Knowledge, Honour, Success

Katherine High School TERM 2, WEEK 3-4May 11, 2012

Key DatesSchool HolidaysWeek 5 • NAPLAN Testing Years 7 and 9 Mon - Thurs May 14 - 18 • School Council Meeting Conference Room, KHS Wednesday May 17 7:00pm All Welcome • SHINE Friday 9:00-12:00 May 25 KHS Conference Room • SOLID Program Friday 12:00-4:00 May 25 KHS Conference RoomWeek 6 • Staff Development Day Monday May 21 Students are not required at school. • KHS Athletics Carnival KHS Oval Wednesday May 23 All Welcome • Whole School Assembly KHS Gym Thursday May 24 8:20 am All Welcome • Big Science Competition Thursday May 24

Parent TeacherEveningParent Teacher Night was held on Wednesday 2nd May in the School gym. It was great to see so many par-ents attend the evening and show their support for their children and the school. The feedback received from par-ents was positive. We hope to see even more parents at the Parent Meet and Greet which will be held Week 5, Term 3.

Racheal WatsonAssistant PrincipalFlexible Pathways

SOSE Update Term 2 started with all year levels investigating the signifi -cance of ANZAC day. SOSE classes are researching and analysing other interesting topics. Year 7’s are study-ing Ancient China, learning about the different dynasties, the Great Wall of China, Con-fucius and even a little Kung Fu. The Year 8’s, have been re-searching Shogun Japan and have been creating in-teresting artifacts from that era.Year 9 have been focusing on the ‘Making of the Mod-ern World’ in particular Aus-tralia; the British landing and First Fleet in 1788 to Federa-tion in 1901 and will continue into the 20th Century and Australia’s involvement in World War I. Year 10 classes are also studying the Modern World, analysing the Great Depres-sion, World War II and how Australia has developed af-ter the World War II. Term 2 will be an interest-ing term for all year levels, and students will continue to study the above eras.

Haydn WhittySOSE Faculty Senior

Specialist Teacher UpdateCongratulations to the Year 10 students and their tutors, Amy Bates and Kane Gleeson who have had a smooth transition into their Specialist Literacy classes. Well done to the Year 7 Specialist Literacy students who continue to do brilliant work with Ms Denese Woods. A big thank you to Tyron Bettison for his great work with the students in the Quick Smart Mathemat-ics programme

Year 8 UpdateTerm 2 has gotten off to a great start for Year 8 students at Kath-erine High School. A major highlight has been the number of students that are coming to school in full school uniform; school shirt, black shorts and enclosed shoes. Keep up the great work Year 8!22 Bronze Awards have been awarded to Year 8 students which is testament to the great things that students are achiev-ing in many areas of school life. With the Year 8 camp to Ku-nunurra coming up in Week 9, it is important that students keep striving to display great behav-iour at school in order to secure their place on the camp. The students who will attend the camp will be fi nalised in the coming weeks and parents will be contacted with further camp information. A highlight of my classroom walk-throughs over the last couple of weeks has been viewing the creative construc-tions in Year 8 SOSE classes. Students are currently design-ing and constructing Ancient Japanese artifacts. A special mention goes to Samuel Wing, who is leading the way with his amazing model of a Japanese community.

Peta NewsomeYear 8 Coordinator

Year 8

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• Anne White (Principal) • Jodie Locke (KHS Council Chairperson) (08) 8973 8200 khs.council@ntschools.net anne.white@ntschools.net

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ANZAC DayStudents from KHS took part in the 2012 ANZAC Parade. For some students it was their fi rst year to be involved and proud-ly wore their Grandparent’s and Great Grandparent’s medals. Congratulations to all students, Ms Arbon and Nurse Lynda who came in their uniforms to par-ticipate and to those students who marched with the Scouts, Air Force and Ambulance Ca-dets.Thank you to the Parents who came to the ANZAC Day As-sembly held in the school gym on Tuesday April 24. It was a very moving assembly.

SSS NewsThe SOLID program and Shine have started. SOLID is a pro-gram for Senior Girls and runs for 6 weeks. It focuses on health issues of concern to young woman. Shine is a program for Year 7 and 8 girls and helps make girls aware of their value/worth, strength and purpose. It runs for 7 weeks. All Indigenous girls are encour-aged to sign up for the Stronger Smarter Sisters however, the program is open to all girls at-tending KHS. Enrolment forms can be obtained from the Sis-ter’s room in X block.

School Ready Girls The girls School Ready class-es have been working with their ‘sister’ school on Elcho Island teaching them about our school. The students have emailed the students at their ‘sister’ school and have been busy taking photos around Katherine High to send via email to their ‘sister’ class.

Congratulations Candice Lamb and Cassie Berto - Katherine High Gradu-ates Candice and Cassie are for-mer Katherine High School students who were inspired to study health by participating in the Rural High School Visit’s program sponsored by the National Rural Health Students Network. The aim of these visits is to engage country students in healthy activities and to open their eyes to the possibility of pursuing careers in health.Candice is the holder of an undergraduate scholarship from Services for Australian Ru-ral and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH). She plans to return to the NT and work as a physio-therapist once she completes her studies.Cassie is the recipient of a Puggy Hunter Memorial Schol-arship for Indigenous students - administered by the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA). “I’m proud to be the fi rst member of my family to go to University,” she says. “It was my Mum’s dream to become a nurse but she never got there. We have a lot of health issues in communities around Katherine and I really want to go back and make a difference.” Extract from Rural Health Work-force Australia websiteThe Northern Territory agency, NT Health Workforce, has host-ed visits in the NT for the last 10 years and will again be visit-ing Katherine High school for a student workshop on Tuesday May 29. The Workshop is open for students from years 10 to 12. Limited places are available so those interested in attend-ing need to register as soon as possible

Pam KahlCareers Advisor

ANZAC Day

School Ready

KHS SuccessPhysiotherapy student Candice Lamb (left) and Nursing student Cassie Berto in the Eddie Mabo Library at James Cook Uni-versity in Townsville, Far North Queen-sland.

Star Employee Phillip TipineCongratulations to Mr Tipine, for his hard work behind fundraising and organising the NZ trip. We wish him and the students luck for the trip in Term 3.

NAPLAN All Year 7 and 9 students will par-ticipate in NAPLAN testing in Week 5. We ask that students being tested arrive at 8 am. If you have any queries please email Jane Harvey de Mendez or John Sarev by email or phone 8973 8200.

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Community NoticesHealth Promoting SchoolNurse UpdateThere have been a number of con-fi rmed cases of whooping cough within the school, and I would urge you to read the attached letter is-sued by CDC. If you are concerned about your child, please see your family doctor. Our Athletics Carnival is coming up on 23rd May . Remember, slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen, slap on a hat, slide on some sunnies & seek shade. And one more thing – sip on lots of water.“When are we going to have our needles?”, is the usual question I get asked as I wander around the school. So, to answer your ques-tion, the Year 7 girls will be having their second Gardisil immunisation later this month. Then, in June, I’ll be catching up with the Year 8s for their Boostrix (tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough), Varilix (chicken pox) and TB screening (Mantoux). Dates are yet to be confi rmed. Stay healthy

Lynda LeighHealth Promoting School Nurse

Earn & Learn 2012Woolworths PromotionSupport Katherine High School in the 2012 Earn and Learn Program by simply collect-ing stickers at the checkout of any Wool-worths supermarket (self-service too) until July 22nd. There’ll be one sticker for every $10 spent, excluding purchases of liquor, smoking/tobacco products and gift cards. Stickers can be collected by Homegroup Teachers or placed into a collection box, either at the front offi ce or at our local Woolworths.The Community can also support KHS even if they don’t have any children at school, by dropping stickers into one of the col-lection boxes found at the front of our lo-cal Woolworths store.In 2011 our school earned valuable learn-ing resources - just by shopping at Wool-worths. This year we hope to do even bet-ter. Thank you for your ongoing support with this program. If you have any ques-tions, please contact the school or visit the Woolworths website, www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

School Bus InformationFeedback can be lodged via any of the following methods:• Online Feedback Form: www.nt.gov.au/transport/feed-back• Email:feedback.dlp@nt.gov.au• Phone: (08) 8924 7096• Fax: (08) 8924 7841• Post: GPO Box 2520, Darwin NT, 0801For more contact information please visit the Public Transport Contact Us page: http://www.nt.gov.au/transport/public/con-tacts/index.shtmlWhen providing feedback about bus services please note the fol-lowing information assists in ac-tioning your feedback.• Bus Route number • Event date and time

Aussie T-Ball Aussie T-Ball Program“Have fun playing baseball, meet new friends!!! When: Saturdays, April 28 – June 16 (8 weeks)11:00 am – 12:00 noon. Where: Katherine Sports Ground – Baseball FieldAges: 5 – 9 years old (Boys and Girls)

Please contact Kevin John-son, Baseball NT Develop-ment Manager on kjdo@baseballnt.com or mobile # 0425 248 924

Billet Accommodation 12 and Under Football

Girls ChampionshipKatherine

13th to 15th June 2012

Billet Accommodation Required!!!School Sport NT Rivers cluster is seeking the support of families in Katherine who would be able and generous enough to host students, as family members during the School Sport NT 12 and Under Girls Football Championship event.Host families will be expected to provide suitable sleeping arrangements, a nutri-tious breakfast and the evening meal. Lunches will be provided at the games each day, but you may need to assist with snacks.. If you are able to assist contact the School Sport NT Rivers Cluster offi ce for more information.Kylie Biddle E:rivers.ssnt@ntschools.netMb: 0408727757 Tel: (08) 89712643

SHREDKatherine Extreme Sports Coaching@ the Katherine skate park 14th May from 4pm - 7pm for 11 week programSkateboarding, Scooters and BMX3 - 7 year olds, 8 - 12 year olds and 13 and overTwo competitions and Tro-phies for grand fi nal winnersLearn New Tricks, Meet New People and Have FunFor more information please contact Max Morris 0424 679 865

Youth Group MeetingTuesday May 17Katherine Region Youth Group meeting is being held next Thursday from 3-4.30pm at the YMCA. Students who want to get involved can email, get onto the face-book page “Katherine Re-gion Youth Hub” or contact Tylee Wirth on 0409 243 070

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Department of Health is a Smoke Free Workplace

20th April, 2012

WHOOPING COUGH (PERTUSSIS)

Parents/ carers, students and teachers are reminded that pertussis (whooping cough)

continues to spread throughout the NT. There have been a few cases reported from within

the school.

Whooping cough usually starts as a snuffle or a cold. Within a few days it develops into bouts

of coughing, which is sometimes accompanied by a distinctive noise or “whoop “when the

person breathes in between coughs. This coughing can last for many weeks. Sometimes,

vomiting, or shortness of breath, can occur. Whooping cough is a life threatening disease in

young babies.

It is important that all children, and adults who work or care for infants, are vaccinated. The

Australian schedule of immunizations recommends children be vaccinated against whooping

cough at 2,4 & 6 months of age, and 4 and 13 years. An adult booster vaccine is available,

and is recommended for couples planning a pregnancy, and carers of young babies.

To help prevent this infection spreading, people who have whooping cough should not go out

in public (including attending school) until 21 days after the onset of coughing, or they have

completed 5 days of medically prescribed antibiotics.

For more information you may contact the Health Promoting School Nurse at Katherine High

School or Centre for Disease Control (8973 9049).

Lynda Leigh

Health Promoting School Nurse

Katherine High School

Grevillea Rd

Phone: 8973 8217

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Clontarf Community Comes Together Words by Matthew HamdorfPhotos by Matthew Hamdorf

Week 6 of Term 1 the Katherine Clontarf Academy was all about helping others. With Clean up Australia Day held on 4th March, a group of young Academy members joined together to help keep their town clean.

WELL-BEINGKatherine Academy

March 2012

With an early morning rise the boys armed themselves with gloves and rubbish bags then it was time to make the Katherine Town centre a cleaner place.

After a few hours the boys refl ected on how Clean up Australia started and what it means to each of us. This gave the boys a greater understanding and appreciation for the hard work that goes into keeping our towns clean and tidy and that if everyone helps out a little it makes for a better place for everyone.

After the hard work was done we all enjoyed the buffet breakfast at the local Cinema Café.

The activities were only just starting with International Women’s Day held on Thursday, 8th March.

The Katherine Academy came together with the Stronger Smarter Sisters (Katherine High Schools girls program) to help celebrate this important day.

The young men of the Katherine Academy value the contribution that women bring to the town of Katherine as well at the Katherine High School. It is these strong vales that gave the boys the opportunity to get involved together for a game of touch rugby.

Senior and middle school students from both groups gathered together on the Katherine High School oval to participate.

Both games were played in great spirits with some of the Stronger Smarter Sisters giving the Clontarf boys a lesson in touch rugby.

Once the physical activities were done, the Academy put on lunch for the Stronger Smarter Sisters.

With both the Clontarf Academy and the Stronger Smarter Sisters program coming together it was a great opportunity to showcase the relationship built between the two groups.