BUSY SCHOOLS NEWS Term 2, Week 6 May 28 2021 Dear Parents, Mock Interviews Parliament House Visit We have now completed half of term 2, with only 4 weeks remaining of semester 1. This means that your child has only 3 semesters left before Work Experience Update they will be completing Year 12. All of our students are working towards their QCE and they will hopefully gain 3 credit points for semester 1. The QCE is Queensland’s senior schooling qualification. It is internationally recognized and a sign of academic and personal success. To receive a QCE, students must achieve 20 credits of learning, at the set standard, in a set pattern, while meeting numeracy requirements. The school is working with each student to track their progress to help them achieve the QCE. Once again I must reiterate the importance of students attending school so they can stay up to date with all learning and assessment. This will help students to achieve their QCE and successfully graduate from Year 12. Attending school also prepares students for the workforce by demonstrating they are punctual and reliable. If parents need to contact the school about their child’s attendance or any other matter we ask that you contact via telephone on 0734404241 or email. If our line is busy you now have the option to leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. In addition, we have a separate line for attendance where you can leave a short message. Shane Blood PRINCIPAL Mock Interviews Last week students took part in mock interviews as part of their assessment for Social & Community Studies. Practising for job interviews is a good way for students to get used to talking about themselves and why people should hire them. The feedback from employers who took part in interviewing students was very positive. Some of the common questions that most students struggled with were: 1. Tell me about yourself The interviewer wants to know about your skills and experience. They’re interested in things that show you could do the job well. 2. What are your strengths? This means the things you’re good at. This is a good chance to sell yourself as the right person for the job. Mention one or two things you’re good at and talk about how these things will help you do the job well. Use examples from your experience. Don’t lie or exaggerate. 3. What are your weaknesses? The best way to answer is to be positive. This is a chance to show that you know what you need to improve about yourself. Choose one specific thing you can improve on. Make sure you pick something that’s not essential to the job and talk about what you’re doing to improve. Parliament House Visit On Tuesday Jade and Kristen had the opportunity to visit Parliament House and get to see how Government works. They were invited by Minister Mick de Brenni - Member for Springwood and they also got to meet Deputy Premier Steven Miles, Minister Grace Grace and Minister Meaghan Scanlon – Member for Gaven. As part of their visit they were also very fortunate to witness Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk introduce the voluntary assisted dying bill in Parliament. Work Experience Update This week Kristen has started work experience with FVS, they look after fire protection with the installation and servicing of fire panels and the plumbing associated with sprinkler detection. .