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■ Newsletter Edition 11 ■ Week 2, Term 3, 2017

Batemans Bay High School

School Matters

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Farewell to the Circus Take a bow

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Calendar Term 3, Week 2 Mon 24 July NAIDOC Week Activities Tue 25 July Parent/Teacher Afternoon 4pm Tue 25 July Year 11 2018 Information 6.00pm Tue 25 July Regional Drama Festival Wollongong Thur 27 July NAIDOC Assembly Thur 27 July Aust Mathematics Competition Fri 28 July AIME Program UOW Term 3, Week 3 Sun 30 July Year 11 Snow Trip Mon 31 July Trial HSC Mon 31 July U15 Girls & Boys basketball Wed 2 Aug Katungal Dental Van Visit Thur 3 Aug Year 10 Subject Selection Online Thur 3 Aug Year 7/8 Maths Challenge Day,

Moruya Fri 4 Aug Regional Athletics Canberra Fri 4 Aug Year 9 Photography, Mogo Zoo Term 3, Week 4 Mon 7 Aug Trial HSC continues Mon 7 Aug School Photos ALC Thur 10 Aug School Assembly Fri 11 Aug School Photo catchup day Fri 11 Aug Year 11 PDHPE First Aid Term 3, Week 5 Tue 15 Aug School Social Thur 17 Aug Special Ed Sports Day, Corrigans

Beach Fri 18 Aug Special Ed Preschool visit

Feature Photo

Performers from The Night Circus

In this issue… Principal’s Message ...................................................................... 3

The Sensational Circus ........................................................... 3

NAIDOC Week ........................................................................... 3

Quota Student of the Year ................................................... 3

The Great Debate ..................................................................... 3

Au revoir Baptiste, benvenuta Giulia ................................ 4

Parent/Teacher and Elective Information Night .......... 4

School Photos ................................................................................ 5

From The Deputies ....................................................................... 5

Learning and school ................................................................ 5

Acknowledging staff and student achievement .......... 5

Sculpting in Visual Arts ............................................................... 5

Little Litter Warriors: Youth Frontiers Program ................. 6

Interact Club ................................................................................... 7

Zone Athletics Results ................................................................. 7

HSIE News ........................................................................................ 7

2017 Australian Geography Competition ....................... 7

2017 Topics and Assessments ............................................ 8

Community Announcements ................................................... 9

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Principal’s Message

The Sensational Circus I hope you were fortunate enough to witness or even be part of “The Night Circus”, the whole school performance that wrapped up Term 2 with a bang. The better part of 200 students, over 30 staff and an elephant had a hand in bringing Mr Perrem and Ms McCutcheon’s dream to reality. The show has garnered praise from parents, media outlets, the Director Public Schools NSW, the Performing Arts Unit, and perhaps most poignantly, the students who participated. Ella Chatelain in Year 10 summarised my feelings about the value of this production in her comments to the Bay Post:

“In this production I’ve made new friends, most I’ve never talked to before in the school. It just brings the whole school together, even if it’s just painting a chess piece.”

As always, our students say it best. Great job everyone.

NAIDOC Week Our school celebration of NAIDOC week commences today with a traditional smoking ceremony and flag raising in our Aboriginal garden. A week of cultural activities follows and I invite everyone to our assembly and luncheon on Thursday.

The theme of this year’s NAIDOC week is “Our Languages Matter”. The local Walbanga people have kept the Dhurga language alive and are passing it on to a new generation of speakers. You may be familiar with the greeting walawaani njindiwan, often uttered during the welcome or acknowledgement of country at our assemblies, which means we hope you had a safe journey. Native languages are an area of study in the Aboriginal Studies courses we have established here in Year 9 and Year 11 this year, but I genuinely hope that

we can introduce a broader range of students to Dhurga as its use increases in the community and more teachers become available.

Quota Student of the Year The Quota Student of Year trophy has returned to the school once again, this time courtesy of Emilee Clout’s outstanding feats of scholarship. The quest was held on Monday 26 June at the Soldiers Club. Students from Moruya, Ulladulla, Braidwood, Carroll College and St Peter’s College competed against Emilee, Jack McFarlane and Zoe Vandenberg from Batemans Bay.

The students took part in an individual interview before three judges where they were required to show their knowledge of current affairs as well as detail their own personal development and school achievements. This was then followed by a two-part public speaking competition – a four-minute prepared speech then a one-minute impromptu speech. The impromptu speech topic was “heroes”.

All students acquitted themselves admirably and were excellent ambassadors for their schools.

Jack McFarlane, Zoe Vandenberg and Emilee Clout

The Great Debate Education Week is a state-wide annual event to recognise the role of public education in NSW. This year it will be held from 31 July to 4 August (Week 3). The week highlights the achievements of local public schools, putting the spotlight on our students, our teachers and the communities that support them.

Batemans Bay High School will be marking the week with a formal public debate between students and staff at the Village Centre in town. Students from the school debating society, under the guidance of Ms Koprivec,

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will argue that “life was better for young people in 1988”. While it may be interpreted as a pessimistic topic, it will be intriguing to see how the students examine life in a time before they were born and how the teachers can put to rest some of misconceptions about the world the millennials have inherited.

Education Week Debate 1998 The debate commemorates a similar event held twenty years ago. The school has invited its first English Head Teacher, Mr Ross Hosking, to be one of the adjudicators. Mr Hosking was part of the original debate and we look forward to his involvement.

If you are free at 3:30pm on Wednesday 2 August, you are encouraged to come to listen to the debate at the Village Centre, right near the stairs at the corner of North and Perry Streets.

Au revoir Baptiste, benvenuta Giulia Our French exchange student Baptiste Bocquet has said goodbye to Australia after twelve months with us. Anyone who spent any time with Baptiste could attest to how much he has grown over the past year, as well as how much his English has improved. Student exchange is a wonderful experience for the hosts, not just the students. We learned a lot from Baptiste, including how little time we spend in school compared to those is some Europeans countries.

As soon as Baptiste departed, we were delighted to agree to hosting another exchange student. Giulia Torghele hails from Trento in the north of Italy. Her home school is a classical lyceum where classical Greek and Latin literature are keys parts of the curriculum – very different to an Australian comprehensive high school. Giulia enjoys travelling (obviously), all types of sport and meeting new people. I’m sure she will feel at ease here in Batemans Bay and will make the most of her six month stay.

Parent/Teacher and Elective Information Night Semester 2 parent/teacher night is on tomorrow afternoon from 4pm in the hall. At the request of parents and staff, we are trialling a booking system for appointment times using the online Parent Portal. All families who did not previously have access were mailed login details last term. If you can’t make an appointment electronically, don’t panic. You can call the office at any time or just show up on the night. For those new to the school, our parent/teacher nights are regularly held on the last Tuesday of Term 1 and the second Tuesday of Term 3. This allows parents to reserve the nights well in advance.

Immediately following the parent/teacher night, we will be providing information about electives for students moving into Year 11 in 2018 in the library. If you are unable to attend and would like to speak to someone regarding senior school, please contact Mrs Caroline Preston.

Mr Greg McDonald Principal

Student Achievement Caleb Healy Year 7

Caleb has an excellent all-round work ethic, but sometimes students just need to be commended for showing maturity and doing the right thing. Caleb can be counted on to look after others and promote the Bay Way core values.

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School Photos Annual school photo day is on Monday 7 August. Year 12 students will have their photos taken after their exams. Orders can be placed online at www.theschoolphotographer.com.au or collect an envelope from your year advisor to bring to the photographer on the day.

From The Deputies We have now commenced Semester 2 at school. This means the start of our second reporting period. Reports have gone home to all students highlighting student achievement from Terms 1 and 3 or Semester 1. If you have not received a copy, students can see their year advisors for their copy.

Staff engaged in professional learning on Monday 25

July, which aimed to:

• review and plan for methods of assessing and reporting as a school and in our subject specific areas,

• reflect on the importance of developing and maintaining respectful relationships and the building of connections within and to the school community,

• allow staff involved in Quality Teaching Rounds to discuss progress with the Principal, and

• engage in further faculty planning for Semester 2.

It is fantastic to hear students and staff interact in such a positive manner as we return to the business of education. We are always heartened to witness the genuine care and concern that staff and students have for each other. Personally, to have students greet us with comments like, ‘Hi Miss. How was your holiday?’ and have students say they are happy to back at school indicates that we are creating a positive environment. This can only translate to success. Research has shown that safe and supportive schools enable better educational outcomes for students and promote positive mental health.

Learning and school A few issues require a mention in this edition of the newsletter that concern parent communication with students while at school and our obligation to provide a healthy canteen.

Firstly, we encourage parents to communicate with students through the Front Office during school hours. Given our new mobile phone policy parents can inadvertently be disrupting teaching and learning time should they contact their child directly on their mobile phone.

In regard to attendance, the school is to be aware of alternative arrangements. Students are not to leave without informing us of their whereabouts. If unwell, students must go to the Front Office and report as sick. Staff will then contact parents/carers and make appropriate arrangements.

Secondly, we have an obligation to follow our healthy school canteen procedures and cannot have food passed through the fence during recess and lunch. McDonalds, KFC and other ‘fast foods’ are not encouraged at school.

Acknowledging staff and student achievement Our Open Girls and Boys Volleyball Teams who represented BBHS at the CHSSA NSW State Championships. The boys finished a creditable 13. An outstanding effort considering they have only been playing the sport for 18 months. The girls played off for the gold medal and after a nail biting five set game, they were awarded the silver medal. Mr Inglis and Mr Blowes along with our committed parent assistant and manager, Mrs Dot Kinnane, provided coaching, management and moral support for the players. Wow – what an achievement. The boy’s team consisted of Connor Art, Jacomb Graham, Brody Johns, Rhys Keller, Rhodes Lea, Rhys Macdonnell and Nathan Meacham.

The girl’s team included Kateia Barenaba, Stella Cross, Emerson Hall, Emily Kinnane, Ella Pearce and Molly Wilkinson. Unfortunately, other team members were unable to attend, but have been integral to the success of the team and included Lily Attwood, Braieta Barenaba and Simone Lavis.

Mrs Caroline Preston and Ms Fiona Saunders Deputy Principals

Sculpting in Visual Arts In Visual Arts in the MC classroom during Term 2, we worked with a variety of medium. I created these Five Nights at Freddy’s sculptures out of Blu Tack. My inspiration for these sculptures was the Indie game series Five Nights at Freddy’s. These sculptures are of

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five characters from one of six games. I used lead and coloured pencils to plan and draw my characters.

Miss Pleasant said, “I am delighted with the result! Seth is a talented artist who really committed himself to this project. We may just see him designing characters for video games in the future!”

Seth Blake Year 7

The initial plan

The completed sculptures

Little Litter Warriors: Youth Frontiers Program As part of the Youth Frontiers program, I have chosen to base my project on the environment and conservation, particularly the rubbish in our local area. I have started a social media campaign on Instagram, little_litter_warriors, which shows images and

descriptions of what I have found on my way home from school or anywhere else.

If you have any interest in the issue, feel free to follow my page and if you find any rubbish, take a photo of it and post it using #littlelitterwarriors. I have also decided to hold a competition at the primary schools which

entail the students come up with their own ideas on rubbish and draw it onto paper. At the end of the term I will hold a presentation to Year five and six students at one or more primary schools, and show them my journey as well as having someone else speak at the presentation to give facts and statistics. After the presentation, the students will walk outside and make a human sign which will read either ‘little litter warriors’ or just ‘litter warriors’ and a photo will be taken with a drone.

Chloe Knight Year 9

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Interact Club The Interact Club would love your pre-loved clothes and is starting a market stall at the Corrigan’s Beach markets to raise money.

The Interact Club has previously donated swags for the homeless and filtration drinking straws for remote villages in third world countries. Their current major project is to supply a beach wheel chair for the disabled.

The clothing must be in good condition and have no inappropriate, rude or suggestive slogans and can be dropped off into the basket in the front office.

For more information about Interact, please drop into our meeting held each Thursday in Room 1 during the lunch break.

Zone Athletics Results

Stella Cross First, 16 yrs 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m. Second, 16 yrs 1500m, Shot Put. Third, 16 yrs Triple Jump and Javelin. Summa Ladmore First, 12 yrs High Jump. Georgia Laverack First, 17+ yrs Javelin. Olivia Buonopane Second, 17+ yrs Long Jump. Ella Chatelain Second, 17+ yrs 1500m. Nioka Kerry Second, U13 yrs Javelin. Claire Turnbull Second 16 yrs Discus. Kristelle Westbrook Second 14 yrs Shot Put. Kaylynd Howard Third 12 yrs Shot Put and Discus. Alyssa Abela Third 16 yrs 200m. Chloe Carpenter Third 17+ yrs Shot Put. Raine Dexter Third 16 yrs 400m. Jacob Graeber First 13 yrs Discus and Third 13 yrs Shot Put. Kai Canham First 13 yrs High Jump. Cody Gunson First U14 yrs 1500m and First 13 yrs High Jump. Tyrone Da Silva First 14 yrs Javelin. Wyatt Wakelam First 14 yrs Shot Put. Jack Bartlett Second 13 yrs Shot Put and Third 13 yrs 100m. Harry O’Keeffe Second 16 yrs 1500m. Codey Carpenter Third 15 yrs Long Jump and Triple Jump. Elijah Kinnane Third 16 yrs Shot Put. Ethan Wood Third 17+ yrs Javelin. Baptiste Bocquet Second 17+ yrs Javelin and Third 17+ yrs Shot Put. First 16 yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Ellijay Dorn, Alyssa Abela, Raine Dexter, Stella Cross Second 13 yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Ethan Hood, Jack Bartlett, Cody Gunson, Kai Canham.

Second 12 yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Amy Kassouh, Briana Bowron, Kaylynd Howard, Summa Ladmore. Second 16 yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Elijah Kinnane, Luke Nikolajew, Deklyn Pascoe, Codey Carpenter. Second 17+ yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Tayah Hancock, Claire Turnbull, Georgie Laverack, Olivia Buonopane. Third 14 yrs 4 x 100m Relay Team – Charlotte Knox, Alexia Mancia, Emma Stammers, Alexa Warwick.

HSIE News

2017 Australian Geography Competition In May, 38 junior students sat the 2017 Australian Geography Competition. This year, more than 70,000 students completed the competition in 743 schools around the nation. It was very pleasing to receive the results and certificates for our students this week. All of our students did well overall, but seven students received commendation. Congratulations to Max Hyam, Kasper Matuschka and Jacob Zimmerman, who each received High Distinctions; Ilysha Perry for achieving a Distinction; and Wyatt Wakelam, Emma Stammers and Georgia Keller who were awarded Credit. The annual competition tests students Geographical skills, knowledge and understanding. Our students will be presented with their certificates in an upcoming school assembly.

Max Hyam, Jacob Zimmerman, Emma Stammers, Ilysha Perry Wyatt Wakelam, and Kasper Matuschka

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2017 Topics and Assessments We are letting parents, carers and students know that we have outlined all topics taught in Year 7 - 10 HSIE on the school's Moodle website. You can also find assessment tasks located there for all Year 7 - 10 Geography and History topics taught in those subjects. To access the BBHS Moodle website and HSIE specific information, which is easy, please follow these instructions: 1. Type into any web browser: Batemans Bay High School Moodle 2. Click on: web3.batemansba-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/moodle/ 3. Locate and click on: HSIE 4. Click on: HSIE Years 7 - 10 Course & Assessment 5. Click on: Login as a guest

Mr Michael Matuschka Head Teacher, HSIE

P&C Sausage Sizzle The P&C is running a sausage sizzle at Bunnings this Saturday. Please contact the president, Terry Paranthoeine, through the school office if you would like to assist.

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Community Announcements Batemans Bay High School Newsletter regularly includes community information and advertisements. The School does not endorse or accept responsibility for these activities. Attendance at or use of these services is at the discretion of the students.

Ascent Training Services

We now have the NSW Road Transport Safer Driver Course in Batemans Bay.

If you have your NSW Learners permit and keen to learn more about safer driving behaviours then the

Safer Drivers Course is for you.

You will receive 20 hours of log book credit once you complete the course.

Please follow the link for more information or to make a booking.

http://www.ascenttrainingservices.com.au/Our-Courses/NSW-Safer-Drivers-Course-For-Learner-

Drivers.aspx

UOW Batemans Bay Campus Year 12 Information Evening

Monday 24 July 5.30pm

UOW Batemans Bay Campus Hanging Rock

Our Year 12 Information Evenings are for students in Year 12 and parents who would like to know more

about studying at UOW. To register click on the link.

http://www.uow.edu.au/future/events/index.html