How so much can change in the space of two weeks….. Last newsletter I spoke about how lucky we were to be in a position where school operated as normal as 11 LGA’s in South East Queensland returned to Learning@home. Fast forward and this week we too have had members of our school community impacted by the NSW border closure and once again thrust into the world of Learning@home. Fortunately, we have consolidated our online learning platforms across the last 18 months and are in very good position to support our students caught in the NSW border closure. I thank the staff for their wonderful efforts in mobilising quickly and putting provisions in place for these students to not only access the teaching and learning through the online learning platforms, but to enable many students to join live lessons virtually from their homes so they can still be part of the collaboration happening in classrooms at school. We will continue to refine this across the week and into the future, if so required.

Shortly, I will be sending home some information to Year 8 parents in relation to subject selection for 2022. Whilst at this stage there will be no planned information night (due to the current border clsure impact for some families), Mrs Brooke Butson and I will be speaking to Year 8 students in relation to their elective pathways in Year 9 and 10. I encourage parents to give me a ring if you wish to discuss further.

Finally, our Senior Engineering students have been introduced to machining skills at the Trade Training centre, honing their skills on the metal lathes to produce components for a camping shovel they are producing under the expert eye of Mr Pat McCosker. Further to this, Eric Richards (Year 12) is busily putting the final touches to his final project, an impressive aluminium canopy for the back of his ute.

In Year 9 Tech Studies, some of the automotive students are commencing the re-build of the ride on mowers that were pulled apart recently. They have prepped and commence painting the chassis, and will soon re-fit the upgraded engine and drive components ready of finish.

Matthew Brown
Deputy Principal