June 2012 16

th-21

st State Senior Music Camp-Stanwell Tops-Sydney

19th

P&C Meeting-THS Library-6.30pm 21

st Catch up Day 2 for School Photos

29th

Last day of Term 2

July 2012 14

th-19

th State Junior Music Camp-Stanwell Tops-Sydney

16th

All Staff & Students return for Term 3 25

th-27

th 2012 Junior State Dance Camp 2

August 2012 21

st Finance Committee Meeting-5.30pm-Meeting Room-THS

25th-31

st State Wind Band-Opera House-Sydney

September 2012 21

st Last day of Term 3

October 2012 8

th All Staff & Students return for Term 4

14th-16

th State Choir-Opera House-Sydney

November 2012 23

rd-24

th School Spec-Entertainment Centre-Sydney

28th-30

th Bandlink Workshop-Narrabri

December 2012 11

th Presentation Evening-6.30pm-THS Hall

19th

Last day of Term 4 for Students 20

th-21

st Staff Development Days

Date Issued 15/6/2012

Tamworth High School

THE BUZZ Willis Street, Tamworth NSW 2340

Telephone: 6765 7888

Fax: 6762 1264

Email: tamworth-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.tamworth-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

THE BUZZ

Our school‘s Table Tennis team has qualified as the North West‘s Regional Champions

and will now travel to Homebush on the 25th of June to contest the NSW CHS Knockout

Competition. They have drawn North Coast, South Coast, Sydney South West and

Western and if they can finish in the top two of the round robin competition they will

qualify for the semi-finals. We wish them well.

Tamworth High School P & C

Association Inc.

L .Courtney Secretary ( thsp_and_c@yahoo.com.au)

P&C Meeting - The next P&C meeting will be on Tuesday 19th

June 6:30pm in the Library. Guest speaker Debbie Taekata Chief

Executive Officer Careers Network Inc. @ 7:00 pm regarding

careers. All welcome bring a friend.

New Bus Shed – COLA Extension Projects underway. We look

forward to the future projects outside the canteen area and hall.

Uniform Shop – Located outside entrance to the hall. Is open

Thursday lunch and by appointment when required, please

contact the school office to arrange a time. New and pre-loved

school uniform items are available. School Ties are now

available at the canteen for just $18, as well as socks for

hockey and football for $10. We are always looking for

extra help, so if you have a spare hour or so each week,

please let us know. The P & C supports the wearing of

the correct school uniform with pride. School jackets

are now available for $65.00.

Canteen – thank you to Cheree for her wonderful work in the

canteen supplying staff and students. We look forward to the

cafeteria side of things being organised. Thank you to the

prefects and SRC for your community service in the canteen

each break. All students and helpers are advised that live video

surveillance is in operation inside and outside the canteen

facility.

Tamworth High School is a caring community that promotes safe respectful learners

Santos North Western Tour Cycling NSW is holding the inaugural Santos North Western Tour between Thursday

21st – Sunday 24th, June. The tour is one of the events on the Subaru National Road

Series and will see Australia‘s elite men‘s and women‘s professional teams compete in

5 stages over the 4 days of the tour.

The tour will be a major event in the region, showcasing centres Narrabri,

Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Tamworth and landmarks such as the ANU Siding Spring

Observatory which will host a gruelling mountain top finish to stage 3.

The race is being run separate to the historic Keegan Downes Memorial Sundowner

Handicap and Gunnedah to Tamworth events, with all 3 races taking place over the

course of the weekend. It will certainly be a busy weekend of cycling in Gunnedah and

Tamworth!

We‘re looking to gain the community‘s support for

the event as we believe the Santos North Western

Tour will develop into one of the largest cycling

events NSW and across Australia over the next few

years.

Gunnedah:

The tour will consist of 5 stages across 4 days,

Thursday June 21st – Sunday June 24th. Leading

men‘s and women‘s teams will battle it out through

the regional centres of NSW in the third event of this

year‘s Subaru National Road Series.

Stage 4 on Saturday June 23rd will resume from 2 differing locations. Men will resume

from the mountain top of ANU Siding Spring Observatory at 10:45am and women

from Gardner St, Coonabarabran at 10:45am. The men‘s race will ride through

Coonabarabran at 11:25am, entering at Eden St, the men‘s race will then turning right

into Namoi St, before a left turn into Dalgamo St before turning left into the Oxley

Highway and proceeding towards Gunnedah. Both

races will conclude in Gunnedah on Conadilly St,

opposite KFC. The women‘s race will finish at

approximately 1:40pm and the men‘s at 2:05pm.

Gunnedah & Tamworth:

The final stage of the tour will be from Gunnedah to

Tamworth on Sunday June 24th. Starting from

Kitchener Park at 10:30am, both men‘s and women‘s

races will make their way down the Kamilaroi

Highway towards Tamworth. On the way to

Tamworth, riders will go via Taylors Lane and then

onto Werris Creek Rd. The finish will be opposite

Bryan Martin Park on Duri Rd, Tamworth. The men‘s

race is expected to conclude at 1:30pm, approximately

20 minutes before the women‘s race will finish.

Finishing opposite Bryan

Martin Park on Duri Rd,

Tamworth

Gunnedah’s route for riders

Just a reminder to all

parents/carers, please do

not use the staff car park

at the front of the school to

drop off/pick up students.

This area is for staff,

visitors and delivery

trucks and the car park

can become quite busy and

congested at the beginning

of the day and also at the

end of the day. We

a p p r e c i a t e y o u r

cooperation on the safety

of the students and others

around. Thank you.

James West will be

teaching violin lessons

next Term. Anyone who

is interested please see

Mrs Sullivan

in the Music

staffroom.

On the 31st of May and 1st of June, Tamworth High School participated in the New

England Regional Dance Festival. We had two groups involved; the Year 9 Dance

class and a second group made up of girls from Years 7 and 8. Both groups performed

twice, at a matinee and night performance. The ladies represented their school with

pride and made the supervising teachers very proud.

The Year 9 Dance class performed a piece entitled ―Come Play with Us‖. This dance

was choreographed by Ms Bradbery during Terms 1 and 2 and was based on the idea

of neglected dolls coming to life. The girls worked incredibly hard on the

choreography and wowed audiences on Friday night.

The 7/8 Dance group was choreographed by Bree Poetshka and Emily Bishop. The

girls all worked exceptionally hard over Terms 1 and 2. They gave up lunchtimes and

early mornings to learn and perfect the choreography.

A massive thank you to Miss Emma Bricknell who stepped in to help out with

choreography, costumes, supervision and polishing of moves. None of this would have

been possible without your dedicated time and support.

Next year Tamworth High School is looking forward to involving many more groups

in the Festival. So keep your eyes peeled for expressions of interest later this year,

early 2013.

TAMWORTH HIGH SCHOOL

11PDHPE SKIING FUNDRAISER

WINNERS

DRAWN: JUNE, 4TH, 2012

1. NSW STATE OF ORIGIN JERSEY & 5 TICKETS TO

THE SECOND STATE OF ORIGIN—SUE MCCANN

2. QLD STATE OF ORIGIN JERSEY & 5 TICKETS TO

THE SECOND STATE OF ORIGIN—STEVE BEAUFOY

3. 3 TICKETS TO THE SECOND STATE OF ORIGIN—

DARON JOHNSON

TAMWORTH HIGH SCHOOL GIFTED AND TALENTED CLASS

FOR 2013.

In 2013 Tamworth High School will be offering an innovative Gifted and Talented students‘

program. This program will be based upon the most recent research in addressing the

specialised learning needs of students with gifts and talents. Students will be in an enriched

learning environment, with a focus upon cross-curriculum learning, rich tasks and diversity

of learning styles.

· One core teacher for three subject areas allowing for cross-curriculum development and the

inclusion of RICH tasks within the specialized curriculum.

· All students will have Personal Learning Plans developed with the class teacher and the

teaching and learning team. This will allow students to identify, plan, develop and

achieve their goals.

· The program will also cater for students with gifts and talents in the areas of public

speaking, debating, dance, music, drama and other creative arts.

· This class will have opportunities for participation in a wide range of enrichment programs

and extra-curricular activities and events.

· Students will be working in a dedicated GAT classroom with additional facilities to cater

for extra-curricular programs. Students will also have access to the specialised

classrooms for science and practical subjects.

· The curriculum will be based upon an accelerated program ensuring the students‘

individual gifts and talents are fostered in a mentored environment.

· A focus on a Middle Schools model will allow students to progress from their current

schooling experience and transition into secondary school learning with ease.

GATS Conference, Sydney 2012

With the creation of Tamworth High School's Gifted and Talented class for 2013, two

teachers were sent to the Northern Sydney Region's annual GAT Conference last week. Miss

Bricknell, the 2013 Year 7 GAT teacher, and Mrs Bricknell, Head Teacher Teaching and

Learning, were able to gain some expert insight into the latest research regarding the

specified teaching of Gifted and Talented students. There were guest speakers from leading

GAT schools as well as those from specified fields of gifted and talented teaching and

learning. The conference has brought about some exciting new ideas for the new class

running in 2013. For more information about Tamworth High School's Gifted and Talented

class for Year 7, 2013, please contact either Miss Bricknell or Mr W Woods at Tamworth

High School on 67 657888.

Half-Yearly Exams Last week students from Years 7-10 sat their half-yearly examinations in a range of core

subjects in the school hall.

The examinations are an excellent opportunity for students to practice their exam techniques

and demonstrate areas of knowledge and skills that they have acquired through their course

work this year and previously.

Most students will go on to their Higher School Certificate and all indications are that they

will remain pen and paper tests for the foreseeable future. Hence every bit of practice in

answering test questions under examination conditions will stand them in good stead for the

future.

Year 11 Legal Studies Year 11 Legal Studies will have a team in the finals of the Moot Court competition in Armidale in the near future, the date is yet to be determined. We were very lucky in our first round against Peel High school, it seems that we have some potential legal eagles in the ranks as the judge said that our team did a fantastic job despite limited time to prepare the case. Hopefully we will be successful in the final round. Year 11 Legal Studies R.Paull

Connecting to Country

Tamworth High staff were invited to participate in the "Connecting to Country" cultural

immersion program from June 4-6, along with staff from several other schools in the

Tamworth region. Mr Chaffey, Ms Nelson, Mr Smith, Mr Druce and Mr Leer attended on

behalf of the school. The three day program gave staff the opportunity to meet with local

Aboriginal elders and service providers and to strengthen ties between our schools and the

community. The activities included a visit to Walhallow Public School, where we were

given a boomerang throwing demonstration, and then had a chance to learn how to do it

ourselves. We also visited Little Wave Rock, where a smoking ceremony was conducted,

and were then taken to see a boundary site. Thank you very much to Neville Sampson, Stella

Lamb and Brian Sampson for the stories and experiences they shared with us, and for the

hard work they put in to making it a success.

Mr Tom Barker (Peel High)

talking to students, teachers and

elders at Walhallow Public School

Mr Leer boomerang throwing

Stella Lamb (Connecting to Country

organiser and President of the

Tamworth Local AECG) and Neville

Sampson (Local Elder) displaying a

stone axe head found in the Tamworth

area.

Scar Trees, Tamworth Botanic Gardens

BULLIMBAL BOOT SALE

MARKET DAY

16TH JUNE 2012 10AM TO 2PM

TRASH & TREASURE

TOYS FOR SALE PLANTS & PRODUCE

MARKETS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

DONUTS COFFEE STALL

JUMPING CASTLE FACE PAINTING

CNR DEGANCE STREET & KATHLEEN

STREET

CONTACT SUE WARDEN ON 0425 233 521 for more information

2012 Junior State Dance Camps

Any Year 7 students interested in

participating in these camps please

see Mrs Sullivan in the Music

Staffroom for more

information.

Camp 2—25th-27th

July Held at Sydney

School Jackets are now available

from Tamworth High School

Uniform Shop-Clothing Pool for

$65-00.

Open Thursday’s

1.25pm-1.55pm or by

appointment only.

Tamworth High Boys Stuff is up

and running. The boys have

been pulling small engines apart

and learning the ins and outs of

lawn mower engines. We would

like to thank local businesses;

Gasweld and Bearfast who

donated tools, Valley Produce

for the tool box, Sam‘s

Warehouse who gave discounts

to buy uniforms and Bunnings

who supplied safety goggles. A

great big thank you to Chris

Celovic for volunteering his

time to teach the boys.

Big ED goes up in a puff of SOUP! Students in the Eddys class have enjoyed turning their prize-winning gigantic pumpkin,

nicknamed Big ED, into prize-winning, heart-warming pumpkin soup and scones.

All the seeds have been harvested, ready for planting another ‗whoppa‘ for next year‘s

Kooty Pumpkin Festival. Thank you to everyone who took some pumpkin home to enjoy,

and thanks to Kay Campbell in Food Tech for storing Big ED in the cool room for the

class.

We thoroughly recommend these:

Excellent EDDYS Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients

2 cups SR flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

3/4 cup heavy cream

3 Tbsp maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C, and line an oven tray with baking paper.

2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and spices together. Toss in the raisins if using.

3. Whisk together the heavy cream, pumpkin, syrup, and vanilla.

4. Add to dry ingredients and mix quickly with a fork until moistened.

5. Knead in the bowl several times to gather any dry crumbs into the dough.

6. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into 2cm thick circle.

7. Cut into 8 wedges and place on over tray. Brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with

sugar.

8. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Serve warm and ENJOY!

Tamworth High School‘s annual Athletics carnival was held in chilly conditions last

Wednesday. Many students braved the weather and battled to keep warm in the hope of

obtaining points for their respective houses.

The wet and cold surroundings meant that no records were in any serious trouble of being

toppled, despite the valiant attempt of some strong performances.

The Novelty events again would prove to be very popular amongst the different age groups.

The students were unable to match staff in the tug-o-war challenge despite trying their best.

The staff had a few too many anchors, who were not planning to let their pride be tarnished by

the younger compatriots.

As for the much anticipated Athletics House Champions, it would be Peel that would run their

opponents into the ground. Brisbane managed to hold onto second place edging out Napier,

ahead of Fitzroy who was crowned with the coveted wooden spoon. Fitzroy had 4 age

champions, Peel & Napier had 3, while Brisbane had 2. The 14 years girls and the 17+ boys

age categories were closely contested with only two points separating first and second place.

All students who placed in the top two of each event, in each age group have the option to

represent Tamworth High School at the Arinya Zone trials in Tamworth, on the 25th of July.

A special thanks must go to Tamworth Little Athletics for supplying all their athletics

equipment, the Tamworth City Council to allow us to wait until the morning of, to make a

decision on postponing the carnival. We appreciated the help provided by Mrs Blacker and

Mrs Price assisted in the setting up and officiating at various events.

Well done to this years age champions who were:

12 Girls Charlie Kenny (Fitzroy)

12 Boys Reid Martin (Napier)

13 Girls Georgia Taggart (Peel)

13 Boys Tyson Waters (Peel)

14 Girls Brandy Carmichael (Brisbane)

14 Boys Kane Williams (Peel)

15 Girls Rhiannon Bradburn (Brisbane)

15 Boys Tim Hassan (Fitzroy)

16 Girls Lauren Greentree (Fitzroy)

16 Boys Jarmarley Jerrard (Napier)

Mitch Doring (Fitzroy)

17+ Girls Jessica Jones (Napierl)

17+ Boys Matthew Lysaght (Napier)