Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

It’s News To Me

Nowra High School PO Box 183 NOWRA NSW 2541

Email: nowra-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.nowra-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 02 4421 4977 Fax: 02 4421 3284

Principal: Ms Angela Byron Deputy Principals: Mr Gerald Buckley, Ms Kate Forbes and Mrs Kylie Newton

On Wednesday afternoon (18 February) at 3.30pm teachers of Year 7 will be available in the Multipurpose Hall to meet with parents. Our formal parent/teacher interview evening will be held later in the year, so this is an opportunity to come along and meet your child’s teachers, and ask any questions you may have about their subjects or how they are settling in to high school. There won’t be any formal presentations, so feel free to call in any time between 3.30-4.30pm for some afternoon tea and a chat. It’s been a great start to the year, and I’ve enjoyed visiting many of our classes. A few highlights have been the Mexican Fiesta in our Autism Class with Miss Coleman (the students made me nachos and tacos!), cooking lessons with our Junior IM Class and Ms Kirby (whose students made me choc chip cookies) and Ms Elderfield’s 9.2 English class who shared their presentations on Aboriginal history and culture (and gave me a chocolate cupcake with a witchetty grub!). There seems to be a pattern emerging! We really are so fortunate at Nowra High School to have such hard working and professional teachers who go out of their way to make learning meaningful, engaging and fun for our students.

Our Swimming Carnival last week was a huge success, with staff and students in attendance reporting that they had a fantastic day. Congratulations to all of the competitors, and to our brave entrants in the staff race. Thank you to all of the staff who assisted on the day and to the PDHPE staff for their organisation of this great event. Special thanks to our carnival coordinator Ms Little, who has already started work on the Cross Country Carnival. She is a superstar!

Next Thursday we have a group of students and teachers from Aix-en-Provence in France arriving for an exchange program at Nowra High School. Our students who travelled to Europe last year met many of these students as part of their tour, and we’re looking forward to welcoming these visitors. Mrs Leslie has some great activities planned for the French students and their hosts, and I’m sure our French language classes will greatly benefit from practising their French on some native speakers. I am grateful to all of the families who were so willing to host a French student, many of them the same families who had a great time with our Japanese students last year. Your hospitality ensures we can continue to offer these wonderful cultural experiences for our students. A group of Nowra High School students will be returning to visit Aix-en-Provence in January 2016.

Have a great week! Angela Byron

Principal

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE  Calendar 

Coming Events for TERM 1  ‐ Weeks 4 and 5 

WEEK 4 ‐ BETA Monday 16th February: Year 12 SLR Bronze training Tuesday 17th February: School Photos Year 12 SLR Bronze training South Coast - Open boys tennis trials P&C meeting - Staff Common Room - 7.30pm - all welcome Wednesday 18th February: Yr 7 Parents Meet & Greet / Afternoon Tea - MPH - 3.30-4.30pm Thursday 19th February: South Coast 15 years boys & girls Touch trials Friday 20th February: Year 12 PDHPE - Assessment - in class

WEEK 5 ‐ ALPHA

Monday 23rd February: Year 7 Camp - Cataract Scout Camp Year 12 SLR - Bronze training Tuesday 24th February: Year 7 Camp - Cataract Scout Camp Year 12 SLR - Bronze training Wednesday 25th February: Year 7 Camp - Cataract Scout Camp Zone Swimming - Bomaderry Pool Excursion - Year 11 Food Tech Thursday 26th February: French school visit NSW All Schools Triathlon - Penrith Friday 27th February: French school visit South Coast Open boys basketball trials NSW All Schools Triathlon

HOURS FOR THE UNIFORM SHOP

8.00am - 11.30am ~ 1.00pm - 5.00pm

PLEASE NOTE - THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL OPEN ON TUESDAYS ONLY IN 2015.

Here’s a Thought!

The foundation of understanding is the willingness to listen.

PARENTS  PLEASE  NOTE:    Please inform the school  if  you  have  had  any  changes  to  your family  details  recently.    The  school  is  always upda ng  their  family  informa on,  especially changes to your email addresses.  Thank you. 

 

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

YOUR SCHOOL CONTACTS

Ms Forbes - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL for Years 8, 10 and 12 Mr Buckley - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL for Years 7, 9 and 11 Mrs Newton - DEPUTY PRINCIPAL for WELLBEING Mr Baker - Head Teacher ADMINISTRATION Ms Walder - Head Teacher ENGLISH Mr Dixon - Head Teacher MATHS Mr Loxley - Head Teacher SCIENCE Ms Woods - Acting Head Teacher TEACHING and LEARNING Mrs Wellington - Head Teacher HSIE Mr Hanson - Acting Head Teacher INDUSTRIAL ARTS Ms Harrison - Acting Head Teacher FOOD AND DESIGN TECH Ms Yeomans - Head Teacher CREATIVE ARTS Mr Poulton - Head Teacher PDHPE Mr Witcom - Head Teacher SPECIAL EDUCATION Mr Murphy - Acting Head Teacher WELFARE

YEAR ADVISERS

Mr Orange - YEAR 7 ADVISER Mr Morgan - YEAR 8 ADVISER Miss Killen - YEAR 9 ADVISER Mr Ryan - YEAR 10 ADVISER Mrs Cairncross - YEAR 11 ADVISER Ms Clerke Ms Barrott - YEAR 12 ADVISER

Mrs Austin - SRC Mrs Poulton - Dance Ms Webster - AEO Ms Wood - Yrs 7/8 debating Ms Lynch - Yrs 9/10 debating Mrs Newton - Yrs 11/12 Debating and Public Speaking Ms Mainey - Science Fair Mrs Paterson - Library Dr Hamilton - Defence Mentor Ms Elderfield - Peer Mediation and Peer Support Mrs Hopewell - Learning and Support

ITEMS THAT ARE BANNED AT 

SCHOOL 

The  following  items  are  banned  at  school  – 

aerosol  cans  (including  deodorant); 

permanent markers; liquid paper. These items 

will  be  confiscated  and  placed  in  the  front 

office,  for  your  parents  or  caregivers  to 

collect. 

 

Students are reminded that at the end of each 

school  day,  they  must  remain  on  school 

grounds  un l  they  are  collected  by  their 

parents,  or  un l  their  bus  arrives.  Students 

who  walk  or  ride  home  should  leave  the 

school grounds immediately.  

 

The bus shelter in the roundabout is not to be 

used  by  students  wai ng  for  collec on  by 

parents or wai ng for buses. 

 

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

High School Tutoring Start The 2015 School Year With An

Edge!

Band 6 results in all subjects, ATAR 99.05. First year Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) /

Bachelor of Laws student. Juniors, Years 7 – 10:

English Mathematics History

Seniors, Years 11 – 12: Standard, Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2 English General Mathematics Modern History French Beginners Legal Studies

Competitive rate: only $40 per 1 hour session. Recently completed the HSC and have resources

for each subject listed above. All skill levels welcome and I will come to you! Focus on homework, study skills, essay writing or

other classwork of your choice. Negotiable times and days available. Please note:

sessions may be changed following release of university timetable.

Contact: Jasmyn Newton

Text or Call ~ 0422 249 859 OR 4443 5545

Nowra HS Extension Committee

Our first meeting was on Wednesday 11th February from 3.45pm - 4.45pm in the Staff Common Room.

We have a full year planned with extra curricular activities, such as Tournament of Minds (TOM), Science Fair, Touched by the Earth

(Bundanon Trust), Southern Stars, Regional Dance Festival, Debating, International Competitions and Assessments for

Schools (ICAS), Talented Athletes Program (TAP). All parents and carers are welcome to attend.

Ms Opferkuch

Sussex Inlet Soccer  

Registra on  

When:  21st February 

Where:  Thomson Street —              

      Soccer Field 

Time:  10 ‐ 12pm 

PLAY HOCKEY 

St. Georges Basin Hockey Club 

Registra on Day 

Planta on Point   

VINCENTIA   

CHESS ‐ Chess at Nowra High School.  If you would like to par cipate in 

the NSW Junior Chess league, please see Ms Opferkuch (in the 

downstairs Maths Staffroom) for further details. 

From the Defence Mentor  

Welcome  to  all  of  the  new  students  at  school who have  connec ons  with  the  Defence  Force.  Nowra High is a great school and I’m sure you’ll enjoy being a part of it!  My name  is Kathryn Hamilton and  I am the Defence 

Mentor at Nowra High.  I am here  to help  you  se le  into  school as  smoothly as possible and will be introducing myself to all of you in the next few weeks. My office is in the room next to G8 (opposite the science labs upstairs) and I’m in school from Monday to Thursday every week. If you have any ques ons or worries at all, come and see me and I will help as much as I can!  Le ers to all known new ADF families at Nowra High will be sent home in the next week. If you are from a  Defence  family  and  do  not  receive  a  le er,  could  you  please  let  me  know.  My  email  is Kathryn.hamilton5@det.nsw.edu.au and my phone number is 4421 4977xt 142.  I am here to support all ADF students and their families at Nowra High, so  if you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.                        Dr. Kathryn Hamilton  ~  Defence Transi on Mentor 

Hockey Players needed for Valley Team  

Whether  you're  a  beginner  or  you've  had  some  experience,  the  Kangaroo  Valley  team  need  you! The season  is about to start and we could s ll do with some players to make up our awesome team. Every  training  session  and  all  matches  are  held  at  Bernie  Regan  Oval  in  North  Nowra.  If you are interested, please contact the coach Alexz Crawford on 0412853996 who can give you all the details! 

 

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

 

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

 

Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me  

Cat’s Crea ves 

Mrs Woods is proposing to hold an a er school session for students and staff interested in the crea ve 

pursuits of sewing, crotchet, kni ng and cra . To commence, the sessions will be held in K2 on A Week 

Wednesday from 3.30pm ‐5.00pm.  If you are  interested  in finding out more please see Mrs Johnson or 

Mrs Woods in K Block staffroom. 

It’s on again: The World’s Greatest Shave at Nowra High- Wednesday 18/3/15 Let’s top the $ 2.6 K mark we made last year for the Leukaemia Foundation! Students can colour their hair before the date or have their head shaved on the day. We have 2 fabulous, expert hairdressers to strip those long locks right OFF…. SO what do you do if you want to be part of this fun?

Sign up at the Science staffroom with Mrs Rynehart and pick up a sponsorship form Get as many people to sponsor you Turn up at lunchtime on the 18/3/15 to the H block steps and …….. hair off

Collect all your sponsorship money and hand it in to the front office

Bomaderry Junior Rugby League Football Club Registration Day

Will be held on Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th February 2015 at the Bomaderry Sporting Complex 3.30pm - 5.00pm. The club will be entering teams from the Under 6's - Under 17's and also the newly formed Girl's League Tag Teams 9 - 14 years of age. Register on line now Go to http://swampies.leaguenet.com.au Shorts, Socks and Training Shirt/ Singlet are included in Fees. For more information contact the President Steve on 0403591014.

NOWRA WARRIORS JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE

Registration

28th February Lyrebird Park NOWRA from

1pm to 3.30pm

Register: nowrawarriorsjrl.sportingpulse.net

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CONGRATULATIONS

Silver Award -

Year 8 : Aidan LEWIS

Platinum Award -

Year 8: Zaid Forrester

WHO CARES? WHO LISTENS  Free call 1800 55 1800  Email:  kid‐shelp@boystown.org.au 

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Nowra High School ‐ It’s News To Me