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1 Crown Street, CROOKWELL 2583 T: (02) 4832 1421 F: (02) 4832 1966 E: crookwell-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.crookwell-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 9

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD REMINDER If you would still like to make a donation to Operation Christmas Child 2018, the office will accept items until the end of Term 3. These donations are then placed in shoeboxes that will be sent to needy children around the world.

Principal’s ReportOur School Captains and Vice-Captains for 2018-2019 have been chosen and it is my pleasure to welcome Renee Buggie (C), D’Arcy Slater (C), Georgie O’Brien (VC) and Samuel Abbey (VC) into these important positions of student leadership. The process for determining our leaders is quite rigorous, involving nomination, election, resume presentation and an interview with a panel of students and staff. I was extremely impressed with the quality of candidates this year and how well they have all lived up to our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Prosper. Congratulations to our successful candidates, as well as those who were not successful but are also outstanding young men and women who can still be great role models and representatives of our school. A big thank you to Ms Bramley, Ms Needham and SRC representatives Ellie Searl and Lachlan for the part they played in the process.Following from their success at our Showcase event two weeks ago, our CHS Metal band performed a 20-minute set at Goulburn Skate Park over the weekend as part of a gig set up by the Goulburn Regional Conservatorium. Despite very windy conditions, the boys did a fantastic job at high volume to a very appreciative crowd. Well done boys!Recently the Department of Education released a policy document mandating that all public schools include an option for shorts for female students as part of their regular school uniform. I have been working with our P&C to source a variety of styles and colours of shorts to discuss and seek feedback from our school community. Once this process is complete, we will ensure to have a supplier in place and stock available for purchase. We hope this will be completed this year. It is appropriate that we go through this process, and remind students that they must still wear the approved school uniform until other options are made available through consultation.At our assembly this week, we recognised many students for their great effort in demonstrating our school values of ‘Respect, Responsibility and Prosper’. Congratulations to all our recipients for their outstanding efforts and particularly to Ellis O’Brien who achieved a Silver Award. Congratulations also to our Science and Engineering Challenge participants who received a certificate in recognition of their outstanding result of third place earlier this term.Vero JosephPrincipal

Newly elected Captains and Vice-Captains for 2019.Georgie O’Brien, Renee Buggie, D’Arcy Slater and Sam Abbey.

Recipients of awards at Assembly.

1 Crown Street, CROOKWELL 2583 T: (02) 4832 1421 F: (02) 4832 1966 E: crookwell-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.crookwell-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3

Canteen RosterWeek Beginning 17th September

MondayNeed Volunteers

Tuesday Cathey O’Connor

WednesdayNeed Volunteers

ThursdayCLOSED

FridayKay Slater

Week Beginning 24th September MondayNeed Volunteers

Tuesday Cathey O’Connor

WednesdayNeed Volunteers

ThursdayCLOSED

FridayKay Slater

Music Mania in the ClassroomMusic classes came alive this term with performance work in the lead up to the Music Showcase Concert. Year 7 have been studying ‘The Instruments of the Orchestra’ and perfecting their recorder performance skills. Year 8 have investigated ‘The Instruments of Rock’ and have learnt to play the 12-Bar Blues on the acoustic guitar. Year 9 are studying works by Bach and Mozart.Year 10 have immersed themselves in Rock Music. Year 11 are exploring ‘Popular Music’ and ‘Methods of Notating Music’ which enables students to study music that interests and inspires them.Showcase SuccessThe Showcase Concert on Thursday 6th September was an amazing event that created musical excitement. It was wonderful to see so many students working together to produce memorable moments on stage. Congratulations to our comperes D’Arcy Slater and Renee Buggie and to all our Elective and Senior musicians for a most entertaining and musically diverse concert. What brilliant work! Thank you to all CHS musicians for your dedication and practise. Outstanding items came from each class, climaxing with the Metal and Senior Bands. Beautiful artworks created an inspirational atmosphere for the audience and musicians. Thanks to Miss Jeffcoat, Mrs Allport, Mrs McIntosh, Ms Bramley, Mrs Dark, Mr Garth Prentice (GRC Head of Guitar), the Ninja stage crew and front of house team who helped make the Showcase a resounding success.Metal Band Skate Park GigOur Metal Band performed a dynamic and rhythmically tight 20 minute set at the Goulburn Skate Park on Saturday 15th September. Congratulations Oscar Rose, James Clements, Griffyn Bachta, Tom Wilcox-Symons and Aidan O’Brien for taking your music out into the community at such a high level. Thank you Mr Garth Prentice for organising this event and supporting our Metal Men.Donna WoolleyMusic Teacher

Some of our wonderfully talented student musicians that wowed the audience at the recent Showcase Concert.