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Principal: Ms Corrine McMillan
Deputy Principal: Ms Meryl Johnston
Deputy Principal: Mrs Wendy Amy
Deputy Principal: Mr Matthew Morgan
Website: https://cavroadshs.eq.edu.au/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (07) 3394 0777
Fax: (07) 3394 0700
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Further we congratulate Mr Phil Gyemore, Director of our Touch
Football Academy for his impressive achievements of late:
20 March 2015
THE PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
"Education is not filling a bucket, but
lighting a fire."
--William Yeats
Much has happened at Cavendish Road
State High School since the publication of
our last newsletter. I trust you will be
impressed by the opportunities on offer and
the wonderful achievements and hard work
of our staff and students.
Year 7 and 8 Welcome Night for Parents and
Carers
Special thanks to all families who made the Year 7 and 8 parent
nights a great success. We received many emails and phone
calls of thanks from parents after the events. Should you have
any further questions the following staff are key people who can
support you:
Year 7 Coordinator – Mr Ian Mitcham
Year 8 Coordinator – Ms Rena Rusit
Head of Department Junior Secondary – Mr Adam Kuss
Deputy Principal – Mr Matthew Morgan
Year 7 and 8 Camps
Our Year 7 and 8 students have reported that their respective
camp experience was a great success helping them to settle in
to their new school. It was a time of developing new friendships,
getting to know their teachers and the opportunity for students
to set personal challenges and redefine their goals for 2015. We
thank our teaching staff for giving up time with their families to
support our students.
Teacher Successes
Congratulations to Dr Brendan Suesee who recently had a
book chapter published in a book called “Myths in Education”.
See link below. If you scroll down to “Table of Contents” and
click on it, then look at chapter 5.
Myths in Education, Learning and Teaching - Marcus K.
Harmes - Palgrave Macmillan
We wish Mr Adam Kuss our very best wishes as he makes his
conference debut on Friday as a guest speaker at the
Queensland Gifted and Talented Conference, visit
http://www.qagtcconference.com.au/tickets for more details.
• Qld U'18 Boys coach (National Champions)
• Australian U'20 Boys Coach (Trans Tasman Series
winners)
• Indigenous All Stars Touch Coach (Winners)
• Australian Womens Open Assistant Coach for the
2015 World Cup
• Director (no.1 ranked Touch Football school in Qld)
Well done Mr Gyemore!
Australian Council of Educational Leaders
Presentation at Cav
Our Cav Community had the pleasure of hosting the Australian
Council of Educational Leaders Summit on 24 February. The
summit focussed on the proposed changes to Senior
Secondary Schooling and the OP system in Queensland. Dr
Gabrielle Matters and Professor Merrilyn Goos from the
University of Queensland provided some insightful information
and critique of this important agenda. All Heads of Department,
Deputy Principals and Guidance Officers at Cav were privileged
to share this experience.
SEP Meet and Greet
It was great to meet so many parents and students on 5th
March at the SEP Meet and Greet evening, thanks to the SEP
staff for this important initiative.
The Director General Visits Cav
The Director General of the Department of Education, Training
and Employment, Dr Jim Watterston visited us on 9 March.
Dr Watterston spent the morning visiting Year 7 classrooms,
chatting to teachers and students. The staff also celebrated
International Women’s Day with Dr Watterston.
QCS Information Evening
Thank you to the leaders of our Senior Schooling team for the
informative Queensland Core Skills Test, OP and Queensland
Certificate of Education Information Evening which was held 10
March. Feedback from parents and students was very positive.
Football Team off To Japan
Best of luck to Mr Dale Zimmerlie, Mr Joel Smith and our boys
Football team who left for Japan Sunday to play in the Sanix
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Cup in Fukuoka. Our boys were invited to attend and are the
only Australian team competing. Best of luck boys.
Uniform Sub-Group Update
Special thanks to all parents and staff for their continued
support in renewing and reflecting on the presentation of our
uniform. The following provides a brief update of advice that we
request be accepted and ratified by the March meeting of our
P and C:
• A cost is being sought for the school crest to be
embroidered on girl’s ties, rather than wearing the
metal badge;
• A sample and quote for the sports cap will be
presented;
of this year’s forum highlighted the progress that has been
made in this area in the last two decades and what still needs
to be done. We were addressed by guest speakers including
journalist Catherine Fox and our Premier Annastacia
Palaszczuk. Members of the panel were Mele Maualaivao, who
is the Country Program Coordinator for UN Women in Samoa,
Elizabeth Shaw, President of UN Women Australia, and Irene M
Santiago, who was the Executive Director of the 1995 Beijing
Women’s Conference and has experience as a formal peace
negotiator.
They discussed a broad range of issues related to gender
equality including domestic violence, the role of women in
peace negotiations, economic security and the continued lack
of leadership opportunities for women in our society.
International Women's Day aims to raise awareness of our need
for gender equality and promotes the empowerment of women
and we were inspired to not only take action ourselves to evoke
change but encourage others to do so. The central message
conveyed throughout the morning was that we must all work
together to achieve gender equality.
Personally, I feel that by spreading relevant information and
supporting the empowerment of women we are making inroads
towards these goals and hope that the true meaning of the term
gender quality does indeed become a reality before 2035.
Anabelle Cooper
Cultural/International Prefect 2015
• The Cav Road Sports socks be made compulsory to
be worn with the sports uniform for boys and girls
and as formal socks for girls;
• To continue with the bucket hat at this point in time
with this decision to be reviewed in July 2015, prior
to the completion of an order for 2016;
The Sub-group will further discuss the following issues before
advising the P and C in the future:
• The material and design of the sports shirt;
• The design and cost of a formal hat; and
• Boys tie across Years 7-12.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students have
approached me about wearing their Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Island badge pinned to their uniform shirt. I have approved this
and believe that any form of affirmative action that we can take
to support our students is so important.
Corrine McMillan
Principal
International Women's Day
International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th, and
this year the female prefects and Mrs Potter attended the UN
Women's International Women's Day Breakfast at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event commemorated
20 years since the Beijing Platform for Action was signed.
This was a key document which set the agenda for realising
women's rights around the world.
The theme for this year's breakfast was "Let's not wait another
20 Years for Gender Equality to become a reality.” The focus
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Cavendish Road SHS Football Academy
off to the Sanix Cup in Japan
On Monday the 16th of March the Cav Road Football Academy
Senior Boys Squad will be travelling to Japan to play in an
invitation only Football Tournament in Fukuoka called the Sanix
Cup from the 18th to the 25th of March. This tournament is
a prestigious youth football tournament that is played every
2 years. The Cav Road Football Academy was invited to
participate in this tournament at the end of last year when
Sydney FC’s youth team pulled out of the competition. On the
back of our success last year when the U15 boys won the Bill
Turner National title for the first time, we were invited to fill their
spot. Just so you have an idea of the calibre of the tournament,
not only were an A league youth team going to participate in
the competition, teams that participate frequently in the cup
are J League youth sides, Chinese Super league youth sides
and U17 international teams such as Japan, South Korea and
Vietnam.
We are excited to announce that our Senior Boys have been
drawn in the group with the U17 Japan nation team, the U17
South Korean national team and Hangzhou Green Town
(Chinese Super League youth team). This is going to be one
heck of a challenge for the boys, but we firmly believe that we
will do Cav Road and Australia proud. This is the ultimate test
for our young aspiring professional footballers. We would like
to thank our sponsors Red Lion Agencies for their continued
support of our Football Academy and for donating a
personalised set of playing jerseys for the squad specially made
for the Sanix Cup.
for arranging time away from their families for this very valuable
experience. I hope you all enjoyed the week as much as I did.
Ian Mitcham
Year 7 Coordinator
The squad is: Ben Merkel, Caleb Ackland, Tyson Walpole,
Alex Alcock, Matthew Melville, Daniel Callaghan, Preston Hugo,
Jack Sharples, Jordan Dozzi, Sam Ball, Dallas Dack, William
Eaton, Isaac Louwrens, Daniel Leck, Corey McKay, Dylan
Moore, Feli Sheriff, Riley Swindells, Ryan Pallmer (C), Matthew
Gordon and Harry McDonald.
Joel Smith
Director Football Academy
Year 7 Camp
Cav Road’s first ever Year 7 Camp was held in Week 5 of this
term, and I’m delighted to report that 267 students were able
to take part this year.
Thanks to the hard work of Rena Rusit and her team of Year
8 Camp helpers, Cav Road already had a well-established
relationship with the staff from Camp Goodenough at Bilambil
in northern New South Wales. It was wonderful to see those ties
being further strengthened over the course of the week. By the
end of their three days, our students had proven that they were
capable of displaying the 5 C’s of Cav Road, even when they
were asked to step out of their comfort zones.
Students pushed themselves in a number of different ways over
their three days at camp. While fear of heights was worrying
for some students during the daytime activities, others found
that being away from home, working effectively in teams, or just
sneaking past the big spider in the toilet block could present
even greater challenges. Those challenges that go along with
school camp were the perfect backdrop for our main objective
for the week, which was to learn about resilience. During camp,
students were introduced to a range of techniques that they
could use to help them bounce back when times are tough.
During the climbing activities, in the dining hall, and in our
night time group sessions, students were asked to reflect on
how ACOPS (the skills of autonomy, coping skills, optimism,
problem solving and social competence) could help them to
make the most of difficult situations that they were likely to face
on camp, and also in everyday life.
As well as being a fun three days and a chance for students
to bond with their new teachers and classmates, it is the
introduction to those resilience skills that we hope will benefit
students the most in their journey through Year 7 and high
school. As we are all aware, life does not always go as planned,
and while we hope that high school will be a happy and positive
experience for our students, there will always be hard times and
challenges to be overcome. Now that students and teachers
have a common language with which to discuss resilience, we
hope that we can work together back at school to address
those challenges as they arise.
I’d like to that this opportunity to thank our Year 7 parents
and students for their enthusiastic support of camp this year.
A special thanks also to our teachers and other support staff
“Ms Joseph braves the 12m platform at the Leap of Faith”
Yuchen Han Wins Science Award
Yuchen (Harry) Han of year 12 has been award the Griffith
University ‘Jock and Beverly McIlwain’ prize for achievement
and involvement in science. Yuchen is one of our international
students from China and has a great passion for science and
has intentions of going into a science or engineering career after
school.
Year 12 Biology Camp
As part of their course work, the Year 12 Biology classes
conducted their field studies at Hastings Point. During the
camp, the students had the opportunity to observe and collect
data from two different ecosystems – the Rocky Shore and the
Wallum Heathland.
On the Rocky Shore, students observed a diverse range of
organisms and noted their adaptations which allow them to
survive and thrive within different zones of this environment.
Unfortunately we were unable to snorkel to see the sub-littoral
zone due to cyclone Marcia.
The Wallum Heathland provided another opportunity to observe
a different set of organisms that have also adapted to the
challenges provided by their environment. Students also
enjoyed a tutorial on mangroves whilst kayaking along the river.
Rhett and Ted Brambleby, organisers of “Adventure
Education”, shared their wealth of knowledge with the
students in two interesting and entertaining lectures. They
discussed the ecology of the local area and addressed the
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issues around the impact humans are having on our
ecosystems. For more information about Adventure Education
at Hastings Point go to: http://www.adventureeducation.info/
Stacey Hollis, Steve Griffiths, Ross Bowles
BiologyTeachers
Back to Business
Welcome back to the Business Department for 2015. We are
excited to be back and look forward to working with our
students this year.
Griffith BUSINESS
Nuclear Science Experience
Cavendish Road SHS welcomed Dr Andrew Janke of the
Centre for Advanced Imaging (CAI) to talk to our year 9 science
students on Wednesday 25th February. Dr Janke is our resident
‘Scientist in Schools’ scientist- an initiative of the CSIRO,
partnering schools with professional scientists. Dr Janke’s work
at CAI (based at University of Queensland) is in the field of
medical imaging. Much of his role is working to develop
technologies for PET (Positron Emission Tomography) and MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanners, which are used
extensively in medical imaging.
Our year 9 students are currently undertaking studies in
Chemistry and have been learning about the structure of atoms
and radioactivity. PET scanners take advantage of radioactivity
to give images of cancerous growths in the body. Dr Janke’s
laboratory synthesises the radioisotopes used in PET scans and
supplies them to multiple PET scanners in Brisbane.
Dr Janke’s presentation took students through the process
of creating a radioactive isotope, embedding it into a glucose
molecule, delivering it to a patient and then running a PET
scan. It is an absolutely fascinating process involving some
enormously powerful magnets and colliding Hydrogen ions into
water molecules! Students were able to ask some insightful
questions into the processes that Dr Janke’s lab goes through
in their daily work, and about the exciting possibilities in a career
in science.
Last month twenty-nine Year 12 students participated in the
Griffith Business School Outreach Program. The Program aims
to help students make the transition from school to tertiary
studies. Students will experience life on campus and participate
in a blended program of QCCA and Griffith University
curriculum. Students have selected from three strands of study:
Business Management, Commerce or Tourism, Hotel Event
and Sport Management. If students meet the necessary
achievement levels for the Griffith BUSINESS Year 12 Program,
they will have the option to apply for a guaranteed offer of entry
into the Griffith Business School degree or double degree of
their choice. We wish them all the best with their studies this
year.
Certificate II Business and Tourism
This year we welcome a new course which combines
Certificate II Business and Certificate II Tourism. Students will
focus on completing the Certificate II Business in Year 11 and
continue to complete Certificate II Tourism in Year 12. Students
are working in a model office environment under the
employment of Mrs Nugent. The Year 11 students are settling
well into their new role as Office Administrators for Oz Travel.
They are excited about working in the office environment and
are looking forward to their training this year.
Thanks to Dr Janke for taking time out of his busy schedule
to inspire our students, and to Mr Steve Griffiths, our year nine
science coordinator for organising the event.
Michael Denner
A/Head of Department
Science
Students in photo – Jacob Peet and Emily Watts
Rule of Law Institute of Australia Workshop
Recently the Year 11 Legal Studies students attended a
workshop run by Jackie Charles from the Rule of Law Institute
of Australia. Students were presented information on the legal
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system and investigated the case studies. The presentation
was very insightful and entertaining. We thank Jackie Charles
for taking the time to present to our students.
I encourage you to flick through each email as you will never
know what may be there and relevant to you. Most posts will
have links to websites. I encourage you to visit these sites so
you can read details on the subject.
Start university while still at school
The following universities in Queensland offer programs that
enable high achieving students in Years 11 and/or 12 to have
a university experience through studying a university subject.
The subjects may be free and may provide credit towards a
university degree and/or guarantee entry to a degree at the
end of Year 12. Successful completion of a university subject
will contribute credit towards your Queensland Certificate of
Education and may give you bonus points towards your
university application when you apply through QTAC. Entry to
these programs must have the support of your school.
Stay tuned for more fantastic business events this year.
Belinda Grech
Business Coordinator
Guidance Officer News
During last Tuesday’s Information evening I discussed QTAC
(QLD Tertiary Admission Centre). QTAC is an independent body
that is responsible for the administration of University and TAFE
applications of institutions in Queensland and Northern NSW.
Students who would like to be considered for TAFE/University
in 2016 need to apply via QTAC. Students will receive more
information about QTAC as registration opens in June 2015. In
the meantime the following sites may assist you and your son/
daughter decide what programs may be attractive to study.
Resources regarding tertiary
application procedures:
courses,
institutions
and
QTAC Guide to Tertiary Courses
• QTAC website – www.qtac.edu.au
• www.studyassist.gov.au - information about
Commonwealth loans and scholarships and higher
education providers
• www.gooduniguide.com.au - tertiary institution
profiles
• Institution websites and publications
Tertiary Advice and Career Planning:
• www.myfuture.edu.au - career information service.
Select ‘Year 12 – What Next?’
• www.jobguide.deewr.gov.au - an in-depth look at a
range of occupations and their education and training
pathways
The school has recently subscribed to a fortnightly careers
update package. Throughout the terms I will be posting
information to you that will provide information on:• TAFE,
• University Updates,
• Apprenticeships,
• ADF,
• Scholarships &
• Employment opportunities and all things post year
12.
Bond University has a Student for a Semester program for
academically capable students in Years 11 and 12 who live on
the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern New South Wales.
Applications for the May Semester (18 May – 22 August) open
on 20 March and close on 10 April 2015. Visit
http://www.bond.edu.au/student-for-a-semester for details of
the program and an online application.
CQUniversity has a Start Uni Now (SUN) program for students
in Years 11 and 12. Applications for Term two (13 July – 9
October) will close on 29 June 2015. See
https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses-and-programs/study-areas/
work-and-study-preparation/sun for more information.
The Griffith University Early Start to Tertiary Study (GUESTS)
program is offered to students in Year 12. Applications for
Semester two (commencing in July) close on 30 May 2015.
See http://www.griffith.edu.au/pathways/guests-program for
more information
James Cook University (JCU) offers an ‘Exceptional or Gifted’
program for secondary school students. Through this program
students can enrol for study in the School of Creative Arts at
JCU, Townsville Campus as part of their senior studies. See
http://www.jcu.edu.au/soca/JCUPRD_046987.html for more
information. Also contact your school guidance officer/
counsellor
The Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Start QUT
Program is offered to students in Year 12. The application due
date for Semester two (13 July – 23 October) is 16 May 2015.
See https://www.qut.edu.au/study/high-school-programs/
start-qut for more information.
The University of Queensland offers an Enhanced Studies
Program (ESP) for Year 12 students. Applications close in the
year previous to commencing the program (usually in October).
See http://www.uq.edu.au/esp/ for more information.
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has a Head
Start Program for students in Years 11 and 12. This program
is offered on-campus at USQ’s Toowoomba, Springfield and
Fraser Coast Campuses, or via distance education.
Applications for Semester two (commencing on 20 July) close
on 29 June 2015. See http://www.usq.edu.au/study/highschool-students/head-start for more information.
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The University of the Sunshine Coast has a Headstart Program
for students in Years 11 and 12. Applications for Semester two
(27 July – 20 November) close on 29 May 2015. See
http://www.usc.edu.au/learn/courses-and-programs/
headstart-program-year-11-and-12-students for more
information. Universities often hold information sessions to
inform students and their parents about these programs. Find
out about these sessions on the websites listed above.
Stay connected with the Queensland University
of Technology (QUT)
School students can receive personalised email updates from
QUT about courses, scholarships, events and other key
information to help them make study decisions by signing up
to QUT Stay Connected at https://www.qut.edu.au/additional/
stay-connected . Parents can also stay connected with QUT
using the resources for parents available at
https://www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate-study/are-youthe-parent-of-a-school-student .
Updates from the University of Queensland (UQ)
FEAST registrations now open - FEAST is a five-day residential
program held at the UQ Gatton Campus for students in Years
10 – 12 who are interested in agriculture, animals, vet science,
food and/or the environment. It will be held from 28 June – 2
July 2015 (during the school holidays). This is a popular
program, so register early at http://www.science.uq.edu.au/
feast .
Geography and Environment Day – This event will be held on
24 July 2015 for students in Years 10 - 12 to experience the
relevance of geography, planning and environmental
management in today’s world and to see how studying these
subjects can lead to an interesting career. Talk to your
geography teacher if you are interested in attending as
registrations are made through your school. Find out more at
http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/geography-day
InspireU Law Camp for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Students - This free five-day residential camp to be
held 12 – 17 April 2015 is an opportunity for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students in Years 11 and 12 to
experience life on campus at UQ and find out more about law
and the different disciplines and opportunities within this field.
Applications close Wednesday 25 March 2015. Visit
http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/inspireu for details and to apply.
Go on a UQ campus tour – You don’t have to wait till you get
into a course to visit UQ. You can book a campus tour during
your school holidays. See how at http://www.uq.edu.au/
schools/campus-tours .
UMAT cut-offs for 2015 entry – Sitting for UMAT is one of
the prerequisites for entry to the dentistry and provisional entry
medicine courses at UQ. Because entry is competitive, the
UMAT result required for entry can change from year to year.
The UMAT scaled score aggregates for entry in 2015 were:
• 174:69 for B Dental Science (Honours)
• 179:69 for Doctor of Medicine (MD) (Provisional Entry
for School leavers).
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Interested in studying a B Arts at UQ? - The website at
http://www.hass.uq.edu.au/future-students provides
information about all the study areas available in UQ’s B Arts.
The information for each study area includes related careers.
What’s up at the Australian Catholic University
(ACU)?
University Experience Day - This event provides future
students with an opportunity to sample a degree they are
interested in and to check out the ACU staff and campus. It
will be held on 9 July 2015 at the ACU Brisbane campus. For
more information, visit
http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/future_students/
undergraduate/experience_uni_before_you_start/events/
university_experience.
2015 Open Day - This year ACU Brisbane campus will hold its
open day on 25 July. Open days are opportunities to explore
courses and to meet current students. Visit 2015 Open Day for
more information.
Information for future students - Visit
http://www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/future_students/
undergraduate for information that can assist you in making
decisions for your future study. Find out if you are eligible for
bonus points to help you gain entry and check out ACU’s Early
Achievers’ Program.
GAP YEAR INFORMATION
AFS Gap Program
The AFS Gap Program provides opportunities for young
people to live for a few months or a whole year in another
country, where they can study a new language, attend a local
school or participate in volunteer projects. Find out more at
http://www.afs.org.au/intercultural-programs/adult-programs/
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Be a ski instructor in Canada
Educating Adventures offers ski and snowboard instructor
courses and internships. The internships may provide an
opportunity to obtain paid employment at a ski resort and
complete an internationally recognised ski or snowboard
instructing qualification. See
http://www.easkiandsnowboard.com/ for more information.
Gap year program information sessions in March
3 – Projects Abroad Information Evening in Brisbane
http://www.projects-abroad.com.au/more-info/informationevents/
4 – Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Information Session in
Caloundra, Sunshine Coast http://www.scce.com.au/
programs/information-sessions/
10 - Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Information Session in
Brisbane http://www.scce.com.au/programs/informationsessions/
11 - Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Information Session in
Toowoomba http://www.scce.com.au/programs/informationsessions/
17 - Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Information Session in
Leichhardt http://www.scce.com.au/programs/information-
sessions/
23 - Antipodeans Abroad will hold a GapBreak Information
Night in Brisbane http://www.antipodeans.com.au/infonights.htm
24 - Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Information Session in
Brisbane http://www.scce.com.au/programs/informationsessions/
If you have any queries regarding the mentoring process,
please do not hesitate to contact me. Remember…No matter
what pathway your student is pursuing, their level of
engagement and attendance at school is vital. ‘Every day
counts’.
Liz van Genderen
A/Head of Department of Senior Schooling
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High School Volunteer Projects
Projects Abroad have recently announced their High School
Projects for Summer 2015/16. These projects are designed for
Year 10 and 11 students and consist of two-week group trips
to locations such as Cambodia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the
Philippines. They mix volunteer work with cultural activities.
Visit http://www.projects-abroad.com.au/projects/high-schoolprojects/ to find out more.
Kate Niland
Guidance Officer
What’s happening in Senior Schooling?
Thank you to those families who attended our OP/QCS
information evening on Tuesday 10th March. In essence, the
evening provided an overview of the following:
• Senior Statements/QCE/Tertiary Entrance
Statements
• The QCS Test and Common Curriculum Elements
• How students can prepare for the QCS test
• Support mechanisms offered by the school
• QTAC
• Surviving year 12
If you would like further information regarding the evening,
please do not hesitate to email me [email protected]
On Wednesday 25th August, our Year 12 OP eligible students
will be developing their writing task strategies in preparation
for the QCS tests to be held on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday
2nd September. Lindsay Williams from Word Smart Consulting
will be conducting a Writing Task Immersion Day. Consolidation
of this day will result in a full Writing Task practice in week
10. These papers will be marked with feedback being provided
during Term 2.
All of our year 11 and 12 students should now have their
homework and study routines in place. For those students who
are struggling with their subjects and finding it hard to engage
with learning I would strongly encourage you to speak with
myself or one of the Guidance Officers. All Year 12 OP eligible
students have been advised to ask a teacher to be their mentor.
The role of the mentor is to provide:
• Emotional and scholastic support
• Guidance (reality check)
• Encouragement for the student to maintain a work/
life balance as they progress through their year 12
studies.
SPORT REPORT
Inter-School Sport
This year the format for sport in our district is slightly different
than in previous years. Sport is now timetabled on Tuesdays
for Years 7, 8 & 9 junior students and Wednesdays for Year
10, 11 & 12 senior students. We have 40 teams with 38 staff
representing our school across both days, which is fantastic
reflection on the students and the staff that give up their time
every week.
Year 7s that are turning twelve this year participate in our
weekly inter-school sport competition, however they are part of
the Mount Gravatt Primary Schools District for representative
sport trials. Students aged 13-18 years have the opportunity
to trial for South District representative sport at various stages
throughout the year. All students need to listen to the student
notices in morning peer support and check the sport
noticeboard for the details of these trials.
Inter-school District Swimming Trials
On Thursday 12th February the younger Year 7s had their
first opportunity to represent Cavendish Road State High, by
participating in the Mount Gravatt Primary District Swimming
Trials at Hibiscus Swimming Centre. With eleven swimmers
participating throughout the day, these young ones flew the
Cav Road flag exceptionally high and very proudly. Well done to
all.
On Tuesday 17th February the 13-18 year old Cavendish Road
Swim Team participated in the South District Secondary
Swimming Trials, held at Chandler Swimming Centre. I was
so proud to work with these students throughout the day, as
they went about their business taking on that dreaded black
line like professionals. Year 10 student, Mia McChlery had an
outstanding competition finishing as Age Champion for the
entire South District for her age-group, earning selection in the
South District team to attend the Metropolitan East Regional
Trials. Hats off must also go to Tahlia Hickie, Camilo Velasquez
Hurtado and Abby Mills on their South District selection.
Cavendish Road High finished a hard earned 3rd place overall,
as a result of some outstanding team and individual
performances.
Sport Trials and Student Achievement
Since early February we have had more than 350 secondary
students trial for South District School Sport and over 50 twelve
year old Year 7 students trial for Mount Gravatt Primary District
School Sport. What a fabulous representation of our school
across these districts. Thank you to those 15 Cav Road
teachers that continue to work tirelessly as coaches, managers
and convenors throughout these district and regional trials to
support these opportunities for students.
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Congratulations to these students on their Metropolitan East
selection;
• Mac Butler (Baseball)
• Sam Trnka (Baseball)
• Luca Rostagno (Baseball)
• Mia McChlery (Swimming)
• Camilo Velasquez-Hurtado (Swimming)
• Tyrone Faulkner (Rugby Union)
• Manon Jones (Waterpolo)
to conduct higher order thinking activities as well as re-enacting
the battle of Thermopylae.
As the term draws to a close many parents can expect a letter
inviting their student into our Academy of Ideas as well as an
invitation to our parent information and opening night. Details
will be on the letter which will outline the exciting opportunities
we will offer to our gifted and talented students in 2015.
Strac Kosanovic
A/HOD
Humanities
State Diving Championships
“Karneval”
Aimee Hammond (Year 9) competed in the Queensland State
Age Diving Championships at the Chandler Aquatic Centre. She
finished 1st in her age group for the 1 metre event and 3rd for
the 3 metre event.
In Week 5, our Year 8 German students enjoyed an introduction
to Karneval. This is one of Germany’s most widespread
celebrations as every town erupts with colour and music to
celebrate the end of winter. It is also the last chance to drink
and be merry before the start of Lent.
In addition to these fantastic results, Aimee also met
qualification to represent Queensland at the 2015 Australian
Age Championships in April this year. Well done Aimee.
Winter Interschool Sport Trials
Trials for the various interschool sports will occur in the first few
weeks of Term 2, after the Easter holidays. Students will need
to listen to the promotion of these trials throughout the school.
Such sports that may be on offer, depending on student
numbers will be – netball, AFL, basketball, tennis, rugby league,
volleyball, football (soccer), and ultimate disk.
Summer Interschool Sport
With less than 2 weeks remaining in our summer interschool
sport season, there are many Cavendish Road teams across
junior and senior groups that are representing the green
machine very proudly. These teams will compete in district and
metropolitan finals structure in the first 2 – 3 weeks of Term 2.
Keep up the good work.
Go Cav!
Ms Nikki Bairstow
Sports Coordinator
Our students attempted their hand at creating their own masks
and elected their Prince and Princess of Fools. We enjoyed a
range of activities as well as a “Krapfen” (jam-filled donut). It was
a great week of colours and fun. Karneval is also celebrated at
the German Club with an annual costume ball.
Jinnie Pettersen
German Coordinator
QParents
Cavendish Road SHS is proud to be one the first schools in
Queensland to offer QParents, as part of a pilot program in
Term 2, 2015.
The QParents web and mobile application provides a more
convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians of
Queensland state school students to interact with their child’s
school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s
student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone,
tablet or computer.
QParents allows parents to connect instantly with their child’s
school to access and manage their child’s student information,
including:
Australasian Philosothon
• Behaviour details
I`m thrilled to announce that Cav Road has been selected and
invited to attend the Australasian Philosothon that will take
place later this year in Melbourne. This is a credit to the hard
work of Mr Adam Kuss and the stunning success of the teams
and individuals at our school over the last two years. It is a
very highly regarded competition and speaks volumes about
the quality critical thinking programs on offer through the
Humanities faculty.
• Academic report cards
Please don`t be alarmed if your student comes home saying
they have more than 1 or even 3 teachers in the room! As
a department we are exploring team teaching as a strategy
to engage with students as well as tap into expert subject
knowledge. The year 10 History course currently has a
combined class with Miss Hundt and Mr K investigating
different strategies to deliver and test knowledge while the year
7 teachers have been working together as well as with myself
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• Class timetables
• Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and
making payments online
• Viewing and updating personal student details,
including medical conditions and address
• Enrolment details
QParents will assist both staff and parents in sharing and
responding to information in an efficient and effective way.
It won’t replace the traditional ways you communicate with our
school, but it will provide another way to communicate with us.
The benefits of QParents
Convenience and time savings for parents
• Parents can view or update their child’s details
without having to contact the school
Also, please note there will be no Parents and Citizens
Meeting held in April.
Anne Ockenfels
P & C - Operations Manager
• Secure 24/7 online access.
Parents and Citizens Uniform Shop
• Available anytime, anywhere — access QParents on
your smart phone, tablet or computer.
It is time to think about stocking up on your winter uniform
items. We already have stocks of jumpers, jackets and pants
so it is best to get in early to ensure that you can get the sizes
you require. New stock has been ordered but we do not expect
that in until next month. It is best to be early to ensure that you
don’t miss out.
Greater transparency of information
• Improves accountability between parents and
schools by providing parents with timely access to
their child’s information online.
• Allows parents to engage more deeply in their child’s
schooling
QParents will be trialled to parents of Year 9 students only in
Term 2 and if successful rolled out to the parents of students in
other year levels by the end of the year. In order for the trial to
be successful, please ensure you have your email address with
the school up to date. More information will be sent home with
year 9 students.
David Thomson
Business Development Manager
Department of Education and Training
Welcome to our new Chaplain
Our new chaplain, Margita Downey is
available on Monday, Tuesday and Friday
each week for pastoral care, social and
emotional support and spiritual support for
students, staff and families. Her email is
[email protected]
Parents and Citizens Association
Canteen Volunteers Needed!
If you’ve ever thought of helping out at
school, now’s the perfect time. We are
seeking volunteers to help out in the
Canteen. If you can spare a few hours each
month or even just every now and then
we’d love to hear from you. The canteen is
open for breakfast from 8.00am and help is needed anytime
from then until 2pm. The canteen team are a friendly bunch
looking to welcome you with open arms. Of course we
understand that things come up unexpectedly – no problem –
just let us know as soon as you can if you are unable to make it
on your rostered day.
Remember - the more volunteers we have, the more funds we
can give back to the school for facility and resource upgrades
– so please – consider putting your hand up. You can contact
us via email: [email protected] phone 07 3394
0723 or come on in and say hi. We look forward to meeting
you soon.
Daily streams of good quality second-hand items are coming
into the shop for sale. So if you are looking for second-hand
items, please come in and check them out. Also, if you have
any good second-hand items for sale, don’t hesitate to bring
them in. We operate on 70% to Seller and 30% to the P&C.
HELP NEEDED - If you can spare one hour or two, we would
love to hear from you. To register your help please contact
[email protected]
Madonna – Uniform Shop Convenor
Direct Shop Line - (07) 3394 0724
HOMESTAY FAMILIES WANTED FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
REQUIREMENTS
• Caring English speaking family
• Individual furnished bedroom
• All meals and access to internet
• Easy transport access to school
• Eligibility for Blue Card from Public Safety Business
Agency
Payment of $263 per week to cover expenses.
For further information, please contact
The Homestay Co-ordinator – Lesley Huxley
Cavendish Road State High School
3394 0797 (school hours)
Email: [email protected]
Lesley Huxley
International Homestay Co-ordinator
Kokoda Challenge 2015
Kokoda Challenge training is gaining momentum. Students are
training every Wednesday during sport and after school from
3-4.30pm around White’s Hill Reserve. Generally we do around
5km during sport and around 8km after school. Students also
need to be doing their own training on weekends and during
the week. Students need to ensure that their training is regular,
progressive exercise that is specific to the conditions they will
encounter on the Kokoda Challenge course.
The first Practice Hike is on Sunday March 29th 2015 through
Mt Coot-tha, starting at Hoop Pine Picnic area at 7am. All
Kokoda participants are expected to attend. Information sheets
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have been given to students and additional copies are available
from the Science foyer or through the Kokoda edStudio using
access key S353160103.
language-based difficulties, more focused speech-language
therapy support can be requested using the school’s usual SLP
referral processes.
We had a very successful sausage sizzle on March 14th at
Bunnings Mt Gravatt that raised just on $1000 towards our
team T-shirts.
Throughout the year there will be updates in the school
newsletter to keep parents informed about how the additional
speech-language therapy time at school is being used. As
parents are often interested to know what they can do to
support their children’s language and learning abilities at home,
future newsletter articles will also contain information about
ways to support language in the home. The main thing to
remember is the more you can talk about and reflect upon
words and language, the more it will benefit your children’s
ongoing language development.
Each team must also commit to raising a minimum amount
for the associated charity, The Kokoda Foundation. Each Stan
Bisset 96km team must raise a minimum of $650, and each
Jim Stillman 48km team must raise a minimum of $350. All
students need to contribute time and effort to fundraising so
that their team will be able to compete. You can also help them
by making a tax-deductible donation to a team:
Go to kokodachallenge.com Click on the ‘Donate’ button,
Scroll down, Enter your donation details.
A receipt will be sent to the email address provided.
Meredith Lane-Richardson & Steve Griffiths
Cav Road Kokoda Challenge Coordinators
Exciting Speech–Language Therapy
Initiative
This year, Cavendish Road SHS is running an exciting new
speech-language therapy initiative funded through the Great
Results Guaranteed (GRG) resourcing. The school has
purchased two additional days of speech-language therapy
time, boosting the total speech-language therapy time at the
school to three days a week.
In all subject areas, students use their language skills to
process, understand and learn curriculum material. They also
use their language skills to think about, plan and compose
written work. The high language demands of the high school
curriculum can present challenges for some students. These
students are at risk for disengaging from learning at school.
Through the additional speech-language therapy time, the
school’s speech-language pathologist (SLP) will work with staff
to support the use of language-based learning strategies in
the classroom. The Year 7 students are the initial focus of the
additional time. This will be of particular benefit to students who
may require support to meet the learning requirements of their
new academic environment, but will also benefit the learning of
all Year 7 students.
The school’s SLP will work closely with class teachers and
teacher aides across the Year 7 classes to focus on:
• explicit vocabulary instruction to promote
understanding of subject specific material,
• using specific strategies to break down complex
information to promote student understanding and
engagement,
• using specific visual supports to assist understanding
and to help students plan their written work,
• embedding these supports into everyday teaching
and learning in the classroom.
If class teachers identify that a student is experiencing
significant difficulties in the classroom as a result of severe
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Leonie Douyere
Speech-Language Pathologist
HALL FOR HIRE – CAVENDISH ROAD
SHS
Our hall is available to hire to organisations who have Public
Liability Insurance of at least $20 million. Please phone the
Business Manager on 3394 0710 or email
[email protected] for further information, costs and
additional facilities available.
Lyn Lee
Business Services Manager