Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 11 . 31 July 2020

CENTENARY DRIVE WOOLGOOLGA 2452 . 6654 1500 . woolgoolga-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au . www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Principal P.2

Coming events P.3

Elevate Education P.4

Home Economics P.4

Year 11—YEP & First Aid P.5

WHS School Sport P.6

Maths Riddle P.7

Why Attendance Matters P.7

Careers P.8-9

WHS 2020/2021 Senior

Subject Selection

P.10-11

SMILE Chat Room 17 Drop in and meet your SMILE mentors

A safe place to come and chat life, school,

relationships or anything on your mind.

Tuesdays and Thursdays - Breaks 1 and 2

Year 10 Commerce students have been studying the structure of the Australian political system and how they can be

actively involved in politics. In the final week of Term 2, they were lucky enough to score a visit from local MP Gurmesh

Singh. Mr Singh gave an in depth insight into what it is like to be a politician, the campaign process and moreover the

important and ever-expanding initiatives being implemented at a local level. Students had the chance to ask questions

ranging from how many hours a day being a local MP requires to how and why Mr Singh decided to become a

politician.

Thanks for visiting Mr Singh, we really appreciate your time.

Year 10 Commerce – Special Guest Visit

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From the Principal’s Desk

I would like to congratulate our students and staff

for a positive start to Term 3.

I would like to congratulate our students and staff for a positive start to Term 3. As much as possible, we have had

business as usual with productive learning happening in classrooms and some really exciting opportunities on offer out-

side the classroom. We are still restricted in some respects and continue to follow the advice as it is updated when we

are planning activities.

I am very pleased that our school jumpers have arrived in the uniform shop. It has been difficult for some students to

come to school in the correct jumper and we realise many families are having financial difficulties so we are offering

jumpers for the discounted price of $15 for this term (one per student). As always, if you need help to buy any uniform

items, please contact your child’s deputy principal (Mr Henderson Years 7, 9, 11 and Ms Bear Years 8, 10 and 12).

The Athletics Carnival will be held on Wednesday. I am really looking forward to seeing students come and participate.

We haven’t had a carnival since the start of the year so I hope students take the opportunity to wear house colours,

participate in events and support each other. Don’t forget this helps you achieve merits. We have to modify what we

offer in the canteen due to COVID restrictions, but we will ensure we follow the current regulations to help keep every-

one safe.

This is an exciting time for our Year 10 students as they consider their future career and work through the subject

selection process. There is a lot of information about careers activities and subject selections. Please have a look

through this newsletter as there are lots of useful resources to help make informed choices. Year 8 and 9 will be making

elective choices later in the term.

Lu Nickell

Relieving Principal

Academic Achievement Centre

A learning initiative for our students voluntarily staffed by

teachers across a range of subject areas.

Thursday 3.15pm – 4.30pm

Transport will need to be arranged by parents to and from

the school for their child to participate in the program.

Permission notes available from the office.

If any student is tested

for COVID-19, the school

must be informed

Please give details of:

1. When the student began to feel unwell.

2. Which doctor recommended testing for COVID-19.

3.Where the COVID-19 test was conducted.

The student must stay home until a negative result is

received. Inform the school of the test result as soon as

it is received.

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Upcoming Events

Friday 31 July Year 10 Vaccinations

Monday 3 August The EDGE Workshop for

Years 9 and 10

Wednesday 5 August WHS Athletics Carnival

Monday 17 to

Friday 28 August

Year 12 Trial HSC Exams

Monday 14 to

Thurs 24 September

Year 11 Exams

Thurs 17 September Getting Out There Day

Friday 25 September Last day Term 3

From the department

Thursday 6 August - A special webinar for parents

and carers on the technology commonly used in NSW

public schools, presented in partnership with the NSW

P&C at 7pm.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/education-

week/technology-for-parents-and-carers

The new NSW school curriculum will build strong founda-

tions in numeracy and literacy, give teachers more time on

essential learning, and better prepare students for future

work and study. Find out more: https://bit.ly/30agpXV

School hoodies have arrived and current stock is available at

a discounted price of $15.00 during Term 3. Please note only

one item per student. An order form can be downloaded

here and returned with cash or payment details in a sealed

envelope to the canteen which will then be passed on to the

uniform shop. Sue is available on Wednesdays and Fridays

to assist your child with the correct sizing if required.

Uniform shop opening times:

8:30am to 11:30am Wednesdays and Fridays

Another webinar coming up on 4 August, with a focus on

motivation, goal setting and overcoming adversity.

Event Title: Elevate Education – Motivation Date: Tuesday 4 August Time: 6pm AEST Duration: 1 hour Cost: Free CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT

We really enjoyed bringing Elevate into homes around Australia

last Term and we can’t wait to do it all again!

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Home Economics

Year 11 Food Technology

have been studying perishable, semi perishable and non

perishable foods. While studying this topic the class

decided to make a food hamper up to donate to Pete’s

Place in Coffs Harbour. Pete’s Place assists disadvan-

taged and homeless people in the region.

Year 10 Food Technology creating a meal using a spiraliser to make zucchini spirals. They then created a delicious chicken stir fry with carrot, celery, onion and a sweet sauce.

Year 12 Textiles

on the home stretch with

their major projects

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A total of 21 students from Year 10, 11 and 12 attended a two day YEP 11 workshop in the school library this week.

The full day workshops will continue every Tuesday and Wednesday (Thursday 6 August in place of the Athletics Carnival) for the

next three weeks.

The eleven module program enables students to:

• Learn from successful business mentors

• Learn the 12 foundation skills required for any job

• Gain the confidence to sell their skills and experience to employers

Students also learn how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, problem solving and decision making, customer engagement,

teamwork and leadership, planning and organising, persuasive communication tools and undertake mock interviews.

The free YEP (Youth Entrepreneur Program) was run by YEP Coordinator Cherie Topfer.

The program forms part of the NSW Government Educational Pathways Pilot Program (EPPP) running at Woolgoolga High School

to ensure our young people are independent and leave school well prepared for higher education, training or work.

YEP 11 Program

Year 11 Hospitality and PDHPE students completed their First Aid Certificate in the school library last Friday.

Students learnt about what to do in an emergency situation, and how to respond correctly to an anaphylaxis emergency.

The first aid course enabled the Hospitality students to complete their final competency towards a Certificate II in Food

and Beverage.

The course was organised by TAS teacher Vanessa Fraser, run by Andrew Nelson from Surf Life Saving Australia, and

supported by the NSW Government Education Pathways Pilot Program (EPPP).

TAS teacher Vanessa Fraser issued a special thanks to Andrew for an entertaining session.

Year 11 First Aid Course

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WOOLGOOLGA HIGH SCHOOL SPORT

The annual Athletics Carnival will be held on

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 at the Woolgoolga

Sportsground. School buses will run as normal,

dropping off and picking students up from school.

In accordance with the Department of Education COVID-19 Guide-

lines, NO SPECTATORS are permitted to attend the event. During the

event, parents/guardians must attend the school office to arrange

pick up from school grounds. There will be no access permitted to

the Woolgoolga Sportsground.

Students are encouraged to wear their House colours. Midriff tops and

singlets are not acceptable; enclosed shoes are compulsory.

A modified event program will be in place. The following events will

run; 100m, 200m, 400m, Relays, Shot Put, Discus and Long Jump.

In the event of inclement weather an announcement

concerning alternative arrangements will be made on

the Woolgoolga High School website and Facebook

page at approximately 7:30am.

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Maths Riddle

Stefan and his brother Damon went to meet up with 4 other couples from their coven. Some

vampires bumped elbows with each other, but no vampire bumped elbows with their partner, and

no vampire bumped his or her own elbow.

Stefan then asked each vampire, including Damon, “How many vampires did you bump

elbows with?” Each vampire answered honestly, and surprisingly each vampire gave a different

answer!

How many vampires did Damon bump elbows with? And how many vampires did Stefan bump

elbows with?

Remember to put your answer in the blue box outside the Maths staff room for your chance to win a $5 canteen voucher!

The answer to the last riddle was 56 and the winner of that $5 canteen voucher will be announced in the notices on

Monday.

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Careers

Job Vacancies

New jobs listed on the Woolgoolga High School Careers

webpage include:

• Junior Apprenticeship in the Metal Fabrication & Engineering

Trade

• Business Administration (Medical) Traineeship

• NSW Police Officers

• Energy Queensland 2021 Apprenticeships - Women in

Energy expressions of interest for trade apprenticeships

2021

• Fire and Rescue NSW - Permanent Firefighters

Please visit the website for these and new job listings

https://woolgoolgahighcareers.com/.

EPPP Information Videos

& Fact Sheets

Careers information and videos for students and parents have

been released on the NSW Government Education Pathways

Pilot Program (EPPP) website.

The EPPP information videos include:

• Subject Selection: a guide for parents

• Tertiary Apprenticeship Pathway (Construction)

• What Employers Want

The videos include important information from employers about

what students should write on their resume, what employers are

looking for at job interviews, the importance of having a good

social media account, and the importance of having a personal

email address.

School teaching staff also speak about the importance of subject

selection, following your interests when choosing a career path,

and how imperative it is to apply yourself at school.

EPPP Fact Sheets are also available on:

• What is VET

• What is an SBAT and how does it work

• Apprenticeships and Traineeships

To access the EPPP information videos and fact sheets visit

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/career-and-study-

pathways/educational-pathways-pilot-program/student-resources.

EPPP TV Episode 2

School parents and students are welcome to watch Episode 2

of EPPP TV (Educational Pathways Pilot Program).

This episode centres around ‘decision time’, and includes

interviews with a heavy vehicle mechanic from the North

Coast, and a young woman who was on the verge of drop-

ping out of school until a VET pathway turned her life around.

The episode also covers some great digital tools that have

been designed to help students identify suitable careers, a

virtual careers fair and more.

Episode 2 of EPPP TV can be accessed at

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/career-and-study

-pathways/educational-pathways-pilot-program/eppp-tv.

Ernst and Young Webinar

This free event will share with parents Ernst and Young’s

purpose as an organisation, how the firm is navigating

disruption and what it believes are some of the key skills that

the next generation of talent should seek to develop.

School parents will be introduced to opportunities for universi-

ty students so they can understand what their child’s next

steps could look like, and there will be a Q&A session where

parents can get answers to some of the key questions they’ve

been considering in relation to their children’s futures.

Parents are invited to register for the webinar at

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ey-ready-to-launch-parents-

career-advisors-tickets-110223984906

Parents of Year 10, 11 and 12

students are invited to watch

“Ready to Launch”

an online webinar hosted by professional

services firm Ernst and Young.

Tuesday, 11 August

from 5.30pm to 6.30pm

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Safe School Zone Compliance

Coffs Harbour City Council will be recommencing the application of parking penalties from the start of school

term 3 as part of the Safe School Zone Compliance program. The parking patrols are in response to

increased safety issues reported to authorities.

For more information, please access the links below:

Parking Coffs Harbour LGA:

https://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/Resident-Services/Roads_Traffic/Pages/Parking_Tips_and_Rules.aspx

School Zones:

https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/schools/flashinglights/index.html

Safe Drop offs and Pickups:

https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/schools/dropoff_pickup.html

The SkillsOne 2020 Skills and Thrills Parent Showcase

A reminder about the SkillsOne 2020 Skills and Thrills Parent Showcase which

will be available digitally to view between 10 August and 4 September.

This engaging and informative 20 minute video highlights vocational education and training (VET) and the success

stories that can come from VET pathways. The Digital Parents Showcase aims to help parents better understand

vocational pathways, including apprenticeships/traineeships and SBATs. It can provide parents with the knowledge to

help students make informed career choices.

Topics covered in the video:

• Apprenticeships and Traineeships

• TAFE/ Private Training Providers

• Industry trends

• COVID-19 impacts on industry

• Funding options available (Smart and Skilled)

• Vocational Education and Training (VET) Options: School -delivered VET, SBATs and EVET

• Where to find information

This is a resource to help with the subject selection process and for decisions relating to life after Year 12.

To access and participate, parents need to pre-register their interest to receive viewing information and updates at

https://www.skillsone.com.au/

Downloadable resources can be found at https://www.skillsone.com.au/category/skills-thrills/ The video will only be

available for a four week period from 10 August to 4 September 2020.

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Dear Parents / Caregivers / Students

The events of 2020 have thrown challenges at us all and changed the way we do business. As a result the subject selec-

tion process has also changed a little for Year 10 choosing subjects for their pattern of study leading to completion of the

HSC in 2022.

To meet the current COVID safe guidelines our school will not be able to hold large parent and student information

sessions.

Over the past weeks students in Year 10 have taken part in curriculum discussions with Teachers, Head Teachers and our schools Careers Advisor. This has been the start of a process that aims to help plan the most appropriate pattern of study for the next two years for students who will sit the HSC in 2022.

Our subject selection survey is the next step in gathering information that allows our school to offer the best fit of courses for our student body.

Information about all of the courses offered at Woolgoolga High School can be found in the Senior Selection Handbook (under the Parent Information tab on the school’s website).

Other Useful Information may be found at

Woolgoolga High School Careers https://www.woolgoolgahighcareers.com/

Universities Admission Centre (UAC) https://www.uac.edu.au/subject-compass/#/

NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/

All students, regardless of their plans for 2021 schooling or employment are required to complete this online

process.

Timeline

Students, if you are still unsure of which senior subjects may interest you, please continue to make use of the expert

advice on Senior Courses available from Head Teachers and Subject Teachers. Please also discuss your career and

further education planning with our Careers Advisor, Mr Rutledge or your Year Advisor, Miss McIntosh.

Kayla McIntosh Kristen Oates Lu Nickell

Year Advisor Senior Curriculum Coordinator Relieving Principal

What When

Subject Information Discussions with students at school Weeks 8, 9 & 10 Term 2-Weeks 1 &2 Term 3

On line Senior Subject Interest Survey OPENS - Thursday week 2- July 30th

CLOSES –Monday week 3 - August 3rd

Student individual Interviews as required Weeks 3 , 4 and 5

Senior Line Pattern Issued and final Subject selection TBA

WOOLGOOLGA HIGH SCHOOL

2020/21 SENIOR SUBJECT SELECTION

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ENGLISH English Studies (only 1 to count for ATAR, category B)

English Standard (ATAR) English Advanced (ATAR) English Preliminary Extension (ATAR) English Extension II (HSC) (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit

MATHEMATICS Numeracy (NO ATAR)

Mathematics Standard (ATAR) Mathematics Advanced (ATAR) Mathematics Extension I (ATAR) Mathematics Extension II (HSC) (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit

SCIENCE Agriculture (ATAR) Biology (ATAR) Chemistry (ATAR) Earth and Environmental Science (ATAR) Marine Studies (NO ATAR)

Physics (ATAR) Primary Industries VET (only 1 to count for ATAR, category B)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit

HUMAN SOCIETY AND

ITS ENVIRONMENT (HSIE) Aboriginal Studies (ATAR) Ancient History (ATAR) Business Studies (ATAR) Economics (ATAR) Geography (ATAR) Legal Studies ATAR) Modern History (ATAR) Retail Services VET (only 1 to count for ATAR, category B)

Society & Culture (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit

CREATIVE AND

PERFORMING ARTS

(CAPA)

Dance (ATAR) Drama (ATAR) Music I (ATAR) Photography, Video & Digital Imaging (NO ATAR)

Visual Arts (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit

2 Unit TECHNOLOGICAL AND

APPLIED STUDIES

(TAS)

Home Economics Community & Family Studies (ATAR) Exploring Early Childhood (NO ATAR) Food Technology (ATAR) Hospitality VET (only 1 to count for ATAR, category B) Textiles & Design (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit

Information Technology Information Processes & Technology (ATAR) Software Design & Development (ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit

Industrial Technology Construction VET (only 1 to count for ATAR, category B) Engineering Studies (ATAR) Industrial Technology – Multimedia Technologies (ATAR) Industrial Technology – Timber Products & Furniture Industries (ATAR) Manufacturing & Engineering (Metals) VET (No ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit

PERSONAL DEVELOP-

MENT, HEALTH AND PHYS-

ICAL EDUCATION (PDHPE)

Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (ATAR) Sport, Lifestyle & Recreation (NO ATAR)

2 Unit 2 Unit

LANGUAGE OTHER THAN

ENGLISH Aboriginal Language (NO ATAR) 2 Unit

Category B - only 1 to count towards ATAR Board Endorsed – NO ATAR

Courses of Study Available in Each Key Learning (Subject) Area

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Available At Woolgoolga High School

A secure Westpac banking facility has now been added to the Woolgoolga High School website to allow

parents/carers to make online Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card payments for things like voluntary school

contributions, excursions, sporting activities or sales to students.

To make a payment click on the link and go the “Make a Payment” tab: http://www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

We hope you will find this payment option convenient. Payments can still be made at the Woolgoolga High School

Office by cash, cheque or EFTPOS before school and during break 1.

Woopi High Canteen

fresh food daily

Volunteering in the canteen is a great way to give back and the

students always love seeing their family members helping out.

We are flexible with days and hours as any help is always

appreciated. Ring the school on 66541500 to speak to one of

the canteen team.

To view the menu and price list click here