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DATES TO REMEMBER
2 April
Last day of Term 1
20 April
First day of Term 2
23/24
April
Senior Drama Performance
RPAC Cleveland 11am 7pm
24 April
Prep—Yr 3 ANZAC Service
9am Junior Campus
24 April
Yr 4-Yr12—ANZAC Service
Senior Campus
27 April
P&C Meeting 7pm
1 May
Bayside District Cross Country
2 May
Swim Club Trophy Night 6pm
8 May
Concert Band Rehearsal Day
at Plantation
8 May
Dance Excursion to QPAC—
Expressions Dance Co—The
Host—Evening
9 May
Open Day 9-11.30am
Cultural Centre
14 May
Snr Music Excursion QPAC—
La Traviata
21 May
Snr Dance Excursion QPAC—
Dirty Dancing
8 June
Queens Birthday public
holiday
Our vision is to be recognised as a College with a reputation
for the highest standards of learning and behaviour, and
your students are certainly supporting us to make that
vision a reality. We are committed to every child leaving
with a meaningful qualification upon graduation at the end
of year 12. This year and into the future we will work with
you and your child to know their learning path and to
establish the support and learning programs that best suits
their needs and goals.
We have again received funding under the Great Results Guarantee. This
funding requires schools to commit to achieving explicit outcomes for student
achievement. The outcomes are in relation to school results and NAPLAN
achievement. The intention for the funding is to ensure all students meet
National Minimum Standards. We believe in the goal and want to work with
you to achieve this outcome for our students. Our guarantee is that all students
will achieve the National Minimum Standard in Reading and Numeracy unless
they are supported by a plan. We need your support to achieve our ambitious
target, please read each night with your child and support them in completing
their homework.
We continue to need your support to affirm the College expectations, maintain
full attendance and ensure your child has the full school uniform. Presentation
is an essential component of College and personal pride. When we present well
we are projecting to others a sense of self-worth and confidence. I have been
impressed with the way all students have presented themselves this year.
When we return after the holidays we will be recognising the 100 year
anniversary of ANZAC Day. This is a significant mile stone in our nation’s history.
We would like to use this day to show our respect for all past and present
serving defence personnel. We have sent a note home inviting students to
recognise members of their family who have served or who are serving in the
defence force. Please discuss this with your child and support them in acknowledging your family’s contribution to the
safety of our nation.
As our reputation continues to grow in the community we receive more and more enquires about enrolments. To meet
the interest shown in our College we will be holding an Open Day for prospective parents on Saturday 9 May 9am to
11.30am. Please share this date with families you know and encourage them to come along and meet me to find out more
about our great College.
The College held the Cross Country last
Friday on Junior and Senior Campuses. I
commend all students for their
participation and enthusiasm. Finally, I
wish you a very happy and safe Easter
break. I look forward to seeing all
students return safe and ready to learn
on Monday 20 April.
Bronwyn Johnstone
College Principal
2015 Senior Campus Cross Country
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
What is a QCE?
The QCE is Queensland's senior school qualification, which is awarded
to eligible students usually at the end of Year 12. Every young
Queenslander must be registered with the Queensland Curriculum
and Assessment Authority (QCAA) during the year before the young
person's compulsory participation phase begins. Generally, schools
will register young people in Year 10.
The QCE offers flexibility in what is learnt, as well as where and when
learning occurs. Students have a wide range of learning options which
can include senior school subjects, vocational education and training (VET), workplace and community learning,
as well as university subjects undertaken while at school.
To be awarded a QCE, students must have at least 20 credits in the required pattern, and fulfil literacy and
numeracy requirements. For further information on the QCE please visit the Queensland Curriculum and
Assessment Authority website at www.qcaa.qld.edu.au
Monitoring and Support
Currently in Senior Schooling, staff at Capalaba State College are monitoring the progress of all Year 12 students
in achieving their QCE. We tracked achievement results from Year 11, checking Literacy and Numeracy
requirements, completed core and sufficient credits to ensure that all students have the best opportunity, in a
supportive environment, to be awarded their QCE. If your son or daughter was considered to be at risk of not
achieving their QCE, you should have received a phone call or letter during the past few weeks from either Mrs
Johnstone (College Principal), Mr Mayfield (Head of Senior Secondary) or Mr Van Nunen (Head of Department,
Senior Schooling) to arrange an interview to discuss strategies to improve outcomes in regards to the QCE. Now
that their mid-semester progress report has been delivered you should know if they are on track.
If you have concerns perhaps your young student can obtain out of class help as suggested below.
Does your young person need assistance in their subject area?
Many of the senior subject areas are offering support for Years 11 & 12 students before school on nominated
days of the week. Senior Maths and Senior English have already informed classes of dates for before-school
tutorials while Art students have been invited to stay after school on Thursdays and Fridays. All teachers are
available after class so encourage your young people to seek assistance outside the classroom.
Do you have a business …. or are you an employer ….. who could help us with Work
Experience for our Futures Program Year 10, 11 and 12?
At Capalaba State College, part of the Futures Program for Year 10, 11 and 12 students provides the opportunity
for students to participate in Structured Work Placement (Work Experience) in various different occupations and
vocations. Students enquire regularly about experiencing different careers whilst making informed decisions
about pathways in the Senior Phase of Learning.
We are currently seeking interest from any local community employers and businesses in supporting our
students through the Work Placement Learning Program by offering opportunities for students to participate in
Structured Work Placement. Students can participate in Work Experience for anywhere between 40 to 80 hours.
If you would like further information about hosting students for Work Experience or know an employer or
business that would support the Work Placement Learning Program at Capalaba State College please contact
either John Van Nunen, our Head of Department Senior Schooling (telephone: 3823 9114, email:
jvann1@eq.edu.au ) or Alison Finlayson, our Work Experience Coordinator (telephone: 38239123, email:
afinl0@eq.edu.au )
Karate Success for Jack Megraw
Jack Megraw has been selected again for the third year to represent Australia in Karate, he is also
representing Capalaba State College at the Australian open Schools and University comp on the
10th of April in Sydney and the Australian Open on the 11th and 12th April this year. Jack is also
part of a national elite squad and has travelled to Melbourne already this year for a two day work
shop and will go down again in June for another one. Well done Jack.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Capalaba College Closing the Gap Ceremony.
On March 19 Capalaba State College Senior Campus acknowledged Closing the Gap Day with a special ceremony.
The ceremony had three purposes. The first was to acknowledge the federal government Closing the Gap
strategy.
The second purpose for the day was to officially launch our Indigenous students’ Individual Success Plans and the
third reason for the day was to profile the highly desirable QATSIF scholarship and congratulate our 2015 Year 11
recipients of the award: Elleigh W, Natalia S, and Tegan S. One of Year 12 QATSIF scholar holders, Anjannja S, did
an exceptional job compering the ceremony and we were very fortunate to have two special community guests
join us for the celebrations: Professor Boni Robertson from Griffith University and Quandamooka elder Ms Karen
Coolwell, who performed a welcome to country. Elleigh W shared her story around stepping up to be eligible and
receive the QATSIF scholarship; our youngest indigenous student, Tiffany, cut our celebratory cake and three
students from Mr Travers’ Year 9 music class provided wonderful entertainment, prior to the ceremony
commencing.
Anjannja explained the purpose behind the federal government’s Closing the Gap strategy is to address unfair
difference in the living standards of Indigenous Australians compared to other Australians. This difference can be
found in the areas of health, education and housing. The strategy was developed in 2008 and was based on the
fact that, on average, Indigenous Australians have much poorer health, earn less money, live in lower standards of
housing and achieve less in the education system than other Australians. In 2008, following the Prime Minister’s
apology to our first peoples, the Closing the Gap strategy was announced. It is a plan to improve the lives of our
indigenous people and to try to correct the mistakes of our Nation’s past. Every year in February, the Prime
Minister provides a report to the Australian people to let them know if and how we are 'closing the gap'.
To support the Closing the Gap strategy, senior campus Capalaba State College indigenous students were given
the opportunity this year to write their own success plan. These plans were officially launched at our ceremony on
March 19 and students signed a charter to make a formal commitment to their plans and their educational
futures. Family members, staff and community members also signed the charter to commit their support to our
students in attaining their goals. The ceremony was upbeat and much appreciated by all those who attended .
Capalaba State College Closing the Gap Ceremony.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Homework Club Term 2
Homework Club will resume on Monday, the first week of Term 2. Students who need extra assistance with
assignments and exams are invited to attend. Students receive assistance for one hour and can receive tutoring
in any area. Please encourage your child to attend if there is a subject that they have been struggling with after
reviewing their Term 1 report cards. Please call Ms Barrett if you require more information.
Support Programs
Next term there will be three programs that will be offered to students to empower them in various ways. The
pastoral programs that will be on offer include:
Rock and Water – invited students from Year 7 (boys only) will be led by Mr Brady to develop resilience, selfesteem and problem/resolution skills
Strength Program – invited students from Year 8 and 9 (boys) will work with our school chaplain, Mr Rubio to
develop self confidence
Step Up Program – invited students from Year 7 (girls only) led
by Ms Barrett to develop both dancing and leadership skills
National Action Day Against Bullying and Violence
On Friday 20 March, our school took a stance on the National Day
of Action against Bullying and Violence. The National Day is an
annual event for Australian schools and a day where school
communities across the nation stand as one. Capalaba State
College is dedicated to creating safe and supportive school
environments, free from bullying, harassment and violence.
Our Junior Secondary students were involved in many activities
leading up to the event and participated on the day by dressing up
in orange, the colour selected for anti-bullying initiatives. Students
learned about bullying in the You Can Do It Program and received
information about the issue and wore a wristband to show their
support. Students received a sausage sizzle on the day to celebrate
the event. They also signed a pledge that is displayed in the library
to show their strong stance against bullying and violence in our
school.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Junior Campus End of Term Activities
The end of Term 1 is always busy with lots of meetings, sport and festive activities. Thankyou to everyone who
has been able to attend any of these events. Many of you attended this week’s Parent Teacher Interviews. This
was a good opportunity to discuss your child’s current academic progress and develop improvement plans for the
remainder of the year. Learning and student achievement is very important business and we have again set
ambitious achievement targets for all teachers and students to aim for. To maximise each child’s chance of
success we need the support of parents and carers to work with us to produce the best possible learning
outcomes for students. The best way to start such a process is to meet with the teacher, establish a positive
partnership and develop plans to move forward. So if you haven’t been able to meet with your child’s teacher
yet, then I would urge you to take this important first step. You can do this by either contacting your class
teacher directly or contacting our Junior Campus office and requesting an interview.
Once again this year, Mr Willis has organised and run end of Term 1 sporting carnivals. Cross Country was the
focus of last week’s carnival with students running distance races around the oval. Many students performed
strongly with a number of fast times set across all year levels. Unfortunately the Swimming Carnival had to be
cancelled due to the rain.
To finish the term, our infant classes were engaged in an Easter celebration by parading hats and costumes at our
hall and then participating in Easter story reading. It was a very colourful event and enjoyed by everyone
involved. Thanks to our parents and carers for their help with preparing all of our students.
Happy Holidays
This first school term has passed very rapidly and we commence school holidays this week. Thankyou to
everyone including parents, students and staff for your involvement this term. We wish you all a safe and happy
two week break away from school. A reminder that there is no Pupil Free Day to start Term 2. School resumes
on Monday, 20 April.
Regards
Brad French, Junior Campus Principal
Junior Campus Cross Country
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
FAMILY SQUABBLES
Parents often worry about brothers and sisters quarrelling. A certain amount of quarrelling
is normal for children in families. It is one of the ways that they learn how to get on with
other people. Quarrelling can be positive. Sometimes, however, you will need to step in
when tempers
become frayed and you can see that things are getting out of control.
What causes quarrelling?
Learning to get on with others
Arguments between brothers and sisters are one of the ways that children learn to respect
other people’s belongings and feelings. It is one of the ways children learn to solve problems. Learning to argue fairly and without hurting each other will help them get on with others.
Parents’ attention
Children in families also fight about parents’ love and attention. To children love means time and attention. Young
children do require more attention, but allocating time to an older child is just as important and will make for better
relationships all round.
Health
When feeling unwell, resistance can be low for coping with adversity. We may be more sensitive to comments and
less able to manage our own emotions.
What parents can do
Here are some steps you can take to help lessen quarrels.
 Protect the needs of each child, for example prevent older children’s activities from being interfered with by
younger children and vice versa.
 Spend special time with each child on a regular basis.
 Allow each child to own some special things of their own that they don’t have to share. For younger children,
see that there are more than one of the same toys, such as matchbox cars, so that they can play together without
having to share. Two second hand bicycles are often better fun than one new one that has to be shared. If you have
three children make sure that the same one is not left out every time.
 Invite other children over – children learn social skills through exposure and practise
 Children need their own bit of space which will not be interfered with by others, even if it is only a drawer.
 Try not to compare children with each other - this always leads to bad feelings.
 Be generous with hugs and affection to all your children –even the teenager that appears to pull away – deep
down they love the contact.
 Make ground rules. Get your children to help you make some rules about what behaviour is not allowed in your
home, for example name calling or hitting = being respectful. Then if you have to step in, you do so because someone has broken a rule, not to take sides.
 When you can see that children are feeling upset, help them to find ways to express their feelings by talking
about feelings. For young children play that helps with feelings includes water play, painting and playdough. For
older children and adolescents it may be something like going for a run or playing their music, and especially opportunity to talk and problem solve themselves.
Maintain good health - Healthy, active children may exhibit greater tolerance / resilience and manage their emotions more appropriately when needed
Children need adults to teach them how to solve problems, and while squabbles may be annoying and stressful
they also may be the means of teaching resilience as well as developing skills for managing relationships
throughout our lives.
Adapted from `Parenting SA’,
Government of South Australia
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Positive Behaviour for Learning
Positive Behaviour for Learning (formerly known as SWPBS) is a wholeschool approach to creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate
in which all students, including students with additional needs, can learn
and develop. PBL is implemented to improve the behaviour of all students
in all school settings. Every part of our school, including the classrooms,
school gates and buses, are considered integral parts of the total learning
environment.
Students are positively acknowledged for behaviours that meet our five
college expectations: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be Positive
and Be a Learner. ‘Personal Best’ Awards (picture below) are given to
students when they are demonstrating behaviours that relate to one or
more of our behaviour expectations.
How Can Parents Support PBL?

Check in with your young person to see if they have recently
received a Personal Best Award

Discuss why they have received the reward

Provide positive praise when you see that they have received a
Personal Best Award
ANZAC SERVICE
Capalaba State College will be holding an ANZAC Service on
Friday 24 April on the Junior Campus for Prep to Year 3 students
and on the Senior Campus for Years 4 to Year 12 students.
This year, as you will be aware is the 100th anniversary of the
landing of Gallipoli and it seems an appropriate time for us to
reflect, as a community, on those family members of our
students who have served in past conflicts in the defence of
their country.
The College has sent a letter home to all families of students from Year 4 to 12 asking if they would like their
family member remembered on the day.
Please contact the Senior Campus Office if you have any questions.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Support our Year 11 & 12 Drama & Drama Studies
students when they perform in Sunshine at the
Redlands Performing Arts Centre.
Sunshine – shining a light on Redlands and young
people’s stories of ANZAC
Young people from across the Redlands are coming
together to stage a unique ANZAC story. Sunshine blends
local history with contemporary experiences to create a
performance that explores what ANZAC means then and
now.
Sunshine will take to the stage at the Redland Performing
Arts Centre on the 23rd and 24th of April and will feather
over 100 young performers from schools right across the
Redlands.
The performance is being developed by Drama students
and their teachers from Capalaba State College, Redlands
College, Victoria Point State High School, Wellington
Point State High School and Cleveland District State High
School along with Brisbane theatre company debase. The
project has enabled students to work with professional
theatre artists; playwright, Robert Kronk and director,
Howard Cassidy.
This project has been supported by the Queensland
Government and Redland City Council through Arts
Queensland and the Regional Arts
Development Fund, the Redlands
Performing Arts Centre, and the
Redlands and Cleveland RSL along
with a number of local
community
groups
and
individuals.
All Year 9 History students and
Year 10 Drama students have
received excursion information.
They have been invited to view a
matinee performance on 23
April. Thank you to Ms O’Brien
and her Year 9 Home Economics
students who sewed props for
the production. If you wish to
see the performance, contact
Redland Performing Arts Centre
on
3829
8131
or
wwwrpac.com.au.
Senior Campus Instrumental Music
Students should have received their permission/medical forms for the Plantation Workshop for next term. This
will be held on Friday 8th May. Money and forms must be returned to the office by Firday 1st May. Please see Ms
Wall or Mr Tickner if you require a new note.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
Dancers succeed in outstanding achievement.
This term has been one of outstanding academic success and
excellence for students studying Dance in Years 9 to Year 12. All
students have learnt and performed technically demanding
routines across the styles of Tap, Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary.
All Year 9 Dance students received an academic grade of A or B
in their performance of technical tap and technical jazz routines.
80% of Year 10 Dance students received an A standard for their
performance of a ballet repertoire from Don Quixote.
80% of Year 11 and Year 12 Dance students received a B or
higher for their technical Contemporary routine performed to
the song ‘His Eye Is On The Sparrow.’
College Dance Programs Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser
Miss Briggs would like to say a huge thank you to all the parents and students who helped on Sunday the 29 th of
March by volunteering their time to help out at the Capalaba Bunnings. The BBQ raised approximately $800 towards
the College Dance Programs. It was a fun and successful day and couldn’t have happened without the support of
Bunnings and our wonderful parents.
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360
What’s happening in Senior Biology this term?
This term, year 11 and year 12 Biology students have been studying Homeostasis, or the ability of plants or animals to
maintain a stable internal state as external conditions change. An example of this mechanism in humans would be the
increase in heart rate and respiratory rate which occurs in response to increased exercise. As the effect of exercise
lessens your heart rate and respiratory rate returns to normal.
For the last month, students have been working on their Extended
Experimental Investigations (EEI”s). Each student in Physics, Chemistry and
Biology will have to complete an EEI for their assessment in Year 11 and 12.
The steps a student must carry out to complete an EEI are as follows:
 Select a topic of interest from a short list provided by their teacher
 Research this topic and formulate a scientific question of interest
 Write a hypothesis (a prediction or what they expect to happen) and
design an experiment to test this hypothesis
 Perform the experiment. They must assess the risks associated with their
experiment and record their data.
The final step is to analyse the data collected and present a scientific report,
written to demonstrate their understanding of the entire process.
Students gain knowledge of how to conduct a “fair” test, an understanding of
variables that may skew results and importantly, how to analyse their results
in a clear and defined process.
Although students have been doing EEI’s from Year 7, they are usually teacher
-guided, with lots of input from the teacher regarding the method and the
expected results. By the time a student reaches the senior classes, the amount
of teacher support is far less and it is hoped that students can design,
implement and report on a vexing question in a scientific way. This is truly the
‘how, when, where and why’ of science, as designed and delivered by the
student.
Some of the topics chosen by students this term have been the effect of exercise
on heart rate, blood pressure and blood glucose levels and the effect of varying
light conditions, fertilisers and acidity levels on the growth of plants.
If you have observed your student taking notes and recording data on an
experiment at home, help them along in the report writing process by asking
them to explain to you what they are doing. This is one of the best ways for a
student to understand a process, by answering questions put to them by an
outsider. If they can explain it fully to you, they are well on their way to higher
levels of thinking, a key factor in the achievement of higher grades.
Further information on
EEI’s can be found via
these links.
For
Exemplars
of
student
work
:
https://
www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/1946-assessment.html
For Tips on how to write your Scientific Report: http://
seniorbiology.com/Scientific_Report_Timms_Jan_2011.pdf
If your student is thinking of doing Senior Science in the upper
grades, then this is a snap shot of what to expect in Biology,
Physics or Chemistry.
Francisca Wilson and Dianne Lawrence
Science Department
Capalaba State College
Web: www.capalabasc.eq.edu.au
E-Mail: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au
Senior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9111
Fax: 07 3823 9100
Absence Line: 07 3823 9166
Junior Campus
Phone: 07 3823 9333
Fax: 07 3823 9300
Absence Line: 07 3823 9360