FIGTREE HIGH SCHOOL

WEEKLY BULLETIN TERM 1 WEEK 10 29TH MARCH 2012

COMING EVENTS 30th March - 5th April: Year 12 Half Yearly Exams 5th April - End of School Term 23rd April - Staff Development Day 24th April - Students return to school 25th April - ANZAC DAY - PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Principal’s Report Principal) for facilitating this important session. The iPie consists of Figtree High School, Sports Congratulations to these students who sang the National High School and Warrawong High School. There were Anthem on assembly this week; Samantha Sulic, Rachel 18 participants for this professional development Brooksbank and Kymberley Sink. session.

On Monday 26 March Jelena Zaric presented her On 22 March the Premier’s Sporting Challenge was Academic Challenge and Excellence (ACE) Project to the held on the Figtree High School soccer field. Students City Council. Jelena’s project focussed on from our Community Of Schools participated in a day the regeneration of the Port Kembla commercial district. of fun and learned many new sporting skills. Thank The Lord Major Gordon Bradbery personally invited you to the staff from the Community Of Schools, the Jelena to present her project at the next full council coaches and the organiser Ms Karin Harlor. meeting. Jelena has represented Figtree High School in a most professional manner and deserves our commendation and congratulations. Congratulations to Year 7 for their exemplary behaviour on the school camp. Thank you to the organisers. I was very pleased to receive a message from the National Gallery in Canberra. Our Creative Arts students in Yrs 9-11 who attended the excursion on 22 March All parents were invited to attend a Parent Forum to were commended for their excellent manners, develop school rules based around the school values participation and behaviour. Well done to those students! of Respect, Safety and Learning. The Parent Forum Thank you to the staff who provided this opportunity for was held at the Parents and Citizens meeting on our students. Wednesday 28 March at 7.30pm in the school library. Staff, student and parent forums will be developing the school rules that align with the three core school The Student Representative Council Induction was held values over the next few weeks. on March 21. Thank you to the parents, family members and students who attended. Mr Ryan Park Member for Keira gave the Occasional Address and presented the Thank you to the organisers of the school cross SRC badges. Mrs Diane Grant, President of the Parents country. This event provides the opportunity for the and Citizens association presented the House Captains students to display their athletic skills in long distance badges. Thank you to Mr Glen Jackson (SRC running. Coordinator), Mrs Jennifer French (Deputy Principal), Jodie Feld and Rhys Kilian (SRC Presidents), Emily Markham (vocalist) and the Entertainment Crew for their Just a reminder to parents that every student received dedication to this important event. the School Uniform Policy and Procedures document. The document also contains photographs of The Illawarra Partners In Education (iPie) held an after appropriate school uniform. If a student was absent school professional development session that focussed then the document was placed in their roll with their on Professional Accomplishment and CV Writing on name on the top. If you did not receive your copy can March 22. Thank you to Raechel Mc Carthy (Deputy

1 you please contact the school to obtain this important Attention Mums, Dads and Nannas...... document. Little Figgies Playgroup will NOT be operational There has been a minor change to the School Uniform on 2nd April, last Monday of Term 1, due to Year Policy and Procedures document. The new version is 12 exams. dated 20/3/12. The last sentence of Point 3 of the School Uniform Procedures now reads “At the end of It will recommence on 30th April, 2nd Monday of each school term the student uniform defaults will go back to zero for a clean start for the next term”. Term 2. Kind regards Thanks for your ongoing support. Carol Marshman Mrs Leabeater Principal

************************************************************* Earth Hour 2012 Add a bit of ambiance to your evening and help reduce Congratulations to the following students who have carbon emissions for just one hour when you become been elected to the SRC and House Captains. part of the worldwide environmental event that is Earth Presidents: Jodie Feld, Rhys Killian Hour. This year it takes place on Saturday 31 March from 8.30-9.30pm. More info: www.earthhour.org School Captains: Jessica Pryor, Jeremy Bogovac Secretary: Ivana Zaric Daylight saving ends Treasurer: Giverny Witheridge Remember to put your clocks back an hour when daylight saving ends in NSW at 3am Sunday 1 April. Publicity Officer: Cassie Preston

Year 7: Demee Kyriazis, Jack Tyrrell, Ebony Tasker ************************************************************** MATHEMATICS COMPETITION Year 8: Matthew Clark, Jade Scanlan, Caitlyn Smith

Date of competition: 2nd August 2012 Year 9: Jack Foye, Jelena Zaric, Chloe Jovanoska Year 10: Mitchell Ivaneza, Gaby Horton, Cassandra This competition is open to all students in Years 7 to Kelly 12. If your child would like to enter into this competition, it will cost $5.50. This entry fee needs to Year 11: Jamie-Lee Athanassopoulos, Brandan Woods, be paid to their maths teacher no later than 4th May John Garland 2012. No late entries accepted. Year 12: Shannon Fox, Corey Chinnock-Clark ************************************************************** House Captains

Red House: Michael Trajcevski, Tori Costello,

Yellow House: Cleveland McGhie, Kelly Chan

Black House: Jordan Osborne, Paige Holmes

Green House: Kurt Lawrence and Ainsley Hawes

LEARNING LABS

A two day enrichment program for high achieving PBS EXPECTATION OF THE WEEK students in Year 7 to 10. For workshop details and application form go to: RESPECT www.uow.edu.au/educ/learninglabs Place rubbish in bins FACULTY OF EDUCATION

2 Merit Award System Students must wear a top which identifies them as being a student of Figtree High (either Figtree High shirt with Figtree High badge or PE t-shirt.) Otherwise they may wear comfortable, appropriate casual gear with suitable Congratulations to the following students who have reached Silver or Bronze level in the school’s merit footwear for walking. system during Term 1. As supervising teachers have a duty of care to stay with students until they are picked up, parents and/or Silver: Tenae Bennett (Year 12), Tom Horsley caregivers are reminded that the coach will be returning (Year 10), Josh Burley, Amy Kilian, by 5pm. It would be greatly appreciated if parents and/or Zac Powell, David Jolliffe (Year 9), caregivers are there to meet their child. Stephanie Black, Mathew MacGregor, Linh le Nguyen, Beatrice Roberts (Year 8) If you have any questions regarding this excursion please do not hesitate to contact me at the school. Bronze: Stephan Bridal (Year 12), Kayne Chapman, Jesseka Ford (Year 10), Mitchell Grant, Brandon Lake, Megan Ms Dive Low, Mitchell Chadwick, Harrison Merit Coordinator. Groeller, Ben Kuzman (Year 9), Elisha Chate, Jayden Clark, Alex Costello, Connor Lodge, Ryan McHenry, Alexander Spirovski, Evan Balatsos, Open Boys Soccer – Match Report 20March 2011 Jayden Benn, Nathaniel Kicks, Victoria Pipino, Vincent Rothschild, On Tuesday Figtree played in the Kirra Somerville, Rhys Taafe, Rachael Preliminary round of the NSW High Schools knock-out Brooksbank, Tjiana Djotunovic, Trent competition. Figtree were settling down into a good Potter, Jordan Bunker, Matthew routine when Dapto struck early to go one nil up. Dewhurst, Abbey Hawes, Adam McKeown, Jordan Wilhelm (Year 8). Before too long Figtree’s dominance in midfield started to show and following were some good goal scoring opportunities. After a good run down the left wing from To be considered eligible for Bronze, Silver or Gold level Daniel George it was left to Brendan Pattman to open on the school’s merit system a student must be able to the scoring and draw level 1-1. From then on Figtree present the required number of merits (Bronze 15), were never troubled again with solid defence from Matt (Silver 45), (Gold 150). Students must also meet the Stojanoski and Jo Gladwin-Paffett. After a header from criteria of being cooperative and courteous and being Brendon hit the post Brad Acev slammed away the prepared to work to the best of their ability at all times. second goal for a 2-1 score at half time.

The second half was the Daniel George show. He These students can now participate in merit reward showed great determination to score a hat-trick, and excursions or special merit prize draws which are held combined with a late goal to Hayden Mowbray, took the throughout the year. A number of Silver and Bronze final score to 6-1. students will be looking forward to Thursday April 5th when the Term 1 merit excursion to the Royal Easter A big thank you to the officials, referee Alycia Mears (yr Show will take place. 12) and assistants Adam Faulkner and Joshua Burley (yr 9). This was Alycia’s first open boys match and she never took a backward step, giving out two yellow cards Merit Reward Excursion – Easter Show for dissent! Students who are participating in the Merit Reward The next game is away to Corrimal. Excursion to the Easter Show on Thursday 5th April are reminded to meet at the front of the school at 8.30am. Mr Smith These students do not need to go to roll call. The excursion will go ahead regardless of weather conditions, so if it is raining, students are advised to have wet weather gear with them.

3 Creative Arts Faculty Each week the Creative Arts Faculty will feature artists and artworks from various years. The artists for the week are:

Year 7 Visual Arts – Luke Vanderburg “Ink Portrait”

Year 8 Visual Arts –Kiara Grover “Sculpture Design”

Year 9 Visual Arts – Chloe Jovanoska “The Machine”

Year 11 Visual Arts – Matt De Jongh “Renaissance Self Portrait”

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Chloe Jovanoska

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Matt De Jongh

Luke Vanderburg

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