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Issue No. 4

“The Farm” Surf Excursion

N e w s l e t t e r

12 April 2019

EXCELLENCE INNOVATION SUCCESS

WOONONA HIGH SCHOOL

Fun in Science

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In this issue:

Page 3 & 4 Thirroul Seaside festival

Page 5 ISER Performing Ensemble

Page 6 Unplugged 27

Page 7 This Term in Science

Page 8 Easter Egg Hunt

Page 9 Sydney FC

Page 10 School Surfing Competition

Page 11 7L English—Through My Window

Page 12 Year 8 Beach Safety

Page 13 My Japanese Exchange Student

Page 13 South Coast Rugby Trials

Page 14 Blue day for Autism Awareness

Page 15 Hospitality News

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Excellence Innovation Success

Calendar 30/04/2019 Anzac Day Assembly

2/05/2019 RMS Girls in Science

6/05/2019 Year 9: Top Blokes

7/05/2019 Pines Inter School Competition

7/05/2019 Careers Expo

9/05/2019 Circus/Drama Incursion

9/05/2019 Da Vinci Decathlon Year 7

10/05/2019 Zone Cross Country

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CAPA News


Thirroul Seaside Festival

Last Sunday over 45 of our Creative and

Performing Arts students from Year 6-12

performed at the Thirroul Seaside and Arts

Festival. Our students entertained the large

audience for over 30 minutes showcasing the

skills of our band, dance and vocal students

including members of our Community of

Schools band program from Russell Vale and

Woonona Primary Schools. Congratulations to

all involved – especially our talented ISER

Ensemble students who drove all the way

from a rehearsal in Nowra to perform with us

before they went on tour this week. Thank

you to Miss R Sharp, Mrs Arnold, Miss K

Sharp, Mr Walker, Izak and all parents who

helped on the day. Well done to Paige

Townsend and Chris Decena from Year 12

who performed an acoustic set on the library

stage on Saturday.

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Art at Thirroul


Woonona High School was asked, along with all the other Primary and High Schools in the area, to participate in a project to

"colour up" the telegraph poles for the Thirroul Seaside Festival.

A group of our enthusiastic Year 10 students including Brandon Callander, Grace Ward, Ella Murray, Amara Prentice, Tess

Walsh and Tiana Mackay (absent from photo) spent an afternoon producing our ocean themed colourful works which looked

fantastic.

The artworks were used to decorate telegraph poles around Thirroul and really added to the atmosphere of the festival.

Congratulations to these students.

David Hoole

Visual Art Teacher

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Illawarra South East Regional (ISER) Performing Ensemble tours to Woonona HS On Wednesday 10th April, Woonona High School

proudly hosted a performance from this ensemble,

which is comprised of talented students who are

selected from all schools in our region in the areas of

dance, band and vocals. This ensemble takes their

cabaret style show on tour each term, entertaining

audiences with a range of songs from a variety of eras

and styles. It was wonderful to see our hall packed with

our students, our Community of Schools band students

from Woonona and Russell Vale Primary Schools,

parents and community members enjoying the show

and supporting our WHS performers. There only 50

students selected for the ensemble Congratulations to

the following students – we thoroughly enjoyed your

performance:

Year 8 – Ruby Martin (vocals) and Kai Johnson

(saxophone)

Year 9 – Elizabeth Apter and Layla Ryan (dance); Tyler

Wade (vocals)

Year 10 – Sky Bardsley, Jocelyn Bray and Jordan White

(saxophone)


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Unplugged 27 Our first Unplugged concert for 2019 was held on Tuesday

9th April at 7pm in the Hall. It was fantastic to see so many

talented students from Year 7-12 perform for their

community.

Featuring a variety of vocal and instrumental songs, the

night included Year 12 students practicing their HSC

performances and we also heard some of their

compositions. Well done to all students involved – we

look forward to seeing you perform again throughout the

year.


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This term in Science, students have been collaborating with each

other to solve a range of real world problems and developing the skills

to conduct investigations and communicate their ideas to an

audience.

Year 7 have been busy working on a Science STEM project developing

their skills in design and collaboration. They have been using skills

from Maths and TAS to conduct research on bridge design as well as

test materials to construct the strongest bridge possible out of 120

paddlepop sticks and superglue! The bridge had to span a gap of

40cm and hold weights without collapsing. Creativity was definitely

buzzing in all classrooms with the strongest bridge designed by Poppy

and Zoe holding a total of 30kg!

Year 8 have been learning about the scientific method and cells. They

have been using the microscopes to observe a range of cells and delve

into the interesting world of plants and how they function. Students

had to design and conduct their own experiment at home and display

their findings in a report. We had some very interesting topics this

year looking at the effect of music on heart rate, the best paint

remover to remove paint stains and testing the relationship between

surfboard size and speed!

Year 9 have been looking at the topic of communication and light. An

eye dissection was the highlight for some students! This helped

students identify parts of the eye and understand how it functions. A

few students proved to be a little squeamish!

Year 10 have been busy conducting chemical reactions and delving

into the world of genetics. Students have isolated DNA and made

edible DNA molecules. They have also been asking some very

interesting questions about their inheritance patterns!

Our senior students have been busy completing their Depth Studies in

Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Investigating Science. Students have

been required to use their inquiry skills to design and complete an

experiment to test an inquiry question of their choice. It has been a

pleasure to watch students explore their passions and develop their

collaborative and creative skills to test hypotheses and formulate

conclusions on their questions.

See our Facebook page for lots more great photos.

The Woonona Science Team

This Term in Science


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SRC Easter Egg Hunt

On Thursday 11 April our SRC organised an Easter egg hunt for our students. Tickets for the event were sold and all monies

raised will be donated to Saving Chloe Saxby, the total thus far being $205.50. Students had a great time scouring the school

grounds for hidden eggs and it looks like some were very successful!


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This week marked the 5th and final coaching session for our Year 8 Sports Academy soccer unit. Students have worked

intensively with two representatives from Sydney FC & have been learning intricate tactics & skills each session. Here’s what

our students had to say:

I enjoyed when Sydney FC came because the instructors were very nice and they taught us lots of different things. They taught

us the 4 core skills of soccer and focussed on one of the cores each lesson.

The 4 core skills were passing, 1st touch, dribbling and lul. Overall it was good and everyone enjoyed the lessons.

Mia (Year 8)

Sydney FC was great because they taught us good soccer skills and it was a fun environment.

It was good that every week we did something new and learnt something new. It was nice to get some independence because

they let us do our own thing.

Saxon (Year 8)

Our Sports Academy class had the opportunity to have Sydney FC players come and coach us during our practical lessons. It

was a great experience to learn new skills and play fun games with our peers, run by the FC players. I really enjoyed playing

soccer this term with them, and I’ve learnt new skills and improved heaps with the help of the Sydney FC. During our lessons

we split into two groups and our leader would explain what we had to do which were fun games and improving on skills.

Madison (Year 8)

Sydney FC

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Surf Competition Awards

Last week at assembly awards for the school Surfing Competition, as well as the inaugural “Rod Landy Trophy for Excellence in

Surfing “ were presented by Mr Chamberlain. The following students were presented with awards including Corey Gray who

took out the prestigious Rod Landy Award:

Open Body Board 1st Dean Brackenridge 2nd Mitch Jane 3rd Kyan Windeyer

Junior Boys B Division 1st Gill Esdale 2nd Matt Marton 3rd Blake Parker

Junior Boys Surfboard Division A 1st Aaymon Fitzgibbon 2nd Egan Kuhn

Open Boys Surfboard 1st Corey Gray 2nd Kyan Windeyer 3rd Aaymon Fitzgibbon

Mr Chamberlain ( event organiser) commented about the competition:

“Both sides of Woonona Headland needed to be used to find enough waves to continue the contest which was held in

consistent 2—3 foot swell. As usual it did not matter what the conditions the dished up, all surfers were “out there” and “into

it” for the duration of the activity, whether they were competing or just free surfing between heats.

Thank you to Rachelle Nellies who again volunteered to run the tally room. Congratulations to all participants who’s

enthusiasm is to be commended and congratulations to all the winners , who in most cases had to combine experience and

skill to earn their result in changeable conditions.

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Students in 7 English L have been learning about the lives of other children around the world in the 'Through My Window' unit

of work. This unit promotes deep knowledge and understanding of the experiences of our students and others around the

world. To further promote knowledge integration and connectedness, students from WHS have written a series of letters to

the students of the newly built Kovato High School. Kovoto High School is a new school, built by Australian volunteers, on the

island of Samasodu, in the Solomon Islands.

Our WHS students wrote letters describing the learning styles that they employ and their various experiences here at school.

They also wrote words of encouragement for Kovato High School students who have not had the opportunity to access High

School Education before. As a part of this fantastic 'real world' learning, WHS sent a reply-paid envelope to Kovato HS, so

they have the opportunity to form a meaningful connection with our school.

We hope that the students at Kovato High School enjoy reading our letters!

Ms Peace

English Teachers

7 English L - 'Through My Window'


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Year 8 Beach Safety Expo


Our Year 8 PDHPE students have been working hard on a unit of work about beach safety, and this week had the chance to

show lifeguards from Woonona Surf Beach the projects they had completed.

The students had been asked to produce an advertising campaign which would educate people (especially visitors to our area)

about beach safety.

The projects were amazing. Several students produced fantastic videos, many produced posters (including some which were

huge) and there was even a phone app which would give users information about beach and weather conditions.

Our visitors were very impressed with Year 8’s efforts and these Year 8 students should be very proud of the projects they

produced.

Check out Woonona High School’s Facebook page for

a great story on this years Southern Stars spectacular

featuring our very own dance group!

Southern Stars

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South Coast Rugby Trials

My Experience with a Japanese Exchange Student

My experience with Yuna ( my Japanese Student ) was marvellous. Yuna was kind

and caring. It was a wonderful experience and I recommend it to everyone. I have

an older brother and always wanted a sister and it felt like having an older sister but

also a new best friend. I have kept in touch since Yuna went home. While Yuna was

here we went to Sydney and on the first day we caught the ferry to Taronga Zoo

and saw the Koalas and Kangaroos which was Yunas main goal while she was here.

We also caught the cable car over the zoo and then caught the ferry back to the

hotel. On the second day in Sydney we went shopping and ran into a few of Yunas

friends. On the last night she was here Yuna played Bohemian Rhapsody on our very

sad and out of tune piano. I was very sad to see Yuna go home. When Yuna left she

ran up to me, gave me a hug and just simply said Thank You, Yuna had tears in her

eyes when she got on the bus. It was only a short time they were here for but it was

so worth it. If you ever have the opportunity to host a Japanese Student or any

Student I would highly recommend it, and they are very polite. It was a pleasure

welcoming Yuna into my home.

ALYSSA WALTON 7U

More opportunities to get involved: There will be a further opportunity for

families to participate in the Japanese exchange program when we welcome

students from our host school, Kitazano High School, in August. Please see Mr

Thistlethwaite or Ms Matthews for more information.

Corey Snelson (Opens) and Tynan Taylor (U15's) (pictured left) were

voted best & fairest from our school at the recent South Coast Rugby

League Trials.

Jarryd Arnold and Cooper Bennett also represented the Northern Zone

in the Opens Rugby League while Adam Amini and Max Martin were in

the U15's team.

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Blue Day for Autism Awareness


Careers Expo

All Year 10 and 12 students will be attending an excursion to the Illawarra Schools Careers Expo on Tuesday 7th May, 2019. The

Expo will be held at the Illawarra Sports Stadium in Berkeley.

This excursion has been planned to help students plan their future with regards to employment, tertiary education and subject

selection.

The cost of the excursion is covered by the payment of subject fees to Woonona High School.

Students will depart Woonona High School at 12:30 pm and return to Woonona High School at approximately 2:50pm.

Travel will be provided by Workplace Learning

Illawarra with a local bus company.

All accompanying staff will have emergency care

training.

The staff member with CPR training is Chris Moore.

Students will be supervised by accompanying

teachers.

Sincerely;

John Chamberlain

Careers Adviser

On April 2, Woonona High School supported “Blue for Autism Awareness Day”. Autism Awareness Day speaks out against dis-

crimination, celebrates the diversity of our global community and strengthens commitment to the full inclusion and participa-

tion of people with autism.

WHS students were invited to wear blue accessories in support of Autism Awareness Day. Blue hair ties, bangles and earrings

were popular accessories and a total of $70.80 was raised for this cause. Great Effort from our SRC members who organised

the day.

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Our Hospitality kitchens have once again been very busy this

week with Year 8 classes preparing Easter muffins and apple

turnovers, the Master Chef class taking on the “chicken

challenge” and the Year 12 Food Technology class preparing

sourdough bread. It all looks delicious!

Delicious!


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May Calendar



30/04/2019 Anzac Day Assembly

2/05/2019 RMS Girls in Science


7/05/2019 Pines Inter School Competition

7/05/2019 Careers Expo

9/05/2019 Circus/Drama Incursion


10/05/2019 Zone Cross Country



16/05/2019 Year 10 Immunisations

16/05/2019 HSC Finance Excursion (Year 12 Business Studies)

17/05/2019 Newsletter published


20/05/2019 Year 9: Top Blokes - Period 3

21/05/2019 In Concert Music Excursion

21/05/2019 Water in the World Fieldwork (Yr 8 Geography)

21/05/2019 Year 12 Raising Achievement Trial Prep workshops

23/05/2019 YEAR 8 - Find Your Voice - Suicide prevention

27/05/2019 YEAR 7: Train Education

27/05/2019 CoS Transition Day


29/05/2019 YEAR 7 & 8: Nudge Theatre - Girls empowered

29/05/2019 South Coast Dance Festival


30/05/2019 Year 12 Road to Success - UOW


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