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10 August 201810 August 2018
Principal’s Report
Creativity, Cleverness and Skill
Creativity, Cleverness and Skill have beenkey attributes of the mission of Stateschools for some time and none less sothan on display at Cavendish Road SHS last
Friday evening at the annual “Arts on the Green”. The talent ondisplay across all strands of the Arts Department was first classand credit to Head of Department, Mrs Tippett and herexceptional staff. In the preceding weeks I noted the standardof Music presented on the night was testament to studentpractice and the lead by Mr Lashmar and Instrumental Musicstaff. Art works remain on display in our Resource Centre. Ourschool’s Creative Arts is an area I would like to see developfurther and the construction of our new PAC (Performing ArtsCentre) to be sited on the existing main hall site will be deliveredfor the start of the 2020 school year, or earlier, and will be justthe ticket for giving our ‘arts smarts’ students the facility tostretch their talents.
Positive Education
Positive Education in schools is being developed at CavendishRoad to provide ‘wrap around’ education for our young people.School culture is often talked about in terms of its absence orpresence and how strong it is perceived to be. Cav. Road has astrong culture of performance, but also of belonging and prideamongst students, staff and parents alike.
I have identified this not only as a quality for our school, butfundamental to our continuing success and performance of ourstudents. It needs to be explicit, modelled and taught. Parentsand carers will know from my very first newsletter I am a great
believer in, and committed to student welfare that builds lifeskills and resilience in our students. The world is unfortunatelytough, and we would want to protect our children as much aspossible, but equally important is to provide skills of managinglife generally.
Cavendish Road is a great school, with great outcomes andby and large a happy place. We provide many things thatoffer opportunity and challenge to the individual. With highperformance comes pressure to perform and often overly so bya young person who wants to succeed in a sea of success.Every child deserves to succeed. I know some of our studentsstruggle to keep up while others shine beyond their ownexpectation.
This program is not really a program. It is a way of thinkingbased upon neuroscience research that we can train ourselves,and behave towards others in our conversations andinteractions to promote all the good qualities of feeling onebelongs, being supported, to take on challenge and cruciallyhow to support others by thinking and acting positively;challenge negative mindsets and provide opportunity to makepositive contributions to the school community.
This is a community wide process and starts with schoolleaders being trained, staff and students in phases and usuallya three year journey. At every step, parents are informed andinvited into the ‘positive thinking’ mindset as partners in lookingafter our young people while they are being schooled. MsJohnston, Associate Principal and Ms Gardiner, DeputyPrincipal (Wellbeing) are the first to be trained.
If you would like to take a simple mindset activity, click on thelink below:
https://cavroadshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/Principal%27s%20Notes/mindset-activity-positive-thinking.pdf
Student Support
Student Support is a key element of education delivery and forit to be effective this term we are introducing further measuresto keep, particularly our younger students, who becomedistracted from the ‘main game’ of learning, by using restorativejustice as a complement or alternative to natural consequencefor misbehaviour. Good discipline is essential to keep our socialand personal behaviour standards very high. I have a view thatif we get the thinking “right” I will have to use less the powersto suspend students for some of the major misbehaviours ofdisobedience, misconduct, or conduct prejudicial to the goodorder and management of the school. Such students will berequired to take part in a 3 or 5 day program of tailored supportand intervention to re-teach expectations and how they cancommit to what that means in practice for them and for thebenefit of the broader school community. I would expect thatif those new behaviours are embedded we may very well havestudents behaving better generally and not missing valuableschool days. That is a good thing for all concerned.
Students will access this support and intervention after ourrecent review of our school’s Responsible Behaviour Plan forStudents is endorsed and re-published on our website. Onceendorsed, this inclusion to our student management practicewill be implemented from week 6 this term and will operateonly on my referral. Ms Gardiner is managing this innovationthat includes the targeted services from our student servicesand support team that maintains student connection to theirlearning and schooling. The aim is not only to have studentslearn anew and re-think their behaviours but to ensure thatschool days are not lost which is a consequence of beingsuspended from school. Very serious misbehaviour will still bedealt with by consideration of suspension from school as thereremain some things completely inappropriate and againstcommunity standards.
Care and respect
Care and respect are two key values I try to adhere to andI wonder how we model and remind students of these. Ashumans we necessarily default to the negative. The amygdalais an ancient part of the brain that is all about survival. Forexample, if I don’t like something, fear something, or someone,self-preservation kicks in. I ask parents to make a routine, (andcarefully because teenagers will ‘twig’ to the game very quickly)to ask your child a couple of key questions to get those positivethoughts out there. Such as, ‘what is one (nice/supportive/kind)thing you did for someone else today without them asking? Didsomeone do something for you today that you appreciated?And did you tell them? We can fill our heads with negative orpositive thoughts that shape our attitude, our demeanour andour perspective on life. We have to be in a positive place to learnbest.
Welcome Ms Shauna McVie
Welcome to Ms Shauna McVie who started with us last weekas our new and third Guidance Officer. Ms McVie is recentlyqualified and we hope to be able to keep her on staff indefinitelyas part of our amazing GO team. Ms McVie is working notablywith Ms Gardiner in supporting our younger students but will
have a hands on approach with the wide range of Guidanceservices with Mr Ross and Ms Niland.
Richard Usher BA LLB Dip TeachPrincipal
School Opinion SurveyParents/Caregivers, school staff and a random sample ofstudents are encouraged to have their say in this year’s suite ofSchool Opinion Surveys by providing their opinions about whatthis school does well and how this school can improve. Each ofthe online surveys will open until Friday, 24 August 2018.
Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey were sent homewith the eldest student in each family on Monday 6 August.The survey can be completed via computers, tablets or smartphones with internet connection.
If you have not received any survey access details, pleasecontact the school office on 33940777 or [email protected]
Meryl JohnstonAssociate Principal
Year 10 Update: Subject SelectionEvening, SET-Plan and Interviews
Introduction of the new Senior Assessment andTertiary Entrance System in 2019
This system includes a model that uses school basedassessment and common external assessment; processes thatstrengthen the quality and comparability of school basedassessment and a move away from the Overall Position (OP)rank to an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
Staff at Cavendish State High School are well underway withtheir preparations for 2019.
The QCAA website provides useful information and hopefullyanswers some questions that you may have:
https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/new-snr-assessment-te/resources-faqs
The following information provides a snap shot of how we arepreparing our Year 10 students as they transition into Year 11.
Career Education Program
The Year 10 Careers Education Program has commenced onFridays period 1 during PSC. During this time, students learnmore about themselves, their interests, skills and areas of workthat may interest them. Each week, students are expected tocomplete a number of online modules. Class teachers workwith students to ensure they know which modules need to becompleted during the lesson. In order to be ready for SET-Planthese modules must be finished. This program concludes witha one page Career Snapshot that will be presented along withtheir SET-Plan, at the SET-Plan and Subject Selection Interviewthe week of 27 August.
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Subject Selection Evening (Monday 20 August6:30-8:30 pm)
The Year 11 (2019) Subject Selection Evening is scheduledfor Monday 20 August 6:30-8:30 pm in the Hall. Due to largenumbers, the Year 10 cohort and evening will be spilt intotwo sessions rotating through: a) an ATAR presentation byQLD Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) in the Hall and HOD/subject discussions in the Resource Centre. We will requireall parents/carers to book through SOBs for this process withmore information to be advised as we come closer to theevent. All students and parents/care givers are expected toattend as subject selection handbooks, subject selection formsand subject and new ATAR information will be provided onthis evening. This information and documents is vital in guidingstudents and parents through the subject selection process forYear 11 2019.
https://www.qtac.edu.au/atar-my-path/atar
Subject Selection Forms will need to be completed by theweek of 27 August for Subject Selection Interviews.
Senior Education Training Plan (16 July – 24August)
To assist Year 10 students to plan courses of education andtraining through the next two years, all students will also berequired to develop a Senior Education and Training Plan(SET-Plan). This course is run here at school over the nextsix weeks and prepares students in selecting appropriate sixsubjects for year 11. SET–P provides students with a personallearning plan to guide their future career pathway and isdesigned to build on each student’s strengths and providethem with direction for the future career. My advice is to talkwith your students over the next six weeks and ask them toshow you their individual SET-P progress and develop online inOneSchool. Education Queensland mandates this initiativeand all students are expected to complete a SET-P.
Subject Selection Interviews (The week of 27August)
The SET-P process culminates with individual Subject SelectionInterviews. Trained Guidance Officers and members of theAdministration team will conduct these here at school. Eachinterview will be approximately 20 minutes. Every Year 10student must attend in order to enter his or her pre-preparedsubject selections into OneSchool. With the exception of theinterview appointment time, Year 10 students attend regulartimetabled classes on these dates. Parents are also welcometo attend this interview.
Students will require their SET-P to be completed and a subjectselection form signed and approved by parents for theinterview. They will receive a copy of their SET-P with intendedsubject choices to take home for parental/guardian approval.Students must attend their interview regardless of theirintended pathway in 2018.
Letters confirming interview appointment times will be providedto students by week six.
Any questions or comments can be directed to Mr Paul Cox(Deputy Principal), Ms Kate Niland, (Guidance Officer) or MrPaul Ross (Guidance Officer) on 3394 0777.
We look forward to assisting your family plan for your child’ssuccessful future.
Mr Paul CoxDeputy Principal
Year 8 into 9 and Year 9 into 10 SubjectSelection Evening
All current year 8 and year 9 students are invited and expectedto attend the subject selection evening with a parent orcaregiver on Tuesday 21 August. Subject selection handbooksand selection forms will be provided on the evening so it isimportant all students attend.
When: Tuesday 21 August (Week 6 of Term 3)
Where: Hall
What to expect:
A brief overview of the subject selection process, then studentsand parents have the opportunity to discuss subject informationwith all Head of Departments and several staff at individualsubject stalls.
We look forward to meeting all current Year 9 students andfamilies at 6:00pm and also all and Year 8 students and familiesat 5:00pm on Tuesday 21 August.
Mr Paul CoxDeputy Principal
Beyond Broncos ProgramThe Beyond the Broncos who like to welcome back to schoolall students and staff for term 3!
The Beyond the Broncos staff have been busy over the schoolholidays with our inaugural Beyond the Broncos LeadershipCamp. Cavendish Road SHS’s own Harry Lavelle was fortunateenough to participate in the camp that took place on the GoldCoast over the school holidays (July 8th -11th). Harry wasinvolved in number of leadership, cultural activities and heardfrom a number of prominent Indigenous Australians includingRugby League commentator Yvonne Sampson and the Hon.Linda Burney MP and artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins.Students were also lucky enough to attend the BrisbaneBroncos vs Gold Coast Titans at CBUS stadium.
Once again, the Beyond the Broncos will be invited to attendour respect workshop hosted by Beyond the BroncosAmbassadors, Scott Prince and Justin Hodges. This workshopaims to promote and model respectful, positive attitudes andbehaviour amongst its participants. Cavendish Rd SHS’Respect workshop will be held on July 30th at 1:40pm (session2).
• Year 8 to Year 9 - 5:00pm – 5:45pm
• Year 9 to Year 10 - 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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Again, Beyond the Broncos students are encouraged toachieve 90% physical attendance in term 3. Students who doso will be again rewarded. This terms reward will be announcedat the Term 3 Respect workshop.
Congratulations to all students who achieved 90% physicalattendance in term 2 these students will be rewarded with aBeyond the Broncos jacket. We would like to invite staff tocongratulate students who successfully achieved last term!
This term we have a number of Beyond the Broncos volunteertutors commencing their placements at Cavendish Rd SHS.Volunteer tutors assist in providing one-on-one academicsupport in literacy and numeracy to Beyond the Broncosstudents. It is their interactions, support and mentoring thatis crucial in supporting our students’ success at school. Wewould hope that all staff and students at Cav Rd make themfeel welcome.
The Beyond the Broncos would like to thank the staff andstudents at Cavendish Rd SHS for their ongoing support.
Hamish McLoughlinYouth Employment CoordinatorBeyond Broncos Program
Arts on the Green
Congratulations Arts Students and staff. The night deliveredgreat weather, ambience and a thoroughly enjoyable evening.Thank you CRIMS for supporting this event which showcasedexceptional talents of our students.
Gen TippettHead of Department – The Arts
Kokoda Challenge 2018
Cavendish Road State High School has a long and proudhistory of participating in the Kokoda Challenge. This year wasno exception, with the school entering teams in both theBrisbane and Gold Coast events. The Kokoda Challenge eventsare recognised as some of the toughest endurance coursesin the country. It is hard to describe the demands that thischallenge place upon individuals and teams, but it is certainly achallenge that changes lives forever. The character building andlife experiences that take place within a supportive environmentare invaluable.
This year, Cavendish Road had 82 students and 21 leaderstake part in the event. Of our school’s 82 participants, 79completed the challenge they had set themselves, whilst threestudents pushed themselves to their limit until injury or illnessforced them to retire from the race.
The school’s participation would not be possible without thededication of our leaders, teachers and parents. As always, forany successful event, there is a huge effort that takes placebehind the scenes, from the efforts of the school’sadministrative staff through to the team support crews whokeep everything going while the teams are out on the track.We appreciate these contributions and thank you all for yourcommitment to our students. We very much appreciate theongoing support of the school P&C to help with the funding ofthe shirts.
As always, the students and teachers from the mighty “CavRd” were outstanding ambassadors for the school and werean excellent example of the values of the challenge - courage,endurance, mateship, sacrifice.
Michael KalpakidisKokodo Coordinator
NAIDOC Week activities at Cav RoadNAIDOC Week is an important week for Indigenous people asit is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercultures, and is an opportunity to recognise the contributionsthat Indigenous Australians make to our country and oursociety.
This year’s NAIDOC theme was ‘Because of Her, We Can’.As pillars of our society, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderwomen have played – and continue to play - active and
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significant roles in our community. They have fought andcontinue to fight, for justice, equal rights, access to education,employment and to maintain and celebrate our culture,language, music and art. They demand a better life, greateropportunities and equal rights - for us, our families and ourpeople. They are our mothers, our elders, our grandmothers,our aunties, our sisters and our daughters.
To celebrate this year’s theme, our Cav Road Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander students created posters that paid tributeto the important women in their lives. On Monday, 23 July wehosted a morning tea to share these tributes with our families,community elders and staff.
During that week students and staff also participated in ourannual Indigenous students v. teacher game of Buroinjin. Thiswas a ball game played by the Kabi Kabi people of southernQueensland – the game was played with a ball made ofkangaroo skin which was called a ‘buroinjin’.
Thank you to all students and staff involved in making our CavRoad NAIDOC celebrations a success!
Kym FordIndigenous Liaison Officer
Ski Trip
During the second week of the school holidays, forty-threeYear 11 and 12 students and six teachers headed down toPerisher for the 2018 Cav Road Ski Trip. After 18 hours onthe bus, we arrived at the Station Resort in Jindabyne where
students collected their skis and snowboards and made ourway up to Smiggins for our first lesson and afternoon of skiingand boarding. The weather conditions leading up to the triphad been favourable and we arrived to clear blue skies andgood snow. After a few hours on the slopes, we headed backdown to our accommodation for a shower and buffet dinner.Already there were stories of stacks and spills, but the smileson everyone’s faces showed that they all enjoyed the first day.
Each morning students had lessons at Smiggins, where theycontinued to progress their learning of skiing andsnowboarding. After the lessons, students had the opportunityto explore the other areas including, Mt Perisher, Back PerisherMt, Guthega Peak and Mt Blue Cow. With nearly all lifts andruns open, we were able to ski between each mountain ormake use of the shuttle bus and ski tube. The clear blue skiesand good snow remained all week, making it some of the bestconditions for early July in a number of years. At the conclusionof each day students would be sharing stories, videos andphotos of their progression. For some, it was conquering the TBar or chair lift without falling off or perhaps the jump they wentover, and for others it was the stacks they had. Regardless oftheir daily adventures, the conversations were full of excitementand laughter.
All forty-three students represented Cavendish Rd SHS in anexemplary manner and their behaviour for the duration of thetrip was of the highest standard. I would like to thank the otherfive staff members who gave up a week of their holidays toattend the trip. Without their support, we would be unable tocontinue offering such experiences. Therefore, a big thank youmust go to Mr Caruso, Miss Amos, Miss Signorini, Ms Ryan andMiss McCreary.
Planning is already underway for the 2019 Ski Trip, with thepossibility of heading to New Zealand for the first time. Moreinformation and expressions of interest will be advertised in thestudent notices, and distributed later this term.
After such a successful and fun week, I am looking forward tothe 2019 trip already.
Mitch BakerHealth and Physical Education Teacher
Junten High School Study Tour
Early this term, 23 year 11 students from Junten High Schoolspent two weeks at Cavendish Road SHS immersed in ourscience programs. Junten is a “Super Global” school fromTokyo, and they have a particular focus on engaging withscience in English-speaking countries. As part of their program,they buddied with year 9 Academy of Science students. Theircollaboration together involved a visit to various Hastings Pointecosystems, from which they created educational sciencevideos about the organisms they found there, spoken by Cav
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and Junten students in their partners’ language! The Juntenstudents also immersed themselves in senior science classesand spent three days at Griffith University performing chemistryexperiments which included synthesising aspirin andperforming forensic tests.
The Junten students were able to immerse themselves in someuniquely Australian experiences including visiting Hastings Pointand Dreamworld, playing Indigenous games and eating BigJim’s chips! Our Academy students had an amazing experiencealso, and after working through the awkwardness induced bylanguage and cultural barriers, were able to engage closely withthe Junten students and create some special memories.
Thanks to Maria Masselos and Lesley Huxley for their work incoordinating the visit, and to Paul Batchler for assisting withimplementing the program and engaging the Junten studentsand teachers.
Michael DennerHead of Department - Science
University of Queensland EconomicsExcursion
At the beginning of this term, some of the Year 11 and 12students studying economics participated in an excursion tothe University of Queensland, to attend lectures provided bymembers of the economics faculty. It was a wonderfulopportunity to listen to professors and discuss topics we havebeen covering in class, with a slightly different perspective. Acurrent second and third year economics student from UQ alsospoke to the attendees about the lessons they have learntstudying in a university setting versus at school, and sharedsome of their tips for success. Our students also had theopportunity to spend some time enjoying the university campusbefore heading home.
Sonya CossartHumanities Teacher
Griffith Business Year 12 ProgramThe Griffith Business program offers an opportunity toexperience the world of business available at Griffith University.This year, we have attended three workshop sessions. Wecompleted workshops in Sport Management, Digital Marketing,and Hospitality and Tourism. The workshops provided aninsight into how lectures, tutorials and assignments operate.We were also able to observe the extra curricula programs onoffer such as ‘Go Global’ and Market Day. We recommend thatYear 12 students should participate in this program, as they willbe able to experience many aspects of university life.
Leah O’Keefe and Jodie MartindaleYear 12 Students
Griffith University Exercise Science andHealth Conference
Recently our Exercise Science and Health students attendedthe annual conference day at Griffith University Gold Coastcampus. Some of our students presented their work choosingthe recent Physiology and Orienteering unit and the ActionResearch Project on screen time. The day allowed the studentsto mix with Griffith university lectures as well as current andperspective students. The conference marks the end of thecourse for our year 12 students who have now attained aguaranteed place in a range of health courses at Griffith as wellas one subject’s credit
Anthony CarusoHead of Department - Health and Physical Education
Business NewsAfter a busy and successful semester one, Business studentscan look forward to a number of events during semester two.
Term Three Events in the Business Department
2 August Year 12 Griffith Business Students
Workshop Three
9 August Year 11 Business Communication andTechnologies
Workplace Health and Safety Excursion toDreamworld
13 and 14August
Year 9 Business
Commonwealth Bank Start Smart Workshop
24 August Year 10 Accounting
QUT Accounting Day
7 September Year 11 and 12 Certificate III Business
R U OK Day Project
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During term four, semester two Business Managementstudents will showcase their entrepreneurial skills at MarketDay and our Year 10 Business Law students will have theopportunity to attend the Magistrate’s Court excursion.
Look out for more news soon.
Belinda GrechBusiness Coordinator
Japanese DepartmentThere is much news to report for Japanese including the resultsof both our Cav Road and the MLTAQ Brisbane SpeechContests, a scholarship win by a Cav Road student and awonderful Taiko Drumming Incursion.
Cav Road Student Wins Scholarship Trip toJapan
Congratulations to Dion Keenan, Year 10,for winning a place in the DET 2018Queensland STEM Student Program Studytour to Hiroshima and Kyoto. He will travelto Japan in the December holidays. Wehope this win will inspire all Japanesestudents to apply for future scholarshipopportunities.
Reflecting on the award Dion said:
“I decided to apply for this scholarship as I believed that it wouldgive me an excellent opportunity to enhance my interests inboth STEM and Japanese subjects. I am looking forward to thisscholarship teaching me so much about the Japanese cultureas well as their perspectives and understandings on the fieldsof STEM. I am also looking forward to experiencing homestayand having a lot of fun with the twelve other students joiningme on the trip! I know that this scholarship will help me improvemy understanding and interest in the fields of Science andMathematics, as I would like to become a neurologist and helpcure neurological conditions. I am grateful for this opportunityand am proud to represent my wonderful school in Japan thisyear!” - Dion Keenan
Great Results for Cav Road at the MLTAQBrisbane Speech Contest
Eighteen finalists from the Cavendish Road Japanese SpeechContest competed in the MLTAQ Japanese Speech Contest atGriffith University on Sunday August 5. The enthusiastic teamof students did Cav Road proud and many received awardsin the final prize ceremony. They were cheered on by NanohaToriguchi, our Year 11 Japanese exchange student who helpedthe students by proofreading and recording their speeches.More photos of the Brisbane competition can be found on theMLTAQ Inc Professional Learning Network facebook page.
Division Medalwinners:
Highly Commended Certificatewere:
Year 7- 1st PlaceScarlett White
Year 7: Olivia Appleby, KadijaAbdi, Janelle Lien, Nira Putra
Year 8- 4th Place:Naomi Orsted-Jensen
Year 8: Sophie Duck
Year 9- 2nd place:Elina Hehir
Year 9: Fathima Faroquie
Year 10: Jenny On, Taran Pollard-Mansergh
Background SpeakerYear 7-10:
1st Place Aki NuttalYear 7 C
Inaugral Cav Road Japanese SpeechCompetition- A great success
Entry places in the Brisbane competition were limited sostudents had to win a place in the Cav Road Japanese SpeechCompetition in order to make the team. Over thirty Year 7 to10 students competed for prizes of Japanese souvenirs andtuckshop vouchers. The winners in each year level were:
Year 7 Year 8
1st Place Kadija Abdi 1st Place Naomi Orsted-Jensen
2nd Place Scarlett White 2nd Place Sophie Duck
3rd Place Shabari Parmar 3rd Place Roshan Edgerton
4th Place Janelle Lien
5th Place Olivia Appleby
6th Place Nira Putra
Year 9 Year 10
1st Place FathimaFaroquie
1st Place Harriet Ramsay
2nd Place ElinaHehir
2nd Place Lucia Bulmer
3rd Place AmeliaPrior
3rd Place Jenny On
4th Place SaraMilutinovic
4th Place Taran Pollard-Mansergh/Fidelia Avantika
Year 8 and 9 Students Enjoy Taiko DrummingExperience
Year 8 and 9 students have been able to have hands-onexperience playing Japan’s famous taiko drums during visits
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by Toko-ton Taiko Drumming ensemble. The energy generatedby the enthusiastic drumming was sensational and there weremany captivated students in the audience. Thank you to MrsSloman for organising what we hope becomes a regular featureof our Japanese program.
Subject Selection- Prerequisites for continuedJapanese Study
We have many keen and motivated Japanese students whowill soon be considering their future study options. Pleaseremember that Japanese requires sequential study for bothsemesters in Year 9 as a prerequisite for Year 10 study.Enrolment into Year 10 Japanese is not possible if the studenthas not studied the necessary Year 9 grammar, vocabulary andscript. The same applies to Year 10 if students are to keepthe option open for Senior Japanese study in Year 11. Pleasebe sure to contact your student’s Japanese teacher after thesubject selection evenings if you require further informationregarding Japanese study.
Joy BalfourJapanese Coordinator
Senior Schooling News
Term 3 Focus – Year 11 and 12 Students
I would like to take the opportunity to welcome back our seniorstudents for Term 3. This term is an extremely busy termparticularly for our Year 12 students.
The Semester 1 results have now been finalised and we havecommenced program changes for those students who havenot achieved success in some of their subjects in Semester1. Year 12 students now have to be mindful that they areachieving a minimum of a passing grade in all subjects thissemester to be eligible to receive their QCE (QueenslandCertificate of Education) at the completion of Year 12.
I have spoken to the students who are at risk of not achievingsuccess and have sent letters home to parents seeking theirsupport to make the required program changes.
All Year 11 and 12 students will be receiving their OverallPosition (OP) estimate this term. Year 12 students will beinterviewed first as they are about to commence their QTACapplications and will need to be aware of their current estimate.
Year 12 QCS Test
On Tuesday 4th September and Wednesday 5th September,our Year 12 OP eligible and Tertiary Selection Rank studentswill sit their 2018 QCS Test.
All Year 12 students will be required to attend school both testdays. Students who are not sitting the QCS Test will be involvedin an alternative program of instruction. More details regardingthe test and alternative program arrangements will be emailedhome to parents closer to the test dates.
Students are also reminded that they are welcome to attendthe final Mighty Minds Masterclass QCS session which is beingheld from 3 pm to 5 pm on Wednesday 22 August in theAuditorium. I strongly recommend that all QCS students attend
the final session in preparation for the actual QCS test.Students will be provided with the final tips and techniques thatwill enable them to achieve a successful result in the four (4)exam papers.
Certificate II Health Support Services –Graduating students
Over the past 12 months, six of our Year 12 students havebeen completing the Certificate II Health Support Services atthe Princess Alexandra Hospital. During their course, studentshave gained valuable industry skills in learning how to:
Students were able to work within a variety of areas in theHealthcare environment such as:
Employment opportunities with the Princess Alexandra Hospitalpost Year 12 are available to our graduating students.Congratulations to the following students who successfullycompleted the course: Mikayla Cook, Georgia Manns, MonetGadd-Wells, Alicia Monaghan, Jack Kelly and Chance Wyeth.
Mt Gravatt Show 2018 – Student Art SectionAward Winner
In July this year, students were invited to enter their artwork intothe Art Competition - Student Section for 2018.
One of our Year 12 students – Robert Stjepanovic entered twopieces into the competition. His first was titled ‘Suburban Twist’incorporated elements of the Mt Gravatt suburb where Robertgrew up. Due to the considerable change in the suburbanlandscape with backyards becoming almost a thing of the past,Robert wanted to convey the emotion in his art piece to beone of happiness despite a changing suburban landscape. Hissecond piece was titled ‘ Boot in a Bottle’.
Robert was awarded second place for his piece ‘SurburbanTwist’ and third place for his piece titled ‘Boot in a bottle”. LordMayor, Graham Quirk presented Robert with his awards,
• work safely in dynamic environments
• work with people from various backgrounds
• communicate and work in a team
• engage with serve customers, while learning retailskills
• safely handle and prepare food
• retail service assistant
• wards-person (transporting patients)
• food services assistant
• environmental services officer (housekeeping)
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Congratulations Robert on your achievement. Thank you toMrs Megan Bruckhorst for helping Robert start his project oftextured sculpture and Mrs Tippett for her current andcontinued support.
Karyn TrappDirector of Student Achievement – Years 11 and 12
Guidance NewsThis week we welcome Shauna McVie. Shauna is a newmember to our Guidance team. The Guidance Officers at Cavnow include Kate Niland, Paul Ross and Shauna. This willmean more timely appointments for our students and improvedprovision at Guidance services at Cav. Welcome on boardShauna.
Cavendish Road High Careers Expo
Last Friday our students in Years 10, 11 and 12 were ableto access information from a variety of agencies. In additionto our students, we had about 80 parents attend the expoduring first break. This information contributes to all students’understanding of their post Year 12 options. It was great to seestudents utilising the expo to gather information, chat to peoplein industry and learn more about the world of work.
The school thanks BA Creative for the graphic design in thepromotion material and the P and C for their provision ofmorning tea for our visitors. Thanks also to Teacher Aide, JodieAnderson for organising all the exhibitors.
Axiom
University ofQueensland
OSMACApprenticeships
AustralianDefence Force
MEGIT
TAFE Brisbane
Skills Tech
MIT
Queensland Police Service
Brisbane City Council – Librariesand Apprenticeships
QLD University of Technology
Griffith University
Volunteering Queensland
Institute of Culinary Excellence
MIGAS
White Ladies Funeral
Help Enterprises
Brisbane hairdressing andbarbering School
JMC Academy
Australian CatholicUniversity
ACCCO
Busy At Work
Adapt Education
John from QUT shares his experiences as a student of BJohn from QUT shares his experiences as a student of BInternational Business/EconomicsInternational Business/Economics
Student meander through the stalls learning about theirStudent meander through the stalls learning about theirfutures.futures.
Career Education Programs
Year 10
Our Year 10s continue with their weekly lessons and their onlinework that will assist in their subject selections for 2019. It isexpected that students have completed the online programafter period 1, this Friday 27 July.
The following activities are coming up for our Year 10s. Weencourage all our Year 10 students to attend these. Parents areexpected to attend the evening event and SET P Interviews.
Q and A Session - Fri 3 August
The Year 10 careers program continued on Friday the 3rdof August with a question and answer session with 5 of ourcurrent year 12 students. Will Blair, Makaela Cook, ClaireFarrington, Sade Hassan and Adam Lock gave the year 10’svaluable insight into how they chose their subjects and theirtips for success. Will Blair encouraged students to follow theirpassion and recommended producing quality drafts tomaximise the benefit of teacher feedback. Will averages 3 hoursper night homework. Makaela Cook encouraged students toconsider Vocational Educational Traning opportunities as theyare advertised at school as they provide insights andopportunities into possible career pathways and part time work.Makaela does homework as required and works three part timejobs. Claire Farrington leads has a hectic lifestyle trying to jugglesporting and academic commitments and she encouragedstudents to seek balance in their lives and to maintain contactwith friends. Claire averages 2 hours per night homework. SadeHassan encourage students to communicate with teachers andhave a plan of improvement. Sade’s OP prediction has
• Q and A session with current and ex Cav Roadstudents
• Everything ATAR Explained, presented by Ms TrappDirector of Student Achievement – Yr 11 & 12
• Subject Selection Evening and QTAC’s presentationon ATAR Monday 20 August 2018
• Subject Selection Book; issued at Subject SelectionEvening
• SET P interviews: Mon 27,Tues 28 , Thurs 30 & Fri31 August
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improved dramatically over the past 12 months due to hisplan for incremental improvement. Sade averages 4 hours pernight homework. Adam is an electrical apprentice and foundhis own employer. He juggles paid work and study and it isdifficult so he aims to complete all schoolwork at school. Headvised students to be careful on social media as his employerchecked his social media prior to his job interview. All studentsemphasised the need for planning and organisation. There hasbeen extremely positive feedback from many Year 10 students.In particular, they have valued insight into life as a Year 11 and12 student.
Year 12
Our Year 12 will be meeting with a Guidance Officer to discusstheir plans for 2019. Are they on track for the planned pathway?We will be assisting with preferences for their QTAC(Queensland Tertiary Admission Centre). On Friday 10 Augustthe Year 12s will be presented with their QTAC books and learnabout the process of applying for university.
If parents would like to attend the interview please discuss withyour son or daughter and let the Guidance Officer conductingthe interview know. These interviews will be taking place duringclass time. It is best if students are well prepared and havecompleted the form they will be issued with on 10 August 2018.
This will link will take you to QTAC. On here you will find a wealthof info that will assist you in understanding the QTAC process.
Applications for the InspireU Law camp is now open!
All reasonable costs for the camp including all travel,flights, accommodation, meals and excursions are paid for,by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit(ATSISU).
InspireU camps are a great opportunity to bring Indigenoushigh school students onto the University of Queensland (UQ)campus at St Lucia, Brisbane, over the school holidays. Ouraim is to inspire students onto a university pathway. Studentsare given a holistic experience of university life which is deliveredin partnership with current Indigenous university students andUQ’s faculties through the area of study that the student isinterested in. Further information is available at on website here.
Camp dates
Our programs are jam packed with engaging activities and funthings to do; below is a brief overview of what is touched on inthe programs, but not limited to:
Law
Year 11 and 12 in 2018 that have an interest in studying Lawtake part in a range of activities designed to provide a practicalinsight into Law and the many opportunities for study andcareers in this industry.
UQ understands that these programs are held on students’holidays. As part of this program we will also be taking thestudents to Movie World. This will give the students theopportunity to relax, have fun and see what there is to doaround Brisbane, university is more than just study!
UQ is currently home to 380 Indigenous students. InspireUprogram aims to give Indigenous high school students anopportunity to explore the opportunity of studying at one ofAustralia’s finest Universities. The ATSISU creates a‘community’ away from home where students can supportand celebrate each others’ success. InspireU attendees areconnected to the ATSISU and current students to learn how tonavigate university and gain an understanding of how to enteruniversity.
Did you know – UQ offers an alternative entry program forIndigenous students? For more information please visit ourwebsite here.
Occupational Therapy Students
Guidance Officer Kate Niland and Deputy Principal JohnGuidance Officer Kate Niland and Deputy Principal JohnHazzard with Griffith University Occupational Therapy StudentsHazzard with Griffith University Occupational Therapy Students
Jazmin, Sacha, Zoie and Dominique are third year occupationaltherapy students from Griffith University. They have a ten weekplacement with Cav Road. They will be implementingknowledge and skills in an area where occupational therapy isnot typically established. They will be working with Kate Niland.
Kate Niland and Paul RossGuidance Officers
Silly Socks FundraiserOn Friday the 8th of June, Cav Rd held its first “Fred Hollows-Silly Socks Fundraiser”. The day was a huge success, withthe final total coming in at $3315.15… which means that now130 people have been given the gift of vision. On the day,students wore their sports uniforms and socks of their choicefor a gold coin donation in support of the foundation. A PeerSupport Class competition was also held. The winners were8L who raised a whopping $326 alone! All proceeds from theevent were donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation, which is anon-profit charity that aims to help treat preventable blindnessin third world countries and communities.
• September – 23 – 28 – Law
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A huge thank you goes to Ms Sue Larsen, the state fundraisingmanager for The Fred Hollows Foundation, who accepted thecheque and presented the school with a beautiful book aboutthe foundation and its success. Thank you also to Mr Reynoldsfor helping us with the event and the prefect team. Also, aspecial mention to Zoe, Alanah, Bella, Dion, Mohammed, Benand Hugo for their ongoing support and assistance. Overall,the day was a huge success and it was fantastic to see theCav Community having fun and raising money for such a greatcause. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible!
Jess MorganYear 10 Student
Health News – New School Based HealthNurse
My name is Sandra Chesney and I am theSchool Based Youth Health Nurse atCavendish Road State High School. I canbe found in L block every Thursday andFriday.
The Youth Health Nurse works withstudents, school staff and parents to:
I can see young people in private to talk about: health concerns,relationships, sexual health, personal/ family issues, smoking,alcohol and other drug use, referral to other services, feelingunhappy/stressed, puberty etc. Parents are also most welcometo phone me or make an appointment with any concerns abouttheir child.
I look forward to meeting many of you in the coming year.
Sandra ChesneySchool Based Youth Health NurseEvery Thursday and Friday
Drama NewsSemester 2 has begun and we are very busy with new studentsin Year 9 and 10. Year 11 and 12 students are working hard tofinish strongly, with very little time left in the classroom. This isa busy time of year and I am looking forward to working hardtowards the finish line, with these wonderfully talented youngpeople. Students in Year 9 and 10, please make sure you arereading the section on performance blacks to ensure you areprepared and ready when the time comes. I am looking forwardto a creative and busy term 3.
Semester 1 Congratulation
Theatre Sports Champions 9C Drama Students
As part of the Year 9 curriculum, students learn the art ofTheatre Sports and play a variety of these challenging anddiverse improvisation games. As a class, a competition in thefinal week saw much laughter and innovative drama. I was mostimpressed with the outcomes and the creative and humorousnature of these students. With names like; 3FAS, 1%R’s, BarryBeegees, WE CAN DO IT and the Brisbane Buccaneers wewere certainly entertained.
Congratulations to our class winners the 1%R’s. Thesestudents took home the THEATRE SPORTS OSCAR forSemester 1 [Liam Cran, Hasan Issak, Zac Mullaly, HarrisOmerovic, Jasmine Steers, Eamon Webb].
Senior Drama
Year 12 students participated in a workshop with Shake andStir Theatre Company on Ensemble skills and stagecraft toprepare for their final assessment task “OPEN WORKS”.
This unit will be the students’ farewell production displayingtheir talents and skills as drama students and you are allwelcome. Date Claimer: OPEN WORKS 29th October6:30pm in the Hall.
Junior Drama
Welcome to our new students in Year 9 and 10 who will bestudying Semester 2 Drama. Year 9 students are reading playsin class for their THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE unit and Year10 students are studying GOTHIC THEATRE reading “Childrenof the Black Skirt”.
In week 5, students will watch a live theatre performance in theHall by Shake and Stir Theatre company title “Unfiltered”. Thisis an assessment item for Drama students.
• Address concerns or problems abouthealth & wellbeing
• Help create a more supportive, healthy schoolenvironment
• Connect people to other support services outside theschool
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Performance Clothing
For all new Drama students Presenting assessment requiresyou to wear black performance clothing. Parents you do notneed to rush out and purchase anything. Students can weara variety of items from their existing wardrobe; t-shirts are tobe plain black so any logos are worn inside out and back tofront. Pants are tracksuit pants, dance pants; long shorts andstudents wear black socks or bare feet.
Arts on the Green
Congratulations to every single student who was involved inthis wonderful event, hold your heads high, you representedyour department and ensemble extremely well. This was trulyan entertaining evening displaying the incredible talents of ourPerforming Arts students. The wonderful Artwork is still ondisplay in the Resource Centre so staff and students pleaseensure you have a look at the diversity on offer.
Well done Dance Ensemble and thank you to the leaders andchoreographers, Alanah Milne, Olivia Nassar, Taylor Schroderand Haley Tran. The performances on Friday night wereoutstanding.
Toni RyanDrama Coordinator
Duke of Edinburgh at Cav RdThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award has commencedat Cav and the students are in the process of beginning topick which physical activities, skills and services they will becompleting in order to achieve their Bronze Award (or SilverAward for one of our students)!
The program is tailored for students 13 and over, with thebenefit for students to earn credits towards the QueenslandCertificate of Education in their senior years. The Awards areincreasingly recognised by tertiary institutions and can evenhelp participants with securing a job, so the students that haveregistered are really putting their best foot forward.
For Cav Road students, it is easy to get started as a participantand not too late. We are hoping to make this a lasting andfruitful program here at Cav Rd, so please contact Mitch Evans([email protected]) or Kate Niland ([email protected]) toexpress interest and find out more about the benefits ofcommencing the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Further informationis also available at the website below and forms for expressionof interest and parent/guardian permission can be found in YBlock (ask for Mr Evans).
http://www.dukesaward.qld.gov.au/
Resource Centre
Lost and Damaged Books
Students are responsible for the books they borrow. Theseinclude library books, class novels and textbooks. Due caremust be taken when they are in their care. However, weunderstand that accidents do occur…
If a borrowed item has been lost or damaged*, please contactthe Resource Centre staff.
We appreciate your support and trust you understand that ifbooks are lost or damaged then a replacement fee will beissued. The school Library Policy states that any books that arelost or damaged beyond repair are to be paid for so they canbe replaced.
Never a dull moment…
The Resource Centre is buzzing with activity this term! Webegan Term 3 with the school’s acknowledgment of NAIDOCWeek 2018. A display of the posters created by some of theIndigenous students in our community took pride of place in themain area of the Resource Centre. With the theme for NAIDOCWeek being ‘Because of her, we can’, the posters recogniseda significant woman in the student’s life.
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The biennale Arts on the Green has seen the Resource Centretransformed into a Performing Arts space to include anextensive Art exhibition which showcases the talented studentartists in our midst. The space was also used on the night forDrama and Dance performances. The Art Exhibition will remainin the Resource Centre for the next couple of weeks. Pleasedrop in to view the artwork.
The Resource Centre might not look much like a library at themoment. Shelves have been moved aside to allow for the artexhibition, parent teacher interviews and the like. But it is…
Book Week 2018 is around the corner. The theme for BookWeek is Find your Treasure. We are putting a slightly differentspin on the theme by promoting great books; in other words,books regarded as ‘great’ or ‘classic’ – for the way that theyhave continued to engage and inspire. Staff have been askedto name a Classic to contribute to our ‘Treasure a great bookdisplay’. In conjunction with the English Faculty, plenty of BookWeek activities are planned including a Trash to Treasure BookSwap, a Trivia Competition, and Costume Day, to name a few.
Michelle Janik-SandsLibrary Technician
In Touch
Junior State Cup - Hervey Bay
Congratulations to all Cav Road students who played someawesome touch footy at the 2018 Qld Touch Football JuniorState Cup at Hervey Bay. Whether you were playing forBrisbane, Gold Coast, Redlands or Coomera in the U12s orOpens we know you did your team proud and that you are nowmore confident and capable.
Club Touch
Girls Touch
Cavendish Road SHS, U15s ‘Keen as Mustard’ and U13s ‘FooFighters’ are backing up again in season 2 at BMTA. Thenext season kicks off on 26 July and if your child has yetto register or needs a team please contact; The Storm [email protected] Good luck to all of ourdelightful girls that also coach junior teams and/or referee.
Boys Touch
If you are interested in your son playing in season 2 at BMTA- Whites Hill, we plan to nominate an U13, U15 and possibleOpen boys Cav Rd teams. Boys will have the opportunity tocoach and/or referee junior boys. If you are interested inknowing more please email me on [email protected] I will sendout email with more information about this soon.
Met East U15
Good luck to all student participating in the U15s statechampionships in Townsville. Our Met East teams have beentraining very hard and we look forward to competing in a verytough comp. We wish Tyler Beazley and Billie Mannsrepresenting Met East, and also Hayden Wong who will join theboys Presidents team, all the best.
Super Series
We will be hosting a Touch Super Series starting July 27 from3-5 pm at Cav Rd for students in the Touch academy, allgrades welcome to nominate. The reasons behind creating thiscompetition is that in our review at the end of 2017, Mr Lothand I both concluded that a lot of our academy students don’tcompete in strong enough competitions outside of school andtherefore struggle to compete when games becomes difficult.This competition will divide the talent amongst senior and juniorage group where younger students will be challenged by olderstudents giving them the opportunity to step up. The intentionis that all teams will be even in ability, play fair and push theirboundaries in the lead up to the QLD All Schools Carnival.
Competition Procedures are as follows
• Held over FOUR Friday afternoons during Term Three
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Mr Loth has sent an email with the survey link to all students inthe academy. They do not have to nominate but we encourageall to dip their toes into the water and give it a go. We lookforward to hosting this competition for our students, we knowthe benefits for each individual and our touch community will begreat.
Future Events
Boys Season 2 – 7 September
STL – Final for the year – August 17 - Redlands
Player Profiles
Name: Renae NonaYear: 10Favourite Subject: MathTouch Club: RedlandsMost memorable touchexperience: U15’s Met East 2017Fav playing number and position:9, 11 MiddleWho I most admire: in touch- My sister, Justin Cridland
and AripaMOST admire: My MotherWhat I want to be when I grow up: PhysiotherapistWhat my last meal on earth would be: Jatz or VegemiteMy favourite movie is: EpicA country I’d like to visit is and why: New Caledonia,because it looks like a beautiful, calm, peacefuldestination to relax and have a long holiday onIf I could be fluent in a language it would be and why:Russian because it’s different language that not manypeople can speak here in AustraliaIf money was no object what would you buy? New carfor my mum and take my mamma overseas
Name: Tayne WiremuYear: 10Favourite Subject: BusinessManagementTouch Club: BMTAMost memorable touchexperience: Making my first Sundayfor All Schools at my old schoolFav playing number and position: Middle and No. 7Who I most admire: My mum and dadWhat I want to be when I grow up: Own a business infoodWhat my last meal on earth would be: Any type ofburgerMy favourite movie is: KingsmanA country I’d like to visit is and why: America, to try allthe foodsIf I could be fluent in a language it would be and why:MaoriIf money was no object what would you buy? A bighouse
Cathy FarrellyDirector Touch Football Academy
Sport at Cav Road
Interschool Sport - Winter Season (2ndTrimester)
Sport at Cavendish Road State High School is compulsoryfor all students in Years 7-12. Students can be involved inrecreational or competitive interschool sports. Currently wehave seven teams that are undefeated across our interschoolcompetitions. We are now into Round 7 of Winter InterschoolSport, with District Finals fast approaching. Senior District Finalswill be held 8th August and Junior District Finals to be held 14thAugust. Metropolitan Finals Series will begin for some sportsafter these dates until early September.
• Each match day will be double headers
• Time slots would be 3.00pm, 3.30pm, 4.00pm &4.30pm
• QLD All Schools Touch rules : 25 mins straight; bothteams get a tap
• Cav Rd Touch singlets will be worn. One team will begreen, the other team will be black
• Each team will need to provide a referee for the othermatch. Penalties apply for non-compliance
• Match Day 1 – Week 2 – July 27 – Rounds 1 & 2
• Match Day 2 – Week 4 – August 10 – Rounds 3 & 4
• Match Day 3 – Week 6 – August 24 – Rounds 5 & 6
• Match Day 4 – Week 7 – August 31 – SF & GF
• Reserve Week for Wet Weather – Week 8 –September 7
• There will be a Boys Division and a Girls Division
• There will be FOUR teams in each Division, createdby a Draft
• Each team will play everyone twice
• Semi Finals will take place – 1 v 4 and 2 v 3. Winnersprogress to the Grand Final
• The process is for all interested players to nominateonline via the survey monkey link
• The FOUR appointed Captains will draft players intotheir teams one at a time
• There will be 8 - 10 players per team (up to approx.40 players)
• Each team will have a combination of Open (2-3),Under 15 (2-3) and Under 13 (1-2) players; plusWingers (2) before being back filled if necessary.
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Student Sport Success – Ruby Richardson (Year7)
Congratulations to Ruby Richardson on her selection in theQueensland President’s team to compete in the School SportAustralia 12 years Tennis tournament in Rockhampton duringearly August.
Student Success – Hayley Moore(Year 12)
During the June holidays Hayley Moorerepresented Queensland at the U18Women’s AFL National Championshipsheld at the Gold Coast. Being selected intothe Qld team is a huge achievement forHayley given her short time playing AFL. 2018 sees Hayleybeing selected as a rookie for the QWAFL team at herCoorparoo AFL club. This open women’s team competes at thehighest level of competition available in Queensland.Congratulations Hayley on this achievement. Keep up the greatwork!
Student Success – Noah Burke (Year 7)
Noah Burke represented Metropolitan East Region in the 12years Queensland School Cross Country Championships inMaroochydore in late July. In his individual 3km event, hefinished in the middle of the pack. In the 6 x 1km relay his teamcame away with the bronze medal. Well done Noah!
Archery
Looking for a different sport to try? Come and give archery ago! Due to the popularity of our Tuesday afternoon program,Rogue Archery are now excited to offer the Beginner ArcheryLeague on Saturday morning, held at the Carindale PCYC inBrisbane! The beginner league is suited to archers of all ageswith little to no experience, and teaches the basics of targetarchery in a safe and fun environment. We supply all of theequipment and teach all the essential skills of Olympic StyleRecurve Archery – from safe shooting practices to correcttechnique.
For more information visit our website at
http://www.roguearchery.com.au/beginner-archery-league
Athletics Age Champions
Congratulations to the following students who have earnedthe title of Age Champion from our recent Cavendish RoadInterhouse Track & Field carnival:
12 YearsGirls
EmmaAnderson
12 YearsBoys
KyanSmurthwaite
13 YearsGirls
Sarita Cox 13 YearsBoys
Marco Goodwin
14 YearsGirls
Lucia Piacere 14 YearsBoys
SamuelCarmody
15 YearsGirls
Holly Fitzgerald 15 YearsBoys
Jaden Walker
16 YearsGirls
Bella Allan 16 YearsBoys
Jude Saldanha
Open Girls Anna Margraf Open Boys Will Blair
Thanks Cav Road Sports Committee &Volunteers
Many thanks to the members of the Sports Committee in thepassion towards sport that you possess. This was evident inthe support our staff had from these students in the set-up andpack-up of the Interhouse Sports Carnival at the end of Term 2.A large army of student volunteers were involved, consisting ofboth Junior and Senior Sports Captains, House Captains andSports Prefects and their peers. Keep up the great work! GoCav!
Important Sport Dates this term
Griffith University Sports College
Griffith University offers a Sports College for those studentathletes that compete at state, national or international levels intheir sport. This program provides support, well-being servicesand flexibility within over 200 available courses across fivecampuses. Griffith Sports College plays a vital role in fosteringstudents who are also elite athletes, helping them devote timeto training and competition while they complete their tertiarystudies. As part of the Elite Athlete Friendly University Network,the Sports College integrates sporting and academicaspirations. To apply or for further information go to:
https://www.griffith.edu.au/sport/griffith-sports-college
• 6th August – South District Secondary (13-19 years)Sport Athletics Day 1 Field Events
• 6th August – “After the Siren” Workshop – GriffithUniversity
• 9th August – South District Secondary (13-19 years)Sport Athletics Day 2 Track/Javelin
• 13 & 14th August – Mt Gravatt Primary District(10-12 years) Track & Field Days
• 14th August – South District 13 to 15 years GirlsCricket Trials
• 20th August – Mt Gravatt 12 years Boys CricketTrials
• 6 & 7th September – Metropolitan East Track &Field Days (10-19 years)
• 10th September – South District Secondary (13years) Boys & Girls Futsal Trials
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Celebrating our success
Should your child have an outstanding sporting success, pleasedon’t hesitate in contacting Interschool Sports Coordinator(Nikki Bairstow) to share your story in the newsletter / yearparades.
Be sure to explore our Sport tab on the Cavendish Road SHSwebsite for approaching dates for all interschool andrepresentative sport events. Go Cav!
Ms Nikki BairstowInterschool Sports Coordinator
School PhotographerAs at 10th August, you will have only two weeks to order anymore school photos from the School Photographer. If you arewishing to order your child’s photo and have not done so asyet this will be your last chance. Please contact My SchooldaysPhotography on 1800 77 88 68 who will be more than happyto assist.
Parents and Citizens’ (P and C)Association
P and C Meetings
Parents and Citizens’ (P and C) meetings are held on the thirdTuesday of the month from 7pm. Please note that there was nomeeting in July due to the school holidays so the first meetingfor term 2 will be Tuesday 21st August. We are always happyto see new faces and welcome back familiar ones.
Note: Due to student subject selection on this night, the P andC Meeting will be held in Room B7 (meeting room next to theoffice).
We are currently looking for a new Uniform Shop Convenorfollowing the resignation of Madonna after 5 years. We thankMadonna for all her work over that time and wish her all the verybest for her future endeavours. If you are interested in knowingmore about the Uniform Shop Convenor role, please contact usat [email protected].
What’s new in the P and C
We have lots of news to share:
http://www.entbook.com.au/2252w50
How to participate
• Jumpers on sale – please note that woollen jumpersare now just $20 at the uniform shop. These aregreat for those cold mornings.
• After consideration of many samples, the P&C hasdecided to source two new formal uniform items forgirls. We are working with suppliers to determine howsoon into the new year we can have girls’ greenshorts and grey long pants available for sale.
• The P&C is proud to support the school’s KokodaChallenge teams every year. Once again, thestudents and staff did a fantastic job of representingthe school at the Brisbane and Gold Coast Events.Well done to all participants and a huge thank you to
all the staff for the time and effort you put in toorganise this event and support our students.
• Second hand uniforms – a reminder that the uniformshop is no longer selling second hand uniforms onconsignment. A facebook group has been set up forparents to organise their own buying and selling.Used uniforms can also be donated for distribution tofamilies in need by dropping them off at the uniformshop or student services. Donations in excess of thisneed will be sold in the uniform shop with fundsgoing to the P&C.The facebook group can be found by searching inFacebook for Cavendish Road SHS Second HandUniforms. As it is a closed group you will need toapply to join and wait to be approved by a P&C Execvolunteer.
• Community Guest Speaker evenings – planning isunderway for the next in our series of communityevenings. Watch this space for details.
• Entertainment Books – these are available from theuniform shop and both books and digitalmemberships (loaded on your phone) can be orderedat. You can save even if you don’t eat out often withlots of discounted gift cards and e-gift cards on offerthrough your membership including Wish Cards (saveon your everyday shopping at Woolworths, BWS andWoolworths Caltex), BCF, David Jones, CountryRoad, Supercheap, Rebel, JB Hi-fi and more.
1. Attend Meetings7pm on the third Tuesday of the month in theResource Centre.
2. Parents and Citizens Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Cavendish-Road-PC-1372922086101301
3. Email listIf you would like to be added to our mailing list andreceive reminders about future meetings and copiesof our minutes and agenda please [email protected]
4. VolunteeringThe canteen and uniform shop are always looking forhelpers. If you have a little time and would like to helpplease feel welcome to pop in. Even coming along fora short time to assist on one of the days would be ahuge help. For more information or to advise whenyou are available to assist please contact:the Canteen team on 3394 0723 [email protected] Uniform shop [email protected]
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The subcommittees are also keen for new members – if youare interested please [email protected]
Ashley ChanP and C Communications Secretary
Before You Hit Send
A social media SOS for Parents, Tweens, Teensat Carindale Library on Sunday 19 August 2-3pm
Few people understand the highs and lows of social mediabetter than online columnist, podcast host and author RebeccaSparrow. Join Rebecca as she walks parents and studentsthrough the social media landscape teaching the audience howto have a more positive experience online. From finding yourtribe and building your emotional resilience to householdinternet agreements and privacy settings, Rebecca will explainhow following a few simple rules will increase your child’schances of having a healthier relationship with their beloveddevices and a more positive experience online. Please contactCarindale Library to book your place 3407 1490.
Brisbane Handball Club
East Tigers September School HolidayProgram
Holland Park Junior Cricket Club 2018/2019 Registrations
Join On-Line:
http://www.hpjcc.qld.cricket.com.au/
More Information: Call Jo - 0418 97 67 97
Cricket with HPJCC
Ages 5 to 7: 'Junior Blaster' – Learn the skills to playcricket and have fun doing it! – FridayAfternoon or Saturday Mornings
Ages 7 to 10: Master Blaster – Fun, social, safe cricketgames – Friday Afternoons
Ages 7 to 16: Junior Cricket - Play real matches againstother clubs with progressive gamestructures to suit particular ages.
Girls: Play Girls Only and/or Mixed Cricket. AllGirls have access to our famous “Girls OnlyZone” skill development sessions.
Greater Brisbane Junior TennisAssociation (GBJT)
Greater Brisbane Junior Tennis (GBJT) offers juniors up to andincluding year 12 tennis fixtures on a Saturday afternoon at theQueensland Tennis Centre and the University of Queenslandduring school terms. For more information, please visit ourwebsite below or phone Mrs Peta Davis, Secretary on 33740516.
http://www.gbjt.org.au/
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