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21 October 201921 October 2019

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Welcome to Term 4

Finalising finance accounts for ourYear 12 students

For many of you, it might be hard to believeyour students are now in the final phase oftheir secondary education and will completeand graduate from Year 12 at our School in

a few short weeks! The memories of their first day of highschool are still fresh for many of us. As our students transitionfrom high school students into members of our widercommunity it is important we ensure they finish well, strong,happy and excited about the future. There are a number of staffwho are ready to help and support both your student and / oryou, as their family, succeed at this important milestone. Weaim to get everyone to the Graduation and Formal and for everystudent to obtain their QCE or QCIA.

Please support the school by finalising any outstanding SRSor subject fees / uniform payments or other debts as soonas possible. Our finance office staff are ready to help yousettle these accounts or establish payment plans so that thesematters are finalised by the end of semester 2.

At Caboolture, our vision is for all students to achieve a qualityeducation that enables them to articulate into meaningfulemployment, further training or tertiary study. I set the barhigh in terms of my expectations on attendance, participation,uniform and behaviour, so that our vision can become a realityfor all members of our school community. I will encourage andchallenge every one of our students to:

I invite you all to join us in our work at Caboolture State HighSchool to help us bring our values to life in our schoolcommunity:

Persistence – never give upRespect – respect yourself, others and the environmentIntegrity – be honest and trustworthyDiligence – give everything a goExcellence – be the best you can be

Great start for Term 4 and preparations for 2020

Congratulations to our parents, staff and students on a smoothand calm start to Term 4! Our first week of learning was greatwith staff and students quickly falling back into our routines.A warm welcome to both our new and returning families. Ourenrolment remains strong and we have successfullycommenced approximately 1320 students for the final term ofthe year. If you have a Year 6 student in a local primary school,who you haven’t enrolled yet with us for Year 7 in 2020, pleasecontact the office staff who will make you an appointment withone of our Deputy Principals.

• move into the last term of 2019 with pride,enthusiasm and commitment to learning;

• take on student leadership, coaching and/or mentorroles within our student body;

• make the best contribution they possibly can to ourschool community;

• explore all the educational possibilities and curriculumoptions available to them;

• embrace difficult challenges as opportunities to growand develop; and

• think seriously about what career options they areinterested in.

Our new building is getting very close to completion!

In the first week Mr Watts, Mr Swile and I had a fabulous firsttour of our new building to check out what the new learningspaces will look like! Below is a photo of the view from theoutdoor learning space which looks back over the school.

New approach to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in2020

Over the last few years the school has tried a number ofdifferent approaches to integrating technology into the learning.Most students have a phone or access to a laptop or computerand can access social media and the Internet as they want orneed to. We are currently redeveloping our BYOD approachand will be communicating in more detail soon. For somefamilies and staff, BYOD hasn’t been successful. Some parentshave talked to me about their frustration with the school inrelation to sending their child to school with a laptop and it notbeing used in classes. There seems to be a lack of consistencybetween staff expectations and usage or need in some classesother than LearnIT. In 2020, our focus will be on encouragingevery Year 7 to bring a laptop. We will develop a number ofoptions for our families. Watch this space!

Kind regards,

Fiona Free

JUNIOR SECONDARY NEWSWelcome to Term 4! There is lotshappening for our junior students this term.

Our Year 8 students have been participatingin literacy and numeracy rotation sessionsduring Access this semester and thisprogram will continue to run into Term 4.Our Year 8s are also currently participatingin the process of nominating and selecting

their Junior Secondary Captains and House Leaders, who willbe appointed by the end of this term. Good luck to all thestudents who have nominated and I wish them all the bestduring the leadership selection process.

Term 3 report cards have been distributed. To achieve PRIDEstatus, students must receive all excellent and/or very goodin effort and behaviour on their report card. Congratulations tothose students who achieved PRIDE status.

FUTURE STUDENTS

In Week 9, we will be welcoming future Year 7 students toexperience a day at high school, during Orientation Week.Information letters will be given to our feeder primary schools,or sent directly to students from other schools, inviting them toattend on an allocated day.

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Our current Year 7 students will soon nominate to help outas buddies during that week. Their role will be to help showthe new students around the school, taking them to variousactivities, and demonstrating our school PRIDE values.

Remember to encourage your child to continue trying theirbest right up until the last day of Term 4, bringing the rightequipment, wearing the correct uniform, handing in assessmentand studying hard for their final end of year exams.

Linda HooperHOD Junior Secondary

YEAR 12 NEWS

Love your Body Week

Love Your Body Week is Australia's largestpositive body image initiative. Last term,some of the Year 12 cohort completedactivities to change the conversationaround body image and celebrate bodydiversity. Thank you to Mrs Ferguson andthe School Nurse, Jackie, for presenting

and organising activities including a banner, gratitude chain andpledges. Special shout out to The Arts students who performeda dance and musical performance around body positivity.

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QCS

Congratulations to the students who completed the final QCStest last term. The students had been preparing for this testsince the end of Year 11 and their hard work has paid off.Special thanks to Mr Boxall, Mr Cochran, Mrs Hooper andMrs Burton for QCS preparation and Mrs Long for supplyingnutritious food.

Ski Trip

Thank you to Ms Haynes, Mr Lovett, Mr Pretorius and Mr Doylefor taking 46 budding snow boarders and skiers on the annualSki Trip. Perisher was amazing and we even experienced snowat our accommodation, Ski Rider. Most people nailed the skillof gliding down the slopes, while some enjoyed pickingthemselves up off the snow after numerous stacks. There werea few fights with the chair lift and J-bar and a few bruisedbodies. A fun filled trip that was worth the never ending bus ride!

Mental Health Week

The firstweek of Term 4 was QLD Mental Health Week. It is anannual event that aims to shine a spotlight on what all of us cando to look after our mental health and reach out to those whoneed support. This year’s theme was ‘Take time - for mentalhealth!’ The Year 12 leaders hosted lunch time activities to feedthe body and mind. Shout out to Zen Masters, Billy and Rykah,for their meditation session and Drew for playing handball withour students. Special thanks to Tania from Youth Support, forsupplying apples for slinkies.

I would also like to congratulate Declan MacMahon, whoparticipated in the National Championships for Irish Dancingover the holidays. He placed 7th in solos and 5th & 7th ingroups.

Rhana RalphYear 12 Coordinator

THE ARTS NEWS

Instrumental Music Clusterperformance

On Monday 9 September, the CabooltureState High School Concert Band and otherconcert bands and ensembles from localprimary and high schools participated in theInstrumental Music Cluster performance atCaboolture SHS. Each school’s bands andensembles performed a variety of repertoire

with the evening finishing with a fantastic combined schoolperformance. A big thank you must go to Mrs Janelle Moore fororganising this event, and also to the parents and friends whocame along to support. Well done to the students and staff whowere involved.

Clowning Night

On Monday 16 September, our Year 10 Drama studentsentertained their audience as they performed their hilariousClowning routines. Students had studied Clowning in classand as part of their assessment, they had to devise their ownclowning routine. On the evening, students performed theseroutines to an audience of young children and parents. Therewere plenty of laughs from both the children and adults and thiswas really encouraging for our students. Thank you to families,friends and staff who supported our students on the night.

Dance Night

A huge congratulations to all the students and staff who wereinvolved in our annual Dance Night which took place onTuesday 15 October. The evening was full of energy,excitement and entertainment as students from Years 7-12showcased their amazing dance talent through class dances,cultural dances, student-choreographed routines, and theeisteddfod routines. The students were so excited to performfor their family, friends and teachers, and it was also quite

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emotional for the Year 12 Dance class as it was their last DanceNight at Caboolture SHS. The hard work and effort displayedby our students was evident in their fantastic performances andit was very rewarding for them to hear the positive commentsfrom the audience. Thank you to everyone who attended theevening and we hope you join us next year for the 2020 DanceNight.

Jessica DannHOD The Arts

VISUAL ART EXCURSIONThis term, our senior Visual Art and VisualArts in Practice students were fortunateenough to travel to Brisbane to visit theQueensland Art Gallery and Gallery ofModern Art (QAGOMA) at the QueenslandCultural Centre. Our budding artists andinquisitive individuals experiencedexhibitions by Australian artists, Ben Quilty

and Margaret Olley, and selected artworks from the Nationaland rotating collections.

The artworks on display challenged our perception on worldissues, making us consider new possibilities, gasp in awe, orsimply perplex and bewilder us. Some of our crowd favouritesincluded a digital rainforest room with a hidden door you had tocrawl through, a spinning scarecrow attached to a power drill,and a giant bronze elephant – turned on its head.

The day’s exploration and reflections will form an important partof assessment for our senior Art students, and challenge themto push their creativity and problem solving skills to new levels.

Mr Patrick MandallThe Arts Teacher

DLH NEWSI would like to say a huge congratulations toour Diverse Learning Hub school-basedtrainees. The students pictured below havesuccessfully completed their Certificateswith the support of Youth ConnectionsGroup, Youth Employment and TrainingAustralia and their Registered TrainingOrganisation. Thank you to all of our host

employers for their valuable assistance in supporting ourschool-based trainees throughout this process. A special thankyou to Denise Bell, who continues to pour her heart and soulinto organising and supporting our students through thisprocess.

Jack Preece,Jack Preece,Certificate III in Business,Certificate III in Business,

LJ Hooker MorayfieldLJ Hooker Morayfield

Liam Callender,Liam Callender,Certificate II in Retail,Certificate II in Retail,

BCF MorayfieldBCF Morayfield

D’Artagnan Seeto,D’Artagnan Seeto,Certificate II in Retail,Certificate II in Retail,

BCF MorayfieldBCF Morayfield

Codye Siebuhr,Codye Siebuhr,Certificate II in Automotive,Certificate II in Automotive,

A1 Servicing andA1 Servicing andMechanical BeachmereMechanical Beachmere

Caleb Nielsen,Caleb Nielsen,Certificate II in Automotive,Certificate II in Automotive,

Nova Ford CabooltureNova Ford Caboolture

Ethan Stevens,Ethan Stevens,Certificate II in Horticulture,Certificate II in Horticulture,CREEC Burpengary (WTC)CREEC Burpengary (WTC)

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SUCCESS AT THE RECENT DEAF FESTIVALRecently, Dan Ha Truong in Year 8, wonsecond prize for her art work at the DeafFestival. Our Auslan Language Model wonfirst place in the adult section! The artworkswere judged by representatives from theGOMA Art Gallery.

Deaf Festival is a cultural event for Deafpeople, held once every two years. This

year, the theme has been Sign Language rights for all, with theart work all relating to this theme.

Gayne InallDLH Teacher

FIRE SAFETYThe safety of our students, staff and families is our highestpriority and we will continue to act on the advice of theDepartment and emergency services.

Our focus is keeping our school community safe and that’s whywe are asking all parents and caregivers to please talk to theirchildren about the dangers of fire.

You can take immediate action to reduce the risks offireplay by:

Especially in this current weather environment, there is a veryreal risk to people and property.

Thank you for your support with this.

• explaining to your child that fire is not a toy, butinstead is a tool used by responsible adults

• teaching your children, if they find matches orlighters, to immediately hand them to adults or tell anadult if they see another child playing with matchesand lighter

• using the checklist on this brochure to increase yourfamily’s safety

• contacting Queensland Fire and Emergency Servicesto request the Fight Fire Fascination program (seepage 2 of brochure).

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