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Bega High News

6 August 2019

Phone: 6492 9000 Fax: 6492 3996 Email: [email protected] Web Address: https://bega-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Principal’s Report The third week of term 3 is the designated week for celebrating all things in education. The theme for Education Week in 2019 is Every student, every voice and this edition of the school’s newsletter is just one way we demonstrate the skills our students have as they learn and develop as engaged global citizens.

The pages following illustrate so many skills and talents of our students, especially when it comes to engaging with students from other schools, other rural and regional areas and in different contexts.

As well, we have students displaying their artistic talents in the SCLC Art Show at the Civic Centre and we have had many student representatives seeking input from other students about their learning environment and working with students to build their teamwork capacity in year meetings.

This term also sees the final challenges for many HSC students who are putting the finishing touches to research projects, timber products, drama performances, and musical performances. They exemplify persistence, collaboration and the many different ways of voicing their goals, interests and achievement. We look forward to showcasing and viewing the results of these skills.

Mrs Linda Thurston Principal

Lawrence Davis and Jack Constable in the 100 m at the recent Regional Athletics Carnival

Bega High School Uniform Shop

Open each Thursday of the school term

Winter Opening Hours 9 am to 3 pm

until further notice

For enquiries phone: 0417 028 864

Coming Events

Wednesday, 7 August: Indigenous Careers Day at University of Wollongong

Bega Campus – Health Careers workshop NSW All School Rugby League Championships (2

days) Bournda Bird Olympics

Monday, 12 August: Year 12 Trial HSC Exams begin and continue until

Friday, 23 August Calm Space in Room 41 for interested students at

lunchtime

Tuesday, 13 August: P & C Meeting

Thursday, 15 August: Year 12 HSC Industrial Technology Major Works due fLing Physical Theatre – My Black Dog – Years 9, 10

& 11 Drama students Girls’ Rugby League 9s – Tackle Calm Space for Years 10, 11 & 12 in Room 41 at

lunchtime

Tuesday, 20 August: State Interschools Snowsports (4 days)

Wednesday, 28 August: University of Wollongong AIME Program

Thursday, 29 August: Year 7 Vaccinations White Card Course ACT Schools Mountain Bike Championships (2 days)

Monday, 2 September: Year 12 HSC Visual Arts Bodies of Work completion

and hand in date

Tuesday, 3 & 4 September: HSC Industrial Technology Practical marking

Thursday, 5 September: HSC Drama Performance marking

Bega High School

Absentee Hotline: 6492 9010

If your child is going to be absent from school, please telephone with the following information:

Student Name Roll Class

Date of Absence Reason for Absence

Your Name

All other enquiries: 6492 9000

Bega High School Newsletter 6 August 2019

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Calm Zone for students beginning on Monday 12 August Bega High School is keen to trial a Calm Zone wellbeing focus for interested students on Mondays at lunch time in Room 41 in the school Library.

Years 10, 11 & 12 will be specifically catered for, beginning on Thursday, 15 August, at lunchtime, with more emphasis on managing stress and exam techniques, as well as exploring free apps that are available.

The focus of the Calm Zone will be to explore a wide range of activities to promote wellbeing.

Find ways to manage your own stress that work for you through exercise, relaxation, positive self-talk.

Become aware of how you think: challenge negative thoughts

Make a regular time for yourself to pursue interest that make you feel good

Develop personal relationships and connection with others

Learn to relaxation techniques Practice mindfulness – become aware of being in the

present moment Be mindful of how you feel and act with others Be supportive and non-judgmental of others Engage in reflective practice about your work and

professional development

Please talk Pippa, the School Counsellor, for any further information.

The Boys Relay Team was placed second at the recent Regional Athletics Carnival

Course Description The General Construction Induction (White Card) course is a mandatory entry level program for the building and construction industry. The course focuses on how to work safely and effectively on a job site or construction environment. Upon successful completion of the program, each student will be awarded with a Statement of Attainment for the unit of competency CPCCWHS1001- Prepare to work safely in the construction industry. The White Card is issued by SafeWork NSW.

Topic Covered include: Work Health & Safety legislation, Hazards, Risks and Control Measures, Communication and Reporting, Incident Response

Entry Requirements: Training will be delivered at the school. Students must be at least 14 years of age.

Fees: $110 per student

When: Thursday, 29 August 2019

For more information contact Mrs Lucas, Careers Adviser at Bega High School


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Year 12 Lunchtime Cafe


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World Music Day, Friday, 21 June


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MADD Nights Tuesday, 25 June


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Thursday, 27 June


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Mr Hopkins’ Year 7A Science class with Bega High’s 2019 crop of Lambs


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Tathra Bushwalking for Sport

Eurobodalla St Cecilia Youth Music

Scholarship

Invitation to participate in a Pop-Up Concert

Young musicians aged between 8 and 18 are invited to perform at a casual, fun, Pop-Up Concert at

St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee (at the Language Lab at the rear of St Peters)

Please do not enter from side street

Sunday, 25 August 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Participants will perform for up to eight minutes to an audience of fellow performers, families and friends.

This is NOT a competition but an opportunity to enjoy yourself and entertain others.

You can choose what to perform. All you need to do is let us know what you will be performing. We will then arrange a program. A donation per attendee at the

concert will be appreciated.

How to apply: Please let us know your details, what instrument you will be playing and the item you will be performing. We will have an acoustic and electronic piano at the venue plus vocal PA, guitar and bass amplifier available, so you don’t need to bring your own. (If you do need to use drums or your own amplifier you will need to set up prior to the concert and pack up afterwards.)

Let us know by emailing Marion Roubos-Bennett at [email protected] by Friday, 16 August 2019. For more information please contact Marion by email or by phone: 0417, 267 771

St Cecilia Youth Music Scholarship 2010 Marion Roubos-Bennett Ph: 0417 267 771 www.stcecilia.org.au


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National Tree Day Friday 3rd August was a magnificent day for joining with Bega Valley Shire Council and BRAWL (Bega River and Wetlands Landcare Group) to plant trees as part of National Schools Tree Planting Day.

21 Bega High students from Years 7 -10 learnt about the importance of rehabilitating native species around the Bega River and the amazing work that BRAWL have achieved with the help of hundreds of volunteers and numerous community and school groups.

Students worked enthusiastically to plant, place water crystals, set up tree guards and water hundreds of plants at the eastern end of the racecourse.

A big thank you to Erin, at BRAWL and the following students: Sascha, Macey, Lara, Willow, Jade, Jarrah, Katelyn, Bodhi, Lily, Ruby, Neisha, Rachelle, Brodie, Bodin, Tyson, Dylan, Jazmyn, Lincon, Caitlin, Corey and Reese.

Alana Coates HSIE Teacher

Free Dental Treatment at Pambula Community

Health Centre A public dental clinic is located in the Pambula Community Health Centre adjacent the Pambula District Hospital.

All children under the age of 18 are eligible for this service.

Families are encouraged to bring their children along for a dental assessment and treatment annually.

Early assessment of your child may help detect any problems with their teeth or oral hygiene. Routine visits also help to familiarize your child to a pleasant dental experience.

Please ring 1800 450 046 with your Medicare card to access this free service.


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Community Noticeboard A D V E R T I S I N G

Material relating to students will be advertised at the Principal’s discretion and does not necessarily reflect the views of this school. No cost to non-profit making organisations.

Heywire Competition open for entries!

Are you a young person with a great story to tell? Know someone who is? If you’re aged 16 – 22 and from Regional Australia, enter the Heywire competition and you could have your story featured on the ABC and win an all expenses-paid trip to the Heywire Regional Youth Summit.

Entries close 16 September 2019

For more information go to: https://www.abc.net.au/heywire/

The Training Camp for the epic 2019 Sea to Snow Journey

is on soon for Year 9-11 students

The Crossing has 5 applicants but we need 5 more by 17 August for Sea to Snow to happen this year.

Go to https://www.thecrossingland.org.au/youth-camps/ to find out more and to book:

3 day Training Camp 29 to 31 August 9 day Journey 7 to 15 September

Amazing CV leadership builder but you must be organised.

The journey and training meets expedition requirements for direct entry to either Gold or Silver Levels of the Duke of Edinburgh Award depending on your age. So you can work towards this Award while doing the journey.

The Crossing is a not for profit organisation that grows youth leadership in sustainable design.

Subsidy opportunities are available for the journey for those that need them who have applied to the training. Please email [email protected] to discuss.

Have you thought about Teaching? Our local schools have ongoing needs for quality casual teachers to join the bank of great teachers that relieve those who are sick or on leave, and also work in classrooms day-to-day.

If you have an undergraduate degree, you may be eligible to train as a Primary or Secondary teacher here in Bega.

UOW Bega campus has Master of Teaching Primary and Secondary courses that can be undertaken full time over two years, or part time over four years.

Please contact us at [email protected], 6494 7035 if you would like further information.


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FESTIVAL OF DARING POSSIBILITIES The 4th annual Festival of Daring Possibilities

will be held on Friday, 16th & Saturday, 17 August,

at Bega Civic Centre.

This year’s speaker’s forum on the Friday night, will feature our student climate activists from across the Valley and local performers “What if ... we took charge of our future?”

Other performers include Sassi - Meaghan Holt and guest speaker, Scott Ludlam!

There will also be a display of the Bee Inspired - Hexagonal of Dreaming.

The Saturday will be a community expo of information stalls, activities and games - Creating Climate Action - Building Stronger Community.

There will be drumming, juggling, skipping and heaps of fun activities for children. Nick Van Steklenberg will be sharing his big vision of feeding your family with minimum work, maximum output, "Chicken Panacea"

There will also be a screening of the movie "The Power of Community".

For bookings and inquiries contact Sue Andrew at [email protected] and buy tickets here. https://www.trybooking.com/BEDRQ

2019 Country to Canberra Leadership Competition. Young Rural Women in Years 10-12.

Applications close 2 September 2019 Win the opportunity of a lifetime!

Kick-start your future with the 2019 Country to Canberra Leadership Competition!

Enter & win an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra to undertake leadership & media training, get mentored by powerful CEOs & politicians, meet inspiring role models & more. Past winners have met Prime Ministers, been appointed as national youth ambassadors and are published on a national stage.

To win the Power Trip prize, entrants must be female/female identifying students who are attending school in grades 10, 11 or 12 in 2019, be 15 years of age by 20 November 2019 and attend a school that fits with the below criteria

For students in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, entrants must attend a school that is located at least 50 kilometres away from a town with a population 80,000 persons or more; and the school they attend cannot be defined as residing in a ‘Major City’ on the www.myschool.edu.au website

To view the selection criteria visit http://countrytocanberra.com.au/selection-criteria/. If you would like to submit an application, use the Leadership

Competition entry portal to submit your entry: https://bit.ly/2Oxibj1


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What is the NCSS Challenge? The NCSS Challenge is a programming competition open to all school students and teachers. The NCSS Challenge is unlike any other programming competition. We’ll teach you how to program as we go along, rather than expecting you to be an expert already. To find out more visit: What is the NCSS Challenge?

Why participate in the Challenge? As you may already know, the new National Curriculum includes Digital Technologies, which requires students from years 3-6 to learn a visual programming language, like Blockly, and students from year 7-8 to learn a general purpose programming language, like Python. By participating in the Challenge in 2018 you can give yourself and your students a head start.

When is the Challenge? Starting on 29 July and running for 5 weeks the Challenge teaches students how to program as they compete. In 2018 we had over 13,000 students (including some primary school students) and teachers compete in the Challenge from over 750 different schools across Australia and New Zealand.

How does the Challenge work? Each week notes and problems containing the information you and your students need to complete the week's programming challenges are released. For the first time this year students can earn points on all problems right up until the end of the competition. Giving you and your students more flexibility in how you participate in the Challenge.

The questions range in difficulty to allow beginners to progress at their own rate while still extending gifted students. The challenges will increase in complexity as more and more programming concepts are covered over the 5 weeks.

Students submit answers to these questions, which are automatically marked using a series of test cases that are designed to help guide the student to a working solution. < Insert personal greeting here> Students generally spend a few hours a week completing the questions, although this varies depending on which stream they are enrolled in.

How much does the Challenge cost? All-access subscriptions to Grok Learning cost $30 per student (for high school students) and $5 per student (for primary school students). Students can pay individually, or your school can be invoiced for them as a group. To find more information by visiting our pricing page.

The NCSS Challenge is run by Grok Learning, an education start-up from the University of Sydney. Between us we have decades of experience teaching students how to program.

For more information go to: https://groklearning.com/challenge/

2019 Photography Competition

The 2019 NSW Grandparents Day Photo Competition aims to foster relationships between younger and older generations by creating and capturing special moments together. This is a great way to celebrate and recognise grandparents, grand-friends and kin across the state for their contributions to our lives and our communities.

Entries for the 2019 NSW Grandparents Day Photo Competition are now being accepted. All entries are to be uploaded to smartygrants via the following link: https://nswcommunities.smartygrants.com.au/GPPC19

Entries close midnight of Sunday 15 September 2019. If you have any issues or questions, please email [email protected]

Please ensure you have parental consent for applicants under the age of 18.


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