CSDE Week 6, Term One 2024 eNewsletter
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School Photos - access links have been emailed to families.
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Secondhand Uniforms
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Important NAPLAN Information
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Languages
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Student Spotlight
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Could the next Student Spotlight be YOUR student's success story?
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What's happening in Primary?
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Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir
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Year 4 Camp
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Secondary Scoop
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Guidance 'Go-2'
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P & C AGM & General Meeting - 19th March
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Opportunities, Employment & Assistance
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Careers Expo - Save the Dates
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What's on in your community?
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We welcome your feedback
School Photos - access links have been emailed to families.
School Photos will be held during Term One Mini-school. There will be no envelopes, as families have been emailed an access key to be able to order their photos online. Please check your spam/junk folder if you have not received this access key.
CSDE will also be issuing all Secondary Students in Year 7 - 12 with a student card from their 2024 school photo. The first card is supplied and paid for by the school. All replacement cards will be at the expense of the family.
Sibling photos will be on offer at Rockhampton Campus from 7:30am on Monday 11th March to allow families time for this to occur before having to take their secondary students to Conference on North. Any students with senior exams on photo day do not stress! Secondary individual photos will be taken in the afternoon at Conference on North
CSDE is also offering Year Level group photos. These photos are compiled virtually from all the students in that year level that had their photo taken. This is a new option for our families, introduced last year and we are very excited to be able to offer you the latest technology in creating digital memories again this year. These group photos were very well received last year, giving students a lasting momento of their classmates that is usually reserved for only 'face to face' schools.
Secondhand Uniforms
Important NAPLAN Information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING NAPLAN testing 2024 – action required before 23 February 2024.
The National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a national Literacy and Numeracy assessment that students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sit each year. NAPLAN assesses the Literacy and Numeracy skills that students are learning through the school curriculum and allows parents/carers to see how their child is progressing against national standards and over time. More information about NAPLAN is available here: www.nap.edu.au/naplan. This year NAPLAN will be held during Term One Mini-school, from Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 March 2024.
If you have a student in years 3, 5, 7 or 9, please click and download the information below regarding your childs' options for accessing NAPLAN testing; onsite, off-site, withdrawals/exemptions.
Please contact your student’s Care Group Teacher by Friday 23rd February, if you would like your student to access any of these options. Applications for off-site testing have now closed.
Timetable
See the timetable below that outlines the times for the NAPLAN testing during Mini-school in Week 8.
Languages
Just imagine being offered a fully funded and organised 10-day trip to Japan. All you need is your passport and some spending money, but everything else is covered. Sound like a dream? Well, this dream came true for 5 of our Year 10 students in December last year when they were selected to participate in the Tokyo Experience School Program 2023, a joint initiative between the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education and Education Queensland. Accompanying the students were two of our Capricornia School of Distance Education staff – myself and Rutherford sensei (Douglas Rutherford - Japanese Language Teacher and QLearn Administrator). Our group was also joined by one student from Brisbane School of Distance Education and one student from New South Wales School of Languages, making a lovely mix of regional, rural, remote, urban, full-time and school-based students studying Japanese.
During the trip, the students were hosted by families of students from Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School, an academically selective public senior high school founded in the late 1870s. We were warmly welcomed by the school community and the students were invited to participate in classes to experience typical school days. While there was definitely a struggle to understand the lesson content at times, the universal languages of things such as music, art, mathematics equations and science formulas allowed our students to participate in classes and gain some understanding of what was being studied. Special lessons in Calligraphy art and a chance to watch students do Kendo (martial arts) in a Physical Education lesson were a highlight. Hibiya High School students organised a Cultural Exchange after school one day and we were joined by a large group of Hibiya students interested to talk with our group and share some Japanese snacks for afternoon tea. Using a mix of Japanese and English and some sign language, the students were able to communicate with each other and many swapped details to keep in touch in the future.
We were also taken on several excursions during the trip, one of which was to the National Noh Theatre for a detailed look into the production of Noh (costuming, masks, music and movement) and watch a portion of a performance. Another day the students were professionally dressed in traditional Japanese clothing (kimono) and had free time to explore the Asakusa area, including the Senso-ji (temple) and Naka-mise (shopping street). After changing, we then went to Tokyo SkyTree – the tallest tower in the world, at 634m – and were able to spend time looking at the amazing view of Tokyo from the observation decks located at 350m and 450m, with a section of glass floor! Miraculously, we even got to see a little bit of Mt Fuji, located 105km away! On our last day at school we were taken on a walking tour of the local area around the school by some of the staff of Hibiya High School. Firstly, we went on a tour inside the National Diet Building. Much to the students’ interest, this had nothing to do with Japan having a national eating plan (!) – but rather, is to do with the national legislature of Japan. The House of Representative and the House of Councillors meet in the building. Other places visited on the walking tour were a Shinto shrine, a Harry Potter shop, beautiful gardens and spectacular illumination and artworks in a large hotel reception.
Teary goodbyes are always the benchmark for the success of a trip like this, and there were lots of tears when we said goodbye to our new friends at Hibiya High School. On our final evening together again, we had a yummy team dinner and went to karaoke.
On our last day in Japan before our evening flight, we spent a lovely morning walking through the grounds of Meiji Shrine before heading across the road to pop-culture filled Takeshita-doori in Harajuku. The students were very keen to use some spending money in the cool shops and game centres, and try their luck on the UFO catcher machines and capsule-toy vending machines.
It was a whirlwind trip, packed with amazing experiences that will hopefully help carry the students through their last two years of Japanese study. We are so grateful for this experience. As a school, we look forward to supporting more students who continue to study Japanese as an elective subject with us. Keep learning and loving language!
B sensei (Miranda Broadbent)
Head of Department, Languages
Student Spotlight
Could the next Student Spotlight be YOUR student's success story?
What's happening in Primary?
Whitsunday Voices are holding a short story competition again this year. We submitted a few entries from Capricornia School of Distance Education last year and we would love to see our students involved once again. Prizes for the competition will be presented in Mackay, at the festival welcome on Wednesday the 10th July around 4:00pm.
Year 3
Year 2 - Poetry
A little fish
Swan in a lake
Finding shells
To make a cake.
Written by Archie
A little pig
Ran in a bush
Fighting cat
To make it whoosh.
Written by Clancy SA little dog
Ran in a park
Chasing balls
And let out a bark.
Written by NateA little dog
Sat in a bed
Trying hard
To bark at Fred.
Written byA little bull
Sat in a cake
Throwing sprinkles
To make a lake
Written by SidneyA little cat
Slept in a house
Waiting still
To chase a mouse
Written by ZoeA little cat
Sat in a box
Hiding toys
To throw at fox.
Written by EllaA little bee
Hid in a pot
Collecting pollen
To feed to Dot.
Written by ZayttaA little toad
Swan in a pond.
Written by HenryA little pup
Sat in a hole
Hiding toys
From a red mole.
Written by Clancy C
Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir
The CSDE Rockhampton Eisteddfod Choir is looking for singers. We’ll prepare one song, and present it in front of other schools’ students, parents, teachers, and an adjudicator.
When: Monday 20th May. 1:30PM.
Practice: Music recordings are now available in ‘Primary Cohort 2024’ on QLearn. Please e-mail lrsch0@eq.edu.au if you are unable to access these.
Who: Anyone in Prep - Year 6 who is enthusiastic and willing to be involved. Mrs Ward and Mr Scheuber will be helping students to prepare.
Where: Pilbeam Theatre – Victoria Parade & Cambridge Street, Rockhampton City, Qld 4700
What to wear: school uniform. Please contact Mr Scheuber if you don’t currently own a school uniform.
What Next? Please e-mail lrsch0@eq.edu.au if you think your student would be able to attend the eisteddfod. But, even if you don’t think they can, and would like to participate in practices, please e-mail to register interest.
Year 4 Camp
Last week our Year 4 students and their Dad's (or significant adult) arrived at Cooee Bay with excitement and anticipation. Camp did not disappoint!! A big thank you to Mrs Cheal, Mrs Goodman and Mrs McIntyre. The students also enjoyed a visit from Ms Rynne during their stay.
Year 4 Camp 2024
Secondary Scoop
Year 12 CQ University Experience
See below to register for the Year 12 CQUniversity experience. More details in Announcements and email sent to year 12 students on Monday.
Guidance 'Go-2'
P & C AGM & General Meeting - 19th March
Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 468 854 770 34
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Opportunities, Employment & Assistance
We have an exciting chance for collaboration between our school and Aurizon that students won't want to miss!
During this collaboration, students will have the chance to delve into the diverse career paths and exciting opportunities available within the rail sector. It's a fantastic opportunity for students to gain valuable insights into an industry that plays a crucial role in our nation's infrastructure.
If interested in attending please register by email to Lucy – Lucy.Boland@aurizon.com.au or refer to Tremayne Saunders tsaun94@eq.edu.au for more information.
Careers Expo - Save the Dates
CQUniversity is delighted to be delivering Careers Expos in 2024.
Career Expos are an exciting opportunity for our local schools and students to engage with businesses, industries and universities to discuss future job opportunities and career paths.
Rockhampton Expo - Thursday 16th May 2024
Emerald Expo - Friday 17 May 2024
Both of these dates correspond with Mini-shcool in Term Two. This will be an excursion for our Year 10 students during Mini-school, however if any Year 11/12 students would like to attend, they will be required to email Mrs Cowley for permission on dcowl25@eq.edu.au . It will also be expected that they would watch the recording for any classes that are missed during the time of the excursion. If the student has an exam scheduled during the time of the Expo, they will not be granted permission to attend.
More information regarding this excursion in Rockhampton will be available in the Term Two Mini-school Newsletter.
What's on in your community?
Help your students kick off their university studies early with UniSC's Headstart program
Join us for UniSC's Headstart Information Evening – calling all students and parents! We'll spill the beans on everything you need to know about the program and how it can help your students.
Headstart is the chance for those in Years 10 – 12 to get a taste of university life while still in high school. In Headstart, students dive into first-year uni subjects and accrue credit towards their degree. So, they're not just starting early; they're getting a head start!
And here's the kicker – UniSC is covering the tab for the first course. Additional courses? Only $400, adding up to serious savings on the full degree. Don't let this opportunity slide – let the parents and students at your school know about our Headstart Information Evening this March.
Event Details
UniSC Sunshine Coast: Wednesday 6 March
Lecture Theatre 1, Building K, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
UniSC Moreton Bay: Thursday 7 March
Auditorium, Foundation Building, 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Online via Zoom: Wednesday 13 March
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Who should attend:
Students in Years 10 – 12, parents and secondary school staff.