Issue 5 2014 - Home - Great Lakes College Senior Campus · storytelling, tree planting and student activities. One College Three Campuses Unlimited Opportunities A proud member of

Issue 1 – Term 1 – Week 4 Issue 3 – Term 2 – Week 4 Page 1

Great Lakes College celebrated NAIDOC week with performances,

storytelling, tree planting and student activities.

One CollegeThree Campuses

Unlimited OpportunitiesA proud member of the Great Lakes Learning Community

Issue 5 – Term 3 – Week 4 Thursday, 7 August 2014


COLLEGE NEWS

CollegePrincipal’sNews

One of the greatest assets we have in Public

Education is our Great Lakes Learning Community

(GLLC).The GLLC is a coalition of six local primary

schools and the three campuses of Great Lakes

College delivering high quality Public Education to

over 3500 students in the Great Lakes area.

The fourth GLLC Academic Awards ceremony was held

at Tuncurry Bowling Club on Wednesday August 6.

Over 600 people attended the celebration, including

the Acting Director Public Schools NSW, the Forster

AECG President and P&C presidents from the nine

schools in our learning community. It was our

opportunity to celebrate the achievements of some of

our most talented students as a community. Some

185 award recipients, from Year 3 to 12, from every

school in our learning community were recognised for

their outstanding achievements.

It was wonderful to see parents and grandparents at

the assembly, which reflects the close partnerships

each school has within our wider community. Having

the different principals and P&C presidents presenting

awards to students not from their schools but the

other schools in the GLLC is a symbol of the genuine

relationship that exists between the schools and that

all of the students are “our students” within our

learning community.

In the coming weeks our Year 12 students will be

sitting their Trial HSC examinations. On behalf of our

community we wish them well.

Graeme Jennings College Principal

AboriginalLearningandEngagementProjectGrant

The Great Lakes Community of Schools, with the

endorsement of the AECG, was successful in applying

for a grant to develop a digital resource about Worimi

country. This resource will be available for all school

to access to develop the understanding and cultural

awareness of our students. We are seeking assistance

from members of our Aboriginal community to

participate in gathering and sharing information,

sharing photos and stories to develop this resource.

This is a wonderful opportunity to preserve the

history and culture of the Worimi people for our

students and community and to showcase the many

achievements of local community members. If you

have anything you would be willing to share, or you

would like to be involved in collating material for this

resource please contact Tonia Hopley (Forster

Campus), Debbie Cougle (Tuncurry Campus), Kim

Morris (Senior Campus) or Narelle Kessey, Deputy

Principal Forster PS 6555 6766.

Narelle Kessey Deputy Principal – Forster Public School

ExamStress

Adapted from ‘NSW Health ‐ Family Help Kit’ and Kids

Help Line.

Exams, including the HSC, can be very stressful for

both your teen and yourselves as parents. What is the

balance between being supportive and being

intrusive? Keeping things in perspective is the key.

The HSC is not everything. Employers want someone

who can communicate well, work well in a team and

remain positive under pressure. Many students

develop these skills in sport, part‐time work and time

with friends. Remind them of their skills. Contact the

school if things are not going well at school or home

and get help in dealing with the situation. Encourage

your teen to have realistic expectations and to remain

open to a range of options for further education and

career.

Coping with exam stress

Use ‘nerves’ like athletes do. Being nervous

can produce the best results

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY ‐ COLLEGE:

P & C Meeting Forster Campus 7pm ... Aug 6

Great Lakes Learning Community Assembly Tuncurry Bowling Club ........................ Aug 6

Trial HSC Exams ................................... Aug 11‐22

Defence Excursion ............................... Aug 27‐29

NSW CHS Athletics ............................... Sept 4‐5

Shine On .............................................. Sept 18


Plenty of sleep

Healthy food

Rest and recreation

Balance study with family, friends, exercise

and fun

Manage your own anxiety, be supportive, and

listen.

Reassure that there is life after the HSC

Tips for your teen

Be prepared

One thing at a time

Think about how you have successfully

tackled stress in the past

Ask friends what works

Be realistic about what you can achieve

Seek help

Where to get help

www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

From mid Oct ‐ HSC Advice Line 13 1112

School counsellors

Brought to you by the Great Lakes College School Counselling Team Forster Campus – Sue Colditz, Terry Channell Tuncurry Campus – Steve Colditz, Sue Macindoe

ProblemSolvingSupportsResilienceHEALTHY SCHOOLS HEALTHY FUTURES

“Worrying is like a

rocking chair; it gives

you something to do

but won’t get you

anywhere”

Problem Solving involves using methods to solve

problems or find solutions. Problem Solving is a handy

skill to have, perhaps a valuable life skill that may be

developed over time. Different people use different

skills/methods to develop solutions to whatever is

troubling them.

While some problems are easily sorted, others aren’t

so straightforward. Part of resilience involves working

out how to solve problems, and, if they cannot be

solved, formulating coping strategies to deal with

those issues.

Reachout.com provides a step by step suggested

method on Problem Solving:

Step 1. Define the problem. What is it? Can

you work out the details of the problem?

Many problems may appear as one big issue

however when you look closer you may find

that one big problem is made up of many

smaller problems that can be dealt with much

more easily than first perceived. Work on

small parts of a “big problem” individually.

Step 2. Set Goals. Make relevant and realistic

goals that you know will help in solving the

problem.

Step 3. Brainstorm many possible solutions.

Be creative and spend some time coming up

with as many options as possible.

Step 4: Be aware of poor options and rule

them out. Look over your list of ideas and

remove the ones that seem unhelpful.

Step 5. What are the consequences? Go

through the different options you have

selected and write a list of positive and

negative things about each.

Step 6. Make a decision. Which solutions are

most practical? Is one solution your best

option or many? Pick the best solutions out

even if there is only one stand out option.

Step 7. Act on your plan! Try out your

solutions, put them into practice.

Step 8. How did it go? Review what happened

when you tried your solution or many

solutions. So you tried it out, what happened?

If you try only one solution and it didn’t work,

move on to some other steps if you have

them written down also. Try all possible

avenues.

For further information on problem solving, resilience or for general mental health queries the services below may assist you:

www.reachout.com

www.headspace.org.au

Lifeline 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.og.au

www.kidshelpline.com.au or 1800 55 1800


EducationWeekMusicPerformance

As part of the celebrations for Education Week, a

number of talented Music students from across the

College entertained a lunch time crowd at Stockland

Forster. Students were selected to represent the

College for their advance performance skills, as well as

their ability to effectively engage with an audience.

The concert included a diverse range of repertoire

including rock, blues and classical styles. Many

parents, former students and community members

stopped by to enjoy the concert, with all performers

receiving positive feedback for their efforts.

The event gave students the opportunity to perform

for a live audience, as well as work with a professional

sound engineer and equipment. The performance was

also an excellent chance for Year 12 students to

present some of their HSC performance program,

which will be assessed by external examiners later this

term.

Vincent Jensen HT College

MyallLakesYoungLeadershipForum

On Friday July 18, Tuncurry and Forster Campus Year

10 SRC students made the journey to Club Taree to

attend the Myall Lakes Young Leadership Forum.

Guest speakers included Danny Buderus (Rugby

League Legend), Tricia Bulic (General Manager of

Manning Rural Referral Hospital), Adam Marshall

(Member for Northern Tablelands), Tanya Saad

(Author) and Stephen Bromhead (Member for Myall

Lakes).

The Forum highlighted the role of leaders in our

community and ways that young people can become

involved in their communities as leaders. The SRC

students were able to gain an insight into many

different leadership positions available in our

community and were offered words of wisdom along

the way.

The students are to be commended on their

participation in this forum and for making the most of

the Q&A style format.

Janelle Evans Maths Teacher/Careers Adviser ‐ Tuncurry Campus

COLLEGE SPORT NEWS

NSWSchoolSurfingTitles

The NSW School Surfing Titles were held 21‐22nd July

in Port Macquarie. Over 90 school kids from all over

NSW tore into the pristine conditions in an attempt to

cement their position in the NSW team for the

upcoming Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Yallingup,

Western Australia in December.

The College was represented by Joey Tedesco (year

11), Brad McDonald (year 12) and Riley Judson (year

10).

All students surfed well in the conditions on offer

throughout the two‐day event, making it through

several rounds before being eliminated. Joey placed

3rd in the quarter finals, making him the highest

placed competitor for the College. Congratulations to

all students.

Wendy Yarnold PE Teacher – Surfing Coordinator

RegionalAthletics

Glendale Athletics Centre hosted this year’s Regional

Athletics Carnival with a two day program over the

23rd and 24th of July. Great Lakes College represented

the Manning region with over 60 students from the

college competing in both individual and team events

during the carnival, with several students competing

in multiple events over the two days. All students

participated to the best of their ability and their


behaviour and sportsmanship was exemplar, often

being heard cheering on team mates from the edge of

the track.

All students are to be commended on their efforts,

and special congratulations to the following students

making the top three in their events, some of who will

be representing the Hunter Region at the CHS Carnival

later this year in Sydney:

Jay Withers – Boys 16yrs 3000m 2nd

Rebecca Smythe – Girls 14yrs Javelin 3rd

Zane Jackson – Boys 13yrs High Jump 1st &

Boys 13yrs Long Jump 2nd

Jayden Carnes – Boys 15yrs Long Jump 1st

Claire Horn – Girls 14yrs 100m 1st , 1st girls

14yrs 200m & 3rd girls 14yrs Long Jump

Rachel Naylor – Girls 14yrs 400m 1st, Girls

14yrs 200m 2nd & Girls 14yrs 800m 2nd

Hayley Turner – Girls 17yrs 200m 2nd & Girls

17yrs 100m 1st

Winston McBride – Boys 14yrs 400m 1st, Boys

14yrs 200m 2nd & Boys 14yrs 800m 1st

Zach Hender – Boys 14yrs 800m 3rd

Natalie LeRougetel, Jasmine Black, Emily

Driese, Tiahla Ridgeway – Girls 13yrs 100m

relay team 3rd

Claire Horn, Rachel Naylor, Gemma Attkins,

Georgia Hadenham – Girls 14yrs 100m relay

team 1st

A special mention to the boys 13yrs 100m relay team

who won their heat, but were disqualified for a

change infringement which consisted of Nick Phillip,

Zane Jackson, Brendan Davison and under 12 runner,

Tristan Fahey.

Congratulations to all students that took a apart in the

carnival and a special mention to Gary Bishop, Gary

Martin and Tony Koch for your efforts on the days and

providing transport for the students to be able to take

part and demonstrate some of the incredible talents

that our college has to offer.

Tom Freeman PE Teacher – Regional Coordinator

Above: Girls 14yrs 100m relay team from left Georgia Hadenham, Gemma Attkins, Claire Horn and Rachel Naylor

Above: Emma Parker participating in shot put

Above: Rebecca Smyth placed 3rd in girls 14yrs Javelin


P&C NEWS

The winter so far has been quiet for the P&C. There

was no regular monthly meeting in July, as this

coincided with the school holidays.

The Federation of P & C Associations (NSW) are

shortly holding elections for councillors and delegates.

Nominations of any interested persons are to be in by

August 29, 2014. The necessary forms are available

from myself (Guy Laden), Vice President Kristy Ragno

or Secretary, Rachel Marshdale. Nominees have to be

members of the P & C Association of Great Lakes

College, as well as being parent, guardian or carer of a

student at the College. Membership is easy to

organise if not already current.

I am hoping to get a report on the introduction of

ThankYou water to the Senior Campus canteen. This

initiative was the brain child of Saul Brady, and the

committee will be interested in how sales have been.

As always, volunteers to assist with both Forster and

Tuncurry canteens are warmly welcome.

The next scheduled P & C meetings are Wednesday

August 6 at the Forster Campus Library, and

Wednesday September 3 at the Tuncurry Campus

Library. Both are due to commence at 7pm.

Guy Laden P & C President

FORSTER CAMPUS

Principal’sReport

As we start the last half of the year I need to extend a

hearty congratulation to all of those students who

worked so hard during Semester 1. As is normal

practice, congratulatory letters have been sent out to

the top 50 students in each cohort. Staff are currently

engaged in the process of identifying those students

in Years 8, 9 and 10 who have made significant

improvements in their cohort rankings for the core

subjects as well as those who have slipped in

positions. As a staff, we are looking at ways to

recognise the outstanding efforts that students have

made in improving their rankings. We are also

investigating ways of supporting those students

whose rankings have significantly slipped. This data

analysis will complement our excellent RAP system

which parents deeply value.

I would also like to welcome our new Head Teacher

English to our school. Mrs Deborah Carrall has now

taken up her position and has been most impressed

by the friendly, supportive nature of our school.

Deborah comes to us from the Hunter School of

Performing Arts.

Our GLLC Academic Assembly took place on

Wednesday August 6 at the Tuncurry Bowling Club.

Congratulations to the following students who

received Academic Excellence Awards:

Year 7:

Gerard Castillo

Eryn Gabriel

Anakin Knauer

Kai Mahony

Brady McNeil

Jacob Muenger

Reilly Palmer

Nicholas Phillip

Madz Reeves

Chelsea Slack

Year 8:

Irena Cashman

Alexander Fiebig

Jessica Hall

Joshua Kellett

Adam Koch

Mark Laden

Mitchell Lewis

Rachel Naylor

Breanna Truett

Emily Walter

Year 9:

Wednesday Bannerman

Aisling Carroll

James Elliott

Michael Flemming

Petra Flower

Will Moran

Natalie Muenger

Billy Newman

Luke Robertson


Ehlayna Walters

Year 10:

Ellie Clemensen

Matthew Crowther

Emily Delve

Iggy Dunn

Kristian Fiebig

Michael Laden

Curtis Landers

Michael Morris

Anna Robinson

Emily Young

Best wishes to all students, parents and staff for a

highly successful and personally rewarding Semester 2

Judy Hall Principal

DeputyPrincipals’Report

Schools are often asked how much study and

homework should students do? This is a difficult

question to answer as everyone learns differently and

the homework necessary varies through the year.

Research is inconclusive as to the effectiveness for

homework and schools avoid giving homework for the

sake of it, yet it is also important to develop good

study habits before students face the rigours of the

HSC in Senior Years.

Homework in Yr 7‐10 is usually given for the following

reasons:

Drill tasks to reinforce content and skills learnt

in class that day. Subjects such as Maths tend

to give regular small amounts of homework to

do this.

Reflective tasks to allow students to explore

concepts in preparation for a lesson. Most

common in arts/social studies classes.

Assignment tasks to allow students to explore

a topic in greater detail.

The number and type of set homework tasks will vary,

but students should also do their own study and work.

The following is a sound guide for Year 7 to 10

students.

Daily: students should read over all their notes from

the day’s lessons, complete any tasks they did not

finish in class and complete any homework exercises.

This would normally take between 10 and 30 minutes.

Students should also read for at least 15 to 30 minutes

and read a variety of texts including fiction and factual

texts. (The brain responds differently to the different

types of texts – reading a variety of texts is essential

for students to unlock their potential.)

Weekly: students should put aside 2‐3 hours to work

on assignments and assessment tasks. This time

should be planned so students do not leave tasks till

the last minute.

Before Exams: students should begin studying at least

two weeks before exams, reading over all their notes,

and practising examples. The time spent on this will

gradually increase from Yr 7 to 10.

Mick Adams DP Stage 4 (Yrs 7 and 8) Phil Grieve DP Stage 5 (Yrs 9 and 10)

ForsterTop17intheBillTurnerTrophy

Forster Campus u15 girls’ soccer team has taken out

equal 17th placing out of a possible 500 teams across

NSW and QLD competing in the Bill Turner Trophy.

The team were winners of the North Coast Region

defeating St Paul’s Kempsey in the final to progress

and play Upper Hunter winners, Maitland Grossman

High School. Conditions on the day were less than the

best, with howling winds making it difficult. The girls

went down 3‐2 after a very hard fought game.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – FORSTER CAMPUS:

ICAS Maths Competition ........................ Aug 12

40 Hour Famine ...................................... Aug 15

Yr 7/8 Touch Football ............................ Aug 19

Aboriginal Numeracy Day ....................... Aug 20

Yr 8 Medieval Day .................................. Sept 4‐5

NSW CHS Athletics ................................. Sept 4‐5


The team consisted of: Bec Smythe, Sam Bestwick,

Abby Whitton, Gabby Smart, Vita Pereira‐Odlum,

Breanna Truett, Georgia Ellery, Aisha Chapman,

Ashleigh Chambers, Brianna Amato, Rhianna Allen,

Kiah Carmody, Kylar Duffy, Rachel Naylor, Ashley

Naylor, Makayla Randall and Montana Rayner

(assistant coach).

Congratulations to all players, coaches and parents.

Wendy Yarnold PE Teacher – Soccer Coach

Above: Back L‐R: Breanna Truett, Rhianna Allen, Brianna Amato, Kylar Duffy, Vita Periera‐Odlum, Gabby Smart. Middle L‐R: Rachel Naylor, Kiah Carmody, Sam Bestwick, Georgia Ellery, Ashleigh Chambers. Front L‐R: Makayla Randall, Bec Smythe, Abby Whitton, Aisha Chapman.

EnglishFacultyReport

Quality teaching and Learning

In English, students have been engaged in a range

of creative and innovative learning experiences.

As a faculty we maintain our commitment to 21st

Century learning and quality teaching, and the

use of technology as an enabler for student

collaboration and creative thinking.

As I visit classes, I see students engaged in a

range of high order activities to extend their skills

and consolidate their knowledge on a range of

topics. Listening to Year 7 students delivering

digital presentations exploring the Elizabethan

Era, seeing Year 8 students exploring the

representation of gender stereotypes in

Shakespeare’s plays, watching teachers work

collaboratively with Year 9 to compose a range of

sophisticated non‐fiction texts, which explore

aspects of absolute truth, and finally having the

pleasure to see Year 10 students immersed in the

conceptual framework of anarchy and inspiration

throughout history.

These are just a few examples of what I have

witnessed over the past weeks. What is most

rewarding is watching the students completing

class tasks with enthusiasm and such a positive

approach. I would like to encourage you to chat

to your son/daughter about the concepts and

texts they have been studying in English.

Upcoming Examinations

Year 10 students should continue to write

practice responses well before any assessment is

due and seek feedback on how to improve their

responses. Exams will take place in Term

4, 2014 (Week 5) and will be here before we

know it. The teachers of the English faculty are

only too happy to help students access a variety

of study and revision resources.

Drama

Casey Anderson will be taking Stage 5 Drama

students to the Senior Campus in order for them

to experience the HSC performances. This is a

quality relationship we are building with the

Senior Campus, enabling a continuum to Stage 6

and will benefit the students due to cross‐campus

collaboration.

Debating

Debating competitions are well under way. A

number of students/classes have been lucky

enough to recently watch a range of debates that

have been conducted at Forster Campus.

In the 9/10 Premier's Debating Challenge Kayleigh

Dillon, Shakira Sorbello, Chey Coulcher and Laura

Thompson defeated Buladelah in Round One as

the affirmative. Round two we hosted Westport

High who fielded a more experienced team than

ours and unfortunately were defeated. Round

three was unfortunately forfeited, and this cost


us a potential placement in the regional finals.

Dylan Hardcastle and Jesse Goodwin were great

reserves, and we are hoping to hold an

interschool debate, combining the talent and

guidance of the Year 10 team with the

enthusiasm of the Year 8 team in order to up‐skill

our younger members and strengthen the skills of

our existing teams. To perform well in these

competitions, requires the sacrifice of the students’

free time at school and home. Their increased

confidence and sportsmanship have been a source of

pride to us all. None of these successes could have

happened without the enthusiasm and organisational

skills of Mrs Pryor. She eagerly took on the time

consuming role of coaching, and we thank you for

your continued effort.

Deborah Carrall Head Teacher English/Drama

ICASScienceCompetition2014

Students from Forster Campus achieved outstanding

results when they participated in the ICAS Science

competition this year. A total of 66 students

participated in the competition. Congratulations to all

students who participated.

Year 7

Misty Cornish – Credit

Eryn Gabriel – Credit

Brady McNeil – Credit

Reilly Palmer – Credit

Chelsea Slack – Credit

Joseph Taylor – Credit

Elyse Worthington‐Brown – Credit

Kai Mahony – Merit

Year 8

Adam Koch – Distinction

Alexander Fiebig – Distinction

Jessica Hall – Credit

Mark Laden – Credit

Ashley Naylor – Credit

Rachel Naylor – Credit

Makayla Randall – Credit

Kienan Ryan – Credit

Alan Thomas – Credit

Breanna Truett – Credit

Henry Woodyard – Credit

Irena Cashman – Merit

Geo Castillo – Merit

Emily Dreise – Merit

Kylar Duffy – Merit

Daniel Jones – Merit

Mitchell Lewis – Merit

Daniel Morris – Merit

Year 9

Natalie Muenger – Credit

John Dowie – Credit

Scott Lonsdale – Credit

Luke Robertson – Merit

Ehlayna Walters – Merit

Year 10

Michael Laden – High Distinction

Luke Neaves – High Distinction

Kristian Fiebig – Distinction

Iggy Dunn – Distinction

Matthew Crowther – Distinction

Liz Higgins Head Teacher Science

TUNCURRY CAMPUS

Principal’sReport

Welcome to the first Dolphin article of semester 2,

2014. Semester 2 brings us into the new reporting

period for students and also sees the school preparing

for the year to come. We recently had our Year 8 into

9 subject information evening and I would like to

thank Year 8 Advisor, Mrs Jo St Hill and her wonderful

year group and their parents for attending this

important step in our preparation as our Year 8

students move into stage 5 (Years 9 & 10). The final

round of subject selection is being completed in Week

4. Year 7 are also in the process of making their

interest elective selections for Year 8, 2015 with this

also being completed shortly.

It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce

Jock Webb as our year advisor for our incoming Year 7

in 2015. Over the next two terms, Jock and one of our

Learning and Support Teachers, Ms Sami Dunk will be


visiting all our learning community primary schools to

meet the students coming to us next year and to give

out important information as part of our transition

process.

Nigel Wells Acting Principal

DeputyPrincipal’sReport

I have had the great opportunity to relieve as deputy

principal for the past two weeks, and I want to

congratulate all of the students on their behaviour,

courtesy, respect and trust while I have been here. It

has been a pleasure getting to know the students and

families a little more and experience all of the

resources we offer here at Tuncurry Campus to assist

and support the learning of our students. However,

with my PDHPE background, it wouldn't be right to

not take this opportunity to express my concern of

the use of energy drinks here at school. The following

extract is from a number of online sources, and I hope

that as a community we can educate our children on

the dangers of energy drinks.

What are energy drinks?

Energy drinks are beverages

like Red Bull, Rockstar,

Monster, Full Throttle, Amp,

and NOS. Most energy drinks are carbonated and

contain large amounts of caffeine and sugar with

additional ingredients, such as B vitamins, amino acids

(e.g. taurine), and herbal stimulants such as guarana,

and ginseng. These drinks are marketed primarily to

people between the ages of 18 and 30 as a stimulant.

Effects of energy drinks

Short‐term effects

Feeling more alert and active

Need to urinate more frequently

Rise in body temperature

Increased heart rate

Stimulation of the brain and nervous system.

Higher doses

Serious injury or death from caffeine overdose can

occur. Some of the adverse health effects associated

with excessive energy drink consumption are:

Insomnia

Nervousness

Headaches

Nausea

Vomiting

Rapid heart rate

Heart‐palpitations.

In small children, caffeine poisoning can occur

through much smaller doses—up to 1 gram of caffeine

(equal to around 12 energy drinks).

How does this affect school?

Because energy drinks are a stimulant and therefore

speed up the body, it makes it very difficult to sit still

in a classroom and concentrate. We need to be

careful that our children are not consuming these

drinks on the way to school and really they should not

have these at all. Our school policy states that these

are banned at school and will be removed if students

are seen with them.

More information

For more information on alcohol and other drugs, and

drug prevention, contact Drug Info on 1300 85 85 84

or email [email protected].

Mrs Debbie Cougle Acting Deputy Principal

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – TUNCURRY CAMPUS:

Futsal Champion of Champions .......... Aug 11

Snake Tails ........................................... Aug 14

Crazy Hair Day ..................................... Aug 15

7/8 Touch Football .............................. Aug 19

Yr 9 Gold Coast Excursion .................... Aug 24‐28

Defence Excursion ............................... Aug 27‐29

CSIRO Workshops ................................ Aug 28

Gloucester Horse Sports ..................... Aug 29

Maths in Careers Day .......................... Sept 2

Parent/Teacher Night A‐L .................... Sept 4

NSW CHS Athletics .............................. Sept 4‐5


SurpriseCafé

The IO/IM class runs a Surprise Café once a fortnight.

It enables students to experience community access,

which empowers them to generalise and maintain

money transaction skills and communication skills.

This program ensures that the money system will be

utilised as part of the students’ daily independent

behaviour. Students have numerous opportunities to

practise both the concepts and transaction

procedures in the classroom and in a variety of school

and community settings. This program also enables

students to practise and utilise their communication

strategies in a variety of settings. Students practise

buying goods and making food items, as well as learn

and demonstrate hygienic and safe practices in the

selection, handling and storage of food. The Surprise

Café program provides opportunities for students to

demonstrate achievement in relation to the outcomes

of 7 ‐10 Life Skills syllabus and to generalise their

knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of

situations or environments, including the school and

the wider community.

The money the students earn goes towards funding

projects within the Support Unit, such as our sensory

garden and water feature. The students also decided

to donate some money to the Special Olympics team

from the Great Lakes.

Mr Tom Kosteliz Head Teacher Support Unit

SRCNews

At the end of last term, Tuncurry Campus SRC was

able to raise over $900 for the Curtis Landers Road to

Recovery Appeal. Thank you all for your kind

donations. We wish Curtis a speedy recovery and wish

his family well.

Friday August 1 was Jeans for Genes

day. The Tuncurry Campus SRC

supported this worthy day and was

very successful in raising $342.90 for

the Children’s Medical Research

Institute. Thank you to all students

and staff who donated generously.

Ms Janelle Evans SRC Coordinator

NAIDOCCelebration

On Thursday July 26 we celebrated our NAIDOC

assembly. The students were the highlight this year

with many performances. Our boys group performed

the welcome dance and then another dance

performed by Kobi Simon, (playing the annoying

child), Winston McBride, Geno Porrello and Jeremy

Jones‐Richards as the rocks. Jordan Clarke narrated

the story which he had brought back from his

Aboriginal Leadership camp. The girls also danced to

the popular Diamonds song and there was also a vocal

performance by Daniel Wigley, Brendan (BJ) Harvey,

Akiva Pavey O’Toole, McKenzie Walter, Hayley

Lambert and Lilly Fuller. Gemma Pol (Year 11) and

Jordan Clarke (Year 10) spoke about their time at

NIYLA (National Indigenous Youth Leadership

Academy). They showed the clips they had composed

at the camps about wanting to make change for

Aboriginal people. Wow, these were amazing. I want

to congratulate all of our Aboriginal students for their

hard work and dedication to create, what I believe to

be, our best NAIDOC yet.

After the assembly we had our activities set for Year 7

and 8 students. These were fun, scary, tasty and

messy. Year 7 got to paint a boomerang while learning

about the symbols and meanings of Aboriginal art.

They also participated in some Koori games, of which I

believe the wrestling was the favourite.

Year 8 had a yarning circle set up in the Movement

Studio with a realistic fake fire burning in the middle.

Traditional stories were told with a few surprises.

They also had food tastings which was interesting,

especially the “widgetty grubs”.

Again, thank you to all of the students and staff for

their dedication and hard work for such a successful

day.

Debbie Cougle HT PDHPE/Aboriginal Education


Above: Hayley Lambert, Winston McBride and McKenzie Walter

Above: Kobi Simon, Jordan Huckle and Jeremy Jones‐Richards

SENIOR CAMPUS

Principal’sReport

Thirty seven of our students were presented with

awards at the Great Lakes Learning Community

Academic Assembly, which was held on Wednesday

August 6th as part of Education Week. With so many

excellent performances in Semester 1, it was a

difficult task for us to select which students would be

eligible for an award, and it is was a real credit to our

students that they gave us such a difficult task.

In order to be eligible for a Year 12 award, a student

needed to be ranked in the top 5 positions in three or

more subjects for the Semester 1 reports, with a 1st

place in two subjects. To be eligible for a Year 11

award, a student needed to be ranked in the top 5

positions in four or more subjects or be ranked in the

top 5 places in three subjects with, a 1st place in one

subject. These are very strong criteria; parents and

students can justifiably be very proud of these

achievements.

At the Senior Campus Formal Assembly on July 29, we

were not restricted by numbers and hence were able

to acknowledge all our students who have

demonstrated excellence in one or more subjects. It is

a pleasure to acknowledge and congratulate all

students who received awards at these assemblies.

Earlier in the year, I invited all students who have

been involved in community volunteer work to

express an interest with me in regard to submitting an

application to the Order Of Australia Association for

their prestigious John Lincoln Community Service

Awards. Each year the Order of Australia Association

gives out twenty five certificates for service to

Australia including service abroad. The Senior Campus

was privileged to be able to submit applications on

behalf of two outstanding young men, Kaspar Fiebig

and Saul Brady.

It was a great pleasure to present Kaspar Fiebig with a

Certificate of Recognition from the Order of Australia

Association in recognition of his community service

for the benefit of others, especially those in need, and

for demonstrating a spirit of goodwill to all. Kaspar

won his award for his work with the Surf Club, the

Underwater Research Group, FAWNA and his church.

Congratulations, Kaspar.

Saul Brady was judged by the Order of Australia

Association judging panel of eminent persons as one

of the winners of the John Lincoln Youth Community

Service Awards for 2014, and he will be presented

with his award by Her Excellency the Honourable

Dame Marie Bashir, the Governor of NSW at

Government House on Wednesday 10th September. It

is a great honour to win this award and it is our

pleasure to celebrate Saul’s success with him. Saul

won his award for his work with Forster’s Got Talent,

Thank You Water, the Surf Club and the Triathlon

Organisation, Congratulations Saul.


Year 12 parents and students need to be aware that

August / September is the appropriate time for the

Senior Campus to be in contact with universities

regarding early entry programs. Our Careers Adviser,

Linda Drenkhahn will head the Senior Campus Team in

finalising this process. While several universities have

their own version of online recommendation schemes

that require students to either provide school or staff

email addresses, we encourage all our students use

the email address [email protected]

as your first point of contact. Linda will then work in

consultation with myself and the team to final

individual applications.

Congratulations to our Open Rugby League side who

have had an excellent year. After finishing in the top

16 in the state, we were drawn to play against Farrer

Agricultural High School in Tamworth for a top 8

position. Unfortunately due to injury to several of our

senior players, we made the difficult decision to

forfeit to Farrer. For us to go ahead with this game we

would have had to field an inexperienced team and

put younger players at risk against a full strength

mature Farrer Team, in what would have been a very

physical encounter. I would like to take this

opportunity to thank coach, Graeme Jennings for not

only getting our team to this position but also for

putting the wellbeing of our players as his priority.

Bob Henry Principal

SRCNews

In Term 2 of this year, the Senior Campus Student

Representative Council conducted a fundraiser to

assist local man Dwayne Gumbleton in his recovery

effort after a fall at work left him in a coma for weeks

and ultimately with some brain damage. Close family

friend, Sara Belcher instigated the idea and the SRC

decided to support it by holding a “guessing

competition” and Milkshake Day. Over $400 was

raised and this week Dwayne, his partner Priscilla and

their baby girl were guests at a Senior Campus SRC

meeting, where they were presented with the

proceeds of the fundraiser. Dwayne is making steady

progress and would like to thank all of the people who

have supported him and his family through this time.

Bob Henry Principal

Above: SRC representative Daniel Mansour presents the cheque to Dwayne Gumbleton.

Above: Priscilla, Dwayne and their baby Lilly with Daniel Mansour.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – SENIOR CAMPUS:

Trial HSC Exams ................................... Aug 11‐22

HSC Language Practical Exams ............ Aug 23, 30 & Sept 9

HSC Drama Practical Exam .................. Aug 27

Formal Assembly ................................ Sept 2

NSW CHS Athletics .............................. Sept 4‐5



GREAT LAKES COLLEGE CANTEEN ROSTERS

FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. 6554 5259 or Ros 6554 8432

Monday 11/08 Tuesday 12/08 Wednesday 13/08 Thursday 14/08 Friday 15/08

D Baker

I Yule C Harris L Parsons P Crawley K Newman


D Baker

B Haffernan Cath Harris

T Randall

L Parsons P Crawley R Marsdale


D Baker

S Ellery C Harris L Parsons P Crawley K Newman


D Baker

B Heffernan C Harris L Parsons P Crawley

M Caldwell

N Hile

TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. 6555 0500 or Belinda 6555 0575


Volunteers Needed Uniting Church Volunteers Needed K Newman B Marsden


K Roach Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed B Marsden


Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed K Newman J Ryall


K Roach Uniting Church Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed L Spitzkowski

B Marsden

If you are able to assist in either canteen, please contact the phone numbers above. Help is always

needed and appreciated.

The Great Lakes College Canteen Rosters

If you are unable to attend, please try to swap with someone else, if not please telephone the

contact person at the top of your roster. Thank you for supporting the canteen, we could not

function without your help and support. If possible please be at the canteen by 9.00am.


College Contacts

Great Lakes College Principal: Mr Graeme Jennings

Phone: 6555 0555

Forster Campus Principal:

Mrs Judy Hall

Cape Hawke Drive

Forster 2428

Phone: (02) 6554 6062

Fax: (02) 6555 6904

Canteen Phone: (02) 6554 5259

glcforster‐[email protected]

www.glcforster‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tuncurry Campus Principal:

Mrs Veronica Amato

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0500

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


glctuncurr‐[email protected]

www.glctuncurr‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Senior Campus Principal:

Mr Bob Henry

The Northern Parkway

Tuncurry 2428

Phone: (02) 6555 0555

Fax: (02) 6557 6511


glcsenior‐[email protected] www.glcsenior‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au

College Office Hours

All Campuses

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday

Preferred Uniform Supplier

LOWES

Stockland Shopping Centre

Breese Parade

FORSTER 2428

Ph.6555 3870

JUNGLE SURF

Manning Street

TUNCURRY 2428

Ph. 6555 8556 www.junglesurf.com.au

KELLIE TURNER EMBROIDERY

27 Pine Avenue

TUNCURRY 2428

Ph. 6555 8698

Documents

Issue 5 2014 - Home - Great Lakes College Senior Campus · storytelling, tree planting and student activities. One College Three Campuses Unlimited Opportunities A proud member of