Dates to Remember6 February - Swimming Carnival.

11-22 February - Best Start Trials.

12 February - Year 7 ‘Getting to Know You’ BBQ 5.30pm-7.30pm.

14 February - School Photos.

18 February - P&C Meeting at 6.30pm in Maclean High School Library.

19 February - Year 7 Stellar Day - Explore Your Potential.

21 February - Year 7 Stellar Day - Explore Your Potential.

22 February - 15 Years Touch Trials, Woodenbong. Catch up School Photos.

25 February-1 March - Best Start Catch Up.

26 February - Northern Rivers Zone SwImming Carnival, Lismore.

5 March - North Coast Swimming Carnival, Murwillumbah.

7 March - Year 7 Immunisations.

8 March - North Coast U15 Boys & Girls Touch.

22 March - Open & U15 Zone Rugby League Trials.

From the Principal’s DeskWelcome back everyone to a very busy and exciting year and in anticipation of all the achievements we are going to experience throughout its course. Welcome back to all in the Maclean High School community, and a special welcome to all of the new Year 7 students and parents who have joined our school community this year, and to those students and parents in other years who have also joined us. It was great to return to see so many students in uniform and equipped for school work.

I am delighted to report that our 2018 HSC results were pleasing. Our students will be spreading out to pursue academic studies at Southern Cross University in both Coffs and Lismore, and further afield in universities in Armidale, Sydney, Newcastle and the Gold Coast. This is an excellent effort from Maclean High School students, supported by dedicated parents and a competent staff.

Latest staffing changes: We welcome a few new faces including Mrs Sarah Bramwell into the Social Science Faculty; Mr Chris Kirkland into the Science/Agriculture Faculty; Mrs Karen Rowe as a permanent teacher in the Science/Agriculture Faculty; Mr Ben Patch as a permanent teacher in the TAS Faculty; Mr James Rendall in the Music Faculty; Mr Daniel Dobbin in to Learning Support; Mr Rob Berman in the TAS Faculty; Mr Steve McLen-nan also in the TAS Faculty; and Mrs Keryn Anderson will be working in the Attendance Room as part of the admin support staff this year.

In a school as big and as complex as ours, there are also occasions when we could do things better. Let me assure you that feedback from parents is always taken seriously, and we try to respond to your suggestions or complaints in a timely and reasonable fashion. Please contact the school if you have any concerns, because education is most effective when students, teachers and parents are working together.

Remember the first P&C Meeting for the year is on Monday, 18th February at 6.30pm in the school library. Could I encourage both parents who are new to the school, and others who have perhaps chosen to not be involved up to this stage, to consider becoming part of the P&C Association. This organisation

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School Photo Day is fast approaching

Have your child’s school memories captured forever on Thursday 14th FebruaryYour photo order envelopes will arrive shortly. Please start planning your purchases and payment options.

Remember these helpful points:• Read all relevant instructions for your preferred payment method. All payments are due on photo day.• You may pay online using your credit card. Each child will have an individual ‘shootkey’ listed on their envelope. This will help identify your child’s order.• You may pay by cash using the individual envelope provided. Please enclose correct money as no change will be given. • Sibling photo envelopes are available at the school office upon request. THESE PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE LUNCH BREAK, ON PHOTO DAY. - Please instruct siblings to attend the photo studio during this time. Photographers are unable to search for students who do not attend.• Do not seal envelopes inside each other. You may include payment for all children in one envelope, however, please indicate on this envelope the names of all the children you are paying for.• All students should wear their correct school uniform.

For any enquiries, please feel free to contact MSP Photography

Phone: 02 6583 1968 Email: northcoast@msp.com.au

There will also be a catch up day on Friday, 22nd February.

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has always been a wonderful and active contributor to the many issues that confront a school of this size. It would be great to see you there.

The key point is you can pursue your dreams, and we will do everything possible to help you do so. Our curriculum is diverse, catering to the needs and aspirations of all our students. We are large enough to offer both academic and vocational pathways in the senior school, and both of them offer large subject choices. We are also constantly reviewing our electives for Years 9 and 10, to provide for as wide a range of interests and skills as we can.

We warmly welcome back our school community and look forward to working with you on new and innovative programs in 2019. Mr Greg Court, Principal.

Year 7 Welcome BBQYear 7 students and their families are invited to a “Getting to Know You” welcome BBQ on Tuesday, 12th February from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. This is an opportunity for you to meet the parents of other children in your child’s class, various staff and P&C representatives. The sausage sizzle will be held under the hanger. It would be helpful for catering purposes to RSVP by returning the note sent home. We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

Mrs Gaye Kelsey, Deputy Principal.

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Cricket - Senior Boys March OnOn Monday, 4th February, Maclean High School’s Senior Boys Cricket team travelled south to take on Camden Haven High School. Camden Haven won the toss and elected to bat. Maclean bowled them out for 83. Shane McLeay starred with the ball taking 5-13.

Other wicket takers were: Joshua Johnson 2-25, Kai Watterson 1-16 and Thomas Gallagher 1-6.

Maclean went in to bat and scored the winning runs in the 20th over. Coby Tabor top scored with 44 not out. Sean McFarlane 21 and Thomas Gallagher 12 also contributed.

We now look forward to the next round as it is a home game.

A huge thank you to Trevor Kapeen for donating the use of the bus and a big thank you to John McFarlane for driving us there and back. The team consisted of: Blake Ryan, Coby Tabor, Thomas Gallagher, Sean McFarlane, Duncan Fischer, Kai Watterson, Shane McLeay, Joshua Johnson, Reilley Wunderlich, Hayden Maloney and Luke Lambert.

Mr Grant Lumley, Senior Boys Cricket Coach.

Year 7 - Recipe for Success WorkshopsThis program will be delivered to all Year 7 students on either 19th or 21st February. The workshops are run by the Stellar Program staff in combination with current university students. The focus of the workshops is to introduce students to skills they will use throughout their high school years as they set themselves up for life beyond school. They are given the opportunity to explore their potential as the decision maker in their own career journey. Students leave the workshop having developed a clear plan for Year 7 which encourages the inclusion of planning, taking actions and calling on mentors and friends to help achieve their goal. Individual intentions for the future (My Big Goal) are also sealed in an envelope to be followed up again in Year 10.

The coordinator of the program, Simone Balzer, will be speaking at the first P&C Meeting on the 18th February to explain the program further. Year 7 parents are encouraged to come along to the P&C Meeting to find out more about what your student will be doing in these workshops. The P&C Meeting starts at 6.30pm in the school library. All are welcome.

Mrs Gaye Kelsey, Deputy Principal.

Best Start Year 7 AssessmentOur school will participate in Best Start Year 7, an online literacy and numeracy assessment available to secondary schools at the start of Term 1, 2019.

Best Start Year 7, undertaken within the first five weeks of the school year, assesses key literacy and numeracy skills of Year 7 students. It is designed to assist teachers to identify students who may require additional support in developing their literacy and numeracy skills.

Best Start Year 7 is just one of a range of assessments the school uses to assess students.

Please inform the school if your child has special needs requiring support to complete an online assessment.

Ms Liza Hamilton, Deputy Principal Instructional Leader.

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Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a comprehensive, integrated whole school approach to student wellbeing and behaviour. Successful implementation of PBL is underpinned by the support of families who work with us to ensure their young people embody the values represented by our ‘FRESH’ expectations.

FRESH stands for our school core values of FAIR, RESPECT, EFFORT, SAFE and HONEST. All that we do at Maclean High School can be linked to these values, with positive outcomes achieved for our students, classrooms, school and community.

We look forward to working with students, staff and our community in implementing our FRESH values in 2019. Mrs Gaye Kelsey, Deputy Principal.

School Swimming Carnival 2019Yesterday Macean High School held a successful swimming carnival at Maclean Pool. Well done to the many staff and students who dressed up in their house colours.

Congratulations to the following Age Champions for 2019: 12 years Sabrina Bowly, Jett Nikas 13 years Maddi Norris, Samuel Earle14 years Morwenna Hogan, Gus Gilbert 15 years Lilli Young, Royce McIntrye16 years Lily Johnson, Jay Adams 17+ years Alex Anderson-Bylos and Josie Townsend (tied), Max Gilbert

Congratulations to Morwenna Hogan who broke the 14 years girls 50 metre Breaststroke record in the time of 38.44. This swim broke a 10 year record by 0.87 seconds.

The other record that was broken on the day was the 14 years girls 2 x 60 metre house relay. Morwenna Hogan, Kalani Ives, Sienna Gilbert and Yasmin Elabbasi from Kendall house swam 2minutes 14.14 seconds which broke the old record set in 2009 by 5.45 seconds.

Congratulations to Kendall, the 2019 Champion House with 555 points, 2nd Paterson with 329 points followed by Lawson and Gordon.

A school carnival cannot be successful without the help of many people. Special thanks to the parents and staff who helped with the distance events at 7.30am, Maclean High School staff and the Maclean Pool staff who worked tirelessly feeding the masses.

Good luck to those students who will now represent Maclean High School at the Northern Rivers Zone Swimming Championships to be held at Lismore on Thursday, 26th February.

Mr Andrew Whiteside, CHS Sports Coordinator.

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Junior Tennis Term 1, 2019High School tennis resumes Monday

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Coaching & competition matches are available.

New players most welcome

Any queries please contact Head Coach, Alan Jurd on 0416 016775

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Helpline Numbers/Online Resources

Kids Helpline: 1800 551800 or www.kidshelp.com.au

Lifeline: 13 1114 or www.lifeline.org.au

Headspace: 1800 650890 or www.eheadspace.org.au

Beyond Blue: 1300 224636 or www.beyondblue.org.au

Reachout: http://au.reachout.com

Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659467

WayAhead Directory: http://directory.wayahead.org.au/

Mental Health Telephone Access Line: 1800 011511 (operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is staffed by clinicians who can provide advice, make referrals and link callers to the Mental Health Service in their local health district).

School Counsellors: Ms Kerrie Bowles and Mr Andrew Allen.