Newsletter-5-2015

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31 March 2015
From the Principal
Dear Parents/Caregivers, Staff and Students
Our Partnership Makes a Difference
The partnership between home and school is a very important
one and also one that is valued at Mansfield State High School.
We believe that all members of our school community are
partners in the work of ‘making a difference’. The events of
this term along with our amazing teachers and of course, the
commitment, dedication and energy of all of our students, are
evidence that the partnership is working. This strong
partnership builds confidence in our students that their learning,
planning and preparation for assessment, their commitment to
co-curricular activities and their personal life are important.
Open Day No.2
Time Management
With the school holidays at the end of this week and exam
block and assessment nearing completion, I would encourage
all families to take a little time to ensure that the support
structures for effective time management are in place. Resilient
learners know how to prepare for the ‘tough times’ during the
term when pressure can build. Our teaching staff has effective,
clear, learning mechanisms in place for all of the students
in their classes. When your children have misjudged their
timeframes and are under pressure, that is the time you need to
encourage them to seek help from their teachers so assistance
can be given.
Music Concert
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending my first
Mansfield State High School Music Concert. Oh, what a night!
I cannot find the right words to explain how proud I was of
our Music students and their teachers. I had a wonderful night
and really enjoyed myself. I cannot wait until the next one!
Congratulations and well done to all of you – be proud of your
achievements.
Scholarships
Our students should be keeping their eyes open for scholarship
opportunities. We are always very excited when our students
become the recipients of such awards.
Congratulations to:
Elysia Downes (Senior 2014). She is now
at the Queensland University of Technology
(QUT) undertaking a four year degree Bachelor of Design (Honours) (Architectural
Studies).
Elysia was the recipient of:
• a Vice Chancellor's Scholarship
(Academic) worth $30,000, and
• a Supporting Women's Scholarship worth $20,000.
Rosalie Petersen (Senior 2014) was one of
830 OP1-3 applicants for a University of
Queensland Excellence Scholarship worth
$24,000. She has been named as a
recipient.
Congratulations to both of these students.
They are just two of the Seniors of 2014 to
receive scholarships.
The message is: If students meet the criteria, they should apply.
See the Guidance Officers and Deputy Principal, Ms Clarke, for
assistance.
Lost Property Awaiting Collection
Student lost property has been relocated to between the lower
office and the uniform shop. While we have had many happy
reunions between lost items and their owners, there are still
numerous articles sitting in lost property waiting to be claimed.
Some of these are shown in the following pictures.
Has anyone seen my owner?
Year 8 reports will also include these aspects in addition to a
comment for each subject. In conjunction with the upcoming
Parent/Teacher/Student nights in weeks 1 and 2 in Term 2,
teachers will indicate on this report whether an interview is
requested.
Thursday 2 April Years 7, 8 and 9 Mid-semester
reports issued in SDP Class
Thursday 2 April Parent/Teacher/Student evening
ONLINE bookings for Years 7, 8 and
9 open at 6pm (process to be
advised)
Wednesday 22 April Parent/ Teacher/Student evening for
Term 2 Week 1 Years 7, 8 and 9
3.30 to 7.30pm by appointment in C
Block
Thursday 23 April Years 10, 11 and 12 Mid-semester
Term 2 Week 1 reports issued in SDP Class
Thursday 23 April Parent/Teacher/Student evening
Term 2 Week 1 ONLINE bookings for Year 10, 11 and
12 open at 6pm (process to be
advised)
Wednesday 29 April Parent/Teacher/Student evening for
Term 2 Week 2 Years 10, 11 and 12
3.30 to 7pm by appointment in C
Block
Anything left in lost property at the end of term will be sorted
and cleared with some items being donated to charity or the
uniform shop. Parents and students are reminded to ensure
that all uniforms and other student belongings including drink
bottles, lunch boxes and text books are properly labelled.
Parent Contact Details
A vital aspect of our processes in providing for the welfare
of students is that we have accurate and current information
regarding parent and caregiver contact. Please ensure that
if your details have changed from 2014 to 2015 that you
communicate this updated information to us as a matter of
urgency.
‘The Arts’ – Melbourne Tour
I would like to wish all of our Arts students and teachers who
are participating in the Melbourne Tour during the holidays all
the best and hope that they have an enjoyable time and a great
experience.
I hope you have a wonderful break with your family and a
well-deserved holiday.
Mrs Karen Tanks, Principal
Deputy Principals’ News
Year 8 to 12 Mid-Semester Reports
The end of term one reports for Year 7 and Years 9 to 12 will
display the student’s achievement level, effort, behaviour and
homework.
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Parent / Teacher / Student Nights
Our Parent/ Teacher/ Student Night interviews will be held in C
Block on the dates and at the times listed below. Parents are to
make the bookings themselves by logging onto a site. Parents
who have no access to a computer may come to our school
to use a computer. The process will be explained in detail on
the yellow sheet that your student will receive on the same day,
as when the student receives his/her mid-semester report. If
you have any difficulties, please phone the school, so that we
may assist you. It is vital that the timelines are adhered to. The
evenings and times for the particular year levels are:
Years 7, 8, and 9:
Wednesday 22 April 3.30pm until 7.30pm
Years 10, 11 and 12: Wednesday 29 April 3.30pm until 7pm
Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN Tests
NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and
Numeracy) tests are scheduled for the mornings of Tuesday 12
May, Wednesday 13 May and Thursday 14 May. Parents are
asked to ensure that students bring the appropriate equipment
(to be advised at a later date) and to be well rested.
Year 7 and Year 9 students will this week sit practice tests in
the Hall. They are as follows:
Tuesday 31 March Language Conventions and Writing
Wednesday 2 April Reading
Thursday 3 April Numeracy Non-calculator and Calculator
On Saturday 25 April the Prefects will participate in the Holland
Park Sub-branch of the RSL ceremony from 6.50am. The Wind
Orchestra will play at a ceremony at the Mt Gravatt
Showgrounds at 10am.
Lest we forget!
For more information, please view:
http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/
NAPLAN_2015_Parent_information_brochure_web.pdf
Mrs Caitlin Anghel, Deputy Principal (Years 10 and
11)
Year 7 and 8 Homework Guidelines
Homework in Year 7 and 8 should be approximately six hours
a week. Students have 18 curriculum lessons a week, therefore
students should be completing approximately 20 minutes of
homework from each lesson. This homework should consist of
daily homework, review of daily work or assignments. Generally,
homework should be rote or elaborate rehearsal so the student
feels confident about the work.
Students should ensure that they write their homework in their
Student Handbook at the end of every lesson and that they
are clear on what the teacher expects, for example, how many
sentences are required for a definition.
Homework tasks that are set weekly should be spread across
the week and students should avoid doing all homework on
one night. When students have an assignment to work on,
this should be considered the homework for that subject, but
should not interfere with the homework for another subject.
If students are unsure about how to complete their homework
and can’t work out what to do, don’t spend hours trying to
work it out. If they still cannot work it out after seeking help from
parents or contacting a friend from their class for help, students
should either email their teacher that night or go and see their
teacher the next morning. If not doing homework is not a
habit, then teachers will understand. If students use ‘not able to
understand/do the homework’ as a reason not to do homework
on a regular basis, consequences for non-completion of
homework will be applied.
Homework is necessary as it consolidates the learning and
allows the brain to transfer learning from short term memory to
long term memory; however it should not be a cause for anxiety
or stress at home.
If you feel that your student is unduly struggling with homework,
please contact the subject teacher and discuss your concerns.
Ms Linda Peterson, Deputy Principal (Years 7 and 8)
Debating
Round One of the Queensland Debating Union debates has
finished. The Year 10 team and the Year 12 team won their
debates and other teams lost by very few points. Well done to
all teams! For participating, they are all winners in our eyes!
Topics to be debated are:
Year 8
Round 2 That we should ban reality television shows which
are focussed on children (eg. Dance Moms,
Junior Masterchef, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo).
Round 3 That children spend too much time in front of
screens.
Round 4 Short Preparation Round.
Year 9
Round 2 That Australians should be banned from staying
and defending their property during natural
disasters.
Round 3 Short Preparation Round.
Round 4 That we should ban public speeches and
appearances by anti-vaccination advocates.
Year 10
Round 2
Short Preparation Round.
Round 3
That we regret media speculation about potential
political leadership spills.
Round 4
Short Preparation Round.
Year 11
Round 2 That Australian law enforcement agencies should
never cooperate with or assist foreign nations in
criminal investigations which may result in the
execution of Australian citizens.
Round 3 Short Preparation Round.
ANZAC Day 2015
Round 4 Short Preparation Round.
On 25 April 2015 we mark the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC
landings at Gallipoli.
Our ANZAC Day ceremonies at school on Friday 24 April this
year will be extra special. Every student will have the
opportunity to lay a poppy on the central lawn.
On Thursday 23 April Chorale will participate in the ceremony at
ANZAC Square in the city.
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Round 2 That we regret the decision of Triple J to exclude
Taylor Swift from the Hottest 100.
having the Year 7 students attend this excursion with us this
year. Our students were impeccably behaved, asked intelligent
and engaging questions and made me very proud to
accompany them.
Round 3 Short Preparation Round.
Live Performances
Year 12
Round 4 Short Preparation Round.
Ms Barbara Clarke, Deputy Principal (Year 12)
Faculty News
English
ICAS Spelling and Writing Competitions
Students have the opportunity to participate in the annual Icas
(International Competitions and Assessments for Schools)
Writing (all year levels) and Spelling (Year 7 only)
Competitions. The costs of these competitions are:
• Writing – $18.70
• Spelling - $12.10.
Please see Mrs Bladin in G Block for further details including
payment information.
Somerset Festival of Literature Excursion
Our budding writers had a wonderful day at Somerset College
listening to authors share their tips and experiences in getting
their books published. This excursion is a most worthwhile
activity for those who love reading. A highlight for many
students was listening to the very entertaining Michael Gerard
Bauer share his stories. As many of our students have studied
his book Don’t Call Me Ishmael, they were thrilled to meet him.
Pictured below are Courtney Fooks and Cassie Beattie with the
original “Peg Person” which features on the front cover of the
book.
All students in Year 7, 9 and 12 had the privilege of watching a
live performance by Shake and Stir theatre company this week.
These performances enhance the students’ English studies, not
only with the content, but also with the actors sharing their
craft. It was particularly helpful for Year 12 students to watch a
compilation of Macbeth and Hamlet scenes and then listen to
the actors share suggestions for approaching their upcoming
Sonnet Battle assessment. Year 7 students delighted in
watching a play about Year 7s settling into high school and
how to cope with various situations while Year 9 students were
introduced to Shakespeare’s plays.
Mansfield Literary Festival
The Mansfield Literary Festival will be held during the week
beginning Monday 25 May. During that week and in the months
leading up to the Festival, students will be able to participate in
a variety of competitions and activities which include writing and
reading competitions, culminating in public presentations of
winning students’ literary endeavours and awards ceremonies.
The prize-winning writers will have their work published in a
Festival booklet for which there is a cover design competition.
As well, students will be able to dress as their favourite literary
character and a prize will be awarded for the best costume.
The book trailer competition will allow students to promote their
favourite book to the school community. There will be lunchtime
viewings of films based on well-known literary works. We hope
that as many students as possible will become involved in the
Festival which is designed to foster the creativity of our talented
students and to promote the quest for excellence in our school.
Below are details of the Literary Festival’s competitions and
activities.
Writing Competition (all year levels)
Entries close on Thursday 23 April. A prize will be awarded
to a student in each year level for both the short story and
poetry sections. Submit entries to Ms Distor ( [email protected]
). Writing Competition word limits for short stories are:
Year 7 500 – 600 words
Year 8 500 – 600 words
Year 9 600 – 700 words
Year 10 700 – 800 words
Year 11 800 – 1000 words
Students enjoyed purchasing books from the bookstore and
having them autographed by the writers. I particularly enjoyed
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Year 12 800 – 1000 words
No length requirements for poetry.
HPE
2016 UK Soccer Tour
Festival Booklet Cover Design Competition (all year
levels)
Entries close on Thursday 23 April. Submit entries to Ms
Crowther in B Block B09 (Arts staffroom) ( [email protected]
). The winner will receive a prize and his/her entry will become
the cover design of the 2015 Literary Festival booklet.
Reading Competition (Years 7 and 8)
Students are to keep a tally of books, recording title and date
read, using reading sheets from the library. It is an honour
system. All genres can be read – try to get a balance. Books
must be in English. English class teachers are to keep a tally
of books read for each student and for the class. There will
be class and individual prizes for each year level. The start
date was Thursday 12 February, the day of the Festival launch.
The competition closes on Monday 18 May at 3pm. The
Co-ordinator is Mrs McKirdy.
Literary Character Costume Competition (Years 7-12)
Dress as your favourite literary/storybook character. Judging
will be during Festival Week at lunchtime – date to be advised.
To enter the competition, submit your name to Ms Watts (
[email protected] ) by Wednesday 20 May. A prize will be
awarded for the best entry.
Book trailer competition (Years 9-12)
Promote your favourite book in a book trailer one minute in
length. Submit entries to Ms O’Sullivan in G2 staffroom by
Monday 18 May. A prize will be awarded for the winning entry.
Activities
The week of the festival will include: screenings of films based
on well-known literature; readings of winning short stories and
poems; judging of the costume competition; and presentations
on assemblies.
In 2016, Mansfield State High will be looking to conduct a
Soccer Tour of the UK during the Easter holidays and the
preceding week. This fantastic opportunity will be offered to
2016 Year 10, 11 and 12 male students. (A proposed tour of
the USA will be offered to female students in 2017.) We will be
organising the tour through Red Lion Tours, which has been
conducting school tours for football groups for over a decade.
The tour will involve playing games against English schools,
training with professional level academy coaches of some of
England’s biggest clubs, observing Premier League team
training sessions and attending Premier League games. We will
also be taking stadium tours of Manchester United, Manchester
City, Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Additionally, sightseeing tours of Manchester and London will
be included.
Currently we have a good number of students interested in
the trip, but are still welcoming expressions of interest. If you
would like more information regarding the trip, please contact
Mr Austen – K Block ( [email protected] ) or Mr Pradella – C
Block ( [email protected] ).
Futsal State Titles
Huge congratulations to all of the students who represented
Mansfield at this year’s State Titles Futsal Tournament. Again,
Mansfield performed particularly well with six out of our nine
teams qualifying for the finals. Well done to the Under 13 girls’
team which made it all the way through to the semi-finals!
This is a fantastic achievement for a group of girls, most of
whom had never played futsal before. Congratulations also to
the Under 14 and 15 boys who have also qualified for the
Champion of Champions tournament later in the year.
The Under 13 girls’ team consisted of Emily-Rose Murison,
Oceane Rousseau, Madeleine Coombs, Sofia Bentley, Priya
Kumar, Lucinda Murr, Molly Snowdon, and Bethany Tripp.
Winter Interschool Sport
Selection Trials for Winter Interschool Sport will be Week 1 of
Term 2: Junior Sport – Thursday 23 April Period 4 and Senior
Sport – Friday 24 April Period 4.
Students should register their name on K block noticeboards if
they wish to trial.
Junior Sports Offered:
• Boys – Rugby League Year 7, Year 8, Year 9; AFL
Year 7 and Yr 8/9; Basketball Year 7 and Year 8/9;
Football Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9;
• Girls – Volleyball Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9; Netball
Year 7A & 7B, Year 8A & 8B and Year 9A & 9B,
Basketball Year 7 and Year 8/9; Football Year 7/8/9.
Senior Sports Offered:
• Boys – Basketball Year 10 and Open; Rugby League
Year 10 and Open; AFL Open; Football Year 10 and
Open;
Ms Carissa Bladin, HOD (English)
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• Girls – Volleyball Year 10 and Open; Basketball Year
10 and Open; Football Year 10 and Open; Netball
Year 10A & 10B and Netball Open A & Open B.
Humanities
Year 12 Geography Excursion
Training will be: Junior Sport – Tuesday mornings; and Senior
Sport – Tuesday afternoons.
Cost will be $40 for home and away teams and $60 for teams
playing at central venues. Fixtures begin on Wednesday 13
May. All students must hand in forms and money to the lower
office and log onto www.selectyoursport.com/man/login.php to
enter their sport.
Cross Country
School cross country will be on Thursday 2 April during periods
2 and 3. Students who have trained and want to run need to
register their intention to run, in K block.
Representative Sport
Congratulations to Alexander Pavkovich who has been selected
to represent Queensland in Tennis at the National Tennis
Championships in Tasmania.
On Friday 27 February the Year 12 Geography class went on
an excursion to Boggo Road Urban Village at Dutton Park and
Kelvin Grove Urban Village. The fieldwork involved investigating
the changing patterns of urban development and assessing the
most appropriate proposal for the vacant site at Boggo Road
Urban Village. The students showed exemplary behaviour on
the day and produced wonderful field work that is now being
used to complete their field reports.
Year 8 Geography Excursion
By Stacey Weir 8A
Well done to the following students who will represent Mt
Gravatt District at the Regional trials:
• Harrison Reid and Celeste Newsome in Basketball
On Monday 16 March, the 8A, 8B, 8C and 8K went on a
Geography excursion to the Spit on the Gold Coast, as well as
to the headland at North Burleigh. We learned about the forces
that create and destroy coastal landforms, especially beaches.
We also got to draw field sketches on the go and saw what city
councils do to protect sand dunes. The trip was very interesting
and educational. [Note: the other Year 8 classes will do this field
trip on Thursday 3 September.]
• Kayla Mears (left) and Brianna Mears (right) in Netball
Simpson Prize Competition
Attention Yr 9 & 10 students: This year’s
Simpson Prize Competition has been
announced.
The Simpson Prize offers winners a trip of
a lifetime to Gallipoli. Entries consist of a
research essay or multimedia project
which must be submitted by the end of semester 1.
Mr Nick Kalpakidis, Sports Coordinator
Mr Craig Healey, HOD (HPE)
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This year’s question is: “The landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915
is often given prominence in accounts of the Gallipoli campaign.
What other events or experiences of the campaign would you
argue require more attention? Why?”
For more information, contact Mr Hackett in A31. Phone:
3452-5363 or email [email protected]
Mr Lachlan Hackett, HOD (Humanities)
Information Technology
The 2015 International Competitions and Assessments for
Schools (ICAS) will commence this year on Tuesday 19 May
with the Digital Technologies Competition. Students in Years
7, 8, 9 and 10 electing to participate in the competition will
receive a certificate and an individual student report. These
reports are useful in highlighting student strengths and areas
for development. Certificates are awarded for each year level as
follows:
coloured paper that were turned into many metres of colourful
garlands. The students and teachers who participated in the
activity found it very uplifting to read some of the positive
messages from our students. Some students also learned how
to make Japanese origami cranes that are symbols of peace for
Japan in memory of the horrors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Fun Harmony Day dodge ball competitions between the school
houses (Hammarskjold, Gandhi, Schweitzer and U Thant)
involving the younger students also occurred. They provided
an opportunity for our school community to come together in
peaceful competition.
• High Distinction to the top 1% of entrants
• Distinction to the next 10% of entrants
• Credit to the next 25% of entrants
• Participation to all other participating students.
A UNSW medal is awarded to the highest score in each year
level in each State.
Students are now able to prepare for ICAS and other skills
based tests by visiting https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/
practiseicasonline . Past test papers are also available on
G:\Common\General\ICAS competitions\computer skills past
papers.
All students interested in participating in the ICAS Digital
Technologies competition must return the permission slip
attached below to the lower office with $8 payment by
Thursday 23 April. For more information, please email Ms Hixon
on [email protected] .
Ms Kerri Hixon, HOD (Information Technology)
Languages
Harmony Day
The Prefects, House Captains and TIP Leaders played an
important role in bringing students together for all of the
activities during the week. Thank you to everyone involved.
International Linguistics Olympiad (OZCLO)
Harmony Day was celebrated in many ways last week. In SDP
students wrote messages of harmony and wellbeing on strips of
The first round of the International Linguistics Olympiad was
held on 12 March online at school. Mansfield has participated
in this event for the past five years and this year registered
a record number of teams. Five senior and five junior teams
attempted some extremely difficult problems relating to different
languages, testing their mental capacity to the limit. Students
were given language puzzles to solve using their ability to
recognise patterns, logic and knowledge of language
structures.
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We are delighted to announce that one of the junior teams
achieved the highest score in Queensland. Horea Pocol, Minna
Vuorinen, Brandon Yap and Amira Zainudin will compete in
the National online competition on Tuesday 31 March. Only
the top three teams have progressed so this is an amazing
achievement. We wish them well for the big event and if
successful, the next step is the international finals in Bulgaria!
Félicitations et bravo!
Holiday Reading
Students are welcome to borrow to their year level limit for the
Easter holidays. We have a huge fiction collection and love to
see so many students relaxing and reading. All books would not
be due back until the first week of Term 2.
Mr Kerin Gordon, HOD (Languages)
Music
Music Camp 2
When: Friday 15 May – Sunday 17 May.
Where: Alex Park Conference Centre, Alex Headlands
Ensembles attending: Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble,
Chamber Winds, Sinfonia, Museaus, String Orchestra, Cantus,
Cantrice & Male Chorus.
Please read the camp permission form carefully so that you are
aware of the details as ensembles will be staggered through this
camp and there are two different price structures.
Payment due by: Monday March 30
Mrs Marg Over, HOD (Music)
Resource Centre
Readers’ Cup Competition
Congratulations to the following students who have been
selected as our Readers’ Cup Team for 2015:
• Anisha Mujib (7H)
• Joyce Ding (7H)
• Nora Pottathuparambil (7J)
• Cathy Luong (7D)
• Reserve: Anouk Hendriks (7I)
• Mentor: Felicia Hill (9J).
The students will now be reading and studying five books in
preparation for the District competition in June.
Ms Jenepher Bowler and Ms Eileen Short, Teacher
Librarians
Senior Schooling
External Senior Exams
Year 12 students wishing to apply to sit External Senior
Examinations, particularly in the area of languages other than
English, need to see Ms Wenzel in F13 to collect information
packs. Students who sit for these exams usually have the
results credited towards their OP. Students are eligible to sit a
maximum of two examinations if they cannot study the subject/
s at school. Students must be able to demonstrate they are
receiving an appropriate level of tuition in the examination
subject. All examinations occur in October and November.
Registration and payment is due by Monday 27 April (Term 2
Week 2).
QCS Test Special Provision
For those Year 12 students wishing to apply for special
provision for the QCS test, a reminder that the closing date for
applications is Thursday 21 May. For more information, please
go to https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/1102.html to access the
special provisions handbook or see Ms Wenzel in F13.
Year 8 Immunisations
Last year’s Readers’ Cup Team which came second in the
District
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On Tuesday 5 May, Brisbane City Council will be offering free
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Chickenpox vaccinations to
all students in Year 8 here at Mansfield State High School.
If your child has missed a school vaccination from this year or
last year, you can have these vaccination’s caught up at one
of Council’s free immunisation clinics. To locate Council’s free
immunisation clinics please go to
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community/
community-safety/council-immunisation-clinics/
childrens-immunisation-clinics
If you are really keen to learn more about employers in this
field, you can download the Chartered Accountants
Employment Guide 2015 App at
If you would like to request your child’s immunisation history
with Council, please send your request with your child’s full
name and date of birth to [email protected]
http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/Students/
Finding-a-job/Employment-Guide
Ms Peta Wenzel, HOD (Senior Schooling)
Finance News
Thank you to all parents who have already paid the resource
charges. All Year 12 students should have paid their accounts
or have entered into a payment arrangement by Tuesday 21
April if they are to attend the Senior Formal on Friday 1 May.
On the bottom of each statement is the Bpay Option Which
Is The Preferred Option for parents as it goes directly against
your student’s account. Direct deposit to our bank account
can take up to 48 hours to be matched against your student’s
account.
Do not hesitate to email [email protected] or call me on 3452
5310 if you would like to enter into a payment arrangement to
spread your subject fees across the year by instalment if this
suits your family budget. We do not want to place families under
any undue stress with regard to fee payments.
Mrs Sandy Ebert, Business Services Manager
You could also investigate the cadetship/trainee programs
offered by organisations such as:
Price Waterhouse Coopers (has a trainee program for which
Year 12 students can apply)
http://www.pwc.com.au/careers/student/programs/trainee/
index.htm
Prosperity Advisers Group (traineeship opportunities for Year
12 students)
http://www.prosperityadvisers.com.au/page16962/
Starting-your-career.aspx
Ernst and Young: http://www.ey.com/AU/en/Careers (you
apply for cadetships during your first year of university).
Other useful strategies to find cadetships include doing an
Internet
search
for
cadetships
and
traineeships:
www.seek.com.au
,
www.careerone.com.au
,
www.jobsearch.gov.au , https://www.linkedin.com/ and
regularly reading Career One in the Courier Mail on Saturdays.
Factsheets to Help with your Career
Exploration
Guidance News
Mansfield High School is now subscribing
to the Options Career Information Bulletin.
This fortnightly career bulletin contains
information about career opportunities, course information,
expos, industry information and a range of other topics
including study skills and exam preparation. The bulletin has
been emailed to all Year 10, 11 and 12 students. Please
encourage your students to open it and share it with you.
Parents who would like a copy sent to their own email address,
please
email
Guidance
Officer
Karen
Agnew
[email protected] to request a copy.
The information below has been taken from the options bulletin.
Accounting/Commerce/IT Cadetships
Several organisations offer cadetships or traineeships for Year
12 students interested in accounting, commerce and
information technology. Cadetships usually involve work and
study, so you can be earning an income and gaining practical
experience while you complete your university course. Year 12
students interested in cadetships in 2016 should start looking
for them early in the year.
A series of helpful career factsheets can be downloaded from
the
‘Get
the
Life
You
Love’
website
at
http://www.ncdw.com.au/index.php/Career-Factsheets.html .
Some of the factsheets available are:
Stepping stones to your future – getting started - one-page
resource providing a four-step process for making career
decisions
Making the big decisions – choosing courses - useful tips on
selecting a course of study post-school
Five steps for getting your career started – provides similar
information to Stepping stones using a different format
Maximise your employment prospects while you study! – helpful
tips to prepare for employment while you complete your
post-secondary study
Where do you want to be in five years? – this worksheet takes
you through a process to visualise your future.
There are many more resources on this site that you might find
helpful when exploring your options for the future.
For answers to FAQs about cadetships, visit the Chartered
Accountants Australia and New Zealand website at
http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/Students/
High-school/Cadetship-FAQs
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Love everything about flying? – Check
out the Australian Youth Aerospace
Forum (AYAF)
The Teal Ticket Art Union
AYAF is an annual five-day conference for
students in Years 11 and 12 who are
interested in investigating careers and
pathways in the aerospace industry (eg.
aerospace engineering, aerospace trades,
military aerospace and pilot training). In 2015 the AYAF will be
run during the mid-year school holidays from Monday 29 June –
Friday 3 July. It will be hosted at The University of Queensland,
with day trips to other universities and industry locations.
Applications open on the Sunday 29 March, with an early bird
cost of $199. Early bird applications close on the Wednesday
29 April. The standard application cost is $249, which will close
on the Friday 29 May. This cost includes all meals,
accommodation and activities for the week. A subsidy can be
organised for students travelling long distances. The full details
will be available shortly at http://ayaa.com.au/AYAF-Bris/ .
QUT Queensland University of
Technology
Parent Information Seminars
QUT invites current senior students and
their parents to these seminars to find out
about studying at QUT. The seminars will
be held on Wednesday 6 May at the
Gardens Point campus and on Wednesday
20 May at the Caboolture campus. More information about
these events can be accessed at https://www.qut.edu.au/
study/events/parent-information-seminar .
Rauchle Service Club
The Year 7, 8 and 9 members of the Rauchle Service Club
proudly present Easter Eggstravaganza! Correctly guess how
many eggs Peter Rabbit has in the jar and you could win them
all. The closest guess wins! You can find the students outside
the Instrumental Teaching Room near the lower office every
morning this week. One guess will cost you 50 cents or you can
have three guesses for $1. Good luck!
Mrs Karen Agnew/Mrs Kamal Mistry, Guidance
Officers
Community News
P&C Meeting
The next P&C meeting will be held on Thursday 23 April at 7pm
in F Block – F4/5, next to the Hall. New members are always
welcome.
Autism Awareness – Sausage
Sizzle Fundraiser
On Tuesday 28 April, Mansfield High will
be holding a sausage sizzle to help raise
funds for Autism Queensland. April is
Autism Awareness month and every year, Autism Queensland
runs the Go Blue for Autism campaign, which encourages
people to get involved in this worthy cause and raise some
much needed funds for autism education. Approximately one in
one hundred people have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and
this lifelong neurological disorder is referred to as a spectrum
because there are a range of difficulties that people can face.
Some people with ASD can lead typical lives, but others
struggle with education and employment. The main areas of
difficulty for people on the spectrum are social communication,
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social interaction and restricted and repetitive behaviours and
interests. Mansfield has a number of students who identify as
ASD and we would like to continue supporting and encouraging
them. Please assist our fundraising efforts by allowing your
child/children to bring along some change and buy a sausage
and a drink on the day. We really appreciate the support.
OZCLO LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD
NATIONAL ROUND
Wednesday 1 April
NAPLAN PRACTICE TEST FOR
YEARS 7 & 9 IN HALL AND C BLOCK
PER 1-2
RELIGION FOR YEAR 11 & 12
SDP-PER 1 (CHURCH)
Mrs Sue Holley, Community Liaison Officer
SENIOR MAP ROUND 8 PER 4
Canteen News
RARE BLOOK CLUB 3.10-4 PM
RESOURCE CENTRE
Canteen Roster
Thursday 2 April
NAPLAN PRACTICE TEST FOR
YEARS 7 & 9 IN HALL AND C BLOCK
PER 1
PLEASE telephone the canteen directly on
3452 5323
if you are unable to attend on your rostered
day.
SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY IN PER
2 & 3 (FOR STUDENTS WHO
TRAINED)
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
30
MARCH
31
MARCH
1 APRIL
2 APRIL
3 APRIL
YEAR 12 DANCE PRACTICE PER 4
(HALL)
S Mollard
HELP
A Lin
N Amies
S
Charlton
NEEDED
Good
Friday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
20 APRIL
M
Asmussen
21
APRIL
22 APRIL
K Oliver
L Look
J Chai
S Benko
Thursday
Friday
23 APRIL
24 APRIL
YEAR 7/2016 MUSIC AUDITIONS
YEAR 7, 8, 9 MID-SEMESTER
REPORTS ISSUED IN SDP CLASS
PARENT / TEACHER / STUDENT
EVENING BOOKINGS FOR YEAR 7,
8, 9 OPEN AT 6PM
4 APRIL TO 19 APRIL
MID-SEMESTER VACATION
S Rapisardi
S
Edgeworth
R Tucker
Monday
STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING
1.10PM IN F BLOCK
Monday 20 April
N O’Shea
Tuesday Wednesday
28
APRIL
29 APRIL
30 APRIL
S Phillips
I Jones
HELP
A
Dharmasena
NEEDED
YEAR 12 DANCE PRACTICE 1.10PM
(BRING SHOES)
Thursday
27 APRIL
Tuesday 21 April
Monday 30 March
4-4 Day
Tuesday 31 March
YEAR 12 EXAM BLOCK (LAST DAY
OF EXAMS FOR YEAR 12)
YEAR 12 MODERN HISTORY
EXCURSION
JUNIOR MAP/SD SEMI-FINALS
Wednesday 22 April SENIOR MAP/SD SEMI-FINALS
QDU DEBATING ROUND 2 – YEAR
10 AND YEAR 12
Mrs Rosalie Buzzoni/Mrs Debbie O’Neill, Canteen
Convenors
Canteen Telephone: 3452 5323
Calendar of Events
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING
7.20AM
YEAR 7, 8, 9 PARENT/TEACHER/
STUDENT EVENING BY
APPOINTMENT 3.30-7.30PM
Thursday 23 April
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINIING
7.20AM
YEAR 10, 11, 12 MID-SEMESTER
REPORTS ISSUED IN SDP CLASS
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING
7.20AM
PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT
EVENING BOOKINGS FOR YEAR 10,
11, 12 OPEN 6PM
NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE
CHORALE TO SING AT ANZAC
SQUARE 10.30AM-12.00NOON
NAPLAN PRACTICE TEST FOR
YEARS 7 & 9 IN HALL AND C BLOCK
PER 1-2
JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 1 & SD
SUMMER ROUND 8
PREFECT MEETING 1.10PM
WINTER INTERSCHOOL SPORT
TRIALS YEARS 7, 8, 9 PER 4
P&C MEETING 7PM
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Friday 24 April
8.30AM 100 POPPIES LAID ON
CENTRAL LAWN
YEAR 11 BIOLOGY EXCURSION TO
POINT CARTRIGHT - 7AM-3PM
ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY
8.40AM-9.30AM FOR YEARS 10, 11,
12
YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY EXCURSION
TO GOLD COAST - 8.30AM-3PM
ANZAC DAY ASSEMBLY 9.35AM
FOR YEARS 7, 8, 9
YEAR 11 DRAMA EXCURSION
“BRISBANE” 10AM-3PM
WINTER INTERSCHOOL SPORT
TRIALS YEARS 10, 11, 12 PER 4
Saturday 25 April
ANZAC DAY CEREMONY AT
HOLLAND PARK FOR PREFECTS
6.30-8AM
ANZAC DAY CEREMONY AT MT
GRAVATT SHOWGROUNDS FOR
WIND ORCHESTRA 10AM
Monday 27 April
CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING
7.20AM
HOUSE CAPTAINS’ MEETING 1PM
YEAR 12 DANCE PRACTICE 1.10PM
(BRING SHOES)
ROTARY GREAT DEBATE IN
EVENING
Tuesday 28 April
NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE
TIP LEADERS’ MEETING 1PM
JUNIOR MAP/SD SUMMER FINALS
MUSIC PARENT SUPPORT
GROUND MEETING – MUSIC
STUDIO – 7PM
Wednesday 29 April YEAR 12 DANCE PRACTICE PER 1
SENIOR MAP/SD SUMMER FINALS
QDU DEBATING ROUND 2 – YEAR 8
AND SENIOR A
RARE BOOK CLUB 3.10-4PM
RESOURCE CENTRE
YEAR 10, 11, 12 PARENT/TEACHER/
STUDENT EVENING BY
APPOINTMENT 3.30-7PM
Thursday 30 April
OPEN DAY NO.2 FOR YEAR 7 2016
9AM-12NOON (HALL AND TOUR)
MANSFIELD PRIMARY STUDENTS
AND ALL OTHER CATCHMENT
STUDENTS (PLUS OUT OF
CATCHMENT STUDENTS WHO
WERE NOT AT FIRST OPEN DAY)
DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY FOR
SELECTED TEAM – ALL DAY
SMITH FAMILY TRANING YEARS 9,
10 12.30-1.30PM (10 STUDENTS)
YEAR 12 DANCE PRACTICE 1.10PM
(BRING SHOES)
Friday 1 May
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SENIOR FORMAL – ALL STUDENTS
AT SCHOOL UNTIL 1.05PM AND
BE AT CONVENTION CENTRE BY
6.45PM. COLLECTED FROM VENUE
AT 11.35PM
YEAR 11 ANCIENT HISTORY
EXCURSION TO UQ – FULL DAY