Monday 10th June 2013 Week 7 Term 2

Mulwaree High School

Endeavour to Achieve

The next meeting of the P&C will be on Thursday 27th June 2013 7:30-9:15pm sharp in the Staff Common Room. Agenda items for P&C can be emailed to: mulwaree-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au two weeks before the meeting for inclusion on the agenda.

40 McDermott Drive, Goulburn. Ph: 02 4821 4499 Email:mulwaree-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Year 8 Indonesian PhD candidate Ellen Kent from the Australian National University has continued to visit our school every Tuesday to work on our friendly relationship with a school in Yogyakarta, located in Central Java. Elly has promoted the idea of “Teman Gambar” - “Drawing Friend” - where children from Yogyakarta send us drawings of representations of their city and country and our students send representations of Australia and our city of Goulburn. Our Year 8 Indonesian students have prepared some excellent drawings for Elly that have been screen-printed and will be taken to Indonesia by Elly on 15th June. Well done Year 8!!

Important Calendar Dates 10/6 Mon Queens Birthday Holiday 11/6 Tues Yr 10 Options Night 12/6 Wed Yr 10 Options Day 12/6 Wed Yr 11/12 Drama to Sydney Theatre Company 12/6 Wed Zone Netball 12/6 Wed Girls South Coast Tennis Semi Finals 13/6 Thurs Yr 12 Senior Science & Biology to Uni of NSW

14/6 Fri Yr 12 Polish Program

17/6-21/6 Yr 11 Hospitality Workplacement

19/6 Wed UC Aspire Program

19/6 Wed Dance Excursion

20/6 Thurs Mulwaree Unplugged

20/6 Thurs Immunisations Yr 7 & 9

21/6 Fri Science & Engineering Challenge Yrs 9 & 10

Goss From The Boss

The cold weather has begun to „bite‟ in Goulburn and it is important that our students keep warm. Whilst in class this is not an issue as the new heaters work extremely well and efficiently. Nevertheless, between classes and during recess and lunch it is important to rug up. Mulwaree prides itself on our uniform and the

majority of students show that pride by wearing full school uniform every day. This includes woollen jumpers and fleecy lined tops. Uniforms can be purchased through the canteen and if any family has trouble with this, they can contact me confidentially to organise support for a uniform. Let‟s keep warm as well as wear the uniform with pride. Both the U14 Rugby League and Hockey teams were knocked out of their respective competitions during the week. The Rugby League team played a very good (and big) Bulli High School team in the Regional Semi Final. Our boys held their own against Bulli for the majority of the game but were overrun late in the game. The Open Boys Hockey Team won their first round game against Crookwell but were beaten by Goulburn High in the second round. Both teams performed very well and were magnanimous in defeat showing great sportsmanship. This was a credit to them and their coaches, Mr Dunn and Mr Stevenson. Finally we held our annual Athletics Carnival last Friday. Despite the cold wind, it was an exciting and excellent day. House colours abounded and all students were involved and participated in the variety of events available. With the wind at their backs, a number of records were certainly threatened. Year 12 ran a great barbeque and the canteen sold out of hot food. This is an important day in our calendar as it brings the school together in such a positive atmosphere. I would like to thank Mr Dunn (again) and his team, Ms Cook and Mrs Roberts and Year 12 for the barbeque, Julie White and Barb Howard for our canteen and of course, the staff and students for making the day so good. Mr Purcell Principal

Year 10 Work Experience Monday August 12th to Friday August 16th. Please return your work experience forms to Mrs Roberts ASAP.

Exemption from School. Principals may grant an exemption from school for exceptional domestic circumstances, family holidays and the health of a student. If your child will be absent from school due to a family holiday, extended

sickness or exceptional domestic reasons please contact the school in order to apply for a Certificate of Exemption. An exemption form may be picked up from the front office. When a Certificate of Exemption is applied for and granted, school absences that occur over the exemption period are not recorded on your child‟s absentee records.

POSITION VACANT – CASUAL CANTEEN ASSISTANT

Mulwaree High School P&C operates the school canteen five days a week throughout the NSW term. Hours for this position: 2 days per week, 3 hours per day As a paid employee of the Mulwaree High School P&C canteen, employees are answerable to the Mulwaree High School P&C via the Canteen Manager. To be considered for this position you must meet the following essential criteria: Excellent verbal communication skills. Ability to provide professional counter services

in a busy environment. Ability to handle cash. Must be able to work as part of a team. Ability to relieve on other days if required. Understanding of WH&S principles. Desirable criteria: Knowledge of the Fresh Taste @ school NSW

Healthy School Canteen Strategy Food Handling Certificate or equivalent It is a requirement of employment that a Prohibited Employment Declaration and Consent to Employment screening checks will be completed. Applications for employment should address the above listed criteria and be accompanied by a resume including two references. Please forward your applications to: Canteen Manager Mulwaree High School 40 McDermott Drive Goulburn NSW 2580 All enquiries to: Mrs Julie White Canteen Manager 48213004

Applications close:

Friday 14th June 2013 at 4pm

Chappo’s Thought For The Week Blowing it No matter where you are at this moment, there is nothing in your past or your present that can‟t be used for something good. Maybe you‟ve veered off course - we all have at one time or another. Take a close look at those in life who you admire the most and you‟ll discover that “blowing it” isn‟t unusual. It‟s actually part of the learning curve and it‟s not only these things that help to shape you into the person you should be, but you may be able to use it to help someone else. There is a saying “learn from mistakes, preferably other people‟s” – think about that and either learn from other people‟s mistakes yourself, or allow others to learn from your mistakes.

Senior Social On Friday 14th June we will be running a Senior Social. The theme for this social will be HORROR. Tickets will be on sale in D7 for $3!! NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE GATE!! Hope you can all make it !!!! All students wishing to attend the social are

required to have a pre-paid ticket. No ticket or record of purchase means NO ENTRY. Tickets will be on sale at lunch the week before the social in D7. You may buy your ticket any day.

Any student who misses out on purchasing a ticket must see Mrs Cranston and entry may be granted on a circumstantial basis. Entry to the social will be via the staff car park gate. All gates will be locked by 7.50pm soon after the start of the social. Parents of students who buy a ticket and do not attend, will be

contacted. Any student needing to leave the school grounds before the completion of the social will require parental permission in the form of a note, which should be sighted by the Deputies/Principal no later than Friday morning. These students will exit the school via the staff car park gate and will be accompanied by a teacher. At the completion of the social, the staff car park gate will be re-opened for

students to exit. Therefore, we are asking parents not to make arrangements to pick up their children earlier than 10.30pm (unless prior arrangements have been made with the school). In case of an emergency, which requires parents to pick their child up earlier than 10.30pm, please contact the school on 0419 632 841.

STAR at Mulwaree The STAR Project at Mulwaree is aimed at improving the quality of student responses in the HSC, particularly in the area of more complex thinking. The main feature of this Project is an organisational matrix developed by a teacher called Max Woods from Sydney. There are 3 key features to this MATRIX. It aids the organisation of thoughts in preparation

for writing a response. It assists indicating the depth required for various

responses. It enables strong connections to be made between

the learning in class and the responding in exams. Part of the value in the approach is it shows the connections between subjects which enables the reinforcement of key concepts across the school. At the same time, we have introduced a number of key strategies in Years 7 – 10 that will provide a solid foundation for senior years. The focus here is to show students the connections between subjects, particularly in terms of paragraph structure and the approach a response should take. You may begin to see this in some tasks under the banner of S.E.A.L. In coming weeks, we will be celebrating our successes by introducing a “STAR of the Week” who will be a student who has shown a considerable improvement in the quality of their extended responses. For anyone wishing to know more, there will be a short presentation at the next P&C meeting. More information will be published in the school newsletter in the coming months or feel free to contact Mr Willis at the school. Alan Willis Head Teacher Teaching and Learning

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The next meeting of the Friends of Mulwaree Museum will be held in the School Common Room at 6.00pm on Wednesday 12th June. The Friends is a community group whose aim is to promote the preservation and the education of the school's military museum. We are keen to see more MHS students involved with their parents/guardians and all are welcome to join us, as well as people in the community and district who share our interest in Australia's military history.

A huge thank you to the Workers Club for donating the use of their aerator and Brad Yeadon for his time in aerating our

ovals. Your support is appreciated.

Meet The Student Christopher Armstrong -Year 12 - Prefect What was your first job? Soccer Ref. What is your favourite food? Grandma’s Roast Beef What is your favourite subject? Geography.

What do you want to be when you leave school? Batman. What is the furthest place you have travelled to? England, Scotland, Switzerland, Germany, Dubai and Singapore. Who do you admire most and why? Batman, because he is Batman.

This weeks interrogations/interviews

Rep Rap Report SRC have had a busy term: Water stations will be installed very soon. We have donated $800 towards Jakub Nabaglo‟s International Science School selection in Germany. We have donated $150 to Shaun Burke for his trip to China in October to play soccer. Next term, we are looking at a fundraiser to donate money to the Children‟s Hospital. Money raised from the Senior Social wil partly go to the Year 12 gift to school and the Endeavour Award gifts draw which happen each term.

Secret Spot! Do you know where this week‟s secret spot is? Don‟t forget to place your entry into the box in D7 for your chance to win a $10 voucher at the canteen.

Meet The Teacher Mr Lieschke - Deputy Principal What subjects can you teach? PD/H/PE, Maths and Science. What was your first job? Farm Hand. What is your favourite food? Black Forest Cake.

What is the most international place you have travelled to? Seoul, Korea. What did you want to be when you were younger? Professional AFL player Why did you become a teacher? Inspired by teaching learn to swim classes as a teenager and seeing great results. Who do you most admire and why? Daley Thompson - No question the worlds greatest athlete of his time.