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Issue 2 MARCH 2019 1

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Issue 2 MARCH 2019

2019 CALENDAR

TERM 1

Week 7 Event Year Group Week 9 Event Year Group

Sat 10th Mar - Fri 16th Mar

F1 in Schools National Finals

Selected Students

Tues 26th Mar U13’s Rugby Selected Students

Wed 13th Mar P&C Meeting 6.30pm All Wed 27th Mar Coalfields Cricket Selected Students

Fri 15th Mar National Day of Action against Bullying & Violence

All Thur 28th Mar School Photo catch-up day

All

Week 8 Event Year Group Week 10 Event Year Group

Tues 19th Mar School Photos All Mon 1st Apr - Wed 10th Apr

Tell Them From Me Survey period

All

Wed 20th Mar Batyr Program 9 & 10 Thur 4th Apr Athletics Carnival All

Thur 21st Mar Batyr Program 11 & 12 Week 11 Event Year Group

Fri 22nd Mar Touch Football - Newcastle

Selected Students

Mon 8th Apr - Wed 10th Apr

State Swimming Selected Students

Tues 9th Apr Progress Reports & Parent Teacher Afternoon

7 & 11

Wed 10th Apr P&C Meeting All

Thur 11th Apr School Cross Country All

Thur 11th Apr Youth Week - Big Breakfast 7.30am

All

FACULTY LEADERS YEAR ADVISERS Admin Craig Jarrett (Relieving) Year 7 Sarah Bendall CAPA Liz Alder (Relieving) Year 8 Lisa Hunt English Rebecca Bartlett (Relieving) Year 9 Ainslie Martin HSIE Rachael Collier (Relieving) Year 10 Melissa Parish Mathematics Ben McCartney Year 11 Jodie Scheffler PD/H/PE Sue Ford Year 12 Rebecca Conn TAS Brian Means Science Natalie Death Support Tania McLaren (Relieving) Teaching/Learning Liz Alder Wellbeing Julie Myers & Steve Quigley

P&C MEETING

Wednesday 13th March at 6:30pm

All Welcome

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.mountview-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE


Ms Desley Pfeffer Beyond Bullying – Review outcomes

The Beyond Bullying Review team have provided me with their 52 page final report. Thank you to

the many students, staff and parents who took the time to respond to, and participate in, the

review. This included:

539 students who returned the written survey

40 students who participated in focus group interviews

124 parent written surveys

62 staff written surveys

35 staff interviews

Will Doran, Youth Development Officer, from The Centre @ Kurri Kurri, led the review team and recently gave an

overview of the review to MVHS staff. The wellbeing team are now working through the report findings and

recommendations. The team has also researched evidenced-based strategies and most recently contacted Dr Phillip

Slee from Flinders University who is one of Australia’s most eminent authorities on school-based bullying. We have

received some resources proven to be hugely successful in Australian schools and are reviewing these for our

possible use at MVHS.

Em Thomson, Newcastle-based wellbeing advocate has been working with our junior school students delivering

some further coaching about bullying and respectful relationships. As an example, here's some results from her

presentation to Year 9 students:

1. Do you feel more equipped with strategies as to how to respond to bullying should you feel bullied? - Yes

80%

2. Are you more likely to care about those being bullied as a result of this workshop? – Yes 93%

3. Are you less likely to behave as a bully as a result of this workshop? – Yes 95%

Comments from students included:

“Em you were awesome. I loved every moment of it. You have helped me really understand bullying."

"It helped me further my knowledge on bullying. Em is inspirational and gets the message across well."

"Eye-opening."

"Thank you for the point about where being kind gives you the most value. This will definitely mean

something to me in the present and future."

"Thank you. You make more than an impact and difference."

"Very positive."

"This workshop made me realise more about myself. It has made me more self-aware."

Em will continue to work with our students throughout this term.

Parent workshops

Em Thomson is also running a series of parent workshops – please see the information later in this edition. Em is

covering some crucial topics that will be of interest to all parents.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE


National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence – 15 March, 2019

Throughout this week, in the lead up to the National Day of Action against

Bullying and Violence, students have had the opportunity to learn more

about bullying and its effect on others. MVHS will again acknowledge the

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence on Friday 15 March

with an assembly during Period 1. Em Thomson will be the guest speaker,

consolidating her work with students throughout this term.

The Bullying No Way website (www.bullyingnoway.gov.au) is an excellent

source of information for schools, students and their parents. Please take the time to review this website with your

child.

Smiling Minds

To further assist our staff and student wellbeing initiatives we are

very excited to announce that we are one of 30 schools across

Australia to be selected to receive a full training program in

mindfulness through Smiling Mind! Our staff start training on our

Term 2 School Development Day.

But … Why mindfulness in education?

Wellbeing is essential for learning. With mindfulness students are more focussed and more engaged

learners.

1 in 7 primary aged children and 1 in 4 secondary aged children are experiencing mental health problems

Society is experiencing major and rapid changes and this is having an impact on the wellbeing of students.

The use of technology, smartphones and social media by children is affecting learning and there's more

testing and pressure for students to perform.

Wellbeing and learning can't be separated. One supports the other.

Wellbeing underpins the way children feel about themselves and how they relate to others.

Wellbeing affects how children think, learn and engage. Mindfulness can help with wellbeing, bringing about

strong improvements in attention.

1 in 5 Australian students are disengaged at school

Disengaged students are, on average, one to two years behind their peers.

It goes without saying that reduced engagement is related to reduced academic performance and to reduced

career achievement later in life.

Mindfulness is a skill for life.

Mindfulness can calm the mind, focus our attention4 and help us make the most out of life.

Mindfulness is about focusing attention on the here and now, rather than thinking about the past or worrying

about the future. Good mental health in childhood sets young people up for the future and their career.

Term 2 and Term 3 School Development Days

Term 2 School Development Day – Monday 29 April

- Staff will be engaged in professional learning and students will not attend on this date. All students will

begin Term 2 on Tuesday 30 April.

Term 3 School Development Day – CHANGE OF DATE!!!!

- All students will begin Term 3 on Monday 22 July.

- The Term 3 School Development Day has been rescheduled for Monday 19 August – students will not attend school at Mount View High School on this date.

http://www.bullyingnoway.gov.au/

DEPUTY REPORTS


Mrs Larayne Jeffery – Relieving Deputy Years 8/10/12 Strengthening the HSC Support Strategy

Our first wellbeing support morning tea was held on Tuesday 26th February with one of our school counsellors Mr Scott Gould featuring as guest presenter.

Scott spoke about the effects of stress on performance levels and provided a number of strategies to manage the demands of study and life balance.

Students appreciated the catering provided and have been asked to provide feedback on this event through survey questions. The Term 2 morning tea will consist of a Q & A panel of ex-HSC students who will share their different pathways and experiences.

Currently, I am working in the library every Tuesday Period 4 in order to be available for senior students and support them wherever possible.

Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment is a focus of our school plan and each faculty identifies a particular task in their assessment schedule that is of a formative nature. The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by teachers to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments:

help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work help teachers recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately

A team of staff recently attended a conference featuring Dr Dylan Wiliam PhD, who is one of the world’s foremost education authorities on formative assessment. All staff will undergo further training throughout the semester and will attend a regional event for all schools in the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools in August.

Class Visits I had the greatest pleasure to return to the classroom last week and teach Mrs Myers’ Year 8 Music class. Our learning intentions involved the revision of pitch and duration and the introduction of the remaining concepts of music: structure, texture and tone colour. Students debated the importance of these concepts and whether pitch or duration was more crucial to a piece of music. Students submitted an exit slip as they left the class outlining something new they had learnt that lesson, something they had found interesting and something they felt needed more clarification. I had fun, I hope Year 8 did too.

I also recently visited Mrs Hunt’s Year 10 Commerce class who instructed me in a range of investment options and how to make wise investment decisions. I’m not quite sure that I’m ready to follow their advice just yet though.

Year 12 English Standard are currently studying the poetry of Ali Cobby Eckermann who is an Australian poet of Indigenous Australian ancestry. Eckermann has written poetry collections, verse novels and a memoir, and has been shortlisted for or won several literary awards. I shared in one of their lessons in preparation for their next assessment task which explored how the combination of the life-story of Eckermann combined with the historical experience of Aboriginal people shapes her poetry. I was quite impressed with the collaborative learning and interactive engagement of the students and look forward to the end result of their study.

DEPUTY REPORTS


Tell Them From Me Survey I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department

of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known

to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student

wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think

about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More

than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students.

Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than

30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 11 March and 12 April. Participating in

the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. If you do not want

your child or children to participate, please return the form to school 27th March 2019. Copies of the form and FAQs

are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

The consent form and FAQs are available in 23 languages.

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

DEPUTY REPORTS


Mr Shane Hookway – Deputy Years 7/9/11 Student Assessment reminders Assessment Policy and Schedule Assessment policy and assessment schedules are available in interactive digital form on the school website https://mountview-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Select “Learning at our school” from the top menu then “Assessment and Reporting” from the drop down menu, then the “Assessment Schedule” option. From here you will find documents specific to students in each year group at Mount View. Click on the document that you want to view and it should either download or open in a new tab. Each document is interactive and allows you to click on headings to link straight to the information that you are seeking.

https://mountview-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

DEPUTY REPORTS


Getting to specifics: Assessment Notifications, Tasks, Marking Criteria and more. Caregivers have access to assessment task documentation that may assist them to support their child in organising themselves and in understanding tasks that their child is required to complete. Task notification, marking criteria and other aspects are available for download via the Sentral Parent Portal. Navigate to detailed information relating to your child by clicking on the image of your child. From there look for the menu item on the left that says “Continuous Assessment”.

Accessing this menu item will bring up access to digital copies of Assessment Notifications, the actual Assessment Tasks, Marking Criteria, Resources and more depending on the nature of the task. For obvious reasons class based examinations would not be published. Click on the various attachment links for each task to download and view that content as illustrated below.

DEPUTY REPORTS


Upcoming events. Whilst our Facebook page is a good way to interact with the different things happening at our school our upcoming events page provides an easy to find list of events that may relate to you and your child. The events are always current and are listed in chronological order. Events are presented in a consistent format and can be added to your phone calendar with by clicking on the “Remind me” link. They may contain maps of activity location and additional downloadable content.

Of note is the upcoming parent teacher afternoon for parents of Year 7 and 11 students. Bookings are made through the Sentral Parent Portal by clicking on “Interviews” menu item at the top of your login screen.

DEPUTY REPORTS


Parents may then select an appropriate time-slot for an interview against the relevant course / teacher they would like to speak with. Full instructions are available via the event listed on the webpage.

Of note this year we have blocked out the 4pm to 4.40pm timeslot. During this time-slot parents will be invited to a presentation in the school library by “Elevate Education”. Elevate’s study skills seminars are designed to achieve behavioural change amongst students. It isn’t enough that students simply understand what they need to do in their study. The challenge in any study skills program is getting students to use and apply the skills they learn. Elevate gets students using the skills from its seminars and workshops by using an integrated process that works. Online portal: We have opened Elevate portals to all students and parents at Mount View High School, so that everyone can benefit! Your portal password is “rondo”. The student portal can be found at: https://austudent.elevateeducation.com/ and parent portal via: https://au.elevateeducation.com/parent-info.

https://austudent.elevateeducation.com/

https://au.elevateeducation.com/parent-info

POSITIVE EDUCATION


"CHECK IN WEEK 6, 7, 8 FOCUS: “TAKE NOTICE” Taking Notice means actively bringing our mind’s attention and interest to the world around us and ourselves; what is going on externally to us and what is happening within us. During Check-in, students and their teachers will be exploring Taking Notice, starting with a social media detox challenge to support their wellbeing. FOMO - the fear of missing out. More and more young people across Australia are missing out on so much more than what is happening in the virtual world. Preoccupied with screens, teens are losing the art of conversation, and are missing the beauty and opportunities in the world around them. A social media detox is designed to reconnect students with the world around them. On average, young people spend close to four hours on their devices each day. That equates to missing an entire English, Maths, Science, and History lesson each day! Imagine all the things they could accomplish with that time instead! Research shows that this is impacting on the learning, sleep, and attention of our teens as they are constantly disturbed with notifications, vibrations, and message tones. Check-in teachers will be empowering and challenging students to take command over their social networks and limit the amount of disruptions during their day by using the “screen time” app on their iPhones, Samsungs and other devices. Each Check-in will set the goal to reduce their screen time over the next three weeks. You can read more about how to do this here: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208982 https://screentimelabs.com/ These apps are free and we encourage parents/carers to begin an open and healthy dialogue about how social media is impacting on the lives, attention, and wellbeing of your children.

https://screentimelabs.com/

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION


Nicole Haley - School Administration Manager

STUDENT FIRST AID PROCEDURE The Department of Education requires all public schools to have an area set aside as a sick bay. At Mount View High School we have a private room with two sick bay lounges for students who need to rest or wait to be collected by a parent/carer when unwell or injured. We have staff who are

trained in provision of first aid and all public school staff are trained in managing anaphylaxis. Our sick bay is managed by admin staff who work in the print room. Holly Shearer works each Monday, and Tanya Winstanley works Tuesdays to Fridays. They manage the administration of medication and provision of first aid to sick or injured students. If your child becomes unwell or is injured while at school they must get permission from their classroom teacher to leave class and go to the sick bay. If they are unwell or injured during recess or lunch they are able to go to the sick bay without teacher permission. Mrs Winstanley or Mrs Shearer will assist your child as required. If necessary they will contact you to ask if you are able to collect your child from the sick bay. When you, or your representative, arrives at the school you may park in the shared disabled/visitor parking space near the front office. You will need to show identification at the front office so that staff can sign out your child from the sick bay and allow them to leave school grounds. The Ambulance Cover Scheme provides assurance that if a student enrolled at a public school 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 cover does not extend to incidents that occur at non approved, unsupervised activities. Nor does the scheme cover incidents or illnesses that occur outside of normal school hours, before school has started or after school hours while students are unsupervised and not engaged in an approved school excursion or other activities. If your child is injured at school or on a school excursion or activity and requires an ambulance, staff will contact you to discuss the emergency. Staff will provide the paramedics with student medical information, so it is important that parents/carers have provided the school with details of all health and medication information about their children and keep their contact details up to date. Prior arrangements must be made with the school if a student needs to take any medication during the school day. When a medical practitioner has prescribed medication (prescription or over the counter) that must be administered during the school day, parents/carers must: notify the school via a written request; provide up to date information as required; and, supply the medication and any 'consumables' necessary for its administration in a timely way. Students must not carry medications in their school bag or on their person unless there is a written agreement between the school and the student's parents/carers. If your child requires pain medication while at school they may go to the sick bay and be given paracetamol. Parents/carers must have previously provided a signed authority form, which is available from the sick bay, giving permission to administer pain medication. Staff will not provide pain medication to students for whom we do not have this form. They will not provide pain medication prior to 11am due to safety concerns should the child have already taken pain medication prior to coming to school.

YEAR ADVISER REPORTS


Year 7 – Sarah Bendall

YEAR 7 CAMP In Week 5, Year 7 and Year 10 peer support students attended the Outdoor Education Centre at Wyee/Morisset. Wow, what a fabulous couple of days. Students participated

in a range of activities to enhance and strengthen relationships with peers, challenge their though processes and push past the boundaries of their comfort zones. Day 1: Arrived and eager to go. Students were organised into their rooms and peer groups to embark on the challenges ahead. The best part of the day was the combat challenge where students had to strategically gain access to hostages and rescue them. Teachers, armed with water guns, eliminated intruders from taking hostages………though our hostages were helping them out. Not effective at all. It was a late night on Monday as everyone was excited to be spending time with their friends - everyone asleep by 11pm (fingers crossed)!

Day 2: Eager start to the day with a smashing breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes and bacon. A day full of four activities. The activities included survival challenge, mud world, archery, flying fox, high ropes and the leap of faith to name a few. A range of skills were required to participate in each activity though the courage of those attempted the leap of faith was spectacular, especially the brave teachers. I was not one of them though I promise I will attempt it when we head back in Year 10 as peer support leaders. By the end of the day everyone appeared tired and almost ready to head home. Day 3: Espresso coffee an essential way to start the day. My favourite part of the morning was to walk around the cabins and say good morning to everyone, seeing all the sleepy faces reluctant to head out for the day. The anticipation of heading home was high and energy was running low before the final day of activities.



Thank you to all the students who came to share the experience. I think it is fair to say we all had a blast. Tired and emotional, having learned so much together has truly been an amazing experience I am sure no one will forget.

Year 10 – Melissa Parish Thank you to all the parents and carers who allowed their children to attend the Peer Support camp. I have received many comments about the maturity of these leaders who assisted Year 7 students to make new friends and to try activities that they might have not been comfortable with. Well done Year 10!

Mount View High's school photo day will be held on Tuesday, 19th March. Envelopes have been distributed at the Year 10 Meeting on Monday, 11th March. All Year 10 students have an English and Maths assessment in Week 7. A Science Assessment will be held in Week 8. Year 10 Immunisation Day is on the 6th May. Please return the signed document NOW to the box at the front office. The Year 10 Careers Camp is coming up fast. It is on from the 29th to 31st May. Deposits and notes are due NOW. Please ring me if you have any questions or concerns.



Year 11 – Jodie Scheffler

2019 and Year 11 has started off as

another exciting and busy year.

Dates to remember for the month of March:

15th National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence

19th School Photos

21st Batyr Program

28th Catch up Photo Day

Year 11 have been helping to organise and get ready for our week long

contribution to the National Action against Bullying and Violence

movement.

Check out our fabulous photos of students from all year groups supporting the movement. The photos will be

displayed all across our school in support.

As a parent or care giver it is important to have regular conversations with your children about bullying especially

around social media. Feel free to contact your child’s Year Advisor or the school with any concerns you may have.

L to R: Zane Petrysen, Sam Baker, Oliver Spruce,

Mason Forrest, Ryan Caban

L to R: Charlotte Moore, Felicity Lucas, Charlotte

Wilmott, Milla Hilton, Bailey Burgess, Hayden Allison,

Connor Green-Hill, Katelyn Sager

L to R: Emily Bailey, Raya Costello,

Chloe Beckett, Linsay Sylvester

WELLBEING REPORT


Steve Quigley - Head Teacher Julie Myers - Head Teacher

Empower Your Kids to Cope & Thrive!

Supporting our parents Being able to cope with stress, adjust to change and make healthy choices is a challenge for most of us in today’s world. In this practical and engaging workshop designed for parents & caregivers, Em Thompson explores the main reasons why coping is more challenging for many young people, and exactly what you can do to better support and guide your child to maintain a healthy mindset and positive sense of self. Topics covered in this free 1.5 hour session include:

- Anxiety & Stress Management - Screen Time & Healthy use of technology (including social media & gaming) - Improved Sleep Hygiene - Healthy Relationships

All parents are welcome to attend. Sessions include: Week 7 Friday 15th March 11.30am – 1.00pm at MVHS Week 8 Friday 22nd March 9.00am – 10.30am at MVHS Week 9 Friday 29th March 1.00pm – 2.30pm at MVHS Please make contact with the school office to confirm your place – 02 4990 2566.

Em has been working with individual year groups and has discussed the importance of sleep and the effects on the

teenage brain. Research suggests the teenage brain requires around eight to ten hours of sleep per night, the longer the more beneficial. Most teenagers sleep for 6 ½ to 7 ½ hours per night, some teenagers would even sleep less.

If your child isn’t getting enough sleep, it can have a damaging impact on their mental and physical health. Some of

the potential impacts include attendance, academic performance, concentration difficulties - mentally ‘drifting off’ in class, memory impairment, poor decision making, moodiness, aggression and a general lack of enthusiasm.

Here are some causes of sleep deprivation according to the Victoria Better Health website:

Causes include:

hormonal time shift – puberty hormones shift the teenager’s body clock forward by about one or two hours, making them sleepier one to two hours later. Yet, while the teenager falls asleep later, early school

starts don’t allow them to sleep in. This nightly ‘sleep debt’ leads to chronic sleep deprivation

using screen based devices – smart phones and other devices used around bed time reduce sleep time. Teens who put down their smart-phones an hour before bed gain an extra 21 minutes sleep a night

hectic after-school schedule – homework, sport, part-time work and social commitments can cut into a

teenager’s sleeping time

leisure activities – the lure of stimulating entertainment such as television, the internet and computer

gaming can keep a teenager out of bed.

light exposure – light cues the brain to stay awake. In the evening, lights from televisions, mobile phones and computers can prevent adequate production of melatonin, the brain chemical (neurotransmitter)

responsible for sleep

vicious circle – insufficient sleep causes a teenager’s brain to become more active. An over-aroused brain is less able to fall asleep.

social attitudes – in Western culture, keeping active is valued more than sleep

sleep disorder – sleep disorders, such as restless legs syndrome or sleep apnoea, can affect how much sleep a teenager gets.

https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/media-and-resources/media-releases/aussie-teens-forgo-sleep-for-screens

WELLBEING REPORT


Preventing sleep deprivation in teenagers – tips for parents

Try not to argue with your teenager about bedtime. Instead, discuss the issue with them. Together, brainstorm

ways to increase their nightly quota of sleep. Suggestions include:

Allow your child to sleep in on the weekends.

Encourage an early night every Sunday. A late night on Sunday followed by an early Monday morning will make your child drowsy for the start of the school week.

Decide together on appropriate time limits for any stimulating activity such as homework or screen time.

Encourage restful activities during the evening, such as reading.

Avoid early morning appointments, classes or training sessions for your child if possible.

Help your teenager to better schedule their after-school commitments to free up time for rest and sleep.

Assess your teenager's weekly schedule together and see if they are overcommitted. Help them to trim activities if they are.

Encourage your teen to take an afternoon nap after school to help recharge their battery, if they have time.

Work together to adjust your teenager’s body clock. You may like to consult with your doctor first.

Top sleep tips for teenagers The typical teenage brain wants to go to bed late and sleep late the following morning, which is usually hard to

manage. You may be able to adjust your body clock but it takes time. Suggestions include:

Choose a relaxing bedtime routine; for example, have a bath and a hot milky drink before bed, or use meditation or mindfulness activities. Gentle yoga may also help.

Avoid screens such as computers, TV or smart phones, loud music, homework or any other activity that gets

your mind racing for at least an hour before bedtime.

Avoid stimulants in the evening like coffee, tea, soft drinks and energy drinks.

Keep your bedroom dark at night. Your brain’s sleep–wake cycle is largely set by light received through the eyes. Try to avoid watching television or using smart phones right before bed. In the morning, expose your

eyes to lots of light to help wake up your brain.

Do the same bedtime routine every night for at least four weeks to make your brain associate this routine

with going to sleep.

Start your bedtime routine a little earlier than usual (for example, 10 minutes) after four weeks. Do this for one week.

Add an extra 10 minutes every week until you have reached your desired bedtime.

Get active during the day so you are more physically tired at night.

Set up a comfortable sleep environment.

Set up a regular wake-up time.

Avoid staying up late on the weekends. Late nights will undo your hard work.

Remember that even 30 minutes of extra sleep each night on a regular basis makes a big difference.

However, it may take about six weeks of getting extra sleep before you feel the benefits

Teenage sleep deprivation – other issues to consider

If lack of sleep is still a problem despite your best efforts, suggestions include:

Assess your sleep hygiene. For example, factors that may be interfering with your quality of sleep include a

noisy bedroom, a lumpy mattress or the habit of lying awake and worrying.

Consider learning a relaxation technique to help you wind down in readiness for sleep.

Avoid having any food or drink that contains caffeine after dinnertime. This includes coffee, tea, cola drinks and chocolate.

Avoid recreational drugs (including alcohol, tobacco and cannabis) as they can cause you to have broken

and poor quality sleep.

See your GP if self-help techniques don’t increase your nightly sleep quota.

WELLBEING REPORT


Empower Your Kids to Cope & Thrive!

Being able to cope with stress, adjust to change and make healthy choices is a challenge for most of

us in today’s world. In this practical and engaging workshop designed for parents & caregivers, Em

explores the main reasons why coping is more challenging for many young people, and exactly what

you can do to better support and guide your child to maintain a healthy mindset and positive sense

of self.

Topics covered in this free 1.5 hour session include:

- Anxiety & Stress Management

- Screen Time & Healthy use of technology (including social media & gaming)

- Improved Sleep Hygiene

- Healthy Relationships

3 sessions will be facilitated this term. Please complete the RSVP if you wish to attend one of the

workshops and return to the front office school as soon as possible.

___________________________________________________________________________

RSVP – PLEASE CIRCLE THE WORKSHOP YOU WISH TO ATTEND

Workshop 1 – Week 7 Friday 15th March 11.30am – 1.00pm

Workshop 2 – Week 8 Friday 22nd March 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Workshop 3 – Week 9 Friday 29th March 9.00am – 10.30am

Parent/ carer name: ________________________

Your child’s name: _________________________ Year group: ________

To be returned by Thursday 14th March to MVHS front office

WELLBEING REPORT


Batyr program – Positive Mental Health program On March 20th and 21st the Batyr team will be visiting our school and running specific programs with Years 9, 10 ,11 & 12. Year 9 Intro program The program is designed to be both informative and fun, for students (and teachers alike). Young, relatable speakers and facilitators engage the students with their stories of hope, resilience and courage. The program educates students on the support networks and services available to them (including your school’s services), and empowers them to reach out for help when needed. The students will also learn about how they can take care of themselves or a friend through Batyr’s 5 Tips:

• LOOK OUT • GET TALKING • LISTEN UP • REACH OUT • TAKE CHARGE

Year 10 Look Out for your Mates What can I do to help my friend?” This is a question young people all too often ask themselves. LOFYM provides a range of answers to this question and emphasises the importance of supporting one another at school, focusing on the signs and symptoms students can ‘look out’ for and how to start a conversation with their mates. Year 11 Pressure to perform? Exams? We all know this can cause huge stress and anxiety for students. This program normalises these feelings while talking about strategies to deal with them. The Batyr facilitator gives tips that students can implement into their daily lives as well as exploring the effectiveness of mindfulness and identifying supportive resources and services that are available. Y12 Future Proof Although Year 12 is an exciting time for most, it can also be extremely daunting. This program explores strategies students can use to help keep them mentally healthy when embarking on their new future, while encouraging the legacy they will leave behind for current and future students of the school. National Day of Action against Bullying & Violence A variety of activities have been planned for this day as well as check in activities starting Monday 11th March. Em Thomson will be our guest speaker for the day and students from our elective drama class will perform. We hope to share our school journey with you in the next newsletter. Health Care plans Students who are identified through the enrolment process of suffering from a health issue are required to have a Department of Education and school Health Care Plan. Regular Health Care Plan checks are made throughout the year. Please advise the school if your child has developed a serious health issue. Anaphylaxis Students who identify as at risk of anaphylaxis must carry an Epipen in their bag at all times and provide the school with a spare to be kept in the school clinic. Parents will be notified immediately if Epipens and ASCIA plans are out of date. Immunisations Year 10 Immunisation date – Monday 6th May here at MVHS. Vaccination includes meningococcal .

WELLBEING REPORT


Uniform Our school uniform is currently in the consultancy stage. We ask parents and students to adhere to the current school uniform policy until the consultation period is completed. A reminder to students and parents that the following articles of clothing are not part of Mount View High School’s uniform:

Black or coloured tights

Canvas shoes

Black brief shorts (gym style)

White T shirts The correct school uniform is as follows:

Girls uniform White shirt MVHS skirt (junior for years 7-10; senior for years 11-12) Grey shorts White socks All black school lace up leather shoes

Boys uniform White polo with school emblem shirt (junior) Red shirt with school emblem (senior) Dark grey shorts White socks All black school lace up leather shoes

PDHPE uniform – Thursday & PDHPE timetabled lessons White polo sports shirt Black sports shorts – unisex White socks Joggers

Junior Boys Junior Girls Senior Boys Senior Girls If your child has an allocated practical PDHPE class on any given day, full school uniform is required to be worn and PE uniform is to be brought to school in their bag to change into for the allotted period. Students should not be in their PE uniform on any other day except Thursday. The school has a well-stocked uniform pool which all students/families can access. Please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance if you are having difficulty. Lowes and Flanagans Menswear in Vincent Street, Cessnock are stockists for our school uniform.

ENGLISH & DRAMA FACULTY


Rebecca Bartlett – Head Teacher (Relieving)

Year 11…OnSTAGE!

Miss Johnson and her fabulous drama students drove to

Sydney on the 12th February to view OnSTAGE - an

exhibition of outstanding HSC Drama Individual and

Group devised works at the Seymour Centre.

Miss Johnson was foolish enough to allow her thespians

to select the music on the road trip from the backseat-

cue a 2 hour singalong consisting of musical theatre and

cringe worthy pop songs! Arriving in Sydney, the next

challenge was parking! Dionysus the Greek God of

Theatre looked favourably upon us and we only had a

short five minute walk to the theatre - woohoo! Inside,

there was electricity in the air that can only be produced

by excited drama students! Year 11 were mesmerised

by the calibre of the performances, ideas, concepts,

characters and stories explored across the two programs, and were all buzzing with discussion days after. Roadwork

hindered our arrival home, so some students took the opportunity to take a sneaky nap in the backseat of the bus.

No judgement of course, but now Miss Johnson knows who snores….. Big thanks to parents staying up late to pick

them all up!

Year 11 would like to sincerely thank the English/Drama

Department, Mrs Jeffrey and Ms Pfeffer for allowing them the

opportunity to attend OnSTAGE at a significantly reduced cost

as part of their HSC support strategy.

At the theatre: Kirsten Boesen, Chelsea Hamid, Alana

Dafter, Billie Taylor, Liam Callaghan, Jacinta White, Brayden

Corcoran, Logan Vassel, Alecia Swallow, Logan Templeton.

Best seat in the house!!

ENGLISH & DRAMA FACULTY


Playbuilding: From here, Year 11 have been reinvigorated and are improving their acting, improvisation and

playbuilding skills each lesson. Class time has been spent collaborating and participating in workshops to assist in the

creation of their own original material which will culminate in an original performance in response to a given

stimulus.

Year 8

Sock puppets everywhere! Students have been adding the final touches to their sock puppet assessment tasks. Now,

they embark on creating a performance utilising the unique characters they have created. We’re looking forward to

giving you some photos in our next edition of The View!

For more information on how to be involved in Drama opportunities, come speak to us in the English Staffroom. BYO

Glitter….

Amy Johnson - Drama Teacher

Alecia Swallow, Liam Callaghan, Brayden Corcoran

Kirsten Boesen, Alecia Swallow, Jacinta White, Brayden

Corcoran, Liam Callaghan, Alana Dafter, Chelsea Hamid.

MATHEMATICS FACULTY


Ben McCartney - Head Teacher

In Week 6 our Academic Enrichment classes had an excursion to Newcastle University to a presentation from Eddie Woo. Students were given the opportunity to solve puzzles and discover what makes Mathematics meaningful. There were plenty of problem solving activities and each student received a copy of Eddie’s book ‘Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths’.

MangaHigh has been a Numeracy initiative at Mount View High School for the past 2 years. We are continuing this again in 2019 and students will be given access via their Mathematics teacher. They are able to complete activities assigned by their teacher or utilise it’s built in learning programs to target skills or knowledge independent of classwork. The program covers all content from Kindergarten to Year 10 and is accessible anywhere. If your child doesn’t have their login details, have them contact their classroom teacher or myself on the schools’ contact information.

Google classroom has been updated this term to allow all parents to receive a regular (default is weekly, but can be changed to monthly or daily!) update on classroom activities. Check with your child to see if they have classrooms set up for their subjects.

The answer to the HSC Question for the last View is A. Because there has been an increase of the original value, finding the same percentage of a larger number is a greater amount when subtracted back. E.g. $100 increased by 30% is $130. But then decreased by 30% is $91. Keep this in mind when there is a 75% off sale, the item was originally marked up by at least 400%. You may have some negotiating room with that shop in the future!

This week’s problem - also from the 2018 General HSC:

Andrew borrowed $20 000 to be repaid in equal monthly repayments of $243 over 10 years. Having made this monthly repayment for 4 years, he increased his monthly repayment to $281. As a result, Andrew paid off the loan one year earlier. How much less did he repay altogether by making this change? - Answer next time.

SCIENCE & AGRICULTURE FACULTY


Natalie Death - Head Teacher As we settle into our classes and our routines, I am pleased to report on the progress of our wonderful students.

Year 7 classes are in the midst of learning all about conducting scientific investigations and the equipment they will be using over their time with us in Science.

Year 8 classes are letting their imaginations run wild learning about all things Space and our position in our solar system. Some classes are learning about our school’s agriculture (Ag) farm as we moved to a semesterised roster of classes. This means some classes are learning about Ag this semester and the remaining classes will then complete their Ag course next semester.

Year 9 classes have been discovering the dos and don’ts of electrical circuits ready to complete their first practical assessment task and, those students who selected Agriculture as an elective, are investigating how market gardens are important to our community.

Year 10 students are learning all about chemical reactions and being able to predict what happens when particular chemicals come together, moving onto concepts of evolution towards the end of term.

Our senior students are well underway in their selected courses and by all reports are determined in their pursuit of excellence. Investigating Science is proving to be very popular as more students have decided to join this course after talking with their friends. Welcome to the ranks!!

Year 12 completing their genetics study



Agriculture News Term 1

2019 is off to a great start so far, with so many activities happening already on the

farm. Year 8 students have begun their introduction to Ag and plant production topics

with veggie patches already planted out. Hopefully by the end of the term (if the

weather permits) there will be some fresh veg coming home to families in your child’s

school bag. 8B were treated to an impromptu lesson from Year 12 Primary Industries

students in Week 5, with the senior students teaching the juniors how to lead the

sheep.

Our 9-1 class has successfully planted out their potato crop and are now eagerly

waiting for them to grow. Our 9-2 class has been recording egg production data for

their chickens to determine the best fowl of the group. They have been looking at

consistency, uniformity and size.

Class 10-1 has begun their study of viticulture and its significance to our local area.

Students have already harvested our school vineyard, preparing the grapes into

crates ready for senior Hospitality students to crush and make grape juice for the

recent Principals’ conference. Students have also had the opportunity to taste test

wine grapes and table grapes to determine the difference in taste, size, juiciness etc.

They have also conducted several other tests on how much juice is produced by the

different varieties.

Class 10-2 began their studies with Workplace Health

and Safety, completing their first assessment task with

exceptional results. They have now moved onto sheep

production and are learning about mustering, safe stock

handling and animal welfare.

Senior students in Primary Industries and Agriculture have had a great start to the

year. They are already settled into their first topics and are experiencing a range of

new technology. Year 12 students from both classes have recently visited TOCAL

Dairy farm to meet with the Dairy Manager and discuss the aspects that make a dairy

farm run at peak production. They had the chance

to look at the new technology TOCAL has

implemented with their 300 head of milking cows,

from smart collars to automatic drafting gates. This

experience was a chance for HSC Ag to get a better

understanding of their last topic on milk production,

while HSC Primary Industries students could bring

together all the skills they have been learning about

animal production to see how they work on a large

scale farm.

Class 10-1 harvesting

the school grapes

Connor Byrne- Year 8

Imogen Edwards on the

TOCAL Dairy senior

excursion Chloe Bain watching a

milking at the TOCAL dairy



Year 12 Ag have also been learning how to use plant barcoding for data

collection in their latest assessment task. Students were asked to create a

data collection platform that would link with a QR code that would be

placed around randomly selected plants in the plant density trials. These

QR codes allow easy access in the field for data collection instead of the old

style pen and paper. All data uploaded can then be easily accessed by all

students and exported into excel files for graphing and drawing conclusions

about the trials.

Farm news - we have recently said

goodbye to our ram Merv and ewe

Barbra, they have headed off to a new

farm to start a flock with their new

owners. Merv was the first ram born in

MVHS Suffolk Stud and was successful in

his breeding adventures last year,

producing three healthy offspring.

However, our farm has decided to keep

the ewe lambs he has produced and as a

result we will be sourcing a new ram later

this year to diversify our bloodlines.

Robert Davies and Chloe Bain setting

up the QR codes for the plant density

trials

Close up of the QR codes used

in the plant density trials

Brielle Clarke uploading data in the field

Ella Myers creating the QR codes for

data collection

Merv and Barbra going to their new farm

HUMAN SOCIETY AND IT’S ENVIRONMENT FACULTY


Rachael Collier - Head Teacher (Relieving)

Business Studies students have had a busy start to the year by attending a Cessnock Chamber of Commerce seminar on Small Business and Customer Service. Students had the chance to participate in a discussion forum and work with Small Business owners to understand the importance of planning a business location, promotion, marketing and e-commerce. This event will help Year 11 with their upcoming assessment task where they will be required to plan their own

Small Business, while Year 12 gained a valuable insight into opportunities for themselves after completing their HSC. The students from Mount View High School were welcomed by local businesses. Students were commended on how they were able to articulate the view of youth and what constitutes good customer service in the local area. I look forward to continuing the partnership with Cessnock Chamber of Commerce and providing the students’ connections to our local businesses.

Kate Ingram, Rose Lucas, Charlotte Martin & Lila Harmer

TECHNICAL & APPLIED STUDIES FACULTY


Brian Means – Head Teacher Senior Hospitality students have had a busy start to the year. The Year 10 students studying the Preliminary course assisted catering for the Regional Principal’s Network day, provided morning tea and lunch for Principals and Directors. It was great timing as the Agricultural

students had just harvested the crop of grapes and the Hospitality students hand crushed the grapes, learning the difference between free run juice and pressings. It’s not often when attending a conference that you get hand-picked and pressed grape juice. A great way to start a working day. Lunch consisted of quiche, smoked chicken tarts and Mediterranean salad topped with mascarpone followed by oatmeal and honey cream melting moments, all served with a smile and professionalism. The Year 12 students had one of their major practical assessments, cooking and serving up sautéed chicken breast on a bed of roasted root vegetables topped with mustard cream. Again thanks go to the Agriculture staff and students for providing the students with a chance to debone their own chickens sourced from the school’s farm. This year there is a concerted effort to work closely with the Agriculture Department to work hand in hand to source and utilise as much produce as possible.

Carla O’Connor, Mr Means & Shakira Rees



It has been a busy start to 2019 with many practical activities taking place in our new work space. Late last year the textiles room was lucky enough to have a makeover with new storage space provided and a brand new work bench and sink. The new additions to our class room have improved our quality of student work and engagement. Students will design and make a bag with their fabric.

Ebony Markwort with her

Tie Dye fabric

Gemma Beveridge, Ebony Markwort, Paige Armstrong,

Bree Abbott, Montana Anderson, MJ Phipps

Matt Hurley and Atticus Burless



F1 in Schools STEM Challenge – by Mark Bassett, F1 Coordinator

Pentessellate & Impro Racing are competing at the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge National Finals

The Australian F1 in Schools STEM Challenge National ls are being held this month at the BOSCH Australia plant in Melbourne, Victoria on Monday – Friday 11th – 15th March 2019. Mount View High School will have two teams representing our school, the Hunter Valley and NSW at the national competition – a first for our school’s participation in the world’s largest STEM competition. Pentessellate and Impro Racing will compete against 34 other teams from across the country and try to win a spot on the Australian team. Everyone is busy completing last minute tasks such as printing portfolios and posters, checking the racing cars and fine tuning the painting, wheel alignment and balance as well as ensuring all sponsors have their logo strategically placed on the car.

Pentessellate recently had an out of uniform day at school to raise some last minute funds for the expensive trip to the nationals. It was great to see so many students and staff wearing something blue in support of our best ever F1 in Schools team. Billie Taylor (Team Manager) was working very hard with Mrs Blandon and the rest of the team to organise the day and ensure everything went according to the plan.

Fei Fei Webster (Design Engineer) has perfected the portfolios after working a group of advisors including Mr Marsden, Dr Michael Myers – Head of REA, Jake Taylor (RMS Road Design Engineer and ex-F1 in Schools legend) as well as staff at school including Mrs Forrest. Benjamin Galvin (Graphics Designer) has been checking all of the posters printed by Signwave (Newcastle) to ensure the colours are correct and the images are clear and precise. Tobias Astill-King (Resource Manager) has spent many hours working with a range of companies by phone and email and organising last minute resources for the competition so everything is in place and ready for the week long competition. Harley Patterson (Manufacturing Engineer) has been under enormous pressure to ensure the racing cars are at their best and meet the design requirements set by Fei Fei. Pentessellate would like to thank the ME Program for their generous donation for the national competition as well as their involvement with STEM activities in the Hunter Valley.

Tobias Astill-King, Mrs Blandon, Bree Abbott &

Ben Galvin at the Out of Uniform Day

Mr Marsden, Ben, Fei Fei & Tobias checking the folios Visiting Dr Michael Myers to check everything is ready



Impro Racing has been very busy getting everything ready for the national finals in the last few weeks. Chloe Hunt (Team Manager) has been making last minute adjustments to the team schedules and checking all deadlines are met. Susan Anderson (Graphics Designer) has been working hard on completing the high quality pit display posters as well as finalising the portfolios. Grace Frankland-Shambler (Design & Manufacturing Engineer) has spent many hours completing the race cars using innovative manufacturing techniques recommended by Dr John Harvey. Anthony Burke has been working with both teams to improve their verbal presentation skills as well as boosting each student’s confidence with public speaking. Stephen Heusz from MultiCam (Australia) made a very generous sponsorship of Impro Racing when he recently visited the school. He was most impressed with the team’s pit display, car design, portfolio of work as well as the smoke and wind tunnel testing to design their fastest car ever.

Our Principal Desley Pfeffer organised a visit to ABC Radio Newcastle so the teams could talk about their journey to the national finals from the 10th – 16th of March. Everyone was excited to be on the radio and speak with Dan & Jenny on their morning breakfast show. Everyone was impressed with the confidence and clarity Tobias and Chloe spoke with when explaining what the competition is about, what they have learnt along the way and what their hope and dreams are with the world’s largest STEM competition. Congratulations to everyone for such a great opportunity to speak to our community about the F1 in Schools program.

Thank you to Lisa Hunt and Ross Thompson for their never ending efforts with Impro Racing and the F1 in Schools STEM Challenge at Mount View High School. Everyone has appreciated your positive attitude, problem solving skills and never ending efforts with our students. A special thank you to Mr Grahame Chamberlain for taking time out of his retirement to guide and mould our students to reach such a high standard (and for driving the teams to all of their events in the school bus). A special thank you to Mrs Blandon and our P&C for their extra support with our students – they made it possible for us to compete at the national competition and to Ms Pfeffer for believing in our STEM program and our amazing students.

Susan, Chloe, Anthony Burke & Grace Grace, Chloe, Susan & Dr Harvey Stephen Heusz presenting a cheque

from Multicam CNC Routing

Pit display planning

Impro Racing with Dan & Jenny at ABC Radio Newcastle Pentessellate on ABC Radio Newcastle

CREATIVE & PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY


Elizabeth Alder – Head Teacher (Relieving) Reprise Music Excursion Students of MVHS studying Year 12 Music in 2019 were treated to a showcase event that highlighted the best of the best music performances from the 2018 HSC within the Hunter’s high schools. The six Music students from MVHS assembled early morning alongside fellow Year 12 students studying Visual Art to partake in a CAPA excursion that provided real world experiences in

the Art and Music courses. Students in Music attend the event ‘Reprise’ held at the Conservatorium of Music in Newcastle. This showcase event celebrated the outstanding achievements of the HSC 2018 performances from the Hunter and Central Coast regions. Much like the prestigious ‘Encore’ event held at the Sydney Opera house which celebrates outstanding achievements across the state, ‘Reprise’ allows an insight into student achievements in performance on a local scale. The 15 performances featured many different genres and instruments allowing students to not only gather inspiration from but view and engage in performance repertoire outside of their chosen instrument. From out-of-the-box arrangements of known jazz classics to inspiring performances of Soviet Ukrainian Piano works these 15 performances truly inspired the students to delve into their course and their own musical performances. Let’s hear from a few of our students on what they thought: “Every year that I’ve attended Reprise I have loved all performances. Everyone performing is so confident and unique.” “It’s a really great opportunity to be able to see the performances, they’re so inspirational and have helped all of us to find our own direction to take for our own HSC performances.”

Students from the Year 12 2019 Music class.

From left: Aria Luxon, Lilian Taylor, Heidi Turner, Ella Myers, Elliott Peden & Lachlan Abbott



Instrumental and Vocal Lessons

We have had many students starting private tuition in piano, drums, guitar or vocals. All lessons start from $25.00

per week and are delivered on a rotational basis so students do not miss out on other subjects. The teachers are

listed below. Please see Mrs Howells for further information.

Melanie Rees Singing - Monday

Stephanie Threadgate Drums – Tuesday

Margaret Carr Piano - Wednesday

Eddie Garven Guitar - Friday

Elective Music Classes - Years 9, 10, 11 & 12

Our elective students have had a strong start to the year enjoying various topics of study and rehearsing related

music pieces. A reminder to all parents/guardians that a $20 music fee is now payable as soon as possible.

Mandatory Classes – Year 8

Students in Year 8 have started the year by learning the concepts of music. They have been provided a workbook

and performance pieces. Year 8 have been learning to play the keyboard in Weeks 1 – 5 and are now venturing onto

to the ukulele and acoustic guitar. A reminder to all parents/guardians that a $20 music fee is now payable as soon

as possible.

Upcoming Assessment Tasks

Year 8 – Performance (Week 8)

Year 9 – Listening (Week 10)

Year 10 – Performance (Week 9)

Year 11 – Musicology/Aural (Week 9/10)

Year 12 – Musicology Core and Performance Core (Week 8)

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Visual Art, Photography and Street Art March 2019

All courses are in full swing and students have begun preparing for their first round of assessments. Research and investigations into the Notion of Art (Year 7), Banksy- the infamous street artist (Year 10), the importance of light to photography (Year 9 and 11) and Studio practice (Year 12) have put our students through their paces. Many students are excelling in their preparation for tasks because they are taking up our staff on the offers of getting constructive feedback along the way. Draft writing samples, practice drawings and designs demonstrate our student’s willingness to learn more and ultimately put forward their best work. Art works are starting to appear at an ever-increasing rate, and images are being developed in the darkroom. Our gallery space is currently filled with sample works from last year’s cohort and new works from Year 7 and Year 11.



Creative Spaces 2019 At the conclusion of 2018, the CAPA department began refurbishing its art block technology room and has now installed 6 x ‘creative industry standard’ iMacs. They offer students an opportunity to nurture and improve their skills in digital imaging and are proving very popular due to the excellent screen resolution and capacity. As always, recess and lunch ‘Studio time’ has been popular. Students are welcome to come in out of the heat to work on their artworks and to join in a safe creative space with like-minded people from all years. Some brilliant collaboration and idea sharing takes place as students work on their own pieces or class tasks. The Gallery still has its comfy daydreamer space under the stairs where our young artists can sketch, read art magazines and slip into their own imagination and creative mental space. New to the Senior studio is our ‘Nourish corner’, complete with fridge, drink making facilities, lounges and a research library. Senior art and photography students are invited to use this space as they work on major projects and research during class, study periods and breaks. The students have been inspired by a recent visit to ‘The Creator Incubator’ in Newcastle to really make this a place of comfort and creativity. We look forward to seeing more students taking time out to connect with their ‘right brain’ and get creative.



It was truly amazing to experience the life of an artist in the real world. Grace Linde, Year 12.

The Art Incubator was an incredible experience. My favourite part was definitely seeing all the different types of artists within one area and how they collaborate ideas with one another.

Vanessa Whitaker, Year 12

My favourite part of the excursion was actually seeing artist studios, seeing how they work and how they think. It was interesting being in that environment and experiencing the feeling of being there.

Taneisha Rosser, Year 12.

STUDIO Excursion – 12 Visual Art

Year 12 Visual Arts visit to The Creator Incubator as well as the private studio of James Drinkwater, painter and winner of the Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship Award was a rewarding experience for the art students involved. It was an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Newcastle art world and visit a functional and lively creative hub where up to 25 artists have studios as well as a contemporary art space to showcase their work. Students also got to meet and experience conversations with James Drinkwater about his conceptual and material practice, his processes and to view some of his works in progress up close.



The Creator Incubator was an incredible experience. My favourite part was definitely seeing all the different types of artists within one area and how they collaborate ideas with one another. Vanessa Whitaker, Year 12

The Creator Incubators

Braddon Snape with his

inflated steel sculptures.

Braddon is also known for

his public sculpture

entitled ‘Clouds Gathering’

2018, commissioned by

Maitland City Council for

The Levee redevelopment.

Upstairs @The Creator Incubator – studio space of Lyndal Campbell & Bridie Watt

The Incubator Gallery

TEACHING AND LEARNING FACULTY


Elizabeth Alder – Head Teacher

Learning Potential

Learning Potential is a free app for parents, families, and carers packed with useful tips and inspiring ways parents can be more involved in their child's learning. It is designed to help parents be part of their child's learning and make the most of the time they spend together, from the high chair to high school. Download Learning Potential for free from the App Store or Google Play. Packed with tips and ideas for you to get involved in your child’s learning, the Learning Potential app helps you to make the most of the time you spend with your child. Researchers around the world agree that when parents are involved in their child’s learning it really can have a positive impact. That’s why this free Australian Government app provides inspiring ways you can be more involved from the highchair to high school. See how learning activities can fit into your routine, like when you’re getting dinner ready or driving to school. Personalise the app for your family’s needs. Type in your child’s or children’s name and age and receive articles and videos that are relevant to their age group. With Learning Potential, you can: • Set the app for regular hints, tips and reminders. • Save articles to your favourites so you can read them later. • Personalise the app to suit you. Your personal data will not be collected.

This free app has been developed by the Department of Education and Training in consultation with Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority - https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/

How can we work towards achieving our best results? As a learning community we can strive to achieve our best results by:

Setting goals

Being organised

Working together

Listening

Asking Questions iSMART Goals A useful way of making goals more powerful is to use the iSMART goal setting technique. That is, make your goals; i – Inspiring S – Specific (or Significant). M – Measurable (or Meaningful). A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented). R – Realistic (or Rewarding). T – Time-bound (or Trackable).

Further Tips for Setting Your Goals: State each goal as a positive statement – This will help

you to work towards a positive outcome. Set priorities – When you have several goals, give each

a priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by having too many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most important ones.

Write goals down – This helps you to not only visualise the goal but also to be better able to achieve it.

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TEACHING AND LEARNING FACULTY


CAREERS AND FUTURES ADVICE


Rebecca Rounsley – Futures Adviser

YEAR 10 SYDNEY CAREERS CAMP - 29th - 31st May 2019

By now all students should have paid their deposit and the balance is to be paid in full by the end of Term 1.

Permission notes and medical forms should also be returned. If you have not returned your notes please do so ASAP.

In the next week or two a second information note will be sent home with further details on the camp. This will include clothing items so that students can think about what they would like to wear with plenty of time to get organised prior to camp.

Students were emailed a survey to complete to help with menus, visits and evening activities.

2019 HSC Key Dates TERM 1, 2019 Friday, 12 April 2019 Last date to apply for disability provisions for the 2019 HSC examinations (via Schools Online).

TERM 2, 2019 Wednesday, 1 May 2019 a.m – Personalised 2019 HSC written examination timetable released (via Students Online and Schools Online). p.m – 2019 HSC written examination timetable released. APPLYING FOR UNIVERSITY VIDEO RESOURCE

We have an exciting new video resource; Applying through UAC - helpful tips from the University of Newcastle, explaining how to apply for University through UAC.

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SPORT


Under 15's Callaghan Cup The under 15’s Mount View High rugby league teams attended the annual Callaghan Cup 8 a side competition in Maryland on Wednesday 27th Feb. 2019 was the first year the Callaghan Cup had included a girls competition and Mount View was one of four teams to enter a girls team. Both our teams performed extremely well on and off the field and did our school proud.

Open girls rugby league The open girls competed against Newcastle's most talented female rugby league schools in the open girls rugby league carnival. In a team comprised of only 3 Year 12 players our 5 Year 11's and 5 Year 10's stepped up to the plate immensely as they took on girls far more experienced and bigger then themselves. Our girls played some exceptionally good football and showed some very positive signs of what the future of open girls football at Mount View High might look like.

HOUSE TEAM INITIATIVE


HOUSE LEADERBOARD

Students gain house points for

a range of activities including

sporting success, participation,

attendance and involvement in

extra-curricular activities.

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION


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