Maryborough State High School non sine pulvere palma 12 June 2020

Dates to remember… Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri: Good Morning

Start; 8-8.30am, J Block Café

Wed: Breakfast Club, 7.30am-8.30am, Library Courtyard

Full belly = better concentration – a win for everyone!

Wed: Robocademy; J203 (J19), both breaks

Wed: Maths Tutoring, 3-4pm, Student Hub (Library)

Thurs: Music Theory class; 3-4pm, MDC1/2

Fri: Stage Band, 7.30am, MDC1

11 May – 28 August: 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge

Tues 23 June: Principal Tour, 3.30pm, A Block

Fri 26 June: Term 2 ends

Mon 13 July: Term 3 begins

Mon 27 July: P&C Meeting, 5.30pm, MDC

Tues 28 July: Principal Tour, 3.30pm, A Block

From the Principal… We are here, nearly at the end of what we can all admit has been an interesting term. Our students have returned and once again filled the halls and grounds with noise and excitement – a much-needed return to our new normal.

It was inspiring to recently see several former Maryborough State High School students in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with local icons Grieg Bolderrow and Ken Murtagh receiving an Order of Australia Medal, and Sarah Brown receiving an award as Member of the Order of Australia. Each of these former students received their honour in service of their community, or working for the rights and advocacy of others. We congratulate them and I challenge our current students, whether they hold a badge or not, to think beyond themselves and ask ‘what can I do to better others?’ While on the topic of success, it gives me great pride that Maryborough State High School has been announced as a finalist in six categories for the Australian Education Awards. In each of the categories there are only eight finalists in the country – among the categories are Best Government School in Australia and Best Regional School in the nation. FraserPop, our Diploma of Business assessment piece, has also been made a finalist for Best Co-Curricular Program. This range of finalist categories reaffirms Maryborough State High School’s commitment to making sure we offer the very best education for your child regardless of postcode. As we look forward to the remainder of the year, we will also look towards our major events in the school. We have already announced to our Year 12s a moving of the 2020 Formal from June to October to ensure we are abiding by Health and Safety requirements. A reminder to all families that our Awards Night and Sports Awards have also moved to December 7 and 8. This is to ensure accurate calculations of award winners, including the Dux and All Rounder, with changes to the Senior Curriculum. Years 10, 11 and 12 will be invited to return to school to receive their awards. We will also be announcing some changes to how awards are calculated to ensure all those worthy of celebration are acknowledged. We will publish these calculations in the coming weeks. I will be asking families in Semester 2 to participate in an ongoing series of evenings where we hear from parents about their students, the school they attend and any suggestions they may have for improvement. Each night will be themed (ie one on Behaviour, one on Curriculum and so on) and will be part of an ongoing process of review and revision to make sure that we continually improve and are considerate of all aspects of the school community. We will open this up to families once COVID restrictions subside. Should you wish to discuss anything as a matter of urgency, I invite all families to attend the P and C Meeting (every month on the 4th Monday; commencing at 5:30pm) or make an appointment to see the Deputy Principal or myself. Simon Done Principal

Principal Tour

Maryborough State High School invites you to take a personalised tour with the Principal.

When: 23 June @ 3.30pm To book your tour, contact the office on 4120 9333 or register your tour on our

website: www.maryboroshs.eq.edu.au (next tour date: Tuesday 28 July 2020)

As seen on Facebook – a quicker way to pay for school related financials. For direct deposits, details are as follows: Account Name: MARYBOROUGH STATE HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL ACCOUNT BSB: 064 421 ACC: 000 901 53 For more information contact the school on 41209333.

Year 7F’s NEWS Sophia brought in her pets, Shadow and Snowflake, for 7F to experience. Thank you Sophia for sharing your beloved pet rats with us! Some students were a little unsure about petting rats to begin with but we got the hang of it in the end. Shadow and Snowflake, we love you both! Tracey Riley Teacher

Book Donations Needed Our Read 4/10 program needs suitable books and magazines donated for our Year 7, 8 and 9 students in Period 4. If you have any books or magazines that you no longer need, please bring them to the Library. Tweed Anderson Deputy Principal

Chappy Week NEWS 7F appreciates our Chappy, Chappy Amanda. We thought she definitely deserved a few ‘thank yous’ Tracey Riley Teacher

Coding Academy NEWS

Students in Years 7-9 may collect an application from Ms Bates in the staffroom at the top of J Block. A short competency test will also need to be completed later in the term. Peita Bates Teacher & Digi-Tech Ambassador

Creative Industries NEWS Throughout the term, Year 9 Dance have been learning about the history of Hip Hop dance. Students have learnt a wide range of Hip Hop dance styles such as break dancing, popping & locking, tutting, voguing and waacking. Students will be using their knowledge of these dance styles to create a Hip Hop dance piece for their choreography assessment task, which will be performed later in the term. Caitlin Wieland Teacher

Guidance Officer NEWS We the Differents and Spark their Future websites

We the Differents site is for disengaged and at-risk youth: Education your way. We The Differents is a collective of information, tips and ideas for young people to learn what’s on offier and find the right support/options to make the most of their education. Encouraging young people to find and embrace their ‘different’ can help to build resilience and motivate students to navigate challenges they may be facing in their education journey. This site is frequently updated with new content and articles to help young people to consider how their own skills and interests have real-world value – helping students find the resources they need to take control of their education and their future. https://www.wethedifferents.qld.edu.au/ Spark Their Future site is for parent and carers of disengaged and at-risk youth. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when supporting youth engagement, but all young people have a spark. Something that inspires and drives them. This can be the spark that helps them to find resilience, build a sense of self and self-worth, to overcome diversity and find relevance in their eduation. Supportiing continuity of education for disengaged students requires strong collaboration and communication between schools and families. Through the Spark Their Future site, parents and carers can find practical tips, information and support to help young people gain the most from their education. https://www.sparktheirfuture.qld.edu.au/

Hospitality NEWS Senior Hospitality students practise their coffee making skills Our new café on the deck at the front of J Block is proving to be very popular for morning coffees that are being supplied by the SRC team. Baristas currently include Year 12 Hospitality students who are honing their skills in preparing and serving a variety of coffees to fulfil the requirements of their Certificate 2 in Hospitality. Commencing in Term 3, our Year 11 Hospitality students will take over this role as they are presently being trained to become competent baristas as part of their unit of study. These ‘real life’ opportunities give our students the confidence to move directly into the workforce with the skills they have acquired.

Year 12 Hospitality take-away lunches…a huge success! As our senior Hospitality catering events have been cancelled due to Covid 19 precautions, our take-away meals initiative has started to roll out each Friday till the end of the term.

In Week 6, we offered Chicken & Pasta Stirfry, which gave the students opportunity to demonstrate their competency in kitchen management while preparing pasta, various knife skills, chicken and vegetable cookery, as well as teamwork and serving/presentation techniques. We received overwhelming compliments from our customers.

Week 7, saw us serving Scandinavian

Open Sandwiches to staff and Year 12 students. This option involved the students in a variety of work stations – making Tempura Batter for the Deep Fried Sweet Potato Straws, preparing Grilled Steak, steaming fresh Asparagus, toasting Jumbo Bread Rolls, as well as preparing baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, red onion and shallots. Many techniques and skills were demonstrated by the students in order to assemble and serve the 60 orders for the beginning of lunchtime. Again, we received great reviews from our customers. Denise Pommeranz Teacher

Humanities NEWS As part of Reconciliation Week, 8H and 7A learnt about an important part in Australia’s history- National Sorry Day. They learnt about The Stolen Generations and took part in acknowledging the past by researching and creating a reconciliation hand wall in the classroom.

Year 8 Humanities are currently working on creating their Minecraft cities for their assessment. They are going above and beyond in their creations and shocking their teachers with their amazing creations. Jamie Rykers Teacher

LFL NEWS As a part of Learning For Living 7J have planted a vegetable garden. This compliments our learning about Early Settlers and their need to grow their own food. Once it is grown, 7J will use the produce to do some cooking. Leia Simpkins Teacher

Marmalade NEWS Marmalade visited Mrs Green’s 9F Connect class Friday 5 June. Marmalade was rescued as a puppy and now lives a pampered life in the Green household. She especially enjoys taking Tweedy the cockatiel for a walk. Narelle Green Teacher

Maths Tutoring NEWS

!!! FREE !!! Maths Tutoring has begun again! 3pm-4pm in the HUB (Library) Please bring class work or assessment that you need assistance with. Hope to see you there

Danielle Ney HoD Maths & Year 12

Premier’s Reading Challenge NEWS The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is an annual state-wide initiative for students up to Year 9. The challenge is not a competition but aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read widely for pleasure and learning. For a student to successfully complete the challenge, they must read 15 books during the reading period (11 May-28 August). Students who complete the challenge have their efforts recognised through the receipt of a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier of Queensland. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability. The following literature forms will be counted towards the challenge:

printed books

e-books, virtual books and digital publications

graphic novels and comic books

audio and braille books

newspapers, magazines and recipe books

books in additional languages (other than English).

Students wishing to participate are to collect a reader record form from The Hub. Please return your completed form to Mrs Anderson by 28 August. For more information, please visit the PRC website: https://readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au/ Tweed Anderson Deputy Principal Premier’s Reading Challenge Coordinator

Robocademy NEWS Robocademy is BACK!!! Wednesdays, both lunch breaks, in J203 (used to be J19). If you’d like to create some code, roll with some robots or simply spend more time with technology, come join us! Peita Bates Teacher & Digi-Tech Ambassador

Scholastic Book Club NEWS Keep an eye out for the next book club issue.

Scholastic Book Club operates at Maryborough State High School. Each order earns points for the school. These are later redeemed to purchase additional books. Keep an eye out for the next issue. Catalogues will be available from the HUB (Library). Please contact Wendy Benson on 4120 9333 for further information.

Wendy Benson Scholastic Book Club Coordinator

Sports NEWS

Please be advised that, Maryborough State High School sport teams, representative school sport at district, regional state and national level has been CANCELLED until further notice. We will advise students and parents

when restrictions have been lifted and we are allowed to start training and participating once again. School Cross Country Due to the current issues, School Cross Country was postponed. We are looking at rescheduling this for the end of Term 3. More information will be given closer to the date. This will be a nomination process via the Sports Coordinator. Wide Bay Cross Country – ISO challenge

Congratulations to the following students for participating in the ISO

Challenge run earlier in the term:

Isaac Bolderrow-Strange

Luke Adamson

Hudson Nitz

School Athletics Carnival Due to the current issues, the school athletics carnival will be postponed until further notice.

REBEL – Kickbacks Maryborough State High School is part of the sporting kickbacks program. So if you out and about doing any shopping at Rebel, you can put your points towards our school

to receive sporting equipment. Rugby 7’s – TERM 3 Training will be held closer to carnival dates and Mr Ebert will notify students when this will be occurring along with parents through Facebook.

Football Academy – TERM 3 When training can start up again this will be on Wednesday mornings from 7:00am to 8:00am on Kings Oval. Students must arrive in their football gear ready to train. After training, students are welcome to attend Breakfast Club, in the library courtyard for a free breakfast.

Hockey Academy – TERM 3 Training will commence next term on a Wednesday morning from 7:00am to 8:00am. After training, students are welcome to attend Breakfast Club in the library courtyard for a free breakfast. Students will not be allowed to train until their permission forms have been returned. Mouthguards and shin pads must be worn to train.

Academy Sports Uniform Uniforms have arrived. Students need to see Mrs Taylor in K Block staffroom to receive their uniforms. If you missed out, there will be another order going in towards the end of Term 2. A reminder that uniforms must be paid for ($50) before your order will be put in. Carrie Taylor HoD HPE

Student Leadership NEWS Our student leaders will continue to assist in the tuckshop and with breakfast every day of the week. Student leaders will also be organising lunchtime activities starting next term, which will be put into school notices to let students know when and what activities will be running. Carrie Taylor Leadership Coordinator

Team Hair & Beauty NEWS Our Certificate students opened the doors to staff for some pampering in order to complete their practical assessment in Certificate subjects for hair and beauty.

Formal Packages Team Hair and Beauty are offering Formal Packages for Maryborough State High School students and staff. $30 Formal Package includes: make up, false lashes, shellac cured nail polish and hair straightened, curled or braided. Please contact Team Hair and Beauty on 41209391 Tuesday and Thursdays to discuss a trial appointment time. Mellisa Helmstedt & Karie McKay Hair & Make-Up Teachers

Kent Street Maryborough, Qld 4650 Phone: 4120 9333 http://www.maryboroughshs.eq.edu.au enrol@maryboroshs.eq.edu.au