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28 February 201728 February 2017

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Research shows that in Queensland, higher student attendanceat school is associated, on average, with higher studentachievement.

Additionally, attending school every day helps children to buildsocial and emotional skills such as communication, teamworkand resilience.

Why must I send my child to school?

Under Queensland law, you must make sure your child ofschool age is enrolled and attends school all day, every schoolday unless they have a reasonable excuse.

Illness, doing work experience, competing in a school sportingevent or going on a school excursion are reasonable excusesfor being absent from school.

Do I need to let the school know if my child has beenaway from school?

Yes, you must let the school know the reason why your child isabsent from school, if not beforehand, then within two schooldays of their return to school.

Avoid keeping your child away from school for:

Routine medical or other health appointments should bemade either before or after school or during the school

holidays.While it is a last resort, it is important to understand that

you may be prosecuted if your child is not attendingschool regularly.

What should I do if our family is going on a holiday inschool time?

You are encouraged not to schedule holidays during schooltime. If your family holiday is during school time, you mustinform the school in writing, stating the dates and reason whythe holiday must be taken in school time.

This is to be submitted to the Year Coordinator. Once approvedby the Principal, the student will need to request work or specialarrangements for assessment which will be missed, with theirHead of Departments.

What should I do if my child won’t go to school?

You should contact the school (Year Coordinator) as soon aspossible for advice and support.

• birthdays,

• shopping,

• visiting family and friends,

• if they sleep in,

• looking after other children,

• minor check-ups or

• care such as haircuts.

A set routine can help

Remember, school absenteeism and truancy can impactsignificantly on students' learning and wellbeing. A low levelof school attendance is associated with poor academicachievements, early school leaving, and leaving school withfewer qualifications, subsequent unemployment and a lowerlevel of health/life expectancy.

At GSHS 95% Attendance is required to be eligible to attendcelebrations/social skilling functions (page 20a in planner). 95%is 10 days off in a school year which equals 2 weeks away fromschool. Arriving late or leaving school for an appointment willalso impact on attendance percentages – every lesson counts.It is also important that all parents/guardians have viewed thispolicy and have signed the section at the bottom of the page.

As Johnathon Thurston says:Missing training could put you on the bench for your next

game.Missing school could put you on the bench for the rest of

your lifebecause every day counts.

JUNIOR SECONDARY NEWS

Dream, Believe, Achieve!

This week our Year 7, 8 and 9 students were lucky enough toget a visit from NRL legend Petero Civoniceva and QRL State ofMind project officer Jason Fiddes to deliver a presentation titled‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’. The students got to hear firsthandabout some of the challenges and setbacks Petero facedthroughout his amazing career and how he worked toovercome them and achieve his goals. The messages Jason &Petero delivered around goal-setting, self-esteem and resilienceare some of the key ideas our students have been exploringin care class, so this presentation really helped them to seehow relevant these strategies are for everybody, every day. Afew lucky fans even scored a photo and autograph after thepresentation too!

Exciting Learning Opportunities

In more exciting news, we have a range of fantasticopportunities coming up over the next week that allow ourjunior secondary students a chance to extend their learningoutside the usual classroom structure. A group of our Year9 are currently spending the week on North Keppel Island

undertaking a variety of activities and surveys investigatingissues such as environmental impact and sustainability. OurYear 7 students have the chance to do some seriously funteam building challenges with their fellow classmates this Fridayat the Day in the Park event; I look forward to seeing whichcare class comes out on top! Finally, the Year 8 LeadershipDay is coming up on Wednesday 1st March, where thesestudents will spend the day developing their personal skillsaround leading themselves and others. Keep an eye out on theschool Facebook page for the latest updates.

Kate TownsendA/Head of School (Junior)

AUDITIONS FOR YOUNG FRANKENSTEINWe would like to extend an invitation for all interested students,to audition for our 2017 school musical – Young Frankenstein.

Whilst key roles go to year 11 and 12 students, there are alwaysa number of opportunities for small roles, as a core dancer oras a member of the chorus for students from year 7 to 12.

All audition information and what to preparecan be found on the board outside of theArts staffroom. Although auditions havestarted, students may still sign up, soplease place your name beside an auditiontime for week 6, on the board outside of theArts Staffroom. Students wishing to go for Principal roles willneed to audition individually, whilst students wishing to be achorus member may audition as a group and should preparethe song Advance Australia Fair.

Being a part of a musical is a wonderful experience, andsomething you may never have the opportunity to do again. Sodo something different, show that “team spirit” and sign up!

SWIMMING CARNIVAL RESULTS

New Records:

Tia C – Tyalan: 14 years girls Breast Stroke 38.46,Freestyle 30.26Coby R – Tyalan: 14 years boys Breast Stroke 37.46Jacinta T – Parnka: Open girls Freestyle 29.36(Previously held record from 2009 by Bianca McLeodone of the State High PE teachers)

Age Champions:

Girls:

12 years: Abby D13 years: Cyrena D

• have a set time to go to bed

• have a set time to get out of bed

• have uniform and school bag ready the night before

• have a set time for starting and finishing breakfast

• set a time for daily homework activities

• speak about school positively

• be firm, send your child to school every school dayincluding their birthday and the last day of term!

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14 years: Tia C15 years: Emma H16 years: Paris ROpen: Jacinta TAWD Senior: Pheobie WAWD Junior: Trinity S

Boys:

12 years: Xander A13 years: Lachlan W14 years: Coby R15 years: Joshua J16 years: Jarrod LOpen: Leith HAWD Senior: Harrison TAWD Junior: James R

Gladstone Gift Winners:

Abby DJoshua J

Overall House Points and winning House:

1st: Tyalan 11992nd: Parnka 11353rd: Damala 10504th: Kougari 958

CONGRATULATIONS LEADERS OF EQIP2017

EQIP Technical College Gladstone Region would like tocongratulate it’s leaders for 2017 – Hayden V and Jaide G.

PINK STUMPS DAYGladstone SHS: you bowl us over! On Friday the 17th Februarystaff and students got behind the McGrath Foundation bywearing pink, donating cash and playing cricket. Our goal wasto raise $500 for the charity, but as of the end of the day we

have $1100 and donations are still coming in. If you wouldlike to support our efforts, there is still time. Visitgofundraise.com.au, search for 'Gladstone' and click on'donate'.

QCAA HONOUR ROLL

2016 CERTIFICATES OF ACADEMICCOMMENDATION

Congratulations to the four Gladstone SHS students who wereare part of the 908 students in the state to receive Certificatesof Academic Commendation from the Queensland Curriculum& Assessment Authority (QCAA). These certificates are issuedon achieving Very High Achievements (VHAs) in the equivalentof at least six Authority subjects (i.e. at least 24 semesters atVHA standard) upon graduating. This is a notable achievementand one we are proud to celebrate with you.

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/certificates-qualifications/qce/qce-achievement-awards/certificate-academic-commendation/2016

INTERSCHOOL CRICKET WEEK 1The Intermediate team (Year 7-9) won their first game againstTannum 1 and went down in the second against Tannum 2. Agreat effort was shown by the boys who placed second overall.

Congratulations to the Open team (Year 10-12) who playedextremely well to beat Chanel and Biloela. Great batting wasshown by Zane R who scored 60 and Luke B who claimed 4wickets in an innings. The opens play again next week to decidethe overall winner.

LOGISTICS CERTIFICATE 1For the first time Year 10 are undertaking Logistics Certificate 1as part of the Trade Skills Centre programs.

Students are learning and understanding OH&S and manualhandling which includes safety in the work place, calculations,and route planning and team communication.

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CHAPPY CHATWelcome to Week 5 of Term 1! Both Jarekand I are enjoying our different groups. Theboys have now moved onto trust activitieswhich is pivotal in growing relationships inany situation. The activities are personallychallenging not only in trusting others butalso in trusting yourself to be able tocomplete what is required. Trustworthiness

is a necessary part of healthy relationships and is shown inactions – not just words. For a healthy relationship in anysituation, we need to recognise the other as deserving of trustor confidence, dependable and reliable. So whilst the boys hadloads of fun doing activities which involved personal risk-taking,the experiential learning and de-briefing really brings home theimportance of trust and trust-worthiness.

The Year 9 girls have now painted the floorboards of thewheelchairs with their background colours and are beginningto paint their individual designs or completing their designplanning. This week we were privileged to listen to PeteroCivoniceva who is a former Australian professional rugby leaguefootballer. He shared the message that each of us is worthy oftreating ourselves with respect, that everyone will go throughchallenging times and during those times, just “keep on going”.

Have an awesome fortnight and if you have any questionsor suggestions feel free to contact Yvonne atmailto:ykamh2@eq.edu.au (49766162) or Jarek atjreah0@eq.edu.au (49766165)

Chappies Jarek and Yvonne

GUIDANCE OFFICER NEWS

Introducing the Guidance Officers

Two Guidance Officers, Luke Jackson and Katrina Dalton areavailable at Gladstone State High School from Monday toFriday each week.

The Guidance Officers can be contacted using the detailsbelow:

Luke Jackson – Ph. 49766113 Emailljack140@eq.edu.auKatrina Dalton – Ph. 49766151 Emailkdalt14@eq.edu.au

Students are able to make appointments to see the GuidanceOfficers by calling into their offices under D block at the school.

The Guidance Officers can help students with personalconcerns such as bullying, anxiety, depression, family and peerrelationships, self-esteem, stress, transition to new school,referral to specialists, family concerns, anger, accommodation,conflicts, coping strategies, grief and loss and more. There aremany issues students and parents/carers might wish to seekassistance with and if you’re not sure if they can help, theywelcome your enquiry.

Career counselling is also available which can help studentsexplore career options and alternative career pathways, providecurrent course and career information and prepare students forpost-school career management.

NURSE NEWS

This weeks Nurse News is the topic of Stress.

Stress in teenagers-or anyone else for thatmatter, is very common. It is the way ourbodies respond to emotions and challengesin life. Your brain and your body are closelyconnected and therefore, stress can affect you from your headto your toes. Some common symptoms of stress are; feelingnervous, anxiousness, tiredness, negative thoughts, notwanting to spend time with friends, disorganised, too much ornot enough sleep, not eating well, being aggressive or nottaking care in your appearance. You may feel sad, find it hard torelax, worry about what others think or say about you, becranky or moody, find it hard to focus or you may just feel likenothing is going right. Our bodies have two major stresshormones, that can help us to function at our best, but can alsocause lots of problems if there is too much released. Managingstress the right way can lead to more a more positive outlook onlife and help us meet challenges head on!

Some ways to deal with stress are:

• Move your body! Get out and get some exercise, trydoing it with a friend! Join a dance class; go runningwith your mates.

• Get enough sleep! Wind down time before bedshould be at least 40mins before you close youreyes, this means no TV, IPAD, Mobile phones or

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For more information see your School Based Youth HealthNurse- Vanessa

2017 Calendar

1st March Year 8 Leadership day 1

3rd March World Science festival

10th March Shave for a cure

17th March Bullying NO WAY day

17th March Year 7 HPV Immunisation Day

28th March Harmony day

30th March International Students – Cavesvisit

29th March to 31stMarch

Brisbane University Tour

31st March End of term celebrations years7-9

1st to 16th April School Holidays

17th April Public Holidays

18th April School returns

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bright lights. Teenagers need at least 9.5hrs of sleepa night!

• Spend some time thinking about the things you aregood at, and make time to do these things!

• Talk it through! Talk to your parents, a close friend, orsomeone you can trust. They may be able to comeup with some new ideas to help you manage yourstress. The school also has lots of support staff whoare more than happy to help.

• Try positive self-talk! Getting up in the morning, andtelling yourself you’re going to have a good day, orright before an exam, saying to yourself “You’ve gotthis!”

• The Uniform Shop has moved to the TradeTraining Centre. Opening times are as normalMonday 8:15am to 11:15am, Wednesday11:00am to 2:00pm and Friday 8:15am to11:15am. Please contact 4976 6193 for furtherqueries.

• School hats – If you have a student startingyear 7 this year or a new students you wouldhave noticed they have come home without aschool hat. The order for the new school hatshas not arrived and is expected to be here endof February or early March. Your student will benotified of when to collect their hat by theoffice.

• Years 7 to 12 Assessment Schedules are nowavailable on our school website. You will findthis under the Forms and Documents/StudentForms tab at the top of the page.

• The Gladstone SHS Absentee text messagenumber is 0400244477. If you need to ring inan absence please phone 4976 6158.

• The School Dentist will be away from theDental van from the 27th February to 10thMarch.

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