ISSUE 4 | TERM 4 | WEEK 8 | 28 NOVEMBER 2016

IMPORTANT DATES * Denotes importance

Japanese Cooking Day On Tuesday 22 November all Year 7 Japanese classes took

part in a cooking lesson. Ken San cooked up some delicious

Yakisoba (stir-fried noodles) on the BBQ. Students enjoyed

this along with some Miso Soup, rice and seaweed. All

classes were extremely well-behaved and have the recipe to

cook at home.

T5 SRC

On Thursday 17 November four members from each T5

school's SRC met to discuss plans for incorporating a school

based project. Ayu Horobin, Letisha Stirling, Amanda Widen-

Battalingi and Saige Hill attended the meeting at Tweed

River High School to come up with initiatives for 2017.

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and events happening at Kingscliff High School.

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School Fees

Fees are now overdue. Paying these fees will help towards

better resources for your child. Payments can be made by

Cash, Cheque, Eftpos and online.

End of Term A reminder that the end of Term is Friday 16 December. The

December 19 and 20 are gazetted Staff Development Days,

and therefore student free. Kingscliff High School will be

closed, with no one present, on those two days, as staff have

already completed their professional development

commitments during the year.

TERM 4 CALENDAR

MONTH – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER WEEK 8

Monday 28 November Day: 7

NC Sports Awards Luncheon

Tuesday 29 November Day: 1

NC Boys Cricket

Wednesday 30 November Day: 2

CAPA - Straight Outta Hollywood*

Thursday 1 December Day: 3

CAPA - Straight Outta Hollywood*

Friday 2 December Day: 4

MONTH - DECEMBER WEEK 9

Monday 5 December Day: 5

Sports Presentation 10.30am

Tuesday 6 December Day: 6

Year 6 Orientation Day

Wednesday 7 December Day: 7

Thursday 8 December Day: 1

Friday 9 December Day: 2

Year 8 and 9 Rewards excursion to Wet n Wild

MONTH – DECEMBER WEEK 10

Monday 12 December Day: 3

Tuesday 13 December Day: 4

Wednesday 14 December Day: 5

Thursday 15 December Day: 6

Formal Academic Ceremony Year 7 to 10, 6.30pm*

Friday 16 December Day: 7

End of Term*

School Resumes

Year 7,11 and 12 – 30 January 2017*

Year 8, 9 and 10 – 31 January 2017*

Principal’s Column

Yuli Coastal Culture – Presentation Night

I was disappointed not to be able to attend the Yuli

Presentation Evening last Wednesday at our school. The

evening acknowledged the huge success of the Yuli Coastal

Culture project this year, involving Aboriginal students from

all seven Coastal Learning Community schools. The aim of

the project has been to reinforce the pride that students feel

in their Aboriginal heritage, and to draw on this pride in

planning their educational and post school career goals.

Throughout the year, students have been involved in a range

of cultural and leadership activities. One of these has led to

a cultural exchange between our Aboriginal students and

students from the Maori speaking Kura Kaupapa School in

New Zealand. The Maori students have celebrated this

relationship by presenting Coastal Learning Community

schools with a commemorative bowl (pictured) which is

proudly displayed in the Kingscliff High School foyer.

Many thanks to teachers from all seven CLC schools, and in

particular Christine Marshall, Principal of Fingal Head Public

School, and our own Dan Matthais, Head Teacher

Administration at Kingscliff High School.

Congratulations Alyssa Mackenzie

Alyssa Mackenzie of Year 11 is certainly keeping herself

busy, beginning her HSC studies this term, again attending

the Schools Spectacular in Sydney as a performer, and now

also being selected to participate in the National Schools

Constitutional Convention in Canberra over March 15 to 17

next year. This follows on from her highly successful

participation in the NSW Schools Constitutional Convention

at NSW Parliament House in Sydney earlier this month.

Well done, Alyssa.

CAPA Nights

Once again, I’m looking forward to attending this term’s

CAPA nights, complete with exceptional food marketta in the

main quad, which audience members can enjoy before the

show and during intermission. CAPA nights are without doubt

the highpoint in the school’s calendar in combining a great

showcase for student talent, not only as performers, but as

caterers, event organisers, backstage crew, sound

technicians and publicity officers, but also as a great evening

for our broader school community.

Many thanks as always to Mrs Boyd, her amazing CAPA

faculty and the many other teachers who lend a hand in

making the nights a success.

Primary School Visitors

Last week we held our second annual Year 5 taster day,

hosting students from all six of our Coastal Learning

Community primary schools. The day happily coincided with

our regular Japanese lunch (Obento) day, giving our guests

the added bonus of a taste of Japanese culture which has

always been a strong component of our broader school

culture.

Many thanks to Mr Smith for his organisation of this highly

successful day, along with so many of our teachers who

provided “sample” high school lessons. The feedback from

students has been extremely positive, no doubt leaving a

great many of them looking forward already to their time at

Kingscliff High School.

We look forward to welcoming our incoming Year 7 for 2017

(the current Year 6 from across our CLC partner schools) for

their Orientation Day next Tuesday under the very capable

leadership of their Year Adviser, Mrs Karen Levi.

Primary School Visits

I am also looking forward to visiting most of our CLC partner

schools over the last few weeks of term for their student

presentation ceremonies, beginning with Pottsville Beach PS

and the ringing of the bell next week, followed by Cudgen PS

next Wednesday evening.

Wishing everyone a great week on the Tweed Coast, as we

prepare to launch into summer!

Michael Hensley

Principal

The next P&C Meeting will be Monday 5

December at 6:30pm in the main

administration block. We welcome all

new members, so please come along

and find out more about your students’ school and how it is

run.

AECG Meeting The next AECG meeting will be Monday 5 December here at

Kingscliff High School, PH: 02 66 749 777 commencing at

4.00pm. If you require any further information, please do not

hesitate to contact us. President: Deborah Johnson 07 5513

1960 Vice Pres: Joan Sherriff 07 5524 3408 Secretary:

Jackie McDonald 02 5536 9629 Treasurer: Marcia

Browning 07 6674 9777.

Netball Knockout

On Thursday 17 November, Kingscliff High's Junior netball

team competed in a knockout competition. The competition

consisted of teams from Tweed Heads to Ballina. The girls

did extremely well on the day. The team played well and

showed great sportsmanship throughout the day winning

two out of three games. I'd like to congratulate the girls and

thank them for their commitment at training and high spirits.

Lets try for three out of three wins next year girls!- Miss Fitz

North Coast Aboriginal Education Awards

Family, friends and colleagues gathered recently at

Mullumbimby High School, to celebrate with the recipients

of the inaugural North Coast Aboriginal Education Awards.

The awards highlighted the achievements of students, staff

and community members in a variety of fields from

academic studies to leadership, sports and the performing

arts. I am very excited that students at our school were

nominated and have been successful. Congratulations to:

Trinity Ella – Award for

Outstanding Achievement in

Sport.

Letisha Stirling – Award for

Outstanding Student

Participation

Talah Daley – Student

Leadership Award

The Commanders Active Citizen Program The Tweed Byron’s Local Area Commands developed a

leadership program for suitable candidates that identify with

their Aboriginal heritage. The schools that were involved in

the program included Tweed River High, Banora Point High

and also Kingscliff High. The identified students that were

nominated to participate in the ‘The Commanders Active

Citizen Program’ was Chilli Sirrus and Isaac Williams. The

program aimed at improving communication between local

Koori youths and Police. It also provided an education and

awareness of the NSW Police Force Aboriginal Strategic

Direction Plan 2014 – 2017. A strong underlying theme

throughout this program was the concept of being an ‘Active

Citizen’ and this was explored via field visits to organisations

and agencies that manage and coordinate volunteers.

The formal presentation night was held at the PCYC on the

22 November and was a complete success. Both Chilli and

Isaac were the only two students selected as mentors to

further support the program in 2017.

School Stream

With one of our strategic directions being effective

communication and celebration of success, Kingscliff High

School now has our very own ‘app.’ Parents and carers with

students in the CLC primary schools may already be aware

of School Stream and can now add Kingscliff High School to

their schools on the app. There are some information pages

attached for those who are not familiar with the app. The

information includes download instructions and information

on how to use the app.

Kingscliff High School is very excited to be able to use this

technology to increase communication to our community! As

the usage progresses, so too will the services on the app.

Some of these already include: an events page which is

syncehed with our school calendar, links to our social media

pages and website, year group and faculty specific pages,

newsletters, sports pages, careers and alerts.

Once you have downloaded the app and added our school

you will need the code: k1ngysp1r1t to access our content.

Year 5 Get a Taste of Life at Kingscliff High School On 22 of November the Coastal Learning Community came together to give Year 5 students a ‘taste’ of the high school experience

on offer at Kingscliff High School. Year 5 students from Fingal Head, Cudgen, Bogangar, Kingscliff and Pottsville Beach Primary

schools joined as a cohort in the hall at Kingscliff High School for their first glimpse of what entering high school will be like.

Students met Transition Coordinator Mr Wayde Smith and Year 7 2018 Adviser, Miss Rebecca Robson before being mixed into

groups for a tour of their future high school. Students were able to explore the specialist teaching areas on offer at Kingscliff High

School, with many students excited about the learning they will engage with in these spaces.

All students had a fantastic time, with some wishing they could “skip Year 6 and come here instead”. Special thanks to Mr Smith

and all the amazing KHS staff who donated their free periods to share these learning experiences with our 2018 cohort. Thankyou

also to all the staff from across the Coastal Learning Community staff that accompanied students on the day.

The Coastal Learning Community will continue to come together in 2017 as we prepare these amazing young students for their

entry to Kingscliff High School.

Schools Spectacular Kingscliff High Schools Dance and Vet Entertainment

students performed at this years Schools Spectacular. It will

be televised on Saturday 3 December on Channel 7.

Community notices

Canteen Manager

Murwillumbah High School P&C Association

CASUAL POSITION DURING SCHOOL TERMS ONLY

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified, highly

skilled and experienced Canteen Manager to

commence January 2017.

Murwillumbah High School P&C Association operate the

school canteen throughout the NSW school terms,

servicing approximately 600 students and staff.

Hours for this position: 5 days a week, total 30 hours per

week. Flexible Work Agreement including job sharing will

be considered.

Wages: Paid as a level 3 in accordance with the Fast Food

Award 2010

A site visit can be arranged on request prior to

applications closing.

Application packs and a full position description are

available for download via the school website.

http://www.murwillumb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-

school/p-c

Applications for employment should take the form of a

cover letter addressing the listed criteria in the application

pack and be accompanied by a current resume including

two referees.

Please forward applications to :-

murwillumbahhighschoolpc@gmail.com or

Murwillumbah High School P&C Executive

86 Riverview St Murwillumbah 2484.

For further information contact Nicole 0422 469 698

Applications close Friday 2nd December.

Tweed United Soccer Club would like to invite all girls

between the ages of 12 - 18 to FREE training sessions

Wednesday evenings 5-6pm NSW time at Arkinstall Park.

Any level of players are welcome, beginners to advanced,

all abilities will be catered for. Come and give soccer a try

and have some fun. Any queries please call Siobhan Mills

0434834205.

FREE school app Receive school information, instantly and directly to your smartphone

How to get the School Stream app on your mobile device

1. From your mobile device go to the App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Play Store (Android),

search for School Stream and download the app to your phone. 2. Make sure you agree to push notifications

3. Once School Stream has finished installing, open the app, type your school

name into the search then select your school. For more detailed instructions,

go to schoolstream.com.au/download

4. Are your children attending different schools? Tap the school selector, select add a

school, type the school name* into the search then add. Jump between your children’s schools by

touching the school name/logo in the top blue bar, or switch schools from the slide-in menu. * Any additional schools will need to be licensed users of School Stream to appear in the app.

N.B. Once you have found Kingscliff High School, you will need to use the following code to access our

pages: k1ngysp1r1t

Choose what notifications you receive

1. Open the School Stream app on your mobile device

2. From the slide-in menu, go to Settings

3. Under Edit/Alerts select My Schools and select your School to open the Notifications page

4. Toggle notifications on or off individually (e.g. Alerts, Events, Newsletters, etc.)

5. When you have finished, use the Back button to return to the Settings page, then

select Done to return to your School

Return at any time to change the notifications you receive.

Don’t have a smartphone?

If you don’t have access to a smartphone and require information to be delivered via traditional

methods (printed notices & email), please fill out the form below and submit it to the school office.

Family name:

Students Name Class

Please indicate the reason:

I don’t have access to a smartphone (e.g. iPhone, Android, etc.)

I prefer not to receive information from the school on my

smartphone Other (please specify)

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Parents & Users Tips & Tricks for using School Stream

Services To access services the school uses, such as school payments, web portals, parent/teacher interview bookings, etc, slide right or tap the hamburger icon in the top­left to access the slide­in menu and select the service you wish to open under Services.

Language Translation School Stream translates into over 80 languages, you can access the translation feature from the slide­in menu under Settings > Translate Content. Then simply select your preferred language.

Be sure to tap ‘Stop Translating’ when you're finished.

Group Notifications You can choose the groups you see on the home screen and receive notifications for.

● iPhone/iPad: Slide right and tap Setup Groups. ● Android: Slide right, go to Settings > My Schools > Select your school > choose the groups you wish to view.

Groups and Content ● Groups in School Stream will be available to view once content is posted.

● You can remove content you no longer wish to see on your home screen.

○ iPhone/iPad: Tap the X next to any page title. ○ Android: Slide any content left to remove it.

● Content that has been archived is available by sliding right and going to Archive.

● You can favourite any content in School Stream by tapping the star icon on any page.

● You can access your favourites from the slide­in menu.

● You can share any page within School Stream by tapping the Share Icon at the top right of any page and selecting how you want to share.

● Events can be added to your personal device calendar by tapping the ‘Add to Calendar’ button on any event page.

Other Tips ● School Stream uses Push Notifications to deliver you information. When asked be sure you say yes to push notifications.

● If a new notification is received while using the app, you can view the recent notifications from the red badge icon in the top right.

● The Recent Updates item in the slide­in menu will show all the recent notifications.

● School Stream requires location permissions so we can provide map functionality for events. Enable location access so you have access to map directions.

● iPhone/iPad: You can customise the way a push notification is delivered by opening your iPhone Settings > Notifications > School Stream and choosing an option.

● If you are experiencing problems or feel you are missing notifications, try this quick process to refresh the app. Slide right to open the slide­in menu > Settings > Clear Data > Clear All >Back/Done. This resets your app and will refresh all content. Note: This will also remove your group notification preferences.

● Smart devices are just like a computer, when too many apps are open performance is affected in many different ways. Force closing apps and occasional resets of your device will ensure the best performance and prevent some problems.

For more troubleshooting information, please visit h ttps://www.schoolstream.com.au/troubleshooting/.