KEMPSEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER · 2019. 10. 27. · KEMPSEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 1, Term 2...
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KEMPSEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 1, Term 2 2017
PO Box 3268 West Kempsey NSW 2440 Phone 65 626166 Fax 65628570
Email kempsey‐[email protected] Website: www.kempsey‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au
We Host Legacy for Lunch
It was one of Legacy President Aileen Jopling’s goals to have her changeover func on at Kempsey High’s Red Onion Café. Aileen and her husband Bob are regulars at the Kempsey High School Breakfast Program so Aileen didn’t have to ask. Head Teacher Mr Aaron Hinchcliffe and his staff worked together relessly with a brigade of Hospitality students to plan, cook and serve the lunch and the guests were not disappointed. Legacy is a charity providing services to Australian families suffering a er the injury or death of a spouse or parent, during or a er their defence force service. And Legacy is no stranger to Kempsey High. Along with other schools our students volunteer to sell Legacy badges each year to help support around 70,000 widows and 1,900 children and disabled dependants throughout Australia, including within our midst, local families who share in the support that Legacy provides.
We Will Remember Them. Anzac Day page 3.
2017 Calendar
June
Monday 12 Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Friday 16 LNC Athle cs at Nambucca Heads
Monday 26 Years 7 & 8 Medieval History Day
Tuesday 27 NAIDOC Assembly period 1
Girls Academy Opening 5pm Hall
Friday 30 Term 2 ends
July
Monday 3 School Holidays
to Friday 14
Monday 17 School Development Day
Tuesday 18 Years 7‐12 start Term 3
Tuesday 25 ICE Workshops
Wednesday 26 to Matsushige Visit
Sunday 30
August
Thursday 3 North Coast Athle cs at Lismore
Saturday 5 to Ca le Team to Royal Queensland Show
Wednesday 9
Wednesday 16 to Year 11 & 12 Agriculture students to Ag
Friday 18 Quip (Gunnedah).
Saturday 19 Debutante Ball
Wednesday 30 and Aldavilla Public School
Thursday 31 All Stars Concert
September
Friday 1 CHS Futsal 14‐16 Boys at Port Macquarie
Monday 4 to
Friday 15 Year 11 and 12 Yearly Exams
Tuesday 5 CHS 14 Years Netball
Wednesday 6 CHS State Athle cs at Homebush
Thursday 14 Year 7 Gala Day
Friday 15 CHS 14‐16 Years Girls Futsal
Saturday 16 to Great Barrier Reef Excursion
Sunday 24
Monday 18 to Agriculture Team to Armidale Show
Wednesday 20
Friday 22 Term 3 ends
Monday 25 School Holidays
To Friday 6 October
October
Monday 9 Years 7‐11 start Term 4
December
Friday 15 Term 4 ends for students
Tuesday 19 Term 4 ends for staff
Finance Commi ee
If you can spare a couple of late a ernoon / early evenings each term to
help on the Finance Commi ee, Principal Mick Eller would love to hear from you.
The University of Newcastle and Rotary Club of Kempsey West once again brought the Science and Engineering Challenge to Kempsey High last fortnight. It is the 18th. year of the event in Kempsey. Over 600 primary and high school students visited Kempsey High School during the Challenge to engage in ac vi es involving cri cal thinking, design and building. Among a range of highly engaging hands‐on ac vi es, students had to build a hovercra , wire a virtual city for power, design a suspension buggy, and construct a catapult. The annual event aims to li students’ interest in studying Science, Mathema cs and Technology courses to address the skills shortage in industries reliant on these disciplines.
600 + students a end Science & Engineering
Challenge
Lest We Forget
The commemora on of Anzac with a special service before the holidays and a ending the march on the day itself is a special tradi on at Kempsey High. A less well known tradi on which has existed for more years than we can remember is the Principal’s Shout
a er the march at Lou’s Café. And although we’ve suggested to Lou that it would make more space available when the restaurant fills to overflowing that we just do take away, Lou won’t hear of it. So there we all were, seated in line in our booths once again for milkshakes and hot chips … another tradi on of Anzac Day. Thanks Lou.
Kempsey High School commemorated Anzac Day prior to the holidays. Boy Captain Sean Groth and Girl Vice Captain Ka e McMillan presented speeches on Ordinary Ci zen Soldiers and 1942 – A Turbulent Year. The well trained catafalque party provided by cadets from T.S Culgoa acted with precision and dignity. The school choir, Indigo Velvet brought a respec ul and upli ing presence to the occasion with their rendi ons of Now Is The Hour and Tears In Heaven. The school was joined by Cr Dean Saul represen ng the mayor and members of the Kempsey and South West Rocks branches of the Returned and Services League. Following a long established tradi on, South West Rocks branch donated a book to the library (pictured).
Oops!
Much earlier in the year the Boys Basketball team were defeated by Melville High School . Three pointers were scored by Tre and Marlee. There was great a ack by Tre, Emmanuel, Leon and Marlee. The final score was the team’s best result, increasing the final score by 20 points. Thanks for taking the boys to the match Ms Hoffman.
Back in March six Kempsey High School students travelled to Chatham High School in Taree to par cipate in a full day workshop conducted by dancers from Bangarra Dance Theatre. The day consisted of a thorough warm up, progressions, learning a sequence from a Torres Strait Islands dance, being taught a women’s dance and a fun hip hop dance to finish. All students enjoyed the day immensely and look forward to future Bangarra workshops. A special thank you goes to Georgina Murphy and Melville High School students and parents for joining us and helping out on the day.
Bangarra Dancers
Students Explore Career
Op ons
Over 60 stallholders showcased career and study op ons to over 1000 students at the recent Mid North Coast Careers Market hosted by Mid Coast Connect. Among the exhibitors were Charles Sturt University, North Coast Local Health, TAFE NSW, Mid Coast Connect, Charles Sturt University, Engineers Australia, the University of Newcastle, Booroongen Djugun College, Southern Cross University, the Australian Defence Force and appren ceship centres. The students had the opportunity to explore pathways into careers and par cipate in many of the hands‐on interac ve ac vi es.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Years 7 and 8
Chris an Special Religious Educa on (SRE) encourages students to ques on, explore and discover the basics of the Chris an faith based on the Bible.
Students are encouraged to develop their own values and worldview for life within the fun, contemporary, relevant & interac ve classes.
You don’t need to be a Chris an to a end SRE only an open mind to ques on, explore and discover for yourself.
Pastoral support is offered as well as encouraging rela onships between students and local youth groups.
Your SRE Teacher Pastor Natalie Jupp
For more informa on visit: www.oursre.org.au
Receive a text message about your
child’s absence
This year the school is implemen ng finger scanning when students “check in” on arrival at school to improve the accuracy of a endance informa on. Parents and Carers will receive mobile phone texts to advise them of their child’s absence. The improvements follow the consulta on begun in 2015 and will result in speeding up the roll marking process to quickly get informa on to parents while leaving more me for teaching and learning. The
technology is similar to that used to secure electronic devices such as phones and laptops. It involves scanning the layers of the skin below the surface using radio waves. The finger’s ridges and arcs are turned into“data points” which are encrypted into a number. Students and parents who would prefer the tradi onal roll mark can have a endance noted with the principal when students arrive at school. Parents are urged to provide their current mobile phone number to the school in order to receive messages about their child’s absence. Explana ons of absences can be provided by replying to the text or by providing the usual note on the day following an absence.
HOMEWORK CENTRE 3.30pm to 5pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays In the library.
Bus home along Armidale Road on Tuesdays and to Collomba , Frederickton, Spooners Ave Thursdays. Book in at the canteen by Recess 2 so food and
transport can be organised.
Year 11 have completed their half yearly exams and now it’s me to reflect on the progress so far and review study plans developed during the Study Skills Camp. The camp had included workshops on managing the mix of school, homework, part me work, sport and social life; developing a study plan; crea ng meaningful study notes; exam prepara on; and informa on about the ATAR and University/Post School Op ons. Students completed the HSC: All My Own Work program about the principles and prac ces of good scholarship and valuing ethical prac ces when loca ng and using informa on.
Year 11 … a me now to reflect and review
UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE JUNIOR MEMBER RATES $20 per year which includes: a Golf Australia Handicap, eligibility to play in Golf Compe ons and
social golf at any me for $5 per round.
… and balancing study and leisure
Students Leaders Address Seminar
Connor McKelvie (President) and Dominic Hearne (Vice President) of the Kempsey High School Junior Aboriginal Educa on Consulta ve Group represented students at the Mental Health Suicide Preven on Clinic recently. The early evening seminar brought together many people and organiza ons seeking to develop ini a ves to address the rates of suicide. Connor and Dominic are pictured with Fred Kelly (MVAECG President), Darcy and Carly from the health networks.
Barrie House Wins Swimming Carnival
Hot February condi ons made the Kempsey Pool the best place to be for the Kempsey High School Swimming Carnival. It was a top carnival with high levels of par cipa on made all the be er through a program of events which engaged the students. A feature of this year’s carnival was the strong par cipa on in the biathlon which involved a 500 metre run and a 100 metre swim. Barrie house won the carnival with 721 points, fol‐lowed by Kipling house (684 points), Masefield house (560 points) and Lawson house (467 points). The Age Champions are 12 Years Lucy Bruce‐Smith and Jalil Robertson !3 Years Demi Perrin and Flynn Kerr 14 Years Areerat Brooks and Joel Crockford 15 Years Madison Sydenham and Jaymin Kerr 16 Years Brooke Bruce‐Smith and Sean Bruce‐Smith Open Jessica Kings and Jus n Crockford Thank you to the organisers, Mr Hensley and his team and the staff and students who made it such a great day. As usual the pool was in excellent shape and we thank Heather and Tony Hudson and their crew for their great service and hospitality.
Lawson House wins Cross Country
The annual Kempsey High School Cross Country run was held in great condi ons at Hat Head in early March. A er the run around the outskirts of Hat Head and along the beach, the students and staff enjoyed a BBQ lunch before par cipa ng in a range of spor ng and recrea on ac vi es including fishing, touch football, cricket, soccer, lawn bowls, sand modelling and beach volleyball. In the house compe on, Lawson house took first place with 518 points, followed by Barrie house (409 points), Masefield house (309 points) and Kipling house (288 points). The age champions are: 12 Years: Freya Weismantel and Freddie Quinlan 13 Years Cassandra Marklew and Odin Scaysbrook 14 Years: Ruby Weismantel and Joel Crockford 15 Years: Kaitlin Hutley and Blade Quinlan 16 Years: Brooke Bruce‐Smith and Sean Bruce‐Smith 17+Years: Ka e Barne and Thanakorn Phakphai More thanks to the organisers, Mr Hensley and his team and the staff and students who made it such a great day.
..and the Clontarf Boys get to work
The Girls Academy gets started ...