Issue No. 11 13 August 2015

Principal’s Report Importance of school uniform

COMING EVENTS At the end of last week, we outlined the importance of school uniform to all TERM 3 students, as the standard of uniform has been slipping for some students.

Wednesday 19 August Students who are out of uniform without a note from home are to spend their Grade 10 Student lunch time in the library. I would like to thank parents and students for the effort Information Session 9.00 - 10.00 am they have made to make sure the students are in full school uniform. The school Don College Parent uniform builds a sense of connectedness among students and to the school. Information Evening 7.00 - 8.00pm at Latrobe When worn well, it enhances the way in which individuals and the school are High School viewed in the community. Uniform also means that students can easily be

Thursday 20 August identified as a member of LHS, increasing safety and supervision for all students. Parent Information Evening I would like to highlight that black shoes are the required item for footwear and for Grade 6 parents and students the only tracksuit that is acceptable is the navy parachute Adidas Reserve Pant or similar navy parachute pant. Tuesday 1 September Grade 6 Girls Camp Camp Clayton GIRLS: BOYS: Summer school dress Yellow, cotton, button-through shirt Wednesday 2 Winter skirt (with black stockings) LHS soft shell jacket (navy blue) September Yellow, cotton, button-through shirt LHS puffer jacket (navy blue) Grade 6 Boys Camp LHS soft shell jacket (navy blue) Camp Clayton LHS puffer jacket (navy blue) LHS royal blue hoodie LHS royal blue hoodie LHS royal blue, woollen, V-neck Tuesday 8 September LHS royal blue, woollen, V-neck school Don College Taster Day school jumper jumper Navy blue Reserve Pant or similar LHS royal blue cardigan Friday 18 September navy parachute pant (no other Red Faces - Whole School Navy blue Reserve Pant or similar navy tracksuit pant is allowed) Assembly parachute pant (no other tracksuit pant is allowed) Grey trousers Navy blue shorts (plain) Grey shorts Plain white or black socks Black shoes Black stockings or tights under winter skirt

Black shoes

LATROBE HIGH SCHOOL Department of Education

Don College Parent Information Evening – Wednesday 19 August Don College teaching staff will hold an information session for parents/guardians of Grade 10 students on Wednesday 19 August, starting at 7pm in the Latrobe High Library. In the past, we have received excellent feedback from parents about the evening. I encourage parents and guardians of Grade 10 students to attend, so you are aware of all the opportunities that exist at Don College.

Parent and Student Information Evening- Thursday 20 August We are excited about holding our ‘Parent and Student Information Evening’ on Thursday 20 August for all prospective 2016 Grade 7 students and their parents. The evening starts at 6:30pm in the school library. Parents and students who are unable to make it on the night are encouraged to contact the main office to arrange a meeting and tour of the school.

NAPLAN Results While NAPLAN is one test on one day, it does give us important data that informs future teaching decisions and gives us an idea of how we are tracking as a school over time. It also provides us with important data on each individual student’s strengths and weaknesses. The data for Latrobe High School is showing very clearly that the work we have undertaken over the last few years is really showing results. Over the next week we will be mailing out to parents of Grade 7 and 9 students their son’s/daughter’s individual NAPLAN results.

Brent Armitstead Principal

STUDENT ABSENCES

If your child is going to be absent from school due to illness or for any other reason, you can notify us in the following ways:

 SKOOLBAG APP simply open the app and go to EFORMS and fill in the absentee form

 SMS send a message to 0428 937 348

 EMAIL send an email to [email protected]

 PHONE Phone our school office - 64261061

FATHER’S DAY RAFFLE The School Association is running a Father’s Day raffle as our major fundraiser and we are asking each family to sell a book of 10 tickets at $2.00 per ticket ($20.00 for the book).

The prizes will be as follows:

1st Acrylic Landscape – Bells Parade $250 Anthony Robertson 2nd Petrol Voucher $200 Caltex Sassafras Service Station 3rd Signed North Jumper $130 Latrobe High School 4th Signed Cricket Bat – Mark Taylor $120 Latrobe High School 5th Gift Voucher $75 Total Performance Sports 6th Family Pass to Speedway $60 Latrobe Speedway 7th Anvers Chocolates $50 Anvers 8th 2 Cinema Tickets $33 CMax Cinema 9th IGA Gift Voucher $25 Hill Street Grocer 10th Mitre 10 Voucher $25 Hill Street Grocer All books sold/unsold and money to be returned by Thursday 3 September. Drawn - FRIDAY 4 September 2015

When selling the raffle tickets, please abide by the following rules as described in the Gaming Control Act:

As the total prize value is greater than $500, the tickets cannot be sold by students under 16 years of age. Raffle books are not to be sold door to door. ANVERS WINDOW PAINTING FOR WINTERFEST

Congratulations to the 6 girls who painted the Anvers shop windows for the annual Chocolate Winterfest. The design was based on winter scenery in Latrobe and featured silhouettes of some of the more iconic buildings. The girls represented the school well and did a fantastic job. Thanks again to Anvers for giving us the opportunity. PAINTING TEAM Melinda Powell Amy Jackson Makayla James-Joiner Katelyn Geard Kate O’Sullivan Chloe Dawkins

The ANZ Bank is offering an Indigenous School Based Traineeship in Latrobe to commence next year.

They are seeking any Year 10 indigenous students who would be interested in applying for this position.

Ideally the student should have an interest in both customer service and the finance industry.

Interested students should email Kelli Bishop a cover letter and their current resume with two up-to- date referees. [email protected]

GYM DAYS Come and see what is on offer at these gym fun days. DATE: Thursday 8 October 10am-12 noon Friday 9 October 10am-12 noon Friday 9 October 7pm-9pm AT: Allstars Gymnastics 33 Nicholls St Devonport COST: $5 which includes a snack Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.

Proceeds to assist The Cambodian Experience 2016

WANTED – LOOM BANDS AND LOOMS

If you have any preloved looms and loom bands, please drop them off at the school office. The looms and bands will be taken by the Cambodian Experience 2016 travellers to Soksan (a school in Cambodia) for the students to use there.

Junior Life Drawing So far this term, we have focused on human anatomy. Students have completed a series of observational drawings using line, shape and tone. Here is a small selection of the fantastic work that the students have completed. We are looking forward to venturing outside to sketch the surrounding landscapes as the weather clears up. Miss Mack

Darcy Miller

Henry MIgnot Seth Webb

Harmoni Richardson

Jenna Flack

Kaycee Hering

Seth Webb

Annalise Castles

Montana Lewis

Shelby Bellchambers

HPE HOT SPOT

SPINE SOCIETY OF

The National Self-Detection Program for Scoliosis (NSPS).

Scoliosis (spinal curvature) is an important health problem for adolescent girls and 25 per thousand are at risk of developing a significant curve. Three girls per thousand require active treatment (spinal brace or surgery). Because in the early stages the condition is most often asymptomatic, screening in the age range 11-13 years is a sound preventative health measure.

The Spine Society of Australia is encouraging girls in Grade 7 and 9 to access the Scoliosis Australia home page www.scoliosis- australia.org and print the brochure. The website contains comprehensive credible information about the symptoms and treatment of scoliosis. Using the forum on our website, girls and their parents can obtain general advice form certified specialists who manage patients with spinal curvature. The forum is a useful resource in providing searchable information posted by its members. It offers a strong support base for adolescent patients with scoliosis and their parents. Healthcare professionals and other interested parties can discuss the NSDP in the forum.

Slipstream 2015 - ‘Dorothy’

Grade 7 students will have the opportunity to attend the performance on Tuesday September 1 at 10:30 am until 12.00 noon at the Ulverstone Civic Centre. Students who are interested can collect a permission form from the main office next week.

BRICK LAYING PROGRAM – STEPPING OUT IN BRICKS From June 29 to July 2 we went to the Alanvale College in Launceston to do a Bricklaying course with professional bricklayer, Paul Mackay. The program started at 8:30am and went until 4 o’clock each day. We left Latrobe a bit before 7 o’clock each day just to make sure we were on time. At the course we learnt the basics of bricklaying such as mixing the mortar, spreading the mortar, laying bricks and all the health and safety requirements. It was very hard labour but we found the program very interesting and a very handy skill to learn. Along with learning the basics of bricklaying we also met students from other schools from in and around Launceston. The program was a huge success for both of us with the report back from Paul. Paul said we were always on time and we always showed respect to everyone. He said we were a credit to our school and we should be very proud of ourselves. Daniel Williams and Riley Symmons

WRITER OF THE MONTH

Calling all song writers! This month’s focus for ‘Writer of the Month’ is song writing. It’s great to see a number of students already submitting their songs for consideration. Please keep these wonderful pieces of writing coming in! Also, the 2015 School Writing Competition is NOW OPEN! Write a poem or short story for your chance to win $1,000 cash ($500 for you & $500 for your school!) Other awesome prizes are up for grabs. All it takes is a burst of inspiration, a dash of creativity and a little bit of effort for great poems and stories to appear! Entry is FREE and close Sunday August 30, 2015. To register, log onto www.write4fun.net Good Luck!

Wendy Leonard

ARTS NIGHT Thursday two weeks ago, I participated in Latrobe High School’s Arts night. I was in the Concert Band and Sing Star. I played bass in Concert Band and we played the National Anthem to start off the show and then a song called ‘Let’s Rock’. I performed a solo in ‘Let’s Rock’, and there were lots of times in rehearsals that I had stuffed it up. I tried to calm my nerves and played it as best as I could, and I didn’t end up making a mistake in the performance! I was the most nervous I had ever been in a long time but once I got up there I had an absolute blast. Sing Star was really hard because I’d nearly lost my voice in the days leading up to the performance. Miss Lee gave me lots of advice to try to save my voice so I could still sing on the night. We sang ‘All About That Bass’, and I managed to pull it off, phew! I was so glad to not have let the team down. Everyone in the audience was very supportive and I felt at home up on stage. I would highly recommend to anyone to get up on stage and perform, as it's not only a boost of confidence but a lot of fun. There were 54 students in total who performed on the night, and we were all on a big high afterwards. Kassidy Baldock

GIRLS FOOTBALL

The Latrobe High School Girls football team has completed their Eastern Division competition with three wins and one nail biting loss against Ulverstone High. We also won our Preliminary Final and Grand Final. The grand final was played against Ulverstone High School. The first half was a slow start but we all came together in the second half and booted our way to victory with the final score of 49-40. The leading goal scorers were Lauren Stevenson, Sarah Skinner and Zoe Knight. Congratulations to Lauren Stevenson on receiving Latrobe High School’s Best and Fairest, Eastern Division Best and Fairest and Best on Ground for the grand final awards. All the girls should be really proud of their efforts. Next week will play in the crossover finals against the Western Division at Latrobe High School. A big thank you to Mitchell Perry, Jacob Webb and Brayden Scott, all the goal umpires and people who helped out with training. Miss Hardy has done an awesome job coaching us and we all appreciate her time and the effort she has put in. Written by Lauren Stevenson and Sarah Skinner

INDOOR BOWLS On Sunday 5 July, I represented the North West Indoor Bias Bowls Association in the Junior State singles in Longford. I won three out of my four games which led me to become runner-up of the state. This means I will have the opportunity to represent in Indoor Bowls at the national championships. This year the championships will be held in Warrnambool, . During the competition I will play a total of nine games. I will be heading to Warrnambool on August 22 and I will return home on 30 August. EBONY WHITE

WORD CLOUDS

Based on ‘Macbeth’

GRADE 7 REPORT

Grade 7 students are working hard across all curriculum areas. In Basics classes they are learning about newspaper articles, Ancient Egypt, the World Water Crisis, Measurement, Solutions and Mixtures, Dance, and the Menstrual Cycle and Conception.

Well done to the following students who received Strength Awards since our last newsletter: Joseph Woodhouse, Taya Saunders, Shania Huett-Maney, Aiden Lawson, Luke Brydon (x 2), Brooke Stephenson (x2), Amy Fawkner, Hannah Poutlon, Abbey Jones, Jake Nicolle (x2), Madison Bannon, Kaylee Dolby, Georgia Smith, Ella Hingston, Ashlee Woolley, Luke Shegog, James Smith, Heath Jolly, Joseph Woodhouse, Xavier Carter, Cody Porter, Maggie McKendrick, Amber Hall, Ashtyn Dennison, Sarsha Flack, Jesse Richardson, Jayda Flannery- Brooke, Brady Rouse (x2), Indianna Hambleton, Billy Whitney, Brooke Parker, Dylan Currie, Molly Carter and Tayla Williams-Buckley.

Congratulations to this newsletter’s Stars of Grade 7

7A Abbey Jones Abbey has been working super hard to improve her spelling and written work in Basics.

7B Taya Saunders Taya works well in class, is always cooperative and helpful. She loves to read!

7C Macy Godrich Macy has been doing a fantastic job working on her Ancient Egypt Project.

7D Jake Nicolle Jake demonstrates a sound work ethic and completes all tasks within the given timeframe.

Angela Sheahen Grade Coordinator GRADE 9 REPORT Last week during grade assemblies a number of agenda items were discussed. One important point was regarding wearing of school uniform. Over the course of this week it has been great to see an improvement in this area and I commend students on their efforts. If you have any concerns regarding uniform, please contact the school. In our assembly we also discussed the process for nomination for Student Leadership. We have asked students to use the next few weeks as ‘think time’ to consider whether they would like to run for this position. Mr Gee also spoke to the students about the qualities of a good leader as well as what to expect if elected. Students will be able to collect nomination forms from the office as of Monday October 14 and will need them returned by Thursday October 24. Students running for a position should take some time over the next school holidays to prepare their election speech. Speeches take place during the first two weeks of Term 4. Congratulations to the students, listed below, who have received strength awards over the last two weeks: Rachel Bentley, Zac Cope, Katelyn Geard, Brett Haines, Lachlan Brown, Connor Duncombe, Tayla Jones, Lucy Jordan, Ebony White (x 2), Sherie Ball, Edward Lancaster, Ben Price, Lachlan Gaylor, Matthew Peirce, Quinn Gamble, Damon Cock, Katy Danos, Jessica Carter, Bjarke Svendsgaard, Kelvyn Linton, Zakari Wilson, Ethan Duniam, Aaron Hedditch, Tully Mignot, Zac Enright, Chloe Nicholls, Candice Barton, Claire Thomas, Rebecca West, Melinda Powell and Bryce Ryan. If you have any queries regarding your child, please contact me on the school’s phone number.

Wendy Leonard Grade Coordinator

DEVONPORT CHESS CLUB CHESS FOR: Opened to all abilities The next chess tournament is on TIME: Monday 6:30pm – 9pm Tuesday September 8 at the Memorial Hall. Permission forms will be WHERE: East Devonport Community House available at the front office at the end 102 David Street East Devonport of August. CONTACT: David Hughes 64235669 COST: $3

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back! We have the chance to gain some amazing new educational equipment for our school. Ask parents, guardians, friends and family to collect the stickers each time they shop and drop them in the box at the front office. You can collect until September so there’s plenty of time to shop until you drop! CORE OF LIFE

Grade 10 students are currently involved in a health program ‘Core of Life’. These sessions are being conducted in Health classes by trained midwifes. Students have been discussing and role playing issues surrounding pregnancy, from signs and symptoms through to budgeting for a baby. These sessions are extremely worthwhile with students taking away valuable information that can be referred to in the future. Brent ARMITSTEAD [email protected] Acting Principal Sally BEST [email protected] Gr 8 English, History, Geography Leigh BIRD [email protected] Gr 9/10 English History, Geography Wendy BRAMICH [email protected] Admin-Attendance Lyn BUTLER [email protected] Science Technician/First Aid Nadine CADLE [email protected] Gr 8/10 English, History, Geography RoseAnna CASTIGLIARI [email protected] Gr 9/10 English, History, Geography Brett CHRISTIE [email protected] Japanese, Grade 7 Math and Science Coral CROSSIN [email protected] Gr 8 Maths Science Devin CULLIS [email protected] Gr 7C Maths, Science, Grade 9-10 Science Sharon FANTARELLA [email protected] Drama, Drivers Education Carol FEBEY [email protected] Admin- Attendance John FEBEY [email protected] School Business Manager Emma FORBES [email protected] Gr 10 English, History, Geography, 7A Basics Gavin GEE [email protected] Acting AST, Gr 9/10 English, History, Geography Health and PE, Netball, Basketball, Girls’ Alex HARDY [email protected] Football, Gr 9 Prep for Work Emma HARRIS [email protected] Art Rebecca HENRY [email protected] Health and PE. Sally HILLIER [email protected] Admin- Newsletter, Work Experience Julie HOLLOWAY [email protected] School Secretary Gerard HORSMAN [email protected] Wood, Metal, Automotive Sandra JENKINS [email protected] Art, Student Support Teacher Jan JOHNSON [email protected] 7, 9 and 10 English, History, Geography Penny JOHNSON [email protected] School Psychologist Acting AST, Gr 10 Coordinator, Gr 9, 10 Maths, Daniel KARAFILIS [email protected] Science Heidi KERR [email protected] Gr 7D Basics Tessa LEE [email protected] Music AST, Gr 9 Coordinator, Gr 8, 9, 10 English, History, Wendy LEONARD [email protected] Geography Lauren MACK [email protected] Gr 7 & 8 English, History, Geography Trish McPHEE [email protected] Gr 8, 9, 10 Maths, Science Acting Assistant Principal, Gr7 Maths, Science, Sally OAKLEY [email protected] Library. Ben OLIVER [email protected] AST, Gr 8 Coordinator, Gr 8, 9 & 10 Maths, Science Hamish SHAW [email protected] Health and PE, Football, Futsal. Acting AST, Health and PE, Touch Football, Angela SHEAHEN [email protected] Soccer, Girls’ Cricket Jamie SMITH [email protected] Numeracy specialist teacher

Jenny STAFFERTON [email protected] Gr 8, 9, 10 Maths, Maths Methods, Science

Simon TAYLOR [email protected] Wood, Metal Jo TURNER [email protected] Food, Catering

David WELCH [email protected] Gr 9, 10 Maths GRADE 9 HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAMS DAY

On July 31, Grade 9 students, Rose Pennell, Claire Thomas, Rachel Bentley, Eve Bell, Jameela Wyatt, Ebony White and Chelsea Wall, visited the Mersey Community Hospital for the day to explore the career opportunities in the health industry. The day started at 9am, on the 2nd floor in the UTAS Rural Clinical School. However, previously to this day we had to fill out 2 application forms to get selected for this taster day. These forms were very easy and only took 10 minutes of our time! We met in the foyer before heading upstairs to meet the other students and teachers, directed by a very enthusiastic want-to-be paramedic student. The Rural Clinical School was previously a ward so the hallways were quite narrow but the 'class rooms/lecture rooms' were new and quite spacious. There were students from all high schools along the North West Coast, Leighland Christian School, Reece High School, St Brendan Shaw College, Devonport High School, Sheffield High School and Geneva Christian College. Someone even walked all the way from Devonport to the Hospital as there was no other way from his home, wow! This was a great day for meeting new people! We had a briefing to see what the schedule was for the day which included 4 half an hour sessions in a different group each time, choosing from physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics, emergency care nursing, oral health, speech pathology, podiatry, health information management, radiography, occupational therapy, environmental health, social work, pharmacy and paramedics. After session 2 we had a short break for recess. There was really good food! There was caramel slice, chocolate cake, carrot cake, choc chip biscuits and cheese and biscuits. The caramel slice was so good... Rose had 6 pieces!!! We then had another 2 sessions until lunch which was LOADS of mixed sandwiches - there was so many you could have lost yourself, there were even wraps and heaps of different fruit. After filling our bellies with the good food we had 3 half an hour sessions in the same group. We had a variety of choices which included theatre nursing, medical skills, community nursing, critical care nursing, medicine, biomedical/ pathology and psychology. Shortly after (we didn't have long) we had a debrief when some UTAS medical students came in and talked to us. Sadly after this it was time for us to go home. In short, this day is a great day for all students who may have absolutely no idea what they would like to do, are really keen to do something in the health care department or are considering this area. There is great food, you get to meet some amazing people, participate in lots of hands on activities, gain experience from professionals, get the day off school (we got a sleep in and get home early) and we even picked up some cool freebies! We all enjoyed the day and would like to pursue a career in the health department or as a second choice. We hope to see lots of people interested in going to this great day next year. We recommend it!

Written by Rose Pennell and Eve Bell

Mental Health Support Services CONTACT DETAILS Support is available from the Percival Street, LATROBE, TAS 7310 following 24 hour telephone services: PO Box 105, Latrobe 7310 Lifeline 131114, Kidshelpline Phone: 03 6426 1061 Fax: 03 6426 2242 1800 55 1800 and Headspace for Email: [email protected] online and telephone support – Web: www.education.tas.gov.au 6335 3100 or headspace.org.au.