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Tom Beck,Tom Beck,PrincipalPrincipal

Marilyn Hamill,Marilyn Hamill,Deputy Principal,Deputy Principal,Senior SchoolSenior School

27 May 201627 May 2016

Tom Beck (Principal)

Forest Lake State High at theForefront of Junior SecondaryEducation

On Wednesday May 25, eight colleaguesand I attended the Department of Educationand Training Metropolitan Region JuniorSecondary Summit at the BrisbaneConvention and Exhibition Centre. Theevent showcased “best-practice” in theeducation of students from Years 7 to 9.

I am proud to report that Forest Lake State High School wasone of only two schools to have two presentations out of the20 on offer and congratulate Head of Department: English MrsFiona Laing for her presentation on the outstanding ForestLake Reading Project and Deputy Principal: Junior SecondaryMrs Cheryl Harvey and Success Coach Mr Sean McNeven ontheir presentation on our strategies to educate and support ourJunior Secondary students.

Our presentations on such a prestigious occasion are atestament to Forest Lake SHS’s position at the “cutting edge”of education, pioneering new and successful strategies forimproving student reading and the education of young peopleat the challenging period of early adolescence.

As Principal, I am very proud of the school’s leadership andteaching teams who are constantly seeking ways to improvestudent outcomes and it is wonderful to share our successand strategies with our colleagues in other schools. Often weunderestimate our own performance but the Forest lake State

High School community can be assured the students here arebeing guided by some of “the best in the business”.

Marilyn Hamill,(Deputy Principal, Senior School)

Exam Block – Y11 & Y12

Things are definitely “heating up” for oursenior school students with exam blockbeginning on the Thursday 9 June. Allstudents are expected back at school onMonday June 20, for the final week ofterm. Failure to attend school in this periodwill affect eligibility for school Rewardsprogram activities.

Students need to remember……

• During the exam block students are expected to beon time for all exams – in fact, they should arrive atschool 15 minutes prior to their exam starting. Noextra time is permitted for late attendees.

• If your student is unable to sit the exam due to illnessor other compassionate grounds, a note and medicalcertificate will be required. Parents should thencontact the appropriate HOD to make arrangementsfor their student to sit the exam missed or completeassessment at another agreed time.

• Students should enter and leave the school via thetop gate, be in full school uniform and have theirschool ID available to be placed on the corner of theirdesk for easy identification and roll marking.

Adam Whitby,Adam Whitby,Year 12 Co-ordinatorYear 12 Co-ordinator

Students are only required to attend when they have ascheduled examination, unless they have VET or incompleteassessment obligations. Students with these obligations are toattend all exam sessions until their requirements are complete.Students are reminded that all assessment must be submittedon or before the due date. If you do not submit an assignment,or do not attend an exam, and there is no explanation, teacherswill use drafts and classwork to determine a result. However, ifa teacher has no evidence of student work, they will not be ableto give a semester result. This could mean no QCE credits forthat semester.

In the build up to this important time of the senior year, itis crucial students work hard to put themselves in the bestposition to perform at an optimum level. This also meansgetting plenty of rest, eating well, and balancing schoolworkwith their general fitness activities. (It will not hurt to curtail socialactivities until exams are over!)

Senior School

RACQ Docudrama – MixingAlcohol and Driving

We recently welcomed RACQ alongto present their Docudrama aimed atinforming students of the risksassociated with mixing alcohol withdriving. The presentation was split into3 main sections, all with a specificfocus on educating our year 12

students so they can make informed choices in the future.

The first section had Claire, Anthony and Brendan acting out awell scripted and set-up car crash scene. They deserve a bigthank you for their efforts and outstanding acting skills whenthey presented in front of the year 12 cohort. Thanks mustalso go to teachers Beth O’Malley and Sam Plater for theirwork on the make-up, which added to the effectiveness of thepresentation.

The second section was a well-structured discussion on whatwould have happened after the accident to all the peopleinvolved. The final part of the presentation was around all theactions and choices made by the people involved that led to thecar crash.

The focus in the final section was to give students ideas aroundwhat choices they can make in the future to avoid gettinginto dangerous situations. The students were actively engagedanswering questions and hopefully they took home somepractical ideas they can implement.

When Y12’s just need to talk….

I would like to bring to your attention a trial system I am startingup for the Year 12 students. They will all have the opportunityif they wish, to book in a time to see me on a Monday morningfor a 10 minute conversation. These conversations will havea student welfare focus, with the main objective being to seewhere students are at and what is impacting upon theirschooling life. There are a few processes that will be put intoplace to make sure it runs smoothly and is effective.

They are:-

I hope students will feel comfortable enough to speak with meand that resolutions can be reached, either in the conversationsor by referral to others with expertise.

• All normal school expectations apply. Students mustnot bring mobile phones into exams. No student isallowed to use a mobile phone or ipod as acalculator. Students must not wear electronic smartwatches.

• It is possible for students to bring a bottle of water toall exams. All other food and drink is prohibited in theexam rooms.

• Students should make sure they have all theequipment they need for their exams, e.g. pens,pencils, calculators, notes if required.

• Students will need to see me the week before andbook a time.

• They will need to give me some general details as towhat we are going to talk about so that I can beprepared.

• Where necessary, I will refer them to our guidanceofficers or other specialist support workers.

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Melissa Chamberlain,Melissa Chamberlain,Y12 Health EducationY12 Health Education

Kirsten Hammant,Kirsten Hammant,Year 10 Co-OrdinatorYear 10 Co-Ordinator

Sandra Malmstedt,Sandra Malmstedt,Associate DeputyAssociate DeputyPrincipal, JuniorPrincipal, JuniorSecondarySecondary

Alcohol: How much is toomuch?

Recently, the Year 12 HealthEducation class participated in aninteractive information session run byHealth Promotion Officers from MetroSouth Addiction and Mental HealthServices. The session, Alcohol: howmuch is too much, focused on theprinciples of harm minimisation and

aimed to help students make informed decisions. The topics ofdiscussion ranged from the health risks associated withdrinking alcohol, to standard drink sizes and the supportservices that currently exist in the community.

Health Promotion Officer Natalie, students Ariana and ParyseHealth Promotion Officer Natalie, students Ariana and Parysewearing t-shirts and holding water bottles they received aswearing t-shirts and holding water bottles they received as

prizes.prizes.

The students found the following recent findings to be of keyconcern:

(Annual Alcohol Poll, 2016)

Brayden and Teaghan participating in a standard drink pouringBrayden and Teaghan participating in a standard drink pouringactivity.activity.

The students particularly enjoyed the hands-on standard drinksize activity and the true/false quiz that culminated in somegreat prizes! The classes are now currently working on anaction research project that requires them to implement a harmminimisation strategy to support and strengthen our currentdrug education and intervention policy. Guest speakers, Natalieand Trinh gave students some practical ideas to help themdevelop their group strategies. As one student, Jayden said,“I really enjoyed how the session was both informative andinteractive.” We look forward to engaging with this supportservice in the future.

Year 10 Rewards Lunch

On Thursday May 5, many of our Year10 students gathered in our seniorarea to enjoy pizzas and cordial. Whatbrought them together? A sense ofPRIDE in themselves and their school.

Each of these students fulfilled thefollowing criteria for Term 1:

We are delighted that so many of our Year 10 students arefollowing the PRIDE process.

Sandra Malmstedt(Associate Deputy Principal, JuniorSecondary)

Congratulations Josh

On 23 and 24 April, Josh, a Year 9student, placed his racing bike in thecargo hold and flew to Adelaide byhimself to compete in the 2016 CentralDistricts Junior Tour. His grandparentsdrove down to meet up with Josh andsupport his efforts.

• Only 53% of Australians are aware of the NationalDrinking Guidelines and only 12% are aware of thecontent.

• Less than half of Australians are aware of the linkbetween alcohol misuse and: stroke, breast cancerand mouth and throat cancer.

• 28% of 12-17 year olds have admitted to having a fullserve of alcohol, however on the flip side 72% ofteenagers have never had a full serve of alcohol! Thisis certainly a positive statistic.

• All assessment items completed andsubmitted by due date

• C minimum for effort and behaviour intheir Interim report

• 95% attendance rate (no more than 3absences)

• No more than 5 unexplained lates for school

• All detentions completed

• No unjustified absences (truancy)

• Meeting the PRIDE expectations for behaviour andhaving no behaviour incident reports

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Fiona Moore,Fiona Moore,HOD SECHOD SEC

This prestigious Road Racing event was attended bycompetitors from all across Australia and New Zealand. Despiteonly taking up the sport 6 months ago, Josh attained a verycreditable 5th place in the multi stage event and 6th place in thetime trial.

Josh truly enjoyed the whole experience associated withtravelling independently, big competition and fantastic scenery.

In his words…

Fifth is an outstanding result for me! It’s one of the best thingsI’ve done. South Australia was a fantastic place to race. Ienjoyed all the scenery at the Barossa Valley and had heapsof fun down under. During the race I had to undertake one ofthe biggest climbs in Australia, Menglers Hill. It was tiring andexhausting but I used my desire and my determination to getconsecutive results over the weekend. I want to go all the waywith this sport and hope that building my strength, skill andpassion will get me to the Tour de France one day.

We hope it does too Josh. Good Luck with all futurecompetitions.

Food Hampers

Our Junior and Senior Leaders across theschool have committed to supporting St.Vincent de Paul Society and give back to thelocal community that sustains us all. Over thenext four weeks, Student Leaders areorganising a food drive and to make it a bit offun have turned it into an Inter-House competition. Leaders willbe encouraging all members of our school community todonate non-perishable food items e.g. tinned and packetsoups, pasta, rice, baked beans, ready-made meals such as

tinned steak and veg etc. Students will place their donated itemin their House box and in the second last week of term wewill deliver our hampers to St. Vincent de Paul for distributionto local families in need. Please help our students support thisworthy cause.

Jersey Day - 1 June

A reminder that our Jersey Day is near. For a gold coindonation, students will be allowed to wear a football jersey oftheir choice to school. No other deviations from school uniformwill be permitted. Money raised in Junior Secondary will gotowards the Junior School Legacy and money raised in theSenior School will be spent there.

PRIDE Reminder

P stands for Prepared. Students need to be prepared to learnand that means they need to attend lessons with the requiredequipment. Lately, a number of students have been turning upfor class without basic items such as pens and pencils. Withoutwriting implements it’s difficult to record one’s learning or toparticipate in assessment without disruption. Please remindyour children to come to school prepared to learn.

Student Enrichment Centre

Student Enrichment Centre

Different events and celebrations arecommon in Sauvage Pod. 8S studentswound up their exciting History unit onMedieval Europe with their class teacher MsVan Westreenen by preparing a Medievalmeal fit for a noble. Students workedtogether to make a sweet cheese that wasserved with apple slices and crusty bread,baked chicken wings and a delicious bacon

quiche. The class has been studying the feudal system,medieval garments, housing and health and they put theirknowledge to use when they dressed as nobles, knights andpeasants for the meal. The food, prepared from modifiedmedieval recipes, was a big hit.

Andy prepping hisAndy prepping hisingredientsingredients

for a Medieval mealfor a Medieval meal

Connor getting ready toConnor getting ready tomake sweet cheese fit for amake sweet cheese fit for a

NobleNoble

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Karen Hadfield,Karen Hadfield,A/HOD, The ArtsA/HOD, The Arts

Homework Club

Homework club started in the SEC onMonday 16 May and will be on every week forTerm 2 and continue in Term 3 if supportedby students and families. Students can attendevery Monday or drop in when they knowthey want some extra help. It is staffed by Teachers andTeacher Aides in Sauvage Pod. It is on from 2.30 to 3.25pm.Parents will have to arrange for their child to be collected fromthe SEC by 3.30pm.

Car park

There have been some ongoing safety issueswith parents/caregivers dropping off andpicking up students near the SEC (SauvagePod). The only time this area can be used byparents is when they are picking up astudent in a wheelchair or using a mobilitydevice. This area is primarily used for the buses. All parentsneed to drop off and pick up their students near the top carpark at the main entrance to the school.

Lunchtime activities

Wii has started again!Lunch 1, first half,Mon & Fri - Year 7 students,Tues & Wed - Year 8, 9 & 10 students.

Thanks to Mrs Danziger and Darcy Clews (Yr 12) who isfacilitating the organisation of Wii as part of his Certificate 2 inActive Volunteering.

First and Second Lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays, anystudents who would like to read, play board games, chill out ordo homework, we have opened up room SA4 and provide staffsupport, please come along.

Boccia – Every Thursday, Lunch 1 students come together toplay Boccia in Sauvage Pod. Boccia is a sport which originatedin Italy and is similar to lawn bowls and is played in theParalympic Games.

Our Boccia team in practice!Our Boccia team in practice!

The ArtsIt has been a busy year in the Artsdepartment. Students and staff in Musicand Dance have been engaging in regularrehearsals to prepare for eisteddfods andperformances; the Visual Art departmenthas been collaborating with Pallara StateSchool to create a mural; the Film,Television and New Media students andstaff have attended lectures at Bond

University, and drama students have had the opportunity toattend live theatre performances.

Below are more exciting events and news of recent success. Icongratulate all students and staff involved in the Arts. I wouldalso like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the parentsand members of our school community who support ourstudents in their Arts endeavours.

Fanfare 2016

Congratulations to the Concert Band, Jazz Band, StringOrchestra and DrumLine, who all received high praise for theirperformances at this year’s Fanfare competition. Thededication and effort of the students and staff includingconductors, Ms Della Martin, Mr Tim Harris, Mr RichardThompson and Mr Steve Stiller, with the support of our Musicstaff Mrs Tara Fuhrmann and Ms Annie Matthew ensuredfabulous presentations at the competition. Congratulations!

Open Day 2016

On Saturday 28 May students from the Arts department areinvited to represent our school at the Open Day. The Artswill showcase performances from the instrumental musicensembles, dance troupes, drama, and exhibit student workfrom the Visual Art and Film, Television and New Mediadepartments.

Below are the details and locations for all live Arts performancesfor the Open Day.

Item Time Location Dress Staff

DrumLine 9.00am –9.45am(arrive by8.45am)

OutsideHall

Mr Stiller

Jazz Band 9.45am –10.30am(arrive by9.20am)

13P09 Mr Harris

StringOrchestra

10.30am–11.15am(arrive by10.00am)

13P09

Full formalschooluniform,includingblack leathershoes;seniorjerseys areacceptablewith schoolshorts/skirts.

MrThompson

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Tara Fuhrmann,Tara Fuhrmann,Instrumental MusicInstrumental MusicCo-OrdinatorCo-Ordinator

Item Time Location Dress Staff

Concert Band 11.15am–12.00pm(arrive by10.45am)

13P09 Ms Martin

Dance Troupe

Hip Hop &Contemporary

10.00am–11.00am

(arrive by9.45am)

JuniorDanceRoom2P03

Dancecostume forBPAC withlimitedmakeup andbasicup-style forhair.

Ms Plater

Year 11Drama

9.00am –10.00

(arrive by8.45am)

JuniorPerformingArts Block

All black forphysicaltheatrepresentation.

Ms Yusuf

BPAC 2016 – Dance Competition

Students involved in the Junior Contemporary and Junior HipHop Dance troupes will participate in the BPAC DanceEisteddfod on Friday 10 June. Dance teacher Mrs SamanthaPlater has worked tirelessly with students from Years 7 to 9 toprepare for this competition.

Information regarding this event has been distributed tostudents. Parents are welcome to attend and informationregarding performance times and methods to purchase ticketswill be provided once the school is notified.

Below is the schedule for performers on Friday June 10 – BPACDance Competition:

Arrivaltime

Description

7:00 -7:15

Female contemporary students arrive at school insports uniform.

Meet in Senior Dance room at Forest Lake SHS.

8:00 Male contemporary students arrive at school insport uniform.

Meet in Senior Dance room at Forest Lake SHS.

9:15 SESSION 21 STARTS – Junior contemporary 2ndsection in session.

LOCATION: St John’s Anglican College.

11:00

(Lunch1)

Hip Hop Students meet at Senior Dance Room.

Teacher and student helpers start doing hair andmakeup.

12:30 SESSION 22 STARTS – Senior SecondaryChoreography 1st section in session.

LOCATION: St John’s Anglican College.

2:00pm Student change back into their school sportsuniform.

Students walk back to school and wait for the bell.

Note: Performance times listed above are approximate.

Further queries regarding Dance troupe should be forwardedto Mrs Samantha Plater via email slzak0@eq.edu.au or bycontacting the school.

Instrumental Music

Fanfare 2016 – The results arein!

On Friday, 20 May, eighty-five of ourInstrumental Music students travelled toForest Lake State School to perform inour Fanfare heat for the Metropolitanarea. They all represented the schoolwith exceptional PRIDE, were verysupportive audiences for the primaryensembles (and each other) and

presented themselves brilliantly on stage.

Before presenting the results, the adjudicator, Barry Gott,congratulated all ensembles and reminded the students tonever stop learning about their instrument. His inspiringcomments no doubt encouraged all audience members toappreciate the opportunities they had been granted, whetherthrough school-based tuition or through the availability oftechnological advances, such as YouTube access – somethingthat did not exist as a learning tool while he was growing up andstudying music.

Here are our 2016 Fanfare results:

Forest Lake SHS Concert Band (conducted by Ms. DellaMartin) – Silver Award

Forest Lake SHS String Orchestra (conducted by Mr. RichardThompson) – Bronze Award

Forest Lake SHS Jazz Band (conducted by Mr. Tim Harris) –Silver Award

Forest Lake SHS DrumLine (conducted by Mr. Steve Stiller) –Gold Award

Please enjoy some images and videos from our performanceslast week:

Jazz Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy-RostwEiw

DrumLine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tScQSEKKDi0

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Cameron Webb,Cameron Webb,HOD, HPE & SportHOD, HPE & Sport

Upcoming Performances and Date Claimers:

Term Week Date Ensemble Event Details

2 7 Saturday

28 May

Allensembles

Open Day atFLSHS;9am-12pm:

1. DrumLine9.00am –9.45am (arriveby 8.45am)

2. Jazz Band9.45am –10.30am (arriveby 9.20am)

3. StringOrchestra10.30am –11.15am (arriveby 10.00am)

4. Concert Band11.15am –12.00pm (arriveby 10.45am)

Meet at theMusic Block infull formaluniform by thespecified arrivaltime.

Sports

Rugby League SignatureProgram

The rugby league signature programstudents have spent the last few weeksof Term 2 playing various game of rugbyleague around South East Queensland.On the May 10, both the Year 7 and 8classes travelled to Woodridge SHS tocontest a game against another school

with a very new rugby league program. Both games were veryevenly contested with the Year 7s recording a win and the Year8s leading at half time, going down in the second half.

On the May 12 the Year 7 team travelled to Stretton College.Our boys had a very comprehensive win over Stretton recording9 tries to nil in the second half. Player of the match was Tialino.Congratulations!

Last Thursday afternoon both the Year 7 and 8 classes travelledto Beenleigh to play Beenleigh SHS. These matches werealways going to be a step up for the FLSHS, as Beenleigh hasa very rapidly growing rugby league program.

The Year 7 game started at a very high intensity and maintainedthis intensity throughout the first half. Forest Lake went into thebreak 8-4 down after conceding a try right on half time. In thesecond half both sides made some changes and FLSHS cameaway with scoring 4 tries to nil. Player of the match was Tialino.

The Year 8 side were looking for redemption after losing toWoodridge earlier in the Term. They got off to a slow startand conceded 2 tries early in the game. We gained somemomentum after the 2 tries and went on to score 3 tries toBeenleigh’s 1. In the final play of the game, Samson placed avery well weighted kick into the in goal for Jonah to score nextto the uprights. 16-12 victory to FLSHS.

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Mark Clancy,Mark Clancy,Sports Co-ordinatorSports Co-ordinator

Rob Parker, HOD SOSERob Parker, HOD SOSE

This week a select group of boys will be attending the NRL 9a side carnival and the following week we are travelling awayagain to Keebra Park SHS to take on some of the best rugbyleague players in the country!

Yager District Sport

Yagera District SportsSummer Season

Forest Lake State High School enteredeight teams in the sports of TouchFootball and Basketball for the YageraInterschool Sport summer season.Guided by dedicated teacher/coaches,all students who played enjoyed thecomradery of being in a team working

towards a common goal. The revamped Yagera competitioninvolved a complete round against other Yagera schoolsincluding Redbank Plains SHS, Glenala SHS, SpringfieldCentral SHS and Woodcrest State College. The top threeteams after the round robin then participated in the finals.

Congratulations go out to our premiership winning teams:

Year 7/8 Boys Touch FootballYear 9/10 Boys Touch FootballYear 11/12 Boys Touch FootballYear 11/12 Girls Touch Football

District premiership winners are then invited to participate inthe Metropolitan Finals competition where they take on thepremiers of other districts in the greater Brisbane area in aknock out format. Our strength in touch football continues togrow with two of our teams still alive in this competition andcompeting soon in the Semi-Finals for the Metro competition.We wish the Year 7/8 Boys and the Year 9/10 Boys TouchFootball teams all the best when they compete against the bestin the Metro Finals day.

Yagera District Cross Country

Forest Lake State High School put in a wonderful performanceat the Yagera District Cross Country held at the very challengingLimestone Park course in Ipswich. Many enthusiasticcompetitors participating with PRIDE helped our school to therunner up position, just missing out on the trophy to SpringfieldCentral SHS.

Best performers for the day were:

Fowzi – Age champion 15 yrs boysBaylee – 3rd place 14 yrs GirlsJonah – 3rd place 14 yrs BoysEsira – 3rd place 17 yrs BoysAlso: Zac, John, Josh, Hallie, Noah and Aiden were alltop five finishers.

All students who placed in the top ten were selected in theYagera Cross Country team to compete at the Met WestRegional Cross Country to be held on Thursday June 2.Students wishing to represent Yagera need to collectpaperwork from the Sport Window, Frazer staffroom.

Athletics Carnival

The annual Track and Field inter-house carnival will be held onthe last day of this term, Friday June 24. This is a whole schoolevent. Students wishing to nominate for events need to sign upat the Sport Window, Frazer staffroom. Track and Field trainingwith Mr Carapeto is up and running on Thursday and Fridayafternoons from 2.45pm.

Sport Boosts your Brain

With the Metro finals wrapping up this week and the Winterseason sports ramping up, it is an appropriate time to reflecton the significant benefits gained by adolescent students whenthey engage in regular school sport and physical education.Research over many years has made the definitive link betweenregular physical activity and not only one's physical health buthis/her mental, emotional and social health.

The shown cognitive benefits, as discussed in the attached link,are somewhat significant.

http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/docs/default-source/file-support-and-advice/file-research-and-policies/brain-boost-brochure.pdf?sfvrsn=0

With this in mind, we want to sincerely thank those staffmembers who volunteer their time to work with our students inparticipating in school sport. Not only can you see for yourselfthe joy on the students' faces when they are engaged in sport,you can also see the academic discussions and know thatschool sport and physical education is a vital component of anyexcellent school.

Study of Society and Environment

Tourism SouthbankExcursion

Southbank invasion by Forest lakeSHS students is an apt descriptionfor what transpired on WednesdayApril 24, when the Year 11 and 12Tourism classes converged uponinner-city Brisbane’s premier

Tourist attraction.

Year 11 students were actively engaged in interviewing (orinterrogating by some estimations) various Southbankcustomers, extracting valuable data for their assessmentswhich include sophisticated data accumulation methodsincorporating customer satisfaction surveys and site reports.

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Lyn Raward,Lyn Raward,Home EconomicsHome EconomicsTeacherTeacher

Leanne Randoph,Leanne Randoph,HOD Senior SchoolHOD Senior School

Year 12 students, to the untrained eye, may have givenimpressions of aimlessly meandering Southbank compound.On the contrary; pertinent observations, apposite inspectionsand close scrutiny of the multiple features that make upSouthbank, whether obvious or peripheral, were noticed andnoted with discernment relating to its germaneness to theassessment requirements.

The final part of the excursion had the students, and staff,revelling in the diverse range of activities the Science exhibitionwing of the Queensland Museum had to offer. Interactivestations where the students were able to test temperature, windspeed, reactions and reflexes, patience (the teachers’ had runout by now), speed, balance among others was a fitting way toend the day. The highlight being the students’ numerous feebleand lame attempts at breaking Mr Fa’ata’ape’s record throw of110 kph on the throwing machine – oh well, better luck to nextyears Year 12’s (less time on screens and more time outdoorsmight help…)

Suffice to say, all objectives were met, which did incidentallyinclude an examination of the fine cuisine Southbank has tooffer, and all students and staff were returned safely back to thesanctuary that is Forest Lake SHS. A great day was had by all– by all accounts.

Tourism Teachers

Very tired Y11 & Y12 Tourism students return to schoolVery tired Y11 & Y12 Tourism students return to school

Applied Technology

Need for Feed – CookingClasses

Need for Feed - Diabetes Qld offercooking classes to Year’s 7-10 studentsoutside of school hours. The aim of thecourse is to empower students to eatbetter by teaching them to make realfood from scratch. At Forest Lake we runNeed for Feed for 2 ½ hours once a weekafter school. Twenty-four predominantlyYear 7 students are enjoying cooking

their way around the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating. TheAGTHE encourages all Australians to eat a wide variety of foodsfrom all the food groups every day and in the proportionsneeded for good nutrition and prevent lifestyle diseases likediabetes.

http://www.needforfeed.org.au/

The students work in small groups with me and a past studentassistant, Kirrilee, to create fantastic feasts from scratch. Theyhave enjoyed Burritos, Stuffed French toast, Vege Pizza,Banana and Date scones, Carrot cake muffins and fusillicacciatore. The recipes are available here

http://www.needforfeed.org.au/recipes.aspx

The course runs for 3 more weeks.

Senior School and Vocational Educationand Training (VET)

VET News

The VET Centre continues to be a hiveof activity providing our students with arange of learning opportunities andpathways.

TAFE South West

Semester 2 Programs

TAFE South West is offering severalSemester 2 Programs for 2016, including Certificate II in Retailand Skin Care and Certificate II in Hospitality. Please see VETCentre staff for details and enrolment forms.

Students attend TAFE one day per week. It is the student’sresponsibility to organise transport and also to catch up onschool work missed.

Open Day

Year 10 students enjoyed the TAFE South West Open Day onTuesday 17 May. Students were able to choose two workshopsand gain hands on experience in their area of choice. Theywere able to try Hairdressing, Beauty, Business and IT, Graphic

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Design, Construction, Automotive, Engineering, Health,Horticulture and Hospitality.

Molly working on hairMolly working on hair Caitlin getting her nailsCaitlin getting her nailspainted in the beauty salonpainted in the beauty salon

The aim of the day was to open the students’ eyes to the rangeof courses available to them and to assist them in their subjectselection for 2017. It was a great opportunity to talk to TAFEand school staff regarding their options.

Students are able to express an interest for courses for 2017.Expression of interest forms will open on TAFE South Westwebsite on 30 May. See website below:

http://tafesouthwest.edu.au/study-with-us/school-students/tafe-at-school/

Students are also able to download 2017 TAFE at School Guideto gain more information.

TAFE Brisbane

Programs for Semester 2, 2016

TAFE Brisbane are offering a range of VET Courses availableto Year 11, 12 students for Semester 2, 2016. Applications willopen on 30 May 2016. Please note Year 12 students are onlyable to register for 1 semester programs.

https://apps.southbank.edu.au/STEPHUB/

TAFE Brisbane will advertise programs for courses for 2017,this is not available at present.

Exam Block

Year 11 and 12 students have now received their exam blocktimetable. It is expected that TAFE and Diploma students attendtheir VET classes during exam block. If there is a clash with theirschool exams, it is the student’s responsibility to negotiate withtheir school teacher to organise a change of time for exam.

Guidance

Anne Futcher,Anne Futcher,Guidance OfficerGuidance Officer

Lina Law,Lina Law,Guidance OfficerGuidance Officer

Careers News

This week, our newsletter focuses on SETPlan (SeniorEducation and Training Plan) for all Year 10 students andparents.

It is crucial that all students in Year 10 are aware of the subjectsavailable when planning the pathway for their final senior yearsat school. The right choices now can lead to success in thefuture. More information on SETPlan and our Pathways eveningfor students and parents will be sent home with the Semester 2reports at the end of the Term..

Also in this edition……

Study Tips

With exams not too far away, students can always do with extrahelp to get them over the line. Attached are some handy studytips they might find helpful.

• Job with a difference

• Options in the Senior Phase

• The Art of Cold Calling

• What's on at Uni?

• The Good Careers Guide.

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Robyn Robertson,Robyn Robertson,Teacher LibrarianTeacher Librarian

Library

Wide Reading Program

Our Wide Reading Programmeintroduces Junior Secondary students toa wide range of text types and authorsand encourages reading for pleasure,reading for academic improvement andreading to broaden our understanding ofthe world. People who read have a bettervocabulary, improved focus andconcentration and are more likely to

critically engage in the world around them.

This term, the Year 7 Wide Reading programme focuses onprolific Australian authors Jackie French and Isobelle Carmodyand is concentrated on using the library catalogue to encouragestudents to open up their reading choices.

Jackie French, Senior Australian of the Year 2015 said, “If youwant intelligent children, give them a book. If you want moreintelligent children, give them more books.”

From the P & C‘Great things are done by a series of small things brought

together.’ Vincent Van Gogh

Forest Lake State High School is a busy place, with manydifferent departments and activities all operating at the sametime. As you will have noticed from this newsletter and previouseditions, students are engaging in a wide range of academic,cultural and sporting activities and achieving great success

as individuals and groups. More importantly, however, is theflow-on effect of the many successes into the whole schoolenvironment. A grander sense of accomplishment is createdin the school, and a ‘can do’ attitude filters across to all thestudents to believe that they can also achieve their goals.

Another saying goes ‘that success breeds success’…and whileI don’t know who said this, I do know that when studentsachieve a series of smaller set goals, it usually spurs them ontowards higher challenges. By doing this, they are building theirconfidence to meet new tasks while also learning about theirown strengths and weaknesses, naturally developing resilienceskills to handle the set-backs that can block success.

The role of the P&C is to support our students’ learning bysupplying resources such as specific technology items, outdoorfurniture and shade structures, bursaries to help with the costof competitions and challenges at regional and state levels, andin subsidising important school events to reduce student costs.More importantly, however, is the P&C’s role to deliberate onand help shape the learning opportunities proposed by theteachers at Forest Lake High by taking part in thedecision-making process. We, as parents and carers, have avoice in determining what is important for our children to learn,through the P&C.

The P&C will be sizzling sausages and serving hot beverages atthe School’s Open Day on 28 May as a welcome to Forest LakeState High. We will be sizzling again on the Federal Election Dayon July 2 to raise funds and to raise awareness about ForestLake State High’s P&C. Come say ‘hello’ and support us bybuying a sausage and drinks while you vote, and even considervolunteering an hour or two of your time to help in running thecommittee’s activities.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 21 June in the last week ofTerm 2. Come along and see how you can help support ourchildren’s education at Forest Lake State High.

Shelley BaldwinFLSHS P&C Treasurer

Communication

Host Families needed for ourvisiting Kinjo High Schoolstudents and staff.

One again, our friends from Kinjo in Japanwill be visiting our beautiful country andwonderful school. Students and staff willarrive on 27 July and depart 18 August. Ifyou choose to host, families will receive a$35 stipend per night to assist with hostingcosts. Do not worry if you do not speakJapanese, it is not necessary, nor do you need to cook specialmeals, our guests are here to experience Australian culture andlifestyle. If you are interested in hosting a student or staffmember from Kinjo please contact Sue McDonald from AIIU on0417063530 or sue@aiiu.com.au .

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Conduct on School Buses

Queensland schools work closely with their local school buscompanies to ensure the safety of all students travelling to andfrom school. A Code of Conduct has been developed to outlinethe behaviours expected from students and it is important thatthose traveling on the buses be aware of these expectations.

Immunisation

The next round of immunisation for Chickenpox and HPV Dose2 for Years 7 and 8, will take place at school on Tuesday, May31.

If you require any further information regarding your child’simmunisation, please contact the Immunisation Service,Brisbane City Council on 3403 8888 or click on the links belowfor:-

Immunisation Clinics

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community/community-safety/council-immunisation-clinics

Immunisation Records

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community/community-safety/council-immunisation-clinics/immunisation-records

Community Announcements

Disclaimer - These announcements are includedas a local community service only and are notschool initiatives)

Creative Generation - State Schools Onstage2016

Experience a stunning, award-winning production featuring thebest young talent in Queensland.

Creative Generation - State Schools Onstage 2016 is an annualperformance of the highest professional standard. Thearena-style production showcases the wealth of talent inQueensland state schools.

Creative Generation - State Schools Onstage 2016 will featuremore than 1500 young singers, dancers and musiciansalongside some of Queensland's leading professional artists.

Be inspired by this must-see event for the whole family.

Tour Dates:

Ticketek is selling for the following venue onlyFriday - 15 Jul & Saturday - 16 JulBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland,QLD

Girls In Computers

Girls in Years 8 – 12 interested in technology and a night ofinspiration and empowerment are invited to a Girls in ComputerScience evening. Existing UQ students will also be presentingtheir projects and guests can participate in some hands-onactivities as well as experience the latest version of VirtualReality Goggles.

The University of Queensland and Digital Careers QLD arehosting the event that will take place the UQ, St Lucia Campuson 8 June from 5.30 -7.00pm. Click on the link for moreinformation and to register your attendance by 3 June 2016.

http://www.girlsincomputerscience.eventbrite.com.au/

And for the boys…..

To ensure the boys do not miss out, UQ will also be hostingtheir annual Engineering and Technology Careers Evening onthe 18 August. Click the following link for more information.

http://www.engtechevening.eventbrite.com.au/

Guitar Lessons

Check One Two Guitar Schools have beenrunning guitar classes at Forest Lake SHSsince 2005. The lessons run from 6.00pmevery Thursday night and are open to allmembers of the family. Please phone

Richard Farmer for current special offers or to find out more on0412 269 530 / 3288 5090, check_one_two@bigpond.com or:

http://www.checkonetwo.com.au/

2016 Census

The 2016 Census will be held on August 9and the Australian Bureau of Statistics isseeking community minded people to assist them as FieldOfficers.

If you’re interested, apply now at

http://www.abs.gov.au/careers

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