Inside this issue:

School Communication Pg 1-2

‘Respect it – Don’t wreck it’ Pg 3

Young Mob Camp Pg 4

Clontarf - 2016 Wrap Up Pg 5-6

Year 7 - 2016 Wrap Up Pg 7-9

Sport and PDHPE Pg 10

Food Technology Pg 11

Year 10 TAFE – F1 Success Pg 12

Info from Admin Pg 13-16

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, 6th December 2016 Year 7, 2017 Orientation Day

Wednesday, 7th December 2016 Year 10 Graduation 9:30am-10:30am Year 10 Formal 6pm-10pm

Tuesday, 13th December 2016 Presentation Night 6:00pm

Friday, 16th December 2016 Last day of Term 4

Monday, 30th January 2017 First day of school for Year 7

Tuesday, 31st January 2017 Years 8, 9, 10 return

Chifley College Shalvey Campus

School Newsletter

Term 4, 2016

Chifley College Shalvey Campus | Noumea Street | Shalvey NSW 2770

Phone: (02) 9628 9161 | Fax: (02) 9628 1506

http://www.shalvey-h.schools.nsw.edu.au | http://www.facebook.com/chifleycollegeshalveycampus

Principal’s Message

2017 Student Leaders My congratulations to our new School Captains for 2017 who will no doubt be somewhat nervous as they perform their first duties at the Year 10 Graduation Ceremony. I expect they will do us proud as they did when addressing the whole school assembly in giving their speech prior to elections. Our student leaders for 2017 are:

Captains: Carley Bates and Marylyn Faatele

Vice Captains: Holly Towner and Joseph Laulu

Prefects: Joel Kerr and Courtney Johnson

Congratulations to our students Maddison Tuillier, Aamie-Lee Wallace, Carley Bates, Aiesha Pettit-Young, Christine Beale and Katie-Lee McClenahan whose artwork around the project ‘Walking Into Good Health’ will be recreated in a mural that they will paint for a wall at Mt Druitt Hospital. Thanks to Mr Duffy and Dale Watson for their support.

Thank you to Staff Never more than now am I thankful for the hardworking, dedicated team of staff here at Shalvey and we should all be grateful that there are so many talented teachers and ancillary staff who, on a daily basis, enrich the lives of the students in our school. My sincere thanks to you all as you give much to our students well beyond the 9-3 teaching load.

Thank you to Parents and Community There are a number of parents who also have made enormous contributions to our school - our P&C President Narelle Eyre, as well as Georgie Crabb, Georgie McCann, Debbie Cauchi, Solvi Kirkevik, Veisinia Halangahu, Tere Jubilee, Tania Bailey, Tiana Stanley, Cynthia Barwick and Sharon Rudd. I would also like to extend the thanks of the school to the parents who have supported us in our endeavours to make Shalvey Campus a positive environment where quality teaching and learning continues to be the major focus.

Janet

Harding

Principal

Communication at Chifley College Shalvey Campus

Our school is an exciting and busy place to be.

There is always so much happening both inside and outside of the classroom. By using social

media, Shalvey Campus has the opportunity to control our digital reputation and build a

positive profile online. With this in mind, we aim to keep you as informed and up to date as

we can through various means of communication which are outlined below.

School Newsletter: Our newsletter is produced once a term. The newsletter contains

information and news events which is mailed home to parents/carers and is also uploaded to

our school website where it can be viewed digitally.

School Website: You can find our website at http://www.shalvey-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/. On

our website you can access school news, photo galleries and general school information.

School App: Our free school app is available for all smartphones and tablets from the App,

Google Play and Windows Store - just search Shalvey Campus. From the app, you can update

valuable student information under ‘Forms’ as well as provide absence notes. Our app is also

used to send out key reminders, post announcements and events and some notes.

Facebook: Our school Facebook page is used to celebrate student achievement and showcase

many of the exciting things taking place at Shalvey Campus. We may use our page to post

announcements or reminders. You can locate our page at

https://www.facebook.com/chifleycollegeshalveycampus/

Instagram: Our school Instagram account is used to share photos and videos of school events

and day-to-day life at Shalvey Campus to inform parents and community of exciting events as

they happen. You can locate our page at https://www.instagram.com/ccshalveycampus/ or

‘ccshalveycampus’ on the app.

Shalvey Campus Skoolbag App

The Shalvey Campus app is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play Store. Just search Shalvey Campus. Our app will be used to increase communication with parents/carers as we can send push notifications directly to your phone to let you know of upcoming events and important school information. Parents can also contact us and complete student forms straight from the app. The app can be used for:

Calendar of school events

Notes and forms including permission notes, change of details and absence letters

School contact information

Links to our school social media platforms

Digital copy of our newsletter

Important school information via ‘alerts’ Once you have downloaded the app, a quick video link on the features and how to use the app and can be found under “How to use Skoolbag app”.

‘Respect it – Don’t wreck it’

Students from Shalvey Campus

participated in the Graffiti Education

Program – ‘Respect it - Don’t wreck it’

run by Blacktown City Council. Students

learned about the impacts of graffiti,

self respect, positive decision making

and responsible action.

At the completion of the program,

students were encouraged to enter the

competition which required them to

create an anti-graffiti advertisement.

Last week, students were awarded a

certificate and gift voucher on assembly

from The City Image Coordinator

at Blacktown City Council for their

entries in the competition.

Congratulations to Kyle Whitton who

was the major prize winner this year.

Well done also to runners up Ronald,

Jayden, Jamielee and Melody.

Thank you to Ms Shaw for her work

with Year 8 on this program.

Top: Kyle’s winning design.

Below: Melody, Jamielee,

Jayden and Kyle’s designs.

Young Mob – Road Trip 2016

Over the October school holidays, leaders from Chifley College Shalvey Campus were joined by others from Jamison High School on an eight day road trip through Wagga Wagga and Albury, visiting Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta country.

Students participated in ceremonies, made artefacts like bundis (a traditional club made from wattle or mulga wood) and stone tools, learned to weave and visited important cultural sites. Throughout the trip the leaders learned about themselves and their culture, something that is central to Young Mob. Students were also responsible for their own cooking, cleaning and setting up/taking down their tents.

One of our students said, “Young Mob has helped me in many ways such as learning about our culture, school and just life. Having no shame is important to me. I was never able to get up and speak in front of people but Young Mob has helped with that. I’m so thankful for Young Mob because I’ve made a lot of new friends and memories that I will never forget.”

Mr Lennox (Transition Adviser) was lucky enough to join the leaders, learning along with everyone else. “As a teacher and a non-Aboriginal person, being able to participate in the camp was an immensely important opportunity. I learned so much about Indigenous culture that I will be able to take back into the classroom. This will make me a better teacher and improve my teaching practice to help young Indigenous students.”

Young Mob is a positive youth development program that focuses on culture, respect and confidence. All the young people in the program are leaders from the beginning. The program has been operating at Chifley College Shalvey Campus since 2010.

Clontarf Wrap Up for 2016

Since opening its first Academy for 25 boys in 2000, the Clontarf

Foundation has grown to cater for approx. 4700 boys in 84 schools

across Australia. The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the

education, discipline, life skills, self-esteem and employment

prospects of young Aboriginal men.

In Term 2 this year, the Shalvey Campus Clontarf Academy

opened its doors with Shannon Williams and Martin Iti working

with students on a range of behavioural and lifestyle issues while

working with the school to best support their educational needs.

Using a comprehensive approach of supportive relationships, a welcoming environment,

and a diverse range of activities, the students develop improved self-esteem and

confidence.

Academy activities are planned within the focus areas of education, leadership,

employment, healthy lifestyles, life skills and football. In order to remain in the program,

participants must continue to work at school and embrace the objectives of the Foundation.

In 2016, the boys enrolled in the Shalvey Campus Clontarf Academy have had the

opportunity to participate in a variety of activities including:

State of Origin games

100% attendance lunch and dinners

Uniform incentive activities (aqua golf)

9-a-side rugby league carnivals

Ross Kelly Cup rugby league carnival

Art workshops

Sydney Kings basketball visit

Before and after school sports training

Health Check Day

Fox Sports Oztag Carnival (Allianz Stadium)

Bidwill Reserve clean-up day

Happiness Cycle (Coca Cola)

NCAA College Football

Australian Defence Force site visit

V8 Supercars excursion

Clontarf awards night

Life skills activities

Table tennis competitions

Shalvey Campus Clontarf Academy have had a great year so far and look forward to a new year in

2017 with lots more events and activities, as well as welcoming our new incoming Year 7 students.

In timetabled Sport periods, Year 7 have been

participating in a range of different sports throughout

the year where they spend a week practising skills,

then a week of round robin tournaments in their

house groups: Banks, Cuthbert, Dobell and

Sutherland. Students have been working on

teamwork, cooperation and sportsmanship qualities

during sports time, with standout students receiving

Sport Superstar awards, which are accompanied by a

VIVO reward.

Each class spends a period every fortnight with Miss Harvey

doing activities that improve their Personal and Social

Capabilities. Of late, classes have been participating in the

“Bean Bag Challenge” which requires students to work

together, communicate effectively, encourage one another,

overcome obstacles and set goals. Congratulations to 7A, 7Y

and 7V for their success and effort in this challenge!

Year 7 have had a great first year at high school making new friends and experiencing new challenges!

Some of the highlights have included the College Disco, College Gala Day, Happiness Cycle, the Sydney

West Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals, The Run Beyond Project, R U OK? Day, Multicultural Day

and the PCYC Volunteer Program.

Throughout the year, students have had the opportunity to earn VIVO points for excellence in the areas

of attendance, communication, cooperation, teamwork and leadership. VIVO points can be cashed in

for prizes of the students’ choice. Bronze, Silver and Gold awards have also been handed out to year 7

students as they reach set milestones. Congratulations to the first eight year 7 students who have

reached the Gold level (1000 vivos):

Atoc Malou, Amuor Malou, William Bailey,

Byron White, Seth Adams, Jack Mullarvey,

Jarrod Vella-Beattie and Joshua Byrne

Over the last semester, selected Year 7 students

have had the opportunity to attend the PCYC with

Ms Shaw to volunteer within the community by

distributing food parcels. The students that have

attended have attracted extremely positive

feedback about their conduct during the program.

Well done!

In Week 8, Chifley College Shalvey Campus will be

conducting a compulsory Swim & Survive Program

for all Year 7 students across 3 days at Emerton

Leisure Centre. Students will be working towards

Swim and Survival Awards of the Royal Lifesaving

Society of Australia.

All students from non-swimmers to very competent

swimmers will be catered for. This is an excellent

program for students to learn and/or improve their

swimming ability, a necessary skill in Australia.

Students will take part in activities that improve

water awareness, first aid, water safety and rescue

techniques.

I look forward to another exciting year next year as we enter Year 8!

Miss Harvey

Year 7 Adviser

“I have enjoyed meeting friends and

learning, of course. I enjoy this

school a lot!

- Mataiva, 7H

“My favourite part of Year 7 was going to

zone and regional cross country.”

- Josh, 7Y

“I love doing Maths. I don’t know why, I

just love it.”

- Seth, 7Y

“What I have enjoyed most

about Year 7 is Design &

Technology because it prepares

me for my future. I also enjoy

science experiments and most

of all, the teachers and students

that I’ve met here who I will

cherish for my whole life.”

- Shona, 7A

“I’ve enjoyed meeting

many students,

(especially the ones in

my class) some sports,

and when we go out of

school to different

places for us to play

and do FUNN activities.”

- Julyanne, 7H

“I’ve enjoyed my

teachers and most

of my subjects. My

first year of high

school has been

fun.

- Jasmine, 7R

“My first year at Shalvey has been a

blast. I was kind of nervous at the

start of Year 7, but all of the teachers

and students made me feel very

welcome. I have enjoyed all the fun

events held this year.

The Multicultural Day was my

favourite event this year. Looking

forward to next year

- Amuor, 7H

“I have nice teachers and a cool Year

Adviser. I have fun in Sport and Rock &

Water. I have liked making new friends in

other classes, awesome D&T classes, doing

school service, getting awards and doing

prac for some classes.

- Jaryl, 7A

“I like to feed the animals after we’ve

worked in the garden.”

- William, 7Y

“Our favourite parts about Year 7

have been sport, art, music and

seeing our friends.”

- Kelsie &

Tamara, 7V

“I have enjoyed making new friends, having

great teachers and learning new things.

- Bailey, 7R

“I have very much enjoyed all the

support the teachers give their

students, all the opportunities that

are given and making lots of new

friends. Classes are enjoyable and

fun. I really don’t want

to leave Year 7!

- Shae-Lee, 7A

Sport and PDHPE – Semester 2

Here at Chifley College Shalvey Campus students are given the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities focusing on making healthy decisions and empowering their friends and family in the community to do the same. Sport and PDHPE lessons provide students the opportunity to develop skills that promote healthy lifestyles.

In Term 3, Year 7 students from each Chifley College campus finally got to experience a Year 7 Sports Gala Day. The day was held at Whalan Reserve and students competed in Touch and Cricket round robins against the other campuses. Our students were extremely cooperative and displayed enthusiasm and commitment throughout their games. We are so proud of the students' behaviour and participation levels in their first gala day event.

In Term 3, Year 7 participated in the Premiers Sporting Challenge which asked them to record and analyse their physical activity levels in order to plan for improvements in the future. It is recommended that Year 7 students should be active for at least 60 minutes a day in moderate to vigorous activities to maintain positive levels of health and fitness.

Also in Term 3, Amuor and Atoc (Year 7) and Savahna (Year 8) joined The Run Beyond Project. The aim of the project is to teach students goal setting, commitment, resilience and to foster a sense of belonging using running as a medium. The girls participated in morning and afternoon training sessions with Ms Shaw and over the term, the sessions increased in distance and skill. The girls trained hard and showed their commitment in a tough 9.2km trail run in Lawson at the end of September. Amazing work girls – we are so proud of you!

Congratulations to our Shalvey Campus Girls Rugby League team who consistently proved themselves throughout a tough season, before winning the grandfinal of the Penrith Schoolgirls Rugby League competition in September. Our girls won the grandfinal in what was a very intense game, winning 18-12 against Glenmore Park HS. Thank you to Mr Bergan for giving the girls the opportunity to participate in this competition. Well done girls!

Later this term, Year 7 will have the opportunity to participate in our Swim and Survive Program. The program caters for all swimming abilities and emphasises personal safety, rescues and fitness. It is sure to be one of the most enjoyable weeks for Year 7 in 2016.

Food Technology

Term 4 has been busy in the kitchens. 8DTI served up some

delicious nachos as can be seen with Ben and Susana who

make a great team.

Year 10 Food Technology students produced quality

chocolate and pastry creations - a fantastic effort. After

making the puff pastry bases and melting chocolate,

students practiced making chocolate curls and fancy shapes

to decorate their dessert. They had to choose the best to

present to the class which can be seen in the photos below.

Atheen and Kikite from Yr 10 worked hard on their

procedure and presentation of the noodle omelette. It’s

amazing what can be done with two minute noodles, some

eggs and a few leftovers.

Jarrod shows his presentation skills and it is pleasing to note

the organised workspace behind him – no dirty dishes in this

stack.

I have been very proud of the achievements from the

Technology Mandatory and Food Technology students this

year. Keep up the great work in 2017.

Happy holiday cooking to all!!

Mrs Mudiman

Shalvey Campus F1 Team – State Champions

During Term 2 and 3, some of our Year 10

students attended Mount Druitt TAFE every

Thursday to work on their entry for The

Formula 1 in Schools Technology Challenge.

Through the use of Computer Aided Design and

research along with patience to continually

tweak the design of their car, Jack, Fale and

Mathew entered the regional competition in

the Senior Cadet Class.

The boys’ design was tested through a series of

races. The competition lasted for two days and

the boys came away with second position, only

missing out on winning by the narrowest of

margins. This was enough to secure the boys a

place in the State Finals.

The boys left the regional competition with

work ahead of them. They knew they needed

to make some adjustments to their car if they

were going to win the competition. Through

evenings of hard work and under the continued

guidance of Matt Snape from Mount Druitt

TAFE who mentored the boys throughout the

entire process, they were able to submit a

vehicle they were happy with.

Their hard work paid off and after racing their

model against teams from a range of schools

across the state, Team Atomics became State

Champions.

The boys would like to thank Matt Snape for all that he taught them

throughout the program. They would also like to make a special

mention to Daniel Hales whose sponsorship made this whole

program possible.

Congratulations boys!

Meet the team:

Fale Paulo – Year 10

“For me life is about continuously

being hungry, the meaning of life is

not simply exist to survive, but to go

up, to achieve, to conquer.”

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mathew Platt – Year 10

“It Ain’t How Hard You Hit…It’s How Hard You Can Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward. It's About How Much You Can Take And Keep Moving Forward!”

- Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)

Jack Walsh – Year 10

“Talent comes naturally; skill is only developed with hour and hour of beating on your craft”

“He who says he can and he who says he can’t are both usually right.”

- Will Smith

School Student Transport Scheme – 2017 Applications

Students who currently have a School Opal Card will keep their cards for travel in 2017. These cards will be automatically deactivated for school holidays and then reactivated for school travel in term one. Year 10 students, you will need to update your details at the following link as you will be moving to a new Chifley College campus in 2017. https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails School travel passes only need to be updated when a student: • changes address or changes school or campus. A new application is required when: • progressing from Year 6 to Year 7 or requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation. If you currently do not have an opal card but require one for next year, you can apply online now by visiting www.transportnsw.info/school-students

Student Uniform

Spring is in the air and with the warmer weather upon us, we would like to remind students and families of summer uniform requirements. The wearing of school uniforms by students assists school communities in: defining an identity for the school within its community

developing students’ sense of belonging to the school community

promoting a sense of inclusiveness, non-discrimination and equal opportunity

promoting positive community perceptions of public education

increasing the personal safety of students and staff by allowing easier recognition of visitors and potential intruders in the school

Please note that only navy shorts, trousers and trackpants should be worn.

All students must wear leather enclosed shoes to all practical subjects, particularly technology subjects and science, which is mandatory for all students. This is a WH&S requirement and will be strictly enforced.

The following school uniform items can be purchased from the school office anytime during school hours. Everyday polo shirt $32.00 Sports polo shirt $25.00 College shorts $22.00 College sloppy joe $25.00 Microfibre trackpants $25.00

Administration Information

From 7th December, it will be possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card and can be made via computer, tablet or mobile phone.

The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting

Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions and excursions. There is also a category called ‘other’ this to cover items not covered in the previous headings.

When you make a payment, you must enter:

• the students name and class and reference number OR

• the students name and date of birth

This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner. These details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed.

Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page, a further receipt will not be issued by the school.

Enrolments for Year 7, 2017

If you have a student intending to enrol in Year 7 at Shalvey Campus in 2017 and you have not yet completed enrolment forms, please contact the School Office on 9628 9161 as soon as possible.

Have you changed your address or phone details?

In the event of illness or an accident involving your child, it is important that we have up to date contact details, particularly

mobile phone numbers. This also refers to anyone you have nominated as an Emergency Contact for your child.

Please let us know the new details immediately. If something happens to your child requiring us to contact you urgently, we

need to be able to reach you!

A reminder to parents to notify the school about your child’s health

Even if you are not requesting specific support from our school, it is also important that you let us know if your child’s health care needs change or if a new health condition develops.

Information about allergies, medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes and other health care related issues should be provided to the school by parents. Please provide this information as this will greatly assist our school in planning to support your child’s health and wellbeing.

Introducing Parent Online Payments

$ $ Make a payment

As we enter the final weeks of Term 4 for 2016, the staff at Shalvey Campus would like to wish our students, their families and our wider school community

a happy and safe holiday break.

For any urgent enquiries over the school holiday period, please use our school Facebook page.