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iCano

Canowindra High School

Browns Ave Canowindra NSW 2804 T 6344 1305 F 6344 1085

Email: canowindra-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.canowindra-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 6 Monday, 5 March 2018

Contact List Principal Neryle Smurthwaite Deputy Principal Darryl Ball Deputy Principal Lee-Anne Jones Head Teacher English / HSIE Sheridan Wilkins Head Teacher Maths / PDHPE / Comp Rod Jones Head Teacher Science / CAPA Peta McKenzie Head Teacher TAS Karen Pickering Year 7 Adviser Warren McKenzie Year 8 Adviser Gillian Halstead Year 9 Adviser Andrew Phelan Year 10 Adviser Bronwyn Porter Year 11 Adviser Louise Gregson Year 12 Adviser Patricia Daniel Teacher Librarian Lisa McCallum Careers Adviser Kathy Davis (Rlg) Sports Coordinators Warren McKenzie Zachary Rue Student Welfare Teacher Wayne Symons LAST Sonya Mason

Geography 2018 sees the implementation of the new Geography syllabus for Years 8 and 10. Year 8 is studying the topic ‘Place and Liveability’ this term. Students are investigating people’s perceptions about places and possible factors that make one place more liveable than another. This is a timely topic given Melbourne has been rated the most liveable city in the world for the seventh year in a row, with Sydney dropping to a ranking of 11th (2017: The Economist Intelligence Unit, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/16/melbourne-worlds-most-liveable-city-for-seventh-year-running.

So what factors would influence someone to live

in a particular place? Students are looking at a

range of criteria from job prospects, educational

choices and the availability of medical and allied

services to the existence of regular transport

services, access to government services and the

proximity to community facilities and social

outlets. Or perhaps a place with low crime, low

pollution and inspiring beauty is preferred?

Year 10 has started the topic ‘Changing Places’ which focuses on how urban spaces are constantly changing. An increasing world population, advancements in technology and the inequitable access to services and facilities

are pushing rural populations to cities. The consequential pressures such migration imposes on the environment and existing infrastructure and services are worthy of examination.

These pressures necessitate innovative solutions in urban (re-)design, thinking that is out-of-the-box, to achieve urban efficiency and sustainability. Ideas such as repurposing buildings and infrastructure, vertical gardens, digital connectivity and integrating shared spaces and amenities to foster social connectedness and mobility, may help ease the congestions encountered in future urban living.

Faculty in Focus—HSIE

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Legal Studies Year 11 Legal Studies students have been introduced to the

basic legal concepts and terminology that underpin the

Australian legal system.

Next, they will look at the sources of Australian law, including its history and British origins. Citizenship and Legal Studies students are examining what it means to belong to a group, ways in which people contribute to groups and the benefits they enjoy in return. To function with a common purpose, members of a group have a responsibility to follow agreed rules. Rules for a range of group-based contexts are being explored.

Year 12 Legal Studies students completed the topic ‘Crime’ earlier in the term and are now well into the topic of ‘Human Rights’, analysing violations that are taking place right now around the world!

A nation’s sovereignty can hamper the effectiveness of the

international legal system. Through recent case studies and

media reports, Australia’s own treatment of refugees and

asylum seekers are being scrutinised to expose deficiencies

within the international system.

By Ms Halstead

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Principal’s News

THANK YOU to the parents of Year 7 students who attended the “Get to know the teachers” afternoon tea last Tuesday. It was great to be able to welcome everyone and to share with them the successful start to high school of this group of students. The feedback we received from parents and staff alike will ensure we continue to offer this important informal get together as part of our Year 6 to 7 transition program. Last week we held elections for our incoming SRC members in Years 7 to 11. Although the final outcome is yet unknown I would like to offer our congratulations to the many students who put their name forward. This year we had an unprecedented number of students nominate which is a true reflection of the value our students place on student leadership in our school.

Due to increasing work commitments outside of school our school Chaplain, Mr Michael Golden, decided to relinquish his position at our school last week. On behalf of our school community I would like to thank Michael for his support of our students during his time with us and wish him well in his future. The School Chaplain position will be advertised in the near future. Congratulations goes to Sam Brand for being this week’s winner of our weekly merit draw.

Neryle Smurthwaite Principal

STAFF PROFILE

Name: Kirsty Smith

Position/Role: Student Learning Support Officer

Years as an SLSO: I have worked casually as an SLSO for the past 6 years

Years at Canowindra High: 1st Year at Canowindra High School

Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, camping and spending time with family and friends

Last book I read: Jana Pittman – Just Another Hurdle

Best thing about being an SLSO: I enjoy helping people in achieving their best result

Did you know? I went to National Athletics for Hurdling and Sprints.

Year 7 Afternoon Tea

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Our School

STUDENT DRIVER POLICY - SUMMARY (A copy of the full document can be obtained from the school website)

Purpose: This policy outlines the expectations of students driving to excursions, TAFE and to other school business. The preferred method of conveying students for school activities is by a hired bus or public transport. Student use of private vehicles for school activities: The practice of allowing students to use private motor vehicles to transport themselves or other students to off-site school activities is not sanctioned by the school. Student use of private vehicles to travel to and from school: Students who are licensed drivers are free to drive to and from school. This is a matter for them, their parents and the owner of the vehicle. Canowindra High School and the Department are not responsible for drivers or passengers travelling to and from school. Student use of private vehicles during the school day: Students are not permitted to leave the school grounds during the school day. Student use of private vehicles for non-school activities: Students who need to leave the school grounds to access

courses by external providers e.g. TAFE or university must sign out at the front office. It is the responsibility of the parent

to organise transport to the external provider.

What do I do when…..

I RIDE MY BIKE TO SCHOOL? Wear a helmet, use the roads with consideration for others and obey all the road rules. Bicycles must be parked in the bicycle racks behind the Textiles Room. Use a chain to lock your bike for security. Students are not allowed to ride their bicycles through the school grounds or the bus bay. Bikes must enter and exit the school using the entrance way into the agriculture plot.

I WALK TO SCHOOL? Only cross roads when it is safe. Do not cross between buses in the bus bay. When on the pathways be aware of bikes and other pedestrian traffic, using both courtesy and common sense. Arrive at school between 8.30-8.45am.

I TRAVEL BY BUS? Students should only exit or enter the bus in the bus bay. As soon as your bus arrives students must move into the supervised areas of the school. You should not loiter or wait in the bus bay as this area is unsupervised and thus out of bounds. In the afternoon, students proceed to the bus bay and wait in an orderly fashion behind the barriers. Once your bus has arrived you may get on the bus. Reminder: take care of those around you and be observant of moving traffic.

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Welcome back Sarah! For the past six months I have been on a student exchange in County Cavan, Ireland. What an amazing experience!! I loved every minute of it. I stayed with a lovely lady called Anne Marie who was very nice and funny. Later on another exchange student, Sandra from Spain, became my host sister. Although it may sound like I was taking a really long holiday, in actual fact I was enrolled in the local school, St Aidan’s Comprehensive School in Cootehill. School in Ireland is different, yet at the same time similar, to Australia. School started at 8:50am with nine, yes nine, periods in a day lasting for 40 minutes each, and ended at 4:00pm. Needless to say, school seemed to drag out forever. On the upside Fridays ended at 1pm!!! I was in Transition Year (TY), which is the equivalent

to Year 10, and had 13 subjects per term and in total I did 19 different subjects including Beginners Spanish, Engineering, Digital Media, Business, Enterprise, Ag Science as well as the usual Maths and English. I also did the subject Irish Language although I had no hope of understanding it. I visited many places of interest around Ireland and Northern Ireland including Dublin, Galway, Athlone, The Titanic Musuem in Belfast, the Cliffs of Moher, Cork and to top it off I got to kiss the Blarney Stone. A real highlight was visiting London and seeing Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and my personal favourites, Madam Tussauds and Platform 9 ¾. There was also a school excursion to Krakow Poland with a very humbling experience at Auschwitz Birkenau Concentration Camp and the Schindler Factory Museum learning about the effects of WWII on Krakow. Overall for me this was a once in a lifetime opportunity which was absolutely incredible although I am glad to be home. I made some life-long friends and have fantastic memories. I would recommend anyone considering going on an exchange to do it. It is so worth it. Sarah Treavors, Year 11.

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BYOD update The school year has started well with many students Bringing Their Own Device to school. Our BYOD Head Teacher, Andrew Hetherington, has been busy building the capacity of staff and giving a range of options for enhanced learning in the classroom. There have been a few issues with devices that have installed Windows 10S. This is a shorter version of Windows 10. All applications have to come through the Microsoft app store before they can be used. This problem can be fixed by a Product code being entered. Students will need to provide their laptop to our Technical Support Officer, Bob Gill, for a day to fix the problem. Parents should be aware of this issue when purchasing a device in the future. We have recommended 32GB of storage on device hard drives in line with the Department of Educations BYOD policy.

This may, in time, be a little short of what is needed, however most of our school work is conducted in the cloud where

storage isn’t an issue. As an added precaution external hard drives and USB devices can be used for extra storage but only

if necessary.

Study Centre in the Library

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Lunches

The study centre will begin in the Library this week at lunchtimes on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Please check available session times on the door of the Library on those days as there will be flexibility due to Rural Cup training.

We look forward to students joining us on those days for help with assessment tasks, homework and time management skills.

Ms S Mason and Ms K Davis

School Photos School Photos will be held on Thursday 15th March. Individual student photo envelopes have been distributed, however those wishing to have family photos taken will need to come to the front office to collect a separate envelope. Thank you.

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INDEPENDENT LEARNING Some students take a long time to realise that there are actually two types of work in secondary school. There is the obvious work, the work your teacher specifically tells you to do and that is compulsory: homework, working on assignments, preparing for tests and assessments. But students who get good results in school take a larger measure of responsibility for their learning. This means that the nights where they do not have much compulsory work, they also do independent learning. These are the additional things you do, if you have no other schoolwork to do that night, to improve your understanding of your subjects. It is what students who get good marks are doing, they are just not talking about it to their friends!

Examples of independent learning: - Reading - Reviewing what you have been learning at school that week - Extra practise on questions you find hard - Research on an area you are interested in learning more about - Making a mind map about what you have been learning - Making study notes on a topic - Improving your touch typing skills - Reading ahead in your textbook - Improving your study skills (you can complete units on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au) - Doing work from a different textbook or study guide for one of your subjects (check the school library, local library and bookshops). Some nights you will not have time to do any independent learning. Other nights you will have no homework and will spend the whole time allocated to schoolwork for that night working on independent learning tasks. Your teacher may even give you a sheet that has suggestions of independent learning work for that subject. If you are unsure, you can always ask. This means in secondary school you can never say ‘I have nothing to do’ – this really just means ‘I have nothing compulsory to do at the moment!’.

One component of independent learning in high school is making your own study notes or summaries. You can learn more about how to make study notes in the unit ‘Summarising’ on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au Our school’s subscription details are - Username:canowindrahs Password:22success

Study Skills Hand Book

Newsletter Item for March

FAQ

I have more than one child in my family, how can each child’s completion of the modules be tracked?

Once students take their first quiz, they are prompted to set up their own personal tracking system username and password. This will be used to save their results of quizzes and modules. Students will continue to log onto the Study Skills Handbook site using the school username (canowindrahs) and password (22success) but then anytime they are prompted to save the results of their quizzes or modules they use their personal tracking system to do so.

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Life Saving Over the past few months during weekly sport, our life saving students have been developing their knowledge and skills in water rescue, personal survival and emergency care, with the aim of achieving formal recognition from Royal Life Saving Australia. The levels that they are being tested for are: Swim & Survive (levels 6&7), Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross. Good luck to all of our life saving students!

Australian Defence Force Visit

Last Wednesday, the Australian Defence Force presented an information session to all female students in Years 7 to 10. Part of the schools Work Readiness Program, the talk focused on the career opportunities currently available in the Defence Force. Thank you to Officer Esther Suh and LCpl Sigrid Manty for coming to our school and presenting such an interesting and motivating session.

Duke of Edinburgh How great do our Bronze Level Duke of Edinburgh students look in their new shirts! They are pictured here before their weekly archery session with Mr Phelan.

Our Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Level students are:

Front row from left to right: Kelly Woods, Annelise Brown, Emily Moran, Darcy Merchant, Caitlyn Roy, Rhian Pengilly, Kathleen Pace, Claire Wright, Maisie Harrison, Chloe Bellach, and Clare Hines.

Back row from left to right: Matthew Jones, William Lawler, Joshua Dawson, Lachlan Warn, Albert Steedman, Mr Phelan, Oliver Beaumont, Samuel Brand and Jackson Reeves.

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STATE JUNIOR & SENIOR MUSIC CAMP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! Talented music students join together for one week each year to receive expert tutelage and develop their performance skills. Participants rehearse and perform high quality repertoire culminating in a concert for families and friends on the final night of the camp. Musical activities at camp include participation in a major ensemble (symphony orchestra, symphonic bands, vocal ensembles, stage band) as well as a number of elective ensembles and activities. Elective activities include brass and woodwind ensembles, jazz improvisation, composition, music theatre, percussion ensemble.

Dates for 2018 Junior Music Camp (Years 5-8): Sunday 22 July - Friday 27 July (week 1, Term 3) Senior Music Camp (Years 8-12): Sunday 1 July - Friday 6 July (week 10, Term 2)

Venue: The camps will be held at Sydney Academy of Sport, Wakehurst Parkway, Narrabeen.

Cost: $495.00 inclusive GST.

Applications & more information: https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/state-junior-and-senior-music-camps If you have any queries please contact Lindsay Pringle at Lindsay.pringle2@det.nsw.edu.au or 8512 1188.

The Talent Development Project

The Talent Development Project is now the most successful youth training and development program in the music and entertainment industry in Australia, with hundreds of public high school students auditioning each year hoping to gain a place in this unique training program.

Selected students take part in a year or more of monthly master classes and workshops and are mentored by some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.

The TDP commenced in 1992 and has graduated many international artists including Human Nature, Angus and Julia Stone, The McClymonts, Morgan Evans, Travis Collins, David Le’aupepe (Gang of Youths) and many more.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any more information in regard to these auditions.

http://www.talentdevelopmentproject.org.au/apply-now/

News from the Music Department

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What’s On

Week 6A Term 1

Monday 5 MAR Aurora Residential

Tuesday 6 MAR Aurora Residential Year 10 Scripture, Pd4

Wednesday 7 MAR Aurora Residential

Thursday 8 MAR Aurora Residential Y12 Metal Industry Site Visit

Friday 9 MAR Aurora Residential Open Boys Soccer vs Henry Lawson High in Canowindra

Week 6A Term 1

Monday 12 MAR

Tuesday 13 MAR Year 10 Scripture, Pd4

Wednesday 14 MAR Year 7 Immunisations Y11/12 Legal Studies incursion Pd3&4

Thursday 15 MAR School Photos Western Region Swimming

Friday 16 MAR National Day of Action against bullying & violence

Assessments Due

Week 6A Term 1

Y12: Legal Studies (2); SLR (1,2) Y11: D&T (1)

Week 7B Term 1

Y12: Agriculture (2); D&T (2), IT-Metal (2), Visual Arts (2) Y11: Modern History (1)

This weeks $5 LUNCH SPECIALS

at The Hub

Monday: Marinated Chicken & Fried Rice Tuesday: Spaghetti Bolognaise

Wednesday: Creamy Chicken & Bacon Fettucine Thursday: Pasta Bake & Salad

Friday: Hot Dog & Drink

Also available to order every day are meat and salad bowls for $6.00; chicken Caesar salad for $6.00; meat & salad wraps for $4.50; and assorted fresh sandwiches for $4.00.