31 May 2017

Principal: Jane Ferris Website: www.pittwater-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Deputy Principals: Renee Andrews, Rachel Fleming & Sharon Behringer Email: Pittwater-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PITTWATER HIGH SCHOOL

BE RESPECTFUL ASPIRE BE RESPONSIBLE

Minister for Education Rob Stokes Supporting our Schools Principal’s Report—Jane Ferris

Our local member Rob Stokes has always been highly supportive of public education and in particular our

school. He has quickly been coming up to speed with his new role of Minister of Education showing a

genuine understanding of the complexity of schools and the challenges we face in delivering quality

education to our young people. The minister was delighted to make time to meet with two of our early

career teachers, Monika Juric and Tristan Goodwin, to understand the demands on our young teachers.

He commented how confident he was in the future of education with such high calibre and motivated

young teachers joining the profession. We are certainly blessed at Pittwater with excellent hardworking

teachers across all faculties and different stages of teaching careers.

Gonski going, going nearly gone!

Rob Stokes and the NSW Liberal Party have always

been an advocate for the full Gonski package.

The funding was projected for a period of six years

2014 to 2019 and was considered a major

investment in our country’s future ensuring more

equitable distribution of funds on a needs basis.

Despite a legal contract being signed between the

commonwealth and states at that time, the

Turnbull government is not honouring this

contracted agreement. In terms of actual funding,

Pittwater High School will receive cuts of $520,126

on what was anticipated over 2018 and 2019.

These funds enable smaller core classes, additional

learning support teachers to assist students,

initiatives such as the Top Quartile, Quicksmart in

numeracy, building the skills and knowledge of teachers through additional professional development

time, purchase of technology infrastructure and support, and improvements to facilities. If you feel this cut

is unfair you are encouraged to contact Jason Falinski Federal Liberal local member to voice your

concerns.

Goodwill amongst all on Multicultural Day

Our students certainly demonstrated goodwill, harmony and respect on

Multicultural Day last Thursday. On our special assembly they listened attentively

to the importance of peace, harmony and respect in our culturally diverse world

at a time when a minority attack others based on creed or colour. We should

never tolerate racism, sexism or homophobia – by looking out for each other in a

positive way is the foundation for continued harmony in our society. The students

were very responsive to Mahboba, a Muslim woman and refugee from

Afghanistan. Her home is now Australia, but she has made it her life work to

ensure opportunities for education for boys and girls in Afghanistan, and

protection for orphans and widows. Education is pivotal to ensure global peace.

At Pittwater High we are supporting Zamankoor High School near Kabul. Through

mufti day coin donations, cake and food stalls and Ms Ferris’ pledge of matching

donations, $3,000 has been raised. This will enable full employment of two

teachers for a year. If you would also like to support our school in Afghanistan,

please donate to Mahboba's Promise

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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS’ REPORT Renee Andrews, Rachel Fleming and Sharon Behringer

Year 10 P.A.R.T.Y Excursion 1 June

Band Tour to Port Macquarie 2 June

2018 Prefect Elections 5 June

Year 10 Subject Selection

Evening—6pm 7 June

Aspiring Captains Speeches 16 June

at 6pm

Technology is a wonderful tool for learning. We are pleased that so many of our

students have this tool available at school. Along with the privilege of using

technology comes responsibility. The DEC WiFi prevents access to

inappropriate content, however many students have phone technology

connected to their own WiFi and can access inappropriate content.

No content is to be shared that is inappropriate or offensive. Airdrop is one

example of a sharing service on Mac devices that can be very useful when

used appropriately. All students with a Mac device must turn this option off

unless it is required at a particular point in time to share a specific educational

file.

The link below takes you to the e-Safety commissioner’s webpage, and

describes the current big issues. Please take the time to read about these issues

and discuss them with your children. eSafety Issues

CALENDAR - Term 2. Week 6

50 years ago, in 1967 Indigenous Australians were still considered flora and fauna,

or plants and animals. This changed because of the 1967 referendum, where 90%

of Australia voted in favour to change the constitution so it would include

Indigenous Australians in the census. Today, as Australia we are working to

become one, and we are aiming to take the next step together.

By definition, reconciliation means ‘to restore or reunite friendly relations’. Today is

the third day of Reconciliation Week which marks three key events. The

anniversary of the recognition of Indigenous people in the Australian Census, the

first step towards reconciliation. The acknowledgement that Indigenous

Australians are the First People of Australia, the second step towards

reconciliation, the apology to every person of the Stolen Generation, the third

step towards reconciliation.

But we need to take another step, we need to take the next step. The next step

needs to be a treaty to officially recognise Indigenous sovereignty and mend the

relationship between Indigenous and the wider Australia. Reconciliation is not one

event, but something we are continuously working towards. This week is a reason

for celebration, for all people. It means that as a multicultural Australia, we

acknowledge the First Nations People, we live as one, and keep working towards

reconciliation.

National Sorry Day or National Day of Healing is celebrated annually on the 26

May. However, it is not a federal holiday. National Sorry Day was established in

1998 after the Australian Government admitted to removing Indigenous children

from their families during the 20th century. To be sorry, one must possess regret,

guilt and sorrow. National Sorry Day is a day to acknowledge the Stolen

Generations and a day for Australian people to come together, an act needed

to achieve reconciliation.

Our walk towards reconciliation is not finished. We have taken great steps

already; we have begun to fix the issues we started. But we need to go forward,

and continue taking big steps to achieve a cohesive Australian society. We can

all join together, and say “I’m sorry”. Let's take the next step towards

reconciliation.

by Jade Clarke, Charlie Dakin, Grace Fisher, Evie Robinson and Max Straetemans

(Miss. Silk’s year 9 Accelerated Aboriginal Studies class)

Reconciliation Week

The Open Girls’ Netball Knockout team played

their round 2 and 3 games up on the central

coast at Gosford on 3 May. After a couple of

weeks of training, the girls were eager and ready

for the day ahead. We arrived to the courts and

the rain had just started to pour. With slippery

courts, the girls jumped on and played their first

game against Freshwater. It took them the first

quarter to find their groove and after that we ran

away with the win. After a short break, and tired

bodies, the girls took to the court for Round 3

against Brisbane Water Secondary College.

Unfortunately, with a few turnovers and errors,

the girls went down 56-45. They fought hard

against a clearly well formed team and

represented the school with pride. With majority of the team being in year 12, it was a

bittersweet ending to their representative school sport career.

The team includes: Tori Larosa, Bianca Raffin, Bethany Pate, Jasmine Laing, Lauren

Trbojevic, Jordyn Hess, Charli Yeats, Chelsea Gallagher, Emily Thomas, Poppy Berridge

and a huge thank you to our umpire Jessica Gudmunson.

On Tuesday 23 May, 26 girls from

years 7-12 attended a rugby league

skills and development day run by

the NRL Game development officers

at Nolans reserve. The morning

consisted three clinics where the girls

learnt how to tackle and land safely,

ball skills and game development.

Games were then played in the

afternoon which saw the girls mixed

in numerous teams with the other

schools to build their development and practice what they learnt in the morning. A

great day was experienced and the girls all benefited from the clinics and enjoyed the

friendly tussles in the afternoon. Next term a round robin competition will commence

which will see the girls play weekly against the local school and further develop their

skills in rugby league.

NSW All Schools Swimming Championships

Two of our elite swimmers, Lexi Harrison (year 9) and Kai

Van Kool (year 10), recently travelled out to Homebush

to compete in the NSW All Schools Swimming

Championships. As always, they represented Pittwater

High School with distinction, gaining some excellent

results.

Kai Van Kool achieved the following great results :

1st Boys 15 Years 50m Backstroke

3rd Boys 15-16 Years 100m Backstroke

4th Boys 15-16 Years 200 Backstroke

Lexi Harrison achieved some fantastic results in her

events :

6th Girls 50m Butterfly

2nd Girls 200IM

4th Girls 400IM

Lexi’s second place in the 200IM has gained her a place in the Pacific School Games,

to be held in Adelaide from 1-10 December 2017. Stay tuned for some information on

how we can support Lexi, as a school community.

Congratulations Lexi and Kai on your phenomenal efforts!

NSW Combined High Schools Swimming Championships

A huge congratulations to Kai Van Kool, Lexi Harrison and our

Girls’ 15 years relay for the way they competed and

represented the school at the NSW CHS Swimming

Championships.

The impressive results are below.

KAI VAN KOOL

GOLD 15 years Boys 100 Backstroke - with a PB!

8th 15 years Boys 100m Freestyle

12th 15 years Boys 100m Butterfly

LEXI HARRISON

SILVER 15 Years Girls 400m IM

SILVER 15 Years Girls 200m IM

4th 15 Years Girls 100m Backstroke

5th 15 Years Girls 100m Freestyle

6th 15 Years Girls 200m Freestyle

7th 15yrs Girls Relay

9th 15 Years Girls 100m Breastroke

10th 15 Years Girls 100m Butterfly

12th 15 Years Girls 50m Freestyle

Lexi was also awarded the female achievement award for Sydney North Region. What a

fantastic effort!

15 years GIRLS RELAY - 7th in the heat. The relay

team consisted of :

Jessica Gudmunson

Charli Yeats

Jessica Deathridge

Lexi Harrison

Careers News Parents/Carers: Please don’t hesitate to contact me via phone or

email if you have any questions.

Years 10- 12: Please check department emails regularly for jobs/

courses/etc. I am always available in the Library Careers Office if you need

to discuss any future plans. Look out for the University Open Day Flyer follow-

ing the ‘careers news’.

Years 10- 12: last year’s University Admission Centre, (UAC) books and

UWS course booklets are available now in the Careers Office if students

would like a copy. Also, this year’s ACU and UTS course booklets are availa-

ble too!

For LOCAL JOBS: browse the Manly Daily, especially Wednesdays and

Saturdays and checkout www.seek.com.au for more jobs.

YEAR 12 Sydney Morning Herald Careers Expo at Moore Park: 2 June

Year 10: Careers Lessons this term, once a fortnight. We will be:

Careers Expo activities; the Year 10 Careers Expo on 11 May was

informative for those who attended

Workplace Safety

Career Testing

Using the ‘Job Guide’ book

Subject Selection

YEARS 10, 11 AND 12 STUDENTS: Please log onto

The MHSCareers website-Pittwater High School subscribes to this website

which advertises current careers events. To login: use “Pittwater” then

password “water”. You can also register for email alerts! The

“Calendar” is great info!

Also, we have created the Pittwater High Careers website, please have a

look and encourage students to register!!

J.Bates, (Careers Adviser)

99994035 ext 128 jocelyn.bates@det.nsw.edu.au

UTS will be hosting a series of lectures for year 11 & 12 students in the July Holidays (3 - 10 July 2017).

Free Year 11/12 Lecture

The first of these is a free HSC lecture titled "ACE the HSC" on Monday 3 July (10am-12pm) presented by a highly experienced HSC teacher/marker and a former teacher who is now a qualified counsellor. This is suitable for years 11 & 12.

A flyer can be downloaded by clicking here.

All of the topics and further information can be found on the document. Registration is essential as over 60% of the seats

have been taken. Students can register by clicking here.

Subject-Specific Lectures

Secondly, a further 22 HSC subject-specific lectures will also take place in this holiday period. While over 60 schools organise group registrations every year, students can also register individually for any of these 18 subjects. Prices range from $20-40, depending on how many subjects are chosen. Students will learn:

Vital key content from the core and/or option modules of each subject from one of our HSC experts;

Examination tips, tricks and strategies to maximise your marks;

Insights into what HSC markers are looking for within responses;

How to respond to a range of HSC questions and worked answers/solutions.

A summary of these lectures can be accessed by clicking here. Further information and an online timetable is available by

Clicking here.

1 June Sherdian Femia, Suzanne Humphreys

2 June Alison Turner, Sharon Grainger

5 June Jenny McDowell, Julia Turner, Viki Sizgoric, Anggi Moore

6 June Taryn Atkins, Tanti Oetojo

7 June Natalie Tennant, Lara Floyd, Sue Lowe, Ramona Pukeria

8 June Margaret Woods, Peter Woods, Joanna Cartwright, Sheridan Femia

9 June Chris Marshall, Petra Godfrey, Melissa Hanks, Kathleen Crawford

12 June Public Holiday

13 June Helena Nobs, Joanna Cowper, Belinda Martin

14 June Theresa Hodgson, Jade Warner, Michelle Mills

15 June Sheridan Femia, Suzanne Humphreys, Bindi Hooghuis, Irina Lindley

16 June Sue Nicol, Jen Masters, Robyn White, Simone Davis

19 June Michelle Le Creurer, Sandy Cozens, Anggi Moore

20 June Leonie Olivari, Taryn Atkins, Claire MacEwan

21 June Linda Newman, Di Brian

22 June Sheridan Femia, Tina Harris

23 June Sunny Van Raad, Louisa Ward, Theresa Creed, Karen Paltridge

26 June Anggi Moore

27 June Fiona Griffith, Georgia Bramham

28 June Giovanna Graziano, Ange Torres

29 June Robyn Armsworth-Brack, Sheridan Femia, Suzanne Humphreys

30 June Behnaz Aliakbari, Alison Turner, Sharon Grainger, Bianca Barnwell

We now have Lasagne & Mac & Cheese available - please see the specials board for what is on each day. The jaffles (or toasties) are a big hit with the students. We are offering “Create Your Own" if they order before school. There are many options available, the students just need to ask. We have reduced the availability of the Butter Chicken to three days a week to bring that menu item in line with the Healthy Kids Guidelines. We have introduced "Honey Soy Chicken" for the other two days. The sauce is made by Felicity here at the canteen.

Volunteers - Please contact the canteen on 99796968 if you are unable to make it in.

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