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Northern Schools Lamb Competition

On Thursday 9 May, 30 students, ten lambs, Mr Lewis and Ms Lamph, travelled to Tamworth to attend the 2019 Northern Schools Lamb Competition. After camping out overnight, students participated in workshops on agronomy and pastures, wool, sheep preparation for show, meat science and junior judging. While this was happening, the school’s lambs were judged in pens of three as well as a single led lamb. The school pens placed 4th, 5th and 6th, while the single lamb placed 8th.

Some excellent results were experienced by the students in junior judging with the school taking out 10 of a possible 32 ribbons. The results were as follows: Years 7, 8, 9 Skins Judging: Hayley Lynn - 2nd and Ryan McIntyre - 6th. Years 7, 8, 9 Carcase Judging: Layne Foran - 8th. Years 9, 10, 11 Skins Judging: Grace Watts - 3rd, Harrison Cooke - 4th,

Joshua Wallbridge - 6th and Jack Ryan - 8th. Years 9, 10, 11 Carcase Judging: Hannah Dunn - 2nd, Harry Lynn - 3rd and

Joshua Wallbridge - 8th.

Eleven schools were in attendance with approximately 250 students and 115 lambs. It was an enjoyable and educational experience, the students should be congratulated on their performance.

Glen Innes High School

NEWSLETTER Term 2 Week 4 Monday 27 May 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

NAPLAN Testing Our Year 7 & 9 students sat their NAPLAN pen and paper tests in Week 3.

Individual students who were absent at the time of testing had the opportunity to complete missed tests on Friday 17 May 2019. Thank you to Mrs Kimberley Biddle for co-ordinating and making the whole process run smoothly.

School Photos School Photos have been delivered to the school and sent home with students. If your child has not received their order, please direct them to the school office. If you have any questions about your child’s school photos, please contact the photographers, MSP Photography, directly on: 6772 3519.

Athletics Carnival Our annual School Athletics Carnival took place on Wednesday 22 May at King George Park. Thank you to Ms Katie Rossington and the PDHPE Faculty for organising this whole school event.

Due to exceptional participation rates on the day, we were unable to complete all events and had to hold the final three events on Thursday 23 May. Well done to all involved! I can’t wait to hear the announcement of the final results in Week 5.

Years 7 to 10 Half-Yearly Exams The exam timetable has been out for some time and Years 7 to 10 students have received an outline of expectations. We wish all junior students the very best in their exams.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding your child sitting these exams, please contact the school as soon as practical.

If your child is absent for an exam, they will need to make up the exam at a later time to be arranged with their class teacher.

School Reports Half-yearly reports will be going out at the end of this term. Please remember that all reports are e-mailed home and published on the Sentral Student and Parent Portals - where they can be accessed all year around.

We ask all parents/carers to contact the school if they need to update their personal e-mail address. If you do not have access to the Sentral Parent Portal, please contact the school.

If parents/carers wish to have a School Report printed, they can make a request by contacting the school.

We are always happy to receive your feedback on our reporting process, this can be done by contacting the school office.

Mr Adam Forrester Principal

State Drama Camp

Congratulations to Year 11 students Annaliese Gillett, Taylah Grob, Jessica Keegan and Alexandra Millar on their selection to 2019 State Drama Camp. They are among the top students chosen from all NSW public high schools for an intensive arts unit week long program. The program will cover all major aspects of drama and will include workshops in Set Design, Costume Design, Scriptwriting, Individual Performance, Circus, Physical Theatre/Devising, Script Interpretation Advanced Acting Skills, Voice & Accents.

The emphasis is on active involvement, development of skills and enjoyment.

The camp will take place in Week 10 of Term 2 in Sydney. Well done girls!

Who is that masked man at Comic-con

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Annaliese Gillett, Alexandra Millar, Jessica Keegan

and Taylah Grob

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DP’s Desk

It has been a very busy term and indeed a busy year. I would like to congratulate all the students for having such a great term and wish them the best of luck in their upcoming exams. I would also like to congratulate students and staff on an amazing athletics carnival. The participation and support shown by the students demonstrated their commitment to our school values of Respect, Responsibility and Diligence. It was amazing weather for the day and I am sure that all who attended enjoyed the experience. Be sure to check out the album on the school’s Facebook page.

This week’s report from the ‘DP’s Desk’ is to remind students of the high expectations of students at Glen Innes High School. This involves our students: coming to school on time; being prepared for learning with all equipment; in correct school uniform and; demonstrating considerate and positive behaviour at all times. Glen Innes High School does not tolerate disruptive or poor behaviour from its students. The school has a highly effective student wellbeing and discipline systems in place to ensure that the learning needs of all students are met with care and fairness.

This is reminder to all students that the high expectations mentioned above are part of being a student at Glen Innes High School. Being prepared for learning is key to success at school. All students must have the required equipment for learning. They should have a bag that contains their books, writing implements, calculators and charged laptops (Year 7 only). If students fail to bring the required equipment (three occasions in a week) this will be recorded and a letter of concern or phone call home will result. Students are required to come to school prepared to learn if they are to succeed and the school is happy to work with parents to ensure that this is occurring.

Mobile phone use is creeping back into classrooms and they are a major distraction to students and their learning. The school has a clear policy that phones for students 7-10 are to be in student’s bags and not to be used in class. They are not to be seen as they detract from the learning in the class. Years 11 and 12 may use their phones if required for learning but this must be negotiated with the classroom teacher. Failure to follow this rule will result in the student’s phone been sent to the front office and stored securely for the remainder of the day. The student will then be placed on Level 2 of the discipline system which requires them to carry a monitoring card and they must hand their phone in at the office prior to the commencement of lessons for collection at the end of the day. This will last for a period of five days; further breaches of the discipline code will result in in school support and may lead to suspension.

Demonstrating considerate and positive behaviour at all times is necessary to create a positive and safe environment in which maximum learning can occur. Under the discipline system in place at the school there are direct consequences for behaviours that undermine this environment. Swearing generally and more specifically at other students and staff will not be tolerated. Students are aware that this will result in levels, in school support or suspension as clearly outlined in the discipline system.

As we move into cooler weather students, need to be aware that they need to be in full school uniform. If families are unsure of the requirements, the uniform is located on the school web page. Students who are consistently out of uniform will be restricted to curriculum excursions only and will not represent our school or attend general excursions. When students are on excursions, they are expected to wear school uniform unless otherwise specified. This is as per the Uniform Policy. Should families need assistance to obtain uniform please do not hesitate to contact the school office or myself.

Please ensure that you discuss these issues with your students to avoid disciplinary action. Students know that it is their actions and choices that determine the type of school they are part of and that if they make a poor choice then they must accept the consequences.

I thank our families in advance for their support in addressing these issues when the need arises. High expectations allow our students to achieve their best and make the most of the many opportunities provided to them at Glen Innes High School.

In closing I will reiterate the school’s core values of Respect, Responsibility and Diligence. If we use these core values to guide us then our school will continue to flourish and produce graduates that any school would be proud to claim as their own.

Mrs Helen Millar Deputy Principal

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Green Eehrindian Level Achievers

Having reached 200 Sentral PBL points

Year 9: Blake Hilgers

Orange Eehrindian Level Achievers

Having reached 100 Sentral PBL points

Year 7: Chelsea Abra, M ia Baker, Tekirri Campbell -Paul, Braith Conroy, Lochlan Davidson, Mitchell Davidson, Isabella Every, Phoebe Hallinan, Charlie Jurkiewicz, Isabella Kirkman, Anastasia Kerr, Chloe Klingner, Toby Lamph, Kolby Martin, Courtney McGuire, Jessica McLoughlin, Gabriella Mosman-Walsh, Maddison Prichard, Ethan Rendell, Jackson Thompson, Sophie Watt, Livinia Whyte, Montana Williamson, Seth Wren, Alexandra Wright.

Year 10: Braxton Bartlett, Amber Hilgers.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING

School Leadership Program

Student leaders from Glen Innes High School were given a taste of NSW politics in Sydney on Thursday 9 May 2019, during a tour of the oldest Parliament in Australia.

School captains Naomi Eastwood and Alejandro Crossley were hosted by Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall during a Secondary Student Leadership Program, conducted by the NSW Parliamentary Education Branch, which included a visit to Government House.

“This program provides students with the opportunity to meet their elected representatives and to develop their knowledge of constitutional and parliamentary proceedings including the role of the Governor and the workings of the Parliament,” Mr Marshall said.

“Naomi and Alejandro were exceptional ambassadors for their school and the Glen Innes community. “It was a pleasure to have them in Parliament and personally welcome and provide them with a tour of the building, including both Chambers.”

Mr Marshall said the student leaders, together with their colleagues from schools across country NSW, began the day listening to addresses from MPs before quizzing them on the life of a politician. Later in the day, the leaders were hosted by new NSW Governor Margaret Beazley at a reception at Government House.

“All the student leaders were able to learn more about the day-to-day operations of the Parliament, including the machinations of the ‘Bear Pit’, and were introduced to some of the constitutional foundations of our State,” Mr Marshall said.

“School leadership is where many national, state and local government representatives are inspired to pursue their careers in community service.

“Being a school leader is an incredible privilege as they are elected by their entire student body and I hope some of students from yesterday continue with their leadership ambitions into the future.

“It was wonderful to meet Naomi and Alejandro and I hope they enjoyed their time visiting the ‘people’s parliament’ and learned a lot.” (Source: http://www.adammarshall.com.au/glen-innes-leaders-get-a-taste-for-politics-at-state-parliament/)

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AIME Program Day 1

Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students travelled to the University of New England on Monday 13 May for the AIME Program. Our school is proud to be an AIME Partner School. AIME stands for: Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience. For more information, go to: https://aimementoring.com/.

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Comic-con 2019

Well done to our Year 7 students for their amazing hero/villain displays produced for the English Faculty's Comic-con 2019 held on Thursday 9 May.

As we pack away our costumes for another year, we would like to send a huge thanks to all involved - both at school and at home. This event is aimed at allowing students of all abilities to show case their talents, and as such, Comic-con 2019 was a huge success.

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Opens North West Touch Football Trials - Inverell

Well done to Year 10 students Harrison Grob and Jye Williams and Year 11 student Sarah Woolfe who participated in the Opens North West Touch Football Trials in Inverell on Monday 13 May 2019.

Clothing Pool

If your child has outgrown any uniform items, please consider donating them to our Clothing Pool.

With the cooler weather we are especially in need of jumpers and jackets.

Donations can be left at the school office.

Woolworths Tokens

Please donate your old Woolworths tokens to the MC Classes by dropping them into the school office.

CHS Rugby League Selection Trials

Good luck to David Graham, Year 10 and Jack Grob, Year 9 at the NSW CHS Rugby League Selection Trials in Newcastle in Week 5. Below is a photograph of David and Jack in their team photo from 2 May 2019.

Jye Williams, Sarah Woolfe and Harrison Grobat the Opens North West Touch Football

Trails

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Aboriginal Languages at Glen Innes High School

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives. In Australia, of the estimated original 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, only around 120 are still spoken. Of these approximately 90 per cent are endangered. IY2019 is an opportunity to continue raising awareness and taking further actions to improve preservation and promotion of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. For more information, please go to: https://www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/indigenous-arts-and-languages/2019-international-year-indigenous-languages

This year Glen Innes High School has introduced Aboriginal Languages to Year 7 classes, the traditional language of Ngarrabul/Jukambal/Bigambul, (which are very rare due to colonisation) are being substituted mostly with the words and phrases borrowed from Gamilaraay/ Yuwaalaraay.

We are grateful for your support and look forward to a successful program.

Glenwarts School of Learning & Literacy

The muggles in 7 Gold were thrilled to receive their official letter to study at Glenwarts School of Learning & Literacy! They cannot wait to immerse themselves in the magic of reading.

Tyler de Jong, Jordan Darnley & Isabella Every receiving their notes

Duke of Edinburgh

Join us to achieve your Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Through this challenging journey of self-discovery, participants: Are equipped and empowered to achieve their personal best; Learn to take responsibility for their goals and choices; Become connected to and actively engaged within their immediate community; Make a real difference to society through their positive contributions and involvement; Learn to persevere and overcome barriers to success; Learn important life skills; and ‘increase their career opportunities.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is an internationally recognised program for young people, building their skills to equip them for life and work. By creating opportunities for young people to develop skills, get physically active, give service and experience adventure, the Award can play a critical role in their development.

Any interested students are to see Mr Norm Cowan or Mrs Julie Wright.

Go to www.dukeofed.com.au to find out more!

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Community Notices

Year 8 Technology Mandatory Food

Mrs Gillett’s Year 8 Technology Mandatory Food class have been using vegetables in their cooking classes that are grown in the school’s garden.

Koby Usmar, Lyla Delaney-Eisel, Sarah O’Brien, Charli Lynn, Layne Foran and

Charlotte Dunn with their fresh produce