It’s News To Me - Nowra High School · 2019-10-26 · NHS (B) consists of James Horner, Devlen Strachan, Rory Lowe and Luke Kielly (Year 7 students). They won their ﬁnal deba

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me

It’s News To Me

Nowra High School PO Box 183 NOWRA NSW 2541

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.nowra-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 02 4421 4977 Fax: 02 4421 3284

Relieving Principal: Mr Gerald Buckley Deputy Principals: Ms Trish Hammond and Mrs Jodie Wellington (Relieving)

Term 4 is off and running and there is a lot of ac vity happening within the school community. Ms Byron is con nuing in her role at Oak Flats High School for this term and I con nue to relieve as Principal in her absence. Year 12 have commenced their HSC examina ons. The front of school building work has commenced in earnest. Students and teachers returned to school a er a very successful European tour during the school holidays.

Congratula ons and welcome to the two newest permanent members of staff at Nowra High School. Ms Holly Williams has been appointed to the Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) faculty. Ms Williams has been working within the faculty on a temporary basis so the transi on to a permanent status has been seamless. Ms Williams has already made her mark at Nowra High in the Hospitality area through the establishment of the Nosh Café with the VET Hospitality classes in Year 11 and 12. Mrs Karen Sharpe has been appointed as a permanent SASS member, working in the front office. Mrs Sharpe also had a quick transi on as she has been working on a temporary basis for some me.

Congratula ons to the NHS Years 7 & 8 deba ng teams who completed their final rounds of the Premier’s Deba ng Challenge at Bomaderry High School on Wednesday, 12th October. The NHS (A) team consists of Lachlan Webb, Darcy Hopkins, Mackewin Strachan and Josh Riepsamen (all Year 8 boys). They defeated BHS to emerge the undefeated Zone winners (3‐0). They are now going to compete in the Regional Quarter Finals on Wednesday, 19th October, against Smith’s Hill HS at their home ground.

NHS (B) consists of James Horner, Devlen Strachan, Rory Lowe and Luke Kielly (Year 7 students). They won their final deba ng round and ended the compe on with 1 win, 2 losses – however, they improved so much with each debate and should be formidable opponents in next year’s compe on.

Both teams performed and behaved excep onally well, Ms Woods was extremely proud of them and commented that they looked smashing in their NHS blazers! Good luck to NHS (A) team this week in Wollongong.

Local Member for South Coast Shelley Hancock visited Nowra High on Friday to inspect the recently commenced $2.8m capital works upgrade to the administra on block and entryway to the school. The improvements will have a significant impact on the administra ve func ons of the school, benefi ng community members, parents and carers, students and staff.

Year 12 students 2016‐2017 have commenced their Higher School Cer ficate studies. Each student has been given a copy of the 2017 Higher School Cer ficate Rules and Procedures, distributed by the Board of Studies Teaching and Educa onal Standards NSW (BOSTES). Under The Educa on Act 1990 (NSW) BOSTES awards the HSC to students who comply with the Act and meet the requirements in this guide. Students have also been issued with the Nowra High School Year 12 Assessment Booklet which outlines assessment procedures and policy as well as assessment task outlines and due dates. It is very important that each student understands what is expected and required of them to meet the condi ons for the award of the Higher School Cer ficate.

The excursion to Italy and Great Britain during the last school holidays was extremely successful. The students took full advantage of this incredible occasion, they asked lots of ques ons , threw themselves into the whole cultural and historical immersion opportunity, their behaviour was impeccable and very posi ve , they were helpful and mature beyond their years. They travelled to Great Britain and Italy for a total of 16 days. Thank you to Mr Morgan and Mrs Morgan, Mr Spooner and Ms Short for their very detailed organisa on and for devo ng their holiday period to give Nowra High students such an eye opening and unforge able experience. A full report will appear in the next newsle er.

Mrs Leslie is busy once again organising for the 2017 French student visit to Nowra High. 30 students and 2 teachers from the Lycee Paul Cezanne school in Aix‐en‐Provence will visit Nowra High from 16 February un l 3 March 2017. Mrs Leslie will be seeking expressions of interest to homestay the students from her French students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

To find out what is happening at Nowra High and view lots of photos of events visit the school web page h p://www.nowra‐h.schools.nsw.edu.au/. To keep up to date with calendar events and the daily what’s on, download the Skoolbag App.

Mr Gerald Buckley Relieving Principal

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Calendar

Coming Events for TERM 4 ‐ Weeks 2 and 3

Week 2 ‐ ALPHA

Monday 17th October:

Stage 5.2 9M3, 9M4, 9M5 Yearly Maths exam - in class

Year 7 Maths Assessment Task - Aurora College - in Library

Tuesday 18th October:

Year 7 Mathematics Yearly exam 7I - Period 3 - in class

Year 9 Mathematics Moderator exam - in class

Wednesday 19th October:

Year 7 Mathematics Yearly exam 7R,7S,7F,7E, 7N, 7D- in class

Year 9 Global Languages Reading - Period 5

Thursday 20th October:

G.R.I.P. Student Leadership Conference - SRC Leaders - Wollongong

Friday 21st October:

Stage 5.1 9M6, 9M7 Mathematics Yearly exam - Period 6

Week 3 ‐ BETA Monday 24th October:

12VET Hospitality Work Placement - all week

Year 10 English hand-in task - all classes

Year 9 Geography excursion - Gerringong/Berry

Tuesday 25th October:


Black Dog Institute follow-up day with Sources of Strength students Years 7-9

Year 10 English exam - all classes

Year 9 Science Yearly exam - Periods 1-2 in MPH

Wednesday 26th October:


Year 8 excursion - Lady Denman, Huskisson

Thursday 27th October:


Schools Spectacular rehearsals - Years 7-10

Year 9 English Assessments - all classes

Friday 28th October:


Year 8 English Assessment - all classes

NEXT P&C MEETING - WEEK 4, TERM 4 TUESDAY 1ST NOVEMBER

CONTACT DETAILS President ~ Wendy Kettlewell 44237332 Secretary ~ Lesley McKinnon 44213212 Treasurer ~ Karen Standen 44221694

Mee ng in the Library star ng at 7.00pm ~ All Welcome

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE ‐ CHANGE OF DATE FOR YEAR 6 INTO YEAR 7 2017 ORIENTATION DAY AND

EVENING

The new date is Wednesday 7th December 2016




CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR

MERIT ACHIEVEMENTS

Bronze Award: Jessica Campbell, Jarod Baumann, Cassie Robson, Yasmin Anderson, Ebony

Smith, Lara Check, Jackson Jennings.

Gold Award: Cameron Thompson

NOWRA HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

ON-LINE ORDERING SYSTEM

Nowra High School and Daylight Sportswear are pleased to announce

the launch of their new online ordering system for the purchase of school

uniforms. This website will enable parents and students who are unable

to visit the school uniform shop during opening hours to purchase school

uniforms anytime. The online ordering system is quick and easy. Simply

create an account profile, place your order, pay and select “walk in” to

pick up your order from the School Uniform Shop on the next open day.

daylightsportswear.com/nowra

SHOP HOURS: TUESDAY 8.00AM TO 12.00PM

THURSDAY 1.00PM TO 5.00PM

Photography classes being offered at East Nowra Neighbourhood Centre

David Chan has been teaching photography for over 28 years, receiving a number of nominations for Tutor of the Year award. His patience and commitment to teaching the art form has transformed his students into masterful photographers.

Photography classes will commence on Tuesday 18 October and will run for 6 weeks until Tuesday 22 November from 6pm to 7pm at $20 per class or $10 per class for students and pensioners.


Make Online Payments It is now 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. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting $ Make a payment Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions or excursions that have been invoiced. There is also a category called Other. This to cover items not covered in the previous headings. Other can be used to make a complete payment of a school invoice. When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter: the students name, and class and reference number OR the students name, and date of birth. These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. There is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice number if you are aware of them. These are optional fields OR there is also the option to enter the Student Registration Number and Invoice number. These are not used at our school, please leave them blank. 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.

For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment process please contact the School Administration Office.

Nowra High School is par cipa ng in the 'Tell Them From Me' survey suite, gaining informa on from students, staff and parents. Students and Staff have par cipated so far, now it is the parents' turn. TTFM Parent Survey helps to clarify and strengthen the important rela onship between parents and schools. Insights into parent and staff communica on, ac vi es and prac ces at home, and parental opinions build an accurate and mely picture schools can use for prac cal

improvements. Please click on this link and be very honest with your answers. Thank you for your help suppor ng our school.

h ps://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/nhs2016

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100 Award

Canteen voucher $5


Year 11 Crossroads Camp

2017

The Year 11 Crossroads Camp for 2017 will take place at Fitzroy Falls Conference and Adventure centre.

The camp will be held in from Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th May, 2017 (Term 2, Week 3).

Crossroads is a Mandatory 25 hour Stage 6 course for students

in NSW government schools and is designed to help senior

students address issues of health, safety and wellbeing at a me

when they face significant changes and challenges in their lives.

Crossroads aims to prepare and support students as they encounter situa ons related to iden ty,

independence and their changing responsibili es. The course aims to build students’ sense of

empowerment and respect for themselves and others.

Year 11 will be taken to Fitzroy Falls Conference Centre for 3 days where they will be

presented with informa on and experiences which challenge how they think about and

approach varying situa ons.

The cost of the excursion is $280 which includes transport (by bus), accommoda on, food, ac vi es,

resources and instructors. It is recommended that all students a end the camp to gain the full benefits

of the course. If a student is unable to a end, they will need to complete a theore cal alterna ve to the

course before flexible a endance will be granted.

Payment for camp can be accepted in full at any stage or can be made in instalments.

The first instalment is a payment of $100 which is a non‐refundable deposit and must be paid by

Wednesday 9th November, 2016 (Term 4, Week 5).

The remaining payments can be made in instalments as follows:

Second instalment: $60 due Wednesday 7th December, 2016 Term 4, Week 9.

Third instalment: $60 due Wednesday 15th February, 2017 Term 1, Week 4.

Fourth instalment: $60 due Wednesday 15th March, 2017 Term 1, Week 7.

Numbers will be confirmed for this camp at the end of Term 2, 2017 and as a result no refunds will be

possible a er this me. Further informa on will be sent out closer to the date of the camp (permission

note, medical forms, dietary requirements, gear list etc.).

For any further informa on please contact Miss Killen in the PDHPE staffroom.







2016 NSW ALL SCHOOLS RESULTS Jessica O’Donnell 17th 200m Mikayla Check 23rd 100m 31st 200m 6th 200m Hurdles Victoria Kennedy 7th Steeplechase Annette Peace 2nd Discus Breeana O’Donnell 18th 400m Rhiannon Brown 14th 100m Hurdles 7th Javelin Alex O’Brien 15th 1500m Alistair Clark 27th 100m 8th 100m Hurdles 5th 200m Hurdles Siwa Harvey-Aziz 2nd Discus



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It’s News To Me - Nowra High School · 2019-10-26 · NHS (B) consists of James Horner, Devlen Strachan, Rory Lowe and Luke Kielly (Year 7 students). They won their ﬁnal deba