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ARMSTRONG DRIVE, TOORMINA NSW 2452 l 026653 3077 l [email protected] l www.toormina-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M

TERM 2 | WEEK 2 | May 2018

N E W SLETTER

Jada-Lee Brunton

16 Girls Discus 10.83

Ieasha Patterson

13 Girls High Jump 1.52m

Alaya Donovan

17 Girls100m 12.74

Barramundi

17 Girls Relay 55.00

Malakhi Donovan

15 Boys 100m 11.98

Ziggy Connors

17 Boys 100m 11.53 (this record

has stood since 1984)

RECORDS TUMBLE AT THS ATHLETICS CARNIVAL!

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N E W SLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 2 | May 2018



Congratulations to Darby Sherrin (photo far left), first in his age division at the Zone Cross Country which means he qualifies for the Region!We also had Ee Ee Nuon come in second and Ryan Seymour and Casey Cowgill third in their age groups! Well done!

Zone Cross Country

Toormina High School has just received the excellent news that the Year 10 Drama group (photo above) devised performance ‘Tech Addicted’ has been officially selected to be featured in the Concert of Excellence in Performing Arts on June 30th. Well done to Karli, Kaicee, Matt, Sarah, Grace and Jack!

Toormina High School recently competed in the Coffs Harbour Drama Eisteddfod 2018. The large cohort from Years 9 and 10 Elective Drama classes faced strong competition this year against local high schools. The students from Toormina High School were divided into 10 competing groups. Results of the 10 THS groups:Highest mark: 90/100Lowest mark: 84/1003 MAJOR AWARDS! 10 GROUPS ALL WITHIN 6 MARKS OF EACH OTHER!!!!! WOW!THS Drama students are consistently developing drama performances that are to a very high standard as a result of their dedication to the Creative and Performing Arts. The Drama students would like to thank the CAPA faculty at Toormina High for watching their pieces and giving valuable feedback as they developed their performances. It’s always great to have fresh eyes come in with new perspectives and ideas! Brock Janssen, Drama Teacher

Drama Eisteddfod 2018

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AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Term 2Homework Centre - qualified teachers across all years and subjects

Monday 3:30 - 5:00pm

Active Arvos - fully supervised fun physical activities

Monday 3:30 - 4:30pm

Robotics Club

Tuesday 3:30 to 5:00pm plus Wednesday lunchtimes all term



Our Year 12 Captains were invited to participate in the 2018 Secondary Schools Leadership Program at NSW Parliament House, Sydney. The program gave our students the opportunity, along with Year 12 leaders from other schools, to develop their knowledge of our system in government and parliamentary proceedings, and the role of the Governor.Laura McRae, Head Teacher Wellbeing

2018 Secondary Schools Leadership Program

Aboriginal students in years10, 11 and 12 have the opportunity to attend workshops with the AIME Tutoring Squad. This group is made up of university students who are part of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, photo below.

AIME Tutor Squad

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Year 11 Design and Technology Infracraft VisitOn Friday 18th May, Mr Phil Ward and Mrs Robyn West accompanied 11 students to Infracraft for an industry visit. Chris Lawrence, Human Resources Manager gave us a comprehensive tour of the facilities Infracraft Detailed Joinery is a Coffs Harbour based company which manufactures and installs custom commercial joinery items. Infracraft was established by managing director Paul Pierlot in 2000 to focus on the detailed, architecturally driven commercial joinery market. Utilising advanced manufacturing systems and processes, Infracraft has established a reputation as a quality supplier to major projects across Australia.We thank Infracraft for making the time available to show us thorough the facilities and particularly Chris for his time to explain how the business works.Robyn West, Careers Adviser



Recently we had two students, Oriana Watts and Danielle Tate, compete in the Plain English Speaking Competition regional finals. Schools from Tweed Heads to Taree travelled to Toormina High School to compete. The competition is broken into two sections, the prepared speech of 8mins and an impromptu speech of 3 minutes; the students are given 3 minutes to prepare for this impromptu speech on the day. Oriana's speech was about resilience and Danielle spoke about the overuse of the word sorry. Both students were outstanding representatives of our school and should be proud of their efforts on the day.Sally Johnson, Debating Coordinator

Public Speaking

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UNI-BOUND Year 8 On Thursday 24th May, thirty year 8 students participated in a workshop given by Southern Cross University's UNI-BOUND High School Outreach Program.The workshop was presented by Jimzeena LeSerf , project officer and assisted by Meagan Jamieson, Southern Cross University student.The presentation was interactive and inspirational for our students.Robyn West, Careers Adviser



The gates leading to the bike racks will be locked for

approximately one month while this area is

upgraded.

Toormina High School hosted the North Coast Debating Training day which involved 9 different schools. Masters Academy, the sponsor of the year 7 & 8 Premier's Debating Competition, ran workshops throughout the day, with three fabulous coaches imparting their knowledge to the 56 students in attendance. The students focused on developing their argument style as well as creating strong case lines and models. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students and they will be able to use the skills that they learned in their upcoming debates. Sally Johnson, Debating Coordinator

North Coast Debating Training

Year 7 2019Important Transition

Information*Scholarships valued

up to $315 for students enrolled at Bongil Bongil

Partner Primary schools are available. Students must

compose a short piece of writing outlining how they would like to contribute to Toormina High School as a 'Safe, Respectful, Learner'. Applications close Friday

28th June.*Extension Class application for students with advanced

literacy skills is open. Student placement in

this class is based on an application and interview. Applications close June 15.Applications forms for the Scholarship and Extension Class are available on the school website (Curriculum & Activities/Scholarships & Awards) or from the Front

Office. Laura McRae,

Head Teacher Wellbeing

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IMPORTANT DATES

MON 11/6 - 18/6

Year 12 Hospitality Work Placement

TUES 12/6 Year meetings

MON 11/6 PUBLIC HOLIDAY

TUES 12/6 WEEK A

TUES 12/6 Yr 9,10 Team

Premier’s Debating

WED 13/6 Regional Cross Country Nana Glen

WED 13/6 Yr 9,10 Team

Premier’s Debating

THURS 14/6 Year 10 Mental Health First Aid

FRI 15/6 Brain Break

MON 18/6 Year 7 Girls Body Image Workshop

WED 20/6 Write a Book in a Day!

WED 20/6 P&C Meeting 5:30 - 7:00pmALL WELCOME!

THURS 21/6 Zone Athletics

THURS 21/6 Year 10 Mental Health First Aid



Our lunchtime indoor soccer competitions have come to an end with an impressive 6 teams in both senior and junior divisions.The Junior division consisted of students in yr 7-9 with the seniors 10-12. Teams played against each team once and the top two made the final.In the junior final NCF defeated Aldi Mate, 2-1, in the senior competition, the Lemon Zest Marmalades defeated the Cool Kids 6-1 in their final, out for revenge on the reverse fixture during the season. Darby Sherrin and Seth Ryan were the most valuable players throughout the season, which was voted by the staff after each fixture.Winners of the competition and MVP's will be presented with medals at our next formal assembly. It was fantastic to have such great numbers supporting our competition and the spectators showed great Toormi spirit.Adam Berrada, PDHPE Teacher

Lunchtime Sport

Lunchtime Sport continuesThe PDHPE staff are running fitness activities in the hall during lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday lunchtime will be ‘Just Dance’ and Thursdays will be fitness circuits. You are all welcome to come and join in the fun!Kate Williams, PDHPE Teacher

Toormina High School has a Robotics Group which would benefit from the skills of our extended school community. If you (or a relative) would be interested in joining our team to assist our students, we can utilize skills in all sorts of areas, as this team will also be fundraising and participating in competitions.

Please contact Greg Driscoll, TAS Teacher at school for more information.

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On the 18th of May the Toormina High School Chess team travelled to Macksville High School to compete in round 2 of the NSW Junior Chess League. With Board 1 player Luke Zerbe out due to an assessment task, Kalen Marquardt (Year 7) stepped in to assist the team (including Trystin Sjoberg) to victory. THS won all four boards convincingly to make it through to round 3. Round 3 was played at THS on the 4th of June, with Luke Zerbe (Year 12), Wilkie Beynon-Whitelaw (Year 8), Jed Auton (Year 8) and Kalen Marquardt (Year 7) representing our school. St Columbus Anglican School travelled from Port Macquarie with a very skilled team. THS was extremely competitive, taking some matches right down to the wire, however St Coloumbus defeated THS sending them through to the next round.Holly Trimble, Team Manager

Chess

Kokoda training last Sunday, 3rd June, saw teachers, Kate Williams, Rebekah Schafer and Bree Taylor trek with year 9 students: Ellena Cheers Flavell, Kai Arena, Cody Helback, Freya Laidlaw and Reece Hargraves at Dorrigo’s Syndicate Track and Slingby’s Trail. The group trudged 15 kilometres to the bottom of Gleniffer only to trudge another 15km vertically back up the mountain. Some serious training, competed in 7 hours! Well done!!!Photos below

Kokoda Challenge Training

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Facebook posts so we can show the world how great our school is! Our THS Facebook page has the school logo, there is also a separate Library

Facebook page.



Making Picture BooksIn Aleesah’s final workshop students were led through exercises that resulted in the creation of their very own picture book, which included: designing and illustrating the front cover; creating a blurb; and writing and illustrating a simple story.Aleesah was very impressed with the quality of work produced by our students and is hoping to see some of their published stories one day. Adrienne Gillingham, Teacher Librarian

Author VisitAustralian author, Aleesah Darlison, spent a day in our school library inspiring students from Years 7 to 10 with her ‘Dare to Dream’ talk and interactive workshops.The day began with Aleesah sharing the struggles and tribulations she endured from growing up in a disadvantaged background to achieving her dream to become a multi-published, award winning author and business owner. Aleesah discussed with her captivated audience the importance of self-motivation, finding role models, strategies for success and how to develop a personal mantra.Light Up Creativity Writing WorkshopIn this entertaining and exhilarating workshop Aleesah used exercises that got the creative juices flowing to develop the student’s writing skills. By the conclusion of this session students developed dazzling dialogue, created and named hilarious characters and learnt how to write story starters.

What some students thought about

the day...

“Wow! This was fun!”

“I learned so much today”.

“Can we do this again?”

“I really want to be an author”.

“I didn’t know I could write so well”.

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Year 9 and 10 Science students competed in the Coffs Coast Science and Engineering Challenge presented by The University of Newcastle in cooperation with Woolgoolga Lions and Rotary Club. Eight schools competed on the day with 7 different tasks.The tasks were:Constructing a catapult from timber dowel, packing tape and rubber bands. Points were awarded for the catapult's ability to propel a tennis ball over distance and hit a target. A model turbine to generate electricity through water movement. A model bridge which had to carry a trolley containing weights. A bionic hand made from straws, string, rubber bands and gloves to communicate a message using sign language.A distribution system for the electricity for a city’s infrastructure. A communication task involving sending coded light messages. An earthquake proof Helter skelter shelter and a string challenge.Michelle Nicholls, Science Teacher

Engineering

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Year 10 Work ExperienceStudents can access one week of work experience as follows:Term 3 Week 3 – 6th August – 10th August.Term 4 Week 9 – 10th Dec – 14th Dec. The program aims to provide students with an opportunity to gain firsthand experience in a career that they may be interested in pursuing and it is highly recommended that all year 10 students participate.Work experience packages are available from Mrs West or Mr Francis in the Careers Office and students should start making enquiries now.Careers WebsiteA “One Stop Shop” for everything regarding Careers including; HSC, University and TAFE information, Gap Year, Defence Force, Work Experience, UAC/ QTAC, resume writing etc.www.toorminahighcareers.com Check it out now!

Year 12 Newcastle University ExcursionThursday 5th July – Notes will be available from Careers Office shortly.Please let Mrs West know if you are interested.‘Discover Engineering’on Tuesday 19 June 2018, 6.30pm at Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Club, 1 Vernon StreetThis FREE forum is open to all students from years 7-12, parents and teachers are also welcome to attend.Light refreshments will be served, registration is essential for catering purposes. To register please visit https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/event/discover-engineering-coffs-harbour-0 or phone 4911 7310.University of Wollongong Information EveningWednesday 8th August 6pm C Ex Club Coffs HarbourFor year 12 students and their parents please register at UOW.EDU.AU/FUTURE/EVENTSRobyn West, Careers Adviser

From the Careers Desk

Please have your P&C Pie Drive order form and payment to the school office by next Friday, June 15, thanks for your support!

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Toormina High School now has an Aboriginal Boys Dance Group, in photo, with tutor, Kirren Brown. The THS Aboriginal Boys Art Group is run simultaneously, with tutor, Rod McIntosh and the Girls Dance Group also, with tutor, Gloria Mercy.Another great THS initiative, public education building communities!

Toormina High School had a visit from representatives from Goalball NSW last week. Students were given a demonstration of the sport which is played in the Paralympics. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded in it, into the goal.

Aboriginal Boys Dance Group

Goalball

Kirsten and Sharon are in full swing at the new look THS

canteen!

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P&C PIE DRIVE Fundraiser, order forms were sent home with your students,more order forms available from the THS Office or from the THS website.

Orders and payment due Friday, June 15 to Office Pies can be sent home with students or collected from the Office

on Wednesday, July 4 after 2pm.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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