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BATHURST HIGH

CAMPUS NEWSLETTER 5TH JUNE 2015

FOCUS ON Science

iExplore

Year 6 students from Bathurst Public, Bathurst West, Eglinton Public and other surrounding Primary Schools

participated in Iexplore to engage in fun science experiments and activities during Term 1.

Students were involved in learning about laboratory safety and how to use scientific equipment. Some of the

activities included constructing density columns, crushing cans using air pressure, chromatography and

making tea-bag rockets.

Many of the students made use of the opportunity to use their mobile phones to take a picture of their results

so that they could share what they had done with their family and friends. All were enthusiastic and enjoyed

discussing the scientific principles involved in each experiment.

The feedback from students was really positive with many of them looking forward to attending Bathurst

High Campus next year.

Year 7’s Science Excursion to the Bathurst Waste Water Treatment Plant

7SY and 7SM both travelled by bus to the Bathurst Waste Water Treatment Plant on 20th March. This

excursion gave students the opportunity to see how separating techniques are used to clean Bathursts’ wastes

allowing clean water to enter the Macquarie River. Students had already learned about these techniques in

Science when completing the topic “Mixtures and Separations”. All students really enjoyed the excursion and

the opportunity to see exactly how water is cleaned, even though the smell was not very pleasant.


Science Continued…….

On the 6th of May, Year 9 Science students travelled to Lucas Heights to visit the only nuclear reactor in

Australia at ANSTO. After an early start and a long bus ride we arrived at ANSTO going straight into the

learning centre and started our day. We learnt all about nuclear power and what it is used for, especially focus-

ing on the use of it in medicine today.

After completing the learning tasks our teachers, Mr Hogan and Ms Cebokli, chose three students to participate

in science experiments. Two students performed the elephant's toothpaste experiment while the third did the

Coke and Mentos experiment. Our group loved these experiments and found them very interesting to watch.

Next, our guides took us on a tour of all around ANSTO. Our bus went through security and even though it was

not scary it was certainly eye opening into how serious this place was. Our guides showed us new facilities

being built to enable ANSTO to produce more radioactive isotopes in order to meet the demanding supply of

nuclear medicine, in hospitals across Australia and across the world. A camera gave our group a look into the

actual nuclear reactor because we were not allowed inside. We saw particle accelerators and played with hands

on stuff about electricity.

After lunch we headed back off on the long bus ride home. Overall, the day at ANSTO was full of fun and very

interesting and showed us all the possibilities and career paths in science for the future in nuclear

medicine.

-Niamh McAdam and Sienna Cosgrove

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Science Continued…….

Natural Disasters

As part of studying Natural Disasters, Year 9 students constructed volcanoes that were designed to erupt in a

number of different ways. The students demonstrated creativity and planning in their designs including some

impressive exhibitions of smoke, sparks and flames.


Above- Aerial picture of

Volcanos

Below– Toothpaste eruption

Above- Lighting volcanos

Below– Volcano towards the end



News from the Principal

Geoff Hastings

Principal

Staff Changes

It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Mr Ferguson at the end of the term. He has been given a great opportunity at Eden Marine

Technology High School and will be starting there on the first day of Term 3. Mr Ferguson has been an outstanding Visual Arts

teacher at Bathurst High and the Year 7 Advisor for 2015. I wish him all the best and thank him for his service to Bathurst High. Mrs

Scott has announced how we will fill the gap in her section of the newsletter.

Representing the School

I have had numerous emails from different parts of the Bathurst and wider community about the outstanding way that our students

represent the school. Whether it be students who are involved in excursions, representative and school sporting teams, music, our

school leaders, public speakers and a myriad of other events, I am often sent emails and letters from members of the public congratu-

lating the school on our students’ behaviour and level of skill in their chosen activity.

A constant message that we all must give to the students is about the impact they can have, as an individual on community percep-

tions and the way that perception can translate into opportunities for students while they are at school and when they are moving to

life after school. It is very pleasing that on nearly all occasions, our students are positive representatives of the school.

Bring Your Own Device Update

The use of the Google environment is spreading to many classrooms. More and more teachers are making use of the online environ-

ment for learning. I am now confident to say to parents that students who bring a device will be using it extensively in class for learn-

ing. I remind everyone that the specifications for devices that are suitable at Bathurst High are on our website. Many students already

have devices. In order to make up ground for those who can’t bring their own device, Bathurst High continues to invest in technolo-

gy. We are placing pods of laptops around the school but we cannot supply anything like the numbers needed for every student to get

a one to one laptop. The Bring Your Own Device solution is the only way that a student can be guaranteed access to a device every

time they need it. Our cheapest solutions to the Bring Your Own Device are now down to $250 in the shops in Bathurst.

Creative and Performing Arts Showcase 16th June

I am really looking forward to this event, which will be our first time using the new Performing Arts Theatre (PAT). It is a showcase

of classwork that students have been doing in Creative Arts classes over the first half of the year. Next semester, the Creative Arts

faculty are looking forward to a night of highlighting the work of our bands, ensembles and specialist groups. I hope that parents of

students who are involved will pencil the 16th June at 6:15 pm into their calendar. We are asking for a gold coin donation as entry.

Any funds raised help Creative Arts to maintain and enhance the facility.

School Strategic Plan 2015—2017

Just to reminder to parents that the plan is on the school website and any questions or comments can be directed through to me.




A Message from the Deputy Principal Senior School

Jenny Stirling

Deputy Principal

Senior School

Bathurst High has been lucky to be given the opportunity to be

chosen as part of the Future Moves yourtutor pilot program.

yourtutor is a national online tutoring service

that gives students access to qualified tutors for individual help with homework,

assignments, exam preparations and study questions. This service is available at no

cost thanks to a partnership between Future Moves (Charles Sturt University) and Tutoring Australia.

Future Moves will be trialing the yourtutor service throughout 2015 with 9 Future Moves partner schools.

This trial will be evaluated throughout, with the aim to expand the program to other partnered schools in the

future.

Students can receive help on all core subjects from Years 3 to Year 12, the most popular subjects include:

Mathematics of all levels including extension

English including Creative Writing, Grammar, Essay Writing and more

Science including General Science, Earth Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Assignment help and study skills

Tutors are available from 3pm to 10pm each day of the week except Saturday. A little help for your child is

only a click away. The online tutors are all teachers or university experts, thoroughly screened and trained.

The students are not given the answers but are taught to think for themselves.

All students will be given the opportunity to login and gain access to this free support. Students will all login

initially at school and can then access the yourtutor at home. Students can share their login with other fami-

ly members so if students have younger siblings they too can use the support. Parents can access information

about the program by going to www.csu.edu.au/futuremoves/yourtutor

Congratulations go to many of our students who are representing at Regional Level. Cindy McGrath, Year

12 is representing the Region in Lawn Bowls and representing at the State Championships. McCoy White is

representing in Rugby League and Jaidyn Hunt, Justin Mellor, Isaac Darlington and Kyle Reardon in

Hockey.

Felix Quinn has been selected in the NSW CHS under 16 Rugby Union team. I am certain I have missed

other students who are achieving at this level. I will mention all those who come and tell me their great

news.

Emily Smith, a Year 12 student studies Electrotechnology at TAFE and combines work with school. She

works 2 ½ days a fortnight while still completing Year 12 at school. Her school based traineeship counts for

2 units towards her Higher School Certificate. At the end of Year 12 Emily will have almost completed her

first year apprenticeship. She should be congratulated for being able to succeed in both aspects of her stud-

ies.

I will be on leave for the remainder of the term. Alexa Barr will be relieving in my position. She will contin-

ue to relieve until the 1st September as I relieve as Principal.

Good luck to all in our Astley Cup adventure!!


http://www.csu.edu.au/futuremoves/yourtutor



Important Dates for Year 12

Important dates for students applying through UAC appear below.

Universities Admission Centre (UAC)

Applications open Early August

Applications close 30th September (on-time)

Bathurst High

Trial HSC dates: Monday 10th – Friday 21st August 2015

Student and Parent Information Evenings;

Tuesday 25th August 2015 – Period 4 (Students)

Early Entry writing seminar

Bathurst High Performing Arts Theatre

Tuesday 25th August 2015 @ 6pm

Bathurst High Performing Arts Theatre (Old Hall)

Topics include: Overview of UAC and the process of applying for university, Educational Access Schemes

(EAS), Equity Scholarships and a presentation by Charles Sturt University.

Tuesday 8th September 2015 @6pm

Bathurst High Performing Arts Theatre (Old Hall)

Topics include: Demonstration on how to apply to UAC and the School Recommendation Scheme (Early En-

try).

Upcoming CSU MyDay Events

For further information on any of these events, please don’t hesitate to contact

Des Crawford on 6331 3755 or email at [email protected]

MyDay Location Date Information on:

Psychology Bathurst 21st May Psychology

Accounting and Business Bathurst 28th May Accounting and Business

Teaching and Education Bathurst 4th June Early Childhood and Primary, K-12,

Health and Physical Education

Policing and Criminal

Justice

Bathurst 29th June Criminal Justice and Policing



News from the Middle School

Stephanie Scott

Relieving Deputy Principal

Middle School

NAPLAN

Well done to all Year 7 and Year 9 students who sat for the Naplan tests a few weeks ago. They are to be

congratulated for their cooperation and behaviour throughout the three days of testing. While results won’t

be available until September – students clearly demonstrated an excellent attitude and work ethic through-

out the tests. jk

Future Moves yourtutor Pilot Program

This is a national online tutoring service that gives student access to qualified tutors. There is more

detailed information about this exciting program in the message from the Senior School. This free support

is available to all students in their core subjects. Students will be given a login at school and shown how to

access the program. They can then access it between 3 pm and 10 pm each day of the week except Satur-

day. For more information about the program go to www.csu.edu.au/futuremoves/yourtutor.

Debating and Public Speaking

On Friday 22nd May, Emily Soames, Jade Soames, Elouise Clarke and Jacob Molkentin competed in the

first two rounds of the Premier's Debating Challenge against Kelso High.

The topics for debate were 'That schools should have equal numbers of male and female teachers' and

'Smart phones should be banned for people under the age of 18'.

Whilst Kelso was successful in winning both debates, our debaters took on all feedback provided by the

adjudicator and demonstrated an immense improvement between the two debates.

The Festival of Speech also took place at Lithgow High on Friday 29th May. All our junior and senior de-

baters, as well as junior and senior public speakers, represented the school extremely well as they compet-

ed against schools from all over the Western Region as well as a variety of Sydney schools. A big thank

you to Ms Strickland and Ms Simeonidis who coached the teams and organised the excursion.

Congratulations to Callum Goldfinch and Jacob Bicanic in Year 8 who represented the school at the CWA

Public Speaking Competition in Orange. Both boys spoke extremely well and Callum was successful in

gaining a Highly Commended. Thank you to Ms Judith Murphy for coaching the boys and organising the

excursion.

Year 7 Student Advisor

It is with sadness that we farewell Mr James Ferguson at the end of this term. James has been successful in

gaining a permanent Visual Arts teaching position at Eden Marine High School.

James has given invaluable support to Year 7 students as they have transitioned into High School and we

wish him all the best.

Ms Eleanor Cloherty will continue as Year 7 Advisor and she will be joined by Mr Chris Bell.

Chris is an English teacher who has a particular interest and experience with student welfare.




Bathurst High Athletics Carnival 2015

The Bathurst High Athletics carnival was held on Friday the 24th of April. The weather was not looking good

leading up to the event. Fortunately the weather gods were kind to us and provided us with a fantastic day for

athletics. The participation rate of students was the largest seen in an athletics carnival held by Bathurst High

for some years, despite the outlook of the weather. Students travelled around in age groups, spectating and

supporting each other. I would like to thank all the teachers for their assistance on the day, Rocky and the

chefs on the always excellent BBQ and Bathurst Bus Lines for transporting the school to the venue.

Athletics Carnival 2015 Age Champions

Girls

U/12 Tiarni Field

U/13 Rachael Forrest-Scales

U/14 Felicity Cornish

U/!5 Emma Brodie

U/16 Simone Roberts

U/17 Cindy McGrath

U/18 Clair Woolmington

Boys

U/12 Benten Salazar

U/13 Scott Brown

U/14 Luke Howard

U/15 Damian Mays

U/16 Aidan Kilburn

U/17 Dylan White

U/18 Joshua Cambey

Bathurst High is once again offering students the opportunity to take part in the English Competition. A

team of subject experts at ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments) design new papers each year.

They assess students’ skills and are relevant to what they are learning at school.

Each student receives a certificate and information on what they can/cannot do.

The examination consists of multiple choice questions and answers and takes up to one hour to complete.

The cost of $9 needs to be paid to the front office this term so that an order can be placed.

Students sit for the English Examination on Tuesday 28th July. Participation is optional but money must be

received this term.

English Competition


Bathurst High Cross Country 2015

Bathurst High Cross Country took place on Friday 22nd of June. Students had to take on a challenging 3km,

4km or 5km course that included several laps that took students up over the terraces, through the school play-

ground then around the oval. The competition to qualify for the Western Division event was the most competi-

tive we have seen in years. Some of the highlights included Jake Sheader holding 4.15 per km pace over his 4

km course showing he is a strong chance to take out his division at Western Division. Leah Barber and Brooke

Tuynman took comfortable wins in their divisions while Jackson Teal showed he is a very fit young man run-

ning strongly to win the 16 Years boys division over 5km. The 13 Years boys race was a 4 way battle with

Nick Charters taking a close win from Scott Brown with Declan Cochrane and Quincy Dennis chasing home

closely for 3rd and 4th. Brenton Salazar and Elise Fowler were the winners in the 12 Years girls division over

3km.

Following the cross country, Year 7 students were involved in a 30 minute fun run on the same course. The

group enjoyed the outdoor activity and it was a great way to finish the school week. A big thank you goes to

the students in Year 9 Commerce who were responsible for

organising and running the event. The class had a chance to

gain hands on experience in event management and showed

strong organisational and leadership skills during the event.

Our Champions for 2015 are:

12 Years

Elise Fowler and Brenton Salazar

13 Years

Tahlia Spicer and Nick Charters

14 Years

Kiara Barnes and Patrick Halsey

15 Years

Leah Barber and Jake Sheader

16 Years

Brooke Tuynman and Jackson Teal

17 Years

Bryton Thackery





Senior Debating News

On Friday the 22nd May the Zone completion of the Premier’s Senior Debating Competition took place at

Bathurst High. It was the first time our new theatre has hosted such a competition, and visiting schools

were very impressed with our new facilities.

The Bathurst High team of Samantha Leckie, Danika Smith, Breezy Jacobson and Saxon Nichols first

competed against Lithgow High on the topic of fining parents whose students don’t attend school. As the

affirmative in this round, Bathurst High was the winner.

In the second round of the competition, Oberon High defeated Lithgow High on a topic about social net-

working. This left Bathurst to compete against Oberon in the final round to determine the Zone Champions.

Arguing that international sporting events should only be held in democratic countries, Bathurst won the

debate and the zone.

Bathurst will now compete in the Western Regional Final against either Dubbo Senior College or Orange

High, our traditional Mulvey Cup rivals.




Kids Teaching Kids

2015 Launch

On Wednesday 6 May, Denison College held a launch day for Kids Teaching Kids 2015. As part of the

College Enrichment program, students from the top Year 7 classes on both campuses are all set to partici-

pate in this fantastic program which aims to inspire future environmental leaders.

Throughout Term 2 the students will work together to become experts in an aspect of sustainability relat-

ing to agriculture or the environment and then create a workshop to teach other students about their focus

area.

Participation in Kids Teaching Kids connects students with real world issues, develops skills for problem-

solving and project-building, promotes positive wellbeing and helps build resilience in young people.

As part of the launch day the students worked with mentors from Local Land Services and visited the aq-

uaculture centre at Bathurst Highs’ ag plot. The students will come together twice more this term to

develop their workshops and will present them at the Denison College Mini Kids Teaching Kids Confer-

ence on Wednesday 24 June. Two groups will then be selected to represent the campuses at the High

School Kids Teaching Kids Conference at Red Bend Catholic College in Forbes on 6 August. Some

groups will also have the opportunity to present their workshops to some of our partner primary schools.

By giving students the opportunity to present a workshop to others during Target Kids Teaching Kids

Week or at one of the Kids Conferences, students see that they can have a positive impact on the world,

starting in their own communities. They are given tools to manage their own learning and become confi-

dent, caring and informed citizen ready to take on new challenges.


Please note….



Coming Events

11th June 2015 Astley and Mulvey Cup vs Orange High in Bathurst

12th June 2015 Astley and Mulvey Cup vs Orange High in Bathurst

16th June 2015 HSC Study Day

Creative and Performing Arts showcase

18th June 2015 Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Commendation Assemblies

Kids Teaching Kids Enrichment program

19th June 2015 Year 11 Legal Studies Excursion NSW Parliament House

24th June 2015 Astley and Mulvey Cup vs Dubbo at Dubbo

25th June 2015 Astley and Mulvey Cup vs Dubbo at Dubbo

26th June 2015 Last Day Term 2, 2015

13th July 2015 School Development Day

14th July 2015 Term 3 commences for all students

15th July 2015 P & C Meeting Staff Common Room 7.30pm

22nd July 2015 Future Directions BMEC

27th July 2015 Education week commences

28th July 2015 Parent Teacher Night Years 9 and 10. 4pm—7pm.

30th July 2015 Parent Teacher Night Years 7 and 8. 4pm—7pm

P & C Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 15th July in the staffroom at 7.30pm.

Hope to see you there.


Community Notices cont……..


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BATHURST HIGH CAMPUS NEWSLETTER · 2015. 6. 16. · Future Moves will be trialing the yourtutor service throughout 2015 with 9 Future Moves partner schools. This trial will be evaluated