Term 4 Week 6

Principal's Message

Pathways through the Senior School

At Kimberley College we believe that students need more than core subject knowledge to be successful.  They need to become lifelong learners and global citizens who create opportunities and are confident in pursuing their passions.  Our ambition is to nurture and encourage every student's individual talents and provide all students with the knowledge, critical and creative thinking skills, attributes and values they will require to be successful lifelong learners.  We also believe that students need to be provided with pathways through Senior School that set them up for success post school. 

This term our Year Nine students are undertaking a careers program that includes the opportunity to taste a range of the elective options we offer in Senior School.  This journey then continues in Year 10 as students learn about and prepare their Senior Education and Training (SET) Plan. The SET plan helps students structure their senior learning around their abilities, interests and ambitions thus mapping a pathway towards achieving their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). Throughout Year 10, our students are then provided with opportunities to explore their options through a Career Education program which culminates in a special presentation of learning which parents are invited to during term three.  This is timed in conjunction with them choosing their pathway and subjects of study for their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).  Our current Year 10 students this term have now commenced their unit one subjects within their QCE.

Kimberley College offers a wide range of General Subjects in Years 11 and 12 within the QCE that students can use as part of their ATAR ranking used by universities for entry to popular courses.  Year 12 students studying General Subjects will complete their external examinations this week.  They will then eagerly await their subject results and ATAR which traditionally become available just before Christmas.  We also offer pathways to trade and the workforce and we are equally proud of the achievement of our students on these pathways.  I will now outline some of the achievements of our current year 12’s on this pathway.  The Year 12 Diploma of Business class this year was the largest in the history of the College and 100% of students enrolled successfully attained the qualification.  48 Year 12 students out of a cohort of 89 completed a certificate or diploma course either through TAFE or another recognised training provider.  Finally, 16 Year 12 students completed a School Based Traineeship or Apprenticeship. 

Glenn Johnson

Remembrance Day Assembly

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.

"Lest we forget"

On Thursday, the 11th of November, our students attended a moving ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day. Students from our school council Erin French and Haruki Ryles confidently led the proceedings, including the Primary Choir singly a lovely rendition of "We Will Rise" by Jordan Anthony. Representatives from the Senior, Middle and Primary schools lay handmade wreaths at our table of remembrance. Our Principal, Mr Johnson, supported by two of our Prep students Sasha Smith and Samuel Lawler, lit our candle of remembrance, and Mr Wright read 'In Flanders Fields' by John McCrae, 1914. Bringing powerful meaning to the occasion was our Catafalque Party led by Corporal Matthew Stenning, including Acting Sergeant Zane Field, Leading Cadets Johan Nott, Flynn Wickens, and Cadet Harry Krelle, who demonstrated precision and skill to those of us gathered for the occasion.

"Lest we forget"

Denise Bould - Director of Teaching and Learning

Senior School News

It was a very busy term in Unaipon as we spent our last weeks with the graduating year 12s in the classroom and supported our year 10s and 11s in their transition to their Unit 1 and 3 courses of study. We also welcomed to the faculty Mr. Johnson as our teacher of Unit 3 & 4 chemistry and Ms. Maxwell as our teacher of year 10 maths and General Mathematics. We also said farewell to Mr. Fehlberg who has joined the middle school in Lama Lama.

This year, we continued the development of the year 10 science and mathematics programs.  The year 10 science teachers have, once again, run a successful bridge-building competition, with the finals having taken place in the first few weeks of this term. The bridges that qualified for this event had to withstand a mass of 5 kg in the preliminary round. Year 11 biology students recently attended an excursion to the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus. During this excursion, students took part in a workshop on how to use statistics in biology and gained hands-on experience with the various surveying techniques used in ecology. The skills gained on the day deepened students' understanding of the subject matter and provided additional preparation to set them up for success with internal assessments.

Finally, we would like to recognise the increasing number of students who are asking for assistance outside of class time, including attending the Unaipon faculty tutorials on Tuesday afternoons. It is great to see students taking responsibility for their learning. Well done!

Brad Hood - Head of Faculty 

VET Pathways

Kimberley College continues to support students who chose to pursueschool based traineeships and apprenticeships. 

Congratulations goes out to Namatjira students Ellie Hind and Jessica Zorbas have secured school basedtraineeships at Cosmetic Plus at Garden City. The students are halfway through completinga Certificate 3 in Make-Up at Southbank TAFE

TAFE at School
Kimberley College has many students currently following the Vocational Education and Training pathway. In the last two years the school has had nearly 80 students complete a Certificate or Diploma course at Tafe. The following is a list of Tafe courses that Kimberley College students are currently enrolled in. 

Certificate III in Animal Studies (upgrade from completed Cert II Animal Studies)

Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

Certificate II in Music Industry (Music Performance)

Certificate II in Music Industry (Music Practice)

Certificate III in Screen and Media (Film and Television)

Certificate III in Screen and Media (Multimedia)

Certificate III in Visual Arts

Certificate II in Baking

Certificate II in Health Support Services

Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (upgrade from completed TQBN Cert II Health Support Services)

Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design and Technology

Certificate II In Salon Assistant

Certificate III in Beauty Services

Certificate III in Make-Up

Certificate II in Tourism

Certificate II in Hospitality/ Certificate III in Hospitality (Cafe & Barista)

Skills Taster - Health

Diploma of Nursing Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

Certificate II in Logistics

Trade Based - Skills Tech

Certificate II in Plumbing

Certificate II in Automotive Electrical Technology (Light Vehicle)

Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation (Light Vehicle)

Certificate I in Construction

Certificate II in Engineering Pathways

Year 10 Trade Taster Program

Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start)

Senior School Graduation

Our 10 to 12 Senior School Graduation Evening will be held on Wednesday 17^th November at Chandler Theatre, Sleeman Sports Complex commencing at 6:30pm. Theatre doors will open for seating of parents and guests at 6:00pm. Coffee and family photos will be available from 5:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase now through Trybooking.

All students will need to arrive at the venue by 5:00pm.

Please refer to the letter sent out by admin for information on how to book these or contact admin @kimberley.college for further details.

Middle School News

Day in the Life of a Year 9 Middle School Student

Year 9 has been a year of new experiences and preparation for our senior years. During the term, we participated in the ‘Great Heights’ unit which provided us with future career considerations and the necessities to achieve future goals. We learnt about job preparation, as well as how to write a successful resume and cover letter. The unit incorporated a literacy and numeracy certificate completed on Mighty Minds. Towards the end of the term, the year 9’s were given the opportunity to participate in taster subjects to gain a better understanding of senior school. As a celebration, we were all invited to a ‘Year 9 Dinner’ to formally conclude three years in middle school. Many of us are excited for the freedom senior will bring and the new opportunities we will have.

Nikki Lin 

Primary School News

Waka Waka News

This term has been an exciting time in Waka Waka! We began the term with our camp to Kindalin. At camp, we participated in so many fun activities such as; canoeing, low ropes, aeroball and even a zipline across a lake! It was a big experience for us to spend a night away from our families and sleep in the cabins. At camp we also got to play some fun games, like an ‘Around the World’ scavenger hunt and ‘Gaga Ball’. A highlight was definitely the disco we had in the nighttime and the chocolate cake for dessert!

This term, we have been learning all about living things in our theme, ‘All Creatures Great and Small’. This theme has given us the chance to investigate the classification of animals, the dinosaurs and different lifecycles. We have also been doing an animal-inspired piece of art each week. So far for this theme we have had two wonderful experiences; an excursion to the Queensland Museum and a visit from Bugs Ed! At the museum, we learnt all about the classification of animals by becoming scientists. Bugs Ed taught us all about the amazing adaptations that bugs have made to survive. We even got to hold a stick insect!

The Waka Waka students also had a good time at the school farm. Not only did they learn about the school's Australian Miniature goats, they got to pat them as well. As they were leaving the goats, one of the students commented to Mrs White, 'That was the best ever. It was the third time I've ever touched a goat in my life'.

Waka Waka teachers

 From the Pirate Crew!

Argghhh!  The Kokominis are enjoying helping Captain Blackbottom to find his long lost treasure.  Captain Blackbottom surprised them last week with a special visit to the classroom.  They found him asleep in the cupboard and helped him out and showed him all around the classroom, he especially liked their homemade pirate ship!  The Kokominis have loved listening to all of Captain Blackbottoms stories, their favourite one to date is how he got his name! 

Kokomini teachers

 Primary Assembly

We wish to congratulate the following students who received a KC Attitude Award at our assembly.  Well done, Samuel Lawler, Odin Verstegen Holmberg, Ameer Sabawi, Amelia Berrett, Arnya Wolpert, Darcy Mudge, Aasha Salter-Hunt, Layne Meikle, Mollie Hannah, Willow Heron, Bryce Kirby, Xavier Haddon, Kaydn Guschal, Grace Dietzsch, Ivy Prime and Ashton Secker. 

We also wish to thank Gubbi Gubbi for sharing their AMAZING news report.  The class put together a news program that included recent events, sports updates, weather reports and even very entertaining advertisements from their sponsors.  We all loved watching the report.  Thank you!

Kristy Shepherdson

KCFA News

Primary School Futsal Cup (Brisbane South)On the 1st November, our U12 boys, U12 girls and U11 boys competed in the Primary School Futsal Cup. Our U12 girls had a fantastic tournament, finishing the group stages undefeated, while narrowly losing the grand finals in a tense penalty shootout. The U12 boys finished off the tournament undefeated and won the finals. Our U11 boys team was missing a few full-time football students and didn't manage to get into the finals - however, we had students that were able to step up and gain some valuable experience playing in this competition. 

Congratulations to the following students:

U12 boys - James Huppert, Chaise Lucas, Jared Mulcahy, Elliott Rainbow, Xavier Carpe, Ochse Esterhuysen, Noah Williamson, Daniel De Ruysscher.

U12 girls - Lana Alfred, Charlotte Heron, Zahra Ahmed, Sahara Jonata, Willow Ramsay, Maya McGee, Kathleen Thomas.

U11 boys - Hugo Cornelius, Isaac Santana, Liam Perry, Boston Fisher, Max Hutchinson, Mustafa Uyarel.

2021 U13 Australasian Champion of Champions - Futsal

From the 5-7th November, our U13 futsal team competed in the Australasian Champion of Champions Futsal Competition at Nissan Arena. We were able to qualify to the semi-finals, coming 4th from 5 teams. We had a very young squad and competed with the U14 teams due to some schools not being able to attend. We are very proud of the commitment and dedication our students showed. It is a big achievement to make this competition and it was great to have our students compete in this, representing Kimberley College.

Well done to the following students:  Daniel De Ruysscher, Noah Williamson, Xavier Carpe, Luka Furlong, Boston Fisher, Chaise Lucas, James Hupper, Toby Flanagan

SLIP, SLOP, SLAP

Even though the sun is hot, it does cool things. It keeps us warm and makes flowers and plants grow. The sun even gives us vitamin D so we can better absorb calcium into our bodies for strong bones. Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with two in three Australians developing some form of skin cancer before age 70 (Royal Childrens Hospital, 2019). This makes sun protection very important for all Australians.

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can cause sunburn, skin damage, eye damage and skin cancer. UV damage accumulated during childhood and adolescence is strongly associated with an increased risk of skin cancer later in life. With our weather heating up it is the perfect time to ensure our Kimberly College community is being proactive in regards to sun safety.

Everyday Essentials:

• A Kimberley College hat
• A refillable water bottle
• Daily sunscreen application

“Slip, Slop, Slap! It sounds like a breeze when you say it like that. Slip, Slop, Slap! In the sun we always say "Slip Slop Slap!" Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat, Slip, Slop, Slap! You can stop skin cancer – say: "Slip, Slop, Slap!"

Absentees, Early Collections & Late Arrivals

Please remember that details pertaining to a students absence or an early collection can be sent via:

• our school App, 
• a call to 3209 0300 and select the Student Absences option or 
• you can email student.absences@kimberley.college.  

There is a link within the Rollcall app, however this is not linked to the school.

When sending an email to class teachers to advise them, please ensure that you also c.c in the Student Absences email.

If you are aware of an upcoming appointment, those details can be sent through ahead of time.

When picking up students early please come to the Student Hub to collect them.  

Unfortunately, we cannot allow students to sign out and leave without a parent / carer or an emergency contact person being sighted. 

All students arriving after the first bell (8.45) must go to the Hub and sign in late.

Also just a reminder that the top carpark is for staff only, the main carpark at the front of the school is for parents.

Library News

End of Year Library Procedures

Please be advised of the following due dates and temporary library closure.

• Year 12 – all books are due back to the library by Friday 12 November

• Final borrowing for P-11 students is Wednesday 10 November

• ALL books are due back on 24 November (with the exception of class novels and texts that may still be needed for schoolwork). No books can be kept over the Christmas break.  Please make sure your child/children have a book from home to use in class during silent reading time.

• From Monday 22 November the library will be closed before school and break times for stocktake and will reopen to students as soon as this is completed. Students are still able to return their books during this time.

• A list of outstanding books will be provided to Accounts on 26 November and the cost of replacement will be added to school fees.

A Message from Clarks

To assist with a smooth transition from 2021 to 2022 can you please forward (or provide) this information to students/parents/guardians.

Existing Bus Pass
Students with an existing bus pass need to reapply if:
1. Their home address has changed
2. They are repeating a grade
3. Transferring to a different school in 2022 (this includes transitioning from Primary to High School)
Automatic renewal of bus passes is a result of data matching process and relies on the accuracy of information held by:
1. Department of Transport and Main Roads
2. Centrelink
3. Clarks Logan City Bus Service and
4. The school the child attends

What do Parents need to do when they receive a continuation letter from Department of Transport & Main Roads

Continuation letters will be forwarded to Parent/Guardian from DTMR.

Once received, letters can be brought into Clarks Logan City Bus Service Depot, 42 Jutland St, Loganlea for processing after the 10th January 2022, during office hours Monday-Friday 11am – 1pm. Please follow COVID 19 advice when visiting our Depot. (Original letters must be submitted).
Please ensure that your child’s details are identical and current with each of the above-named entities.

Applications for the 2022 school year can now be applied for on line at www.qld.gov.au\schooltransportassistance

All enquiries can be directed to Clark’s Logan City Bus Service email info@clarkslogancity.com.au
For more information refer to our Website www.clarkslogancity.com.au