25 June 2021

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Caregivers

It’s hard to believe we are at the mid way point of the year. For our Year 12s, the time is going so quickly and it is a challenging year, so please ensure that you do practise self care and really consider your health and wellbeing.

Vision Statement and Values

Our school’s vision statement of Together we learn, Individually we grow and Success for all is so evident across many areas of the school. I’m impressed on a daily basis by the respect, responsibility and safety shown by that the vast majority of our students. Beerwah is a wonderful school with an experienced team of staff who do their best to inspire, educate and support our young people.

Staffing Changes

We welcome a number of new staff to our highly experienced and capable teaching staff.

Next term we will have a team of 4 Deputy Principals to help support our staff and students. I’m pleased to welcome Mr Jeff Tennant to the school as Middle Schooling and Student Services Deputy Principal and Jeff will be overseeing Year 10 students as well as the Maths, Science and the important portfolio of student and staff Health and Wellbeing. Jeff has over 7 years’ experience as a DP from Nambour State College and is highly respected across the region. Mr Ian King, who has been with us this term as Deputy Principal is overseeing the Year 9 students, the Digital Technology curriculum area and is managing Attendance. We have seen an improvement in our attendance this term which is very pleasing. This work will continue, given that we all know how important it is that students are at school each and every day. This expanded team will help us to ensure that we can meet our improvement agenda and improve student outcomes.

I would like to congratulate Mr Patrick Walden who has been appointed A/HOD Digital Technologies and Humanities. Mr Walden is replacing Mrs Marni Bradley who has held this role for many years. Mrs Bradley has taken up a position at North Lakes College as HOD Senior Schooling until end of Term 3 and we thank her for her many years of valuable contribution to this school and we wish her all the best for this term. I would also like to congratulate Mrs Michelle Williams who is continuing in her role as A/HOD Communications (English and Spanish) until the end of the year and Ms Kayla Monk who is continuing in her role as A/HOD Maths. We say goodbye to Mrs Meg Power this week as she leaves to start her family. We thank you Mrs Power for your work and wish you and your family all the best.

SOME SUCCESS STORIES

Market Day – Congratulations to all who ran the very popular Market Day event. The quality of the food was fantastic, I bought four dishes and was very impressed. What a great event!

Run the Corridors – Another fantastic Beerwah tradition. I was so impressed with the students’ ability, the students who were cheering the athletes on and the staff who showed wonderful house spirit. Steve and Damian’s banter on the microphones is always entertaining. Well done, team!

Gold Card lunch – was lovely to spoil our Gold Card students and acknowledge them with a great pizza and subway lunch. We have approximately 15% of our students who are on a Gold card and our Year 8 and Year 11 students have the highest number of students. Congratulations to all these students and I look forward to seeing more in the future.

Sharing Cultures day - Thank you to the team for a successful Sharing Cultures day recently. The presenter, Kerry, certainly had the students listening to his every word and his message was inspiring. It was a wonderful opportunity to raise more awareness and acceptance of diversity in our school and community.

Future of Education & Generation Alpha

I recently attended the Qld Secondary Principals’ conference and enjoyed listening to researcher Mark McCrindle who outlined the five megatrends that are shaping the future of education. You can read his research here:

He also outlined Generation Alpha who are the next generation of students that we will see in Yr 7 in 2022. He discusses their digital dependence and literacy in some detail. His research shows:

• 82% of students struggle with too much time on digital
• 70% say they can't limit it
• 65% agree it impacts their mental health

His new book is now available and I have bought a copy to read. Highly recommended for those parents who have children under 12 yrs of age.

Lunchtime activities for junior girls

I’m concerned when I walk around at lunchtime and see girls who sit in groups on their phones. I don’t see the same number of boys doing this. I see a lot of boys playing handball or doing other sports. If you have any ideas for lunchtime activities that you think our junior girls would like, please let me know so that we can develop a plan.

TEACHX Awards

Do you know an inspiring teacher doing outstanding work in a school or early learning centre?

Nominate them now for the 2021 TEACHX Awards. TEACHX celebrates excellence in teaching and promotes the important work of registered teachers. Shortlisted nominees will have their profile featured on the Queensland College of Teachers’ Teacher Stories website and finalists’ and winners’ stories will be promoted to the media. Winners will be announced on Thursday 28 October, on the eve of World Teachers’ Day in Queensland. Nominations close Friday 9 July 2021.You can nominate a colleague on our TEACHX nomination page.

All the best for the June school holidays and thank you for your ongoing support. The Beerwah community is such a supportive community and it is our privilege to work with you and your children.

Stay safe and take care

Kind regards,

Lyn McDonald
B. Bus, M. of Ed. Research
Principal – Beerwah SHS

Parking on School Grounds

Please be mindful when picking up and dropping off students to and from school, the area out the front of the school is the designated zone. Please avoid entering school grounds and parking in delivery zones and Staff ONLY parking areas.

If a student requires something to be dropped off during school times, please go directly to the administration front office, where staff will ensure it is safely delivered.

This is for the safety of our students and staff.

BYOD

Does your student have a device at home that they can bring to school? Get connected now to our BYO network. Check our website for information about compatible devices, or speak with our IT Tech Andrew McQuillan or A/HOD IT and Business, Barb Mullins. There is no additional cost to join our BYO Network.

Hire Laptops

We still have a number of hire laptops available on a pro-rata rate for the remainder of the year. Contact Barb Mullins (if you are interested) for more information regarding costs and availability.

Tips & Tricks

For the best BYO experience, please do not use any personal Cloud based storage platforms to store schoolwork. This includes Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and OneDrive. Students wishing to use Cloud storage are encouraged to sign-in to OneDrive using their school account. All other Cloud platforms are blocked by Education QLD and students will be unable to access while on our network.

CEEP Transition Program

Year 6 - 7 Transition 2021 - Coalition Educational Enrichment Program (CEEP)

Transitions in schooling can have a critical impact on the learning of students, none more so than the critical junction between primary and secondary school. Children who felt they had a lot of help from their secondary school to settle in were more likely to have a successful transition.

Here at Beerwah State High school, we believe that a smooth transition is essential for student success and are excited to provide a number of transition programs designed to assist students manage the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.

In previous years, Beerwah State High School has been proud to invite current year 6 students to the high school in order to provide them with the opportunity to experience a variety of educational programs and to support their transition from year 6 to year 7. The feedback received from the students, parents and staff involved previously was that the program was a success and met its desired outcomes. So, in 2021, Beerwah State High School is excited to host the Coalition Educational Enrichment Program (CEEP). Students can choose between one of seven different high-quality programs designed to showcase the many different opportunities available at Beerwah State High School. Sports Development, The Arts, Dance, Design Technology (Industrial or Food Tech), Robotics and Science are the enrichment open for nomination.

Year 6 students who wish to apply need to complete an online application form that is available on the Beerwah State High School website (www.beerwahshs.eq.edu.au). Please follow the links from the homepage to the online application. Applications are NOW OPEN and will close on Friday 6th August.

We look forward to meeting all of our potential Year 7 students for 2022.

Mr Darren Rogers
Year 6 Head of Year

Mathematics

Mathspace and Manga High

A reminder that Year 7 – 9 students have access to Mathspace and all students have access to MangaHigh. The programs have inbuilt textbooks, videos and corresponding worksheets. Students can access these programs at home to consolidate their learning.

Maths Tutoring

Maths tutoring is in the library every Tuesday from 3:00-4:00 pm. Students from any year level can attend. Students are asked to bring work that they would like to review.

Kayla Monk
Acting Head of Department Mathematics

Science News

STEM Girl Power Camp

My name is Poppy Ives and a few weeks ago I took the opportunity to be a one of 50 girls from across Queensland to go on the weeklong STEM Girl Power Camp of 2021. By the end of that week, we were all amazing friends and we had experiences that will last a lifetime. Throughout the week we met numerous female STEM role models, experienced software engineering at the University of Queensland, went to the Translational Research Institute to meet cancer and infectious disease workers before we had our own go in a lab at the SPARQUE-ed educational facility. We went to Griffith University and after speaking to a panel of inspiring women we had the opportunity to teach the local primary school students forensic science and civil engineering. Afterwards we headed to the Cross River Rail Experience Centre to meet the leading engineers on the project and discuss its future plans while looking at the 3D model of the railway design. While going around the ferris wheel and admiring the view of the sunset over the Brisbane River, we spoke to inspiring women who have an interesting range of jobs from STEM degrees to those about to graduate from QUT. The week was very busy, but it gave us all a great insight into our future. I would recommend this experience to any girls interested in STEM and encourage them to apply for this camp in future years. It may seem scary at first, but I promise, you won’t regret it for a second.

Australian Science Competition success

Sixty seven students from Years 7, 8 and 9 participated in the Australian Science competition last month and we are pleased to announce some excellent results.

We received 24 credits, 4 Distinctions and 1 High Distinction.

The highest awards went to:

Ben (High Distinction) Archie (Distinction) Ella (Distinction) Thomas (Distinction) and Lina (Distinction/ not pictured).

Well done to all students involved.

Sports News

SCHOOL RUGBY LEAGUE

This term saw boys and girls involved in a number of school rugby league competitions. On Tuesday 8th June (Week 8), a group of dedicated Year 7 and 8 girls participated in the annual Karyn Murphy Cup held in Maroochydore. This competition is named after one of the best Australian rugby league players of all time. The Beerwah girls started the day off exceptionally, winning all 3 round games, and finishing in 2nd place for a spot in the grand final. But by that 4th game, and after a few injuries, the girls were exhausted. They played with lots of heart, but went down 5-2 against Coolum.

The Open boys participated in an afternoon competition, but as there were only 2 schools still in the competition, Beerwah made it through to the Grand Final against Morayfield. On Wednesday 9th June, the Beerwah boys turned up with a depleted team, many of the boys having never played a game of rugby league before. However, the boys went out and played with little fear, surprising much of the crowd with their dedication. Morayfield did come out winners on the day, but the Beerwah boys stepped up when needed.

Mr Cavanagh and Miss Liesegang couldn’t be prouder of these students who were willing and eager to participate in these competitions.

SCHOOL NETBALL

Monday Night Netball 2021

CONGRATULATIONS GRAND FINAL WINNERS

The senior netball team was undefeated throughout the season, this achievement is even more significant due to the loss of players. On the very night of the grand final, two of the seven players were battling significant colds and still the girls managed a significant victory over Chancellor College 35-28.

Tammin Smallbone, Jaeda Moldre, Aisha Dallinger, Lily Byford, Tamara Taripo, Bailee Smallbone, Danica Bertani. Not photographed Taneika Alley, Breeanna Mountain.

Beerwah also fielded a junior netball team this year. The junior team faced very strong competition but they found form towards the end of the season and their games became very closely contested. The girls never gave up in a game nor did they let their sportsmanship or support of each other waver throughout the comp.

Thank you to all the students who participated in the competition, and a big shout out to the parents who made travel to the Maroochydore courts possible.

Year 8/9 Players

Saije Knight, Jaismeen Sandhu, Bella Watkins, Emma Hall, Sophie Vortman, Kaylee Cannon, Keira Hallink, Lila Walsh, Hayden Leigh-Stansfield, not photographed Annabell Mackinney-Clohesy.

From the IT Department

Thank you for such a warm welcome into this wonderful school community by Beerwah State High School staff and students, as I have commenced in the role of Head of Department Digital Technologies and Business from Week 9 this term.

I am passionate about e-learning and using digital tools in our classrooms to support and accelerate student learning. In visiting classrooms, I have connected with several students who are producing innovative work that shows strong talent and problem-solving ability.

Recently, I visited Year 10 Digital Technologies classes and students showcased their final animations coded in Alice as shown below. There were many creations including a Rubik’s Cube and a Racing Car Game.

I look forward to continuing to grow Digital Technologies curriculum and e-learning at Beerwah.

BYOD and Laptop Hire Options @ Beerwah

At Beerwah, students are expected to bring their own devices, fully charged ready for learning each day. It is great to see an increasing number of students coming on-board with their own devices via our BYOD program. Having students connected to our BYOD network with access to a device to support their learning in all classroom settings means that they can access digital content, information and collaborate easily to support their learning.

There is no fee charged for students who bring their own device to connect via our BYOD network.

Students are encouraged to on-board their own devices at home by following the instructions available on our website. Alternatively, our IT Technician is available to assist at the following times:

Before School 8:00 – 8:45
First Recess 11:20 – 12:00
Second Recess 1:10 – 1:35

If your child does not yet have their own device, we have several laptops which can be hired for take-home or as a Collect n Go day loan device. As we are now approaching Semester 2, these are available for a pro-rata reduced fee to students.

Please visit our website below to learn more about options currently available to support you in getting your student Connected @ Beerwah.

If you wish to discuss your BYOD needs further, please contact our IT Department via byox@beerwahshs.eq.edu.au or encourage your student to pop in and see us at the Resource Centre. We will work with you to ensure that your child can be connected @ Beerwah.

Should you have any other queries about our programs, please do not hesitate to contact me directly via pwald9@eq.edu.au or 5436 5326, I look forward to connecting with you.

Patrick Walden
Head of Department – Digital Technologies & Business

Education Services

Nursery Extension

Thanks to a donation from Fresh and Save Beerwah, we were able to extend our nursery. Students have been busy planting passionfruit vines along the new fence, with a companion planting of lavender which will bring the bees.

Good for the environment

Each week students from years 7 -12 collect the scraps in the kitchens and bring them to the compost systems we now have in place. Nursery students collect the scraps from the tuckshop and recycle them through the worm farm each week.

Our nursery worm farms are managed by Rachel. They provide a lot of castings which improve the soil and worm liquid is used to prevent transplant shock.

During VAP (Visual Arts in Practice), Chloe (year 12), made a birdbath sculpture from clay for her assessment. Chloe had to create a sculpture for the school community. The sculpture will be the centrepiece for the new garden that will have citrus, herbs and flowers planted in it soon.

Thank you, Chloe.

Nursery students Jeremy and Christian enjoy growing the food for the guinea pigs in the school’s science block and feeding it to them each week.

Food for Ariana, Mischief, Isobella and Bella Ciao, Mooncake and Shadow Moon.

BSHS 2021 Middle School Spelling Bee Tennis Tournament

With the MU06 metaphorical courts only slightly worn after two furious days of junior competitions, the net was tightened and the lines were given a fresh coat of paint for the 2021 Beerwah High Middle School Spelling Bee Championships.

Year 9 and 10 students took to the courts with a frenzy of rallies, powershots, reserves and teamplays, spelling words served up by our specially designed ‘word machine’. Competition was enthusiastic and intense, with all matches showcasing fair play and good spirit.

A delighted Team Tunbubudla after an extremely competitive and hard-fought Year 10 competition!

The excitement and thrills of competition had Mr Audley leaving his music room and peeking through the door on a few occasions to see what all the noise was about! The laughter, yells of success, screams of delight and excited jousting certainly turned MU08 into the rowdiest classroom over the two days of competition. It is extremely uplifting to see so many students getting excited about spelling words in this refreshing and energising format. Beerwah High’s Learning Support Team is very proud to be delivering unique opportunities like this to our wonderful students.

Good luck to our Senior School cohorts who are presently competing for court bragging rights and a bundle of points to help their house take out this year’s Academic & Cultural Cup. Watch this space for further news!

Team Tibberoowuccum use a Teamplay card to unify brainpower on a difficult powershot word on their way to taking out the Year 9 tournament!

BSHS 2021 Middle School Spelling Bee Champions

Year 9 - Tibberoowuccum (Jazmin Baartz, Jorja Gillen, Skye, Bridie Worrell)
Year 10 - Tunbubudla (Riley Ferguson, Logan McGurk, Poppy Taylor, Annaka Ukkola, Tara Malcolm-Weston)

By Peter Voigt
Academic & Cultural Cup Coordinator/Teacher Aide – Learning Support

Environmental Group

Our sport’s carnival became more environmentally friendly with the help of everyone handing in soft plastics, plastic cups and coffee cups to our pop-up recycling station. The boys tallied 460 soft plastic items and 285 cups and lids by the end of day 1, which were taken for recycling.

Sharing Culture Day

Recently Beerwah High School was visited by Kerry Neill from TribalLink to share his knowledge of local indigenous culture and history. Students participated in a number of engaging and educational activities including how to build man made shelters, weaving and painting. All students and staff learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed the event.

Joanne Thorley
Indigenous Community Councillor

Student Services

From the Guidance Office

A great night’s sleep equals a great next day!

Sleep is essential for optimal health in children and adolescents. Research shows primary school-aged children need 9-11 hours and teenagers need 8-10 hours of sleep per night on a regular basis *1.

Adequate sleep is extremely important – it is as essential to survival as food and water. We spend about one-third of our time doing it and sleeping the recommended hours regularly is associated with better health outcomes including: improved attention, behaviour, learning memory, emotional regulation, quality of life and mental and physical health *2. Some negative effects of insufficient sleep include: learning problems, difficulty concentrating and mentally ‘drifting off’ in class, increased risk of accidents, reduced sporting performance, lack of enthusiasm, irritability and moodiness and aggression *1 & 3.

Healthy sleep requires adequate duration, appropriate timing, good quality, regularity, and the absence of sleep disturbances, *2.

Some tips for getting enough sleep:

• Set a regular routine – go to bed and wake up at the same time (including weekends where applicable)
• Get active during the day so you are more physically tired at night
• Avoid having any food or drink that contains caffeine after dinnertime. This includes coffee, tea, cola drinks and chocolate.
• Encourage an early night every Sunday. A late night on Sunday followed by an early Monday morning will make your child drowsy for the start of the school week.
• Pick the perfect pillow, mattress and bedding for you.
• Set up a comfortable sleep environment - Make your room ideal for sleep – declutter, dark blinds or curtains to block out light, reduce noise and comfortable temperature.
• Relax before bed – meditation, mindfulness activities such as colouring, listening to music, reading a book, yoga stretches.
• Restrict the daily use/time spent on electrical devices/screen time.
• Avoid screens such as computers, TV or smart phones, loud music, homework or any other activity that gets your mind racing for at least an hour before bedtime.
• Ideally, do not sleep with your phone in your room so you are not tempted to access it during the night.
• If you cannot get to sleep because your mind keeps thinking about things, get up and make a list/write out what you are thinking.
• Remember that even 30 minutes of extra sleep each night on a regular basis makes a big difference. However, it may take about six weeks of getting extra sleep before you feel the benefits*3.

Skye Power - Guidance Officer

*1. Hirshkowitz, M., Whiton, K., Albert, S., Alessi, C., Bruni, O., DonCarlos, L., Hazen, N., Herman, J., Adams Hillard, P., Katz, E., Kheirandish-Gozal, L., Neubauer, D., O’Donnell, A., Ohayon, M., Peever, J., Rawding, R., Sachdeva, R., Setters, B., Vitiello, M., & Ware, J. 2015, National Sleep Foundation’s updated sleep duration recommendations: final report, Sleep Health, 1 (4), 233-243, doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2015.10.004.

*2. Paruthi S, Brooks LJ, D'Ambrosio C, Hall WA, Kotagal S, Lloyd RM, Malow BA, Maski K, Nichols C, Quan SF, Rosen CL, Troester MM, Wise MS. 2016, Recommended amount of sleep for pediatric populations: a consensus statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 12(6), 785–786, doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.5866.

*3. Department of Health, State Government of Victoria. 2018, Teenagers and sleep, Accessed May 5th 2021, https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/HealthyLiving/teenagers-and-sleep

QParents

What is QParents

QParents is an online portal that provides parents with secure access to their child's student details and can be accessed on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC.

From the comfort of home, parents can:

• update student's details such as change of address or phone number
• notify the school of their child’s absence
• view their child's attendance details and provide reasons for unexplained absences.
• view daily or weekly timetables
• view assessment details
• view major school event dates
• print out recent and archived report cards
• view and pay school invoices online

How to Register

You will receive an email from the school providing an invitation code to register for QParents. To register for the first time, you should use a computer or a laptop, not a phone or tablet.

If you don't have enough points to finalise your registration, then we can help you out. A QLD driver’s licence is enough to get you started in QParents and we will contact you from our end to verify the next steps.

Later you will receive an email instructing you to register your student using their EQ ID number, which can be found on their timetable.

Then all you have to do is explore the app to see how easy it is!

Get Started

Click here QParents Login to get started and follow the step by step instruction on the QParents quick reference guide.

Any Questions

If you haven’t received an invitation code or would like it resent please email your request to the school via qparents@beerwahshs.eq.edu.au

Future Pathways

As this is the last newsletter for the term we would like to promote our annual Career Pathways event with year 10, 11 and 12 students and families, further information will be advised to students via notices and on parades in the coming weeks.

Beerwah SHS Career Pathways and Subject Information Event – Wednesday 21 July 2021

Set up in our school Student Centre, the annual event is an opportunity for students to consider training and apprenticeship options, meet with service providers, learn about 2022 subject offerings, QCE and ATAR as well as explore post school study options and career pathways.

Year 10 students

1.30pm - Students only, accompanied by class teachers to visit expo displays
2.50pm – The expo event opens to students and parents
4.00pm – Year 10 presentations regarding new QCE, ATAR and 2022 subject offerings (PA Block)

Year 10, 11 and 12 students and families

2.50pm – The expo event opens to students and parents
4.00pm – Disability and employment services presentations (I block)

Providers and external agencies attending:

• TAFE Qld
• Sunshine Coast University
• Griffith University
• Other training organisations including: Axiom College, Look Now Training, First Impression Resources, Formula Student, Unity College, Kawana Waters State College/Connect n Grow, Skills Generation, JMC Academy, Tactile Learning Centre, SmartSkills
• Apprenticeship and Traineeship providers including Busy at Work, MEGT, Mas Experience, Sarina Russo Apprenticeships
• Community Career organisations including Defence, Police, Unity Water, Bank of Qld
• Disability and Employment Support Agencies

School based apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs)

The number of students engaged in school based traineeships and apprenticeships has continued to increase over the last term. We now have 35 students working and studying a variety of Certificate III level qualifications.

Congratulations to the following newly signed up students:

Kiera Sweeney – CIII Hospitality, Beerwah Hotel
Tameeka Wager – CIII Business, Domino’s Beerwah
Andrew Lawson – CIII Hospitality, Hungry Jack’s

SATs provide students with opportunities to:

• combine training with paid work
• learn practical workplace skills
• gain QCE points
• continue full time school studies

Beerwah High places high expectations on all of our trainees and apprentices. Students considering these options need to fulfil the following criteria:

• effectively balance school, work, qualification study and, in some cases, travel.
• commit to the entire length of the traineeship.
• ensure required work hours are completed (generally a minimum of 50 days or 375 hours every 12 months).
• remember that school comes first.

Current vacancies for Year 10 students

Interested students who can commit to fulfilling the criteria above should see Mrs Forrest ASAP regarding these vacancies:

Subway Glass House Mountains – CIII Hospitality traineeship. Sandwich artist role. Consider travel out to highway. 750 paid work hours.

Waterworth’s Nursery, Glass House Mountains – CII Horticulture traineeship. Plant propagation, nursery hand role, outdoors. Opportunity for ongoing study and employment.

Metro North Hospital and Health – traineeships available in nursing, admin, dental and allied health (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech, dieticians and medical imaging). Roles based at Caboolture, Redcliffe or Kilcoy. Application packs are now available and due by 25 July 2021. A presentation by the coordinator took place on Monday 14 June, 11.30am in the school library giving students an opportunity to hear first hand about the program and ask questions.

CERTIFICATE COURSES AND EXERNAL STUDY

Dual Salon Assistant & Retail Cosmetics

Our dual trainees will be completing salon placement for the remainder of the year. Without the support of host employer Beerwah Hair & Beauty, this valuable learning opportunity could not go ahead. Skills and knowledge covered in the practical placement include: performing shampoo and basin services, dring hair to shape, braiding and greeting clients. Our trainees have impressed their trainer with their excellent and professional personal presentation, attitude and engagement. They have shown real aptitude in applying the skills and knowledge gained in the course.

We have been informed by the training organisation delivering the dual course, that they will cease training at the end of the year and therefore the program will not be offered in 2022.

Though this is disappointing, 2022 year 11 and 12 students interested in a salon industry pathway will have the opportunity to apply for a place at the SC Trade Training Centre. The exciting program includes dual qualification in salon assistant and retail cosmetics, 40 hours of structured workplace learning and completion of 17 units of study. The course provides 5 QCE credits and students attend one day a week during the year. Expressions of Interest and a full course guide will be available soon.

Sunshine Coast Technical Trade Training Centre

In the lead up to SET Plan our year 10s will be offered the opportunity to learn more about courses offered at TTC in 2022. These include:

Cert II Automotive - Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Cert I Construction - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Cert II Electrotechnology - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Cert II Plumbing - Thursday, Friday
Dual Cert II Salon Asst /Retail Cosmetics - Wednesday, Thursday (to be confirmed)
Cert III Aviation - Tuesday, Wednesday (to be confirmed)

Students attend the Centre in Caloundra one day a week engaging in training based on real industry skills. The courses are VETiS funded and SCTTTC fees, which cover uniform shirt and PPE, apply. Mandatory structured workplace learning is included in the programs which provide students with an insight into the industry and help to make informed decisions about chosen career pathways. These placements are a primary source in securing apprenticeships and ongoing employment.

The SCTTTC will be attending the Career Pathways event on 21 July and will also present to the year 10 cohort on a parade on Monday 2 August.

Health Pathways

The following information is intended for our year 10 students who are considering a pathway in the health industry.

Year 10 TAFE Trade Services Taster Program: students had the opportunity to attend the program conducted at Sunshine Coast Health Institute in Term 2. Though there is a considerable amount of theory delivered to students across four units of competency, the programs are designed to give some practical, hands on experiences. It is designed to be an interactive experience of what life is like as a TAFE student and the statement of attainments issued on completion are able to be credit transferred into full certificates next year.

Cert II Health Support Services is a TAFE at School one year course delivered at the SC Health Institute in Birtinya. It is a VETiS funded course and year 11 and 12 VETiS eligible students are able to enrol.

Kawana Waters State College, in conjunction with Connect n Grow, deliver a health program where students attend the KWSC senior campus one day a week for three semesters. In year 11, students complete CII Health Support Services and CII Community Services, VETiS funded. In the first semester of year 12 students return to complete the CIII Health Services Assistant. This is also a very hands on program and involves some industry placement. In 2021 we have around 20 students (year 11 and 12) who are engaged in this worthwhile program.

Both TAFE Qld and KWSC representatives will be at our Career Pathways Expo on Wednesday 21 July and students may indicate their interest at SET Plan interview. We will advertise when applications are being taken.

Buderim Private Hospital Experience Day

Year 10 – 12 students interested in health careers are invited to apply for a place in the experience day at Buderim Private Hospital on Thursday 12 August. Students can register online for either a morning or afternoon session. Where they will have the chance to gain a broader understanding of acute health care. The session will involve hands on workshops, clinical scenarios, hospital tour and an opportunity to interact with registered health professionals. The program has already been advertised to students and links to the invitation, registration form, schedule and consent form can be forwarded on request. Students will need to make their own way to and from Buderim. Places will fill quickly and registration closes on 15 July.

Health Traineeships through Metro North Hospital and Health were mentioned above and year 10 students are invited to consider making an application by 25 July 2021. An information session was held on Monday, 14 June at 11.30am in the school library. Emails to Year 10 parents have already been sent in relation to this opportunity.

Helen Forrest
Industry and VET Training Officer

Attendance

All parents and carers are responsible for providing explanations for their students’ absences.

To report student absences parents/carers can notify the school via:

• QParents App
• SMS: 0476 850 614 [text messages only - no voicemail, symbols, emojis or attachments]
• Telephone Attendance Line: (07) 5436 5360 [leave a voicemail message]
• Email: studentabsences@beerwahshs.eq.edu.au
• Letter or Medical Certificate provided to the school office
• Please ensure the following details are provided:
• Student name
• Date of absence
• Reason for absence

Finance Information

PAYMENT METHODS

The preferred payment method is BPOINT and additional payment methods include QPARENTS, EFTPOS, CHEQUE and CASH.

Direct debit options for bank account/credit and debit cards are available via BPOINT which can be set up through the Payment Office and telephone payments for credit and debit cards can be made using BPOINT by phoning 1300 631 073.

You can also use Centrepay to arrange regular deductions from your Centrelink payments. Centrepay is a voluntary payment option available to Centrelink customers.

If you are not currently receiving invoices and statements via email, please make your request by email to admin@beerwahshs.eq.edu.au

Questions relating to student accounts can be made by contacting the Payment Office each Monday, Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 12:00pm or by emailing accounts@beerwahshs.eq.edu.au

From the Office

Final Day of Term 2

Friday, 25th June 2021

School resumes

Monday 12th July, 2021

Office opening hours

Monday – Friday from 8:00am - 3.30pm

Payment Office opening hours

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00am – 12:00pm

Uniform Shop Opening hours

Tuesday and Friday from 8:00am - 9:00am

No direct line now- please call the office on (07) 5436 5333 to be put through.

Important Information to remember for 2021

Year 11 and 12 Flexi-Day for 2021 is Friday so no attendance is required for students in these year levels.

Health and Safety Advice for our students

As we are moving into the colds and flu season, we want to share some reminders with you to help keep our staff and students safe and well, along with you, their families.

Our school will continue to ensure physical distancing and high standards of health and hygiene are practised on site in accordance with Queensland Health advice .

Please take note of the information shared below and keep your students at home if they are experiencing any of the symptoms listed:

We thank you for your co-operation in helping to keep us all well.

It is important that you make time to visit the Uniform Shop soon to organise purchase or order of correct school jumpers before the weather turns cooler. Students will not be permitted to wear other jumpers or jackets, although a navy or maroon long-sleeved undershirt will be permitted provided there is no visible writing. Uniform shop operates during school terms Tuesday and Friday mornings: 8 - 9am.

Parents and Citizens Association

P and C meetings are held in the Conference Room on the second Tuesday of every month during term time at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Next P&C meeting 13th of July.

Executive Committe for 2021

President Justine Baker
Vice President Tracy Clow
Secretary Jaye Claes
Treasurer Kim Cross