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Term 4 Important Dates - Reedy Creek

Year 6 King's Parliament

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Year 6 students have been exploring the topic of Government through their Project Based Learning this term - specifically, how a country develops and changes through political influences.

At the culminating event, the audience viewed the persuasive speaking skills of our students who were addressing political problems in our very own King’s Parliament. Throughout the two sitting sessions our school community experienced informative parliamentary debates, visual media presentations, political reporter discussions and0 interviews. At the end of each session the viewing gallery had the opportunity to have their vote counted by our election scrutineers at the King’s Parliament ballot boxes. These Parliamentary sittings were live streamed to the King’s community who had the opportunity to view and read our bloggers discussions on each topic during each sitting.

We are extremely proud of all of our Year 6 students who each played a part in this innovative culminating event. Everything that was presented in person, viewed and read online was created by our students

- Mr Jordan Peters, Year 6 Lead Teacher

Getting Ready for Prep

Our Pre Preps are another week closer to starting school! King's Pre Preps are well prepared for the transition with regular interactions with big school activities. Visits to the library to read with Year 3 students and playing games with High School students builds relationships between all ages across our campus.

It wasn't too many months ago that our Preps were embarking on their own new journey at school. Fast forward to term 3 and our Preps took the lead showing their younger PrePrep friends all around their classrooms.

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The annual PrePrep sports morning is a fun introduction to house spirit. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who joined us for a morning of outdoor fun. Our Primary and Middle School leaders encouraged King's youngest athletes as they had a little taste of the fun to come at sports carnivals. Wearing their house colours, our Pre Preps enjoyed egg and spoon races, shopping relays, an obstacle course and running races. We have a bright sporting future as the class of 2032 continue to develop their skills to represent King's in the years to come.

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King's Instrumental Groups Perform at Gold Coast Eisteddfod

King's String Orchestra

The King's String Orchestra, led by Mr Ryan Chislett, performed extremely well at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod and received 3rd place. The pieces they performed were “Inverno” by Vivaldi and the “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky. Congratulations to our King’s String Orchestra Performers!

King’s String Beginners

King’s String Beginners performed on the same day at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod, led by Mr Ryan Chislett. The King’s String Beginners group is made up of students from both our Reedy Creek and Pimpama campuses who continued on from the Year 3 and 4 music immersion program. Whilst these children are not part of an ensemble, Mr Chislett decided to enter them into the Eisteddfod and they performed very well placing 3rd in their category. We are very proud of this achievement!

Junior Concert Band ‘Jonah’s Juniors’

Our Junior Concert band, also know ‘Jonah’s Juniors’, also participated in the Gold Coast Eisteddfod where they performed “Dragon slayer” by Rob Grice, “Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious” arranged by Michael Sweeney and “Geronimo” by Brian West.

In the Primary School Concert band section, our Jonah's Juniors placed Highly Commended. Well done to the band for your fine performances!

- Instrumental Music Teachers

Instrumental Music Studio Concerts

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The Instrumental Music department took centre stage in the last week of term with three nights of great music from our budding musicians. For many of our young performers this was their very first opportunity of a public performance – such a privilege for the audience. The more experienced students showcased their talents, hard work and dedication to their craft with some outstanding playing, inspiring and enthralling the audience. We are blessed to have so many students performing at such a high level of musicianship.

Mrs Shelton and Mrs Hardman presented the Woodwind performers on Monday evening. Mrs Edwards and Mr Chislett brought a showcase of Strings on Tuesday evening, with Mrs Wheatley and Mr Lee rounding off the three nights with Brass and Percussion performances.

Thank you, students, for your lovely performances. It’s wonderful to watch the musical development of our students and provide opportunities for them to shine in the spotlight.

- Lindsay Genge, Instrumental Music Coordinator

King's Netball Club News

KING’S NETBALL CLUB

Our first year at club Netball was a great success with 5 teams representing King’s. Our U12’s came out on top in their division with an amazing grand final win. Congratulations girls - your hard work and persistence this year has really paid off.

If you would like to play club Netball for King’s in 2020 please contact agreen@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

(Back Row: Iselouwa Akosile, Mia Gonzalez, Tori Eriksson, Taylah Chambers, Anita Alexander (Coach) (Front Row: Shekinah Alexander, Dani-Lee Geyer, Esther Grosser, Liana Flannery)

PRIMARY SCHOOL’S CUP

Last weekend was a great weekend for netball at the Primary School Cup on the Sunshine Coast. Both teams playing exceptionally well in Division 1 in their respective grades and gave it their best every game. Congratulations to the Year 6 team for being in the top 10 in the state and to our Year 5/6 team who placed third in their division 1 pool on a countback. It was a fantastic weekend for King's netball and we are very proud of the efforts .

Latest News from Careers

The Careers Department would like to highlight the following this week:

Traineeship Vacancies

NEW Traineeship vacancies for Year 10 and 11 are uploaded each week. If students are interested they need to respond asap, as these positions are advertised to all students on the Gold Coast.

• Check King’s College Careers website Vacancies are listed on Traineeship Vacancies Notice Board under the important info tab.

Traineeship information evenings:

Every Tuesday and Thursday (Gold Coast), Wednesday and Friday (Brisbane) there is information session and campus tour! Come along and invite some of your friends who are interested in a career in the creative industries.

Book an information session now, at either the GOLD COAST or BRISBANE

SAE BRISBANE - STUDY FOR A DAY
Saturday 19th October 2019
9.00 - 4.00pm
Click here for more information

JMC Academy will be holding Introductory Workshops during the Sept/Oct School Holidays

JMC Academy Workshops: Character and Life Drawing Workshop, Digital TV Studio Workshop, Discover Visual Communication, Filmmaking Workshop ,Electronic Music Production Workshop, Digital Sculpture and Character Workshop, Perform, Record + Create Music Workshop, Recording a Band Workshop, the Exciting World of Event Management Click Here for all the Workshop Dates & information

TAFE schools program for Year 10 and Year11 for 2020 - Gold Coast courses, Greater Brisbane courses. Course guide - students need to apply ASAP to secure a spot in the course. Year 11 students can only apply for courses with a length of less than 4 terms.

Upcoming Events and Courses

DEFENCE FORCE RECRUITING

UQ EXPERIENCE DAYS

Throughout Term 3 and 4, UQ will be hosting a number of subject specific experience days. These events are a great way for both students and parents to gain a greater understanding of study areas through interactive lectures, guided tours and hands on workshops with academics and current students. Register now

Tertiary Studies OPEN Days

Information regarding Careers, Courses and Universities please see here for the latest Options Career Information Bulletin Edition 15.

For other career news: Career Pathways Newsletter

For a full list of events visit the King’s College Careers website and sign up for a Careers newsletter.