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Welcome back to Term 4! What a busy term we have ahead of us.
I would like to congratulate Tori Hall who has been successful as one of the six state winners of the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize. Tori was presented with this honour by Liberal Member for Lyons Guy Barnett who accompanied last year study tour. Tori will take part in the 2024 10-day study tour of significant sites in France and Belgium on the Western Front. She will also travel to Canberra to visit the Australian War Memorial Museum in the lead up to this event. Miss Rainbow was also successful in winning one of the two teacher positions and will complete a study tour in both 2024-2025.
Parents and Carers are encouraged to download the School Stream app and create an account for your child. School Stream allows for notification of upcoming events, completion of permissions and explaining daily absences. We encourage all Parents and Carers to utilise this app as we are aiming to decrease the amount of letters that are sent home via paper. If you have questions or need help with this app, please contact the General Office.
Our year 10 students have been busy completing their Transition Plans and discussing course options. This week our Year 10 and 11 students have begun to complete their 2024 enrolments, these will continue next week. All students must complete this process even if they have plans to move into employment next year as part of the requirement of the 2016 Education Act. If you have questions about this process, please contact Mrs Fletcher.
Year 10, 11 and 12 students have the opportunity to apply for a variety of scholarships and bursaries. Thank you to all community groups and individuals who donate to support these. The information regarding these great opportunities has been provided to students and applications close on the 17th of November.
A huge thank you to Miss Walker and Mrs Sharp as rehearsals for our production High School Musical ramp up. With over 60 students involved it is sure to be a great show for all. Tickets are on sale now via the QKR app or through the General Office.
Melanie Errey has begun her first three weeks as our Artist in Residence. She will be working with Mr Scott and the art students to enlighten students on the process she goes through to create her work. Melanie will be completing the rest of her time with us in December.
Our annual swimming carnival will be held next Thursday. Thank you to Miss Juraimi and the HPE team for all the work in organising this event. Students who are competing in the swimming races will head over to the pool at the start of Block 1. All other students will remain in their regular classes until lunch time. All students have been given a note about this, please ensure that it is returned to the General Office ASAP or completed on School Stream.
Year 6 transition visits have been happening with Mrs Hall, Miss Walker and Mrs Smalldon visiting our local primary schools to talk to students. Next week, Year 6 students will begin visiting us for a day before the full transition day later this year.
On Friday the 2nd of November we will be celebrating the achievements of our Year 11 and 12 students at the Bunker Club. Congratulations to all students who have successfully completed their TASC subjects and units in their VET qualifications. Invitations for award recipients will be emailed out today.
A reminder that next Friday the 3rd of November is a Student Free Day. Our staff will be joining staff from Bridport Primary, Scottsdale Primary and Ringarooma Primary in increasing our understanding of Trauma Informed Practice with the day being run by the Australian Childhood Foundation.
Do not forget Monday the 6th is a public holiday and School Association will be meeting at 5.15pm on the 8th November, members of the school community are welcome to attend.
Acting Principal
Belinda Fletcher
Every School Day Matters
Make sure your child goes to school, every day.
Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grow and connect with their mates and teachers. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.
Get them excited for school.
If you show a positive attitude and excitement towards school, your child will pick up on that. The most common thing we hear from students, of all ages, is that school is where they can:
- spend time with their friends and teachers
- create new and fun experiences
- find their interests
- learn new things
- open up their options – for whatever future they want (whether that’s their dream job or to travel around the world)
Share these positives with your child.
Talk to your child about school
Open up a conversation with your child about what’s happening at school. It will help you to better support their interests and confidence in learning. If you show an interest in school, they’ll know that getting an education is important and valued. Celebrate the milestones Big and small!
Celebrate milestones
Such as making it through the first day or week of school. And remember: all milestones look different. If it’s a big achievement for your child, it’s important to recognise it.
Set up a time to talk to your child’s teacher or principal If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.
Know when to seek help
There is no weakness in admitting you need help. If your child has completely disengaged with school, and not attending at all, there is support to help you. In the first instance, talk to us at school. For more helpful tips, please check out the Anything can happen website; Anything can happen - Department of Education, Tasmania.
On the 23rd of October, ten students set out on an annual adventure camp. We travelled to Freycinet National Park to do a three-day, two-night hike with guides called Morgan and Andy from Tas Expedition. While, on camp we faced many challenges.
This camp was one that required all involved to showcase perseverence and resilience. When we arrived at Freycinet National Park, we were required to unloaded the trailer. It was here that Lily and Kaitlyn realised they had broken four of their six eggs and their breakfast plans were ruined.
Over the course of our walk we travelled for six hours and approximately thirteen kms. This required moving with our heavy packs. Over the course of our walk we saw two beaches which both had stunning views.
In our tent groups we had many laughs and cooked our meals together. One funny moment was when the group discovered that Damien and Hamish had set their tent up on a jack jumper nest.
It was a slow start to the morning on the second day as everybody to be re-taught how to repack and properly fit our gear into our bags. As a group of students we made the decision to travel to Mount Freycinet. This is the tallest mount on the peninsula. Conditions were very windy, however the views were breath taking as you could see a whole 360 degrees from the summit. When we returned we were tired and cranky from the long walk back but we had a good sleep.
Day three required a 5:30am start. We needed to travel to Wineglass Bay. One part of the journey required us to walk along Cooks Beach. These conditons were extremely windy. A group of us ended up putting on our bright red raincoats for protection.
At Wineglass Bay we walked the infamous 1,000 steps up to the lookout. Jorja and Andy tried counting the steps up to lookout, however, their countring revealed only 899 steps in total. After seeing the look out and having a photo we continue to the carpark.
Throughout the three days as a group we were delighted that we had seen many echidnas and wallabies as well as a wombat!
Overall our spirits were high and there was no complaining the whole trip which made Mr Le Fevre and Miss Brown very happy!
A huge shout out to the Paddy Pallin company for supplying the amazing gear which we got to use for the first time on our adventure. We would also like to thank Andy and Morgan for coming along and showing us the way through the bushland.
We could not have done it without Mr Le Fevre and Miss Brown and their organisation throughout the whole trip. Our school provides many amazing opportunity and this one was such a pleasure to be apart of.
Jorja H
Last week a class of approximately twenty students attended Year 9 Camp. The camp began with a bus trip to Little Blue Lake where we would commence a walk to Cube Rock, however after 20 minutes into the walk one of our class mates endured an injury which led to us going back to the bus and a new plan was created where we decided to go to the Mount Cameron Field Study Centre and climb Mount Cameron.
Mr Petterwood made this walk very enjoyable by enforcing a penalty system where any time he heard disrespectful language or back-chat we would have to carry his bag for 20 minutes. Although the walk was difficult the view from the top was 100% worth it.
We spent our first night at the Field Study Centre playing games and singing around the camp fire. The next day we were all very keen to go to our second stop, Stumpy’s Bay. We packed up and left the centre quickly.
Day 2 was used as a beach day with students participating in self-organised activities such as beach cricket and rugby. Most students had a quick swim before we went for a walk along the shore. On the walk we observed two cultural sights that were once gathering areas for the Aboriginal people from the area. The rest of the day was spent travelling by bus to see the wildlife until we went to bed in our tents.
The morning of day 3 saw a handful of students have an early start to watch the sunrise over the water which was so beautiful. Once the rest of the class was awake we wasted no time packing up and getting to the bottom of Mount William (Wukalina) where we started our final walk for the camp. This walk took the class approximately 3 hours return with a very rewarding view at the top. It was awesome that we could see Mount Cameron from the top of Mount William as it meant we could see how far we had walked on the first day of camp. When we got back to the bus we made our return to school.
We would like to thank Mr LeFevre, Mr Petterwood, Miss Rainbow and Bonnie for making this possible and giving us a great camp! We had the best time.
Tara L
Today is World Teachers Day and we think we have the best teachers! Thank you to our SLB for supporting our teachers with a beautiful morning tea!
Our Year 9 and 10 students attended the Dorset Jobs Expo today. They had the opportunity to speak to a huge range of potential employers in the Dorset community.
On Monday the 23rd of October we had Tas Bash from Variety come and visit SHS. On display we're 13 different cars who are travelling to raise funds for charity for children. Since it's beginning in 1985 Tas Bash has raised over $200 million towards charity for children.
Winnaleah Market & Car Boot Sale - to register go to winnaleahmarket.com. $10 stall and $5 car boot.
The following activities shall also be happening:
- Christmas Photo Booth
- Personalised Bauble making
- Gift tree (donate for those doing it tough)
- Gumboot throw, egg & spoon, sack race, tug o war @ 11am
- Line dancing
- Awaiting an RSVP from Santa to see if he will come
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