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Heffron St, Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486P: 07 5524 3007 F: 07 5524 9501 E: [email protected] W: www.tweedriver-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Friday 6 November 2020 Term 4 Week 4

PANCAKE FRIDAYSOn Friday 30 October, HSIE and other faculties made pancakes with Mrs Mackney's help. We were lucky to have our Music Teacher, Mr Walker and our year 12 students Aaron Novotny and Bronx Hargraves performing on guitar for us. It was a very enjoyable morning. Mrs Green, HSIE

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NewsLetter6 November Term 4, Week 4


SENIOR EXECUTIVE REPORTFarewell Year 12I would like to say a final farewell to our Year 12 Students. Their HSC examination period will be completed next week and their formal will be held at Summergrove Estate, Carool, on Thursday evening. Summergrove will be a lovely location to send our students off following their 6 years at Tweed River.

I am extremely proud of the manner in which our year 12 students have navigated the difficulties of their HSC year. Their feedback regarding the examination papers has been mostly positive and their HSC results will be released on Friday 18 December

Some of our students have already begun their working life, commencing apprenticeships and traineeships, while many others have applied for early entry to partner Universities. Others have made University applications through the UAC process, which will commence following the release of ATARS. I will be very curious to watch these wonderful young men and women go out into the world and make it their own. They have displayed grit and determination in completing their schooling under the constantly changing complexities resulting from the global pandemic and I have great confidence in their capacity to tackle the challenges that life will throw at them.

Tweed River High School alumni have a long history of outstanding achievement and our current cohort certainly have great potential across a wide range of areas. However, more importantly, these young men and women exhibit the values that will support a positive local and global community. They have displayed the school’s core values of excellence, opportunity, safety, teamwork and respect, values that will support them as they navigate their lives.

I look forward to celebrating the end of their examinations and the start of their post school life on Thursday at the formal.

Safety in the school carpark.Unfortunately, we have a small number of parents who have been risking the safety of their children and others by using the school car park as a drop off facility. Parents are not allowed to access the school carpark unless they are attending a meeting or purchasing items from the uniform shop, in which case please park in the allocated visitor spaces. For safety reasons, students are not allowed in the carpark.

Over the course of this term a staff member’s car has been damaged when they had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a parent exiting the car park at high speed. Several staff members have been abused when they have asked parents not to use the carpark and this week a teacher was almost hit on the pedestrian crossing after a parent drove off in a dangerous and erratic manner after being asked not to use the carpark by another staff member.

If your child has a current injury that affects their mobility please contact the school and we will be happy to arrange a drop off location that support the needs of your child. However, in other cases please do not access the staff carpark. I am fearful that if the current behaviour continues someone will suffer very serious injury.

Ms Leisa Conroy, Principal

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UPCOMING EVENTSMon 9 Nov TAFE YES Program all week

Music for Change Tues 10 Nov 9.20am NAIDOC Assembly

Wed 11 Oct Girls League TagMusic for Life

Thur 12 Nov YEAR 12 FormalFri 13 Nov 7.30am Pancakes for Breakfast

Mon 16 NovTAFE YES Program all weekMusic for Change6pm P&C Meeting

Weds 18 Nov Music for Life

P&C: NEXT MEETINGDue to COVID-19 there will be no P&C Meetings on site until further notice. The next meeting will be via Zoom on the 16 November at 6pm (NSW)

UNIFORM SHOPOpen Every Tuesday & Thursday 8.00am—11am (Located Next to the Canteen) Coordinator - Lisa King

TRHS CANTEENCheck out the daily menu on the canteen window for some great meal deals. Eftpos available. Open for

Breakfast Recess Lunch

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LIBRARY NEWSThe HSC exams meant that the library was closed for a while. We are now open as per usual. See our opening hours below.

A reminder that the reading challenge is closing on Tue 1st of December and the presentation day will take place in the library at recess on Tue 8th of December. Students who completed the challenge (read 15 books) will be awarded a prize each. Good luck and keep reading :)

Green Team: Meeting in the library next Monday 9th of Nov at recess to discuss our final clean-up and some ideas for next year.

Ms Monniot-Kerr, Teacher Librarian

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Closed until 8.30am from 8am from 8am from 8am from 8am

Recess Recess Recess Recess CLOSED RecessLunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

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COMMUNITY NEWS

COVID-19 ADVICE FOR FAMILIES FROM THE NSW GOVERNMENTWe're working closely with the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), NSW Health and other agencies to ensure our schools continue to operate in the safest ways possible during the COVID-19 environment.

Click this link to find out further information: https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

• If your child needs to leave school during the day for an appointment, please remind them that a note must be handed to the office before roll call where a leave pass will be issued.

• Students are to present to the office when unwell at school. They are not permitted to call parents directly to be picked up as they will be assessed by the school’s first aid officer who will contact the parent/carer if the student needs to be collected.

• Schools fees, excursion payments, etc can only be paid for via Parent Online Payment System (POPS) via the school website or paid at the office by cash or Eftpos. Unfortunately, we are not permitted to take payments over the phone.

IMPORTANT MESSAGES FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE

UNIFORM STORE COORDINATOR REQUIREDThe P&C are looking for someone who is available to manage the uniform shop at TRHS. As manager, you will be responsible for opening & running of the shop, ordering of stock, sales & inventory management, financial reporting and banking. The manager reports sales, expenses, and wages on a monthly and annual basis to the P&C.

The role is a casual paid position of typically 6 hours per week, paid monthly : 8-11am Tuesday & Thursday. However, you will be expected to operate the shop for extended hours at the beginning of each school year.

If this sounds like it could suit you, please send through a letter of application and your resume before TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2020 to:

[email protected]

If you have any questions, please call the P&C Secretary on 0438245170

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

http://[email protected]

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