December 2020

TLSC The Entrance Campus

Monthly Newsletter

Our values: Relationships,

Responsibility, Respect

CONTENTS

December 2020

03 Principal

04 Year 11 Advisors

05 Year 12 Deputy

06 Year 12 Advisors

08 VET

10 PDHPE

PRINCIPAL

MS KIRRILY HARVEY

Due to the challenges with COVID this year the release of the final HSC results and ATAR was pushed back this year by NESA so still unavailable when we go to print. I do want to acknowledge our outstanding results that we know of so far : 57 early entry University offers through the SRS program 26 Early entry university offers to Macquarie University Peyton Bennett – State VET in Schools Student of the Year April Mumford and Grace Farmilo – nominated for possible inclusion in Onstage Alana Hedges – nominated for possible inclusion in Encore Nathasha Brobyn – nominated for inclusion in Art Express Mitchell Lanser – nominated for possible inclusion in InTech Ben Daly – nominated for possible inclusion in InShape I look forward to our full student results on December 18. Our College Dux will be named based on the top ATAR. A ceremony will be held early in Term 1 to recognise our students who made the Distinguished Student List, received College Blues and award the Dux. I am very much looking forward to welcoming our new Year 11 students to the Campus next term. Year 10 students this week should have received an email with the latest information and the student handbook. The first day for Year 11 is Friday 29 January. Many staff are leaving us at the end of 2020 to retire, take extended leave or take up roles in other schools. I would like to thank Judith Wymark, Laura Andrikidis, Shaun Izzard, Ben Fiene, Anthony Chittick, Tom Steadman, Max McKay, JP Grant, Ben Maher, Rhonda Anderson, Tracey Stalker and Marianne McDonald for all their work at the school. I would like to extend my thanks to staff, students, parents, carers and community members for all your support this year. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a safe and relaxing holiday.

Jessica Flint Grace McIntosh Eleisha Taylor

YEAR 11 ADVISORS We are looking forward to welcoming Year 11 2021 to The Entrance Campus in the new year. We have some engaging activities planned to celebrate your arrival, which will be revealed on Day 1 next year. Below is a brief overview of how your first days at TEC will be structured:

Day 1 Friday 29/01/20 - Students receive their timetables and meet their classroom teachers. Courses and required equipment will be explained. A BBQ lunch will be provided on this day.

O-Day Monday 01/02/20 - Student orientation within the TEC community and an introduction to the resources that are available to you such as careers, wellbeing and learning supports.

Tuesday 02/02/20 - Normal timetabled classes begin.

After a difficult 2020 we are hoping to return refreshed and are excited to meet each and every one of you.

Have a safe and restful break,

Miss Flint, Miss McIntosh and Miss Taylor

Click on the following link to view Term 1 2021 Events and Activities.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4bAl-tsQSXT6gQMUt-fRTZflalobKwTGWVLwSVtMEA/edit?usp=sharing

YEAR 12

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

MRS SAMANTHA THOMAS

When I reflect on the year that was, I am filled with pride for the extraordinary way our entire school community rallied together. Thank you to the amazing efforts of our staff who worked hard to continue the learning journey for all our students. COVID-19 brought out the best in us as I witnessed many acts of kindness and support. Year 12 return on Monday 1 February (Week B). As a year group, our goals for 2021 align to our school values; 1. Respect Attendance, be on time for school and class every day 2. Responsibility Submit all assessment tasks on time 3. Relationships Build connections with staff, students and the community Early dates 1|2 - 2|2 – TLSC Sport Trials 3|2 - Year 12 100% attendance BBQ 4|2 - School photos 11|2 – TLSC Swimming carnival Wishing students, staff, families and our school community a safe and happy Christmas.

YEAR 12 ADVISORS

Melanie Romano

Rob Cotterill Emma Nichols

What a year! We thank and congratulate you on making it to this huge milestone. You are already a quarter of the way through your HSC year and the next part is going to fly. We can’t wait to see you all achieving your goals and forging your future paths. We kicked off the last week of the year with a great excursion to Aqua Park at Gosford Waterfront. It was a fantastic way to spend the day and everyone who went had an absolute blast! There was plenty of carnage, bruises and ‘accidental’ shoves into the water, and more than a few sore muscles the next day. Check out some of the snaps we were able to get when we weren’t jumping off huge slides. We send a huge thank you to everyone that participated and are choosing to make the most of their time at The Entrance. We hope to organise a few more year group excursions in 2021 and it would be great to see more of the year group making some memories with us! Make sure you enjoy some time off over the summer break, but it is also a great time to create some revision notes of the content you’ve already learned in Year 12. By the time it gets to September, you’ll wish you’d done it now! Most importantly, have a safe and happy Christmas spent with your family and friends, whether it is in person or virtually. We look forward to seeing you all back next year for the final countdown! Your Year Advisors, Mrs Romano, Mr Cotterill and Miss Nichols.

Year 12 Retail Work Placement in Week 6 Three students from Year 12 Retail completed very successful work placements in week 6 this Term. Owen went to the Reject Shop at Erina Fair, Sarah-Star worked at Bohemian Traders also at Erina and Sarah worked at Terry White’s chemist in Westfields at Tuggerah. All their employers were impressed with their work ethic and skills they demonstrated and all three students were wonderful ambassadors to the Entrance Campus. They were lucky enough to be able to complete their work placements this year. I would like to thank the employers for taking the time in this difficult year to help our students complete a component of their Vocational Education course.

As part of Year 12 2021 a new course was introduced, it is a Cert ll in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. The qualification has students partake in Project Based Learning throughout the year to become competent in the language, literacy and numeracy skills required in the workplace. Miss Nichols’ Tailored class have created the No Doze Café! They created advertisements, menus, price lists and a roster for their grand opening on the 8

December where they made and served café beverages to students and staff. The class had a successful day and were very thankful for the support of all the customers. Check out a few photos of the group in action and keep an eye out for the café in Term one where we’ll be branching out with our cooking skills!

PDHPE Faculty Year 12 PDHPE - Sports Medicine This term Year 12 have started their studies for the HSC in PDHPE. The first unit of work is Option 3 - Sports Medicine. Students have learnt how to classify and manage injuries, as well as how injury rehabilitation is managed. Recently they have looked at how preventative actions can enhance the wellbeing of athletes and specifically what role taping and bandaging can play. Part of this is to learn some preventative taping techniques such as how to tape an ankle, wrist and thumb. Below are some pictures of their efforts in class. Mr Brand HT PDHPE

Year 12 Community and Family Studies - Independent Research Project (IRP) The Year 12 CAFS students have been working on their Independent Research Projects this term and have recently submitted their first assessment task. To lead us into the summer holidays and to get us into the Christmas spirit, they have hand made gift tags and cards as donations for local charities. Some of their work can be seen in the pictures below. Mrs Kennedy CAFS Teacher