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May

31 Girls RL Gala Day

31 Museum of Human Disease

31 5 x 5 COS challenge

1 Year 11 Camp

1 TAPS showcase

3 Yr. 12 Hospitality café assessment

Hello all and welcome to our Week 6 newsletter. Congratulations to our

sporting teams for some impressive performances over the last few weeks and

to the Year 12 students who were rewarded with a principal morning tea to

congratulate them on their great academic results in their reports. Its also

great to read about our students attending some very interesting excursions

which enrich their learning and understanding of course content in some of

their senior studies. Speaking of study, I encourage all students to see Ms

Dimilia about joining our Homework Centre. Ms Dimilia even bakes fresh

muffins to encourage our students to attend and get help with their homework

and assignments. I hope you enjoy reading our latest newsletter.

Illawarra Sports High School

Phone 4271 1099

Principal Raechel McCarthy

Illawaspor-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

“Principal Scholars Morning Tea” for Year 12 students who achieved

outstanding results in their recent

half yearly reports. All 15 students

received a principal letter of

commendation and were treated to

a tasty morning tea of chocolate

fondue, chocolate cakes and lots of

hot chocolates! Well done students!

Year 12 students achieve some outstanding results

in their half yearly reports

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Miss Cividin attended the year meeting for Grade 7 to thank them for their generosity and support on the ISHS Autism Awareness day (held earlier this term). The students completed a quiz and watched a short video on Autism Spectrum Disorder. As part of improving Autism Awareness and Inclusion of the ISHS Elouera students at the school, Year 7 will complete further training workshops throughout the year.

7I were learning about the mummification process today and we made our own class mummies!

Look what our Year 7’s have been up to

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Let’s talk sport…….

Boys Basketball final 16 in the state.

On Tuesday 24th We played Sydney Boys High in their gym

(surrounded by NSW, All Schools, GPS and Australian

premiers banners). The boys were so close in the first half,

only down by 5 at half time playing in quite a physical

game. Although we only had 2 subs on the bench and they

had a team of 10 (all year 12 students), the boys certainly

held their own. It was a fantastic game to watch, I’m

amazed at the huge increase in skill level shown by every

player. They should be so proud of how far they made it.

Surfing

A huge congratulations to our very own Summer Simon. The Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles were

held in May at Bells Beach, Victoria. Summer surfed brilliantly and took out the prestigious title of

Women's Open champion.

Basketball

The boys played Endeavour at Berkeley Sports Club in

the Buckley and University Shield. Unlucky to lose both

games, it sets the benchmark for the rest of the season.

Huge congratulations to the 16's and 18's girls rugby

league teams. Both won their respective grand finals at

the Sam Bremner Shield. The 16's are off to the state

finals! Third year in a row the girls have won!

Rugby League

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Minnamurra River—Perfect venue for a Geography excursion

Geography is a course which teaches students hands-on fieldwork skills. The first group of Year 10

students enjoyed having kayaks and canoes as their mode of transport to fieldwork sites on the

Minnamurra River Tuesday 24th and Wed 25th May.

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Year 12 Modern History visit the Sydney Jewish Museum

On Tuesday 17/5/16 both Year 12 Modern History classes attended a lecture day

at the Sydney Jewish Museum. Students had the opportunity to attend a lecture

on two of their topics National Study Germany and Personality Study Leni

Riefenstahl. In addition to this students were taken on a tour of the museum

looking at letters and artefacts on the Holocaust. In the afternoon students had

the privilege of speaking to and hearing from Joe who is a Holocaust survivor.

The Modern History students were able to learn about his personal experience

as a Holocaust survivor and gained valuable life lessons from Joe. It was an

amazing opportunity for all our students and they were a fantastic

representation of our school.

Staff Training

We are a team of staff from five faculties ( HSIE, English,

PE, Science and Learning and Support staff), who have

been learning about the literacy continuum.

We have spent time assessing student work samples,

plotting students on the continuum and designing learning

activities to enhance students writing capabilities.

We look forward to our students becoming more

successful writers across a range of settings.

Thanks to our literacy consultant Maxine Green who is

leading this project.

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Year 12 Ancient History attended the Nicholson Museum on Tuesday to undertake an

intensive HSC primary evidence course. This museum houses the largest collection of

Egyptian artefacts in Australia. The students were able to handle (with gloves) some items

dating back over 4000 years. Mitchell was an amazing guide who had an answer for every

question when viewing rare artefacts from Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and Ancient

Greece. The most memorable parts of the day were learning about the brutal life of a

Roman soldier and seeing ancient Egyptian mummies and coffins.

Year 12 Modern History visit the Nicholson Museum

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Make change happen

Parents and Helpers Meeting

Wednesday 15th June @ 9.30am

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