No 8 Newsletter June 2013 - Junee High School

■ 2013 ■ Term 2 ■ Weeks 5 and 6■ Principal: Matthew BrownA Master ClassNgumba-Dal Wool Day■ Phone: (02) 6924 1666To Dream. To Create. To Succeed.■ Fax: (02) 6924 1798Junee High School■ Email: junee-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au52 Lydia Street■ Website: www.junee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Junee NSW 2663

Junee High School■ Principal: Matthew BrownTo Dream. To Create. To Succeed.■ Phone: (02) 6924 1666■ Fax: (02) 6924 1798Junee 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 2 ■ Weeks 5 and 6■ NewsletterCalendarTerm 2, Week 6Tues 4 JuneTerm 2, Week 7Mon 10 JuneTues 11 JuneYear 7 VaccinationsQueen’s Birthday LongWeekend‘This Isn’t Kansas’ production.11:00am and 7:00pm MPCWed 12 June ASPIRE UC Years 7-10Thur 13 JuneFri 14 JuneGEO BIG Breakfast‘This Isn’t Kansas’ productionat 11:00am MPCExperience La TrobeIn this issue ...Year 8: Going for Goals!......................................................... 5Year 9: Pathways... where am I going and how do Iget there? .................................................................................... 5Year 10: Expanding Horizons... from here to career! .. 5Sport Update .................................................................................. 6Bill Turner Cup Soccer (Under 15s Girls and Boys) ..... 6Zone Athletics ............................................................................ 6Riverina News ............................................................................ 6The Centenary of Anzac ............................................................. 7Ballot Arrangements for Attendance at Anzac DayCommemorations 25 April 2015 ........................................ 7Feature PhotoPrincipals Message… ................................................................... 3Reflecting on the first semester ......................................... 3Lions Honours Assembly ...................................................... 3Aspire UC (University of Canberra) ................................... 3Alumni Success ......................................................................... 3School Uniform......................................................................... 3Elective Fees............................................................................... 3Junee North joins JHS to learn about wool by theexperts from Moses & SonCurriculum Update .................................................................. 3Year 12 Reports ........................................................................ 3News from English and History .............................................. 4Parents Transporting Students for Excursions .................. 4Semester One 2013 Honours Assembly.............................. 5WHAT‟S HAPPENING IN CAREERS? ...................................... 5Aspire UC .................................................................................... 5Year 7: My Future, My Options. ......................................... 5

Junee High SchoolPrincipals Message…Reflecting on the first semesterThere are a number of moments during the year forreflection and the end of term is certainly one of those.As we work hard to bring the first semester to asuccessful end, it is important that students reflect onthe achievements they have made over the past sixmonths. We encourage each student to consider howthe year is progressing and then plan to maintainstrengths and work to improve weaknesses.Lions Honours AssemblyOn Monday, 24 June starting at 10:30am we will holdour first Lions Credit Assembly for 2013. This is a short,30 minutes, celebratory assembly which recognises allthose students who have achieved Credit Awards,Distinction Awards or Credit Certificate (status). Parentsand family are invited and welcome to join us and stayfor a tea and/or coffee afterwards.The Credit Certificate is awarded to those students whohave reached Credit Status on the school's HonoursSystem. This is the first major step a student can maketowards higher levels of achievement; Distinction, HighDistinction and then the ultimate success of Honours.Aspire UC (University of Canberra)We had two representatives from UC speak with ourstudents on Thursday last week and they wereenormously complimentary about the attitude of andresponse from our students. They were particularlyappreciative of Year 9 and 10s. However, all studentsare to be congratulated on the wonderful feedbackthat we have received.Alumni SuccessIt is wonderful to hear about the success of paststudents. Rebecca Spink who left Junee High School in2000 is now a teacher at Aitken Creek Primary Schoolin Victoria. Her passion for technology resulted in herreceiving state-wide recognition. While Rebecca hasbeen teaching for only five years, she has obviouslymade a real mark on her students‟ sense of self andachievement. She was recently awarded VictorianPrimary Teacher of the Year.We congratulate Rebecca on this wonderfulachievement.School UniformIt may surprise you to hear how often people whocome into our school comment on our students‟wearing of the uniform. Generally this is positive but asthe colder weather sets in we have too many studentswho are wearing inappropriate, non‐uniform clothing.Hoodies and multi‐coloured tops over or under theschool shirt are not acceptable. Unsafe shoes shouldnever be worn to school. There are a range of reasonswhy we encourage our students to wear the correctuniform. However, we recognise that some familiesmay not be able to afford the correct winter uniform. Ifthis is the case, we would ask you to get in touch withthe school so that we can support you to support us.Elective FeesWe do need to ask a huge favour from our parentbody. There is a common misunderstanding about thecosts for electives that students take in Years 7 throughto Year 12; that the fees are not mandatory.Unfortunately, this is not the case. No school isprovided with the funds to provide the students withthe materials to offer courses such as Food Tech,Hospitality, Metal and Timber Tech, Visual Arts andmany others. If you have received an invoice in themail for the course fees, we really do need you to paythese fees as soon as possible. If you have difficultymanaging those costs please contact the school sothat we may discuss ways of supporting your child.Curriculum UpdateUnfortunately we have not been able secure anadditional Metals and Wood teacher for 2013. We haveensured that this position will be filled at the end ofthe year. However, in the meantime, we have beenextremely fortunate to have Ms Prue Asmus join ourteam for the remainder of the year. There will be aremix of technics courses covered in Years 7 and 8 andthe Year 9/10 Metal class has been rebadged as theynow undertake Marine and Aquatic Technology.Year 12 ReportsYear 12 reports have been issued today. While there isgood number of students who achieved pleasingresults, there is also a number who now need tocommit themselves to the very worthwhile challengethat a quality HSC sets.You don't have to be great to get started, but youhave to get started to be great.Mr Matthew BrownPrincipalPage 3

Junee High SchoolNews from English and HistoryThe three new teachers who have joined ourdepartment have blended in well. The talents of MissHyland and Miss Kingwell are being put to use in theupcoming production ‘This Isn’t Kansas’. In theproduction the talents of the Glee Club (choir),musicians and budding actors will be showcased. Theevening performance is Tuesday 11 June at 7:00pm.Tickets can be purchased from the frontoffice. Adults $5.00 and Students $3.00.Miss Kingwell has students from Years 7 to 10 involvedin the Premier‟s Debating Challenge and after asuccessful first round win we wish them well in theirnext round against Cootamundra and MurrumburrahHigh Schools.Miss Lamotte has taken room 7 and made it her ownwith the walls endorsing specialist English words alongwith a ‘What I have learnt’ board. Miss Lamotte‟scomputer skills in the use of blogging are not onlyused within the classroom but the school as a whole.Mrs Evans has been asked to give a presentation at theRiverina Learning Conference this week. Herpresentation will be on secondary strategies toencourage students in their reading and to developlifelong learning.In consultation with staff Miss Littlejohn has taken agroup of students to the local Library to listen to avisiting author to explain the research process she didin order to write her book about the mother of NedKelly. Miss Kingwell‟s Year 8 English classes have beenvisiting the local library as part of the Book BorrowingExtravaganza Program.The mural stairwell project is in the design stageassisted by Ms Glasgow and a group of Year 8 and 9students.Ms Mackay has her Year 7 LOTE classes speakingvarious words and numbers in German and learningnot only another language but aspects of their culturetoo. Not only are these people progressing, assessingand reporting on students, they are involved in extracurricularactivities as well to give them as manyopportunities to develop lifelong learning skills.Mrs Anne HigginsonHead Teacher English/HistoryParents Transporting Students forExcursionsYou may have noticed that when your child bringshome a permission note, which involves privatetransport to be provided by parents, that we requestthat original driver‟s licence and registration papers aresighted at school and a copy kept. This is aDepartment of Education and Communitiesrequirement, which protects both you, as a volunteerdriver and the children travelling with you.The following excerpt comes from this policy:9.3.1 The transporting of students in the cars of staffmembers, parents, caregivers, volunteers and otherstudents should only occur in those circumstanceswhere there is no feasible option available to providealternative transportation. This may only occur underthe following conditions:a) Written permission from the parent(s) orcaregiver(s) of the students(s) being transported isobtainedb) The driver is licensed and, if issued with aprovisional licence, complies with any relevant peerpassenger conditionsc) The vehicle is registeredd) The number of passengers in the vehicle doesnot exceed the number of seatbeltse) Current driver‟s licence and car registrationdetails are sighted by the school prior to givingpermission for students to be transported in thevehicle.Please note: Once you have brought your originaldocuments to school and a copy has been made, yourpaperwork is then current for all further excursionsuntil the expiry dates on your licence or registrationare reached.Mrs Kelly RichardsSchool Admin ManagerPage 4

Junee High SchoolSemester One 2013 HonoursAssemblyStudents are reminded tocollect and „trade-up‟ theirachievement and meritawards with teachers andYear Advisers in time for theSemester One HonoursAssembly. The deadline tohand in awards for thisassembly is Friday 14 June.Our Semester One HonoursAssembly will be held onMonday 24 June 2013 at10:30am and will celebrate the presentation of awardsto students who have achieved recognition andsuccess in Semester One, 2013. It is anticipated theaward presentations will conclude at 11:00am.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CAREERS?Aspire UCThe University of Canberra (UC) is committed tosupporting people from diverse backgrounds to attendUniversity. UC runs a range of outreach programs tosupport students from low socio-economic statusbackgrounds, Indigenous students, rural and remotestudents, students with a disability, and “first-in-family”students to attend University.The Aspire UC program is an outreach initiative of theUniversity of Canberra. The program aims to supportthe educational aspirations of students in Years 7-10from financially disadvantaged or regionalbackgrounds. Students in Years 7-10 from schools thatparticipate in this program have the opportunity totake part in a range of inspiring, interactive andinformative activities. Junee High School was luckyenough to be invited to participate in this worthwhileprogram at the end of 2012 and last week saw the firstof three visits to school by the Aspire team.Year 7: My Future, My Options.Students will take part in an exciting program that willintroduce them to post-school education options. Aprimary focus will be placed on encouraging studentsnot to underestimate themselves or their potential andto start planning early for their future. Activities willhelp students draw out their own strengths andinterests highlighting the fact that they should do whatthey enjoy and work on improving skills in those areas.Year 8: Going for Goals!This program will primarily focus on encouragingstudents to fulfil their potential. Students will develop acommon understanding of what goals are and theimportance of short and long-term goal setting.Students will take part in a variety of individual andgroup activities designed to help build theirconfidence, self-esteem and encourage them to takethe steps necessary to plan for their future.Year 9: Pathways... where am I going andhow do I get there?Students are encouraged to make informed choicesabout their post-school options. Students workthrough a number of activities designed to assist themin pursuing their interests, realising their potential andtaking advantage of the opportunities available.Year 10: Expanding Horizons... from here tocareer!This program encourages students to identify andselect options for the future that genuinely interestthem. Students will have an opportunity to think abouttheir own futures and the steps they must take toachieve their dream careers.All Year 7-10 students will participate in the program.GEO BIG BreakfastThursday 13 June8:20amOutside Science BlockAll WelcomeMrs Elaine BunyanCareers AdviserPage 5

Junee High SchoolSport UpdateBill Turner Cup Soccer (Under 15s Girls andBoys)On 17 May Junee hosted the first round of Bill TurnerCup Soccer against Temora, Young and Tumut HighSchools.Both the boys and girls‟ teams played well againstTemora, with the girls making light work to make itthrough to the second round against Young High. Theboys had a more difficult task, after giving up a 2-0halftime lead they held on to finish 2-2 at the end ofnormal time. The game went into a “drop-off” where aplayer had to leave the field every 5 minutes untilsomeone scored. Eventually Junee prevailed with abrilliant strike from Justin Jenkins late in extra time.Unfortunately the boys had a tougher task againstYoung High, going down 4-1 in tough conditions. Theyheld on strongly in the first half to be tied 1-1 athalftime but unfortunately their defence could not holdon. The best for the boys were Justin Jenkins, DamonJackson and Braiden Philipse.The most exciting game of the day was saved for thegirls‟ second round against Young High, as they heldon for a 1-1 draw at the end of normal time, to go intoa “drop-off” as well. Some strong defence and talentedgoal-keeping by Hannah Turner and Abbie Foley keptJunee in the game. Some nervous moments passed asboth teams had players drop off the field every 5minutes, and eventually making it through 20 minutesof extra-time without a goal scored. This resulted in apenalty shoot-out with the remaining seven playerslining up to compete and hope for some luck. After anintense round where all players had a shot and therewas still no difference between the teams, Abbie Foleylined up for her second shot to win the game. Withnerves of steel she easily slotted the goal, after alsogoal-keeping during the shoot-out, creating a massivecheer from the crowd who had remained to watch theend result.This exciting win saw the girls travel to Cootamundraon June 3 to play Cootamundra High in the next round.Again the defence was the key for Junee High, with thesenior players of Nastarsha, Chloe, Tegan and Abbiedetermined to step up and lead the way!Unfortunately the team lost the game 1-0 despitegreat resilience to continually defend the goal. In thesecond half, Junee certainly looked the more likelyteam to score, creating several chances in the final 10minutes and never giving up.This team should be very proud of making it this far, asthere were only a handful of regular soccer players. Allplayers showed great improvement between the firstgame against Temora and the final game againstCootamundra. The team spirit was extremely positive,with all players contributing to the success of the teamand senior players demonstrating leadership todevelop the less experienced players.It was a pleasure taking both of these teams torepresent Junee High, as they represented the schoolwith great skills and passion. Well done!Zone AthleticsOn 20 May, students represented the school at ZoneAthletics in Temora. Despite some poor conditions attimes, all students who came away represented theschool in a very positive manner. Most studentsparticipated in as many events as they could, while thesportsmanship of all involved was to be commended.The students who made it through to the RiverinaAthletics Carnival in Albury on the 26 July are Billie-Rose Deacon (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Justin Jenkins(High Jump) and Andreas Shepherd (1500m, LongJump). Congratulations and good luck at the next level!Riverina NewsThis week (2-6 June) Miss Fritsch coached the OpenGirls‟ Riverina Touch Team, which included Junee Highstudent Elisha McDermott.Next week (18-20 June) Mr Roberts will coach theOpen Boys‟ Riverina Touch Team, which will includeJunee High student Liam Sweeney.Thank youMr Luke RobertsPDHPEJunee High would like to thank CathyPasslow for her time and effortdemonstrating the art of hand massage.Students will use this skill when they visitCooinda Court as part of their communityservice.Page 6

Junee High SchoolThe Centenary of AnzacBallot Arrangements for Attendance atAnzac Day Commemorations 25 April 2015Looking for school documents?Please note that most of our school documents such asnewsletters, excursion notes, information booklets etccan be found on our school website:Gallipoli Peninsula, TurkeyIn 2015 there will be places available for 8,000Australians, 2,000 New Zealanders and up to 500official representatives of all countries that served inthe Gallipoli campaign.The Australian Government has carefully consideredoptions for the ballot, drawing on feedback receivedfrom members of the public, the veteran and Defencecommunities, tour operators and other keystakeholders, as part of a public consultationundertaken in 2012Five per cent of places will be set aside from the ballotprocess for representative secondary school childrenand their chaperones, to be allocated and managedthrough the states and territories (400 passes in total).You can find us at: www.junee-h.schools.nsw.edu.auOr scan the following code with your smartphone orlaptop‟s webcam for our current newsletter.Community NewsThe ballot is expected to be open for registrations on 1November 2013 and close on 31 January 2014. Furtherinformation on the ballot arrangements and criteria isavailable on the Gallipoli 2015 website atwww.gallipoli2015.dva.gov.auSchool FeesPlease be aware that a student thathas less than 85% attendance andnon-payment of school elective feeswill be ineligible for non-curricularbased excursions including the up andcoming Ski Trip and the AnnualSchool Ball. Please make payment onschool fees as soon as possible.Phone the office 6924 1666 if youneed to set up a payment plan.Page 7

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