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Term 3 Week 3 2020

Principal's ReportPrincipal's Report

Welcome back to Semester 2 2020!

Hopefully as we move through thissemester our routines, opportunities andcelebrations can all occur similar to howthey always have been. We are slowlyreturning to our regular activities in amore “normal” way.

This term we are able to return to havingassemblies and in Week 2 we had our first Senior Schoolassembly for many months. In Week 3 our first Junior Schoolassembly is able to take place. These gatherings help bind ourschool together, allowing for our young leaders to showcasethe achievements of all students to our student body.

School sport is slowly returning with many opportunities forstudents to trial for representative teams in many sports.Excursions and camps are permitted to be held at locations orbusinesses that have approved COVID Safe Industry Plans.

At the start of the term, we moved to a more upgraded BYOxnetwork for our students. This is a 5G network and will alloweasier connectivity and improve internet speeds. All studentsneeded to follow a simple video tutorial on our webpage andOnline Learning Hub portal to download the software toconnect to the new network.

In the coming week we will be begin invoicing for Semester 2subject fees and 2020 Music levies. We will also be sendingout financial statements. We have not done this for some timein recognition of the Covid19 situation and the impact this mayhave had on some families. The Student Resource Scheme(SRS) for Years 7 to 12 is designed to:

It would be appreciated that invoices /statements are actionedas soon as possible when received.

If you would like to discuss your invoiced fees or statement,or have any financial hardship enquiries you can emailaccounts@sunshinebeachhigh.eq.edu.au or call theadministration on 5440 4222 and ask to speak with ourBusiness Manager Finance, Karen Smith.

Our wonderful P & C now has a new executive for the restof 2020 and the beginning of 2021. I would like to thankour outgoing executive: Kellie Rechtin (President), Deb Gillard(VP events), Bettina Walker (VP environment); Deb Allsop (VPgovernance); Jen Lenten (Treasurer) and Jo Mott (Secretary).I would also like to welcome our incoming Executive: DesireGralton (President); Amanda Avery (Vice President); VianeAmato Ali (Secretary); and Deb Allsop (Treasurer).

The latest improvement to our school, courtesy of our P & Cis a water cooler system to the eight drinking taps at the toiletblock closest to the basketball courts. As summer will be soonupon us this is a great and much appreciated enhancement forour students.

I would also like to thank Jane Fraser, parent representative, onthe School Council for the past two years. Jane’s time on theCouncil has now come to an end and I would sincerely like toacknowledge the valuable input, Jane has made to our SchoolCouncil and the strategic direction of the school.

As I have said many times we live and work in a greatcommunity;

“One of the marvellous things about community is that itenables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn'tas individuals. “ – Jean Vanier.

Til next time

Grant Williams

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Principal

Deputy Report - Kim BeckinsaleDeputy Report - Kim Beckinsale

Dear parents and families

Just so you are aware, I amcontinuing in the Deputy Principalrole this term while Karey Goodall ison leave. I hope that you have anopportunity to read this edition ofFlourish.

As we continue to adapt to a newways of working and students have had the opportunity toreturn to some form of ‘normality’ here at school, I would liketo acknowledge the resilience that some of our students haveshown in succeeding against the odds. I also wish to thank ouramazing Teachers, our Head of Year’s and our Wellbeing andEngagement staff who have gone above and beyond insupporting our students and families. I would also like tocongratulate our top performing group of Junior Secondarystudents who achieved straight A’s in core subjects of Maths,English and Science who are listed in Ms Kearney’s article –Lunch with the Stars.

Shiner MagazineShiner Magazine

Semester 1 Shiner Magazines ‘Computers Cracking Covid’were issued to students in the last week of Term 2. If yourfamily missed out on your copy, there are some spare copiesavailable for collection from our Administration Office. Thisyear’s Semester 1 publication is a wonderful collection ofarticles and photographs showcasing and celebrating thegreat programs operating at Sunshine Beach High as well asindividual student achievements.

Year 8 Academic Pipeline ProgramYear 8 Academic Pipeline Program

Our Year 8 Pipeline Program is continuing this term with

programs scheduled for Friday 14th August – Robotics and

Friday 18th September – Design and Technology. Thank youto Mr Wilkie, Mr Savage and Mr Ellis for their time and effortdelivering the Drones in Action Day last term, the students hada fantastic day and learned so much.

2021 – Year 7 Transition update2021 – Year 7 Transition update

The Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Visits have been moved to

Week 4 Term 4. Noosaville SS 27th October, Sunshine Beach

High 28th October and Tewantin SS 29th October. Moreinformation about Transition visits will be passed on to thePrimary Schools later in the term.

Young Crest ScholarsYoung Crest Scholars

Sunshine Beach SHS will be inviting some students fromNoosaville, Tewantin and Sunshine Beach Primary schools forthe Young Crest Scholars Program in Term 3 and 4. We will besending out information to Primary School Principals for the

program scheduled for 26th August and 18th November.

2021 Round 2 Enrolments are now open -2021 Round 2 Enrolments are now open - Due 28Due 28thth AugustAugust2020 (all papers back to SBSHS)2020 (all papers back to SBSHS)

Students in Year 6 from SBSS, TSS and NSS have alreadybeen issued with enrolment packs. If you have not yetcompleted an enrolment package we are accepting round twoenrolments for students who reside within SBSHS catchmentare eligible to enrol. Packages can also be downloaded fromour school website https://sunshinebeachhigh.eq.edu.au/enrolments/enrolling-at-our-school

Should you have another child at SBSHS, offered a position inthe music or surfing program of excellence or other individualcircumstances, you will need to complete an out of catchmentform prior to submitting enrolment paperwork. Upon approvalby Principal Mr Grant Williams, will you then be able to submityour child’s enrolment papers. The out of catchment form hasbeen included within the enrolment packs.

If you do not attend one of SBSHS’s three feeder schools,however intend on enrolling your child in 2021, you are mostwelcome to call our school and arrange for an enrolment packto be posted to you or collect one from our AdministrationBuilding.

Parents are highly encouraged to “like” and follow us onFacebook to ensure that you remain up to date with alltransitionary information throughout the term.

https://www.facebook.com/sunshinebeachshs

Should you have any questions, please feel free to makecontact with us.

Kim Beckinsale

Acting Deputy Principal

Deputy Report - Chris RobinsonDeputy Report - Chris Robinson

TheThe SeniorSenior EducationEducation andand TrainingTraining (SET)(SET)PlanPlan

Ensuring every student in Year 10 is ontrack to succeed in the Senior Secondaryphase of learning involves providingmeaningful support for them to considertheir future: to reflect on their uniqueabilities and investigate options for further

education, training and employment.

After completing Year 10, your son / daughter will be able tochoose from a broader range of learning options leading to aQueensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and/ or a CertificateIII vocational qualification. In order to make the most of thisopportunity, they will need a plan.

The Senior Education Training Plan (SET P) is a key componentof each school’s career education program. Each student’sSET Plan maps out actions to put them on track for successin Senior Schooling, post-school education and work. For ourstudents to succeed, it is important in their SET planning that

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they choose subjects and/or courses that interest them andcater to their abilities to have success.

All Year 10 students are preparing their SETP PPT with theirproposed selections. Please discuss these options with yourson / daughter.

SET Plan interviews are planned and booked in for Monday 31st

August, in the Resource Centre.

Year 10 students will only attend school at their scheduledappointment time on that day. Students are required to attendwith their parent/s. Booking times will be made available in theSOB’s booking platform (TBA).

Booking organisation will be based around Career / VocationalEducation classes. As in the past we will be looking to HOD’s,HOY’s, Senior Teachers, Career and Connection teachers andGO’s to provide guidance and assistance in this process.

Chris Robinson

Deputy Principal

Deputy Report - Paul FitzgeraldDeputy Report - Paul Fitzgerald

Dear parents –

The Senior school is back running at fullsteam this term which is accredit to theapplication and work ethic of our Year 11and 12 students. We are nearing anotherimportant time when we upload all Year 12Internal assessment items 2 or 3 to theQCAA in week 6. With this date nearing, it

will mean a lot of assessment is due and Year 12’s will beworking very hard to complete this work.

YearYear 1212 semestersemester 22 – The new senior program does meansome big changes to how semester 2 of year 12 operatesfrom any other year, please see the below table with how thissemester will run for Year 12’s.

Term 3 Year 12

WeekWeek EventEvent Details/organisationDetails/organisation

1-4 Normalclasses

Friday Week 5 – Final general subjectassessment

6 Confirmation Friday week 6 general results due toQCAA

4-9 Normalclasses

Applied subjects & Certificate coursesnormal classes, General subjects normalclasses and external exam preparation

10 Mockexams

Mock exams for all general and essentialsubjects

Applied & VET subjects normal classes

Term 4 Year 12

Week Event Details/organisation

1-3 Normalclasses

Week 1 – step out program

Friday week 3 – final date for general, appliedor Certificate course assessment

4-7 Externalexams

Normal timetable will run during external examperiod for students to access staff for tutorials.Classes will stop once exam conducted –General subjects & essential English & mathsonly.

4-7 At riskstudents

Students that have not completedcompetencies or need to complete work inapplied subjects will be “called in”. Thesestudents will work full time in the library untiltheir work is complete

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Wed- Fri

Lastweek

Wednesday – Friday – alternate final weekactivities

Final day Friday 20/11– Graduation and formal

Paul Fitzgerald

Deputy Principal

Deputy Report - Helen LeydenDeputy Report - Helen Leyden

Do you get a little frustrated asking yourson/daughter how their day was, and thengetting a ‘grunt’ for an answer?

As a parent or caregiver, you are yourchild’s first and most important teacher,and you play an integral role in supportingtheir education. Did you know that one themost accurate predictor of academic

achievement is the extent to which parent / guardiansencourage learning at home and involve themselves in theirchild’s education?

If you want to know more about how your child is doing atschool, I encourage you to ask them these 5 questions….

It is good to remember that you are not interviewing your child.On some days young people may have a lot to say, and onother days not so much. The important thing is keeping thelines of communication open, and being able to give them anopportunity to think about themselves as learners.

1. What did you learn today?

2. How did you do?

3. What did you do if you didn’t understand?

4. How can you improve on your learning?

5. What are you most proud of?

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Ms Helen Leyden

Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning

Year 7Year 7

Year 7 MathsYear 7 Maths

It’s hard to believe we are half way through 2020! It has beenpleasing to see students reflecting on their Semester 1 resultsand setting academic goals for the remainder of the year.

In coming weeks, students will be recognising and solvingproblems involving simple ratio, adding and subtractingnegative numbers and connecting fractions, decimals andpercentage and carrying out conversions.

The assessment this term will be an assignment, given out inweek 6 and due in week 8 and an exam in week 10.

Please continue to ensure students have the requiredequipment for lessons, including a calculator, ruler, leadpencils and a laptop.

Maths Tutorials occur each Thursday from 3pm – 4pm inC001.

Year 7 EnglishYear 7 English

Year 7 students have been issued with the historical novelBlacksnake: the Daring of Ned Kelly. Students should bereading at home (for 20 minutes/3 nights a week) and needto bring the book to class each lesson. They will be debatingwhether Kelly was a hero, victim or villain.

Year 7 HumanitiesYear 7 Humanities

Ancient China is the focus of our History unit this term. Studentswill study the interactions of key groups, the accomplishmentsof different dynasties, inventions, medicine and much more.After week 5, students will begin an independent investigation,developing research and analytical skills and will create amulti-modal presentation to prove a hypothesis.

Year 7 ScienceYear 7 Science

The focus this term is our Physical sciences topic “Forces”.Students will investigate the way that change to an object’smotion is caused by forces acting on the object. Gravity,friction, mechanical aids such as levers and pulleys, and waysof representing seen and unseen forces will feature throughoutthe unit. The assessment item for the topic will be conducted inthe second half of the term - a student experiment.

Year 7 HPEYear 7 HPE

This term, Year 7's will be learning to analyse various factorsthat influence emotional responses - bullying, peer pressureand mental health. Analysing is a three-step process – Identify,Find and Explain. The assessment item will be a multimodaltask that will ask them to analyse one of the above factorsand then investigate a strategy that will enhance their own orothers wellbeing around the selected factor. The strategies –Self Esteem, Resilience and Managing Stress were studied inTerm 1.

The practical side of HPE this term is focussing on Fair Play,Leadership and Cooperation through various engagement andcultural based games.

Year 7 Music ExcellenceYear 7 Music Excellence

The Year 7 Music Excellence classes have been working hardsince the commencement of Term 3. In week 5, students willbe sitting the Grade 1 AMEB theory exam. Those students whohave paid will be sitting the exam online and those who havenot will be completing a paper copy. This exam will occur intheir theory lesson in week 5. Students are to be studying forthis exam at home, using their theory book and online AMEBpractice tests.

Year 7 ItalianYear 7 Italian

Ciao tutti and welcome back to Term 3 Italian. Students havebeen exploring the language of “Finding your way around”in Italian. In this unit, students explore a practical and usefultoolbox of language skills related to locations, directions,transport and time and will re-apply language learned to thenread, understand, give and follow simple instructions.

YearYear 7 Dance7 Dance

Welcome 7B, 7D and 7J to your term of Dance! So far theyhave been introduced to dance elements including levels,formations, tempo and directions and soon will also learn aboutchoreographic devices including canon, unison, contrast andrepetition. The students have done a great job at applyingthese new concepts and skills to practical activities as wellas identifying and analysing a range of dance works.Congratulations! They are well on their way to being preparedfor their written exam in the middle of the term.

Year 7 DramaYear 7 Drama

Classes 7H, 7I and 7X are studying Drama this term. Some ofthe benefits of studying drama are developing self-confidenceand communication skills and enhancing students’ ability tothink critically and creatively. Students will be exploring theelements of human context and tension through a combinationof practical and theory activities. There is also a strong focuson literacy, with particular attention to writing PEEL paragraphsto discover meaning in dramatic works.

Year 8Year 8

Year 8 EnglishYear 8 English

Students have been issued with the novel “Lockie Leonard:Human Torpedo”. The novel raises many issues that teenagersface and students are able to discuss them in a supportiveclassroom environment. Students should be reading at home(for 20 minutes/3 nights a week) and need to bring the novelto class each lesson. This unit provides a great opportunityfor parents to check in with how students are feeling aboutadolescent issues.

Year 8 ScienceYear 8 Science

In Science this term, Year 8 have been learning about differenttypes of energy, and the law of conservation of energy.

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Students will begin their assessments in week 5 – a studentexperiment, investigating energy transfers and transformations.They will work in groups on the experiment, and write upthe report individually. Students will need their laptops andnotebooks every lesson.

Photo shows student creations.

Year 8 HumanitiesYear 8 Humanities

In Year 8 Humanities, we have begun the Shogunate Japanunit and students are learning about life during Medieval Japan.We are studying the land and its people, modern day links tothe past and the four different periods within medieval Japan.Students learn how to sequence important events inchronological order. We are beginning to understand the socialstructure of Shogunate Japan such as the symbolic rule of theemperor at the top, then the military leadership of the shogun,the daimyo, the samurai and bushido (the way of the warrior),the peasants, the artisans and the merchants who had theleast power but were usually quite wealthy. In week 3, studentsare learning about Shintoism, Buddhism and Confucianism andhow these values contributed to Japanese society and culture.We will also be learning about Japanese cities, towns,population growth, castles, forestry and land use policies. Inweek 4, students will be learning about the Tokugawashogunate, the fall of a dynasty, European trade influence, theMeiji Restoration, US influence and Matthew Perry and the roleof the emperor. In week 5 and 6, students will begin writingresponses to questions in an extended PEEL paragraph form,based on information found in primary and secondary sourcesthat students receive in class.

Year 8 Music ExcellenceYear 8 Music Excellence

In Year 8 Music Excellence this term, students are workingtowards their Grade Two AMEB theory exam. This will beheld in week 4. Students should be revising at home andcompleting lots of practice tests. Two sections which are wortha lot of marks are Terms and Signs and Transposition. MissEllsum, Mr Allan and Miss Brandt are holding revision sessionsduring the week. If you are unsure or stuck on something,please come along with your questions!

Monday Morning Tea (10.00-10.30am) – with Ms Ellsum in M12

Tuesday before school (8.10 to 8.40am) – with Mr Allan in M12

Friday before school (8.15 to 8.40am) – with Miss Brandt inM12

Year 8 ItalianYear 8 Italian

Reading passages, analysing the language of marketing andidentifying linguistic structures has been the main business inthe first three weeks of “Money Makes the World Go Around”or “Market Madness”. It’s now time for students to focus on thelanguage of advertisements. Students are going to view someItalian ads and appreciate some striking cultural differences inthe way products are presented to their target audience.

In their assignment, students will be required to choose or evenmake up a ‘true blue’ Aussie product to be exported to Italy.As per assignment sheet, this is the pretended scenario: ““Asthe advertising expert of an Australian company or marketingagency you are working for, you are asked to devise and designa PIECE OF ADVERTISEMENT to break through the ITALIANMARKET and promote the Australian quality and style to theItalian public.”

The Advertisment assignment will be due in week 6.

Year 9Year 9

Year 9 EnglishYear 9 English

Year 9 students are embarking on a project where they takeresponsibility for their learning by designing a unique responseto a novel of their choice. Students should be reading at home(for 20 minutes/ three nights a week) and need to bring thenovel to class each lesson. We look forward to seeing thecreative results in term 4.

Year 9 MathsYear 9 Maths

Students have started the topic of Data/Statistics. The focus ofthe unit is to calculate, interpret and describe statistics and touse their statistical knowledge to draw conclusions. In order toachieve success, it is necessary for every student to bring theircalculator to every lesson. If anyone has difficulty in supplyinga student with a calculator, please contact Mr Justin Wilkie- Maths Head of Department. Students will be starting theirmaths assignment in WeekWeek 44 and the completed assignmentwill be due in WeekWeek 77. Please check in with your student toensure that they are on track with the due dates for the draftand final assignment.

Year 9 ScienceYear 9 Science

Students continue to explore the theory of heat energy whichthis week covers conduction, convection and radiation. Nextweek, classes will commence their original experimentinvestigation called ‘Hot Colours’. In this experiment, studentswill investigate how different colours on surfaces absorb andemit radiation.

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Year 9 ItalianYear 9 Italian

Students have begun working on their assignment.

SCENARIO: There is a plethora of information about theSunshine Coast and surrounding areas in the local informationkiosks and travel agencies, but there is nothing written inItalian.

ASSIGNMENT: Year 9 students are to design a touristbrochure and promote Noosa and the Sunshine Coast to theItalian tourist market.

HOW? A series of examples and hints have been provided.More grammar time obviously is needed to make surestudents are able to write full sentences in the various sectionsof the tourist brochure.

Year 9 HPEYear 9 HPE

In theory we are doing a Unit called “Party Factor”. This is aharm minimisation approach to drug and alcohol education,specifically looking at the short and long term effects of drugsand alcohol, along with the social consequences of drugs andalcohol on individuals. We will also investigate some party safestrategies to minimise harm. This unit will provide thebackground knowledge leading into the Unit for term 4.

In Practical classes students will learn skills and strategies inone of the interschool sports on offer for term 4. They will do2 sports from the following; Touch, Basketball, Volleyball orSoccer.

Year 9 ArtYear 9 Art

Students in Year 9 Art have been introduced to the unit – ArtBeyond Skin which is a mixed media unit. Students have beenstudying the proportions of the human body and they havealso completed hand studies using various media includingart-line pen, pencil and biro pens. Students are demonstratingtheir skills in these areas and it will be wonderful to see these

works developing I the coming weeks in preparation for theirassessment. Keep up the fantastic work Year 9!

Year 9 DanceYear 9 Dance

Welcome to Year 9 Dance for Semester 2. It is so wonderfulto see the enthusiasm and creativity in our class. Studentshave been introduced to the unit – Dance in Musical Theatre.We have looked at how dance in musical theatre has evolvedthrough history and workshopped various styles using propsincluding Singing in the Rain and Razzle Dazzle. In the comingweeks we will begin our class performance to High SchoolMusical which is very exciting. Keep up the amazing work Year9’s. You are all brilliant!

Year 9 Music ExtensionYear 9 Music Extension

This term, we are learning about a range of instrumental andvocal forms and styles. Students have so far learned about thedifferent families of instruments and the symphony. Over thecoming weeks we will cover concertos and sonatas, as wellas looking at vocal forms including opera and oratorio. In ourperformance lessons, students are taking a piece written duringthe renaissance period (legend has it composed by Henry VIII)and arranging and performing it in their own style. Our theorywork also continues, with students about to start on the reallymeaty chapters of Grade 3.

Year 10Year 10

Year 10 HOY ReportYear 10 HOY Report

Term 3

This term the Year 10s focus is on Purpose and Pathway.

Students have now selected preparation electives for subjectsthat align with their senior pathway.

I hope that these subjects serve the purpose for all students toengage in content that will prepare them for senior schooling in2021. Early in term 1 we spoke about the idea, that “Nothingchanges IF nothing changes” hopefully students are workingtoward a purpose and they have selected the right pathway.Changing their study habits and or building on what has workedwell.

I will be conducting $5 tuckshop draws while out in theplayground to those students doing the right thing, if you seecome and say hello and you may go into the draw.

Good luck, with term 3, enjoy.

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Semester 2 is an exciting period of time for our Year 10students in their learning journey. They have now commenceda range of Senior Prep classes which give them a ‘taste’ ofpossible senior subjects and will begin to gain clarity on whatlearning pathway they will take next year. Sunshine Beach StateHigh School has a well-established Careers program in Year 10that supports all students to make the best choices for theirfuture studies. An integral and essential element of this programis the attainment of a Certificate II in Skills for Work & VocationalPathways which allows them to attain a nationally recognisedqualification and core employment skills.

Project Work

In Year 10 Careers, students are currently up to Project 6and have now progressed to over halfway to achieving theirFSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work & VocationalPathways, as the final Project 9 to be achieved by the finalweek of Year 10, 2020.

Be sure to discuss with your son/daughter about their progressand a reminder for students to be saving all tasks in their digitalfolder in 10 Careers OneNote.

Progress Tracking

To ensure all of our students are on the right path duringthis important time in their learning, students will be supportedclosely by their Careers teacher and senior schooling staff. Theattainment of the Certificate II in Skills for Work & VocationalPathways is an essential element of this subject and to beprepared to enter Year 11 at Sunshine Beach State HighSchool. At this stage of the course, students should havecompleted 50% of the assessment (projects 1 – 5). This weekfamilies of students not on track and falling under this target willbe notified and students will be required to have an interviewwith either Head of Department or Deputy Principal to discussintervention and support strategies. From this point onwards,these students will continue to be tracked and monitored toensure they are progressing successfully in their learning.

Term 4 Master Class

It is wonderful to see we have many students flourishing inthe Certificate course work and are on track to complete theassessment early by the end of this term (excluding the workexperience element which will occur for all students in Week8, Term 4). To acknowledge this hard work, these studentswill be offered a place in the term 4 ‘Master Class’. This classwill be providing a transition program to prepare students for

success in senior subjects. The ‘Master Class’ program, ledby senior experienced teachers, will be a course of specialistsessions focusing on core skills needed for success in seniorsubjects. Topics will include study skills, writing development,understanding cognitive verbs, note taking, and report writing.The class will be limited to 25 places and to students who havesuccessfully attained their Certificate II. Students on track to beeligible for a place in this class will be notified in Week 5 thisterm.

Year 10 Mathematical MethodsYear 10 Mathematical Methods

Mathematical Methods students are currently completing a uniton data representation and interpretation. The unit requirescalculation of statistical measures including:

This will allow students to be more informed citizens wheninterpreting statistical information in the media. At thecompletion of this unit, students will then move onto calculatingsurface area and volume of complex shapes.

Year 10 EnglishYear 10 English

Analytical essays on Romeo and Juliet are due for assessment

by 3.00pm this Friday, 24th July. Digital copies of students’assignments need to be uploaded to the SafeAssign folder onthe Learning Place and a printed copy with the task sheetattached must be given to the class teacher. The next unitrequires students to read a novel. The novels were assigned tostudents before the winter vacation to give them adequate timeto read them. Please ask your son/daughter if they have beenallocated a novel and encourage them to read it so that they willbe prepared to complete the next assessment task. Studentswith overdue library or text books will be allocated a novel whentheir outstanding books are returned.

Year 10 LiteratureYear 10 Literature

Students have begun this exciting new subject and are lovingthe focus on literature and creative writing. This is at the coreof the subject. Students have learnt some very importantcomponents of literature and literary fiction, as well as keyterminology that we use in the field of study. Students will becompleting some close readings of some classic short storiesfrom amazing authors in the coming week. They will beanalysing and discussing the prose, tropes, andcharacterisation in these stories, and finally, experimenting withthese ideas with their own creative writing activities. Literatureis an amazing subject for students with an interest in creativewriting and reading; it is one of the most exciting subjects insenior school (as well as Drama).

Year 10 Music ExtensionYear 10 Music Extension

In Year 11 Music, students are working on their Identitiesintegrated project. There are three components to thisassessment; a composition or performance, composition orperformance statement and musicology. During this unit,students are exploring how music reflects identity.

• Measures of centre including mean and standarddeviation

• Graphical representations including parallel boxplotsand scatterplots.

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Term 3 due dates:

Week 5 – draft composition or performance

Week 6 – draft composition or performance statement

Week 7 – draft musicology component

Week 9 – final due

Year 10 ArtYear 10 Art

Students have been introduced to their first unit – Art as CulturalIdentity. They have begun to research various early civilizationsand selected one of interest to them. In the coming weeks,students will identify that culture; its religion, beliefs, dress,architectural sites etc. and they will create artworks in the areasof drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Already students aredemonstrating their beautiful creativity and it will be reallyexciting to see their final works in the coming weeks.Congratulations on a great start to the semester Year 10. Keepup the wonderful work.

Year 10 Prep Certificate Visual ArtYear 10 Prep Certificate Visual Art

Pinhole photography is one of the earliest forms of capturing animage. Students have been learning about pinhole photographyand achieving some amazing results.

They have learnt workplace health and safety procedures. Theyhave learn to develop their photos in the darkroom. For theshort amount of time, they are making real progress. As partof this unit, students will research pinhole photographers,understand photography terms and create a promotionalposter to share with their class. Here are some of the results sofar.

Year 10 Marine ScienceYear 10 Marine Science

Students have eagerly commenced Year 10 Marine Science.All students should have access to the course OneNote andare encouraged to utilise it to organise their notes andassessments. Topics in the coming weeks include establishing,stocking and maintaining freshwater aquariums andcommencing the model boat student experiment assessmenttask.

Year 10 BiologyYear 10 Biology

Each student should have access to the Student Onenotewhere all of the lessons and assessment items are found.Students continue to gain knowledge on the evolution anddiversity of invertebrates. This is accomplished through anumber of practical activities both in the field and under amicroscope.

Year 10 Philosophy & ReasonYear 10 Philosophy & Reason

Students have had their first taste of Philosophy and theresponse has been fantastic! They have been enhancing theirknowledge and understanding of what it means to be human,

looking through the theories of Plato, Buddhism, Taoism andFreud. The critical thinking and logical discussions we havebeen having in class is out of this world! We will be studyingtwo more theories of human nature through Christianity andNietzche in the coming weeks in preparation for the exam inweek 7. This exam is an extended analytical essay and will

take place during class on Wednesday 26th August. All of theweekly resources and class activities can be found on the classOneNote.

Year 10 HPEYear 10 HPE

Students have begun learning the knowledge required tounderstand energy systems and how these systems impacttouch rugby players. They have started recording fitness teststo provide them with specific data on their strengths andweakness, which will form the basis for which positions theyare most suited to play. The students seem very interested inanalysing their physical performance, and should be a goodindicator that we will be able to see considerable engagementand development in the science of energy systems and sport.

Year 10 FitnessYear 10 Fitness

Students have made a great start by engaging enthusiasticallyduring fitness testing procedures and team game situations.Students will participate in a range of different group instructionpractices. Once experiencing this, they will then instruct theclass in a supportive environment. Students are currentlybuilding their knowledge on Functional Anatomy to assist themwhen developing their own training program.

Year 10 DramaYear 10 Drama

Students have now begun the new unit of work, Theatre of theOppressed. This is the first glimpse for students into politicaltheatre. We have been having some rigorous discussions inclass about oppression and privilege, which has resulted insome truly amazing moments in class. Students will continueto learn about the dramatic languages in preparation for theirviewing of the War Crimes production by the Australian Theatrefor Young People Company.

Year 11Year 11

Year 11 HOYYear 11 HOY

Thank you for the warm welcome to the role of HOY by bothparents and students alike. It’s truly a role I enjoy in helpingstudents reach their potential. All Year 11 students have been

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issued a new media consent form. Please ask your child to giveit to you to sign and return. As already communicated, I amhappy to pick up any school uniform items from The SchoolLocker. Order and pay for the item and I will happily collect anyitems for you. A reminder that students should be wearing theuniform correctly – school jumper, white socks, school trackpants. High top Doc Martins are not part of the uniform.

This week I asked teachers to send me the names of studentsthat are awesome humans, and I was pleased to say that Iwas overwhelmed with the nominations. The following studentswere presented on parade. Hopefully they popped thecertificate on the fridge for you to see like I asked?

Kind Regards

Justine Bath

Year 11 EnglishYear 11 English

In Unit 2, topic 2, students explore cultural experiences ofAustralia through engaging with a variety of texts. This is acreative writing unit where students will craft their ownnarratives, purposefully shaping perspectives andrepresentations that reveal Australian cultural attitudes, valuesand beliefs.

Year 11 Essential EnglishYear 11 Essential English

In learning to effectively communicate in various settings,students are currently engaged in the language of work. Theyare exploring issues in the workplace and discussing theattitudes and values of employers and employees.

Year 11 Essential MathematicsYear 11 Essential Mathematics

Year 11 Essential Mathematics is currently studying money andbudgeting. This term students will be competing an assignmentthat requires them to create a budget. Students will start their

assignment on 10th August. The draft date is 31st August and

the final copy is due 14th September.

Year 11 Earth & Environmental ScienceYear 11 Earth & Environmental Science

In Term 3, students have been learning about the biosphere,atmosphere and hydrosphere. They have conductedexperiments on plant transpiration, and will be designing their

own experiments as part of their first assessment (experimentand report). As part of their recent learning, they had a virtualincursion from an industry representative (Unity Water), andconducted water sampling on a range of samples.

Students will have two assessments this term - they also havean end of term final exam, which will mimic their Year 12end of year exam and will cover all topics learnt in terms 1to 3. Students will need to ensure they get started on boththe student experiment assessment and revision of prior topicsto manage stress and ensure they are prepared for theseassessments.

Photos show students conducting vegetation surveys and aplant (Elodea) transpiration experiment.

Year 11 BiologyYear 11 Biology

Students have been learning about respiration and circulation.They have been conducting experiments on plants and learninga range of laboratory manipulative skills, such as slidepreparation. This term they have two assessments – a studentexperiment and an end of term final exam. The studentexperiment will involve designing an experiment and writing areport. The end of term final exam will mimic their year 12end of year exam and will cover all topics learnt in terms 1to 3. Students will need to ensure they get started on boththe student experiment assessment and revision of prior topicsto manage stress and ensure they are prepared for theseassessments.

Photos show a variety of plant cells prepared by students andviewed under a light microscope.

Year 11 ChemistryYear 11 Chemistry

Students are completing their student experiments in weeks3-5. This is their third assessment piece for Year 11 and willbe performed in groups to collect data and then completedindividually as a written scientific report. It counts 20% towardstheir Chemistry grade for the year. Students choose a previousmandatory practical already completed in class and modifyit, redoing the experiment to refine/redirect/extend theirinvestigations.

Year 11 PhilosophyYear 11 Philosophy

Now aware of the countless arguments and counter argumentsthat attempt to prove and disprove the existence of God, fromintelligent design to the problem of evil, students are ready tobegin revising for their exams in week 4.

• Layla S

• Tirion L

• Ella R

• Ellia S

• Jessie L-S

• Liam F

• Jorja W

• Aidan O’S

• Isaac S and Rory K

• Benji K

• Will C

• Sophie B

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Year 11 HealthYear 11 Health

Students are continuing their unit on alcohol, where they havebeen exploring the consequences of binge drinking, andconsidering the social, individual and community impacts. Theyare working towards developing a lesson plan, so that theycan deliver and informational session on a topic their groupshave selected, hoping to deliver interesting information andactivities to year 8 and 9 cohorts. This will form part of theirassessment, and will allow them to collect data to determine ifstudents educating students an effective method of improvingbinge drinking awareness and outcomes.

Year 11 Surfing ExcellenceYear 11 Surfing Excellence

Welcome to Term 3, the new competition term. The class hasbeen preparing for North District Trials in Week 3.

The focus has been switching back into competition modewith the use of a Tactical Performance Plan. All surfers willcomplete the below document and propose an Action Plan forthe rest of the year.

The Certificate II in Aquatic Rescue is still on hold with possiblereplacement options being a judging course or writtenassignment.

Year 11 ItalianYear 11 Italian

In Unit 2, “Exploring Our World”, students will be exploringoptions for personal travel and tourism in Italian-speakingcountries and Australia. Their study focuses on the increasinglycentral role and impact of technology and media in their ownlives and the lives of Italian-speaking peers. Students considerthe ways that Italian culture has contributed to the world, andreflect upon their experiences, compare options and expresspreferences, while appreciating diverse cultural values. Thisprovides the opportunity to develop knowledge andunderstanding of a range of language elements and textualstructures; to communicate similarities and differences; and todevelop opinions about travel, technology and media, and thecontribution of Italian culture in the wider world.

In these next three weeks students will specifically work onlanguage related to travel and how technology has facilitated insafety and in the organisation of travel arrangements.

The assessment, a multimodal presentation, will be due inWeek 8 of Term 3.

Year 11 Physical EducationYear 11 Physical Education

Students are currently revising for their exam on Biomechanicsrelated to Volleyball. The exam will not only test their currentlevel of knowledge but also expose them to the type of examquestions they will encounter at the end of Year 12. We wishthem luck as they use a variety of active study techniques toprepare for the exam.

Year 11 Cert III in FitnessYear 11 Cert III in Fitness

Students continue to work well during practical sessions. Allstudents should have submitted their PAP1 module formarking. It is important that students maximise their learningtime in the classroom and adhere to the deadlines set formodule completion. We are lucky again this year to have a visitfrom two personal trainers who operate their own business inthe fitness industry here on the Sunshine Coast. I encouragestudents to keep bringing a change of clothes, towel and drinkbottle to practical sessions to minimise any health issues.

Year 11 DramaYear 11 Drama

Students in Year 11 Drama are exploring Australian GothicTheatre. With a basis in realism, Australian Gothic bends andtwists reality leading audiences to question what is real andwhat is not. Ruby Moon, the unit play-text explores andexposes life in suburban Australia through the lens of loss andgrief. Students are required to create directorial vision of ascene from the text, and then work as a group to perform anexcerpt using a student’s directorial perspective.

Year 11 Music ExtensionYear 11 Music Extension

Year 11 Music students are nearing completion of IA3, whichis due at the end of week 4! The final draft (the compositioncomponent) is was due this week and students should nowbe working on combining their analysis and composition into aunified digital presentation. Following the submission of IA3 wewill begin revision and preparation for the external exam. Thiswill include a mock exam during week 10 of this term.

Year 11 DanceYear 11 Dance

The Year 11 Dance class has begun their major project task.They are required to create a dance film in a non-traditionalspace to convey a message to their audience. They will bemarked on their ability to choreograph the piece, perform thepiece and analyse and evaluate their work. The group havecome up with some amazing ideas and I look forward to all thecreative and innovative dance films they will create. The finalwork will be presented to the class in week 8 of this term.

Year 12Year 12

Year 12 HOYYear 12 HOY

Year 12 is often a tough year, both for parents and students.This year definitely has its challenges. However, it is awesometo note Year 12 students who are continuing to improve theirabilities to engage, study and complete set tasks. Thesestudents are acknowledged to go into the draw on parade for a$5 tuckshop voucher. Thank you for your support in ensuringyour son / daughter attendance, presentation, resourcefulnessand commitment.

The 90% min attendance expectation is in place untilGraduation on November 20 and students are aware that theyare accountable to meet SBSHS expectations regardingattendance, uniform and productivity in order to attend thisevent. I look forward to seeing all Year 12’s graduate!

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Although quite a few students have no further internal SBSHSassessment tasks until their External exams, starting onOctober 26, they do have a heavy schedule of revision, Mockexams and preparation. Students therefore need to plan andprioritise their time carefully each week. I have emailed a studyplan for students to create their schedule and stick to it. Thismeans making time for study, family and work commitments,exercise, friends and their own down time. As the old adagegoes, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Encouraging yourson / daughter to stay motivated and avoid distractions isimportant.

On that note, students are receiving ongoing information aboutfuture career options including University offers. This year, thereseems to be more incentives than ever to enrol in a course. Iencourage students to keep up with their emails and investigateall their options, particularly with University online open daysand early offers coming up.

Lastly, I wish to have a ‘shout out’ to our Year 12 StudentLeaders who are continually trying to stay positive, put in placeinitiatives and ‘steer’ others despite the limitations this yearhas presented. I reinforce Year 12 Senior Leader Lilou Lauret’scomments at assembly this week, reminding students to lookout for each other and be supportive of others particularly inthis rapidly changing situation. It was a moment when I felt veryhumbled and proud of students who are clearly stepping upand feel safe that the future is in good hands.

Year 12 EnglishYear 12 English

In Unit 4, students explore the world and human experienceby engaging with Shakespeare’s Macbeth. They explore theplay, build a shared understanding of the human experienceand through this become part of a cultural heritage. Througha close, critical study of the play and various interpretationsof it, students strengthen their capacity to develop their ownanalytical response to it.

Year 12 Essential EnglishYear 12 Essential English

In Unit 4, students are creating their own representations ofAustralian identities, places, events and concepts. They arereflecting on the values and beliefs Australians share anddebate. Their draft is due 28 July and the final copy is due 7August.

Year 12 Essential MathematicsYear 12 Essential Mathematics

Year 12 Essential Mathematics is currently studying data andcomparing datasets. There is one more piece of assessmentfor this subject. It will be an exam during Term 4. The exam willcover everything learnt in terms 1 and 3 this year.

Year 12 Mathematical MethodsYear 12 Mathematical Methods

Students are working on topic 5 of Unit 4, Interval estimatesfor proportions. This topic includes random sampling, sampleproportions and confidence intervals for proportions.

Students investigate the variability of random samples fromvarious types of distributions, including uniform, normal andBernoulli, using graphical displays of real and simulated data.

Students are also preparing for their last internal exam, IA3,Tuesday of Week 5.

Year 12 ItalianYear 12 Italian

Students are now busy working on their IA3 assessment. Thisassessment focuses on their final year of school and theirpost-school future. Students will create a multimodalpresentation about end-of-school celebrations, students’ plansfor the immediate future and how these plans, responsibilitiesand aspirations compare with those of young Italian speakers.There are two sections to this assessment, a spokencomponent and a written component. This assessment is due

on Friday 7th August.

Year 12 HealthYear 12 Health

The Year 12 Health class is currently investigating social, familyand romantic relationships and how they can act as barriersor enablers in the post-school transition. In the upcomingformative assessment piece, they will analyse the potentialeffect of two different innovations aimed at strengtheningpositive relationships in the school context, and recommendthe one they think has the best chance of success. They willthen formulate and justify a diffusion action strategy for thisinnovation. This project will form an important part of theirpreparation for the external exam next term.

Year 12 ArtYear 12 Art

Art students have continued to work on their body of workin the form of a project which is collated into a PowerPoint.Students are required to write an artist statement on their bodyof work reflecting their inquiry question from IA1. There is somebeautiful work being created and it will be wonderful to seethe completed works which are due in Week 4. Keep up theawesome work Year 12’s.

Year 12 DanceYear 12 Dance

Students are well underway working on their final danceassessment before their external exams for the year. They havebeen working creatively on a selected theme where the need tocreate a dance piece in a chosen space to convey a messageto their audience. Students are marked on their choreographyand performance as well as their ability to analyse and evaluatetheir work. Some beautiful work is progressing well and it willbe wonderful to see the finished works which are due in Week4. Keep up the wonderful creativity Year 12’s.

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Year 12 DramaYear 12 Drama

Students are now working on their final internal assessmenttask. The topic is contemporary theatre and students are todesign and create their own productions from an ancient Greektext Medea. The twist is to reframe this work for acontemporary audience within a contemporary context.Students are loving the freedom to create and design theirown productions. The final performances are Monday week5 in lesson 1, so you should see students learning lines andorganising rehearsals over the coming weeks.

Year 12 MusicYear 12 Music

Students are nearing completion of IA3, which is due at theend of week 4! The final draft (the composition component)is was due this week and students should now be working oncombining their analysis and composition into a unified digitalpresentation. Following the submission of IA3 we will beginrevision and preparation for the external exam. This will includea mock exam during Week 10 of this term.

Year 12 BiologyYear 12 Biology

Students have been exploring the evolutionary conceptsdeveloped by Charles Darwin (and Alfred Wallace) and howevolutionary radiation develops from mass extinction events.This week, students will look at natural selection and howbeing ‘The Fittest’ does not necessarily enable you to survivein your environment! Students are working towards the DataTest which they will sit in Week 5. Please ensure your childis attending the weekly tutorials in the Library every Thursdaybetween 1:40 – 2:50pm.

Year 12 ChemistryYear 12 Chemistry

Students are studying structure and function of organicmaterials including proteins, enzymes, fats, soaps andcarbohydrates. Following this analysis techniques and reactionpathways will be investigated. The next assessment is the term4 external exam.

Year 12 MarineYear 12 Marine

Students are completing their data test in week 3 this term, andmove onto the new topic of aquaculture for the rest of this term.They will be growing red claw in fish tanks and learning abouthow to improve the feed conversion ratio to ensure maximumaqua cultural production rates.

Students should begin their revision of Units 3 (coral reefs) and4 (Fisheries and Aquaculture) now, in preparation for their finalexternal exam in term 4.

Year 12 Earth & Environmental ScienceYear 12 Earth & Environmental Science

Recently, Year 12 Earth & Environmental science students havebeen conducting a lot of experiments on varied topics, fromocean acidification to modelling the fracking of coal seam gas.

Week 3 involves their final internal assessment (data test). Fromweek 4 onwards, students should begin their revision, so theyare ready for their final external exams. Topics covered this terminclude climate change and earth hazards (cyclones, bushfires,tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes).

Year 12 Physical EducationYear 12 Physical Education

Students at this stage of the term would normally be very busywith an assessment task, however with the removal of thistask from the QCAA they have some time to breathe! Studentsare currently studying energy systems, fitness testing methods,training programs, the principles and methods of training inpreparation for end of year exam that will occur in term 4.

Year 12 Sport & RecreationYear 12 Sport & Recreation

Our current module has us examining the elements that gotogether to create an impactful, resourceful and overallsuccessful coach. Topics such as the roles and styles a coachcan adopt, developing a coaching philosophy, the use ofeffective communication and the importance of inclusion, willall be covered. Later in the module we will be split into smallgroups with our class to plan and implement a series of lessonsthat we will run with students at Sunshine Beach State School.We also get our very own whistle! (That’s when you knowyou’re a coach, right?)

Whole School NewsWhole School News

Junior School NewsJunior School News

Congratulations on a successful start to the 2020 academicyear. On our very first assembly, we spoke about high

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expectations as we explored what it meant to be “in the pit”and always striving for excellence as you continue your learningjourney at SBSHS.

Part of our roles as Deputy Principal and Head of Departmentis to look at data and find patterns and trends. One particulartrend we look for are students who are achieving exceptionallywell academically. This is one of the most rewarding aspects ofmy position.

We wish to congratulate our top performing group of studentswithin their grade, receiving straight A’s in core subjects ofMaths, English and Science.

To thank these students for their exceptional efforts toward theirstudies and to celebrate, they joined us for lunch, along withour Heads of Year and the other students receiving straight A’sacross Years 7 and 8.

The following students have received our Junior Schoolacademic excellence awards for 2020:

Year 7Year 7 Year 8Year 8

Arabella F Tamsin B

Olivia R Adara C

Bryson R India F

Jade S Laila M

Will S Isabella S

Taylor B Ava F

Sienna C-Z Lyton N

Lily G Maddy T

Kayden K Jade L

Angelica C Ella M

Zara C Tosh K

Chloe A Lachlan T

Lara D O W Brighton R

Senior School NewsSenior School News

Term 3 has started off very smoothlyfor Senior Students and it’s great tosee them all jumping straight into theirstudies with good habits. After schooltutorials are continuing this term andit’s good to see many students alreadytaking advantage of this extra teachersupport.

Year 10

Semester 2 is a busy time for our Year 10s as they commencesenior prep subjects. This is a very important time as it givesstudents the experience with what is on offer in Year 11 and12. Also, students are involved in SETPlan, mock interviewsand work experience, giving them a taste of what life afterschool could look like. It is very important for students to bechecking emails regularly to ensure they are receiving all of thecorrect information for these events.

There is an abundance of support both within and outside ofschool for Year 10 students to understand the Senior system.This web link is a new platform specifically for Year 10students to help understand key information for seniorschooling.https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/guide-to-planning-qce-pathway.html

Year 11 and 12

This year to support students in the new senior system all Year11 and 12 students have a dedicated Study Skills lesson eachMonday and Wednesday. Unlike the old system, all studentswill be sitting an externally written exam. All General subjectshave an external exam in the Year 12 exam block, whileEssential English and Essential Maths classes will sit a‘Common Internal Assessment’; a 2 hour exam written byQCAA (not the school). These study lessons prepare studentsfor the demands of this assessment as well giving them agood understanding of the whole senior program. Allresources from these lessons are also available on the studentDigital Portfolio which students have access to 24/7 at homeand school.

Year 12 students can now access their confirmed results forthe first IA in General subjects via the QCAA Student Portaland learning account. These confirmed results are beingpublished progressively with most now available here. If thereare any questions about these results, please contact theschool.

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Student Representative CouncilStudent Representative Council

The Student Representative Council (SRC) has been busy thisterm so far with the welcomed easing of social distancingrules. One of the great changes is having Junior and Seniorassemblies return. The assemblies are organised and run bythe SRC and is a way to share, recognise and celebrate ourstudent voice.

In week 2 the Senior School assembly welcomed DetectiveSergeant Grant Gleeson from Noosa Police to speak to ourstudents. Working in the Child Protection sector DetectiveGleeson spoke to students about being safe in our community.It was a great reminder about looking after yourself and thoseyou care for, and reinforced the great relationship our schoolhas with Noosa Police.

The Culture sub-committee of SRC led the month longcelebration of Pride Month at the end of term 2. Thisculminated in a free dress day to celebrate ‘being yourself’ andacceptance of all people in our community. This event alsoworked with the recognition of NAIDOC week which occurredin the second week of school holidays.

The Environment sub-committee has been getting their handsdirty this term! They have been working hard on restarting theveggie patch at B block so it can be used to grow products forcooking classes, canteen and a long term concept of ‘farmer’smarkets’ if there is enough produce. Donations of seedlingsare welcomed and can be dropped off at the main office forour Environment captain, Zoe.

Planet Ark’s National School Tree Planting Day is on July 31.The Environment sub-committee will be leading events at ourschool to contribute to a cleaner earth. The public events havebeen cancelled due to COVID so it’s even more important forschools to do their bit with tree planting. Do you know a 5%increase in tree cover can reduce nearby daytimetemperatures by 2.3c, which could be crucial as heatwavescost more lives than all other climate change impactscombined.

Indigenous NewsIndigenous News

Ms Shanon Hill

Indigenous support Co-ordinator

Email address : shill127@eq.edu.au

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the country on whichI live and work. I acknowledge them not only as the TraditionalOwners but as a part of the oldest, ongoing culture on theplanet and as valued, fellow country men and women ofAustralia.

Sport NewsSport News

School SportSchool SportRepresentative School SportRepresentative School Sport

All athletic carnivals have been cancelled. State, district andschool.

NDSS SportNDSS Sport

Boys and Girls Hockey - 14 August (Nominations due 31July)Girls Cricket - 18 August (Nominations due 2 August)

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As we slowly come out of the Co-Vid restrictions placed on us,sport is slowly being introduced back into schools and thecommunity. We are being guided by the QueenslandGovernment and Education Queensland and need to abidewith the conditions they place on the sporting teams that werepresent.

Internal SportInternal Sport

Over the next few weeks we are looking at running someinternal house sport competitions at lunch times for the Year 7/8 students for Term 3.

These sports will be ran on different days of the week to avoida clash.

Outstanding Student Sporting AchievementsOutstanding Student Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to Harvey Jackson who was selected as aHockey player for the Sunshine Coast Regional School SportTeam to play in Rockhampton in August.

External SportExternal Sport

We are also pleased to announce that we have water poloteams and senior boys basketball teams starting back in theircompetitions from week 3. Good luck to these teams.

Supporting our StudentsSupporting our Students

Two new programs are running for students. Last week, ArtTherapy – young women’s program, facilitated by a local ArtTherapist, began with students taking part in a six-weekprogram here at school. The opportunities for studentsparticipating are to gain insights and reflections to enhancetheir confidence and wellbeing. It has been encouraging seehow students within the program also build personal and socialconnections as they partake.

Zuu Training started on Wednesday for another group ofstudents who, under guidance of a personal trainer, undertooksome challenging body fitness routines. The damp weather didnot deter the spirit of the students as they sweated, puffedand worked together in proving how self-doubt can turn intoself-belief and pride.

The return to Term 3 within the Wellbeing and EngagementCentre has seen a continuation of our care and management ofstudents with the addition of two new staff faces.

Firstly, we welcome Odette Carter who has come to SunshineBeach State High from Caloundra SHS. Odette comes with awealth of experiences and knowledge and is already keepingherself busy in getting to know students and meeting parentsand staff. Odette works on a full-time basis from the Wellbeingand Engagement Centre. Her passions are her family, travellingand great food!

Secondly myself, Lisa Martoo, as Acting Head of Departmentfor Wellbeing and Engagement. This is a role in which I havea particular interest and joy, that being to enable young peopleto develop their strengths and character in both challengingand rewarding times. It is a privilege and one I look forward tosharing with parents, staff and community.

Special thanks to Shanon Hill who has been in the acting rolelast term. We are grateful for her energy and drive as she ledthe team and now as she returns to her previous role as Headof Year 8 and Indigenous Support role. Thank you Shanon.

Lisa Martoo

HOD Engagement and Wellbeing

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Date Claimers Term 3Date Claimers Term 3

33 AugustAugust - Full Day Rehersal - Sunshine Beach SuperstarzTeam

14 August14 August - Year 12 and Music Group Photo's

14 August14 August - Pipeline Program - Robotics

31 August31 August - Set Plan Interviews Year 10

18 September18 September - Pipeline Program - Design and Technology

20 November20 November - Year 12 Graduation and Formal

Key contacts for 2020Key contacts for 2020

HODHOD JuniorJunior SecondarySecondary andand TeachingTeaching andand LearningLearning – JoKearney jdono66@eq.edu.au

Year 7 HOYYear 7 HOY – Mr Michael Los mlos0@eq.edu.au

Year 8 HOYYear 8 HOY – Shanon Hill shill127@eq.edu.au

Year 9 HOYYear 9 HOY - Courtney Sutton clsut0@eq.edu.au

Year 10 HOYYear 10 HOY - Kurt Barrow kbarr118@eq.edu.au

Year 11 HOYYear 11 HOY - Justine Bath jbath7@eq.edu.au

Year 12 HOYYear 12 HOY - Jane Robinson jrobi132@eq.edu.au

HODHOD ofof EngagementEngagement && WellbeingWellbeing – Lisa Martoolcmar2@eq.edu.au

GuidanceGuidance OfficerOfficer – Kylie Wisken kwisk1@eq.edu.au (Year 8, 10& 12)

GuidanceGuidance OfficerOfficer -- Odette Carter omart10@eq.edu.au (Year 7,9 & 11)

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P & C NewsP & C News

The new P&C Committee was elected at the AGM in June. Wewould like to acknowledge the tremendous effort put in by theprevious committee over the past two years to build a strongand supportive community at our school.

A big thank you also to the new committee members whohave taken on the roles of VP (Amanda Avery), Treasurer (DebAlsopp) and Secretary (Viane Amato Ali). We’ve had a couple ofmeetings and I’m excited by the passion and ideas in the groupand look forward to working with them.

Cash for ContainersCash for Containers

It was a proud moment to be at the unveiling of our new Cashfor Containers trailer at the AGM and we have since had ourfirst collection day. We are now listed as a RegisteredRegistered CollectionCollectionPointPoint on the Containers for Change website, so please drop inall your eligible containers at any time! The trailer is convenientlyparked next to the fence near the Music Block with easy accessfrom the carpark. This is a great - and easy! - way for the P&Cto raise money with funds raised used to support a range ofinitiatives. Most recently, the P&C helped to fund the upgradeof eight existing water troughs to eight chilled water troughs atthe Hilton Amenities Block.

Second hand uniform salesSecond hand uniform sales

A big thank you to DJ and Deb Bickle for their hard work inrunning another successful second hand uniform sale. Theyhave created a well-oiled machine and it’s great to see so manypeople make use of the program. The next event is scheduledfor Thursday, 10 September. Please consider donating anyuniforms that are no longer needed in your home as it's avaluable resource for others.

School GardensSchool Gardens

I’ve been fortunate to have done a number of walks throughour school grounds with Bob Carey and made a commitmentto keep protecting and enhancing the remnant bushland in ourschool. When I passed by the school on Sunday afternoonthere were more than 10 birdwatchers keen to spot the GlossyBlack Cockatoos as they come down for their regular afternoondrink at around 4.30pm. We are so fortunate to live in thisbeautiful environment - let’s make the most of it!

Finally - thanksthanks toto allall ofof youyou, our parents and citizens, for beingan active part of our community.

Regards

Desiré Gralton

P&C President

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