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Dear Parent(s)/Caregiver(s)
It has been a while since I have written an item for the newsletter as I have been
recovering from having my old knee replaced with a brand new titanium one. The
recover process has taken longer than expected however, I am now back on deck.
This week we have witnessed the wonderful talent of the Bay & Basin schools with
our extravaganza of music, and displays from our school and all our partner
primary schools. This was a wonderful day coordinated by Sanctuary Point Public
School and Helen Rhodes. Congratulations to all involved!
We have elected our new School Captains and they are Holly Brown & Corey
Stynes. Our Vice Captains are June Norton & Shannon O’Beirne.
Congratulations to these students on their election.
Our Head Teacher, Mathematics Mr Smith is recovering from a major operation and
we wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.
Mr S Glenday
Principal
142 The Wool Road, Vincentia 2540 Ph: 4441 6766 Fax: 4441 6000 www.vincentia-h.schools.nsw.edu.au email:[email protected]
Vincentia Vibe - The voice of our school Term 3 Wk 3A 01/08/13
Your School Contacts
S Glenday Principal P Hogan Deputy Principal Ganya Garindja, Gumbari & Support Units G Brady Deputy Principal Stage 4 (Yrs 7 & 8) M Meehan Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 4 T Lane Deputy Principal Stage 5 (Yrs 9 & 10) P Greyling Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 5 P Taylor Deputy Principal Stage 6 (Yrs 11 & 12) F Loupos Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 6 J Oxley School Administration Manager W Bruffey Head Teacher Admin (Rel) R Gilbert Head Teacher English G Smith Head Teacher Mathematics M Reid Head Teacher Science (Rel) L Ryder Head Teacher CAPA S Corbett Head Teacher HSIE F Bachmann Head Teacher PDHPE A Newton Head Teacher TAS P Raftery Sports Co-ordinator S Clark Head Teacher Support J Scott Head Teacher Gumbari Unit A Glenday Head Teacher Wellbeing Learning Support K Lane Head Teacher Ganya Garindja Unit
Leadership and Social
Engagement Contacts
G Keogh & L Sweirenga Year 7 Adviser J Powter Year 8 Adviser M Tebbitt Year 9 Adviser P Raftery Year 10 Adviser S Brunswick Year 11 Adviser A Newton Year 12 Adviser
Term Dates:
Term 3 - 16th July to 20th September Term 4 - 8th October to 18th December
The school day starts at 8.15am and finishes at
2.21pm.
Parents and students are requested not to use the staff car park - this is dangerous
and causes congestion
What’s happening
at VHS Thursday 1st August
My Story Matters Project - Support
In2uni tutors for Maths/English - Library
Botanical Gardens Bush Tucker & Medicine
tour
Australian Mathematics Competition
Friday 2nd August
Southern Stars Choir Rehearsal - Albion Park
Regional Athletics Carnival - Shoalhaven
High School
Artist Workshop - Goulburn
Monday 5th August
Yr 12 Taste of Transition to Work -
Greenacres Nowra
Tuesday 6th August
Yr 10 Ski Trip
Wednesday 7th August
Homework Centre in2uni mentors/tutors
Support class Science Program around Jervis
Bay
Yr 10 Ski Trip
Yr 12 Lock in - Library
In2uni Yr 11
Thursday 8th August
in2Uni tutors for Maths/English Years11/12 in
Library
Hospitality Competency Assessment
Yr 11 & 12 Parent/Teachers meeting
Yr 11 Parent Teacher interviews will be held in the school Library on Thursday, 8th August between 4pm and 6pm.
Parents and students are encouraged to come along and see Yr 12 Major works in Hall from 6 to 8pm.
The values of Vincentia High School are
Respect, Responsibility
& Personal Best
Tickets have been donated to the school by
Integrity Real Estate
in recognition of our school values.
This weeks recipients are
Madeleine Cooper
Volunteering her time to attend the Lady Denman World Environment Day
Jackson Andre
Volunteering his time to attend the SNAPPED WILD ABC OPEN Photography Workshop
Oscar Kennedy
Volunteering his time to attend the SNAPPED WILD ABC OPEN Photography Workshop
Maddie Burns & Tara Job
Great initiative & team leadership during cooking class
These values can be shown in many ways within the school community. It is these actions
of our students we, as a school, are proud of and wish to acknowledge. Each week a
student/s from the school, in any year, will receive a FREE movie ticket to the
Huskisson Theatre as recognition of their VHS spirit.
Congratulations to our winners!
Celebrating our school spirit!
Leaving/Transferring Procedures:
All students leaving school to join the workforce, enrol in TAFE or transfer to another school must ‘sign out’ before exiting our school. Students should:
provide a note from parent/s to inform the school that they are leaving/transferring - this letter should contain information on where the student is going.
return all school resources sign out of school if student is joining the work force they need a letter from their employer stating their job
offer
Scripture Seminars: Vincentia High School will be hosting several Scripture seminars this term.
On Monday, 2nd September we will have Simon Clegg who speaks on the topics of self-worth and self-esteem. In a
world full of so many choices young people can find it hard to make the right ones. In this seminar Simon takes
students on a journey through real life stories of how choices have consequences and demonstrates the lasting power
that bad choices can have. Simon shares his story of drug and alcohol abuse and how this had a major effect on his
future and dreams.
The number 1 issue that the youth of today are facing is the area of self-worth and self-esteem. Simply put, the next
generation are being told who they are through branding, media and other sources and when they feel that they don’t
fit the norm it can become severely detrimental in regards to making wise choices for the future.
Life is a series of choices and young people sometimes find it hard to see past tomorrow, let alone look ahead to their
future. These seminars are about inspiring students and educating them in how to make the right decisions by being
true to themselves and not following the crowd. Simon also deals head on with the potential complications facing the
modern world regarding social media and the major effects of this on today’s teenagers. Parents: If you do not want your child to attend these seminars you will need to write a note addressed to Deputy Principal,
Reports!!!! Due to a technical glitch the processing and
distribution of school reports has been delayed.
Reports should be available within the next two to three weeks.
Camp Koloona On the 24
th, 25
th & 26
th July, 2013 Indigenous students took part in a ‘Leadership Forum’ at Camp Koloona,
North Nowra. Students learnt how to work as a team and what it takes to be an Indigenous role model and
leader at Vincentia High.
Mr Matt Reid led the students through leadership and
team building exercises and they took part in team
work activities such as abseiling and billy cart
racing.
The camp was designed to establish an Indigenous
Leadership Team at Vincentia High School which will
be run as part of the SRC and will aim to encourage
Indigenous students and their parents to have a
stronger voice in their education and outcomes.
The leadership team will meet once a fortnight and have
already designed the initial projects they will work on
including Dhurga signage around the school and a rewards
excursion to be held at the end of the year.
The students will have the opportunity to
showcase their plans and achievements at a
parent night to be held in the upcoming
months.
Indonesian
Excursion Year 9, 10 & 11 Indonesian classes travelled to Sydney on Thursday 27th June to visit an Indonesian restaurant. ‘Teras Bali’ restaurant is located in Walsh Bay on the Pier, right under the harbour bridge and is a magical place for lunch or dinner at any time. Students were able to order using the Indonesian language, sample authentic Indonesian foods and were even surprised with an Indonesian dessert called ‘Es Cendol’. Student behaviour was exemplary and appreciated by all. Ms Edwards Indonesian Teacher
Some of our fantastic riders competing in
this years Coondoo Classic
More photos and a full report about the Coondoo Classic in next weeks Newsletter!
The hills are alive!
Community
News
Manual Driving Lessons
Bay & Basin Area
Special price of $50 per hour for Vincentia students
Please contact Sean on 0435 167 306
‘Spring into Sanctuary Point Expo’ Sanctuary Point Community Pride is holding their ‘Spring into Sanctuary Point Expo’ on Saturday 7th September at the Francis Ryan Reserve, Sanctuary Point. Volunteers are needed for a range of activities both before the big day and on the day. Before the day walkers are needed to do a letter box drop and on the day volunteers to oversee the parking of stall holders and to assist with guiding visitors to the various exhibits and stall holders. This is a wonderful day for the village and they are keen to involve as many people as possible to ensure the smooth running of the day and to raise the awareness of residents of what will be an exciting and interesting day.
If you would like to help please contact Allen on 4443 2755 or
Veronica 0427 249 457