PARKES HIGH SCHOOL

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Phone : 6862 1844 Fax : 6862 5046 Email : parkes-h.admin@det.nsw.edu.au

Parkes High School, Proud to be a member of the Henry Parkes Learning Community, “Leading In Education”

ALLERGY AWARENESS - IMPORTANT REMINDER Due to the increasing number of students with severe allergies and anaphylaxis we ask students, parents, and all staff to not bring the following items to school:

All nuts including peanuts, cashews, pistachios, nut mixes, peanut butter, products including peanut / nut or extract or oil. These include nutella, muesli bars, satay, various sweets, chocolate and biscuits.

Raw Egg

Also, students should not share or exchange food.

Term 1 Recognition Assembly

Students efforts were celebrated and rewarded at the PHS Recognition Assembly on Friday March 31. Deputy Mayor, Mrs Barbara Newton was the special guest, and along with Principal, Mrs Sandra Carter had the honour to recognise the students who had excelled in term one.

Attelia Coghlan-Klein of Year 12 was awarded her Gold pin for receiving 300 hero points and accumulating seven School Service awards.

Katie Webb of Year 9 was a popular recipient of the Student of the Term, for her ongoing dedication to being safe, respectful and responsible, and helping students on a daily basis.

Kasey Nightingale received a congratulatory letter for her participation in the u/15 girls NSW squash team from the NSW sports Association. The Senior SRC students received their certificates for attending the GRIP leader-ship conference in Sydney.

Year 7 SRC students Nicholas Glasson and Marley O’Shannessy were formally inducted into the SRC along with Year 10 students, Nathan Hessel and Phoebe Potts.

The students were presented with their badges, they then signed the SRC register and recited the SRC oath, led by captains, Yasmin Potts and Ross Collins.

Year 9 students Gracey Denham-Jones, Tianna Simpson and Ty Logan, entertained the audience with two fantastic musical items. The assembly was a wonderful celebration of student achievement, the school community is looking forward to recognising more student achievement next term.

Congratulations to all students who received

awards at the recent

Recognition Assembly.

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Parkes ANZAC Day Events Dear Parents / Carers and Students Parkes High School would like to invite and encourage all students to attend the Parkes ANZAC day events on Tuesday, 25 April 2017. The Senior SRC representatives will be attending the dawn service as representatives of our school community. It starts at 5.30am on top of Memorial Hill, Bushman St, Parkes. Everyone is welcome to attend. All students are asked to march in the ANZAC Day march. Students are asked to meet in Short St no later than 8.15am. The parade will be finished at approximately 9am. Students are asked to wear full school winter uniform. Winter Uniform: Girls Boys PHS skirt Grey long trousers Blue or White Shirt Blue or white shirt Navy woollen PHS jumper Navy woollen PHS jumper Navy Stockings White or grey socks Fully Black WHS shoes Fully Black WHS shoes PHS tie optional PHS tie optional. The returned and Services league of Australia, are also encouraging students to wear their ancestor’s medals on their right hand side. It would be wonderful if as many students as possible could attend and show their support to our serving, served and fallen soldiers.

ACES Students Restore Vintage Aircraft By Terry Job - Employment Coach

Parkes High School ACES students are working on the restoration, preparation and spray painting of the fuselage a Vintage Lockheed Electra, and Dehavilland Heron aircraft.

Year 11 students Johnathon Roach and Claire Leonard have been restoring the interior and seats of the Heron. While Year 11 students, Dakota Williams, Jessica Gerry, Joshua Finn and Jordan Ramsay, along with Year 12 students, Steven Beddie, Angela Wall-Powell, Alyssia Reid and Samatha Mudiman, have been working on the restoration of the Lockheed Electra, at the Parkes Air Museum, Parkes Airport.

The Museum is operated and run by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, Albion Park, with the support of a Hangar at the airport, by the Parkes Shire Council.

The Museum has several Aircraft on display including an Army DH-4 Caribou, Air Cobra Gunship helicopter, which is under restoration. A recently acquired Convair 440 arrived last Tuesday, 28th of march, landing at the Parkes Airport, and will be soon on display.

Many thanks must go to Mike De La Hunty and the Crew from HARS for their support of the ACES Program.

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Narrabeen Sport and Recreation Excursion Students from the Tutorial Program went on a three day excursion to the Blue Mountains and the Narrabeen Sport and Recreational facility, where they participated in a High Rope course to challenge their fears and irrational thinking. They went on a cultural walk with an Aboriginal Elder through the cliff walks (giant staircase) and learnt about the significance of the plants and wild life. All students (who are pictured enjoying some of the activities) were engaged in the activities and had a wonderful time.

UNIFORMS Now Available At Parkes High School

Cash or Cheque to the School Office

Beanies $10.00

Scarves $10.00

Girls Dress Pants $40.00

School Hats $15.00

School Tie $15.00

Girls Skirt $45.00

School Jumper $50.00

School Jacket $50.00

Blue Shirt $20.00

White Shirt $20.00

Trackpants $30.00

Sport shorts $15.00

Sport shirts $24.00

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday 24 April Staff Development Day

Tuesday 25 April ANZAC Day

Wednesday 26 April Students Begin Term 2

Tuesday 2 May Parent/Teacher Evening

4.00pm - 7.00pm Tertiary Field Day Expo

Years 11 and 12

Wednesday 3 May Cross Country

Tuesday 9 May to Thursday 11 May NAPLAN - Year 7 and Year 9

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What U Say Online !!!

On Tuesday 21st March Year 8 students attended a workshop on cyber safety which was presented by Senior Constable, Craig Skene, our Schools Liaison Officer, based out of Dubbo. The students were captivated by Craig's ability to connect real life situations and stories to the use of technology.

During the workshop, Craig addressed such topics; as how to stay safe online, the safe use of apps and technology, including Facebook, SnapChat, Instagram and Messenger, the law and technology, and how to be smarter on social media. The students got a great deal of amazing information and we encourage them to practice what they have learned. At the of the day Craig said “the students were a fantastic crowd and behaved impeccably.”

Year 7 students will get the chance to do a similar workshop with Craig, later in the year.

Post Bully EXHIBITION

Of

PHS STUDENT ARTWORKS

PARKES SHIRE LIBRARY

NOW ON

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What To See From Your SRC By Mia Cummins - SRC Publicity Officer

The SRC of 2016 and 2017 have already been super busy with fundraising, supporting the school, and developing leadership skills amongst the committee. So far already this year, we have done lots of great things:

We held the year 7 elections and announced Marley O’Shannessy and Nicholas Glasson as the 2 Yr 7 Representatives. This year saw a record 16 nominees for the Yr 7 reps.

On Valentine's Day, we spread the love by selling balloons and roses, raising $290 for the outdoor learning area.

Our ‘R U Ok’ community paintings, that were completed by staff and students last year, were put up in the canteen area to help raise awareness about mental health and, hopefully, make the students and staff of our school feel supported.

Our senior representatives reviewed and edited the schools bullying policy in conjunction with Mr Rhall.

In protest to the new rules of NAPLAN, in regards to the pressures being put on Year 9 students in relation to the new policy that says students must get a band 8 or higher to sit the HSC. We supported the NSW P & C driven petition and went around the school and gathered 300 signatures.

All of the SRC went to Orange for our annual leadership day, where we learned how to be inspiring leaders and the expectations we need to adopt to be an effective SRC. Issues were raised, and we are currently in the process of choosing issues that we think are viable and achievable. We also had some fun ten pin bowling.

At the Parkes High Open Night, students from the SRC guided the parents and potential students around the school and made them see how wonderful our school is.

Music on Fridays has continued, with Year 8 playing some great tunes last week and we are continuing to work in the canteen.

SRC students helped cook the BBQ for the Year 7 parents ‘meet the teacher’s’ evening

Year 12 students headed off to Sydney to attend a leadership course at Homebush to improve our leadership knowledge and skills. They are pictured (below right) over-looking the Blue Montains during their trip to Sydney.

Our school held a very successful day to support National ‘Bullying- No Way Day’. Students helped set up and decorate, hand out wristbands and ribbons, helped sell cupcakes (pictured below left) and sausage sandwiches and had music and skipping in the quad. Our Captain Yasmin also did a great job as MC for the official part of the day.

Year 10 students Nathan Hessel and Ethan Pay, made an ‘unreal’ wooden SRC suggestion box which is now located in the library for students to put ideas in to be taken to the SRC meetings.

Our Easter raffle was drawn on the 5th April. All proceeds are going to the development of our outdoor learning area.

And finally, the challenge has been set that each SRC rep has to try and learn every student’s name in their respective year. We have a few things planned coming up this term, including a paper aeroplane challenge, creating inspirational quotes for around the school, the captains are flying to Sydney to meet the governor and the Year 10 representatives will be attending an SRC week long camp. This year we are making sure that more and more students get leadership opportunities, so when we are organising SRC projects we are encouraging all students to get involved. We are continuing to strive to make our school even greater than it already is and to support our staff and students in order to make our school community a friendly and happy environment.

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Recognition Assembly: Congratulations to the students who received recognition of their effort and achievement at our Assembly last Friday. We thank Councillor Barbara Newton who attended on behalf of Parkes Shire Council and helped to congratulate our Gold Pin recipient, Attelia Coghlan-Klein. The Student Representative Council (SRC) presented Student of the Term, Katie Webb, with her certificate. This is an initiative of the SRC students and is determined by the students of the school. Our Year 7 newly elected SRC students, Marley O’Shannessy and Nicholas Glasson and Year 10 SRC students, Phoebe Potts and Nathan Hessel, were inducted and presented with their badges. Kacey Nightingale was recognised by CHS School Sport for her representation in Squash at state level, and the senior SRC students were given certificates for their participation in a leadership course they attended in Sydney. The assembly also had the pleasure of two performances by Year 10 Music students, Tianna Simpson, Gracey Denham-Jones and Ty-James Logan. Councillor Newton, who sang with the Australian Opera, was very impressed by our talented students. NAPLAN: Please read the information on page eight in this newsletter for the upcoming NAPLAN assessments on May 9

th, 10

th and 11

th for Years 7 and 9 students. These assessments give us important information which we use to support

students in classes through our Learning and Support teachers. Class teachers also use this information for differentiation in the delivery of their lessons. Parent / Teacher Interviews: Students in Years 7 to 11 will receive their booking sheets for the upcoming parent teacher interviews being held on Tuesday 2

nd May in the LP Johnson Hall.

Recognition Excursions: Congratulations to the students in Years 8 and 9 who have been on the Recognition Excursions this term. I have had very positive feedback from members of the public on the exemplary behavior of our students. Interim Reports: Thank you for your patience in the delay in sending home the Interim Reports for Years 7 to 11. At this stage, every student should have received an Interim Report and taken it home and given it to their parents. I am interested in your feedback on these reports. Please call me at school on 6862 1844 if you would like to discuss any aspect of the report. Thank you to Mr Adam Currey for his work in resolving our technical issues. Important Dates: Please mark the following dates in your diary: Years 7-11 Parent Teacher interviews Tuesday 2nd May, 4 – 7pm in Hall; Cross Country Wednesday 3rd May and the Athletics Carnival Thursday 1st June. I have spoken to our students and explained that my expectations are they will be safe, respectful and responsible at school. I have also explained that this year, my priorities with the student body are attendance, adherence to wearing our school uniform and our student learning culture. Attendance: Our overall attendance rate is concerning. Students MUST be at school unless there is a justified reason to be absent. Please attempt to make appointments outside school hours whenever possible. School uniform: Our Parents and Citizens Association have worked tirelessly to ensure that our school uniform is sophisticated, functional and ensures students comply with safety regulations. Many items of our school uniform are now available through our front office. If parents or care providers are having difficulties in purchasing our school uniform, please contact me at school. At our last P&C meeting, our school uniform policy was tabled for discussion at the next meeting, as part of our three-year review cycle. Student learning culture: All our teachers are now undertaking professional learning in HOW2Learn. This stands for Higher Order Ways to Learn. Part of this process is to develop strategies students can use to support their own learning. Students need to be actively engaged in their learning to achieve subject specific learning outcomes and to progress along the learning continuum. Learning is a dynamic process and it needs to be continually practiced. Our next P&C Meeting for 2017: will be held in the Conference Room (just along the corridor from the front office) on Tuesday 23

rd May at 7.30 pm. I look forward to seeing all our new and continuing parents.

Please contact the school (6862 1844) or make an appointment if you need to discuss any aspect of your child’s education or if you need clarification on any issues or events your child may be involved in. Please be aware that all visitors to the school, including parents, must report to the office in Albert Street. At Parkes High School we are safe, respectful and responsible. Mrs Sandra Carter Principal

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Flip Out Excursion For Year 8 Students Meeting PBL Expectations

Open Girls Netball

The Opens Girls netball team travelled to Orange on the 23/03/2017. They girls represented Parkes High School with upmost confidence and pride both on the court and off the court. Winning all three games in the Pool A division saw the team qualify to the finals, fronting up for a 4

th game on the day. Despite a

tremendous effort, the team went down by 2 goals in the finals leaving a 41-43 score.

Congratulations to the team and a special congratulations to Alice Maier who was selected in the Senior Western Region Netball Team.

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KOORI NEWS By Jodie Sutton - Aboriginal Education Officer

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AECG Meetings 2017

Term 2 23-24 May at 9:30 at

Middleton Public School Term 3

15-16 August at 9:30 at Parkes East Public

School Term 4

6-7 November at 9:30 at Holy Family

New Look Aboriginal Learning Centre

The Aboriginal Education Support Learning Centre has moved and is having a revamp. Although very grateful for the new extended room, the walls were very dull and boring, so Katlyn Turnbull and Kyah Turnbull (pictured right) designed several Wiradjuri paintings to give the new office a more dynamic learning environment.

The artworks were inspired by animals and other Aboriginal art. Three artworks were designed, two for feature walls, and one for the door so it could be easily recognised by students and staff. The designs show Aboriginal women dancing on the grass underneath a tree, men hunting with spears and shields, and a brightly coloured meeting place symbol. Another painting, represents Wiradjuri animals, Wiradjuri words and handprints.

There are several animals displayed on this wall, including Gugubarra (Kookaburra ), Dinawan (Emu), Barrandhang (Koala) and the Wambuwuny (Kangaroo). The door showcases a Girrawaa (Goanna) on the Aboriginal flag, around the sun. Additionally, around all the walls are little yellow footprints which represent kangaroo, emu and possum.

The room is now vibrant and a great meeting place for all Indigenous and non Indigenous students.

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Parkes High School ‘Bring Your Own Device’ Specifications”

Please refer to our Parkes High School Website for specifications before purchasing any new “Bring Your Own Device” computers or tablets.

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Saturday Junior Netball Comp Ages 5 to 17

Last Registration Day: Saturday 8th April 10.00am to 12.00pm Parkes Netball Clubhouse Baker Street Parkes

Individual players need to register online at www.parkesna.nsw.netball.com.au and bring their registration forms along with receipt or payment on the registration day.

Further information contact: Lisa Nutley - 0439 863 162

The Townsend Memorial Scholarship

The Townsend Memorial Scholarship is available to students attending Parkes High School to assist students to complete a degree course of study at the University of NSW or University of Sydney in the faculty of Medicine,

Law, Dentistry, Architecture, Agriculture, Veterinary Science or Engineering.

Please see Mrs Carter to discuss your application.

CONNECT – THE POST BULLY PROJECT This term we have looked at all the connections we make at school and as part of this, and to contribute to the work of Bullying No Way Day, the Library instigated a project where students wrote their feelings about being bullied or being a bully onto postcards, which are now on display, anonymously, at Parkes Shire Library. We would like to thank PSL for displaying our student work, and urge you to visit them during the school holidays to see the conversation around bullying that your children have started.

THE OVERDUE BOOK PROCESS Because of several changes across the school this year, we are having some hiccups with Library overdue notifications. The process is: 1 week overdue: students receive green reminder notice from roll call teacher; 2 weeks overdue: students receive orange reminder notice from roll call teacher; 3 weeks overdue: a third notice plus a letter is sent home to parents asking for help in returning the resource.

When a student receives a reminder notice, the best thing to do is to speak to the Teacher Librarian, Ms Dawson - the student is not in any trouble and we can usually resolve the problem immediately. She is generally pretty friendly!

However, if a book is 5 weeks or more overdue, and hasn't been returned or paid for, the student is placed on a Purple Card and the No Go list, which may affect their participation in excursions etc.

BOOK SALE Last week we held a sale of books which had been culled from our collection over the past 2 years. We made $85 which will go toward a reward in term 3 for all those students who complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Culling is a process all Libraries undergo to ensure their collection is up to date. The gold standard is to have a collection which is an average age of 10 years old or less, but there are always exceptions, like art and history books which are valuable well beyond this range. However, other topics, like science and computing, can be outdated after as little as one or 2 years (for example, remember when

Pluto was still a planet?)

In a school Library, it’s important that we provide our students & teachers with current information. Think of it like a pharmacist making sure the drugs they prescribe are not out of date…

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMIC TRAGICS

More info at http://comicartworkshop.com.au Have a great holiday and a happy Easter, Ms Dawson.

Official Parkes High School

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Careers - Let Your Journey Begin Here By Mr Kieran Duncan

Please 'like' the PHS Careers noticeboard

Facebook page for access to further careers information

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Melbourne University Murrup Barak’s Indigenous Program During the Term, Year 9 -12 Indigenous students were given the opportunity to attend an information session hosted by Melbourne University. The presenter, Katherine Clarke is the student outreach officer for Murrup Barak’s Institute for Indigenous development at Melbourne University. Katherine spoke with students about Melbourne’s Institute for Indigenous development and the support and study pathways that they offer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The information was very beneficial for our students and provided them with alternative options for undertaking study to coincide with their future career planning.

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? The Careers department

subscribes to career sites to enable students and families to access updated career information; a very informative career site is called www.mhscareers.com. To view the news pages and calendar on the website: Login with the word Parkes and password: “Currajong”. Alternatively, go to www.jobjump.com, password “yak” for a wide range of career related material. Charles Sturt University Alternative Entry: There are a range of pathway programs that can help students get a degree. Pathways at CSU include guaranteed entry to most CSU Bachelor degrees through the Diploma of General Studies. http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/study-options/pathways The University of Notre Dame Young Achievers Early Offer Program: Applications for the 2018 ‘Young Achievers Early Offer Program’, will open soon and will close at the end of July. Applicants are able to apply in one of four categories; Commitment to community and/or church Commitment to and excellence in cultural pursuits Commitment to and excellence in sporting achievements Academic Excellence. http://www.nd.edu.au/nav-future-students/young-achievers-early-offer-program UMAT Preparation Workshops: An intensive one day course for Year 10, 11 or 12 students considering a career in medicine, dentistry, or optometry. Sydney – 9/4, 20/5 or 12/7, Newcastle – 1/7, Canberra – 30/4 or 13/7 http://www.nie.edu.au/ NSW Country Apprentice Scholarship: This Scholarship offers financial assistance to eligible country NSW apprentices to support their apprenticeship training. At least 10 Scholarships are awarded each year. At least two of these are awarded to apprentices of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. Worth $5,000 for each year, the apprentice can complete training to a maximum of $15,000. Up to 30 scholarships in any one year are evenly distributed across 1st, 2nd and 3rd year apprentices. http://www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au/support-for-students/scholarships/*41* The John Marsden & Hachette Australia Prize: This prize is open to Australian secondary school students in the categories of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. Winners will receive a writing masterclass, a $500 prize and more. Entries open Mon 17

th April and close Fri 30

th June. Contact: education@expressmedia.org.au

http://expressmedia.org.au/programs/john-marsden-prize/ HSC in the Holidays: Preliminary Subject and HSC Subject Lectures in the July holidays. Focused HSC Lectures in September. https://hscintheholidays.com.au/our-program/ Skillsroad Job Board: For students looking for entry level jobs including part time work, apprenticeships or their first full time job. http://www.skillsroad.com.au/job-seekers/jobs-board City of Sydney Young Change Agents: Team up with other young world-changers in the school holidays and learn how to create a social start-up. Free 2½ day program. 10 -12 April @ Customs House Library. For 14 – 18 year olds. https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/city-of-sydneys-young-change-agents-program-14-18-year-old

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Term 2 Assessment Schedules For Students, Parents and Carers

Please use this as a guide to help your child plan their study schedules and assessment tasks. On occasion, changes may need to be made to this guide due to unforseen circumstances. Students can confirm dates with the Head Teacher of the faculty if they have any concerns.

Week Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

1 Technology Mandatory

Food Technology

Visual Arts Exploring Early Childhood

2 Industrial Technology

VET Construction

3 Crime and Punishment

PDHPE Food

Technology Music

Physics Music

English Ext 2

4 Science Geography

Music

PDHPE Chemistry Visual Arts

CAFS Legal Studies

Geography Vet Hospitality

5 Agriculture Biology

Exploring Early Childhood

6 PDHPE IT Timber IT Metals

D&T

IT Metals

Food Technology

SLR

English Standard English Advanced

7 Child Studies Exploring Early Childhood Physics

Industrial Technology - Metals

Business Studies English Studies

Industrial Technology - Timber English Extension 1

8 Legal Studies Chemistry Visual Arts

Mathematics General 2 Mathematics General 1

Mathematics

9 PASS Textiles Outdoor

Education

Science Music 1 CAFS Food

Technology English Studies

English Standard English

Advanced

Modern History PDHPE

VET Construction Mathematics Ext 1

10 Science Crime and Punishment

PASS IT Timber

Mathematics Biology

Business Studies

Industrial Technology

Physics Ancient History

SLR Biology

VET Hospitality

Year 11 Half

Yearly Exams

Students in Year 7 will have

the following assessments

this Term. They will be given

a notice of assessment two

weeks prior to task.

Please check with your child for

due dates

English x 3 Mathematics x 2

Science x1 History x1 Music x 2

PDHPE x 2 Technology

Mandatory x 1 per subject

Visual Arts and LOTE - Ongoing as-sessment throughout

year

Half Yearly Exams Years 7-10

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WE NEED YOUR HELP

Canteen Volunteers Desperately Needed If you have a spare hour a day at either

11.00 am or 1.30pm to help serve recess or lunch

it would be greatly appreciated. Please call Canteen on 68 622 805

Signing Your Child Out Of School For Appointments

If you send a note to the school in the morning we can have your child waiting at the

office for you to collect. This will save you time waiting for us to get them from

their class.

Please make sure you include your child’s full name on the note.