22 June 2018

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Learning progression and let the results take care of themselves

Cavendish Road is well known as a high performing school and any recent conversation I have had in social or professional circles in which being the Principal of our school arises, it is always met with a “wow factor” and some prestige. It’s great to be associated with success and this has major influence on parent/carer demand for enrolment in our school. But it is not the whole story.

Without exception there is always a reference to Cav being a “good” school and the challenges that leading such a large school presents. Learning and a culture for learning take precedence. A Principal can’t be a “one trick pony” and school leadership requires a diverse repertoire, including encouraging and supporting clever and skilled teachers. Our job is to “value add”. Having led a number of schools, to gain insight into the essence of our school and to help me define the work of leadership and direction to take I ask of the people so impressed of their reasons for such a perception of what entails “good”.

While “high performing” is always first referred to, the conversation soon gets past that point, especially with parents, turning to school culture for learning, their child’s experience with schooling generally, their aspiration and personal experience and how their child has ‘grown’ at Cavendish Road. Every parent wants and wishes their son or daughter have opportunity and the encouragement and expertise from teachers to move ahead.

The ‘narrative’ shifts from one of outright performance, whether “good” or “great” to one of their child’s progress. The question then is, how much and how far can we progress each child and articulate the how of that to parents/carers?

I am currently having those conversations with curriculum leaders in our school of how we shift the narrative, or more correctly focus the narrative, onto progress and not performance. Teachers at Cavendish Road intuitively know this but we need to be explicit about how we ensure progression or growth for every child, what does a year’s growth “looks like”, and how we will measure it. The results will take care of themselves if we seek to improve and know what work to do to achieve that improvement.

Improvement even in a good school like Cavendish Road is possible because every child has potential. Our school performance is simply the aggregate of every child’s growth as a learner; wherever they sit on the ladder of success at present.

End of Semester 1

The end of semester one is almost upon us and the school year is at its academic peak until late November for most students and in particular our Years 11 and 12. This newsletter is published mid-way through Block exams and the schedules emailed out to students can be checked here. Exams run from the 13th to the 22nd June.

Resilient parents make for resilient children

Parents/carers may have seen in the print media recently an article of the work of Dr Mat Sanders at the University of Queensland. Dr Sanders is a psychologist and an expert in parenting and the architect of the “Triple P Parenting Program”.

Dr Sanders spoke of “helicopter parents”.

“Helicopter parenting” is a term to describe the parental behaviours of the need for parents anxious about their children, to protect and sometimes even ‘rescue’ them from circumstances the young person may place or find themselves in. Dr Sanders impresses the point that anxious parents project the anxiety onto their children. Dr Sanders champions that young people need to build their skills of resilience: to be able to cope with, take control of and manage their own environments and lives. They will make mistakes. Resilience is learning that occurs from the mistakes and finding the corrective path. Parents can guide. No doubt that contemporary parenting is more complex and that parental anxiety is produced by fear of perhaps lacking the repertoire to parent in a complex world. We strive to be ‘perfect’ when we perhaps need to take time to build our repertoires that will skill us to parent even better and help ward off the anxiety.

I would recommend the Triple P to any parent/carer. There is a plethora of resources and an on-line course that is available and FREE to Queenslanders. You can access the link to Triple P here.

Other resources and links of how we work with students and parents can be found on our website that include parent resources.

Discipline – the 5 C’s

The vast majority of students master this at an early stage and are a credit to our school. Our school Code of Conduct based on 5 C’s – Commitment, Challenge, Courtesy, Consideration, Co-operation. At Cav we are facing some challenges, responding accordingly to keep our school safe and well ordered. This term I have been somewhat dismayed at the number of students who admit they park their ‘good behaviour compass’ on hold when at or to and from school and do things that disrupt the learning of others, are counter to the tenets of respect for others or pose a risk to themselves.

Our whole school, classrooms and beyond are places for high end engagement and learning. Worse still, if the disregard for known standards of behaviour are on display in the broader public arena, while travelling on public transport or in local shopping centres after school our Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students reaches out to them.

Exceptional work is done in our school to build community, welfare and building esteem, understandings of mutual obligations and decent citizenship. More work needs to be done clearly in both aspects of teaching high standards as the norm, just as certainty of Our school Responsible Behaviour Plan is published in student diaries and website and accessible here for reference.

Student Support services

Information on Student Support services available at our school can be found here.

Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning are every school’s core business

Parents will be aware that the Australian Curriculum is followed at Cavendish Road. The current work of Heads of Department with me is the commitment to the rigour of the intended curriculum in Years 7 to 10. There will be some changes to time allocations to the subjects and disciplines of the Australian Curriculum in 2019 for Years 7 to 10 with some very important considerations.

Students are to be exposed to and have opportunity in the range of disciplines and have adequate time to explore them while the rigour of content, and the literacy of language required to express knowledge, ideas and creativity is key. Essential is to improve even further how we cater for the range of student abilities, ensuring we achieve that growth in learning – at least one year’s growth from one year’s instruction.

The ‘New’ Senior is taking shape with Year 10 beginning their Career Education Program in the past few weeks, while subject departments gather up knowledge of the new system while maintaining the rigour of the current system for Years 11 and 12. Optimum and quality outcomes for every student remain our focus. For parents/carers of students in Years 7 to 10 this fact sheet is a good introduction to how the new system works.

Richard Usher BA LLB Dip Teach
Principal

Finance

BPOINT allows the secure collection of card payments and is the preferred payment method for the department. Parents can make payments on school invoices from their homes or offices, or from their smartphones. When making these payments via the BPoint web site, you need to ensure that you enter the Customer Reference Number (CRN), Invoice Number (IN) and the amount to pay. It is imperative with BPOINT that the invoice number is entered and not any other number, i.e. Debtor ID, Student EQ ID etc. Please remember, you can only make one transaction per invoice – you cannot combine payments for siblings.

We are no longer able to take credit card payments over the phone. BPOINT IVR (Interactive Voice Response) has now been introduced for credit card payments by telephone. Please call 1300 631 073 and follow the prompts to make a payment.

Melissa Bath
Business Manager Operations

Year 10 Update: Subject Selection Evening, SET-Plan and Interviews

Career Education Program

The year 10 Careers Education Program has been happening during period 1 each Friday.

During this online work students learn more about themselves, their interests, skills and areas of work that may interest them. Each week students are expected to complete a number of modules in the program. Each class teacher works with the class to know which modules need to be completed each lesson. In order to be ready for SET-Plan these need to be finished each week. This program concludes with a one page Career Snapshot. This will be presented, along with their SET-Plan, at the SET-Plan and subject selection interview in week 7 term 3.

Subject Selection Evening (Monday 20 August 6:30-8:30 pm)

Year 11 (2019) Subject Selection Evening is scheduled for Monday 20 August 6:30-8:30 pm in the hall. Due to large numbers, the year 10 cohort and evening will be spilt into two sessions rotating through: a) ATAR presentation by QLD Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) in the hall and HOD/subject discussions in the resource centre. We will require all parents/carers to book through SOBs for this process with more information to be advised as we come closer to the event. All students and parents/care givers are expected to attend as subject selection handbooks, subject selection forms and subject and new ATAR information will be provided on this evening. This information and documents are vital in guiding students and parents through the subject selection process for year 11 2019. These subject selection forms will need to be completed by week 7 (term 3) for Subject Selection Interviews.

Senior Education Training Plan (Week one – six)

To assist Year 10 students to plan courses of education and training through the next two years, all students will also be required to develop a Senior Education and Training Plan (SET-Plan). This course is run here at school over the next six weeks and prepares students in selecting appropriate six subjects for year 11. SET–P provides students with a personal learning plan to guide their future career pathway and is designed to build on each student’s strengths and provide them with direction for the future career. My advice is talk with your students over the next six weeks and ask them to show you their individual SET-P progress and develop online in OneSchool. Education Queensland mandates this initiative and all students are expected to complete a SET-P.

Subject Selection Interviews Tuesday and Wednesday 22-23 August)

In week 7, the SET-P process culminates with individual Subject Selection Interviews. These will be conducted here at school on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 August by trained Guidance Officers and members of the administration. Each interview will be 20 minutes and each student must attend in order to enter their pre-prepared subject selections into OneSchool. With the exception of the interview appointment time, Year 10 students attend regular timetabled classes on these dates.

Students will require their SET-P to be completed and a subject selection form signed and approved by parents for the interview. They will receive a copy of their SET-P with intended subject choices to take home for parental/guardian approval. Students must attend their interview regardless of their intended pathway in 2018.

Letters confirming interview appointment times will be provided to students by week six.

In addition to this work Cav Road provides our Year 10’s with the following opportunities:-

Year 8 into 9 and Year 9 into 10 Subject Selection Evening

All current year 8 and year 9 students are invited and expected to attend the subject selection evening with a parent or caregiver on Tuesday 21 August. Subject selection handbooks and selection forms will be provided on the evening so it is important all students attend.

When: Tuesday 21 August (Week 6 of Term 3)

• Year 8 to Year 9 5:00pm – 5:45pm
• Year 9 to Year 10 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Where: HALL

What to expect

A brief overview of the subject selection process, then students and parents have the opportunity to discuss subject information with all HODs and several staff at individual subject stalls.

We look forward to meeting all current year 9 students and families at 6:00pm and also all and year 8 students and families at 5:00pm on Tuesday 21 August.

Mr Paul Cox
Deputy Principal

The Science and Engineering Challenge

On the 5th of June, a team of Year 9 Science Academy students participated in the Science and Engineering Challenge which was hosted at Canterbury College by Griffith University and Newcastle University. The students were divided into small groups of three or four and took part in various challenges related to science and engineering concepts.

The students said that all of the activities were very engaging, interesting, enjoyable, and required innovative thinking. One of the activities was ‘Grasping at Straws’, which required the group to work together to design and create a functioning bionic hand. Another activity was ‘Helter Skelter Shelter’, which involved creating a tower out of paper, straws and tape. The groups then investigated how many weights the tower could hold under normal circumstances, and how many it could hold on an earthquake simulator after adjustments were made to their design. Other activities involved building a catapult, building a bridge and a water turbine.

Cavendish Road SHS came fourth overall out of ten schools with our team winning the bionic hand challenge and equalling the top score for an enigma code breaking activity. The day was a challenging and worthwhile experience, and the students had so much fun learning about science and how it applies to the real world.

Paul Batchler
Science Department

Darius Boyd visits Cav Road

Our school was very fortunate to receive a visit from Brisbane Broncos Captain, Darius Boyd. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, the Broncos Cup team and other selected students were invited to hear Darius speak on ‘Resilience’.

Darius began his talk by sharing his own life story, and the adversity that he has overcome, both on and off the football field. Resilience can be defined as ‘the capacity to recover from difficulties’ – of which he has had many.

The difference between mental health and mental illness was discussed, and Darius was very open in sharing his own personal struggles. “It’s not weak to put your hand up and ask for help” was the consistent message delivered throughout the talk. Darius also shared his tips for building resilience:

Empathy – doing things for others; having a bigger purpose than your own life.
Support – family and support network is his number one priority.
Gratitude – always be grateful for everything you have achieved; look for positives in every situation.

All students and staff were appreciative of Darius taking the time to visit our school, and walked away motivated to improve our own resilience by using the tips Darius shared.

A special thank you to Year 10 student Eva Heron for performing the ‘Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners’ at the commencement of the session, and Year 12 students Jay Levitt and Jordan Bowie for formally thanking Darius on behalf of all Cav Rd students who attended.

Kym Ford
Indigenous Liaison Officer

Queenland University of Technology (QUT) Cube Review

On the 14th of June, Year 7 AEP students made an exciting adventure to QUT to explore the ‘Cube Experience.’ Surrounded by plants and modern technology, this magnificent university had a ‘wow’ escaping our lips. Everything was modern and new, glass surfaces and touch screens glimmered everywhere. We were amazed when we found out that all of the environmental science blocks are completely environmentally friendly. With massive solar panels on the roofs and electronic blinds that limited the amount of lighting needed, it was an amazing sight. So many ways to conserve energy!

We started our excursion morning with an incredible tour around P Block, observing the gigantic solar panels on the roofs that followed the sun! There was a whole roof made out of solar panels! We then returned to our group room and learnt how solar panels work. Did you know that even on a stormy or cloudy day, the solar panels are still able to get energy from the sun! We learnt how solar panels are charged and how neutrons flow. We then learnt how to read and understand graphs and readings from the solar panel up on the roof. There were readings recorded in winter and readings recorded in summer. We also had to predict why there were different readings for both seasons. We really enjoyed ourselves and had an awesome day learning about solar energy and readings. The staff were great and friendly and we learnt a lot from them. Just another awesome activity that is offered here at Cavendish Road. I would give this excursion a 5 star rating as I really had a great time!

Joanna Esbensen,
Year 7 Student

Year 8 Pseudoscience Investigations

Does your cookie with 40% more chocolate really have 40% more? Do your low-fat crackers really have 30% less fat? Is Panadol Rapid actually absorbed twice as fast as regular Panadol? Our year 8 scientists from the Academic Excellence Program (AEP) responded to these and many more advertising claims in their term two “Pseudoscience” investigations.

Product marketing and packaging often makes scientific or science-like claims about the products they are selling. It may be vitamin C content of a juice (Ribena was caught out by a school from New Zealand for inflating their claims), or Sketchers “Tone Up” footwear, or the prevalence of claims about fat or sugar on food packaging, but these scientifically styled claims do not always stack up under scrutiny.

The AEP students chose a claim to investigate and then designed an experiment to verify that claim. Many of the experiments were quite elegant and returned very useful results. Most claims were supported, though a few required further investigation, such as the advertised antibacterial properties of some chewing gums. The students finished the course by presenting their experiments and conclusions to the rest of the students and staff who had assisted.

Michael Denner
Head of Department

Follow the Trail

On Monday the 28th of May, Year 12 students studying Science 21 took part in a field trip exploring three locations along the Bulimba Creek Catchment as part of their “Follow the Trail” water studies unit. The catchment covers around 10% of Brisbane’s area, running from Kuraby to where Bulimba Creek joins the Brisbane River at Hemmant, and flowing through a range of diverse habitat types. The network of creeks is still recovering from damage done during the 2011 floods and a major oil spill in 2008, with a lot of work being done by community groups such as the Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee to bring it back to its former state.

The students visited three locations (Salvin Creek near Donnington Street, Bulimba Creek near Meadowlands Road and the Minnippi Parklands) and took a range of observations aimed at assessing the health of the waterway, including riparian cover and erosion estimates, macroinvertebrate surveys and a selection of chemical and physical parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, turbidity, nitrate and phosphate). The students selected one of these parameters to concentrate on for an experimental investigation, and will use the results of all of the tests to produce a report on the state of the Bulimba Creek Catchment as assessment for the unit. It is hoped that over time, the results of this unit’s work from year to year can give a picture of how the catchment is recovering.

Dr Peter Darben
Science 21 Teacher

Year 11 Biology Academy – SPARQEd Excursion

In mid-May, a large group of Year 11 Biology Academy students spent two days at the SPARQEd (Students Performing Advanced Research in Queensland) education facility. This is a laboratory facility based inside the larger TRI medical research facility at the Princess Alexander Hospital. The aim of the visit was to introduce the students to the exciting field of Molecular Biology, and allow them to perform some technically demanding experiments in a real world environment.

Students learned how to transform DNA plasmids into bacterial cells, and then how to identify which cells were affected by this transformation. They then explored how they could extract the plasmid DNA from the host cells, and then process the plasmid DNA to reveal the gene that it carried. Students then visualised the plasmid using electrophoresis on agarose gels.

The students enjoyed this unique experience and the opportunity to work with real-world scientists in the high quality lab facilities at TRI. The visit has helped students to understand the demands placed on a lab-based research scientist and also gave them a taste of what may be involved in future careers as medical lab scientists and/or researchers!

Ross Bowles
Senior Teacher

Year 10 Geography Moreton Island Excursion

As part of our Year 10 Geography course on Environmental Management and Change, the Year 10 Geography students are given the opportunity to travel to the stunning Moreton Island to gather field trip data on coastal erosion (and have a bit of fun!). Students are solving the problem of coastal erosion for the residents of Cowan on Moreton Island, and learning ways that we can protect Australia’s much loved beaches. It was an excellent day, and it was great to see students out and about, solving real world problems in the field.

Student Comment

The Moreton Island Day Trip was such an awesome adventure! We learnt and discovered many interesting facts about the Island in such a fun, relaxing environment. At the end of the day, it was fun to race up the dunes against the teachers and then run all the way back down, straight into the refreshing water! – Alanah.

Marie Chappell
English and Humanities Teacher

Archaeology Excursion

“Inspiring!” (Olivia 7M) and “an insight into the past” (Sian 7J). This is how some of our students described the year 7 AEP (Academic Excellence Program) archaeology excursion. On Thursday, the 24th of May, a group of fortunate students travelled to Toowong Cemetery for an enthralling day of excavation, exploration and solving mysteries. This trip was the culmination of five weeks of training and preparation. In a series of after-school sessions, students learned about stratigraphy, how to locate a potential archaeological site, and how to problem solve in groups. They also had the opportunity to hone their excavation skills in an exciting simulated dig at school, facilitated by Dr Jonathan Pragnell of the University of Queensland.

Mr Kosanovic, Ms Kurylewska and Mrs Beutel accompanied the eager amateur archaeologists to Toowong. Once there, they toured the cemetery and learned about the symbology of tombstones, had a go at solving a 100 year old mystery and assisted in a real archaeological dig run by Dr Pragnell. The highlight was unearthing an intact 100-year-old tombstone! In the words of Ella from 7D, the excursion was a “fun and exciting way to learn about uncovering artefacts and solving crimes”. It truly was an unforgettable experience for all those involved.

Amber Beutel
English/Humanities Teacher

Business Management Market Day

Recently our Year 10 Business Management classes held their famous ‘Market Day’ where the students sell food products that they have designed, produced and packaged themselves. There were four classes in total this semester, with a total of 25 different businesses.

In the lead up to the event, the students learned the requirements of starting up a business which included writing up a partnership agreement, designing business logos and developing marketing strategies. In teams of 3 - 5 students, they formed their business and quickly decided on a business name and product. They created eye-catching packaging for their products and colourful posters to advertise around the school. This year, the teams had the added advantage of a website created by a Year 10 IT student for each Business Management team. This assisted with promoting the products and also enabled teams to receive online pre-orders from students at Cavendish Road SHS.

There were many clever and creative business names such as “Super Oreo Bros”, “Slice Slice Baby”, “Scroll Up” and “Holey Foods”. The students worked tirelessly to design their product concept and prepare samples to pass strict quality control – the teachers! There were plenty of sweet treats for the school to enjoy including brownies, slices, cookies, doughnuts, cake pops, cupcakes and waffles. The day was a financial success with most teams taking home approximately $20 - $80 per person after expenses, which was great to see.

There have been many lessons learned along the way with lots of memories and fun times shared. Special thanks to Mr Thomson, Ms Masselos, Ms Clarke and Ms McNulty for mentoring the students in their business endeavours. The Business Department looks forward to working with our next group of budding entrepreneurs in Semester two.

Belinda Grech
Business Coordinator

Senior Schooling News

Interim Report Results

Students in Years 11 and 12 have been completing their block exams over the past week and a half. Semester 2 results will be completed and released in the first week of Term 3. Details regarding the release of the results and Parent Teacher Interviews will be provided at a later date.

Year 12 QCS Practice Test

On Wednesday, 23rd May, our Year 12 OP eligible and Tertiary Selection Rank students sat their first Practice QCS Writing Task test. Students worked extremely well for the duration of the 2 hour test. On Thursday, 24th May, students sat a full day practice and completed a Short Response paper (2 hours) and a Multiple Choice paper (1.5 hours).

I was extremely impressed with the students’ attitude towards the testing. They all worked extremely hard to achieve the best possible results. The test papers are being marked by an outside provider – Gilmore Education. Students will receive their feedback in the first week of Term 3.

Students are also reminded that they are welcome to attend the final three Mighty Minds Masterclass QCS sessions which are being held from 3 pm to 5 pm on Wednesday 18 July, Wednesday 1 August and Wednesday 22 August in the Resource Centre. I strongly recommend that all QCS students attend the final three sessions in preparation for the actual QCS test which is being held on Tuesday 4 September and Wednesday 5 September.

University of Queensland – Careers that Shape the World Forum

On Tuesday 5 July, twenty eight Year 12’s were given the opportunity to go to University of Queensland’s ‘Careers that shape the world’ forum to experience what it would be like to study powerful and dynamic degrees in the areas of business, arts, engineering, health and science.

The day was arranged into four interactive ‘blocks’ as students attended sessions presented by UQ professors and field experts. They ranged from ‘why aren’t we all serial killers?’ to ‘finding a cure for cancer’. At the beginning of the day, it was announced that you could win a UQ jumper if you took a photo of something that encapsulated your aspiring career in a creative way. It was a great day that provided guidance and insight to everyone who attended.

Karyn Trapp
Director of Student Achievement – Years 11 and 12

Student Wellbeing

Shave for a cure – A Philanthropic Success

On Friday week 4 of this term, six courageous Cav Roadians decided to be brave and shave their hair to raise money for cancer research. These students included Lilli Young, Jack Stevens, Kirsten Lin, Subathie Navaniethan, Jaqhara Newton and Taylor Wilkinson. Cav was extremely generous and supportive to our students going out of their comfort zones to help better someone else’s life.

We had an amazing turnout at first break by staff, students and families looking to support the cause and our wonderful shavers. Our amazing seniors and prefect team ran the hair colouring station and ball games while our arts prefects ran the music. But of course, Cav’s world’s greatest shave event would also have never been possible without our volunteer hairdresser Debbie Wade.

As philanthropic prefects Elysia and I oversaw a lot of the preceding and we couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to do this with. At the end of the day we had raised $1683.25 as school for the Shave for a Cure Foundation and one of our shavers, Lilli Young, raised $300 independently. I am extremely proud of everyone involved and it was an incredible and emotional day to be a part of. I look forward to seeing the future positive impacts our school can will have on our community.

Marissa
Philanthropic Prefect

Uniform Policy

As we move into the winter months, please be organised and ensure students are equipped with our warm winter uniform. If students have any problems with their uniform, they should report to K14 with a note before school, to obtain a replacement uniform.

Please be aware that from the beginning of Term 3, any student who is given a Uniform Detention or Electronic Device Detention will have 3 days to complete it. Our detention room will be open daily from 8.15am and at first break every day. We will no longer be running after school detentions.

It is important that we work together to ensure that students are professionally presented at all times.

Lunchtime Engagement Activities

There are lots of exciting activities happening at Cavendish Road SHS in Term 3. Please see the attached poster to identify exciting opportunities that may interest your child. The extra-curricular activities that we offer during lunch breaks change from term to term, so please remind students to keep checking the Wellbeing notice board for further information.

What’s on Programs

Rebecca Gardiner
A/Deputy Principal

Guidance News

Cavendish Road High Careers Expo

Parents with students in Years 10 to 12 are invited to attend our very own Careers Expo. Friday 20 July 11.15 – 12.00.

Year 10

It really is career season at Cav Road. Our year 10s continue to work on their online careers program. Options Talking Careers is providing opportunity for our students to unpack their interests and skills and see if these connec to their future aspirations. This program will conclude with a 1 page career Snapshot. In addition to this our yr 10s will be able to access information via:-

• Options Talking Careers Program
• Videoed HOD talks available on our school website
• Subject selection evening QTAC’s ATAR Presentation: Mon 20 Aug, 5.45 – 8pm
• Subject selection booklet: issued at Subject Selection Evening
• Cav Road’s Careers Expo: Fri 20 July
• Q and A session Success in Years 11 and 12: Fri 3 August
• Everything ATAR Explained: presented by Ms Trapp, Fri 10 August
• SET P and SET P interviews
• Subject selection for 2019
• Emails from Guidance Officers re Events, Activities

Year 11

On Friday our year 11s listened to a panel of speakers discuss their career journeys. These Q and A panels are always popular with students and last Friday was not different. The panellists provided information about time management, understanding your personal brand, considering what is your passion is and each gave personal accounts of how their own career has developed.

Matthew, Todd and Colleen were engaging, informative and provided great detail about industry experience.

The school thanks Matthew, Associate Director ADP Consulting, Todd, music composer and Colleen Clincial research nurse, UQ for their time, knowledge and willingness to share their stories with our students.

Year 12

Next term will see our Year 12s starting to firm up their plans for 2019. Mr Paul Ross and Ms Kate Niland will be providing one on one interviews to ensure they are on track with the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC), traineeships and/or employment. We will also be providing them information on QTAC applications and how to preference their choices for university.

Lunch Box Sessions

Next term we will continue our Lunch Box Sessions. These opportunities are informal and run during first break on Thursdays. They are for students in years 10 – 12. Speakers will provide more industry related information about their work. If you would like to assist and run a lunch box sessions please email Kate Niland, knila1@eq.edu.au

A busy time for our students. In the event you would like information about any of these events or activities please email a Guidance Officer.

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Kate Niland and Paul Ross
Guidance Officers

Reader’s Cup Competition

On the evening of Tuesday the 12th of June, Michelle Janik-Sands and I accompanied a group of five very dedicated Year 8 girls (Sophie Duck, Malika Do, Billie Sanderson, Amalie Stokke Harding and Carmen Holland) as they competed in the 2018 Reader’s Cup competition. Over the past six weeks, these girls have had to read and study five novels while also staying on top of their studies and other commitments. The girls also attended after school meetings once a week during this time to prepare for the competition. Over the course of the competition, the girls had to answers ten questions about each book to test their knowledge and memory. They went up against twenty other teams from both public and private schools ultimately coming 2nd which was a fantastic effort. Go Cav!

Kasia Kurylewska
English and Humanities Teacher

German News

Welcome to the end of Term 2

German students are undertaking assessment at present – Viel Glück! Don’t forget there is a myriad of resources available for revision: class notes, Quizlet, Languages online and German.net for grammar practice. The German teachers highly recommend reading, reading and reading as revision, as this skill is the foundation for the other language skills.

World Cup

It is an exciting time if you are a football fan and Germany is a huge World Cup power house. The German classes have been discussing the World Cup as it is a major aspect of German popular culture. Frau Gav and Frau Gallagher are pretty sure Germany will win (although Argentina may give them a run for their money), whereas Frau Pettersen will remain loyal to Switzerland….

Restaurant Visit

Last Thursday 15th June, saw approximately 40 of our German students from Years 9 -11 enjoying lunch at the German Club in South Brisbane. The Year 9/10 students have been studying a unit on food and drink, so it was appropriate for them to try some traditional offerings. For mains there were Schnitzel, Bratwurst or Frikadellen (enormous meatballs), followed by Black forest cake or apple strudel. The food was delicious although a few of the students were not overly keen on the sauerkraut.

Bis Später

At the end of the term we say ‘auf wiedersehen’ to the semester one Year 7 and 8 students and ‘Guten Tag’ to the semester two cohort. It has been a great semester and we are looking forward to many of the Year 8s choosing to continue their study of German next year. For Year 7 students keen to continue their language during the semester break, ‘Duo Lingo’ on a mobile app is a good option.

Katherine Gallagher
German Coordinator

Hospitality

Year 10 Introduction

The Year 10 Hospitality students have been busy planning their Food and Dining Presentations for assessment. As evidenced in the photographs, they created fabulous food, beverages and table presentations to match their chosen theme. Some of the chosen themes included a picnic, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and various other ideas to incorporate their creative skills and interests.

Year 10 Asian Fusion

The year 10 Asian Fusion students have been using the design process to document and create an appetiser which is a fusion of Australian and Asian ingredients and / or recipes. Students investigated various ingredients for use in their product. After a trial, students made improvements for their final product, and the results were fantastic. Take a look at some of the creations below.

Charlee – Inari tofu pockets with rice and kangaroo meat
Kaori – Spring rolls with lemon myrtle dipping sauce
Tahtiyana - Thai coconut curry meatballs with kangaroo mince
Safara – Rice paper rolls with lemon myrtle and hoisin
William – San Choy Bow with kangaroo mince and macadamia nuts

Suzanne Schild and Pip Dobson
Hospitality Department

Drama News

Welcome to the end of Semester 1 everyone; it has been a very busy semester with lots of wonderful classroom curriculum explored. We have ventured to the theatre all dressed up and been fortunate enough to have several professional production come to our school and perform for us. Most recently, year 12 students completed a two-day workshop with the Australian Acting Academy for their up-coming assessment. I have been very impressed with all students from 9-12 managing the classroom content and assessment preparation. Let us all finish this semester with the energy and enthusiasm we began and then enjoy a great holiday.

Twelfth Night at Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC)

Thirty students from Year 10-12 attended the latest Shakespearian production at QPAC and it was truly outstanding. It is a rare opportunity to see an incredible cast of actors take on this outstanding comedy on a rotating stage. This clever production was an excellent way to immerse our young artists into the world of Shakespeare and his comedies.

Senior Drama

Year 11 students are completing Verbatim Theatre and I thank all the people who have participated in the students’ study of this dramatic genre. It is a very stylised and challenging drama, but one which will deepen each students awareness of both language and scriptwriting.

Year 12 students are finishing the semester with Absurd theatre and immersing themselves in the study of existential philosophy. This is an exciting yet challenging dramatic style and I am impressed with their efforts. We recently spent 2 hours [over 2 days] participating in in-class workshops to ensure students depth of understanding and knowledge of this very specialised drama.

Absurd Workshop

Exam Block

Good luck to our senior students who will be participating in assessment over the ten day exam block period.

Junior Drama

Year 10 students are completing Documentary Drama; a group assessment based on a document of choice including a range of dramatic genres in which to perform and present for an audience.

This has been an outstanding semester and I am impressed with the work and commitment from each student. I am looking forward to seeing these students in year 11 next year.

Year 9 students are currently immersed in a class Theatre Sports battle that has been very entertaining so far. This is a fun and educational way to end a busy semester and I certainly hope these students embark on senior studies within the arts.

Date Claimer

Jasper Jones - Monday August 1 at QPAC Playhouse Theatre 6:00pm meet time 6:30pm. Princilla is coming! Beautiful is coming!

Drama Classes after School

The Australian Acting Academy are still running after school drama classes in the drama room every Monday from 3:00-4:30pm. Come along and try it, you will be impressed with the quality of teaching and the benefit that this will provide your classroom work. If you require any information, please email me or send your student to see me in P19. Email: tryan122@eq.edu.au

Toni Ryan
Drama Coordinator

Resource Centre

Encouraging Reading for Pleasure

We try to encourage use of the Resource Centre by making it as fun and interesting as possible. We have the Resource Centre open before and after school as well as during the breaks. Quite often it is absolutely packed with students. We have art and displays on the walls that are changed frequently.

Our engaging book displays help to promote books and reading to the school community. This term, our main display has drawn a lot of attention due to its focus on COLOUR! The idea was prompted by students coming in to ask if we could help them with finding a book. ‘Miss, can you help me find a book?’ (Music to our ears!!) ‘I can’t remember the title but I think it was…red…

School Holiday Reading

The end of term is just around the corner – hooray! While students and staff are no doubt looking forward to a well-earned break, there is plenty of research that suggests recreational reading is the key to achieving and sustaining educational outcomes. What better time to dive into a book or two than the school holidays!

Continuing good reading habits over the holidays not only improves literacy and language skills but can also aid relaxation, reduce stress, increase empathy and promote good sleeping habits. At Cav Road we encourage students to borrow books to read for pleasure over each school holiday. There is no limit to the number of books a student can borrow. Experience shows students find their own natural ‘borrowing level’, some having 3 or 4 books at a time, and avid readers more – perhaps 8 or 9.

Here are some fun ideas to encourage reading for pleasure.

Also, consider eBooks and Audiobooks. School might be closed for two weeks…but the digital library is always open.

Borrowing is easy! On a school laptop or BYOD computer, students can access the EQ audiobook and eBook collection at the website by entering their normal EQ username. Alternatively, students can borrow and enjoy digital titles on their phone, tablet or eReader. Accessing audiobooks with Overdrive Listen is also easy. The streaming audiobook player works on personal devices. Perfect for a long car ride.

Michelle Janik-Sands
Library Technician

In Touch

Primary School Gala Day

Last Friday 47 year 7-10 Cav Rd Touch Academy students attended the local Primary School Gala Day as mentors, coaches and referees. The day was an outstanding success with over 450 kids playing 80 games over 5 hours. All teachers and students raved about how wonderful our students are and very grateful that they guided and took a real interest in their development of each individual. Our students were wonderful, they showed a real interest in helping them become better at touch and team mates. Well done.

U12s Metropolitan East Touch Selections

Last week Eve Kirkwood, Jasmine Gin and Kyan Smurthwaite trialled for the Under 12s Met East team. Congratulations to Eve who was selected in the girl’s Met East team. Eve will attend the State Championships in Bundaberg mid-July. Good luck in the lead up and at The State Championships.

U18s Metropolitan East Touch

Bella Allen, Jude Saldahna, Kohl Beazley, Jackson Roberts, Kapu Broughton- Winterburn, and Robbie Williams recently travelled to Rockhampton to compete at the 18 years State Championships. Both Met East teams made finals and both teams went down by one try in very close matches. It was a pleasure to watch our Cav kids compete and congratulations to Robbie Williams who was named Shadow for the Boys Qld State team.

Cav Road – Keen as Mustard

This year our girls “Keen As Mustard” team stepped up again to play season 1 on Thursday nights but for a challenge moved up a division to play in the 15 years Girls competition. Lily Prescott, Mia Smith, Sascha Gravestone, Sabrina Hearn, Grace Matheson, Jayliah Smallwood, Isobel Relf, Dynasty Tamihana, Antonia Williams, Gabrielle Doble, Georgia Herbert, Imogen Boon and Brooke Prescott improved out of sight and we had many laughs on the way. My favourite skill the girls have been practising during lessons and in our games is the dive. To see our girls have the confidence to dive off a “Mary” or a “Rooster” was very exciting. During the season they all gave it a go and as the season progressed improved and knew when and where to do it. Some girls like, Sabrina, Dynasty, Imogen and Jayliah needed no directives to have a go, but those like Antonia, Lilly, Gabrielle (who can dive from 10 meters out), Grace and Mia were encouraged and eventually had the confidence to try and were very successful. The girls made the semi-finals but went down by one try. A big thanks to wonder Mum Gabrielle Smith (Mia’s Mum) for managing the girls, we appreciate everything you do for us.

Cav Road – Foo Fighters

Our Year 7 girls started playing together for the first time in the u13 years B division on Thursday nights. In the first few weeks, the girls were easily winning so we made a decision to go up to the A comp. This division is full of rep players and girls that have been playing for many years and in the first few weeks, we struggled with the speed and skill of the game losing significantly. However, over the next few weeks I saw all girls step up, adjust to the level, show plenty of resilience and improve out of sight. Games that were 13-1 suddenly became 3-2 and the like. Congratulations to all the following girls Charlee Curran, Olivia Itel, Lucy James, Sophia Crawford, Amelia Lawry, Ava Ambler, Jasmine Gin, Ava Guilford, Charlotte Murphy, Emma Chaffey, Avalon Buckle, Ellaquin Williams, Jessica Williams, Dynasty Tamihana, Imogen Boon and Jayliah Smallwood you stepped up and demonstrated hardiness and spirit each week, I am very proud of you all. Also a big thank you to Tonia Crawford who wrangled our team together each week and covered for me on those games that I was unable to make. We appreciate everything you do for us.

Boys Touch

IF you are interested in your son playing in season 2 at BMTA - Whites Hill, we plan to nominate an U13, U15 and Open boys Cav Rd teams. Boys will have the opportunity to coach and/or referee junior boys. If you are interested in knowing more please email me on cfarr5@eq.edu.au I will send out email with more information about this soon.

Future Events

New BMTA seasons

Girls Season 2 – 26 July
Boys Season 2 – 1 September

Junior State Cup – Hervey Bay – 12-14 July

Player Profiles

Name: Molly Kelly

Year 8

Favourite Subject: Humanities

Touch Club: Southern Storm

Most memorable touch experience: Winning a grand final

Fav playing number and position: number 2 and link and wing

Who I most admire: Ms Farrelly – she is awesome

What I want to be when I grow up: police

What my last meal on earth would be: lasagne and chicken nuggets

My favourite movie is: Dumb and Dumber

A country I’d like to visit is and why: Germany because of dachshunds

If I could be fluent in a language it would be and why: French because it sounds nice

If money was no object what would you buy?: a new phone and a sausage dog

Name: Khoen Pahiva

Year 9

Favourite Subject: Math or Science

Touch Club: BMTA

Most memorable touch experience: All Nations 2017

Fav playing number and position: 9 and Link

Who I most admire: Not too sure.

What I want to be when I grow up: Mechanical Engineer

What my last meal on earth would be: a good lasagne

My favourite movie is: Moana

A country I’d like to visit is and why: Hawaii cause why not

If I could be fluent in a language it would be and why: Niuean so I can understand what my family are saying.

If money was no object what would you buy? Whatever makes me happy, like my own place.

Cathy Farrelly
Director Touch Football Academy

Sport at Cav Road

Cav Road continues it great success of sport in 2018.

Cumulative House Points for 2018

This year we have had great competition between the houses across both Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals. With our Athletics Carnival approaching at the end of term, here is where our houses stand going into the last sports carnival for 2018. The overall House Championships Points are (includes Swimming and Cross Country);

4th – JOHNSON (300 points)
3rd – HARROP (400 points)
2nd – PAGE (500 points)
1st – HARPUR (600 points)
WHO WILL WIN in 2018?

Summer Interschool Sport – Met Final Winners

Another very successful Summer Interschool Sport season for Cav Road. We competed in 19 South District Grand Finals and won 16 District Titles and progressed through to the Metropolitan Finals Series. Congratulations to the students and staff involved with Interschool Sport this season. The winners were:

1. 10 Girls Touch Football
2. 8 Boys Touch Football
3. Open Boys Touch Football

Interschool Sport – Winter Season (2nd Trmester)

We are now into Round 5 of Winter Interschool Sport. Just a reminder that bus levy payments are due to finance.

Student Sport Success – Kyra Potts

Kyra Potts of Year 8 recently competed in the Run-Noosa 10km event. Kyra has been training very hard for this event and her results certainly showed. Being her first 10km event, she started quite slowly jostling with the crowd, but then found her rhythm. With a finishing time of 55:00 minutes, we should all be very proud of Kyra’s efforts. Kyra finished 3rd in her Under 15s age/gender category. Kyra has nominated for the Melbourne 10km event in October. Best of luck Kyra. Keep up the great work!

Student Sport Success – Noah Burke

Congratulations to Noah Burke (Year 7) on his selection in the Metropolitan East Cross Country team. He represented Mt Gravatt Primary Schools District in the 12yrs Met East Regional Cross Country at John Paul College on Tuesday 5 June. Noah finished 5th and has qualified for the State Championships that are being held in Maroochydore from 21-23 July. Well done Noah!

Track and Field

The Cavendish Road State High School Track and Field (Athletics) Carnival will be held in the final two days of Term 2. Thursday 28th June will be our Field Events Carnival day. Only those students that have nominated may participate in this day. Friday 29th June will be our Track events day. Now is the time to start planning your house colours to wear on the day. The new House Mascots will be revealed at the Track Day!

Track and Field Trainings

Athletics trainings are available to all students. Students are to check the notice boards in T Block for details.

Cav Road Sports Committee

This year at Cavendish Road SHS we established the Cav Road Sports Committee. This group of talented and energetic students consists of both Junior and Senior Sports Captains, House Captains and Sports Prefects. Sport plays a significant role at Cavendish Road State High School, so this year our sport captains and house captains are expected to be ambassadors who embody our school values. Our vision is to achieve and celebrate success through a commitment to individual excellence. These students have done a fantastic job throughout Semester 1 in fulfilling the requirements of their roles. Keep up the great work!

Be sure to explore our Sport tab on the Cavendish Road SHS website for approaching dates for all interschool and representative sport events.

Ms Nikki Bairstow
Interschool Sports Coordinator

Athletics Season

Following on from the success of South District X-Country Championship Athletics, training has now begun. Students from all ages have been flocking to training, hoping to gain the advantage over their competition come the Interschool Athletics Carnival at the end of this term. A huge thank you must go out to our vastly dedicated coaches who are assisting in taking sessions so that every student has the opportunity to attend a session specific to an athletic event. Students do not need to sign up for training they just need to attend. Sign up for the pre-carnival events is now out for those events completed before the carnival. Hopefully with the carnival just a few weeks away, even more students will make the most of these incredible sessions and come on down.

Matthew Rutter
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Chaplaincy Report

Drumbeat

The group has completed the course and at the culmination of our work and commitment, we performed on a year parade. Our performance was a success. It was a delight for me to work with this group. Starting next week, I hope to begin again with a new group of students.

Chappy’s Chill Time

This is a space for Year 7s to connect, to relax, and have some fun. Some of the activities this term have been bubble blowing, balloon games, djembe drumming, and grunt pig hockey. It’s been lovely to have some older students come along and help out.

Gardening Club

Students from all different year levels have engaged with this project. We have harvested some lovely pumpkins, lemongrass and beans. We've maintained the garden beds whilst chatting and enjoying each other's company. We have cleaned up the garden shed. We planned and dreamed about making this space beautiful. My vision is to have more students join, and this project may be something that the students can be proud of.

Life-Group

Recently we had the privilege of a visiting youth pastor Chris Eagles, who came to share an encouraging message with us. The Life-group students continue to meet every Friday to share their faith journeys and to support each other.

Spin Off

The Cav Road Generals Spin Off team had a fantastic time as they raised approximately one thousand dollars for our chaplaincy service recently. They were truly amazing. They are already planning for next year’s event.

Breakfast Club

Friday morning is the popular barbecue pancakes breakfast club! Thanks must go to Hillsong Youth Service for giving up their time to come and do breakfast club with us. They are very much appreciated. It’s lovely to see some students getting involved in cooking and serving.

Margita Downey
School Chaplain

Parents and Citizens’ (P and C) Association

Get Involved – Parents and Citizens (P&C) meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month from 7pm in the Resource Centre (enter Gate 1).

Give me a break! We would still like to have a Minutes Secretary – this is an easy way to get involved and have a say as a member of the P&C executive. If you would like to know what’s involved please contact us at pandcsecretary@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au .

P and C Highlights

• The first of our community events held on the 22nd May 2018 – Rebecca Sparrow talk was a great success. The P&C are planning our next event for Term 3.
• One great way to keep in touch is via the Cavendish Road P&C Facebook page. If you have not done so to date – please sign up. Also feel free to let us know if there is other useful information we can Post to keep everyone informed.
• The P and C signed off on a plan for Girl’s Active Wear and Gender Options for our students at its last meeting. We are looking forward to implementing the plan over the next few months.
• Canteen – Looking after the environment. Does the plastic ban apply to the school tuckshop? The P and C has checked our compliance and you will be happy to know that we have not had to change anything as we already comply.
• The P and C Executive have also been busy looking at new initiatives to benefit our students and parents alike. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements soon.

How to participate

Attend Meetings

7pm on the third Tuesday of the month in the Resource Centre.

Parents and Citizens Facebook page

Email list

If you would like to be added to our mailing list and receive reminders about future meetings and copies of our minutes and agenda please email pandcsecretary@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au

Volunteering

The canteen and uniform shop are always looking for helpers. If you have a little time and would like to help please feel welcome to pop in. Even coming along for a short time to assist on one of the days would be a huge help. For more information or to advise when you are available to assist please contact:

• the Canteen team on 3394 0723 or canteen@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au
• the Uniform shop - uniformshop@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au .

The subcommittees are also keen for new members – if you are interested please contact pandcsecretary@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au

The 5 Secrets to High School - Bec Sparrow

On Tuesday 22 May Cav Road’s Parents and Citizens welcomed Bec Sparrow to our school. Bec entertained us and informed us about how to be successful at High School.

• Find your tribe
• Allow yourself to be ‘seen’
• Don’t engage in Drama Cyclones
• Understanding the difference between bullies and jerks
• Don’t do power games

It was very pleaseing that all of Bec’s books were borrowed from our school library.

The P and C were thrilled with the success of the evening and plan to do more community events.

“Bec in full swing sharing her wise words about successfully navigating high school”.

Milly Noden, Year 9

Rebecca Sparrow is an inspiring woman who teaches young impressionable students how to navigate life in the 21st century. I recently attended a speech hosted by her, a speech I will never forget. She described how to find your tribe, how to find your friends and many other motivating anecdotes. One of which I remember very clearly, she began to describe her struggle in high school while finding a friend. It was very relatable and interesting. Overall, the experience of attending a Rebecca Sparrow talk is highly recommended to all students.

“Students, parents and citizens come together to become more informed about success at high school.”

Parents reported

Thank you to all involved for putting this on. I dragged (read bribed) my ‘Cav Roadians’ along last night and it was worth it for sure. What a stimulating talk and follow up conversations in the car on the way home too. Great to hear the kids thoroughly enjoyed it.
Please accept our ultimate gratitude. - Phillip Raymond

I just wanted to give some feedback on last night’s event. I went with my husband and son, Robbie and I thought the event was fantastic. I didn’t know of Bec Sparrow before I went, but was really impressed. I was so pleased that I went and very pleased that my son attended too as she gave really good, sound advice. It was very practical but she was also funny. Thank you so much for organizing the event. I don’t know whose idea it was, or who sourced Bec Sparrow, but it was an inspiration. Thank you. - Jenni Lang-McIntyre

Thank you to all for attending and thanks for your support.

Ashley Chan
P and C Communications Secretary

Canteen News

The Canteen’s new hot chocolate machine has arrived. It will assist us with providing students with a winter favourite. Enjoy a hot drink to warm yourself up before tackling the day ahead. Available at 8am for breakfast and at both lunch breaks. One machine just can’t cope with doing 65 cups in one session again!

With regard to Eftpos, our first till, closest to the ice cream freezer, now has both machines, so please use that till if you know your card only works on the old type of machine. We’d like to thank the Year 11 and 12 students who volunteer daily during both lunch breaks to assist us with the collection of the baskets. We appreciate it very much. Special mention to our work experience students who last week experienced how hectic it can be in the canteen preparing to feed the masses. Matthew was honoured to be our student of the week!

Reminders

• All bags are to be left outside the canteen
• Please take a basket upon entering
• Hand sanitiser available upon entry
• Hats are to be worn on your head inside the canteen, not carried
• Please don’t give us foreign coins
• Queue jumpers will be sent to the end of the line
• Don’t litter, put your trash in the bins provided

Thanks to all our volunteers for their continued support. If you have some spare time and would like to volunteer in the canteen, please contact Roberta or Madonna canteen@cavroadshs.eq.edu.au or phone 3394 0723 7am-2pm

Roberta and Madonna
Canteen P and C

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