Our Rural Fire Cadets started this

term which is another new

experience we are offering to our

students. This will allow skill

development in a group that

provides a real community service.

See further in the newsletter for

more information about what has

been happening.

On Thursday we had the school’s

cross country event. Thank you to

Ms Horan and Ms Windon for their

organisation. It was a great

afternoon of physical activity, with

our serious runners achieving great

results.

WEEK 3, TERM 2

SAFETY TEAMWORK ACHIEVEMENT RESPECT

Students worked well in classes last week with many students meeting outcomes at a high level.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

WALKING TOGETHER - LEARNING TOGETHER

P O BOX 117

WINDSOR 2756

PH: 4587 7122

FAX: 4587 7687

E-mail:

windsor-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web Site:

windsor-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/windsorhighschoool

Windsor High School is a White Ribbon School

Nature Study by Sarsha G Year 10

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And they’re off…..

Everyone participated

Smiles for making it to Zone

Year 7 students running hard

Staff recording results

Off to Zone essential for a student’s future. Teachers are always willing to assist students in completing tasks- they only need to ask if they require further support.

This week is looking like it will be another busy week with lots of wonderful things happening at Windsor high, including ZONE X-COUNTRY, Year 12 Work placements (VET Catch-up), Year 8 Talk - Young People and Police, our program for aboriginal stu-dents in Year 7 and 8 -Mura Burrapur begins, as does our Yr 8 STRENGTH program which develops skills for students who are having difficulties fully engaging in school, ALLOWAH DAY(aboriginal acknowledgement), and our support unit IO/IS class start this week’s sport activity- Ten Pin Bowling. And finally I hope all our Mothers had a special Mother’s Day with their children spoiling them!

Regards Jenny Hawken

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Having fun On a more serious note I would like to ask parents for their support in encour-aging the children in their care to complete assign-ments and homework on time. This becomes more important the older the students become, as all set work must be completed as a requirement of the Board of Studies Teaching Educational Standards (BOSTES) to attain a Record of School Achievement (ROSA) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC). A zero mark is awarded for all tasks submitted late, unless an illness/misadventure application has been made and supported. If students do not submit a task they will receive an N award warning, which is very serious, and can lead to students not achieving a ROSA or a HSC.

At Windsor High we pro-vide an educational ser-vice to ensure each and every student’s future suc-cess, and submitting re-

quired work on time is a skill

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CALENDAR 10/5-12/5 Naplan Testing Yr 7 & 9 10/5-11/5 Yr 8 Academic Reviews 10/5 Advanced English Excursion 12/5 Mura Burrapur 16/5 Yr 9 Strength Program 16/5 Zone X-Country 16/5-20/5 Yr 12 Workplacements (VET catch-up) 18/5 Yr 8 Talk—Young People and Police Pd 1 19/5 Yr 8 Strength Program 19/5-20/5 Yr 10 Academic Reviews 19/5 Mura Burrapur 19/5 Allawah Day 23/5 Yr 9 Strength Program 23/3 Music/Entertainment workshops 23/5-27/5 Preliminary Half Yearly Examinations 24/5 P & C Meeting 7pm 26/5 Mura Burrapur 26/5 Careers Market Trade Day 26/5 Yr 8 Strength Program 30/5-3/6 Yr 9 & 10 Half Yearly Examinations 30/5-3/6 Yr 11 Workplacement (VET Courses) 2/6 Mura Burrapur 2/6 Yr 8 Strength Program 6/6-7/6 Yr 9 Academic Reviews 6/6-7/6 Zone Athletics 6/6 Yr 9 Strength Program

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For everyone wishing to explore Career Options, this

is a free event but you must book tickets.

http://

email.jaladesign.com.au/…/925306AD23FF141F84E5

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Skills & Thrills is coming to the following locations:

• Campbelltown Catholic Club, The Cube: 14/06/2016,

7:00-8:30 pm

• Norths Club, Auditorium: 15/06/2016, 7:00-8:30pm

• Blacktown Workers Club, Ballroom: 21/06/2016, 7:00

-8:30pm

• Wenty Leagues Club, Starlight Room: 23/06/2016,

7:00-8:30pm

• Penrith Panthers Club, EVAN Theatre: 04/07/2016,

7:00pm- 8:30pm

School Cross Country carnival 2016 The school Cross Country was held last Thursday 5 May under the most glorious weather conditions, it really was a great day to be out lapping up the sun-shine. There were a number of standout competitors who have qualified to compete in the Macquarie Zone Cross Country Carnival on Monday 16 May at Penrith Regatta centre. All competitors who received a zone note needs to return it ASAP to the front of-fice. Please check the sport notice board for other information about the zone carnival. Age champions: Girls 12 Years Natalie Malpass 13 Years Renee Hardy 14 Years Maddison Tuckwell 15 Years Analyse Steele 16 Years Renee Taylor 17 Years Stacy Morris Boys 12 years Elijah Sheraton 13 Years Cooper Murray 14 Years Jeremy Weir 15 Years Zachary Smidt 16 Years Tyson Hancox 17 Years Louis Howarth House points were collected from each age group and the final tally was: 1st Bunderluk 2nd Murriong 3rd Kurabi 4th Jirramba Well done and congratulations to all who participated in the event and thank you to all the staff for helping around the course, we look forward to seeing how we go at the zone carnival.

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NSWRFS Cadet Program Eleven of our fabulous Year 9 students have under-taken to complete the RFS Cadet program at school during their Sport lessons. The program was first run by Mr Hawes at Windsor High 8 years ago and the program he developed is now being used in several

schools across the Hawkesbury. Over the next two terms the students in-volved will learn about bush fire and structure fires, equipment and vehicles, putting in hand lines, complet-ing hose drills, using fire ex-

tinguishers, assisting with casualties, using commu-nications and radios, and responding to different types of situations through practical scenarios. The team of students will have the opportunity to com-pete against other Cadet teams in a Field Day. Many volunteers from our Community generously give their time to bring trucks up to the school each week and assist in the training of our cadets. A big thank you goes to Peter Jones – of Kurrajong Brigade (and former WHS Science Head Teacher) and Cathy Jones - of Colo Heights Brigade, both of whom are attending every week to conduct the train-ing.

Students involved are: Keegan Muir, Jack Whitmore,

Axel Cropp, Annabelle Thompson, Ameysha Oliva-

res, Analyse Steele, Harrison Moxon, Reece Geyer,

Tiffany Johnson, Corey Dent, Matthew Cozier and

Ethan Clohessy.

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Introducing the Daniel Morcombe Foundation 'Help Me' App. A great way to not only help keep kids

safe, but assist people of all ages, from 7 to 97, covering all kinds of personal emergency situations!

MAJOR SAFETY FEATURES

The 'Help Me' button sounds a warning and allows you to can send off an SMS text to two (2)

nominated 'safety' numbers, as part of your Trusted Safety Network. Included in the text are GPS co-

ordinates from where the text was sent, so the sender can be located or a last known place of contact is

indicated.

CREATING YOUR SAFETY NETWORK...IT'S EASY!

Mobile phone numbers for your 'safety' numbers are easily obtained from your Contacts with a simple

manual check and upload of the numbers. These numbers form part of your Trusted Safety Network

and can be simply changed at any time by going to the Settings menu item and updating your desired

numbers. This is particularly helpful when people are not in your immediate area, there are shared

parental responsibilities or someone could be away on holidays for a period of time.

MORE GREAT KEY FEATURES...

Like this the easy-to-use Notes page that allows you to simply record important details that can be

stored for later recall should you require. Just tap the screen, enter the information, make sure to tap

'save' and all the details will be stored in your DMF App. To recall saved information, just click on

the Notes icon at the top right hand side of the screen and it will list the history details including time

and date recorded.

OTHER USER FEATURES...

Includes Helpful Numbers commonly required for assistance. Just tap the screen and you can be

easily connected to the number.

RESOURCES

This App also provides a range of helpful resources and assistance that is designed to educate kids and

parents on how to keep safe plus keep them up to date on the latest news! It offers safety and

assistance for children and reassurance for parents and adults.

IDEAL FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING...

Children and youth, elderly & seniors, shift workers, recreational enthusiasts, pregnant mums, people

with medical conditions, holidaymakers, school camps, Backpackers and more!

Disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery

life.For further information go to: http://www.danielmorcombe.com.au/app.html

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Some great training and events coming up that would be highly beneficial. You may be interested in the following. HAWKESBURY BUSHCARE TRAINING IN BUSH REGEN

EARTH CARE WORKING BEE – SATURDAY 14 MAY

2016 Regional Landcare Bush care Forum - Bushcare outside the square LANDCARE FOR SHOOLS SATURDAY MAY 28th

HAWKESBURY BUSHCARE TRAINING IN BUSH REGEN

Hawkesbury Bush care & Western Sydney TAFE have organised training through Richmond TAFE, from 4 May to 4 June. This course will commence subject to a sufficient number of enrolled participants. You will be advised as soon as determination is made that the course will proceed. Places are limited and high demand courses fill quickly. This training is free, but places are limited & book-ings are essential. Contact peter.mobbs@tafensw.edu.au PH 4570 9060 http://www.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/