No 12 Newsletter August - Junee High School

■ 2013 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 5 and 6
■ Principal: Matthew Brown
Child Studies
Play, Fun and Craft
■ Phone: (02) 6924 1666
To Dream. To Create. To Succeed.
■ Fax: (02) 6924 1798
Junee High School
■ Email: junee-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
52 Lydia Street
■ Website: www.junee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Junee High School
■ Principal: Matthew Brown
To Dream. To Create. To Succeed.
■ Phone: (02) 6924 1666
■ Fax: (02) 6924 1798
Junee High School
■ Email: junee-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 52 Lydia Street (PO Box 141)
■ Website: www.junee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663
■ 2013 ■ Term 3 ■ Weeks 5 and 6
■ Newsletter
Calendar
Term 3, Week 6
Tues 20 August
Wed 21 August
Thurs 22 August
Fri 23 August
Term 3, Week 7
Tues 27 August
Wed 28 August
Thurs 29 August
In this issue ...
Transition to Work Expo
Ulandra Nature Reserve Trip
Touch Football Postponed
Year 6 Transition Program
Riverina Youth Leadership
Forum
War Memorial Excursion
Riverina Education Resource
Centre Excursion
Touch Football Gala Day
Year 6 Transition Program
Feature Photo
JHS Child Studies Play Group
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Principal’s Message… .................................................................. 3
Term 3 – Half Way ................................................................... 3
Dance the Night Away ........................................................... 3
Play Group .................................................................................. 3
Master Kitchen .......................................................................... 3
National Partnership Program will run into 2014 ....... 3
RoboCup ..................................................................................... 3
The Academy Awards start here ........................................ 3
Curriculum Plans for 2014 .................................................... 3
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Deputy Principals Message….. ................................................. 3
Fund Raising .............................................................................. 4
Transition Program ................................................................. 4
School To Work ........................................................................ 4
Pizzas on the Run .................................................................... 4
Archibull and it’s calf take a “road trip”............................... 4

Junee High School
Principal’s Message…
Term 3 – Half Way
Here we are at the halfway mark through Term 3. It is a
good time for students to assess their progress and to
make clever and sensible decisions about improving
their study habits and application in class and on
assessment tasks. These decisions will make a real
difference to their academic progress for the rest of
2013; setting them up for continued success in the
years ahead.
Dance the Night Away
The School Ball takes place in the last week of this
term. This is a major school extra-curricular activity and
an important cultural event each year. We would dearly
love all students who wish to attend the opportunity to
do so.
However, it is important to remind our school
community that students need to meet the following
conditions if they are to attend: a minimum of 85%
school attendance, not to be on the uniform list, to
have paid all their elective fees and last, but certainly
not least, to have behaved appropriately.
Play Group
Miss Fritch’s Stage 5 Child Studies class commenced
Play Group activities last week. This program has run
very, very successfully for the past two years and we
know that it will continue to be popular in 2013.
Watching our students work so cleverly with infants
and being entirely committed to making a success of
the program is wonderful to witness.
decision was reversed and we will now receive the full
program’s entitlements. This is a great outcome for
students and staff at Junee High School.
RoboCup
We will be offering a number of students (10-15) an
opportunity to participate in the school’s first Robocup
Competition. This program will operate in November
and will be available to students in all Year groups.
Participation is free but students must meet all the
conditions that are set for the attendance of any noncurricular
school activities. (See the article for the
School Ball.)
The Academy Awards start here
We will be offering a number of students an
opportunity to participate in Film Making Workshops.
This program will operate in Term 4 and will be
available to students in all Year groups. Participation is
free but students must meet all the conditions that are
set for attendance to any non-curricular school
activities. (See the article for the School Ball.)
Curriculum Plans for 2014
A big thank you to Mrs Bunyan who has interviewed all
the Year 10 students to determine what it is that they
would like to study for their HSC. Our goal is to make
sure that all of them can participate in the courses that
they want, need and in which they are able to achieve
success. There will be academic as well as vocational
education pathways. The students’ choices are placed
on elective lines and the students will need to make
their final subject choices from those options. The
number of courses we offer our students continues to
be most impressive.
Master Kitchen
It has been on the drawing board for a few years now
but we have been told last week that the planned
upgrade to the kitchen should be commenced at the
end of the year, with everything in place for the
beginning of the new school year. Exciting days ahead!
National Partnership Program will run into
2014
In May this year, we were informed that our National
Partnership funding had been terminated. This was
very distressing news as we had been expecting the
program to run to its planned conclusion at the end of
2014. Last week, with no real explanation as to why, the
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Junee High School
A Word from the DP…
Fund Raising
This week has seen a huge effort from our students to
raise funds for some very good causes. Following on
from the successful Pretty in Pink day, Year 8 ran a
food stall and guessing competition that raised $236
for Relay for Life. This event will be followed-up by a
most flavoursome cake stall organised by Ms Campbell
and Ms Jeffs with the support of staff. The funds raised
here will be put towards the morning Breakfast Club –
a program that provides students with a free breakfast
several mornings a week. It is wonderful to see
students and staff being so committed to supporting
such worthy causes.
Transition Program
The transition program is now in full-swing, with our
Ngumba-Dal Year 6 partners. In their weekly visits to
Junee High School the students are enjoying a range
of experiences across all subjects, including the
practical aspects of Science, Food Technology, Wood
Technology and Agriculture.
School to Work
A big thank you to Miss Mackay and Mrs McInerney
who took a group of students to Wagga to investigate
the range of skills required when moving from the
school environment to the work environment.
Pizzas on the Run
Compliments continue to flow about the great job our
boys did building the pizza oven. The first pizza is
another step closer with the first firing of the oven.
Pizza’s on the menu adds a new dimension to our
alfresco area.
Terry Vercoe, Deputy Principal
Archibull and it’s calf take a “road trip”
consumer and environment. “Meria” needs to visually
narrate all aspects so that spectators can view and
learn about all things related to wool.
In addition to the research, students meet a Young
Farming Champion/Eco Champion who is assigned to
Junee High. Our champion, Melissa Henry has made
two visits to our school to inform students about the
Art4Agriculture program and explain further her
experience in agriculture, the many and varied aspects
of Agriculture, together with career options.
All secondary schools participating in the
Art4Agriculture program are required to produce a
Blog adding photographs, together with posts which
document the stages of the Archibull’s (Meria’s)
journey and topics of research. Additionally students
need to design a PowerPoint presentation which
presents an overview of the Art4Agriculture program,
its background and objectives together with a
summary of the latest innovations happening in the
wool industry.
As you will note, there are three components, each of
which reflect related content, however deliver very
differently. “Meria” has a calf who is doing a road trip
between the Ngumba-Dal Learning Community
primary schools (Eurongilly, Illabo, Junee North and
Junee Public Schools).
To date the calf (yet to be named), has visited Illabo
Public and is now at Junee North Public before
travelling to Junee Public and onto Eurongilly Public
School. Each primary school has been given an aspect
of the “Story of Wool” to research and decorate their
allocated section on the calf.
The cow and calf are enjoying popularity with various
appearances at specific events, such as Junee High
School’s recent Art4Ag Dinner which was a P&C
fundraiser. All funds raised have significantly assisted
the Agriculture course and school farm.
Merrin Glasgow, Visual Arts Teacher
Students at Junee High have done a great deal of
brainstorming around the artwork for their Archibull (a
life size fibreglass cow). The Archibull, now has an
identity, her name being Meria, “meri” derived from
Merino, and “a” for Australia.
The Art4Agriculture competition requires students to
undertake extensive research in either a food or fibre,
depending on what the school is assigned. Junee High
School has been asked to adorn their Archibull with
the fibre wool. Our students are reading the “Story of
Wool” which includes the source, producer, product,
Merrin Glasgow and Young Farming Champion Melissa Henry with
“Meria” and her calf at the recent Art for Agriculture Dinner
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Junee High School
Touch Football Gala Day
Due to heavy rain on Monday 19 August the Touch
Football Gala Day has been postponed due to Wagga
Wagga City Council closing the playing fields. The
carnival has been moved to the backup date of
Wednesday 28 August
Community News
Junee Jaguars Family Bingo Night
Junee Bowling Club
Saturday 24 August, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
$7.00 Single and $20.00 Family
Light Supper Provided
Inquiries to Julie – 0400 559 402
LAPTOP UPDATE
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Junee High School
Sonny and Mr Rudd
Nelson
BroSpeak
SistaSpeak
Culture; Knowledge; Skills
Mr Knox, Mr Rudd, Miss Mackay and Ms Shaw with participants in the BroSpeak and SistaSpeak Programs
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