Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The school is reviewing its financial positon weekly, just as we know is happening with many of our school families.  As is the case with some of our families, the school has lost substantial revenue/income through the loss of international students and hire agreements. 

We will be emailing statements home next week to detail any outstanding invoices on your student’s account. Once you receive your statement, if your family is experiencing financial hardship, please contact Lynne Riley on 5525 9308 for a confidential discussion regarding how we can help with any outstanding fees. This request is so we can establish the school’s liabilities looking ahead given our existing commitments regarding resources for the remainder of 2020.

It has been great to have the students back at school and participating in most of the activities that have been shut down during the height of the COVID19 pandemic.  Our Art Gallery Display has been updated, the students have been undertaking live performances, students are outside and physically active and inside and working hard.  From what we have witnessed, and from community feedback, the students have been implementing social distancing where possible in high density public areas however if parents could please remind students about staying apart when in shopping centres and cafes, especially those venues that have a limited customer capacity.  

The school is still trying to ensure that there will be an Interschool Sports Competition commencing in Term 3 for Years 7 to 10 utilising the existing Gala Day dates. The schools involved in interschool sport have expressed the desire to have the Year 11 and 12 students continue to work on their senior educational pathway to ensure that they graduate with a QCE instead of participating in interschool sports. This means for Year 11 and 12 students we will be crediting any payments made for interschool sport into the students’ accounts. If you would like to make an alternate arrangement, please contact Lynne Riley on 5525 9308.

Report Cards for most students will be issued in early Term 3. This set of report cards will be the first with level of achievement distribution added as a column but no comments.  It was the intention to have more meaningful parent – teacher - student interviews however we are still waiting to see if there are any restrictions remaining in place after the school holidays that would impact on the interviews. 

Chris Capra

Welcome back to our Senior Secondary community as we return to normality with our newsletter schedule post-COVID interruptions. In what has been certainly a challenging time for everyone, it is a true to pleasure to report that our Senior students have returned with vigour, and seemingly a new appreciation for the routine, social benefits and challenges that Year 10, 11 and 12 can bring. In what truly are strange circumstances, we are now only a few weeks away from our Semester break as all students hurriedly finalise Semester 1 (Year 10), Unit 1 (Year 11) and Unit 3 (Year 12) assessment.

We are hopeful of a further relaxation in COVID restrictions as we progress toward Term 3. We are committed to forging ahead with a range of opportunities/events in Term 3 including: weekly year-level assemblies, Year 10 Subject Selection Process (SETP), Year 12 Pathways Information Evening and Year 9-10 Subject Information Evening. We will then be in a position to confirm details surrounding Year 12 Graduation and Formal, Academic Awards and our Excellence Award Evenings. 

Please be aware of the following notices that impact your young persons academic studies: 

All Senior Secondary

• The updated Year 11 and 12 Assessment Policy has been added to the school website under Curriculum - Testing and Assessment. This policy provides information for teachers, students and parents/caregivers about roles, responsibilities, processes and procedures to ensure the integrity of assessment that contributes to the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). The framework for the policy is developed from the QCE and QCIA policy and procedures handbook available from the QCAA website.
• The updated Key Dates Document for Year 11 and 12 have been uploaded to the website under ‘Assessment Dates Block’. This document will tell you when there are blocks of assessment but does not provide due dates for assignments, presentations, and others forms of assessment that may be due outside of the exam block period.
• Students are reminded that they must wear full and correct formal uniform every day, including to exams. Our Uniform Policy states that it applies: “…for all school periods, including Exam Shutdown for Senior Secondary students. Should a breach of the Uniform Policy occur during Shutdown without a note from home provided to the relevant Year Coordinator, behaviour management processes (including detentions) will apply”.

 Year 12

• Year 12 students have commenced Unit 4 summative work. Due to the decrease in assessment items across Year 12 as a response to the COVID-19 crisis there is no Year 12 shutdown this term and students are expected to attend normal classes up to the end of term, Friday 26 June 26.
• All Year 12 students should by now have logged onto their QCAA learning account in the QCAA student portal. This is accessed via the myQCE website. All students were sent emails regarding the details of logging into the account at the start of the year. Student results are published by the QCAA directly into their learning account.
• ATAR-eligible Year 12 students have this week met with their Senior Secondary academic mentor to discuss university pathways and their progress towards meeting their goals for 2021 and beyond.
• Year 12 Unit 3 reports should have been emailed home this week.

 Year 11

• Year 11 students are currently finalising Unit 1. They have scheduled exams this week for selected subjects. The exam timetable has been published on the school website under curriculum/testing and assessment. The majority of subjects do not have scheduled exams and all classes are timetabled as per usual.
• Year 11 subject changes will be open during Week 8 and any students interested in changing classes for Unit 2 will need to attend Y block during first break on Thursday or Friday 11 and 12 June. All subject changes are limited by timetable availability.
• Year 11 Unit 1 reports should be emailed home on the last day of term, 26 June.

 Year 10

• Year 10 students will have timetabled exams in the last 3 days of school this term. This will be a shutdown timetable and students will only have to attend for timetabled exams. The Year 10 shutdown timetable is available on the school website.
• Year 10 students are again reminded that their academic performance in Semester 1 Year 10 will determine which pathway students will be allocated to in Years 11 and 12. Parents and Students have received indicative cut offs in an earlier email from Mr Hughes.
• Year 10 Semester 1 reports will be finalised and emailed home in the week commencing Monday 27 July.

Safe Travel Home from School

Our entire PBC community should be reminded that at 3:05pm every given day we can have up to 2600 students departing our school at once. For students leaving school grounds, there are only two pedestrian crossings:

• Traffic lights & pedestrian crossing Thrower Drive (accessing Thrower Drive eastbound, GC Highway north & Sarawak Avenue). Manned by Teacher on playground duty.
• Pedestrian crossing connecting bike racks and Salk Oval

Students should only be using these two crossings to vacate the school premises. There will be an increased police presence within our school zone targeting speeding drivers and students not using these crossings. This presence may result in fines in an attempt to keep our community safe from traffic incidents.

Assessment and Reporting

Assessment for the end of term will proceed as closely to what we had planned as normal. We are offering extra support sessions on Thursday mornings from 8:15am to assist students who feel behind on their return to school this term. Reporting will be based on completed assessment and in some cases this may mean it will only be based on one item rather than two. We are not chasing incomplete assessment from Term 1 as we feel it has been too long passed and students will be disadvantaged in completing these items as well as keeping up with current work.

Semester 2 Planning

The Leadership team is currently planning for the second half of the academic year. Preparation includes reviewing our resourcing and support to classrooms and the use of our classroom teacher aides, analysing diagnostic data on student literacy and numeracy levels, and furthering our support of students with disabilities by developing capability of teachers working with students. 

General Enrolment Year 7 2021

For parents who have younger siblings in Year 6 can I advise that our General Enrolment Night has been delayed to Wed 29 July in the PBC Theatre at 6:00pm. Invitations for students enrolled in our feeder schools in our catchment area will be posted home early next term. This night is not for excellence programs and parents of students in these programs who are out of our catchment areas are reminded that the sibling rule does not apply in this case. The night is not compulsory but provides an opportunity to meet the Junior Secondary team and to gain information about the current enrolment process and our One2One laptop program. Enrolment packs will be available at the end of the presentation. Further details can be found on our school website soon. I look forward to seeing you there. 

One2One Program

Just a reminder to families that these devices issued in Year 7 and 8 remain the property of the school until the completion of the three year agreement and the payment of the three instalments annually. If you leave PBC then you are asked to return your device to the school. If there has been a situation that has resulted in loss, theft or damage to the device I would encourage you to contact either the school’s Junior Secondary office or the IT department directly.

School based traineeships available  

New exciting traineeship opportunities are available in the Pathways Centre Y Block for Year 10’s for Term 2. Job boards will be updated regularly with new positions. Students can collect a registration form and apply now.

Get paid while gaining a qualification when doing a school based traineeship and earn up to 8 QCE points!! A variety of traineeships are on offer with a focus on business, hospitality, retail and tourism.

Hospitality and Business Traineeships: 

• Zarraffas Tugun and 19th Ave
• Portside Coffee Currumbin
• Crema Espresso Coolangatta
• The Original Bakery Tugun
• Bakers Delight Robina
• Maries Pizza Tugun, Palm Beach and Mermaid Beach
• Guzmen Y Gomez Burleigh
• IGA Currumbin
• Surf Easy Surf School

School based vacancies links: 

Ignite Education: https://www.ignite.edu.au/job-vacancies/ 

Aurora Training Institute please visit their vacancy page: http://www.aurora.edu.au/schools-program/ 

Prestige Training Services vacancies, Please visit this link for more opportunities https://pst.edu.au/job-board-gold-coast/ 

There are more opportunities on the job boards. Please come into Y Block to register.  

Love your current job? Would you like to turn it into a traineeship? Come to the Pathway centre and let’s see if we can create a traineeship for you in your current role.   

The Pathway Centre is open before school and first break to apply for any of the above positions.

Sonia Shreeve - Industry Liaison Officer

Senior Secondary Guidance Officer

Read the latest update regarding careers and other pathways information from Steve Jones on the Guidance Officer webpage on our website.

Junior Secondary Guidance Officer

Re-setting friendships: What parents need to know about the return to school

Young people returning to school haven’t just had their education disrupted but their whole lives, including their social lives.

We’ve seen the issues caused by school closures, and reopening is bound to cause many more. Kids will not be returning to school as they left it, many will still be dealing with emotions caused by COVID-19, and these factors added to natural changes in relationships is bound to cause strain and distress.

Michelle Mitchell’s latest article relates how parents and educators can help guide young people through this emotional rollercoaster. From the new friendship dynamics that may have been formed during closures, to heightened mental health issues, to helping young people prepare for the future, the article is a comprehensive treatment of supporting young people during these trying times.

Young people have risen to the challenges posed by this latest crisis admirably, but they still need your guidance. This article will help you to get started. Read the full article by Michelle Mitchell.

The PBC Container Collection is BACK!

Starting Wednesday 10 June collections will restart from 7:00-8:45am at the Reds Gate on the PBC oval then each Wednesday morning during Term time.
The students and staff are keen to get back to raising money for our student-led eco projects through our container recycling program. Please remember to bring your recyclable containers to the Reds Gate on the PBC oval on any Wednesday morning (during term time) from 7am-8:45am.

If you are unable to get to the oval on any Wednesday you can still donate your container funds to PBC by dropping your containers off to any deposit centre and using the code #C10051453.

Each afternoon Mr Flood, on crossing duty, asks the students what PBC staff have done to contribute to their week. Here are the responses from last week...

• Mr Apanui - Helped out with work and was a great support
• Ms Stewart - Just amazing
• Mr White - Structured lessons, easy to follow
• Mr Russell - Great video content (x4)
• Mr Roberts - Daily check in and music journey
• Ms Willits - Helpful
• Ms Thomas - Helped catch up on work
• Ms McDonald - Helpful
• Mr Larter - Super prepared and helpful
• Ms Haywood - Great and speedy response
• Mr Burford - Always helpful (X2)
• Ms McGlynn - Helpful
• Ms Moxey - Helpful
• Ms Dufty - Structure and support
• Mr Walsh - Lesson set out and support
• Mr C Brown - Super prompt reply to email and help getting work done
• Ms Warren - Helping with work
• Mr Russell - Constantly posting work and content
• Mr Jordan - Understanding and patient. Great at re-teaching what was forgotten.
• Ms O’Neil - Quick response
• Mr Bretnall - Quick response and making sure students had all resources
• Ms Christiansen - Quick response and making sure students had all resources
• Mr Howard - Provided all resources needed for assessment
• Mr Flood - Kept student on track and focused
• Mr Sarasola - On top of content and feedback
• Ms Mruck - Helpful
• Mr Walsh - Great support and help to get work finished
• Mr Poryio  - Great video content
• Teacher Aides - Just helping all the time

Growing Good Women - Starting Conversations that Count

On the back of our successful Growing Good Men events, PBC and the PBC Alliance are proud to announce the upcoming Webinar: Growing Good Women - Starting Conversations that Count.

The webinar will be live streamed via the PBC Facebook page on Tuesday 9 June at 6:30pm.

The event will touch on not only the personal stories of our panellists, but also look into the barriers and struggles young women face in finding themselves and their place in the world.

Our panel will include Karla Gilbert, Ex-Iron woman champion and PBC Alumna, Ashlee Thomas, also PBC alumna who shares her personal battle with an eating disorder and the impacts of social media, Anna Willis, Psychologist and PBC Junior Secondary Guidance Officer and facilitated by our very own PBC staff member Anna Wyatt.

There is no need to register for this event, simply tune into our Facebook page on Tuesday 19 June @ 6:30pm.

Sport Excellence - Year 7, 2021

Thank you to all our Sport Excellence applicants (Year 7, 2021) for your patience regarding the upcoming trials for Sports Excellence at Palm Beach Currumbin State High. Please check your emails as we have now confirmed the new trial dates and times and sent these to all applicants.

We have had to put in place several guidelines for the Sports Excellence Trials to be able to go ahead so we kindly ask for everyone to please adhere to these rules on the day of the trials.

- Only one parent/caregiver can attend
- There will be only one entry point into school (through gates on oval)
- Parent/caregiver is required to sanitise hands upon entry and register their name or show that they have COVID SAFE app on phone
- Whilst watching trial, parent/caregiver must maintain social distancing guidelines

National Reconciliation Week

(27 May to 3 June) During CARE students were able to reflect on the 1967 Referendum result and the High Court Mabo decision and listened to fellow students and teachers reflect on what Reconciliation means to them. Some classes were able to watch the documentary “In My Blood It Runs”, while others viewed the Adam Goodes story; “The Australian Dream”. It was a great opportunity to open discussions about why Reconciliation is an important concept to talk about at school and in the wider community. This year’s theme, In this Together, reinforces that we all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures. Chief Executive Officer of Reconciliation Australia, Karen Mundine, summarised it perfectly; “Australia’s ability to move forward as a nation relies on individuals, organisations and communities coming together in the spirit of reconciliation”.

PBC wins Tennis Grant

PBC was one of five schools state wide to be successful in gaining a grant under the Tennis in State Schools Initiative. The grant funded by Tennis Australia and the Department of Education is valued at $52,646. There will be three major projects undertaken using the grant monies. These include the upgrading of all light fixtures, the fitting of a new perimeter fence as well as the installation of a new online booking system “Book a Court” that will allow the public to book the use of our courts at night and over the weekend. Fantastic news for our Tennis athletes and the Tennis program :)

  

Immunisations

2020 School Immunisation program

The delivery of the 2020 Gold Coast Health Schools immunisation program has been affected by COVID-19. As a result the following amendments will occur for 2020.

Junior Secondary – Year 7

• Term 2 Week 8 Friday 12 June - catch up students ONLY (any student that missed immunisation on Tuesday 26 March). These students will be organised for immunisation from 8:15am to 9:00am.
• Term 4 Week 6 Friday 13 November – CARE, Period 1, 2 and 3

Senior Secondary – Year 10

• Term 3 Week 1 Tuesday 14 July – CARE, Period 1, 2 and 3

Parent/Caregivers

• May contact Gold Coast Health goldcoast.health.qld.gov.au for further information.
• Students can visit either the Year 7/8 Student Services or Year 9/10 Student Services to collect a hard copy immunisation form if required prior to the immunisation date and return the signed consent form to either Year 7/8 or 9/10 Student Services.
• Students cannot be vaccinated without a valid consent form.
• Free vaccines are also available at the GC Public Health Community Clinics or other medical immunisation providers such as a GP (there may be a consultation fee for a GP).

Student Absences

Full Day - Parents/Caregivers must notify the school and provide an explanation of a student absence by 9:00am on the day of the absence. 

The priority for notification is:

1. TEXT MESSAGE – (0426305728) – provide student name, year level date and reason for absence e.g. Sick

OR

2. EMAIL – absences@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au – provide student name, date and reason for absence

Example Text/Email – “John Smith Y8 03/06/19 Sick”

Students that are Unwell at School

The Chief Health Officer has issued the following School Exclusion Direction for managing people with contagious illness at school:

If a student at school is unwell with a contagious illness the school must notify the parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must collect the child as soon as possible, and the child must not return to the school until they are well or enough time has passed that they are not contagious.

The Chief Health Officer has made a specific direction during this Covid19 public health emergency. Click link to read.

If a student / staff member has symptoms, it is recommended they:

• Do not come to school - isolate at home and seek appropriate medical assessment
• If symptoms are detected at school, follow the directions above
• Get a COVID-19 test, and remain in isolation until the results are received
• Practice good hand hygiene and sneeze/cough etiquette
• Do not return to school until acute symptoms have resolved.

We are grateful for your continued support. Working together is the most effective way for us to continue to protect our community.

Griffith University News

School holiday boot camps

Attn: Year 11/12 students
Academic Bootcamps covering biology, chemistry, physics and maths methods at Griffith are high-quality courses designed to assist students to improve their confidence and understanding in senior subject areas, achieve their full academic potential, reduce anxiety around assessment and prepare for future tertiary study.
In the next school holidays there will be an online course for Year 11 and in the September holidays there will be a Year 12 course at Griffith Gold Coast.
Click the link below for more information ad to enrol.

Teenfinca Magazine

The Red's Pledge

The Reds’ Pledge encapsulates all of Palm Beach Currumbin State High's OPTIMA values.

Entertainment App - Fundraising

Have you renewed your Entertainment App membership? The 2019/2020 memberships have all expired so now is the time to renew if you haven't already. You can buy now and don’t need to register the app for up-to 3 months.

Let’s support our local community!

As restrictions start to ease we are excited to offer the new Entertainment Apps. Times have been tough the last few months so there is a heap of free stuff if you purchase before 13 July.

https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/14425k9

Follow us on Social Media

PBC's Facebook @PalmBeachCurrumbinStateHigh

PBC's Instagram @pbcshs

PBC's YouTube Channel

PBC Alliance Facebook @PBCAlliance 

PBC Red Pages : PBC's Red Pages are growing daily! Full of fantastic local businesses, all with direct connection to Palm Beach Currumbin State High.
Click the link below to see what businesses are connected to our school. Let's support each other through these tough times and going forward.
    

Dates to Remember

We encourage parents/caregivers to email your student’s excellent recent achievements to us. These achievements can be in The Arts, sporting, academic or community service. We would love to hear from you! Please email us at news@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au with details of your student’s achievement and include at least one photo, and/or any links to media articles that we can share via our Parent Newsletter, internal communications and social media.

Business Directory – support our local businesses

If you are looking to support our local businesses and local community when looking for a product or service look no further than the PBC Alliance Business Directory. All the listings are supporters of our students and local so please support those that support PBC. https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html

Partnership

Rhys Wildermoth, First National Real Estate Palm Beach is our newest Silver Partner! Thank you Rhys for coming on board to support our students achieve their full potential! Rhys Wildermoth, First National Palm Beach, "My knowledge of real estate on the southern Gold Coast is extensive and I am able to draw on my own experiences buying and selling property, and also having property in the rental market. I understand the importance of honest relationships and regular communication the minimise stress and achieve great results."  Call: 0405 140 914 (Rhys), Email: rhysw@palmbeachfn.com.au Website: rhyswildermoth.palmbeachfn.com.au/

Would your business like to support our students? Become a Partner today.

If you are interested in learning more about the PBC Alliance visit our website! www.pbc-alliance.com

Thank you to all of our amazing PBC Alliance Partners. There are a number of different partnership levels in the PBC Alliance.

• Platinum Partners provide sponsorship to PBC students valued at over $10,000 each year which is just amazing.
• Gold Partners provide sponsorship valued over $5,000 each year.
• Silver Partners provide support to PBC of between $2,000-$5000.
• Bronze Partners assist us to the value of $1,000-$2,000, and
• Reds Supporters provide support of between $100-$1,000.

Every one of our partners is an amazing community partner that cares for our students and their successes. Please be sure to support these amazing businesses that are supporting our students whenever you can.

Thank you to our 2020 PBC Alliance Partners

• Bendigo Bank Tugun Community Bank Branch
• Synergy Fitness
• Aurora Training Institute
• Southport Sharks
• WHYse Choices
• Veteran Mentors
• Gold Coast United
• Capital Pest Management
• Stone Style
• Currumbin RSL
• Prestige Services Training
• Inspire Physiotherapy
• Firewire Surfboards
• Tweed Seasports
• Trade GlassGriffith University
• Rhys Wildermoth, First National Palm Beach
• CHG Integrated Wealth
• The Pines, Elanora
• 99 Bikes, Burleigh
• PFD Food Distributors
• Esportif.com.au
• Bond University
• Southern Cross University
• Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club
• Currumbin Eagles Junior Rugby League Club
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
• Fraser Financial Services
• Wilson Haynes Law
• Big Screen Video
• Belinda and Stephen Phelan
• Meatsmiths, Elanora
• MRAEL
• Shingleback Off Road
• Clear Smiles Othodontics
• The Suns AFL Club

Canteen 

Please Don’t forget Breakfast is from 8:00am till 9:00am Monday to Friday for all students and hot chocolates are also available as the weather is getting cooler.

International Burger day was a great success and loads of fun for all staff and students where we introduced our New PBC Mac Burger with our PBC secret sauce with everyone has enjoyed.

With the colder weather we are busy making some warm and wonderful meals for our students to keep re-energised.

Below is the link to our latest Canteen menu. There has been some price and menu changes. The Canteen menu is also available on our website.

Payments Window Operating Hours

Over the counter payments can only be accepted between 8:00am and 1:00pm on Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can make payments via BPOINT from your invoice or statement or Direct Deposit.

For Internet banking please use the details below:

School’s Bank Account:               PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN SHS General A/C

BSB Number:                             064-404 CBA Branch Burleigh Heads

Account Number:                        00090303

Reference/Details:                      Record both Student ID AND the reference Code to ensure your payment can be recorded correctly. (Reference Code = ITEM BEING PAID FOR e.g.: 2018 SRS8 or 2018 ACEX10)

SRS Fees

Make payments the quick and easy way using BPOINT. Visit www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete, follow the prompts or phone BPOINT on 1300 631 073.

Parents/caregivers experiencing financial difficulty can email ParentSupport ParentSupport@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au.

Payment plan options are available including Centrepay -a service to families whereby periodic payments can be made to the school or Direct Debit via credit card (monthly). Paperwork is available from the Student Services Office to activate either of these plans.

QParents

Parents – have you registered for QParents yet?

Are you using QParents to stay in contact with our school and to access information about your child’s schooling?

If you haven’t yet registered for QParents, register now.

You can provide your 100 points of identity documents for registration online through QParents, or in person at your school.

If you have limited identity documents, or experience difficulties registering, please contact your school for help.

QParents is a great way to stay informed about what’s happening in your child’s school life

Saver Plus

Could $500 help you with high-school costs?

https://www.facebook.com/SaverPlusAU

Full Circle Formals

Formal season is coming up and we would like to give a shoutout to local charity Full Circle Formals. Full Circle Formals collects second hand formal wear through donations and thrift stores and then gives them to underprivileged Australian youth to wear for their high school formals. Every child deserves to feel just as special as the next and through these donations FCF will be able to provide these children an opportunity that they never thought possible. Even though we are true believers in inner beauty, we just want to give these children the extra confidence and self appreciation we know they have inside by providing them an outfit that lets their personality shine.

If your family has any formal clothing no longer being used and you would like to donate towards this fantastic cause please drop it into PBC main reception.

https://fullcircleformals.com.au/

Get involved in the Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020

The Premier’s Reading Challenge 2020 has begun. We want as many students as possible (from Prep to Year 9) to complete the challenge by reading or experiencing the allocated number of books by 28 August 2020. Check out the PRC website or visit the How to register page for more information and let’s get reading!

Support for Year 11 and 12 students to begin their teaching degree

The Future Teachers Bursary supports senior secondary students to fast-track their teaching career. The bursary provides financial assistance for tertiary units and related study costs. Share this with a future teacher you know. Students can apply now: http://bit.ly/FTBursary

Call to arms: help protect our kids from the flu this year

Flu (influenza) is dangerous. In Australia, severe flu infections are the leading cause of hospitalisation for kids under the age of five. Annual vaccination is the best protection from the flu because the virus can change yearly. Vaccination is safe and free for Queensland children from six months to the age of five. Book an appointment with your GP or visit the Vaccination Matters website.   

Electrical safety in the home

The Ergon Network and Energex recently launched Heroes at Home to remind students of electrical safety in their home. Heroes at Home is a series of fun and creative activities and electrical home safety information for students and families. It is a great way to introduce your child to electrical safety in the home. For more information, visit the Energex and Ergon websites.

What is Positive Behaviour for Learning?

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a whole-school framework that we use in our school to promote positive behaviour. PBL helps us to develop a safe and supportive learning environment, build positive relationships and improve student learning outcomes. 

Our school community has worked together to establish simple, clear and explicit expectations for behaviour. Student behaviour improves when students know what is expected of them and when good behaviour is recognised. Our students are explicitly taught the behaviours they need for success at school and beyond.

Our school takes a proactive, preventative approach, ensuring that all students receive the appropriate level of support to help them to succeed. Our PBL team constantly works to ensure that all students benefit and identified students receive additional support when needed.

Find out more about PBL by watching this video or visit the website.

Inspiring STEM podcasts

Get inspired with the Education department’s new podcast series. Queensland STEM professionals chat with some of the state’s most impressive STEM professionals about the incredible work they are doing that impacts the lives of all of us. In the first episode Professor George Mellick talks about his ground breaking work into Parkinson’s.