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T4 Week 4 Week 4 Starting 5 November 2018 Monday
05/11/18 Year 12 - HSC Examination Year 10 - History Assessment Task Year 10 - ITT Coffee Table Folio Due Year 10 - Science task Year 9 - Science - Semester 2 Exam Year 8 - PDHPE Assessment Task due Year 8 - Maths Test
Tuesday 06/11/18
Year 12 - HSC Examination Year 10 - FDTX Food product presentation Year 10 - Science Task Year 10 - Marine studies swimming test Year 9 - Links to Learning Year 9 - Links Duke of Edinburgh trek Year 9 - Maths task Year 8 - VALID testing
Wednesday 07/11/18
Year 12 - HSC Examination Year 10 - FDTX Final Examination Year 9 - Links Duke of Edinburgh trek Year 6 Feeder School Visit Flametree Excursion - Barista Training
Thursday 08/11/18
Year 12 - HSC Examination Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum Year 10 - FDTY Final Examination Year 9 - History source task Year 9 - Elective History task due
Friday 09/11/18
Year 12 - HSC Examination Year 11 (12) - Ext History - State Library Exc Remembrance Day Ceremony
T4 Week 5 Week 5 Starting 12 November 2018 Monday
12/11/18 Year 10 - RAW Program, refugee students Year 10 - Commerce task Year 8 - Yearly Science exam
Tuesday 13/11/18
Year 12 - Sign Out Year 10 - PASS excursion Year 10 - Marine studies swimming test Year 9 - Links to Learning Year 8 - Yearly Science Exam Years 7-9 EAL/D student excursion
Wednesday 14/11/18
Year 8 - Yearly Science exam Year 6 Feeder School visits
Thursday 15/11/18
Year 12 - Formal - Novotel Wollongong Year 11 - SLR - Flipout Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum Year 10 - Commerce task Year 9 - PASS - Flipout Year 8 - Yearly Science exam Grip Student Leadership Conference Excur
Friday 16/11/18
Year 8 - Yearly Science exam Year 8 - Persuasive Language Class Task Victor Chang Awards
T4 Week 6 Week 6 Starting 19 November 2018 Monday
19/11/18
Tuesday 20/11/18
Year 10 - Marine Studies swimming test Year 9 - Links to Learning
Wednesday 21/11/18
Year 11 - Modern History task
Thursday 22/11/18
Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum Schools Spectacular Excursion -Yr 9 & 10 Young Women’s Forum
Friday 23/11/18
Year 12 - Ancient History task Schools Spectacular AIME Program at UOW – selected students
Year 12 Purple Year 11 Olive Year 10 Blue Year 9 Red Year 8 Green Year 7 Orange
Thoughts from the Principal
It is my pleasure to welcome everyone back after the break and my hope is that every student is looking forward to the final term of 2018. The HSC As I write this newsletter the HSC exams are drawing to an end. Feedback from students about the exams has generally been positive, although it was not unusual to get responses such as “it was good” or “it was really hard” when asking two students about the same exam. The HSC results are available to students on 16 December (ATARs will be available the next day). Deputy Principal Welcome back to Trish Morgan. Following a year’s secondment to the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE), Trish returns to her position as Deputy Principal. The rich experience Trish has gained from working at CESE will no doubt be invaluable for the initiation and evaluation of programs at Figtree High School. A big thanks to both Jo Clifford and Jemma Lawson for their outstanding contributions to the Senior Executive
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Term 4 Week 4, 5 November , 2018
Address: 2 Gibsons Road, Figtree NSW 2525 Phone: 02 4271 2787 Email: [email protected] Fax: 02 4271 6626
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Team. They have worked tirelessly to support students and families in their roles as relieving Deputy Principals. Both Ms Clifford and Ms Lawson now move back to their substantive positions of Head Teacher Administration and Head Teacher Wellbeing respectively. Community Liaison Figtree High School is appointing a teacher to act as Community Liaison in 2019. This 3 day/week role will greatly support our school by working with all Figtree HS staff, our Community of Schools staff and members of the wider school community to help shape, promote and deliver a number of new, whole school teaching and learning projects. This role also involves planning events for next year’s school 50 Year Anniversary. Congratulations to Karin Harlor who was selected by a panel, following the application and interview process. Two Shining Stars Ellie Rada from Year 10 was selected to attend the Secretary for a Day Conference at the Department of Education’s, State Office. Ellie shadowed David Tonge who is the Relieving Executive Director of Projects, School Infrastructure. On Monday 6 August, Ellie travelled to Sydney CBD to attend a number of meetings, one of those being a round table discussion with the Secretary of Education, Mark Scott. On Tuesday 7 August, Ellie spent the day in team building activities and then took on a leadership role, presenting to a team of Principals and other NSW Education employees.
Maria Ljuboja, also from year 10, was chosen to shadow Bill Field - our local Director, Educational Leadership - as a part of the Director for a Day program. Maria and Bill attended two of our local community schools, Mt Kembla Public School and Unanderra Public School. Together they analysed data, searching for evidence of ways to support these schools across many different aspects. They finished the day off their productive day with a delicious lunch.
Mr Daniel Ovens Principal
Expectations of the Week
WEEK 4: BE SAFE - Playground Play appropriate games in active play
areas
WEEK 5: BE SAFE - Playground Place rubbish in bins
WEEK 6: BE A LEARNER - Playground Sportsmanship
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Deputy Principal Report Years 7, 9 and 11
Welcome back to our final term of the year. This term will be a very busy time for students, with a range of assessments in each subject. It is essential that students keep themselves well organised and use a student diary (electronic or hard copy) to ensure they are well prepared for assessment tasks. I have resumed my responsibilities for Year 11 students this term and I am excited to be working with these students and their parents/carers again. This term is always an exciting time for Year 11 students as they commence their HSC courses and begin preparing for the 12 months ahead. I have been speaking with a number of Year 11 students regarding their curriculum pattern for their HSC. If a student wants to change their curriculum pattern, they must complete the appropriate green or yellow subject change form. This form is essential to ensure that any change in a student’s curriculum pattern will still enable the student to meet the requirements for the award of a Higher School Certificate and to also ensure that any student who wants to gain an ATAR is eligible for one with their new curriculum pattern. While we understand that this documentation takes time to process, it is crucial for students to have this finalised prior to making any change to their timetable. Students who have changed their curriculum pattern and are only studying 10 units will now have a study period in place of the subject they have discontinued. Students need to use this time productively, accessing the senior study or library to continue with their studies in their other subjects. With the warmer weather upon us, we have reminded students on assembly about the importance of sun protection and hydration during the school day, with water being the best fluid for students to drink on hot days. Students are reminded to maintain their commitment to being on time to school every day. Punctuality is an important employability attribute, along with wearing the correct school uniform. We thank our parents/ carers for their support in this area. Ms Ellie Donovan Deputy Principal
Deputy Principal Report Years 8, 10 and 12
I am excited to be returning to Figtree High after being at CESE for just over 12 months. I have been travelling the state developing and presenting professional learning on literacy and numeracy – in particular, NAPLAN transitioning to online – for teachers. The experience has enabled me to return to Figtree High School with a greater understanding of interpreting literacy and numeracy data to increase student outcomes. Over the last 3 weeks, I have been warmly welcomed by students, parents and teachers back to the Figtree community. Congratulations to Year 12 students who are currently completing their HSC. They have had excellent attendance. The Presiding Officer from NESA has commented on their diligence and focussed attitude towards their examinations. The last day for the HSC at FHS is Thursday 8 November 2018. Students are expected to attend school on Tuesday 13 November 2018 from 8:50am to 11:30am to complete sign out. They need to return all school resources including books and pay any outstanding fees. After completing the process, they will be issued them with their Year 12 Formal ticket. The Year 12 formal is at the Novotel from 6pm to 10:30pm on Thursday 15 November. Year 10 students are busy at the moment completing their assessments for the RoSA. They are showing an excellent level of engagement to ensure they meet the requirements of the RoSA during these weeks. During this important but stressful time they should
• Have a study timetable – their Year Adviser can assist if they do not know how to develop one.
• Ensure they have at least 8 hours of sleep each night – without devices turned on
• Eat a healthy breakfast each day so that they have the energy to complete their best work
• Participate in regular physical exercise • Spend time with family and friends.
Year 8 have had a brilliant start to the term. Their Year Advisers have stated that students are focused on their learning in classes and behaving in a manner that is supportive of our core values of “Respect, Safety and Learning”. Ms Trish Morgan Deputy Principal
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Mathematics Faculty Report All years are working on their program of study and formal assessments are ongoing. Students should know when their assessment task is on and have completed independent home study. Any student unsure of how to study at home should talk to their teacher for guidance. Students are reminded that they need to be equipped for their lessons by bringing their correct books and pens to school. Also, Years 8-12 need to have their calculator with them for every Maths lesson. We have calculators for sale at the school for $22, payment and collection is at the office. Australian Mathematics Competition Congratulations goes the following students who performed well in the Australian Mathematics Competition. In Year 7: Jack Hadfield – Distinction – in the top 6% of Year 7 students who entered the competition. Caley Tallon-Henniker - Proficient In Year 8: William Sunderland – Credit In Year 9: Mitchell Jury-Dawes-Credit
Australian Mathematics Enrichment Competition
During Term 2 a Stage 4 Mathematics Enrichment class was created from a combination of Year 7 and Year 8 students. The students were invited to be in the Mathematics Enrichment class where they worked through challenging problems over a period of sixteen weeks. They are to be commended on their hard work and commitment to this program and we look forward to their results in this Enrichment competition. Year 7 students: Ashley Forrest, Sreenidhi Gireesh Babu,
Jack Hadfield, Karina Hunt, Adam Kendall, Jacob Kuhn, Mia Lazova, Abbey Lemmon, Samuel Newton, Zoe Newton, Kye Sawyer, Keegan Whitten
Year 8 students: Clay Baldock, Ebony Edmonds, Zachary Hockey, Kassandra Persinidis, Anastasia Sekuloska, Biniam Seyoum, William Sunderland, Mackenzie Thew
Mrs Sharon Kachovich Head Teacher Mathematics (Relieving)
Wellbeing Report Figtree Lions Club Tuesday 16 October I attend the Figtree Lions Club meeting to thank the club for their support of Figtree High School. Last year Figtree Lions Club gave the school $2000 to support students to achieve their goals. The Wellbeing team identified 3 students to receive the Figtree Lions Club Youth Development awards. The three students used their scholarships in various ways and at the meeting I informed the club as to what the students used the money for. Figtree High School is extremely grateful for the Lions Club support and I am extremely happy to announce that the Figtree Lions Club will again support the school in 2019 with Youth Development awards.
Anti-bullying Workshop On Wednesday 31 October Ellie Rada (Year 10) and Mrs Lawson attend 2018 Anti-Bullying Regional Workshop in Wagga Wagga. Workshops were designed specifically for staff and students. Ellie was a fantastic ambassador for the school and has bought a number of ideas back to the school which she will put into place with the wellbeing team.
Merit Excursion
Have you got a current BRONZE, SLIVER or GOLD award? Then you are invited to attend Jamberoo Recreation Park on Monday 17 December. All year advisers have permission notes for students to collect. Money is to be paid to the front office and notes to be returned to Mr Herbert in HSIE.
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Mrs Jemma Lawson Head Teacher Wellbeing
The RAW Program
The RAW program provides targeted support for refugee students through a partnership between schools and JobQuest, a community employment and youth service specialist. Local industry, community, education and training partners are involved in RAW program activities which include career planning workshops, resume writing, interview skills, team building, industry visits and workplace learning. RAW includes innovative community engagement events; the FRUIT day (Fun, Realistic, Unbiased, Industry, and Training) and SALAD day (Services and Local Agencies Day), which bring participating students from a number of schools together to undertake group activities to build confidence and explore career options.
Salma AlHindi
Protection from the SUN
GOOD PRACTICE:
• Wear a hat during lunch breaks • Wear sunglasses to prevent UV damage to
the retina. • Wear sun block to school or bring sun block
and apply during the breaks or while playing sport and/or practical PE lessons (Sun screens should be applied before going outside)
• Drink WATER to avoid dehydration • Remain in the shade whenever possible,
particularly during peak UVR times DID YOU KNOW? DEHYDRATION is a common cause of headaches and lack of energy. Coke is a diuretic, by drinking coke you lose more fluid than you gain.! SO …… DRINK water.
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INVICTUS GAMES On the 22 October, 28 students attended the Invictus Games at Homebush. The students participated in wheelchair basketball, watched the indoor rowing and listened to motivational speaker Lori Nicholson. This was an inspiring day as we were able to recognise the efforts of those that have served their country.
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We have also been discussing the Invictus Games in our PDHPE classes. The students have been learning the background of the Invictus games and what it means to the athletes. We have been particularly looking at the areas of resilience, inclusion and service. Students listened to the official Invictus song and discussed the Invictus poem. They then wrote their own piece of poetry.
Walking in the dead of night Shooting aimlessly at those we fight Picking up my fallen friends Until the night ends Wounded from a hit to the head Now I lie in a hospital bed I may be lying in the sheets But my spirits flying in the streets I have done my country proud Now I am surrounded by a crowd There is no longer any hate I am the master of my fate Written by Jed, Liam, Hugh and Travis I can chose what I want to be At the back of me the dogs they bite In the dark of the night I can’t see Like a deer in the headlights They can’t bring me down I’m not conquerable I’m not going to let them keep me bound I am and always will be unstoppable Written by Sharnie SHINE PROGRAM GRADUATION Congratulations to the girls who recently completed the Shine Program. This is a 9 week program designed to empower and encourage young women. It is run by 2 local women, Lidia and Heloise, who encourage the girls in relationship building and positive decision making. The following students enjoyed each lesson and participated enthusiastically. They are to be commended for their efforts. Lara Fox, Tiffany DeOrnelas Lumley, Rachel Bailey, Elisha Pickett and Paige Taylor
Ms Kirsten Borst Supervisor of Girls
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WATER POLO Congratulations to Tazmin Fulcher, Nadine Kellermann, Travis Moon and Regan Smith. These four students have been selected into the South Coast Water Polo teams. The boys will travel to Sydney to play and the girls will play in Tamworth. Well done. CAPA REPORT Georgia Verastegui attends National Art School! Congratulations! The CAPA Faculty warmly congratulates Georgia on her success at the National Art School’s HSC Intensive Workshop. Georgia, (Year 11) attended the National Art School in Sydney for two weeks throughout Term 3 and the school holidays. Georgia worked with established practicing artists throughout her time there, and was mentored and guided to expand her already extraordinary artmaking practice. The final day of Georgia’s university experience concluded with a formal opening of the exhibition of student works. Georgia’s tutorial teacher was highly impressed with her skill and work ethic and was excited at the prospect of Georgia attending university there in the future. Well done Georgia!
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Experimental Photography Year 9 and 10 Photography students are finishing off the year with an engaging Experimental Photography unit. This unit encapsulates the skills and techniques students have learnt in class this year, and they now have the chance to push these skills even further with some experimental approaches such as: LED Light Stick Painting, Orb Light Painting, Refractique Crystal Ball photography, Underwater photography and Double Exposures. Students are connecting with practicing photographers in search of further advice and skill development. We are excited to see the creative, innovative and refined images these students produce over the next few weeks!
South Coast Music Camp We would like to acknowledge the following students for recently representing Figtree High School at the South Coast Music Camp. They were exceptional representatives of the performing arts at Figtree High School.
• Jessica Nagy – Year 11 – Tech Team • Bailey Craft – Year 9 – Tenor Saxophone • Bethany Rowan – Year 9 – Voice • Kaylen Craft – Year 7 – Trumpet
School Bell – Music Suggestions The CAPA Co will be introducing a suggestion box later this term for students and staff to make suggestions for music to be used for our school bell. Keep your eyes open for a suggestion box that will be placed at the front office. The CAPA Co will then filter suggestions weekly. Please also keep in mind that the length of the school bell is 21 seconds, so we can only select 21 seconds of your music suggestion. 2019 CAPA Co Applications: Applications to join CAPA Co for 2019 will open soon. CAPA Co is open to students in Year 7 to Year 12 who have an interest in the Creative and Performing Arts at Figtree High School. Currently, we have students who are interested in technical operations (audio, lighting, vision and staging), visual arts, photography, music, dance and drama. Once applications are open, students will be notified by an announcement in the white sheet. Active Art As an extension of the CAPA Committee, this term Active Art has been offered as a sport. Miss Brewer and Miss Cook have been working with Active Art students to complete a series of murals for the library. Last week active art headed to the Wollongong botanic gardens to participate in a walking photography treasure hunt. Excursions for sport will take place every fortnight and next week students will be heading to North Beach to create a site-specific sculpture using natural materials. Students will then document their work by using a digital camera. Keep your eyes peeled for photographs in the next newsletter! Mrs Szoboszlay and the Creative & Performing Arts Faculty
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Library News
In Week 5, the Figtree High School Library will be releasing our new book collection. Karen Knight and Tish Cougar have been working tirelessly sourcing all the best books out there from all over the world. Our new and expanded collection has over 200 new titles for students and staff to enjoy, along with 22 new magazine subscriptions.
Keep an eye out in the next newsletter for a complete list of new titles and exciting updates of what is new in the Figtree High School Library.
Mr Verdejo HT Teaching and Learning
P & C MEETING Wednesday
7 November, 2018 6pm in the Bistro
ALL WELCOME
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Applications for Learning Labs close next week. If you have students who are doing well in their area of interest (their interests could be coding, sci-fi, sciences, gaming, photography…many more to choose from) then this is an amazing opportunity for them. We encourage you to get the message out to students and their families. The application process is up to the family. Dates: 9th - 11th January, 2019 Venue: University of Wollongong (Wollongong campus) Applications close: 6 November, 2018 A big ‘thank you’ to those schools who have already communicated this information to your students. Help us spread the word by passing this information on to your students and their parents via your school newsletters, website or individual selection process: • LEARNING LABS program brochure APPLICATION PROCESS
• Students can be encouraged to apply by their school, classroom teacher, subject specialist teachers from school or out-of-school or by their parents. If a school-based professional is identifying a potential student they will supply them with a Teacher Nomination Letter
• Parents/Guardians/student visit our website and read the full list of workshops available by selecting the blue button relevant to their child’s age group.
• Parents/Guardians/student (or school if parent/guardian is unable to) fill out the online application form. • One piece of supporting documentation for first time applicants is required that demonstrates their ability
(see 'Supporting Documentation' section on website). Please note that the Teacher Nomination Letters can be used as a supporting document.
We have several sponsorship places available for students who identify as Australian Aboriginal/Torres Strait or students experiencing financial difficulty. Schools can also sponsor their own students. If your school would like to do this please contact [email protected] with details and we can provide an invoice. We thank you for your continued support of Learning Labs and we hope to share our passion for providing further opportunities to your students in January! Yours sincerely, Sarah Smith PS. We endeavor to keep our database up to date. If the content of this email is no longer relevant to you please let us know. Learning Labs Coordinator Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | 19.1028 University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia T +61 2 4221 5557 uow.edu.au/In2Uni | Facebook | Support In2Uni Scholarships University of Wollongong CRICOS: 00102E Your feedback is appreciated and can be submitted at: [email protected] NOTICE: This email is intended for the addressee name and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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