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Having The Courage To Fail

Learning to face fears and walk through them with courage is an important life skill. At all points in life there are moments where we can be limited by fear of failure. This quote by Winston S. Churchill, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal...
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Principal's Log

After many weeks of rehearsal and careful planning, the cast and crew of Sideshow are ready to stage their production. It promises to be a thought provoking and thoroughly entertaining performance and we wish all cast and crew well as they share...
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Quality – Requires A Long Term View

Midway through Term 2 is a good time to revisit this year’s theme of Quality, A Focus For Life . The words ‘quality’ and ‘quick’, although beginning with the same letter, would rarely occur together in the achievement of an outcome. The growth of...
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Principal's Log

Parent attitudes to reading and learning play a significant part in the level of success young people experience as they move through school. Reading to children in their early years and fostering a love of reading and learning in the home adds...
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Open Day 2017

Pacific has continued to evolve in supporting the quality of young people’s growth. Open Day this Sunday provides the opportunity for families to visit our new hospitality area, refurbished science lab and visit the new learning spaces in our Early...
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Principal's Log

Last Saturday, Pacific hosted the Caloundra District Netball Association (CDNA) fixtures. The day was a tremendous success with parents from our netball club providing good hospitality to our visiting teams. We congratulate and thank Mr Trevor...
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ANZAC Day – More Than A Day To Remember

A key theme of the ANZAC Day messages was the encouragement for people to not only remember the sacrifice of our service men and women but also to embrace the ANZAC Spirit by putting others before ourselves. We show greatest respect for what we have...
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Principal's Log

It was heart warming to see the way in which communities engaged with the commemoration of ANZAC Day and to be part of the Pacific community as we engaged in a number of events on the day. Our College Captains, Alli Whitmore and Sam Wilson read the...
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Forgiveness, A Key For Growth

The word ‘forgive’ comes from an old English word forgiefan , which is itself made up of two words: giefan , meaning ‘give’ and for , meaning ‘completely’. To forgive conveys the sense of giving completely . When we have the capacity to forgive...
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Principal's Log

Welcome to the start of Term 2. A particular welcome to new families and students who have joined our Pacific community this term and to Mrs Lara Stiller who has joined us as a Year 2 teacher. We wish Mrs Stiller every blessing as she begins her...
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