newsletter 11 march - millennium schools

Newsletter Kincumber High School

“Enabling to achieve and excel”

Bungoona Rd, Kincumber, NSW 2251

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"The Kincumba Learning Community acknowledges the Darkinjung people and their neighbours as the traditional custodians” ““of this land"

Issue 3 Term 1 – Week 7 11 March 2016

I would like to congratulate all those students who have participated in events over the past fortnight. Many individuals and teams have won or achieved personal best results and many have participated proudly to the best of their ability. Both are equally important and I encourage all students to get involved in the things that interest them and be a part of a team or a group.

Thank you to the staff and the parents who have supported and helped enable these things to happen. We want to ensure a range of opportunities are made available to all students at Kincumber High School.

Congratulations to Connor O’Heir for his award from Central Coast Student Voice for his speech, presented last year in November for Remembrance Day at The Entrance. Connor‘s speech was memorable and written intelligently and with compassion. We are proud of his achievement.

I attended part of the Zone swimming carnival last week and was impressed with many of the excellent performances of our swimmers and their sportsmanship on the day. The results will be included in the sport report. Sixteen students will proceed to the Sydney North round. A number of other students, as individuals and team members, have done well in sporting events in recent times. Please read about some of these in the sport report. Congratulations to all these students.

We welcomed many local families to our Stage 3 night last week and had a fantastic number of people turn up to hear a little about the transition to Kincumber High School and then go on a tour of the school. Big thank you to the staff, school leaders and the Ag students who helped with this night. Special thanks to Zoe Boxsell and Connor O’Heir for presenting a students perspective on the school. The Ag farm and animals were a big hit. We welcome families in our zone to contact the school if you have enquiries regarding enrolments for 2017.

I would like to remind parents and students that Work Health and Safety laws (WHS) outweigh thoughts about fashion and what your child would prefer to wear on their feet.

The Kincumber High school uniform requires students to wear fully enclosed leather shoes that are black in colour.

A number of subject areas are deemed, by the WHS Directorate, as practical areas and areas that require 100% wearing of black leather shoes with good soles, due to the nature of activities in these areas. These include Science, Technology and Applied Studies (TAS - food, wood, metal, textiles), and for some activities, Visual Arts. Teachers are directed not to enable students to enter rooms when they do not have appropriate footwear for the activity. They are to be given written work to do at this time and are not able to participate in the practical activity. This is problematic as the student is unable to complete the required work due to not having safe shoes. This may result in a ‘0’ mark as the syllabus requires certain things to be included as mandatory components. To avoid this situation it is our recommendation that you ensue you purchase the correct shoes for a school environment and these practical activities. All schools MUST comply with these rules.

The images represent correct and incorrect shoes. Other full leather boots or Doc Martins are also appropriate.

If you are unsure please check with the school.


English Report

In English this week, all years, from 7 to 11 Preliminary Extension, have had fun combining creative and critical thinking. We wrote ‘Six Word Sad Stories’, ‘Ten Word Stories of Celebration’, and poems in rhyming couplets that start ‘Love is …’ and ‘Hate is…’. Here are some amazing examples of their work.

Six Word Sad Stories

“I miss the old me – Earth.” Jake Lidster

‘But everything has a final page.’

‘Fraying flowers, black like her dress.’

Ten Word Stories of Celebration

‘She became the flower she was always meant to be.’ Abbey Fletcher

‘Blowing out my candles, I could feel my heart smile.’

‘The dress gleamed as the bells chimed, signalling their unity.’

Love is …

‘Love is the ocean, crashing upon cliffs,

Churning and marking the shore with its kiss.” Libby Ingels

Love is the way we see ourselves. Love can

Destroy or bind. Love is nobody’s man.’

Hate is …

‘Hate is the opposite of affection

And is what drives humanity to thrive.

Hate is exclusion and cuts connection

And is disliked, causing you to thrive.” Brendan Townsend

‘Hate gazes upon those dark and broken.

Closing gates, windows, minds. Shattering hopes.

Shouting words that should remain unspoken,

Malicious and dark, brooding tokens.” Melouise Tucker

We are now beginning a writing competition called ‘100 Word Stories. The only criteria is that it has to be exactly 100 words, and of course, engaging. There will be prizes for the winners, so talk to your English teachers if you want to be involved. We would absolutely love to have your input.

Mrs Gaby Jones , Head Teacher English


Agriculture and Primary Industries Report

This has been a very busy start to the school year. This article should bring you up to date about what has been happening on the farm, in the classroom, and in the show ring.

The arrival of 20 young goats has seen many students test their animal training skills. Year 7 students now have them well trained and understand the goats’ different personalities. Year 9 and 10 Agriculture classes have tagged, drenched and vaccinated the goats ensuring they stay healthy.

The meat chickens are only 10 days from heading off to the Royal Easter Show. Year 7 students have spent a lot of time weighing, and recording their results, as part of a schools competition. All are a little shocked at how fast the cute little chickens grow.

The Poultry Show Club is extremely busy getting the Silver Pencil Wyandottes ready for the show. KHS will be sending 21 birds to the show and expect many ribbons. Twenty keen students will be travelling to Sydney on the school bus ensuring the birds are presented to the show in perfect condition. KHS has become well known through showing and have recently sold birds in Queensland, Victoria, and in many areas of NSW. Our breeding program for 2016 will commence right after the birds arrive back from the Royal Easter Show.

Two weeks ago saw the arrival of Carlos, a 260kg Square Meater steer. The farmer was impressed to learn we were intending to take it to the Newcastle Show the following week. The Cattle Show Team worked very hard on Wednesday and Friday afternoons after school to successfully parade it at the Newcastle Show. Carlos has turned out to be a big pussy cat. We now have Briion, and 470kg steer, Carlos, and Haloumi, our Red Poll cow, who has just given birth to Kincumber Jaffa, a new baby boy. Mum and baby are doing well and only suffering from all the kindness of the students.


The rabbits have had a litter with 3 small rabbits. Everyone is excited and can’t wait to care for the young ones.

To ensure the sheep and goats are free of stomach worms, the Year 10 Agriculture class performed a worm test. The faecal samples were sent to the lab and we are awaiting the results. They will tell us if we need to drench, and with which chemical. It is important for the students to understand in Agriculture that we often do the same job as a veterinary surgeon, a livestock officer and a trained farm worker, all at the same time. Last week we performed a Pesty Virus Check on the cattle. There is a lot of science in Agriculture.

Last Friday, 20 KHS students competed at the Newcastle Show. While we didn’t win the overall trophy this year, everyone represented the school in a very professional manner. The quality of the parading is improving, as is the students’ confidence to present speeches explaining why they judged the steers the way they did. The steers, and the students arrived home very late on Friday evening, confident that they can win at the next cattle show, the Bellingen River Show in the first week of next term.

Mr Boyd, Agriculture and Primary Industries Teacher

Fun in Chemistry

Fun in Chemistry Year 12 - making a rainbow of colours to brighten every scientist’s day.

Claire Barber, Science/Marine Faculty


Year 7 Camp

In Week 3 of this term, Year 7 went to The Great Aussie Bush Camp! We started our journey early in the morning, marking rolls and packing the buses. As the bus drove away from the school, it was obvious that both students and staff were brimming with excitement. After a long bus trip, we arrived at the camp. Students were allocated their accommodation, introduced to their Camp Instructors and prepared for the day’s activities.

Some groups were lucky enough to start their day sailing and sea kayaking along the beautiful Jimmy’s Beach, while others took on the giant swing. Even though the 15 metre swing looked terrifying, most of us faced our fears and gave it a go. Some student screams could be heard several kilometres away. The rest of the day was jam packed with activities which kept us all busy and left many students feeling exhausted. But that didn’t stop us from competing in the late night Camp Quiz, with the girls clearly beating the boys in all categories.

Over the following two days, the groups rotated through a wide range of activities, including rock climbing, fencing, the vertical challenge, sea kayaking, sailing, high ropes and running the gauntlet at mud world. Our last night was also action packed, with students attending the camp disco where many students, and even a few teachers, displayed their dancing prowess.


The Great Aussie Bush Camp gave us many opportunities to set goals, test ourselves and get over our fears. I was disappointed when the day came that we had to pack up and leave. We said goodbye to the instructors and boarded the bus ready for a long journey home. All in all, we came out of that camp with new knowledge, new understanding and possibly new friends! Big thanks to The Great Aussie Bush Camp, our Year 10 Peer Support Leaders, and all the staff who made this wonderful excursion possible!

Mr Donaldson, Year 7 Adviser

Careers Report

A reminder that work experience is still a valuable opportunity for those who need to broaden their horizons and learn about the world of work.

When it comes to applying for full time work after school, especially with apprenticeships, there is no substitute for experience and knowledge of the job.

Year 10 is the ideal time to do work experience. Students need to have all official paperwork completed beforehand and Mr Fortey is happy to help with this.

It was great to see another 18 students complete their WH&S "Whitecard" training this week. These qualifications make a big difference when it comes time to impress employers.

Many Year 12 students have been completing their 'exit plan' interviews with me and it’s great to see them having a sense of purpose and direction for 2017-18.

I am still available and willing to help for those who have not made it yet. Parents are most welcome to join in.

Please contact me if you have any enquiries.

Steve Fortey, Careers Adviser


Europe 2017

There was strong interest in next year’s Year 12 Tour of Europe. A wonderful parent evening was held last Thursday night. Any other interested Year 11 students should see Mr Waters or Mrs Jones for information on how to apply and be part of this exciting trip.

Need motivation to start an assignment

Do not understand what to do

Failing to hand in assignments on time

Need help with homework

Can’t get on to a computer at home, Mum forgot to buy the ink again!

Sometimes television and siblings are a distraction

If this sounds like you, why not come along

Every Tuesday and Thursday KHS offers homework help in CP1 with Mrs Maljevac

Mornings 7.30 - 8.00am

Afternoons 2.30 - 4.00pm

See you there


Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (A.E.C.G.)

WHAT IS THE A.E.C.G.?

The Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (A.E.C.G.) is a community based voluntary organisation that has been operating from a grass roots level since the late 1970’s and is the peak advisory group for Aboriginal education in N.S.W. The A.E.C.G. caters for pre-school through to Tertiary education.

WHAT CAN THE A.E.C.G. DO FOR YOU?

A.E.C.G. is an avenue for parents and community members to have a “voice”. It’s your chance as a parent, caregiver or student to have a say in what happens in your child’s education and be aware of what’s happening in your local school and community.

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?

Membership is open to parents, Aunties, Uncles, caregivers and community members. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members are invited at a cost of $2 per year.

WHAT HAPPENS AT A MEETING/YARN-UP?

Well first we grab a cuppa, our meetings are short, very informal and informative. An opportunity for you to voice your concerns, hear about opportunities for the kids and families, meet new people and little ones are very welcome.

Our local is the Tjudibaring.

Enquiries: Tjudibaring A.E.C.G., Kerry Turner 0424 686 329

CONGRATULATIONS

Lily Smith won the Indigenous Women's Open Surfing Competition, competing against girls much older than her. Finn Hill also won the Sandbah Cadet Cup at Bar Beach and received a 2nd place in the Under 16 Junior Australian Open.

Sport Report -:

Swimming Carnival results:

4th Pintirry 237

3rd Kurrawa 251

2nd Yarrah 270

1st Baree 337

Nine individual records were broken.

Charlise Wheeler - 13yrs Girls - 50m Freestyle: 27.57, 100m Freestyle: 1.01.80, 50m Backstroke: 33.89, 50m Butterfly: 32.78

Lily Cracknell - 16yrs Girls - 100m Freestyle: 1.03.73, 50m Butterfly: 31.06

Kaitlin Clague - 17+yrs Girls - 50m Backstroke: 35.45

Ethan Turner - 14yrs Boys - 50m Breaststroke: 40.19

Kiran Richardson - 17+yrs Boys - 50m Freestyle: 24.03


Congratulations to the following students who were Age Champions:

12yrs: Jett Walton, Kieran Chandler

13yrs: Charlise Wheeler, Nicholas Wind

14yrs: Jessica Cameron, Ethan Turner

15yrs: Eliza Giles, Eden McQueen

16yrs: Tiarleah Tait, Ayrton Gilbert

17yrs: Kaitlin Clague, Kiran Richardson

At the Brisbane Water Zone Swimming Carnival, Kincumber placed third out of the eight schools in our zone. Our standout performer was Charlise Wheeler, who not only broke two long standing records, but was the 13yrs Age Champion. Lily Cracknell, Darci Berry, Tiarleah Tait and Amy Lawrence also set new records in their various events. From this carnival, 16 students now progress to compete at the Sydney North Carnival. The team list is on the sport window outside the female PE staffroom. Reminder, some students still need to collect their permission note from Mrs Toy and all relay swimmers need to swim in a KHS swim cap.


A number of students have been trialling for various Sydney North Teams. Congratulations to the following successful students:

Sydney North Tennis U15’s – Nicole Couper, Rhys Coney

Sydney North Open Girls Tennis - Amie Couper

Sydney North Girls Volleyball –Emily Thurlow, Zoe Boxsell (and Jessica Chesworth in the Shadow Team)

Sydney North U15s Touch – Kaya Ardita

Sydney North Boys Basketball – Sam Cracknell

Sydney North Boys U15’s AFL – Brett Fairchild

I would also like to congratulate Zac Montgomery, who has been selected into the Central Coast U15’s Rugby League Team. He now progresses to the Sydney North selection carnival.

Congratulations also to our 16yrs Boys Triathlon Team consisting of Aryton Gilbert - cyclist, Austine McAlpine - swimmer and Ottie Clarke - runner, who gained the silver medal at the All Schools State Triathlon Championships last week.

A number of our sporting teams have begun their first and second round matches, with a number of home games being played here at school. Results include wins to both our girls and boys volleyball teams, our open girls basketball team, and both our girls and boys tennis teams. Our Open Girls Water Polo Team made it through to the final of the Central Coast Carnival, narrowly going down by one goal.

Unfortunately, some of our other teams have also been knocked out of the competition, including our open girls and boys touch football teams and open boys basketball team. All coaches have been extremely pleased with everyone’s effort and sportsmanship throughout these games. Good luck to those teams remaining in the competition.

Tammy Toy, Representative Sport Coordinator

Girls Open Basketball

KHS defeated Lisarow High 41-8 in the first round of the CHS Shell Cup in a convincing display of team work at Niagara Park Basketball Stadium. All the girls managed to get on the score sheet and played a very strong defensive game. The girls now go on to play Terrigal High School in round 2 at Terrigal Basketball Stadium before the 18th of March.

Rod McRobie, Basketball Coach


CAPA Student of the week awards…….

Congratulations to the following students who achieved ‘Student of the Week Awards’ for excellent work in:

Dance Year 7 - Astrid Goodley, Emily Craig, Charlotte Dillon, Amelia Lowe, Year 8 - Tyla Williams, Chloe Cruikshank, Imogen Jones, Amelia Heron Little, Year 9 - Karissa Nolan, Molly Larkin, Year 10 - Phoebe Harries, Elle Davies, Kate McQuade, Millee Powell, Year 11 - T'keyah Hart-Chase

Photography, Video and Digital Imaging Year 10 - Fletcher Rose & Joel Kelly-Morgan, Year 12 – Hollie Banfield

Visual Design Year 9 - Sari Walker-Woods, Zac Eddie, Brodie McGregor, Willow Leighton-Smith, Evie Manning

Visual Arts Year 7 - Marli Leighton-Smith, Year 8 – Tahlia Ritsinias, Lily Kidd, Jessica Sanchez, Year 9 – Amy Sneddon, Charli Self, Trae Jones & Nakitia Waters, Year 10 – Olivia Edwards, Casey Taylor, Brielle Revello, Year 11 – Isabella Russell, Jessica Swift, Abbey Fletcher, Caitlin Steer, Year 12 - Ellie Hawthorne, Emelia Cannon & Phoebe Gilbert

Year 9 Visual Design explore the Creative Industries

The following three designs by Zac Eddie, Brodie McGregor and collaborators Evie and Willow, have been awarded as strong designs with the purpose of promoting the school swimming carnival. Well done to all students who engaged in this task. All designs are displayed on the front door of the Visual Arts block.

First Place – Zac Eddie Second Place – Brodie McGregor


Third Place – Willow Leighton-Smith and Evie Manning

Thank you to all teachers involved in making this project happen – Miss Hamilton, Mr Batey and Mrs Toy. Prizes will be awarded soon.

‘A CENTRAL VISION’

Exhibition of student work

This Gosford Regional Gallery exhibition acknowledges the achievements of Visual Arts students at secondary public schools across the Central Coast. The exhibition dates are 19th March to 20th April. An ideal school holiday activity for the family.

A Central Vision creates a strong connection between the gallery, schools, teachers and the community, and showcases the wonderful range of artworks completed across the Year 7 - Year 12 curriculum. This year, we have some wonderful works selected across 7-12, 2015. Congratulations go to Grace Richardson, Jemima Moore, Kaia Flett, Jasper Davis, Claudia Kent, Caitlin Steer and Jasmine King for the inclusion of their works in this quality show.

Visit the link for more details

http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/galleries/event-detail/2016/03/18/galleries-calendar/a-central-vision

Jasper, discussing his selected painting with visiting artist Jordan Richardson. This painting of Kelly Slater will be exhibited at the Gosford Regional Gallery, from 19th March. Well done, Jasper!!!!


‘Expose’ –

Three of our HSC graduates – Libby Jones, Michaela Sumner and Nutana Soper, have had part of their HSC Visual Arts Body of Work selected for this exhibition, which also presents HSC works from a range of Central Coast High Schools. We congratulate our graduates for this achievement and look forward to viewing their works in this exhibition. Below is a sneak preview of their works – 1) Libby Jones ‘Not all that Glitters is Gold. 2) Nutana Soper ‘mi lusim peles – I’ve lost my home’. 3) Michaela Sumner’s ‘A joyful façade’,

Mrs McGilvery, HT CAPA


Dates for the Diary

14 March - Year 7 Immunisations

16 March - Year 10, 11, 12 Parent Teacher Interviews 5-8pm

25 March - Good Friday

28 March - Easter Monday

29 March - Year 12 Exam Commence

10 - 12 May - NAPLAN

For more important dates, check out the calendar on our website.

https://www.millenniumschools.net.au/kincumber/

DANCE NEWS

An amazing Master Class Dance workshop! Congratulations to all dancers who participated in this fantastic opportunity. It was great to see you all tackle the complex Wicked choreography, taught by Ryan Sheppard and have so much fun. A huge thank you to Ryan for coming to teach these workshops and providing some really great insight into the musical theatre world and its opportunities.

Ryan in the role of Chistery in Wicked the musical

It is always good to be reminded that there are far more opportunities through being a dancer, than just dancing……dance management, dance publicist, dance physiotherapist, stage production, stage management, dance director, rehearsal coordinator/director, dance advertising and the list goes on.

This workshop was made possible due to GONSKI funding, which is allowing us to meet the varied needs of our students in a range of creative ways.

Central Coast Dance Festival auditions are fast approaching at the end of the term. It is important to keep working on creating your festival items and rehearsing them.

A reminder that dancers are encouraged to return their publicity consent forms ASAP please. Year 7 Dance Ensemble, please pay your $30.00 to the front office ASAP and return your permission note to Ms Dutton if you have not already done so.


DANCE DRAMA Students….Would you like to see an amazing Musical this Year????

The next opportunity available to Dance and Drama students is to attend a matinee performance of Aladdin the musical, at The Capitol Theatre in Sydney.

If you do not already have a permission note, please see Mrs McRae, Ms Dutton or Ms Roth for one ASAP. The permission note states the closing date for payment is Friday 11th March – this has been extended until Friday 18th March. We are looking to make the booking for November or December.

Finally, a huge congratulations to each of the dancers who attended the NAISDA Dance Company auditions at Kariong. You were all fantastic representatives of Dance and Kincumber HS. I would like to go on to congratulate Emily Andrew, Samantha Dunn & Kaia Flett of Year 9 on their successful selection into this Regional dance company.

Mrs McRae & Ms Dutton, Dance Teacher

The Australian Red Cross Mobile Blood Service is visiting

KFC Kincumber

Tuesday 15 March, 1.00pm – 6.30pm (30 more donors needed)

If you haven't already made an appointment to give blood, you can make an appointment online or call us on 13 14 95. 1 in 3 Australians will need blood, but only 1 in 30 donate. Donated blood helps cancer patients, people with blood disorders, mothers-to-be and newborn babies, as well as trauma and surgical patients.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Sincerely,

Australian Red Cross Blood Service


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