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 Trial HSC Exams

Monday 1st August -

Friday 5th August

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ICAS English Competition

Tuesday 2nd August

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Jeans for Genes Day

Friday 5th August

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2017 Year 11 Course

Information Evening

School PWS

Wednesday 10th August

6pm

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ICAS Maths Competition

Tuesday16th August

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School Cross Country

Wednesday 24th August

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Year 7 Immunisation

Monday 29th August

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Year 11 Examinations

Monday 5th September-

Friday 9th September

NEWSLETTER 28th July, 2016

Where There’s a Will There’s a Way

Positive

Behaviour

for Learning

Respect

Excellence

Safety

Executive Staff:

Acting Principal: Shane Carter

Relieving Deputy Principal: John Carswell

Head Teacher English: Carolyn McMurtrie

Head Teacher Maths: Mary Arnold

Head Teacher Science/TAS: Andrew Watts

Relieving Head Teacher HSIE: Bianka Jacobson

Head Teacher Teaching & Learning/PDHPE: Amie Hill

School Admin Manager: Merryn McIntyre

Year Advisers 2016

Year 6: Sam Dixon

Year 7: Matthew Klopper

Year 8: Lyndsay Klopper

Year 9: Doug Armstrong

Year 10: Andrew Coffey

Year 11: Kim Sutton

Year 12: Daniel Inkley

SRC Co-Ordinator: Chris Marshall

Girls Adviser: Leanne Carswell

Boys Advisers: Mitch Adams Years 7, 9, 11

Josh Brown Years 8, 10, 12

New Principal We are pleased to announce that Ms. Safija Bristina has been appointed as the new Principal of Cobar High School. It is anticipated that Ms. Bristina will start at the beginning of Term 4 and we look forward to her joining our great learning institution. Term 2 Awards Ceremony It was again fantastic to see so many parents attend this ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our students. Acknowledgement of one’s performance is an important component in our students’ development and its impact cannot be underestimated. In line with our expected behaviours of Respect, Excellence and Safety, it remains essential that our students are not only encouraged to strive for personal excellence but to also learn how to receive public recognition in an appropriate manner. Well done again to all those students who received awards. To those who didn’t, the challenge is still there! Parent & Teacher Evening Many thanks to the parents and staff who attended our interviews yesterday afternoon. These events provide a great opportunity for parents to discuss their child's educational progress. For those who were unable to attend please do not hesitate to make an appointment to see our teachers. Also any feedback (positive or negative) on this evening will be appreciated.

Community Support Huw Rabone from CSA Glencore spoke with our Geography students recently about the environmental impact of tailings dams and his position of Environmental Officer at the mine. Cobar High would like to take this opportunity to thank local business and industries for their continued support of our school.

Term Two

PBL

Rewards

Day

Deputy

Principal

Award

100% Attendance Award

Principals Award

TERM TWO AWARDS

MOORAMBILLA VOICES CHIOR

On the 4th July CHS students Blake

Toomey, Jakob Brown, John-Wayne

Josephson and Laine Ellicott from

Moorambilla MAXed OUT and Katelyn

Martin from Moorambilla Voices Choir

travelled to Sydney with 51 other students

on their first 2016 Moorambilla Voices

combined ensemble tour to celebrate

NAIDOC week.

On the first day Blake, Jacob, John-Wayne

and Laine along with the rest of the MAXed

OUT students spent 2 hours at the Taikoz

HQ in Ultimo receiving expert tuition on

Taikoz. On the second day all the students

headed to Manly Public School for a

combined ensemble choir session then to

Manly Oval for the rest of the day for

Taiko.

On day 3 the students went to Parliament House where they rehearsed with the World Orchestra and Song

Company in the Macquarie Room. After this they were taken to Government House. MAXed OUT sang in the

ballroom to invited guests alongside the Moorambilla Voices Choir, the World Orchestra (with the Song

Company on the balcony above). By all accounts it sounded truly

spectacular. The applause at the end went on for a while, they’d

made quite an impression! Following this, MAXed OUT did a

strong Taikoz performance on the fountain path outside the

Governor’s House, while guests watched from the verandah.

There was a photo shoot afterwards with Governor Hurley and

Mrs Hurley. Towards the end of their visit Mrs Hurley (who loves

to sing) invited Jakob Brown to play their piano.

Day 4 and their next performance was at Parliament House where,

after being introduced by the Assistant Minister for Education,

they performed in front of The Honourable Lesley Williams, MP,

Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for

Aboriginal Affairs. They also met Mark Ferguson from Channel 7

News who did a news story on the Moorambilla Voices project.

This was followed by a performance at St Matthews Church on the

Corso, showing off their lanterns to the public.

MAXed OUT will again be on tour in Sydney during August

performing at the National Association of Women in Construction

NSW Awards for Excellence in the Star Event Centre at Star City

Sydney.

Parent/Teacher Interview Evening

Staff and Students at Cobar High School would like to thank the parents that were able to

attend this semester’s Parent/Teacher Interviews.

Jeans for Genes Day

Friday 5th August the SRC are organising

Cobar High School

to participate in

Jeans for Genes Day.

Students may wear jeans

on that day.

Gold Coin Donation

Students must wear normal

uniform with their jeans.

A BBQ Lunch will be for sale.

All money raised will go to

Jeans for Genes.

Year12 Trial Examinations

All exams are in the MPC.

Students must be at the MPC 15 minutes prior to examination starting times.

Correct school uniform must be worn.

No electronic devices e.g. I phones, Smart watches, Fit Bits or anything that could be used to

communicate or could disturb the exam will be allowed within the examination area.

Monday 1st August Tuesday 2nd August Wednesday 3rd August Thursday 4th August Friday 5th August

English Standard and

Advanced

9:00am to 11:10am

Maths General 2

9:00am to 11:35am

Mathematics

9:00am to 12:05pm

English Standard and

Advanced

9:00am to 11:05am

Business Studies

9:00am to 12:05am

Work Studies

9:00am to 10:05am

PDHPE

9:00am to 12:05pm

Aurora Physics

9:00am to 12:05pm

Chemistry

9:00am to 11:35am

Music

9:00am to 12:05pm

Hospitality

12:20pm to 3:25pm

Ancient History

12:20pm to 3:25pm

Visual Arts

12:20pm to 1:55pm

Biology

12:20pm to 3:25pm

Community and

Family Studies

12:20pm to 3:25pm

PBL Reward

System

Update

36 Blue RAM bands or cards

= 1 Red Ram band

72 Blue RAM bands or cards

= 1 Purple Ram band

108 Blue RAM bands or cards

= 1 Green Ram band

144 Blue RAM bands or cards

= 1 Rainbow Ram band

What’s On - Weeks 3 & 4, Term 3

Monday 1st August: Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations

Tuesday 2nd August: Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations

ICAS English Competition

Wednesday 3rd August: Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations

Thursday 4th August: Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations

Friday 5th August: Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations

Jeans for Genes Day

Wednesday 10th August: 2017 Year 11 Course Information Evening; School PWS: 6pm

Thursday 11th August: U/15 Basketball; Dubbo: K Sutton, Z Finn

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

RESPECT EXCELLENCE SAFETY

Assessments due Week 3

Year 7: Technology

Year 8: Technology

Period Times

Muster 8:55 - 9:00

Period 1 9:00 - 9:55

Period 2 9:55 - 10:50

Recess 10:50 - 11:20

Period 3 11:20 - 12:15

Period 4 12:15 - 1:10

Lunch 1:10 - 1:40

Period 5 1:40 - 2:35

Period 6 2:35 - 3:30

Tuesday ends at the end of Period 5

P & C Meeting

Tuesday 2nd August

7:00pm

School Library

All Welcome.

Assessments due Week 4

Year 9: Agriculture

Year 10: Agriculture

Year 11: Ancient History

IT Timber

Year 12: Maths General

2017 Year 11

Course Information Evening

School PWS

Wednesday 10th August

6pm

This information evening is for all Year 10 students and

parents. An outline of subjects being offered in 2017

will be discussed and you will have the opportunity to

speak to staff about these subjects.