11 November 201511 November 2015

Principal’s MessageIn just two weeks the Year 12 students will finish school. Thesenext few weeks are very busy for these students with exams,final assessment, Awards Evening, Formal and Graduation. Weencourage all students to remain focussed on their work andensure that they do their best right up to the final day. At thistime of the year it is easy to become distracted from the dailywork of school life. Do not let future holidays, end of year partiesand Christmas celebrations interrupt the work that still needs tobe done.

As this year’s seniors prepare to leave the school, I wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank these students for theircontribution to the school community at North RockhamptonSHS. Many have been enrolled at North Rocky High for the past5 years and they have contributed to the positive reputation ofthe school through their actions and achievements throughoutthe years. Thank you to all students who have been involvedin leadership, sporting, cultural and academic activities duringtheir time at the school. You have made this school what it istoday.

Thank you also to the parents, carers and extended familiesof the graduating students. You have been welcome partnersin the education of your children and we thank you for yourparticipation in school events and functions and also for thesupport that you have provided to your son/daughter on a dailybasis. Your participation and support is greatly appreciated.

As the Year 12 students finish this year I will be taking threeweeks long service leave until the end of the school year. MrsCynthia O’Sullivan will be the Acting Principal in my absenceand Mr Aaron Harmsworth will be Acting Deputy Principal inher place. I have been advised that I will be returning to NorthRockhampton SHS as Acting Principal for 2016 and I lookforward to working with the school community again next yearto continue the work that we have begun.

JANET YOUNGPRINCIPAL

SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS

YEAR 11 COORDINATOR

It’s almost the end of Term 4! This year has flown past. The lastfew weeks have seen the leadership team for 2016 beginningto form, with our School Captains, Vice Captains, Executives,House Captains and Junior House Leaders giving theirspeeches and votes being taken.

If you missed the last day for Jersey and Senior Shirt order(Monday 9/11) you can get an order in at the start of next year.

Attendance has been getting better for the entire cohort, with91 students having over 90% attendance for this term. As areward, these students will participate in a sausage sizzle anda trip to the pool scheduled for Friday 27/11. Students whohave over 90% attendance for this term and haven’t beensuspended or had any major behaviour issues will be invited toattend.

If you have any issues, questions or concerns please email meat daddi4@eq.edu.au

Thank you

DEB ADDISONYEAR 11 COORDINATOR

HOME ECONOMICSThe last few weeks have been extremely busy in the HomeEconomics Department and we are working hard to write ournew program for Year 7 students who will have this subject ontheir timetable in 2016. Year 10 students will also be cateredfor with the inclusion of Early Childhood as a subject choice for2016.

Some of the interesting things happening in our classescurrently are:

• Year 8C Home Economics are preparing andcooking a range of healthy lunch meals and snacksincluding homemade pizzas, pasta bake and sweetand savoury muffin varieties.

• Year 9 Food Technology are currently trialling recipesfor a class function and working through the steps to

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Website:Website: https://nthrckshs.eq.edu.au/Email:Email: the.principal@nthrckshs.eq.edu.au

Phone:Phone: 07 4924 7888Fax:Fax: 07 4924 7800

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There are exciting times ahead for Home Economics and welook forward to working with the Year 7 students in ourdepartment.

DESOLEE COWLEYHOD SENIOR SCHOOLING/HOME ECONOMICS

NEWS FROM THE UNIFORM SHOP

Uniform Selling Days January 2016 – OpeningTimes/Days

Wednesday 20 8am to midday

Thursday 21 2:30pm – 6:30pm

Friday 22 8am to midday

Monday 25 no uniform sales

Tuesday 26 closed

Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 7:30am – 11:30am

Uniform Prices and Stationery

POLO SHIRTS $40.00

MAROON SHORTS 35.00

BLOUSE FORMAL – GIRLS 35.00

SKIRT – GIRLS 40.00

SHIRT FORMAL – BOYS 35.00

GERY SHORTS - UNISEX 40.00

LONG PANTS – GIRLS 10.00

LONG PANTS – BOYS (SELECTED SIZES) 10.00

PULLOVER JUMPER 40.00

TRACKSUIT TOPS 55.00

TRACKSUIT PANTS/BOTTOMS 45.00

HATS 20.00

TIES – GIRLS 25.00

TIES – BOYS (LONG/SHORT) 25.00

SOCKS 7.00

LANYARDS 5.00

BADGES 10.00

Prices are subject to change

Eftpos available. Uniforms are also available to bepurchased through phone orders. Please call for furtherdetails.

Tuckshop: 49247 818Uniform Shop: 49247 868

Normal Opening Times for the Uniform Shop duringthe school terms are

Monday to Friday from 8am to 10am

HPESenior HPE are in their final stages of assessment, we wish youall the best of luck and take this opportunity to thank our year12 classes, who at this stage, will all be leaving Year 12 with apass or above. Well done to each of you.

We have been trying to avoid the heat in Junior PE classes,with all classes involved in swimming for one lesson a week.Again, we encourage participation in this very vital element ofour curriculum. If you can’t swim for medical reasons, or anyother reason, please bring a note so your teacher is aware.When not at the pool the classes have been utilising our hallas much as possible. We are very grateful for the installation ofsome ‘big fans’ in the hall which have made things a lot morecomfortable for staff and students.

SPORT

We recently had Clontarf State School visit on their annualsports tour. Our Seniors played Clontarf in 5 sports with TheHawks coming away with 3 wins. We were able to win in mixedtouch, 9 –a-side rugby league and boys futsal, while Clontarfmanaged to win netball and girls futsal. The games were playedin great spirit and all students enjoyed the occasion.

Futsal has now finished for the year. We are proud of the effortof both North Rockhampton High School teams coached byMr Scott Pearson and Chappy Aaron. The girls improved everygame and finished the year off with 2 wins in their last 2 games.The junior boys, predominately made up of Year 7s, were alsobig improvers against some older students from other schools.Well done to both teams.

Still on Futsal and our senior boys team with the aid of ChappyAaron and Mrs Rebecca Hack, went to Brisbane for theNational Futsal Titles during the September holidays. The boysrepresented the region with great pride, while Jai Taylor, FlynnHack and Sam Klower all earnt selection in the Australian Futsalteam to travel to Taiwan. Well done to all involved.

Hockey sisters Jessica and Ebonee Moffat continue to flourishon the hockey field. The girls recently played in a nationaltournament in Sydney. Ebonee will gain a lot from her firstnational championship, whilst Jessica shined as equal top goalscorer for her team with 5 goals. She was awarded a HockeyAustralia award by her coach for Most Consistent Player of herteam.

planning an event (this links in well with Year 10Hospitality).

• Year 11 Early Childhood Studies students arefinalising their assessment for 2015 while Year 12’sare producing a creative folio of work that can beused when working with children in childcare centres.

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Jessica has also been named in the U/15 girls squad for 2016.Well done girls, you are continuing the proud tradition of hockeysuperstars who’ve attended this school.

AARON HARMSWORTHHOD HPE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYThis term, Year 9 ICT have been studying computer animationand learning how to use Adobe Flash. We have studied howto use key frames and animation script. This allows us to addbehaviours to our animations which makes them interactivewith the user. Our efforts are culminating with each studentcreating an interactive animated “Choose Your Own” adventurestory. All students are really enjoying themselves immensely!

The Year 10 ITS class have been studying multimedia designprinciples, in particular, what makes an effective website andwhat makes a not so effective website. Students are nowdesigning their own websites.

Year 11 IPT, after having studied visual basic last term, (aprogramming language), are now developing a computer gameof their own. They are enjoying this activity. Students areworking in groups to design and develop games such asSnakes and Ladders, Black Jack, Connect Four or BattleShips.Students are having to adjust their perception of the rules to fitin with computer logic.

It is a very exciting end to the year!

CLINTON DODDTEACHER

LOVE BITES PROGRAMA large number of Year 10 students recently attended an all-day‘Love Bites’ program which was facilitated by our school basedpolice officer, Kelly Knight.

The aim of the program was to give students an understandingand awareness of domestic and family violence and sexualassault. It also provided students with strategies on how toavoid issues in their own relationships, and how to supporttheir friends in their relationships. Most importantly, the programhighlighted that we can all make choices around behaviours inrelationships.

In the final session, students demonstrated what they’d learntby creating posters of their thoughts and views on domesticand family violence and sexual assault. These posters are ondisplay in the library.

ITEMS FOR TENDERThe following items being offered for tender:

3 and 4 drawer filing cabinetsBrown built cupboardAssorted furniture3 phase metal lathes (2)Single phase metal lathe6m Shipping container

All items are ‘as is where is’. No warranties are implied or given.Items will not be sold if tenders offered are deemed to beunreasonable. Tender forms are available from the office. Itemscan be viewed Thursday 19/11 8:00 – 3:00pm.

Tenders close 4pm 25/11/15.

GLADSTONE SCIENCE AND MATHSCHALLENGE

Early Friday 16 October, Mr Atkinson and four keen Year 10students: Sarah Coker, Steven Kyriazis, Corey Edmonds andFelicity Finlayson, departed for one eventful weekend at the2015 Gladstone Science and Maths Challenge. Held at CentralQueensland University, the three days involved lectures andcareer talks from various fields; team activities and aproblem-based learning projects for groups of approximatelyseven students and their mentors. There were five differentprojects, some of which involved tracking the Sun’s light, orthe brightest light in a room, with a solar panel; designing asustainable house; and researching ways in which to improvethe performance of a solar concentrator. At the end of thethree days, each group presented their project to a theatre ofparents, teachers, principals, industry reps and fellow students.All students would agree that the weekend was fun, educationaland a different way of learning and using the things learnt in theclassroom. In preparation for University, students even had thechance to practice their waitressing skills!

Thank you very much Mr Atkinson for giving up your weekendto provide such a great opportunity for anyone looking towardsa career in Science, Maths or Engineering.

FELICITY FINLAYSON

AFTER SCHOOL PARKINGPlease be advised that the carpark attached to Illoura ChildCare Centre is private property and is reserved for clients of

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the childcare centre. There will be police patrols to ensure thatthis carpark is being used by the correct patrons. Parents ofNorth Rockhampton High School students are requested topark elsewhere while waiting to collect their child.

Thank you for your assistance.

2016 YEAR 7 ENROLMENTS

Have you enrolled your student?

North Rockhampton High School are conductinginterviews for Years 7 2016

Please contact the school on 4924 7888 between 8am and4pm Monday to Friday to arrange an appointment

DATE CLAIMERS

TERM 4

Mon 9 – Fri 13 Nov Year 12 Exam Block

Mon 16 Nov Awards Night

Wed 18 Nov Red Food Day

Wed 18 – Tues 24Nov

Year 11 Exam Block

Thurs 19 Nov Year 12 Graduation/Formal

Fri 20 Nov Last Day for Year 12

Wed 25-Thur 26 Nov Year 11 QCS Practice Test

Fri 27 Nov Year 10/11 Last Day

Tues 1 Dec Year 7 Transition Day

Fri 11 Dec Reports Issued / Last Day for2015

P&C MEETINGS

6pm Administration Building

Mon 23 Nov

Our next P&C meeting will be held on Monday 23 Novemberat 6pm in the conference room. All parents/caregivers arewelcome to attend. Parents are also advised that a copy of theminutes can be requested through the school office so that ifyou are unable to make the meeting you are aware of currentP&C focus areas and the support provided to the school.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

D2A TUTORING

D2A Tutoring is now taking new students. Prep to Year 12.Individual, affordable, fun, one-to-one tuition available.Celebrating 10 years of providing exceptional educationalservices in CQ. Morning, daytime, afternoon, evening and

Saturday sessions available. Curriculum based literacy,numeracy, reading, Maths A, English, HSS/SOSE. Phone JodyDavis to arrange your lessons today. 0400 378 843 or 07 49210663.

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