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This term year 9 students have been finishing off their unit on Crime Fiction. This unit gave students the opportunity to explore a variety of crime fiction texts, from Roald Dahl’s Lamb to the Slaughter to The BBC television show Sherlock – A Study in Pink. As part of this work, students learnt about the different elements of the crime genre and how they are used by writers to engage both a reading and viewing audience. Students communicated their new knowledge with their developing skills in structured paragraph writing as their first assessment. They then had the opportunity to create their own crime fiction story, incorporating the elements of crime fiction and into their own creative piece of writing.
In HaSS this term year 8's have been continuing their investigation into Medieval history and the Vikings. Students began by building an understanding of life in Medieval Europe and the way society was organised using the Feudal System.
Students then had the opportunity to engage in a depth study into the Vikings. Students have been learning about Viking artefacts, how and where the Vikings travelled to, and significant Vikings from history. Students are completing a report on the Vikings before moving on to our Geography unit: Changing Nations.
This term, our grade 10 scientists have been developing their scientific knowledge with a unit on biology. This unit is focused primarily on cells and DNA and everything in between. So far, we have utilised microscopes to view cells, and using chemistry have broken down the cells of a strawberry to view the collected DNA.
This unit is broken up into two sections. The first half of this unit focusing on DNA, traits, Punnett squares, miosis and mitosis and pedigrees. The second half of this unit will consist of students learning about the theory and evidence of evolution and understanding the importance of change in a species.
We are looking forward to delving deeper into what traits make us ‘us’ and to discover how these traits and features of our species have changed over time.
Our grade 7 Maths classes completed their unit number and place value and now have moved onto our new unit for term 2 – measurement and shape.
This unit will allow students to expand their knowledge in calculating the perimeter, discovering pi, calculating the area of triangles and cubes. Students have the opportunity to calculate real life scenarios such as finding out how many carpet tiles are needed for their classrooms, how much fencing is needed to keep in their rabbits and working out which heat pump would be the most effective for their classroom.
To start off this mid-year block of Travelling Chef we have looked at Vietnamese cuisine. Students made Bahn Mi in week 2 and a Banana Coconut Tapioca Pudding in week 3. Bahn Mi is a crusty bread roll spread with pate and kewpie mayo then filled with roast pork, cucumber, pickled carrots and coriander – a firm favourite of students (and lucky staff who happen to be in the right place at the right time).
The tapioca pudding involves simmering tapioca pearls with coconut milk and macerated green bananas. This one has mixed reviews as the texture is something we are not very familiar with. It is however a great way to use ingredients that we may not have worked with before.
Did you know that Vietnam was occupied by France from late 1800’s to the middle of the 1900’s? This explains how some of the less typical asian ingredients became mainstays of Vietnamese cuisine. Things such as the crusty bread rolls and pate used in Bahn Mi.
In term one, Glen Butler came into the class and shared his art from his portfolio.
The students loved seeing a groundskeeper and art teacher share his highly skilled art with them. Students have produced work of a high degree of skill in Mr Jeffrey's paint and drawing class. Some highly creative students practised drawing the human figure and the favourite animals. Utilising the different methods, they have learnt in their option drawing classes.
On Tuesday the 17th of May students participated in our Annual Cross Country.
It was a successful day that had been well planned by the sport staff. A big thank you goes out to Mr Hadyn Goss for all the planning and hard work that was done behind the scenes.
All grades participated heavily, which created fierce competition between the houses. At the end of the day after both the juniors and seniors it was Grace in fourth place with 240 points, Miller in third place with 266 points, McLeod in second place with 314 points and Allen in first place with 327 points.
Congratulations to the following students:
Grade 7 Girls:
1st - Jada
2nd - Alice
3rd - Ebony
Garde 7 Boys:
1st - Kingston
2nd - Charlie
3rd - Henry
Grade 8 Girls:
1st - Sophie
2nd - Elizabeth
3rd - Ruby
Grade 8 Boys:
1st - Archie
2nd - Oscar
3rd - Lachaln
Grade 9 Girls:
1st - Poppi
2nd - Ava
3rd - Ava
Grade 9 Boys:
1st - Patrick
2nd - Ryder
3rd - Gabe
Grade 10 Girls:
1st - Axi
2nd - Ella
3rd - Milla
Grade 10 Boys:
1st - Lachlan
2nd - Oliver
3rd - Kie
It has been a busy fortnight at Queechy!
Science and Engineering Challenge
We sent an excited team of students off to the challenge last Friday, competing against other schools from the north. When I visited there was a real buzz around our student teams. They had performed extremely well in the morning challenges and were sitting second as they headed into the second rotation for the day, a fantastic effort! I am extremely proud of the way all our students engaged with the challenges and stretched themselves way out of their comfort zones, well done!
Mental Health Week
A huge thank you to the SLB who organised and led our Mental Health Awareness Week. The events culminated in a whole school assembly today with a focus on students being pro-active in the care of their own mental health, including information on how to access support if required. Queechy prides ourselves on the supports we offer our students and the strong relationships our students and staff create.
Cross Country
A rather cold and blustery day for our cross country this year. It was pleasing to see the high levels of participation from across the school with some stand-out performances by students this year. I look forward to the team heading off to the inter-high, following last year’s top results! Thank you to Hadyn Goss and the HPE team for a very smoothly run day!
Bulldogs Cup
Next week on Wednesday 24th, we will see our annual Bulldogs Cup interschool competition with Kings Meadows High occurring up at the South Launceston Football ground. The events kick off early in the day with our junior teams and culminates that evening with the senior girls and boys games held in front of very strong crowds.
I look forward to catching up with families as we come together for this positive, community-based event next week. I hope to see you there, bring a beanie and jacket!! Go the Q!
The Commissioner for Children and Young People is excited to announce that our YEP! program is officially launching on 9 May 2023. Your Engagement Place (YEP!) is a place where children and young people under the age of 18 can find ways to engage with CCYP and other organisations around Tasmania to have a voice on things that matter to them. Any child and young person aged under 18 who registers before 9 June enters the membership draw for a chance to win an iPad. Children and young people can register here.
You can check out our YEP! hub now by visiting our new CCYP website. If you are an adult and would like to keep up to date with current engagement opportunities available to children and young people in Tasmania, fill out our adult subscription form.
Should you have any questions at all about the new program or wish to promote an ethical engagement opportunity open to young Tasmanians, please do not hesitate to email us at childcomm@childcomm.tas.gov.au or call us on (03) 6166 1366
The rising number of children and young people vaping is a growing issue of concern in our community.
Electronic cigarettes (vapes) can be appealing to young people due to bright colours and flavours. But no vapes are safe as they are often full of harmful chemicals and nicotine. For this reason, vapes can be addictive and harmful for lungs, brain development and general health.
It is important to talk to your children about vaping. Try to be understanding, compassionate and non-judgemental as you support them to learn more about the dangers of vaping or in seeking support to quit.
Information on what vaping is, the impacts and how to support your child is available on the new Department for Education, Children and Young People webpage on vaping, which can be accessed here:
https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/about-us/projects/child-student-wellbeing/vaping/
Start Term 2 right by making every school day count!
Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grow, and connect with their mates and teachers. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.
When your child goes to school every day, it helps them to:
- learn better
- find interests
- make friends
- connect with teachers
- be happier
- have a brighter future.
We have lots in store for this term, including Cross Country, Inter High Cross Country, Bulldogs Cup, Garde 10 Camp, Naidoc Week.
If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.
To find out more, visit the Anything can happen website.
