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HKHS Highlights25 August 2017
ISSUE NINE
Upcoming Events
Principal's Report
Student News
School News
Middle School News
Sports News
Special Education News
Advertisements
28 August 2017 School Readiness Test
28 August 2017 Oztag Gala Day - Boys and Girls
30 August 2017 I Believe
30 August 2017 VISTAS Exhibition 6pm - 8pm - B and C Blocks
1 September 2017 Years 9 and 10 Child Studies Excursion
4 September 2017 Performing Arts Night - MPC
5 September 2017 Performing Arts Night - MPC
6 September 2017 SRC Investiture - 10am MPC
6 September 2017 Northcott Athletics Carnival (Special Education)
8 September 2017 CHS Athletics Carnival (Special Education)
11 - 20 September 2017 Year 11 Preliminary Exams
14 September 2017 Years 7 and 8 Netball Gala Day
19 September 2017 P & C Meeting - 7pm in the Nichols Room
20 September 2017 Year 12 Last Day
21 September 2017 Year 12 Graduation - 9.30am MPC
22 September 2017 End of Term 3
Upcoming Events
2018 School Leaders
Following a selection process between a
fabulous group of young people, I am
pleased to announce that our school
leaders for 2018 are;
School Captains - Joel Ryan
Mae Johnson
School Vice Captains - Lachlan Muir
Georgia Riley
School Prefects - Jessica Atkinson
Sophie Bartlett
Nikki Fraser
Elizabeth Hegyessy
Caylyn Dumpert
These students, along with out SRC Year
Representatives, will be inducted at our
SRC Investiture on Wednesday 6
September.
Max Potential
Congratulations to Lachlan Grabner of Year
11 for graduating from the Max Potential
Program at their showcase event on
Wednesday 16 August. Lachlan undertook a
leadership project raising food supplies for
Coast Shelter, through which he challenged
himself and developed valuable skills,
including those of public speaking.
Congratulations to David Ardley, who was
also a community mentor through this
program.
GCLC CelebrationAssembly 2017
On Monday 31 July we hosted our annual
Gosford City Learning Community mid year
Celebration Assembly. This assembly is one
of our showcase events and is designed to
celebrate achievements across our
Learning Community and was again a
fantastic event. Thanks to Helena for
representing the P&C and presenting
awards.
CC Education Awards2017
This a�ernoon the annual CC Education
Awards were held at Berkeley Vale Campus
to recognise the contributions of
individuals across the Central Coast to
public education. Henry Kendall High
School's recipients were;
Tracy Smith for her dynamic,
innovative and visionary leadership
of student services and wellbeing.
Jacquie Bennett for her leadership
of the school finance,
administration and non-teaching
sta�, and contributions to strategic
communications.
Regina Gilbert (Smith Family) for
her partnership with the school
supporting students through our
Maths Club.
Congratulations to these well deserving
recipients.
Principal's Report
Year 12 can see theFinish Line in Sight
Our Year 12 students have been diligently
undertaking their trial HSC examinations in
recent weeks. These exams are an
important aspect of the final stages of their
HSC preparation. Our students have
approached the exams well prepared and
very focussed, and we wish them well for
strong results.
Throughout this period, Year 12 students
undertaking courses that involve practical
submissions have also completed these
and submitted their work for HSC
assessment; and the students in music and
drama have their HSC performances
coming up in the next couple of weeks.
These, along with the submissions,
represent the culmination of many months
of commitment, creativity and passionate
application; achievements of which they
can all be justly proud.
Following the trial examinations, it will be
vital that Year 12 focus on course
consolidation, revision and final HSC
preparations. It is also the end of the
schooling journey and there are several
upcoming events to farewell the Year 12
cohort of 2017:
Target 20 nominees will begin their
program a�er the exams.
Last day of school will be
Wednesday 20 September 2017
which will involve a BBQ breakfast
and activities for the cohort.
Graduation will be Thursday 21 September
2017 at 9.30am. At this year's graduation we
are seeking to introduce a new ‘tradition’
into our school and our school’s culture
whereby the entire student body form
a ‘guard of honour’ and clap Year 12 from
their graduation ceremony to their
celebration morning tea. It is envisaged
that this rite of passage is something that is
embraced by our sta� and students alike.
SAS Sta RecognitionWeek
School Administrative and Support Sta�
Recognition Week is 4 – 8 September 2017.
The school community is made up of a lot
of di�erent people, all of whom play a part
in the running of schools and the provision
of quality education to students.
School Administrative and Support Sta�,
whether they work in the o�ice, the library,
on the school grounds or in a classroom
setting, are important contributors to the
success of the school and students’
education. SAS Sta� Recognition Week is an
opportunity for the school community to
acknowledge the vital role and contribution
that SAS Sta� play in public education, and
to the culture and success of Henry Kendall
High School.
Our learning community recognises this
contribution and thanks our SAS Sta� for all
they do.
NAPLAN 2017
Henry Kendall High School has performed
strongly in the 2017 NAPLAN examinations,
reflecting the impact of the targeted
interventions we have developed over the
past twelve months. Highlights include;
We have again achieved results that
place us as one of the strongest
Central Coast schools in all areas.
Students achieving in the top two
bands in Writing, Grammar &
Punctuation, Spelling, and
Numeracy in Year 7 exceeds that of
the state data. Equally, those
achieving in the lower bands is
significantly below that of the state
data.
Across all areas our Year 7 students
have demonstrated significant
growth, again exceeding the
achievement of students across the
state.
In terms of Year 9 Band 8
attainment for Minimum Standards,
Henry Kendall students have again
exceeded the state in both Reading
and Numeracy – a significant
achievement.
In Year 9 reading, 75.9% of students
exceeded their expected growth. In
Numeracy this figure is 77.3%.
Mr Andrew Backhouse - Principal
Gosford RSL MaxPotential MediaRelease
Name: Lachlan Grabner
School: Henry Kendall High School
Suburb of School: Gosford
Contact Number: 4325 2110
Email: henrykenda-
Community Food Drive
My name is Lachlan Grabner and I am in
Year 11. I am currently participating in the
Max Potential program. Max Potential is a
program that helps young adults like myself
in achieving their goals and getting them
out of their comfort zone so they can grow
and become future leaders. It is a program
that is 22 weeks long program that also
gives back to the community by helping the
young adults complete a final project for
the program that helps the community. I
am keen to be apart the Max Potential
program because I can step out of my
comfort zone and grow as a person and
also give back to my community. The coach
that has been helping complete this
program is David Ardley.
For my Community Service Project I am
collecting canned food from my school
Henry Kendall High School and the school
next door Gosford Primary School. Once I
have collected food from both schools I am
giving it to Coast Shelter. My project is
targeting everyone and the people who will
get the food are people who are less
fortunate and homeless and do not have
any money to get food for themselves.
People can be involved in my project by
donating food to Coast Shelter and people
who are homeless.
My community service project will take
place at Henry Kendall High School. The
dates for the food collection will be
between the 25 July to 9 August.
My community service project goals are to
provide food to those who are less
fortunate than the rest of us. I hope to keep
a tradition of food drives going on in my
school so Coast Shelter will keep getting
food to provide for the homeless.
Thank you to all the sponsors who have
made this happen, Max Potential, Gosford
RSL and Coast Shelter.
About Max Potential
Student News
Over 10 years, Max Potential has developed
an enviable reputation as a world-class
coaching program, making an impact
across city and regional NSW. Max Potential
connects emerging young leaders (aged 16
– 23 years old) with local community
leaders as volunteer coaches. The program
runs over five months with one-on-one
coaching, workshops and a focus on
delivering community service projects to
make a di�erence in the local region. It was
created in partnership with the Clubs peak
industry association - ClubsNSW - and is
supported by not-for-profit registered Clubs
throughout NSW. There is also significant
support from local business, community,
media and all levels of government –
including speeches of support in
Parliament.
VISTAS Year 12Exhibition
A celebration of our Year 12 CAPA and TAS
Major Projects with excellent work from
Photography, Visual Arts, Drama, Timber
and the Society and Culture Personal
Interest Projects. Wednesday 30 August
6.00pm - 8.00pm in B and C Blocks. Peoples
Choice Awards and light refreshments.
Here are some of the Year 12 Photography
Exhibition photographs. Please come and
enjoy the excellence of our Year 12 students
and share their success.
Careers
Year 12
A reminder to any student applying for
early entry to Macquarie University through
the Global Leadership Entry Program that
applications close on 28 August - very soon!
Universities Admission Centre (UAC)
applications are now open for processing at
a cost of $58. Once this process has been
completed, students are entitled to apply
through the Schools Recommendation
Scheme (SRS) free of charge. Students will
need to have this completed by
6 September. The SRS o�ers will be out to
students even before their HSC marks. It
cannot be stressed too highly that all
university applicants should complete an
SRS application to increase their chances of
getting into university.
The best way to increase your chances of
entry to most universities is to obtain
feedback from your teachers on your Trial
HSC exams and take full advantage of
revision o�ered in class and to maintain
excellent attendance and participation.
Prospective TAFE students in 2018 will be
able to browse courses’ online through the
Hunter TAFE website sometime in October.
Most courses undertake enrolment next
January but high demand courses may
involve registering interest before January.
For advice, ring 131 225 to find out more
about Hunter TAFE. Many of our students
find the Northern Institute TAFE commuter
friendly with a wide variety of courses on
o�er.
Apprenticeships, traineeships, scholarships
and job opportunities are relayed to
students in the daily notices and relevant
flyers can be obtained from the Careers
room door.
Maths & Milo
Need help with your Maths? Maths & Milo is
held every Tuesday from 8.00am in GL9.
Grab a cup of Milo from the canteen &
improve your mathematical skills.
School News
Relay for Life
Our students will be participating in the
Relay for Life at Mingara on 14 & 15 October.
This will be our 13th year and this year's
team is as enthusiastic as ever. It's not too
late to join, See Mr Luke Banks for a
registration form.
Mr Ardley is ready for Relay for Life!
The Power to Write
A wonderful article featuring our very own
Miss Carly Brien from Middle School,
outlining the improvements our students
have achieved with the Seven Steps To
Writing Success program.
https://www.sevenstepswriting.com/blog/t
he-power-to-write/
The Tell Them FromMe Student FeedbackSurvey (Term 3, 2017)
I am delighted that this term, our school,
like many other public schools in the state,
will participate in a Department of
Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me
student feedback survey. The survey
measures factors that are known to a�ect
academic achievement and other student
outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide
survey is on student wellbeing,
engagement and e�ective teaching
practices.
You may remember that our students also
participated in a Tell Them From Me
student survey in Term 1 this year. Asking
students to complete the survey twice in
one year allows us to identify trends in
student responses as well as track
engagement and motivation across the
school year.
The survey is a great opportunity for our
students to provide us with valuable and
quick feedback on what they think about
school life, how engaged they are with
school and the di�erent ways that teachers
interact with them. Schools in Australia and
around the world have used the Tell Them
From Me survey to help improve how they
do things at school.
More information about the survey is
available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au
I want to assure you that the survey is
confidential. The survey is conducted
online and will typically take less than 30
minutes to complete. It will be
administered during school hours between
21 August and 13 October. Participating in
the survey is entirely voluntary.
A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers
about the survey is being sent home with
students. If you do not want your child or
children to participate, please return the
form to school by Monday 18 September
2017. Copies of the form and FAQs are
available from:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information
-for-parents.
Partners in LearningParent Survey
This term, our school will be participating
in the Partners in Learning parent survey,
another part of the Tell Them From Me suite
of surveys (student, teacher and parent
surveys) on student engagement. The
survey asks parents and carers questions
about di�erent factors that are known to
impact on student wellbeing and
engagement.
Running this survey will help our school
understand parents’ and carers’
perspectives on their child’s experience at
school. These include: communication
between parents/carers and sta�, activities
and practices at home and parent/carer
views on the school's support of learning
and behaviour. This valuable feedback will
help our school make practical
improvements.
The survey is conducted entirely online on
smartphones, ipads, tablets, laptops or
computers. The survey will typically take 15
minutes or less to complete and is
completely confidential. The parent survey
will be conducted between 21 August and
13 October. Although participating in the
survey is entirely voluntary, your responses
are very much appreciated.
Our school will provide further information
about how to access the survey. In the
meantime, more information about the
survey is available at:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/TTF
M_Parent_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and_Carer
s_T32017.pdf
Igniting Year 7 Students' Passionfor Poetry
Poetry can energise a classroom - yet so many students have
negative associations with it. The world of poetry is a wonderful
way for students to express emotions and think about the world
in a creative way. It is inclusive and sparks your curiosity
whenever you embrace it.
In our new Year 7 unit - ‘Poetry Performances’ students perform
poetry, collaborate, explore and create worlds, create film clips,
analyse poems, research poets and try on all di�erent shapes
and sizes of poetry. Our students are even using a new so�ware
called Adobe Spark to create poetry that can be published
online.
More and more students are sharing their own passions for
poetry and making the written and spoken word vibrant. We
always come out of a classroom more inspired than when we
walked in.
Some student work samples:
Middle School News
These are the kinds of things you want students to express.
Poetry, a�er all, is a safe way to get words out of your mind and
onto paper or even on the stage. Next time you might want
some inspiration, read some interesting poetry!
Taekwondo WorldChampionships
Congratulations Max Clignett in Year 12.
Max competed at the Taekwondo World
Championships in Argentina held on 10-13
August 2017. Max came away with a silver
and a bronze medal. What an amazing
result Max!
Personal Development,Health and PhysicalEducation
This term students in Years 7-10 have
participated in the dance unit. Students
have had fun dancing and socialising with
their peers. They have been working really
hard on their dance routines ready for
assessments starting this week, and their
e�ort and behaviour has been outstanding
throughout the unit. Students have
received written notification of the dates
and times of their assessment. There have
been some concerns over appropriate
costumes for the assessment – students
should dress in styles suitable to the dance
and these have been explained in class,
however smart, casual clothes they have at
home is fine. Parents should not feel
compelled to buy anything new. The
dances are as follows:
Year 7 – The Pride of Erin
Year 8 – Strip the Willow (bushdance)
Sports News
Year 9 – Cha-Cha
Year 10 – Rock N Roll
Students will need to remember to bring
their PE uniform for their next PE lesson
a�er the assessment.
Mrs Julie Starkey
Head Teacher PDHPE (relieving)
Girls Oztag Team
On Wednesday 7 August, the girls oztag
team played in a Gala Day at Adcock Park.
Lead by Clare Norris, the team players were
Montana Tuckfield, Molly Brian, Taylor Gott,
Chloe Fuller, Natarsha Grimley, Maikiira
Barber, Kasey Boelhouwer, Sharnae
Bergan, Hayley McTeare, Jasmine Shearer,
Tegan Mann and Jolie Easton. The team
was coached by Mr David Lawler. They won
2 games and all did incredibly well against a
very high standard of teams. Well done
girls!
Recycling Team at HKHS
For several years the students in the Special Education Centre
at Henry Kendall High School have been involved in the Paper
and Cardboard Recycling Program. This has been a great
initiative as the students learn valuable work skills such as
reliability and responsibility. The program has been beneficial
for our school as we are managing our waste in a more
sustainable way and hopefully saving money.
Josh Lyons is one of the team members who collects cardboard
each day from the school canteen and takes it to the recycling
bin.
Parent Co ee Shop Visit
Parents of students in the Special Education Centre meet week
5 each term for a wonderful lunch and an interesting speaker.
Last week was no di�erent with 35 parents in attendance and a
presentation from Peter Yates on NDIS in schools. Parents are
encouraged to attend as it is a great way to meet other parents
and stay in touch with services that can aid their children. We
send out invitations at the beginning of term or you can call and
book at any time.
Stay in Contact
We do have a closed group on Facebook that parents of the
students in the Special Education Centre are welcome to join
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hkhsse if you request to
join an administrator of the group will accept you. This is a
closed group for parents only.
Special Education News
Bunnings BBQ
Special Education are hosting the BBQ at the West Gosford
Bunnings this Saturday. Please drop by and say hello and buy a
sausage and a drink and support a great cause. We would like to
purchase communication devices to aid our students with ASD
as well as some extra playground furniture with the funds.
Central Coast Community Circus Term 3 Time…