BNSHS Newsletter 12/10/2022

From the Principal's office

Welcome to the final term of the year.  This week we celebrated the great achievements of our students at our Presentation Parade and Presentation Night on Thursday 13^th October at 7pm in our school hall.  I want to congratulate all the students who received awards.

Term 3 reports were extremely pleasing with some excellent results and improvement shown in a number of subject areas including Maths across year 7-10.  Our A-C results in Year 7 Maths improved from 75% to 92%, Year 8 from 68% to 74% and Year 9 from 56% to 83%.  English continued to improve and we saw some excellent results in some Economics and Business, Arts, HPE and Technologies classes.  Well done to all students who have worked on improving their results.

As part of our continual improvement to our facilities we have this year: installed an athletics long jump pit that will soon be completed; we are purchasing 2 large fans for the Assembly Hall; renewed the Art room flooring; and painted a number of classrooms.

Earlier this year, our school experienced a number of break ins and incidents involving vandalism.  Since then we have installed a new security system and have plans for the installation of CCTV cameras over the summer vacation to improve student safety and security.  Further information about the CCTV installation can be found below.

Finally, I would like to thank the P&C who are organising a bus trip to the Sunshine Coast as a fundraising event on Saturday October 22.  The P&C are a dedicated group working together to raise money for the school.  Please consider joining in on the fun and attend the bus trip to the Eumundi Markets.  See the flyer below for details.  It should be a great day out. 

Robyn Kent, Principal

CCTV School Information

At Bundaberg North State High school, we are committed to creating and maintaining safe and secure learning environments that support the provision of high-quality education for teaching and learning.

Schools face a number of security related threats and must develop and implement appropriate strategies to manage these risks. Closed circuit television (CCTV) can be an effective tool to help a school to meet its obligation to provide a safe and secure environment for students and staff, and meet its duty of care obligations.

The installation of CCTV at our school is intended as a strategy to mitigate and manage security risks. It is not intended to replace traditional methods of student supervision, or as a method of workplace surveillance.

The location of the cameras will ensure there is coverage of access areas to and from the school, and within the school grounds to enable identification of unauthorised access and activity.

Management, use and disclosure of CCTV footage

The security of the footage captured will be managed in accordance with the relevant Privacy Laws and Legislation.

A school can disclose personal information to relevant Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), including the Queensland Police Service (QPS), if the personal information is considered ‘reasonably necessary’ for a law enforcement activity. This includes personal information contained in the security footage.

If CCTV footage contains evidence relied upon in a decision to suspend or exclude a student, it must be retained for the same period of time the suspension/exclusion documents are required to be retained. This is because the footage relied upon will form part of the decision to suspend or exclude the student. Similarly, if CCTV camera footage is used to capture a workplace accident or personal injury giving rise to a personal injury or WorkCover claim

If further information is required, please feel free to contact the school.

Friday 5 - Students remaining at school until 3pm Term 4 , 2022

The Watson Report

RECOGNISING POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

Congratulations to the 240 students who qualified for the term 3 Reward Day. It was great to see students enjoy their reward. On Thursday we had the Pizza Party and on Friday the beach trip to Bargara. It was a lovey day at the beach with exemplary behaviour from all students. Details of the Reward Day options for term 4 will be coming soon!

Last term orange Gotchas were introduced with a focus on Respect. This term new Gotcha colours will be introduced with a focus on our other school values of Responsibility and Safety. Look out for the new colours and new sayings.

This term students can ‘cash in’ their Gotchas for the following rewards:

• 10 Gotchas = Zooper Dooper
• 50 Gotchas = Paddle Pop
• 100 Gotchas = Slushie
• 200 Gotchas = Sausage roll
• 300 Gotchas = 4 x Chicken nuggets
• 300 Gotchas = Potato Wedges.

Term 3 Rewards

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VAPING

Vaping has become a serious issue in today’s society and we have had instances of students vaping at school. Many believe it is a good substitute for smoking but this is not true. Doctor Karl Kruszelnicki has created a series of eight short 10 – 15 second myth-busting videos to inform us about vaping. The eight videos include:

1. Secret ingredients
2. Cloudy with a Chance of Cancer
3. Toxic Traits
4. A Respiratory Story
5. Puffery
6. Vaping Bows
7. Huffing and Puffing
8. Up in Smoke.

Click on the link below to access the videos.

At school we have several staff who can support students if they want to learn more about the impacts of vaping or want support to stop vaping. Students or parents can contact the school nurse Ms Robyn Kirby, school GP Dr Bailey or one of our Guidance Officers, Ms Helen Coulton or Ms Lisa Alexander. Parents and carers can call 4130 0222 to make an appointment.

Presentation Night 2022

The 2022 Bundaberg North State High School Presentation ceremonies were held yesterday to celebrate the academic, sporting, cultural and service achievements of our students.  In the morning ceremony, students were presented with their Reach for the Sky and Certificate level awards.  This year also included a new 'Creative Writing Award'.

Morning ceremony

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The Presentation Night evening ceremony included awards for academic excellence, sporting success, school service and cultural participation.  Attendees were treated to some great entertainment from the BNSHS String Ensemble, the Concert Band and Yr 12 student Hannah Earl.  The evening concluded with the Major Awards:

• Mayors Medal - Byron Lerch and Vanessa Van Rooijen
• BNSHS Gold Award - Byron Lerch
• AMPOL Best All Rounder - Ruby Rowlands
• Gladstone Ports Corporation Student of the Year - Vanessa Van Rooijen
• ADF Long Tan, Leadership and Teamwork Award - Byron Lerch
• ADF Future Innovators Award - Ruby Rowlands
• Burnie Johnson Memorial Citizenship Award - Shae Erfurth and Chanise Macfarlane
• Senior Cultural Award - Byron Lerch
• Sportsperson of the Year - Ruby Rowlands
• Runner Up Dux 2022 - Byron Lerch
• DUX of Bundaberg North State High School 2022 - Hannah Earl

Presentation Night

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We congratulate all of our students who have worked hard toward their academic & sporting goals and cultural pursuits.  We acknowledge and thank all those who contributed to the success of the evening including our valued sponsors, backstage helpers, staff and especially our students and their families.  We thank you all for your support.  

GP bookings now open!

Appointments are now available to visit the GP each Tuesday at North High.  Students can make bookings by scanning the QR code above, which takes them to the school webpage, where they click on the MAKE A BOOKING box.  Alternatively appointments can be made simply by emailing GP@bundabergnorthshs.eq.edu.au.  

Bookings are completely confidential, as are all emails sent to this address.  So, if you would like to provide feedback you can also do this by emailing GP@bundabergnorthshs.eq.edu.au

QCE Student Reference Group

Nominations now open for the myQCE Student Reference Group
The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is recruiting new
members for the myQCE Student Reference Group in 2023.
The group gives students in Years 10, 11 and 12 the chance to have their say about 
the QCE system processes and senior schooling.
Queensland students who will be in Year 10 (in 2023) are eligible to apply.
The group meets four times per year and membership is ongoing until students 
graduate from Year 12.
Nominations close on Friday 4 November 2022 — for more information and to 
nominate, visit the myQCE website

RAS challenge

On Tuesday during Big RAS, 'Mabbro H' students were given a challenge to complete as a class. The theme was to “reach our common goals we will need to support each other”. As a class they completed a 500-piece puzzle.  It was great to see the class working together.

Mrs Sudasinghe, RAS Teacher

Izzy is North's karate kid

Saturday 8th of October 2022 - Year 8 student Izzy competed in the TSKF (Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation) National Championships on the Gold Coast. After a week of training under Sensei’s visiting from Japan, she competed well and came away with 2 medals. Gold for 6th-4th KYU Kata and Bronze for Coloured Belt Team Kata.  This makes Izzy the current Australian champion in that Kata category. 

Well done Izzy!

ZONTA provides assistance

On 10^th September, the ZONTA Club of Bundaberg hosted a Birthing Kit Assembly in our North High hall. The project was a huge success, creating clean birth kits for women in remote regions of developing countries with materials provided by Birthing Kit Foundation Australia. Year 12 students Chanise, Declan, Ebony, Hannah and Jackson participated in the day alongside friends, family members and other volunteers to create 198 birthing kits. The ZONTA Club hopes to continue the project as an annual tradition and thanks the assistance of our North High students and facilities to make the day possible.

Vanessa Van Rooijen - School Captain and ZONTA Club Member

P&C News

Our tuckshop is looking for volunteers. Please email Jacky our convenor if you are able to offer any help jburt144@eq.edu.au 

We are always looking for new Committee members. The P&C meets once each month to discuss matters of concern to the school and the school community.  If you would like to connect to the P&C but are not able to attend meetings in person, we are happy to have you join the meeting via Teams or phone.  Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month in the conference room in A Block and commence at 6:00pm.  You will find meeting dates on the school websites event calendar. 

www.facebook.com/bundabergnorthhighpandc

pandc@bundabergnorthshs.eq.edu.au

Mrs Shelley Hansen, P&C President 

Stymie - #saysomething

What does Stymie do for young people?

Of every 30 young people in Australia seven will be dealing with a mental health issue, yet only two will reach out for support. Stymie works with you to give the young people you are working with, the power to say something or ask for help. We are an early intervention initiative that changes and saves lives.

Stymie empowers young people to ask for help when they need support, or if they are seeing or experiencing harm.

Stymie provides online reporting for schools. Encrypted, anonymous notifications are delivered within seconds to authorised recipients, who respond according to their wellbeing framework. The notification provides the option to include screenshots or images that validate the notification.

Being able to anonymously report, relieves feelings of helplessness for those who want to help their peers but don’t quite know how. Our purpose is to support you in creating an environment where harm can be minimised and effective action can be maximised.

Stymie can be used by anybody. It does not have to be a student at our school. The link to make a notification is on the school website front page

Important dates

Support for families & community