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October 2014 OUR SCHOOL - COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND EXPECTING THE BEST FROM EVERY STUDENT HOLSWORTHY HIGH SCHOOL Website: http://www.holsworthy- h.schools.nsw.edu.au I never cease to be amazed by the success Holsworthy High enjoys over such a wide range of activities. At the end of last Term the level of achievement could not be outdone. Our baseball teams were easily the most successful in any school. The boys’ team were ably coached by Mr Slater and they achieved equal third in the State after going down to a Sports High School. The girls went one better and became the 2014 State Champions. When I looked at the names of the championship trophy the list was dominated by sports schools but now has the magnificent name Holsworthy High permanently engraved. What a magnificent performance and their coach Ms Forbes has bragging rights for the next twelve months. Well done to all! Year 12 20014 will be commencing their HSC examinations. This is a stressful time for all and none more than the teachers. We all get a bit nervous but I am sure this year will do extremely well. As you know I am always interested in how the students go in their ‘responsibilities’ and I have never seen a higher average across the year than this year. They have been an exceptional group of young men and women. One of the things I enjoy in my work is to watch the students come in as very young adolescents and then develop and independence and autonomy that supports them when they move on to their careers. This autonomy just doesn’t happen but is learned through experience and opportunity. Just how do we do this at the school? What does autonomy look like? Most educators think autonomy is giving students some choices in the classroom, but true autonomy is when students’ actions originate from within and are owned by them. It’s also when students’ interests, values, and goals are aligned with their behaviour, because they endorse the significance of these behaviours as relevant to their own internal goals. The following describes how we do encourage our students to take control of their behaviour. We giving students opportunities for decision-making on procedures and task

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October

2014

OUR SCHOOL - COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND EXPECTING THE BEST FROM EVERY STUDENT

HOLSWORTHY HIGH SCHOOL Website: http://www.holsworthy-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

I never cease to be amazed by the success Holsworthy High enjoys over such a wide range of activities. At the end of last Term the level of achievement could not be outdone. Our baseball teams were easily the most successful in any school. The boys’ team were ably coached by Mr Slater and they achieved equal third in the State after going down to a Sports High School. The girls went one better and became the 2014 State Champions. When I looked at the names of the championship trophy the list was dominated by sports schools but now has the magnificent name Holsworthy High permanently engraved. What a magnificent performance and their coach Ms Forbes has bragging rights for the next twelve months. Well done to all!

Year 12 20014 will be commencing their HSC examinations. This is a stressful time for all and none more than the teachers. We all get a bit nervous but I am sure this year will do extremely well. As you know I am always interested in how the students go in their ‘responsibilities’ and I have never seen a higher average across the year than this

year. They have been an exceptional group of young men and women.

One of the things I enjoy in my work is to watch the students come in as very young adolescents and then develop and independence and autonomy that supports them when they move on to their careers. This autonomy just doesn’t happen but is learned through experience and opportunity.

Just how do we do this at the school? What does autonomy look like? Most educators think autonomy is giving students some choices in the classroom, but true autonomy is when students’ actions originate from within and are owned by them. It’s also when students’ interests, values, and goals are aligned with their behaviour, because they endorse the significance of these behaviours as relevant to their own internal goals.

The following describes how we do encourage our students to take control of their behaviour.

We giving students opportunities for decision-making on procedures and task

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Parent tips

Starting high school

Here are some resources to help you and your child adapt to high school. The information includes articles and videos on homework

planning, dealing with maths and helping kids who are struggling with reading. http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/starting-high-school-soon

Student conduct when travelling

When travelling on the bus or train between

home and school your child must obey certain rules, such as giving up their seat to adults

and disabled passengers. Find out more: http://

www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/student-conduct-when-travelling

format – for example, choosing group members, how to work with materials, how to display work and which group should present first.

Lessons are, where ever possible connected to the personal interests, values and goals. The teachers draw connections between content, tasks, and skills, and connect with students at a personal level, the more the students will invest in learning in an autonomous way. By listening to students and responding to questions lets the students know they are respected and their opinion is valid. This includes active listening, providing feedback, and elaborating on students’ ideas.

We offer encouragement when students show effort and persistence and recognise mastery, progress and improved understanding based on student-initiated ideas.

We also encourage students to own their ideas, strategies, thinking, and learning. This includes teachers being open to students’ content ideas and accompanying justifications, eliciting students’ thinking, and encouraging a range of explanations.

As our students move through their years at Holsworthy the process outlined above becomes so important in their lessons. The students become more self-directed and independent and this sets them up for work or tertiary studies.

Good Luck to all our Year 12

students who are commencing their

HSC exams Monday 13

October.

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ENGLISH and

DRAMA NEWS

The HSC is happening for Year 11 as they commence the HSC in Term 4.

In English we have a new Board of Studies Prescriptions list for new topics, texts and concepts with some texts and topics being retained.

Text selection of the New HSC Prescriptions 2015-2020 includes: Total of 138 texts across 4 HSC English Courses (increase of 12 texts)

29 new print texts (20% of the total list)

18 other new texts (film and speech-es)

23 texts that are returning from 2009 Prescriptions

68 that are continuing from current lists.

In the HSC Advanced and Standard course students are required to study an Area of Study and three Modules titled Module A, B and C. They will study in depth texts across Drama, Novel, Film, Non Fiction and Poetry along with supplementary texts.

TIPS FOR A GOOD START TO THE HSC

* Start with energy and enthusiasm - early tasks matter especially assessment tasks. This provides a solid foundation for future

improvement. * Organise time efficiently with a study

plan. * See teacher or mentor assistance

early with tasks. * Respond to feedback and build on

your skills. * Use models of past student work ie

be familiar with the BOS web site. * Build your vocabulary to increase

the richness of your responses. * Read your texts. * Collect supplementary material. * Use the library as a resource. * Know the key features of each

Prescribed Module and text. * Practice your writing.

The English Faculty looks forward to a great HSC year.

Ms Portolan and the English Faculty

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HSIE

NEWS

September 2014 Congratulations to the Year 10 Commerce class and Mr Spy for their extremely successful Market Day held at the end of Term 3. The students worked successfully in a small group to plan their business ideas and apply business principles. Each group had to develop an idea for a stall and then prepare everything they needed on the day. Any profit earned was donated to a chosen charity. All of the students demonstrated impressive skills as young entrepreneurs with a commitment to raising funds for a good cause. My Spy was also very pleased with how well the class organised their market stalls and then completed the assessment task which followed.

The following articles really show the enthusiasm which the students approached the task with.

Commerce Market Day Out of all the assignments that I have received throughout my schooling life, I have to admit that this was the most challenging of them all. With so many different elements associated with this assignment, I found it difficult to keep on top of things.

During term 3, Mr Spy handed out the assignment and instructed us to get into groups. From that point I knew the assignment was going to be challenging.

Me, Michelle, Matt, Kye and ben formed a group, which we named Brace Yourself. Being in a group with mixed genders was quite interesting and entertaining. However, it was very hard at times to agree on a particular decision.A few weeks went by and we still remained undecided as to what product we were to sell. Finally, we came up with the decision of selling bracelets. The initial costing

of the assignment was quite expensive and I am glad we didn’t struggle to find a funder.

Surfing the net and buying the product was enjoyable, although receiving them in time was a crucial component to the assignment. I began to stress, because without a product, there would be no market day. Thankfully we received our product (with only a week till market day) along with many generous donations of bracelets from a student named Lana Town-send.The final week leading up to market day consisted of planning and preparing our stall set up and perfecting our products.

Market day was fun. We had music blasting, complimentary lollies and a very colourful stall. We sold most of our bracelets, making is a successful market day and we worked together to raise funds for our chosen charity which was UNICEF.

Two weeks after market day we were busy with the final stages of our assignment. We were to put together a business plan and also an interesting presentation. Overall, I did learn a lot about teamwork, business and marketing. I found some aspects about the assignment enjoyable and some not so enjoyable. I must admit, I am surprised with what our team accomplished in the end and am proud that all our hard work will pay off knowing that all profits made are going to a great cause. By Amie Colevski

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On the 2nd and 3rd of September, Mr Spy’s year 10 Commerce class were given an assignment for their business topic. They were instructed to hold a Market Day during Term 3 with a large quantity of preparation and endless amounts of hard work. There were 6 different stalls that were up and running during Market Day including Polar Hut creating memories and selling Polaroid photos, Sugar Emporium holding an exquisite candy buffet, Brace Yourself selling wonderful bracelets, Pancake stall selling lovely made pancakes and Tattoo business selling long lasting tattoos. Each business had to overcome some challenges but we were all highly successful during Market Day. This two day event was a great victory for year 10 Commerce; it was a great opportunity to offer Holsworthy something different during an ordinary day. We raised awareness for people who are less fortunate than what we are by donating all funds to various charities which each group selected. As a class, we successfully raised $1300. It uplifted the students and created unity within the school. We would like to give a big thanks to Mr. Spy for all your efforts towards this day, the English faculty for providing equipment and to all students who assisted each group. Each contribution made a large difference to lives all over the world. Never underestimate your actions. It was a victorious and abundant 2 days full of excitement, friendliness and teamwork.

By Monique Manese

HSIE news continued Market Day

HSIE

NEWS

Market Day

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POLAR HUT Market Stall

A selection of photos from Market

Day

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I’d like to start this month’s Language newsletter item with a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS for the fantastic effort and excellent results that our students achieved during the Language Perfect NSW Championships.

HOLSWORTHY HIGH SCHOOL RANKED 1st IN NSW FOR ITALIAN!

This is an amazing result well done to all those who took part, you have really made us proud. Special mention must go to EMILY SCULLY in Year 8 who once again achieved the ELITE AWARD earning over 10,000 points on her own placing her 9th overall in the state, closely fol-lowed by Morgan O’Hanlon on 9,690 points placing him 11th overall in the state. The following is a breakdown of our results throughout the competition:

1st overall in NSW for Italian 9th overall in NSW out of 205 schools (all

languages) 2nd overall in our category of 101-150

students (all languages)

We also had 4 students ranked inside the top 10 for Italian in NSW: 3rd Emily Scully 4th Morgan O’Hanlon 7th Matthew Hatzimanolis 9th Vikrant Narain-Deo

Student Results:

ELITE AWARD 10,000 points + Emily Scully – 10,008

GOLD AWARD 3,000 points + Morgan O’Hanlon – 9690 Vikrant Narain-Deo – 4720 Matthew Hatzimanolis – 3690 Shondre Lee – 3300 Cara Baker – 3004

SILVER AWARD 2,000 points +

Amanda Storey – 2621

BRONZE AWARD 1,000 points +

Alison Crowe – 1143 Anastasiia Matsko – 1141 Sinead Duckworth – 1037 Aiudal Iskandar – 1013 Joshua Horsley – 1012 Ashlee Bryant – 1002 Olivia Howlett – 1000

CREDIT AWARD 500 points + Liam Ellem-Honeywill – 885 Caitlyn Russell – 818 Harshpreet Singh – 797 Yuval Hayon – 789 Courtney Cram – 734 Heidi Newstead – 690 Katelyn Thomas – 685 Maddison Cicutto – 685 Jasmine Coder – 663 Reid Lewis – 654 Karen Gamboa – 627 Roslyn Chandler – 620 Madeline Brooker – 618 Samantha Ninnes – 608 Billy Eid – 597 Sarah McLean – 596 Liam Pierce – 564 Kayla Ingold-Dawes – 556 Tamika Barnes – 545 Naomi Gauld – 523 Avishek Singh – 511

Earlier this year in May our school also competed in the Language Perfect 2014 World Championships. Students from around the world competed in the World Championships earning individual points, points for their school, a class ranking, an Australian ranking and a World ranking.

This is only our second time entering the competition. Those who participated showed great dedication and enthusiasm. Students came to the computer labs at lunch time to earn points, some even stayed two hours every day after school and three hours on the final day of the competition, answering vocabulary questions right up until the last second!

Language Faculty

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So over the 10 days of the competition (May 19th – May 29th) students spent a total of 1077 hours online answering 368,753 vocabulary questions from a range of foreign languages such as Italian, Japanese, Chinese, French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, Samoan, Tongan, German, Indonesian, Latin, Portuguese, Maori and Russian. This resulted in Holsworthy High earning a total of 126,954 points and a final ranking of 137 out of 1152 schools from around the world! This is a fantastic result we are so proud!

A very special mention goes to two outstanding students who achieved the very first Language Perfect ELITE awards for our school. Emily Scully and Morgan O’Hanlon in Year 8 who earned over 10,000 points each. FANTASTIC EFFORT! CONGRATULATIONS!

The following is a breakdown of Holsworthy High’s results across some of the range of categories:

3rd for Italian in NSW out of 152 schools (registered for Italian)

24th overall in NSW out of 180 schools 99th overall in Australia out of 778 schools 16th for Italian in Australia out of 647 schools

(registered for Italian) 16th overall in Italian globally out of 894

schools (registered for Italian)

In addition to the above results, individually the students achieved outstanding results and will be receiving certificates at an upcoming formal assembly.

2 students achieved the Elite Award – earning over 10,000 points

8 students achieved a Gold Award – earning over 3000 points

5 students achieved a Silver Award – earning over 2000 points

14 students achieved a Bronze Award – earning over 1000 points

37 students achieved a Credit Award – earning over 500 points

Congratulations! A full list of recipients in each category is shown below.

ELITE AWARD 10,000 + points

GOLD AWARD 3,000 + points

SILVER AWARD 2,000 + points

BRONZE AWARD 1,000 + points

1. Morgan O’Hanlon 10,396

2. Emily Scully 10,134

3. Matthew Hatzimanolis 5180

4. Amanda Storey 4441

5. Vikrant Narain-Deo 4308

6. Shondre Lee 3811

7. Olivia Howlett 3405

8. Karen Gamboa 3194

9. Brayden Connor 3099

10. Sarah McLean 3042

11. Heidi Newstead 2962

12. Harshpreet Singh 2661

13. Aleksie Manese 2559

14. Jackson Norman-Purtell 2485

15. Naomi Gauld 2121

16. Liam Ellem-Honeywill 1906

17. Caitlyn Russell 1820

18. Roslyn Chandler 1748

19. Maddison Cicutto 1489

20. Peter Farr 1444

21. Yuval Hayon 1341

22. Abigail Armstrong- Mensah

1276

23. Cara Baker 1263

24. Samantha Ninnes 1172

25. Dylan Harman 1151

26. Rooha Malik 1025

27. Tamika Barnes 1025

28. Hayley Smith 1007

29. Reid Lewis 1004

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30. Dominique Sucgang 995

31. Joshua Horsley 981

32. Tusaneewan Yopho 868

33. Anushma Singh 802

34. Aidul Iskandar 797

35. Elijah Nassif 793

36. Alex Gallovich 771

37. Sinead Duckworth 758

38. Jemma Kyle 757

39. Billy Eid 751

40. Anastasiia Matsko 723

41. Alison Crowe 717

42. Dean Hunt 704

43. Jasmine Coder 794

44. Tiarna Graham 689

45. Courtney Cram 686

46. Jayda Forbes 679

47. Jack Hembrow 666

48. Melanie Basevski 662

49. Ellie Murphy 637

50. Ricky Lal 623

51. Vanessa Ephraims 605

52. Serenity Mackay 599

53. Saxon Price 582

54. Braden Hill 579

55. Blade Russo 556

56. Khadijeh Elmawey 555

57. Katelyn Thomas 539

58. Madison Cram 538

59. Kye Honey 537

60. Laura Solomons 529

61. Zoe Cepar 529

62. Holly Nettle 523

63. Liam Pierce 516

64. Katerina Misevska 513

65. Timothy Zou 506

66. Keegan Danielson 502

All of our languages classes will be participating again in 2015 however, the World Championship 10 day competition is open to ALL students in the school who have an interest in foreign languages and would like to participate. Miss Manitta Italian Teacher

CREDIT AWARD 500 + points

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Recipe of the Month

SWISS ROLL

INGREDIENTS (each)

3´ 60g eggs

½ cup caster sugar

1 cup plain flour

½ t bicarbonate of soda

1t cream of tartar

100ml milk

FINISHING

¼ cup extra caster sugar

¼ cup strawberry jam

This is able to be modified for your individual dessert.

METHOD

Set oven to 200°C.

Grease Swiss roll tin and line with greaseproof paper.

Separate eggs.

Beat egg whites until firm peak stage.

Beat egg yolks. Combine with egg whites.

Add sugar GRADUALLY, beating until thick

Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar and mix.

Fold flour into egg mixture. Use a light hand.

Heat milk and add to mixture, stirring lightly.

Pour mixture into lined Swiss roll tin.

Bake for approximately 10 minutes.

Warm jam.

Sprinkle extra caster sugar on another sheet of greaseproof paper.

Turn Swiss roll onto sugared paper.

Roll up and hold for a few seconds.

Unroll and spread quickly with jam.

Re-roll without the greaseproof paper. Leave to cool.

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SPORT NEWS

Cricket

“Mark Waugh Trophy” Cricket On the 9th September our Junior Boys Cricket team played against Elizabeth Macarthur High School in their opening match of this season’s knockout competition. It was a new team of players consisting of both Year 7 and Year 8 students, many of whom had not played competition cricket before.

Unfortunately our boys lost the game, however, they did play a great match and represented themselves and the school well with their sportsmanlike manner.

Holsworthy won the toss and our Captain Jack Tasker opted to bat. Our openers Jack and Ansh Vohra withstood a very strong bowling at the start of our innings. Finishing off our innings it was Jack Wilkinson and Blade Russo who helped lift our total to a competitive total. Both attacked the bowling and hit solid shots from loose deliveries.

Our opening bowlers Daniel Abbasi and Nathan Pryde who were very economical and kept our opposition to a slow start. Declan Bateup was successful picking up a few wickets both bowled and caught. Excellent fielding all round and some brilliant catches. Unfortunately we were eventually unable to contain their batsmen and they reached our total after 21 overs.

A great match and sportsmanship on a perfect spring day. Well played boys but unfortunately we didn’t get there. I look forward to seeing this team in action next tournament.

Mr Wiles

Joshua Schofield going out to bat.

Harshpreet Singh and Nathan Pryde meeting on the pitch between overs.

Harrison Clarke and Blade Russo on the pitch.

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Representative Sports Report It has been a busy semester for sport at Holsworthy High School. Many students have participated in a whole range of sporting endeavours with a great deal of success. We have seen some outstanding results from both individual and team performances that have demonstrated the true sporting potential Holsworthy has to offer.

Some notable achievements in team sport would include the success of the boys and girls baseball teams who both made it to the finals series. The boys achieved 4th in the State only to be outshone by the girls team who won the State Championships. Cumulatively this has been one of the most successful years in sport for students at Holsworthy High School since its establishment.

Continuing this great success, there has also been some notable achievements on an individual level of competition. A few notable competitors include Jaedan Cavill and Matthew Squires. Jaedan who has represented both the School, Sydney South West and New South Wales in Baseball, by throwing heat at any competitors that stood in his way. Another is Matthew Squires, whose blistering pace has seen him leave others in his tracks at a school, Zone and Regional Athletics carnivals. At the State Championship Matthew succeeded in gaining a position in the 100m Sprint finals to progress to the next level.

Thus far it’s been a successful year for sport in our school and all participants should be proud of their achievements. Thank you to all the teachers and parents, whom have helped support sport at our school, without you opportunities for achievement would not be possible.

Dance Update

Congratulations must go to all of the students who participated in our performances throughout Term 3. It was such a busy term that I think everyone was looking forward to the holidays!

We started the term with our Community of Schools Concert in Week 2, which was once again a success. All students who participate in this event enjoy working with our local Primary Schools and catching up with past teachers.

The Year 12 Dance class then had their practical HSC examinations in Week 4. A big thankyou to those students who performed the students Composition works; Tyler Pendergast, Claudiia Smolens, Brodie-Lee Hoare, Mihkayla Schonberger, Lauren Carr and Jayden Cicutto. It is always a stressful time and I know the girls appreciated your time and effort.

We then moved on to our annual MADD evening, which was held in Week 7 where we displayed and performed works across the Creative and Performing Arts. All performers were quite professional and should be proud of their efforts on the night.

The term ended with the Dance Showcase, which was held in Week 9. This was a perfect opportunity for our Year 12 students to showcase their HSC works to a wider audience. We also had our Year 8 Sport group perform for the first time. An experience I am sure they will not forget. Our Senior Ensemble, Company, Year 7 Interest Group and our Elective classes also had the chance to display their talents. Some students even presented some of their own choreographic works throughout the evening.

At Dance Showcase we also presented our annual awards. The recipients for this year were: ‘Encouragement Award’ – Mikayla Schonberger ‘Outstanding Contribution to Dance Award’- Sophie Swinton and Zoey Galway.

We now move onto to Term 4 which brings us to Schools Spectacular time! We are very fortunate to have students participate in this great event again this year. Congratulations to the following students; Lauren Carr, Mikaela Costa, Jayden Cicutto, Tyler Pendergast, Emily Wighton, Kendall Hooper and Zoey Galway.

Students have received information re their rehearsal dates so please check and place these in your diaries. Thank you once again for your support and to the student’s for their commitment to the Dance Program at Holsworthy High.

Ms Forbes HT PDHPE/PA Coordinator Ms Grant Teacher/Dance Coordinator

SPORT NEWS

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State Champions

At the end of last term I had the pleasure of taking the Girls Baseball Knockout Team to their Grand Final at Blacktown. We were taking on the undefeated Champions for the past three years, Hills Sports High School.

Our girls played a magnificent game which saw them take out the title 3-1. It was a tight game and the girls worked hard and displayed some great team work to come away with the win. I can’t go without mentioning some great moments from the game. We had Emily with her superb flyball catch in the outfield, Jordan’s double play, Fletcher’s hit out to right field, Madison’s consistent effort as catcher and Tamika’s and Jordan’s sensational pitching. Everyone’s effort throughout the game is to be commended. A special mention to Jaedan Cavill, Corey Adams and Ben Tolliday for their assistance throughout the games as well as Grant Heath and Hayden Rath for umpiring our home games.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the girls for their great enthusiasm, sportsmanship and belief in themselves. Anything is possible when you put your mind to it and for becoming the State Champions! I am very proud of them all and look forward to what the future holds for this great team. Congratulations!

Ms Forbes HT PDHPE/ Coach

Girls Baseball Knockout Team

State Winners

Fetcher Lewis, Bronte Lewis,

Georgia Heath, Madison Heath,

Tyler Pendergast, Cally Mezen,

Leilani Brewer, Emily Wighton,

Jordan Richardson, Tamika Vaokakala

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CONGRATULATIONS

STATE

CHAMPIONS

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YEAR ADVISORS

Ms Sproats Yr7 Mr Wiles Yr8 Mr Fernandez Yr9

Ms Condell Yr 10 Mr Lukins Yr 10 Mr Spyroulias Yr 11

Mr Amerikanos Yr 12 Ms Brown Yr 12

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High school

Helping with homework You can: help your child with assignments, but don’t do the work for them as this doesn’t help your child to learn let the school know of any family situation that may interfere with home work chat to your child’s teacher if your child is finding homework too hard help your child to have a regular time each day to do their homework help your child manage their time when they have lots of assignments at the same time help your child research information on the internet by directing them to useful sites, such as www.tale.edu.au encourage children to re-read their writing to check for spelling and punctuation.

Sometimes it’s easier to find ways to improve writing when it’s read aloud. Encourage and praise all of your child’s efforts.

More information at: www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/gotoschool/ttsy7.pdf

On the 3rd of September, those students in Year 8 who achieved high Student Responsibility Averages (SRA’s) on their half-yearly report were rewarded with a lunch and extended break. It was a pleasure to join our students for this afternoon. I would like to thank our SRC students for their help on the day.

The purpose of our reward was to raise the focus of students on achieving these responsibilities. We want all our students to be “Working to the best of their ability” , “Submitting homework and assessments on time” , “Displaying respect to others” etc.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the vast majority of our year group for their excellent conduct this term. I wish everyone an enjoyable break and a successful Term 4. Finally I invite all Year 8 students to take up the opportunity of Homework Club in the library on Tuesday afternoon and Mathsboost on Wednesday afternoons next term.

Best wishes, Mr S.Wiles Year 8 Advisor

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ATTENTION PARENTS

If you have outdated uniforms you are planning to discard you are most

welcome to bring them in to our Second Hand Uniform Shop. These uniforms are finding homes with other students and are

very much appreciated by the parents.

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 Cost:$25.00 

PLEASE NOTE

The next meeting of

the P & C for 2014 is at 5.15pm on October 13

in the Learning Centre

We would like to encourage all parents to

attend and find out in more detail what happens at our

school.

Below is a list of P & C meetings scheduled for

the rest of 2014

November 10 December 8

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Dates to remembER - 2014

Reminder: Students need to arrive at school by 8:40am for roll call each day.

Monday 13 October  HSC exams commence 

Monday 13 October  P & C Mee ng 

Wednesday 15 ‐ Friday 17 October  SRC Camp 

Monday 27 ‐ Friday 31 October  Year 8 Exams 

Monday 3 ‐ Friday 7 November  Years 7 & 10 Exams 

Friday 7 November  All Year 7 and Year 9 boys vaccina ons 

Friday 7 November  Last day of HSC  

Monday 10 ‐ Friday 14 November  Year 9 Exams 

Monday 10 November  P & C mee ng