Friday 28th July 2017 Term 3 Issue 10
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS VISIT
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a ‘member-based, community organisation that creates
social value through engineering.’ They work on improving a number of areas around the world
such as; Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Appropriate Housing, Clean Energy, and Digital
Access.
Some of the EWB were university students from UTS and some were qualified engineers. They ran
a number of activities to challenge our students to come up and present actual solutions. The
activities were housing solutions for flood prone areas; prosthetics; and power generation.
Mr P Finlay—TAS teacher
From the
Principal’s Desk Dear Parents and Members of the School Community
Welcome back to Term 3. I am looking forward to another action packed term, full of exciting
events for all of our school community.
STAFF CHANGES
The second half of 2017 will see some staff changes within the school.
Mrs Elicia Yates has also been successful through a merit selection process in gaining the Head
Teacher Mathematics position at Cowra High School. Mrs Yates will commence this position at
the start of Term 4, after her Year 12 students have started their HSC exams.
Mr Nic Williams has also been successful through a merit selection process in gaining the Deputy
Principal position at Denison College Bathurst Campus. Mr Williams will take up this new position
at the start of Week 7 this term. We wish both Mrs Yates and Mr Williams all the best for their
future endeavours. An expression of interest process will be conducted within the school to fill
both of these positions.
When I wrote to you at the end of last term I indicated Mr Matt Scott would relieve as Deputy
Principal Quality Teaching for the remainder of this year. Since then his position of Head Teacher
Innovation has been filled by Ms Kathy McIntosh. Kathy comes to us from Erina High School and
we look forward to having her at our school for the next six months.
We also welcomed Ms Laura Arman to the Mathematics Faculty. Ms Arman comes to us from
Orange High School and she is a welcome addition to the school.
GIRLS ACADEMY
I am very pleased to announce that the school has established a relationship with Role Models
and Leaders Australia to establish a program to support Aboriginal girls within the school. Belinda
Langlo and Nikita Mason have been employed to run this program and are currently busy
getting organised. This academy will work in conjunction with existing programs in the school.
YEAR 12 TRIAL EXAMS
Year 12 students’ preparation for the HSC Trial HSC Examination should be well underway. These
exams will be held in Weeks 4 and 5 of this term and are an opportunity for students to practice
HSC style questions. Students should continue to take advantage of the opportunities teachers
give them for revision, particularly on Thursday afternoons in the STEM Centre. The more
preparation students can do, the more confident they will be when they attempt these exams.
SCHOOL FINANCE
Early in September the school will be implementing the new finance system of the Department
of Education. The date of the launch of this in 4th September and impacts on most schools in
the Lithgow, Bathurst, Orange and Cowra areas. By now all families should have received a
letter about the impact that this will have on our school operations. The school will not be able
to receive any payments (cash, EFTPOS, online payments) from 29/8/17 to 7/9/17. Families will
also receive an account in the mail shortly for any outstanding fees. We would appreciate you
paying these at your earliest convenience to assist us in making the transition. The weeks
around the launch date have also been blocked out and no excursions will be planned during
this time. There are some events that are not able to be rescheduled, and in these cases infor-
mation will be sent home early to families and payments will be required earlier than normal. If
students are not able to return notes and payments by these deadlines then they will unfortu-
nately not be able to participate. We appreciate your understanding in this process.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
As a school community we have a long standing tradition of being a uniform wearing school.
As the weather cools down the number of students who are out of uniform can start to rise. Our
school uniform provides a large number of options to ensure that students are warm through
the cooler months. If you need assistance with uniform please do not hesitate to contact me at
the school.
I hope you have a great fortnight and I look forward to speaking with again in Week 4.
With my warmest regards
Kate Wootten
TCRTHS
Look at what’s coming up...
Wednesday 2nd August Goodooga excursion—Indigenous games
Monday 7th August Trial HSC Examinations begin
Monday 7th August Wellington Dance Eisteddfod
Wednesday 9th August Ski trip
Wednesday 9th August Bathurst Job Expo
Calendar
SCIENCE FACULTY NEWS
Year 8 have been constructing circuits. There are
two types of circuits that can be constructed —
parallel and series circuits.
Year 10 have been studying the refraction of light
particles/wave. Light refracts when it travels through
one medium into another. This is the result of each
medium having a specific refractive index.
Mr T Milson—Science teacher
ENGLISH FACULTY NEWS
DEBATING
Mayor’s Cup Schools Debating
Competition
Next Thursday, our senior debating team
(Victoria Ruming, Kane Mitchell, Harry Betts
and Kelson Freedman) will be competing
in the Mayor’s Cup Schools Debating
Competition. Canobolas won the Mayor’s
Cup last year and we wish our team all the
best as they defend the title.
Last year’s winning team
Premier’s Debating Challenge
Well done to our Year 9/10 debating team, consisting of Tanaya Pickering, Danielle Kiel, Kimberly
Kiel and Justin Alexander, who competed against Orange High School on Tuesday afternoon.
They were on the negative team for the topic, “We should ban drinking at public events like
festivals and sporting events.” While all students spoke very well for their first debate, they were
unfortunately unsuccessful this time around.
AUTHOR VISITS
Tristan Bancks
Children’s and teen author, Tristan Bancks, visited the school at the end of Term 2. Tristan Bancks
has written a number of books, including Two Wolves and most recently, The Fall. He also has a
background in film-making and acting. Tristan spoke to interested students in Years 7-10 about
his writing and stories. The students found his talk extremely interesting and asked several
questions about how to improve their own writing.
Fleur Ferris
We were very fortunate to have Fleur Ferris visit our school this week. She spoke to interested
students in Years 9-11 about her books, Risk, Black and her new novel, Wreck. Fleur Ferris worked
as a police officer and a paramedic for a number of years, roles which provided experiences
and insight to inform her stories.
UPCOMING
Zohab Zee Khan – August 16
In Week 5, students will have a unique opportunity to engage in a workshop with Australian
Poetry Slam Champion, Zohab Zee Khan. This will be a fantastic opportunity for students to work
closely with an incredibly talented performer and poet, allowing insight into the power of words
in communicating meaning.
Mrs G Carter—Relieving Head Teacher English
CHPA athletes participated in a workshop
presented by Orange Headspace. The
athletes talked about a variety of stresses
and self caring strategies to deal with
stress. They also investigated into the
different types of bullies and bullying. They
were shown visually how hard it is to
juggle everything in life and how
sometimes something just has to give.
Headspace provided us with lots of handy
information and access to help in lots of
ways when we need it...Headspace is the
place to go with careers and work help
also!!!
On Tuesday 23rd July, 17 girls participated in the
annual Marianne Murphy Cup. The cup is a netball
competition for 14’s 16’s and Opens, between all high
school throughout Orange. Canobolas High School
participated in the 14’s and 16’s competition and all
players displayed great sportsmanship and school
spirit throughout the day.
The 16’s team took to the court and the girls played
really well seeing they don’t all play together on the
weekends and some girls actually don’t play at all.
The team played 3 games, unfortunately didn’t get a
win but improved throughout the day. All games
were played with good spirit and sportsmanship.
There a few outstanding players including, in shooting,
Lilly Mitchell who played up an age group and did a
fantastic job, centre court Tegan Wood, who actually
played and umpired and in defence and Catherine
Nicholson who played outstanding in all games.
In first game, the Under 14 year girls came
up against Orange Anglican Grammar
School. From the very beginning, Canobolas
showed their skill level and connected as a
team. It was a very close game, with the
ball going up and down the court but the
girls never gave up. The girls fought to the
end, walking away with a 1 point win. The
team didn’t have a break all day, which
was tough. The girls came across some
pretty neat competitors but always tried
their best and improved throughout the
day. Well done to all the girls who played
but a special mention to shooter Chloe
Jones for her commitment in the shooting
circle, Montanna McIlwain-Browne who ran
all day in the centre position, showing great
skill and to Teagan Masila for never giving
up down the defence end.
14’s: Teagan Masila, Jorjah White, Chloe
White, Naomi Smith, Montanna McIlwain-
Browne, Keiara Johnson, Ashley Wood,
Taliah Miller and Chloe Jones.
3 Day PDHPE Faculty Ski Trip!!
#NOTES AND FINAL PAYMENTS ARE NOW DUE
PDHPE Assessment Reminders
Many of the PDHPE classes across the years are currently working on assessable items both in class and at
home. A reminder that if your child does not complete an assessment task and hand it in on time for
marking, it will affect the overall grade they are awarded for PDHPE. This grade also has a practical effort,
attitude and participation mark for lessons where students participate in practical games, sports and
various physical activities. Please note that this component of the course is compulsory and students may
only be excused from these classes with a medical note during the time of injury recovery.
Rep Shorts and Socks!!!
School sport representative shorts $40 and socks $10 are available for purchase for through the school
office and PDHPE. Payments can also be made online.
Mark Skein- HT PDHPE
Sport has changed this year at Canobolas High, each year group will have a different sports
day. Students are able to wear their sport uniforms on the following days:
Year 10– Mondays
Year 9—Wednesdays
Year 8—Thursdays
Year 7—Wednesdays
Year 8- Lifestyle Diseases- Week 4
Year 9- RESPECT Relationships- Week 8
Year 10- Road Safety Exam- Week 3
9 PASS – Event Management – Week 10
10 PASS – Sports Media- Week 9
9 Dance – Great Debate- Week 9
10 Dance – Stimulus Response Week 8
Prelim Dance- Performance and Composition Week 6 AND Appreciation Exam (Week 9/10)
Year 11 SLR- Research Task- Week 6 Prelim Exam (Week 9/10)
Prelim Yr. 11 PDHPE- Prelim Exam (Week 9/10)
HSC PDHPE- HSC Trial Exam (Week 4/5)
HSC SLR- HSC Trial Exam (Week 4/5)
Calling for applicants for the
Canobolas High Performance Athletes (CHPA) program
Year 7 2018
Designed to holistically support and develop students who excel
in sports, dance or athletic domains. Students who apply for a
CHPA program placement must be able to demonstrate pre-
elite representative ability (higher than club or school level) in
particular sport/s and demonstrate positive attitudes, highly
developed work habits, and respectful and responsible
behaviour.
Further information and CHPA program applications can be accessed via our school
website www.canobolas-h.schools.nsw.edu.au or by emailing Mark Skein HT PDHPE /
CHPA Director [email protected].
STEM CENTRE NEWS Year 7 STEM – Sphero’s Cage
Following the visit to Dubbo Zoo last term, Year 7 STEM students were asked to reflect upon the
Rhino exhibit and the type of enclosure used to keep the animals contained. Students working in
teams were tasked with designing, creating and testing an enclosure for an out of control
Sphero robot, inspired by the Rhino enclosure. Here are some photos of 7STE2 and their designs.
For a video of a test, see our school Facebook and Twitter pages!
HISTORY OF ORANGE DVD This DVD has been generously donated to our school. It contains lots of information about Orange and the surrounding districts. Included in the DVD is:
Early history of the district, agricultural, mining and manufacturing history, Wiradjuri history, biographies of early settlers and well known local identities, heritage studies, scanned copies of many local history books, scanned copies of foundation stones and significant graveyard headstones, CWD negative collection index, sketchbooks of significant landmarks, tourist brochures, musical society history and programs.
This is a great resource for any student studying the local history of Orange.
NEW BOOKS IN THE STEM CENTRE We have received quite a few new books in the STEM centre recently, check them out on
the New Books stand. Here is just a selection:
Positive Behaviour
Learning News
This term our focus is
‘Speak Well’
Have you been caught speaking well and
received a PBL ticket? Make sure you
pop it in one of the PBL ticket boxes
around the school to go into the weekly
draw to win a $5.00 voucher at the
canteen.
50th ANNIVERSARY
BOOKS FOR SALE $45
FROM SCHOOL OFFICE
PH. 6362 1677
YEAR 7 2018 AT THE CANOBOLAS RURAL
TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
Year 6 students are invited to join a
Google Classroom to find out more about
starting high school next year.
The code is: 2unc85b
Miss Hollie McRae, Year 7 Adviser 2018,
has created this classroom to distribute
information to prospective students and
their parents.
Parents are reminded to return their
child’s Application to Enrol in Year 7 2018 to the office at
The Canobolas Rural Technology High School as soon as
possible.
PLEASE SAVE YOUR WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN TOKENS AND DROP
THEM INTO THE BOX LOCATED IN THE FRONT FOYER OF THE SCHOOL.
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