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NEWSLETTER T2W3 Friday 17 May 2013

KAPUNDA HIGH SCHOOL

West TcePO Box 296

KAPUNDA SA 5373Tel: (08) 85662203Fax: (08) 85662664

www.kapundahs.sa.edu.auPrincipal

Kristen Masters

Deputy PrincipalKathy Champion

Assistant PrincipalElizabeth Gary-Smith

Friday 17 May 2013

DIARY DATES

Monday 20 May Pupil Free DayWednesday - Thursday 29 - 30 May Year 11 City Escape Camp 1Thursday - Friday 30 - 31 May Year 11 City Escape Camp 2Monday 3rd June Yr 8/9 Immunisa onsThursday 6 June Music Evening Kapunda Ins tute Monday 17 June IMS Music Camp Pt HughesMonday - Friday 24 - 28 June ABW, Yr 11 Work Experience or Yr 11 lessons to complete compulsory subjects

Year 9 students, Kirri-Anne, Keeley and Letitia practising this fortnight‛s spelling words.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

SERIOUS ABOUT SPELLING

Whether we like it or not, spelling matters. I have known job applications, for instance, to make it into the ‘NO‛ pile – on the basis of poor spelling. I can guarantee that whenever we have a spelling error or ‘typo‛ in this newsletter, we hear about it.

While technology, such as spell-checks or voice to text programmes certainly assist, being able to spell well is a clear advantage. Being able to identify misspelt words and remedy them is also a valuable skill.

During terms two and three there will be a whole school focus on improving spelling – with a particular emphasis on commonly misspelt words.

Last week we pre-tested students on the forty words that we will be focussing on for the remainder of the term. Results have been collated so that come the end of the term we will be able to measure individual, class, year level and whole school improvement.

Even as adults we can improve our spelling. I think that I got to the age of about 25 before realising that I consistently spelt accommodation (one of the Year 11/12 words for this fortnight) incorrectly. It‛s never too late.

Each fortnight we will have a focus on ten words with separate lists for years 8-10 and years 11/12. These are re-printed on page 2 with some suggested strategies for remembering the ‘tricky‛ parts.

NEWSLETTER T2 W3 Friday 17 May 2013

FROM OUR PRINCIPALWe ask that you support our initiative by helping your children practise the words at home.

Parent/teacher/student interviewsThank you to those parents who took the opportunity to come in and meet with teachers earlier this week – either at Kapunda or Roseworthy.

As a teacher, gaining the insight of the family into how the student is travelling is a really valuable thing. Often parents see or know things that help us to do our job better.

If you didn‛t have the opportunity to come in this week and would still like to touch base, please do not hesitate to make contact with our administration offi ce and make appointments.

Have you seen our new website?As part of our goal of connecting better with families, we have recently launched a new website (same address) which we hope will help you access information easily.

A particular feature of the new website is the Principal‛s Blog. Currently there are three short articles (what makes a good teacher, what you think of our grounds development and re-naming buildings) on the blog which invite a response from readers. Ideally, we want to create a space where families and members of our community can contribute ideas that help us to make better decisions about the things that we do at Kapunda High School. Please have a look and if inclined, make a contribution.

Reminder - Pupil Free DayTeachers will be involved in Australian Curriculum planning on the day.

Kristen MastersPrincipal

year 11 - 12 spelling wordsweeks 3 & 4

accommodation (double c, double m)

achievement (ie makes the ee sound)

business (bus-i-ness)

defi nitely (def-in-itely)

evaluation (e-val-u-a-tion)

independently (all the ‘e‛s – independently)

interview (inter-view)

reference (ref-er-ence)

research (re-search)

tendency (ten-den-cy)

SPELLING WORDS

year 8 - 10 spelling words weeks 3 & 4

friend (fri-end OR think Friday – take the ‘day‛ off and replace with ‘end‛)

forty ( no ‘U‛ in forty)

achieve (‘ie‛ to make the ‘ee‛ sound) ‘

humorous (2 ‘O‛s and 1 ‘U‛ following)

beginning (begin-ning)

scissors (sc, double s, ‘ors‛)

committee (double m, double t, double e)

guarantee (gu/ar/an/tee)

calculation (‘tion‛ makes the shon sound)

coming (drop the ‘e‛ and add ‘ing‛)

We still have 3 Entertainment Books available

at $65.00Please contact the school on 85 662203 to purchase your

copy.Deputy Head Prefect, Ethan Mills, Head Prefect, Tom Keith and Deputy Head Prefect, Hayden Martin welcome families to the KHS Open Day.


MUSIC NEWS

MUSIC EVENING

Once again we will be holding our annual Kapunda High School Music Evening. This is a great night of entertainment, where we showcase the talents of our music students.

All year 12 students will be performing their solos, and there are a number of ensembles performing as well.

WHEN: Wednesday June 12WHERE: Kapunda Institute, Hill Street, KapundaWHAT TIME: 7:30 start – duration about 2 hours including interval COST: $5 for adults, $3 concession, $10 family (children under 5 free) ***performing students are free of course!

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE FROM THE SCHOOL‛S FRONT OFFICE FROM MONDAY 3 JUNE

If you love seeing students performing and enjoy music, please come along!

Carolyn Thorne and Victoria Newbold

SCHOOL MUSICAL – FOR YOUR DIARY

This year our school is performing an old favourite, ‘BYE BYE BIRDIE‛ The plot is loosely based on the story of Elvis, at the time he was drafted into the army. The hero in this musical is Conrad Birdie, a handsome 1950s rock star, who‛s crafty manager cooks up a scheme to promote him by holding a competition for teenage girls everywhere – one lucky girl gets to give him ‘one last kiss‛ before joining the army. Of course, this creates mayhem and parental outrage in the small town where the winner lives!

The cast and band are busy rehearsing in preparation for what promises to be a fun show. Put these performance dates in your diary:

AUGUST 6, 7 & 8 (WED, THURS & FRI) 7:30 pm in the Kapunda Institute.

Tickets will go on sale late in Term 2 – watch the newsletter for information.

Victoria Newbold

Bye Bye Birdie cast rehearsing earlier this week, Ms Victoria Newbold directing and Mr Peter Murphy accompanying on the piano.


PEDAL PRIX - ROUND ONEWe have entered both the Kometz and Ricochet bikes into Pedal Prix‛s Round One - 2 June, 2013, Victoria Park Race Track, Adelaide. Old scholars, Coppers Chase, has also been entered.

This is going to be an extra special race for Kapunda High School and all entrants, as the track at Victoria Park has been extended and improved. AIPP (Australian International Pedal Prix) has advised that there will be extra entertainment to celebrate the changes to the track.

Everyone is encouraged to come and support the teams at this very important race. Many of the team have not participated in Pedal Prix previously and few have ridden at Victoria Park before. It will be a challenge for all involved. We would like as many helpers as possible. For more information about the Pedal Prix events, see www.pedalprix.com.au.

The Race starts at 9 am so we will need all team members at Victoria Park by 8.30am. Participants who may have diffi culty with their transport arrangements please speak to Mr. McLachlan at school, prior to that weekend. Anyone able to arrive earlier to help set up the pit area, ready for racing, would be appreciated.

We are having a Pedal Prix meeting for all students, parents and anyone interested on Tuesday, 21 May at 7pm at KHS in Room 70. Further details about Pedal Prix will be available at this meeting, including where we will be located at the event. Adelaide City Council has charged parking fees in the past, so please be aware that there will be a cost that is currently unknown.

We have almost 10% of Kapunda High School students coming to all Pedal Prix meetings and they are very enthusiastic. Students are learning many skills, such as teamwork, fi tness, nutrition, responsibility and more.

Some of our students are fundraising for Coppers Chase as this bike is intended to be a ‘fundraiser‛ as well as an opportunity for mentoring the younger riders. If you are asked to support Coppers Chase Pedal Prix bike, please be sure the money is going to be well spent. All money raised by Coppers Chase is supporting the Year 10 Youth Opportunities program and the CPSW program, thus ensuring these valuable programs can continue.

Hope to see you at Victoria Park Race Track for a 6 hour race that will have some exciting times!

KHS Pedal Prix Committee

KHS Pedal Prix needs a TV

Do you have a Flat Screen TV, up to 81cm that you could donate to the School?

Pedal Prix needs a TV to take to races and access information from race offi cials as they broadcast on a local TV station.

Unfortunately, older, bulky TV sets would not be suitable with having to move it about.

The TV would also be used at the school during the the year.

The popular Pedal Prix display at KHS Open Day.

Participants were on hand to share their experiences

and committee members shared

information about the upcoming

events.


As a part of Year 9 Society and the Environment, students from Mrs Giuliani‛s class, accompanied by their pre-service teacher, Miss Vogelsang, attended two excursions around the town of Kapunda. The fi rst excursion took place on May 1. Students walked to Gundry‛s Point where they identifi ed iconic and geographical landmarks of Kapunda. From Gundry‛s point the class ventured to the Soldiers‛ Memorial Site on the main street where they researched men and women from the region involved in wartime service. With the second

excursion (May 8), the SOSE class walked to the Clare Road Kapunda Cemetery. The visit to the cemetery provided students with an insight into the birthplaces, backgrounds and lives of people who had lived in the town and its

surrounds over the past one hundred and fi fty years. These excursions were enjoyed by the class and provided a foundation for their further studies into the Kapunda and Barossa region‛s history.

Ms Amelia Vogelsang (SOSE pre-service teacher)

YEAR 9 SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Material Services & ChargesThank you, if you have already paid the material services and charges.

If you are still to pay, we have a direct deposit payment option available:

Kapunda High SchoolBSB: 105-006Account No. 057125140Reference: Family Code e.g. SMIT01 (this appears on the invoice)

Our school is taking part in Woolworths Earn & Learn community program. They are giving away more than $5 million worth of educational resources for Primary and Secondary schools all over Australia, including ours! Woolworths will give you one Earn & Learn sticker for every $10 you spend in store (excluding the purchase of cigarettes, alcohol and gift cards). All you need to do is save those stickers and bring them to school (Woolies have given us a special collection box which is positioned outside room 74, and sticker cards are available from Miné at school - please do not stick the stickers on your shopping docket). At the end of the program, we can redeem our collection of points against a choice of educational resources.


NEWS IN BRIEF

On Wednesday 8 May, these four, generous natured students volunteered to give blood when the Red Cross visited Nuriootpa. As expected the acceptance rate wasn‛t 100% for a variety of reasons. The important thing is that they were willing to contribute to help save lives.

Jill Nash

Gemma Robertson and Braydon Kemp offering a wonderful selection of food to staff and students during a lunch time to raise money for KHS Agriculture. Gemma is using the experience to contribute to her Community Studies project.

Layla Finch and Mark Little take guesses for how many lollies were in the jar.

Uni SA and Flinders University representatives shared information about university life, opportunities, courses, accommodation and more with Year 12 students this week.

Goats arrived from Duane Wilson, Arabar Boer Goat Stud last Friday and this week calves arrived from Jeff Kernich, Carcoola Jersey for our Year 9 Cows Create Careers program.

Ag students, Anne-Marie Hough (far left) with hungry goats and Courtney Bell and Braydon Kemp with thirsty calves.


YEAR 8 HISTORYDuring Year 8 SOSE, History class, students wrote a diary entry about ‘A day in the life of a medieval person‛. He chose to write about his life as a knight. The diary date is set is around 1300 Common Era.

IN THE DAILY LIFE OF A KNIGHT!

Dear Diary,

Today I awoke to the sound of an invading army. I got up and ran for my clothes, armour, helmet, sword and shield. My armour consists of chainmail and interlocking iron pads.

I walked into the dining room to see all the other knights scoffing down their breakfast, so I sat down at the oak table and shoved a large chunk of beef into my mouth. It was a bit rough and chewy but apart from that it was good. I took a swig of wine and it was straight off to defend the castle.

All the knights left the table and ran to their positions, either with their bow and arrows taking out enemies one at a time, or with their shields and swords fighting off the enemies as they reached the top of the wall. It was exhausting. I was one of the swordsmen.

My sword is very long and is as sharp as a wolf’s tooth. One of the enemies reached the top of the wall, with one swipe of my sword the opponent’s head came clean off. The blood gushed out like a waterfall and was as red as a radiant sunset.

We had been fighting for nearly three hours and the enemy were nearly defeated. There was about twenty knights left to conquer, the archers slaughtered another ten and then out of the blue the enemy retreated. The fight was over. There was a sigh of relief and a roar of victory. We all prayed that our rivals wouldn’t return. ‘One day, I hope that I won’t have to fight and that there will be peace among us.’

It was now time for a victory feast. All of the remaining knights went to the dining hall where the meal was being prepared. Out came the waiters with pheasant, beef and all the finest fruit and vegetables in the land. They also of course brought out the finest wine. It smelt amazing. We prayed to our gods and then began our banquet. It was like eating heaven. We stuffed ourselves full until no more food could be eaten. In the evening we just relaxed and considered our next battle. At evening’s end I staggered off to bed exhausted, battered and bruised, but satisfied.

From Sir John Knight Age 27

Matt Bell

YEAR 10 PE

During the last three weeks, my PE class have been going to the REX Centre in Tanunda. In the fi rst week, the girls played squash and the boys did a RPM class (spin class). The second week, we rotated and this week the girls played squash again and the boys did Body Impact.

Squash is a fun game to play. Although, it is a bit confusing at the start, it gets easy as you go along. RPM (Repetitions Per Minute) was a bit of a challenge but kind of fun. Staying to the beat of the music was hard and hurt my knees.

The REX Centre has been a lot of fun and we‛re looking forward to other activities.

Elise Shepard


COMMUNITY NOTICES

MID NORTH JUNIOR GOLFMONTHLY COMPETITION - ALL WELCOME

Sunday 2 June 2013 at Tanunda Pines Golf Club

18 hole players with handicap Registration at 9:30am for a 10:00am tee off

9 hole shortened course Registration at 9:30am for a 10:00am lesson

followed by 11:00am tee off$10 casual fee for non-members

or $50 annual membership (March to November)Drinks and lunch are included.

Please confi rm your attendance for catering purposes via email to

Al Hayter on [email protected] more information contact Al Hayter

Mid North Junior Golf CoordinatorMobile 0439 361 086

Free seminarsfor parents of babies and toddlers

Attend free parenting seminars delivered byParenting SA experts.Sunday 19 May 2013

Morphettville Racecourse, Leilani Room• free parking• free children’s entertainment by Rhyme Time• free crèche

For more information and to book your place today at www.everychild.eventbrite.com.auThis event is part of the SA Government’sEvery chance for every child strategic initiative.This initiative is about

fi nding the best ways of supporting and strengthening SA families and children to

achieve their best.Find us on facebook www.facebook.com/ec4ec

Presented by Parenting SA

NOTICES

PHOTOGRAPHIC & MEDIA CONSENT FORM(Permission to use likeness, image, voice,

performance and/or creative work of students and children)

All students have received this new consent form. It differs from the previous Photo Permissions form

in that it is more specifi c and relates to the new technologies that our school is using.

Parents should advise their children if they do not have photographic & media consent, so that they may

avoid being photographed inadvertently in groups/crowds.

If you have not returned this consent form, please do so at your earliest convenience. Spare forms are

available from the school front offi ce.

KGB Big Band 2(your local jazz/swing band)

Sonia Samain, your instrumental music teacher of woodwind and brass instruments, plays lead Alto

Sax in the local big band, KGB.

This 18 piece jazz/swing band originally started in 1999 by Noel Bauer with local members of the KMS – musicians, Peter Murphy, Don Arthur and

Adrian Lausch.

This community band has evolved and grown since its humble beginnings in Kapunda and now includes

many professional musicians, from around the Barossa Valley area and suburbs of Adelaide. Our Musical Director, Doug Clarke is a well-seasoned and career director, music educator and sax player; Matt Launer and Sandy Brittain are our vocalists; Bill Polain is our lead

trombonist; Gary Boland and Adrian Laubsch our lead trumpeters; IMS music teachers Susan Miceli on drums and Tim on guitar as well as myself and other IMS teachers in various sections of the band; and local country boy, Nathan Laubsch on

Electric Bass.

Our band as played many and varied gigs over the years, all around the Barossa region and

Adelaide. We perform weddings and other special occasions; gourmet weekends at wineries; charity events such as Carer’s Link Gamekeeper’s Ball; Southern Jazz Club in Adelaide and Tanunda Football Club’s centenary celebrations.

Please visit us (and like us) on Facebook or visit our website to fi nd out more.

Please book us for your next special event! We really appreciate the community’s support.

Many thanks, Sonia Samain

KGBBIG BAND

18 piece Jazz/Swing Band avaliable for Weddings and other Special Events Contact Sonia Samain 0417 886 034 www.kgbbigband.com.au www.facebook.com/KGBbigband

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