6 August 2021

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report.

Dear Friends of Emerald High,

The term is rolling on!

Our Subject Information Night was conducted this week and I thank everyone who attended to discover more about subjects and other important school information. I also thank Tanya Shaw and all of our school staff for the time and effort they went to make this occasion a success.

The basketball courts are open and are getting lots of use! We have also constructed and opened up some new shaded seating areas around the school. There are 12 new picnic tables around the school with 12 more on the way and the Student Representative Council are also looking at outdoor table-tennis tables and chess tables. Lots of things happening for our young people!

Some of our Maths teachers recently led an online education program for teachers from Thailand, modelling for them quality teaching practices in the field of mathematics. Our school was invited by the International Education branch in Brisbane to do this as the quality of our teachers is well recognised. We are indeed very lucky as we have some of the best and most dedicated teaching and non-teaching staff around!

Mr Bhar led the district Mathematics competition this week with our students competing against 14 other teams with student from a number of schools around us, both state and private. I am delighted to announce that our students won 1st and 3rd places in the competition! Well done to:

• ESHS Team 1: Trent Latham, Lucy Shaw and Indiana Elliott (Winning Team)
• ESHS Team 2: Jayden, Nithi Ezhil Kotran, and Cooper Mann. (Placing 3rd)

This is an amazing achievement and further testament to the quality of our young people and our teachers!

Yet more amazing student achievements - Carlene Caro in Year 9 has won first place in a Regional Japanese speaking competition, against some quality competition and Sienna in Year 7 also participated with a quality presentation. Great work girls!

Our teams have recently played 7s Rugby and Cricket against local schools and I have been impressed, as I always am, with the level of competition and sporting spirit displayed by our young people.

Thank you to all parents who continue to support us through ensuring students are in correct uniform and helping us present a quality face to our community. A reminder that students may wear plain black jumpers to school, provided they have no logos or hoods and that local stores have suitable fleecy polo neck and crew neck jumpers in town for between $12 and $20. Students in incorrect uniform will be required to change into one from the pool of spare uniforms that we have available, all of which are washed before being loaned out.

Finally, I spoke with the students on assemblies last week about using manners as part of our PBL focus. I congratulated them on the positive way that the vast majority of them interact with each other and with our staff. The courtesy of our students and way they will say "hello" and stop for a chat is one of the wonderful characteristics of our school and helps make it a great place to be.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

• Christian Nestell Bovee.

Have a fantastic fortnight
Mr. Sean Maher
Principal

From the Deputy Principal – Middle School.

PBL Focus

Our current focus is “Use manners”. It has been pleasing to see and hear this in our students.

RIPPLE EFFECT Awards

This initiative of the Student Council has been well received and students can nominate their peers for following the 3Ps here at school. These are given out fortnightly by the student leaders on Year level assemblies.

Year 10 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways

During these classes, students should have completed the first 4 tabs; INTENDED LEARNING, PERSONAL (A reflection of their own OneSchool account (as only they are able to edit this)!

VIVO

Part of our positive reward system at ESHS, is our VIVO program. Each time a student gets a VIVO from a staff member, they are in fact receiving 5 points. Once the student has accrued 250 points – this equates to $5. So, 500 points = $10. Students can “save” this for senior rewards, such as putting towards the cost of their senior jersey or formal, or can purchase vouchers that they can redeem from local businesses, as well as ESHS Bites, or from the VIVO store.

Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination

All Year 10s should who were at school on 22 July, 2021 have received their vaccination. Catch-up for students who were absent will be in Term 4.

Subject Selection Evening

This event was held on Tuesday 3 August. Thank you to all the parents who were able to come and take advantage of the opportunity to speak with staff and recieve information about VET, QCE and how to choose subjects for 2022. For all parents of current Year 9 and 10 students, the information presented by Mrs Stefaniuk, Mrs Shaw and Mrs Saunders will be emailed to parents.

Emails from Staff

Please ensure that you check your JUNK mailbox as sometimes this is where emails from @eq.edu.au end up.

Regards
Mrs. Gaye Saunders
Deputy Principal – Middle School

From the Head of Year 10

Welcome back to the second half of the year! Time has flown.

At the end of last term, parents and caregivers would have received the semester report where students were awarded an academic, behaviour and effort grade. It was awesome to see students achieving performing highly across all areas. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s progress, please don’t hesitate to email or call the subject teacher for clarification.

Year 11 and 12 are fast approaching and subject selections are happening soon. Students have had the opportunity to hear from Heads of Departments about subjects offered in senior and future pathways. If your student has any questions about subjects and pre-requisites, I would recommend that they go and speak to that subject HOD as soon as possible.

It has been great to see a range of students participating in a number of different extra-curricular activities. These are a great way of being involved in the community, showcasing skills, finding new talent or even making new friends. I would encourage all Year 10 students to carefully listen to the notices in PC every morning to ensure that they do not miss out on opportunities to participate.

In closing, I would like to remind all Year 10 students to continue following the 3Ps and try their best in everything they do! You never know what great opportunities could be lurking around the corner. In the words of Michael Jackson “SOME PEOPLE WANT IT TO HAPPEN, SOME WISH IT WOULD HAPPEN, OTHERS MAKE IT HAPPEN” Thanks for a great start to the term!

Regards
Miss. Kate Deighton
HOY – Year 10

From the Skills For Work team.

Apprenticeships

Emerald State High School would like to congratulate the following students on their achievements in securing a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship!

Sam - Kaleb - Boiso’s Electrical

Follow the Emerald State High School Facebook page for all school-based apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities.

Certificates

During the school holidays our Certificate II Health Support students attended their first residential school placement here in Emerald, based at Avalon Bluecare Aged Facility.

Year 11 students in 2022 will have the opportunity to study the Certificate II Health Support Services under Vetis funding, via a mixed mode of online and practical components.

Please see Alarna Wills for more information.

BHP 2022 apprentice intake

Emerald State High School welcomed past students Reyne Williams and Mercedes Wade, along with apprentice lead Kelly Appleton, to deliver the BHP 2022 Apprenticeship Program presentation.

Students who have been successful for shortlisting will be notified via email.

GLENCORE 2022 apprentice intake

Glencore Coal came and spoke to our senior students in relation to the 2022 apprenticeship intake.

Students participated in an information session and were able to speak with Kaitlyn and Kyle who are both current apprentices with Glencore Coal.

Monday 2nd August, all Year 9s had the opportunity to see a flying display of drones delivered by the trainers from UVAIR.

This 70 min taster was a chance for our Year 9 students to see, touch and experience what it can be like to study a Certificate III in Aviation. Students are able to access this program in Year 10, 11 and 12, using their Vetis (Vocational education training in schools) funding, with a gap payment of $140.

The program is completed in 12 months here at ESHS and upon completion, students receive 6 points towards their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).

Regards
Mrs. Alarna Wills
Coordinator

From the Maths team.

With the upcoming census looming, now is a great time to discuss data and statistics with your child. There’s so much data available to us at the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. Question: How does Emerald compare to the rest of Queensland?

Homework Help

It doesn’t take a lot to help our budding mathematicians succeed in their schooling. Reviewing their notes from class and finishing off any work that they didn’t complete in class can make a big difference when it comes to succeeding at Maths. Even just practising times tables can make a huge difference in class.

Regards
Mrs. Jess Ralley
Teacher

From the Sports Coordinator

Last weekend, Moreton and McIndoe Park were flooded with the best Rugby 7’s players in the Central Highlands, as students competed in the annual Western 7’s competition. ESHS staff members eagerly cheered on our students who competed in U13, U15 and OPEN age groups in multiple games, over the two days. All students should be super proud of their efforts as they wore the green, gold and blue jerseys with pride.

Congratulations to the U15 Boys who received runners – up, and the U15 and OPEN girls who were crowned WINNERS!

A super special congratulations are in order for Hady Whittaker and Olivia Cave who received player of the tournament for their respective age groups. An incredible achievement.

A big shout out must go to Mr Louie Beatty, who spent many hours conducting trainings and completing paperwork, in order to provide our students with the opportunity to play. A final thankyou to the Lincoln Job, Brad Whittaker and the ESHS HPE teachers who gave up their weekends to coach and manage our teams.

Reminders:

CH Athletics Paperwork is due to the school office by Friday 06/08/21.

CH Athletics Training is open to all students who were selected in the CH Track and Field team. It will take place at Marist on Wednesday the 11th and 18th of August from 3:30pm – 5:00pm. Please contact Maggie Pembroke (4988 2222, mmpem0@eq.edu.au) if you have any questions or concerns.

Sports Photo Album

Regards
Miss. Maggie Pembroke
Sports Coordinator

From the Arts team

Drama – Miss Prior and Miss Franklin

Year 7 Drama

• Students are busy working on their performances of ‘How to Beat a Bully’.

Year 8 Drama

• Students have started their performance task on the script, 'How to Beat a Bully'. Students are working in groups and are utilising basic performance skills and the Elements of Drama.

Year 9 & 10 Drama

• Students are exploring and learning about Children’s Theatre. Students had a special guest on Tuesday. Mr G came to our class and taught them the basics of Children’s entertainment and told them stories of his experiences. Students were able to create balloon animals and practice magic tricks. The students seem to really enjoy this lesson.

Year 1 1 & 12 Drama

• Students are busy working on their FA3/IA3.

Visual Art – Miss Cochrane and Miss Myers

Year 7 & 8 Visual Art

• Students have just finished their Artwork Critique and are now developing and planning for their Resolved Artwork, where they will create a lino print of someone they admire, inspired by the concept, ‘More than Just a Face’.

Year 9 Visual Art

• Students have just commenced their Experimental Folio, experimenting and manipulating multi-media in preparation for their Resolved Artwork. They are working towards reconstructing a book with a story of their choice, inspired by the concept, ‘Artistic Narrative’.

Year 10 Visual Art

• Students have just commenced their Experimental Folios, experimenting and manipulating with multi-media in preparation for their Resolved Artwork. They are working towards creating an artists’ book inspired by the concept ‘Warped Reality’.

Year 11 Visual Art in Practice

• Students are currently engaged in the Folded Stories unit and are planning their unique artist books.

Year 11 Visual Art

• Students are currently developing artworks under the concept of ‘Art as Code’.

Year 12 Visual Art in Practice

• Students are currently engaged in the Jewellery unit and are designing and experimenting with a variety of materials.

Year 12 Visual Art

• Students are currently engaged in External Exam preparation.

Music – Mrs Stefaniuk and Ms Ferrara

Year 9 Music

• The Year 9 music class have moved onto their new unit of Film Music. So far this term, the students have revised the musical elements and listened to a variety of theme songs from different movies. The Year 9 students will be completing a responding assessment task this term.

Year 10 Music

• Students are studying Electronic Music and students are rehearsing their chosen performance for their assessment this term. Their draft performance is due in Week 6.

Year 11 & 12 General Music

• The Year 11 and 12 students have been working hard on their integrated projects. The integrated project focuses on combining a performance or composition with an analysis of a chosen piece that fits within the unit. The Year 12 students will be starting to prepare for their external exams very shortly.

Year 12 Applied Music

• The Year 12 students have been focusing on their extended response task. This task requires students to research a topic of choice that is an issue relating to the music industry and has a link to the local community. The students have chosen topics such as minimal variety of live shows and music played on radio stations. The students will be presenting their findings as a magazine article.

Film – Ms Ferrara

Year 12 Film

• Television and New Media have submitted their IA3 assessment (film treatment, film production and reflective statement) and they begin their preparation for their external exam this week.

Regards
Miss. Kate Myer
Teacher

From the Humanities team.

Junior students have swapped their Humanities subjects this semester – all classes who were studying History last semester are now studying Geography, and likewise all students in the Geography classes are now studying History.

This year, all senior Humanities classes attended an excursion to Brisbane. Geography students have annually participated in a number of activities relating to their subject and data collection for their assessment. This year, they visited the environmental centre to monitor the erosion rates along the Nudgee Coast, as well as having the opportunity if getting close and friendly with a resident python. Once again, the Legal Studies students had a remarkable opportunity to visit the District & Supreme Court to watch actual cases proceed through the system. They also, for the first time, visited Boggo Road Goal, which had been closed since 1989. Legal students undoubtedly walked the furthest of the three disciplines to travel to Brisbane. Modern and Ancient History students split their time between the Abbey Museum, where they engaged in a Roman themed archaeological dig and the mummification of one of the students. The next day the history students visited the Victoria Barracks to speak to Vietnam veterans after visiting the Lego display and back storerooms of the Queensland Museum. On Wednesday they were lucky to have a university style lecture and pizza at UQ. On Thursday, Geography and History students visited QUT for a quick tour while the Legal Studies students choose to return to the courts to watch the arrest hearings of criminals caught in Brisbane the day before. After a quick last opportunity shop at DFO, we all flew home – thankfully a week before the COVID-19 restrictions kicked in. It was a great opportunity for our students to explore their options and further their studies in a positive way, and with the success of this year, we can’t wait to take the students again next year.

Regards
Ms. Leanne Ross
Teacher

From the Glee Club.

At the end of last term, our ESHS Glee Club had an opportunity to sing with “Churchie”, where two of our students Renee Watson and Cera Riley, both singing solos in the song “A Million Dreams” from the musical “The Greatest Showman”

This month we are looking at helping out with the Smash Colour Run, happening in September, by providing a bit of entertainment.

New and old members are encouraged to come to the meetings K1 during First Break on Mondays and Wednesdays. It doesn’t really matter if you can sing or not, as the good thing about a Glee Club is that enthusiasm is more important.

Regards
Mr. Leon Corromandel
Club Supervisor

From the Positive Behaviour for Learning Team

At Emerald State High School we are:

• Polite,
• Prepared, and we
• Participate.

Please see the attached power point of the lesson taught on parade and throughout Weeks 3 and 4 of this term.

Behaviour Focus

Our current behaviour focus is “Use manners”.

Student of the Week

Week 3

Samantha Salvador For consistently achieving the 3Ps and being a willing participate in all activities and assisting her peers.

Annaloch Morgan – Kora For her impeccable manners in all classes. Annaloch completes all tasks to the best of her ability.

Lauren Green For her positive attitude toward all curriculum tasks. Lauren is always punctual to class and works hard to be a role model for her peers.

Matty Hayne For demonstrating a positive attitude and using good manners.

Anika Bartley For completing work experience and being offered a school based traineeship.

Brandt Richardson For always putting great effort into all his assessments and having a great attitude in class.

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