Friday 17th November 2017 Week 2 of cycle Term 4 Vol 3

TERM 4

MONTH - Nov/Dec

Tuesday 21st November P&C Meeting

27th November Year 6 Welcome BBQ

Thursday 30th November Year 10 New Directions Program presentations

Thursday 7th December Year 10 New Directions Program presentations

Monday 11th December Year 7 Camp

Tuesday 12th December Year 7 Camp

Wednesday 13th December Year 7 Camp returns

Friday 15th December Term 4 ends

TERM 1 2018

MONTH - Jan/Feb

Monday 29th January Term 1 commences

Staff return

Tuesday 30th January Year 7, 11 and 12 return

Wednesday 31st January Whole school returns

Year 12 Formal

Thankyou to Rhonda Zeiler from ‘Babyswine Photography’ for the photos.

Last official duties as School Captains 2017. Miles Brown and Eloise Crawter.

L to R: Brendan Herd, Partner, Mitchell Southey, Brad Goodwin, Josh Laarhoven, Sam Walters and Brayden Langley

CHANGE OF DATE!

YEAR 6 TRANSITION INFORMATION BBQ

FOR PARENTS, CARERS, STUDENTS AND FAMILY

MONDAY 27th NOVEMBER

BBQ 5pm Information session

5:30 - 6:30pm

From the Principal’s desk Formal Hard to believe that another Formal has come and gone signalling that the year is nearly at an end. All our Year 12 students did themselves, their families and Kyogle High School proud with their dress and the way they conducted themselves on the night. Huge thank you to Jenny Imeson, Mary Thompson and Shelley Edmunds for the work they put into planning and executing the beautiful room (and cake) for our students. Houston The students are busy with the fund raising for the Houston trip. There are currently raffle tickets on sale with 1st prize a night for 2 at the Ramada Ballina, 2nd prize $100 Bunnings Vouchers, 3rd prize a gift basket from Slater Farms—tickets can be purchased through the Front Office. On 2 December a Bunnings BBQ will be held in Lismore—please support this truly Kyogle BBQ with Stuart Bros sausages and Dave’s Bakehouse Bread! Uniform Kyogle HS prides itself in having an affordable and easy to wear uniform. Unfortunately there is a small number of female students who wear exercise pants. Please support the school by ensuring that students are wearing the tartan skirt, black shorts or black pants. Planning for 2018 and Beyond We have started our evaluation and planning for 2018-2020. Within the next 2 weeks a very simple survey will be emailed home to gather feedback on how we are currently performing and areas for discussion for future directions. I do appreciate that we are time poor but taking the time to complete this survey will be greatly appreciated. Semester 2 Awards Assembly Save the Date—12 noon Friday 8th December for the Academic Awards Assembly.

Regards

Gae Masters

Kyogle High School November 17th , 2017 Issue 18

From the Deputy’s desk Welcome to this issue of the KHS newsletter.

On Friday 20th October we successfully launched our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program. After many

months of detailed planning and organisation across not only KHS but our Kyogle Community of Schools, and with

input from teachers, students and community members, I am proud to celebrate the launch. The PBL Program has

emphasis on positive expectations reinforces the value of relationship, communication, expectation and self-respect.

The first areas in 2017 that PBL will concentrate on are ‘all settings’ and ‘classroom’. Under the expectations of ‘be

safe, be respectful, be a learner’: our positive expectations to be embedded into the school are:

It is hoped that the benefits of a concentration on Positive Behaviour for Learning will include improved educational opportunities, better communication, greater reward and a unified expectation at KHS for all members of our community. I look forward to this rewarding journey!

David Hanley

All settings Classroom

Be Safe Right place, right time Stay inbounds Keep hands and feet to self Use equipment for its purpose Care for others Walk

Be Safe Line up quietly and wait for teacher Sit in allocated space Use equipment for its purpose Walk

Be Respectful Wear school uniform Follow staff instructions Use school talk Look after my belongings Value all property Put rubbish in bin

Be Respectful Follow staff instructions Listen to speaker Use school talk Return all equipment

Be a Learner Have all equipment for class Digital equipment off and in your bag Out of class, need a pass

Be a Learner Have all equipment for class Complete all tasks to the standard requested Ask questions Digital devices turned off and in your bag Out of class, need a pass

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RRISK

Last Friday, all of Year 11 travelled to SCU to attend and participate in a Reduce Risk Increase Student Knowledge seminar. RRISK is a health promotion program that addresses risk-taking behaviour amongst Year 11 students in the Mid North and North Coast of NSW. First developed in 1999, the RRISK program has grown rapidly in response to demand, initially involving 300 students from 9 high schools and now attracting over 4900 students from 58 schools across northern NSW from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie.

RRISK is a resilience building program that is relevant to the social life, developmental stage and concerns of adolescents. It extends the school based drug education and road safety curriculum by providing opportunities for senior high school students to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills to reduce risk taking and develop safer celebrating strategies.

Students had the opportunity of listening to celebrity drug and alcohol expert Paul Dillon and a range of other presenters from sectors of the community that support positive adolescent behaviour and decision making in an effort to inform students and save young lives. Mr Raz - RRISK Coordinator

Student Representative Council Last week, the SRC participated in the ‘Community Conversation’ run by Kyogle Youth

Action (KYA). Here we were able to voice what kind of community we want to be a part of,

about some of the challenges we face living in Kyogle, and where we see

ourselves as a young person in our community.

We would like to thank Chris Hutton from KYA for this valuable opportunity.

SRC

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CANTEEN ROSTER

Friday 17/11: Monday 20/11: Tuesday 21/11: L. Kozubek Wednesday 22/11: J. Whitney Thursday 23/11: S. Cormack, S. Pederson Friday 24/11: Monday 27/11: Tuesday 28/11: A. Thomson, K. Crawter Wednesday 29/11: J. Whitney Thursday 30/11: S. Cormack Friday 01/12:

If you are rostered on to help on a day and you cannot make it, please let Deb know as soon as possible. Phone: School - 6632 1300 OR Deb (Home) 6636 4261 The canteen/P&C Christmas party will now be on Friday 1st December, 6pm at Kyogle Golf Club. If you would like to join us please contact Deb - 6632 1300. All welcome.

P&C Meetings are held in the Common Room at 5:30pm

Next meeting Tuesday 21st November

(Last meeting of the year)

Louise Petherbridge - President

Parents and Citizens Association

Lucy Du Frocq and partner Elliott Lewis-Hall

Formal continued..

Jim Gilmore, Mr Fletcher, Callum Ashton, Sophie Jones, Reuben Flower, Robert Uo, Sam Walters and Sonny Mercer (kneeling in front)

Year 12 presented KHS with ‘House banners’ as a thankyou gift.

New Direction Program Presentations!

On Thursday the 30th of November, our Year 10 students will be presenting their portfolios to a panel consisting of teaches, students and community members. The presentations are a culmination of the efforts the students have been putting into their 'hubs' or meetings each fortnight with Mrs Raz to create a portfolio that reflects them as both a student and an individual. Students will be presenting school work, projects, assessment tasks, special interests, and future aspirations that they have produced and reflected on over the course of 2017. Presentation day is also a fantastic opportunity for the school community to celebrate what our students have achieved in their last year of junior school before becoming a senior next year. Students that have completed the program as well as attended the presentation day will also be rewarded for their efforts with a fun excursion! Good luck to all of our Year 10's with their portfolio presentations and we wish you well as you transition to Year 11 in 2018.

Rachael Rasborsek New Direction Program Co-Ordinator

2018 UNIFORM SHOP - OPENING TIMES

Tuesday, 5th December: 8.30 to 10am ( Yr 7 Orientation day) Thursday, 25th January: 8.00 to 2pm Monday, 29th January: 8.30 to 1.30pm Tuesday, 30th January: 8.30 to 1.30pm

For further information please contact:

Karen Slater - 0428 322313

School Office - 6632 1300

K.H.S P&C 2018 UNIFORM PRICES GIRLS

Tartan skirts $25.00 White blouse $35.00 Everyday shorts $25.00 Everyday polo $30.00 Senior white polo $30.00 Sports polo $30.00 Sports shorts $25.00 Jacket $45.00 Jumper $30.00

BOYS Everyday shorts $25.00 Everyday polo $30.00 Senior polo $30.00 Sports polo $30.00 Sports shorts $25.00 Jacket $45.00 Jumper $30.00 Football shorts $20.00

For further information please contact:

Karen Slater - 0428 322313

School Office - 6632 1300

Cash or Cheque only

Reminder: if you have any old uniforms you wish to DONATE, please leave them at the Front Office.

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Piano Tuition Experienced teacher will be giving lessons in Kyogle on Wednesday/Thursday afternoons from Term 4. AMEB exams or learn for leisure. All ages and stages welcome.

Becky Parker DIP.Mus T. (USQ) Ph: 0434 190 347

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Engaging Adolescents - Parent Course A three-session program for parents and carers at Kyogle Family Support Services 8 Geneva St, KYOGLE On 16th, 23rd & 30th November from 1:30pm - 4:00pm This course is FREE

Register for this course by contacting Kyogle Family Support Services on 6632 1044

2018 Term dates for NSW public schools Term 1 Monday 29 January (staff) Tuesday 30 January (Years 7, 11 & 12) Wednesday 31 January—whole school returns Term 1 ends on Friday 13 April Term 2 Monday 30 April—Staff Development Day Term 2 ends on Friday July 6 Term 3 Monday 23 July—Staff Development Day Term 3 ends on Friday 28 September Term 4 Monday 15 October Term 4 ends Wednesday 19 December