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As we move towards the end of the school year we continue to celebrate the achievements of our students, staff and school community, and also begin to plan for 2021.
This week we took our whole-school Foundation year photo, which will be sure to act as a significant piece of memorabilia for decades to come.
We have sent home a package today with students with a number of important pieces of information. The package includes an order form for our whole-school Foundation Year photo if you would like to purchase your very own piece of Foxwell State Secondary College history.
We have also included in the package important information in preparation for the 2021 year, such as stationery lists and app lists. If you are not returning to Foxwell in 2021, or will be commencing the school year later than Day 1, please be sure to contact our Administration Office to inform them.
Remember if you need to purchase new uniforms, please make your booking with the Uniform Store as soon as possible, as booking appointments are filling quickly.
Please be sure that you are fully aware of our Student Dress Code so your child can continue to meet our agreed standards of dress and presentation from Day 1 2021. This includes ensuring that the shoes meet our standards and all health and safety requirements.
If you know of any families who have not yet completed their enrolment application, please remind them to do this urgently so that their child can attend the upcoming Transition Day.
Today our Advanced Learning Program (ALP) students visited QUT. You can tell by these photos how much they enjoyed the day and how special this day was for each of them. Thank you to Mr Kerwin and QUT for this unique opportunity.
From Mr Kerwin:
The Advanced Learning Program students have studied a range of topics across the first twelve months of high school. The current group of students has maintained a constant interest in technology-related topics ranging from how computers work, to using drone technology to solve a local problem.
Within the 17 Global Goals, opportunity arose for the team to use their knowledge and curiosity to seek to understand affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action. We arranged for the students to spend the day in a Wind Turbine workshop run by engineering and mechatronics students at QUT Gardens Point.
The Young Accelerators workshops at QUT provided secondary students with well structured, and highly engaging, tasks designed for the students to participate in inquiry learning. A range of opportunities were provided to the students throughout the day. Students participated in discussion, used reasoning and justification skills.
After researching gears, turbines and generators, a key part of the excursion has seen the group construct their own wind turbine devices, and then test how much energy is generated by using differently angled blades. Students recorded the results in an Excel spreadsheet. Prior knowledge using Excel formulae assisted the students in understanding how to calculate averages and wattage production to then determine which type of blade performed the best.
As would be expected, our Foxwell ALP students represented our school very well. Very proud of the team.
What a year it has been! We are getting very excited about our Celebration of Success evening. I look forward to seeing ALL students with their families on this evening. The full details will be outlined further in this newsletter. This will be a wonderful opportunity to both formally and informally celebrate all that has been achieved this year.
We encourage you to consider nominating your child for one for the prestigious Special Awards that will be presented on the evening.
Until next time
Kym Amor
This week you will have received further information via Seesaw regarding our Celebration of Success and nominating students for our Special Awards for 2020.
We will be hosting our Foxwell State Secondary College Celebration of Success on Friday 4 December. The program will consist of two main sections: The Official Celebration in the Sports Performance Hall from 5.00pm to 6.00pm, with the Social to follow from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Please arrive at the College in sufficient time to register and then be seated by 4.45pm for a 5.00pm start. We strongly encourage all families to attend this important celebration as each student’s success will be recognised. Students are welcome to wear smart casual clothing suitable for a school event.
The Official Celebration will include presentations from each class, live performances, short speeches and the presentation of our Special Awards for 2020. The Special Awards to be presented for this year are:
- The Foxwell State Secondary College All-Rounder Award 2020 – Year 7
- The Foxwell State Secondary College Leadership Award 2020 – Year 7
- The Foxwell State Secondary College Flourish Award 2020 – Year 7
To find out more about these Awards and to make a nomination, please follow the relevant link:
We encourage you to submit nominations for each category by 9.00am on Monday 30 November. Each nomination will be assessed against the eligibility criteria, with a panel to determine the successful nominee.
The Social will be held on the grounds on the Lower Level. There will be food trucks, music and a media wall with props for families to access during the evening. You are welcome to bring along a picnic blanket or chairs on which to sit during the Social (these can be set up between 4.30pm and 4.45pm).
We are delighted be sharing this special event with you and look forward to seeing all families on Friday 4 December as we celebrate our Foxwell State Secondary College students and their personal success in 2020.
On Monday the 7th of December, we have arranged for our Year 7 students to participate in a Fun Day. No regular timetabled classes will run.
We have some incredible activities arranged. It will be a day spent outdoors, on the oval.
Students will rotate through a series of activities which are being provided by The Fun Team www.thefunteam.com.au
One of the activities is an inflatable waterslide. Students will be required to wear their sports uniform for the duration of the day (including on the water slide). Students may wish to bring a towel to dry off. Sunscreen will be provided.
There will be no iPads permitted at school on this day. Phones brought to school, must be secured in lockers before the start of the school day, as is regular practice.
Permission letters, outlining further details will be distributed through Seesaw on Monday. Only students with signed permission notes will be able to participate.
Details:
- Monday 7th December - Fun Day
- Sports uniform
- Sports hat
- Towel
- Drink bottle
- The highest standards of behaviour will be expected on the day. Students may be removed from activities for safety reasons, as necessary.
2020 has been a challenging year and we are looking forward to spending some quality time relaxing with and making some fantastic memories with our students.
Greetings from the Foxwell State Secondary College P&C Committee,
The Foxwell P&C Association would like to thank all families for supporting the students with their spare change challenge in raising money towards a legacy piece for their foundation school year. The final week has now been completed and the Week 4 class winner and the Spare change challenge winning class will be announced next week.The current winning classes so far have been; Week One: 7D; Week Two: 7A and Week 3 7G.
Containers for Change
Thank you to the families that have donated their 10c containers.
Our drop off morning that was arranged for the 9th November was extremely successful resulting in a total donation of $84.90.
This is a fantastic result for our very first drop off day and your support is extremely appreciated. The P&C committee plans to run these collection days once every month next year.
If you would like to make a personal drop off at the collection centre in Kohl St, Upper Coomera, please attach the code listed to your bags.
During the evening of the Celebration of Success to be held on Friday 4th December, the P&C Committee will hold a raffle to help support the students in their quest for raising money towards a legacy piece. Please support them by purchasing tickets at $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.
If you have any queries or feedback regarding any of these events, please contact me at foxwellpandc@gmail.com
Regards,
Michelle Digby
President
Foxwell SSC P&C Committee
