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Term 1 - Week 4 - 2019Newsletter

Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MacksvilleHS/P 02 6568 1066 F 02 6568 2802 E [email protected] W www.macksville-h-schools.nsw.edu.au40 Boundary Street, Macksville NSW 2447

S o r r y D a yWednesday 13 February is the anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s historic National Apology to the Stolen Generations and was commemorated at Macksville High School with a special school assembly on the preceding Tuesday. MHS AEA Paul Evans organised for guest speakers Aunty Cheryl Donovan and Reg Donovan Jnr to talk about their experiences and that of their families and friends. Aunty Cheryl talked about her sister being taken as a 4 year old, fostered, moved repeatedly and yet still achieving success as a dancer with the world renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre. Tragically she had serious problems with depression and took her own life at a young age. Reg Jnr spoke about his father’s sister who was taken as a child to Cootamundra Girls Home where she was trained to be a domestic. Despite their best efforts to track her down the family did not meet with her until she was 75 and only had 5 years with her to reconcile and reconnect. Sadly this is but a microcosm of the harrowing experiences experienced by the Stolen Generations across Australia and the devastating effect it had on everyone in the families and wider community. The audience were engaged and enthralled by their emotional and personal stories and the realisation that those taken were real people.

School Captains Matiese Trisley and Ulysses Roberts and their deputies Cassie Ferris and Blake Howle used extracts from Paul Keating’s 1993 Redfern Reconciliation speech and Kevin Rudd’s Apology to the Stolen Generations to further highlight the issues around reconciliation and Australia as a nation recognising the past and embracing the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as we move forward as a nation. Thank you to Calijah Craig for performing the Welcome to Country with his customary dignity and grace and Arjae Pritchard for opening and closing the assembly with his ever developing talents on the didge.

After the assembly the MHS SRC catered for the whole school with pancakes and maple syrup on the deck at recess. Thanks to the dynamic duo of Ms Alchin and Ms Fortescue for organising equipment and students for what is a mammoth (but sweet) task. Thanks to junior SRC members Charlotte Vinen, Chantel Cameron, Celeste Cameron, Lillian Williams, Marli Green, Charlotte Cooper and Amber Pritchard for their cooking and serving talents.

Overall it was a deeply emotional assembly that has given new insight for every audience member into the experiences of real people who were taken, not just faceless names in books.

Mr M Baines

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Message from the Principal

Dear Parents and Community,

I would like to welcome back all of our students, staff and our parent community to the 2019 school year, and extend a very warm welcome to all of our new students and their families. I look forward to working together achieving the educational goals of our students. Our Year 7 students have had a great start to the school year, settling in well with their peers and with their teachers to embark on their educational journey through high school.

We have wonderful opportunities for our students to involve themselves in academic, cultural, leadership and sporting pursuits. As a learning community we will continue to support our students and our staff to provide a positive learning environment focusing on improvement. We ask your support to ensure that your children are focused on their school work including completing assessment tasks, doing homework or regular revision and preparing for examinations.

It has been pleasing to see the majority of students in correct uniform each day and I congratulate these students for demonstrating respect for our school. I do understand that on occasion students are unable to be in full uniform, and I ask that you write your child a note. They will then see me before school to be issued with a pass. A reminder that black shorts are only to be worn on Wednesdays. Students who have PASS or PE are to bring their uniform in their bag and get changed. If you are having difficulty in purchasing uniform, please contact the school for assistance. I thank you for your continued support.

Our School Expo is on again on March 13 from 4:30pm. Please save the date and come along to see the great work happening in our school.

I am looking forward to working together to make 2019 a great year!

Mrs Erica LynePrincipal

Captains - Matiese Trisley (middle right) and Ulysses Roberts (middle left)Vice Captains - Blake Howle (far left) and Cassandra Ferris (far right)


19 FebYear 7 Vaccination for Gardasil (HPV) & Boostrix (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis-whooping cough) - Catch up for Year 8 Gardasil.

19 Feb Year 11 Parent Information Evening in the school Hall at 5.30pm

22 Feb University Roadshow for Year 12, school Hall at 11.10am

25 Feb Lower North Coast (Zone) Swimming Carnival, Macksville Pool

26-28 Feb Year 11 Dive, South West Rocks. Notes and money to front office

1 March Girls League Tag, Coffs Harbour

4 March U15s & Open Boys North Coast Trials, Wauchope

5 March North Coast Swimming Carnival, Murwilliumbah

8 March Australian Defence Force Information Session, Years 9-12, school Hall at 9am

13 March MHS EXPO - Keep this date free...further details to come...

19 March Parent / Teacher Interviews - Separate email to follow with details

10 April MHS Cross Country

8-12 April Year 10 Work Experience

WHAT’S ON AT MHSImportant Dates and Information

https://www.facebook.com/MacksvilleHS/Visit our facebook pages...

https://www.facebook.com/Macksville-High-School-Careers

TERM 1TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY

TUESDAY 26 MARCH - AGMMeetings held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 5.30pm - See you there!

MHS P&C Meeting Dates


2019 ICAS DatesICAS SUBJECT ICAS SITTING DATE Price

Digital Technologies Tuesday 3 September 2019 $14.50

Science Thursday 5 September 2019 $14.50

Spelling Thursday 12 September 2019 $14.50

Writing Tuesday 10 September 2019 $14.50

English Tuesday 17 September 2019 $14.50

Mathematics Thursday 19 September 2019 $14.50

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools - ICAS ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement. ICAS is unique, being the most comprehensive generally available suite of academic assessments for primary and secondary school students.

Over one million student entries are accepted from over 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand annually. In addition, students from over 20 countries including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the USA participate in ICAS each year.

In 2018 we had great success with students being awarded results of Credit and Distinction.

All students are encouraged to enter this competition in 2019 and can see Mrs Dykes in the Teaching and Learning Office.

If parents would like additional information you can contact her via email on [email protected]

MHS BREAKFAST CLUBBreakfast club is available to all students from 8.15am until 8.55am each morning.

Toast, fruit and cold drinks are served. Come along and get something to get you through the day, no cost.

UNIFORM DONATIONS All unwanted uniforms in good condition would be greatly appreciated for our uniform pool. Please drop them in to the Front Office.

Thank You!

Parent / Teacher Interviews will be held on Tuesday 19 March.

A separate email will go out with information and the booking process.

Please contact the front office if you need to update your email address.


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S Students online with Microsoft One NoteWednesday 13 February - Mrs James’ Year 10 class jumped into Microsoft Office 365. Most were using this for the first time and I don’t think they were aware that as part of their department login they can access the full range of Apps that Microsoft Office has to offer. These are accessed online so can be used at school on computers, laptops and chromebooks. They can also be accessed on tablets and even on smartphones!

Students logged into their portal and found the Office 365 link. They opened up a shared notebook called Class Notebook and used the collaboration section to add text. Some students added emoijis and some wrote on directly onto the Chromebook screen to enter text that way. There were resources available, a short quiz to complete and they could contribute a link or image to the collaboration section.

Can anyone access Microsoft Office 365 apps? Yes. You just need your DET login and password - go to the library if you have forgotten your password and need to reset it.

Please find below some screenshots and steps to access Microsoft Office 365 - this can be done with any device that is connected to the internet.

Step 1: Login to the student portal

Step 2: Scroll down until you see the “Learning” box

Step 3: Click more

Step 4: Click “Microsoft Office 365”

You have access to online

storage in One Drive and all of

the apps of Office 365.

Mrs A James


M A T H E M A T I C SFACULTY

The Mathematics Faculty has welcomed many new faces this year and with the implementation of new programs for years 7, 9 and 11, students and teachers are busy with their first topics for 2019. Many activities that will be found in these programs will involve students partaking in investigation style tasks as well as hands on learning experiences that will enable them to build upon their prior knowledge by relating content to experiences.

We also have some great news coming from the 2018 Year 12 ICAS results. Both Mickayla Ennis and Gabriel Farr achieved ‘Credits’, with their scores ranking them in the top 14% and 16% of all candidates respectively. Sam Schmidt achieved exceptionally well with a ‘Distinction’, which placed him in the top 8% of all year 12 students that completed the assessment last year. The ICAS Mathematics assessment, organised through the University of New South Wales, requires students to apply their learning in new contexts, using higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.

We are happy to announce that free tutoring will be held in C1 again this year. It will be held each Tuesday afternoon from 3:30pm in weeks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 of each term. For more information, please contact Mr Mills in the Mathematics staffroom.

Mr J Mills

C u r t i s M i l l e n - M H S D u x o f 2 0 1 3The Science Department were excited to receive a copy of the thesis by Curtis to enjoy...

THE MOMENTUM POWER SPECTRUM IN f (R) GRAVITY

Curtis Millen

Under the supervision of Dr David Parkinson

A thesis submitted to the University of Queensland

in partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours

School of Mathematics and Physics

December 2017Snippet from thesis

The past century or so has seen a massive development in our understanding of our universe. With Einstein’s

General Theory of Relativity came the notion of massive objects curving the fabric of spacetime, and indeed the

notion of spacetime itself - that space and time are not two separate entities but one inseparable construct. It

predicted black holes and explained hitherto unexplained astrophysical phenomena with stunning accuracy.

Hubble discovered that the galaxies outside our own are moving away from us, which was inferred by Lemaitre

to arise from the expansion of the universe. Rewinding this expansion led to the primordial singularity and the

notion of the Big Bang, the birth of our universe from this singularity some 13.7 billion years ago. In recent times,

it has been determined that this expansion is in fact speeding up, due to the mysterious substance we now call

“Dark Energy”. This section looks briefly into the ideas that originated from Einstein’s General Relativity, and the

picture of our universe that we have constructed since its development.


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The year 8 Tasters class built robots using Mindstorms EV3 Lego kits. They wrote a program to make the robot perform tricks, and then they

altered the program to fix a bug.

All participants worked exceptionally well, proving themselves to be fantastic beginner robot builders.

This class will continue with the program’s challenges until the grand finale in week 8 where they will use their robots to compete against

other schools.


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S The HSIE faculty are ready for another great year with a variety of activities already being organised. Year 11 Marine Studies are diving straight in with their first scuba diving course in just a couple of weeks. The commitment and passion of Ms Collits, Mr Werner and Mr Hill to ensure students have a safe and fun time is greatly appreciated. For some students, this activity may be the start of their future careers in the marine sector.

We are also planning our display and activities for the Macksville High School Expo on Wednesday 13 March. There will be Gumbaynggirr language classes, displays of historical artifacts and mapping quizzes. Staff will be available to answer questions about any of our courses which include, for senior students, Ancient and Modern History, Business and Legal Studies plus Marine Studies. Prizes will be available for visitors who complete the HSIE Passport task on the day.

Welcome to Year 7. All students in Year 7 are currently studying History in their HSIE classes. The focus for the learning is an Introduction to History and Archaeology followed by a study of Ancient societies which may include Ancient Egypt or Greece and Ancient India or Early Imperial China. In Semester 2, Year 7 students will commence their study of Geography. The same pattern of study is completed in Year 8.

The Year 9 and 10 Show Me The Money class will soon be registering for the ASX Sharemarket Game as part of their study into Personal Finance. Each student will be given

a virtual $50,000 to “invest” in the Australian Stock Exchange between 7 March and 15 May. Stay posted to see if we have any budding millionaires within the group.

Mrs T Bailey


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Stage 4 Technology classes have a new syllabus this year, which means that they are being presented with new opportunities across Technology Mandatory. Year 7 has an Agri-food, Engineering and Coding focus whilst Year 8 will be investigating methods of cookery, C02 Racers and working with mixed materials (metal and timber) to create a range of design solutions.

Food Technology classes have launched into 2019, whilst having refreshed their knowledge of health, safety and hygiene they have commenced food preparation. The Year 7 students have made some delicious banana pancakes, whilst the Year 8 students successfully produced cheesy jacket potatoes. There is an emphasis on where our food comes from.

The Year 8 metal work class are also actively producing their first design project.

Teachers for 2019 Technology Mandatory are Mr Robby Ally, Mrs Larissa Atkins, Mr Peter Joyce, Mr Greg Hill, Mrs Elizabeth O’Sullivan and Mr David Sheridan.

Mrs D Alchin


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On Monday 4 February, Macksville High School made its way to the Macksville Memorial Aquatic Centre. With our new house captains for the year in control, the grandstand filled with students in their house groups. Swimmers were getting ready for the races while the student spectators found a comfortable seat to take up and start cheering.

The races were competitive and fun with all the regular stroke events. Many students took the opportunity to test their skills in the event races and those that just wanted to cool down were able to get wet in the ever-popular novelty events.

The final house points have been tailed, placings are...

Taylor 1st Oxley 2nd Briner 3rd Graham 4th

Age Champions for 2019...

Age Male Female

12 Leah Pickvance

13 Asha Searle Montana Ward

14 William Simmons Jazmine Sutton

15 Arrin Stirrat-Black

16 Darcy Welsh

17 Declan Sutton Astrid Smith & Matiese Trisley

Overall, it was a fun and enjoyable event with hardworking staff ensuring the day ran smoothly.

We look forward to hearing how our talented swimmers progress in the Zone Carnival being held on Monday 25 February at Macksville Memorial Pool.


Y E A R 7 O F 2 0 1 9Wednesday 30 January ‘1st day’ of High School

- first moments and comments -

“Good because you get breaks in between each lesson” Cameron Wright

“Tech is fun, especially woodwork” Brayth Ledger

“I enjoy Maths, but it’s a bit easy” James Ward

“Woodwork is fun because we get to make a doorstop and a lot of very nice people” Jayden Ward

“Having different teachers” Zetaya Carr

“There are a lot of steps” Alice Burns

“Meeting new people” Grace Hill

“Science is pretty good” Brayden Luffman

“It’s good, really fun but too much homework” Ellie Stapleton

“Very nice teachers” Tom McNally & Justus Kyle

“Pretty good school in general” Dylan Dunstan


C A R E E R S C O R N E R- Dates to remember -

Friday 22 February

University Roadshow for Year 12 students aspiring for University.

11.10am in the school Hall.

Southern Cross_Charles Sturt_UNE_Newcastle

Friday 8 March

Australian Defence Force Session

Open to Years 9 to 12

9am in the school Hall.


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M Year 9 were given the opportunity to participate in experiential activities in eight industry areas over three consecutive days. All activities were organised by TAFE NSW.

The eight Industry Areas were:

Manufacturing

Health Construction

Information Technology (IT) Automotive

Tourism, Hospitality and Retail

Science Technology

Engineering, Maths (STEM), Agrifoods

Each industry area had hands on activities where the students were assisted with developing their skills and knowledge. It was a chance for them to talk about future work directions, skills they needed to work in that particular industry and their aspirations.

VIEW - Click or paste link below to read Guardian News Story-

https://www.nambuccaguardian.com.au/story/5905116/tafe-nsw-helps-boost-year-9-students-job-prospects/?cs=736#slide=5


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C A N T E E N M E N U E-Everyday_O-Occasional_MO-Must Order_V-Vegetarian

GF-Gluten Free_HM-Homemade

Healthy School Canteens

BREAKFAST SEASONAL FRUIT (E) $1.00

FRUIT SALAD TUBS (E) $3.00

WATERMELON (E) SML $2.50 LGE $4.00 (seasonal availability)

WARM HAM & CHEESE MINI WRAP (E) $3.00

GREEK YOGURT & OATS (E) $2.50

CHOBANI YOGURTS (E) $3.00

BANANA OATS HONEY SMOOTHIE (E) $5.00

HOT FOODSPICY CHICKEN WINGS (E) $1.50

CHICKEN BREAST POPS (O) 4 FOR $2.00

LITE SAUSAGE ROLLS (O) $3.00

SWEET CHILLI CHICKEN TENDERS (O) $1.50

LEAN SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE & VEGETABLE (E) HM $5.00

CHICKEN CURRY & RICE (E) HM $5.00

LEAN BEEF BURGER (E) HM MO $6.50

Filling: BEEF LETTUCE TOMATO CARROT BEETROOT BBQ SAUCE

CHEESE BURGER (E) HM MO $5.00

Filling: BEEF CHEESE & TOMATO SAUCE

BLT (E) MO $5.00

Filling: BACON LETTUCE TOMATO & MAYO

FISH BURGER (E) MO $4.50

Filling: FISH FILLET LETTUCE & AIOLI

TACO BOAT (E) HM MO V $5.00

Filling: TORTILLA BOAT BEANS SALSA LETTUCE TOMATO CARROT CHEESE

PIZZA (E) HM $3.00

Topping: CHICKEN ONION CHEESE BBQ

SALADSEGG SALAD (E) HM MO V $5.00

Filling: EGG LETTUCE TOMATO CHEESE CUCUMBER CARROT BEETROOT

FALAFEL (E) HM MO V $5.00

Filling: BABY SPINACH SUNDRIED TOMATO CARROT CUCUMBER RED ONION BEETROOT FETA & HUMMUS

MOROCCAN LENTIL (E) HM MO V $5.00

Filling: BABY SPINACH SUNDRIED TOMATO CARROT CUCUMBER RED ONION BEETROOT FETA & HUMMUS

GREEK (E) HM MO V $5.00

Filling: BABY SPINACH OLIVES TOMATO CUCUMBER CARROT & FETA

VIETNAMESE NOODLE HM MO (E) V $5.00

RICE PAPER NOODLE CARROT CAPSICAN HERBS CABBAGE & FISH SAUCE

SANDWICHES - WHOLEMEAL/ WHOLEGRAINSALAD (E) V $5.00

Filling: LETTUCE TOMATO CUCUMBER CARROT BEETROOT ONION

CHICKEN BREAST & SALAD (E) $5.00

Filling: CHICKEN LETTUCE TOMATO CUCUMBER BEETROOT ONION

TUNA (E) V $5.00

Filling: TUNA LETTUCE TOMATO & MAYO

HAM SALAD (E) $5.00

Filling: HAM LETTUCE TOMATO CARROT CUCUMBER BEETROOT ONION

CHICKEN BREAST AVOCADO CHEESE LETTUCE MAYO (E) $5.00


C A N T E E N M E N U E-Everyday_O-Occasional_MO-Must Order_V-Vegetarian

GF-Gluten Free_HM-Homemade

Healthy School Canteens

SPINACH WRAPS HALF $5.00 FULL $8.00 SALAD (E) V

Contains: LETTUCE TOMATO CARROT CUCUMBER BEETROOT ONION

LEG HAM SALAD (E) SALAD (AS ABOVE)

CHICKEN BREAST SALAD (E) SALAD (AS ABOVE)

CHICKEN BREAST CAESAR (E)

Filling: COS LETTUCE BACON EGG CHICKEN PARMESAN

FALAFEL OR LENTIL PATTY (E) HM MO V

Filling: BABY SPINACH SUNDRIED TOMATO CUCUMBER CARROT ONION FETA & HUMMUS

DRINKS WATER (E) $2.00

SUGAR FREE SOFT DRINK (E) $3.00

UP & GO’S (E) $2.50

NORCO (O) 250ML $2.50 600MLS $4.20

COFFEE NATURAL CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY

NIPPYS (E) GF 200MLS $2.00 375MLS $3.00

CHOCOLATE ONLY 200MLS

COFFEE ONLY 375MLS

LACTOSE FREE 200MLS

GLEE TROPICAL (E) $2.00

BUNDY 100% JUICE (E) SML $2.00 LARGE $4.00

ORANGE APPLE APPLE & BLACKCURRENT

BOOST (E) $3.50

ENERGY LIFT OR ALL BERRY BANG

KOMBUCHA (E) $2.50

LEMON LIME MINT GINGER & LEMON , APPLE CRISP CHERRY PLUM

RASPBERRY LEMONADE

ORCHY 100% PINEAPPLE (E) $2.50

LIPTON LITE ICED TEA (E) $4.00

SNACKS POPCORN (E) $1.00

JUMPYS CHICKEN (O) $1.00

RED ROCK DELI CHIPS HONEY SOY CHICKEN (O) $1.20

GRAIN WAVES (O) $1.00

BLISS BALLS (E) HM V $1.00

RICE CAKES (2) (E) CHEESE & TOMATO $2.00

BANANA & OATS MUFFINS (O) HM $2.00

VEGE CHIPS (O) $2.00

HOMEMADE MUESLI SLICE (O) $2.00

FROM THE FREEZERBULLA LITE ICECREAM CUPS (O) $1.00

QUELCH (E) 0.70

MILO CUPS (E) $3.00

WEIS MANGO & PASSIONFRIUT (O) $2.00

ICY TWIST (O) $1.50

MOOSIES (O) BLUE MOON OR CHOCOLATE $1.00

FROZEN PINEAPPLE (E) 0.50

FROZEN WATERMELON (E) 0.50 HM

100% JUICE ICE CUPS (E) $0.70

100% PINEAPPLE ICE POPS (E) HM

EFTPOS $5.00 MINIMUM Daily seasonal specials available,

see the display board.

ALL WELCOMENEXT P&C MEETING TUESDAY 26

FEBRUARY AT 5.30PM, MET AT FRONT OFFICE

Term 1 - Week 4 - 2019 Sorry Day - Macksville High …...assessments for primary and secondary...

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