ISSUE 3 | TERM 1 | WEEK 5 | 20 FEBRUARY 2017

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Congratulations to Year 12 2016 On Thursday 16 February it was a delight to welcome back

and congratulate our Year 12 students of 2016 who

received one Band 6 or more in their HSC last year.

Congratulations to all of these high achieving students, their

parents and families, and their teachers who worked with

them throughout their journey.

Chloe Angel

Sophia Bowkett

Zoe Clarke

Lisa Cook (absent)

Taylor Durrant

Rosie Fox (absent)

Timothy Harry

Bonnie Masters

Hannah Mc Donald

Renee Ng

Ashlee Polecutt

Christopher Skorka

Ebony Walker (absent)

Chloe Angel our dux with Principal Michael Hensley.

Keep up to date with the latest announcements and

events happening at Kingscliff High School. Take a

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TERM 1 CALENDAR

MONTH – FEBRUARY WEEK 5

Monday 20 February Day: 2

FNC Swimming Carnival - Murwillumbah

Tuesday 21 February Day: 3

NC Volleyball Trials

Wednesday 22 February Day: 4

Thursday 23 February Day: 5

FNC Boys and Girls Touch – South Tweed Heads

Friday 24 February Day: 6

FNC Open and 15’s Rugby League - Murwillumbah

MONTH - FEBRUARY /MARCH WEEK 6

Monday 27 February Day: 7

School photos catch up day

Study Skills (Years 7, 8 and 9)

Tuesday 28 February Day: 1

FNC 15’s AFL – Byron Bay

Wednesday 1 March Day: 2

Thursday 2 March Day: 3

FNC Boys and Girls Open Basketball – Byron Bay

Friday 3 March Day: 4

HSC Maths Day

FNC Soccer – Boys Skinners Headland/Girls Arkinstall Park

MONTH – MARCH WEEK 7

Monday 6 March Day: 5

Vaccinations Year 7

Year 6 Parent information Night

Tuesday 7 March Day: 6

NC Swimming Carnival – Kempsey

U18 Country Cup Rugby League – South Tweed

Wednesday 8 March Day: 7

Thursday 9 March Day: 1

NC U15s Touch – South Tweed

Friday 10 March Day: 2

FNC Rugby Union – Lennox Head

MONTH – MARCH WEEK 8

Monday 13 March Day: 3

Study Skills (Years 10,11 and 12)

Tuesday 14 March Day: 4

Amazing Race 2 Happy – Year 7

NC U15s AFL Trials – Byron Bay

Wednesday 15 March Day: 5

FNC Vs NR Opens and 15s Rugby League - Ballina

Thursday 16 March Day: 6

NC Basketball Trials – Byron Bay

Friday 17 March Day: 7

NC Gold Trials – Coffs Harbour/NC Football Trials (LNC)

Principals Column Year 12 High Achievers 2016

It was with great pleasure that we welcomed back students

from our 2016 Year 12 cohort who achieved Band 6 results

in their HSC exams. These high achieving young women and

men were acknowledged before a whole school assembly,

followed by a morning tea to which their families were also

invited. It is my sincere hope that all of our current students

will use their example as a source of motivation for their own

studies.

Many thanks to Mrs Wiggins for her organisation or the day.

Also, my sincere congratulations to all of our returning

students, who achieved one or more Band 6 results across

their subjects. Special congratulations are extended to Chloe

Angel who was acknowledged as our School Dux for 2016,

having achieved the highest ATAR (Australian Tertiary

Admissions Rank).

Safety on Oxford Street

The new school year probably isn’t that “new” any more, with

most students and families well back into their working day

routines. Most parents and carers will be aware that I am out

the front of the school most mornings, where I am happy to

chat with members of our school community.

I can’t help but notice, however, that some students are

being “dropped off” in the middle of the road, which can

quickly cause significant congestion. The best option is to

allow your student to travel by bus to school or, when this is

not possible, ensure the manner in which you drop your

student off, given the constraints of a busy cul de sac, is both

safe and legal.

Staff Development Days

The Department of Education official calendar has gazetted

the final two days of the school year Monday 18 December

and Tuesday 19 December 2017 as student free staff

development days. As was the case last year, our staff have

voted to attend a series of four staff development evenings,

held after school hours during the year, in lieu of these last

two days. There are significant benefits to this change to our

calendar, not the least of which is being able to access

professional learning time during the school year, when it is

most needed.

Consequently, Kingscliff High School will be closed, with no

one on site, on Monday 18 December and Tuesday 19

December this year. Again, families should note that both of

these days were always designated as student free days.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

Our focus for this week is the shared responsibility we all

have for the care and cleanliness of our toilet facilities. I

would ask all students to take this opportunity to reflect on

their responsibility to themselves and their peers to ensure

our toilets are kept in clean and usable condition.

Let’s work together in order to avoid unnecessary toilet

closures.

Study Skills

Our focus on building student capacity to achieve academic

success is gaining momentum this term – all students have

been issued with wall planners to help them keep track of

assessment deadlines. In particular, all Year 8 students

have been trained in the use of their wall planners and

diaries during last week’s Kingscliff Way lessons.

Next week, Mr Bassingthwaighte has coordinated

workshops being delivered by Elevate Education, with

mentoring sessions to follow for Years 7, 9 and 11 as we

work our way into Semester One assessment across all

curriculum areas. Many thanks to Mr Bassingthwaighte and

the Study Skills team.

Take a Stand Together Day

On Friday 17 March, our school will host the “Take a Stand

Together Day” in support of the National Day of Action

Against Bullying and Violence. Our intention will be to

support students in standing with us to “call out” bullying at

our school. This will follow last Friday’s presentation of

“Verbal Combat”, a dramatic production for Year 8

confronting the issues of bullying and cyber safety.

During our “Take A Stand Together Day” we will be working

in particular with Years 7 and 8 through a series of

workshops and additional dramatic productions, developing

the “CARE” paradigm which addresses:

Cyber bullying and the harm it causes within and

beyond school

Action that we all can take against bullying

Resilience and sources of support available for all of

our school community

Empathy and understanding for those impacted by

unacceptable behaviours

I am looking forward to the 17 March as an opportunity for

our learning community to present itself at its very best.

Wishing all of the Kingscliff High School community a great

week.

Michael Hensley

Principal

Non-Attendance Interview Program

The Department of Education’s Home School Liaison Team

will be conducting interviews at Kingscliff High School - Week

2 Term 2.

If your child’s attendance rate is less than 85% they will be

interviewed by the Home School Liaison Officer. If there are

attendance concerns, you will be required to attend a school

based interview to discuss your child’s attendance. Please

refer to the Information for parents - Compulsory School

Attendance.

Incentive for General Contributions and Elective Fee

payment

We would like to reward the students of these families, along

with any other student whose contributions and elective fees

are paid in full by the end of Term 2. All of these students will

go into a draw for an electronic device, approved by the

Department of Education and Communities under its “Bring

Your Own Device” initiative to the value of up to $700. The

winning student, announced at the beginning of Term 3, will

be able to purchase an electronic device of their choice that

meets our BYOD recommendations from the retailer of their

choice. Our BYOD recommendations are available on our

website. Once they have submitted the receipt to Ms Bayliss,

our School Administration Manager, they will be reimbursed

by the school for the value of the approved device or up to

$700 of the total price.

We hope to not only collect as many “school fee”

contributions as possible to further support teaching and

learning at our school, but also encourage a key aspect of

“21st Century learning”.

Fees are payable online, over the phone, mail or cash. They

can be paid in instalments. Elective fees must be paid by

Week 6. Invoices for fees will be issued shortly by mail and

prompt payment is appreciated.

Phoning Home At times we need to contact parents or carers due to your

child being sick. Please note that our telephone number is a

private number so if you have a missed call from a private

number it could be the school trying to contact you. Please

ensure we have your most updated contact details.

Uniform Shop

The Kingscliff High School Uniform Shop is open every

Monday 1.30pm to 3.30pm and every Wednesday and

Friday 8.30am to 11.30am.

Aprons, calculators and art books are available for purchase

from the front office.

Community Notices

POTTSVILLE BEACH FOOTBALL CLUB (soccer)

Registration now open ONLINE. Go to

www.pottsvillebeachfootballclub.com.au and click the link

(top right hand corner).

Teams for all grades U12-U16, boys and girls teams. Extra

training this season with our Panthers ProSkills Program.

For queries, email: registrar.pbfc@gmail.com

STRICT registration cut offs so do not delay registering.

On Stage and Call Back

On Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February thirteen Kingscliff

High School Drama and Dance students travelled to Sydney

to experience the magic of OnStage and Callback. OnStage

and Callback are annual showcases of student excellence in

Drama and Dance for the previous 2016 cohort.

Travelling by plane down to Sydney, students from Kingscliff

High School participated in professional workshops in Dance

and Drama, viewed archival footage of theatrical

performances and were audience members in the biggest

showcase of student achievement in the HSC. By viewing

outstanding Drama and Dance performances, students now

have a deeper understanding of the performance

requirements for their respective subjects.

While there was a delay when flights returning on Friday were

cancelled by Jetstar, students made up for the

inconvenience by staying in the heart of Chinatown. They

saw a Chinese New Year street celebration, ate to their

hearts content with a Chinese banquet and sung to their

hearts content with Karaoke. Students visited the

Powerhouse Museum, with a special exhibition on 3D

printing and then finally caught a plane home after a jam

packed three days.

Bring on OnStage and Callback 2018!

SWIMMING CARNIVAL REPORT 2017

Kingscliff High School held its annual Swimming Carnival on Friday 10 February 2017 at the Oasis Pools, Banora Point Swimming

Complex.

The student attendance numbers were slightly lower than in previous years, but the level of participation was outstanding with

almost all events requiring multiple heats.

Students must realise that carnivals are a very important part of the school curriculum and that attendance is compulsory.

Absenteeism on this day will require students to provide a valid reason.

Congratulations to the individual winners as well as all students who participated in the events. Two of the outstanding features

of the carnival this year was the depth of competition in all the age groups and the number of long standing records, which were

broken during the day.

Thanks to our seniors, as they conducted their fund raising activities and actively encouraged junior students to compete.

The house captains received great praise from their teachers for the level of involvement that they displayed throughout the day

especially when it came to organising the relay teams which are worth double points.

Congratulations to the following students on being named age champions.

Age Champions

Boy Girl

12yrs Dakoda Leslie Tahlia Evans

13yrs Quinn McCarthy Lily O’ Sullivan

14yrs Nathaniel Badger Breanna Raymond

15yrs Jack Craig Mia Taylor

16yrs Ethan Maxted Aimee Pfeffer

17+yrs Rory Matthews Evee Thuys

In the house competition the Sea Eagles were the winners with 775 points followed by Dolphins on 542, Sharks on 441 and

Pelicans finished on 428

This was a great effort by Sea Eagles under the leadership of Mr Ella and his house captains. It came down to the Sea Eagles

having a strong team of girls, who double the nearest teams points, the Dolphins had a strong team of boys. The participation

was high in all houses with the Sharks leading the way from Sea Eagles, Pelican then Dolphins.

On Monday 20 February 2017 at Mullumbimby Pool a team of 70 students will be representing Kingscliff High School and we are

expecting this team to perform with a great deal of success and once again taking away the mantle as the champion swimming

school in the zone. We wish all our swimmers the best of luck at this meet.

Thanks to the management and staff of the Banora Point Pool complex for their professional assistance throughout the day.

Thanks also to the many parents of our students who attended on this day. It was great to see so many enthusiastic parents

involve themselves in supporting their students. If we can continue a whole school approach to the carnival the future of carnivals

at Kingscliff High School are assured.

NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 2017

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical

Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2017 the following vaccines will be offered to Year 7 students*:

dTpa

vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (whooping cough)) as a single dose

varicella vaccine (chickenpox) as a single dose; and

human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a 3-dose schedule at 0, 2 and 6 months

Parent Information Kits that include an Information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents /

guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents / guardians are advised to:

read all the information provided

complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the vaccine/s they would like their child to receive

return the completed consent form to their child’s school

ensure that their child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic.

Please note that students who commence HPV vaccination in school clinics in Year 7 but do not complete the course during the

school year may be offered catch-up doses at school in Year 8. Parents will be notified by letter from The Public Health Unit if

this applies to their child.

Students who have any HPV doses at their GP will be advised to complete the course with their GP.

Parents/guardians who wish to withdraw their consent for any reason may do so by writing to the school Principal or phoning

the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at:

www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation

To improve vaccination completion, students will be opportunistically offered any missed doses throughout the year where

possible.

A Record of Vaccination will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic. Parents/guardians should ensure that this

record is kept for future reference and should not assume that their child has been vaccinated if they do not receive this Record

of Vaccination.