Issue 5 2015 - Great Lakes...

Issue 5 – Term 3 – Week 4

Monday, 3 August 2015

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COLLEGE NEWS

CollegePrincipal’sReport

Last Wednesday August 5, I had the pleasure to

attend the Great Lakes Learning Community (GLLC)

Academic Excellence Assembly at Tuncurry Beach

Bowling Club. This is a prestigious event that

celebrates and recognises the efforts of over 180

students from year 3‐12 from our six feeder primary

schools and the three campuses of the college. It was

wonderful to have so many parents and grandparents

joining the students, principals, P&C Presidents the

AECG president and the Director Public Schools on the

day. It is a showcase of not only academic talent, but

also musical talent, with our GLLC Band performing.

Events such as this demonstrate the outstanding

reputation the GLLC has on the North Coast and

within the NSW Department of Education. Thank you

to teaching and non‐teaching staff who helped

organise this celebration for our learning community.

In the coming weeks staff will be submitting Cross

Campus Teaching EOI applications. This is an integral

process of the staffing policy of the college. Staff have

the opportunity to apply to teach a class on another

campus, if available for a two year period. This is a

professional development opportunity which benefits

both staff and students.

Lastly, on behalf of the community, I would like to

wish our year 12 students all the best in their

upcoming Trial HSC examinations

Graeme Jennings College Principal

AreyouResilient?

The journey through life is not unlike a roller coaster

ride. The challenges of the uphill climb, growing and

learning new skills, developing problem solving

capabilities, building resilience and gaining an

understanding that there will be times of coasting,

times of speeding out of control and times when you

can revel in your ability to cope. Coping strategies are

learnt from birth and evolve throughout a lifetime.

Every time you face a challenge you use your

resilience to help change what you can and accept

what you cannot. Connectedness is the key. Are you

connected to your family, your school and your

community?

Ways to get more connected – build

friendships, allow people to help you, join

teams and clubs

Be aware of your thoughts – “automatic

thoughts” go through our minds. If a thought

is not helpful then don’t dwell on it

Setting realistic goals – start with small

choices and build to challenges

Trust yourself – “If you believe you can do it,

you can”

Don’t turn every small set back or life

experience into a drama

Look after yourself – Healthy Body Healthy

Mind

Get to really know yourself and your emotions

and just “be in the moment” – Use

Mindfulness practice – not living in the past or

future, purposefully concentrating on what is

happening around you

Brought to you by the Great Lakes College Counselling

Team: Jane Stevenson, Sue Colditz and Terry Channell

See more at: www.cyh.com , www.reachout.com

Forster Campus – Sue Colditz, Terry Channell Tuncurry Campus – Jane Stevenson

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Jeans for Genes Day ......................... Aug 7

Trial HSC exams ................................ Aug 10‐21

Tuncurry Campus Dental Clinic ........ Aug 24‐28

Defence Excursion ............................ Aug 24‐28

Forster Campus Dental Clinic ........... Aug 31‐Sept 11

CHS Athletics .................................... Sept 3,4,5


GreatLakesCollegeAmericanTrip–January2017

Students currently in Years 9, 10 or 11 are reminded

that there is an information night on Tuesday, August

11th in the Tuncurry Site Lecture Theatre for the 2017

trip to the United States. The meeting will start

promptly at 7.00 pm. A representative from

Educational World Travel, who organise the trip, will

be presenting information to students, parents and

carers, answering questions about the trip. Most

importantly, application forms to officially become a

traveller on the trip will also be distributed on the

night.

We ask that only one parent or carer accompany each

student on the night as the MPH will be in use at that

time for the Year 12 Trial HSC examinations and so is

unavailable for use.

Please contact Mr Avery at the Senior Campus for

further information.

Matt Avery Head Teacher Maths/Science – Senior Campus

COLLEGE SPORT

RegionalAthletics

Glendale Athletics Centre hosted this year’s Regional

Athletics Carnival with a two day program over July

22‐23. Great Lakes College represented the Manning

region with over 50 students competing in both

individual and team events during the carnival, with

several students competing in multiple events over

the two days. All students participated to the best of

their ability and their behaviour and sportsmanship

was exemplar. They are to be commended on their

efforts with special congratulations to the following

students for making the top three in their events, and

some of whom will represent the Hunter Region at

the CHS Carnival later this year in Sydney:

Rachel Naylor: 1st girls 15yrs 200m, 1st girls

15yrs 100m & 1st girls 15yrs 400m

Brendan Davidson: 1st boys 14yrs Javelin & 1st

14yrs boys Discus

Michael Goodwin: 2nd 15yrs Javelin

Winston McBride: 1st boys 15yrs 400m, 2nd

boys 15yrs 200m

Jasmine Black: 2nd girls 14yrs 400m

Lucy Hartman: 2nd 12yrs girls high jump

Indi Simon: 3rd 12yrs girls 800m

Mia Gottstein: 3rd 16yrs girls 800m

Zach Hender‐ 3rd boys 14yrs 800m

Girls 12yrs 100m relay team 1st (Grace

Aldridge, Lucy Hartman, Indi Simon, Emily

Hartman)

Girls 13yrs 100m relay team 1st (Ocean

Everitt, Molly Duggan, Inde Raynor, Tyler

Samuel)

Girls 14yrs 100m relay team 1st (Natalie

LeRougetel, Jasmine Black, Emily Driese,

Jasmine Bolt)

Girls 15yrs 100m relay team 1st (Rachel

Naylor, Ashleigh Chambers, Mia Williams,

Claire Horn)

And a special mention to Nicholas Phillip, who

competed whilst suffering from illness and placed in

the top 2 in the 100 and 200m heats. However,

Nicholas had to withdraw after further provoking his

illness.

Congratulations to all students who competed over

the two day carnival and demonstrated some of the

incredible talents that our college has to offer.

Tom Freeman PDHPE Teacher – Forster Campus


Above from left (under 14 relay winners): Jasmine Bolt, Natalie LeRougetel, Emily Dreise, Jasmine Lack

Above from left (under 12 relay winners): Grace Aldridge, Indi Simon, Lucy Hartman, Emily Hartman

NSWStateSchoolSurfingTitles

NSW State School

Surfing Titles were held

at Port Macquarie on

July 15 & 16. Jade Gaul,

Shane Cadden and Rilea

Judson represented the

college during the

event. Everyone surfed

well and competed to

the best of their ability competing against the very

best in NSW. Jade and Shane both made the

repechage round in their respective divisions and then

bowed out. Rilea made it through to semi‐finals and

was placed equal 5th overall in NSW U19 girls division.

SurfingTripofaLifetime

Rilea Judson has won the surfing trip of a lifetime. Last

term Rilea competed at the North Coast Regional

School Surfing Titles and earned herself the highest

individual wave score of any senior competitor on the

day. The wave of 8.6 was in the excellent range and

put Rilea into the final where she ended up placing

second and moving on to the NSW state titles. The

wave also won her a trip to Fiji next year for schoolies

courtesy of Unleashed Travel and Surfing NSW.

Congratulations Rilea.

Wendy Yarnold Forster Campus

Above: Rilea Judson

KnockOutBoysVolleyball2015

The KO Boys volleyball side qualified earlier this year

to the final 16 teams in NSW. We received a

favourable draw which quickly put us into Top 8. Then

we ran into the big boys. Predominantly our shorter

team struggled against Cabramatta High’s taller and

stronger team. We were then relegated to playing off

for positions 5‐8.


Our next match was a fantastic game! Against a taller

team from Cherrbrook High who played a different

style of volleyball, we shone. Our passes improved

and our serving and hitting hit a new high. However,

in a really tight battle, we lost the deciding set 13‐15.

Buoyed by our improved game we then went into

battle against our Hunter Area rivals from Dungog

High, several of whose players represented Hunter

Region with five of our players. However, we did not

regain the standard of the previous match and

finished 8th. We all had fun and the boys enjoyed

catching up with people previously met. Overall, for a

team that has had no match play to speak of, it was a

good placing and they, like me, can be pleased with

their efforts. The stand‐out players for the team were

Ben Whitbread, Harrison Temple, Jarrod Horn and our

hard working specialist passer Jordan James.

The students who represented the College were:‐

Will Moran, Ben Whitbread, Luke Robertson, Jarrod

Horn, Harrison Temple, Sam Whitbread, Jordan

James.

Denise Williams (Coach) Forster Campus

Above: Back Row: Gary Martin (manager) Will Moran, Ben Whitbread, Luke Robertson, Jarrod Horn, Denise Williams (Coach) Front Row: Harrison Temple, Sam Whitbread, Jordan James.

SuccessforForsterCampusStudentClaireHorn

Forster Campus Year 10 student Claire Horn went to

Sydney with the NSW CHS touch team on the

weekend July 25‐26. The team won all four of their

games and went on to win the grand final gold medal

match 4‐1. Claire was selected as a shadow for the All

Schools team for the Pacific Schools Games in

Adelaide in November. Congratulations Claire!!

Christina Whitbread Head Teacher PDHPE ‐ Forster Campus

Above: Claire Horn with her Gold Medal

UpcomingSportsEventsAugust 10 ‐ Lawn Bowls at Wingham

August 11 ‐ Rugby Union at Taree

August 14 ‐ 15’s girls Basketball at Forster

August 25 ‐ Hunter Boys Tennis Trials at Newcastle

August 27 ‐ 15’s girls Netball at Gloucester

September 3, 4 5 ‐ CHS Athletics at Homebush

September 4 – Year 7‐8 T20 cricket Blast at Tuncurry

September 10 – Year 7‐8 Touch football at Taree


P & C NEWS

Our last meeting in early June was again well

attended. Jennifer Miggins gave a report as a follow

up to the recent Community Forum which was held at

the Forster Campus a couple of months ago.

I have received media releases from the P&C

Federation regarding the inquiry into the closure of

public schools in NSW which has been initiated by the

Greens. This is essentially involving the closure of

small schools and the impact of such closures on local

communities. In addition, there has been an ongoing

call for continued funding for public education to be

the first priority for the government. There currently

remain over 4500 demountable buildings being used

as classrooms throughout the state, which were

originally placed as a ‘temporary’ solution to

increasing enrolment numbers.

I have received notification of a forum to be held in

Port Macquarie on Aug 8th regarding increasing parent

& community engagement within the P&C

association. Finally the P&C AGM is to be held on Aug

22nd in Petersham. These will all be mentioned at out

next routine meeting in early August.

Some issues regarding the menu at our campus

canteens were also raised during the last meeting,

and this will be discussed again during the August

meeting.

Again, thanks to all who are supporting the campus

canteens, both by purchasing the delicious food

available and assisting with volunteering if they can.

Guy Laden President P & C

FORSTER CAMPUS

Principal’sReport

Congratulations to Ms Sunrae Baillie for her

sustainability grant application for $1000.00 to go

towards agriculture workings in the top area of the

campus grounds. Brendan Hogan from Interface

presented the cheque on Wednesday July 29, 2015.

The Agriculture Department has a new tractor! This

Tractor is fitted with all the latest safety devices and

will be used for student learning activities while

learning about agriculture.

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Koori Groups

who danced at the Holy Name School’s NAIDOC

Assembly on Friday July 17. These students proudly

represented the Aboriginal community and the Great

Lakes College. Thank you to the Forster Campus staff

and Aboriginal community members who support

these students.

Congratulations to those students who have

completed the WEA Barista course this week. Apart

from successful coffee making, the students excelled

in their practical and theory test results. The trainers

also commented how fantastic the students were

throughout each course.

The 2016 Year 8‐9 Subject Selection Information Night

held on Tuesday 28th July was well supported by

students and parents. The faculty/course displays

were outstanding and demonstrated the types of

activities involved in each course that students may

select. Many teachers were available on the evening

to answer questions. A reminder to students that

Subject Selection Choice Sheets were due to the

Deputy Principals by Friday July 31.

Education Week “Our Local Heroes” ‐ Forster Campus’

recognition event was combined with our Higher

Achievement Students day with our partner primary

schools. The day had lots of fun and challenging

learning activities which also engaged our Local

Heroes as mentors for the day.

A big THANK YOU to those Heroes for taking the time

to support the students of the Great Lakes Education

Community.

Jennifer Miggins Principal


RugbyUnion@Forstercampus

Year 7 had a taste of Rugby Union at Forster Campus

today. Graeme Sonter from Rugby Union Mid North

Coast was on hand to deliver a two hour lesson on the

basics of the game. The boys learnt valuable skills and

tactics about the game and enjoyed playing against

each other. All year 7 and 8 sport classes will enjoy

attaining knowledge of the game throughout this

term.

Wendy Yarnold PDHPE Teacher

Above from left: Martten Parry, Zac Grey, Nathan Assmussen, Zac Melnik

Above from left: Wylie Wilson, Jake Reid, Nathan Assmussen.

HearttoHeart(H2H)

For eight days during the last school holidays, (June 29

to the July 7) five students from Forster Campus and

two from the Senior Campus, embarked on an

excursion to Vietnam. This excursion was the final leg

in an art learning journey that started last year when

these students participated in the ‘Heart to Heart’ Art

Program facilitated by Donna Rankin.

While in Vietnam we endeavoured to absorb the

culture, taste the food, meet the people, see the

sights and spend quality time in an orphanage in Vung

Tau for which the Forster community had helped raise

money. This money was used to build a massive

extension to their small one room kitchen that fed

hundreds of children each day with woks on burners

on the floor. Now… they have a three room facility for

eating, cooking, storage and a fully decked out

commercial kitchen which can give industry

experience to the orphans and set them up for future

careers. Their futures are much brighter thanks to the

fundraising of the community which paid for the

renovation and also the cost of the excursion for the

students. The staff and volunteers paid their own way.

The Great Lakes College students also taught art to

the children of the orphanage, spent time with them,

played with them and connected. They compared

their lives to those around them and came home with

a whole new perspective on life in Australia.


Police Cyber Safety Talks ................ Aug 12

Yr 10 Snow Excursion ..................... Aug 16‐19

Defence Force Excursion ................ Aug 24‐28

Captains Nominations .................... Aug 26‐Sept 2

Dental Clinic .................................... Aug 31‐Sept 11

Yr 7 2016 Parent information

Evening ........................................... Sept 1


The students were great ambassadors for Great Lakes

College and their Forster Community. They were

compassionate, thoughtful, generous and composed.

Each took their own messages and ideas from the

journey and left the children of the orphanage with

happy memories, love and hope.

Students who attended were:

Dani Wood, Tully Church, Chloe Malzard, Kieara

White, Ocea Witherow‐Thornley (Forster Campus)

and Chelsea Gilbert and Kitana Paulson (Senior

Campus).

Staff and Volunteers who attended were:

Wendy Yarnold and Tonia Hopley (Forster Campus),

Donna Rankin (H2H facilitator), Tanayah Tooze (H2H

volunteer), Diane MacDonald (H2H photographer).

Tonia Hopley Head Teacher Welfare

Above: Heart to Heart students at the Orphanage School in Vung Tau. Front: Chelsea Gilbert, Dani Wood, Middle: Tanayah Tooze, Donna Rankin and Kitana Paulson. Back: Chloe Malzard, Kieara White, Ocea Witherow‐Thornley and Tully Church

Above: Boating in the Mekong Delta

Above: Tully Church and Tanayah Tooze teaching art to the orphans of Vung Tau, Vietnam

Above: Heart to Heart and the children of the orphanage school standing in the kitchen renovation that was paid for by their fundraising with the Forster Community


TUNCURRY CAMPUS

Principal’sReport

I would like to extend a big welcome back to all

members of our school community as we embark on

the very important second semester of the school

year. I would also like to extend a welcome to the

parents and families of our new students who have

enrolled this term.

We began the semester with an outstanding

Celebration Assembly (these assemblies are held

fortnightly throughout the year). What was on display

was an impressive array of learning across all facets of

school life. An amusing match report on the staff

versus student Touch Football game from the end of

last term, 40 awards for Eisteddfod performances in

Dance and Drama together with an amusing insight

into the Eisteddfod from Adele Brotherton and Cody

Clayton, short films from the Photo and Digital Media

class, 40 awards for the Australian Geography

competition together with a presentation from the

Social Science Faculty and sports awards completed

an excellent and varied program.

There have been some outstanding achievements in

sport recently with the boys netball team advancing

to the finals and the Girls tennis team reaching the

regional semi‐finals in the CHS knockout. I am

particularly pleased with the excellent performance

from students in the Australian Geography

Competition with Year 10 student, Mitchell Books

gaining a high distinction.

At the end of last term, the SRC organised a staff

versus students touch football match and lunchtime

barbeque. I was delighted with the leadership and

planning from the SRC, the great sportsmanship

shown on the day by the players and the excellent

behaviour from the student spectators. There was a

lovely sense of school community and I would like to

thank the SRC and Mrs Williams for their hard work in

making this happen.

Also at the end of last term, the school community

celebrated Naidoc with a school assembly featuring

dancing from both our boys and girls Aboriginal Dance

Groups and presentations to our new Year 7

Aboriginal students. A powerpoint presentation from

Lucy McBride gave an interesting insight into personal

culture and stories. This was followed by workshops

after which students and families enjoyed a barbeque

lunch and kangaroo tail soup prepared by the

students and Mr Thompson. Again I enjoyed the

opportunity to meet with parents and share the

richness of our Aboriginal culture. My thanks to Mrs

Cougle, Karyn Pol and Zane Spark for their hard work

and organisation of the day.

During this term we will be interviewing candidates

for the English/History Head teacher position vacated

by the retirement of Mrs Fran Ballard. Another

member of our executive team, Mrs Sue Macindoe is

also leaving us this term. Mrs Macindoe has been

successful in gaining the position of Principal

Executive Officer in charge of establishing and

coordinating the Specialist Network Centres. Mrs

Macindoe has made an outstanding contribution to

the school supporting many students and their

families and has played a significant role on the school

leadership team. On behalf of the school, I would like

to extend our thanks and best wishes to Mrs

Macindoe.

As a school, we have a busy, action packed semester

ahead. I thank all parents for their continued support

for the school and the excellent partnership we

experience.

Veronica Amato Principal

DeputyPrincipal’sReport

Over the last week I have been distributing subject

selection booklets to Year 7 and 8 students for them

to nominate their preferred electives for 2016. I

encourage parents to discuss their child’s preferences

with them. When deciding which electives they would

like to study in 2016, students should take into

consideration their interests, the course fee and

career path.

Once students have returned their preferences, I will

be looking at which electives will be part of the

curriculum. Several factors will assist in determining

the final electives. These include student choice,

breadth of curriculum and available staff. The size of


the year group also determines how many elective

subjects are offered.

I have been extremely pleased with the standard of

uniform this term. Students have certainly listened

and cooperated with following school policy with

regard to the uniform requirements and supplying a

note when not in uniform.

A reminder to parents that, for legal reasons, students

cannot leave a sports venue early unless a parent or

guardian can pick them up. Students who cannot be

picked up at the sports venue must return to school.

And also a reminder that whilst mobile phones are

allowed at school, they are not to be used in the

classroom. Student’s phones will be confiscated by

the classroom teacher and can be collected from the

Deputy Principal at the end of the day.

Finally, congratulations to all the students who

received certificates at the celebration assembly and

the Great Lakes Learning Community ceremony on

Wednesday during Education Week.

Paul Rosenbaum Deputy Principal

BoysNetballOn Wednesday July 22 a bunch of netball misfits got

together to play in the Regional schools state cup

netball competition. Just looking at these enthusiastic

boys in their netball bibs, with their big smiles and

eager netball moves who would have thought that

these students would have outlasted and outplayed

everyone else in the competition. Overall the boys

played some “awesome” netball with great shooting

by Sam Gibson GA and Corey Fletcher GS, extremely

high interceptions from Adam Neal as GD and overall

outstanding play by the whole team. Please ask the

boys what these mean if you see them.

We are now off to the STATE finals in Sydney on

September 15. We wish all the boys the best of luck

Mrs Cougle Coach & Head Teacher PDHPE

Above back row from left – Lachlan Palmer, Adam Neal, Ky Sandilands, Sam Gibson, Corey Fletcher, Sam Nicolson, Samual Dowswell. front row from left – Braithen Forrest, William Alaban, Ned Gardner

MarineandAquacultureTechnologyExcursiontoSydney

On Friday the 31st of July, 49 students from Year 9 and

10 Marine and Aquaculture Studies took a day trip to

Sydney. The students visited the Sydney Aquarium at

Darling Harbour in the morning and then spent the

afternoon at the Sydney International Boat Show.

It was an earlier start than many students are used to

with the bus leaving Tuncurry Campus at 6am. We


Dental Clinic ...................................... Aug 24‐28

Yr 7 Maths Comp .............................. Aug 10

Yr 8,9,10 Maths Comp ...................... Aug 11

Regional Futsal U13/14s ................... Aug 17

Regional Futsal U16s ........................ Aug 18

Yr 7 Maths Day ................................. Aug 21

Defence Excursion ............................ Aug 24‐28

Yr 9 Gold Coast Excursion ................. Aug 30‐Sept 3


arrived at the Aquarium at 10.15 and had two hours

to enjoy the massive variety of marine life on display.

For many students, this was the first time to see a

Dugong in real life which were a highlight of the trip.

Did you know a Dugong eats 120 kg of Cos lettuce per

day! The Great Barrier Reef coral displays were

another highlight for many students with the variety

of brightly coloured coral and fish species.

The group had a walk across the bridge over the

Darling Harbour Marina to have some lunch and a

walk through the shopping centre.

After lunch we had a walk through the Darling

Harbour Marina where a multitude of luxury boats

were on display ‐ everything from speedboats,

houseboats, luxury motor yachts and racing yachts. It

was a definite eye opener to see just what a $7 million

boat looks like.

The coral reef display was my favourite; I would love

to have a tank like that at home.

Blake Hughes, Year 9

We loved the luxury boats, laying on the sun deck of a

$6 million dollar boat felt great!

Kye Burke & Samuel Hollis, Year 9

The large Great Barrier Reef tank was great; standing

in the walk through area with the see through floor

was the best part of the Aquarium.

Ben Wickenden Year 9

Above: Marine students at the Aquarium ‐ Back row from left: Jeremy Coombes, Max Elliott, Brock Hamnett, Tom Hoare, Sam Butler, Alex Morse and Emma Burnett. Middle row from left: Cooper Daniels, Brooke Ramsey & Taylor Sutton. Front row from

left: Robert Channon, Michael Crompton, Taleesha Black & Brianna Weatherburn

AboriginalEducationMeetingdatesforSemester22015All parents welcome in the Aboriginal Garden

Tuncurry Campus. Please note change of dates and

times.

Wednesday 15/7/15 9:00 – 10:00am

Wednesday 26/08/15 9:00 – 10:00am

Wednesday 07/10/15 9:00 – 10:00am

Wednesday 18/11/15 9:00 – 10:00am

FutsalReport

Last term, the U13s, U14s and U16s Boys, as well as

the U16s Girls took part in the Zone Futsal

Championships at Taree Saxby’s Stadium.

Competition for the boys took place on Monday, with

Each team eager to compete after plenty of training

preparation. All three teams were strong in every

game, with team work, communication and positive

encouragement at its highest. All three teams were

successful in progressing to the Regional Futsal

Championships in August. Our U14s Boys took out

Zone Champions for their age group, a massive

achievement that made us all so proud!

Then it was the girls turn on Tuesday. Our U16s team

was a combination of 12‐16 year olds. Most teams

that the girls came up against were all 16 year old

players. Our girls combined well in all games,

highlighting the importance that when the going got

tough, they never dropped their heads but kept

fighting until the end. The girls were unlucky not to

progress through to the Regional titles, finishing third

for the day.

I’d like to thank Miss Buttsworth for her assistance

with the U13 Boys. Her feedback was that the boys

showed why we play Football. To work together,

represent each other with respect and to uphold our

school core values. I’d also like to thank all of the

parents who assisted with transport. Your time is

highly valued and the kids couldn’t have competed

without you.

Sami Dunk LAST Teacher


Girls U16s Team

Above from left back row: Keely Johnson, Emily Absalom, Tash Johnson, Taylah Phegan, Mia Gottstein, Sophie Wunder, Natalie Currie. From left front row: Taleka Giles, Brooklyn Paulson, Shari Lawrence, Tia Schubert, and Meredith Walker.

Boys U14s Team

Above from left back row: Ben Hall, Brendan Davison, Shaun McNamara, Braithen Forrest, Sam Gibson, Lachlan Palmer, Jayden Jackson, Miss Dunk (coach). From left front row: Ned Gardner, Cooper Sweeney, Corey Fletcher, Zane Jackson.

Boys U16s Team

Above: from left back row: Dylan Parsons, Reece Miranda, Jake Nash, Ben Wickenden, Dylon Southern, Matt Miller, Kade Hopkins. Front row from left: Kyle Ragno, Callum Smith, Kobi Parsons, Jason Little, Danny Nye.

On June 25 we celebrated NAIDOC at a special

assembly. The theme of NAIDOC 2015 is “We all stand

on Sacred Ground.” Tiarna Barlow and Maddie Baird

talked about the meaning and special significance of

Aboriginal sacred sites and how important they are to

our culture and identity.

The Aboriginal Boys group performed three dances

which were the Welcome Dance, Animal Dance and

The Honey Bee dance. The boys were spectacular and

everyone enjoyed watching them ‘shake a leg.’

Lucy McBride and Madi Duri hosted our special

assembly and they did a fantastic job. Lucy also gave a

presentation about her hometown of Lightening Ridge

and explained what her life was like there. She talked

about her Country and her mob and that she is a

proud Gamilaroi girl. Lucy showed us a DVD about

Bush tucker and medicinal remedies used in her

Country. This was very interesting and extra special as

her grandmother Brenda McBride, was the Elder

talking in the DVD.

Our Year 7 Advisor, Mr Jock Webb, introduced our

new Aboriginal students to our campus and Mrs

Amato presented them with ‘Welcome’ certificate.

Our Aboriginal girls performed the Swan Dance. The

girls gave an amazing performance and we would like

to thank Margie Donnelly from Homebase who taught

the girls the dance and Homebase who also provided

their beautiful costumes.

Special thanks to John Thomson (Head Teacher TAS)

and our Aboriginal students for cooking up some

beautiful foods for us. The Kangaroo Tail Soup was

delicious!

After our assembly, students got to paint their own

boomerangs, play Indigenous games, sample

traditional bush tucker and listen to Dreamtime

stories. Thanks to all the teachers who helped in these

fun activities.

Tuncurry Campus Education Team Deb Cougle, Kurt Croker, Karyn Pol, Zane Sparke, Irene Gosling


Above from left: Joshua Kirton, Jordan Huckel, Winston McBride, Jodan Oxford and Jack Galbraith

Above: Lucy McBride, Maddison Duri, Hayley Lambert & Makenzie Walter

Above: Katie Clark, Jack Galbraith & Kaylee English

AustralianGeographyCompetition

Earlier this year Geography students from Great Lakes

College Tuncurry Campus tested their geographical

skills and knowledge against students from all around

Australia in the 2015 Australian Geography

Competition.

We have recently received the results and as a faculty

we were very pleased with the levels of student

achievement. There were a number of student

geographers at our school who performed to a very

high level in the Competition this year with five

gaining high distinctions, eight distinctions and six

credits. Over 76, 000 students from 770 schools across

Australia entered the Australian Geography

Competition so the results provide us with an external

benchmark as to how our students are going in

certain aspects of geography.

One of our students in particular achieved

outstanding results. Mitchell Books of year 10

achieved not only a high distinction in a senior

category but also placed in the top 2% of Australia.

Bernard Fitzpatrick, a geographer and the

competition’s national coordinator expressed the

following: ‘The competition plays an important role in

promoting geography to students and the wider

community. Geography is an important subject which

develops a student’s understanding of the spatial and

temporal relationships of people and place. It helps

students appreciate the complex nature of local,

regional and global social, economic, and

environmental interactions’.

Adriene Muscat Head Teacher Social Science/Wellbeing

Above: Mitchell Books with his award


Survivor

Last term the Year 8 Survivor elective class set off on

an adventure to work on their skills in an overnight

“wilderness” experience. Everyone was willing and

eager to hike from Elizabeth’s beach, over the

mountain, to Bull’s Paddock. Students had to carry all

of their equipment, food, clothes and sleeping gear

with them. This, in itself, was an arduous task for

some but not for bushranger Ben Hall, who took every

step in his stride and also assisted other students

along the way. We encountered many leeches which

Brock Austin took care of with his sea salt.

Arriving at our destination, students had to set up

their tents and sleeping gear. This too proved

challenging for some especially for those that “forgot”

their tents and tent covers.

Students then had to be ready to prepare and cook

their own food on the Trangias or the BBQs provided.

Most of them did an amazing job.

Night activities included staying warm by the Trangia,

spotlight and a night walk along the beach.

Once in bed the weather set in and it rained quite a

bit over night. Those of us who had come prepared

stayed warm and dry, others, almost floated away,

like Jaxon Oakley.

Day two, with the rain set in, we travelled to Smith’s

Lake for some morning canoeing. Here, Ben Hall and

Jillian Black discovered the importance of water

safety, with their canoe capsizing. They quickly swam

to shore and were saved by the Café staff. The

morning was highly enjoyed by the students and staff,

with races and cruising along the lake.

We were all sad to have to pack up and leave. It was a

great few days enjoyed by all, even with the weather.

Some lessons learned to take away from the trip:

Don’t pack a tent that weighs more than you do and

dump it on the teacher to carry (Thanks Miss Dunk,

you’re a machine)

Make sure you use a tent that has a fly in case of wet

weather.

Always watch where you are walking, as those well lit

sign posts can just appear in front of you!

Mrs Debbie Cougle and Miss Sami Dunk

Above: Year 8 Survivor students ready to set off on their camp

Above: Brock Austin, ?? and Ethan Hamer setting up camp

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EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS


GREAT LAKES COLLEGE CANTEEN ROSTERS

FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. 6554 5259 or Ros 6554 8432

Monday 10/08 Tuesday 11/08 Wednesday 12/08 Thursday 13/08 Friday 14/08

D Baker

I Yule

R Marshdale

C Harris L Parsons B Heffernan N Hile


D Baker

L Murphy

B Lancaster

C Harris L Parsons B Heffernan N Hile


D Baker

J McSweeny

P McSweeny

C Harris

S Ellery L Parsons B Heffernan

S Deacon

L Barnes


D Baker

Z Dowsett C Harris L Parsons B Haffernan M Caldwell

TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. 6555 0500 or Belinda 6555 0575


Volunteers Needed Uniting Church G Ryall J Elford G Ryall


Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed G Ryall J Elford L Nye


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If you are able to assist in either canteen, please contact the phone numbers above. Help is always appreciated.

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If you are unable to attend, please try to swap with

someone else. If not please telephone the contact person

at the top of your roster. Thank you for supporting the

canteen as we could not function without your help and

support. If possible please be at the canteen by 9.00am.


College Contacts

Great Lakes College Principal: Mr Graeme Jennings

Phone: 6555 0555

Forster Campus Principal:

Mrs Jennifer Miggins

Cape Hawke Drive

Forster 2428

Phone: (02) 6554 6062

Fax: (02) 6555 6904

Canteen Phone: (02) 6554 5259

glcforster‐[email protected]

www.glcforster‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tuncurry Campus Principal:

Mrs Veronica Amato

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0500

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


glctuncurr‐[email protected]

www.glctuncurr‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Senior Campus Principal:

Mr Bob Henry

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0555

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


glcsenior‐[email protected] www.glcsenior‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

College Office Hours

All Campuses

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday

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Breese Parade

FORSTER 2428

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