Dear Parent(s)/Caregiver(s)

It has been a while since I have written an item for the newsletter as I have been

recovering from having my old knee replaced with a brand new titanium one. The

recover process has taken longer than expected however, I am now back on deck.

This week we have witnessed the wonderful talent of the Bay & Basin schools with

our extravaganza of music, and displays from our school and all our partner

primary schools. This was a wonderful day coordinated by Sanctuary Point Public

School and Helen Rhodes. Congratulations to all involved!

We have elected our new School Captains and they are Holly Brown & Corey

Stynes. Our Vice Captains are June Norton & Shannon O’Beirne.

Congratulations to these students on their election.

Our Head Teacher, Mathematics Mr Smith is recovering from a major operation and

we wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.

Mr S Glenday

Principal

142 The Wool Road, Vincentia 2540 Ph: 4441 6766 Fax: 4441 6000 www.vincentia-h.schools.nsw.edu.au email:vincentia-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Vincentia Vibe - The voice of our school Term 3 Wk 3A 01/08/13

Your School Contacts

S Glenday Principal P Hogan Deputy Principal Ganya Garindja, Gumbari & Support Units G Brady Deputy Principal Stage 4 (Yrs 7 & 8) M Meehan Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 4 T Lane Deputy Principal Stage 5 (Yrs 9 & 10) P Greyling Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 5 P Taylor Deputy Principal Stage 6 (Yrs 11 & 12) F Loupos Head Teacher Teaching & Learning Stage 6 J Oxley School Administration Manager W Bruffey Head Teacher Admin (Rel) R Gilbert Head Teacher English G Smith Head Teacher Mathematics M Reid Head Teacher Science (Rel) L Ryder Head Teacher CAPA S Corbett Head Teacher HSIE F Bachmann Head Teacher PDHPE A Newton Head Teacher TAS P Raftery Sports Co-ordinator S Clark Head Teacher Support J Scott Head Teacher Gumbari Unit A Glenday Head Teacher Wellbeing Learning Support K Lane Head Teacher Ganya Garindja Unit

Leadership and Social

Engagement Contacts

G Keogh & L Sweirenga Year 7 Adviser J Powter Year 8 Adviser M Tebbitt Year 9 Adviser P Raftery Year 10 Adviser S Brunswick Year 11 Adviser A Newton Year 12 Adviser

Term Dates:

Term 3 - 16th July to 20th September Term 4 - 8th October to 18th December

The school day starts at 8.15am and finishes at

2.21pm.

Parents and students are requested not to use the staff car park - this is dangerous

and causes congestion

What’s happening

at VHS Thursday 1st August

My Story Matters Project - Support

In2uni tutors for Maths/English - Library

Botanical Gardens Bush Tucker & Medicine

tour

Australian Mathematics Competition

Friday 2nd August

Southern Stars Choir Rehearsal - Albion Park

Regional Athletics Carnival - Shoalhaven

High School

Artist Workshop - Goulburn

Monday 5th August

Yr 12 Taste of Transition to Work -

Greenacres Nowra

Tuesday 6th August

Yr 10 Ski Trip

Wednesday 7th August

Homework Centre in2uni mentors/tutors

Support class Science Program around Jervis

Bay

Yr 10 Ski Trip

Yr 12 Lock in - Library

In2uni Yr 11

Thursday 8th August

in2Uni tutors for Maths/English Years11/12 in

Library

Hospitality Competency Assessment

Yr 11 & 12 Parent/Teachers meeting

Yr 11 Parent Teacher interviews will be held in the school Library on Thursday, 8th August between 4pm and 6pm.

Parents and students are encouraged to come along and see Yr 12 Major works in Hall from 6 to 8pm.

The values of Vincentia High School are

Respect, Responsibility

& Personal Best

Tickets have been donated to the school by

Integrity Real Estate

in recognition of our school values.

This weeks recipients are

Madeleine Cooper

Volunteering her time to attend the Lady Denman World Environment Day

Jackson Andre

Volunteering his time to attend the SNAPPED WILD ABC OPEN Photography Workshop

Oscar Kennedy

Volunteering his time to attend the SNAPPED WILD ABC OPEN Photography Workshop

Maddie Burns & Tara Job

Great initiative & team leadership during cooking class

These values can be shown in many ways within the school community. It is these actions

of our students we, as a school, are proud of and wish to acknowledge. Each week a

student/s from the school, in any year, will receive a FREE movie ticket to the

Huskisson Theatre as recognition of their VHS spirit.

Congratulations to our winners!

Celebrating our school spirit!

Leaving/Transferring Procedures:

All students leaving school to join the workforce, enrol in TAFE or transfer to another school must ‘sign out’ before exiting our school. Students should:

provide a note from parent/s to inform the school that they are leaving/transferring - this letter should contain information on where the student is going.

return all school resources sign out of school if student is joining the work force they need a letter from their employer stating their job

offer

Scripture Seminars: Vincentia High School will be hosting several Scripture seminars this term.

On Monday, 2nd September we will have Simon Clegg who speaks on the topics of self-worth and self-esteem. In a

world full of so many choices young people can find it hard to make the right ones. In this seminar Simon takes

students on a journey through real life stories of how choices have consequences and demonstrates the lasting power

that bad choices can have. Simon shares his story of drug and alcohol abuse and how this had a major effect on his

future and dreams.

The number 1 issue that the youth of today are facing is the area of self-worth and self-esteem. Simply put, the next

generation are being told who they are through branding, media and other sources and when they feel that they don’t

fit the norm it can become severely detrimental in regards to making wise choices for the future.

Life is a series of choices and young people sometimes find it hard to see past tomorrow, let alone look ahead to their

future. These seminars are about inspiring students and educating them in how to make the right decisions by being

true to themselves and not following the crowd. Simon also deals head on with the potential complications facing the

modern world regarding social media and the major effects of this on today’s teenagers. Parents: If you do not want your child to attend these seminars you will need to write a note addressed to Deputy Principal,

Reports!!!! Due to a technical glitch the processing and

distribution of school reports has been delayed.

Reports should be available within the next two to three weeks.

Camp Koloona On the 24

th, 25

th & 26

th July, 2013 Indigenous students took part in a ‘Leadership Forum’ at Camp Koloona,

North Nowra. Students learnt how to work as a team and what it takes to be an Indigenous role model and

leader at Vincentia High.

Mr Matt Reid led the students through leadership and

team building exercises and they took part in team

work activities such as abseiling and billy cart

racing.

The camp was designed to establish an Indigenous

Leadership Team at Vincentia High School which will

be run as part of the SRC and will aim to encourage

Indigenous students and their parents to have a

stronger voice in their education and outcomes.

The leadership team will meet once a fortnight and have

already designed the initial projects they will work on

including Dhurga signage around the school and a rewards

excursion to be held at the end of the year.

The students will have the opportunity to

showcase their plans and achievements at a

parent night to be held in the upcoming

months.

Indonesian

Excursion Year 9, 10 & 11 Indonesian classes travelled to Sydney on Thursday 27th June to visit an Indonesian restaurant. ‘Teras Bali’ restaurant is located in Walsh Bay on the Pier, right under the harbour bridge and is a magical place for lunch or dinner at any time. Students were able to order using the Indonesian language, sample authentic Indonesian foods and were even surprised with an Indonesian dessert called ‘Es Cendol’. Student behaviour was exemplary and appreciated by all. Ms Edwards Indonesian Teacher

Some of our fantastic riders competing in

this years Coondoo Classic

More photos and a full report about the Coondoo Classic in next weeks Newsletter!

The hills are alive!

Community

News

Manual Driving Lessons

Bay & Basin Area

Special price of $50 per hour for Vincentia students

Please contact Sean on 0435 167 306

‘Spring into Sanctuary Point Expo’ Sanctuary Point Community Pride is holding their ‘Spring into Sanctuary Point Expo’ on Saturday 7th September at the Francis Ryan Reserve, Sanctuary Point. Volunteers are needed for a range of activities both before the big day and on the day. Before the day walkers are needed to do a letter box drop and on the day volunteers to oversee the parking of stall holders and to assist with guiding visitors to the various exhibits and stall holders. This is a wonderful day for the village and they are keen to involve as many people as possible to ensure the smooth running of the day and to raise the awareness of residents of what will be an exciting and interesting day.

If you would like to help please contact Allen on 4443 2755 or

Veronica 0427 249 457