BILLABONG HIGHLIGHTS - Millennium
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<strong>BILLABONG</strong> <strong>HIGHLIGHTS</strong><br />
Principal: Phil Carroll 02 6029 8377<br />
Deputy Principal: Julie Bowen 02 6029 8833<br />
Email: billabong-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Gordon Street CULCAIRN NSW 2660<br />
Web Address: www.billabong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au<br />
Monday 28 June 2010 TERM 2 WEEK 11<br />
Parent/Teacher Interviews<br />
A final reminder that parent/Teacher Interviews will take place this<br />
Wednesday from 4.00 pm – 7.00 pm in the hall. Students have been<br />
issued with booking sheets and should have been making<br />
appointments with their teachers. Booking sheets are also on the<br />
school website.<br />
Reports<br />
Students in Years 7 – 11 have been issued with their semester one<br />
reports today. There have been a lot of positive achievements during<br />
the semester and I would ask students and parents to review their<br />
reports in preparation for the second semester.<br />
2009 Annual School Report<br />
The 2009 Annual School Report is now available for parents and the<br />
community to read. A hard copy is not provided but the report is placed<br />
on the school website. The address is www.billabongh.school.nsw.edu.au.<br />
had the opportunity to learn about. Additionally, the test is quite<br />
expensive.<br />
In its place this year, students will sit the NSW Junior Geography<br />
Competition. This test has been developed by Geography teachers<br />
and the content is more relevant.<br />
All students in Year 10 will sit for this 40 minute test during<br />
Geography/History lessons this week. If students are away and miss<br />
the test, they can organise with their teacher or the Head Teacher of<br />
Social Science (Mr Schneider) to complete it at another time. There<br />
will not be a charge for this test. Students will receive a certificate, as<br />
well as valuable feedback on their progress in the course. This<br />
competition also enables students and parents to make comparisons<br />
with other Year 10 students across the state.<br />
Mr P Schneider, BHS – Environmental Education Coordinator<br />
Quality Teaching Award<br />
Congratulations to Ms Tanya Fischer who has received a Riverina<br />
Region Quality Teaching Award. This will be presented at the start of<br />
Education Week on 2 nd August in Griffith. This is a wonderful<br />
achievement and recognises Ms Fischer’s contribution in the classroom<br />
and to the wider school community.<br />
School Development Day<br />
The Term 3 School Development Day will be held on Monday 19 th July.<br />
Staff will be involved in a range of professional development activities<br />
that include:<br />
First aid training and updating<br />
Mental health issues<br />
Technology updates<br />
School will resume for all students on Tuesday 20 th July.<br />
Geography Competition<br />
In recent years the school participated in the Australian Geographic<br />
Geography Competition. This competition has provided students,<br />
parents and teachers with some useful feedback on general<br />
geographical knowledge. However, the test itself is not closely aligned<br />
with the NSW syllabus and asks some questions that students have not<br />
WHAT’S HAPPENING<br />
Rehearsal & Drama Performance Riverina Playhouse Wagga 29/06<br />
Rotary Debating 29/06<br />
Chess Competition 29/06<br />
Yr 7 – 11 Parent/Teacher Evening 30/06<br />
Indigenous Dance Group during Sport 30/06<br />
Yrs 11 & 12 Primary Industries to North Wagga TAFE 30/06<br />
Positive 2 Excursion 01/07<br />
BHS providing 10 umpires for Tony Lockett Football Competition 01/07<br />
Last day of Term 2 02/07<br />
School Development Day for all staff only 19/07<br />
First Day of Term 3 for all students 20/07<br />
Woolly Ragwort<br />
A group of Year 9 Geography students have been working with the<br />
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Ranger to complete research on<br />
the Woolly Ragwort, a vulnerable plant species. Research conducted<br />
on this plant indicated that it is confined to a few small areas in<br />
Australia. One of those areas is the Benambra National<br />
Park, the northern section of the Yambla Range.<br />
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The students involved (Megan Govan, Laura Kane, Sophie<br />
Trethowan, Georgia Pitson, Stuart Nelson and Hayden<br />
Davenport) have been busy early in the term learning about<br />
the plant and research techniques. In recent weeks they<br />
have been in the field recording data on the plant numbers<br />
and plotting locations with GPS devices. This information<br />
will be downloaded and incorporated into wider research<br />
being completed by the National Parks.<br />
It has been enjoyable and very rewarding educationally.<br />
The work on the Woolly Ragwort will continue next term.
Japanese Virtual Excursion – By Calia Jones & Toni Daley<br />
Konnichi wa. On Friday 18 th June some Year 9 and 10 Japanese<br />
students made the long journey to room 14 for a virtual excursion,<br />
using the video conferencing equipment. The excursion was through<br />
the Tanken Centre in Sydney – a cultural and immersion language<br />
experience for Japanese.<br />
We collected questions to ask students from another Year 9 and 10<br />
Japanese class, Blakehurst High, located in Sydney. Not to mention<br />
everything that each of us said was in Japanese. Being Japanese<br />
students, lucky we understood. We said Konnichi wa (hello) then asked<br />
each other questions, such as ‘Petto go imasuka’ (Do you have a<br />
pet), Nan sai desu ko, (How old are you) and ‘Gokazoku wan an nin<br />
esu ka (How many people in your family). We played a range of<br />
educational games such as writing<br />
Japanese in speech bubbles for comics, on<br />
the interactive whiteboard and showed the<br />
Blakehurst High students a slide-show<br />
about our school.<br />
After Sayounara (goodbye), the equipment<br />
was switched off. We would like to thank<br />
Blakehurst High and Miss Fischer for taking<br />
us on the virtual excursion.<br />
Tickets will be available for<br />
Creative Arts Week<br />
‘The Mad Hatters’ T – Party<br />
Wednesday 7.30 pm<br />
Thursday 7.30 pm<br />
Bookings available through BHS Office<br />
Family – 2 adults & 2 children $25.00<br />
Adults $10.00, Students/Concession $5.00<br />
NAIDOC Week<br />
NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day<br />
Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for<br />
organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym<br />
has since become the name of the week itself.<br />
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to<br />
celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and<br />
Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year, NAIDOC Week falls in the<br />
first week of the July holidays. This week at school, Year 8 History<br />
students will be displaying posters around the school to provide<br />
information and raise the awareness of NAIDOC Week. Year 11 Legal<br />
Studies students will be making a presentation at Assembly that<br />
explains the meaning and purpose of the week. As a school<br />
community, we are very proud of our rich Aboriginal history and culture.<br />
It is widely known that the symbol of the creek on the school badge<br />
represents the Billabong Creek linking the small towns and<br />
communities of the area. But this creek was also a very special place<br />
for Wiradjuri peoples for many thousands of years. For countless<br />
generations, Aboriginal culture was passed on through ceremonies,<br />
dance and stories. During NAIDOC Week we pause to think about this<br />
and celebrate with the broader Indigenous community.<br />
Mr P Schneider, BHS - Aboriginal Education Coordinator<br />
Girls’ Football<br />
On Friday of the first week back next term, the senior girls play in a 9-aside<br />
carnival in Wagga. The following Monday the Under 14 girls have<br />
a carnival in Wagga as well. Teams will be finalised over coming days.<br />
Selection and training for the senior girls will take place this<br />
Wednesday at lunch 2 on the school oval.<br />
Coach Schneider<br />
Riverina Tennis Representation<br />
Billabong High School was represented at the recent Riverina Tennis<br />
Trials in Wagga by Jessica Wakefield, Angela Winnett and Alyssa<br />
Savill. Alyssa was selected as the #3 seed for the Riverina Team<br />
which will compete at the end of August. Angela and Jessica are on<br />
the reserves list.<br />
Riverina Cross Country Team Members<br />
The following students have been selected in the Riverina Cross<br />
Country team to compete at Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway on<br />
23 rd July : Emma Gittoes , Jessica Sturgess, Elise Merkel , Kayla<br />
Wright, Samantha Field, Brieanna Galvin, Brooke McKay, Andrew<br />
Slattery and Coby Ross.<br />
Indigenous Hip Hop Project<br />
The Indigenous Hip Hop Project from the Loud and<br />
Proud Festival are coming back these school holidays.<br />
Dion and the rest of the crew will be running hip hop<br />
and beatbox workshops in Jindera on Monday 5 th –<br />
Tuesday 6 th July 2010 – 9.00 am – 3.00 pm.<br />
The two day workshops cost $30.00 which includes a<br />
light lunch. This is open to anyone aged between 10<br />
and 17 years.<br />
Registration Forms are available from BHS Front Office<br />
or Greater Hume Shire Council Office. Forms and your<br />
$30.00 will need to be returned to the council office by<br />
Wednesday 30 th June. Any further questions contact Tana Cuming,<br />
on 6026 3800 or 0417 212 069.<br />
Parent Line<br />
If you are interested in averting the negative spiral of being frustrated<br />
with your child’s behaviour, stopping and the blaming, call us at<br />
Parent Line 1300 1300 52, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or log onto<br />
our website for more parenting information on<br />
www.parentline.org.au.<br />
Canteen Roster<br />
29/06 Sharon Shearer 01/07 Helen Raven<br />
Special performance:<br />
Internationally acclaimed -<br />
Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda<br />
Performing here at Billabong High School.<br />
This Wednesday 30 June at 11:20am for a 30 minute<br />
performance.<br />
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