I love our annual Athletics Carnival! It's a sea of colour as mate versus mate for the ultimate prize - the winning house shield! Today, as I spent time meandering through the crowds and events, it was a really lovely opportunity to share a joke, enjoy the sunshine, push out a bit of banter and make some memories as a Foxwell Family. I was also buoyed by the fact that our nominees for House Captain were so enthusiastically leading their houses – cheering, cajoling and chanting the entire day. Congratulations to these students for demonstrating your SPIRIT Values and leading your houses to a fun-filled and exciting day. We cannot wait to announce our House Leaders when we return from holidays.

SEMESTER 1 REPORT CARDS

Today, I also had the pleasure of reviewing our Semester 1 Report Cards. It has been a busy semester and our students are to be commended on their effort across the last 5 or so months. While it can be difficult to see the finishing line when we are deep in our learning, our students’ report cards are a snapshot reminder of the amazing work of our students and staff. Please take the time to check your emails – including your junk folder – to access your child’s Report Card and then discuss it with them. Some good questions to start asking our Year 10s are:

• Is this your best effort?
• Why not?/How did you manage to work so well/successfully?
• What else did you do to achieve your best (attendance, study habits etc.)?
• What do you need to do differentl;y?
• Will there be any positive or negative/challenging impacts on your opportunities for study and pathways in Semester 2 this year/Year 11 and 12?
• What are your goals for next semester?

SENIOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PLAN MEETINGS AND LOVE BITES PROGRAM

Please note this information sent our via email earlier this week:

We will be conducting our Senior Education and Training Plan Meetings in Week 2 of next term – Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 July 2023. All students in all Queensland schools must complete a SET Plan regardless of their pathway beyond Year 10. This process, which is being facilitated during our Fusion lessons, allows schools to properly support and coordinate opportunities and programs for students both within and beyond the school. Please read the attached information carefully. 

We will also conduct the “Love Bites” Program (the same program repeated on both days). 

Students will access these opportunities as follows:

Please note the following information regarding the organisation of these two days. All students are required on-site for:

Senior Education and Training Plan (SET-P) Meetings 

Contact is Deputy Principal, Fusion Years (Senior School), Di Nicolas

• Meetings are 30 minutes in duration 
• Please schedule your booking via this link as follows:

• Student Surname beginning A-L (e.g. Allenby, Larsen) are asked to select a time on Wednesday 19 July 2023;
• Student Surname beginning M-Z (e.g. Miller, Zakis) are asked to select a time on Thursday 20 July 2023

• A parent/carer must also attend in order to endorse the SET Plan. 
• Our Industry Liaison Officer, Ms Lynn Davies, will be available for further clarification and consultation across the days.
• PLEASE ARRIVE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR INTERVIEW TIME. 
• STUDENTS WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND ANOTHER ACTIVITY ON THEIR ALLOCATED DAY (e.g. GenSTEM Excursion) are to book their SET-P meeting on the alternate day, regardless of their surname. 

Love Bites – Either Wednesday or Thursday – ALTERNATE DAY AS A STUDENT’S SETP MEETING. 

Contact is Guidance Office, Pascale Street

• Program runs for the full school day – NO APPOINTMENT OR SIGN UP NEEDED – JUST RETURN THE CONSENT FORM ATTACHED;
• Due to the nature of the content/topics explored, only those students for whom we have received signed consent are permitted to attend the session.
• Please Mrs Street's article for more information about the Program.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

COURSE SELECTIONS – YEAR 11 2024

Thank you to students who have made their first round selections for courses in 2024. The data collected will now inform our structure of offerings for 2024. More information will be issued via email in Week 1 of next term. 

STAFFING CHANGES

This week we welcomed Ms Amy Benbow to the role of Year Level Assistant, after farewelling Ms Sharni Hughes. Ms Benbow has already made an impact on our students through her work in Inclusion and we look forward to working more closely with her for the remainder of this year. We acknowledge the dedication and hard work of the effervescent Miss Hughes and wish her every success. 

Wishing all Year 10s a safe and relaxing break - a time to reflect, rejuvenate and rethink our options after a busy term with so much to look forward to in Semester 2.

Ms Di Nicolas

There is an opportunity for you child to attend MOB - Men of Business Academy for a 2 hour information session and site visit. 

Please email me if you would like your child to attend or would like further information - ppier6@eq.edu.au.

Please see the link below for their website for you to explore and seek more information.

https://menofbusiness.com.au/

Love Bites

NAPCAN’s highly regarded Love Bites and Love Bites Junior programs have been running in schools since 2005. The interactive and engaging sessions focus on the development of respectful relationships for young people aged 11 to 17. The programs aim to provide a safe environment in which young people can discuss and learn about their rights and responsibilities in relationships and look at ways to access support when needed. During the sessions, young people are introduced to a number of services in the community and encouraged to support their friends by utilising safe, healthy and proactive strategies.

Love Bites will run for a full day, with two interactive sessions followed by creative workshops. Young people are given an opportunity to create their own campaigns to promote respectful relationships in our community through these workshops.

The facilitators for the Love Bites program come from different community organisations and services including Mission Australia, Wesley Mission, Queensland Police Service, Youth Justice, Gold Coast Youth Service and other community-based organisations. Our Staff will also be present during the sessions.

Activity details:

• Love Bites will run on Wednesday 19^th July and Thursday 20^th Students will only attend one of the allocated days depending on their surname A - L Thursday 20th and M - Z Wednesday 19th.

To attend, students will need to have the below consent form signed.

Love Bites Consent Form

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