CASINO H IGH SCHOOL

90 Queensland Road, Casino NSW 2470 Phone: 02 6662 3077 Fax: 02 6662 6390 Email: casino-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: http://www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 9 Term 1 Week A

Tuesday 26.03.19

Purple Day for Epilepsy - SRC

Fundraising, Gold Coin Donation

Wednesday 27.03.19

Year 7 Aquatics for Sport

Thursday 28.03.19

P & C Meeting - 5pm, Casino High

School

Friday 29.03.19

Year 7 Immunisations

Northern Rivers Zone Table Tennis -

Goonellabah

Week 10 Term 1 Week B

Tuesday 02.04.19

School Photos

Wednesday 03.04.19

Family Photo Day & Catch Up

Photos

Year 7 Aquatics for Sport

Year 11 Agriculture Excursion

Friday 05.04.19

Leap TAFE Information Day -

Wollongbar TAFE

Country Cup - Opens Rugby League,

Woodlawn College

Calendar Events

Individually We Achieve, Together We Excel

Newsletter Issue 4, Term 1, 22 March, 2019

Principal’s Message - Neil Schneider

Our new elective in Year 9 and Year 10 for talented sportspersons

has been a great success. In this program students undertake

advance fitness training, study healthy lifestyles, and undertake

appropriate training programmes for the sports in which they have

an interest or above average skills.

Again Casino High School has achieved outstanding results on the

sporting field. A number of our footballers have been selected in the

North Coast side to travel to Sydney to compete for State selection.

Faith Pittman recently won the U18’s Queensland Long Jump

Championships and it has been many years since a Casino High

School student has reached this level. We congratulate Faith and

wish her all the best as she travels to the NSW State Championships.

Faith is one of our talented students who has taken advantage of

our new elective Talented Athletes Program.

News article’s and photos showcasing these achievements have

been included in this newsletter for your interest.

Another successful program implemented this term is the Gifted

and Talented Year 6 to Year 7 Transition Strategy. This program

involves Year 6 students from our feeder schools who have been

eager to learn and engage in this new initiative.

On the academic front, Year 12 Half Yearly Reports and Awards are

being finalised and will be distributed before the end of term. The

expectation is that Year 12 students are back in classes and on task.

If they have gaps in their learning, which would have been

highlighted in their recent exams, they need to see their teacher

and or one of the school senior students for assistance.

An Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Program has commenced

at Casino High School. The aim is to improve the standard in these

important skills across all levels of ability. This program is across

Years 7 to 10 and we expect to see an improvement in our Naplan

and Minimum Standard test results.

The Year 10 to Year 11 subject selection process will begin early

next term and although this is a time consuming process, it is vital

to see students select subjects appropriate to their career

aspirations.

Have you returned your Vaccination

Forms???

All Year 7 Vaccinations

March 29th

Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (dTpa) Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Please ensure your student has had breakfast on the day of the vaccinations.

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FACULTY NEWS

News from the CAPA Faculty (Creative and Performing Arts)

Year 12

The Year 12 CAPA students are quickly coming to the end of their HSC course and in the near future they will be

performing their best songs and pieces for the HSC Examiners. The school community is invited to come along and

enjoy the students songs and pieces at our Annual Senior CAPA night, Nomad and School Assemblies. Dates for

these events will be advertised in future Newsletters and Bulletins. This terms unit of study is ‘An Instrument and

its Repertoire’ where students are composing ideas for their chosen instrument.

Emily, Casey and Kurt rehearsing a song

Year 7 Art

The Year 7 Art classes have made a great start to the year. This term students are busy creating artworks using a

range of materials and processes from different artists based on ‘The Elements of Art’.

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FACULTY NEWS

News from the CAPA Faculty (Creative and Performing Arts)

Art, Drama and Entertainment Excursion to Brisbane

Recently our Creative and Performing Arts students had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Brisbane to attend

the 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art show and watch the play “Death of a Salesman” at the

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). Both the arts and drama students had a very inspiring, fun day and are

currently reflecting and drawing on their experience in through their class work.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Steggles Meat Bird Pair Competition – Sydney Royal Easter Show

The Year 11 Agriculture students are again taking part in

the Steggles Meat Bird Pair Competition. Over the next

few weeks the students will record the chicken’s weights

and how much they are eating daily. This data will then

be used to produce a report showing the “Feed

Conversion Rate” of the chickens. Four of the Chickens,

two roosters and two hens will then be chosen by the

students to be sent to Sydney for the competition at the

Royal Easter Show.

Students pictured - Jesse Noll, McKenzie Llewellyn,

Shakirra Wilson, Ellie Brettner and Phoebe McMillan

Southern Cross University (SCU) Young Engineers School Holiday Program

Each year in Term 1 school holidays, Engineering at SCU offer high school students in Years 10 to 12 a one-day

program to learn more about engineering and careers in this exciting field.

This day of hands-on experience will provide a taste of engineering where you can check out their world class

laboratory facilities, perform experiments, work with technical equipment, develop an understanding of the

importance of engineering in our world and meet the friendly and supportive staff.

Participants must register their attendance before Friday, 5 April 2019. Numbers are limited.

When : Thursday, 18th April 2019

Where: A Block (Engineering), Southern Cross University, Lismore Campus

Cost: There is no charge for attendance

Bring: Long pants, covered shoes, hat, sunscreen, food, water, hair tie, pen and paper

Age Group: Year 10 - 12 students

RSVP: Thursday, 5th April 2019

If you are interested speak to Mrs Weir, Career Adviser for more information.

Math Faculty Awards

The following students received Mathematic Achievement

Awards at assembly this week:

Briellen Keenes, Holly Layton, Avah Mohammed, Amelia

Philip, Ayla Bishop, Isabella Murphy, Mika Parker & Luke

Judson. Absent - Clodagh Sheppard and Lilli Brett

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GENERAL INFORMATION

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week 9 Term 1 Week 10 Term 1

Monday

25.03.19

L Roberts

Monday

01.04.19

L Roberts

Tuesday

26.03.19

C Campbell

Tuesday

02.04.19

R Fleming

Wednesday

27.03.19

J Carbis

Wednesday

03.04.19

J Carbis

L Miller

Thursday

28.03.19

L Roberts Thursday

04.04.19

L Roberts

Friday

29.03.19

R Fleming Friday

05.04.19

G Rosolen

OFFICE HOURS FOR SCHOOL RECEIPTING The school office is able to receipt money from students from 8.30am - 9am, 11.10am - 11.45am Monday to Friday. Parents/Carers may personally come to the front office anytime between 8.30am and 1.30pm. NO MONEY MAY BE RECEIPTED AFTER 1.30PM. Payments may be received at the office via cash, cheque, EFTPOS and payments may be made online through the School Website. What expenses can be paid online? Voluntary School Contributions, Subject Contributions, Excursions How? Log onto School site at www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Click on “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard. Year 11 Agriculture Excursion Ref No. 422244 $10 Year 9 Leadership Camp Ref No. 427655 $220 Cross Country Ref No. 309951 $5

CAREERS

RMS TRAINEESHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS Want to earn while you learn? Get your career on the road with a Roads and Maritime Services Apprenticeship or Traineeship.

RMS Traineeships and Apprenticeships are offered in: Traineeships and apprenticeships are offered across a number of different fields, including:

Business Administration Traineeship (Sydney, Grafton, Port Macquarie, Wollongong, Ballina, Newcastle, Dubbo)

Civil Construction Traineeship Road Marker (Grafton, Tamworth, Dubbo, Wagga, Hay)

Civil Construction Apprenticeships (Cooma, Goulburn, Glen Innes, Hay, Narrandera,)

Bridge Carpenter (Ballina, Newcastle, Bega, Goulburn, Wagga)

Signal Technician (Russell Vale, Newcastle)

Plant Mechanic (Broken Hill, Tamworth, Holbrook, Newcastle)

Painter (Sydney Harbour Bridge)

Boilermaker (Newcastle, Sydney Harbour Bridge) More background information is at:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/about/careers/working-with-us/employment-programs/apprentices-trainees.html

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Representative Sport News

Last week we had number of students go and trial for the Northern Rivers Zone Opens and U15’s Boys Rugby

League teams.

Congratulations to Jaru Fraser, Tyrelle Roberts and Josh Stothard who were successful in gaining a spot in the

Open’s Zone team. Kirell Robinson, Jerome Sparke and Jaytan Baker were also successful in being selected for the

U15’s Zone team, congratulations. Both teams will compete at the Northern Rivers/Far North Coast Zone Trials at

Ballina this week, best of luck boys at the next level.

Congratulations to Elyce Richards who was selected in the Northern Rivers Open Girls Netball Team that competed

at the North Coast Trials in Yamba this week. Elyce is only 14 and it is a huge achievement to make an Opens team

at such a young age and compete competitively against older students. Well done Elyce!!

Congratulations are also in order for Jaru Fraser and Cory Townsend who have been selected in the North Coast

Open Boys Rugby Team to compete at the NSW State Championships in May at Sydney. The boys were selected

after attending the trials this week in Grafton. Well done boys!!!

Sporting Success Outside of School

We have a number of students who are achieving great things outside of school hours in their chosen sports. It is

fantastic to see our students excelling and representing at such a high level.

Congratulations to Faith Pittman who after competing at the QLD State Athletics

Championships recently was named the U18 State Champion for Long Jump.

This is a massive achievement for Faith especially given that she is only turning

16 this year and competed against older top ranking athletes.

Congratulations to Nicholas Pickett who won gold at the Sydney International Judo

Championships in the Special Needs category. Nicholas trains very hard and puts in

100% effort each time he takes to the Judo mat. This result has now qualified

Nicholas for the National Championships to be held in June at Carrara on the Gold

Coast . Well done Nicholas!!

SCHOOL NEWS

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SCHOOL NEWS

Swimming Results

Northern Rivers Swimming Carnival

Casino High School had six students represent the school in Lismore at the Northern Rivers Swimming Carnival in

Lismore recently and they came away with some tremendous results. Indigo Creighton, Kalani Ellis, and Lorenzo

de Gregorio were awarded Northern Rivers Zone Age Champions. This is such a wonderful achievement and it is

great to see Casino High School students excelling in the pool not just in one specialist event but many events. The

following students went on to qualify for the North Coast Swimming Carnival at Murwillumbah:

Indigo Creighton - 200m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, and

100m Butterfly

Kalani Ellis - 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly

Xailyn Ellis - 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley

Lorenzo de Gregorio - 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly,

200m Individual Medley

North Coast Swimming Carnival

The competition proved to be much tougher at the North Coast Swimming Carnival in Murwillumbah with students

from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie competing. Xailyn Ellis was up against it in her age group with some top

quality swimmers but did herself and the school proud by finishing not far off the pace in the top five.

Congratulations to the following students for qualifying for multiple events at the State Championships to be held

in Sydney in early April:

Indigo Creighton - 5 events

Kalani Ellis - 3 events

Lorenzo de Gregorio - 4 events

We wish you all the best!!

CORTYA & MERIT WINNERS

Dshanti Birmingham Year 9 Ashley Evens Year 7

Isabella Ennever Year 10 Rory Collis Year 9

Bailey Handcock-Kelly Year 11 Joel Brus Year 10

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GENERAL INFORMATION

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

School Photo Day will be held on

Tuesday 2nd April. Please ensure your

child comes to school in correct full

school uniform.

Family photos and catch up day will be held on

Wednesday 3rd April.

Photo envelopes were distributed this week, if your

student has not come home with an envelope there

are spares at the office for collection.

If you would like a family photo, envelopes are

available from the office.

Envelopes are to be returned on the day with the

correct money in the envelope...NO change is

available at the office.