Term 2 - Week 4 - May 2025

From The Principal

Dear Parent and Carers,

Welcome to Term 2, Week 4 Newsletter. Congratulations to our students who competed in the Peninsula Trials for Cross Country at Tinaburra on Tuesday in wet and cold conditions. Awesome work to our Years 9 and 10 students who attended the Cassowary Coast Careers Fair in Innisfail on Wednesday – the feedback was that our students engaged the most of all schools!  All the best to our students and staff who are attending the attending the Malanda Cattle Handling program today and over the weekend.   So many events occur in a school week – a massive thank you to our staff for providing these opportunities to our students!

Tully Mill turns 100

Congratulations to Tully Sugar Limited on turning 100 this weekend.  There are community events planned over the weekend and the coming week and it is wonderful that our whole community can be involved.  My own family moved to Tully in the 1970s for my father to work at Tully Sugar.  My family has wonderful memories of the Christmas parties and support from the Mill.  Tully Sugar has had a massive impact on our school community and Tully SHS greatly appreciates this support over the years!

Year 6 into 7 Transition

Our first Year 6 into 7 Transition Evening is planned for Monday 26 May.  We encourage all families in our cluster to support our great school.  Come along to this evening to hear about the awesome things on offer at Tully SHS and to meet the team who will be supporting and assisting with the transition process in 2026. All information has been provided to our cluster schools and is readily available on our school website. 

Student Dress Code

Tully SHS school community has high expectations with regards to our school dress code.  Tully SHS Parents and Citizen’s Association has resolved that it is compulsory for all students to wear the correct and full school uniform each day. The school uniform must be worn as per this policy. The uniform and accessories must be worn in compliance with Work Health and Safety standards, for the safety of all students and staff. Included in this newsletter is an updated School Dress Code.  The expectation is that the policy is followed by all students.  For the winter uniform, the uniform shop has recently purchased new TSHS pullovers with hoods - they are extremely well-priced. 

The winter uniform is as follows:

• TSHS navy pullover jumper with hood or TSHS navy jacket with red trim or a plain navy/black jacket/cardigan/jumper
• Black or navy leggings, stockings or tights must only be worn underneath TSHS formal skirt
• Plain navy blue or black trousers (no denim or trackpants).

If a student presents at school out of uniform, the procedures followed are as documented in our policy.  The student will be provided with a school-owned item of clothing. 

All students are expected to comply with this policy. 

No New Learning Day

The Term 2 No New Learning Day is scheduled for Friday 30 May – Week 6.  As per previous communication, a letter will be messaged to all parents and carers advising of this arrangement.  Students are able to attend school on this day: however, they will not attend scheduled timetabled classes.

Once again, we greatly appreciate your support in allowing our teachers to engage for a full day in moderation.  

P and C meeting

There is a P and C meeting scheduled for this coming Wednesday 21 May 5.30pm at the Tully Showgrounds.  We look forward to welcoming parents to attend this meeting to provide feedback on the operations of our school.

School Fees – Student Resource Scheme (SRS)

With the new revised DoE Student Resource Scheme (SRS) processes, Tully SHS has issued the 2025 invoices in Term 1 and updated Term 2 statements will be issues via email in the coming weeks. The school expectation is that all fees are fully paid or a payment plan is established for the year by the end of Term 2.  Parents and carers have multiple ways in which you are able to make payment of the school fees.  Refer to school website or contact school office.

From Term 2, students who are not financial with school fees will have limited access to extra-curricular activities and events.  Further, resources from certain subjects (eg: Food, wood/metal, art supplies) will need to remain at school.

Our goal is to support every student! Therefore, if a family is experiencing financial difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. 

How to communicate with our school – newly release

The current government is working to support ‘Red tape’ reduction for all teachers!  The primary role of a teacher is to be in class – teaching and supporting students to learn.  We value open and respectful communication with parents and carers, to support student learning.  The Dept. of Education has released a document to share with parents and carers around our expectations.  The whole page document is included in this newsletter.  In summary:

You can expect schools to:

• recognise and celebrate your child’s achievements
• report on your child’s academic progress
• communicate about your child’s learning, wellbeing and development
• inform you of any serious issues concerning your child
• alert you on the same day if your child is absent without a reason
• forward requests needing your consent or payment
• provide regular school updates and notify you of school events
• offer opportunities and ways to give feedback
• offer parent/carer-teacher interviews twice per year.

You should not expect:

• an immediate response to non-urgent inquiries - it may take a minimum of 2 or more business days
• staff to return calls or reply to emails outside standard business hours (including evenings and weekends)
• a response from staff to social media messages from their personal account
• access to teachers’ personal phone numbers or emails
• teachers to discuss school matters when not at work (e.g. if you see a teacher outside of school hours in the community)
• meetings with staff during the school day without an appointment
• to be allowed on school grounds if you have been aggressive or harassed staff or students.

We are here to always provide the very best education!  Thank you for your support in these expectations.

Your valuable feedback

Next week all parents and carers will receive a short feedback survey.  I will be seeking your feedback on key aspects in the school that we have been working towards improving.  The questions will be drafted from the annual school opinion survey. We value your time and input to support us in improving our school.

Finally, I would like to advise the school community that I have been permanently appointed as Principal to Tully State High School.  I am sincerely grateful for this opportunity and look forward to leading our school into the future!  Thank you to all the families, students and staff for your unrelenting support.  I would like to acknowledge and thank Mr Richard Graham for his years of hard work and dedication to our school community. 

Have an awesome fortnight and all the best to our students representing our school in the various events planned. 

Yours in learning,
Ms Helen Carne
Principal

Flexispace Program

Our Tully SHS Flexispace program is called “FLEX”.   Tully SHS is offering FLEX to Year 9 students who will benefit from a personalised, flexible learning environment. We launch our program in Term 2 with a trial class of 15 Year 9 students who will study English and Maths within this room during their regular lesson times. These students will access the same curriculum in English and Maths as their peers and attend all other subjects with their peers.

A data-informed approach utilising attendance, academic, behavioural and engagement data was used in combination with Teacher, Support Staff and Leadership feedback to identify students with low incidents of behaviour, fairly regular attendance, at least one failed subject and demonstrating difficulties engaging when at school. 

FLEX lessons will be delivered using a trauma-informed, strength based, relational approach, focusing on creating a sense of belonging and safety in the classroom, utilising Doug Fisher and Berry Street literature and strategies. Students will work with their teachers and families to develop their own personal goal, (for example, confidence, academic, stress management/self-regulation, attendance), which will be a key focus during the program. Towards the end of Term 2, students will review their progress towards their identified goal and together, with their teacher, identify any further supports required to continue with their progress back into their mainstream classroom in Term 3.

Sports News

CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Mackay on winning the 2025 Cross Country Carnival held earlier this term.  The track was filled with House colours as students enjoyed the chance to compete for House honours.  Congratulations to the Age Champions on their achievements on the day. 

12 Years:

Girls – (T) Layla M
Boys – (WH) Nate W

13 Years:

Girls – (K) Lilou C
Boys – (T) Jake B

14 Years:

Girls – (WH) Isabelle M
Boys – (WH) Liam D

15 Years:

Girls – (T) Maddie J
Boys – (WH) Liam Q

16 Years:

Girls – (WH) Madison A
Boys – (K) Rohan H

17 / Open Years:

Girls – (T) Mia U
Boys – (K) Kaiden R

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY

A total of 38 students represented the school at the Cassowary Coast Country Trials, with 31 qualifying for Peninsula Trials.  Special mention to those who finished First in their races at Innisfail: Layla M, Jake B, Lilou C, Isabelle M, Kaiden R & Tait C. 

Thank you also to Ms Sachlikidis, Mrs Parkes and Mr Jye for attending and supporting our students. 

CASSOWARY COAST / PENINSULA SPORT SELECTIONS

Congratulations to students selected in District and Peninsula teams this term. 

15 Girls – Maddie J, Mya T, Grace F with Makayla K and Sienna W as shadows. 
15 Boys – Liam Q, Archie W & Laine S

18 Girls – Eve Z, Layla J & Elise K (shadow)
18 Boys – Case D

Cassowary Coast 14-15 Boys Rugby Union – Liam Q

Peninsula 12yrs Boys Rugby League – Rhy D & Chase C

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

With swimming & Cross Country celebrations complete, we turn our focus to the last of the carnivals – the Athletics Carnival is on Tuesday Week 10 – 21 June.  Students do not need permission to participate in the carnival; however, students DO need permission for the Discus & High Jump (flop technique) events.  A permission note will be available on QParents soon. Students must also attend a lunchtime competency session to be signed off by a HPE teacher.  The competency session, along with pre-carnival events of 1500m, Discus and Triple Jump, will be held in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 for all age groups.  A timetable will be available next week.  House captains will announce the Athletics Carnival theme at the next assembly. 

T.S.H.S Dress Code

Creative Writing Club

Books of Tomorrow

Do you have any books suitable for children lying around, no longer being read? Books of Tomorrow is a charity in the Philippines that collects and distributes books for children. You may have noticed that quite a few of our cleaners are Filipinas: it is one of their daughters who is the Ambassador for this charity. The SLT wants to help by collecting any children's books that have been gathering dust on your shelves and donating them to this worthy cause. If you would like to give the children one or two or more of your books, please bring them to eLearning any time. We have already begun receiving some - lets 's break a few records! 

Communicating With Your Child's School

Trivia Night

QParents - How to register

Creating a QParents account requires you to complete a 4-step registration process.

    1.Enter the invitation code

You must receive an invitation letter or email with your unique invitation code before you can complete this step. If you have not received an invitation letter or email, please contact the school via phone on (07) 4068 4555 or via email at info@tullyshs.eq.edu.au. To enter your code and get started, click register your interest at https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/landing.

    2. Verify your identity

Select next and after accepting the terms and conditions of use of QParents, you will be required to verify your identity by completing an online 100 point identification check using documents including Australian Passport, drivers license, birth or marriage certificate or Medicare card.

    3. Create a QParents account

You will be required to create a QParents account using an email address as your account name. That email address will need to be confirmed before your account will be activated. You may, optionally, also provide a mobile number which will be used by QParents to verify your identity (e.g. send you an SMS code to enter into QParents).

    4. Add your child

Step four, can be done either online or using the QParents app. You will need to request access to view your child's information. You will need to know your child's EQID to do this. You can find the EQ ID on your child’s ID card, report cards, OneSchool or school invoices. It consists of 10 numbers and one letter. The school can also provide this number if needed. After completing these steps, your request to create a QParents account will be sent to your child's school for final approval. 

Why do you need a QParents Account?

 QParents allows parents to connect instantly with their child’s school to access and manage their child’s student information, including:

• Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of an absence
• Behaviour information
• Academic report cards
• Providing consent for excursions and online services
• Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and making payments online
• Viewing and updating student details, including medical conditions and address
• Enrolment details  
• Parents can view or update their child’s details without having to contact the school
• Available anytime, anywhere!                                                                                                                                                

'Girls Night In' Pyjama Party

2025 - School Sport

P & C

T.S.H.S. Tuckshop Menu - Banny Bites

Disaster Recovery

Future You Summit 2025

Uniforms Wanted!