Term 3 Week 10 2020

Issue 13

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Albury High School Proud Member of Crossing Point Learning Community

‘Creating our Future’ __________________________________________________________

Learning for all through Tradition, Innovation & Excellence

625 Kiewa Street ALBURY NSW 2640

Website: www.albury-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: albury-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Twitter:@Albury_High

Phone: (02) 6021 3488 Fax: (02) 6041 3782

A R W A P A S In line with the NSW Department of Education suspension policy, any student in possession of a prohibited weapon, firearm or knife will be suspended immediately and the matter will be reported to police. A knife constitutes anything with a blade, this includes pocket knives, Swiss army knife multi tool, key ring knives, fishing knives, kitchen knives or similar.

Mrs Sharon McEachern Deputy Principal (Relieving)

P C M The next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday 20 October at 7:00pm via Zoom.

Ms Brooke Costello AHS P&C President

2020 - 2021 S R C Thank you to the out going SRC for all of their hard work throughout their 2019 - 2020 term. We would like to welcome and congratulate the newly elected SRC for 2020 - 2021 and wish them all the best as they strive to represent the student voice within AHS. The 2020 - 2021 SRC consists of:

Year 7 Year 8 Imogen Buxton Riley Buchanan Lacey Harrison Lily French Nathaniel Jenkins Connor Lyons Spencer O’Connell Eliza Moran Mary Quinn Sienna Prosser Isla Smith Blade Sutherland Year 9 Year 10 Joshua Barr Holly Dight Claudia Collie Aaleyah Dougherty Heidi Gray-Block Myah Glenane Courtney Isaac Arabella Hazel Jack Kelso Lily Molnar Luke Richardson Darby Seymour Year 11 Amy Jones Aylish Jorgensen Aidan Kane Hayley Martin Abigael McKelvie Isabella Towner

Ms Boyce Language Teacher

PAPER CRANES: Lauren Ridgeway, year 10 with her Visual Arts installation of 1000 paper cranes, which symbolises unity in the community. Exhibited just in time for the school centenary. An amazing transformation took place after the rain. See page 2.

P ’ M As we approach the end of Term I would like to thank our students, parents, staff and community for their efforts during what has been a difficult time. I look forward to more normality returning in Term 4. Yr12 return for the first week in Term 4 for formal lessons before starting their Higher School Certificate examinations. We wish them all the best and remind them it is never too late to study and to seek support if needed. I'd also like to remind them of the special COVID conditions regarding exams, information about which has been sent home. The students must not attend exams if showing COVID symptoms. They need to contact the school as soon as possible regarding appeals if necessary and the requirements of supporting medical documentation. As at the time of writing we are still unsure of the operating conditions for Term 4. Currently the Yr6 into Yr7 orientation is planned to go ahead in a modified format but we are waiting until guidelines are clarified before communicating fully with parents. As soon as we are able we will contact parents regarding transitions activities. As a welcome to AHS for Yr6, the P&C has generously donated the book pack for all 2021 Yr7 students. These will be available for collection on the first day next year. This is a ‘one off’ in recognition of the impact of COVID and to support families in our community. All other students booklists will be distributed in Term 4, however book packs will be unavailable to be purchased from the school and parents will need to source the required materials themselves. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes. We are entering a new planning period for our strategic plan which will run from 2021 to 2024. I encourage parents to complete the ‘Tell Them From Me’ survey. (See the link in the next article from Mrs Hayward.) This information will be used when creating our plan. Consultation will also occur with the P&C, School Council, staff, student body through focus groups, SRC and Prefects. We also have representatives from our community assisting with developing the plan. Our focuses at the moment, informed by data, will be on student and staff wellbeing, professional learning for staff and reading with a particular focus on vocabulary, comprehension and writing. This may change as the consultation process evolves. The aim of the new planning process is to find one major initiative to work on in each area above, and to make sure we are successful before moving onto the next initiative.

Mr Darryl Ward Principal

T M S AHS values the relationship it has with our school community and when we get the chance we like to strengthen this relationship. We would appreciate you taking the time to answer a few questions on the Tell them From Me survey by following this link. http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/qx4x4

Mrs Nicole Hayward Business Manager

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Congratulations to the following students who have been observed going above and beyond:

Y 8 Connor Lyons

Y 9 Charlie Shoemark

Yr 11 Aidan Kane Yr 12 Chevon Parker

Calendar of Events:

 

Term 4 Week 1 Monday October 12    Students first day Term 4       Homework Centre        3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm  Wednesday October 14  Vaccina ons Yr7       plus Yr 8 and Yr10 catch ups  Thursday October 15    Yr12  BBQ Breakfast  

Week 2 Monday October 19    Homework Centre       3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm  Tuesday October 20    P&C Mee ng         7:00pm via Zoom  

      HSC exams start  

Albury Tennis Association is anticipating a start date of 17th October for the Saturday Afternoon Summer Pennant competition with all standards catered for.

Junior coaching is also commencing that morning from 9.30am for players aged 7 to 14 years. Any inquires please phone 0418 437 313 or email alburytennis1@bigpond.com,

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Yogathon Take and Make packs

Create some balloon art or a flying UFO without leaving the house Make a pinhole camera

Celebrate World Animal Day Lego Challenges are back Retro holiday programs

For more informa on go to alburycity.nsw.gov.au and Search ‐ School Holiday Programs 

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STAY SAFE

AND

ENJOY THE

HOLIDAYS

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