29 March 2023

Newsletter Articles

Term One Interim Reporting

As the first term of the year draws to a close Parents/Carers will receive a report on their child/children’s progress to be sent home this Thursday.

When I check student reports, I first look at their effort and behaviour and achievement for each subject. A student achieving excellent and very good in these two areas usually is achieving to their potential and their academic result will be a reflection of this. Students not working to their potential usually receive satisfactory or needs attention.

I urge parents/carers to take the time to discuss their child’s report to determine if they are owning their learning and can unpack how they can improve. Teacher/Parent interviews can add another perspective to this conversation and I urge all parents/carers to take this opportunity in term two. Regular contact with teachers throughout the term is another positive way to assist your child in owning their learning.

When student, home and school are working together we can set every student up to successfully achieve their chosen pathway.

School and Regional Review

Schools across the state have a School and Regional Review conducted by the School and Regional Review Team. Charleville State High School will have a Review this year.

The purpose of the review is to work through the progress of the School since the last review in March 2020. As part of the review, samples of teachers, staff, students and parents/carers are interviewed as well as all school documentation and processes. The review covers the nine domains of the National School Improvement Tool and a report will be presented to the school community.

Explicit Improvement Agenda for 2023

The purpose of the Explicit Improvement Agenda is to clearly articulate in the priority statements the intent and parameters of the work for the school team in 2023. This will allow the leaders of this work to make decisions around the associated implementation of the plan, capability development and the measuring of impact against set targets. Leaders will use this document to enable them to complete work within an agreed agenda while using autonomy to progress the work within the timelines.

The priority statements guiding our work are listed below;

Teaching and Learning

• Provide quality lessons that cater for diverse learners

Literacy and Numeracy

• Every student improving to achieve the required Literacy and Numeracy benchmarks

Supportive Environments

• We provide our school community with the required support to achieve best possible learning outcomes

Positive Partnerships

• Form partnerships within & outside school to assist students in becoming productive, positive contributors to society

Craig Law

Student Absences

School absenteeism and truancy can impact significantly on students' learning and wellbeing.

Research shows that in Queensland, higher student attendance is associated, on average, with higher student achievement. Additionally, attending school every day helps children to build social and emotional skills such as communication, teamwork and resilience.

Under the law, you must make sure your child is enrolled and attends school on all school days unless there is a reasonable excuse.

SMS Absence line: 0428 220 673 - to advise student absences, email admin@charlevilleshs.eq.edu.au or phone 4656 8888.

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Does attendance really matter? 1 or 2 day a week doesn’t seem much but …

Chess Club

Starting week 2 this term, students have been participating in lunch time Chess Club at the library during second break. This has been such a great success that we have decided to begin running Chess Club as an extracurricular, after-school activity. This will be run every Tuesday (unless stated otherwise prior to the date), from 3pm to 4pm. This will also be held in the library.

Any students who are interested, whether they have prior experience with chess or simply wish to learn how to play, they are encouraged to see Mr Kim in E block staffroom or collect the permission slip from the E block staffroom folders. Permission slips must be signed before students are allowed to participate in this afterschool activity.

Any questions, please direct them to Tony Kim at hjkim0@eq.edu.au

Touch Football Trials - Chinchilla

The following students attended the trials.

U/12: Luis, Kahli and Ruby
U/15: Paddy, Ollie, Ryan, Quaide and Eliza
Open: Maddie, Tori, Tyler, Harry, Jesse & Rory

All students represented our school with pride and played out of their skin, giving it their all in every game. They had a wonderful opportunity to mix with other students and teams in the South West region giving impressions of friendliness and being a team player. Everyone should be very proud of the students’ behaviour at the trials and the effort that they put in.

A special mention to Ruby and Jesse for being the only students from another district who helped pack up for the convenors at the end of the day. Charleville District also had the cleanest area on departure. Jesse also helped out with the U/12 Charleville district team by referring a couple of games.

We are also very proud to say that we had a few students selected to represent South West Region at the state titles.

U/12- Kahli was selected as a shadow player (hopefully she is given the opportunity)
U/15- Paddy was selected to represent SW at Bundaberg in June
Opens- Tyler and Tori were selected to represent SW at the Gold Coast in June as well.

I hope you all enjoy reading about the wonderful opportunities our students are given and positive nature that sport brings to our school community and students.

Cheers

Eileen and Abi

Back row left to right- Harry, Jesse, Eliza, Ruby, Kahli, Madalyn, Tori, Oliver, Tyler.

Front Row- Rory, Quaide, Paddy, Ryan, Luis.

Students selected to represent South West

Tori, Paddy, Kahli (shadow), Tyler

Youth Support Coordinator

Have you ever thought a teenage tantrum mimics that of a toddler? You’re not alone! With teenage years come huge emotional outbursts - intense, sudden explosions of sometimes completely irrational emotions. This is because adolescents' emotional brain (limbic system) is growing rapidly, along with other significant and hormonal changes - all of which are unbeknownst to our teens, often occurring at an unconscious level.

Research has widely documented that teenagers' brains interpret emotions and expression of emotion differently to an adult's brain - hence why our teens commonly misinterpret facial expressions, body language, sarcasm and seemingly innocent comments. It is so important that we, as adults, remember that ALL teenage emotions are important, and real, to them - our acceptance and recognition of these emotions is key.

In the words of Maggie Dent, "accepting that emotional turmoil and confusion is a completely normal part of this major life transition is the first thing parents and educators need to do. Then recognising what we really can do to help is the second step. Finally, we must celebrate the enormous potential of this fascinating stage of life – and enjoy the bumps and bruises – with a good dose of patience, laughter, hugs and very good coffee with other parents who are also dancing the wonky waltz we called adolescence."

For more, please check out Maggie's article below, which also includes some great tips for parents and educators:

Katie McLeod | Youth Support Coordinator (Mon AM, Thurs)

Girls Group

Girls group this term has been very creative the girls have been doing creative journaling with Bonnie Smith from Neighbourhood Centre, Deb and Bina.

It has been a fun filled few weeks and the girls have really used each week to their fullest. There has been a lot of wonderful artworks come out of these afternoons.

Deb asked the girls if they enjoyed Girls Group this term these were some of their comments:

‘Yes I have really enjoyed it’

‘It has been good meeting new people’

‘I am feeling more confident around people’

Everyone is looking forward to Term 2.

Beyond Broncos

This term has been a busy one. We have had a Beyond Bronco Showcase to Community members and also our Term 1 Workshop ‘Being Deadly’. Our ambassadors were Darius Boyd and Kitara Whap-Farrar. The girls focused on Leadership and what it means to be a Leader.

It was a fun filled morning with lots of laughs. We have also our new sign on Hunter Street near the hall which looks great. Looking forward to Term 2.

Deb Bateman SSO

Tradies Club

During Term 1 seven students took part in Tradie’s Club. Tradie’s Club is an opportunity for students to take part in ITD (Industrial Technology and Design) in Yr7, as they are not timetabled to do ITD until Year 8. By being involved in Tradie’s Club students are able to “dip their toe” into the subject, as well as have an understanding of the expectations and procedures while working inside a workshop.

Under the instruction of Mr Needer, students complete an induction for the workshop and the necessary safety procedures. After completing the induction students are able to choose from one of two “jobs”. The first is a small, folding chair which can double as a small table. The second is a larger camp style chair that can slot into itself, making it easy to store. Students are required to measure, cut and prepare their materials based on the completed demonstration chairs.

All boys are eager to get in and produce a top result. They will continue to meet in Terms 2, 3 and 4, gathering at A8 at the end of the school day for some afternoon tea before heading over to the workshop to continue working on their chair. If you would like more information about Tradie’s Club please come and see Chappy in A8.

Michael Holt
School Chaplain

Harmony Week

Last week was Harmony Week – a time to celebrate multiculturalism, inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians. This year, to help recognise and celebrate Harmony Week, Deb and the Life Skills and Cultural classes baked yummy treats for our staff and students, and our Harmony Week handprint banner also got a spruce up!

Staff also donned new shirts and held “Be Kind Day” on Friday 24th March to celebrate the end of Harmony Week and promote a kindness culture! Every day (not just during Harmony Week!), we recognise that everyone belongs here at Charleville State High School, regardless of cultural or linguistic background.

SW Strong Women Rugby League Development Camp

Ages 12-17
29-30 April, Charleville Showgrounds
Contact: Jenny Peacock – Jennifer.peacock@health.qld.gov.au

ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students

It’s not too late to claim ABSTUDY support for the 2023 school year.