14 August 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents,

As the new Executive Principal of PBC, I would like to say hello and introduce myself. My work history includes being the Executive Principal at Upper Coomera State College for the past 19 months. Prior to this position I have been the Principal of Nebo, Amamoor, Port Douglas, Chancellor, Kuranda District and Norfolk Village schools. In addition to 20 years as a principal, I have also spent a year as a Teaching & Learning Auditor and as an Assistant Regional Director.

I have had a great first week at PBC becoming familiar with the school policies and procedures and becoming orientated with the physical layout. I have met nearly all the staff, some of the students and even managing to attend some of the school sporting team events. In the lead up to commencing work at PBC I visited our four largest primary feeder schools and met with their leadership teams to continue to strengthen our existing relationships and partnerships. Over the next few weeks I anticipate spending more time in the classrooms and playgrounds.

I expect my short term tasks to include

• Staying the course (implementing the plans already in place as outlined in the school’s planning documents)
• Stop, look and listen to the students, staff and parents about all aspects of school life
• Plan the outline of the Full School Review
• Focus on school culture

The first 100 days tasks will look like

• Responding to the Recommendations in the Full School Review
• Creating the 2018 Annual Implementation Plan
• Creating the Strategic Plan

The 2017 school NAPLAN provisional results have been released and PBC has again achieved pleasing results. In summary, our Year 7 and 9 students have achieved at or above the national average in terms of their literacy and numeracy skills. This is a credit to our teaching staff here at PBC and our main feeder schools, the students themselves and the effort they put in, and the parents who support their children. More detailed information about our NAPLAN results can be found in the Middle School report. The individual student reports have not yet arrived at the school however we anticipate that they will be available from late September.

The School Opinion Survey is now open for parents to fill in and have their say about PBC. I would encourage all parents to fill in the survey to assist us to improve the school. The survey will provide useful insight, which will complement the quadrennial full school review, which will be undertaken in October by the Internal School Review Unit.

Chris Capra
Executive Principal

Senior School Update

Senior School Information Evening

Parents of Year 10 students are invited to attend the Senior School Set Plan Information Evening from 5:45pm in the Hall on Wednesday 16 August as we deliver essential information for your child as they move into their QCE studies. The evening will include presentations on Senior pathways and also allow students and parents to engage with universities, external providers and faculties in the lead up to SET Plan interviews on Thursday 24 August.

If you wish to come along, please RSVP your attendance to events@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au stating ‘Set Plan Information Night’ in the subject.

Upcoming SET Plan

Following the Senior School Set Plan Information Evening parents are invited to attend an individual Set Plan Interview with their student on Thursday 24 August. You may book your interview time by accessing the portal via the Quicklink on the home page of the school’s website. This is an important opportunity for students to be mentored in their selection of subjects for their Senior Program.

Optima Awards

Term 3 Optima Awards were held in week 4. These Assemblies present a fantastic opportunity to celebrate student success and recognise those who have excelled in a number of categories. Awards are presented for Academic Achievement, Creative Arts, Community Service and Sport. There is also the Most Improved Award which recognises the top 20 students who have had the greatest growth in their GPA from Term 1 to Term 2.

This year our Optima Assemblies have also provided the opportunity for our senior leaders to present their House Report. In addition, we have continued with our student-centred approach with a dance performance from our senior dance excellence students.

A big thank-you must go out to Year Coordinators, student speakers, performers and presenters for volunteering their time to make the Optima Awards a success. Also, thank you to teachers who were present at the assemblies with their respective classes. The respectful atmosphere and engagement of students was a credit to your hard work.

Optima Awards – Recipients

Congratulations to those students who were acknowledged in front of their peers at the OPTIMA Awards, acknowledging their outstanding performance across Term 2. Click the links below to see each Year cohort’s recipients for Term 2.

Reminder of Year 12 requirements:

Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)

Students and parents/caregivers are again reminded that it is a student’s grade at exit (end of Year 12) which is used to calculate QCE points. A student will receive 4 points for a subject if they have passed that subject at the end of 4 semesters; however if a student falls from a C to a D at the end of Year 12 in a subject they will receive 0 points for that subject and will be at risk of not achieving the QCE. With this in mind, it is important that all Year 12s remain focussed on submitting drafts and revising and studying and completing all assessment to the best of their ability

Final Preparations for our Year 12 OP students:

Year 12 QCS students are in the final weeks of preparation for the Queensland Core Skills test on 29 and 30 August. It is vital that all students are present each Wednesday at 8:00am for their timetabled QCS classes and masterclass sessions. The QCS test will be the most important test which OP students sit this year as the class QCS averages are a critical factor in calculating student OPs. Each student should also be logging onto the Mighty Minds portal which will have individualised results and practice activities to improve for each student.

Students recently received instructions regarding behaviour and materials allowed inside the QCS test. They also signed a declaration regarding these instructions and calculators allowed into the QCS. Any student who has not signed this document needs to see Mr McDougall as soon as possible. The school will provide students with stationery kits for the QCS test however students will have to supply their own calculator and correcting tape. The school will also provide the students with breakfast on the days of the QCS test.

Term 3 Assessment Calendars:

Term 3 Assessment calendars have been published on the school website under Curriculum/Testing and Assessment. Parents and students should be checking this to plan their study timetable. The Senior shutdown timetable will be published shortly on the website. The majority of assessment including 12 QCS test will be completed in Weeks 8 and 9.

Year 12 Student Connect

Year 12 students should be logging onto their QCAA learning accounts and checking that their details (eg. address) is correct; any issues see Ms Ashby in Y block.

Pathways Centre

It is very pleasing to see the large number of Year 10 and 11 students who are visiting the Pathways centre and signing up for traineeships. This is a great pathway for students as it provides them with a VET qualification, paid work placement and a pathway to tertiary studies. Year 11 students are reminded that they should commence a traineeship before the end of Term 3 Year 11 so as to allow for the number of work placement days to be completed before completing Year 12.

Student Support

As Year 12 students commence the downward slope toward the end of Term 3, the grade is abuzz with activity across all facets of their schooling. Across the next 5 weeks, Year 12 students will be completing the QCS Exams, finalising QTAC Applications, completing all assessment in each of their subjects and starting to look toward their Graduation & Formal in November.

Students are encouraged to access any support they may require, to assist in the variety of challenges they face during this time. Support from Ms Stewart, Mr Kennedy, Mr McDougall and Mr Jones is readily available. Likewise, if any parents/caregivers would like further information regarding the final weeks of Term 3 please contact Senior School Admin.

Blair Hanna, Head of School – Senior
On behalf of the Senior School

Middle School Update

The Middle School prioritises Attendance, Effort and Behaviour, Achievement and Wellbeing for our students. Our attendance target is 95% and ‘Every Day Counts’ is a priority for our students, staff and parent/caregivers to optimise student achievement and wellbeing. The impact of 5 days absence per term results in one month non-attendance during the school year. Parent/caregivers will receive non-attendance letters if your child has had 5 or more unexplained absences this year.

Term 3 student aspirational goals should be signed by parents/caregivers and staff in the Student Planner (page 5) for each Key Learning Area. Any student achieving ‘Excellent’ in both Effort and Behaviour for any 5 subjects for their Term 3 Interim report will be awarded an Optima Certificate at the Term 4 Optima Assemblies.

PBC is well respected within the wider community and our students are representing our school whenever they are in uniform. We would like to congratulate the Middle School students in taking pride in wearing their school uniform, embracing positive behaviours and continuing to make a commitment to uphold the Reds’ tradition to relentlessly strive to be their best self and actively support others to do the same.

NAPLAN Results

PBC performed well as a group and actually both Year 7 and 9 cohorts produced the best writing results for all Gold Coast secondary state schools. I am very proud of this as our cluster of local schools has worked very hard on improved teacher capability to teach writing skills over the last 12 months. Additionally, we’ve adjusted our teaching strategies to grow our students writing skills, so to achieve this is a great recognition of the efforts put in by both staff and students. The other reason I am proud of this area of work is that reading levels have been maintained at a high standard, and to show improvement in an area whilst maintaining standards in others is a challenge in any organisation.

I also look closely at the growth that our students have had from Year 7 to Year 9 whilst studying at PBC and the current Year 9’s have shown significant gains in their literacy and numeracy levels over the last two years, compared to like students in other areas of the state and nation.

There will be individual student recognition for those who have achieved top 10 results as well as those who have obtained results in the upper two bands of achievement. Teachers will take time to unpack results individually with students to identify their strengths and areas to improve. Student’s individual achievement will also be considered in terms of where additional support is required to improve their literacy and or numeracy skills.

The next step for us is to review trends carefully and consider how we build on our strengths using our growth mindset models and identifying areas to focus our improvement on for the coming years.

Middle School Rewards

Students respond well to positive acknowledgement, not only through major awards but also for small successes and actions in the classroom/playground. PBC has various informal ways of rewarding students. In the classroom, teachers may hand out small prizes. Spelling Stars are placed on the wall to show student’s success in our spelling program and Attendance Trackers show the class’s attendance rate each week. More formally, teachers distribute Optima Rewards, small tickets to acknowledge students being safe, respectful or a learner. Teachers will sometimes send home Optima postcards to let parents know that their children have had a special achievement or success. Over 1,150 of these more formal rewards have been distributed in the Middle School this year, helping to create a positive, productive learning environment.

Planning for Success

We have already reached the mid-point of Term 3 and students are currently receiving feedback on their first rounds of assessment. It is valuable to support children to look for ways to improve, so they might reach their Optima goals, recorded in their Student Planners. Are they on track? If not, what is it that they might do differently to achieve their goals?

Building Resilience

Whatever one’s natural abilities and strengths, perseverance, hard work and self-confidence are critical to success at school and beyond. At this stage of Term 3, it can be easy to tire of school. Students should be encouraged to show resilience, to know that their attendance and effort every day makes a positive difference to their learning, and to persist through difficulties. When work becomes challenging, seek an answer. Speak with a teacher. Attend a tutorial. Do some extra work. It all makes a difference.

Assessment Calendars

Parents are reminded that the assessment calendar is now published on the PBC website:

Students and parents should all make careful note of these important dates.

Anita Sgalippa, Head of School – Middle
On behalf of the Middle School

CARE Update

In CARE, students are currently looking at the concept of a Benefit Mindset. This describes society’s everyday leaders who choose to promote wellbeing on both an individual and a collective level. They question ‘why’ they do what they do and believe in making a meaningful difference.

How is a benefit mindset different to a growth mindset?

The Growth Mindset is based on the belief that with effort, we can learn and grow. The Benefit Mindset goes a step further. It’s based on the belief that with effort, we can use what we have learned to lead – and make a meaningful difference for ourselves and the world. We can choose to bring out the best in each other and innovate in ways that really matter.

When we choose to make a meaningful difference, we become an everyday leader. Someone who promotes wellbeing on both an individual and a collective level. This evolution in thinking is not to suggest concepts like the Growth Mindset are less important. Learning how to grow and differentiate ourselves through deliberate practice is integral to every person’s development. The difference is, students adopting a Benefit Mindset use their development and uniqueness to make valuable contributions to the communities and ecosystems they belong. They choose to use what they’ve learned to lead.

Why is a Benefit Mindset so Important?

It’s about developing a culture of thinking about me and we together, so the key questions young people ask are not how they can learn and grow in isolation, but rather, how we can come together and become co-contributors to each other’s flourishing.

“School is about producing leaders. It doesn’t mean bosses; it means people who can genuinely make a profound transformative contribution to their society as a part of how they live their lives” — Peter Senge

If we truly want to give future generations the best opportunity to thrive, we had best prepare them with the learning and leadership skills to find their way in an increasingly complex world. Growth Mindsets are valuable, but they also have their limits. It’s only when young people position their aspirations for growth and learning within a purposeful and leadership based context that they more fully set themselves up for a healthy and resilient future.

Jarrod Wells and Graeme Harding, CARE Coordinators

Creative Arts Excellence News

What a great term The PBC Arts Department have had! Congratulations to PBC outstanding young musicians who have been selected to participate at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University State Honours Ensemble Program in Brisbane.

Thursday evening the PBC music community was treated to a Pre-Eisteddfod concert hosted by Kayla Latter, Justin Hart, Reuben McLean and Jess Kesting. All ensembles played at an outstanding level and the theatre was full of parents and community. We are all excited for the Gold Coast Eisteddfod next week and wish teachers and students competing the best of luck.

On Friday 5 August at the Gold Coast Secondary Schools Drama Festival, our Year 8 Drama Excellence students competed against 15 other private and public schools across the region and was awarded 1st Place! Director and Drama Excellence teacher Ms Dani McGlynn led the cast to perform a stunning interpretation of, ‘Riley Valentine and the Occupation of Fort Svalbard’ by Julia-Rose Lewis.

Awards received:

• Highly Commended Acting Awards – Summer Seaton, Asher Licence, Michael Lotscher, Jaxon Calderon, Herc Hippocrates
• Outstanding ensemble Award, Design and Direction Award.
• Outstanding Actor Award of the Festival – Michael Lotscher
• Outstanding Supporting Actor Award of the festival – Summer Seaton
• Special Adjudicator’s Award – Asher Licence

Thank you to Ms Dani McGlynn for your unwavering dedication and professionalism and to Corey Parker for providing impeccable lighting and sound for the show. Best of luck to director/teacher Ms Lynette Joubert and the Year 12 Drama Excellence students who will be performing “Rabbit” at All Saints Theatre for the Gold Coast Secondary School Drama Festival this Saturday evening.

Our Drama Excellence students have also been treated to an excursion to the Gold Coast Arts Centre to watch the ‘Shake and Stir Theatre Company’s’ interpretation of Dracula. The students enjoyed a live theatre experience that was atmospheric with great lighting, sound and set and were also lucky to be involved in a question and answer with the artists. Our Drama students have also participated in circus workshops this week and will engage with guest artists from Zeal Theatre to workshop Physical Theatre.

Our dancers and dance co-ordinators have been exceptionally busy this week attending travelling, rehearsing and competing at various eisteddfods. Exceptional result below:

Monday 7 August Beenleigh Dance Eisteddfod – competing against 20 other schools in Qld

• Highly Commended year 7 and 9 Dance Excellence – Jazz
• 1st Place Year 8 Dance Excellence – Contemporary
• 1st Place Dance Excellence combined – Jazz
• 3rd Place Dance Excellence combined – Contemporary
• Highly Commended Year 11 and 12 Dance Excellence - Contemporary

Thursday 19 August Gold Coast Dance Eisteddfod (Senior) - competed against 28 other schools across Qld

• 1st Place Dance Excellence Combined – Jazz
• 1st Place Dance Excellence Combined – Contemporary
• 2nd Place Year 10, 11 and 12 Dance Excellence – Jazz
• Highly Commended Year 11 and 12 Dance Excellence - Contemporary

Six PBC dance excellence students are currently touring the with Dance Force and competing at the World Hip Hop Championships – Best of luck to Tamia Mangungu, Imogen Fernandez de Viana, Jasper Garner, Kyra Harrison, Rochelle de Snoo, Mia Colby and Aaron Stray.

The Media Excellence department is a hive of activity at the moment. The Year 8’s are just about to begin filming their entries into the Screen It film festival, the Year 9’s are mid-way through their animations for the upcoming Swell Sculpture Festival and the Year 10’s are producing advertisements that promote engagement with our schools community CARE project. Keep your eyes peeled on the schools Facebook page and at assemblies as we plan to share our work soon!

We hope to see you at our Visual Arts Excellence Art Exhibition Friday 25 August.

Loren Skyring
HOD The Arts / Creative Arts Excellence Coordinator

Science News

STEM TRIVIA 2017

STEM skills are essential for the future economic and social well-being of our nation with an estimated 75% of the fastest growing occupations requiring STEM skills and knowledge. It is for this reason that PBC actively encourages and motivates students to study and participate in STEM whenever possible.

The PBC STEM Ambassadors hosted a Trivia competition for interested students during week 4 this term. The senior STEM Ambassadors – Annika Danielsen, Amy Cooper, Amelia Cody-Byfield, Shelby Craik and Elise Watkins – organised and ran the event, including writing the trivia questions. Over three days of competition, students competed against their peers and teachers in what was a fierce battle for the 2017 PBC Trivia Champion title. Congratulations to all who competed and in particular to our winning teams, who walked away with a prize bag, for 2017:

• Team Danny De Vito – Josh O’Brien, Jackson Moffatt, Benjamin Kwok and Aiden Eddywing
• Team Here for the Prizes – Awatia Waetford, Harvey Lennon and Joshua Butel
• Team 3 teachers and a baby – teachers Ty Russell, Naomi Apanui Michelle McGeorge and student Jake Fitriadi
• Team Tugun - Max Munro, Taj Van der Werff, Dylan Maloney and Thomas Brooks.

Thank you to:

• PBC STEM coordinator Kirsten McGilvray, the teachers who came by to help or check it out, and to those teachers who competed against the senior students
• the junior STEM Ambassadors who assisted – Reef Thompson, Jarreth Bisley, Bayley d’Hotman de Villiers and Lenismaria Ikenasio
• all the students who participated. It was particularly enjoyable to see many familiar faces of students who participate in other STEM extra-curricular activities such as STEM Cup.

Lee-Anne Bramley
HOD Science

Sports Excellence News

Elite Athletes – Planning to Dream Twice

Twelve of PBC’s most promising year twelve Sports Excellence athletes recently attended Griffith University’s “After the Siren” conference. They were taken through a number of workshops that covered topics as diverse as nutrition for performance, dealing with the media, sports related degrees at university, recovery and leadership. Students also got to ask questions of current elite sports people who are currently studying their degrees at Griffith. One of those athletes on the panel was PBC’s very own Ryan James – Captain of the Titans – who has finished his business degree and currently undertaking his teaching degree.

Congratulations to Dean Katsiris, Dirk Koenen, Jacob Dawson, Kyla Peacock, Zali Cheffers,Christian Deans, Jaime Phillips, Hinata Aizawa, Ashleigh Kelly, Georgia Elliston, Thomas Carvalho de Almeida and Tristan Bullen for their excellent engagement throughout the day and for representing PBC so positively.

Mr Mackay
Head of Department Sports Excellence

School Nurse – News

School lunches are so important for a balanced, healthy diet for growing students. Sometimes remembering and organising lunches can be difficult in our busy lives. Being organised is the most important part of the process. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating suggests we enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from the 5 main food groups and drink plenty of water every day.

NAQ (Nutrition Australia Queensland) have additional information on how to pack an ideal lunch box and tips:

These are both fantastic resources to look at, and I encourage you to look through if you are concerned about nutrition or just need some fresh ideas for school lunches.

Health and Wellness to all,

Hilary Wilson, your School Based Youth Health Nurse

General News

Littering around PBC

Remember, you have probably accidentally dropped something at one. We all have a responsibility to keep our communities clean. This includes throwing away our own rubbish in proper containers as well as picking up litter that we come across. It is an easy thing that we can all do

Yazmyn Forbes
Year 10 student

Earn and Learn - Woolworths

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back! Please support Palm Beach Currumbin State High when allocating your stickers.

This year Woolworths are partnering once again with Modern Teaching Aids, Australia's biggest supplier of educational equipment. This means we can choose resources based on our needs across every category possible including: S.T.E.M, Science. Mathematics, English, Sport and Arts and Craft.

Important information

PBC and the Pines Centre Management have agreed that any PBC student in school uniform will not be served at any food outlet during school hours from 9:00am to 3:00pm, unless accompanied by a parent/caregiver.

Student Achievements

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 Facebook.

PBC Tennis players book their place at Rocky!

PBC sent 2 strong teams, in both the Boys and Girls, to the Queensland Secondary Schools Tennis Championships. We performed exceptionally well on the day, demonstrating some outstanding tennis in both singles and doubles matches and as a result came out winners of both the boys and girls competition. Both Teams have qualified for the State Finals at Rockhampton on 14/15 Sept. Good luck to all the players in the state finals.

Soccer

PBC has proved again it is the leader in developing football talent on the Gold Coast with 10 students representing South Coast at the U/15 QLD Schools Championships in Cairns.

Jake Skinner, Elijah Hughes, Joel Pavlides, Kailey Lincoln, Christina Mussell, Hayden Anderson, Cooper Skerry, Amaliah Mangungu, Luke Squires and Declan Smith all did their school proud with their performances throughout the tournament.

Cooper Skerry was selected in the Queensland team and Joel Pavlides and Hayden Anderson were selected as shadow players for the Queensland team.

Well done Reds!

Netball

Congratulations to PBC Reds Vicki Wilson teams:

• Vicki Wilson Shield (Y7-9) B team placed 5th in their pool. This team is composed of Year 7-8 students who won 2/6 games against A teams, only being defeated by 3 in their losses. This is a very exciting team, one to be watched in 2018, and was led by captains Brielle Reeves and Dakota Newson.
• Vicki Wilson Shield (Y7-9) A team placed 1st in their pool, winning 7/7 games. The girls were led by captains Shelby Barker and Brooke Swindells through an intense day of netball. PBC A’s had the strongest defence, shown through their ability to have the least gaols scored against them amongst any of the 28 teams.
• Vicki Wilson Cup (10-12) A team as led by the leadership team of Sophie Meehan, Zali Cheffers and Jaime Phillips. The Reds also finished undefeated in their pool winning 7/7 games.

Good luck to the Open A and Junior A teams who will compete in Week 6 to make the top 2 of 8, who will then go onto the State Championships in October.

Guiness Book of Records win

Congratulations to Melanie McNeilly, Year 9 who became a Guinness Book of World Records holder with her karate club. They attempted to break the record for the "most people breaking pine boards simultaneously in a single location" which stood at 204 people. At the GKR Karate World Cup event in Coomera on the weekend, that record was smashed with a new record of 433! Representatives from Australia, the UK and New Zealand took part.

Congratulation to Lucy Garufi, Year 8 who has just returned from competing at the Australian Pool Rescue Championships held in Adelaide. Representing the Currumbin Vikings SLSC. Lucy won the Gold Medal for the Line Throw event, Bronze for the Patient Tow, Gold in the 4 x 50m Obstacle Race Relay and Gold for the Brick Carry Relay in which they also broke the Australian record. What a fantastic result!

Dates to Remember

Administration

Cashier 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 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.: 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).

Reminder that 2017 SRS fees are overdue, and any other outstanding amounts on student’s accounts. To make a credit card payment or to request bank details for direct bank transfer, please telephone the school, or visit our Student Services department between 8:00am and 1:00pm for all other payments.

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 link below to register today!

Student Lockers Available

Student lockers are available for hire at PBC.

• $20.00 for annual locker hire in 2017
• $24.00 for PBC approved combination lock. $20 of this represents a security deposit that will be credited back to student on return of the lock (in good working order) at end 2017.
• Lockers available are located at G Block
• Payments can be made at Student Services

Saver Plus

Saver Plus is a financial inclusion program with matched savings that benefits families and their children’s education. Please see link to flyer below.

PBC Alliance

Term 3 Breakfast

The Alliance Breakfast will be Friday 18 August, 6:45-8:15am. If you are a local business person and are interested in meeting with other local business people please come along to our breakfast. Our networking breakfasts are held every term and are catered for by our own in-house catering team and served by our own hospitality students who have learnt their skills by working at local businesses.

Interesting and informative Guest Speakers are invited to present at each breakfast and this time we are welcoming Wayne Hickson from Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Wendy Handley from Tugun Community Bank and Mark Conrad from Synergy Fitness. To find out more and to book your place head to the link below.

Community Notices

North Burleigh SLSC – Sign on Days 2017

Kurrawa SLSC – Sign on Days 2017

Pacific SLSC – Sign on Days 2017

Centacare Programs

Post Separation Joint Kids Program and Parents Program-

Run at the same time- Children attend Children’s First and parents attend Keeping Kids in Mind.
Child Age: 7-11years
Date: 5 weeks starting 16 August 2017
Time: 3:30pm- 5:30pm
Cost: $10

3 day Holiday Empowering Girls Program-

Self-esteem, body image, healthy relationships, communication skills, stress. Includes Yoga and Self-defence.
Age: 11-14 year olds
Date: 20, 21, 22 September 2017
Time: 9:30am- 4:00pm
Cost: $40

3 day Holiday Children First Program-

Children whose families have experienced divorce and separation. Normalising and exploring the feelings and changes associated with separated and blended families.
Age: 7-11 years
Date: 27, 28, 29 September 2017
Time: 9:30am-3:00pm
Cost: $40

For all enquiries please telephone: 07 5527 7211

‘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.

Below Average is a webcomic created by cartoonist Nicholas Cleaver. 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 snarky 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.