Upcoming Events

Date	Activity
27 February	NAPLAN Practice (period 1)
28 February	P&C Year 7 Parent Gathering
06 March	International Womens Day Breakfast
07 March	PoPArts Trivia Night
10 March	P&C AGM
11 March	PoPArts Meeting
12 - 19 March	NAPLAN Testing (see below for more detail)
21 March	Mountain Biking Rocky Trails
28 March	TULA Concert 1
28 - 30 March	Aust Beach Volleyball Schools Cup
30 March - 02 April	Year 7 Camp 1
02 - 04 April	Year 7 Camp 2
04 April	Last day of term 1

Year 7 Parent and Carers Gathering

The Gap SHS P&C invites Year 7 2025 Parents and Carers to the annual Wine and Cheese night.

This is a great opportunity for our Year 7 Parents/Carers to meet each other and our key leaders. Please note this is an adult only event (no students/children) are able to attend.

Date	Friday 28 February (Term 1 Week 5)
Time	6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location	Q Block Atrium (Lower)
Cost	$20 p.p (Cost coverings catering)Drinks are available to purchase on the night
RSVP	Friday 21 February 2025 8:00am

International Women's Day Breakfast

The Gap State High School P&C invites students, parents, family and community members to the annual International Women's Day Breakfast.

Guest Speaker:

Lisa Mead - International Yacht Chef & TGSHS Alumni

Chef Lisa Mead has been cooking in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Fiji, Maldives and Australia for the past 28 years on board luxury super yachts, private estates and restaurants. She is a host of her own cooking tv show filmed on location in the British Virgin Islands, is a published cookbook author and host of the podcast - Tales From a Luxury Yacht Chef. Lisa has created recipes that are quick and easy to prepare in a galley/kitchen with limited space on board a yacht and also work well for busy home cooks or those learning to cook. Lisa enjoys teaching and her workshops are fun and simple, perfect for beginners and above.

Date:	Thursday 6 March 2025
Time:	7:15 am - 8:30 am
Location:	The Gap State High School - J.A. Robertson Hall
Cost:	Adult Tickets $27.00 (this includes a beverage from the Coffee van)Student Tickets $22.00 *Please note we cannot cater last minute dietary changes, please ensure you select a dietary at the time of booking.
RSVP:	Thursday 27 February 2025

NAPLAN - Yr 7 & Yr 9

All students will require a laptop with NAP LockedDown Browser installed, headphones, and a pencil for the testing. Practice NAPLAN is on Thursday 27 February Period 1.

To complete NAPLAN on a BYO device, students must have the NAP Locked Down Browser (LDB) installed.

For Windows laptops: Download and install LDB version 5.9.2 from link provided below. The installed LDB icon will appear purple with the writing “NAP 2025”.
For Mac and iPads: Download and install LDB version 5.8.38 from the link provided below. The installed LDB icon will appear green with the writing “NAP 2025”.

Download the latest LDB here.

Thank you for your support in preparing your child for NAPLAN 2025.

NAPLAN testing window is from 12 March to 21 March, schedule below.

TIME4 STUDENTS

TERM 1 2025

Program	Location	What to Bring
Individual Study in the TGHS Library	Library	Individual study materials.
Elevate Education Sessions – Study Skills Kick Start (10 Feb); Junior Time Management (24 Feb); Memory Mnemonic (10 March)	Q13	A pen and a notebook. Other materials will be provided
Chess Club	Q18	No requirements; all materials will be provided.
Clay Club With Kalyanii Holden or Ruth Elliott	G02	No requirements; all materials will be provided.
TGSHS Launch+ Drones	Q24	No requirements; all materials will be provided.
TGSHS Launch+ RC Drifters	Q16	No requirements; all materials will be provided.
TGSHS Launch + Cricut Club	Q25	Sports uniform and water bottle.
Bouldering Club	LTC	Sports uniform to climb in, water bottle, snacks.
Dungeons & Dragons	D04	A pen and a notebook. Other materials will be provided
SCOPE Tuition	Q14	A notebook dedicated for this program, textbooks, and other homework equipment.
DETENTION ROOM	Q12

Our School Review

An opportunity to have your say

The Department of Education regularly reviews Queensland state schools and our school is scheduled for a review this year.

Our school has been selected to undertake a school-led review which will enable us as a school community to lead the reflection on what is working well and what we could be doing better. We will use the information from this review to inform our next school strategic plan.

A school-led review consists of 2 phases:

• evaluation conducted by the school

• validation conducted by School and Region Reviews (SRR).

Firstly, across Terms 1 and 2, we will be conducting our own evaluation. This will include speaking with staff, parents and key stakeholders. We will use the School Improvement Tool as an independent guide for the evaluation.

Following the school-led evaluation, the department’s SRR team will validate the school’s evaluation. The validation team will visit our school on 21 and 22 July 2025 (Week 2, Term 3) to engage in conversations with a cross-section of staff, students, parents and community members. They will also analyse school data and peruse a range of documents to produce a report for our school community.

Key findings from the review will be made available to parents and the community on our school website.

We would like to hear from our community throughout both phases of the review. I encourage anyone who is interested to have their say. Feedback can be provided by phone or in person. All feedback remains confidential. Your feedback is important and will help us continue to deliver a great education for our students.

Please contact the school office and speak to the Deputy Principals assistant if you are interested in participating.

More information about the review process is available from the department’s website at schoolreviews.education.qld.gov.au.

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