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Lee Street
Caboolture QLD 4510
Website: http://cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au
Email: the.principal@cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au
Phone: 07 5498 0111
Fax: 07 5498 0100
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23 March 2015
PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE
We are quickly arriving at the end of term
and all students are in the middle of end of
term assessment. Students have received
their assessment calendars and I ask all
parents and carers to work with their
children to ensure all assessment is
completed by the due date. Your interest
and encouragement at this time can make a
great deal of difference to the attitudes and achievements of
your children.
The Annual General Meeting of the Parents’ and Citizens’
Association was due to be held on Wednesday, February 25,
but, unfortunately, we were unable to get sufficient participants
to form the required quorum and the meeting could not be
held. It has carried over to this Wednesday, March 25, starting
at 7pm. I cannot emphasis enough how important it is for
the school to have a fully operational Parents’ and Citizens’
Association. Without a P and C Association and its executive,
the school is unable to operate the Uniform and Book Shops,
the Tuckshop and have volunteers work in the school. These
groups provide valuable services to parents, carers and
students as well as an income stream which directly supports
our students through the provision of resources and facilities.
I urge parents and carers to support the school and your
students by attending the Annual General Meeting next
Wednesday and being active supporters of our school. Our
meetings are held at the school Administration Block on the
fourth Wednesday of every month, beginning at 7pm. The
majority of meetings are concluded by 8pm and it is a great way
for you to have direct input into improving our school.
Student attendance is a critical component of student success
at school and research shows that students who have a good
attendance rate are more likely to achieve high results.
Recently, the school has appointed an attendance officer
whose sole responsibility is to monitor attendance and work
with students and parents to ensure students are regularly
at school learning. Thank you to all parents for your positive
response when you have been contacted by our attendance
officer. We are already noticing improvements in the attendance
of many students and we will continue to work with you to
ensure that all students get the best possible education at
Caboolture State High School.
Next term we are introducing two new means of improving
our communication with parents and carers. The school is part
of a QParent pilot which will provide a more convenient way
for parents to communicate with the school. This new online
channel will help parents and carers access information about
their school-age children via a secure, online portal. QParents
will give users easy access to view attendance details,
behaviour records, report cards, timetables, invoices and a
history of payments. Further details will be provided early next
term.
Second, the school will be setting up a Facebook account
where the school can readily keep parents up to date on school
events and news and parents can communicate with the
school. You may also have noticed that there is a new
electronic notice board at the front of the school. Thanks to the
efforts of the school’s Student Council over the last few years,
this board will also be used to inform the local community of
upcoming and current events as well as the successes of our
students.
After the success of our Open Day last year, we are again
holding this event. Feedback from the community tells us that
a more appropriate date would be in late May so this year,
our Open Day will be on Sunday, May 31 from 10am to 2pm.
Please put this important date in your calendar and more
information will be provided early next term.
Term 1 school reports will be issued on April 2 and you will
receive them after Easter. Please go over these reports with
your children, congratulate them for their successes and talk
to them about areas for improvement. Our Term 2 parent/
teacher reporting afternoon will be held on Tuesday, April 28.
The interviews will run from 1.30pm until 6pm and teachers will
be available throughout this time. School will finish at 1pm and
students will be able to go home at this time. Supervision will
be provided for students who need to catch later buses. Please
take the time to make appointments with teachers as this will
ensure that the teachers you wish to speak to will be available
to meet with you.
Finally, a reminder that in Terms 2 and 3, formal uniform must
be worn by all students on Mondays. This includes the school
jumper and as the days start to get cooler, students will require
the school jumper. Thank you for your co-operation with these
uniform issues.
The last day for school this term is Thursday, April 2 and school
recommences on Monday, April 20. I wish you all a happy and
restful Easter break and I look forward to continuing our learning
journey next term.
Jim Box
Principal
LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR UPDATE
CALL FOR QCS SUPERVISORS
Caboolture State High School is now seeking applications for
QCS community representatives to assist with the supervision
and administration of the 2015 QCS test. Please see the QCAA
website or contact HOD – Senior Secondary, Amy Thompson
for more information.
STUDENT COUNCIL
As has been the tradition over the last few
years, the newly elected Student Council
involved themselves in support of the
Leukaemia Foundation fund raiser “Shave
for a Cure”. During the lunch break on
Friday, 13 March, eleven students were
brave enough to have their hair shaved
while another nineteen elected to colour
On Saturday, 14 March Shazura Lawrence
(Year 12) represented Caboolture High and
the Morayfield and District (and Woodford)
Lions Clubs in the second round of the
Lions Youth of the Year quest, the Regional
Finals. Here, she competed against
students from Beerwah SHS and Bribie
Island SHS. Once again, Shazura was
victorious, winning both the Public Speaking Competition and
the overall winner. She will now move to the District Finals on 28
March. Shazura is the first student from this region to do so.
Good Luck!
Mrs Jayne Hooper
Debating Coordinator
their hair.
Gold coin donations for the privilege of wearing free dress
on the day as well as donating to observe the happenings
during the lunch break were included in the fund raising event.
Special praise needs to be given to six students who raised
sponsorship exceeding $100 and one student in particular,
Maddie Ross, made a tremendous effort in securing $2500 to
have her pretty locks shaved.
A grand total of $4958.65 was raised to support the Leukaemia
Foundation and their endeavours to find cures for blood
cancers and support of sufferers and their families.
The Student Council wish to extend a huge debt of gratitude
and appreciation to all the students who involved themselves
in some way to contribute towards the fund raiser, the many
parents, care-givers and family members who encouraged and
supported their participants, not to forget the many staff
members who graciously supported their students and the
volunteers from the Leukaemia Foundation for their help on the
day as well as parent / hairdresser, Donna Parker.
In general, the tremendous school and community spirit
supporting this venture needs to be acknowledged and the
Student Council is extremely proud, as a result, to contribute to
the fantastic work being done by the Leukaemia Foundation.
Mr Paul Burns
Student Council Coordinator
EMPOWERING OUR LEADERS FOR 2015
On February 20, our Year 12 leadership
team was given the opportunity of taking
part in a day-long workshop on leadership
and legacy-building. The group from Peer
Power took the students through
techniques and strategies to help them
build on their skills while working together
as a team. While the weather did hinder the
event, those who did attend found the workshop worthwhile.
In their words…
"I learned a lot today, and I will now be conscious of how my
choices and decisions can be influenced by external influences.
Overall, very, very good, it was engaging, fun, and I think that
this will benefit me a lot."
"Everyone has their own identity and we need to know or
recognise it and use it to our advantage to ensure people feel
valued."
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"I've learned today that being a leader doesn't require you to
have power and fame."
While some were unable to attend, students will be given
another opportunity next week, on March 30, to participate in
a different style of leadership workshop run by Mr Bernie Kelly
and funded through the Longman Youth Ambassador Program.
Mrs Courtney Burton
Year 12 Coordinator
YEAR 10 HOUSE-GROUP CAPTAINS
ANNOUNCED
On Wednesday, 11 March, a special
assembly was held in the school Hall to
induct 18 House-Group Captains and 4
Activities Committee members for 2015. All
students will be great ambassadors for our
Year 10 cohort and I look forward to
working with them this year.
A big thank you to the family members who
joined us on this day to watch their child receive his/her badge
and certificate. It was nice to see so many proud faces in the
audience!
HOUSE-GROUP CAPTAINS
YEAR 12 REPORT
10B1 – Kahli Dovey & Kurt Hayward
Now that we have made it through a
number of exciting activities to start the
year, it’s time for the 12s to settle into study
and assessment. They will have a number
of assessment items over the next few
weeks so marking can be finalised for
reporting at the end of the term. Please
keep an eye on your student and if you do
see signs of stress or if you think they need some support, feel
free to get in touch with our Support Services team or me, at
any time.
10B2 – Sophie Hartley & Tayla Eaton
Shave for a Cure was held on Friday the 13th and a number of
Year 12 students must be commended for their fundraising and
bravery in having their heads shaved on the day.
Another member of our community doing
great things is Brad Polsoni who is
competing in the National Championships
for Motocross this year. He competes
most weekends after coaching, four nights
a week as well as keeping up with the
demands of Year 12. In the next few
weeks, Brad will be competing in
Melbourne and later, South Australia. We wish him all the best.
10B3 - Amber Summers & Matthew Greenwood
10F1 – Blake Ulett & Nathan Coulson
10F2 – Skye Carroll & Esekia Aiiloilo
10M1 – Caitie Eager & Callan Law
10M2 – Nikita Rogers & Connor Gale
10S1 – Courtney Sarcia & Adrian Rogers
10S2 – Chantelle Duarte & Samuel Laing
House-Group Captain Role
• collecting and returning the roll
• helping with head counts for roll accuracy
• reading the daily notices
• handing out/collecting forms
• various leadership roles throughout the year
ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
Zoey Langbien (10B3)
Casey Righetti (10S1)
Cayden Wilson (10S2)
Andrew Herbert (10S2)
Activities Committee Role
Our OP eligible students have been involved in a program to
prepare them for the four QCS Tests in September. Much of
this has been run on a Wednesday afternoon but they have also
participated in practices at other times. From now, in addition
to Wednesday afternoons, they will be taking part in specialised
lessons on a Thursday morning, in Access, run by experienced
senior teachers to skill them in specific subject areas.
Mrs Clare Tett
Year 10 Coordinator
As always, if you have any questions or would like to chat about
your students’ progress, feel free to get in touch via email at
cburt70@eq.edu.au or phone 5498 0111 at any time.
BEACON AND CABOOLTURE STATE
HIGH SCHOOL
Mrs Courtney Burton
Year 12 Coordinator
• helping with weekly assemblies
• volunteering at fundraising stalls, e.g. ANZAC Day BBQ,
selling pizzas at Sports Carnival
• facilitating lunchtime activities throughout the year
Caboolture State High School continues to
work with the Beacon Foundation to help
inspire and motivate our Year 10 students
to either stay in school and increase their
educational engagement and attainment or
choose a positive pathway that enables
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successful transition to employment, further education or
training.
“The Beacon Foundation, a national non-profit organisation
currently working in 130 schools across Australia, believes
every young Australian can develop an independent will to
achieve personal success for themselves and their community.
Beacon's programs support young people to develop this
focus through engaging and influencing the attitudes and
behaviour of the broader community. By harnessing community
involvement, it works within schools to ensure young people are
either earning or learning at vulnerable transition points in their
lives.”
This year is our fifth year as a Beacon school and we have a
great program planned for our Year 10s which compliments the
career education and SET planning process taking place during
ACCESS throughout the year. Some of the events/programs
include:
• Speed Careering and Ute Day- workshops are run
to enable students to obtain up to date and
first-hand information about their future options. A
range of businesses present to students about their
industry and career paths.
Partnerships with businesses within the local community and
community involvement is important to ensure the success and
sustainability of the Beacon Program in our school. If you would
like to know more information on how you can be involved,
please call Helene Burrows on 5498 0111.
Helene Burrows
Beacon Coordinator
JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS
Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN testing
preparations have already begun with
practice sessions to commence in the
coming weeks. The National test will be
held 12 – 14 May 2015. Students have
been participating in focused literacy and
numeracy lessons this term, targeting
essential skills. We have also been running
a number of programs in our Access and House-Group
lessons.
For further test preparation materials to help your child
succeed in the NAPLAN test, please refer to the below
websites;
• Industry Tours- Hands on tours of business/
industries to learn more about a specific industry and
careers available within it. (Holcim, SKM Engineering,
Queensland Health etc).
• Sample test materials for Literacy and Numeracy are
available on the NAPLAN page of the QSA website:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1407.html
• Business Event- An event for members of the local
business community to initiate, build or celebrate the
school's Beacon program.
• The Literacy page also has resources for the
teaching of persuasive writing and has a link to the
2011 Persuasive Writing Marking Guide:
www.qsa.qld.edu.au/10524.html
• Business Blackboard- Businesses visit the
classroom to share their knowledge with students,
matching real life situations to the school curriculum.
• Charter Signing- Beacon's signature event where
Grade 10's publicly make a pledge that by the
following year they will be in education, employment
or training.
The Beacon Student Ambassador role is also a fantastic
part of the program as it offers students the opportunity to
drive the program through taking responsibility, using initiative,
motivating peers and being involved in our local community.
This year we had an overwhelming response from Year 10
students applying for the Ambassador role with 18 students
elected as Beacon Student Ambassadors. They will help in
organising, preparing, and hosting events, and have
opportunities for self-development. Congratulations to the 2015
Beacon Student Ambassadors:
Taylor Bloomfield, Christine Castle, Alex Colvin, Lillee Draper,
Tahlia Field, Bianca Hamilton, Emma Hitchin, Calum Jones,
Raylee Kinch, Samuel Lynskey, Leon Manuel, Sarah Martin,
Isabel Meciar, Stephanie Meciar, Rhys Myslinksi, Rebecca
Pickering, Monil Prasad and Lilly Wease.
• ACARA is currently developing a full set of sample
tests for public viewing. These will replace the
currently available tests for 2008 to the current year
on the National Assessment Program website:
www.nap.edu.au
For further information for parents, please refer
to the following website;
The brochure, NAPLAN 2014 Information for Parents, is
available from the National Assessment Program website:
http://www.nap.edu.au
Mrs Sarah Brady
HOD Junior Secondary School
YEAR 8 REPORT
The term has finally come to an end and the
Year 8 students have now settled into the
life that is high school. The Year 8 cohort
have once again managed to show the rest
of the school what a fantastic group of
students they are.
They have upheld the school’s reputation,
showing exemplary behaviour as they
participated in the first session of the High Resolves Global
Citizenship Program, “Collective Identity”, where students learnt
how to develop skills to recognise and critically evaluate the
differences that exist in society and to work together more
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constructively to overcome these differences. This unique
program aims to inspire, challenge and motivate students to
contribute meaningfully to both the Caboolture State High
School community and the wider community.
YEAR 7 REPORT
In order to motivate the Year 8s to participate in the school
community, the Year 8 cohort are involved in “The Spirit
Games”. This exciting program tracks student participation and
creates friendly competition between the 6 house-group
classes. So far, 8B1 are ahead with a whopping 47 points.
The house-group to win the Term 1 Spirit Games will receive a
special class prize. So students, “You’ve got to be in it to win
it!”
As Term 1 draws to a close, our Year 7
students have settled into school, formed
friendships and worked out routines. It’s
wonderful to see the cohort interacting
positively with each other, greeting teachers
and offering assistance when needed. Year
7s have been developing team skills in our
Access lessons led by their SAFE AS
leaders. Mrs McLean has been instrumental in coordinating
SAFE AS activities and leaders so that we really are providing
Senior Assistance for Sevens/Eights. Students also met with
our school nurse Helen and Josh the Chappy to cover topics
regarding health and development. Our inaugural Junior School
Assembly was held on 5 March and parents and friends were
invited to attend to celebrate our house-group captains
receiving their badges and certificates.
To top off what has been a fantastic start to the year, the 2015
Year 8 leaders were formally acknowledged at this year’s first
Junior Secondary Assembly.
Special mention goes to Tristan Bird for his honesty with turning
in a missing bus pass and to Dana Torrens for delivering 15
unreturnable serves in volleyball – well done to both of you!
The 2015 Year 8 House-Group Captains are:
Mr Imran Sirdar
Year 7 Coordinator
The students were also forwarded the opportunity to engage
in health talks. These ‘Real Talk’ classes are an important
part of facilitating student growth and development. It involved
students collaborating in small and large group activities, giving
students yet another opportunity to make new friends.
8B1 - Taylah Carlson and JJ Barry
8F1 – Michael Rooney and Mickayla Bugden
8F2 – Alara Saroglia and Danielle Hayward
8M1 – Riley Forrester and Shontah Kunert
8S1 – Stephanie Marriott and Ryann Duignan
8S2 - Storm Manning and James Hawley
These dedicated and enthusiastic young students have been
accepted in an important role, a role that I am sure they will
carry out with PRIDE and diligence. Congratulations
House-Group Captains.
To finish, I will leave the Year 8s with a quote…
““You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ― Dr. Seuss
Miss Jade Pinney
Year 8 Coordinator
YEAR 11 MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR –
A FORAY INTO THE STUDY OF HISTORY!
On February 24, thirteen Modern History
students travelled to Somerville House at
Southbank in order to take part in the
Queensland History Teachers’ Association
event where they listened avidly to
presentations on Nazi Germany by
Professor Ian Gray and Terrorism by Mr
Brian Hoepper.
In their words, they learned:
“The similarity of interests involving political agendas.”
“The similarity between some governments and terrorist
organisations.”
“The concept that not only terrorism is provoked by
radical Islamists but also other religions.”
And they also commented on how:
“The in-depth study of the psychology of terrorism was
really thought-provoking.”
“The seminar on terrorism, I found really interesting,
especially comparing known terrorist organisations (IS) to
terrorism so widely studied in History.”
Both seminars proved highly thought provoking and enabled
students to see how studying History is relevant in the light of
today’s world and recent events.
A big thank you must go to the students for their excellent
behaviour – they represented our school proudly amongst a sea
of private schools.
Mrs Courtney Burton
Modern History Teacher
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AT THE FARM
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
OPERATIONS EXCURSION TO
STANTHORPE
In early February, the Year 11/12
Agricultural Science and Rural Operation
students had taken part in a three day
camp to Stanthorpe and the surrounding
areas. Whilst on the camp, myself and
fellow students, visited numerous farms and
feedlots, gaining first-hand experience on
the procedures and regulations that farmers
undertake on a regular basis. The days were long and we were
nearly constantly departing the bus and setting foot onto a new
property. A personal favourite, and many other students’
favourites, was the fine wool merino sheep property. The
owners had graciously yarded 50 or so sheep and
demonstrated the wool procedures, sheering of the sheep,
drenching and how they use working dogs in aiding them to
work sheep. The camp overall was a joyous and memorable
experience.
Georgia Young
Agricultural Captain
Things are busy at the farm with the
extraction of honey, safety inductions and
teaching students how to handle large
animals- cattle, alpacas and horses.
Seniors are busy planting pumpkins, laying
mesh under the macadamia trees before
the nuts fall and preparing for the nuts to be
dried when they are collected.
Cattle Showing has started as well as preparation for our fruit
and vegetable displays for Caboolture, Woodford and Ekka
shows. Morning student workers are turning up and students
are welcome on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunches.
On Wednesday and Thursday lunches, we get the cattle out
ready for cattle showing. The students are becoming more
competent at handling the animals.
Well done all for your work!
Mrs Pedwell
HOD Agriculture/Senior Schooling
LIBRARY NEWS
Welcome
As always, Term 1 has been incredibly busy
but also an important time of the year for
many reasons. Firstly I’d like to belatedly
welcome back all students from their break and to wish you the
best with your studies in 2015. One of the key roles the library
plays is to help you achieve excellence, so let us know if we can
help in any way.
Library Assistants
At Qld College of Wine and Tourism
When I say “we” I talk about the Library Crew, both staff and
students, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce our Library
Assistants for 2015. Students whose names are in italics and
underlined have only recently been appointed: the successful
applicants from close to thirty students who applied.
Year 12
Year 11
Year 10
Abigail James
(LIBRARY
LEADER)
Rachel Neal
Aaron Myers
Jasmine
Pocock
Courtney Sarcia
Jamie Kostaschuk
Lacey Hill
Amber
Summers
Shazura Lawrence
Naomi Marsden
Nakita Tierney
At Allora, on the way to Stanthorpe.
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Year 9
Year 8
Year 7
James Wierenga
Lauren
James
Brianna NesbitLatham
Zoe Pries
Rachel
Francis
Jemma Hill
Abbie Lange
Taylah
Carlson
Mallory
Cruickshank
Crystal
Perkins
Zain Masters
Katheryne
Marsden
Year 7 & 8 Introduction to the Library
Another important job for Term 1 has been the induction of Year
7 and 8 Students into the range of library resources available
to them over their five/six years of schooling. This induction
is an extension of (and an expansion upon) the information I
presented at the Year 7 and 8 parent nights.
How to find these resources using our new library catalogue
(see below), is also a part of the presentation.
2015 Reading Programs
Of course reading has also been a focus for the start of the
year, with programs beginning for Year 8s and 12s. Our Year 8
program is called “Reading Rocks” and in a nutshell, the more
students read and the more activities they do, the bigger the
prizes at the end of the year. Don’t forget, Year 8s, to see me to
get your tokens before you return your books and let me know
about any activities you do.
2014 ‘Reading Rocks’ Prizes
On the subject of reading, congratulations to all students who
won awards last year in our 2014 Reading Rocks program.
Major prize winners included Sarah Bloomfield, Zoe Pries,
Mallory Cruickshank and Lillyarna Parker with Abbie Lange
being the Reading Rocks Champion for 2014. Another 20
students also won major prizes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/BUSINESS NEWS
This is obviously a very busy term in the
Social Science & Business faculty as we
continue the school year. The Social
Science and Business faculty covers a
multitude of subjects including Junior
History, Junior Geography, Junior Business
& Information Technology, Ancient History,
Senior
Business
Studies,
Senior
Geography, Legal Studies, Modern History and Business
Communications & Technology as well as many VET Certificate
subjects such as Certificate II in Business.
With such a great range of subjects, there is a lot of planning
and organising that needs to occur to be able to communicate
the relevant knowledge and practical skills to do well within
each subject area. Teachers are working diligently to prepare
relevant resources and learning materials associated with each
topic. Particularly, the new Year 7 History and Geography units
must be introduced for the first time and our subject
coordinators have done well to design an interesting junior
school program which also connects to the Australian C2C
documents.
Faculty congratulations to the Year 12 Constitutional
Convention Team (Jetta Ferguson-Male, Adrienne-Joy Hutt,
Tayla Grant, Janaya Kindma and William Jay) who represented
the school so well in the Legislative Assembly chambers at
Parliament House. The Year 11 Legal Studies students
attended the Brisbane Supreme Courts recently and saw, at
first hand, the legal system in practice. They really enjoyed the
chance to interact with law in real life. This will assist them
with their current assessment. Year 11 Modern History students
attended a special seminar at Sommerville House recently and
found the experience of great value. Many other excursions and
camps are on the agenda in the Social Science & Business
faculty and we hope students appreciate the time put into their
organisation and delivery.
Mr S Keehn
HOD Social Science/Business
To all students, hope 2015 brings you the results you’re aiming
for. Don’t forget to go to your Online Library
(www.cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au) and click on the Online Library
link whenever you need to research and remember… the
Library Team is here to help you achieve your goals.
Mr Boxall, Mrs Brand and Mrs Carter
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SCIENCE NEWS
With Term 1 rapidly nearing its conclusion,
this seems like a good opportunity to reflect
on what has been going on in Science this
year.
2015 has obviously seen a large number of
changes across the school and these
changes have seen new staff, new subjects
and a whole new cohort of students impact
on how we deliver Science in the school. The Year 7 and 8
students are becoming increasingly familiar with our
laboratories and how they need to work when in these rooms.
The experiments quickly become a valuable and anticipated
part of the subject.
Our senior marine classes are another area of change with
Year 11 Aquatic Practices and Year 12 Marine Science classes
all now working on newly developed programs following the
introduction of new syllabi in the last two years. We have still
tried to incorporate a wide range of practical tasks, particularly
in Aquatic Practices, as the skills they develop will be very useful
to students outside the school setting. So far this year, marine
students have been involved in a “learn to snorkel” day; rowing
on the Caboolture River and a trip to Caloundra to practically
examine waves and how they interact with the land.
Our Year 12 Biology and Science 21 classes recently spent
a very busy three days on Stradbroke Island completing a
field study that looked at a variety of environmental issues
associated with the island. Students measured and recorded
a great deal of data in the field before spending a number
of hours analysing the data and completing reports for their
excursion assessment booklet. Further follow up assessment
work is continuing in class for both subjects.
We have also had a small group of interested Year 9 and 10
students visit the QUT Caboolture campus to compete in the
annual Science and Engineering Challenge. It was my pleasure
to attend with the group on the day. Whilst they didn’t do so
well in the competition side of the day, all students worked well
in all challenges and gained a bit of an insight into what working
in some of the engineering fields would be like. Thanks to the
students and their parents/carers for taking the opportunity of
attending.
THE ARTS NEWS
The Arts Faculty continues to be a hub of
activity within the school. Our Junior and
Senior Dance Eisteddfod Teams are
industriously training for their first
Eisteddfod on the Sunshine Coast on May
1. Our classroom students are working well
and are working hard on their assessments.
Some of our Senior classes are preparing to
view professional work this month with the Senior Art students
visiting the Gallery of Modern Art to view the ‘We can make
another future: Japanese art after 1989’ exhibition as well as
the permanent exhibitions in the Queensland Art Gallery, on
March 17. Our Year 12 Dance students will attend Queensland
Performing Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre on March 25 to see
“Wicked- The Musical” and will also have the chance to speak
with a member of the creative team after the performance to
gain a ‘behind the scenes’ look at Musical Theatre. On the topic
of musicals, Caboolture State High School students will be
presenting ‘Hairspray- The Musical’ in Term 3 this year!!! The
auditions are complete and rehearsals have begun and we are
really looking forward to working with our talented performing
artists during this process. Our Instrumental Music Program is
going well with students attending their lessons and Concert
Band rehearsals on Friday mornings before school. They are
busy preparing for a performance at the Anzac Day service. If
your child is interested in learning a Brass instrument (Trumpet,
Trombone, Barritone or French Horn), please send them to see
Miss Dann or Mrs Moore in P Block. A welcomed addition to
the Instrumental Music Program is our ‘Stage Band’ consisting
of Year 10-12 students who will rehearse on Monday mornings
and will perform in our school musical in July.
Thank you to parents and students for supporting The Arts at
Caboolture State High School!!!
Miss Dann
A/HOD The Arts
Invitations for the ICAS Science competition and The Power of
Engineering events will soon be distributed. Could I please ask
parents/carers to respond to these notices as soon as possible
to ensure these events are a success.
Mr Wayne Hooper
HOD Science
Year 9 & 10 students competing in the annual Science and
Engineering Challenge at Caboolture QUT and Year 12
students completing their field studies on Stradbroke Island.
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Year 9 Drama students rehearsing for assessment.
BRIBIE BULLDOGS
Swimming carnival started off the first of the
year’s eventful sporting carnivals. Being a
busy day filled with races, free swims and
war cries, it was no surprise to see the spirit
of the Bribie team come through to fill
division 1 and 2 races, participate and
encourage others.
There were some amazing swimmers that
put in a mighty amount of effort in all four strokes, some of
these swimmers were: Kricquet Smith, Zoey Langbien, Elly
Buckholz, Emma Walsh, Ally Bathurst, Daniel James, Sophie
Hartley and Leon Manuel. Special congratulations go out to the
age champions from Bribie house: Shaelah Higgins (12 years
girls), William Catlin (13 years boys) and Chloe Platt (15 years
girls). Their participation, effort and wins were driven by the
encouragement and support of fellow team mates. Some of
the people who showed amazing house spirit were: Rhegan
Valivaka, Declan MacMahon, Shana Kumar, Pesamino Brunt,
Maddie Bridges, Moses Tufuga, Lupe Siaifa and Neville Hearn.
Effort was not only put in in the pool but also into costumes
to represent our Bribie colours with pride. This year was no let
down in the costume department, with a visit from Miss Bribie
(Christine Jensen 11B1) and a red octopus (Rachel McCaskill
12B1). A special mention must also go to Amber Summers
(10B3), Shana Kumar (9B1) and Ally Bathurst (7B1) on their
costumes. Although Bribie may not have won this sporting
endeavour, we still have 2 more chances and many educational
competitions to catch up on points lost.
On a final note, I would like to thank my fellow leaders Tobias
Liney, Skylah Hill, Rachel McCaskill and Tyanian O’Brien for
their encouragement and dedication to Bribie and I would also
like to thank all the Bribie teachers who were responsible for
time keeping and recording and for offering their support Bribie House wouldn’t have a chance without you. Thank you
to all those who participated in swimming carnival and we hope
just as many people will participate in cross country next term.
Jenni Attridge
Bribie House Captain
X COMPUTERS FOR SALE
We have a number of surplus, out-of-warranty computers for
sale. They have been rebuilt and are in working order as
outlined below.
If you’re interested in buying one of them, please complete
order and payment details and submit to our cashier. If you
have any queries, please ask your student to visit the IT
Department or email ITsupport@cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au.
COMPUTER ONLY - $40 as is (payment to
Cashier)
HARDWARE
SOFTWARE
Pentium Core2Duo 2.66ghz
Vista Home Basic
2GB RAM
Free programs
160GB HDD
- AVG antivirus
No working CD Drive
- Open Office
Keyboard
- Acrobat Reader
Mouse
COMPUTER AND MONITOR - $90
17” LCD colour monitor
OPTIONAL ADDITION
Some computers have capacity for the installation of a DVD
drive. This can be done by school technician, Bruce Clark
(payment of $50 to Mr Clark for this service).
Condition of sale
1 month warranty. Should computer fail, it will be replaced
(provided stocks are still available) or it can be returned and a
refund requested. Service after sale is not provided.
Remember that students can now install Office 365 for free.
Information sheets for this will be available on collection of the
computer.
FORMAL UNIFORM TIME IS FAST
APPROACHING!
Layby welcome
Check what items you need to refresh and
come on in and see us.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday
8.30am – 2.30pm
Closed first break on Fridays
Mrs Rebecca Streefkerk
Uniform Shop Convenor
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