Principal’s Report
SHANE DUPUY
Attendance
No doubt, most of our readers will understand the direct correlation between school attendance and academic success. When a student is engaged in meaningful, well-planned lessons, student retention, well-being and academic progression increases. Similarly, poor attendance creates a raft of issues including learning gaps, social disengagement, friendship concerns and increased levels of stress. The less a student attends, the heightened the level of anxiety to complete tasks, thus making it even more difficult to get to school.
It is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 years and 6 months and less than 16 years of age to attend school. If this is not the case, parents are breaching a range of legislative acts including Child Protection Act, Education (General Provisions) Act, and the Human Rights Act to name just a few. In more extreme cases, and after following attendance and support protocols, we are required to report matters to the police and other child welfare agencies.
Here at PBC, we are mandated to record student attendance each day. Minimum requirements are that primary school students’ attendance is recorded twice daily whilst for secondary students, a roll is taken every lesson. Unless there is a reasonable excuse, we expect our students to be present every day, ready for the 8:30am roll call. Our amazing admin staff, Kate, Shae and Alicia, monitor the student attendance and follow up with parents and caregivers when there are unexplained absences. Acceptable absences include illness, work experience or competing in school sporting events. Preferably, where possible, parents have notified the college in advance of these events. Keeping your child home for reasons such as: birthdays, shopping trips, family visits, tiredness or needing a haircut should be avoided.
Parents can help their student’s attendance rates by establishing good routines such as:
- have a set time to go to bed.
- have a set time to get out of bed.
- have uniform and school bag ready the night before.
- have a set time for starting and finishing breakfast.
- set a time for daily homework activities.
- speak about school positively.
- send your child to school every school day including their birthday.
If you plan on removing your child from school for greater than 2 days, you are required to complete a Student Leave Application form which can be found on the college website under the ‘Policies’ tab, or by clicking here.
If you are experiencing difficulty in sending your child to school, please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher, coordinator, Guidance Counsellor or principal.
Junior School
ALITA CARPENTER
Middle/Senior School
ASHLEIGH MORRISON
Junior School Happenings
Snippet of an Interview with Preps – How was the visit to the Principal?
This week I had the pleasure of watching the Preps wander into the Principal’s office carrying a post-box they had created, full of handwritten letters. As they scurried through the door one after the other, with cheeky smiles, and Mr Dupuy stopped what he was doing and sheepishly wondered out loud what they could possibly be there for, I couldn’t help but wonder myself what all the excitement was about!?! It wasn’t until later that afternoon while I was teaching their art lesson, that I got the story…
The conversation went something like this:
Me – So what exactly was going on in the Principal’s office this morning?
Maeve – we went to visit Mr Dupuy (whose REAL name is just Shane) to ask him if we could have a ‘jarmer party’ and a dress up day (all prep students nodded in excitement).
Me – did you enjoy your visit?
Christian – yes, because he let us all have a go on his big meeting chairs.
Me – and what exactly did Mr Dupuy say?
Kitty – he said it was really cool because he kind of felt like Santa, because of all the letters! (the room filled with giggles at this point)
Me – did he agree to your requests?
William – YEEEEEEESSSSS! (All student agreed with excitement – however; I feel from a conversation later on with Mr Dupuy himself in passing by the Preps, that this may have been a wish rather than a fact)!
Me – was there anything about the visit to the Principal that you didn’t like?
Donny – Yes, because his office is so so so so boring and if we had to be there for a long time, like hours and hours, we wouldn’t like it.
Me – Donny why was his office so boring?
Donny – because it doesn’t even have any decorations in it. There is only one painting and just blue, blue walls. He must not like it in there… Ummm, are you writing that down Miss C, because I hope he doesn’t think HE’S boring when he reads that (I promised Donny that I would make sure to include that bit so he didn’t think that’s what he meant).
A unanimous Prep decision was made on the spot, after one student’s follow up suggestion, to make an art project to decorate Mr Dupuy’s office!!!! Oh dear… our Principal sure is in for a lovely treat!
BiteBack Mental Fitness Challenge
Students in year 7 8 and 9 continued their participation in the mental fitness challenge this week focussing on the theme “Mindfulness”. Parents should have received an email from your childs homeroom teacher with some further information about mindfulness and how you can continue the learing thatis taking place here at school at home. Please reach out to your childs homeroom teacher shold you like any further information or please feel free to check out the BiteBack website: https://www.biteback.org.au/Learn
Strategic Planning
The leadership team here at PBC has commenced work on next startegic plan. This is an exciting chapter as begin to determine our goals for the next five years. Please keep your eyes peeled in upcomings newsletters and on your inbox for opportunities to have your say!
HeadStart and SET planning Year 10
This week parents and students in year 10 were sent an email regarding the closing date for applications for the USQ HeadStart program. If your child is interested in this opportunity, please complete the application form. In 2024 students will continue to be offered this opportunity as part of their course of studey in the senior years, if you and your child are interested but not ready to commence please come reach out for further information so that this can be discussed early next term at SET plan meetings.
Matthew Reed- Leadership Day Reflection
On the altitude day, I had the honour and privilege of listening to several extraordinary speakers. On that day, I learned several extremely valuable life lessons, but if I had to pick just one, it would be leadership and how to be a leader. I realised from hearing Manson Hope and Kano that effective leaders possess the following qualities:
- Be the first one to step out of your comfort zone and others will follow.
- Be courageous even in tricky situations.
- Have a clear vision of your future and have a purpose.
- Have integrity about you. Be honest and trustworthy.
- Show empathy and consider your emotions.
- Effective communication by expressing yourself actively.
- Have resilience and never give up.
- Empower others by motivating them.
- Have confidence.
- Include others and use the power of teamwork.
Those are the main aspects of leadership I learnt just by listening to these inspiring speakers. I strongly believe that every grade 9 student should take the once in a lifetime opportunity that I did. It gave me stability, unlock my potential, gave me a better understanding of my future, and most importantly, allowed me to fully recognise what leadership is.
Student Services
HAYLEY CLIFTON
Café Cart for a Cause
Last week, all proceeds made by our Café Cart went towards fundraising, a member of the PBC Community participated in the Bloody Long Walk – funds raised for Mitochondrial Disease research. Please see below word of thanks from Fred:
Hi Everyone
We had a great fundraiser and walk. The 35 km was definitely a long way and add some rain showers and hills and it gave us a good challenge !
A big thank you to everyone at Peregian Beach College for the huge amount of money raised via the Cafe Cart. The money will help with research to battle Mitochondrial disease.
It’s a great feeling that the school helps the community in so many ways !
Cheers
Fred
Netball
Staff Profile
ALITA CARPENTER
| Staff Name: | Alita Carpenter |
| Where did you go to school? | When I was a child, we were lucky enough as a family to live in many locations on the east coast; all between between Point Lonsdale and Townsville. As a result, I actually attended 5 different schools and then I attended university in Canberra. |
| What was your favourite subject at school? | My favourite subject in school is tricky to pinpoint. There were many, many aspects of school that I loved; writing, art, textiles (yes, I am old…we had a whole year of sewing classes and I loved drafting patterns and making my own clothes!) but I also found school really challenging for a number of reasons, which is actually why I became a teacher. |
| What is your favourite food? | I love all food! I especially love Italian garlic prawn pizza, cheesecake, cheese platters, any dish with a curry base or something with chilli and fresh herbs from my garden. I love vegetables and I really adore sea food – especially freshly caught mudcrab. I thoroughly enjoy cooking and creating beautiful meals for others. |
| What are your hobbies? | I go to the gym most days, in the dark hours of the morning. I attend art classes, ride my motorbike, walk my dogs and I dance. I love to surf, fish, camp, paint, watch movies, shop and I really love to sing. |
| Fun fact about you? | I play, sing and record covers of my favourite music and sometimes I write the material myself. I often jam with friends, and I have created my own little home recording studio; on a few rare occasions, I have performed publically. |
Year 1
RACHEL PRESTON AND CHLOE HETHERINGTON
Pioneer Cottage
On Tuesday 30th May, Year 1 embarked on an excursion to Pioneer Cottage, Buderim. The students enjoyed stepping back in time and exploring family life in the past. Everyone relished the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of historical artefacts from as far back as 1882. The rotary dial telephone and gramophone were definite hits! Well done Year 1.
Year 3
SAVANNAH DAVIS
Design Technologies
In Design Technologies and Health this term, Year 3 students have been learning about sustainability. In Week 6, they repurposed an old t-shirt and created a bag. In Week 8, students identified the problem of birds eating litter and used recyclable materials to design a bird feeder. Students loved participating in these hands-on activities.
MIND
Environmental Team – Wayne Kennedy
The Secondary MIND’s Environmental Team have had a considerable productive Semester 1, with many new grounds initiatives and maintenance programs achieving positive outcomes. The initial focus was the relocation of existing garden beds to new user-friendly location next to Year 1 classrooms. Fertile soil was wheelbarrowed from the rear of the college and prepared for planting by the environmental students. Students also implemented their woodworking skills to assist in garden bed framing. Research was undertaken with respect to soil nutrients, composting, mulching, plant life cycles and the protection of plants from insects and animals.
With the generosity of Bunnings Noosaville and the Year 1 students and teachers, a diverse range of vegetable were planted:
*Zucchini *Tomatoes *Basil * Strawberry *Chives *Lettice
*Eggplant *Corn *Silver beet *Marigolds *Carrots *Beans
When not caring for the new garden, environmental students were involved in weeding and mulching endeavours. Two major weeding projects were Kindy and the vegetation buffer on the oval. A considerable amount of energetic teamwork and the power of new ‘spiderman’ gardening gloves ensured that both spaces were soon weed free. New bark has recently been dispersed throughout the Kindy by the Term 2 environmental team. Mrs Wearing (Director of Early Learning) was extremely appreciative of the students’ efforts and the supportive interactions with Kindy students. Throughout the semester we have harvested a good crop of beans, and salad greens for Junior School families, with Mrs Dalgliesh using many fresh herbs and vegetables for implementation within Food Technologies practicals. The College’s wildlife has also thoroughly enjoyed our corn cobs, lettuces and spinach. The teamwork and commitment to a job well done by the Secondary MIND’s Environment Team has been extremely rewarding for all involved.
Service Activities – Amber Garratt & Maddison Korac
Library News
Hello Families
Scholastic Book Club closes this Sunday 11 June. Please have your online orders placed prior to this date. Orders will be delivered to students before the end of the term.
LIBRARY BOOKS
Prep – Year 6 students and families, may I request all books be returned during Week 9 please? I will let students know next week if they have any outstanding books. May I enlist parents help in locating any ‘lost’ books over the next week and returning them to the library or to admin.
Yours in reading every day
Miss Tania
Librarian
Housekeeping
School Administration Housekeeping.
- The email address to use for all correspondence relating to student absences is admin@pbc.qld.edu.au, this email address is accessed by all administration staff. Please add admin@pbc.qld.edu.au to your address books so that our emails to you don’t go to your junk email folder.
You can also lodge an absence via the form on the website located here. - Don’t forget to order canteen through the My School Connect app – orders are to be placed no later than 8.10 am.
- When signing students in late or signing them out early please ensure to put a reason in the text box for College records.
- Please ensure students are in their correct uniform, we are going to be checking to make sure that the uniform policy guidelines are being followed, this includes correct footwear with formal uniforms.