CASINO H IGH SCHOOL

90 Queensland Road, Casino NSW 2470 Phone: 02 6662 3077 Fax: 02 6662 6390 Email: casino-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: http://www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 2 Term 2

Monday 01.05.17 Year 12 Academic Assembly 12:15pm

Tuesday 02.05.17 Open Boys/Girls Soccer - Lismore -

Miss Evenden/Mr Clarke

Wednesday 03.05.17 School Cross Country - Evans Head

Thursday 04.05.17 White Card WHS Course - Years 10/11

Open Girls Regional Futsal - Byron Bay -

Miss Evenden

Friday 05.05.17 Boys Junior/Senior Regional Futsal - Byron Bay -

Mr Clarke and Mrs Buckley

White Card WHS Course - Years 10/11

5 cent Friday - ‘Love your sister” Big Heart

Under 15’s Girls Soccer - Colley Park, Miss Evenden

Week 3 Term 2

Monday 08.05.17 NAPLAN

Open Boys Volleyball - Murwillumbah -

Mrs Armbruster

Tuesday 09.05.17 NAPLAN

Wednesday 10.05.17 SES WOW Day - Wear orange - gold coin donation

NAPLAN Sport

Thursday 11.05.17 NAPLAN

Friday 12.05.17 CASCAPA Rehearsal

Year 10 Exams

NAPLAN

Calendar Events

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Issue 7, Term 1, 28 April 2017

NAPLAN, 2017

During Week 3 of Term 2 Casino High School students

who are in Years 7 and 9 will undertake the NAPLAN

(National Assessment Program) with the other Years 7

and 9 students in all schools across Australia. On

Tuesday, 9th May, Language Conventions and Writing

will be worked. On Wednesday, 10th May there will be

a Reading assessment and on Thursday, 11th May

Numeracy will be undertaken. If students miss any of

these assessments they can undertake them on the

Catch-up Day, Friday, 12th May.

To enable students to work the Numeracy assessment

they need to bring a calculator to the hall on the

Thursday of Week 3. For some students this means

that they will need to purchase or borrow a calculator;

for all students it means that they need to check that

their calculator is working well – this will mean

checking that keys work and replacing batteries if

calculators are not working. Students, prepare your

calculator early and practise using it to solve

mathematical problems whenever possible.

It’s important that all students try hard when they

undertake the NAPLAN assessments so that parents

are aware of their child’s learning achievements in

aspects of literacy and numeracy development.

Students in Years 7 and 9 received a NAPLAN “Letter

to Parents” at the end of Term 1; if your child did not

receive the letter, please contact me for a copy that

outlines aspects of NAPLAN which are available for

parents’ information.

More details on our school’s organisation for Week 3

will be available during week 2 of term 2.

Thanks, Christine Bell,

Learning and Support Teacher.

Parents and Carers of Year 12 students are invited

to attend the Year 12 Academic Assembly

to be held on Monday 1 May, 2017

in the Len Walsh Hall at 12:15pm.

PERMISSION NOTES DUE FOR EVANS HEAD CROSS COUNTRY! Get out those running shoes, it’s that time of year again, our school Cross Country Carnival is just around the corner. The carnival will be held on Wednesday 3rd of May 2017 (next Wednesday) at Evans Head. Many students have already returned their permission notes, however; anyone who has not received one yet can pick one up from the PDHPE Staffroom or the Front Office. The cost of this excursion is $10.00 and this is to be paid at the Front Office by Friday 28th April. Signed permission notes also need to be returned to the Front Office by this date. Our Cross Country Carnival is not only a day for running or walking, we also have various activities in the afternoon held around the beach and river area. These include: fishing, canoeing, beach soccer, beach touch football, beach volleyball, beach cricket/frisbee/vortex, skate park, walking, swimming and sand modelling. So get your friends involved and join in for a fun day at Evans Head. Students are reminded to bring their hats, sunscreen and water bottles on the day. We hope to see you all there and look forward to your participation in a fun-filled day. Students not going to Evans Head will take part in a cross country run on the school grounds.

T.Myers Cross Country Organiser

CROSS COUNTRY

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ANZAC DAY MARCH

Thank you to the many students and staff who took part in the Casino ANZAC Day March on Tuesday at both the

Dawn Service and the 10.15am March. It was pleasing to see so many in full school uniform proudly representing

Casino High School.

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Did you know that you can make payments to your child’s school

online?

We have launched a new online payment portal linked to your school’s website to make it easier for you to pay for school

related payments. This is a secure payment page hosted by Westpac.

What expenses can be paid online?

Voluntary School Contributions Subject Contributions Excursions

Sport Creative and Practical Arts Sales to Students

Other

When? This payment method is now available.

How? Log onto School site at www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Click on “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard.

References for current excursions available for payment:

914 - Science Field Trip, Flat Rock, Ballina $8

913 - RSA/RCG $230

919 - Open Girls Futsal $20

5 CENT FRIDAY - 5th MAY

We are holding a 5 Cent Friday on the 5th May as part of The Big Heart Project and in support of Love Your Sister.

Love Your Sister raises funds for the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Connie Johnson (sister of Samuel Johnson, Gold

Logie winner), one of Australia’s best known cancer advocates, has terminal breast cancer and Samuel famously unicycled

around Australia after being dared by his sister in the name of awareness and medical research and set a world record.

Connie has this one last item on her bucket list, to break a world record of her own before the cancer gets her. Connie is

aiming to break the world record for the longest line of coins which currently stands at 75.4 kilometres. To break the record,

Connie needs to collect 3.951 million five cent coins. Connie will lay the coins in the shape of a massive love heart, visible

from space, in early May.

So as a school we are holding a 5 Cent Friday on the 5th May to show our support for the project and for Love Your Sister. We

need to collect as many 5 cent coins as possible leading up to the day and on the Friday we will put all the coins together in

the shape of a love heart. All coins are then donated to Love Your Sister and 100% of all coins received will be passed on to

the scientists at the Garvan Research Foundation.

So start collecting as many 5 cent coins as you can and bring them to school to be donated. SRC members will be going

around during Homeroom during the week to collect any 5 cent coins. Alternatively coins can be given to either Miss Robbins

or Miss Evenden.

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PARENTS/CARERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE