24 OCTOBER VOL.14 NO.32 NEWSLETTER t: 3354 3422 w: www.hillbrook.qld.edu.au e: [email protected] From The School Leadership Team The old saying that it takes a village to help raise a child lies at the heart of the relationship between schools and families in helping young people develop into caring, compassionate and active global citizens. Helping young people develop enhancing attitudes, behaviours and values that are needed to live a healthy and fulfilling life is a key element of this relationship. To support this approach we were very fortunate to welcome Paul Dillon to Hillbrook last week. Paul is a widely respected and engaging speaker regarding the different issues confronting our young people, particularly in terms of the harms that drug use can cause. Paul spoke with our Year 10, 11 and 12 students and by all reports his message was well received. His presentations are a valuable addition to our Health and PSD programs in Years 8-12. His message to our students was clear and concise and can be summarised as follows: • Know when to call for help • Know how to call for help • Know how to tell if someone is drunk or poisoned by their use of a drug • Know what the recovery position is and how to action it Paul also addressed how brain science has informed our understanding of adolescent behaviour. A tendency for impulsiveness and risky behaviour once blamed on raging hormones and puberty can be now identified with underdeveloped areas of the adolescent brain. It is not as if young people are willing go out to harm themselves or do crazy things, it’s just the implications and dangers aren’t as obvious to them. Put simply, young people weigh ‘risk verses reward’ quite differently, especially when with their friends. Add alcohol and its effects on the brain into this mix and it becomes obvious what a lethal combination it can be for young people. Hence the recommendation that young people and alcohol are best kept apart for as long as possible. Hopefully, this has encouraged considerable discussion at home. Paul’s presentations would not have been possible without the generous support and sponsorship from our P&F Association. Our Year 11 students were also involved with the car crash ‘docudrama’ experience last week. This is a significant experience for our students as it brings to life how our choices can have such profound consequences. Thank you to Steve Cambridge for his work in bringing this unique experience to our school as part of our PSD program. Finally, we would like to offer our sincere congratulations to the team of parents lead very ably by Karen Kennelly, Katrina Coomber and Alice Clarke for all their time and efforts organising ‘Hillbrook Under the Stars’. It was a wonderful evening with great food, great company and great entertainment. Geoff Newton, Stephanie Munday-Lake, Craig Merritt & David Briggs Year 11 Docu-Drama On Thursday 16 October, the Year 11 students were involved in a Docu-Drama car crash scenario performed by RACQ, Qld Police and Ambulance services, Metropolitan Funerals and Hillbrook Year 11 students. The scenario was fake but with the performances being so realistic, it was hard to forget what happened. Everyone pulled together in the scenario, acting ever so seriously that it could have turned anyone pale. What the students learnt that day will be remembered for a life time; what not to do and what to do, if such an accident happens. With the majority of the Year 11 cohort already in possession of their Learners permit, it comes as a great warning to heed the law and never put your own life at risk for peer pressure. Parents.Connect It has been a busy year in so many respects for Parents.Connect. Everyone’s input helps so much in creating that wonderful Hillbrook community we all enjoy. Thank you! It would be great to see you at the ‘Volunteers Thank You’ drinks on Wednesday 12 November at 6.30pm (see invite below). However the year is not over, and we are preparing for an extraordinary year in 2015! To let you know of a few things: World Teachers Day 2014 – Friday 31 October. I will arrange for flowers and a card on behalf of the parent community to be presented to the incredible teachers we have at Hillbrook. If you wanted to send an email or card, I’m sure it would be very much appreciated. Family Day - Sunday 2 November 2014 – Year 7 families will be welcomed in the morning and Year 8 in the afternoon. It’s going to be huge day. We will need PARENT HELPERS to assist with either morning or afternoon tea and be there as ‘Ask Me’ helpers to answer any questions from incoming parents. It would only be for about an hour. 2015 start of school – Year 7 starts Tuesday 27 January and Year 8 has their first day on Wednesday 28 January. PARENT HELPERS will also be needed to welcome parents at the ‘Cuppa and Coffee’ in the morning. If you might be able to help at either of these, please email me at [email protected]. Rosie Grant - Parents.Connect Leader P&F Volunteers Thank You Party The P&F appreciate all the hours of hard work that are given willingly by the volunteers, and invite you to a thank you party on Wednesday 12 November near the Tuckshop starting at 6.30pm. Please RSVP Rosie Grant: [email protected] by Friday 7 November so we have an idea of numbers. 2 of 6 HILLBROOK ANGLICAN SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 24 OCTOBER 2014 Buying & Selling Second Hand Uniforms Helpful Tips! Register by 31 December on www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au to receive a complimentary Annual Subscription which enables you to sell secondhand Hillbrook items free of charge for a year! Hillbrook’s uniform list is loaded into the sytem to make the ad listing process easy Assistance is provided to accurately price items based on their condition By listing your Wanted items, an Ad Matching service shows you: * The items available to buy * Who has the items you need * The cheapest items Peak trading times are expected to be the start and end of year, and change of season. However, items do trade all year round so be patient! If you are looking to buy, telephone the seller as many people do not regularly check their emails Arrange to meet somewhere convenient to trade, rather than making special trips Delist your ads promptly when no longer required (e.g. if you sell your items) Hillbrook 2015 Perisher Ski Trip We now have enough expressions of interest for this trip to go ahead. For details of the trip see attached flyer. If you are definitely interested in having your child attend this trip next year, please contact Norelle Millhouse on norellem@hillbrook. qld.edu.au with your child’s name and preferred email contact details. Deposits of $200 are now being accepted to secure your child’s place on this trip. Hillbrook Under The Stars Last Saturday night, the library courtyard was transformed by fairy lights and lanterns (and I did spot the odd star through the clouds) and our Hillbrook adult community enjoyed a wonderful evening. The weather was kind, the food delicious, we enjoyed listening to Karen and John sing and we had a chance to catch up with people we know and to meet others for the first time. Thank you to all who attended, making this night so enjoyable and successful. It was fantastic to see such a big turn out. I will start by thanking the Hillbrook Chorale, under the leadership of Kylie Los, for beginning our evening with your superb voices as we arrived. Thank you to Maree Jones and her team for catering (the food was delicious), past Hillbrook students for their help, Lyn and Norelle in the office for coordinating payments, Beck and Leisa, Robert for all his help with the tables and equipment we needed, Peggy and Will for the music equipment and David Hobbs for setting it all up, the fantastic band of helpers who came early Saturday to set up and the wonderful helpers who came back Sunday to clean up. A huge thank you to Katrina Coomber for taking on the coordination of bookings and tables and many, many other jobs, and to Alice Clarke for her amazing decorations, including the trees on the construction site walls! Please forgive me if I’ve missed anyone; your assistance was greatly appreciated. The profits from this event will go the Hillbrook Giving Tree, which has been set up to assist those in need in our community. I will report on the exact amount in the next newsletter. Once again thank you to everyone for making the night such a success! Karen Kennelly Wanted: Sustainability Day 2015 Convenor Our bi-annual Sustainability Day is on 30 May 2015 and we need a Convenor to oversee the organisation of the event! If you are interested in this role, please contact P&F President, Grant Starkey, on 0417 716 744 or [email protected] Invite to Year 10 Parents to Attend ‘Transitions’ Chapel Hillbrook recognises the transition students are making into senior school on their return from this camp. Each class group has a chapel service to welcome them back into the school and to acknowledge the journey they have been on. The Year 10 Transitions Camp is the culmination of a unit of work undertaken in Personal and Spiritual Development helping students to understand the difference between simply growing older, and growing up. Parents are welcome to attend these services, hear stories from the camps and honour the Year 10s as they move into the next stage of their schooling. These services start at 9am in the chapel. 10 Green & 10 Red: Monday 27 October 10 Blue: Friday 31 October 10 White: Monday 3 November Staff Update Miriam Kroker will be joining us for 2015 and taking on the Leader of E-Learning role. Miriam comes to Hillbrook from Sandgate District State High School where she is currently the eLearning and Multimedia Coordinator. She has been instrumental in the implementation of a range of whole-school initiatives designed to provide students with rich learning opportunities using technology as an enabling tool. Miriam has an extensive background in contemporary pedagogy and is an unashamed champion of the contribution that technology can make to improving learning outcomes across all subjects. Still Standing by Basement Arts Basement Arts is proud to present its final production of the year, Still Standing by Margery Forde and Michael Forde. The play takes us back to the days of Countdown, when records were the norm, and music was generated purely by instruments. Oh, those were the days! I remember when I was young, when the world had just begun, and I was happy. Enough said! Hillbrook teacher Ben Behan makes his acting debut for the company alongside past students Jenn Keil and Ben Trigger. The play also features a live band on stage starring current students Mitch Starkey, Jed Stoll, Dom Machen and special guest Mike Dunlop (Mrs Dunlop’s husband!) This play is going to rock! Two shows only on 7 and 8 November at 7pm. Tickets are $15 adults and $10 students/concession and can be purchased from the drama department or reserved at http://www.trybooking. com/108710 Holly O’Sullivan Williams & Sue-Ellen Taylor - Directors Year 12 Graduation Dinner Acceptance Students, please return your Grad Dinner Acceptance forms to the Admin Box advising your seating preferences and dietary requirements or food allergies no later than Monday 3 November. Thank you. 3 of 6 HILLBROOK ANGLICAN SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 24 OCTOBER 2014 Three Keen Trail Runners Due to popular request (for more Oxfam chocolates) I am planning on returning to Oxfam Trailwalker in 2015 for my third event. I am looking for three others to help form a Hillbrook Team. If you are keen (read mad) enough to join me, or you would like more info, just let me know. Registrations will open soon, and if we get in early we can take advantage of the early bird discount. Simon Roberts Qld Schools’ Cup Junior Volleyball Competition Why would you join me? • • • • • Great motivation to get out in the bush regularly and improve your fitness Great opportunity to raise money for a very worthy cause Great escape from the daily stress of work and home Great way to explore some of our natural areas Awesome sense of achievement Did I mention that next year I’d like to try running (read jog) the 55km option? Why!!? • • Less time training on the trails Greater level of fitness COMING EVENTS A big congratulations to the two Hillbrook girls Volleyball teams that competed in the Qld Schools’ Volleyball Cup last weekend. We had a Year 9 team coached by 2013 Hillbrook graduates, Holly Klein and Peter Dal Bon, and a Year 10 team coached by Jack Baresic. The girls competed against 20 other teams within their division. It was great to see the skills that they had been practicing at training come together at the competition. The Year 9 team placed 10th and the Year 10 team placed 15th. See the photos on the next page! EVENT DAY/DATE TIME VENUE Spring Series Concert 1 Sunday 26 October 3.30pm Performing Arts Centre Spring Series Concert 2 Sunday 26 October 5pm Performing Arts Centre Year 12 Block Testing 10-17 November G20 Public Holiday Friday 14 November Year 11 Block Testing 17-20 November MAJOR EVENTS IN 2014 EVENT DAY/DATE TIME VENUE Class of 1994 - 20 Year Reunion Saturday 1 November 7pm The Fox Hotel Family Day Sunday 2 November Celebration Evening Thursday 6 November 7pm City Hall Year 12 Graduation Dinner Thursday 20 November 7pm - 10.30pm Royal International Convention Centre Year 12 Farewell Day Friday 21 November Year 8-11 Final Day 2014 Friday 28 November TUCKSHOP ROSTER MONDAY 27 OCTOBER TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER Anita Hanlon Lisa Gilmour Anne Lewis Bernadette Vincent Renuka Russell Maree Jones Wendy Jackman Melissa Cameron Jo-Anne Kroll Andrea Young Anne Hertzog Madonna Hensley Tonia Andrews Kate Cox Susanna Derwin Sue Poulos Rosie Wiles Jo McCreanor Julie-Anne Brennan Alison Hatchman Donagh McKenzie Maryanne Lucas UNIFORM AND STATIONERY MONDAY 27 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 12pm - 2pm 8am - 10am 8am - 9am Karin Rushin Jo Wilson Susanna Derwin Melissa Curtis Karyn Paterson Ann Herriot Jo-Anne Kroll Helen Manias Karyn Paterson Lynn Dewhurst 4 of 6 HILLBROOK ANGLICAN SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 24 OCTOBER 2014 Photo Album Qld Schools’ Cup Junior Volleyball Competition Year 11 Docu-Drama Qld Youth Shakespeare Festival 9 Green Fundraiser FOR SCHOOLS Hillbrook Anglican School’s 2015 Ski Trip Register NOW PERISHER We are oﬀering a ski trip for our Junior students (Years 7 - 9). We now have enough expressions of interest for this trip to go ahead Please read on for a summary of the package on oﬀer; - Travelling Sat 27 Jun – Sat 4 July, overnight coach Hillbrook - Perisher - Exclusive accommodation at Acacia Snowy Motel - 5 nights multi share accommodation including dinners (x5) & breakfasts (x5) - 5½ day all mountain lift pass - 5 x 2hour group lessons - 5½ day hire: helmet, skis & poles/snow board, boots, pants, parka - Total Cost $1550.00 per person If you are definitely interested in having your child attend this trip next year, please contact Norelle Millhouse with your child’s name and preferred contact email address. Email [email protected] A deposit of $200 will be required by Friday, 7th November 2014, to secure your child’s spot. “Nothing beats seeing snow for the first time, it was awesome!” “Perisher was massive, so many places to ski. I was a pro by the end of the week!”