We are almost at the end of the tunnel, and holidays are near. Our students are well and truly in their assessment phase and I bet a lot of them are looking forward to the holidays. 

This Term has seen our students involved in numerous amounts of theoretical and practical experiences within their Health and Physical Education classes. 

A highlight in particular for HPE this Term is the Year 10 Health classes curriculum taught by Miss McKendry and Mrs Nugent. There was a lot of planning and preparation that saw the Year 10 Health classes conduct a Health Expo! All staff and students were invited to come down and explore the incidence of smoking amongst the local community of Ipswich and the states and territories of Australia. Focusing specifically on short and long term effects of smoking and promoting Health and Wellbeing.

All assessment information can be found within Daymap and it is important that students, staff and parents/caregivers stay on top of assessment expectations (producing quality drafts), reminding them of due dates and where/how to upload assessment. If your student cannot submit their assessment or cannot be present during a set exam lesson, your child will need to apply for an extension (link can be found on the student Sharepoint). This will then be directed to your student's Head of Year who will make contact with the student and parent/caregiver to advise of the outcome.

A reminder that if students are out on the oval during their practical session, they are expected to be wearing the College Hat. If a student does not have a hat, they will not be able to participate in the lesson. Their Teacher will provide written work to complete during that lesson. If a student is refusing to participate in practical lessons advising they "won't wear a hat" this will then be referred to their Head of Year for further escalation of consequences.

At the end of this Term students in Year 7 and 8 will lose their HPE line and will be transitioning into Humanities. Current students who are studying Humanities will then be participating in HPE until the end of year.

If you have any questions regarding what is happening within your child's HPE class, please make contact with their Teacher:-

Year 7 HPE Curriculum Co-ordinator: Mr. Ben Sharma (bkshak0@eq.edu.au) & Miss. Christie McKendry (clmck1@eq.edu.au) 

Year 8 HPE Curriculum Co-ordinator: Mrs. Keesha Nugent (klnug1@eq.edu.au)

Year 9 HPE Curriculum Co-ordinator: Mr. Justin Clifford (jclif117@eq.edu.au) 

Year 9 HSE Curriculum Co-ordinator: Mr. James Dunn (jdunn232@eq.edu.au)

Year 10 Sport and Rec Curriculum Co-ordinator: Mr. James Dunn (jdunn232@eq.edu.au)

Year 10 Health Curriculum Co-ordinator: Miss. Christie McKendry (clmck1@eq.edu.au)