Time for a little break  
This is the last letter to the community for a few weeks. Students, staff and families will welcome the forthcoming mid-year break alike.  The teaching staff will remain at the School for two days of professional development next week, and will then be able to enjoy the refreshment of a well-earned break after a busy semester.

There have been several important developments during Semester I that are worth noting once again.

The Junior School Stage Two BER project has been steadily rising from the space that was once the Junior School Car Park. I am sure that everyone is delighted to see how well it suits the landscape. As I have mentioned before, the welcome rain this year has delayed progress a little, but none of us is objecting. The building will be finished by the end of Term 3, which will allow us Term 4 to complete the landscaping and set the furniture in place in a timely fashion for the following academic year. I am really looking forward to seeing the new playground and gathering place for the Junior School students. By placing the building over the car park, we have protected the play space for future generations of Radford students.

We commenced the year with excellent camps conducted for Year 5, Year 7, Year 11, the House Captains and the Prefects. Each of these has been reviewed for quality, and we plan to make some minor changes in the future. The Prefects have been doing a good job in College life and their contribution to World Environment Day and to the College Foundation Day was inspirational. The College Captains have represented us on numerous occasions, and always speak with clarity and integrity.

We have enjoyed a period of stability on the College staff with very little movement. At this mid year point there are a number of changes to bring to your mind. We continue to be thankful for the outstanding quality of our staff.

Mrs Alaine Cole  - Year 7 Humanities, Japanese to Year 9 left us last week to accompany her partner to the UK for a three-year posting. Thanks for all you’ve done for Radford students and for your support of the Student Christian group. Mr Joel Copeland - Junior School Music will take one year’s leave of absence to travel to the UK for further his experience. We will miss him. Mr James Barnett - Year 6 Teacher will leave us to take up a leadership post in a government Primary school. He has served us well for over 6 years, and we thank him for his fine work in the classroom and in sports, especially in Rugby. Dr Pene Brook -  Assistant Chaplain will leave us to be with her partner in his church ministry in Victoria. Although she has been here a comparatively short time, Pene Brook has impressed all at Radford with her intelligence, her compassion, her determined mind, her warmth and honesty. She will be missed by all. Ms Marnie Lehmann - Year 3/4 Coordinator We wish the wonderful Marnie Lehmann all the very best for her Maternity Leave.

During Semester II, a number of staff will take long service leave:

Mr Bob Boyce (Science) Mr Peter Dodd (Director of Studies, High School) Mr Tim Mineham (AD&T) Mr Rob Riley (Visual Arts) Ms Lisa Moloney (Head of High School)

away for 5 weeks in Term 3 away for 4 weeks in Term 3 away for all of Semester II away for all of Semester II away for Term 4

We have been blessed by the high calibre of replacements for all of these excellent people. I will announce the list of new people in due course. We regret any disruption to classes, naturally, but believe that we have a very strong staff team for the semester ahead.

I want to congratulate all students and staff for the hard work of Semester I. I am very pleased with the tone of the College and look forward to building on this in the coming months. The Strategic Planning process has now entered the drafting phase, and we will convene new focus groups during Term 3 to consider the overall directions proposed in the new Plan.

I have now completed my first year at Radford. As I reflect on the time that has passed, I thank the community for your welcome and support. It has been a time of considerable change in my life, and it was made easier by my meeting so many wonderful people in this superb school. The students here are really marvellous, eschewing humbug and demonstrating genuine care for others and commitment to their studies. Radford has an enviable learning culture already, it will be a joy to strengthen these admirable qualities for a future that is certain to face change and challenge.

Have a wonderful break everyone, and travel safely in God’s care.

Peace

FROM COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Miss Celia Lindsay

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS - changes for Term 3

1) The College Uniform Shop will be closed during the holidays.

2) Term 3 hours
Monday: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday: closed
Friday: 1pm- 5:30 pm

LOST PROPERTY
Lost property which is UNNAMED, both uniform and non-uniform, shoes, smaller items ie: jewellery, glasses etc.  will be on display in the Main Reception from Tuesday 23 June and throughout the holidays between 9:00am – 4:00pm daily in holiday time. There is a vast amount – so please feel free to come in and locate your child’s lost property.  All unclaimed property will be removed on Friday 16 July and donated to a charity and/or forwarded to the uniform shop for re-sale.

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF STUDIES - ITAC
Mr Richard Wardman

Year 7 Parent/Teacher Interviews

Date: Wed 28 July
Time: 4.00 – 9.00pm (no interviews 6 – 6.45pm)
Location: TB Millar Hall
Length of Interviews: 5 mins
Note: where a teacher takes the same class for 2 subjects then one interview space has been allocated.

Online bookings and Help through the Intranet Home page.

Head of Junior School: Mr Paul Southwell
JS Reception: Mrs Kerrie Shevlin

Catch up with the latest Junior School News

HOD: Mrs Suzanne Rentsch

Access all the latest information on university courses, scholarships and admission information, further training, Australian School Based Apprenticeships (ASBAs), apprenticeships, Gap Year opportunities, job vacancies and more. . .

It is strongly recommended that ALL students and/or their parents from the High School and Senior School regularly check this section of the bulletin.

A full list of the items included in this week's Student Pathways bulletin appears below:

New to the Careers Room Pathways Presentations at Radford Work Experience in the June-July vacation period UNSW - Rural Residents Entry Scheme in to Medicine Are You Thinking Of Studying Medicine? ACU - University Experience UTS Open Days Change to UTS Special Admissions Elite Athletes Scheme University of Tasmania Open Days UTAS - Bachelor of Contemporary Arts Theatre Auditions Discover Deakin - Victoria UTAS - New Faculty of Business Video University of Sydney - Scholarships Information Evening?? NIDA - 2011 Applications open 1 July Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) 2011 Admissions Queensland University of Technology - Start Here JMC Songwriting Workshop Teen Jury at the UTS Sydney International Animation Festival UTS: Photography and Situated Media Competition Sydney Film School - Diploma of Screen and Media Wesley Institute Open Days JMC Undergraduate Scholarships 2011 Australian Defence Force (ADF) Gap Year Program 2010 - closes 30 June Juliusmedia College - Short Courses The Academy of Interactive Entertainment Holiday Courses Interested in a Design Career? Discover the Nurse in U@UTS National ICT Careers Week Australian School based Apprenticeships (ASBAs) Employment Information for School Students - know your rights July - October Diary Dates (from past Bulletins)

 

Ms Karen Baker

This week's article:SOFT TISSUE INJURIES...

Fr Richard Browning    
Dr Pene Brook

Reflection
Many of the stories from the Bible, especially those from the Hebrew Scriptures, share a literary pattern that moves from the negative to the positive; from the human view to God’s view. The reading for this week from 1 Kings 18:1 to 1 Kings 19:13 follows such a pattern. Elijah, a prophet, miracle worker and irritant to the royal family, is a man of great passion. His love and obedience to God cannot be doubted, but his temper gets the better of him at times and he appears to love a good fight. These days we would be tempted to send him off for anger management classes. Vengeance is an important component of his worldview. Not content with God’s justice or the revelation of God’s power and might, not content to just take on the priests of Baal and totally defeat and humiliate them, in the heat and power of his victory, he has them slaughtered. Violence breeds violence and now it is Elijah who flees for his life. Where does he go? He goes to the desert. It is here, defeated himself, that he can finally hear God’s voice. It is a voice that speaks not from the raging wind or fire, not from violence and destruction, but from the gentle quietness and refreshment of the desert breeze. And still he struggles to understand. Caught up in our business, our own ideas and interpretations, we too often also struggle to understand or hear God speak to us. We want the God of miracles and action and vengeance and ? And God calls to us from the desert through the quiet refreshment of the desert breeze and turns our lives upside down if we will stop and listen. Dr Pene Brook

FROM THE BUSINESS MANAGER
Ms Jocelyn Martin

Tax deductions - Building Fund Contributions
Families who have yet to make the Building Fund contribution for 2010 are reminded that the contribution is tax deductible. Making a payment before 30 June will enable you to take advantage of this within the current financial year.

HOD:Mr Mathew Irving
Administrator: Mr Allan Pennicook  

Congratulations
A special "thank you" to all those people who made it to Choral Evensong last Sunday, It was a most wonderful service of lessons and song.  Congratulations to the Radford Chapel Choir for their magnificent music, their Director David Craddock and to Phillip Heath for leading the service.

Congratulations go to Qian Qian Chen (10SG) for successfully completely her AMusA in Piano performance. Qian Qian received a distinction. This is a very notable achievement. Well done!

Congratulations to Ms Harry Johnson for receiving a scholarship to work with the Principal French Horn player from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She leaves Radford at the end of this term to take up the scholarship in Melbourne. I would like to sincerely thank her for her contribution to music at Radford.

On behalf of the Music department, I would like to warmly farewell Joel Copeland as he takes up the role of Assistant Director of Music at Kent College, Canterbury, UK. Joel has been an inspirational music educator at Radford for the past three years. His love of music and master teacher status will be sorely missed by the Junior School students and High school students who have worked with him in bands and choirs over the years. Joel’s accomplishments as a music leader has solidified his standing as an expert music educator in the ACT. We wish you all the very best, Joel, and hope to see you back at Radford in the not to distant future.

Upcoming Music events
Junior School Concert – Tonight Wednesday 23 June, TB Millar Hall, 6.30pm
For a great night of music come along to the TB Millar Hall at 6.30pm and enjoy a wonderful evenings entertainment from our Junior School music students

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Noteworthy Program
The CSO will once again be running its very successful Noteworthy Music Education Program on Thursday 29th July and Friday 30th July at Llewellyn Hall.  A selection of senior music students have now received individual invitations to attend this event. Their prompt RSVPs are most welcome.

Choral Concert - Sunday 8 August Radford Chapel, 3pm
Our annual Choral Concert featuring all of our Radford Choirs, will be held on Sunday 8 August at 3pm in the Radford Chapel.
A must for all lovers of choral music!

Evening of Fine Music - Saturday 21 August
This year's Evening of Fine Music, featuring guest flautist Kiri Sollis,  will be held on Saturday 21 August.  Tickets will be on sale closer to the date.

For Sale
Jupiter Trumpet in excellent condition $480 Ph 0414 783 780

HOD: Mr Peter Haynes    
Administrators: Mr Brad Luhrs, Mr Peter Wallensky, Mr Anthony Pardy

For latest Sports News, please visit the cocurricular Intranet link at http://intranet.radford.act.edu.au and enter your user ID and password.

Sporting Commitments at the end of Term 2
As Radford breaks up for holidays a week before most ACT schools, there are many sports with games occurring after Term 2 ends. The following sports finish on the indicated dates for their holiday break:

• Basketball – 2 July for Premier Divisions & 27 June for all others
• Football – 26 June
• Hockey – 26 June
• Netball – 26 June

All students must check their game times over the coming weeks and notify their coach if they will have any problems with availability for any games.

Netball
There will be no Netball Skills and Fitness this Friday, 25 June.  We will resume first Friday back in Term 3, 23 July.

Netball Tour
There is training for the U16 team this Friday, 25 June from 7-8am in the school gym.

Radford Snowsports Team carves fresh tracks for 2010...
A great weekend was had by all with 38 students from Years 4 – 11 participating in Ski and Snowboard Training and grading assessment with Perisher Race Dept. The team opportunity to get to know each other and bond was invaluable, with new friendships made and existing teams re-united. Accommodation was on the snow at Smiggin Holes, again this year at Illawarra Alpine Club and Snow Country Ski Club Lodges. Good food, warm lodgings with friendly hosts were enjoyed by students plus an accompanying support group of parents and Coaches. See full report and photos

Community Relations Manager: Miss Celia Lindsay     
P&F President: Mr Brett Morgan                                  
Collegians President: Ms Kate Potter  

FROM THE P&F Login to visit the P&F page on the Radford College Intranet
Next Meeting - Thursday 5 August 7:30 pm Radford Boardroom.

TWILIGHT FETE - Saturday 6 November
Fete Convenors:   amelie.barry@gmail.com or 0404 832 988 and Sean.Harvey@defence.gov.au

We would still like to have the assistance of another person to act as Fete Co-convenor, to share the load. If you can help with this, please e-mail the P&F. If you wish to volunteer to help with the Fete in any other way, please contact Amelie or Sean.

RADFORD COLLEGE MONSTER RAFFLE 2010 - Calling all members of the Radford Parent and Business Community...
Raffle Convenor: Chandima de Silva

Monster Raffle Details

Fete Craft Group
The Craft group meets weekly in Terms 2 and 3 to make items to sell at the school fete.
Wed 30 June SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Jane Vickers 66 Lexcen Ave, Nicholls, ph 6242 7002

Contact Jean Anderson ph 6241 2117 with any questions.

HOLIDAY TOUCH TYPING COURSE
Canberra Grammar School will be holding a Touch Typing Course during the first week of the July holidays, and Radford students have been invited to attend. The course is available to students in Years 6-12. It will run from Monday 28th June to Friday 2nd July between 9.30am and 12.30pm. The cost is $100 per student, with a limit of 30 students. 

For further details please contact Jane L’Estrange at Canberra Grammar School either by phone:  6260 9743 or by email:  JLE@cgs.act.edu.au

Volunteers Required for the Home Tutor Program
The Migrant and Refugee Settlement Service is looking for volunteer tutors to teach English to migrants and refugees under the Home Tutor Program.  This involves teaching people in their own homes who, due to work or family commitments, are unable to attend formal English classes. If you have one or two free hours per week and enjoy meeting people from various cultures, please contact Rachael Andrews for more information htp@marss.org.au or call 6248 8577.