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Bundaberg North State High School 2020
OUTSTANDING LEARNERS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSTANDING FUTURES
No. 3, 26th February 2020
Principal’s Report… Bundaberg North SHS achieved the top State High school Year 12 results in the Bundaberg district.
Last week we were very excited to hear that our 2019 Year 12 student results ranked highest in the
Bundaberg and district State High Schools. As mentioned in our first newsletter, we had 28.6% with OP1-5
and two OP1s. Outstanding results. We are looking forward to following their career paths.
On Thursday 13th February, we had our Meet the Teachers afternoon. Approximately 115 parents and
family members attended. It was great to see so many parents taking the opportunity to meet their
son/daughter’s teachers for the year. Thank you to everyone who attended. The afternoon was then
followed by our first P&C meeting that was also well attended. Thank you to our new members who joined
and to those returning. We are always happy to welcome parents to the committee. Our next meeting will
be our AGM and our Treasurer Leanne Richardson is stepping down from the position after many years and
we will be looking for a new Treasurer. I’d like to thank Leanne sincerely for her lengthy commitment to the
P&C. I would encourage all parents to consider joining the P&C.
On March 16-18 we will be having our School Review. This is a four yearly review and the recommendations
from the review form the basis for the development of our future Strategic Plan. The external review team
will be contacting parents, community members along with students and staff. Thank you to the parents
who have already agreed to participate in an interview with the review team. The review team will be
looking at how North has progressed since our 2016 review and how we are currently working on improving
student outcomes for all students.
On Friday 21 February, we held our annual
swimming carnival. This day was very
successful with many students competing
and participating throughout the day. A
big thank you to our sports coordinator Mr
Thatcher, Sport and House captains and
staff for running the day of events. It was
very good to see so many students
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involved. While the day was very hot we continually reminded students to apply sunscreen and wear shirts.
Many students got into the spirit of the day dressing up either for our ‘Aussie’ theme or in house colours.
Congratulations to all involved.
Also on Friday we took advantage of our school facilities being available and ran a Year 6 Experience Day and
invited all our feeder primary school year 6 students to North to experience a variety of curriculum activities
that will be offered in Year 7 next year. Students visited our Science labs, kitchens, Industrial technology
workshops and participated in a variety of activities. Student feedback was very positive with students
returning to their schools very excited after the day of activities. Thank you to Mrs Gray (Junior School Head
of Department) for organising the day and to the teachers who conducted the activities. We hope that
many of the students who attended will choose North as their school of choice in 2021.
Robyn Kent, PRINCIPAL
Year 12 - Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an awesome opportunity to connect
with fellow peers that creates growth and friendships
between each other. The Year 12 Big Day Out was an
exciting trip via a bus to Bucca Retreat. The itinerary
included an enjoyable time on the water slide (the walk
up the stairs to the top was really worth it!), a fun raft-
building activity that used our problem solving skills, a
small video project conducted by Mrs Appleby and finally
an awesome and time-crunching obstacle course that
tested our strength, teamwork and agility. It was an
amazing day with lots of leadership opportunities,
relationship building and fun.
Emily Kosten – Year 12
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The business of starting a business
Our Year 11 Business students are currently
learning all about the business life cycle and in
particular what is involved in the start-up phase
for a new business. Thank you to Mrs Suzie Clarke
who visited our class to discuss how the idea for
her business “Bundy Food Tours” came about.
Suzie gave us an insight into what it is required to
start up a business like hers, the costs and legal
requirements involved, strategic planning and
how best to grow the business. The students will
be able to apply this knowledge now to what they
are currently learning about in class.
Instrumental Music Visit – Wednesday 19th February
Last week, 11 of our talented Instrumental Music students
travelled to North Bundaberg State School to perform for
their students.
It was a great experience for all. Well done to Mrs
Christensen for organising the first performance of the
year.
School Swimming Carnival
A great day was had by all, results will be
posted in the next newsletter so stayed
tuned. We can release that the teachers
reigned supreme in the teachers v
students relay swim even though the
students were somewhat relaxed in
abiding by the rules.
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P&C AGM and Next Meeting Thursday, 12th March 2020. All welcome!
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P&C AGM and Next Meeting Thursday, 12th March 2020. All welcome!
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Sand mining excursion On Tuesday the 18th of February, the year 12 Earth and environmental science class went on a field trip to Sunstate Sands sand mine at Coonarr. Students got to see the mine where the sand is extracted, the area that is being rehabilitated post-mining, the wet processing plant and the dry processing plant. This was a real eye opener to students about the quality of the sand at Coonarr, being 99.8% silica, and the products it is used for, including the bottles that are used for Bundaberg Brewed Drinks and the grout between tiles. Students have been learning about extraction and processing of non-renewable resources and the environmental monitoring and management that mines are required to complete, so it was great to have an opportunity to see this in real life. Thank you to Matt Holloway and the team at Sunstate Sands for showing us around and talking us through the steps of sand mining and processing.
Student Council update
The first student council meeting of 2020 commenced, in other
words the first step to achieving this year’s aspirations. This
meeting involved all senior executive council members (grade
12) and grade 11 and 10 representatives. Emily Kosten shared
this sentiment and described the meeting as such: “The first
student council meeting was a successful event that allowed for
students to communicate effectively in a group setting. It
flourishes leadership skills by allowing our council
representative to help bring ideas from the students to the
forefront of people's mind and I am very excited to help
implement them into the school. I can only imagine that this is
the start of an amazing year.”
- Publicity Representatives, Connor and Elissa.
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Badge ceremony
This year’s, year 12 students celebrated
officially becoming seniors as they each
walked the stage to receive their senior
badges. All student council members were
also acknowledged and presented with
their badges. I think Tyler Poole
summarised perfectly, he had this to say
about it: “The badge ceremony was a great
opportunity to recognise and celebrate the
leadership of all newly appointed student
council members and commitment of all
year 12 students” – Tyler Poole, School
Captain.
Thank you to all the parents/ family
members who attended, we are all looking
forward to a great year with even greater
achievements.
- Publicity Representatives, Connor and Elissa.
Library news. It’s an exciting day when new books arrive! It’s even more exciting when you know that EVERY single one of these books has been requested by students this year, delivered to them in the first term. How, I hear you ask? We encourage students to fill out request forms when we do not have the books that THEY want to read. And believe me, it works! We have already loaned out more than 3000 books and magazines!
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3000! What a great way to improve your child’s reading habits. We have novels that YOU might enjoy and parents of our students are MORE THAN WELCOME to come in and borrow. As a
matter of fact, one parent already does
Office Notes – Disruption Free for Senior Students
Monday 2nd – Friday 20th March
This is an important time especially for our senior students with assessment and exams
taking place, please be mindful of this by organising early if your student is required to
leave school early. Senior classes cannot be contacted during the course of the day.
Work experience – Year 11 and 12
The first round of work placement for the Gateway to Industry Schools program will take place in the upcoming Easter holiday block (6/4 to 17/4). These will be two lots of 4 day blocks. Year 11 and 12 students will have the opportunity for work experience placement in the following career areas:
Project Management
Estimating
Contract management
Surveying
Town Planning
This is open to Year11 & 12 students (those looking at a university pathway) that may not be sure what they are looking to study or are unaware of the opportunities that the construction industry can offer. They are looking for high quality students for this program so local employers see great value in being involved now and into the future. If interested, please see Mrs Nicholls in (B block).
Be like Melissa!
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VET News
Bundaberg North High School & Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers Program would like to
Congratulation Kirra Spokes who has commenced her School Based Traineeship with Chapman Ag.
Gateway to Industry Schools Program – Construction Industry
Bundaberg North High School has formed a partnership with Construction Skills Queensland to become a Gateway to Industry
School for the Building and Construction Industry in Bundaberg. The Gateway to Industry Schools Program is a Queensland
Government initiative of the Department of Small Business and Training. This program aims to create opportunities for
students to be exposed to a range of learning experiences that can assist with planning their future career choices and
pathways into employment in para-professional roles in the construction industry.
The first round of work placements will take place in the Easter holidays. There will be two lots of 4-day blocks in the following
areas.
Project Management, Estimating, Contract Management, Surveying, OH&S and Town Planning.
If you have a student currently in Years 11 and 12 (looking at a university pathway) who may not be sure what they are looking
to study or are unaware of the opportunities that the construction industry can offer, this is an excellent opportunity for them.
The link below will assist you in explaining to your student what some of the careers are. This will give you access to fact
sheets. https://www.csq.org.au/para-professional-job-profiles/
If your student is interested in taking advantage of these placements, please have them come and see me. If you would like
further information I can be contacted by phone on 4130 0280 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or by email at
Year 10 Work Experience Program
As part of their career education program, year 10 students are required to take part in a 5 day work experience program.
This year the program will be held from Monday the 15th to Friday 19th of June. Students are required to find their own work
experience placement just as they would post school with an employer. The purpose of the work experience is to allow the
student to acquire knowledge of the real world of work and to assist them with subject selection for their final two years at
school. The program has been extremely helpful for students in the past giving them the opportunity to try areas of
employment and gain firsthand knowledge of the duties they would have to do if they decided to seek employment in that
area. Students have been offered School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, as well as casual employment from their
placements in the past.
As competition for placements is high, students should be looking now to secure a placement in the profession they prefer. I
am happy to assist students with a list of employers in various industries in the local area if they are having difficulty deciding
who to contact.
All Year 10 students have received, a letter to give to an employer to explain the program, a form to provide details for the
training agreement and information on the Departments work experience insurance scheme. If students are unable to access
these forms copies are available from the school. It would be appreciated if parents could start having a conversation now
with students in regards to finding a placement for this program. Students are monitored closely during their placements
with phone calls and visits from teachers and myself. If you are a businessperson or if the business you work for could offer a
student a position, I would be very happy to hear from you.
White Card
Bundaberg North State High School in conjunction with Blue Dog Training are looking at the feasibility of running an Induction
for the Construction Industry (White Card) course at the school. The cost of the course is $69.00. Students from years 10, 11
and 12 are encouraged to take part and if interested should contact me
Judi Nicholls, Email: [email protected] Industry Liaison Officer Telephone 4130 0280 (Monday to Wednesday)
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Suggestion box
We value your feedback and would love to hear your suggestions about how we can make Bundaberg North State High
School a better school. Please click on the icon and enter the details of your suggestion and once submitted it will be
emailed to the Principal.
If you would like us to reply and discuss your suggestion with you, be sure to check the appropriate box. Alternatively
you can give us your suggestion anonymously. Either way, would love to hear from you. The link is also available on
our website.
Best backpacks are back in stock!! The North High P&C have excellent quality student backpacks
available for sale. The Genius Tuff-backpack has three
zippered compartments, with reflective piping on the front
panels and very durable, and guaranteed to last. There is a
life-time manufacturer’s warranty. It also has anatomical back system for better
lumber support and made of water-repellent duragarde fabric and quality zips. They
are very comfortable to wear.
They can be purchased through QKR and the canteen and cost $70.00. The QKR online ordering for these
bags, or canteen items such as morning tea and lunch is available via
https://qkr.mastercard.com/. Register and start ordering your child’s delicious
morning tea/ lunch before 9am each school day.
Parentline – online support
Online support is available to parents at Parentline. This is a fantastic free resource that offers a confidential counselling service for parents plus a host of information and tips from the experts on any
parenting challenge you may have.
Click here to access to access support
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Parent resources – eSafety kids
DATES TO REMEMBER
Summer Sport Week 2 Wednesday, 26th February 2020
Disruption free commences Year 12 Monday, 2nd March - Friday, 13th March
Disruption free commences Year 11 Monday, 9th March – Friday, 20th March
Yr 8 Medieval Day Friday 6th March, 2020
School Review 16th March, 2020
National Day of Action Against Violence and Bullying
Friday, 20th March, 2020
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Click on the picture for more information
Interested in attending a workshop
on INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Click on the picture for information and workshop dates.
Click on the picture to check out some
great resources about online safety
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New and used items at bargain prices
Trash and Treasure
FREE ENTRY
Saturday, March 7th 9:30am – 2:00pm
Civic Centre
Headspace Family and friends
chats
Understanding sessions
Headspace
66 Woongarra Street
4152 3931 [email protected]
Bundaberg Junior Rugby League
Come and try day
Come and try rugby league
February 29th, 2020 10am – 12pm
At the Brothers Sports Club oval
Ladies Only Boxfit
Thursday nights Starting 5th March 2020
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Shed 4, 121 Mclean/George Street
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Australian Defence Force
Bundaberg
Information session
March 16th, 2020 6pm – 8pm
At the Bundaberg Multiplex, Civic Street
SAVE THE DATE
Australian Defence Force
YOU Sessions
Wednesday April 1st and Thursday April 2nd 2020
More information to come
Strategix
Career Planning Information
Wednesday 8th April 1pm – 3pm
Clink on the link for further information
regarding available courses
