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24 April 2018 Volume 20 Number 424 April 2018 Volume 20 Number 4

PRINCIPAL

News from the Principal

From the Principal

Welcome back to Term 2 and I trust allmembers of the Centenary Communityenjoyed a relaxing break and are ready forthe challenges of Term 2. We face a busycommencement to the term with plenty ofevents filling the school calendar.

I trust that many members of our community enjoyed theCommonwealth Games. It was great to see that 2008Centenary SHS graduate Grant Irvine swimming butterfly,winning gold in the 4x100 medley. Congratulations to Grant ona magnificent achievement.

By the time you receive this newsletter the parent teacher nightswould have been completed. I hope that these meetings haveprovided you with a good understanding of how your child isprogressing. Your child’s education is a partnership betweenhome and school and good quality dialogue is essentialbetween the two. I encourage all parents to follow up with anyconcerns or questions you may have regarding your child’seducation with staff through email, telephone call or a furtherinterview.

Staff Appointments:

We welcome Eddie Lai to the Centenary Staff. Eddie replacesEugene Rajasingham who is on leave for the rest of 2018.

NAPLAN

The school is fine tuning its preparation for the NAPLAN testswhich are set for the 15-17 May. Although the content of thetesting is a reflection of the Australian curriculum, studentsgenerally need greater exposure to the regimen of writing underexam conditions. With the mooted changes to SeniorAssessment, students will be required to undertake moreexternal testing in their schooling.

Over the Semester to date, students in Years Seven and Ninehave been exposed to a number of focussed literacy tasksaimed to improve their capacity to compose across a range ofcontexts.

Traditionally our NAPLAN Numeracy results have been verystrong using the proportion of students above NationalMinimum Standard as a barometer. Our challenge in theNumeracy domain is to continue to improve the proportion ofstudents performing in the top bands.

In respect to reading comprehension, initial data indicates thatour students are competent in recalling information from textsbut are challenged with making inferential meaning. Our focusacross the curriculum has been to identify cues.

Writing remains as the targeted improvement area forCentenary SHS in 2018. We have implemented a range ofstrategies across subject areas over the last couple of yearsin order to improve performance in this area. This year wehave prioritised the Write that Essay Program to support staffcapability in addressing student writing skills.

Student Achievement

Congratulations to our newly appointed Year 7 Forum leaders.This selection process take place towards at the end of Term1 which provides the school with a period of time to betterget to know our entry cohort students. The leadership roleis an affirmation of the regard the selected students are held

by staff and students and carries the significant responsibilityof representing the views of our 270 students in Year 7 andleading this cohort in our continual improvement agenda. OurYear 7 leaders for 2018 are:

Ewan GriffinHolly LightbodyBrady PeutAnoria Rankin

Well done to all students who represented the school at thecluster day in the last week of term. In what was a highlysuccessful day for Centenary we brought home six DistrictPremierships.

Year 8 and year 9 boys Touch FootballYear 8 and year 9 Boys VolleyballYear 8 and year 9 Girls Volleyball

The final week of term also held the school’s cross country.Again the event was a great success with strong studentparticipation. Congratulations to our Age Champions:

12 years boys Caleb Moore

12 years girls Brooke Walker

13 years boys Ryan Campbell

13 years girls Rosie Syme

14 years boys James Turner-Fry

14 years girls Olivia Boyd

15 years boys Dylen Blythe

15 years girls Ismahan Elsair

16 years boys Joseph Hooper

16 years girls Nyajimma Rambang

Open boys Michael Melvin

Open girls Alyssa Kearney

John Brew, PrincipalEmail: admin@centenaryshs.eq.edu.au

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DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

News from the Deputy Principals

Parent Teacher Interviews

A big thank you to all parents and family members whoattended the Parent Teacher Evenings in the first two weeks ofthis term. The research clearly shows that these vital networkswhich are established between parents and teachers have avery big influence on student achievement. Please feelcomfortable to contact any teacher about your child’s progress

or concerns you may have at any time of the year, not justthrough Parent Teacher Interview nights.

A reminder that there are a number of different staff who canhelp you with your assessment items. The first place to startis with your subject teacher. Have a conversation with themabout what you can do to improve or maintain your results.You can also seek assistance from the Head of Department,Year Coordinator, Deputy Principals and Guidance Officer. Awide range of other support staff can also be located in theadministration building.

NAPLAN

A reminder that all Years 7 and 9 students will sit the NAPLANtests in Week 5 of this term, Tuesday 15 May to Thursday 17May. It is very important that all students attend every day andparticipate to the best of their ability. The results gained throughthe NAPLAN testing protocol provide our school with essentialinformation about the delivery of our curriculum programs andas such we need accurate results for all students.

Year 9 Junior Certificate of Education (JCE)

This year we are introducing a new initiative where allgraduating year 9 students will have an opportunity to attain aJunior Certificate of Education (JCE). In order to receive a JCE,students must demonstrate a satisfactory level of academicattainment. The JCE represents a student’s successfulgraduation and transition from the junior school into the seniorschool and also replicates similar processes which occur at theend of year 12. The criteria for the JCE are as follows:

The JCE, JCE Honours, Merit Award or Statement ofattainment will be presented to all students at a specialTransition Ceremony at the end of the year.

Matt McDonald, Deputy Principal (Year 11)Email: mmcdo156@eq.edu.au

Adam Richter, Deputy Principal (Years 9, 12 &International)Email: arich60@eq.edu.au

Sallyann Griffith, Deputy Principal (Years 7, 8,International & Exchange)Email: sgrif88@eq.edu.au

Kelsey Oakes, Deputy Principal (Year 10, ATSI &EALD)Email: koake10@eq.edu.au

1. JCE Honours – ‘A’ result received for all subjects

2. JCE – need to achieve a ‘C’ result or better in at least5 subjects

3. Merit Award – any student who receives a ‘B’ orabove for effort and behaviour for all subjects

4. Statement of Attainment – any student who does notreceive a JCE

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BUSINESS MANAGER

News from the Business Manager

Statements

Next week you will receive a “Debtor Statement” for schoolfees, either by email or post. This statement is an overview ofprevious single invoices that have already been forwarded.

Please note that no action is required for a credit adjustment,this will appear as a negative amount on a statement. If youhave not received a statement this indicates that there are nooutstanding fees.

All fees relating to the 2018 calendar year are due by 31 July2018. An overview of all fees and charges can be located onour website. These documents provide a detailed explanation(by subject) of Curriculum Charges and Student ResourceScheme fees and what the school provides for each of thesecharges.

http://www.centenaryshs.eq.edu.au/

Please note that some subjects are only timetabled each termor semester. For these subjects, invoices will be generated asrequired with an email advising parents/carers of the fee. Forinvoices generated after the due date, a 30 day account willoperate.

For more detailed information please contact the individualHead of Department or Business Manager by emailingadmin@centenaryshs.eq.edu.au.

How to make a payment

Payments can be made over the counter by cash or EFTPOS(Debit Card, MasterCard or Visa), by BPOINT or QParents.BPOINT and QParents options allow parents/carers theconvenience of making payments from home and alleviatesthe need to pay over the counter transactions in person. Formore information about QParents, please refer to the school’swebsite.

BPOINT Option

BPOINT is an online payment system and is the preferredpayment method for the Department.

This option is accessed through an internet weblink belowwhich appears on all invoices and statements. This link can alsobe located in the Quicklinks section of our school’s websitehomepage. You will need the Customer Reference Number(CRN) which is printed on the bottom of your invoice/statementbefore payment can be processed.

http://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete

When accessing the BPOINT weblink on individual invoices allrelevant information will prepopulate. Parents/Carers will onlybe required to enter their credit or debit card details.

INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE (IVR) BPOINT is alsoavailable by dialling the 1300 number provided on individualinvoices. This option will only accept credit cards.

ELECTRONIC DIRECT DEBIT REGISTRATION (eDDR) BPOINTis the approved payment plan option. To set up a payment planparents/carers will be required to contact the school office first.

For more information on BPOINT please refer to the school’swebsite.

PHONE OR COUNTER payments Options

Payments can be made at the school office, Monday to Fridaybetween 8.00am and 4.00pm. Payment options include creditand debit cards (EFTPOS), cheque and cash. Money orders arealso accepted.

For payments over the phone, call the school on 3373 4555,Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 4.00pm and we willtransfer you to the IVR BPOINT 1300 dedicated phone number.Only VISA or MasterCard can be used for this process. From2018 schools are no longer able to accept credit cardpayments over the phone.

Changes to the Payment of Excursion

This year excursion/camps/activities will no longer be includedin payment plans. These are a user pay activity and will need tobe paid in full prior to attending the event.

Parent/Carer Experiencing Financial Difficulties

A parent/carer wishing to participate in the Student ResourceScheme and experiencing financial hardship is encouraged tocontact the Business Manager to discuss how their financialobligations can be met throughout the school year, or tonegotiate alternative arrangements that may be available toaccommodate their individual circumstances. All discussionswill be held in the strictest confidence.

Parent/Carer Contact Details

Parent/Carer contact details are very important to us. Up todate and current school records enable us to send youmessages, contact you if your student becomes ill or if there isan issue that needs resolving.

Our process for sending home report cards and othercorrespondence is now by email. By keeping your emailaddress current we can keep you updated and informed.

If you have moved or are moving house, changed jobs, emailsor mobile phone numbers, please inform the school office viaemail to admin@centenaryshs.eq.edu.au.

If you wish to receive the school newsletter, please go to ourschool website’s Newsletter tab to subscribe, or go directlyto the link below. You will need to complete and submit the‘subscribe’ form on the website.

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Charmaine Macaulay, Business ManagerEmail: cmaca5@eq.edu.au

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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ANDINNOVATION

School Improvement and Innovation

Where do creative ideas come from?

Creativity is a highly desirable trait and it is likely to be oneof the most highly prized employability traits in the future. Wewill all benefit from creativity directed at generating solutions tocomplex social, technical and environmental problems.

Researchers from Harvard University have used functionalmagnetic resonance imaging to identify which part of the brainare active when creative ideas are generated1. They found thatsimultaneous activation of three areas of the brain that areknown to work more in opposition than together result in themost creative ideas. The executive network is responsible forplanning and organising thinking and the salience network isresponsible for determining which pieces of environmental inputare important and should be processed more deeply. It seemslogical that these areas of the brain are active during problemsolving but to be truly creative we also need to activate ourdefault network that is associated with daydreaming.

While daydreaming is not what students should be spendingall of their time doing, perhaps a little daydreaming training isbeneficial.

1 Beaty et al, 2018, ‘Robust prediction of individual creativeability from brain function connectivity’, Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,Vol 115(5), pp 1087-1092

Anna Petrie, School Improvement and InnovationHODEmail: anpet0@eq.edu.au

CATSIES COORDINATOR

News from our CATSIES CoordinatorCentenary SHS is very excited to announce that we will becreating an Indigenous Student Leadership Council atCentenary SHS, to become an ongoing part of the school’sleadership culture. The council will be comprised of 6 studentsin total, with three each from the junior and senior schools.Membership on the council will be for one year, and will berecognised within the school with a leadership badge.

Responsibilities of council members will include such things asgiving acknowledgements of country at school assemblies andawards nights; assisting in planning and implementing schoolNAIDOC celebrations; and creating their own action plan for keyevents and activities they would like to implement.

To apply for a position on the council students must identify asAboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander and be able to show theymeet the following criteria:

At the start of term two, the process will begin, in whichstudents will write to selection criteria and be considered by apanel including members of the Indigenous community. If youhave any queries, please feel free to contact me.

Angela Duncombe, CATSIES CoordinatorEmail: adunc62@eq.edu.au

GUIDANCE

News from the Guidance Officers

The Skills Every Young Adult Needs

Former Stanford Dean of Freshman and UndergraduateAdvising Julie Lythcott-Haims has some advice for parentsabout the skills that their children need to possess by the timethey reach adulthood. This advice originally appeared in thebook, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the OverparentingTrap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.

1. A young adult must be able to talk to strangers —teachers, school and university leaders, advisors, landlords,shop assistants, human resource managers, co-workers, banktellers, health care providers, bus drivers, mechanics—in thereal world.

If we teach young people not to talk to strangers instead ofteaching the more nuanced skill of how to discern the few badstrangers from the mostly good ones, young people end up notknowing how to approach strangers — respectfully and witheye contact — for the help, guidance, and direction they willneed out in the world. The perfect time to begin learning theseskills is while still living at home, with the support and guidancefrom a parent or caregiver.

2. A young adult must be able to find their way around acampus, the town in which their internship is located, orthe city where they are working or studying abroad.

If we drive or accompany our children everywhere, even when abus, their bicycle, or their own feet could get them there, youngpeople don't know the route for getting from here to there,how to cope with transportation options and issues, when andhow to fill the car with petrol, or how to make and executetransportation plans. Again, this should be a gradual process inline with the capability of a young person, and should take intoaccount safety considerations relevant to the area and time ofday.

3. A young adult must be able to manage theirassignments, workload, and deadlines.

If we remind young people when their homework is due andwhen to do it— sometimes helping them do it, sometimesdoing it for them, young people don't know how to prioritisetasks, manage workload, or meet deadlines, without regularreminders.

4. A young adult must be able to contribute to the runningof a household.

• >85% attendance

• effort & behaviour all satisfactory or higher

• academic results all/mostly A-C

• engagement with programs & opportunities offeredto Indigenous students through the school

• personal leadership qualities

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If we don't ask them to help much around the house becausethe checklisted childhood leaves little time in the day foranything aside from academic and extracurricular work, youngpeople don't know how to look after their own needs, respectthe needs of others, or do their fair share for the good of thewhole. Of course there need to be allowances for stressfulperiods, but in general young people benefit from regularresponsibilities within their home environment.

5. A young adult must be able to handle interpersonalproblems.

If we step in to solve misunderstandings and soothe hurtfeelings for them, young people don't know how to cope withand resolve conflicts without our intervention. A betterapproach is to support young people to actively solve their ownissues, with advice and guidance as needed.

6. A young adult must be able to cope with ups and downsof subjects and workloads, academically rigorous work,competition, tough teachers, bosses, and others.

If we step in when things get hard, finish the task, extend thedeadline, and talk to the adults, young people don't know thatin the normal course of life things won't always go their way,and that they'll be okay regardless. Again, while we may adviseand support, it is generally best to encourage a young personto manage their own challenges, at least in the first instance.

7. A young adult must be able to earn and manage money.

If they don't hold part-time jobs, and instead receive moneyfrom us for whatever they want or need, young people don'tdevelop a sense of responsibility for completing job tasks,accountability to a boss who doesn't inherently love them, anappreciation for the cost of things, an understanding of howto manage money, or the sense of satisfaction that comeswith purchasing something that has required discipline andplanning.

In short, if we've laid out a young adult’s entire path for themand have avoided all pitfalls or prevented all stumbles for them,they will find it difficult to develop the wise understanding thatsuccess comes only after trying and failing and trying again, orthe thick skin that comes from coping when things have gonewrong.

Juanita Oberle, Guidance OfficerEmail: jober13@eq.edu.au

Janet Ingram, Guidance OfficerEmail: jingr34@eq.edu.au

CHAPLAIN

News from the Chaplain

Food for Thought

In the early 1500s in Florence, Italy, there was a huge piece ofmarble that many sculptors had declared as useless becauseof a large deep hole that was in it. There was however one manwho saw things differently; he believed that is spite of this holehe could still create something beautiful.

This man was Michelangelo. After several years of hard work,he transformed that ‘flawed’ block into the magnificent statuethat the world now knows as the statue of David.

Think about this for a moment. All of us have flaws andimperfections – just like that original piece of marble. Somepeople feel that they are too thin, too plump, too short or too tallor perhaps just not as attractive as others. These thoughts caneven lead some people to believe that they are of little worth.

However, the truth of the matter is that your value does notcome from what you look like on the outside; it is the beauty ofyour personality that will have the deepest impact on others.

Decide today to stop focussing on any perceived negatives inyour appearance. Instead, work at sculpting your personalityand behaviour into the best that it can be by getting rid ofbitterness, rage, anger, harsh words and slander. Try beingpatient with each other and make allowance for each other’sfaults.

If you work hard in these areas, you will automatically becomea more beautiful and more loved person.

A message from Chappy Bernie

Positive Self Talk

Self-talk can have a really great impact on your self-esteem andconfidence. There is positive and negative self-talk and theyboth have an impact on how you feel. There are a few waysyou can develop better self-talk including just listening to whatyou’re saying to yourself each day. It’s worth practicing self-talkas feeling good about yourself is worth the effort.

This can help with…

Self-talk is basically your inner voice, the voice in your mindwhich says things that you don’t necessarily say out loud. Oftenself-talk happens without you even realising it and can be asubtle running commentary going on in the background of yourmind. But what you say in your mind can determine a lot of howyou feel about who you are.

So what is positive and negative self-talk?

Positive self-talk is the stuff that makes you feel good aboutyourself and the things that are going on in your life. It is likehaving an optimistic voice in your head that always looks on thebright side.

Example – “These clothes look pretty awesome on me”, “I cantotally make it through this exam”, “I don’t feel great right nowbut things could be worse!”

Negative self-talk is the stuff that makes you feel pretty crappyabout yourself and things that are going on. It can put a downeron anything, whether it is good or bad.

Example- “I look stupid in these clothes”, “everyone thinks I’man idiot”, “everything is crap and nothing is going to get better”

• feeling better about yourself

• boosting your confidence

• building your self-esteem

• making friends

• feeling in control

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Negative self-talk is particularly bad as it brings you down all thetime. It can impact on recovery from mental health difficultiesand tends to make people pretty miserable. But being positiveall the time isn’t achievable either, and isn’t helpful all the time.So how can you make your self-talk work for you?

Better self-talk

There are three things you can do that can help with changingthe direction of your self-talk.

1. Listen to what you’re saying to yourself- we don’t alwaysconsciously take note of that we’re saying in our minds. The firststep in improving your self-talk is to actually notice what yourinner voice is saying. Take some time each day to listen, andeven write down, what you’re thinking.

2. Monitor your self-talk- Is your self-talk more positive ornegative? Start questioning your self-talk asking things like:

3. Change your self-talk - Easier said than done, but definitelyworth working on. Try by countering your negative thoughtswith positive ones. For example, if you think “I’ll never be ableto do this”, ask yourself “is there anything I can do that will helpme be able to do this?” Avoid speaking in finite language andtry and look for things that might add a better spin to a toughsituation.

Why should I practice?

The more you work on improving your self-talk the better youwill get. It’s kind of like practicing an instrument or going tosports training, it won’t be easy to start with but will get betterwith time.

It might not seem like much, but self-talk is a really importantpart of our self-esteem and confidence. By working on gettingmore positive self-talk, you’re more likely to get things done andfeel more in control of stuff that’s going on in your life.

I hope this helps, if you need to talk to me you can contact methrough an email: bmcmu27@eq.edu.au.

Bernie McMullen, ChaplainEmail: bmcmu27@eq.edu.au

SPORTS DIRECTOR

Sports Director ReportWelcome to Term Two. We have a number of sportingcompetitions and Sports Gala Days this term so I look forwardto continually being able to share the results of our individualand team successes. Apart from the upcoming events, thereare a number of recent fantastic successes to be recognisedand celebrated.

Commonwealth Games Success

Congratulations to Grant Irvine (past Centenary SHS student)on a fantastic Commonwealth Games. Grant won gold in the 4x 100 Medley relay, as well as Bronze in the 100m Butterfly. Healso finished just out of the medals in the 50m and 200m Fly.Grant will be coming to Centenary SHS in the coming weeks toshare some insights into his success.

As well as Grant’s success at the Commonwealth Games,Centenary’s guest Sprint Coach, Trae Williams (aka Quadzilla)also competed in the 100m (pb 10.1) where he narrowly missedthe finals and whose 4 x 100m relay team finished 4th. Traewill be part of this year’s Centenary program also. (see theCentenary SHS Facebook Page for the video of our students vTrae)

School Cross Country

Another successful Cross Country saw many students achievepersonal best times and the participation was at an all-timehigh. Students dressed up in house colours and cheered allafternoon for their house and for their friends. The Spirit Shieldpoints for 2018 was awarded to Curragundi for their constantwar cries and encouragement.

The final results saw Curragundi also being awarded ChampionHouse for 2018. The following students were successful inachieving Age Champion by finishing 1st in their age group:

12 years boys Caleb Moore

12 years girls Brooke Walker

13 years boys Ryan Campbell

13 years girls Rosey Syme

14 years boys James Turner-Fry

14 years girls Olivia Boyd

15 years boys Dylen Blythe

15 years girls Ismahan Elsair

16 years boys Joseph Hooper

16 years girls Nyajimma Rambang

Open boys Michael Melvin

Open girls Alyssa Kearney

• Is there actual evidence for what I’m thinking?

• What would I say if a friend were in a similarsituation?

• Is there a more positive way of looking at this?

• Am I keeping everything in perspective?

• Can I do anything to change what I’m feeling badabout?

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District Cross Country

Students that finished in the top 6 will be competing at theDistrict Cross Country carnival to be held at Limestone Park onFriday 11 May. Students received their permission forms on theday and payment and forms are due back by Friday 4 May. Thisis our first Cross Country under the new District Structure so itwill be learning curve for all involved. Best of luck to all studentsthat are competing for a spot on the Northern District team.

Sports Gala Days

The first Junior Sports Gala Day of the West Brisbane SportsAssociation proved to be extremely successful. Centenary SHSentered teams into every sport and it was great to so manystudents enjoying themselves and getting involved. We won 6premierships: Congratulations to year 8 and year 9 boys TouchFootball, year 8 and year 9 boys and girls Volleyball teams thatwill now be competing in the Met Finals.

Year 10 and Open teams will be competing in their first SportsGala Day on Friday 27 April. The Open Cricket team commencetheir campaign this Friday on 20 April and then day 2 on Friday27 April. Teams have been training hard in term 1 and I knowthat the next two weeks will see students preparing to win somemore Premierships. Payment was due in week 10 of Term 1so please ensure that your student has paid and returned thepermission forms. Best of luck to all coaches and players.

Upcoming Dates Term 2

April

20th Open Boys Cricket day 127th Year 10 and Open Sports Gala Day

May

2nd 1st round of Met Finals9th 2nd round of Met Finals11th Northern District Cross Country Trials

16th 3rd round of Met Finals22nd Centenary SHS Athletics Carnival Field Events23rd 4th Round of Met Finals25th Centenary SHS Full School Athletics Carnival

June

1st Regional Cross Country22nd Year 7, 8 and 9 Sports Gala Day

Reporting Results

To enable me to report on student results and to keep accuraterecords for sports awards, I need to know how participantswent in their competitions. I encourage all students and parentsto advise me of their results immediately after they havecompeted.

Students can see me in Staffroom 4 or results can be emailedto: tnasa1@eq.edu.au

Tamara Nasalio, Sports DirectorEmail: tnasa1@eq.edu.au

STEP

News from STEPWelcome back! I hope everyone has enjoyed a relaxing break.Our STEP sign on assembly will be in week 1 duringWednesday lesson 4. The Term 2 STEP information and the listof activities were emailed to all year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students andparents before our Easter break. We have also prepared somepaper copies of this information at the school front counter foranyone who has difficulties viewing the email attachment.

We encourage students to consider 2 or 3 activities from thegiven list of activities they may like to do, just in case a particularactivity does not run due to insufficient numbers or becomesfull. By the end of the sign-on assembly, it is intended thatall students will be allocated to a STEP activity. Subsequently,there will no changing throughout term 2.

Last term Mr Tobin ran a workshop with a group of Year 08students, they made a skills toy called the Ricochet Shooter.The students interpreted a given plan and constructed theRicochet Shooter from timber. Their shooter propelled a disctowards a target. Throughout the whole project, the studentswere required to learn how put safety first as well as the correcthandling of various tools. The STEP hands-on workshops arealways popular so it’s great to see that in term 2, Mr Tobinis offering another workshop in constructing a kinetic energydesk. This will mesmerise you and others for hours - it surelooks crazy and fun to create. To find out more, please visit thelink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIr2sy7WIO8

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Sin Woon Thoo, STEP CoordinatorEmail: sthoo2@eq.edu.au

CULTURAL DIRECTOR

Cultural Director ReportWelcome back to term two. We have a very busy term aheadwith some major events coming up. Please check the dateclaimer below for important dates throughout the term.

ANZAC Day

The Symphonic Band conducted by Fiona Harvey will beinvolved in two ANZAC ceremonies in the second week back.Firstly there is the school event on Monday 23 April, and theMt Ommaney community event on ANZAC Day itself. This isa wonderful and important event that our band is honoured tobe a part of. We also have a number of individuals and smallergroups performing at other community venues to make theirANZAC services special.

Addams Family

The full rehearsals for Addams Family the Musical begin inweek two of this term, but plenty has been happening alreadygetting prepared for the show. Auditions are happening in weekone for lead rolls and plenty of the choreography has alreadybeen blocked. It is going to be an amazing show so put thedates of August 31 and September 1 in your calendar for theperformance dates.

Senior Camp

The senior music camp will be occurring in the first week backwith our Symphonic Band, Stand Band and String Orchestrapreparing for their upcoming performances and the Fanfarefestival of music.

Creative Generation Voices

The school Vocal Ensemble will be performing at the OldMuseum on Thursday 19 April as part of the CreativeGeneration Voices State Final. Creative Generation Voicescelebrates talented Queensland state school students whoexcel musically as solo or group vocalists. CGEN Voices aimsto engage and develop the next generation of performers, andthere is no doubt audiences will enjoy a wonderful evening ofentertainment, with a special performance by world-renownedbeat boxer, Tom Thum.

Hosted by local Brisbane jazz musician, Franky Smart andadjudicated by Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan, musicaltheatre star Simon Gallaher and international soprano SuzanneKompass.

Fanfare

The biennial Fanfare Festival is happening again this year, withall of our instrumental groups playing at our school on May21. Details about performance times will be sent out shortlywhen they come to hand. All parents are welcome to come andsupport our groups.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the various eventsthroughout this term.

Date Claimers

TERM WEEK DAY DATE DESCRIPTION GROUPS

INVOLVED

2 1 Wed-Fri 18 -20April

INSTRUMENTALMUSIC CAMP

STRINGORCHESTRA;SYMPHONICBAND; STAGEBAND

2 1 Thursday 19April

CREATIVEGENERATIONVOICES FINAL

VOCALENSEMBLE

2 1 Friday 20April

POST CAMPCONCERT

STRINGORCHESTRA;SYMPHONICBAND; STAGEBAND

2 2 Monday 23April

ASSEMBLY -ANZAC DAYCEREMONY

SYMPHONICBAND

2 2 Wednesday 25April

ANZAC DAYHOLIDAY/ANZACCOMMUNITYSERVICE

SYMPHONICBAND

2 2 Thursday 26April

TRICAREANZACSERVICE

VOCALENSEMBLE

2 3 Monday 30April

ASSEMBLY CHOIR/VOCALENSEMBLETBC

2 4 Thursday 10May

QUEENSLANDYOUTH MUSICAWARDS

CHOIR/VOCALENSEMBLE

2 4 Saturday 12May

OPEN DAY NOMINATEDGROUPS

2 6 Monday 21May

FANFARE ALLINSTRUMENTALGROUPS

2 7 Thursday 31May

SINNAMONVILLAGE/YOUNG CAREVISIT 2

STRINGS

2 10 Sunday 17June

BUNNINGSFUNDRAISINGBBQ

PARENTS

2 10 Monday 18June

ASSEMBLY CONCERTBAND

2 10 Thursday 21June

YEAR 7SHOWCASE

YEAR 7 PEP

2 HOL Thu-Sat 12-14July

CREATIVEGENERATION

NOMINATED

Mark Watkins, Cultural DirectorEmail: mwatk16@eq.edu.au

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JUNIOR SECONDARY

Junior Secondary News

Welcome to Term 2!

Looking at the School Calendar, this is going to be a very busyterm for our Junior Students. Students across Years 7 to 9will have multiple opportunities to participate in extracurricularactivities throughout Term 2. I strongly encourage all studentsto contribute to Centenary’s upcoming Open Day on SaturdayMay 12. Over the past couple of years it has been wonderfulto see so many Junior students get involved in facultydemonstrations, or lead parent tours. It is these students whodemonstrate such pride in their school that help to promote uspositively to the local community and prospective parents.

Other extra-curricular activities on offer for our Junior studentsduring Term 2 include Year Level programs of High Resolves,academic competitions, athletics track and field days, schoolmusical rehearsals, new STEP options, and class excursions.

With the start of the new school term, it is important thatyour student reflects on their learning and results from Term1. Time will be spent during their Home Group time recallingtheir goals for the term, their academic progress, and settingnew goals – as well as talking through strategies that they canadopt to help reach their goals. I hope that many of you wereable to attend the recent Parent-Teacher interviews. A strongrelationship between parents and teachers is of great benefitfor the students. If you were unable to attend these interviews,please remember that you can email your child’s teachers torequest a phone call at a time that suits. You will find a list ofthe teachers’ email addresses in the back of the Student Diary.

At the end of last term, we undertook the selection processof our 2018 Year 7 Student Leaders. This is done at thistime of the year, so that the staff and students get to knowthe students as they settle into high school before makingleadership decisions. More than 30 students applied for the fourpositions. What was really impressive was the high calibre ofthe applicants. All students who applied are to be congratulatedon their tremendous efforts. Special congratulations to theinducted Year 7 Student Leaders for 2018 – Anoria, Ewan, Hollyand Brady.

Angela McKay, HOD Junior SecondaryEmail: amcka18@eq.edu.au

FACULTIES

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

Parent teacher Consultations

On behalf of the Applied Technology staff, I extend my gratitudeto those parents who met with their child’s respective teacher,to discuss progress in the various subjects. The meetingsenable teachers and parents to review the student’s term oneachievements and consider improvement strategies for term2. For parents who were unable to attend either of the twoevenings, you are encouraged to contact your child’s teacherdirectly to discuss how your son/daughter might satisfy theirpotential during term 2.

Junior Class Swap

A number of year 7 and 8 classes have been timetabled tocommence a five week block of either Home Economics orIndustrial Technology and Design (ITD). This is part of the year7 and 8 curriculum which provides students with an opportunityto experience all aspects of the Applied Technology discipline.Students will swap with their peers after the next five weekperiod to experience the alternative Technology unit.

Parents of these students can expect to receive a consentform soon, to be signed and returned. Your attention to thisauthorisation is appreciated.

Applied Technology Staffing

I can confirm that Dan Patch will continue teaching ITD this termto fill the vacancy created by Mark Bartholomew’s retirement.

Carla Clarke has been granted leave from Wednesday, 16 May– Friday, 25 May. She will be replaced by Louise Duncan.

Junior Curriculum

As mentioned earlier this year, the Applied Technology juniorcurriculum is being written to comply with Australian Curriculumrequirements.

Design is the focus of the units within both IndustrialTechnology and Design and Home Economics and asks thatstudents display varying degrees of innovation and creativity.Additionally, students needs to consider the implications of theirrespective designs regarding the use of materials, constructionmethods, personal fabrication skills and environmental impact.

The design will encounter regular review to ensure thatnecessary changes are conducted to produce a desired andeffective outcome. Students are enjoying the requirements ofthe design process and particularly the individuality it brings totheir projects. Though design commands effort the results areproving to be most rewarding.

Design Challenge

Mr Winn’s year 10 class, Introduction to Senior Drawing andDesign, are soon to commence a design challenge taskrequiring students to design, build and test drive a “Down ForceRacer”, using 3mm thick foam board as construction material.Students are supplied with a 12 volt motor, a set of wheels anda propeller. Students will create and present ideas using the

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CAD programme Inventor and will then produce componentson the laser cutter. Once the racer has been assembled, it willbe connected to a “Power Anchor” to test its ability to lap acircuit quickly. Some adjustments may be required to improvethe racer’s performance. I invite you to google “Power Anchor”to view the basic concept of the design challenge. We lookforward to the development of some innovative aircraft.

Open Day

I invite all interested parties to pop into both the HomeEconomics faculty and the Industrial Technology and Designbuilding during the planned school open day scheduled forSaturday, 12 May.

There will be lots to see and experience and staff will beavailable to answer any questions. This is a fantasticopportunity to clarify any concerns you or your child might beexperiencing regarding Applied Technology.

Michael Tobin, Applied Technology HODEmail: mtobi6@eq.edu.au

SCIENCEAllen Moodley, Science HODEmail: amood23@eq.edu.au

YEAR LEVEL COORDINATORS

Year 11 ReportA warm welcome back to all our Year 11 families. I hope theholidays have provided the chance to relax and also celebrateachievements in Term 1. It is now time for students to reflecton their results and set goals to prepare for Term 2. It is alsoan ideal time for students to organise a study timetable whichinclude assessment due dates.

Semi Formal

This term sees the signature social event of the Year 11calendar – the Semi-formal. The event details are as follows:

Date: Friday, 18th May 2018

Theme: Fancy dress

Venue: Fashion parade 5:00pm-6:00pm – Centenary SHSPerforming Arts Centre;

(bus transfer)

Semi-formal 6:00pm-10.30pm – “Voyager” cruise boat,departing from Eagle Street Pier, Brisbane City

The Semi-formal will begin with a fashion parade in CPAC forparents before we depart for a night cruise on the BrisbaneRiver on the “Voyager” cruise boat (the newest vessel in theKookaburra cruises fleet). I look forward to celebrating thisoccasion with the Year 11s.

YMCA

I’m pleased to announce that Francesca Hellmuth has beenselected as the Youth Member for Mount Ommaney in theYMCA Youth Parliament Program. Youth Members are

immersed in unique educational opportunities, experienceparliamentary operation first hand, meet with members of theGovernment and Opposition, and have their say in debates ontopical issues. Congratulations Francesca!

Home Group Program

This term in Home Group students will participate in a studyskills program presented by Elevate Education. The programaims to achieve behavioural change amongst students so thatthey use and apply skills they learn. Elevate’s programs canhelp students improve their study techniques, increasemotivation, assist in building confidence and help studentprepare for assessment

As always, if you would like to discuss any aspect of your sonor daughter’s developments at school please don’t hesitate tocontact me on 33734593 or email on bfurl1@eq.edu.au.

Berenice Furlong, Year 11 CoordinatorEmail: bfurl1@eq.edu.au

Year 9 ReportWelcome back after what I hope was an enjoyable Easterbreak. The big event within the Home Group (HG) programin term 2 for our year 9 cohort will be their High Resolvesworkshop in week 6. The program, titled Personal Impact, willfocus on how individual behaviours can influence communities.After participating in the workshop, students will spend theremainder of the term preparing projects in their HG classes.These projects will aim to reduce the impact of one negativefactor within the school community and will be implementedduring week 11 of this term.

In the last week of term 1, a significant number of year 9students represented the school in sporting teams at the firstJunior Gala Day for 2018. We achieved some fantastic results,with multiple year 9 teams taking the title of District Championsin their respective sports. Congratulations to all who wereinvolved!

The year is progressing well and I am looking forward to anothergreat term with the year 9 cohort. Please get in touch shouldyou have any questions.

Matt Redman, Year 9 CoordinatorEmail: mredm23@eq.edu.au

Year 7 ReportHaving survived their first term in high school, it is so rewardingto see the growth that has occurred for our Year 7 students.At this stage, we can look back and already wonder whathappened to those little primary school students that came toorientation day, and look forward and begin to imagine theirtime here at Centenary as a pathway to amazing futures.

Three areas that are probably areas of conversation in yourhouse are social media and relationships, as well as schoolwork with their interim reports being mailed home today.

Social Media and Relationships

Your child will have met new peers and made new friends,and established or re-established their positions within peergroups this term. Girls have been found to be more vulnerable

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than boys with respect to changes in their friendship groups,however it is an issue that crosses gender divides. Friendshipsis a common difficulty reported by children and their parents.This finding is consistent with previous studies showing that, ata time when friendships and social interaction are particularlyimportant for children, the disruption of friendship networks canpose real challenges, and thereby interfere with their adjustmentto a new environment as well as their success in academicachievement. And while friendship issues are the most reporteddifficulty in their transition to high school, it is also the time thatstudents begin pushing the desire to join social media.

Because the midbrain is reorganising itself and risk-taking ishigh and impulse control is low, accessing social media at thisage is a very complicated decision to undertake on behalf ofyour young person. We will be will be covering topics on cyberbullying, resilience and friendship in term 2 through our HomeGroup Programme.

Schoolwork

This term, your child has needed to adapt to new teaching andassessment styles, cope with a wide range of subjects, adjustto having different teachers in different classrooms, becomemore responsible for their own learning, manage a heavier andmore complicated study and homework load, and learn a newand more complex timetable. School reports will be emailed inthe following days. These report student achievement for eachlearning area/subject studied in the reporting period. Studenteffort and behaviour is also reported. Please ensure that youapplaud and celebrate the high achievements of your students,particularly with regard to their effort and behaviour here atschool.

Finally, I would like to applaud our mentors across Year 10 and11 for the work they have done this term with your students. Itis an incredible time of transition for these older students at thistime as well as a time of transition for your younger students.The mentors will be organising lunch time activities with theYear 7s during Term 2 and I look forward to their continuedsuccess as mentors.

Please don’t hesitate to contact either your HG teacher ormyself if you have any questions or concerns. Have a safe andenjoyable break with your young people! They have earned it!

Karyn Abraham, Year 7 CoordinatorEmail: kabra21@eq.edu.au

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