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MARCH NEWSLETTER 2019

From the College Principal

New staff joining the College

We welcome Monique Buzzolan to the Senior Campus.

Monique will be case managing students with disabilities.

I would like to share that Bronwyn Johnstone has been extended in her role as Assistant Regional

Director until the end of term 2. I will be staying in the role of College Principal until the end of term

2. We are planning to fill my vacancy at the beginning of the term. Bronwyn is enjoying her role and

sending back lots of ideas from her school visits.

It has been a very busy start to the year and shows no sign of slowing down.

Both campuses have been receiving 2020 enrolments.

We have almost filled a Prep class already.

Our Health Academy continues to grow as well. More than twenty students have work experience

placements in hospitals or health facilities during the Easter Holidays.

The Junior Campus has been busier than ever, with the efforts of our wonderful team of Teachers.

Students have lunchtime clubs to choose from almost every day.

We have had students attend a very prestigious STEM horizons excursion (3 chosen from the

College out of 24 placements across Greater Brisbane).

Cross Country saw more students than ever qualify for Bayside Cross Country.

Captains and Year 6 Indigenous students recently attended a workshop on how to write their

own Acknowledgement to Country.

Students in Year 6 have self nominated to attend game making workshops on the Senior

Campus and tried virtual reality sets.

We hosted 25 visitors from Thailand observing how we teach Mathematics.

Our staff have been participating in professional development around teaching mathematics,

using iPads in the classroom and teaching writing.

The Senior Campus has been as busy as usual!

Students enjoyed a very successful Harmony Day market place.

We have had a Year Nine camp, High Performance Sport Day of Excellence Camp and a

STEM camp

The Captains and Miss Barrett enjoyed International Women’s Day Breakfast, and we hosted

an annual Morning Tea for invited guests. Our Guest speaker was a former student Andrea,

you will have seen her work on Facebook and around the College as she did our last major

promotional photo shoot. Andrea spoke about learning as much as possible about a topic,

setting a goal and winning repeatedly.

We continue to win competitions:

o Debating Success

o Year 7 Gala Day success – three teams undefeated

o 8 9 10 B / 8 G Volleyball

Our staff have been participating in professional development around the New Year 11

Curriculum.

Quadrennial School Review:

Next week, we will welcome a review team of five people into the College.

They will spend three days interviewing Teachers, parents, community partners and student

representatives. The review gives us commendations on what we are doing well, and provide

feedback for us to consider.

The review team will be at Parent Teacher night for unscheduled interviews with parents.

The feedback from the review will be shared at the next P&C meeting and published on the College

website.

Uniform:

The weather is starting to show signs of finally cooling down!

Please use the holidays to ensure that the school shoes comply with the uniform policy and that the

school jumper still fits. Girls are allowed to wear navy blue stockings or tights under their formal

uniform.

Both Junior Campus and Senior Campus staff enforce uniform infringements.

Please have a safe and happy holiday:

We have a significant amount of work happening over the holidays.

Please enjoy the break, and I look forward to seeing everyone return after Easter.

Dates to Remember

1 April Prep-6 Parent Teacher Interviews 3-6pm

2 April Senior Band Excursion - Plantation

3 April Years 7-12 Parent Teacher Interviews 3-7pm

4 April

SNR Bayside Basketball Cup – Citipointe Christian College

Year 11&12 Art Excursion – Gallery of Modern Art

Junior Campus Easter Hat Parade – Prep-3

5 April Last day of Term 1

23 April First day of Term 2

24 April

Junior Campus ANZAC Ceremony – Junior Campus Hall

Senior Campus ANZAC Ceremony – Senior Campus Hall

25 April ANZAC Day

Senior Campus News

2019 Next Step Survey

The 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

instruction 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

If any staff or families have continued contact with our Graduates of 2018, please alert them

about this Survey.

Junior Secondary

We have had a very productive term and we have seen outstanding results. Our High Performing

Sport teams have done an amazing job to reach the finals. Three Year 7 teams were undefeated at

the first Gala day. The Bayside District Finals will be announced this week and we are certain that

most of our High Performing teams will be in the District Finals. Our Scholars have participated in

study workshops that were delivered by Elevate. The academic results for Term 1 have been very

pleasing and goal setting for Term 2 is underway. The Year 8 students hosted the annual Harmony

Cultural Fair and they did an amazing job. We had Chinese dragon dancing and Aboriginal art for the

Year 6 and 7 students to enjoy. Both Year 7 and 8 students have been learning about positive

relationships and we are explicitly teaching them the expectations of the College in regards to

respectful behaviour.

World Scholar’s Cup

On the Easter holidays, students in the Scholar’s class will participate in the World Scholar’s Cup over

a two day period. Students will compete from both state and private schools across the region. They

will participate in challenges, a debate and a collaborative writing challenge.

Uniform

Thank you very much for ensuring at your students wears the College uniform with pride. It prepares

students for the workforce and your assistance with this is very much appreciated. Please ensure that

students wear a College jumper next term as the weather becomes cooler. These can be purchased

from the uniform shop (8am-2pm Monday, Thursday and Friday) brand new or there is a second hand

uniform shop. Long pants are also available to be purchased from the Uniform shop. Therefore,

students are not to wear tracksuit pants to school. Girls are permitted to wear thick navy blue

stockings with their formal school uniform.

Positive relationships

In Junior Secondary we will continue to focus on developing effective communication skills and

building positive relationships with our friends and others in our school community. These are life

skills that we are explicitly teaching and modelling to our students. In order to prepare our students for

the workforce, they must learn to deal with conflict and resolve problems using their communication

skills effectively. The skills needed for effective conflict resolution include thinking skills for problem

solving, as well as skills for managing emotions and communicating with others.

The key conflict resolution skills that we encourage are:

• being able to control angry or anxious feelings

• learning to listen even when you disagree

• understanding the other person’s opinions and feelings

• being able to think of different solutions

• exchanging ideas with the other person

• finding ‘win-win’ solutions.

More information about teaching young adolescents about conflict resolution can be found on

www.kidsmatter.edu.au

Canberra trip update

Early next term we will hold a Canberra trip meeting to discuss what to bring and the itinerary. If your

child has special requirements please contact Joe Robinson to organise a meeting to discuss your

child’s needs.

Arts News

Upcoming Dates

2 April: Senior Campus Concert Band excursion to The Plantation

4 April: Year 11-12 Visual Art excursion to Qld Art Gallery & GOMA.

Senior Campus Head of Department – The Arts & Languages, Ms Debb Wall will be on long service

leave from 1 April – 17 May. During that time Ms Deb Benson will be Acting HOD – The Arts &

Languages. Ms Cherice Cleasby will cover Ms Wall’s classes during her leave. Ms Wall is looking

forward to seeing lots of theatre in London & Stratford-Upon Avon (birthplace of playwright & poet

William Shakespeare).

Drama News

Viewing live theatre is integral to learning in Drama. Senior Drama students viewed the hilarious,

sharp & poignant La Boite Theatre production of Single Asian Female by local playwright, Michelle

Law. We value-added to that enriching experience with a post-performance workshop and a tour of

QUT's Creative Industry Precinct. Mr Quinn couldn't wait to get his hands on the industry-standard

sound equipment! A great (big) day out!

Drama Club

Junior Secondary students have been filling the Cultural Centre on Wednesdays. Drama Club is

hosted by Ms Wall and Mr Robinson and supported by Senior Drama students. Participants have fun

together while building their confidence, focus and ensemble/group-work skills.

Drama Extension Project with Qld Theatre Company

The Scene Project with Qld Theatre Company will start on Monday afternoons and culminate in a

performance event at Redlands Performing Arts Centre on 7 August. Interested students are to speak

with Mr Robinson any Lunch 2 in Lab 1.

Chess News

2019 INTERSCHOOL CHESS SEASON BEGINS

The chess season began on Thursday 28th February at a new venue, St Joseph’s Nudgee College. A

first-round record number of students competed.

This is the twelfth consecutive year that Capalaba State College has participated in interschool

competition.

We aim for at least a top 8 finish in the first round of the tournament. This competition our team was

missing one of its top players who unfortunately had another commitment, but we still managed 9th

place (out of 22 teams) in the B grade competition.

Matthew R and Malachi G also competed at interschool level for the first time. They got ‘roughed up’ a

bit, but will be better players for the experience when they hopefully go around again in May.

Ashleigh W represented the college for the 8th time, equalling the most number of appearances by a

female player.

Junior Campus News

‘Clean up Australia Day’ – Junior Campus clean up

On Friday 1st March, our Junior Campus had a clean up day. Prep to Year 6 were on a mission to make our

school environment sparkle by picking up rubbish around the school. We collected data about the amount and

types of rubbish collected by each class and discussed its impact on our native flora and fauna. Some of our Year

6 classes, then collated the data into pie charts, so we could compare it to our 2018 collection.

From this, we could determine that the main type of rubbish and our biggest concern was the ‘soft

plastic’ category. Our Environmental club brainstormed possible solutions – how could we reduce the

amount of soft plastic found next Clean up Day? The group decided that as we already have a soft

plastic recycling system, one of the key solutions might be to further educate our peers about using it

correctly and its environmental footprint. They have begun writing an informative speech and making

awareness posters to display in our school grounds.

Poster by Taylah and Charlette, Year 3.

Halogen National Young Leader’s Day

On Friday, 1 March, the two Junior Campus School Captains and the two Junior Campus Vice-Captains attended

the Halogen National Young Leader’s Day Conference at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The

day was full of inspirational speakers including Olympian Cate Campbell, author and illustrator, Matt Cosgrove,

Cotton On Foundation’s Tim Diamond and double amputee, John Coutis.

Each speaker spoke about the importance of staying positive, choosing your friends wisely, surrounding yourself

with a good team, and being resilient. As shown in the picture, the students had the privilege of meeting Tim

Diamond and obtaining his signature.

L to R: Izabelle, Aria, Tim Diamond, Cody and Mihir

Year 6 Kindilan Excursion

On Friday 8th of March, Year 6 ventured to Kindilan PGL Outdoor Education Centre to further develop

year group relationships and team building skills. Students tested their Raft Building and Archery

skills along with experiencing Canoeing and achieved personal milestones conquering the Leap of

Faith and High Ropes Swing. A great day was had by all who attended.

STEM Horizon Excursions

Liam, Frazer and Alastar from the Junior Campus attended STEM Horizon excursions on Tuesday, 19

March and Wednesday, 20 March. They learnt about rediscovering dinosaurs and practised a method

for predicting the height of various dinosaurs. The students went out from the Manly Boat Harbour on

Wednesday and discovered all marine things micro and macro. Each of the students were

enthusiastic about their STEM activities and stated that they learnt some new concepts.

CDP (Early Childhood Development Program)

Welcome back to our continuing students, and welcome to our new students attending Playgroup and

the full day Program.

Kristina Burns - Teacher

Junior Campus Sport

Bayside Swimming

On the 21st February, Chilli, Tia, Maddy, Ryan, Mya, Emily, Caleb, & Noah all competed at the

Bayside Swimming trials. They entered a range of strokes from Freestyle and Backstroke to

Breaststroke and Butterfly. Although they competed against some strong competition, all swimmers

gave it their best and showed fantastic resilience and grit in the pool. Congratulations to them all as

well as our senior campus students who made it through to the next level.. our junior swimmers

certainly look up to you.

Bayside District Sports

Congratulations to these students:

Chilli V - Basketball

Alexis L - Netball

Cody H – Rugby League

Atunaisa V - Rugby League

Joel T - Rugby League

Good luck at the Met East Regional selection!

Cross Country Training

A group of dedicated students have been pulling themselves out of bed early to attend Cross Country

training 3 mornings a week this term, rain hail or shine! These students have made a tremendous

improvement in their fitness and running abilities and deserved to be recognised!

Athletics Training

Athletics training has started on the Junior Campus Tuesday and Thursday mornings. If you’re at

school by 7:30am, come and join us!

Oztag Training

Our Oztag training has officially started. Students will be competing at a Regional competition at the

end of July.

We have a number of teams across the College and are looking for more interested players!

Bayside Cross Country

After our Cross Country carnival this term a number of students were fast enough to represent

Capalaba State College at the Bayside Cross Country.

Congratulations to Noah R, Eden H, Atunaisa V, Hayden C, Mya E, Matilda G, London P, Ryan P,

Frazer M, Liam M, Tia D, and Chilli V.

Payments

Due to a change in the Education Queensland payment policy, the office can no longer accept

credit/debit card payments over the phone. Please follow the payment methods below. Contact the

office if you require any assistance.

P&C News

From the School Nurse

How to talk to kids and teens about world trauma

When the world is struck with a catastrophic event, the instinct to shield our children from the effects of

it is completely understandable. While we should try to shield young people from graphic or

distressing images or content as much as possible, it is invariable that older kids and teens will know

when something big has happened, whether you’re the one who tells them or not. Knowing that

something has happened, but not having anybody explain things, is a really scary feeling for any of us.

We all need context and assurance and it’s the facts that will provide this. All kids are different. They

need different information to feel safe, they look for a different level of detail and they are impacted by

different parts of the story. Nobody will know your children better than you do, so it’s important to

manage the conversation based on who they are, what they already know, and what it means for

them.

With all children-

1. The most important question.

Whatever their age, there is likely to be one thought at the front of their minds, ‘What about me?’ This

is normal and healthy and part of the way they process what has happened. They need to understand

it in terms of what it means to them and for their own safety and wellbeing.

2. Let them know that what they’re feeling makes sense.

We’re all different and will respond to things in different ways. Whether they feel nothing at all or very

deeply, let them know that whatever they’re feeling is completely okay. If they see that you can accept

what they’re feeling, it will be easier for them to do the same.

3. Name what you see or hear from them.

They need to know that you get it, dismissing feelings with statements like, ‘Oh don’t worry,’ or ‘Don’t

be silly – nothing like that will happen here,’ though said with the best intentions, can make them worry

more. It might also cause them to feel shame which will only make them shut down, without

addressing their feelings. Whatever they’re feeling, let them know that you get it by reflecting it back to

them, ‘I can see you’re feeling scared. That’s completely understandable. It’s a frightening thing to

happen.‘

4. And help them to put it in context.

If they’re feeling scared, it will be because they’re noticing the similarities between themselves and the

people who have been directly hurt – ages, families, the area they live in – though it might be

happening out of their awareness. Explaining the differences between their circumstances and the

circumstances around the event will help to ease their fear. ‘This has happened in a different place to

where we live. Nothing like this has ever happened here.’ Or if you’re living where the trauma has

happened, ‘When something like this happens, people work really hard to make sure that something

like this never happens again. The people who do this are great at what they do. They learn a lot

about how it happened and the type of people who did it and they use that information to keep

everyone safe.’

5, Ask directly what it is they’re worried about.

Trauma triggers all sorts of worries in all of us. Sometimes these will directly relate to the event: How

will they look after the people who have been hurt? Have they caught the bad guys? How did it

happen? Could it happen here? Sometimes, it might be more indirect and unexpected. They might

become scared of you dying or getting sick. They might worry about not being able to reach you when

they need to, or of something happening while they are asleep or separated from you. Let them know

that when something big happens, we can feel all kinds of things that don’t make sense but there are

no silly feelings or silly things to think. Ask them what they’re thinking and give them permission to say

anything they want to.

6. Be available.

Let them know that they can come to you with questions, feelings, ideas and thoughts and that

nothing is off-limits. Give them extra cuddles or an extra story. For older ones, spend extra time sitting

on the edge of their bed at bedtime. They might raise things with you or they might not, but at least

you’re there if they need to.

7. Let them see your compassion, empathy, and resilience.

It’s okay to let them know that you are sad for the people who have been hurt – this will nurture their

empathy and compassion – but they also need to see your strength and capacity to cope with the

news.

8. It’s okay not to have the answers they’re asking for.

Frightening world events don’t make sense to any of us. Your children might ask questions that you

don’t know the answers to, such as ‘How did it happen?’ or ‘Why do some people do awful things?’ In

these cases, ‘I don’t know,’ is a perfectly reasonable answer. Sometimes it’s the only one.

9. Remind them of the goodness in the world.

They need to have faith in the world and the people in it. Whenever there is trauma in the world, there

are also remarkable demonstrations of solidarity and kindness, love and support for strangers. Let

them hear these stories. People who orchestrate traumatic events are acting against humanity, they’re

not a part of it and when they strike, humanity always proves to be kinder, more generous, and

stronger. Remind them.

10. Let them feel the arms of the world around them, too.

Let them know that when something like this happens, the world comes together to look after each

other and that people from all over the world are working to make the world safer for them.

Being proactive in having the conversation with kids can ensure that you’re the one who sets the

emotional tone for what has happened – not their friends, not social media and not the 6pm news.

Show them that you have faith in their world and their ability to thrive in it.

– Karen Young, Hey Sigmund

https://www.generationnext.com.au/2019/03/how-to-talk-to-kids-and-teens-about-world-trauma/

If you or someone you know needs extra support please talk to your school support team, kids

helpline 1800551800, lifeline 131114 or your usual health provider.

Emma Callick - Youth Health Nurse

Capalaba State College Address: School Rd Capalaba 4157

Telephone: Junior (07) 3823 9333 Senior (07) 3823 9111 Facsimile: (07) 3823 9300 Senior (07) 3823 9100

Email: info@capalabasc.eq.edu.au