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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2 MARCH 30 2019

DIARY DATESLearning Conversations Monday April 1 Monday April 8 Wednesday April 10

Year 10 Camp Tuesday April 2 to Friday April 5

Last Day Term 1 Friday April 12 2.15 dismissal

First Day Term 2 Monday April 29

Pupil Free Day Friday May 10

NAPLAN Tuesday May 14 to Thursday May 16

Year 10 Transition Day Wednesday May 15

Year 10 Career Thursday May 16 to Conversations Friday May 31

8/9 Boys Football Wednesday May 22

Reconcilliation Week Monday May 27 to Friday May 31

WASP Camp Monday June 3 to Friday June 7

Pupil Free Day Friday June 7

Public Holiday Monday June 10

TERM DATES 2019Term 1 Jan 29 - April 12Term 2 Apr 29 - July 5Term 3 July 22 - Sept 27Term 4 Oct 14 - Dec 13

STAFF LEADERSHIPPrincipal Tricia RichmanDeputy Principal Jenna HewlettAssistant Principal Dianna Pickert

www.whyallahs.sa.edu.au

Broadbent Terrace, Whyalla SA 5600 P 08 8645 8844 F 08 8645 0057 E dl.0822_info@schools.sa.edu.au

Department for Education T/A South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider number: 00018A

FROM THE PRINCIPALDear Parents, Caregivers and Community Members,It’s hard to believe that we are already in week nine of the term. Students and staff have been extremely busy, engaging in a range of different activities. During the first eight weeks of term the following events have taken place:

• Year 8 Meet and Greet BBQ

• Year 8/9 Cricket

• Year 10 Cricket

• Port Power Visit

• Caleb Scott Memorial Day

• SAASTA Trip to Port Augusta

• Australian Ballet School Performance

• Year 8 Camps

• Year 10 Outdoor Education Camp

• WASSAC Trial Sports Day

• WASSAC Carnival in Port Lincoln

• Close The Gap Fun Run

• Scott Darlow Performance

We also have the year 10 camp to Adelaide taking place next week.

This is an extensive list of extra curricula activities in term one. I would like to acknowledge and thank staff for your work, which ensures that students are able to be a part of these type of events, camps and experiences.

School LeadersDuring an assembly earlier in the term, students who were interested in being school leaders, gave a speech to the school. Each student was then asked to vote for who they would like this year’s school leaders and house captains to be.

Congratulations to the following:

School LeadersWill FauldsI joined Student Voice because I want students to have their voices heard. I believe that I am good at roles with a lot of public speaking and I always participate in discussions.

Taryn FayI wanted to be able to showcase my

leadership skills and improve areas of the school. I also want to become a role model and somebody younger students could look up to and reach out to.

House CaptainsMonarchNathan TavraI like sports and want to create a positive and successful culture within my house.

Gemma YendallI wanted to be a helpful leader who people can look up to and go to if they need anything. I want to learn new leadership skills and better my communication skills. I want to better understand what I can do to help my school.

DukeCooper JacobsI became a house captain because I really want to make a difference and support my house in every single way I can. This is a really good opportunity for me to support the school and I really hold that high.

Imogene O’BonaI wanted to be house captain to help students become interested in achieving higher grades, helping people and being involved in Sports Day. Being rewarded for doing something good is also why I wanted to be a captain, to encourage students to do good things.

PrinceJake MurrayI feel like I can benefit and lead my house throughout special events. I feel I can involve and make more people participate in events to help people and our house.

Clare McLeanI wanted to be a house captain because I am a good leader. I want to help my house win everything and I want my peers to be able to look up to me as a leader.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONT’D House Captains BaronBrandon TrueI always wanted to be a captain when I was at primary school and I thought it would be a fun challenge.

Kyra TrussellI was interested in being a house leader as I have leadership and organizational skills and love encouraging others to do their best. Seeing others being cooperative with one another, supporting their peers and giving new activities a go are all factors I will ensure are focused on.

Caleb Scott MemorialOn Monday March 4, the school held the Caleb Scott Memorial Day. The day was a real success with students embracing the spirit of the day and making it a day to remember and celebrate Caleb’s life.

I was extremely proud of the students. Their behaviour and participation on the day was fantastic.

Special thanks has to go to Mr Pete Usher for his leadership and organisation of the day. Thanks also to North Whyalla Football Club and Roadies Baseball Club for your support and involvement in the day.

The Caleb Scott Memorial Football game will now become an annual event on the school calendar.

Learning ConversationsLearning Conversations are an excellent opportunity for you to discuss your child’s progress with learning, as well as any areas that your child may need extra support with. It is the perfect time to spend time with the teachers that your child spends their day with. I encourage all parents/caregivers to make the most of this opportunity.

Learning Conversations will take place on Monday April 1 and Wednesday April 10 between the hours of 2.30pm and 7.45pm and on Monday April 8 between 2.30pm and 5.00pm. Please note that school will finish at 2.15pm on Wednesday April 10.

If you do not have an appointment, these can be made online, the link is on our webpage, ring the front office on 8645 8844 or visit https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?code=mpmm4.

Pupil Free DaysThe Pupil Free Days have now been set and approved by Governing Council for the year. Our Pupil Free Days are as follows:

1. Friday May 10

2. Friday June 7

3. Friday September 6 (Whole School Closure Day)

4. Friday November 29

External ReviewLast week the school was involved in an External School Review.

Review officers spent two days in the school, observing in classrooms, reading policies and speaking with students, staff and parents.

It was an extremely useful exercise for the school as it reviews the school’s capacity to improve student learning.

The school is looking forward to receiving our feedback and future directions over the next few weeks.

BehaviourBullying is a specific form of harassment which is repeated over time and involves a power imbalance between the parties involved.

Bullying includes:

Direct or Overt BullyingThis can be found in the form of physical or verbal.

Indirect or Covert BullyingThis type of bullying is excluding others from the game or the group.

Cyber BullyingThis form of bullying includes teasing, spreading rumours or sending unwanted messages using electronic methods such as social network sites.

At Whyalla High School all members of our community have underlying principles which support our stand against bullying. Respect, care and consideration and co-operation are fundamental to providing an environment free from bullying and harassment, to this end:

• cultural, social, and personal diversity are respected

• all members of the school community are entitled to a safe learning and working environment

• freedom from bullying and harassment are essential to the wellbeing of all school community members: staff, students, parents/caregivers and volunteers/visitors

• each member of the school community has a responsibility to make a stand against bullying and harassment

• all members of the school community have a ‘duty of care’ responsibility to act promptly on allegations or evidence of bullying and/or harassment

• whole school procedures and practices educate and reinforce positive values and actions.

A student who is being bullied or sees bullying occurring, or is privy to a bullying incident may follow the outlined procedures:

• complete a bullying incident report form located outside the Counsellors office and hand the form to Student Services or give it to a teacher

• complete an online bullying report form as located www.whyallahs.sa.edu.au

• report the incident directly to a staff member

• report the incident to a parent/guardian/friend who may then contact a member of the staff

• may have an advocate to support them.

How do you recognise a student being bullied?

• reduced ability to concentrate and learn

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• refusal to attend school and making excuses not to go, unexplained cuts, bruises or scratches

• stolen, missing, lost or damaged possessions/clothing

• headaches or stomach aches

• asking for extra pocket money or food

• acting out, tearfulness, sadness, lack of interest in usual activities

• unwillingness to discuss or secrecy about their online communications.

Ongoing bullying will result in step 5 of the Behaviour for Learning Policy.

Step Five (of the Positive Behaviour for Learning Policy)Where there has been persistent, wilful or violent behaviour, school leaders will engage directly with the student and they will have further consequences such as:

• Take Home

• Internal Suspension

• Suspension

• Suspension pending exclusion.

Students will not be able to attend camps and excursions for 6 weeks from re-entry.

Unfortunately over the past few weeks we have had a number of bullying incidents around which sporting team students choose to play for.

This is very disappointing and unacceptable behaviour. As a community we need to be encouraging and promoting that students play sport for enjoyment and exercise. The team you play for is personal choice and no one club is better to play for than the other.

Please feel free to contact either Jenna or myself if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s learning at Whyalla High School.

Tricia Richman Principal tricia.richman777@schools.sa.edu.au

CLOSE THE GAP FUN RUN On Thursday March 21, Whyalla High School celebrated Close the Gap and Harmony Day.

To commence the day, all staff and students congregated on the oval at 9.00am to listen to the ‘welcome to country’ from a local Bungarla man, Jeff Croft and to learn about the significance of the Close the Gap initiative.

The Whyalla High School staff and students, together with staff and students of Nicolson Avenue Primary School and Whyalla Town Primary School, formed an Indigenous symbol which represents ‘a long journey with resting places’.

Each of the four resting places within the symbol represented the four domains from the ‘Close the Gap’ Framework (Health, Life Expectancy, Education and Employment), as decided by the Aboriginal Education Team. Thank you to Mr David Fargher, who organised to take a photo of this significant event.

Following the formation of the symbol, the students were provided with the opportunity to go on the ‘Fun Run’, which took the students from the Whyalla High School oval, through Ada Ryan Gardens, up Hummock Hill and back to school past the Whyalla Foreshore. Students participated in the event to show their recognition and their understanding of the importance of closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. The first male and female of each year level to return to school after the run, won a Target voucher. The winners are:

Year 10 Boy Brody Stuart Year 10 Girl Hannah Ewings Year 9 Boy Connor Macdonald Year 9 Girl Ashalea Perry Year 8 Boy Kyle Jackson Year 8 Girl Abbey Evans

When students returned back to school, they were able to participate or watch a traditional

ball game, Buroinjin. The students were able to nominate themselves to play in order to win points for their Sports Day Houses. The house points which have been allocated are as follows:

1st Place Buroinjin (40 points) - Monarch 2nd Place Buroinjin (30 points) - Duke 3rd Place Buroinjin (20 points) - Baron 4th Place Buroinjin (10 points) - Prince Year 10 Boy Fun Run (10 points) - Duke Year 10 Girl Fun Run (10 points) - Monarch Year 9 Boy Fun Run (10 points) - Duke Year 9 Girl Fun Run (10 points) - Baron Year 8 Boy Fun Run (10 points) - Baron Year 8 Girl Fun Run (10 points) - Monarch

We would like to thank the Whyalla Council, Head-space, AIME and Woolworths for supporting this event.

Thank you to all staff that assisted in the running of this event and to those students who got in-volved! We look forward to recreating this event next year.

The Aboriginal Education Team

BOOKS OF THE MONTH Reading is a major focus for Whyalla High School in 2019 so each month the library will have five special books on display. These will be a mixture of romance, horror, drama, adventure, non fiction and science fiction. Come on in and have a read!

Introducing April’s Books of the Month....

Fish out of WaterJane Tara: An exciting tale of Dina, an elite swimmer whose dreams are derailed and her life takes an unexpected turn.

Plague LandAlex Scarrow: An unidentified and deadly virus has hit earth, wiping out majority of the population. Follow Leon and his sister, Grace run for their lives and take drastic measures for survival.

48 HoursGabrielle Lord: A terrifying museum raid and a smashed Medusa statue. Will Jazz and Phoenix unveil the evidence in time or end up stuck in the century old Medusa Curse, the clock is ticking.

SoonMorris Glietzman: Follow Felix’s journey, a young Jewish boy struggling with life after the end of World War Two and the beginning of the liberation with Poland.

We are OkayNina Lacour: Left with only her phone, wallet and a picture of her mother, Marin has left her old life behind. What happened in those final weeks for Marin to leave her life, family and friends on the beautiful Californian Coast?

School FeesSchool fees are now due.

If you think you may be eligible for school card please call into the

school and fill out an application form, or online.

If you are unable to pay them in full and need to pay by instalments, please

contact Student Services to arrange a payment

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2019 WHYALLA

ANZAC EVE VIGIL

Come & support the youth of Whyalla & the surrounding region as they gather to pay their

respects to our past & present military personnel by taking part in this 12-hour youth inspired

annual commemorative ceremony

OPENING CEREMONY Wednesday, 24th April starting at 5:45pm

YOUTH VIGIL will commence at 6pm sharp &

conclude at 6am (just before Dawn Service)

WHERE Whyalla War Memorial

Corner of Bradford & Wileman Streets (outside the Memorial Oval gates)

For further information on the Vigil contact Heather Snowden (Executive Officer)

Ph: 0417 807 424 Email: whyallaanzacvigil@gmail.com or

HOUSE POINTS In week six we launched the House Points System at an assembly. House Captains were named and teams had their first chance to accrue some points at the Caleb Scott Memorial Day.

House Captains

Baron Kyra Trussell and Brandon True Duke Imogene O’Bona and Cooper Jacobs Monarch Gemma Yendall and Nathan Tavra Prince Clare McLean and Jake Murray

Points have been awarded for care group and year 8 camp house competitions, service and participation in school events, and actual attendance. Duke is in the lead at the moment, but it is very close.

ATTENDANCEDid you know that for students to get into specific pathway subjects they need an explained attendance of at least 95%?

Any time your child arrives at school late, leaves early or is absent all day, we require a reason for this absence. It is as simple as phoning the front office, emailing the care group teacher or replying to the absence SMS with a reason.

We currently have 81% of our students meeting this target of 95% or above. Please help us to ensure that your child doesn’t miss out on preferred subjects.

If you would like to know your child’s current attendance rates you can ask their care group teacher or Leanne at the front office.

BACK TO SCHOOL VOUCHERSOur school is pleased to confirm continued funding support from the Eyre Peninsula

Community Foundation and the Foundation for Regional and Rural and Renewal and the Back to School 2019 Program.

Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation Director Peter Knife, delivered back to school vouchers to our school. The funding assists members of our school community with their return to school in 2019.

Above: Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation Director, Peter Knife, presenting the vouchers to Assistant Principal, Dianna Pickert

Dianna Pickert Assistant Principal

YEAR 8 CAMP In weeks six and eight, students from 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D went on their Year 8 Urban Experience Camp. Students navigated their way around Adelaide on different forms of public transport and participated in a variety of experiences from the Adelaide Zoo, Port Adelaide Maritime Museum, Ice Skating and Hahndorf.

Some highlights from the students:

“Holding a koala at Gorge Wildlife Park” - Lilly Borlace

“Completing all 30 of the team building obstacles at Woodhouse” - Jaxon Simunovic

“The tour of Adelaide Oval has ticked items off my bucket list” - Reegan Simmonds

“Visiting Central Markets and seeing the different fruits and vegetables available, some I had never seen before” - Hayley Edmondson

“I achieved my goal of ice skating a lap without the support bar” - Skyla Forsyth

“Shopping in Rundle Mall and getting cool socks” - Malakai Nolan and Emarus Starkey

“Discovering and enjoying the talents of the street performers in Rundle Mall” - Wez Lines

“Bonding with new people and getting to know them” - Dora Crentsil