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Coming up @ PPHS
THE POINT
21 February 2020
P i c n i c P o i n t H i g h S c h o o l
PRINCIPALS REPORT Congratulations to our Year 12 HSC class of 2019 on their great results, a special mention to the Dux of the Year, Chris Liu who achieved an
excellent ATAR of 94.10.
Other high achievers include; Shi-Yao Li (ATAR 91.90), Priscilla Spalding (ATAR 91.65), Jasmine Zande (ATAR 90.35), Cameron Piniros (ATAR
90.05) and Molly Miller (ATAR 89.55).
All High Achievers were formally recognised at our High Achiever’s Assembly on 21/02/20.
I continue to seek the support, encouragement and assistance of parents in ensuring the best academic and social outcomes for all of our students
across years 7-12 in 2020.
Mrs Sharon Byron
Term 1 Weeks 3 & 4
WEEK 5
Monday 24.02 Support Unit Swimming-Sutherland Pool
Tuesday 25.02 Yr 7 2020 Information Night
Wednesday 26.02 Yr 7 Immunisation
Zone Swim Carnival
Thursday 27.02 Photos - Staff, Yr 12, Group Photos
Friday 28.02
WEEK 6
Monday 02.03 IO Community Access
School Photos Day (Main Day)
Tuesday 03.03
Wednesday 04.03 Yr 7 Peer Support Session 3 - P3
Thursday 05.03 Scripture Periods 1 and 2
Friday 06.03 Yr 10 Formal Assembly - P1
Your Community School Promoting
THE POINT
FEATURED ACTIVITY
I’m very excited to be part of “The Point” newsletter and hope to provide information and the odd suggestion that might support
you and your child.
Let’s call it as it is – parenting is one of the most complex and challenging roles. I can tell from having spoken to many parents over
the years that the issues confronting you in your household are similar to what others are also experiencing AND I’m a parent as
well and often don’t have all the answers.
So, how well do we really understand our children? Mission Australia at the end of 2019 had 25,000 respondents (15-19 years of
age) to a Youth Survey Report. The top 3 most important issues in Australia today according to them were: mental health, the
environment and, equity and discrimination. Coping with stress was the NUMBER 1 personal concern.
These results are hardly staggering particularly when you consider the data around anxiety and depression. Interestingly, we have
never lived at a time of such success – life expectancy, medical research, technology, wealth – across the board these are at levels
unprecedented. Why is it then that every family statistically in the course of a year has one family member impacted by mental
health?
For adolescence the answers are more complex. We live in a perfect world, everyone wants to be connected, liked and successful in
everything they do. Failure was once a learning curve for later success, but not anymore it is intolerable and embarrassing within
peer groups. We know these are unsustainable. Consider this, research tells us that the amount of information processed by the
adolescence brain in 1 week is the equivalent of what you and I at a similar age would have taken 52 weeks (1 full year) to process.
That is mind blowing.
Good Practices
1. Maintain good, open and honest lines of communication and don’t be afraid to talk about mental health.
2. Maintain boundaries and structure for as long as you can – no technology overnight in bedrooms, curfews, meals together as
a family, chores around the house.
3. Use on-line resources with tips for helping you with parenting and dealing with mental health (Beyond Blue, Reach Out, Black
Dog Institute).
4. Encourage your child to talk to someone about their problems (It’s ok if it is not you). They can self refer to a school
counsellor and there is no duty for us to report back to a parent (except in case of significant risk).
I understand that broad based recommendations are not a “one size fits all”. If you’d like to communicate with me to follow up
anything in this article please do so on email rory.mcrae@det.nsw.edu.au
At the start of this term I was asked to provide counselling support for schools affected by the devastating bushfires. I spent 2 weeks
at Moruya High School, about 25km south of Batemans Bay. Those communities have been traumatised over a long period (fires
down there began at the end of November). People have lost properties, been evacuated on multiple occasions and on a daily basis
lived with great uncertainty. These communities have been devastated. Lifeline report a 10% increase with incoming calls and have a
direct line to deal with this crisis. These communities are so grateful for the support provided by people that donated food, water,
clothing, gift cards. I spoke with a Year 12 girls and she received a car from someone in Canberra. We see the very best of people in
a crisis and as a community we should be very proud. Well done.
Rory McRae
School Counsellor
PROJECT BASED LEARNING (PBL) Year 7 Song
Students who participated in the music PBL project during year 7 transition worked collaboratively to create a motivational song.
All 30 students took on the task with enthusiasm and gave it their all naming the band Paradoxx 7. Together they wrote the lyrics
and accompaniment to an original song. Students took on different roles in the project splitting into instruments; percussion, vocals,
piano, trumpet, guitar and ukulele. The project was very successful and the song was premiered to year 7 students and parents.
Well done Paradoxx 7!
YEAR 7 TRANSITION PROGRAM 2020
All our Year 7 students have settled in well to high school after having completed the 8 day Transition Program. Year 7 were
involved in team building activities and lessons on mindfulness, growth mindset and how to be organised for high school. The
Project Based Learning task on the new theme 'Learning for Life' focused on preparing the students to think critically and
conceptually about their learning and to explore their role within their own education. It was wonderful to see many parents on
the last day of the program to celebrate the project work all students were engaged in throughout the week. Student feedback has
been very positive with many students rating the projects as the best thing they liked about the Transition Program.
Ms Vicki Stavros Deputy Principal
VERSE 1
When things are tough,
you huff and puff
When you can’t see the light
Be the star and shine bright
Try your best,
Live up to the test
Year 7s the best
Very soon you will see your success
VERSE 2
United as one
171 of us we come
Standing together side by side
2020 we will turn the tide
Reach for the sky
Year 7 pride will never die
We will be friends until the end
Up in the clouds we will never
descend
CHORUS
Sing loud, Sing Proud
Fight your way through the crowd
When you put your mind to it
promise you can do it
Sing loud, Sing Proud
Fight your way through the crowd
When you put your mind to it
promise you can do it
RAP
My friend was in a fight, but he wasn’t
in the right.
The pressure was tight, and he didn’t
have the height.
told him that’s not what friends are about, I
told him that we are all
stronger together without a doubt.
Been there for each other standing side by
side.
Helped each other out through our tough
times.
To keep a good relationship, you need to
have respect
Don’t disrespect each other, no ifs or
buts
Friends are glad when you are happy and care
when you are sad.
Treat them with pride and treat them fair.
Especially when they are going
through tough times.
True friends stay together and never say
goodbye.
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