RESPECT - LEARNING - MATURITY - ACCEPTANCE
The Exeter Pride
Term 3 - Issue No. 2 - 12 August 2016 PRINCIPAL : Ben Frerk
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL : Paul Stevenson
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL : Andrea Saville GRADE LEADERS
Grade 7 Karley Blackberry / Naomi Cartledge
Grade 8 Allison Macpherson / Ty Stewart
Grade 9 Kym Knights / Angela Howie
Grade 10 Jo Robinson / Stefan Lendvay
SUPPORT SERVICES:
School Psychologist : Jessica Walker (Monday & Wednesday)
Social Worker : Esther Fleming (Monday & Tuesday)
School Chaplain: Nerida Green (Monday & Friday)
School Health Nurse : David Mackay (Friday)
Diary Dates Term 3 AUGUST
Tuesday 16 ICAS Mathematics Competition
Wednesday 17 Little Mermaid performance,
Princess Theatre, Grades 7 & 8, Limited Numbers
Friday 19 Last paper copy of The Pride
Monday 22 10B & 10D Rock Climbing, Gorge
SLC Fundraiser Free Dress Day
Tuesday 23 10A & 10C Rock Climbing, Gorge
RSPCA Cupcake Day
Thursday 25 Parents & Friends Meeting, 7:30pm
Staffroom—All Welcome! Friday 26 Newstead College visit, Grade 10
Wednesday 31 Whole School Social
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 1 Rock of Ages performance, Princess
Theatre, Grade 7 & 8, Limited
Numbers
Friday 2 SLC Fundraiser, Footy Colours Day Monday 5 10B Abseiling, Brady’s Lookout
Tuesday 6 10A Abseiling, Brady’s Lookout
Wednesday 14 10C & 10D Abseiling, Brady’s Lookout
Friday 16 Whole School Assembly
Wednesday 21 10C & 10D Abseiling, Brady’s Lookout
Thursday 22 Parents & Friends Meeting, 7:30pm
Staffroom—All Welcome!
From the Principal NAPLAN
In May 2016, national literacy and numeracy assessments were
administered to students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 throughout
Australia.
Parents of students in Years 7 and 9 will soon receive a report
that shows your child’s achievement in these areas. These
tests, in key areas of literacy and numeracy, provide parents
and educators with a snapshot of how students are
progressing – individually, as part of the school community
and nation.
NAPLAN results enable parents and teachers to see how
students are progressing, not just within their class but also
against national standards that have been agreed upon by all
state and territory governments.
How do I read the results?
The front page of the student report provides some general
information about the tests and an explanation of how to read
the report. The second and third pages have diagrams that
show your child’s results for each area (numeracy, reading,
writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation) on the common
assessment scale. The common assessment scale has ten
bands and is used to report the results for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9
students. However only the relevant six bands for each year
level are shown on the student report.
The diagram in the student’s report shows the range for the
middle sixty percent of students, the national average result
and the national minimum standard for each year level.
The final page of the report has a table that provides a brief
description of the skills students have typically demonstrated
in the tests at each band.
For more information about the national tests, please visit the
national NAPLAN website at: http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/
naplan.html
Learning:
At Exeter High School we have a very strong focus on
literacy and numeracy. Every day our teachers focus on
developing the literacy skills, knowledge and disposition in
students so they can interpret and use language
confidently for learning and communicating in and out of
school. We also work extremely hard on developing the
numeracy skills in our students so they can use
mathematics across all learning areas at school and in their
lives more broadly. This is why it is so important that
students attend school each day. An important fact is that
if a child is absent from school one day a week during high
school (7 -10), they will have missed nearly a full school
year by the time they finish their high school years. This
creates a big gap in the literacy and numeracy
development of young people.
Important Facts regarding Attendance:
By law in Tasmania, all children at the age of 5 years
old must attend school every day.
By law in Tasmania, after Year 10 and until they are
17 years of age, children must be:-
In school or registered for home education.
Studying accredited vocational education and
training courses at a registered training
organisation.
Undertaking a traineeship or apprenticeship.
How can you as a parent help your child get the
most out of their education?
By making medical appointments and other
appointments outside of school hours.
By arranging family holidays in scheduled school
holiday breaks.
By knowing what is happening at school.
It is very important that you don’t keep you child away
from school for minor reasons.
It is really important that if your child is absent from
school you contact the office and provide a reason. If you
have any problems with getting you child or children to
school please contact us for advice or support.
Building parents-school partnerships
Positive relationships between teachers, students and
parents is a vital step towards engaging learners and
allowing students to master 21st century skills. Having a
positive attitude about our school is fundamentally
important to improving student outcomes.
Research has proven, that parents who are proactive in
communicating with teachers about what their children
are learning, attending school events and having a positive
attitude about the school leads to students reaching their
full potential and living healthy and productive lives.
An excellent way to immerse yourself in the day to day
business of the school is to become an active member of
our School Association.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
Next meeting will be held on Thursday 25 August commencing at 7:30pm in the
main staff room. All are welcome to attend.
Junior Football have won their first three games
comfortably but have been beaten by much stronger
St. Patrick’s teams in the last two weeks.
Notable performances from Jayden Hinds, Jonty
Sheppard, Toby Upson, Sam Sherriff and Brandon
Leary.
We are looking to bounce back this week against
Kings Meadows in an away game.
The senior footy team had a tough start to the
season, losing our first three games in a row as we
played Division 1 schools to determine which
division we would enter.
After being placed in Division 2, our season is now
back on track with comfortable wins over several
teams and two narrow one-goal losses to SPC and
LCS. With a firm 3rd position on the Division 2
ladder, we have finals set in our sights. With some
blood, heart and ticker, we know we have the
potential to make it all the way.
Tom Cooper
Student Success
Congratulations Caitlyn Turner for achieving some excellent
results in three national competitions. Caitlyn has achieved a
High Distinction in the Australian National History
Competition and has been named the Tasmanian Junior
History Champion. In the ICAS Digital Technologies
competition Caitlyn is one of the Tasmanian champions and
has been awarded a medal for her outstanding high
achievement. In the ASI Big Science Competition Caitlyn has
again achieved an excellent result and is one of only fifty-
four girls nationally to be invited to the Curious Minds
Conference. What an amazing effort Caitlyn, well-done!
Mr Ben Frerk
PRINCIPAL
I’m David your School
Health Nurse for Exeter
High School. My work is
part of the second stage
introduction of primary and
secondary school health nurses across Tasmanian
Government schools. The programme aims to support
schools to create a physical and social environment that
promotes health and wellbeing, and assists to improve
health and education outcomes for children and young
people in Tasmania. In secondary schools the focus is to
promote good health and wellbeing, and to work with students, teachers and the school community on issues that
may include body image, physical activity and nutrition,
mental health, addictions and risk behaviours, sexual health
and relationships, positive parenting for teenagers with
babies, and promotion of good health and wellbeing.
I offer one to one assistance, working with health promotion
activities, and being involved with health education where
requested. My background in nursing has been quite varied
but as well as acute nursing in the LGH, some years in
occupational health, I have worked in Youth Health for 16
years, based at The Corner Youth Health Centre, more
recently known as Headspace. In addition, I have served as
a member of the RAANC as a Nursing officer (reservist) for
many years. I really enjoy working with young people. Last
year I worked with students around relationships, cyber
safety, nutrition, sleep, puberty and hygiene. I am also able
to offer smoking cessation, resilience and life skills
programmes, body image and self-esteem as well as
programmes such as Friends, Drumbeat and Safe Landings
later in the year.
I’m based at four high schools, and will be at Exeter High
every Friday. I am located in room 111, which is the same
room as the Social Worker. Students can self-refer or
teachers and support staff are also able to refer; the office
staff are aware of my availability and have an appointment
booking sheet. I’m happy to work with parents when
requested, and can be contacted via the school office. if you
would like to make an appointment. Next month I will be
at Exeter on Fridays, August 19th, and 26th.
Just as a reminder, first aid needs still go through the
school’s usual process as I am not in the school every day.
David Mackay
School Health Nurse
Let me introduce myself… My name is Nerida Green and I
commenced work here at Exeter at the
end of July as the new school Chaplain,
replacing Crystal during her Maternity Leave. I will be
working Mondays and Fridays each week.
I was born and bred in Launceston and apart from a year in
Queensland recently and a year in California in the early
1990’s, have lived in Launceston all my life.
I enjoy walking, scrapbooking, crafts, reading, baking, and
travelling (as you can see by the attached photo of a very
recent trip to Africa).
My working life has seen me fluctuating between working in
administration in various industries and fields, to working in
and managing child care centres. After completing my
Diploma in Children’s Services in 1991, in 1992 I spent a
year in California working as a nanny just outside of San
Francisco. I still have contact with this family and feel
privileged to have been back to visit a couple of times and
see my “charges” grow into adulthood and have their own
children.
I currently work 3 days a week at a local church as an Office
Administrator and also teach Learn to Swim classes at the
Launceston Aquatic Centre.
I am also a trained Rainbows facilitator which is a
programme which runs for about 12 weeks with small
groups of children and deals with issues of grief. I am
hoping to run a similar programme here at Exeter in Term 4
called “Spectrum” which is for older students, but will keep
you posted on this.
I am looking forward to getting to know the staff and
students here at Exeter and supporting the school
community. My intention initially is to spend time in
different classes so that students know who I am and thus
build relationships that way. I want students to feel
comfortable to come and chat to me if they have any issues/
concerns or just need someone to be a sounding board for
them and encourage them.
Once I have “found my feet” a little and spent time with
students, I will be looking at running some lunch time
activities which I hope will not only be fun and enjoyable,
but will help build a sense of identity and leave “our” kids
feeling better about themselves and their place in the world
around them.
Thank you for the privilege of being a part of your child’s
school life.
Nerida
School Chaplain
Last Friday, the 5th August, eighteen pumped Grade 10s were
up bright and early ready for an action packed trip away in
Melbourne. We all boarded the plane and anticipated what
was to come. While some of us were looking forward to the
football and the large amount of shopping, others were
looking forward to the Pokemon that were waiting to be
discovered.
Once we arrived in Melbourne we piled into the party bus
and headed to our home for the next couple of days. We
dumped our stuff and headed off to our first stop. The MCG
and National Sports Museum, which required a lot of walking
to reach.
The National Sports Museum was filled with memorabilia
from every sport imaginable as well as great spots to take
our new profile pictures. After that we got the opportunity
to step onto the very grass where football greats get to play.
Soon after we continued to the Collingwood Football
Club which required more walking. When we arrived we got
a tour of the facilities and daily life of a Magpie footy player.
It was great having an insight into what a player at the
club experiences.
Once the tour was over and we were able to drag
the Collingwood fans out of the gift shop with their new
merchandise, we did even more walking which took us
to Rod Laver Arena. We were given a tour of the home of
Australian tennis and it was unreal being able to see first
hand the environment which famous tennis players
encounter at the Australian Open.
With MORE walking we headed back to the city. While most
of us took a break, Mr Clarke took on a magpie. The magpie
won.
We headed back to our hotel and settled in. Once we had
unpacked we went shopping at Melbourne Central. While
most of the group headed off to stores such as Nike and
Adidas, a small number of us went straight to Boost Juice.
This was the first of many of our daily Boost Juice trips.
After we'd finished shopping we mentally prepared ourselves
for the tram ride to the MCG which would be filled with
people and no room to move. We watched at least three
trams go before finally nodding our heads and saying "yep,
this is the one guys."
Friday night footy at the G was a great match between
Collingwood and Richmond which went goal for goal, with
the Tigers coming out on top. After the game we headed
back to the hotel and got some well deserved sleep ready
for the next day.
Day 2 was a rough start. We caught the tram out to the
zoo and ended up driving straight past the zoo by 30 stops
before we could get off. Once we finally made it to the zoo
we explored the exhibits and took happy snaps with all the
animals. Being at the zoo made us all very hungry, some so
hungry that pouring chocolate sauce mistakenly over a pie
thinking it's barbeque sauce became a good idea.
Once we'd wrapped up at the zoo we headed to the DFO,
ready for some good quality shopping. 99.9% of us came
home with a fresh pair of new kicks, even Mr Clarke’s son
scored a pair. While many of us enjoyed this shopping
experience, the rest (particularly the boys) couldn't wait to
get out of there. So it was time for some footy.
We travelled to Etihad Stadium and caught a tram which
had pre-show entertainment of Josh Shaw face planting. We
were all excited for the match between the Bulldogs and
the Kangaroos. We had seats up close to the action and we
were constantly waving our arms around trying to get on
TV. It was a great game with the Bulldogs claiming the win.
We headed back to the hotel for our last night in
Melbourne.
Day 3 our last day, started off with a trip to the Queen
Victoria Markets which was a great experience and our last
shopping opportunity, where we purchased a watermelon
which he happily ate on our remaining travels. And we
don't regret that purchase one bit.
We returned to our hotel, packed our bags and boarded
the party bus back to the airport. And yes, the watermelon
was still being consumed until we got into the airport and
could no longer carry this massive watermelon with us.
At the airport we formed a queue at Krispy Kremes, buying
the boxes by the dozen. Then we boarded the plane back
to Tassie.
All in all we had an unforgettable experience. We came
home with new unbeatable Pokemon and memories that
will last forever.
We'd like to say a huge thank you to Mrs Robinson, Mr
Clarke and Mrs Saville once again for organising the trip and
giving us the opportunity to attend.
Emma Summers and Lily Spencer
A call every 1.7 minutes - Kids Helpline
Over 350,000 young people aged five to 25 contacted Kids Helpline last year, with 209,803 calls, chats and emails answered. According to the Kids Helpline Insights Report 2015, the 24/7 phone support service for young people responds to over 4,000 contacts every week. Children and young people contact the service for a range of issues in their lives including mental and emotional wellbeing, bullying, drug and alcohol use, pregnancy, domestic violence, and peer relationships. Over half of the young people who contacted Kids Helpline were aged between 13-18 years and 71 per cent were female. Just over one in five calls were about mental health; other common reasons young people sought counselling were family relationships, emotional wellbeing, suicide, and dating and partner relationships. This provides invaluable insights into the key issues affecting young Australians. According to yourtown CEO Tracy Adams, mental health and emotional wellbeing is now the number one reason why children and young people contact the service for counselling. “Our services are ever evolving to meet the contemporary needs of children and young people in response to what they tell us and what academic research shows,” she said.
The report also revealed that 31 per cent of young people accessing the service came from regional and remote communities. Young people also accessed information via web and email services. The ‘Tips and Info” section on the website, which covers topics like dating, family, mental health and sexuality, had over half a million page views last year. This is closely aligned with the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ finding that 99 per cent of Aussie teens aged 15-17 use the internet and spend an average of 18 hours per week online. Of the 285 children and young people who responded to the 2015
Kids Helpline survey, two out of three felt more capable of dealing with their problems after speaking to a counsellor. Kids Helpline celebrates its 25th birthday this year. The service has responded to more than 75 million contacts from children and young people since its establishment in 1991.
Top 5 Concerns of all Kids Helpline
counselling contacts
Market Dates 2016/2017 2016
Sunday 4th September Sunday 2th October
Monday 7th November (Northern Tasmania Recreation Day)
Sunday 4th December
2017 Sunday 8th January Sunday 5th February. Monday 13th March
(8 Hour Day) Monday 17th April (TBC)
(Easter Monday)
Please note the following: Stall Holder Fees:
Outside Stall holders:
One 5 meter frontage site - $20.00 Trestles -$5.00 each
Food sites requiring power - $5.00 plus site fee.
Inside Stall Holders: Includes One trestle $20.00
Includes Two trestles $30.00
Stall holder fees will be collected by the Lion Club members between 9 am -10 am. Please ensure you have
your stall holder fees ready.
For more information, please visit our website
The school farm is selling garden mulch. $5 for
a 30L bag or $4 for 20 or
more. Orders can be
placed through the school
office by phoning 6394 4366.
Prepayment is required
when ordering and a pick up
time will also need to be negotiated.
Dental Van
The Dental Van will be at Exeter
Primary School until the end of
August. To organise a check up or
treatment please phone 6394 4757 /
6702 6088 for an appointment.
The SLC are planning a number of events for the
term. More details will be available as dates get
closer, so please keep a lookout .
Junior Sport Activity session every Tuesday at
lunch time in the Gym
Senior Sport Activity session every Thursday at
lunch time in the Gym
Free Dress/Fundraising Day Monday 22 August
in conjunction with RSPCA Cupcake Day. Gold
coin donation.
Whole School Social Wednesday 31 August—Theme to be advised.
Fundraising Footy Colours Day, Friday 2
September. Gold coin donation.
Important
Message School Newsletter moving to
paperless circulation
Parents, carers and community members are advised that
our school newsletter “The Pride” will soon become an e-
publication only.
The last issue to be circulated in paper form will be
distributed on Friday 19 August 2016.
From then on the newsletter will be available via our
webpage at exeterhigh.education.tas.gov.au our school
Facebook page or via the Exeter High School site on the
Skoolbag app which can be downloaded for free from the
app store.
Paper versions will continue to be available from the school
office in very limited numbers.
CONTACT DETAILS
Exeter High School
Glen Ard Mohr Road, EXETER Tas 7275
Phone (03) 6394 4366 Fax (03) 6394 4485
Email: [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS 8:30am-4:00pm 6394 4366
Beginners Sewing Course Alanvale Campus of TasTAFE, Newnham
Design and produce clothing Draft patterns No previous experience needed
Thursdays, 9am – 2.30pm (1/9, 8/9, 15/9, 22/9,(school holiday break), 13/10, 20/10, 27/10, 3/11)
Instalment plans available Full Fee $249.60 – Concession $83.20
Please contact Glenda Edmunds 6777 2637 Places limited.
LEAD, INSPIRE, GROW – Applications now open
Applications are now open for West Tamar
Council’s youth leadership program – Lead,
Inspire, Grow. The program is held over 3
days in the summer holidays at Camp Clayton, Ulverstone from
January 9th – 11th.
The camp features games, challenges and guests speakers and is
designed to build leadership skills. The camp is open to all West
Tamar residents aged 12-16 and free to successful applicants.
Places are limited.
To apply visit: http://www.wtc.tas.gov.au/Your-Community/Youth/
L e a d e r s h i p - P r o g r a m o r c o n t a c t S t e w a r t
[email protected] or phone: 63239206) for further
information.
Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Australia Day Awards and Grants.
Australia Day Awards Do you know an outstanding individual or group deserving of an award in one of the following categories: Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Young Sportsperson of the Year or Community Group/Event of the Year? Outstanding contributions and community service includes areas such as: education, health, fund-raising, charitable and voluntary services, business, sport, arts, the environment, or any other area that contributes to the advancement and wellbeing of a community. All residents of the West Tamar Municipal Area are eligible and nominations of non-residents who have made an outstanding contribution to the community will also be considered. Australia Day Grants West Tamar Council is offering grants of up to $2,000 to assist community groups in the West Tamar municipality to hold com-munity Australia Day events. On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what is great about Australia and being Australian. It is the day to re-flect on what we can be proud of and for communities to cele-brate together. In line with the National Australia Day Council, West Tamar Council encourages our valued community groups to Celebrate What’s Great.
NOMINATE AND APPLY NOW!
Nomination/Application forms and guidelines are available on Council’s website www.wtc.tas.gov.au. Submissions close on Friday 30 September 2016.
For more information or assistance completing the forms please contact Kaitlin Roach on 6323 9200 /
Performances
The school office is still taking payments for the following performances.
The Little Mermaid, $10.00 Rock of Ages, $10.00
Numbers for these shows are limited so please return signed permission form and money to the office now.
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