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ISSUE #1229th April 2016

IN THIS ISSUE

PHONE NUMBERS Front Office 3897 2990

Primary Absentee3897 2793

Secondary Absentee3897 2792

Todd Langford - Head of Teaching and Learning

Over the last couple of years there has been a review of the Queensland schooling system which has resulted in a range of suggested changes to the Senior (Year 11 and 12) schooling system. These modifications will affect how students are awarded their exit grades and earn entry into university courses. In March, the Queensland Government revealed which changes it is committed to implementing. The new system will take effect for the Year 11 cohort of 2018 (current year 9s). These changes will include:

• The removal of the OP system and the QCS test. Student will instead be given an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank)

• A reduction in the number of assessment tasks undertaken by students from up to seven to only four.

• One of these four assessment tasks, per subject, will be an externally written and marked assessment piece. This differs from our current system where Mueller College teachers write the assessment tasks undertaken by our students.

• The external exams will count for 25% of the final mark for a subject except in the case of Maths and Science subjects where it will count for 50%.

The changes are significant but will not dramatically affect the already quality teaching and learning practices which occur in Mueller classrooms every day. Whilst the modifications are still 18 months away from commencing and 3 and a half years from having students graduate under them, there is much we are doing in preparation. A large number of Mueller staff are already involved in professional development and trials of the various initiatives which will comprise the new system. This term, our Year Eleven students will be involved in External Assessment trials of Maths B, English and Graphics which will afford us the opportunity of testing our own processes to determine how best to prepare the students for success. These trials will count for marks for the Year Eleven students but will not count towards their eventual OP scores. There will be further opportunities for our teachers and students to prepare for this change over the next 18 months – opportunities which we welcome.

We are committed to providing a well-rounded education and achieving the best outcomes for Mueller College students. This requires us to be adaptable and responsive to change whilst remaining committed to the unchangeable and important elements which make up our school.

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FREE DRESS DAY PREP TO YEAR 12

Friday 6th May GOLD COIN DONATION

*This will be collected by either your Primary Teacher or Secondary Form class Teacher

SCHOOL DRESS CODE: Clothing needs to be modest and still meet WH&S requirements in practical subjects. No singlets, low tops, short shorts (without tights underneath) are to be worn or midriffs showing. Covered footwear must be worn. Normal school rules apply towards hair and jewellery.

Please note: Students who do not dress appropriately may be sent home to change.

PRIMARY SPORTS (Years 5 & 6): If it is your regular Sports day, please also bring your sports uniform

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR’S FETE!

CAKE DECORATING CONTEST

Age Categories

Primary: Prep - Yr.3 | Yr.4 - Yr.6 Secondary: Yr.7 - Yr.9 | Yr. 10 - Yr.12

Have fun and decorate a cake or cupcakes!

Bring your cake & $2 entry fee to the Library by Friday 13th May

Any cake may be used only the decorating is judged.

Note: If you’d like your cake returned, please collect it from the display on Fete day, before 5pm. Any unclaimed cakes will be donated. Remember to label the underside with your name & class,

as well as any containers used.

All entries will be displayed on Level 2 of MPAC, along with the competition winners, on Fete day. Prizes will be handed out in school, following the Fete.

GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON!

Colouring In Competition

GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON!

Students please return your completed picture with

50c Entry Fee to your Teacher by Friday 6th May (1 week before the Fete).

All entries will be displayed on Level 2 of MPAC, along with the

competition winners, on Fete day.

Prizes will be handed out in school, following the Fete.

Award Categories

Prep Year 1 Year 2

Years 3 & 4 Years 5 & 6

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Age Categories

Years 1-3 | Years 4-6 | Years 7–9 | Years 10–12

Submit your 6x4 photo (loose, unframed) to the Library, by Monday 9th May, along with a $1 Entry Fee per photo.

Please make sure the back of your photo is labelled with name & class.

All entries will be displayed on Level 2 of MPAC, along with the competition winners, on Fete day. Prizes will be handed out in school, following the Fete.

Best Dressed Teddy Competition

Prep to Year 2

Students please bring your Best Dressed Teddy and $1 Entry fee to the Library by Thursday 12th May

Judging will take place prior to the Fete and winners will be displayed on Fete day, along with all entries.

Prizes will be given to students the following week at school!

There will be prizes awarded for

1st place | 2nd place | Encouragement Award Please note: Whilst all care is taken, we can accept no responsibility for any missing or lost items. Please do not take your teddies from the display on Fete day, they will be returned to class the following week. Please clearly attach your child’s name & class to the back of the teddy with a safety pin.

TUCKSHOP ROSTERThe Tuckshop is open five days a week, from 8:30am until 1:30pm. If you are available to help please contact Angie Tester on 3897 2766. Lunch is provided for volunteers.

*Volunteers are deperately needed, any time you can spare, even for an hour or two, would be greatly appreciated.

ROSTER

Monday 2nd May | Friday 6th May

Mon: Labour Day

Tue: Emily, Vanessa, Bev

Wed: Jean, Bridgette, Kathleen, Evelyn

Thu: Leni, David, Serna,

Fri: Juliette, Dila, Desleigh, Yasemin

PRIMARY PARENTS - PLEASE NOTE

» Students are not allowed to buy directly from the Tuckshop. All food must be pre-ordered via the classroom trays in the morning.

» Primary students must use seperate bags for Morning Tea & Lunch orders.

» Primary students are not allowed to order ice blocks for Morning Tea. They may only be ordered for Lunch time.

MAY

2 May Labour Day Public Holiday

3 May Yr 12 Science 21 Excursion

6 May Free Dress Day - whole school

6 May Year 11 Film Night

9 May Secondary CSSA Cross Country

9 May Primary CSSA Cross Country - Ipswich

9 May Yr11 & 12 Geography Excursion

10-12 May NAPLAN

11-13 May Year 8 Camp - Burleigh

12 May Yr 11&12 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing

13 May District Cross Country

13 May Yr 12 Film Night

16 May Yr 7-12 Mathematics Tournament

17 May Art GOMA Excursion

17 May Yr 8-10 Arts rotation - Taste of Africa

18 May Primary District Cross Country

18 May 2nd Round Immunisation for Yr ‘s 7 & 8

IMPORTANT DATES

THE SCHOOL LOCKER

GENERAL NEWS

USA SPACE CAMP TRIP

DENTAL VAN NEWSThe Dental van is at Mueller College for a limited time. All children with a Medicare card are eligible for treatment from Prep to Year 10. These classes will be issued with a dental form. Year 10 and 11 students with a Health Care card or who are eligible for the Child Dental Benefit Scheme please come to the Dental Van for a form.

A parent will need to attend with any child under 15 years of age. Please return dental consent forms as soon as possible and then an appointment will be issued via class. Please ring 0407 699 721 Monday to Thursday if you require any further information.

NAPLAN UPDATENAPLAN tests will be held on Tuesday the 10th, Wednesday the 11th and Thursday the 12th of May.

Year 3, 5 and 7 will complete the tests in their classroom while Year 9 will be together as a cohort in MPAC.

Parents have the right to withdraw their child from these external exams. Should you wish to do so then please contact Mr Mills (Primary) and Mrs Scheu (Middle School).

All exemptions must be applied for and submitted to the Head of Sub-School by Friday the 6th of May.

There will be no alternate program running at school during testing times.

MOTHERS DAY STALLWe are again holding our Mueller Mothers Day Stall on

the 4th, 5th & 6th of May, open from 7.30am & finishing after lunch each day.

Please come along to help out, meet some new friends & have fun. We need your help to make this happen!

Help required:

• set up in the mornings from 7am• help serve the children on the days - before school,

Morning Tea or Lunch• help with packing up each day

The children love seeing their Mums & Dads at the stall! All profits go to our school for resources for your children.

Last year we raised enough for a 3D printer!!!

Please text Rachel McPhie with times you can help on 0422 577 366.

Next year Mueller College will be doing a USA Space Tour.

For further detailed information please head over to the MUROC Facebook page.

To register your interest please contact Mr Banks via email a.banks@mueller.qld.edu.au or ph: 3897 2749.

Mr Anthony BanksTeacher - Aerospace Studies, Design, & Technology, Unmanned Aircraft & Robotics

SEWERS WANTED!We're needing a team sewers who can come and help make some costumes (like the one below) for the Primary Musical "The Little Mermaid".

This will be happening every Wednesday afternoon in D23, from 3:10pm until 4:30pm beginning on the 4th of May.

You only need to have basic sewing skills and a willingness to be part of a team. Sewing machines will be supplied.

If you're interested please email Kimberley Phillips at k.phillips@mueller.qld.edu.au for further details.

ART/CRAFT HELPERSThis term we will be holding a musical art support group and we’re needing some volunteers to help out with this process (grandparents and friends are most welcome) to paint/create props/sets and some costume materials for the Musical. There will be items like Jelly fish, fish on sticks, sting rays and lobsters to start with. You will be working alongside Liat Ham our Primary Art teacher who will be coordinating and demonstrating what to do along with other Primary Teachers from Mueller. You won’t need to be an expert, just have a willingness to learn and be part of a team.

This support group will be held every Tuesday afternoon fortnightly beginning the 20th of April in weeks: 2,4,6,8,10 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm or whatever time you can commit to.

If you’d like to or you know of someone who’d be interested can please email Liat Ham l.ham@mueller.qld.edu.au

WINTER CLOTHINGTHE MUELLER SHOP

We have in stock 2nd hand Prep and Primary jackets, Primary trackpants, Secondary wool jumpers, Secondary jackets and trackpants as well as Trousers to meet the needs of students over winter. Remember if you are after a specific item in a certain size please email us & we will let you know when an item that meets your needs arrives for sale.

OPENING HOURS

Tuesday: 8am till 11amThursday: 8am till 11am

Phone: 3897 2767 Email: uniforms@mueller.qld.edu.au

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NEED FOR FEEDWe will be running the Need For Feed program at Mueller College this term.

Need For Feed is a practical, healthy cooking and nutrition program for students in Years 7-10. The program teaches basic cooking skills and gives students the confidence to prepare and eat a variety of nutritious foods at home.

The program will run Wednesday afternoons, from 3.20pm - 5.20pm in the Home Ec rooms. Starting on Wednesday, 4th May (week 4) until the end of Term. Cost $30.

Parents/students please email l.stokes@mueller.qld.edu.au for more details or to register.

Leanne StokesCareers and Future Pathways

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OTHER NEWS

BJTBJT is excited to announce it’s newest musical theatre workshop “Beauty and the Beast” for students 5-18 years of age on Thursday Afternoons from 3:30-5:00pm weekly during the School terms.

This workshop explores the acting, singing and dancing of Beauty and the Beast scenes and songs each week and culminates with a workshop presentation to parents at the end of 3rd Term.

Students learn skills in performance and build fun characters as well as grow in confidence and communication skills.

Students can enter at any time into the class which costs $20 per class or the cumulative of $200 for 10 week term. Brisbane Jr. Theatre holds workshops on Fridays as well and produces 4 major productions each year during the school holidays. The next BJT production is “Thoroughly Modern Millie” which runs July 1st and 2nd and auditions in early June.

For more information go to www.brisbanejuniortheatre.com

ART CLASSES

MUELLER COMMUNITY CHURCH

ALL WELCOME

COUNSELLORPlease Note: Jenny will be on leave from 6th May until 8th June

MCC Counsellor, Jenny Billingham is available for counselling for the Mueller Community (Families, students and staff).

Please contact Jenny on 3897 2706 or 0427 876 396 to make an appointment.

If the phone is unattended, please leave a message and Jenny will return your call at the earliest opportunity. Jenny BillinghamCounsellor | Mueller Community Church

THOUGHTS FROM JENNY

“IT’S OKAY NOT TO BE OKAY, BUT IT’S NEVER OKAY TO STAY THAT WAY”

I first read those words in an essay written by an 18 year old Ethiopian refugee girl. Knowing a little of her story (and she’d experienced a lot of pain in her life), they struck me as being very wise words.

It doesn’t matter who we are, we will all experience pain at sometime[s] in our lives. We will feel grief, sadness, anger, loss, confusion and/or other emotions. It’s important not to try and deny those feelings, or escape from them. Instead, when we are hurt and distressed, we need to allow ourselves the privilege of feeling those emotions.

God has given us emotions and they’re not bad. They may not be pleasant (after all who likes pain), but they are good for our mental and emotional health. We need to allow our children to express their feelings – maybe even encourage them to express them. In my own personal life, I’ve found that allowing myself to experience my emotions (rather than trying to escape from them) enables me to move through difficulties a little more smoothly, and probably a little faster. Evidence from numerous studies supports that too. If we try and bury our emotions, they may resurface with a vengeance at a later time.

Allowing ourselves to experience our feelings in our own way and time doesn’t mean they’ll disappear, we’ll move in and out of feeling that emotion, but it is far less likely to become a permanent state for us.