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Dear Parent/Carer,
Welcome back to our final term for the 2021 school year. Term 4 is always busy with lots of school and out of school activities and events. In two weeks time we will be hosting our second annual Awards evening and all family members are welcome to attend. This will be a fantastic evening where we celebrate the many achievements of our students and announce our new junior (yr 9) student leaders for 2022. A registration link and information regarding the Awards evening is on this newsletter and will be advertised on Facebook also. I encourage people to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat.
At the conclusion of last term, all students achieved progress results for their work through Daymap, however unlike the end of Term 2, we will not be hosting parent/teacher interviews or emailing interim report cards for Term 3. Results from Term 3 student assessment has been added and is regularly updated within Daymap as drafts and final assessment is completed. Daymap online provides a great way for parents to see teacher/child assessment feedback, monitor academic progress and email/communicate with teachers as required. Parents are welcome to log in to Daymap at any time to view their child's academic progress in all subjects. As always, if you have questions or concerns regarding your child's progress or learning please speak to the relevant teacher or Head of Department. A the end of year, students will be issued a report card for Semester 2.
Many of you have been watching the building progress throughout the year and I am pleased to announce that our Stage 2 works are on track to be finished by the end of the year, ready for classes in 2022. Early next year we plan to host another Community Open Day to allow all current and future members of our school community to see these fantastic purpose-built facilities.
At this stage our total enrolments for years 7-10 next year will be around 600 students. Throughout this year we have been forward planning and preparing for this rapid growth with staff training and planning, employing additional teaching and non-teaching staff and reviewing our school policies and processes to make sure they are adequate for increased student numbers. As part of this process, there will be some changes for how we support students in 2022. In 2022, our Head of Departments will work closely with a year level, as opposed to student houses. We will appoint 4 House Coordinators who will oversee student welfare and wellbeing for a designated year level and these positions will be renamed, Year Level Coordinators to more accurately reflect their role. These changes, and a number of other minor changes will occur as we continue to refine, improve and scale-up our ability to make sure that our core values and goals are supported. Our College expectations for achieving excellence together through holding high professional and personal expectations, innovation, inclusion and connection to community will remain our focus as we continue to grow.
I want to thank the many parents and staff that make our college community the great place it is, and I look forward to celebrating our many achievements in a few weeks time.
Yours sincerely,
Brendan Krueger
Foundation Principal
Emily Prenzler
Invoices Issued Student Activities
The following activities have been invoiced, please contact the office if you have not received your invoice.
Year 9 Camp 22/11 to 25/11/2021 - Final payment due Monday 1st November
Thank you to all families that have already made payments.
Student Resource Scheme (SRS).
Thank you to all families that have arranged payment plans. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to check your balance or if you need any payment records.
Individualised payment plans by Direct Debit - are still available for students that are commencing at Ripley Valley in Semester 2. If you would like to set up a direct debit payment using your bank account or credit card, email bsm@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au with the $ amount you would like to pay, the date you want the payments to start and how often you would like the payments made eg weekly/fortnightly.
How to pay
BPOINT – Use the link in the box at the bottom left corner of your invoice, this will take you directly to the payment screen to enter your details. Paying in instalments? No problem, just enter the amount you are paying and then continue.
Phone payments using Credit/Debit card – You will need your Customer Reference Number (CRN) and Invoice Number from the bottom left corner of your invoice. Call 1300 631 073
In person at the office– The payment window will be open for EFTPOS, cash or cheque payments Monday to Friday 8am – 9:30am and 2pm – 3pm (other times by appointment).
Centrepay Deduction - Payment by Centrepay deduction can also be arranged through the office.
Michelle Mills
Business Manager
Over the last week of Term 3 and this week students have been having their annual device 'health check' completed. As per the laptop agreement, if damage is found on the device or students are missing their RVSSC stickers &/or laptop cases, parents will receive notification of this, damage fixed and lost items replaced. An invoice sent to effected families as per the prices listed below:
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ITEM / DESCRIPTION |
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Insurance Excess – 1st damage is 12 months |
$50 |
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Insurance Excess – 2nd Damage in 12 months |
$100 |
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Insurance Excess – 3rd Damage in 12 months |
Cost of full repair – Quote will be provided |
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Damage to school bank laptop (Hot Swap) |
Cost of parts + $50 labour fee |
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Laptop Case |
$45 |
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Replacement Charger |
$35 |
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Stylus Pen |
$80 |
Purchase option – Available for year 9 families
The school will be disposing of a number of devices currently being used by the Year 9 students. Families have the option to make an offer to purchase one of these devices. The reserve price will be $250.00, the laptop will then be for use at home only. Damages will be fixed as per prices above, and laptops will be factory reset for pick up by families on the last day of term 4 (10th December 2021).
To make an offer Email – administration@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au with the amount of your offer, (you must also disclose any interests or links with Education Department employees if applicable)
Once purchased from Ripley Valley State Secondary College; technical support and insurance ceases and no warranty is implied or given. The device is for HOME USE ONLY, and not permitted at school. Students will receive their new laptop (which they will use from year 10-12) within the first few days of school 2022.
THIRD PARTY WEBSITE - PERMISSION FORMS
Thank you to those families that have returned the Third Party Website consent form. If you have not yet completed, can you please do so ASAP. Please click the link below
HOD - Digital Technologies | Pathways & Partnerships | IGNITE
Angela Waugh
Email: awaug24@eq.edu.au
Below is a resource to support planning for your child with a disability going into Senior school and/or the workforce:
WORKSHOP: Inclusive Classrooms: All children learning together
BRISBANE - CRU Office - 9:30am to 12:30pm
This free workshop will help you become more confident in advocating for your child in the education system. Come along to experience and learn about:
- What a day in an inclusive classroom looks like
- The importance of presuming competence
- Inclusive teaching strategies to maximise participation and achievement - UDL, peer learning and more!
- What to advocate for and how to advocate for it
- Tips for achieving a successful partnership with school
Attendance at this workshop will be limited to 18 attendees to ensure that we comply with COVID Safe Plan requirements in place at the venue.
Rhiannon Kemp
Head of Inclusion
Rhiannon Kemp
Phone: 3819 5319
Email: rxtoo0@eq.edu.au
Welcome back to Term 4! Term 4 always seems to fly by and I'm sure it'll feel like no time at all before I'm writing the final newsletter article of the year.
During Term 4 our cohorts will be studying the following concepts:
Mathematics
Year 7 - Statistics, Probability & Financial Maths
*This includes: different types of data, measures of centre and spread, data representations, sample spaces and best buys.
Year 8 - Measurement & Geometry
*This includes Area of Parallelograms, Rhombuses and Kites, converting between units of measurement for area, congruent triangles and properties of quadrilaterals.
Year 9 - Measurement & Geometry
*This includes area of combined shapes, surface area and volume of right prisms and cylinders, trigonometry, Pythagoras theorem and similar shapes.
Science
Year 7 - Earth Sciences
*This includes involving weather, climate and seasons, moon cycles, solar system and galaxy and how Astrology has changed over the decades.
Year 8 - Biology
*This includes the functionality of cells, organs and body systems. Please be aware that within the body systems, we will also be exploring the reproductive system and concepts around puberty, reproduction, pregnancy and birth for humans and other organisms.
Year 9 - Earth Sciences
*This includes the concept of global features, geological process, timescales, plate tectonics and continental movements.
HPE
Year 7 - Healthy Choices & Invasion Games
*This includes topics around Food & Nutrition and students will be engaged in games similar to capture the flag.
Year 8 - Sports Nutrition & European Handball
Year 9 - Healthy Relationships & Netball
We are really excited for the term ahead and wish your child the best in their academic pursuits.
If you ever have any questions or concerns regarding Maths, Science and/or HPE, please contact me at the College or via my email tsmur0@eq.edu.au
Tess Reeves
HoD Maths, Science & HPE
Welcome back to term 4!
This term in English, our students in Year’s 8 and 9's will be the first to complete a novel study with our brand-new books – we are very excited as this marks another milestone first for our college. To maximise the longevity of our resources, and to ensure no student misses out, all reading will be completed in class. Therefore, it is vital that students are attending every English lesson.
Our Year 8 classes have already started contextualising their novels by looking at what it means to be a ‘teenager’. Mrs Martins and 8D took to drawing their thoughts, while Ms Champs’ classes created word arts to demonstrate their understanding.
With the success of the lunchtime English Homework Club last term, we will again offer this to students starting in week 6, through to the end of the assessment period – it was awesome to see so many students making the choice to maximise their chances for success.
A reminder to any of our students interested in entering The Simpson Prize essay competition as well as the Slam Poetry competition, both of which were advertised in our last newsletter.
Jasmine Diesing
HOD - English | Humanities | Languages
Students participating in showcase have had an email sent home with information regarding practice dates and times. Please check this information and return the permission form ASAP. If you have any questions please contact Mrs Starkey, Mr Ezzy or Mrs Stiles.
On Thursday the 7th October, students participated in an Indigenous art Workshop with Alison Collins.
Alison is an award-winning Indigenous Artist, who shared her knowledge and story with the students. Together they created a large canvas painting to be displayed in our school. The artwork demonstrates the unity of our school community and we are looking forward to seeing the finished work.
Tickets for Showcase will be available for
pre-registration via this link
Friday 15th October.
Lorinda Stiles
HoD Creative Industries
lstil21@eqeduu.au
Current Opportunities for Year 9 Students
Students will be exposed to a live construction site and be involved in the renovation of the property. Students will experience the importance of:
• attitude
• initiative and enthusiasm
• work ethic and reliability
these are all attributes our host businesses are looking for in new start apprentices.
• students attend 1 day per week (excluding school holidays )
• students and schools select day between Monday to Thursday
• start at 7:30 am and finish at 2:30 pm
• training split between AQ Training Centre at 292 Brisbane St, West Ipswich and 10 Flint Street ,North Ipswich
• parents/guardians responsible for transport - Project site is is a short walk from buses at Riverlink shopping centre.
If you have any further questions or are interested in applying please contact pathways@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au
HOD - Technologies | Pathways & Partnerships
Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHWW) is an annual awareness initiative that promotes individual and community mental health and wellbeing, boosts awareness of mental illness, and celebrates the contribution of the mental health and community sectors.
Each year, people across Queensland come together during QMHWW through hundreds of local events, conversations and activities.
QMHWW takes place in the week of World Mental Health Day on 10 October. In 2021, the week will be celebrated from Saturday 9 October to Sunday 17 October.
Supporting Young People through Mental Health Challenges
Ripley Valley SSC in partnership with Central Valley Church will host guest speaker Dr Jonathan Andrews, an experienced clinical psychologist, on the topic of supporting young people through mental health challenges. The free workshop aims to empower parents with practical strategies to support their child. This event will occur at the end of Queensland Mental Health Week.
Bookings can be made by holding your phone over the bar code in the image or via the following link:
httpss:/wwwwtrybookingg.com/events/landingeidd=809792&
WHO: Dr Jonathan Andrews – Supporting Young People Through Mental Health Challenges
WHERE: Ripley Valley SSC Sports Hall, Parkway Avenue, South Ripley
TIME: 6:30PM
DATE: 16th October
For more information please contact infocentralvalleychurchh.org.au
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health is a key component of overall health and wellbeing. We all have mental health!
How you think, feel, and act in order to face life’s situations…
For example, how you handle stress.
How you look at yourself, your life and the people in your life…
For example, how you relate to others.
How you evaluate your options and make choices…
For example, how you make decisions.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING?
The Queensland Government’s 'Dear Mind' campaign encourages Queenslanders to practise simple, everyday mental wellbeing activities from the Six Building Blocks of Mental Wellbeing. You can create a healthier relationship with your mind by doing activities to Get Healthy, Connect More, Keep Learning, Show Kindness, Take Notice and Embrace Nature.
For more information on mentalwellbeingg, as well as activity ideas and inspiration visitqldd.gov.au/mentalwellbeingg.
SUPPORT SERVICES
If you or someone you know needs support, there are a number of services available. If your situation is life-threatening, call Triple 000 immediately for help.
Lifeline - 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467 |
suicidecallbackservice.org.au
SANE Australia - 1800 18 7263 | sane.org
Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636 |beyondblue.org.au
Kids Help Line - 1800 55 1800 |kidshelpline.com.au
ADISS (alcohol and drug support) - 1800 177 833
Queensland Health - 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84)
Carers Queensland - 07 3900 8100 |carersqld.com.au
At Ripley Valley State secondary College we will hold the following events to celebrate QMHWW:
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Monday 11th 1PM to 1:30 Livin presentation in Raptor dome |
Monday 11th 8:45 to 11:15 Ipswich Jets workshop |
Wednesday 13th Brisbane Bullets workshop (all day for students who expressed an interest). | Wednesday 13th Brisbane Bullets will play QPSS at 2nd break in the Raptordome | Friday 15th Headspace workshop, MT, library, “Helping a Mate” | Friday 15th Music in the Café, 2nd lunch |
Janet Ingram
Guidance Officer
Defence News
Welcome back to Term 4 for 2021. This term is a very busy one for RVSSC staff, students and their families. Halloween, Remembrance Day and all the events associated with the end of the year and Christmas, promises to keep us all very busy.
This term, the key focus for ADF students and their families is Remembrance Day. It is a memorial day that is observed in Commonwealth member states to mark the end of World War One and to remember those have fought and died in all Wars over time.
It is a time to reflect on what that means to us both as individuals and as a community, and to pay our respects to those who gave so much so that we may live freely.
Remembrance Day services will be held all around the Ipswich area including the RSL Ipswich Sub Branch. This Service will be held at:
The Ipswich RSL Sub Branch
63 Nicholas Street
Ipswich
Service Commences at 1030 hrs
Ripley Valley State Secondary College will also hold it's own service if families of the school wish to attend. Guests are asked to arrive at 0830hrs for an 0845hrs Service start. More information will be provided closer to the date.
Towards the end of Term 3, we held our Coffee and Chat, which was held at the Providence Splash and Play. We were lucky to have Brienne Gibbs, from Mates4Mates, (which is supported by the RSL), come along and provide information about what support this organisation offers to both currently serving and ex-serving ADF personnel.
By becoming a member of Mates4Mates (which is free) there are a multitude of workshops, support groups and activities that are available.
For more details, go to mates4mates.org
If you would like to know more about any of the other support programs the Defence Member and Family Support and the Defence School Mentor Program offer, please feel free to contact me by email at: tcoop203.eq.edu.au or call 32942888
Tracey Cooper
Defence School Mentor
Ripley Valley Cluster Schools
Chaplain News
Chaplain Absence
I trust you have had a fantastic holiday and are ready for an exciting term ahead.
For the first 2 weeks of this term I am away due to various Professional Development Courses. I will return on Friday the 15th of October. We hope to implement these programs I am being trained in next year. Please watch this space for information regarding these programs.
Whilst I am away and if you feel that your child will need additional support please contact Administration so they can put you in touch with someone from the SSS Team.
Pastoral Care
One of the many things I do here at the college is to provide social, emotional & spiritual support. If you need me to provide support for your child, please contact me at katki121@eq.edu.au
Rock and Water
The Rock & Water program will commence again in Week 3 of this term. I want to thank all the parents who have agreed to their child participating in this program. They have been enjoying the program so far. Rock & Water will continue to run until early December.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club will commence in Week 3 and operate every Tuesday and Thursday. If you would like to help out for this please don’t hesitate to ask me.
Kind Regards
Welcome back to the fourth and final term of the 2021 schooling year! We look forward to celebrating a long, yet successful year with your child. Below is a recap of Term 3 Rewards Day and the events planned for Term 4.
Term 3 Rewards Day:
Last term, 347 students celebrating a successful Term 3 by engaging in giant inflatables and minor games held on the oval and in the Raptor Dome. A lot of students thoroughly enjoyed the day, most importantly the giant inflatables!
Year 9 Camp:
Upcoming this term, specifically for our Year 9 students is the College's first ever camp! The students will be engaging in a range of activities that aim to develop exceptional leadership skills and participate in team building programs based on the character values of Courage, Mateship, Sacrifice and Perseverance. The venue for this camp will be Emu Gully.
To confirm your child's attendance to this camp, you would have already completed the EOI, and paid a $100 deposit. The balance payment will be due by the 1st November 2021.
If your child is new to the school in Term 3 or Term 4, please contact the school regarding eligibility of your child being able to attend.
Term 4 Rewards Day:
The Rewards Day this term will be held at Wet'N'Wild. As per usual, there is a criteria for your child to meet in order to be invited to participate in the upcoming Rewards Day as follows:
- 95% Approved Attendance - please check your students Daymap to see their current attendance rates
- Behaviour - subject to the school representation policy (this can be found in the student diary from pages 11-18).
Head of Departments will also agree on final students and who will be eligible to be invited to the Rewards Day.
We look forward to working with your child in Term 4.
House & Sports Coordinator (Goolman and Perry)
Jessica Starkey
House Coordinator (Blaine and Flinders)
RVSSC canteen is a fun, friendly environment and we need your help!
If you have free time during the week pop in for a cuppa, a chat and also to help out on any day of the week between 9am and 1pm. Your children will love seeing you volunteer too!
A special acknowledgement and thanks to our regular volunteers Karina and Lyn. Your time and help is very much appreciated.
RVSSC canteen is open first and second break every day. Apart from our freshly cooked daily meal choices we also have an extensive online menu where you have a great menu selection every day of the week. Jump online and pre order for more choices.
Did you know that with our MSA ordering system you can monitor purchases, set spending limits, inform of allergy alerts, check balances and top up student accounts? Please see link below to access the MSA ordering system
Regards
Chef Claire
HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT
The RVSSC P&C, in conjunction with Stockland and Providence, South Ripley are running a Halloween Movie Night on Saturday 30th October from 5.30pm. If anyone is able to volunteer to help out at this event please email:
ripleyvalleysscpandc@gmail.com
We all deserve respectful, safe and non-violent environments, so aggression and harassment of any kind—physical, verbal or otherwise—isn't acceptable.
When you interact with school staff, remember we're all on the same team to support your child. We all have your child's best interests at heart, and the best way to achieve a positive learning experience is to work together.
LATE TO SCHOOL/EARLY PICK UP PROCESS
FINALISING ENROLMENTS FOR 2022
We are currently finalising enrolment for 2022. With Transition Day fast approaching it is imperitive that all enrolments are finalised so your child can be invited to attend on this day. You must have:-
- Completed an Expression of Interest providing all supporting documentation
- If enrolment accepted, the Enrolment forms will be emailed out
- Return completed Enrolment forms
- Attend or register to attend an Enrolment Information Session
Invitations for Transition Day will be sent out mid-Term 4.
Below is a link to the Providence Community Survey for people connected to Providence to have their say on their community. This information will be used to create the Providence community development strategy for the next 5 years.
