College Executive Principal – Regan Neumann ■ College Deputy Principal – Elizabeth Foster ■ A/Business Manager – Paul Hillier Principal Senior School – Duncan Steel ■ Principal Middle School – Mike Loftus ■ Principal Junior School – Damien Greig ■ A/Senior Deputy Principal – Kerrie Richards ■ Middle Deputy Principal – Linda Greitschus DATE 21st November 2014 ISSUE NUMBER: 30 FROM THE DESK OF THE COLLEGE EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL FROM THE DESK OF THE SENIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Dear Families All the best to the Year 10 and 11 students for their final block exams. It is so important that students have the support from home to be able to do their best. The Year 12 students finished in a very positive way and we will look forward to their results which will be posted out from the Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority on Friday 19 December 2014. This week we farewell our Year 12’s. At the Graduation Ceremony we presented students with a certificate and gift. There were 6 students who we especially recognised who have attended Kelvin Grove school from Year 1 to 12. These students include: Kina Gerdsen-Sargeant, Daniel Hannay, Elise May, Amber Ramsay, Jack Wilkins and Liam Wogan. This number is growing each year. Congratulations to all our Year 12’s on achieving this milestone. The ceremony gave all the opportunity to reflect on the years spent at Kelvin Grove - students, families and staff. I am confident they are well prepared for their future journey in our community. I know great futures await! On 3 December and the 10 December we are also celebrating milestones for our Year 9 and Year 5 students respectively. At these ceremonies we will be recognising the transition to the next sub-school. This is special as well as our students move into another area of the college. Our P & C have generously donated a small gift of a college badge to recognise the importance of this for our students and families. We are very grateful to the P & C for providing this memento of this occasion. 100 of our Junior School students move into our Middle School and 220 of our Middle School students are moving into our Senior School. We do have many students joining the college at the beginning of 2015 with a significant intake in Year 7 and 8 in our Middle School, in additional to the usual growth we experience in our Senior School. There are a number of orientation programs for these new students in each of the subschools to help them settle into the college and understand what it means to be a KG student. Fortunately during the year we have been preparing for this additional intake with the new building coming on line from January 2015, and importantly more eating areas for our students in both subschools in this part of our college. Finally, with the additional students will come additional staff in different parts of the college. Staffing in all parts of the college has not been finalised yet, and will only be confirmed late in the year, or in the week prior to the commencement of school. However, I can inform you that our Executive Group will include: Duncan Steel and Angelique Strawbridge as our Senior School Principal and Deputy Principal, Mike Loftus and Linda Greitschus as our Middle School Principal and Deputy Principal and Damien Greig as our Junior School Principal – all permanent appointments. Until next week Warm regards Dr Regan Neumann Year 11 Non-Campers For Year 11 students not participating in the Year 11 Camp from Tuesday 25 November – Friday 28 November, they will be participating in classroom work during this time. Therefore normal school procedures for absences will need to be followed. Please note on Tuesday at 9.00am, students will be completing their CPR training. This is a mandatory requirement of all students before they exit Year 12. First day of school for 2015 In 2015 the first day of school will be Wednesday 28 January. Students will report in their uniform at 9.00am to the College Hall. During this time they will be issued their timetable and diary. Period 5 classes will begin from Thursday 29 January. Textbooks will be issued during the first two weeks of next year during lesson times. Year 12 Leadership Positions for 2015 All Year 12 leadership positions will be decided by Friday 28 November. Students who have gained a position will receive in the mail a Year 12 Buddies Program letter and Senior SRC Development Camp letter. The SRC Leadership Camp will occur from Sunday 1 February until Tuesday 3 February. Duncan Steel Senior School Principal KEY DATES TERM FOUR Fri 21 Nov Mon 24 Nov Tue 25 Nov Fri 28 Nov Tue 2 Dec Wed 3 Dec Final Day for Year 12 Students Year 10 Block Exams Year 11 Camp Final Day for Year 10 and 11 Students Middle School Awards Night Year 9 Graduation Student Absences Please note the following direct phone numbers and email addresses: Junior School (Years 1 – 5) 3552-7420 or email: [email protected] Middle School (Years 6 – 9) 3552-7302 or email: [email protected] Senior School (Years 10 – 12) 3552-7303 or email: [email protected] FROM THE DESK OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL The end of the year is rapidly approaching and this is the time of the year when things get really busy in the Middle School. I would like to remind you of a number of events that are occurring over the next few weeks. Firstly, our Middle School Awards Night will take place on Tuesday 2 nd December commencing at 7pm in the College Hall. This is followed the next day, Wednesday 3rd December with the Year 9 Graduation Ceremony at 12 noon in the College Hall. Invites for both of these events have been sent out and I am hoping that both events will be supported by our community. That penultimate week is finished off with our first ever Grand Final of the Middle School Talent Competition. This will take place on Friday 5th December commencing at 11am in the College Hall. There have been numerous heats throughout the semester and we are now down to the final 10 acts. I can assure you that there will be some serious talent on display and all parents and relatives are cordially invited. FROM THE DESK OF THE JUNIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Dear Families Brainways Year 3 students, Maxwell Barrett-Beck, Josephine Hall and Kate Willacy competed in the Brainways Quest last week. Congratulations are in order as they achieved a 3rd placing in a very competitive environment. They solved complex problems and had to work as a team. These students will now represent Kelvin Grove State College in the State final to be held this Saturday 22 November at Griffith University. Science Excursion On Tuesday 18th November, Year 2s gamed the post G20 Summit to attend the Science Centre at South Bank. Year 2 students were budding scientists experimenting with resources in the Body and Action Zone. Favourites in these zones were the spinning chair, running track and turning tunnel. Next Year 2 attended the Show Zone. In the scientist’s laboratory they learnt all about planets and gases. Rockets were made and flown around the lab. Finally, Year 2 entered the Top Secret Zone. In there they became spies and cracked many clues in order to solve the mystery of who stole the powerful computer chip from the Brainiac Corporation. Year 2 would like to thank the parents who helped to make it a successful day. Last week two teams from the Middle School represented the college in the Regional Finals of the Brainways Quest Challenge for Gifted Students. This competition attracts teams from across SE Qld and the majority are from the private sector. Our Year 9 consisting of Callum Lockhart, Xandache West and Olivia McKenzie-Ross just missed out on a place in the State Final but by all accounts acquitted themselves well over the two days of intense competition. However, I am delighted to inform you that our Year 6 team, consisting of Natacia Slade, Rosa Flynn-Smith and Jordan Meijers progressed through to the State Finals at Griffith University this Saturday! We wish them well. Book Swap Junior School Library Book Swap was a great success. Thank you for all the lovely books that were donated. Students loved the good quality choices and they were able to take home some lovely books. We raised $425.00 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The remaining books will be donated to schools in New Guinea. Thanks especially to the SRC and the Year 5 students who helped at the Book Swap. We hope to make this an annual event. Finally, please be aware that our group email system has now changed and it is a matter of parents subscribing to the new system as per the instruction below :To subscribe to our parent email lists... Send an email to [email protected] and write in the body section either ICAS Ms Brealy was out and about with her digital camera. She caught up with a proud group of students who were keen to show off their recently presented ICAS certificates. subscribe kgsc-js-parents <your name> for the Junior School list, or subscribe kgsc-ms-parents <your name> for the Middle School list, or subscribe kgsc-ss-parents <your name> for the Senior School list. Warm regards Damien Greig Junior School Principal eg. subscribe kgsc-ms-parents Fred Nerk There should be NO other text in the body such as a signature. The subject line can be left blank. Yours sincerely Mike Loftus Middle School Principal SPREAD THE WORD Free Microsoft software for students’ personal computers All state school students from Prep–Year 12 can now download multiple free copies of the Microsoft Office 2013 Suite to their personal home and mobile computer equipment. Students who want the free software will need an active Managed Internet Service (MIS) login, school email account and password — those who don‘t should come to the College TechHub for help. Go to https://login.microsoftonline.com/ and login using your child’s EQ username and password. FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE NEWS Well another year for the Football Excellence Program is nearly complete with our Year 12’s just leaving. This year’s senior group have been great role models for our younger players displaying exceptional leadership, behaviour, work ethic and character. This group of Year 12’s has assisted in developing a very good culture within the program and will be greatly missed. Our next year’s group certainly have a high benchmark to follow. This year has been a busy one again and will culminate with the England and Spain tour leaving on December 5 visiting London, Manchester and Barcelona with coaching sessions at clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City and Barcelona as well as seeing Premier League and Europa League games, stadium tours, playing against overseas opposition and sightseeing. TENNIS NEWS Kelvin Grove wins through to State tennis finals! Last weekend in stifling heat our development tennis teams competed in the Metropolitan North section of the Brisbane International Primary Schools Challenge. Our number one team of Bogdan Lujic, Lazar Lujic, Ryan Wang and Jonathan Barber were successful in winning the tournament defeating Brisbane Grammar in the final. They now qualify to compete in the state finals at the Brisbane International from Jan 8 th11th The annual Sports Excellence Dinner was also recently held with AFL great Michael Voss the guest speaker and former student Adam Sarota inducted into the hall of fame. Adam is a past student currently on loan to the Brisbane Roar from Utrecht in Holland and has represented the Socceroos on three occasions. The program will now grow in 2015 to over 140 players over the six year levels from Year 7-12 with a modified Year 6 program also commencing in 2015 adding more keen and enthusiastic footballers. The program over the last 19 years has assisted many players in reaching their full potential as a footballer as well as helping them achieve an education and career prospects in their sport. I am certainly looking forward to next year with the increased program. Rob Amos Tennis Excellence Coordinator VISUAL ART NEWS 2 Day City at the EDGE Ian Milligan Football Excellence Coordinator HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS Congratulations to our Year 12 Physical Education students who have completed their final pieces of assessment, which included a synchronised swimming routine. We had some fantastic performances, and the group has finished with excellent overall results. Our Year 11’s will be completing their performances during exam block, and we wish them all the best. Year 8 and 9 HPE classes were lucky enough to have Claire from Life Education as a guest in their classes in week 5. These classes are studying Growth, Development and Drugs, and Risk Taking Behaviours respectively. Claire was able to provide some very up to date information for the students and add some great insight into decision making particularly with respect to relationship education. We are very grateful to Claire and the Life Ed team for their services. David Kuchler HOD HPE, Sport and Sport Excellence Over Friday 7 and Saturday 8 of November, more than a hundred students (including 50 current and future KGSC students) from 21 schools accompanied by 37 teachers, designers and mentors, attended “2 Day City”, part of KGSC Art’s “100 Futures” program, specially adapted for State Library of Queensland’s Design Minds program. 2 Day City, a mini “think tank” for urban design, was created for Year 6 and 7 students at KGSC to encourage connected and creative thinking about real life challenges. Students involved voted on urban futures, attended councils, negotiated wild-cards and responded to rapidly changing scenarios as they constructed a prototype of Brisbane 2050. The program was hosted by the EDGE at State Library of Queensland’s Asia Pacific Design Library as part of the G20 cultural program and its legacy will be innovative educational approaches focusing on “design thinking”. KGSC Art is leading the State in this field, with new Art + Design Excellence programs inspiring other middle school and senior programs to explore creative-thinking approaches in curriculum. Living City and Fig Tree Island Just 2 hours on “Fig tree Island” in Eagle Street saw the culmination of months of preparation by our senior Art and Design Excellence students on “Living City 2014. On November 12, just before the G20 road closures, our young designers went public on site with their interactive design ideas, discussing future possibilities with the site users, local office workers, business men and women, tourists and passers-by. The idea is to suggest design possibilities that will extend the life of the site, and ensure it remains a refuge and place of contemplation and interaction for future citizens. Thanks to Genevieve Searle, City Planning at BCC, Design educators at QUT and SLQ, and our two main designer/artists in residence, Kylie Bickle and Sophie Munns for working closely with our students in developing imaginative and provocative design solutions for the site. Looking ahead: 100 Futures Show at the Middle School Awards. What I Am Reading Now Year 8 ADE creative teams will be exhibiting their responses to the 100 Futures challenge in the Hall foyer on the evening of the Middle School awards. Official opening at 6.00. Please come early, explore and enjoy. Les Hooper HOD Visual Arts/LOTE What I am reading now is: “I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lane KELVIN GROVE STATE COLLEGE P&C ASSOCIATION TUCKSHOP NEWS 2014: Junior School Tuckshop will be closed on Thursday 11th December and Friday 12th December. Senior School Tuckshop will be closed on Friday 12th December for cleaning. 2015: Middle & Senior Tuckshop re-opens on Tuesday 27th January 2015 Junior School Tuckshop re-opens on Thursday 29th January 2015 Online Ordering is available from Thursday 29th January 2015 PLEASE NOTE: Online ordering closes at the new time of 8.30am each day as of 29th January 2015 WE NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE Would you like to volunteer at our Tuckshop? Please telephone Narelle: 3552 7324 This book is about: A young girl called Malala who stood up for girls who did not have the right to get an education. She tells her story and hopes to inspire girls to stand up for what they believe in. I’d recommend this book: To people who enjoy an inspirational story about sticking to what you believe in and not giving up. Homestay Families Needed KGSC International Program requires Homestay families for new students arriving in 2015. These students are coming from China, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Japan and Korea and will be staying between 3 months and 2+ years. Homestay fees are $263.00p/wk. Please email Helen Baxter (Homestay Co-Ordinator) [email protected] for any information. Senior Library – Closure during Week 8 The Senior Library will be closed for its annual stocktake from Monday November 24 – Friday 28 November (this includes both before and after school). Could all students please bring back all resources not being used for assignments as soon as possible? * Please note: Homework Club will still be on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in the Library. Thank you Library staff
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