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20.5. 2016

Issue 3 Coomealla HIGH SCHOOL Principal: Ms Joanne Scott Deputy Principal: Ms Josephine Crowley Address: Silver City Highway, Dareton NSW 2717 Phone: 03 5027 4506 Fax: 03 5027 4837 Email: [email protected]

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Coomealla High School Newsletter

Jo Scott

Principal’s Report

We have had a very productive term 2 so far.

The term started with our staff development day. This included presentations and workshops involving Headspace, WHS, literacy and numeracy targeted programs, SLSO work, Induction of new staff and information on Google Apps in education. The latter was a workshop created and presented by staff who had attended professional learning on this in the last holidays. My thanks to Mr Gee, Mr Mathieson and Mrs Shoobridge for undertaking this important training. My thanks also to Mr Gee and the Year 12 students who catered.

Our students did us proud again in local ANZAC services. Students and staff alike attended both Curlwaa and Wentworth ceremonies, often with groups other than the school, showcasing their multitude of talents. I was particularly impressed with Tegan and Bailey who gave excellent speeches at both ceremonies. My thanks to Mrs Alderton for helping with this and to the delightful Mr Atkinson for once again asking us to participate. We followed this up with our own Coomealla High school service when we returned to school. Thankyou to Mrs Buckley for organising the event and to Year 10 students for their input.

We have also been busy upgrading the school and again we have had extensive re-carpeting completed in the holidays. We are combining this with a library upgrade and have sourced some funds to assist in this process. The library upgrade will continue over the next few years and I am looking forward to seeing each stage of this “futures driven” project. Visitors are most welcome to come and see our bright new furniture and specialised learning spaces as they are created over the next few months; thank you to Ms Watson and Ms Nixon for their work on this.

Well done to those students who participated in our Cross Country. A big congratulations to Ashton Tilley on his performance. More details of this event can be found in this newsletter.

The next stage of our uniform change is well underway; thankyou to Ms Nixon for her work on our new windcheater. The options are in sketch form and were voted on by students on Monday and went to the P&C on Tuesday. We are hopeful of final decisions being made quickly as the weather is getting chilly! It is anticipated that the windcheaters will be sold through school. As well as enabling us to sell them at a very reasonable cost this will also be an initiative of the retail class and will help them fulfil some of their competencies. Thank you to Mr Celegon and his class for their role in this. We also looked at a few more minor options with Lowes on Monday morning, more details on these ideas soon.

Jo Scott

Principal

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ANZAC DAY

CEREMONY

On Tuesday 3rd of May, Coomealla High School held an ANZAC Day Ceremony. Brodie Miller was Master of Ceremonies and, along with his fellow speakers, commemorated the day with pride and respect. Tarissa Mitchell did the Acknowledgement of Country, Imogen Smith spoke beau fully of the Olympian Cecil Healy serving at The Somme and Meagan Verstappen talked about The Ba le of Long Tan. Laura Ricardi read the moving and thought provoking poem “Campfire Thoughts” with Alex Fasolino and Jaidyn Ruhs demonstra ng a visual act of si ng around the campfire pensively. Lastly, Jessica McCarten read the ode and Trinity Kervin did a wonderful job singing the Na onal Anthem. Special guest Peter Atkinson spoke highly of and awarded our School Captains, Tegan Kuzman and Bailey Tyers, for speaking at the ANZAC Day ceremonies at Curlwaa and Wentworth. Overall, it was a memorable day. We greatly appreciate the presence of Russell James and his cadets for their con nued presence at our services. We would like to thank Mrs Buckley, Mrs Alderton, Mr Mathieson and Mr Gee for their assistance in the organisa on of our service.

Imogen Smith & Laura Ricardi


Amy Laura

Elliott

Emily & Chelsea

Caramel Topping

Pineapple & Cherries in the caramel Coconut sprinkled on top Cake mix on top

Year 9/10 Food Technology Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Year 9/10 Food Technology

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Recipe

Ingredients: ½ Cup Sugar 1 ½ Cups SR Flour 1 Egg ½ Cup Milk 75g Butter ¼ Cup Coconut ½ Can Pineapple Rings Glace Cherries Caramel topping: 75g Butter, melted. 1/3 Cup firmly packed Brown Sugar Method: Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Spray round cake tin with oil & line base and side with baking paper To make topping, whisk butter & sugar together in a bowl until combined. Pour into prepared tin. Pat pineapple dry with paper towel. Arrange pineapple over caramel, pressing down into caramel. Place glace cherries in centres of pineapple rings. Sprinkle with coconut. Melt the other 75 grams of butter in microwave for about 1 minute on high. Sift flour into a bowl & add sugar. Beat egg until light & fluffy in small bowl. Add melted butter & milk. Make a well in centre of flour, add combined liquid. Mix well. Pour into cake tin and level. Bake for approx. half an hour, or until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean when cake is tested. Wait 5 minutes until turning upside down on cake cooler. Remove tin.


Postponement to Work Experience for Year 10 Dear Parent/Guardian, I am hopeful your Year 10 students have by now handed you a letter concerning work experience that they received on Thursday morning 12.5.16. Just in case they did not, this is a broad summary of the contents! I am writing to advise that a variety of unforeseen circumstances have made it difficult for us to deliv-er the Year 10 Work Experience program that was originally scheduled for 6 – 10 June 2016. In keeping with a timetable which sensibly operates in common across all Sunraysia schools, Work Ex-perience for CHS Year 10 students will now take place in the week beginning 1st August 2016. We apologise for any inconvenience. Students with firm arrangements already in place as at today 12.5.16 will proceed in the original week. The postponement for everyone else presents us with several good opportunities. It gives stu-dents who have already submitted preferences a chance to change them to reflect new or different in-terests they may have developed in the year to date and to match more closely against planned subject selections for Year 11. Students with an interest in our Vocational Education (VET) courses could form relationship with an employer which could be very valuable when they are seeking mandatory industry work placements for those subjects. Finally, this week is closer to the time when employers start thinking about their labour requirements for the coming year and beyond and may give students a better chance to source and secure apprenticeships, traineeships or general employment. We see work experience as a unique opportunity for our Year 10 students and a vital part of our school curriculum. We also take seriously our responsibility to the nation and its diverse and well re-sourced training framework. It is expected that every student in Year 10 will take part in this im-portant activity, and we seek as always the support of parents and the community in assisting students to get appropriately organised. It is also our expectation that any student not attending work experi-ence will be at school for all 5 days of the week of 1 August 2016, or that parents will advise the Prin-cipal in writing well prior to that date of any exceptional circumstances that require their student to miss both school and work experience on any/all of these days. To avoid double handling, any student who already has their wishes in writing to Ms Wakefield and does not intend to change them need not resubmit these – we will do our best action their existing re-quest. Whilst most students enjoy their first or second preference, assurances can never be given in relation to available placements and employers. Students wishing to change their preference/s should see Ms Wakefield before the 20 May 2016 (Friday week) to obtain a new form, complete and resubmit it. Students without any submitted prefer-ences are most advantaged by the change as they have another chance to do so, and should also take a form. Again, assurances are not possible. Preferences must be returned to Ms Wakefield or Mr Celegon by Friday 27 May 2016. Mr Celegon Head Teacher HSIE

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Cross Country at Coomie

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Stirring & checking temperature

Observing the chemical reaction

Blake checking the temperature and the reaction

Blake McDonnell measuring the yeast, Courtney Watson observing

Blake adding the yeast to hydrogen peroxide

Chemical Reaction Experiment “Great Science” Year 9/10

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Year 9/10 Hospitality Chicken & Mushroom Risotto

Murphy Baird & Amber Thompson dicing vegies Chloe Thompson & Jessica Alderton preparing ingredients

Liam serving his Risotto

Chloe Henderson & Bella Ussher preparing to cook

Bri-Anna cutting chicken

Lee Evans preparing to cook The mixture prior to adding any stock Dinner is served!!!!!


Art Update!

Some of the recently finished Pop Art Posters from Year 9/10 and Paper Mache Monsters from Year 7.

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The Future Leaders Awards recognise and reward young Australians who have shown strong leader-ship and potential. The Awards also aim to inspire others to engage in environmental and community issues and make a difference. The awards have cash prizes and scholarships. Each award is different so please take the time to go online and see if it suits a student at your school or in your subject area.

Future Leaders Environment Award The Future Leaders Environment Awards recognise and reward young Australians who have shown outstanding environmental leadership. They also aim to inspire others to engage in environmental is-sues. Schools throughout Australia may nominate Year 12 students for the Awards. The award winner will receive $1000. Where there is more than one winner the prize money will be shared.

Helen Handbury Leadership Award

The Helen Handbury Leadership Awards mark the outstanding contribution that the late Mrs Helen Handbury has made to community development in rural & regional Australia. The Awards recognise Year 12 students in rural & regional Australia who have shown outstanding community leadership. The award winners will receive funding towards an international trip to experience community develop-ment in another culture.

Future Leaders Writing Prize

The Future Leaders Writing Prize is designed to recognise and reward talented young writers. It aims to encourage expressive and creative writing. Australian Year 11 and 12 students are invited to submit a piece of writing (800 to 1,000 words). The essays can be fiction or non-fiction and on any topic.

Future Leaders Future Justice Award

The Future Leaders Future Justice Award recognises Year 12 students who have shown leadership and initiative on intergenerational equity, future justice. Future justice is concerned with what those living today leave behind for future generations.

Future Leaders Photography Prize

The Future Leaders Photography Prize is designed to recognize talented young photographers.

Future Leaders Awards

Nominations due 1 June 2016

Future Leaders Awards 2016

For further information and entry forms go to the following site.

http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/index.php

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Coomealla High School—Absence Note

Student Name: ___________________________ Year: ________Roll Group: ______________

My child was absent from school: Date/s ____________________________________________

Reason: ____________________________________________________________________

Signed: __________________________________Parent/Guardian

Coomealla High School—Absence Note

Student Name: ___________________________ Year: ________Roll Group: ______________

My child was absent from school: Date/s ____________________________________________

Reason: ____________________________________________________________________

Signed: __________________________________Parent/Guardian

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ABSENTEE NOTES The DET Attendance Policy PD20050259 states that:

Parents are responsible for explaining the absences of their children from school promptly and within seven days to the school. (from Responsibilities, 2.1 point 3); and

A hard copy of the electronic record is to be generated weekly for the previous two-week period. The principal or delegated school executive must endorse this hard copy, certifying its accuracy. Once signed, this hard copy becomes the record of attendance and must not be amended. (4.2 Electronic Attendance Registers, 4.2.2)

Please send absentee notes to school promptly and, if you are going on

holidays, please inform the school in advance.

Quotable Quote:

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

--Bryant H. McGill

Change of Address/Personal information

Please obtain an official ‘Change of Student Details’ form from the front office.

This will allow details to be updated on our system.

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