Woolgoolga High School...Woolgoolga High School Newsletter Issue 13 .30 August 2019 CENTENARY DRIVE...

Woolgoolga High School

Newsletter Issue 13 . 30 August 2019

CENTENARY DRIVE WOOLGOOLGA 2452 . 6654 1500 . [email protected] . www.woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

"When am I going to use this in real life?"

Every Maths teacher is asked this at least three times a

week. For students with maths skills, in the 21st century,

the answer to that question is "This will be how you

make your living". The demand for maths skills in the job

market is enormous and people with these skills are

earning a median income of $160,000 per annum.

See the full article on pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

From the Principal P.2

Coming events P.3

Year 9 maths excursion P.4-5

Winter warrior P.6

Ceramic workshop P.7

Food technology P.8

Uniform shop P.9

New arrival and friends P.10

Olympics unleashed P.11

Sport P.11

Year 9 Maths Excursion

Woolgoolga High School Newsletter 2 30 August 2019 . Issue 13


From the Principal’s Desk

All staff who have participated in the Connecting to

Country program believe it to be an exceptional

educational experience. I would like to thank our

local Aboriginal community.

What a fantastic mathematics excursion to Sydney – nothing but positive feedback has been

received. Well done to the Mathematics staff, in particular Mr Young.

Our students performed well at the Winter Warrior competition at Lake Keepit. It was great to see

our students on local television. Well done Ms Hyder.

For the past three days, 30 staff from Woolgoolga High and surrounding schools have participated

in a Connecting to Country program led by Blake Cusack and Kelly Hine. They invited many of our

Aboriginal elders into our school and immersed them in Aboriginal culture visiting significant local

Aboriginal sites. All staff who have participated in this program believe it to be an exceptional

educational experience. I would like to thank our local Aboriginal community.

Last Thursday and Friday, Blake Cusack and Jo Hine travelled to Darwin to attend the international

PULiiMA Indigenous Languages and Technology Conference. Blake presented a workshop

explaining her role and journey in both Woolgoolga High School and the Muurrbay Language

Centre. Blake spoke passionately about our language program whereby all 850 students in our

school study Aboriginal language and culture for 100 hours. Many participants at the conference

were very impressed with what our school is delivering to all our students. Well done Blake and Jo.

Next Monday our upcoming school leaders will speak on assembly to help staff and students

decide on our prefects for 2020. Good luck to all those students involved.

Please keep 10 September open for parent teacher interviews from 3.15pm.

Until next time

Guy Wright

Principal



The WHS P & C

meets on the

second Tuesday of

every month at

6.30pm

COMING EVENTS

Mon 19 Aug to

Fri 30 Aug Trial HSC

Fri 30 Aug Mufti Day—Wear It Purple

Wed 4 Sept to

Fri 6 Sept State Athletics

Mon 9 Sept to

Fri 13 Sept Year 10 Snow Excursion

Tue 10 Sept P&C Meeting

Parent Teacher Evening

Thur 12 Sept RUOK Day

Mon 16 Sept to

Thur 26 Sept Year 11 Yearly Exams

Mon 16 Sept Girls Get Active Day

Fri 20 Sept Year 12 Getting Out There Day

Tue 24 Sept MADD night

Fri 27 Sept Year 12 Presentation Assembly

Last Day Term 3

Mon 14 Oct Whole School returns Term 4

Year 10 VALID (Validation of Assessment for Learning &

Individual Development) test will be held on

Monday 2 September and

Thursday 5 September 2019

Students remember to bring head-

phones/earbuds to listen to the test.

Parent Teacher Meeting

Tuesday 10 September

Bookings made online. Visit the event

page for more information.

https://woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2019/9/

parent-teacher-meeting.tuesday_10_september_2019.html

White Card Course

Wednesday 4 September

Course fee: $130

See Mr Rutledge for permission note

and registration.

Tuesday 24 September

MADD Night Music Arts Drama and Dance

Come along and see a showcase of

the wonderful work of our students

from elective classes, Year 11 and 12

classes and extra curricular groups.

Hope to see you there!

Save the

date

https://woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2019/9/parent-teacher-meeting.tuesday_10_september_2019.html

https://woolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2019/9/parent-teacher-meeting.tuesday_10_september_2019.html



The Maths staff at Woolgoolga High School want to see our students positioned and ready to take

advantage of these opportunities; to be able to have well-paid and fulfilling careers. To help our stu-

dents see these options, we recently took a group of our best Year 9 maths students to Sydney to

explore what those career options might be.

We visited many workplaces and sites to see the application of maths outside the classroom. Host-

ed at HMAS Watson students learned how, using maths, submarine commanders avoid oncoming

warships. We visited the headquarters of Westpac Bank to learn how maths helps detect and pre-

vent credit card fraud. At the Sydney Observatory we learned how maths is used to understand the

universe and our place in it; and at Luna Park we learned how maths is used to design rides and

games of chance.

The students also spent time hands on doing robotics at the Australian Museum and doing trigo-

nometry and statistics in the Lane Cove National Park.

Woolgoolga High School is very proud of this group of students who received positive comments on

their behaviour and excellent maths skills everywhere we went.

We look forward to doing it again. Our sincere thanks to Westpac and the Navy who not only hosted

our students but freely spent hours in preparation and planning for the events.

Mrs Rosenberg, Mr McFadyen, Mr Young

Year 9 Maths Excursion

"When am I going to use this in real life?" Well, like this:

- Doing robotics - Detecting fraud - Being a scientist - Fighting naval battles

Managing a national park or be an environmental scientist? Turns out you need:

- Trigonometry - Statistics - Geometry - Rates and Ratios



"[the best parts were] the Observatory and Luna

Park. The maths and science involved with

these were really fun."

"[the best parts were] seeing different work and

how maths really impacts many jobs and lives."

"[the best parts were] the Observatory and

Robotics because it was more hands on and

interesting and different to the usual maths we

do."

"Luna Park and the Observatory were amaz-

ing ... Westpac was really good, I learned a lot."

"The outdoor activities were fun and engaging."

"Robots were fun and cool."

"I enjoyed this camp a lot. Hopefully we can do it

again."

"It was a lot of fun."

"... just a big 'thank you' for taking us to all the

teachers who came."

What the

students

thought:



WHS takes out Winter Warrior 2019

The group of 32 travelled to Gunnedah on Wednesday staying overnight at Lake Keepit Sport and

Recreation Centre to be ready for competition the next morning. Participation in this annual event

is open to all students in Years 9, 10 and 11 and encourages teamwork, resilience and good

healthy competition.

Woologoolga High School took out the open males and mixed team sections while our senior

Year11 team were commended on their fancy dress bid as pink ‘Pigs in Mud’.

For all the action shots, video and news coverage, go to our school facebook page and follow the

links.

There was mud, sweat and cheers as Winter

Warrior 2019 was run and won at Lake Keepit

on Thursday 15 August by Woolgoolga High

School.

It took the winning team, three hours and

eleven minutes to cross the finish line of the

15km endurance race which included a 5km

bush run, 2km log-and-tyre carry, and a 7km

obstacle course with a maze run, a kayak leg,

golf and water challenges and dozens of mud

pits.



Teacher Training Day at Woolgoolga High

We were fortunate to have Timm O’Regan, who is a Ceramicist,

and the S & S Wholesales team organise a ceramic workshop

for Visual Arts staff in our region of schools. Twelve staff from

both public and private high schools in our local area participat-

ed in the workshops.

Staff looked at new ways to incorporate historical, cultural and

contemporary uses of ceramics into teaching and learning

programs. We were then involved in a variety of practical work-

shops using ceramics such as textured slab techniques, making

texture tools for the classroom, embossing, clay etching, uses

for underglaze and Graffito underglaze paper.

To incorporate skills learned we combined techniques to create

a Keshiki pot that could be used as a task to teach the skills in

the classroom.

The day was very busy learning many new skills that will benefit

students in our region. Everyone that attended really enjoyed the

opportunity to work collegially with staff from other schools and

we all went back to our schools with new skills and ideas in our

teaching kit.

Ceramic Workshop



Year 10 Food Technology have investigated preservation

techniques and methods of sterilising which has culminated in the

production of Preserved Apple Jam. These traditional methods were

new to most students.

Pictured: Mya Featherstone and Lily Robson's Apple Jam.

Food Technology

Year 11 Food Technology students were excited to learn how to make shortcrust pastry and to

test their understanding of how gluten functions in pastry making. They also created custard

whilst applying their understanding of functional properties of starch in the form of gelatinisation.

With some added vitamins and minerals in the form of fresh fruit, the flans were a visually appeal-

ing and tasty practical experience. The flans were styled and photographed in the light box and

then consumed in entirety!

Melissa Donnelly



The Uniform Shop has just had a delivery of track pants - perfect to finish winter and

get through spring. Submit an order form via your child if you are having trouble getting

to school and we can organise to get your items home. Any enquires please don’t

hesitate to contact Sue on Wednesdays and Fridays in the uniform shop or Di in the

canteen by ringing the school office on 6654 1500.



The annual New Arrivals Picnic Day was held in bright sunshine Friday 23 August in the open

lawn area of the Botanic Gardens, Coffs Harbour. This fun gathering gave new arrivals to our

school community the opportunity to enjoy a day of friendship and to link with others that have had

similar experiences. It is an opportunity to share stories, connect through culture and relax in an

atmosphere of acceptance and understanding. Students and their friends from Woolgoolga High

School joined newly arrived students from six other Coffs Harbour schools to play sport, laugh and

generally have fun! One of our newly arrived Afghani students in Year 7 recounts the day in her

writing.

New Arrival and Friends Picnic Day

On Friday we went to the Botanic Gardens in

Coffs Harbour for a picnic day. First we went

to the Primary School to get the children on

the bus. We went to the Botanic Gardens.

There were lots of people there. The other

students started playing soccer and cricket.

We sat down near the trees. My teacher gave

me tangerines, cookies and chips. It was a

very beautiful place. We played soccer. We

took photos with our friends. We played

handball. It was a fun day. We also went to

other places in the garden.

My mother cooked pizza, chips and soda for

lunch. After that we took photos of all the

children together and we went to the bus and

came back to school. We waited for the bells

and went home. We told our mother and

father about the picnic day at home.

Kirshma Yusufi

Year 7



PLEASE NOTE: DATES AND VENUES ARE CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING BUT ARE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK CLOSER TO EVENT.

2019 SPORT

CARNIVAL

DATES PLEASE NOTE: DATES AND VENUES ARE

CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINTING BUT ARE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK

CLOSER TO EVENT.

ATHLETICS

WHS Completed

MNC Completed

NC Completed

NSW Wed 4/9/19 to Fri 6/9/19

Homebush

U13’s national ice hockey tournament

Ben Warden in Year 7 travels to Brisbane to train

and play ice hockey with a Queensland club. He

recently made the state team and represented QLD

in the U13 national tournament in Erina. The team

came home with a silver medal and Ben was

awarded MVP overall for QLD. Well done!

Sport

Congratulations

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)

and the NSW Government are pleased to

welcome your school to be a part of

‘Olympics Unleashed’, a program taking

Olympians and NSWIS Athletes into New

South Wales schools to inspire and moti-

vate young Australians ahead of Tokyo

2020, and beyond… We are excited that

Olympics Unleashed is coming to your

school!

Olympics Unleashed is all about the

Olympic spirit and we anticipate your

school’s involvement in this program will

be a rewarding experience for students

and the wider school community, howev-

er, we’d love to continue the journey with

you. We’ll encourage students to follow

their athlete and be a part of the Australi-

an Olympic Team as we approach Tokyo

2020, and beyond.

Year 9 and 10 PASS students will

be participating in this program on

Monday 16 September.

Olympics Unleashed

in New South Wales

Schools



Wanted : Homestay Hosts

We are looking for caring families and individuals to provide a wonderful home away from home

for international students attending Woolgoolga High School.

Must be able to provide meals and a Working With Children Check.

Hosts receive $285 per week for a single room. Short (1 term) to long (4 terms) stays are

available.

Apply online at www.staydownunder.com.au

For further information contact Stay DownUnder on (02) 8901 4499

Or school co-ordinator Mrs Megan Hart (02 6654 1500)

Monster auction held at the Rotary compound and shed behind the Woolgoolga CWA build-ing (beside the Diggers RSL club) on the first Saturday of every month (except January).

A significant portion of the funds raised goes to supporting programs for local school students.

Smaller items will be on sale from 10am, with the larger items to be auctioned off from 1pm.

A big thank you to each of the members of our community who have donated goods. If you have items for pickup, call Dick Matthews on 6654 1828.

Woolgoolga

High School

Silver Awards

are sponsored by:

Years 7, 8, 9 receive vouchers from

McDonalds Restaurants

Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour

Years 10, 11, 12 receive vouchers from

Woolgoolga Pizza Place Beach Street Woolgoolga Phone 6654 2744

Riptide Pizzeria Fawcett Street Woolgoolga Phone: 6654 8989

http://www.staydownunder.com.au

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