Mossman High News PRINCIPAL

Michelle Lyons

DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

Stephen Guthrie

Teena Seidenkranz

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

Tracy Butland

Belinda Guthrie

Bridget Greensill

Greg Hamilton

Satya Singh

Leanne Stollery

Christina Uhlik

Mary-Anne Zahnow

YEAR CO-ORDINATORS

Year 7 Amanda Coutts

Year 8 Matthew Sayre

Year 9 Kat O’Flaherty

Year 10 Jim Buckley

Year 11 Erin Mullane

Year 12 Laura Gray

ATTENDANCE OFFICER

Kim Edwards/Gaye Hoffman

BUSINESS MANAGER

Cindy Chamberlain

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

COUNSELLOR

Kudisha Pierce

GUIDANCE OFFICER

Tamara Wolski

YOUTH HEALTH NURSE

Wendy Fry

YOUTH WORKER

Peter Mantus

OFFICE HOURS

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Monday - Friday

TELEPHONE-07 4084 1333

POSTAL ADDRESS

PO Box 178

Mossman QLD 4873

EMAIL

info@mossmanshs.eq.edu.au

WEBSITE

www.mossmanshs.eq.edu.au

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MossmanStateHighSchool

We acknowledge the Kuku Yalanji people, and in particular the Kubirri Warra Clan, the

Traditional Owners of the land on which our school stands and pay our respects to

Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise their custodianship and role in

caring for and maintaining Country over thousands of years.

Principal’s Message

Thank you to all who contributed to our new Student Code of Conduct. It will be

endorsed by the P&C on Thursday 11 March 2021. Our next project will involve a

review of our mobile phone and other devices policy. Staff and parents have

identified mobile phone use at school as an area of concern that warrants a review

of our policy. We will be consulting all stakeholders in this process. At our last whole school assembly, we presented Octavia Cobb and Joshua Gray

with their official QATSIF scholarship certificates. We also gave Alexis Ryan her

QATSIF leadership pin. New student, Arabella Davis is to be congratulated on her performance in the

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aspirations program. She won the Grand Final

event at the end of 2020. On Monday 8 March, we welcome a second Guidance Officer Tam Wemyss. She

will be additional support for our students providing guidance and career

counselling. Each Wednesday this term, I have been visiting

classrooms. It has been wonderful to experience the

mathematics of the pendulum in Physics; listen to the

student hypotheses in English and Biology; view the mouth

watering pizza’s in Food Studies and participate in volleyball

in HPE.

Enjoy the weekend.

Kind regards

Michelle Lyons Principal

Every Student Succeeding

Issue 3

Term 1, Week 6

5th March 2021

Swimming Carnival Friday 19th March

DATE CLAIMERS

Bridge—Level 1 Hartley’s Creek Hike

Wednesday 10th March

P&C Meeting (Annual General Meeting)

Thursday 11th March 6.00pm

Swimming Carnival

Friday 19th March

Tuckshop Red Food Day

Friday 19th March

Newsletter #4 emailed/posted

Friday 19th March

Whole School Assembly

Tuesday 23rd March

Year 7 Cross Country—Period 3

Thursday 25th March

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Journey

Monday 29th—Wednesday 31st March

Year 7 Camp—Mungalli Falls

Monday 29th March—Thursday 1st April

Year 8—12 Cross Country

Thursday 1st April

Last day Term 1

Thursday 1st April

Good Friday—Public Holiday

Friday 2nd April

First day Term 2

Monday 19th April

ANZAC Day

Sunday 25th April

ANZAC Day Public Holiday

Monday 26th April

NAPLAN—YEARS 7 & 9

Tuesday 11th May—Friday 14th May

Congratulations Arabella! Arabella Davis was acknowledged on Assembly for her performance in

the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aspira�ons Program in 2020.

ATSIP is an academic challenge for eligible students in Years 7 to 9. The

program builds upon students' cri�cal and crea�ve thinking skills by

providing opportuni�es to inves�gate solu�ons for real-world STEM

challenges. ATSIAP aims to raise students' expecta�ons of themselves

as learners and enhance post-school aspira�ons to include ter�ary

pathways.

Arabella par�cipated in the program in 2020 when at Nanango State

High School and was part of

a team that won the South

East Queensland Regional

compe��on and then went

on to par�cipate in the State

Finals.

Arabella had to complete a

long-term project over the

course of the year. Her hard

work resulted in her

winning the Grand Final.

Congratula�ons Arabella.

QATSIF SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Octavia Cobb (Year 12) and Joshua Gray (Year

11) on being awarded a Queensland and Torres Strait Islander

Foundation Scholarship. Both students were presented with their

certificates on the whole school assembly by Mrs Lyons.

Alexis Ryan was also

recognised by QATSIF for

her Student Leadership in

2021 as Student Council

President and Jalbil House

Captain. Alexis received a

certificate and Queensland

Leadership pin.

Care for our

learning

environment

Dear Parents / Carers

Please support us to ensure all

our learning environments are in a condition to

facilitate learning by reminding our students not to

play in the rain and resultant mud during the wet

season.

Flexible Day has supported many of our senior students to access training

within our community.

A number of our students are comple�ng a

Cer�ficate II in Mari�me Opera�ons through

Volunteer Marine Rescue Port Douglas. Others complete shi5s in the

workplace for School Based Appren�ceships and Traineeships (SAT)

without missing out on class.

Two of our Year 12 students on SATs have been nominated for ‘Training

Awards’ due to their commitment.

Amy Davidson has been nominated by TAFE in the category of

Appren�ce of the Year. Amy has already progressed officially into her

2nd

year and has maintained the balance between her studies,

appren�ceship and training.

Ella Cairns has received glowing

reports from her employer and has

been nominated by the school in

the School Based Trainee category.

Good luck to both of these

students!

Greg Hamilton—HOD Senior School

FLEXIBLE

DAY

Ella Year 12

Cer�ficate III in Business Administra�on

Year 11 and 12 Students

Cer�ficate II in Mari�me

Opera�ons (Coxswain Grade

1 Near Coastal)

Amy Year 12

Cer�ficate III in Hairdressing

Finger Food Production The Year 11 Hospitality Prac�ces class completed their finger

food produc�on on Tuesday, delivering a variety of delicious

savoury and sweet treats to staff. This assessable task was

modified to be COVID safe and involved weeks of trialling to

establish the most suitable choices according to event brief

requirements. Ul�mately, individual and aCrac�vely presented

tas�ng plates as well as a refreshing glass of punch were

delivered on �me to sa�sfied customers.

The students are to be commended

on their excellent standards of

hygiene and safety, produc�on skills

and customer and colleague

interac�ons. As a result of this

process, they have a heightened

awareness of the need for effec�ve

�me management, teamwork and

food presenta�on.

Andrea Gard—Hospitality Prac�ces

FLAMING ART GIRLS The FLAME Art exhibi�on opened on February 27 to a packed house. This

pres�gious exhibi�on was established by Cairns City Council and the Tanks Art

Centre to support and mentor young women ar�sts in our region. The exhibi�on

also celebrates Interna�onal Women’s Day on March 8, and is open un�l March 21.

The success of our students has been amazing once again!

This year saw last year’s

graduate Hannah Skennerton,

and this year’s senior Abbi White

exhibi�ng works that were supported by local ar�st Wendy Wajer, who mentored

them since last November. These artworks explored their own and very personal

women’s issues and concerns. Both girls had a lot of interest in their art, and Abbi

sold her drawing on opening night! Congratula�ons ladies for your drive,

commitment and willingness to have a go and show the region your talent. Everyone

should go and see the exhibi�on at the Tanks.

Nada Petrasevic—Art Teacher

Good Hygiene is Important! Good prac�ces include:

• Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and dry thoroughly

before handling food; and a5er going to the toilet, touching soiled linen and

ar�cles and changing nappies.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and soiled items, including

toys.

• Avoid sharing cups, ea�ng utensils, items of personal hygiene (eg towels, washers and toothbrushes), and clothing

(especially shoes and socks).

• Teach children about cough and sneeze e�queCe:

⇒ Cough and sneeze into the elbow (rather than hands) or cover with a �ssue

⇒ Put used �ssues in the bin straight away a5er use then wash hands.

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease is currently in the wider community.

Children and staff with hand, foot and mouth disease should be excluded from school and childcare

facili�es un�l all blisters have dried.

Annual General Meeting

Thursday 11 March 2021

6.00pm

Staff common room

Monthly General Meeting to follow

All welcome

(P&C Membership form attached to this newsletter)

Click through to view the most recent editions of Parent Talk - https://pandcsqld.com.au/members/

publications/parent-talk/

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How would you like to become a Mossman State High School Tuckshop volunteer? If you can

spare one or two days a month or fortnight or even a couple of hours one day to help out, we

would love to hear from you! The tuckshop is the main financial support for the High School’s

P & C Associa�on; directly benefi�ng our school and students in a number of projects.

If you would like more informa on on how you can help

please call Tahlia on 4084 1318 or the Mossman State

High School office on 4084 1333.

APPLICATION FOR P & C MEMBERSHIP for 2021

Mossman State High School P & C Associa on

Please complete and return to the school office ASAP

Name: _________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone: ________________________________________ Mobile Phone: ___________________________________________

Email address: __________________________________________________________

I am:

◊ a parent of a student aCending the school

◊ a staff member of the school

◊ an adult interested in the school’s welfare, and my date of birth is _____________________

I am:

◊ applying for new membership

◊ renewing my membership

I apply for membership in the Mossman State High School Parents and Ci zens’ Associa on and I undertake to:

a. Promote the interests of and facilitate the development and further improvement of the School and the good order

and management of the School; and

b. Comply with the cons�tu�on of the P & C Associa�on Code of Conduct as specified in Schedule 2 of the cons�tu�on,

and any valid resolu�ons passed by the Associa�on.

If a person has been convicted of an indictable offence, it is grounds for removal in accordance with the Educa�on (General Provision)

Act 2006.

Code of Conduct Mossman State High School P&C Associa on 2021

This Code of conduct has been adopted to aid all members of our school community to work as a cohesive group in partnership with

the school.

A harmonious working environment is essen�al to the effec�ve conduct of our school’s volunteer contribu�on and job sa�sfac�on. To

this end, we have agreed to the following:

Compliance with the Department of Educa�on, Training and Employment Code of Conduct.

Personal privacy is of paramount concern to all. Informa�on gathered or obtained as a result of our roles as volunteers in our

school community must be considered confiden�al and passed onto the relevant school authority with the permission of the

person disclosing the informa�on, except in circumstances where there is a threat of harm.

Courtesy and respect is to be observed by all. Trea�ng people with dignity, honesty, courtesy and fairness at all �mes is

essen�al.

Discussion is healthy; personal aCacks are destruc�ve and are to be avoided.

Construc�ve cri�cism is healthy and always welcomed, while discrimina�on on racial, ethnic or religious grounds is forbidden,

as is any form of sexual discrimina�on and/or harassment.

Confiden ality:

If, in the course of our interac�on with the school community, we are exposed to informa�on that is of a sensi�ve nature or

informa�on that is clearly confiden�al, I shall not repeat this informa�on outside the school context. If I am concerned about an issue I

will bring it to the aCen�on of the school administra�on team.

We do have separate func�ons but we strive to work as a team.

Signed_______________________________ Print Name______________________________________ Date ____/____/____

P & C Secretary Use: Date received: ____/____/____ Date accepted: .____/____/____