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Narrandera High School

Issue 7 Week 4 Term 2 Tuesday 21st May 2019

Term 2 continues to progress very positively at Narrandera High. NAPLAN testing was

successfully conducted at our school last week, with students in Years 7 and 9 using

the online testing platform with no significant technical difficulties reported. Thank

you to all of our students who participated so positively and to the staff who led this

testing.

Our first Hands on High School night was held on Tuesday 7 May. The night was very

well attended with approximately 100 people coming along to see what our fantas-

tic school has to offer. We will have a second Hands on High School evening in Au-

gust. We are now accepting enrolments for Year 7, 2020. All families are encouraged

to return their completed enrolment packages as soon as possible. Timetable plan-

ning has already commenced for next year and accurate Year 7 numbers will assist

as we plan 2020 staffing.

Works are continuing this term with the old Lab 1 being re-sheeted with floors and

walls being replaced due to white ant damage. This room will become our STEM

Centre and our old STEM Centre will be converted into our new Clontarf Room. The

bigger Clontarf space will include a kitchen, leisure space (pool and table tennis ta-

bles) and a study space. The old Clontarf Room (Drawing Rm) will be returned to

general classroom use.

We received some good news last week with the Aboriginal Directorate offering sig-

nificant funding for the school to re-establish an Aboriginal Learning Centre for 12

months. This centre will work in collaboration with our existing Intervention Centre but

will employ an additional teacher to work specifically with our Aboriginal students.

The recruiting process for this position will commence soon. This is another positive initi-

ative for our school.

Stage 6 Reports are due to go home by the end of this week and Stage 6 Parent-

Teacher Interviews have been scheduled for Thursday 6 June. This year we have

moved to an online booking system for these interviews (SOBS). Parent Teacher Inter-

views for Years 7-10 have been set down for Thursday 13 June and bookings will also

be made electronically. Bookings for these interviews are now open. Instructions on

how to book have been included as part of this newsletter. Parents and Carers are

strongly encouraged to come along and discuss the progress of their children. Strong

and positive communication between home and school is important to us. I will also

be available to meet with families at both these evenings. If you would like to meet

with me, please make a booking via SOBS.

As the weather cools, some students are wearing jumpers to school that are not part

of our uniform. Families are reminded that CHS and Riverina jumpers are only to be

worn on a Wednesday (sport day). Students have been reminded on assembly of the

assistance available to access school jumpers. Please encourage your children to

see their Year Advisor, AEO or Miss Germantse if they need to access this support.

Overall, students are wonderful at wearing their uniform and presenting themselves

well.

Kind Regards,

Marni Milne

Relieving Principal


STUDENT INFORMATION

SOBS—School Online Booking System

For 2019 and going forward, Narrandera High School will be using this system for

various bookable functions, primarily Parent/Teacher Nights.

Instructions for completing this were handed out on assembly this week, will also be

included with your child’s Half-Yearly Report and are included at the end of the

newsletter.

https://sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=1714

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Tuesday 18th June

2019

Dear Parents

School Photographers are scheduled to be taken by Advancedlife. Envelopes will

be distributed shortly, and if possible it is our preference that ordering be complet-

ed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related to the return

of cash and envelopes on photo day.

Orders for packages can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au

using our school’s unique 9 digit advancedorder code.

Any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them

via email to [email protected]

ASSESSMENT TASKS DUE….

31st May—Biology Task 1

3rd June—Stage 6 SLR Assessment 2

ORDER NOW go to www.advancedlife.com.au and enter

Online code:

939 RQP 369


Term 2

Week 4

Wednesday 22nd May

Links to Learning Year 10

RFS Cadets Period 3 & 4

Year 9 Scripture

Photography Showcase 6-7pm

Year 9 Fieldwork Excursion Pd 1-4

Girls Group Teloca House Pd 5-6

Thursday 23rd May

Work Studies community volun-

teering

7/8 AFL State Cup Gala day

Friday 24th May

Duke of Ed—Snowy Mountains

Saturday 25th May

Duke of Ed—Snowy Mountains

Week 5

Monday 27th May


HSC Minimum Standards test

Tuesday 28th May


11/12 AFL State Cup Gala Day

Wednesday 29th May


RFS Cadets Pd 3 & 4

Stage 6 Scripture

Girls Group Teloca House Pd 5-6

Thursday 30th May

Equestrian Expo

HSC Minimum Standards test

Band Practise @ Lunch

Friday 31st May

Equestrian Expo

HSC Minimum Standards Test

Monday 3rd June


Hospitality Work Placement

Equestrian Expo

Start Time

Early Playground Duty 8:30am—8:50am

Assembly 8:50am—9:00am

Period 1 9:00am—9:50am


Recess 10:40am—11:00am


Period 4 11:50am—12:40pm

Lunch 1 12:40pm—1:00pm

Lunch 2 1:00pm—1:20pm

Period 5 1:20pm—2:10pm

Period 6 2:10pm—3:00pm

School start time is 8:50am. Please ensure you are

here, at school by this time.

CALENDAR

BELL TIMES

Playing is my passion,

Winning is my aim,

Failure is my inspiration,

Participation is the game.

Sarvesh Parakh

HOSPITALITY WORK PLACEMENT

Monday 3rd June—Friday 7th June

REGIONAL CROSS COUNTY

Friday 14th June @ Gundagai

ZONE ATHLETICS

Wednesday 19th June @ Griffith

STUDENT INFORMATION


YEAR 7 EXCURSION

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

5th—7th June 2019

Deposits are due back, with final payment due

BEFORE departure.

Please note: As this is a non-compulsory excursion,

any students who are placed on Step 3 or suspend-

ed this term may-be excluded from attending. This

decision will be made by the senior executive.

Captains Connor Vearing and Alice

Langley visited NSW parliament House on

Wednesday 8th May as part of the Sec-

ondary Schools Leadership Program. As

part of the program they met Governor

of NSW Margaret Beasley and other

members of the NSW Parliament. They

participated in discussions around her

role. She answered questions and took

the students, along with other school

leaders on a tour of Government House.

YEAR 9/10 AFL GALA DAY POSTPONEMENT

Please be advised the $5.00 that was paid for the Year 9/10 AFL Gala Day which

was postponed on Friday 10th May has been credited to the students accounts

and can be used for ANY future excursions etc.

Please do not hesitate to contact the front office if you wish to discuss this further.


CHESS

Our Narrandera High Chess team travelled to

Wagga on the 7th of May to play Saint Mary

Mackillop College in the second round of the

Riverina section of the Country Secondary

Schools knockout.

Our team consisted of captain Ted Ostler, Jack-

son Mars, Bradley Cussans and Charlie Ireland.

Jackson won his match fairly quickly, followed

by Charlie losing his. Ted battled for nearly an

hour before emerging victorious in his match,

while Brad sweated it out for more that an hour

and a half before one wrong move cost him his

game.

The match finished 2-2, so the tie-breaker rules

came in to play, which saw the board 4 result

discarded. This was Charlie's game which

meant overall we won the match and will now

move in to the third round of the main draw for

the first time since 2011.

We will play Murrumbidgee Regional High

School - Griffith Campus in the third round, while

there are only 4 other teams still in the main

draw, Deniliquin Christion School, Kooringal HS,

Hennessy Catholic College and Saint Mary

Mackillop College - Albury.

We wish the boys all the best in their next

match.


HSIE

The HSIE faculty recently received a class set of

fieldwork equipment from Darron Watt, the Prin-

cipal at the Environmental Education Centre in

Wagga Wagga, which we will be purchasing to

ensure our students have the opportunity to

learn valuable skills.

This equipment will allow our Geography teach-

ers to take students outside of the classroom to

learn how to use some of the new technology

and gain valuable knowledge about the envi-

ronment they live in.

Fieldwork is an integral and mandatory part of

the study of Geography. Fieldwork can en-

hance the learning of all students because it

caters for a variety of teaching and learning

approaches. The enjoyable experience of ac-

tive engagement in fieldwork helps to create

and nurture lifelong interest and enthusiasm for world the students live in.

Congratulations to Rebekah Beer of Year 9

who has gained state dance selection!

After a video dance audition comprising two

different dances, Rebekah has been select-

ed in the NSW Public School State Dance en-

semble. This is an elite dance program for

NSW secondary public school students in

Years 9-12. The program involves several two

and three day workshops in Sydney through-

out the year and performing at the NSW State

Dance Festival in September and the NSW

Schools Spectacular in November.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT


CROSS COUNTRY

The Annual school cross country was held on a cold Wednesday afternoon 8th

May. Only 48 points separated 1st and 4th place.

The Zone Cross Country is being held today at Yanco Ag High School.

Runner Up House = Gillenbah 342 pts

Third House = Midgeon 320 pts

Fourth House = Berembed 316 pts

Champion House = UROLY 364 pts


CROSS COUNTRY — RESULTS


SOBS—INSTRUCTIONS


COMMUNICATION

School office hours are 8:00am to 3:30pm. Sometimes it can be confusing to know

exactly who to contact about an issue or concern at school. The following has

been developed to try and help you get in touch with the right person to assist you.

If calling the school, our administrative staff WILL ask you what your call

is about. Please cooperate with this request as they are simply trying to

put you in contact with the appropriate person, otherwise you may end up

talking to someone who can’t help you.

Classroom Teacher

Concerns regarding a specific class

Questions or concerns regarding an assessment task from a specific class

Behaviour concerns in a specific class (Step 1)

Head Teacher

Questions regarding N Warning Letters

Extensions on assessment tasks or appeals

Doctors certificates relating to a medical issue impacting an assessment task

Class placement concerns or question (Year 9 and 10)

Behaviour concerns in a specific faculty (Step 2)

Girls Supervisor

Any issue where the student would feel more comfortable discussing it with a

female member of staff.

Year Advisor

Welfare issues (wellbeing, concerns regarding social issues)

Class placement concerns or questions (Year 7 and 8)

Ongoing medical issues that the staff need to be made aware of that is im-

pacting their schooling

Most other concerns (if in doubt, the Year Advisor should be the first point of

contact with the school. They can then assist you to find the right person)

Deputy Principal

Behaviour or discipline issues of a whole school or serious nature (Step 3)

Questions or queries about subject selection or timetabling

Bullying issues

Principal

Long term absences from school that require Principal approval

Enrolment interviews

School leavers

** Your cooperation is appreciated **


COMMUNITY NOTICES

The School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) provides eligible school students with

free or subsidised travel from home to school. This will be provided by local bus

companies.

Apply on-line:

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/

howToApply

School Drive Subsidy

This subsidy is for driving school students to school or the nearest transport pick-up

stop (your school bus stop). That’s right—if you live more than 1.6km (primary) and

2.0km (secondary) from the bus stop you may be eligible.

Apply on-line:

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/schoolDriveSubsidy

Please contact the office for more information 6959 1744

SCHOOL STUDENT TRANSPORT SCHEME

Narrandera Youth

Advisory Council

Are you interested in having a say about

what matters to youth in your communi-

ty? Would you like to be involved?

You don’t need to be an existing student

leader or have an established position

within the community to apply.

If you have energy and ideas about how to make Narrandera Shire a better place for

young people, we want to hear from you.

Come along to the Emergency Operations Centre at 4.30pm on Monday 27 May and find

out what the Youth Advisory Council is all about!

As part of the Youth Advisory Council you will:

• Develop your confidence and leadership skills

• Broaden your knowledge of your local community

• Represent the young people of Narrandera at Council functions and events

• Provide advice to Council on a range of subjects relevant to young people

• Assist with developing a Youth Strategic Plan

Come along on Monday 27 May and find out more. There will be Pizza!

For more information call Council on 6959 5510 or e-mail [email protected]

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