Inside this issue: AZAI / NAGAHAMA VISIT...Ms Frances, Mr Raso, Mr Doyle, Mr Dicker and Matt Gee vs senior students: James Burrows, Lachie Murdoch, Jordan Wade, Jack McLean; the students

24th September 2010

Issue 14 2010

Newsletter

Inside this issue:

Principals Report

Der Laptop Upgrade

2

Azai / Nagahama

Exchange Visit

3

School Captains for

2010

4

Footy Colours Day 5

Senior Formal 6

Murray Darling Swim-

ming Club News

7

2010 Year 12 Design

& Technology

8-9

Coomealla High School

―Our community strives to provide all students with the foundations to develop skills and

values enabling them to be positive contributors to society.‖

AZAI / NAGAHAMA VISIT

Once again our visitors from the Nagahama District enjoyed their

home stay with our Coomealla hosts.

Coming Up

Monday 11th October First Day of Term 4 - All Students return

Thursday 14th October- Friday 5th November Year 12 HSC Examinations

Monday 18th & Tuesday19th October Trial School Certificate Examinations

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd October Year 11 Excursion to Sydney

Tuesday 19th October P&C Association meeting 7:30pm

Library News 10

Community News 11

Absence Notes 12

Page 2 Coomealla High School

Principals Report

Congratulations to our new school leaders, Captains Jacqui Gray and James Burrows, and Vice Captains Sam Bezzina, Cameron Bysouth, Stephanie Martin and Sophie O’Shannessy. They will be enthusiastic ambassadors for our school and outstanding role models for our students.

This time of year is always a mixed blessing for students and their teachers, because we start the process of saying farewell to our seniors. For students this is arguably the most important time of their school lives, with the Higher School Certificate fast approaching and the adult decisions that come with no longer being at school. It is a time of hard work, celebration, and transition into the world of work or tertiary education. But there’s always a touch of sadness for both students and staff. While we are proud of our seniors and wish them all the successes they deserve, we will be sorry to see them go.

Our first farewell to Year 12 will take place during the Formal Assembly on Thursday September 23rd

, at 2pm. Celebrations will continue at the Social that night and we look forward to seeing as many senior students as possible. Our formal farewell will take place at the Leavers’ Dinner in November, when the pressure of the exams will be over and we can all celebrate a job well done.

This week we also celebrate our other achievers at the Formal Assembly. I have been kept very busy signing certificates and am particularly pleased with the number of Gold, Silver, Bronze and School Awards I have seen. Some students have been very busy indeed, judging by the stacks they have brought me. Well done!

As you can see from the contents of this newsletter, we continue to lead a rich and varied life here at Coomealla. From sporting success (Under 15s Swan Shield) to academic success (Tournament of Minds) and cultural experiences (Nagahama Exchange Visit), students certainly have enjoyed a wide range of activities to engage them.

NAPLAN results have arrived and our teachers are conducting some detailed analysis into school-wide patterns and the learning profiles of individual students. This will enable us to provide targeted assistance and to adjust faculty and classroom programs to suit our needs. One encouraging statistic was that our Year 7 cohort scored above regional means in every measure, while Year 9 scored about region in all but two. A more detailed report will be provided in our next newsletter.

On a personal note, I would like to thank our wonderful staff and the many supportive and cooperative students and parents/carers who have contributed to the school in so many positive ways during the last four weeks. Mr Scotton will return as Principal from the start of next term.

Robyn Lynch

Relieving Principal

Year 9 DER Laptop Upgrade

The DER Program wishes to carry out an upgrade of the Lenovo Mini 10 Laptops supplied to year 9 students,

commonly known as the ―Blue Laptops‖. Part of this upgrade will strengthen the laptop screen to reduce the

likelihood of damage.

The full upgrade will include.

Installing a strengthening bracket behind the screen. Testing of DER supplied barcode scanner Installing a firmware upgrade to the LG batteries Validation of serial number and RFD number

DER subcontractors will arrive at Coomealla at the start of WEEK 2 OF TERM 3 to complete the upgrade.

To allow the work to take place IT IS ESSENTIAL that ALL YEAR 9 LAPTOPS ARE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL TSO NO LATER THAN WEEK 1 OF TERM 3. The sooner you get your laptop handed in, the sooner it will be returned to you.

David Mathieson TSO

Ian Purkiss IT co ordinator

Page 3 Issue 14 2010

On Saturday the 12th of September 10

Japanese exchange students flew into

Mildura airport accompanied by three of their

teachers to start off the 2010 exchange

program. All the host families were waiting in

excitement to meet their billets and start

their week of new experiences and fun. We

welcomed them with banners and presents

and then took our billets home to settle in

and have a rest before a big week.

The week was action packed with many different Australian activities such as, a houseboat tour, visiting

a station, going to the sand hills, painting boomerangs, visiting Buronga Public School, making scones,

listening to dreamtime stories and lots more.

The week flew by so quickly and we all made so

many new friends that we hope we will keep in touch

with. On Friday the 17th of September sadly it was

time for them to leave and there certainly were a

few tears. After they left they headed for Sydney

for a few days before they flew home to Japan.

We hope to see them all soon!

By Sarah Watts

Visiting students eating Jonnie Cakes cooked in pizza oven at Coomealla

High School

Visiting students enjoying their time at Wentworth Junction Lookout


School Captains for 2011

Captain ~ Jacquelin Gray Captain ~ James Burrows

Vice Captain ~ Sophie O‘Shannessy Vice Captain ~ Cameron Bysouth

Vice Captain ~ Stephany Martin Vice Captain ~ Sam Bezzina


The SRC are once again supporting Footy Colours Day in Aid of Children with Cancer.

This year we celebrated the Footy day over two days, Tuesday September 21 and

Wednesday September 22. The whole school was invited to come dressed in their

favourite footy colours.

During lunch on the first day we held a pie eating competition. Eight people volunteered

to eat a meat pie as fast as they could as they were being timed. The winner of our

‗Pie Eating Competition‘ was Linden Gibbs at 39.22 sec, followed by Catherine Crowley

1.00 mins, with Sam Perry and Riley Russell also timed in the 1 min range. Then Harleigh

Ussher, Callum Mackie and Mrs Barker were timed in the 2.00 min range ending with

Tamika Peterson.

The longest football kick competition was held out on the oval. Anyone could have a go

and have as many goes in the time available. Our boys who kicked well were: Daniel

Murphy Clark the winner, followed by Scott Linklater and then Attilio Mezzatessa. A few

girls had a go and Sarah Clothier was definitely our winner, followed by Mrs Barker then

Emily Duck and Sarah Watts.

Wednesday lunch, was time to have a friendly ‗Touch Footy‘ match between students and

teachers. Ms Frances, Mr Raso, Mr Doyle, Mr Dicker and Matt Gee vs senior students:

James Burrows, Lachie Murdoch, Jordan Wade, Jack McLean; the students won 1- 0.

Many students came out to watch and the games were tough. Next time we will have an

afternoon of games.

We collected $93.30 from donation for our fundraiser.



All members of the public are welcome to join Murray

Darling but swimmers should be able to at least swim

one full lap. The Club welcomes new members and

encourages fitness, fun and achieving personal bests.

Training Season Starts Last Week in October.

Registration and come and try day – Dareton

Thursday 28 October 5 pm at the Pools.

2010/11 Registration fees for the club are: $150 swimmer $100 non-competitor $20 non-swimmer (parent)

Each junior swimmer must have an adult registered. Fees do not include Season Tickets at the

Wentworth Shire Pools.

Fees entitle the member to Coaching up to 3 nights a week at Shire Pools, Swimming Victoria

Insurance, Sunraysia Swimming Fees and entry to some Competitions. Extended members of the

family can watch for free at Competitions.

For more information contact:

Dareton Teresa Crisp ph: 50274 701

Wentworth Cheryl Rix ph: 50273 059

For

Training times are:

Dareton Public Pool Wentworth Public Pool:

Monday - 5.15pm - 7pm Tuesday - 5.00pm – 6.30pm

Thursday - 5.15pm - 7pm


2010 Year 12 Design & Technology

The Design & technology course has once again proven to be a demanding but satisfying

challenge. After four terms of research, developing ideas and problem solving they have

delivered a wide range of unique projects.

Liam Freeman- ‗The Sweet Spot‘ A ball impact scoring sticker to assist in monitoring and

improving bat skills during cricket training.

Jack McLean- ‗The Little Black Box‘ Stylish coffee table with practical storage

Compartments.

Shavaughn Mihan- ‗University Workstation‘ Contemporary work desk intended to suit needs

of university students.

Jayden O‘Brien- ‗War Finding Peace‘ A racial awareness poster involving manual and software

drawing skills.

Lachlan Murdoch- ‗The Club House‘ Prototype Bar fridge incorporating an existing filing

cabinet and fridge compressor.

Steven Crombie- ‗Outback Bar‘

A themed bar mostly using reused/recycled

materials.

We appreciate the continuous support from

local industries:

Markraft, Majestic Kitchens, Whitfield

Refrigeration, Integrated Recycling, Mildura

Electrical, Murdoch Vineyards, VC Digital

Images, Dahlsens and Sunraysia Mobile Plastic

Welding.

All the best for your exams and beyond

Mr R. Doyle The Little Black Box— Jack McLean

University Workstation—Shavaughn Mihan War Finding Peace—Jayden O‘Brien


University Workstation - Shavaughn Mihan

The Sweet Spot -

Liam Freeman

Outback Bar—Steven Crombie The Little Black Box—Jack McLean

The Club House—Lachlan Murdoch The Club House—Lachlan Murdoch


Library News Term 3 Week 10

The Great Reading Race

Many of the 7I English are well along the road

in the reading race activities with some

students already past the 1,000 point mark.

This race will have a little of the ―tortoise and

hare‖ aspect with some students beginning with more difficult texts and finishing with shorter less

difficult texts. The activities completed by students are highlighting some terrific thinking and creative

skills. This week has been a little tricky for checking on progress as the library has been in use for Year

11 exams.

Coomealla Chess Championships

This week students participated in the annual chess championships. Mrs Robyn Heaysman assisted with

the running of the tournament. The tournament comprised of 10 rounds with competitors being matched

with opposition based on the results of their previous round. The overall winner was Jakob Sibbons , sec-

ond place Thomas Cullinan & Equal Third Corey Henderson & Ian McKinnon

Mystery Student Book Reviewer

Review 1 Title: What Pets Do While You‘re at work

Brief Synopsis This is a collection of pictures of pets doing funny things with a

description.

Star Rating

If you like funny pictures you will enjoy this book.

Review 2 Title: Once

Brief Synopsis: This is the story of Felix who goes to save his parents books but he works out that the Nazi‘s aren‘t

burning books but killing Jews.

Star Rating

If you liked reading Boy in the Striped Pyjamas or books based on World War II, you will enjoy this book.

2010 YES

This year has been designated as the Year of Environmental Sustainability. The NSW department of Education information can be located at

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/env_ed/programs/year/index.htm


Inter-School Chess Tournaments for 2011 Term 1 - March 22, 2011 Trinity Lutheran College

Term 2 - June 15, 2011 Ouyen Secondary School

Term 3 - August 12, 2011 Irymple Leisure Centre

Financial Assistance

Available

Student Assistance - forms are available from the school office

(for students 15 years and under).

Drought Assistance - for students from blocks or properties or if the family

income has been affected by the drought.

Both forms of assistance are available from Coomealla High School.

Applications to the Principal are treated with a high level of confidentiality.

Workers Gol Gol Cricket Club

Workers Gol Gol Cricket Club wishes to advise that Junior cricket training will commence for all junior sides next Tuesday 21st September 2010 at 4.45pm

at Alcheringa Oval. Registration forms will be available for those wishing to register.

For more information contact Shane Carmichael 50248982 or Mark Blows 50248610/0428 884 861

Please note: Milo Cricket will be run in term 4 dates/times to be advised.

Canteen News Starting Term 4, ice creams will not be available for

sale at 2nd recess.

Newsletter

Principal: Rob Scotton

Silver City Highway Dareton NSW 2717

Phone: 03 50274506 Fax: 03 50274837

Issue 14 2010

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Coomealla High School—Absence Note

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