LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL

Department of Education

Redevelopment Update

Last Wednesday, we had the official opening of our ten million dollar upgrade. It was a fabulous

morning when we had the chance to reflect and celebrate our new facilities. The Minister for Education

and Training, Mr Jeremy Rockliff, officially opened the redevelopment with two of our past students,

Eden Spinks and Edward Lancaster. Edward and Eden are now studying at Don College in Year 11;

however, their input was instrumental in the current design.

Below is a short extract from my speech:

Back in 2013, the School Association was unwavering and made it their number one priority to make sure every

sitting member of Braydon and Lyons visited our school and was aware of our learning environment. We also

spent considerable time developing our first Master Plan, giving everyone an insight into the vision we had for a

possible infrastructure upgrade. From there, with the help of Facility Services, we had unanimous support from

our sitting members, the Department of Education and our school community. I would like to thank everyone who made the Tasmanian community, especially during budget deliberations, aware of the need to redevelop

Latrobe High School.

In May 2015, I received a wonderful phone call from the Minister for Education and Training, Mr Jeremy

Rockliff, with the news that Latrobe High School had been allocated ten million dollars, as part of the wonderful

‘Reinvigorating Tasmanian High Schools Initiative’ by the Liberal Government. The work began quickly, with a

project team being set up to begin the selection process for the architectural firm, with the successful company

being ARTAS. Working with Peter Heathcote from Facility Services and Heath Clayton and his team from

ARTAS was fantastic, as they were able to challenge our thinking and open our minds to different possibilities.

Heath understands education and is passionate about creating stimulating environments for students to learn in,

as well as social spaces for students to connect in. Right from the start of the process, we had student

representatives on the project team. Edward Lancaster and Eden Spinks were crucial in making sure that a

student’s perspective was also heard. They can be extremely proud that they had a major impact on our new

facilities and I thank them for their energy, time and input. Eden and Edward, thank you for attending our

opening during your busy exam week.

In May 2016, we received news that the tender was won by VOS construction and we started the positive

working relationship with Gavin Woodcock (Site Manager) and Steven Hardy (Project Manager). From the start

of the job until the end, they have done everything possible to make sure the building works progressed with

minimal disruption to the learning program for students. Their professionalism, openness and ability to put our

needs first were exceptional. We can’t thank you enough.

Issue 18

23 November 2017 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

I wouldn’t be telling the truth if I said it was a breeze and the last 18 months hadn’t been a challenge.

However, the hard work, late nights, moving equipment, teaching with limited resources, and teaching in small

spaces are coming to an end. At times, we have asked everyone to complete work outside of their job

description and when we needed to get the job done, we worked together and supported each other. Who

could forget the largest garage sale that the Latrobe Community has ever seen. Thank you everyone for the

support and extra work you have done. To all our students, your patience, flexibility and maturity throughout

the last 18 months have been commendable. How many times have we asked you to move lockers, walk a

different path and change into different rooms?

I think we can all agree the hard times have definitely been worth it and we are now reaping the wonderful

benefits. To the State Liberal Party, Vos, Artas, Facility Services, all the contractors, Latrobe High staff, students,

and our extended community, on behalf of the school and the School Association, I once again, would like to

thank you for your involvement in our wonderful redevelopment.

Our New Facilities - A Student Perspective Two of our Student Leaders, Kassidy Baldock and Sam Brown, presented a speech on how they view our new facilities. They did a wonderful job!

Since the redevelopment of our school, we have noticed that there have been many changes, not only with the school itself, but with students’ attitude towards learning. After more classrooms were built, we now have dedicated areas for each subject, and the appropriate equipment stays in the one room, encouraging more consistent, smooth-flowing lessons. Now that all grades are separated into different areas around the school and more pathways have been built, it has stopped the extreme congestion problem we faced for three years at high school. The modernised buildings give the school a fresher feel, therefore making people feel secure. Most of the personal interest departments have been updated to benefit our learning, such as our updated drama, music, cooking, gym, cafeteria, canteen and outdoor courts area. Having such excellent resources and brand new areas to learn in is great motivation to learn and grow. Some of the positive impacts have been:

New tennis courts and basketball courts giving students a greater range of active spaces to play sport inside and outside of class

Having change rooms, a foyer, a stage and tiered seating attached to the gym has allowed us to come together as a school more frequently and has stopped us from having to run in the rain to our old change rooms and visit the Memorial Hall for Assemblies.

The drama area now has a stage, many break out areas, and awesome seating and allows us to perform and show our talents in a stimulating environment.

There is a strong connection between music and drama and we now have great practice rooms and the ability to record our own music. The idea of an outdoor stage has been great and will be used for lunch time performances.

Our food technology area feels like you are on MKR, and the best part is, we get to work alongside our canteen and supply food, catering, barista and assistance with serving. The Café’, well it is SOOOO good and yes, FOXTEL is a bonus.

Our art room is more vibrant and having access to technology close by, as well as a larger space to work in, has given us more opportunities.

We are excited about the High Performance Lab and the equipment is nearly ready for use. We can’t wait to use the rowing machines, running machines, kayak ergos, and spin bikes.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued

COMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

27 28 Whole School

Assembly

Leadership Luncheon

29 Schools Triathlon

Challenge 30 1 Devonport Show

Public Holiday 2 3

4 5 Grade 10 Start Day

Don College

Grade 6 Orientation

Day

6 Interhigh Athletics

Carnival 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 Presentation

Evening 14 15 Reports Mailed

Home 16 17

18 Activities Week 19 Activities Week 20 Activities Week

Grade 10 Dinner

21 Final Assembly

Last Day for

Students

22 Last Day for Staff 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

BRENT ARMITSTEAD

PRINCIPAL

Overall, we really like the different social spaces that cater for individual students. We are looking forward to

looking at purchasing new furniture in some of these areas. It is an exciting time to learn at Latrobe High School.

Athletics Carnival

The attendance at our Athletic Carnival was high and most importantly, participation was excellent. The

Health and Physical Education staff did a wonderful job organising the two days, when all students had the

opportunity to participate in every event. Most pleasing was the feel of the carnival, with lots of positive

displays of sportsmanship and encouragement. At our next assembly, Tuesday 28 November, we will

announce the winning house, homeroom, grade and individual champions. The assembly starts at 1:50pm

and parents, carers and family members are most welcome to attend. This assembly is also when we

announce the 2018 Student Leaders and School Association Representatives. A full Athletics Report will

follow in the next newsletter.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued

GRADE 7 REPORT

If you have any concerns or enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact me on 64261061 or email on:

aaron.humphrey@education.tas.gov.au

AARON HUMPHREY

GRADE 7 COORDINATOR

How fantastic was it to see our school be officially recognised as ‘open’ by the Honourable Mr. Jeremy

Rockliff. Students were treated to an array of performances, PowerPoint presentations and speeches in

how much Latrobe High School has transformed over the past 18 months and this year’s Grade 7’s are

reaping the rewards!

Parents and friends had the opportunity to see our fantastic facilities on 10 November during our

redevelopment celebration and School Fair. Thank you to those Grade 7’s who helped their home rooms

and assisted in the school tours to showcase our school!

Well done to all Grade 7’s who participated in the school Athletics Carnival over the past two days! A

special well done to the following who ran the school 1500m on 8 November: Will Sanderson, Cooper

Armitstead, Roman Jopson, Jack Darby, Aidyn Bryan, Kaleb Sims, Mable Freestone, Tara Steers, Keisha

Williams, Jorja Masters and Abby Brown. The following students signed up for the walk at lunch time and

earned valuable points for their house: Jimmy Belcher, Isaac Richards, Brayden Keep, Bradley Magee,

Dove Smith, Lauren Kent, Rose McWilliam and Kelly McClymont.

With only four weeks remaining, it is important that all students continue to strive for excellence and

work towards setting great study habits to set them up for 2018. This includes being organised for class, completing assessment tasks and working together to the best of our ability.

The students continue to learn in their last rotation on the Personal Interest taster line. Students have

now had the opportunity to see what Art, MDT, Drama, Music and Cooking have to offer which will

hopefully assist their PI selections for 2018.

7A- Art 7B- MDT 7C- Drama 7D- Music 7E- Cooking

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Grade 7 girls from Cygnus working hard to maximise their points to get Cygnus all 4

victories this year in the carnival!

RESILIENCE It was great to see Mable show resilience during the school athletics carnival. Although

she didn’t break any records, she continued to run and backed up twice over the 400m!

She was successful in completing the event and scoring valuable points for her house!

LEARNING

Congratulations to Fabian for his fantastic efforts recently in his recent

acknowledgement for his NAPLAN results. Fabian was recognised by

the Minister for Education & Training, Mr Jeremy Rockliff, as pictured.

RESPECT It was great to see students shaking hands after their events at the Athletics Carnival

and respecting their opponents. Whilst friends pre-event, Ashlea and Jayde were fierce

rivals in the 400m but were friends again post-event!

GRADE 10 REPORT

Today in homeroom Grade 10 students will receive an envelope containing more important information

about the concluding school year. There will be information included about the last week of school;

detailing all activities. There will be information about Don College START day on Tuesday 5

December. Finally, for most students there will be their official invitation to the Grade 10 Dinner and

their acceptance form which needs to be returned at the soonest convenience. Please ensure that you

ask your child for this information so that you are fully aware of the important dates approaching and

the procedures for these days. If your child does not bring home an invitation to the dinner please ask

them to speak with Mr Oliver or alternatively contact Mr Oliver at the school on 64261061 or

ben.oliver@education.tas.gov.au.

Grade 10 Final Week Schedule Monday 18 December: Students will be travelling to Launceston for the day shopping. Leaving

school at 9:00am and returning by 3:00pm

Tuesday 19 December: Students will be travelling to Lake Barrington to participate in water sports.

Leaving school at 9:00am and returning by 3:00pm

Wednesday 20 December:

Students will be having ‘brunch’ at 10:00am in the Café. Students will be expected to contribute by

either bringing food/drink to share or by helping in food preparation for the brunch. Specific details will

be given at a later date.

Students are expected to attend school for the day and will assist with cleaning and organising duties. If

students have appointments throughout the day, it is expected that they sign in and out at the office. A

note from home detailing the students’ expected movements would be greatly appreciated.

Grade 10 Dinner:

The Grade 10 Dinner is held at the Axeman’s Hall of Fame, Bells Parade. Students should start arriving

from 5:15pm-6:00pm. Students will meet outside the Axeman’s (at the platypus) for an organised group

photo at 6:45pm, and entry into the Axeman’s will follow.

Photographs, please note: there will be no official photographer organised at the venue. If parents

wish to have professional photographs taken they will need to organise this themselves. Opportunities

for photos with family and friends will take place between 5:15pm – 6:30pm. It is recommended that

these photos are taken around the Bells Parade area.

Parents are asked to collect students at the end of the dinner at 10:00pm and provide safe transport

home.

Thursday 21 December, Home Room Farewells: Students attend in full school uniform. Grade

10’s are to go to home room at 8:45am. Homerooms have the opportunity to say goodbye to their

Grade 10 members during this time.

Grade 10 Farewell Assembly: This will be held in the Latrobe High School Gymnasium at

approximately 9:30am. Students must be in full school uniform and will be presented with their School

and Civic Certificates. Parents are invited to attend.

Splash Aquatics Centre (optional for Grade 10 students):

Grade 10 students are invited to attend the whole school celebration at Splash Aquatics Centre

immediately after the assembly. If Grade 10 students are not attending and are going home with parents

after the assembly, they are required to give a note to Mr Oliver so students’ attendance can be

amended and accurate.

Cost of Grade 10 Week is $110.00

REMINDER!

MELBOURNE EXPERIENCE 2018

If your son/daughter is wishing to go on the 2018 Melbourne Experience, the

permission form along with a deposit of $150 is due to the school office by Thursday 30

November 2017.

SCHOOL 1500M TRIALS:

On Wednesday November 8, 64 students took part in our annual 1500m trials at the Latrobe

Recreational Grounds. The top two students from this 1500m trials will be invited to compete in that

event at the North West Inter High carnival. More information and photos about the Athletics

Carnival will be in the next newsletter. Congratulations to Orion who are currently leading the

Athletics carnival after this 1500m. Results are as follows:

Grade 7 Girls:

TIME CODE Name Place

07:17.88 O50 Williams, Keisha 1st

08:40.03 C27 Brown, Abby 2nd

08:40.97 C22 Steers, Tara 3rd

09:21.06 C33 Masters, Jorja 4th

09:46.88 P16

Freestone-Spindle

-Tree, Mable 5th

Grade 7 Boys:

Best CODE Name Place

05:58.12 C32 Sanderson, William 1st

06:22.88 C26 Jopson, Roman 2nd

06:47.81 C20 Darby, Jack 3rd

06:59.75 C66

Armitstead,

Cooper 4th

07:10.78 O22 Sims, Kaleb 5th

07:20.59 O13 Bryan, Aidyn 6th

Grade 8 Girls:

Best CODE Name Place

06:36.44 P66 Needham, Belle 1st

06:37.75 O18 Flack, Renee 2nd

06:38.12 O24 Connelly, Briealee 3rd

06:42.62 O17 Lamprey, Asha 4th

07:22.34 C28 Geard, Brielle 5th

07:40.53 P11 Bentley, Becky 6th

09:52.91 P17 Currie, Rhiannon 7th

09:53.15 O44 Watson, Steph 8th

Grade 8 Boys:

Best CODE Name Place

05:05.62 P10 Maynard, Jack 1st

05:11.00 C11 Armitstead, Jonte 2nd

05:49.34 O16 Lancaster, Oliver 3rd

05:51.12 P16 Lyall, Tayden 4th

06:18.22 O15 Sheehan, Jaxon 5th

06:41.06 C21 Trinder, Luke 6th

06:42.94 P23 Flack, Ethan 7th

07:22.78 P20 Cooper, Adrian 8th

07:42.25 O20 Agustin, CJ 9th

Grade 9 Girls:

Best CODE Name Place

06:28.75 O22 Dennison, Ashtyn 1st

06:50.25 O10 Bieman, Courtney 2nd

07:30.75 C18 Hall, Amber 3rd

08:33.59 C22 Smith, Georgia 4th

Grade 10 Girls:

Best CODE Name Place

05:36.47 O13 Miller, Darcy 1st

07:33.94 P19 White, Amy 2nd

07:34.31 C10 Clarke, Antoinette 3rd

07:48.72 P21 Jago, Montanah 4th

08:09.75 O30 Langmaid, Jesse 5th

08:10.34 P12 Lewis, Montana 6th

08:40.15 O12 Marshall, Michaela 7th

Grade 9 Boys:

Best CODE Name Place

04:59.09 O25 Burnett, James 1st

05:01.03 O15 Kissick, Aiden 2nd

05:35.22 O14 Clarke, Zac 3rd

05:39.03 O19 Baldock, Nathan 4th

05:42.84 P22 Holliday, Clinton 5th

05:45.59 O23 Polden, Shane 6th

05:50.50 O20 Glinn, Francis 7th

06:16.56 P23 Castles, Leigh 8th

06:48.25 O18 Stuart, Cooper 9th

06:48.56 O13 Chaplin, Joseph 10th

07:08.41 P24 Gillam, Jared 11th

07:18.25 C33 Davies, Heath 12th

07:57.91 P21 Kelly, Bailey 13th

Grade 10 Boys:

Best CODE Name Place

05:28.88 O21 Weeks, Blake 1st

05:52.53 C11 Last, Jayden 2nd

05:57.06 O12 Howe, Logan 3rd

05:57.28 C14 Overdijk, Magnus 4th

05:58.72 P26 Williams, Trent 5th

06:00.18 C19 Richardson, Jesse 6th

06:49.84 P28 Draney, Cooper 7th

07:49.15 P15 Glashower, Lennon 8th

Orion

442

Cygnus

308

Pegasus

288

SCHOOL 1500M TRIALS continued

LHS CAFÉ

SUSHI DAY FRIDAY!

$4.00

Please note, Sushi needs to be pre-ordered and paid for any day between Monday – Thursday

for lunch on Friday.

Crispy Chicken Teriyaki Chicken (GF)

Tuna (GF) Prawn & Avocado (GF)

Pork Belly (GF) (Soy Sauce extra 20c )

2018 PLANNING

Confirming 2018 student enrolments is an important part of school planning at this stage of Term 4,

2017. Parents are requested to please contact our school office as soon as possible if you intend to

enrol your child/children at a school other than Latrobe High School in 2018.

At this stage in the year it is extremely important for us to know of any students who will

not be attending this school in 2018.

LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL RAFFLE WINNERS (hampers)

1st Prize - Loretta Thompson

2nd Prize - T Lovell

3rd Prize - J Richardson

4th Prize - Doreen Carr

5th Prize - Deb Turner

6th Prize - Mandy Smith

7th Prize - Geoff Maynard

8th Prize - Amanda Blackburn

9th Prize - Karyn

50/50 Raffle Winner!! Helen Keep

A massive thank you to staff members, students, sponsors, donors and

community members who made our redevelopment celebration a success.

School Nurse News – Vision

Fun facts about your vision-

1. Seeing is such a big part of everyday life that it requires about half of

the brain to get involved.

2. You blink about 12 times every minute.

3. Out of all the muscles in your body, the muscles that control your

eyes are the most active.

4. 80% of vision problems worldwide are avoidable or even curable.

Did you know that I can perform free vision assessments at school? I

can also help with referrals to optometrists, if required, who are

affiliated with the school spectacle scheme, and can help you to access

reduced cost or free glasses.

Feel free to contact me at the school if you need assistance.

Lisa Evans, School Nurse

LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL

2018 EARLY BOOK SALES & UNIFORM SALES

30 October 2017 - 15 December 2017

Parents who pay their 2018 levies in full prior to 15 December will receive a $20.00 discount.

2017 SCHOOL MAGAZINE: Students who have not paid for their 2017 school magazine can

pay $15.00 to the office to receive one.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE: parents who have received notification of their eligibility for 2018

STAS can collect their books from now until December 15.

2018 BOOK SALES & UNIFORM SALES

Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 January 2018

9:00am – 6:00pm

If you have genuine difficulties in meeting the levies, please contact the School Office on BOOK

SALES DAYS and an appointment will be made for you to discuss your levies and negotiate

payment options.

LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL - SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

POSITIONS VACANT

Have you considered nominating for the School Association as a parent or community

member?

The Association provides a great opportunity for parents and community members interested in taking

an active role as part of the ‘decision making body’ of the school. It also provides an opportunity to

learn the processes associated with department and school policies and budget formulation and

implementation.

Nominations close on Friday 24 November 2017 and a nomination form is attached or available

from the school office.

Uniform 2017

We have a strict uniform policy. It is

important that PLAIN BLACK shoes (NO COLOUR) are purchased as part of the uniform requirements.

The correct Latrobe High School uniform is available from the school office.

We appreciate parent support in ensuring that all students are in full school uniform. If you have any concerns, please contact your child’s Grade Coordinator. STUDENT ABSENCES

If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness or

for any other reason, you can notify us in the following ways:

· SKOOLBAG APP

simply open the app and go to EFORMS and fill in the absentee

form

· SMS

send a message to 0428 937 348

· EMAIL

latrobe.high@education.tas.gov.au

· PHONE

phone our school office - 6426 1061

STUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL

Appointments

We understand some students may need to leave school during the day to attend appointments. If this is the case, it is

essential they follow the school protocols.

Sickness or Injury

If students need to be collected from school as a result of illness or injury, the office staff will contact parents. Students

should not be contacting parents through their own devices. Students still need to follow the school protocols and sign out

when leaving.

School Protocol

This system is in place to keep our records accurate and ensure the safety of all our students so please help us by following

our protocols.

¨ A note of permission should be provided from the parents if it is a pre-arranged appointment.

¨ Students need to sign out at the front office and sign in, if and when they return to school.

¨ Students must be collected from the front office, not met in the car park or on the road.

¨ The person who collects the student must also sign them out.

IF PARENTS NEED TO CONTACT YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED

TO RING THE SCHOOL OFFICE ON 64261061 AND A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOUR CHILD.

DISCLAIMER: Parents should note that advertisements for educational services, companies, activities or similar events are published as a community service. Latrobe High

School is in no way liable for the quality, supervision or integrity of the provider and strongly suggests that parents make their own enquiries before engaging with the advertised event.

CONTACT DETAILS

101 Percival Street, LATROBE, TAS 7307

PO Box 105, Latrobe 7307

Phone: 6426 1061 Fax: 6426 2242

Email: latrobe.high@education.tas.gov.au

Web: http://

latrobehigh.education.tas.edu.au

BRENT ARMITSTEAD

PRINCIPAL

LATROBE HIGH ART IS NOW ON INSTAGRAM!

FOLLOW us on Instagram – Latrobe High School

now has an Instagram gallery. It is a great way for both

students and families to see what we have been working

on. Search for “latrobehighart”