Dean Rogers, Principal

TERM 2 Semester 1 - VOL 10 8th May, 2020

“We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land on which our School is situated. We pay our respects to Barapa Barapa Elders past, present and future.”

KTHS COMMUNITY

As we progress through the COVID 19 Lockdown, the message still coming from the Premier is to continue to work from

home if you are able to. Having said that, there are a few VCE subjects that have been allowed to operate at school on a

limited basis. These subjects are predominately ones that have a practical component to them and include subjects like

Vet Auto, Vet Furnishing and VET hospitality. When these classes have operated we have been very aware of applying

appropriate hygiene practices like social distancing, the number of students to a classroom, hand sanitizer and coughing or

sneezing into your arm, staying home if you are unwell.

Current circumstances are tough. Some students have thrived able to work without distraction and being organised, others

are struggling without a teacher physically present to keep them on task, everything in between. Whichever category you

fall into, you can be assured that we are here to help. Staff have been organised into teams with students to do ‘check ins’

to see how everyone is coping. Parents have access to XUNO to post messages, and we have the school Wellbeing

contact number that will lead to our assistance. Please keep this in mind as you are not alone., we are here with you

through this.

I just wanted to give you an insight on the number of posts between students and staff since COVID 19 and remote

learning have become the new normal. These figures do not account for emails, webex, lesson Plans, markbook

comments or phone calls. A ‘post’ is an individual message between staff and students on XUNO.

These figures are from Tuesday 05/05/2020

As of 9:30pm 5th May there had been 651 posts for the day.

Earliest post: 12:23am- by a student – there were also posts

at 2:00am and 3:00am by students.

Earliest Staff Response: 7:36am

Latest Staff post: 11:10pm. (the day before)

Last weekend there were 111 posts.

Average number of posts per day: - 540 per day

Since the start of Term 2, there has been 14,459 posts over 27 days

(with 3 weekends).

Staff and students are certainly staying connected!

Next week you will be receiving an interim report reflecting how your

child is coping through remote learning. The report specifically provides

information on how engaged your child is in their remote learning. Look

out for this on XUNO Friday 15th May.

Murray Street (PO Box 201), Kerang Victoria 3579 Telephone: (03) 5452 1062Facsimile: (03) 5452 2649

Email: kerang.tech.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au Webpage: ww.kerangths.vic.edu.au

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We are so proud of how you are all embracing your schooling at home. As we are on

our computers so much more, we need to be aware of our own cyber safety.

• Never meet someone on the internet, unless you know them in person.

• Think before you post, once you press send, it’s in the cyber world forever and

you can never get it back. Posts can come back at ‘bite’ you when you least expect

it.

• If you are uncomfortable about something on the internet, please speak to an

adult or expert to deal with it.

• Always be kind when you post and you won’t get into trouble.

Cheers, Meg

Thank you to the student's who completed Ms Pearce’s cooking challenge last week, and to

those that submitted images. Some students found it difficult to upload their images and

we understand fully the challenges we are all facing with technology, we are all doing our

best. Students that participated included;

Nathan Donohue Madison Avery Noah Shea Natalie Turvey Charlotte Baulch

Katherine Bramich Ella Jones Leigham McAlpin Cooper Meehan

Elsie Bremnar & Kate Hall

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Last week Ms Pearce set up the beginning of food challenges each week through remote

learning at home, so students can keep up their cooking skills, learn new recipes and

methods of preparation. Also a great way to help out in the family home. We have loved

trialling the recipes ourselves, as well as see our students work. Hopefully the kitchen’s

have been left clean as well! A big thankyou to Ms Pearce for her transition into

teaching online for all our students who love Food Technology.

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Nothing makes Mother’s Day more special for Mum’s, Nan’s, Gran’s and the special guardians in

our lives than a personal gift, like something baked with love, made with love, flowers from the

garden popped in a vase, or just your time with her.

This Mother’s Day is a great day to remember all those little things are the most important.

Ms Pearce has shared a traditional sponge cake recipe that are made with lots of LOVE!

Be creative with how you top your cake, sifted icing sugar, passionfruit icing, whipped cream,

loads of fresh fruit like strawberries or banana. You will have most mums and grandparents

remembering cherished memories of special family recipes at gatherings.

Have a go and make sure you send us your pics.

Remember if your first go isn’t a masterpiece, you can always disguise it with toppings, and you

can always have another crack at it :)

Recipe

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup plain flour

• 4 tbsp custard power or cornflour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 4 eggs

• 2/3cup caster sugar

• 1 tbsp water if needed

• Method

• Preheat oven 190

• Line two 20 cm round cake tins

• Separate eggs placing whites in a large bowl

• Beat until whites are stiff using electric beaters or a whisk

• Gradually add sugar while beating until very stiff

• Add yolks while still beating

• Using a spoon fold in sifted dry ingredients (DO NOT OVER MIX)

• Pour into the two pans

• Bake 20 min (cake is baked when the impression left by pressing lightly disappears at once )

• Allow to cool and fill with Jam and Cream

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Ingredients

collect and measure out

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What is the last book you read?

Sadly – “The Baby Bible” – not sure why, can new parents ever be prepared for

a new person to arrive in their lives? ����

What’s the best live concert you have been to?

For very different reasons – Bruce Springsteen & Ziggy Alberts

Where is your favourite place in the world?

This is very hard as I have travelled to many places, so I have favourites for many different reasons…

If you could visit anywhere in the world that you haven’t been to, where would you go?Red Centre – Australia & The Maldives

What are you currently binge watching (Netflix, Stan etc)?

The Last Dance - Michael Jordan Documentary, what an athlete!

What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?

I can do the worm…

•Edinburgh (Scotland) – for the culture, old buildings & countryside

•Capri (Italy) – full relaxation mode, the views & of course the food!

•Wilson’s Prom National Park – no words needed!

Remember our Faces ~ Staff Profiles Tessa Demaria

I can’t go past this photo from our trip to

South Africa in 2015. One of my closest

friends got married over there and they had a

traditional Zulu Warrior Dance Performance,

and they insisted on a photo with my husband

Daniel and myself. Their performance and

proud culture was mind-blowing. An

experience I will treasure forever.

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Does your family have a special tradition? How did it start and what is it?

We have many!

Who is your favourite superhero?

Would have to be Superman because he can Fly!

What do you love about working in Secondary Education?

I love the interaction and relationships with the students. It makes me happy seeing and getting to know them! I feel that comes before everything else! Thank you Mrs Demaria (Burto)

•Table Tennis Tournaments in the loungeroom

•Wood cutting with my Dad in the winter time! Smell of timber and a fire burning!

Remember our Faces ~

Staff Profiles Brendon Beard

This week began with May the 4th for Star Wars fans out there. Our biggest fan at KTHS is

undoubtedly Mr Beard. For those that missed sharing the day with Beardy, here are some

of his favourite SW quotes. We also have a dad in our School Community that is known to

drive to Melbourne to watch the latest movie screenings and Star Wars Movie Marathons.

“Much to learn you still have”

“Oh no, my young Jedi. You will find that it is you who are mistaken, about a great many things.”

“Your arrogance blinds you Master Yoda. Now you will experience the FULL POWER of the Dark Side.

Comes before little green friend.”

“Who’s the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?”

“The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”

“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.”

“The force is strong with this one.”

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Mr Beard as a student.

Yes, glasses tended to be

large back then.

Thank you to Mr Beard

(Beardy)

Please provide a photo you

would like to go with your

profile.

(non school staff photo)

What is the last book you read?

Harry Potter – The Half Blood Prince

What’s the best live concert you have been to?

1996 Castlemaine State Festival – Brandenburg Concerto #3

Where is your favourite place in the world?

Depends on my mood. Disneyland or Hawaii. Though sometimes Lorne, for its mix of salt

air and the smell of gum trees, or somewhere like the rainforests in the Otway region.

If you could visit anywhere in the world that you haven’t been to, where would you go?

All of Europe

What are you currently binge watching (Netflix, Stan etc)?

Mars

What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?

If I told you it wouldn’t BE a secret talent

Who is your favourite superhero?

Green Lantern

What do you love about working in Secondary Education?

Working with young adults. Passing on what I know. Making a difference to their lives and

hopefully guiding some careers

Tips for School + Work Home Desk Set UpFROM NDCH OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST – ZOE TREACY

Choose a nice chair: Try and use a chair that supports

your spine. Support around your lower back can help

you sit up straight. If you have a chair without support,

try rolling up a towel and placing it in the lower curve of

your back. A height adjustable chair is also good. If you

don’t have one try using a firm cushion to sit higher.

Position: When sitting at your desk keep your wrists

straight and your arms at or below elbow level. Have

your knees in line with your hips and your feet touching

the floor. Adjust your chair to your desk - if your feet

don’t reach the floor, put a box or books under them.

Most used items: Keep your most used items close by so

that you don’t have to keep reaching. Pen and paper,

phone, keyboard and mouse. Stand up to reach

anything that cannot be reached while sitting down –

use this time to go for a walk around the house, pretend

it is the walk to the printer or scanner in the office.

Elevated computer screen: You don’t need a fancy

stand. Use something from home – a ream of paper, a

box or a folder. Stretch your arms in front of you, and

that is where you want your screen to sit. The top third of

the screen should be at your eye level. If you are using a

laptop you will need to have a separate keyboard and

mouse so that you are not reaching up.

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