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Urangan State High SchoolUrangan State High School

YEAR 7 2019

Urangan State High School

New Parent Night

13th February 2019

The Pursuit of Excellence. Every


Fun Facts – Year 7 2019

• Currently 301 students enrolled

• 14 classes

• 68 teachers teach at least one Year 7 class

• 95% Attendance

• First Adventure Excursion


Year 7 SubjectsYear Long Subjects• Maths • English• Science• Humanities • Reading• SELF)

Semester Long Subjects• Chinese/FLI• HPE• Design Technology• Arts Elective Choice


Map of USHS


Year 7 TeamAt Urangan State High School there are many people who

are available to help you. Our Year 7 Team for 2019 is:

Mr Andrew RyeYear 7

Deputy PrincipalCowrie House

Manager

Mr Ben Austin

Year 7 BalerHouse Manager

Mr Terry Fitzgerald

Year 7 TritonHouse

Manager

Miss Monique PsailaYear 7

Student Coordinator

Mrs Michelle Pipe

Year 7 Year Level Manager


Mrs Marnie FaderHOSES

Year 7 SEP House Manager

Ms Kaye Henningsen

SEP Manager

Mrs Lisa CooperYear 7

Guidance Officer

Ms Robin Rayner Executive Principal

Mr Mike Bennion

SEP Guidance Officer

Year 7 TeamAt Urangan State High School there are many people who

are available to help you. Our Year 7 Team for 2019 is:


Support Structures

House Managers:• Student Welfare• Student Achievement• Student Behaviour (YLM)• Student Support• Teacher Mentor• Parent Contact

Student Coordinator:• Extra Curricular Activities• Student Welfare• Lunchtime Activities• New Student Orientation• Student Leadership – U Lead• Form Activities (SELF)


Support Structures Guidance Officers – Lisa Cooper*, Nathan Wyer, Mike Bennion

Youth Health Nurse – Gillian Patterson

School Based Police Officer – Tom Mackinnon

Chaplain – Gail Perry

Community Education Counsellor – Gerard Bauwens

Youth Support Counsellor – Bev Dangerfield, Trish Houghart

Student Coordinator – Monique Psaila

Heads of Department – 15 across the school

Peer support –Year 9 students


Expectations

• Respect Yourself

• Respect Others

• Respect the Environment


Recognising Positive Student Behaviour

Frequent

• Merit Points

• URock

• UCoin

• Positive SMS

• Student of the Week

• Good Standing

Long Term

Letter of Commendation

Rewards Trip


Policies

All policies will be discussed with students next year but

these are two that always get asked about :

Hat Policy – given a hat at start of year and that is the

only hat students wear.

Electronic device policy – including mobile phones are to

be brought into classrooms for education purposes at the

teacher’s discretion.

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School Uniform


School Uniform

Students are to wear items related to safety, such as safe footwear and eye protection, which may be necessary in order to participate in certain school activities.

• The school requires all students to come to school with a clean and tidy appearance which includes:

• Hair is to be washed, combed/brushed.

• Clothes are to be clean.

• Hair colour is to be natural tones i.e. not multi-coloured, not unnatural hair colours

• Hair styles are to be neat and tidy, e.g. no shaved styles, no mohawks, no words / symbols shaved into the scalp etc.

• Make-up is not to be worn.

• Clear nail polish is permitted.


School Uniform

• Jewellery is permitted to be worn only if it complies with the following requirements:

• Small sleepers (no bigger than a five cent piece) or small studs (non-protruding items only).

• One small pendant (no bigger than a twenty cent piece) on a thin chain. (Due to Workplace Health and Safety requirements, this necklace must be worn inside the student’s collar/school shirt and may have to be removed to enable participation in certain activities).

• A signet ring.

• Medical alert bracelets and necklaces

• Other piercings that are not ordinarily covered by the school uniform (i.e. facial piercings) must be covered by tape/band-aid or removed during the school day.


P and C Association


The Communication Triangle


Contact with Urangan SHS

• SMS sent daily for non-attendance

• SMS sent by teachers

• Letters/Phone calls/Emails

• Parent and Teacher Interviews

• ECP (Education and Career Planning)

• School Website - https://uranganshs.eq.edu.au/

• School Newsletter & Year 7 Newsletter

• Facebook (like & follow USHS for updates)

• Assessment Calendar

https://uranganshs.eq.edu.au/

http://resources.uranganshs.eq.edu.au/assess_tt/assessCalendar.php?studcode=lmcmo3


Year 7 Parent Group

• Ideally be a representative from each form class

• Meet periodically with the Year 7 team to provide

feedback from the parent body

What is the parent group? What the parent group is not?

• Year 7 specific

• About all Year 7 students

• Direct feedback

• Positive change for the school

• A place to gain understanding of

school decision making

A place

• to gain information that others

won’t receive

• to complain about staff

• to complain about other students

What if … ?

What if you are …

Absent from school

Letting the school know: Please ask your parent/guardian to phone the School’s Absence Line 4197 0166

or report through the Qparents app. Alternatively, a note of explanation signed by your parent/guardian can be presented to the office when you return to school.

Catching up on school work: You need to go and see the teachers of any classes you have missed and

collect any missed work, instructions or homework, on the first day you return to school. Catching up on class work or assessments is YOUR responsibility.

What if you are …

Late to school

All students must attend Form Class at 8.45am.

If you arrive after Form Class: You must report to Student Services on arrival. A signed note from your parent /

guardian, or telephone call from home MUST be provided to explain the reason for lateness.

Student Services staff will issue you with a late pass which you give to the teacher of your scheduled class.

Catching up on school work: You need to go and see the teachers of any classes you have missed and collect any

missed work, instructions or homework, on the first day you return to school. Catching up on class work or assessments is YOUR responsibility.

What if you …

Need to leave early from School

How to apply for early school leave - Your parent/guardian must:

Call the school at least 1hour prior to departure on 4197 0159 so that a leave pass can be created for you

Provide you with a note which you can bring to Student Services at any time before the class to receive your leave pass

How to leave the school early:

1.Collect early departure slip from Student services BEFORE you go to class

2.Show early leave pass to your teacher at the time of departure.

3.Go to Student Services and sign out from School

Catching up on school work:

Again, this is YOUR responsibility – See your teacher as soon as possible to collect any missed work.

**Leave will only be granted

for early departure for: medical/dental appointments or

specialised instruction.

What if you are …

Concerned about something

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE please see your:

Teacher

Student Coordinator

House Manager/Head of Department

Year Level Manager or;

Deputy Principal.

We can only help you, if we know what is worrying you.

So please let us know.

What if you …

Feel sick

In class:

Ask your teacher for a note and report to Student Services.

During lunch breaks:

Go to Student Services.

Student Services will call your parent/guardian if you wish to leave school due to illness.

Exit from the school must be via Student Services.

**DO NOT contact your parents directly.

What if you are …

Injured

In class:

Let your teacher know and they will determine the best action to

take.

During lunch breaks:

If minor injury:

Go to Student Services.

If major injury (i.e. you are too injured to move):

Tell a teacher (or get a friend to) and they will determine the best

action to take.

What if you …

Lose/Find something

LOSE something at school:

Report to your Teacher and Student Services AS SOON AS

POSSIBLE.

FIND something that does not belong to you:

Take any lost property to Student Services.

What if you …

Are absent on the day of an

Exam/Assessment submission

Examinations:

Your parent/guardian must phone the school ON THE DAY (with

Heads of Department being informed ASAP)

A medical certificate is recommended where possible, to be

provided to the school upon your return.

Other submissions:

Send your assessment task to the office with a friend or parent

Have your parent / carer phone the office to explain your

absence.

What if you …

Need an extension on an Assessment

In all cases you must:

1. Complete the Alternate Test Date & Assignment Extension

Application form (you can collect one from Student Services)

2. Attach any relevant documentation i.e. medical certificate

3. Get the form filled in by your class teacher

4. Take the completed form to the Head of Department for the

subject

** Heads of Department may grant an extension prior to the due

date if in her/his opinion a sufficient reason exists.

What if you …

Have a technology ‘breakdown’

For example: USB stops working, computer crashes before final work can be saved

etc.

Technological breakdowns will not be accepted as a

valid reason for work handed in late.

Students are expected to save and backup their work

for submission in the event of a technology failure.

What if you …

Need to be excluded from physical activity

In case of an injury or medical condition which requires a student to be excluded from physical activity -

A note is required from your parent/guardian and

given to the relevant teacher as soon as possible.

What if you …

Need access to the Resource Centre

The Resource Centre is open from 8.15am–3pm.

It is a study environment, therefore quiet and

considerate behaviour is expected from all students, at

all times.

What if you …

Ride to school

Bikes, scooters and skateboards are to be locked in the

secure bike compound, located at the back of the

school via Emerald Park Way.

You must provide your own lock. Bikes, scooters and

skateboards are not to be ridden within the school

grounds.


Question Time


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