SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Term 3 Week 7 3 September, 2018 Address: 2 Gibsons Road, Figtree NSW 2525 Phone: 02 4271 2787 Email: [email protected] Fax: 02 4271 6626 T3 Week 7 Week 7 Starting 3 September Monday Year 10 - student interviews with staff regarding 03/09/18 2019 subjects Tuesday Year 11 - UOW Summer Master Class Excur. Thoughts from the 04/09/18 Year 11 - Chemistry Depth Study Year 9 - Links to Learning Year 7 – Year Meeting –P6 Principal Illawarra Schools Trades Roadshow Wednesday Year 12 - Economics UOW Lecture Day Excur 05/09/18 Year 9 - Shine Program Selected Students NSW CHS Athletics Illawarra Refugee Challenge Dapto High Celebrating Book Week Year 11 - Year 11 SLR Northern Bowl Thursday During Week 5 we celebrated book week. This annual 06/09/18 Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum Year 9 - Various Students Legacy Badges Exc celebration of those books written for young people, Year 9 - PASS Northern Bowl NSW CHS Athletics hopes to continue inspiring a love of reading. Thank you 2018 SRC Induction Assembly to all students and staff who got dressed up for Book Friday Year 12 - Mufti Day – Year 12 only 07/09/18 Year 7 - SRE Week – adorning a character costume. Also, a big thank NSW CHS Athletics you to the following staff who drove the celebrations – T3 Week 8 Week 8 Starting 10 September Monday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 Ms Willaro, Ms Brewer, Ms Crouch and Mr Verdejo. 10/09/18 Year 10 - ITT Design Folio Well done everyone! Year 9 - PASS Hangtime Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 Tuesday I believe there is no skill more important to a child’s 11/09/18 Year 12 - Final edits for YA Year 10 - SCI 1/2/3 VALID testing development than reading. One of my high school Year 9 - Links to Learning Wednesday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 teachers was a very strong promoter of reading and 12/09/18 Year 9 - Shine Program Selected Students would often say – “readers are leaders”. Think of the Thursday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 stories we have grown up with and the great characters 13/09/18 Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum who stay with us. Books open us to ideas, feelings, Friday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 14/09/18 Year 10 - SCI 4/5/6 VALID testing creativity, inspiration and reflection. They particularly CAPA Committee Cupcake Bake Sale open doors to our imagination. T3 Week 9 Week 9 Starting 17 September Monday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 There are so many different books and there is always 17/09/18 Year 11 - End of course examinations Year 10 - Maths – In Class examinations something that can interest you; our Librarians are Tuesday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 happy to support students in choosing a great book, one 18/09/18 Year 11 - End of course examinations Year 10 - Macbeth excursion that speaks to them. Year 9 - Links to Learning Year 9 - History - In Class essay Survey about the Library Wednesday Year 12 -Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 19/09/18 Year 11 - End of course examinations Year 10 - History test In coming weeks, staff in the Dynamic Action Learning Year 9 - Shine Program selected students Team will be looking for ideas on how to enhance Year 8 - Shine Program selected students Thursday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 Figtree High School’s Library. The aim is to create a 20/09/18 Year 11 - End of course examinations future focused learning space which will be utilised as a Year 10 - NESB Young Women’s Forum Friday Year 12 - Teacher’s vs Year 12 Games L1 learning hub for the school. We welcome your ideas on 21/09/18 Year 11 - End of course examinations what that space could look like. A survey will be Year 10 - Girl Talk Young Women’s Forum Year 7 - SRE distributed shortly, so please take the time to complete Year 12 Purple Year 11 Olive Year 10 Blue Year 9 Red it. It’s your school, help us make it what you’d like it to Year 8 Green Year 7 Orange be. Page 1 of 14 Southern Stars P&C Fundraiser – Bunnings BBQ A big thank you to the P&C and the following group of I was lucky enough to be at WIN Entertainment Centre parents; Trish Davis and Jackie Brown who volunteered last Friday night to see Southern Stars 2018 ICONIC. The for a large part of their Sunday, along with other parents show was absolutely amazing and had everything from and community members who volunteered throughout rock, choreographed dance, pop, circus acts, hip hop the day; Jemma Lawson, Karin Harlor, Casey Tasker, and soloists. Tanya Markham, Ellie Donovan, Doug Hearne, Shari Fox, After so much preparation and many months of Nicole Castrissios, Amanda Hubert, Susannah Powter, rehearsals, 36 students from Figtree HS performed in Bronwyn Gibson, Chris Ryman, Chris McGavock, Tracey Southern Stars this year, displaying their many varied Newman and Brad Newman. Their time and efforts talents in music, drama, dance and acrobatics. We had raised $1000 for Figtree HS. This is an example of how a 10 VET Entertainment students working at Southern small group of people, willing to help, can make a big Stars in a range of areas for stage management. difference. We thank you! Congratulations and thank you to our talented teachers who enabled our students to be involved in Southern P&C Meetings Stars. Ms Murphy worked with our 10 students in the A reminder to all parents that you are most welcome to choir and all of the students in the NSW Millenium attend the school’s P&C meetings. They are held on the Marching Band, and Ms Bennett worked with our 22 third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is dancers. These teachers were involved and led many the 19th of September at 7pm in the Bistro. different aspects of the professional and high quality show. I would also like to thank a number of our staff Open Boys Baseball Team who assisted with supervision of students during the rehearsals and performances; Ms Szoboszlay, Ms Figtree HS’s Open Boys Baseball Team played last week Pulham, Ms Henderson, Ms Harvey, Ms Lapham and Ms against Narrabeen Sports HS. At full time, the match Wunsch. was drawn at 7 all, so extra time was needed to separate the two teams. With Mr Herbert producing a You can visit the Southern Stars – The Arena Spectacular masterclass coaching performance, the Figtree HS boys Facebook page to take a look at some of the action from played very strongly in the 7th innings to score a 13-7 this year’s show. victory. Congratulations to these students and to their I highly recommend Southern Stars as one of the best coach Mr Herbert for this outstanding result! variety entertainment shows in the country. SAS Staff Recognition Week Mr Daniel Ovens This week is School Administrative Support Staff (SASS) Principal recognition week. At Figtree HS we are blessed to have a wonderful SAS Staff made up of Administration staff, a General Assistant and Learning Support Officers. PBL Core Value Specific details about our SASS team are included on the next page of the newsletter. WEEK 7: Safety As Figtree HS steps up to the demands of an ever- Play approved games only in the changing world and challenges of the 21st Century, SAS playground staff are the backbone of the great work being done. WEEK 8: Learning Please show your support of our SAS staff by Move quickly back to the classroom at acknowledging their efforts and letting them know our the end of the break community is strongly behind them. WEEK 9: Respect Be at the canteen only to buy for yourself Page 2 of 14 School Administrative and Support Staff Learning Support: Recognition Week from 3-7 September Lynne Hall - Autism SLSO Wi Meh - EAL/D SLSO Katrina Murray - PDU SLSO Figtree High School has an outstanding School Steve Cevenini - SLSO Administrative and Support Staff (SASS) team who work Kylie Cutajar - SLSO in a range of areas within the school including our; front Marie-Claire Kurt - SLSO office, print room, library, computer rooms, classrooms, Janine McKnight - SLSO science labs, TAS classrooms, and school buildings, Fran Roberts - SLSO grounds and fields. Pam York - SLSO Flametree: Our SASS team are integral to the delivery of excellent Jenny Bedford - SLSO community, staff and student service and the provision Karen Roche - SLSO of high quality learning environments and experiences. Karen Merrin - SLSO We are very lucky to have a SASS team with such Julie Gray - SLSO breadth of knowledge and expertise, which means that Kathy Hicks - SLSO they are able to work in different roles SASS roles within the school when the need arises. When a member of our SASS team is on leave, they are replaced by casual School Administrative and Support Our SASS team often work behind the scenes at school, Staff. Over recent weeks our front office and print room going quietly and efficiently about their work, so you has been supported by casual SASS including; Amanda may not have met them when attending school events. Mansell, Hayley Buckley, Kylie Cox, Otilia Jakobsen, and Our Student Learning Support Officers (SLSO) provide in Coreena Summerfield. class support to students with additional learning needs. Our school community will be making time this week to thank our SASS team and let them know how much we We have the following SASS team at Figtree High: appreciate the work they do for our staff, students, Front Office: parents and community members.