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7 October 20167 October 2016

Principal’s Report

Welcome to Term Four

On behalf of Sunnybank State High School staff and widercommunity, we welcome our families, staff and students to thefinal term of the year. Our vision of ‘Every child improving andachieving’ unites us as a school community, whereby we worktogether to ensure that every child has the best opportunity forsuccess.

Our school priorities for 2016 are:

Learning

Sunnybank State High School focuses on creating a culturethat promotes learning. Our school-wide expectations ofrespect, responsibility and readiness are the pillars that guideour actions so that we can achieve our personal best. It isimportant that students are prioritising their learning; this meansseeking support through programs like homework club, arebalancing their life, school and work commitments and dedicatetime towards achieving their academic goals. We work togetheras a school community to support students. Please contact theschool if you would like to discuss your child’s progress.

Leadership

Currently our Year 11 Co-ordinator and Senior SchoolingDeputy Principal are instigating the student leadership processfor 2017. Interested students are required to complete anapplication and present their speech to their year 11 peers.

Students from year 11 then vote for those they wish toundertake the leadership roles. Staff are involved throughhaving the opportunity to vote for students they believe bestfit the positions. Following both the voting processes, studentsare interviewed by a panel of staff who combine all the selectioninformation and the successful students are then offered theirpositions. The announcement of leaders for 2017 will be madeat Awards Night.

Students from other year levels will soon begin to consider theirrepresentatives for the 2017 Student Councils. Thank you to allstudents who have accepted the challenge to become involvedin their student forums.

Attendance and Uniform

To support our students’ improvement and achievement, wehave high expectations. It is important to ensure that every childis attending school on time (8:30am) and arrive promptly toclass every lesson, every day so that they have the strongestfoundation for success. If your child is absent from school,please ensure that you notify us on the Student Absence Line:0427 217 544 (text) or 3323 8160 (voice).

Awards Evening

As a school community, we look forward to acknowledgingthe achievements of our students across a range of academic,cultural, sporting and community service pursuits. Ourupcoming awards evening will occur on Wednesday 19October, commencing at 7:30pm in the hall. All families arewelcome to attend.

Queensland Award Recipient

Congratulations to Zuberi Salim, who, on the last day of Term3, received his Certificate of Service on behalf of the Orderof Australia Association. This prestigious award acknowledgedZuberi’s commitment and service to the community. He is a

• Literacy,

• Numeracy

• Pedagogy

wonderful ambassador of our school and the community. It wasan honour and privilege to witness Zuberi receive this award.

School Review

Our school staff have been engaged in school planning for 2017– 2020. It has afforded us the opportunity to review our currentschool plans and start visioning for the future. We are seekingthe perspective of students and the broader community aswe continue to progress this work. On 19 October, we haveour School Review, whereby we have an opportunity to shareour work and best practice with representatives from theDepartment over the course of three days, culminating in theirfeedback to inform our future planning.

Enrolment Interviews

Our enrolments and places for students in 2017 are in highdemand. Enrolment interviews continue this term for 2017.Please contact the main office to arrange an interview as soonas possible if enrolment is relevant to your family. If you knowfamily or friends who are intending to enrol at Sunnybank SHSplease encourage them to contact us for an interview bookingtime.

School Experience Day

Our school experience day for current Year 5 and 6 studentswho are interested in enrolling or who have enrolled for Year 72017 is on Thursday 13 October, commencing at 8:45am.

P and C Meeting

Our next P and C meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 25October, commencing at 6:00pm in the Library. We trulywelcome all families and community members to attend andhave a shared voice in our school.

Tracey Cook, Principal

Creative and Practical Arts

Festival of the Arts

On Thursday 8 September the Creative and Practical Artsfaculty held their Festival of the Arts at Sunnybank SHS. Theafternoon and evening was a celebration and showcase of allthe great work of students from across the faculty. This year’sformat was a little different from past years, with a festival feeland various mini-stages set up for our performers.

There was a lot of preparation in the lead up to the festival.The Practical Arts staff, led by Miss Platt and ably assisted bythe senior ITU classes, created an installation canopy whichwas a fantastic feature. The giant canopy was a hit with silverstreamers blowing with the wind and catching the sun as itset. The Drama department ran their dress rehearsal of “PrizeFighter” for the year 12s on the Wednesday and other subjectsconstructed exhibition and performance spaces throughout theThursday.

The afternoon started with “Catchpole” a young local band whokicked off the festival with a vibrant and loud 5:00pm set. Thiswas followed by performances from our Instrumental Musicstudents showing their percussion skills with Mr Stiller and theconcert band students with Miss Lowe and Miss Matthews. Itis great to see these students perfecting their instrumental skillsand we hope to grow this department next year. The SunnyArt exhibition space in the hall showcased the work of our year7 to 12 Visual Arts students. This work included 2D, 3D aswell as graphic design work from across the year levels. Ouryear 12 Music students also helped to add ambience to theexhibition by entertaining the visiting crowd. Vivid projectionsshowed all the highlights and funny moments from across thedifferent subjects and allowed us to see the specialist workbeing created by our students as performers, engineers,designers, film-makers, musicians and trades men and women.It was fantastic to see such a diverse range of talent with ourstudent population.

The culmination of the night was the year 12 Drama and DramaStudies performance of “Prize Fighter” at the Ringside stage.After the success of the dress rehearsal, the cast was eagerand ready to impress the audience. In particular the studentswere keen to impress “Prize Fighter” playwright, Future Fidel,a past Sunnybank student. What made this even more specialwas the fact that this was the first performance of the playsince its debut at Brisbane Festival in 2015, a real achievementfor our year 12s who worked tirelessly throughout the term todo justice to this confronting and powerful play. This year’sperformance was also slightly different, as Miss Kalamafoni wasalso part of the cast standing in for one of the students.

The Festival of the Arts was a great success! The exhibitionand performance spaces were creative and a real treat for the

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visiting audiences. A speak thank you to all the various staff whoassisted with the set-up and pack downs, the Practical Artsstaff who ran the BBQ, Mrs Garbutt and her children for beingour popcorn chefs and all the teachers who organised all thestages and performances and exhibitions. We look forward todoing it all again in 2017!

Ms Kalamafoni, Creative Arts Teacher

Industrial Technology and Design Department

Performing Arts Evening – Year 11 IndustrialTechnology Studies

The Industrial Technology and Design department was workinghard all last term in preparation for the Performing Arts Eveningin September. The year 11 Industrial Technology Studies classwere in charge of designing and constructing a kinaestheticinstallation for the benefit of those who came to the evening. Itwas a huge effort by all to finish the job, and to lift it into place.Thank you to all those involved in the construction and hoistingof the Liquid Shard, and congratulations to the 11 IndustrialTechnology Studies class for a fantastic installation piece.

Performing Arts Evening – Year 10 Graphics

The year 10 Graphics classes have been working through anIndustrial Design Unit where they had been asked by IKEA toredesign a lamp. The students worked through a number ofnumeracy activities to design and construct their lamps. Thestudents took advantage of the new Trotec Laser Cutter whichhas been recently bought for Sunnybank State High Schoolto quickly and efficiently laser-cut their lamps. These lampswere put on display for the Performing Arts Evening, wherethe students could see all of their hard work lit up and lookingfantastic.

Windmill Design and Construction – Year 10Industrial Technology and Design

Term three saw the year 10 Industrial Technology and Designstudents building on their design and construction experiencewith the Windmill project. Students used a wood lathe for thefirst time, to turn a windmill stem, each with their own individualdesign. Students added to their electronics knowledge bywiring up an AA battery, small DC motor and Wheat Grass Lightto finish off their windmill designs. Students had a fantastic timewith this project, with almost complete creative freedom, andmany outstanding windmills made.

Built Environment Unit – Year 11 Graphics

The year 11 Graphics students are coming to the end of their16 week assessment, Built Environment – The Bookshop, andare producing outstanding work which they should be veryproud of. Students started this assignment with a site visitto Brisbane CBD and produced a number of maps to helpdetermine the best site for their bookshop. They used Google

Sketch Up to draw their bookshops, Adobe Photoshop topublish their finished drawings and Adobe Illustrator to producetheir design folios. From this assessment students have learntthe fundamentals of Architectural Design, including theprocesses required to move an idea from initial analysis ofsite, concept stage, mock modelling, final ideas and finallypresenting their work in a number of presentation boards to apanel of Industry Experts in the first week of term four.

Thank you

The Industrial Technology and Design Department would liketo thank Catchpole for volunteering their time and wonderfultalents at the Performing Arts Evening in September.

Acacia Platt, ITD Teacher

Mathematics Department

The Australian Mathematics Competition for theWestpac Awards

Thursday 28 July saw students from across all year levelscompete in the Australian Mathematics Competition for theWestpac Awards. The AMC has run every year since 1978 andis now a significant international event. Students of all standardscan progress and find a point of challenge in this competition.

Sunnybank students have performed very well and we are allvery proud of their results with 83% attaining a proficiency levelor better.

High Distinction Award Winner

Year 12 - Jing AN (97th percentile)

Distinction Award Winners

Year 12 - Anh TRAN, Cristina HUYear 8 – Tian Ge LIMYear 7 - Ruby NGUYEN

Credit Award Winners

Year 12 - Sara GORFU, Jinfang SHAN, Ke TANG, AnneLE, Nia GESA, Mazen JABER, Harold SEBASTIANYear 11 - Jahaziel BUSCATO, Fateh ABRO, JoshHOCKEY, Thilla HASSANIYear 8 - Vivian LEE, Paris ZHANG, Tommy SYMONDSYear 7 - Jack LAMB, Lok Yin KWOK, Rex BALL, ImogenNAUER, Jurny GREY

Proficiency Awards

Year 12 - Zahra REZAEEYear 11 - Safia HUSSAINIYear 9 - Leo NGUYEN, Dodge STEVENS, MeganNGUYENYear 8 - Douglas TAYLOR, Ruiqi WANG, Rosalyn VAKA,Caroline PAERAU, Peijing KHOOYear 7 - Khristian LI

Numeracy Week Activities

Last term, during Literacy and Numeracy Week, Mrs Parolin,the Numeracy Coach, organised three fun activities for thejunior school mathematics classes. The first activity was the

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Interhouse Mental Computation challenge for year 7 and 8students. The winning house in year 7 was Arinya and in year8, Balcara. Students in each of these two houses received theirprizes on the day.

The second activity consisted of two in-class competitions. Thetheme for the year 8 competition was “Tessellations” and for theyear 7 groups it was “Create a Shape”. In year 8, the winningentry for best design was submitted by Lailoma Khalid. In theyear 7 category, the following students are to be commendedon “Creating their Shape” result:

Imogen, Aira, Emmanuelle, Blake, Nickie, Odyn andSuemaya.

Trans Tasman games

The highlight of the numeracy week activities was the TransTasman games which ran for a two week period acrossAustralian and New Zealand schools. Students were required tocomplete as many challenges as possible in that time period byaccessing our online resource Mangahigh, an online resourcethat the Maths department subscribes to. All students in years7 to 10 can access this website from their home computers.

For each activity completed to a gold standard studentsreceived three points, silver standard, two points, and bronzestandard, one point. These points were then tallied and medalsawarded according to the following criteria: gold medalminimum of 200 points, 150 points for a silver medal and 100points for a bronze medal. Sunnybank High students achievedeight gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.

Gold Medal

Hassan ADAN (top scorer with 255 points), TanaySATDEV (252)Muhmed MUHMED (232), Khaldoon KHALID (220),Odyn TONGA (217)Jennifer MILLINGTON (208), Lufti ABDULLAHI (200),Monica VU (200)

Silver Medal

Lara MANUHU (158), Masroor AHMED (151)

Bronze Medal

Ayan YUSSUF (116), Maitri PATEL (102)

Maths Tutoring Continues

The Mathematics department offers tutoring in all levels ofMaths. Please encourage your students to attend these extrasessions if they require some extra practice in mathematics orclarification of concepts or assignment work.

Kerry Schloss, Head of Department

Homestays RequiredAre you looking for the opportunity to share your home,our unique Queensland lifestyle, our variety of food andcustoms?

Consider becoming a Homestay provider for Sunnybank HighSchool’s International Student Program!

We are looking for friendly and reliable providers for who areable to offer a safe and caring family atmosphere, treat thestudent as a family member, speak English as their firstlanguage, encourage English conversation and be locatedwithin easy reach of the school. You will need a spare privatebedroom with wardrobe, student desk and lamp and to providenutritious meals and snacks each day. Also, you will need aCommission for Children and Young People check (Blue Card)and will receive financial reimbursement.

Please contact: Dee Venter, 3323 8111, International StudentCoordinator, Cricos Provider Number: 00608A

Second Hand Uniform DonationsPlease consider donating to the school office, your student’srecently outgrown uniform. Having a supply of second handuniforms available for emergency situations, helps out studentswho, from time to time, may require some item of the uniformfor a short term or daily loan. Items of uniform that are in our“clothing pool” are carefully washed and maintained by ourstudent services staff who discretely lend items for a day orlonger if needed. These items are then returned, washed andstored in readiness for the next student who might need toborrow for a short time.

Guidance NewsDear Carers and Students

https://sunnybanshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/CareerInformationBulletin.pdf

Some topics and updates include:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1st break,and Wednesday, 2nd break, in Room 707 – tutoringyears 8-10 with Mrs Singh

• Tuesday and Thursday, 1st break, and Wednesday,2nd break, in Room 706 – tutoring years 8-12 withMs Sipka

• Wednesday, 2nd break, in Room 707 – tutoringyears 11-12 with Miss Schloss

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Griffith University updates

Continuous QTAC offers

Offers will be made to Year 12 students for Griffith courses fromthe following dates:

Aptitude for Engineering Assessment (AEA) exam

This exam offers a pathway into engineering at Griffith to Year12 students who may not have the prerequisite subjects or OP/Rank for admission.

https://www.griffith.edu.au/engineering-information-technology/griffith-school-engineering/future-students/aptitude-engineering-assessment

Griffith Connect Valued Partners Program

If your school is in this program, you may be eligible to apply forthe:

https://connect.gu.gji.com.au/

https://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships/categories/griffith-connect-academic-excellence-bursary

Latest news from the University of SouthernQueensland (USQ)

Not sure what you want to study at university?

USQ’s B General Studies gives students the opportunity tostudy a broad range of areas before deciding on a specific area.

http://www.usq.edu.au/study/degrees/bachelor-of-general-studies

Expanded engineering offerings at USQ Springfield

Mechatronic, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronic majorswill be added to the Springfield campus engineering course forstudy in 2017. At USQ, these programs are designed so thatstudents have the option to articulate from an Associate Degreeto a B Engineering Science and then onto a B Engineering(Honours). Access details of the engineering courses at:

http://www.usq.edu.au/study/results?sa=Engineering+%26Built+Environment

Notes from the University of Queensland (UQ)

Bridging programs accepted by UQ

If you don’t meet the subject prerequisites for the UQ courseyou are interested in, you can pick up the subjects througha number of bridging programs. Download UQ’s ‘BridgingPrograms Information Sheet’ by doing a search for ‘bridgingprograms’ on the UQ website at the link below. Note: theseprograms may not be accepted by other universities. It isimportant to check with the institutions you are interested in.

http://www.uq.edu.au/

Intensive prerequisite courses at UQ College

UQ College will deliver prerequisite courses in Mathematics,Chemistry or Biology in intensive mode over a four-week periodfrom Tuesday 22 November to Saturday 17 December 2016.Applications for these courses close on 26 October 2016.Results from these courses will be available for QTAC’s majoroffer round on 16 January 2017. Students intending to do oneof these courses should indicate this on their QTAC applicationform.

http://www.uqcollege.edu.au/programs.php?p=6

UQ Advantage

It is no longer sufficient to have the ‘paper’ qualifications for ajob. Employers want a range of skills that can only be gainedthrough experiences other than study. The UQ AdvantageOffice provides a number of programs to help you gain theseexperiences while you undertake your studies. These includeinternational, research and leadership experiences and career/work opportunities.

http://www.uq.edu.au/uqadvantage/

Pathway courses at the Australian CatholicUniversity (ACU)

ACU offers a number of pathways for students who don’tgain entry to their preferred course. These pathways includeassociate degree, diploma and certificate courses. Successfulcompletion of the courses can lead to entry to bachelor degreecourses at ACU. Credit into degree courses may be available.Pathway courses are available on the Brisbane campus in thefollowing fields of study:

• P5: Brisbane City Councilapprenticeships; HospitalityTraineeships

• P6: Upcoming Australian Defence Force InformationSessions

• P14: Scholarships and Financial Assistance

• P20: Gap year Program News

• P25: Overseas Studies

• P27: QTAC and Tertiary Entry

• P30: Year 12 Questions

• Course and Institution Updates

• From 18 November 2016, guaranteed admissionprogram (e.g. GUESTS, Griffith Connect), offers willbe made to the applicant’s highest eligible Griffithpreference

• From 21 December 2016, following the release ofOPs, offers will be made to the applicant’s highesteligible Griffith preference

• From 16 January 2017, offers will be made toapplicants applying for courses with quotas such asmedical science, dental science, paramedicine,exercise science and midwifery.

• Connect Guaranteed Admission Scheme;

• Academic Excellence Bursary; applications close on7 October 2016;

• Educational studies

• Business Information Systems

• Commerce

• Educational Studies

• Liberal studies

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Vocational Education and Training pathway courses areavailable in Education Support (pathway into B Education),Exercise Science (pathway into B Exercise and Health Scienceor B Exercise and Sports Science), Early Childhood Educationand Care and Nursing (pathway into B Nursing).

http://www.acu.edu.au/417383

TAFE Queensland Dental programs

TAFE Queensland offers the following dental programs:

Dental Assistant

The Certificate III in Dental Assisting can be studied at theTAFE Brisbane South Bank campus full-time, by flexible delivery(students must be employed in a dental clinic) and as part ofa traineeship. TAFE East Coast offers the course in a blendedstudy mode and as part of a traineeship. Courses are alsoavailable for international students.

http://tafeqld.edu.au/course-search/search.php?q=Dental%20Assistant&qf=j

You apply directly to the relevant TAFE campus for thesecourses.

Dental Technologist

The two-year Diploma of Dental Technology is offered on afull-time basis at the TAFE Brisbane South Bank campus.Students learn the full range of dental technology skills, fromprosthetics, crowns, bridgework and orthodontics. The courseis available for international students.

http://tafeqld.edu.au/course-search/search.php?q=Dental%20Technician&qf=j

Domestic students apply through QTAC for this course. VETFEE-HELP is available for eligible students.

Dental Prosthetist

The three-year B Dental Prosthetics is available at the TAFEBrisbane South Bank Campus. Graduates of this course cangain registration as a dental prosthetist. This field of workcombines the skills of a dental technologist with the clinicalskills required to develop functional teeth and an aestheticallypleasant smile. The course is available for internationalstudents. Domestic students apply for this course throughQTAC. FEE-HELP is available for eligible students.

http://tafeqld.edu.au/course-search/search.php?q=Dental%20Prosthetist&qf=j

Upgrading via tertiary study

The most popular upgrade pathways are:

Study one year of any bachelor degree course

Even if you scrape a pass (GPA of 4), when you apply to QTACagain you will be given a rank of 93 (which is comparable to OP5 in 2015). If you do better than pass, you will get a higher rank.All Queensland universities except the University of Queensland(UQ) use a QTAC schedule to allocate these ranks. UQ has

its own schedule which advantages its own students whenthey achieve above average results. See page 8 of UQ’s EntryOptions booklet at the link below for its ‘Bachelor or higher levelof study one full year or more’ schedule.

https://www.uq.edu.au/study/docs/domestic/entry-options.pdf

Complete a diploma or advanced diploma at TAFE oranother Registered Training Organisation

When you apply again to QTAC you will be given a rank of 82(comparable to OP 9 in 2015) for a pass grade of a diplomaand 91 (comparable to OP 6 in 2015) for a pass grade of anadvanced diploma. Some universities (e.g. QUT and Griffith) willgive you a higher rank for completing these qualifications.

You should consider these upgrade pathways when selectingand organising your QTAC course preferences, especially 5thand 6th ‘Pathway’ preferences. Find out more about upgradingthrough tertiary study at:

http://www.qtac.edu.au/applications/application-resources/upgrading-pathways

https://www.qut.edu.au/study/applying/undergraduate-applications/worried-you-wont-get-into-the-course-you-want

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uni-upgrading-pathways-2016-qld-sebastion-marx

Happy Reading.

Mrs Lawton and Mrs Sardie, Guidance Officers

Kyabara presents The Parent Trail

• Philosophy

• Theology

• Tertiary Preparation Program (Health Sciences).

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Mt Gravatt Girl Guides

Come join the fun

Are you a girl aged five or above? Would youlike to try some fun outdoor activities, likecamping, canoeing, abseiling and campcooking? Or are you interested in some lessadventurous activities such as craft, iceskating and community events? Then MtGravatt Girl Guides would like to welcomeyou.

BROWNIE GUIDES (aged 5-9 years) meet Mondays from5:30 pm to 7:30 pmGIRL GUIDES (aged 10 and up) meet Tuesdays from 6:00pmto 8:00pm

Where: Mt Gravatt Guide Huts, inside Mt GravattShowgrounds, Broadwater Road entrance.

For more information, call Killi on 0458 784 665.

Important Dates

Advance Notice of Important Dates

October 13 Year 7 Orientation Day

October 17 Student Free Day

October 19 Awards Night

October 20 Yr 10 History Excursion Brisbane City

October 25

November 3 Yr 10 Geography Excursion

November 8-16 Yr 12 Exam Block

November 15-23 Yr 11 Exam Block

November 15 Yr 7 & 8 Immunisation

November 16 Yr 12 Formal

November 18 Yr 12 Graduation

November 22 P&C Meeting 6:00pm Library

November 25

December 9 Yrs 7, 8 & 9 Final Day

• Global Integrity Summit

• P&C Meeting 6:00pm Library

• Yrs 10 & 11 Final Day

• Semester 2 Rewards Trip

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