Newen

Aladdin and a citizen Agrabah*

1. Why did you want to be involved in this production?

Aladdin always was one of my favourite Disney movies, and I like acting.

2. Who is your favourite character and why?

My favourite character is Aladdin because I see myself.

3. What is your role in this production and what are you enjoying about it?

Aladdin and everything!

4. What’s the biggest challenge been for you so far?

Singing.

5. What are you most excited for?

Being on stage at the Earl Arts Centre.

6. What’s been the most enjoyable thing about production so far?

Everything.

7. What would you say to people who want to be involved in production in future years?

Stick to your role, be confident and don’t give up.

*Did you know that we are using double casting this year?

This means that Newen will play A Citizen of Agrabah for the Tuesday Opening Night Performance, Wednesday Night Public Performance and Thursday School Matinee, and Aladdin on the Wednesday School Matinee, and Thursday Night Public Performance and Friday School Matinee

I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 adapted by Georgia Ball

Graphic Novel

It's been years since the Nazis invaded Max Rosen's home country of Poland. All the Jewish people, including Max's family, have been forced to live in a ghetto. At least Max and his sister, Zena, had Papa with them ... until two months ago, when the Nazis took him away. Now Max and Zena are on their own. One day, with barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. They are found by Jewish resistance fighters, who take them to a safe camp. But soon, grenades are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

Valentine by Jodi McAlister

Paranormal Fiction

Strange and terrible things begin to happen to four teenagers – all born on the same Valentine’s Day. One of these teenagers is the Valentine: a Seelie fairy changeling swapped for a human child at its birth. The Unseelie have come to kill the Valentine – except they don’t know who it is. Pearl shares a birthday with Finn Blacklin. She’s known him all her life and disliked every second of it. Now Pearl and Finn must work together to protect themselves from the sinister forces that are seeking them out.
But there's one more problem: the explosive chemistry between them . . .

Fairest, The Lunar Chronicles: Levana’s Story by Marissa Meyer

Science Fiction

A standalone prequel to the Lunar Chronicles series. 

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her "glamour" to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story--a story that has never been told . . . until now.

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich

Family/Relationships                                             Grade 10+

When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore. And Connor's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his 'closest friend'.
As Evan gets pulled deeper into their family, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be? Every day is amazing. Until everything is in danger of unravelling and he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself.

Remind Me Why I’m Here by Kat Colmer

Friends/relationships                                            Australian Author

When 18 year-old Maya leaves Chicago for a six week Australian home stay, she assumes she's heading to beautiful Barangaroo with its famous Sydney Harbour views - NOT Barangaroo Creek, a stinking hot, fly-ridden, wi-fi dead zone hours from a decent body of water. Add her host brother, Gus, who wishes she landed in someone else's sheep paddock, and Maya is convinced she's in for six weeks of Hicksville hell. Gus has an important trip planned this summer- a trip that does NOT include helping an animal-phobic girl from the States tick off items on her seriously cliched Aussie must-do list.

Haunted: Ghost Stories to Chill Your Blood by various authors

Horror

A fantastic collection of eleven spine-tingling ghost stories from award-winning authors. Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time. Look into the mirror, where a lost child lurks, ready to pull you in, and try not to cry out at the monstrous creatures prowling for their next victim. Some stories will make you scream, some will make you shiver – but all will haunt you long after you've put the book down.

How Not to Lose It: Mental Health Sorted by Anna Williamson

616.89 IL

The go-to mental health guide for kids!
Exam stress? Friendship issues? Panic attacks? How Not to Lose It will help you be the boss of all of this, and more. It's not just your body that should be fit and healthy - your mind needs to be, too! How Not to Lose It is the go-to guide for achieving a balanced mind and strong emotional well-being. With immediate, heart of the matter advice and a chatty yet honest tone, Anna Williamson addresses all of the key issues affecting children today.
Topics covered: Anxiety depression stress friendship/Bullying relationships and sex family life and bereavement phobias peer pressure/Self-harm self-esteem and confidence.

Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community by Born This Way Foundation Reporters and Lady Gaga.

305.235 CHA

Channel Kindness is a collection of fifty-one stories of kindness, bravery, and resilience from young people all over the world collected by the Born This Way Foundation and introduced by Lady Gaga. For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she says and does. The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. Within these pages, you'll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fibre of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return.

Working Wonders

The Grade 9 team acknowledged the fantastic efforts some of our students have shown during the first half of Term 2. Each of the below students should be very proud of their efforts.

Taylah (9.1) achieved remarkable success in the Launceston Competitions, winning the 9/10 Creative Individual Programme, Grade 9 Monologue and placing second in the Grade 9 Recital. Throughout this process, Taylah demonstrate that she was a motivated, creative and independent learner.

Imogen (9.4) participated in the Drama competitions. In preparation for this she demonstrated creativity, motivation, and independence as a learner.

Ace (9.4) contributed excellently to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea- giving all in class time and both her recesses up to prepare, serve and distribute food to staff and fellow students.  

Alex (9.3) has taken to Barista Basics like a duck to water. He is an enthusiastic learner who persists at practicing and his efforts should be rewarded. 

Luca (9.3) is a very motivated, respectful, and resilient student. He applies himself to all learning tasks and is determined to improve his skills and knowledge in all areas.

Liam (9.5) always works well in History and English and shows persistence towards his studies.  

Ella (9.2) for being a motivated and persistent learner in order to achieve her goals.

Jarom (9.2) for being a respectful and motivated learner and applying himself in all areas.

Cross Country

We also acknowledged the excellent participation of the whole grade at our recent cross country. Special mention to our winners below.

Teach Yourself Tuesday

The grade 9 team have introduced a new intitiative for students to make meaningful connections with their peers. We launched our 'craft session' this week in The Nest Cafe'. If you have an interest in craft and want to make some new connections, please join us next Tuesday. *materials are provided.

We have been fortunate to have received a mini makeover of our barista area in the café recently. Attractive and professional looking new cupboards and splashbacks were fitted to really improve the space under the espresso machine.

We have been busy hosting Summerdale Primary for their transition tours and as part of their customer information unit the PHS Senior Secondary Cert I Hospitality students have given barista demonstrations and shared general information about our exciting learning area.

Out the back, the Catering students have been participating in a test kitchen. Students are trialling menu items for staff who have been enjoying ready prepared meals to take home and freeze or heat and eat. In addition to costing, preparing and cooking the meals students have been reviewing the labelling requirements and instructions which need to be included for saleable food. As always, our canteen specials are available every Tuesday for lunch and we have a new product- Banana Bread which is also going to be available Gluten Free. Please keep an eye out for our social media posts and order through the QKR app.

Great work from our Catering Team,

Adrienne McMahon

Catering and Hospitality Teacher.

Grade 9/10 Catering students have been honing their cake decorating skills, completing a couple of celebration cakes for staff recently.

Grade 10 students Sofia, Hayley, Tori, Georgia W, Georgia R and Dani all expressed interest in completing an extension task and considering their love of all things baking we decided that cake decorating would be the task that challenged them.

 We made a two tiered chocolate cake with buttercream frosting and fresh flowers for a staff member’s wedding and a fun Trolls inspired rainbow cake for a teacher’s 3 year old niece! Both cakes involved planning and designing, preparation and adding the final flourishes to finish.

I would like to congratulate all the students on their amazing work ethic and attention to detail. Well Done!

Adrienne McMahon

Catering and Hospitality Teacher.

Our Half Year Food by Design class have recently enjoyed preparing and eating an array of recipes using different Basic Methods of Cookery – from poaching to baking and pressure cooking. There have been some delicious looking dishes using a wide range of skills. Students are also excited to be able to use the café to eat their creations and I enjoy watching the interactions and listening to the conversation that happens over a shared meal.

Adrienne McMahon

Catering and Hospitality Teacher