Welcome to the first edition of The Update-the Spinifex newslet-ter written for stu-dents, by students. Class 7S have been working hard this term in LEP lessons to put together a newsletter that repre-sents the students of Spinifex. They will produce a new edi-tion each term. Do you have ideas for the newsletter? Would you like to see your work in the next edition? Email a member of 7S or Ms Yates at sey-at0@eq.edu.au with your work or your suggestions. We’d love to hear from you! Ms Yates

Your Newsletter, Your Way

Rais ing Money for Our Runners

Every Friday at lunch there has been a fundraising event raising money for the Spinifex Emu running team.

Delicious food items were priced well at only $2! Cupcakes, pancakes, brownies and more were sold over the few weeks

that the sale was happening. Different sweets were made each week by differ-ent teachers.

Come and support the Spinifex running team by buying a sweet this week.

By Kelly Belford

Spinifex State College

Student Newsletter

The Update

Inside this issue:

Trivia-Tastic 2

Showbiz in Mt Isa 3

The Horror Edition 4,5

Subject Focus 6

Word Search 7

Student Success 8

Dates for your Diary 9.10

28 June 2018 Volume 1, Issue 1

Logo adapted by Claire Dowling

By Claire Dowling

competition. Lachlan

Fietz in Year 8 was

the host of the trivia

event and did a great

job at it too. His co-host, Kathleen Farrel-

ly, brought some

Krispy Kremes all the

way from Brisbane

for the first place win-

ners. The sausage

Trivia Night really

was an outstanding

night. The questions

were extremely hard

and very challenging

but it was a lot of fun.

It looked like every-

one was having an

amazing time there

and it was a friendly

sizzle that was run by

Chappy Les was

popular and deli-

cious. All in all, it

was an incredible

night. Thanks Year

8s for putting it all

together!

By Amanda Ham-

mond

Page 2 The Update

Trivia-Tastic!

The upcoming Spini-fex Musical, The Rock of Ages, is a must to see. We have students from grades seven to eleven star-ing in this musical. They have dedicated nineteen weeks to it and have even spent their weekends prac-tising. All of this prep-aration for only a one hour performance but we all know for sure that you HAVE to see

it.!

Dates: Term three, week two—27th and 28th of July 2018 Where: Civic Centre. Prices: $20 adults, $15 students.

By Amphora Lowe-Bourke

Eponym [n.] An eponym is a word based on a person’s name. e.g. Saxophone

The saxophone was

invented in 1846. The

inventor of this great

instrument was

Adolphe Sax.

Firebrace, will per-form at the Mt Isa Street Festival. Whilst he’s here, he will also host a workshop for

young people to learn about the entertain-ment indus-try. This is a very exciting event but

places are limited; only 80 people can attend the workshop. If you want to learn more about the enter-tainment industry from one of its stars, ask the school to nominate you as soon as possible. By Jarrod Mahoney

In August, an Indige-nous pop star, former X-Factor winner and Australian Eurovision representative, Isaiah

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Word of the Week

Showbiz Comes to Mt Isa

THE ROCK OF AGES

Riddle:

What is easy to spot

but hard to find?

[answer at bottom of page]

Adolphe Sax

Riddle Answer: Talent

Isaiah Firebrace

By Simon Richter

The Final Six

by Alexander Monir

Set in the near future,

this ac�on-packed YA

novel — already op-

�oned by Sony Pictures

— will take readers out

of this world and on a

quest to become one

of six teens sent on a

mission to Jupiter’s

moon. This is the next

must-read for fans of

Illuminae and The Mar-

�an.

When Leo and Naomi

are dra*ed, along with

twenty-two of the

world’s brightest teen-

agers, into the Interna-

�onal Space Training

Camp (ISTC), their lives

are forever changed.

Overnight, they be-

come global celebri�es

in conten�on for one

of the six slots to travel

to Europa — Jupiter’s

moon — and establish

a new colony, leaving

their planet forever.

With Earth irreparably

damaged, the future of

the human race rests

on their shoulders.

For Leo, an Italian

championship swim-

mer, this kind of pur-

pose is a reason to go

on a*er losing his fami-

ly. But Naomi, an Irani-

an-American science

genius, is suspicious of

the ISTC and the fact

that a similar mission

failed under mysterious

circumstances, killing

the astronauts

onboard. She fears

something equally sin-

ister awai�ng the Final

Six beneath Europa’s

surface.

In this cu3hroat atmos-

phere, surrounded by

strangers from around

the world, Naomi finds

an unexpected friend in

Leo. As the training

tests their limits, Nao-

mi and Leo’s rela�on-

ship deepens with each

life-altering experience

they encounter. But it’s

only when the finalists

become fewer and

their des�nies grow

nearer that the two can

fathom the full weight

of everything at stake:

the world, the stars,

and their lives.

Release date: March 6

You should check it out

if you are interested in

science and space! You

should also check it out

if you are a big fan of

the movies ' The Mar-

�an' and 'Passenger' ,

which are very cool

space movies ! :)

By Jacob Juillerat

“That was me” she replied with a tone of fear in her voice . What a relief, I thought. “ I was cry-ing be-cause I saw a… a thing watching you while you were asleep.”

Last night I woke to the sound of

someone crying. It was an eerie sound, and surprisingly loud as well. Although I wanted to get up and go check it out, I was a bit tired so I ignored it by hiding under the covers. Today at breakfast I told my roommate about it.

By Rachel Toohey

Page 4 The Update

Short Scary Stories

Book Review

man in 1918. It is rec-orded that no one believed the stock-man’s tale, that is, until others began experiencing the same thing. There are many ideas on what the Min Min light is, but we’ll leave it up to you to decide.

Min Min is the name given to an unusual light phenomenon that has often been reported in Outback Australia. The name "Min Min" derives from the small settle-ment of Min Min, lo-cated between the outback towns of Boulia and Winton, where the light was observed by a stock-

Have you seen the

Min Min light? Send

a reply to

hosin3@eq.edu.au

and we will include

some of your re-

sponses in our next

issue!

By Hannah Osinski

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Do you believe in the Min Min Light?

By Rachel Toohey

and discovering the many different ways art-ists have responded to this topic – realistic, ab-stract and spiritual rep-resentations of the natu-ral world around them. They have also learned about harmony between the traditional owners and the land. The activities completed by the year 9 students have linked to the explo-ration and experimenta-tion of the different print-making techniques. Stu-dents have had the op-portunity to explore sim-ple line drawings, frott-age (rubbings), water colour, foam printing, potato printing and are currently moving into monotype line printing as well as calligraphy.

There are two themes being ex-plored by the year nine Visual Arts stu-dents this semester. The two different themes are Popular Culture and Going Bush. In term one the year nine student re-searched and re-sponded to the Pop Art movement, creat-ing art inspired by the popular culture today. The final copy was completed on either a skate deck or can-vas. With popular culture being the theme for term one, the theme for term two is Going Bush. Students have been researching

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Subject Focus : Art

Miss Lutton, year nine Visual Arts teacher, says, “Making art is about exploring and experimenting with ide-as, techniques and pro-cesses as well as re-flecting on what worked well and why. Students engaging in the arts learn how to solve problems and explore creative solutions with-out pre-determined boundaries – these are vital 21st century learn-ing skills.” By Zain Khokhar

Riddles Corner

Riddle 1: Why can’t you trust Atoms?

Riddle 2: Why did the outlaw steal the deck of cards?

Riddle 3: What do you call a camel with no humps? Riddle 4: Where do fish keep their money? Riddle 5: I am a container with no sides and no lid, yet golden treasure lies inside. What am i? Riddle 6: What is harder to catch the faster you run?

Riddle Answers: 1. Because they make up everything. 2. He heard there were 13 diamonds in it. 3. Humphrey 4. Riverbanks 5. An egg 6. Your breath

Kurt Caulton

Some places to go and see in Mount Isa are: The Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo: 9-12 Au-gust There are always good movies at the Mount Isa Cinema The Outback at Isa Underground Mines tour Go to Lake Moondarra if you want to have fun The Mount Isa Lookout is a good place to relax, eat and look at the glorious view of Mount Isa And Mount Isa has many restaurants to go to have a bite to eat. By Jacob Juillerat

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Word Search

What’s On Around Mt Isa

By Keanah Butler

We all know that

Spinifex has some

outstanding students

that have worked

hard and made us

proud. So, they de-

serve to be recog-

nized as such great

pupils! It has come to

our attention that one

of these fantastic stu-

dents has become

part of a Queensland

Community project—the Ministerial Stu-

dent Advisory Coun-

cil. That person is

Kathleen Farrelly, a

Spinifex State Col-

lege student attend-

ing Grade 8 this year.

She is 1 of 16 stu-

dents across

Queensland to be

selected for this

Queensland Govern-

ment program and

she attended her first

meeting this term in

Brisbane. According

to Kathleen, the other

15 people come from

a range of different

schools and ages,

and these schools

can have a popula-

tion anywhere from

100 to 3000 students!

She has definitely

demonstrated leader-

ship and is a true role

model for our home,

Queensland. Con-

gratulations Kathleen

on being selected.

time to school every

day, consistently try-

ing their hardest, fol-

lowing class rules

and so on. Examples

of these achieve-

ments are: 7S creat-

ing the Spinifex State

College Newsletter,

what you are reading

this second; 8S work-

ing on Robotics; and

the leaders of this

school working hard

to help maintain a

better environment

for us (did you read

about the Trivia

Night organised by

the Year 8 lead-

ers?!). There have

been so many unbe-

lievable accomplish-

ments this semester

and all of us should

be very proud! We

Most of our Year 7, 8

and 9 classes follow

our school rules: Be

Safe, Respectful, and

Responsible. They

also follow our expec-

tations towards creat-

ing our future and/or

having an academic

understanding. Some

of these classes are

7S, 8S, 9S, and all

classes that are on

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Class Success

Student Success

By Ebony Lees

Kathleen Farrelly in Brisbane

hope these efforts will con-

tinue on, leading on to cre-

ating our positive futures.

By Ebony Lees

Year 7 winners of the Model Citizen medal, presented by Mr Sweeney: L-R Kayden Apiata Tyger-Lee Barrett Charlotte Johnson Amanda Hammond Shirley Tabo (not pictured)

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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TIMETABLE TERM 3

2018

Lesson Time

Week 1 17/7

Week 2 24/7

Week 3 31/7

Week 4 7/7 Jnr Rec. Assem-bly

Week 5 14/7

Week 6 21/7

Week 7 28/7

Week 8 4/8 QCS

Week 9 11/8 Yr 11 Camp

Week 10 18/8 Yr 11 Camp

7:45-8:20 A A A A A A A A A A Travel to Junior 8.30-9.05 C E D C E D 9.05- 9.40

C E D C

9.40-10.15

D C E D C E

10.15-10.50

D C E D

10.50-11.30 LUNCH SPINIFEX STRINGS REHEARSAL- JUNIOR CAM-

PUS

11.30-12.05 E D C E D C E D C E 12.05-12.40

Travel to Senior 12.40-1.10 LUNCH B B B B B B B B B B 1.10-1.45 1.45-2.20

Dates for your Diary

June 30 – Mount Isa Races June 30 – Filipino Barrio Fiesta – Tony White Oval July 15 – Mount Isa Motor Show and swap meet

July 16—Term 3 starts July 25—Report cards are given out

July 27 & 28—The Rock of Ages performance

July 31—Parent interviews

August 7—Recognition Assembly

August 9—Cross country

August 9-12 - Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo

August 25—Opti-Minds Challenge

dared say so myself, I was convinced we were better than the other duets that had already played. I just knew we were going to win. We made our way back to our seats in the back of the Civ-ic Centre, and held our breath for the re-sults of the competi-tion. While we waited, we satisfied our dancing nerves by discussing how we and our competition had played. The judge took like three years to get to our section. As minds usually do, mine started to wan-der, and I suddenly remembered some-thing my sister had said. We had been

In Year 7 English this term we’ve reviewed how to create and structure a memoir about our personal lives using an ab-stract noun. e.g.: JOY BREAKS THROUGH THE ANXIETY (PRIDE)- ABSRACT NOUN Our fingers danced across the keys like synchronised balleri-nas as we sat side-by-side on the cush-ioned piano stool. With a final flourish, we completed the song, and stood for the polite applause of the crowd. I smiled triumphantly at my family sitting amongst the crowd; we had played terrifically. If I

talking about our weaknesses and strengths and in a passing comment, she had mentioned that “Emily is good at music exams; she gets A’s while I get C’s, but I must be better at performing, because I get first places, and Emily hasn’t ever got one.” I started to wonder, maybe she was right. Maybe we didn’t do as well as I thought, and because of me, we’d get second place. With these thoughts now tum-bling through my brain, I barely noticed when the adjudicator strode up to the stage to announce the re-sults.

Subject Focus : English

The Update

“Second place is…” My brain still couldn’t fo-cus. I forced myself to pay attention to the announcement. “…And First place goes to Emily Rayner and Allison Nicholson.” I could barely believe it, had we done it? Had we won? With a goofy grin on my face, I fol-lowed Miss Nicholson up to the stage where we received our med-als. It was the shiniest thing I had ever seen. We danced out of the Civic Centre wearing our golden medals with pride, yelling “Yay!” into the streets at the same time. I felt like a star. It was the best night ever. By Emily Joy Rayner