Term 1 Week 3

11 Thursday 2016

Narooma High School

BULLETIN

7181 Princes Highway, Narooma NSW 2546 Phone: 4476 4377 Fax: 4476 3953

email: narooma-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au website: www.narooma-h.schools.nsw.edu.au www.facebook.com/nhs8536

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK Cattle show Team

Congratulations to our students who attended the Nimmitabel Show on the weekend as part of our cattle showing

program.

It was an amazingly successful weekend and the students were outstanding. Special mention to the experienced students,

Tailem, Lucy, Alicia and Sarah for their support of the younger members of the team.

Special thanks to Mrs Judith Oram-Krantz for accompanying the students. This is a commitment above and beyond as

she is a casual teacher replacing Mrs Kylie Maher who is on maternity leave.

Australian Representative

Congratulations to Matthew Swadling, our most recent Australian representative. Matthew is currently in New Zealand

as part of the Australian Water Ski Team. Matthew will be competing in the slalom while overseas.

We wish him all the best and are very proud of his achievements in his chosen sport.

Other News

There has been so much happening including the running of our very successful swimming carnival. I must congratulate

the students on their behaviour and participation on the day. I would also like to thank Mrs Café for her organisation and

all the staff who attended for their efforts.

There are two events for Year 7 students happing soon. This first is the Yr7 BBQ where parents can come along and meet

their children’s teachers in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. This is on Thursday 11 February, starting at 6pm, and will

be held in the area behind the Home Economics rooms. Thanks.

Tony Fahey

MultiLit Volunteers Needed.

A call out to anyone interested in making a difference in the lives of young people by helping improve their Literacy

skills through reading and comprehension at Narooma High School.

Training will be provided on Thursday 11 February 2016.

Please contact Jonathan Hull @ Narooma HS.

Phone: 02 4476 4377

Note - volunteers will be required to have a current Working with Children Check.

Year 7 Camp Year 7 students will have received notes for their week 4 camp to be held at Bournda EEC. This is a great opportunity for them to get to really know one another and bond together as a year group through the fun activities that are planned.

The dates are from Monday 15 February through to Wednesday 17 February 2016. Cost is $100.

Please contact the school or Mrs Reid for more details.

Lions Youth of the Year.

Students from years 10, 11 and 12 are encouraged to enter the Lions Youth of the Year competition that is to be held on

Tuesday 16 February at Narooma Golf Club.

For more details and an entry form please see Mrs Fahey.

UPCOMING EVENTS ~ Thursday 11 February Year 7 Parent & Teacher evening – 6.00pm BBQ

Monday 15, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 17 February Year 7 Camp Bournda

Monday 15 February P&C Meeting – 7.30pm

STARR’s AWARD Congratulations to our winner for week 3 Yoey Kamer Yr9

ATTENDANCE Attendance at school is an important aspect of enduring a student’s ongoing success and growth as part of their

education. The Department of Education encourages students to attend school each and every day. It does recognise

that there are occasional times where a student may not be able to attend school, due to illness or other medical reasons.

In some cases parents may apply for extended leave if their child will be absent for more than a week, for example an

overseas family holiday.

I remain parents that school starts at 8.55am and that all students are expected to attend Roll Call at the start of the day.

This is important as students receive notification of the important changes to the day and of upcoming events.

Students who arrive late to school will be required to have an acceptable explanation for their lateness. No explanations

or unacceptable reason such as sleeping in will be marked as unjustified absences.

Students who need to leave school during the day must provide a note to the Deputy Principal, Mr Melville before

school, with an acceptable explanation for leaving during school, and sign out at the front office before leaving.

HEAD LICE As our school year commences, we have been made aware of the few cases of head lice. Here are a few helpful tip:

Regularly check your children’s hair

Teach older children to check their own hair

Tie back and braid long hear

Keep a fine tooth head lice comb in the bathroom and encourage all family members to use it when they

wash their hair.

Daily combing of white hair conditioner using a fine tooth comb is effective in getting rid of head lice

and eggs.

HOMEWORK CENTRE

The school will again run a homework centre in the afternoons of a Tuesday and a Thursday from 3.30 – 4.30pm.

Students can attend and will be supplied with some afternoon tea and will be able to access the library facilities to help

them with their homework and assignments.

Teachers who help out on these days are volunteers and give their time freely to support our students.

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS Stitches will be open at Narooma High School every Tuesday from 10.45am to 1.45.

NAROOMA HIGH SCHOOL ZONE SWIMMING TEAM Narooma High School held their annual swimming carnival on Thursday the 4

th of February. This was open to all Year 7

students and competitors only in all other years. There was a strong contingent of athletes vying for positions in the

traditional events for the zone carnival as well as large numbers enjoying the novelty events. The day proved enjoyable for all involved and we would like to thank the pool staff, high school staff, house captains and timekeepers who worked

extremely hard on the day to make the carnival a success.

We would also like to congratulate the following students on their many successes at the carnival which have resulted in them being awarded age group champion:

12 Yrs Girl- Elli Beecham, 12 Yrs Boys- Christopher Hayward

13 Yrs Girl- Angelita Hochkins, 13 Yrs Boys- Banjo King 14 Yrs Girl- Katelyn Czubara , 14 Yrs Boys- Rory Spurgeon

15 Yrs Girl- Cecilia Colom-Davis, 15 Yrs Boys- Jackson Taylor

16 Yrs Girls- Georgia Poyner, 16 Yrs Boys- Oscar Zideluns

17 Yrs Girl- Ashley Walpole, 17 Yrs Boys- Ryan Sweeney

We have many athletes who have qualified for the Zone Swimming Carnival which is being held on Wednesday the 17th

February at Narooma Pool. Students from as far north as Batemans Bay, as far south as Eden and out to Cooma and Braidwood will be competing for a top 3 finish to qualify for the Regional carnival in Dapto on Wednesday the 9

th of

March. We would like to wish all of our swimmers the best of luck at zone and thank the community member- Carol

Mead and our student timekeepers who are all volunteering their time to help officiate at the carnival. Thank you.

PDHPE Staff NHS

NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM 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 2016 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 (students who commence HPV

vaccination in Year 7 but do not complete the course may be offered catch-up doses at school in Year 8)

* The Parent Information Kits contain a consent form, information sheet and privacy statement that details how

personal information will be collected, stored and utilised.

Parent Information Kits 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.

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.

Information packages and consent forms have been handed out to all year 7 students today (3/2/16) and need to

be returned to the front office by Thursday February 11th for collection by community health. Vaccinations will

take place in March, May and September 2016.

THE COBARGO FOLK FESTIVAL The Cobargo Folk Festival, held at the Cobargo Show ground from Feb 26-28

th, is a great music festival for all

members of the family.

Amongst all the amazing performers this year you could check out Daniel Champagne (back home from Nashville), famous blues band The Backsliders or your friends at the Youth Crossing Stage.

There are also plenty of stalls, food vendors and workshops to join.

Weekend, daily and evening tickets are available. Become a volunteer and receive a weekend pass! We are a not-for-profit, volunteer-run festival and greatly appreciate support from our local schools and community.

Check out our website www.cobargofolkfestival.com.au

NAROOMA REDBACKS SOCCER

Registrations for the 2016 season are now open! Register online at www.myfootballclub.com.au or come

along to our club registration morning Saturday 20th February 10-12pm under the dome at Narooma Plaza.

For more info contact Nicky on 4476 4180 from 9.00-4.30 Mon-Wed & Friday or email

nicky@naroomaplaza.com.au. Register by 29th Feb for a free pair of club socks!

BODALLA SOCCER REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Please register online at myfootballclub.com.au ASAP to secure your spot in one of our super amazing teams. All registrations are to be completed online, along with payment at the time of registration (if you don't have a credit card

you may deposit/ transfer after you complete the online registration- club bank account details can be found on the

invoice.

Please be registered & paid by 1st of March so that we can have teams sorted well before first training to be held

on Thursday 17th March. NO PAY means NO PLAY!!!

An Information day for new players to be held on Saturday 20th February 11-1pm where registration information

will be available!

To be kept in the loop; “like” us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BodallaSoccerClub

If you have questions please email us at bodallasoccerclub@gmail.com

NAROOMA NETBALL REGISTRATION SAT 27 Feb at Club Narooma 10:30am - 12:30pm

Net Set Go 5-7yrs $70 Netta 8-10yrs $80 Jnr U12/ Intermediate $110 Snr $140

Invitation to anyone interested to participate and/or volunteer in a role.

Call Kristy for more info - 0417 015 745 and get the link for Registration Forms online (or on the day). Email

k.smith78@bigpond.com

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