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Issue 5 Term 3 - Week 4 Friday, 11th August 2017
GREAT LAKES COLLEGE The Dolphin
One College Three Campuses
Unlimited Opportunities
A proud member of the Great Lakes Learning Community
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P & C NEWS
HAVE YOU MOVED? If you have recently moved, please ensure you have updated your details with your school.
Forster Campus
Phone: (02) 6554 6062
Fax: (02) 6555 6904
Email: [email protected]
Tuncurry Campus
(Phone: (02) 6555 0500
Fax: (02) 6557 6511
Email: [email protected]
Senior Campus
Phone: (02) 6555 0555
Fax: (02) 6557 6511
Email: [email protected]
The P & C recently held their August meeting after the winter break. There were quite a few new faces in attendance, and interested people are more than welcome to attend the monthly meetings. I have received a number of media releases from the P & C Federation over the last 2 months. These releases have in-cluded concern about the passing of the “Gonski 2.0” funding model by the Government. The effect on the funding changes on our College remains to be determined, and this will be further discussed with College Principals as more in-formation comes to hand. The Annual Federation Conference, to be held shortly, will also discuss the ongoing Religious Education classes, and more specifically possible alternative educational options for students not attending these classes. Finally, and this release was sent just after the recent NAPLAN results were released, included “congratulations “ at NSW being the state with the best overall results, but also raised that just under 70% of current Year 9 students did not reach bench marks which would allow them to achieve their Higher School Certificate when they complete Year 12. This ap-pears to be an alarmingly high number, and students will need to reach these bench marks, hopefully before they enter the more taxing Year 11 and 12 years. This will be discussed with College Principals as more details of local scores be-come available. The annual Great Lakes Learning Community Assembly is scheduled for early August. I will be honoured to attend this gathering, as I have done so for the past few years. It is a wonderful public acknowledgement of the academically gifted students from the College and surrounding feeder schools. All students who have achieved success are warmly congratu-lated. The Canteens at both Colleges continue to do well, however there has been a decline in profits achieved to date com-pared to last year. One of the major costs to the canteen is staff wages, and these can be curtailed with increasing volun-teers. Again any volunteer is warmly welcomed at both campuses, and ultimately profits get donated back to the college as a P & C donation, which we have managed to do several times. So if you have some spare time, please give volunteer-ing at the canteen a thought. Guy Laden, P & C President
COLLEGE NEWS
AMERICAN TRIP – January 2019 A group of travellers from the Great Lakes area has formed to travel to the United States in January 2019, following eight previously highly successful tours. Currently, there are close to twenty travellers who are already looking forward to spending time enjoying Disneyland, Hollywood, Universal Studios and San Fran-cisco as well as the time spent hosting with an American Family. Students who returned an expression of interest form but were unable to attend the information evening last term are still able to join. There are still a limited number of spaces available on the trip. If you are in Years 9, 10 or 11 and interested in travelling but haven’t yet joined the group, contact Mr Avery at the Senior Campus for fur-ther information. Matt Avery.
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Our recent musical production of Grease was a great success with sell-out audiences of over 550 on each of three nights. The production brought together the creative and performing arts talents of students and expertise of staff from across the college. Many people from across the school and greater community who attended commented on the depth of talent and energy of the students on stage, in the band and behind the scenes - back stage, in technical production and sets/artwork. The lead cast, chorus and band members attended vocal, script and dance and music rehearsals for up to four hours a week across the semester, with more intensive rehearsals occurring in the week leading up to the production. From the first auditions to the final curtain call, it was encouraging to see the growth in students’ confidence, self-esteem and capacity to be enriched through engagement with the arts. I would like to thank the many students and staff from across our college community for their contribution to our 2017 production of Grease. Vincent Jensen Head Teacher Creative & Performing Arts
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GLLC Concert celebrates Public Education
Talented musicians from the Great Lakes Learning Community performed for the public last Thursday to showcase the outstanding music and movement programs running in our public schools. The Education Week Concert’s afternoon program at Stockland Forster saw students from all three campuses combine to present a varied program of solo and ensemble performances. It was a valuable learning opportunity for the students, enabling them to develop essential performance skills in front of a live audience of peers and the wider community. For Year 12 Music students, it was an excellent chance to perform prior to their Trial HSC Practical Examinations in week 5. All students are to be commended for their hours of rehearsing which resulted in the admirable representation of Great Lakes College. They enjoyed the concert experience as well as each other’s cheers of encouragement and the audience participation! Our thanks go to Mr Greg Kelly for his organisation of the day, the team of collaborative Music staff - Mr Jensen, Mrs Richardson, Mr Ravoul and Mr Ruprecht, as well as to Alan Snowdon for assistance with transporting instruments and equipment. Narelle Richardson, Music Teacher
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Principals report Congratulations to Students and Staff for their achievement of PBL Points Students and staff have been achieving lots of PBL Points for their positive behaviour for learning with regard to our Core Expectations of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best. Well Done All! NAIDOC Assembly – 2017 Theme Our Languages Matter The celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture was, as always, a significant day that highlighted the extraordinary talents of our Aboriginal students. Hope Donnelly , Tyrell Paden and Kyeisha Green more than ably ran the assembly. The Koori Boys Group and the Koori Girls Group performed tradi-tional dances. The campus was privileged to have a large number of Elders, family and community members attend on the day to acknowledge the efforts of our students. Again it was a pleasure to have Aunty Lyn Davis yarn with us. There was the announcement of a Perpetual Trophy which will be awarded to one of the campus’ Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students who has shown cultural, classroom and sporting leader-ship. Thank you to all those Aboriginal community members who support our Aboriginal students through volun-teering their time and those through the Better Learning Better Communities Program. Subject Selection Evening On Tuesday 1st August a large number of parents and students attended the Subject Selection Evening for Year 7 to choose Year 8 electives and Year 8 to choose Year 9/10 electives. There were fantastic displays put up by the faculties to demonstrate some of the activities that their subjects have to offer and answer any questions from parents or students. A very successful evening.
FORSTER CAMPUS
Jennifer Miggins
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Great Lakes Learning Community Academic Assembly This assembly took place on Wednesday, 9 August at the Tuncurry Bowling Club Auditorium. Congratulations to the following students who were selected on their outstanding academic progress and results during Semester 1 this year: Ruby Hayes, Claire Dreise, Harrison Caithness, Ruby Mae Smith, Amalia Woodhouse, Samantha Gwynne, Ava Jolley, Lewis Koller, Riley Stocker, Tom Williams, Angus Robertson, Rudy Ferrer, Noah Piper, Ryan Wil-liamson, Finn Carroll, Minnie Hughes, Tyson Johnston, Abbey Astill, Brooke Horvath,Nyah Janjic, Bronsun Walters, Amber Cashman, Kate Johnson, Olivia Hayes, Jay Jones, Eden Flower, Darby Young, Amber Turnbull, Melissa Winter, Skye Edwards, Gerard Castillo, Reilly Palmer, Eryn Gabriel, Brady McNeil, Hunter Leech, Matthew Tait, Sarah McBride, Nicholas Phillip, Chelsea Slack, Erika Palagyi
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Naidoc Assembly On Tuesday 27th June Forster Campus held their NAIDOC assembly. It was wonderful to see so many people here supporting our students with the assembly being attended by elders, community members, family and friends. The assembly began with the official party being led in by Claire Bolt on the clap sticks and was then chaired by Hope Donnelly (Year 10), Kyeisha Green (Year 10) and Tyrell Paden (Year 9) who all spoke with pride and confidence on the day. Malakai Oxley (Year 8) joined these students on stage and read the poem “From the Oceans to the Dust”. The Worimi Djiyaganbiyn performed three dances “Welcome” “Seafood” and “Unity”, the Koori Boys Group led by William Simon then performed two dances “Welcome” and “Ghinni Ghinni Mud Crab” which both groups spent Term 2 learning and practicing. It was a stunning dis-play of cultural pride and respect by all of these students. Certificates were awarded for cultural, academic, leadership and sporting achievements and participation. Congratulations to all award recipients, it was great to see so many up on the stage accepting their certificates. Worimi Djiyaganbiyn Matisse Robins and Koori Girls Group Co Coordina-tor Kate Sanders designed the tshirts worn by staff and students on the day which looked great. The assembly was then followed with a BBQ that was prepared and served by our Food Tech staff and students which included Kangaroo pies, fish, lemon myrtle cheesecakes, wattleseed shortbread, bush to-mato dip and lilly pilly jam on scones made from lilly pilly’s grown at the school and much more. The support staff very kindly made cup cakes decorated in black, red and yellow icing. The BBQ provided an oppor-tunity for our students, staff, family and friends to interact in an infor-mal setting whilst enjoying good food and company. A special thank you to everyone that supports our Koori Boys and Girls groups on a regular basis, there’s too many to name individually but without them days like this wouldn’t be possible. Annette Whiting Student Support Officer Koori Girls Group Co Coordinator
Will Simon, Ashton Hilder, Jed McDonagh, Malakai Oxley, William Kennedy, Tyrell Padel, Wendell Bolt, Kade Bolt
Lyn Davis , Anna Grammer, Loretta Macdonald , Lee Simon, Donna Hall, Des Simon. Dennis Donnelly, Will Paulson, Vincent Hall and Terry Buckshiram.
Kyeisha Green, Hope Donnelly
Claire Bolt, Chloe Nielsen, Kyra Simon, Kyeisha Green, Hope Donnelly, Kirralee Pearce-Carey, Hayley Barlow, Kintarli Morris, Matisse Robins, Ariella White, Kiana Simon, Quontraya Ridegeway
BBQ area
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STEM class creates amazing sculptures! Year 9 S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) class have created some amazing sculptures using recycled Colorbond from the walls of the MPH. This metal was recently replaced due to the corrosion of the surface coating. So with some creative engineering and design, metal that would have gone to scrap has been transformed into beautiful artworks which now adorn the entry walls of our school. Students chose the design and worked in groups to plan, construct and finish the projects to a professional standard. We are very proud of these pieces of public art which create a great feeling as you enter our school, they remind us of the great part of the world in which we live and how we all need to care for the planet. Ian Dillon, Head Teacher TAS
Where’s yah Mummy!!!!!! “The whole class was very excited and thrilled for an entire week after Miss Brown told us that we were going to be turning ourselves into Ancient Egyptian mummies. When we entered the classroom for our awesome lesson, we were ecstatic to see the moun-tain of toilet rolls on display. To begin the lesson, a volunteer was called for to be mummified in front of the whole class, and Django’s hand shot straight up. Miss Brown had Django lay down on a few desks and then asked for volunteers to assist with the mummification process - Angus, Oscar, Finn and Ryan were up for the challenge. With the students help, Miss Brown demonstrated a mummification by drawing important symbols such as an ankh, pretending to use embalming fluid then wrapping Django in toilet paper. Finally, our class got their hands on the toilet paper and we all became mummies, we then dis-played the results to the other envious students. It was a fantastic learning experience” Written by Rudy, Django, Angus, Oscar and Finn in 8A.
War! What is it good for….
Two Year 8 History classes at Forster Campus had the opportunity to explore this age old question during their study of Ancient China. The propaganda, inspirational battlefield speeches, marching, tactics and competitive spirit were as effective as any conflict in the history of mankind. Though the inclement weather scuppered the planned events, the stu-dents thoroughly enjoyed participating in the athletic challenges none the less. Although putting up a valiant effort, the seriously outnumbered 8P ultimately lost the battle with 8A by 1 point. I believe their tenacious ‘never say die’ attitude and incredible propaganda led 8P to ultimately win the war – though I may be a little biased as I am their teacher. Jennifer Summers, HSIE
HSIE
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Woodwork ROCKS! Year 10 Industrial Technology students have been completing their Semester 1 project, a beautiful hardwood rocking chair.
The chairs have been crafted from local kiln dried Tallowood and involve many skills. The joints include hand cut dovetails and all chairs have been customised to suit. The quality of some of these projects is outstanding and every student has enjoyed the moment when finally they can sit back and "chillax" in something they have built by hand. Mr Dillon
Brendan's Rocker
Customised arm rests
Joanne's Rocker
Kai's Rocker
Nic's Rocker Quality Dovetails Rory's Rocker
Tyrone's Rocker
Aussie Made in Forster
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Agriculture The Ag Department has been very busy with a number of new additions to the farm in Term 3. We have two calves on loan for 3 weeks as a part of our Cows Create Careers Program. Students feed the calves twice a day. Many thanks our farmer, John Smith. A brand new brood of chicks, hatched in Week 1 of Term 3. The Chickens are a part of Year 7 Tec Rotation. Three lambs born in Week 3 of Term 3. The sheep are part of ongoing work for Years 9 and 10. Sunrae Baillie, Agriculture Teacher
Blaise and Rose
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RAP—Year 7 On Friday the 30th June, last day of Term 3, Year 7 had their RAP incursion. 116 gold students were invited to attend the day, along with the Year 7 Head Teacher, Year Advisors, and Roll Call teachers. The day included, donut races, apple bobbing, trampoline flipping, sumo suit battling, gladiator pit conquering, handball competi-tions, continual dance offs and last, but not least, pin bun on Miss Clough, and pin the moustache on Mr Koch. “The day was thrill seeking” quote Taylah Hobson. “It was way better than class, I got to whack Tamsyn and it would suck not to be in gold” - Makaylah Drew “It was so much fun” said Tamsyn Ellis, “I got to squash Maka” “My favourite activity was the sumo suits, because we got to take out our friends” - Miah Coleman A massive thank you to all of our Year 7 gold RAP students for an enjoyable day. Thank you to the fol-lowing teachers for all your support and commit-ment to the day: Mathew Whight, Glen Morante, Shelley York, Clint Lowry, Michelle Owens, Nadine McCosker and Nadine Wilson Carla Clough and Phil Koch
Tom Williams, Levi Flower
Charlotte Liggins, Lucy Boyce, Georgia Duffy, Kiana Simon, Mattisse Rob-
ins, Daniel Smith, Ruby Mae Smith
Nathan Khoutts
Makaylah Drew, Tamsyn Ellis, April Ramsay, Amalia Woodhouse, Claire
Dreise, Tahli Mcelroy, Michael Richter
Pin bun on Miss Clough, and pin the moustache on Mr Koch.
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SRC News The SRC has been again busy running fundraisers, planning projects and developing their leadership capacity in a num-ber of different ways. Students took part in the 2017 SRC Leadership Camp with all students coming away from the two days with new skills, relationships and abilities to be better leaders in our school. The SRC is now busy planning our next fundraising initiatives which include Jeans for Genes Day, volunteering at Ronald McDonald Retreat and other school based events. This term also sees the commencement of selecting new School Leaders for the 2018 School year. This process will commence in Week 4 with only SRC members being able to nominate themselves for a position as a 2018 School Leader. Following nominations, students have to complete a selection process including presentations to staff and Forster Campus students, before voting will take place. The new School Leadership Team will be announced by the end of Term 3.
SRC Camp At the end of Term 2 the Forster Campus SRC held there Leadership Camp for 2017. This two-day event was hosted at the Forster Campus MPH on day 1 and Adventure Land on day 2. Day 1 allowed students from all year groups to come together and brainstorm ideas for the direction of the SRC, fundraising and charities we would like to support, whilst building leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Day 2 allowed students to increase their trust, problem solving skills and leadership to participate in outdoor activities including archery, high and low ropes and the flying fox. Danielle Kirkland
GLC Forster Campus School Leaders Day 1 leadership and trust building activities
Three- high ropes 2017 Forster Campus SRC Camp
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Girls with a Purpose This week was the graduation of the Girls with a Purpose Program that was facilitated by Annette Whiting (Student Support Officer) and Linda Clarke (Teacher/Girls Advisor). Twelve Year 10 students graduated the program that focuses on gratitude, healthy relationships, self esteem, self worth, conflict resolution and self belief. At the grad-uation the girls were given their artistic creations from throughout the program and were awarded a graduation certificate. The girls were joined by two beauty advisers from Price-line who demonstrated beauty techniques using the girls as the models. A key message of the program is that beauty is what’s on the inside of a person so the beauty advisers were there to pamper the girls, not to change anything about them which was greatly appreciated by all. This group of girls were a pleasure to work with and they should be proud of the personal growth they achieved throughout the program. Annette Whiting Student Support Officer
Heart 2 Heart During Term 2, Heart 2 Heart once again offered its unique program to a new group of budding artists. Ten students were selected from Year 7 and 8 to join the program and participate in eight weeks of art skills development, exposure to mindfulness strategies and created a masterpiece . The program was lead Donna Rankin and Taryn Choma. At the end of Term 2, an exhibition was held for their artworks. Family, friends and staff from Forster Campus attended the exhibition. Morning tea was served as the girls were all recognised for their amazing efforts. Tonia Hopley Head Teacher Welfare Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Students’ artworks on display at the Exhibition. Front Row: Elise Montague, Makaylah Drew, Tamsyn Ellis, Isla MaCallum Back Row: Donna Rankin, Josie Mason, Clair Bolt, Sophia MacDonald, Kaiya Nel-son, Gabrielle Turner, Kintarli Morris
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Peer Leaders school visits 2017 Peer Leader representatives Jordan Fowler, Nicholas Phillip, Sam Young, Ben Chapman, Maddison Reeves, Dillan Webster, Gemma Caves and Alyssa Fuller accompanied by Annette Whiting (Student Support Officer), Carla Clough (Year 7 Year Adviser), Christina Whitbread (Relieving Deputy) and Tim Davies (Youth Work Student) visited 5 local primary schools to introduce them to the peer supports available at Forster Cam-pus. We did this by playing fun and interactive games with the Year 6 students that focused on team work, communication and friendships as well as discussing our peer leader roles at our campus including the Student Representative Council, Peer Reading and Transition Peer Leaders. We received positive feedback from the Year 6 students involved including the below statements from Pacific Palms students. “The peer leaders were good and I hope to be like them one day. The teachers seemed really nice. They made us feel com-fortable and more confident to go to high school.” “The leaders voices were loud and clear. They were nice and caring. They inspired us. The teachers were fun and helpful too.” “I valued the Year 10 students coming because they were nice. Some things that we thought might be bad in High School doesn’t seem as bad after speaking to them. I would love to become a peer leader to help the Year 7s when I am in Year 10.” Jordan Fowler and Maddison Reeves, Peer Leaders
Annette Whiting, Nick Phillip, Maddison Reeves, Dillan Webster, Jordan Fowler and students from Tuncurry Public School
The Tell Them From Me student feedback survey (Term 3, 2017)
I am delighted that this term, Great Lakes College Forster Campus, like many other public schools in the state, will partici-pate 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 stu-dent wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. You may remember that our students also participated in a Tell Them From Me student survey in Term 1 this year. Asking students to complete the survey twice in one year allows us to identify trends in student responses as well as track en-gagement and motivation across the school year. 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. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help improve how they do things at school. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au 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 the 4th September and 22nd September. 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 by Friday the 25th August. Copies of the form and FAQs are also available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents. Matthew Whight
Pacific Palms Public School students with their Peer Leaders
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Regional Athletics Carnival On Wednesday the 26th of July 11 students from Forster Campus made their way to Glendale Sports Complex in Newcastle for the 2017 Regional Athletics Carnival. With the 12 years girls age group Shot Put event first on the schedule, Bethany Mooney and Taylor Hopkins were first up to compete. Both girls improved on their zone throws and continue to develop as athletes. Forster Campus was well represented in the 12 years boys age group throwing disciplines with Harry Brennan and Thomas Kennedy competing in the shot put and discus respectively. In the 13 year girls age group Forster Campus had Kaiya Nelson represented at shot put and was up against some stiff competition but still tried her personal best. In the 15 years girls division, Forster Campus had Annelise Romer in the 200metre race. Annelise produced a mighty beginning to the race however when they came into the straight, others had an extra gear and she finished mid pack. Kyra Simon represented in the Javelin event. With a bit of pre-game nerves she walked over to the marshaling area and waited her turn. Kyra finshed second, qualifying for state with a throw of 29.63m beating her personal best by a whopping 8 metres. Nicholas Phillip represented in the 100m event for the 16 years boys and won his heat with a convincing run of 11.09. He also went across to discus, however did not have the same success. In the 100m final, Nicholas ran strongly but could not replicate his PB of 11.09. Natalie La Rougetel ran convincingly in the heats both in the 100m and 200m and then followed it up with results of second in the final of the 200m qualifying for State and third in the 100m, leaving her as a reserve. The flavor of the day was certainly the Great Lakes College relay teams for both the girls and boys 16 years division. The girls team consisted of two girls from Tuncurry with Natalie La Rougetel as the first runner and Molly Duggan running up an age group as the pivotal third runner. The girls went bang! bang! bang! and continued to gap their rivals in each leg, winning the straight final in very convincing fashion. So convincing, that the original time that the girls were given was inside a 35 year old record, however with the amended times they were 0.2 outside the record. The 17s boys’ team had three Tuncurry boys and Nicholas Phillip stepping up to run in the older age group. Nicholas put the boys in a great position going into the second leg and as the baton worked its round to Winston McBride of the Senior Campus, it was “lights out” for the opposition. The boys together managed to put a sub 49 second run together for the 4x100 relay. All students represented the school with great pride and showcased wonderful talent and sportsmanship. On the second day of competition the team was not quite as big however, the determination that was on display was something that made the school very proud. Tom Williams in the 12 years boys’ age group was very busy on the day having qualified for the 100m, 200m, and 800m. What an effort! Brittany Avery qualified for the 13 year girls javelin, and managed to finish in third putting her name down on the reserve list! After that event, she had to rush over to Raymond Terrace to represent the school at the 9s Rugby League Tournament. Amazing school spirit. Lewis Koller also was very busy with qualification in the 100m, 200m and 800m. It was in the 800m where he showed great character. Finding himself back in third in the home straight, and currently out of State qualification, he found a gear and kicked back into second. What determination! Angus Robertson lined up for the 14 years boys long jump. He displayed tremendous technique and jumped a personal best of 5.76m. Well done Angus. Wylie Wilson qualified for the 15 year boys 800m race. Wylie was a bit unsure on how to attack the race and ran a comfortable third with plenty left in the tank. Great effort Wylie. Grace Aldridge of the 14 years girls, demonstrated incredible heart throughout the day. Having arrived with a pre-existing quad injury and re-aggravated it in her heat of the 200m, she decided to put the team first and only run in the relay after qualifying for both finals. She was the anchor and held up with strapping tape. After being headed by one team in the final leg, Grace put that little bit more strain on her leg and finished in second, qualifying the team for State! Again, all Forster Campus students represented themselves and the school with great maturity, responsibility and worked constantly towards their personal best. They were a pleasure to be around across the two days. Digby Woods
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Girls 9-Aside Rugby League Two girls teams travelled to Raymond Terrace to take part in 9 Aside Rugby League Competitions on Thursday 28th July. It was a great day to showcase skills in a game traditionally reserved for boys. Both teams faced tough competition and came away with two wins out of four games. The girls had the chance to speak with members of the Australian Women’s Rugby League team and an ex-player from the Australi-an women’s touch football team. It was inspiring for them to see the pathways available for par-ticipation in women’s rugby league. D Kirkland and C Whitbread
Brooke Horvath playing the ball to Quon-traya Ridgeway in the 7/8 rugby league team
Basra Avery running the ball in girls rugby league
Akaysha Simon, Gabby Simon, Indie Raynor, Jade Astorini, Kyesha Green, Ali Edwards, Hope Donnelly, Madddison Reeves, Natalie LeRougetel, Tiahla Ridgeway, Kyra Simon
7/8 girls rugby league team Indie Cooper, Quontraya Ridgeay, Basra Avery, Petria Avery, Brooke Horvath, Ariella White, Taylor Hopkins, Kiana Simon, Annabell Adamson, Kintarli Morris, Georgia Duffy
Jade Astorini making a break in the 9/10 Footy Team
Kyesha Green playing dummy half receiving the ball.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
September 14—Merit Assembly
September 22—End of Term 3
Team photo: Back – Ryan Williamson, Callum Pfister, Kynan Witherow-Strutt, Sam Amato, Levi
Barclay, Jed McDonagh, Angus Robertson, Zeb Watts. Front – Nicholas Kianou, Chris Kianou,
Noah Piper, Chris Jones, Charlie Muter, Connor Tattersall, Oscar Salt, Callum Drane
Bill Turner Cup – GLC Forster Campus Under 15 Boys Soccer The Bill Turner Cup is a knockout competition involving schools from both Queensland and New South Wales. The Under 15 Boys side are to be congratulated on making the final 32 of the competition. It impressed us how the boys developed as a team. Their ability to play as part of a cohesive unit improved dramatically throughout the competition. It was great to see their pride and passion in representing Forster Campus, especially against St Josephs Regional College, our round of 64 match. Below is a summary of each game including the goal scorers and players player award. Round 2: GLC Forster Campus 5 defeat-ed GLC Tuncurry Campus nil. Goal scorers: Levi Barclay (2), Jed McDonagh, Samuel Amato, Angus Robertson Players Player: Levi Barclay Round 3: GLC Forster Campus 6 defeat-ed Taree High School 1. Goal scorers: Jed McDonagh (2), Angus Robertson (2), Oscar Salt and Christopher Jones Players Player: Angus Robertson Round 4: GLC Forster Campus 3 defeat-ed St Josephs Regional College (Port Macquarie) 2. This was a nail biter. The game went into sudden death extra time with one player removed from each team every five minutes. With only eight players on the field for each team, we scored the winner in the final minute of extra time. Goal Scorers: Samuel Amato (2), Jed McDonagh Players Player: Charlie Muter Round 5: St John Paul College (Coffs Harbour) 3 defeated GLC Forster Campus 1 Goal Scorer: Samuel Amato Star Awards (3, 2, 1) Awarded by the oppositions coach, 3 points was best on ground for our team. 3 points: Samuel Amato 2 points: Levi Barclay 1 point: Connor Tattersall Congratulations on your efforts. Matthew Whight & Glenn Morante Coaches
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TUNCURRY CAMPUS
Tuncurry Campus Report Staffing: After a lot of thought and deliberation I have decided to fund a second Deputy Principal for the next two years. With an ever increasing workload on the current Deputy, and with my time needed for the implemen-tation of LMBR next term, a second Deputy was required. Mrs Cougle was the successful candidate, Mrs Bown joins us from Forster Campus as the Relieving Deputy Principal. Mrs Cougle will be in charge of Year 7 and 9, while Mrs Bown will be in charge of Years 8 and 10. Miss St Hill has moved to Dapto High School where she will be the Head Teacher Teaching and Learning. Miss St Hill was been an energetic and tireless member of staff for many years. In her capacity as Librarian she continually sort improvements to the services offered by the library to the benefit of all students. In recent times she was a Year Advisor, Relieving Head Teacher Social Science and the Campus PBL Coach, She also maintained the Campus website and was a member of the technology team. Miss Teena Jobson was the suc-cessful applicant to be the Librarian for the next two years. An Expression of Interest is due on 14th June for a new PBL Coach. Mrs Keough, one of our Learning and Support Teachers, is on maternity leave and is replaced by Ms Donna Croker. Ms Clark is the new SRC Coordinator. We wish Mr and Mrs Keough all the best with the birth of their first child. Mr Keough has accepted a position in careers at Forster Campus for the remainder of the year. Mrs Crossman will be working in Maths during this time. Mrs Crossman will also be looking after our ESL students and run-ning the Alternative Learning Centre on Thursdays. Mr Riley will be the Boys Advisor for the remainder of 2017. Miss Anderson has returned to England after being with us for 12 months in the English / History KLA. Miss Greening has returned from maternity leave 2 days per week and Miss Berghella joins us for the other 3 days. Mr Pursch will be on leave 2 days per week for the remainder of the year. Miss McCallum, who has recently finished her cadetship at Forster Campus will be working two days per week in the Maths KLA The Campus has begun the process of developing the School Plan for 2018 -2020. The executive have agreed upon the following three Strategic directions: Student Success, Professional Practice and Culture and Commu-nity. I encourage feedback from the students and their families about our directions Finally, Mr Ieroianni in his role as Projects Officer has been working with a number of Year 7 and 8 boys on constructing two day beds. These have been completed and placed in the bus area for students to use. Mr Rosenbaum, Relieving Principal
Mason Robertson, Jesse Nowlan, Aaron Ticehurst, Darcy Potts and Ben Aurisch securing the final pieces to one of the day beds for the bus area.
The completed day beds outside A Block for students to use while waiting for their bus.
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Deputy Principal’s Report I am very excited to have joined Tuncurry Campus as the Relieving Deputy Principal for Years 8 & 10. In my first three weeks in the role, I have been thoroughly impressed with the campus’ students and the amazing academic, cultural and sporting achievements that occur here on a daily basis. One thing that is very apparent is that the campus’ students represent themselves and their school proudly every day. The other factor that is evident is the hard work done by a very dynamic and welcoming staff. As a new member of the Campus Senior Executive, I look forward to working with the parents and wider community of the school to support the learning experiences of all students. Congratulations to the students who received awards at the first two celebration assemblies this term. The student leadership team have done an excellent job running both assemblies. Finally, thank you to all of the parents, carers and students who attended the Stage 5 Elective Information Evening. Don’t forget Year 8 students must submit their course selection sheets to their roll call teacher by Wednesday, 16th August. Jacinta Bown
NSW Premier’s Debating Challenge On June 19th, Week 9 last term debate coach, Miss King, and the year 9 debating team (Antonia Amato, Jesse Blake, Ebony Cavanough and Tara McLaughlin) travelled to Camden Haven High School to compete in Round 3 of the NSW Premier’s Debating Challenge. They were on the affirmative side of the debate arguing the topic: that we should stop celebrating Australia Day. The team cleverly defended their arguments and were declared the winners of the debate. As a result of this win the Tuncurry Campus debating team were announced as the overall winners of their Zone. This meant that they were now to compete at Regional Level. On July 25th and 26th of this term the team travelled with Miss King to Coffs Harbour for the Regional Debate Camp. With an early morning start they arrived at the venue ready for their first debate of the day in the quarter finals at 10am against Alstonville High School. Given the negative side of the debate with the topic: that fast food chains, such as MacDonald’s and KFC, should be banned, the team presented informative arguments and strong rebuttals. The debate was intense with conflict and arguments flying back and forth between the two teams; the adjudication was detailed and thoroughly explained the strengths and weaknesses of both teams’ reasoning be-fore conceding that Alstonville had won. The Year 9 debating team argued valiantly for their case in the quarter finals and should be congratulated for their efforts. Alstonville High School continued on to win the Regional Level of the competition. For the next two days all debate teams present at the camp participated in detailed workshops and departed Wednesday afternoon with newfound skills to help them in future debates. Congratulations to Antonia, Jesse, Ebony and Tara for competing in and reaching the Regional Level of the NSW Premier’s Debating Challenge. By Miss Gabriella King
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Back Row: Marcus Beavan, Adam Dangel, Samuel Heague Front Row: Grace Atkinson, Kristy Green
Tuncurry Campus Enrichment Program Term 2 saw the culmination of the Year 8 Enrichment Program with a celebratory presentation of a range of engaging student seminars. The Year 8 Enrichment Program aimed to challenge students to think beyond the classroom curriculum using creative problem solving skills and lateral thinking tools to complete an individual personal interest project. Students were required to research and conduct a seminar using one or more of the following seminar categories for research including futuristic, problematic, controversial, general interest or advanced knowledge. The students created a variety of engaging seminars addressing a broad range of topics. These included a seminar on Artificial Intelligence by Grace Atkinson, Biological Warfare by Marcus Beavan, Australian Defence Force Academy by Adam Dangel, Chocolate Slavery by Kristy Green and Nuclear Power by Samuel Heague. All students worked conscientiously to produce the seminars and were congratulated for their outstanding efforts and achievements throughout the program. Currently, the Year 7 Enrichment Program is underway. These students are focusing on researching a notable/famous person in an area of personal interest. They will participate in a celebration of their learning at the end of Term 3. The Year 9/10 Enrichment Program will also commence during Term 3. The focus of this program is the completion of a self- determined in-depth study in an area of interest concentrating on a real life problem or conflict. Students participating in the Enrichment Program meet once a week for 10 weeks with Miss Jones to work on their projects. At the conclusion of the program, a celebration of learning is held to showcase their final projects with an invitation being extended to parents and carers. I look forward to continuing to mentor our students throughout the program and joining you in celebrating and congratulating their learning and achievements throughout Semester Two. Should you have any further enquiries regarding the Enrichment Program, please contact Michelle Jones. Michelle Jones Enrichment Program Coordinator
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Survivor Camp On Wednesday the 14th June Year 8 survivor class attended an overnight camp at Booti Booti campgrounds. The camp focused on students applying practical aspects of survival which they had learnt throughout the semester. The camp began with students completing a tough 2.2km hike from Elizabeth Beach to their campsite. Stu-dents must take all equipment, food and items needed to complete the 2 day camp, making the hike a tedi-ous adventure for some students. Upon arrival at the campgrounds, students used their previously learnt skills to assess the terrain to find the best possible campsite. Once a suitable campsite was chosen students began assembling their tents. After successfully setting up camp, students then participated in a variety of beach activities which included pipi collecting, rock stacking, beach cricket, touch football and flags. After several hours of fun on the beach students returned to the campsite to cook their own meals which they had previously planned. The night finished with students participating in a game of Spotlight and 44 home. The second day consisted of students preparing their own breakfast before heading to frothy coffee in Smiths Lake to participate in kayaking, canoeing and also to enjoy some hot chips and a milkshake. The camp was an overall success with a special thank you extended to parents who helped drop off kids, Casey at Frothy Coffee Boatshed and to Mr Freeman and Mrs Leaudais for their supervision of the camp. Mr Tal Cohen, Prac Student Newcastle University
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SENIOR CAMPUS
HSC Music Workshop
On Friday afternoon, 28th July, the Senior Campus hosted our annual HSC Music Workshop. Gloucester High School students joined our classes for a workshop that included informative sessions on the Aural Skills and Performance areas of the Music 1 course. Useful information, hints and tips were shared, as well as an examiner’s perspective, to give students every chance to succeed in their examinations. Following afternoon tea, Year 12 students from both schools presented one of their elective performances for immediate feedback from an independent advisor, all receiving positive comments while reaffirming the need for a focused preparation effort and confident delivery. All sessions were well received by students keen to achieve their personal best and the Music staff in attendance also benefited from this valuable professional development opportunity. Congratulations to GLC students for your participation and best wishes, Year 12, for your HSC! Narelle Richardson, Music Teacher
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Senior campus careers It is fantastic to see so many students taking up so many opportunities to gain further information regarding opportunities that exist for them after they complete their secondary schooling. Late last term and early this term, we have had students attend the Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie Campus Open Day, the University of Newcastle School’s visit day and more recently the Careers Expo at Chatham High School and the Future Choices Expo for students with a disability at Taree TAFE. Interested students have also attended information sessions held at school for the University of New England’s early entry program, Southern Cross University’s STAR early entry program and a video conference about the scholarships available through Teach NSW for students considering teaching as a career option. An information session has also been run by TAFE regarding course options for next year. During the school holidays we also had some of our students attend workshops in both Sydney and Melbourne. Students had to apply for a position in these courses and be accepted to attend. Maddison Duri was successful in gaining a place in UNSW Nura Gili Indigenous Winter School Program, Lucy McBride was successful in gaining a place on the Murrup Barak Camp run by the University of Melbourne, and George Castillo gained a place on the UBS Finance Academy. The students found these experiences to be most valuable. Here is what they had to say: Maddison Duri – UNSW Nura Gili Indigenous Winter School: Out of 300 people that applied for the 2017 July winter school program, I was lucky enough to be selected and participate in the 2017 Nura Gili winter school program. I chose to participate in the program focusing on the built environment. This opportunity enabled me to see what uni life was all about. The five day camp involved a meet and greet on day one, followed by various activities over the remaining days focusing on my area of interest, the built environment. We worked through a range of activities that helped us to understand what this field is all about and what would be involved in completing this degree at uni. We also spent time with architects, toured some of the major sites in Sydney and had the architects and designers explain how and why some of these buildings were developed and the planning behind it. On the final day we graduated Nura Gili and also had to present a slide show on how the week went and what we had learnt. Overall, the week was encouraging as we were able to meet new people and architects who at our age had similar interests. Lucy McBride – University of Melbourne Murrup Barak Camp: On the 11th July, I left Taree airport to go to Melbourne for the week to attend the Murrup Barak Camp at the Uni-versity of Melbourne. Throughout the week, we were able to visit the different faculty areas such as the Faculty of Science, Architecture, Arts and Law. We also visited the Institute of Medical Research, the Engineering Lab and the Optometry eye clinic. We spent time in the Murrup Barak Centre and gained a lot of valuable information from the sessions they ran. The final day of the camp involved a whole day workshop on leadership. George Castillo – UBS Finance Academy: Being privileged enough to have been accepted into the prestigious Finance Academy, the experience allowed me to be educated not only in business but also allowed me to reflect upon who I am and what I wanted to be. Overall, despite concentrating the majority of our time learning about investment banking and how businesses thrive and survive, we were able to witness how the company and its workers managed its success every day. It was truly a brilliant course that motivated and encouraged students to pursue a business career. An experience that was humbling and rewarding. There are many more opportunities coming up for our students. Here are a few. Students need to be checking their school email accounts regularly and listening to student notices each morning to ensure they don’t miss out on any opportunities. Tuesday 29 August – Phil Mumford from VERTO will be at school to run an apprenticeships and traineeship information session and registration Wednesday 6 September – First Aid Course Wednesday 13 September – RSA course Wednesday 20 September – RCG course Janelle Evans
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GREAT LAKES COLLEGE CANTEEN ROSTERS
If you are able to assist in either canteen, please contact the phone numbers above. Help is always appreciated.
If you are unable to attend, please telephone the contact person at the top of your roster. Thank you for supporting the canteen as we could not function without your help and support. If possible, please be at the canteen by 9.00am.
FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER
Ph: 6554 6062 or 6554 4259
Term 2
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
14/08/2017 15/08/2017 16/08/2017 17/08/2017 18/08/2017
Cathy Harris Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley, Rachel Wicks Daph Stockey
21/08/2017 22/08/2017 23/08/2017 24/08/2017 25/08/2017
Hanne Donald Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley, Brooke Fraser Daph Stockey
28/08/217 29/08/2017 30/08/2017 31/08/2017 1/09/2017
Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley Daph Stockey
4/09/2017 5/09/2017 6/09/2017 7/09/2017 8/09/2017
Ian Yule Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley Daph Stockey, Sharon Deacon
11/09/2017 12/09/2017 13/09/2017 14/09/2017 15/09/2017
Cathy Harris Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley, Rachel Wicks Daph Stockey
18/09/217 19/09/2017 20/09/2017 21/09/2017 22/09/2017
Hanne Donald Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley, Brooke Fraser Daph Stockey
9/10/2017 10/10/2017 11/10/2017 12/10/2017 13/10/2017
Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley, Rachel Wicks Daph Stockey
16/10/2017 17/10/2017 18/10/2017 19/10/2017 20/10/2017
Ian Yule Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley Daph Stockey
23/10/2017 24/10/2017 25/10/2017 26/10/2017 27/10/2017
Cathy Harris Cathy Harris Patricia Macvean Pam Crawley Daph Stockey
TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER
Ph: 6555 0500 OR Belinda 6555 0575
Term 3
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
14/08/2017 15/08/2017 16/08/217 17/08/2017 18/08/2017
Kamily Uniting Church Gerry Ryall Kamily Gerry Ryall
21/08/2017 22/08/2017 23/08/2017 24/08/2017 25/08/2017
Kamily Volunteers required Gerry Ryall Kamily Lynda Nye
28/08/217 29/08/2017 30/08/2017 31/08/2017 1/09/2017
Kamily Volunteers required Gerry Ryall Kamily Gerry Ryall
4/09/2017 5/09/2017 6/09/2017 7/09/2017 8/09/2017
Kamily Uniting Church Gerry Ryall Kamily Lynda Nye
11/09/2017 12/09/2017 13/09/2017 14/09/2017 15/09/2017
Kamily Uniting Church Gerry Ryall Kamily Gerry Ryall
18/09/217 19/09/2017 20/09/2017 21/09/2017 22/09/2017
Kamily Volunteers required Gerry Ryall Kamily Lynda Nye
Term 4
9/10/2017 10/10/2017 11/10/2017 12/10/2017 13/10/2017
Kamily Uniting Church Gerry Ryall Kamily Gerry Ryall
16/10/2017 17/10/2017 18/10/2017 19/10/2017 20/10/2017
Kamily Volunteers required Gerry Ryall Kamily Lynda Nye
23/10/2017 24/10/2017 25/10/2017 26/10/2017 27/10/2017
Kamily Volunteers required Gerry Ryall Kamily Gerry Ryall
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Great Lakes College Principal: Mr Graeme Jennings
Phone: 6555 0555
LOWES
Stockland Shopping Centre Breese Parade
FORSTER 2428 Ph.6555 3870
MYSTIC SOUL 1 Trades Court
FORSTER 2428
Ph.6555 6116
JUNGLE SURF Manning Street
TUNCURRY 2428 Ph. 6555 8556
www.junglesurf.com.au
Forster Campus Principal:
Mrs Jennifer Miggins
Cape Hawke Drive
Forster 2428
Phone: (02) 6554 6062
Fax: (02) 6555 6904
Canteen Phone: (02) 6554 5259
www.glcforster-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Hours: 8am—4:00pm
Tuncurry Campus (Relieving) Principal:
Mr Paul Rosenbaum
The Northern Parkway
Tuncurry 2428
Phone: (02) 6555 0500
Fax: (02) 6557 6511
Canteen Phone: (02) 6555 0575
www.glctuncurr-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Hours: 8am—3:30pm
Senior Campus Principal:
Mr Bob Henry
The Northern Parkway
Tuncurry 2428
Phone: (02) 6555 0555
Fax: (02) 6557 6511
Canteen Phone: (02) 6555 0575
www.glcsenior-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Hours: 8am—3:30pm
MAKE A PAYMENT
When making a payment using our website’s “Make a Payment” link, please ensure you are in the correct website. Tuncurry 7-10 Campus—http://www.glctuncurr-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Senior Campus—http://www.glcsenior-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Forster Campus—http://[email protected]
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