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Lake Illawarra High School Fortnightly Newsletter
173-179 Reddall Parade Lake Illawarra NSW 2528 T 4296 3844 F 4296 3948 E [email protected]
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Issue 46 Term 3 2016 Week 3
A very warm welcome to Term 3 at Lake Illawarra
High!
First of all an update on how some of our wonderful
students, whom I mentioned at the end of last term,
went in their chosen fields of excellence.
Congratulations go to Josh and Blake Dowell and Sam
Hooper who excelled while representing NSW CHS in
Rugby League. All boys’ teams made it to the final,
unfortunately going down in close, hard fought games.
Blake was named Man of the Match in the semi -final
while Sam was named in the All Australian U/15s
team. This is an exceptional effort from all of these
boys.
Also Lauren Berwick is currently touring the
battlefields of Belgium and France as part of the
Premiers Award Scholarship group. From what I have
seen on her blog she is having some incredible
experiences.
Well done to these wonderful young people.
Term 3 is another very exciting and busy term at Lake
Illawarra. For Year 12 students it will be their final
term at high school. We wish them all the very best in
their Trial exams and encourage them all to remain
focused and committed to the journey they began in
Year 11. It is important that in this demanding time that
students ensure that in conjunction with a well-planned
study program they are looking after their physical and
mental health by getting plenty of sleep, eating a
healthy diet and engaging in some physical activity. It
is also time to seek out any additional supports from
teachers to gain the best possible result.
For Year 10 it is a very special term where subject
selections are made for their HSC. It is very important
that parents and students gather all information to make
informed choices about the patterns of study they
would like for Year 11 and 12. Students will be
provided with a booklet that outlines broad options,
requirements for the award of the HSC, subject
outlines, fees and information about assessment. When
choosing, it is essential that students select subjects that
they enjoy, are good at and that they have a genuine
interest in learning. It is not wise to choose subjects
based on what a friend likes or that are not attainable.
Year 8’s will also undergo the process of choosing their
electives for Year 9 and 10 and although they should be
mindful of what they may like to study in Year 11 and
12 it is also an opportunity to try some courses that they
are inquisitive about and may develop an interest in.
Just a reminder that students who attend school
regularly are more likely to be successful at school and
have a better career and life choices than students who
are often absent from school. If a student misses as
little as 8 days in a school term from Year 7 by the time
they finish Year 12 they will have nearly missed a Year
of school.
It is also essential that students arrive at school on time
and attend all lessons to ensure they maximize all
learning opportunities and maintain a connection with
class routines.
Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible Mrs Powell, Mr Munn and Mrs Coleman
Deputy Principal
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Tony Hicks
Principal
WORK EXPERIENCE
Again a group of students were involved in work
experience during the last week of Term 2. Students
attended various places and all had a wonderful and
interesting time in areas of interest such as Retail, Early
Childcare, Construction, Automotive and Engineering.
Students who missed out have the opportunity to do a
week’s work experience in week 10 of Term 3.
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YEAR 12 INFORMATION
Students applying to university for 2016 have some
dates to remember and to be organised prior:
Early Admissions to UOW open 1st August
UAC applications (compulsory if applying to any
university) open 3rd
August
UOW open day 13th
August - chance to make final
decisions of courses
The careers newsletter with additional information has
been sent to students school email and can also be
accessed by the Lake Illawarra High School Careers
website (http://lakeillawarrahighcareers.com/ )
Year 12 students have been invited to participate in
individual interviews to discuss future options and to
assist in any enquiries of career pathways. A booklet on
Post School options has been provided to all who
attend. Lake Illawarra High School Careers website
http://lakeillawarrahighcareers.com/
It has information to assist future planning and the Lake
Illawarra High School Facebook page is also useful
with jobs relevant for high school students.
https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Illawarra-High-
School-Careers-1691530507767524/
MOCK INTERVIEW DAY
Year 10 students have the opportunity to practice their
skills and prepare for future interviews by taking part in
the Mock Interview Day on the 11th
August. Students
are expected to have a resume, portfolio and cover
letter prepared for a ‘pretend’ employer based on a
chosen advertisement. Preparation for the Mock
Interview Day has begun through all English classes
and students will receive additional interview skills and
practice.
Thankfully, various people from the community,
including Employment and Apprenticeship Agencies,
Defence Force, local businesses and Shellharbour Club
have volunteered their time and expertise to speak and
listen to the students. This will give all who participate
a real life experience of an interview. Feedback and
overall evaluation of the ten-minute impression in these
interviews will be provided to students, which will
assist them in preparing for future interviews when
applying for jobs.
‘As always, I am here to help you.’
Rhonda Willingham - Careers Adviser
We suspect that nits/head lice are present in the
hair of some students within Lake Illawarra
High School.
Please check your child’s hair for nits/lice
tonight using the methods recommended in
information from NSW Health
(http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/he
adlice/Pages/treatment.aspx)
If you find any eggs or lice please commence
treatment as recommended.
Further information on head lice is available on
the NSW Health website (details above) or
through the Department’s website at
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/studentsupport/
studenthealth/conditions/headlice/index.php.
We appreciate your assistance in this regard.
Date Title Description Start Time
End Time
5/08/2016 AIME Junior Program AIME Junior Program
5/08/2016 Fundraiser for basketball court repairs
Fundraiser for basketball court repairs
5/08/2016 Yr11 Chemistry - UOW Yr11 Chemistry - UOW - McKinlay 8:30:00 14:00:00
8/08/2016 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 - Selected yr9/10 boys - Common room
9/08/2016 Jet Program Jet Program
10/08/2016 Friends program - Pds 3&4 Friends program - Pds 3&4 - Selected yr7/8 10:40:00 12:25:00
11/08/2016 Year10, Mock interviews
12/08/2016 Smith Family Employer Mentor Day
Smith Family Employer Mentor Day - Yr. 11 work studies.
12/08/2016 Yr10 & 11 International Food Buffet
Yr10 & 11 International Food Buffet - Sydney
12/08/2016 Excursion to Wollongong Town Hall
Excursion to Wollongong Town Hall - 25 students yr7,8&9 - Miss Nicholson
15/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
15/08/2016 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 - Selected yr9/10 boys - Common room
16/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
16/08/2016 Jet Program Jet Program
16/08/2016 Year 8 Bush camp Year 8 Bush camp
17/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
17/08/2016 Year 8 Bush camp Year 8 Bush camp
17/08/2016 Friends program - Pds 3&4 Friends program - Pds 3&4 - Selected yr7/8 10:40:00 12:25:00
18/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
18/08/2016 Year 8 Bush camp Year 8 Bush camp
19/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
19/08/2016 AIME Junior Program AIME Junior Program
20/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
21/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
22/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
22/08/2016 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 - Selected yr9/10 boys - Common room
23/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
23/08/2016 Jet Program Jet Program
23/08/2016 Trades Road Show Trades Road Show - Five Islands Secondary College - Yrs. 9/10 Willingham/Unicomb
24/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
24/08/2016 Friends program - Pds 3&4 Friends program - Pds 3&4 - Selected yr7/8 10:40:00 12:25:00
25/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
25/08/2016 Staff Meeting PL - Mind Matters 14:00:00 15:30:00
26/08/2016 Trial HSC Exams
29/08/2016 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 Top Blokes - Pds 3-4 - Selected yr9/10 boys - Common room
30/08/2016 Jet Program Jet Program
30/08/2016 ICAN Meeting - Willingham ICAN Meeting - Willingham
31/08/2016 Taste of Tafe Taste of Tafe day - Yr. 10 - Willingham/Unicomb
31/08/2016 Friends program - Pds 3&4 Friends program - Pds 3&4 - Selected yr7/8 10:40:00 12:25:00
1/09/2016 Year 11 Biology Excursion - McKinlay
To celebrate NAIDOC week this year, Year 7 students
learned some background information about Aboriginal
art and then specifically focused on this year’s
NAIDOC theme of ‘Song Lines’.
To set the scene, all of Year 7 gathered in the drama
room to once again listen to the fabulous song written
and composed by staff and students from our school
that was performed last term at a special event in
Wollongong. The song is based on our local area and in
particular, the black swans that inhabit the lake near our
school. We also looked at the story of the Black Swan,
as narrated by Lorraine Brown, which describes how
white swans lost all their feathers and eventually
became black swans.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the performance by Mr
Davidson (on guitar) and vocalists Kyarna Cruse,
Maddison Goldberg and Lakeesha Davis
Lonesborough. Year 7 then split into several groups,
where, after learning about Papunya dot painting
techniques, they decorated boomerangs to symbolically
represent the Black Swan story. If you are visiting the
school for any reason, be sure to drop in and have a
look at all the finished boomerangs currently on display
in the administration gallery area.
Last term, Lake Illawarra High School athletes
participated in the Southern Illawarra Zone Athletics
Carnival. This carnival was organised by our school
and our students, despite not having a school carnival to
refine their skills in competition, demonstrated a
commitment to representing the school with pride and
displaying the qualities of excellent sportsmanship.
We are proud to announce that many of our students
also made it through to the Regional Athletics Carnival,
which will be help in Canberra in August. At this
carnival, our students will compete against other zones
for a place at the State Athletics Carnival. More
information will be provided about this carnival and its
results in future newsletters.
I would like to thank all staff who assisted me in
organising this carnival, as well as our student
assistants who helped run events and our school
catering team for their efforts. Congratulations to the
following competitors, who represented our school in
an excellent manner at the Zone Athletics Carnival, and
to those students who made it through to the Regional
and State Carnivals:
15 Years Girls 100m – Molly McDonald
14 Years Girls Discus - Keely Kopara
15 Years Girls 400m – Amelia Harkness
15 Years Girls 1500m – Amelia Harkness
15 Years Girls Long Jump - Amelia Harkness
15 Years Girls Shot Put – Hayley Waine
16 Years Girls 1500m – Erin Curry
15 Years Girls Long Jump – Lucy Northey
14 Years Girls 500m – India Akonnah
12 Years Boys 100m – Ryan Dragarski
12 Years Boys 200m - Ryan Dragarski
12 Years Boys High Jump - Ryan Dragarski
12 Years Boys shot Put – Andrew Crombie
15 Years Boys 100m – Blake Dowel and Sam Hooper
15 Years Boys 200m – Blake Dowel and Sam Hooper
15 Years Boys High Jump – Blake Dowel
15 Years Boys Long Jump – Blake Dowel
15 Years Boys Shot Put – Blake Dowel
17 Years Boys 200m – Logan McMahon
17 Years Boys Long Jump – Logan McMahon
17 Years Boys 400m – Zac Slaon
17 Years Boys High Jump - Logan McMahon and Jack
Fowler
17 Years Boys shot Put – Damon Kennedy
17 Years Boys Discuss Ryan Waine
I would also like to make a special mention to Jarrod
Dyer who has been selected in the NSW Multi Class
Development Squad. Jarrod recently competed in a
swim meet in Ulladulla and broke a swimming record
for the 200m Backstroke which was set in 1997 at a
time of 3.03.09. Jarrod blitzed this time, setting a new
record time of 2.43.82. Due to these performances at
the 2016 Australian Open and Age Swimming
Championships and other selection meets, he has been
selected in the 2016 Swimming NSW Multi Class
(MC) Development Squad. As a Multi Class
Development Squad member he will attend two Squad
Days, on June 4 and September 1. All the best Jarrod
In the last edition I wrote about three of our students
who made the NSW combined High School rugby
League team, these Boys were Sam Hooper and Blake
Dowel in the Under 15’s and Josh Dowel in the Opens.
All of the boys represented their school and state with
pride and all were lucky enough to make it to the finals,
unfortunately the losing these games. However, during
this carnival, I am happy to announce that Blake was
named man of the match during the semi-finals and
Sam was named in the Australian Secondary School
Boys Rugby League team, as the starting five eighth.
Congratulations to all three boys for their
achievements.
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The Illawarra South Coast Sub-Branch of the
Children’s Book Council of Australia kindly sponsored
an author to visit our school. Will Kostakis is a popular
writer of young adult fiction. In 2005, he won the
Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year
award for a collection of short stories. The First Third,
his second novel, made multiple shortlists including the
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, and won the Gold
Inky at the 2014 Inky Awards.
Will Kostakis ran workshop type presentations for two
of our Year 10 English classes, the Year 11 Advanced
English class and 7K. He showed our junior students
the importance of descriptive writing in their narrative
responses and offered our senior students strategies for
success in the creative writing section of their
examinations, specifically the HSC examinations.
The students were captivated by his amusing anecdotes.
They enjoyed interacting with an expert who gave them
practical examples of ways to improve their creative
responses.
We have a few copies of Will’s novels in our library
and the English Faculty has bought a class set of his
second novel, The First Third, if anyone is interested in
reading his work.
I would also like to thank the Illawarra South Coast
sub-branch for their kind donation of novels to our
library. One of their representatives, Margaret Wolfe,
paid us a visit carrying two bags of newly published
novels that our students are sure to enjoy.
As a PBL (Positive Behaviour Learning) school LIHS rewards students who are respectful, responsible and safe in every setting.
HAVE A POSITIVE APPROACH
SPEAK IN A POSITIVE MANNER
HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Term 3 will continue to see the PBL message encouraged in every faculty. Our
Safe, Respectful and Responsible Learning principles are continually developing
throughout the whole school.
Focus Value: RESPECT
Focus of the Fortnight is:
Week 3: We show respect when we are in the right place at the right
time. Students will be in the right place at the right time while doing
the right thing in class.
Week 4: We show respect when we do the right thing at the right time.
Students will place rubbish in the bin.
Vivo Rewards
Vivo’s are such a positive part of Lake Illawarra High School.
Above all, keep checking your Vivo tally and notify the library staff to claim your
prize.
e Education Act 1990 requires your child to attend
school each day that instruction is provided unless
prevent for doing so by sickness or another approved
reason. The Principal will only grant leave for the
following instances:
Sickness where the absence is satisfactorily
explained as being due to illness
Misadventure or unforseen event
Domestic necessity such as serious illness of an
immediate family member
Attendance at funerals
Recognise religious festivals or ceremonial
occasions
If a student is absent, a note explaining the absence
should be handed in to the roll call teacher on the first
day of their return. The explanation should contain:
1. Date that the note was written;
2. Student’s name
3. Days/dates the student was absent from school
4. The reason why the student was absent
5. The signature of the student’s parent or
caregiver.
Students can collect an absence note book from their
roll call teacher or the Front Office Staff. This makes
absence note writing easy as it ensures all relevant
information is given to the school.
Parent/s and caregivers are required by law to provide a
written or verbal explanation to the Principal within
seven days of any absence as to why their child was not
at school. It is important that the school receives a
written or verbal explanation because:
1. It is the parent’s legal obligation to explain their
child’s absence within seven days
2. It is a requirement that the school investigate all
unexplained absences
3. It is the way the school knows your child was
legitimately absent and not truanting from
school.
Failure to explain your child’s absences within seven
days of their occurrence will result in an unjustified
absence being recorded. This will be displayed on your
child’s report.
It is important for parents to make attending school a
priority. Allowing children days off for birthdays, to
look after younger children, to go shopping, to keep
you company or because they were tired from a late
night, not only send the wrong message to your child, it
is against the law.
Children who get used to having days off school for
these kinds of reasons develop an attitude that their
attendance at school is not very important. This can
become a big issue as a child gets older.
An attendance rate of 95% or above is a good target.
This equates to no more than three days absent per
term.
A reminder to parents to notify the school about your child’s health
We welcome information from parents about your
child's health, even if you are not requesting specific
support from our school. Our school asks for medical
information when you enrol your child. It is also
important that you let us know if your child’s health
care needs change or if a new health condition
develops.
Information about allergies, medical conditions such as
asthma and diabetes and other health care related issues
(including prior conditions such as medical procedures
in the last 12 months) should be provided to the school
by parents. Please provide this information in writing to
the principal. This will greatly assist our school in
planning to support your child’s health and wellbeing.
Please also remember to notify staff in the school office
of any changes to your contact details or to the contact
details of other people nominated as emergency
contacts.
We appreciate your assistance in this regard and assure
you that any information you provide the school will be
stored securely and will only be used or disclosed in
order to support your son or daughter’s health needs or
as otherwise required by law.
Justified reasons
Doctor’s/Dentist
appointment – must provide evidence, such as
a Doctor’s/Dentist certificate or letter
Appointment with
other health care professional or similar service –
must provide evidence, such as an appointment
card or letter
Special family
circumstances – note/verbal
explanation must be provided
Bus delayed – school will check
to verify
Interview with
Principal, Deputy/Assistant
Principal, Counsellor or other school
personnel – staff involved must inform the front
office
Unjustified reasons
Sleeping in/
alarm not going off
Missed the bus
Traffic/ road
works
Walked to
school
Waiting for
parent
Minding sibling
Shopping
Other similar
reasons
Please note: A note from a parent or verbal explanation from parent who drops student at school for any reasons listed above as ‘unjustified’ DOES NOT make the reason ‘justified’.
Payments can be made using either a Visa or
MasterCard credit or debit card. The payment page
is accessed from the front page of the schools
website by selecting $ Make a payment Items that
can be paid include voluntary school contributions,
subject contributions, excursions, sales to students
and creative and practical arts activities (these
include band, drama and dance). There is also a
category called other this to cover items not covered
in the previous headings, other can be used to make
a complete payment of a school invoice. When you access the $ Make a payment you must
enter:
the students name, and
class and reference number OR
the students name, and
Date of birth.
These details are entered each time you make a
payment as student information is not held within
the payment system. There is also the option to enter
the Student Registration Number and Invoice
number if you are aware of them, these are optional
fields.
This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac
to ensure that your credit/debit card details are
captured in a secure manner, these details are not
passed back to the school.
You have the ability to check and change any details
of the payment before the payment is processed.
Receipts can be emailed and/or printed.
Details of the payments are passed daily to the
school where they will be receipted against your
child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from
the payment page a further receipt will not be issued
by the school.
For any enquiries regarding the Online Payment
process please contact the School Administration
Office.
Thanks
Ria Douglas
SAM
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LAKE ILLAWARRA LITTLE ATHLETICS
ASSOCIATION Inc.
REGISTRATION DAYS FOR SEASON 2016-2017
Children, aged 3 years to 16 years intersted in joining our
Centre for the upcoming season you can register Every Sunday in August at the Myimbarr Community Park,
Wattle Road Flinders between 1pm and 3pm
Registration Fees are:
August Early Bird - $100 per athlete
The above mentioned fee applies only Durng August after which the registration fee will be $110.00 per
athlete
If you are new to Little Athletics anyone of the following documents are required
BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PASSPORT or BLUE BOOK.
COMPETITION WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY THE 9th SEPTEMBER 2016
STARTING AT 5.30PM.
Should you require any further information please feel free to contact us via email at [email protected]
Visit Lake Illawarra’s Official Website: www.lilac.net.au
Join us on Facebook at lakeillawarra.littleathletics
Register online at www.lilac.net.au to save time.
*please note that online registrations will incur an administration fee
Colour Ya World Colour (type) Run is coming to Shellharbour!
Early Bird Cheap Tickets available until Friday 16 September.
We were hoping to get a notice put into your parent Newsletter / email?
This hugely popular event has already stopped off at all corners of Australia and on Saturday 26th November it’s time for the whole family to
party! Colour Ya World is coming to Reddall Reserve, Lake Illawarra and party animals of all ages, shapes and sizes will be running, dancing and
singing across 5k of colour. Our volunteers will coat participants with liquids and powders of blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow until their
faces, shirt and body come out silk screened like a tie-dyed hippie on the other side. In exchange for the volunteers time we contribute to
their nominated charity, club or school.
Each section of the run adds a new explosion of colour until participants cross the finish line into a final rainbow of colour with the main event,
the DJ dance and “Colour Throw” Party. During the “Colour Throw” participants will dance, party and sing to a DJ playing the latest tunes
whilst throwing packets of colour into the air! Entry includes a Colour Ya World event T-shirt, Colour Bomb and a Colour Ya World Headband.
You can enter as an Individual, a Family or a Team so grab you neighbour, your bestie or your granny and get ready to Party!!
Early Bird prices start at $25 for kids, under 6 run for free.
To register for the event go to
www.colouryaworld.com.au
Let me know if this is ok to be put in your newsletter, or if you need any more information regarding this event.
Kind Regards
Rhianon Roulstone
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