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Learning Management and Business Reform (LMBR)- What is it?
LMBR stands for Learning Management and Business Reform. The entire Department of Education is in the process
of implementing a modern, integrated IT system in human resources, payroll, finance and student administration
to provide better service and value to staff, students, parents and the community. It will impact on every facet of
school life; among other things, LMBR will provide:
Accurate reporting of financial operations.
Better definition and reporting on services.
A unique and secure student registration number and single source of up-to-date information about our students.
Increased and improved information about student academic achievement and plans.
Better tracking of important health, well-being and emergency contact information.
Please note- In preparation for migrating to the new Schools' Finance System, there will be a disruption to our
normal operating procedures. A note explaining these changes has been sent home so please keep a look out for
it.
What are the benefits of the new systems?
Greater control and efficiency of processes.
Consistent and accurate reporting of financial operations.
Increased and improved online information about a student's academic achievements, health, wellbeing and emergency contact information.
A reduction in paper-based administration.
Newcastle HS will go live with LMBR on 22 May so please be aware, there may be further disruption to our normal
procedures around this time.
Year 7 Camp and Visual Arts Excursion
Week 7 was a very busy week as a number of students ventured outside the school gates to engage in learning. We
had one hundred and seventy eight Year 7 students travel north for the annual Year 7 camp and sixteen Year 12
students travelled south to Melbourne and Hobart for a Visual Arts experience. I know the organising teachers will
be writing about these activities in future editions of The Parkway but I wanted to thank all the teachers that
helped make these excursions happen. In particular, I would like to thank Mrs Myers and Ms Robinson for
organising two great events.
March 2017
Parkway Edition No. 02
Parkway Edition No.02 - March 2017
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
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Shave for a Cure
Once again we have students participating in Shave for a Cure on 16 March. David Fotu, Hamish Taylor-Walsh and Owen Baird-Peddie will be shaving their heads at the Thursday 16 March assembly. As you can see from the picture below this is a big commitment from the boys. All students are encouraged to support David, Hamish and Owen by bringing along a donation on the day or by visiting their website to donate: https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/
registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=102321
Nathan Towney Principal
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Principal’s Message
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Key Dates
Term 1
Week 8
13 March 15 March
P&C Meeting—AGM Year 7 Vaccinations Zone Cross Country Parent/Teacher Interviews Years 7, 11 & 12
Week 9 21 March Parent/Teacher Interviews Years 8, 9 & 10
Week 10
Week 11 5 April 7 April
Year 12 Reports Last Day Term 1
Term 2
Week 1
24 April 25 April 26 April 28 April
Staff Development Day ANZAC Day Students Return Athletics Carnival
Week 2 2—5 May 5 May
Myunda Bay PDHPE Camp The Parkway #3
Week 3 8 May 9—11 May
P&C Meeting NAPLAN
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LOTE is a small but vibrant faculty at Newcastle High School, led by our new Head Teacher Naomi Durie and two
language teachers: Meredith Engel and Elisa Biasiol. Classes in Japanese and French are on offer.
Year 7
All students must complete 100 hours of foreign language study according to the requirements for NSW students as
set out by NSW Education Standards Authority. Set out below is the programme for this year’s Year 7 classes:
7 National, 7 Civic, 7 Empire, 7 Parnell, 7 Smith - Japanese
Students study the Japanese writing script of Hiragana and learn to recognise the Katakana and Kanji scripts. They
also study from the textbook “Hai!’ and its companion workbook, doing simple reading, writing and listening
exercises in Japanese. Students are asked to pay $19 at the front office to purchase a Hai! Workbook. A yearly
calendar of Japanese festivals is followed and students also explore and learn various aspects of Japanese culture:
origami, songs, anime, martial arts, religion etc.
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LOTE Report
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An excursion in June, to the Sydney Japanese International School is a highlight of the year.
Trying undon at Sydney Japanese International School and eating abento lunchboxes.
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LOTE Report
Origami and calligraphy
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7 Mitchell, 7 Gregson , 7 Burwood French
‘Quoi de neuf?’ is a new and exciting national series for junior French
learners that combines up to date and engaging language content with
intercultural competence. The student book is accompanied by an activity
book which complements the student book with sequenced activities
designed to practise and reinforce language structures learnt via listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
The ‘Quoi de neuf?’ course was piloted in 2016 with very positive feedback,
from both parents and students, the activity book can be purchased for $19
from the student office.
The junior French course assessment structure was also revised in 2016 with
more relevant and streamlined tasks adhering to the ‘Quoi de neuf?
coursework.
Students also study French culture and significant events that take place throughout the year in France as well as
the significance of Anzac Day and the connection that Australia has with France in Villers -Brettonneux. All cultural
topics are accompanied by creative exercises relating to their significance, as well as French songs, media articles
and up to date information of the French lifestyle.
Elective Subjects in LOTE
Students in Year 8 may study French culture and/or Japanese as an elective course for one semester. Work from
Year 7 is briefly revised so it is possible for students to begin the language in Year 8, even if they were unable to
study that particular language in Year 7.
Every year Japanese and French are offered as two year elective subjects in Years 9 and 10. Students perfect a self
introduction in Japanese and learn to communicate about various topics such as likes/dislikes, food, meals, time,
hobbies, pets, family, etc.
Elective students also have opportunities to attend excursions to Nagisa Japanese Restaurant and The Japan
Foundation in Sydney.
Years 11 and 12
In the senior years it is possible to do either French Beginners or Japanese Beginners. These courses are available to
students who did not choose the language as an elective in Years 9 or 10. They are 2 Unit courses for the HSC exam
and students finish with a workable knowledge of the language and the ability to converse in various useful
everyday situations. HSC language courses receive bonus points for admission to many universities. At the
University of Newcastle two bonus points are awarded for a Band 5 or 6 in Beginners French or Japanese.
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LOTE Report
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Overseas Excursions
Every two years we arrange a 9 day school trip to Japan for students of Years 8-12. We are due to go in April 2017.
Japan trip 2014 Photos:
a .
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LOTE Report
Innovative Teaching Initiative
As part of Newcastle High School’s Innovative Classroom initiative, a dedicated Japanese Language
room has been set up in Room 35, with adjustable tables and a variety of seating. Students can choose
to sit on the floor at lower tables on cushions, ground seats and meditation stools or at higher tables
on ottamans. The kidney bean shaped tables facilitate group work and create a Japanese cultural feel.
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Exchange Students at Newcastle High School
Newcastle has a longstanding Sister City relationship with the city of Ube, Japan. 2011 marked the 30th Anniversary
of this exchange between our two cities.
Newcastle High School, in conjunction with Newcastle City Council, will host a group of students from Ube in
early August. We will be looking for about 10 families who can host a student for approximately one week. If you
are interested in providing home-stay for a Japanese student please contact the Languages staff. Hosting is a
wonderful cultural experience for any family and past students have kept strong ties with the students they have
hosted and made return visits.
Ube exchange 2015
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LOTE Report
2016 winner: Owen Baird-Peddie
UBE –Newcastle Speech Competition
Every year students enrolled in an elective Japanese course in the Newcastle district have the chance to partici-
pate in the Ube–Newcastle Cultural Exchange Speech Competition. If successful, four students win the chance to
travel to Newcastle’s Japanese sister city of Ube in September to do home stay with a Japanese family, attend a
Japanese school and partake in sightseeing. This is sponsored through the generosity of the Ube branch of the
Ube- Newcastle Friendship Society. All airfares, accommodation, meals and transport are included.
In 2015 two Newcastle High School students, Maija Spencer Karinen and Lucy Neilson–Spitzer were successful in
the competition and were treated to a wonderful stay in Japan. In 2016 Owen Baird-Peddie was also a successful
competitor. Please see your language teacher if you are interested in entering in 2017.
2015 Ube Speech competition entrants: Lucy, Monique, Maija and Natalie
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Excursions
Apart from involvement in speech competitions, language video competitions, exchanges and hosting
opportunities, the Languages faculty aims to provide plenty of authentic cultural and language learning
opportunities with a wide variety of excursions offered each year. Below are some of the opportunities enjoyed by
students in 2015/16.
Japan Foundation, Sydney - cultural workshop on the Obon Festival
Naomi Durie Head Teacher LOTE
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LOTE Report
Restaurant Excursion
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Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota High School Teams Challenge
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Surfest
On Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 of February
Newcastle High School placed a number of teams in
the Maitland and Port Stephens Toyota High School
Teams Challenge surfing event. The contest is part of
Surfest’s festival of surfing, which is the largest surfing
event in the southern hemisphere. There were 40
teams from around the state, including two from
Vanuatu competing.
Competition was held at Nobbys on the Tuesday due
to unfavourable conditions at Merewether. The waves
here were challenging with wave choice crucial in
achieving a good result. Our boys number 1 team
performed extremely well and amassed a great score
in their round one heat. Unfortunately, our other
teams did not fare as well and struggled to catch their
waves in the allotted time. The contest format
requires a team of three surfers to catch a scoring
wave within a given time. Only one surfer from each
team can be in the water at any one time and bonus
points are awarded if they finish before the end of the
heat. Each team surfs twice and their scores are
accumulated, with the top 16 moving through to the
next round.
Day two saw the event back at Merewether with great
surfing conditions. Our number 1 team were in the
first heat in the water and managed to amass another
great score, ensuring a place in the quarter finals. They
backed this up with a thrilling performance which saw
them progress to the semi-finals where they
unfortunately were knocked out. This was our best
result in a number of years and the boys were over the
moon with their achievement. Maybe next year!
Once again, our competitors were a credit to the
school in the exemplary way in which they conducted
themselves, interacted with surfers and teachers from
other schools and supported and cheered each other
on.
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The boys’ final saw the closest ever result with only 1.6 points separating all four teams. Illawarra Sports High took
home the spoils on (51.8); Narrabeen Sports High A were runners up on (51.7); Narrabeen Sports High B third on
(51) and The Entrance on (50.2).
Girls’ results: 1st Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College (Tumbi Umbi Campus) (37.4); 2nd St Pius X Adamstown (35.7);
3rd St Francis Xavier High School (21.3) and 4th Tomaree High School (13.4).
Our number one team consisting of Sunny Whitby-Otto, Kane Ramplin and Dixon Stanyer finished in equal seventh.
Our number two and three teams consisted of Noah Jackson, Jeordie Gilbertson, Luke Dwyer, Tom Lupton,
Sebastian Skinner, Wisnu Ajinugroho and Toby Bartsch. Well done boys you should be proud of yourselves!
This contest is a great event, that promotes a healthy lifestyle and we thank Warren Smith and Maitland and Port
Stephens Toyota for giving our students the opportunity to compete against some of the best junior surfers in the
state. We look forward to competing again next year.
Steve Prior
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Surfest
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Girls Volleyball Knockout
We travelled to Broadmeadow basketball stadium after only coming together as a team for three days. The girls
first cam up against Maitland High School and won the match in four sets, spirits were high!
The next match was against a well rehearsed Morisset High School outfit, with some very skilled servers. It is safe
to say our girls absolutely demolished them in three straight sets. Amazing defence by Fabia and some brilliant net
touches by Monique, Tahne and Erin.
Into the semi finals and Whitebridge High School was the team‘s last opponent for the day. The Whitebridge girls
have been in intense training with some players even selected in representative squads. A formidable opponent.
The Newcastle High School girls did themselves and our school proud. They fought their way back after being a set
down early on in the match and almost clinched the second set. Whitebridge High’s composure and set plays were,
in the end, too hot to handle and they progressed through to the regional final.
Miss Heron cannot applaud the Newcastle High School’s Volleyball Ravens enough, they showed athleticism,
sportsmanship, dedication and were also supportive of not only their team mates (special cheerleading mention to
Issy and Lara), but other schools competing and even took part in a social game it the end of the day with Kotara.
Looking forward to our next outing as a team.
Go Girls!
Brodee Herron
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Sport Report
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Swimming Carnival
It was a big first few weeks of sport for Newcastle High School. The swimming carnival has been run and swum. It
was the first whole school swimming carnival for a number of years and was a huge success.
Competition was fierce and all students enjoyed the "Salmon Run' novelty events. In the end the house points
finished as follows: 1st Clark, 2nd Fearnley, 3rd Richards and 4th Watt.
Age Champions were:
12 years - Georgia Fleming and Noah Taylor
13 years - Emily March and Travis Hetherington
14 years - Jenna Johansen and Beau Dwyer
15 years - Brooklyn Perry and Guy Hetherington/Cooper Blumel
16 years - Maddy Croak and Robert Stanley
17 years - Natalie Cox and Kane Ramplin
Boys Open Basketball
The team came up against a well drilled Lambton High School team who were too big and strong for the Newcastle
High School boys. Although the team tried hard, they were no match for the opponents going down 65-18. Best for
Newcastle High School on the day were Kristian Higgs Madsen and Bailey Blumel. Thanks to Mr Oprea for coaching
the side.
Open Boys Volleyball
The first time Newcastle had entered a volleyball team in a few years but the novice players performed above
expectations. The team's first game was against Kotara High School. The match was a gruelling five setter with the
final set swaying in Kotara's favour until a run of ten straight points on the back of Ei’Lan Doyle's serve gained
Newcastle High School the ascendancy and the match. The 2nd round clash against the highly fancied Whitebridge
High School team was a tight affair with Newcastle High School grabbing the third set but they were eventually
overcome by Whitebridge's height and consistency. A great team effort was displayed on the day with special
mention going to Oliver Nash and Felix Pritchard for their athleticism. Thanks to Mr Kendell for coaching the team.
Josh Lyden
Sports Organiser
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Sport Report
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2017 has started with a bang and all Support students are working incredibly hard at Newcastle High School.
Students are not only completing classroom activities but also participating in: Community Access Programs, Work
Experience Programs, Swimming Carnivals, Horticulture, Wellbeing Days, Sailing, whole school sport and Year 7
Passion Projects.
We also welcomed two new staff members, Mrs Denise Hughes and Mrs Kerry Onslow, to our team. Both Denise
and Kerry have come to Newcastle High School from Merewether High School and are teaching the IO Support
Class; they bring a wealth of teaching experience with them. Ms Ryssenbeek, Ms Gibson, Mr Main, Ms Miller, Mrs
Lucas, Mrs Blake and myself are very glad to have them on-board.
With so much happening already in Support, this year will no doubt, be a very exciting year!
Khym Harris Head Teacher Special Education (Rel)
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Student Support
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During the 2016/17 Foxtel National Youth League, I was spotted and selected to go into camp with the young
Socceroo’s (U19) in early February. Players were selected from all over Australia from A-league clubs. The camp
went for four days at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Over the four days we had a few training
sessions and a friendly match against one of the local Canberra First Grade teams. I managed to get an assist in a 6-
1 win. The camp was looking at getting us used to the environment of a national team and starting to introduce
their philosophies of how to play.
There were a lot of highly regarded coaches on a national and international scale. Including the head coach Ufuk
Talay, our fill-in assistant coach Josep Gombau who is also the Olyroos head coach (U23) and appearances from
Tony Vidmar (U17 Joeys coach) and head Socceroo’s coach Ange Postecoglou. It is a long road ahead with this being
the beginning of preparations for pre-qualifying matches at the end of this year continuing into 2018 with more
qualifications for the U19 world cup in 2019.
Patrick Langlois Year 12
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Student Report
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Newcastle High School staff and students would like to thank James Nicolle and family, from Stone On Stone Gardens and Landscapes, for their generous donation of sandstone rocks and soil. We appreciate James hard work creating the school’s rockery garden.
Parkway Edition No.02 - March 2017
School Garden Report
Call today for a free estimate
22 Anzac Parade, The Hill
Phone: 0418 415 804
Email: [email protected]
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Newcastle High School thanks you for your invaluable support and contribution of prizes to our 2016 Christmas
Raffle.
2016 Christmas Raffle Thank You
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NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL
“Remis Velisque”
Parkway Avenue, Hamilton 2303
Telephone: (02) 4969 3177
Facsimile: (02) 4961 2912
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.newcastle-h.schools.nsw.edu.au