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COMING

EVENTS

2/7/18 - 6/7/18

School Musical

6/7/18

Last day of term 2

Term 3

23/7/18

First day of Term 3

27/7/18

Merit assembly

15/8/18 - 17/8/18

Snow trip

22/8/18 - 31/8/18

Trial HSC

19/9/18 - 28/9/18

Year 11 Exams

P & C

MEETINGS

Our P & C Meetings

are held on the

3rd & 7thTuesday

of each Term

at 6.30 pm in the

Common Room,

Administration

Building.

We look forward to

seeing you.

Closing the Gap, Working Together for a

Brighter Future

We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land,

past, present and future, for they hold the memories,

traditions and dreams of Aboriginal Australia .

Jamberoo Centre

The Jamberoo Centre is extremely proud to have ALL of our Year 9 students

continuing their Community Engagement Program (Work Experience).

This term, a number of our Jamberoo students have enjoyed working at the

“Denny Foundation” in Warilla. This is a wonderful volunteering organisation

which helps our local community and those in need.

The students are Adrian Voltz,

Steven Burke, Bastian Proud,

Mason John Warden and

Hannah Stoddart.

This has been a great achievement for the Jamberoo Centre, in providing our

students with real life experiences and connecting them to our local Illawarra

community.

Well done, Year 9 JC students!

Mrs. Heyman

Special Education Teacher, Jamberoo Centre

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Jamberoo Centre continued...

Mrs. Heyman and her Year 9 JC class have embarked upon an exciting project in the Jamberoo Garden.

Mrs. Heyman explains, “We are going to create a ‘Sensory Garden’ which will create a kind and uplifting

environment and make the place look more welcoming.”

Mrs. Heyman and Riordan Burrows in front of the rock garden, above, and the rock garden and feature wall

which will be progressively filled with images.

Students have begun to research, plan and design elements of the garden, which include looking online for

images, organising them and painting them on the wall to create a mural as well as decorating rocks around

the seating area.

“We have done some planning on our ‘rock’ worksheets and have searched for images, mainly animals such

as rabbits and other pets”, says student Riordan Burrows.

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TAS

Students in Year 11 Textiles and Design have used the project-based learning approach to complete their

first Preliminary Textiles Project.

Tamara Martin

This involved learning about:

design theory

research for design inspirations for the theme of their projects

fabric manipulation techniques to create two-dimensional and

three- dimensional effects for Textiles Arts

drawing the visual design development for their design ideas

applying techniques such as applique, beading, crochet and

couching computerised machine embroidery to create their

Textiles Arts projects

documentation of the project management

Pammi Rungruang

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TAS continued ...

Congratulations to Tamara Martin, Jemma Martin, Emma Green, Pammi Rungruang, Teliha Jones,

Sarah Corby, Tayla Mathews and Rachel Broadbent on the creative design and successful production of their

Textiles Arts projects.

Teliha Jones

Jemma Martin

Tayla Mathews

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Careers

The 2018 Apprenticeship & Traineeship Information Sessions are being held on:

Wednesday, 27 June at the Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow, from 6pm to 8pm.

Tuesday, 3 July at Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club, from 6pm to 8pm.

The event is FREE to attend and seats are limited.

Attached is the event flyer, including the booking link.

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Careers continued...

Australian Defence Forces talks

The school will be hosting the Australian Defence Forces on Wednesday, 27 June 2018. This is a great

opportunity for students who are considering a career in any of the armed forces to gain information and

ask questions. Students are encouraged to see Mr Wishart to add their name to the list if they wish to attend

as spaces are limited.

Annual snow trip

The snow is falling and this year we have one bus travelling down to the

Snowy Mountains for three days of fun skiing and snowboarding. All money

needs to be paid to the front office by the end of term 2, Friday, 6 July.

UOW open day – Saturday, 11 August 2018

Held at the University of Wollongong campus, this is a great opportunity for students and their families to

find out more about UOW courses and university life.

Year 10 into Year 11 subject selection

Over the past two weeks I have been talking to Year 10 students about course selections for Year 11 and

Year 12. The sessions included looking at the HSC and the ATAR, and how they can be achieved by

studying a combination of course options here at school and externally. We also investigated what types of

courses are relevant for different career pathways. An information night for parents and students will be held

here at school on Monday, 6 August. Year 10 parents should note this date in their calendars.

Master Builders guest speaker

Last week we had a visit from the Master Builders Association. Mr Bennett’s Year 11 and Year 12

Construction classes and students from Year 10, who are considering careers in the trades industry, were

motivated with a very informative session about the opportunities available and the processes of going about

attaining apprenticeships.

Careers as a paramedic

Deciding to become a paramedic is a life-changing decision.

Being a paramedic is about a lot more than lights and sirens and

rushing to help someone in need. Paramedics perform clinical

procedures, administer drugs, maintain patient records and

decide which is the most appropriate medical facility for further

treatment of the patient.

There are different types of paramedics, and to find out more,

visit:

http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/about-us/Paramedics.html

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Sport

AFL U15s Swan Shield Competition

The OFHS AFL side has done amazingly well this year progressing through to Round 4 of the Swan

Shield knockout competition. The boys had their first real challenge against Mulwaree High School in

Goulburn, and just managed to hold on to the lead to win by 27 points to 24.

They will now face off against Illawarra Sports High School on Friday, 22 June for a place in the finals.

Well done boys and good luck!

Mr. Lawson

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Staff Spotlight

Mrs. Lee-Anne Setter, Aboriginal Community Engagement Officer

Mrs. Setter has been at Oak Flats High School for five years and is enjoying being able to support Aborigi-

nal students at school. She says, “My role is to offer our Aboriginal students emotional, educational and cul-

tural support and to connect our students to the wider community.”

Mrs. Setter works closely with the Learning Support team to plan and set goals for our Aboriginal students

to achieve well, saying “We encourage members of the Aboriginal community to visit our school and will

invite Elders to come into the classrooms and give talks on topics the students are studying.” Mrs. Setter

promotes and supports many programs including SistaSpeak, BroSpeak, AIME and dance workshops with

the Bangarra Dance company. Mrs. Setter also provides the opportunity for students to participate in

‘yarning while painting’ and says, “This is a way to model good lifestyle habits, build self-respect and

respect for others.”

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Here are links to organisations within our community which would like to advertise services

and current events:

Sports Camps Australia—AFL coaching clinic

http://www.sportscampsaustralia.com.au/footycodes/afl/sca-illawarra-afl-holiday-camp/

Wollongong Art Gallery—Winter school holiday art workshops

http://www.wollongongartgallery.com/learning/Pages/Learn-Explore-Discover.aspx

FROM OUR COMMUNITY...

CONTACT OUR SCHOOL...

Phone: (02) 4256 1888

Email: oakflats-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Address: The Esplanade, Oak Flats, NSW 2529