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Message from the Principal Welcome to week 8.

Our shop windows are looking fabulous and as the school year is finishing, if there are any students happy for

their work to be in the shop windows over the holiday break, please see Mrs Jackson or Mr Blenkins.

This has been a week where inappropriate social media behaviour has been prominent. Year 9/10 received a

very stern presentation from our Police School Liaison Officer and a warning about posting in public chat rooms.

Public chat rooms through Facebook are a relatively new addition and are unsafe rooms. They are public and

once they are established, you cannot change anything or delete comments or the room. Students were

reminded that their digital footprints are a reflection of themselves and how others can perceive them. Students

must be extra careful about writing any comments, posting any photos or videos and only have positive behaviour

on social media. It certainly has been a tough lesson for some.

Year 7/8 need to be reminded that they must be 13 to open many social media accounts. Any students taking

photos or videos of others without their permission is illegal and you can be charged, especially if you post it. All

our students are given social media presentations by our Police School Liaison Officer every year and students

now, more than ever, need to adhere to the rules. If any parents have any questions in relation to social media,

I am happy for you to contact the school and, as we are not the experts, we can find the answers for you.

As November is fast coming to an end so is “Movember” fundraising. The students have done some creative

fundraising for such a great cause. If anyone wishes to donate, please let the front office know.

I am excited to take our senior leadership students to CSU next week to the National Young Leaders Day

Masterclass presentation at CSU on Friday. They will participate in workshops and listen to 4 keynote speakers.

There is a Wakakirri Dance workshop in week 9 in preparation for our entry in 2017. I love our theme next year

and cannot wait for Ms Dunn’s workshop.

Lastly, this week we welcome Ms Forster who has returned for several weeks from the Netherlands. Ms Forster

was absolutely beaming talking of her experiences working with her idol and designer – Claudy Jongstra. Ms

Forster will be working with our senior Textiles and Design students to upskill them on her experiences over there

and prepare them for their Major Design Projects in 2017.

Have a fabulous fortnight and I look forward to seeing you at our annual Presentation Night.

Enjoy your fortnight.

Kind regards

Mrs Fiona Jackson

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The Principal

Deputy’s Corner

Maths News

Career Adviser

News

Library News

PDHPE & Sport

News

General News

SRC News

Assessments

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Deputy’s Corner

Week 8 of the term is here!

The preparations for this year’s Presentation Night are

well under way – and the Presentation Night

committee has much of the organisation in hand. The

much-awaited lists of award recipients will be placed

on the noticeboard in the course of Week 8. Mrs

Clifton has gone to a lot of trouble to select a

wonderful array of book prizes. A P&C representative

will be meeting with me on Monday as we calculate

the First and Second students in each year group. The

weighted subject formula presented to P&C will be

used in this process.

Whilst some schools across the state may be

embracing a wind-down phase at this time of the year,

there is so much going on at Tumbarumba High

School. Mrs McGrath has reported that her

Enrichment Book Club group thoroughly enjoyed their

reading and study of The Hunger Games. Students

from the audio DEAR class have been also viewing the

film after reading the novel earlier in the year.

Students will be looking forward to next week’s

Country theme disco which has been promoted by the

SRC. An excursion is also scheduled for History

students in Years 7 and 8 thanks to the tireless efforts

of Mr Smith, Ms Ikier and Mr Mulherin.

Ms Sturgess has also been very busy organising a suite

of Interest Elective options for our students during the

final days of the term. Her promotion of the various

Interest Electives options at our last school assembly

certainly generated interest within the student body.

The school’s Workplace, Health and Safety Committee

has been meeting over the last fortnight – and has

been critically assessing procedures and practices

within the school to ensure that students and staff

enjoy a safe learning and work environment. The

committee has been working with support and

guidance provided by the Albury Department of

Education office.

I am in the process of organising some planning days

over the next few weeks so that Head Teachers and

their faculty teams can work together to refine

existing programs and develop new programs to

engage our students. A STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering & Mathematics) planning day has been

organised for Week 8 – so our students will have some

new learning challenges ahead in 2017!

I am very proud to report that some new casual

teachers have been impressed by the conduct and

application of our students – this is really great news

to hear in Term 4! Our new Year 12 students are

working solidly and have made an effective transition

from Year 11 to Year 12.

Mr Michael Blenkins

30 November 2016

o Girls T20 Cricket

o 7/8 History Excursion to

Wolters Cottage

o General Mufti Day

1 December 2016

o SRC Disco

6 December 2016

o Year 7 BBQ

8 December 2016

o Assembly

9 December 2016

o Wakakirri Workshop

12 December 2016

o Presentation Night

7.30pm

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Maths tutoring will be on again this term,

each Wednesday afternoon in the school library from

3:30 – 4:30pm. Everyone is welcome – please bring

some work to do.

A reminder that your child should have a scientific

calculator for Maths. Please help ensure that

they bring a Board approved scientific calculator to

every Maths lesson. If your child does not have a

calculator, they are available from the front office for

$21.

Numeracy at Home – Part 4 In Part Four of our series on Numeracy at Home we

look at Times Tables.

Multiplication and Maths are used, whether you

realise it or not, almost on a daily basis. When you

go grocery shopping, you often need to compare

the cost of similar items or how much it will cost to

get multiple items. If you are cooking and need to

make a double recipe you are going to need to know

how to multiply and if you are at a store and want to

determine what type of discount you are getting,

you need to know multiplication.

Knowing your times tables provides you with a

strong sense of number which can then be

used in many different areas of life as well as in the

Maths classroom. Times tables provide an important

foundation for understanding different aspects

of Maths such as division, algebra and fractions.

Students that do not know their one to twelve

times tables by heart tend to struggle with

grasping other mathematical concepts, usually

resulting in them falling behind and not achieving

their full potential.

“I can just use my calculator” I hear you say. A

calculator is a tool that can help reduce the grunt work

when dealing with mathematical problems that are

more complex than Basic Arithmetic. However, it is

only a tool. A calculator is only as good as the person

using it and does not provide you with the

understanding of number needed to succeed in the

Maths classroom.

To help improve your knowledge of times tables:

Practise – every day!

Put a times tables poster up somewhere that

you can spend time looking at it regularly (the toilet door is often a popular choice!)

Border your bathroom mirror with times tables

and their answers written on coloured Post-It notes.

Obtain time tables songs and play them on

the way to and from school.

Search for (then play) times tables games online – there’s heaps out there, most of them free.

Make stacks of coins with loose change and

determine the total value of each stack (e.g. a stack of eight five cent coins is 40 cents) – check your answer by skip counting (e.g. 5, 10, 15, 20 . . .)

Use a pack of cards – make Aces worth 1,

Jacks 11 and Queens 12 (leave out the Kings or make them worth 13!) Shuffle the deck, deal 2 cards and multiply them.

Create a Times Tables Memory game. Write

times tables and their answers on different cards. Shuffle and turn the cards face down in a grid pattern. Choose two cards to turn over – try to find question and answer pairs.

Create ‘Chatterboxes’ for the times tables

you struggle with. Write the times tables inside, then open the flap to check your answer.

Create flashcards to test yourself with

questions on one side and answers on the other. Ms J Donovan

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This week’s reader is Mr Jay Mulherin (English/Music

teacher). He is reading “Give the devil his due” by Sulari

Gentil.

This is book 7 in the Rowland Sinclair mystery series, a

series of historical crime fiction novels set in the 1930s

about Rowland Sinclair, the gentleman artist-cum-

amateur-detective. “I really love this story, the mystery

has me hooked and I love the time period it is set in.”

Start with the first book in the series, “A few right

thinking men”, which is available in the school library.

Year 7 & 8 students are completing a wide reading unit

for English. They have been working on a ‘Survival’ unit

in English based on “The Crash of the Stinson”. Then

students have chosen a book related the survival theme.

Students have used the online library catalogue (Oliver)

to find reading materials that suit their interests within

this theme. They have chosen adventure stories,

survival adventures and animal stories such as Bear

Grylls “Claws of the Crocodile”, “The maze runner” and

“Terra-Farma” by Gillian Rubenstein.

Most students have benefited from this unit and really

got involved with reading their novels, as you can see

from the photographs of the class.

Student Recommendation Books:

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PASS Hike

The students in Ms Sturgess’ 9/10 PASS class recently

participated in a local area day-hike. Starting at

McClelland’s Lane, we walked up and along the

Mount Garland Fire Trail before following the Hume

& Hovel Walking Track down to Mannus Lake. The

terrain was a mix of very easy, quite difficult and

everything in between. It was a perfect day, students

were challenged by the 11km hike and they came out

smiling. The hour we spent having a picnic lunch on

the lake was very nice indeed. Special thanks to Mr.

Harris and some of the Year 10 Kokoda training group

who assisted us on the day.

Child Studies ‘Eggcellent’ Challenge

The 9/10 Child Studies class took part in an ‘eggcellent’

challenge activity over three days earlier this term.

As part of their unit on ‘Newborn Care’, they were given

an egg (straight from the carton) and charged with

‘caring’ for it over a three-day period. They were

required to name it, dress it and keep it within two

metres of their body at all times. Their egg was allowed

to be cared for by another person for an hour per day.

Some students were more successful than others, either

through commitment or sheer luck. About half the class

finished the challenge with the same egg they started

with. Some eggs even survived the rigours of the PASS

hike! Other eggs, unfortunately, did not fare as well. The

girls later presented a photo-journal of their ‘journey as

a carer’ and these were very entertaining indeed.

At the start of the hike.

Finally, we’ve finished!

Day 1 egg photo-shoot.

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Medical Conditions

Due to the recent warm, Spring weather there has been

an increase in the number of students suffering from

symptoms of hay fever and asthma during practical

lessons. This is largely due to both mown grass and

pollen in the air. There are also a lot of bees around and

any students who are allergic to stings should be aware

of this. Please ensure medication is used when and if

appropriate and that triggers are avoided where

possible.

Swimming for Sport

The pool is opening on Friday 25 November and we are

hoping to book our Year 7-10 Sport classes in for the

remainder of the term. Most classes will only attend

during their double period in Week 9 but some classes

will also be able to attend during their single periods

(depending on where they fall on the timetable).

Students will be given an information note to bring

home as soon as our bookings are made.

PDHPE & Sport Uniform

Congratulations to most students who continue to wear

their full sport uniform for all practical lessons. There

are only three weeks to go until the school holidays so

please keep up the good work. With the warmer

weather now upon us, students are encouraged to ‘slip,

slop, slap, wrap’ in terms of sun safety.

Yours in sport

Ms. J. Sturgess (PDHPE teacher & Sport Organiser)

Interest Electives

We are excited to offer Interest Electives which will run

over two days in Week 10 (Tuesday 13 and Wednesday

14 December). All students are involved and they will

be offered the choice of ten one or two-day courses.

Most are school-based or in the local area and the

majority are free. Some will incur a small cost. Choices

are:

- Coding, robots and electronic devices - Theatre sports - Computer Assisted Drawing and 3-D printing - Puppet making and puppetry - Pouch-making for orphaned animals - Kokoda training camp - Cattle work - Photography for beginners - Sporting challenge - Landscaping

Students will receive information sheets and

permission notes on Friday 25th November and places

will be allocated on a ‘first in, best dressed’ basis as all

courses have capped numbers in accordance with

equipment, facilities and WHS policies.

Proud and Deadly Awards On Wednesday 16 November the School Executive with some of our Aboriginal Students attended the Proud and Deadly Awards in Tumut. These awards identify encouragement to students or excellence in sport, citizenship, leadership or academic achievement. The afternoon commenced with a smoking ceremony including ‘Welcome to Country’. Students from Tumut, Gundagai, Brungle, Batlow and Tumbarumba were awarded books. Nicholas Radford received a Didgeridoo for completing Year 12. Well done to all our nominated students.

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New Laptops funded by P&C

A huge thank you to our P&C for contributing

$20 000 toward 25 new laptops with a storage trolley

that was bought for the school. Our students are very

excited about this new learning experience.

A reminder to parents to

notify the school about your

child’s health

We welcome information from parents about your

child's health, even if you are not requesting

specific support from our school.

Our school asks for medical information when you

enrol your child. It is also important that you let us

know if your child’s health care needs change or if

a new health condition develops.

Information about allergies, medical conditions

such as asthma and diabetes and other health care

related issues (including prior conditions such as

medical procedures in the last 12 months) should

be provided to the school by parents. Please

provide this information in writing to the principal.

This will greatly assist our school in planning to

support your child’s health and wellbeing.

Please also remember to notify staff in the school

office of any changes to your contact details or to

the contact details of other people nominated as

emergency contacts.

We appreciate your assistance in this regard and

assure you that any information you provide the

school will be stored securely and will only be used

or disclosed in order to support your son or

daughter’s health needs or as otherwise required

by law.

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On Thursday 24 November SRC undertook a

fundraiser for the Agriculture department of our

school. SRC sold sausages, milkshakes and ice-

creams. SRC will make a donation to the

Agriculture faculty in the coming week.

On 30 November, which is Wednesday, there will

be a general mufti day which will be combined

with the money raised on pink day earlier this

month. SRC will donate, on behalf of the student

body, to Pink Ribbon and “Movember”.

On 1 December there will be a school disco with

the theme of country/cowboys/girls from

7-10pm, cost $5 at the door. Music request

sheets will be available from the canteen on the

night.

Mikayla Jackson and Kate DeAbel

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