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Temora High School

Newsletter

Anzac Street Phone: (02) 69771988

Temora NSW 2666 Fax: (02) 69774197

Email – [email protected] Website – www.temora-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 5 Thursday, 1st March, 2018

Respice Finem “Look Toward the Goal”

Principal’s Perspective

Welcome back to school for 2018. We have started the 2018 school year at a brisk

pace.

We begin 2018 with high expectations for our students and staff – just as our parents

and communities have high expectations we will deliver excellence @ Temora High

School (THS).

I extend a special welcome to our new Year 7 and 11 students and to all students new

to our school. Also a big welcome to all parents particularly those who are new to our

school. This year promises to again be a big year as there is further progress with the

major reforms in education and the continue with all those critical school initiatives and

programs.

The THS evaluation through the School Excellence Framework (SEF) has been

successful and we have all as a staff been involved in evaluating our programs and

progress for the new 2018-20 school plan.

Our THS Priority areas in 2018 are:

Literacy & Numeracy - increased levels of literacy and numeracy for students

Increased engagement of students at school and the delivery of Quality Teaching

Offering a broad curriculum focusing on the Quality Teaching Framework

Student and staff wellbeing

Succession - building the capacity of teachers and leaders

Community and the THS environment

Teaching & Leading Roles - 2018

Mrs Rowing – Deputy Principal

Miss Tomlinson – Head Teacher English/History/Lote /Library

Mrs Burns – Head Teacher Science/Agriculture/Support Unit

Mr Fox – Head Teacher Mathematics/NAPLAN/THS Website/Technology

Ms Kenaly – Acting Head Teacher Administration/NESA Administrator/VET Entries/Org

of staffing of Exams and Exam Rosters/Careers/TVET

mailto:[email protected]


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Mr Gaynor – Head Teacher TAS/VET Coordination/WH&S

Mr Rowing – Acting Head Teacher HSIE/PDHPE/CAPA/Support Principal

Mrs Tanya O’Reilly – Administration and SLSO/Finance

Ms Lewis - LST Co-ord /Life Skills entries and applications

Ms Bruce & Ms Eisenhammer – Sports Coordinators

Mrs Leary – Technology Support

Staff Changes:

We extend a welcome to the new THS teaching staff and thank those teachers who left

us after 2017.

We said goodbye to Mr Tony Stringer (PDHPE & Sport Organiser) and Mr Gary

Tagliabue (Head Teacher HSIE) who have both retired. We thank you both for the

many years of dedicated work to promote student achievement, involvement and

wellbeing at THS.

Mr Adam Chandler has received a transfer to a Full-time position @ Kooringal High

Ms Meredith Starke took a Full-time position @ Brewarrina Central School

Mrs Brianna Schiller will leave THS at the end of Term 1 to have a baby.

We Have High Expectations Of Our New Staff

Miss Josie Tomlinson is our New Head Teacher English. We welcome Josie to THS.

Mr Lindsay McIntyre fills a Full-time position teaching Maths and PDHPE until we

access a Maths teacher.

Miss Emily Muldoon and Mrs Michelle Groth fill the full time position of Ms Meredith

Starke. They also can do extra time across other areas.

Miss Kayce Parker will be teaching in the HSIE faculty. Welcome Kayce.

Welcome to Mrs Jessianne Wiencke again this time into Science and Literacy.

Mrs Vicki Breust will run Failsafe.

Miss Ashton Taylor is teaching Visual Arts and supporting Ms Jenn Lewis with STL.

Ashton and Miss Alana Hester are the SRC Coordinators for this year.

Miss Alana Hester teaching Drama and involved in other areas within the school,

particularly in the shared role of SRC Coordinator with Ashton Taylor.

Mrs Kristy Wallace is working with the Deputy Principal on IEP’s/ILP’s etc.

Welcome back all SASS & SLSO’s and to Ms Tennille West (Outreach, Mrs Ros Leary

(Technical Support) and Miss Nisha Reid (Chaplain).

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THS Year Advisers (YA) in 2018 are:

Year 7 Adviser - Mr Ian Groth

Year 8 Year Adviser – Mr Graham Angel

Year 9 Year Advisers – Mrs Jo Croft and Mr Lindsay McIntyre

Year 10 Year Adviser – Ms Tracy Harper

Year 11 Year Advisers – Mrs Michelle Groth and Miss Emily Muldoon

Year 12 Year Adviser – Mrs Vicki Breust

THS Capital and Construction Projects in 2018 include:

- Harringtons: top-dressing of Oval including 100ton of loam and 80ton of Compost in

Xmas break = $9,000.00

- Primary Ind/Agricultural/Technology (PAT) storage/Learning area = $100,000.00

- Landscaping/Tiering the remainder of Eastern side of Oval = $30,000.00

- Enhanced new Sound System for MPU = $12,000.00

- New Projection System for MPU from Epsom = $ 20,000.00 installed

- Replacement of School Intercommunication and Bell System = $30,000.00

- HSC HUB for senior students by Atomi = $60.00 per student

- Investigating Outdoor table tennis tables x 2 for THS = $5,000.00 > 10 yr warranty

- Technology Purchases = $50,000.00.

Some Longer Excursions Under Consideration For Future @ THS

o Years 11 & 12; Uni of Wollongong (UOW)

o Year 11: Mt Selwyn

o Year 10: Surfing 2 days > under further investigations

o Year 9: Wee Jasper abseiling, caving etc. overnight

o Canberra excursion

o Year 8: Sydney

o Year 7: Warrumbungle’s

o Possible Melbourne excursion

o Year 12: Senior Sneak

o Whole School: Darwin

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

Recent Events and Developments

- Congratulations to all those students who participated so enthusiastically in the 2018

THS Swimming Carnival. Student and staff participation certainly made this a very

successful and enjoyable day. Thanks also to our parents who helped or supported on

the day.

- Our Year 7’s have made a positive start to the year and are looking forward to a big

Warrumbungle’s adventure.

- 21 Senior students undertook a Uni of Wollongong (UOW) 2 day tour with Mr

Nethery and Ms Kenaly

- Drama/Dance attended 2 days Sydney excursion to "On Stage" & "Callback" trip.

- Motivational Media

- LMBR Budget Planning with Gail Driscoll

- Year 12 Science Study day @ CSU

- Years 10 and 11 Information evening, Tuesday Feb 20th

- The THS Anti-Bullying Program under the guidance of Mr McIntyre has commenced

- Darwin Safari 2019 – expression of Interest went out last week

- STEM Workshops – were presented by Technology Education Australia on

Wednesday & Thursday, Feb 21 & 22 for Years 7 & 8 - The robotics workshops catered

for 30 students in each year group and were a great success.

- THS School Photographs have been held.

- The THS SRC student leaders for 2018 were formally inducted at a special assembly in

Week 4.

- The New NSW Timetabling package “School Edge” is being used.

THS Operating Budget Carried Forward - 2018

Includes income from School and Community and the Dept. of Education (Gov.)

Figure brought forward for 2018 = $703,206.00.

Out of this comes the general operation of THS in 2018 as well as any outstanding

accounts from 2017 such as casual salaries and supplies.

Other things that must come out are: specific programs such as Beginning Teachers

and Online Safety Programs

Tied Funds are also included in this amount and they can’t be touched as they are

specific to particular needs; e.g. Integration funding of students with disabilities of

almost $100,000.

Internal orders where we hold the funds on behalf of other entities such as Better

Futures – Mental Health; SWSSA; Riverina Arts (Dept. of Education); Premiers Sporting

Challenge; Road Safety Programs (TSC) etc. which amount to tens of thousands of

dollars.

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

We must also take into account projects such as Prim/Ag/Tech (PAT) shed and

Landscaping of Oval as well as Technology needs of THS etc.

Overall we are in a healthy financial situation with an ability to continue funding

worthwhile student initiatives, faculty resources, equity, sporting, maintenance and

building programs, furniture, technology and utilities (heating and cooling, electricity,

water, gas, garbage etc.)

Executive @ THS have given their support to give Year 12 Awards out during their

formal farewell assembly instead of Presentation Day.

Other Events Coming Up:

-The Year 12 half yearly exams will commence in Week 10 and conclude at the end of

Week 11.

-THS will compete in Zone Swimming and Riverina Region Swimming Championships a

week or two later.

-Parent Teacher Night 2018- Two nights combined > Tuesday, Week 2, Term 3 > Junior

reports are to be given out @ PT night. > Meeting will be in the MPU and sausage

sizzle held on MPU lawn.

-Head Teacher HSIE interviews will take place in Term 1, Week 6

-Cabaret will be held Term 2, Week 2 - Cabaret rehearsals are being held Period 5

Tuesday at 2.55 pm for the rest of Term 1.

P & C News

P & C meetings are held in the Staff Common Room on the third Tuesday of the

month at 7:00pm. Please put the dates in your calendar. All parents and caregivers are

most welcome to come along and support the P & C, the school and students. The first

P & C meeting of the 2018 took place in Week 4 and was most successful. Families new

to the school are invited to come to P & C and take part in parent decision making at

the school.

THS Facebook Page

THS continues its successful social media revolution with our THS Facebook page

doing well. Lots of positive communication from the school community is taking place.

We look forward to sharing all the positive activities and achievements of the students,

staff and important school related information. We encourage parents, families and

friends to “like” the page and support our students in our successes.

Find us at https://www.facebook.com/TemoraHighSchool.

https://www.facebook.com/TemoraHighSchool

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

Important Messages For Parents/Caregivers

Uniform Reminder

Congratulations to all our students who have started the new school year wearing our

uniform. At THS our uniform looks smart, is comfortable, easily obtainable and not very

expensive; we believe that it should be worn with pride by all students.

The school emblems on our THS shirts are going really well and the student shirts look

fantastic and professional with the emblem particularly when doing activities away

from or representing the school. There has been a great response from parents

through P & C so thank you to everyone for your great support. Our Uniform Code can

be found on our website.

In practical classes teachers cannot allow students to participate in lessons if they are

not wearing the required footwear. The school can be prosecuted by WorkCover and

possibly be subjected to significant fines for not complying with this policy.

Unfortunately, students who are found wearing incorrect footwear will be given

alternate work.

Our new lighter weight Junior THS jacket in Black & Red introduced and approved by P

& C in late 2016 is being worn and will be compulsory uniform in 2018.

Picking Up And Dropping Students Off

Parking in a designated school bus zone is prohibited. Polaris Street is therefore a “no

go” area for picking up and dropping off. If you do so you most certainly run the risk of

a hefty fine. Double parking to ‘pick-up’ or ‘drop-off’ is also an offence.

Parents are to drop off and pick up students in Gloucester St.

Under the Department’s media and child protection policies, it is necessary for the

school to obtain permission from parents-caregivers for their children to be named,

interviewed, photographed or filmed for publication. If you have not already done so,

please request a Media Consent Form and complete and return it as soon as possible.

Pat Nethery

Principal

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

Deputy’s Desk…… I would also like to extend a welcome to everyone as we head into the 2018 school

year.

The role of the Deputy Principal (DP) is a fairly complex one and extremely varied in

nature. Whilst I support the Principal in all he does to ensure we provide our local

community with a valuable educational resource, we are also in a supportive role for

our staff and students. I welcome contact from all members of the community.

We encourage parents and carers to make contact with relevant staff members if there

are any concerns regarding your child’s education and wellbeing.

The first point of contact should generally be with your child’s Year Adviser.

For learning support in the classroom teachers have the support of specialised teachers

and they are: Ms Jenn Lewis, Miss Ashton Taylor and Mrs Kristy Wallace.

Our students and staff are fortunate to be supported by our school counsellor: Ms Jo

Brennan and is available every second Monday, every Tuesday and Friday.

A new policy has been introduced regarding student sanctions following suspensions.

Students will now have to show cause as to why they should be allowed to attend an

excursion or school event for the next 5 weeks following a suspension. Students will be

supported by Year Adviser at a panel with two Executive to determine the outcome.

Parents need to be mindful of where you drop and pick up their children. Please do

not pick up students in the bus zone area in Polaris St. Parents are welcome to drop off

and pick up Gloucester St. Please observe the speed limit of 40km/p/h. Not only are

high school students in the area but also children from the primary school walk past

the high school. The state government have introduced a number of new driving

offences around schools. Anzac Street is NOT a general drop off and pick up zone.

Give-way To Buses

The Temora Police and Community Committee have asked the school to advise all

parents and students who drive that when a bus is pulling away from the curb or

driving it has the right of way.

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

SCHOOL ZONE offences – as a 1 January 2018

Finally students are required to finalise their subject changes in Years 9, 10 and 11 by

Wednesday, 28th February, 2018. There will be no changes after this date.

Mrs Kylea Rowing

Deputy Principal

TERM 1 - WEEK 5

SSSCCCHHHOOOOOOLLL CCCAAALLLEEENNNDDDAAARRR

TERM 1

March Week 6

Tuesday, 6th

Riverina Swimming Carnival (Leeton)

Thursday, 8th Year 7 1st Vaccination

Week 7 Monday, 12th

Riverina Dance Camp (Temora) until Wednesday, 14th

Week 9 Wednesday, 28th

Athletics Carnival – Nixon Park

Friday, 30th Good Friday April

Week 10 Monday, 2nd

Easter Monday

Tuesday, 3rd Year 11 Work Placement (for the rest of term)

Wednesday, 4th Athletics Carnival (Sport time)

Thursday, 5th Year 12 ½ yearly exams (until the end of term)

Week 11 Monday, 9th

CHS Swimming Carnival – Sydney – until Tuesday, 10th

Friday, 13th Last day of Term 1

TERM 2

April Week 1

Monday, 30th

Staff Development Day

May Tuesday, 1st

All students in attendance

Week 2 Wednesday, 9th

Cabaret – Show only

Thursday, 10th Cabaret – Dinner & Show

Friday, 11th Zone Athletics Carnival (Temora)

Week 3 Tuesday, 15th

P & C Meeting 7.00pm

Wednesday, 16th Year 12 Semester 1 Reports issued

Week 4 Wednesday, 23rd

History Competition

Friday, 25th Zone Cross Country (Tumbarumba)

Week 5 Friday, 1st June

Newsletter Distributed

June Week 6

Monday, 4th

Years 10 and 11 Vaccinations

Week 7 Friday, 15th

Riverina Cross Country (Gundagai)

Week 8 Tuesday, 19th

P & C Meeting – 7.00pm

Friday, 22nd Year 11 Reports issued

TERM 1 - WEEK 5 5 March 2018


SCHOOL NEWS

A Reminder to Parents Regarding

your Child’s Health

We welcome information from parents

about your child's health, even if you are

not requesting specific support from our

school. Our school asks for medical

information when you enrol your child. It

is also important that you let us know if

your child’s health care needs change or if

a new health condition develops.

Information about allergies, medical

conditions such as asthma and diabetes

and other health care related issues

(including prior conditions such as

medical procedures in the last 12 months)

should be provided to the school by

parents. Please provide this information in

writing to the principal. This will greatly

assist our school in planning to support

your child’s health and wellbeing.

Please also remember to notify staff in the

school office of any changes to your

contact details or to the contact details of

other people nominated as emergency

contacts.

We appreciate your assistance in this

regard and assure you that any

information you provide the school will be

stored securely and will only be used or

disclosed in order to support your son or

daughter’s health needs or as otherwise

required by law.

A Reminder on a Number of

Points:-

Inclosed grounds

State schools are Inclosed Grounds under

the Inclosed Land Protection Act.. The Act

of parliament has therefore been passed

which determines guidelines around who

can enter and what contact can be made

with school students.

No parent or member of the public can

drop any item off to a student over a

school fence or at a gate.

Anything that is to be given to a student

must be delivered through the Front

Administration Office. This protects

students at all times from any undesirable

outside contact, delivery or influence

including drugs, weapons, alcohol,

cigarettes and food.

If anything is to be delivered to a student

(including food) it must be through the

Front Administration Office. McDonald’s is

not allowed on school premises.

On-Line Payments

You can pay on-line via Temora High

School Website. A section at the top of

the page is a tab for parent payment. The

acknowledgement slip must be returned

to the Administration Office once

payment has been made.

Electronic Devices

We advise parents and students to

consider what expensive equipment

students bring to school. THS does not

accept responsibility for supervision or

loss of items. If a student does bring

electronic devices to school, such as Mp3

players or phones, they must be OFF and

AWAY in class, meetings and excursions.

At times, teachers may allow their use for

learning purposes.



If the student is using these items

inappropriately, the teacher will confiscate

the item. The student can retrieve the

item from the Deputy Principal at the end

of the school day. Repeated offences will

result in the item being held with the

Deputy Principal until the end of the week

or a meeting is held with the student,

parent and the school.

Contacting Parents

We ask that parents please remind

students that if they are sick they MUST

come to the Administration Office to see

the First Aid Officers.

Students are not to contact parents if

sick. If deemed too ill to be at school we

will contact parents, NOT the student.

School Grey Skirts

The P & C have grey skirts, and they are

for sale from the Administration Office at

a cost of $55.00. Skirts are part of the

official uniform for girls both Senior and

Junior years and all are encouraged to be

worn on school excursions and when

students are representing our school.

Clothing Pool

The P & C run a clothing pool in the

Office, all items are donated and are for

sale at a reasonable price. Donations are

needed for school clothing i.e. red and

white shirts, black shorts and tracksuit

pants. If you are going through

cupboards and do not have a need for

them the P & C would be grateful for

your donations. Please leave all clean

items at the Office.

Lunch Pass

It is THS policy to allow students to go

home for lunch every day except

Wednesdays, Sport afternoon. This is for

students who live close enough to school

to be able to walk home and then return.

Students are not permitted to go home

for lunch if:

They are late to school without a valid

reason (appointment etc)

They have a detention at lunchtime

They do not live close to the school

Students can have their lunch pass revoked

for a short time or permanently if:

They are not going to their nominated

place (home)

They are going down the street

They are smoking during their journey

There are other students going with

them

There is poor behaviour at school

Are caught at McDonalds

Year 12 students have the added

advantage of being able to leave at lunch,

but they must have returned a signed

permission note for this to occur. Only at

lunchtime are they are permitted to go

down the street, but are not allowed at

licensed premises.

Student Health

Included is this Newsletter are the

Department of Education guidelines for

Student Infectious Disease Overview. If you

child has any of the infectious diseases on

this list please adhere to the Departments

guidelines. Please be vigilant with your

child/rens health as these infectious

diseases are easily spread.

Student Vaccinations:

Year 7

Vaccination dates are:

Monday, 8th March – Injection No 1



Thursday, 13th October – Injection No 2

**If your child/ward is absent on any of

these dates they will need to attend their

own doctor and receive the appropriate

injection to be kept up to date with the

school dates.**

Years 10 and 11

Meningococcal on Monday, 4th June.

ANZAC Day March

Temora High School students are all

welcome to attend and represent THS at

the Temora Service starting at 11.00am on

Wednesday, 25th April. Students need to

wear school uniform if they wish to

represent and should meet Mrs Sheree

Elwin in front of the Police Station before

10.45am.

Personal Information and

Medical Updates

Please ensure that all information is kept

up-to-date. This includes; living

arrangements/addresses, telephone

numbers and health records. Asthma,

diabetes and other health care plans must

be updated every 12 months.

Permission Notes

All permission notes for excursions must be

returned to the Administration Office

together with money at least 24 hours

prior to students attending an excursion.

School Photo’s

School photos were Tuesday, 20th February.

Ordering sheets were sent home with

student during Week 1. All students have

been issued with their “Shoot Key” for

ordering procedures. Ordering activation

was available online from Tuesday, 27th

February at www.cliffdykes.com.au.

Orders will be taken up to Tuesday, 13th

March before a late fee applies. If any

student has lost their Shoot Key number

please contact the school.

Absence Notes

Enclosed within this Newsletter are

absence notes for parents/carers to use

when students are absent from school.

When completing and returning absence

notes please ensure students full name is

on the note. This is a DEC requirement

and explanations of absences are

required. The HSLO from the Department

of Education and Communities continually

monitors throughout the year.

2018 School Ambulance

Cover Scheme

The Department of Education has an

agreement with the Ambulance Service of

NSW. The Ambulance Cover Scheme

provides assurance that if a student has

an accident or falls ill whilst at school, or

on an organised school excursion or

activity, and requires the ambulance

service, the cost will be met through the

scheme.

The terms and conditions of the Student

Ambulance Group Cover Scheme -

Schools are outlined in the NSW

Ambulance Group Cover Scheme –

Schools: Policy Guidelines.

If you child/ward is conveyed by

Ambulance from school you will receive

an account to your postal address, please

bring this account to the school for us to

forward on (do NOT pay this account).

Wearing of Glasses

Ms Jenni Lewis is trying to compile a list

of students who wear glasses so that

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teachers know to remind students in class

when necessary.

If your son/daughter/ward should be

wearing glasses (and fear they may not

be!), could you please drop an email

to: [email protected] and

let her know if it's for distance

(board/tv) or reading up close

(books/screens).

Darwin Safari 2019 – Expression of

Interest

The Darwin Safari has been running as a

Tri-Annual Excursion during the

September holidays over the last several

years. With the success, great feedback

and considerable interest expressed

after the 2017 safari, we are now looking

at expressions of interest to potentially

run a safari in 2019.

The proposed 2019 excursion will be

open to students in Years 8 – 11 (in

2019), with priority towards students in

year 9-11 if there is considerable

interest.

In 2014 the excursion cost was

$2,500.00 & in 2017 it was $2700.00.

We are hopeful that we can run the

excursion in 2019 for a similar cost to

2017. The number of students attending

is influential in the final cost. The major

fixed cost is for the coach and more

students means sharing this fixed cost

and therefore influencing the overall

cost of the excursion. We would be

looking at trying to operate with a

minimum of 27-30 students in order to

keep costs down to a minimum.

This is an extensive excursion, offering

considerable attractions, activities and

most meals. When you consider the cost

of other commercially offered coach

safaris, they are considerably more and

do not run over this length of time or

offer the extent of attractions and

activities. A copy of a proposed itinerary

is attached to give an indication of what

students can expect on this excursion.

We are seeking expressions of interest

early in order to determine if we will run

the excursion in 2019 and to allow

extended time for parents and students to

start budgeting in advance for the

excursion. If we receive sufficient

expressions of interest, an information

evening will be held later in term 1 or

early term 2.

If the excursion does proceed, the

payment of the excursion can be made

through a regular payment plan, but an

initial deposit of around $500 would be

required in term 2 2018 in order to gain a

commitment from those attending and

enable initial deposits for accommodation

and attractions to be made. Some of the

locations require booking in very early in

order to ensure we can visit during the

proposed time of running the excursion.

Students can place their names on the

expressions of interest list at the front

office, but this is required by no later

than 30 March in order to assess the

likelihood of the excursion being run

next year and commence organisation.

Students and parents are encouraged to

contact the excursion coordinator, Mr

Angel, at the school or email him on

[email protected] if there

are any questions.

Mr Graham Angel – Co-Ordinator




Caltex All Rounder:

Griffin Pinney

Reuben F Scarf:

Laura Shuttleworth

P & C

Rural Industry Award Junior Award:

William Oliver

Temora High School P & C Rural Industry

Award:

Stage 5 - William Graham

Stage 6 - Cassidy Robinson

Sports

Awards

Junior Sportspersons:

Sophie Bowley & Damian Wells

Intermediate Sportspersons:

Isabelle Smart & Luke McCabe

Senior Sportspersons:

Eva Reichstein & Max Harper

Temora Sports Council Consistency Award:

Max Harper

NSW Premiers Sporting Challenge Award:

Max Harper

Matthew McDermott Shield for Rugby Union:

Benjamin Cooper

Presentation Day 2018 Major

Award Recipients



Goldenfields Water Leadership Awards:

Samantha Williams, Dominic Drumore,

Joshua Davies & Griffin Pinney

Excellence in Mathematics Awards:

Griffin Pinney, Annabelle Christie, Chelsea

Leary & Joshua Davies

Temora Ex-Services Memorial Club Commitment

Award:

Corey Bradley

TBEG Award:

Kaitlin Jones

GTES Trade Medal

Award: Hannah

Gillard

Auswild Broad Accountancy Business

Studies Awards:

Annabelle Christie & Eva Reichstein



ADF Long Tan Awards:

Year 10 – Isabelle Smart

Year 12 – Samantha Williams

Springdale Anzac Memorial Scholarship:

Samuel Reid

Lance Corporal Peter Kahlefeldt Annual

Scholarship:

Harris Lloyd

John Rands Memorial All Round

Commitment Award:

Lauren Macauley

Viatek Excellence in Science Awards:

Year 11 Biology: Eva Reichstein

Year 11 Chemistry: Breanna Stewart and James

Lockley

Year 12 Excellence in Science: Griffin Pinney

Rick Firman Menswear:

Emily Buerckner

Mrs Colleen Firman Memorial Award:

Carly Turner



Temora Teachers Association Award:

Emily Buerckner

John Ducker Memorial Lodge Temora Award:

Breanna Stewart

Farrell Goode Legal Studies Award:

Year 11 - Kaitlin Jones

Year 12 - Annabelle Christie

Temora Independent Writing Award:

Dominic Drumore

Support Unit Awards

Citizenship Award:

Caylan Payne

Overall Outstanding Achievement:

Jacob Mannion



Temora Shire Council Year 7 Diligence Awards:

Year 7 Blue:

Emilie Weckert

Year 7 Red:

Joshua Boyton

Excellence Awards in Stage 4:

Excellence in English:

Emma Cleverdon

Excellence in Mathematics:

Samuel Macauley

Excellence in Science:

Taleah Wiencke

Excellence Awards in Stage 5:

Excellence in English:

Nancy French

Excellence in Mathematics:

James Amprimo

Excellence in Science:

James Amprimo

Year 7 Dux: Charlotte Robinson

Year 8 Dux: Bridie Gilchrist

Year 9 Dux: Andrea Groth

Year 10 Dux: Andrea Coleman

Year 11 Dux: Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro

Dux of Temora High School in Year 12, 2016: Benjamin Grant



There is a lot happening in CAPA as we

prepare for "@lice#wwwonderland", our

2018 Cabaret production. The show only/

preview will be held Wednesday 9th May,

with the dinner and show performance

Thursday 10th May, in our school MPU.

The meal will be provided by Michelle

Seymour Catering, assisted by our

hospitality students. Props and sets are

being busily made by the Year 10 Visual

Arts students guided by Mrs Cooper and

Ms Taylor (Art). Ms Harper (English) and

Mrs Schiller (DT) have been putting their

design and dress making skills to good

use by organising the costumes for the

cast. Dancers are getting the

choreography down on Tuesday

afternoons with Mrs Elwin (Dance) with Mr

Willoughby (Music) in charge of the live

music. Miss Hester (Drama) has the

massive task of putting the production

together as Director, rehearsing Tuesday

afternoons, assisted by the very capable

Ms Lewis (English). We are fortunate to

have these 2 talented vocalists on staff

and they are holding singing practice

Thursday lunchtimes. Students and staff

are putting a lot of time and effort into

the show and it promises to be a great

night of live theatre.

PLEASE PENCIL IT INTO YOUR DIARY

START GETTING A TABLE ORGANISED.

STAY TUNED FOR

TICKET INFORMATION.

There are many creative arts events

offered this term, especially camps in

dance, choir/vocal and band. Please

remind your child to listen to notices and

check with CAPA staff for further

information.

Callback and OnStage excursion

Year 12 Drama and Year 11 Dancers hit

the ground running with a quick trip to

Sydney to see HSC OnStage and Callback

2017, Thursday 8th and Friday 9th

February. The students enjoyed seeing the

high standard of work expected for the

HSC drama and dance exams.

Dancers attended the matinee

performance, which was followed by a Q

and A session with the 2017 HSC students.

It was then off to Walsh Bay, the home of

Sydney Dance Company. Students were

put through their paces in a fun filled Jazz

class. A wonderful experience!!!

FACULTY NEWS



The drama students that attended were:

Kaitlin Jones, Carly Turner, Mikayla

McGuirk-Scolaro, Samantha Jordan, Corey

Bradley, Chelsea Vaughan, Lauren

Macauley and Teagan Mayor.

The group took part in a group devising

workshop, at Belvoir Theatre on Thursday.

Which gave them some inspiration and

skills, for when they start their group

projects next term.

They also attended OnStage at Seymour

Centre on the Thursday night, and

OnScreen the following morning.

Showcasing the best of HSC Drama

performances, design and scriptwriting

projects from 2017.

All who attended thoroughly enjoyed

their time, and now feel super inspired for

the rest of their HSC Drama year.

Miss Hester was thoroughly impressed

with everyone’s maturity and efforts over

the excursion duration.

Year 9 dance have settled in well and are

focusing on "Dance and Space". Year 10

recently conducted annual dance

workshops with 2 of our feeder public

schools; TPS and TWPS. Students devised

concepts and prepared choreography,

which they then taught the students. They

were excellent leaders and the feedback

from the 2 schools was very positive.

Year 11 dance are looking at Safe Dance

Practice and how our body moves, as well

as preparing a piece for the Riverina

Dance Festival audition.

Dance Ensemble rehearsals have just

commenced on Fridays at 8 am. Dancers

will be working on a piece for the Riverina

Dance Festival auditions at the end of this

term. The festival will be held Friday 1st

June in Albury.

BILLETS! BILLETS! BILLETS! The Riverina

Dance camp will be held in Temora Mon

12th March to Wednesday 14th March. As

the host school, we will require the whole

Temora High community to show their

hospitality and take in a billet or 2. If you

are able to offer accommodation for some

of our visiting dancers, please collect

a note from the front office or call Mrs

Sheree Elwin on 69771988.



Congratulations to Emerson Kurtzer,

Emilie Weckert, Sammie Smith, Gabi

Frazier, Meg Schmidt and Kirralee Oliver

who will be attending the camp...we hope

you enjoy the experience.

Mrs Sheree Elwin - Dance-PD/H/PE

Year 12 Visual Arts Excursion –

National Gallery Canberra

Last Friday, the 16th of

February, the Year 12

Visual Arts class was

lucky enough to attend

the Hyper Real exhibition at the National

Gallery in Canberra. The exhibition

featured 50 hyperreal artworks by 32

artists from around the world, including 7

Australians. The students got to get up

close and personal with the work of

several artists they have studied in their

case studies, such as Ron Mueck and

Patricia Piccinini. To see the scale and

detail in these works was an amazing

experience for the students which allowed

them to fully appreciate the time and

effort required in creating these

sculptures. The students thoroughly

enjoyed the excursion and gained

valuable insight into the practice of some

of their favourite artists.

Mrs Anne Cooper – Visual Art Teacher

We have had a great start to the year in

the English and History faculty. Staff and

students are working hard and enjoying

their time in the classroom.

Already we are organising for all of our

enthusiastic debaters and public speakers

to get involved in the school teams.

Please remember to sign up at our

staffroom if this is something you are

interested in. Everyone is welcome, be

brave and join in on this fantastic

opportunity.



In our Year 11 English classes, we are

bravely working through a brand new

syllabus topic, Reading to Write, and the

students are responding very well to the

variety of texts they are studying. They are

focusing on both critical and creative skills

and are demonstrating some

improvements in their writing already. To

continue improving in this area Year 11

students should ensure that they are

reading a variety of texts in their own

time. Come and see us if you would like

some recommendations.

Our senior History classes are studying

some enthralling topics this term. 12

Modern History are examining the Arab-

Israeli conflict and the 11 Ancient History

class have just started their first case study

on Palmyra and the Silk Road. If you are in

Year 10 and are thinking of choosing a

senior History course next year, don’t be

afraid to ask your History teachers about

what you will get to study.

Our junior English classes are enjoying

their first topics. Year 7 are studying

Patrick Ness’ amazing novel ‘When a

Monster Calls” and Year 8 are studying

Australian heroes. Year 9 are studying

novels such as Tomorrow when the War

Began and Lockie Leonard, whilst another

class is studying the intricacies of public

speaking. Year 10 are getting ready to do

their own version of a ‘Ted Talk’ on a topic

of their choice and we are looking forward

to hearing their opinions about the world.

History classes in years 7 – 10 are studying

a variety of topic including Changing

Rights and Freedoms, Industrialisation

and The Ancient World. Their assessment

tasks will be coming up later in the term.

Year 7 students have enthusiastically

approached their study of Korean and Ms

Corby and Ms Lewis are enjoying

introducing this language and culture to

them. This week was Korean New Year

and classes enjoyed learning about this

cultural celebration.

We have had a few changes in the faculty

this year. We welcome Ms Emily Muldoon

to the faculty, she is working part time,

teaching both English and History. Ms

Kristy Wallace is back part time, working

both with the faculty and with the

Learning and Support team.

As the new Head Teacher of the English/

History faculty, I have enjoyed my first

month at Temora. The staff and students

have been enormously welcoming, helpful

and friendly and I already feel at home.

Thank you to everyone that has looked

after me so well.

Miss Josie Tomlinson - Head Teacher

All HSIE classes have made a positive and

productive start to the year. Students

from Years 7 – 10 are enjoying the lessons

centred on the new Australian Geography

Curriculum. Our newest teacher to the

HSIE Faculty, Ms Parker, has produced

some “sweet” lessons for some of her

classes – as can be seen from the

photograph below. This is definitely a new

way of mapping world biomes and then

enjoying the fruits of your labour.



Mr Rowing’s Year 9 Commerce class are

currently researching Companies to invest

their $50 000 into, as the 2018 ASX

Schools Share Market Game gets

underway. All the students are doing a

great job in weighing up their investment

options and they are keen to beat Year 11

Business Studies to first place. Good

rivalry and a great learning experience will

be had by all.

Mr Angel’s Year 11 Geography class are

getting ready for their first fieldwork

opportunity for the year. This will see

them visiting Combanning, the Wagga

Road Salt Site, Ingalba and Lake

Centenary. The students will also be

enjoying one of Mr Angel’s great BBQ

lunches along the way.

Finally, a reminder to all Year 11 and 12

students, to keep accessing HSC HUB

(Atomi) to preview lessons and to revise

lesson content. If you are having difficulty

gaining access to this excellent resource

then please see Mr Rowing for assistance.

Mr Michael Rowing – Rel. Head Teacher

Travel to and from Sport on

Wednesday afternoons

Parents are advised of the following

procedures that are in place at Temora

High School for travel to and from sport on

sports afternoon.

A sports assembly is held either in the

MPU or on the corner of the oval at

1.30pm, at the completion of lunch. Rolls

are marked after this assembly, and then

students walk to their sport under the

care of a Head Teacher.

Students who bring bikes to school on

sport day may only walk them to sport

with the group if they have a helmet with

them, as the law requires helmets to be

worn whilst riding push bikes in NSW.

Bikes must be walked to sport with the

group, not ridden. Those students who

bring a bike to school without a helmet,

must walk to sport and return to school at

the end of sport to collect their bike.

While students are walking to sport they

are under the supervision of teachers, and

must adhere to road rules, including not

walking on roads when footpaths are

available and crossing roads at corners

only when directed to do so by

supervising teachers.



Once students are dismissed from sport

they are out of the care of the teachers

taking sport, and may travel home, be

picked up by parents, or can walk to the

High or Primary school to catch buses.

Students who catch buses are to follow

any instructions given to them by

supervising teachers at the bus stop they

are attending, including High School and

Primary School teachers. Failure to follow

these instructions will result in the student

being banned from catching buses at the

Primary school, and require them to

return to the High School bus stop in the

future.

Sport Dismissal times:

Dismissal times from sport vary

according to the location of the facility

being used to enable students sufficient

time to get organised and catch buses.

School: 3.20pm

Nixon Park 3.10pm

Stadium/Pool 3.20pm (students may catch buses from the Primary school)

Bob Aldridge Park 3.10pm (students may catch buses from the Primary school)

The Oval-Aurora St 3.10pm (students may catch buses from the Primary school)

The Rec Ground 3.05pm (students may catch buses from the Primary school)

Tennis Courts 3.10pm

If parents have any concerns regarding

travel to and from sport they should

request an interview for further discussion.

Miss Kate Bruce – Sports Co-Ordinator

Science Report

This year we welcome Mrs Jessianne

Wiencke to our Science department. Jess

has been at our school for the last four

years and during that time her

contribution to a number of literacy

strategies has been most impressive. This

year the Science faculty have been very

fortunate in being able to allocate her to

some science classes.

As some of you may know Jess was an ex-

student of Temora High. Since completing

her training as a Science teacher she has

taught both in a Sydney school and a

large regional high school. Therefore she

brings to our faculty a wealth of diverse

skills which she is already implementing in

her delivery of

curriculum.

Jess believes that

learning should be

fun so it was no

surprise to find her

conducting that

classic science

experiment-



Elephant’s toothpaste.

It was however quite impressive that she

even managed to put some colour into

the teaching of measurement skills.

We are looking forward to her

contributions to Science teaching at

Temora High School.

Mrs Moira Burns – Head Teacher

Mr Williams with his Ag class

2018 Chemistry Study Day

On Tuesday 15th February, the HSC

chemistry students made their way to

Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga.

After finding their way through the

campus to the Natural and Life Science

Hub (NaLSH) building the students

donned their lab coats and safety glasses

to take on a day of practical laboratory

experiences.

Starting with using pH probes to measure

acidity of common substances and then

performed a titration.

Interviews with current practising

scientists and chemists were conducted

regarding the qualifications and current

research being undertaken. Giving

students an idea of the possible paths,

their future could hold after school.

Lunch was provided and consumed while

an informative presentation given on

courses, multiple campuses and

scholarships available through CSU

delivered.

The final session was performing a few

fun experiments using chemical principles

in the HSC course, such as redox reactions

and uses of catalysts.

Mr Ian Groth – Science Teacher

Welcome to another exciting year in TAS.

Teachers have been busy with the

introduction of TAS Moodle Onguard

Safety site. The site enables safety

instructions for all Industrial Arts courses.

The enhancement of learning is enabling

students the opportunity to learn safe

operations of all tools and machines.

Overall and Safety glasses must be worn

in every TAS workshop subject ie

Automotive, Woodwork, Metalwork.

Parents are asked to please ensure that

their child has the correct WHS gear for all

Years 7-12 TAS classes.

The TAS department have

available student lockers, these lockers

are available to all TAS students with a

deposit of $20.00 which is refundable

on return of the key.

Wagga compact will be holding work

readiness sessions for all Year 11 Vet

students. These students will be starting

their work placement towards the end of

term 1 and we need to ensure that all

students are ready to enter the work

force. It is also important for all students



to read the student guide associated with

each course as well checking with their

VET teachers on what competencies will

be delivered during year 11. Student can

often achieve a Certificate 1 in most years

11 VET Courses as long as relevant

competencies have been achieved.

Competencies will be entered to the

board of studies with statement of

attainments sent out at the end of the

year. Work placement is a mandatory

HSC requirement within each Vet Course.

Learning in the workplace will enable

students to progress towards the

achievement of industry competencies,

develop appropriate attitudes towards

work, and learn a range of behaviours

appropriate to the industry, practise skills

acquired in the classroom or workshop.

Students have been mostly working on

the Onguard safety tests in the classroom

as well as the following.

Year 7 Technology have been theory

notes and will soon be designing and

problem solving in there context area,

plus looking at the effectiveness of

various design solutions.

Year 8 will be starting to construct their

design area and are designing on

inventor Technology.

Year 8 Metal have started to use the

metal work lathes in turning the tack

hammer handles

Year 9 Industrial Technology Timber

are working on making an ‘utility box’

for storage of items such as screws,

nails etc. The students will be

constructing dovetail joints.

Year 10 are undergoing a

safety/introduction session prior to

commencing their practical work. They

are also completing numerous quizzes

on tools.

Year 10 Metalwork has been working

on the first set project the Portable

BBQ plus the Management folio.

Year 11 Industrial Technology Timber

are just about to start their Queensland

red major project the bench seat.

Year 11 VET students are reminded

that work placement is a mandatory

HSC requirement within each VET

Course. Learning in the workplace will

enable students to progress towards

the achievement of industry

competencies, develop appropriate

attitudes towards work, and learn a

range of behaviours appropriate to the

industry, practise skills acquired in the

classroom or workshop.

Year 12 Industrial Technology/Design

and Technology classes are working on

their HSC major works for the year.

Projects are progressing well.

Mr Simon Gaynor – Head Teacher



Sophie Bowley’s – Represents at

National Championships

Sophie competed in

the U14 4x100m

relay as the last

runner and they ran

48.96s which won

them the gold

medal and National

champions. Sophie

also competed in

the U14 100m

where she finished

9th with a personal

best time of 12.91s.

Congratulations to Sophie on her

outstanding efforts.

Riverina Sport Trials

Term 1 has already been busy with several

students trying out for Riverina teams.

Congratulations to Katie McKinnon, Maria

Lugtu and James Lockley who successfully

made the Open Boys and Girls Riverina

Volleyball teams. Boys and Girls Open

Basketball and U15 Touch Football trials

will be taking place in the next few weeks.

Riverina Sports Calendar 2018

Please see enclosed the most up-to-date

calendar for Riverina Sport. If you wish

your child to attend any of the events

please contact Miss Kate Bruce or Miss

Tracey Eisenhammer.

The Year 7 students have commenced

2018 with great enthusiasm. In their first

Library classes, they have adjusted their

computer log-in passwords so that they

have school computer and internet access.

In addition, every student has borrowed a

book to read at home and in DEAR time.

The loan period is for 2 weeks and they

are required to return the book or renew

the loan during their next Library lesson.

All students have been reminded to take

care that Library books are carried to and

from school in protective bags (a plastic

envelope was included in the Year 7 book

pack for this purpose). It is usually

accidental water damage from drink

bottles or wet swimwear that ruins Library

books and they have to be discarded.

New books available:

SPORTS NEWS LIBRARY NEWS



The Study Skills Handbook

Just a reminder that our school is a

subscriber to the study skills website

www.studyskillshandbook.com.au

This is a website that will help students

develop essential skills for academic

success. There are units of work on topics

such as improving time management

skills, how to study, research skills,

summarizing, technology use, brain and

memory. Basically, everything required for

gaining good marks at school can be

found on this site. For example, learn what

the best study techniques are for your

type of brain, how to improve your

handwriting and useful software and apps

to block yourself from technology

distractions.

You will also see lots of useful handouts,

grids and planners at the bottom of the

THINGS TO PRINT page. To access the

handbook, go to

www.studyskillshandbook.com.au and

login (details available from THS Library).

The more of this website you can work

through the more you will set yourself up

for academic success.

Mrs Robyn Tagliabue – Librarian

Canteen Help Needed

Kim requires an adult volunteer to work in

the P & C run Canteen at Temora High on

a Wednesday only 5 days over the year

from 10.30am – 1.30pm.

If you are available to help out please

contact Kim Breust in the Canteen

69771741.

TEMORA HIGH SCHOOL P & C

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, 20th March - 7pm

Common Room of Administration Block

All welcome

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