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12 April 2013
DATE
BATLOW TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
Principal Mr Michael Rathborne
Head Teachers Miss Marian Williamson
Mr Mark McDonell
Assistant
Principals
Mrs Vicki Dodd
Mrs Amelia White
The capacity to learn is a gift;
The ability to learn is a skill;
The willingness to learn is a choice.
Batlow Technology School Pioneer Street, BATLOW NSW 2730
Phone: (02) 6949 1208 Fax:(02) 69491666 Email:[email protected]
INSIDE THIS “SCOOP”
Pg 2 - Principal’s Report
Pg 3 – HOW2LEARN
Pg 3 – Stephanie Alexander
Pg 5 – Year 7 Art
Pg 6 – ANZAC Day
Pg 6 – Table Tennis
Pg 7 – Athletics Carnival
Pg 8 - Community News
WHAT’S ON AT BTS Mondays – (every week)
School Banking
Friday 12/4/13
Last Day Term 1
Monday 29/4/13
Staff Development Day
Tuesday 30/4/13
Staff Development Day
Wednesday 1/5/13
Students return to school
Thursday 9/5/13
School Cross Country
Wednesday 29/5/13
University ‘Aspire’ Day
SPECIAL NOTICE RETURN TO SCHOOL DATES FOR TERM 2
PLEASE NOTE Monday 29 April and Tuesday 30 April
2013 are Staff Development Days. School
is not open to students on these days.
All students return to school on
Wednesday 1 May 2013
.
Mr Michael McCormack, Member for Riverina was in Batlow on Monday 8 February
2013 to present six girls from Batlow Technology School with certificates for their
involvement in the ANZAC Day Writing Competition.
Sjoujke Vanderland, Hayley Murrell, Lilly Kirkby, Jessica Boxsell, Emily Schuller
and Jessica Lesniak are pictured with Mr McCormack and
Principal Mr Rathborne.
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Welcome to the last week of Term 1. Wow, how quickly did it fly by?
We have had a busy couple of weeks and I summarise the details below.
Year 12 students participated in the Driver education program run by Snowy Hydro. This involved a
theory lesson and then hands on experience in a specially modified car at the Rosewood skidpan. All the
students reported having a great time and learning a great deal.
All secondary students participated in the second of three planned sessions with the University of
Canberra ‘Aspire’ program. The third and final session takes place on Wednesday 29 May 2013 and will
be followed by a visit to the University prior to the end of Term 2.
All staff and students struggled valiantly on the Thursday before the long weekend to complete the
Athletics carnival before the inclement weather shut things down. A good deal was completed and other
events have been finished off at school. I express my thanks to Miss Annetts and Mr Gorman and their
support teams for their efforts in relation to this event.
Our School Cross Country event is the next major athletics activity to be held and will be held on Thursday
9 May 2013, weather permitting.
Many thanks to those parents who have taken advantage of the fees discount already and could I urge
those of you who haven’t finalised fee payments for 2013 thus far to do so before the end of term if you
wish to obtain the 25% discount.
The first two days of next term, Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 April 2013, are both School Development
Days. In a previous “Scoop” only the first day was identified. The first day for students next term is
Wednesday 1 May 2013. On these two days staff will be spending time organising for the
implementation of the new Australian curriculum documents for New South Wales that will take place for
English, Mathematics, Science and History for K-6 and Years 7 and 9 in November of this year at our
school.
The Department of Education and Communities auditor visited the school two weeks ago and the school
processes were commended in most areas. We have a few areas to tighten up and improve and will do
so following receipt of the final audit report.
The 2012 Annual School Report is available from the school office or online at the website. Parents may
request a hard copy of the report if they would like one. All of our College I students who have VET
subjects are involved in their first work placement this week and I know that they will have a wonderful
learning experience.
It has been a fantastic term, as I write 3843 class merits have been issued to students. This has resulted
in the awarding of 130 Bronze Level Certificates [84% of the student body], 35 Silver Level Certificates
[22% of the student body] and 3 Gold Level Certificates [2 % of the student body].
To all of our students, staff and community thank you for all of your efforts and endeavours this term.
Have a wonderful autumn break and we will see you all again next term on Wednesday 1 May 2013.
Happy holidays!
Michael Rathborne
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HOW2Learn focuses on how we can be muscle learners...
NOT bucket learners. Muscles grow, buckets overflow!
'I believe absolutely in the importance and power of the
shared table.
In many cultures, eating together around a table is the
centre of family life.
It is the meeting place, where thoughts are shared,
ideas challenged,
news is exchanged and where the participants leave the
table restored in many ways.’
Stephanie Alexander
Cooking will resume next term in Stephanie Alexander classes. We look forward to exploring new and
exciting foods with the Primary students.
What is Resilience? How can I become a more resilient
learner? Resilience is the emotional aspect of learning
where learners are ready,
willing and able to
WORK THROUGH
DIFFICULTIES WHEN THE
PRESSURE MOUNTS
I can get in the ‘flow’ when learning.
I can recognise and manage my distractions.
I can pay attention to things and notice details about those
things.
I can keep going even though I may feel like giving up.
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Healthy Eating Tips!
Some interesting vegetable facts
Frozen vegetables are usually snapped frozen
on ripening and can have the same nutritional
value as fresh vegetables. Try to include
different vegetables every day.
Different coloured vegetables provide different
vitamins and other nutrients. Eating enough
vegetables can protect you against many
lifestyle diseases including heart disease,
stroke, some cancers and diabetes.
Tempting taste buds
Some children dislike vegetables, however they are still an important food group. Some ideas to tempt
reluctant vegetable eaters include:
Disguising them by blending, mashing and adding them to soups, stews or sauces. Offer them raw. Lots of kids prefer crunchy vegetables rather than cooked ones. Carrots,
cauliflower, beans or broccoli are great eaten raw. Involve children in preparing or growing vegetables. This increases their familiarity and
willingness to try new vegetables. Serve cut up carrots, celery, tomato and cucumber with salsa, dips, cottage cheese or salad
dressing. Add kidney beans, red lentils, baked beans or four-bean mix to casseroles, mince or stews. Mix mashed potatoes with mashed pumpkin or sweet potato.
Children need to eat vegetables every day…
Ideas for encouraging kids to eat vegetables include:
baked beans on toast for breakfast or baked bean toasted sandwiches grated vegetables such as carrot and zucchini into stews, casseroles and mince salad in sandwiches or a small salad to go with a sandwich sliced vegetables, for example cherry tomatoes, cucumber wedges or carrot sticks.
FUNKY HAIR DAY
A great day was had by all last Friday, when we participated in Funky Hair Day! The day
was about raising awareness of blood diseases, such as Leukaemia. The day was a great
success and the Student Representative Council (SRC) raised over $300.00 for the
Leukaemia Foundation. A big thank you to the Batlow Technology School community for
your support!
PURPLE DAY Students at Batlow Technology School supported ‘Purple Day’. Purple Day is an
international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy
worldwide, a big thank you to everyone who got in the spirit and who made generous
donations! Your support is much appreciated!
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YEAR 7 ART
Year 7 Art students have been working on different elements of art and using a variety of materials. Modelling clay was popular and some of the finished products were entered into the Batlow Show Junior section. The girls Isabella Kirkby, Sophia Kirkby, Emma Kynaston, Kate Kynaston, Harmony Simpson, Mercedes Walsh Campbell and Gianna Noldin gained first place and “People's Choice” for their work and the boys received second placings. Well done to all!
NEW PLAQUE FOR PETER WOODCOURTYARD
A new and modern plaque has been placed in the garden entrance to the “Peter Wood Courtyard” to
replace the original one which had deteriorated to the extent of
being unreadable.
A new inscription will also be
put into place outside A2
acknowledging the “Martin
Keenan” computer Lab.
BATLOW SHOW INVOLVEMENT
Batlow Technology School was well supported
at this year’s Batlow Show with an impressive
display of our Agricultural Block’s produce.
BULB PROMOTION
Don’t forget to return your order forms for the
Spring bulb promotion being run to raise funds
for the school Agricultural block.
Old plaque
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ANZAC DAY COMPETITION
This year students in Year 10 History were a part of the
ANZAC Day writing competition organised by Federal
Member Mr Michael McCormack. Students were invited to
write an essay, short story or poem of no more than 250
words on this year’s theme “ANZAC Day in the Riverina”.
Most of our students created heart-felt poems that
reflected our most important national day. Our students
were visited by Federal Member Mr McCormack on Monday
and received special signed certificates.
The girls were encouraged to enter again next year and
were humbled by the experience. The students who
received certificates were; Emily Schuller, Lilly Kirkby,
Jessica Boxsell, Hayley Murrell, Sjoujke Vanderland and
Jessica Lesniack.
Congratulations to all students who participated in the
competition this year!
ANZAC DAY MARCH THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013
Students have been invited to participate in the Batlow ANZAC Day March on Thursday 25 April 2013.
Staff from Batlow Technology School will supervise students during the march and the service and on
return to the Batlow RSL car park. Attending students are required to assemble at the RSL car park in full
school uniform at 2.45 pm.
Students will be laying wreaths at Adelong and Tumut as well as Batlow this year.
TABLE TENNIS
On Tuesday 9 April 2013 Floyd Cross, Tessa Cross, Joel Williams, Zachary Love, Claire Schuller, Emily
Schuller, Rahul Pratap and Brendan Ironside travelled to Albury to compete in two events, the CHS Table
Tennis Knockout and the Dainton Cup, a competition between Murray High School and Batlow
Technology School.
Floyd, Zachary, Rahul and Brendan played extremely well and made it to the semi-finals of the CHS
knockout.
Tessa, Joel, Claire and Emily played for the Dainton Cup which Batlow
Technology School has not previously won. Due to their excellent
skills and determination, this was to be their year and this team won
4-3 against Murray High School and brought home the Cup!!
Well done to both table tennis teams.
ANZAC DAY POEM Anzac day is a day of remembrance,
The day we commemorate their bravery,
A moment of Silence,
To remember the violence,
It's really quite sad and teary,
We gather around as they tell us the story,
About the Anzacs heroic glory,
Not many returned,
But are greatly remembered,
As the men who fought for our freedom,
They sat in the trenches all wet and cold,
Listening and Waiting for a noise,
Most of the men were not that old,
They were still referred to as boys,
They were still and silent as they lurk,
They fought at Gallipoli against the Turk,
We take this day to reflect,
A moment of silence in respect,
For the ANZAC's who fought and died,
Their friends were there alongside,
Their families called them a hero,
We march down the streets,
Wearing our poppy pins,
We will remember them,
For they have made the ultimate win.
By Sjoukje Vanderland
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The Batlow Technology School Athletics Carnival was held on Thursday 28 March 2013. Due to the inclement
weather not all events were able to be completed. A full report will be published when the events have been
finalised. Congratulations to all students who took part on the day.
Results f
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ROTARY CLUB OF BATLOW INC. - INVITATION
The Rotary Club of Batlow invites you to attend a dinner
to be held on Saturday 27 April 2013 at the Batlow RSL Club
Cost is $30.00 per person with guest speaker on the evening Kim Saville
Please respond to this invitation by contacting Eileen Miles (secretary) on 69 492 300 or
by mail PO Box 90 Batlow NSW 2730 by Friday 12 April 2013.
TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE
When: Saturday 13 April 2013 Where: Elm Drive Hockey Fields in Tumut
Why: All under 18 girls and under 14 boys are welcome to try hockey, learn some skills and have some fun!
Incentive: If you sign up for competition after the ‘come and try days’ you will receive a free junior start kit which
includes a stick, shin guards, mouthguard and ball.
Contact: Mark Jones, Ph: 0429 900 579 or email: [email protected]
SWIMMING CLUB NEWS
The Batlow Swimming Club will hold its Presentation and AGM on Friday 12 April 2013 at 6:00 pm at the Batlow
Bowling Club. A barbeque will be suppled.
COUNTRY RUGBY LEAGUE 2013 - HOLIDAY DEVELOPMENT CAMP
Monday 22 – Wednesday 24 April 2013 -Specialist coaching catering for all skill levels of players 12 to 16 years.
•Top class coaching and instruction from NRL Development Staff •Dormitory room accommodation with dining
and use of Borambola Camps’ facilities •All meals included •2 nights’ accommodation, CRL football, 1 training
shirt, cap, water bottle, camp photo and certificate of attendance •Cost is $220.00
For more information email: [email protected] or register online www.bidgeebulls.leaguenet.com.au
SPORT CRAZY CAMP - MONDAY 15 APRIL 2013 TO FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2013 BORAMBOLA SPORT AND RECREATION CENTRE
The week long program will include playing a range of sports and activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for
children to have a go and improve their skills in a variety of sports with instruction provided by qualified coaches
and instructors.
For a direct link to Sports Crazy Camp information and enrollment forms go to:
http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/active/whatson_det.asp?Program=3314
BATLOW TABLE TENNIS NEWS
The 2013 competition will start on Thursday 2 May 2013 so please put your team names or individual names
down at the Batlow Newsagency. We will be holding only one hit-up night on Thursday 18 April 2013 and
nominations need to be in by this date. Any new players are very welcome to join the competition on Thursday
nights. Please do not hesitate to contact Janet Peel on 69491443 or Sally Keenan on 69491518 for further
information.
JUNIOR TABLE TENNIS
Mr Rob Lee is running Junior Table Tennis again this year. This will run on Thursday afternoons. If you are
interested in playing please contact Rob Lee on 0427732601.
BEST START STUDIOS HOLIDAY WORK SHOP. Leaflet attached