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KHS Newsletter 2, Term 1 2019 1

Issue 2, Term 1 2019

Kempsey High School Newsletter PO Box 3268 West Kempsey NSW 2440

Phone 65 626 166 Fax 65 628 570 Email [email protected]

Website: www.kempsey-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KempseyHigh/

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School Calendar 2

Staff 2

School News 3-6

School Information 6

Community News 7

Sporting News 8

Important Dates TERM 1

April 13 - April 29

School Holidays

TERM 2

April Week 1

Monday 29

Staff Development Day

Tuesday 30

All students return

May Week 2

Mon 6 - Friday 10

Yr 12 Exams

May Week 3

Tues 14 - Thurs 16

NAPLAN

May Week 4

Tues 21 - Thurs 23

Science & Engineering

Thursday 23

Athletics Carnival

Kempsey High Hosts First Lego League Challenge

KHS hosted a number of students from across the region on Friday 22 March for the First Lego League Challenge. Year 7 STEM robotics students represented KHS in the challenge and were judged on their core values, research project and robot design. It was fantastic to see so many students engaging in the challenge and putting their skills to the test, fostering innovative thinking for future careers.

The challenge is part of the STEM Share program coordinated for the Macleay Public Schools by Kath Lollback. Kath has been collaborating with STEM teachers and working with our students for several weeks, on computer programming and building all the Lego pieces used in the competition. A big thank you goes to all the students who competed on the day, the teachers who ran the programme and also all the students who helped build the Lego pieces and the competition tables and those who ran the Red Onion Café on the day. It was a

great joint effort and a very positive experience for all of our students. Thank you also to the many partners involved: CSU, Kempsey Shire Council, First Australia, NSW Cyber Security and STEM Share Community.

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Term 2 Calendar 2019

Year Advisors and Head Teachers

Year Advisors

Year 7 Deanne Hughes Year 8 Rowena Hensley Year 9 Lara Harrison Year 10 Jo Maio Year 11 Anissa Peterson Year 12 Jarryd Hensley

Head Teachers

Art/Music Sue Marsh English Sharyn Rix HSIE Anissa Peterson Learning Sue Ring Maths Bruce Sinclair PE Todd Dalton Science Harriett Ware TAS Aaron Hinchcliffe

Staff

Principal Mick Eller Deputy Principal Denese Kennedy Deputy Principal Jed Piesley Aboriginal Ed Officer Georgie Murphy Clontarf Grant Schubert Richard Dixon Girls Academy Juli Morris Misty Kelly Careers Advisor/HT Admin Mark Rix

Canteen Volunteers Needed

Parents/Carers/Grandparents—Do you have a couple of hours to help out in our

canteen? Our wonderful canteen is in need of some volunteers to help out.

Come and talk to our friendly canteen staff about what is involved. Call 6562 4811. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KempseyHigh/

April 13 - April 29 School Holidays Enjoy your holiday break

Week 3 May 13 - May 17

Monday 13 - Friday 17 Ag Team Wingham Beef Week Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 NAPLAN


Tuesday 21 - Thursday 23 Science & Engineering Challenge Thursday 23 Athletics Carnival

Monday 29 School Development Day Tuesday 30 All students return to school Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 1 Ag Team Kempsey Show Friday 3 - Saturday 4 Ag Team Macksville Show


Monday 6 - Friday 10 Year 12 Exams

Week 1 April 30 - May 3


Monday 27 - Friday 31 Year 11 Skills Tasks


SCHOOL NEWS

Ilford Photo Competition

Congratulations to Paige Willis Bourne who won a Certificate of Merit in the recent Ilford Secondary Schools Photographic competition. Paige won her certificate in the Digital Category with an image called “Tone” (shown right). The photo was an entry in last year’s Sculpture in the Gaol competition.

The students dressed up in theatrical costumes as the German internees did in Trial Bay Gaol during World War I for their weekly plays held on Saturday and Sunday nights.

The Theatre Company had 60 historical costumes and a considerable amount of clothing for men and women, all of which was made by the internees. There was also an orchestra. All women's’ roles were played by men.

Girls Academy - Harmony Day Celebrations The Girls Academy celebrated Harmony Day with a number of activities that celebrated that we are all different but we really are the same. Harmony Day was renamed Harmony Week to recognise diversity and inclusion activities that take place during the entire week.

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. Since 1999, more than 77,000 Harmony Week events have been held in schools, community groups, childcare centres and numerous local government agencies across Australia.


SCHOOL NEWS

Cars of the Future! Here are some of the amazing drawings from 8STEM entered into the Toyota Dream Car Competition. Drawings were focused on two subject areas, Sustainability and Biomimicry, which were used to help guide ideas and designs. Well done 8STEM! Again thank you to Kempsey Toyota for providing us with inspirational ideas and a fun activity for all.


SCHOOL NEWS

Girls Can Too! This is a written piece by some of the girls who attended the Girls Can Too workshop hosted by TAFE. When we arrived we sat down and were introduced to the activities for the day and enjoyed some morning tea. First up was construction. We were shown how to properly use power tools safely before we started to make a box, which we had to construct ourselves with a little help. We got to experience welding using a simulator in construction. The headset that we used allowed us to see what it would be like in a welding booth and what it would be like to weld in a straight line. Horticulture was up next. We walked through the greenhouse and got to inspect the irrigation system. After the walk through we got to plant our own plant and take it home in a cup. Our last class was automotive. We were shown how to change tyres with machinery and we were shown engines from cars that were being repaired. After our classes were finished we all gathered in the library for a panel discussion. The panel was made up of five incredible women from all different trades. They talked about their journey and the different struggles they have faced to become who they are today. Today reinforced the idea that women can do a job in a trade that a man usually does.


SCHOOL INFORMATION

SCHOOL NEWS

Assistance with details

Are your contact details, medical details

and details regarding any specific needs of

your child up to date? It is really

important that these vital details are kept

up to date so that the school can get in

contact with you and so that any

necessary medical needs are met. If you

think that these may not be up to date

could you please call the school or come

in and speak with one of the friendly

ladies in the front office to update them.

Thank you with your assistance with this

information.

School Jackets

School Jackets for

winter to keep you

warm and looking

stylish are now in

stock at Joy’s

Place, Kempsey.

These are available

in a number of

sizes and are

$45.00. So get in

now before the

cold weather

comes.

Congratulations Liam We’re very proud of Liam Whalen. Liam was named

Champion Judge at the 2018 Upper Hunter Beef

Bonanza and was invited to be an Associate Judge at

the recent 2019 Maitland Show Cattle Clinic and

Stud Beef competitions. Liam had the opportunity to

give his verbal appraisals on some of the stud cattle

to the audience and received high praise for his

knowledge, effort and presentation in this

challenging work. Well done Liam.

Junior AECG Building on the momentum from 2017 and 2018, the

Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG)

has got off to a flying start.

The elected

office

bearers

are:

Lemiesha

Maher-

McLeod

(President),

Preston

Kelly (Vice

President),

Yaaron Ward (Secretary), Jayden Griffen (Treasurer)

and James Anderberg (Public Relations Officer).

President of the Macleay Valley Local AECG, Uncle

Fred and Aunty Nola spoke to the junior AECG about

the organization and worked with the students to start

preparing their plan for 2019.


Community News & School Events

Assistance for Year 12 studying for exams in Term 2, Week 2 is always available on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at KHS Homework Centre from 3:30 - 5:00pm. Information on important HSC can be found here; https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home NAPLAN testing - there is a great deal of information on the NAPLAN website. https://www.nap.edu.au/home

The Science and Engineering Challenge is a national program, running Challenge Days (for high school students) and Discovery Days (for primary school students) across every state and territory in Australia.

COMING up in TERM 2…….. Look out for stories about what has happened over the last week of Term 1 and the first few weeks of Term 2. Photos and stories coming up include…….. KHS Agricultural Team’s attending The Sydney Royal Easter Show, Kempsey Show, Macksville Show and Wingham Beef Week. There will be lots of exciting news and pictures about these events.

Athletics Carnival event pictures and results. Always an exciting event on the school calendar.

NAPLAN testing for years 7 and 9 Week 3. COMING TERM 2 MAY 21 - MAY 23 The Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) is a nationwide STEM* outreach program presented by the University of Newcastle in partnership with communities, Rotary clubs, universities and sponsors. Through the SEC, students experience aspects of science and engineering which they would not usually see in their school environment.


Sport News

Cross Country The annual Kempsey High School Cross Country run was held in great conditions at Hat Head last Thursday fortnight. After the run around the outskirts of Hat Head and along the beach, the students and staff enjoyed a BBQ lunch before participating in a range of sporting and recreation activities including fishing, touch football, cricket, soccer, lawn bowls, sand modelling and beach volleyball. In the house competition, Kipling House took first place, followed by Lawson House (2nd), Barrie House (3rd.) and Masefield House (4th.). The age champions are: 12 Years: Caleb Smith-Edwards and Isabel Jordan 13 Years: Mekhi Kelly and Mariyah Cutmore 14 Years: Freddie Quinlan and Naomi Yates 15 Years: Andrew Jordan and Emily Moore 16 Years: Joel Crockford and Kirri-Lee Cutmore 17+ Years: Sean Bruce-Smith and Brooke Bruce-Smith See our Facebook and Website for the gallery of photos from the day.

Kempsey High Girls Football NSW CHS Knockout On Thursday 7th March the Open’s Girls Football team competed in the NSW CHS Knockout competition which was held at Port Macquarie, with seven teams from Wauchope, Macksville and Port Macquarie competing on the day. From all the games we were lucky to have so many girls considered for the Lower North Coast Representative team, and in such a tight selection process this year Maddison Kerr was selected in the team, with the other girls getting an honourable mention. Congratulations to Maddison. We are looking forward to this team going places in the future with such a young group being able to mix it with the seniors from all the other schools. They stand in good stead for the future where, with a bit more practice as a team, the girls will make stronger links and be able to take it beyond the next level.

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