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Term 3 Week 6 2021 bounce back from difficult life events. Being resilient does not mean that people don’t experience stress, emotional upheaval, and suffering. Some people equate resilience with mental Principal's Report toughness, but demonstrating resilience includes working through emotional pain and suffering. Resilience is important because it gives people the strength needed to process and overcome hardship. Those lacking resilience get easily Dear families, overwhelmed, and may turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms. The last few weeks have been another of Resilient people tap into their strengths and support systems disruption and adjustment due to the to overcome challenges and work through problems. The 7 Cs global pandemic. resilience model was developed by paediatrician Ken Ginsberg, MD, to help children and adolescents build resilience. Learning I would like to thank our staff, students competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, and community who have demonstrated coping, and control is how Ginsberg says we can build inner their ability to adapt and continue. strength and utilize outside resources — regardless of age. This last snap lockdown and the subsequent restrictions has Empathy: the ability to share someone else's feelings or highlighted to me a number of qualities, that a vast number of experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that our students demonstrate. I wanted to highlight a couple of person's situation. Lower levels of empathy may contribute to behaviours and qualities that have been spoken about quite a conflict in social interactions and thereby heighten levels of bit during the last 18 months. Let me start with a few definitions negative emotions experienced by some children. (from the Collins Dictionary): Thorough our New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) we Rights: those things that one is morally or legally entitled to do work with our young people to develop 6 Cs – Character, or have. Rights are the fundamental normative rules about what Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, and is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal Citizenship. These 6 Cs all work together aligning with the 7 Cs system, social convention, or ethical theory above in building resilience. Responsibility: having the job or duty of dealing with or taking The global pandemic has highlighted the need for us as care of something or someone. Able to be trusted to do what educators, parents, significant adults, to work with our young is right or to do the things that are expected or required. people to understand that as part of this global community it is Responsibility is important because it provides a sense of important to understand your rights, but you must be purpose, in addition to building resilience amidst adversity on responsible for your actions. As a global citizen, as a member an individual and societal level. Like an addiction, sidestepping of our community, it is important that we consider the rights of responsibility may feel good in the short-term, but leads to everyone, to not just think of ourselves but to think of our exponentially worse pain and suffering in the long term. community. We need to be a responsible citizen, and assist in Resilience: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; developing resilience in our whole community. We need to toughness. Resilience is the ability to withstand adversity and empathise with the situation of others, so that we can thrive years and it is great to see it now receiving the funding to be and achieve together. completed. Student Leadership The Science Block will be undergoing a major refurbishment from the latter part of Term 4. The last general classroom in This year our student leaders have been very active and the block will be converted to a full laboratory and the Prep undertaken a number of projects. Their major project – The Room will be expanded, taking over the current courtyard. Billy Goat Bash is scheduled for 9th September. This is a major This will mean some considerable disruption to the science event, put on by the students for the students and one that block during construction. has developed the leadership, organisational, managerial and logistics skills of all those involved. Air-conditioning – The school is on track to be air-conditioned for the start of the 2022 academic year. As part of the As we move into the latter part of the year we again look government’s cool schools project our school will undertake a for nominations for our 2022 leaders. Our student leadership major electrical upgrade and air-conditioning will be installed in structure has been evolving over the last few years and with our all classrooms. school structures now encompassing Junior, Middle and Senior Schooling we are looking to expand our student leadership Covid Update structure to reflect this. As such we will be looking for leaders We have been notified that as of 4pm Friday 20th August our in Years 8, 10 and 12 in 2022. This will create leaders of each of Covid operating conditions will be as per Scenario 2 on the the sub schools within our school, providing more opportunity attached QED covid planning framework. for students. https://sunbeachshs.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1237/ P&C Trivia Night qed_covid_planning_framework1.pdf Til next time Grant Williams A reminder about the P & C Trivia Night as a fundraiser for Principal audio- visual equipment for the school’s Student Centre. This fundraiser is an exclusive adult’s only private event and includes canapés, dinner, raffle, auction and prizes, along with a professionally hosted trivia event all for $99 per person. With Deputy Report - Paul Fitzgerald only a limited number of tickets for the night, secure tickets today so you don’t miss out! Tickets can be purchased here: Dear Parents and students – All senior school students are right in the midst of an CLICK HERE FOR TRIVIA NIGHT TICKETS extremely busy time. All students Venue: Land and Sea Brewery completing general subjects have either completed their final school-based Friday August 27th assessments or are putting the final 6pm – 10pm touches on them given the extensions we put in place in response to the last Covid Can’t make it on 27th August but would love to be involved? lockdown. All Applied subjects and VET You can purchase raffle tickets or make a donation to the courses are still extremely busy completing a wide range of school via the ticket link above. This will be a great night with practical and theoretical assessments as well. lots of laughs and prizes, along with a silent auction and raffles. What this flurry of assessment means of course is that we are getting close to the final external assessments in October. School Improvements To prepare students for these we run weekly ATAR subject Between now and the end of the school year and into next preparation classes for the full 2 years to ensure students know year there will be a number of improvements to buildings and and understand the format and style one needs to understand structures that will take place. and answer the questions. In addition, we will be conducting trial exams in all general subjects in week 10 of the term. These In conjunction with the P & C the Health and Physical exams are then used in classes to fully develop and prepare Education Department has received a grant of $35,000 to students for the actual exam. The timetable is below (except build a shed to be utilised as a gym. This will increase the size student names with clashes and rooms/teachers – students of the space we have for our gym and enhance the programs have been emailed a full copy) and I wish to remind students on offer. that participation and attendance is mandatory and when they Also, in conjunction with the P & C, the school has received are not completing an exam their normal classes will run so all $165,390 to complete the shade structure over the basketball students are expected to be in attendance 100% of the time. courts. This grant combined with the $100,000 being contributed to the project by the P & C will see our two full Week 10 sized outdoor basketball courts become almost all-weather Term 3 courts. This has been a major project of the P & C over many

2 Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday Thursday 16 Friday 17 Languages Italian September September 15 September September Other Passion September Session 1 - Session 1 - Session 1- Session1 - Session 1 - One (1) subject will be a major (3 lessons) and the other a minor AHS122A ENG122A BIO122B (2 lessons). ART122B BIO122D ART122A ENG122B FTM122B Students in Year 9 going into year 10 will have the opportunity CHM122B BUS122B BIO122A ENG122C to choose two (2) elective subjects in Semester 1 including – GEG122A FTM122A DAN122A BUS122A ENG122D MRN122D The Arts Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Visual Arts, HEA122A LEG122B ENG122E DES122A Music and Music Extension ENG122F PHY122B ITL122A MRN122B DRA122A Technologies Geography, Business, Digital, Industrial, ENG122F PSY122A ESC122A LEG122A PED122A Engineering, Graphics, Foods, Textiles and LIT122A PSY122B MAS122A Early Childhood Studies MHS122A MUS112A Languages Italian MCX122A MHS122B MRN122C MRN122A PED122B In semester 2, Year 10 students will choose Preparatory PHR122B subjects for Senior school. PHR122A PSY122C I will be presenting information to students and parents next week. Session 2 - Session 2 – Session 2 – Session 2 – Session 2 – (exam 2) (exam 2) (exam 2) (exam 2) MAG122A Chris Robinson PHY122B ESC122A BIO122A MRN122A MAG122C PSY122A Deputy Principal CHM122A BIO122D MRN122B MAG122D PSY122B BIO122B MRN122C MAG122E Deputy Report - Helen Leyden MRN122D MAG122F MAM122B MAS122A MAM122C Performance report cards In week 2 this term, all students were Session times – provided with their performance report • Session 1 – 8.20am – 10.50am cards. In Connections, students use these • Session 2 – 11.10am – 1.40pm to set SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound) and Paul Fitzgerald develop an action plan to meet these Deputy Principal goals. The students set targets and state how they will measure the achievement of their goals along the way. A study done at Dominican University showed that people Deputy Report - Chris Robinson who had hand written goals (yes, hand written!!) • were committed to achieving the goals and • had an accountability system in place (a system of Dear Parents checking that you are working on achieving your goals) Students in Year 8 and 9 will begin a process of selecting elective subjects for • and achieved more than those who didn’t have 2022 from next week. written goals. Students in Year 8 going into year 9 will https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2013/09/29/ have the opportunity to choose two (2) 10-things-you-should-know-about-goals/#6525858c542c elective subjects in Semester 1 and 2. Forbes research (link below if you are interested!) found that These will include- people who just thought about their goals and how to reach them succeeded less than 50% of the time. People who wrote The Arts Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Visual Arts and their goals down and enlisted friends to help them by sending Music in Practice regular progress reports succeeded almost 75% of the time. Technologies Business, Digital, Industrial, Engineering, The numbers don’t lie! Graphics, Foods, Textiles and Early https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2013/09/29/ Childhood Studies 10-things-you-should-know-about-goals/#6525858c542c

3 Ask your son/daughter about the goals that they have set, and Young Crest Scholars (Years 4, 5, 6) their action plan to meet these goals. Sunshine Beach SHS has invited selected students from Academic Awards Celebrations Noosaville, Tewantin and Sunshine Beach Primary schools for the Young Crest Scholars Program scheduled for Wednesday Congratulations to all students who are receiving invitations to th th our Academic Awards Celebrations. The celebrations will be 25 August in Term 3 and Wednesday 17 November in Term held on Thursday, 21 October, and once again we will run two 4. A huge thank you to Mr Burton, Ms Reeves and Mr Kent for ceremonies to comply with the COVID Safe Framework. the time and effort they are putting into creating activities for this STEM based program. Years 7 to 9 will have their ceremony during the school day. Students will start their rehearsal at 10.30am, with the 2022 Round 2 Enrolments are now open - (all papers back to ceremony beginning at 11.50am and finishing at 1pm. The SBSHS) awards ceremony for our Years 10 to 12 academic achievers and special award winners will occur in the evening (starting at 6pm), with the rehearsal beginning at 8.20am on the Thursday morning. All parents attending will be required to return the RSVP by Monday 13th September.

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Are you wanting your child to join our school community in Deputy Report - Jo Kearney 2022? Please download our enrolment pack from www.sunshinebeachhigh.eq.edu.au. Once you have completed and collated all information required, please meet our enrolment officer in our Administration Building. No Dear parents and families appointment necessary! If you do not reside in our catchment, Thank you all for the huge effort in the an out of catchment request form needs to be completed prior latest COVID-19 lockdown and ensuring to this process. We look forward to welcoming you to Sunshine your child was online and learning. Our Beach High. students transitioned well back into If you already have a child enrolled at SBSHS and have a classroom learning. We are approaching student offered a position in the music or surfing program the end of the term and hope that this of excellence or other individual circumstances, you will need edition of Flourish provides you with some to complete an out of catchment form prior to submitting key information about student learning and assessment as we enrolment paperwork. Upon approval by Principal Mr Grant approach the end of the term, as well as some highlights over Williams, you will then be able to submit your child’s enrolment the past few weeks. papers. The out of catchment form has been included within Year 7 & 8 Junior Secondary Students and Parents the enrolment packs. As we approach the end of Term 3, students in Year 7 and Getting ready for 2022 NAPLAN Online 8 will have homework and assignments right up until the last For many children, online NAPLAN tests will be more engaging. week, so it is important that students attend school every single Support your child to understand that the questions they day. If possible, please notify of any absences or expected attempt will be more suited to their ability, relieving any absences in advance. Students should be writing their concerns they may have, along with the fact that they will be homework in a diary and planning time at home to complete using a computer or device. their assignments. Parents please have a conversation with your child about what they have coming up and whether they NAPLAN Online tailored test design starts with a standard set need any support and assistance. Please ensure that students of questions, then as your child responds to questions, moves attend school every day with books, pens and pencils and to questions that are suited to their ability. a charged functioning laptop. Remember students have a A public demonstration site is available where you and your semester planner where all their assignments and due dates are child can view the sorts of ICT skills that are used in questions available. they encounter with NAPLAN Online. The demonstration site Year 8 Academic Pipeline Program does not tailor to a student's ability though. The questions are just provided to show what a test might look like. The next Pipeline session Term 3 (Week 10) Fri 17th September Drone Discoveries with Mr Wilkie, Mr Savage and Mr Ellis. School Readiness Test - SRT

4 Which schools participate in SRT? influences in life can have both positive and negative impacts in individuals. Specifically, students will explore the influence All schools are transitioning to NAPLAN Online in 2022 and of peers, family, social media, media and puberty. Within their must have completed Queensland Curriculum Assessment assessment, students will analyse an influence of their choice Authority (QCAA) training and a School Readiness Test. and investigate strategies to help them cope with this influence. All Year 8 students will sit the SRT. The test will occur on the This assessment is an oral presentation. Within the practical 13 September, allowing time for schools to remedy any issues units of work students are learning to play a variety of cultural identified such as whether a school has appropriate devices games from here and around the world. and/or bandwidth. We require all student to have headphones with cords that connect to their laptops. What SRT 2021 Involves SRT 2021 will take place in the national online assessment platform's SRT environment. School will administer Omnibus test for the purposes of the SRT. The SRT Omnibus test comprised of sample items from the numeracy, conventions of language and reading test domains. The Omnibuses has initial set up time and 40 minutes of testing time. Thank you to those students who have been wearing their Sunshine Beach High uniform and wearing it with pride. You are a credit to our school and are a positive influence on others. Jo Kearney

Year 7 Year 7 Science Year 7 Science students have achieved outstanding results this Year 7 Mathematics year thanks to dedicated staff who have been able to provide Students have received their Mathematics Assignment – “Party engaging lessons with real life relevance such as improving People” and are busy working on these in class. Students will water quality and renewable energy. This term students have be planning a class party with a budget of $60 to buy food and been exploring how forces affect the motion of an object. Later drinks for everyone in the class. They will compare products this term they will be conducting student experiments where and use unit pricing to decide the “best buy”. Students will also they will be investigating the strength of concrete to make a be demonstrating their understanding of rounding, fractions, conclusion about the best concrete ratio to build a bridge. decimals and percentages. Please continue to ensure students have the required equipment for lessons, including a calculator, ruler, lead pencils and a laptop. A reminder that tutorials are held Thursday afternoons from 3pm – 4pm in C001. Year 7 LGS Students that are working in our LGS classes across the grade Year 7 Dance have been exploring the story of Ned Kelly, which supports Week 6 sees the Year 7 Dance classes completing their written what they are learning currently in our English classes. The exam. They have worked hard this term learning how to identify students in LGS are supported with their English classes, but dance elements and choreographic devices, analyse their also work on developing their reading comprehension and meaning and evaluate their effectiveness. Alongside preparing writing skills. Students have had some rigorous discussions for the exam, they have been in groups learning choreography about whether Ned Kelly was a hero, villain, or victim, which for their performance task in week 9. After the exam, they will mirrors their current unit in English. As we approach their work collaboratively to create their own entertaining sections for English assessment, students in LGS will get more one-on-one the performance. support during these lessons with their teachers, to draft their persuasive essay. They have also been writing creatively and Year 7 Drama reading a range of texts that give them further context and In week 6, Year 7 Drama students will complete their Drama knowledge about the Kelly Gang. written exam. Students will watch a scene from a play and Year 7 HPE then analyse the use of role, relationships, status and tension in PEEL paragraphs. Once completed, the students will focus on This term our Year 7 students are exploring all of the various their acting skills and presenting a script in pairs to the class. influences that shape their identity within their HPE theory Students will choose a script right for them, from the five we lessons. This unit highlights the fact that exposure to various have workshopped in class throughout the term.

5 Year 7 DAT The blue sections are called Foundation level and are set up to help students achieve a pass. They consist of video tutorials, Students in Year 7 DAT have begun the early stages of creating short activities and worksheets that have an option of ‘click their clocks. Students have been sourcing sustainable play’ where the smooth tones of Mr Savage read the theory materials to design and create a clock for a room of their or worksheet out loud. The yellow section is students at level choosing at home. Depending on the resources they are using, and the green section is above and beyond for our maths some students have been busy at home getting their materials superstars. ready to bring into school. With most of our theory now complete, students will work on their clocks over the next few Students have different abilities and requirements to learn, the weeks, ensuring they photograph each step along the way in differentiation seen in these lessons is essential to get the most order to complete their production plans. Please check in with of each of our students. your Year 7 DAT student to ensure they have all the materials they require (remember, we are using sustainable materials, so we are up-cycling what is already around the home, no new materials are to be purchased). Those students who are unable to bring in materials from home should have already had their parents email the class teacher who will help source materials. Year 7 Italian Students are busily working on the ‘Finding your way around’ unit. Students are learning the language of giving and interpreting directions, and how to locate various features such as banks, hospitals and other landmarks. Students will complete a Speaking Test where they will use a map and answer questions about locations. They will apply their Year 8 Science knowledge of Italian and map skills to give clear directions in This term students have been investigating the various Italian. properties and formation processes of rocks in the geology unit. They are now able to identify sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and explain the process that occur in the Earth that lead to their formation. Students will be examining data, photographs and video footage taken from Mt Ngungun to create a multi-modal presentation to the class. These presentations may be done using Minecraft Education, Movies, PowerPoints, Prezi etc. They will also be completing a workbook that requires sketching of various features that occur on Mt Ngungun. If you have the opportunity, please take your Year 8 kids for a walk up one of the Glasshouse Mountains, and they will be able to use that experience to embellish their Year 8 English presentations, with some of their own footage and experiences. Mt Coolum or Mt Ngungun are both safe walks This term students have been analysing the novel Lockie under adult supervision. Leonard: Human Torpedo focussing on the representation of themes relating to adolescence. We will now study how different writing styles are needed for different audiences and purposes. Students will focus on writing feature blogs which are more informal and conversational in tone. The blog will focus on the question ‘According to the representations in Lockie Leonard and information texts, was it easier to be a teenager in the nineties than it is today? Students will have a draft for this assessment which is due in the second lesson of week 8. Year 8 Maths Year 8 HPE A wonderful week of real-life maths in Year 8 this week with This term our Year 8 students are learning about respectful classes finishing off a small unit on time, specifically 24-hour relationships in HPE theory. They will investigate a range of time, before charging into Ratio and Rates. issues related to positive relationships and their own personal Ask your child to show you the One Note set up with each development. Their assessment will involve writing a letter to lesson, topic by topic, as well as 3 levels of student work so a fictional friend, providing advice on one of the investigated students can work at their chosen level. issues. Within practical lessons students will be playing invasion games such as Netball, Oz tag and AFL.

6 points include the use of the definite and indefinite articles in the singular and plural forms, the relative superlative adjective and the conjugation of the present regular verb, especially the modal verbs (can/must/want). In these next few weeks, students will concentrate completing their assignments. New vocab will be introduced to assist them in creating sentences to describe the Sunshine Coast. The Italian Brochure assignment is due on Wednesday, August 25th. Students will then prepare for their realistic dialogue at the Travel Agency, where they are going to play the role of a tourist agent, while the teacher plays Year 8 Humanities the part of an Italian tourist! This term students have been learning about the history of Shogunate Japan. In weeks 6 to 8, students will be learning how to analyse primary and secondary sources on topics already covered earlier in the unit such as America’s influence on medieval Japan and impact of trade on medieval Japan. History skills such as analysing sources, determining different points of view in sources and communicating with historical terminology, will be assessed in Week 9 (the student’s second Year 9 Science lesson of the week 7th – 9th September) in a source analysis exam. In week 10, the final Humanities unit will begin, which is This term Year 9 students have been investigating how the ‘Innovation Expo’ where students will have the opportunity biological systems function and respond to external changes. to be engaged in more student-lead learning. Student have engaged with the STILE platform for much of this unit that provides some of the latest scientific information as Year 8 Italian well as interactive tasks to engage students, particularly during Students are in the final drafting stages of creating an lockdown times. Have students show you their progress with advertisement for a genuine Australian product to sell to the these lessons. Italian market. They will present this in a Multimodal Format with https://stileeducation.com/what-is-stile/stile-classroom/ a voiceover and appropriate visuals and musical background. Students will also reflect on how Italian language and culture are evident in Italian advertising and write a PEEL paragraph to present their reflections.

Year 9 Year 9 Dance Year 9 English Year 9 Dance students have been introduced to the wonderful Students will be working on two assessment units concurrently wold of dance in musical theatre. We have been studying the this term, namely poetry and the novel project. In the poetry specific requirements for a dance in musical theatre piece and unit, students will be studying how poetry can be a tool for students have been workshopping choreographic devices in raising awareness about social, cultural and global issues. the style. We have now moved onto our class dance which is Students will be analysing a published poem on their selected a highly energetic ‘Burlesque’ dance and will be performed in issue and also writing their own poem to express their viewpoint October at our Annual Dance Night. Keep up the brilliant work on a chosen issue. The draft novel analytical exposition is due Year 9! The work created in class so far is amazing and I look Week 6 (18th or 19th September) and the final is due week 8 forward to this being showcased to our community in October. (1st or 2nd September) Students will also spend one lesson per week on their novel project. Therefore, bringing their reading novel to class for 20-minute silent reading sessions during this one lesson each week is important. Please discuss with your child which English lesson is nominated as the novel project lesson. Students are required to pitch their novel project idea to the class before continuing. Novel projects are finalised by Week 10 and Year 9 HPE presented to the class in week 1 of Term 4. This term our Year 9 students are learning about the risks Year 9 Italian associated with drug and alcohol use. The unit has a focus Students are continuing with their assignment. So far students on education and harm minimisation. The assessment involves have revised many of the grammar points which will help them students completing an analytical exposition focused on the write about what Noosa has to offer tourists. These grammar physical and social factors associated with teenage binge

7 drinking. Practically, students have been participating in a range pleasing to note the overall improvement in Year 10 students’ of sports that are in the interschool program in Term 4, to give ability to upload their completed tasks in their digital Careers them the knowledge and skills required to be confident to sign OneNote folder. All these skills will help them go far next year in up and compete against other local high schools. their senior pathways. Students are reminded to return their signed Work Experience forms by the end of Term 3. Completing Work Experience successfully (November 22 – November 26) is the last Project 7 in this Certificate II course and a mandatory component of Year 10 at Sunshine. From Aeronautical Engineers to Artists and Real Estate Agents… this opportunity is one that takes our students to many work situations and can be a great step towards their future careers. Please discuss the arrangements your child has put in place for their Work Experience. We urge any students who have not contacted a Workplace or finalised their Work Experience placement, to do so now so as not to miss out on their preferred option. Students can find the work experience permission form on the Careers OneNote. Should you have any concerns, please contact Gail Hilditch (SBSHS Year 9 Passion Vocational Officer) on ph. 54 404229 or [email protected] This term students are putting together their proposals for the Passion Project that they will be working on for the rest of Term 4 the semester. They will need to present the project over the Reminders next week and demonstrate deep inquiry during the project that Week 2 SETPLAN Interviews - Tuesday 12th they will be undertaking. The key to the subject is to engage in October self-driven learning in an area that interests the students within Week 8 Work Experience - November 22-26 a long-term project. We have all sorts of interesting projects in store from building prototypes, writing songs, learning All Certificate II Projects to be finalised - photography and crochet, to understanding the human brain a Friday 26 Nov little better through a series of light behavioural experiments. It will be exciting to watch the students engage in these and make new discoveries. Year 10 Pre-Senior Science Year 9 Excellence in Surfing Pre-Senior Science courses have provided Year 10 students with opportunities to have specialised teachers introduce them Surfers are creating their profile movies for their end of year to their favourite Science subjects. They will all be conducting awards night. We have gone over what makes a good surf a student experiment this term that will guide them through movie, teaser and how to create a basic edit. All surfers are the specialised language and format required when they reach looking to collect footage from their surfing, lifestyle and Year 11. Students who were unable to place in their preferred passions. subject will still be able to select this course for Year 11. Science choices for year 11 are: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Marine Science (General subjects) and Aquatic Marine Practices (Applied subject).

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Year 10 Careers Upcoming Excursions - Students are currently finalising Project 5 and over half way to achieving their FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work & Year 10 Pre-Senior Earth and Environmental Science Vocational Pathways! Many students are jumping ahead and Venue: Australia Zoo finalising Project 6, which is great to see. The final project th (Project 7) is attached to the work experience so will be Date: Friday 27 August 2021 achieved by the final week of Year 10, 2021. Please discuss Year 10 Pre-Senior Biology Rocky Shore with your child as to whether their Project 5 is finished and Venue: Pt Perry Coolum assessed by their teacher as successfully completed. It is

8 Date: Tuesday 31st August 2021 Year 10 Pre Senior HPE Currently, students in Year 10 have the opportunity to select Semester 2 subjects that reflect the offerings in the HPE faculty. In each of the subjects listed below, many of the content areas that will be explored in detail in Year 11 and 12 are covered to ensure students are making informed choices when selecting subjects for Year 11 and 12. The subjects in the HPE faculty that students currently have the opportunity to experience are: Year 10 Prep Ancient History • Physical Education This term in 10 Prep Ancient History, students are beginning • Psychology their first topic of study, Ancient Military Leaders Face Off, • Health which will be assessed by a research essay due in week 9. • Recreation The students have chosen a leader for their task from the following options: Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal • Fitness Barca, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and more! There are Year 10 General Mathematics weekly checkpoints for the assessment task that students have been working on to ensure everyone is on track. Additionally, students will be practicing the historical skills of analysis, Recently we celebrated evaluation and synthesis in order to develop these skills for Left-Handed Day. Did you know senior Ancient History. that 7 – 13% of the population is left handed? Of this number, 20% are Year 10 Prep Italian males. If you are a twin, your Students will be working on their assignment for the next three chance of being left handed weeks. The assignment is a written piece and can be presented increases to about 21%. Some in a poster or a booklet form. interesting information for our students who are studying statistics After familiarising with Dante’s masterpiece and specifically its this term. It fits really nicely with the completion of the Census Inferno, students are to create their very own Inferno, with at during the last week. least the same number of circles, where they condemn the bad people in our society. They will reflect upon their own in class, the students have been looking at ways to investigate personal set of beliefs and our society’s ethical values too. They the shape of data sets and various types of graphs in order will emulate Dante and, in Italian, describe every circle with a to determine whether the data is skewed. They will look to category of bad people and what specific pain they should be compare two or more sets of data using in order to describe suffering. They will also make a visual representation of their similarities and differences between them and suggest reasons hell by using appropriate materials, labels, pictures, drawings or for any differences. sketches… Creativity is endless! Students will be asked to evaluate the statistical reports that Year 10 Prep Dance are presented in the media and other places by linking claims to displays, statistics and representative data. The aim is that This term our dancers have been working hard on a our students will see that statistics can sometimes be used to contemporary class piece of choreography using the stimulus present information that suits the goals of the person presenting of phone addiction. it. In our theory lessons we have been studying Bangarra's Assessment for this term will take place in Week 9 – early production of Mathinna based on a true story of a young September. Tutorials are run on Thursday afternoon from 3pm Tasmanian Aboriginal girl called Mathinna, who lived in the early in COO1. We hope to see you there. 1800s. The story tells of her personal journey and illustrates some of the key political, cultural and social interactions that Year 10 Prep Physical Education occurred at the time of colonization. Students have been applying the principles and methods of training to touch football in preparation for the in class exam in week 7. After week 7, students will move onto the new topic of motor skill learning linked to Badminton.

9 for Columbine’ (2002) for their assessment and will be able to explain how Moore positions the audience in his work and the devices and propaganda techniques he uses. Towards the end of the term, the students will embark on their own project where they will interview a local person in a human-interest micro-documentary that presents a strong statement or vision for the local community. Year 10 Prep Music Year 10 students will present their project this week. Students have had the freedom over the past 7 weeks to choose an area of music they wanted to explore and create either a composition or performance. Projects have been diverse – examples include learning a new instrument in 7 weeks and researching film composition and using that knowledge to compose their own work. Next week the students will Year 10 Prep Drama commence a unit on Programmatic Music, which is music that tells a story or paints a picture. Students have been watching, experimenting with, and analysing the theatre of the oppressed production of War Year 10 Prep Tourism Crimes by the Australian Theatre for Young People. This unit The current focus of this unit is to examine the risks that give students an introduction to a key form of theatre that will be threaten the health of the Great Barrier Reef as a tourist explored in senior drama called Epic Theatre (political theatre). destination. Students will analyse the impacts of tourism on After the exam in week 6, students will be moving into Greek the region and investigate management strategies that can be Theatre and Physical Theatre unit. This is a much loved unit of implemented to reduce the ecological footprint of visitors to the Year 10 Drama that leads into senior drama beautifully. reef.

Year 10 Excellence in Surfing Surfers are creating their profile movies for their end of year Year 10 Prep Literature awards night. We have gone over what makes a good surf movie, teaser and how to create a basic edit. All surfers are The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe – looking to collect footage from their surfing, lifestyle and Gustave Flaubert passions. Literature students have been examining the significance of literature in their lives. Their first assignment – a narrative or reflection allows students to craft unique responses by experimenting with a range of language features. This assignment is due in week 8. Year 10 Prep Film & Television This term students are studying the techniques of propaganda in moving image media and how audiences are manipulated to take on the ideas of others through a series of persuasive Year 11 techniques. They have studied the propaganda distributed to Germany during the rise of Hitler prior to WWII and the work Year 11 Science Excursion Heron Island Update of Leni Riefenstahl, as well as the 1950s anti-communist propaganda of the McCarthy era. They have explored how We have been able to secure a grant to support students to images placed side-by-side (juxtaposition) can make strong attend the Heron Island Camp this year. The revised cost per statements through the work of Ron Fricke in ‘Baraka’ (1992). student is now $705 which an $85 discount thanks to The Next the students will be studying Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling Great Barrier Reef Education Experience Program. Over the coming weeks students will be required to:

10 HERON CHECKLIST They will be assessed on this unit in Week 9 via an exam. This will be the final piece of assessment for the Year 11 part of the 1. successfully completion of assessment items for their course. subjects (PASSING) 2. completed draft of IA2 Student Experiment A reminder to all students that tutorials run every Thursday afternoon in COO1 from 2pm. We look forward to seeing 3. satisfactory Behaviour and Attendance record as many students as possible availing themselves of this free 4. returned Excursion Permission form service. 5. returned UQ Snorkelling Form Year 11 Mathematical Methods 6. complete the Heron Snorkel induction course (week Students are now working on Topic 4 in Unit 2 and have 8) ventured into the introduction of Calculus. This is a major 7. complete the Heron Induction Seminar (week 2 term concept that they will develop over Years 11 and 12. 4) Below is an example of the topics students will study. 8. pay the required fee + school fees up to date (by 17th September) Rates of change and the concept of derivatives 9. Advise of their Cabin Group of 4 In this sub-topic, students will: • explore average and instantaneous rate of change in a variety of practical contexts • use a numerical technique to estimate a limit or an average rate of change • examine the behaviour of the difference quotient f(x+ℎ)−f(x)ℎ as ℎ→0 as an informal introduction to the concept of a limit • differentiate simple power functions and polynomial functions from first principles Year 11 English • interpret the derivative as the instantaneous rate of What does it mean to be Australian? How do poems, song change lyrics and stories reflect varying responses to this question? In • interpret the derivative as the gradient of a tangent line English, students will be analysing poems and reflecting and of the graph of y=f(x). responding creatively about the Australian experience. The unit will culminate in students writing a narrative in exam conditions Year 11 Essential Mathematics in response to a poem studied in class. In the meantime, Year 11 Essential Mathematics is currently studying budgeting. ask your students to show you some of their creative writing The assignment for this term requires students to create a samples. weekly budget that considers all expenses. The draft is due on Year 11 General Mathematics Tuesday 31st August and the final copy is due on Tuesday 11th Recently we celebrated Left-Handed Day. Did you know that 7 September. There is no exam for Essential Mathematics this – 13% of the population is left handed? Of this number, 20% term. are males. If you are a twin, your chance of being left handed Year 11 Psychology increases to about 21%. Some interesting information for our students who are studying statistics this term. It fits really nicely In this term’s unit, students explore the ways Psychology with the completion of the Census during the last week. explains the development of individual behaviour. They will review the concepts underpinning psychological science. An This term the Year 11 students have been working on unit 2 understanding of theories of intelligence is essential to of the course. This unit covers three topics - Trigonometry appreciate the role of nature and nurture in the development of of Non-Right-Angle Triangles; Statistics and, finally, Matrices. self. Students examine diagnosis of psychological disorder, and These topics are new to our students and they have enjoyed investigate the effectiveness of various treatment interventions the challenge of new learnings. available to support individuals, families and the community. Below is an example of the type of work undertaken by the They develop scientific skills and conceptual understanding of students in the matrix unit. Are you able to work it out? the role that emotion plays in regulating and directing behaviour, and motivation in directing action.

11 Year 11 Environmental Science

Year 11 Chemistry

Year 11 Physical Education

Motor Learning, functional anatomy and biomechanics in relation to volleyball is the focus of this term’s unit of work for our Year 11 Physical Education Year 11 Literature students. Through video analysis and a multi-modal project, students explore Students have been haunted by Gothic tales which they are fundamental errors in their subroutines now analysing in depth. They are preparing for their unseen when executing an overhand serve. They then implement and response to literature analytical exposition exam which will evaluate an intervention to improve their performance. complete unit 2 at the end of the term. The unit 3 course will kickstart in term 4, with assessment at the end of year Year 11 Health 11 contributing to the ATAR calculation. The assessment this In Unit 2, students develop their skills to term is very important in preparing students for the academic plan, implement and evaluate an action demands of the next assessment. strategy to advocate, mediate and enable change in relation Year 11 Dance to alcohol use in a peer and family health context. An inquiry approach is used to define and understand alcohol as the Year 11 students have been busy working in small groups broad health-related topic and reframe the chosen topic into a on their own individual choreography to be filmed in a narrow-contextualised health issue. non-traditional space. Some really amazing and creative work has been happening and the students will be submitting these for assessment later in the term. Keep up the brilliant work and enthusiasm students. You should be super proud of your work. Year 11 Film & Television This term students are studying the stylistic techniques of Film Noir and the history behind its development from German Expressionism as well as its legacy and the development of Neo-Noir. They have explored films like ‘The Big Heat’ (Lang, 1953) ‘Double Indemnity’ (Wilder, 1944) and ‘Blade Runner’ (Scott, 1982). The unit has taught them about extending their filming skills, developing character archetypes and narrative Year 11 Fitness tropes to developed a deep understanding of how the plot and symbolic codes can be embedded in film language. The This term fitness students are completing their mandatory First students are currently developing their own Film Noir or aid and CPR course as well as exploring group circuit training Neo-Noir production using these skills. methods. Through a variety of online and practical activities students will learn how to develop and implement circuit training for small groups using the Software: Visual Coaching Pro.

12 Double Indemnity – dir. Billy Wilder (1944) this reason, their work is focused on building familiarity with the playscript, and it is therefore essential that they have a copy of the script. As we approach the end of the term, the focus of the unit will switch to exam preparation, including mock exams in week 10. Year 10 General Mathematics

Students have just completed their classwork on the final topic of the Year 12 course. Blade Runner – dir. Ridley Scott (1982) The knowledge gained by this Year 11 Drama unit will stand them in good stead in the coming years Students have been working exceptionally hard on developing when they are thinking of their final performances for the Australian Gothic Script Ruby applying for loans for homes Moon. They presented these in Week 5 and did a great job. and cars. Students are now moving into their preparation for the final They are doing the last ever school based assessment item for exam for Year 11 Drama, which is based on the powerful Unit 4 on Wednesday 18 August during period 2 and 3. This live theatre performance of Black Diggers. This exam will be unit covered reducing balance loans; annuities and networks. completed on Monday of Week 10, with then a move into Unit 3 ‘Epic Theatre’ at the beginning of term 4. The students have worked really hard to achieve their best results. Hopefully students see the benefit of attending the weekly tutorials that are offered and continue in the lead up to the external exams in Term 4. Tutorials are on Thursday afternoon from 2pm in COO1. We hope to see you there. Good luck in your assessment. Year 12 HPE Students have recently completed the final internal assessment task for year and will now be focusing on preparation for the external exam set for week for Tuesday 26th of October. Students will continue to deepen their knowledge about training programs and energy systems related to Touch Football in Year 11 Surfing Excellence preparation for the exam. We will head to the Noosa Surf Club for a few weeks of Cert II Practical Training, all students must be up to the resuscitation of their theory work. Riley from the surf club is coming in over the next few Fridays also. The sessions will be Monday 7:00am untill 9:30am. At this stage we are still aiming for our come and try day on Monday 13th September with the senior surfers to help with coaching. Year 12 Health Due to the lockdown, the year 12 Health IA3 assessment due date was extended to the 13th of August. The students will now shift focus to preparation for the external exam. This will involve revising the three theoretical frameworks for the unit: Life Course Perspective, the Diffusion of Innovations model and RE-AIM. The students will also be working on exam strategies and the priority skills of the subject: analysing data to identify Year 12 personal, social and community contexts, evaluating health interventions, and justifying recommendations to promote Year 12 English health action. In the final weeks of the term, students will be sitting mock exams to practice putting these skills into action. The Year 12 English students are currently studying Macbeth as the base text for their external exam in Term 4. The exam Year 12 Essential English will require them to demonstrate a deep understanding of the Students have completed their v/logs and have started their play, and they could be asked about characters, concepts, investigation into representations of Australian cultural groups. events and/or aesthetic features in the unseen question. For

13 Excerpts from JC Burke’s novel The Story of Tom Brennan and Year 12 Aquatic Practices the play Black Rock by Nick Enright, will form the basis of the reflective study. Year 12 Aquatic Marine Practices Sail Training Venue: Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club

Date: 13th September 2021 Time: 8:30 am – 2:30pm

Year 12 Earth & Environmental Science

Year 12 Italian Students are now busy working on their third internal assessment (IA3). Earth & Environmental Science students examine earth This assessment focuses on their final year of school and processes their post-school future. Students will create a multimodal Year 12 Ancient History presentation about end-of-school celebrations, students’ plans for the immediate future and how these plans, This term in 12 Ancient History students are beginning their last responsibilities and aspirations compare with those of young topic of study, Augustus, which will be assessed by the external Italians. exams in Term 4, with the mock examination happening this term in Week 10. Students will be learning about the fall of the There are two sections to this IA3: the written (plus Roman republic, rise of the Empire and how Augustus secured voiceover) PowerPoint due on Monday 23 August; the his legacy. Additionally, students will be practicing and refining Speaking Exam on Monday 30 August. the historical skills of analysis, evaluation and synthesis in order The rest of the term will be dedicated to preparing for the to finish the course with great success! External Exam. Year 12 Dance Year 12 Essential Mathematics Year 12 Dance students have completed their final piece of Year 12 Essential Mathematics is currently studying bivariate internal assessment. Congratulations! Students should be graphs. Students only have one piece of assessment left for proud of their IA3 projects, where they chose to explore a Essential Mathematics this year. The assessment is a one-hour personal viewpoint in their own style (see pictures below). The exam on Wednesday 20th October. Students will be required to focus now shifts to preparation for the external exam in Term bring a scientific calculator to the exam. 4. This is the first time in this subject that students will sit an exam that has not been written by their teacher. Best of luck in Year 12 Physics & Specialist Maths your studies year 12! Year 12 Physics and Specialist Maths Venue: Dreamworld

Date: 26th August 2021

Physics Students conduction experiments

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Within the current unit of work, students in Senior Physical Education have been exploring Energy, Fitness, Training and Periodisation of Training in relation to the sport of Touch Football. This involves investigating data Whole School News related to the energy system contributions of the sport by Senior School News analysing performance and using knowledge of the training Year 11 principles and methods to develop training programs to improve their own personal performance. The assessment for This time of year marks when Year 11 students will now begin this term is a multi-modal presentation, with much of the moving into Unit 3 work, which traditionally in the pre-2019 content covered within the unit relevant to the content students QCS system would have been considered “Year 12”. Unit 3 and will experience in their external exams next term. 4 in Applied and General subjects is where students’ internal assessment begins, and the results from these, along with the Year 12 Fitness external assessment at the end of Year 12, accumulate to their ATAR result. This term our Year 12 This link takes you to a useful guide for students to manage Certificate 3 in Fitness workloads and stress before, during and after exams. students are completing Year 12 their final major practical assessment. This involves Year 12 students are now heading towards the final stage of applying knowledge learnt their schooling experience. While this is an exciting time, it also over the last 2 years of the comes with it the challenges of maintaining balance and good course in practical settings in our very own Sea Fit gym. From study habits. Our school highly recommends all our Year 12 1 on 1 training, to small and large group circuit training and students to look forward to the time they have, consider their strength and conditioning sessions, students are taking charge study and work load and create a success plan for managing and demonstrating all of the competencies required to all of their commitments. This is a great read for students and become a fitness industry professional. Additionally, these families on how to prepare for a successful exam period. students are completing their First aid and CPR certificates to ensure they leave school fully qualified and ready to apply for jobs in the growing fitness industry. Year 12 Recreation

Coaching your Team This module develops students understanding of coaching principles and allows them to demonstrate and refine their coaching skills in a variety of sport contexts. Through a project students will plan, preform and evaluate their coaching sessions created and delivered to junior school or primary school students. Year 12 Surfing Excellence We will head to the Noosa Surf Club for a few weeks of Cert II Practical Training, all students must be up to the resuscitation of their theory work. Riley from the surf club is coming in over the next few Fridays also. The sessions will be Monday 7:00am untill 9:30am. At this stage we are still aiming for our come and try day on Monday 13th September - the senior surfers will help with coaching.

15 • Have you downloaded your Semester 2 assessment planner? Hopefully the answer to these questions were yes, yes and of course – it’s on my wall already! Our uniform is looking good (not great yet!), absences from school have been explained by parents and our attendance as a cohort is just 2% under the benchmark of 90%. Getting the basics right help to promote a culture of learning and set up our students for success. CONGRATULATIONS The Year 10 Readers Cup team won the regional heat and are off to compete in the state competition on Thursday 9th September. Well done!

Competitors are (L to R): Trinity L, Marjorie S, Grace U, Callan P and Zoey T. Thanks to Mrs. Upston for managing and coaching the team. HIGH FLYERS Congratulations to the following students who achieved To ensure our Year 12s are prepared for their next step beyond excellent results in Semester One for achievement, effort and school, all Year 12s are currently participating in the school’s behaviour. STEP Out program. In their ATR Study Skills lesson, students are working with their teacher to make a personalised plan Year 9 Year 10 for 2022, whether that is towards university study, beginning a TAFE course, or starting full-time work. Every students’ plan will Tamsin B, Phoebe dH, Ava F, Harriet B, Jasper C, Ava C, be reviewed by our well being team and then each student will Metaya F, India F, Lyton N, Luke D, Megan F, Harvey L, be interviewed to ensure they are confident for their next step. Kalani S, Isabella S, Maddy T, Ruby L K, Oliver Q, Ockert V, Middle School News Hanna W, Olivia G, Lottie C, Trinity L, Callan P, Grace U, Coco D, Ally B, Jorja K, Ariah A, Lolly B, Jasper C, There have been so many reasons to celebrate this term! Well Brighton R and Ella M. Tynan A, Anthony B and done to our Year 9 and 10 students who handled the online Helena R. learning week and subsequent return to school. To minimise the impact of this week, it is important to return to consistent routines at school and at home. Here’s three simple tasks to PRIDE AWARDS check in with your student: Each term, a PRIDE award honours an outstanding student • Is your laptop fully charged for the start of each day? who embodies the values of Sunshine Beach State High. They show incredible purpose and respect to those around them and • Are you in full school uniform each day including a their learning, they are enthusiastic learners who show diligence school jumper? to their studies.

16 Congratulations to Summer M as the recipient of our Grade 9 See your HPE teacher for applications and return your PRIDE Award for Term 3. expression of interest to Ms Attard in Waimea staffroom as soon as possible. Congratulations to Daragh C as the recipient of our Grade 10 PRIDE Award for Term 3.

Year 10 Careers - Pleasant, helpful, Harvey L productive & polite Year 10 Maths - Participating politely & Jago R respectfully Year 10 Hospitality - Always on time, Kaes R, Tom Y and AFL – JUNIOR GIRLS (YEAR 7, 8 & 9) MET NORTH WIDE BAY prepared, enthusiastic, helpful, delightful Eden H CHAMPIONS high achievers that love cooking Honesty Award - For finding a wallet and Bonnie B Results – lost Albany Creek 19-31, won Kedron High 16-1, won handing into the Noosa Heads police St John’s Fisher College 25-4. station Thank you to our captain, Mackenzie L and injured player Lilly B for the team support and running water. Special mention to SPECIAL MENTION our very resilient injured players for the day - Lilly B and Kiani P. Best player for the day: Chloe M. Jean Claude I is the U15 State Champ for 4km. He won the 4k race for his age group beating his own personal record with 13.11 mins. He also came in first at an event in Mooloolaba in May. DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD Congratulations to Nolan C and Bodhi C for attaining their Duke of Ed Bronze Awards this week. Both have shown their determination and perseverance to achieve the Award, and YEAR 10 SET PLANS have demonstrated a willingness to help their community. Bodhi and Nolan will now work towards their Silver level Awards. Well done.

What did you want to be when you were a kid? A teacher, a bus driver- a zookeeper? With YR 10 SET Plans on the way, take some time to have a conversation with your child about their passions, aspirations and ideas about what the next few years might look like for them. Many students were inspired by the USC Open Day and I’m encouraging all students to start looking into the requirements of courses or universities they would like to attend. Currently, there are over 30 students engaged in alternate programs this semester: from health and trade tasters to traineeships and apprenticeships - students are taking on the amazing opportunities we have on offer at Sunshine Beach High. Our dedicated Guidance Officers and Careers teachers are happy to have supportive conversations with your student if they are uncertain. Please encourage them to speak with our staff to consider their options. YEAR 10 HPE EMU GULLY CAMP WEBSITES TO SUPPORT PARENTS Year 10 students who do either PE, Sport & Rec, Health, Fitness, Surfing and Psychology are eligible to apply for a position on the HPE EMU GULLY CAMP.

17 Congratulations girls! Mrs Stockton x

1st Place Pom 1st Place Lyrical 1st Place Hip Hop 2nd Place Jazz 3rd Place Musical Theatre 3rd Place Contemprary

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a large Sport News number of Australian students needing to learn from home on occasion, with many parents and carers keen for resources to Sports Update support them in the learning. COVID restrictions have certainly had a big impact on school Information about the curriculum for parents: and community sport in the past few weeks however Sunshine Coast School Water Polo, Girls Rugby Union and Basketball are https://sunbeachshs.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1165/ scheduled to restart this week following easing of restrictions information_for_parents_years_9_10.pdf after 22 August. Ways to discuss the pandemic with your student: We are also hopeful that the Regional AFLQ Schools Cup and https://parents.au.reachout.com/common-concerns/ Year 7 North District Interschool Sport (Basketball, Soccer, everyday-issues/things-to-try-stress/ Touch) completions may take still take place this term. how-to-talk-to-your-teenager-about-coronavirus 2022 LEADERSHIP NOMINATIONS 2022 LEADERSHIP NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Next year we will be seeking leaders for students who will be in Year 8, 10 and 12 in 2022. If you are interested in applying, please collect an application form from:

Year 8: I block staffroom (Ms Winter) Year 10: Banzai South staffroom (Mrs Steel) Year 12: Uluwatu staffroom (Mrs Seaniger)

You can also speak to your Head of Year for more information. School Sports Achievements In Year 8 you can nominate for a School Captain. In Year 10 you can nominate for School Captain and/or House leader. In Portia H recently represented Sunshine Coast Region at the Year 12 you can nominate for School Captain, House leader, 12 Years QSS Soccer Championships in Toowoomba. As you or a Captain role in Sport, Environment, Culture or Community. would imagine it was extremely cold out there and the SRC roles will be organised later in the year. competition was strong. Portia and the team finished a th SUNSHINE BEACH SUPERSTARZ creditable 4 place, Congratulations! Congratulations to our cheer dance team the Sunshine Beach SupaStarz!!! Recently, they competed in the Australian Dance Pinnacle challenge which was held at St Teresa’s College. Wow…..What a day. We made it just before lockdown and the girls were so awesome and extremely organised under the conditions. So proud of you all. A big thank you to our wonderful parents who supported the team.

18 Fair Play Vouchers

Fair Play vouchers is an initiative under the Queensland Government’s Activate Queensland 2019 - 2029 strategy to support regular participation in physical activity, by reducing the cost for children and young people from low-income families. Applying for a Fair Play voucher Parents, carers or guardians can apply for a voucher valued up to $150 for their child, which can be used towards sport Chloe M also represented the Sunshine Coast Region for and active recreation membership, registration or participation Soccer except in the 13-15 Years division. Chloe has been fees with registered activity providers. Orienteering is a achieving success not only in Soccer but also Basketball and registered activity. AFL. There is a limit of 1 voucher per child per calendar year. Key Dates Sunshine Beach High Junior Girls AFL Team are the Met North Wide Bay Champions after a successful day at a recent AFLX August 2021 – Round 5 now OPEN Competition. They hope to compete against other SEQ regions 29 Sept 2021 – Round 5 close later in the year. 10 Nov 2021 – Vouchers expire and must have been Congratulations to the team and thanks to teachers Ms Hill and presented to an activity provider Ms Mc Fie for your ongoing support.

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19 https://sunbeachshs.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1245/ period. Some of our current students also offer some great how_to_make_a_report.pdf advice on how to tackle major exams which may be helpful as well. Breakfast club - Thank you to the Sunrise Bakery for donating bread to the breakfast club whilst we are in Covid restrictions. Our regular church group - Food Bank - are unable to deliver at present due to restrictions so thank you Paul.

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20 5 Nov - 8 Group 3 Year 11 Science Heron Island Excursion Nov 17 Year 12 Graduation November 22-26 Year 10 Work Experience November

Year 7 & 10 Immunisations Ozcare 2021 School Based Vaccination Program Year 7 & 10 https://www.usc.edu.au/community/parent-lounge/ Immunisations. resources-for-parents?utm_campaign=SR%20Par%20Aug%2 0001&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua Year 10 Students MENACWY Round 2 - Thursday 26 August 2021 Open Day Online Year 7 Students HPV (2) - Thursday 18 November 2021 Did you miss our Open Day Online? Don’t worry, we’ve created an online platform where you can explore all our degrees and All consent/withdrawal enquiries regarding your child's everything else your child will need to get started at university. vaccination must be provided within a reasonable timeframe We’ve even got a special section for parents. Why not sit down before the day of vaccinations to Ozcare via email on with your teen and explore what’s on offer together. [email protected] or phone 5413 8460. Trivia Night Fundraiser Our wonderful P&C have sourced nearly $10,000 worth of prizes for their upcoming Trivia Night Fundraiser on Friday 27th August. Their goal is to raise $20,000 for the school to purchase new Audio Visual equipment for the Student Centre and School. A Massive thank you to the local businesses for generously donating the great prizes. Tickets to the event and raffle tickts are available below, your https://openday.usc.edu.au/ support is greatly appreciated. https://events.humanitix.com/sbshs-trivia-night-p25cep7t Noticeboard

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26 August Year 12 Physics & Specialist Maths Excursion - Dreamworld 27 August Year 10 Pre-Senior Earth & Environ. Science - Australia Zoo 27 August P&C Trivia Night Fundraiser - Land & Sea Brewery 6pm 31 August Year 10 Pre-Senior Biology - Rocky Shore Excursion 13 Year 12 Aquatic Marine Sail Training - Noosa Key contacts for 2021 September Yacht Club Year 7 HOY – Rochelle Dawson [email protected] 15 P&C Meeting - Administration block 6pm Year 8 HOY - Michael Los [email protected] September Year 9 HOY – Shanon Hill [email protected] Date Claimers Term 4 Year 10 HOY - Courtney Sutton [email protected] Year 11 HOY - Kurt Barrow [email protected] 11 October Arts Extravaganza 12 October Year 10 Set Plan - Resource Centre Year 12 HOY - Justine Bath [email protected] 14 October Dance Night 29 Oct - 1 Group 1 Year 11 Science Heron Island Guidance Officer – Kylie Wisken [email protected] (Year 7, 19 Nov Excursion & 11) 1 Nov - 5 Group 2 Year 11 Science Heron Island Excursion Nov

21 Guidance Officer - Odette Carter [email protected] (Year 8, Senior student services https://cdcqueensland.com.au/ 10 & 12) school-services/sunshine-beach-state-high-school-seniors/ Ordering at the Canteen What fare do you need to catch a bus? Fares are determined by the State Government and all fares collected belong to TransLink as part of the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Due to COVID restrictions we have been directed not to take cash fares. As a result, you need a bus pass or Go Card. Travelling without either is Fare Evasion and could result in suspension from the service. How do I get a bus pass for my student? https://cdcqueensland.com.au/bus-services/ school-transport-assistance-scheme/ How do I get a Go Card for my student? https://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/go-card You can speed up the process by downloading the Qkr! app Behaviour onboard buses: for schools. Under the Tuckshop menu, you are able to select and pay for items to be picked up at breakfast, morning tea or All students are required to comply with TransLink's Code of lunch. Students are able to go straight through to the pick-up Conduct for School Students When Travelling on Buses. The area then to enjoy their break. Download and have a look – code sets out the expected behaviour of students and is you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to pay online designed with the safety of all onboard in mind. through Qkr! We are here to help: Getting started is easy If you require assistance, need to check lost property, have Step 1 - Download Qkr! suggestions or feedback we would love to hear from you. https://cdcqueensland.com.au/contact/feedback/ Available from the Google Play store (Android) and the App Store for iOS (Apple). Step 2 - Register Select your Country of Residence as 'Australia' and follow the T (07) 5476 6622 steps to register. A 11 Page Street, Kunda Park, QLD 4556 Step 3 - Find our school cdcqueensland.com.au Our school will appear in 'Nearby Locations' if you're within Facebook 10kms of the school, or search for our school by name. Step 4 - Register your children When first accessing our school you will be prompted to add a student profile for your child. This allows you to make orders and payments for them. Ordered meals are ready for immediate pickup with no waiting in long lines! Bus Service SBSHS is highly active on Facebook. Please “like” us to stay informed regarding date claimers and other important information and events. Please invite your friends to like us as well to assist building a strong community of parents. www.facebook.com/sunshinebeachhigh Community Notices https://sunbeachshs.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1118/ Who is CDC Queensland? sunshine_beach_skatepark_shadesail.pdf Did you know that your school bus service is part of the largest road transport company in the world? https://cdcqueensland.com.au/about/company-profile/ P & C News How do we service your school? August has thrown a few curveballs for us as a school but Junior student services https://cdcqueensland.com.au/ we have an amazing leadership team lead by our principal Mr school-services/sunshine-beach-state-high-school-juniors/ Williams. Along with our professional teaching and support staff who are guiding us and our students through these

22 turbulent times, the P&C remains supportive of all the decisions P&C Events (eq.edu.au) handed down to schools by Qld Health and the Qld Education [email protected] department. ASSESSMENTS AND EXAMS Good luck to all students who are currently undertaking assessments and exams. I am seeing amazing resilience in our students and as parents ourselves, we appreciate the support that the teachers are giving to our students. Thank you. Special shout out to our seniors, good luck in your upcoming exams, you have got this! AUGUST P&C MEETING Due to the uncertainty facing our schools in the current Covid environment, the P&C Executive with our principal Mr Williams' guidance have decided to cancel the August P&C meeting and our next meeting will be held on Wednesday September 15th. All actions and information will carry over to the September meeting. If anyone has anything they would like to raise before our next meeting, please let us know. TRIVIA UPDATE The countdown is on till our biggest fundraiser of the year kicks off. The SBSHS P&C Trivia Night at Land and Sea Brewery on Friday 27th August. Have you bought your tickets yet? Tickets are selling fast and we have over $10,000 worth of prizes to win via our raffle, silent auction, lucky door prizes and more. If you can't make it on the night, please click on the links below and purchase your raffle tickets today or bid on our silent auction items. The prizes are amazing! Tickets - https://events.humanitix.com/sbshs-trivia-night-p25cep7t/ tickets Raffle Tickets - https://events.humanitix.com/sbshs-trivia-night-p25cep7t/ tickets Silent Auction - https://www.32auctions.com/ sbshsfundraiser?fbclid=IwAR39bXoqSvvuT4CKjKduT1XvTtzV_ eAtDiRG7yUIKOeCX2gmu2uLcPqylxo Thank you to all our sponsors and prize donators for allowing us to run such a great event. ATHLETICS CARNIVAL What a busy and very successful day, we raised over $1700 and provided a great service to our students. A big thank you to all our volunteers who helped out on the day. Please join us at the next P&C meeting on Wednesday 15th September at 6pm in the school admin block. Kind Regards, Amanda Avery P&C President -SBSHS

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