Knowledge, Honour, Success

Katherine High School TERM 4, WEEK 5-6November 18, 2011

Key DatesWK 7 (Nov 21-25)• Exams Stage 1 Week 7 November 21-25 KHS Gym• Whole School Assembly Wednesday November 23 8:20am KHS GymWK 8 (Nov 28-Dec 2 )• End of Year Program Weeks 8-10 All students are required to attend school until the end of the school term • Year 10 Trip Vietnam Thursday-Tuesday December 1-13WK 9 (Dec 5 - 9)• Year 7/8 Trips Edith Falls Monday 5 Dec Thurday 8 Dec Friday 9 Dec• Graduation Assembly Thursday December 8 6:00 pm KHS Gym• SSS Trip Sydney Thursday - Friday December 8-16WK 10 (Dec 12 - 16)• Year 9 Camp Darwin Monday- Tuesday December 12 - 13• Whole School Assembly Wednesday October 27 8:20am KHS GymChristmas Holidays • December 19School resumes for 2012 • January 30

Maths UpdateIt has been a busy few weeks in the Maths Faculty. Wel-come to Liz Kelly who has joined us for the remainder of the year. It is a busy time for students with the assessment schedules near completion. Mr Stewart’s Year 7 class have been doing some great construction work involving 3D shapes. Mr Dean’s Year 9 class have been planning a holiday using ratios, rates and percentages as well as some Skittle Maths. Mr Mlilo’s Year 10 Extension Maths and Stage 1 Maths Studies have fi nished their courses and are now revising for their exams. Mr Purins’ Stage 1 Numeracy class is completing their last project on the Body Mass In-dex where they have been following an exercise circuit in the Sports Science building and recording their data.

David Purins

Year 9 Snapshot In Year 9, our focus recently has been “Taking Responsibil-ity for Yourself and Your Edu-cation.” We have discussed the power of a successful education and what it can mean for an individual’s life. Our students are faced with choices everyday and we want to emphasise the im-portance of students mak-ing good choices. Most im-portantly, being in the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing. We are excited about the Year 9 ‘End of Year Trip’ on the 12th and 13th of Decem-ber. This will be a fantastic way to fi nish the school year. The full itinerary is available on the KHS website. Don’t for-get to return your permission form!

Jen WattsYear 9 Coordinator

Principal’s UpdateNext week is the last week of normal classes. The End of Year Program will commence in Week 8 which provides the opportunity for Year 10 and 11 students to be involved in ac-tivities preparing them for next year. The Year 7 to 9 program will include a number of differ-ent educational activities to provide some extra interest and energy for the fi nal three weeks of the year. If parents wish to view the ‘End of Year Program’ timetables , they will be posted on our website www.kather-inehigh.net.au or can be col-lected from the front offi ce or emailed to parents on request. For more information please contact your child’s Year Level Coordinator.

Anne White Principal

BER Sports ScienceOffi cial OpeningNovember 18The Sports Science Building was offi cially opened by Member for Lingiari, Mr Warren Snow-don. Mr Snowdon invited Ken Barnes to assist him in unveiling the plaque in recongnition of Ken’s contribution to the design and purpose of the Sports Sci-ence building.

Year 7 Transition DayNovember 11 and 1590 students from local primary schools visited KHS for their ori-entation to High school. They were all very excited and keen to get to classes. Yr 7 guides did a tremendous job of escorting their groups on a tour of the school and then to their respective classes. Thank you to all the teachers, staff and students who helped on the day and to Clontarf for putting on the BBQ at lunch. Ev-eryone enjoyed their day.

Val MomuatAssistant Principal Middle Years

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• Anne White (Principal) • Jodie Locke (KHS Council Chairperson) (08) 8973 8200 khs.council@ntschools.net anne.white@ntschools.net

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Rugby LeagueOctober 25The KHS Rugby League class played its third game of the year against Rosebery Middle School at Archer Oval in Palm-erston.This was our fi rst game on the road as a team and it proved that travel takes a considerable toll on the mind and body. To lead us out onto the fi eld was James Morgan who continued to show his keen attitude, dedi-cation, ability and skill for the game of Rugby League.The boys took a little while to get going with the size of Rosebery Middle School being intimidat-ing and challenging our teams confi dence. At half time Rosebery lead 16-4, with the fi nal score 20-8 in the favour of Rosebery Middle School. The man of the match went to Jesse Braun for his excellent runs, line breaks, and tackling efforts. The complete report has been posted onto the school’s web-site www.katherinehigh.net.au

Rodney CremonaPhysical Education Teacher

2012 Timetables2012 Timetables are available from the front offi ce if your child hasn’t received theirs yet.

Star EmployeeCongratulations to Sue Shea for being this fortnights Star Employ-ee. Your contribution towards assisting our students achieve their best is outstanding. Con-gratulations on the three stu-dents ‘works’ that have been chosen for ExitArt. You have worked hard this year and de-serve a pat on the back, well done Sue!

Art ExhibitionNovember 16Congratulations to all Stage 2 Art students for thier efforts in the KHS Art Exhibition. A special mention to Megan Pike, Kee-lan Fejo and Charley Anning whose ‘works’ were chosen for ExitArt.

NTCET November 10The school held an informa-tion evening for parents and guardians of students entering years 10, 11 and 12 in 2012. The evening aimed to cover all as-pects of the process required to successfully complete Year 12 and obtain a Northern Ter-ritory Certifi cate of Education and Training (NTCET) and/or an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. It also touched on the expectations KHS has of senior students and the importance of Year 12 in providing the skills to achieve their goals.Should you have any queries regarding these topics or have feedback on the information night, please contact Nathan Baunach via email (nathan.baunach@ntschools.net)

Nathan BaunachAssistant Principal Senior Years

Indonesian Day in the Park November 11The Indonesian Consulate in conjunction with the Kather-ine town council put on a cul-tural day at the markets. There was dancing and singing and a spectacular fashion parade where Katherine High students Jesse Croker, Dylan Parsons, Jade Forscutt, Nikkita Power, Tahlia Mott, Jessica Pearson, Jenna Wallace and Muriel Scholtz modeled the clothes. They looked wonderful and performed beautifully. Thank you all!

Val MomuatAssistant Principal Middle

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You’re A Star

Indonesian Day

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Community NoticesCarols by CandlelightCOME AND JOIN US——Ho Ho HoHo Ho Ho Traditional Christmas Carols; Modern Christmas Songs; When: Saturday 3rd December, 2011Where: Tick Market Complex, Lindsay StreetTime: 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm startPerforming School Students; Face Painting; Raffl es & PrizesLucky Door Prize; Food stalls including a Big Aussie BBQ, Thai Food, Cakes, drinks & snow conesSanta makes an appearance around 7.30 pm

MacFarlane Primary SchoolStudent Art and Craft ExhibitionShowcasing the artistic talents of all our students. Food and drinks pro-vided, guest speakers, a traditional song and dance performance. Every child in the school will have an art/craft item on display.Friday December 2, 2011. 6:30pm-8:00pmMacFarlane Primary School ‘undercover area’Everyone is welcome to attend!

Position VacantRIVERS CLUSTER ADMINISTRATION OF-FICERPart-time Position AvailableBased at Casuarina St Primary School25 hours per week during school term (40 weeks a year)

Provide high level administrative sup-port to the Cluster Chairperson and School Sport Coordinator for Rivers. Strong administrative skills including re-cords management, preparing routine correspondence, banking and fi nan-cial account keeping using MYOB and a high level of computer competency is required.

Expressions of interest should be direct-ed to Daryl Grahek - Rivers School Sport Coordinator (m) 0400448513 (ph) 89712643 (e) daryl.grahek@ntschools.net

Position VacantAPPRENTICE WELDERAPPRENTICE FITTER / MACHINIST

Crowhurst Engineering is currently seek-ing applications for the above two ap-prenticeships commencing January, 2011 CRITERIA:Education minimum pass: Year 10Hard working, self-motivated & reliable. Willing to work in Katherine and remote areas at times. Assessment: A Practice Aptitude As-sessment for Engineering Industry. CLOSING: Friday 2nd DecemberPost, email or fax resume to:Geoff Crowhurst - Ph: 08 8971 0717 Fax: 08 8971 0747 Mobile: 0407 341 954 admin@CrowhurstEngineering.net.auwww.CrowhurstEngineering.net.au4 Palmer Street PO Box 2118, Katherine

2011 Members Exhibition25-30 November 2011Katherine Territory Craft rooms at the Training Centre Block J, 19 Second Street, KatherineWORKS ON DISPLAY/FOR SALE BY ESTABLISHED LOCAL ARTISTS, EMERGING ARTISTS AND NEWCOMERSOpening Friday 25 November at 6.00pmExhibition open Saturday 26 to Wednesday 30 November10.00am – 3.00pm For further information, please contact us on 8971 0740 or email us at

Art Exhibition