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Learn | Believe | Achieve

Edition 2, 2019March 2019

“Teaching them to observe all things”

2 | TASObserver - Ed 2, 2019

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

2019 is a fascinating year for education in both Queensland and Australia. Whilst Queensland schools are transitioning from a senior student outcome of Ops to come into line with other states that use an ATAR for tertiary selection, nationally there are a number of developments occurring.It has been pleasing to see the role many of our staff have taken in this new Queensland senior phase structure, whether through their contribution and work with the QCAA curriculum or assessment development teams, or being invited to write sections for the publishers of new Queensland textbooks. It was terrific to host Mr Chris Rider, CEO of the QCAA (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) late last year who has worked with a number of our TAS staff over the years.As some of you would be aware, we received a letter from the Chair of the Standing Committee on Employment, Education, and Training, Mr Andrew Laming MP to congratulate TAS on our extraordinary growth in learning of last year’s graduating cohort (ranked in the top 10 schools in Queensland) between Year 9 NAPLAN in 2015 and Year 12 Outcomes in 2018. Consequently we were very pleased that the Hon Dan Tehan, Federal Minister for Education, chose Trinity Anglican School to host a meeting with primary and secondary sector principals and leaders to discuss changes and developments in national education initiatives.Recently, Federal, State and Territory education ministers (a group known as the Education Council) met in Melbourne and held a forum to start the discussion on reviewing the National Goals of Schooling. These goals are part of what is known as the Melbourne Declaration: https://ministers.education.gov.au/tehan/updating-australias-education-agenda. As the pace in educational policy and approach change at an increasing rate, we need to ensure that developments are backed by data and evidence, and not simply a fad. Many schools, with the right intent, implement new approaches that are ideologically or financially based rather than proven structures that will improve student educational outcomes. Our prime goal in education is to prepare our young people to be successful and active

engagers in the 21st century. As we hear about the successes of past graduates, we know we are on the right track.As part of these changes, there is also a national review of senior secondary education taking place this year https://www.education.gov.au/national-school-reform-agreement-0. This process may be a game changer, with the Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, Mark Scott, called for an overhaul of the use of ATARs for university entrance, which he described as ‘a strait jacket around our kids’.I will be meeting in Week 8 in Brisbane with a selection of independent school principals at the ISQ Education Committee to formulate our response to a variety of strategies currently being discussed on a national level. One of the national conversations taking place is based around a paper by Professor Alan Reid AM, commissioned by ASPA, which outlines ‘a process for thinking about futures for Australian education’.I am confident that TAS has excellent curriculum and pedagogical practices in place, with a combination of traditional approaches and new platforms that allow our students to maximize their learning. Our internal PAT testing, at the start and end of each year, provide rich data for staff to analyse and use to improve what we do, whilst also illustrating the excellent gains in learning our students are making each year.Having said that, there are always areas we can improve in and we will continue to work as hard as we can to do so.

Paul

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Paul Sjogren Principal

Hon Dan Tehan, Federal Mnister for Education, chose TAS to host a meeting with primary and secondary principals and leaders.

Pictured are Nick Trompf (Advance Cairns), Dan Tehan (Federal Minister for Education), Paul Sjogren (TAS Principal) and Warren

Entsch MP (Federal Member for Leichhardt)

Maria Wells, Fauve Salleras and I attended the Cairns Regional Council International Women’s Day Breakfast.


REMEMBERING KARA

The TAS Community is in mourning at the passing of our Miss P; and it was with great sadness that we paid our respects to her at a memorial service in our Bishop Centre. TAS students honoured her with prayers and readings, and past students shared their stories of the massive impact she had on their lives.

At the conclusion of the service, students, staff and guests were invited to light a candle in her honour.

During the service, Mr Sjogren mentioned a benevolent fund for Arawyn, and we genuinely thank those who have generously enquired about this fund. Befitting Kara’s passion for the reef, TAS has also set up the Kara Pylypiuk Memorial Coral Garden through the Reef Restoration Foundation.

This adopted ocean-based garden is part of the Great Barrier Reef at Fitzroy Island and forms part of the project to regenerate and recover our beautiful coral reefs. An area we all know was close to Kara’s heart.

Should you wish to contribute and expand this Memorial Garden, your donation can be made at any TAS reception. For each $50, an additional piece of coral can be added creating an even greater coral garden in memory of Kara, but donations of any size are welcome.

Donations received by 30 March will form part of our TAS garden for Miss P. Alternatively, your own individual donation can be made on the Reef Restoration Foundation’s website.


Counsellor’s CornerEveryone goes through difficult times. Life is a bit like a roller coaster – with lots of highs and lows.

Family and friends can be of great support, but sometimes it helps to talk to someone who is not involved in your life.

A school counsellor can:

assist you with ‘bouncing back’ from hard times

help you manage feelings and find solutions to problems

help you set goals and stay on track to accomplish them

encourage you to find your passions in life

support you and advocate for you

help you manage your studies and motivation

Benefits of seeing a counsellor Sometimes it’s good to talk to someone who is not a family member, teacher or friend.

A counsellor has time to listen to you at your pace.

A counsellor will not judge you.

You can talk in a safe and comfortable place about whatever you need to.

The sessions are private and confidential, unless the counsellor suspects you or someone else might be at risk of harm or the counsellor has your permission to share your information with someone else (e.g. a parent or teacher).

Counsellors help you work out the solutions to your problems and give you tools to help, rather than tell you what to do.

A counsellor can refer you to extra support outside school if necessary.

When, where, how?

Our counsellor, Miss Eva Horn, is on campus at White Rock on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at Kewarra Beach Junior on Wednesdays.

Students can drop in to the library (at WR) or Wellbeing centre (at KBJ) to speak to the counsellor or talk to their Head of House (in the Senior School) or their teacher (in the Junior Schools).

Parents or guardians who wish to refer their child for counselling can speak to their child’s teacher or head of campus (in the Junior School) or Head of House (in the Senior School).


FEBRUARYJANUARY MARCH

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CALENDAR 2019

White Rock Senior Reception: 4036 8111White Rock Junior Reception: 4036 8189 Kewarra Beach Reception: 4057 7000

Early Learning Centre White Rock: 4036 8228 Early Learning Centre Kewarra Beach: 4036 8263Uniform & Book Shop: 4036 8119Aquatic Centre: 4036 8193

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Trinity Anglican SchoolEmail: [email protected]: www.tas.qld.edu.auPO Box 110E, Earlville, Cairns Q 4870

Office Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Term Dates

LENT TERM (1) Wed 30 Jan - Fri 5 Apr (10 weeks)

TRINITY TERM (2) Tue 23 Apr - Fri 28 Jun (10 weeks)

MICHAELMAS TERM (3) Tue 16 Jul - Fri 20 Sep (10 weeks)

ADVENT TERM (4) Tue 8 Oct - Fri 29 Nov (8 weeks)

New Year’s Day Public Holiday - Tue 1 JanAustralia Day Public Holiday - Mon 28 JanNew Student Orientation Morning - Tue 29 JanGood Friday Public Holiday - Fri 19 AprEaster Saturday Public Holiday - Sat 20 AprEaster Sunday - Sun 21 AprEaster Monday Public Holiday - Mon 22 Apr ANZAC Day Public Holiday - Thu 25 Apr

Labour Day Public Holiday - Mon 6 MayTrinity Day - Wed 12 JunCairns Show Day Public Holiday - Fri 19 Jul Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - Mon 7 OctPupil Free Day - Mon 21 OctSpeech Night - Tue 12 NovYear 12 Conclude - Fri 15 NovChristmas Day Public Holiday - Wed 25 DecBoxing Day Public Holiday - Thu 26 Dec

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FEBRUARYJANUARY MARCH

MAYAPRIL JUNE

AUGUSTJULY SEPTEMBER

NOVEMBEROCTOBER DECEMBER

CALENDAR 2019

White Rock Senior Reception: 4036 8111White Rock Junior Reception: 4036 8189 Kewarra Beach Reception: 4057 7000

Early Learning Centre White Rock: 4036 8228 Early Learning Centre Kewarra Beach: 4036 8263Uniform & Book Shop: 4036 8119Aquatic Centre: 4036 8193

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Trinity Anglican SchoolEmail: [email protected]: www.tas.qld.edu.auPO Box 110E, Earlville, Cairns Q 4870

Office Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm

Term Dates

LENT TERM (1) Wed 30 Jan - Fri 5 Apr (10 weeks)

TRINITY TERM (2) Tue 23 Apr - Fri 28 Jun (10 weeks)

MICHAELMAS TERM (3) Tue 16 Jul - Fri 20 Sep (10 weeks)

ADVENT TERM (4) Tue 8 Oct - Fri 29 Nov (8 weeks)

New Year’s Day Public Holiday - Tue 1 JanAustralia Day Public Holiday - Mon 28 JanNew Student Orientation Morning - Tue 29 JanGood Friday Public Holiday - Fri 19 AprEaster Saturday Public Holiday - Sat 20 AprEaster Sunday - Sun 21 AprEaster Monday Public Holiday - Mon 22 Apr ANZAC Day Public Holiday - Thu 25 Apr

Labour Day Public Holiday - Mon 6 MayTrinity Day - Wed 12 JunCairns Show Day Public Holiday - Fri 19 Jul Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - Mon 7 OctPupil Free Day - Mon 21 OctSpeech Night - Tue 12 NovYear 12 Conclude - Fri 15 NovChristmas Day Public Holiday - Wed 25 DecBoxing Day Public Holiday - Thu 26 Dec

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MISSION DISCOVERY5 DAY SPACE & STEM STUDENT PROGRAM

FEATURING NASA ASTRONAUT AND NASA LEADERSBRISBANE & GOLD COAST 2019

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ORDINARY KIDS TO DO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARYStudents in Years 7-10 learn from a NASA astronaut, NASA leaders and expert scientists to launch their ideas into space!

Contact Ms Kerry Moyer for further information or to express your interest.


2019 Next Step SurveyThe Queensland Government is conducting its annual statewide survey of all students who completed Year 12 in 2018. The Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey that gains a comprehensive picture of the employment, study and life choices made by Queensland school completers in the year after they finish Year 12. Between March and June, all our students who completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate. Thank you for your support of the Next Step survey in 2019.Further information on Next Step is available online at www.qld.gov.au/nextstep or on toll free telephone 1800 068 587.


TAS Staff - Fun Facts Ms Joyce Lester recently attended the Asia Pacific Softball Cup in Sydney as an Australian Selector.

This event was an international competition with two Australian teams, with a Japanese, Chinese, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand and Italian teams.

A new event, The Summer Slam was introduced this year which is a shortened version of a softball game with only three innings and loaded bases at the start of each innings. Players from all teams were scattered throughout the teams playing and Fox Sports televised this new event.

Joyce was one of the expert commentators during this event with Drury Forbes and Olympian, Fiona Crawford.

Joyce Lester, Director of International Education

Long before he was a TAS Bus Driver, Ray Wheeler held the official water skiing record from Sydney to Newcastle of 1 hour 55 minutes.

He completed the full round trip of 222 kms - Ray and his bleeding feet landed on Little Manly Cove 3 hours and 47 minutes after they left it on 11 July 1979.

He held this record for 30 years, a remarkable achievement. Thanks for letting us share your story, Ray.

Ray Wheeler, TAS Bus Driver


Healthy Eating RecipeOven Baked Chicken and QuinoaRecipe from Foodwatch | foodwatch.com.au Ready In: 50 minutes Serves: 4 This dish is the perfect example of something you can #CookAhead or #CookOnceEatTwice. It combines wholegrains, lean protein and a variety of vegetables into one fuss-free meal. It’s delicious eaten on the day, but can also be enjoyed the day after.

I’ve used taco seasoning as most brands will be a blend of cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and dried herbs. This saves you the trouble of having to individually add these spices. However, make your choice carefully many brands have sugar as one of the first three ingredients! The best we could find was Masterfoods where sugar was the 7th ingredient. They all also contain salt. Old El Paso salt-reduced had the lowest salt count but of the “regular” varieties Masterfoods was the lowest.

INGREDIENTS:1 onion, thinly sliced3 cloves garlic, minced1 red capsicum, de-seeded and thinly sliced1 green capsicum, de-seeded and thinly sliced2 tbs taco seasoning1 cup quinoa300g tin corn, drained700g, or roughly 4 chicken thighs, diced into 2cm chunks1 ¼ cup salt reduced chicken stock2 cups or 2 large handfuls baby spinach

TO SERVE:Fresh coriander, finely chopped to garnish.Nutrition per serve2074 kJ (495 Calories), 44g Protein, 14g Fat (including 3.5g sat fat), 45g Carbohydrate (including 8g sugars), 8g fibre and 796mg sodium

DIRECTIONS:Pre-heat an oven to 180ºC fan forced.Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pan. Once hot, add the onion, garlic, red and green capsicum. Sauté for 5 minutes, or until softened.Add the taco seasoning and quinoa and mix well so the quinoa is coated in the spice mix. Remove from the heat and mix in the chicken thighs and tinned corn.Transfer the mixture into a large baking dish, add the chicken stock and cover with foil.Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until the liquid has completely evaporated.Remove from the oven and gently fold in the baby spinach leaves to wilt.Garnish with some fresh coriander and enjoy!

Recipe by dietitian Sophie Feng. You can see her on Instagram at @sophies_foodfeast

Do you have a healthy recipe you’d like to share? email to

[email protected]


With Camp Tinaroo being closed for repairs and renovations, our Year 3 students this year went to Camp Paterson for their Outdoor Education Program.

The Year 3 students spent three days and two nights away from home, which, for many, was the longest time they had ever spent away from their parents.

We had an amazing 100% attendance rate which is fantastic.

During the program students completed three major activity rotations including team activities, bush discovery and lake exploration. Among these activities students enjoyed completing the water-based inflatable obstacle course as well as the dry-land one, learning

about the many freshwater macroinvertebrates found in a freshwater lake environment, canoeing to check the yabby pots and creating bush art masterpieces.

On the final morning before solo time and group debrief, the students were involved in an environmental community service project in the form of tree planting.

TAS Outdoor Education has planted more than 100 trees previously at Camp Paterson and we were able to add another 45 to that total.

We look forward to the time when these students hike into Camp Paterson during the Year 8 Outdoor Education Program, walking past these trees which they planted as small shrubs 5 years earlier.

Year 3 Outdoor Education

It was a great turn out of 29 volunteers cleaning up Kewarra Beach on Sunday for the TAS “Clean Up Australia Day’. Thanks to the students, parents and staff from both Kewarra Beach and White Rock campus who joined us.

Clean Up Australia Day


FirstAidStudents from the Year 10 Outdoor Recreation Program have been completing their Remote and Wilderness First Aid Course over the past three weeks with Jason Taylor from Specialised Outdoor Survival. They particularly enjoyed completing several realistic scenarios involving

some fake blood and pretend broken bones. They will continue to practice various scenarios throughout the year as part of their program and it’s great to see students with this level of first aid knowledge and confidence.


MediaWatch

Cairns Post - 18 February 2019

Past student Claudia Philp (Grad 2017)story appearing in Cairns Post Monday 4 March 2019


WRS InterhouseCongratulations to Leichhardt house who have won the overall Interhouse swimming carnival trophy, junior trophy and the dragonheart trophy for participation. The senior section trophy was won by Mulligan house, as was the cheering competition. A staggering 15 records were broken on the day, with some very close competition for age champion honours. Congratulations to the students listed below who were age champions for their respective age groups.


Swimming Carnival

16 | TASObserver - Ed 2, 2019Mrs Natalie Andersen

Director of Activities

TAS was represented by three teams at the TCS Netball trials, and we were undefeated for the whole day across all three age groups. Congratulations to Chantelle O’Reilly, Hayley Go Sam-Henry, Rachel Daras-Wells, Mackenzie Stevens, Carleena Robati, Ava Biskupski and Taylah Henry on their selection into the TCS team for their respective divisions.

TCS Netball Carnival

TAS HockeyAll players will receive their team notifications shortly, and have been training now for 3 weeks. The first games of the season start on the 15 March for senior teams, and 22 March for the junior teams.

TCS Rugby League Carnival

TAS competed at the TCS Rugby league gala day in the U12 and U15 age groups. Congratulations to Will Holt, Kyle Greenwood and Damian McLaren who were selected into the TCS team for their age groups.

Tell us your Sporting News

We would love to hear about external sporting achievements of our students so please email [email protected] with details and pictures.

Jogging with Jill and Janet

Jogging with Jill is offered at KBJ on Monday and Friday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30pm.

Jogging with Janet at WRC on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30pm.

At just $5 per session, this program is a great way to increase your endurance, keep fit and make friends. You can register for Jogging with Jill and Janet through Parent Lounge.

TAS SPORT Facebook Group

The TAS Sport Facebook group is a great source of up to the minute information about range of sporting opportunities in Cairns. Many holiday events will be posted over the coming weeks. Simply log into Facebook and search for TAS Sport. After joining the group you will have access to current sporting information, and photographs of recent sporting events.


TASNOTICESOutdoor Education Emergency Contact

We have recently updated our TAS Outdoor Education emergency field mobile phone number. For after-hours emergency contact only, you can call the TAS Outdoor Education field mobile number of 0459829164, which is diverted through to an Outdoor Education Department staff member’s personal mobile phone. Please use this number only in an emergency – in a non-emergency it is preferable to email [email protected] as this address is normally checked at least every few hours during a program. Alternatively, the school reception desks may be able to assist with your enquiry during school hours

Duke of Edinburgh (International) Awards

We currently have a growing number of students working on bronze, silver and gold awards of the Duke of Edinburgh (International Award) Scheme and it’s great to see such a high level of enthusiasm to attain these widely-recognised awards The sign up period for Year 9 students will be just prior to the Year 9 Outdoor Education Program as the minimum age to start the awards is 14.5 years.Fletcher Le Sueur and Nathaniel Smyth were recently presented with their Bronze Level Awards at School Assembly – congratulations.

World Challenge India 2019 Update

This week our two World Challenge India teams of 31 students met to review their draft expedition itinerary and learn more about their equipment requirements. Expedition leaders have now been assigned by World Challenge and both of them know our school well. Marika will lead our team of Year 10 students and she is also one of our outdoor education contractors we employ for our Year 7, 8 and 9 Outdoor Education Programs. She knows several of the Year 10 group well already as she was their leader on the Year 9 Outdoor Education Program last year. The Year 11 group will again have Tony from the UK, and he has lead two previous trips of ours with Ms Warren and myself, to both Tanzania and Nepal. It’s great to have such high calibre leaders who know our school and students well. The teams’ flights will soon be booked as it’s now less than 9 months or 260 days until departure.

Learning RemindersBookmark

The “Learning Reminders” bookmark / business card has been developed for all students to take with them on completion of their Outdoor Education Program. This will serve as a reminder of lessons learned and also outlines ways for students to get more involved in the outdoors, to help the environment and get further information and help if needed.

There

is more

in us than

we know.

If we could

be made to

see it, for the

rest of our lives

we would be

unwilling to settle

for less.Kurt Hahn

Learning Reminders

OUTDOOR

EDUCATION


Junior InterhouseCross CountryCongratulations to all of our students on another fantastic Junior School cross country. Well done to Kennedy house for taking home the champion house trophy. Congratulations to our age champions who are listed below.

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Sue Wicks

From: Natalie AndersenSent: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 12:44 PMTo: Sue WicksSubject: Cross country results- Junior school

Hi Sue, Please find age

champions results here. Also KENNEDY house were the winners. Natalie Andersen Director of Activities

T: +61 7 4036 8111 | F: +61 7 4036 8222 W: www.tas.qld.edu.au 200-212 Progress Road, White Rock, QLD 4868

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Individual Age Champions / Race Winners Age Group Time 1st 2nd 3rd

8 Year Old Boys Muirhead, Treyton (K) Soenario, Javvy (M) Beatty, Brodie (D)

8 Year Old Girls Goulding, Siena (K) Clarke, Allegra (M) Gadenne, Emilia (D) 9 Year Old Boys David Stern, Ari (L) Ogilvie-McLellan, Max (D) Biskupski, Brodie (D) 9 Year Old Girls Carter, Astrid (M) Shimizu, Hana (L) Swan, Dane (L)

10 Year Old Boys Reid, Archibald (D) Swindale, Luke (K) Kandiu, McGanstonne (K)

10 Year Old Girls Hill, Alana (M) Matthews, Carmen (K) Loveridge, Poppy (K)

11 Year Old Boys Stevens, Rhys (K) O'Shea, Liam (K) Berther, Luke (L)

11 Year Old Girls Mock, Caitlyn (K) Pyne, Felicity (D) Thomson, Rio (M)

12 Year Old Boys Curtis, Jay (K) Loveridge, Hugo (K) Ward, Alfie (D)

12 Year Old Girls Grace, Melody (K) Harris, Beatrice (M) Shimizu, Sara (L)


Senior InterhouseCross CountryThe WRS Interhouse cross country was held on Wednesday morning. Congratulations to Leichhardt house for taking a clean sweep on Junior, Senior and Overall trophies. Our age champions were:

12 Year Old Boys Ibanez-Hara, Elios (K)12 Year Old Girls Tippet, Giaan (D)13 Year Old Boys Clubb, Brant (D)13 Year Old Girls Atfield, Lara (M)14 Year Old Boys Flockhart, Jamey (K)14 Year Old Girls Colbridge, Daisy (L)15 Year Old Boys Colbridge, Murray (L)15 Year Old Girls Ibanez-Hara, Luna (K)16 Year Old Boys Pozzi, Harry (L)16 Year Old Girls Fowler, Abby (K)17 Year Old Boys Rankin, Ky (D)17 Year Old Girls Wenck, Cara (M)


FNQ InterschoolChess ChampionshipsIt was great to see 294 students competing in Round 1 of the Far North Queensland Interschool Chess Champion-ships last Thursday,7 March. The Bishop Centre was bursting with intellectual activity as the best chess players in our region participated in the game that is the gymnasium for the mind. For full results, see the TAS website.


TAS Swimming was crowned the FNQ LC Champion Club for the fourth year in a row.

Recognition and sincere thanks must go to the professionalism and dedication of the TAS Swimming coaching duo Duncan Todd and Troy Gazzola who put in an enormous effort to get the swimmers to where they are today.

Congratulations swimmers, your dedication to training has paid off.

RESULTSGIRLS1st TAS - 1872nd Tobruk - 943rd Saints - 62

BOYS1st TAS - 1272nd Stingrays - 823rd Saints - 79

OVERALL1st TAS - 3142nd Tobruk - 1623rd Saints -141

Trinity Anglican School students received a number of awards including:Complete Swimmer Award:Noah Turnbull James HarpleyHenrick SØrensen Joanna Chen (Tas Student)Nathan Turnbull (Tas Student)

Age Champions: Boys 8 yrs-2nd Noah Turnbull Boys 10 yrs-1st James Harpley Boys 11 yrs-1st Henrick SØrensen Girls 11 yrs- 3rd Joanna Chen Girls 12 yrs-1st Leah Snelling2nd Lauren Morris Girls 13 yrs-2nd Jasmine Harpley 2nd Amber Robinson Boys 14 yrs-1st Thomas Chen Girls 14 yrs-1st Jacinta Kome Girls 15yrs-1st Ella GoddardBoys 16 and over-1st Flynn MartinOpen Boys-3rd Flynn MartinOpen Girls-1st Ella Goddard

TAS Swimming


PHOTOGALLERY

Students in Year 6R were having a great time making steadiness testers working on circuits.

Queensland Police Forensic Scientists visited Year 9 and 10 STEM students this week.

Senior Business Students attended a Young Entrepreneurs Breakfast - thanks to the Business Liaison Assocation (BLA)

Curry Day at WRS - to raise funds for Round Square


Year 12 Students enjoyed their Senior Dinner - especially learning how to Line

Dance to Nutbush City Limits.(Such focus and concentration!)

Year 12 and their Prep Buddies spent some time together last week. It’s hard to say who enjoyed story time more?


PHOTOGALLERY


Trivia! Trivia! Trivia! Great initiative by the KBJ Parent Community Group - sure to be a tough competition. Hope to see many of you there.

Cairns Grand Parade

Float TAS Students love to dress up! If you are keen to be involved to create a float in this year’s Grande Parade, register your interest with Sue Wicks at [email protected].

The theme for 2019 is

What Cairns means to you.

KEWARRA BEACH &

WHITE ROCKKewarra Beach Junior School

Open Day

Tuesday 19th March

9am to 11am

White Rock Junior School

Open Day

Wednesday 20th March

9am to 11am

Trinity Anglican School

Kindergarten to Year 12

Poolwood Rd,Kewarra Beach

Leftwich Street, White Rock

Kewarra Beach and White Rock

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