BARRENJOEY HIGH SCHOOL’S

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Phone: 9918 8811

The Peninsula Press

Term 2, Week 4

24th May, 2018

Official Opening of the

Avalon Youth Hub

AVALON YOUTH HUB OFFICIAL OPENING

On Friday the 18th May 2018 the Avalon Youth Hub was officially opened by Minister Stokes,

Mayor Regan, Justene Gordon (CEO of The Burdekin Association) and myself. Many community

members and service providers who will staff the Hub attended the Opening marking an historic

day for both Avalon and surrounding areas.

As a Principal it is impossible to separate education and the health of the individual child and

his/her family. Everyday my colleagues and I see firsthand the effects, that issues such as: mental

ill-health, drugs and alcohol, homelessness, family breakdowns and communication issues and

relationship problems can have on all concerns.

In fact, 1 in 4 of our adolescents and young people experience mental health issues and even more

are exposed to drug and alcohol concerns.

At the most tragic end to this spectrum of ‘youth ill-health’ is suicide. When an individual takes his

or her life the community bleeds; from the family to the neighbours to the friends. From the local

surf club (and especially) the school.

This community is no different to any other yet we have experienced many challenges in achieving

consistent care and advice from expert service providers due to our geographic position.

Navigating the matrix of help is muddy at best but from now on a new community-partner is here to

help.

I acknowledge the impressive work of The Burdekin Association in binding this unique relationship

together. It is rare to have a local council, State and Federal Government, Northern Sydney

Health, Service Providers and Education all agree on anything but they are when it comes to this

venture. Furthermore the success of this site may be witnessed and replicated in other

communities.

As a Principal I am ecstatic at the prospect of having such a great deal of expertise now available

to help this community’s youth cope with the ever-changing landscape of adolescence and young

adulthood.

Please familiarise yourself with the services it provides and direct anyone you feel may be in need of assistance towards it.

Night sky tours

by Professor

Fred Watson

Professor Fred Watson is coming to the Night Market on June 15 and as part

of that he has provided some information on offers he has in the lead up. I

thought you might be interested.

1.Sydney Star Trails Tours. These are walking tours in the Rocks, talking

about the history of astronomy in the area, visiting Sydney Observatory and

giving you a chance to look through a telescope. The tours are $45 per adult

and include supper. We have a $20 discount offer for the month of May.

Details are on the webpage. http://www.fredwatson.com.au/tours.html

2.Siding Spring Observatory Stays: These are 3 night stays at the telescopes

in Siding Spring, and are a new offer that we've recently developed. We have

three sets of dates available:

i)8 - 10 June (June Long weekend)

ii) 13 - 16 July (Christmas in July)

iii) 7 - 9 September

FRED WATSON – TOURS AND EVENTS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FOR 2018

WEEK 5(A) TERM 2

MONDAY

28 MAY

TUESDAY

29 MAY

WEDNESDAY

30 MAY

THURSDAY

31 MAY

FRIDAY

1 JUNE

Year 11 VET

Hospitality Work

Placement

VACCINATIONS

(Year 10 and catch

up Year 7)

Year 12 Tutorial

Program Week

Year 12 Physics

Assessment Due

Year 12 Advanced

English & Standard

in Class

Assessment

Year 10 Science

Half Yearly Exam

Year 8 Tutorial

Program Week

Debating Stage

Year 11 VET

Hospitality Work

Placement

Year 12 Flexible

Learning Day –

*General Maths

Focus Study

delivery and

HSC Marking

Day

*HSIE Project

arvo for Society

& Culture and

History Ext 1

students

Year 8 Science

Half Yearly

Exam

Year 11 VET

Hospitality

Work

Placement

Australian

Geography

Competition

(Year 11)

Year 8

Science Half

Yearly Exam

Year 11 VET

Hospitality Work

Placement

BHS Cookbook

Photoshoot

Year 12

Chemistry

Practical

Assessment

Task

Australian

Geography

Competition

(years 7,8,9,10

ext)

Year 11 VET

Hospitality

Work

Placement

Warringah

Zone Athletics

Carnival

Band

Rehearsal

3.15pm –

4.30pm

MONDAY

21 MAY

TUESDAY

22 MAHY

WEDNESDAY

23 MAY

THURSDAY

24 MAY

FRIDAY

25 MAY

Year 11 VET

Business

Studies Work

Placement

Year 12 Tutorial

Program

Year 12 Visual

Arts Excursion

HSC Minimum

Standard Online

Test – Reading

Year 8 Tutorial

Program Week

Year 11 VET

Business Studies

Work Placement

ZONE CROSS

COUNTRY –

Warringah Rugby

Park

Year 11 Flexible

Learning Day

HSC Minimum

Standard Online

Test – Numeracy

Band Rehearsal

6pm-8pm

Year 11 VET Business

Studies Work

Placement

HSC Minimum

Standard Online Test –

Writing

Year 9 Wellbeing

Production

Year 8 Wellbeing

Production

YEAR 7

PARENT/TEACHER/

STUDENT EVENING

4PM-7PM

Year 11

VET

Business

Studies

Work

Placement

Duke of Ed

– Bronze

Practise

Expedition

Year 10

Suicide

Prevention

Workshop

Year 10

English

Task 2 Due

Year 11 VET

Business

Studies Work

Placement

Duke of Ed –

Bronze Practise

Expedition

Year 12 English

Adv Excursion

Year 11 SLR

Task 2 Skill

Acquisition Task

Year 11 English

Studies Video

Blog

Assessment

Due

Year 11 Maths

Incursion

Year 7 Maths

Incursion

Band Rehearsal

3.15pm-4.30pm

WEEK 4(B) TERM 2

Extension and

Enrichment:

Year 7: Wednesdays Week A

Year 8: Tuesdays Week A

Support and

Consolidation:

Year 7: Mondays Week B

Year 8: Mondays Week A

Maths prep

Year 9: Mondays Week A

______________________________________________________

I give permission for my child ______________________________________of Year: ______

to attend the following LEEP session, Term 2 2018

.

PLEASE CIRCLE: Support Extension Maths Prep

Learning Enrichment and Extension Program

LEEP is a tutorial program run by Barrenjoey maths

teachers, straight after school (3:10 - 4:10) in A13 on

selected afternoons

INTO MATHS @ BARRENJOEY LEEP

Three programs are being offered this term:

• Extension and Enrichment – capable students wanting

to participate in the Choose Maths students competition:

http://choosemathsawards.org.au/student-awards/ • Support and Consolidation - For those experiencing

difficulties and wanting support in schoolwork and numeracy skills

• 5.3 Maths Prep – For year 9 students not

currently in the 5.3 maths course wanting to

access more challenging material

There is a small cost of $10 per term to cover afternoon tea

before the session starts. Programs start Week 2.

Regards,

Alison Munro (LEEP Co-ordinator)

Please complete the slip below and bring it with payment to the Treasurers office ASAP as spaces are limited.

YEAR 8 TUTORIALS PROGRAM

TERM 2, 2018

Barrenjoey High School is offering small group tutorials in English and Mathematics. The

six week program starts Week 4 Monday 21st May up to and including Week 9 beginning

Monday 25th June. The sessions will go for 1 hour starting from 3.30 onwards and all

tutorials will be held at school in A Block.

Skilled and experienced tutors will work with students in a friendly environment delivering

course material, challenging concepts, revision topics and exam strategies. As we run on

a cost-only basis the tutorials can be offered at the very reasonable price of $150.00 per

subject for the six week program.

Enrolments are now open and close on Monday 7th of May.

Confirmation of places will be emailed by Tuesday 8th of May along with invoices

requesting payment by Week 3, Tuesday 15th of May. Please wait for your confirmation

place before making payment to the Treasurer.

Please email your enrolment to evie.menhinick1@det.nsw.edu.au indicating what

tutorial(s) you would like to enrol your child in.

We look forward to having your child participate in the tutorial program, which will assist

them to develop and consolidate their knowledge and skills, encourage confidence and

facilitate students to reach their academic best.

Thank you and kind regards

Ian Bowsher Evie Menhinick

Principal Teacher/Tutorial Co-ordinator

Student name:

Extension Maths Monday

Consolidation Maths Wednesday

Extension English Wednesday

Consolidation English Thursday

TUESDAY AFTERNOON HOMEWORK

CLUB SCHEDULE

Week/Date

Tuesday 3.10 – 4.15

Focus

Week 5 – 29/05/2018 Science

Week 6 – 05/06/2018 English

Week 7 – 12/06/2018 Tas

Week 8 – 19/06/2018 Geography

Week 9 – 26/06/2018 General homework

Week 10 – 03/07/2018 General homework

PARENT/TEACHER/STUDENT INTERVIEW EVENINGS

Year 8 Parent/Student/teacher interviews are on

Thursday 7th June4.00pm-7.00pm

Bookings Opened on Monday May 21st at 12pm and

close on Friday 1st June at 3pm

GO TO YOUR PARENT PORTAL TO MAKE YOUR BOOKING!

ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Sarah Bradhurst of

Year 11 Visual Arts

has been studying

portraiture. Her excellent

watercolour work shows

skill in capturing the

appearance of her subject

with additional insight into

the character.

PCS – Seeking Freelance Journalist

The Peninsula Community of Schools (PCS) represents 10 primary schools, from Cromer PS

to Avalon PS, and 3 high schools and focuses on delivering quality education K-12.

We are seeking your journalistic writing skills to assist in the promotion of the PCS for a

double page spread in the Manly Daily’s education week series.

The promotional piece showcases the high-quality of public education in the PCS through

highlighting 2-3 student events. The education week article will appear in early August.

We are looking for a writer who can showcase the many valuable education and

professional learning opportunities offered for our students and staff!

If you are interested in offering your assistance, please provide a short resume to the

Principal at your school.

EXCURSION INFORMATION

EXCURSION YEAR

GROUP

DATE OF

EXCURSION

PAYMENT

DUE DATE

COST

WELLBEING 7 DUE NOW $30.00

WELLBEING

8 DUE NOW

$55.00

WELLBEING

9 DUE NOW

$30.00

WELLBEING

10 DUE NOW

$110.00

WELLBEING

11/12 DUE NOW

$30.00

SCIENCE COMP Various $10.00 & $6.00

DANCE

PERFORMANCE Various $200.00

The Tempest 12 25 May DUE NOW $46.00

HSC English

Extension Study Day 12 27 May 20 May $50.00

HSC Society &

Culture Study Day 11 & 12 1st June DUE NOW $40.00

Gibberagong 5 June 29 May $31.00

Macbeth 10 18 June 10 June $20.00

Australian Wildlife

Display 7 25th June DUE NOW $10.00

YEAR 11 CAMP –

JINDABYNE 11 5-10 August DUE NOW

Ins #2 due

4/5/18

$345 (deposit)

Instalment 2 = $250

Every alternate week the Maths staff will pose a mathematical puzzle to

ponder with a syllabus reference and degree of difficulty (1 to 5

compasses) will be supplied. The solution will be provided in the following

issue.

This week’s question

Regular hexagons are inscribed in and circumscribed outside a circle - as shown in the

illustration.

If the smaller hexagon has an area of three square units, what is the area of the larger hexagon?

OBTUSE ANGLES

MATHS PUZZLES TO PONDER

Syllabus reference:

Stage 4: MA5.2-17SP

CAREERS NEWSLETTER with Mr Moylan

Barrenjoey has launched its new careers website. It is a great resource for students, parents and

staff regarding career and post school information.

Good Afternoon everyone,

Here is the link to this weeks Careers Newsletter https://goo.gl/PQ7Voi

Please note we are taking Year 12 students to visit two Careers Expos this term.

Northern Beaches Careers Expo - Miramare Gardens Terrey Hills tomorrow, 10th May 2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/153663385445588/

Northern Beaches Tertiary Expo - ICMS Manly

25th May 2018

http://nbte.com.au/

Michael Moylan

Careers Adviser

Year 9 Adviser

CANTEEN ROSTER – Term 2

Helpers Needed in the Canteen! If you can lend a hand for a few hours on any day please

call the school on 9918 8811. Many thanks

Week 5 CANTEEN ROSTER

MONDAY 28 MAY Jo Willmore

TUESDAY 29 MAY Help Needed

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY Justine Nagle

THURSDAY 31 May Emma Watson

FRIDAY 1 JUNE Jackie Sailer

Week 4 CANTEEN ROSTER

MONDAY 21 MAY Help Needed

TUESDAY 22 MAY Help Needed

WEDNESDAY 23 MAY Help Needed

THURSDAY 24 MAY Help Needed

FRIDAY 25 MAY Bridgit Osborn & Pauline Wright

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