31 May 2016

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents,

As an Independent Public School it is vitally important that we share responsibility for the future strategic direction of our school. PBC’s School Council plays a pivotal role in this process and is currently overseeing a project to develop strategic recommendations for a number of important issues facing PBC.

As part of this process we are seeking interested school community members to join one of six different workgroups to focus on the following areas:

• Sports Excellence
• Academic Excellence
• Creative Arts Excellence
• Inclusive Education
• Facilities Infrastructure Planning
• Information Technology

Workgroup members will be involved in:

• Reviewing policy, research and emerging local challenges
• Identification of lighthouse practices in the field
• Conduct stakeholder consultation
• Prepare recommendations to guide strategy for the next five years.

To complete the strategic renewal expression of interest please click on the following link:

To view the strategic renewal project plans please visit our website.

I encourage all parents to consider being involved and I look forward to keeping you informed of progress in the months ahead.

Stephen Loggie
Executive Principal

Senior School Update

Parent Teacher Interviews

A huge thankyou to everyone who attended parent teacher interviews. With over 2200 individual interviews scheduled, it was an enormous effort that produced great results. The vast majority of people left the interviews happy, informed and inspired.

The next steps following on from these interviews is to debrief with your child about the conversations that took place during the interviews and use these conversations to shape goals for your child to work toward in Term 2 and throughout the year. If there are any questions remaining please do contact your child’s teachers via email; email addresses can be found listed on the school website staff contact list.

Blair Hanna
Head of School – Senior School

HOD of Senior School Report

Assessment – Information and Reminders for Senior School Students

• The Senior Schooling Exam timetable has been published on the school website under curriculum/ testing and assessment.
• Assessment calendars for Term 2 are also available on the school website testing and assessment tab.
• Parents and students are again reminded that the school will continue to schedule exams in the last week of each term as this maximises the amount of classes that students have to prepare for the assessment
• Parents are reminded that students will not be able to sit exams early.
• Exams and assessment will be conducted up to and including the Thursday June 23
• The school track and field carnival will be conducted on Friday June 24.

Year 12 QCS

Year 12 QCS students had another turbo session on Thursday. The next after school Master Class is on Thursday 2 June.

School based Traineeships and Apprenticeships (SATs)

Year 10 and 11 students should consider applying for a SAT as this gives the following benefits:

• Paid employment which develops both life and employability skills
• A nationally recognised Certificate III qualification
• 8 Queensland Certificate of Education points
• Tertiary options - A rank of 68 (for all cert IIIs) which is currently equivalent to an OP of 15

All SATs take 12 months to complete and must be started in Year 10 and 11. Year 10 students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please visit The Pathways Centre to register or for more information.

Mick McDougall
HOD – Senior School

Dean of Students Report

Social Media

Social Media is being used in everyday life by people of all ages and backgrounds. Young people use social media to communicate with friends and family. Social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Musically, Whatsapp and Snapchat can include the following methods of communication:

• Instant messaging/text chat
• Video chat – via a webcam
• Online chat rooms
• 3D interactive communities

Sexting is a concerning issue that involves young people taking explicit images or videos of themselves or others and sending them to their friends or to other people. There are significant social and legal concerns for the young person once a photo or video is transmitted as the young person loses complete control of where this video/image ends up.

This topic has been addressed in the Social Emotional Leaning Program as well as in year level weekly assemblies. From the Schools perspective, sexting or the possession or sharing of pornographic material and publication or posting of recorded sound or video of School or school events contrary to the schools Responsible Behaviour Plan will result in a student being suspended and or excluded from School. The information the school gathers is also passed onto the police for further investigation.

We urge parents/care givers to have these conversations with your student to support and encourage safe online behaviour.

Mitchell Kennedy and Zoe Williams
Dean of Students Year 11 and 12
Dean of Students Year 9 and 10

Middle School Update

Respectful Relationships

In the last few weeks we have been discussing the basis of respectful relationships and the idea of using manners to demonstrate respect to others whether in the classroom, playground or wider community. We have also been referencing domestic and family violence prevention month at assemblies. This is an important topic to speak to students about as it touches so many lives. We will not only be raising awareness but also providing information to students about how they can seek support or access to resources. These are big topics and I would encourage you to extend on this discussion at home with your young person as they may have questions for you about this.

Academic Review

The Middle School Team have concluded the review meetings and parent teacher interviews have occurred where requested. If you have missed seeing a teacher or making a booking please contact the school to arrange this. This is the time that students need to be working on the actions to achieve their OPTIMA goals for Term 2. There is still ample time to impact on their next report card. I will be encouraging all students who have underachieved to increase their effort and aim to receive a most improved award at Optima assembly next term.

Semester 2 Planning

The Middle School 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, which will be updated with NAPLAN results as soon as these become available for our 7 and 9 students and furthering our support of students with disabilities.

In recent weeks, we have successfully transitioned around a dozen students to a more inclusive timetable which sees them participating in core classes for science and humanities. You will see if you read The Principal’s Report of the newsletter that inclusion is one of our strategic renewal areas. It is at the forefront of our department’s current agendas and at PBC we are excited about these changes and the benefits and equity they will demonstrate for our students.

General Enrolment Year 7, 2017

For parents who have younger siblings in Year 6, I would like to remind you that our General Enrolment night is on Wednesday 8 June from 6.30pm in PBC Theatre. Invitations will be coming to primary schools for all students in our catchment area.

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 Middle School team and to gain information about the current enrolment process. Enrolment packs will be available at the end of the presentation. Further details can be found on our school website.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Anita Sgalippa
Head of School - Middle School

Head of Middle School Report

There are now less than twenty school days left until the school holidays. Students have been reminded to reflect upon their Optima goals and consider what it is that they need to do to earn their best possible results. Unlike the Interim Report, which may only reflect one piece of assessment, the Semester Report shows a pattern of learning achievement, effort and behaviour.

Assessment may be due right up to the end of term. Please respect our Holiday dates as removing students from class can make assessment difficult and stressful for them.

Parent Teacher Evenings

Thank you to every parent and caregiver who attended our Parent Teacher Evenings earlier in the month. We hope that you found the conversations informative and constructive, as we work in partnership with you to provide the best learning outcomes for your children.

Should you wish to follow up with any teacher, please email them in the first instance, using the addresses on the Staff Contacts list found on our website.

Community Service

Does your child participate in a community service activity, such as Surf Lifesaving, coaching a sporting team or helping an animal welfare organisation? If so, we would love to acknowledge their efforts formally here at school. For details, please click here.

Being Busy Versus Being Stressed

Some students find the end of semester a particularly challenging time, especially if multiple assessment pieces over a short time span is a new experience for them.

A useful way to phrase discussion with your young person about this is that they will be busy, but they should not be stressed. A busy student has many demands on their time. They are completing the allocated home work each night, as well as undertaking their own study and review of topics, and work on assignments. The busy student has their assessment due dates written up and placed in a space that the whole family can see. They know what is due, and when. They set about tasks in ‘baby steps’, doing a little at a time and in a logical way. They ask their teachers for assistance early when they do not understand.

The stressed student doesn’t do homework or hasn’t written it down. They don’t study until the night before the test, or may not even know there is a test coming up! The stressed student looks at a large task and puts off starting work on it. They don’t let the teacher know that they are struggling with concepts.

Students should expect to be busy – there is no other option when you are striving to achieve your best. Key things that Middle School students should be doing now to avoid being stressed are:

• Use the Student Planner effectively
• Have assessment dates clearly displayed at home
• Break tasks into achievable chunks and work methodically on these
• Start writing summaries and study notes for exams
• Stay in touch with teachers when work is difficult

These strategies, in combination with good habits around sleep, diet and exercise, should help your young person maintain a sense of control over the coming busy weeks.

Sharon Hillcoat
HOD Middle School

Sport Excellence News

Squash Champion

Year 12 student Lachlan Coxsedge has powered his way through some remarkable achievements this season in squash. Lachlan has recently won both the Brisbane and Ipswich Junior open. He has also won the 19 and under Queensland Secondary Schools state squash title.

These performances have seen him selected in the National High Performance Junior squad for 2016 / 2017. In April this year he topped all the testing at the AIS high performance camp.

Congratulations Lachlan on these brilliant achievements.

Neil Mackay
HOD Sport Excellence

Oceanic District Cross Country

Held at Pizzey Park on Monday 23 May, PBC was once again victorious at the Oceanic District Cross Country – 11 divisions out of 14, PBC’s 31st time in succession. Quite a remarkable record!

Team coaches and managers were extremely proud of the student’s performances and behaviour on and off the track and their sportsmanship. Thank you to team captains, Charlie Trapp, Jye Dean and Jack Adams for their leadership and support during the day.

Over 50 students were chosen to represent Oceanic at the forthcoming Regional Titles on June 7, too many to name here. However, special congratulations to the PBC individual champions:

• Dylan Cabral (13B)
• Mackenzie Ormiston (14G)
• Sam McAuliffe (14B)
• Drew Younger (15G)
• Tommy Campbell (16B)
• Charlie Frentz (17B)
• Charlie Trapp (18G)
• Jack Adams (18B)

We wish every success to all students competing at the upcoming Regional Titles.

Tony McDonald and Tim Hart
Track and Field Coaches

PBC Student Makes Australian Team for Athletics Championships

Tom Weeks from PBC has been selected to be part of the Australian Team to compete at the 2016 Oceania Melanesian Regional Athletics Championships in Suva Fiji in July 2016.

Tom who will be running in the 3000m has been training hard and running well all year and his hard work has been rewarded with his selection. Everyone at PBC would like to congratulate Tom on his achievement and wish him well for his race.

Tim Hart
Track and Field Coach

PBC Named Champions of the QLD State Philosothon

PBC had a clean sweep for the awards presented at 2016 Philosothon at the University of Queensland (UQ) on Saturday 14 May. Michelle Borg and Tommaso Lo Giudice shared first place for Most Promising Philosophers and the team of ten seniors took out overall first place for Queensland.

It was an early start on the bus to UQ. Over one hundred students registered at 9:00am from schools across Queensland including: Brisbane State High, Church, St Lawrence, Nudgee, Kenmore, Marist Brothers, Kelvin Grove, Cavendish Rd and AB Patterson. The students then discussed topics in a Community of Inquiry for the remainder of the day. The purpose was to come to some consensus with regard to perennial dilemmas: Could machines be moral; We are who we choose to be; Liberty consists of doing what one desires; The unexamined life is not worth living.

Points were awarded for speakers based on their ability to apply logic and reason, think outside the square and be respectful and inclusive of others’ opinions. Across the board, PBC students were a standout, each contributing to the team’s overall score. Amanda Stewart and I are both very proud philosophy teachers; these students are a credit to our school.

Back row: Madison Cutting, Connor Forbes, Tommaso Lo Giudice, Joshua Wingett,
Lachlan Kelly
Front row: Lauren Curtis, Aimee Van Gulik, Michelle Borg, Seraphina Smith,
Shaelah Thompson

Deb Reid
Philosophy Teacher

Brisbane Eisteddfod Success

Our Dance Excellence students have recently competed in the Brisbane Eisteddfod. All groups performed well, and we were lucky enough to have three of the dances obtain a placing.

Year 11/12 Dance Excellence – 4th Place
Year 10 Dance Excellence – 1st Place
Year 8/9 Dance Excellence – 1st Place

Well done to all students for representing our school, and a big thank you to Ms Madonna Hall and Ms Abby Swanborough for time and their hard work ensuring these performances were of a very high standard.

Creative Generation – State Schools on Stage

Each year we send in audition footage and applications from a number of talented students to represent our school as part of Creative Generation – State Schools on Stage. This year we have over 120 students who will be participating in this show: Dancers, Featured Vocalists, Backing Vocalist, Drama, Core Choir and Massed Choir. The show will be held in Brisbane on 15-16 July, tickets are available through Ticketek if you are interested in viewing the work of many talented students from across the state.

A big thank you goes out to the staff that are supporting our students at rehearsals and behind the scenes, Mrs Kristina Tassone, Miss Abby Swanborough and Ms Madonna Hall.

Performance at Department of Education International Forum

Year 12 Creative Arts Excellence students, Chloe Finlay and Sheldon Hernandez, were invited to perform at the Department of Education and Training’s International Forum dinner on Thursday 19 May. The audience really enjoyed this performance and the students performed with great professionalism. It was a great experience for these talented students.

Creative Generation Excursion

We will be taking 60 students to watch Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage on Friday 15 July. This is a daytime show, and Arts students will be able to attend this performance however tickets will be limited. More information will be included in the permission note. Teachers will be distributing these notes to students next week.

Auditions and Interviews for 2017 Students

In Term 3 we will be taking applications for new students who wish to have a place in our Creative Arts Excellence classes in year 8 – 12 in 2017.

Application information will be available at the beginning of Term 3. Keep your ears open on assembly and on notices for further information.

Annette Joyce
HOD The Arts

Middle School Student Leaders Attend Gold Coast Junior Secondary Leadership Summit

On 16 and 17 May, the Middle School Student Leaders attended the Gold Coast Junior Secondary Leadership Summit at Runaway Bay. At this very successful summit, the students focussed on influence as a leadership goal. In addition to workshops, they saw presentations by guest leaders including Cr. Cameron Caldwell, Hon. Stuart Robert, Dan Trollope and Holly Ferling; participated in a Public Speaking Challenge and also a Charter Signing.

Through these sessions students were provided opportunities to develop their skills in critical and creative thinking, understanding differences, consultation, empowerment, public speaking skills, collaboration, team building and putting ideas into action.

The team will now present their work to the Middle School administration, and look for ways to implement the fundraising project they developed – Santagrams – in Term 4.

Congratulations on your success at the Summit, Middle School Student Leaders!

Sharon Hillcoat
HOD Middle School

Year 12 Geography Camp

Recently the Year 12 Geography class went on their annual camp to the World Heritage Listed Binna Burra section of Lamington National Park, and over two days students investigated the biodiversity of one of the last remaining rainforests in South East Queensland.

The first day we trekked the 18km Coomera Falls circuit which was an unforgettable experience. Littered throughout the seven hour hike were some incredible views, as we discovered a range of plant and animal species, and learned of the Indigenous history in the area and the impacts of human settlement. Needless to say there were some very tired bodies around the campfire that night but some big smiles as well.

On the second day the students took part in a range of field work activities to determine the complexity of the rainforest environment within natural and regenerated areas. Tests conducted included tree height, soil pH, light intensity, canopy cover and relative humidity among others. The data collected will be used in their upcoming reports.

After a jam-packed two days the bus trip home was pretty quiet, but all had an amazing time and took home some memories they won’t forget.

A big thankyou to Mrs Maccan for joining us and our tour guide Chris Audley from Second Nature.

Ben Opie
Year 12 Geography Teacher

Dates to remember

General Enrolment Information Evening

PBC is holding a General Enrolment Evening where parents and current Year 6 children can find out more about our offerings and expectations at PBC. The transition to high school and the enrolment process will also be explained.

When: Wednesday 8 June 2015
Time: Presentation 6:30pm
Where: School Theatre, Thrower Drive Palm Beach

Please note: This event is for students who reside within our catchment area and who are not applying for entry into an Excellence Program. To view the QLD catchment area map please click here.

RSVP: Please email events@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au with your name and the number of guests attending by Monday 6 June.

We look forward to meeting your families!

PBC Leos Club News

Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is a part of the wider community and providing a community service to the students of PBC was a rewarding experience for the Leo members who organised a handball competition for the Middle School. The Leo members donated canteen vouchers and other prizes for the winners and the participants said they thoroughly enjoyed the activity. Thanks to those Leo members who gave up their lunch hour to run the event.

The Leo club welcomed a guest speaker, Damien Aird, to their Leo meeting. He spoke about the Woodwork and Craft Club that he is President of, and outlined to the Leo members the purpose of the club and the organisations it supports. Members of the club also teach simple wood working skills to students and offer support to two women’s shelters. The Leo club donated $500 to Woodwork and Craft Club to support this worthy community organisation.

Trivia Night

Student Achievements

PBC would like to encourage parents to email us with any great recent achievements from your student. 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, photos, and/or any links to media articles that we can share.

Congratulations to Year 12 Sport Excellence student Brayden Crossley, who has earned the Gold Coast’s first NEAFL Rising Star nomination of the season.

More information about Brayden’s achievement can be found on the Gold Coast Suns’ website:

Year 7 students Tayla Miller received a silver medal, and Sunny Bower a bronze, at the Rhythmic Gymnastics QLD Cup Championship on Sunday 15 May, after 3 hours of competition at Aspire Gymnastics Academy.

These students also featured in the Gold Coast Bulletin as they will be representing Queensland in National Championships in Melbourne this month.

Year 11 Sport Excellence student Brock Styles has received a scholarship with the Gold Coast Titans until the end of the 2016 season.

Senior School Guidance Officer Report

Year 10 SET Plan

Next term all Year 10 students will develop a Senior Education Training Plan (SET PLAN). The SET Plan maps out a student's Intended Learning Option for education and training in the Senior Phase of Learning (Year 11 and 12) as well as identifying their subject/course choices, goals and achievements. This personal document is compiled with the cooperation of parents/guardians and the school's academic teaching team.

As part of this process students will engage in a number of experiences to help them with their subject choices and career pathways.

This will include:

• Visits from Universities, TAFE and Defence Force
• Career Match Online Questionnaire to match their personalities to careers
• QTAC booklet to be given to all year 10 students with prerequisites required for University courses in 2019
• Senior subject taster lessons to give each student a snapshot of what each subject entails for next year
• Senior information night for parents and students
• SET Plan night to choose subjects for Senior Phase of Learning

Griffith University – Year 10 Parent Night

Register for the Griffith Parents Information Evening, held on Thursday 9 June. Find out more about transitioning to University, ask questions about your child's study options and meet the parents of current Griffith students.

Please register at:

Mind Gym – All students are welcome!

Do you want to:

• Reduce stress?
• Build resilience?
• Improve your wellbeing?

Come along to enhance your sense of peace and happiness, build awareness of the present moment, reduce your anxiety or stress, improve your learning outcomes, meet new friends and learn a new life skill.

Great for exam preparation!

When: Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays
Time: 8:15-8:30am
Where: E-Block (Virtual Classroom)

Industry Employment Projections

To view the Industry Employment Projections 2016 Report, please follow the link to the PDF below:

Steve Jones
Guidance Officer Senior School

Middle School Guidance Officer Report

Judgement call: maturity, emotions, and the teenage brain

Generation after generation, one thing parents can count on is being baffled or confused by their children’s behavior. While new generations of teenagers have access to things their parents did not–Google Glass and Apple’s newly announced iWatch could be the smartphones of tomorrow–this does not explain why teenagers, regardless of generation, continue to behave in ways that seem to be clearly irrational.

It turns out that there is a reason for confusing teenage behavior: the brain may not fully develop until around age 25, meaning that teenagers are left with a brain going through growing pains, just like the rest of their body.

Specifically, teens make irrational decisions because their brains are processing thoughts and emotions irrationally.

The good news is that being a teenager doesn’t inherently mean being rude or disrespectful. The bad news is that teenagers are essentially not fully equipped to deal with certain real world problems.

As a parent, understanding this stage in your teen’s development could make the difference in getting through to them. Instead of treating them like they’re out to get you, and ultimately heightening the conflict, speaking to them from a place of sympathy and understanding will work to both parties’ benefit.

If you want to know more about just why the teenage brain is this way, and exactly how it affects judgment, the infographic below should make things clearer.

Anna Willis
Guidance Officer Middle School

Pathways Centre News

School based traineeships available for Year 10 and 11 students in 2016

We have many exciting opportunities to start the term in the Pathway Centre Y Block. Job boards are updated weekly with new positions.

Bunnings Warehouse: Year 10 students only. Applications only - open now! School based traineeships Cert III Business at Bunnings Warehouse Burleigh. Trials will be offered to successful applicants at the end of Term 2. You must be available over the school holidays.

Hospitality traineeships: Hudson Café at John Flynn Hospital, Lava Carts Robina, Shingle Inn The Pines, Paradise Family Resort – Surfers Paradise, Latitude 28 Surfers Paradise, Grill’d Coolangatta, Crema Espresso Robina and The Pines, and Surfers Paradise Beach Café.

Cert III Sport and Recreation: Burleigh Pools - get your Bronze Medallion, pool lifeguarding and CPR as part of your traineeship.

Cert III Tourism: Ripleys Believe it or Not! Surfers Paradise

Cert III Business: ‘Account For it’ are looking for a school based trainee to work one day a week in their accounting office in Palm Beach.

Wendys the Pines: Cert III Hospitality traineeships available.

RSA Course: During Term 3 we will hold another Responsible Service of Alcohol class in the Pathway Centre. Please put your name down in the Pathway Centre to avoid disappointment, there are limit spaces.

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

Uniform Shop Update

Uniform Shop Trading Hours

PBC Navy Jacket

The PBC Navy Jacket is now available to purchase from the uniform shop and also online at flexi-schools at a cost of $70.00; limited stock is available. Samples are available to try on.

Please note, the below sizes have now sold out:

• Size 12
• Size 14
• Size XS
• Size S
• Size M

PBC Jumper

The PBC jumpers have been restocked and are available to purchase for $48.00

Bucket hats/ PBC caps

Bucket hats and PBC caps are currently out of stock, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

PBC school bags

PBC School Bags are now available from the uniform shop and selling fast.

Features include:

• Lifetime guarantee
• Padded laptop pocket
• Water resistant
• Ergonomic design
• Mesh drink bottle holder
• $70 each

Volunteers needed

If there are any volunteers who would love to spend a couple of hours each week in our very busy Uniform Shop and or Canteen we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Mandy on 07 5525 9331 for further details.

Flexischools Orders

If you have made an order for your child via Flexischools can you please ask that they come and pick it up from the Uniform Shop.

Payment methods available:

• Flexischools Online
• Credit Card
• Cash
• Cheques not accepted

If you are unable to come into the Uniform Shop you are more than welcome to call on 07 5525 9331 and pay for any uniform item over the phone.

Mandy Webb
Uniform Shop Coordinator

Administration

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.: 2016 SRS8 or 2016 ACEX10)

Resources and Activities Schedule

To assist parents with budgeting, detailed below are current fees and activities with due dates for payment (due to short timeframes some excursions may not be listed).

Lost Property

Please check with Student Services for items like pencil cases, lunch boxes, etc. If you have lost an article of clothing (jumpers, shoes, hat) please check with the Uniform Shop.

Student lockers available

Student lockers are available for hire at PBC.

• $6.00 for locker hire
• $24.00 for PBC approved combination lock (this will be the property of the student)
• Lockers available are located at G Block
• Payments can be made at Student Services

Please visit the Facilities tab of the school website to read the locker hire agreement.

Second Hand Uniforms

If you are holding on to old or unwanted school uniforms, please donate them to student welfare.

If your uniforms are in good condition, please drop them off at Student Services.

PBC Alliance

PBC Alliance Breakfast – Friday 20 May

Thank you to all those who came along to another fantastic PBC Alliance Breakfast.

A huge thank you to our wonderful guest speakers, Wayne Hickson from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and Dimitri Hatzigeorgiou from RBC Group.

If you would like to become a member or partner of the PBC Alliance, and list your business in the Alliance Directory, please visit our website for more information:

Visit and like the PBC Alliance Facebook page to stay up to date

New Members and Partners

We would like to welcome on board all of our new Alliance members and partners.

Please follow the links to view each businesses’ listing in the PBC Alliance Business Directory and their fantastic offers for Alliance customers!

• RBC Business Solutions - Proud Gold Partner of the PBC Alliance, offering services in Automation, Strategy, Technology and Print
• Smart Business Choices – Proud Silver Partner of the PBC Alliance, offering IT and Marketing services
• Storm Cycles Tugun – Proud Bronze Partner of the PBC Alliance, a premium quality bike shop for all cycling needs
• Infinity Allure - Eyelash extensions and cosmetic tattooing
• Living with IT - Computer repairs and IT support
• The Shake Up – Group Fitness
• Aussie Tweed Heads – Mortgage Brokers
• Wilson Hayes Law – Solicitors | Conveyancers | Business Advisors

New Website

For all information about how to get involved with the Alliance, including membership and partnership information; details for upcoming events; and to view our business directory, make sure you head on over to our new website:

QParents

The QParents web and mobile application provides a more convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians to interact with the school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents enables parents to access and manage student:

• Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of an absence
• Behaviour details
• Academic report cards
• Class timetables
• Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and making payments online
• Viewing and updating student details, including medical conditions and address
• Enrolment details

If you haven’t yet registered, visit the Qparents Website to register today!

Flashing School Signs for Thrower Drive

PBC will receive flashing school zone signs on Thrower Drive as part of the 2016-2017 flashing school zone sign program; a commitment from the Palaszczuk Government.

The installation of flashing school zone signs at PBC aims to improve visibility of the school zone and serve as an active reminder for motorists to slow down around children.

The installation date for the signage will be confirmed in the coming months.

Office of Mark Bailey MP
Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and
Minister for Energy and Water Supply

School HPV Vaccination Program

Please follow the link to the PDF below to view important information from the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service regarding the School Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Program.

‘Below Average’ Comic Strip

About the Comic

High school. It's a daunting place, especially when you're at the bottom of the social ladder… where we find four friends trying to survive their final days of senior year. Join Marina, Maddison, Amy and Olivia as they embrace adolescence with a refreshing and humorous approach to daily life in this new addition to the Palm Beach Currumbin High School Newsletter.

Below Average is a fortnightly webcomic created by cartoonist Nicholas Cleaver in mid-2010. It follows the day-to-day adventures of four not-so average teenagers: Marina, an inventor suffering with obsessive-compulsive disorder; Maddison, a blissfully ignorant foodaholic; Amy, a sarky game fanatic; and Olivia, the kookiest member of the group.

The strip’s primary theme is humour, and focuses largely on friendship, school and the four girls’ incompatibility with established society.