CONTACT DETAILS

9 Circassian Street, ST HELENS, TAS 7216

Phone: 63 767 100 Fax: 63 767 177

Email: st.helens.district.high@education.tas.gov.au

Web: www.education.tas.gov.au

St Helens Football Club A.F.L. Auskick

Roster 2017 (This is a proposed roster, there may be

some minor changes)

The times indicated are game starting times, players need to be at the football ground at least 15 minutes prior to the games commencing.

As you would be aware there are many ways in which parents can help out, please take the time to come along and volunteer your support.

Day & Date Auskick Time Venue Activities including Senior Club details

Sat 29th April 10.00am Sports Complex Registration Day

Thurs 4th May 3.15-4.30 Sports Complex Training every Thursday at this time

Sat 6th May 10.00am Sports Complex East Coast vs Old Scotch

Sat 13th May 10.00am Sports Complex No Football

Sat 20th May 10.00am Sports Complex Meander Valley vs East Coast

Sat 27th May 10.00am Sports Complex East Coast vs Prospect

Sat 3rd June 10.00am Sports Complex East Coast vs Lilydale

Sat 10th June No game Long weekend No Football

Sat 17th June 10.00am Sports Complex Bridport vs East Coast

Sat 24th June 10.00am Sports Complex Perth vs East Coast

Sat 1st July 10.00am Sport Complex East Coast vs Tamar Cats

Sat 8th July No game School holidays No football

Sat 15th July No game School holidays Evandale vs East Coast

Sat 22nd July 10.00am Sports Complex East Coast vs St Pats

Sat 29th July 10.00am Sports Complex Old L’s vs East Coast

Sat 5th Aug 10.00am Sports Complex Old Scotch vs East Coast

Sat 12th Aug 10.00am Sports Complex East Coast vs Uni-Mowbray

The NET program for the 2017 season will

commence on Tuesday 2nd May.

Time: 3.30 - 4.30 Ages: 5 - 7 year old girls and boys

Where: St Helens School Gym Registration Fee: $50

It will run all of term 2 until Tuesday, 4th July.

All participants will receive a Participation Pack. Packs will include one size 4 netball

and a Suncorp NetSetGo T-Shirt. To register please log on to

www.netsetgo.asn.au Enquiries: Larissa Tucker - 0409 807 055

LOOKING FOR HOMES Dr Karen Wong from the North East Vet Clinic has eight Guinea Pigs and one rabbit up for adoption. If interested call 6321 8999 or visit the North East Vet Clinic, Shop 2, 17 Quail St, St Helens.

Have you entered the Bay of Fires Youth Art Prize? Entries close April 30.

Enrol in a work-

shop or two.

Visit free exhibits,

studios and markets. Be part of the fire torch ceremony!

For more info, find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Bay-of-Fires-Winter-Arts-Festival-129117403843328/

Tickets: bayoffireswinterartsfestival.com.au/tickets.html

Thursday 30/03 was the day that 120 Tour De Cure bike riders arrived in St Helens. The 2017 tour was a long 1270 km trip from Hotham to Hobart. On Friday morning a group of riders including some well-known faces from the Sun-rise program, visited our Prep to grade 5 students. They explained the purpose of their tour was to raise funds for cancer research, shared stories from the tour and gave good messages about keeping fit, eating healthy and being happy. Each day the tour donated $10 000 to a local cause and these are some of the projects they funded while in Tasmania.

On Wednesday 29 March in Launceston, $10,000 was presented to Camp Quality to fund a family camp in Swansea.

On Thursday 30 March in St Helens, $10,000 was presented to the Leukaemia Foundation to fund a Cooking for Chemo program, which caters for the specific dietary requirements of people undergoing chemotherapy.

On Friday 31 March in Swansea, $10,000 was presented to the Cancer Council to erect sun shades in Swansea.

I am sure you would agree that this is an amazing effort by all those involved to give their time to such a worthwhile cause.

FUND-RAISER FOR TOUR DE CURE The Tour De Cure Team left us with a brand new bike (pictured right), so that our school could assist with the fund raising for this great cause. This bike could be yours so:

Buy your Lucky Ticket

Tickets are waiting at the office, one per family.

Price: $5:00 or more if you would like to donate to the cause.

All monies raised go straight to the Tour De Cure to support their amazing work for cancer research.

Specialised Rip Rock 24” Mountain Bike (valued at $600).

St Helens District High School

Key Dates for Term 2

Saturday, 22nd April

ANZAC Fun Run/Walk

Monday, 1st May

Term 2 commences

Tuesday, 2nd May

Kinder Excursion to Kings Park

Thursday, 4th May

Term 2 commences

8th-12th May

NAPLAN testing

Friday, 12th May

Gr 3-6 State Athletics Carnival

Mon 15th & Tues 16 May

School Photos

Thursday, 18th May

Grade 7 Immunisations

Grade 5 Discovery Ranger Excursion

Wednesday, 24th May

Simultaneous Storytime event

Monday, 12th June

Queen’s birthday long weekend

Friday, 7th July

Term 2 finishes

Holidays from 8th - 24th July

Issue No. 4: 10th April, 2017

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Families,

Great Learning It is hard to believe we are already at the end of Term 1. A busy but exceptionally reward-

ing term for students and staff. Students have been involved in a wide range of learning

activities beyond the classroom, including participation in the following over the past 2

weeks:

The Inter-high Surfing Competition

The Science and Engineering Challenge

Secondary Inter-high Swimming Carnival

The Working on Water Program

Primary East North East Athletics

Kinder – Grade 2 Athletics

Tour de Cure visit

Primary Swimming and Water Safety Programs

Primary excursions to the Launceston Planetarium

Grade 5 Wild Devil Recovery Project

Launch into Learning out and about visit to Pyengana

Bravehearts presentation to our birth – grade 2 students

Year 11-12 parent/student/teacher interviews.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank staff for the huge amount of additional work

they have put in to provide our children with such a wide range of rich learning opportuni-

ties.

Great Curriculum and Great Coffee

Over the course of the year, all students in the middle

school participate in the following Futures Subjects: MDT,

Cooking, Drama, ICT, Music, Art, Indonesian and First

Aid. As part of the cooking class, students visit the Trade

Training Centre where they participate in a short Barista

Course, learning how to stretch milk (the technique used

to heat and create the desired amount foam) and make

industry standard coffees. Our Trade Training Centre

Coordinator, Darren Lewis, is helping students learn these

skills. Supervision of this class is a favourite part of my

week and I have been fortunate to have been served many

great hot chocolates and lattes this term!

Pictured left is Harley Glover making a cappuccino and

Taya Freeman (right) with her coffee.

Continued over page

FROM THE PRINCIPAL…. continued

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CHALLENGE 2017 On Tuesday the 4th of April 29 eager grade 9 -10 students left school at 6:30 am to compete in this year’s Science and Engineering Challenge held at the UTAS Newnham campus.

Eight schools were competing on the day. Our students were divided into teams of 3 or 4 to try to complete either half-day or full day activi-ties that ranged from bridge and catapult building to puzzles related to electricity distribution and code breaking. Each activity earned points that were tallied to determine the overall placings.

Our students participated fully and are to be commended for the way that they represented the school. During the day there were some excellent highlights including an overall first place for the ‘Confounding Communications’ activity. We finished seventh overall in a hard fought competition. Pictured below are Maddie, Keeley, Kira, Amy and Charli.

GRADE 7-10 SWIMMING

CARNIVAL CHAMPIONS & RUNNERS-UP Gr. 7 Girls: Ruby Duke, Zoe Bucknell

Gr. 7 Boys: Indica Sutcliffe, Ethan Hill

Gr. 8 Girls: TJ Wildman, Freya Cubitt

Gr. 8 Boys: Mason Porter, Zaymon Curtis

Gr. 9 Girls: Lori Whittaker, Amy Duke

Gr. 9 Boys: Simon Pugh, Beau Laycock

Gr. 10 Girls: Amy Duke, Madeline Bell

Gr. 10 Boys: Beau Imber, Oliver Pugh

RECORDS BROKEN Gr. 7 Girls 25m Backstroke: Amy Fleming (21.28), previously held by Kitty Mighall since 2010 (21.70).

Gr. 7 Girls 50m Breaststroke: Ruby Duke (57.65), previously held by Hollie Singline since 2016 (58.10).

Gr. 7 Girls 50m Backstroke: Ruby Duke (48.09), previously held by Hollie Singline since 2016 (49.43).

Gr. 7 Boys 50m Backstroke: Indica Sutcliffe (55.50), previously held by Simon Pugh since 2015 (57.70).

Gr. 9 Boys 50m Breaststroke: Kyle Brinsmead (48.72), previously held by Bradley Rose since 2014 (53.87).

Gr. 9 Boys 50m Backstroke: Beau Laycock (47.7), previously held by Ashley Stewart since 2004 (49.3).

Gr. 10 Boys 50m Breaststroke: Oliver Pugh (47.30), previously held by Kieran Matthews since 2003 (48.65).

HOUSE POINTS: Treloggen: 1155 Columba: 787 Argonaut: 523

Great Feedback

Last week the ENE combined athletics carnival was held at St Helens. Below is a copy of an email I received from Councillor

Barry Le Fevre who assisted at the event.

‘I've been commentating at the combined Athletics Carnival today and just wanted to pass on that your student leaders who helped the

Primaries were outstanding.

I was in the recording box and it was an absolute pleasure listening and seeing the way Isabella and Kayla organised place-getters but more

importantly encouraged and consoled them in a quiet, respectful way. Their maturity level was extraordinary.

You should be proud of them Anita - I was.’

Well done to the following students who assisted on the day: Mitchell Pfundt, Mason Porter, Noah Carpenter, Zaymon Curtis,

Kayla Collett, Isabella Dix, Bella Stingle, Freya Cubitt and Lily Mead.

It is with a heavy heart that I complete this newsletter, after being informed that Rob McIntyre passed away on Friday. Rob was

a long standing member of our School Association, a coach, a mentor and a friendly, caring adult to many young people in our

community. One of Rob’s favourite sayings was “It takes a village to raise a child” and Rob certainly had a positive impact on many

children over many years in our village. He will be sadly missed.

Please take care over the holiday period. I look forward to working with you all next term.

Kind regards,

Anita Haley

Principal

CANTEEN SPECIALS FOR

WEEKS 1,2 & 3

HOT POT: Available TUES & WED ONLY - $5.00 SOUP: Available EVERY DAY - $3.50

1 - 5 May: SOUP – Chicken noodle HOT POT – Spaghetti Bolognese

8 - 12 May: SOUP – Sweet potato, pumpkin and coconut HOT POT – Cauliflower fried rice with Asian greens and tofu

15 - 19 May: SOUP – Tomato and vegie HOT POT – Beef moussaka with zucchini

MILKSHAKE FUNDRAISER This term the 6-8 Class Captains have held multiple milkshake days for the Grade 3-10 areas. On these special days milkshakes were sold for $2.50 each with the flavours being vanilla, chocolate, caramel and straw-berry. For the future we plan on having these days on a three weekly basis every term. This means that in term two milkshake day will be held in weeks three, six and nine. For term 1 and 2 we have decided to do-nate our profits to the Ronald McDonald House which provides support to seriously ill children and their families. We would like to thank Chris and Katie Hill from Hilly’s IGA Supermarket for sponsoring our milkshake days and supplying the milk. These days would not be possible without their generosity and thoughtfulness towards our school. We thank them for making this opportunity possible. Sincerely, 6-8 Class Captains

SAVE THE TASMANIAN

DEVIL PROGRAM On the 28th of March Nadeen and Jodie came in to share information about the Tasmanian Devil. We learnt about the facial tumour that has affected 80% of the Tasmanian Devil population. Here is a fact that they shared with us. If a pregnant Tasmanian Devil has the facial tumour the babies won’t get it. The milk that the mother creates for her babies protects them from the disease until they are old enough to leave home and then go off fighting with other devils. When a Tasmanian Devil with the tumour bites another, that devil will gain the face tumour. They are trying to create a cure for when one Tasmanian Devil bites another, they will be cured. The Save the Tassie Devils Program have set up 30 cam-eras from Scottsdale to St Helens. Afterwards Errol the Tasmanian Devil came in. His hands were really furry and his feet were big and fluffy. We had a class photo with a Tassie Devil mask. By Rhiahna , Robyn and Grade 5 students

1/2 CHISHOLM SCIENCE

1/2 Chisholm have planed and conducted a variety of experi-ments in Science this term. Some of the things we have made include grass creatures, slime, seed bombs and wind powered elephants. We particularly enjoyed trying to make cube bubbles.

Charlie

Noah

Charlotte

Ben