23 February 201523 February 2015

Dates to remember

23February

District Swimming Carnival

Year 7 Parade (AIM)

Year 9 Parade (AIM)

Junior Secondary School Leader Induction

26February

Parents Workshop – Preparing Your Child forSuccess at School Session Two

2 March Year 11 Parade (AIM)

Year 8 Parade (AIM)

Leadership Breakfast

3 March Senior Drama Excursion

4 March Year 12 Mighty Minds

5 March Year 8 Immunisation

Year 11 Police Museum Excursion

Year 12 Skin Check Excursion

6 March District Swimming

7 March Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser

9 March Year 9 Parade (AIM)

10March

ARTIE Yarn Out Lunch

12March

Parents Workshop – Success in Literacy for YourChild

13March

Year 11 Outdoor Recreation Stradbroke IslandExcursion

From the Principal

SENIOR INDUCTION

Our Senior Induction Ceremony was held on Monday, 16February. The occasion was a special one for our Year 12cohort and for our Year 11 student leaders. The ceremony

was hosted by 2015 School Captains Emily Griffin and DominicPaino.

I would like to thank our special guests for their attendanceand participation in the ceremony: our School Patron, Ms LynDeveraux; Mr Kieran Chan (2011 School Vice-Captain), MrMark Ryan (Member for Morayfield), Mr Stephen Sly (P&CPresident), Ms Cathy Malone (P&C Treasurer), Ms Vicky Gahan(Principal Morayfield SS), Mr Sean Bennett (Principal, MinimbahSS) and Aunty Lynne Matsen (Indigenous Elder). I would alsolike to thank parents and friends who attended to support theirstudents.

I am very proud of our Year 12 students who took the SeniorOath and I am confident that our newly inducted studentleaders will lead with pride and integrity and will have a positiveinfluence on our school culture.

Congratulations to the following students who take upleadership positions:

School Captains Emily Griffin DominicPaino

School Vice-Captains Ellyse Burrows John Viani

StudentRepresentativeCouncil

President:

Treasurer:

P&C Liaison:

FundraisingCommittee Chair:

EnvironmentCommittee Chair:

Welfare CommitteeChair:

KimberleyCowell

JennaNappy

BrianLeveris

AmyHinchliffe

Caitlin Silk

BethanyEnglish

Prefect Positions: Junior SecondaryPrefects:

School CommitteesPrefects:

KatelynHayes

KaitlinKnight

NikitaBuckley

Visentin RoadMorayfield QLD 4506 Website:Website: http://morayfieshs.eq.edu.au

Email:Email: info@morayfieshs.eq.edu.auPhone:Phone: 07 5428 5555

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FeliciaBendixen

House Captains Bribie:

Moreton:

Russell:

Stradbroke:

CaitlanSatherley

JedidiahMotu

ConnorFraser

Daynapolglase

Arts Captain Gabrielle Viljoen

Year 11 StudentLeaders

Alicia Wasson

Amy Rogers

Ashleigh O'Meley

Brianna Meehan

Caelfind Fraser

Chloe Olijnyk

Dusty Cooper

Jacinta McDermott

Kaili Thompson

Kelly Quarman

Kelsey Myers

Kiara Crane

Kirra Smith

Kyle Chirgwin-Neville

Zoey Saunders

AdamConstable

Melia Larkin

MichaelLyons

MoniqueHardie

NiaQaranivalu

PutriMuriyadi

RachelMurdoch

RachelNicholas

RachelleBuckley

SamGreatley

ShanaeTurner

ShwetaDayal

TaylaTropea

TylerSwitzer

School InductionSchool Induction

FOCUS ON EXPLICIT TEACHING ANDLEARNING

As I have visited many of our classrooms over the past fortnight,I have been pleased to see that students are engaged in theirlearning and can articulate what it is they are working towards.Teachers have set clear learning goals for students, clearlydefined classroom expectations and have provided studentswith Semester/Unit Overviews.

Our teachers have analysed the needs of students in theirclasses and are focussing their energies on ensuring everystudent succeeds in every class. We will provide explicitfeedback to students to help them improve and will employteaching strategies to suit their learning styles and needs.

We ask that you work with us to ensure students are achievingto their potential by working in partnership with us. Some thingsyou could do to support are:

THANKS TO PARENTS FOR SUPPORT WITHSCHOOL UNIFORM

I would like to thank parents/caregivers for your support inoutfitting your children in the full school uniform as required. Iunderstand that it is an expensive time of the year for families,but I am pleased to report that almost all of our students havethe full casual and formal uniforms.

It is our intention to promote student pride in their dress andin their school and we ask for your continued cooperation withthe school to ensure that this very high standard of dress issustained throughout the year. We wish to ensure that ourenergy is invested in student learning and improvement instudent outcomes, not following up on uniform issues.

CONTACT DETAILS

It is vitally important that we are kept up to date with anychanges of address or contact details for all of our families andemergency contacts. Throughout the year, if there is a changeto any of your details please contact the school office so thatwe can update our database.

Janelle AmosPrincipal

Deputy Principal News

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

We have had a fantastic start to the year with the vast majorityof our students returning from holidays ready to start learning.This makes a huge difference to amount of work that can becovered in classes and students should be congratulated fortheir efforts so far. It is our expectation that students maintainhigh standards and work to the best of their ability throughoutthe term. Many students are already well on the way toachieving their Summit Club Gold Cards by collecting stamps intheir diaries or by accumulating merit points in our roll marking

• Ask your student for their diary – familiarise yourselfwith our policy/procedures and check they areentering their homework ;

• Monitor that they are completing homework, assistwhere you can and contact individual teachers if youhave any concerns;

• Ask your student what they are learning in particularsubjects and have them explain what their goals inthe subject are;

• Check that your student has packed their bag with allbooks/equipment required for the day; and

• Ensure that students are getting a good night sleepso they are alert and ready to learn.

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software program. I look forward to seeing them presented onour Celebration Assemblies later this term.

EVERY DAY COUNTS!

Our core business is teaching and learning so to that end wewill be teaching and assessing for the full term. We expect everystudent to be engaged fully in their learning and to maintainregular attendance and appropriate behaviour.

As outlined by the Department of Education, Training andEmployment, “under Queensland law, you must make sureyour child of school age is enrolled and attends school all day,every school day unless they have an acceptable reason.” Youare encouraged not to schedule holidays during school time.Missing time at the end of the school term may result in yourchild not completing assessment which may have a negativeimpact on their school achievement.

If you wish to discuss your child’s attendance, please contactthe relevant Deputy Principal for your Year Level.

Pete KeenDeputy Principal

Junior Secondary NewsThank you to all of you who were able to attend the welcomeBBQ for Year 7 and 8 parents and students. It was a greatopportunity to meet in an informal setting to begin developingthose ever important relationships. I would also like to thanktwo of our support staff, Tavita and Jesse, for their skills at theBBQ hot plate and to our Senior Leaders who represented ourschool with pride.

Kerri FurlongHead of Department Junior Secondary /Languages

Year Level CoOrdinator NewsThe Senior Students at Morayfield State High School have beenvery visible over the last four weeks as they start to hit high gearfor the start of 2015. The Year 11 students have stepped upinto the ‘Senior Years’ and the Year 12 students have checked

calendars to realise just how much time is left to them as a HighSchool student.

Assessment calendars are almost ready for distribution withdates for all due items for Semester One and students areencouraged to put these dates into their diaries. The upgradeto Office365 for their student email also allows them to shareassessment calendars with fellow students and teachers toensure they are maintaining contact with their upcomingcommitments. Students are also being encouraged by teachersto plan and develop ‘Study Timetables’ to ensure they donot fall behind with the workload and subject themselves tounnecessary stress.

There has been time for celebration though. The Year 12s wereformally ‘Inducted’ as Senior Students on Monday and the Year11 Student Leaders were there to witness the event and thenparticipate by receiving their Senior Leader Badges. 2015 looksbright for all these students and we wish them well over thecoming months.

Mr SmithYear Level CoOrdinator

Cashier NewsThank you to those families that have already paid the StudentResource Scheme for 2015. For those families that have notpaid, the Student Resource Scheme (SRS) for 2015 is nowoverdue. Please complete the SRS form and return to theCashier with payment to ensure your student has access toresources.

If you have chosen not to join the Student Resource Scheme,you should have advised the school office in writing ofnon-participation. If you have chosen not to join the Schemeor have become financially ineligible by non-payment of feesyou will be responsible for providing your student with theitems that would otherwise be provided by the Scheme. Fornon-participants a complete list of the items (all textbooks,resources, consumable materials) that a student requires foreach subject/year level is available from the school office oron our school website. Please note : these lists are separatefrom the stationery requirements lists available on the schoolwebsite.

For those students who are studying Certificate III in Children'sServices and/or Certificate III in Fitness, the subject fees willadded to accounts shortly and invoices will be posted homeonce complete.

Any families experiencing financial difficulties at this time, pleasecontact the school office on

5428 5555 to schedule an appointment with the BusinessServices Manager so that special arrangements can be madeto meet your needs. All discussions will be held in confidence.

Cashier hours are 8:15am - 1:30pm Monday - Friday.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Year 12 Health SkinCheck Excursion

Payment closes 26February

Cost is$7.00

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Year 11 OutdoorRecreation Lifesaving

Payment due now Cost is$35.00

Senior Sydney RugbyLeague Tour

Final payment date 13March

Cost is$922.00

Year 7 & 8 SummerSport

Final payment date9am on 25 February

Cost is$15.00

Year 9, 10 & 11Summer Sport

Final payment date9am 25 February

Cost is$18.00

Julie HillCashier

Every Day CountsForm is an important time in the school day. This is whenstudents receive messages about classroom changes, activitiesgoing on in the school and so forth. It is also a time where theycan talk with their Form teacher about any issues concerningthem; discuss their academic progress or any issues withattendance. During this time a year level assembly may also becalled.

Form class begins at 8:45am. This is the beginning of theschool day. Students are expected to be at their Form class ontime.

WORKING TOGETHER

It is important that you ensure that your student is arriving toschool in time for their Form lesson. If a student arrives between8:45am and 8.55am they are to go directly to their Form class.In the case of a student arriving after 8:55am, they are to go tothe late window at the office.

All lateness must be explained; therefore we request that yousend a note with your student or phone the absence line on5428 5522 or 5428 5560 with an explanation.

For more detailed information regarding the school’sattendance policy, please visit the school website.

Kerri FurlongHead of Department Junior Secondary/Languages

Senior Induction“As a senior of Morayfield State High School, I do solemnlypledge to uphold its values, traditions and policies and provideleadership to all students. I pledge that my behaviour will alwaysreflect Morayfield State High School’s vision of achievingexcellence through innovation and integrity; leadership andcommunity. I pledge that my actions will reflect the school’svalues of learning, respect for self and others, working together,honesty and fairness and working towards a safe and pleasantenvironment”.

This was the oath that 244 Year 12 students undertook onMonday, 16 February. The ceremony was a solemn one thatnot only inducted our seniors into their final year as a highschool student, but also celebrated the achievement of 19 Year12 Prefects and 26 Year 11 leaders. We welcomed a newstudent leadership team for 2015 with Emily Griffin and DominicPaino at the helm.

We wish them all the best in their endeavours and look forwardto the positive energy you will bring into the school!

Also a timely reminder, a major part of being successful inschool and completing Year 12 is to ensure that you havepaid resource fees and completed all documentation for theresource scheme. Also it is critical that all Year 12’s havecompleted their permission and copyright forms forphotography. If this has not been completed then we will not beable to use your image or work in any school or external event.Please see Mrs Singh if in doubt.

Finally, the orders for your Senior Shirt are now being taken.Please see Ms Reiter in the uniform shop between 8:00am and9:00am. The deadline for orders is the 5 March 2015 and thecost is $45.

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” –NormanVincent Peale

Bharti SinghYear 12 Co Ordinator

Welcome to LANESImagine this: you walk into a buzzing classroom, ready to learn.The teacher greets you and so the lesson begins. Over the next70 minutes you are tested on your spelling and you learn how touse punctuation correctly. You read different texts and answerquestions, practising your comprehension, short response andwriting skills. As a class, you check your answers and theteacher explains how to fix any mistakes you have made. Thebell rings for the end of the day and you leave knowing how tospell three new words and how to use a semi-colon correctly.Welcome to LANES!

Literacy and Numeracy Essential Skills (LANES) classes runonce a week and focus on teaching students skills that willassist them in all subject areas. When students enter a LANESclass, ready to learn, they are provided with an opportunityto improve their spelling, punctuation and grammar, as wellas being given time to practise their reading and writing skillsin an environment in which the primary focus is to improvetheir proficiency in these areas. Students are assessed on whatthey learn in class, allowing parents and caregivers to see theirprogress.

Morayfield State High School is excited about LANES in 2015,with teachers and students seeing it as a valuable tool inbuilding and strengthening the literacy and numeracy skillsstudents need in order to succeed in their education.

Hollie ScrutonLiteracy Coach/Teacher

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QUT Science and Engineering Challenge– Friday 13 February

Morayfield State High School representatives with past studentMorayfield State High School representatives with past studentand QUT Student Ambassador Daniel Smith (Class of 2013)and QUT Student Ambassador Daniel Smith (Class of 2013)

On Friday 13 February, 15 high achieving Year 10 studentsrepresented the school at the QUT Science and EngineeringChallenge, held at the QUT Caboolture campus. The challenge,which is supported by QUT and the University of Newcastle,involves students developing creative and practical solutionsto real world problems such as building earthquake-proofskyscrapers, eco-friendly houses and vehicles capable oftraversing the surface of Mars, to name a few. The challengesare a test of the students’ mathematics, science andengineering knowledge and aim to promote problem solvingskills and teamwork.

The students who attended this year all represented the schoolexceptionally and should be proud of their efforts. MorayfieldState High School placed 6th in our region on the day. Thefeedback from the students was overwhelmingly positive and Iam sure they gained a great deal from the challenge.

The students involved were Teagan Barnard, Kyle Barnwell,Dayne Coyne, Blair Downey, Matthew Duff, Robert Fraser,Aden Harrison, Steven Jones, Shaun Kuhn, Liam Quinn,Connor Turier, Ciaran Underwood, Zac Wilton, Michelle Wrayand Rhiann York.

Andrew LindsayScience and Mathematics Teacher

French News

Did you know that February in France, isCarnival?

The Nice Carnival is one of the largest and most colourfulcarnivals in the world. There are 15 days (and nights) of carnivalparades with decorated floats and gigantic “papier-mâché”figurines. During the Flower parade, extravagantly dressedcharacters throw hundreds of thousands of flowers into thecrowd along the Promenade des Anglais and more than athousand dancers and musicians, from around the world,perform at the carnival.

By night, the floats are illuminated for the Parade of Lights. Thetheme for the 2015 carnival is “King of Music”. It takes placefrom 13 of February and finishes on March the first.

“VIVE LE CARNIVAL”

Deanna MannFrench Teacher

Supporting Our Students’ AcademicNeedsIf your student is in need of some extra support with completinghomework or assessment, struggling with in-class work orsimply needs to print off an assignment, school staff areavailable to assist.

Library:

Monday 3:00pm-4:00pm

Wednesday 3:00pm -4:00pm

Thursday 3:00pm- 4:00pm

Friday 8:00am – 8:40am

P Block – P01:

Monday – Friday 8:15am – 8:40am

Kerri FurlongHead of Department Junior Secondary/Languages

Swimming Carnival 2015 Makes a BigSplash2015 saw a major change in the way the swimming carnivalwas run. For the first time only those students willing toparticipate in at least three events were eligible to attend. Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank the CabooltureAquatic Centre and Coast and Country buses for their supportwith the new format; they were both fantastic in theirorganisation.

The day was a huge success with every student giving their allfor their House and team mates. The participation events andfun relays were brilliant and the cheering and house spirit waselectric.

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Age champions for the carnival are as follows:

12 Year Boys Daniel McNabb andLachlan Harrison

12 Year Girls ZoeMahoney

13 Year Boys Lachlan Thornton 13 Year Girls NikkitaRickert

14 Year Boys Daniel Hobbs 14 Year Girls KatelinFox

15 Year Boys Kyle Barnwell 14 Year Girls Te HuiaStephen

16 Year Boys Kyle Chirgwin–Neville 16 Year GirlsAshleigh O’Meley

Open Boys David Patterson Open Girls Bethany English

The House results are:

Russell – 178 points

Bribie – 270 points

Stradbroke – 320 points

The winner for 2015 was MORETON on an impressive 350points.

Congratulations to the swimmers and their House Captains fora job well done.

I look forward to a bigger and better event in 2016 where I ampositive we will see the majority of the school involved in this funand competitive day.

Bill SchniedHead of Department Physical Education

Sporting News

INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Both Senior and Junior Interschool Sport is under way and thefirst couple of weeks have been very successful in terms ofstudents following instructions and getting to where they haveto be. For the Juniors in particular it is all very new and it isa case of listening to notices or speaking to the HPE staff orcoaches to know exactly where they have to be.

Just a reminder to parents if you have not paid for school sportyet, it is $15 for juniors, $18 for seniors - fantastic value for aneight week season.

REGIONAL SPORT

Morayfield State High School had a number of students attendRegional Trial Day 1 on Tuesday February 17. These trials areto select a Sunshine Coast team for specific sports.

Congratulations to the following students who made aSunshine Coast team; a great effort considering the size of theregion we draw from:

Open Boys Touch - Jake McPaul, Thomas Griffith andJoshua CrawfordOpen Girls Touch - Melia Larkin15 Years Boys Volleyball - Norman Papalaua - Pati

Well done to these students.

DISTRICT TRIAL DAY 2

To be held on Tuesday March 10.

Open and 15s Boys Rugby League, Open Boys and Girlsbasketball, 15 Years Boys AFL, Open Boys Rugby Union, OpenBoys and Girls Soccer

See Mr Moody for details.

Steve MoodySport Co Ordinator

Industrial Technology ReportThe faculty has had a great start to 2015 with all classesworking well. As always at the start of each year there is a bigpush to cover safety in workshops and all classes have beeninvolved in working through subject theory booklets. Thesesubject theory booklets also contain various exercises andactivities which assist in the schools push to improve allstudents’ literacy and numeracy skills, in particular Year 9students getting ready for their upcoming NAPLAN exams.

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Kincade and Royce in a Year 8 Manual Arts class completing aKincade and Royce in a Year 8 Manual Arts class completing anumeracy warm-upnumeracy warm-up

Last year the building and installation of our new TIG weldingbays was complete and is a very handy addition to our SeniorEngineering workshop. The process uses a non-consumabletungsten electrode that delivers the current to the welding arc.The tungsten and weld puddle are protected and cooled withan inert gas, typically argon. TIG welding is similar tooxy-acetylene welding in that you use a filler material forbuild-up or reinforcement. Student will have hands onexperience with industry standard equipment and techniques.TIG welders have the capability to weld mild steel, stainlesssteel and aluminium.

Jesse Smith, Year 12 Industrial Technology Studies, practicingJesse Smith, Year 12 Industrial Technology Studies, practicingTIG welding on mild steelTIG welding on mild steel

I would like to take this opportunity to also remind parents/guardians that all students are required to have leather, vinylor suede shoes as per the school uniform policy which canbe found on pages 14-17 in the student diaries. Studentswho do not have the correct footwear will not be able toparticipate in workshop classes and will be removed to anotherclass to complete theory work. To add to this all students inSenior workshop classes require safety glasses and are highlyrecommended to have hearing protection. Continual failure tobring correct safety equipment to class may result in a changeof subject. Safety glasses and hearing protection are availableto be purchased from the school uniform shop.

Darren KerrHOD Industrial Technology

Information from Special EducationAutism Queensland is a community based organisationdedicated to bringing about positive change in the lives ofchildren and adults with ASD and their families. They offer arange of support programs. Access the links below to seewhat's on offer:

Kate EunsonHead of Special Education

What Does Our School Chaplain Do?Always a big question for new families to our school or newto a school with a chaplain, we hope to clarify the role here.

Our Chaplain, Jesse Davis, is a qualified Youth Worker. He isat our school four days per week to support our students, staffand families in the following three areas:

Pastoral Care [I Matter]

Jesse provides a caring presence, listening ear and relevantsupport to students going through tough times- divorce,loneliness, grief and loss. He does this by being a link betweenstudents and outside community help and/or our schoolsupport services. Students can be referred to Jesse bythemselves, staff and/or parents for extra emotional support atany time.

Worldview/Spiritual Support [I Believe]

Children and young people often have questions aboutspirituality, ethics and the variety of human worldviews. (“Why isHe wearing that funny thing?” “Why don’t you eat meat?” “Doyou believe in Santa?” “Why don’t you celebrate Christmas?”“What is Buddhism?” etc). Jesse’s role includes providingunbiased information and support for these students who areinvited to approach him if they wish to explore these questionsfurther.

While all SU Qld chaplains are from a Christian faithbackground, they respect those who hold other beliefs andworldviews and actively encourage and teach students to beable to express their own beliefs and opinions respectfully.

Jesse is able to link families with community churches and/oryouth groups of a variety of traditions.

Jesse is not involved in Religious Education.

Community Development [I Belong]

Jesse’s role is also one of community building in our school.He conducts social support programs and models positivefriendship skills to our students. His role here is to promotea sense of belonging, connectedness and community for allstaff, parents and students. This often includes being involvedin “extra-curricular” events such as sporting carnivals andleadership days.

• To refer your child or let our chaplain know about asituation that is affecting your child emotionally at thistime, please call the school Monday to Thursday andask to speak to Jesse.

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Jesse DavisSchool Chaplain

From the Student Representative CouncilThe Morayfield State High School 2015 Valentine’s Daycelebrations were a huge success. The Fundraising Committee– in co-operation with the Music and Home Economics faculties– sold roses and bears and put on a concert for all studentsand staff to enjoy.

The music students hit all the right notes as they serenadedover 300 students at the picnic concert. All 288 roses, and 24bears were sold to students and staff earning $997 with a profitof $653. These funds will be allocated towards SRC programswithin the school.

Overall, the feedback from the day was positive and everyoneenjoyed themselves. We have set the bar high and aim to beatour success rate with every event we hold. 2015 is shaping upto be a great year for fundraising within the Morayfield StateHigh School community.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make the day thesuccess it was.

Amy Hinchliffe2015 Fundraising Committee Chair

P&C News

UNIFORM SHOP INFORMATION

Year 12 Commerative Polo Orders are now being taken. TheCost is $45.00. The last day to accept orders/payment is 5March 2015. There will be no further orders taken after thisdate.

Carolyn ReiterUniform Shop Co Ordinator

Parenting WorkshopWe are holding Parent Workshops for assisting your child inLiteracy and Numeracy. These are great opportunities to beable to engage with your child’s learning and give them achange to improve.

The next event is on 26 February. Bookings can be made onwww.sobs.com.au or by contacting the school office on 54285555.

FREE! Microsoft Office for StudentsStudents can now download a free copy of the Microsoft Office365 Suite. This suite provides students with a subscription tothe full versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.

After downloading, students will have the latest Office suite athome, on their personal PC’s, Macs and other mobile devices.They can install a copy of the suite on up to five devices in total.

Encourage your students to visit the Learning Place studentspace to access a step by step guide and the download link.Note that the download will involve a significant download(about 2GB) of data and you will need to consider this with yourInternet plan.

Bill McIntyreHoD Information Technology and Home Ec

Community News

• If your child is involved in a program with our SchoolChaplain, a permission form for that program will besent home.

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