SASS RECOGNITION WEEK

Kariong Mountains High School Newsletter - Term 3 - Week 6 - 2018 1

N E W S L E T T E RKARIONG MOUNTAINSHIGH SCHOOL

02 4340 0246Address: 10 Festival Drive, Mt Penang Parklands Kariong NSW 2250 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kariongmountains-high.com.au Portal: http://web1.kariongmtns-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

unity......... knowledge......... respect

During Week 7 Term 3, we celebrate the work of our School Administrative and Support Staff. We have a dedicated team of non-teaching staff who assist with the operation of the school. Effective support in finance, customer service, administration, grounds and maintenance, student wellbeing and learning support is essential to the high quality education that our students at Kariong Mountains High School receive.

Thank you to all of our non-teaching staff for their professionalism and commitment to our students.

TERM 3 | WEEK 4 August 312018

August 31

Year 10 Valid TestingCHS Athletics

September 7

Year 10 Valid TestingYear 7 Immunisation

September 14

August 30Workcover Whitecard

September 6Year 10 Valid TestingCHS Athletics

September 13Year 10 Valid Testing

August 29LMG Gala Sports DayShowcase

September 5Year 10 Valid Testing RSA RSG Course - Year 12CHS Athletics


August 28Year 10 Wellbeing Showcase

September 4Year 10 Valid Testing RSA RSG Course - Year 12


August 27Reptile Park Incursion



IN THIS ISSUE:• Calendar - Page 1• Principal’s Report - Pages 1-2• English Faculty News - Pages 2-5

• Snow Excursion Photos - Page 6• Community Notices - Pages 7-8

S A S S R E C O G N I T I O N W E E K

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ACARA has identified 7 general capabilities that are woven throughout the new Australian curriculum (K-10) as shown in the diagram below from their website.

As well as teaching content and skills, each course incorporates these capabilities to a less or more extent throughout the syllabus. I often say that our school and its vision has been at the forefront of 21st century

learning and that is particularly evident when you consider our purpose statement, developed in 2009:

“To challenge students to reach their full potential, having the skills necessary to be respected citizens in an ever changing society”.

Just as we measure learning progress in the “traditional” subject areas, learning progressions across K-10 have been developed for these general capabilities.

What does this mean for our school?As part of the review, that we are undertaking into reporting and assessment, there is an opportunity to look at whether we can report on these capabilities, possibly replacing the current section on work habits. Later this term I will send out a survey about our reports and I am hoping that you will have the time to consider their content, keeping this information on general capabilities in mind.

Ms Anne VinePrincipal

E N G L I S H I N F O C U SThis term has again been a very busy one for the English faculty. Here is a brief update on what our students will be doing this term:

Year 12 Has just returned to class after their Trial HSC exams and they now begin to prepare for their final examinations. Students are encouraged to keep submitting draft responses of past HSC questions to their teacher and to continue to study in a proactive manner towards the HSC examinations.

Year 11 Has their Yearly examinations rapidly approaching. They are currently studying the novel ‘Bro’ by Helen Chebatte.

Year 10 Students are studying the ideas of perspective and representation, looking at how texts manipulate and position us, as the audience, into a particular viewpoint. Year 10 will begin their speaking assessment tasks this week, where they look to express a personal opinion on the great things we have happening at school.

Year 9 ‘The History of Language’, this unit gives students the opportunity to discover the origins of the words that we speak every day. Speeches begin in Week 7.

Year 8 Our students have begun their study of texts that surround the ideas of war and conflict, including poetry, picture books and analysing propaganda. They also have a presentation due in Week 7.

Year 7 Our students are busily working their way through a novel study on ‘New Places, New Experiences’ and have a speech due in Week 7.

PR I N C I PA L’S R E P O RT


Year 8 Survival Project Based Learning TaskYear 8 was involved in PBL tasks based around the notion of survival. Students studied the idea of survival through texts in class and then adapted this knowledge into real-world situations. Projects included building model rafts through materials found on the Central Coast, writing survival stories based on real events and using Minecraft to demonstrate survival techniques in virtual worlds.

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Year 9 - Extension and Enrichment ProgramIn our faculty this year, we provide collaborative Project Based Learning opportunities for our high achieving students. These programs allow our students to collaborate with other students on projects that have both a link to the studied content, and a real world application.

Students are given the opportunity to collaborate with other high achieving students from differing classes to work on a challenging task. Below are some snapshots of the tasks that they have completed in both Term 1 and 2.

Term 1 - Creating digital essays - Our students were given the opportunity to create a digital essay using Google Sites based on the study of ‘Overcoming Adversity’.

Examples of digital essays created by students.

Year 8 students working on their survival project in class.

Please have a look at what has been happening over the last term.


E N G L I S H I N F O C U SYears 9 and 10 DramaYear 9 and 10 Drama have just finished creating their performances for self-devised plays for Year 7 students at our school. The students developed performances based around issues that Year 7 may face in an effort to help with their smooth transition to high school.

Images above show student advertising campaigns promoting inclusion at KMHS.

Years 9 and 10 drama students performing on stage at KMHS.

Term 2 - Promoting diversity awareness in our school. Our students were challenged with the idea of creating an advertising campaign based on promoting inclusion at KMHS.

Deanna, Emmaya, Kara, Kirra, Tara - 9P/9S Kariong Mountains Diversity

We are one as people

If we live as a species

Then we should act humane

Current Strategies/Events at Our School: There are many ways we embrace diversity here at Kariong Mountains High School such as:

1. NAIDOC Day 2. Exchange Students 3. Multicultural Day 4. Student Services (dealing with racism

& other problems) 5. Japanese for an Elective (excursion to

Japan for elected students)

Ideas For The Future In Our School:

1. Once a month have mufti day where students and staff members represent a culture/country via bringing a delicacy from that culture/country.

2. Cook cultural dishes in food tech. 3. Have cultural days at the canteen, e.g.

French food one day and Spanish the next, etc.

Benefits: 1. Allows student to study and discover

new cultures, beliefs and art styles of their own preference.

2. The students will learn new cooking techniques and it will help expand their tastes.

3. This will not only allow more of a spread of dishes but will entice students to buy and try the new foods, profiting the canteen in the process.


E N G L I S H I N F O C U SYear 11 Standard English Year 11 Advanced EnglishYear 11 Standard English has been enjoying character and relationships breakdowns for their study of Bro.

Year 11 Advanced has recently completed their study of William Shakespeare’s Othello. Follow the links below to look at some of their digital essays based on how Shakespeare reflects the key social, cultural and political concerns of his time period and how these concerns are reflected in contemporary texts.

Context of the Elizabethan era in Othello

Othello Essay With Related Text Response

Othello Essay by Holly Collins

Year 11 students building visual maps of characters and relationships from ‘Bro’.

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S N O W E X C U R S I O NHope you enjoy these photos from the 2018 KMHS excursion to the snow last week. Everyone looks to have had an amazing time!Visit the school facebook page to see more photos.

https://www.facebook.com/kariongmountainshigh/


N O T I C E S

INFORMATION EVENINGTuesday 11 September 6.00pmSuite 1, 32 Central Coast Highway, West Gosford

If you would like to join us for a casual chat P: (02) 4320 7700 E: [email protected]: www.catholiccaredbb.org.au/fostercare

We are the social care and support agency of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Broken Bay.

FOSTER CARE

ANYONE CAN CHANGE A LIFEWE NEED FOSTER CARERSThere are children on the Central Coast who have been through experiences few of us could begin to imagine and who, without our help, will go through childhood without the love and support of a family.

We are looking for everyday families who might consider taking a child or young person into their home - to love and support them whether for one or two nights, a few weeks, months or permanently through adoption.

PLAY CRICKET FOR THE

BRISBANE WATER “BLUETONGUES”

FOR THE 2018/19 SEASON!

We have teams for boys and girls of any ability, plus Woolworths “Junior Blasters” and Master Blaster” programmes. An after-school all girls

competition is also available.

Use your $100 Kids Active voucher to make a season

of cricket cheaper than ever!

JUNIOR REGISTRATION DETAILS

Sat, 25th AUGUST 2018 – McDonald’s West Gosford 9am – 12 noon

ONLINE REGO also available at www.playcricket.com.au Just enter “Brisbane Water” and follow the prompts

FURTHER DETAILS Phone: 0418 608 868 (Jeff – secretary)

Email: [email protected] Website: www.bwcc.com.au


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