.....Principal's Points.......Principal's Points...... Payne Road State School A number of our Senior Student Leaders and Senior First Nations students, and Principal, intentionally attended the NAIDOC Celebration at The Gap State High School (morning tea, time to connect with c o m m u n i t y, a s s e m b l y celebration). Our students excitedly interacted with Ben, a local and well known Aboriginal Didgeridoo player and visual artist, who demonstrated his unique skill in sustaining sounds and creating dynamic rhythms on the Didgeridoo. Students engaged with his unique monochrome indigenous and abstract professional art pieces. They engaged in open discussion and inquiry into the meaning of his music and art works, and how meaningful this was to him today a First Nations person. Over morning tea, students re-engaged with Megan, Year 7 teacher, whom we had invited to our Bee Hive Splitting and National Sorry day event and spent time with during our Yarning Circles. Such interactions deepen positive relationships for our senior students – a critical aspect in supporting successful transitioning into secondary. First Nations elders from the Balangala community shared with our students their amazing work with their community garden, and were amazed at our authentic Yarning Circle and Bush Tucker Garden that is thriving with wild strawberries and more! Our school team were special guests at the secondary assembly and students were mesmerised by the large audience – a sea of 2000 students or more! The assistant Minister for Education, the Honourable
Senator Anthony Chisolm, gave an address that focussed on the unique contributions of our First Nations peoples and the subsequent waves of immigrants to the Australia that we know and wish to progress! Students at Payne Road SS are certainly highly engaged with community and culture, and are on the road to a great transition into secondary! Nicky Brazzale - Principal
St Peter Chanel Primary School Catholic Education Week was held week in Catholic schools in Queensland from 24 – 30 July 2022. This annual event is held to promote the special ethos of Catholic schools and to highlight the great things that take place in Catholic schools every day. The theme for this year’s celebrations is: Communities of Faith, Hope and Love. Our school planned a number of activities during the week including a whole school mass today, a visit from Nova Radio on Tuesday and our ‘All that Glitters and Glows’ 50 Year celebratory event being held at school on Saturday evening. Our school received a visit from Nova Radio as
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part of the Nova Handball Blitz Competition promotion. Thank you to Sandra Williams mum to Cooper Williams in 4 Blue for registering our school for this opportunity. Our children participated in the live radio cross with great excitement and enthusiasm .A big thank you also to Mr John Greenham SPM who has been coordinating and running our Nova Blast Handball competition here at school over the last few days. There have been some epic matches in the knockout style format. I also would like to acknowledge Miss Marita Mcveigh and Mrs Monique Handford who have also assisted John with this competition. Ash, Luttsy and Susie O’Neill’s Handball Blitz is set to culminate in one of the biggest showdowns we’ve ever seen! School champions from all across Brisbane will be added to the Tournament Draw and will battle it out in either our North or Southside final before Brisbane’s two best handballers will take on one another in front of thousands of people at Suncorp Stadium on the 19th of August. Northwest Athletics Track and Field Carnival -well done to all of our athletes who participated in the Northwest
Athletics Track and Field Carnival last week over two days on Wednesday and Thursday. There were many wonderful achievements and personal bests over the course of the carnival. Paul McGlone - Acting Principal
The Gap State High School An eventful month for The Gap State High It’s been a huge month at The Gap State High with cultural, sporting and learning successes to celebrate. Our school musical attracted almost 700 people and was a culmination of wonderful work by both students and staff. A special acknowledgement to Amanda Ross for her leadership and creative influence in this event. It was a huge team effort which allowed our drama and music students to shine on stage and backstage in the colourful musical Seussical Jr! There were great reviews, which were a testament to the involvement of a dedicated team of crosscurricular teaching and support staff. Our school Athletics (Continued on page 23)
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