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Newsletter No. 3, Term 1 Week 8, 24 March 2017 Page 1

COMING EVENTS

MARCH

31 Non-uniform day

APRIL

3 Y11 Outdoor Ed Camp

(3 days)

Youth Expo run by Y11

4 Y8 Vaccination

5 Y8 Camp (3 days)

6 Y10, 11 Men B Vaccine

10 Y11 - RYDA

11 Santos Athletics

12 All Day Production

Rehearsal

13 Y12 Men B Vaccine

2.00 Whole School

Assembly

3.15 Dismissal

14 Good Friday

MAY

1 School Resumes for Term 2

UNIFORM SHOP

OPENING TIMES

Every Thursday from

8.30 - 11.15am

1.45 - 3.45pm

Our full uniform can be

viewed by visiting the

school website

www.nurihs.sa.edu.au

NURIOOTPA HIGH SCHOOL

Tradition—Relationships—Excellence

P - 8562 2022

F - 8562 1029

E - [email protected]

W - www.nurihs.sa.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

GOVERNING COUNCIL

The Governing Council AGM was held on Thursday 23 March. We will provide de-

tails on new members and sub committees in our next newsletter. We thank our retir-

ing members for their commitment and service and welcome the new parents to the

group. We will be running a coffee and cake stall at the Vintage Festival parade event

on Saturday 22 April. If you are able to provide cakes/muffins/biscuits etc, please con-

tact the school.

YEAR 8 NEWS

Our year 8 students are settling in well and have a camp at Mylor rapidly approaching

in week 10. We are currently doing some phone surveys of a sample of families to

talk about our transition program to establish what worked well or what could be

improved. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact:

Anne Barclay [email protected] or

Rob Moresi [email protected]

FACILITIES UPGRADE

We are very pleased to hear that we are one of 40 schools to receive a $250,000 en-

ergy upgrade grant. This will enable the installation of Solar power and LED lighting.

This is expected to begin in term 2. Our STEM (Science Technology Engineering &

Maths) development remains on schedule to be started this year and completed by

2018 and new seating and umbrellas have been installed to provide further shade and

comfort for students. The toilets at the end of memorial hall will be renovated along

with the installation of more cold water drink fountains. The Resource Centre is al-

most complete after we had a number of delays with shelving and is now open for

classes. Many of these projects are supported by funds generated through our fund-

raising events so please consider supporting them.

OPEN DAY

Open Day will be held on May 21 at 1pm. This is an opportunity for current and pro-

spective families to tour the school, talk with staff about programs and gain infor-

mation about how the school operates. Further details will follow but please put this

date in your diary.

Neil White

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.nurihs.sa.edu.au





Nuriootpa High School recognises the importance of student attendance. Students who attend regularly are more likely to be

engaged and successful at school. If you know your student is absent, or going to be absent, please notify the school beforehand

and provide a reason for the absence.

To support regular attendance, parents/caregivers are notified by mobile phone Short Message Service (SMS) each time their

student is away from school without explanation.

An SMS text message is sent to the mobile phones of parents/caregivers explaining that our records show that their student is

absent unexplained on that day. The message reads:

Parents/caregivers can then reply on the day they receive the message by pressing the reply option on their phone. When reply-

ing, please include:

the student’s name

the year level

the date of absence and

the reason for the absence

Standard text abbreviations are acceptable for the reply, as long as the school receives the key information. For example, if Su-

san Smith, Year 10 is sick today (Monday 14 May) the reply might read:

‘Susan Smith yr10 sick Mon 14 May’

The numbers used for these text messages are temporary and are randomly generated, so please do not use them to reply more

than 24 hours after the absence or to contact the school at other times, as the messages will not reach the school.

Alternatively, parents can phone the school office (8562 2022) or send a note to explain an absence.

NHS records show <Firstname> <Surname> <Year Level> is absent on <Date> without explanation.

Please reply with a reason for the absence

Harmony Day is celebrated throughout Australia on 21 March. It has become a significant day of the year when Australians are

encouraged to celebrate the cultural diversity of our country. It is also the United Nations International Day for the Elimination

of Racial Discrimination.

The central message for Harmony Day is that ‘Everyone Belongs’, reinforcing the importance of inclusiveness to all Australians.

Multiculturalism is an integral part of our nation’s history and character, and has critically influenced our way of life – especially

our food! At the Independent Learning Centre (ILC), Pastoral Care

Worker Rose Hegarty has been facilitating a series of food sessions

with students…which has recently focused on foods from around the

world like Pizza and Sushi, which coincides with Harmony Day. The

students also cooked Orange Poppyseed Muffins, as orange has been

the Harmony Day colour since the first day was held in 1999. Stu-

dents at the main site of Nuriootpa High School were also involved in

setting up an orange-themed Harmony Day display.

According to the Harmony Day website “Traditionally the colour or-

ange relates to social communication, stimulating two-way conversa-

tions. It aids in the development of new ideas and frees the spirit of

its limitations, giving us the freedom to be ourselves. At the same time

it encourages self-respect and respect of others.” (http://

www.harmony.gov.au/media/).

This fundamental principle of RESPECT underpins Nuriootpa High

School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning (SWPBL) universal Behav-

iours, and also importantly enhances and supports our nation’s multi-

culturalism. May we continue to always strive to understand and cele-

brate the strength of our cultural diversity.

Rose can be contacted on [email protected] or (08)

8562 2022 on Mondays or Thursday afternoons.




We held an Easter Egg Raffle as a fundraiser on Sports Day and raised

$572.10. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

The lucky winner of 1st Prize was Jez McLennan

(the prize was happily collected by Jez’s Mum Rachael & younger

brother Louie).

2nd Prize Gerald Wright

3rd Prize Tori Lehmann

4th Prize Rachael Golder

5th Prize David Bell

6th Prize Elise Reed

We are 8 weeks into rehearsals for the musical and everything is in full swing with

students learning music, choreography, harmonies and lines.

The set is being constructed by a very talented art class, expertly lead by Mrs Jess

West and the costume team is elbow deep in sewing.

It is great to see so many people working together towards a common goal. We are

having lots of fun too.



On Friday 17 March Rosemary Prider (Year 12, 2016) was awarded

one of two Regional Encouragement Awards at the opening of the

SACE Art Show for her abstract painting “My Time”, an acrylic paint-

ing on cardboard, inspired by Cubism. Congratulations Rosemary!

Year 8 and 9 Agriculture students at Nuriootpa High have been busy

establishing their garden projects.

Last year we brought in and spread seventy cubic metres of compost-

ed chicken manure which was rotary hoed into our vegetable plots

per kind favour of parent, David Materne. Although it was a bit

smelly at the time the benefits of this massive boost in nutrients and

organic matter is producing very successful gardens for the students.

We are able to source seedlings and seeds at very low cost from com-

mercial suppliers in Virginia so the students are growing a diverse

range of vegetables including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale,

fennel, leeks, lettuce and wombok.

The Year 8 students are also required to establish a garden at home

and maintain it as a practical and beneficial homework exercise.

The efforts of Council staff and our groundsman to deter the local

little Corella population has also been a help as the Corellas love to

either eat or pull out the young seedlings. We still drape bird netting

over the garden plots to prevent the local Corella population treating

it as a local salad bar!

The students are looking forward to a very productive harvest of their

varied produce.

Gerald Wright - Ag Coordinator

CALLING ALL CREATIVE STUDENTS

What’s your farm safety story? Create a

video about an element of farm safety to

help create awareness in Australia’s new

generation of farmers .. and win your

share of $3,000!

Entries are open to High School students

and University or Agricultural College

students between 13 and 21 years of age.

To enter visit www.rirdc.gov.au/pihsp

Entries close 18 April.

http://www.rirdc.gov.au/pihsp



On Friday 17 March, Nuriootpa High School hosted its annual Sports Day for 2017. The oval was in excellent condition thanks

to the work of the groundsman and PE staff.

The students need to be congratulated on their enthusiastic and positive efforts. A special mention goes out to the Year 12’s who

created a fantastic atmosphere for the day with their colours and high spirits throughout the day. The participation rate in all

events was terrific. It was amazing to see several records broken this year, some of which had stood for nearly 30 years at Nu-

riootpa High School.

It was great to have numerous dedicated staff out early in the morning to assist with setting up for the day and also helping

pack up at the conclusion. A big thank you to all the parent helpers who gave up their time to help out on the day, it is hard to

run a carnival without your support. Thanks to Faye and Luke Rothe, Kristi Kalleske, Rachel Birchmore, Michael Rosenzweig

and Sandy Hahn.

The SRC did a fantastic job with supplying delicious food and drinks for everyone, a huge thank you for all their efforts put into

the day, especially the SRC liaison teachers Daniel Searson and Balin Powardy.

Finally, thank you to the staff for your efforts on the day, especially the PE staff that were designated numerous jobs leading up

the event.

Individual Cup Winners and Runner Ups:

Winners Runner Ups

Open Boys – Simon Furnell Ryan Hoklas

Open Girls – Tyler Burgess Meikaela Milne

U16 Boys – Jayten Davis Anthony Coyne

U16 Girls – Belinda Silvy Ellie Clark

U15 Boys – James Fowler Liam Ellis

U15 Girls – Metala Burgess Alisha Searle

U14 Boys – Tate Manning Finn Reed

U14 Girls – Zoe Henderson- Bland Chantelle Linton

The school team has been selected from these results and will compete at Santos Stadium, Mile End on Tuesday 11 April, 2017.

Students involved have been given a consent form and prompt return to the finance office is appreciated.

Brad West - Sports Manager



DISABILITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS PARENT FORUM

Three parent forums are planned for parents and carers of children/young people

with a disability in 2017.

The forums are an opportunity to listen to parent/carer voices and engage with

them about the services and support available for students with a disability.

Dates:

• Term 1 Wednesday 29 March 2017

• Term 2 Wednesday 21 June 2017

Term 3 Wednesday 20 September 2017

An invitation for registration for the first forum is available on the Special Education

website http://www.seru.sa.edu.au

Contact: Consultant, Liz Barber, phone 8226 6732

7 DAY CENTRAL AUSTRALIA ADVENTURE

FOR YEARS 8, 9 & 10

LATE TERM 3 2017

~ Coober Pedy (sleeping underground)

~ Opal Mine

~ Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre

~ World Heritage Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

~ Climb Uluru, tour the base and view the “Sunset Strip”

~Watarrka National Park featuring the “The lost City”

and the “Garden of Eden”

~ Tour of Alice Springs

~ Anzac Hill Lookout

~ MacDonnell Ranges

~ John Flynns’ Grave

~ Simpson Gap

~ Standley Chasm

~ Alice Springs Desert Park

~ Royal Flying Doctors Service

~ School of the Air

Transport by Bus to Central Australia and fly back to Adelaide.

Maximum of 38 students – stay tuned to the student bulletin

for further details over the next few weeks!

http://www.seru.sa.edu.au

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