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Friday, 25th May 2018 Issue 6 - Term 2 - Week 4

ASSESSMENT BOOKLETS Assessment booklets for all years are available on the parent portal as well as the schools website. These are a useful document to allow you to see when your child has their assessment tasks due for each subject. This document allows students to plan out their time to ensure that they are completing all of their tasks on time and so that as parents you are aware of what is due. We are currently working on having more information placed on the parent portal as well as the website to help improve communication between the school and our parents.

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL It is important for students to be at school on time and to attend every day. Arriving at school and class on time:

Ensures that students do not miss out on important learning activities scheduled early in the day

Helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine

Gives students time to greet their friends before class

Reduces classroom disruption

Lateness is recorded as a partial absence and must be explained by parents. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for student absences may include:

being sick, or having an infectious disease having an unavoidable medical appointment being required to attend a recognised

religious holiday exceptional or urgent family circumstance

(e.g. attending a funeral)

Following an absence from school you must ensure that within 7 days you provide our school with a verbal or written explanation for the absence. Principals are legally responsible for keeping accurate records of student attendance. Principals are also responsible for deciding if the reason given for an absence is justified.

Wherever possible, parents and carers are encouraged to provide an explanation for absences before the absences occur. As Principal of the school I have the right to question parents’ requests for their child to be absent from school. I also have the right to question an explanation given for a child’s absence from school. To explain an absence parents and carers may:

use the Parent Portal send a note or email to the school telephone the school on 5881 1211 visit the School

If the school has not received an explanation for a child’s absence an Absentee Notice will be sent out. If a student misses as little as 8 days in a school term by the end of High School they would have missed a whole year of school. Glen Warren Principal

Deni High News Principal: Glen Warren Deputy Principal’s: Peter Astill and Robyn Richards (Acting)

Harfleur Street, Deniliquin NSW 2710 T: 5881 1211 F: 5881 5115 E: [email protected] W: www.deniliquin-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Issue 6 - Term 2 - Week 4 Friday, 25th May 2018

CALENDAR

TERM 2

Week 5 All Week - Year 10 Work Experience

29 - 31 May - NSW CHS Netball (Maitland)

Week 6 4 June - School Photos

8 June Zone Athletics Carnival (Deni)

Week 7 13-15 June - Year 11 Lake Mungo

Excursion

Students Last day of Term 2 is Friday 6th July


Homework Centre - Library

3.10pm - 4.10pm Wednesdays

3.20 - 4.20pm Thursdays

Students put their name down at

Henry Street Office

Great for revision and homework

All students welcome.

ENGLISH NEWS Debating has begun once again at Deniliquin High School; our Stage 5 team has already competed in one close debate with Hay War Memorial High School and won against Finley High School via forfeit. The students have been practising during lunch to improve their team work, critical thinking and the strengthening of their ideas. The Stage 4 team will have their first debate next month against Balranald Central School. Try outs will be taking place to settle on the final four in Week 5. Many students may now be aware with Ms Richards in the deputy chair, Mrs Ladson has now stepped into the role of interim Head Teacher of English. Any concerns about assessment tasks, requests for extensions or other concerns must be discussed with Mrs Ladson for the remainder of Term 2. With the conclusion of NAPALN last week, we would

like to congratulate all students in Year 7 and 9 who

completed the testing. Our focus returns to wide

reading at home. Wide reading consists of consistently

reading for 10 to 15 minutes each night. Students

should be reading texts which challenge them. Wide

reading expands student vocabulary and assists them

in understanding a range of text structures including;

novels, newspapers, scripts etc.

UPCOMING MATHS ASSESSMENT TASKS Year 8 – Half-Yearly Examination on Tuesday 12

th

June

Year 9 Stage 5.2 – Half-Yearly Examination on

Wednesday 30th May

Year 9 Stage 5.1/5.3 – Half-Yearly Examination on

Friday 1st June

Year 12 General Mathematics 1 – Assessment Task

due Wednesday 30th May

CALCULATOR It is a requirement for all students to bring a scientific

calculator to each Maths lesson. The cost is $20 from

the Front Office. We have changed over to the Casio fx

-82AU.

HOMEWORK CENTRE A reminder that students can access help from a Maths

teacher on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. This

is a great way for students to manage their homework

and assessment tasks.

YEAR 10 FOOD TECHNOLOGY The class recently completed their first assessment for

the year. Students were required to create their own

restaurant, and design everything from their staffing

positions to their menus. A meal was chosen from their

restaurant menu and was recreated during one of their

practical lessons. The results are fantastic! Well done

Year 10!

TAS NEWS MRS KIRK’S 9 TIMBER CLASS The class have been busy producing their footstools. They have learnt how to use the router table, the portable router to finish edges and have inlayed red gum strips into their stools. The students have come up with extra design options such as making a lid for the top. Well done Year 9


Next P&C Meeting

26th June 2018

6pm, Meeting Room

Administration Building

All Welcome to attend

YEAR 7 & 8 TECHNOLOGY MANDATORY

(TEXTILES) The students well underway with the production of their T-Shirts. The results of their hard work and careful planning are certainly paying off!

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS

HOUSE POINTS

1st Edward - 1253

2nd Kyalite - 1232

3rd Nyrangi - 1103

4th Colligen - 1060

Fastest Girl Fastest Boy

Macie Free 14.47 sec Darcy Morris 12.06 sec

Age Champions - Girls Age Champions-Boys

12 Kate Westcott 12 Tom Charlton

13 Elena Mulham 13 Charlie Hillier

14 Macie Free 14 Izayah Gazzara

15 Rachel Crockart 15 Duncan Hughes

16 Emma McCallum 16 Tom Duffey

17 Olivia Duffey 17 Kyle Elphick

Lemons

Wanted

Home Economics would love lemons

donated.

Please drop off at the Front Office.


CROSS COUNTRY Our annual Cross Country was well-supported once again this year. Participants enjoyed great conditions with the sun shining, a breeze blowing and perfect temperatures. It was great that all students participated with enthusiasm; serious runners clocked some blistering times while other participants enjoyed a walk through the forest. Once again students were joined by some athletic staff members who took to the course with gusto Congratulations to all place-getters and participants!

CROSS COUNTRY TOP 40

Age Champions - Girls Age Champions-Boys

12 Kate Westcott 12 Tom Charlton

13 Annie Harvey 13 Charlie Hillier

14 Macie Free 14 Tom McCallum

15 Rachel Crockart 15 Duncan Hughes

16 Rhiannon Nicholls 16 Harry Hillier

17 Dylan May

Top 5 Girls Top 5 Boys

1. Rachel Crockart 1. Harry Hillier

2. Annie Harvey 2. Charlie Hillier

3. Ella Harvey 3. Dean MacDonald

4. Hannah Dunmore 4. Bailey Townsend

5. Macie Free 5. Duncan Hughes

1 Harry Hillier

2 Charlie Hillier

3 Dean MacDonald

4 Bailey Townsend

5 Duncan Hughes

6 Rachel Crockart

7 Annie Harvey

8 Jack Richards

9 Ella Harvey

10 Malaki Lake

11 Ashley Hart

12 Hannah Dunmore

13 Macie Free

14 Tom Charlton

15 Charlotte Strong

16 Miller Fitzpatrick

17 Tom McCallum

18 Maisy Edwards

19 Henry Michael

20 Edwina Barclay

21 Harry Dudley

22 Zac Free

23 Brad Poka

24 Billy Michael

25 Ben East

26 Dom Read

27 Jakob Freimuth

28 Jack Michael

29 Jai Ezard

30 Ethan Simmons

31 Courtney Williams

32 Eliza Bermingham

33 Cooper Wall

34 Jaye Charlton

35 Kate Westcott

36 Shannon King

37 Matilda Glowrey

38 Michael Godfrey

39 Dylan May

40 Zach Mills


CAREERS NEWS ADF RECRUITMENT TALK

A recruitment drive talk, by the ADF has been scheduled for Friday 1

st June for years 10, 11 and 12.

Interested students need to be at the library by 11.00am to commence the presentation at 11.03 through to 12.46 (P3&4).

YEAR 11 & 12 TAFE/UNIVERSITY VISITS - ALBURY

An excursion has been planned for Year 11 & 12

students on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27

th June,

the purpose of which is to visit Charles Sturt University,

Riverina Institute and Wodonga TAFE. Students will

investigate study options by attending the MyDay

events and other activities at the various institutions.

Study areas highlighted include: Allied Health, IT,

Nursing, Environmental Science, Outdoor Education,

Teaching and Education, etc… The cost per student

will be $55 and includes; transport (Purtill’s Bus driven

by Purtills), BBQ and accommodation at CSU. The bus

will depart DHS at 3.20pm on Tuesday 26th June and

we anticipate return at @5.30pm on Wednesday 27th

June. Students have been issued with a full note

outlining all details. Please fill out and return to Mrs

Van Lieshout asap.

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE – 28 MAY – 1 JUNE

(WEEK 5)

Our excited Year 10 students are looking forward to the

opportunity to get out amongst community members to

be involved in the annual Work Experience Program

run by the high school. We are ever grateful for the

wonderful generosity of our local employers who

willingly give up their time to introduce our students to

the world of work. Students who are not participating

for their numerous reasons need to provide the school

with a written note of exemption. Thank you to all

students who have returned their necessary paper

work.

HUTCHEON AND PEARCE/JOHN DEERE MECHANICAL

APPRENTICESHIPS

It is recruitment time again, looking for year 11 or 12

students keen on an agricultural mechanical

apprenticeship. Attached is the information brochure

and application forms are available through your

careers adviser. A representative of Hutcheon and

Pearce/John Deere recruitment is happy to deliver a

recruitment talk to an interested group of students and

this can be organised through the school. Check out

the flyer at the back of the newsletter.

SCHOOLIES UNEARTHED

Since 1991 we’ve been creating extraordinary people

through extraordinary travel experiences. This year

over 2000 students will be travelling with us to over 30

incredible destinations. Antipodeans offers a range of

programs, one of which is Schoolies Unearthed – a

different way to do schoolies. Newly graduate Year 12

students get to travel overseas with a team of other

schoolies, explore new and vibrant parts of the world

whilst contributing to a sustainable community project.

Accompanied by an Unearthed leader, this is a chance

to embrace a totally new culture, discover some

incredible food and live like the locals do - all while

having the time of your life.

WHERE DOES AN ARTS DEGREE GET YOU?

There is often the debate about the value of an Arts

Degree and what kind of role an Arts graduate could

find in industry. The list of roles is quite varied, and

includes -

• Teaching & educational administration

• International aid and trade agencies

• Arts production and management

• Public service and social welfare agencies

• General management and administration (local

and global)

• Communications industry, publishing, media and

public relations

• Tourism and hospitality

One of the very important things for students to note, is

that an Arts student learns skills that are very

transferrable in industry.

These include communication skills, critical thinking and

reading skills, analytical skills, and research skills.

2019 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM - 31 MAY

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

Calling out to all year 11 students.

If you like hands-on science, workshops, meeting new

people and hearing from world-class scientists,

applications are now open for the National Youth

Science Forum’s Year 12 Program for 2019. It is a

fantastic opportunity to meet others, tour scientific

laboratories, listen to industry leaders and find out

about the brilliant opportunities that are available in

STEM careers.

Students currently studying in year 11 have until 31

May to apply. For more information head over to the

NYSF website. There are Equity Scholarships that

cover about $1000 of the costs.


Our Community Investing In our Future

It’s on again… the Swinburne University Open Day on Sunday July 29.

Join like-minded students from rural and regional backgrounds and experience

university life in Melbourne. This offer is open to Year 11 and 12 students with travel

and accommodation subsidies available for students who apply through their local

Country Education Foundation.

To register your interest please contact

Mrs Van Lieshout,

Country Education Foundation of

Edward River Region

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