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Follow staff directions I trust all students and families are well. Thank you for following our school procedures as regards all matters relating to COVID-19 safe management. Our school’s focus for our students for this week and next week, from our whole school statement of expectations is

R2: Follow staff directions My most recent assembly address highlighted this expectation. During this address, I stated that even adults could be placed in situations where they must ‘follow staff directions’. The example I used was that of boarding an aircraft. I can recall having received the following directions from a flight attendant:

Please make your way to your allocated seat.

Please place all your hand luggage securely in the overhead locker or underneath the seat in front of you.

Ensure, for take-off and landing, that your tray table is locked and in the upright position.

For those passengers in a window seat, for take-off and landing, please unsure that your window visor/blind is raised to allow visibility.

Ensure that your seat belt is fastened at all times during take-off and landing, and whenever you are not moving about within the aircraft.

Ensure that all electronic devices are either switched off, or in flight or aeroplane mode.

Please watch and listen carefully now as the flight attendant explains to you the safety features of the aircraft.

As a responsible adult in these situations, it is imperative that I follow staff directions. If I did not, I endanger myself, and all other passengers and crew. This is unacceptable. Students who do not follow staff directions can likewise endanger themselves, and others, and can disrupt learning, both their own, and the learning of others. Our school looks forward to your support as a parent/carer in discussing this expectation with your child. Until next Hawk Chat, please stay well. Ken Green Executive Principal

Event Calendar

Creative Generation

Filming day Monday 10 August

P&C Meeting

Tuesday 11 August

Clontarf Camp Yr 8 Reengagement

12 - 14 August

Red Food Day Friday 14 August

Year 10 Camp 18 - 21 August

Year 11 Camp 17 - 19 August

Clontarf Camp

Yr 8 - 10 Engagement 19 - 21 August

Eighty-fifth edition 10 August 2020

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Executive Principal

Ken Green

Deputy Principals

BALKUIN - Craig Forknall BARANG - Leanne Monagle

BONDA - Ian Brackstone - Dale Potter Helen Parker

Business Manager

Elaine Fickling

Guidance Officers

Judy King Sue-Ellen Taylor

Positive Behaviour Coaches

(First point of contact for Parents/Carers)

BALKUIN - Brady Albrand BARANG - Sue Burns

BONDA - Ben McDonald - Liam Capewell

SEP - Cam Mclean

Year Level Coordinators

Year 7 - Ashleigh Hegvold Year 8 - Karuna Dang

Year 9 - Tegan Krause Year 10 - Jamie Krisanski

Year 11 - Peter Dayus Year 12 - Nick Clarry

P&C Shop 46368714

Monday-Friday 8:15am-3:15pm

School Canteen

Over the coming weeks many of our students will be participating in a year level camp or adventure

day. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, this year’s camps will all be occurring in the second half of

Term 3. A major focus at these annual activities is on teamwork and leadership development of

students. GRIP Leadership is an organisation that Harristown High has worked with over a number of

years. Their latest Student Leadership newsletter has some fantastic tips for leaders. The full

newsletter is available at: https://studentleadership.news/quarterly-magazine/

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CBCA shortlisted titles:

The Library continues to spotlight great reads shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. This edition we look at another two of the shortlisted titles. Students who love mystery or fantasy will love these titles. Ask at the counter to borrow these.

When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn Genre: Mystery and suspense stories:

Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school is going to be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders. But as they share a copy of Jane Eyre, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele, and Lottie learns to be a little sweeter. Together, they take on bullies and protect each other from the vindictive and prejudiced teachers. Then a boy goes missing on campus and Adele and Lottie must rely on each other to solve the mystery and maybe learn the true meaning of friendship.

Sixteen year old Adele’s voice is clear and evocative of a place and culture far from Australia. There are many takeaways about identity and truth in Adele’s Swaziland boarding school world where being the product of a mixed race affair pins you to the social hierarchy. The suspenseful storyline propels the reader

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte Genre: Fantasy

Fantasy: Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington is one of Quadara's most skilled thieves, but when she steals an unexpectedly valuable package from a messenger she is soon entangled in a conspiracy that leads to all four of Quadara's queens being murdered. With no other choices and on the run from her former em-ployer, Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, and together they race to discover who has killed the queens. But when dark secrets threaten their reluctant partnership and put eve-rything at stake, Keralie and Varin must use all their daring to stay alive and untangle the mysteries behind the nation's four dead queens. An enthralling, fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences.

Year 9 Voices of Youth and Street Art

We have new arrivals ready for the students studying social commen-tary through art. Ask at the counter or enjoy using the books in your class research time to inspire your own great designs and responses.

Year 8 History assignments

From next week, students in Year 8 will be researching crime and punishment in Medieval times or technology and warfare in the time of Viking expansion. Research boxes of books are available to the classes and to students in the breaks. Each inquiry topic - Medieval and Vikings - have a dedicated Library Online LibPath with links to sources to assist students with their research. Having trouble logging in? Follow the directions on Student Central to create a password to login to the Library.

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USQ Deadly Ways

Harristown hosted the inaugural launch of the USQ “Discovery Experience” trailer, with its visit

last Wednesday. Indigenous students from Years 7 to 12 participated in activities related to Para-

medicine, Business & Commerce, Sport Science and Surveying & GPS Drones. These activities

were facilitated by USQ staff and student ambassadors. Competition for the many prizes on offer

was high, but nobody missed out, with all students receiving a USQ Deadly Ways Survival Pack at

the conclusion of the day. Gemma Walker and Bonnie Day extended a vote of thanks to USQ on

behalf of all students who said they not only had a fantastic time, but also learned a lot about the

various pathways open to them post school.

Clontarf

After two terms, a Covid-19 outbreak and a couple of set backs, the Year 7 cohort from the Harristown Clontarf Academy were final-

ly able to set off on their annual Induction Camp that was held at beautiful Noosaville.

After four hours on the bus they all managed to wake up, set up their tents and swags, and prepare lunch before the big trek up Mt

Tinbeerwah. Upon reflection at the summit we made our way back to camp and set up for the night’s activities of ‘flag making’ and

a session about ‘what a Clontarf lad looks like’.

Day 2 - each group participated in a surfing lesson and a fishing tour conducted by the camp leader Maxi. Emcee Hurle and Nikoli

Wilkes killed it in the surf riding every wave to the shore. A fantastic Haul of 15 bream and flathead was a major highlight of the day.

Christopher Laherty had the catch of the day with a 45cm Flatty caught on a hand reel. Fish and chips on the riverfront to end the

day was a great way to unwind and have a yarn, but the boys were lucky they caught something otherwise they would have gone

hungry.

Day 3 - started off great with everyone pitching in to pack up all the camp gear and Jacob Galvin directing

the final clean-up. After a light breakfast, Maxi ran a mini duathlon on the beach with a 200m swim 20

push-ups, 1km beach run with 20 sit-ups and 20 burpees to finish. Our fitness freak Jayden Lucas literally

left everyone in the sand. Finally, we set off home and managed to get back unscathed, with some fan-

tastic memories. Well done boys! Three great days away with some awesome outcomes!

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From the 7th to the 9th of August Volleyball Queensland held its Senior Schools Cup tournament with strict COVD-Safe

measures in place. Over 250 teams from 130 schools competed in the event which was held across multiple venues at the

Gold Coast.

The Hawks entered just two teams this year – a Year 12 Boys Division 1 team, made up of Year 10, 11 and 12 students, as well

as a Year 12 Girls Division 2 team made up of students from Year 11 and 12. The students played extremely well throughout

the whole weekend and we came away with some excellent results. The Girls played in the ‘Green’ version of the Div 2 comp

and finished top of their pool after 4 straight wins, dropping just one set along the way. This put them straight into the Gold

Medal qualifying match where they again came away with a win, despite dropping a set against St Anthony’s. On Sunday they

faced off against Capalaba State College who were also undefeated through to the final. The Hawks however were too strong,

dominating the match to win 25-19, 25-20. Elise Cuskelly was named MVP of the competition. They were coached by Miss

English who was impressed with how consistently the girls played across the three days.

In the Boys version of the event, our Hawks were outgunned early with losses to Redbank Plains, Shailer Park and Citipointe

while also losing Isaish Tagituimua to injury. These setbacks placed them in the bottom half of the draw for the latter half of

the weekend. They bounced back strongly however with a winning record in this section to see them finish 7 th overall. They

were coached by Mr Lau who brought his customary enthusiasm to the sidelines and managed by Mrs Leadbetter.

Well done to both of our teams for playing with Hawk PRIDE as well as Heart, Hustle and Honour!

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SPL teams have completed the 2020 season playing in a Gala Day last week, against Kelvin Grove and Kawana

Waters. Although no wins, the senior boys drew 2 all with Kelvin Grove, followed by a 2-3 loss to Kawana Waters. The senior

girls put in a valiant effort with minimum players and a number of injuries, resulting in 6-0 losses. The junior boys Lost 11-0 to

Kelvin Grove in a very tough 1st game, but put in a brave effort against Kawana Waters to go down 2-0. The Junior Girls lost 4-

0 to Kelvin Grove, but played very well to go down only 1-0 to Kawana. Very proud of the effort the players put in during the

SPL season.

The Red Lion Competition has begun after school this term, with Harristown nominating 4 teams. On Wednesday 5 August,

the ‘Harristown 2’ boys team narrowly went down to Centenary Heights SHS 1 -0, while the ‘Harristown 2’ Girls were defeated

by St Saviour's 1 - 2. The ‘Harristown 1’ Boys team defeated St Mary's 2 team 5 - 0, while the Harristown 1 Girls team had a

bye in the 1st round. Good luck to all teams for the remaining rounds.

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NEW Laws - Working with Children Blue Card - No Card, No Start Laws

From 31 August 2020, you will see changes to the blue card system. These changes include new laws that will ap-ply to organisations, paid workers, business operators and volunteers. These changes have been designed to strengthen and streamline the blue card system, and keep Queensland children safe.

Under the No Card, No Start laws, people will need to hold a valid blue card before they start working with children. People with paid applications submitted before 31 August 2020 will be able to continue working while their applica-tions are being processed.

No Card, No Start for individuals From 31 August 2020, to apply for a blue card you will need a customer reference cumber (CRN) and photo from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. A CRN is the number on your driver licence, photo identity card or proof-of-age card. TMR has a list of other documents where your CRN can be found.

We will work with TMR to verify your identity and obtain the photo to use on your blue card. When the new laws start, you will be able to apply or renew your blue card online. This will mean a faster approval time for most applicants.

Under the No Card, No Start laws, people will need a valid blue card before they start work. The new laws will also allow people to apply for a blue card before they get a job. This means you can be job-ready! Volunteers and students will need to be linked to an organisation before they submit their application to get a blue card for free. Speak to the person who looks after blue cards in your organisation about this. Under the No Card, No Start laws, blue card holders will need to renew their card before it expires to continue work-ing with children. You can renew your card up to 16 weeks before it expires.

For further information: https://www.qld.gov.au/law/laws-regulated-industries-and-accountability/queensland-laws-and-regulations/regulated-industries-and-licensing/blue-card/system/resources or Phone 1800 113 611 or 3211 6999 or

- Lifeline on 13 11 14 - Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636

- Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 - Headspace on 1800 650 890

- MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 - ReachOut at au.reachout.com

- Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 - Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) on 1800 008 774