14 May 2021

Newsletter Articles

New Staff

Diana Maric:- My name is Diana Maric and I come from Brisbane. My husband and I have both decided that it would be a great idea to have a break from city life and come and experience what a small rural town and rural life brings.

I have been a contract and supply teacher in the Brisbane area for over a number of years. My favourite subjects include Art and English which I enjoy teaching very much.

Other things that I enjoyed doing up until most recently was Beekeeping. My husband and I took care of our 60 beehives at Jimboomba and have extracted much honey.

Eleanor Blanch:- Thank you very much to the many students, staff and parents who have extended to me a very warm welcome over the past four weeks. Since starting here this term I have really enjoyed getting to know lots of the students and catching up with quite a few who I taught in primary school.

For those of you who don’t know me, my family and I have lived in the district for 12 years and in St George town for the past 6 years. I have met many of you through our involvement in local community groups.

My role at St George State High School is a change of direction for me that is very exciting. I must thank Kylie Whitaker for showing me the ropes in Manual Arts. I hope to be able to support Kylie and her students as they continue their fantastic projects for the rest of this year.

Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project

The Year 12 girls of St George State High have decided to take part in the Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project. They will chop off their ponytails in Week 1 of Term 4. The girls are excited and are looking forward to the outcome! This project is a great opportunity to display the true qualities of a leader to the school and community. The Ponytail Project is a fundraising campaign that started in 2015 at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School in Brisbane. Chopping off their ponytails was a small price to pay to support those impacted by cancer. The topic of cancer is important, yet sensitive, which is why the Year 12 girls are addressing such a subject. The girls hope to positively encourage others to be selfless and play their part in a society where cancer is the leading cause of death. In some way, shape, or form, each one of us are affected by cancer, some more than others. The girls are hoping to fundraise $2000 to donate to the Cancer Council, along with 20cm+ ponytails that will go towards making wigs for cancer patients. The rest of the Year 12s are also on board, willing to donate their time towards fundraisers. The girls participating are:- Lily Brimblecombe, Paige Clark, Dayna Colley, Anna Moloney, Haley Moloney, Stella O’Toole, Carleigh Ross, Kate Southern, Yasmin Sullivan and Heather Wilesmith. Visit St George SHS on the Cancer Council website.

10 Questions With Mrs Sally Kennedy

Favourite Colour:- Blue
Favourite Day Of Week:- Friday
Favourite Holiday Destination:- Gold Coast
Where Would You Love To Go On Holidays One Day:- Europe
Favourite Food:- Curry
Favourite Song:- Hold on, We’re Going Home by Drake
Favourite Novel:- To Kill a Mockingbird
Favourite Movie:- The Silence of the Lambs
Favourite Sport (Play or Spectator):- Swimming
Favourite School Subject:- English

Student Of The Week Year 7

Jivarhn Docherty- Responsible and Respectful

Year 7 Art

This term, Year 7 subject rotations have included art as a elective. Students in this subject have been learning about mosaic skills and techniques, while exploring famous mosaics and artists. Last week, students delved into the mosaic process with their own designs and have been heads down and making progress.

Well done Year 7 on your fantastic designs and hard work so far!

Jessica Embrey

Year 9 Maths

Last week the Year 9 class used the Rec Centre to work out Pythagoras Theorem -a2+b2=c2. The Pythagoras theorem is a mathematical law, which states the sum of squares of the lengths of the two short sides of the right triangle is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

Mrs Dowling-Manns Classes

Mrs. D-M’s classes this term are doing….

Year 8B:- English- the students are writing Creation narratives which involves reading and comprehending a variety of creation short stories to understand the text structures and language features that are used to develop characterisation, setting and plot in order to engage an audience. They will identify and explain authors' language and visual choices in illustrated short stories and understand how these choices are combined for particular purposes and effects. Stay tuned for some examples of the students’ work in the coming weeks.

During History lessons, we are learning about Japan under the Shoguns (c. 794 – 1867) in particular, the way of life in Shogunate Japan, including social, cultural, economic, and political features (including the feudal system and the increasing power of the shogun).

Year 10B History:- The students are investigating the struggles for human rights in depth. This will include how rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia and in the broader world context.

Year 11/12:- This term’s unit will focus on play based learning (PBL) in early learning centres and activities that develop essential skills in childhood development. The students have to prepare a folio of a variety of play based activities suitable for a specific age group and create an original activity targeted at this age group.

Home Ec News

Students in all year levels have made a great start to the term’s work.

Year 7 students have been examining design basics and the influence of Indigenous art and it’s influence on current design. They have had their first kitchen session and will be cooking with their partners on Tuesdays till the end of term.

Year 8 students have almost completed their sewing task producing a water bottle cooler. Although some were unsure of how well they could use the sewing machine, everyone is doing a good job of making a usable cooler. They will begin cooking sessions on Tuesdays from Week 6.

Year 9 students have started their investigation tracing the production of a food item from farm to table. They have been cooking dishes on Wednesdays from each of the main food groups, with some adventurous recipes successfully produced. Students are also enjoying making coffee and a variety of hot and cold drinks for staff, using the new coffee machine just purchased.

Year 10 students have also started their investigation into the cuisine of a country of interest. Their cooking sessions on Wednesdays focus around a particular region. They have produced dishes from SE Asia, Mediterranean countries and trial Japanese or Indian dishes next week. Due to their great behaviour and team work in a crowded kitchen, they are being rewarded with food tasting sessions in their theory class, sampling a variety of home-made dumplings, ravioli and gnocchi dishes, moussaka and pearl couscous, to name just a few. Students are keen to taste such a wide range of unfamiliar foods to improve both their knowledge and the variety of foods they may be more willing to cook with at home.

Smiles all round in H Block at present.

Julie Worboys

Show Team News

The show team students represented the school at the St George show on 2nd May. The students participated in showing cattle and sheep as well as the young parader’s and junior judging competition.

Congratulations to the following students for placing in the competitions:

Senior Cattle Handling: 1st Kaise Mawhinney, 2nd Stavrianna Purcell 3rd Dayna Colley
Junior Cattle Handling: 1st Corey Rollins, 2nd Sophie Kings, 3rd Tom Mawhinney
Senior Cattle Judging: 1st Jake Twidale, 2nd Kaitlin Sheedy
Junior Sheep Handling: 1st Corey Rollins 2nd Danii-elle Mellifont, 3rd Isaac Kann
Senior Sheep Handling: 1st Stavrianna Purcell 2nd Dayna Colley, 3rd Jake Twidale
Junior Judging Sheep: 1st Sophie Kings, 2nd Kaitlin Sheedy, 3rd Ashleigh Ferguson

The show team would like to thank all the parents and community members that came out to support the team as well as the show society and stewards for their support and hard work in organising the day. All students represented the school with pride and learnt a lot from the showing experience.

Shearing Camp – Jackson Hearn

Jackson Hearn in Year 10 recently attended his first shearing camp with the school in Tambo. After the camp he participated in a Quick Shears event held in St George. Jackson registered in the learner’s division where he placed 2nd with competitors coming from all over Australia to compete. Jackson has worked over the years with shearing contractors where he has been involved in penning up, roustabout and being involved in assisting with the pressing of wool bales. Well done Jackson!

RATEP

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander St George State High School Senior students are given the opportunity to study a Certificate 3 in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education as part of their senior studies through the St George RATEP Program. RATEP is a Community-based teacher education program that works in partnership with North Queensland TAFE and James Cook University to provide a pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to become a teacher. Students complete their Cert 3 over Years 11 and 12 and during this time they are required to complete a total of 100 hours of Vocational Placement. Our students have been lucky enough to secure School Based Teacher Educators (SBTE’s) at St George State School where they will attend every Friday to complete practicum experience, learning the craft of teaching and complete workplace assessment tasks. RATEP also offers courses to adult students and is currently taking mid-year enrolments for a Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education. If you would like any further information please contact Angie Rudd on 0477 749 945.

SPORT NEWS

Balonne Netball 10-12 Years :- Well done to the 12 year girls who participated in the SW trials in St George a couple of weeks ago. Congratulations to Sophie Kings who was named as shadow for the SW Team.

Darling Downs Basketball : – Amdes Saunders and Domonic Walters were part of the SW Basketball team that trialled last week in Toowoomba for the Darling Downs Team. While unsuccessful in selection the boys enjoyed the experience.

SW Rugby League 11-12 Years : - Well done to our 12 year old boys who travelled to Roma to trial for the SW Rugby League Team. A huge congratulations to Oliver Lockwood and Brodie Ferguson who were selected and now travel to Cairns 24-29 June to participate in the State selections.

Qld Netball : – Paige Clark (Senior Team), Emalie Hams and Lillian Stenhouse (Junior Team) travelled to Bundaberg last week to participate at the Qld Netball trials. The trip was a wonderful experience and great friendships were made. Well done girls!

Qld Girls Rugby League :- Sharon Pearce and Stavrianna Purcell travelled to Cairns last week playing for the SW Rugby League Girls Team. The girls enjoyed the experience and both played really well and had a lovely time in Cairns.

Balonne Tennis 10-12 Years:- William Anderson competed at the Balonne Tennis trials for 10-12 Years at Begonia last week. Congratulations William on being named in the Balonne Team and will now travel to Roma on 11 June to try out for the SW Tennis Team. Good luck Will!

Balonne Touch Football 10-12 Years:- Balonne Touch trials were held at Rowden Park last Friday. Congratulations to Ashton Osborne and Dylan Hart on their selection in the Balonne Team. The boys will now travel to Wandoan on 14 June to try out for the SW Team.

Vicki Wilson Netball Teams:- This week the school held netball trials to select a senior and junior netball team to participate at the Vicki Wilson Carnival on 4 June in Toowoomba. Congratulations to the following students:- Junior team – Millie Lockwood, Bella Cubby, Kelsey Weribone, Nequwa Collins, Sienna Beardmore, Sharon Pearce, Kaise Mawhinney, Emalie Hams, Brigitte Brunner, Lillian Stenhouse.

Senior Team:- Michelle Hams, Grace Waters, Breanna Lee, Anna Moloney, Haley Moloney, Paige Clark, Taeah Hiles, Skye Kann, Bresharna McLachlan, Emma-Leigh Turnbull-Bennett.

Shadows:- Josie Small, Abigail Holt-Grundon, Penny Wilkinson, Kahlela Prince, Georgie Nelson.

10 Questions With Mr Luke Basile

Favourite Colour:- Red
Favourite Day Of Week:- Friday!!
Favourite Holiday Destination:- New Zealand
Where Would You Love To Go On Holidays One Day:- Italy
Favourite Food:- Oysters and Lobster
Favourite Song:- Homecoming – Kayne West
Favourite Novel:- The Hobbit
Favourite Movie:- Moneyball
Favourite Sport (Play or Spectator):- Olympic Weightlifting
Favourite School Subject:- HPE

Homework Club

Great to see plenty of students coming to talk to teachers about assessment and getting homework help. Homework Club is every Thursday 3.05pm to 4.00pm.

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