Dear Parent/Carer, 

A warm welcome to what has been a very chilly start to Term 3.  It is hard to believe that we are over half way through the year and planning is well and truly underway for 2023 and beyond. 

This term, our current Year 9 students and their parents will be working through their Pathway Preparation Plan (PPP) which build upon a number of conversations we have had with students over the past term as they select subjects and map their future for the senior years of schooling. 

At the same time, our current Year 10 students are reviewing their PPP plans from last year and selecting their Year 11 and 12 subjects that will support their goals for when they graduate in 2024.  These conversations, our Career Expo and parent/student information sessions are a valuable way for students and parents to know the many options and opportunities available to our young people as they progress through their secondary schooling.   I would strongly encourage parents to speak to their child about these initiatives and contact the Head of Department Senior Schooling, Mr Todd Robson, if you require any further information.  

As always, our goal is to help students not only achieve to the best of their ability but find value and purpose in life both in and after school.  Your partnership with us in this process ensures that your child has the best information to make informed decisions regarding their future and I thank you for your ongoing support in this process.

As we move into the busyness of Term 3, it is easy for students to feel overwhelmed and uncertain, especially as they come to select subjects and pick future pathways.  This is normal and I would encourage any students or parents that need further information or support to contact the school as soon as possible.

Once again, I thank you for your partnership with us in your child's education and look forward to working with you in the future.   

Yours Sincerely,     

Brendan Krueger

Foundation Principal

2022 Student Resource Scheme (SRS)

The third and final payment for 2023 SRS is due Friday 12 August, including the Year 10 Subject Fees.

Statements willl be emailed to families next week.  

Payment Options

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 instalment amount of $225.00 and then continue.  Instalments will be due 25 February; 6 May and 12 August.

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).

Individualised payment plans by Direct Debit - Set and forget.  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.  As an example – a payment of $27.00 per week commenced on Friday 25 February will pay the SRS in full before the final due date of 12 August.

Centrepay Deduction - Payment by Centrepay deduction can also be arranged through Administration.

If you would like an update on your account or a statement at any time please email the school office admin@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au

 

Michelle Mills

Business Manager

HOD - Junior Schooling 

jdunn232@eq.edu.au 

Careers Expo

On Wednesday 13^th July the RVSSC students had the opportunity to engage in the Career Expo held on campus. This day provided student with an opportunity to engage with a range of industry stakeholders through interactive activities and conversations.

   

SET plans (year 10 students and parents)

Our Year 10 students are currently preparing for their SET planning which is a process designed to guide your child on a successful pathway throughout senior secondary and beyond Year 12 into post-school education and work. The aim of SET planning is to provide your child with the skills and knowledge needed to develop a genuine career pathway, and a life of personal choice.

SET planning involves the parent/carer, your child and the school working together to develop a plan for achieving success throughout Years 11 and 12 and beyond. You can support your child during the SET planning process by encouraging them to talk to family, friends and their teachers about potential occupations, career pathways, and education and training goals after Year 12.

Part of this process will involve a Parent/Carer Information Evening on Thursday 4^th August and individual interviews between students, parent/carers and a member of the school leadership team on Wednesday 10^th August. Please look out for communication regarding these events.

Todd Robson

Head of Department - Senior Schooling - Technology

trobs20@eq.edu.au

Todd Robson

Head of Department - Senior Schooling - Technology

trobs20@eq.edu.au

We look forward to supporting you.

Jamei Pertzel

Acting Head of Inclusion

studentservices@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au

On Monday 11^th July seven of our Maths teachers participated in a exclusive professional development workshop at the University of Queensland (UQ).

This workshop is the start of a ongoing 3 year research project funded by the Commonwealth Government to improve students understanding, engagement and accessibility with Maths. This program is being lead by educational researchers from UQ and will involve a number of professional development workshops, collaborative planning sessions with the UQ team and many classroom observations and feedback sessions. The teaching team hope to further develop their skills to better support all learners in our classrooms. 

As one of five high schools selected in Queensland, and as the only state high school, we are proud to have been selected to participate in this prestigious project that will contribute to the research and teaching of Maths principles and skills at a national level. 

Well done team and we look forward to sharing our journey with you over the coming months and years.

In other news, we are so excited to be welcoming two new teachers to our faculty this term. Miss Kara Hanson is teaching Maths, Science and HPE and Mr Nathan Meredith joins us as a Maths and Science teacher. We are so excited to welcome these teachers to our team.

Students are being invited to nominate themselves to participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition. This competition is a 2 hour paper based, exam style challenge that will challenge their critical thinking skills against general numeracy components. If your child wishes to be involved, they need to register their interest by seeing Mrs Reeves at the College before Wednesday 20th July, Week 2 of the term. 

Tess Reeves

HoD Mathematics

tsmur0@eq.edu.au 

Welcome back to Term 3 to all our RVSSC community members. I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing break and time was spent with loved ones. This term we welcome two new teachers to the Science team, Nathan Meredith, who will be taking Year 7 and 10 Science classes, and Kara Hansen, who will be taking a Year 7 Science class.

As we return to the classroom in Term 3, it is important for students to review the goals they set in Semester 1. It is important that as students review and set new goals that they look at the strategies they put in place to help them achieve these goals. As always, students will be supported by our amazing staff to reach their potential and encourage them with their goals throughout the term.

This term our students will continue to connect the learning that occurs within the science classroom to their lives outside of school and we encourage them to be critical and creative thinkers by utilising the inquiry skills they learn. In week 6 (15^th-19^th August), our school will be celebrating National Science Week with activities throughout the week. More details will be posted on our school social media as we get closer to the week.

Our Year 7 students delve into Physics, developing an understanding of balanced and unbalanced forces, and predicting conclusions about changes in motion. Students will construct, test, and modify a balloon-powered vehicle, and analyse the forces acting on the vehicle.

Year 8 classes build upon their pre-existing knowledge of Physics to understand how energy is either transferred or transformed, creating a Rube Goldberg machine for their assessment. The

Year 9 students investigate the structure of atoms, and how they change in chemical reactions by endothermic or exothermic reactions. Students will design and conduct an experiment to identify the suitable amount of salt to create the best cold pack.

The Year 10 students continue on their varied pathways with both the Biology/Psychology class and Physics/Chemistry classes beginning their semester units, while the core science classes finish off investigating how changing temperature, concentration, and surface area effects the rate of reaction. The foundation class has started their new unit this term to look at plant and animal cells at a molecular level, and how genetic material is transferred from parent to offspring during cell division.

We look forward to another exciting term and wish all our students the best as they get back in to the learning routines within all their classes.

Tim Barclay

Acting Head of Department - Science 

tjbar2@eq.edu.au

Welcome back to Term 3! 

We have approached the halfway point of the 2022 schooling year and what a run it has already been. We have onboarded another HPE staff member Miss Kara Hansen. She is a graduate from USQ and we are lucky to have her as a part of our team. 

A reminder there is still sporting opportunities through Yagera Interschool Sport and Central Comets District Sport trials available. Mr. Justin Clifford is the best person to contact regarding Sport at the College – please contact him on jclif117@eq.edu.au for any sporting questions.

HPE Specific Equipment:

When HPE lessons are conducted on the oval, students ARE required to wear a hat, as per RVSSC’s sun safety policy; this is a part of the student uniform and all students should have a hat available. Students are allowed to bring their sport shoes to wear ONLY during HPE lessons. Students will need to change into these shoes at the beginning of the lesson and change into their regular black school shoes at the conclusion. We encourage all our students to also bring a water bottle to remain hydrated throughout the day and most importantly during the hot Ipswich climate.

All Term 3 Assessment:

During HPE in Term 3, all year levels will be assessed for both a theoretical and practical component throughout the term (minus Health). We are conscious that a lot of our students are either practically or theoretically talented, and in some cases, a combination of both. Therefore, in saying this we are making sure we are providing an opportunity to demonstrate these skills to be successful. All assessment information will be available via Daymap and will be available to students starting Friday 22nd July. We understand that COVID does have a big hold in our lives currently and if your student is away during a regular timetabled class, please make sure that you contact Student Services so this can become an approved attendance. If your student is absent during a timetabled assessment lesson, please follow the extension request that can be found in the student diary.

Benefits of Physically Activity:

As HPE Teachers we often talk about the importance of being Physically Active. Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Everyone can experience the health benefits of physical activity – age, abilities, ethnicity, shape, or size do not matter. During this pandemic it is extremely important to continually engage in physical activity and we encourage our College community to continue doing so. Below is some benefits of physical activity:

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) 

Welcome back to an exciting new Semester in the Creative Industries. We welcome a new wave of students who will get to experience our Creative Industries subjects on offer.

Our large department has now split into two departments:

• Creative Industries which includes Media, Visual Arts, Design Technologies and Food Studies
• Performing Arts which include Dance, Drama and Music with Ms Starkey, Head of the Department

Creative Industries teaching team:

• Mr Lynn - Media and Design Technologies.
• Mr Clarke – Food Studies, Design Technologies
• Mrs Vidotto - Visual Arts & Media
• Mrs Drew - Visual Arts & Media
• Mrs Montel - Food Technologies
• Mr Coles - Media
• Mrs Stiles - Design Technologies

Coming up this term in Week 4 the Creative Industries and Performing Arts team will be running activities during second break that align with the subjects we offer, such as Art, Music, Dance, Drama, Media, Food Studies and Design Technologies.  

Design Technology 

Students participating in Year 8 Food Technology, Year 7 Design and Technology along with Year 9 Design Engineering and Year 9 Design Manufacturing will require parent consent. These subjects may include medium to high-risk activities. If your child is enrolled in one of the follow subjects, please complete the following safety consent form.

Subject	Teacher
Year 9 TES	Mr Clarke
Year 9 DET	Mr Lynn
Year 8, 9 & 10 Food Studies	Ms Montel
Year 8 Food Studies	Mr Clarke
Year 7 DAT	Mr Lynn & Mr Clarke
Year 10 DAT	Mrs Stiles & Mr Clarke

 

Design Technology Consent Form: Please use this link to acknowledge that your child may participate in Design Technology activities. Please contact Mrs Stiles or your classroom teacher if you have any questions. Thank you 

Design Technology Consent https://ripleyvalleyssc.schoolzineplus.com/form/193

ART

Year 8 Art students will be having endless fun experimenting with ephemeral art this term. In order to play with line, form, shape and pattern found in natural objects, we've been busy collecting leaves, seeds, seedpods, sticks, stackablee stones and feathers. 

If you have any interesting natural items in your backyard for our collection, we'd love to have them! Not only are we collecting leaves, seeds, seedpods, sticks, stackablee stones and feathers, we are also collecting bottle caps, ring pulls and any multiples of flat, coloured plastic items for a special 'end of unit' project in week 10. We have a special box in administration for donation drop offs.

Year 9 MEDIA

As we grow we offer more subjects. This semester we are offering our first Year 9 Media class who will be creating Vine video's inspired by magic edits with inspiration from famous YouTuber Zach King followed by a macro photography unit.  

Lorinda Stiles

HoD Creative Industries
lstil21@eqeduu.au

Welcome to Performing Arts!

Semester 2, 2022 sees the subjects Dance, Drama and Music break away from Creative Industries to become their own faculty. I am delighted to share what we have in store as our department grows. Our team is currently made up of the following teachers:

Dale Ezzy - Music Coordinator, Classroom Music & Instrumental Music

Jason Coles - Music and Drama

Jocelyn McLeod - Drama

Tina Dixon - Dance and Drama

Damika Doorley - Dance and Drama

I have the pleasure of leading this team as I step into the Head of Department of Performing Arts role. My main teaching area is Dance but I have a passion for all of the performing arts subjects including productions across the 3 subjects. 

We will still be working closely with the Creative Industries team for upcoming projects later in the year such as our annual Showcase event. 

Whats been happening in the Performing Arts? As a new semester rolls over we have all taken on new Junior classes across Years 7 -9. We have been spending our first week back getting to know our classes and providing overviews of the Semester ahead. Our 3 key values in the Arts are collaboration, creativity and excellence. While we see new students coming into our subjects, we understand that some of them may feel out of their comfort zone however we encourage everyone to give the Performing Arts a go. We work together to create safe and supportive learning environments where every student can achieve success. 

Dance

Our Year 7 Dance students are starting the Semester with Popular Dance. This term students will have the opportunity to learn a Popular Dance performance plus also work towards their theory responding task. In Dance practical lessons make up two thirds of the time and our theory component makes up the other third.

Our new Year 9 elective Dance class are being introduced to musical theatre. This is the first time we have run this genre in curriculum classes at RVSSC and we are so excited to see the students perform their routine from Hairspray!

Year 10 Dance students study our subject across both Semesters so that means they are jumping straight into their second unit of work. Students will be studying Contemporary Dance with the theme of "social issues". Students will explore how to communicate meaning through contemporary dance. They will get to choose a social issue and create a routine based around their chosen social issue. They will also be learning their performance task which looks at the impact of mobile phones on society. 

Drama

Year 8 Drama Students undertake a study of the Elements of Drama. They will then apply this knowledge as they engage in an exploration of Indigenous forms of theatre and story- telling. They will then read the play text “Honey Spot” with a view to select a scene to perform, demonstrating students ability to select appropriate elements of drama along with physical and vocal skills to communicate Dramatic Meaning. Students will select and use the elements of drama, narrative and structure in selecting a scene from the play to develop a Directors Concept with a vision to engage an audience.

Year 9 Drama students will examine traditional folk stories and fairy tales from a range of cultures, including from First Nations people. Students will learn how to employ Physical Theatre conventions such as ensemble skills, juxtaposition, stylised gesture and visual metaphors to create their own fractured fairy tale. Post performance, students will reflect on their work, analysing and evaluating their manipulation of Elements of Drama and Physical Theatre conventions to create engaging dramatic action.

Year 10 Drama students will be studying "Making, shaping and empowering change." This unit focuses on exposing students to the style of Epic Theatre through engaging in the elements of drama and exploration of alienation techniques to examine and challenge social or political issues in order to educate or empower an audience. Students develop skills in play-building through collaborating, developing, devising and creating original dramatic works in response to contexts and stimuli, e.g. current or past social/political issues.

Music

Year 7 Music are learning about the elements of music and how it informs the construction of popular music. This is used as the basis of all assessment identifying preferences in music and justifying points of view from evidence based practices. It has been fantastic to see the level of enthusiasm (and singing!) from the new Year 7 classes in only the first week.

This week the Year 9 Music students have been showing Mr Coles what they can do on their chosen instrument and now will examine how music is visually communicated and organised through scores. Week 6 will see our Year 9's begin working on their individual instruments and how technology can be used to assist and enhance modern performances. Their practical studies will conclude with an afternoon concert in which students are encouraged to perform for family and friends. High achieving students have the option to perform at the end of year showcase.

Grade 10 Music have begun their new unit of Program Music and how it has developed from 1500AD to modern screen media. Students will present a presentation on modern use of Diegetic and Nondiegetic score in Week 5 before working towards their performance evening Week 2 of Term 4.

Instrumental Music

Instrumental music students have been excelling on all fronts this year with all ensembles polishing their first set of songs ready for performances in Semester 2. To continue this progress, it is essential students attend and are prepared for as many rehearsals and lessons as possible. Typically, ensembles only have 10 rehearsals per term and if only 2 are missed that’s 20% of the preparation time!

Extra-Curricular Dance

Dance Squad

Our Dance Squad competed at the Ipswich Eisteddfod in Week 9 of Term 2. Whilst they did not place we are very proud of their hard work and professionalism and their first ever competition. We look forward to them competing again at the end of this term at the Lockyer District Dancing Festival with routines in Jazz, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. 

Dance Troupe

Our Dance Troupe has been working with Mrs Dixon this term and they have finished their Jazz routine which they are looking forward to performing at Showcase. This Term they are starting their Contemporary routine. Some students will be joining our Squad team on Thursday afternoons to learn a combined Hip Hop routine. 

Cheer

I am so excited to announce that our RVSSC Cheer team will be up and running again this Semester. Our resident Cheer expert Miss Tommii Keating will be coaching the team. Tommii has experience with the QUT cheer team and she is looking forward to teaching the team a Pom routine. Trials for this team were opened up to Squad and Troupe students and will be take place in Week 1. 

Creative Generation

We are very excited to be taking part in Creative Generation State Schools On Stage this year! Creative Generation is an on stage spectacular that showcases the performing arts; Dance, Drama and Music. For our first year of participation in this event we have had 5 students successfully get through to the mass dance section. Our C-Gen team have been working tirelessly across most weekends this term attending rehearsals to get ready for the show which is Week 1 of this term. We wish all of our performers the best of luck and look forward to seeing our participation in C-Gen grow next year.

I thank you for your on-going support and look forward to sharing with you over the coming months what our Department has to offer.

Jessica Starkey

HOD - Performing Arts

jxsta12@eq.edu.au

On Thursday 9^th June 2022, our Year 7 and  Year 8 Japanese students met digitally with our inaugural sister school Sammu Boyo Junior High School in Chiba prefecture, Japan via Microsoft teams. Students from both countries sang, compared cities, practiced language skills and shared their love of koalas! The Japanese students were very excited to meet with us, waving their Australian flags and engaging our students with their humour. Our students were complimented on their Japanese speaking skills. Our students will communicate further with profiles and talk about kendo during the next interaction. Mr Satoshi’s comments included:

‘For us, the time we spent interacting with you was like a dream. Thank you to you for giving us such a wonderful time.

We were surprised that your students were very good at Japanese. We were also impressed by the students who sang Japanese songs.

Of course, I've sung that song as well, so I sang it together with their singing voice. We knew and were happy how interested you were in Japanese culture…The students and teachers of Sammuboyo Junior High School are very much looking forward to interacting with you again. We love Australia!’

GP in Schools Pilot Program

Exciting News.  Our GP, Dr Dushyant Singh, and his clinic nurse started Friday 15^th July. Dr Dushyant Singh was born in Amritsar, India, famous for the Golden Temple. Dr Dushyant always wanted to be a doctor and worked diligently to enter medical school. He is an excellent footballer and at one point he represented his school at national level.   After finishing Medicine, he worked in General Practice and Emergency.   In Australia, he completed his fellowship General Practice and continued to practice as a GP with emergency skills while in Australia.  Dr Singh is now director of Urgent Care Brisbane, a medical practice which treats walk in emergency appointments.  Dr Singh’s passion for the adolescent health is evident.  He states, “It comes with many challenges, and I still study and keep myself updated.  I have always found adolescent medicine very interesting and have developed skills of instant rapport building, a highly essential skill in consulting with adolescents! All doctors at Urgent Care Brisbane are highly passionate and are welcoming of the state government initiative of GP in schools pilot program.” 

About the GP in schools pilot program

Helping students access the health care they need 

The Pilot is part of the Queensland Government's Student Well-being Package, an initiative which will make it easier for all Ripley Valley SSC students and students in Year 6 at Ripley Valley SS to access the healthcare they need.

The GP clinic is located in our B block, community hub which already houses a community midwife clinic.  This clinic will provide students with access to a GP each Friday morning between the hours of 9.00AM to 12:30AM during the school terms.  

Parents/Guardians and Students are able to book an appointment with the School GP by:

Email: GPbookings@ripleyvalleySSC.com.au

Phone: 3819 5321

Students may also book an appointment by speaking directly with the Administrative Co-ordinator in Student Support Services (J Block) and an appointment slip will be emailed to you.  If you are a first-time user of the clinic, please register you (student) or your child’s details using this link:

https://urgentcarebne.snapforms.com.au/form/student-registration-form---ripley-school-

This link will allow you to register your medicare number and basic medical details with Urgent Care Brisbane, but the booking must be made via the options given above (email, phone or in person at Student Support Services). Please input Dr Singh as your Doctor and Ripley Valley SSC as your clinic. 

What services will the GP provide?

Our school GP clinic will offer secondary students the majority of services that young people are able to access from GPs in the community, including management of physical health, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health issues.   The school GP clinic is not a vaccination centre.

 Will there be a cost for students to see the GP?

All visits to the GP will be provided at no cost to students or their families. The GP will bulk-bill all appointments through Medicare, so it is important that students bring their Medicare card (or their Medicare number) with them to their appointment.

For Frequently Asked Questions about the GP clinic, please click on this link:  LINK

The booking process is outlined here: LINK

Please take a moment to read the fact sheets above and if you have further questions, about the school GP clinic, please contact the program leaders:

Mrs Janet Ingram (Guidance Officer) or Mr Daniel Pym (Deputy Principal) on studentservices@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au or phone (07) 3819 5333

Janet Ingram

Guidance Officer

studentservices@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au 

Tracey Cooper

Defence School Mentor

Ripley Valley State Secondary College

Chaplain News

Welcome to another term. I hope you all had a safe and restful holiday break.

During the holidays I had an amazing opportunity to take part in the annual SU Chaplaincy Conference on the Sunshine Coast. I had the honour of speaking in front of 700+ other Chaplains from across the country about what was happening here at RVSSC. 

Love Bites

Both our Youth Worker, Alicia and myself will be delivering the Love Bites program to selected students in Week 9 & 10 of Term 3 and Week 1 & 3 of Term 4.

What is Love Bites?

Love Bites is a highly regarded program that aims to provide young people with a safe environment to examine, discuss and explore respectful relationships. The Program takes a strengths-based approach and views young people as active participants who are able to make choices for themselves and their relationships when supported with information and opportunity for skill development.

Love Bites education is focused on three critical areas for learning; knowledge (youth-led collaborative learning), attitudes (critical thinking and decision-making) and behaviours (problem solving and communication skills). The overall aim of this program is to equip young people with the knowledge needed to have respectful relationships, encourage and develop their skills in critical thinking and assist them in being able to problem solve and communicate effectively. When equipped in these areas, we believe that young people can make the right choices for themselves and their relationships that are free from violence and abuse.

Alicia and myself will be the facilitators of the sessions and have received specialised training in the Love Bites program. Alicia and I will also be available to provide support and assistance to students before, during and after each session if required.

If you wish for your child to attend these workshops please send an email to myself or Alicia. Once we have received your email we will be in touch with further information and a permission form.

Mentoring Program

A program that the Chaplaincy Service is looking to start up is the mentoring program. The mentoring program will include community people who will spend 1 hour a week, 1 on 1 with a student within our community in an open space on the college grounds. The mentor is a life mentor and will undergo child safety training by the College as well as SU. The mentor must be over 21 years of age and have a blue card to participate. 

This is a great way for the wider Ripley Community to be involved with the college and to help support students. If you want to be a mentor or if your child is someone who you think would benefit from this program, please contact me.

Chaplaincy Committee

The Local Chaplaincy Committee is the supporting and guiding body behind the Chaplaincy Service helping shape it to meet the wellbeing of the school community here at RVSSC. If you would like to attend and be a part of the committee, we have our next meeting on Thursday the 11th of August at 4 pm here at the College.

Spiritual Support

One of my roles as Chaplain is to provide spiritual support. One of the ways I do this is to connect students to a local youth group. If you feel as a parent that this is something your child needs, please contact me and I will find local youth groups that are around where you reside.

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club starts up again this coming week and will continue to operate on Tuesdays' & Wednesday's from 8:15am until Access. If your child has already registed to help out they would have receive confirmation of this by now. If your child is interested in helping out but have not registered their interest as yet, all they have to do is check Daymap and sign up by following the link. I want to thank all the students who helped out last term.

Welcome back sports fans,

Ripley Athlete Development Program (RAD)

RAD is continuing this term in the gym, which is located next to the oval storeroom. RAD is held Wednesday afternoons from 3pm and Friday mornings from 7:15am.  

If you have any fitness equipment that you would like to donate to the school, please contact Justin Clifford (jclif117@eq.edu.au) or James Dunn (jdunn232@eq.edu.au).

Yagera Sport Winter Season

Yagera sport is a competitive competition played in our district over a range of sports. All the teams have been selected for this competition and placed on Daymap. If your child participated in the trials but doesn’t know their outcome please contact Justin Clifford to clarify. If your student didn’t make the team, encourage them to continue participating in sport and to try again next year. As sport continues to grow at our college, so will the opportunities to participate in their favourite sports.  

The dates for the events are:

22^nd of July – Boys Volleyball & Boys and Girls Soccer

5^th of August – Boys Rugby League, Boys Basketball and Girls Netball.

Training will continue next term. If we do not get enough students attending training, the teams will be at risk of being removed from the competition. It is important that students are wearing the correct gear when training for these sports. For example, Rugby League players must have a mouth guard and football boots. Our current training schedule is:

As always, any questions related to sport please contact the sports coordinator Mr Justin Clifford (jclif117@eq.edu.au)

REMINDER - THE CANTEEN IS CASHLESS TERM 2!!!

Online Ordering System for the Canteen 

Just a reminder that the canteen is now cashless.  Ordering can be done online.  You can order from the menu on the MSA ordering system or top up your students card so they purchase at the canteen directly, using their barcode in their diary.  Please see link below to access the MSA ordering system.

Monday  8.00am to 10.30am

Tuesday 2.30pm to 5.00pm

Thursday 2.30pm to 5.00pm