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woonona high school

Newsletter

Excellence Innovation Success

Issue No. 10 4 July 2016


In this issue:

Page 4 Year 7 Rewards excursion

Page 5 Year 8, 9, 10 & 11 rewards Excursion

Page 6 Naidoc Games Day

Page 7 Unplugged 19

Page 8 We Will Rock You

Page 8 Countermove

Page 9 Community of School Band Program

Page 9 Woonona IRT Performance

Page 10 Marine Studies Excursion

Page 11 iSTEM

Page 12 Saving Chloe Saxby

Page 13 Zone Athletics Carnival

Page 14 Skateboard Construction

Page 14 South Coast Sports Results

Page 15 Nepal Fundraiser

Page 16 GiGi Restaurant Visit

Page 16 Maths News

Page 17 Fundraising for Chloe

Page 17 Library News

Page 18 Illawarra 200

Page 18 Drama Masks

Page 19 Supporting Gonski

Page 20 Monte Pryor Visits

Page 20 “Kickstart” Careers Day

Page21 Careers News

Page 22 Visual Art

Page 22 Early Childhood Studies

Page 23 Celebrating with Ms Epton

Page 24 Cyber Safety

Unplugged 19

Skateboard Construction

Saving Chloe Saxby

Principal’s News


This morning we were given the exciting

news that Woonona High School, Year 11

student Bronte Petrolo has been chosen

to compere this year’s Southern Stars

production.

This is a fantastic honour for Bronte who

has performed in the show for the past 7

Years.

Well done Bronte and we look forward to

seeing this years production.

Farewell Giorgia This week we say goodbye to our popular exchange student

from Italy Giorgia Madella. Georgia who is a Year 11 student,

has been with us for twelve months. She will return to

Mantova (Italy) on the 7 July. Georgia has thoroughly enjoyed

her time here and hopes to visit again soon. We wish you all

the best for your future.

The Renovations Begin Construction has begun on the refurbishment of the front office block and the surrounding areas.

The office staff have been relocated to the Staff Common Room, which is located above the Library. Access to the office is via

the stairs on the right hand side of the administration block. Please follow the signs that are clearly visible to get to the new

office area.

Construction is expected to take several months, so once again, can we ask that parents and students be patient with the

inconveniences which will undoubtedly occur with these renovations.

Congratulations Bronte!

Happy Holidays

We hope every one has a happy, restful and safe break.

School resumes for all students on Tuesday 19 July.


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Student Reports On Monday 27 June, Year 7 students who had obtained the level of a Bronze Merit Certificate got to go on a rewards excursion

to both Hang Time and Hang Dog. We all had an exciting and phenomenal time climbing the walls and crawling through

tunnels. A funny thing happened when Ms Steele got stuck in the tunnels and we all had to evacuate. Besides that we had an

awesome time. I’ll never forget my first ever Year 7 Woonona High School rewards excursion. I enjoyed every moment.

Report from Molly Dallacosta

Year 7 went on a rewards excursion to Hang Time and Hang Dog for the day. It was both an exciting and phenomenal day. It

was a great way to get to know others and make new friends. Overall it was a great day and there wasn’t a moment I didn’t

enjoy.

Report from Jackson Gervaise (See our face book page for lots more photos)

Year 7 Rewards Excursion Exhausted and a bit sore, had our

Year 7 cohort finish up their first

rewards excursion for the year. 100

students, accompanied by Mr

Rayner, Ms Burns, Ms Epton and Mrs

Steele, were very excited as they

boarded the bus first thing on

Monday morning. First stop,

HangDog and HangTime where in

groups of 50, they spent an hour

executing the activities on display.

From rock-climbing and

trampolining; to flipping and caving -

the students pushed their

boundaries and encouraged one

another throughout the day. Mrs

Steele even went in the caves to see

what all the fun was about! Halfway

through the day, the students

swapped venues and continued the activities. Not only were the students very well behaved, they proved very agile and

confident to show off their skills at both venues. On return to school, the students finished the day with a mass game of

dodgeball. A fun-fuelled day which ended with lots of smiles and a few tired eyes. On behalf of the staff members and venues

we visited, we wish to thank the students for their positive behaviour and encouragement. They certainly left a great

impression throughout the day. We are looking forward to the next excursion with you all!

Ms Steele (year 7 Year Adviser)

Rewards Excursion


As with Year 7, students in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 also had the opportunity to enjoy a rewards excursion. Students who had

reached the level of Bronze Merit Award were invited to enjoy a day of ten pin bowling at Northern Bowl and a movie at

Warrawong cinemas.

Accompanied by Mr Mucci, Mr De Main, Ms Mellor, Mr Rayner and Ms Sharpe the students had lots of fun ten pin bowling

before enjoying a movie. The students had the choice of watching Finding Dora, Independence Day or the latest Ice Age movie.

From all reports the great and the day was a great way to celebrate their efforts.

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Naidoc Games Day

On Wednesday 29 June Indigenous students from our Community of Schools came to Woonona High School to enjoy a

morning of games and peer bonding. ATSIC students from Woonona High School ran the games and instructed the younger

students on how each was played.

Year 12 student Jack Taylor organised the games for the day as part of his HSC Design & Technology Major Project. The D&T

course involves the study of both designing and producing, through areas such as design theory and practice, design

processes, environmental and social issues, communication, research, technologies, and the manipulation of materials, tools

and techniques.

The games that were enjoyed on the day all had relevance and representation of life skills. The game of Kai involved students

in the middle of a circle protecting a ball. Protection of the ball was representative

of the protection of food and shelter. Another game that was played was called

“Goodie”. In this game a large ball was thrown into the centre of two lines of

students. The students had to try a hit the large ball with smaller balls, this being

representative of hunting.

Another game played was called “Bundungie” which is a mixture of AFL, soccer,

football and netball. This game being a test of team work and bonding.

The students very much enjoyed the games on the day.


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“Unplugged 19”

A special surprise was in store for those who ventured out in the freezing cold for Unplugged 19 on Tuesday 28 th June. As the

name would suggest, our Unplugged concerts usually feature acoustic music but this time audiences were treated to a number

of ‘electric’ performances by our current Year 12 Music students, as the stage had been set for their Trial HSC performance

exams that day. Featuring songs by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Yngwie Malmsteen, and an original composition using a loop

pedal, Year 12 were certainly very impressive. We also heard an original song by two of our ex-students, Shay Bagia and Izak

Lucas-Parr, who teach guitar and bass and accompany our Year 12 students. The rest of the evening featured a range of

acoustic songs from students of all years. It was great to see so many junior students, especially those in Year 7, getting up to

perform in front of an audience. We hope to see you all at Unplugged 20 next term – this concert will be a wonderful

celebration of our long tradition of live music concerts and we hope to feature some past performers as guest artists.

Unplugged 20 will be held next term on Tuesday 20th September from 7pm.

Many thanks to Ms Montague and Ms King who took some fantastic photos for the newsletter and face book.


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Countermove On Friday 17th June, Mrs Johnstone and myself had the

pleasure of escorting students to view the new works

performed by Sydney Dance Company, CounterMove. It was

an exhilarating double bill that provided an insight into the

world of contemporary dance. For some of the students, this

was the first professional production thy have witnessed and

they were blown away!

Between the performances, the audience were involved in a

question and answer session and Woonona High School

students were confident to prompt many questions ranging

from lighting choices to training regimes. Not only were the

audience impressed with every segment which was

performed; they were also taught a small rhythmic clapping

sequence which is used in the choreography.

The students were amazed by the strength, agility and

performance quality of these two pieces. A worthwhile

excursion to appreciate the amazing effort that goes into

producing professional productions.

Ms Steele ( PDHPE / Dance Teacher)

We Will Rock You

On Wednesday 15th June a large group of our performing arts students travelled to Sydney to see the musical production of

We Will Rock You. The show was written by Ben Elton and featured music by the famous rock group Queen. The story is based

on a time in the future when all music is controlled by a big global corporation, and school kids are only allowed to download

certain music. There are no live bands anymore and nobody creates their own music. The ‘Bohemians’ are a rebel group that

try to bring back the music. The production featured a live rock band, wonderful singers and lots of special effects. All staff and

students who attended were thoroughly entertained and enjoyed the production. Thank you to Mr Bretag for organising

another wonderful trip to the theatre for us. Miss Sharp (Music

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Woonona IRT Performance During sport time this week, 33 students from Year 7-9 walked to the Woonona IRT to perform during their afternoon tea. The

students had a tough challenge of performing in a new space which was quite limited, however they took this in their stride

and professionally performed 5 items they had worked on throughout Semester 1. These included hip hop, contemporary,

musical theatre, poi and the item performed recently for the South Coast Dance Festival. During their quick changes, I spoke

about the purpose of the items performed and provided a background of the new dance programs and introduction of CAPA at

Woonona High School. The audience were very impressed by the show and they were clapping along throughout the final act,

Revolting Children from the hit Broadway musical "Matilda". We would like to thank Ida Lewis and the staff at Woonona IRT

for inviting us to perform for them. It was a great experience for the students and we were very proud of the integrity and

professionalism the students displayed. Miss K Sharp and Mrs Steele

Community of Schools Band Program The Woonona Community of Schools Band Program has

been running successfully since 2012 and this year we have

20 students from Russell Vale and Woonona Primary

Schools participating. Each Wednesday afternoon during

sport time, these students come to Woonona High School

to learn an instrument and rehearse as a band. Our senior

Music students and outside instrumental tutors provide

small group instruction on flute, clarinet, saxophone,

trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, guitar, bass, keyboard and

drums. The primary students started attending on

Wednesday 22nd June and will continue learning their

instruments for the rest of the year, eventually performing together as a band.

We also run a Junior Band on Wednesday mornings from 8:00am – 9:30am for high school and advanced primary school

students. Many of our junior band students also attend the Primary Band rehearsals on Wednesdays to help our tutors.

Primary students from any local schools may attend these programs.

I would like to thank all of our Woonona High School students who assist with this program each week and to congratulate our

primary students for their progress so far. Both bands will be performing later in the year – details to come.

We also run a tuition program for instrumental and vocal lessons before and after school and we currently offer guitar, bass,

drums, keyboard, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet and trombone. All lessons are conducted by experienced

Music teachers with current Working With Children Checks in the Music Rooms at Woonona High School. Private lessons cost

$20 per half hour and partner lessons cost $10 per half hour. Please see Miss Sharp in the Music Department to register your

interest or email [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]


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Marine Studies Excursion

On Friday 24 June students from Years 8, 9 and 10 were invited to attend a Marine Studies excursion to the IMAX theatre and

Sydney Aquarium. After surviving an early wake up (7:00am!) and downpour of rain, students explored the aquarium and

participated in a competition for best “selfie” with a marine creature.

The aquarium was fantastic with lots of interesting exhibits. Student favourites were the dugongs and nautilus. After the

aquarium students had a short lunch before watching “Finding Dory” at the IMAX theatre in 3D.

There was a close call in making the train home and it was a bit squishy on the inner-city line but all students agreed it was well

worth the slight discomfort. Tim Wilson (Acting Head Teacher Science)

iSTEM

This week our iSTEM class (Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics) was taking advantage of the outdoor

sunshine to learn the physics of how a trebuchet works.

A trebuchet is a type of catapult which was frequently used in

the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a counterweight

trebuchet or counterpoise trebuchet, to distinguish it from an

earlier weapon called the traction trebuchet, where men

pulling ropes provided the power.

A trebuchet is a compound machine—a combination of

simple machines. It makes use of the mechanical advantage

of a lever. Most trebuchets are powered exclusively by the

force of gravity. Potential energy is stored by means of an

extremely heavy weight box attached (by a hinged

connection) to the counterweight portion of the throwing

arm.

With help from Mr Zubovic (Head Teacher TAS) and Mr

Gilbert (Mathematics Teacher) the students were certainly

having fun learning how to fire the trebuchet.


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This week at assembly we had a visit from Chloe Saxby and her mother Nyree. Chloe is suffering from Vanishing White Matter

Disease, an extremely rare, degenerative and terminal brain disease.

Chloe was a healthy and happy three year old then overnight, she lost the use of her legs. After eight months of testing Chloe

was diagnosed with Vanishing White Matter Disease, an extremely rare, degenerative and terminal brain disease. VWM is a

condition that destroys Myelin, the brain's white matter. In doing so it permanently affects transmission of brain signals to the

rest of the body.

Nyree explained to the assembly that Scientists researching VWM have had some encouraging breakthroughs recently but

funding was of the essence to continue the research for a cure.

Woonona High School will hold a "Crazy Hair Day" and cup cake stall this Thursday to raise funds.

Mr Brophy also congratulated the group of Year 7 students who fundraised recently at the Bulli Foragers Markets and raised

$4000 for this worthy cause.

See page 17 of this issue for the latest news on our fundraising

efforts.

Saving Chloe Saxby

Zone Athletics Carnival 2016

A strong contingent of competitors represented Woonona High School at the Zone Athletics Carnival which was held at Kerryn

McCann Stadium, Beaton Park on Tuesday 21st June.

Congratulations to Brianna Gurney who once again broke the record for her age group in the javelin event.

Twenty of our students managed to gain selection for individual events and the same number will

represent in the five relay teams which also qualified to compete at The South Coast Regional

Carnival at Bruce Athletics Stadium on Friday August 5th.

Woonona High School was placed 5th overall at the carnival. Our students were extremely

enthusiastic on the day and well done to all those who took up the challenge to compete in 2016.

R Landy

Athletics Coordinator


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South Coast Cross Country Congratulations to the following students who were successful in qualifying for the South Coast team to travel to Eastern Creek

next term:

Zara Sharman, Flynn Madden, Jade Van Duin. Good luck to these students at the State carnival. Martin Vasseur (our exchange

student who has just returned to Belgium) also qualified.

South Coast Gymnastics Congratulations to Carla Baker and Sienna McClafferty on their

selection in the South Coast Gymnastics team. Good luck to

these 2 students who will attend the state carnival next term.

Skateboard Construction This week the Year 9 / 10 Skateboard Construction class were busy decorating their skateboard designs. Students in this course

learn the skills involved in the design and construction of skateboard decks. During the course students construct a long board

and a short board, they learn graphic design skills and the use of technologies related to graphic design.


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At assembly last week Mrs Jean Thompson (Corrimal Rotary representative) was presented with $265 which was collected at

the canteen by the “Change for Change” fundraising drive for the victims of the Nepal earthquakes last year.

The “Change for Change” fundraiser was instigated by Mrs Carmen Mete. Students and staff were asked to donate their spare

change from canteen purchases to go towards this worthy cause.

Mrs Thompson has travelled to Nepal several times and has witnessed the hardship that many Nepalese people are still

experiencing today. Many are still in make shift housing without proper food or warm clothing. Mrs Thompson will return to

Nepal at the end of October with donations of money and clothing that Rotary has collected. Rotary has been responsible for

raising funds to rebuild housing and schools as well as building an orphanage for young children.

Mrs Thompson explained to the assembly that every little bit of money helps and that it will make a difference in someone’s

life. She congratulated and thanked our school community and urged us all to keep up our fundraising efforts for this very

important cause.

Mrs Mete also thanked the Year 8 Food Technology class for their fundraising efforts this year.

“Change for Change”

Make Sure Your Bikes Are Locked!

Unfortunately , recently there was an incident of a push bike being stolen from the bike racks which are now located on the

southern side of the school Hall due to the school renovations currently being carried out.

A parent rang the school recently to say his sons bike had been stolen whilst he was at sport. Unfortunately the bike was not

locked and no one saw the incident occur . He asked that all students be reminded to be vigilant and make sure bikes are

securely locked at all times.

GiGi’s Restaurant Visit Senior Food Technology students gathered for a 'foodie' experience last Friday at GIGIs in Wollongong to experience their

traditional home-made pasta, tiramisu and other Italian fare. Co-owners, brothers Giuseppe and Roberto Gigliotti have their

Aunty Gina come in everyday to make lasagna, gnocchi, ravioli, pappardelle & tagliatelle using time-tested traditional methods,

fresh and seasonal ingredients. The student's have been learning about the sensory and functional properties of food, factors

affecting food selection and food presentation techniques and I was very impressed with their remembered knowledge as we

discussed the food we were enjoying.

How did Lucy improve her marks in Maths? Lucy Kirk is one of Woonona High School’s leading students and she uses her MathsOnline computer tutor regularly. She has

logged on over 100 times already this semester.

We asked her how she uses the program and she said:

“I watch the videos and then print off the worksheet and try answering the

questions. I then check my answers with the worked solutions they provide. If I am

away from school and miss a lesson I can catch up at home. If I can’t remember

something from junior school I can look up videos from the menu from earlier years,

like year 9 and 10 level for instance. My examination results in year 12 General maths

have improved from 53% up to 82%. My teachers are also very generous as they

often offer to come in early to help year 12 students before school starts and they

also stay after school to help in the school Homework Centre.”

Lucy is not the only student from Woonona High school to discover how helpful this

computer tutor program can be and how it can boost confidence. MathsOnline has

become even more popular in 2016 with 3 times as many students signing up for

their 12 month family subscription.

MathsOnline is always available if any new students wish to sign up. Simply pay $20

to the front office and take your receipt to the Maths staffroom.

Mr Holliday.


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Fundraising for Chloe

On Thursday 30 June Woonona High School SRC members and Ms Bolam (SRC Coordinator) held a crazy hair day and cupcake

stall to raise money for Chloe Saxby, the beautiful 7 year old who is suffering from a rare form of terminal brain cancer. Chloe

and her mum Nyree attended assembly this week and explained that researchers researching VWM have had some

encouraging breakthroughs recently but funding was of the essence to continue the research for a cure. Please see page 10 of

this issue for the full story.

The SRC committee headed by Taylah Carter sold colourful wrist bands, cupcakes and sprayed hair crazy colours, all for a gold

coin donation. A total of $427.00 was raised on the day. Well done!

eBooks are coming to the library! From Term 3 students will be able to borrow eBooks from their school library.

The addition of ebooks will allow students to borrow books from home or anywhere there is an

internet connection.

Borrowing is easy. Students will simply go to their DET Portal site and go to the link “ My Library

Oliver “ under Search Sites . Here they will see a link to

WHEELERS eBooks.

Students will receive their special password to log in next

term.

Mrs Roddis

Teacher Librarian


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Illawarra 200

Drama Masks The Year 9/10 Drama class have finished their assessment task, researching and constructing masks from different theatre eras.

Students were required to learn how to perform using different masks and then research different masks used in different

theatres and dramatic styles. Students then had to make the masks and perform with them. It was a wonderful success with

students learning new dramatic skills and learning about a new form of Drama- their masks look fantastic too!

Ms King (Drama Teacher)

Last week at assembly Councillor Michelle Blicavs from the

Wollongong City Council presented Woonona High School

with a commemorative medallion marking the Bicentenary of

European settlement in the Illawarrra.

The focus of the Bicentennial Illawarra 200 committee was to

acknowledge the 2015-2016 Bicentenary of Wollongong in a

manner which was inclusive and recognised the multiple

cultural stories that make up the unique heritage of our

region.

In 1815 some of the Illawarra’s traditional custodians led

some white settlers and their cattle down the escarpment.

The settlers began to farm the area . This settlement marked

a new chapter in our area.

The logo of the bicentenary committee (shown above)

depicts the trek down the escarpment by white settlers and

traditional custodians as represented by the white dots. The

colourful ribbons that form the lines of our escarpment

represent the ongoing settlement of the Illawarra by people

from across the globe. The logo also celebrates our local

flora, with Illawarra Flame Tree blossoms placed in the

pattern of the Southern Cross. The number of flowers

symbolises the first five land grants handed out in 1816 and

the iconic Five Islands off our coast.


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Supporting “Gonski”

Last week staff at Woonona High School along with local

Federal Member for Cunningham, Sharon Bird gathered to

show their support for the needs-based Gonski model of

funding. Since the implementation of the model, one third of

the money has trickled into schools in NSW and the students of

Woonona High have benefited significantly.

Woonona High School has allocated the Gonski money to

employ a senior student adviser to support and mentor Year 12

students throughout their HSC. The employment of additional

specialist teachers to expand the breath and depth of the senior

curriculum has also lead to increased engagement and post

school destinations for senior students. In 2015, 65% of HSC

students achieved early entry into the University of Wollongong

an increase from 47% in 2014 when Gonski funding began.

The employment of additional teachers to deliver a broader

curriculum in Years 9 and 10 has led to improved engagement,

increased attendance and improved student learning outcomes.

Furthermore, in 2016, Woonona High School has utilised

additional funding to implement an individualised reading

program for Year 8 students. Already there is a demonstrable

improvement in the reading ages of Year 8 students.

Woonona High School teachers are looking forward to the full implementation of the Gonski funding model as our experience

to date clearly demonstrates that the children in our care will benefit from the personalised teaching and learning programs it

will have the capacity to implement if the remaining two thirds of the Gonski model is committed to and fully funded.

The teachers of Woonona High School strongly endorse the Gonski needs-based model of education funding.


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Boori Monty Pryor Visits On Thursday 23 June, Year 7 students enjoyed a visit to the school by Boori Monty Pryor. Monty uses a lot of humour to project

his ideas and our students were totally engrossed in his stories. Boori's stories are about finding the strength within to deal

with challenges, and his skill is to create positive visions of the future for both Indigenous and all Australians.

Boori Monty Pryor is an Indigenous Australian writer best known as a storyteller and as the inaugural Australian Children's

Laureate. Monty was born in North Queensland. His father is from the Birrigubba of the Bowen region and his mother from

Yarrabah (near Cairns), a descendant of the Kungganji and Kukuimudji. Boori has worked in film, television, modeling, sport,

music and theatre-in-education. He has written several award-winning books with Meme McDonald including Maybe

Tomorrow, My Girragundji, The Binna Binna Man and Njunjul the Sun. His picture book collaboration with Jan Ormerod, Shake

a Leg, won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction in 2011.

Wollongong Indigenous Career Kickstart Education Day

(WICKED) On Wednesday 29 June, eight Aboriginal Woonona High School students attended the first WICKED event hosted by Warrigal

Employment at the Innovation Campus of the University of Wollongong where they gathered information regarding apprentice-

ships, traineeships, university, TAFE and a raft of other post school options.


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Ex Student Success! Ex Woonona High School student Brennan Hatton recently revisited to speak to students about his amazing career in computer

game development.

After completing his HSC, Brennan left WHS in 2010 and studied at Wollongong University for two and a half years. He then

moved to America (and lived in Silicon Valley) where he worked as a games developer and developed virtual reality glasses.

He has now returned to Wollongong where he is a cofounder of a company called “Devika” which runs game development

classes in which students learn to design their own games. He is also returning to UOW to complete more study.

Parents and students interested in learning more about Brennan’s learning opportunities, including an upcoming information

evening can use the link to Devika Learning’s website. http://us13.campaignarchive1.com/?

u=f1135bf2ef357c3946e809e05&id=25ee029e24&e=e83e573a94

Career Inspiration from UOW On Thursday 23 June speakers from the

University of Wollongong visited WHS to

talk to Year 10 students about the career

pathways and study options that are

available to them.

Mr Chamberlain (Careers Adviser)

organised these talks and the visit from

Brennan Hatton (above) as he believes

that students should have all the

knowledge they need to make informed

decisions about Career pathways.

The careers expo (for Years 10 and 12), work experience, and various speakers from a range of professions and study

institutions throughout the year all help our students with their career decisions.

Careers News


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Year 8 Stencil Art

Year 8 Visual Arts class have studied Stencil Art in term 2, looking at the

Wonder Walls festival held in Wollongong annually and the Stencil Art prize

competition. Students have learnt the skills of stencil cutting and spray

painting to create artwork that represent their identity.

Ms Montague (Visual Art Teacher).

Year 10 Early Childhood Studies

The Early Childhood Studies course aims to develop

understanding, skills and strategies to enable students to

support and foster positive growth and development in the

young children with whom they interact through the

provision of safe, nurturing and challenging environments.

This week the Year 10 Exploring Early Childhood class was

excited by the visit of a real life baby . The visit was in

preparation for the students to take home a “doll” which is a

simulated baby. The doll will require feeding, changing and

nurturing 24 hours a day and will record the actions of their

carer. Parents have been warned there could be some

sleepless nights!

Ms Montague (ECS Teacher)


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PCYC Wollongong offers a low cost tutoring option for students from K to 12. You may have families in your school community

that may benefit from being able to access this affordable tutoring program. Could you please add the following information to

your school newsletter or attach the poster attached to this email. Thank you.

LOW COST TUTORING ONLY $44 PER TERM

Is your child struggling with homework?

Do they need a bit of extra help and guidance to improve outcomes?

Then check out PCYC Wollongong’s low-cost tutoring program

2 Exeter Ave North Wollongong

Monday to Wednesday

3.30pm-5pm

Price - $44.00 per school term

Term 3 Enrolments are open now. Limited Places. Bookings essential.

Phone - 4229 4418

Email - [email protected]

End of Term Celebration with Ms Epton

This week Ms Epton and her Year 9 Mathematics class celebrated the end of term in style with a special lunch of pizza and soft

drinks. Ms Epton said her class had been working hard and deserved a treat.

Ms Epton will be taking leave for the rest of this year and we would like to wish her well for her break and the many travels she

has planned.

Wollongong PCYC

Mr Rayner (Head Teacher Welfare), would like to alert

parents to a new website he has come across which he feels

will be of great benefit to parents. The site contains very

valuable information and extensive help for parents regarding

Social Networking and the risks involved.

There is information on popular sites such as face book,

instagram, snapchat and twitter and important information

for parents with direct links to help lines such as:

How to report abusive, inappropriate, offensive

material.

How to get cyber images removed

Help with cyber bullying

Privacy and safety tips for parents

How to put a lock on specific sites

The site is an Australian Government site posted by the Office

of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner.

To find the site go to:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/

iparent

Select the icon “Social networking”

Select the icon “The risks of social networking”

Select the icon “Games, apps and social networking”

Cyber Safety—An Important Message for Parents /


Year 7 Textiles

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DATE EVENT

Mon 18 July Pupil Free Day

Thur 21 July Refugee Challenge Facilitator Training

Fri 22 July CHS Cross Country

Drama Performance Merrigong

Wed 27 July Legacy Junior Public Speaking

Thur 28 July Year 9 Living Books

Fri 29 July “Selfie Project”

Mon 1 Aug Education Week

Tue 2 Aug Parents as Students Day

Yr 10 into Yr 11 Subject Selection

Evening

Thur 4 Aug Drama Performance “Circus Caravan”

Fri 5 Aug Area Athletics Carnival

Mon 8 Aug Refugee Challenge

Tue 9 Aug Refugee Challenge

Sth Coast Drama Festival

Wed 10 Aug Year 11 Snow Trip

Thur 11 Aug Year 11 Snow Trip

Fri 12 Aug Year 11 Snow Trip

Mon 15 Aug—Fri 19 Aug Student Monitoring

Mon 15 Aug—Fri 19 Aug Yr 11 Metal & Engineering Work

Placement

Mon 15 Aug—Fri 19 Aug Student Monitoring Week

Tue 16 Aug P&C Meeting

Tue 16 Aug CoS Debating Workshop

Tue 16 Aug Sth Coast Public Speaking Comp

Wed 18 Aug HSC Music Concert—7pm Hall

Wed 24 Aug Southern Stars

Thur 25 Aug Southern Stars

Fri 26 Aug Southern Stars

Mon 5 Sept—Fri 9 Sept Year 11 Yearly Exams

Wed 7 Sept—Fri 9 Sept CHS Athletics

Fri 9 Sept Yr 7 & Yr 9 Immunizations

Mon 12 Sept—Fri 16 Sept Student Monitoring Week

Mon 19 Sept—Fri 23 Sept

Yr 11 Construction Work Placement

Tues 20 Sept P&C Meeting

Tues 20 Sept “Unplugged” Concert

Thur 22 Sept Year 12 Graduation

DATE

July 19 Janece pender

July 20 Jo Meiers

July 21 Suzie Eager

July 22 HELP NEEDED

July 25 HELP NEEDED

July 26 HELP NEEDED

July 27 HELP NEEDED

July 28 Donna Thompson

July 29 HELP NEEDED

Aug 1 Karen & Lenore

Aug 2 Kerrie Austin

Aug 3 HELP NEEDED

Aug 4 Janelle

Aug 5 Angela Madden

Aug 8 Gabi

Aug 9 Carolyn McQuiggan

Aug 10 HELP NEEDED

Aug 11 Karen Bate

Aug 12 HELP NEEDED

Aug 15 HELP NEEDED

Aug 16 Janece Pender

Aug 17 Jo Meiers

Aug 18 Susie Eager

Aug 19 Jessica Tinelt

Aug 22 Karen & Lenore

Aug 23 HELP NEEDED

Aug 24 HELP NEEDED

Aug 25 Donna Thompson

Aug 26 HELP NEEDED

Aug 29 HELP NEEDED

Aug 30 HELP NEEDED

Aug 31 HELP NEEDED

Sept 1 Janelle

Sept 2 Angela Madden

Sept 5 Gabi

Sept 6 Kerrie Austin

Sept 7 HELP NEEDED

Sept 8 Karen Bate

Sept 9 HELP NEEDED

Sept 12 HELP NEEDED

Sept 13 Carolyn McQuiggan

Sept 14 Jo Meiers

Sept 15 Susie Eager

Sept 16 Jessica Tinelt

Sept 19 Karen & Lenore

Sept 20 Jenece Pender

Sept 21 HELP NEEDED

Sept 22 Donna Thompson

Sept 23 HELP NEEDED

TERM 3 CALENDAR TERM 3 CANTEEN ROSTER


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Thank you! Thank you!

The canteen staff and Woonona High School staff and

students would like to say a BIG thank you to Mrs Donna

Thompson for her donation of a fridge to the canteen.

Thank you Donna

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