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1 MARCH 2019 TERM 1 ISSUE 5 THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGE, ACHIEVE49 SOUTH STREET, GRENFELL NSW 2810 02 6343 1390 www.henrylawso-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Can you solve a Rubik’s cube? It is reported that less than 5.8% of the world’s population can solve a Rubik’s cube. Year 7 student Chase McFarlane is in that group. He can not only solve a normal Rubik’s cube but took on the challenge to solve our Mona Lisa Rubik’s cube - and succeeded! The Mona Lisa Rubik’s cube has been in our office for 18 months and no one has been able to solve it. Not only do you have to match the colours, but you also have to complete the picture of the famous painting meaning that there are plenty of ways to mess it up, but only one way to put it back together. Well done Chase!

Can we make it ten years in a row? Our Year 9/10 Science and Engineering team are gearing up to compete in the South West Slopes regional event of the University of Newcastle’s Science and Engineering competition. Our team have been building their teamwork and communication skills ahead of the challenge and the nerves are starting to set in. Our school has a proud history of supporting the regional event, with 2019 being our tenth year. Please wish our students good luck for Tuesday!

Lawn bowlsOur young and enthusiastic lawn bowls team travelled to Forbes on Friday to compete in the first round of the Western Region lawn Bowls competition. Despite some excellent ends, we did not come away with the win. Congratulations Charli, Teleitha and Rhys on their conduct and sportsmanship - it didn’t go unnoticed. We would like to share part of an email received by Mr Flagg. I would like to congratulate you on your student’s sportsmanship and behaviour on the day. I have always been impressed by the conduct of students from your school. What a great school to be the Principal of! - Justin Hoy PDHPE Head Teacher Forbes High School.

VACCINATIONSCHANGE OF DATE FOR YEAR 10 STUDENTS

Attention Years 7 and 10: 2019 NSW School Vaccination Program Each year NSW Health works with schools to offer vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

In 2019, the following vaccines will be offered to all Year 7 students:

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a 2-dose schedule at least six months apart.

• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) - vaccine (dTpa) as a single dose.

For Year 7, the first scheduled vaccination will take place on the morning of Thursday 21 March, the second will occur later in the year.In addition, the NSW Government will fund a school-based meningococcal vaccination program for all Year 10 students. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2019. Please mark these dates on your calendar.

Year 7 and 10 parent information kits were distributed last week. Please read, sign and return consent forms to the school office as soon as possible.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS Parent/teacher interviews will be held on Monday 11 March from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm in the school hall. This is a very good opportunity to meet with your students’ teachers and receive feedback on their studies. Booking sheets will be sent home with students next week. All parents/carers are invited to attend.

ROUND TWO WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 2019.

Round two word lists have been designed with a range of words to challenge each students based on their achievement in round one. We encourage parents and students to work together in preparation for round two of the spelling bee. The Spelling Bee Championships will be held in week 9 (only a few students willing to participate and who have achieved an outstanding result will participate).

A variety of approaches can be quite effective, from look/cover/write, to word jumbles and games. Please encourage regular practice for students to be best prepared. Students are aware of the achievement level that they are aiming for.

2019 THLHS Spelling Bee

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1. adventure 1. absolutely 1. accelerating2. against 2. attachment 2. accumulate3. attach 3. behaviours 3. annoyance4. birthday 4. business 4. benevolent5. climb 5. character 5. camouflage6. crowd 6. crevice 6. conscience7. distance 7. dangerous 7. cylinder8. explain 8. disappointed 8. debris9. flower 9. endangered 9. dominant10. fiction 10. enormous 10. effervescent11. galaxy 11. favourite 11. guillotine12. hilarious 12. fractures 12. haemoglobin13. lesson 13. fragile 13. helium14. magazine 14. gnawed 14. iridescent15. modern 15. government 15. kaleidoscope16. numb 16. humorous 16. longevity17. ocean 17. imaginative 17. luminescent18. problem 18. informative 18. manoeuvre19. question 19. language 19. mathematician20. rainforest 20. lyrebird 20. necessary21. safety 21. natural 21. observation22. structure 22. nutrition 22. persuasive23. teacher 23. origami 23. population24. taught 24. parallel 24. resuscitate25. usually 25. predators 25. silhouette26. vessel 26. radial 26. sufficient27. whole 27. scientific 27. temperamental28. whose 28. society 28. tsunami29. weight 29. temperature 29. wrought30. yellow 30. weighed 30. zephyr

GRENFELL AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUBGrenfell Aquatic Centre details

Ph – 6343 1756 Mob: 0490 830 563CHAMPIONSHIPSChampionships will be held on Friday 1 and 8 March. The order of events will be as follows: Friday 1 March Friday 8 March 200m freestyle 200 IM 15m, 25m, 50m & 100m freestyle 25m & 50m butterfly 25m & 50m backstroke 25m & 50m breaststrokeSwimmers will automatically be entered for the events that they are eligible to compete in, including the 200m freestyle and 200m IM. To be eligible to swim in the 200m freestyle you must have 6 swims in the 100m freestyle and in the 200 IM you must have 6 swims in each stroke and currently be swimming 50m in each stoke.Swimmers must notify the Aquatic Centre by 5pm on Friday if they do not wish to swim in any of the events that they have qualified for.

PRESENTATION NIGHTPresentation Night will be held on Friday 29 March 2019. More details to come.

CARNIVAL SUCCESSCongratulations to Tom Robinson who had a great meet in Sydney representing Grenfell Swimming Club at the NSW Country Championships. Tom swam a PB and national qualifying time in the 100m freestyle (54.44s) to finish equal second and then backed up to finish second in the 50m freestyle (24.54s). He also swam PB’s in the 100m butterfly, 200m IM, 100m backstroke, 200m freestyle and 50m butterfly. This is a huge effort and phenomenal times, a just reward for all of your hard work Tom. Well done!Also, congratulations to our swimmers who competed in the Quandialla carnival on Saturday. It was great to see so many of or swimmers supporting this carnival and I am reliably informed that a fun and successful day was had by all. Well done.

RAFFLEThe raffle this week was donated by the Power family and was won by Karen Hampton. Anyone willing to donate prize/s for the weekly raffle can leave them with Leann at the pool.

English/History Assessment NotificationsYear 12 Modern History - Historical analysis task due: 15 March (week 7)Year 11/12 English Studies - Who do I think I am? Life story scrapbook/portfolio due: 29 March (week 9) Year 11 English Standard and Advanced - Why do we read? Why do we write?: due 5 April (week 10)Year 11 Modern History - Historical narrative and analytical essay due: 28 March (week 9)Year 11 Ancient History - Investigation of Ancient Sites and Sources essay due: 15 March (week 7)Year 10 English - Composer study: Creative response due: 7 March (week 6)Year 9 History - Checkpoint 2 - 6C Historical source analysis due: week 5

HSIE Assessment NotificationsYear 8 - Water in the world task due: Monday 25 February (week 6)Year 9 - Sustainable biomes task due: Monday 25 February (week 6)Year 10 - Environmental change and management task due: Thursday 28 February (week 6)Year 11 - Business Studies - Nature of business task due: week 10Year 12 - Business Studies - Finance task due: week 10

Media Release22 February 2019

Henry Lawson Festival Coordinators NeededThere is only a few short months until the 2019 Henry Lawson Festival kicks off, and the committee are busy putting together another fantastic event for the community and visitors. The theme for this year’s event is Ode to Winter, which we are sure will inspire some fabulous artworks, parade floats and shop fronts.The committee currently has a couple of volunteer vacancies for positive and eager individuals: • Photography Exhibition Coordinator • Street Stall Coordinator. These roles are a great way to be give something back to your community. They are also an opportunity to build your own organisational and communication skills; develop friendships and contacts with community members and visitors; and be an integral part of our much loved festival. And don’t worry, you won’t be thrown in the deep end. The committee staff and volunteers are there to help out and guide you, and the roles aren’t onerous. There is even the opportunity to share a role if you are on the fence and have a like-minded friend.If you have some great skills that you could bring to our dynamic committee, or even just want to gain some new ones, please register your interest at the Grenfell Visitor Information Centre. You can either drop in for a chat or give them a call on (02) 6343 2059. We’d love to have you on our festival team.For further information please contact Claire McCann, Arts & Tourism Officer for Weddin Shire Council on 02 6343 2059 or email claire@grenfell.org.au

P&C AGMThe Henry Lawson High School P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 March at 7pm in the school library. There is no pressure to take on executive positions. This is a great opportunity to come along and support our school and your child’s education. Everyone welcome.SCHOOL HATSSchool Hats are available for purchase at the canteen. Reversible Bucket Hats $15 Trucker Cap $15

P&C CATERINGThe P&C are catering for a local clearing sale on Saturday 9 March.We are calling for donations of baked goods to sell on the day. If you can contribute, please drop it to the school office on Friday 8 March in a container labelled with list a of ingredients and your name. If you able to help on the day please call Hannah on 0421888601.The proceeds from the sale will go directly back to the school for resources.

2019 Henry Lawson Festival of ArtVerse and Short Story Competition

The 2019 Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Verse and Short Story competitions are now open for all high school students. Students may enter verse or a short story for the opportunity to win prize money to the value of $150. Student entries are free, with a maximum of two entries per student. All other details including sections and conditions are available from the Henry Lawson Festival website. Entries close on Friday 29 March 2019, with the winners to be announced towards the end of May.

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