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Newsletter No. 10, Term 4 Week 2, 27 October 2017 Page 1

COMING EVENTS

OCTOBER

30 5.00 Wine Committee

NOVEMBER

1 Y12 Presentation Night

2 4.00 Finance Committee

7.00 Governing Council

3 Unit Y12 Graduation

Ceremony

BV Combined Primary

Schools Band Workshop

6 9.00 Y12 Biology Exam

7 Y8 Vaccination

9.00 Unit Transition (Gp B)

1.30 Y12 English Lit Stud Exam

8 9.00 Y12 Mod History Exam

9.00 Unit Transition (Gp A)

9 9.00 Y12 General Maths Exam

1.30 Y12 Maths Methods Exam

10 9.00 Y12 Legal Studies Exam

13 Tanunda PS Transition

1.30 Y12 Physics Exam

14 Lyndoch PS & Redeemer Trans

9.00 Y12 Psychology Exam

15 Angaston & Greenock PS Trans

9.00 Y12 Chemistry Exam

6.00 Wine Launch

16 Small Schools Transition

9.00 Y12 Phys Ed Exam

17 Nuriootpa PS Transition

9.00 Y12 Spec Maths Exam

The complete Term 4 Calendar is

on the last page of this newsletter

UNIFORM SHOP

OPENING TIMES

Every Thursday from

8.30 - 11.10am

1.10 - 3.45pm

Our full uniform can be

viewed by visiting the

school website

www.nurihs.sa.edu.au

Please see additional Uniform

Shop Opening Times on the last

page of this newsletter

NURIOOTPA HIGH SCHOOL

Tradition—Relationships—Excellence

P - 8562 2022

F - 8562 1029

E - [email protected]

W - www.nurihs.sa.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome back to Term 4, we hope all our students had a restful holiday and are rejuvenated

for a successful end to 2017. Neil White, our Principal, is currently undertaking an acting Educa-

tion Director role based at the Gawler DECD office. This is an exciting opportunity for Neil and

we wish him all the best in this role.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our Year 12 students the very best over

the coming weeks as they finalise their assessment tasks and prepare for their final examina-

tions. We love celebrating with our Year 12s and look forward to our final Celebration Day on

Wednesday 1 November which will start with a breakfast and celebrations on the Northern

Oval starting at 8:00am. Following our celebratory breakfast, Year 12 students will attend final

classes and rehearsals for the evening Presentation Night. Our school community is invited to

attend our Year 12 presentation ceremony commencing at 7:00pm where we celebrate the cul-

mination of 13 years of schooling and present all our graduating students with their Graduation

Certificate.

For all other year levels, Term 4 is the opportunity to continue to work hard and end the year

being the best they can be. All we ever ask of our students is to put in the effort required to

achieve their best, and to take pride in demonstrating their learning to the highest possible

standard.

DOES ATTENDANCE MATTER?

There is a vast body of evidence from decades of research that shows a clear connection be-

tween student attendance at school and success in later life. Regardless of the pathway that a

young person pursues after school, a pattern of repeated absence is nearly always correlated

with difficulties in the workplace and in life generally. It is therefore critical that a school seeks

to bring out the best in young people and takes measures to ensure that students are at school

as consistently as possible.

Our processes for monitoring student attendance are an important part of our capacity to do

the best that we can for your child. In order for these processes to be effective, we require the

support of our families.

You can provide practical support for us in the following ways:

Please notify us as soon as possible if your child is absent from school – phone 85622022.

Please limit the number of absences to those that are absolutely necessary.

Respond to text message that you may receive concerning your child’s absence as soon as

possible.

Ensure that your mobile phone number is kept up to date in the school records. If you have

recently changed phone numbers, please contact the school office on 85622022.

If you want your child to be

successful at school, then

YES -

Attendance matters

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.nurihs.sa.edu.au



TRANSITION

Term 4 is also an important time for us to welcome a new group of students who join the Nuriootpa High School com-

munity in 2018. You may have read in the Leader that we are looking at enrolling our largest cohort of Year 8 students

ever – initial numbers indicate approximately 230 students will be commencing in Year 8!

Our transition process this year in undertaking some changes initiated by Anne Barclay, Assistant Principal and Rob Mo-

resi Year 8 Manager in conjunction with our local CPSW team. There will be three different transition activities for Year 7

students this year. Three separate letters have been sent home from the Primary Schools regarding these events.

Transition Day: There will a full day of Transition lessons for all year 7 students who will attend separate days with their

individual Primary Schools. These transition days will be in Week 5, 13 – 17 November.

Year 7 Wellbeing Day: All year 7 students attending Nuriootpa High in 2018 are invited to a Wellbeing day on Friday 24

November. The day will have a Positive Education focus and is being organise by our Pastoral Care Workers.

Year 7 Participation in year 8 Student Led Conferences: Each Primary School has been invited to attend Nuriootpa High

School on Tuesday 28 November. This will be in the form of an “excursion” to NHS with primary school students travel-

ling together to and from NHS to attend the Student Led Conference for one of our Year 8 students.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Ms Anne Barclay or Mr Rob Moresi who will be coordinating

this.

CHANGES TO SCHOOL CARD ELIGIBILITY

The State government is raising the school card income threshold from next year to help families with the cost of living.

This means that families with 1 child and a gross income of $57,870 in the 2016-17 financial year will be able to apply for

a school card. Application forms for 2018 will be available from schools or www.sa.gov.au by the end of the 2017 school

year.

HEALTH EDUCATION

We would like to take this opportunity to share with you our Health Education Curriculum. In light of the political de-

bate currently surrounding the marriage laws we would like to assure families that our Health Education Curriculum at all

year levels will remain unchanged. An organisation called SHINE SA supports our school with professional development,

curriculum, resources, advice and advocacy to deliver a comprehensive and up-to-date relationships and sexual health

education program.

SHINE SA’s Years 8-10 comprehensive relationships and sexual health curriculum is mapped to Australian Curriculum:

Health and Physical Education and DECD Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum.

Families wanting to familiarise themselves with the Australian Curriculum for Health can visit the ACARA website: https://

www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/health-and-physical-education/

As an accredited DECD Safe School with a focus on Positive Education and Positive Psychology, our education for young

people is focused around respectful relationships, growth mindsets and resilience. Further information about the DECD

Safe Schools Anti Bullying Initiative can be found at https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/supporting-students/health-e-safety-and-

wellbeing/safe-schools

If you have any further concerns regarding the curriculum in South Australian government schools, please feel free to con-

tact DECD.

Kirsty Gebert

Outstanding Materials & Services charges for 2017 are being referred to DECD for debt collection. To avoid this

process please contact the Finance Office as soon as possible to arrange payment of any outstanding amount.

It is not too late to apply for school card but applications must be received by 20 November. School Card forms

are available on the school website.

Please contact School Card on 1800 672 758 if you have applied & have yet to be notified that school card has

been approved or contact the Finance Office if you require any assistance.

http://www.sa.gov.au

https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/health-and-physical-education/

https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/health-and-physical-education/

https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/supporting-students/health-e-safety-and-wellbeing/safe-schools

https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/supporting-students/health-e-safety-and-wellbeing/safe-schools



These awards are offered as part of the Children’s Week celebration

for children who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in

any endeavour including academic, community service, sport, arts

and personal challenge.

We would like to congratulate Year 11 student, Georgia Thomas on

being awarded a Children’s Week award in recognition of her con-

tributions in the following:

GLO COMMITTEE

Georgia is the co-chair person for the Nuriootpa High School GLO committee. She has been

involved in organising the IDAHOT Day which was in May where students were able to raise awareness for the LGBTIQA+

community. Georgia is the spokesperson in the DECD safe schools video for Nuriootpa High School which is now on the DECD

facebook page.

ROTARY CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM

In addition to her valued contributions to this committee, Georgia has represented Nuriootpa High School and the Barossa Ro-

tary Club by attending a week in Canberra at Parliament House where she was involved in a citizenship program learning about

politics in Australia.

YOUTH PARLIAMENT

In 2016 and 2017 Georgia has also participated in the South Australian Youth Parliament. She can be found on the front page of

their website. YMCA SA Youth Parliament is run by young people, for young people through the work of a volunteer taskforce.

Georgia took part in an exciting and intense six day program (9th to 14th July 2017) which included four days at Parliament

House.

2018 SAPOL STAR Group Youth Leadership Camp

In the January 2018 school holidays, Georgia has won a place in a highly sought after Youth Leadership Police Camp.

For all her contributions and achievements, Georgia was nominated for this award and has been successful in being recognized

as a winner. She will be presented with this award on Friday 27 October by the Honourable Education Minister Susan Close .

Well done Georgia

ANZAC CENTENARY REFLECTIONS COMPETITION

NOW OPEN

Win a trip for 2 to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra!

Photographers, videographers, writers and poets from age 15 and above are in-

vited to enter this once in a 100 year competition.

The Anzac Centenary Reflections Competition is looking for short films (up to 5

min), photos (up to 3 per entry), creative writing (short story up to 2000 words) and poetry (60 lines) that re-

flect the ANZAC themes of compassion, courage, duty, integrity, mateship, resilience, teamwork and persever-

ance.

Entries close 11 November 2017 *conditions apply*

Go to www.anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/competitions for information on how to enter.

For further information or queries call Andrew at Veterans SA on 8226 8543 or email

[email protected]

http://www.anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/competitions




The time has almost come to say farewell to our talented Year 12 students for 2017. Across the board for grades the students

have been very successful in their chosen subject areas. They have achieved 22% A’s, 40% B’s and 32% C’s which is an out-

standing result and we are very proud of their dedicated efforts.

This term has culminated in the completion of major assignments, revision for exams, preparation for Presentation Night, organ-

ising formal outfits and booking Schoolies accommodation and buses, whilst stressing about deadlines and work. The students

have been working steadily all year and with their exceptional work ethic we are very confident that they will continue to reach

their goals in the final few weeks of their assessments including their exams.

YEAR 12 CELEBRATION DAY

On Wednesday 1 November, the students will come to school dressed in a revised version of the school uniform to celebrate

their last official day at Nuriootpa High School. A casual breakfast at 8am will start the day on the Northern oval followed by

some final lessons in the morning before participating in a rehearsal for the Presentation Night. We are looking forward to shar-

ing this final school day with our students.

YEAR 12 PRESENTATION NIGHT

Next Wednesday 1 November, the year 12’s will be officially acknowledged at the Presentation Night in the stadium starting at

7pm. All students will receive a Graduation Pack as a memento of their time here at Nuriootpa High School. Over 150 awards

will be presented to worthy winners for their commitment to school life, leadership, motivation, academic achievement in sub-

jects as well as merit and school values awards. These awards would not be possible without the generous, enduring support of

our Barossa community sponsors who continue to provide donations to the school for this very important celebration. We

would like to sincerely thank them all for their continued support of our Presentation Night.

THE FORMAL

On Thursday 30 November the formal will take place at the InterContinental Hotel in Adelaide starting at 6.00pm and finishing

at 11.00pm. All students have been busy preparing for this important evening as it will be the last time that they will get the

opportunity to see all of their fellow classmates together. It will be a night full of reflection, fun and dancing, whereby the stu-

dents get their chance to walk on the red carpet and be glamorous for a night!

FINAL THANK YOUS

It has been an incredible year filled with many memorable moments that will remain firmly entrenched within the memories of

this amazing group of students. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the parents and caregivers who supported their

sons and daughters through the turbulent yet rewarding Year 12 experience. I would also like to thank my dedicated Home

Group team and all the Year 12 teachers for their encouragement, enthusiasm and professionalism in supporting this incredible

group of young people. Thanks must also go to Mrs Kirsty Gebert for her outstanding leadership, caring nature and positive

attitude throughout the year.

I have had the ultimate privilege to have managed this year level for the past 2 years and have thoroughly enjoyed watching

them grow and mature as the year progressed. I shall miss their friendly, sometimes mischievous interactions but on the whole

they have acted with respect and have overcome many obstacles with sheer resilience and pride. “Having a growth mindset”

was our motto from the start and I am confident that this group of year 12’s will, continue to grow, reach their goals and make

valuable contributions to their community in the future.

Chris Gambell - Year 12 Year Level Manager

Charlie Bittner

On 1 January 2018, Year 12 student Charlie Bittner will begin a tour of England

and France as part of the Wanderers Australia Netball Squad. The tour lasts for 18

days and the girls are accompanied by experienced supervisors and advanced /

high performance netball coaches.

Most squad members are the only player from their school or club or even associ-

ation, so it is a great opportunity for Charlie and the other squad members to cre-

ate friendships and improve upon their netball abilities. On previous tours individ-

ual players are from as far north as Cairns, to as far south as Hobart, as far west as

Karratha and Perth, Darwin in the north, and everywhere in-between .

The tour begins in London before making their way through regional England,

and heading across to France for the final couple of days of the tour to visit Paris

and tour the World War One battlefields of the Somme, particularly where the

ANZACS featured. Along the way many netball trainings and games will take

place.

Congratulations to Charlie on being selected on the tour and wish you the greatest

of luck for the trip and beyond.



SAPSASA ATHLETICS

On Tuesday 5 September the annual interschool SAPSASA (Primary School Athletics Championships) were held on Nuriootpa

High Schools Eastern Oval. The day was a huge success with outstanding organisation by all involved. Included in this, 25 enthu-

siastic Nuriootpa High School students volunteered their time to assist with the track and field events. A huge thank you to those

students, with many outstanding comments from parents and staff regarding their respectful, polite and professional manner on

the day. These students are awarded a ‘Service to School Sport’ as part of their on-going commitment to school sport.

Finn Reed Cameron North Harry Clarkson Hannah Doecke Jayten Davis

Kate Barnett Harley Gerlach Byron Hoffman Ethan Chapman Anthony Coyne

Willem Schluter- Prouse Hannah Sweeney Zac Milton Tarja Morris Ellie Clark

Jacob Heintz Kade Rohrlach Nick Higgs Jordan Brook Brodie Ireland

Tate Manning Ben Burgemeister Jez McLennan Lucy Elsworthy Tyson Fechner

TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS

On Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October the VIVA Sports SA All Schools Games 2017 took place at SANTOS Stadium in Mile End.

Nuriootpa High School had 3 students participate achieving some outstanding success. If athletes place 1st, 2nd or 3rd, they are

selected for the All Schools State Team which will take place at SANTOS stadium on the 10 - 12 December later this year. Con-

gratulations to these students and we wish you the best of luck representing the state in December.

Finn Reed Tate Manning Ryan Hoklas

100m - 11th 100m hurdles - 2nd 400m - 5th

90m hurdles - 2nd 200m hurdles - 2nd 800m - 5th

Long jump - 4th Long Jump - 5th

Javelin - 2nd Javelin - 5th

Brad West - Sports Manager



Student Led Conferences (SLC) develop students’ ability to reflect on their learn-

ing, their future goals, develop bravery and leadership. The outcomes of our SLC

are linked to the ACARA General Capabilities.

Year 8 students are preparing for their individual conference during Student De-

velopment time with the assistance of their Home Group teacher, Year level Man-

ager and Assistant Principal. They will present 3 - 4 topics. Their compulsory item

looks at their personal subject selections and reasoning for 2018.

Choice items include:

‘The assignment/project I am most proud of in 2017’,

‘Most enjoyable moment at school in Year 8’,

‘My recommendation to Mr White to improve the school’ and others.

On Tuesday 28 November (Week 7), Year 8 students will only be required to be at school for their 20 minutes conference time.

They will present to a panel consisting of a family member, Year 7 student and staff member. Grades will be allocated and ap-

pear on the Term 4 report. Bookings for family members are made online with information on the link via the brochure that

students received in Week 1. Information is also on our website.

Anne Barclay - Assistant Principal Learner Wellbeing

FOOTY COLOURS DAY

On Friday the 15 September we had a dress up non-uniform day. For this non-uniform day the theme was footy colours or to

dress up in your favourite team colours. A range of people dressed up on the day and it was good to see such an involvement in

our school for a dress up day. The SRC also brainstormed what other activities we wanted to incorporate. We decided on a

bake sale, music in the courtyard and a ‘longest footy kick’ competition at lunch. Everyone in the SRC pitched in to make the

day come to life and the bake sale was successful as always. We raised a total of just over $800 which will be donated to the

Fight Cancer Foundation.

The winners of the footy long kick competition were Chloe Tidswell for the girls and Sam Falland for the boys. The prizes for

footy long kick consisted of two $20 Sport Power vouchers. All of the donations were given to the Fight Cancer Foundation.

The Fight Cancer Foundation is a national charity dedicated to providing care, treatment and support for cancer patients and

their families and funding vital research into cancer treatment and cures. Fight Cancer Foundation support patients and their

families in getting the care they deserve. In total $800 was donated to this charity which was an awesome effort and we’d like

to thank all the students for their participation on the day!

Abbey Underwood

Student Representative Council



THE INAUGURAL ABORIGINAL LEARNERS IN STEM CONGRESS

Flayme Rollins and Anthony Coyne this week attended the Inau-

gural Aboriginal Learners in STEM Congress which coincided with

the International Astronautical Congress at the Adelaide Conven-

tion Centre. The Congress was attended by 90 Aboriginal students

who demonstrated an interest towards STEM in their written ap-

plications.

Students received a T-Shirt which was designed by the Young Abo-

riginal STEM Thinkers of South Australia (YASTSA). These students

also co-designed and delivered activities on the day. The Congress

was held at Generation Next and The Adelaide Convention Cen-

tre and opened with a Welcome to Country by Uncle Moogy.

The guest speaker, Chris Ferguson, former NASA astronaut was a

particular highlight. He captured the audience as he spoke of his

experiences as an astronaut on the Space Shuttle and at the Inter-

national Space Station. He also explained the effects that space travel has on the human body and about his job now as Director

of Boeing and the commitment this company has to developing a Global Space Program.

Students then participated in a ‘Tickle my droid robotic activity’ run by the Space Science Education Centre at the Adelaide Con-

vention Centre. They were also treated to viewing all of the Astronautical displays and presentations.

Natalie Axo - AET

THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE MARNI

WINGKU EXCURSION

ATSI students from NHS joined 230 other

Aboriginal students from all over the state at

the University of Adelaide for a chance to

have hands on experience at a range of ex-

citing studies. Students chose from Record-It,

Mix and Produce it, Reporters, On the So-

cials, Student Congress, Coding 101, Build it,

Slice and Stain, Buried Treasure and All

about Teeth!

There were also prizes on offer and as luck

would have it Anthony Coyne was random-

ly chosen as the winner of an Apple ipad.

Congratulations!

Natalie Axo - AET

At the start of Term 4, students in Mr Conway’s class assisted Pastoral Care Worker Rose Hegarty to assemble ‘Care Bags’ to

hand out to Year 12 students – a new initiative to show support and encouragement to senior students in the lead-up to final

assessments. Thank you to Mr Conway, Ms Henke, Ms Reincke, Derek, David, Harley, Corey, Ashleigh, Kiara, Cheyenne,

Matt…and also to local Churches for financial support.





On days where Bureau of Meteorology has forecast catastrophic fire danger rating for the Mount Lofty Ranges district:

Nuriootpa High school is within an area classified by the CFS as a Bushfire Safer Place and will remain open.

School bus routes to Nuriootpa High School for affected regions will be cancelled.

Parents/Caregivers of students who travel on affected buses will be contacted via SMS, voice call, Daymap and notification

through our website.

More information can be obtained via the DECD Emergency Information Hotline on 1800 000 279.

If a bushfire is reported in our region during the day:

Affected bus routes will be cancelled and will not leave the school until the area is declared safe by emergency services.

Parents/caregivers of students who travel on buses will be contacted via SMS, voice call, Daymap and notification through

our Website.

Students will be supervised at Nuriootpa High School until buses can run or parents/caregivers are able to collect students.

In a bushfire emergency be aware that mobile services may be interrupted and communication may cease.

If during a bus run, the driver sights a bushfire and there is a concern for safety, then the bus driver:

Has the authority to abandon the bus route and return to school, or

If it is safe to do so, proceed to one of the pre-planned emergency areas or CFS designated ‘Safer Places’.

To support student safety, parents/caregivers are asked to:

Ensure that their contact information is up to date and correct so Nuriootpa High School staff are able to contact them in

an emergency.

Ensure that they do not place themselves or others at risk when attempting to collect their child from Nuriootpa High

School.

Be up-to-date with the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) extreme weather announcements and tune into emergency broad-

casters ABC Radio 891 and FIVEaa, the CFS website or the Alert SA app.

Please see information re: School closures and cancelled bus and taxi runs on days of catastrophic fire danger ratings on page 10

PROCESSED MEATBIRDS FOR SALE

Agricultural Studies students are raising a batch of meat birds which are being processed in

early December. They will weigh on average 2.0 - 2.5Kg dressed and are excellent eating – previous customers

regularly comment on the tenderness and flavour of the roasted birds.

They have been raised in a stress free environment at very low stocking rates.

They are $6.50 per kilogram and would be an excellent addition to a Christmas dinner.

Please place orders with Ag and Hort Coordinator, Gerald Wright

[email protected] or return the slip below.

Name…………………………………………… Contact Phone No……………………………..

Address……………………………………………………………………….

TURKEY AND TURKEY ROLL ORDERS

Agricultural Studies are currently preparing a batch of turkeys which will be dressed and available early December as either

dressed birds or as turkey rolls. The turkey rolls can be ordered as either full turkey rolls OR half turkey rolls. The turkey rolls

will have an apricot and almond seasoning added. Numbers are limited so a prompt order is required.

Please return to G Wright, Ag and Hort Coordinator or email: [email protected]

I wish to order …….. …Turkey(s) @ $11.00 per Kg

I wish to order ……….. Full Turkey Roll(s) @ $17.50 per Kg

I wish to order ……….. Half Turkey Roll(s) @ $17.50 per Kg

Name……………………………………..………………… Contact Phone No…………………………………….…

Address …………………………………………………………………………………..









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