ABN: 22 761 278 122 Principal: Mrs M Crelley Issue No: 13 ...

RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS

Principal: Mrs M Crelley Issue No: 13 Term: 3 Monday 16th August, 2021

~~PRINCIPAL’S REPORT~~

Students to learn from home from Monday 16th August As you are aware, the Premier announced stay-at-home orders from Saturday 14th August 2021. As a result of these stay-at-home orders, there will be minimal supervision on site at our school for those students who cannot be educated at home, for example if their parent or carer is an essential worker. If your child is able to be educated from home, please keep them at home. All students and families will be supported with learning from home materials and resources. We have some laptops and dongles available for loan if your child does not have access to technology or the internet. Please contact Mrs Sheree Camm on 0269532122 if you require these lend devices. Class work for home learning will be accessible through Google Classrooms and the Maths Pathway platform for Years 7-9. If your child does not have his/her class codes then please contact the school. Hard copied of class work will also be available if you prefer. Please contact the school to request hard copies of the work for this week. Please also be aware that students can access a Wellbeing Hub created by our Wellbeing staff via Google Classroom for additional support during these challenging times. Class codes for these support resources are found on the example flexible timetable models to assist with learning from home. The example flexible timetables are attached to this newsletter. We'd also like to remind you to download the NSW school updates app onto your phone, if you haven't already done so, to receive the latest updates about the operational status of our school. I want to thank all of our families for your support during this time. Please contact the school on 0269532122 to discuss any additional needs for your child or family to support learning from home. Please keep update to date by following our facebook page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/LeetonHS. Thank you for your support. Learning from home - Example Flexible Timetables Attached to this newsletter are some example flexible timetables to help with time management over the following week. They are an example only to provide ideas for what a day/week of learning can look like in the home environment for Years 7-12.

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Reading resources – Wheeler’s e-Platform through MyOn Just a reminder that students can still access a multitude of fabulous audio and e-books via Wheeler’s e-Platform through MyON. All students at Leeton High School have access to this incredible resource for learning and reading for pleasure. Year 12 Trial HSC Examinations – Exams scheduled for the 16th-18th August have been postponed Due to stay-at home-orders and Level 4 school operational restrictions, the remaining Trial HSC Examinations scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week have been postponed. We will have a clearer picture of what will happen in relation to school operations by the end of the week which will allow us to determine what will happen with our remaining Trial HSC Examinations. We will follow the examination advice of the NSW Education Standards Authority in any case. More information to follow. Year 11 Prefect Nominations 2022 Best wishes to our next wave of young leaders who are currently completing their nomination forms to be considered for a student leadership position in 2021/2022. Due to current circumstances the date to submit Prefect Nomination Forms has been extended to Monday 23rd August. Year 10 Academic Mentor Program – Parent – Student - Mentor Meetings 10th August A huge thank you to all our parents and Year 10 students who attended our parent-student-teacher mentor meetings last week as part of our Academic Mentor Program designed to assist our Year 10 students to negotiate the complexities of subject selection for the Higher School Certificate. Students need to ensure their subject selections for Year 11 2022 have been submitted so we can continue with our planning for 2022. Please contact Mr Damian Bush on 0269532122 if you have any further questions. Subject Selections 2022

Year 8, 9 and 10 completed their subject and elective selections last week for 2022. If you did not complete

your selections, please do so as soon as possible. All students have been emailed a Webcode and instructions on how to do this. Please contact the school for assistance if any student does not have access to their emails or if anyone has issues completing their subject choices online. Under the current circumstances there is no need to return a printed signed copy to the school.

Year 6 into Year 7 2022 Transition Program Last week our Transition Team completed their visits to our partner primary schools. We would like to thank all the teachers and students for making our team feel so welcome during their visits. I would also like to thank our wonderful Student Representative Council members who accompanied staff to meet our newest students. It was a great experience and we look forward to meeting Year 6 again next term with the continuation of our Transition Program if permitted. Please feel free to contact Ms Tracey Byrne or Mrs Meagan Crelley for any further information regarding our Transition Program or enrolling at Leeton High School.


Leeton High School values the importance of communication between home and school. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the school on 69532122. Stay in touch with events and information via the School Website http://www.leeton-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ or our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/LeetonHS . Take care everyone.

Mrs. Meagan Crelley Principal

Wellbeing Team Hi everyone hope you have all had a good rest during the school holidays.

Our Wellbeing Team

Tracey Byrne Head Teacher Wellbeing Pat Hubatka Student Wellbeing teacher Joey Longford Special Program Coordinator Sandra Richardson Counsellor Jannette Dundon Student Support officer

YEAR 7- 9 PBL for Term 3

For Term 3 our students will be learning varies themes for PBL.

Real friendship – Week 6 ● What kind of things can we do to begin and keep friendships?

✓ Join a club or a team. ✓ Meet a neighbour. ✓ Seek out a friend at school. ✓ Make contact with the person you would like to know better. ✓ Find ways to spend time with him/her. ✓ Talk about yourself, sharing more information as time goes by. ✓ Talk on the phone, write text and/or instant message or e-mail notes to your friend.

● What is a friend? Friends are people … …we feel close to. Friends are people who have similar interests, people who care about us, and people we can trust. Friends offer support and understanding when we really need it.

● Why is it important to have good friends? True friendship is important. Friends support one another, listen to each other and give advice. When you and your friend share personal information about yourselves, you can learn from each other and explore what you have in common and what makes you different. Friends can teach us many things like how to play a game or how to make a craft. Friends can introduce us to exciting things like delicious new foods and interesting customs or celebrations. You can also learn about acceptance by appreciating the different qualities that make us unique individuals. When you accept people for who they are, you are being a respectful friend.

● What kinds of things do you like doing with your friends? Ideas might include: playing games (video) and sports, hanging out, having lunch together, attending Girl Guides, Boy Scouts or other community groups, going to classes together (e.g., dance, martial arts, music lessons), watching television/movies, using the computer, working on projects and/or doing homework together.

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● How can we be good friends? ✓ Share our interests and activities ✓ Trust each other and be honest ✓ Share our thoughts and feelings ✓ Respect each other’s opinions and beliefs ✓ Try to relate to how the other person feels ✓ Be sincere with each other ✓ Accept each other for who we are ✓ Encourage and support each other Commit to the friendship

I would like to belong – Diversity/inclusive Week 7 The student’s ambitions may seem unrealistic or unattainable to you. However, it is important that they have dreams and that they listen to each other and show respect through their words, tone of voice and body language.

Being excluded causes a lot of pain, especially at a time when peer relationships are so important. Not only do socially rejected children suffer emotionally, but they also can suffer academically. If a child grows into an adult feeling worthless, rejected or less valued than others, this can cause all sorts of issues. Please watch the following https://youtu.be/ZgT-GQvwZ9k

YEAR 10-12 PBL for Term 3 Learning from my world – resilience Week 6 Exploring the seven essential resiliency skills. 1. Emotional awareness & self-regulation 2. Impulse control 3. Optimism 4. Flexible & accurate thinking 5. Empathy 6. Self-efficacy 7. Connecting & reaching out 1. Emotional awareness & self-regulation Ability to identify emotional experiences and control emotional response to external events. Resilient people are comfortable with their feelings and they express a broad array of emotions – happiness, joy, fear, sadness. Resilient people don’t get “stuck” in an emotion. Although they might feel sad or scared, these feelings don’t prevent them from coping with the situation and moving forward. 2. Impulse control Being resilient doesn’t mean not acting on our impulses, but rather, controlling our impulses

3. Optimism Learning the skills of optimism can help protect against depression and anxiety. Optimism involves learning to think positively about the future – even when things go wrong. It’s about looking objectively at a situation, making a conscious

https://youtu.be/ZgT-GQvwZ9k


decision to focus on the good. Optimistic people are happier, more engaged, succeed more and are better problem solvers. Optimistic attitudes need to be realistic 4. Flexible & accurate thinking To be resilient requires flexible and accurate thinking, seeing different perspectives. Someone who is resilient can come up with a variety of reasons for being successful in something (multiple factors). Flexible and accurate thinking allows multiple solutions to a problem, having Plan B and C is vital to resilience.

5. Empathy Empathy is the ability to recognise another person’s feelings and respond accordingly and respectfully 6. Self-efficacy Having success in something and then using that as a personal reference point for ability, and working on that to bring further success, achievement and a belief in yourself 7. Connecting & reaching out Having meaningful connections with people, making and nurturing friendships will assist in developing resiliency Watch these: http://au.reachout.com/Fighting–with–a–brother–or–sister http://au.reachout.com/Family–conflict–with–parents

http://au.reachout.com/Fighting–with–a–brother–or–sister

http://au.reachout.com/Family–conflict–with–parents


Effective Study Techniques- Week 7

The 10 Habits of Highly Effective Students. 1. Don’t attempt to cram all your studying into one session. 2. Plan when you’re going to study. 3. Study at the same time. 4. Each study time should have a specific goal. 5. Never procrastinate your planned study session. 6. Start with the most difficult subject first. 7. Always review your notes before starting. 8. Make sure you’re not distracted while you’re studying. 9. Use study groups effectively.

Review your notes, school work and other class materials over the weekend.

Watch the following clips (Start from beginning of clip): You can learn anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=JC82Il2cjqA&feature=emb_title How to Study Effectively for School or College https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=CPxSzxylRCI&feature=emb_title

Careers News Due to new COVID-19 restrictions introduced across regional NSW, all WIN students, SBAT and any students participating in work experience, please note unfortunately these programs will be cancelled until otherwise advised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=JC82Il2cjqA&feature=emb_title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=CPxSzxylRCI&feature=emb_title


LEETON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING FROM HOME ADVICE Leeton High School recognises that each student has different learning needs and abilities, so flexibility is required when determining the best

online learning from home timetable for your child. We are mindful that parents/carers need to schedule their child’s learning at times that will work

with their own ‘work from home’ schedules. We encourage you to keep your arrangements as flexible with the understanding that some students may

have difficulty completing the same amount of work as they would at school. Others may complete more work throughout the day and/or complete it

faster. Please use this timetable as a guide only for a week’s online learning. Students may spend more or less time on each subject but are asked to

engage with each subject over the course of the week as set out in this example timetable. The flexible time spent on each subject could take the form

of reading, research, designing, completing set activities, answering questions, engaging with the teacher/class through Google Classroom, revision,

note-making/summarising. Time spent on each subject is flexible. Students are encouraged to get some exercise during the ‘school’ day as well.

Please call the school on 0269532122 with any questions.

YEAR 7 LEARNING FROM HOME FLEXIBLE TIMETABLE

Flexible Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

50 minutes ENGLISH SCIENCE MATHS ENGLISH SCIENCE

50 minutes MATHS ENGLISH SCIENCE MATHS ENGLISH

40 minutes BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK

50 minutes SCIENCE MATHS ENGLISH SCIENCE MATHS

40 minutes

HISTORY or

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY or

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY or

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY or

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY or

GEOGRAPHY


40 minutes PDHPE VISUAL ARTS or

MUSIC

TECH ITALIAN (LOTE) PDHPE

40 minutes TECH ITALIAN (LOTE) PDHPE VISUAL ARTS or

MUSIC

VA or MUSIC or

TECH

Don’t forget to check into the Year 7 Wellbeing Hub Google Classroom (class code 3cga25i) and PBL Google Classroom (class code u3ahesu) as

well for some handy tips and ideas to help you while you are learning from home.


LEETON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING FROM HOME ADVICE Leeton High School recognises that each student has different learning needs and abilities, so flexibility is required when determining the best online learning from home timetable for your child. We are mindful that parents/carers need to schedule their child’s learning at times that will work with their own ‘work from home’ schedules. We encourage you to keep your arrangements as flexible with the understanding that some students may have difficulty completing the same amount of work as they would at school. Others may complete more work throughout the day and/or complete it faster. Please use this timetable as a guide only for a week’s online learning. Students may spend more or less time on each subject but are asked to engage with each subject over the course of the week as set out in this example timetable. The flexible time spent on each subject could take the form of reading, research, designing, completing set activities, answering questions, engaging with the teacher/class through Google Classroom, revision, note-making/summarising. Time spent on each subject is flexible. Students are encouraged to get some exercise during the ‘school’ day as well. Please call the school on 0269532122 with any questions.

YEAR 8 LEARNING FROM HOME FLEXIBLE TIMETABLE






40 minutes HISTORY or GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY or GEOGRAPHY





40 minutes PDHPE VISUAL ARTS or MUSIC TECH VISUAL ARTS or MUSIC

PDHPE

40 minutes TECH PDHPE VISUAL ARTS or MUSIC

TECH VISUAL ARTS or MUSIC

Don’t forget to check into the Year 8 Wellbeing Hub Google Classroom (class code 3cga25i) and PBL Google Classroom (class code u535dcn) as well for some handy tips and ideas to help you while you are learning from home.


LEETON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING FROM HOME ADVICE Leeton High School recognises that each student has different learning needs and abilities, so flexibility is required when determining the best online learning from home timetable for your child. We are mindful that parents/carers need to schedule their child’s learning at times that will work with their own ‘work from home’ schedules. We encourage you to keep your arrangements as flexible with the understanding that some students may have difficulty completing the same amount of work as they would at school. Others may complete more work throughout the day and/or complete it faster. Please use this timetable as a guide only for a week’s online learning. Students may spend more or less time on each subject but are asked to engage with each subject over the course of the week as set out in this example timetable. The flexible time spent on each subject could take the form of reading, research, designing, completing set activities, answering questions, engaging with the teacher/class through Google Classroom, revision, note-making/summarising. Time spent on each subject is flexible. Students are encouraged to get some exercise during the ‘school’ day as well. Please call the school on 0269532122 with any questions.

YEAR 9 & 10 LEARNING FROM HOME FLEXIBLE TIMETABLE






40 minutes HISTORY or GEOGRAPHY






40 minutes PDHPE ELECTIVE 2 ELECTIVE 1 ELECTIVE 2 PDHPE

40 minutes ELECTIVE 1 PDHPE ELECTIVE 2 ELECTIVE 1 ELECTIVE 1 or 2

Don’t forget to check into the Year 9 or 10 Wellbeing Hubs in Google Classroom (class code X2znu4v/ 3cga25i) and PBL Google Classroom (class code u535dcn) as well for some handy tips and ideas to help you while you are learning from home.


Leeton High School Example DAILY Flexible Timetable for Years 11 and 12 Rotate through ALL your subjects over the course of the week.

Other school support people: Year Advisers ▪ Miss Renee Arena (Year 11)

▪ Ms Kylee Seabrook Year 12) Learning ▪ Miss Renee Arena ▪ Miss Madaleine Roseby ▪ Ms Helen Askie ▪ Mrs Deseleen Morgan Wellbeing ▪ Ms Tracey Byrne ▪ Mr Patrick Hubatka ▪ Ms Jannette Dundon ▪ Mr Joey Longford ▪ Mrs Sandra Richardson (School Counsellor) Phone the school on 0269532122 or email [email protected] and we’ll put you in touch. Also contact us for technology advice and support.

45-60 minutes

Access your online learning classroom space/hard copies and complete tasks as requested. Login into your scheduled video/face to face learning session with your teacher if required.

10 mins Mini-break

45-60 minutes


30 mins BREAK

45-60 minutes


10 mins Mini-break

45-60 minutes


30 mins BREAK

45-60 minutes


Keeping on top of things

✓ Create a realistic timetable for the day/week. The above example will help you as a time guide. Spend appropriate time on each subject. ✓ Check emails/online platforms e.g. Google Classrooms for messages, updates and new tasks/activities. ✓ Be a respectful, responsible learners if participating in video/audio classes. ✓ Year 11 - Keep track of your learning by checking on Assessment Task due dates and submit your Assessment Tasks on time. ✓ Finish and submit class activities for regular feedback and complete homework and revision. ✓ Self-directed study – making notes, summarising, revising, reading, researching, editing, making timelines/mind maps. ✓ Check in with your years’ Wellbeing Hub on Google Classrooms and your Year Adviser. ✓ Keep up contact with all your teachers. Contact our Learning (Miss Arena) and Wellbeing (Ms Byrne) staff if you need extra assistance. ✓ Year 12 – Practice past HSC papers https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/resources/hsc-exam-papers ✓ Year 12-Keep up to date with UAC advice https://www.uac.edu.au/uac-covid-19-update ✓ Exercise/practice mindfulness https://au.reachout.com/collections/everyday-mindfulness https://www.smilingmind.com.au/mindfulness ✓ Take care of yourself!


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