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Missing Link What a great start we have had to the year with the Excellence Assembly, Harmony Day, excursions, new classes in Year 8, 9 and 11 Mandarin and many opportunities for students to lead and take part in the life of the school. Year 7 has settled well to high school life and we have welcomed almost 50 new students in other years. Our new and "old" staff members are enthusiastic and are working hard with students to ensure that good quality learning is happening. Sadly, Ms. Kennerson has not been well and Mr. Baines will be relieving as year adviser for Year 8 while she is away. I know Year 8 will make Mr. Baines very welcome in his new role. As this Missing Link shows, students have already represented the school as zone champions in swimming, as ambassadors at school and community events and as members of sporting, debating, mock trial and performance teams. The result is a school where the buzz of learning and participation can almost be felt. Senior students have commenced their studies towards the HSC and ROSA with many students studying a combination of academic and vocational programs. I would like to thank the GWS Giants for providing two traineeships for students in Year 11 and the other employers who are giving so many students employment while they are learning. Our School Council has met twice this term and has ratified the school's assessment policy and is considering the new school plan. The P&C has met twice and I would like to congratulate the "new" executive elected at the AGM. Congratulations to Lincoln Jurd (president), Rodney Johnson (vice president), Gail Thick (secretary) and Debbie Johns (treasurer). All parents are welcome to come to P&C and it was a genuine pleasure to see a number of new parents at this year's meetings. Our school uniform shop opened on 8 April, the same night many parents met the teachers who will teach their children this year to discuss their children's progress in learning. TERM 1 2013 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Download our new RHHS App at: app store for iphone or ipad Google Play for android it’s FREE Rooty Hill High School Learning, Leadership & Achievement North Parade, Rooty Hill NSW 2766 P.O. Box 70, Rooty Hill NSW 2766 Phone: 02 9625 8104 Fax: 02 9625 4208 Find us on: Web: www.rootyhill-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/rootyhillhs RHHS Alumni Network: www.linkedin.com (GROUP: Rooty Hill High School)

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Missing Link

What a great start we have had to the year with the Excellence Assembly,  Harmony Day, excursions, new classes in Year 8, 9 and 11 Mandarin and many opportunities for students to lead and take part in the life of the school.

Year 7  has settled well to high school life and we have welcomed almost 50 new students in other years. Our new and "old" staff members are enthusiastic and are working hard with students to ensure that good quality learning is happening. Sadly, Ms. Kennerson has not been well and Mr. Baines will be relieving as year adviser for Year 8 while she is away. I know Year 8 will make Mr. Baines very welcome in his new role.

As this Missing Link shows, students have already represented the school as zone champions in swimming, as ambassadors at school and community events and as members of sporting, debating, mock trial and performance teams. The result is a school where the buzz of learning and participation can almost be felt.

Senior students have commenced their studies towards the HSC and ROSA with many students studying a combination of academic and vocational programs. I would like to thank the GWS Giants for providing two traineeships for students in Year 11 and the other employers who are giving so many students employment while they are learning.

Our School Council has met twice this term and has ratified the school's assessment policy and is considering the new school plan. The P&C has met twice and I would like to congratulate the "new" e x e c u t i v e e l e c t e d a t t h e A G M . Cong ra tu la t i ons t o L inco ln Ju rd (president), Rodney Johnson (vice president), Gail Thick (secretary) and Debbie Johns (treasurer). All parents are welcome to come to P&C and it was a genuine pleasure to see a number of new parents at this year's meetings.

Our school uniform shop opened on 8 April, the same night many parents met the teachers who will teach their children this year to discuss their children's progress in learning.

TERM 1 2013

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Download our new RHHS App at:app store for

iphone or ipad Google Play for

android it’s FREE

Rooty Hill High SchoolLearning, Leadership & AchievementNorth Parade, Rooty Hill NSW 2766P.O. Box 70, Rooty Hill  NSW  2766Phone:  02 9625 8104Fax:      02 9625 4208 Find us on:Web: www.rootyhill-h.schools.nsw.edu.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/rootyhillhs

RHHS Alumni Network: www.linkedin.com (GROUP: Rooty Hill High School)

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Year  7 and 11 have interim reports based on how well teachers judged they have been achieving this term and Year 12 will soon receive their "half course" reports which will be a good guide to what they need to do to do their best in the HSC.

This term we have launched some great new initiatives:-a new style school plan and the annual school report, both of which set directions for our work this year and next.

- the Rooty Hill HS app which is already rece iv ing great feedback f rom connected parents and students.

-the new website.-the new canteen operators have opened with lots of high quality food at good prices.

-$250000 of school painting and repairs to make the school safer for vision impaired students and for all of us.

-assessment tasks for the year on the school's Moodle where everyone can access them, and

-class profiles for every class to help teachers understand the students in their class from the start of the year.

Feedback tells us that most parents are happy with the school and we do ask parents, whether happy or concerned to let us know if we can help in any way. We value lots of contact with parents as we strive to build the expectations, capacity and achievements of all our students and our school community.

Finally, after a very satisfying term can I acknowledge that not all students have learnt how to behave yet and we have had to deal with some instances of low level cyber bullying.  We do not tolerate it and would appreciate parents letting us know if they have concerns. It is important to understand that conflict is normal and that bullying is NOT conflict. It is deliberate, sustained and is about the misuse of power. The school has longstanding policies and practices to keep students safe and we need parents and students to help us keep the school a happy, safe and respectful learning place.

After such a good start to the year I do hope we can all work together this year to be a clever, smart, innovative and kind school.

Please enjoy a safe and happy holiday break.

Christine Cawsey

SRC UPDATESValentine’s DayThe SRC worked hard to bring Valentine’s Day to life at RHHS. This is the second year this fundraiser has run and almost double the amount of roses was sold. Over 350 roses were bought and delivered to students on Valentine’s Day. Thank you to all those who took part and a special thank you to all SRC members who assisted.

International Women’s Day BreakfastOn Friday March 8th 4 students from RHHS had the privilege of going to the Western Sydney International Women’s Day Breakfast held in Parramatta Leagues Club. The girls had the honour of listening to a number of guest speakers celebrate how far women have come in the past century. Tori-Lee Rylewski was invited as a guest speaker and presented on the topic ‘Violence Against Women’.

Harmony DayThe SRC ran a number of stalls and activities on Harmony Day. A big thank you to all members of the SRC who volunteered their time to organise, set up and work on the stalls. In particular, thank you to Harsha Kumar and Emily Johns of Year 8 and Ashleigh Hanshaw of Year 10 for their work leading up to and on the day.

Chifley International Women’s Day and Coral Maclean Awards On Thursday March 7, The Hon. Member for Chifley, Ed Husic hosted an International Women’s Day breakfast that continued the Coral Maclean Awards for the second year in a row. Four year ten girls: Megan Varley, Sharri Sarraj, Amrita Prakash and Brodee Wyatt represented the school at the breakfast and participated in conversations with leading women from our local community.

The school was invited to be a part of the awards process. Ms. Selvakumaran stepped in for Ms. Cawsey to be a judge on the panel for the community awards that celebrate the distinguished achievements of women and young women in our local electorate.

Three of our Year 12 students: Missy Tapaitau, Catherine Alviola and Matthew Mangsal featured as the Musical Item at the breakfast. They are to congratulated for their performances that earned them a strong round of applause for their performance of Aretha Franklin’s, ‘Natural Woman’.

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UNIFORM SHOP IS OPEN AT SCHOOLMONDAY 29 APRIL 2013

(OPEN ALL DAY MONDAY 29 APRIL)

Open every Monday & thursday 8am-12

Above: Teacher Yesodai Selva at the breakfast with Federal Members Ed Husic, Tanya Plibersek & Richard Amery. Right: Year 10 students Megan Varley, Sharri Sarraj, Amrita Prakash and Brodee Wyatt with Ed Husic

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HOMEWORK CENTRE SUCCESSThe Homework Centre has been successful in term one this year with an inc reas ing number o f s tuden ts accessing the Learning Centre for the program every Wednesday afternoon.

Students are offered the quiet space with computers and teacher assistance to help them complete their homework and assignments. The Homework Centre is a great place for students who have limited access to computers, need a quiet space to do their work or need teache r he lp when comp le t i ng assignments. It also offers drinks and snacks to keep students motivated after school hours and to get the job done.

So next term, don't leave your assignments to the last minute or forget to hand them in. When you get them head to the Homework Centre on Wednesday afternoons from 3:05pm to 4:15pm and get them done!

If you need more information please see Mr Hay in the PDHPE staffroom.

MOCK TRIAL IS BACKAfter a successful 2012, the RHHS Mock Trial Team is back competing in the NSW Law Society Mock Trial C o m p e t i t i o n . T h e t e a m , E g e Karsanabas (Yea r 11 ) , Sasha Vucicevic (11), Payge Harding (10), Seilala Latai (11), Caylan Bowring (10) and Breayla Harding (11), won the first round of competition against Caroline Chisholm College.

2013 CASTLE HILL SHOWDuring the end of 2012, students had the opportunity to design and make a project for their respective area of study. The fol lowing students Jessica Youkhana, Zachary Sultana, Thomas Sewell, Joshua McCarter and Faisal Munshid and Priya Sharma entered their items in the 2013 Castle Hill Show Craft Entries for school students, competing against many schools in the Hills area.

ANNUAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONThe RHHS annual theatre production is underway, but this time, there’s a difference; the entire musical has been written by a group of our talented students from years 10 and 11. A tale of scandal and blackmail set in a 1920’s mobster war, Gangster’s Paradise has gained a lot of interest in the school community, with many students signing up to be involved in the production. The audition process has begun with the final cast to be released on the first day of Term 2.

YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIPThree Year 9 Geography classes walked to Nurragingy Reserve to undertake geographical fieldwork of the area as part of their assessment task. Students were able to use and apply different geographical skills, that enabled them to identify, gather and evaluate the natural and human elements of Nurragingy Reserve.

Students enjoyed the hands on experience of fieldwork that required them to sketch, take photos and videos, and observe and work with others. Students showed great enthusiasm about their work and were eager to share different strategies that promote community involvement and help fund and improve the facilities at Nurragingy Reserve. Students were then required to use this information to write a report.

MANDARIN BOOMING @ RHHSStudents at RHHS are no longer just studying Mandarin as a mandatory subject in Year 7. Due to some innovative leadership from Head Teacher John Meng and inspiring teaching from our outstanding Mandarin teacher Aili Sun, we now have classes in Year 8, 9 and 11.

There are over 40 students opting to participate in a 50 hour elective course focusing on Chinese language, culture and calligraphy.

The year 9 Mandarin class have been continuing their Chinese language learning through the focus on Chinese h à n z ì a n d l a n g u a g e s e n t e n c e structures. Students apply language in different meaningful contexts and compose short essays in hànzì as well as use correct pronunciation to present their work in the class.

For the first time at RHHS we have s tuden ts s tudy ing the Ch inese Beginners Course in Year 11. It is interesting to note that we have one of

the biggest groups of students studying this course in the state.

S tuden ts have been ex t reme ly enthusiastic and have already been able to compose short essays and use Chinese characters in complicated sentences. Their amazing hand writing in hànzì (Chinese characters) have impressed many teachers.

Year 7 students have been introduced to Chinese language through the Pinyin - the Chinese phonetic alphabet, basic writing principals, simple greetings, numbers, self-introduction and my family. Students have presented their posters in class on My Family as their first formal assessment task.

Big Congratulations to the students who performed Chinese dance on the Harmony day concerts. The students have worked really hard for the harmony day, they were talented, brilliant and they looked fantastic on the stage!

Above: Students working in MandarinBelow: Chinese dancers on Harmony Day

Above: Student work from TAS entered in the Castle Hill Show

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MATHS ONLINEMyMathsOnline.com.au is an excellent mathematics resource which has been made available to all students at RHHS. Students are able to use this resource to consolidate their learning, catch up any work they have missed, and attempt extension work. To access the resources avai lable through the MymathsOnline.com website, the login is rootyhill and the password is range. To access the homework, students will need to a personalised login and password. Students can contact their teacher if they wish to reset or retrieve their personalised login details. Hope that all students will benefit from MyMathsOnline.

Mangahigh.com is another engaging, game-based learning website that has been made available to all year 9 students. Mangahigh makes the subject more interesting and accessible. In Mangahigh there are maths games and challenges which students can access on their DER laptops.

GIFTED & TALENTEDThe Mathematics Olympiad competition is a competition for outstanding mathematics students. This competition starts in May and concludes in Sep tember th is year. S tuden ts interested in these competitions should see their mathematics teachers.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESThe Mathematics faculty runs the Chess club and also organises student participation in chess and Table Tennis competitions. The Chess competition will be held later this month and the table tennis competition will be held in May this year. Students interested in either chess or table tennis can contact Mr Kumar in the Maths faculty.

NAPLAN 2013In May 2013 the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by all Rooty Hill High School students in 7 and 9. In the numeracy test on Thursday 16 May Year 7 and 9 students will not require any measuring tools such as rulers or protractors. However they need to bring scientific calculators which can be purchased from RHHS Student Service Department for $22 each.More information about NAPLAN and example tests can be found at http://w w w . n a p . e d u . a u / N A P L A N /Parent_Carer_support/index.html.

WHATS HAPPENING WITH SCIENCEYear 7Students in Year 7 have made an excellent start to the year in Science. All students have obtained a Bunsen burner lisence and are well into the swing of conducting experiments and writing up reports. They have learnt how to stay safe in the laboratory, how to use a wide range of laboratory equipment and how to take and record measurements. Well done Year 7!

Senior ScienceYear 11 Biology have already completed their first excursion which was held at Sydney Olympic Park and involved the study of a local ecosystem.

Science and Technology DaysThe Science and Technology Days will be held again this year on 20th and 22nd May. We will welcome Year 5 students from our Learning Neighbourhood pr imary schools to our science laboratories and computer rooms for a f u n fi l l e d d a y o f s c i e n t i fi c exper imentat ion and comput ing discoveries. These days are always well enjoyed by the visiting students and teachers and gives prospective Year 7 students a taste of high school.

The Australian Schools Science Competition is to be held on the 5th June. The entry fee is $8.00, due by 12th April. This is a fantastic opportunity for budding scientists to test their skills against students from all over the nation. Entry forms are currently flooding into the science staffroom from all year groups - don’t be the one to miss out! Get your entry form in ASAP.

Gardening ClubStudents involved in the gardening club have been busy weeding and planting a variety of vegetable seedlings into our Vegie Plot garden beds. Our Rosemary bushes have grown well over the holidays and the students have plans to put them to good use during the ANZAC day activities held at the school due to its traditional significance.

Y E A R 11 A N C I E N T H I S T O RY EXCURSION On Friday 22nd March, five of our Year 11 Ancient History students attended the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie University. The students were able to handle ancient artefacts and have a tour of the museum. The students felt the excursion was highly informative and entertaining in its delivery. The highlight for the students was learning about how the Romans

used ‘communal’ toilets and how Spartan men would oil their naked bodies and wrestle with each other!

DEBATING 2013As we embark on a new season of well-mannered argument of intelligently disguised derision, there are a few old favourites and a couple more up-and-comers for RHHS to welcome as their debating representatives.Year 7 & 8Harsha Kumar, Mae Limbaco, Jaeda Zlomislic, Alexa CruzMorwarid Faiz, Courtney Lockett, Lara Ferri, Anneka Shankar, Kaila Marks & Joshua McGregor.Year 9, 10 & 11Nash Wiseman, Breayla Harding, Keanna Baldwin-Hartman, Seilala Latai, Justin McCormack, Ege Karsanabas, Amrita Prakash, Sasha Vucicevic, Sana Noori, Jaydon Carling & Jacinta Shiels. Students are welcome to join the teams until the second week of Term 2. If you are considering joining- even if you aren’t ready to debate in front of an audience just yet; come along to our WEDNESDAY LUNCH MEETINGS and get an idea of what we’re all about.The Debaters will be competing in severa l compet i t ions th is year, including; Premiers Debating Challenge and the Western Sydney Debating Competition. Students will also audition for positions in The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition and Sydney Morning Herald: Plain English Speaking Award.To begin the debating season, the Year 11 team have provided RHHS with a clear victory against Jamison High School. Debating on the topic “Politics”, this was a debate even Julia Gillard would have regretted missing. Students Breayla Harding, Sei la la Lat ia , Sasha Vucicevic and Ege Karsanbas were outstanding and will now compete against Penrith & Blaxland HS.

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TERM 1 SPORT HIGHLIGHTSMOUNT DRUITT ZONE REPRESENTATIVESSWIMMINGAlicia Edwards" Year 7Mirae Hemi" Year 7Byron Lloyd" Year 7 Nick Maroun" Year 7Caitlin McInnes" Year 7Kyle Pont" Year 7Caitlin Puckeridge" Year 7Alex Robson" Year 7Emma Selby" Year 7Daniel Thick" Year 7Jaeda Zlomislic" Year 7Kiata Hemi" Year 8Nita Jennings" Year 8Joshua Klumper" Year 8Chloe Snudden" Year 8Matthew Varley" Year 8Rachael Varley" Year 8Jarred Wright" Year 8Connor McWhirter" Year 8Codie Bailey" Year 9Lachlan Holroyd" Year 9Tukta Srihapol" Year 9Blake Giles-Kelly" Year 10Jason McCutcheon" Year 10Dylan Patton" Year 10Emily Powell" Year 10Caitlin Thick" Year 11

BASKETBALL!Joshua Astridge " Year 10 Angelo Del Valle" Year 11

Jamison Del Rosario" Year 11Utkarsh Raj" Year 11Cameron Shelton" Year 12

SOCCER !Brittany Menolotto" Year 9Feliepe Zapata Castro" Year 10

NETBALL!Shana Stuart " Year 10Jade Koia" Year 11Annalise Robson" Year 11Manika Stuart" Year 11Mikayla Finn" Year 12Sharlisa Manuhuia" Year 12

UNDER 15’S RUGBY LEAGUE!Sione Taufa" Year 9Brian Too " Year 9Alan Tuigamala" Year 9Kitione Vikash" Year 10Jodeci Taia" Year 10Dylan Hayes" Year 10

VOLLEYBALL!Ryan Fitzgerald" Year 10Paul McCarthy" Year 10Jodeci Tukuitonga" Year 10Keanan Carroll" Year 11Tyrell McCarthy" Year 11Mark Torzar" Year 11Setaleki Mafi" Year 11Seilala Latai" Year 11Rose Euese" Year 9

Lucky Sanita" Year 11Bentonina Laurenson" Year 11Taissa Pereira" Year 11Charlotte Laurenson" Year 12

SYDNEY WEST REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVESSWIMMINGJarred Wright" Year 8

UNDER 15’S RUGBY LEAGUESione Taufa" Year 9

VOLLEYBALLRyan Fitzgerald" Year 10"Paul McCarthy" Year 10Setaleki Mafi" Year 11Mark Torzar" Year 11Bentonina Laurenson " Year 11Taissa Pereira" Year 11Lucky Sanita" Year 11Charlotte Laurenson " Year 12

SOCCERFelipe Zapata Castro " Year 11

SPORTS SNIPPETS

SWIMMING• Mount Druitt Zone Champions.

• 27 students represented Mount Druitt Zone at the Sydney West Carnival.

• 1 student will compete at the NSW CHS Swimming Carnival.

VOLLEYBALL• 13 students chosen to represent Mt

Druitt Zone

• 8 students chosen to represent Sydney West at the CHS Carnival

• Both Boys and Girls teams are still alive in the knockout competition.

AFL• U/15s beat Glenwood HS 64-38 in the

Sydney West Knockout Competition. A special mention to Reece Morris for both coaching the team and umpiring the game.

SOCCER• T h e b o y s s o c c e r t e a m h a v e

progressed to round 2 of the Sydney

West Knockout competition with a win over St Clair HS 3-2 thanks to a last minute goal in overtime.

RUGBY LEAGUE• U/14s team won their first game

against Plumpton HS 20-8.

• U/15s won the Mt Druitt Cup

• 6 boys were chosen to represent Mt Druitt Zone

CRICKET• The Opens Boys team lost their round

2 match against Plumpton HS. We scored 118 from our 40 overs with Ryan Fitzgerald top scoring with 54. Unfortunately, Plumpton HS chased down our total with the loss of only 4 wickets in 26 overs.

BASEBALL• The Boys played against  Plumpton

high school in a high intensity game which came down to the wire. The boys kept their head in the game and came back after being behind by 6 runs. Unfortunately they lost by a  2 runs and were unable to take the win.

BASKETBALL• The boys basketball team has

progressed to the second round of the Sydney West Knockout Competition.

The U/15s Rugby League team after winning the Mt Druitt Cup

The boys soccer team after their 3-2 win against St Clair HS

The boys AFL team after defeating Glenwood HS

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ABORIGINAL EDUCATIONAboriginal Education has continued to ‘power on’ in 2013 with initiatives to engage Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students. We have had a number of student lead events, continued our partnership with the AFL Indigenous Academy and have started a promising par tnersh ip wi th the Aust ra l ian Indigenous Mentoring Experience.

On Tuesday February 19th, the week after the official Apology at our weekly assembly, two of our Year 11 Students: Jay Edwards and Blake Hicks-Ashton spoke about the importance of The Apology and what it means for Australia 5 years on. Both boys spoke with reference to their own experiences and are to be congratulated for starting the wider student discussion of The Act of Recognition to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first people of Australia. Jay and Blake also presented a trophy on behalf of the s c h o o l t o M s . C a w s e y t h a t acknowledged the work of the school in NAIDOC Week celebrations last year.

AFL Indigenous AcademyThe AFL Indigenous Academy has started up again for 2013 with more of a focus on identity and cultural awareness in this year’s in-school program.

Students have researched their heritage through art-based projects. Leaders: Luke and Matt also led Academy s t u d e n t s a t o u r H a r m o n y D a y celebrations with local Elder Charlie and the AFL’s Ambassador the year : Young Indigenous Actor Luke Perry. Students assisted in selling crocodile dumplings and fresh damper to staff.

The Academy have wrapped up the term with planning session for the next

school Mural project that plans to include the individual stories of our students represented visually. Students begin next term with research on their family trees to share their stories and we look forward to them sharing this with our school community.

Western Sydney Aboriginal Youth ForumThe Western Sydney Aboriginal Youth Leadership Group has started up again for 2013 and this year we are thrilled to report that we have four students representing our school on Indigenous issues. Jay Edwards and Blake Hicks-Ashton were invited to continue on the panel from last year and Carl Ryan of Year 11 and Kiarna Overs of Year 9 are to be congratulated for their successful nominations.

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience ( AIME Visit)Two representatives from the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience came out to Rooty Hill on March 26 to invite Indigenous Students from Years 9-12 to be part of their 4 day leadership development program at the University of Sydney later this year.

AIME is a program that partners University student volunteers with high school students to raise awareness about Aboriginality, culture, careers and developing a path to study option after school.

RHHS STUDENTS AS ACTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS:We were thrilled to welcome the United Nat ions in ternat ional Chi ldren’s Education Fund’s (UNICEF) Mia Cox and Youth Ambassador Sharn to the school in early March to continue the partnership from Concert for Change last year. This time, the school had been invited to be part of a video on Reconciliation to raise awareness about the importance of the up-coming referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our constitution.

The students will feature on a social media awareness campaign for young people and UNICEF have told us that the video is due for release towards the end of May. Students have already been inspired from the event to start a ‘Recognise’ campaign in our own school and we have also had students inspired to apply to be UNICEF Ambassadors!

NEW FACES IN TASThis year the faculty would Like to welcome two new staff members. Mr Brian Hickey – Head Teacher of TAS. Brian comes from St Clair High School and brings with him a seasoned and professional approach to engaging students with curriculum that challenges them to find their personal best in all that they do. He also brings a wealth of knowledge around best teaching practices based on current educational ideas and research. Mr Shaun Lockard – Classroom teacher – teaching Industrial Technology and Technology Mandatory. Shaun brings with him a passion for teaching students and engaging them in real learning experiences that will support them in the future. He is a dedicated and hard working teacher who has demonstrated best teaching practice that has seen students achieve in the top bands for many years.

Kyle Pont (7) & CJ Ryan (11) working on their Aboriginal artwork

Young Ambassadors for UNICEF with the Indigenous AFL Academy leaders

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 1

April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3

Week 2

May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10

Week 3

May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17

Week 4

May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24

Week 5

May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31

Week 6

June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7

Week 7

June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14

Week 8

June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21

Week 9

June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28

WHAT’S ON........ KEY EVENTS FOR TERM 2

Staff Development Day

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Staff Development Day

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ANZAC AssemblyStudents First Day

Year 9 LEAPS

Year 9 LEAPS

Year 10 Exams

Year 9 LEAPS

Year 9 LEAPS

White Card Training Day

NAPLAN NAPLAN NAPLAN

Science & Technology Day

MPS & ECPS

Theatre Excursion Science & Technology Day

RHPS

ROSA online test opens

AIME workshop

Year 10 Exams Year 10 Exams Year 10 Exams

Learning NeighbourhoodYoung

Writers

Year 10 Exams

Year 11 & 12 Defence Force

Seminar

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Biggest Morning Tea

Zone Athletics

Year 8 Mandarin Incursion

HSC TrialsPersonalised

Learning InterviewsY 10 Work Experience

Year 11 Crossroads Camp

HSC TrialsPersonalised

Learning InterviewsY 10 Work Experience

Year 11 Crossroads Camp

HSC TrialsPersonalised

Learning InterviewsY 10 Work Experience

Year 11 Crossroads

HSC TrialsPersonalised

Learning InterviewsY10 Work Experience

HSC TrialsPersonalised

Learning InterviewsY10 Work Experience

AIME Workshop

HSC Trials

Year 10 Work Experience

HSC Trials

Year 10 Work Experience

HSC Trials

Year 10 Work Experience

HSC Trials

Year 10 Work Experience

HSC Trials

Year 10 Work Experience

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