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NAIDOC Week Celebrations

This week we have been celebrating NAIDOC Week. This year’s theme is ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth’. Students created the artwork below in a workshop held on Tuesday 2 July 2019.

Photos from all our NAIDOC Week activities will be in our next school newsletter.

Glen Innes High School

NEWSLETTER Term 2 Week 10 Friday 5 July 2019

Edward Street, PO Box 405, Glen Innes 2370 Phone: (02) 6732 1322 Fax: (02) 6732 1972 E-mail: gleninnes-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: https://gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlenInnesHIghSchool/

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Principal’s Report

Lions Club Changeover Dinner I had the pleasure of being invited to Glen Innes’ Lions Club annual Changeover Dinner on Wednesday 26 June where Glen Innes High School was presented with a cheque for $400. I would like to thank the Lions Club of Glen Innes for their generous donation to the school and their continued support of our students.

NAIDOC Week Celebrations This week we have been commemorating NAIDOC Week with a community Flag Raising Ceremony, Art Workshop, Boorabee (Koala) Games Day, Deadly Awards, whole school assembly and a variety of classroom activities celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. This year’s theme for NAIDOC Week is ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth’. Thank you to the school’s ‘A-Team’ for such a successful week. Photos from our activities will be in our next school newsletter.

Half Yearly Reports Reports will have been issued to parents and carers via e-mail or mail by the end of Friday 5 July. We are happy to provide hard copies if any parent or carer desires them printed. These reports can be viewed at any time through our Sentral Parent Portal. Again, if you do not have access to the portal please call the school and we can arrange access. The school always welcomes feedback on our reporting process and is open to any suggestions and comments.

School Holidays The last day of Term 2 will be Friday 5 July 2019. Staff and students will return for the first day of Term 3 on Monday 22 July. I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable break.

School Development Day: Notification of Variation Please note that the Staff Development Day scheduled for Monday 22 July 2019 has been rescheduled to Monday 14 October 2019. This means that students return to school in Term 3 on Monday 22 July 2019 and in Term 4 on Tuesday 15 October 2019. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Parent Teacher Night Glen Innes High School will be holding a Parent Teacher Night on Thursday 25 July 2019 from 3:30pm to 7:00pm in N Block.

Please book your 10 minute time slot with your child’s teacher/s online through the Sentral Portal: https://web1.gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

If you do not have access to the Sentral Portal, please contact the school office on 6732 1322.

Farewell Diane Whyte We bid farewell at the end of this term to Mrs Diane Whyte.

We thank Mrs Whyte for her 30 plus years of service to public education and Glen Innes High School and wish her well in her retirement.

Mr Adam Forrester Principal

Studiosity—Free Personal Study Help for Students

The University of New England (UNE) is partnering with Glen Innes High School to offer students assistance in the following areas: Essential Skills: Library Skills, Referencing, Assignment Research, Speeches, Study skills. Maths: General, Intermediate, Specialist/Extension. English: Skills & Concepts, Essay Writing, Creative Writing, Report Writing. Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Commerce: Business Studies, Economics.

3:00pm – Midnight Sunday to Thursday

Restricted subjects Friday nights

We encourage all students to use this free facility. Please follow the instructions below:

Log In to GoalHub: https://app.goalhub.com User name: school logon e.g. jane.smith5 Password: passw ord Click on UNE link to the left of your name (cook ies/ pop ups may need to be

enabled) Place an easy 4 digit pin: e.g. 1234 Explore the site

If you experience any problems, please contact the school office on 6732 1322.

Farewell Mrs Diane Whyte

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Reading Renaissance Top Quizzers

Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded a certificate for being the top book quizzers for Semester 1:

Maisie Eastwood

Austyn Hansen-Brown

Harry Fisk

Hayley Joyce

Jack Causer

Jack Duddy

Jordan Holley

Michael White

Nate Grennan

Don't forget to complete your Reading Renaissance quiz once you have finished reading a book.

Mrs Danielle De Redder Head Teacher English

Year 7 & 8 Reading Renaissance

Feeling a bit chilly these winter holidays? Too cold to go outside? Why not pick up a book?

Students and carers are advised that as of Term 3, students will be aiming to meet individualised reading targets based on their own reading abilities. Students can see their own personal targets when they log-in to their account, go to their Bookshelf and click on My Reading. Reading Renaissance can be accessed via the School Portal or by googling the name in a web browser.

Students who meet their personalised target by the end of each term will receive a reward lunch in the library. As such, we have decided to start the reward period from the beginning of the holidays to allow students to take advantage of the opportunity to read over the holidays. Once a book has been read, students should immediately access the associated quiz and complete it to gain points.

Thank you for supporting your child's progress in literacy. Have a happy holiday.

Mrs Danielle De Redder Head Teacher English

Semester 1 Literacy Planet Top 5 Leaderboard

Congratulations to the following students who have gained the most points on Literacy Planet for accurate completion of their homework tasks this semester:

Austyn Hansen-Brown

John Crossley

Gemma Kerr

Charlotte Dunn

Delaney Doyle

Mrs Danielle De Redder Head Teacher English

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Green Eehrindian Level Achievers

Having reached 200 Sentral PBL points

Year 7: Louisa Beatty, Toby Bruce, Angus Cameron, Jamie Craw ford, Brayden Cummins, Maisie Eastwood, Lucas Gaden, Nate Grennan, Austyn Hansen-Brown, Diesel Harvey, Jayden Kerr, Charlotte McHarg, Lukas Ott, Ryan Tudor

Year 10: Liam Joyce

Orange Eehrindian Level Achievers

Having reached 100 Sentral PBL points

Year 7: Tyler de Jong, Lucas Holt, Aidan McLennan, Lukas Ott, M ichael White

Year 9: Emma Gray

Year 10: Ben Basaga

Year 11: Jesse Dow ling

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

Highest Point Scorers Semester 1 2019!

Congratulations to the students below that were the highest PBL point scorers in their year this semester:

Year 7 Louisa Beatty - 263 points

Benjamin Rizidis Rowe - 267 points

Year 8 Halle Sharman - 608 points

Ashton McConnell - 577 points

Year 9 Hayley Lynn - 595 points

Thomas Lockyer - 623 points

Year 10 Laura Gallagher - 668 points Samuel Hoskins - 652 points

Year 11 Amy Hodder - 501 points Matthew Kerr - 502 points

Year 12 Kaitlyn Wallbridge - 558 points

Bradley Alley - 460 points

EEHRINDIAN 2019 Don’t miss your chance to save on this year’s school yearbook!

The $25 early-bird rate is valid until 27 September 2019 (Week 10, Term 3)

and then the price increases to $30.

Payments can be made at the school office.

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Parent Teacher Night

Glen Innes High School will be holding a Parent Teacher Night on Thursday 25 July 2019 from 3:30pm to- 7:00pm in N Block.

Please book your 10 minute time slot with your child’s teacher/s online through the Sentral Portal: https://web1.gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

If you do not have access to the Sentral Portal, please contact the school office on 6732 1322.

Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay Word of the Fortnight For more information about the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, check out: https://www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/indigenous-arts-and-languages/2019-international-year-indigenous-languages

Year 11 & 12 - HSC Minimum Standard Online Testing

From 2020, NSW students must show they have met minimum standards in reading, writing and numeracy to receive their HSC certificate. Literacy and numeracy skills will be an online assessment for students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

Students who haven’t met the standards before the HSC can still receive their results and Record of School Achievement (RoSA), just not the HSC certificate. They are also able to sit the minimum standard tests after the HSC to be eligible for their certificate.

The following students will set the HSC minimum standard online tests in Week 1, Term 3: All Year 10 students, and

any Year 11 student who is completing the HSC in 2020 and did not achieve a Band 8 in any one of the three areas (Reading, Writing or Numeracy) of their 2017 Year 9 NAPLAN and have not yet sat the HSC minimum standard online tests.

Special provisions are available for students with disability. Contact the school for more information.

To learn more, visit the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA): https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/hsc-minimum-standard

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https://gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/events/2019/7/hsc-minimum-standard-online-tests.22_-_25_july.html

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school on 6732 1322.

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Photography and Digital Media Evening Workshop

On Wednesday 3 July, some Year 9 and 10 Photography students learnt how to photograph the night sky. A new passion has been ignited!

Mrs Kelly Gaden

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Poetry in Action

Years 7 and 8 had an amazing morning being entertained by Poetry in Action on Friday 28 June 2019. This travelling troupe led our Stage 4 students through a comprehensive history of poetry with the help of a long suffering muse and an enthusiastic student.

Mrs Cindy Moor English Teacher

Amended Save the Dates: Year 12 HSC Study Days - English

Please be advised of the change of dates for the English HSC Study Days. Since registration, some changes have been made to dates and duration of sessions.

Year 12 English students have been registered for compulsory HSC study days to be conducted at school via an Adobe session. It is expected that all students sitting the HSC exam attend these sessions unless they have a conflicting exam on the same day.

Year 12 Standard: Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 3 September 2019 - All day session

Year 12 Advanced: Term 3 Week 7 Thursday 5 September 2019 - All day session

Year 12 Extension: Term 3 Week 8 Wednesday 11 September 2019 - Half day session

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Queensland University Discovery Tour

Keen and interested Year 11 and 12 students went on a multi-university trip on 30 June to 3 July 2019 where they participated and benefited from visits to the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, University of the Sunshine Coast (Sippy Downs Campus), Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus) and Bond University.

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Year 10 HSC Subject Selection Interviews

Following from the 'Year 10 HSC Subject Selection Information Evening' on Wednesday 26 June 2019, Ms Nicole Schafer will be conducting subject selection interviews with Year 10 students from 24 July to 1 August 2019. Parents/carers are more than welcome to join their child in this interview process. Please call the school office on 6732 1322 to make a booking. Please go to the Senior Subject Selection Handbook Year 11 2020 for further information: https://gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/g/gleninnes-h/year-11/2020_HSC_Subject_Selection_Booklet.pdf

Unleashing the Creative Brains of Year 7 Green

From action to romance, we finalised our superheroes unit this term with Comic-con and have worked our way through ‘Date with a Book’. After choosing their own novel, Year 7 students have completed a range of visualising and summarising tasks. Here are just some of the highlights:

Miss Ashley Emmerton English Teacher

Jordan Knox’s character box

Kassius Mitton’s character box

Genevieve Brown’s “Heroes” unit title page

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Plastic Bottle Tops

The MC Class is busy washing and sorting plastic bottle caps but we still need MORE!!

Please donate your plastic bottle tops to the MC Class by dropping them into the school office.

Thank you to everyone who has supplied the school so far!

Mrs Julie Wright MC Teacher

Self-Defence Super Stars!

This term the self-defence sport group have been learning all kinds of techniques for self-defence with Sensei Nigel. Starting out with simple combos, the group learned skills to disarm an attacker, defend themselves safely and kick and punch with precision. The term ended last Wednesday with sparring in partners. The group thoroughly enjoyed practising their new skills, which they executed with impressive (and sightly intimidating) enthusiasm. A huge thanks to Nigel and the team at King’s Gym for having us.

Miss Ashley Emmerton

Ellara Duck and Tala Mepham sparring up a storm

Hezekiah and Cody practising their skills

Ashleigh Watson and Seanna Catlin-Scott ready to roundhouse

Kicking and punching with precision!

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Opens Netball - NW Semi Final

Our Opens Netball team travelled all the way to Narrabri on Friday 28 June 2019 to play in the North West semi final. It was a competitive game against Narrabri High School right till the last minute. The final score was 51-42 with the GIHS girls on top! Huge congratulations to these wonderful and committed athletes. They all played with confidence and skill! A combination of strong defense and attacking play from ALL players! Regional final here we come!

CHS Touch Football

Congratulations to Year 10 students Harrison Grob and Jye Williams who represented North West at the CHS Touch Boys Championships held in Dubbo from Tuesday 2 July to Thursday 4 July 2019. Mr Jeremy Budda-Deen was also there as coach.

State Touch with CHS Coach Mr Budda-Deen and his finest from the North West: Jye Williams and

Harrison Grob ;)

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