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Term 3 Week 3 - Friday 9 August 2019

The Buzz

NAIDOC AwardTamworth Girls Academy marked NAIDOC Week by attending the Annual Year 12 Summit in Sydney. Over 180 Girls Academy students from across Australia gathered in Sydney for the Year 12 Summit, celebrating the achievements of our Year 12 girls on the verge of graduation and motivating them to take the next steps in their future pathways. The event recognised students across Australia with our very own Giaan White winning the 2019 NSW Girls Academy NAIDOC Award for her dedication and commitments to school, Girls Academy and community. We are so proud of Giaan and her achievements and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours. Mrs Katrina Bone THS Girls Academy

Principals ReportIt has been the normal steady but busy start to term 3 at Tamworth High School with a wide range of extra-curricular activities underway on top of the regular academic pursuits. We have just finished Education Week 2019 which was celebrated via the Peel Network Education Week Awards held at Nemingha Public School last Monday. At these awards, schools were provided the opportunity to recognise three members of the school community who have made significant contributions to our school. It gives me great pleasure to announce this year’s Tamworth High School awardees: • Outstanding student achievement award - Giaan White Giaan is an outstanding student who has demonstrated excellent achievement by maintaining academic excellence, school representation in a number of sports and leadership involvement at Tamworth High School. • Outstanding contribution to a school by a member of the school community - Shaza – Leigh Butler Shaza - Leigh has been a positive, supportive and valued contributor to Tamworth High School community for

countless years. Both in formal roles as the President of the P&C, to serving on numerous committees, and participating in countless school events. • Outstanding contribution to the school by a staff member - Breanna McFadyen Breanna is a valuable member of the Tamworth High School community. Breanna’s commitment to the field of Creative and Performing Arts has been outstanding. Breanna has committed significant time and effort to the development of Dance both within the school and the wider Region. Later this term we will be holding the Semester 2 parent-teacher evenings on Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th of September. In response to parent feedback, we have decided to open these evenings to parents of all year groups, thus providing more flexibility for parents, especially those with several students enrolled. Parents will be able to make bookings via the SENTRAL Parent Portal in the near future.

Mr Daniel Wilson Principal

THS Sport newsPlenty of news coming out of the PDHPE department for this edition of the Buzz! Our students have been representing our school in a variety of sporting domains with outstanding support from our PDHPE and sports staff! Luke Deasy has been having outstanding success with his cycling endeavours and was contacted on the June long weekend by NSW cycling and asked to join the NSW state team heading to Korea on 30 August to take part in the under 19 team of the wold tour event Tour de DMZ. Luke will be home for only a week before heading to New Zealand’s South Island to take part in the annual Yunca Tour. Luke’s dedication to cycling has seen him achieve many successes this year. Congratulations Luke, we look forward to watching and celebrating your future successes.On Friday 2 August 13 Tamworth High students who had qualified at the school athletics carnival held during Term 2, attended the North West Athletics Carnival at the Tamworth Athletics Centre. Reports from Ms Abbott and Mr Allen indicated that the students represented their school with pride and commitment in their chosen events and supported their peers well. Congratulations to the following students who have now qualified to compete at the NSW CHS Carnival in Sydney at the end of this term.Rachel Barnes in Discus and Javelin Brianna-Maree Goman for Shotput Toby Kelly for Long JumpGoodluck to these students, we wish you every success at State

Lucy Hooker attended the North West Lawn Bowls trials recently where she was selected as the first reserve for North West. Recently the school was contacted to say that she has been pick up to play as part of the Sydney East Convenors Team at the State Carnival held on 20 August 2019. Good luck Lucy we hope you get the rub of the green!

Our under 15 boys Basketball team were successful in defeating Peel High School, Armidale High School and Tenterfield High School throughout rounds 1-3, Mr Rogers has done an excellent job training these boys after school and preparing them for each match. Unfortunately the boys were knocked out in round 4 by Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School. Congratulations and well done boys, you have shown great commitment and achievements in Basketball this year.

Our year 9/10 boys and year 11/12 girls are headed to Sydney during week 4 to play in the Champion of Champions Oztag tournament with Mr Lasscock and Ms Halpin. We wish both teams every success in what will be a competitive competition of the best teams from around the state. Thank you to Mr Hartmann who has helped out with the training sessions, his expertise has definitely helped prepare the students for competition.

With Cricket season commencing later this term for our open boys and girls and the beginning of term 4 for the under 14 boys, any students wishing to play, must see Mr Smith in the Maths staffroom or Mr Warren in the PDHPE staffroom as soon as possible to register your interest.Under 14 girls Softball will commence term 4, please see Miss Lowndes in the PDHPE staffroom. We wish you all the best in taking out the North West Titles.

The Tamworth High School PDHPE faculty will be running a lunch time touch football competition on Mondays and Wednesdays starting week 5 Term 3. This is open to all students of all ages. If you wish to participate, please put your name down at the PDHPE staffroom. The school gym will be open for all students during lunch time on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Miss Steph Halpin PDHPE Head Teacher

During week 1 of Term 3, Tamworth was privileged enough to host Mathematics teacher, author, ABC presenter, and 2018 Australian Local Hero Eddie Woo. During his visit to Tamworth, Eddie spent time with both teaching staff and students.Monday 22 of July, being staff development day for term 3 allowed Mathematics staff from Tamworth High and other government high schools to attend a valuable professional development session with Eddie at Oxley High School.This session was followed up on Tuesday 23 July at Tamworth High School where we hosted Eddie for a senior mathematics masterclass attended by students from THS, Farrer, Peel High School and Oxley High School. During the session Eddie utilised his infectious passion for mathematics and teaching, to provide insight into the Mathematics syllabus and how students can use what they learn in Math in the real world, and how math and numbers are in everything we see. This session provided to be highly engaging for the staff and students who attended the event.To add to this I had the privilege of hosting a professional development dinner at Wests Leagues Club on the Tuesday evening for the Australian College of Educators with Eddie as the guest speaker. Again Eddie proved to be a hit, with some 170 attendees from as far afield as Moree, Scone, Gunnedah and Armidale.On behalf of all staff and students I would like to take the opportunity to thank Eddie for accepting my invitation to not only attend Tamworth but for also taking the time to come to THS to engage with staff and students. Mr Josh Don Science Teacher

Eddie Woo visit

Parent Teacher NightSemester 2 Parent Teacher interviews will be taking place for all year groups on Tuesday 10 September and Thursday 12 September 2019. Bookings will open on the Sentral Parent Portal on Monday 19 August 2019 and close on Wednesday 4 September 2019.Manual booking forms will be available from SAO during the booking period listed above.Any questions in regards to the Sentral Parent Portal can be directed to Caron Lasscock, Community Liaison Officer, caron.lasscock2@det.nsw.edu.au or by calling the school on 02 67657888.

Last term several girls from Girls Academy attended Bumbira Arts & Culture (formerly known as Gomeroi Gaaynggal) to create a sculptured Goanna out of wire and other steel materials to be donated to the Brian Sampson Memorial Garden. On Thursday 1st August, the Girls Academy provided an all school BBQ in the memorial garden for NAIDOC week and unveiled the Goanna who now sits happily in the garden. Mrs Katrina Bone THS Girls Academy

NAIDOC Week

Our Senior Support class students have been busy fulfilling their weekly Work ExperiencePlacements during Term 2 and finishing up this term. This is a very valuable program,fostering independence, work skills and self-esteem all whilst incorporating travel training.The photo below is from Hazell’s Farm and Fertilizer Services, taken on Jack Simpson’s last dayat Work where they celebrated with a Cake. Well Done on a great placement experience Jackand a very big thank you to Hazell’s for their support of our Students. Mrs Shelley Walters Work Experience Coord

Work Experience

Calendar

Week 512 23 August Trial HSC Exams 20 August AgQuip 20 August Elective History Dig Day

Week 626 August CAPERS Indigenous Dance Workshop27 August Young Drivers Expo30 August Wear it Purple Day

I am happy to report that our Mainstream Year 10 cohort have now Successfully completed their Work Experience program from Term 2 with outstanding results and very positive feedback has been received from our hosting Employers. Well done to the participating students and many thanks again to these local businesses for providing these opportunities for our students this year: Tamworth South Public School, Inland Technology, Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, RFBI Moonbi Masonic Village, Glen Wells Farming, Phil Sleiman Constructions, Justcuts, Kookaburra Kitchens, East West EnviroAg, Halo Hair, Tamworth Vet Hospital, Racing NSW, ProActive Physiotherapy, Dungowan Public School, Birrelee MACS, Bupa, Barnco Automotive Repairs, Janelle St Centre, Tamworth Regional Council, Johns Auto Service, 360 Fitness Club, Denison St Early Learning Centre, Econo Lodge, G. Russell Kitchens, Western Ranges Motorcycles, Laser Plumbing, JMH Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Tamworth Public School, MW & LM Single Builders Pty Ltd, Officeworks, David Bright Homes, Matthews Metal Management, Peter Pan Preschool, Hair Affair, Bullimbal School, Werris Creek District Preschool, Kootingal Public School, Milestones Early Learning Centre, St Marks Preschool and LDCC, Brewster Murray, VNA Supermarket, Piper St Veterinary Clinic, TJ & MA Kelly Builders, Rainbow Cottage Occasional Childcare, Tamworth West Public School, Tamworth Local Court, Bearfast, GreenCross Vets. Mrs Shelley Walters Work Experience Coord

Week 412 23 August Trial HSC Exams 12-16 August Prlim Work Placement - Hospitality 14 August Bell Shakespeare Macbeth

Work ExperienceP&C NewsThe next P&C meeting will take place on Tuesday 20 Au-gust 2019 at 6.30pm in the THS Library.