newsletter_2015-08-12 - Tullawong State High School

Del Rosso Road
Caboolture QLD 4510
Website: http://tullawongshs.eq.edu.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (07) 5428 5222
Fax: (07) 5428 5200
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12 August 2015
School Opinions Survey
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Dear Parents and Staff,
Great news for our STEM
Academy students.
Congratulations to William Crain and Tahnia
Greenough. They have been accepted into
the QUT Vice-Chancellor’s STEM Camp
during the September Holidays. Will and
Tahnia will spend a week in Brisbane studying at QUT, building
networks with other advanced students and boarding at one of
Brisbane’s most prestigious private schools. Well Done!
Anastasia Surry, Jasmine Lee, Tahnia Greenough and William
Crain are all finalists in the Nikon Small World Photography
competition. The STEM academy students spent a day working
with Mr Ben Cossalter taking photographs down microscopes.
Tullawong School Review
Our school was scheduled for a school review from Friday
7 August to Wednesday 12 August. The Department of
Education and Training has introduced new performance
reviews for Queensland state schools in 2015.
I would like to sincerely thank all those parents who took the
time to complete our school opinion surveys. Your contributions
will assist us in our future planning.
Warm regards
Deborah Murphy
NEWS FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
BPOINT is now available for parents. All information required
to make a BPOINT payment is available on our invoices. When
making payments please ensure you enter the Customer
Reference Number, Invoice Number and Amount to pay. It is
important that you enter the correct invoice number so that it
matches to your account. The school biller code is #1002534.
It is school policy that all SRS fees are up to date prior to
attending any extracurricular activities. Payments received will
be allocated to Student Resource Scheme fees.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
BY PHONE:
Please call (07) 5428 5215 Monday to
Friday between 8.00am and 3.00pm and
have your credit card details ready.
BY MAIL:
Payment by Credit Card, Cheque or
Money Order.
Cheques and Money Orders to be made
payable to Tullawong State High School.
Post to Tullawong State High School, PO
Box 1129, Caboolture 4510
IN PERSON:
Payment can be made at the school office
Monday to Friday between 8.00am and
3.00pm
INTERNET
BANKING:
Direct Deposit to BSB: 064-405 Account:
10103279
Ref: Student Surname and invoice number
BY
CENTREPAY:
Accounts may be paid through a
Centrelink Deduction.
The reviews do not rate or compare schools but provide
independent and quality feedback to help schools continue to
improve outcomes for students.
Our P & C executive and parents spoke with the reviewers
throughout the review period.
All schools will have a review at least every four years. A final
report is made available to parents and the community on the
school’s website.
Further information about the reviews is available from the
department’s website at:
http://education.qld.gov.au/schools/
school-performance-assessment-framework
The recommendations from the review will form the basis of our
new School 2016 – 2019 Strategic Plan.
Please request a Centrepay form from the
accounts office and return to the cashier
for processing
A reminder to all families utilising our direct deposit facility – your
student EQ ID number must be included as a reference for your
payment.
Attention to families who have outstanding Student Resource
Scheme fees:
• Outstanding accounts will result in your student’s
non-participation in extracurricular activities such as
camps, Year 12 Formal, excursions and sporting
events. Your student may also be excluded from the
Student Resource Scheme in 2016.
Our school is aware that circumstances may arise which may
make payment difficult. We have developed a payment plan
process to accommodate these situations. Payment Plan
enquiries should be directed to the accounts office.
We have received one unidentified bank deposit in February.
If you recognise this deposit please contact our Cashier
immediately:
There are slots before school beginning at 6.30am, and after
school until 4.30pm. The number of seats means the number
of appointments you need, so if you are enrolling just 1 child,
choose 1 seat regardless of how many family members will be
attending. Students must be enrolled for 2016 at TSHS to
attend the next transition day at the end of this term.
16/02/2015 – Direct Deposit ECQC700010200
TULLASHS-BH in the amount of $120.00
Nicole Burger
Business Services Manager
YEAR 7 ENROLMENT FOR 2016
Tullawong State High School YEAR 7 ENROLMENT for
2016 will be held at the Resource Centre on 18 August and
3 September.
Enrolment forms are now available from the Tullawong State
High School website by clicking on the Enrolment section as
shown below. This year, you have the opportunity to enrol
on one of two days - Tuesday 18 August or Thursday 3
September. There will be a general information session held on
each half hour, so it’s very important that you are punctual.
Following this, your forms will be checked and you may ask
any questions from your interviewer. You, your student and your
interviewer will sign the school agreement form which sets out
our rules and expectations. Help to fill out the forms will be
available on the day, or you may ring the high school and ask
for clarification on 54 285 222.
KOKODA CHALLENGE TRIUMPH!
Hi all!
Every once in a while you get the opportunity to take part
in something extraordinary. As I’m sure everyone who was
involved would agree, the weekend of 18 and 19 July was
one of those. It has been an absolute privilege to journey with
quality people over the last 6 months, both staff and students.
At Tullawong, the depth of our students is incredible. We all
ought to be proud to be associated with them.
Year 7 Enrolment Forms:
https://tullawongshs.eq.edu.au/Enrolments/Pages/
Enrolments.aspx
Blistered and bruised feet seemed to be the theme of the day/
night/almost sunrise. All our students showed extreme courage
in the face of adversity. Students continued to walk despite
the flowing tears, frustration and exhaustion well into the early
hours of the morning. Many of them considered giving it up a
number of times but pushed through to the end. At one point,
it took us 2.5 hours to cover just 5km of relatively ‘easy’ terrain
(compared to what we had done).
To book an appointment, please visit the SOBS link on the
enrolment page; as shown below. Alternatively, you may ring
the school for an appointment.
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Also, a very special thanks goes to Erin and Ryan for their
commitment to the teams over the past 6-8 months. Many,
many hours have gone into training, preparing, liaising,
mediating, motivating and reassuring. This has cost their
personal time, energy and money over an extended period; a
massive commitment. Well done.
Our first team to cross the line was our all-female team led
by Erin White. Well done team!! They were strong all day/night
and finished at 2:01am Sunday morning (after starting at 11am
Saturday) in a journey of just over 15 hours. The girls were super
inspiring to us all as they responded well to Erin’s outstanding
leadership. The remaining two teams led by Ryan Verhagen and
myself, had a slower journey and ended up joining forces for the
final 9km to help get us across the line. We ended up finishing
at 5:20am, a journey of 18 hours and 20 minutes. Two of our
girls were forced to withdraw from the event with 9km and
4km remaining due to blisters and other things that skin should
not be allowed to do. They both showed amazing courage to
walk the distance they did and will still receive their certificate of
success as they were exemplary in demonstrating the values of
the event.
A HUGE thanks goes to the support crews on the night,
namely Sam Gordon, Sally Newick (who worked through
the night despite a shoulder injury), Jason Wood, Teresa
Soden, Mark White and Ailsa King. No-one would have
crossed the line without them. They sacrificed hours of sleep,
setting up and packing up their vehicles and serving us hot
food and treating medical (and emotional!!) issues up to 3
times during the night in the cold winds. They communicated
brilliantly, encouraging us all the way.
Thanks also to Sam Gordon and Jason Wood who voluntarily
supported us at almost all of our training sessions at Mt
Coot-Tha every second Friday night after school, as well as
the Gold Coast training days on Saturdays. You put in almost
150km of training and helped motivate students and staff alike.
You have been invaluable to all of us.
Lastly, thanks to Dave Ferguson who has made this all
possible. He wouldn’t want me to say it, but he has gone above
and beyond to make sure the event was a success, going out
of his way to provide excellent leadership while ensuring the
welfare of staff and students was maintained over the past 6
months. Even when it seemed things would fall through time
and time again, he always provided a solution. Thanks for being
on board.
Thanks Tullawong for your interest in the event. Make sure
if you see the students around the place you give them a
high-five for their efforts (although I’ve been reliably informed
that this is highly embarrassing for them and they would prefer
fist-pumps).
Cheers,
Tim King
HPE/Biology/Science Teacher
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CHAMPION SCHOOL FRUIT WINE MAKER
SHOWCASING SCIENCE
Congratulations to our Year 11 VSM wine making students who
achieved exceptional results at the RNA Student Fruit Wine
Competition this year.
FRUIT WINE
1st
Place:
Pomme / Apple/Pear/Blueberry – Tyrhys
Armstrong, Kyle Campbell-Wilson, Brenden Clapp
1st
Place:
Stone Fruit / Cherry and Blueberry – Timothy
Efu, Justin Neumann, Jake Law-Cobbo
1st
Place:
Red Grape / Cabernet – School Wine
2nd
Place:
Berry Fruit / Strawberry and Lime – Jayden
Edwards, Jesse Miller, Hayden Sommerville
3rd
Place:
Stone Fruit / Peach – Daniel Broadley, Dylan Muir
3rd
Place:
Citrus / Lemon, Lime and Guava – Zac Hollis,
Bono Ayma, Jordan Littleford
The Year 11s were also awarded Champion School Fruit
Winemakers – as an overall award for best school group
presented at the Food and Wine Show.
Preparing the fruit wine.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
The 12th annual Christmas in July restaurant occurred on 30
July at Tullawong in the Home Economics function room. The
function was the most impressive to date and all guests left very
excited with the occasion. The event was created by Year 12
Hospitality students, who are coming to the end of their two
years of study for Certificate II in Hospitality. The class teachers
included Mrs Michelle Sheppard, Mrs Narelle Keegan and Mrs
Emma Abdy. Year 11 students, who are one semester into their
study for Certificate II Hospitality, assisted with this event and
also performed at exceptionally high levels.
The Year 12 students had started with a vision and to see
that come to fruition was simply amazing; your teachers are so
pleased with the outcome - you really have shone brightly! All
involved should be so proud - WHAT A TEAM!
Chloe Brown
Head of Department
Industrial Technology
Filtering the fruit wine Pressing the grapes to make Rosé
Vintage 2015 from our grapes
CHEESE
Best Tullawong Camembert – Rhiannon Payne
Best Tullawong Blue Cheese – Tyrhys Armstrong
KRISP (KIDS’ RIGHTS IN SCHOOL
PROJECT)
Twenty-one Junior Secondary students are working with QUT
to investigate children’s rights. Having spent the day at the
QUT Caboolture Campus, these students from Years 7, 8 and
9 are now ready to start their action research project. Each
group has formulated research questions and planned their
data collection and analysis methods. If you are approached
for your opinion, please be considerate and honest in your
response. Students will be distributing consent forms in the
near future, and the surveying should begin in earnest in week
7. This project enables our students to be regularly mentored
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by two QUT lecturers and is an application of Higher Order
Thinking skills, Communication skills, Numeracy and Literacy.
The Library Chess challenge:
The photo below shows one of our Year 7 groups displaying
the poster they constructed.
USING MATHS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
Last term our Year 11 Prevocational Maths Classes completed
a unit on how Maths was used within the Health sector. As a
part of this, one of our classes was lucky enough to have a visit
from James Johnson, a Personal Trainer in the Caboolture area
and Simon Verdouw of the Beacon Foundation. James talked
to the students about how he uses Maths to run his business
and to devise exercise programs for his clients. James also
talked to the students about how he went about establishing
his own personal training business, including how he sources
his equipment, locations and the licencing requirements - very
useful for the students completing their Certificate Three in
Fitness. Then he was able to help our students create their own
exercise programs that were included in their assessment.
Thanks James and Simon for taking time out of your day to help
better inform our students of a real world application of Maths.
The first Library chess challenge started Monday 3 August in
the Library at lunch 1. 42 challengers will battle it out in the first
round of matches. Students come and support your favourite
player. See the PDF attachment for the round 1 draw.
The Library’s Best Borrowers:
On Tuesday 4 August, certificates were presented to the
Library’s Best Borrowers for Semester 1. Jasmine Hacking
G08A, was our Top Borrower for semester 1; she borrowed 56
items from the Library. Well done, Jasmine! For the complete
list of Best Borrowers see the attached PDF below.
Tantalising Text Talk:
Mrs Will Verhagen was the guest Text Talker for August, held in
the Library lunch 1 on Wednesday 5 August . Students can sign
up to read out loud or just turn up to be part of the audience.
LIBRARY NEWS
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the
location of the library.”
Albert Einstein
HAVE YOU FOUND THE LIBRARY YET?
Children’s Book Week:
Children’s Book Week runs from 22 August
to 28 August. This year’s theme is “Books
Light Up Our World”. The Library will be
celebrating book week with a display
showing the short listed books.
Premier’s Reading Challenge:
For the first time the Premier’s Reading Challenge is open to
Junior High School students. All students from Year 7 to 9
have been registered to be part of this State wide challenge.
To complete the Challenge students need to read 15 books
between 18 May and 28 August, 2015. To get started
download the reading log here and pick up a book from the
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Library. Students will also be awarded points for their House
when they participate in the Challenge.
difficulty in falling asleep and staying asleep and shortened
sleep duration.
Student Tech Lab
Those at greatest risk from night-time exposure to blue light
are those with existing sleep disorders and adolescents who
often experience delayed sleep patterns because of biological
changes.
The Student Tech Lab is about students helping students with
Technology issues. These include helping with emails, and
helping with programs like Microsoft Word and Excel. At the
moment we have 3 groups. The Student Tech Lab will be open
Mondays Lunch 2, Tuesdays Lunch 2 and Thursdays Lunch 1
in the Library. New members are always welcome.
TULLAWONG SHS LIBRARY PORTAL:
Tullawong SHS Library Portal has gone live!
The Library Portal can be found in The Learning Place. It
contains links to databases that students can access from
home and at school. The subscription only databases need a
username and password; these are found in the Student Diary.
There are many other useful links on the portal, as well as a
page for Research Tips. This portal will be added to over the
year to provide a One Stop Shop for all research and Library
needs.
MORETON BAY REGIONAL LIBRARY:
All students are encouraged to join the Moreton Bay Regional
Library. This will give students access to a larger range of
reading material including eBooks and audio books. It also will
enable students to use the library’s databases for research. The
application form is attached. It can be handed in at Caboolture
Library or at Tullawong SHS Library’s Front desk.
MY LIFE SHORT STORY COMPETITION
The My Life Short Story Competition is open to students 13
years or younger. Write a 500 word short story about your life
and submit it to the website by 31 August. The link to the entry
page can be found on the Library Portal's Competition page.
There are some great prizes on offer so get writing.
WHY STUDENTS NEED TO TURN OFF DEVICES
AN HOUR BEFORE SLEEP
Artificial light from electronic and other devices generally emit a
blue light (it may not actually look blue, but that is the underlying
light). Blue light, along with ultraviolet light is a type of
non-visible light at a very short wavelength.
What does blue light do to the human body?
Non-visible light has a lot of energy and studies show that a
lot of exposure to this type of light can do damage to your
eyes and impair your sleep cycle. During sleep, lots of essential
physical processes take place and it is when learning from
the day is consolidated in memory; so getting enough sleep is
essential for students.
Blue light is naturally generated only during the day, from
sunlight. When it gets dark, naturally occurring blue light
ceases, signalling the body to produce melatonin, the hormone
associated with sleep. Using artificial lighting and devices that
emit a blue light at night, confuses the body-clock (the body’s
natural sleep-wake cycle) by stopping the body from producing
melatonin. This can result in disrupted sleep patterns including
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What can I do to limit my exposure to blue light at
night?
Some suggestions include:
• Be exposed to sunlight during the day to assist in
accurately setting your body clock.
• Stop using all electronic devices preferably at least 2
hours before bed.
• Turn off all artificial lighting 1-2 hours before bed.
• Get a red or orange reading lamp, which does not
emit blue light.
• Use blue light blocking glasses at night.
• Install a program or app on your computer or device
to change the type of light it emits. A variety of
programs are available including F.lux, EasyEyez,
Night Filter, Zzz iPhone filter, Bluelight and Twilight
• Invert the colours on your iPhone or iPad.
• Turn the brightness down on your device for a few
hours before bed (not perfect, but better than
nothing!).
Learn more this year about how students can improve their
results and be more efficient and effective with their schoolwork
by
working
through
the
units
on
www.studyskillshandbook.com.au . Our school’s access
details can be found on page 26 of the student diary
SPORTS DAY REVIEW
Tullawong State High School’s Sports Day was a success,
with perfect weather conditions, broken records and creative
Sport Hero costumes. The day was filled with laughter and joy,
as teachers and students took part in many events achieving
points for their house colour. Amazing performances by
students throughout the day’s events, as well as a jump in
numbers with participation compared to previous years. The
day could not have been possible without the help of the Sports
Development teachers, staff, grounds men and canteen ladies.
We appreciate the work and effort put in to 2015’s Sports
Carnival. Congratulations to all age champions, as well as the
students who qualified for districts.
Schools on Stage 2015. Creative Generation is a program that
anyone from Prep to Year 12 in Queensland State schools
can participate in. Creative Generation offers the chance for
students to perform in a professional production held at the
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
AGE CHAMPIONS
DIVISION
WINNER
12 Years Boys
Luke Brooker
12 Years Girls
Annaliese Black
13 Years Boys
Brendan Power
13 Years Girls
Angela Parascos
14 Years Boys
Kaleb Radford
14 Years Girls
Rachel Harper
15 Years Boys
Samson Hoek
15 Years Girls
Imogen Vaughn
16 Years Boys
Jake Law
16 Years Girls
Tori Herd
Open Boys
Brodi Tempelmeier
Open Girls
Jessica Friis
This year Lexie Hatchman (Year 12) and Bella Jahnke (Year 11)
performed in dance segments in the production. Bella danced
in Massed A performances and was a featured tap dancer in
multiple different routines. Lexie was selected to be part of the
CGen Company (top 20 dancers out of 600) and featured in
13 items including a lead role in the ‘Grease’ section as Cha
Cha. Lexie and Bella spent many weekends over the 4 months
travelling to Brisbane to rehearse for the event clocking up
nearly 200 hours of rehearsal. Both dancers agree that Creative
Generation is an amazing thing to be a part of, giving them both
real world experiences working with different choreographers
and getting to perform for large audiences. Creative Generation
will be aired on Network 10 on 12 December at 2:30pm.
MUSICAL THEATRE EXCURSION
Last term on 10 June, our Senior Dance and Dance Extension
students travelled to Brisbane to watch the musical production
of ‘Dirty Dancing’ at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
CREATIVE GENERATION STATE SCHOOLS
ONSTAGE 2015
Students in Senior Dance study Musical Theatre as one of
their specialised genres of dance, so to see a live professional
production was highly beneficial to students understanding the
style better.
1500 students from state schools all across Queensland came
together on 15 July to participate in Creative Generation – State
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The sets were outstanding and utilised fantastic technology to
bring the story to life on stage. All of the cast members were
highly talented and the dance scenes were very entertaining
and exciting.
KITCHEN GARDEN MANAGED BY PHOENIX
BOYS
Bunnings assisted us to get our garden by donating gift cards,
so we could buy plants for the garden. Bunnings also helped us
with getting the shovels and tools needed to prepare the soil.
We chose the plants based on the greatest need in the school
by getting vegetables and herbs to help Home Economics. Mr
Maguire aided us on the day to plant our seedlings and prepare
the soil.
2015 SCHOOL PHOTOS
Students are reminded to please come to the Administration
Office to pick up 2015 school photos that have not been
collected.
BONJOUR!
Bonjour, je m’appelle Monsieur Ferraioli. Je suis le professeur
de français.
Good morning, my name is Mr Ferraioli. I am the French
teacher. This term we have exciting things happening. We will
be learning how to introduce ourselves in French, how to get
to know other people and meet new friends. We will also be
learning things about France and how they live their lives and
how it differs from Australia.
We are still growing some seedlings that have not been planted
yet. Mr Stephenson assisted us to make some water cans from
recycled milk bottles. Mr Stephenson also helped us with using
the wood burner to write on our garden stakes that we sanded
and painted at Bunnings.
If your child is doing French please ask them about it; share
this experience with them. They may even teach you some of
what we learn if you ask them. The program ‘Duolingo’ can be
downloaded onto their device, enabling them to practise their
French at home.
Au revoir
Monsieur Ferraioli
2015 EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS SURVEY
The Queensland Government is conducting its annual
statewide survey of students who left school in Years 10, 11
and prior to completing Year 12 during 2014. The Early School
Leavers survey is a short, confidential survey that collects
information about what young people are doing the year after
leaving school. The information from the survey helps our
schools to understand the pathways young people follow after
leaving school and to plan services to support transitions into
study or employment for our students.
Between July and August, our students who left school in Years
10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 last year can expect
to receive an invitation to complete a web-based survey or a
telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s
Office to complete the survey. Please encourage early school
leavers to take part.
For more information, visit www.education.qld.gov.au/
nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.
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The tomatoes are already flowering and we are hoping to get
some tomatoes soon. Our potatoes weren’t very lucky and
didn’t last in the cold, but our other plants are thriving.
By Jayke
Year 7 student
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL
NEWS
2015 so far has been a big year for the Student Representative
Council. School and charity events and fundraisers have filled
the school calendar and with the help of many students,
teachers and family members, the SRC is indeed, ‘soaring to
great heights’. This year alone the school has been involved in
many fundraising events including: the World’s Greatest Shave,
the Women’s Day International Fun Run and the Kokoda Youth
Foundations Jim Stillman Cup. Additionally, the school raised
funds for Fiji to help with the recovery after the tsunami early this
year by hosting a free dress day.
Over the last 2 years, the World’s Greatest Shave has become
a large school event with $11,000 raised in 2014 and 2015
alone. This year’s brave students, Ahmed Soliman, Marcus
Millar, Kenesi Fredsberg, Ella Crettenden, Glenn Arbon, Zac
Lamb, Jalon Bossi, Jesse Barrow, Travis Purdie and Keegan
Barnett, raised $4000 for the cause, with the assistance and
support of Mr Ryan Verhagen who organised the event.
The Women’s Day International Fun Run was also an event held
earlier in the year to support breast cancer research. $1100
was raised by the Tullawong team with $600 of the total raised
by one of our sports captains, Sam VanDerStoep. Two of the
participating students, Jade Garland and Stacey Smith ran the
5km fun run while Glenn Arbon, Jasmine Lee, Jocell Mambear,
Jordan Quonoey, Abbey Schutt, Chelsea Ham, Sean Pobjie,
Kenesi Raisley, Lauren Arbon, Brittany Jordan, Kianah Witt,
Catya Dziduch, Natasha Bates, Caalita, Miss Subramanium,
Miss Li, Mrs Peereboom, Mrs Trims and Mrs Keal, walked the
5km.
A recently introduced event to the school this year was the
Kokoda Youth Foundations Jim Stillman Cup. Three teams
of four senior students along one teacher hiked the gruelling
48km trek in the Gold Coast Hinterlands, to raise money for
the Kokoda youth foundation on 18 July. The students, Hayley
England, Sandy Duncan, Amalya Valle, Stacey Smith, Glenn
Arbon, Tristan Smith, Ashleigh Young, Bianca Hewitt-Ruhle,
Sam Vanderstoep, Jake Dziduch, Jordan Quonoey and Abbey
Schutt, along with their teachers, Mrs Erin White, Mr Tim King
and Mr Ryan Verhagan, and support crew, Mrs Ailsa King,
Mr Samuel Gordon, Mr Mark White, Mrs Teresa Soden, Mr
Jason Wood and Mrs Sally Newick , trained vigorously for 5
months before the event at Mt Coo-tha as well as in the Gold
Coast Hinterlands. All who were involved invested a great deal
of time, money and effort into the opportunity and raised a
total of $3400 for the cause. The Kokoda Challenge was not
only a great personal achievement, but a way to honour the
Kokoda legacy and support local teenagers to gain a brighter
future for themselves and their families through the Kokoda
Challenge Youth Program. The event proved to be a physically
and mentally rewarding opportunity, where students and
teachers grew as people and learned about themselves and
each other. The teams who participated in the event would like
to personally thank Mrs Murphy, Mr Ferguson and all those
involved who gave the students and teachers such an amazing
opportunity that will be a highlight of 2015.
for Year 7 and 9 students participating in the NAPLAN tests
and played a fundamental role in Clean Up Australia Day and
ANZAC Day.
Three of our SRC members were also given the opportunity
to compete in the NSW math Competition with help from the
Queensland University of Technology. This year was
Tullawong’s first year entering a Year 7 and 8 team into the
competition and students performed well showing their
mathematical potential throughout the completion. Due to this
success the Math department will be running the ICAS
Mathematics competition in the weeks to come.
The next upcoming events within the school are the RSPCA
Cupcake day on 14 August and Daffodil Day on 28 August
where the SRC will be selling 600 daffodils to raise money for
the cancer council.
It has been a wonderful year so far for the Student
Representative Council and we would like to thank everyone
who has been involved in events and fundraisers and held
up high our school values, to set a wonderful example in the
community. We look forward to further improving our school
community and leading our peers in the months to come,
before the end of our schooling years this November.
Your Student Representative Council President,
Amalya Valle
FAREWELL FRANCESCA AND LUCA
On the last day of Term 2, Mrs Wilkie, along with the majority of
the school population, farewelled our lovely visitors, Francesca
and Luca, with a barbeque and music. Below, the girls display
their Verification of Enrolment forms and school reports.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Another huge success within the SRC this year was the
Valentine’s Day Fundraiser. The SRC sold 475 roses to
students and teachers and a total of $712.50 was raised. In
addition to these amazing events, the Tullawong Leadership
Team has also been playing a large role in various areas of the
school; helping out with breakfast club every Tuesday morning,
where each leadership group takes turns to cook and serve a
free and nutritional breakfast to students before the beginning
of the school day. Students also cooked a barbeque breakfast
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LANGUAGE CLASSES
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