20 August 2021

Newsletter Articles

Executive Principal’s Report

Mid-way through Term 3 has certainly presented its challenges and just like this time last year proves to continue to galvanise our school community. We live with hope that the “Ground Hog Day” of COVID will find an end, but in the mean time we have to evolve faster than the virus in the way we deliver continuity of and access to learning for our young people.

Daily, the planning framework adopted in our school and across EQ schools is refined and with clearer and consistent ‘rules’ that live and breathe the health directives designed to keep us as safe as possible.

Of course, many routines have been modified or put on hold.

For seniors, we all feel for them again this year. Modification, without disadvantage to QCE or ATAR is a priority. We are in constant dialogue with the QCAA where this remains our central focus.

Mask wearing in schools will be with us for some time. This is something to get used to and I know parents understand how difficult this can be for students and also for teachers. Always questing to be “ahead of the game”, Mr Griffiths, who has a previous background in organizational health, has created and posted a video sharing tips to assist teachers in their teaching while being hindered with these necessary devices.

I congratulate Cavroadians wearing their masks every day responsibly and consistently. It is not easy. But a necessity well respected. Students are supported with thousands of masks in stock at school if they happen to lose theirs, and recognition of the anxiety this can cause some. In a very few cases students with exemptions for wearing a mask for genuine reasons are sensitively dealt with. Hygiene standards remain as daily routine.

Sports and excursions and other mixed group activities are on hold, regrettably, for our young people at Cav Road who love their outdoors and indoors, sports and recreation. Ms Bairstow, Head of Department, will have communicated the extent of and implications of limited sport for the remainder of the year.

Professional accolades for the breadth and depth of teacher expertise in our school is frequent. I could not ask for a better skilled teacher work force than that at Cav. Last year, Mrs Fomsgaard was our first teacher to pursue a rigorous program of recognition of advanced professional practice as a Highly Accomplished Teacher. This recognition is an advancement in the professional scales. This year, I am very proud to have presented recently “badges of courage” to two of her colleagues, Mr Paul Batchler and Mr Steve Griffiths.

The recognition of these three teachers for their professional practice as wonderful and impactful teachers is a national standard of attainment. I am proud of them and the opportunity to have presented them this week with their new staff badges.

In the “big picture” if Australia is to forefront innovation and to deliver the next generation of clever, educated Australians it lay in part to teachers of such calibre.

Last word, is my appreciation for the emails and messages of support for our handling of and managing as best we can these difficult and changing scenarios. Stay safe.

Richard Usher BA LLB Dip Teach
Executive Principal

Head of School

John Hazzard

Congratulations to Mr Darren Beebe who is working on a project in Regional Office. I will be acting in his position during this time.

After a week of home learning it was certainly a welcome relief to be able to resume teaching and learning at school albeit with some restrictions. Under the current advice from the Chief Health Officer, all students attending school need to wear a mask during the school day.

Until further notice, there are a number of restrictions around school and community sport. As a result, all interschool and representative school sporting events have been postponed. Once these restrictions are lifted, we hope to resume our sporting activities as soon as possible.

This has also affected our Tuesday and Wednesday sport options and we are looking at school-based options for this time. From Wednesday 18 August 2021, Year 11 and 12 students are eligible for home study providing they are up to date with their work in all subjects/certificate courses. Year 12 students will participate in their compulsory CPR session on Wednesday 18 August and Wednesday 25 August. Students have been allocated to a group and will attend their allocated session on one of these afternoons to complete the course.

Our Year 12 students are in the process of completing their final school based internal assessment. The school has been in contact with the QCAA and where needed, there have been adjustments made to the completion date for subjects that were most affected by the lockdown last week. Year 12 students will sit their ‘mock exams’ (practice external exams) prior to the end of term. This will provide the students with valuable practice of how the format and structure of their external exams will operate. They will also have the opportunity to receive feedback from their teachers which they can reflect on before the formal exam period in Term 4.

Head of School

Catherine McCarthy

Learning@home Take 2

I want to acknowledge the flexibility and resilience of our school community in dealing with the most recent period of Learning@home. Teachers indicate positive engagement from students and very little disruption to the learning program. PS teachers were getting creative with their morning check ins with jokes, quizzes and Olympic medals on offer. Students again appeared to appreciate the flexibility of working at times that suited them with the earliest morning check in at 6:40am! I remind all families to ensure their contacts details at the school are up to date. Students too should remember to be checking their school email regularly. If any student had difficulties with IT access during the Learning@home period, now is the time to visit D10 and seek advice and support.

2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Wednesday 21 July will be a day to remember for all Brisbanites; it’s the day the International Olympic Committee announced Brisbane as the host of the games of the XXXV Olympiad. Cav Rd SHS was fortunate to be invited to attend the Premier’s Breakfast with the Honourable Dr Steven Miles MP, the Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning. Sophie S. (Year 10), Kameryn B. (Year 9) and Ms Jackie Russell represented Cav Rd at the breakfast which showcased the social and economic opportunities for Queensland as a part of hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Special guests at the breakfast included Natalie Cook, Olympic gold and bronze medallist, who is now president of Queensland’s Olympic Council.

Sophie, a Year 10 student and Netball Academy Captain at Cav Rd SHS says the message she took from the breakfast was that many people dream of going to the Olympics, but only a handful are successful and will fulfil their dreams. If you put in the hard work and are willing to make sacrifices, there is no reason why you can’t be part of the handful the compete at the Olympics in 2032, in front of family and friends in your home town.

It will be exciting to see current Cavroadians join the list of Olympians in the future.

Awards Ceremonies

After the successful hosting of the annual Awards Ceremonies in the Alan Sampson Sports Centre here at Cav Rd last year, we will continue this new tradition in 2021. The ceremonies will be held at the following times:

Years 7, 8, 9 – Tuesday 16 November 1:20pm
Years 10, 11, 12 – Wednesday 17 November 1:20pm

Each year we recognise the academic achievement of our students and the following awards are presented:

Subject Awards

Subject Awards are based on assessment to and are awarded to:

• Top student in each subject for Years 10, 11 and 12

Academic Distinction Awards

Academic Distinctions are awarded to students who, on their Semester 1 report card, have achieved:

• Years 9 to 12 – minimum of 5 A’s excluding Instrumental Music
• Years 8 – minimum 6 A’s out of Maths, Science, English, History, Technology, Arts, Health and Physical Education or Languages. (excluding Instrumental Music and Civics)
• Years 7 – minimum 6 A’s out of Maths, Science, English, History, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Technology or Arts. (excluding Instrumental Music and Civics)

Academic Honour Awards

Academic Honours are awarded to students who, on their Semester 1 report card, have achieved:

• Years 9 to 12 – minimum of 6 A’s excluding Instrumental Music
• Years 8 – minimum 7 A’s out of Maths, Science, English, History, Technology , Arts, Health and Physical Education or Languages. (excluding Instrumental Music and Civics)
• Years 7 – minimum 7 A’s out of Maths, Science, English, History, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Technology or Arts. (excluding Instrumental Music and Civics)

There are also a range of special awards acknowledging Tradition, Community, Innovation and Excellence for which students are nominated including Dux, Sporting Awards, Instrumental Music Awards, Leadership Awards, Order of Australia and Duke of Edinburgh to name a few.

These important ceremonies allow our school community to highlight and celebrate its talents and achievements. Students receiving an award will receive a letter of invitation during the first week of Term 4.

Parents and Citizens’ (P and C) Association

Meetings

An online TEAMS meeting was held on 17 August, members have the link emailed to them, and our FB account also posts the link to join. Our next a meeting will be held 19 October 2021.

Topics currently under discussion

• Junior Dance proposal for 3 December in Term 4 – parent volunteers needed to assist especially during the event.
• Cold/refrigerated water options in addition to bubblers

To join our mailing list and receive copies of minutes please contact the pandcsecretary.cavrd@gmail.com. Remember to also Like us on Facebook at Cav Rd P&C for the latest news updates.

CRIMS Musical Events

Sadly the planned Music events for this term have been cancelled due to Covid restrictions, but we are still hoping the Term 4 Music Camp will proceed at this stage. Diary Dates: August meeting for Monday 9 was postponed and there is a tentative “Zoom” CRIMS meeting planned for Monday 23 August @ 7pm to discuss Term 4 Events, with more information being sent out to music parents via email.

Canteen

The students and staff are all adapting to wearing masks – if you can assist us in reminding students to use the hand sanitizer upon entry, as this has been a harder to habit to form.

With the single use plastics ban from 1 September 2021, we have been working with our packaging supplier to phase out plastics.

Did you know? Cav Road’s Canteen is a multi-award winner – taking out 8 awards since 2016. The Qld Association of School Tuckshops attribute our success to great TEAMWORK! Co-convenors Roberta and Madonna have built and maintain a tuckshop team who ‘work together to get the job done quickly and easily whilst enjoying each other’s company’, which is extremely important given the tuckshop team caters for a variety of dietary preferences amongst the schools almost 2000 students.

New staff members and volunteers are partnered up with a more experience member of the team to provide constant support and instruction until they have the experience and confidence to work on their own.

We are still trying to re-build our volunteer pool and are pleased to hear the State Government are now prioritising regular school volunteers for vaccine eligibility. If you’d like to volunteer please contact us at canteen.cavrd@gmail.com.

Uniform Shop

The My Student Account ordering system is used by the Canteen and Uniform Shop, and to also book and pay for events run by the P&C. It was introduced in 2019 as it has useful features and compared well to other offers on the market. It provides convenience for parents to order online rather than coming instore to purchase and offers greater security for students carrying a ID card rather than cash.

As it acts as a payment gateway it does include a processing fee, here are some ways to reduce these costs. 1) Where students are using their ID cards regularly in the Canteen, parents can minimize fees by pre-loading their student accounts using BPAY – this incurs a flat fee of $1.80 (Using Credit card to top up incurs 1.5% of recharge amount + 25c). 2) You can also limit daily spending to ensure pre-loaded funds are not spent all at once. It can take 2-3 days for funds to clear so, it is important to load funds well in advance of needing to use the account. 3) Where uniform items expected to be greater than $100 are to be purchased, loading via BPAY is also the better option than paying on the day a using a credit / debit card.

For more information on setting up and using the MSA system, please find more on the School Website’s Uniform Shop page:

Laena Trueman
Vice-President Communications
Cav Road SHS P&C Association

Finance

Cavendish Road State High School is a cashless school.

How to Make Payment at Cavendish Road State High School

DET Preferred Payment Method - BPoint

Please use the CRN (Customer Reference Number) located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Payment can be made through the Payment Portal:

This is a secure site and receipts are issued immediately. Our records are updated within 24 hours.

Copies of invoices and receipts are available on your QParents Portal. Payments can also be made in QParents.

Payment Plan Via eDDR (Electronic Direct Debit Registration)

Contact finance@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au or phone 07-3394-0777 to speak to our Finance Team to discuss a payment plan.

By Phone with a Credit/Debit Card

Please phone 1300 BPoint – 1300-631-073.

When making a payment please have your invoice ready as you will need your CRN (Customer Reference Number) and Invoice Number.

In Person at Cavendish Road State High School

Office Hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 1.30pm on school days.

Payment can be made by EFTPOS. American Express not accepted.

CentrePay Deductions

Please contact our Finance Team to discuss this option.

Guidance Support Team

How can you help young people stay safe online

Young people use technology and engage online more frequently than ever before. With this comes many challenges for parents. Young people communicate with their peers differently. Young people are often unsupervised online, which gives them opportunities to engage in technology in ways their parents may not be aware of. Teaching young people to make wise choices online and use safe online practices takes the careful consideration of age, knowledge and maturity as well as sensibility.

There are a range of tools available to help educate both you and your child on safe online practices. Esafety, has a lot of information, videos and resources for parents relating to different types of unwanted contact. It also discusses factors when considering how much screen time is the right amount of time. It is important to look for signs if you believe that time online is having a negative impact. Have a conversation and explore the behaviours, considering their normal age and development.

What else can I do?

Create a plan, encourage balance of online, family time, outside time, choir time, and monitor the hours spent on each. It can be easy to allow extra online time, as children are quietly engaged, but overuse can have negative impacts on their health.

Reduce your own screen time. I know, we all do it to, but parents are role models, so check and share the number of hours you are online and compare, even make it a competition in your family for who is on the least.

Monitor the apps and games. Some are inappropriate at certain ages, and should always be researched when purchased or downloaded.

Use a switch off warning time, to avoid conflict, to help them transition to other activities.

Monitor technology around sleep time, and remove technology from sleep environments.

Encourage safe conversations. Allow your child to discuss questions and to be able to seek help if they feel unsafe online. E-safety has help and support for unwanted emails, texts and images where parents can report inappropriate material directly to the police. If there are any questions about what is unsafe for your child, head to the link below.

Seek help if needed. There are some parental monitoring apps, that parents can use to turn off apps at certain times, or reduce the amount of online time. Additional, if online is changing your child’s behaviour and it is out of control, it is important to speak to your GP, as they may need some mental health support, screen addictions are a mental health condition that requires the appropriate medical attention.

Set boundaries for digital device use in your home

Device-free zones and times can help you manage screen time. For example, your family plan could include rules like this:

• no devices in the bedroom for younger children
• all screens off in bedrooms after a certain time for older children
• all screens off at least one hour before planned bedtime
• all family members switch off at dinner time
• devices charged overnight in a place your child cannot access

Guidance Team - Jane Larsen; Michael Lynch; Rob Stewart and Alycia Wilkinson

Year 7 News

Dean Report

This month has been filled with some familiar and some new challenges. However, despite these challenges, some of our Year 7 students have still delivered outstanding achievements in recent weeks.

AWARDS – Reporting

The release of reports for Semester 1 highlighted a large number of students who are achieving excellence in both their behaviour and effort. These students should be commended for the dedication they have shown and continue to show in relation to their education as well as their respect for both the school and community. Congratulations to these students for all of their hard work, which I am sure will continue throughout Semester 2. A special mention must go to the twelve students who received awards for their academic excellence. These students achieved A’s in every subject they studied during Semester 1. It is always rewarding for students, teachers and parents to see the hard work and effort of our students pay off.

Congratulations to everyone who received an award for their effort, behaviour and achievement. You should all be proud of what you have accomplished in your short time here at Cav.

AWARDS – Cavroadian Award

I would also like to personally acknowledge one of our students who has continually gone above and beyond for both her friends and teachers.

Madison C. is our most recent recipient of the Cavroadian Award. She has demonstrated the 5Cs on more than one occasion by assisting those in need; she is always there to lend a helping hand. She is someone that many of our Year 7 students look to for support and she is always willing to give her time to others.

Congratulations to Madison for embodying the heart and soul of what it means to be a true Cavroadian. Your kindness and compassionate nature are integral to our school’s values.

Pastoral Care

Finally, I would like to share with you the passion and dedication of our Year 7 students. In PSC this term, the students have been working on class projects to assist in promoting ‘Pride’ within our school. This idea assists students in developing pride in ourselves, pride in our actions, pride in our community and pride when it comes to our relationships. Many students seem to be enjoying themselves and the opportunities that the program provides. It has also enabled a number of them to get out of the classroom and work on projects close to their hearts.

One of our classes has an environmental focus and these students went out last week and planted trees around the school. It was an opportunity that many don’t regularly get to experience in a school setting and it was great to see them engage in their project and with each other. All students left with smiles on their faces, dirt under their nails and a sense of accomplishment.

Jessica Roberts - Year 7 Dean
jcrob0@eq.edu.au
Direct staffroom phone: 3394 0731

Creative Arts and Industries

Great to see our students back at the interface and engaging in final internal assessment (Year 12) and other year levels engaging in the Arts.

Has been a bit interesting sometimes gauging student responses due to masks. None of us have enjoyed this but full marks to our student cohort for their compliance.

Programs of display and performance particularly wider community engagement have again been negated due to the recent COVID 19 directions.

We have very clever creative students in the Arts @ Cav and their resilience to keep doing what they do best is inspirational.

Gen Tippett - HOD Creative Arts& Industries

Year 12 VAP – Photography Folio (Keely C.)

Year 7 Art Update: Tonal Self Portraits

In Year 7 Art, we are slowly working through the elements and principles of design culminating in one resolved mixed media self-portrait at the end of term.

In one classroom task, we learned how to trace and transfer our images (the secret of any hyper-real painterly artist) and create beautiful tonal renderings by using only our lead pencils, erasers and shading techniques. There were some wonderful, sensitive outcomes with one student saying at the end of class that it was probably the best drawing he had ever done! So much talent at such a young age.

Unfortunately, we could not include everyone’s work in this article but we’ll endeavour to keep you updated on their mixed media progress throughout the term. Well done Year 7 Art!

Images from Year 7F Art Students: Anne, Asher, Daniel, Danilo,Hilton, Mya, Prashant, Tessa, Valentino and Yuki.

Ms Hickey – Art Teacher

Music News

Faith, a Year 12 Music and Music Extension student, represented Cav Rd SHS at the Mt Gravatt Show, braving the wind to perform three originals on the main arena stage for Influence Brisbane - The Beat. Judged by a representative from Opera Qld, and the event organisers, the best acts will be forwarded to The Brisbane City Council and the RNA (the Ekka) for consideration of performances next year.

Faith also just received news that she had made it to the Finals for The Ekka's Country Music Showdown 2021, Junior Division. Unfortunately, the cancellation of the Ekka has postponed this performance until further notice. The winner receives prizes including a scholarship to The Academy at Tamworth in 2022, a recording session, photography shoot and a paid performance at next year's Ekka. A previous winner went on to tour Australia and release an album.

We wish Faith the best of luck in her journey of live music performance, song writing, and production.

The Music Department and CRIMS parent group.

Drama

Just when we thought we had online learning and all things lockdown covered, along comes mandatory mask wearing in the classroom.

Senior drama students managed to meet online to learn lines and stage their final in class assessment for Year 12. Managing under lockdown is challenging, but our students are creative and dedicated.

Well, now we are back in the classroom, a big CONGRATULATIONS to all our students who have adapted so beautifully, listened and remained patient with our new limitations. You are all outstanding young people.

Masked Learning

Students have made the best of a socially distanced situation with the implementation of masks in classrooms. Drama certainly takes on a different flavour when you can only see half of the actor’s face!

Year 7 and 8 students have been reading plays that tackle the issue of bullying and growing up. They will begin assessment preparations for upcoming performances. Year 9 have been learning about contemporary theatre conventions by reading a play Hoods and our Year 10 students have been working with the play Slammed as they start devising and using the theatre. Teaching our students how to use the wonderful theatre facilities we have is very exciting.

What an interesting time to be a student of Drama!

Year 11 Drama

Year 11 Magical Realism

Our thespians in Year 11 have spent the last term and a half applying conventions of Magical Realism to some gritty Realism texts. After delivering some truly impressive multimodal pitches on how they would restage and revamp these texts, students have been collaborating on selected scenes to bring these visions to life. I have been truly blown away by this cohort’s abilities in acting as well as directing. I can’t wait to see them perform in coming weeks.

Year 12 IA3 Assessment

Seniors are in the process of completing their last internal assessment for Year 12. It is a very exciting time, regardless of learning lines during lockdown, having to rehearse in class with masks on. Our senior drama students are incredible. With 8 weeks remaining in the classroom prior to External Exams, every day counts.

VIRAL INCURSION by Shock Therapy Theatre Company

As you are all aware, we have a new date for this incursion, Wednesday 25 August at 9am. If all students could move directly to the Performing Arts Block on the bell at 8:45am this will ensure a swift beginning for the production. Miss Banks and I look forward to viewing the production with all drama students from year 7 to 12 and having some very in-depth conversations in the days following.

If you have not yet received an invoice please contact the finance department. If you did not receive or return a permission letter, please email me on tryan122@eq.edu.au with your request.

DRAMA ASSESSMENT ATTIRE

All drama students require theatre blacks for performance assessment. These are items of clothing the students should have at home, they do not need to be purchased. Students are asked to wear the following;

Tops – long sleeve or short sleeve top, round or V neck, plain black

Pants – tracksuits pants, dance pants, soccer shorts are all perfect.
All pants should be ankle length or below the knee and plain black
Black socks or bare feet during assessment only.

CALENDAR SAVE THE DATES – some changes have been made.

AUGUST

25 – NEW DATE Shock Therapy Theatre Company incursion VIRAL performance 9am PAC
30 – QPAC Boy Swallows Universe 6:30pm

SEPTEMBER

13 – Creative Industries incursion

OCTOBER

25 – QPAC Return to the Dirt 6:30pm
29 – Shock Therapy theatre Company THE STONES incursion 9am PAC

NOVEMBER

2 – Creative Industries Excursion

Ms Toni Ryan – Creative Industries Drama Coordinator

English

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.” William Styron

This term in English, the Year 7 students have been engaged in a novel study. Students have enjoyed meeting characters like Jonas from The Giver, Ned Kelly from Black Snake, Stanley from Holes, Herschelle from New Boy and Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit. The students will be demonstrating their understanding of their novel by identifying key events and analysing how the events have shaped the character’s journey.

Students were asked to explain why they liked their class novel and/or who was their favourite character. Enjoy their responses below:

Our class read the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. The book follows the journey of a young boy named Jonas as he is selected into a role of the highest honour, The Receiver of Memories. Set in the distant future, The Giver delves into the secrets of the past as Jonas starts to discover the flaws in his perfect world. This book was an enjoyable, page turning read that kept us hooked until the very end.
Kathryn 7A

I really enjoyed our class novel New Boy because it was very interesting and talked about very important topics. My favourite character from New Boy is Herschelle because during the novel we get to see the growth and realisation that he has. He finds ways to overcome his stress and hatred of moving to another country. During the middle of the novel, Herschelle endures racism first hand and is able to overcome it. As a result, he experiences a lot of character growth and is able to learn, grow and adapt to his new life.
Ella 7J

New Boy is a great novel about feeling lonely, overcoming bullying and finding friendship. The novel is very relatable because it talks about bullying and racism and as an Indigenous boy I have experienced racism and bullying before. This novel also highlights the importance of friendship.
Jack 7J

My favourite character from the novel New Boy , is Herschelle himself. I like Herschelle as a character because he changes the most in the entire book. His resilience grows as the story progresses, and he demonstrates much endurance throughout the book. New Boy is a good story, as it promotes self-growth, and anti-racial discrimination. New Boy is a very good book, and I would recommend it for teaching self-growth.
Sebastian 7J

My favourite character from The Giver is Gabriel, a newborn child that Jonas’s father brings home. I like him because he is playful, inquisitive and overall a very adorable character. Sadly though, he is at risk of being ‘released’.
Harry 7A

This term my class enjoyed the novel Holes , by Louis Sachar. I enjoyed this book because it was engaging, had an interesting storyline and had likeable, relatable characters. I really liked how this story portrayed different themes that I believe are important in the real world, for example, the benefits of friendship and the importance of history in everyday life. I feel Sachar made this novel with the intention to entertain, but it also has a moral. Although many would disagree, my favourite character was ‘Kissin’ Kate Barlow’. Even though she was an outlaw, she only became a criminal because she cared about basic human equality. She was also an independent, educated person.
Alexandra 7B

I really like the book Holes , and my favourite character is Zero. He experiences a lot of difficulties without anyone to confide in, but he was still willing to open up to Stanley. Zero persevered and found happiness and friendship.
Ylva 7E

Reading Holes with my grade 7 class is my favourite time of the year. Seeing the excitement in their eyes as the mysteries of the story are slowly unravelled is always a highlight. Many students come out of our Novel units with renewed excitement about how rewarding reading can be.
Mr Darvall and Mrs Lisa Williams –Teachers

Ms J Cuba – Head of Department, English

Indigenous News

Indigenous program update

The ‘Beyond the Broncos’ Program aims to provide support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Years 7 to12 to stay in school, complete their senior studies and prepare for the transition into further education and employment. The Program operates with high expectations for effort, behaviour, achievement and commitment.

Each term Broncos Ambassadors, Scott Prince and Ali Brigginshaw, deliver workshops to Indigenous students which focus on a particular topic. The Term 2 workshop focused on cultural connection and identity, and was attended by 22 of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Recently, our Indigenous students have had the pleasure of working with two local Indigenous artists from Ngalin Ayeye, Matt Robert and Ambrose Killian. Through having a yarn with and understanding students’ vision of their time and connection to their land, Matt and Ambrose have come up with another beautiful design that will be added to the last year’s piece forming the story of Cavendish Road SHS. These pieces of artwork are displayed in our school’s ‘Reconciliation Room’.

The story behind the piece:

This original painting by Ambrose and Matt from Ngalin Ayeye represents key elements of the local area that Cav Rd SHS is on, as well representing the school itself in a contemporary sense.

The circles within the centre of the piece represent each of the school house colours, with the centre circle representing the greater school unit – staff, parents and the broader community. The hands above and below the centre represent belonging – belonging to this community and area.

It was important we incorporated native fauna as suggested by the students involved with the Yarn Session held prior to the completion of the artwork, so a native Brush Tailed Possum can be seen on the left, with a Carpet Snake on the right of canvas. Both are particularly important and relevant to the region today as well as traditionally to our ancestors of the past with the Carpet Snake being an important totem of the Greater Brisbane language groups of the Turrbal and Yuggera people and our Quandamooka neighbours along the Moreton Bay region.

Kym Ford
Indigenous Liaison Officer

Humanities

Year 11 Geography Brisbane CBD Field Trip

In Week 2 of Term 3, Year 11 Geography students went on a field to Brisbane CBD visiting the Queens Wharf Project, The Treasury Casino (Only the outside! – Miss Chappell) and Queen Street Mall. With Brisbane’s population projected to increase, challenges regarding the liveability and sustainability of areas of Brisbane CBD need to be considered for the future of Brisbane and its residents.

Our class met at Southbank bus station and we made our way over to the Queens Wharf project via the Goodwill Bridge. We collected data about the Queens Wharf Project including social, economic and environmental benefits, impacts and improvements. After leaving Queens Wharf, we collected data and information about the Treasury Casino and surrounding areas. Our final stop was Queen Street Mall, where we had lunch and collected data and observations about the area. Some students may have also enjoyed some Krispy Kreme to collect data about the businesses within the mall…

Following the excursion, we will complete a field report which will include proposal/s for one of the three locations which should be very interesting.

This excursion would not have been possible without the amazing Miss Chappell and Miss Hayes, it was a blast!

Ben McL. - Year 11 Geography Student

International

Vale Barbara Fudge

Mrs Fudge was a Japanese teacher here at Cavendish Road SHS from the mid 1990’s to early 2000’s. She was much loved by her students. Mrs Fudge worked tirelessly to promote Japanese language and culture. She had lived in Japan to further her Japanese studies.

She took many students to Japan to visit our sister school, Omiya Koryo.

Mrs Fudge’s meticulous attention to detail meant that the various activities she organised for students (both those visiting from Japan and domestic) maximised their learning experience.

Barbara was involved with the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Queensland serving on the Japanese sub-committee for a number of years.

She will be fondly remembered by those students and staff with whom she came into contact.

Ms Masselos – HOD Languages and ISP

Languages

German News

COVID restrictions permitting, plans are well underway for our annual excursion to the Oktoberfest for Teens. This amazing event is on Thursday 14 October and will showcase a slice of German culture for students from Years 9 to 12.

The Modern Language Association of Queensland, who organise the event, will be in close contact with officials regarding the COVID situation, but all are optimistic that the ‘show will go on’.

Paperwork for this trip will arrive home this week and expressions of interest are due in as soon as possible.

If you would like any further details about the trip or COVID contingency planning, feel free to email kgall10@eq.edu.au or mmass2@eq.edu.au.

Subject Selection 2022

Students in Years 8 to 10 are currently selecting their subjects for 2022. Students have access to online subject selection guides, which detail prerequisites, course structure and advantages of selecting a language - including information on the bonus university credit scheme.

If you would like any further information or clarification on any of the points included, feel free to make contact with your child’s German teacher or Maria Masselos – Head of Department of Languages and International Studies.

Japanese Report

Olympics News and Opportunities for Languages Students.

After an extra year of nervous anticipation, the Tokyo Olympics have concluded with outstanding success for both the Japanese and Australian teams. It was great to see the Queensland premier in Tokyo for the awarding of the 2032 Olympic games to Brisbane. Our current students will be just the right age to take advantage of the many opportunities the Olympics will bring to those who can speak languages other than English.

We urge students to strongly consider these opportunities when making their subject selection. Each semester of Japanese relies on successful completion of the previous semester. We advise students in Years 8, 9 and 10 not to close off future pathways by failing to complete the Semester 1 course in each year level. If you would like further advice regarding subject selection please email the Japanese coordinator, Joy Balfour, jbalf7@eq.edu.au.

Scholarship Opportunities in Japanese

Year 12 -The Department of Education International in partnership with the Iwasaki Sangyo Corporation is excited to announce that applications for the 2021 Iwasaki Sangyo Prize are now open. Year 12 students from EQ schools have the opportunity to win a $3000 travel voucher to undertake future independent travel to Japan. Entries close on Monday September 13, 2021.

To learn more about the Iwasaki Sangyo Prize or to download the 2021 Iwasaki Sangyo Prize – Application Pack please visit the Global Opportunities – Iwasaki Sangyo Prize webpage.

Year 7-11 Students from Year 7 to 11 were awarded fully funded scholarships from Global Opportunities, DE International in partnership with James Cook University Academy of Modern Languages to take part in Online Language Courses during the July school holidays. The courses assisted students with developing their international-mindedness, experience second language immersion and develop digital literacy. The experience of participating in online meetings developed skills increasingly needed in the workplace. These scholarships are offered on a regular basis and we encourage all students to apply. The students who won scholarships are:

Year 7 – Eve R. Year 8 -Taleen T. Year 9- Ella L., Brianna H., Anneke F., Reuben H., Year 10- Nira P., Olivia A., Rudra S.

Zoom Meetings with Omiya Koryo SHS and Australian Olympic Connect Program

The following Year 9 and Year 11 students will receive certificates from the AOC following our successful participation in the Australian Olympic Connect Program with Ujiyamada Senior High School in Ise, Mie Prefecture Japan. in Ise Japan.

Year 11- Sarita C., Andy C., Yashika D., Olivia D., Alexandra D., Sophie D., Spencer K., Ruby L., Sam O., Leilani R., Megan S., Zane S., Isabella T., Dylan W.

Year 9- Indigo B., William C., Akuei D., Samantha G., Armelle H., Jessica H., Brianna H., Faiza K., Sebastian K., Siyoung L., Charlie L., Ella L., Parker M., Ruby O., Trinity O., Luka V., Sidney V., Dylan W., Joey Y.

Throughout Term 3 we have interacted with our sister school Omiya Koryo SHS in Saitama, Japan through a series of Zoom meetings. Students have delivered presentations on a range of topics such as Japanese annual events and famous cuisines, Australian slang and tourist spots in Brisbane. The students have had the opportunity to ask each other about their daily lives and will be able to continue their friendship through email exchange.

Upcoming Japanese Activities

Japanese Language Proficiency Test – Closing Date: 25 August. Numbers are capped this year. Some of the junior students may be interested. Year 11 students complete Level 5 and Year 12’s complete level 4 or 5.

Brisbane City Council Japan Week Activities (see link below). Due to COVID, some events have been cancelled however there are still events occurring.

Sunday 22 August

Sunday 29 August

Ms Balfour – Japanese Teacher

Sport @ Cav Road

AFL

The Show Goes On!

On the 30 July both our Open Boys and Open Girls AFL teams took part in the second round of the AFL Schools Cup. This time taking part during school time, our teams rolled onto the bus bright and early feeling like a pro-sports team travelling to their game. The task for the day was finish top 2, ensuring we would progress to the quarter finals. The boys would partake in a round robin style format between five schools, whereas the girls would have to make it through to the grand-final of a six school pool system, meaning a busy day for all. Moreton Bay Sports Complex would be the colosseum in which our battles would take place meaning the nervous energy built as we made our hour-long journey to the ground.

Open Boys

With a sense of energy and drive amongst the group, the boys were set the simple task, win every game and we keep our fate in our own hands. Over the course of the day the boys came up against St Andrews College (Sunshine Coast), Urungan State High School (Hervey Bay), Kedron State High School (Brisbane) and Sandgate District State High School (Brisbane). No team could match the fire power of our boys who scored 118 points throughout the day and only conceded 34 with a whopping of 347.1% and going undefeated. The boys were clinical around the contest, with our midfield setting the tone, allowing for plenty of service to our forwards with our back six being solid all day. Super proud of all the efforts from the entire squad involved. It was a great day and the boys did the school proud in their effort and achievement. They now have a Quarter Final showdown with Clairvaux Mackillop College hopefully when life regains some normality.

Open Girls

The girls had a point to prove after originally not progressing through to the Second Round due to the loss of one game throughout the year. However, after a turn of fate, the girls were called up and set out to prove a point that not only did we belong but we were going to rock the competition. It was always going to be a big day with potentially five games depending on results, which meant it was going to be a war of attrition to get ourselves to the finals and progress. The girls started the day against a red-hot Kedron team who unfortunately got on top early and made it difficult to mount any kind of comeback. Up next was Lourdes, a team we had only played a week prior. Fortunately, the result was similar meaning our girls finished second in their pool. This meant we had a meeting with Urungan State High School (Hervey Bay) in the quarter final, knowing from this point forward we could not lose until we got to the final. The girls exploded out of the blocks and never let up resulting in Kelvin Grove State High School (first place from the other pool) being our final competition. In an unbelievably low scoring and tense semi-final, which was a game of almost scores for both teams, the true grit and determination our girls succeeded Kelvin Grove late in the game to win by 9 points. Our girls were absolutely exhausted by this semi-final and ecstatic that they had achieved their goal and progressed through to the next stage of the AFL Schools Cup, no matter what the result was in the final. Unfortunately we went down to Kedron.

A massive thank you has to go to the incredible students. It was an unbelievably busy day yet the students were amazing in the way they approached the day and acted as one giant team supporting each other. Another big thank you must go to Miss Hayes and Mr Fothergill who were amazing coaches on the day and the result would not have been possible without them. Both these two teams continue to train and wait until we have more information on when our next games will be on due to the current environment.

We would also like to invite any girls in Years 7 to 11 who would like to try AFL or get involved to come and train on a Friday morning from 7am as part of the Girls AFL Development Program to continue to grow and build the talent pool of female AFL players at Cav. It is okay if you have no experience, all you need to bring is a mouthguard and footy boots if you have them.

Matthew Rutter – AFL Coach

Student Services

Working with parents/carers of students at risk of anaphylaxis

It is important to establish collaborative partnership with parents/carers of students at risk of anaphylaxis so that they can feel confident that the school can support their child, and that appropriate risk management strategies are in place. Parents/carers of a student who is at risk of anaphylaxis may experience anxiety about sending their child to school or allowing others to be responsible for the safety of their child.

The anxiety that parents/carers, students and staff may feel can be reduced through well-planned and documented risk minimisation strategies and education, awareness and support from the school community.

Schools can raise awareness about anaphylaxis so that the parents/carers of all students have an understanding of allergies and how they can contribute to a safe school environment.

In collaboration with the parent/carer, ensure:

• the parent/carer supplies the school with the student’s action plan, along with an adrenaline auto-injector for the student.
• the parent/carer understands that information regarding the student’s health condition will be shared with staff and relevant school volunteers.
• parents/carers understand how they can assist the school to support the student’s safety at school.

Have you changed details recently?

Have you changed address recently; had a change of email or simply changed your contact details? Would you please notify the school administration by emailing us any changes you require to be made to your child’s record. Email this information to admin@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au or complete the change of details form below and return to student services. Your assistance in keeping your information updated is greatly appreciated.

Lost Property

Please remember to write your child’s name on all their personal items. There are many unnamed lost property items awaiting collection at Student Services, (B Block). If you lose any personal belongings please go to Student Services as this is a collection point for Lost Property.

School Based Youth Health Nurse

Mask Wearing

A mask is a protective barrier that protects you from any airborne virus particles around you and it protects others from any airborne particles that you exhale.

It can’t protect you if worn incorrectly. If it doesn’t cover your mouth and nose you are vulnerable to the airborne particles.

Wash or sanitize your hands before putting it on, taking it off and any time you have touched the front of the mask.

Make sure the mask covers your nose and mouth and fits snugly under your chin, over the bridge of your nose and against the sides of your face (do not allow the mask to hang around your neck or under your nose).

When to change / wash masks?

You cannot re-use surgical masks and they should be changed every 4 hours.

You can wash and re-use cloth masks and they should be washed every day.

For more information:

• https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-masks
• https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/protect-yourself-others/face-masks
• https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others-from-coronavirus-covid-19/masks

Sandra Chesney - School Based Youth Health Nurse
Ph: 3394 0700 (Every Thursday and Friday in L Block)

Community News

Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh – Award Leader’s Report

In July, eighteen remarkable students took on the challenge of completing their Practice Adventurous Journey. The students spent two days in the Wynnum area completing a series of teamwork and leadership tasks in order to prepare them for the qualifying journey later this year.

On the first day, students spent time learning about themselves through some personality assessments, before rogaining out to the Manly boat ramp. Students then investigated plankton whilst on a boat around St Helena Island before making their way back to camp for the night at Moreton Bay Environmental Education Centre.

On the second day, students explored the Wynnum area through a rogaining scavenger hunt before going home (just as the lockdown was called).

The students all had a great time at Wynnum, and should be proud for how well they conducted themselves. The truly embodied Cav Rd’s 5 C’s.

I am looking forward to seeing how well they all go on their Qualifying AJ, which will hopefully be later this term.

Keri Vincent, Cav Rd DoE Award Leader

Check In Qld App

We’re using the new Check In Qld app to help keep you COVID safe the next time you visit. All you need to do is:

• download the app at www.covid19.qld.gov.au/check-in-qld
• enter your details once
• open the app when you next visit us
• select ‘Check in Now’ and hover your smartphone over our QR code

You’re done!

Using this digital check-in means your details are stored securely by the Queensland Government for fast COVID-19 contact tracing if needed. #CheckInQld

Little Athletics Sign On

Souths Little Athletics season runs from September through to March each year. Saturday afternoons 3.30pm start.

Little Athletics is a sport for children 5 to 16 years. It is based upon the sport of athletics (track and field). A wide range of running, jumping, throwing and walking events are conducted.

Venue: Yeronga State High School – Gate 1 Yeronga Park Fitness Centre, Villa Road – Yeronga. Please note that you may still contact the convenors after the sign on date.

Contact: Joy Daly m: 0412 363 311 or Michelle Boddington m: 0412 199 049 after 5pm.

Email: southslittleathletics@gmail.com