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Dalley Street Lismore NSW 2480 T 02 6621 5185 F 02 6622 2940E [email protected]
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Year 8 HSIE Excurs ion to S igni f icant S i tes
On Tuesday 23 August Year 8 students had the opportunity to learn more about significant Aboriginal sites around Lismore. Ashley Moran (Heritage Conservation Officer for the Office of Environment and Heritage NSW) followed up on his presentation in project based learning, with a tour of significant sites in the Northern Rivers, offering students an insight into Aboriginal culture and contact history in the area. The group visited Neddie Larkin’s grave in North Lismore and Tucki Ceremonial ground; they saw scarred trees that had been used to make canoes hundreds of years ago near Wardell and visited the ceremonial ring at Lennox Head. The tour finished up at East Ballina Cemetery where Mr Moran finished his presentation with an eye opening story. Mr Moran’s tour of each of these sites allowed for the students to appreciate the rich history of our region, learn about Aboriginal practices and to understand the impact that white settlement has had on our local indigenous population.
A special thank you to Ashley Moran for giving up his valuable time and to Julia Dignan for the organisation of this excellent event.
Amy Chapman Teacher and Year 8 Adviser
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Dalley Street, Lismore NSW 2480
T 02 6621 5185 F 02 6622 2940
www.lismore-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
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L I S M O R E H I G H C A M P U S
31 AugustThe Rivers Open Boys Basketball Top 8 - Belmont
1 SeptemberLHC MADD Matinee and Evening Performances
5 SeptemberP&C Meeting - 6pmWe welcome everyone to our meetings
6 SeptemberFuture Tracks - TAFE
Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 Parent / Teacher Interviews3:30pm to 6:30pm
Year 8 Subject Selections meeting held in the library at 6pm for parents and students 14 SeptemberBoys Leadership Camp - Stinson Campground (Notes need to be handed in or camp will be cancelled due to insuffient number of students attending)
We would like to respectfully acknowledge the Elders past and present of the Wijabul Wiyabal people and other peoples of Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge that they are the first peoples of this land on which our school stands.
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Year 7 , 8 , 9 and 10Parent / Teacher I nter v iews
Tuesday 6 September3:30pm to 6 :30pm - Hal l
Year 8 Subjec t Selec t ions Meet ing6pm - L ibrar y
As part of Lismore High Campus’ commitment to ensuring students’ learning outcomes are enhanced, parent / teacher interviews are being held on Tuesday 6 September. These meetings provide a special opportunity for parents / carers and teachers to discuss issues relating to students’ learning. We would appreciate your attendance at this meeting as parent/carer input is vital to creating a learning environment in which students flourish. Research has established that your involvement in your students’ educational journey is one of the most important influences on their engagement and success at school. Your son/daughter has been issued with an appointment booking sheet. They are to seek interview times with each of their teachers. Please check that these sheets are completed by your child and that you bring this with you to the interview.
Year 8 parents and students are also invited to the Subject Selection meeting held in the library at 6pm. Chris WilliamsDeputy Principal
Students of L ismore H igh presentMADD Day and N ight 2016
Purchase your t ickets at the of f ice - NOWThe Creative Arts Departments of our school have combined to deliver a fantastic show of performances of Music, Drama and Dance from years 7 to 11. From solo performances to ensemble works, from original productions to contemporary covers, this is an exciting display of the wonderful talent we have at LISMORE High and not to be missed.
Some of the DRAMA pieces on offer are: Year 9 Drama presentingRESPECT THE PLAYA new girl at school has a lot to get through. Starting new can be tough.
FASHION DARLINGSHigh drama on the catwalk.
SHORT, FAT AND UGLYA young girl’s complaint with a ghostly presence.
ROADA manga character breaks out. Look out!
Year 10 Drama are presentingINFAMOUS WOMENA drama class that shows you the bare bones of how a play is staged and presented.
Our musicians have been practicing and rehearsing their parts. The Elective Music students from Year 9 have prepared Australian contemporary music items that they selected themselves and have been studying in class, featuring music from Grinspoon, INXS, Goanna and a special Australian adaption of “Hey Ya”. Year 10 have chosen from a wider range of popular music from Ed Sheeran, Madeline Bailly and Rhianna. There is something for all ages and tastes to entertain the whole family. Please come and share the creative outputs of our wonderful students.
Our talented student choreographers and performers of Years 7, 9 and 10 will be performing dance works based on school life. Year 8 will be performing to spoken word poetry in relation to bullying, which was developed during project based learning this term.
The Rivers Combined Sport Dance Ensemble will also be performing this year for the first time. Under the direction of Miss Elise Dessmann and Miss Laura Zappia the ensemble will perform a dance work called The Wonder of Alice. This term students have been guided through development of movement and exploration of choreographic techniques to develop phrases for our dance work that is loosely based on the story of Alice in Wonderland. Our dancers are very excited for the opportunity to perform for you at MADD night.
Paul BradyProducer
Photographs of LHC MADD Performance 2013 and 2014
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Groov y GreeksYear 7 Museum
On Friday 19 August, Year 7 students created a museum of ancient Greek artefacts that we had made for our most recent project in project based learning. We had to create something from ancient Athens or Sparta, and make a museum plaque as if it were a real one.
Parents and carers came to see and experience our museum. Year 7 did a great job at creating these artefacts and all the parents, teachers and students enjoyed the exhibition. It was a great learning experience for everyone, and it gave us as students the opportunity to show off our creative skills.
Zoe Klein, Daisy Thompson and Harrison Ackrell
Our nex tprojec t i s t i t led
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Pr incipal ’s Repor tWelcome to the new format of the newsletter which will be sent out on a weekly basis and delivered via electronic methods through Facebook, the School website and the School Stream App. Each newsletter contains an article or two about how to support students education at school. I would like to thank our teacher librarian Ms Catriona Fraser for researching and putting these articles into the newsletter.
It was with great pride that we received our NAPLAN results for 2016, as we have been able to achieve high growth each year across the various strands of NAPLAN testing. What was exceptionally rewarding was that our students in Year 9 had actually reached state average in two key learning strands of reading and grammar and punctuation. This result is the culmination of the hard work of staff and students at Lismore High Campus. Our overall performance in NAPLAN has been continuing to improve since 2013, and this year we have managed to raise our performance results in NAPLAN to state level.
The expected growth of students is a much more accurate measure of their performance, rather than the usual comparison against state performance. The main reason for this is that expected growth measures how students should have expected to have grown in their performance in the intervening two years of NAPLAN testing. Expected Growth
We are also in the process of choosing our new school leaders for 2017. Our current Year 11’s are in the process of undertaking nominations and selection for school prefects and school captains. I would encourage all of our Year 11 students who are interested to become involved in this process.
There will be a parent/ teacher night for Years 7 to 10 parents and carers on Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 3.30 – 6:30pm. Parent/carer input is vital to creating a learning environment in which students flourish, and is one of the most important influences on student engagement and success at school. We look forward to seeing you there.
I would also like to welcome our new our Acting Executive Principal Mr Greg Smith who has taken over the role pending the permit of appointment. Congratulations to Mr John Baker on his appointment as Director of Public Schools based in Coffs Harbour.
Nigel BritoPrincipal
The Rivers Aboriginal Dance Troupe performed at the Lismore Workers Club on Tuesday Night for the Lismore Performing Arts Festival. The dance they performed was well received by the audience. All the students were a credit to their campuses and performed from the heart.
Sharon TempletonAboriginal Coordinator
R ivers Abor iginal Dance Troupe
Strand Year 9Reading AboveSpelling AboveGrammar and Punctuation AboveNumeracy Slightly Below
Year10
WorkExper ience
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Work Exper ienceRecently (August 8 – 12) the majority of our Year 10 students completed a five day block of work experience.
As part of our ongoing school-to-work transition program, students are encouraged to go into the workforce and experience the types of activities that they may undertake when they have completed their schooling. As a group, the Year 10 students, Year 10 adviser and myself have been focussing on making informed decisions about subject selections for Years 11 and 12 - work experience plays a large role in the subject selection process.
Whilst on work experience students get to see first-hand the skills and knowledge that are needed to succeed in their chosen industry; they ask questions about qualifications needed and get to see where the knowledge provided by their school subjects will get them.
Our students went to many and varied industry areas including motor mechanics and auto part providers, pre- and primary schools, veterinary clinics and animal rescue centres, allied health offices and aged care facilities, cafes and bakeries, music stores, gymnasiums, supermarkets, florists, IT service providers, processing and engineering companies and hairdressers.
The consensus among the students upon return to school was that the experience was highly worthwhile and what they had seen and learned would be invaluable in future decision making. Some of our students also received part time job offers which is a really excellent outcome and proves to me that they must have shown great work ethic and initiative.
I would like to thank the students for their willingness to take part in work experience and to the many wonderful business owners and managers who believe in the work experience program and are willing to take our students and provide them with a great learning experience.
Well DoneGlenn JefferyCareer Adviser
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Today, many employers are looking for potential employees to have more than a qualification. Many want them to have specific attributes before they will consider them suitable for a job. The guide defines what those attributes are.
Work readiness is a mixture of three factors1 Values 2 Behaviours 3 Skills
Values and behaviours can have different meanings to different people. The values and behaviours business are looking for in potential employees have been defined for a work setting. The level of skill needed, particularly around literacy and numeracy will vary according to the skill level of the job. However, businesses have a minimum expectation of the values and behaviours an individual will bring to an organisation regardless of their age, previous work experience, or the job they are applying for. At the same time, employers also understand that an employee will learn on-the-job and build behaviours and skills over time with the help of training and development, and support from their supervisors.
ValuesAccountability - accepts responsibility for actions, and their impact on the businessand others.Continuous improvement - has high standards and consistently tries to improveown performance, and the performance of the business.Honesty - straightforward behaviour with no deceit and cheating. Is trustworthy, fair and sincere.Knowledge - develops understanding, skills, and expertise. Is committed to growth and learning.Respect - takes into account other people’s feelings, wishes, or rights.Tolerance - willingness to recognise and respect difference and the beliefs, habits and practices of others.Work ethic - diligent and committed to the business.
BehavioursAdaptable - is open to new ideas and concepts, and pro-actively changes the way they work to stay effective in new work settings.Authentic - is true to own personality and values, while still working within the business’s expectations.Business-minded - understands all employees are responsible for business success, andtherefore looks for opportunities to make the business better.Collaborative - shares knowledge and learning, works cooperatively with others, and works to build agreement to achieve an outcome for the business or client.Customer focused - understands who the customer is, what their needs are, and actively works to improve their experience.Flexible - effectively handles unexpected situations or last-minute changes.Globally aware - has an awareness and understanding of global interactions and is open to working with other nationalities and cultures.Self-aware - knows own strengths, talents and passions. Recognises areas for learningand development and learns from their mistakes. Has a good understanding of their role in the business.Resilient - bounces back when things don’t go as planned. Doesn’t dwell on failures,learns from them or their own mistakes and moves forward.
SkillsBusiness literacy - ability to apply knowledge of the business environment and work processes/tasks to manage situations and achieve good outcomes.Critical analysis - can evaluate a situation/proposal, identify possibleoutcomes, assess pros and cons, and determine the right approach based on desired outcome.Data analysis - collect and review data to identify trends, answer questions and test assumptions.Digital technology - ability to use information and communication technology.Literacy - ability to learn, read, write and communicate verbally.Numeracy - ability to reason and apply numerical concepts, and calculate numbers or amounts.Problem solving - ability to find solutions to simple through to complex issues.Technical skills - specific to the job and gained through formal education.
From the Business Council of Australia (2016)(www.beingworkready.com.au) Go to the website to download a copy
What ‘ Work Ready ’ Means to Business : Taken from the Being Work Ready Guide
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Career News
Year 12The trial HSC exams have now finished and students should be starting to think about applying for university via UAC or QTAC (and other states if necessary!) as well as looking at Early Entry Schemes and Scholarships at specific universities. Whilst closing dates are six weeks, away students and parents should be aware that this time will go quickly. Please talk to your Year 12 student about applying for university, if that is what they are choosing
Year 10Southern Cross University HeadstartCait Feldmann from Southern Cross University has spoken with year 10 students specifically about the SCU Head-start program for 2017. SCU Head-Start provides an opportunity for Year 11 and 12 students to gain direct entry and advanced standing into a variety of courses offered at Southern Cross University. Free from university fees, the program offers students the chance to gain a taste of university life, stimulate their interest in academic pursuits and enhance their educational performance and long-term aspirations. The program has been designed for students who have the academic capability to succeed at university. Applicants will be selected on merit, based on their academic performance, a personal statement and the recommendation of the Principal.Applications for the 2017 Head-Start intake are now open. Please see all the details via the following web link: www.scu.edu.au/headstart
Glenn JefferyCareer Adviser
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