GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL...2021/02/05 · Gloucester Australia Day Awards ceremony. I would also like to thank our school captains for their address on the day and to the musical performers

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GLOUCESTERHIGH SCHOOL

Quality education in a caring, innovative environment.

School Calendar Monday 8 February Hoggs for the Homeless visit UNE Roadshow - Y11 & 12

Tuesday 16 February Zone Swimming Carnival

Wednesday 17 February Open Boys Basketball - Taree

Tuesday 23 February Open Netball Gala Day

Wednesday 24 February U15 and Open Rugby League Trials - Forster

Friday 26 February Open Boys and Girls Touch - Taree

Monday 1 March Hunter Swimming Carnival

CANTEEN - Phone 65589963Monday 8 February ElonaTuesday 9 February AmandaWednesday 10 February JulieThursday 11 February ElonaFriday 12 February Tonia

Monday 15 February NO VOLUNTEERTuesday 16 February NO VOLUNTEERWednesday 17 February NO VOLUNTEERThursday 18 February NO VOLUNTEERFriday 19 February NO VOLUNTEER

Volunteers needed to help in our school canteen.No experience required, just a friendly face.Please contact us on 6558 9963 asap.

NEWSLETTER Friday, 5 February 2021

Care Achievement Respect Effort Responsibilty

SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2021It’s all in the family! In what could only be described as a rare event, our Swimming Carnival saw not one but two sets of twins being crowned age champions in their respective age groups, Zac and Mackenzie Schafer and Hamish and Danieka Wakefield. Congratulations to all our age champions. Results are listed on page 7.

A great turnout of students enjoyed the perfect weather with excellent participation levels and house spirit displayed throughout the day. The winning house was Tibbuc on 428 points, Mograni 2nd on 340, Belbora 3rd on 235 and Kurricar 4th on 190.

Continued on page 5...

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORTWelcome to 2021, the beginning of a new school year, with a special welcome to our Year 7 students and new students to Gloucester High School and our town. I would like to introduce to you, two new staff members: Mr Nathan Paff and Ms Tina White. Nathan is our school psychologist and will be available through the school referral system on Monday, Tuesday and Friday each week. Roziye (school counsellor) will still be available on Wednesday and Thursday each week, again through the school referral process. Tina is our P&C Canteen Manager and brings her knowledge and skills from her work in the food industry to our school. We are also in the process of seeking a mathematics teacher through the Department of Education’s employment process.

On behalf of the school I would like to congratulate Charles Tonks who was awarded the Young Citizen of the Year at the Gloucester Australia Day Awards ceremony. I would also like to thank our school captains for their address on the day and to the musical performers from Gloucester High School. Further information and pictures are in this edition.

Once again, we had very pleasing 2020 HSC results. Of the 28 students seeking an ATAR, our students achieved; 5 Band 6; 26 Band 5 and 37 Band 4 results. Congratulations to the following students who were named on the NESA HSC Distinguished List: Anneka Hooke for Drama, Visual Arts and Hospitality; Emily Dulihanty for Food Technology; and Kelsey Farley for Investigating Science. Our top four students were: Anneka Hooke; Holly Willis; Thomas Bandy and Charlotte Maslen. Thank you to the teachers who went above and beyond to support all our HSC students during the year and to the additional tutorials given after hours, at weekends and during the holidays. For such a small school, we provide our students with amazing opportunities for success.

We are still governed by COVID safe practices. On entering the school; parents, contractors and delivery people will need to present at the office. A QR code is on the front doors and delivery doors. Visitors are asked to sign in using this App before proceeding to the office, where they will need to sign the Department of Education form as well. Students have been reminded about COVID safe practices and expectations while at school.

The Department of Education has developed a COVID Intensive Learning Support Program to assist students who’s learning may have been impacted during COVID and who need additional support with their reading and/or numeracy. We are in the early stages of implementing this program as we need to identify students, investigate the best way to reach as many students as possible within the Department guidelines, how it will be integrated into the school day, who will manage the program and to determine what data will be used to monitor progress. I have included a letter outlining this program on the following page.

Mr Brian Beesley awarding Year 10 Student Charles Tonks with the ‘2021 Young Citizen of the Year’ award


PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued...This year we had two, very intensive Staff Development Days at the beginning of the term. The following topics were covered: Update on COVID; Code of Conduct; Private and Secondary Employment; Conflict of Interest; Effective Complaint Handling; Procedure updates (Managing Bullying and Wellbeing, Mobile Phone, Working Alone, N Notifications, Roll Marking); Student Risk Assessments, Health Care Plans and Behaviour Management Plans; SENTRAL; Disability and Inclusion; Student Behaviour Strategy; Professional Learning for Staff; High Potential and Gifted Education; Literacy and Numeracy; student attendance; Work health and Safety and faculty planning and programming.

Year 7 are settling in very well. Even though our transition program was greatly modified due to COVID, the students are navigating the change of periods and successfully adapting to the high school environment.

Another well organised and managed swimming carnival took place on Wednesday. Thanks to Mr Cameron and staff who put a lot of time into the planning, setting up of shade and supervision throughout the day. We were most fortunate to have had pleasant weather and the students had an enjoyable time. There are photos of the day in this edition.

A reminder to parents that Gloucester High School is a uniform school that is endorsed by the P&C. Students are expected to wear school uniform and the correct shoes. Our P&C has a very well-run uniform shop where uniforms can be easily ordered and purchased through the canteen. A school uniform invokes belonging, acceptance and pride. It is important that students don’t feel different to their peers, hence the uniform is well priced and readily available. Please contact the school if you are having difficulty equipping your child with the correct uniform.

Mrs Trudi Edman, Principal

COVID INTENSIVE LEARNING SUPPORT PROGRAM

Dear parents and carers

As we all know, 2020 has been a tough year.

This is particularly so for our students and teachers who have risen to the challenges in a disrupted year that included seven weeks of remote learning due to COVID-19, and in some areas, that came on top of bushfires and floods.

For our students, this has been an unsettling time.

The government and department have recognised this with the announcement of a $337 million program aimed at ensuring that schools can identify students who would benefit the most from intensive support. This will be tailored to their requirements to ensure that students’ educational outcomes continue to improve in 2021.

The COVID intensive learning support program will provide small group tuition for students who need it most across NSW primary, secondary and specialist schools.

All public schools across the state will benefit with an allocation to employ additional teachers and educators to support student learning.

Very shortly we will start planning for the implementation of small group tuition program in our school. The groups might be conducted during schools hours, after school or remotely and, maybe, a combination of all three. Although we will be focusing on literacy and numeracy, we are considering a number of subject areas.

We will keep you updated. In the meantime the department’s website has more information on this program.

Best Regards,

Mrs Trudi Edman, Principal

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/covid-learning-support-program


AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONSOur school was proudly represented at the recent Australia day celebrations. School captains, Danielle Channon and Hayden Reid, gave an engaging speech on what being Australian means to them, well done Danielle and Hayden.

Congratulations also to our music students who performed at the ceremony. Charles Tonks, Caiden Wakefield, Chelsi Harrison, Kaleesha Aitken and Adelaide McIntosh performed the classic song I Am Australian to a very appreciative audience.

These students have given up time to prepare and were a credit to our school and our community.

Music teacher, Judy Ingram, would like to thank the students and congratulate them for the great effort that they gave to help celebrate our national day.

Year 10 student, Charles Tonks, received the honour of 2021 Young Citizen of the Year. Charles volunteers and contributes in multiple ways within our community, giving up his spare time to help out wherever he can and it was wonderful to see this acknowledged.


SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2021


Year 12

Year 12


SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2021 continued...Congratulations to our Age Champions and Runners up for the day as follows:

Male Champion Male Runner Up Female Champion Female Runner Up

12 yrs Albie Cameron Nicholas Maggs Marley Young N/A

13 yrs Bradley Rayner Mitchell Whitby Irelyn Want=Charlotte Marchant =Mia Tressider

14 yrs Zac Schafer Jacob Edwards Mackenzie Schafer Ruby Tonks

15 yrs Hamish Wakefield Mitchell Hawkins Danieka Wakefield Bonnie Tonks

16 yrs=Caiden Wakefield=Charles Tonks

Harrison Edwards Josephine Fitzgerald Natalie Rayner

17+ yrs Julius Hollingsworth N/A=Sarah Schiffmann=Amy Shultz

Georgia Schultz

Ironman/Ironwoman Caiden Wakefield Harrison Edwards Amy Shultz Sarah Schiffmann

Other events that were held on the day included the 50m freestyle Champion of Champions which was won by Charles Tonks in the male event with Harrison Edwards runner up. Sarah Schiffmann was the female Champion of Champions. Charlotte Marchant was runner up – a great effort from a Year 7 student!

Our unique Ironman/Ironwoman event was also held with Caiden Wakefield and Amy Shultz both from Tibbuc taking the title. Runners up were Harrison Edwards and Sarah Schiffmann.

For those who have qualified, the Zone Swimming Carnival will be held on Tuesday 16 February at the Taree Aquatic Centre. Students are to check the Representative Sport noticeboard to see if they have qualified. A bus will run at cost of $10 per student with a limit of 24 seats. More information will follow on permission notes.

Students who wish to nominate for events not run at Zone (ie. 200m free) must supply Mr Cameron a verified time on Swimming Club letterhead prior to the Zone carnival. Other events such as 400m, 800m free and 400IM require nomination via the Hunter Sports office and qualifying times apply. See Mr Cameron if you are interested in these events.

If students wish to nominate for events not run at Zone or Hunter (ie. 400 IM, 400 free and 800m free) they must complete the nomination form located on the Hunter School Sport Association website. This form needs to be submitted two weeks prior the Hunter carnival. Please note, there are qualifying times for these events and they are stipulated on the nomination form.


WELCOME TINA!We would like to welcome our new Canteen Manager, Mrs Tina White. Tina has been trialling some delicious new items in our canteen - keep an eye out for what’s available each day!

We have an updated 2021 Canteen Menu available on our website and also at the back of this newsletter.

- Volunteers Needed -We are in need of canteen volunteers.

This means a commitment of two or three hours, once or twice a term or less (if we get more volunteers).

No experience required just a friendly face.

This is an enormous, helpful contribution that you can make for the good of the school and its students. Please consider volunteering.

HUNTER SPORT TRIALSStudents who wish to trial for a Hunter sporting team in 2021 can find the specific trial information at https://app.education.nsw.gov.au/sport/Hunter

The information is best accessed by clicking on “View Calendar” on the right hand side of the website and then clicking on the individual event ie. Hunter Secondary Volleyball Trial on the appropriate date.

Information can be accessed by clicking on the specific event on the calendar. Please note that each individual sports trial information is different. Also note that most Hunter teams are Open age and often the trials are limited to students Year 9 and above with the appropriate experience and ability.

If you would like to trial for a Hunter sporting team, please let Mr Cameron know and we can go through the information together to see if the trial is appropriate for you.

Qualification for Hunter Swimming, X-Country and Athletics remains via performances at the Manning Zone carnivals (with the exception of events not run at Zone and/or Hunter).

UNIFORM SHOPUniforms are selling quickly and some sizes we have ordered and waiting to arrive. This usually takes two weeks so please be patient if you have ordered.

Uniforms can be purchased at the canteen every day. If using eftpos, please fill in an order form (found on school website or at office) and give to the school office please.

Also we have a new bucket hat that will be available for students next week. Any suggestions towards a school cap would be appreciated too. We are aware of different styles students like and hope to bring a cap into our School Uniform Sun Safe Policy very soon. Please bring your suggestions to our next P&C meeting.

Regards, Sally Maslen, Uniform Shop Coordinator

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WELLBEING AT GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL 2021 A warm welcome back to parents and students for the 2021 school year. A special welcome also to parents who are new to our school.

I welcome Year 7 as Year Head Teacher and I trust that all students have enjoyed their high school experience to date. I wish to thank Mr Adam Cameron, Year 7 Year Adviser, for his care and attention to detail in ensuring our Year 7 students made a smooth transition to High School.

Our first wellbeing initiative involves some ex-NRL players who are visiting under the Hogs for the Homeless banner. They are addressing the whole school about mental health and youth homelessness. This will take place in the quad on Monday 8 February.

We are very fortunate to have a collegial wellbeing team consisting of Year Advisers, School Counsellors, Girls Adviser and Boys Adviser to support the wellbeing needs of students.

The wellbeing program will continue at Gloucester High School in 2021.

All students in Years 7-10 will participate in a timetabled wellbeing lesson once per fortnight. Topics are based on the Be You domains of Mentally Healthy Communities, Learning Resilience, Responding Together and Early Support. Gloucester High School is a Be You school. Some of the other topics covered address aspects of the Wellbeing framework for schools with the understanding that all students can Connect, Succeed and Thrive in their learning.

Many of our older students give positive feedback about their experiences in wellbeing classes. They are grateful for the content and skills acquired which are designed to assist them in their transition into senior school and then adult life.

For further information about Be You please go to https://beyou.edu.au/

If you have any questions about the wellbeing program, please contact me at the school.

Ms Myree Ribbons, Head Teacher Wellbeing

https://beyou.edu.au/


Welcome Year 7 2021!



YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE Year 10 is a very important year for a number of reasons. From a career point of view many significant decisions must be made, regardless of whether students are leaving after Year 10 or continuing to Year 12, in relation to a career path.

The Work Experience programme for 2021 will run from:

Monday 22 March to Thursday 1 April (Weeks 9 and 10 of Term 1).

This is 9 working / school days in total.

In order for insurance details to be completed, I will need to have all applications processed by the 15th of March. At this stage all students should have received Application Forms (Student Placement Record) and the Work Experience Handbook will be provided next week. These documents can be obtained from me if required. Students are encouraged to contact potential employers face to face or via phone or email, and have the Student Placement Record (SPR) signed by the employer. However, if there is difficulty doing this, I can post / email / fax them off to get employer signatures to complete the application process.

The Student Placement Record has a section to be completed by the student, a section for parents / carers, and a section for employers to complete. The employer section must have the name, address, and contact details so I will be able to touch base with them. Students may choose to have one placement with the same employer for the two week duration or two placements, one each week. This is something students will need to negotiate with host employers. Furthermore, regarding Work Experience and the pandemic, all employers will have to identify on the SPR that they have a COVID-19 Safety Plan in the work place before students can commit to the placement.

Students that wish to work on a building site with any tradesman for Work Experience must have completed the WH&S White Card Course before commencing their placement. We will be delivering a White Card Course, conducted by Mr Chris Murray, on Wednesday 10 March. The cost will be $50 (very cheap in comparison to other RTO’s).

Any parents who would like to speak with me about any concerns / issues or to discuss student placements should contact me at the school.

Mr Michael De Angelis, Careers Adviser

MATHS CORNER QUESTION (for students and parents)

Question: In the rectangle at the right, line segment MN separates the rectangle into 2 sections. What is the largest number of sections into which the rectangle can be separated when 4 line segments are drawn through the rectangle?

* Maths corner questions have been provided courtesy of ‘Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads (APSMO) Inc’ an advanced problem solving course currently being undertaken by some of our Year 7 & 8 students.


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-CONTRACT-

Congratulations on securing your role in Gloucester High School’s 2021

production of “Mama Mia”

Being a member of a full scale production will be a memorable, fun and exciting experience. As well as gaining specific musical and theatrical experience, you will also learn to work as part of a team, develop your social awareness and leadership skills and achieve a sense of accomplishment of producing something of which you can be proud.

Performance Dates

Tuesday (evening) 15th June Wednesday (evening) 16th June Thursday (matinee) 17th June Friday (matinee) 18th June Friday (evening) 18th June Saturday (evening) 19th June

Production Week

Production week, including technical and dress rehearsals, will take place in Week 8 of Term 2, from Tuesday June 8.

Your Musical Staff Director Mr Davis Musical Director Mrs Ingram Choreographer Mrs Baylis Costume Coordinator Mrs Sorrenson Stage Managers Jorja Beard

Laura Stone Production Managers (Lighting & Sound) James Latimore/Kyle Atkins Videographers TBA Sets/Scenic Design Mr Seale/Mr Herps/Mr Steele Props Master Ms Enks Props, Costumes, General Stuff Ms Ross


Rehearsals and Expectations

You are expected to be available for all rehearsals (Mondays 3:20-6pm and at least one Sunday afternoon TBA in the lead-up to performances)

Detailed rehearsal schedules will be updated every week and will be posted outside the Drama and Music rooms.

You should bring your script, 2 pencils, your musical folder and a water bottle to rehearsals. You should bring homework and snacks and wear appropriate rehearsal clothing.

Lines are to be memorized by Week 4 of Term 2. If lines are not memorized, expect to write them for the act(s) not memorized and submit them to the director the following rehearsal.

All members of the cast are expected to be completing their academic requirements at school. If it is found that a cast member is in academic jeopardy, they may be removed from the cast.

You will need to supply your own costumes unless otherwise instructed by the director. You will be responsible for keeping your costume and props in stage-ready condition. Costumes must be cleaned before and during the run of the show.

You should promote and foster a professional attitude: dedicated, productive, positive, safe, pleasant, creative, collaborative. You should treat others with respect and courtesy.

You should respect the physical property of the production and any place of performance, as well as the property of any building in which rehearsals are held, and to abide by all reasonable rules and regulations of the school.

Absenteeism

There should be no unauthorised absences at all.

Planned Absences: You should check the rehearsal schedule immediately and notify Mr Davis if you can foresee a

clash of dates. You need to give Mr Davis a minimum of 2 weeks notice if you cannot attend a rehearsal for

any reason Unplanned Absences:

If you are sick on the day of rehearsal you are to contact message Mr Davis on 0448337101. Sending a message with another student will be considered ‘unauthorised’.

Any unauthorised absences may jeopardise your position in this musical.

Contract Agreement-

Please fill out and return to Mr Davis by the first rehearsal.

I have read and understood the contract for “Mama Mia”

Your name (Print) __________________________________________________ Signed: __________________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________________ Parent’s signature:__________________________________________________



Gloucester Basketball NEW SEASON STARTING

Junior and Senior Comps Start Date: Monday 1 March 2021 Ladies: Tuesday 2 March 2021

12 Week comp and finals Games: 4-5pm Primary Registration: $25.00 Under 8 Years

5-6pm High School $60.00 8-11 Years 6.15 Mixed and Ladies $70.00 12-17 Years

$85.00 Seniors

Games Fees – Junior $6.00 per game or $60.00 online for 12 weeks. Senior $8.00 per game or $80.00 online for 12 weeks. Contact Kate on 0418263219 or find us on Facebook

ACTIVE KIDS REGISTERED


Mixed Twilight Netball Starts 24th February.

Players 14 years & up.

Registration on Facebook next week -

https://www.facebook.com/gloucester.netball

Principal Mrs Trudi Edman Deputy Principal Mr Mik WiselyAddress: 129 Ravenshaw Street, Gloucester NSW 2422Telephone: 6558 1605 Fax: 6558 1229Email: [email protected] Web: www.gloucester-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL VISION STATEMENTGloucester High School aims to develop a supportive learning environment that engages all students,

teachers and community in the pursuit of excellence.

$ 4.00 Meat Pie $ 3.80$ 5.00 Sausage Roll $ 3.20$ 4.00 Chicken Burger $ 6.00$ 4.00 Beef Burger $ 6.00$ 4.00$ 4.00

Stuffed Spud $ 4.50

$ 4.00Lasagne - GF

$ 4.00$ 4.00

Vegetarian Lasagne$ 4.00

$ 4.00Butter Chicken & Rice - GF

$ 4.00

$ 3.50Pizza Scroll $ 2.50

$ 3.00Garlic Bread $ 1.50

$ 3.00Chicken Balls (3) $ 1.70

$ 4.00Hashbrowns (3) $ 1.70

$ 1.50$ 1.50

1/2 Whole Fruit, Muesli & Yoghurt Cup 2.50$ Salad 3.00$ 5.00$ Fruit Salad Tub 3.00$ Ham or Chicken Salad 3.50$ 6.00$ Fresh Fruit 1.00$ Chicken, Lettuce & Mayo 3.00$ 6.00$ Banana Bread 2.00$ Chicken Ball & Salad n/a 6.00$ Anzac Cookie 1.00$ Sweet Chilli Chicken n/a 6.00$ Red Rock Chips 1.30$

4.00$ 4.00$

Water 600ml $ 1.00

4.00$ Flavoured Milk 300ml $ 2.80Flavoured Milk 500ml $ 3.80Lite Peach Iced Tea $ 4.00

5.00$ Juice Bombs $ 2.70

6.00$ Fruit Juices - 250ml $ 2.50

Frozen Juice Cups 0.80$ Vanilla Cup 1.50$ Twisted Frozen Yoghurt 2.20$ Paddle Pops 1.80$ Frozen Pineapple Rings 0.50$

Hot Food

Gloucester High School Canteen Menu 2021

Please have lunch orders in by 9am or before the end of recess

Sandwiches can be toasted on request

Please note: All of the above items must be pre-ordered

Salad BoxChicken or Ham Salad Box

Salad Box

Add egg or pineapple for 50c

Snacks

Sandwiches/Rolls

Wraps

Turkish Melts (1 slice)Ham, Cheese & TomatoHam, Cheese & Pineapple

SaladHam or Chicken & SaladHam or ChickenHam & CheeseHam, Cheese & TomatoHam, Cheese & PineappleChicken & CheeseChicken, Lettuce & Mayo

Look for SPECIALS posted out front!

Let the canteen know if you have special dietary needs. We will do our best to cater for you.

Volunteers are always welcome. Please call Tinaon 6558 9963 if you would like to help.

Chicken, Cheese and BBQ Sauce

Egg & LettuceCheese & TomatoCheese VegemiteBaked Beans or Spaghetti

Add 50c for Bread Roll - GF Bread also available Chicken Tortilla

Sauces & dressings available: BBQ, Tomato, Mayo, Sweet Chilli, Caesar

From the Freezer

Drinks

Mini Pizza

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GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL...2021/02/05 · Gloucester Australia Day Awards ceremony. I would also like to thank our school captains for their address on the day and to the musical performers