Tully State High School acknowledges, values and pays respect to the first peoples on whose land we live, work and learn believing through education and reconciliation we walk together as partners toward a better future for all. Tully State High School Phone: (07) 4068 4555 Email: [email protected]Attendance Office Phone: (07) 4068 4515 TSHS News Principal: Mr Richard Graham Deputy Principals: Mr Rob O’Brien Mrs Rebekah Bidois Term 2 Week 7 Monday 29th May, 2017 Curriculum The Leadership Group met a few days ago to examine our current and future structures and choice of subjects for students. With some major changes to occur in 2019 with the Senior curriculum we are first looking at the subjects planned to be offered in 2019. We can then work backwards to ensure that next year’s subjects can begin to prepare students adequately for the changes in 2019. It is an exciting time with some new subjects on offer as well as an updating of those subjects we are familiar with in Years 11 & 12. I will endeavour to highlight differences for Year 11 students in 2019 in upcoming newsletters. In terms of assessment the following will occur: Current situation Assessment programs are developed by schools for each subject. These programs are approved by the QCAA. Schools set the assessment, and grade the students work, in line with approved work programs. Starting for year 11, 2019 Subject results will be based on student achievement in four summative assessments—three school-based assessments and one external assessment that is set and marked by the QCAA. For most subjects, the school-based assessment will contribute 75% to the final subject result, except in mathematics and science subjects, where it will generally contribute 50% to the final (Note—QCAA is the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority). Supporting student well being Our Well Being program covers all students across our school. In supporting the program we often bring in guest speakers who work with our students. We have had a range of excellent speakers visiting the school recently. Vicki from Life Education spoke to our Year 7 and 9 students about a range of topics pertinent to their age group. Sargent Troy from the Mission Beach Police is also visiting our schools in the next few days also to speak with students, focusing on bullying and drug and alcohol education. Year 12 will also attend the Walk Away, Chill Out program – a highly regarded program for students. In Classes I have had the privilege of interacting with a couple of our subject offerings at the school with a large practical component. The key element that I took away from both the areas I have visited is the high expectations of our students. There is no doubt that the students in our Home Economics area are producing food of a very high standard. Regardless of age, each student is passionate about producing a quality product. Some of our students in the Agricultural area have spent three days in camp learning how to handle cattle appropriately. I visited the students last Sunday up at Malanda where they were some of the top achievers in the region in cattle handling and the support they gave towards each other is wonderful to see. We have a large number of students involved in Agricultural activities from year 8 – 12.
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Tully State High School acknowledges, values and pays respect to the first peoples on whose
land we live, work and learn believing through education and reconciliation we walk together as
partners toward a better future for all.
Tul ly S tate High School
Phone: (07) 4068 4555
Emai l : in fo@tu l lyshs.eq .edu.au
Attendance Off ice Phone: (07) 4068 4515
TSHS News Principal: Mr Richard Graham
Deputy Principals: Mr Rob O’Brien
Mrs Rebekah Bidois
Term 2 Week 7 Monday 29th May, 2017
Curriculum
The Leadership Group met a few days ago to examine our current and future structures and
choice of subjects for students. With some major changes to occur in 2019 with the Senior
curriculum we are first looking at the subjects planned to be offered in 2019. We can then
work backwards to ensure that next year’s subjects can begin to prepare students adequately
for the changes in 2019. It is an exciting time with some new subjects on offer as well as an
updating of those subjects we are familiar with in Years 11 & 12. I will endeavour to highlight
differences for Year 11 students in 2019 in upcoming newsletters. In terms of assessment the following will
occur:
Current situation
Assessment programs are developed by schools for each subject. These programs are approved by the
QCAA. Schools set the assessment, and grade the students work, in line with approved work programs.
Starting for year 11, 2019
Subject results will be based on student achievement in four summative assessments—three school-based
assessments and one external assessment that is set and marked by the QCAA. For most subjects, the
school-based assessment will contribute 75% to the final subject result, except in mathematics and science
subjects, where it will generally contribute 50% to the final
(Note—QCAA is the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority).
Supporting student well being
Our Well Being program covers all students across our school. In supporting the program we often bring
in guest speakers who work with our students. We have had a range of excellent speakers visiting the
school recently. Vicki from Life Education spoke to our Year 7 and 9 students about a range of topics
pertinent to their age group. Sargent Troy from the Mission Beach Police is also visiting our schools in the
next few days also to speak with students, focusing on bullying and drug and alcohol education. Year 12
will also attend the Walk Away, Chill Out program – a highly regarded program for students.
In Classes
I have had the privilege of interacting with a couple of our subject offerings at the school with a large
practical component. The key element that I took away from both the areas I have visited is the high
expectations of our students. There is no doubt that the
students in our Home Economics area are producing food
of a very high standard. Regardless of age, each student
is passionate about producing a quality product.
Some of our students in the Agricultural area have spent
three days in camp learning how to handle cattle
appropriately. I visited the students last Sunday up at
Malanda where they were some of the top achievers in
the region in cattle handling and the support they gave
towards each other is wonderful to see. We have a large
number of students involved in Agricultural activities
from year 8 – 12.
A small group of Tully State High School students who
are currently studying for their Certificate II in Kitchen Operation, organised a sit down two course lunch on the 16 May from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm. They worked unbelievably well on the day and the meals they cooked looked and tasted absolutely delicious.
Their main meals consisted of:
Rolled Chicken Maryland served with seasonal roasted vegetables
6 hr braised Osso Bucco served on a creamy mash with gremolata
And for dessert:
Chocolate fondant pudding with vanilla bean ice
cream
Lemon tart with double cream
For two courses, it cost $15
Thank you to Ms Cathryn Clarke and her kitchen operation class who made it all happen on the day. Keep up your good and hard work.
Students in the kitchen operation class were:
Shakira Tinirau
Zane Zonta
Kiara Dickman
Evan Fielder
Bradley De Zwaan
Grace Roumanu
Kawika (Katy) Marukore
Jacob Dekok
Lysa Ising
Also a big thank you to Shally Roumanu and Cathryn Goyne for helping out on the day
What a fantastic term the technology department have had. The teaching staff has continued
to professionally develop their teaching skills to ensure that we are providing engaging, high
quality educational programs that are meeting the needs of students,
while also preparing for the new 2019 curriculum.
Term 2 saw students of Home Economics Certificate 11 in Kitchen
Operations organise, prepare and supply a high quality catering service
across the school. Students, under the guidance of Cathryn Clarke and
Damien McAvoy, have been busy delivering coffee to staff rooms to the
delight of many, with week six having BBQ Burger with Onion rings on
offer. The Tully State High School café is producing quality food and
superb service. It is fitting to name the café to reflect this high
standard of food and service. To enter the café name competition,
simply enter your name and café name using the following link.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9Y7L7N9
Conditions.
Entry is open to students, teachers, parents
and interested community members. You may enter as many times as you like. Café names will be posted in a new survey with
the most amount of votes being the winner.
You can only vote once. So select your preferred café name.
spirit on display and the participation by all was
outstanding. By far this was one of the best runs in
recent memory with the war cries at the end of the
day being a highlight. The rousing cheers and jeers
boosted the runners’ morale with members of each
house pushing each other to be loudest as they
cheered the competitors home. The new look
course for 2017 snaked around the school oval, up
the bike track and into town, before tracking back
through the school to finish near the Agriculture
Shed. After a fun-filled afternoon of running along
the new track, victory was taken again by Walter
Hill who continued their good form of recent years
in the long distance event. Kirrama came a close
second place followed by Mackay in third and Tyson
brought up the rear.
Aimee Sinton
House Captain
SEX/AGE GROUP AGE CHAMPION (1st
PLACE)
HOUSE
BOYS U/12 Jaqauin Burton Tyson
GIRLS U/12 Hunter Richtsfeld Walter Hill
BOYS U/13 Dallas Sutton Tyson
GIRLS U/13 Abbey Liddle Walter Hill
BOYS U/14 Andrew Brunello Tyson
GIRLS U/14 Elissa Quagliata Mackay
BOYS U/15 Jeremiah Seckington Kirrama
GIRLS U/15 Tamsyn Hazzard Kirrama
BOYS U/16 David Musumeci Walter Hill
GIRLS U/16 Tegan Conaghty Mackay
BOYS OPEN Jimi River Mackay
GIRLS OPEN Maddi Harris Walter Hill
School Kid Makes Disability Aid
Challenged with the task of designing and creating a prototype model that would assist persons with
disabilities to perform daily chores, I have impressed my teachers and peers.
My design of a device to turn garden hoses on and off by foot rather than by
hand, to aid arthritis suffers, is not only innovative but also very clever. This
invention can only be activated by humans and doesn’t require a skilled
trades person to install. Being a Year 11 student at
Tully State High School, I have put in many hard and
long hours to invent this foot operated tap valve.
My product was designed with simplicity in mind and
will be sent as a folio to an outdoor hose company, to
see if they would be interested in further supporting its
production.
BY EZRA MATTHEWS
State of the Art Dart Board
Year 12, Industrial Skills Technology at Tully State High was an excellent preparation for my pathway into a trade based career. Over the year we developed and
worked on skills in both construction and small furnisher making. In Semester 1, 2017 my assessment piece was a dartboard cabinet. I used workshop drawings provided by the
teacher and added my own design for the door frames and shelves based on personal preferences. I used a wood lathe to turn inserts for my cabinet, added electronics to the outside to
display a CNC name plate on the top, and inside the cabinet to brighten the dart board. The materials used were pine and meranti with a stain finish to seal and protect the timber.
Overall the project went to plan, although there was a lot of time spend designing and arranging the LED lighting.
Jayden Newman
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IN YEAR 12’S
ENGINEERING PROJECT
The Industrial Skills students are near completing a new project introduced this year- a dart
board cabinet which students are eager to finish: they are all looking forward to a game of darts in the last week of semester. Some wonderful skills, attitudes and designs are demonstrated by
Year 10, 11 and 12 students.
7A, 7C, 7D and 7F Drama and Music classes travelled to Innisfail College to view their matinee performance of Fame. The students were kindly
invited to the performance where many students were in awe of the lights, band and stage. Students
enjoyed themselves immensely throughout the singing and dancing performance. Some Year 7
students had not been to a musical before making Fame their first. Students were accompanied on the trip by their class teachers Ms Brewster, Ms Daniels
and Mr Gibbins.
This term 7A, 7C and 7D have been studying
Clowning in their Drama classes. Students are working in small groups using the poems Waltzing
Matilda, The Man from Ironbark or Mulga Bill’s Bicycle to present a short clowning performance
around their chosen poem. Students have taken to
the task with enthusiasm and energy! The Year 7s earn their red noses from
their Drama teachers Ms Brewster or Ms Daniels
after they have shown true Clown spirit. Students will then present their
short scenes to the rest of their class at the end of
the term.
Tully Juniors Enthralled As amazing as it sounds, the Grin’n’Tonic travelling theatre troupe treated the junior school to
an hour of poetry, song, and theatre in the MPC on Monday afternoon. The show, My Place, explored the different dimensions of the Australian identity through poems old and new, by indigenous poets and non-indigenous poets, about urban, suburban, rural and outback
settings. It was timely, as the year 9s are just starting an Australian Identity unit which will culminate in designing an Australian banner and speaking about it; the Year 8s are currently
studying and writing poetry about their favourite places; and a number of the Year 10 classes are working on war poetry. The students were very well behaved, and everyone enjoyed the light-hearted and fast-paced show. The actors generously answered a range of questions about the
origins, development and rehearsal of the show.
Vaccination time for staff and students!
This week Tully State High School provided free flu vaccinations for all
staff. Colene from Medimobile brought along her equipment and the
2017 Quadrivalent vaccine (QIV) that protects against the 4 mostly
likely flu strains to circulate in the Southern Hemisphere in 2017.
Yr 7s received their 2nd HPV booster on Monday and the Yr 10s are being offered the Meningococcal
ACWY Vaccination in June. All Yr10 students are being offered the free meningococcal vaccination
through the Qld School Immunisation Program. Meningococcal disease is a rare but severe infection with
some of the highest rates occurring in the 15 – 19 age group. The program was introduced in response to a
substantial rise in the number of meningococcal cases Australia wide in 2016.
Consent cards have been handed out to all Yr 10 students and parents are asked to
complete the consent cards whether they grant consent or not so the local vaccination
nurse knows she has reached all families.
Thank you!
While our Tully students are learning to
be part of our growing economy, the
first term saw a few of the year seven
classes building their very own wood
and acrylic moneyboxes, (the start of
their billion dollar portfolio). Learning
the value of patience, Mrs Cazita-
Mazeaud’s class had to wait untill after the school
holidays when they had sanded their work smooth, before taking it home.
Most of them had painted a first coat of paint but there was a chance that
some of the students completed the paint job at home with Mum, Dad,
aunts or uncles. Mrs Cazita-Mazeaud was lucky enough to spend time in music with this class and
has already recognised a few solid sound engineers and audacious music arrangers in the group...
maybe even a DJ or two. She
wanted to thank the children for
their commitment to the job, and
their guardians for sending our
school such lovely hardworking
students.
Tully State High School Term 2 School Social was held on the 18th
of May, with many students embracing the theme of the letter 'T'.
This week Dr Daniel Timms conducted an online video conference with one of the year 11 Biology classes to talk to them about his
world-first breakthrough design in total artificial heart (complete heart replacement) technology. He discussed the history of his
device and some of the trials and tribulations it takes to work in the field of research to get to the point he is at today.
The students got to ask him many questions including: How many
animal trials have been done to date? (10); How far away are human trials? (2 years); Is there a problem with rejection like a
normal heart transplant? (no); Which countries has he worked in on this device? (Australia, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, US).
The students in the Biology class, as well as well as some Year 7 and
9 classes, were also fortunate to have a physical hands-on experience with an earlier model of the heart which had been
implanted into three different cows during earlier trials. They were able to pull the heart apart and ask questions about the internal
A YouTube video on the history of artificial hearts and where we are today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8Nay_V3kE
Every year our year 10 students undertake work experience, the dates are 21st to 23 June. Please check with your child to see if they have submitted their form. Any student not partaking in work
experience is required to attend school during this period and will undertake an alternative
The maths department look forward to your responses.
GOOD LUCK
Students studying Genetics in Year 10 Science recently modelled Protein Synthesis – a complex process in the body which builds proteins. This extension activity required the use of playdoh to
physically model how the body transcribes portions of DNA; develops anti-codons in RNA; translates the RNA code into amino acids and then physically assembles the amino acids into
complex proteins. A variety of the protein models made by our students are in the image.