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Term 1 2009
Margaret River Senior High SchoolNEWSLETTER
Congratulations to Emma Green and Amy Burgess on their selection to President and Vice-President of the MRSHS Student Council. I am confident that Emma and Amy have the skills and capacity to further develop the leadership, advocacy and ambassadorial roles of the Student Council. Further congratulations are extended to those students who won form representation on Student Council. The 2009 Council is pictured on page 12.
School Council
Nominations are called for membership on the Margaret River Senior High School Council.
The annual term of Council commences in Term Two of the School Year. This is in order to align with school planning processes – the Annual Report for the preceding year is completed during Term One of the Following Year. As of next term there is a vacant position on Council.
Council is the key community based decision making group for the school. It comprises representative membership from the community, parents, students and school staff. Please consider supporting our school through your participation on School Council. Council meets twice per term. Tenure is for 2 years.
Council President, Donna Wolter, lists some of the recent issues addressed by Council on page 10.
For further information please ring the Principal, Mary Jane McNeil, on 9757 0700.
Nominations may be lodged (1) by phone on the above number, (2) in person at the school reception desk with the Principal’s Assistant: Christine Tan or (3) posted by letter to the school.
We’ve all enjoyed a very energetic first Term. Best wishes to students, staff and families for a most enjoyable and safe Easter break. Students return on Wednesday 29th April. Tuesday 28th April is a staff development day.
Mary Jane McNeilPrincipal
From the Principal
This very busy Term is drawing to a rapid close. As usual, the school program has included a vast variety of events, activities and special occasions that extend far
beyond the classroom instruction. Parents comment to me frequently on the exceptional range of opportunities their students have at MRSHS and I know our staff take professional pride in providing this for our students.
With the conclusion of this first term Interim Progress Reports have been prepared for students and are enclosed with this Newsletter. These early progress reports focus on learning behaviours and enable parents, students and the school to engage early in discussions about how students might best achieve good results for the school year. Please discuss the report with your child and support development in any areas where improvement may be needed to bring greater success. We encourage all parents to contact their child’s teachersto discuss further any concerns they may have at this early stage of the year.
Inside this issueUniform 2Leeuwin Schools Spectacular 2Email addresses 22009 MRSHS House Swimming Carnival 3Language: Bahasa Indonesia 4Santa laurensia bids us farewell 4Mrs McCoy Scholarship to Darwin 5Welcome to Bobby Micheal 5French and German News 6Bridging relationship with Indoneisa 6Indonesian Language lesson for Parents 6Barrelled over with design ideas 7International Assessments and Competitions for Schools in Science 7Community Service Report 7From Gottingen to Margaret River 7Year 9 National Assessment Program 82009 Contributions & Charges 8Mentoring News 8Interschool Swimming Carnival 9Foster carers 9MRSHS P& C AGM 10Term 2 Forward Planner 11Student Council Elections 12
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Phone: (08) 9757 0700 Fax: (08) 9757 2253
158 Bussell HighwayMargaret River WA 6285
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.margaretrivershs.det.wa.edu.au/
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Uniform Issues6. Black leggings and tights may be worn underneath shorts, skirts and pants - Not on their own.7. Scarves - accepted only in school colours (green, white, black) 8. Fabric waist bands – black only allowed
Standard Uniform1. Bottle green or white school polo shirt & jumper2. Country week jacket3. Black pants, shorts, skirts4. Chequered school dress5. Closed-in shoes
9. T-shirts underneath school short/jumper – grey (sport shirt), black, white or green are accepted. Only the neck triangle to show. No long T-shirts under short sleeves unless covered by a jumper so we can’t see them!10. Only school-approved jackets are allowed. This includes Leavers’ jumpers.11. Footwear - only sturdy jogger shoes for occupational health + safety reasons (no ugg boots, slip-ons or dance shoes). Back, front and top of foot MUST be covered.12. Logos, stars and stripes on clothing – Not allowed (black only).13. Hats – not in class, encouraged during recess and lunch and outdoor activities. No logos.
Leeuwin Schools SpectacularThe sun was shining for all our musical performers at Leeuwin Estate during the Leeuwin Schools Spectacular on Sunday 22 March.
A wonderful afternoon was had by all as they witnessed a fantastic performance by our musical students, Perth Modern School, Warnbro Community College and Guitarstrophe!. The afternoon was emceed by Rose Paley and Matt Kevill who did an exemplary job. As the sun started to fade, the crescendo of the afternoon was the Primary School choir which was a combined choir from the Leeuwin school cluster directed by Ross Happs and Helen Collis.
A big thank you to Bruce Godden who coordinated the event and all the staff and students involved in such a fantastic performance.
Kara Beecham
The combined Guitar Ensemble of senior students perform at the Leeuwin Schools Spectacular.
E-Mail AddressesDear Parents,
In an effort to keep you better informed about your child’s progress, please let the school know your email address. Some teachers are emailing out test results and assignment feedback.
Leave your email address with student services or [email protected].
Thank you.
Hetty BogerdDeputy Principal
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Margaret River SHS House Swimming Carnival 2009On Friday 27th of February our school held its annual house swimming carnival. Over 150 competitors swam in a variety events. Some swam for the honour of being selected champions and of representing the school, whilst others swam for the fun and enjoyment that our swim program has offered over the many years. There was some outstanding efforts by individual athletes who have already received their medallions at school.
CHAMPION BOYS CHAMPION GIRLSYEAR 81ST Maui Murphy Kate Williams2ND Sean Becker Virginia Paris3RD Josh Burke Madeline McAuliffeYEAR 91ST Sebastian Newall Megan Pardoe2ND Jake Graebner-Bond Rani Smart3RD Shaun Green Rikki Cameron/ Alicia DriverYEAR 101ST Jackson Res Ariana Murphy2ND Ashley Tusak Bronte Macaulay3RD Duke Hewitt Givenjiri LamperdYEAR 11 & 121ST Wiremu Lutton Laura Macaulay2ND Kiran Gibbon Jordan Bernhardt3RD Owen Reis Ellie Williams
Two records were broken on the day of the carnival too, which further highlights some of the tremendous sporting talent that we have at the school. These records are as follows…
16 and Over Girls 50m Freestyle Laura Macaulay 34.28 seconds16 and Over Girls 50m Backstroke Laura Macaulay 41.98 seconds
The house points at the end of the day were very close, with every competitor scoring 1 point for their house just for participating. The final scores for 2009 wereFirst Place: Aquarius 619 pointsSecond Place: Scorpio 612 pointsThird Place: Taurus 507 pointsFourth Place: Pisces 459 points
A huge thanks must go to all staff who officiated and assisted in a variety of roles throughout the day. A special thanks to the Physical Education staff who worked tirelessly to do events during physical education classes leading up to the carnival and spent many hours in organising the carnival. Thanks also to Mr Barnett our chief time-keeper and Mr Marzohl our chief photographer. Special appreciation to Mrs McNeil, Mr McKillop and Ms Bogerd who found time to come down and support the students on the day.
Jesse Robbins and Daniel McNess
Givenjiri Lamperd and Ariana Murphy
Jackson Res and Duke Hewitt
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Language: Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesian is the official language of our closest neighbour, the Republic of Indonesia and is spoken widely throughout the region by over 210 million people.
Through Indonesian studies, our students are developing their knowledge, skills and cultural understandings in order to communicate effectively within the community and the world. They are enriching their literacy, citizenship and intercultural acknowledgement.
Students studying Indonesian participate in a wide variety of interesting projects and excursions, such as ongoing communication with our sister schools, Santa Laurensia in Jakarta and SMAN 15 in Surabaya; and visits to the Indonesian Consulate for gamelan workshops and Independence Day activities. Example of activities that students engage in include Wayang kulit (Shadow puppet) performances, Indonesian choir, traditional dance workshops, batik making and Indonesian cooking demonstration. This variety of activities and events make their language program interesting. (Angela McCoy)
Earlier in Term One saw the annual visit by our Indonesian sister school – Santa Laurensia. This was the second visit for short term educational, cultural and language visits by nineteen students and two teachers. Thanks must go to our host families, students and teachers. The sister school relationship with Santa Laurensia succeeds largely because of the great kindness and outstanding parenting skills of our MRSHS host families. Our special thanks to Margaret River Lions, Shepherdson Transport and Ian Thwaites for their support to the successful of the program.
(Angela McCoy)
Comments from Host Families:
• This is a great program and has been a great experience for our family (Shawcross Family).• We would happy to host again next year. Thanks for the opportunity (Ross Family).• We don’t have any negatives at all about the experience only positives. We would definitely love to do it again next year. (Challis/Coates Family).• We found the program was well organised. We appreciated the effort the Santa Laurensia students put into the farewell/thank you performance (Paton Family).• It was a wonderful experience and we would not hesitate to be part of the program again (Hogan Family).
Farewell performace by Santa Laurensia students
Margaret River PS students visiting our guests at MRSHS Joint excursion: MRSHS & St Laurensia students excusion to loca areas.
Santa Laurensia bids us farewell
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Mrs McCoy’s Scholarship to Darwin“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to
his heart. (Nelson Mandela)”
I was the sole Western Australian practising Indonesian Language teacher to be selected for the wonderful Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowship to Darwin in January, 2009. This scholarship, funded by the Federal government under DEEWR and managed by the Asia Education Foundation, gave me the opportunity to re-immerse myself in Indonesian language and culture. Twenty six practising and trainee teachers Australia wide and two leaders were selected for this amazing experience.
Darwin, five and a half hours by plane from Perth, was our main destination. It is the closest Australian state to Indonesia since all the Bahasa Indonesia awardees couldn’t immerse in country because of the travel warning. The Charles Darwin University at Casuarina was a perfect
venue for our intensive language course. We were treated to the double delight of immersion in Indonesian language and culture. Classes included the investigation of useful websites, the use of songs and films to engage students and encourage communication, activities (skits, role playing, games) and a study in signal which are so essential to communicating in Indonesian. Other classes, that also had us absorbed, dealt with the Indonesian culture, changes in society, its changing language and a comparison of the Indonesian education system with ours.
Besides our university lectures, we also went on day trips around Darwin with the famous Tour Tub, East Point Reserve, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens and WWII Oil Storage Tunnels, Indonesian Consulate, Darwin Mosque and using our two free days to visit Litchfield and Kakadu National Park.
The highlight of our trip was a full day visit to Bawaka, a homeland of Lak Lak Burarrwanga in North East Arnhem Land. We caught a very early Qantas flight from Darwin to Gove, and then continued our trip by 4WD to Nhulunbuy where we met Lak Lak and visited the Aboriginal Arts Gallery before we went to Lak Lak’s homeland. The visit to Arnhem Land and learning about the history of relationships between Australian Aboriginal
and Indonesian Makassan was an eye opener for me.
I am extremely privileged to have been selected as one of the twenty six Endeavour Language Teaching Fellowship awardees across Australia. I feel re-energized after such concentrated exposure to the Indonesian language and culture and I look forward to sharing both my experiences and some new teaching/learning techniques with colleagues and my classes.
Angela McCoyIndonesian Language Teacher
Pak Bobby with Adam Camer Pesci and Reef Jennings
Welcome to Our 2009 Indonesian Language Assistant,
Bobby MichaelFor the second year, Margaret River SHS has been successfully applied for Indonesian Language Assistant. This year our Language Assistant is Bobby Michael or Pak Bobby. Pak Bobby came from Jakarta and he will spend his first semester at Margaret River SHS, Cowaramup PS and Margaret River PS. He is very keen to meet our students at MRSHS and encouraged them to practice their Indonesian language speaking with him.
(Angela McCoy)
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French & German NewsIn French, the students are getting ready for their Term 1 assessment. This will give the students an opportunity to ‘show-off’ the skills and knowledge they have acquired during the term. Parents are reminded that they can participate in the email-link with the classroom so that they are informed about the language program. Please contact Patrick Marzohl on [email protected].
The Year 8s have learnt basic skills introducing themselves in the new language while the Year 9s have expanded their Language competency. The Year 9 French students have tasted lots of different foods and are now able to talk in French about their favourite foods and order food in a market or restaurant. The Year 9 German class has made contact with an English class in Switzerland. In the Term 1 Cultural Assignment, the students have to interact with the Swiss students, comparing and contrasting the holiday experiences. New friendships across the oceans have been created and pictures exchanged while at the same time, communicating in a mixture of German and English.
Moi, j’aime manger du pain. La baguette est
délicieuse, surtout avec du beurre et de la confiture.
Guten Tag. Wie heißt du?
Und wie geht’s?
Sehr gut, danke. Ich heiße Kelby.
Und du?
Margaret River Senior High School is one of 30 schools around Australia embarking this month on a groundbreaking project aimed at building a permanent bridge between two very different worlds.
The large-scale BRIDGE project - Building Relationships through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement – is an intercultural understanding project which will forge ongoing school-to-school relationships between Australia and Indonesia.
Margaret River SHS welcomed Ali Gufron, a Math teacher from SMAN 15 Surabaya, Indonesia, the partner school in BRIDGE Project.
Indonesian Language Lessons for ParentsIn supporting Ian Thwaites ‘Himalayan Hot House Project’ and MRSHS ‘Bali Orphanage’ Project, Margaret River SHS Indonesian Language Teacher offers group or private tuition for parents of students at Margaret River SHS or for those who may have a general interest in the language. All money received will be donated to the Ian Thwaites Himalayan Hot House Project and Bali Orphanage, Indonesia.
• When?? Term 2, Monday, 4 May and will run weekly until end of Term 4• What Time?? Lessons will commence at 3.30pm and finish at 4.30pm• Where?? Margaret River SHS, Indonesian Classroom, Transportable 2• Phone?? Angela McCoy @ 9757 0773 or 0428 895 325• Email?? [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you there!Sampai Jumpa!!Angela McCoy
Initiated by the Australia-Indonesia Institute (AII), the schools partnership project is funded by The Myer Foundation and the Australian Government, through AusAID. The Asia Education Foundation at University of Melbourne is delivering the program with Australian Education International and KangGURU Indonesia.
Angela McCoy
Bridging relationship with Indonesia
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Jacob Payne and Brent Kevill dismantling the barrels to dry them out.
The Year 11 &12 Furniture Design students have an exciting challenge for their Materials Design and Technology course this semester. The challenge is to make a piece of furniture from a wine barrel. Each student has to complete a detailed design brief exploring the relevant aspects of the project such as how to join materials that have no straight edges, how to make use of the flowing curves of the barrel’s staves and being creative with the red wine stain on the inside of the barrels.
We will keep you updated on the progress and reproduce some images of the results after week 6 of next term. As a lead up to this project students had a smaller challenge when they were to produce an item that would be at home in a kitchen. We had some very creative ideas ranging from cutting boards and wooden spoons through to clocks and even some bowls with chopsticks, all made from the recycled French Oak.
During a research assignment students found out a wealth of information about the trade of a cooper and the origins of the materials that they would be working with. We were all intrigued to discover that the French oak that we are using came from one of five, named, fenced and guarded forests in France that were originally planted by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Barrels were sourced from “retired” stock from Redgate Winery thanks to Simon Keall.
Barrelled over with design ideas
Community Service Program ReportCongratulations to the Year 10’ s for a great start to the Community Service Program (CSP). Several students have already completed the required 20 hours of Community Service. Congratulations also to the students who have taken up the opportunities for community service advertised through the school. The Year 11’s are currently out-doing the Year 12’s in the number of hours of CSP completion.
All students have been informed on their current status of CSP completion and a request has been made by the CSP coordinators to Year 12 students that have fallen behind with their community service to submit a plan of how they intend to complete the CSP. Year 12 students are reminded that they have until AUGUST to complete their community service requirement to achieve their WACE.
STUDENTS CAN NOT GRADUATE IF THEY DO NOT COMPLETE THE YEAR 12 CSP REQUIREMENT. If you need ideas for community service, please contact Ms Duffy or Mr Thwaites.
From Göttingen to Margaret River The school welcomed German exchange student Aurelia Rethwilm to the Year 11 cohort. Aurelia is in Margaret River for a semester and wants to improve her English language skills and meet Australian students. She loves it here and has already made lots of friends. Aurelia is studying Biology, Geography, Maths, French, English and Applied Information Technology. Aurelia is also helping out in the German classroom, assisting with speaking and assessment tasks. Together with other exchange students, she will go on a tour of Australia in April and is looking forward to that.
International Competition and Assessmentsfor Schools in Science
Students interested in completing the “International Competitions and Assessments for Schools in Science” which involves a multiple choice test should see Mr Cameron in the Science office for further details.
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YEAR 9 STUDENTS
All Year 9 students will take part in the National Assessment Program testing their literacy and numeracy skills. The tests are scheduled for the mornings of Tuesday 12 May, Wednesday 13 May and Thursday 14 May. The length of these tests range from 45 minutes to 65 minutes and students will complete these during their English and Mathematics classes. All schools across Australia must complete the assessments on the same days.
The results of the national literacy and numeracy assessments will provide an important measure of how all Australian students are performing in language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation), writing, reading and numeracy, number; algebra, function and pattern; space; and measurement and chance and data. The performance of all students will be monitored against National Achievement Bands established using the 2008 Naplan data.
You will receive a confidential report from the school by the end of the year. If you would like further information, please contact the school or refer to the Naplan website www.det.wa.edu.au/education/naplan/
Hetty BogerdDeputy Principal
Mentoring NewsIn 2009 the MRSHS Mentoring programme enters its 9th year of operation. The key to its success is the commitment, enthusiasm and motivation of the mentors, the students, the school and the wider Margaret River community. The programme’s main focus is problem-solving - helping a student to develop skills to understand and address any problems they identify, be they personal, academic or organisational … and the school hopes this will improve and enrich a student’s school life.
Mentors come into the school once a week to share a myriad of experiences and talents, and together with their student they develop a relationship that is characterised by mutual trust and respect, one that is based on fun, encouragement and a willingness to learn and share.
Comments from students about their mentoring experience include - “I enjoy school because I understand it more”“I found that other people have opinions”“I feel more confident”“…..I am able to talk to someone about things”“Anyone who would like to try it to help them – go for it, it could be a life-changing opportunity”
Mentors also gain from the experience.
I am always interested to hear from people who have an hour a week to spare and would like to support our students by becoming a volunteer mentor. The process to become a mentor is not too difficult and the joys of being involved are great.
If you are interested in your child becoming a mentee, or keen on becoming a mentor yourself, please contact me –Deborah Barber, Mentor Coordinator
9757 0795 or email: [email protected] (I can be found in Student Services on Wednesdays)
2009 Contributions & ChargesREMINDERS
Contributions and Charges are due by the end of Term 1, Thursday 9 April. Secondary Assistance Scheme forms must be completed by Thursday 9 April.
It Pays to Learn forms (Upper School students) are now due.
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Interschool Swimming CarnivalCongratulations to all the students who were selected to represent our school and participated on the day. It was an excellent day with great team camaraderie (we definitely cheered the loudest) with an outstanding overall results. For the first time for over 20 YEARS MRSHS won the Meritorious Shield which is worked out using a handicap. This basically indicated the school that has improved the most over the past three years. So congratulations Team. Overall on points we were placed Lower School 4th, Upper School 5th, Overall 5th.
All swimmers displayed consistency throughout the day with many 3rd, 4th and 5th placing, some other notable individual performances were the very first race Sean Becker Year 8 gave a great start with one 1st place in the 50m freestyle and 1st in “A” division 50m backstroke.
Maddy McAuliffe Year 8, two 1st placings - 50m freestyle and backstroke “B” divisionYylly Lamperd Year 9, 2nd place in 50m freestyle “B”Megan Pardoe Year 9, 2nd place in 50m backstroke “A” divisionRikki Cameron Year 9, 2nd place in 50m breaststroke “B” division, 3rd place in “A” division.Maui Murphy Year 8, 2nd place 100m breaststroke “A” division, 3rd 50m breaststroke “A” division.Sarafina Rooks Year 10, 2nd place 50m backstroke “B” divisionEllie Williams Year 11, 2nd place 50m freestyle “C” division, 2nd backstroke “B” division.Laura Macaulay Year 12, 50m freestyle, 3rd 100m backstroke “A” division, 3rd 50m backstroke “A” division.
Other 3rd PlacesVirginia ParisGrace GoodwinJake TomlinsonRiley HolleyElizabeth JacksonEllie MacaulayKate Williams
Harry Robertson-SpencerKiran GibbonBronte Macaulay
RelaysMedley Relay Year 11 and 12Girls and Boys 3rd Place
FreestyleYear 8 boys – first Year 8 girls – thirdYear 9 boys – secondYear 9 girls – fourthYear 10 boys – eighthYear 10 girls – fourthGirls 11/12 – thirdBoys 11/12 - fourth
Thanks to officials: Trevor Armener, Matt Gozzi, Cassie Smart and Ingrid Colyer.Well done and thanks to Mr Wyatt for marshalling for the day.
Mrs Cameron and Ms Anderton
Foster carers
Foster carers are urgently needed for kids in your neighbourhood, and you can help! You can be male, female, single, a couple, married with or without children, working full or part time or even retired.
There are lots of ways that you can help - looking after children for short periods or for a long term placement, or even just on the odd weekend.
As a foster carer, you play an important role in the lives of children in need. It’s not just the child’s life that changes - your life will also change as you experience the rewards and challenges of fostering.
Call Fostering Services, Department for Child Protection, on freecall 1800 024 453, or visit www.childprotection.wa.gov.au, to find out more.
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All members of the school community can attend a School Council meetings but cannot participate or alternatively contact your representative to list an item on the agenda for discussion. We look forward to parent, teacher and student input and guidance for the future direction of the Margaret River Senior High School.
Donna Wolter School Council Meeting DatesChairperson Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
16 Feb 09 11 May 09 3 Aug 09 26 Oct 0930 Mar 09 22 June 09 14 Sept 09 7 Dec 09
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MRSHS P & C AGMThe AGM for the High Schools P & C was held on Wednesday 11 March 2009 and the following executive positions have been filled:
President: Donna Wolter (W: 9780 5200; H: 9757 3991)Treasurer: Sherie Howard (Term of Office 2001 – 2010)Secretary: Rosemary Evans
The P & C would like to confirm that a trainee treasurer is require this year as Sherie has generously offered to train a new treasurer to take her place. Please contact Donna if you are interested.
Please do not hesitate to contact Donna or Rosie regarding school related matters at any time. Donna would prefer emails to: [email protected] and Rosie: [email protected].
As President I would like to thank all the volunteers including committee members who participated in the 2008 school year. I look forward to a prosperous year in 2009 and have an open door policy regarding school matters. Don’t hesitate to contact me at any time.
Volunteer Parents Required
Parent volunteers are being called to assist with canteen duties at the School Athletics Carnival being held on Thursday 9 April (last day of term). Please contact Simone, Canteen Manager directly if you would like to assist on 9757 0716 or Paul Beecham at the school if you would like to assist with the athletics carnival.
Expressions of Interest - Rock and Water Workshops
Terry Rose has kindly offered to provide workshops to parents on the Rock and Water Program. This is a resilience based program which will teach parents strategies to assist their children to cope with being a teenager. The workshops will be held next term on Thursday evenings at the high school, 16 parents per workshop, workshops will be held over a period of 6 weeks. The P & C request a gold coin donation to attend each session.
If you would like to attend please contact Donna [email protected] or Rosie [email protected] to place an Expression of Interest to attend.
School Council Meeting – 30 March 2009
A meeting of the School Council has been called and will be occurring on Monday 30 March 2009 at 3.30 pm. Current School Council members include:
Mary Jane McNeil (Principal)Donna Wolter (Chairperson and P & C Representative)
Staff Representatives: Student Councillor Representatives: Parent Representatives:Rosie Evans Rose Paley Ruth BoydLiam Smith Kaylin Hooper Jill Conroy-Welby Sherie Howard Peter Warrilow
Community RepresentativeCr Michael Smart
Some of these positions may require changing due to terms of office being completed and new representatives being elected from various bodies. As Chairperson I would like to thank all members of the School Council for their dedication and volunteering their time to assist the school policy and direction.
Items that are being considered on the agenda include:
School Plan at School Council, School Student Council Representation, Website Updates, Call for Nominations to School Council for parent representatives x 2, Dangerous Tree removal from school grounds, Half Cohort, Student Services feedback to School Council on their review of BMIS, positive promotion of the high school, school survey results, request for investigation into lockers for Year 11 and 12 students.
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2009 FORWARD PLANNER TERM 2 29 April - 3 July
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 1-May 2/3-May
1 ANZAC DayHoliday
4-May 5-May 6-May 7-May 8-May 9/10-May
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11-May 12-May 13-May 14-May 15-May 16/17-May
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18-May 19-May 20-May 21-May 22-May 23/24-May
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25-May 26-May 27-May 28-May 29-May 30/31-May
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1-Jun 2-Jun 3-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 6/7-Jun
6 Foundation Day Holiday
8-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 11-Jun 12-Jun 13/14-Jun
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15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-Jun 19-Jun 20/21-Jun
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22-Jun 23-Jun 24-Jun 25-Jun 26-Jun 27/28-Jun
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29-Jun 30-Jun 1-Jul 2-Jul 3-Jul 4/5-Jul
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Last Day of Term
Inter-SchoolAthleticsCarnival
SchoolDevelopment
Day
StudentsCommence
School Photos
Yr 10 Canoeing Camp
Yr 9 Roping Excursion (A)
Yr 9 Roping Excursion (B)
Year 12 SWL
Year 12 SWLYear 12 Exams
Year 11 SWL
Year 11 SWL
COUNTRYWEEK
Year 11 Exams
Year 11 SWL for COUNTRYWEEK Students
Yr 12 History - Curtin Uni
Yr 12 History - HTAWA Revision Seminar
6pm P&C
6pm P&C
1C OED1 - Roping AssessmentExcursion
1C OED2 - Roping AssessmentExcursion
Yr 11 Bio - Zoo Visit
3:30pm School Council Meeting
3:30pm School Council Meeting
Smarter than SmokingFootball Cup (Yr8 & 9 boys)Schoolgirs Football Cup (Yr8-10 girls)
Yr 12 Drama Mock 1 Prac Exam - Busselton9-12noon
S:\AA Centralised Filing\100 ADMINISTRATION\108 PLANNING\Admin Forward Planner\2009\2009 Forward Planner - Parents2009 Contributions & ChargesREMINDERS: Contributions and Charges are due by the end of Term 1, Thursday 9 April.
Secondary Assistance Scheme forms must be completed by Thursday 9 April. It Pays to Learn forms (Upper School students) are now due.
School Ball
Yr 10 MREC Taster Day
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Student Council ElectionsA record number of candidates nominated to become a 2009 Student Councillor. The process adopted by the Student Council is a combination of merit selection and popular election.
The six available Year 12 positions were filled without the need for a selection process. Four councillors then nominated for President and Vice President positions. These student leader positions were filled through an interview process. Congratulations to Emma Green for becoming the 2009 Student Council president and Amy Burgess for having been appointed Vice President.
The other Year groups experienced stronger interest in the available council positions. After having to write a self-endorsement note, they were scrutinised for good standing before being invited to an interview. Finally, on Tuesday, they stood for a popular election. I would like to thank all candidates for committing themselves to public scrutiny by nominating for the 2009 Student Council. The election took into account the student vote, the teacher vote and the interview notes.
Congratulations to the following 2009 Student Councillors:
Year 8 Alina Doyle
Year 8 Sitara Grey
Year 8Pierce Symons
Year 8 Alex Wagner
Year 9 Liam Moore
Year 9 Dylan Johnson-
Swainston
Year 9 Tom McCormack
Year 9 Stephanie Kennaugh
Year 10 Jasmine O’Connor
Year 10 Mishka Marzohl
Year 10 Kaylin Hooper
Year 10 Henry Rogers
Year 11Mat Kevill
Year 11Jasmin Hogan
Year 11Zane Webster
Year 11Rose Paley
Year 11Ashley Biddulph
Year 11Jayde Roberts
Year 12Alex Evans
Year 12Georgia Campbell
Year 12Emma Green
Year 12Amy Burgess
Year 12Daniel Yates
Year 12Sorcha Fox
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