Principal Report
What we've done
At our whole school parade on Monday, 25th May, it was pleasing to reflect on some of the events and celeb rations for our school community this term:
- Our ANZAC Parade was immaculately observed
- A colour run and cross country which led to as many smiles as piles of washing
- Two phenomenal Peer Skills sessions for our Year 10 students
- Cultural Connections Program for Year 9 students, forging authentic connections with community
- Vision and Hearing Screening
- Hosting our first Australia's Biggest Morning Tea, providing an authentic catering experience for our Year 10 Certificate II on Hospitality students
- Welcoming Ryan James and the Beyond the Broncos team
- White Card Training for 14 Year 9 and 10 students, setting ourselves up for success in work experience and beyond.
What we're doing
We have nearly as many significant events happening in the second half of this term.
- The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is working with our students on Thursday 28th May prior to the community event in the Town Hall
- Delivering a refined and targeted SETPlan from Monday, 1st June – every student in Murweh Shire can achieve an excellent QCE and their desired pathway at Charleville SHS.
- Preparing for Work Experience, Deadly Recruits and Shearing Camp as part of our future pathways program.
- Communicating more with parents and carers via QParents, an app that can approve attendance at excursions, explain absences and access report cards. Our first QParents-only event, the Year 7 Geography excursion, took place on Wednesday, 27th May.
- 15 students so far have expressed an interest in Murweh Youth Council, who attended our school on Wednesday 27th May to consult with our students about what the next steps in students leadership look like.
- Another authentic student experience is Eat Street, where students in Year 11 and 12 Hospitality deliver sweet and savory delights from around the world from our industry – standard kitchen.
- Preparing for NAIDOC Week and the theme of 50 Years Deadly.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Partnership Meeting at CWAATSICH
The next Aboriginal and Torres Strait Partnership Meeting will take place at CWAATSICH, rather than at school. The intent is to provide greater opportunity for more authentic communication and connection to forge the next steps for every Aboriginal and Torres Strait student attending Charleville SHS. Please come along from 4pm on Thursday, 11th June – for some food and voice your perspective.
Safe, Respectful and Responsible Interactions - THINK
During our parade on Monday, 25th May, I flagged an ongoing concern about the ways that, on occasion, students go out of their way to get involved in other peoples' business and issues that simply do not concern them. The message is clear – before we say or do anything to or about any other person in our school community, we need to THINK:
It is a principle that everyone in our community has a responsibility to follow.
Kind regards,
Mr Jarlath Scannell