PO Box 454 Wetherell Crescent, COBAR NSW 2835

Phone: 6836 2705 Fax: 6836 1142 www.cobar-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Cobar High School

Term 3

Year 12 Presentation Day

Friday 19th September

10am

MPC

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Last day Term 3

Friday 19th September

Term 4 Staff and Students return

Tuesday 7th October

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Term 3 Awards Assembly

Friday 10th October

10am

MPC

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Mid Term Break

Friday 7th November

Monday 10th November

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Year 12 Farewell Dinner

Wednesday 12th November

Cobar Bowling & Golf Club

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Year 7 2015

Parent Information Evening

School PWS

Wednesday 19th November

6-7pm

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PBL Rainbow Rewards

Day

Wednesday 10th December

NEWSLETTER 18th September, 2014

Where There’s a Will There’s a Way

Positive

Behaviour

for Learning

Respect

Excellence

Safety

A huge thank you to the students and parents involved, your enthusiasm

has been inspiring. Thank you to the teachers that have organised and

produced this performance.

Thank you:

Cobar Arts Council, Cobar Bowling & Golf Club, CHS SASS Staff,

Cobar RSL, CHS SRC, Shane Josephson, Schick Industries

and Cobar Dance

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

Congratulations, Cast and Crew

of High School Musical.

Executive Staff:

Principal: Sue Francisco

Deputy Principal: Shane Carter

Head Teacher English: Carolyn McMurtrie

Head Teacher Maths/PDHPE: Amie Jacklin (Rlg)

Head Teacher Science/TAS: Andrew Watts

Head Teacher HSIE: John Carswell

Head Teacher Teaching & Learning: Peter Luck

School Admin Manager: Merryn McIntyre

Year Advisers 2014

Year 6: Lena Dean

Year 7: Doug Armstrong

Year 8: Andrew Coffey

Year 9: Cassandra Locke

Year 10: Daniel Inkley

Year 11: Amber Rook

Year 12: Chris Marshall

SRC Co-Ordinator: Chris Marshall

Girls Adviser: Leanne Carswell

Year 9 NAPLAN Numeracy

Congratulations to our Year 9 students.

73.5% of students achieved greater than

expected growth in Numeracy. Students at

Cobar High achieved an Average Scaled

Score Growth of 53.9 which is 3.8 greater

than the Average Scaled Score Growth for

all students in NSW and 5.1 Average Scaled

Score Growth greater than NSW DEC

students. This is a wonderful result.

Notification of Non-Attendance

It is important that all students attend school

on time everyday to maximise their learning

experiences. We now have the capability to

email parents when their students are not at

school. From the beginning of next term we

will be emailing parents for whom we have

email addresses when their students are not

at school. If there is a legitimate reason for

the student’s non-attendance a reason can

be sent by return email. We hope this will

allow parents to know very quickly if their

student is not at school, arrived at school

late or was absent for part of the day. If we

do not currently have your email address,

please contact the school if you wish to be

notified this way.

Vacation

Enjoy the vacation. School resumes for staff

and students on Tuesday 7th October 2014.

Sue Francisco

Long Service Leave

I will be on Long Service Leave for the first

three weeks of Term 4. Mr Carter will be

Relieving Principal, Mr Carswell Relieving

Deputy and Mr Coffey Relieving Head Teacher

HSIE during this time.

Principal School Leadership

I have accepted a 0.4 position as Principal

School Leadership which will commence when

I return from Long Service Leave Week 4 Term

4. I will be based at Cobar High School but will

be working with other Principals to assist them

with their planning etc. This means that Mr

Carter will be Co-Principal for two days, Mr

Carswell Co-Deputy and the Co Head

Teacher has not been selected yet.

Year 12

Year 12 complete their formal schooling at the

end of this term. Those who have HSC

examinations should utilise the time between

then and their examinations wisely. Practicing

past HSC examinations is a great way to

prepare. Best wishes for the future.

Sadness

It was with great sadness we heard of the

passing of Phil Jacobson. He was a great

member of the Cobar community when he was

here. Our thoughts are with his family, in

particular Bianka who makes such a positive

contribution to Cobar High every day through

her involvement in so many different activities.

This is also reflected in her community

involvement.

What’s On - Weeks 1 & 2, Term 4

Monday 6th October: Labour Day Holiday

Tuesday 7th October: Students and Staff return for Term 4

Friday 10th October: Term 3 Awards Assembly; MPC: 10am

Thursday 16th October: PE Conference; Bathurst: A Jacklin, B Jacobson

Friday 17th October: PE Conference; Bathurst: A Jacklin, B Jacobson

Assessment Schedules

Week 2

Year 8: Visual Arts-Artmaking Task

Year 9: Elective History

Commerce

Year 10: Elective History

Commerce

Cobar High School

P & C

Next Meeting

Tuesday 4th November

7pm

School Library

All Welcome

PBL

Vision Statement

“Cobar High School strives for

excellence in a

safe and respectful

environment”.

Cobar High School PO Box 454 Wetherell Crescent, COBAR NSW 2835

Phone: 6836 2705 Fax: 6836 1142 www.cobar-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

AECG Meeting

Wednesday 15th October

12:30pm

Cobar Public School

Public Meeting to discuss and plan

2014 Carols by Candlelight Wednesday 8th October at 7pm

in theUniting Church Hall

All welcome

Cobar Combined Churches

PBL Lesson

Listen Carefully and Follow Instructions

RESPECT EXCELLENCE SAFETY