Monday, May 24, 2010
Fame & Fortune
Kaisiana's Journey is a book that encapsulates her life in the Torres Strait. She recently spent a week in Canberra at the National Museum as part of her story, gaining valuable insight and experience in the nation's capital. It is incredible that a book has already been written about Kaisiana and is an indication of future success for one of our most likeable and able students. More power to you!
IT with Mr Tony & Mr Mike
Mr Tony & Mr Mike have been getting students through their Cert 1 in IT with some pleasing results. Take a look at these assessment tasks:
VET - Health Services Assistance
On May 18th, John Gabey, Elizabeth Gebadi and Annie Mabo completed two more of their competencies towards their Certificate lll in Health Services Assistance.
After weeks of preparation, the students completed three tasks:
• creating a wiki as a team and presenting a 2 minute speech on an aspect of indigenous health. You can see this at:
http://wiki.djarragun.college/groups/nursingpracticalassessment
• Practical work involving making beds, caring for clients, moving clients and infection control procedures. (see photos)
• An oral test where students answered questions about their actions and gave reasons for procedures.
They performed exceptionally well and completed each task with confidence and a sound knowledge of the material taught. Our lecturer was impressed! The students are completing their last few written assessments towards their course and will finish by the end of term.
After weeks of preparation, the students completed three tasks:
• creating a wiki as a team and presenting a 2 minute speech on an aspect of indigenous health. You can see this at:
http://wiki.djarragun.college/groups/nursingpracticalassessment
• Practical work involving making beds, caring for clients, moving clients and infection control procedures. (see photos)
• An oral test where students answered questions about their actions and gave reasons for procedures.
They performed exceptionally well and completed each task with confidence and a sound knowledge of the material taught. Our lecturer was impressed! The students are completing their last few written assessments towards their course and will finish by the end of term.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Words of encouragement from the recent CEO visit about DC...
Thursday provided us with one of the most amazing experiences of our trip. Remote Housing and Djarrugan Enterprises introduced us to an incredible group of young men. Our photographers went off the scale and Mick came into to his own here with his kind of people!!!
BUT nothing could prepare us for almost 600 kids singing the National Anthem at Djarrugan College. Met by Jean and the school prefects, all dressed in red we were escorted us to the stadium. Tears flowed everywhere then these turned to smiles as we enjoyed dance group after dance group. Leigh summed it up beautifully and left the kids with a great message. The tour of the school just continued to amaze; agriculture, engineering, carpentry, hospitality and hairdressing complimented the academic stream in the school . Jean and the prefects joined us at the Wilderness centre to meet potential Indigenous Navy recruits.
Inspiration,success, hope and opportunity dominated our last day. I can say no more!!!
Thank you all for the contribution you made as individuals and ultimately as a small community of like minded leaders.
Regards
Karyn
Karyn Baylis
Chief Executive
Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships
BUT nothing could prepare us for almost 600 kids singing the National Anthem at Djarrugan College. Met by Jean and the school prefects, all dressed in red we were escorted us to the stadium. Tears flowed everywhere then these turned to smiles as we enjoyed dance group after dance group. Leigh summed it up beautifully and left the kids with a great message. The tour of the school just continued to amaze; agriculture, engineering, carpentry, hospitality and hairdressing complimented the academic stream in the school . Jean and the prefects joined us at the Wilderness centre to meet potential Indigenous Navy recruits.
Inspiration,success, hope and opportunity dominated our last day. I can say no more!!!
Thank you all for the contribution you made as individuals and ultimately as a small community of like minded leaders.
Regards
Karyn
Karyn Baylis
Chief Executive
Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships
11B and 12B ENGLISH COMMUNICATION
12B are buzzing in anticipation of the Senior Conference. Since finding out the topic for this year’s conference is HOPE, the ideas have been flying around about what type of Multimedia presentation to do. To get in the mood and fully understand what the term HOPE means to each student, we wrote poems about what HOPE means to us as individuals. Below are some samples of 12B HOPE POETRY…..
By Delita 12B
If hope could be a colour
It would be blue
as beautiful as the sky
If hope could be a taste
It would taste just like sugar candy
If hope could be a smell
It would be Kup Mari Turtle – Traditional way
If hope could be a sound
It would be Cousin and Brothers singing Island songs
If hope could be a feeling
It would be happy all the time
If hope could be an animal
It would be a flying fox flying in the noontime heading North
This year I hope all year 12 students will graduate successfully from Djarragun College
For the future I hope that everything in my life will be good!
Michael Geas…. Hope
If Hope could be a colour it would be BLUE
As Cool as The Great big Ocean
If Hope could be a taste it would taste just like Crunchy Chips
If Hope could be a smell it would be
The smell of the salty sea
If Hope could be a sound it would be
AIM 4 More who plays Reggae songs
If Hope could be a feeling it would be
Watching my uncle playing the Guitar
If Hope would be an animal it would be
A Dove flying up in the big blue sky
This year I Hope to Graduate Yr 12.
For the Future I hope to get a good job at a five Star Restaurant.
What a week it has been! The 11B students completed work on Metaphors, Personification, Rhyme, Rhythm and Alliteration. The classes were packed with writing, reading and fun games. Below are some poems for your enjoyment.
THE FLOWER
It looks
As pretty as a rainbow
Alone
Just sitting in a beautiful vase
The flower sings a romantic song
At the dinner table
By Arron Miller
THE FOOTBALL
The football flies fast
Like a running river
Its smile floats across
The blue sky
It dances through the air
Like a bird
“You can catch it,
GO FOR IT!”
By Arthur Dau
THE RIVER
The river runs alone
It dies slowly
Wishing people around
Swimming in it to
Help make it happy
To bring back the memories
It had in the past
As it dies alone
Unhappy without memories for the future
By Ronjamin Mosby
By Delita 12B
If hope could be a colour
It would be blue
as beautiful as the sky
If hope could be a taste
It would taste just like sugar candy
If hope could be a smell
It would be Kup Mari Turtle – Traditional way
If hope could be a sound
It would be Cousin and Brothers singing Island songs
If hope could be a feeling
It would be happy all the time
If hope could be an animal
It would be a flying fox flying in the noontime heading North
This year I hope all year 12 students will graduate successfully from Djarragun College
For the future I hope that everything in my life will be good!
Michael Geas…. Hope
If Hope could be a colour it would be BLUE
As Cool as The Great big Ocean
If Hope could be a taste it would taste just like Crunchy Chips
If Hope could be a smell it would be
The smell of the salty sea
If Hope could be a sound it would be
AIM 4 More who plays Reggae songs
If Hope could be a feeling it would be
Watching my uncle playing the Guitar
If Hope would be an animal it would be
A Dove flying up in the big blue sky
This year I Hope to Graduate Yr 12.
For the Future I hope to get a good job at a five Star Restaurant.
What a week it has been! The 11B students completed work on Metaphors, Personification, Rhyme, Rhythm and Alliteration. The classes were packed with writing, reading and fun games. Below are some poems for your enjoyment.
THE FLOWER
It looks
As pretty as a rainbow
Alone
Just sitting in a beautiful vase
The flower sings a romantic song
At the dinner table
By Arron Miller
THE FOOTBALL
The football flies fast
Like a running river
Its smile floats across
The blue sky
It dances through the air
Like a bird
“You can catch it,
GO FOR IT!”
By Arthur Dau
THE RIVER
The river runs alone
It dies slowly
Wishing people around
Swimming in it to
Help make it happy
To bring back the memories
It had in the past
As it dies alone
Unhappy without memories for the future
By Ronjamin Mosby
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's SUPERMAN!
Here is super athlete Christopher Lei Baragud in full flight playing touch against St Mary's. Chris has been selected for the Regional Touch team to play against teams from around Australia. Chris also plays Oz Tag and represented FNQ and QLD as well as regular stints in AFL and plays rugby league for the under 18s Cairns Kangaroos. He may well be the superstar of the future!
Chris also likes DJ'ing R&B and pop. He comes from a remote island in the Torres Straits called Yam island (IAMA). He is a sporty type person and never runs out of energy and he loves his job at PVS Workfind formally IPA. He attends Tafe and is in the process of completing Certificate III Business and Administration and attends school in a regular basis.
Chris also likes DJ'ing R&B and pop. He comes from a remote island in the Torres Straits called Yam island (IAMA). He is a sporty type person and never runs out of energy and he loves his job at PVS Workfind formally IPA. He attends Tafe and is in the process of completing Certificate III Business and Administration and attends school in a regular basis.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION TERM 2
It's an exciting term ahead for 12B. The students are working hard preparing a Multimedia Presentation about the Challenges and Opportunities senior students have at Djarragun College. They look forward to sharing the finished products with the senior school.
11B students are exploring different types of poems and songs. This week we worked with similes. Below are samples of Simile Poems written by students.
Emu and Shark
The emu runs fast
Like a steam train in a desert place
The shark swims as fast
As a rocket to the moon
The emu’s feet are like GIANT’S hands
Banging on the table in an angry way
The shark slides on the bottom of the floor
Like a snake looking for food
By Carmen Noah
The Butterfly and the Bird
The butterfly is as beautiful
As a rose
The bird is as colourful as
A rainbow
The butterfly’s wings flutter
Like a feather in the wind
The bird looks for food like a hunter in the forest
The butterfly comes out of its cocoon
It looks like a wet tissue in the rain
After its wings dry
It will fly away
Looking for flowers in someone’s
Garden
By Kayleen Yeatman
The Turtle and the Kangaroo
The turtle is graceful like
A dancer on the stage
The kangaroo is jumpy like
A jumping spider
The turtle’s shell is hard like concrete under the ground
The kangaroo’s skin is soft like sweet fairy floss
The turtle lives in a warm ocean
It swims like a gliding plane in a bright blue sky
Looking for jellyfish to eat in a quiet place
The turtle is very sleepy like a bear after
Hibernation
by Roselyn Billy
11B students are exploring different types of poems and songs. This week we worked with similes. Below are samples of Simile Poems written by students.
Emu and Shark
The emu runs fast
Like a steam train in a desert place
The shark swims as fast
As a rocket to the moon
The emu’s feet are like GIANT’S hands
Banging on the table in an angry way
The shark slides on the bottom of the floor
Like a snake looking for food
By Carmen Noah
The Butterfly and the Bird
The butterfly is as beautiful
As a rose
The bird is as colourful as
A rainbow
The butterfly’s wings flutter
Like a feather in the wind
The bird looks for food like a hunter in the forest
The butterfly comes out of its cocoon
It looks like a wet tissue in the rain
After its wings dry
It will fly away
Looking for flowers in someone’s
Garden
By Kayleen Yeatman
The Turtle and the Kangaroo
The turtle is graceful like
A dancer on the stage
The kangaroo is jumpy like
A jumping spider
The turtle’s shell is hard like concrete under the ground
The kangaroo’s skin is soft like sweet fairy floss
The turtle lives in a warm ocean
It swims like a gliding plane in a bright blue sky
Looking for jellyfish to eat in a quiet place
The turtle is very sleepy like a bear after
Hibernation
by Roselyn Billy
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Leadership Course April 2010
The recent Leadership Course run by Annalise and Dave from Dynamic Exchange at Djarragun College was a resounding success. It was a three day course that built trust, understanding and skills for our future leaders in years 12, 11 & 10. The course has an ongoing component where Annalise will be coming back to continue what has already started.
The students involved in the course are:
Craig Waldon, Zoey Geas, Jaharla Hart, Flora Wallit, Koza Coburn, Judith Carney, Ali Dau, Rhiannon Hill, Daniella Ware, Christopher Lei, Grayson Hart, Naomi Cooktown, Ettiekai (Tim) China, John Gabey, Stephanie Kabai, Ida Sam, Lane Ingui, Helen Wallit, Nikkarla Dotoi, Issac Maite, Joseph Geas, Michelle Cooktown,Nora Geas and Patricia Tom.
Some brilliant photos taken by Mr Ludo can be found on this link - please click here.
Some of the key aspects to come out of the program are; getting out of your comfort zone, opening one's heart and mind, transforming from good to great. See some of the student feedback forms below and you will get a good idea of what students are going through:
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