Knowledge, Honour, Success

Katherine High School TERM 3, WEEK 1 -2 July 25 - August 4, 2011

English UpdateThe English Faculty welcomed back our students last week with a set of programming that encompasses poetry, persuasion and a unit of work designed to support the up-coming Bell Shakespeare Com-pany visit. All units of work have been designed to expand the students’ knowledge of English and their world view to encour-age them to become active and informed members of the Katherine Community. Stage 2 English courses are drawing to a close with courses con-cluding in Term 4. Students are completing their Folio, Com-munication Studies or Individual Studies Assessment items. I en-courage all parents to contact either myself or your student’s English teacher if you have any queries regarding Faculty mat-ters..Thankyou

Ms Monfries-Purins Year 9 Canberra/Melbourne TripYo from Canberra! All here safe n sound - just saw Julia Gillard! From Mike, Jen, Jodes, Rod and Team xx

Principals MessageWelcome to new and return-ing staff, students and parents. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday. Semes-ter Two timetables have been distributed to all students. There is still some fi ne tuning to occur as some classes are at capac-ity. The Year Coordinators and Assistant Principals are working to address this issue. Parents are encouraged to contact the appropriate Year Coordinator or Assistant Princi-pal if you have any concerns regarding your child’s timeta-ble. It was great to see all our stu-dent entries at the Katherine Show and I was very pleased that Katherine High School won the Schools Aggregate Award for the fi rst time. Thank you to all the students and staff who worked so hard to achieve this result. Our stall on the Yellow Brick Road was very successful and I would like to thank all the staff and students for their as-sistance. It was great to see ev-eryone who visited our stall and the feedback from the com-munity was positive. This will be an initiative we continue.

Please use your child’s diary to communicate with the school and don’t hesitate to ring the school or contact the school via email if you have any con-cerns.

Anne White - Principal

KHS @ The Katherine Show Key Dates

Term 3 • Shell Questacon Science Circus August 9• Whole School Assembly All Welcome KHS Gym August 11 and 25• Northern Clontarf Carnival Katherine Showgrounds August 16 - 17 • School Council Meeting KHS Conference Room All Welcome August 17• Hoops 4 Health August 18• DET Careers Expo KHS Gym August 22• Try A Trade Year 9 Katherine Training Centre August 23• Girls Oztag Darwin August 24• 40 Hour Famine August 24 - 26• Year 10 Reward Camps Edith Falls August 23 - 30• Athletics Carnival KHS Oval August 31• Pupil Free Day September 5

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Every Child, Every DayImproving student enrolment, attendance and participation is everybody’s responsibility

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Suspensions from Semester One 2010 and 2011

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Congratulations . . . . . to the following students . . .• Cassie Berto for attending the Australian Defence Force Indigenous Offi cer Recruitment Familiarization Tour in Canber-ra throughout the holidays. • Zachary Southern for attend-ing the “RUOK Day?” youth discussion in Sydney. Zac had a memorable trip attending this conference about men-tal health with other students from around Australia. They discussed the biggest mental health issues and what they could do to decrease the negative stigma around men-tal health issues in Australian youth.• Tara Guempel-Crothers for attending and participating in the 2011 Australian Brain Bee Queensland and Northern Ter-ritory Final at the Queensland Brain Institute on 19 July.• Alan Bennett, Callan Horton and Tom Hearnden for partici-pating in the NT Space Camp. Thanks to William Westrra van Holthe MLA, Member for Kath-erine for supporting this pro-gram.• VET students Shannen Taylor and Tori Campbell. Shannen is amongst the four fi nalists vying for the NT VET in Schools, Stu-dent of the Year Award to be-held in Darwin on September 10. Tori was awarded GTNT’s School Based Trainee of the Year Award for Katherine. Well done!• Matt Nielson and Keelan Fejo were selected in the NT Under 18’s Touch team. The boys trav-el to Darwin each Sunday for training and will be travelling to Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast (QLD) in September to compete in the Nationals.Full reports on these student’s achievements can be found on the KHS website.

Katherine ShowKatherine High Art Faculty was very well represented at the Katherine Show last month. More than 100 artworks were entered, many of which won awards. First prize winners in-cluded Emily Dohnt, Jessica Mulhall, Camille Allen and Jor-dan Bennett. The Peoples Prize for Photography was awarded to Cody Festing. Students had worked hard in their art classes and found it rewarding and motivating to have their work judged at the show.

Sports UpdateAthletics CarnivalThe Annual Katherine High Ath-letics Carnival is being held on Wednesday August 31. The carnival will be held at the school oval this year. As this is a normal school day all stu-dents are required to attend. Students are encouraged to dress in their house colours and cheer on their teams. Parent and carers welcome!!Under 15’s Rugby LeagueThe Boys Under 15’s Rugby League team will be travel-ling to Darwin on Wednesday August 17. The students will be competing against other NT high schools. Permission notes due by Friday Week 3. Good luck boys!Girls OztagThe postponed and long await-ed tournament from last term is now happening on Wednes-day August 24. Girls who had expressed interest in playing need to collect a new permis-sion note.

Star EmployeeThis fortnight’s “Star Employee” is awarded to Helen Arbon for all her great efforts at this year’s Katherine Show. Keep up the fantastic work Helen!

www.katherinehigh.net.au

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

School Contact Details

Cassie Berto

Zachary Southern

Tara Guempel-Crothers

Alan Bennett, Callan Hor-ton & Tom Hearnden

Shannen Taylor

Photography

Needle Work

Tori Campbell

Matt Nielson andKeelan Fejo - NT Touch

Helen Arbon

Community Notices

Are you a scientist, or an engineer? Would you like to become our school’s adopted scientist? Would you enjoy inspiring our teachers and students in their science?One of our teachers has recently regis-tered for Scientists in Schools, and we’re looking for a scientist who is interested in working with our staff and students – it would be great to have someone from our local community. Scientists in Schools use a broad defi nition of ‘scientist’ that includes professionals working in a sci-ence or engineering-related area from research and applied scientists, technol-ogists and engineers, to medical and al-lied health professionals and mathemati-cians. There are no fi xed hours – it’s up to you and the teacher to decide how you can contribute. To register or fi nd out more information visit www.scientistsin-schools.edu.au. Scientists in Schools is an Australian Government initiative, man-aged by CSIRO Education.If you’d like to get involved, call the Scientists in Schools Project Offi cer on 08 89 448 490 or email them at sis.nt@csiro.au.

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Katherine High School

RIVERS SSNT CRICKET TRIALS KATHERINE!!

Girls & Boys Championship 26 – 28 September 2011 Expressions of Interest due 10 August

Age: 10 – 13 years of age in 2011 There will be a mixed boys and girls team.

Please contact Tony Tree in Numbulwarto notify me of your interest in playing.

Phone 8975 4650Email tony.tree@ntschools.net

16 and Under Boys Cricket Development/Selection Camp

September 30 - October 2, Darwin, NT

Have your represented your school, region or club in Touch?Are you keen to further develop skills and understanding of the Game?Would you like the opportunity to represent Northern Territory?

Then nominate now, before September 16th to attend the 16 and Under Cricket Development/Selection Camp. Age of par-ticipation is 13 to 16 as at 1/9/2012.This 3 day event comprises games and development activities. To conclude the event a NT representative side is selected. The cost for this event is $250; this covers School Sport levy, lunch on Friday and Saturday and travel costs. If you require private billeting there is an additional $50 that will go to the billeting family. Pick up nomination forms from your school offi ce, complete and return to your school offi ce. If you require further information please contact Daryl or Bron-wyn on 8971 2643 or email rivers.ssnt@ntschools.net.

Katherine Junior Australian Rules Football Council PLAYERS & COACHES WANTEDKatherine AuskickFor boys and girls from 5 to 8 years of age. A weekly program that allows children to develop through skill based drills followed by a modifi ed game.

Katherine AFL JuniorsFor boys and girls from 8 to 16 years of age. Weekly training session and gameVenue: Katherine Town Ovals 1 & 2.Season: Saturday 13th August from 8.30 -10.30 am to late Oc-tober.

Registration Days: 8.00-10.00 on Saturday 30th July and Satur-day 6th August at Katherine Town oval 1 or visit www.afl auskick.com.au

Earn and Learn with WoolworthsOur school is taking part in Woolworths Earn & Learn community program. This year, they are giving away more than $5 million worth of educational resources for Primary and Secondary schools all over Australia, including ours! Until September 18th 2011, Woolworths will give you one Earn & Learn point for every $10 you spend in store. Points will automatically appear on your shop-ping dockets. All you need to do is save those dockets and bring them to school or place them in the box provided at the Woolworths srevice desk. There’s no limit to the number of points we can collect, so your participation will really make a difference. The more points we earn, the more resources we can order!