13 November 2019

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Note

Hello and welcome to my Principal’s Note for Week 6.

We are now on the ‘home straight’ with only three weeks of teaching and learning to go for the Junior School for the year. It has been busy at school with the completion of the many tasks to finalise the semester.

It is great to see the school community in full swing and humming away like a well-oiled machine. Obviously, it is the great school community members that makes this school an awesome school. Keep up the great work!

Turning Young People into Adults

The major task for us as parents is to support the development of our children into adulthood, so that they become functioning, well-adjusted members of our community, with a strong sense of self-worth and self-discipline. Children need to learn how to live in a family so that they know how to live within a community.

Limit setting and creating boundaries for acceptable behaviour provide children/young people with valuable lessons in learning how to manage their frustrations, how to get on with others and how their actions impact on others.

The role of boundary setting encourages:

• Development of self-control, so that children learn how to deal with strong emotions such as anger, jealousy and fear.
• Respect for other’s rights; to speak politely, respect other’s belongings and learn manners are important life skills.
• Appropriate expression of emotions. Talking about feelings can help prevent misunderstandings and develop the ability to care for his/her own emotions and eventually others.
• Building self-esteem through praise and positive feedback for when things go well.
• Self-reliance and self-confidence through experiencing their ability to cooperate and problem solve effectively.
• Development of habits which will support their ability to function well at school, at home and in the community.

Having a number of clear, age appropriate rules which apply to everyone in the family allows everyone to know what is acceptable. As they grow, rules and boundaries need to begin to shift to ensure that young people have the opportunity to begin to take more responsibility and learn from their experiences.

Thanks

Thank you to all for another great week at our great school!

Remember

“The Charleville High Way” is to Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be a Learner. Four Values: Co-operation, Integrity, Organisation and Resilience.

Mr Justin Washington
Principal

Deputy Principal Senior Schooling Report

Formal

2019 Formal

The Final Countdown

Our Year 12 students are in the final week of their secondary schooling. We are impressing upon our Year 12’s that they must maintain focus through to the end, even though this can be challenging, when they can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Preparations are well underway for Graduation, so students are reminded to listen to notices for important announcements. If parents have any queries or concerns, please contact the school.

UQ Young Achievers Welcome and Farewell

On Monday 4th November, Cindy from the UQ Young Achievers Program (YAP), came for her final visit of the year.

Cindy welcomed our new UQ Young Achievers to the program; William Everitt, Ashtyn Shearwin and Billy Bursle. These accomplished Year 10 students will have a wide range of supports provided by YAP over the next two years of their Senior Schooling, including mentorship and scholarship funding.

It was then time to farewell out two outgoing YAPers; Ella Bartullis and Lucy Frousheger. These two amazing young people are looking to continue their relationship with UQ, through pursuing study at the University next year.

A big thank you to the UQ Young Achievers Program and to Cindy, for their ongoing support of Charleville State High School and its students. Each student that is selected to be part of this program can get access to up to $32,000 over the course of Year 11 and 12, and the first three years of university. This type of support is invaluable to students from rural and remote regions and ensures that our students can have access to educational pathways that might otherwise prove very difficult to attain.

Remembrance Day – Charleville Memorial

Key events for Term 4 2019

Indigenous Education Community Meetings

Charleville State High School holds an Indigenous Education Community Meeting once a month. This Committee provides a link for our indigenous community/family to share knowledge, celebrate and be involved in the education of the children enrolled at Charleville State High School. If you have a child/grandchild attending Charleville State High School who identifies as ATSI or you are interested in the education of ATSI children in our community then we welcome and encourage you to attend our meetings.

In 2019, these meetings are held in the school Professional Library, situated in the school office, and will occur on the second Thursday of each month. If you wish to discuss a particular topic please forward your agenda item to jruss336@eq.edu.au prior to meeting day.

VET News

We have a number of traineeships and apprenticeship opportunities coming up.

If your student is looking for the opportunity to be involved, please contact Courtney Burns at the school on 4656 8888.

Thank you to all the businesses that support our students and our school. If you have an opportunity within your business to employ a school based trainee or apprentice, please contact Courtney Burns on 4656 8888.

Cheers
Vanessa Moller

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL JUNIOR SCHOOLING AND STUDENT SERVICES NEWS

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Week 6, Term 4

2020 Timetable

Students in years 7, 8 and 9 received letters regarding their elective subjects for 2020 last term. I am pleased to advise that the majority of students have received their first preferences. In the final weeks of the year students will be able to confirm which elective they have been allocated.

Contact Details

Please contact the office if you have had a change in address or phone number. It is important that we are able to contact you at all times.

Year Six Interviews

Enrolment interviews are taking place this week. Please call the office on 4656 8888 to book an appointment. Students will be enrolled once they have an interview. We look forward to working with our future year 7 students.

Junior Leaders 2020

The Junior Leaders for 2020 were announced on Awards night last week. I am looking forward to working with our two Junior Leaders Clara Roche and Matthew Sallur. These two students gave excellent speeches and were outstanding in their interview. I am sure they will represent the junior school well. The Junior House representatives are Georgia Vaggs for Alamein, Riley Percival represents Kokoda and Jasmine Steer is the Tobruk representative.

STUDENT SERVICES

Mobile Phones at Charleville SHS

Year seven and eight students are not allowed to have phones at school. Older students are permitted to have their phones in their possession, however cannot use them during school hours. The inappropriate use of a mobile phone at times is reported to the school, however the majority of times the mobile phone is used outside of school hours. If there is evidence that a student has used their phone at school, then the student is required to hand their phone to the office, a parent will be contacted to arrange collection. It is the parents and carers’ responsibility to ensure that the student is receiving and sending legal and only age appropriate material at all times.

Diagnostic Testing (PAT R and PAT M)

At Charleville State High School, we have an excellent three-tiered reading plan. All students in Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 are given a diagnostic Reading Comprehension test in term 4. We use this valuable data along with Naplan, Academic and teachers’ anecdotal notes to plan for the future to ensure that students reach their potential.

Students are also given a diagnostic (PAT M) test for mathematics in term 4. We will examine this data to assist us in planning for 2020.

Attendance

At Charleville State High School, our goal is for all students to attend school 92%. Every term letters are sent to individual families whose child’s attendance in the junior school was less than 80%. If you received a letter, please ensure that your child attends school every day unless there is a valid reason. If attendance does not improve then the next step in the process of reaching the goal of 92% is to send an official Education Queensland letter requesting an interview to discuss why attendance is at such a level.

Student Support Centre

We have a well established Student Support Centre. C block houses our CEC: Mrs Jolene Russell, our YSC: Mrs Katie McLeod, our SBYHN: Miss Jen Frazer, our Chaplain: Mr Les Penrose as well as our Beyond Broncos staff member: Courtney Burns. Students have a large, welcoming area to access the support offered at Charleville State High School. Part of supporting the students is to provide nutritious food to those who are unable to supply their own. It is appreciated if you were able to assist in the form of donations. As fruit is offered in the third break, donations of fruit would be a great benefit.

Bullying at Charleville SHS

If you have been in the school in recent weeks, you may have noticed a large number of teachers wearing shirts displaying, “Say Something”. This coordinated effort is to encourage students to report if they are being harmed or know of someone being harmed. Bullying is a term that has been used widely in the media. There are numerous definitions of Bullying.

When someone says or does something unintentionally hurtful and they do it once. That is rude.
When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they do it once. That is mean.
When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they keep doing it – even when you tell them to stop or show them that you are upset.
That is bullying.

There are occasions where a student feels too uncomfortable to report an issue. This is when we encourage the use of the Stymie website. Students are able to anonymously report concerns. This report is taken seriously and is acted upon immediately.

Use of technology outside of school

There is numerous research on the amount of screen time a young person should have before it affects their welling. Parents need to monitor carefully their teenager especially when they are in contact with others online. Phones and ipads etc. should not be in the bedroom prior to sleeping. It is evident that a number of students have disturbed sleep patterns and consequently this affects their ability to concentrate at school.

Who can support your student at CSHS?

There are many people who can help your student if they need it. Below is a list of some options should students not know who to see for help.

Class Teachers

Emails to contact staff are a good choice if you do not require an immediate response or ring the school to have a chat or to organise a meeting.

Head of Departments:

Year Level Coordinators:

Until next time,
Narelle Webb
Deputy Principal
Junior Schooling/Student Services

Oral Health School Dental Forms

Please return all forms to the school office as soon as you can, if you are wanting to access this service. Appointments can then be arranged.

Year 10 Visual Arts

Students are getting a feel for next year’s visual arts class by exploring different ‘rules of three’ for the first time.

This term’s theme of three is open to the students own imagination. Some have tested the rule of thirds; others have used the visually appealing marketing aspect of three key focus points; while some have played around with 3 shades of greyscale.

Whichever path taken, the visual art students have made an excellent start. Next year is looking very exciting!

Defence Force Recruiting Toowoomba

Army Reserves

Do you know that the Army Reserves can be a great option for school leavers and new university students? The Army Reserve provides the opportunity to earn tax free pay, receive fully funded training, travel, make mates for life and isn’t a full time commitment!

There are many roles available across Brisbane with depots including Warwick, Dalby, Roma & Toowoomba.

To find out more visit the following links:

Army Officer

Infantry Soldier

Administration Assistant

Rural Aid

Robyn Thomson from Gift of Music / Rural Aid Ltd recently sent through to Charleville State High School a very generous donation of Lego and Stationery.

This particular group have in this past year donated over 1000 instruments, valued at approximately $300,000, providing more opportunities to students in 68 disadvantaged rural and remote schools.

The mental health benefits and outcomes of a music education for rural children impacted by the devastating droughts and natural disasters cannot be underestimated:

Music:

• Strengthens bonds with others. ...
• Strengthens memory and reading skills. ...
• Playing music makes you happy. ...
• Musicians can process multiple things at once. ...
• Music increases blood flow in your brain. ...
• Music helps the brain recover.

Frances Mutch
Guidance Officer