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7 June 20177 June 2017

From the PrincipalThe re-building of B Block is well on track and if you are passingthe school you will see that the scaffolding is starting to comedown. While the block looks quite familiar from the outside theinside will certainly look a lot differently and more ‘modern’.We are getting much closer to having new air conditionedclassrooms for our digital technology students and generalsubject areas.

School attendance continues to be on our radar and wholeschool student attendance currently is 85.8%. A lot of work isgoing into working with students and families to ensure thatattendance is improved. This is not so we can reach a target,but because we know that student performance and theiracademic success is directly linked with attendance. In orderto give every student the opportunity of success we need toensure that we are encouraging them to attend and activelyparticipate in their learning. Nelson Mandela said it verysuccinctly “Education is the most powerful weapon which youcan use to change the world”. Imagine the change we canbring to every student’s ‘world’ by impressing on them thisimportance. They may not thank you now but they will in yearsto come when they are leading independent successful lives.“Every Day Counts”.

I am hoping families can assist the school with a small butgrowing problem. Some students are using scooters to travel toand from school. Some of these students also catch buses anduse their scooters to ride to and from bus stops. While there isno issue with this form of transportation, it is the unsafe practiceof riding them in the school grounds before and after schoolthat is becoming a concern. Students are attempting tricks withtheir scooters and with large numbers of students waiting orwalking past them, particularly in bus areas it is becoming very

unsafe. We have two secured areas for them to store theirscooters and students have been reminded this week that theyare not to ride them in school grounds. Students waiting forbuses have been asked to take their scooters to the staff onduty where they will be kept until they board their buses. If yourstudent rides or brings a scooter to school can you remindthem of their responsibility to be safe, not only to themselves,but to other students who are around them. We are planning toinstall more seating and shade for the ever increasing numberof students catching buses in the afternoon, so this should alsoassist us with supervising students after school. I thank you foryour assistance with this.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge the great work of RobProffitt-White in our school. Rob has been working with usfor a few years now with improving numeracy teaching andlearning practices. While parents may not know him, many ofour students do because he has spent many sessions in ourclassrooms working with students and staff. Rob is returning tothe classroom so while we will miss his assistance and advice,work will continue to improve the numeracy of our studentsacross all subject areas. Students certainly have acknowledgedhis input with their response on last year’s school opinionsurvey with 92.1% saying that their “Maths skills are beingdeveloped at this school”. We wish him all the best with his newdirection in education.

Ms Julie Learoyd

From the Deputy Principal – Teaching &Resourcing

Subject Changes for Semester 2

These changes for Senior students will be processed wherepossible and students will have their new timetables ready to goat the beginning or Semester 2. I would like to remind everyone

considering a subject change that these are not guaranteedand there are many factors that need to be considered beforegranting a subject change. First and foremost in our mind isways that we can maximise chances of achieving the QCE andobtaining the best possible results. Sometimes a simple changeof subject is not necessarily the answer.

Year 7 and 8 students will start next semester with a new suiteof elective subjects on their timetables. All other year levels willcontinue as they have done as electives subjects for these yearlevels are of a 12 month duration.

EXAM BLOCK

As mentioned in the last newsletter, all Year 11 and 12 studentshave received a personalised copy of their exam blocktimetable which will be in effect from Monday June 18 to FridayJune 22. This timetable clearly shows when they need to bein attendance and where they need to be for their assessmentpiece. If they have not received their individual copy due toabsence, these are available from Student Services.

As has been the case for the past few years, the followingconditions will apply:

Please assist your student where possible by ensuring thatthey are revising for their assessment pieces well in advance toreduce ‘cramming’ at the last minute.

In preparation for the New QCE system, Year 10 students willalso experience exam block conditions for the first time. BothMath and Science assessment pieces will be taking place inthe Sports Complex on Tuesday June 19. Year 10 studentswill not be permitted to leave school following their assessmenthowever, instead, returning to their regular timetabled classes.

Mr Rob Burke

From the Deputy Principal – Learning

Year 10 Update

2019 Preparation

This year’s current Year 10 students will be the first studentsto progress through the new senior system for Year 11 and12 in 2019 and 2020. All classes have now had an informationsession with Ms Gist to assist in their transition. Next term,students and parents will come in for a SET (Senior Education

and Training) meeting with a member of Administration or aHead of Department. The role of these meetings is to discussa student’s ambition for after school, then backward map toensure that the right subjects are selected for senior to providea suitable pathway. Prior to attendance at a SET Meeting, it willbe a requirement that a parent or carer attend an informationsession on the new senior. Time will be limited in the SETmeetings due to the volume of students to cover, and there willbe no time allocation to discuss the differences between theold OP system, and the new ATAR. By attending an informationsession, parents and students will attend their SET meetingsalready informed and ready to plan.

Our first session will be our largest, and we are hoping thatmost of our Year 10 cohort and their guardians can attend.The evening will be on Wednesday evening in the last weekof this term (27 June) at 4:45pm to 6:00pm. There will betwo information sessions held one after the other, with thefirst starting at 4:45pm, and the second at 5:20pm. Pleaseensure that you sign the register when you attend, so we cantrack which families have been informed. We urge all familiesto attend this evening, as we will have Heads of Department,Year 10 Case Managers, some teaching staff, representationfrom local tertiary institutions and a sausage sizzle available.A follow up, smaller session will be held on a date yet to beconfirmed at the start of Term 2, but will be the information talkonly for those who cannot attend the main session. It is our aimto inform as many families as possible on Wednesday 27 June.An invitation to the evening will be sent home with students, andalso advertised on the school’s Facebook page and Week 10newsletter.

Attendance

Another important aspect of heading into the senior years forour Year 10 students is attendance. I’ve spent many hours thisterm tracking and following up on student attendance. Studentswho don’t attend regularly will not be able to be successful inYears 11 and 12, and may find their enrolment cancelled earlyin Year 11 for failure to attend. For many Year 10 students, it ishitting crunch time where we need to work with families to raiseattendance prior to starting Year 11. I am having meetings withmany families, following the compulsory schooling process anddiscussions around pathways. Being enrolled at school but notattending isn’t a successful pathway. There are many optionsoutside of traditional schooling that are available to students,and if what we have isn’t working then we need to find the rightpathway for students to be successful. I urge parents to discussattendance with their students, and work with the school onmaking choices to improve student outcomes.

Change Level Week

Change level week occurred last week, and many studentstook the opportunity to get a form to move levels. For Year 10in particular, it is important that as many students as possiblebe on levels 1 to 4 to ensure that they receive an invitation tothe RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) Program which willbe occurring next term. Invitations will go out next week, sostudents please make sure that you get your completed changelevel forms into your Case Managers by Friday.

• Students are only required to be in attendance if theyhave assessment on

• Full school uniform rules apply

• Students may exit the school grounds once theyhave completed assessment for the day.

• Students who require bus transportation will not bepermitted to leave

• Students must change out of their school uniformbefore going to any commercial businesses duringthe school day

• Students will be provided with an area to do study ifthey wish to be on school premises outside theirallotted exam schedule

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Transition Update

Students currently in Year 6 moving into High School next yearneed to secure their spot for Year 7, 2019 at Hervey Bay StateHigh School now. Enrolment Request forms (handed out atschool visits at the end of Term 1) are due back now, either toyour primary school’s office or directly to HBSHS office. Oncethese request forms are returned, we will be posting out a fullenrolment pack at the end of this term for families to completeand bring to an enrolment session in Semester 2. Our firstenrolment session will be on Wednesday 22 August at either3:30pm or 5:15pm. Remember that APEX Applications are dueat the end of this term too, on Friday 29 June. We look forwardto seeing you here in 2019!

Ms Sharyn Thomas

Is your email address up to date?Is your email address up to date with school records for yourstudents? We’d like to remind all parents and carers to ensuretheir contact details, including email address is current withthe school, as report cards at the end of this semester willbe emailed. Hard copies will be available upon request onceschool resumes after the June/July holidays. Report cards willalso be available electronically via the QParents app.

Do you need to email the school?We now have an email address for all general enquiries. If youneed to contact us and are unable to visit the main office,please email enquiry@herveybayshs.eq.edu.au or alternatively,call the Administration Office on 4194 3777.

Have you registered for QParents yet?Have you registered for the QParents app? This year, we haveintroduced the use of this app, supported by the Departmentof Education. The app allows parents/carers to access featuresincluding your student’s timetable, report cards, pay schoolinvoices, notify the school of your student’s absences, monitorattendance history and check on upcoming school events.

Get on board now to enjoy the ease and convenience thatQParents offers! If you have not yet registered for QParents, theflyer below will provide further information and an outline of thesteps you need to complete.

Student AbsencesDid you know that all student absences must be explained bya parent/carer? This includes late arrivals and early departuresfrom school.

At Hervey Bay State High School the safety and wellbeing ofstudents is of highest priority. Parents/carers need to knowif their child hasn't turned up for school, and we need toknow when and why a child is absent. As a school, it is ourresponsibility to manage and monitor student absences andto ensure parent/carers are aware of their obligations aboutattendance.

Each parent/carer of a child who is of compulsory school agehas the legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled andattends a school, on every school day for the educationalprogram in which the child is enrolled, unless the parent/carerhas a reasonable excuse.

From time to time a student may be absent from school andparents/carers comply with their obligation by providing asatisfactory reason for these absences. Parents/carers shouldprovide a reason for a child’s absence either before or on theday of the absence, or as soon as practicable.

For the convenience of parent/carers, we have a number ofways to report absences:

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Please remember that students also require a note or phonecall from a parent/carer if they arrive late for school or need toleave early. We cannot allow any student to sign out of schoolearly without parent/carer permission. Please assist us in thisprocess by sending your student to school with a note or makea call to our office in advance granting permission.

Please also be aware that if you need to collect a studentearly from school, arrange this in advance if possible as it cansometimes be difficult to track students down in their classesat short notice which creates delays for you when collecting.The preferable time for early pickups if possible is during eitherrecess 1 or recess 2.

Thank you to all of our parents/carers for supporting us in thisimportant process.

Senior Geography excursion to FraserIsland

Last week, senior Geography students from Years 10, 11 and12 spent three days on beautiful Fraser Island, as part of theirstudies into the management of water catchments, dingoesand tourism on the island. The adventure began at the wreckof the Maheno and then went on to Eli Creek, where studentsconducted water and vegetation testing and interviewedtourists. After lunch at Eurong, we headed to our base camp forthe three days – Dilli Village. This great facility, managed by theUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, treated the students and staffto some wonderful hospitality during our visit. Rangers cameto speak to us the next day; providing a unique insight in tothe dingo population on the island. A bushwalk to nearby LakeBoomajin only got a little rained out in the afternoon, and thatevening’s trivia competition was hotly contested. It was hometime the next day, via the amazing Central Station and the PileValley walk. For some students, it was their first time on FraserIsland and truly an experience that we will all never forget.

Mr Holloway explainingMr Holloway explainingsomething geographicalsomething geographical

at Eli Creekat Eli Creek

Students walkingStudents walkingdown Eli Creekdown Eli Creek

Students at the wreckStudents at the wreckof the Mahenoof the Maheno

A goanna near theA goanna near thebunkhouses atbunkhouses at

Dilli Village.Dilli Village.

Rainforest vines atRainforest vines atCentral Station.Central Station.

Dingoes loiter near a touristDingoes loiter near a touristvehicle on the beach.vehicle on the beach.

Ms Tinka WeltonHead of Department – Humanities

Arts Department - PerspectiveOver 150 students will be entertaining an audience onWednesday 13th June with various music, dance and dramaticperformances at this year’s Perspective Showcase 2018.Tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased from Administration/Student Services.

Mr Brian SpeirsHead of Department – The Arts

Cattle TeamCattle team have had a very busy three weeks with preparationand showing in Gympie, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg.Students were responsible for preparing and handling cattle forshowing and judging both stud and prime animals. Students

• Phone call – Parents/carers can call the studentabsence line: 4194 3760. This is a 24 hour messagebank that you can call to report an absence. Theabsence line is checked by one of our administrationstaff daily and updated on the student’s attendancerecord.

• Note – Send your child to school with a note (hand into student services)

• Email – Send an email explanation to:absences@herveybayshs.eq.edu.au

• QParent – You can report absences through yourQParent app. If you do not have a QParent/carersaccount and would like to create one, please contactour office for assistance.

• Text message – we are required to notify parent/carers on the same day that any student is absentfrom school without explanation. Please reply to thistext message if you receive one so we can updateyour child’s attendance record with an explanationfor their absence.

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and cattle came away with many ribbons and prizes, with threeof our animals receiving reserve champions for their sections,Jasmine Entriken receiving the Charlie Cotter Memorial trophyfor overall beef cattle judging champion and handling for theGympie show and Taylor Gilmore overall champion handler atthe Bundaberg show. All in all it was a rewarding three weeksfor all involved in the Cattle team. Students interested in joiningCattle Team can join us at first recess each Monday, on thefarm.

Ms Susan MobbsTeacher Science and Agriculture

Cattle team atCattle team atGympie showGympie show

Cattle team studentsCattle team studentsat Gympie with theirat Gympie with theirawards for judging.awards for judging.

Bundaberg ShowBundaberg ShowCattle teamCattle team

Fraser Coast ShowFraser Coast ShowCattle teamCattle team

Taylor Gilmore, Champion Handler Bundaberg show (withTaylor Gilmore, Champion Handler Bundaberg show (withtrophy and swag won)trophy and swag won)

Jasmin Entriken at Gympie show won the Charlie CotterJasmin Entriken at Gympie show won the Charlie CotterMemorial award for overall cattle judging and handling.Memorial award for overall cattle judging and handling.

Wide Bay Burnett Cross Country ResultsThis term, four of our IEC students travelled to St JamesLutheran College to compete in the Wide Bay Burnett CrossCountry trials with outstanding results. Our students werecompeting against schools from as far away as Bundaberg inthe north to Gympie in the south and west to Kingaroy.

Results

Girls 16 – 19 years age group - Bianca Fairfull placedfourthGirls 14 – 15 years age group - Nukita Byriel placed firstGirls 13 years age group - Ashley Baker placed well

Boys 13 years age group - Pacey Cameron placed well

Nukita Byriel was surprised to receive junior girls champion fromLars Olsen (Commonwealth Games medallist). She has beenselected to represent the Wide Bay School Sport Region at theState Cross Country event, which will be held in Maroochydorein July.

Well done to all of our students and best wishes to Nukita in theupcoming State Championships.

Ms Kerry BaylissTeacher Aide – I.E.C Sports Co-ordinator

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Canteen News

Canteen News

This fortnight’s menu has a few old favourites (Sweet ChilliChicken Burger, Taco Tuesday, and Devilled Chicken Burger).Let us know what you and the kids think of the menu and sendme your critique or suggestions – katki91@eq.edu.au

* Please remember that all students need their mannersand full school uniform to be served

ORDERING

If you would like to order any items, please do so before9.00am. Pre-ordering can also get you a FAST-PASS whichgets you to the front of the line.

NEW ITEMS

*We now have Zymil flavoured milk (Lactose free) in strawberryand chocolate for $3.50

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

11/06/18

S. MartinJ. QuinnN. Parry

*

Chickenand

AvocadoTurkishBread

12/06/18

J. QuinnS. Martin

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TacoTuesday!

13/06/18

J. QuinnS. McClureB. Ewens

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Sweet ChilliChickenBurger

14/06/18

S.PetersonD. WilsonA. Luxton

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SpecialFried Rice

15/06/18

S. MartinN. Griffin

HELPERS NEEDED

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HomemadePizzas

18/06/18

J. QuinnS. MartinN. Parry

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RoastBeef &gravyRolls

19/06/18

S. MartinJ. Quinn

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AmericanoBurger

20/06/18

J. QuinnB. Ewens

S. McClure

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DevilledChickenBurger

21/06/18

A. LuxtonN. Griffin

*

Thai GreenCurry

Chicken &Rice

22/06/18

S. MartinN. Griffin

Helpers Needed

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Homemade Pizza

**EFTPOS is only available for senior students (Yrs. 10-12) andall EFTPOS transactions incur a $0.20 surcharge.

Our menu can be found on the school website:

https://herveybayshs.eq.edu.au/Facilities/Tuckshop/Pages/Tuckshop.aspx

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