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Newsletter 31 May 2018

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OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF FAILURE Mistake are

One of the tasks Year 12 students undertake in their Stage 2 English course is to create a TED Talk.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization which posts talks online https://www.ted.com/talks for free distribution, under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". TED was founded in 1984. The initial emphasis on technology and design has since broadened to include talks on a diverse range of topics.

The assessment task requires students to identify an idea or topic they are passionate about, research it, and develop a written script that provides information about their topic. Most often these messages attempt to persuade the audience their idea has merit and should be adopted by others. Working together, students then create a video text. In recent years I have been tremendously impressed with the nature of concepts young people explore, the quality of their writing and their intuitive videography.

A couple of weeks ago teacher Karen Rohde shared with me Year 12 student and school captain Tash Chary’s TED Talk. In this impressive 4 minute production Tash explores ‘her fear of failure’ and implores others to see failure as essential to growth and learning.

Since 2017 staff at our school have been engaged in ongoing professional learning related to Visible Learning (VL). Based on internationally renowned research VL (as the name suggests) is about making learning more visible to students. It includes being more transparent about

the purpose of learning the criteria for success the process of learning and characteristics that effective learners possess.

Tash’s video production played particularly into the last 2 features. Because it discusses a focus we believe is vital for learning her content and video cues have been professionally produced. We want to spread this idea in the hope that it will influence others to see that mistakes are essential to learning, that they need to be willing to get it wrong and persist in practicing and trying another way in order to improve. The video will be posted to our school Facebook page. I encourage you to view it, to discuss it with your children and share it with others.

Roger

Coming Events

June

8 Student Free Day

11 Public Holiday

18 Governing Council

July

6 End Term 2

Leadership Team

Principal: Roger Nottage

Deputy Principal: Maciej Jankowski

Assistant Principals: Cara Fiebig Rachel Gray Graham Hoile Lisa Key

School Links

Knockout Netball

On Wednesday of week 4, a group of 24 girls participated in the knockout netball competition held in Port Pirie. The 8/9 team played four games for the day against Jamestown, Quorn, Gladstone and Booleroo. They played competitively against all teams, however only scored one win out of the four games. The open girls, coached by Emma Branson and Emma Pendry, played two games against Booleroo and Quorn. While the girls did not come out victorious, they can hold their heads high as they demonstrated commendable persistence and sportsmanship. A big thank you to Bec Adams and Cherie Peterson for being our umpires on the day.

NCCD

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

In Term 2, 2018 our school will be collecting data on the number of students who are supported via changes with their learning or participate in additional programs under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and Disability Standards of Education (2005). This is a requirement of all schools across Australia and is the basis for national funding.

The information collected will include:

the number of students receiving changes to enable them to participate in education on the same basis as other students

the level of adjustment Disability category, if known

Under the model the definition of disability is broad and includes learning difficulty, health and wellbeing.

If your child receives adjustments to their learning program, the required information will be included in this year’s data collection.

If you have any questions about the data collection, please contact Ms Robyn Simpson on 86320400. Further information can be found at:

http://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.

Soccer Excellence Academy Update

It has been a very busy term for the Soccer Excellence Academy with a number of events held in the first 5 weeks of Term! Students have had the opportunity to run a Soccer Carnival at JPSS for Year 8-12 students, refereed SAPSASA Soccer, had a visit from Henley High School and been on camp in Adelaide!

The camp in Adelaide was a big highlight for students as the group played a number of games against high quality opposition and bonded in preparation for competitions which they will take part in over the next two terms. In the games, students showed huge improvement and were competitive against a club team in Adelaide; Sturt Lions. The group drew 1-1 which is a huge result considering that only 3 players of the group play club level!

I wish the girls all the best as they head to Adelaide on Sunday afternoon in preparation for the Open Girls Indoor Soccer competition on Monday.

I would like to acknowledge our sponsors; Intersport Port Pirie, Midstate Home Timber and Hardware Port Pirie, Automatic Print, Geoff Brock Independent Member for Frome and Magic FM for their contribution to the program.

Ben Howard Academy Director

Theatre Restaurant

On Wednesday 30 May, John Pirie Secondary School’s annual Theatre Restaurant was held at the Northern Festival Centre Ballroom. Guests were treated to a spectacular onstage performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Senior Drama class, which was accompanied by a delicious three-course meal, prepared by Senior Food and Hospitality students. The event provided students the opportunity to engage in real life learning experiences in their respective industries, giving them a taste of the skills they will require for employment in their post-school life. Both the performance and meal highlighted the many talents of students and staff at John Pirie Secondary School, which culminated in a high quality event that was enjoyed by all.

Lauren Keynes Arts Coordinator

History Week

History Week at JPSS commenced on Wednesday 23 May with 51 students across Year 8 to 10 competing in the Australian History Competition. They showed the school qualities as they completed the multiple-choice test and they will receive certificates from the organisers for their efforts. The celebrations of History continued with a daily History quiz completed by care groups, the winners of which will be announced next week.

John Pirie’s own Pop-Up Museum opened its doors on Monday 28 May with items from personal collections on display. The items demonstrated diversity in cultures, time periods and events throughout history, with some of the favourite items including Mr Fairburn’s first ever digital still camera that cost a whopping $1000 and Ms Sired’s authentic clothing from the 1970s. The school would like to thanks Mrs Rohde, Ms Sired, Mr Fairburn, Mrs Vincent-Heylen, Ms Tregilgas and Ms Sgherza for contributions to the Pop-Up Museum exhibit.

The week concluded on Wednesday 30 May with an archaeological dig run by the Year 11 Ancient History class for participants of the History Competition or students interested in History. The Year 11s had a blast burying the archaeological finds for the younger students to uncover.

Tara Mark HASS Coordinator

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