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6 May 20166 May 2016

Principal’s MessageA reminder that NAPLAN for our Yr. 7 and 9students begins on Tuesday, May 10th. Thethree days of diagnostic testing providesour school with a range of information to beable to assist students with their learning.We would encourage students to maintainnormal routines (including a good night’ssleep and healthy eating habits), and as a

school we will be working to keep the school environment asnormal as possible. If you have any questions or concerns Iwould encourage you to contact our Junior Secondary DeputyPrincipal, Mr Sean Loriaux or the relevant Year Level Head ofDepartment – Yr. 7 Mrs Michelle Hutchins or Yr. 9 Miss MelissaJones.

Last week we had another successful Academic Coachingsession for Yr. 12 students. The addition of the careersinformation stands certainly added value to the day. It is alwaysa busy, but fulfilling day working with our Yr. 12 students toreview their performance and plan for their future success, butit did appear that students were the best prepared for theconversations and actions yet. I’ve no doubt the positive impactof the Reflection Lesson played a significant role in this. Areminder that this Thursday is the first session for our Yr. 11students. I’ve no doubt this time will also be of great value forour students.

Celebrating success parades were held earlier this week. Theseparades provide a great opportunity to recognise our studentswho demonstrate the best of our values of pride, passion andpersistence in their work. Thank you to the Year Level Heads ofDepartment for their work in organising this important event.

Thank you to all staff, students and parents for yourengagement with Reading Week in Term 2. A particular thankyou to Miss Jones and the Literacy Leaders for their work. In aweek that included a number of highlights the success of theBook Fair and the opportunity to see our Yr. 7 cohort readingunder X Block (and surrounds) with the support of parents andour Yr. 12 English Communications students were standouts.

Well done to all in involved in our ANZAC Day Ceremony. Aparticular mention to Mrs Marsh and Miss Stewart for theirwork in preparing for the day. It was obvious in the attitudeand respect of students that staff had engaged well in thepreparation and our students once again demonstrated thevalues of our school to an exceptionally high standard. Anotherarea where we should have great pride in our school.

It was also a proud moment to be part of the first Mental HealthRound in the Broncos Challenge Rugby League competition.As the President of the Queensland Schoolboys Rugby LeagueAssociation I can say that nothing like this has occurredpreviously, and it would not have happened this year if not forthe efforts of Miss Mulcahy and the #MTC Team. Their work tolink with Wavell SHS last year, and to continue the momentumthis year, helped to ensure the success of the event. Theinvolvement of the LIVIN Team at both schools was also agreat success and it was pleasing to see the positive coverageon Channel 7 on Thursday night’s news. We have had someoutstanding media coverage this year with Ch. 7, Ch. 10 andthe ABC all running positive segments, along with stories in TheCourier Mail and our local Albert and Logan editions.

A reminder our Parent Survey is available for completion via thefollowing link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/marsdenparent

The survey will remain open until 5pm, Friday the 13th of Mayfor parents to provide feedback to the school.

Andrew PeachExecutive Principal

Learning Curve – Week 14 & 15

Year 8 ELP Marketplace

Marsden Year 8 ELP Humanities students had an opportunityto participate in a traditional bartering market on the 22nd ofApril. The students were tasked with creating items to trade thatused their creativity and unique skills. There was a great dealof excitement when the bartering began, and students tradeditems from cake pops and cupcakes, to woodcraft and manga.Food was popular, and one skilled student went home with anentire bag of edible goods from his trading! Students enjoyedapplying their theoretical knowledge about the marketplace,and were justifiably proud of their accomplishments. Ms.Sanderson and I would like to say many thanks to the wonderfulparents who helped with the organisation of the studentofferings.

Jenna CullenTeacher-librarian Marsden SHS

Library Update

Great School Libraries in Australia

Marsden has made the 2015 Honours list for Great SchoolLibraries in Australia compiled by FAIR (Freedom of Access toInformation and Resources). Entries were judged by whetherthe school had the resources, activities and staff to supportstudent learning. Thank you to all the Marsden staff who help tomake the library an inspiring place to work!

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2016 MSHS Athletics Carnival

2016 MSHS Athletics Carnival

Week 10 - Friday 17th of June, 2016Runaway Bay Sport & LeadershipExcellence CentreCnr Sports Drive and Morala Avenue,RUNAWAY BAY

Buses will be provided to travel to the venue at a reduced costto students.

Uniform ShopNow that the weather is cooling down a little we have manystudents looking for options to keep warm. We have all schoolapproved items in store this year (thankfully).

Some parents are asking for second hand jackets and I don'thave any but if you have one that is too small or two large lyingaround then please let me know your contact details, and theprice you would like for your item and I can have it published inthe next newsletter or pass it on to those who are looking.

Direct dial during opening hours only 3299 0519

Cornell Notes

@Marsden.i use Cornell Notes

Our Year 7 and ELP students have been using the CornellNotes across all their classes. The Cornell note taking methodprovides a systematic format for taking, condensing andorganizing notes. The student divides the paper into twocolumns: one for note- taking and one column for questions.The bottom of the page is also ruled off and this is wherestudents summarise their notes.

Notes from a lecture or teaching are written in the note-takingcolumn; notes usually consist of the main ideas of the text orlecture, and long ideas are paraphrased. To assist with futurereviews, relevant questions or key words are written in thekey word column. These notes can be taken from any sourceof information, such as fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs,lectures, text books, etc.

Within 24 hours of taking the notes, the student must reviseand write questions and then write a brief summary in thebottom five to seven lines of the page. This helps to increaseunderstanding of the topic. When studying for either a test orquiz, the student has a concise but detailed and relevant recordof previous classes and relevant information.

When reviewing the material, the student can cover thenote-taking (right) column while attempting to answer thequestions/keywords in the key word or cue (left) column. It isrecommended that students reflect on their material and reviewtheir notes regularly. Students are encouraged to touch theirnotes again at regular intervals usually ten minutes, 24 hoursand 7 days later to increase retention.

So far at Marsden the implementation of Cornell Notes hasbeen extremely successful with many teachers using theCornell Structure outside their Year 7 and ELP classes. Teacherand student feedback has been extremely positive andthroughout the remainder of 2016 we will examine how wefurther expand Cornell Notes throughout our school.

Rebecca EvansDeputy Principal- Staff Development andPerformance

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Q ParentsIf you would like to register to Q Parentsplease contact the office or emailenquiry@marsdenshs.eq.edu.au to requestanother invitation code.

If you have started the process to register with Q Parents.We will need to see some extra documentation to go aheadand approve your account so you can proceed with using theapp. Are you able to bring in to the office any of the following(excluding previous documents already provided to Q Parents):

Additional Identity Documents

List 1 Documents

Learner's LicenceAdult Proof of Age CardWorking With Children Check Card (Blue Card)Queensland Weapons LicenceIndustry Authority Cards issued by TMR

List 2 Documents (2 docs required)

Qld or Aust. Government Staff Identity CardPension Concession CardDVA Entitlement CardSeniors Health CardHealth Care CardOther Dept. Human Services Financial Entitlement CardStudent Identity Card issued by an Australian EducationinstitutionCurrent Bank Statement showing addressCurrent Utilities Notice showing address

If it is inconvenient to come to the school in person I will acceptan email with scanned or forwarded documents (minimum 2 ofthe specified above) to enquiry@marsdenshs.eq.edu.au

Logan District Cross Country

Marsden SHS students continue to excel in Logan DistrictSport. Last week over 30 students travelled to Loganlea SHSto represent Marsden at the District Cross Country Carnival.These students exemplified the Marsden spirit by wearing theirteam colours with pride, showing passion for their sport andpersisting through the unfamiliar course.

Congratulations to our Logan District Qualifiers:

12 years Boys: Lochlien Power 8th and Gineal Dongo9th14 years Girls: Paige Noble 5th, Destiny Rowland 6thand Courtney Lockwood 7th14 years Boys: Tommy Ingui 3rd and Aurim Hopper 4th19 years Girls: Brittany Nicholson 5th

A special mention to Max McDonald, for being awarded 19years Boys Age Champion (1st).

Year 6 Trial Day, 3rd of June 2016

Griffith Schoolgirls’ Sports Breakfast andCareer Day

On Wednesday the 4th of May, 11 female Sports Excellencestudents attended the Griffith Schoolgirls’ Sports Breakfast andCareer Experience day. This event was held at Griffith, GoldCoast and required an early 6am bus ride to start the day!

The day comprised of a panel presentation with female leadersin the sporting division such as ex-Olympians Naomi McCarthyand Liz Hepple, current Australian Glider athlete Ella Sabljakand PhD candidate Elisabet Gudmundsdottir. All of thesewomen have successful careers in the sporting sector, whetherit be as an athlete, in sports management or in research. Thestudents then enjoyed a buffet breakfast and the chance tomeet some of the presenters before heading off for threeworkshops. The workshops took a look at potential careers insport such as management, media, PR, sport engineering andphysiotherapy- just to name a few! They also participated in asession with Michael Jeh, life skills coach, who discussed theimportance of females using their strengths to forge successfulpathways in the sporting sector.

Feedback from the students on the day was very positive and ithas given them food for thought in relation to their post-schooloptions.

Thank you to Griffith Gold Coast for putting on such a fantasticevent and well done to the students who represented MarsdenSHS so well on the day.

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Teenage Drinking

From the web

http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/

How parents can influence teenage drinking

http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/downloads/fact_sheets/FS_6.3_how_parents_can_influence.pdf

Number 6.3 June 2008for parents

Introduction

Young people are influenced by a lot of different factorsincluding the media, their peers and siblings; however, it isimportant to remember that parents remain the greatestinfluence on their children. Researchers have identified anumber of ways in which parents can influence their teenager’salcohol intake, and we can use this information to reduce thelikelihood that young people will become involved in unsafedrinking. It has been found that a supportive, warm relationshipwith a significant adult helps protect against all kinds of adverseevents in young peoples’ lives, including unsafe drinking.Encouraging open communication within the family is a goodplace to begin.

Start early

From a very young age, your child will be aware of alcoholicdrinks and patterns of drinking in your home. This can influencetheir ideas about alcohol and when, where and how, they willdrink in the future.

The influence of parents is greatest early on, when childrenhave less exposure to alcohol advertising and peers who aredrinking. It is never too early to start talking to your child aboutthe effects of alcohol, and thinking about how your behaviourmight be influencing them.

Be aware of how you speak about, and behave around,alcohol. If they see you stagger in the door each night moaning,“I need a drink!” or reaching for the champagne and shouting,“This calls for a drink!” every time there is something tocelebrate, they are receiving strong messages about the role ofalcohol.

Let them see you model sensible drinking behaviour such as:

You may find that, in our culture, some of these behaviours arenot as easy as you might think they would be. If we expect ouryoung people not to drink at all, or to drink sensibly later on, weneed to show them how it is done.

How much influence do parents really have?

Keep in mind that one of the important stages of growing upand becoming independent is for young people to shift theiremotional attachments from parents towards their peer group.This is normal, but maintaining a strong family connection is stillimportant in providing a safe base for your teenager to returnto.

Ways that parents can influence teenage drinkinginclude:

Make sure they understand the reasons it is not a good ideafor young people, in particular, to drink. Apart from effects onthe developing brain, there are risks involved with aggression,reduced inhibition, poor judgement and regret orembarrassment about their actions the next day. For moreinformation on the effects of alcohol on adolescents, see ourfact sheets on Prevention of alcohol-related harms.

Should parents give their teenagers alcohol?

Many parents think it might be a good idea to provide alcoholfor young people at home so that they can be supervised, and

• sometimes refusing a drink when it is offered

• counting the number of standard drinks you areconsuming

• enjoying non-alcoholic drinks

• refusing to drink when you are driving

• Not drinking to intoxication.

• Parental disapproval of teenage drinking has beenlinked with reduced consumption in this age group,so don’t hesitate to make this known.

• Setting clear boundaries for your child, which supportyour particular beliefs and values about alcohol, givesyour child a consistent message, and makes it morelikely that they will respect your boundaries.

• Early initiation to drinking is related to an increase inalcohol use, alcohol dependence, early bingedrinking and social problems associated withdrinking, so aim to keep young people away fromalcohol for as long as possible.

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won’t go somewhere else to get it. This is not a good idea, asproviding young people with alcohol have been shown to be amajor cause of alcohol-related problems—even more than poorcommunication with parents, or poor parental control.

The most effective way of protecting your child from theproblems related to drinking alcohol, is to negotiate andcommunicate clear, alcohol-specific rules that aim todiscourage them from drinking alcohol for as long as possible.Once they have started to drink it is difficult to goback—research shows that, by then, your influence isdiminished and your alcohol-related rules will not prevent furtheruse.

More information

For more information on this topic see our fact sheet, talkingwith your teenager about alcohol. Also, the VictorianDepartment of Education and Early Childhood Development(DEECD) and the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) havedeveloped eight fact sheets that support parents to protectchildren from harms associated with alcohol use. These can beobtained from the DEECD Website.

For more information on drugs and drug prevention contactthe DrugInfo Clearinghouse T: - 1300 85 85 84, E:druginfo@adf.org.au.

Reference:

Australian Drug FoundationDrug Info Clearing House – The Drug Prevention Network

Youth Health Nurse – Sarah Mitchell

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