Term 2 Week 4
Principal's Message
Dear Parents and Carers,
The past fortnight has featured a large number of events showcasing every area of the College. Firstly, congratulations to our dedicated P and F team for the highly successful Mother’s Day Stall. This was a new initiative for KC and given its popularity will now become a regular event in our calendar. I am looking forward to seeing what they have planned for Father’s Day.
We also held the Year 12 Dinner this week. This marks the start of their final unit of study. Given the number of students occupying the dancefloor I can safely assume they all had a great time.
Our Dancers performed with distinction at the Eisteddfod on the Sunshine Coast returning with outstanding results. It was a big but rewarding weekend for all involved. The Arts Faculty also showcased their many programs at our dedicated Arts Assembly on Friday.
In sport, the annual KC cross-country event was held on our campus and we were well represented at the Pacific District Cross Country. A number of our KCFA teams also featured in competitions this fortnight.
Finally, next week is a big week for students and staff in the Middle School as they head off on camp. I encourage all students to join in and I look forward to following their adventures.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”. Dr. Seuss
Schoolwide Survey
Thank you to those families that have already completed our parent survey. We have already had a lot of response to this survey which is fantastic. I encourage any families that are still to complete the survey to take the opportunity to provide us with feedback. We want to hear from you. The survey closes at the end of next week. If you did not receive an email with the details of the survey or if you have misplaced it, please contact our office at admin@kimberley.college.
Warm regards - Glenn Johnson
Deputy Principal's Message
Invictus Networking Event
On Thursday evening (6th May) our Year 10 students participated in a fun-filled, networking event. This consolidated the work they had done during Term 1 of their social and emotional learning program. The Year 10 pastoral care teachers organized rotational activities, food and fires to keep the students’ spirits high and the opportunity for them to develop deeper connections across the cohort.
The evening, as well as the marshmallows and glowsticks, was a roaring success.
Well done Year 10 PC teachers and students!
Janine Parkinson - Deputy Principal
Senior School News
Year 12 Dinner
The Year 12 Dinner last Wednesday May 05 to mark the commencement of the last unit of study in their secondary schooling was a huge success. The ladies and gentlemen of Year 12 dressed to impress and left a lasting impression on the staff of Fitzy’s with their polite enthusiasm and relentless energy. The guys led the charge on the dance floor and I personally was stunned to witness that Max Tindall and his crew had all the “moves like Jagger”; to quote Maroon 5. The students were so enthusiastic in numbers and in energy that the dancefloor couldn’t keep up, but thankfully, the arrival of dessert gave our multi-talented teachers a chance to join the pieces back together so the celebration could continue safely. And, like the Everyready bunnies they are, Year 12 kept going all the way to the end of the last song.
One of the wait staff commented to me after that she had never encountered so many happy young people at a school event. The mood in the room was exceptional. Well done Year 12, it was extremely rewarding to see you have a fun night together. My thanks to the parents who showed up to collect the students on time. It was nice to have a chance to chat with some of you outside prior to the students departing.
School Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships
Congratulations to Emily Oldfield, Ashlee Joy and Maddison Newcombe, year 12 students who have successfully completed their SAT (school-based apprenticeship or traineeship) in Early Childhood Education recently.
Those students commenced their traineeship last year, combining theoretical study and mandatory practical placement in childcare centres in our local community, while completing their school studies. Their training to a certificate 3 level was funded by government and they were paid for their work, with their employers receiving government incentives to assist with their wages.
More About School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships
School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships provide students aged 15 years or older with valuable employment skills, hands-on industry experience and a nationally recognised qualification, while still completing secondary school qualifications. Apprenticeships are traditionally more hands on trade-based, such as automotive construction, hairdressing and hospitality. Traineeships are a modern equivalent model of training and employment in sectors such as retail, business and early childhood education.
Benefits of Employing a School-based Apprentice or Trainee
Employing a School-based Apprentice or Trainee gives your business the chance to:
- Recruit keen young staff before they graduate from high school
- Employ and train a young person part-time in your business
- Meet the current and future skills need of your business
- Give a young person realistic exposure to your industry
- Generous allowances to assist with wages
Minimum Requirements -the student must:
- Be a full-time school student aged 15 years or older
- Have the school’s agreement to undertake school based training
- Find an employer willing to train in their workplace
- Have the parent/guardian’s permission (if under the age of 18)
- Some School Based Apprenticeships have additional requirements, e.g. Electrotechnology
How it Works
- Identify a suitable part-time position in your business.
- Find a school student willing to undertake a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship.
- Discuss and approve alongside the school the student’s release day(s) for employment and training.
- Employ the student directly or be the host employer through a Group Training Organisation (GTO)
- Work with the school and Registered Training Organisation (RTO) to develop and set the training plan.
- Mentor and support the student throughout their apprenticeship/traineeship.
Kimberley College uses Busy at Work to coordinate the process above and to inform the business, parents and the students. As an Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) Provider, BUSY At Work will assist without charge.
What Else Does a Business Need to Know?
The student will receive training from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) who will either come to the school or to your workplace.
When the student signs up for school-based training, all parties must complete a National Training Contract (NTC). The NTC is a legally binding apprenticeship/traineeship agreement to provide employment and structured training for the duration of the contract. It does contain a generous ‘cooling off’ period for all parties to reconsider.
Once the National Training Contract is registered, the school principal or authorised school person must endorse the RTO’s training plan as specified on the National Training Contract.
If you have a business and think you may benefit by employing a Kimberley College school-based trainee or apprentice, please contact Mr Terry Elliott our College’s Head of VET.
Work Experience
Work Experience is unpaid work that allows a student to experience and sample the nature of work in career sectors. Students undertaking Work Experience are insured with work cover and public liability cover through the school’s membership of Independent Schools Queensland. To be insured a Work Experience Agreement is drawn up by Mr Elliott our Head of VET that all involved parties sign. Kimberley College does not do block work experience where entire year levels are out of school for a week. We prefer instead to do ‘targeted’ work experience.
For example, the students who successfully completed their childcare traineeships recently, initially completed work experience at the centres where they worked prior to undertaking the commitment of a SAT. The work experience allowed them to make a considered decision, before accessing funding that there are only limited opportunities to use.
Happy Birthday Marta & Kim
Always up for an opportunity to make wonderful people feel good, Year 12 conducted guerrilla “Happy Birthday” serenade raids on Marta and Kim in the tuckshop over the last two Friday for their birthdays.
Unaware, Year 12 had silently snuck up en masse outside the tuckshop windows, the ladies were greeted with a full chorus of Happy Birthday and resounding cheers as they opened the shutters for the lunch break. Well done year 12 – you made the tuckshop ladies cry! Marta and Kim - you are loved and appreciated for all the hard work and kind things you do.
Chris McAlpine - Deputy Principal Senior School
Middle School News
Term Two is marching along rather quickly as we continue our immersion studies and curriculum units with the theme of War and Peace. Breaking news for the near future is, of course, CAMP! Students are excited about the new experiences and activities they will be undertaking, and a little nervous about the idea of food rations, tents and having to prepare their own meals (“Oh the humanity!”). All the information students and parents need has been sent or is available on the parent portal.
So far this term we have experienced our ANZAC day commemoration service, three-way conferences, KC cross country and Pacific Districts cross country. Last week, our dancers outperformed all previous years with their outstanding success at the Sunshine Coast Eisteddfod. Congratulations team. We also had a number of students take the World’s Greatest Shave challenge and are currently sporting buzz cuts or no hair at all. Even our Principal got in on the action with some dazzling hair colour on the day. This week a small number of students chose to sit the NAPLAN tests – we trust they did well and gained some experience for their future studies. Jagera students have been leading the charge with our Kokoda fundraising for our Middle School team. Competing students from other boats have also been helping out. A huge thank you to Mrs Van Der Walt and Miss Pirlo for organising the bulk of Kokoda preparations and the fundraising stalls.
Earlier this term, Lama Lama Mathematics classes had special guest, Cray-Z, perform his new hit song, The Angle Rap. This term students are learning about angle relationships, triangle and quadrilateral angles and similarity and congruence. Below is the rap song that Cray-Z preformed for students:
The Angle Rap
(performed with actions to the music of Sabotage)
Aaaah, let me introduce you to the angle guy
I use my brain for mathematics ‘til the day I die
Now if I put one arm up here and I put one arm out there
In the middle I can draw a lit-tle square
You can call this angle 90 degrees
But I prefer you call it a right angle please
Hit it…
Now if one arm points up here and one to the floor
If you don’t know this angle you can use the door
Of course, we all know that it is called obtuse
If you can’t remember think-of a big caboose
Then if one arm is over here and the other is up high
You can see that both arms are pointing to the sky
When the angle’s little we can call it acute
Like watching cute cat videos but you have-to hit mute
Hit it…
Now that we’ve done 3 angles it is all complete
But wait a minute, we got time for one more beat
If both arms out are level then the angle is straight
Like the line of a fence when you shut the gate!
Aaaaaah…
As you can see my arm’s going round and round
In a circle that is never touching the ground
Like a car tyre that is in motion
This angle’s called a revolution
Hit it….
Primary School News
In the primary school, we have thoroughly enjoyed our first full week of learning for Term Two. The students have been busy immersing themselves in their theme and classwork. There have also been plenty of exciting events, with many more scheduled to look forward to.
Fun Times in Kokomini
The first few weeks of this term have been very busy! We have participated in a number of events, the first of which was the World’s Greatest Shave which we supported by having our hair coloured. We also loved celebrating and performing for our mums at our Mother's Day Afternoon Tea. Our theme this term is ‘Once Upon a Time’, and we are enjoying reading traditional fairy tales and immersing ourselves in fairy tale-themed activities. One fairy tale we had fun focusing on was ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We made our own posters and published our first piece of writing, which we are very proud of! This week we focused on 'The Gingerbread Man' and have integrated this story into our Literacy and Numeracy.
The Minis have enjoyed drama games as they begin preparation for their Rich Task Finale at the end of term and performing in our Kokomini class play.
In Sport, we are participating in activities to prepare us for our Athletics Carnival at the end of term. We have some great shot putting, javelin, and hurdling to show you at the event. We can’t wait to have you come along and support us all!
Kokomini Teachers
Mother’s Day Event
We want take the opportunity to thank all of our mothers, mummies, grandmas, nannies, grandmothers, and all our motherly figures who attended our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea. It was wonderful to see so many of you there. We hope you enjoyed the experience as much as our little primary friends, who were so excited to have you there.
To My Mother
For all the times you gently picked me up,
When I fell down,
For all the times you tied my shoes
And tucked me into bed,
Or needed something
But put me first instead.
For everything we shared,
The dreams, the laughter,
And the tears,
I love you with a “Special Love”
That deepens every year.
Anonymous
We also wish to take the opportunity to thank the P&F committee for the amazing Mother’s Day Stall that they ran over the week leading up to Mother’s Day. It was joyful to see all of our KC students, young and old, given the opportunity to purchase presents for their mums. We hope you all had a great Sunday, also.
Upcoming Events
Life Education Queensland
Next week, 21st May- 25th May, we will welcome Life Education Queensland into the school. The Life Education program aims to teach young Australians how to be healthy and live life to their full potential. The programs offered are year-level specific and hand-picked by our teachers to cater to the needs of the children within their class. The programs are outlined below:
Kokomini: Harold’s Friendship
Kokowara: Safety Rules
Waka Waka: All Systems Go
Gubbi Gubbi: Relate, Respect, Connect
Last week you would have received a permission form to complete for your child to participate. Please have these returned to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Please contact me at kristy.shepherdson@kimberley.college if you did not receive one.
SES Visit
As a part of their unit on Wild Weather, the Kokowara students have invited some very special SES workers in to talk to about floods. They will be discussing what to do in an emergency as well as gain an appreciation for what they do. Building trust in all of our emergency service workers is also a highly desirable outcome. These special guests will be at Kimberley College on Thursday 20th.
Waka Waka Excursion
A small reminder that Waka Waka will travel to Surfers Paradise on Thursday 20th May to attend their much-awaited excursion to Ripley’s Believe it or Not. If you have not done so already, please log onto Parent Lounge to accept the excursion and update any medical details.
Kristy Shepherdson - Head of Primary School
KCFA News
Pacific Pines 9v9 Tournament
Our Kimberley College students started Week 2 with the Pacific Pines 9v9 tournament. We entered a year 9&10 boys team, year 5&6 boys team and a year 7&8 girls team.
It was a long day filled with lots of football and learning. The year 5&6 boys and year 7&8 girls both made the Premier Finals stage of the competition (top 4 schools on the day).
A special mention to our Year 7&8 girls team who made the finals but lost on penalties. This was a great achievement for our girls and we are proud of their positivity and football they played throughout the day. Well done!
Thank you to the organisers of the tournament and the teams involved for making it a great day for the teams.
Bill Turner Cup
On the 29th April we hosted our first game for the prestigious Bill Turner Cup knockout tournament. Our u/15 team played really good passages of play whilst dominating the game and scoreline.
We are now preparing for our next match which will be played before the 28th May. The Round 2 fixture will be emailed out when we have confirmation of this.
Well done!
ISSA Cup u/14 Girls
Week 3 began with our u/14 Kimberley College students kick starting our ISSA Cup girls competition hosting Kings Christian College after school on our football pitch. They played some great passages of play and showed off some special individual moments.
The girls unfortunately lost this match but have learnt a lot and are excited to play their next match against Somerset College.
We are excited to see the increased interests shown in girls playing football at Kimberley College and look forward to continuing their development and enjoyment by providing them more opportunities to represent KC in football.
Congratulations to Zahra Ahmed and Sahara Jonata who have been selected to represent the 10-12 South Coast Regional Team for football at the Queensland State Championships this coming July!
We are very proud of this achievement and their continued dedication. We wish them all the best for their upcoming competition, and look forward to sharing the outcome of future events.
Scott Shepherd - KCFA Coach
Open Basketball
On Thursday the 13th, the Kimberley College Open Basketball team competed against Cleveland State High School. The game was played with good spirit and the students enjoyed their first outing this year. The score was 32- 28 at halftime, with Cleveland State High School running away with the game in the second half. The team played with a lot of heart and they put in a great display for their first game.
Art News
Street art is one of the most hybrid forms of artistic expression in our modern world because its purpose is to draw upon what the viewers know. Street art is usually created as a means to convey a message connected to political ideas or social commentaries. Year 11 Visual Art in Practice students planned, created and evaluated a community artwork/mural that supports and informs the public on a social or cultural issue. The artworks are impressive as each of them focuses on a different social/cultural issue with the intention of raising awareness.
Roya Khorsandi - Senior Visual Art Teacher
Dance News
Congratulations to our Kimberley College dance team for their outstanding performance at the Sunshine Coast Dance Eisteddfod last Friday. With all sections having 20 or more competitors, the dancers lit up the stage and performed at their absolute best with amazing results.
1st - Middle School Lyrical
1st - Senior Jazz A
1st - Senior Contemporary
1st - Senior Hip Hop
2nd - Middle School Jazz
2nd - Senior Jazz B
4th - Senior Lyrical
HC - Middle School Contemporary
The team is looking forward to their next eisteddfod!
Elizabeth Wagenknecht - Head of the Arts
Pacific Districts Cross Country
Congratulations to all of our competitors who took part in the Pacific Districts Cross Country Carnival last Thursday, May 6, at Rivermount College. The day showcased great athleticism in spite of the muddied course. A big congratulations to Zane Field who placed 1st and received the title of district champion for 16 Years Boys, Daniel De Ruysscher who placed 4th in 12 Years Boys, and Kade Diers-Hahn who placed 6th in 14 Years Boys. The following 6 students have qualified to continue onto the South Coast Regional Cross Country Carnival, which will be held on June 1.
Nathaniel Boylan
Daniel De Ruysscher
Kade Diers-Hahn
Zane Field
Lily Norton
William Yeo
From our Counsellor
The Power of Humour
Humour allows us to view the world as amusing and comical rather than sad and serious all the time. Humour allows us to make mistakes, laugh it off and try again. Humour helps us take risks and take a break. Humour and laughter enriches your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain that keep us happy.
How often are you laughing?
How much fun are you having?
What do you need to do to laugh more and have more fun?
What is it that our children really want from their parents?
Who do we prioritise? What do we prioritise?
What should we prioritise this week?
Are our adult stressors interfering in our parenting time?
Whose business is it to reassure our children?
Whose business is it to play with our children?
Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg recommends we spend quality time with our children each week. Quality time is defined through the eyes of our children – not what we think is quality. Instead, it’s what they think is quality.
For me, this meant I jumped on the trampoline for 20 minutes 2 afternoons a week and played with air drying modelling clay on Saturday. This also meant I lay in bed with each child for 3 nights a week to talk about what they wanted to talk about. I refrained from talking about homework and what she ‘should’ do when she came home from school each day. Nor did I mention his wet, dirty socks on his bedroom floor. Instead I spoke about leprechauns and how we might catch one on camera. We also spoke about what we think happens after we die and how we could make a ninja course in our back yard with laundry baskets, planks of wood, the chook pen and pot plants. While I am cautious of what my backyard may look like next week and what I may find recorded on my phone, I know I have helped my children in ways money and writing my thesis can’t…I will have helped them connect with me. And for that, I am grateful for putting into practice what I preach. Our children will remember the parents we were.
What do horses say when they fall? Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t giddy up!
Student Hub
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