Issue No : 02 Date : 10th February 2017

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Senior End-of-Year Event Dates to Note

Valedictory Parade — Lesson 4 last lesson before block exam in Term 4

Graduation – Friday 17th November. Lesson 1 & 2

Prom – Friday 17th November. Year 12 only. 6.30 – 7.00pm pre-dinner drinks (with

parents)

More information about these events will be issued later in the year.

This North High

Newsletter is

posted to the

school website

fortnightly and

may be accessed

through QSchools

as well.

JSP Meet and Greet Wednesday 1st March 5.00pm – 6.30pm

All Junior Secondary families are welcome to meet other families and

North High Admin members and staff on

the deck in the JSP.

Information

on QParents

is included in

this

newsletter.

As a new school year begins, some students may feel apprehensive about starting new work and getting back into their

studies. We have a fantastic network of student services staff who can support our students with a range of different

issues. Our Student Services team consists of two guidance officers, a deputy principal, a community education

counsellor / liaison (CEC), school chaplain, school nurse, school based police officer and two youth support

coordinators. Our six year level coordinators also deal with a range of student well-being issues including attendance

and bullying. This year, we also have a staff well-being officer. If you have any concerns about your students, please do

not hesitate to contact the main office and they will direct your concern to the appropriate staff member.

You may have noticed that some of the gardens around the school

have been re-invigorated. Our gardening committee is a group of staff

members who have volunteered their time to improve our gardens. The

library courtyard is one of the areas around the school which has been

given a makeover. Thank you to the gardening committee for all their

hard work!

Q Parents is a great way to view your student’s school information

including timetable, attendance rates and report cards. You are also

able to pay school fees and explain absences. For more information on

how to sign up to Q Parents, please contact the school or go to https://

qparents.qld.edu.au/#/about

This morning, Patrick Kaufusi and Kyle Laybutt from the NQ

Cowboys took time out from their preparation for the NQ Cowboys

versus Sydney Roosters trial match on Saturday to visit North High.

Patrick and Kyle spoke to Junior students about Respect and

Belonging.

Recently, nominees for the Mackay Australia Day

awards attended a function at the MECC to

recognise their contributions to the Mackay

community. Congratulations to Ben Mandall who

received the Junior Sportsperson of the year

award. This is a wonderful achievement! The back

page of the local paper featured Ben and his

support team. Well done Ben!

Jane Grieger

Principal

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Patrick Kaufusi Kyle Laybutt

North Students & Cowboys – Respect and Belonging

Our School Captains for 2017 are Eden Whittaker and Jeremy Rees.

Our Student Council Leaders are Jordan Caldow, Nathan Challenger, Taylah Dyne, Meghan Malone, Erin

Palmer and Kayla Stibbards.

Our North High House Captains and Vice Captains for 2017 are:

Senior Secondary News School Leaders for 2017 All of our senior leadership positions have been determined and a hearty congratulations to our North High School

Captains, our Student Council Leaders and our House Captains and Vice Captains for 2017.

All school leaders will have their badges presented at a special School Leaders Investiture Parade in the hall

next Wednesday 15th February.

Bagley

Captains:

Isabella Saunders / Jarrod Jones

Vice Captains:

Zoe Aitken / Tom Henderson

Fitzgerald

Captains:

Tamara Dobbie / Matt Hargreaves

Vice Captains:

Mackenzie Holden / Thomas Batterham

Norris

Captains:

Kiera James / Stefan Mawer

Vice Captains:

Lillian Kajewski / Ricky Francis

Spiller

Captains:

Shaylee Werder / Ethan Morris

Vice Captains:

Tyla Wicks / Jason Oosthuizen

Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Our school leaders have been extremely busy this last week with the organisation of their big

Valentine’s Day fundraiser. No doubt everyone who will be on the receiving end next Tuesday will be

very appreciative of the terrific efforts of our leaders and their many enthusiastic helpers.

Lions Youth of the Year Three of our senior leaders will also be putting their best foot forward competing in the Lion’s Youth of the Year

on Saturday, 25th February. We wish Eden Whittaker, Jeremy Rees and Meghan Malone the very best as

they compete against Pioneer High students in the first round of the competition.

Year 12 Mocktail The majority of students in Year 12 do not have to wait much longer for their turn to be a part of the eagerly

awaited Mocktail night on Friday 10th March. The function takes place at the MECC from 7:00 to 11:00pm.

Tickets will be thirty dollars and go on sale Monday at the school on 13th February for students who have

complied with our senior privileges policy.

Proposed Anzac Tour 2018 The school will once again offer this most wonderful and beneficial tour to current Year 10 and 11 students.

An information evening will take place on Tuesday, 7 March. Detailed information is contained in this

newsletter.

Year 12 Academic Reviews All Year 12 students will be expected to complete an academic review in the next 2 weeks. Over

30 staff have very generously volunteered their time to conduct these interviews. It is vital all

students complete these reviews so that they know exactly how they are tracking towards their

goals, and what they need to do to reach their goals. Some of these reviews will be conducted

during school hours, and others will be offered during block times over the next 2 weeks. Your students have been

emailed a list indicating who will run their academic review. Staff who will be doing interviews in block times can be

booked through the school interviews website. Possible days and times are Wednesday 15th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm,

Thursday 16th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 19

th from 10am to 3pm and Monday 20

th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm.

Please feel free to contact Mr Beanland if you have any further questions around academic reviews.

Senior Information Evenings Information evenings commenced this week with the year 10 evening being on Wednesday night.

Upcoming evenings are:

Year 11 – Wednesday, 15th

February from 7:00 to 8:00pm.

Year 12 – Wednesday, 22nd

February from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

The longer Year 12 evening will initially provide general information for all students. Following this, parents and

students following an OP path will have the opportunity to stay for a session around calculation of OPs and why

performing to your best on the QCS test is critical. Please bring information from academic reviews along as this

should help you follow the processes.

Senior Secondary News cont’d

North High Tuckshop

The school tuckshop menu can be found on the school website:

https://macknortshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/

Documents/tuckshop-menu.pdf

The tuckshop is open from 8.00am each morning for breakfast and pre-orders. EFTPOS is available.

If you have some time available (weekly or monthly or even on the odd day) and would like to help in the

tuckshop, please phone Debra Stewart, Ph. 4963 1712.

The tuckshop provides nutritious food for students and raises some funds for P&C driven school

improvements.

CULTURAL CALENDAR – 2017

February 13 All Bands/Ensembles begin

February 15 Senior Leader Investiture

(2017 Senior Band members)

March 19-20 KMEIA Choral Festival

April 22-27 Marching Band Trip – Brisbane

(Trip leaves 8.00pm April 22/returns 7.00am April 27)

May 19 Fair

(Junior Secondary Concert & Stage Band)

May 27-28 Mackay Cheer Competition

June 6 Twilight Concert

July 6 – 10 Aussie Gold Cheer Competition

July 22 Lions Sugartime Rock Pop Mime

Aug 15 Dance Showcase Night

Aug 25-27 State Honours Program

Sept 5 Senior Drama Production

(Tech Run 4 Sept)

Oct 2-22 Eisteddfod

Oct 24 Showcase Concert

Nov 1 Awards Night

Nov 2 Year 6 String Orientation

(Ice-cream Party)

Child and Adolescent Oral Health

Services Mackay

(School Dental Service)

Dear Parents,

The School Dental Service is now offering services to

students enrolled at North Mackay High School in

Years 7, 8, 9 & 10.

Parents can contact the North Mackay School Dental

Clinic, Harvey Street Ph: 49 514 241 to arrange an

appointment by 3rd

March, 2017.

Please note: A parent/guardian will need to attend all

appointments with their student.

If the phone is unattended please leave details

including your student’s name, date of birth and

contact number.

For further information on this service, please visit our

website:

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/oralhealth/services/

school.asp

North High P&C Supporting Student Achievement

Meeting dates for 2018: 20 February 17 July

20 March (AGM) 21 August

24 April* 11 September*

15 May 16 October

19 June 20 November

P&C Meetings are held in the school library

from 6:30pm every 3rd Monday of the

month. (Except for April and Sept)

All are welcome to attend and participate in

decision making for our school.

For more information contact:

Trina Saunders 0414 480 737

kerry.trina@gmail.com

Sherri Savage Phone 49631666

Artwork of the Month

Collage Cat

Cameron Savage

Year 11

Mackay North is proud to be one the first schools in Queensland to offer QParents.

The QParents web and mobile application provides a more convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians of Queensland state school students to interact with their child’s school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents allows parents to connect instantly with their child’s school to access and manage their child’s student information, including:

Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of an absence

Behaviour information

Academic report cards

Class timetables

Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and making payments online

Viewing and updating personal student details, including medical conditions and address

Enrolment details

QParents will assist both staff and parents in sharing and responding to information in an efficient and effective way.

As outlined above, parents will be able to …

view student timetables

view and download academic reports

view attendance and behaviour records

submit reasons for past and future student absences

view and pay invoices

view and update student details

update medical records

view enrolment history

view and download student photos

download student assessment planners and exam timetables (new)

view upcoming events for students across assessment, exams, excursions and school calendars (new)

Registering for QParents

You may have received an invitation email from us containing your unique invitation code. Simply follow the instructions in that email or letter to complete the QParents account registration process. If you do not want to register, you can just ignore the invitation and your child’s student information will not be available to anyone through QParents. Or, if you want another parent to be the QParents Account Owner (QPAO), you can advise us and we will send them an invitation email with their own unique invitation code.

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If you don’t have sufficient documents, you might like to nominate another parent as the QPAO.

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INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM

All lessons began this week and were very successful. Students were well prepared and the 50

minute lessons worked very well. Now that lessons have started, all instrumental students are expected to

be practising! All ensembles begin next week (February 13), including marching band training for ALL students who are new to the band (including the flagbearers). This training finishes at the end of this term.

YEAR 7 INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM ORIENTATION

Sincere thanks to all parents and students who supported our Year 7 instrumental program orientation (for continuing students) last Tuesday evening. It was great to see so many interested, committed families in attendance. A booklet explaining the program was circulated at the meeting – if you were unable to attend, you are most welcome to collect one from the music staffroom. VOCAL GROUP – CRESCENDO

Our very popular vocal group, Crescendo, will begin rehearsals for the year next Wednesday afternoon (February 15) from 3.00 – 4.00pm in the music room 1401. Last year our sixty voice vocal ensemble secured the second

prize in the Secondary Schools Choral Championship at the Mackay Eisteddfod and we are looking forward to another great year ahead. No audition is required – students are automatically accepted if they enjoy singing and are prepared to attend all rehearsals and performances and purchase the full cultural uniform. The group comprises students from Years 7 – 12. The first performance for the group this year will be at the KMEIA Choral Festival at the Mackay Entertainment Centre on Monday, March 20. This is always a really wonderful event, and our students look forward to hosting the students from St Laurence’s College, Southbank, Brisbane who fly up to perform in the male chorus. SECOND HAND CULTURAL UNIFORMS

If you have any cultural uniforms at home which are no longer needed, please send them along to the music department and we will sell them for you. Small sizes, in particular, are in great demand and we urgently need more of them.

Kathy GEORGE

HOD – Performing Arts

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS

Library News Note taking is an essential skill for all

students but particularly those in Senior

subjects.

There are many ways of taking notes

effectively. One method is the Cornell Note

taking System from Cornell University. It

combines notetaking, reflection and

summarising to allow students to better

recall and comprehend new knowledge. See

the example here.

https://shp.utmb.edu/asa/Forms/cornell%20note%20taking%20system.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtW9IyE04OQ

Proposed Anzac tour – 2018

Dear parent / guardian

The organisers of the school’s previous nine overseas Anzac commemorative tours

are beginning the process of gauging interest for a similar tour to be held in September / October, 2018.

This tour would be a continuing phase of the very well established “Lest We Forget” History Project, which

aims to provide students with practical experiences with regards to understanding and appreciating Australia’s

wartime history. These ideals have now reached an even more important stage given the ongoing 100 year

commemorations.

At this stage, the idea for a new commemorative tour is a proposal only and it will depend entirely on the

feedback from students and their families. The target year levels are current Years 10 & 11.

A general overview of the proposal:

September holidays 2018 – 3 week tour.

Same format as currently employed – commemorative tour visiting the battlefields, cemeteries and

memorials of WW1 & WW2 – Gallipoli, France, Belgium & Singapore. NB. Our new itinerary option means

we do not go near Istanbul on our way to the Gallipoli battlefields.

Whilst the tour is linked to the Modern History work program, taking Modern History may not be a

prerequisite for involvement (all previous tours have had non History students involved).

A clear understanding that this is not a simple sightseeing tour – a great deal of pre & post tour work will

be involved and the tour itself will have a very narrow focus with regards to places visited.

Interested students will be required to complete an in-depth application form and will be invited to

participate based on this application and other relevant factors. Students with a history of behaviour

management or attendance issues will not be considered.

In order to provide more information and to get a good indication of interest, there will be an information

evening held on Tuesday, 7 March in the Senior Centre auditorium at 7pm.*

This evening is designed to give an outline of how the tour and the associated research may be organised.

An outline of the evening will be:

How the previous tours have been run & issues involved with overseas travel.

Outline of the possibilities for a new tour – itinerary, preparations, fundraising etc.

Ideas on costing and research involved.

Indications of interest and how a long term timeline of planning could be implemented.

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in attending the information evening and have your child

return the form to Mr Goodwin in the Senior Co-ordinator’s room. Of course, attendance at this evening is not

a commitment to any aspect of the proposed tour.

* Parking for the Senior Centre is via the Burgess St entrance.

Mike Goodwin

Lest We Forget Project Co-ordinator

Our family is interested in the proposed commemorative tour and will attend the information evening on Tuesday, 7 March:

Student: _____________________________ Home group: ____________

Parent / Guardian signature: ___________________

Date: __________

INTERHOUSE SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2017

Over two Fridays – Friday 17th & 24th February – the annual Interhouse Swimming Carnival at Mackay

North SHS will be held. These days are NORMAL SCHOOL DAYS and all students are to attend. Friday

17th February will see the junior school compete, and on the following Friday (24th), the senior school

will thrash it out in the pool. Both of these days are normal school days and all students are expected

to attend, whether they are participating in the carnival or not. Students not participating in the

swimming carnival will attend normal classes.

Those students wanting to participate in the day will have nominated during their ADP lesson this week.

If students have been away and missed these nominations, they will be been given until the end of

second break Monday 13th February to put in their nomination. If students have not nominated, they will

be attending normal classes. Students attending the carnival will need to wear full school uniform to

school, and bring a hat, as well as their lunch. Sunscreen and water will be provided. Whilst at the

carnival, students may change in to their house colours (Bagley – red, Fitzgerald – blue, Norris –

green, Spiller – yellow), however they must be in full school uniform before leaving the pool at the end

of the day. Students attending the carnival may order from the tuckshop if they wish, however this

must be done before 8:30am on the day they are competing, and it will be delivered to them at

12:00pm.

There are many races available to students, ranging from the 25m Freestyle to the 100m Individual

Medley. Unlike in previous years, there will be an A & B division for the 50m events – if your child

wishes to be considered for Age Champion, they must swim in the A division race.

All students attending the carnival are reminded that this is a normal school day and normal school

rules apply. Any student who behaves in an inappropriate manner will be sent back to class and be dealt

with in accordance to the school’s behaviour policy. Also, no electronic devices will be permitted at the

carnival. Any devices seen will be dealt with in accordance to the school’s electronic devices policy.

Because of the expected number of students participating in the swimming carnivals, due to WPH&S

concerns, we will not be able to accommodate parents at these events.

I look forward to seeing many students in their house colours at the pool on over the next two Fridays.

In 2016, Spiller took out the Junior Championship, Bagley won the Senior Championship, while Spiller

were the overall victors. Who will be in the winners circle this year? Stay tuned to find out…

FITZGERALD

BAGLEY SPILLER

NORRIS

SPORTING REPRESENTATIVES 2017

In the sporting arena, Mackay and District Trials have begun and already Mackay North SHS has had students

selected to represent the district at their upcoming Capricornia Trials. We wish the following students the best of

luck:

INTERSCHOOL HOCKEY

Nominations are now being called for students interested in representing the school in the Mackay Schools Hockey

Competition. Matches will begin in early March and are played on a Saturday morning at the Hockey fields on

Harney Street in South Mackay. If your child is interested in participating in this (no prior experience is

necessary) or you have any questions, please do not hesitate in contacting Mrs Sherri Savage at the school.

SPORTING TRIALS

Sporting trials are advertised on daily notices at school. These trials are conducted in the age groups that they

are turning (or have turned) in 2017. Students wanting to attend sporting trials – either Northern Suburbs

(turning 12yrs this year) or Mackay & District (turning 13-19yrs this year) – must collect a form for their chosen

sport from Mr Smith in the PE staffroom. These forms must then be taken home and filled out by parents/

caregivers and returned to school. When they are returned to school, they are to be taken to the school office

and paid for ($2 for Northern Suburbs and $5 for Mackay & District) where they will be stamped. Once the form

is stamped, it must then be taken to Mr Smith in the PE staffroom before the due date. This is 1 week before the

trial (where practicable) and is stated on the daily notices, as well as the note. Students who do not submit their

forms will not be nominated, and will be expected to attend school on that day. Any student who attends the trial

without being nominated by the school will be considered to be truanting as the school has not given permission for

them to attend the trial. This will be dealt with upon return to school. Also, without the nomination, the student

will be ineligible for selection in that particular sport.

Please do not hesitate in contacting me if you have any questions on this.

Yours in sport,

Daniel Smith

Sports Coordinator

On the next page is the sporting trials calendar for 10-12yrs that we were unable to add last newsletter.

BASKETBALL

18yrs Girls Paige Steindl-Corrie

Courtney Virgo

18yrs Boys Rory Tarlinton

CRICKET 19yrs Boys Mackay

Ethan Morris

SOFTBALL

19yrs Girls Kiera James

Chelsea Veitch

19yrs Boys Heinrich Ackermann

Riley James

VOLLEYBALL

15yrs Girls Alexia Brownsey

15yrs Boys Ethan Brownsey

Version 6 Draft 2017– SPORTS CALENDAR – 10 – 12 YRS

NORTHERN SUBURBS

MACKAY AND DISTRICT

CAPRICORNIA

SPORT

CLOSE

DATE

DATE

VENUE

DATE

VENUE

DATE

VENUE

Aust Rules (B) N/A Combined trial 20 February TBA 13 March Port Curtis

Netball (11yr) 8 March

3.30 -5.00

Northview 21 March

Casey Avenue 26 April Rockhampton

Netball (12yr) 9 3.30-5.00 March Northview 21 March

Casey Avenue 26 April Rockhampton

Rugby (12yr)

League

(11yr)

(Girls)

24 February

After School

3.30-4.30

Mackay Touch Fields 13-17 March

Date to be

confirmed

Abbott Park (10,

11s)

MSHS (Girls, 12s)

1-2 May

(Boys)

5 June

(Girls)

Rockhampton

Cen H/lands

24 February

After School

3.30-4.30

Mackay Touch Fields

24 February

Paper nominations

Mackay Touch Fields

Basketball

(G/B)

9 Feb

12.30 -2.30

Whitsunday Anglican 15th February Candlestick Park 6 March Rockhampton

Hockey (B/G)

12 year old

N/A Paper copies 24 March

Hockey Grounds 26 April Rockhampton

Aquathon 14 Nov Yeppoon

Rugby Union N/A Combined trial 20 April Quarry Hill 8 May Mackay

Soccer (B)

12 yr old

3 March

1.30-3.30

Northview 10 March Lions Park 23-24 April Central

Highlands

Soccer (G)

12 yr old

3 March

1.30-3.30

Northview 10 March Lions Park 23-24 April Central

Highlands

Touch (G)

Touch (B )

20 April

3.30 -5.00

Mackay Touch Fields 5 May

Norris Road

22 May Port Curtis

Cross

Country (B/G)

21 April

8.00 – 10.00

Magpies Sporting

Fieldl

8 May Harrup Park 30 May Mackay

Tennis (B/G)

12 yr old

14 April Junior Tennis Courts 21 April Junior Tennis

Association

8 May Central

Highlands

Softball (B) N/A Paper Nominations 23 May Softball Grounds

Bfd

11-12 June Port Curtis

Softball (G) N/A Paper Nominations 23 May Softball Grounds

Bfd

11-12 June Port Curtis

Track & Field

19 July

Whitsunday Ang

28 July Pioneer High

School

21-22 Aug Port Curtis

Cricket (G) Paper nomination 18 Aug

West Mackay SS 4 Sept Port Curtis

Cricket (B) Paper Nominations 18 Aug TBA 3-5 Sept Port Curtis

Swimming

10-12 yr old

Paper Nominations Straight to

Capricornia

nominations.

13th

February Paper Nominations

Golf Paper Nominations Paper

nominations

10th

May Paper Nominations