Respect ~ Perseverance ~ Growth

Deputy Principal Matters by Nathalie Bodley

The HSC Trials begin

Students began their HSC Trial examinations on Monday with English being the first subject of the day. Please do not send your child if they have any Covid-19 symptoms. Any student who needs to get a Covid-19 test will be able to sit exams that were missed. If needed, students can be supplied with a mask during exams; however, this is not mandatory.

If a student is absent from major exams a “SIHS Medical Certificate” and “Illness or Misadven-ture” form should be given to the Deputy Principal Senior School, these documents can be found on the school website on pages xi and xii. https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/assessment-booklets/2020/HSC_Assessment_Policy_Guidelines_2019_2020_Oct_19_Revised_Term_2_2020.pdf Examinations will continue until the end of next week. Efforts will be made to reschedule any exams missed within the major exam weeks.

Snapt! 2020 Entries All In! The Snapt! Photography Competition closed this Tuesday. A fabulous collection of images from our St Ives High Community getting 'Out & About'. Record entries were received this year with 181 photographs. These photos are just a taster of those posted in the Instagram site snapt2020. Here is the link. https://www.instagram.com/snapt2020/ Get to and have a look!

Aaron F (yr7) Yasmin A (yr7) Alex C (yr8)

Anusha S (yr7) Declan R (yr8) Brenda L (yr9) Zoe C (yr7)

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Year 11 Subject Selection process – what next…

Year 11 Subject Selection for 2020 closed today at midday. If any year 10 student has not yet chosen their subjects for next year please go and see Ms Joynes in the LOTE staffroom. After this, a computer program creates the 7 elective lines based on the best fit for the majority of students. Sometimes, subjects may not run due to lack of numbers and also, some students may have 2 of their choices on the same line. If this happens, Ms Joynes will contact you to revise your choices; however, this will not occur until the middle of term 3.

Please continue to navigate the Year 11 Subject Selection Webpage to be better informed about the HSC. This one-stop-shop details NESA requirements for the HSC, understanding the ATAR, Frequently Asked Questions and has student perspectives on videos about most subjects taught in our school. The webpage can be accessed through the SIHS Website: click https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/year-11-2021-subject-selection/home

Spray Deodorant banned from school Due to a serious incident that has occurred and for the health and safety of our students we have decided to ban spray deodorant. Sometimes students use spray deodorant in a dangerous and inappropriate manner at school, so we recommend that students carry roll-on deodorant if they feel the need to use this product at school. We will be informing all students that they are not to bring spray deodorant any longer. We appreciate your support.

Parent-Teacher phone interviews Parents have been very appreciative of Year 11 teachers giving up their time to discuss their child’s progress dur-ing this Covid-19 period. Year 7 parent-teacher phone interviews will open next Friday afternoon for parents to allo-cate a preferred time for weeks 6 - 8. Parents of years 8-10 are invited to make contact via email if they have a par-ticular concern about their child’s learning.

Progress on B and D Block – we are moving back soon! Our first block ready to move into, Block B, will be finished on the weekend of 15th August. It will feature all-new roof, ceilings, carpet, LED lighting, air-conditioning, whiteboards and AV equipment along with our new bell and PA system and two completely refurbished science labs. We are already able to turn off bells in select blocks to assist our students sitting exams and will see further benefits as we occupy the refurbished build-ings. Block D will be available for classes after the weekend of 22nd August. We are really looking forward to being in fewer demountable classrooms with less construction going on, though there are more projects in the pipeline. Block A remediation will commence on Monday 17th August and is expected to be complete early in term 4. The new Sports complex is really moving along now and is going to be a wonderful facility.

Gifts from Raise Mentor make it a special morning tea for students! On Thursday during period 2, I attended my weekly session at Raise Mentoring. All the stu-dents’ received these delightful little tote bags from Ku-ring-gai Youth Services. Inside there were a lot of lovely goodies like hot chocolate, a water bottle, pens, books and a bouncy ball. My favourite goodie was the hot chocolate. I enjoy Raise Mentoring because I get to talk to these nice volunteers about anything and they listen and give great advice, and the free food isn't bad either. Special thanks to Tori who is my mentor. Olivia C, Year 8

Enhancing Student Literacy at SIHS

Term 3 saw the commencement of our new evidence based, small group literacy inter-vention for low progress readers - Macqlit. This year we have 2 groups of year 7 stu-dents participating in the program and so far, they are powering ahead like champi-ons! Already the students are reporting an increased enjoyment of reading and some of them have even asked to borrow the books we are working on in lessons. Ms Brown and Ms Raymond are enjoying the rollout of Macqlit and hope to see the students' enthusi-asm continue to grow.

SRC Treasure Hunt and Mufti day

To mark Education Week, the SRC ran a treasure hunt and Mufti day. "Working from Home" was the theme, a happy look back to when Zoom classes allowed for more relaxed attire... The Treas-ure Hunt generated some excitement, the discovery of a bronze ticket saw students collect some chocolate treasures, 3 Silver Tickets was rewarded with a large box of Favourites and the Gold Ticket.... went to Boden T in Year 7, a $50 Gift voucher.

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P&C Tansport & Traffic Survey

St Ives High P&C in partnership with the School will launch the Student Transport and Traffic Survey in Week 6. The purpose of this is survey is threefold: to investigate the scale and nature of the problems students currently face getting to and from school so that

we can lobby for improved transport services, to investigate traffic congestion issues around the school, their cause, and to lobby for measures to reduce

congestion, ensure pedestrian safety and improve traffic management to gather and collate your feedback about transport and traffic issues and then use it to lobby the decision

makers in government and NSW Transport for change.

The more families that respond to this survey with their insights, the more chance we will have for positive change. This will be critical when lobbying for improved services and local traffic measures.

Please be more mindful of any traffic and transport issues. In last week’s Newsletter we noted that traffic rangers had issued infringement notices to drivers who were stopping in the Bus Zone at the crest of the hill on Yarrabung Road. No Parking and Bus Zones are there for a reason; they help prevent the creation of blind spots and keep the bus bays clear so the buses can safely pull in to pick up and set down passengers. When people park illegaly they cre-ate hazards for pedestrians and traffic bottlenecks. Let’s work together in keeping our students and community safe. Please follow the road rules and talk to your P-Platers.

Best Wishes

Nathalie Bodley

Deputy Principal

SENIOR SRC 2021 APPLICATIONS OPEN

Nominations for The Senior SRC for 2021 are now open. The application form and necessary information is within this week's newsletter and will also be emailed to all Year 11 students on Friday 8th August. Students are reminded to be aware of the deadlines for each part of the application process. It is also recommended that students become familiar with the Role Statements for the Senior SRC and consider these when applying for a role. If anyone has any further questions, please email tania.mcgurgan@det.nsw.edu.au

Tania McGurgan, SRC Coordinator

ELECTION PROCESS FOR 2021 SENIOR SCHOOL LEADERS

TIMELINE

WHAT WHEN

Nominations for Captains

Vice Captains

SRC Executive

Forms submitted to Front Office

Thursday 20th August *note that these must be signed by a nomi-nating teacher

Draft of Speech submitted to

tania.mcgurgan@det.nsw.edu.au

Week 6 Monday 24 August

Speech recorded and submitted to

Google classroom code TBA

Week 6 Wednesday 26th August

Voting by Year 11 and staff

Week 6 Friday 28 August to

1 September Panel Interview

Including: Principal, Deputy, SRC Co-ordinator, Parent Representative, 4 students: 2 Seniors & 2 Juniors.

End of week 7/ 8

Date TBA

Announcement of Leadership Posi-tions

Friday 11 September

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP AT ST IVES HIGH SCHOOL

Senior Leadership roles include: School Captains; one female and one male. Vice Captains; one female and one male. SRC Executive two female and two male.

Junior Leadership roles include: The SRC; two representatives from years 8 to 11, two male and two female, along with 2 International student representatives.

ROLE STATEMENTS

(i) SCHOOL CAPTAINS AND VICE CAPTAINS

As the most significant student leaders in the school, school captains are expected to be ambassadors who embody the school mission statement: Respect, Perseverance, Growth and the school motto Optima Optime “The best possible things in the best possible ways”. Their actions must exemplify the school’s ethos and rules, ensuring they are positive role models. They must be approachable, reliable and trustworthy with high expectations of themselves and others. The school captains and vice cap-tains are to take an active role in all aspects of the school community. The ability to work effectively within a team is essential to all Senior SRC, as it is in this way that they will achieve the best possible outcomes.

Responsibilities include

Be The Representatives of the school. Be a positive role model – presentation, uniform, and display behaviour, which is representative of the school’s values.

Communicate with staff and students

Public speaking at variety of school events and assemblies. Be active in the school community

Seek to build harmonious relations within the school Play a significant role in the SRC

Act as school representative at formal functions

(ii) SRC EXECUTIVE

The senior SRC Executive are key leaders in the school. Their work is to lead the SRC to best provide an active student voice and services to the students and school.

Responsibilities include

Be positive role models – presentation, uniform, and display behaviour which is representative of the school’s values

Organise SRC timeline of activities and allocate duties to junior members of SRC

Run SRC meetings, take control, make agendas

Present and orchestrate SRC assemblies

Meet with SRC teacher coordinator Communicate with staff and students and outside agencies

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It is a privilege and honour to be voted by your peers as a member of the St Ives High School Leadership Team. All students are encouraged to apply for this position, however you should consider your willingness to commit to this task, which requires enthusiasm, responsibility, pride in your school and an understanding that you may be required to work on out of school hours activities.

Please complete the application below and hand in to the front office, on or before Thurs-day 20th August. You will then receive an email confirmation and should expect to submit a written draft of your speech to Ms McGurgan by Monday 24th August. Following this a recording of your speech will be due for uploading to Google Classroom Account, prior to voting by Yr 11 students and staff. Finally, all candidates will be required to attend an interview panel in week 7/8. Please reference the accompanying Election Process and Role Statements document.

Best wishes to all applicants,

Ms Tania McGurgan

SRC Coordinator

Your nomination means that you will be required to submit a draft speech, record your speech and attend an interview. Completing the following ques-tions will be significant to this process.

In what ways do you consider yourself a good role model?

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NOMINATION FOR SENIOR SCHOOL LEADERS 2021

Name of Student Nominated

Email of Nominated Student

Please indicate ( by circling) which posi-tion/s this nomina-tion is for:

CIRCLE

Captain Vice Captain SRC Executive

Nominating Teacher Name: Signature:

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Outline what you attributes make a good leader as well as a team member?

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What foreseen goals do you see yourself aiming to achieve as part of the Senior SRC?

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TOUCH FOOTY STAFF V STUDENTS

GRADE SPORT TRIALS

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Reminder that Bootcamp is held on Friday mornings at 7.30 am

and is open to students and staff.

Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a bottle of water.

Come along and have some fitness fun.

AWOL Youth Hub – Study Space

AWOL Youth Hub will be opening its doors during term 3 for after school study space. Due to restrictions a maximum of 20 young people can access the space at any one time. The safety and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers and the members of the community remains our top priority and appropriate health and safety measures will be in place and must be adhered to. Bookings are essential as spaces are limited. Venue: AWOL Youth Hub, 799 Pacific Highway Gordon

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays during Term 3, starting 21 July

Time: 3:30pm till 5:30pm

Cost: FREE! Bookings: Online Bookings at www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/youthevents

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