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Week 5 Term 4 2021

Principal's WelcomePrincipal's Welcome

TERM 4 IMPORTANT DATESTERM 4 IMPORTANT DATES

Monday 8th November - 1st dose COVID Vaccination

Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th November – School Review

Monday 15th November – P&C Meeting

Tuesday 16th November – Presentation Evening

Friday 19th November – Red Food Day

Friday 19th November – Year 12 Graduation Ceremony & FinalDay

Friday 26th November – Year 6 into 7 Transition Day

Friday 26th November – Years 10 and 11 Rewards Day

Friday 26th November – Years 10 & 11 Final Day

Tuesday 30th November – Year 9 Japanese Excursion

Friday 3rd December – Year 8 Japanese Excursion

Wednesday 1st December – Year 5 Open Day (Technologies)

Friday 3rd December – Year 7 Science Excursion

Monday 6th December - 2nd dose COVID vaccination

Thursday 9th December – Year 7, 8 and 9 Rewards Day

Friday 10th December – Final day of school

Please note these dates and events are subject to changewithout consultation.

QUADRENNIAL SCHOOL REVIEWQUADRENNIAL SCHOOL REVIEW

In 2022, Gordonvale State High School will be participatingin a Quadrennial School Review as part of the Departmentof Education’s planning, performance and improvement cycle.This review involves:

The Quadrennial School Review committee will comprise of arepresentative from the following groups:

• Analysis of student and school outcomes againstperformance measures and indicators

• Reviewing performance trends from available data

• Assessment of the achievements of the previousStrategic Plan

• Consideration of previous School Plan prioritiesrequiring renewed focus

• Re-examination of the school context, curriculum,pedagogy, student diversity, workforce,

• Consideration of all resources within the context ofschool planning

• Consideration of department's strategic plan.

• Principal

• Deputy Principals

• Head of Departments

• Teachers

• Ancillary staff

• Students

• Parents

We are now seeking expressions of interest for a parent andcommunity representative to form a part of this committee.The commitment may include attending and participating incommittee meetings throughout 2022. If you are interested inthis position or discussing this further, please contact me at theschool on 4043 3222 or at hmurr31@eq.edu.au

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REVIEWSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REVIEW

As part of our Quadrennial School Review, the EducationImprovement Branch (EIB) will be conducting a full schoolreview. The review is based on the National SchoolImprovement Tool (NSIT). This document is attached to thisnewsletter for your perusal.

Full school reviews are conducted by a review team appointedby the EIB in consultation with the school and region. Generally,full school reviews take up to three days depending on theschool’s size and complexity.

The review team will look at the school’s performance data andother relevant information. They will also talk to the AssistantRegional Director, staff, students, parents and other membersof the school community. If you would like to participate in theschool review, please contact me at the school on 4043 3222or at hmurr31@eq.edu.au

At the completion of the review, the review team will presentits findings to the school in a written report. This report will beshared with the school and wider community in staff meetings,P&C meetings and on the school website.

HOUSE CULTUREHOUSE CULTURE

House ShirtsHouse Shirts

House Shirts have arrived and are on sale from the tuckshopfor $30. I would like to sincerely thank the P&C for their supportof this initiative by keeping the price of the shirt at cost price.Students are permitted to wear this shirt every Thursday onHouse Day, for all free dress days and sporting carnivals.

Halloween Decorate Your Door CompetitionHalloween Decorate Your Door Competition

On Friday 29th October, we celebrated Halloween with aDecorate Your Door Competition for House Groups.Congratulations to House Groups who were involved.

STATE EDUCATION WEEKSTATE EDUCATION WEEK

In Week 4, we celebrated State Education Week by recognisingstaff that have achieved milestones in their career.

I would like to congratulate the following teachers forcompleting the Department of Education ProbationDepartment of Education Probation in 2021:

I would like to congratulate the following teachers who movedfrom ProvisionalProvisional RegistrationRegistration toto FullFull RegistrationRegistration withwith thetheQueensland College of teachersQueensland College of teachers:

I would like to congratulate the following staff on their service(in 5 year increments) to the Department of Education and /orGordonvale State High School.

5 years Service to the Department of Education5 years Service to the Department of Education

• Community

• Meg Cramb

• Pamela Daly

• Charmaine Hard

• Mitchel MacPherson

• Terry Podolczak

• Andre Scholz

• Daniel Sloan

• Nicole Ulcoq

• Saripha Malee

• Marcel Nylen

• Cassandra King

• Bobby Chambers

• Harry Fletcher

• Daniella Haydon

• Vishanthri Hayne-Keon

• Kelly Maggs

• Michelle Northage

• Jean Richter

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5 Years Service to Gordonvale State High School5 Years Service to Gordonvale State High School

10 years Service to the Department of Education10 years Service to the Department of Education

10 Years Service to Gordonvale State High School10 Years Service to Gordonvale State High School

15 years Service to the Department of Education15 years Service to the Department of Education

15 years Service to Gordonvale State High School15 years Service to Gordonvale State High School

30 years Service to the Department of Education30 years Service to the Department of Education

35 years Service to the Department of Education35 years Service to the Department of Education

• Kevin Boorman

• Harry Fletcher

• Daniella Haydon

• Joel Jerome

• Kelly Maggs

• Jean Richter

• Diane Findlay

• Lyndal Jones

• Sonja Martin

• Phebe Moore

• Daniella Paron

• Scott Rushworth

• Shelley Wall

• Ashleigh Batterham

• Diane Findlay

• Charlie Galeano

• Lyndal Jones

• Daniella Paron

• Stephanie Pieroni

• Scott Rushworth

• Matthew Sperring

• Shelley Wall

• Wayne Carter

• Ray Godwin

• Renee Krause

• Heather Murry

• Wayne Carter

• Sharlene Brosseuk

• Kevin Dilger

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HOMEWORK CENTREHOMEWORK CENTRE

Gordonvale State High School facilitates a Homework Centreon Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:00pm to 4:30pm.Students can leave early with the permission of their parent/carer. Please indicate the time out on the registration form.

The Homework Centre is a free service for students fromGordonvale State High School. A healthy snack will be providedfor students each afternoon.

The Homework Centre program is designed to:

The Homework Centre is supervised by teacher aides. Teacheraides will not replace any aspects of classroom teachingincluding instructional support, personalised tuition or academicsupport. Teacher aides will support students to completehomework tasks set by teachers and complete study, revisionand assessment.

Maths teachers may be available to support students onTuesday afternoons. English teachers may be available tosupport students on Thursday afternoons.

The Homework Centre program is voluntary.

Students will not be able to attend the Homework Centrewithout registering. Parents/carers can register their child/children by completing a registration form (available from theoffice or Library) and returning it to the school office. A separateregistration form must be completed for each child. Thisregistration process is for the remainder of 2021. Students canalso attend the Homework Centre casually. To register casualattendance, please contact Mechelle Zucco on 4043 3222 ormzucc2@eq.edu.au.

Teacher aides mark a roll each afternoon and parents/carerswill receive a text if their child/ren is not in attendance.

As this is a school activity, students will not be permitted to usetheir mobile phones during this time. If you need to contact yourchild/ren during this time, please call the school office.

If you have any questions regarding the Homework Centre,please contact Mechelle Zucco. On 4043 3222 ormzucc2@eq.edu.au.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNINGPOSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

Gordonvale State High School is a Positive Behaviour forLearning School. Our Behaviour Expectations are:

I would like to sincerely thank Maddison Girle, former student,for designing these posters.

Each week in House Group, students participate in a lessonthat explicitly teach what out behaviour expectations look like inthe following areas:

ATTENDANCEATTENDANCE

Each parent/caregiver of a child who is of compulsory schoolage has the legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled andattends a school unless the parent has a reasonable excuse.Please see the below table that explains possible reasons why astudent may not be present at school and if this reason countsas an absence.

• Support students to develop good study habits andprovide additional learning time for students with theirpeers;

• Support students’ learning, development andengagement in school;

• Forge strong and supportive links between home andschool; and

• Ease the burden on students and parents byproviding a supervised and supportive setting awayfrom home to complete homework tasks.

• All settings

• Learning areas

• Playground

• Excursion

• Transport

• Technology

• Toilets

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STUDENT COUNCILSTUDENT COUNCIL

Halloween Free Dress DayHalloween Free Dress Day

On Friday 29th October, we celebrated Halloween with a FreeDress Day. Congratulations to all students and staff who wereinvolved.

TUCKSHOPTUCKSHOP

P&CP&C Executive VacanciesExecutive Vacancies

Th P&C currently have vacancies for the positions of VicePresident and Secretary If you are interested in becominginvolved in the school community we would meeting we love tosee you at our next P&C meeting.

Next MeetingNext Meeting

The next P&C meeting is on Monday 15th November in theLibrary at 6:00pm. I look forward to seeing you there.

Ms Heather Murry - PrincipalMs Heather Murry - Principal

Deputy Principal Curriculum -Deputy Principal Curriculum -Warren BrownWarren Brown

100 Percent Club100 Percent Club

Congratulations to Manami Brooke andwelcome to the Gordonvale State HighSchool 100 percent club.

The 100 percent club is our recognition ofthose students who study a GeneralSubject and have received 100% in thethree Internal Assessment tasks. Internalassessment tasks and results are all

quality assured by the QCAA.

This year we welcome, Manami Brooke to the 100 percentclub.

Manami has scored 50/50 for her Internal Assessment inChemistry. (She was also only 1 mark off getting 75/75 forLegal studies as well).

Congratulations Manami.

Mr Warren Brown - Deputy Principal (Curriculum)Mr Warren Brown - Deputy Principal (Curriculum)

Deputy Principal StudentDeputy Principal StudentServices (Years 7, 9 & 11 andServices (Years 7, 9 & 11 andCurriculum) - Renee KrauseCurriculum) - Renee Krause

2021 Presentation Night2021 Presentation Night

Gordonvale State High School’s annual Presentation evening

will be held on Tuesday 16 November. This year the event willbe split into 2 ceremonies. Our junior ceremony for Year 7 toYear 9 will commence at 6:00pm and conclude at 7:00pm. We

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will have a half hour intermission where light refreshments willbe served. Our senior ceremony for students in Year 10 to Year12 will commence at 7:30pm and conclude at 9:00pm.

Applications for special awards closed at the end of last term.All students who have nominated for special awards will berequired to attend the evening as award recipients will beannounced on the night.

Academic awards are determined based on students’ level ofachievement in both Semester 1 and Term 3. Academic awardwinners have been published for students to check. If your childis receiving an award on the night you will be notified via emailby Friday 12 November.

We are very much looking forward to celebrating our students’successes throughout the year and hope to see you all there.

Renee Krause - Deputy Principal Student ServicesRenee Krause - Deputy Principal Student Services

Deputy Principal StudentDeputy Principal StudentServices (Years 8, 10 & 12Services (Years 8, 10 & 12and Curriculum) - Davidaand Curriculum) - DavidaLaneyLaney

Year 12 Farewell ParadeYear 12 Farewell Parade

Parents and carers are invited to join us to farewell our 2021Year 12 Graduates. This event is a culmination of 13 years ofschooling, a credit to both the students and the parents. Werequest that parents/carers and their guests RSVP to this event.

Final events for the 2021 Transition Program…Final events for the 2021 Transition Program…

The final enrolment evening for 2021 will be held on Wednesday24 November. Students must be enrolled to attend the Year 6Orientation Day, Friday 26 November. Please see details belowto book your enrolment interview.

Year 6 Transition Day is on Friday 26 November. Emails havebeen sent to families outlining the details of this event. Onlystudents attending Gordonvale State High School in 2022 whohave completed their enrolment interview can attend this event.Students will have the opportunity to experience a variety ofsubjects, meet future class mates and teachers.

Year 5 Technologies Open Day, Wednesday 1 December.Year 5 Technologies Open Day, Wednesday 1 December.

In 2021, Gordonvale State High School introduced Year 5Subject Open Days to the transition program, these days arespecifically designed to ignite student interest and passion for

the subject/s they enjoy most at school. These days exposestudents to the opportunities available to them at high schooland allow students to become familiar with their local highschool.

The Technologies Open Day will provide students to experiencea variety of subjects, including:

Students will have the opportunity to complete simple tasksrelated to these subject areas.

If you are interested in your childing attending the TechnologiesOpen Day please contact Lyndal Jones at ljone318@eq.edu.aubookings are essential. Details below.

Davida Laney - Deputy Principal Student ServicesDavida Laney - Deputy Principal Student Services

NAIDOC CelebrationsNAIDOC Celebrations

During Week 2 of this term, our school celebrated NAIDOCweek. The NAIDOC theme for 2021 was Heal Country! Ouropening ceremony started with a school boundary walk ledby Uncle Frank Royee and Barrachias Royee Junior of theMalanbarra Yidinji clan which ended with traditional smokingceremony leading into our NAIDOC parade. This ancientAboriginal custom involved burning various native plants toproduce smoke, which has cleansing properties and the abilityto ward off bad spirits and create a pathway for a brighterfuture. This led into our opening ceremony where studentswere educated on the importance of NAIDOC and had theopportunity to participate in traditional dance led by the GimuyDancers, Jiritju and Isaak.

Throughout the week, students rotated through lessons ondance and music, cultural body paint and fire making leadby Gimuy Walubarra, a local clan group of the Yidinji Nation.A 3-on-3 basketball competition, digeridoo lessons were heldduring lunch breaks and on Thursday, Deadly Choices ran

• Digital Technology - develop coding and softwareskills to create solutions to problems.

• Food and Fibre Production - focus on environmentalsustainability and sustainable agriculture.

• Food Specialisation - develop knowledge and skillsthat will enable them to safely and hygienically plan,prepare and serve a variety of products from acommercial kitchen.

• Materials & Technology Specialisation - learn thebasics of the design process recorded in a projectfolio while building physical projects.

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Traditional Indigenous Games. Staff were also treated to aluncheon with traditional meals cooked by our CommunityEngagement Counsellors and Rikki from Clontarf. A specialthanks must go to our hospitality students and staff for helpingcook and serve meals. On Friday, students attended theDreamtime Markets where they had the opportunity to engagein talks with local fire brigade, local Indigenous wellbeingorganisations as well as participate in several types of weavingfrom Aunty Sylvia and Miss Teri from Hambledon State School,art from Beau Pennefather Motlop who gave us a great displayof Indigenous digital art, foods from Blaq Pearl and Cella’sWoodfire Pizzas and many performances from Aboriginaldancers, Gimuy dancers and the Yarrabah dance troupe led byUncle Nathan Schrieber, Torres Strait Dancers, Ngalpun Gidha.

A massive thank you to our Community EngagementCounsellor, Neal Teale for organising such a truly special eventfor our students.

Jacinta Evans - Head of Department Student ServicesJacinta Evans - Head of Department Student Services

Year 12 Sport and RecreationYear 12 Sport and Recreation

To close out Year 12 Sport and Recreation, students paddledin their canoes and kayaks along the Goldsborough River up atthe Goldsborough Valley Campgrounds. Throughout the termstudents have been learning on dry land forward, reverse,sweep, pry and draw strokes as well as how to perform a deepwater rescue using the X Rescue method so it was only justwe finally put our skills to the water! And paddle they did! 27super students took to the water like ducks and navigated thewaterways with aplomb. Under the Head of HPE Mr Sperring’ssupreme guidance, the students demonstrated good entry andexit techniques (with some more unique than others) as wellbeing able to paddle forwards and backwards to avoidobstacles. They performed some speedy sweep strokes withJade and Kirk being the fastest and most accurate canoe crewto finish this task! Blake and Chris were strong in all aspectsespecially their X rescue, you definitely want these lads savingyou!

Thanks for a fantastic day out Year 12 and a fantastic twoyears of teaching you for Sport and Recreation. Good luck aftergraduation!

Callum Troyahn - Teacher/House CoordinatorCallum Troyahn - Teacher/House Coordinator

All Schools TouchAll Schools TouchTournament - Gold CoastTournament - Gold Coast

Last month our Open Mixed Touch team travelled downto the Gold Coast to compete the QLD All Schools TouchTournament. This is the largest touch tournament in Australiawith over 6000 students participating. There was more than1700 games played across 23 fields, with gamescommencing at 7:30am and finishing up at 8:30pm. Ouropen mixed division consisted of over 60 teams alone.

We were fortunate enough to stay in a large house thataccommodated 12 students and 2 teachers, all while beingnot too far from the fields and the beach. Blake and Oshenwere tasked with cooking the team breakfast on day 1 andmanaged to cook up something that resembled pancakes!Thankfully Izzy came to save the day and took over so wewere all equipped with full bellies for the first few games.

When we got to the touch fields it was action aplenty, andbefore long it was our time to play. This team played toughand never gave up across any of their games. We matchedit with some of the toughest teams in the state, notablySouthport, who were runner up in the Grand Final, as well asSt Patrick’s Gympie who advanced to the semis. Levi andCheryl-Lee controlled our middle and created lots of scoringopportunities, while Kasey, Caitlin and Heidi did a lot of hardwork rucking the ball forward. Liam and Kristen also pulledoff some try saving touches to keep us within many closegames. A big congratulations to Oshen who took out thePlayers Player for the weekend.

It was certainly not smooth sailing for this team. There weremany factors including player changes, draw changes, gametime adjustments, and most notably the team singlets not

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arriving on time. There are however, many takeaways fromthis trip that this group has been able to take home. Apartfrom a better understanding of the game of touch, Baileyhas learnt how to stitch, after Bunny had to sew his playingshorts together only minutes before our first game afterrealising there was a huge hole, Macca has discovered anewfound talent in the candy claw machine at Timezone(Even if he did use up a lot of his spending money), Heidilearnt that inflatable slides can leave nasty bumps andbruises, and I refreshed my memory of unclogging yetanother toilet. Thanks Blake Way.

It’s a credit to this team, who have come a long way sincethe beginning of the year, and a big thanks must go to NealTeal for the time, effort, knowledge and experience he hasapplied to training this team.

Miss Ulcoq I would also like to thank the students, theirfamilies and staff members for your contribution towards ourfundraising efforts over the year. This trip is about providingopportunities and experiences for our students here atGordonvale, and without your support we are unable tomake that happen. I certainly encourage all up and comingtouch players to mark this tournament on your calendar.Please listen out for notices towards the end of this year andearly next year for the 2022 tournament details.

Thank youThank you

A big thank you to Curtis Pitt who visited the school to meetour Open Mixed Touch team which headed down to the GoldCoast for the QLD All Schools Touch Tournament last month.Unfortunately due to Covid-19 and reduced cargo flights andair deliveries, the teams playing apparel did not arrive in time.In recognition for his sponsorship of the team, Curtis waspresented with his very own playing singlet. Our Touch Teamwill continue to wear this strip in the Monday Night Mixed TouchCompetition at Alley Park this season. Thanks again Curtis forall your support!

Mr Joel Jerome - House CoordinatorMr Joel Jerome - House Coordinator

Clontarf NewsClontarf News

ClontarfClontarf AwardsAwards NightNight 20212021 –– AA HugeHugeSuccess!!!Success!!!

On Wednesday 27 October we held our Gordonvale AcademyAwards Night. The night was a huge success with our biggestturnout ever. Well over 200 young men, families, school staff,Clontarf staff, partners and invited guests attended the event.A huge thank you to our hospitality department and helpersfor preparing delicious meals for everyone, in particular thanksto Tracey, Paula, Thecla, Shelley and Greet. Well done to ouramazing students that volunteered their afternoon to preparefor the event by setting up the stadium, preparing food, servingfood and much more. A final congratulations to our studentMC for the night, Daequan Connolly, who did an amazing jobalongside our Operations Officer Rickki Sutherland.

A full list of award winners is below, however a specialcongratulations must go to Bradley Deece who took out ourprestigious Academy Member of the Year.

Awards WinnersAwards Winners

1. 2021 Academy Member of the Year Award – BradleyBradleyDeeceDeece

2. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 7 – Kristian LohmannKristian Lohmann

3. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 8 – Laurie LudwickLaurie Ludwick

4. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 9 – Tahj DellowTahj Dellow

5. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 10 – TristanTristanThomsen-MorrisThomsen-Morris

6. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 11 – John SingeJohn Singe

7. 2021 Good Guy Award Year 12 – Marcellus BowieMarcellus Bowie

8. 2021 Community Award – Isaia MallettIsaia Mallett

9. 2021 Employment Award – Liam KelleyLiam Kelley

10. 2021 Academic Award – Seth TomeriniSeth Tomerini

11. 2021 School Attendance Award – D’ArtanyanD’ArtanyanConnollyConnolly

12. 2021 Top Trainer Award – Jerome MurghaJerome Murgha

13. 2021 Most Improved Award – Blake JeromeBlake Jerome

14. 2021 Junior Clontarf Spirit Award – Phillip SatrickPhillip Satrick

15. 2021 Senior Clontarf Spirit Award – Victor LuiVictor Lui

16. 2021 Junior Sportsman of the Year Award –D’Artanyan ConnollyD’Artanyan Connolly

17. 2021 Senior Sportsman of the Year Award –Daequan ConnollyDaequan Connolly

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Upcoming CampsUpcoming Camps

We have 3 camps remaining for 2021, they are:

Students need to return their notes as soon as possible oncecollected from Academy staff.

Cameron Campbell - Clontarf DirectorCameron Campbell - Clontarf Director

Breastscreen QueenslandBreastscreen Queensland

• Year 7 Country Camp to Woodleigh Station,

Ravenshoe. Wednesday 10th to Thursday 11th

November (Week 6)

• Year 8 Extreme Camp to Bramston Beach.

Wednesday 17th to Thursday 18th November (Week7)

• Year 12 End of Year Trip to Brisbane & Gold Coast.

Sunday 28th November to Saturday 4th December(Week 9)

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