Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
1 Moolanda StreetJindalee QLD 4074Subscribe:Subscribe: http://centenaryshs.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe
Email:Email: [email protected]:Phone: 07 3373 4555
Fax:Fax: 07 3373 4500
13th September 2017 Volume 19 Number 913th September 2017 Volume 19 Number 9
News from the PrincipalThe end of Term 3 is always a critical periodfor our senior students. In recent weeks theYear 12s sat the Queensland Core SkillsTest followed by an exam block.Performance in this testing period will becritical to informing final subjectachievement. During the QCS time,students who did not sit the test were
engaged in a Transition Program which required them tocomplete outstanding coursework, engage in Work Experienceand attend a mock job interview. Additionally students withoutstanding course work were required to attend school duringthe exam block. This process supports our 2017 school targetof 100% QCE attainment upon exit.
My congratulations to all involved in the organisation andrunning of the QCS Test. Special thanks to the school’s P&Cand in particular the canteen staff for the preparation of thelunches across the two days and Jindalee Rotary whosupported our Chaplain Bernie McMullen in the provision ofbreakfast.
I also extend my thanks to all the Year 10 families for the strongengagement in the school’s SET Planning process. I trust thatthe quality dialogue around student aptitude, achievement andaspiration will realise good decision making in Senior Schoolpathway and course selection.
Prince Albert Cup
On Tuesday 15 August the Honourable Ms Kate Jones, Ministerfor Education, and Minister for Tourism, Major Events and theCommonwealth Games visited the school to make thepresentation of the Prince Albert Cup. This cup is given to
the school who produces Queensland’s latest Rhodes Scholar.Our 2010 Dux Ellen Cliff is the latest recipient of this honour.Ellen’s achievements are a wonderful personal testament butalso reflect highly on the quality of education she received atCentenary SHS. I particularly noted the value Ellen placed on abroad subject selection and co-curricular involvement.
Production
Congratulations to all staff and students involved in the recentLegally Blonde production. The show was thoroughlyentertaining and highlighted the talents of students from Years7 to 12. I have no doubt that the students involved will hold fondmemories of the production for years to come.
Work Experience
Year 10 students undertook structured work placement inWeek 10 of this term. Work experience has a valuable placein the school curriculum and is positioned in Year 10 to informstudents around career options and consequent subjectselections. Additionally the program forms part of therequirements of the Certificate 2 Skills for Work and Training.My thanks to the many members of the Centenary BusinessCommunity who have provided placement opportunities forstudents as well as the Senior Schooling team who haveworked tirelessly to ensure the success of the program.
Data Snapshot
The Next Step survey, undertaken by the QueenslandGovernment, targets all students who completed Year 12 andgained a Senior Statement in 2016, whether they attendeda government, Catholic or independent school, or a TAFEsecondary college. The Queensland Government Statistician’sOffice conducted the survey between March and June 2017,approximately six months after the young people left school.
In 2017, 68.7% of young people who completed Year 12 atCentenary State High School in 2016 continued in some formof education or training in the year after they left school.
The most common study destination was Bachelor Degree(50%). The combined VET study destinations accounted for18.7% of respondents, including 12.1% in campus based VETprograms with 9.1% of Year 12 completers entering programsat Certificate IV level or higher.
6.6% commenced employment based training, either as anapprentice (4.0%) or trainee (2.5%).
In addition to the above study destinations, a further 8.6% ofrespondents from this school deferred a tertiary offer in 2017(deferrers are included in their current destination).
31.3% did not enter post school education or training and wereeither employed (20.7%), seeking work (8.6%) or not in thelabour force, education or training.
Student Success
Congratulations to Year 10 Students, Ebony Girle, FrancescaHellmuth, Hannah Ly, Angela Ngo, Joseph Nguyen and DeloraTran who have been successful in winning University ofQueensland Young Achiever Scholarships.
Centenary State High School’s sporting success in 2017continues with the school winning this year’s Brisbane WestInterschool sporting competition. This achievement is theproduct of enormous staff and student commitment throughoutthe year. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the leadershipand organisation of Sports Director Tamara Nasalio and thepersonal contribution she has made to sport at Centenary SHS.Go the Crocs!!!
Enjoy your Spring Holiday.
John Brew, PrincipalEmail: [email protected]
To read newsletter in full view, please click on the“Newsletter Print Version” button on the top
left-hand corner of the screen.
News from the Deputy Principals
Year 10 SETP Process and Subject Selections
All Year 10 students have now completed their SETP interviewsand subject selections. We are now in the process ofdeveloping the timetable for 2018 based on these subjectselections. There may be some instances where subjectselection numbers do not meet minimum requirements whichmay mean that we will not be able to offer that subject. If thisoccurs for your son/daughter we will interview them individuallyand develop the best option for them. If you have any questionsaround the transition into Year 11, please contact the school todiscuss it further.
Semester 2 Interim Reports
Term 3 Interim reports for Years 7 to 12 will be sent to allparents/carers by the end of Week 1 Term 4. This report isdesigned to give students and parents/carers feedback which
reflects how students are progressing with regard to theirresults, effort and behaviour for their subjects in Term 3. Pleasemake sure that your contact details, especially your e-mailaddress, are up to date so that you do not miss out on thisimportant information. If any contact details have changed canyou please inform the office staff.
A reminder that QParents is now available to allparents/carers
QParents was launched last year with the Year 9 students andis now available for all parents/carers of every year level toaccess. Invitations have previously been sent to all parents/carers with information on how to register. Please follow theguidelines and contact the school if you have any difficulties.
The QParents web and mobile application provides a moreconvenient, easier way for parents/carers of Queensland stateschool students to interact with their child’s school. Parents/Carers will have secure, online access to their child’s studentinformation, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tabletor computer.
QParents allows parents/carers to connect instantly with theirchild’s school to access and manage their child’s studentinformation, including:
QParents will assist both staff and parents/carers in sharing andresponding to information in an efficient and effective way. Itwon’t replace the traditional ways you communicate with ourschool, but it will provide another way to communicate with us.
https://qparents.qld.edu.au/
This link contains an extensive question and answer sectionwith plenty of detailed information.
Matt McDonald, Deputy Principal (Year 12)Email: [email protected]
Adam Richter, Deputy Principal (Years 10, 11, ATSI &International)Email: [email protected]
Sallyann Griffith, Deputy Principal (Years 7, 8,International & Exchange)Email: [email protected]
Kelsey Oakes, Deputy Principal (Years 8, 9 & EALD)Email: [email protected]
• Attendance and absence details, as well as the abilityto notify the school of an absence
• Academic report cards
• Class timetables
• Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, andmaking payments online
• Viewing and updating personal student details,including medical conditions and address
• Enrolment details
2
Travel with us to China next yearCentenary SHS is currently doing initial planning for a 2018Student Tour to China, to follow our last three great tours of2012, 2014 and 2016.
As in past years our exciting, educational tour will include all thehighlights in China over its 12-14 days of travel:
The Tour is open to 2018 Year 10, 11 or 12 students, boththose studying Mandarin and other Centenary SHS students.We are planning several days of language learning, in a highschool or college, for our Mandarin students.
The China Tour will take place over the 2018 September/October holidays, though we may need to depart in the lastfew days of Term 3. We will travel as an escorted group usingChina’s fast trains to travel between cities and will stay in hotels.We already have several Centenary SHS teachers keen to leadthe group.
Before we can continue with our planning, we need to meetwith parents/carers and students to provide further informationand gain an idea of possible student numbers for the tour. Wewill be holding an Information Evening early in Term 4, inWeek 2 or 3. Further details of this meeting will be emailed nextterm to all current Years 9-11 students.
Sallyann Griffith, Deputy Principal (Years 7, 8,International & Exchange)Email: [email protected]
News from the Business Manager
Changes to the way we invoice for 2018
As previously advised there are changes to the way we invoiceparents/carers for 2018. In line with these changes, this weekinvoices were issued, for the Student Resource Scheme, toall currently enrolled students returning in 2018. An early birddiscount of $20 is applicable, if paid prior to 28 January 2018.These invoices now have a finalisation date of 31 July 2018, forthose who do not wish to pay before the discount date.
For more information about the Student Resource Schemeand all other related fees please refer to our website or contactthe school by email at [email protected].
How to make a payment
Payments can be made over the counter by cash or EFTPOS(Debit Card, MasterCard or Visa), by BPOINT or QParents.BPOINT and QParents options allow parents/carers theconvenience of making payments from home and alleviatesthe need to pay over the counter transactions in person. Formore information about QParents, please refer to the school’swebsite.
BPOINT Option
BPOINT is an online payment system and is the preferredpayment method for the Department.
This option is accessed through an internet weblink whichappears on all invoices and statements. This link can alsobe located in the Quicklinks section of our school’s websitehomepage. You will need the Customer Reference Number(CRN) which is printed on the bottom of your invoice/statementbefore payment can be processed.
http://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete
When accessing the BPOINT weblink on individual invoices allrelevant information will prepopulate. Parents/Carers will onlybe required to enter their credit or debit card details.
INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) BPOINT is alsoavailable by dialling the 1300 number provided on individualinvoices. This option will only accept credit cards.
ELECTRONIC DIRECT DEBIT REGISTRATION (eDDR) BPOINTis the approved payment plan option. To set up a paymentplan parents/carers will be required to firstly contact the schooloffice.
For more information on BPOINT please refer to the school’swebsite.
PHONE OR COUNTER payment Options
Payments can be made at the school office, Monday to Fridaybetween 8.00am and 4.00pm. Payment options include creditand debit cards (EFTPOS); cheque and cash. Money orders arealso accepted.
For payments over the phone, call the school on 3373 4555,Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 4.00pm and we willtransfer you to the IVR BPOINT 1300 dedicated phone number.Only VISA or MasterCard can be used for this process. From2018 schools are no longer able to accept credit cardpayments over the phone.
Enrolment Procedure
Centenary State High School has an approved enrolmentmanagement plan. This plan clearly outlines the Centenarysuburbs as the catchment area. This includes the suburbsof Jindalee, Mt Ommaney, Middle Park, Westlake, Riverhills,Sumner, Sinnamon Park and sections of Darra and SeventeenMile Rocks. Students who reside within these suburbs haveautomatic enrolment eligibility. A map with the precise boundary
• Beijing and its historical wonders, including thenearby Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and theForbidden City
• Xi’an and the Terracotta Warriors and Xi’an’s ancientcity walls
• Shanghai’s amazing modern city and its cultural sitesand events
• Many other great experiences of this fascinatingcountry
3
of the catchment area can be accessed from the enrolmentsection of the school’s website at the link below:
http://centenaryshs.eq.edu.au
Prospective students who reside outside of the catchment maysubmit an Application for Enrolment Consideration Out ofCatchment (available on the school’s website) to the Principal.Proof of residency will be required upon enrolment for allApplications for Enrolment Consideration Out of Catchment.
Exceptions to the local residency requirement include:
Requests for enrolment should be directed to the school’sEnrolment Officer. Parents/Carers are requested to bringappropriate documentation to any interview such as recentSchool Reports, proof of residency and passport and visadetails for overseas students.
If your student is ceasing enrolment at Centenary State HighSchool, parents/carers are required to notify the school inwriting and to complete a Departure Form. Please ensure allschool resources are returned to the school and all financescompleted.
YEAR 7
Year 7 students from local primary schools (Jindalee, JamboreeHeights, Middle Park, Darra, Good News Lutheran andDarra-Jindalee Catholic) are guaranteed enrolment intoCentenary State High School if they live in the catchment areaand have the correct documentation (enrolment application,birth certificate or passport, proof of residential address andtwo current school reports/NAPLAN results). Those studentsattending Good News Lutheran and Darra-Jindalee Catholicwho live in the catchment area will also need to attend aninterview.
Students who attend one of the above schools, but do not livein the catchment area, will need to complete an Applicationfor Enrolment Consideration Out of Catchment. They will needto provide the correct documentation (enrolment application,birth certificate or passport, proof of residential address andtwo current school reports/NAPLAN results). Interviews will berequired and the Principal has the final decision.
Students who do not attend one of the above schools, anddo not live in the catchment area, will need to complete anApplication for Enrolment Consideration Out of Catchment.They will need to provide the correct documentation (enrolmentapplication, birth certificate or passport, proof of residentialaddress and two current school reports/NAPLAN results).Interviews will be required and the Principal has the finaldecision.
YEARS 8-12
Please contact the enrolment officer by phoning the school on3373 4555 or visiting the school office (Monday to Friday) todiscuss your application.
Lost Property
Students should check the school office for any property theybelieve they have lost. If property is marked with the student’sname, every effort will be made to return the property to thestudent as soon as possible. Parents/Carers are most welcometo visit the school and check the lost property section for itemsthat their student may have lost.
Items of school uniform which remain unclaimed after onemonth will be placed in the “spare uniform” collection keptat the school for emergency situations or will be sent to theschool uniform shop for sale as ‘second-hand’ uniforms. Otherunclaimed items will be donated to charities.
Charmaine Macaulay, Business ManagerEmail: [email protected]
News from the Student LeadershipCoordinator
As Term 3 comes to a close, I have been reflecting on theenormous contribution that the Student Leadership Forum hashad on our school and wider community. Since the beginning ofthe year, student leaders from Year 7 to Year 12 have workedcollaboratively to further develop the spirit of Centenary SHSand have continuously experienced success. From highlightingthe talent in our school community through Centenary’s GotTalent to raising funds for organisations in the wider community,these students have always hit the ground running to ensurethat our school is giving back. Through our establishedconnection with the school’s P&C, the students in theLeadership Forum have managed to show support for anumber of charities as well as enhancing the school spirit.In particular, this term the students commenced the ‘studentpostcard’ initiative, where students sent teachers, members ofadmin and non-teaching staff postcards to thank them for thehard work they do. We had an overwhelming response, and itwas a really lovely way for the students of Centenary State HighSchool to show their appreciation. Next term, we say goodbyeto our current Year 12 leaders. Their dedication, drive, passionand enthusiasm has been instrumental to the overall successof the Student Leadership Forum, and it will be very sad to seethem go.
Claire Tuton, Student Leadership CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]
News from the Guidance Officers
Building Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is feeling good about yourself, liking yourself,feeling that you are a worthwhile person. For almost all parents/carers there are times when you worry about your child’sself-esteem. Self-esteem enables them to try new things
• Enrolment in the Centenary State High SchoolDiverse Learning Department which caters forstudents with Vision Impairment or Autistic SpectrumDisorder. Placements are coordinated by EducationQueensland.
• Other special circumstances, which are outlined inthe Centenary State High School’s EnrolmentManagement Plan, available on the school’s website.
4
without too much fear of failing, to reach out and make friends,and to manage problems they are likely to meet along the way.Good self-esteem builds a solid foundation for life.
An important part of self-esteem is feeling that you have a placein the world where you belong – that you are part of a familywhere you matter.
What parents/carers can do to help build self-esteem:
All children need love and support. You are the most influentialperson in their life. How you support your child and the skillsyou teach them will affect them for the rest of their life. Parentingis not easy but it can be a most rewarding job when you seethat the child you have reared is a happy, capable and caringperson.
(Adapted from the Parent Easy Guide “Self-Esteem”)
Juanita Oberle, Guidance OfficerEmail: [email protected]
Janet Ingram, Guidance OfficerEmail: [email protected]
News from the Chaplain
Food for Thought
One of the things that all of us benefit from is encouragement.When you are feeling tired or are anxious about a situation inyour life, a few well thought out words from a friend or familymember can give you that emotional lift that helps you to pickyourself up and keep going.
However, it is very easy to get so involved in your own needsand wants that you don’t even notice when someone otherthan yourself is struggling. In a school community as large asour own, there are many opportunities for you to get alongsidesomeone who may not be having the best of days.
If you notice that someone seems unhappy, don’t just walkaway. Why not take a few minutes to talk to them, to offer your
support. If they need more help than you can give, why notaccompany them to talk to someone in Student Services.
Looking out for others is something that we should all bedoing. Please play your part in making our school a truly caringcommunity.
A message from Chappy Bernie
Positive Self-Talk
Self-talk can have a really great impact on your self-esteem andconfidence. There is positive and negative self-talk and theyboth have an impact on how you feel. There are a few waysyou can develop better self-talk including just listening to whatyou’re saying to yourself each day. It’s worth practising self-talkas feeling good about yourself is worth the effort.
This can help with…
Self-talk is basically your inner voice, the voice in your mind,which says things that you don’t necessarily say out loud. Oftenself-talk happens without you even realising it and can be asubtle running commentary going on in the background of yourmind. But what you say in your mind can determine a lot of howyou feel about who you are.
So what is positive and negative self-talk?
Positive self-talk is the stuff that makes you feel good aboutyourself and the things that are going on in your life. It is likehaving an optimistic voice in your head that always looks on thebright side.
Example – “These clothes look pretty awesome on me”, “I cantotally make it through this exam”, “I don’t feel great right nowbut things could be worse!”
Negative self-talk is the stuff that makes you feel pretty badabout yourself and things that are going on. It can put a downeron anything, whether it is good or bad.
Example – “I look stupid in these clothes”, “Everyone thinks I’man idiot”, “Everything is crap and nothing is going to get better!”
Negative self-talk is particularly bad as it brings you down all thetime. It can impact on recovery from mental health difficultiesand tends to make people pretty miserable. But being positiveall the time isn’t achievable either, and isn’t helpful all the time.So how can you make your self-talk work for you?
Better self-talk
There are three things you can do that can help with changingthe direction of your self-talk.
• Tell your child often that you love them and you areglad they are who they are
• Show you love them by spending time with them,listening to their point of view, being willing to helpthem achieve their goals, e.g. Drive them to sport,watch the game
• Support their learning – take an interest withouttaking over. Be involved in the school
• Encourage friendships and make their friendswelcome, and get to know them
• Encourage hobbies or interests – a busy child is lesslikely to get into trouble
• Let your child assist you with something, e.g.Cooking, fixing the video
• Keep and cherish mementos of their success, e.g.Ribbons, trophies
• Help them to solve their problems themselves bytalking through the issue, offering ideas oralternatives and helping them follow through
• feeling better about yourself
• boosting your confidence
• building your self-esteem
• making friends
• feeling in control
1. Listen to what you’re saying to yourself – we don’talways consciously take note of that we’re saying inour minds. The first step in improving your self-talk isto actually notice what your inner voice is saying.Take some time each day to listen, and even writedown, what you’re thinking.
5
Why should I practice?
The more you work on improving your self-talk the better youwill get. It’s kind of like practising an instrument or going tosports training, it won’t be easy to start with but will get betterwith time.
It might not seem like much, but self-talk is a really importantpart of our self-esteem and confidence. By working on gettingmore positive self-talk, you’re more likely to get things done andfeel more in control of stuff that’s going on in your life.
What can I do now?
Advice from Headspace
Positive Self-Talk:
The way that we talk to ourselves, that voice inside our head,has a huge impact on our outlook, our motivation anddedication to ourselves and our lives. It might not feel likeit, but with practice you can change your self-talk. Positiveself-talk is any thought you think, or any speech you say toyourself that uplifts your social, moral and spiritual wellbeingand results in improvement. Positive self-talk can be used forgreater confidence, adopting a healthier lifestyle and reducingstress. Examples include:
These are just some examples of positive self-talk.
It can easily slip your mind to regularly practice positive self-talkand it might even feel a bit strange at first. Try remindingyourself with post-it notes on items or places you see or usedaily, for example on the mirror, on your computer screen,inside your wallet, on your bedroom door.
Use it when you wake up, when you’re on the bus, waiting for acup of coffee, playing sport, lying down, use it every day, in allsituations.
Bernie McMullen, ChaplainEmail: [email protected]
News from the School Nurse
Mental Health and Well Being
Evidence says that exercise has a positive impact on bothyour physical and mental health. This September, it is time totake the first step to exercise your mood. There is extensiveevidence that shows exercise can be used to treat and evenprevent mental illnesses like depression.
Everyone can benefit from exercising their mood. We all haveroom to build up our resilience and wellbeing. Exercising yourmood is about starting at your own level - research shows thateven small amounts of exercise are both mentally and physicallybeneficial.
Now is the time to take the first step to improve your ownwellbeing.
Check out the information below and find the best way toExercise Your Mood.
Start at your own level
Everyone starts somewhere and if you are new to exercise,set small goals and build your way up to a bigger goal like 30minutes of exercise per day.
If you already have a set exercise regime, there is already a firststep to something new. Why not try meditation? Our guidedmeditations can improve relaxation and concentration.
Find a time in the day that suits you
You don’t skip brushing your teeth because you’re not in themood, there’s no reason why exercise should be skipped.
Even on a rainy day, there is plenty you can do inside – likeyoga or meditation. One study found that even a single sessionof mindful exercise (like yoga) can improve mood and reducestress.
Choose activities that you enjoy
Exercise doesn't have to mean going to the gym and liftingweights. Whether you like bush walking, swimming, kite surfing,Pilates or walking the dog, even 10 minutes of physical exercisedaily is proven to have a positive impact on both your mentaland physical health.
Remember to reward yourself for incrementalchanges
It won’t all happen overnight, just make sure you use thisSeptember to take the first step to a better frame of mind.
2. Monitor your self-talk – Is your self-talk more positiveor negative? Start questioning your self-talk, askingthings like:• Is there actual evidence for what I’m thinking?• What would I say if a friend were in a similarsituation?• Is there a more positive way of looking at this?• Am I keeping everything in perspective?• Can I do anything to change what I’m feeling badabout?
3. Change your self-talk – Easier said than done, butdefinitely worth working on. Try by countering yournegative thoughts with positive ones. For example, ifyou think “I’ll never be able to do this”, ask yourself“Is there anything I can do that will help me be able todo this?” Avoid speaking in finite language and tryand look for things that might add a better spin to atough situation.
• Work on ways of building your self-confidence
• Find out more about body image and how it affectsyour self-talk
• Start questioning your self-talk by noticing whatyou’re saying about yourself
• I am capable
• I know who I am and I am special
• I love eating healthy food
• I am confident around other people
• I always observe before reacting
• I know with time and effort I can achieve
• I love challenges and what I learn from overcomingthem
6
When you reach a milestone of some sort, even if it is an extra500m on your daily walk, tell someone who you know will beable to celebrate it with you.
Give yourself a break
If you miss one session, one day or one week, don't be toohard on yourself. You can pick back up where you left off andrefocus on the goals that you have set for yourself.
Take your friends or workmates along for the ride
If you are living with a mental illness, it can be difficult at timesto socialise, however, asking a friend or colleague to join you inphysical activity is a great way to keep motivated. It gives youthe chance to share an experience with someone while keepingyour plans accountable to one another.
https://blackdoginstitute.org.au/exercise-your-mood
or catch up with your Youth Health Nurse:
Dy MoxhamMonday and Friday3373 4555
Dyanne Moxham, School Based Youth Health NurseEmail: [email protected]
Sports Report
Met Finals
Congratulations to the Year 10 Boys Basketball team that wentthrough to Round 2 of the Met Finals. The U/13 boys RugbyLeague team played an amazing game and had a narrow lossto Ipswich SHS. The Open Girls Tennis Team finished runnersup in the Met Finals. The girls faced a tough Kelvin Grove(Excellence in Tennis program) in the final and went down 4 –2 sets. There was some outstanding tennis, with the numberones from each team having a sub 300 world junior ranking!Special mention to Sara and Uma who were undefeated acrossthe semis and the final.
The Year 10 Girls Basketball team won their semi finals inDOUBLE OVERTIME and have now progressed through to theGrand Final on Wednesday 13 September.
Rugby Union
The Centenary SHS Open Girls 7s Rugby Union team has hada massive few weeks. After claiming the District Premiershipunchallenged, the girls were invited to Ballymore to watch theOlympic Champion Australian Womens 7s team train, followedby a meet and greet with the players. A highlight was meetingEllia Green and getting to hold her Gold Medal!
Then, last week the girls competed in the SEQ Schoolgirls 7stournament, also held at Ballymore. The team, coached by MrLocke, played some wonderful running Rugby culminating in a24 – 7 win over Mt Alvernia College!
Interhouse Competition
Every Tuesday and Friday during AM breaks students areparticipating in an Interhouse competition! So far we havecontested basketball and we are half way through futsal.Students are competing in year levels and it is fantastic to seeso many students involved in not only competing for their housebut also supporting their house and friends. This competitionwill continue throughout Term 4 with a variety of sports beingoffered to the students.
Centenary SHS is the District Champion Schoolfor 2017
History has been made! 2017 has been the most successfulsporting year with records being broken, Met Finals won forthe first time, District Premierships won, District AthleticsChampions and a record number of students representing ourschool at Districts and Met West! It is with great honour that
7
the HPE team announces that Centenary SHS is the DistrictChampion School for 2017. This is the first time in the school’shistory that we have achieved this. Thank you to all of thestudents that got involved in the sports program and helpedCentenary SHS achieve this award and the goal that we hadset.
Touch Football
The Centenary SHS Touch Football teams have started theirFriday night campaign at Whites Hill. This is the first year forthe 15/u boys and they are learning and improving their gameevery week. The Open Boys team had an amazing win lastFriday night 19 – 2! Both teams are playing at the upcoming‘QLD AllSchools’ early in Term 4 which is the biggest Touchcompetition in Australia. The new uniforms have arrivedfeaturing the Centenary Croc and they look amazing.
Sports Awards 2017
The school’s annual Presentation Night, which includes sportsawards, will be held on Thursday 26 October in Week 4.Students receive sporting points throughout the year for thevarious sporting teams and/or trials that they attend. Studentsthat have earned either a silver or gold sports award will receivetheir award at the Sporting Awards Ceremony. The list ofstudents that have earned either silver or gold has been postedon the HPE noticeboard.
Mr Mills
Mr Mills is leaving Centenary SHS at the end of this term.Mr Mills has been the Head of Department HPE at CentenarySHS since the school opened in 1999. He has dedicated thelast 18 ¾ years to helping our students and developing themost successful and organised HPE department in the Region!Mr Mills has inspired and helped shape the lives of so manystudents and teachers. The school at Lockhart River is notonly gaining Mr Mills but also Ms Hoschke-Mills who has alsodedicated her time and expertise to both the HPE and HomeEc Departments. Centenary SHS HPE department would like tothank you both for your dedication, hard work and everythingyou both have given to this school over the years. LockhartRiver is gaining two of the finest teachers and the students andstaff will benefit from having you both! Good luck and thankyou.
Tamara Nasalio, Sports DirectorEmail: [email protected]
Cultural NewsWelcome to the end of Term 3. I hope that everyone has awonderful break and catches up on rest, ready for a busy Term4.
Legally Blonde
Wow!!! What an amazing show!!! A huge effort from everybodyinvolved to create three sold out shows across two days. The140 plus students involved did an outstanding job in their rangeof roles including actors, dancers, singers, musicians, andbackstage crew. Thank you to everyone who came to watchone of the performances. Big thanks to all of The Arts stafffor their tireless and outstanding work. Congratulations to allinvolved who made our major performance for the year such asuccessful event.
Cultural Awards
Nominations for Presentation Night Cultural Awards are nowopen. These awards are given to students based on their effortsin all Extra-Curricular Cultural activities at Centenary SHS.Forms are available now from the CPAC box office, and allnominations close Wednesday 4 October, which is in the firstweek back after the holidays. Please make sure you get yournomination in if you wish to be considered for an award, as lateforms will not be accepted.
Dementia Awareness
September is Dementia Awareness Month, a disorder thataffects over 400,000 Australians. On Saturday 2 September,the Liquorice All Sorts performed at the Centenary CommunityHub to help raise awareness of this condition that is secondonly to heart disease as the leading cause of death in Australia.Thank you to the students for performing there, and thank youto Mrs Fiona Harvey for preparing this group.
8
Upcoming Events
Some major events are coming up in Term 4, so please checkyour email and notices for announcements, due dates and anyrequired payments. Events include the Primary School Tour,Presentation Evening, Arts Shirt Embroidery and CulturalDinner.
Look forward to seeing you at one of our events over the nextcouple of months.
TERMTERM WEEKWEEK DAYDAY DATEDATE
4 1 Wednesday 4 October
4 2 Monday 9 October
4 2 Friday 13 October
4 2 Saturday 14 October
4 3 Tuesday 17 October
4 3 Saturday 21 October
4 4 Thursday 26 October
4 5 Monday 30 October
4 5 Friday 3 November
4 6 Monday 6 November
4 6 Wednesday 8 November
4 6 Friday 10 November
4 7 Wednesday 15 November
4 7 Friday 17 November
4 8 Monday 20 November
4 8 Fri-Sat 24-25 November
4 9 Monday 27 November
4 10 Thursday 7 December
DESCRIPTION GROUPS INVOLVED
NOMINATIONS FORPRESENTATION NIGHT
CULTURAL AWARDS CLOSE
ALL
ASSEMBLY CHOIR
STRINGS AND CHORAL SOIREE STRING ORCHESTRA/STRINGENSEMBLE/CHOIR/VOCAL
ENSEMBLE
TERMTERM WEEKWEEK DAYDAY DATEDATE
BANDS SOIREE CONCERT BAND/SYMPHONICBAND/STAGE BAND/PERCUSSION
ENSEMBLE
PRIMARY SCHOOL TOUR SENIOR ENSEMBLES
JAZZ ON THE HILL STAGE BAND
PRESENTATION NIGHT STRING ORCHESTRA/VOCALENSEMBLE/STAGE BAND/
SWINGERS
ASSEMBLY YEAR 12 MUSIC CLASS
CULTURAL DINNER ALL
YEAR 12 ART AND FTNMSHOWCASE
YEAR 12 ART/FTNM
YEAR 12 MUSIC SHOWCASE YEAR 12 MUSIC
YEAR 12 DANCE AND DRAMASHOWCASE
YEAR 12 DANCE/DRAMA
YEAR 12 FORMAL CHAMBER STRINGS
YEAR 12 GRADUATION CONCERT BAND
ASSEMBLY YEARS 8&9 PEP
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL/ALICE INWONDERLAND DOUBLE
FEATURE
YEARS 7-10 PEP
ASSEMBLY – YEAR 9GRADUATION
CHOIR
SINNAMON VILLAGE/YOUNGCARE CONCERT 4
CHOIR
Mark Watkins, Cultural DirectorEmail: [email protected]
Year 12 ReportWhat a great feeling to have been able to tick off key eventsfor Year 12 students in the last couple of weeks. The QCSTest went smoothly for everyone, most students were smilingeven before they went into the exam having had a wonderfulbreakfast provided by Bernie the Chaplain and his group ofmerry Rotary men with Terry O’Brien, John Pitt and Year 12student Corey Scott at the barbeque. Support andacknowledgement needs to be given to Mr McDonald, MsRaven, Year 12 Home Group teachers and QCS teachers fortheir professionalism and efficiency pre-exam and in running thefour exams.
9
A huge thank you needs to be given to Mr Homer, fororganising such good-quality interviewers for our Transitionstudents. Approximately 90 students had appointments forpractice job interviews at both South Bank and Ipswich, andall received really good responses. Students commented abouthow useful the immediate feedback was, they looked veryprofessional. Special praise needs to be given to BereniceFurlong for attending reception and encouraging students witha smile.
Our Term 3 fundraiser for ‘Mission Australia Sleepout’ washeld on Thursday 14 September: the students and I enjoyedcelebrating the end of term and exams as well as doingsomething of service.
The Red Cross Blood Drive was cancelled due to newlegislation and this was a great disappointment for students.
Naturally, Term 4 is the zenith of so many milestones. The mostobvious ones are our Formal, Mystery Tour and Graduation.Many students are in the process of booking their pre-formalservices. To help confirm those bookings, the following info willbe useful.
Formal date: Wednesday 15 November.
Time: 7-11pm. Students may start arriving from 6pm, for theparents’/carers’ reception on the terrace.
Costs have not been finalised for these events, but the Formalwill be approximately $110, and the Mystery Tour around $130.
Underlying all of these goings-on is the message for students tokeep their eye on the main purpose for being here: to completetheir studies to get their QCE. This doesn’t just mean makingsure work levels don’t fall away in Term 4, but also making suregood self-care practices are kept in place. This means 9 hoursof sleep, good quality food for brain function, a balance in theirsocial life, and knowing who their support people are.
Enjoy a well-earned break! Not long to go!
Diana Huber, Year 12 CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]
Year 10 Report – “Gen10 of Centen”It has been an extremely busy term for our Year 10 cohort.Students have been bombarded with information regardingsubject selections, SET planning and work experience.
It was extremely exciting to be a part of the SET plan process.A highlight for me was to witness our young people takeownership of their senior phase of education and sit down withparents/carers and mentors to discuss their future path.
Work experience commenced at the beginning of Week 10 andI’m looking forward to hearing all the fantastic stories that filterback in from our community.
I hope everyone has a relaxing time over the September breakand I look forward to starting Term 4 with a bang!
Berenice Furlong, Year 10 CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]
Year 9 Report
Term 3 Home Group Program
Many thanks to Kate George, who acted in the role of Year 9Coordinator in my recent absence. The key emphases of thisterm are teamwork and subject selections for Year 10.
Academic achievement for Semester 1 in the cohort wasbrilliant and so many young people in this cohort work reallyhard to achieve the best possible results, so congratulations! AsYear Level Coordinator, I feel it is hugely important to recognisethe effort that goes into achieving such fantastic results.Academic achievement will be celebrated in Term 4’sPresentation Night on 26 October. Some students, althoughmaybe not achieving at the highest level academically,improved their grades as well as their behaviour through sheereffort over time. In Year 9, we recently celebrated thosestudents, whose effort and behaviour was assessed asOutstanding. To receive a “Platinum Award”, students musthave achieved an “Excellent” in BOTH Effort and Behaviourfrom all their teachers. There were 54 in all! An “OutstandingAward” recognised those who received a near-perfect ‘score’in these two areas.
Our wonderful School Leaders recently held a successful CupCake Day. The Year 9 leaders, Amy, Dru, Sam, Imogen, Sarah,Tom, Victoria and Lily worked tirelessly for the school bothin front and behind the scenes. A huge thanks to them allon behalf of the Year 9s once again. Thanks to the Year 9sinvolved on the day, and those who supported this fun, butmeaningful event.
Starting this term and into Term 4, the focus will be on careerplanning and we have arranged for professional career advisorsfrom TAFE Queensland SKILLSTECH to deliver a number offree workshops. Students will receive guidance on careeroptions and be directed to resources that will assist them tostart the thought processes involved in choosing subjects forthe Senior Phase of Learning. Delivery will be via the usualMonday HG ‘lessons’. Please ask and encourage your son ordaughter to bring their HG book and equipment to lessons,if they have neglected to do so, ready for the Term 4 lifeskills module. The TAFE module will become a great source ofpersonal documentation of their journey into the Senior School
10
and a valuable reference tool for next year’s SET Planning.Many thanks.
You will probably have been to the Parent Information eveningthat was held on Monday of Week 7, so you will know that thiscohort will be the first non-OP cohort. In this light, the Year 12Deputy Principal Matt McDonald spoke at length to studentsin Week 6 about the incoming ATAR system. He and fellowDeputy Principal Kelsey Oakes fielded many questions after thesession, and no doubt over the next year and a half, there willbe many more.
School is an extremely busy place (I’m sure home is nodifferent!). The three key areas of concern in the HG Programare Personal Development, Career Planning and Wellbeing. InWeek 9, students completed an on-line Wellbeing survey duringHG. This is a school-wide Home Group initiative and providesstudents with an opportunity to consider their personalwellbeing. The global objective is to provide a point-in-timesnapshot of the wellbeing of all students with an aim to directresources toward areas of need. Please ask your son ordaughter about this and the other initiatives mentioned above.
Late next term, we prepare to ‘move up’ into the senior school.We will celebrate the transition from the Junior to the SeniorSchool in Week 9 with a special assembly.
Please contact me or Kelsey Oakes, the Year 9 DeputyPrincipal, if you have concerns regarding the welfare of yourstudent.
Debra Mansini, Year 9 CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]
Year 8 ReportWith Term 3 coming to a close, the Year 8 cohort has movedits focus to leadership. After a tremendous amount of supportfrom both teachers and fellow students, 15 promising Year 8students have submitted application forms in the hope thatthey will become Junior School Captains for 2018. On Monday11 September, shortlisted students presented a speech to theentire Year 8 cohort on a year-level assembly. From that point,students and teachers will vote on their preferred leaders, andinterviews will take place with Junior School HOD, AngelaMcKay, Years 8&9 Deputy Principal, Kelsey Oakes, and myself.The quality of our candidates is exceptional and I am certainthat all of our applicants would make great leaders.
End of term is always busy with assessment and report cards.Please get in touch if you have any queries regarding yourchild’s progress or require additional support.
Matt Redman, Year 8 CoordinatorEmail: [email protected]
News from our Uniform Shop
Senior Shirts for 2018
It is compulsory for all Year 10 students to wear the white seniorshirt. Please head down to the Uniform Shop to order/purchaseyour white senior shirt for next year. You must do this beforethe end of October because, if your size is not currently instock, orders will need to be placed for delivery the week beforeschool starts in January. The uniform shop is open between8am and 11am, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Girls Senior Shirt - $44Boys Senior Shirt - $44
Jenelle Green, P&C Uniform Shop Centenary SHSEmail: [email protected]
• A small exercise book (48 pages will suffice)
• Pen or pencil for writing
• Glue stick & scissors for the pasting of handouts, etc.
11
