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South Grafton High School
Issue No.2– Term 1
6 February 2015
Excellence and Innovation
Principal: Mrs Megan Johnson
Diary Dates
Wed. 11 February
11 – 13 February
Friday 13 February
Monday 16 February
Tuesday 17 February
Friday 20 February
Friday 20 February
Monday 23 February
Year 7 Amazing Race
Yrs 11/12 Drama Sydney Excursion
SCHOOL PHOTOS
Long Distance Swimming Events
Whole School Swimming Carnival
Catch Up School Photos
Yr 12 Art workshop
Bangarra Dance Workshop
School Photos
School photos will be held Friday 13
February 2015. All students will be
expected to be in full school uniform.
Photo packages will be sent home soon.
Amazing Race
Wednesday 11 February 2015, 11.30 am 1.30 pm.
Year 7 have the opportunity to participate
in an AMAZING RACE
To assist the transition from Primary to
High School we are very lucky to have the
Solid Mob run an Amazing Race.
The school will be turned into a giant
interactive game. Students will be placed
in teams and the race will begin.
Prizes will be given at the end of the
session. This should be a fun activity that
will help the students participate in high
school and enjoy themselves at the same
time.
The Solid Mob encourages healthy eating
and healthy lifestyle, no smoking. They
encourage students to attend and
participate in school. This is a free
activity.
Chess
Chess club is back! Please come to B5 on
Thursday lunch times to enjoy a pleasant
game of chess. If you cannot play, maybe
we will be able to show you! See Mrs
Lancaster for more details.
South Grafton High School
Protective Footwear Requirements
For Practical Subjects
When purchasing school shoes parents are
asked to be mindful of the NSW
Department of Education and Training,
Occupational Health & Safety requirement
regarding
protective
footwear.
This
requirement states that all students
involved in practical activities in subject
areas including Industrial Arts, Home
Economics and Science must wear: “shoes
with fully enclosed leather uppers,
including the tongue, and a stout sole”.
This requirement is satisfied through the
purchase of black leather, lace up school
shoes as per the school’s uniform policy.
Jogger style shoes do not provide
adequate protection and are therefore not
acceptable.
Students who present themselves to class
without the correct protective footwear
will not be permitted to participate in
practical activities.
David Youman, HT Teacher Industrial
Technology
New Caledonia Trip 2016
Mrs Lancaster is proposing to host a
school trip to New Caledonia in the April
holidays in 2016. Please keep posted for
more details in this newsletter or see Mrs
Lancaster. This trip is open to prospective
Year 9 French students and also Year 12
French students in 2016.
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South Grafton High School Newsletter, Issue No.2 - 6 February 2015
Vaccinations
Each year NSW Health works in
partnership with schools to offer the
vaccines recommended by the National
Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the
school vaccination program.
In 2015 the following vaccines will be
offered:
Year 7 students*
 dTpa vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus &
Pertussis (whooping cough)) as a
single dose
 varicella vaccine (chickenpox) as a
single dose; and
 human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
in a 3-dose schedule at 0, 2 and 6
months (students who commence HPV
vaccination in Year 7 but do not
complete the course may be offered
catch-up doses at school in Year 8)
Year 11-12 students*
measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine as
a single dose as part of a catch-up
vaccination program for students who are
not fully protected.
*
The Parent Information Kits contain a
consent form, information sheet and
privacy statement that details how
personal information will be collected,
stored and utilised.
Parent Information Kits will be sent home
to parents/guardians. To consent to the
vaccination of their child, parents/
guardians are advised to: read all the
information
provided;
complete
the
consent form, including signing their name
next to the vaccine/s they would like
their child to receive; return the
completed consent form to their child’s
school; ensure that their child eats
breakfast on the day of the school
vaccination clinic.
Parents/guardians who wish to withdraw
their consent for any reason may do so by
writing to the school Principal or phoning
the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal
of Consent is available on the NSW Health
website
at
www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation.
Please note that for HPV vaccine only,
parents/guardians must record their
Medicare Number (all 10 digits and the
11th number beside the child’s name) on
the consent form, as this is required to
record the student’s information on the
National HPV Vaccination Register and (for
female students only) link to the National
or State Cervical Screening Program.
A Record of Vaccination will be provided to
each student vaccinated at each clinic.
Parents/guardians should ensure that this
record is kept for future reference and
should not assume that their child has
been vaccinated if they do not receive this
Record of Vaccination.
Need help managing stress or anxiety?
If your child or teen has difficulties with
anxiety or just seems to have too many
worries, we would like to introduce you to
BRAVE Self-Help – an interactive, online
program for the prevention and treatment
of childhood and adolescent anxiety. It
was developed by a group of researchers
from the University of Queensland and
now, with the support of beyondblue, this
program is now freely available to all
young people aged 8 -17 years old who
are living in Australia. BRAVE Self-Help
provides strategies for children and
teenagers to better cope with their
worries. There are 4 programs available,
one for children aged 8-12 years, one for
teenagers aged 12-17 years and one for
parents of children at these ages
respectively.
The
program
can
be
accessed as often as you like, from the
comfort of your own home. For more
information, or to register for the
program,
please
visit
www.brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au.
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South Grafton High School Newsletter, Issue No.2 - 6 February 2015
Science News
Welcome back everyone. All of the
Science staff wish everyone happy and
prosperous new year.
Now down to business. We welcome to
our staff Mr Ben Doerner who was
appointed as a permanent staff member
for the start of 2015. Mr Doerner brings a
wealth of experience of Marine Studies
and Physics and will be a valuable addition
to the Science staffroom.
Year 8 and Year 10 start the year with a
brand new NSW syllabus. With a revised
assessment and new content the new
syllabus provides new challenges for our
students.
Year 11 – Heron Island excursion is taking
place in wk 9 Term 1.
David Bergan likes what he is seeing during
an outside practical lesson on Natural
Selection.
All the
information has
been handed out
to the students.
If you would like
any more
information
please contact Mr
Blundell.
Permission notes
are to be handed in ASAP and all money
must be paid by 6 March 2015.
Year 12 – a new excursion has been
organised for Year 12 Science this year. A
trip to Sydney will see the students visit
two University campuses, Wollongong
water treatment facility, Powerhouse
Museum, Museum of natural diseases plus
a whole lot more. This will take place Wk
1 Term 2. See Mr Blundell for more
details.
Year 12 Students With Special Needs
Or Disabilities
The process has begun for students with
special needs or disabilities to apply for
special requirements during the 2015 HSC
exams eg. Reader/Writer, Extra Time,
Separate Supervision, Food/Drink required
for medical reasons, etc. If there are any
other Year 12 students who wish to apply
for Disability Provisions for this year’s
HSC, please contact Ms Kinny, Ms
Loveridge or Ms Heath (Learning and
Support Teachers) in the Library ASAP. In
order to qualify, assessments and/or
medical evidence are needed as well as
marked assessment tasks and teacher
comments. The School must submit all
the required evidence to the Board of
Studies by the end of Term 1. After that
time, other applications may be submitted
as issues arise.
Sport
Congratulations to the three SGHS rowers
who competed in the Tweed Heads
Rowing Club Regatta at Murwillumbah last
weekend.
Scott Rose and Lex Bagster both finished
4th in their heats of the Mens's Novice
Single Scull. The boys teamed up in the
Mens Under 15/16 Double Scull to finish
5th. In their heat of the Mens Under
15/16 Single Scull, Lex finished 2nd and
Scott 4th.
Kiara Hankinson finished 7th in the final of
the Women's Open Single Scull and third
in the Women's Open Double Scull
teaming up with Grafton's Christina Mills.
This
combination
proved
successful
finishing 3rd in the Women's Handicap
Double Scull.
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Any students interested in rowing should
contact Mr Dewberry.
Swimming Carnival
Our school swimming carnival will be held
on Tuesday 17 February 2015. The
carnival will be a whole school carnival,
which everyone will be expected to
attend. Participation is the aim of this
carnival. Our school swimming caters for
all
students
combining
traditional
competitive events with a number of
novelty events, so there is something to
do for all students.
Students are encouraged to wear the
house colours and show their support,
however students are reminded to please
refrain from wearing paint on themselves,
using food dye, balloons and crepe paper
at the pool. This has been requested by
the staff at the pool as it damages pool
facilities.
Buses will being leaving the school
between 8:30 am and 9:00 am Tuesday
17 February and returning approximately
at 3:00 pm for those students who need
transportation to and from the pool. Cost
of the buses will be $2.50.
The long distance swimming carnival will
be held on Monday 16 February. This
carnival is for those students wishing to
compete in the longer distance events.
Notes for this carnival are available from
the PE staffroom.
Wednesday Sport
Wednesday sport for yr 9 and 10 will
commence next week. Students should
have received a sports permission note
from their sports organiser. If you did not
receive a selection sheet you will need to
get one from Mr McKee or Mr Dewberry.
Students are required to print your name
and have your parent/guardian sign the
bottom of this form and return the form to
the PE staffroom.
The sport you select for each term is the
sport that you will be expected to attend.
Under NO circumstances will you be
permitted to change sports, unless you
have seen and discussed changes with
your sport organiser.
Terms 2 and 3 will be organised
house/school
challenge
competitions.
These two terms you will be allocated
your sport.
Canteen News
Anyone wishing to help out at the canteen
will be very welcome, please call Vive on
66421466.
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South Grafton High School Newsletter, Issue No.2 - 6 February 2015
Canteen Roster
Mon 9 February
Tues 10 February
Wed 11 February
Thurs 12 February
Friday 13 February
Mon 16 February
Julie Anne Brett
Colleen Hankinson
Help Appreciated
Help Appreciated
Tina Bultitude
Christine Fuller
Please call Toughie 0420907629 if you
can’t make it to sign-ons or for more
details.
North Coast Football Referees
NCF Referees will be running referee
courses in Maclean and Grafton in
March/April 2015.If you are interested
(minimum age 13)in doing the course
please contact
[email protected] or
Brett Reynolds on 0409442508.
South Services Gunners
Soccer Club is holding our
2015 sign on days on 7
February
at
Grafton
Shoppingworld from 10-2pm and 21st and
28th at Rushforth Park South Grafton
from 9am-11am or online now at
www.myfootballclub.com.au
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