Term 1 Week 9 29th March, 2019

KELSO HIGH CAMPUS

NEWSLETTER

NSW CHS Volleyball Girls Champions

A nine girl team featuring five players from Kelso High Campus, two from Bathurst High Campus and two from Blayney High School were crowned winners of the NSW Combined High School Volleyball Girls Championship.

The championship was held in Newcastle from 12 to 14 March.

The girls were exceptional in their performance and only dropped one set across all nine games they played.

The young team consisted of seven Year 10 and two Year 11 students.

To win the state tile was incredible.

Telephone: 63314544 email: kelso-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au PO Box 499

Fax: 6332 1678 web: www.kelso-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Bathurst 2795 www.facebook.com/KelsoHigh

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Principal’s Report It’s so good to work in a clean Kelso High Campus At the start of the year, the students were challenged to keep our environment clean by looking after the playground – and they have done that brilliantly. The place looks as good as it ever has – keep up the good work everyone!

Part of the reason for this is the introduction of our Return and Earn program, which was launched earlier this term by our Year 12 Leadership team, with lots of support from Ms Murphy and Ms McFarland. We have a number of new yellow recycling bins for bottles, so we can a) earn funds to buy things for the campus environment and b) keep the place looking great. This is a wonderful initiative and is helping to keep the playground looking fantastic

Parent Focus group Our next parent focus group meeting is on Tuesday 9 April. I would encourage new or existing parents to come along. At this meeting we discuss key priorities of the campus and the college as well as any concerns that parents may have. We also have a “wish list” for parents.

The Parent Focus group has a very important role and their input is highly valued. In 2018, this team achieved:

- Purchase of 100 lockers to be installed in the upcoming holidays

- Re-establishment of the Environment team to respond to a call for improvements to the campus

grounds, including wet weather areas and landscaping

- Communications: Calendar section added to the newsletter and the introduction of a school app

At this upcoming meeting we will discuss our evaluation of the school plan, talk about staffing changes, progress on the above mentioned 2018 priorities, an update on the budget and how we are planning to spend school funds. Hans Stroeve will also provide a list of potential Decade Award recipients for consideration.

Covered bus shelter I met with Council last week to discuss the construction of a shelter in the bus bay. Construction will start day 1 of the holidays and, weather permitting, will be in place for day 1, Term 2. The shelter will look very much like the covered walkway that was built during the holidays and will extend from the gate, for approximately 90 metres, covering most of the bus bay. I would like to thank the Bathurst Regional Council and local member Mr Paul Toole MP for making this shelter possible.

Drop-off and Pick Up We have also been working with Council to improve the pick up and drop off arrangements for parents and families. Through this discussion I learned that it is perfectly legal for students to be picked up and dropped off in a no-parking zone, provided the driver only stays in that place for 2 minutes. Information about the drop off and pick up zones is included in this newsletter.

Top performances:

Our “all day every day” award winners who have a made a great start to the year.

Our Agriculture Show team, with special mention to Michaela Sullivan placing First in the 16 - 18

division and Emily Watterson placing First in the 18 - 25 division and being awarded Reserve

Champion for the overall Paraders Section.

Western girls’ volleyball players Maddie Vallis, Hariet Fitzsimmons, Lily Grimmond, Maddie Sufong

and Tamara Bray who were recently crowned state champions.

Open Boys Soccer who defeated Canowindra High 6-0.

Japanese students who have connected with Seiritsu School and Toyo High School in recent weeks and who have been fantastic ambassadors

Please give me a call or drop by to discuss anything concerning your child and Denison College, Kelso High Campus Mick Sloan, Principal.

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Parent Information Evening Year 6 into Year 7 2020

Parents, students and friends attended a Parent Information evening on the 19th March at Kelso High Campus.

It was a fantastic night and it was wonderful to see so many prospective students and parents learning about the school and what it has to offer our students.

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All Day Every Day Awards

The following Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students were well deserved recipients of the award -

Year 7 Year 8 Abby Price Grace Cole Hannah-Lee Williams Rhys Porter Michael Manyweathers Teagan Sharwood Archie Williams Reece Urquhart Tayla Grabham Natasha Dolbel

Year 9 Year 10 Caiden Barnes Paul Dukes Charlotte Glen Tyler Pears Milika Hines Madelynn Vallis Charlotte Whittaker

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Year 8 Science Year 8 students have been conducting experiments in the laboratory as part of their first assessment task - Scientific Investigation Project.

This task involves modelling energy transformations and gathering primary data from their own experiment designs. Here are some of those students in action.

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Year 7 YMCA Camp Yarramundi 2019

Our Year 7 students travelled to YMCA Camp Yarramundi from the 4th to the 6th March.

The camp provided opportunities for students to make new friends, learn new skills, build self esteem, enhance their learning and have lots of fun.

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Year 8 History

Mr Sloan visited Mrs Jones’ Year 8 History class for student presentations about the Vikings.

Great work!

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Year 9 and 10 Industrial Technology and Engineering

Great practical work is being done in our Year 9 and 10 Industrial Technology and Engineering classes.

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Year 11 Biology at Penrith Lakes

Year 11 Biology students undertook field work at Penrith Lakes EEC as part of their Depth Study.

They investigated the health of the ecosystem of Penrith Lakes by conducting a series of water tests, bird watching and dip netting.

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Seiritsu School visit at KHC

On Monday 19th March twenty students from Seiritsu School in Japan spent the day with our Year 9 Japanese class. They visited the Agriculture farm, did some Aboriginal dot painting with the ARC students and attended class with their buddies.

In the afternoon, the students went ten pin bowling and learned how to play handball. It was a great day.

Our visitors went on a walking tour of the CBD in Bathurst and visited 2BS radio station and experienced the traditional Australian BBQ.

On Friday afternoon, we were very sad to say goodbye to our new friends from Seiritsu School in Japan. Kelso High students enjoyed the time they spent with their buddies in classes, teaching them about typical Australian foods and how to play go fish, and participating in a robotics lesson.

Our students also learned a lot about Japanese culture, including how to make origami cranes.

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International Visitors from Kentucky, USA

Agricultural Education students Miss Rachel Hinton and Mr Justin Yount from the University of Kentucky in the USA are nearly finished their six week placement here at Kelso High Campus.

This is the second year of affiliation for Kelso High Campus with CSU Global and the University of Kentucky.

Miss Hinton and Mr Yount have worked alongside KHC Agriculture/Science teachers Mr Jarrod Kelly and Ms Sarah Streeter.

Defence Force Presentation

Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 attended a Defence Force presentation on Tuesday 19 March to find out about opportunities in the Defence Force.

Students found the presentation very informative.

Lions Club Citizen of the Month Award –

Nerida Lord-Shillingsworth

Nerida was chosen as the February Jack Aubin Young Citizen of the Month for her excellence in being a role model for Idigenous students.

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Farm Product Study Day

HSC Agriculture students attended an excursion for their Farm Product Study.

Thank you to Taylor Meek at JJ Dresser for talking to our students at the sale yards about stock sales and Grahem at Farmgate for an insightful explanation on breaking down and marketing beef.

Students gained valuable knowledge about the industry.

University Showcase

A visit from five universities (Charles Sturt University, Southern Cross University, University of Newcastle, University of New England and University of Wollongong) was held in Bathurst High’s Performing Arts Theatre

The day was attended by around 200 students from Bathurst High, Kelso High, Cowra High, Blayney High, Oberon High and MacKillop College.

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Blayney Show

On 23 March the Kelso High Agricultural Show Team exhibited 8 steers at the Blayney Show. Against a strong field we received Highly Commended with our Galloway and Limousin steers.

In the Paraders competition, all students performed well including Year 8 student, Aaliyah Loh.

Congratulations to all the paraders with the highlights being Michaela Sullivan placing First in the 16 - 18 division and Emily Watterson placing First in the 18 - 25 division. Emily also achieved Reserve Champion for the overall Paraders section.

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Opens Basketball….

Our students played against Bathurst, Lithgow, Kandos and Oberon High Schools.

Open Boys Soccer in Canowindra

The Open Boys soccer competition was held in Canowindra.

Our boys played against Canowindra High and won 6-0. They were leading 3-0 at half time. Point scorers were Macson Alexander (3) Liam Smith (1) Harrison Cutler (1) and Rylie Woodyatt (1).

The team will go on to play Bathurst High on 9th April on the school front oval.

Parents are welcome to attend.

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AFL Schools Cup – 20 March

Four Denison College teams played in the 7-10 AFL Schools Cup competition at Learmonth Park last week. The 7/8 girls played well, defeating Cowra High. And going down against Mackillop. Best Kelso players were Samantha Hanrahan. Jemmia Luck and Faith Ryder

The 7/8 boys played well in patches but couldn’t quite match it with James Sheahan and Cowra High. Volkan Gunduz, Oscar Archer, Will Sloan and Jai-Jai Lucas were amongst the best Kelso players.

The 9/10 girls did not concede a point in their 2 games against Cowra and James Sheahan, with a combined score of 73-0. Lillee Bullock was fantastic down back and Rhiani Rozga was dominant up forward. Charlie-May Fox and Shanese Lane-Bergen were also strong players. The two wins means the girls will play in the regional final at Blacktown in May.

The 9/10 boys also won through to their regional final after coming from behind to beat Cowra in their last game of the day. Zac Yandle was one of the best players of the day, and he was well supported by Reece Belmonte and Bailey Ronan.

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Basketball Match -King of the Courts

During lunchtime teachers and students competed in a 'King of the Courts' Basketball match. There was some amazing support by the rest of the school and the teams provided a real test of fitness for the teachers.

Congratulations to all involved and thanks to Mr Grantham for organising the event.

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2019 NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM

Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2019 the following vaccines will be offered:

YEARS VACCINE NUMBER OF DOSES

Year 7

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine 2-doses at least 6 months apart

Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine Single dose

Years 10 Meningococcal ACWY vaccine Single dose

Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents/guardians are advised to:

read all the information provided

complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the vaccine/s they would like their child to receive

return the completed consent form to their child’s school

ensure that their child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic

Please note that students who commence HPV vaccination in school clinics in Year 7 but do not complete the course during the school year may be offered catch-up doses at school in Year 8.

To improve vaccination completion, students will be opportunistically offered any missed doses throughout the year where possible.

A Record of Vaccination card will be provided to each student vaccinated

Stroevey Challenge

Number 251 (a hard one)

KIDS, KIDS EVERYWHERE At a local fete, 500 people turned up.

The event raised $3,000. Tickets were priced as follows:

$7.48 men $7.12 women

$0.45 children. How many children were there?

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Chloe Stapleton

Kelso High Year 8 student Chloe Stapleton attended the CHS Girls State Carnival for cricket representing Western at Raby, Sydney South West.

The players were fantastic ambassadors for their schools and region with very positive feedback from other coaches and umpires. Although the team only had one win, they showed determination to improve their skills and worked well as a team.

The girls had a tough draw playing most of the top teams, but held their own but often fell short in runs.

As a left hand bowler, Chloe troubled some batters and was economical in her bowling. Best figures were against North Coast 2-0. With the bat she added 20 valuable runs on the last day against Riverina when Western were struggling to get runs on the board.

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Island of the Hungry Ghosts

This is a film by Gabrielle Brady, the KHC Decade Award recipient for 2016. She is an ex student and graduated in 2002.

Gabrielle is coming home to Bathurst for a special screening of her film at Metro 5 Cinemas on Sunday 7th April from 2.00pm to 4.00pm with Q & A's after the screening. Tickets can be purchased directly through Metro Cinemas.

Gabrielle also won at the NY Tribeca Film Festival last year. Following is a link to that feature documentary.

https://www.lostateminor.com/…/conversation-gabrielle-brad…/

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Kelso High Campus Book Pack $36

A4 Exercise Book – 192 page Mathematics

A4 Exercise Book – 192 page Science

A4 Exercise Book – 128 English

A4 Exercise Book – 128 page History

A4 Exercise Book – 128 page Geography

2 x A4 Exercise Book – 96 page

1 x 20 plastic sleeve display folder

1 x 9 Piece mathematical instrument set

1 x 30cm plastic ruler

Pencil case containing:

2 x black pens 2 x blue pens 2 x red pens 2 x lead pencils – HB 2 x lead pencils – 2B Glue stick – 10g Eraser Pencil Sharpener 1 x 12 pack coloured pencils 1 x pair of scissors

1 x Pair of earbuds/ headphones Music

1 x USB Flash Drive

Solution to Number 251

92: with 149 men and 259 women. The best way is to fix the number of children and play around with the numbers of the men and women to see what happens as these are changed. It soon becomes apparent how changing the children changes the answer and 92 is soon found.

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HOURS : TUESDAYS 1.00 PM – 4.00 PM

THURSDAYS 8.30 AM – 11.30 AM

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CALENDAR TERM 1, 2019

TERM 1 WEEK 10

1 April * Boys CHS Soccer

Western Trials * Bathurst Court

House Visit * CHS Tennis

Knockout

2 April

3 April

4 April * Art Express and Sydney Biennale * WSSA Rugby League Trial Stage 2 * Girls CHS Hockey Knockout * Year 8, 9 and 10 Parent Teacher Afternoon

5 April * WSSA Girls Cricket Knockout

WEEK 11 8 April

* Royal Sydney Show

9 April * Royal Sydney Show * Boys Soccer Vs Bathurst HC

10 April * Royal Sydney Show

11 April * KHC Athletic Carnival * Royal Sydney Show

12 April * Royal Sydney Show * PBL Rewards (Al’s Concert and Colour Run) * Last day of Term

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS – 15TH April till 26th April

TERM 2 WEEK1

29 April * Staff Development

Day

30 April * Students return to school

1 May

2 May`

3 May * The Addams Family Schools Matinee Performance

WEEK 2 6 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC)

7 May` * Year 11 RYDA (TBC)

8 May * Year 11 RYDA (TBC)

9 May * Year 11 RYDA (TBC)

10 May * Year 11 RYDA (TBC)

WEEK 3 13 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC)

14 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC)

15 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC)

16 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC) * Year 12

Commendation Assembly

17 May * Year 11 RYDA

(TBC)