6 March 2018

Newsletter Articles

A message from the Principal

Term one is in full swing and our classrooms are full of students collaboratively and diligently getting on with the business of learning. Already this year we have had opportunities to make welcome our new and returning parents, induct our senior leaders and strengthen our students love of learning through the 4R’s (Resilient, Reflective, Resourceful and Relational).

The Induction Ceremony for our 2018 Year 12 students was held recently- what a proud moment for each student! As representatives of and exemplars to the entire student body and indeed the school as a whole, each 2018 Year 12 leader pledged to do their best in modelling how to go about achieving those big plans and bold ambitions Shailer Park SHS is known for. Becoming a school leader is not just about having extra responsibilities, but also about demonstrating and developing the kinds of characteristics Shailer Park SHS aspires each of its students to be, especially those of being resilient, relational, resourceful and reflective learners. I look forward to working with these students during 2018: congratulations to all our senior leaders!

Supporting parents was also high on our agenda over the past month, with Shailer Park SHS hosting the Year 7 meet and greet in Week 4. This was an invaluable afternoon for our new families to acquaint themselves with what can be a daunting process: starting your child at high school. Parents had the opportunity to meet their child’s teachers and understand classroom routines and expectations, debunk any myths floating around about what ‘really happens’ and gain a greater understanding of what our Year 7 students experience each day. This is yet another way Shailer Park SHS partners with parents so that together we can ensure each child achieves their full potential.

At the other end of the schooling years, the parents of our senior students were provided with some informative facts about the new Queensland Certificate of Education being rolled out in 2019. Importantly, our wonderful teachers and Heads of Department showcased how our 2018 seniors would be supported to finish their education in the strongest possible manner within the current QCE system. The times are changing but Shailer Park SHS is steadfast in its delivery of quality education and learning experiences, facilitating the realisation of every student’s bright future!

Underpinning every educational experience within our school is the recognition of the 4Rs, where effective learners are Resilient, Relational, Resourceful and Reflective. There are many ways in which students can be encouraged to set up the conditions of success within the 4Rs, from using their diary to manage their time effectively, study and revise or to reflect on what they might have learned from mistakes or challenging situations. We have been using the Learning Pit model as a way of encouraging students to explore difficult or challenging concepts, rather than coming up with one solution or giving up on understanding altogether. The diagram above goes some way to explaining this model, though the following link http://www.jamesnottingham.co.uk/learning-pit/ has a short video which explains clearly how the ‘Learning Pit’ is a great way of solving problems (not just the mathematical kind!) or unpacking difficult concepts. These are skills which underpin all learning experiences within and beyond school: an invaluable asset for every student to have when striving to achieve big plans and bold ambitions!

Senior Schooling

Year 12s leading the way

At our Week 5 formal assembly, Year 12 students received their leadership badges and said their leadership pledge to the student body. We were very proud of how they conducted themselves and look forward to supporting and guiding them through final year of Shailer Park State High.

Senior Schooling- planning ahead for success!

The senior team are already heavily involved in plans and preparation for our Term 3 SET Planning and JET planning. This includes reviewing all subject prerequisites for the new senior syllabus as well as ensuring that each individual student is on the right path for their bright futures. There will be a lot of information sent home about this in coming months but here are some key dates to keep in mind:

Term 2

• WEEK 2- (Thursday 26th of April) - Parent/Teacher night- a chance for you to have a face to face conversation about how your child in going in each of their subject areas. This will guide future subject choices.

Term 3

• WEEK 2- (Thursday 26th July)- Parent/Teacher night- a focus on Semester 1 results
• WEEKS 2-4 Students are engaged with discussions and information sessions regarding subjects that they can select for Year 10 or Year 11. Students will receive their subject selection form and all subject information will be available on our website.
• WEEK 5- SET PLANNING WEEK- All current Year 10 students will have an interview with their parents and one of the senior team to discuss current progress, pathway options and select subjects for 2019
• WEEK 6- JET PLANNING WEEK- All current Year 9 students will have an interview with their parents and one of the senior team to discuss current progress, Year 10 subject options and select subjects for 2019

Term 1 Senior Information Night

Thank you to all parents who braved the heat and impending storms to join us at our information evening. Discussions included:

• The changes to senior school from 2019
• How we are continuing to support or OP students through these changes
• QCS preparation
• How we are ensuring that all students are on track to get their QCE

If you missed the meeting and would like to know more we will be holding further information throughout the year. You are also more than welcome to contact the school with specific questions regarding your child and their future in senior.

Getting Organised

Prior planning prevents poor performance. Being organised, using a calendar and diary to help plan when assessment is due and organising time every day to do school work – little and often – really are strategies that can help you achieve. Exam week is Week 9 for Year 11 and 12 Senior Students.

A reminder to students and parents that Term Assessment Calendars and Tutorial Timetables are distributed to students and should be transferred to their diaries. Our CAST activities are published on our website.

A reminder to students and parents that the School Calendars can also be found on our website:

https://shaiparkshs.eq.edu.au/Calendarandnews/Eventscalendar/Pages/Eventscalendar.aspx

Important dates for your diary include Parent Teacher Interview Evening on Thursday 26th April from 4pm.

2017 Year 12 Graduates – We Need You!

We need our 2017 Year 12s to celebrate their successes with us, and the community. The Next Steps Survey helps us do this.

Between March and June, all our students who completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office to complete the survey.

Year 12 students from 2017 are encouraged to answer some questions about employment, study and life after year 12. This helps to track local trends with state-wide and regional trends. More information can be found here

If you know of a 2017 graduate, please encourage them to participate in the survey and share their successes!

Mentoring Conversations

Students, do you know what you want to do once you leave school?

The greatest way of achieving your goal is to HAVE a goal!

Teachers and careers staff will be working with students throughout the year to ensure they have identified their goals and have a clear strategy of achieving it.

Senior Students should be thinking of their goals and pathway options in preparation for these meetings!

Upcoming Events for the Senior School Calendar

Our Year 12 OP Eligible students will be hearing more about this exciting day at UQ for some inspiring insights and career guidance. Tuesday 5th June 2018

Year 10 Students are encouraged to attend the Careers and Employment Expo at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Fri 11 and Sat 12 May.

All senior students should keep Sat 21 and Sun 22 July in their minds to discover more about careers and Tertiary Studies of all kinds – TAFE, Uni etc.

School Captains 2018

Shailer Park State High School celebrates the appointment of our 2018 Captains

School Captains: Roger Kingston and Jesicca Nizeti
Vice Captains: Paul Thomas and Deina Jean Maangi
Cultural Captain Sophie Heynemann

Congratulations also goes to the appointment of our Junior Secondary Captains

Junior Secondary Captains: Yevin Samararatne and Aisha Barry
Junior Secondary Vice Captains: Rachel Palm and Dekoda Rowbottom

These remarkable young men and women are committed to lifting aspirations through big plans and bold ambitions for a bright future. Their dedication to developing themselves and leading their peers to be Resilient, Reflective, Resourceful and Relational Leaners is a cornerstone of their leadership – stepping up to make a difference for everyone in our school. We look forward to their leadership this year are united by the sense of community that they pledge to uphold.

A word from some of our Student Leaders

This newsletter we hear from our School Captains Roger Kingston and Jesicca Nizeti.

My name is Roger Kingston and I am the senior captain of 2018. Challenges and setbacks are unavoidable in the journey of life, no matter if it’s at school or in general. I decided to take on the role of leadership to learn to be a more resilient person, hoping to gain the ability to bounce back from those challenges and adversities, and in doing so, inspire my peers and people from younger grades to do the same. Being a school leader also grants me the tools to give back to the school community as it has helped me thrive in my high school studies. This may include organising engaging activities throughout the year such as the Valentine’s Day anonymous letters and upcoming events like ‘Bullying-No Way!’ Day. Not only do I want to organise fun events, improving the general environment of the school is also a key for the leadership team this year. For example, the seating around the school can be rearranged in order to maximise the students use and comfort during lunch times. Being the school captain of what is already an amazing school is already such a pleasure and working hard to further improve the students experience at school to in turn impact their learning provides a great sense of purpose.

I’m Jes, one of the School Captains for 2018 and I became a leader because I wanted a challenge. I have the opportunity to not only speak to my peers, but relate to them, and this had driven me to make magic happen. That magic is essentially putting the ideas of our students into action and my goal is to make a change through introducing the most valuable ideas so that students can achieve beyond their potential. Shailer Park is a learning space where we empower one another to achieve and set goals which are ambitious, and we have very experienced and knowledgeable teachers to help us get there. My advice to you if you have just begun at Shailer Park State High, is that no question is stupid. So, ask as many questions as possible, and your learning will be beyond valuable to not only yourself but your peers around you. "

Junior Schooling

One of the most important priorities for us as a school community is the safety of our students during their travel time between school and home. Our school is nestled in a relatively quiet street; however, the roads and pathways on which we travel to get here are not so peaceful nor the other road users as considerate. This is particularly important to remember if students are travelling via scooter or bike.

Another thing that relates to students travelling to and from school is what can happen when a student deviates on their path to school, opting instead to take a detour or stop along the way without your knowledge or permission. When students take it upon themselves to change their route or stop somewhere, they do so without realising that the school thinks they are safely with you while you may think they are safely at school. This also occurs when a student arrives to school via car or bus, but upon arrival, goes elsewhere (such as the local park or shop or a friend’s house).

So, please discuss the following two points with your child:

1. When students leave home to make their own way to school, they are to walk/ride/scoot directly to school and enter the school property straight away, dismounting before they enter to avoid any other risk.
2. When students arrive at school via car or bus (or any vehicle which drops them here), they are to come into the school. They are not to go to the park opposite the Sports Centre or the local shop/fast food outlet or any other venue.

To support your child in getting to and from school safely, we ask that you please reinforce these guidelines and road safety rules:

• Get off your bike and scooter when crossing roads and before entering the school
• Enter the school as soon as you arrive. Do not loiter outside the front fence, in the car park or on the street
• Do not leave the school once you have arrived here, even if it is early in the morning
• Do not go to the park before school
• Do not speak to anyone in vehicles unless you know them. Do not enter anyone’s vehicle without your parent’s/carer’s permission or knowledge
• Do not use you phone for any reason when crossing roads
• Do not have ear buds in/ear phones on your ears when travelling, especially if moving quickly on a biker or scooter – if you can’t hear anything that is happening around you, you might be in danger
• Be careful on buses, including when waiting for, getting on and getting off buses. Stand well away from the gutter/curb
• Always use designated crossings, allocated lanes and paths, as well as school crossings
• Use signed drop-off and loading zones appropriately. Do not drop students off in cul-de-sac in front of administration building.
• Use visitor parking, do not park in adjacent shop’s car park or across driveways.
• Never try to run out across in front of any vehicle

We appreciate your support in getting our students safely to and from school.

Care Team

Focus on Mental Health

Joe Williams is a proud Wiradjuri, 1st Nations Aboriginal man born in Cowra, raised in Wagga NSW, Australia. Joe played in the National Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching Joe to professional Boxing in 2009. Joe is a 2x WBF World Jnr Welterweight champion and recently won the WBC Asia Continental Title.

He was Wagga Wagga Citizen of the Year in 2015 for his work within the community, mental health and suicide prevention sectors. Joe tours the country talking to young people about mental health.

I was not aware of his story until I heard him talking on a panel show on TV. He was asked what his ‘secret’ was in fighting his depression and keeping his mental health on track and he made the following comments. He said that for him he had to live by his principles of love, respect, empathy and connection with his community. He talks about ‘the enemy within’ and how it is important for him to give back to his community. For him a key strategy for his mental wellness is to help others. He also talks about how in his culture it is important to share and give and this has been a huge factor in restoring his mental health.

Joe’s comments provide some ‘food for thought’ for all of us.

You can find out more about Joe at the following website:

The well-known psychologist Andrew Fuller suggests the following tips to help young people protect themselves from depression:

• Eat healthy foods
• Manage stress levels
• Surround yourself with friends that share your values
• Connect in with your community
• Give back to your community
• Get plenty of sleep
• Laugh more
• Be grateful
• Exercise

Check out the following links for more detailed information from Andrew Fuller.

Although forging a successful professional sporting career, Joe battled the majority of his life with suicidal ideation and Bi Polar Disorder. After a suicide attempt in 2012, Joe felt his purpose was to help people who struggle with mental illness. Joe is also an author having contributed to the book Transformation; Turning Tragedy into Triumph & his very own autobiography titled Defying the Enemy Within - which is available now in all good bookstores.

In 2017 Joe was named as finalist in the National Indigenous Human Rights Awards for his work with suicide prevention and fighting for equality for Australia’s First Nations people

C.A.S.T: Clubs, Academics, Societies and Tutorials

At Shailer Park State High School we have a vast array of extra curricula activities for students to participate in. These activities are offered before school, at lunch times and after school. The activities allow students to develop 21st Century skills:

• Connectedness: C.A.S.T activities give students a place where they can catch up with friends, build respectful relationships with teachers and meet like-minded individuals in a safe and structured environment
• Collaboration: C.A.S.T activities allow students to work with others, share new knowledge and solve problems in groups.
• Creativity: C.A.S.T activities give students the time and space to let their creative juices flow so that when they are stuck with something they have never seen before they choose to ‘think’ rather than just ‘remember’.

Our Year 12 leaders

Our Year 12 leaders and student cohort were presented with their badges and officially recognised at a recent induction ceremony. All students took a pledge to accept the challenges of being a leader at Shailer Park State High School, and commit to fulfilling these roles, setting the standard for the student body and leading the way. It was wonderful to see all students make this pledge as a united group.

Another exciting event we have coming up is our Step Up! Program. All year 11 and 12 students are strongly encouraged to attend what will be a fun-filled, action packed two day program. The event will be on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 March, (week 10). It will be a great welcome after having just completed exam block in week 9! The first day will be held at school while the second day will be at Currumbin. Students must attend both days. This program is an invaluable experience for all to be able to step up and make a difference in their school community. Final date for payment and handing in permission notes is Friday 9 March; there can be no extensions to this. All students have received their letters regarding this event. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further details.

Finally, Shailer Park High recently shared the love on Valentine’s Day by purchasing chocolate roses and writing ‘love letters’ to each other. Our senior leaders ably organised and ran the event and played cupid by delivering the orders to our student body. As well as having some fun, we have raised some valuable funds to kick off our account for the year.

Vocational Education

Big Plans and Bold Ambitions pay off for our 2017 School Leavers!

Over the last few weeks in addition to starting off the new school year, the phones and emails have been running hot while we have been making contact with our 2017 School Leavers. As part of Shailer Park High’s commitment to seeing our students succeed, we conducted follow-up conversations to see how they are going; did they get into the University course they wanted; did they get the job they wanted; did they get into the TAFE course they wanted and of course, if there was anything else we could do to assist.

To those who needed help, we offered a 30 min consultation (either face to face or by phone) with our Industry Liaison Officer to assist with information on potential courses or links to apprenticeship centres etc.

The follow-up work done has revealed:

• 33 entering their University Course of choice 22 in Apprenticeships or Traineeships
• 22 in Apprenticeships or Traineeships
• 15 moving into Further Education (Diploma, Certificate IV, III or II)
• 15 have found jobs
• 4 Defence Forces

Congratulations to all of our 2017 school leavers, these are tremendous results.

Assistance is still available. Please contact our Industry Liaison Officer, Ms Annette Lee on 3451 2782 should you need help.

English

Year 7 and 8 Reading Enhancement

Our year 7 and 8 English support classes have started engaging in the Corrective Reading program this week. Corrective Reading is a powerful Direct Instruction remedial reading program that solves a wide range of problems for struggling older readers. Explicit, step-by-step lessons are organised around student decoding to cater for student reading needs. Students and teachers have engaged positively in this program and we are excited for student success in the program.

Year 7 Library Visits

Over the last few weeks, all of our year 7 English classes have visited our wonderful library to learn about the inner workings of the library and how to borrow books at our school. Every year 7 student has been provided with the opportunity to borrow multiple books and many have engaged in borrowing more than our expectations. We are looking forward to hearing the wonderful stories students engage in, through reading their novels, over the coming weeks.

Learning in our classrooms

Our junior secondary classes have been delving into the world of persuasive language over the course of the term. Many of our classes are now at the stage of drafting, editing and polishing their persuasive speeches ready to present to their classes. Our year 7 students are learning how to plan for ‘big plans and bold ambitions’ for their futures, our year 8s are learning about animal rights and our year 9s are learning about Australian heroes. Our students have been engaged in small group peer editing activities to enhance their writing.

New Staff

Each newsletter we will introduce you to some of our new staff. This week meet Ruth Faleolo and Ryan Gould.

I'm both a teacher and a student; as thrilled as I am to have had taught mainly seniors most of my teaching career, I am always most passionate about working with our more disengaged and boundary-pushing younger cohort. I find the challenge of growing as a teacher/learner both invigorating and enlightening. In all honesty, the younger cohorts always keep me on my feet and I find that this is important for my growth as a teacher. I have taught Social Sciences in New Zealand for over 13 years prior to moving from Auckland to Brisbane at the end of 2015. My background in education covers both pastoral (Dean) and curriculum leadership (Geography) where I discovered the value of building partnerships between home and school, and the importance of understanding the 'story' behind each learner and their cultural backgrounds that underpin their learning journeys. I have since taught in Logan schools for most of 2016-2017 on contract while carrying out research work towards my PhD. I am currently finishing off the thesis writing of a study on Trans-Tasman migration of Pasifika between Auckland and Brisbane. This study focuses on the perspectives and experiences of Pasifika Trans-Tasman migrants and how this affects their well-being in both Auckland and Brisbane. I have a beautiful Samoan husband who is also an educator, and together we have six children (one in heaven) five keeping me busy every day!

I’m Ryan Gould, and for the past three and a half years I’ve been teaching History and English in rural Central Queensland having graduated from Griffith University in 2014. Since entering the career, my main aim has been in sharing my own personal passion of history and literature with all of my students.

Humanities

The Humanities Department are participating in Geography and History competitions this year. There are great prizes and certificates up for grabs. Please encourage your child to get involved and I look forward to reporting back to the community our successes.

Sports

Swimming Carnival

Aloha,

The first major inter-house carnival of 2018 was held recently against a backdrop of grass skirts and loud shirts as part of the Hawaiian themed ‘Big Splash’ 2018 swimming carnival.

There was an abundance of house spirit, amazing costumes, and individual swimming performances throughout the day and all students who attended displayed exemplary behaviour, effort and determination.

I’d like to acknowledge and congratulate the committed staff and students that assisted throughout the day. The role they played helped make the day a great success. The school spirit is alive and well at Shailer Park SHS!

During the competitive races there were some amazing individual performances and some very interesting swimming styles in the free swim events…especially from some of the Year 12 students!

The race for the overall Champion House was passionately contested and it was down to the final few events to determine the overall winner. Congratulations to the mighty SPARTANS and their House Captains Jamaine Walton and Tamika Ballard-Garret on their amazing victory.

Congratulations also to the following students who were crowned Age Champions

Pacific District Swimming Carnival

Following the Shailer Park SHS swimming carnival, a team of 20 students competed in the Pacific District Swimming Carnival at the Sleeman Aquatic centre.

All students representing Shailer Park SHS completed with dedication, determination and spirit; and should be congratulated on their wonderful effort.

A special mention goes to two students who achieved amazing individual results from the district carnival. Not only did they win their respective age group District Age Champion awards, both competitors smashed long held district records. Congratulations to John Uon and Abbey Proctor for the following performances:

JOHN UON

PACIFIC DISTRICT 13 YEARS BOYS – OVERALL AGE CHAMPION

FIRST PLACE 50m FREESTYLE; 100m FREESTYLE; 50m BREASTROKE; 100m BREASTROKE;50m BACKSTROKE; 100m BACKSTROKE; 50m BUTTERFLY

DISTRICT RECORDS BROKEN - 50m BACKSTROKE; 100m BACKSTROKE; 50m FREESTYLE; 100m FREESTYLE, 100m BREASTROKE.

ABBEY PROCTOR

PACIFIC DISTRICT 15 YEARS GIRLS – OVERALL AGE CHAMPION

FIRST PLACE - 50m BACKSTROKE, 100m BACKSTROKE
SECOND PLACE - 50m FREESTYLE - 50m BUTTERFLY
DISTRICT RECORDS BROKEN -50m BACKSTROKE

Library

It has been a sensational start to the new school year! The library is buzzing in all facets with record numbers using the facilities. With reading being one of the school’s top priorities, the library is totally on-board promoting this essential life skill and ranks number one on our 2018 agenda.

All Year 7 students have been receptive to library orientation sessions over the past two weeks, and this has seen borrowing levels skyrocket to unprecedented levels. This culminated in a monthly book borrower’s draw where students who borrow out any print resource are eligible to enter. Our first lucky winner was drawn on Wednesday 28th February by Mrs D. Goggi, (who happily confessed it was the highlight of her day!). Emilio Masci scored for himself a $20 voucher at our tuckshop, simply for borrowing out a novel and walked out with a big smile! The next draw will be on Friday, 23 March, so keep an eye out for this and encourage your child/children to ‘sink their teeth’ into a book or magazine.

We recognise that an effective library must cater to its clientele. To this end, during the orientation sessions, students were asked to ‘send’ me a postcard; representing their ‘wish list’, identifying the types of genre they enjoy reading as well as any specific authors, titles or series. We have had an overwhelming response and are targeting our spending on literature to align with these suggestions. So students, be on the lookout of new titles located on the “What’s New” stand for your requests! I will also address junior parades to inform them of our progress in procuring their books.

With the end of the term not too far away, we will be launching our “Bag a Book” for the holiday period in the week before Easter. Students can choose a genre (e.g. science fiction, detective, etc.), and inside a paper bag will be two items of that specific genre to take home, hopefully titles they have not previously read! It is a pleasant way to while away some spare hours, relaxing and nose-diving into a good story.

Just to stir the creative spirit, another competition, “Suggest a Caption”, has been launched again this year. Entrants are asked to respond to a picture (see illustration below), and in 10 words or less, what could the frog be thinking or saying to the rhino beetle. The most imaginative and original caption will also be awarded their choice of $20 vouchers, judged early in Term 2.

An extra effort has been made this year to develop closer ties and liaisons with the local Hyperdome Library. We have been grateful that they sent representatives to our Year 7 orientations to highlight some of their attractions and events and many students have taken home subscription forms. Please return to the Hyperdome Library itself. If you wish your child to become a member, I still have some forms available.

It is an irrefutable fact that literacy skills transcends all curricula and widens the scope and opportunities of personal career choices and pathways. We encourage parents and guardians to partner with us to instil a love of reading, whether for recreational or informational purposes, and look forward to seeing them in the iCentre.

Happy Reading

Parents and Citizens

At our February P&C meeting we celebrated the successful Project that resulted in the air conditioning of the P01 Classroom of the Performing arts block. This project was made possible by the P&C’s Music support group’s successful grant application to the Commonwealths Governments Department of Infrastructure, Stronger Communities program. This grant, along with monies raised by the Music P&C subcommittee, has provided the school with a large, air conditioned space for a variety of activities. Initially used for instrumental music, dance and drama rehearsals, it is also available for workshops and seminars as decided by the school. This space is also available for groups outside the school who currently use the school hall, such as judo. The air-conditioning makes more activities possible during summer, and will improve the discipline of students during rehearsals. .Well done to all concerned for seeing this project to fruition.

The P&C will continue to raise funds via our tax-deductable Building fund and make grant applications towards our Major common goal which is to air-condition all teaching spaces in the school.

The main purpose of the P&C is to support the School for the benefit of all students. We want parents to contribute their ideas & skills to the school in a variety of ways. The more opinions we have, the more well-rounded and helpful our combined suggestions, ideas & vision will be to the School community. I encourage all parents to send ideas & comments to our executives’ email address pandc@shaiparkshs.eq.edu.au. We will then consider & pass on this information to the appropriate person or table at the next meeting as an item of general business.

There are several subcommittees of the Shailer Park High P&C. (Uniform, Music Support, Dance & the Sting Sports academy). The members of each of these are Parents, teachers & other interested members of our community who have a particular interest in specialist areas. All parents are encouraged to join these groups, and if you want to join please email pandc@shaiparkshs.eq.edu.au and we will put you in touch with them. You must become a member of the P&C to have voting rights at meetings of these groups.

We have enrolled Shailer Park High in the Coles Sports for School voucher collection program. We expect delivery of our box shortly and will then display it at the local Coles Loganholme store. In the time being, please keep collection sports vouchers and hold on to them

Our next meeting on Tuesday 20 March 2018, at 6pm is our Annual General Meeting and we welcome all new members. Please go to the P&C section of our School website, download an application form & email to pandc@shaiparkshs.eq.edu.au.

Below is our membership form and meeting dates for your calendar.

20 March - AGM
17 April
15 May
19 June
17 July
21 August
18 September
16 October
20 November

Announcements

Travelling to and from school via bus

Ensuring our students safety is a priority for Shailer Park State High School. We appreciate parents partnering with us to ensure students travelling to and from school via bus are both safe and representing our school with pride.

To support students who catch the bus home, the school provides two staff members each afternoon. The teachers ensure students enter the bus in an orderly fashion and that they have the appropriate travel card/money. Should you have any queries regarding bus travel, please do not hesitate to contact your child/rens Head of Year.

School Fees

A friendly reminder that all school fees are due by the 29th March, 2018. There are numerous ways to make payments including Credit Card, Direct Deposit or in person at our finance window between 8.00am – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. Alternatively, please contact our Finance Office on 34512703 to make other arrangements including payment plans or Centrepay if required.

NO late payments will be accepted for excursions after the due date.

Host Families Needed

Music under the Stars Event

Canteen

Our Canteen team are working on introducing some healthier choices for students & staff of Shailer High.

Check out some of our new additions!

Fruit salad tubs filled with yummy fresh seasonal fruit now available for a bargain price of just $3!

Basketball Tournament

The year 12 recreational studies class is holding a basketball tournament for all year 7 students. We encourage you all take part in the tournament because we have fun filled games planned. The basketball tournament will run for 3 days March 14th, 15th and the 16th at 1st break on the outdoor basketball courts. We hope to see you all there.

School Calendar