24 July 201524 July 2015

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESKSo far this semester we have welcomedmore than 30 students and 13 teachingstaff. While this is a big influx of new people,it is both a compliment to the school’sreputation and a testament to the inclusivityof our community that so many people wantto be here, and that they have becomeabsorbed in our school so smoothly. Two of

those students are international exchange students; one fromGermany and the other from Finland.

We have also accepted 17 Chinese students and 2 teachersinto our world for the next six weeks, and next week moreoverseas visitors, this time those from Nerima in Japan, arriveat our doors.

I have seen many newspaper articles over recent times in whichthe City Council, and in particular the Mayor, Paul Pisasale,have championed Ipswich as a global city. The Mayor is wellknown for his enthusiastic and passionate declarations thatIpswich should be regarded as a development hub for majormulti-national companies, and that its policies welcome andsupport such investment.

The Ipswich State High School is showing how, in secondaryschooling at least, the community’s action can match hiswords. Many thanks to those families who have chosen us toprovide their children with a realistic and practical educationalexperience, and also to those many families who havewelcomed their homes and their hearts to our internationalvisitors.

The recent parent/teacher interviews were again verysuccessful for those who attended. In particular, families withstudents in their first and last years of high school were wellrepresented. My conversations with parents certainly indicateda great deal of satisfaction with the efforts of our staff in theirclassrooms.

Please visit our Facebook page and cast your vote in the battleof the dance-offs between our staff and students. I know whichone I think is most entertaining – my thighs ached for a coupleof days afterwards!

We have our Annual Athletics Carnival today, and next week thefinal selection trials for our school team will be held. Students

have been training hard and I wish them good fortune. Studentshave also been working hard in their QCS Test preparationprogram, and Year 10 students will shortly begin their SET Planprogram.

Sporting teams continue to impress, with both the Year 8Aand 9A teams in the semi-finals of the State Rugby leaguecompetition. The Year 10A and Open A teams play next week,while the Open B team has already won their premiership.Football, netball and Dance groups have also been winningrecently, and we look forward to continuing success in all ourHigh Performance programs.

Our next enrolment session for 2016 will be held on Tuesdayat 3.30pm in the Resource Centre. I look forward to meetingnew and existing families who have made the wise decision toenrol in our school. Thank you to all who partner with us theeducation of their young people.

Simon RileyPrincipal

WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING?Congratulations to the following students who received a blueacademic badge for obtaining a school based apprenticeshipor traineeship in hospitality:

The following students also received a blue academic badgefor securing an apprenticeship or traineeship in BusinessAdministration:

Our final blue academic badge goes to Jay Bartley who hasalso received an SAT sign up to commence his Certificate II inRetail Services.

Congratulations to the Year 9/10 Girls Futsal team for winningthe SUMMER CISSA competition for 2015. These girls had agreat tournament with only one loss, going up against teams

• Shannon Suey

• Jack Hirning

• Ben Willett

• Molly McKay

• Kerosoma Sola

• Tamina Deacon

• Keiarah Munro

• Phoenix Harvey

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Website:Website: https://ipswichshs.eq.edu.auEmail:Email: the.principal@ipswichshs.eq.edu.au

Student Absence Line:Student Absence Line: (07) 3813 4401Phone:Phone: (07) 3813 4488

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who boasted both State and National Representatives in Futsal.They had a fantastic final in defeating the opposition 4-2. Thesestudents will receive a blue sporting Super Hornets badge:

Not only do we have talented athletes amongst our studentbody, we also have staff members who demonstrate sportingexcellence. Ms Laura Newton has been selected to representAustralia at the extreme sport of Spartan racing. This is acombination of triathlon, marathon, mud-running, obstacleracing and orienteering. She will be racing in Hawaii later thisterm.

Over the holidays, the Ipswich City Council hosted a ‘Welcometo Ipswich’ community event to welcome the many newmigrants and refugees to the city of Ipswich. These Artsstudents gave up their holiday time to represent the schoolat the event and for their efforts received a blue communitybadge:

Over the holiday period, we also had 30 of our senior dancestudents represent the school at the HOC hip hop competitionwhere they placed 4th, bringing home a trophy and $500 prizemoney. These students will received a blue cultural badge:

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EbonyJacksonEbonySlapeJazLindsayJoe KirbyMolly MacAnisleighDarbyCourtneyDaniells

KiashaCrosbie-SnapeKelsey MitchellKitana NianiaXavierWoodward-XenidesLauren SteinhardtTayalh Vaughan

StefanyBowtellKyhraDavisKaitlynFenechTravis FinnBrittanyLindsayWilliamSampson

Ipswich State High Rugby League teams powerahead

Teams representing Ipswich State High School (ISHS)competing in the Broncos Cup have reached the last eightin the competition’s ordinary rounds and are preparing forsemi-final encounters.

ISHS Rugby League Academy head coach, Lee Addison saidthis is the first occasion that all teams from the school hadmade the final eight in the prestigious Broncos Cup playoffs.

“We’re making inroads across the agegrade levels and gaining recognition as aforce to be reckoned with in high levelcompetitive Rugby League,” said LeeAddison.

The Year 9 Broncos (Hancock) Cup gameplayed earlier this week saw Ipswichconfront Marsden High at Noffke Park.Ipswich won the match 18-14 in golden point extra time.

“Man of the match was lock forward Richard Ioane.”

YEAR 8 ENGLISH

Last term all year 8 students studied Indigenous poetry inEnglish and were invited to respond to these texts visually aspart of their assessment. These are just a few of the creative artpieces that were produced by 8Y’s class.

YEAR 11 & 12 EXCURSION TO UNIVERSITY QLD– ST LUCIA

A group of year 11 and 12 students braved the cold on Wed16 July to go on an excursion to UQ – St Lucia. There they hada taste of life at University by attending seminars on differentareas of study. They also got to enjoy lunch in the Great Court!

As always the students conducted themselves in a manner thatshowed they were proud to be representing Ipswich State HighSchool. Congratulations to all the students that attended!

• Shanara Collingwood

• Nikita Stenner

• Sam Marshall

• Gabby Smulders

• Ryleigh Doyle

• Chloe Snell

• Bella McGeary.

• Pepa Sua

• Caleb Haynes

• Caleb Wood

• Abbey Hudson (who was told she had the voice of anangel)

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Welcome to Ipswich celebrations

Cert lll in Active Volunteering students recently joined with theIpswich City Council for the 'Welcome to Ipswich' celebrationin Queens Park. Students helped to make balloon animals forchildren!

New Year 7 class learn sewing

Term 3 has a new group of year 7 Textiles students learninghow to sew straight using paper!

Grease – blast from the past

Last term our school presented Grease at the annual varietyconcert to sell-out audiences…but it wasn’t the first timeGrease has graced the Ipswich State High stage.

Rustling through the 1988 yearbook we came across quite ablast from the past- check it out!

WORK EXPERIENCE – PART 1

Year 11 students have been busily completing a Certificate II inWorkplace Practices this year. This certificate incorporates 80hours of work experience and gives the student employabilityskills when applying for jobs. The certificate also gives students4 QCE credits when fully completed.

We received some wonderful reports from employers about ourstudents last term. Several students have already been offeredpart time work.

Thank you to all of our host employers who have given theirtime and the benefit of their knowledge so generously in orderto help our students.

Rewards Day for Year 7, 8, 9

Each semester the Student Welfare team organises for IpswichSHS students to be rewarded for ongoing effort and behaviouracross all subjects. Year 7, 8 & 9 Students were invited tocelebrate this semesters efforts by enjoying a day atQueenspark, Ipswich Nature Centre and Ipswich Skate away.

Year 11 Drama

The Year 11 Drama class have been spent the last termexploring the dramatic style of physical theatre. During theirexam block, they combined local ghost stories with the physicaltheatre techniques of Butoh and Suzuki to create some spinetingling performances. Congratulations to the students involvedon a very high standard of work.

Year 8 Drama

Congratulations to Mrs Whitehouse and her year 8 Drama classon their production of ‘Ivy Shambitt and the Sound Machine.’Despite only having 6 weeks to put together the full-length play,the talented actors were successful in conveying the play’sobscure characters and gothic undertones to an audience ofjunior Arts students.

Jamie Oliver Week 5

In our last week students were shown how to make RoastChicken with Roast Vegetables. Students were shown how to

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stuff a roast chicken with fresh vegetables as well as a wholelemon that was pierced with a fork to allow the juices to run out.Students made roast potato, parsnip, carrots, with garlic androsemary for flavour. Students were also shown how to make agravy using the pan juices from the chicken. Students enjoyedtheir time at Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food.

ISHS Netball Program

Congratulations to Fesiliala Nelu from the Ipswich SHS NetballProgram who was selected earlier this year in the Met WestTeam. On the weekend Fesiliala’s team came second at theSchoolgirls State Championships at Caloundra. Well doneFesiliala!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Annual P&C Pie Drive

Our Annual P & C Pie Drive is on again.

Order forms and money are due back by 31 July (end of week3) these forms and monies to be dropped off into the box at theFinance Office.

Please support our Pie Drive as we are raising funds to“WRAP” the school bus to promote our school.

ESL Griffith Uni study

Many Year 7, 8 and 9 students have recently participated ina Griffith University study of English as a Second Language(ESL) survey. As a follow up to this survey some students havebeen invited to participate in follow up interviews with GriffithUniversity. These will take place in the library on 30th and 31stJuly 2015. Selected students must return the permission formASAP to Susan Sherlock (HOD English) in B Block.

Australian Defence Force Careers InformationSessions

Submariner Information Session 29th July 2015

attachments/SUBMARINER%20Info%20Session%20290715.pdf

ENROLMENT SESSIONS for 2016

The Ipswich State High School is now takingEnrolments for Year 7 in 2016.

Sessions will be held on the last Tuesday (28th July) of eachmonth at 3:30pm in the Resource Centre at Ipswich State HighSchool. If you are interested in attending an Enrolment Sessioncan you please contact the school on 3813 4488 to registeryour name along with your child’s name and the Tuesday ofyour choice.

Parents are required to bring a copy of their latest school reportand their birth certificate.

Families enrolling from state primary schools will be providedwith a pre-populated enrolment form on attendance providedthey have registered in advance. This will save time and helpstreamline our procedure.

STUDENT PAYMENTS

Reminder: Student Resource Hire Fees:

Term 2 Fees $75 were due 1 May 2015Term 3 Fees $70 are due on the 24 July 2015

Student payments being made via Direct Deposit-pleaseremember to use your student’s EQ ID# as the reference forpayment (this can be found at the top of your student’stimetable) and an abbreviation of what the payment is for.

Eg. 1212121212V SRS

Some abbreviations that may be useful are:

Abbreviation Short For

SRS Student Resource Scheme (school fees)

Camp School year level camps

Please note payments made via direct deposit may take upto 48hrs to be shown as a deposit into the school’s bankaccount- a receipt of this payment cannot be generated to yourstudent’s account until this payment has been verified throughthe school’s bank account.

DATES TO REMEMBER

24th JULY ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

26TH – 31ST NERIMA STUDY TOUR

28TH JULY U13’S CISSSA

29TH JULY U13’S CISSSA

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30TH JULY TEEN MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING

30TH JULY AUSTRALIAN MATHS COMPETITION

PARENTING IDEAS(Building Parent-School Partnerships)

Raising Happy Families Course

Join experienced parenting educator Michael Grose for our 3week

Online parenting program where he’ll give you the tools andthe game plan to create a HARMONIOUS family culture, whereparents

and children feel VALUED, RESPECTED and SUPPORTED, allfrom the comfort of HOME.

COMMUNITY NEWS

2015 EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS SURVEY

The Queensland Government is conducting its annualstatewide survey of students who left school in Years 10, 11and prior to completing Year 12 during 2014. The Early SchoolLeavers survey is a short, confidential survey that collectsinformation about what young people are doing the year afterleaving school. The information from the survey helps ourschools to understand the pathways young people follow afterleaving school and to plan services to support transitions intostudy or employment for our students.

Between July and August, our students who left school in Years10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 last year can expectto receive an invitation to complete a web-based survey or atelephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’sOffice to complete the survey. Please encourage early schoolleavers to take part.

For more information, visit www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.

BICYCLE IDENTIFICATION CARD

Thousands of stolen bicycles are recovered by police everyyear. Most owners never see their bikes again simply becausethe owner cannot be located. Report bicycle thefts to the policeregardless of the value of the bike and provide the details thatyou have recorded.

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