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19 June 202019 June 2020

From the PrincipalAs Week 9 comes to an end our school hasbeen focussing on re-establishing thenorms and routines for our students. Thisre-establishment will ensure the studentsare engaging with their classroom learningand realising their potential for this semesterto be ready for a full and hopefullyundisturbed Semester 2.

Throughout this term students and families have beenmanaging the complexities of online learning, teachers havealso been learning how to work in new and different ways.Reflecting on the past 9 weeks shows the incredible paceof change and the adaptations we have made as a schoolcommunity. Think about what you were doing just those fewshort weeks ago and take some time to acknowledge howadaptable and flexible you have had to be. Here at schoolthe learning for teachers has been significant. Our teachingteam kept abreast of the new updates from the Department ofEducation and feedback from the school community. We hadbrainstormed, assessed, selected, discarded, modified andpredicted as we tried to keep in front of what was coming next.We are fortunate to have extremely knowledgeable and skilledstaff members who rose to the challenge of supporting andupskilling others.

It has been very pleasing to see the positivity of the studentssince they have returned. The enthusiasm and happinessevident in the playground and the classrooms is anendorsement of the great learning climate we have created andmaintain here at Smithfield State High School. Our students andstaff play a key role in this each and every day while our parents,

and their support of the students and staff are also key partnersin this success.

We have all been challenged recently by the COVID-19experience and still have some ahead but regardless of thechallenge, this experience has allowed us to find success inother ways when we think about our schooling:

This experience has shown us all how resilient and agile wecan be as individuals, as a school and as a community. Weare currently now looking at how we can review and assess theincredible learnings of the past few months and how we usethis information to refine further pedagogy.

Thank you to our Parents and Carers

We say THANK YOU to our parents and carers of our studentsfor their incredible efforts throughout the past period ofhome-based learning. We know that for every time a studentattempted to work with the learning resources or complete aset task, there were parents and carers who were always thereencouraging, motivating and helping their children to continueto engage with their learning. We acknowledge all of thechallenges that you may have had to overcome to work throughthese difficult times, and the work you did to put the learningfirst. We appreciate everything that you have done to facilitate

• Teachers have learnt new technology skills that arebeing transferred into the classroom

• Students learnt the value of checking emails andbeing responsible with passwords

• We have all learnt the value of face-to-faceinteractions and collaboration and how we learn somuch more through instant feedback and non-verbalcues

• Parents and students have become more confidentwith online platforms that in the future post COVIDthey can utilise to support their learning

your child to continue learning so far this term. Thank you forsupporting the school's home-based learning program. You allshould be proud of your efforts.

The last week of the term is always an important time for ourlearning community as we are finalising student assessment,determining achievement levels and beginning new work. Eachand every student should be able to tell you what they arelearning or have learnt this term, what they need to do to besuccessful now and in the future, what feedback they havereceived to improve their work, what they still need to fix up andfinally where they can go for help when they need it. I have beenvery impressed with the work being produced in each and everyclassroom. I can’t wait to read our students report cards to seehow everyone is progressing.

With COVID-19 absorbing our schools and global news fora significant amount of time I hope you enjoy the remainderof this newsletter that shifts our focus back to what mattersmost in our school community and learning. That being studentsuccess stories, community spirit and keeping our eye on thefuture for our students. Although we have travel restrictions, Ihope that you have the opportunity to enjoy family time and thebeautiful place that we live over the upcoming winter break. Onbehalf of the team at Smithfield State High School, I wish you alla relaxing break and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday13 July 2020 for the commencement of Term 3.

Mr Frank BrunettoPrincipal

Centre for Athlete Development &Performing Arts

If you would like to watch the progress on the Centre for AthleteDevelopment & Performing Arts follow this link

https://smithfieldshs.eq.edu.au/facilities/construction-plans

The photo gallery is updated regularly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otdep9v9A6MBuilding Video thanks to WIN NewsBuilding Video thanks to WIN News

School Opinion Survey 2020

Parents and Caregivers are invited to participate in this year’sSchool Opinion Survey and have a say about schooling duringthe COVID-19 lockdown. You are also given the opportunity toprovide feedback about our school more generally.

Participation in the survey is anonymous and you areencouraged to take this opportunity to have your say. Thesurvey form has been designed so that it can easily becompleted on a computer or smartphone. The online survey willbe available until Friday, 17 July 2020, and should take lessthan five minutes to complete.

To access the survey, please click on the link below or copyand paste it into your web browser:

https://survey.qed.qld.gov.au/form/Parents-HaveYourSay

Please contact the school if you have any questions about thesurvey.

Senior School News

Year 12 External Exams:

The External Exam timetable is now available

External Exams will run from Monday 26 October to Tuesday17 November 2020. This exam schedule was set by theQueensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). Itwas developed to ensure academic integrity for all Year 12students in Queensland.

Scheduling the 17 days of external exams involved around53,000 students sitting 46 General subject exams in over13,000 different subject combinations. This complex exerciseaimed to put students’ academic interests first and attemptedas much as possible to spread the exams over the 17-dayperiod. If any student has concerns with the exam timetablethey are encouraged to speak with Mrs Kaggelis, Senior SchoolDeputy Principal.

The final day of Year 12 timetabled lessons will be Friday 23October. During the exam weeks (Monday 26 October toTuesday 17 November), Year 12 students will only attendschool for their scheduled exam session or a school arrangedtutorial. Smithfield State High School will incorporate into theseweeks some tutorials for General subjects as well as time forassessment catch-up sessions for students still completing aCertificate course or an Applied subject assessment. Anindividualised timetable will be issued to each Year 12 studentin Term 3.

Key dates for Year 12:

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Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September– ‘Mock’external exam blockFriday 23 October – final day of scheduled classesMonday 26 October to Tuesday 17 November – externalexamsMonday 9 November – Smithfield State High SchoolPresentation EveningTuesday 10 November – no scheduled exams the dayafter Presentation EveningWednesday 18 November – transition day programThursday 19 November – transition day program andevening GraduationFriday 20 November – final day of Year 12 for 2020,including School Farewell Ceremony

More details about these events will be released closer to thetime.

Year 11 Unit 1 results and subject changes:

Unit 1 has now finished for Year 11 students. The resultsof this Unit will be published in the next report card beingissued early Term 3. Students who pass Unit 1 with anA, B or C result will obtain 1 QCE point towards theattainment of their Queensland Certificate of Education.

Some students have changed subjects at this time and arestarting in their new subject for Unit 2. We wish all Year 11students the best for this next unit.

Key dates for Year 11:

Monday 8 June – Unit 2 commences this weekMonday 19 October to Friday 23 October – Exam blockweekMonday 26 October – Unit 3 commences this weekFriday 27 November – final day of Year 11 for 2020

Middle School news

Year 10 into 11 2021

Over the last three weeks, Year 10 students have commencedtheir Senior School subject selection process. They havereceived a copy of the Senior Course Guide (emailed) and havespent their Senior Pathways lessons exploring this guide andlearning about the Queensland Certificate of Education alongwith the ATAR score. They have also been listening to subjecttalks from our Heads of Department.

The next step in assisting your student to transition from Year10 into Year 11 at Smithfield State High School is to completea SET Plan interview. A SET Plan is a Senior Education andTraining Plan that Year 10 students in Queensland complete, inconsultation with their parents and their school. In this interview,we discuss your student’s Senior Schooling Pathway andcareer aspirations, review their academic achievements, effortand behaviour, and match these with Year 11 subjects on offer.By the end of the meeting, your student will have selected thesubjects that they will be studying in 2021.

The interviews will be held over three weeks from Week 2of Term 3 (Monday, 20 July – Friday, 7 August) and will beconducted by the following staff:

Joy Murgatroyd, Deputy Principal Middle SchoolAlison Kaggelis, Deputy Principal Senior SchoolBrett Wilson, Guidance OfficerClaire Denzin, Head of Department Senior School

Before the end of term, each student in Year 10 will be handeda letter that outlines who their SET Plan interview will be withand the process by which you can book an interview time.Students will also be handed a subject selection form for Year11 in 2021. Before your SET Plan interview, please discuss thisform with your child and highlight the subjects they are wishingto study.

If you have any questions about this process, please do nothesitate to contact me.

Joy MurgatroydDeputy Principal – Middle School

Semester 1 academic reporting –modified timelines

Please be advised that academic reporting timelines have beenmodified in order to compensate for the disruption to regularteaching and learning this semester. For this academic period(Semester 1, 2020), reports will be published via email toparents/caregivers by Thursday 16 July 2020. Note, this is afterthe end of semester break.

The current COVID-19 restrictions will also affect the routine‘Student Progress’ meetings usually scheduled for week 2,Term 3. The impact of the current restrictions will be reviewedas we get closer to the time and an amended format will bepublished to parents/caregivers to ensure timely feedback, goalsetting and discussion can still occur.

We thank you for your understanding.

2020 Presentation Evening – Save theDate

The Tropical North Learning Academy Smithfield State HighSchool Presentation Evening will be held on Monday 9November, 2020 at the Cairns Performing Arts Centre,commencing at 7.00 pm. The foyer and licenced bar will beopen from 6.00 pm.

This year’s date was chosen with consideration for the firstyear of Year 12 External Exams, which are scheduled betweenMonday October 26 and Tuesday November 17. There areNO Year 12 exams on Tuesday 10 November, the day afterPresentation Evening. This year’s date also enables Term 3Report Card results to be considered for academic awards.

Tickets for the evening will cost $12.50 per person. Parents willbe informed when tickets go on sale early in Term 4. Studentswho are receiving awards will be seated in a separate allocationsection and will not be required to book or pay for tickets.

Please add this special occasion to your calendar. Furtherdetails will be released throughout the year.

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Positive Behaviour for LearningIn the last few weeks, we have welcomed the return of studentsinto our school. Things are getting back to normal andmembers of the school community have been focused onensuring all students are well supported emotionally throughoutthis transition.

We have and are continuing to move through anunprecedented health crisis, which impacts us all in a numberof different ways. Our children are not immune to variety ofmental health and emotional issues as a result of Covid. Assuch, it’s vitally important that you as parents/carers and us asa school community, are “tuned into” our young people andalert to any changes in their behaviour.

At Smithfield, we are very fortunate to have a large numberof support staff and teachers who are always happy to help.Please contact your child’s year level Dean, guidance officer,school nurse or chaplain if you are concerned about how yourchild is coping.

Our wonderful Year Level Deans have been preparing a videoclip for our students to view with some key messages andself-help strategies to assist during this time. Some of theirstrategies to positively manage thoughts and feelings include:

The staff at Smithfield State High School care about your child’shealth and wellbeing. Please reach out if you have concerns,we are always here as a source of support.

Elsie Timmins Year 7 Dean etimm16@eq.edu.au

Odette Gorman Year 8 Dean ogorm3@eq.edu.au

TammieThornton

Year 9 Dean tatho0@eq.edu.au

Jen Harris Year 10 Dean Jharr787@eq.edu.au

To BeConfirmed

Year 11 Dean

Tammy Collins Year 12 Dean tcoll173@eq.edu.au

Brett Wilson GuidanceOfficer

bwils100@eq.edu.au

Nic Clarkson Nurse nclar203@eq.edu.au

Nai Tuuut Chaplain ntuuu0@eq.edu.au

Coaching Team– Smithfield State HighSchool

We have a team of 5 staff, consisting of Ms Tamara Buddle, MsBec Ahola, Mrs Janette Courtney, Mrs Mary-Ellen Cox and MsEdita Sliskovic. I would also like to recognise and thank Mr DanKaggelis who led the coaching team in Term 1, and Ms DanaPiryak who was a valued member of the team also in Term 1.

Our coaching teams role is support staff on a whole schoollevel. We feel that providing support and feedback to staff playsa key role in staff development, refection and outcomes for ourstudents. Many staff are involved in coaching programs rangingfrom beginning teachers to teachers aiming for recognition at a“Highly Accomplished / Lead” classification, and everywhere inbetween.

We will introduce 2 of our staff in this newsletter and theremaining team members in the next newsletter.

Mrs Mary-Ellen Cox

Focus Area:Pedagogical Coach Positive Behaviour forLearningBeginning Teacher Mentor

Hello Smithfield Community!

I’m a member of the wonderful coachingteam at Smithfield State High School. My

role at the school is to work with our teachers around the skillsto ensure positive behaviour in their classrooms. Research saysthat if our students are operating in a safe, routined, organisedand positive workspace, they are more likely to engage inlearning and grow academically and personally. At Smithfieldwe put a very strong focus on our systems and practices in thisarea to make this happen. My other role is to support our verynewest of teachers in their first year of teaching. I act to assistthem to develop their skills and knowledge to operatesuccessfully in this profession. I think I have one of the mostrewarding jobs in the school working with people who arealways willing to grow in their profession no matter how longthey have been teaching. Of course the best part is seeing theimpact of this on our students!

• Get out and get physically active particularly withfriends. Take a look at the workouts that can beaccessed from the student portal under theWellbeing tab

• Eat yummy but healthy foods and drink plenty ofwater

• Get involved in a hobby or activity particularly nowthat these activities can start again

• Listen to music or dance to music!

• Take a break from social media

• If you are feeling down or stressed, to talk tosomeone like friends, family members and thenetwork at school

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Ms Tamara Buddle

Role: Head of Department Coaching

I have held the position as Numeracy Coachfor the past 3 years, and in Term 2 wasappointed Head of Department Coaching.With experience and a strong interest incontinual development I work with individualstaff members and wider staff on a systemslevel with an aim to implement support and

processes for staff to actively improve in their practice. I enjoyassisting and supporting staff to meet their goals in any areas oftheir teaching practice.

Holding a new role this year I am working alongside theleadership team, curriculum Heads of Department and theAdministration team to strive for continual improvement. Thiswill ultimately benefit students of Smithfield State High School,which is our ultimate goal.

The Head of Department: StudentServices

This role is new within our school this year. The main areasof responsibility include wellbeing, behaviour and engagementacross the school. I work directly with the skilled andpassionate staff members who make up the Student ServicesDepartment. Together, we aim to support all students andempower them be resilient young people and active learners.

I look forward to progressing the important work of this role.

Mrs Ellie TaylorHead of Department: Student Services

Third Party Website ConsentDear Parent/Guardian

The use of web based educational resources has risen steadilyover the last decade and are increasingly being used byteachers across Queensland to improve student learningoutcomes.

Our school and teachers make decisions about the besttechnology to meet the needs of our students. Sometimes it isbeneficial for students to utilise services provided by third partyweb based providers.

Smithfield State High School wishes to utilise the third partyweb based service provider/s to aid students learning. For yourstudent to use the services the teacher will need to register

them as a user. Registering with these providers requiresstudent personal information to be disclosed to the providerof the service. In the case of the services outlined they areprivate companies that are hosted onshore in Australia andoutside of Australia. Outside of Australia means that data thatis entered to register for these sites will be stored on serversthat are not based in Australia and therefore are not bound byQueensland’s privacy laws. Registration may include disclosingthe following information about your student:

We need your permission for the registration and use of thesesites by your student - for full information on these sites and acopy of the consent form please click below......

Please return the completed consent form to the school by31st July. Thank you

Humanities and SustainabilityThe Humanities and Sustainability Department have beenworking tirelessly over the last month to ensure your studentssuccess. The highlight this Term has been our Year 8Sustainability students who have been studying urban designprinciples and transforming cities. Their pitches have been bothinnovative and inspiring and well done to these students.

With assessment winding down, we are looking forward to ourTerm 3 units of work.

In Term 3 Year 7 students will be studying Life in Ancient Rome.Year 8 students will be studying Medieval History and Year 9students will be studying Australia’s involvement in World War1. The focus of these units are centred on developing reading,researching and writing skills on an independent level. With somuch information available to students these days thanks to theinternet, we also have a focus on teaching students to evaluatesources of information to tell the difference between fact andopinion. These skills are fundamental to ensure success in Year11 and 12 and further post school study.

Year 10 students will have the option of choosing between anumber of different electives to provide a taste for Year 11 and12 possible subject selections. Students will have the abilityto specialise in different strands of Humanities by selecting tostudy Legal Studies, Philosophy, Geography, Ancient/ ModernHistory, Accounting and Social Community Studies.

Year 9 and 10 Money and Entrepreneurial Studies will continueon their money making quest to develop solutions to society’sproblems and turn them in viable products for market.

Finally a big congratulation to Year 12 Geography studentMaddie who was recently invited to take part in a Youth ClimateChange and Disaster Event run by World Vision. Following hersuccessful participation in this event she was invited by WorldVision to apply to be a World Vision student representative for

• Student Name,

• Student ID,

• Age,

• Year group,

• Class Teacher and

• Student email (school email not personal)

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Far North Queensland. She was successful in obtaining theposition beating out hundreds of students for the job. Maddiewill now work with youth representatives from all over the worldto research and analyse data to inform a report for WorldVision around engaging Youth with Climate Change. Well doneMaddie!

Strelitzia 2020 (Year Book)

From the Office

Student Reward System – VIVO’sWhat does 150 VIVOs get you? Lunch in the Principal's officewith a little bit of waiter service thrown in!

Introduction to Hospitality – FunctionThe year 10 Hospitality class participated in a major piece ofassessment on Wednesday 10 June. The assessment wasa build-up of the terms work. Students worked throughoutthe term experimenting with various flavours of home- madeiced tea. There were certainly some wonderful creations ofraspberries, passionfruit, lavender and rosehip. During themorning of the assessment, students busily prepared theirmenu of Chicken Carbonara, Trifle and Iced Tea. Afterpresenting their tables with table settings, centrepieces andfancy napkin folds the students were ready to eat their creation.All up the students gained a lot of information, enjoyed theirplanning, preparation and certainly ate well! The students arecertainly looking forward to next terms function.

Mrs HungerfordIntroduction to Hospitality Teacher.

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Smithfield State High School EP FrenchWorld Champions!

Clovis our school champion with the Year 12 French studentsFiona , Lexie and Kelsey.

Students competed in the online global Education PerfectLanguages Championship and came in first in the 50-100students category for French beating 121 classes fromcountries such as Canada, Hong Kong and New Zealand.Clovis was our leading student with an emerald awardanswering 7402 questions!

Many students put in a huge effort and won awards.

Emerald Award (5000 points) Lexie & Zavier

Gold Award (3000 points) Dany

Silver Award (2000 points) Scarlett

Bronze Award (1000 points) Sydney, Natasha, Mia,Anastasiya, Lilly, Chloei,Mia, Jess.

Credit Award (500 points) Katie, Amelia, Ellie, Fiona,Kyla, Riley, Tristan, Mily,Ashley.

HPE and Sport

Welcome back

As teachers, we are all very excited to seestudents return to school and recommencelearning and as HPE teachers, we are all veryactive people and found the increasedsedentary time in front of the computerdifficult. It has been great to hear that somany students have managed to stay active throughout theCOVID-19 pandemic. One thing that we have noticed is theincrease in the number of people out and exercising with friendsand family. Now more than ever our health needs to beprioritised!

Some things that we reinforce often are to be active every day(this will help you sleep and release endorphins to make youfeel happy), drink plenty of water, eat healthy and nutritiousfoods, limit screen time, protect your skin by wearing a hat andsunscreen and be sure to take time out to socialise with friendsand family.

Year 11 (2021) Subject Information

This week I attended the Year 10 SPW classes to discuss thesix HPE subjects students can pick for Year 11 and 12. With theincreased focus on health and wellbeing at the moment and theCentre of Athlete Development and Performing Arts (CADPA)building due for completion next year we are expecting anincrease in the number of students interested in HPE subjects.

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Sport Update

Some interschool sport will resume from Term 3.

We have at this stage postponed our Athletics Carnival to 1/2day Thursday, Aug 21 and full day Friday, Aug 22 and CrossCountry to Thursday, Sept 17.

This year Sports Awards will be combined with the PresentationNight Monday, Nov 9. It is important to note that this yearthe Junior and Senior Sports Person will be awarded basedon performance at the three major carnivals (Swimming, CrossCountry and Athletics).

More information to come for each of these events.

Peninsula and Queensland School Sport

https://peninsulaschoolsport.eq.edu.au/SupportAndResources/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/20%20Rebooting%20Calendar%20for%20State%20Peninsula%20and%20District.pdf

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Soccer and Netball Academy

This will recommence from Term 3 Week 1, Monday, July 13and we will host a mid-year trial Term 3 Week 3 July 27.

Current students will be notified via email. The mid-year trialwill be advertised through student notices, Facebook, schoolwebsite and through the partnership primary schools.

Uniforms have arrived and they will be handed out at the firstsession when we recommence.

Our very own Matilda “Ms TammieThornton”

Three generations of Matildas. All from far northQueensland. All with very different futures.

Credits to Play on Magazine and writer Rose Calvert.

Learning at home TV episodes now onYouTube <Image010.jpg>

Catch up on episodes of learning@home,reading@home and coding@home TV onthe Department of Education’s YouTubechannel .

The videos provide a quality learningresource for parents, carers and students.

Episodes will be regularly uploaded, so be sure to favourite thispage and check back in.

Did you know? You can catch up on episodes oflearning@home TV, reading@home TV and coding@home TVon the department’s YouTube channel. There are threeplaylists, ready for watching! This is a great learning resourcefor parents, carers and students.

https://www.youtube.com/QueenslandDepartmentofEducation

Technologies

Year 12 Engineering

Year 12 Engineering students recently finished their superbrocket stove project.

Reuben, Braiden and Michael tested their working stoves with apractical demonstration which produced a high grade and topfeed.

Year 12 Furnishings

Mr Finlay’s Year 12 furnishing class just finished up constructingtheir upholstered chairs so they pulled up a chair and discussedsome ideas for the outdoor pallet furniture project.

Robotics club is back

I’m excited to announce the return of Robotics club on Mondayafternoons in N004.

We have had a decent break due to COVID restrictions,however it is time to gear up and start preparing for theDragster competition in Term 3.

We have been running for the past 2 weeks and students havebeen designing Lego EV3 Robots to take part in the DragsterCompetition scheduled for Week 9. We are currently still in thebuilding phase and next week we will begin coding and testing.

Robotics club runs every Monday afternoon in N004 ComputerLab from 2.30 – 3.30 pm.

Deep Learning in Junior Digital Technologies

Over the past Term year 7 and 8 Digital Technology studentshave been creating interactive learning games for children. Thisis a Deep Learning experience where students explore howyoung children learn and in the process develop computationalthinking concepts to create an Educational Game.

Students have storyboarded their game, created an Algorithmgame play and finally designed the Sprites and Levels. I havebeen very impressed with the quality of work and look forwardseeing the completed games. Students are using Scratch andentering the coding phase over the next two weeks.

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Like many students, Lachie is producing a standout educationalgame for his recent work in Year 7 Digital Technology.

STEM Learning across Functional Art

This semester in the Functional Art class students created avariety of artworks to communicate different moods. Some ofthe techniques students used to create their artworks werepainting, tracing, Papier Mache and etching.

The students’ favourite art piece was the LED portrait lightcreated using the etching machine in the Maker Spaceclassroom.

LED Light – etched in Acrylic Perspex

Acrylic on Canvas

Mr Mayes showing students how to use the etchingmachine.

Year 9 visual arts updateYear 9 visual arts students have been studying appropriation(the deliberate reworking of images and styles from earlier,well-known works of art) and landscape art this term. In the finalweeks of the term they continue to work diligently on their finalpiece –an appropriation of a famous piece of landscape art.Students have been learning about the artworks of Jeff Koons,Banksy and others who have made us question aspects ofsociety and challenge our understanding of ‘what is art?”. Thelandscape artworks of Van Goh, Monet and Edvard Munch areamong the classic pieces of art our students have chosen totake on. They now have an opportunity to make a statementand bring new meaning to an old piece.

Sonny has chosen one of Australia’s best known Indigenousartists, Albert Namatjira, and is carefully copying the original inwatercolour pencil.

Zahli is working on a piece inspired by the Black Lives Mattermovement.

P & C News

Love’s Bus Service QldGreat news! Love’s Bus Service Qld can now process onlineBus Travel Assistance Application forms (including Safety NetBus Travel Assistance applications). This form can be used forup to 5 students and is accessible from any device.

We encourage all new passengers to use the online form.Please find attached a PDF and image to help share informationwith parents/guardians about this new online service.

For more information:

• Visit www.qld.gov.au/schooltransportassistance

• Contact STASdigital.Helpdesk@tmr.qld.gov.au or1300 119 289 for technical assistance with onlineapplications

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Domestic and family violence services

Challenging times can unfortunately result in relationship strainand abuse. Families and young people are encouraged to reachout for support. Domestic and family violence services arecontinuing to operate.

In an emergency, always call the Police on triple zero (000).

DVConnect provides crisis support for domestic and familyviolence issues. 1800RESPECT is available for 24/7 weband telephone counselling. Kids Helpline is available 24/7 forchildren and young people seeking counselling and support.

The Queensland Government’s Domestic and Family Violenceportal provides useful information on local domestic and familyviolence services.

Video competition focuses on Great Barrier Reef

Students aged 6 to 13 have the opportunityto combine their creativity and desire toprotect the Great Barrier Reef and itsmarine life.

The Reef RADicals film competitionwelcomes 90-second videos addressing one of five challenges:marine pollution, climate change, habitat loss, food waste orexplore ideas that activate.

The competition is presented by Citizens of the Great BarrierReef and James Cook University.

Entries close midnight 9 August. For more information, go tothe link below:

http://www.reefradicals.org/

Love a good podcast?

The Department of Education has its ownseries of podcasts covering interviews withaward winning scientists, tips to helpparents with their child’s move from kindy to school, a series onlooking after your wellbeing and more! Search for “QueenslandDepartment of Education” in your favourite podcasts app or visitthe link below:

https://qed.qld.gov.au/about-us/news-and-media/podcasts

Return of school sport

Inter-school and representative competitions for both indoorand outdoor sports, and some district and regional schoolsport will be kicking off in Term 3, in line with the QueenslandGovernment’s Stage 3 easing of restrictions from 10 July 2020.

Talk to your child’s coach or sports teacher and visit theQueensland School Sport website for more information.

Some district and regional school sport events will alsocommence in Term 3 in keeping with the Roadmap , AISFramework and Return to Play Guide . Our sports staff andcoaches will provide further details for each sport as soon aspossible.

Communication tools for parents to theschool.

Facebook

The Tropical North Learning Academy – Smithfield State HighSchool facebook site is up and running. Please take the timeto go to the site and ‘like’ what you see. It is regularly updatedwith news and events from the school.

https://www.facebook.com/Smithfield-State-High-School-Tropical-North-Learning-Academy-864518933641597/?fref=ts

QParents

The QParents app is available from the appstore. Parents/carers need to contact theschool and sign the appropriatedocumentation to offer them a portal totheir students’ data at school. Attendance,behaviour, outstanding fees, to name a few, are availablethrough the app.

QSchools

The QSchools app is still available from theapp store. Everyone is able to download itonto the phone/tablet. It offers parents/carers news articles, the latest newsletter,calendar items and notifications. Be sure to download thisinformative app.

Thank you for supporting SmithfieldState High School

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L’Unico’s

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