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Canowindra High School

Browns Ave Canowindra NSW 2804 T 6344 1305 F 6344 1085

Email: canowindra-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.canowindra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Contact List Principal Neryle Smurthwaite Deputy Principal Darryl Ball Head Teacher English / HSIE Lee-Anne Jones Head Teacher Maths / PDHPE / Comp Rod Jones Head Teacher Science / CAPA Peta McKenzie Head Teacher TAS Karen Pickering Year 7 Adviser Steven Wilson Year 8 Adviser Warren McKenzie Year 9 Adviser Gillian Halstead Year 10 Adviser Andrew Phelan Year 11 Adviser Bronwyn Porter Year 12 Adviser Louise Gregson Teacher Librarian Lisa McCallum Sports Coordinators Warren McKenzie Zachary Rue Student Welfare Teacher Baden Bogdanovs LAST Sonya Mason School Chaplain Samara Geier

Year 7 2019 Canowindra High School staff and fellow students would like to say a big welcome to all of our new Year 7’s. We hope you enjoyed your first few days last week and are looking forward to a wonderful term ahead.

New Staff We would also like to welcome new staff members Mrs Nicole Nealon, Mrs Elissa Liondis and Mrs Suzannah Tapim. Mrs Nealon will be joining our TAS department and teaching Agriculture and Work Education, while Mrs Liondis and Mrs Tapim join our Learning Support Team.

Welcome also to Mr Duane Rhall who will be filling in as Deputy Principal for the first 6 weeks of this term. Welcome to Canowindra High and to the Canowindra community!

WELCOME TO CANOWINDRA HIGH

SCHOOL!

Pictured left: Mr Duane Rhall and Mrs Nicole Nealon. Pictured right: Mrs Elissa Liondis and Mrs Suzannah Tapim.

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Principal’s News

The first week of term has now passed and, despite the heat, it is great to be able to say that it was a very positive start to another school year. Our students and staff have returned eager to get on with our core business of learning, all classes are now settled and the students look fantastic in their uniforms. A big thank you to parents and carers for helping us set the standard for the year ahead. A big thank you and congratulations to our Year 7 students on a very successful start to high school. For many students this can be an anxious time and it was pleasing to see that the students settled in well and were very supportive of each other. A reminder to our new parents that if any issue does arise please feel free to contact the school as we are happy to work with you to make the next six years an enjoyable time for your child. Late last week I was informed that the new walkway should be finished within the next three weeks and, at that time, the work on the new COLA should also be well underway. This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the installation of our new state of the art stage lighting will happen and the new sound system should not be much later. These projects have or will cause some disruption to our timetable and I would like to thank both the students and staff who have been effected for their understanding. Last week we welcomed our new canteen manager, Cindy Walker, to the school. Cindy has hit the ground running but is excited about moving the canteen to being a full healthy canteen as is now required by the Department of Education. I have also had preliminary discussions with Cindy about working together to continue our daily breakfast program. I would like to thank Sue Townsend for helping Cindy transition into this role and our volunteers for their support and advice. I would also like to extend an invitation to any interested parents and community members who would be interested in helping out as a volunteer at our canteen, even if just for a couple of hours, to please contact P&C President Ash Wright on 0427 448480. Have a fantastic week.

Neryle Smurthwaite Principal

Save the date:

Year 12 Parent/Student HSC Information Night

Tuesday 12th February

6.00pm-6.45pm Followed by a BBQ

Update of Family Email Addresses, Emergency Contact Details and Medical Information

The beginning of the year is a good time for families to check that their email addresses, emergency contact details and medical information are correct. These can be updated by contacting the school office on 63441305 or by emailing the school on canowindra-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au. Thank you.

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Canowindra High School

Swimming Carnival 2019 Canowindra High School’s annual swimming carnival will be held on Wednesday 13th February at the Canowindra Pool. Students are to go straight to the pool as roll

marking will be held at 9.00am. Please note that for students, attendance is compulsory, as it is a “normal school day”. Bus travellers will need to exit the buses at the Primary School and walk to the pool. Non season ticket holders will be required to pay $3.20 to enter.

Students can bring their own lunch and are encouraged to bring plenty of water to drink throughout the day. For those wishing to purchase food, there will be a number of items, including hot food, ice creams, drinks and sweets, available from the pools kiosk which will be open throughout the carnival. Students are encouraged to wear house colours (Hall-blue; Gilbert-green; Gardiner-red) however NO inappropriate dress, including singlet tops, will be accepted. During all stages of the carnival it is strongly recommended that students have a hat, shirt and sunscreen on. Shade tents will be placed up and around the grass area and students may bring their own if concerned about the sun exposure. At the end of the carnival, students who catch a bus will be dismissed at 3.00pm so they can board their bus from the primary school. It is important that all other students stay until 3.24pm as this is a school day and all the normal school rules and conditions apply. We are all looking forward to a great day!

Canowindra High School “School Stream” App A reminder to families that Canowindra High School has a School Stream App which you can download onto your Smart Phone or Tablet. School Stream is a great way to keep up to date with what is happening within our school. There is information about up and coming Excursions, plus other News and Events. You can access Policies, eg Assessment Policies, Forms, eg Absentee Forms, and other documents, plus view our weekly newsletter. This is what our School Stream App looks like:

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PDHPE e-books This year, Years 7 and 9 PDHPE classes will have the option of using an e-book in which they will complete their work. It will be downloaded onto their own personal laptop (BYOD) via USB and will cost students $20 to purchase. The e-book will be used in place of regular books with sample pages shown below. For those students interested in purchasing an e-book, payments can be made to the front office.

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Parents and Citizens (P&C) News The Canowindra High School P & C welcomes new families, and returning families in 2019. ROLE: The role of the P & C is to promote the interests of the school by bringing parents, citizens, students and teaching staff into close co-operation, and to assist in providing facilities and equipment for the school, and as well as promoting the recreation needs and welfare of the students at school. One of the main functions of our P & C is to manage the CHS canteen ‘The Hub’. This year we welcome Cindy Walker as the new canteen manager. The canteen is currently open five days a week, and is staffed by Cindy and a band of volunteers. They serve a wide variety of fresh food and drinks, and have a range of tempting daily specials. Please support our canteen over the year. It is an ongoing challenge to remain viable while keeping prices reasonable for everyone. In 2018 the P & C donated $10,000 towards the hall curtain upgrade, funded the purchase and installation of a 2nd water cooler, purchased stickers for the bins to encourage recycling, and helped with excursion costs for extracurricular activities. The P & C has also organised the annual Canowindra Debutant Ball for Year 11 students, and The Canowindra Open Gardens Day. This year’s Deb Ball will be held the end of term 1. NEXT MEETING: The P & C meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month during school terms, new members are always welcome. The next P & C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th February 2019 starting at 5pm in the CHS staffroom. MEMBERS NEEDED: The AGM will be held on March 26th at 5pm in the staffroom. Many of the current committee members are resigning from their positions and after many years of involvement are not keen to be continue on the committee, so we are looking for new members so the P & C can continue its role. Without the P & C committee there will

not be a school canteen, so please think about getting involved and come to our next meeting. CONTACT: Please contact Ash Wright (P & C President) on 0427 448480 if

you have any queries about the P & C, or if you would like to volunteer

your time to help on the Committee, with fundraising, or in the Canteen.

Pictured left: New canteen manager Cindy Walker (L) and canteen volunteer Maureen McCallister. Below left: Mr Wilson, Mrs Harrison, Mrs Parker and Mrs Stanley setting up on the P & C Open Gardens Day with P & C volunteers Bronwin Harrison and Anna Stanley. Below right: Mrs Gregson and P&C President Mrs Ash Wright manning a Cake Stall.

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What’s On

Week 2A Term 1

Monday 4 FEB

Tuesday 5 FEB

Wednesday 6 FEB

Thursday 7 FEB Y12 UOW Discovery Day

Friday 8 FEB Y12 UOW Discovery Day

Week 3B Term 1

Monday 11 FEB

Tuesday 12 FEB Y12 HSC Information Night & BBQ, 6pm

Wednesday 13 FEB Swimming Carnival

Thursday 14 FEB

Friday 15 FEB

Assessments Due

Week 2A Term 4

Week 3B Term 1

Canowindra Junior Rugby League

Football Club Inc.

Registrations are now open for Canowindra Junior Rugby League. Come and join us for the 2019 season. Be sure to apply for your active kids voucher first and enter this when registering online. Links for both are listed below. Links for courses will be available soon. https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher https://playnrl.com

Donations needed Our TAS department are currently looking for donations of small engines, such as lawn mower, whipper snipper etc to assist

with the running of Year 9 Auto. They do not need to be working however as complete as possible would be appreciated. Please contact Steve Wilson, IT-Metals teacher, through the school (63441305) for more

information. Thank you.