\u2019. The students were able to experience a live Arts project that was created and performed by the participants in a collaborative process. The work was instigated by Dance North in association with TheatreiNQ and Diffraction Collection to create an immersive theatrical experience. Drawing on their own experiences as young people growing up in North Queensland, \u2018Safety Net\u2019 interrogated the boundaries of safety and risk, control and freedom, rules and choices, and conforming and individuality. Congratulations must go to the five St Patrick\u2019s College Townsville students, Ava Saldana-Lopez, Matilda Weekers, Esther Wulf, Mahalia Boyd and Ella Chandler who were part of the cast.\u00a0The Year 8 Dance students were thrilled to see their College sisters on stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MULKADEE APPLICATIONS CLOSING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0is in order for the many students who got their Mulkadee applications in well before the due date. St Patrick&#8217;s College Townsville has never had so many entries. Families are reminded that all online applications for Music and Dance are now closed, however Drama students will have until the 19th April to finalise their audition videos for submission. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEACHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Ms Rosie Maguire for her involvement in Theatre of Diversions podcast series, \u2018Tides\u2019 in January this year. Ms Maguire worked with other local actors to create an interactive mini-series that was enjoyed online. We look forward to seeing future projects from Theatre of Diversion.<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes to Ms Rachel Cairns and Ms Alyssa Kelly as they begin the audition process for Townsville Choral Society\u2019s \u2018Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\u2019. Ms Kelly is the Director and Ms Rachel Cairns is Vocal Director. Auditioning for a panel is a very nerve-racking experience. There are many St Patrick\u2019s College Townville students interested in auditioning for the title role of Charlie, and roles within the Ensemble. We wish them luck in their auditions.<\/p>\n<h3>Alyssa Kelly<\/h3>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\">HEAD OF DEPARTMENT- DRAMATIC ARTS &amp; PERFORMANCE.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span>E: akelly@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOSPITALITY\u00a0 IN THE CLASSROOM The Year 11 students started an \u2018Introduction to the Hospitality Industry\u2019 unit, learning about the different hospitality sectors, and developing their coffee culture knowledge and skills to run an event.\u00a0The Year 12 students continued learning about \u2018Food Trends\u2019 and developed their knowledge and understanding of working in the kitchen and food [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2726","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=2726"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=2726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}