Kiama High School Newsletter Term 3 Week 1A & 2B RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Ph: 4232 1911 · e-mail: [email protected] Commencing July 23 2018 www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK Welcome to our exchange students from Udine, Italy who arrived on June 22. I would like to take this opportunity to farewell Mr Our visitors are Chiara Cernola, Marsona Panci, Giovanni Artico, Marco Rossi, Paul Roger, as he moves to Corrimal High School Marco De Conti, and Virginia Vicari. They are enjoying settling into life on the next term to take up the role of Principal. He south coast and I want to thank our host parents for ensuring a fabulous stay for made a valuable contribution to Kiama High them. They will, I am sure, enjoy making the most of the holiday period. School over the last four years. He spoke to students on our whole school assembly this week Congratulations to Jonah Anderson, Brody Foster and Jack Hornsey of Year 10 and said “that whilst he is excited to take up his for making it to the finals of the High School Rocket League Tournament being new position he is sad to be leaving the great held in Adelaide in the holidays. Well done boys in achieving a place in the group of staff and students here at Kiama.” We finals of this national competition run by The High School Esports League in wish Mr Roger all the best. Partnership with Hybrid World Adelaide to stage the Rocket League Championships during the annual digital entertainment and technology event in This week we have celebrated NAIDOC week. South Australia. Thanks to Jane Littrich for putting together the program of events. Read more in this newsletter. WOW! The War on Waste team were back in this week to wrap up filming for the upcoming series airing on July 24. Pictured are some of our dedicated Waste Warriors with Kim Cutting and host of the show, Craig Reucassel. The episode featuring Kiama In our continued effort to improve communication between home and school we High School and the reductions have introduced an SMS system this term informing parents that their child is to landfill we have made will air absent. Thanks to parents for working with us to ensure we have best practice on August 7. Make sure to and in ironing out any issues that have arisen. watch. I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve together. To support further Please remember that all students are to return to school in improvement we have been Term 3 in full school uniform. All students are now to be able to order ten more hand wearing all black leather (or leather-like) shoes and laces with dryers in the bathrooms to black socks. Finally, I want to wish everyone a safe and eliminate paper towel waste. enjoyable holiday. Catherine Glover, Principal RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Kiama High School Newsletter · www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Page 2 of 8 NEWS FROM SECONDARY STUDIES Assessment Task Appeals & Unfair Advantage Just a reminder to the parents of Years 10, 11 and 12 students that Kiama High School has a comprehensive policy with respect to the submission and 2019 Year 11 Course Selections - Parent Information Evening completion of assessment tasks that contribute to the Record of School Parents, care-givers and students are invited to an Information Evening at Achievement (RoSA) for Years 10 and 11, and the Higher School Certificate 7.00pm on Tuesday July 31 in the School Hall where a presentation will detail School Assessment for Year 12. Key elements include:- important considerations, such as the NSW Education Standards Authority The requirement for appropriate documentation (medical certificate, (NESA) requirements for completion of an HSC and the components of an appointment slips, etc.) if a student is absent THE DAY OF and THE ATAR and what this means for students. Afterwards, displays will be held in L- DAY PRIOR TO an assessment task. An Assessment Task Appeal Block, with the opportunity for parents and students to talk with Faculty Head (ATA) application needs to be collected from the HT Secondary Studies Teachers and Course Teachers about the courses offered for study in Stage 6 office in the Library (J20); the relevant Year Adviser; the Front Office; at Kiama High School. or the Library. It needs to be collected and completed WITHIN TWO DAYS of the student’s return to school. The Careers Adviser, Mitch Grove, together with representatives from Illawarra A student who is absent during the Notification Period (usually two TAFE, Kiama Community College and EVET, will also be available for parents weeks prior to the task due date, but sometimes longer) must ensure to consult. that their absence is JUSTIFIED. That is, a note must be submitted to the Front Office OR a phone call needs to be made OR an email sent, Course Selection Process explaining the absence. It is not necessary to supply medical Year 10 students have been issued their 2019 Year 11 Course Selection certificates for the whole notification period. booklets and received information from Mr Grove with respect to HSC and A student who knows they will be absent for a task in the future must ATAR requirements. They will receive, during Roll Call on Wednesday August 1 complete, at least TWO SCHOOL DAYS prior to the task, the ATA 2018, their personalised EDVAL codes for entering their selections into our process. That is, they have organised alternative arrangements PRIOR online system, together with a KHS survey. Students will need to return their to the task. Appropriate documentation must also be submitted with the survey form with a printout of their EDVAL entries to J20 by 9.00am on Monday ATA. August 6 2018. Technology issues are NOT grounds for assessment task appeal. It is considered that students ‘back up’ their work, save it to the Cloud, or A couple of reminders:- create a hard copy of assignments. ‘Family Holidays’ are also not necessarily grounds for assessment task There are a number of opportunities throughout the next three terms for appeal. It is suggested that the Front Office and the HT Secondary students to review their selections and change them. This should not be Studies office be notified of holidays and extended leave as soon as a stressful activity for students and parents, as selections can be this is known. amended. Some students and parents find this process onerous; however, we need to Students need to focus on their own preferences: they should not be ensure that there is an equitable system in place for all of our students. governed by any ideas about what teacher is taking the course; what their friends are selecting; or whether they think a course will run. Their If there are any concerns, please feel free to contact me on the school number preferences should reflect their own passions and commitment to their (02 4232 1911). learning and potential career paths. Judith McLaughlin Head Teacher – Secondary Studies RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Kiama High School Newsletter · www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Page 3 of 8 Visual Arts Junior Elective Excursion 2018 One of the great highlights at the excursion was seeing former Kiama High student India Marks’ work hanging On Wednesday June 27, Kiama High School’s Years 8, 9 and 10 Visual Arts for the second time as a finalist in the students attended an excursion to both the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Archibald prize on the walls of the Hazelhurst Regional AGNSW! True inspiration is what Art Gallery and Arts dedication and passion can Centre to view the accomplish. We were all very proud! 2018 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman India Marks Candy Prize exhibitions with Visual Arts teachers, The Wynne Prize is awarded to the Ms Stehr and Ms best landscape painting of Australian Papalexandris. scenery, or figure sculpture, while the Sulman Prize is given to the best The students outside subject painting, genre painting or of the AGNSW mural project in oil, acrylic, watercolour or mixed media. The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are The excursion began at the Art Gallery an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. The of NSW where students spent the morning examining the artworks and Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is Australia’s favourite art award, and admiring the technical and aesthetic skills of some of Australia’s most one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, it’s a who’s prominent artists. The calibre of the work in this year’s Archibald Prize was who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to exceptional. The students enjoyed being close to original artworks to appreciate artists. the level of craftsmanship that goes into creating an artwork. They all selected their favourites and took some photographs of them. This year the prize was awarded to Yvette Coppersmith for her stunning Self-portrait, after After enjoying a break in the gallery café the students moved on to the George Lambert. It is a wonderful painting with its Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, which as a regional gallery, had a rich, painterly style evoking early modernism. The smaller display of works, namely an exhibition by Sydney design aficionado artist paid homage to one of her favourite artists Marion Hall Best. Students could engage with interior design from the 1960s George Lambert by painting her winning self- and 1970s with all their vibrant and organic inspiration. portrait after his style.