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22 JULY 2016 TERM 3 ISSUE 1 THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGE, ACHIEVE49 SOUTH STREET, GRENFELL NSW 2810 02 6343 1390 www.henrylawso-h.schools.det.nsw.edu.au

Welcome back to school and more great learning.

Congratulations to Clare Hunt. She has been selected for the Australian U19s Matilda football team that heads off to Myanmar this week. They will be playing in the qualifying rounds for the World Cup to be held next year. This is a fantastic achievement and we will all be listening out for how the team plays. Have a great trip Clare.

Some of our students were involved in great holiday activities. Kira Gibson and Jessica Pereira returned to the Youth Parliament, this time with their committees presenting motions on their issues. The debates were held in the Legislative Council of the NSW Parliament, so it was a very authentic experience. Jessica was the first speaker on the opening day presenting a motion on mental health with a focus on the rural aspect. The motion was passed unanimously. Likewise, Kira’s motion was passed unanimously that looked at how LGBTI students could be supported in educational settings. Jessica and Kira both said it was an amazing experience; being involved in the political process, meeting other people including the NSW Governor General and building their confidence and public speaking skills. Kate Robinson and Yongyang Xia were invited to attend another women in engineering program, this time at the University of Technology Sydney. They both have a clear picture of the many pathways that engineering provides. Charlotte Simpson was invited to attend the HSC Intensive Studio Practice course run by the National Art School in Sydney. Charlotte’s learning was focused on drawing life forms. She said it was intensive: six hours a day of drawing where she learnt so much.

Year 6 students from Greenethorpe, Caragabal and Grenfell public schools and St Joseph’s started their secondary learning this week. On Wednesday they came for their first experience of learning science from science teachers in science laboratories. They were enthusiastically involved in measuring temperatures and weighing objects as they solved some scientific problems. There were lots of questions about high school and excitement about next week’s session.

Past student Rachel Timbs visited the school this week in her role as a Macquarie University ambassador. Rachel is in her second year of an education/psychology degree and lives on campus at Dunmore Lang College. She had a lot to share with students about her experience, answering an array of questions about what you learn at school and your course of study and the experience of living on campus. Her enthusiasm and commitment to her degree was high: when you find something that interests you, you just want to keep on learning.

The wet weather has made us flexible. The Year 11 agricultural students’ farm study changed to a presentation from the farmer at school. Mr Hunter, well versed in teaching, explained the process of production out on his property. When it is drier underfoot the students will have a short visit to see what it was that was explained to them. The cross country and colour run will happen. We will keep trying, anticipating a dry break in the weather.

The Country Education Foundation Grenfell branch has been given the go ahead to be established. The group is planning to meet to do the initial paperwork in registering the organisation. The purpose of CEF is to provide students with financial challenges with support as they move from school to learning at university, TAFE or in an apprenticeship. This will provide the youth of our community with further support. If you are interested in being involved, contact the school.

Our staff had a very productive day on Monday. The teachers, along with Grenfell Public School staff, learnt about the role of praise, part of our learning within the HOW2Learn modules. The research challenged a lot of strongly held views and practices, advocating that the feedback and praise needs to focus on the processes of learning along with the effort. There was a lot of discussion with teachers setting goals about how they can put this learning into practice. Our teachers also did a session on mindfulness; its impact on student and staff wellbeing and some simple strategies to apply. Our admin staff had a session on one of the department databases and how to use it effectively to access information. It was a good start to the term.

Education Week starts Monday 1 August. We will be having an assembly on Wednesday 3 August to acknowledge those in our school community who make our school a wonderful learning environment.

Margaret Carey

Principal

Well-being Corner“Hold a true friend with both your hands.”

Nigerian proverb

Sometimes we take our friendships for granted, we break plans or forget to call; we go on and on about our own problems, overlooking the fact that our friends might

have troubles too. True friends will forgive us these faults and be understanding … which is just one of the many

reasons to cherish our true friends.

TODAYI’ll tell or show a friend how much I care.

CANTEEN ROSTERWeek commencing 25 July

Monday Keryl McCann Tuesday Lisa DayWednesday VacantThursday VacantFriday Shirley Marwhinney

Youth ParliamentDuring the second week of the holidays, Jess Pereira and Kira Gibson participated in the NSW YMCA Youth Parliament program. Over the course of the week they were given the opportunity to present reports in NSW Parliament House along with 130 other young people from across the state. Over the last few months, each participant has been involved in the creation of a bill or report to present in the Parliament House of NSW, and all of their hard work finally took form in a number of debates over the four sitting days.

Jess’ committee investigated mental health and presented a report outlining the prevalence of mental health issues in young people and a few ways to address them, including further incorporation of mental health education into school curriculum, particularly the science curriculum, with a focus on the physical and chemical causes of mental illness. Their report passed with amendments, and will be presented to real members of parliament for consideration.

Kira’s committee was investigating LGBT+ affairs, and put together a report that focused on the treatment and support of LGBT+ individuals in the education system. The debate on this report was one of the most hard-hitting over the week, and ended up being passed unanimously. The report suggested the implementation of safe spaces in schools, as well as greater conversation in PE classes about gender diversity and sexuality and the acceptance and support of people who identify as gender diverse. The committee hopes to get in contact with MPs in order to encourage them to pass the report into NSW legislation.

Over the program’s 15 years, 12 pieces of legislation created by young people have been passed into NSW legislation.

Youth Parliament is run by young people, for young people. It is a program that supports advocacy and engages young people with the parliamentary process through hands on involvement in the development of legislation. The environment fostered by the program is one of support and encouragement and it is a really amazing place to be.

Opportunities

• Explore the theme of humanitarian engineering

• Participate in hands-on workshops in health, aerospace engineering, technology, natural resources, energy systems and the digital future

• Meet like-minded students and work in teams on engineering design challenges over the course of the week

• Visit sites around Sydney that showcase engineering in action

• Hear from female engineers about their careers and where engineering has taken them

• Attend a networking function with engineering professionals keen to share their experiences

• Enjoy a number of social events with the other campers and university students and make new friends with interests similar to your own

• Live on campus for a week

Eligibility

Young women with a genuine interest in finding out about careers in engineering are encouraged to apply.

To be eligible you must be an Australian citizen or permanent Australian resident, and be 16 years or older on 9 January 2017.

How to Apply

Visit unsw.to/wiec for the application form and additional information. Online applications open Friday 1 July 2016 and close AEST 5:00pm Sunday 25 September 2016.

Available places in the camp are limited so applicants will be selected on the basis of aptitude for engineering, including performance in maths and science subjects at high school.

Select places are reserved for students from rural areas and rural travel grants may be available.

The 2017 UNSW Women in Engineering Camp will be held from Monday 9 to Friday 13 January 2017.

• Do you want your career to be at the forefront of positive change for society?

• Do you enjoy using lateral thinking, creativity and design?

• Do you love problem solving and working in teams?

• Do you have an aptitude for maths and science?

If so, and you are a young woman currently in Year 10 or Year 11, join us for a 5 day residential experience and find out about the exciting careers available to professional engineers.

The photos of women used in this flyer are of previous camp participants.

EngineeringNever Stand Still

UNSW Women in Engineering Camp

9th - 13th January 2017

MORE INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORMS: YOUTHWEEK.NSW.GOV.AU

Youth Week is an opportunity for young people to express their ideas and views,

act on issues that affect their lives and create and enjoy activities and events.

Youth Week is now the largest annual youth participation event in Australia.

The NSW Youth Week Design Competition provides the opportunity

to showcase your talents as a designer and win a $1000 cash prize.

YOUTH WEEK 2017 NSW DESIGN COMPETITION

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Term 3 18 July to 23 SeptemberMEETINGS2 August 7pm in library6 September 7pm in library.

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIESFather’s Day raffle12 and 13 August street stallYear 12 farewell dinner – cateringStall at 150 year celebration weekend to sell postcards (weekend 1 - 3 October).

Yongyan Xia and Kate Robinson attended the UTS Experience It Women in Engineering Day during the school holidays. All the large NSW universities that offer engineering courses were in attendance. With inspirational speeches by engineers and workshops throughout the day on various engineering strands, the day was a worthwhile activity.

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18/7/2016 Day 1 SDD

19/7/2016 Day 2 Year 11 ag farm

case study

20/7/2016 Day 3 Cross country

21/7/2016 Day 4 HSC maths study day GPS athletics carnival

22/7/2016 Day 5 HSC maths ext 1

study day

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25/7/2016 Day 6 26/7/2016 Day 7 Samba experience

stage 4

27/7/2016 Day 8

28/7/2016 Day 9 29/7/2016 Day 10 Western Region

athletics

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1/8/2016 Day 1

2/8/2016 Day 2

3/8/2016 Day 3

4/8/2016 Day 4

5/8/2016 Day 5 Gold merit snow trip

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8/8/2016 Day 6 HSC dance

9/8/2016 Day 7

10/8/2016 Day 8 11/8/2016 Day 9 Year 10 information session parents and students library 7pm

12/8/2016 Day 10

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15/8/2016 Day 1 Parent/teacher interviews (A-L)

Probus public speaking

16/8/2016 Day 2

17/8/2016 Day 3

18/8/2016 Day 4 Year 10 information

session

19/8/2016 Day 5 SRC & captain

nominations

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22/8/2016 Day 6 Parent/teacher

interviews (M-Z) Year 10 subject

selection interviews (all week)

23/8/2016 Day 7 SRC & captain

elections

24/8/2016 Day 8

25/8/2016 Day 9 HSC D&T due school photos

26/8/2016 Day 10

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29/8/2016 Day 1 HSC art due

Sc & Eng Challenge

30/8/2016 Day 2 Sc & Eng Challenge

31/8/2016 Day 3

1/9/2016 Day 4 HSC trial & prelim

exams

2/9/2016 Day 5 HSC trial & prelim

exams Grenfell Show

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5/9/2016 Day 6 HSC trial & prelim

exams HSC music

6/9/2016 Day 7 HSC trial & prelim

exams

7/9/2016 Day 8 HSC trial & prelim

exams Ag Vision Junee

8/9/2016 Day 9 Year 9 peer mentor

training Year 10 Lovebites

9/9/2016 Day 10

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12/9/2016 Day 1 Vet work placement

13/9/2016 Day 2 Vet work placement

14/9/2016 Day 3 Vet work placement

15/9/2016 Day 4 Vet work placement

Year 9 Weddin Mountain Challenge

and girls day

16/9/2016 Day 5 Vet work placement

Year 9 Weddin Mountain Challenge

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19/9/2016 Day 6 Vet work placement

20/9/2016 Day 7 Vet work placement

Year 12 social

21/9/2016 Day 8 Vet work placement Year 12 assembly and fun afternoon

22/9/2016 Day 9 Vet work placement

Year 12 formal assembly

Year 7 vaccinations

23/9/2016 Day 10 Vet work placement

Year 12 farewell dinner

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