5 February 2021

Newsletter Articles

Executive Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and friends

Welcome to the new school year. It was wonderful seeing our students reunite with their friends and teachers and settle back into the routine of the school day. A very warm welcome to all our new Corinda families. Our year 7 students and new enrolments have all settled comfortably and received a warm welcome from their teachers and peers.

Our year 12 students have returned very excited about their year ahead and have already embraced our school theme: True Grit – The Cowboy Code. Something tells me they are going to have a lot of fun with this.

Our students have presented in their uniforms looking very smart and committed to Corinda culture. Thank you to all our parents and carers for all your efforts in supporting our standards and expectations, ensuring our students are in uniform, ready for learning and organised with their materials and equipment. This has contributed to a very smooth start to the school year.

Facilities

Unfortunately, our new Research and Innovation Centre has been delayed due to problems with our water supply and the fire hydrants. We are eagerly waiting for this to be signed off so that our students can begin to enjoy this amazing new facility. Our year 12 students are very excited that they will have their own kitchen and dining space on the ground floor to enjoy.

I am very pleased to see our first major refurbishment of our student amenities finally completed. This is something our students in the past have identified as a major need in our school and I am so glad we have finally been able to make this happen. We do plan to complete a second block during the year with the aim of having all amenities at the highest standards by the end of the year.

Year 9, 10 and 11 2020 Merit Awards

On Thursday we hosted our Merit Ceremony for our Sporting, Arts and Academic high achievers for last year. Students were presented with their certificates to acknowledge their hard work in 2020.

Academic Awards of Excellence 2020

As you may be aware we did not conduct our annual Speech Night celebrations due to COVID-19 last year. Instead we will be conducting a combined Scholars Assembly where we acknowledge Dux of the School, ATAR excellence from our Seniors 2020, top in subject, year level academic excellence and year 12 badging. This will be an off-site after school event to be held at Riverlife in Seventeen Mile Rocks. All parents of award recipients, award recipients, past year 12 students receiving an award and all current year 12 students and their parents should have received an invitation to attend this event. I do hope you can join us for this special celebration.

Uniform Shop and School Locker

At the end of last year a decision was made to partner with the School Locker at Oxley in order to provide more extended options for parents to purchase school uniforms and supplies outside of school times. The school uniform shop continues to operate but will only be opened at limited times to assist students who are unable to stop at Oxley. We welcome your feedback on this service and hope that it assists very busy families. Online orders are still available on the website and any other school materials purchased at the Oxley store will also provide benefits to the P & C Association.

It is great to be back for another year here at Corinda – my 15th year and still loving this great school.

I look forward to meeting you all at one of the upcoming school events.

Regards,
Helen Jamieson
Executive Principal

Coming Events

Some of our best

Swimming Carnival Success

The 2021 Corinda State High School Swimming Carnival took place on 2 February at Dunlop Park Memorial Swimming Pool. The conditions on the day were great for swimming, but not ideal for spectating as the rain drove down for most of the day. It was great to see all the eager swimmers show their True Grit and persevere through the inclement weather. There were many great individual performances throughout the day, with a number of talented swimmers proving their ability and progressing to District Swimming on 10 February.

Congratulations to all age champions, and well done to the winning house PIRRI!

Our First Week of High School!

Last week we welcomed 13 classes of year 7 students to Corinda State High School. There has been as much learning outside of the classroom as there has been inside, with students getting used to having several teachers, multiple classrooms and so many new faces. Our Support Staff and Junior Leaders have facilitated lunchtime activities including intense games of Connect 4 and skipping, while other students have made their way to the farm to meet the animals.

As we reach the end of Week 2, students are feeling more comfortable and are getting the hang of high school life. Teachers are impressed with our new year 7 students and are excited to work with them throughout the year.

“As far as my first week has gone, I wasn’t too scared on the first day and I have enjoyed having a variety of subjects.” – Lachlan

“I have enjoyed the first week of high school a lot. I have enjoyed the engaging teachers and interesting lessons.” – Theo

“The first few days were very eventful and easy to get lost in and outside of class, however, I have come to enjoy Corinda’s subjects and settle into learning here.” – Jessica

School News

2021 Deans of Students

This year at Corinda, students and families can contact the appropriate Dean of Students with any questions or concerns. Deans are an integral part of the PERMAH Platform (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment, Health), providing consistent support for student success strategies. Each Dean is ready to help students enjoy every aspect of their schooling and support them in making positive and constructive decisions. The Deans are complimented by House Masters who will continue to build House Spirit and event participation.

The role includes Student Leadership, Behaviour Management, whole school Positive Education initiatives and Year Level events.

If you have need to contact them, please use the following information.

Jason Breese – Dean of Students for Years 9 and 12: jpbre0@eq.edu.au
Caitlin Brown – Dean of Students for Years 8 and 11: cbrow585@eq.edu.au
Belinda Moorhead – Dean of Students for Years 7 and 10: bkmoo0@eq.edu.au

2021 House Masters

Welcome back to all students from the 2021 Housemasters! Just a reminder we are still located in Q block and will be promoting house spirit and events throughout the year. We are so excited for a fun year ahead.

Bunar: James Sayers - bunarhousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au
Dibbil: Claire Santangelo - dibbilhousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au
Kabul: Lisa–Maree Thederan - kabulhousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au
Moori: Nafisah Ali - moorihousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au
Pirri: Nick Vlaisavljevic - pirrihousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au
Yarraman: Karina Doolan - yarramanhousemaster@corindashs.eq.edu.au

A reminder to parents/carers to notify the school about your child’s health

Corinda State High School is committed to supporting students’ health and wellbeing. We would appreciate parents/carers providing the school with any relevant health information that is required to support the student at school. This information is also collected at enrolment but needs to be updated regularly, or if a new health condition develops.

Information about medically diagnosed conditions such as allergies, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy and other health conditions that may require school staff to provide support to students, including administering medication and performing health procedures, should be provided to the school. Additionally, any health that may impact on school activities such as sports and outings should be discussed with the school.

Information should be provided in writing, and any specific health plans (only to be completed and signed by the medical practitioner) should be included. Please contact our Student Services Staff to discuss any specific requirements,

Please inform the school office staff of any changes to contact details or the contact details of the people nominated as emergency contacts.

Thank you for your assistance in this regard. All information is kept confidential and only disclosed to the relevant staff required to support your child.

Community News

Junior Touch Football

Registrations are now open to join the Junior Module Touch Football. Information below.

AFL Sign On

Forest Lake Dragons are having their AFL sign on day. Details below.

After School Coding and Tech Coaching

Junior Engineers is offering two epic afternoon programs in coding and robotics.

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