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Vincentia Vibe - The voice of our school Term 4 Wk 1A 10/10/13

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 F Bachmann Deputy Principal Stage 5 (Yrs 9 & 10) (Rel) 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 J Wright Head Teacher PDHPE (Rel) 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 4 - 8th October to 18th December 2013 Term 1 2014 - 28th January to 11 April 2014

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

English Report

Did you know? A sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet

is called a "pangram".

Term 3 came and went in a whirlwind for the English faculty at Vincentia High School. Congratulations to all of our students who have been positively engaged in their learning and have produced some fantastic pieces of work as part of their assessment schedule. A special mention to our Stage 4 students who are responsible for some of our most exciting projects! Year 7 got frighteningly dark in their ‘Scary Things’ unit, producing a range of projects for our upcoming ‘Fright Fair’. Year 8 studied ‘The Hero’s Journey’ and completed their study with an exploration of film texts; creating stop-motion animations based on their own hero narrative. Well done to all! What’s been happening in English? We are pleased to report that many of our students are entering the writing competitions on offer and we are thrilled with the quality of student writing. If you enjoy writing and would like the opportunity to win some exciting prizes (including cash) for yourself and the school, see Mr Brindley for details of current comps! Early last term we sent a group of enthusiastic students to the South Coast debating camp in Burrill Lake. Students were coached by experienced coaches and adjudicators in techniques for success in debates. All reports were positive and we were incredibly impressed by the way our students represented themselves and Vincentia High School. We look forward to seeing the fruits of their labour in next years debating competitions. Big thanks to Miss Keogh for coordinating and to Mrs Tinkler for helping transport our students to and from the venue. Students in Years 7, 8 & 12 were fortunate to attend a workshop by Australian poet, Steven Herrick, who entertained our junior students. Our Year 12 students were given a workshop that related directly to their study of Herrick’s text, ‘The Simple Gift’, this was undoubtedly beneficial to their study and we feel very fortunate that we can provide such valuable learning experiences for all. Finally, as the HSC examinations approach for our 2013 cohort we would like to congratulate them on their efforts and send them positive thoughts for this period. We are proud of you!

What’s happening at VHS Thursday 10th October 2013 in2uni tutors for Maths/English

during sport for Yrs 11/12 in Library

Friday 11th October 2013 Yr 11 Mathematics Luna Park

Excursion Sydney Year 6 into Year 7 testing day

Mrs Morris all day Monday 14th October 2013 HSC Exams in Hall Tuesday 15th October 2013 HSC Exams in Hall Yr 11 Parent/Teacher Meeting

Djinggi Program Wednesday 16th October 2013 HSC Exams in Hall Homework Centre Inc in2uni

mentors/tutors 2.30pm Thursday17th October 2013 HSC Exams in Hall in2uni tutors for Maths/English

during sport for Yrs 11/12 in Library

Year 8 Taronga Zoo Excursion (HSIE)

Students of Year 8 are reminded to please bring in their permission notes and payments for the Taronga Zoo Excursion to the Front Office by Friday 11 October (Week 1 Term 4) Mrs S Brunswick Class Teacher

Free Travel for high school students for approved learning opportunities - Shoalhaven Student Pathway Pass

In a state-wide first, the Shoalhaven Student Pathway Pass provides local students with a free travel service locally for high school approved learning opportunities. Shoalhaven bus providers have agreed to carry students free of charge on any timetabled bus if the student is participating in a school approved learning opportunity. Passes will be distributed by high schools. This project is a partnership between Council, Youth Shoalhaven, Shoalhaven Bus Companies and NSW Transport. For more information follow the links below or contact Council’s Youth Development Officer 4429 3418.

http://doc.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Displaydoc.aspx?Record=D13/88689 http://doc.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Displaydoc.aspx?Record=D13/88692

Uniform Shop Volunteers Needed

Kath from the Uniform Shop is looking for a couple of volunteers to help out on the Year 7 Orientation afternoon on Tuesday, November 26th between 4.00pm and 6.00pm. If you can spare a couple of hours Your help will be very much appreciated. Please ring Kath on 0431 270 115

Vincentia High Adventure Race Team Vincentia High School entered two squads of students into the Noah’s Adventure race on the 7th September, 2013.

A glorious day of sunshine and little wind presented ideal conditions for our boys and girls squad to tackle an orienteering base course of 5 kms of mountain biking, 4 kms of running, 3kms of canoeing and another 10 kilometres of mountain biking.

Students were paired up and were required to find markers which were located on trees, telegraph poles and bridges. Flat tyres, blisters on feet and difficult markers to be found were all part of the day’s outings.

Congratulations to Tristan Ward and Liam Dooley for winning the event outright with Wade Garin and Mitchell Stalhult coming a strong third.

Vincentia High School won the youth schools division and congratulations to the following students for their excellent participation in the team event: Shannon O’Beirnie, Danyon Grainger, John Carroll, Shamus McGough, Jordan De Vries, Owen Browne, Brooke Crossland, Karla Thompson, Leah Davidson, Charlotte Brady, Beatrix Brady, Elyse Marr, Teah McNally, Rebecca Miles, Annie Kennedy and Samara Brown. They are to be all commended on their positive sportsmanship and school pride. A big thank you to the parents for assisting with transport to training venues. The adventure continues with Bike Week and Ride Around The Bay being celebrated this week.

Sailors with disABILITIES (SWD)

Sailors with disABILITIES is a Sydney based non-profit organisation that teaches sailing and yacht racing to children and adults the physical, intellectual, mental and financial disadvantages. SWD has taken part in 16 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht races, winning its division in the tragic 1998 event. SWD founder David Pescud was at the helm then and in 2003 when the yacht Kayle set the world record for a non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of Australia in 3 days 1 hour. Our Year 12 student Grace Kennedy is a participant with Sailors with disABILITIES (see photos below).

Stay tuned for the launch of Face Boat, an initiative to raise money for Grace Kennedy’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race campaign! Go to www.faceboat.org Upload a photo. Make a donation. Join Grace and the crew on an adventure of a lifetime

Attention all parents and carers of

Vincentia High Students past and present! Vincentia High School opened in 1993, so 2013 means it has been educating our youth for twenty years and we are into the twenty first year. So let’s celebrate - let us acknowledge the great work that has been done over these years!

The P&C is asking for contributions in the form of written memories from the school community that recall these great moments, programs and people. What do you recall that stands out during your association with Vincentia High?

Remind us of some of the achievements in education, the arts, sport, social humanitarian and the development of the school.

This history is the community’s history so let’s share it!

Please provide your story with plenty of detail via email to Jenny Moffat (jennifer.moffat@det.nsw.edu.au) or drop it in personally to the P&C twenty first celebration box located in the reception area of the school.

Look for articles that are already appearing in the South Coast Register and will continue to do so until we culminate with a special assembly in November.

Vincentia High School P&C 2013

Above photo: Our first staff photo taken in 1993

Global Creatures presents a stage musical adapta on of the first movie of Baz Luhrmann’s ground‐breaking Red Curtain Trilogy. Strictly Ballroom is the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who’s breaking all the rules. The film version of Strictly Ballroom was co-written and directed by Luhrmann, based on a stage play he originally conceived, co-wrote and directed as a student at Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art. It became the surprise hit of the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, winning the Prix de le Jeunesse. The film spent many weeks in the number one spot in the UK and Australia and earned more than $80 million at the box office, loved by audiences around the world. It was nominated for a Golden Globe® in the Best Picture, Comedy or Musical category and won three BAFTA awards.

CREATIVE TEAM Directed by: BAZ LUHRMANN Book by: BAZ LUHRMANN & CRAIG PEARCE Set & Costume Designer: CATHERINE MARTIN Choreographer: JOHN O’CONNELL Music Supervisor: MAX LAMBERT PRODUCTION DATES Rehearsals start: Last week of January 2014, Sydney Show opens: April 2014, at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney AUDITION DATES Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th Auditions will take place in Sydney only and all children submitted must live within one hours drive of the Lyric Theatre, Ultimo. SUBMISSION PROCESS Please post a photo and resume to: Strictly Ballroom The Musical – Children’s Casting, Lynne Ruthven Casting, PO Box 123, Montmorency. Vic. 3094. If your child is successful in gaining an audition you will hear from us by Monday, November 4th. Please be sure to include the following: . child’s name . date of birth . current height . home suburb . name of guardian . guardian’s contact phone numbers . guardian’s email addresses . any relevant experience/training . ONE photo only (no photos will be returned) . please do not include any dance or Eisteddfod certificates, or copies of awards

DEADLINE FOR SUGGESTIONS CLOSE OF BUSINESS – MONDAY 28TH OCT 2013.

We are currently seeking submissions for the children’s roles of Kylie and Luke. Children should be able to sing, act and dance (ballroom training a bonus). Children must be born between May 1st, 2001 and February 1st, 2004. They must be no taller than 152cm at the time of the auditions.

Bay and Basin Amateur Swim Club

Summer 2013/14 Season begins Friday 11th October (5pm entry registrations for 5.30pm start). Swim Club meets each Friday night at the Bay

and Basin Leisure Centre, Vincentia during the Summer season. Swimmers of all abilities are welcome and your first trial night is free. Registration fees apply if you join up and is valid all year. If you are interested please come along, or call Josie Gallant on 0423 405 397 for more information. Alternatively you can visit our website: www.bayandbasin.nswswimming.com.au.

Community News

P & C Meeting

Thursday, 24th October, 2013

7.30pm in the Common Room We extend a welcome to all parents

and look forward to seeing you at the meeting.