Lent is our time of preparing and waiting for Easter, traditionally a time of fasting, prayer and almsgiving. In 2025 the Easter weekend ends our holiday rather than beginning it. We walk with Jesus this Holy Week as we consider the last few days of his life from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. I challenge us this Easter holidays to consider what we can do in our everyday lives to make the world a better place rather than what can I stop doing or give up. As we head into two weeks holiday before Easter, think about the little and big ways each one of us can make a difference. Is it pulling up the doona and making our bed each morning, is it grumbling less about getting up early or spending time playing with my siblings to help Mum and Dad? Little acts can make a big difference for those around us. At Easter we remember the hope that Jesus’ death and resurrection brings to our world, and we spread that hope through our interactions with others. 

Next term we begin our term with a very short week. Monday is the Easter Monday (public holiday), Tuesday is the pupil free day for students for Professional Learning for our staff, Wednesday and Thursday are regular school days and Friday is ANZAC Day (public holiday). Term 2 is always a mix of shorter weeks due to public holidays and although Week 1 is a short week it is an important week to begin our term, with normal classes and learning beginning on Wednesday.

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We have hosted two Principal Tours, and a Prep Come and Try Morning over the past few weeks, and it has been wonderful to welcome new families into our College. We love our College and it is great to be able to share this with prospective families. It was exciting for me to see some familiar faces as Alumni of our College, now enrolling their own children to begin their educational journey. We will host two more Principal Tours on Monday 28 April at 9:30am or 5:30pm. We will also host two more Come and Try occasions; Year 1 -11 (full school day) and Prep (9:00-10:30am) on Monday May 1. To register for these, please contact the College Office or email dalby@twb.catholic.edu.au . Enrolment applications can be submitted online via our College website Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby. 

Maths Guest Presenter 

Tierney Kennedy, of Back to Front Maths has been working with our College for the past two years developing our capability and confidence as maths teachers. This year we have engaged her to spend three full days in our College working with our staff, students and parents. Tierney will begin Term 2, Tuesday 22 April (pupil free day) working with our staff on teaching strategies that can enhance our maths classrooms. We have worked with Tierney in the past and we look forward to this day getting in the learning pit with Tierney. She will then spend the next two days modelling teaching strategies in classrooms with our teachers and our students. We are also excited to have Tierney present a free parent session “How to help with Maths at home?” on Wednesday 23 April at 5:30pm in the PAC. OLSCC FACE (Family and Community Engagement) is joining with us for this parent engagement session, hosting a social gathering at the conclusion of the parent session. FACE has provided a trybooking link to register your attendance so we can ensure adequate seating is available. Bring a friend and learn together. We look forward to learning alongside Tierney throughout this week. 

150 Years Of Christian Brothers

This year the Christian Brothers celebrate 150 years of Edmund Rice ministries here in Queensland. In 1963, a group of Christian Brothers, opened our Secondary boys college in Dalby, St Mary’s College which later unified to create our College as we know it today. Our College history is a rich part of this 150 year story and we look to join in the celebrations for Queensland as part of the Edmund Rice Education Association. Members of our College community and extended community are invited to attend the events outlined and can contact Br Damien Price for more information. Representatives of our College will attend the Mass of Thanksgiving in Brisbane in July.  

We end the term with this glorious rain, though we think about our fellow Queenslanders who are suffering with vast amounts of rain in the last month. Many families out west have been impacted by this rain event, and we hold these families in our prayers. We will look to how we can help and support them further when we return in Term 2.  

I wish all families in our community a happy and holy Easter break. As we conclude Term 1 and this great start to the year, I encourage everyone to enjoy some time of recharging and relaxing over the holidays and we look forward to all that Term 2 brings. I will continue in the Principal chair for the first two weeks of the term, while Pete enjoys some family time in the UK. 

Cate Brennan

Principal (Acting)