HKHS Highlights06 July 2018

TERM TWO, 2018

Upcoming Events 

Principal's Report

Deputy Principal's Report

Year Adviser Reports 

Special Education News

 TAS/VET News

Library News

Middle School and HSIE…

PDHPE/Sports News

CAPA News

Faculty News

Student Services News

School News

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VIVO News

Wellbeing Corner

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23 July 2018                                                  Sta� Development Day

24 July 2018                                                  Students Return to School

24 July 2018                                                  Year 10 into Year 11 Interviews

24 July 2018                                                  Online booking for Parent-Teacher Interviews open 

25 July 2018                                                  Young Achievers Celebration Assembly - 6.30pm in

the MPC

27 July 2018                                                  CHS Cross Country Carnival

30 July 2018                                                  Sydney North Athletics Carnival

31 July 2018                                                  Sydney North Athletics Carnival

1 August 2018                                               Year 7 - 10 Parent Teacher Evening

6 - 10 August 2018                                      Education Week

6 August 2018                                               Central Coast Showcase Rehearsal

6 August 2018                                               GCLC Celebration Assembly - 9.30am in the MPC

13 - 24 August 2018                                    Trial HSC

 

Upcoming Events 

Dash/Shave for Dan

As you will have undoubtedly heard from

your children or viewed on our Facebook

page, our school community has come

together in the most amazing way to show

solidarity and support for Dan Quilty as he

undergoes treatment for lymphoma. 26

sta� and many students participated in the

Bay-to-Bay event on Sunday morning 17

June. All participants completed the 12km

distance in a fantastic show of unity for the

di�icult time that Dan is facing.

 

This was followed up on Monday 18 June

with four teachers, one past student, and

eleven current students publicly  shaving

their heads in front of the school

community to raise funds for the charity of

Dan’s choice. Over $3,500 were raised, and

most importantly this sense of community,

and support was shared with Dan who was

able to be present on the day, and who

shared some powerful thoughts in thanking

the school.

 

In Dan’s own words in an email to sta�;

“Today was an overwhelming experience

for me; I believe we experienced everything

that is good about Henry Kendall High

School in a concentrated form. The fact that

so much of it was driven by our student

body is a testament to the character of our

school and the quality of work we do not

only as their teachers, but as their mentors

and friends. To see students such as Joel

and James step up and lead the school in

such a mature and accomplished manner

filled me with pride.”

 

That pride was felt across our entire school

community.

 

Principal's Report

Term 3 SchoolDevelopment Day

On the first day of Term 3, Henry Kendall

High School will be combining with our

partner schools for our annual Learning

Community School Development Day. This

day of high quality professional learning is

highly anticipated on our annual calendar

and provides access to renowned

educational speakers, as well as sharing

expertise from within our four schools. This

year our development day is focussed on

sta� wellbeing, and is being hosted by

Gosford High School.

NSW SPC Conference

I recently attended the annual NSW

Secondary Principal’s Council Conference

in Tweed Heads. This important event

provides extensive professional learning, as

well as an important opportunity to share

with colleagues and learn from the

experiences and stories of fellow

Principal’s. It brings together an

extraordinary array of national and

international speakers, as well as the

Minister for Education, the Secretary of the

Department, and various other professional

associations.

 

There were a number of areas of focus in

this year’s conference – leadership,

innovation and engagement.

 

We explored concepts of agile leadership

and mindsets to ensure our schools thrive

despite uncertainty and complexity of

current contexts.

Time was spent delving into curriculum and

system design, which was very timely given

the recent announcement of the NSW

curriculum review. Principals were

challenged to consider a di�erent kind of

education that focusses on enhancing the

unique strengths and passions of every

child.

 

Schools are places where culture is an

essential component of success; and yet

culture is so o�en overlooked. We were

asked to explore how we can create a

culture where all involved feel compelled to

contribute towards collective goals.

Themes such as balancing management

and leadership; moving from accountability

to responsibility; the importance of

interpersonal relationships; and finding the

time to do what matters most were all

examined.

 

As teachers we are striving to build the

capacity for lifelong learning in our

students. It is important that teachers

model this concept and continually seek

opportunities to extend our own learning;

and as a community that you are given an

insight into the learning we undertake.

Where are they now?

As a part of our Alumni project and as we

build towards the schools 50th anniversary

in 2020, we are going to take the

opportunity of showcasing the

achievements of some of our Henry Kendall

graduates. Many of our past students have

gone on to achieve some amazing things,

using skills and opportunities from their

schooling days to forge dynamic careers

across a diverse array of paths.

 

Since graduating Henry Kendall High

School in 2010 Grace has:

 

Graduated the Bachelor of Oral Health at

the University of Sydney 2013.

During three years of study elected

as the Year/Sports Representative

which involves liaison with peers

and faculty sta� and organisation of

events.

Received the following awards:

NSW Dental Therapy Prize

for the highest clinical

proficiency, 2013.

Johnson and Johnson prize

for the highest mark

obtained, 2013.

University of Sydney

Academic Merit Prize 2011,

2012.

Oral B Prize for the highest

clinical proficiency, 2012.

Merit Entry Scholarship,

Faculty of Dentistry, Sydney

University 2011.

During Rural Placement in final

year:

Completed a literature

review on the correlation

between otitis media and

oral health in children with

possible publication,

assisted in the organisation

and product development

for the “Yeddung Guri

Yeddung Yerra (Good Ears

Good Teeth)” program,

performed oral health

screenings and oral health

promotion in the

community settings and

homes of Indigenous

children and adults.

Discussed the oral health

and general health needs of

the Indigenous community

with the Indigenous elders.

At the conclusion of the

placement my placement

Grace and her partner were

initiated into the Indigenous

community and received

Indigenous titles and

individual Aboriginal

paintings depicting our life

stories.

Grace then obtained full time work for

Central Coast Local Health District as an

Oral Health Therapist in early 2014.

 

In 2015 Grace decided to further her career

in dentistry and was accepted into the

Bachelor of Dental Science at Charles Sturt

University. Since commencing in 2015 she

has:

Elected as student year

representative 2015 and 2016.

Elected as Vice President of the

Student Dental Association (SDA) in

2017.

Head Residential Advisor and

Residential Advisor – Charles Sturt

University Orange Campus –  Jan

2016 – Dec 2017

Student Ambassador – Charles Sturt

University Orange Campus Dec 2015

– present

As of 2018 Grace is in her 4th year of the five

year dentistry program and thoroughly

enjoying the experience. In the future she is

very interested in pursuing specialist

training in Paediatric Dentistry.

Parents & CommunityAssociation

The P&C Meets in the Nichols Meeting room

in the Administration building at 7.00pm on

the 3rd Tuesday of each month, with our

next P&C Meeting for 2018 being the 24

August. I welcome all parents to join our

P&C and take an active role in our school.

Attendance

Thank you to all parents for supporting the

attendance of our students. As per the NSW

DEC policy for school attendance we are

required to remind parents of the following:

 

4.1.2

Parents are required to explain the

absences of their children from school

promptly and within seven days to the

school. An explanation for absence must be

provided to the school within 7 days of the

first day of any period of absence.

 

Please ensure you make contact by either a

note to the school or a phone call

explaining your child’s absence. Mrs Gillard

is our attendance o�icer and she makes

regular contact with students and parents

on the progress of student attendance.

RecommendedReading: The MakingOf Men

Parenting

adolescent boys

is sometimes

likened to a

battlefield- it’s a

challenge and

some battles are

neverending!!!!

I have just

completed an

interesting and

inciteful read on raising adolescent boys

called The Making Of Men by Dr Arne

Rubinstein. It’s an easy read and gives some

great advice on the psychology of

adolescent boys, raising awareness of key

developmental times for adolescent boys

and what to be aware of as they move

through their own minefields.

 

The following excerpt outlines the book’s

profile:

 

As parents, we all want our boys to grow up

to be happy, healthy and successful. For

this to happen, it’s vital we understand

their world, their challenges, and how our

relationship with them must change as they

become young men.

 

Using real-life examples, parenting expert

Dr Arne Rubinstein clearly explains the risks

teenagers face today, including drugs,

alcohol, technology and peer group

pressure. He then shows how you can equip

your son to make safe and sensible choices.

 

 

Whether you’re a single mum of a happy-

go-lucky eight-year old, or the parent of a

troubled teen, The Making of Men is a

practical, commonsense guide to helping

your son transition from a boy to a young

man who is motivated and inspired.

 

‘Funny, encouraging, gritty and real.’

Deputy Principal's Report

Year 10 Preparation fo…

Steve Biddulph, bestselling author of

Manhood and Raising Boys

Year 12- What’scoming up…

As the term is drawing to a close

Year 12 are working extremely hard

on their practical projects in many

subjects. Students must have 90%

of these projects completed by

Week 1 Term 3. Sta� have been

extremely supportive of their time

on a�ernoons and weekends to

assist students in their completion

of practical work.

Year 12 trials are scheduled for

Weeks 4 and 5 next term beginning

Monday 13 August.

Year 12 Graduation Thursday

27 September.

Year 10- Subjectselection is all go!!!

Students have received their information

note interview times for their subject

selection interview on Tuesday 24  July.

Please be sure to see Mrs James or Mrs

Wearne if students have questions.

 

Students are also reminded they are to

have their subject selection completed on

line by Friday 27  July. Students received

instruction last week in regards to this

process.

Stage 6 PreparationProgram

Year 10 have been issued the information

note regarding this program that is

conducted in Term 4 this year. Please be

aware this program replaces Year 10’s

normal timetable and is compulsory for all

Year 10. I have attached a copy of the

information and permission note below.

Students are required to select electives for

part of the program. The information in

regards to how this needs to be completed

will be e-mailed to all Year 10 students

Week 1 next term. Please encourage your

child to access their school e-mail and

select their electives as soon as possible.

Senior Jackets 2019

A reminder deposits are now being taken at

the front o�ice for Year 11 jackets 2019. All

Year 10 students received notes in regards

to this. Students are to see Mrs James

should they require a new note.

 

To our wonderful Henry Kendall High

School  community thank you for your

fantastic support this term- I look forward

to a busy and productive Term 3 with you

all.

Mrs Donna James

Years 7, 9 and 11 Deputy Principal

Year 7

We have come to the end of another action

packed term. Congratulations to all Year 7

students who have involved themselves in

many recent extra-curricular activities.

 

We began the term with our Athletics

Carnival at Mingara where Esha Dobie,

Cooper Schoch, Posie Nuttall and Excel

Egwutuoha were particularly impressive.

We then moved to our Cross Country

Carnival where Mio Pagacs and Jade Patrick

became age champions. It was also

impressive to see many Year 7 students

volunteer their time to assist with the

Special Education Come and Try Sports

Day.

 

In performing arts, Tabitha Cockburn and

Alydia Dumpert produced commendable

performances against their older peers in

our annual Henry Kendall’s Got Talent

showcase. Alydia is to be further

congratulated for her e�orts at the ’On-

Track’ music showcase where she

performed an excellent rendition of ‘Escape

My Mind’.

 

Our YAP students have had an interesting

term and have generated some amazing

work. Their Viking Diaries showcased a

great depth of knowledge and allowed their

creative abilities to shine. This was

supported by students working on TED

Talks in PBL that centred around the

perfect warrior.

 

In Middle School, students have impressed

with the numerous amounts of ideas that

have been generated in their ‘Party

Planner’ tasks. It was nice to see students

exploring their own interest areas and

working collaboratively with their peers. In

Global Awareness, students are finishing up

their work on Geography and will start with

History next term.

 

A reminder that Vivo’s are awarded to

students as a reward for positive behaviour.

Congratulations to Lachlan Gunn and Jake

Matthews who have received the most

amount of Vivo’s in Year 7 for Term 2.

 

Half way through Year 7 already! Enjoy the

holiday break and I look forward to seeing

everyone back next term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Matthew

Reece

Year 7 Adviser

Year Adviser Reports 

Year 8

Well done Year 8 to another successful

term. Term 2 has been a busy, but an

enjoyable term. Year 8 has been showing

their application of our motto, ‘persevere’,

towards their studies and they should be

commended on this. 

 

Year 8 students have been engaging in the

SALSA program, which has been lead by

Year 10 students. They have been

thoroughly enjoying this course and

making positive and insightful interaction

with both their peers and Year 10 leaders. 

Students have been actively getting

involved in a number of activities to help,

support and represent Henry Kendall. In

week 9 we had a Year 8 band, consisting

of    Skye Regan on vocals, Oliver Debus on

lead guitar, Ben Toohey on rhythm guitar,

Kyle Dowling on Bass and Joel Trainor on

drums, competed in Henry Kendall’s Got

Talent. In their first round they got an

amazing score of 27 out of 30, this was the

highest score for their pool and they went

on to the final on Friday.    Again they

complete on Friday’s final and they took

out the entire competition, which is to their

credit as they were the youngest

competitors in the final. Well Done!

Year 8 continue to earn Vivos and the top 5

have been celebrated every week. Well

done to the all student who achieved this.

Everyone is to continue to keep working

hard and earning Vivos so they receive

some amazing prizes from Vivos shop.

 

Have a safe and relaxing holiday Year 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Cassandra

McLennan

Year 8 Adviser

Year 9

Term 2 has been a very busy term for Year 9.

Students have worked very hard on their

assessment tasks and their reports will

reflect their e�ort and achievement. It is

obvious from reading the reports that most

Year 9 students have risen to the challenge

of Stage 5 studies and have demonstrated

significant progress. Other students could

do with increased application and they

should make this a goal for semester 2.

 

Year 9 students have also been represented

in a variety of extra-curricular activities

including sports, interact and in particular

Duke of Edinburgh. I was very proud to see

the photos and report on assembly and it

looks like the group had a great time and

learnt very valuable skills on the way. I

would encourage all of Year 9 students to

consider involving themselves more in

opportunities presented to them at Henry

Kendall High School  as these extra

activities contribute greatly to richness in

education. On that note I have mentioned

to the students that leadership

opportunities will be o�ered to Year 9

students going into Year 10. The first will be

as STAR mentors. In this role students are

trained to become mentors to students

entering high school next year who need a

little extra help transitioning. Further

information will be given next term.

 

I hope all the students and their families

have a relaxing holiday and come back

refreshed ready for semester 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Julie Starkey

Year 9 Adviser

Year 10

Another term has passed and Year 10 has

been very busy. Thank you to all who

attended the subject selection information

night in week 8, the night always provides

the necessary information to parents and

students about senior pathway choices and

what it’s like in senior years at Henry

Kendall High School. Please continue to

reflect and take on feedback from your

teachers when it comes to choosing your

courses and do what you think is right for

you and your academic ability.

 

Year 10 are reminded that they need to be

paying their deposit for their senior jackets

and trying on the sample sizes during the

break times listed. They also need to be

paying their deposit for the Stage Six

Preparation Program to be held later on in

the year.

 

On the first day back in Term 3

(24/07/2018), Year 10 will be undergoing a

formal interview process that will see

students discuss their future pathways with

an executive member of sta�. Students

have been issued their individual times and

have been instructed to come prepared.

 

It has been wonderful getting to know

these students and their families

throughout my first term as Year 10 Adviser

and I wish you all a happy and safe holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Jade Draper

Year 10 Adviser

Year 11

Year 11 have are now past the half-way

point of their Preliminary HSC. Students

have worked diligently throughout the first

semester, demonstrating the skills and

attributes of a successful year group. I have

had an overwhelming amount of positive

feedback from many teachers regarding the

e�ort and maturity you are bringing to each

class and within the playground. I would

like each student to reflect on their year so

far, celebrating the successors many of you

have had. I also encourage you to reflect on

the times when challenges may have

hindered you from reaching your personal

best and create a plan to better prepare if a

similar situation occurs again.

 

The application process for School Captain,

Vice-Captain and Prefects 2019 is now in full

swing. Last week, students who were

interested in the role were given the

opportunity to participate in a Q&A session

with our current captains, Joel Ryan and

Mae Johnson. Thank you to these

wonderful students for their honest

feedback and optimism about the process

and overall role. Applications are due back

at the beginning of week 2, closely followed

by the interview and candidate speeches.

We have many students with strong

leadership qualities and I look forward to

moving through the interview process with

you all.

 

As we move into the second half the year,

and a little closer to the HSC, I encourage

students to continue demonstrating your

strong sense of maturity and work ethic. All

students must take pride and ownership

over their work to ensure personal best

results are reflected. Continue the strong

bonds we have as a year group and support

each other as a team.

 

Congratulations to students who

participated in the Henry Kendall’s Got

Talent competition this term. We had two

strong performances in the final

showdown. It was fantastic to see a large

amount of our cohort go along to support a

fantastic cause and cheer on their fellow

classmates, very loudly!!!

 

I hope you all have a safe and relaxing

holiday. I look forward to conquering the

final part of our Preliminary HSC together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Miss Tegan Perkins

Year 11 Adviser 

Year 12

Well another term

has passed and

our Year 12

students are

edging nearer to

the end of their HSC. This term has been

pivotal in preparing the students for the

upcoming exam period. The students have

worked very hard and have made

significant leaps forward on the journey.

 

With the holiday period upon us, there is an

opportunity for the students to reflect on

their accomplishments and organise

themselves for the upcoming term. I would

like to encourage all students to speak with

their teachers prior to the break so that

they can use their time e�iciently and focus

on areas that need improving.

 

I hope you all have a safe and happy

holiday and look forward to seeing you all

reinvigorated next term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Michael

Mellish

Year 12 Adviser

Special EducationCome and Try SportsDay 2018

On Friday 1 June, 130 students from the

Central Coast enjoyed a day of fun and

activity as Henry Kendall High School

hosted the annual Come and Try Sports Day

for students with a disability. The concept

for this  day is for students to try di�erent

activity to promote healthy lifestyle choices

and encourage active behaviours for the

future. Whilst enjoying these activities

students are mixed with others school

students to develop social skills and

hopefully friendships. 

 

There was a wide range of

sports  associations involved on the day:

NSW Wheelchair Roadshow, Special

Olympic Tennis, Central Coast Mariners,

NSW NRL, Zen Bu Kan Kempo Karate, Judo

Central Coast, NSW Netball and NSW

Cricket. It was fantastic to see so many

students engaging with the day including

42 volunteers who helped to guide the

groups from activity to activity. Even the

weather could not dampen the day. At the

end of  the day the students had a great

opportunity to socialise with each other

and enjoy a sausage sizzle thanks to the

e�orts of local Lions Club members

working hard on the BBQ.  A special thank

you goes to all community businesses that

supported the day:

- Woolworths

- Coles

- Aldi

- Betta Fresh Fruit

A New Angle on LawnBowls

For many years students from the Special

Education Centre have had the experience

of playing lawn bowls at Gosford City Lawn

Bowls. We have been coached by two

fabulous volunteers, Mr Bob Fraser and Mr

Ken Scaysbrook. These gentlemen give

their time to work with our students and

share their skills, knowledge and love of the

game. Again this term, students had some

great fun at Lawn Bowls. We were very

fortunate to be the first school to use new

equipment the club had obtained using a

grant from the Central Coast Leagues Club.

The club had purchased a portable ramp

which enabled students in wheelchairs to

access the all-weather green. They also

provided numerous sets of light weight

bowls which our students were easily able

to use without the fear of being hit by a

traditional heavy bowl. Our a�ernoons

were particularly fun as students rotated

through various activities utilising targets

and nets which are designed to help

students develop their skills.

 

We are very grateful to be able to utilize

such great facilities in our local community

and be supported by such wonderful

volunteers.

 

Special Education News

Regional Boccia

On Wednesday 1 June 2018, 5 students

from the Special Education Department

took part in the Regional Boccia

tournament against 4 other schools from

the local area. The boys played very well

winning 2 games out of 4. Sadly this was

not enough to place them at the top of their

group and they ended up finishing in 3rd

position. Congratulations to Joshua,

Linden, Brayden and Harmond for showing

good teamwork and representing the

school with pride.  Finally a  very special

mention goes to  Tom Brewer who has

played for the school  for the past 6 years

and graduates this year. Tom has been a

wonderful role model for those around him

learning to play the sport and we wish him

well playing the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Paul McNally

Special Education Teacher

Come and Try Day Coordinator

Boccia Coordinator

News from theTAS/VET Faculty Term2 2018

It has been such a busy term for the

TAS/VET faculty. Year 12 are in the midst of

their Major works and their Personal

Interest Projects. All Year 12 students in all

of our courses will be starting to prepare for

their upcoming Trial Exams and we wish

them the very best of luck. The students

have been working diligently to have their

projects at the 90% completion stage by the

end of the term. There are a large variety of

projects and I must congratulate those

students who have been working solidly

from the beginning of the process. I am

confident the students that have been

working continuously and abiding to

course requirements and time frames will

be rewarded with excellent HSC results at

the end of the year.

 

Year 12 Hospitality have been working

very hard all term to complete their Cluster

Tasks to satisfy the requirements of their

Certificate II course. We are very proud of

the way they have tackled these enormous

and time consuming tasks.   The Year 11

Hospitality classes will be working in the

café during Term 2. They are busy at the

moment working through Cluster B and

they are learning to make a variety of

espresso co�ees, non-alcoholic beverages

and sandwiches, including Tuscan Burgers,

Tandoori Burgers and Steak Sandwiches.

 

The two Year 11 Hospitality classes are

getting ready for their first Work Placement

in Weeks 5 and 6 next term and we are

confident that they will be very successful

in their placements.

 

Year 11 ITT have designed and made their

second task project which was a small table

and drawer and they have also completed

an industry study.

 

My Year 11 Society and Culture class have

just completed their second assessment

task and I must congratulate the students

on their outstanding achievement in this

task. Three students in particular, Oscar

Tebbutt, Senjay Turner and Zac Hegyessy

wrote the most amazing extended

responses. Their responses were

conceptually rich with synthesised and

sustained judgements and substantiated

with consistent relevant strong examples

throughout their writing.

 

Miss Crystal Reynen has been working very

hard with her classes. The Year 12

Engineering Studies are currently looking

at the topic of Aeronautical Engineering.

They are studying how planes actually fly

and the preforming calculations that

actually keep the planes in the sky!   An

integral component of the course is looking

at the scope of the profession and what

jobs are available within the Aeronautical

Engineering profession.

 

 TAS/VET News

Year 12 IPT have just submitted their major

works for the year. They were required to

make a multimedia system (website) on a

topic of their choice. The majority the class

have completed fantastic websites that

look very professional.

 

Year 12 SDD have also just submitted their

major works for the year. All students had

to create a game, app or animation of their

choice completely from scratch. This means

that they had to code their whole projects

from beginning to end. This is not an easy

task and all students have had a go and the

end results are looking very impressive.

 

Year 11 Design & Technology have just

completed the task “Something New from

Something Old”. There were a range of

really interesting articles including

jewellery made form coloured pencils,

picture frames and pencil cases from plastic

bottles!

 

Year 11 Food Technology have been

working on the unit, Food Quality. Their

assessment task was based on their own

recipe, the techniques used and the

functional properties of the ingredients to

produce the best quality product. They

were also required to deliver an oral

presentation and I must congratulate the

students on their outstanding e�ort with

this task.

 

Mrs Hogan’s and my Year 10 Food

Technology class have just completed their

unit of work on Food Trends and have

produced a range of amazing and equally

delicious ice creams. The students have

completed their design process from the

beginning with investigating di�erent

ingredients, and combinations and then

making their products, taking into

consideration all aspects of a food product

in production such as taste, texture and

aesthetic qualities as well as extensive

testing. The ice creams look so professional

and we have had a lot of fun developing

these. The written component is an

electronic folio including a shop front,

seating, a menu and an advertising flyer.

 

Stage 5 Food Technology classes have

been thoroughly enjoying their lessons and

they have been learning about Food in

Australia, in this unit of work the students

learn about multicultural and fusion foods.

Their skill levels are developing very well

and I can see some future chefs in the

making!

 

Stage 5 Hospitality have also been really

enjoying their lessons and are producing

some amazing food creations. At present

they are working on the sandwich unit and

have been making a variety of sandwiches.

They are developing their skills very well

and they are working extremely well as

teams in the kitchen.

 

The Year 9 IST class and Mrs Hogan have

completed work on their databases and

they have started working with the Lego

Robotics. In this unit they will be designing

and building working Robots using the new

Lego EV3 kits. 

The 10 IST classes and Miss Reynen are

learning about artificial intelligence,

simulation and modelling.

 

Mr Peek and his Stage 5 ITT Timber class

have completed their paper towel holders

and are starting on their step stools.  They

are also totally engaged in their work and

their products look fantastic!

 

The Stage 4 Technology Mandatory

classes have been enjoying and embracing

their lessons.   The Technology Mandatory

Food classes have been designing pies this

term. This has involved the design process

from the beginning to the end product

through to the evaluation stage. The units

of work and the final products have been

outstanding and I must thank Mrs Pratt for

her innovative and creative ideas when

designing the programs. Mr Peek’s classes

have been very busy making some great

timber products including tool boxes and

serving trays.

 

Jewellery by Desiree Balfour Year 11

The Technology Mandatory Multimedia

classes have just finished their Stop Motion

Animation film clips and have done a

brilliant job with these. The Year 7/8 YAP

class and Miss Reynen have just finished

coding their personalised alarm systems

using Arduino and thinker shields. Overall,

the students enjoyed learning some coding

skills, and they enjoyed working

collaboratively and creatively to design

their own animation.

 

Our Year 8 STEM classes are having so

much fun while learning and the classes are

just buzzing!  So far they have been making

catapults, learning about stream systems

and making masks. Mrs Pratt’s STEM class

have been making catapults and learning

about distance and force and having a lot of

fun!! Some of the classes also made

marshmallow towers which looked like a

lot of fun! This term Mrs Lill’s STEM classes

worked on an introductory computer

programming project using "Alice” which is

a free programming environment from

Carnegie Mellon University.   They could

either work alone or in a small group, the

students independently explored the Alice

environment and created a 3D animation,

using "drag-and-drop" code.

 

The Alice project culminated in a little film

fest, where the students shared the work

with the class.  

This semester Mr Guyot’s STEM class (STMN

)  have   been involved in two fabulous

projects.  The first was the design,

construction and testing of a Stream Table. 

The Stream Table is used to explore Earth

Surface Processes. It can be used to

observe how river systems cut through

landscapes, how erosion occurs on farm

land due to deforestation, di�erent types of

river systems develop depending on the

gradient of the landscape, river delta

formation, sea level rise and beach / wave

interactions.

 

The second project involved the building of

an audio amplifier that can be connected to

the student’s own portable devices. 

MrGuyot’s class are learning about

electronic circuit construction, circuit board

assembly, circuit interfaces and acoustics. 

The end product will be an electronic

device that they can use as a portable

music spot for listening to music or for

phone calls and even class projects using

ICT.

 

I must also thank the Year 8 STEM teachers

for their continued commitment and

enthusiasm for the program.

 

These holidays will be invaluable for

students to work on perfecting and

completing their HSC major projects which

are all due for submission in Term 3. Please

discuss your projects with your teachers

before the holidays about any work that

may be needed.

 

On behalf of the TAS/VET faculty we wish all

of our students and their families a safe,

relaxing and happy holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs  Caroline McTeigue

Head Teacher TAS/VET

The library book battle concluded this term

with 2,883 votes cast by students and sta�

during the tournament. The final was

between the contemporary romance, Me

before You, and the classic coming of age,

To Kill a Mockingbird. It was a close battle

with To Kill a Mockingbird ultimately

claiming the top spot.  

 

The display space has since been devoted

to showcasing the amazing talents of senior

Visual Art students with their self-portraits

being admired by everyone attending the

library.

 

In June, Miss Klein attended the EduTECH

2018 Conference in Sydney. She gained

valuable insight into the role and

implementation of maker spaces in school

libraries, developing a reading culture

through library design, the role of robotics

and game design in learning, and the

resources available through state and

national public libraries. This is inspiring

her in planning library events for the

remainder of the year and in consolidating

the direction the library is moving toward in

the future.

Students have been actively engaged with

the library during breaks this term, taking

advantage of the new assortment of board

and card games available including Uno,

Sea Battle, Scrabble, Chess, Checkers and

Line Up.

Students have worked together tirelessly to

complete one jigsaw puzzle and are already

well underway with a second. The

collaborative e�ort and support shown has

been amazing. The library sta� would like

to extend a huge thank you to all the

wonderful people that have been donating

games, puzzles and books this year. Your

support is invaluable.

Library News

Our dedicated readers are being rewarded

this term with Vivo tokens being issued if

students ‘get caught reading’.   This will

continue into Term 3 and Miss Klein is

excited to see so many students reading for

enjoyment during breaks. She has also had

the privilege of facilitating book speed

dates with Year 9 English classes and is

enjoying the feedback coming in about the

books that were selected. The Premier’s

Reading Challenge is still ongoing and the

library has a vast number of books that are

part of the challenge available for

borrowing. Congratulations to Saroj Bhatt

and Alexander McGavin who have already

completed the challenge, a fantastic

achievement.

To view the available Premier’s Reading

Challenge books the library stocks,

students can log onto the library system,

Oliver, through their student portal page

and view the PRC reading list. On Oliver

they can also check their loans, due dates,

reserve books and discover what is

available that suits their interests. A library

app is also available which makes

searching and renewing books even easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms Shelley Klein

Librarian

Middle School Report

Middle School teachers would like to

congratulate Year 7 on their progress in

Semester One. It has been an incredibly

busy time for students and teachers, with

assessment tasks across all subject areas.

The first high school report is an important

milestone and we hope each Middle School

student is pleased with their progress so

far.

 

Middle School teachers would like to

congratulate the following students on

their excellent achievements in Semester

One:

 

Global Awareness: Shaswat Bhatt, Johnny

Ma, Posie Nuttall, Mason Bruinning, Mia

Deane, Julie Fabroa, Eva Ogston, Cooper

Schoch, Klaus Suczynski, Kalem Harris.

 

Human Relationships: Posie Nuttall,

Brendan Ackoski, Julian Nicholls, Marat

Valishev, Jessica Lundberg, Nathan Murphy,

Max Lewry, Jake Matthew, Tabitha

Cockburn.

 

Investigation and Communication:

Kaleah Blackett, Benjamin Hunter, Lachlan

Knowles,    Constance Porter, Chase

Aldridge, Ella McNeill, Kiarah Drury, Max

Lewry, Luella Marcatili.

 

Project Based Learning: Luella Marcatili,

Cody Matthews, Brendan Ackopski, Kaleah

Blackett, Mia Deane, Ella McNeill, Mason

Bruinning, Cullyn Cowell, Jorja Franklin,

Johnny Ma.

 

Years 7 - 10 Parent Teacher Evening will be

held on Wednesday 1 August from 4.00pm.

Parents will need to access the Sentral

Parent Portal to book times with Middle

School teachers. Parents are reminded that

2 session times will need to be booked if a

Middle School teacher has your child for

more than one strand.

 

Wishing you all the very best for the

holidays and stay safe!

HSIE and Languages

The HSIE and Languages Faculties would

like to congratulate Ms Jean La�an on her

recent retirement a�er 38 years of service

to education. Ms La�an has been a member

of the Henry Kendall High School

community for 23 years and she will be

sadly missed. Ms La�an will be

remembered for her excellent skills in the

classroom, understanding of pedagogy,

innovation and high standards. Ms La�an

has been an important part of Middle

School and Young Achievers programs, as

well as the Futures Education Program in

Year 9. We wish Ms La�an all the very best

as she begins an exciting new phase of life.

 

Congratulations to the following students

on their excellent results in Semester One:

 

Year 8 Geography - Mikayla Plant, Yasmine

Webb, Zoe Webb, Tansy Neaves and Ebony

McKinnon     

Middle School and HSIENews

          

Year 9 Geography - Archie Tebbutt, Joel

Dickey, Matthew Murphy, Thy Pham and

Madison Purvis

 

Year 9 History - Joel Dickey, Finley McLeod-

Warner,  Samantha Ryan and Saroj Bhatt

 

Year 10 Geography - Cynthia Li, Sarah

Wade, Casey Purvis, Lily Jones, Lexci

Kaczmarczyk

 

Year 10 History - Nicholas Batarseh, Yasmin

Long, Amy Crampton, Adrian Crnalic, Katie

Gunn 

   

Stage 5 Elective Commerce - Saroj Bhatt,

Max Khmelev, Justin Son, Adrian Crnalic,

Eliza Zyryanova   

   

Stage 5 Elective History -      Connor Ryan,

Victor Zheng, Jack Rogers, Tom Whight,

Jake Harrison

 

Year 11 Ancient History - Paris Blair,

Jasmine Turner, Alexandra Sidiropoulos,

Tally McIntyre, Holly Hunter and Jack

Josephs

 

Year 11 Business Studies - Emily Chung,

Katie Lewis, Senjay Turner, Jonas Cedervall

Norton, Tegan Day

 

Year 11 Legal Studies - Luke Mirfield,

Alexandra Sidiropoulos, Katie Lewis, Paris

Blair, Leo Coleman

 

Year 11 Modern History - Katie Lewis, Luke

Mirfield, Senjay Turner, Jessica Lam, Zac

Hegyessy

 

Year 12 Ancient History -  Jessica Atkinson,

Grace Oldfield, Annisa Amini, Ellena

Kyriacou, Keely Vincent

 

Year 12 Business Studies - Annisa Amini,

Farai Mudyara, Jakob Parris, Charlotte

Wright, Joel Naylor

 

Year 12 Legal Studies - Ellena Kyriacou,

Charlotte Wright, Sophie Bartlett, Brayden

Gunn, Jazmin Norley

 

Year 12 Modern  History - Sophie

Eickelman, Alexa Hillard-Gardiner,

Elizabeth Kemister, Rebecca Welsby, Eryn

Norris

 

Year 12 History Extension - Aisha Graham,

Jessica Atkinson, Sophie Eickelman

 

Congratulations to our Year 11 Mock Trial

Team on their successful movement to the

Round of 64 in the state-wide competition.

This is an amazing result for the team and

Henry Kendall High School is the only

comprehensive school on the Central Coast

to progress to this level. Huge thanks to Mrs

Kostalas for her excellent guidance of the

team.

 

 

 

 

Mr Mark

Macdonald

Head Teacher –

HSIE and Middle

School  

 

 

Cross Country Report

It has been another huge term for the

PDHPE faculty at HKHS. We have had the

school, zone and regional cross country

carnivals in which we have had a number of

students who have represented Sydney

North at the CHS carnival. Congratulations

to the students below:

Sydney North Cross Country

Representative

Age                               Boys

13 Years                      Maxwell Finn

14 Years                       Joel Dickey

14 Years                       Mitchell Finn

15 Years                       Hamish Watts

16 Years                       Kyle Briggs

 

Sydney North Cross Country

Representative

Age                                Girls

12 Years                      Jade Patrick

12 Years                      Leah Reynolds

13 Years                      Meg Watts

14 Years                      Casey Weinart

14 Years                      Ellanor Meese

Athletics Report

We have had both the school and zone

athletics carnivals this term with the

following students being selected to

represent Brisbane Water Zone.

Congratulations to the following students:

Brisbane Water Zone Team

Representative

Name                            Event

Skyla Bedford           13 Years Discus

Esha Dobie                 12 Years High Jump

Charlotte Gott           12-15 200m

Katie Gunn                  15 Years 100m

                                         200m

                                         Long Jump

                                        Javelin

                                        Triple Jump

                                        Shot Put

Krystal Harris            12-15 Years 100m

Madison Purvis        15 Years 4 x 100m Relay

                                        Shot Put

Lateesha Mead         13 Years 100m

                                        200m

                                        Long Jump

                                        Shot Put

                                        Javelin

Clare Norris               15 Years 4 x 100m Relay

Jarrod Parker           15 Years Long Jump

Oscar Tebbutt          16-19 3000m Walk

Caitlyn Tyndall        15 Years 4x 100m Relay

Ebony Wright           16-19 Years 100m

PDHPE Faculty

Students in Years 7-10 PDHPE have been

learning about a range of issues and topics

which include:

PDHPE/Sports News

Term 3 Sport Informat…

Year 7 Sport – Oz Tag/Ultimate

Frisbee/Soccer and Futsal

Year 8 - Adolescence a Time of

Change – Puberty, Growth and

Development

Year 9 – Mirror Mirror – Body Image,

Eating Disorders and Positive

Wellbeing

Year 10 - Don’t mind me – Mental

Health and Resilience

Year 9 and 10 PASS -  Tag it – OzTag

and Flag Football

Our senior students have been working

tirelessly through a range of modules:

Year 11 PDHPE – Body in Motion –

Skeletal, Muscular, Circulatory,

Respiratory System, Fitness Testing

and Is Fitness Predictor of

Performance

Year 11 CAFS – Individuals and

Groups – Groups in the community,

Roles individuals adopt within

groups, Power within groups,

Conflict within Groups

Year 11 SLR – Athletics

Year 12 CAFS – Parenting and Caring

– Becoming a Parent or Carer,

Factors A�ecting the roles of

Parents and carers, Support for

Parent and Carers

Year 12 PDHPE – Factors A�ecting

Performance – How does training

a�ect performance, How can

psychology a�ect performance,

How can nutrition a�ect

performance, How does the

acquisition of skill a�ect

performance?

Newcastle UniversityInternship – Miss Sexty

Miss Sexty from Newcastle University has

been with the faculty this term to complete

her university internship. We have had lots

of positive feedback from both the sta� and

students at Henry Kendall High School and

we wish her all the best in gaining

employment within the department from

Term 3.

Faculty Planning Day

During Term 2 the PDHPE faculty had the

opportunity to begin planning for the

implementation of the new 7-10 PDHPE

syllabus for 2019. The new PDHPE syllabus

will be implemented throughout Year 7 and

Year 9 in 2019 and the sta� at Henry Kendall

have started developing the Scope and

Sequence for next year. If you are interested

in finding out more information about the

new PDHPE syllabus follow the link below;

https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wp

s/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-

areas/pdhpe/pdhpe-k-10-2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Gareth Wright

PDHPE Head Teacher/ Sports Coordinator

Boys Opens StateFutsal

On Thursday 21 June the Open Boys Futsal

team went to Broadmeadow for the State

Championship. Unfortunately two of the

boys had to pull out of the team the day

before due to other football commitments

however, we still had an extremely strong

team. 

 

Our first game was against St Phillips from

Newcastle and whilst we continually had

shots at their goal and played to a higher

standard, we narrowly lost 0-1. The second

game was against Mereweather who were a

very skilled team and there was nothing

between the two teams however, they got

up by 2-1 when they were awarded a direct

penalty close to full time. The final game of

our pool was against Kurri, we convincingly

out played them to win 4-1. Unfortunately,

we failed to make it to the semifinals. The

boys showed excellent sportsmanship on

the day.  As one of the boys said on the way

back in the train “it’s a lot more fun than

sitting in the classroom all day!” The team

consisted of:

 

I would like to thank the current Year 12

students who have represented Henry

Kendall High School for up to 6 years at the

regional and state levels.  

 

 Year 12    Brayden Gunn-keeper /field             

     Lachlan Muir -Captain                   Aaron

Bamford                   Horus RoqueYear 11   

Tom Marsh- keeper/field                   Mitchell

 WoodYear 10    William Day  

Term 2 is always an unexpectedly busy term

for the Creative and Performing Arts

Faculty. Here are just some of the highlights

from this term:

Henry Kendall HighSchool Concert Band

Rehearsing on Monday a�ernoons from

3:10pm until 5.00pm, our Henry Kendall

High School Concert Band has been ticking

over nicely this year. We are always looking

for new members to join, so if your son or

daughter can play a wind, brass or

percussion instrument, please encourage

them to see Mr Cli� or Mrs Gillard for more

information.

On-Track MusicShowcase

Early in Term 2 we held our annual Music

Showcase evening at The Entertainment

Grounds (Gosford Racecourse). This was an

excellent evening of student talent.

 

CAPA News

Dance Ensemble

Lead by Mrs Jade Draper and with a routine

choreographed by Year 9 student, Hayley

McTeare, our Henry Kendall High School

Dance Ensemble were successful in

auditioning for and performing at the

Central Coast Dance Festival held at

Laycock Street Theatre. Well done to these

talented young ladies!

 

Priscilla: Queen Of TheDesert MusicalExcursion

In Week 10 we took over 30 excited

students down to the Capitol Theatre in

Sydney to see the acclaimed musical based

on the movie of the same name. The

students were exceptionally well behaved

and brought in their highest level of

maturity to this show. It was a wonderful

evening of music, drama and dance. Thank

you to all the sta� who supported and

joined us for this excursion.

 

Henry Kendall's GotTalent

12 di�erent student music and dance items

competed in Week 9 in our annual Henry

Kendall High School's Got Talent show held

in the MPC during break times. With sta�

judges attending each day and giving

scores for each item, we whittled down the

entrants to the four best items who

competed in the Grand Final held on the

Friday. It was hotly contested, but a band of

Year 8 students were successful in taking

out first place and received $100 prize

money. Well done to all of the performers

who took on this challenge!

 

Too add to all of these wonderful extra-

curricular opportunities, our students and

sta� have been working together in classes

to produce outstanding work on a daily

basis. I'd like to take this opportunity to

acknowledge the amazing work of the sta�

who teach in my faculty: Mrs Jade Draper,

Mrs Mary Gillard, Ms Dawn Ke� and Ms

Janelle Wilkinson.

 

Term 3 will step things up even further as

our Year 12 Drama, Music and Visual Art

students complete their HSC practical

assessment projects and performances, our

annual VisTAS exhibition of major works

from TAS, Visual Arts and Photography,

Performing Arts Night is coming up as well,

not to mention a number of our students

performing in Central Coast Showcase. It's

going to be huge! Stay tuned...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Damien Cli�

Head Teacher

CAPA

Mathematics Faculty

It has been an extremely busy term in

Mathematics.  Years 7 – 10 (Stages 4 and 5)

completed their Term 2 assessment tasks in

weeks 3, 4 and 5 and have since engaged in

feedback and self-reflection processes. All

students have access to an online

mathematics program called MathsOnline,

which involves practicing skills and

concepts learnt in class in order to deepen

understanding. Students are encouraged to

utilise this resource for  further revision

opportunities at home. 

 

Year 11 and 12 (Stage 6) mathematics

students have also just completed their

Term 2 Assessment Tasks and results will be

distributed to the students first week back

in Term 3. Students are expected to engage

in a feedback process to determine where

weaknesses lie and what areas need further

revision in order to attain a deeper

understanding of skills and applications.

Students are welcome to make

appointments with their class teacher in

order to help determine the most suitable

form of revision as we lead up to the next

assessment tasks. For Year 12, the next

assessment task  is the Trial HSC and all

students are strongly advised to treat the

upcoming holiday period as a break to

STUDY/revise/refine skills. Similarly, for

Year 11, this break should be utilised to

engage in revision for the upcoming Year 11

Final Examinations at the end of Term 3.

Ms Jo Knight - Head Teacher Mathematics

English Faculty

It has been another busy term in English,

and I’d like to start this report by thanking

the English faculty for their dedication to

ensuring quality teaching and learning in

the classroom. We have seen some

incredible work across each year group this

term and we’re all excited to see what our

students can produce in the second

semester.

 

I’d like to congratulate Stephanie Peterson

in Year 9 on competing in the state public

speaking competition. Her dedication and

e�ort amounted to an engaging and

moving speech that impressed the

audience. Unfortunately, Stephanie did not

progress. She is motivated to return next

year equipped with passion and

perseverance.

 

The Year 7 and 8 YAP classes have been

writing engaging and inspiring tales of

perseverance as part of their study of

Marsden’s ‘Tomorrow, When the War

Began’. They have also been working on

their speaking and persuasive skills in

preparing their TED-style talks for their PBL

assessment tasks.

 

Faculty News

Students in Year 9 have just finished their

study of global poetry. Their essay writing

skills have improved, and their teachers

have been really impressed by their

profound poetic insights. Our Year 10

students were discerning in their analysis of

di�erent documentaries. Some loved our

core text, ‘Man on Wire’, and some thought

infamous tight rope walker Phillipe Petit

was just a little too confident!  Year 10

teachers wouldn’t be surprised if we see

some documentary makers among the

group in a few years’ time!

 

Our Year 11 students are to be commended

for their outstanding multimodal texts. The

new English syllabus requires the creation

of multimodal texts as an assessment task,

and our students did not disappoint in the

aesthetic or analytical quality of their

products. Below are some links to two

English Advanced students who both

created a multimodal text analysing the

critically acclaimed film, Citizen Kane.

 

Katie Lewis –

https://spark.adobe.com/page/QMSuY26Ax

wBPD/

 

Alexandra Sidiropoulos -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=wIS_MimErh0

 

Finally, our Year 12 students are creeping

closer and closer to the end of the course,

and the end of their schooling here. It is

extremely important that they continue to

revise and dra� essays over this holiday

break. We are here to support them as

much as we can.

 

Until next term,

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Blake Wawrzyk

Relieving Head Teacher English

ScienceFaculty

This term has

flown by almost

breaking the

sound barrier.

This was lucky as

we avoided the

consequences of sonic boom!

 

Year 7 and 8 YAP have learnt that all the

solids, liquids and gases they have around

them are made up of the elements they see

in the periodic table. They have enjoyed

extending themselves, most students were

able to complete work covered in Year 11

Chemistry. It was impressive to watch their

resilience as they tried, made mistakes and

tried again until they mastered the

concepts. Understanding that learning

occurs when mistakes are made is a hard

but valuable lesson. Well done Stage 4 YAP!

 

Year 8 had fun studying energy this term,

investigating the di�erent forms and how

they transform from one to another. They

finished the term designing and testing

Rube Goldberg machines.

Year 9 examined the human body working

to understand how the body is co-ordinated

through the nervous and endocrine

(hormonal) systems. They finished the term

gathering information on infectious

diseases and how the body tries to protect

us from them. They also studied the link

between our lifestyle, genetics and the

environment to non-infectious diseases.

 

Year 10 started the term by learning about

DNA and how this translates into who we

are and why we may or may not look

similar to our family. Part of this topic was

also spent looking at advances in this area

of science and the ethical and social

implications for how these could be used.

They finished the term investigating

Newton’s Laws of Motion and how they can

apply these to explain what they see in

their own day to day lives.

Year 11 are steadily working through the

new syllabi and are enjoying being able to

study courses which that have an interest

or passion for. They are realising the

demands of Stage 6 means they need to

follow a regular and comprehensive study

program at home, especially leading into

next term where they will have to complete

an end of course exam.

Year 12 are working e�iciently to complete

their courses and are currently preparing

for the Trial Exams, which are scheduled for

early next term. We wish them all the best

for these and o�er our assistance to ensure

they comprehensively prepare and perform

to their capacity.

Ms Louise Watkiss - Head Teacher Science

As we move to the next holiday period it is a

great time to reflect on the exciting

programs and support that has been

happening for our students this term.

 

Youth Aware of Mental Health

This week Year 9 completed their last Youth

Aware of Mental Health lesson facilitated by

DoE in partnership with Black Dog Institute.

YAM o�ered a hands-on approach to mental

health issues such as stress, crisis,

depression and suicide.  Our students were

engaged and receptive to the program one

student commenting that this course has

been life changing for her. Well done Year 9

for your positive participating.

 

 

Canteen News  - There have been lots of

changes happening around the canteen

area as we continue to work with our new

canteen contractors to improve the quality

of the food provided to our students on a

daily basis and also create an inviting

physical environment  in that area of the

school.

Student Services News

Painting, commercial oven, timber

panelling, new roller doors, signage and

floor resurfacing are all happening very

soon. Over the coming holidays we will also

see the installation of our chilled water

station in this area. Thank-you to Central

Coast Health and their ‘Thirsty’ initiative for

facilitating this improvement. Students will

be able to refill their drink bottles with

chilled water as of the first day back, Term

3. Look out for the return of toast and Milo

to the canteen menu!

Chaplaincy Service

Our wonderful Chaplaincy Service has

continued to power on this term. The role

of the chaplain is to provide social-

emotional support in a casual setting and

conduct needs- based small group courses.

Sadly we say farewell to Alex Gerelis and

thank him for his wonderful support of our

students over the past 2 years. We welcome

Mitch Rogers to our team who has extensive

experience with working in youth support

programs in the community. Students can

self-refer to this service. Mel Gould is here

on Wednesday and  Mitch on Fridays 

Stand Tall- The Event

On Wednesday 13 June, 50 Year 10 students

were invited attend Stand Tall – The Event.

This was a very special opportunity. The

Event inspires high school students to

stand tall and make positive choices. It

featured inspirational speakers who

powerfully addressed many of the critical

issues confronting today's high school

students. On the day, 2300 students from

around NSW / ACT were encouraged to

embrace their future through empowering

messages by cultural influencers, sports

stars and musicians.

Students le� the day with:

Self-belief and hope that they can

enjoy a successful future.

The power of resilience and how

not to let the past dictate the future.

How to take a stand against bullying

and other dangerous behaviours

and become leaders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Tracy Smith

Head Teacher

Student Services

 

Students as Lifestyle Activists (SALSA)

has continued throughout this term with

Year 10 leaders being trained by mentors

from Sydney University in the benefits and

ways we can live a healthier life. This week

our Year 10 leaders have completed the

delivery of their final lesson to Year 8

classes. They have done a fantastic job and

have realised it’s not always easy being the

teacher! They have been outstanding in

their commitment to this program and it

will be exciting to work with them

throughout the remainder of the year as

they create strategies to implement their

own whole school healthy action plan.

 

Our leaders are

Jordan Ingle–Johnson, Eliza McFawn, Kevin

Poechhacker,  Ainsley Symmington, Amy

Crampton, Katalena Abarca, Abbey Devlin,

Jasmine Potter, Siobhan Wilby, Oliver

Worrad, Charli Close,  Zane Dowling,

 Deklan Hewett, Holly Miller,  Lani Maguire,

Angel Gould, Katie Gunn, Jarrod Parker,

Sally Toohey .

Top Blokes

The Top Blokes program has being running

at our school for 2 years. The program has

been developed to improve young men's

mental health and reduce risk-taking

behaviours. It is a preventative evidence-

based social education program that

provides  a positive platform for young men

to develop personal qualities including

integrity, character and respect for others

while becoming positive role models to

their peers. We were one of the first schools

on the Central Coast to pilot the program,

and have now, with the sponsorship of

North Gosford Rotary, been able to o�er

this program again to our Year 9 and 10

students and are are excited to announce

that  50 Year 7 boys will be o�ered the

junior version, called Stepping Up. This will

occur in Terms 3 and 4. Again, this is a first

for the Central Coast..

Congratulations to our graduating Year 9

and 10 Top Blokes. They are Jesse Prott,

Tom Trovato, Lochlan Lea-Butler, Sam

Bissett, William Blake, Cameron Dixon,

Liam MacNaughton, Jayden Downs and

Sebastian Gritten-Krause. Ethan Dixon, Alex

Demetriades, Deklan Hewett, Riley Searles,

Tom Simpson, Matvei Arkhipov.

Thank-you to The Top Blokes Foundation

and for the wonderful sponsorship from

North Gosford Rotary.

Interact

Do Something Day 2018!

 

On Friday 27  July, Interact are holding a

Soups, Socks & Beanies Day to support

Coast Shelter.

 

Please start collecting cans of soups (or

other non-perishables), new  socks or

beanies that we can donate to those in

need on the Coast.

Students are encouraged to wear their

favourite socks or beanies on the day.

 

Thank you for your support!Mrs Dani Bath - Interact Coordinator

Max Potential

Congratulations to Mason Colwell and

Kirsty Abigail of Year 11 who have now

completed their "Personal Expressions" at

the Gosford RSL,  regarding their Max

Potential journey. 

Marley Irvine will be completing her

personal expression on the day of the final

show case which will be held on the 3

September at the RSL.  On that day all of

the students taking part in the programme

will be celebrating what they have achieved

as a result of their Community Service

Projects. 

School News

We are also pleased to announce the Mason

Colwell has been asked to present a thank

you speech, at the show case event, on

behalf of all the students who have

received the 2018 Max Potential

Scholarship. One of the attached photos

shows all of the student’s scholars

celebrating their achievement and the

other shows Kirsty and Mason with Kirsty's

Max Potential Coach. Miss Crystal Reynen

along with some of the props from their

personal expression presentations.Mr

David Ardley - History / Science Teacher

2018 NAIDOCCelebrations

Our annual NAIDOC Celebrations were at

Gosford High School this year. Our students

had a great day celebrating with Point Clare

Public School, Gosford Public School and

Gosford High School. Our students worked

in groups learning about bush food and

doing cooking and art workshops. It was

great to see our students being mentors to

our little kids. I would like to thank the guys

from Koomurri who shared their knowledge

with our kids and put together a communal

painting to commemorate the day. Gosford

High School, once again played host and

their organisation for this was exceptional.

Our kids had such a great time and the

whole day was such a positive experience

for all who attended.

 

Chess Team

On Monday 18 June, 'The Chessnuts', Henry

Kendall's chess team, took part in the

annual Central Coast gala day, held at

Lakes Grammar, Warnervale. As the

reigning champions, our senior team

members were confident about securing

another trophy. This year, they were joined

by an intermediate team and a junior team. 

 

Competition was tense, with all three Henry

Kendall High School teams securing close

wins in the early rounds. Unfortunately, a

few slip ups and unforeseen errors meant

that each team su�ered tight loses as well. 

 

Although each team finished second in

their divisions, our students can hold their

heads high knowing they played all their

games with respect and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to all those involved. 

 

Intermediate: William Day, Connor Ryan,

Brodie Aldridge and Victor Zheng

 

Senior: Zac Hegyessy, Senjay Turner, Zach

Walsh and Cameron Rigney 

Mr Blake Wawrzyk - Chess Coordinator

The teams were:Junior: Oliver Debus,

Jannai Michel, Ryan Gavenlock and Kalem

Harris 

ProfessionalDevelopment -TEDxSydney 

On Friday 15 June, Mr Michael Mellish and I

were lucky enough to attend TEDxSydney.

This conference focused on 'HumanKind'

and consisted of a number of inspiring and

engaging talks, short films and creative

items that can be further explored in our

classrooms. Mr Mellish and I particularly

enjoyed Eddie Woo, who spoke

passionately about teaching Mathematics,

Thomas Oxley, a neurologist who could

change the world, and the slam poetry of

Miles Merrill, which I have already used in

my classroom. It was a truly motivating day,

and we look forward to sharing our findings

with our colleagues and students. 

 

Mirror Mirror Unit

Letter to the Editor

Year 9 have been exploring the topic of

sense of self this term, learning about the

sociocultural and media influences on our

body image. They have been working hard

to become leaders of positive self image

and become critical thinkers when  viewing

images presented by di�erent media

platforms. 9 PDH.E were asked to apply a

critical lens to the images and stories that

are presented in magazines that are

accessible to young people. Check out their

amazing letter!

 

Today a group of students at Henry Kendall

High School are writing to you to discuss

the some of the issues in today’s

magazines. The images presented in

today’s magazines have a massive impact

on people of all ages, especially

adolescence. Young adolescence lose

confidence in who they are as they see all

these heavily edited images of people, not

just in magazines like yours, but in other

areas like social media and through peer

pressure.

 

We are writing and reaching out to you to

express our opinions and discuss some of

the key messages your magazine presents.

 

9 PDH.E

Today’s health magazine’s focus on

fitness, food diets and weight loss, whilst

only showcasing about 10 ‘realistic’ body

types. Do you think that this is has a

positive impact on your younger audience?

We believe the images and topics

presented may have negative impacts on

your younger audience because the young

viewer may create unrealistic goals

from  idolising the models in your

magazines, which is heavily edited and not

a ‘true representation’ of a healthy body.

 

We believe the images and topics may have

negative impact on young people because

it provokes people to think that it is normal

to be fitness obsessed, and it could take

over their whole life. The images in the

magazine can make people feel like they

aren’t good enough, and lead to negative

mental health like; depression and anxiety.

 

In the magazine there are images that

portray unrealistic lifestyles by editing the

photos and photoshopping them to look

healthier than what they really. This can

lead people to think that it is easy/possible

to achieve the same results. The intense

pressure of needing to look like these types

of models in your magazines can contribute

to many self esteem issues and problems

surrounding mental health. The media

influences young viewers to look and

change into models, like the ones featured

in your magazines. We are not asking you to

eliminate every skinny model in your

magazine, but we are asking you to include

more ‘healthy’ and ‘realistic’ models and

individuals so that your younger audience

can relate to your magazine and feel less

obligated to diet or workout to morph into

these very unrealistic body types.

 

Continuing on from my point above, we

have noticed from flicking through your

magazine  that you heavily edit and

photoshop your pictures. We should not

feel the need to blur out a scar, acne or

even texture on the models body and skin.

Leaving in these ‘imperfections’ takes o�

the pressure you unwillingly put on your

easily influenced young audience.

 

 

No one is perfect. You are beautiful no

matter what shape your are.

 

These little imperfections make us

human and we should embrace these

flaws instead of covering them up. We

also believe the food also featured in your

magazine is presented in an unrealistic way.

Many young adult/adults take magazines

very seriously and try to match themselves

with the body shape, and proportions to an

unhealthy extent and on surgery to copy an

edited image.

 

Another bad aspect of this magazine is the

way your editors alter the images to look

“perfect” or express a certain “trend”

that everyone must be wearing to fit

society's ideals. This can in time a�ect the

way young people see those around them

leading to bullying if someone does not fit

the general look. Bullying may develop is if

you don’t look “good enough” or you can’t

be cool or “normal”. This stereotype could

promote bullying for those students who do

no like the image you present or may be

financially unable to be like everyone else

which can lead to negative mental health.

In turn this could a�ect the lives of the

people that lived around them ruining

more lives than just theirs.

 

Although many magazines are mainly

directed towards women, the relationship

between the media and body image also

applies to men as well.

 

But putting all of the bad aspects aside, we

would love to talk about the ways that you

can improve your magazine so these

aspects are limited in day to day life and

limit the risk of putting people down.

 

The students of Henry Kendall would love

to see a diverse range of people featured in

your magazines to ensure we embrace

every type of person in our big wide world.

 

Written by 9 PDH.E

 

 

 

Term Two, Week Ten

We have reached the end of another term of

Vivo – potentially our best yet! Our next

Vivo celebration assembly and newsletter

report will provide an overview of our top

achievers for the whole semester and term,

but in the meantime, here are our Vivo

champions for the final weeks of Term 2.

 

P. S. Word on the street is that an awesome

prize is coming for students who top the

leaderboards next term… a delicious

prize…

 

The following tables show our top Vivo

earners across the year groups for Weeks

6/7 and 8/9.

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 7!

Weeks 6/7

Jack Cameron

Alexander Lara

Max Lewry

Charlotte Wade

Luella Marcatili

Top 5 Earners in Year 7!

Weeks 8/9

Zoe Hall

Kalem Harris

Callum Kennedy

Jake Matthews

Mia Deane

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 8!

Weeks 6/7

Zachariah Beckett

Chloe Brunner

Mia-Rose Eather

Yasmine Webb

Kelis Bruderlin

Top 5 Earners in Year 8!

Weeks 8/9

Megan Blair

Alysha Makinen

Tahlia Ryan

Mischa Parker

Tyson Pagacs

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 9!

Weeks 6/7

Brandon Willmette

Thy Pham

Jayden Downs

Corey Beaman

Lara Hookway

Top 5 Earners in Year 9!

Weeks 8/9

Brandon Willmette

Tom Trovato

Jayden Downs

Michael McCarthy

Charlotte Tucker

                     

Top 5 Earners in Year 10!

Weeks 6/7

Eliza McFawn

Racheal Greenwood

Jordyn Ingle-Johnson

Cynthia Li

Hayley Toman

VIVO News

Top 5 Earners in Year 10!

Weeks 8/9

Lani Maguire

Zane Dowling

Katalena Abarca

Riley Searles

Eliza McFawn

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 11!

Weeks 6/7

Marley Irvine

Alisha Kanthasamy

Gemma Sharpe

Thomas Marsh

Kira Morgan

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 11!

Weeks 8/9

Marley Irvine

Jake Grimley

Mitchell Wood

Harrison Close

Kira Morgan

 

Top 5 Earners in Year 12!

 Weeks 6/7

Keely Vincent

Grace Oldfield

Ellena Kyriacou

Nick Murray

Rebecca Welsby 

Top 5 Earners in Year 12!

 Weeks 8/9

Grace Oldfield

Jessica Atkinson

Mariam Kemister

Elizabeth Kemister

Ellena Kyriacou

 

Top 5 Earners in Support Unit!

 Weeks 6/7

Matthew Blakemore

Lateesha Mead

Faith Drylie

Zali Dezeeuw

Krystal Harris

Top 5 Earners in Support Unit!

 Weeks 8/9

Matthew Blakemore

Felix Su

Angeliqua Elin

Charlotte Gott

Krystal Harris

 

Congratulations! Who will top the

leaderboards in Term 3??

Dealing With Stress

A certain amount of stress in life is normal (and even helpful),

but you shouldn’t feel completely overwhelmed all the time. If

this you do, there are a number of reasons you might be

struggling to beat stress. Working them out is the first step in

getting things under control.

This can help if:

you feel stressed all the time

you don’t know why you always feel so stressed

you’re always moody, anxious or worried.

Is stress bad?

It’s not quite as simple as bad or good. Stress is the body’s way

of rising to a challenge, and preparing to meet a tough situation

with focus, stamina and increased alertness. It increases your

heart rate, changes your breathing, and releases hormones into

your system.

We all need a certain level of stress to be productive, to

motivate us to achieve our goals. Stress becomes a problem

when it tips over from being helpful to just plain overwhelming.

Too much stress over a long period of time leads to exhaustion

and burn-out, so it’s important that you keep your stress in

check.

 

Signs of too much stress include:

sleeping problems

increased irritability

having trouble concentrating

having issues connecting with others

feeling depressed, panicky or anxious.

If you’re experiencing any of these signs, it’s a good indicator

that you need to work some stress relief tactics into your life

and start managing your stress.

 

Wellbeing Corner

Managing stress

It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and stressed at times. You just

need to figure out how to tackle problems and to cope with

things that aren’t going your way.

Figure out the real problem: What is the real thing

that’s overwhelming you or causing you stress? It may

not be the obvious thing, or it could be more than one

thing.

Figure out what you can change: Look at the problem

realistically. What bits of it can you change? One of those

bits might be the way you’re thinking about the

problem.

Figure out how you’ll change it: Make a note of all the

things you can do to make that change happen. Then

scrap the unlikely ones, and give yourself a couple of

things to try.

If you can’t change it, sometimes you have to accept

it: and that’s not easy. Get some information on

improving your coping skills, or try meditation to see if it

helps you focus your thoughts.

When it’s a really big issue

When stress doesn’t go away, and you’ve tried your best to

manage it, you might want to talk to a doctor or mental health

professional about it. They can give you the right strategies for

reducing your stress, and a psychologist can work with you to

train your brain to break habits that aren’t working for you.

 

It can be hard to know where to find the support you

need. ReachOut Next Step is an anonymous online tool that

recommends relevant support options based on what you want

help with. Try the tool to learn about the support options

available for you. Don’t forget you can always refer yourself to

the school counsellor or Student Services at any time.

If you want to hear from others who know what it’s like to feel

stressed, follow this link to watch a three minute video of young

people and professionals talking about going through tough

times.

https://au.reachout.com/articles/im-stressed-and-

overwhelmed

 

 

 

 

 

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