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COONABARABRAN HIGH SCHOOL and COONABARABRAN HIGH SCHOOL and COONABARABRAN HIGH SCHOOL and P&C NEWSLETTERP&C NEWSLETTERP&C NEWSLETTER

3 May 20133 May 20133 May 2013

PO Box 3 COONABARABRAN NSW 2357 Phone: 02 6842 1099 Fax: 02 6842 2267

www.coonabarab-h.schools.nsw.edu.au M Johnston, Principal M Fosdick, P&C President

Next P&C Meeting Monday, 6 May @ 5.30 pm

School Library ALL WELCOME

Week 2 Event Mon, 6 May NW Boys Squash trials P & C Meeting Weds, 8 May Poetry in Action Coonamble Show School Cross Country Fri, 10 May NW Boys & Girls Golf School Photos Greater Region Rugby League

Week 3 Event Mon, 13 May NW Girls Squash trials Yr 11 Legal Law Excursion Tues, 14 May NAPLAN Wed, 15 May NAPLAN Thurs, 16 May NAPLAN Fri, 17 May MUNA (17th - 19th) Sat, 18 May HAMLET

Week 4 Event Mon, 20 May Half-day Athletics Carnival IYLP Mini Gathering (20– 22 May) Tue, 21 May School Athletics Carnival Wed, 22 May Aboriginal Education Excursion Fri, 24 May Art Express

School Photos

Friday 10th May

Full School

Winter Uniform

Please bring

order forms on the

day

The school celebrated Youth Week at the end of last term with a week of lunch time activities organised by the SRC.

Speed and evasive tactics in abundance were on display on Monday when the whole school was invited to partici-pate in a massive game of Red Rover. It was a beautiful autumn day, and all participants enjoyed a well-earned Zooper Dooper at the end of the game.

Tuesday and Thursday saw the return of our very popular Chatterbox from last year with students, staff and Mike Meyers talking about what their dream job would be or what reality show they would make. A good joke is always an option on our Chatterbox days, and this option was also taken up by participants. The following list of speakers shows the breadth of what was on offer over the two days. Molly and Daisy were entertaining, Mr Gardiner is always going to draw a crowd, Mr Piper is a true orator, David Tighe has great comic timing, and Aleah won us over with her most beautiful singing.

The Four Friend Challenge on Wednesday saw a closely fought competition with twenty three teams entered. The Music Gallery was a mellow way to finish the week, show-casing the variety of talent we have in the school. The quadrangle resembled a relaxed concert atmosphere with the audience enjoying the talented line up of artists.

This successful week of activities was made possible due

to the support of the Warrumbungle Shire Council and the

enthusiasm and support of all members of the school com-

munity. We look forward to the celebration of youth next

year.

Below: Jim Nash and David Tighe Chatterbox participants

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE

Upcoming events 1

Youth Week Activities 1

Principal‟s Report 2

President‟s Report 2

Treasurer‟s Report 3

P&C Minutes 3/4

P & C AGM Minutes/ Treasurers Report 4/5

UNSW Aspire Visit 5

NAPLAN 2013 5

Your time starts now 6

Formal Assembly 6

Indonesian Language News 7

Moorambilla Voices Program 7

60 seconds 8

Donations for EXPO 8

Wrap with Love 8

ANZAC Service 8

Canteen Roster/ Winter Canteen Menu 9/10

Sport 11/12

National Schools Constitutional Convention 12

Welcome back to all of our

students. It was inspiring to see them all enthusiastic about school on the assembly this morning. I stressed the importance of this term to the consolidation of their work and overall understanding of their courses. This is the term where they demonstrate what they have learned - the Half Yearly examinations later this term will give students an opportunity to use their skills to show what they have learned.

Students will enjoy the challenges this term. The NAPLAN tests occur in Week 3. These National tests measure student literacy and numeracy skills in Years 7 and 9. They provide the school with analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the student groups. They also inform parents as to the progress of their child. It is very important that students bring their own calculator to the tests. If your child does not have a calculator they can purchase one through the school Maths Department.

During the term break some important announcements were made by the Prime Minister and the Premier regarding school funding. The announcements tied to the Gonksi Report into School Funding are likely to have a direct positive impact on our school. I anticipate that Coonabarabran High will be able to continue to deliver the outstanding student support programs that underpin our amazing student achievements each year.

The new funding model provides a base amount of two schools for each student enrolled. To this, loadings are added to address the additional costs of educational provision due to other factors. Students from low socio-economic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and students from Indigenous backgrounds and schools that are disadvantaged by their size or remoteness are all given additional support. Coonabarabran High school has always been very successful in overcoming the barriers of disadvantage. The additional funding that will employ local people in support roles in the school and buy resources for student learning will be wonderful for our school.

For the second year running a student from Coonabarabran High has won the Grenfell Henry Lawson Writing Competition. Clayton McKinnon won the award with his story "Same Hands". Two students received highly commended awards. Bess Graham and Ellie Capewell showed their emerging talents as writers.

Year 12 student Jeanette Schaeche has been awarded a Highly Commended in The Gulgong Henry Lawson Writing Competition in the Adult section. Her story was titled “Requiem” and explored grief and loss within a family relationship. We are very proud of the achievements of our young writers and look forward to seeing more from them in the upcoming “Feast of Words”.

The Annual General Meeting was held in March and the 2013 P&C Executive were elected: President: Mark Fosdick Vice Presidents: Mandy Sulter and Peter Knight Secretary: Tammy Samuel Treasurer: Angela Karagiannis Canteen Representative: Anita Tighe Congratulations and thanks to all. I look forward to working with you.

One of the main agenda items will be planning and preparation of the NW Equestrian Expo, in particular the running of the canteen at the Hut, the P&C‟s main fund raising activity of the year. Expo will be held from Friday 31

st May to Tuesday 4

th June 2013. Julie McGlashan will

present an overview of what is required and how it will be organised. A roster will be posted on the school website for volunteers to place their name in their preferred timeslots. Please volunteer your time! The profits raised are used to fund projects that educate your children. The Hut has recently been rebuilt and Julie assures us it will be a delight to work in.

Everyone is encouraged to attend P&C meetings and all efforts are made to address issues raised. Key staff are always in attendance and available for discussion, both at the open meeting or on a one on one basis. If you have any issues you would like raised at the meeting, but you can‟t attend on Monday, please ask another member to raise them on your behalf.

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request for financial support. 5. Adidas School Fun Run – letter, brochure and fax (dated

March 2013). 6. P&C Journal (dated Term 1, 2013) Volume 65, No. 1,

from the P&C Federation of NSW. 7. Newspaper article regarding education (dated March 11th

2013). 8. Voluntary Work Request for Organisation Approval Cen-

trelink (undated). 9. Warrumbungle Region 2013 Calendar of Events. 10. Canteen Committee Minutes dated 19th February 2013

(17th March 2013). Correspondence Out: Draft welcome letter to parents and carers of year 7 students was forwarded to the High School for final amendment and distribution. Matters arising from the correspondence: It was agreed that the P&C would appoint a representative to attend the School Finance Committee meetings. There is usually one meeting per term. The Treasurer Angela Karagiannis was nominated to be the representative by Nick Karagiannis, moved Mandy Sulter. Correspondence: Skye Lambert moved that correspondence be approved and Mandy Sulter seconded the motion. Canteen Report This report was tabled during the AGM and included both a gen-eral and financial report. Treasurer’s Report Angela Karagiannis provided the Treasurer‟s Report and ad-vised members that there had been no major changes in the financial position of the P&C since the last meeting. Angela is to consider what date in each month she would like to regularly receive the P&C Orana Bank statements and advise the Orana Credit Union. A Treasurer‟s report was tabled at the meeting. Environment and Grounds Committee reports No specific issues were raised at this meeting. Progressing the purchase of the digitized sign was discussed. A new person has been sourced to provide a quote for the North Wall building pro-ject. There may be scope for P&C support with a working bee later in the year. Principal’s Report – Mel Johnston Mr Johnston mentioned that at today‟s assembly they talked about student leadership and about how it concerns action not position. Refer to the school newsletter for the broad range of opportunities and experiences being offered to students. These help them with their overall results. We had success in the Mock Trial where our team beat the St Mary‟s team. We now progress to the finals. Grace Leask will soon be going to Canberra as a representative of our school. Five students will be competing at State Swimming Competi-tions. We had wins in basketball for both girl and boy teams. The Parent/Teacher night will be held tomorrow night between 4 and 7pm. The Literacy Committee that has been set up aims to improve literacy of students. Representatives from all faculties will be attending. The school aims to focus even greater atten-tion on individual students particularly with the L&BR program which looks at managing student behaviour in State schools. There will be many financial changes next year and significant issues for the Finance Committee. There will also be more say locally – local schools, local decisions. Deputy Principal’s Report – Graham Enks Mr Enks advised that year 12 have finished their half yearly ex-ams. The year 12 students and the Executive will now look closely at the results and look at measures that can be taken to further support these students.

Coonabarabran High School P & C Association Meeting Minutes Monday

25th March 2013 Meeting Opened: 6pm. Attendance: Peter Knight, Tammy Samuel, Mel Johnston, Kellie Nash, Ruth Mercieca, Angela Karagiannis, Mandy Sulter, Nick Karagiannis, Graham Enks, Rebecca Ryan and Skye Lambert. Apologies: Shannon Mathews, Mark Fosdick, Trish Watson, Anne Fosdick, Michelle McEvoy, Tracee McHugh, Mike My-ers, Serena Fiegert and Anita Tighe. Motion: That the apologies be accepted. Moved Nick Karagi-annis, seconded Tammy Samuel. Moved that the Minutes be accepted as a true and correc record of the meeting. Previous Minutes approved - Moved Angela Karagiannis, Seconded Skye Lambert. Presentations: No presentation this evening due to Annual General Meeting. Business arising from Previous Minutes:

Mel Johnston informed the P&C committee that other

than the school sign he had no other financial requests from staff at present. He said there may be opportunity to financially support the school with the cost of the North Wall Construction project later on.

Mel Johnston suggested relevant seminars may be

provided by members of the School community (including teachers) later in the year. Possible topics being Nancy Doolan (Careers talk) and the AECG. Nancy is currently scheduled to provide a short ten minute presentation at the next meeting (Monday 6th May).

The discussion on the sausage sizzle to be held out-

side Woolworths was postponed to a future meeting.

P&C issues for 2013 will be discussed progressively

throughout the year.

A copy of the calendar of events from the Visitors Infor-

mation Centre has been sourced by Tammy Samuel and will be brought to future meetings.

Mel Johnston thanked everyone for their involvement

in the Coona Show – Show Gate fundraiser. A motion was moved that the P&C will again run the Coona Show Gates for 2014. Motion moved Skye Lambert and seconded Nick Karagiannis. Linda Greenwood is to be advised either by Kellie Nash or Nick Karagiannis and by formal note from the P&C Secretary of this mo-tion. Members were advised that approximately $2,000.00 was earnt by the P&C by running the Coona Show gates. Rebecca Ryan moved a motion that half the funds raised be assigned to year 12 students with the other half remaining with P&C for other uses. Re-becca Ryan moved and Skye Lambert seconded the motion.

Correspondence In: 1. ACSSO – letter from Australian Council of State

School Organisations Inc. (dated February 6th 2013). Requesting support from P&C members for increasing funding to support student education in the public school environment.

2. Letter NSW Department of Education & Communities – Schools Finance (dated February 14th 2013). Advisory to the P&C outlining Coonabarabran High School Glob-al Funding allocation for semester 1, 2013.

3. Unipromo fundraising postcard (dated 27th February 2013).

4. Royal Far West School (letter dated March 13th 2013)

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day. (5.30pm High School Library all welcome). Meeting Closed: 7.05pm. Administration Reminder P&C now has a new email address for all secretarial corre-spondence. Could you please use it for any messages, apolo-gies or suggested speakers. It is: [email protected]. Thank you.

A final draft of the Annual School Report has been tabled dur-ing the meeting. Members are invited to read this draft or look at an online version (contact Mr Enks for access details) and provide comments back to Graham Enks or Mel Johnston. The school aims to finalise its review by the end of term 1. General Business:

The first two days of next term are both staff develop-

ment days so school will not start for students until Wednesday 1st May. P&C members are welcome to attend the two staff development days on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th April.

Mr Johnston has offered to provide a further presenta-

tion in term 3 on the new curriculum starting in 2014. Discussion on whether P&C can help with the transition process will be further discussed then.

Mike Myers is scheduled to provide a talk on youth is-

sues at the next meeting (Monday May 6th).

TVET funding letter drafting arrangements are being

held over for the time being.

Summary of P&C 2012 achievements is being held over

to the next meeting.

Discussion on encouraging students to increase school

attendance is being held over to a future meeting.

Reflector strips for the car park as discussed during the

February meeting, have been ordered by the school.

The idea of investing the P&C funds into a term deposit

to earn extra interest during the six week end of year break is to be researched by Angela Karagiannis to see if it will be viable. She will report back later in the year.

Discussion on any possible role in the Coona Cup week-

end for fundraising was postponed until the next meet-ing.

The issue of what can be done for students that have

extended illnesses to ensure they do not miss out on schoolwork was raised at the meeting. Mel Johnston is to devise a form for students that identifies their longer term absence. Extra support will also be available through the year advisor. It was suggested that perhaps through use of technology the school and students can jointly ensure students do not fall behind in their work. It is expected that older students will follow up with their teachers directly to keep up-to-date.

Discussion on fundraising was postponed to the next

meeting. P&C to discuss the major fundraiser raffle to be organised for 2013 and any other fundraising ideas.

Uniform Shop – a motion was moved that the Uniform

Shop be closed so that needy students are not charged for available uniforms and all uniforms are provided to the school as donations. Motion moved by Nick Karagi-annis and seconded by Mandy Sulter. There was also a second motion passed to thank Sue Norton for all her help and support in running the Uniform Shop. Motion moved Skye Lambert and seconded Mandy Sulter.

Coonabarabran Equestrian Expo is being held May 31st until June 4th. The P&C will be running the Hut for sale of food and beverages as in previous years as a major fundraiser. The P&C have asked Mr Johnston if the school can again provide a schedule online for P&C members to select their preferred work date and time as was completed so successfully for the Coona Show Gate. Mr Johnston has agreed to provide a schedule if the P&C can provide a template outlining what times and how many people will be required for each time slot to Mr Johnston. Tammy Samuel to follow up on the tem-plate.

Date of Next Meeting: Monday 6th May 2013. This is the se-cond week of Term 2 as Monday 29th April is a pupil free

High School P&C AGM Minutes 25th March 2013

Meeting Opened 5.40pm Attendance: Peter Knight, Tammy Samuel, Mel Johnston, Kel-lie Nash, Serena Fiegert, Ruth Mercieca, Angela Karagiannis, Mandy Sulter, Nick Karagiannis, Graham Enks, Rebecca Ryan and Skye Lambert. Apologies: Shannon Mathews, Mark Fosdick, Trish Watson, Anne Fosdick, Michelle McEvoy, Tracee McHugh, Mike Myers and Anita Tighe. Apologies accepted. Moved Angela Karagiannis, seconded Mandy Sulter. Special Note: Vice President Peter Knight acted as President due to absence of President Mark Fosdick. No Annual Presi-dent’s Report tabled at the meeting – held over to a future meeting. Minutes from the previous AGM accepted as a true and accu-rate record, moved by Tammy Samuel, seconded by Serena Fiegert. Matters arising from the previous Minutes - School Council Motion to remove mention of School Council from P&C Agenda for future Annual General Meetings was accepted. Motion was moved by Rebecca Ryan and seconded by Angela Karagiannis. It was agreed at the meeting that it was not presently necessary for a School Council to be used and that instead the P&C would continue to carry out similar duties among its range of functions. Treasurer’s Report – Ron Slade audited the books again and found them acceptable. Ron Slade‟s audited report presented to the meeting. Moved Treasurer‟s report Serena Fiegert, second-ed Tammy Samuel. It was moved that the auditor‟s (Ron Slade‟s) audited accounts be accepted. Motion moved by Sere-na Fiegert and seconded by Rebecca Ryan. P&C Canteen Sub-Committee – Canteen Report read out by Peter Knight. The Canteen Report and Financial Report were both tabled. The financial report had a closing balance of ap-proximately $17,000.00 including funds held for required em-ployee costs. Canteen Office Bearers are Convenor – Kellie Nash, Student Representative Council (SRC) – Jim Nash, Staff liaison - Mr Cary Gardiner and Secretary and P&C representa-tive – Anita Tighe. Note there is currently no Treasurer (25/3/2013). Peter Knight passed on P&C‟s thanks to the can-teen members for a great canteen and a great effort over the past year. Auditor 2012. Serena Fiegert nominated Ron Slade to be the auditor for the P&C again in 2014. Moved Serena Fiegert, se-conded Skye Lambert. Mel Johnston takes the chair. All positions declared vacant. President - Mark Fosdick nominated by Tammy Samuel, se-conded Serena Fiegert. Mark Fosdick elected President.

Vice President - Peter Knight nominated by Tammy Samuel,

mailto:[email protected]

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seconded Angela Karagiannis. Mandy Sulter nominated by Rebecca Ryan, seconded Kellie Nash. Peter Knight and Mandy Sulter elected Vice Presidents. Treasurer - Angela Karagiannis nominated by Nick Karagian-nis, seconded Tammy Samuel. Angela Karagiannis elected Treasurer. Secretary - Tammy Samuel nominated by Nick Karagiannis, seconded Peter Knight. Tammy Samuel elected Secretary. Canteen - Anita Tighe nominated by Kellie Nash, seconded Rebecca Ryan. Anita Tighe elected P&C Canteen representa-tive. Environment and Grounds (E&G) Committee – it was agreed at the meeting that the environment committee and the grounds committee would be combined from this AGM onwards by mem-bers present. Mark Fosdick nominated by Mel Johnston, se-conded by Peter Knight. Mark Fosdick elected E&G representa-tive.

Uniform Committee – closed School Council – closed Meeting Closed 6.00pm

UNSW Aspire Visit On Friday 22 March, members of the University of NSW

ASPIRE team visited Coonabarabran High School to conduct sessions with Year 12 students.

The focus of their visit was to work with groups of students to get them to think about what subjects they are studying, what they do well in and why, and what they may be interested in studying at University.

Through the use of iPads students were able to visit the university site on line to look at a range of courses available. Students were also encouraged to set a number of goals that would assist them to achieve in 2013 and 2014.

The University has also made offers to Year 12 students to link up with students at university who would act as mentors to assist them with subject revision/exam preparation for their HSC subjects.

We look forward to the University returning in Term 3 to work with Years 7 to 11. A group of 5 Year 11 students will also travel to Sydney next week to participate in 3 days of on campus activities as part of the ASPIRE Step Up Program. Phil Draper - ASPIRE Co-ordinator Below: Kiralee Smith, Jack Ayoub, Aspire representative, Melissa

NAPLAN 2013 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been an annual event for schools since 2008. On Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May, stu-dents will take the 2013 NAPLAN tests. NAPLAN assesses skills in literacy and numeracy that are developed over time, through the school curriculum. NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type test, but rather shows how students are progressing in numeracy and literacy skills against national standards for all Australia children. It also provides valuable information that allows schools and governments to better tar-get effort and support to help all students achieve their potential and acquire the basic skills to help them build successful and happy lives. All students are expected to participate in the tests. Students with disability may qualify for reasonable adjustments that reflect the support normally provided to them in the classroom. Some students with very specific circumstances may be ex-empted from participating in the tests. For information about participation in NAPLAN, you can go to: http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/parent-carer-support.html NAPLAN tests fundamental skills rather than specific content, and as such is not a test for which students can study or drill. The best way you can help your child prepare for NAPLAN is to let them know that NAPLAN is just one part of their school pro-gram, and to urge them to simply do the best they can on the day. The use of services by coaching providers is not recom-mended. An individual student NAPLAN report will be issued by the school later this year. Parents can use this information to mon-itor how their child is progressing and to identify any areas of concern. Parents may also wish to use their child‟s results to discuss progress with teachers. More information is available at www.nap.edu.au.

Treasurer's Report

COONABARABRAN HIGH SCHOOL

Parents and Citizens' Association

Statement of Receipts and Payments

as at 25 March 2013

BALANCE

Opening Cash Balance as at 25 $ 7,435.72

Add Receipts

Receipt No

6 -19 14 x Memberships $ 28.00

Total $ 7,463.72

Less Payments

Cheque No

Total

Cash book balance $ 7,463.72

Bank Statement

Balance as per Statement dated 28 $ 7,463.72

Receipt No Add Deposits since

Total $ -

Cheque No

Less unpresented cheques/payments since 28 February

Total $ -

Reconciled total as per cash book 25 $ 7,463.72

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YOUR TIME STARTS NOW…

My earliest memory is…snow and ice brrr!!!

My school report usually said…Robert is very capable student, however…..

My first relationship was…a stuffed toy monkey called Charlie.

I don’t like talking about….my relationship with Charlie!!

My most treasured possession is…(no, it‟s not Charlie), life itself I guess.

My mother always told me…”ah, shudup, n‟ eat yur potaatis”

In the movie of my life, I’d be played by…Daniel Day-Lewis,...definitely.

I wish I had…more time to spend with my kids.

I wish I hadn’t…lost my toy monkey called Charlie.

My guiltiest pleasure is…beer

My most humiliating moment was…facing the punters club, after having missed placing a bet by seconds, $1200 on the nose, at 14-1, yep you guessed it!

My happiest moment was…was being thrown out of the punters club.

At home I cook…the best spaghetti

My last meal would be…Babi Guling, Balinese piglet on a spit served with an icy keg of Bintang!!

My favourite gadget is…my car.

I am very bad at…golf

When I was a child I wanted to be…be a Roman on a horse

The book that changed my life is…a Little Golden Book classic called The Sailor Dog. Not exactly an epic I know, but hey, as a young boy this book had a profound effect on me. The Sailor Dog is a story of resilience and self reliance, being who you want to be in a world that is adventurous, exciting and exotic. Go Scuppy!!!

If I could live anywhere I’d choose…Sydney Harbour

It’s not fashionable but I love…Indonesia

My worst trait is…impatience

My best trait is…tolerance

Friends say I am…a contradiction

If I wasn’t me I’d like to be…Scuppy the sailor dog

The song I’d like played at my funeral is…I DID IT MY WAY: Shirley Bassey, live in Berlin 1987

It scares me, but I’d love to…beat up the photocopier in the HSIE staffroom

My greatest fear is…beating up the photocopier in the HSIE staffroom

If only I could…beat up the photocopier in the HSIE staffroom

The hardest thing I’ve ever done was…Face the punters club!!

The biggest belly laugh I had was…Comedian Carl Barron, Balmain Leagues Club, hilariously funny!!

I relax by…being with my lovely wife

What I don’t find amusing is…disparity of global capital, hoarded by multinational corporations exploiting third world labour and resources, perpetuating violence and terror through private security organisations

I’m always being asked…what‟s with your hair?

My first impressions of Coonabarabran are…hey, this is a nice looking little town!

My favourite place in the world...right here, right now!!

At the moment I’m listening to… 105.5 Classic FM

My favourite work of art is...The painting of Napoleon rearing up on that beautiful white stallion, it‟s such a powerful symbolic image, so brilliantly done.

My worst job was...salesman in a North Sydney golf shop, I had to lie about my handicap!

I often wonder...about the intelligence, objectives and or motives of major global foreign policy makers.

Robert Holden is currently working at Coonabarabran

High School as an Indonesian Language teacher.

Formal Assembly - 25th March

The formal assembly was held on March 25, 2013.

Featured at the assembly was the presentation of Xsel

Certificates, Show Steward Certificates, House Cap-

tains Induction, Swimming Age Champions and Swim-

ming Records. The performance item was „Take a Bow‟

performed by Jaimi-Lee Bennett and accompanied by

Mrs Doolan.

Above top to bottom: SRC Induction, House Captains 2013,

Swimming Age Champions

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Indonesian Language News

Selamat datang semua

(Welcome all)

Welcome back to school every body, I hope you all had a really great holiday break. I can‟t believe how quickly the time goes. The first term is already done and dusted. I am looking forward to getting back into the classroom with my students for another crack. Results from the first term were really pleasing, with many students having successfully taken that really hard first step to learning a new language. Well done every one. Hopefully this term is going to be even better with our students taking more upward steps on that staircase to language learning. Indonesian snapshot

Did you know the Indonesian language, belongs to the Austronesian languages family which extends across the islands of South East Asia and the Pacific. Other languages in this family include Malagasy (spoken on Madagascar off the coast of Africa), Javanese, Balinese, Tagalog or Filipino (the national language of the Philippines), and surprisingly the Maori language of New Zealand.

Also, some Indonesian words have been borrowed into English, for example, paddy, sago, sarong, gong, and kapok. The phrase “to run amock” comes from the Indonesian verb; amuk, meaning to run, out of control killing people indiscriminately.

Language lesson with Pak Holden Selamat datang (Welcome) (Pronounced: s’LA.mat - DA.tang) Selamat datang is a classic Indonesian welcome; you will see this on signs and doorways all over Indonesia. Selamat datang semua (Welcome all) (Pronounced: s’LA.mat - DA.tang - s’MOO. Wa) Here you are adding the word semua meaning all, basically you are addressing more than one person. Sampai jumpa! (Until we meet again) (Pronounced: SAM.pay – JOOM.pa) Sampai jumpa means, see you or see you again soon, literally meaning till we meet. So, on that note I will say,

Sampai Jumpa semua ! By Robert Holden Indonesian Language teacher

Moorambilla Voices Program In Term 1 a large group of students attended the

Moorambilla Workshop held in the High School Hall. Michelle Leonard took our students through a variety of activities to explore and develop their singing, rhythm and performance abilities. This workshop also doubled as an audition to select students to participate in workshops and concerts held as part of the Moorambilla Festival.

In the 2013 Moorambilla Voices Program students will be working with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship musicians, Taikoz (an amazing drumming ensemble), representatives of the Australian Ballet, Australian singer Katie Noonan, Indigenous artists Frank Wright, Mary Kennedy and Barbara Stanley, composer Alice Chance and accompanist Callum Close.

We are delighted with the number of students who have been

included in the first round offers for a place in this year‟s

program. Our congratulations go to Nicholas Bowden, Jarrod

Harvey and Annabel Park in Year 7; Daisy Andrews, Kadeisha

Ayoub, Byron Coe, Jasmine Evans, Hayley Martin, and Thomas

Varty in Year 8; Emma Tudgey and Kali Wilson in Year 9;

Dominic Lugli in Year 10; Jaimi-Lee Bennett, Dylan Lugli and

Aleah Toomalatai in Year 11. Jack Ayoub in Year 12 has also

been invited to participate in a supervisory role, when his HSC

studies permit. Congratulations to all students who participated

in the workshops. All our students maintained a high

standard of participation and performance.

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Donations for Expo Donations of pumpkins and fresh vegies are now being taken for the upcoming North West Equestrian Expo. Please leave your donations at the canteen so my team & I can start making soups etc. to freeze. Many thanks to all those who have contributed so far. Julie McGlashan

60 seconds….

My name is…Fran Labarriere

My nickname is…Frenchie

My friends tell me… “Never mind you are French”

My favourite movie is… „Pulp Fiction‟ by Q. Tarantino

My favourite song is… „Should I stay or should I go‟ the clash.

It scares me, but I’d love to… Sky dive

The best advice I’ve been given was… Get up and go to school.

My favourite place other than Coona is… The land down under.

If I could change one thing in the world, it would be…

Poverty

I have never understood…Why Australians eat Vegemite.

I am happiest when… I‟m with my friends and family.

I would cry if I lost…My memory.

The hardest thing I’ve done was…Leave my family at the Airport.

If I was Prime Minister I would…Quit and find a new occupation.

If I was reincarnated I would come back as an Eagle.

School has been…too long but really fun.

When I grow up I want to be a…Happy

Wrap With Love has arrived at

Coonabarabran High What Wrap With Love does “Cold humanity is our concern, humans caring about other humans.” In 1982 Wrap with Love began with the idea to help as many people as possible by providing warm Wraps. Each year, beautiful handmade wraps have been knitted crocheted by more than 25,000 volunteers throughout Australia. Since 1982, more than 157,000 Wraps have been sent to people in over 75 coun-tries including Australia. Can you help us warm people up with sim-ple plain knitting? Knit at home or at school.

Here’s how Using 8ply wool and 4mm needles you will knit a square 25cm x 25cm

Step 1 Cast on about 50 stitches. The exact number will depend on your knitting tension (Means how tight you pull the wool).

Step 2 Work garter stitch (plain knitting) until the square measures 25cm, then cast off. If you can‟t knit, don‟t worry, come to the library at lunchtime and we will teach you. If you have wool to donate, we will grate-fully accept it. Beginner‟s and crocheted wraps are great too! If you can already knit and would like to try different patterns go to the Wrap With Love website at: www.artsandcraftsnsw.com.au/Wrap.htm for their ideas.

ANZAC Ceremony Coonabarabran High School hosted members of the

local RSL branch including President Mr Kevin Bar-rington on the last Friday of term. Year 10 students led the school through a moving commutation service dur-ing which students from Year 9, Annie Nash and Aimee Sanders read stories based on their research of local service men who fought in WWI. Elizabeth Graham and Ashley Michael gave short orations fo-cused on events during WWII, with particular empha-sis on the role of Indigenous service men and the ex-perience of prisoners of war in the Pacific.

Thank you to Mr Barrington who spoke to the as-

sembly and made a presentation of some memorabilia

from the Korean conflict, and those veterans who

were able to attend the ceremony, their presence is a

highly appreciated part of the schools commemoration

of ANZAC day. Thank you also to David Tighe who

played the bugle for the ceremony and Caitlin

McHugh, Sara Hincks and Stephen

Sanders who presided over the

Above: Students participated in the town service on ANZAC Day.

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Coonabarabran High School

Winter Price List 2013

Please order to guarantee your choice!

CHECK POSTERS AT THE FRONT OF THE CANTEEN FOR WEEKLY SPECIALS

Last updated 01 /05/13

Breakfast Cost

Fresh fruit in season (any time of day) $1.00

Bacon or Egg Muffin $2.00

Bacon & Egg Muffin

Toast [2 pieces] plain or raisin

Hot Milo small

large

$3.00

$1.00

$1.00

$2.00

Hot Food

Those marked with * available lunch time only

[ Please Order]

Macaroni Cheese Pasta $2.50

*Hamburger $4.50

*Chicken Burger $4.50

Fried Rice $3.00

*Noodle Cup $2.00

Pizza muffin [2 per serve] Bacon or chicken $2.50

Pasta with Homemade tomato sauce

Spaghetti Bolognaise-Homemade

$2.50

$3.00

Year 12 burger $3.50

Meat pie (with sauce) $3.00

Potato pie (with sauce) $3.00

Sausage roll (with sauce) $2.00

Mini Pizza $1.20

Chicken Chilli Tenders [individual]

$1.50

Drinks Water $2.00

Fruit juices (small)

Daily Juice

$1.50

$2.50

LOL $2.00

Small Reduced fat flavoured milk $2.00

Large Reduced fat flavoured Milk

Large Plain

RAW Cappuccino

$3.00

$2.00

$3.20

Snacks (subject to availability) Cost

Fruit Sticks 30c

Smiths Chips $1.00

Red Rock Deli Chips

Grain Waves

Ice creams & Ice blocks

Varied prices

$1.00

$1.00

Salads (Please Order)

Salad with Chicken/Salmon/Beef $4.50

Chicken Caesar Salad Large

Small

Pasta Salad

$4.50

$3.00

$2.50

Homemade Quiche & Salad

Homemade Frittata & salad

$5.00

$5.00

Sandwiches/Rolls/Wraps (Please Order)

Chicken Caesar Wrap $3.50

Chicken / Salad Wrap $3.00

Tandoori / Salad Wrap $3.00

Roast beef and salad $3.50

Salmon and salad $4.50

Egg & Lettuce $2.50

Chicken & lettuce $2.50

Chicken $2.50

Cheese and tomato $2.50

GOURMET BAGUETTES[Baked daily]

Turkey, Cranberry, Swiss Cheese, Avocado

Roast Beef, Chutney, Cheese, Salad

SOA [Sandwich of Awesomeness]

Chicken, Sundried Tomato, Fetta, Capsicum

Chicken, Avocado, Mustard Mayonnaise

Satay Chicken, Cheese, Tomato ,Cucumber

(CONTAINS PEANUTS)

Chicken Caesar, Chicken, tomato, bacon,

parmesan & Caesar dressing

Salsa, Chicken, Cheese, Bacon & Sour

Cream (Served Warm)

All Served with salad greens

Requests Taken!

$4.00

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Coonabarabran Open Girls Softball

Team too Good for Coonamble The Coonabarabran Open Girls Softball Team played a

cracker of a game against Coonamble in Round one of the NW knock out competition last week winning by the 10 run rule (17 to 7). Game highlights: Nattalie Schaeche and Maddee Baglee with the bat. Fielding: Impressive outs from Eugine Martin assisted by Bree McNeilly and Maddy Watton assisted by Tessa Flick. Jeannette Schaeche was solid behind the plate directing Jess TInk making her fabulous pitching debut. Overall, a great effort by all. Below: Group shot, Alesha Evans having a great day!

CHS Swimming Five Coonabarabran High students travelled to the Syd-ney Aquatic Centre from the 4

th to 6

th of April, to repre-

sent their school and the North West region at the Com-bined High School Swimming Carnival. The following Coonabarabran High students competed in individual events at the carnival: Darcy Cain, Jack Ise-dale, Kate Masman, Joshua Masman and Olivia Tilbor-ghs. All students performed very well with many taking advantage of the 2000 Olympic Games pool to achieve personal best times. Some students also witnessed div-ing rehearsals from Matthew Mitcham (2008 Olympic Diver Gold Medallist) and celebrities from the Celebrity Splash show. All students are to be congratulated on an excellent achievement, representing their school and region with distinction.

9/10 Touch On 26

th March the 9/10 Touch teams travelled to Tam-

worth for the Annual Gala Day. The girls played 4x20 minute games in very hot condi-tions. They progressed steadily throughout the day and worked hard at developing their Touch skills. Although the girls didn‟t win a game in two of their games the dif-ference was only one try. The boys had two wins, a draw and two losses to finish

3rd

overall on the day. They played some very good

Touch, particularly in attack and with a little more vigour

in defence they would compete more evenly with all

NW Trials

The North West winter trials were held in Armidale on the

28th March with 33 students attending. It was a very suc-

cessful day for Coona High with four students making

North West Teams. David Tighe (Soccer), Ellie Capewell

(Soccer) and Olivia Eastburn (Netball) were all selected

in their respective teams and will attend State Carnivals

next term. Edward Martin (15‟s Rugby League) will play

against Western Region here in Coona on May 10th. Af-

ter being named as a shadow reserve for the girl‟s Soc-

cer Teaghan Barron has been called into the team fol-

lowing the withdrawal of another player.

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COONABARABRAN HIGH SCHOOL

P&C ASSOCIATION

HELP WANTED

for

the P&C’s MAJOR ANNUAL

FUNDRAISER

at

The North West Equestrian Expo

CATERING at the Showground ‘HUT’

(Friday 31st May – Tuesday 4

th June)

WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

DONATING CAKES AND SLICESDONATING CAKES AND SLICESDONATING CAKES AND SLICES

Please hand in to the School Office by

Friday 31st May or to the ‘Hut’ at the

showground from Friday 31st May

VOLUNTEERING TIMEVOLUNTEERING TIMEVOLUNTEERING TIME

Please volunteer your time

to work at ‘the Hut’.

2 hour working time-slots are

available each day, from

Friday 31st May to Tuesday 4thJune.

Roster will be available on the School

Website or contact

Mark Fosdick on 6843 4411 evenings

THANK YOU

Open League

The Open League team had their first game in the round robin section of the University Shield during the last week of term one. They came up against a very good Glen Innes team and went down 70 points to 10. John Forrest played well, particularly in defence, whilst Travis Smith was very constructive when he had the ball in his hands. With plenty of work to be done with their defence the team will be looking for an improved performance against Narrabri in their next game early in term two.

Pictured below are students in full swing preparing for the upcoming North West Equestrian EXPO commencing on Friday 31st May and concluding on Tuesday 4th June.

National Schools Constitutional Convention On Wednesday morning, May 20, I flew from Dubbo to Sydney, then to Canberra from Sydney, in order to participate in the National Schools Constitutional Convention. 119 other students from all states in the coun-try also attended. Students from rural and metropolitan areas, government and independent schools were there to represent their communities. The topic for the 2013 National Schools Constitutional Convention was „Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Constitution‟. During the engaging, intense three day program personal high-lights undoubtedly included the opportunity to hear from Key Note speakers on this topic. These speakers ranged from professors teaching Constitutional Law to speakers of Aboriginal descent, bringing perspectives on both technical and practical levels relating to the upcoming proposed referendum, which should go ahead in 2014. It is anticipated that this will move forward with bipartisan support. The opportunity to meet and be spoken to by parliamentarians such as Quentin Bryce, the current Governor General and the Honourable Peter Garrett MP, the Min-ister for School Education and Minister for Early Childhood and Youth was fascinating as these people have great influence and re-sponsibility for the future of our country. During the three days I was exposed to unbelievable opportunities, both involving the people I met while in Canberra, and the activi-ties I participated in. I intend to use this experience to enable me to share my understanding of the issues with young people and other groups in my com-

munity. Grace Leask

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