We pay our respects to the Wiradjuri people, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which Delroy Campus sits, and pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal

people who are part of our school community.

Issue 3 Wednesday 6th December 2017

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Term 4 Week 9

East Street, DUBBO NSW 2830 Phone: 6882 7955 Fax: 6881 8749 Email: delroy-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: www.dubbocoll-m.schools.nsw.edu.au

Merry Christmas from Santa’s helpers and stand-ins for Dasher and Dancer

Merry Christmas! The staff at Delroy wish all our families, friends, community members and business partners all the very best for the festive season. We hope it is a time filled with joy, love and peace. 2017 has flown by in the blink of an eye, I guess because it has been so jammed packed with fabulous events, activities and learning opportunities for all our students! Students have embraced the sporting fields, competing in CHS sport, Astley Cup, Serisier Cup, Narromine Sporting Challenge, various u15/and u16 competitions and support unit challenges as well as weekly sport. One of the NSW Premier’s targets set in 2016, is to reduce childhood obesity and we are serious about getting our kids moving! In that vein as well, we have already started shifting our canteen to meet the new standards for a healthy canteen with more fresh nutritious healthy foods. Crunch crunch! The Delroy band and choir have gone from strength to strength this year and the support unit band and cultural dance group under the guidance and wisdom of Mr Doug Gordon has just flourished! Circus and Duke of Edinburgh programs provide opportunity for personal growth and leadership as well as lots of fun. Academically, our school has shown excellent individ-ual growth in NAPLAN and phenomenal growth in the Science VALID results this year. Everyday teachers do amazing work in their classrooms so all students can achieve their best. They deserve our thanks.

The SRC has implemented fabulous student voice lessons and the Premier’s Targets Team has organised dedicated literacy and numeracy lessons across the school each Tuesday. Delroy is such a great school with awesome students and a fantastic staff! I want to express

my gratitude and say heartfelt thanks. I wish Year 10 good luck

as they head off to the Senior Campus next year and say au

revoir to our staff who are leaving Delroy. Kind regards Mrs Debbie Head

Principal’s message….

Merry Christmas from Deputy Miss Bermingham, Deputy Mr Braithwaite and Principal Mrs Head 2017

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Congratulations to Year 8 students, Lisa Bayliss and Brooke Stiles who took part in the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. Lisa has been entering the challenge for the past four years and received a Gold Award and Brooke competed this year and received a participation certificate for completing the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. Mr Scott Edwards Librarian

Lisa Bayliss Brooke Stiles

Merry Christmas

from

Admin Staff

Merry Christmas from Wellbeing staff

WEEK 10 Mon 11.12.17 to Thurs 14.12.17 Year 10 into Year 11 2018 Transition at Senior Campus Tues 12.12.17 Delroy Campus Awards Presentation Evening 6.00pm - 9.00pm Thurs 14.12.17 Year 10 Formal Dinner 6.00pm-9.00pm Club Dubbo Support students transition to Senior Campus Friday 15.12.17

Year 10 Final Assembly at Delroy 12.04pm - 12.57pm END OF TERM FOR ALL STUDENTS

Staff Dev Days Mon 18 and Tues 19 Dec

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Merry Christmas from Maths

Merry Christmas from HSIE

Merry Christmas from CAPA

Merry Christmas from Girls Academy

Merry Christmas everyone from Santa’s maintenance men Merry Christms from TAS

Merry Christmas from English

Merry Christmas from Santa’s Chefs…...

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Merry Christmas from Support

The first ever DELROY CHARITY GOLF DAY

Registration through the Pro Shop at the Dubbo Golf Club Pro Shop phone number: 6882 2201

SCIENCE…. Dear Parents and Community Firstly, a big thank you for a wonderful 2017! It has been a great year for the Science Department culminating in wonderful VALID results for our Year 10 cohort. This has been due to the hard work put in by the staff and students, in particular when doing scientific investigations. It is very pleasing to see the positive results. 2018 will usher in a few changes with new units of work rolling out for Year 7 and Year 9, along with assessment tasks linked to these units. The major focus will be building the scientific metalanguage of all students to ensure that they talk, think and write like Scientists. In this day and age it is so important that we develop the critical thinking of the next generation. We all hope you have a safe and happy holidays! From all of us at Delroy Science Department

SUNDAY 10th December 2017 1.00pm start

A 2 person Ambrose

Open for Golfers and non Golfers Cost: $40 per person

Lunch provided Lots of prizes on the day

from Science…..

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This term in Visual Arts Year 7 students have started a unit of work on Portraits. Students started the term by drawing different features of the face and learning how to incorporate

shadow and tone into their artworks.

During Week three students from 7ART2 and 7ART4 went outside into the playground to do some Experimental Portrait Drawings. This exercise allows students to draw without a conventional medium such as a pencil or paintbrush; instead students were asked to

draw faces using masking tape, sticks and leaves.

Merry Christmas

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This term in Photography and Digital Media students were introduced to the unit of work: Artist Inspired. This unit allowed students to study some of the most interesting photographers and have a go at creating images based on their inspired photographer’s style. One of the artists studied was Nikolai Tolstyh who creates unique animal inspired stencil images and uses Instagram as his exhibition platform. Students first designed their image and carefully cut them out to create their stencil. Students then used the Support Quad garden to take their stencil images; some students also used the Chinese Friendship Gardens on the CAPA excursion. Here are some of the amazing images! Miss Tayla Thompson CAPA/Art

Artist: Nikolai Tolstyh

Artist Inspired

BAIRNSDALE ORCHESTRA

On Friday 24th November Bairnsdale Orchestra visited Dubbo College Delroy Campus for a workshop and dinner, which was followed by a performance open for the whole Dubbo Community to enjoy. The performance was spectacular featuring a Jazz Band, String Band and the Orchestra as a whole. The Dubbo College Band featured in their Orchestra performing ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Gimme Some Lovin’. We have been offered a huge opportunity from this night to go down to Victoria and perform at Bairnsdale College, as well as combine workshops and performances. The night was a huge success full of opportunities and experiences. I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone in the audience and both students and Mrs Sinclair for helping set up and help organise on the night. Thank you Miss Brooke Tonks MUSIC Teacher

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Bairnsdale Orchestra

Senior String Ensemble

Jazz Swing Band

Combined Bairnsdale Orchestra and Dubbo College Band

BUSH TUCKER EXCURSION On Thursday 23rd of November, Miss Smith and the Freeman support class went on an excursion to the Dubbo Regional Botanic Gardens to partake in an Indigenous walk through. This walkthrough was hosted by Robert Sloane who told the story of the Songlines which Indigenous people used to navigate the landscape and request access to other nations country. The students were also given the opportunity to learn about totems, the spirit world and the plants which may be used as food and medicine. Robert showed the students how to identify the various trees by their leaves and seeds while also introducing them to the flavours Indigenous people used to season their food.

A special thanks to Kim May, Jess May and Robert Sloane for providing the students with the opportunity to engage in an Indige-nous perspective and understand their surrounding geography by experiencing it. Miss Kristy Smith Support Unit

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NARROMINE CHALLENGE 2017 On Thursday 23rd November, Delroy Campus competed against Narromine High School in its annual sporting challenge. Sports played included netball, basketball, soccer, oz tag and volleyball. Delroy dominated the day winning 10 sports to 2 with several outstanding performances from students. Above all, excellent sportsmanship and behaviour was displayed by all students in what was a most enjoyable day. Congratulations to organiser Peta McAneney and coaches Phoebe Hall, Mr Single, Mr Powyer and Bec Weekes. Wayne Dunlop PDHPE Year 7 Sport/Carnival Organiser

DELROY DOLLAR SUPER SAVERS TERM 4 Congratulations to the following students who were our highest super savers for Term 4. Any student can receive Delroy Dollars when he/she who follows the DELROY expectations in any setting eg: academic, sport, community etc. The top ten super savers for each year receive major prizes as follows:

Congratulations to the following students who finished first in each year: YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Grace Monson Mackena Dennis Liberty Jolliffe-Sattler YEAR 10 SUPPORT Chloe Carey Tommas Frawley Congratulations to all students who received prizes this year. It was very pleasing to see a number students have success and be recognised for their achievements.

Wayne Dunlop Rlg Head Teacher PDHPE Year 7 Sport and Carnival Organiser

PRIZES Places 6th to 10th - Certificate and $5 canteen voucher

Places 5th to 3rd - Certificate and $20 gift voucher 2nd Place - Certificate and $40 gift voucher 1st place - Certificate and $60 gift voucher

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YEAR 7 SPORT TERM 4 This term students have completed Swim and Survive skills at the Dubbo Aquatic & Leisure Centre. Skills include survival swimming, safe water entry, survival skills and rescue techniques. Students are grouped in accordance to their swimming ability and skills learnt are a valuable tool in the present and later years around water environments.

Special acknowledgement to Mrs Fleur Mara and Ms Lyn Moses who assisted students in learning these skills during the term.

All girls will complete their Swim and Survive on Wed Week 9.

The final week of sport (Mon Week 10) will involve an activities and waterslide at the pool. Cost will be $5 for all students.

I would like to thank all students for their efforts and wish them all the very best in future years.

Wayne Dunlop Rlg Head Teacher PDHPE

Year 7 Sport and Carnival Organiser

Pleasing Results in PDHPE Term 4 Assessment Students in PDHPE have completed their second in-class assessment task in PDHPE. Many students achieved pleasing results and grades across years 7-10. Students who have performed well or shown improvement have received Delroy Dollars and Good News Letters in acknowledgement of this. Top three places were as follows for each year: YEAR 7 (Keeping Safe on the Road) YEAR 8 (Personal Safety - First Aid) 1st Scarlett Morrow 1st Logan Davidson 2nd Brielle Lord 2nd Laura Swinn 3rd Brianna Knox 3rd Lincon Cashen YEAR 9 (Body Image - Eating Disorders) YEAR 10 (Life Be In It - Skill Acquisition) =1st Kenzie Macfarlane and Zoe Hall 1st Sheridan Munro = 3rd Lara Board, Dayna Weir and Jazmyn Newby =2nd Georgia Josephs and Ellouise Priest-Bayley Students were given a written feedback booklet with their task and marking criteria for each question. Sample answers from students were also shown and available for students to see. If there are any issues or questions with your child’s performance please do not hesitate to contact me. Congratulations to all students this year who have achieved pleasing results and shown improvement. Wishing you a safe holiday and enjoyable Christmas.

Wayne Dunlop Rlg Head Teacher PDHPE/Year 7 Sport and Carnival Organiser

REMINDER TO YEAR 10 STUDENTS Students going to the Senior Campus, please return

your enrolment forms before the end of term.

Merry Christmas from PDHPE

SUPPORT NEWS….. On Wednesday of Weeks 2 and 4 students from our partnering primary schools visited for transi-tion. The Support Unit ran mini lessons with Year 6 students to give them some insight into what they can look forward to in 2018. Students were involved in a garden lesson with Miss Cronk making flower fabric prints and planting their own vegetables and herbs. Students also participated in their first Food Technology lesson in the commercial kitchen cooking Cheesy-Mite Scrolls. The students had a fantastic time and are all looking forward to a smooth transition to Delroy!

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Brydan pleased with his cheesy-mite scrolls

Klay looking forward to trying his cheesy-mite scrolls

Shane and Darren having a great time making their cheesy-mite scrolls

Mr Wade looking forward to taste testing Toby’s cheesy-mite scrolls

Students having fun making their flower fabric prints

Students making their flower fabric prints

Year 6 transition students proudly displaying their flower fabric prints

left: students happily working on their flower fabric prints.

Merry Christmas everyone

Miss Holly Cronk

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DUBBO COLLEGE DELROY CAMPUS CALENDAR 2017 ~ TERM 4 ~

Wk 09 December 04 05 06 Delroy’s Got Talent

1.27pm—3.13pm

07 AECG Meeting Dubbo South Public

School Delroy Christmas Carols 6pm –8pm

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Wk 10 December 11 Year 11 2018 Transition at

Senior Campus

12 Year 11 2018 Transition at

Senior Campus

Delroy Campus Awards Night

6pm-9pm

13 Year 11 2018 Transition

at Senior Campus

Support transition to Senior Campus

14 Year 11 2018 Transition at

Senior Campus

Year 10 Formal Dinner

6pm-9pm Club Dubbo

15 Year 10 Final Assembly

12.04pm - 12.57pm

END OF TERM FOR

STUDENTS

Wk 11 December 18 Staff Dev Day

19 Staff Development Day END OF TERM FOR STAFF

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 2018 MONDAY JANUARY 29th 2018 YEAR 7 BEGIN TUESDAY JANUARY 30th 2018

YEARS 8, 9 and 10 RETURN WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31st 2018

Uniform Day 1 2018 Time for a new Look

From Day 1 2018 all students at Dubbo College will be expected to be wearing the new College

uniform.

What does this mean?

All students will wear the formal uniform to school each day, with the exception of the day which they do integrated sport.

Students will be expected to change in and out of their uniforms before and after PE practical lessons.

All students will be expected to wear fully enclosed black leather shoes, with black socks or stockings with their formal uniforms.

Uniforms will be monitored by all staff each day at school. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the new uniform please contact your individual campus. Delroy Campus 6882 7955

Strive Class Scoop…...

I write this newsletter article with a touch of sadness as I realise that the wonderful group of students I have been working with this year will be graduating out of the Strive Class and embarking on their Stage 5 studies next year. It has been a privilege to work with these students, and while things haven’t always been ‘smooth sailing’, they all have a very special place in our (Steven and myself) hearts. My hope is that the 2017 Strive Class can apply what they’ve learnt from their experience this year, and continue to strive in all facets of their lives. We look forward to welcoming our next cohort of Year 8 Strive students and the fond memories that will be created. As the year wraps up, students in the Strive Class are very much looking forward to seeing the completion of their Strive Class Cook Book. This cook book features the recipes that students have catered for Homework Centre, as well as a few of students own favourite contributions. Our excursion in Week 9 to the Colour Copy Shop will see the cook book realised. It would be remiss of me not to thank and make mention of the people who have made this project possible. Firstly, as always, I would like to thank Woolworths Delroy Park for their continued support of the Strive Class through their donation of our ingredients. Secondly, the cost associated with the cook book would not have been possible without the STEAM grant. I would also like to thank the Colour Copy Shop for their support and advice through the development of this project. It is also important to recognise Mrs Kelly and her team who allow us to use the kitchen facilities on a fortnightly basis. Finally, I would like to extend a most sincere thanks to the students of the Strive Class who were instrumental in cooking the recipes, as well as typing them into documents that could be collated into a book form. I would like to also take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and joyous time over this festive period and into the New Year. Mrs Rachel Cody Strive Teacher

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Dubbo College Uniform Shop Special Opening Hours

Shop B 219 Macquarie St Dubbo Phone No: 0431 943 269

JANUARY 2018

Tuesday 16th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Wednesday 17th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Thursday 18th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Friday 19th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Saturday 20th January 9:00am - 1:00pm

Monday 22nd January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Tuesday 23rd January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Wednesday 24th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Thursday 25th January 11:00am - 4:00pm

Friday 26th January CLOSED

Saturday 27th January 9:00am - 1:00pm

Monday 29th January 8:00am - 1:00pm

Tuesday 30th January 8:00am - 1:00pm

THEN EVERY TUESDAY: 1.00pm - 5.00pm WEDNESDAY: 1.00pm - 5.00pm THURSDAY: 1.00pm - 5.00pm SATURDAY: 9.00am - 1.00pm