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NOVEMBER 2010

FOCUS ON……MATHS

Cooking up some Fun in Maths. Mrs Hayward students from 8M1 have been making edible graphs, with some amazing efforts. Meg and Madylyn We made this cake for Maths. We made it a pie graph on people’s birth months. The month with the most people born in it was July with 4 people. The months with the least people were February, June, October, November and December.

Scott Inwood and Zac Lew with their marshmallow column graph.

Sophie Tempke-Lemarque and Georgie Gavin with their graph.

Our graph was a column graph that showed the favourite con-tinent of those we surveyed. Europe was the most popular having 13 votes and Asia and South America were the lowest with 0 votes.

Samantha Downs, Maddison Muller and Lydia Nancarrow.

The graphs were brought in over a number of lessons ensuring no one went hungry in Maths!! 8M4 also made some marshmallow dot plots which were consumed quickly before we could get photos!


“SEUSSICAL”

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FOCUS ON……MATHS continued

In other exciting news from the Maths Faculty • Year 11 reports have been completed and finalising of Yr 12 classes is being organised. • Year 10 School Certificate starts on 8 November and Maths will be on 9 November and all students should be

revising past papers themselves from www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au or visiting Mathsonline or Moodle.

• End of Course exams for Yrs 7, 8, 9 will be in Week 7 • Most students have settled into work for this term. • All Year 7 should have their own calculator in Maths class for the rest of the year

A Piece of π

Choc Challenge: One of the questions from the SC trial It takes a total of 2 hours 45 minutes for a tour bus to travel a distance of 190 km. During the first hour and 15 minutes, the average speed of the bus was 80km/hr. What was the average speed per hour of the bus for the remainder of the distance assuming the bus did not stop at any time? Challenge from last time: Use the ODD numbers 1 to 17 to complete the array so that every row, column and diagonal adds up to 27 in every direction.

No-one submitted a solution so it is still open.

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ATTENTION: Parents/Guardians of Students in Current Year 9 and 11 classes. • In 2011, your son or daughter will be sitting for a major public examination, either the School Certificate, or the

Higher School Certificate. We are preparing now, in many different ways, for these exams. • If your student has a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or has any issues which you consider would be worthy

of consideration for special provisions in these exams, it is important that you let the school know in the near future, so that we can take appropriate steps.

• Learning difficulties may include reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Medical conditions may range from physi-cal to mental health issues.

The types of provisions vary according the students’ individual needs. • Those with learning difficulties may be able to have a reader, and/or writer in the exams. Vision problems may need

special coloured paper, larger-sized print, magnifying devices etc. There are multiple possibilities. Other offers are separate supervision, some extra supervised time to complete the exams, allowance to move around, eat or drink or go to the toilet. It all depends on the defined needs of the students.

There is a lot of paper work to be done for each applicant, so it is important that we do as much as possible as soon as possible – to make sure our applications are in on time. If you consider your student deserves special provisions, please contact the school and leave a message with your name and contact number, and Chris Bailey will return your call to discuss the needs and provisions your student may require.

Special Provisions



NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

Geoff Hastings Campus Principal

NAIDOC Week We had a wonderful NAIDOC celebration during October - Mrs Toohey put up a spectacular display in the foyer while Leanne Fawns and our Aboriginal students organised a whole school assembly and invited Lav-inia Gibbs to speak on being an Aboriginal woman in the 21st Century. Lavinia’s speech was particularly moving and I have included a part of it in this newsletter. Lavinia is the older sister of Isaiah Gibbs who is in Year 10. Digital Citizenship Pilot

Bathurst High is piloting this curriculum initiative. It is due for implementation on a state wide basis in years 9 and 10 next year and then will be made available for Kindergarten to Year 10 the following year. I strongly recommend it to parents of any students at Bathurst High. If you go to www.digitalcitizenship.edu.au and look for the icon labelled parent resources, the link takes you to a site where there is a lot of information that you can discuss with your child concerning how to be a good digital citizen and use the internet wisely. Any parent who wishes to be part of the focus group that is interviewed on their opinion of the course should contact Mr Browning. Interviews will be at 12 pm on November 24th at Bathurst High. New Positions Because of the growth of Bathurst High a new position is being created that will be titled Head Teacher Junior School. The position will be filled over the next few weeks and the successful applicant will have responsibility for Gifted and Talented programs in Years 7 to 10, alternative curriculum offerings in stage 5 (years 9 and 10) as well as 6 to 7 transition. In addition Bathurst High has been selected as one of the sites for a teacher mentor position. This will be selected from within the campus and will assist our beginning teachers in their professional development. Thank you to Cheryl Buckley Mrs Buckley, a retired school principal, has been employed part time to run our Iexplore transition and en-richment program for students in year 6 at our partner schools for the past 5 years. Mrs Buckley has worked tirelessly to develop this award winning program even further. I have consulted with the Principals of Bathurst West, Bathurst Public and Eglinton, our official partner schools, and Ms Cal Abbott from Eglin-ton Public is our new Iexplore coordinator. Celebrations of Student Achievement A quick reminder about all our celebrations of our students and their achievement. First is the Year 12 Graduation Ball on the 17th November and then the Student Leaders Induction Ceremony on the 23rd No-vember and Presentation Night on the 1st December. On the 9th December we celebrate the Year 10 School Certificate Commendation Ceremony and on the 17th December the 7,8 ,9 and 11 Commendation Ceremonies. These ceremonies are the school’s official recognition of our students and we welcome parents friends and supporters to all of them.



Jim Browning Deputy Principal Senior School

News From The Senior School

Year 10 The School Certificate starts on Monday 8th November and students sit English and Science on day one and then Mathematics and Australian History/Geography on the Tuesday. The rest of the week is set aside for the Computing Studies on-line exam but it will probably be completed for the whole year by Thursday afternoon. The School Certifi-cate will be supervised by Mrs Chris Elliot who has also been the supervisor for the HSC. All students received a letter and calendar outlining activities for the rest of the year with the highlight for students be-ing their end of year celebration on the 9th December. The highlight for the school is the Year 10 assembly on the 9th December . All students will be completing a Digital Citizenship course after the School Certificate and there are a wide range of other activities planned to keep year 10 busy. Year 11 Year 11 who now will be called year 12, completed a Board of Studies workshop on Tuesday 2nd November with Alanah Miszuk the Western Area BOS Liaison officer. Parents and carers are asked to discuss the Senior Agreement with their children as many students now have 8 study periods through the week and the school has made special pro-vision for when these study periods occur at the start and end of the day. Seniors are reminded however, that they must sign in when they get to school if they did not attend roll call. This is especially important if period one was at Kelso High Campus. Year 12 The HSC is over for many students and the countdown is on for the Graduation Ball on Wednesday the 17th November. I will see all year 12 students there on what should be a wonderful celebration of thirteen years of schooling. All stu-dents should remember however, that education is life long.

Kel Cooke Hockey

On Wednesday 6th October, Bathurst High Campus and Kelso High Campus met again in hockey for the prestigious Kel Cooke trophy. The girls game was on first, with Kelso High starting the game as favourites. Bathurst High knew they were in for a tough battle, fighting hard all the way to eventually lose the match 3 nil. Good defence from Prue Aberley, Paige Aber-ley and Laura White kept the score relatively close. This meant the boys side had to win by at least 4 goals for Bathurst High to win the trophy. Putting together a great attacking game, the boys went on to record a commanding 8 to 1 victory. Those to find the back of the net were- Chris Cady (2), Doug Hewitt (1), Bryce Hitchcock (2), Luke Thorncraft (2) and Darcy Davis (1). This put Bathurst High ahead on aggregate and meant they claimed the Kel Cooke Trophy for the first time. Congratulations to both the teams for a fantastic effort. Danica Daymond



News From The Middle School

2011 Yr 7 Academically Talented Class Nomination forms have been posted to families who have enrolled their child for Year 7 next year. Nominations are due 5th November 2010. If you would like further information, please contact the school office Year 6 into 7 Transition Mr Peter Grace, the Year 7 Adviser for 2011 has visited our partner primary schools to talk with students about life at Bathurst High. Members of the Senior Leadership Team also talked about their experiences. Yr 6 students were given time to reflect on this information and formulate questions, which were directed to Mr Grace via video confer-ence two days after the initial visit. Ms Baillie our Support Teacher Learning, Ms Jess Harper who assists identified students with integration and Ms Lizz Baker the Itinerant Teacher Behaviour has begun visits to the primary schools to discuss each child’s aca-demic, social, cultural and sporting achievements. Ms Baker has also been to the Learning Support Team meetings at our partner schools. Transition visits for students in the Support Unit have begun and it was a pleasure to meet the students as they toured the school. Our Iexplore Science program continues and the Iexplore Music Workshop will be held this term. Our thanks go to Mrs Cheryl Buckley whose coordination of Iexplore has been recognised with the award of Services to Public Edu-cation 2010 for her Contribution to the Iexplore Program. Electives Year 8 into 9 and 9 into 10 We have used initial student choices to select the electives that will run in 2011 and Mrs Howard and Mr Baillie are now interviewing some students regarding their choices. Reports Teachers will be working on reports ready for the end of term. Students must make sure they are submitting their assignments and are doing their best to achieve their learning outcomes. If teachers or Head Teachers have concerns about a student’s progress they contact home.

Gaye Dunshea Deputy Principal, Middle School

Positive Behaviour For Learning PBL

Our specific focus is the encouragement of appropriate language at school. We are actively teaching students that swearing is not acceptable and at Bathurst High, one of the ways we show our respect for each other is to speak well. Students learn about speaking politely and assertively without using offensive language through lessons in Roll Call. Teachers support this initiative by recognising students who are speaking appropriately with merit cards which makes them eligible for a prize if they are drawn from the barrel.



NAIDOC Week - Lavinia’s Speech

“Before I begin, I would first like to introduce myself. My name is Lavinia Gibbs and I am a Kamilaroi woman from Goodooga, north—west NSW. I have been living in Bathurst for the past four years and have been fortunate enough to gain employment at the Assumption Catholic School where I am the Aboriginal Education Worker. I have recently earned an Associate Degree in Indigenous Education and soon a Batchelor in Primary Education. I am here today to extend my compassion to you all in regards to our NAIDOC Celebrations, as they are not only celebrations of Aboriginal culture but time to reflect, to teach and share with everyone the past, present and future of Aboriginal culture and what these celebrations mean to us as a people. To give you a brief understanding of what NAIDOC means, the term NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Abo-rigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. In 2010 the theme for NAIDOC Week is ‘Unsung Heroes-Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way’. Many unsung Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made huge contributions to Australian society. By honouring those ‘Unsung Heroes”, we recognise the part played by the quiet achievers in indigenous communities both now and in the past. In 2010 Aboriginal people are facing challenging statistical outcomes. To most of us these are just numbers on a page but I would like to take a minute to share with you what I see when I look at these statistics: • The life expectancy of Indigenous females is 63, which means that statistically I am a third of the way

through my life. • The Life expectancy of an Aboriginal man is 56, that means that statistically I have 1 year left with my Dad. • Aboriginal people are 8 times more likely to be victims of homicide, like my Uncle Brian. • 17% of Aboriginal people die from accidents, assaults and self harm compared to 3% of other Australians,

like my Uncle Jason. • Young Aboriginal people between the ages of 10-17 years old are in juvenile detention at a rate 17 times

higher than non-Aboriginal people, like my cousin Jazmynd was. • Since 1980 there have been 220 deaths in prison and police custody of indigenous people, like my cousin

Fiona • The incarceraton rate for Indigenous men is 17 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. That means

my brothers and my father are 17 times more likely to end up in jail because they were born an Aboriginal man in this country.

• Indigenous women are 20 times more likely to end up in prison, which means that I am 20 times more likely to end up in jail than any other non-Aboriginal woman in this room.

• Aboriginal people are 45 times more likely to be victims of family violence, I was one of them. I want you to stop for a minute and think about those numbers and what they mean to me, now I want you to think about how they might impact on our Aboriginal staff and students here at Bathurst High. Think about the families of our students and Indigenous students at other schools, their extended families and our Indigenous communities here in Bathurst. It is easy for us to see these statistics and be desensitised to them, but when we look beyond the numbers and see the people, the families and the faces– that’s when my reality sets in. The harsh reality for me is that those statistics automatically become a part of my child’s life, Sonny, the day he was born for no other reason than that he was born an Aboriginal child, in this country. If we are to move forward as a nation then we need to be able to look at thes harsh realities and learn from the mistakes of the past, never repeat them again. It is also important for us to acknowledge that we as a country have moved forward over the years, slowly but surely. This year’s NAIDOC theme allows us to acknowledge those people Indigenous and non-Indigenous who have contributed in some way to building a better future for all Aboriginal Australians. In celebrating our unsung heroes we acknowledge those people who have lead us by taking their own paths, and in doing so, helping other Indigenous people set their own direction for the future. I would like you to join with me in paying tribute to these unsung heroes– for each statement, when I look up at you, I would like you to respond by saying: We acknowledge you. To the Aboriginal Elders of our communities who have been the keepers of our culture and heritage for hundreds and thousands of years. We acknowledge you To the parents of our students and other parents in our community we would like to acknowledge the contribution you have made to helping them grow and learn. We acknowledge you. To the principals, who embrace Aboriginal culture and have done their best to be inclusive of the learning needs



We acknowledge you To all of the Aboriginal people in our community who have opened your hearts to us, to share your rich and diberse culture. We acknowledge you. To all members of the community, that pledge to make Australia a more inclusive country to people from all different backgrounds. We acknowledge you. To all members of our community that are committed to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We acknowledge you. Most importantly to our students who are growing up in a generation of change, who will be future leaders in our community and our country. We acknowledge you. To our unsung heroes nationwide, past present and future. We acknowledge you. I am truly grateful to you all for being part of our journey as Aboriginal people and today for that, I acknowledge you. Thankyou.” Speech given by Lavinia Gibbs during NAIDOC Week celebrations.

Premier’s Volunteering Awards Program

Premier’s Volunteering Awards Program.....Have you been Volunteering lately ?

Congratulations to those stage 5 students who have recently received a letter of appreciation from Western Regional Director, Carole Mc Diamond. Your bronze, silver and gold award certificates will be presented at your final commenda-tion ceremony for 2010.

A reminder to all students in Years 9 and 10 to log all volunteer activities and hours with Ms Wood by

the 8th November to enable these hours to be counted towards awards issued in 2010 .

This is particularly important for Year 10 students as this their last opportunity to participate in the program.

The Premier’s Student Volunteering Awards program is designed to encourage students in Years 9 and 10 to under-take volunteering in their school and community, to acknowledge their contribution, students will receive a Premier’s certificate for completing 20, 40, 60 and 80 hours of volunteering .

For help or information contact Ms. Wood or visit : http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/volunteering/students/index.htm

If a student is away from school, the Department of Education requires an explanation. Notes should be sent to the school as soon as the student returns. Students should hand these to their roll teacher. If a student is likely to be away for more than 2 days in a row, please ring the school to let us know why they’re away. Centrelink and Abstudy request attendance figures each term and students with more than 85% unexplained absences may have their payments withdrawn. If you require further information about attendance, please contact Ms Bertolin

Explain Absences



COMING EVENTS

♦ Thurs 14th October to Wed 17th November • HSC Exams

♦ Mon 8th to Wed 10th November • School Certificate Exams

♦ Tues 9th November • Year Assemblies

♦ Tues 16th November • Year Assemblies

♦ Wed 17th November • Year 12 Graduation Night

♦ Tues 23rd November • Leadership Induction Assembly

♦ Tue 30th November • Year Assemblies

♦ Wed 1st December • Presentation Night

♦ Tues 7th December • Yr 7 2011 Orientation Day • Year 10 Formal • School Assembly

♦ Thurs 9th December • Yr10 Assembly

♦ Fri 10th December • Commendation Assemblies

♦ Tues14th December • Year Assemblies

♦ Wed 15th December • HSC Results available • Last Day of Term for Students

P&C

Bathurst High Campus P&C meets the 1st Wednesday of each month.

Next meeting will be Wednesday 1st December

Employment Opportunity

Aspire in George Street have an opening for a Hairdressing Apprentice. Anyone interested should contact Melissa at Aspire on 6331 1110 or call into 213 George St , Bathurst.



Painting Workshops

STOP PRESSS...Some vacancies still exist in the following workshops starting this week.....STOP PRESS

Oil Painting Workshop Are you good at Art? Would you like to learn how to paint with oil paints? Is there someone in your family who would like to learn with you? In collaboration with the Bathurst High School P&C, local artist Cathie Hale is working with the Creative Arts Faculty to provide a special series of 6 oil painting classes for Bathurst High students and their families. When: The classes will run from Wednesday evenings in Term 4, Nov 3rd - Dec 8th, 6 .30 pm – 8.30pm Where: Art Room K11, Creative Arts K Block, Bathurst High, Campus Denison College Cost: One off payment of $10.00 for each family member. Paints, brushes, tea and coffee will be provided Commitment: You must be interested in attending all sessions and be accompanied by a family member. The aim of the program is to give teenagers and a family member an opportunity to spend time together developing their artmaking skills in a supportive and creative environment. Please contact Ms. Wood to register.

Year 7 2011

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