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Page 1 TERM 2 WEEKS 9 AND 10 22 June – 3 July 2020 Important Dates – Term 2 2020 W9 Tues 23 Jun School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised W9 Fri 26 Jun Year 11 Seminar Day - cancelled Year 12 Careers Market Excursion – cancelled W10 Wed 1 Jul ValYOU Day Blue Mufti Day W10 Wed 1 Jul Student, Parent, Teacher Evening, Year 11 2020 Postponed W10 Fri 3 Jul Last day of Term 2 Important Dates – Term 3 2020 W1 Mon 20 Jul School Development Day W1 Tues 21 Jul First day for students Term 3 W2 Mon 27 Jul Closing date Applications for Year 12 2021 W2 Tues 28 Jul School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised W3 Mon 3 Aug Start of school examination period W5 Fri 21 Aug End of school examination period W6 Tues 25 Aug School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised W7 Tues 1 Sep Student, Parent, Teacher Evening, Year 11 2020 W9 Tues 15 Sep Heritage Day Details to be advised, pending DoE advice W10 Tues 22 Sep School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised W10 Tues 22 Sep Major Works Assembly Details to be advised, pending DoE advice W10 Fri 25 Sep Year 12 Graduation Details to be advised, pending DoE advice Principal’s Report We are finally near the end of Term 2 2020. It has been a big one, something we have never experienced previously. In this newsletter you will find a publication released recently from the Department of Education titled, “A guide to NSW school students returning to face-to-face learning – for parents and carers”. This guide provides an update of activities that can resume along with activities that remain on hold. Lynette Tuckwell, our Careers Adviser has been given the green light to invite universities to come back on site to engage with students as they prepare for their studies after St Marys Senior High School. The university personnel will need to meet Department guidelines to come on site but this is a great opportunity for our students to explore the options available to them and in some cases investigate scholarships and early entry options. Last Tuesday, Year 12 Student, Parent, Teacher interviews were conducted remotely. Thank you to our families for taking our calls and zooming with Continued over the page
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TERM 2 WEEKS 9 AND 10
22 June – 3 July 2020 Important Dates – Term 2 2020
W9 Tues 23 Jun School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised
W9 Fri 26 Jun
Year 11 Seminar Day - cancelled Year 12 Careers Market Excursion – cancelled
W10 Wed 1 Jul ValYOU Day Blue Mufti Day
W10 Wed 1 Jul Student, Parent, Teacher Evening, Year 11 2020 Postponed
W10 Fri 3 Jul Last day of Term 2
Important Dates – Term 3 2020
W1 Mon 20 Jul School Development Day
W1 Tues 21 Jul First day for students Term 3
W2 Mon 27 Jul Closing date Applications for Year 12 2021
W2 Tues 28 Jul School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised
W3 Mon 3 Aug Start of school examination period
W5 Fri 21 Aug End of school examination period
W6 Tues 25 Aug School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised
W7 Tues 1 Sep Student, Parent, Teacher Evening, Year 11 2020
W9 Tues 15 Sep Heritage Day Details to be advised, pending DoE advice
W10 Tues 22 Sep School Council Meeting, 6pm Details to be advised
W10 Tues 22 Sep Major Works Assembly Details to be advised, pending DoE advice
W10 Fri 25 Sep Year 12 Graduation Details to be advised, pending DoE advice
Principal’s Report
We are finally near the end of Term 2 2020. It has
been a big one, something we have never
experienced previously. In this newsletter you will
find a publication released recently from the
Department of Education titled, “A guide to NSW
school students returning to face-to-face learning
– for parents and carers”. This guide provides an
update of activities that can resume along with
activities that remain on hold.
Lynette Tuckwell, our Careers Adviser has been
given the green light to invite universities to come
back on site to engage with students as they
prepare for their studies after St Marys Senior High
School. The university personnel will need to meet
Department guidelines to come on site but this is
a great opportunity for our students to explore the
options available to them and in some cases
investigate scholarships and early entry options.
Last Tuesday, Year 12 Student, Parent, Teacher
interviews were conducted remotely. Thank you to
our families for taking our calls and zooming with Continued over the page
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us. Although this is the first time we have conducted our interviews like this, we have received some
positive feedback that may see a range of options being available for these events. Further
discussions will be held with our School Council to review our processes. Following conversations
with our staff around Year 11 Student, Parent, Teacher Evening it has been decided that due to the
disruption to learning, our staff would be best able to provide meaningful feedback to families after
the examination period. This timing will also support students transitioning into Year 12 with course
and subject decisions. Students will receive a Semester 1 and Semester 2 report. If families have
any concerns that need to be discussed in the meantime, please contact your son or daughter’s
class teacher or Student Adviser.
In the coming weeks our office staff will be sending out invoices to families for school contributions
and fees. We have held off on doing this knowing that some of our families may have been impacted
financially as a result of the pandemic. If you are unable at this time to pay any outstanding
contributions or fees, please contact your son or daughter’s Deputy Principal,
[email protected] or [email protected] . This will allow us to put in place
some support to ensure that no student is disadvantaged.
As a community we have come so far in the
last four weeks. This is a gentle reminder that
if students are unwell, they need to stay at
home until they are better. Unwell includes
coughs and runny noses. We do not want to
take a step backward. I would like to thank
families for their support of this request.
As we move towards the school holidays, we
are mindful of the reality that for many of our Year 12 students these holidays they will be faced with
the demands of Trial Higher School Certificate Examination preparation and finalisation of Major
Works. Year 11 likewise will be busy preparing themselves for their Term 3 examinations over this
period. It is important that all students are able to strike a balance between their studies and utilise
some opportunities for relaxation and rejuvenation, and ensuring that their wellbeing is a priority as
they move into a very busy term. There are a variety of support services available within the school
to assist students.
I hope all of our students have a wonderful end to Term 2 and are able to utilise some of the time in
the holidays to recharge, ready for another busy term. I also would like to thank the staff at St Marys
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Senior High School for making it through the term, and in particular the Executive Team and my
Senior Executive colleagues, Leah Havord and Danielle Ervine.
Sally Smithard Principal
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Support for Students - NESA and ReachOut
NESA has partnered with ReachOut to deliver news,
information, guidance and advice to support all
students studying for their HSC, and the material
provided is something that we recommend all of our
students access.
In particular, ReachOut’s Study Hub has a lot of
information about taking a proactive approach to
mental health as well as providing advice about where
young people can find support. The Forums are also
great places for sharing ideas about the best ways to
feel happy and well.
The Study Hub can be found at
https://au.reachout.com/collections/stressed-about-
study-during-coronavirus
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This fortnight @ SMSHS Monday 22 June Tuesday 23 June Wednesday 24 June Thursday 25 June Friday 26 June
WEEK A Year 11 Biology – Task due Year 11 Mathematics Extension 1 – Task due Year 11 Studio Drawing – Task due Bring It On Rehearsals – cancelled until further notice
School Council Meeting 6pm, Zoom Meeting Year 12 CAFS – Task due Year 12 Economics – Task due Year 12 English EAL/D – Task due Year 11 Japanese Beginners – Task due
Year 12 Drama – Task due Year 12 English Ext 1 – Task due Year 12 Textiles and Design – Task due Year 11/12 Photography – Task due Year 11 French Beginners – Task due
PERIOD ZERO BELL TIMES Year 12 Drama – Task due Year 12 IPT – Task due Year 12 Mathematics Extension 1 – Task due Year 11 Business Studies – Task due Year 11 CAFS – Task due Year 11 Dance – Task due Year 11 Korean Beginners – Task due Year 11 PDHPE – Period Zero Task
Year 12 Drama – Task due Year 12 Food Technology – Task due Year 11 Food Technology – Task due Bring It On Rehearsals – cancelled until further notice
Monday 29 June Tuesday 30 June Wednesday 1 July Thursday 2 July Friday 3 July WEEK B Year 12 Dance – Task due Year 11 Investigating Science – Task due Bring It On Rehearsals – cancelled until further notice
Year 12 Dance – Task due Year 12 English Studies – Task due Year 12 Japanese Beginners – Task due Year 12 PDHPE – Task due Year 11 Legal Studies – Task due Year 11 Spanish Beginners – Task due
ValYOU Day – Blue Mufti! Year 12 Dance – Task due Year 12 English Ext 2 – Task due Year 12 History Ext – Task due Year 12 Italian Beginners – Task due Year 12 Mathematics Extension 2 – Task due Year 12 SDD – Task due
Year 12 Dance – Task due Year 12 French Beginners – Task due Year 12 Korean Beginners – Task due Year 12 Music 2 – Task due Year 12 Spanish Beginners – Task due Year 11 Earth and Environment – Task due
Bring It On Rehearsals – cancelled until further notice
Our Staff Teams Contact us Principal: Sally Smithard School Leadership Team: - Deputy Principal (Year 12) Danielle Ervine - Deputy Principal (Year 11) Leah Havord - English Julie Robinson - Mathematics Simone Pett - Science Lidija Radovancevic - Commercial Studies Salochna Reddy - HSIE (Rel) Rebecca Langham - CAPA Nicole Bonfield - Computing Matthew Topp - LOTE Luigi Serra - TAS/PDHPE Rebecca Powell - Secondary Studies Liz Hemmings - Student Services and Wellbeing Melissa Jacka - First Australians Leah Havord - Sport and Recreation Joanne Brines - Business Manager Steven Mulligan - School Administrative Manager Rebecca Zinghini Student Advisers: - Year 12, Surnames A-G Mitchell Baker - Year 12, Surnames H-O Lynette Tuckwell - Year 12, Surnames P-Z Jesse Vassallo - Year 11, Surnames A-G Nicola Preston - Year 11, Surnames H-O Luigi Serra - Year 11, Surnames P-Z Tim Weston Learning Support: Carmel Harriden Dianne Pyne Nicole Leong Carly McPherson Ashlee Pleffer Careers Adviser: Lynette Tuckwell
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