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Pittwater Press Ph: 9999 4035 Fax: 9979 5088 Mona St, Mona Vale 2103 Term 3 Week 2 25 July 2016 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT—Renee Andrews (Relieving) Welcome back to term 3. As a Pennisula Community of Schools we started the term with very informative sessions on our staff development day. With over 700 teachers and parents from schools across our 13 PCS schools in attendance, Andrew Fuller was the presenter and facilitator. Andrew is a Clinical Psychologist who lectures in child, adolescent and family psychology and consults to communities and schools about the promotion of resilience. We explored the learning brain and looked at different types of students and the strategies we can use as teachers to engage them in learning. Andrew’s website http://andrewfuller.com.au/ , contains a wealth of free resources to support you as parents/ caregivers in helping to understand how children learn and how to develop resilience in your children. We celebrated NAIDOC on Thursday on Thursday 21July with a whole school assembly. The assembly opened with a welcome to country by Professor Dennis Foley who also spoke about two significant songlines to the Mona Vale area. Jemima Sanguinetti spoke about the concept of "The Dreaming" and Songlines. Alana Reneman also from year 11 spoke about the importance of language to Aboriginal people and Aboriginal culture. Both students also spoke of the depth of understanding they were able to develop on these topics whilst on the trip to the Northern Territory in the holidays. Zara Harrison and Ashley Van Raad spoke about the incidental learning and appreciation of Aboriginal culture they developed as a result of the trip. Two videos were played, showing some of the highlights of the trip to the Northern Territory, and celebrating the culture of First Nations people. Aboriginal Studies’ students, Aboriginal students at the school and year 7 students also participated in workshops with Professor Dennis Foley where he spoke in more detail about the land, moieties, and the (wide variety) of Aboriginal culture and knowledge that exists in this area but also across the country. By Kirsty Payne—Classroom Teacher Website: www.pittwater-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected] Relieving Principal: Renee Andrews Deputy Principal Rachel Fleming and Rel. Deputy Principal Carolyn Samojlowicz Year 7 into 8, and 8 into 9 Subject Selections 2017 Students in years 7 and 8 are reminded to select their elective courses for next year by Tuesday 26 July. This process is done electronically, using the webchoice codes which has been previously sent to the students email address. The subject selection handbook can be accessed through the schools website or via the following link. http://www.pittwater-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/news/years-8-and-9-2017-elective-booklets Year 11 Elevate—Thursday 28 July Elevate have been working closely to develop programs to enhance our senior students’ studies skills. On Thursday 28 July year 11 students will be participating in workshops designed to enhance memory techniques. Staff will then continue to reinforce these skills in the classroom. Commendation Assembly—Monday 1 August On 1 August we will be celebrating student achievement. A number of students excel in a variety of areas. Our commendation assemblies highlight students achieving in extracurricular and commitment to learning. Congratulations to all students. Prefect Induction—Tuesday 2 August The prefect body will be voting for the senior prefects this week. We will be having our Prefect Induction on Tuesday 2 August from 9am. All prefect parents are invited to attend to celebrate with their children. A morning tea will be provided for staff, prefects and parents after the ceremony. Leave Passes and Uniform Passes A reminder that all notes must be into the office before 8:50am to be signed by a Deputy and the uniform co-ordinator. This also applies on sport afternoon. Please attempt to make all appointments after school time. We thank all parents and students who have really made an excellent effort with uniform. The new jackets look terrific. Year 12 Year 12 will be receiving trial marks and most importantly feedback. It is important they now utilise this feedback to make adjustment to their study schedules and re focus. 100% attendance at this stage is crucial. Huge progress can be achieved over the next nine weeks with diligence and sustained effort. Students must communicate with their teachers if they are requiring further support. CALENDAR Thursday 28 July Rugby League Gala Day Monday 1 August Commendation Assembly Tuesday 2 August Prefect Induction Thursday 4 and Friday 5 August TAS Exhibition Wednesday 17 August P&C Meeting Sunday 28 August Pub2Pub Over the school holidays, the D Block Computer Laboratory was fully refurbished. This included the installation of: new carpet sealed cabling throughout the room a brand new interactive projector and whiteboard new furniture including fixed desks and comfortable chairs Fully equipped, the laboratory has 29 state-of-the-art computers for students with a wide range of learning and design software, full WiFi access and printing facilities. It supports the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning across curriculum areas, particularly TAS, Science and HSIE. The D Block Laboratory compliments the Library Computer Laboratory which was fully refurbished and opened in 2015, as well as the specialised C Block Media Centre. These spaces facilitate students’ completion of various research and project-based learning tasks, increasing their skills to source information and to communicate with creativity and effectiveness using ICT. A special thanks must go to Relieving Principal Renee Andrews for her work with the design of the room, as well as Technology team member Linus Cachia and General Assistant Gerard Smith for the preparation and assembly of the room. The Student Representative Council (SRC) is a student organisation from years 7-10 that works to bring awareness to local and international issues raises money for worthwhile causes and generally aims to improve the school. The SRC is formed at the beginning of the school year and continues for the entire year. Over the years, the SRC has put on mufti days, sold food, organised tournaments and many other activities to raise money for charities. This semester, the 2016 SRC held a Multicultural Day and raised money for Waves for Water. Both of these fundraisers were highly successful in raising money and were lots of fun! The Multicultural Day raised $1187.94 for Mahboba’s Promise, an organisation that assists women and children in Afghanistan. Mahboba’s Promise builds schools and orphanages and teaches women skills to help them earn money. On Multicultural Day, students and teachers dressed up in outfits from different nationalities and a formal assembly was held where Mahboba’s son outlined the role of the organisation and his personal experiences of Afghanistan. It was a very moving presentation. Over the course of the day, the SRC sold food such as pizza, noodles and hot dogs which everyone really enjoyed. Waves for Water was another great day at PHS. Waves for Water’s mission is to provide clean water to underdeveloped countries. Northern Beaches local and Waves for Water representative, Winter Vincent visited PHS and addressed the school about the organisation and performed a demonstration with the water filters. PHS students wore beach themed clothing and participated in a raffle where a range of prizes donated by Hurley were raffled off. Over the course of the day the school raised $960. The SRC has been having an active discussion regarding matters that impact the entire student body such as the canteen, uniforms and ceiling fans/air conditioning. The SRC has worked incredibly hard to achieve these two fundraisers. Big plans are in store for semester 2 so watch this space! Ms Silk—Classroom Teacher Pittwater High Athletics Age Champions 2016 GIRLS BOYS 12 years Nina Ramsay Nicholas Aitken 13 years Maddison Binding William Allan 14 years Alice Wensing Richard Charlton 15 years Brienna Mathieson Levi Kaye 16 years Meredith Otten Levi Stevenson 17 years Jordyn Hess Mitchell Hargreaves We have hit the ground running in term 3, with students engaged in a range of practical activities and theory topics. Year 7 PDHPE Meanings/dimensions of health; Factors that affect health Physical, emotional and social benefits of a healthy lifestyle Components of fitness; Nutrition – healthy eating habits Touch football, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor hockey Year 8 PDHPE What is risk? Positive risk taking Why do people take risks? The decision making model Alcohol & Smoking Basketball, Touch football, Soccer, Netball Year 9 PDHPE Risky situations Classification of drugs, Cannabis Binge Drinking; Types of harm; Road safety Touch football, Soccer, Basketball, Ultimate frisbee Year 9 PASS Participating with safety; risk factors in physical activity and sport Injury assessment and treatment procedures (including DRSABCD) European handball; Soccer; Circuit Training / boxercise; Oz Tag Year 10 PDHPE Safe celebrating; Challenging our alcohol culture Safe driving; Road trauma – factors influencing road accidents Basketball; OzTag; Netball; Soccer; European handball; AFL; Circuit training/boxercise; Dance (Cha Cha) Year 10 PASS Impact of technology on participation / performance (Positive and negative) Media use of technology; Ethical considerations Touch / Oz Tag (use of NRL development officers) Sydney North Cross