MRAEL GROUP

Do you have questions

about apprenticeships &

traineeships?

Are you curios about what

financial incentives you

may be eligible for?

Do you have an employee

that you have been train-

ing?

Charlene McKenzie the

MRAEL-ACE representa-

tive for Mount Morgan will

be at The Hub between

10 am and 3 pm.

Thursday 5 June

Thursday 28 August

Thursday 20 November

If you would like to book

an appointment please con-

tact the office on 49260644

Mount Morgan State High School

was established in 1912 and is the oldest high school

in Queensland. In 2012 the school celebrated 100 years of education and still continues to serve the community of Mount Mor-

gan and its surrounding regions providing a quality education for each of its students.

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MOUNT MORGAN STATE HIGH SCHOOL

4 Central Street,

PO Box 11 Mount Morgan Qld 4714

P | 07 4912 5555 F | 07 4912 5500

Email |

ofice@mtmorganshs.eq.edu.au

Web | www.mtmorganshs.eq.edu.au

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AFTER SCHOOL GROUPS Bible Study:

The After School Bible Study Group is an

extra-curricular social group that will look at

different bible stories and how they can af-

fect our lives today. We will be providing

afternoon tea for the students involved and

ask that students bring food with them as

well. The conditions of participating in this

group requires the student to keep up to date

with assessment, and following the schools

core values of Being Safe, Being Responsi-

ble, Being Respectful and Being a Learner.

Your child is required to bring with them

food to share with the group, however if this

is not possible it is not essential.

· Where: Mount Morgan State High School in Room A12. · When: Every Wednesday from 3:10pm-4:10pm. · What: Reading the bible to better un-derstand how the stories can affect and influence our lives today. Please see Miss Tahlia Dale (Teacher) and Mr Wayne Linney (School Chaplain) to get a permission form. This is the first time we have run an Af-

ter School Bible Study Group, we hope it

will be successful and that we will have

lots of fun.

Drama Club:

Day: Thursday afternoons Time: 3.10 pm — 4.10 pm Room: Drama Teacher: Miss Tahlia Dale

Afternoon Games Club:

Day: Wednesday afternoons Time: 3.10 pm Room: Drama Teacher: Mr Andrew Murray

Tutoring:

Days: Mondays & Wednes-Time: 3.15 — 4.00 p.m. Room: Science Labs Teacher: Ms Sue Slattery This is a free service.

Breakfast Club: Time: 8.15 am –8.40 am Where: Tuckshop Free: Juice & Toast

SENIOR HOD UPDATE

VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

In the coming weeks students in year 10 – 12 will be offered some extra-curricular Vocational activities. The two courses on offer this term will be:

FIRST AID – Available for students in years 11 & 12 at a cost of $60 (the school will fund the remaining course cost) on 16

th June

2014

CONSTRUCTION WHITE CARD – Available for students in years 10 – 12 (prices and dates to be confirmed – ap-proximately $50).

Please note that stu-dents in year 10 who are attending work ex-perience at a con-struction site must complete the white card before attending work experience and the school will facili-tate this.

PRINCIPALS REPORT We are heading into a

very important time for

students with end of se-

mester exams and report-

ing. It is important that

students of all year levels

make their assessment a

priority and put aside time

to prepare and revise so

that they can achieve the

results they are capable

of. Teachers are always

available to provide extra

tuition during lunch and

after school so please take

advantage of the extra

help so that you are fully

prepared for their exams.

Next week our Biology

students and their teacher,

Mrs Leilani Potroz, will

be heading off on a week

long excursion to North

Keppel Island to complete

an Extended Experimental

Investigation as part of

their studies. We wish

them the best and I am

sure that the class and

Mrs Potroz will represent

the school well during

their time.

During week 10, last

week of school, year 10

students will be partici-

pating in Work Experi-

ence as part of their Cer-

tificate II Work Practices

studies. They will be ex-

periencing what it is like

to work in their chosen

industry and be a part

of the work force. Stu-

dents will be using the

experience to discover

if the career they are

interested in is the one

that they would like to

follow into after com-

pleting their school

studies. It is a great

opportunity for students

as they get to see what

it is like to have to go to

work every day!

Finally, we are moving

ahead with great speed

towards our preparation

for the inclusion of

Year 7 into high school

next year. All staff

have been participating

in Junior Secondary

Training which looks at

pedagogies within the

classroom that best

suits the Junior Second-

ary mind with regards

to high impact learning.

The focus has been on

revising our classroom

practices and identify-

ing what procedures

and structures will work

best within the Junior

Secondary classroom.

Rachael Lewis

Head of Teaching and

Learning

JuneJune 2014 Newsletter

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UNEXPLAINED

ABSENCES; In our last newsletter we explained the proper pro-cedure for all absences. If your student has any, unexplained absences on their records from this year, we have been send-ing letters home. If you have received your letter and returned it to school, thank you for your prompt response. If you have not, please complete and return ASAP, so that we are able to correct your stu-dents records.

REMEMBER;

If your student is away please notify the school office ASAP by phoning: 49 125 555, press 1 for students absences and leave your message. If students are away any more than 2 days a doc-tors certificate is re-quired.

EVERYDAY COUNTS

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FRIDAY JUNE 6 SHOW HOLIDAY MONDAY JUNE 9 QUEENS B’DAY

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 3 WEEKS TO GO LAST DAY OF TERM 2: FRIDAY JUNE 27 RETURN TO SCHOOL MONDAY JULY 14

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL THE SCHOOLS AN-NUAL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD ON THE HIGH SCHOOL OVAL TUESDAY JUNE 17. ALL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE WELCOME TO AT-TEND.

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND STUDENT REPRESENTA-TIVE COUNCIL The student leaders and student repre-sentative council have been regularly meeting and have agreed to pursue the following short and long term goals: Short-term Goals (Term 3): Lunch time sports activities as well as a School-Wide Anti-Bullying Campaign. Long-term Goals (By the end of Term 4): To purchase more wheelie bins for use on the school oval and manual arts MPA as well as Positive Learner Rewards Program for all students. The student representative council have identi-fied a couple of fundraising activities that they would like to undertake throughout Term 3 to support these activities. They are requesting to hold a School Cent Sale as well as State of Origin Free Dress Day for Match 3.

ROCKY RIVER RUN The Rocky River Run is a Rotary Club of Rockhampton activity that is held every year to raise money for Youth Suicide Prevention within our local community. Among the thousands of runners this year were a small group of Mount Morgan Rep-resentatives. Students participating in this year’s run were Samuel Klower, running a long 10kms, as well as Corrina Gasler and John Turner running the slightly shorter 5km track. Also participating this year were some staff, Mark Leon (PE Teach-er), Amy Johnston (HOD – Junior School) and myself (HOD – Senior School) tested our skills on the 5km track. This was a challenging and enjoyable event that I hope we can have a higher involvement in in the coming years.

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POSITIVE AWARDS

At the end of last term we started to give award certificates for students who were exhibiting positive school behaviours. The students were acknowledged for Being Safe, Being Respectful, Being Responsible and Being a Learner. The students were also acknowledged for demonstrating Leadership Skills in the playground.

Update on students to receive these awards so far are:

Congratulations to all award recipients so far and we look forward to hearing about all of the continuing positive behaviour throughout the term!

Year Level/

Leadership

Week 3, Term 2 Week 4, Term 2 Week 5, Term 2 Week 6, Term 2

8 Alan Tull Amber Buckles Mary-Ellen Hold-

er

Bailey Standen

9 Tara Hoani Corrina Gasler Maddison Noonan Callan Dodd

10 Taliah Reid Jacob Behnke Jaiden Standen Charlotte Buck-

ton

11 Faith Rankin Bianca Tulk Samuel Klower Lachlan Cox

12 Paul Blake Thea Hayes Adele Tulk Thea Hayes

Leadership Whitney Tull Chelsea Tull Taliah Reid Cole Court

JUNIOR SECONDARY

2015 will be the first year that year 7 students will attend Mount Morgan State High School as part of the flying start initiative. As part of this transition we will be working closely with our precinct partner, Mount Morgan Central State School to ensure all stu-dents, parents and guardians feel ready to begin high school. The Junior Secondary team has been developing our Junior Secondary School under 6

principles: distinct identity, quality teaching, student wellbeing, parent and community

involvement, leadership and local decision making within the Junior Secondary School.

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MENS HEALTH WEEK:

Mens health, 9 - 15 June

We are doing a Health Ed-

ucation session for boys only on testicular cancer by a guest speaker from Sexual Health. The information is from www.andrologyaustralia.org, c/o Monash Institute of Medical Research

Testicular cancer is most

prevalent in males between 20 - 40 years of age. It is the

second most common form of cancer for men aged 18-39 years. If parents are concerned about what the activity will involve please feel free to contact the school and speak with the school nurse, Hilary Peters. Ph: 49 125 555. Letters will be sent home this week, If you do not want your son to attend please sign and return the form to school.

HAND SANITIZERS; Due to the success of hand sanitizers in rooms 12 & 9, we have been fortunate enough to extend this to an-other 2 of our classrooms. The students will notice that rooms 18 and 19 have also been issued with hand sani-tizers to help to reduce the spread of illnesses.

“DON’T GIVE UP TILL YOU GIVE UP” As a leading Australian alcohol and other drug agency, Drug ARM Australasia joins

National and International efforts for World No Tobacco Day on 31 May. Drug

ARM Australasia and National and International would like to emphasise that:

We understand the tobacco dependence is an addiction

Quitting tobacco is a challenge but possible

Counselling and other support can double or even triple a person’s chance of suc-

cess

Most smokers attempt quitting several times before they quit for good

Supporting someone who wants to quit increases his or her chance of success “The World No Tobacco Day is on 31 May 2014 and Drug ARM supports the

goals of this year’s campaign – to contribute to protecting present and future gener-

ations not only from the devastating health consequences, but also from the social,

environmental and economic effects of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke,”

said Dr Dennis Young, Chief Executive Officer, Drug ARM.

“Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death globally and is currently

responsible for 10% of adult deaths worldwide.”

“As part of our prevention program Drug ARM provides fact sheets which contain in-

formation on short-term and long-term dangers of tobacco smoking, and encourage

people to reach out and take a step toward quitting.”

“Drug ARM treatment programs assist people on their journey to quit smoking suc-

cessfully, as we continue to work toward a tobacco free society,” Dr Young added.

Drug ARM is a specialist, non-government alcohol and other drug agency which is

committed to reducing harms associated with alcohol and other drug use. Drug ARM

is one of the merged entities under Healthy Options Australia, alongside Mental

Health Association QLD and the Australian College of Community Services.

For further information on Drug ARM programs please phone 1300 656 800 or visit

www.drugarm.com.au. An App to assist in the process of ceasing smoking is the My QuitBuddy app, available for download from

a variety of sources (see below).

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/quitnow/publishing.nsf/Content/quit-buddy

http://www.theprojectfactory.com/projects/my-quit-buddy/

The My Quit Buddy app has been phenomenally successful since launch, with smokers from all genera-

tions using it to help them quit smoking. Its value as a health program has been recognised through the

community's reviews on iTunes and Google Play, by the industry through two nominations in the 2013

AIMIA Awards, and from the CEO of the client in the press.

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Spark Engineering Camp – Brisbane 30 June – 5 July

Students from Years 10-12 were given the opportunity to apply for Scholarships to attend the Spark Engineering Camp being run during the first week of the June school holidays. Spark Engineering is a camp run by Youth Without Bor-ders, who give University experi-ences to students who face barriers or challenges in undertaking higher education. There were 13 students who put in applications with 7 being successful and 4 others on the re-serves list should applicants not ac-cept their scholarship. The scholar-ship covers all costs associated with the residential camp, including flights to and from Brisbane. The camp is being held at the St Lucia Campus of the University of Queensland and they will partici-pate in activities all over Brisbane and will even complete a Storey Bridge Climb. This is a fantastic re-sult for Mount Morgan State High School as there were only 100 scholarships offered Australia-wide. Congratulations to those successful in being awarded a 2014 Spark En-gineering Scholarship: Year 10 – Joseph Portch Year 11 – William Holden, Tyler Jones, Isobella Rudolph, Kain Campion, Dylan Roberts Year 12 – Nicholas Stock We look forward to hearing about your experiences when you return.

Last Thursday three Yr. 10 students took

part in the Toolkit for School Kids Program

in Biloela. This program was put together

by the Queensland Minerals and Energy

Academy and Gagal Best Training Centre.

The students participated in a range of ac-

tivities, including pulling apart and putting

back together a motor, setting up a series

of electrical switch boards and practising

their welding skills. The students, Roeshell

Mitchell, Cody Curtis and Takiah Grant

learnt some valuable skills and networked

with a number of representatives from An-

glo-American and Callide Mines as well as

other local tradespeople. The students rep-

resented themselves and the school im-

peccably and as their teacher I was so

proud of them. Takiah Grant went beyond

expectations when without prompting she

got up and thanked the Program organis-

ers for the opportunity that the Toolkit for

School Kids Program offered all the stu-

dents. The students came away from the

day tired but excited about the opportuni-

ties that the Queensland Minerals and En-

ergy Academy and Gagal can provide for

them in the future. http://www.qmea.org.au/

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JUNE 17

ATHLETICS

CARNIVAL

JUNE 10-13

BIOLOGY CAMP

JUNE 16

FIRST-AID COURSE

JUNE 23-27

YEAR 10 WORK

EXPERIENCE

UNIFORMS

THE SCHOOL

ARE SEEKING

UNIFORMS !!!

IF ANYONE HAS

SPARE UNI-

FORMS AT HOME

OR KNOWS OF

SOMEONE WHO

HAS FINISHED

SCHOOL,

PLEASE BRING

THEM INTO THE

SCHOOL OFFICE.

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SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY: Interested students??????? A two hour Creative Workshop, led by a Sydney Dance Company dancer. This also includes the opportunity to attend a free performance of Sydney Dance Company’s 2 One Another. This experience will give your child a rare opportunity to work with professional danc-ers from Sydney Dance Company. The conditions of participating in this event re-quires the student to keep up to date with assessment, and following the schools core values of Being Safe, Being Responsible, Being Respectful and Being a Learner. Your student is required to bring with them food and water on the day to keep ener-gised and hydrated. If your child is wanting to attend the performance there will be a payment of $8 for the transport to and from the Pilbeam Theatre. Workshop details: Where: School of Arts, Mount Morgan When: Monday 23 June, 11 am – 1pm What: Two hour Creative Workshop. Who: Led by a Sydney Dance Company dancer. Supervised by Miss Tahlia Dale (Drama teacher). Performance Details: Sydney Dance Company’s “2 One Another” Where: Pilbeam Theatre, R’ton When: Saturday 19 July Cost: $8 for transport Depart: school by 5.45pm. Return: To school approx. 10pm Who: 2 – 3 teacher will be supervising in-cluding Miss Tahlia Dale (Drama teacher) This is the first time we have ever been of-

fered something like this, we hope it will be

successful and that we will have lots of fun.

Please ensure that your student returns a

signed form to ensure they will be able to

attend!

“THE MAGIC HOUR”

‘The Magic Hour’, from Perth’s Deck-chair Theatre is a wicked retelling of clas-sic bedtime stories. It’s Little Red Riding Hood meets Trainspotting. Although this performance of ‘Magic Hour’ is about fairy tales, the show is unsuitable for people under 14 years due to occasional coarse language and sexual and adult themes. This excursion will give your child the op-portunity to experience live theatre. There are only 14 tickets available so please get your money and permission letter back to the office ASAP. In order for your child to attend this per-formance of ‘The Magic Hour’ there will be a payment of $17 for the transport to and from the Pilbeam Theatre and the ticket. Performance details: Where: Pilbeam Theatre Rockhampton When: Saturday 7 June Cost: $17 Depart: School by 5.45pm. Return: To school approx. 10pm What: Performance of Perth’s Deckchair Theatre ‘ The Magic Hour’ Supervisors: 3 teachers will be supervis-ing including Miss Tahlia Dale (Drama teacher) This is the first time we have ever been offered something like this, we hope it will be successful and that we will have lots of fun. Please ensure that your child re-turns this signed form and money to en-sure they will be able to attend! Thank you, Miss Tahlia Dale

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ATHLETICS CARNIVAL THE SCHOOLS ANNUAL ATH-LETICS CARNI-VAL WILL BE HELD ON THE HIGH SCHOOL OVAL TUESDAY JUNE 17. ALL PARENTS AND GUARDIANS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.

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WELLBEING FOCUS: Self-esteem

For young people to successfully ne-

gotiate the challenges of adoles-

cence and schooling they require a

healthy sense of self- esteem and

self-confidence. Cultivating resilient

habits and positive growth mindsets

in our students is something that we

need to focus on in our every action

and every word every day to ensure

they develop a belief in their self worth

and value as a person. We need to encourage conversations

and activities at home, at school and

in the community about understanding

the importance of feeling good about

themselves and then more important-

ly doing good things as a conse-

quence. This will enable them to look

life in the eye and develop as young

adults with spirit and confidence.

Role modelling and using positive

reinforcement in all of your interac-

tions with your children is a sound

platform for them to consistently ap-

proach everything they do positively. While it is perfectly natural for them to

experience self-doubt, we need to as-

sist them in managing these thoughts.

Being always on the lookout for

warning signals that their self-esteem

is declining and then acting to reme-

dy it, will keep their wellbeing in fine

tune. Some alarm bells

include: a reluctance to try new things.

adopting a ‘victim’ mentality of blaming others for their perfor-mance.

losing their assertiveness, ‘shine’

and presence as people and stu-dents.

feeling that their best isn’t good

enough.

being obsessed with unimportant and irrelevant things.

becoming temperamental and

thinking inconsistently.

not enjoying the challenge of striving to continually make their best better.

preferring to be alone more than

usual and on social networking excessively.

As soon as we begin to notice any of

the above, we need to act immedi-

ately to assist and coach them to ad-

dress the causes to their loss of self-

esteem and self-confidence. It’s all

about helping them to not only ‘do

the right thing’ but also ‘do the thing

right’.

“As is our confidence, so is our ca-pacity.”

William Hazlitt

ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING

SEMESTER 1

The coming weeks are very busy for all students as most will have some form of assessment for each subject.

Throughout the drafting process and final submission parents will be con-tacted if any concerns arise.

If you have a concern regarding the progress of your child, please feel free to contact the teacher as well.

Reports for Semester One will be is-sued early

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY:

All Parents/Guardians are invited to attend our school assembly.

Where: MMSHS MPA/Quadrangle

When: Monday mornings

Time: 8.50 am

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