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It’s been a wonderful week here at Foxwell, seeing our students flourish in various different ways.
I commend our students on their behaviour, engagement, perseverance and teamwork. Our students continue to work closely with their teachers who provide ongoing feedback and support students in developing and attaining their learning goals.
We encourage parents to continue to be involved in conversations with their children and the teachers regarding student progress.
THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL – HAVE YOUR SAY! FOCUS GROUPS
We are currently in the process of developing our educational program for our Year 7 and 8 students for 2021.
We are reviewing our ways of working to ensure that they are best meeting the needs of our students. We will be considering our day structure including start and finish times and break times; class structures including whether (or not) classes remain together for all subjects; whether we have specific class groupings for our Excellence programs, and any other suggestions from our parent community.
We would love a diverse representation of parents to be involved so that we can cater for all students in our school. Please consider joining our P & C meeting this week via ZOOM to have your say. Your input can remain anonymous as we will be using an online tool called Menti.com to gather parent feedback. Details about how to RSVP or register are available in the P & C section of this newsletter.
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We are very grateful to Stockland Foreshore – Coomera who are our school’s major sponsor for 2020. Their sponsorship has allowed us to obtain two buses for our school which will be used to transport our students to various events across the Gold Coast and Brisbane. These buses look absolutely fantastic thanks to our student ‘models’ and the work of Ms Fishburn. We are sure that they will stand out and be another great advertisement of what Foxwell has to offer to students of the Northern Gold Coast.
We are finalising a number of other Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum sponsorship agreements this week which will provide additional benefits to our students and school community. If you have, or know of, a local or Australian business that would love to partner with us, please contact Kimberley Knowles, our Business Manager. There are many mutual benefits for sponsors and business partners. Together we can achieve so much more!
OPPORTUNITIES GALORE FOR OUR STUDENTS
Students at Foxwell are fortunate to have a large number of extra and co-curricular programs and activities available to them. This includes art clubs, chess clubs, Drama Festival, sports teams and fitness training, WIN time, eSports, to name just a few.
This week I want to highlight the Sporting Minds program and the many benefits our students can obtain through their involvement in this program. Our students are loving their weekly before school training sessions, and their Sporting Minds Enrich program each Wednesday afternoon. They look fantastic in their new Sporting Minds kits and proudly wear to this to school one day per week. Very soon they will also have access to a unique App called Foxwellness – Powered by Inspire, which is a health, wellbeing, and performance tracking app that will support our students to be the best they can be in both mind and body. Further information about this App will be provided to Sporting Minds students and parents in the coming weeks. Here is a sneak peak video which outlines that we also intend to open this up to all students and staff it the second stage of our rollout. We truly believe that you have to be well to excel.
COVID 19 – SAFE
We continue to keep updated on all Health advice regarding COVID-19 and will ensure that we are following the best advice prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our school community. Please ensure that you keep updated via our newsletters, bulletins and Facebook page as these are the places where we will communicate critical information should the need arise. In the meantime, we ask all students, staff and parents to continue to hand sanitise, stay home if you are sick, and maintain appropriate social distancing (where required).
Stay safe and well. Until next time.
Until next time
Kym Amor
On Monday, 10th August, all students will receive a 2021 Parent Information Update pack from their classroom teacher. We ask that all families update the information in this pack and send back to school with their child to their classroom teacher.
The information for updating include:
- Parent details
- Website Third Party Consent
- Media Consent
We thank you in advance for your prompt completion of this information.
Term 4 Dance Club
Love to dance? Want to learn and perform a short jazz routine for your friends and family? Dance Club 2020 is for you! This club is for students who have had some previous dance training and want to focus on learning new skills while putting together a fun routine with Miss Steward.
Rehearsals will begin Week 1 Term 4 and will be Wednesdays from 3-4pm in the Dance Room on Level 1 (E1.21). If you sign up for Dance Club, please note that rehearsals will be compulsory each week to ensure consistency in blocking and team dynamics.
All interested students, even if they are not sure Dance Club is for them, must come along to our trial afternoon on Wednesday 14th September from 3:00-3:30pm. Here you will hear more about Dance Club and participate in some fun choreography. Can’t wait to see you there!
Art Club Term 4 (Photography Level 1)
Ms Swader is so excited to bring Art club back to Foxwell. Starting in Term 4, Art club will have a Photography focus as students will learn how to use their iPad to capture great images in a range of styles including; landscapes, portrait and documentary photography. They will learn tips and tricks to improve their photography skills through knowledge of composition, points of view & contrast. If you are interested, please come along to the Learning Hub on the upper level at the big lunch break on Thursdays. This club will start in Week 1 of Term 4.
Requirements: Own iPad or Camera
Pre-requisite: No skills required
We are pleased to advise that we have commenced our program of extra-curricular activities for Semester 2. Extra-curricular involvement is seen as fundamental to a student's overall development both individually and within the school community. At Foxwell State Secondary College our program endeavours to:
- expose students to new skills and an expanded worldview
- increase self-esteem and self-worth
- develop and improve social skills
- support health and wellbeing
- foster a sense of pride for individual and group
All Foxwell State Secondary College students are expected to participate in a minimum of one extra-curricular activity within the school year. While 2020 has presented some challenges in our ability to offer these activities, we encourage students to now engage in the activity of their choice. Included in the activities currently on offer are:
Coder:academy
Earlier this year, Coder:academy was created as an opportunity for students to be involved in self-paced coding courses. Mr Kerwin would like to reinvigorate the academy for any student who is interested in developing coding skills.
Specifically, Swift Playgrounds, which is used to actually code iPads and iPhones will be explored during these sessions. Students who are interested should check their Seesaw messages for more information. To sign up, email Mr Kerwin or see him at lunchtime outside the Learning Hub on Thursday between 11:35am and 12:00pm.
Robonauts
Mr Kerwin and Mr Boag are relaunching their Robotics Club. While competitions may not be occurring at the moment, students are encouraged to bring their lunch to the robotics room on Fridays to experiment with building and coding Lego robotics. The program is self-paced and a great way to think analytically and with an engineering focus.
Day: Fridays
Time: 11:35 - 12:25
Where: EG.10 Robotics Room
Requirements: Commitment - if you sign up, turn up.
What next: Mr Kerwin will clear the current robotics class on Seesaw. Come along this Friday and your name will be added again.
eSports
Students are welcome to join the eSports activity each Monday from 3.15pm to 4.30pm. Sessions are held in the Learning Hub. See Mr Kerwin or Mrs Crowe if you would like to find out more!
Drama Festival
The Drama Fest Team continues to work towards their performance in Week 10 of this term. These students are currently rehearsing from 3.00pm to 5.30pm every Wednesday. We are excited about the opportunity to experience their magnificent performance and see the fruits of their hard work this term!
Tech Crew
The Foxwell State Secondary College Tech Crew are responsible for facilitating major events held within the school community. These events can include the requirement for sound, lighting, audio-visual and stage management and range from the school assembly to community events. Members of the Tech Crew may be required to spend time during lunch breaks as well as before and after school preparing for events and/or training on equipment. There is no regular scheduled training for this extra-curricular activity.
Students interested in being a part of the Tech Crew are asked to come to a meeting on Monday 10th August at 11.35am at the Lecture Theatre.
Instrumental Music
Our Instrumental Music Program continues this semester, as per each student’s individual timetable. We have enjoyed some of their performances already and look forward to seeing and hearing students in a range of forums and venues as the term progresses.
More information? We will continue to post information and updates about our extra-curricular program via our bulletin every Monday. Students and families will also receive updates and messages via Seesaw.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Foxwell State Secondary College P&C General Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month during the school term. The next P&C General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 11th August at 6PM via Zoom. If you wish to attend please email your RSVP to PandC@foxwellssc.eq.edu.au by 9am Tuesday 11th August. This will enable us to send you a Zoom link prior to the meeting and answer any questions you may have. If you have an item to add to the agenda for discussion, or to view the current agenda, please email, by 5PM Monday 10th August.
If you would like to know more about the P&C or if you are interested in joining/attending, please do not hesitate to email us for more information.
MEETING SURVEY
Recent COVID19 restrictions have necessitated changes to our usual meeting format with our Term 2 and 3 P&C meetings to date being held via Zoom (online). With restrictions now lifting we would like to explore options for the format moving forward. We would appreciate it if you could please complete this quick 1-2 minute survey. If you have not yet attended any Foxwell SSC P&C meetings we'd also like to hear from you. We will present the results of this survey at our next meeting.
Kind regards,
Karina Waterman Secretary Foxwell SSC P&C
Student Resource Scheme Instalment plan due dates:
Term 1 $120.00 by 26/02/2021 Term 2 $110.00 by 30/04/2021 Term 3 $110.00 by 16/07/2021
Term 2 Instalment is now due.
Please contact finance@foxwellssc.eq.edu.au if you require a copy of your invoice.
Do you receive Family Tax Benefit A or B from Centrelink? If so, you can nominate a fixed amount to be paid form your Family Tax Benefit directly to the School to cover your child's education costs. Please see link to a CentrePay Application form. You can submit this form directly to the Finance Department via email at finance@foxwellssc.eq.edu.au
If you have or are currently experiencing financial difficulty please contact our Business Manager, Kimberley Knowles to establish a payment arrangement via email: kknow13@eq.edu.au