St Eugene College Burpengary began the year with 721 students. At this point the secondary school consists of Year 8 and 9 with a new grade to be added each year until 2012 when we will have approximately 1400 students from P-12.

St Eugene's is a warm welcoming community. As a Catholic School we endeavour to be a Christian community in which nurture in faith is integrated within full human growth and development. St Eugene’s includes within its program the vital place of faith in the lives of our children. We are involved in awakening, nourishing and developing this faith. read more....

 

 

 

Information Technology
Living in the 21st century means living in a world that is increasingly reliant on information and communication technologies.  St Eugene College is focussed on creating a digital school culture by integrating ICLTs (Information Communication Learning Technology) in teaching and learning within and across the curriculum. read more......

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What a term, Term 2 has been! Full of excitement and innumerable happenings! Thank you for coming on the journey with us where we have achieved so much in the educational growth and development of our students. The students and staff deserve the two week R and R (rest and rejuvenation) that is almost upon us. School breaks up on Friday June 26 at 2.55pm for the Winter Vacation and resumes on Tuesday, July 14. Monday the 13th is a Pupil Free Day for all schools. Our staff is joining with the staff from other Catholic schools in our region on the 13th at St Columban’s to hear Fr Richard Leonard on the topic “Australian Spirituality for Catholic Schools” – what is the ‘fit’ with our modern secular society?”

The builders take over the site next Monday to build stage 2 of our building program; a new Admin Block, A Senior Classroom Block, extensions to the Middle School building, a Senior Tuckshop, Uniform Shop, Maintenance facility, Covered Area and Performing Arts Centre. When we come back from the holidays, the land in front of the Library and Middle School building will be fenced off as a building site. We will still have access to parking and pick-up from Station Rd, however entry to the College will be via a new temporary path around the building site. Weather permitting, the new playgrounds for Yrs 1 and 2, Yrs 3 and 4 and Yrs 5-7 should be completed during the holidays.

Other happenings on the first week of next term …the Prep to 5 Disco at the Narangba Community Centre on Friday, July 17 and the interviews for our new Head of Secondary on the same day. May the richest of God’s blessings be with you all for a safe and happy Winter Vacation.

Career Exploration Day On Tuesday this week, 186 students from year 8 and 9 participated in our Career Exploration Day. There were 9 different groups going out into our community. Destinations included Brisbane North Institute of TAFE, QPAC, Redcliffe Police and Fire Stations, Griffith University, and Scott Damien’s Restaurant to name a few. We must recognise the wonderful work of our staff members who supervised each group. It was a great day for all students involved. Chess Classes... Continue next term with our talented coach Matt Gilpin from Gardiner Chess. Lessons will run on Mondays from 3:15-4:15pm in the library. Children eat their afternoon tea before chess, once dismissed from class. There will be 8 Mondays next term so the cost is $40 - $5 per lesson. Please send money in a clearly labelled envelope and place in the cream box in the office (roundabout). Chess is booming in popularity and the St Eugene Chess Knockout Competition will start early next term as it was so popular last term. P&F News Meeting Reminder Please join us at the next P & F meeting to be held Tuesday 14 July on the Mezzanine Level of the Library at 7.30pm. It will be the first day back after the holidays. If you have any issues you would like added to the agenda for this meeting please email it to the P & F email address parent@steugene.qld.edu.au.  Upcoming Events... P-5 Disco Friday 17 July 2009 6-8 pm. Narangba Community Hall, Mackie Rd, Narangba Tickets will be on sale outside the College office (near the Roundabout) mornings and afternoons on the week commencing 14 July 2009. Grandparents Day Friday 31st of July 2009. The P&F would like to cordially invite all Grandparents to a breakfast served by the Children. POST FAIR MEETING will be held Thursday 25th June at 7pm in the St Eugene College Library. Newsletter via email Would you like the school newsletter delivered directly to your Inbox every week? If so, then click here.

Sport News Last Thursday we played against Narangba Valley. We had 6 Wins and 1 Draw. Our year 8/9 boys volleyball and our yr 8/9 girls AFL teams remain undefeated after 3 games. This week we go up against Redcliffe SHS. Good luck and have fun on the sporting field. Congratulations…. Cassie (year 7) for achieving Bronze Medals on the weekend. Cassie competed in the Brisbane Regional GKR karate Tournament (11 – 12 year olds) and got bronze in Kata and Kumutie (sparring). Education Tax Refund Don't forget to claim...Click on the Australian Government Website to see how. Library News Local Library Activities Burpengary: “Ringo the Clown” will perform and teach tricks, Wed 8th July 2-4pm. Contact 3888 5366. Caboolture: recycle old CD’s into sun catchers, Tues, 30 June, 11am-12pm or make jewellery, Wed, July 1 3 - 4pm. Mosaic Workshop, recycling old Cd’s, Thurs, 2 July from 11am- 12:30pm. Photo Frame, Tues, July 7, 11am- 12pm. NAIDOC stories and craft, Tues 7 July, 11am-12pm. Didgeridoo painting,Thurs, 9 July, 3 – 4 pm. ph 5433 2000. Deception Bay: Nintendo Wii Afternoon-Wed, July 1, 2:30- 3:30pm. Make NAIDOC Mask, Thurs, July 9, 2:30-3:30pm. Contact 3203 1094. Plus many more activities at all libraries in Caboolture, Pine Rivers and Redcliffe areas, ask at libraries for details. All FREE. BILBY Awards - Books I Love Best Yearly, is a well-respected Qld award where only children are the judges. In Round 1 in Term 1, Qld students are asked to nominate their favourite books. In Round 2 in Term 2 they are asked to choose their favourite book from the top 18 books nominated in Term 1. Libraries rely on this list to guide their buying as these are books popular with children. You might like to use this list as a guide to help you choose books for your child/ren:- Older Readers: ”Brisngr” by Christopher Paolini; “Hell Island” by Matthew Reilly; “Stormbreaker” by Anthony Horowitz; “The Recruit” by Robert Muchamore; “Then” by Morris Gleitzman and “Twilight” by Stephanie Meyer. Younger Readers: ”Holes” by Louis Sachar; “Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke; “Pencil of Doom” by Andy Griffiths; “Shark Bait” by Justin D’Ath; “The BFG” by Roald Dahl and “The Tales of Despereaux” by Katie DiCamillo. Early Readers: ”Big Bad Bruce” by Dianne Bates; “Cat” by Mike Dumbleton; “Possum Magic” by Mem Fox; “The Pocket Dogs” by Margaret Wild; “The Twits” by Roald Dahl and “Where is the Green Sheep” by Mem Fox. Our students are making their final votes from this list.