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- International Women's Day Celebrations at Milpera: Students, guests and volunteers were once again inspired by the women speakers at Milpera's 20th International Women's Day celebration. The day's activities commenced with a warm Welcome given by Aunty Peggy Tidyman. All three speakers who followed – Afifa Sawar, Faat Aape Togitasi and Connie Kabaliza – spoke of their very different life journeys, and encouraged the girls to take every opportunity offered to them to be the best they can be..... Read More
- "Narooz" Harmony Day Celebration - 21st March: For the first time this year, Harmony Day was celebrated with a "Narooz" New Year festival on the 21st March, marking the first day of spring. One of our teachers, Ms Gushtasbi, prepared a traditional "haft sin" table, which includes seven specific items starting with the letter 'S', and everyone enjoyed a slice of cake. At lunchtime our senior students prepared music and got everyone dancing, and some of the parents joined in..... Read More
- Australian Catholic University volunteers: Milpera has welcomed a visit from pre-service HPE teachers from the Australian Catholic University, who have come to assist in our HPE (sports) classes.... Read More
- Stanley River Camping, canoeing and team building for Room 18: Stanley River Environmental Education Centre facilitated an action-packed outdoor learning and team building for
the students of room 18; including canoeing, raft building, catapult building (with the target being the teachers)
and swimming.... Read More - Author visit: Narelle Oliver:
In response to letters from Mrs Hodgson's class, renowned local author and illustrator
Ms Narelle Oliver (photo left) visited Milpera on the 6th March, read to the students and demonstrated the linocut printmaking techniques that she used in the illustrations for "Fox and Fine Feathers." Afterwards Room 15 tried out their own printmaking with Mrs Hodgson, and wrote procedural texts, recounts, and letters of thanks. Mrs Budgen and Room 12 followed up by studying another favourite by the same author, "The Best Beak in Boonaroo Bay."... Read More
Message from our Principal
- Dear Readers
Milpera has had a very different and very busy start to the school year. We have enrolled 120 students in Term 1 and will have exited 85 by the end of term....an extraordinarily high intake with all the pressures and increased workloads this brings as well as all the rewards in the achievements of our students. - We were able to access an additional 1.6 teachers but our infrastructure remains the same. We will strive to enhance our administration and middle management core and to make this a priority especially as we roll over into ONE SCHOOL in term 2.
- With all the focus on teachers and teacher quality in state, national and international contexts I am happy to report that 3 of our teachers presented to their colleagues at a QATESOL PD morning recently and were highly praised for their attention to their TESOL methodology, their attention to the broader curriculum and their attention to the diversity of need within their already diverse classes.
- Our recent Twilight Professional Development session specifically focussed on the na-ture of trauma and its impact on learning as well as on managing behaviour in a highly traumatised cohort of young people.
- As we exit students into TAFE, Secondary and Primary settings at the end of term we are proud of the distances they have travelled, socially , emotionally, linguistically and educationally. All of our students improved in all the macroskills.
- Well done teachers, students, teacher aides and volunteers!
- We look forward to a relaxing and well-earned holiday and another productive and rewarding term ahead.
Adele Rice
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Documents / Links
Annual Report 2010- HEAL Report 2010
Newsletter 03/2012
School Alumni Association
Education Queensland Calendar 2012
Staff OnePortal Access- Responsible Behaviour Plan
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Milpera State High School provides best practice settlement services and exemplary teaching of English as a Second Language in the context of national and state initiatives. If you are interested in finding more about our program, please contact us.
The school logo was designed by a Thai student during the school's opening year. It is a symbol of peace and flight to new horizons. The word "Milpera" is an Aboriginal word meaning "meeting place of brothers and sisters" so the two doves flying together echo the fact that Milpera is a place where students from all over the world make new friends as they grow and develop in a new community.