RESPECT - LEARNING - MATURITY - ACCEPTANCE

The Exeter Pride

From the

Principal

On Wednesday we hosted our 2018 Grade 7 students for their

orientation day. It was fantastic to see how excited and engaged these students were with the programs they were involved in throughout the

day. That night we held an information evening for the parents of these

current Grade 6 students. I was thrilled at the feedback we received

from many parents about how the perception of our school is so

positive within our local community. One of my main messages from

the night was that we value open lines of communication with all of our

parents and I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that if you

ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s education,

please contact the school so that we can work together to resolve any

issues.

We have also continued to have many of our students participate in

programs outside of the school classrooms in recent weeks. On

Wednesday, seventeen students travelled with Mrs King and Mrs

Finnigan to Devonport where they represented the school with pride.

The standout performance was Catelyn Turner winning the grade

9/10/11/12 girls event and finishing 6th overall (it was combined with

the boys’ Triathlon). Our Grade 10 students have had the opportunity

to go Abseiling at Brady’s Lookout and Rock Climbing at the Gorge in

recent weeks as well and this has been a wonderful, yet challenging

experience. Over eighty of our students also recently competed at the

Term 4 Issue No.4 — 1December 2017

Diary Dates Term 4

December

Tuesday 5 Student Works Celebration of

Success

Thursday 7 New Date -School Association

Meeting 6.30pm

Grade 9/10 Fitness & Weights Zorb

ball afternoon

Friday 8 Grade 7/10 follow up Meningococcal

immunisations

Grade 9/10 Fitness & Weights Gym

Excursion, PYCSAM

Monday 11 SLC Elect afternoon tea, Student

Centre

Tuesday 12 Grade 10 “Party Safe” 9.00am

Student Centre

Community Cricket Match, Grade 10

Wednesday 13 Reports home today, Gr7-9

Thursday 14 Graduation Dinner, Tailrace Centre

Friday 15 Grade 10 Presentation Assembly,

Gymnasium 11:00am start

Monday 18 Grade 10 Mystery Picnic

Grade 7 Celebration Assembly,

Student Centre, 9.00am

Grade 9 Celebration Assembly

Student Centre, 1.30pm

Tuesday 19 Grade 10 Activity Day

Grade 7 End of Year Picnic

Grade 8 Celebration Assembly,

Student Centre, 9:00am

Wednesday 20 Grade 8 End of Year Picnic

Grade 9 End of Year Picnic

Thursday 21 Students final day for 2017

Friday 22 Staff final day for 2017

Calendar is updated fortnightly

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL : Paul Stevenson ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL : Andrea Saville

GRADE LEADERS SUPPORT SERVICES Grade 7 Stefan Lendvay / Sharon Parish School Psychologist Jessica Walker Monday & Wednesday

Grade 8 Naomi Cartledge / Liam Fox Social Worker Esther Fleming Monday & Tuesday

Grade 9 Allison Macpherson / Ty Stewart School Chaplain Nerida Green Monday & Friday

Grade 10 Kym Knights / Angela Howie Julia Elford Wednesday

School Health Nurse David Mackay Friday

BREAKFAST CLUB

Open every Monday from 8:30am to 8:55am in Home Ec.

Northern School’s Athletics Inter-high carnival and once again

as Mrs Robinson often says, “Exeter punched well above their

weight”. This year saw the introduction of a new shield called

The Equity Shield which averages the results of all of the

schools competing and then works out which school was the

most successful school in relation to the number of students

it has. Exeter High School was the inaugural winner of this

shield and is an achievement that we all should be very proud

of.

The final Social was held last night and was well attended

across all Grades. The theme was 80’s night and both

students and staff embraced the opportunity to dress up in

outfits from this era. Once again, the behaviour and

participation in the dancing and activities of our students was amazing.

The current Grade 9 students who wish to represent the

school on the School Leadership Committee in 2018

presented their speeches to the Grade 7-9 students this week

and based on the quality of the speeches, I am confident that

we will have an incredible group of student leaders on this

committee in 2018 who will represent the school and their

fellow students to the highest possible standard.

Mr Benjamin Frerk

PRINCIPAL

END OF YEAR

ASSEMBLIES

You are invited to attend the following end of

year assemblies:

Friday 15 December

Grade 10 Presentation Assembly

11.00am Gymnasium

Monday 18 December

Grade 7 9:00am Student Centre

Grade 9 1.30pm Student Centre

Tuesday 19 December

Grade 8 9.00am Student Centre

All Grade 10 students have now received their Graduation Week payment sheet. If you have not seen this payment sheet please ask your child. The Year 10 Graduation Weeks Selection Sheet for payment was due back Friday 1st December. Please complete the form and return to the Office.

Exeter High School has a YouTube channel. To view

our films and documentaries visit:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKo3-fSrdnuRGDyOaYlLJyA

TERM DATES FOR 2018

Term 1

Wednesday 7 February to Thursday 12 April

Easter- (Friday 30 March - Tuesday 3 April inclusive)

Term 2

Monday 30 April to Friday 6 July

Term 3

Monday 23 July to Friday 28 September

Term 4

Monday 15 October to Thursday 20 December

BOOK SALE DAYS 2018

The school office will re-open on January 31 2018.

Book packs can be collected and levies paid on:

Wednesday 31 January 9:30am-12:30pm

5:00pm-6:30pm

Thursday 1 February 9:30am-12:30pm

5:00pm-6:30pm

Uniforms will also be on sale at these times.

Cash, cheque and EFTPOS are accepted for levies.

Invoices will be posted late January 2018. Levies can

be paid by BPAY or at Service Tasmania. Payment

options are shown on the back of your invoice.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use either BPAY or Service

Tasmania option, the receipt will be required to be

shown on book sales day in order to collect your

book pack.

Canteen News

Just a reminder that the Canteen

now has EFTPOS available.

PLEASE NOTE there will be NO

cash out.

REMINDER that the School

Association Meeting which

was postponed will now be held

on Thursday 7 December at

6.30pm in the staffroom.

Library

Return overdue

books now!

As the end of term is fast approaching we are

requesting that students return overdue library

books ASAP and return other books by the due

date. Thank you

On Saturday November 25th we attended the Deloraine Show. It was a

wet, foggy start at 6.30am to wash the cattle and try to dry them. It

rained for much of the morning and the team of Jay Walters, Dawson

Connell, Mathew Heslin, Harley Wykes and Rhys Van Den Berg did a

great job keeping our silver cattle looking clean for presentation in the

muddy conditions.

We entered three classes and gained three placings.

1st place in 3 year old Cow with calf – Miss Maree

and Isaac

2nd place in Junior Heifer (age group) – Imogen

2nd place in Pairs – Imogen and Miss Jean

A huge thank you to the Van Den Berg family for

sponsoring us with a shade shelter and chairs. The

support is greatly appreciated.

CONTACT DETAILS

Exeter High School

Glen Ard Mohr Road, EXETER Tas 7275

Phone (03) 6394 4366

Email: exeter.high@education.tas.gov.au OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

….Vegies….

Whether you like vegetables or not, now

there is a new incentive to start growing your

own. It is the season to put in pumpkin,

carrots, potatoes, marrow and so much more,

ready to harvest for the Exeter Show on

Saturday 24th February. There are prizes for

the heaviest, biggest or most unusually shaped

vegetable and the good news is, you get to eat

the rest of them! So start planting. You don’t

need a lot of room just a sunny bit of the

garden, a patio or even a polystyrene box, just

remember to water and check that the odd

snail has not taken a fancy to your seedlings.

If growing vegetables really is not your thing

( and anyone can grow them!) then there are

other categories that you can enter – Art,

craft, cooking, flower arrangements and lots

more.

For any further details please contact Hilary

Keeley on 63944725/ 0438944725 or pick up

an entry form from Exeter True Value

Hardware in Exeter closer to the time of the

Show.

TOY & BOOK SWAP

As part of this weekend’s KID I AM event being held at the Silverdome, Launceston, City Mission will be hosting a

Toy & Book Swap. Bring your unwanted toys or books and swap them for something new!

See us at Site 22 (Club Zone)

this Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm

West Tamar Council School Holiday Program Bookings can be made to Council’s customer service, or by emailing

andrew.beeston@wtc.tas.gov.au. We have a limited number of spaces

available for some activities, so we encourage families to book in asap!

4/12/2017 Monday Christmas Party

Break Up

6/12/2017 Wednesday No Loft—Visit

Youth Garden (3pm-4.30pm)

8/12/2017 Friday Christmas in the West

Tamar (6.30pm8.30pm)