LAWSON’S LATEST

22 JUNE 2018 TERM 2 ISSUE 8 THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGE, ACHIEVE49 SOUTH STREET, GRENFELL NSW 2810 02 6343 1390 www.henrylawso-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

THLHS students perform at Sydney Opera House.Paige Hughes and Connor Day represented our school as part of the State Wind Band this week. Performing at the Sydney Opera House over two nights in front of 2500 people, Paige and Connor did a fantastic job playing pieces including Bushdance and Candide which, from all reports, are very difficult pieces of music. What incredible opportunities for both students - to be in Sydney to witness the spectacle of the Vivid Festival, learn from other talented musicians and conductors, experience the city’s public transport system (one reason why we love living in Grenfell) and most importantly, the experience of performing on the stage of one of the great arts venues of the world! Well done Paige and Connor for putting your hands up, being committed to your music and creating these wonderful opportunities for yourselves. Mr McKnight was part of the staff team that assisted the band; a great learning opportunity for him too and we thank Mr McKnight for his time and commitment in support of our students.

Amazing Zoe …Do you know 2018 will be Zoe Gavin’s tenth year in the Western region cross country team, and if successful again for athletics (as we know she will be), this will be her tenth year in the Western region athletic team. What an amazing effort!

Principal’s ReportRunning on empty …Well done Zoe Gavin and Lachlan Smith for making the Western region cross country team. Congratulations to all the THLHS students that represented our school at the regional carnival. They all gave maximum effort, achieved good individual results and enjoyed the experience of competing against other students. Zoe and Lachlan will compete at the state cross country event later this year.THLHS on showThe excellent teaching and learning that occurs at THLHS every day will be on show at the Orange Technology Expo. Staff and students will showcase our technology learning at the Orange Rotary inaugural Technology Expo on Friday 22 June. Joshua Carpenter and Thomas Robinson will demonstrate coding and problem solving using Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots and Hayley Taylor and Annie Armstrong will excite the crowd with their coding skills in programming the BBC Microbits and Ozobot Evos. More in today’s Lawson’s Latest. Wow, what a great school.HSC Enrichment Day Eleven Year 12 students and Mr Robinson travelled to CSU Bathurst last Tuesday for an HSC enrichment day. The HSC day was designed to give our students additional insights and learning on the many topics and courses they study to prepare them for the examinations. Presenters on the day included experienced teachers, HSC markers, authors and NSW Education Standard Authority (NESA) staff. The students found the day very helpful and they all took away some valuable learning that will improve their HSC results. I think the highlight for our modern history students was meeting the author of the text book they use. Always great to put a face to a name and make links.

Supporting our local wheat industryFlour is a very important part of any cake stall. Our Year 8 students held a cake stall this week to raise funds towards their end of year excursion to Sydney. Always a great range and choice of treats available for our staff and students with a sweat tooth.

Acknowledging RotaryThank you to our senior music students that supported the Rotary Changeover dinner. Rotary were treated to several very fine pieces of music from our HSC students as part of the changeover dinner this week. Authentic trainingTwenty students from Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 this week completed a Work Health and Safety White Card course as part of their studies. The course was taught by Mr Amey and is a WHS requirement for work placement, work experience and for the completion of senior vocational education courses offered at school and TAFE. It’s also a great certificate to have under your belt when leaving school and entering the work force.Next weekYear 9 will participate in a well-being day on Monday; thank you to our presenters. Year 10 have work experience; thank you to our supportive employers. Our Year 9 debaters will be in action.Principal’s five - parents, students, community and staff learning togetherUsing feedback - focus on the processCarol Dweck’s research over the past thirty years has demonstrated repeatedly that people’s beliefs about intelligence have a marked influence on how they go about learning. Through her studies, she teaches us to focus on the expandability of young people’s minds rather than their fixedness.Dweck provides important lessons that show us that through our language choices, we can either enhance or inhibit student motivation. In one of her most well-known studies she uncovers that praising someone for their intelligence, contrary to popular belief, has negative consequences for students’ achievement.Consider the implications of using intelligence praise versus process praise and its impact on learning as is evidenced below:

As can be seen from the graph:• children who were praised for being clever did worse on

the third test than they had on the first test• children who were praised for having tried hard did better

on the third test than they had on the first test• children in the control group did slightly better over time,

probably because they were getting used to taking the tests.

The lesson for us being:

Avoid labels such as … Praise actions such as …Great swimmer Great swimmingWonderful writer Wonderful writingSuperb thinker Superb thinking

Genius Excellent effort

Have a wonderful week – Ian Pattingale

Where are they now? Rachel Conron - 2001Rachel Conron (nee Galvin).Graduated 2001.Extracurricular/sporting: hockey, choir, business group. Triangular sports carnivals with West Wyalong and Condobolin was a fantastic experience, THLHS being one big team in essence and supporting each other in every code/sport; particularly the year Condobolin hosted the event and we were playing hockey on a field full of grass tufts - very interesting! The Year 12 English excursion to Sydney was a memorable event!Favourite subjects: legal studies (via distance education), English, business studies, agriculture. Legal studies by distance education was a great opportunity and meant that I could study the unit I really wanted to. It was definitely my favourite. We had a large year group, and generally we had really great relationships with our teachers, and I still appreciate the commitment and dedication they extended toward our learning. Now: Managing Director of Conron Stockcrete, a company I established with my husband three years ago. We design, manufacture and market concrete water troughs for livestock. Essentially, it is a small manufacturing business employing four full-time staff as well as Joel and myself. My role is brand development, marketing, HR and admin. We have three young children (5, 3 and 2) and I work three ‘official’ days and manage whatever comes up on the other two days with the kids at home. I love the flexibility, autonomy and independence that I have. The flip side is riding the tiger that is running your own business. It can be challenging at times, especially with a young family.The path: I took the road less travelled on a few occasions. When I graduated in 2001, I worked on cattle stations in SA, QLD and NT as a home tutor teaching School of the Air and mustering. I studied agribusiness at the University of Sydney, Orange Campus, to gain my Bachelor of Commerce degree. The most formative years of my career were those spent working with the Cattle Council of Australia in Canberra, where I did everything from policy development and industry liaison, to marketing and events. I was fortunate to meet and work with some incredible people from across Australia and abroad. In the end I really wanted to come back to Grenfell, and to that sense of community that I missed, and so I did a variety of things from consulting to payroll contracting prior to building and starting my homewares store Ardee (now The Tin Cupboard). It’s been an intense period of five years having children, the last three years of which we have been launching our business. Career highlights: I’ve had some amazing travel and event opportunities throughout Australia, many times I had to stop and pinch myself. Working in agri-politics during challenging times was a big learning curve. But by far the past twelve months have been the most rewarding, emerging from the young children fog, and getting back into ‘career’ mode. I’m loving what I do within the business. We are in a huge growth phase which is both challenging and exciting and requires a lot of growth personally to keep stepping up. I also enjoy balancing the children and work. It is what you make it, and I try to keep a sense of humour when I find that I have forgotten to pack nappies for day care or that it is the wrong school uniform day!Advice: it’s not about what you decide to do, it’s the attitude you decide to adopt. Don’t pick a career path because its trendy. Do something that excites and interests you. Don’t limit yourself to what you know exists. The only limitations that exist are the ones you put on yourself. Set big goals. Even if you have no idea how you are going to get there, your goal should be one that scares you and excites you at the same time. Always say yes to challenges and opportunities. Back yourself.

THLHS students showcase at regional tech expo!Four students have the exciting opportunity to represent the school at Orange Rotary’s inaugural Tech Expo on Friday 22 June. The region’s largest tech expo will be held over three days, from 22-24 June, with an expected attendance of over 5000 people.Amongst sponsors and experts from business, industry, agriculture, education and health fields in Regional NSW, THLHS students will be exhibiting their innovative practice of the latest technologies in education.Our Year 10 exhibitors, Joshua Carpenter and Thomas Robinson will be exhibiting the Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots that they have learned to code in their Information, Software and Technology (IST) course. “It is a really helpful way to learn how to program, you’re able to visually see mistakes you make and see how it is to be fixed. It also helps you to see some real world applications for this kind of learning.” Joshua Carpenter.

Our Year 7 exhibitors, Hayley Taylor and Annie Armstrong, will be showing their skills in programming the BBC Microbits and Ozobot Evos. They have been designing experiments using the Microbits to sense their environments and are excited to share their learning with the region.“This is really new learning for us, I love it because it’s something different and not something we normally get the opportunity to do. It’s like a taste of the future!” Annie Armstrong.This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to show their skill development and to be active contributors to the Smart Communities of tomorrow.The Orange regional Tech Expo is open to the public and will be a

great opportunity to see what technologies are being used around the region.

English/History Assessment Reminders Year 7 English - Imaginative composition due Wednesday 4 July week 10.Year 8 English – Cultural expressions visual representation due: Tuesday 3 July week 10.Year 9 English – Dissenting voices due: Wednesday 4 July week 10.Year 11 English Standard – Multimodal digital text due Wednesday 4 July week 10.Year 11 English Studies - Resume and cover letter due Thursday 21 June week 8.Year 11 English Studies – Mock interview Wednesday 27 June week 9.Year 11 Modern History – Historical Investigation due Wednesday 4 July week 10. Year 12 Advanced English – Pecha Kucha task due Wednesday 20 June week 8.Year 12 Modern History – Ho Chi Minh assessment due Tuesday 26 June week 9. Year 12 English Studies - Digital Worlds narrative due week 8.

Reminder to parents and carers on appropriate footwear. School footwear is covered by the Department of Education & Training and Workcover Policy. Students are to wear black leather shoes to all classes. Suitable footwear is identified as being of stout construction and with a solid sole. The uppers are to be made of leather (no holes or mesh inserts). Unacceptable footwear includes thongs, sandals open-weave shoes, canvas style joggers and gym boots, shoes with open toes and high heels, and platform shoes. Work boots are not acceptable for PE and sport.If students do not wear appropriate footwear, they will be given alternative activities in practical classes - i.e. theory lessons to complete.

These styles of shoes are ACCEPTABLE FOOTWEAR.

These styles of shoes are NOT acceptable footwear.

The wearing of white leather joggers is permitted on Fridays as part of the sport uniform. If students do not have white leather joggers, they are to wear their normal black leather school shoes and may change into joggers at lunch time on Friday for sport.

Please note that the wearing of appropriate footwear as part of The Henry Lawson High School’s uniform policy has been endorsed by The Henry Lawson High School P&C.

Coming up for all Year 9 students …The Year 9 girls day will take place on Monday 25 June (week 9) and for the first time, a boys day will be held as well.The day will cover issues such as healthy communication, grooming – i.e. presenting your best self, men’s and women’s health, team-building activities and martial arts. Presenters will include health professionals and members of our local community.Students may come dressed in mufti, but clothing should be loose and casual with closed in shoes so that all students may participate in physical activity.

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- COMMUNITY MEETING -

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Join Royal Far West, our partners and a community panel to share your viewson the challenges facingcountry children and families.Together we can make a difference.

28 June 2018Coventry room, 25 Bogan St, Parkes5pm for registration and afternoon tea.Discussion 5.30 – 6.30pmSeats are limited, RSVP to royalfarwest.org.au/town-hall

CONNECT/GAMES/HANGOUTFRIDAY NIGHT YOUTH GROUPS

STUDENTS FROM YEARS 7 - 12 WELCOMEPresbyterian Youth Group Grenfell Family Church5 - 7 pm Friday Friday night youth connectPresbyterian church hall 7.30 - 9 pm during school termCorner Weddin and Middle Streets. 102 Cowra Road.

Well-being Corner“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult … I know that small

attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking”. Og Mandino

One step at a time. Small attempts, repeated. Keep these words in mind no matter what you attempt, and you’ll reach any goal you set for yourself. If a single step seems too big or daunting, you can break it up into smaller steps. If a particular goal seems too hard to reach, you can break

it up into a series of smaller goals.

TodayI will take one step toward a goal that’s important to me.