Cressy District High School

Department of Education

Issue No. 5 : 15th June 2016

Brumbys Plains Exhibit at Campbell Town Show CRESSY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

Key Dates for 2016 (Dates are subject to change)

JUNE

16th Northern Midlands Cross

Country

20th Parents & Friends Meeting-

7.30pm Staffroom

Parent / Student /Teacher

24th Interviews

21st Inter High Cross Country

Dinosaur Science

Performance K - 6

23rd Bravehearts Performance

K - 3

24th Newstead College

Transition Day

27th Whole School Assembly

10.00am - Multipurpose

Hall

28th Primary Assembly

2.15pm - Drama Room

Prep hosting

JULY

1st Last Day Term 2

18th Professional Learning Day

Students do not attend. Champion Suffolk Ewe Class Trio competition with Sheep in Wool

The Sheep Handlers at Campbell Town Show

From the Principal

Welcome

Congratulations and welcome to Cindy Johnston

who will be starting as principal at Campbell Town

next term. I look forward to working with Cindy

and continuing our involvement with Campbell

Town.

Challenging Weather

The last week has certainly been challenging for

many families with severe flooding in the local re-

gion. Thank you to all families who responded posi-

tively to the situation, particularly on the Tuesday

and Wednesday when the school was required to close. It was reassuring to see the quick response

from parents and carers to the messages of closure

and making efforts to collect children as soon as

possible. Thank you for your support with this.

School Cross Country

Well done to all students from Kinder to Grade 10

who participated in the School Cross Country event

on 2nd June. It was wonderful to see all students

competing to the best of their ability and parents

and family members encouraging their children.

Thank you to the parent volunteers who supported

and assisted during the carnival. Well done to the

Health and Physical Education teachers who had

prepared the students for the event. Thank you to

our grounds staff, David Blair, who had also pre-

pared and marked the track for students.

Campbell Town Show

Well done to the 7/8 and 9/10 Agricultural Studies

classes as well as the School Sheep Handling Team

for the efforts in the lead up to and at the Campbell

Town Show. Lots of work has gone into preparing

the classes to compete in the show, lead expertly by

Jill Bennett and assisted by Nick Goss. There were a

number of students who achieved excellent individu-

al as well as team results. Well done to all involved.

Staffing Appointments

Congratulations and welcome to Daniel Davis who will be joining the Cressy Teaching Staff for the re-

mainder of Term 2 and 3. Daniel will be working

across the school teaching various HPE classes and a

Grade 7 class as well as fulfilling a senior role (AST).

WELCOME TO OUR NEW ARRIVALS.

Sausage Sizzle - Help Please !

The Parents and Friends Association has organized a

Sausage Sizzle to be held on Election Day.

We need your help to volunteer/assist at

the stall on the day.

Please contact the School Office or add your name to

the rosters displayed around the school.

There will be bacon and egg rolls available in the

morning and sausages and drinks all day.

We’d love to see you.

When: Saturday 2nd July

Time: 8:30am - 3.00pm

Where: Cressy Community Hall

Please come along and enjoy some refreshments.

Mr. Goss wishes to announce a special

delivery over the weekend at our farm.

Mother and babies are progressing well.

Campbell Town Show Report

Monday 23rd May - 7/8 Agricultural Studies A with James Viney and Jacob Skeggs travelled to Campbell Town to help the

organising committee set up for the show. Students did a variety of tasks and were recognised for the quality of their

efforts.

Friday 3rd June - School Wool Handling Competition

The 9/10 Agricultural Studies class travelled to Campbell Town for the first day of the annual show to compete in the

School Wool Handling Competition. Competition is tough, amongst the 5 schools competing – Oatlands, Bothwell, Jordan

River, Campbell Town and Cressy. There were 48 students involved in the competition, the following 8 competing for

Cressy District High School: Courtney Ricketts, James Viney, Brad Graham, Bailey Freeman, Rosie Kiriona Hodge, Kaytee

Martin, Kim Scott and Saige Venn Evans. A very big congratulations to Brad and Bailey who came 2nd, and Kim and Saige who

were 3rd. Great team work was evident, as well as skills learnt in the workshops held with Jack Monks and Mel Morris.

Thank you to Mel and Jack, from AWI, for their help and running a great competition for students.

Saturday 4th June - Wool Judging and Sheep Showing

Bailey Freeman, Brad Graham and Alwyn Brazendale entered the Junior Wool Judging Competition. Brave move as none

have had any training in this field, especially Alwynwho hadn’t attended the shearing shed workshops either. Congratulation

to them all for having a go. The only way to learn. Bailey was placed 2nd and Alwyn 3rd. Well done boys.

It was the first outing this year for the Sheep Handling Team and they are to be congratulated on their commitment to

preparing the animals. There is still lots to learn but a great team effort. The Team looked fabulous in the new shirts.

Thanky ou to TP Jones and the Freeman family for allowing us to purchase the shirts.

Also thank you to Terry Connell for his support of the team and feedback, and to Nick Goss for the wonderful job he does

of ensuring the sheep are up to show standard, and continuing to improve our sheep’s genetics.

Jill Bennett - Ag Studies Teacher Sheep Class Leader Place

Ram over 1.5 years Brad Graham 1st

Wool Ram under 1.5yrs Luke Bowerman 1st

Alwyn Brazendale 2nd

Bailey Freeman 3rd

Abbey Dwyer 4th

Shorn Ram under 1.5yrs Jessie-Lea Everest 1st

Bill Bowerman 2nd

Champion Ram Luke Bowerman

Reserve Ram Alwyn Brazendale

Ewe over 1.5 yrs Aladdin Addicot 1st

Jessica Donohue 2nd

Tristan Banfield 3rd

Wool Ewe under 1.5yrs Will Oliver 1st

Sarah Everest 2nd

Shorn Ewe under 1.5yos Abby Dwyer 1st

Maryanne Gleeson-Natoli 2nd

Champion Ewe Aladdin Addicot

Reserve Will Oliver

Group of three Luke Bowerman, Will Oliver,

Sarah Everest

1st

Abby Dwyer, Jesse-lea Everest,

Maryann Gleeson-Natoli

2nd Wool Handling Competition

Junior Wool Judging Competition

Newstead College Visit 26th May 2016

Grade 10 students attended an ‘authentic

transition’ day, immersing themselves

within classes with Grades 11/12

students. Students thoroughly enjoyed

the experience, not to mention the

opportunity to eat hot chips for recess!

We were very impressed with the

student’s maturity and autonomy

displayed throughout the day. Feedback

from Newstead staff indicated that they

would be thrilled to have CDHS students

continue their education at Newstead in

2017.

Mrs Belinda Oliver - Grade 10 Class Teacher

“Not a Cressy District High School organised Activity”

Parents and Friends Association News

The next meeting of the P&F will be held on the 20th June.

Mother’s Day Stall

Thanks to everyone who supported the

Mothers Day Stall.

We were able to raise $490 !

It was excellent to see everyone get involved.

National Excellence in Teaching Awards

To nominate an inspiring teacher or educator

go to asg.com.au/nominate

Place your vote by 31st July

Looking for something to do in the mornings ?????

Now that winter is upon us and the snow is creeping

onto the mountain – why not come along to Reading Club!

Reading Club will be held every

Tuesday and Thursday morning from

8.30 am to 8.45 am

All students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 are welcome

to come into the Primary Resource room to read!

You might like to share your favourite book with a friend

You might like to talk about the book you are currently enjoying at home

You might like someone to hear you read your home reader

You might just like to find a spot out of the cold, curl up on the couch and read, read, read!!!

Mrs Goss will be there and parents are very welcome to join us!

School References

In years gone by schools provided written references for students at the completion of Grade 10. In recent

years this practice has been discontinued by High Schools in Tasmania as employers now require job applicants to nominate referees who they will then contact for a verbal or written report. As a result of these changes

Cressy District High School plans to no longer provide each Grade 10 students with a written reference. If

students require a referee when applying for a position, they are encouraged to seek the support of school

staff.

Any parents/guardians with comments or questions are asked to contact me at school by Friday July 22.

Daisy Stephens/Sarah Dowling

What to do if your child is too sick to go to school

Did you know?

If your child suffers from an illness that is infectious, contagious or harmful to others at the school, you should

keep your child at home until they are better.

It is in the best interests of your child and other children in the school whose health could also be affected.

What to do?

If your child is sick and needs to stay home from school, you should contact the school to let them know. The

school may ask for information from your doctor.

You may need to seek medical advice for treatment or prevention options for your child if they become sick or

infected.

The best place for your child to be if they are unwell is at home.

Have You Downloaded the Cressy District High School App ?

Great news! The Cressy District High School App for smart phones is now also available for Android devices! Just head to the Google Play store and search for 'Cressy'. On our new App you can: View the School Calendar Access to electronic versions of the newsletter Contact us via the Parent Absentee Form to advise us if your child is sick Access the Canteen Menu (including specials). See our School times Link to our social media Receive notifications from our school Head to the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android) now and download today!

Parent - Student - Teacher

Online Booking System This year we are continuing our online booking system for upcoming reports.

These meetings will be held in the week commencing 20th June. Parents will

have received their log in details last week and the PTO site can be accessed

from https://bookings.parentteacheronline.com.au?school=8tc4d or from our

CDHS App.

Reports will be kept at school until parents are able to make an appointment and

discuss progress with Core teachers.

“Not a Cressy District High School organised Activity”

Canteen Specials $3.50 each

Please place your order on the daily canteen order form.

13th - 17 June

Wedges

20th - 24th

June

Chicken Taco

Boat

27th June - 1st July

Hamburger

HONOUR ROLL CLASS TEACHER STUDENT REASON HOUSE

Prep Mrs Tubb Max Tubb Josiah Denardo Blaze Probert

Taking a lot of care with writing. Eagles x 3

3/4 Mrs Davis Zanthee Rossiter Gabrielle Bailey

Being a motivated learner. Being organised for her learning.

Sharks x 2

5/6A Mr Allen

Sophie Duggan Luke McGee

Making a huge effort with her focus and dedica-tion to reading. Being a great help to his peers in reading by guiding them and coaching them to improve their skills.

Sharks Devils

10A Mrs Oliver Tiffany Mole Bayley Neil

Diligence towards her studies. Helpful and considerate towards others.

Eagles Sharks

10B Ms Bennett

Bailey Freeman Bradley Graham Alwyn Brazendale

Competing in the Wool Judging at Campbell Town show.

Eagles Sharks x 2

AST Primary Mrs Goss

Jake Quiinn Ty Duggan

For showing amazing manners and quiet confi-dence For finding something kind to say to others

Sharks Sharks

AST 9-10 Mrs Dowling

Jakeb Morris Harrison Johnston Jacon Skeggs

Outstanding leadership in Sport and Recreation. Leadership at the Science and Engineering Challenge. Outstanding in Mathematics

Eagles Eagles Sharks

Principal Ms Daisy Stephens Rhys Lewis Positively sharing and explaining classwork on

chemical and physical changes. Sharks

SCHOOL SORES.

School sores are a very contagious skin infection which start as a red patch and develops

into crusty yellow sores.

If your child has developed these symptoms they should stay at home until s/he has

received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours.

CONTACT DETAILS

112-118 Main Street, CRESSY TAS 7302

Phone: 0363976281 Fax: 0363976525

Email: cressy.district.high@education.tas.gov.au Web: www.education.tas.gov.au

Science and Engineering Challenge

30 Grade 10 students travelled to the University at Newnham on the 24th

May to compete in the Science and Engineering challenge. Students work

in teams to complete challenging tasks which require team work, perse-

verance and problem solving skills.

Challenges are made up of full day tasks or two half day challenges. Saige,

Jessie-Lea and Taylor constructed ‘furniture’ in the flat pack challenge

which was tested for strength by different weights. Mission to Mars was

completed by Brodie, Jesse, Corey and Tom and involved constructing a

buggy to travel the surface of Mars using a suspension system. The Hover

Frenzy crew of Lachlan, Michael, Lachie and Coen spent the day building a

hover craft which had to circumnavigate a series of challenges.

Half day activities meant that teams had 2 challenges to complete. Rosie,

Patrick, Jordan and Samuel worked together in the morning on the Helter

Skelter, where they constructed a tower designed to carry a load during

an earthquake. At lunchtime they swapped with Declan, Caitlin, Saige and

Baiden to complete the ElectraCity. This task has a series of tasks where

power is supplied to different parts of a region.

Mackenzie, Ellie, Jack and Will started the day building a prosthetic hand in

the Grasping at Straws. At lunch they swapped with Renae, Brittany and

April to develop networks to join a series of points in the most efficient

way possible. The higher the efficiency of linkage (i.e. minimum travel dis-

tance) the more points your team earns.

The finale of the day is the testing of the bridges. This year’s bridge was

built by Harrison, Jakeb, Bayley and Kara. They had an original design and

showed determination in completing their design.

Students must be congratulated on their behaviour and the way they

worked together. A team effort is required to complete tasks and

students persevered and achieved great results.

Jill Bennett - Teacher

Mars Rover Team

Sorting the shortest path on the Stingways Challenge

Bridge Construction

Testing of Earthquake Structure