Mountain Heights School in Queenstown, Tasmania | School

Mountain Heights School

Locality: Queenstown, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6471 0200

Address: 81 Conlan Street 7467 Queenstown, TAS, Australia

Website: http://mountainheights.education.tas.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Did you know this Thursday is R U OK? day?

24.01.2022 Grade 2-6 students have been working hard this term on the #fingerknittingchallenge to raise awareness for Epilepsy Tasmania Yesterday we measured all our finger knitting and it was 70 metres long! Well done to all the students involved!

24.01.2022 Lots of fun was had at the pyjama themed Primary Social this afternoon!

24.01.2022 K-2 leaving guide falls farm at 1:30pm!

22.01.2022 Sports Exchange busses are just leaving Tullah now. Queenstown students can be picked up from Mountain Heights at 6pm. Zeehan students will arrive at Pringles at 5:30pm.... Strahan students will arrive at Strahan IGA at 6pm.

22.01.2022 Today in Year 10 HASS, students undertook peer reviews of their Civics and Citizenship inquiries. All students applied themselves well to the task.

21.01.2022 K-2 bus leaving Tullah at 2:40pm!

21.01.2022 Next Monday 21st September we are holding a Talk and Read LiL session. This event will be held in the MHS Student Centre (not at the CFC). See Miss Campbell or Ms Lohrey for more information.

21.01.2022 Attention Parents: Students are not permitted to carry medication in their bags. Medication must be stored and administered at the school office. To make this arrangement, contact the office and complete the required forms.

21.01.2022 K-2 have arrived at Guide Falls Farm ready to explore!

20.01.2022 In grade 8 Science, students have been learning about the Rock Cycle and how rocks change into different types via geological process. They have made posters of the Rock Cycle and today simulated 3 million years of a rock undergoing these various changes in an interactive game.

20.01.2022 MHS Athletics Carnival Grades 2-10 - Students to be dropped at Bachelor St or Wilsdon St entrances between 8:30-9am. - Grade 2-6 student return to MHS at 1pm via school bus (pick up as normal) - Grades 7-10 remain at Rec all day (pick up at Rec) - Parents coming to watch the carnival must remain in their vehicles as a COVID safe protocol... - Students are encouraged to wear house colours. Please pack a hat, sunscreen, food and plenty of water to drink. See more

19.01.2022 Letter from the Secretary

19.01.2022 The primary students held a special Fathers Day Assembly this morning. It was great to see all the hard work they have been doing for their male family members. We hope all our families have a safe and happy Fathers Day.

18.01.2022 Footy Colours Day Fundraiser Wear your favourite teams footy colours for a gold coin donation to support kids living with cancer The Prefects are encouraging all students to participate in the Footy Colours Day Fundraiser. On Wednesday the 16th of September all students are able to wear their favourite teams footy colours for a gold coin donation. There will be a BBQ at lunch time. Hamburgers and Sausages will be $2. The money raised will be donated to the Fight Cancer Foundation.

18.01.2022 If you would like more information about HIPPY, call Mez on 04 27 825 111 or email: [email protected]

17.01.2022 Pre-Kinder is on again tomorrow, 9-10:15am in the Kinder building.

17.01.2022 5/6s have just completed their races and are heading back to school.

17.01.2022 Our School Banking program will resume this week, with banking day now changed to a Thursday.

16.01.2022 Join us for Pre-Kinder tomorrow, Friday 27th November

15.01.2022 We have multiple items in our lost property. If any of these items belong to you please go and collect from the front office.

15.01.2022 Davina in the cast of the Wedding Singer Musical at Hellyer College on opening night Friday. Davina is Debbie the first bride. A great achievement for a former MHS student in Grade 11. MHS would also like to thank the Queenstown Lions Club who supported Davinas transition to Grade 11 with a bursary to help follow her passion in the Performing Arts in 2019.

14.01.2022 SPORTS EXCHANGE: Today we travelled to Parklands HS for a sports exchange. Thank you to Mr Klok for organising the day and to Mr Poeschla, Ms Poeschla, Mr Venter, Ms Venter, Mr Styles and Mr Bryce for accompanying and coaching/umpiring our students! Results: 7/8 Netball:... MHS def. PHS 35 - 4 MVP: Mataya 9/10 Netball: PHS def. MHS 33 - 14 MVP: Kaletah 7/8 Football: PHS 12.6 78 to WC 2.3 15 Best Players: Jedd, Angus, Stormm 9/10 Football: PHS 9.5 59 to WC 2.3 15 Best Players: Luke, Mason, Bailey

14.01.2022 Family Fathers Day Packs for children 0-5years to give to someone special in their family are available from the Child & Family Centre at the Queenstown Hub to collect today. For Strahan, Rosebery & Zeehan families, packs will be available from their local IGA later this afternoon.

13.01.2022 Join us again for Pre-Kinder this Friday 11th Sept, 9-10:15am. A reminder that 2021 Kindergarten enrolments are now open for children born in 2016. Contact the school for more information or to get an enrolment pack.

13.01.2022 GRADE 10 LEAVERS POLOS: Our Grade 10 leavers polos have arrived! You can pay for these in cash at the office (No Eftpos) or via the QKR App! The tops are $35!

13.01.2022 How much do you know about the apps and social media platforms your child uses? Current events on social media have shown us that some of these platforms can expose us to very disturbing content. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has some excellent tips for keeping kids safe online.

12.01.2022 Miss Percy created an octopus with all the finger knitting and the students are excited to keep adding to the display.

12.01.2022 Grade 9/10 Japanese Supernatural ‘Exhibition of Yokai’ artworks produced with Mr Hearne in Visual Art, curated by Jessica Graham

12.01.2022 Grade 10s enjoyed creating their solar systems today in Science

11.01.2022 Do you have a child aged 0-5 years? If so, youre invited to our special LiL event this Monday!

11.01.2022 Some of our Grade 2-6 students proudly represented MHS at the West Coast Primary School Sports Athletics Carnival today in Zeehan. A special well done to grade champions - Kaine, Xander and Abigail.

11.01.2022 Do you have a child aged 0-5 years? If so, youre invited!

11.01.2022 As part of their learning around People who help us, Kindergarten and Prep/1 visited the Queenstown Fire Station today. Thank you to James, John and George for showing us around. Here is what some of our students had to say... They showed us their clothes, their outfits they wear when they go to fires. They showed us their helmets and fire trucks. We got to get in the back and the front. - Piper... They let us use the hose, they let us use the fire truck sirens - Flynn I liked going. We heard REE-ORR, REE-ORR on the truck - Inca

10.01.2022 7/8 Outdoor Education categorised the plastic waste they collected on their field trip earlier this week. They then wrote a reflection on the most common types of plastic waste and the impact of plastic waste.

08.01.2022 7A explored density in Science today. They made a density tower and then calculated the density of modeling clay.

08.01.2022 Our K-2 students had a fantastic day at Guide Falls Farm. They met and fed all the animals, toured the farm, held baby guinea pigs and planted some seeds to take home!

08.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all the unbelievable dads, grandads, uncles and carers out there! Thanks for everything you do and for just being, in general, awesome. #FathersDay

08.01.2022 Our Grade 8 class getting ready for their debating assessment this afternoon! Ms Burgess-Norris and Mr Lutwyche were very impressed with their arguments!

07.01.2022 Grade 3/4 students have run this morning at Inter Primary Cross Country. Grade 5/6 students run this afternoon.

07.01.2022 We’re very excited for our LiL Christmas Celebration. All families with children aged 0-5 invited!

07.01.2022 This Friday, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner will be holding an online session for students about how to be an #eSafe kid. Students will: explore what... privacy and personal information means understand what an online stranger can be develop strategies and skills to secure accounts learn where to go for help and support This is a live event that will empower students to manage their own online safety. For more details and to register visit http://ow.ly/xzJY50Bkr7F

06.01.2022 Footy Colours Day was a big success yesterday for the Prefects and House Captains, thank you to all who wore their teams colours, donated and participated in the activities at recess and lunch.

06.01.2022 We welcomed our Grade 7s for 2021 back for their second transition day today! They participated in MDT, English and PE lessons! Thank you Mr Clarke, Mrs Venter, Mr McKellar and Mr Klok for organising the lessons. We look forward to seeing you all in 2021!

05.01.2022 The Grade 10s had a fantastic day exploring Hellyer College and getting an insight into their possible classes and residences for next year.

05.01.2022 The Orange Guided Reading Group created their own storybooks as part of their literacy programme today. They had so much fun creating their characters, storyline and cover page for their storybook! Mrs Venter thoroughly enjoyed watching your creativity at play!

03.01.2022 The 9/10 Packages of Learning students had great fun in English today, playing a highly competitive game of vocabulary bingo.

03.01.2022 Thanks to a private donor who contacted Schools Plus wanting to contribute to an educational and environmental outcome, Mountain Heights School was fortunate to be approved to receive a grant for the installation of solar panels.

02.01.2022 Today in grade 8 Maths, students learnt how to identify, draw and label four quadrant Cartesian planes. They then showed off their skills at identifying and graphing coordinates by creating their own Battleship game-boards!

01.01.2022 Council are still seeking staff for the upcoming pool season. Applicable courses must be completed along with a successful medical to be considered for a positi...on. Royal Life Saving Tasmania will be running a series of qualification courses from Friday 27th November 2020 through to Sunday 29th November 2020. Qualification courses include the following: - CPR - First Aid - Bronze Medallion, Police Rescue & Swim Teacher Rescue Award - Pool Lifeguard Please click the following link to the Royal Life Saving Tasmania Website to register: https://tas.training.royallifesaving.com.au/

01.01.2022 Students in 7A HASS have been learning about the inventions of Ancient China. Today Tanna and Pacey made a kite with Lauren.