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Issue 7 – Term 3 – Week 3 Thursday, 1 August 2013

Great Lakes College School Musical “Disco Inferno” - See article on page 2

One College Three Campuses

Unlimited Opportunities A proud member of the Great Lakes Learning Community

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COLLEGE NEWS

Disco Inferno a Success

Our 2013 College Musical, Disco Inferno was held over three nights late last term. The production was the culmination of six months hard work, rehearsing and preparing for what was a musical theatre success. A true showcase of performing arts within the college, students on stage were required to act, sing and dance – all at the same time!

The cast and chorus were accompanied by an excellent band, directed by Mrs Narelle Richardson and included a number of very talented students. Movement on stage was lifted by fantastic featured dancers, with choreography from Ms Wendy Yarnold and support from Mrs Leisa Beavis.

Sound production was ably coordinated by Mr Steve Ravoul and lighting led by Year 12 student, Kyle Williams. The stage was efficiently managed by Ms Casey Andersen and her team. Mrs Carol Holm sourced and made a number of costumes, which added an authentic ‘70s feel to the production.

Many audience members commented on the outstanding sets. Construction was coordinated by Mr Brian Hunt. Set art work was coordinated by Mrs Natalie Popple and produced by an army of volunteer staff members.

Mrs Ros Bultitude not only looked after the cast and crew during rehearsals, but provided supper for the audience each night. The production team would also like to thank the Forster Campus SRC for selling refreshments at each performance’s interval.

Many more people from across the college and community assisted in many ways to bring the production together – thank you for your support of our students and the performing arts at Great Lakes College.

Vincent Jensen Musical Producer/Director

Healthy Schools Healthy Futures Dealing with Change

Dealing with change can be tough during teenage years, particularly when adolescents are already dealing with puberty, social media and the angst of peer pressure (just to name a few). Throw a few additional challenges into the mix - moving houses, moving schools, dealing with family break-ups, changing jobs, changing friendship groups, sickness in the family - and teenage years appear to be pretty tough!

One of the more effective ways of dealing with change can be to accept it and to understand it. Reachout.com suggests that you should attempt to ‘try to understand everything about it that you can’. This may mean, for example, doing further research on a new school or area that you are moving to. This method may help prevent a sense of fear/feelings of helplessness develop from the situation. Of course, there are situations that you cannot adequately prepare for nor have control over and in these contexts you can:

• stay as positive as possible - see change as an opportunity not a barrier

• manage your stress and anxiety levels • talk to a friend or family member about

your concerns

• give yourself something to look forward to • keep something familiar- a routine or

treasured item • give yourself some time to get used to the

change • remember that change is a part of life!

If you would like more information on change and how to adequately deal with it see the following website or speak with your local doctor, counsellor or someone at your school.

http://au.reachout.com/Dealing-with-life-changes

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Eduction Week Concert Stocklands.......... Aug 2

P & C Meeting Tuncurry Campus 7pm ..... Aug 7

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Mental Health & Your Teenager Extracts from the NSW Health Family Help Kit,

• One in five people will experience a mental illness in their lifetime

• Teenagers struggle with a high rate of mental health problems

• If a problems lasts for more than a few weeks and impact significantly on the teens life, it is probably time to seek help

• The earlier the intervention the better the results

• Effective treatments include counselling and support from community based services

• A healthy self-esteem, good relationships with family members and school friends can help teens weather the ups and downs of adolescence

Common Adolescent Mental Health Problems: • Depression • Self-harm • Eating disorders • Anxiety – such as panic attacks • Challenging and disruptive behaviours • Attention deficit hyperactive disorders

– difficulty concentrating, easily distracted, impulsive

• Post-traumatic stress • Psychosis – hearing voices, seeing

things, paranoia • Suicide

Mental Health Access Line– 1800 011 511 Brought to you by the Great Lakes College School Counselling Team Forster Campus – Sue Colditz, Terry Channell Tuncurry Campus – Steve Colditz, Sue Macindoe

American Trip January 2015

A group of students from the Great Lakes district has formed to travel to the United States in January 2015, following six previously highly successful tours. Currently, there are over thirty travellers who are already looking forward to spending time enjoying Disneyland, Hollywood, Universal Studios and San Francisco as well as the time spent hosting with an American Family.

There are still a limited number of spaces available on the trip. If you are interested in travelling but have not yet joined the group, contact Mr Avery at the Senior Campus for further information.

Travellers already in the group are advised that our next information evening will be held on Wednesday, August 28th. Details will be mailed and emailed to all parents of travellers with the details of this meeting.

Matt Avery Head Teacher Maths/Science

Choosing a mobile phone for your child

What should you consider when choosing a mobile phone for your child? Follow the link below for some ideas to help you through the process:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/en/technology/using-technology/choosing-a-mobile-phone

COLLEGE SPORT

NSW State School Surfing Titles

Monday July 22 & 23 saw students from the North Coast Region compete at Maroubra Beach, Sydney against the rest of NSW for the School State Surfing Titles. The conditions were small and offshore, but very cold.

Free HPV Vaccine available for 15 year old boys

Gardasil is free for 15 year old boys in year 10 This is only available through general practices

this year for these boys. Please consult your GP for further information

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Everyone performed well and gave it their best but were unfortunately knocked out at the end of round two.

Congratulations to Jade Gaul, Tayla Godwin, Kye Engel and Brad McDonald who represented the college in the MR Teams event.

Wendy Yarnold PE Teacher

Above: Tayla Godwin & Jade Gaul

Above: Kye Engel and Brad McDonald

Hunter Tennis Girls Knockout

June 18 saw an early start for Tayla Wilson, Yasmin Gillies, Olivia Snow, Rhiannon McBlane and Elise Caves. All the girls travelled to Broadmeadow District Courts to participate in the Hunter Trials for

tennis and then backed up playing the final of the Floris Conway Cup.

The day started at 8.30 am and all girls played a round robin tournament against other similarly ranked players from throughout the Hunter Region. The competition was of an extremely high standard with only 10 students accepted into the team. Tayla Wilson and Yasmin Gillies were selected as part of the team and have travelled to Bathurst to compete against students from other NSW regions. Good luck to them both. The three other students were unlucky to miss out but all agreed it was an experience worth the time.

The final of the Floris Conway cup was a match between Great Lakes College and Hunter Sports High. After such a long day the motivation and skills of the girls was still evident and they were sadly defeated by four games at the end of the day. Congratulations to Tayla, Yasmin, Olivia, Rhiannon and Elise. They have been great ambassadors for Great Lakes College in their sport and always put in their best performance.

Thank you to all the wonderful parents and other friends and relatives who support me and the girls in their tennis during this competition. It is great to work with you all and I really appreciate the time, effort and dedication that you put into travelling and the support that you give us.

Next year will be our year.

Heather Clark Manager

Above: Front L-R, Rhiannon McBlane, Tayla Wilson, Yasmin Gillies, Olivia Snow and Elyse Caves

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P & C NEWS

I hope you have all enjoyed the holidays and have returned safely, ready for, what promises to be, a busy term.

With the cold winter months, I would like to remind parents the P & C supports the wearing of school uniform by children, and we ask parents to use the official uniform suppliers listed at the end of the Dolphin to purchase their school uniform items.

Thank you again to our wonderful canteen staff and volunteers for providing our children with a first class healthy menu. Please support our canteens at Tuncurry and Forster by allowing your child to purchase from the canteen. All profits raised are returned to the College to purchase extra resources for our children's education. In addition, we are urgently looking for new volunteers to work in the canteens and would love to hear from you, if you could help us out. Please contact Belinda (Tuncurry) or Ros (Forster) and let them know when you could spare some time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 7th August at Tuncurry Campus Library at 7.00pm. Please note the earlier start time. We will be hearing from the College Careers Team. So come along and share a cuppa and friendly discussion.

We would love to see you there!

Regards, Robyn Stevenson-Relf ( President)

FORSTER CAMPUS

Principal’s Report

Not only have we had a fine start to the new term, we now have got most of the disruption caused by maintenance and the College musical out of the way. That heralds well for a smooth and productive term.

Staff Development Day 4 saw all teachers engaged on furthering their work on new programs to incorporate the new Australian curriculum and the recently developed NSW literacy continuum documents. The day was highly productive and I am

excited with the new units of work being developed. Thanks to Ros Bultitude and the canteen staff for catering for the luncheon.

Letters have recently been sent out to the parents of students who have secured rankings in the top 50 of their year group. These ranking are based, in Stage 4, on their progress in English, Maths, Science, HSIE and PDHPE. In Stage 5, all subjects studied form the basis of the grades. To receive a letter means that the child is in the top third of their cohort, which is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to all of the students involved.

I am very proud of our students in the Premier’s Debating Team Challenge. They have been victorious at the Zone level and now go on to the Regional finals. This will be the second year in a row that students from this campus have reached this level of achievement. Team members are Holly Jones, Yasmin Gillies, Isabelle Brown and Katie Fuller.

I was also very proud of our students who took part in our NAIDOC Week Assembly held on the last Tuesday of term. Two of our Koori students, Tya Morris and Tye Johnston chaired the assembly and did a splendid job. It was also great to have our Aboriginal dancers performing accompanied by our students on the didgeridoo and clap sticks. This term we hope to finish our work on the mosaic surrounding the roundabout at the front of the school. It will look great when it is finished.

Cheers

Judy Hall Principal

Above: Marley Currie (didgeridoo), Clay Dooker (clap sticks), Hayden Bolt (background)

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Above: Jai Martin & Hayden Bolt

Deputy Principals’ Report

The start of Semester 2 provides students, parents and teachers the chance to reflect upon progress in the year so far. I was very impressed at the achievements of student across Stage 4 recorded in the Semester 1 reports. It is clear that the vast majority of students are working each day to produce their personal best.

I have spoken of the concept of personal best before, and it is central to the values of our college. A former principal of mine had probably the best definition of what exactly personal best means for students. He said personal best means, ‘no matter how well you have gone today, doing a little bit better tomorrow.’ In other words, personal best implies continued growth and education. It means not being satisfied by what you have achieved and resting on your laurels, rather it means using past achievements to inspire future goals. It also means not being afraid of failure or making mistakes, as we can use to idea of doing a little bit better each day to put past mistakes behind us and make past failures the basis for future success.

Following the Semester 1 reports some class changes have occurred. These are mainly based on student results. There is tremendous competition for places in our OC classes in Years 7 and 8, and some students have worked extremely hard to earn positions in this stream. Others worked equally hard but were unlucky to miss out by a few marks. Students hoping to either maintain or earn a placement in the OC classes in 2014 need to realise how close the competition is and that a sustained effort is require in every subject, in every class and for every task.

I look forward to further achievement from all our students throughout Semester 2.

Stage 5

Term 3 is always a busy one for Year 9 and 10 students. Please remind your child of impending assessment tasks and assignments. The schedule for these can be found in the assessment booklets distributed at the beginning of the year.

Year 8 will be having an information night on 6th August to discuss elective courses and choices for 2014/2015 in the library at 6:30pm. It is important that you and your child attend on this night. Year 8 will shortly be receiving elective booklets.

Brad Germon & Mick Adams Deputy Principals

TUNCURRY CAMPUS

Principal’s Report

It was wonderful to see students return after the holidays refreshed and ready to learn. In my playground, conversations with students it seemed that most had enjoyed their holidays but were also very happy to be back at school.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Yr 9 2014 Course Info Night ................ Aug 6

Yr 10 RAP Excursion ............................. Aug 12

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On school development day, staff were engaged in working on preparation for the implementation of the new national curriculum. Teachers worked in small groups writing concept based units of work and preparing for a buddy project. The buddy project aims to develop teacher expertise in customised learning and engages teachers in lesson observations and presentation to staff.

During the holidays, the demountable in the Special Education unit was replaced with a refurbished, larger model. We took the opportunity to change the location of the building so that senior students had their own entrance and the courtyard garden area was increased in size. Overall, students and staff are very happy with the results.

Students in the Volunteering elective have been busy designing projects for school improvement. One group, Bill Delaney, PJ Malone-Pern and Erika Keen have been working on a landscaped garden for the area adjacent to the administration area. I have been very impressed with the students’ enthusiasm and willingness to work on the project even in their own time.

There have been a few staffing changes this term. Mrs Angela Kosteliz has been appointed to the special education unit. Ms Wendy Reid (Great Lakes College captain in 2005) is working as our ESL teacher and also replacing Ms Sharynne Donnegan when she goes on maternity leave later this term.

Listed below are 40 of our top academic achievers, who are receiving awards at this year’s Great Lakes Learning Community Academic Assembly, held at Tuncurry Bowling Club. Students are identified as a result of their performance in Semester 1. Whilst the number of students who can be presented with awards is limited, there are many students who are showing strong academic achievement across all years.

I am really proud of the student work which has been on display in the school foyer recently. In addition, we now have students’ artworks, which are exhibited on the walls adjacent to the cashier’s desk. These together with the nearby photo display demonstrate the vibrant, varied learning experiences of the school. I would like to extend my

thanks to Mrs Lisa Hall who has ensured that the displays have become a reality.

Again thank you for your continued support for the school.

Veronica Amato Principal

Our Top 40 Academic Achievers…

• Lucy Attkins • Jarrod Hillyer • Caria Austin-Campbell • Miranda Reece • Jamie De Gioia • Daniel Perkins • Lily Gibson • Kiana Richardson • Jordi Gilfillan • Julian Boag • Rory Gray • Keaton Murray • Emma Handono • Isobella Bowers • Gabriella James • Jarrod Dagger • Scott Mcintosh • Max Elliott • Daniela Ponte • Mia Gottstein • Carly Davy • Shannon Kenniff • Taylah Murray • Benjamin Langdon • Jordan Berry • Alex Morse • Matthew McIntosh • Callum Berry • Matthew Reggers • Keely Johnson • Jarrad Walton • Leah King • Clair Davis • Bethany Nicholson • Cassandra Fisher • Gemma Pol • Kyle French • David Sweeney • Madison Doubleday • Anita Handono

Deputy Principal’s Report

Term 3 is always a hectic term. With many extra-curricular activities on offer, subject selections to think about and football/netball grand finals to play, it can be difficult to find time for anything else.

As students become more and more independent, they will need time management skills so they can complete the responsibilities that are required of them daily. When your child learns to manage their time effectively, they become capable of doing all the things that their hectic schedule demands with minimum stress. They will get their homework done, will be at work on time and will manage to remember to clean their room, might even actually do it.

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Uniform Policy Amendment to uniform policy

Tuncurry Campus only

Black trackpants have been added to the uniform code for Tuncurry Campus for both girls and boys, for PDHPE/Sport

only.

Other benefits of good time management skills are:

• Students will feel less anxiety when assessment tasks are due or exams are approaching.

• Students will begin to act more independently and responsibly.

• Good time management skills will help students make better decisions.

• Students will have more time for family, friends and activities such as sport.

Teaching Time Management Skills

1. Model good time management habits and skills. 'Walking the walk' when teaching time management skills is important.

2. Encourage your child to fill out and use a schedule in their diary/phone. Then, make the time to go through schedules together at the beginning of the week.

3. Help your child prioritise their activities. For instance, if your child has a soccer game, it's their friend’s birthday and they have a test in Maths the next day, they are going to be at a loss as to how to fit everything in.

4. Encourage your child to develop routines. Once routine is developed, it takes less time to do.

5. Don’t be afraid to say ‘NO’.

By encouraging and helping your child to take the time to learn good personal time management skills, parents and teachers can help students become successful independent young adults.

Nigel Wells Deputy Principal

Data Collection – Student Medical Information

During this term we will be updating our medical records systems to ensure we have the most up-to-date information on your child’s health.

The new forms help us collect your child’s important medical information, and the introduction of new systems will mean we will be able to better manage the daily and emergency health needs of your child.

We are also asking for information about your educational background. Providing this information is voluntary but your information will help to ensure that we have an education system, which is fair for all Australian students regardless of their background. This information may influence the funding for our school.

We appreciate your support as we start collecting the information, and if you have any questions please call us on 6555 0500.

English Faculty News Over the past few weeks, History students have been using ICT to research information for assessment task and class activities. Year 7 and Year 8 History classes have produced artefacts from the past, which are of a high standard. Some of these are on display in C Block and last term, some were on display in the administration foyers of our campus. Mr Horne, Mrs Donegan, Mrs Hoddinott and Ms Meaney have encouraged students to

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Maths Competition ............................. Aug 1

Eduction Week Concert Stocklands..... Aug 2

ADFA Open Day ................................... Aug 23

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source their information carefully to ensure that their artefact is a genuine representation of a past society. They are always astounded of the variety of artefacts submitted and the workmanship of each.

Above: Artefacts on display in C Block

In Year 10 English, most students have been working on essay techniques and presenting speeches. This term will be a busy one as we are focussing on developing skills required for Stage 6. Some of the texts offered to students include Macbeth, When Dogs Cry, The Wave, Tom Brennan, Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. It is pleasing to see that many students are making a concerted effort to improve their communication skills, especially in responding to texts in written forms, and are using their lesson time appropriately.

Above: Year 10 student Taylor Smith

Above: Year 10 students Matt McIntosh, Jacqueline Peters

Fran Ballard HT Head Teacher English

NAIDOC Celebration Assembly

On Thursday June 27, we celebrated our National Aborigines and Islanders Day (NAIDOC) celebration assembly. We had over 20 students participate in the event through dance and music, and they were outstanding. Our boys and girls had been working extremely hard over the past few weeks leading up to the day, with help from others within the community. A huge thank you to Des Donnelly, Zane and Kurt Lewis (who worked with our boys) and Karyn Pol who had been working with the girls and music performers. We also had a BBQ and morning tea for those families who joined in the celebration, which gave us the opportunity to meet more parents.

After the celebration assembly, all Year 7 students participated in two activities that were supported by our Indigenous students. Year 7 painted wooden boomerangs, which looked, fabulous and very creative. They learnt some stories about the boomerangs and how art tells stories in various cultures. They also participated in Koori games, which was a lot of fun. The students were highly engaged and learnt some new hunting skills and the relevance of Koori games in Indigenous development skills.

Debbie Cougle Team Leader Aboriginal Education

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Above: Year 7 Hayley Lambert and Lucy McBride ready to

perform at the Naidoc Assembly

Above: Dancers Jordan Clark, Tristan Flint, Blake English,

Tyson Gray, Kobi Simon, Winston McBride, Blaise Flint & Wade Miranda

Above: Year 7 Reece Miranda and Winston McBride with guest

performer Aaron Taylor

Above: Year 7 Calyn Mulhall with his painted Boomerang

Above: Year 7 James Peters and Sam Hollis

with their Aboriginal drawings

Above: Year 7 enjoying the Koori Games

Above: Hayley Lamber & Kobi Simon enjoying the

Naidoc Celebrations

Above: Naidoc Assembly Performance

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SENIOR CAMPUS

Model United Nations Tour to India

On July 11 this year a delegation of 10 senior campus students, Principal Steve Nicholas, Teacher Librarian Carla Gillis, and parent, Belinda Johnson set off to India to attend a Model United Nations conference at Sanskriti School, New Delhi. The Senior Campus had been invited to attend this event through links between the Principal of Sanskriti School and Senior Campus Principal Steve Nicholas. Teachers and staff may recall that the Principal of Sanskriti – Abha Sahgal came to visit Great Lakes College in 2011 and spoke at assemblies at all three campuses.

The student group on the tour was made up of Liam Johnson, Kaitlyn Poole, Claudia Yarad, Ayisha Johnson, Dylan Bell, Jack Colman, Damien Bestwick, Dayal Williams, Saul Brady (all Year 11), and Amelia Cross (Year 12). For some of these students it was their first venture overseas and to their credit, they adjusted very well.

The first day was spent checking out New Delhi and Old Delhi and absorbing the very different way of life visible in India. The traffic was the first thing to unsettle our kids – all the horns blasting and vehicles going every which way, this is very different to the structured way our traffic works!

We then set off on our road trip around the Golden Triangle. This takes in the cities of Agra, Jaipur and Delhi. We saw the Taj Mahal in all its glory at the end of a beautiful day with the sky turning pink in the background and everyone agreed it was a site to behold. We took an elephant to the top of the Amber Fort in Jaipur the next day and spent time looking around this amazing place. Our guide Kush was with us every step of the way and gave us so much insight into the culture of the Indian people and way of life.

Back in Delhi, we spent a day doing some Humanitarian work inside The Samarpan School for underprivileged children. Volunteers give the children some education, food for the day, and some exercise so that they may get out of the cycle of poverty. The school has also established a crèche for little brothers and sisters and some work for the

mothers sewing items for the charity group Oxfam. Needless to say, some of our students found it hard to tear themselves away from the beautiful Indian children at the end of the day.

We then attended Sanskriti School and made some firm friends. The students were shown around by their Indian buddies who, they discovered, were “just like us!” In pairs, our students also taught a lesson to a Year 4 class about Australia and we don’t know whether it was the accent or the content, but all the Indian kids listened very intently! One night, Sanskriti held a social, at which we all let our hair down and had some fun mixing with the Indians.

The last three days of the Indian experience were spent at the Model United Nations conference at Sanskriti School. The M.U.N. is a replica of the real United Nations Assembly where students take on the roles as representatives of various countries and discuss various world issues. This is a very structured and rigorous setting for debate and our students did us proud representing the Australian point of view.

The culmination of the Indian experience was the signing of the Sister School Agreement that we now have with Sanskriti School. This means we will have an ongoing relationship with Sanskriti through social media, skype conferences, and emails. This will also allow for students and staff to visit each other’s schools in the future. It is a wonderful opportunity for international relations for future students, and an experience these 10 students will never forget.

Carla Gillis Teacher Librarian

Above: standing in front of the Taj Mahal

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Above: Enjoying the social

Above: students at the Model United Nations Conference

at Sanskriti School

National Schools Tree Day

The Senior Campus participated in National schools tree day on Friday, July 26th and targeted the area of the campus dedicated to the development of its Diversity Garden. The Diversity Garden will be an educational facility within the Senior Campus that features an outdoor learning area in the form of a small amphitheatre, as well as a vegetable garden, sculpture display, bush tucker garden, earth sciences space and raised walkways. The event was very kindly supported by the staff at Bunnings Warehouse Forster who donated the trees and sent over an experienced horticulturalist and event organiser to instruct staff and students on methods of planting and maintenance, specific to the native trees being planted.

Students were taught about soil preparation, weed control, watering techniques, fertilising and mulching, as well as methods for best supporting the young trees as they establish themselves. Students gained a valuable insight into the

importance of maintaining and restoring natural ecosystems specific to our local area.

The efforts of our students were outstanding and they have made a valuable contribution to the Senior Campus.

David Lewers Teacher MC

EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS

Junior Touch Football Registration

Thursday 1sth August 5.15pm – 6.30pm @ the Tuncurry Touch Fields

Sat 10th August 11am -1pm @ Leading Edge Beach St Forster

Sat 17th August 10am – 12pm @ Stockland, Forster (near Children’s playground)

COST: $40 per player (Includes player shirt)

Comp Starts: Tuesday 17th September

DIVISIONS: 6/7 Mixed, Boys & Girls 8/9, 10/11, 12/13, 14/15 Year olds

Register a team or individually

(No more than 3 current representative players per team or team will be required to play up an age

division)

No registrations will be accepted without payment! To download the registration form, find out about Direct Deposit details and info on our upcoming

Senior Competitions www.forstertuncurrytouch.sportingpulse.net

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

HSC Dance Performance ..................... Aug 6

Drama Showcase Evening ................... Aug 8

Trial HSC Exams (2 wks) ....................... Aug 12

HSC IT Timber major work marking..... Aug 22

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FORSTER CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. 6554 5259 or Ros 6554 8432

Monday 05/08 Tuesday 06/08 Wednesday 07/08 Thursday 08/08 Friday 09/08

D Barker I Yule A Visser

T Randall L Parsons

P Crawley R Marsdale

Monday 12/08 Tuesday 13/08 Wednesday 14/08 Thursday 15/08 Friday 16/08

D Barker B Heffernan

K Newman L Parsons P Crawley

J Southwell C Harris

Monday 19/08 Tuesday 20/08 Wednesday 21/08 Thursday 22/08 Friday 23/08

S Ellery D Barker

A Edwards L Parsons L Murphy M Caldwell G McBride

TUNCURRY CAMPUS CANTEEN ROSTER Ph. Belinda 6555 0575

Monday 05/08 Tuesday 06/08 Wednesday 07/08 Thursday 08/08 Friday 09/08

H Lowrie Uniting Church Volunteers Needed K Newman J Elford

Monday 12/08 Tuesday 13/08 Wednesday 14/08 Thursday 15/08 Friday 16/08

K Roach Uniting Church Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed J Elford

Monday 19/08 Tuesday 20/08 Wednesday 21/08 Thursday 22/08 Friday 23/08

H Lowrie Volunteers Needed Volunteers Needed K Newman J Elford

If you are able to assist in either canteen, please contact the phone numbers above. Help is always appreciated.

The Great Lakes College Canteen Rosters If you are unable to attend, please try to swap with someone else, if not please telephone the contact person at the top of your roster. Thank you for supporting the canteen, we could not function without your help and support. If possible please be at the canteen by 9.00am.

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College Contacts

Great Lakes College Principal: Mr Graeme Jennings

Phone: 6555 0555

Forster Campus Principal: Mrs Judy Hall Cape Hawke Drive Forster 2428 Phone: (02) 6554 6062 Fax: (02) 6555 6904 Canteen Phone: (02) 6554 5259 [email protected] www.glcforster-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tuncurry Campus Principal: Mrs Veronica Amato The Northern Parkway Tuncurry 2428 Phone: (02) 6555 0500 Fax: (02) 6557 6511 Canteen Phone: (02) 6555 0575 [email protected] www.glctuncurr-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Senior Campus Principal: Mr Stephen Nicholas The Northern Parkway Tuncurry 2428 Phone: (02) 6555 0555 Fax: (02) 6557 6511 Canteen Phone: (02) 6555 0575 [email protected] www.glcsenior-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

College Office Hours All Campuses

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday

Preferred Uniform Supplier

LOWES Stockland Shopping Centre

Breese Parade FORSTER 2428 Ph.6555 3870

JUNGLE SURF Manning Street

TUNCURRY 2428 Ph. 6555 8556

www.junglesurf.com.au

KELLIE TURNER EMBROIDERY 27 Pine Avenue

TUNCURRY 2428 Ph. 6555 8698