Bundaberg North State High School 2020 OUTSTANDING LEARNERS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSTANDING FUTURES No. 4, 11 th March 2020 Principal’s Report… The first half of Term 1 is over and we have certainly had a busy start to the year. Last week the Bundaberg District State Secondary Swimming carnival was held at Norville Pool. While our team was only small I would like to congratulate all the swimmers for their participation and effort in representing North and thank the parents for attending. On Tuesday, 3 rd March we held our first ‘Day of Excellence’ for the year for high achieving year 4-6 from our feeder primary schools. The students were challenged with several problem solving activities throughout the day that required the use of creativity, communication and cooperation. It was great to see so much excitement and enthusiasm amongst the students. On Friday Year 8 Medieval day was held. Thanks to the Humanities faculty for organising great activities that kept the students highly engaged & congratulations to the students who came to school in some fantastic medieval costumes. On Friday also, the Girls Academy held a luncheon to celebrate International Womens' Day. It was wonderful to see parents, elders and members of the Girls Academy advisory committee attending with the girls. On Saturday, Mrs Jensen accompanied our 2 finalists Emily and Brayden to the zone competition of the Lions Youth of the Year. Both students improved further on their first round and while they did not progress to the next competition, they were excellent ambassadors for the school and did a wonderful job. Our 4 yearly School Review is being conducted next week March 16-18. Three external reviewers will be at North interviewing staff, students, parents and community representatives. They will be looking at what we are doing well and areas for development. The recommendations and commendations will form the basis of our next 4 year Strategic Plan.
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Bundaberg North State High School 2020
OUTSTANDING LEARNERS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSTANDING FUTURES
No. 4, 11th March 2020
Principal’s Report…
The first half of Term 1 is over and we have certainly had a
busy start to the year.
Last week the Bundaberg District State Secondary Swimming
carnival was held at Norville Pool. While our team was only
small I would like to congratulate all the swimmers for their
participation and effort in representing North and thank the
parents for attending. On Tuesday, 3rd March we held our
first ‘Day of Excellence’ for the year for high achieving year 4-6
from our feeder primary schools. The students were
challenged with several problem solving activities throughout
the day that required the use of creativity, communication and
cooperation. It was great to see so much excitement and
enthusiasm amongst the students.
On Friday Year 8 Medieval day was held. Thanks to the Humanities faculty for organising great activities that kept the
students highly engaged & congratulations to the students who came to school in some fantastic medieval costumes.
On Friday also, the Girls Academy held a luncheon to celebrate
International Womens' Day. It was wonderful to see parents,
elders and members of the Girls Academy advisory committee
attending with the girls.
On Saturday, Mrs Jensen accompanied our 2 finalists Emily and
Brayden to the zone
competition of the Lions
Youth of the Year. Both
students improved
further on their first
round and while they did
not progress to the next competition, they were excellent ambassadors for
the school and did a wonderful job.
Our 4 yearly School Review is being conducted next week March 16-18.
Three external reviewers will be at North interviewing staff, students,
parents and community representatives. They will be looking at what we
are doing well and areas for development. The recommendations and
commendations will form the basis of our next 4 year Strategic Plan.
P&C AGM and Next Meeting Thursday, 12th March 2020. All welcome!
The Bundaberg Chess Club is holding the 2nd Sunday Junior Chess Tournament on 29/03/2020. All inquiries about Bundaberg Chess Club Junior Chess competitions should be sent to mobile:- 0418686497 or email [email protected].
Cost will be $8.00/day. A maximum cost of $16.00 per family, for 3 or more players. $7.00 for each player if you bring a new friend to chess. The cost includes 6 rounds of competitive chess each tournament plus a chess lesson from Mr John Harris who is a top rated chess player in Bundaberg. First round to commence promptly at 9.00 am at the U3A Building (upstairs) next to Improvements Gym on Woongarra St. Could players please arrive 15 minutes early to register for the tournament. It is anticipated the session should finish approximately 12.20-12.30 pm. All children need to bring a water bottle plus sufficient morning tea.
Prizes are given on each day for 1st to 5th place, with a prize for the 2 players with the most interesting chess game, plus 2 lucky door prizes. Children can accrue points through regular attendance at these Sunday tournaments towards Grand Prix prizes that are awarded at the last Sunday Junior Chess Tournament of the year in November.
LIONS Youth Of The Year quest 2020 Six of our students took part in the Lions Youth of the Year Public Speaking
Competition recently. Representing Bundaberg North Lions Club were
Tyler, Anish, Cade and Emily.
Benjamin and Braydan represented Moore Park Lions Club.
So what exactly is this competition all about? Firstly, the students
participate individually in a 20 min interview with the judges here at
school. Then on the same day at night, the speeches take place. The
students respond to two, two-minute impromptu questions. The topics for the impromptus were:
1. What is your passion?
2. How do you feel about going forward into a future that faces so many global challenges?
Finally, they then deliver their 5 minute prepared speech on a topic of their own choice. The competition was very
close and the judges were extremely impressed. Public speaking can certainly be a daunting task, so we would like you
to congratulate all of these students. However, there could only be three winners announced on the night.
Congratulations to Emily who won the Bundaberg North Lions Club division. Emily delivered an interesting speech on
“Self Licensing”. Congratulations also to Braydan who won the Moore Park Lions Club Division. Braydan delivered a
very moving and personal speech on “The Contamination of Salt Ash”. Both of these students went on to represent
our school at the Zone final being held on Saturday 7th March.
I would also like to congratulate Cade who won the Overall Public Speaking Award on the evening. Cade delivered a
very passionate speech on bullying. We would like to extend our thanks also to the members of the Bundaberg North
We value your feedback and would love to hear your suggestions about how we can make Bundaberg North State High
School a better school. Please click on the icon and enter the details of your suggestion and once submitted it will be
emailed to the Principal.
If you would like us to reply and discuss your suggestion with you, be sure to check the appropriate box. Alternatively
you can give us your suggestion anonymously. Either way, would love to hear from you. The link is also available on
our website.
Best backpacks are in stock!! The North High P&C have excellent quality student backpacks
available for sale. The Genius Tuff-backpack has three
zippered compartments, with reflective piping on the front
panels and very durable, and guaranteed to last. There is a
life-time manufacturer’s warranty. It also has anatomical back system for better
lumber support and made of water-repellent duragarde fabric and quality zips. They
are very comfortable to wear.
They can be purchased through QKR and the canteen and cost $70.00. The QKR online ordering for these
bags, or canteen items such as morning tea and lunch is available via
https://qkr.mastercard.com/. Register and start ordering your child’s delicious
morning tea/ lunch before 9am each school day.
Parent resources – eSafety kids
Parentline – online support
Online support is available to parents at Parentline. This is a fantastic free resource that offers a confidential counselling service for parents plus a host of information and tips from the experts on any