ISSUE 10 | TERM 2 | WEEK 6 | 29 MAY 2017

IMPORTANT DATES * Denotes importance

Amazing Race

On Monday 22 May all Year 7 students participated in an

exciting approach to learning hosted by Solid Mob, ‘The

Amazing Race to Happy’. This hands on game

mirrors similar features to the TV show where teams have

to travel gaining clues along the way to gain points. Solid

Mob set up eight stations within the school where students

had to solve problems and gain clues for team points. Every

activity had a purpose to teach about good healthy habits or

the dangers of drugs and alcohol. At the conclusion of the

game Solid Mob spoke to all students about the dangers of

drugs and in particular smoking. The Amazing Race to Happy

was a fantastic way to learn health concepts and six teams

won prizes consisting of footballs, netballs, lunchboxes and

hats

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events happening at Kingscliff High School. Take a

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TERM 2 CALENDAR

MONTH – MAY/JUNE WEEK 6

Monday 29 May Day: 4

Year 7 and 9 Half Yearly Exams*

Far North Coast Dance

NC Squash Trials

CHS Rugby League

Tuesday 30 May Day: 5

Year 7 and 9 Half Yearly Exams*

Far North Coast Dance

CHS Rugby League

Science ICAS Competition

One Vision Production/One Vision Workshop

Wednesday 31 May Day: 6

Year 7 and 9 Half Yearly Exams*

Far North Coast Dance

CHS Rugby League

Thursday 1 June Day: 7

Year 7 and 9 Half Yearly Exams*

Far North Coast Dance

Friday 2 June Day: 1

KHS Athletics Carnival

Far North Coast Dance

MONTH – JUNE WEEK 7

Monday 5 June Day: 2

Tuesday 6 June Day: 3

Wednesday 7 June Day: 4

Thursday 8 June Day: 5

Take a Stand Year 8

Year 11 Vaccinations

Friday 9 June Day: 6

Take a Stand Year 8

NC Secondary Cross Country

Deadly Choices – Year 9 ATSI Students

MONTH – JUNE WEEK 8

Monday 12 June

Queen’s Birthday – no students or staff at school

Tuesday 13 June Day: 7

Study Skills Mentoring

Wednesday14 June Day: 1

Study Skills Mentoring

Thursday 15 June Day: 2

Study Skills Mentoring

PASH Conference – Year 11

Friday 16 June Day: 3

Study Skills Mentoring

Deadly Choices – Year 9 ATSI Students

Principals Column Uniform in Winter

Many thanks to those students who, supported by their

families, are making better choices and wearing their

uniform proudly. We are now seeing very few “hoodies” or

jumpers with patterned sleeves being worn under uniform

shirts.

Student Attendance

The vast majority of our families do a great job letting us

know when and why their student is absent from school.

Nonetheless, I would like to remind our parents and carers

of their role in this regard, according to the Department’s

Procedures for School Attendance:

Children should attend school every day it is open

for instruction.

Parents or carers should provide an explanation for

absences by means such a telephone call, written

note, text message or email to the school within 7

days from the first day of any period of absence.

Parents and carers should communicate with the

school if they are aware of issues impacting on their

child’s attendance or engagement with school.

At Kingscliff High School, students attend roll call every

morning and written explanations of any absence should be

handed to the relevant roll call teacher.

Parent Portal & Student Reports

By now all of our parents and carers should have received

information on how to access our Parent Portal. Please

contact the school if this is not the case. This term, Year 12

reports were made accessable via this facility. Where

parents preferred to receive a hard copy of their student’s

report, they were asked to contact the relevant Year Adviser.

Our intention is to also distribute student reports for Years 7

to 11 through the Parent Portal at the end of this term. Again,

where parents or carers would prefer to receive a hard copy

of their student’s report, they will be asked to contact the

relevant Year Adviser.

School Plan 2015 – 2017

Since arriving at Kingscliff High School in late 2014, it has

been my great pleasure to work with staff, students and

parents on the writing, implementation and evaluation of our

current School Plan, now well and truly into its final year. I

have described in detail the achievements of our school

community in working towards our School Plan in the Annual

School Reports for 2015 and 2016, both of which are posted

on our school website.

In summary, our achievements over the past two and a half

years have included:

The consolidation of our strong partnerships with

Coastal learning Community primary schools.

A comprehensive review and expansion of our

communication with our school community.

A review of the ways in which we recognise and

reward academic achievement.

The implementation of a second academic stream

class in each year group.

The implementation of cross curricular learning

extension opportunities for students.

The implementation of explicit literacy and

numeracy teaching strategies across all curriculum

areas.

The Yuli Coastal Culture program for Aboriginal

students from across all seven Coastal Learning

Community schools promoting educational and

post school goal setting.

Regular opportunities for teachers to work together

on best practice teaching and learning strategies.

Explicit teaching of expected positive behaviours in

our playground and classroom as part of our

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program.

Regular rewards for students who consistently meet

PBL expectations and demonstrate STAR student

qualities (Safe, Tolerant, Achieving, Respectful).

Regular reporting (twice a term) of student’s

learning behaviours in class to parents and carers

through the WAVE program.

A revised Student Welfare and Discipline Policy

explicitly supporting positive learning environments

across the school.

A comprehensive sequence of student wellbeing

programs addressing age appropriate issues for

each of our year groups.

The employment of additional learning support

teachers to help students with additional needs.

School Plan 2018 – 2020

I have mentioned in previous issues of Kingy Spirit that I am

now looking forward to working with teachers, students and

parents in order to develop our new School Plan, to be

implemented from the start of next year. This will take place

over two evenings, Monday 21 August and Monday 23

October, both from 3.15pm to 5.15pm

Along with our teachers, I will be working through our

Student Representative Council to encourage students to

take part, while also working with our P&C to encourage as

many parents and carers as possible to be a part of the

process. If there are any parents or carers who would like to

find out more about our planning process leading up to next

year, and hopefully get involved, I would encourage them to

contact me at school.

Wishing all of our school community a great week,

Michael Hensley

Principal

AECG Meeting The next AECG meeting will be Monday 5 June at Kingscliff

High School PH: 02 66 749 777 commencing at 4.00pm. If

you require any further information, please do not hesitate

to contact us. President: Deborah Johnson 07 5513 1960

Vice Pres: Joan Sherriff 07 5524 3408 Secretary: Jackie

McDonald 02 5536 9629 Treasurer: Glenda Nalder 0417

740 186.

Baseball Lachlan Maurer completed at the Junior League Baseball

Nationals in Adelaide last week. He plays for the Gold Coast

Mariners, which qualified for the national titles by finishing

Top 3 in Queensland.

Lachlan is the catcher and has been playing baseball for four

years and has had six years of softball.

At the Australian Titles the Mariners played six games

including teams from NSW (The Hills, Ryde & Cronulla),

Melbourne and Perth. His team drew a very strong pool,

which included the tournament winners The Hills. Lachlan’s

team recorded one victory (15-7) against a Victorian Team,

in their six matches. Lachlan batted well throughout the

tournament scoring a number of base hits and runners

home.

Lachlan has been invited to trial for the U16 Queensland

team. He looking forward to a short break before getting

ready for the next season.

Congratulations Lachlan

Cross Country

On Friday 19 May a small team of 20 students, following late

withdrawals, competed in the Far North Coast Zone Cross

Country Carnival. What this team lacked in numbers was

made up for by quality with 18 students qualifying for the

North Coast Regional carnival to held in Murwillumbah.

Kingscliff High’s finished seconded to Bryon Bay by 40

points a great achievement given our small team.

A special congratulations to three of our athletes;

13yrs Girls – Ayva Samuelson

14yrs Boys – Eoghan Barnes

15 years Boys – Casey O’Brien

It’s an outstanding achievement being named FNC age

champion

Good Luck to all runners at the North Coast Carnival in

Murwillumbah on 7 June 2017.

League Tag

South Tweed held a League Tag gala day on Wednesday 17

May. Kingscliff High School entered a Under 15’s girls team

into the competition. The Girls played four games on the day

and came out undefeated, against Wollumbin High School,

Mt St Patrick, Banora Point High School and Murwillumbah

High School. Miss Fitzhugh and Mr Hillard were very

impressed at the sportsmanship displayed by the girls and

their ability to transfer their touch and Oz tag skills, adapting

these skills to suit the new game called League Tag.

Congratulations on your effort girls and keep up the school

spirit.

YULI DAY 1 On Monday 22 May, Indigenous students from Kingscliff High School enjoyed Day 1 of the Coastal Learning Community’s Yuli

Program. This program aims to help Year 5 and 6 students from schools in the Coastal Learning Community (Pottsville Beach

Public School, Bogangar Public School, Kingscliff Public School, Cudgen Public School, Duranbah Public School, Kingscliff Public

School and Fingal Head Public School) to connect to the Indigenous culture of the area while helping them transition into high

school.

The Kingscliff High School students who participate in this program act as mentors with the primary school students. Following

from a traditional welcome in language from Talah Daley and Breanna Giddins, the primary students were divided into three

different groups. Each group rotated between three activities run by the Kingscliff High School students throughout the day. In

Dance, where the students started learning the dances Joongarra and Goaye. In Langauages with students learning head,

shoulders knees and toes. Also learning traditional weaving methods, cultural stories and bush tucker with Uncle Frank. The

students went for a walk up to Fingal Headland and Dreamtime Beach, hearing stories of the Hairy Man, Devil Dog, and the

Booning.

Thank you to Banaam for their continued support of the Yuli program and Fingal Head Public School for allowing Yuli activities

to take place at their school.

Letisha Stirling

Year 10