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Week 10 Term 2, 25th June 2020

Principal's MessagePrincipal's Message

Thank you to all parents and members ofour school community for your support overthe second term of the year. Term 2 will nodoubt be remembered as being aremarkable period of education across thestate and the globe. The impact of ourcollective efforts to support each other overthis period cannot be underestimated, and

provides a great insight in to the wonderful culture of ourschool. No doubt we will continue to face a range of challengesand changed expectations in Term 3, but we will continue towork within the parameters provided by the Government toprovide the very best opportunities to our kids in 2020.

This week we will take possession of our new School Carcourtesy of our partnership with the FOGs and RACQ. OnWednesday we celebrated the expansion of our FOGs programto cover our Year 7 to 12 Indigenous students (replacing theBeyond the Broncos program in Year 10 – 12). The school carwill be available to support students to increase their drivinghours through the learner driver program in partnership withPCYC. More information will follow next term, with staff able tovolunteer their time to support students in reaching their 100hour target thanks to the great support from the FOGs andRACQ.

On Wednesday morning we also had Channel 10’s Totally Wildteam filming our Sports Excellence students on the oval beforeschool. Keep posted for the results of this session which will

build on the story from The Courier Mail last week about DestinyBrill training with the Langer Cup squad.

Well done and thank you to everyone involved in last week’sYear 12 Academic Coaching. This time is really valuable for ourstudents and we’ll continue to build on this model to supportour students from Year 7 to 12 with our planned Parent Teacher

interviews on Wednesday August 12th. These interviews willuse the same approach as our successful Academic Coachingmodel across each year level, with our Year 10 studentscompleting their Senior Education and Training Plan (SET Plan)at this time. Keep posted for more information at the start ofnext term, but also make sure you are keeping Wednesday

August 12th available for these important meetings.

The TEACHX awards have opened for 2020. As many willrecall from last year, the Marsden staff awards use the samecategories at the Queensland College of Teachers TEACHXawards to celebrate and highlight the high quality practiceacross our school. Everyone who is nominated is recognised onWorld Teachers Day with the categories they were nominatedin and, the feedback that was written about them. We alsoselect one staff member in each category to put forward inthe TEACHX awards. Please take the time to recognise thewonderful work of our staff members and begin nominating!This year we have a survey link to nominate teaching staffthrough: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VRYCPVG

We have this link for nominating non-teaching staff:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXTKJYN

Thank you once again for your support this term and I hopeeveryone gets to enjoy a safe and relaxing break over theholiday period.

Andrew Peach

Executive Principal

HOD NewsHOD News

Year 7Year 7

Welcome Year 7 students and families toour final school Newsletter for term two.

At the end of this week you will receive yourchild’s SemesterSemester oneone reportreport cardcard. It isimportant to go over this report withstudents so that they can reflect and setgoals for next term, and prepare for ourparent-teacher interviews. Years 7-9

students will also receive their SemesterSemester twotwo timetablestimetables fromtheir MMM teacher this week. Students requesting electivechanges need to complete a subject change form (collectedfrom YLHOD, student foyer or X Block) and hand it in to thestudent foyer. Students will be notified of any changes via theiremails, and students will also receive an updated timetable viaemail before returning to school in Term 3.

Over the weekend we received communication from the DeadlyUnit here at Marsden SHS, informing us that NAIDOC Weekhas officially been postponed to a new date in the interest ofsafety for our communities. For further information regardingthe postponement and new date, please visit:https://www.naidoc.org.au/news/naidoc-week-2020-postponed

I’d like to go over a quick reminder on reporting incidents - Ifyour student comes home and reports a bullying incident toyou, please prompt them to come and see a teacher or theirYear Level Head of Department to report it. That way studentscan fill out a statement detailing what happened and we caninvestigate and issue consequences from there. This is thequickest way action can be taken and the issue resolved.

In weeks 9-10 in MMM our well-being focus is about showinggratitude, and centres around students creating somethingcalled a ‘Passion Project’. It's been great to see some of theprojects students have come up with, including writing positivepostcards for teachers, presenting posters thanking others,assisting as bus monitors, and tutoring other students attutorials. Students can access this PowerPoint on StudentSharePoint https://qedu.sharepoint.com/sites/2176/Students

It is with great pride that we celebrate the value award winnersfrom year 7 this week:

PridePride: Olivia Karius-Dear

PassionPassion: Rachel Evans

PersistencePersistence: Emily Ring

Finally, a massive thank you to all staff, students, parents andguardians for the extensive work you have undertakenthroughout the semester as we have managed the changingresponse to COVID-19. Have an enjoyable mid-year break andstay safe!

Mr Cooke

Year 7 Head of Department

Year 8Year 8

Welcome to week 10, which brings us tothe final week of the term, and what a term ithas been!

I know I’ve said this before, but thank youagain for all your hard work, persistence anddetermination that your have put in over theterm, during what has been one of thebiggest obstacles we have had to face in

the recent history of education. I appreciate yourcommunication to your children, the school and to me duringthis time. We stood together and we got through it.

Assessment is almost over for Sememster 1 and report cardswill be emailed out at the end of this week. It’s a greatopportunity to sit with your child and go through this reportwith them, discussing the goals that students have set in theirstudent planners during MMM.

Next term I will no longer be carrying on as Year 8 Head ofDepartment, and I hope you will join me in welcoming Mr SeanCurtis, who is returning to Marsden.

Thanks again for all of the support, you have given me this year.I have enjoyed my time with the Year 8 cohort and their families.

Have a wonderful Week 10, remembering we are still learningup until the end of the day on Friday with the @marsden.iexpectations. I wish students all the best in their futureendeavours and hope everyone has a lovely, well-deservedholiday break.

Stay safe and happy.

Ms Hughes

Year 8 Head of Department

Year 9Year 9

What a first semester we have had. Wehave been confronted with a pandemic thathas affected us all in different ways. Forstudents, it has forced them to learn incompletely different ways to what they areused to. It has asked students to find theindividual determination within themselvesto achieve. Semester 1, 2020, will have a

little asterisk next to it, with the comment “learning the hardway” associated with it.

From the start of next term we move into a space where thepast has happened and we focus on making the best of oursituation moving forward. This is our last year of junior school.At the end of the year if students are passing majority of theirsubjects, they will be issued with a senior tie. More informationon this will be given early next term. We will be preparingourselves for our parent teacher interviews and our lead upwork into SET planning 2021, where students will choose theirpathway. Our MMM theme is “My Skills”. We will look at howour passions related to our talents and where this may take usin the future. There is a lot to look forward to for the Year 9cohort in Semester 2.

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Over the holidays enjoy yourself and I look forward to seeing allstudents back first day of next term.

Mr Mitchell

Year 9 Head of Department

Year 10Year 10

On behalf all of our Marsden community, Iwould like to thank all parents, guardians,teachers and students for the effort andpersistence displayed over the past term. Inunprecedented times, we have all shown anadaptability to ensure that our students aresupported and will always continue to‘move forward’ in all aspects of their

schooling journey.

As we move closer to SET Planning for Year 10’s, an articlethat Forbes published caught my attention. It was titled, “8Things Every School Must Do To Prepare For the 4th IndustrialRevolution”.

The work landscape of the future will undoubtedly look differentthan that of today, just as ours looks different from that of thepast. Some of this will be the result of ever expanding digitaltechnologies, automation, globalisation, and collaboration.Whilst it was pleasing to see an ongoing promotion of STEM(science, tech, engineering, and math) - like subjects on thelist, it was equally comforting to see the words ‘develop humanpotential’.

Author Bernard Marr writes, “Even though machines aremastering many tasks typically performed by humans, peopleare still more adeptable at creative endeavours, imagination,critical thinking, social interaction, and physical proficiency. Theeducational system of the future needs to develop theseinherent abilities in our young humans, so they are equipped topartner with machines in the future rather than compete withthem.”

So how do we as schools develop these inherent skills in ouryoung men and women? I believe we need to recognise it as anissue, own its importance and develop ways of integrating themin to our current curriculum. We need to explicitly nominatecompetencies such as relationship skills, creativity, criticalthinking and self-awareness and we need to say and believe intheir importance.

Whilst is was once simply assumed that these skills wouldnaturally develop with maturity, current research would seem toindicate that these “soft skills” can be and should be explicitlytaught. This is why the Year 10’s will be explicitly taught theseenterprise skills throughout MMM moving forward, and willcontinue to gain and strengthen their knowledge on thesethroughout their senior schooling journey.

In MMM, Year 10’s are now starting to prepare for their SET(Senior Education and Training) Plans which will occur in Term3. The first part of this journey is selecting subjects thatstudents enjoy and are passionate about. Students have nowreceived their 2020 Subject Selection Handbook, whichcontains all of the relevant information students need to makethese informed choices. Why not ask your child what 6

subjects they’ll be selecting for Years 11/12? What

21stCentury skills are required to be successful in subjects?

Students have also begun to create job portfolios from theresearch that they have completed on the Myfuture website.Why not share your career journey with your child or click onthe following link here to explore some case studies? A greatconversation starter leading into students Future World of Work!

Some helpful websites are listed below;

https://myfuture.edu.au/

https://tafeqld.edu.au/

https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/senior-qce

Throughout the term students have built productiverelationships with their Marsden Mako Mentors and areencouraged to also utilise them for direction and assistance ifthey require support throughout the rest of the year and intothe future. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday withfamily and friends. I look forward to seeing everyone back atschool, ready for another amazing term.

Mr Leong

Year 10 Head of Department

Year 11Year 11

Last week was the first session for our Year11 Leadership Program. Students listenedto a presentation from Mr Peach about whatit means to be a Mako Leader and a littleabout his journey to being our ExecutivePrincipal. Students will take part in a secondsession this term along with further sessionsin Term 3 with a combination of school and

external presenters.

Students have finalised their Unit 1 assessment in the lastweek and have commenced learning for Unit 2. Senior schooltimelines don’t quite match the term/semester timeline sostudents will continue unit learning across the break. Finally,I would like to pass on a big thank you to all the parentsand guardians who have supported their students through thislearning journey. It has thrown new challenges towards us alland our students and staff appreciate all of your help.

Students reflected on their learning journey across their firstsemester as a senior student in MMM this week. With acompletely unique start to the senior year, it is great to seestudents successfully complete Unit 1. Reflections includedacademic progress along with behaviour and effort both atschool and while learning online. Next term students will usethis information to reflect on their SET plans and QCE/ATARtrajectory before parent teacher interviews in week 5.

Ms Neumann

Year 11 Head of Department

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Year 12Year 12

Students had their Academic coachingsession in week 9. They should have walkedaway from this session knowing where theycurrently sit in terms of their seniorschooling and have a plan in place toachieve their desired outcome byNovember. This session will be followed upin Week 5, Term 3 with parents/guardiansinvited to attend.

Student’s should have now completed Unit 3 and moving ontoUnit 4. Report cards will be sent out on Friday afternoon andthis will have Unit 3 grades, these updated grades were notavailable at the time of the coaching sessions, so were nottaken into consideration.

MMM in Term 3 will be used to narrow the focus of student’s toconcentrate on two things:

Congratulations for making the most out of a tough situationwith the interruptions to the school term. Ensure you rest upand relax over the holidays ready to hit the ground running Day1 of Term 3.

Mr Maclean

Year 12 Head of Department

Drive Your Passion with The ArtsDrive Your Passion with The Arts

Where to find The Arts Team:

N BlockN Block N BlockN Block(carpark(carparkentrance)entrance)

H BlockH Block K BlockK Block

Miss Noble -Head ofDepartment

Mrs Funaki -Nusic

Ms McNamee- Visual Art

Miss Stephan -Drama

Miss Farrelly -Drama

Ms Hansom -Music

Mr Smith -Visual Art

F BlockF Block

Miss Kennedy- Dance

Mr Francis -Music

Miss Davies -Visual Art/Film

Miss Taplin -Dance

Miss Clifton -Dance

Miss Swann -Visual Art

X BlockX BlockGround LevelGround Level

Miss Turnbull -Dance/Film

Miss Christou -Film

Ms Saunders -Drama

Mrs Joseph -Teacher Aide

Miss Arthur -Teacher Aide

With SET Planning coming up next term, it is really importantthat students select subjects that help drive their passion andlead them into a future workplace.

Below are the Senior Subjects we offer in the Arts:

ATAR PathwayATAR Pathway AppliedAppliedPathwayPathway

Vet CoursesVet Courses

Dance

Drama

Film, Television andNew Media

Music

Visual Art

Dance inPractice

Drama inPractice

Media inPractice

Music inPractice

Visual Art inPractice

Cert II in CreativeIndustries (Media)

Cert III in Music

Cert III in Visual Art

Look out for our subject video on Facebook soon! Come seeMiss Noble in N block staffroom with any questions!

Meet the TeamMeet the Team

We are the Engagement Team here at Marsden State HighSchool. Our team consist of,

Lead Support Coordinator (Year 12) – Sonny Sua

Youth Support Coordinator (Years 11- 10) – Trevor Esera

1. Exam/end of year assessment preparation

2. Year 13 preparedness (QTAC, TAFE, employmentpathways etc)

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Youth Worker (Years 7-9) – Jane Austin

Out of Home Care Coordinator – Rowena Childs

Chaplain – Jeremy Alofipo

Our team offer a vast range of services across all year levelsthroughout the school. Some of our key areas of focus are, tofoster relationships between the school and families ofstudents to assist at risk students to remain engaged witheducation or training, develop and implement programs tosupport social and emotional wellbeing as required e.g.addressing social skills, assertiveness or self-esteem andprovide appropriate assistance to students experiencingdifficulties at school and at home which may put them at riskof leaving school prematurely.

Some of the programs we are currently running are, BreakfastClub, NRL in League in Harmony, Rock and Water, YFSMens4Respect, Yourtown Fresh Start and many more. Wealso offer some welfare and financial support to students andfamilies who are experiencing financial hardship.

If you think you may need to access our services then the bestway to do so is to speak to one of our Year level HODS.

Name: Celestial Arthur – Teacher Aide, The Arts DepartmentName: Celestial Arthur – Teacher Aide, The Arts Department

Before working at Marsden SHS what wasthe most unusual or interesting job you haveever had?

Tour guide and performer at the PolynesianCultural Centre in Hawaii.

What is your proudest moment at MarsdenSHS?

Witnessing Grace Po Ching deliver the most amazing solo atshowcase.

If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?

A member of K-Pop group twice!

If you were an animal what would you be?

A Korean celebrity’s cute as puppy.

People would be surprised if they knew: I’m more introvertedthan extroverted.

Name: Megan Joseph – Teacher Aide, The Arts DepartmentName: Megan Joseph – Teacher Aide, The Arts Department

Before working at Marsden SHS what wasthe most unusual or interesting job youhave ever had?

Property Manager.

If you could switch your job with anyoneelse at Marsden SHS, whose job would youwant?

A science teacher.

What do you like most about Marsden SHS?

The multiple pathway options available to students.

What is your proudest moment at Marsden SHS?

When Showcase comes together and all of the student’s andteacher’s hard work in preparing the annual event pays off.

People would be surprised if they knew: that I can wake board.

Name: Claire Noble – Acting Head of Department, The Arts DepartmentName: Claire Noble – Acting Head of Department, The Arts Department

Before working at Marsden SHS what wasthe most unusual or interesting job you haveever had?

Receptionist at a Photography Studio wherewe did photoshoots of family pets.

If you were an animal what would you be?

A golden retriever.

People would be surprised if they knew: I am terrified of heights.

What did you want to be when growing up?

The person who drove the luggage carts at airports.

If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?

Work as a chocolate tester and taster.

Get Inspired with Year 7 HumanitiesGet Inspired with Year 7 Humanities

Mr Barry set the challenge for his students to create a posterin groups that represent the different areas where people live;Urban, Rural & Remote. Students were each assigned an area,given a box of colours and a laptop to search images. Look atthese amazing creations.

Year 12 Students Learn the Mental Skills forYear 12 Students Learn the Mental Skills forATAR Exam PerformanceATAR Exam Performance

Our ATAR year 12 students attended a series of workshop ledby Leilanie our UQ Sports Psychologist from the UQ SportsPsychology Service @ Marsden SHS.

We know our Year 12 students are probably going to be facedwith a lot of pressure and stress, especially when sitting yourATAR exams.

Leilanie coached the Year 12's to use a tool that they couldpractice and then utilise in the future before these stressful

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events like ATAR exams, so that the stress and pressure didn’taffect their performance.

This mental skills strategy STEER can be adapted to a bigcompetition, dance recital, grand final game or your next publicspeaking assessment.

STEPS TO SUCCESSFULLY STEER through your Exams

Many Year 12 students have started to record their scripts,ready to listen it before the exams.

The Impossible Balloon Task – this game gave students thechance to practice their STEER steps, and develop theirsituational awareness and problem-solving of an unexpectedtask.

Job WorldJob World

Mackenzie Dunn in Year 10 has recently signed up for atraineeship with Vehicle Auctions Australia. She will becompleting a Certificate III in Business Administration.

Congratulations Mackenzie (Mackenzie is pictured her with hersupervisor Suzie).

Harley Toms in year 11 has signed up for his apprenticeship,Certificate III in Butchering at Hanno’s Country Butchery at ParkRidge. Congratulations Harley, hard work does really pay off.

Year 7 2021 Excellence Trials Now OpenYear 7 2021 Excellence Trials Now Open

1. Write out your script with all of the five S.T.E.E.Rparts

2. Record your script in Voice Memos or video on yourphone

3. Listen to it before a practice exam…

4. Change and adapt your script constantly

5. Practice!

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We are so excited to begin the process of finding our FUTUREMAKOS!

Many current Year 6 students, would know the amazingopportunities that exist within our community. Many others,might not be aware of the wide ranging programs that areavailable amidst this amazing school.

At Marsden SHS we are proud to offer excellence across thefollowing areas:> Academic> Rugby League> Football> Basketball> Dance> Music

Visit the front office or select the link for an excellence trialapplication.

To be considered for an Excellence Program in 2021 your childmust participate in the entry process by attending theExcellence Trial days outlined below.

To attend the Excellence trial days you must complete theregistration forms.

Registration Closes 23rd July 2020 (completed forms need tobe returned by this date).

Sports Excellence Trials(Rugby League - Boys & Girls, Football& Basketball)

Monday 27th July20208:30am to 12:30pm

Music Excellence Audition Tuesday 28th July20208:30am to 11:30am

Dance Excellence Audition Tuesday 28th July20208:30am to 11:30am

Academic Excellence Entry Exam Wednesday 29thJuly 20208:30am to 10:30am

Venue:Venue: Centre of Excellence - Marsden State High School.

Drop off Time:Drop off Time: 8:15am.

Dress code:Dress code: Primary school sports uniform and necessaryequipment to trial including protective apparel.

Lunch:Lunch: BYO lunch and water, canteen will not be available.

Excellence Acceptance Confirmation will be advised on Friday21st August 2020 (letters emailed to contact on registrationform).

Community NewsCommunity News

Strategix AcademyStrategix Academy

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