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Mrs Karen Tanks,Mrs Karen Tanks,Executive PrincipalExecutive Principal

26 November 201926 November 2019

From the Executive Principal’s Desk

Engagement, Writing andFeedbackDear Parents, Caregiversand StudentsThe end of every school year is awonderful time of celebration as weacknowledge the outstandingachievements of our students. With this;however, is the poignant reminder thattime waits for no one, especially not

older teenagers keen to enter the adult world. After thirteenyears in the education system our treasured Year 12s havegraduated from Mansfield SHS, our teachers have smiled sadlyas they walked out our gates the final time and the rest of ourstudents looked on with anticipation and maybe a littlenervousness. Finishing school is exciting because lessons andassessment are not always edge-of-your-seat kind of stuff, butthen neither is adulthood where boring things like bills,housework and all the other responsibilities of life intrude daily.

Becoming an adult who can negotiate those ‘boring’ things isreally important, but liking yourself, being proud of who youare and believing in your ability to overcome challenges is justas crucial to adulting success. Believe it or not, our students

have been building up and practising the resilience, courageand strength needed to do this almost daily over the pastyear. Mansfield SHS students from Year 12 all the way throughto Year 7 have faced innumerable challenges during 2019 intheir learning, effort and ability to remain steadfast in theirdetermination to achieve their best. Every cold morning gettingout of bed, every difficult concept shown in class, all thepractice or training sessions, which tested their abilities or thepuzzling out of assessment or homework at the kitchen table,…your children have been trying so very hard all year tounderstand, improve and achieve their goals and I am so proudof them all. They have shown courage and strength in facingthese challenges, skills and character traits they will need in thefuture when it is their turn to leave school behind and becomethe caring, happy and hardworking adults we know they canbe. I would like to congratulate each and every one of ourstudents on their outstanding efforts during this schooling year:you are amazing!

At this time as we finalise assessment and begin planning forthe next year, I like to look back on all the incredible experiencesour students and staff have had, reflecting on the momentswhen our students really shined from within. Music concerts,awards ceremonies, year level and leadership camps andsporting triumphs always spring to mind quickly, but thereare also those daily moments when I walked past a studenttotally engrossed in reading a textbook or novel, or spoketo another who was ecstatic with an assessment result. Themeetings of pure enthusiasm and ‘change the world’ energyof our student leadership team, watching groups of students

Mrs Sandy Ebert,Mrs Sandy Ebert,Business ManagerBusiness Manager

Ms Mary Cross,Ms Mary Cross,Business Manager –Business Manager –Finance and FacilitiesFinance and Facilities

laugh and support each other at break times, observing classesof children completely focussed and engaged in learning withtheir teachers… Celebrating the big achievements at awardsceremonies and recognising those big life moments likegraduation is so incredibly satisfying, but those moments whereour students shine bright happen throughout every single day,something we have been recognised for again and again.

During the course of 2019, Mansfield SHS has remained abeacon of excellence, not just in our academic, sporting andcultural achievements, but in the very nature of the way wedeliver quality learning in a caring environment. Our studentsare thriving in and outside the classroom. The sense ofbelonging, pride and care for each other and Mansfield SHSas a whole has always been a hallmark of how we do thingshere, but to be recognised through our school review as beingan exceptional example of a school doing things well, that is atruly wonderful achievement. Success comes in many differentforms and Mansfield SHS students have been experiencing it inspades this year through their dedication to their learning. Welldone!

I would like to also take this opportunity to shine a light on thepeople who facilitate this amazing learning and development,professionals who give so much of their time and energies toensuring their students receive the best learning experiencesavailable to them. Our teachers and staff have, as always,worked above and beyond expectations, resulting in studentswho are engaged, learning and feel cared for. They are apleasure to work with and these dedicated experts deservewhat I hope will be a relaxing and restorative summer break.

To all our Mansfield SHS families, thank you for your supportand partnership in educating our young people during 2019.Together, we are creating amazing adults of the future. I wisheach and every one of you a wonderful summer break, filledwith family time, love and of course, lots and lots of fun. 2020will be another amazing year for the entire Mansfield SHScommunity; I cannot wait to see you all again then. Be safe andenjoy yourselves.

Business Manager News

New electronic permission and consentforms system for 2020

Due to an overwhelming response fromparents and in an effort to cut down onpaper, signed permission forms andconsents we will be sent out using anemail system with an individual linkattached for each student.

Parents can create an eight digit code toallow access to this portal and will beable to electronically approvepermissions and return them to the

school.

The data will then self-populate to each individual studentsaccount so that we have an up-to-date database of all formsrequired at the start of the school year.

Throughout the year, further use of this portal will be madeto send out permission forms for trips, medical details andexcursions.

Unfortunately, we are unable to instigate the system any earlierthan the start of 2020 and so we will be emailing the 2020swimming carnival and sports carnival permission formstogether with the 2020 TRA refund form out to all existing Year8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 students for signing and returnto us before the end of the school year.

2020 fee structureThe Parents and Citizens Associationapproved the fee structure for 2020 attheir August meeting. The annualschool levy is:

A breakdown of resources that iscovered in the annual school levy isshown below.

Invoicing of subject charges will be different for Year 7 andYear 8 from next year with these year levels invoiced for oneamount instead of each individual subject. Students in Frenchimmersion, music and the TIC program will remain the same asprevious years.

However, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 will be invoicedfor each individual subject studied.

The annual school levy for Year 7 to Year 10 will be Invoiced onthe Tuesday 26 November and Year 11 and Year 12 in 2020.Subject charges for all year levels will be invoiced in February2020. The government textbook hire refund will be credited toall student accounts in February 2020.

Year 7 Year 8

Student Diary 15 Student Diary 15

Student Development 25 Student Development 25

ID Card 5 ID Card 5

Sporting and Registrationcosts

20 Sporting and Registrationcosts

20

Print Credit 5 Print Credit 5

IT Support Fee 100 IT Support fee 100

Education Perfect 20 Education Perfect 20

Admin Fee 10 Admin Fee 10

200 200

Year 9 Year 10

Student Diary 15 Student Diary 15

Student Development 25 Student Development 25

• Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 and Year10 - $200.00

• Year 11 and Year 12 - $230.00.

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Mrs Rosette Sagner,Mrs Rosette Sagner,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Year 9 Year 10

ID Card 5 ID Card 5

Sporting and Registrationcosts

20 Sporting and Registrationcosts

20

Print Credit 5 Print Credit 5

IT Support Fee 100 IT Support Fee 100

Education Perfect 20 Admin Fee 10

Admin Fee 10 Careers and Pathways 20

200 200

Year 11 Year 12

Student Diary 15 Student Diary 15

RYDA 35 Student Development 25

Student Development 25 ID Card 5

ID Card 5 Sporting and Registrationcosts

20

Sporting and Registrationcosts

20 Print Credit 5

Print Credit 5 IT Support Fee 100

IT Support Fee 100 Admin Fee 10

Admin Fee 10 Assessment Prep andAdmin

50

Assessment Prep andAdmin

15

230 230

Faculty News

Business Education

Market Day 2019

By Year 9 business students -Liza Popal (9F) and PragatiVijayakumar (9F) (Los Nacho DelRey)

Capital, break even, mark-up, sales,profit...this was all that was on ourminds for two very long yet exemplaryterms for Year 9 Business. Market Day

2019 was undoubtedly a success like no other. The Market Dayproject was an opportunity for Year 9 and Year 11 businessstudies students to hone their newfound entrepreneurial skillsand come up with a winning business idea. Prior to Market Day,business ideas were generated, calculations were made,budgets were formulated, capital was contributed, andbusiness plans were finalised. The two-day event involved therunning of 75 businesses and 350 students. After Market Day,students finalized profit and loss statements, distributed profits

and evaluated their team and venture performance in orderto determine whether they were successful in achieving theirfinancial and non-financial goals.

Market Day not only strengthened our entrepreneurial skillsbut also addressed the need for environmental concern in thebusiness. As a part of the business plan that was createdprior to the marketing and creation of our product, we wererequired to list methods of ensuring that our businesses wereas environmentally feasible and sustainable as possible. Groupsattempted to ensure that the majority of their equipment, suchas cutlery, plates and napkins were brought from home ratherthan purchased. This would ensure that usable product wouldnot go to waste and would prevent the unnecessary use ofdangerous plastic items. Other teams bought recyclable bowlsand wooden utensils to serve. Evidently, Market Day was alsoan opportunity to do our part for the environment and ensurethat our businesses were environmentally sustainable.

There is no doubt that Market Day could not have been theroaring success it was without some helpers along the way.Firstly, to Mr Patel who helped with the important job ofensuring that our electrical equipment was safe to use (taggingand testing). The manual arts department, specifically MrRomero, also aided the Market Day process by ensuring thatthe workplace health and safety requirements were fulfilled.Year 10 and Year 12 students operated the information booth,and acted as security. Evidently, a very large thank you is inorder. We would also like to thank Chappy Glen, the resourcecentre staff and the student body, for supporting ourendeavors. A number of parents also supervised and helpedthe students, especially the barbecuing teams, so we wouldlike to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules tosupport our school. Our biggest thank you goes to the businessteachers for organizing the event for us. The Year 9 cohortis forever grateful for this Market Day experience and it couldnot have happened without you. Additionally, as an immensethank you to the school for allowing for this event, $1900 ofMarket Day taxes and fees are being donated to the chaplaincyprogram

Overall, Market Day was a truly exciting experience and taughtthe students valuable lessons in leadership, teamwork andmanaging complex situations. The experience was chaotic,exciting, exhilarating and fast-paced all at the same time.Personally, we found the experience interesting, exciting andfun. There were times where the experience was stressful, ifwe did not have enough pre-orders or our ingredients weretoo expensive. Nevertheless, after utilising our newfoundproblem-solving skills, we found that solving these issues gotprogressively easier. Market Day is unique to Mansfield SHSand the amazing experience will undoubtedly be beneficialthroughout our lives. Ultimately, the experience was immenselyenjoyable, and I can say without a doubt, that any businessstudies student would do it again in a heartbeat.

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English

Ms Carissa Bladin,Ms Carissa Bladin,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Mr Kevin Connell,Mr Kevin Connell,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

From Year 7 to Year 12, it has been a year replete with newexperiences, understandings and achievements for our Englishstudents. Together they have read millions of words fromauthors big and small. They engaged with the works of modernauthors and poets who continue to astound and excite, andalso grappled with the eminent works of Shakespeare,uncovering the enduring lessons about what it means to behuman. We know that, for many of our students, the specialencounters with these texts from around the world and fromacross time have formed experiences and memories that will betreasured for years to come.

As you know, we have recently farewelled our Year 12 studentswho achieved outstanding results for English as a cohort, withnearly a third of them being placed within the VHA band. Thisis such a wonderful achievement for our students and school!We are so proud of our students and, of course, our teacherswhose tireless efforts have helped our students achieve thesefantastic results.

We also recently congratulated our Year 11 students who arenow over halfway through their senior courses, with so manyof them meeting the demands of the new English, Literature,and Essential English syllabuses with gumption and resolve. Allthe while, our students have grown and matured through thetexts they have encountered both inside and outside of ourclassrooms.

Some reflections from our students

As the year comes to a close, we wanted to see what ourstudents enjoyed most about what they have studied acrossthe year. We have included a few of their responses below foryou.

“I love studying English because every time I walk into myEnglish classroom, I know what I need to do and what mustbe done. I know the high standards and expectations frommy English teacher as well, which is what I like as I feel moreorganised that way. What is also great about English is that wecan be as creative as we want, and we get to let our mindwonder with imagination!” - Year 7 English student

“I have loved studying gothic literature because it is actuallyinteresting and so different from anything we have ever donebefore!” - Year 11 Literature student

“I love learning new things, in English especially. I enjoy theway that just reading can improve the way you express yourselfthrough so many amazing words, and also that there are so

many different ways to express yourself through those words! Ialso enjoy writing creatively in class as there are so many placesto go, and all of them are on the tip of your pen.” - Year 7English student

“I love how when we write in English class that we get toexpress all of our thoughts and emotions onto paper in our owncreative way. I also really like that, through reading, we get tolearn why different people think in different ways.” – Year 11English student

Holiday reading

We would love for our students to take pleasure from someholiday reading. Reading is a rare gift that never stops givingand it is one that is well worth encouraging. In the wordsof Charles William Eliot, “Books are the quietest and mostconstant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest ofcounsellors, and the most patient of teachers.” Together withthis quote, we have included another favourite quote belowthat, for me, encapsulates so much of what is special aboutreading:

“The best moments in reading are when you come acrosssomething - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things -which you had thought special and particular to you. And now,here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have nevermet, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand hascome out and taken yours." – Alan Bennett

There are so many wonderful novels to read and so many thatwe could recommend to our students for some great holidayreading. Here are a few suggestions for our different year levelsthat you might consider:

Year 7 to Year 8

Year 9 to Year 10

Year 11 to Year 12

We wish you all the best for a safe and happy holiday with yourfamily and loved ones.

• Wonder by R J Palacio

• Holes by Louis Sachar

• The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by PhilipPullman

• World Shaker by Richard Harlem

• The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan

• Life of Pi by Yann Matel

• Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody

• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

• The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta

• A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A.Fletcher

• His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

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Mr Craig Healey,Mr Craig Healey,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Mr Mark Casey,Mr Mark Casey,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

HPE

Sports representatives

Congratulations to the followingstudents who recently have beenselected in Met East sports teams:

Celebrating sporting success

Sienna Jeffery (8C) and Elle Burton (8G) competed in the statefutsal titles on Saturday 17 November and Sunday 18November. Their team did exceptionally well taking the statechampionships. Sienna was also awarded most valuable playerfor Met East girls by her coaches. Well done girls!

Sienna JefferySienna Jeffery Elle BurtonElle Burton

The Queensland state titles for track and field were held earlierthis term in Cairns. Two Mansfield SHS students werecompeting with Nadya Williams (9K) finishing third in Javelin andHarvey Cramb (9Q) performing well. Congratulations Nadyaand Harvey!

Nadya WilliamsNadya Williams Harvey CrambHarvey Cramb

Get ready for Road Safety Week 2020 atMansfield SHS!

As part of the health syllabus for 2020, the Year 12 studentsare organising a Road Safety Week during Week 3, Term 1(Monday 10 February to Friday 14 February) within theMansfield SHS community. Our top objective for this campaignis to reduce traffic congestion during drop off and pick up times.We are also looking to improve the road safety behaviours of allmembers of our community. The week will consist of a numberof educational activities where students and other communitymembers will have the opportunity to develop their road safetyknowledge and skills. On Wednesday, Week 3, 2020, MansfieldSHS will join Mansfield SS in their Active School Travel Day.To support this event, parents will be encouraged to drop theirchildren off outside the designated exclusion zone so they canwalk to school. Taking the bus, cycling and carpooling are alsoencouraged. We hope everyone in our school community willactively participate to make our roads safer.

We will be collecting pre and post initiative data. Participationis encouraged so we can make the greatest impact possibleto benefit our community. Please complete this survey. If youor your business are interested in sponsoring our event, pleasecontact Ms Croll at acrol3@eq.edu.au

Information Technology

1-to-1 Technology Program2019

Responsible use of IT facilities

There are several aspects toresponsible use of our school network.One of the challenges of a very largehigh school is ensuring equitableaccess to the internet. We only have alimited bandwidth and the priority for

this bandwidth must be educationally based. Some studentshave been identified as using streaming services to watch TVprograms during school time. This not only takes up a largeamount of our bandwidth, but is also a distraction for studentsduring times when they should be concentrating on schoolwork.

Internet quotas

Internet quotas have been introduced to encourage responsibleuse of our Internet bandwidth. Quotas are generous enoughto allow students scope to use the internet as they wouldnormally. However, students who stream video and music willfind they will be blocked from further access. The usage onlyapplies to that being used at school and the blocking onlyoccurs for students while at school. Home use is unaffected.Here are some facts about the quotas:

• Elle Burton (8G) – futsal

• Sienna Jeffery (8C) – futsal

• Thomas Keast (11J) – cricket.

1. The quota is for a month of usage. Quotas are resetat the start of the each month.

2. Once a student reaches their quota, they are blockedfor the remainder of the month.

3. Blocked students can still access:a. Webmailb. Learning Place coursesc. SharePoint and OneDrived. Online Office Apps including OneNote and Word.

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Inappropriate email use

Students are becoming increasingly distracted withinappropriate emails. These could simply be group email chatsor be more serious. Students risk having their email disabled ifthey continue to abuse the privilege. Please remember that theemail account is provided for appropriate school use only.

What happens if you are leaving Mansfield SHS?

All students currently have either a CYO or BYO laptop. Thereare processes to be followed for students with either type oflaptop, whether leaving school or changing schools.

Students with CYOD laptops

Laptops in the CYOD program are school-owned devices. Wecan transfer ownership to a student who is leaving as long asthe following conditions are met:

Please be aware that if you leave the school with a laptopwithout fulfilling these conditions, it could be considered theft.Here is a summary of the end of year process regardinglaptops:

Students with BYOD laptops

All BYO laptops should be connected to Microsoft Intune,which is linked to the school email address. After leavingschool, students should disconnect this account from Intune.Instructions for disconnecting both Windows and Mac laptopsfrom Intune can be found in the BYO section of the schoolwebsite.

Celebrating IT successes

This year the IT department has coordinated a number ofextra-curricular activities and events. Some of these successeshave been reported in the school magazine but there are anumber of additional successes we would like to recognise inthis last school newsletter of the year.

First Tech Challenge

The First Tech Challenge team competed in the QueenslandRegional competition on Saturday 2 November and despitebeing rookies, due to the extensive support and mentoring fromthe Bechtel Engineering team, they were very well preparedfor the event and placed 3rd overall in the competition. TheFirst Tech Challenge is open to students aged 12 years to18 years so our junior Year 8 and Year 9 team was in thesame competition and performed better on the day than someof the Year 11 and Year 12 teams from other schools. Weare extremely proud of their success and the success of theirmentor team from Bechtel Engineering who placed 8th. Bothteams will be representing Queensland at the NationalChampionship in Sydney on Friday 6 December and Saturday 7December. Congratulations to Joshua Petersen (8H), Jack Irwin(8Q), Adhiraj Sandhu (9S) and Jerry Wu (9P) for your exceptionalperseverance and teamwork over many months to achieve thissuccess.

Mansfield and Bechtel alliance team were finalists at the FTCMansfield and Bechtel alliance team were finalists at the FTCRegional Qualifying event on Saturday 2 NovemberRegional Qualifying event on Saturday 2 November

If you are interested in joining an FTC team next year, pleasecontact Mrs Docherty kdoch8@eq.edu.au.

Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero

The Search for the Next Tech Girl Superhero took place inTerm 2 and Term 3 culminating in the national showcase eventhosted by QUT on Sunday 8 September. Iqra Palasara (11E),Chloe Flintoff (7I) and Dishi Agarwal (7J) formed a team towrite a business case and build a mobile application that wouldaddress one of the United Nations sustainability goals. The girlscreated an app called litter tutor for which they received thePeople’s Choice award. Here is what the experience meant tothem.

4. Blocked students cannot access sites that requiretheir password to access from school e.g. Google,most general websites, streaming sites.

• Full payment of the laptop has been completed

• The laptop has been returned so that EQ softwareand security controls can be removed.

1. All students with a CYOD laptop will be asked tohand in their laptop to IT Support after their finalexam.

2. The laptops will have school software and devicerestrictions removed.

3. Students have the option of collecting and keepingthe laptop as long as all fees have been paid.Failure to pay outstanding fees will result in theschool maintaining ownership of the laptop.

4. If a student leaves the school without handing inthe laptop, restrictions will be remotely set to highand warranty will not be transferred. This will meanall access to social media sites will be blocked andany repairs could not be claimed under warranty.

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Mrs Allison Peel,Mrs Allison Peel,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

L-R Jennifer (the team’s industry mentor from TechnologyL-R Jennifer (the team’s industry mentor from TechnologyOne), Chloe, Iqra and DishiOne), Chloe, Iqra and Dishi

Why did you enter Tech Girls are Superheros?

Iqra: To put my ideas to the test and challenge myself soI can open doors to more opportunities.Chloe: I entered because I wanted to try something newand I wanted to code something challenging and meetnew people.Dishi: I guess I just wanted to try something new andlearn more IT skills.

What did you enjoy most about the experience?

Iqra: I loved listening and contributing to constructivegroup conversations.Chloe: I enjoyed most coding some of the app andmeeting up with my team and launching the app.Dishi: Learning more facts like how to do the businessplan and the showcase was really fun as well.

What did you learn?

Iqra: Teamwork, managing my time efficiently andpersevering through challenges.Chloe: I learned about perseverance, perspective, linecoding and teamwork.Dishi: How to do a business plan. How to plan a pitchvideo. How to film a pitch video.

What type of students do you think would enjoyparticipating in this program next year?

Iqra: Anybody interested in IT or somebody looking for achallengeChloe: Anyone.Dishi: Girls who like editing, designing or coding.

You can access the litter tutor app on code.org by scanning theQR code on this page with the camera on your iPhone or a QRCode reader.

The video entry the girls submitted can be accessed here.

Premier’s Coding Challenge

The Premier’s Coding Challenge is a coding competition forstudents in Year 3 to Year 10 and is based on the AustralianCurriculum Digital Technologies curriculum. This year, twoMansfield SHS students, Jemma Reeves (7E) and AbbieRichardson (7E), took the initiative to find out about thiscompetition after seeing a poster on their classroom wall.Jemma and Abbie had not yet covered the skills required, asstudents at our school cover this material in Year 8. However,this did not hinder their enthusiasm. Their love of learningmotivated them to create an account on Codesters.com andlearn the skills they needed for the competition in their owntime. Abbie and Jemma worked hard to create a Pythonprogram to educate students about cybersafety and won theYear 7 and Year 8 Python programming pairs category of thecompetition. Congratulations girls, very well done!

You can access the Photo Consent Quiz the girls created here.

Other IT Competition results

The Year 9 TIC Young ICT Explorers team Dhruv Alwadhi (9E),Kevin Varghese 9E), Adithya Brijes (9E) and Max Christie (9E)were invited to present their project named ‘Oceanese’ at thefinals showcase held at UQ on Saturday 24 August. Paststudent Bradley Hennessey was a presenter at the event.Although the boys did not win they learned a lot from theexperience.

ITS student Curtis Charlton (12B) was selected as a finalist forhis live action film ‘Listen More’. The winners will be announcedat the red carpet event in Melbourne later this month.

Congratulations to Joel Van Niekerk (10N) for taking out themedal in the ICAS Digital Technologies competition for thesecond year in a row.

LanguagesWe wish our students safe and happytravels as they depart on theirlanguage exchanges during theholidays. Jayden Liu-Batista (11Q),Tamzin Kucurs (11N) and CamrynWaugh (11F) are travelling toSwitzerland. Maya Cvetinovic (10R)and Haran Anandakumar (9I) andAakash Bhattacharya (9I) are travellingto Quebec (Canada). They are allenthusiastic language learners eagerly

taking on this adventure and will be excellent ambassadors forour school and Australia.

These exchanges are administered by the QueenslandGovernment. Applications for the 2020 exchanges are open to

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Mr Mark Redhead,Mr Mark Redhead,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Mrs Kathrine Jacobsen,Mrs Kathrine Jacobsen,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

students in Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 in 2020 and need tobe submitted soon to the school. For more information, pleasecontact your student’s French teacher.

https://education.qld.gov.au/schools-educators/international/international-opportunities

The Year 12 French and Japanese languages studentscelebrated the end of their high school languages journey withtheir teachers at the traditional end of year dinners. We hopethey continue their language learning education but we knowthey have already benefited culturally and cognitively from theopportunity to study another language. We wish them all thebest for their future.

Learning and Performance

NAPLAN 2020 update

Mansfield SHS continues to maintain aproud tradition as a quiet achiever inregards to so many aspects of schoollife – NAPLAN is one of these. Ourstudents outpace the nationalminimum standards and moresignificantly, they outperform ‘likeschools’.

A key support of student success is the collaborative approachprovided by our teaching staff.

In 2020, there is an increasing number of schools movingtowards NAPLAN Online. You may read in the media aboutchanges to the online platform and the challenges this maybring. Parents may rest assured that whilst Mansfield SHSis preparing for this change, in 2020 NAPLAN will remain aseries of four paper tests at our school. The NAPLAN dates atMansfield SHS in 2020 are Tuesday 11 May to Friday 14 May.

Occasionally students do lose their NAPLAN report. If this hashappened, please do not hesitate to contact the school to ordera replacement. This process does take a little time, but is agood safety net for missing reports.

High quality learning and teaching in all subjects is thefoundation of our exceptional results in NAPLAN. Our researchbased approaches to reading, writing and numeracy have beenintegrated school wide. We do not explicitly prepare forNAPLAN, but rather we embed high quality learning andteaching practices throughout the school curriculum, usingprograms such as Eagle & Wolf Reading, Write it up! & Polya’sProblem Solving Model to ensure student success.

Perhaps most effective is our communication with studentsand their families – every student, every day, understands thefollowing:

The consistently high NAPLAN performance at Mansfield SHSis simply one small indicator of the exceptional work of ourdedicated teachers, and their partnership with students andtheir families. We are very proud of our Mansfield SHS students.

Thank you to all members of the 2019 learning andperformance teams: literacy including RAMP, the resourcecentre, gifted and talented and EAL/D and of course NAPLANteam. So many tireless professionals; so many who all havecontributed to the simple goal, to make student learning better.

We repeat the message from our Executive Principal and fromall staff; we hope that all members of our Mansfield SHScommunity experience a safe, restful and enjoyable break. Seeyou all in 2020

Music

QSO ‘Symphony forTomorrow’ compositionproject

On Friday evening 8 November, fiveof our senior students had theirmusic compositions performed bythe Queensland SymphonyOrchestra in a public concert at theABC studios, South Bank. All of thecompositions were truly amazing

and displayed the hard work that our students had been doing.Congratulations to Stacey Weir (12J), Shravan Chandramouli(11P), Inge Dekker (11I), Shelby Devenish (11J) and Chian Kam(11Q).

We are hoping to continue this partnership with the QSO nextyear and look forward to more of our students participating inthis fabulous experience.

L-R Mrs Jacobsen, Inge Dekker, Stacey Weir, ShelbyL-R Mrs Jacobsen, Inge Dekker, Stacey Weir, ShelbyDevenish, Chian Kam, Shravan ChandramouliDevenish, Chian Kam, Shravan Chandramouli

• That Mansfield SHS expects them to do their best

• That what they do today will count towards tomorrow

• That every individual is responsible for their learninggrowth.

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Mr Lance Simpson,Mr Lance Simpson,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Instrumental music

Instrumental lessons and all ensembles have now concludedfor the year. If your student is using a school instrument, thesemust be returned as soon as possible for stocktake. They willbe re-issued for holiday loan in the last week of school (Week10). Lessons and rehearsals will begin in Week 3 of Term 1,2020.

Music 2019 USB not DVD

This year we have phased out our concerts DVD in favour of a‘Mansfield Music USB’. This USB will contain all of this year’smajor concerts for one low price of $30.00. If you would likethis memento of the year’s music activities, please place yourorders now as a limited run was due to arrive Monday. Pleaseplace your order by completing the order form and returning itto the lower office together with your payment. Once paymenthas been made, please present your receipt to Mrs Pannell inthe music department to receive your USB.

Thank you for your continuing support of Mansfield Music. Wehope you have a happy and musical holiday!

Practical Arts

Formula students atMansfield SHS

This year was the third year of theFormula Student program undertakenat Mansfield SHS. Organised by MrCox and assisted by Mr Nair, thisprogram allowed the students to studythe MEM20413 Certificate II inEngineering Pathways while engagingin exciting and fulfilling course work.

The course was run over approximately 30 weeks from 3pm to7.30pm on Thursdays as an extra-curricular activity. Elevenstudents worked tirelessly over this time to build the car in ourworkshop. They were Ricky Kuuronny (11Q), Andre Yuen (11E),Raphael Paisarn (11L), Hayden Prasad (11N), Dante Faustini(11I), Joshua Olsen (11L), Seamus Hilton (11F), GabrielIommarini (11N), Mathew Chai (11J), Khaiser Milan (11M) andKaleb Togiaso (11B). The students (pictured below) were ableto drive the car at Queensland Raceways’ Lakeside circuit atKurwongbah on Friday 25 October.

The students were instructed by Mr Cox and blended learningvideo instruction to gain an understanding of the tasks andwhat was required as an outcome. They were assigned jobcards and drawings to instruct them on what they wererequired to manufacture and the steps required to achievethe outcome. The component manufacture was broken downwithin the job card into the various step-by-step work taskssuch as mechanical cutting, linishing, using handtools andpower tools, pedestal drilling, welding, assembling etc.

The students were required to clock on to each stage of thejob card, just like in a real manufacturing workshop. A computerprogram was used to record how many units the studentmanufactured and the time it took them to complete the job.The instructor signed off those components as satisfactoryonce they were manufactured and met the tolerances andspecification required on the drawing.

Science

Mr Duncan Gordon,Mr Duncan Gordon,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Mrs Emily Preston,Mrs Emily Preston,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

By Charlotte Woods (10R), one of the SELN(organised by Brisbane City Council)

This year my friend Janudi Satharasinghe (10E) and I attendedSELN (Student Environmental Leadership Network) meetings tolearn about implementing a project in our school that wouldmake Mansfield SHS a more environmentally sustainableschool. We decided to focus on waste. After lots of planningand going through a few ideas, we decided to take on plasticwaste management. Each correct plastic container collected issent to the council in exchange for 10c, and then this money isput towards the school. This program increased my leadershipskills and made me more aware of the changing environment. Ialso made lots of new friends! SELN was a very informative andengaging experience.

L-R: Janudi Satharasinghe and Charlotte Woods.L-R: Janudi Satharasinghe and Charlotte Woods.

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Ms Kerri Hixon,Ms Kerri Hixon,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Ms Sue Pritchard,Ms Sue Pritchard,Head of DepartmentHead of Department

Senior Secondary

Mater Education Programstudents

At the beginning of Term 4 this year,ten Mansfield SHS studentscommenced a Certificate II in HealthSupport Services at the MaterEducation Centre. These studentshave done themselves and the schoolproud, as the staff at Mater Educationhave been very impressed with their

behaviour, attitude and presentation. The head educator, MsRobyn Primozic said, “the students have presented themselvesbeautifully groomed each week, been on time for class andreturned from breaks, showed a willingness to participate withstudents from other schools and are very inclusive”.

Our students are thoroughly enjoying the practical hands-onexperience in the hospital training environment, and many ofthem are planning to go on to complete the Cert III in HealthServices Assistance or Allied Health Assistance in 2020.Another five Mansfield SHS students have been accepted tobegin the Mater Education Program in 2020 and are excited bywhat they have heard from the current students.

TAFE courses 2020 – update to course closuredates

TAFE Queensland has advised the school that applications arestill open for 2020 and will remain open until Monday 3 February2020, and offers of enrolment are expected to be issued inNovember this year. If students are considering undertaking aTAFE course in 2020, they can download the enrolment packfrom the school website.

Senior Formal 2020 – Save the date!

The Senior Formal will be held at the Brisbane ConventionCentre on Friday 8 May 2020 from 6.30 pm to 11.30 pm.

To minimise disruption to teaching and learning, studentsattending the formal MUST be at school until 1 pm on Friday8 May. Please note that all appointments (eg. hairdresser etc),must be made after this time. There are no exceptions!Students will be notified of the cost in 2020.

Students must come appropriately dressed and groomed forthe occasion and remain so for the duration of the evening.General dress rules include:

Should there be any queries please contact the Year 12 DeputyPrincipal or Senior Schooling HOD. Send a photo if you wish.Consent forms will be distributed in 2020.

The ArtsThis year our junior media studies andsenior film and TV Students haveproduced some excellent work and wehave entered these productions intonational and international filmcompetitions. Our students have beenselected as finalists, or categorywinners in nearly every competition inAustralia.

ATOM 1 Minute Film Competition 2019

Congratulations to Kayla Parks (9O), finalist in the ATOM 1Minute Film Awards!

Click the link below to view Kayla’s animation, The SilentEncounter:

http://1-minutefilmcompetition.org/2019-lower-secondary-entry/the-silent-encounter/

• Conservative hairstyles and natural hair colours arerequired.

• Tattoos or piercings are NOT to be visible.

• Appropriate footwear must be worn, therefore gymshoes, sliders, joggers, thongs etc are not permitted.

The convention centre requires that shoes be wornall night; therefore, students may like to purchasefoldable flats for later in the evening.

• Hats, canes and monocles or the like are NOTpermitted.

• Formal attire must be worn, for example long dressesand conservative suits (brightly coloured suits areprecluded).

• Dresses must allow for participation in formal dancingand not create a trip hazard. Dresses with a train arenot a good option.

• All students are to be dressed modestly.

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Port Shorts Film Festival 2019

Imogen Daly (11F) has won the ATOM Queensland EmergingFilmmaker Award for 2019 in the Port Shorts Film Festival!Finalists in the Young Filmmaker competition also includedShreyans Amin (11G), Balazs Remias (12G) and Kayla Parks(9O). Well done students!

Stuffit Film Festival 2019

This year marks continued success for Mansfield SHS in theStuffit Film Festival, held on the Sunshine Coast. Jason Cheon(11D) won in the category of Experimental Film, ElizabethHogan (9L) earned a highly commended for Junior Animation,and Christine Judin (9O) is the runner up in that category.Congratulations everyone!

Ipswich Youth Film Festival 2019

Our wonderful junior and senior film students had their worksofficially selected for the Ipswich Film Festival for Youth.

BUFTA awards

Congratulations senior Mansfield SHS film students! A recordnumber of our students have made it into the top 30! Fantastic!

Curtis, Shreya and Balazs who made it into the top 18 havebeen invited to the awards ceremony. Good luck to ourgraduating Year 12s!

Blue Heeler Film Festival 2019

Well done to Linta Roy (11I) and Jamie Crockett (11F)! Theirfilms ‘Recorder Wars’ (Linta) and ‘The Tales of Buckaroo Bill’(Jamie) were shortlisted for the Blue Heeler Film Festival andplayed in front of a massive crowd. Great work!

MyState Film Festival

Our wonderful Mansfield SHS film and TV students have madeit into the shortlist for the MyState Film Festival 2019!Congratulations everyone! To vote for our students for the‘People's Choice Award’, please ‘like’ each film on Youtube.

• Olivia McClatchey (11A) (award winner)

• Maksym Poplavskiy (10R) (award winner)

• Jason Cheon (11D)

• Imogen Daly (11F)

• Shreyans Amin (11G)

• Linta Roy (11I)

• Sapphire Tsiamis (11O)

• Tyler Oates (11Q)

• Sunny Kwon (10A)

• Renee Cheung (10K)

• Eileen Ip (10Q)

• Lee Kerry (9O)

• Quang Tran (9O).

• Curtis Charlton (12B) (top 18)

• Shreya Arora (12B) (top 18)

• Taleisha Lee (12A) (top 18)

• Balazs Remias (12G) (top 30

• Sapphire Tsiamis (11O) (top 30).

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Mrs Sonia Radel,Mrs Sonia Radel,P&C OperationsP&C OperationsManagerManager

P&C News

Next P&C meetingThe final P&C Meeting for 2019 is beingheld on Thursday 28 November from6.30pm. There is a BBQ dinner in thegreen space outside the canteen followedby the meeting. The BBQ is $10 perperson payable on the night. Please rsvp ifyou would like to attend.

BooklistsBooklists for each year level are now open for orders and canbe viewed and printed from the school website. All electronicresources must be ordered online through Campion. To orderenter our school login code W2GZ and then choose the yearlevel to select your items. Please select digital texts carefully asno refund or exchange is available on these once purchased.Digital access codes will be emailed.

When ordering multiple packs the delivery fee can be reducedto one fee per address by opening an account and placingall orders in the one transaction. Orders placed separately willincur the delivery fee per book pack.

Orders received by Friday 13 December 2019 will be deliveredbetween Monday 13 and Friday 24 January 2020. Any ordersplaced after 13 December will incur higher delivery fee and arenot guaranteed to arrive before the start of the 2020 schoolyear.

Parents who are not able to have their book packs sent to aphysical address can elect to collect them from the CampionEducation retail store at Unit 5, 121 Evans Road, Salisburyfrom Monday 13 January to Saturday 18 January 2020. Pleaseensure you tick the ‘Store Collect’ option when ordering.

Uniform shop

New online uniform shop

A new online web store is now available offering formal andsports uniforms, socks, bags and hats. Items ordered onlinecan be picked up by students or parents from the uniform shop.Find out more at:

http://www.mansfieldhighuniformshop.com.au/

Extended uniform shop hours

The new uniform shop is located under A block with the mainparent entry from the school entrance on Broadwater Road.There is a student express window on the A block walkway.

Normal trading hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdayfrom 7.30am to 10.30am during term time.

During December and January, the uniform shop will be openextended hours for the collection of orders and purchases.

December 2019 (7.30am to 12noon)

January 2020 (7.30am to 12noon)

Calendar of Events

TUESDAY26NOVEMBER

YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11 EXAM BLOCK

NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE

JUNIOR MAP WEEK 10

WEDNESDAY27NOVEMBER

YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11 EXAM BLOCK

YEAR 8 AND YEAR 9 RELIGION – PER 1

THURSDAY28NOVEMBER4-4 DAY

YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11 EXAM BLOCK

YEAR 7 2020 MUSIC PLACEMENT AUDITIONS

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING – SCIENCE CENTRE

P&C MEETING – SCIENCE CENTRE

FRIDAY29NOVEMBER

YEAR 11 EXAM BLOCK

YEAR 10 COMPUSORY NORMAL CLASSES

YEAR 7 2020 MUSIC PLACEMENT AUDITIONS

YEAR 10 SDP CLASS PICNICS

YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11 PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY –PER 3

LAST DAY YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11

MONDAY2 DECEMBER

YEAR 7 2020 MUSIC PLACEMENT AUDITIONS

TUESDAY3 DECEMBER

YEAR 9 TIC STEM EXCURSION – CSIRO

JUNIOR MAP WEEK 11

WEDNESDAY11DECEMBER

YEAR 7, 8 & 9 PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY PER 3

THURSDAY12DECEMBER

YEARS 7, 8, 9, 10 , 11 REPORT CARDS EMAILED

FRIDAY13DECEMBER

FINAL DAY FOR YEARS 7, 8, 9

SUMMER VACATION

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER TO MONDAY 27 JANUARY (INCLUSIVE)

• Tuesday 3 December, Wednesday 4 December,Thursday 5 December and Friday 6 December.

• Monday 9 December, Tuesday 10 December,Wednesday 11 December and Thursday 12December.

• Monday 20 January, Tuesday 21 January,Wednesday 22 January, Thursday 23 January andFriday 24 January.

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