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26 OCTOBER 2018 TERM 4 ISSUE 2 THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL

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Junior Show Judging ChampionStephanie Davies competed at the Cootamundra zone finals for junior judging last Friday and is through to state finals at the Royal Easter Show. Stephanie placed first in meat sheep, second in fleeces and second in fruit and vegetables which is a huge result considering there were 140 competitors. Well done Stephanie and good luck at the Sydney show!

Victor Chang AwardWell done Bridget Baker who was successful in her nomination for the Victor Chang Science Award. The award recognises a student for their tenacity and commitment in the science classroom. Winners receive a certificate and a chance to tour the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Bridget will receive her award from Professor Bob Graham of the Victor Chang Research Institute at a ceremony at Junee High School, Junee, on Friday 16 November.

Our students do amazing things everyday at school, but they also shine in their community:• Mea O’Byrne was selected to captain the South

West Slopes Under 16’s Rugby 7’s side at the recent Touch 7’s Representative Gala Day at Albury. The team went through the competition undefeated.

• Hugo Fenton and Tom Robinson have been selected to attend the Western Region Sports Acadamy for 2019. Hugo has been selected into the hockey program and Tom has been selected to join a new swimming program.

Congratulations to Mea, Hugo and Tom.

Principal’s ReportHSC examsThe HSC exams continue this week. When seeing some of our Year 12 students at exams and around the school seeking assistance, they are all calm and happy with how they are going. There are a few nervous and stressful moments, however remaining happy, being resilient and doing their best are very good skills they have learnt here at THLHS.Out and about I’m always amazed at what our students are learning and this week was no different. I learn so much every time I enter a classroom. See the principal’s five below; you can learn a lot too. Year 8 science – students showed me the interdependence between life on the food chain.Year 10 science – Harrison was experimenting to understand parallax error.Year 11 construction – Bryce was measuring internal spaces to learn about interpreting and designing building plans.Year 11 chemistry – Bridget explained chemical equilibrium.Aurora – Charlie was learning about transformation in maths.Year 8 maths – Jaxon demonstrated the graphing of a parabola as part of his learning of non-linear graphs.Year 7 geography – Teleitha explained the Mash Game, which is learning about different places and their liveability.Year 10 English - students were reading Stolen.Year 9 English - students were learning about Shakespeare and viewing different modern movies (like The Lion King) and how they relate to the story lines of MacBeth and Romeo and Juliet.Next weekYear 11 will attend the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program.

Good luck to the THLHS cricket team who will compete in the Lachlan cricket final at Young. The THLHS Archibull entry has made it into the finals of the artwork section. I look forward to hearing our students present this year’s Archibull entry to the finalist judges on Friday.Principal’s five - parents, students, community and staff learning together.Repeat to remember - planning to revisit new learning* The first part has a lot of teacher talk. The parent part is at the bottomThe teacher partIt can be hard to find time to get through all learning opportunities that we would like, let alone repeat those opportunities, even though we know that without revisiting the learning, it will be forgotten.If you really want the learning to be remembered then build in opportunities to:• Teach a new concept. Let students know that you will

be revisiting the learned information in the next lesson.

• Revisit the concept in the following lesson (next day if possible) for 5-10 minutes. Allow students to discuss what they have learned with others and w rite questions they still have on sticky notes. Complete a low stakes testing activity such as a multiple choice, open book mini test, true/false signs, small group sticky notes, 1 minute essay, etc.

• Follow up at least two more times in the term (including one week later) - revisit the concept in the following week for 5-8 minutes using strategies such as quick chat, quizzes, retells, mind maps, graphic organisers, key points, think/pair/share, pair testing, jeopardy answers, flash cards, memory type cards, etc.

In the table on page three, two examples are provided to show how you could plan ahead of time, opportunities to reteach, revise, revisit the learning. Use the space to write two more examples. Remember the following ideas:• Keep it short and sharp.• Vary the ways in which students retrieve learning

- some recognition (easier) and some recall (more complex).

* Recognition requires the learner be given stimulus to remember information such as a diagram, table or multiple choice questions. * Recall involves the learner calling upon and linking pieces of learned information without the use of visible cues or stimulus. Examples could include essay writing, arguing one point of view or short answer responses.• Give students an opportunity to slightly forget.

Some level of forgetting stops students rote learning and requires them to develop a more conceptual understanding of what has been taught.

The parent part – find the 10 minutesTake 10 minutes each day to value learning. Be involved and discuss what your child learning. Doing this is asking them to recall information (learning it, home learning) and to value it.Make 10 minutes each day to discuss your child’s learning. Here’s a sample set of steps to follow:1. The first five minutes - use your child’s LATS diary each day to see what they have learnt or covered for the day. a. Ask them to talk you though what they learnt (not what they did) or maybe what they didn’t understand. If this occurs, write a question or reminder to ask the teacher to explain the learning again.b. If time, ask why they are learning it? This is not an easy question and is asking them to link their learning together with other learning or to relate it to real life. This is challenging and the higher order thinking part. Most students will struggle however, it is a very important skill for brain development.c. If the LATS diary is not useful then this is the first part to work on with your child. Seek the LATS teacher help to improve what the student is writing.

LOTE HappeningsLOTE stands for Languages Other Than English and at our school Year 8 study Bahasa Indonesia. So far this year we have learnt how to greet one another, how to describe people and or families. Last term saw us studying the different foods, drinks and fruits of Indonesia, which of course meant we had to taste starfruit, custard apple and sticky black rice. We also learned how to order a meal in a restaurant and the idea behind bargaining. The students have just completed a speaking task in which they were required to write a script set in a restaurant or in the markets, purchasing food and then make a video. They really seemed to enjoy this task and I am looking forward to marking their videos – it could be amusing! Next week we will be cooking Nasi Goreng so parents, you might like to put in a request to your students that they cook some at home – it is an easy recipe, but quite tasty too. As part of the LOTE program this year the students have been writing to their pen pals at Sir Joseph Banks High School in Revesby. Their pen pals come from some very diverse backgrounds and our students have been able to learn about Ramadan and the differences they have living in the city. The students from SJBHS have been amazed at the number of pets our students have (3000 sheep – not all pets though) as well as the distances we have to travel. The excitement is building this term, as the students will finally get to meet their pen pals on the Year 8 excursion in week 8. This has been a worthwhile experience for all of our students and the plan is for their pen pals to join us on the Weddin Mountains Challenge in 2019.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayWeek1 Teach concept 1 Revisited concept 1

Open book test 7 mins. 5 key points covered in lesson.

Teach concept 2

Week 2 Revisited concept 2Flash cards game. 7 mins. Two teams racing against the clock to give answer.

Revisit concept 1Memory game 5 mins. matching key dates with important information - 5 mins

Week 3 Revisit concept 2Knee to knee conversation 5 mins. After chat, students writes 3 key ideas that

they discussed.

Week 4

Week 5 Revisit concept 1Pair testing 5 minutes. Students use their own notes to test each otheron questions on board

Revisit concept 2Trivia quiz 5 mins. Two rounds of 10 questions about the learned topic. Students get in teams of 4.

2. The next five minutes. Open a book and find the last topic of learning. Read the headings and ask the child to tell what they can remember about the topic/heading. This again is asking student to retrieve information by recalling or recognising it. An alternative is to ask them to write the response. This will help in written test and develop their literacy skills at the same time.a. If you find that you can not use the child’s book because is it unorganised or missing information, then this is an area to work on first. Books are an organised collection of learning that students and parents should be able to use to learn from. Again, seek teacher support if your child book is unusable. We need to often work together on this one.3. Repeat the above each night choosing different subjects/books and different time frames. Revise learning from yesterday or revise learning from last week or revise learning from last month. Mix it up. Create a table like the one about that cover different subjects and different timeframes to ensure a wide range of learning is covered.a. To start with, maybe refine the process with the subjects the student enjoys and then expand to other subjects.Have a great week – Ian Pattingale

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THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOLPOSITION VACANT – TRAINEESHIP (BUSINESS SERVICES)

The Henry Lawson High School is inviting applications from motivated and enthusiastic Year 10 students to enter into a school based traineeship for a School Administrative Officer.Appointment to the position will be in accordance with Crown Employee (Public Service Training Wage) Award 2008 – Variation and subject to the employment conditions of the Department of Education. The school based trainee rate for Year 11 is $10.63 per hour increasing to $11.72 per hour in Year 12.Interested applicants need to submit an application that addresses the selection criteria and a resume that includes their most recent school report.Further information and a job description may be obtained by contacting Ms McCulloch or Mrs Fennell during school hours on 6343 1390.Applications for this position will close 4.00 pm Friday 16 November 2016 and should be forwarded to the Principal.

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCILPOSITION VACANT – TRAINEESHIP (MECHANIC)

Are you interested in mechanics? An opportunity exists at the Weddin Shire Council for a school based trainee to begin their career as a trainee mechanic.Are you:• self-motivated and reliable• have numeracy and literacy to complete time sheets, plant repair records and other paperwork• have safe work practices• able to complete the TAFE learning component associated with mechanics?If you are interested, see Ms McCulloch to receive the full information package and to consult about resume preparation and letter of application.

GRENFELL SWIMMING CLUB NEWSThe first night of the 2018/19 season has been completed. It was great to see so many competitors eager to get back in the pool for another season. A big welcome to all of our new swimmers too!ONLINE ENTRIESThis week is our first week of compulsory online entries. Please make sure you know your username and password. Please note that all swimmers must be registered. If you are not registered you will not be able to enter.Entries will close at 11.00 pm each Wednesday. Entries will not be accepted after the cut off time. If a swimmer needs to withdraw their nomination for Friday night events, they need to contact the Aquatic Centre by 5pm on Friday.We also remind swimmers/parents that you cannot compete in two distances of the same stroke (i.e. swimmers must enter 25m or 50m, NOT both).The timekeeping roster for the season will be circulated shortly. All families are expected to assist with timekeeping during the season. 7 people are rostered on each week, 6 time keep with the other person selling raffle tickets. If you are unable to help on your allocated night it is your responsibility to organise a replacement. REGISTRATIONS If you are having any trouble registering please contact Laraine Bland as soon as possible. Laraine’s contact details are grenfellascreg@hotmail.com or 0448 432 400. ONLINE ENTRIESIf you are having trouble with online entries Nicola Mitton will be at the pool between 4-6 pm on Monday and 4-5.30 pm on Tuesday and will be able to assist with any problems.UNIFORM ORDERSThe first uniform order has arrived and can be paid for and collected from the Aquatic Centre. Please have any further uniform orders to Leann at the Aquatic Centre as soon as possible.SQUADSquad training for the October/November block commenced on Monday 22 October 2018. Squad training will be held Monday – Thursday from 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm for junior swimmers and 5.00 pm – 6.00 pm for senior swimmers. Cost for this block will be $45.00. For all squad training related enquiries please contact Leann at the Aquatic Centre. UPCOMING CARNIVAL DATESGlenbrook – 10 and 11 November 2018Cowra – 17 and 18 November 2018Forbes – 24 and 25 November 2018Parkes – 1 and 2 December 2018Lithgow – 8 December 2018 Full details on each of the carnivals can be found at:https://mountainsandplainsnsw.swimming.org.au/page.php?id=13134

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Assessment Reminders Year 9 English Shakespeare presentation: due 16 November Week 5 term 4.Year 10 History virtual exhibit: due 6 November Week 4 term 4. Year 10 English exam: due Week 6 term 4. Year 12 Advanced and Standard English visual analysis proposal: due Week 5 term 4.Year 12 Advanced and Standard English visual analysis: due 12 December Week 9 term 4.

The Henry Lawson High School Project Show Team - dominating at Cowra and Cootamundra shows

On Friday 12 October during the school holidays, Stephanie Davies, Tom Hazell, Angus Troth, Faith White, Tara Schaefer, Oscar Schaefer and Harrison Starr prepared cattle and practised their parading skills in preparation for the Cowra show the next day. Because the cattle were already at the showground, we travelled to Cowra to wash, clip and groom the cattle so that in the morning we could just spot wash where necessary. We met at the cattle yards the next morning at 6.30 am, loading the last of our show gear and headed back to Cowra.The day started well with all of the cattle earning grand champion in their respective breed classes. This was a great effort for the Devanah Angus and Murray Grey Stud from Forbes, which is owned by Jo-Anne and Neil Southorn and Damien Beck. They have been extremely supportive of our school’s cattle showing program, providing the animals and transport to shows as well as assisting by breaking in the cattle and covering various other costs associated with the cattle.Our students did particularly well at Cowra show; Oscar Schaefer received champion junior judge, which was a fantastic result from a field of over 50 competitors (and it was his first time competing in junior judging). He accurately placed the cattle in the correct order and after being told the three things to look for when assessing cattle, correctly identified the strengths and weaknesses of each animal and compared well between his placings, as well as speaking very confidently on the microphone. As a result, Oscar has been invited to go back as an associate (assistant) cattle judge next year at the Cowra show - a most prestigious achievement.

Angus Troth made the final for the junior paraders section, coming first in his age class. He looked very professional when leading his animal out into the class, correctly holding his canes, placing himself in the right position on the shoulder of the animal and looking at the judge for the ideal amount of time to observe instructions. He had excellent control of his heifer and stood her squarely each time the class was stopped. Faith White, Stephanie Davies and Tom Hazel also paraded their animals well and were competitive in their age classes. The cattle did well and our students were then asked to help with one of the other studs. Overall, it was a highly successful show with students demonstrating markedly improved skills and knowledge in the showing of cattle.

More good news - last Friday 19 October, Stephanie Davies competed at the Cootamundra Zone finals for junior judging and has made it through to state finals at Sydney Royal Easter Show for three classes. She placed first in meat sheep, second in fleeces and second in fruit and vegetables, which is an incredible result considering there were 140 competitors. Stephanie spoke confidently in the oral classes, without needing notes to deliver her assessment, the judges commenting that she earned the highest points for the oral sections of the competitions. She also worked independently with Sam Reynolds from Young with her Murray Grey cattle, receiving very high praise for her work there. Stephanie has been invited to go to Canberra Royal Show with Sam Young next year. The shows we have attended and competed in this year have provided our students with great opportunities to develop their skills as well as a successful way to finish the year for our project class.