Parafield Gardens High School 15 Shepherdson Road, Parafield Gardens SA 5107

Phone 08 8258 9855 Fax 08 8281 5853 Email dl.1137.info@schools.sa.edu.au Web www.pghs.sa.edu.au

South Australian Department of Education and Child Development Trading as South Australian Government Schools. CRICOS PN 00018A

To see the NASSSA VET information course videos go to:

http://www.nasssa.com.au/pages/information/vet-videos/vet-course-videos.php

Application forms will be available during subject selection next term!

Work Experience is an integral part of the compulsory PLP (Personal Learning Plan) program; it relates to career awareness development and senior school subject selection. The successful completion (C grade or above) of the PLP program will gain students 10 Stage 1 credits towards their SACE completion.

All Year 10 students will be involved in a one week Work Experience placement. This will take place during Week 2 of Term 3 (27th July to 31st July, 2015).

Congratulations to those students who have already organised their work experience.

However, if your child has not organised work experience and you would like some assistance please call Ms Corbo on 8258 9855.

Would you like to be a part of our school community and volunteer for any of the following activities?

Fundraising events for student resources Breakfast program (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Classroom support Work Experience program Social events for parents and friends

NOTE: All school volunteers must complete Mandatory

Reporting and the Department for Communities and

Social Inclusion (DCSI) Screening Unit’s Child Related

Employment Screening Check

Please contact me for any further enquiries on 0437 163 663.

Angie Corbo VET Coordinator

Wanted: Parent Volunteers...

Next meeting: Wednesday 22nd July,

4pm – 5pm (Sign in at the Front Office)

Student Well-being... Do you find it difficult to get your child out of bed in the mornings? Do they often leave home without having breakfast?

Well, we have a solution for you……

The Parafield Gardens Breakfast Program

When: Monday, Wednesday and Friday Where: B floor Time: Between 8:00am and 8:30am

Students will be able to collect food during this time and take it to eat in morning home group.

Cost: Gold Coin donation

The main breakfast items include a variety of cereals, toast,

jam, vegemite, fruit, yoghurt, milk and Milo. We will also

have occasional breakfast treats such as ham & cheese

toasties/croissants, fried eggs and fruit smoothies.

Year 10 Work Experience - Parent Information...

Get ready for Subject Selection in Term 3

Newsletter Issue 4 July 2015

Our Year 12 students attended the 2015 Parafield Gardens High School Formal held at the Stamford Grand Hotel at Glenelg. Our students and their partners looked resplendent as they alighted from a variety of vehicles. Congratulations to all our Year 12 students for ensuring this was a magical evening for all. Thanks also to Ms Russo for all of the planning and preparations involved in ensuring such a successful evening. My sincere thanks to all the students, staff and families for a wonderful Term 2. Parafield Gardens High School is a place full of energy and ongoing activity, which is a great reflection on the people who make up our community. I trust all students will reflect on their progress so far and strive to maintain and / or improve their effort and application during the second semester. I wish all students, families and staff a well-deserved break from the normal routines over the next two weeks. Angie Michael Principal

Principal’s Message …

Term 2 has certainly panned out to be an extremely busy and productive term for the Parafield Gardens High School community. Students have been actively engaged in a broad range of learning opportunities focussing on our school values of Respect, Achievement and Determination. The Arts have enjoyed a special focus with the annual Performing Arts Night taking place on the 24th of June. Students from all year levels demonstrated their wonderful talents to a packed audience at the Shedley Theatre. Students performed drama vignettes, sang and danced a number of various styles. Congratulations to our students as well as Mr David Carletti and his team who produced such a wonderful, entertaining evening. Our dance students have been particularly busy over the last few weeks participating in a number of public performances. Candance for a Cure was one highlight for our dance students this term raising money to help further cancer research. Dance students also participated recently in the Battlegrounds Hip Hop Dance competition receiving the ‘Most Promising Dance Crew’ award.

Calendar July 20th Term 3 Commences

July 22nd to 24th Year 12 PE Aquatics

July 27th to 31st Year 12 mid-year Exams Year 10 Work Experience

August 5th Pathways Party 5pm-7pm

August 10th Year 10 RYDA Program

August 12th to 14th Year 11 PE Aquatics

Course Confirmation Selecting 2016 Subjects August 17th & 18th Year 11 (into Year 12)

August 19th & 20th Year 10 (into Year 11)

August 21st Year 9 (into Year 10) and Acceleration

September 4th School Closure Day - Adelaide Show

September 7th Student Free Day

September 25th Last day of Term 3-Dismissal at 2:05pm Reports will be posted home

October 12th Term 4 Commences

October 19th Parent/Teacher Interviews 1:30pm to 6:30pm

November 2nd to 13th Year 12 Exams - Timetable on Page 2

Aboriginal Power Cup 2015

Stage 2 End of Year Written Exams Timetable

Library News

Date South Australia 9 am South Australia 1.30 pm

Monday 2 November

English as Second Language Studies [2ELG20] 3 hours

Tuesday 3 November

Physics [2PYS20] 3 hours

Wednesday 4 November

Psychology [2PSC20] 2 hours

Thursday 5 November

Mathematical Applications [2MCN20] 2 hours

Mathematical Studies [2MDS20] 3 hours

Friday 6 November

Legal Studies [2LEG20] 3 hours

Monday 9 November

Biology [2BIG20] 3 hours Information Technology [2IFT20] 2 hours

Tuesday 10 November

Modern History [2MOH20] 3 hours

Wednesday 11 November

Chemistry [2CME20] 3 hours

Thursday 12 November

Physical Education [2PHE20] 2 hours

Friday 13 November

Specialist Mathematics [2MSC20] 3 hours

All Year 12 Exams will be held on the ‘A’ Floor. Students will need to be at school 15 minutes prior to their exam start time.

This month we have purchased over thirty new fiction and non-fiction books which are now on display and available for borrowing. We have also already re-ceived many completed Premier’s Reading Challenge forms which are due September 4th. Thank you to those students and remember you still have over three months to complete the Reading Challenge! Please see library staff for the forms. Some students are completing more than one Reading Record and their efforts will be recognised by a special PGHS award certificate. Book Week is from 22nd August-28th August and this year’s theme is : “Books Light up our World”. We are currently adding

The Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards 2015 shortlisted books to our display areas for students to

read and borrow. The winners will be announced on August 21st.

Ms Bourn

Power Cup team Guernsey

Congratulations to our year 10 student Jacinda Benbolt. Jacinda’s design was voted by the Mawson Lakes SAASTA academy to be their Guernsey design for this year’s Aboriginal Power Cup. Our students participated in the event across three days which concluded with them performing a Cultural Dance on Adelaide Oval before the Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs game on Saturday 6th June.

Original Drawing

Week 2, Term 3 Monday 27th July to Friday 31st July

Details will be posted home in the first week of Term 3 as to which subjects will have an exam.

Stage 2 Mid- Year Exams

Please note that Friday 4th September is a School Closure Day for the 2015 Ade-laide Show and Monday 7th September is a Student Free Day. Therefore the school will be closed for the day on these two dates as staff will be undertaking Professional Development.

NAIDOC WEEK

During weeks 9 and 10 this term, students took part in various activities to

celebrate Aboriginal Culture. Students used traditional foods to cook various

meals, one being lemon myrtle crocodile. We also spent a day in the city with a

number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students where we attended the

botanic gardens and did the Aboriginal plant use trail, visited the Adelaide

Museum and took a walk along the River Torrens to reflect on what it was like

before the settlers. We finished off the celebration with

an assembly on Wednesday 1st July, where we had the

Tal-Kin-Jeri traditional dance group

perform and share the stories of their

dances with us, as well as a talk from

our ASETO, Andrew

Thomas.

Student Pathways...

The Pathways Party will provide the opportunity for parents to gain further understanding of the choices students will be required to make regarding their subject selections and future career choices for the next year and beyond. Attendance to this event is compulsory for all year 10 students as it meets their PLP summative assessment requirements. A number of invited guests will be attending to answer any questions you may have in relation to student future pathways. Exhibitors include: UNISA, Adelaide University, SABIT (direct pathway to the UniSA).

TAFE SA – Hair and beauty, Micro Business Academy of Interactive Entertainment – Gaming Salford College - Hospitality Training Prospects – Engineering/Electrotechnology SAPOL – Police studies Defence Recruiting Area of Study Coordinators SACE Coordinator VET Coordinator – NASSSA Courses Trade School Coordinator and Apprenticeship Broker Senior School Counsellor - School of languages, acceleration program

You are invited to

“Pathways Party”

Wednesday 5th August 2015

4.30pm - 7.00pm

Resource Centre,

Parafield Gardens High School

Finger food and drinks will be available to purchase throughout the night starting at

4:30pm followed by a raffle with prizes later during the night.

On the 26th of June our Year 12 formal was held at the Stamford Grand Adelaide Hotel. Around 160 Year 12 students, partners and staff attended. Many of the Year 12s spent a considerable amount of time planning their transport and stunning outfits for the Year 12 formal and the result was a fantastic night involving a two course buffet, music, dancing and photography, as well as the presentation of teach-er and student awards. We would like to congratulate the Year 12s who attended for making the night a spectacular success. The feed-back from the hotel staff indicated that they were impressed with the positive behaviour and maturity of the Year 12s and look forward to hosting the event again in 2016. We would also like to thank the Year 12 formal committee, especially Carley Forrest and Colleen Mayes for their tireless work in organising the student invitations, and Abigail De Vera and Sid Dabiru for providing valuable input for the decorations, cuisine choices, awards and gifts.

Celeste Russo Nick Zissopoulos

Year 12 Coordinator Deputy Principal

Year 12 Formal

Above: Our PGHS 2015 King and Queen – Taylor Soukhaphanh and Beatrice Aurelia

URGENT!!! UNPAID SCHOOL FEES

A reminder that debt collection action has occurred for unpaid 2015 and outstanding previous years school fees.

Please Note: Parents/Caregivers will be responsible for all Court fees as well as the outstanding debt.

Payment Options:

Direct Debit Request

Bizgate (Internet Banking)

School Card Application 2015

Credit Card via telephone/mail

Cash/Cheque/Money Order/EFTPOS

Please contact Mrs Dianne Hill to arrange one of the above options/applications on 8258 9855.

Angie Michael Principal

Uniform Shop Opening Times

Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00am - 9:00am (term time only)

Student Absences

A quick reminder to Parents and Caregivers to please ring the school on the morning of your child’s absence and put a note in their diary. Thank you

Phone: 8258 9855

Uniform Shop - Clearance

Boys long sleeve white shirts reduced to clear… were $34.00 each now $25 only while stocks last. No orders. In store purchase only. No return. Girls bootleg pants reduced to clear…. were $36.00 each now $10 only while stocks last. No orders. In store purchas-es only. No return.

For online ordering please use the following link http://onlineshop.devonclothing.com.au/pfghs

Go to payments, click on Clothing Sale Items ordered will be either posted to you or they can be picked up from the Uniform Shop. If picking up, confirmation of your order being ready will be sent via email or SMS. Please allow 3 work days for pick-up. Customer orders must be paid for and collected within 2 weeks of notification or orders will be cancelled.

Refund/Exchange policy The original tax invoice receipt is required when requesting a refund or exchange. Items must be unworn, with sale tags still attached and purchased within 6 weeks. No refunds/exchanges on hats or socks/tights for hygiene reasons. If returning a faulty item which has been worn, please wash prior to returning to the uniform shop.

For any uniform queries please contact Tracy at parafieldgdnsus@devonclothing.com.au

Pre-loved Uniforms

Do you have items of uniform that are no longer of use to your children?

We would appreciate any donation to help enforce our uniform policy.

Pre-loved uniforms can be dropped into Student Services at anytime.

See our pathways staff for assistance

Mr Zissopoulos – SACE/UNI and TAFE Ms Vezis – SACE/ UNI and TAFE Ms Corbo – SACE/UNI/TAFE/VET/EMPLOYMENT/STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS Brenton Roy – Australian School Based Apprenticeships (ASBA) and Traineeships Vicki Demertzis – ASBA/resumes/interview techniques

Alternatively, you can speak to your home group teacher

Not sure of the direction you would like to take in the future?

As our students progress towards Year 12, there are a lot of important decisions to make relating to future study, training and career options.

To help Year 11s and their families prepare for this important year of schooling, Achieve magazine has now been provided to these students. The magazine, which the SACE Board provides for each student, complements our school’s course counselling sessions.

We would encourage you to ask your son or daughter for a copy of Achieve early in term 3 as it can help spark useful conversations about their progress in the SACE, how to succeed with their Year 12 studies and meet the requirements for university and TAFE courses.

This edition of Achieve also covers:

● The Research Project ● Recognising other forms of learning ● Keeping up good study habits ● Year 12 results ● Assessment in Stage 2 of the SACE

As part of this edition, the SACE Board is interested in hearing from students about their views on the content and format of Achieve.

Students can enter to win an iPad by completing the short survey at: www.sace.sa.edu.au/achieve

Entries close August 14. A PDF of the magazine is also available to download at this address.

Nick Zissopoulos Deputy Principal

Our Year 11s’ Stage 2 Readiness for 2016