9090 Brunel Drive

Modbury Heights

South Australia, 5092

Ph: (08) 8263 6244

Fax: (08) 8263 6072

Email: contact@theheights.sa.edu.au

WWW: http://www.theheights.sa.edu.au

NEWSLETTER No. 10

1 September 2011

OUR SCHOOL VALUES

We work hard to learn

We respect ourselves and

each other

We value acts of

generosity

IN THIS ISSUE Korean Study Tour

Arts Week

Book Week

Uniform

DIARY DATES

12/9 Parent Club Mtg 9am

13/9 Festival of Music

13/9 Fundraising Comm

3:15pm

15/9 Pedal Prix

Murray Bridge

20/9 Governing Council

7pm

23/9 JS Sports Day

SCHOOL

CLOSURE DAY

5th

SEPTEMBER

2011

Junior School Assembly Dates:

Wednesday 14th September

Activity Room 2:15pm

Friday 30th September

Activity Room 9:00am

GIFTED EDUCATION

PARENT EVENING

TUESDAY 20th

SEPTEMBER

THE HEIGHTS SCHOOL

RESOURCE CENTRE

7:00pm – 8:00pm

TOPIC:

Improving your student’s

organisational skills

PRESENTER:

Wendy Stewart – Past

President of the Gifted and

Talented children’s Association

RSVP Rob Perkins 8263 6244

Out of School Hours Care

Phone Number: 8395 6879

Observatory Phone Number:

8263 6384

In our last newsletter we celebrated the

achievements of our students in Science, Maths and

the SACE Stage 2 Research Project. We are pleased

to highlight the work of our students showcased in

Arts Week and Book Week in this edition of the

newsletter.

While we all enjoyed the performance of ‘Don’t

Judge a Moth by its Colour’ by our Wakakirri troupe

during Arts Week and on stage at the Entertainment

Centre we are delirious with excitement about their

success as:

STATE

WINNERS WAKAKIRRI 2011

The students, teachers

and parents were still

glowing from the news

about their win at the

Junior School

assembly on Thursday

when the troupe were

presented with their

participation

certificates.

We were fortunate that Isobel Redmond, Leader

of the Opposition, David Pisoni, Shadow Minister

for Education and Todd Hacking, old scholar now

Tea Tree Gully Councillor, were visiting the school

at the time and Minister Redmond was able to

present their trophies.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Refurbishment of the Middle School

building starts on Monday 5th

September. The builders will need

to use the staff car park. This will

mean that staff will have to park in

the OSHC car park until completion in

August 2012. We trust that parents

will be considerate and patient

during this time and be especially

vigilant and mindful of the safety of

students and pedestrians in this area.

Excess furniture and metal lockers

for disposal – make a donation, take

them away. See front office if you

are interested in these items

While our Junior School students are basking in

their success our year 9, 10 and 11 students have

been planning their future pathways to success.

80% of students and their parents completed their

subject selections for 2012 on the course

counselling day. We appreciate the support from

parents who made appointments to be involved in

the counselling process. We will now use this

information to construct a timetable for 2012 and

staffing.

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PrincipalPrincipalPrincipalPrincipal

Korean Study Tour

We recently hosted 14 Korean students for two and a half weeks from South Korea.

Students were from two different schools. There were three primary and six secondary age students from

Maekyung, and five primary age students from Hans Education Academy.

We will have a group from Indonesia in March next year. Students, visiting teachers and the agent organising the

visit were very happy with our support of the students and the quality of the program we offered.

Forthcoming Exchange Visits [be quick, filling fast] Penang We have a few spaces left in an Exchange visit to Penang, Malaysia during the July school holidays next year. The

cost for this trip will be around $1,300 plus travel insurance. There will be a lot of sight seeing and students will be

hosted by Malaysian families and will be buddied by students from these families. This will be a return visit as 10

Penang students from Jit Sin High School visited us during April. Our return visit is eagerly awaited. Two Heights staff

will accompany our students. Year 7’s and older students will be considered.

Maekyung, South Korea This trip is 6-21st January for students from

Year 6 to 10. The students will stay in

University dormitory accommodation and

will have Korean student buddies. Costings

for this trip are $2,200 including travel

insurance. A total of 50 students and five

teachers from a number of Adelaide schools

will be involved. We may have a teacher

attend.

If you wish your child to be considered for either of these exchanges please call

Brian Harris on 0400288381 or the school number 82636244 or email him at brian.harris@theheights.sa.edu.au

Brian Harris

On behalf of the International Team.

“Arts and Culture knits a community together”

The Arts provides the individual with the ability to enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of creating through participating in the Arts.

The Arts is a collective term. It gathers the means of expression and understanding that engage our imaginations.

The study of the arts at The Heights actively involves students in Art, Music, Drama, Multimedia and Dance from Preschool to Yr

12. During week 4 we have been celebrating the promotion of the Arts within the school community. Through Arts Week our

aim was to:

• To continue to promote the arts across the school

• To involve students from the Junior, Middle and Senior School

• To showcase the Arts to the students, Parents and community

• To increase the participation in Arts Week throughout the school community

• To foster creativity

This was achieved through the following events and activities

• Art Exhibitions and student competition

• Drama Productions by Junior and Middle School

• Romeo and Juliet by Year 10 Drama

• Wakakirri performance

• Cupcake Art

• Junior School Cookie colour wheels run by Yr 10 and Yr 11 Art classes

• Student Music Performances

• Arts Quiz

• Multi Media and Film Student Poster design, performances by Instrumental Teaching Service Jazz/ Rock Band

• Belly Dancing workshop for girls

• African Drumming workshop for boys

• Abstract Arts Workshop

• “The Heights got Talent” Junior, in the Middle and Senior events

• Showcase

“Kirkham’s “Bright Eyes” gouache on paper

which was a runner up in the people’s choice.

The competition was won by Holly Wiegand

“Oriental Dragon– Fantasy Inspired Landscape”

Watercolour & Ink on paper and the People’s

Choice Award went to Emma Langley “Lonely

Girl – An isolated Girl” Conté on Paper

Combined Home Economics and

Art

Cupcake Art

Betty Boo

And they tasted exquisite to Boot

Yr 10 and 11 Art Students working with junior primary

students in producing Cookie colour wheels

THE HEIGHTS CELEBRATES ARTS WEEK --- THROUGH VISUAL ART

Water

Water looks blurry like the sun.

Water smells like chlorine from a swimming pool.

Water sounds splash like a whale flipper.

The feel of water can be warm, hot or cold.

Water tastes nice like lemonade.

I LOVE WATER By Jakeisha

Water Poem

Pool water looks green when you don’t put

chlorine in it

Water tastes like plain water.

Water feels cold when it comes out of the fridge

Water sounds like the sea

Water in the sea smells like salt water

I LIKE WATER by Abbie

Water looks clear when it is running through the tap.

Water feels refreshing like when you have lemonade on a hot day.

Water sounds like a cheetah drinking water really fast.

Water smells like dust to me.

Water tastes nice, fresh and liquidy too.

I LIKE WATER By Jacob

WATER POEMS FROM Ms ROTHERY/Ms MEATHERINGHAM’s class

Yr 10 Drama production of Shakespeare's

Romeo and Juliet The Heights School has taken 1st Place in the Wakakirri

State Finals at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre with our

performance of 'Don't Judge a Moth by its Colour'

On August 24th our talented students performed in front of

a very impressed audience at the Adelaide Entertainment

Centre, and after an anxious wait we were awarded 1st

place

THE HEIGHTS CELEBRATES ARTS WEEK --- THROUGH DRAMA

Teacher Professional Learning Program

Monday 2.45-3.30pm

Week 5: Site Review – how are we going with our site priorities for improvement?

Week 6: JS-Sports Day, Y6-8 year level, Year 9-12 Course Counselling

In response to feedback about the length of sessions enabled by the 2.30pm closure on Mondays, the ½ hour

Professional Learning session was extended to 45 minutes. Teachers continue after 3.30 until 4.15 to extend this

professional learning opportunity and from 3.30-4.30 on Wednesday in faculty and cluster learning teams.

BOOK WEEK 2011 . . . Last week students at The Heights were very busy participating in Book Week activities. The theme for this year was “One World,

Many Stories”

The week started with a parade of students dressed as their favourite book character. Ms Sullivan (or was that Mrs Witch?) did an

excellent job directing all the traffic.

Individual classes participated in a range of activities. Mr Markou’s Year 3 class visited the Maritime Museum. Students enjoyed

stories which related to the theme and then had time to explore the Museum.

Many thanks to the parents/caregivers who joined us – we all had a great day of learning.

On Wednesday of this week the Junior School students watched a special Book Week performance called “TOTALLY AMAZING”. A

selection of four short-listed books came to life in an active and energetic manner.

We all enjoyed this interpretation and hope that your son/daughter has shared their experience with you.

Finally a word about the purpose of Book Week:

“Book Week is about encouraging students to read; to learn about new books; to share favourite writers and

illustrators; to look again at old favourite books in maybe a different way; to take time to be alone and just

read.”

Perhaps every week of the year is Book Week . . . Julie Simpson, Teacher Librarian

Hats – Junior School

No Hat No Play policy comes into effect 1st

September in accordance with Sun Smart Australia

Guidelines.

All Junior School students are required to wear sun

safe hats. The Uniform Shop stocks small,

medium and large sizes of both bucket and broad

brim hats

UNIFORM

Summer Uniform

Please think about your summer uniform requirements.

We are currently fully stocked with dresses, shorts, shirts

and summer tops. We have limited storage space and if we

run out of a size, stocks from our supplier can take several

weeks to arrive.

The Uniform Shop is open

Tuesday

8:30 – 9:30am and 10:40 – 11:05am

Thursday 2:45 – 3:30pm

Appointments can be made at other times by phoning

8263 6244

Payment by instalments for uniform is available; please talk

to the Finance Office to arrange this.

Uniform information including order forms and a sizing

guide is available on our website.

www.theheights.sa.edu.au

Tax Deductions

From the 1st of July you may be eligible to claim

uniform costs on your tax return under the

Education Tax Refund.

Further details are available from:

http://www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au

SENIORS’ POLOs 2012

If you are in Year 12 next year you will be receiving an order form at the beginning of next term to order your

Seniors’ Polo for next year. The cost of $40 needs to be paid at the time of ordering. If you would like a top but

can’t pay for it before 14th November, please speak to Lyn Albury. Order forms are available online.

Tops will be available for collection during fee paying week in January, before school starts.

www.theheights.sa.edu.au

Responding to Abuse & Neglect Education

& Care Training Session

Everyone wishing to work or volunteer with children and young people at the school must first undertake

training in their child protection responsibilities.

We have responsibility to support and protect volunteers and at the same time a very important duty of care to

students.

Our next training and induction for Volunteers will be:

Tuesday 20th

September 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Resource Centre

Please RSVP to Lyn Albury lyn.albury@theheights.sa.edu.au or 8263 6244 so you can be informed of any changes

and receive any necessary paperwork before the session.

Basketball Results 4/8/11 - SFX Comets (14) defeated Heights Magic (13) in a very close game

11/8/11 Heights Magic (11) defeated Pedare Light (9) – a great win after many close games!

Well done to all players