LAWSON’S LATEST

6 MARCH 2020 TERM 1 WEEK 6

THE HENRY LAWSON HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGE, ENCOURAGE, ACHIEVE49 SOUTH STREET, GRENFELL NSW 2810 02 6343 1390 www.henrylawso-h.schools@det.nsw.edu.au

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWSParent teacher interviews will be held on Monday 9 March from 4.00 to 6.00 pm in the school hall. Booking sheets have been sent home with your student. If you are unable to attend but would like to make an appointment to see your student’s teachers, please contact the office.

ELEVEN YEARS STRAIGHT!Our Year 9/10 Science and Engineering Challenge team blitzed the competition for the 11th year running, over a decade of outstanding achievement to be proud of. On Tuesday, running on pure nerves and excitement, our students sunk their teeth in to their challenges. Our hovercraft team had the most difficult task – a new activity without ever making or controlling one. However, team effort and strong communication saw them smash the challenge out of the park with the fastest hovercraft on the day.Every team on each of the challenges faced new activities and worked extremely hard right up until the end of their challenges. This is why THLHS always do so well at the regional events; they never give up.Special mentions to our bridge team on getting past the super ingot – a great achievement and the only school to make it to the bridge buster. Through our persistence and hard work ethic we won the day on 1377 points, with Hennessy Catholic College coming in at a close second.Our Science and Engineering Challenge team would like to thank the great competition brought by the other schools on the day and to the hardworking Young Rotary and University of Newcastle for holding the event.We move on to zones to battle for our place in the state final later in the year.

Lions Youth of the Year. Public speaking is enough to bring the most confident of people to their knees, however Year 11 students Anna Hunt and Henry Best have proven they have the gift of speaking in public. Anna and Henry represented our school at the 2020 Lions Youth of the Year earlier this week. Following the private interviews, Anna and Henry addressed the impromptu questions.• How does social media affect the way we communicate today?• Do you think a rural high school education has prepared you for life after school?They then delivered their five minute prepared speeches.Anna’s topic was The Power of Positive Thinking whilst Henry’s topic was For the love of community.The judging panel were very impressed with the calibre of the entrants, with Anna being announced overall winner of the Lions Youth of the Year as well as the public speaking segment.Congratulations to both Anna and Henry. Anna will now go on to contest the zone finals later this year.

Opens Netball THLHS opens netball team traveled to Orange to compete in the Western Region Netball Trials. The girls faced some very competitive teams but thoroughly enjoyed the day out at the Orange PCYC netball courts. Unfortunately we were defeated by Orange High, Kelso High and Lithgow High. A big thank you to Trudy O’Byrne who assisted with transport and support on the sideline. Thanks also to Henry Best (team manager and motivator) and Faith White (head coach and selector). A great effort on the day girls and given the tough competition, you worked so hard as a team and played fairly. Thanks to Mrs Griffiths for nominating, preparing and training up this awesome team who should be proud of their strong defense on the day. It was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with these fine athletes. Mrs Troth

Coming up for all Year 7 and 8 students …The Year 7 and 8 welfare day will take place on Wednesday 18 March, during periods 1 and 2.The day will cover issues such as healthy communication, men’s health and women’s health, team-building activities and inappropriate texting. Presenters will include health professionals.Students should come dressed in their sports uniform, clothing should be loose and casual with closed in shoes so that all students may participate in physical activity.

Congratulations to our Business House Relay Team. Ms Kuhn and Mr McKnight borrowed Mrs Sheehan’s children, Natalie and Baxter to make up the high school team. The team made it straight through to the semi-finals and then qualified for the finals to finish sixth. Thanks to the Grenfell Amateur Swimming Club together with the Grenfell branches of Lions and Rotary for putting on a great evening.

CAREERS NEWSSBAT Information SessionAre you in Years 9, 10 or 11? Do you want to start earning? Do you have a particular trade you are interested in? Are you interested in finding out about learning by doing a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship (SBAT)?Our regional SBAT co-ordinator Mr Troy Kelly will be visiting our school on Wednesday 18 March (week 8). If you would like to know how this could be of benefit to you, come along to the information session.WHAT: SBAT Information SessionWHO: Years 9, 10 or 11 and their parentsWHEN: Wednesday 18 MarchTIME: 5.30pm (about 1 hour)PRESENTER: Mr Troy KellyWHERE: THLHS LibraryTroy Kelly will also be also be speaking at an Industry Breakfast on Thursday 19 March, where employers are invited to attend. Do you know an employer that you would like to invite along so that they can find out more information about employing an SBAT student? If so, see Ms McCulloch immediately to ensure they are invited.

Year 12 student Mea O’Byrne, is currently completing her School Based Traineeship in the office at The Henry Lawson High School. Ms McCulloch sat down with Mea to get her thoughts on SBAT. What are the benefits of doing an SBAT? From this experience I will receive a Certificate II in Business Services which can help me find jobs in many different areas such as administration assistant, legal receptionist, receptionist in general and many more. I have learnt new skills in many different areas such as answering phone calls and talking to people in a professional manner, management skills and I have also become more responsible. The SBAT is a two year period and by the completion of my SBAT I would have completed 700 hours and earned money while still enrolled at school. What are some of your duties? My duties include photocopying, laminating, designing signage and posters, answering phone calls, filing, using word and excel to create spreadsheets and much more.What advice could you give to a student considering this learning structure? If anyone is interested in learning new skills and working with other staff members, this is a great first step in the business industry. You have the opportunity to enjoy yourself and develop workplace relationships with adults.

VACCINATIONSAttention Year 7 students and parents: 2020 NSW School Vaccination Program

Consent forms for the upcoming vaccinations must be returned to the school ASAP. If you require a new form, please see Mrs Mitton or contact the front office.

Year 9 History - The Movements of Peoples. Over the last few weeks, these young historians have been investigating what major changes took place in Europe that influenced the birth of modern Australia. We have looked into how technological progress and social upheavals have led to the mass movement of people from all over the world. Students are discovering that many of us are here in Grenfell today as a result of gold rushes, convict labour, free settlement and colonisation. As we follow this chain of events the students are particularly curious about how we stumbled into the Great War, which is something to look forward to in the coming weeks.

Andrew Knight awarded Rural and Remote Scholarship!Andrew Knight - Year 12 2019 - has been awarded the prestigious Rural and Remote Scholarship from RuralBiz training. The $11,000 scholarship will cover the entire course costs for Andrew to complete a Diploma of Agriculture via Distance Education and is one of only two scholarships awarded in this category. As well as meeting the entry requirements, Andrew had to submit a 250 word document on how he saw farming in his future and how this course would help him achieve his goals.Mr Reg Kidd from RuralBiz was presenting a chemical users course at the school last week and took the opportunity to congratulate Andrew and encourage students to continue to study agriculture and apply for the scholarship in the future. Mr Kidd went on the explain that a career in agriculture is not just about traditional farming, but can diversify into so many different and varied career paths. Congratulations Andrew and we wish you all the best in your future studies.

BACKFLIPS AGAINST BULLYINGWEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2020

Our Backflips Against Bullying program for high schools engages students in the topic of peer harassment by using comedy, flips, and tricks – captivating them in a brand new way to make a difference in your school. This show touches heavily on power dynamics when discussing instances of harassment, and delves into resilience, cyber-bullying, and real world consequences. Whilst those topics are deep, we bring it to the students with a comedic and acrobatic twist, providing an engagement rate unlike any other program!

Featured themes:• resilience• power dynamics (the imbalance of power, and how you can WIN)• cyber bullying• harassment vs assault• real world consequences• targeted and repeated harassment

After the show, a sausage sizzle will be available at a cost of $1.

An information letter has been sent home with your student. Please contact the school if you require further information.

Year 7 News ~ Week 6This is a new section in the newsletter in which I hope to convey information about assessment tasks, homework and any other Year 7 happenings.• Year 7 camp has been postponed due to the weather. It will now take place on 30 April and 1

May (Term 2, Week 1). A note of What to Bring will be reissued at the end of this term.• Immunisation forms need to be returned to the front office ASAP. If you need a new form, one

can be collected from the front office.• 7Y Maths will receive their next homework sheet on Monday (09 Mar) and will be due in on

Thursday (12 Mar).• Parent/teacher interviews will be held on Monday 9 March from 4.00-6.00pm. Please come

along and meet your student’s teachers. It is a great way to find out how they have settled into Year 7. If you cannot make it on Monday, teachers are happy to ring parents if a request is made.

Science and Engineering Challenge 2020Eleven years straight!

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LEVEL: GOLD

1. equilateral 2. beautician 3. frequency 4. biology 5. appearance

6. valuable 7. aquarium 8. emphasis 9. visability 10. marathon

11. avocado 12. lavender 13. raspberry 14. surreal 15. vinegar

16. helicopter 17. adjustment 18. trampoline 19. catalogue 20. delirious

21. capsicum 22. figurine 23. electricity 24. opaque 25. serviette

LEVEL: SILVER

1. barrier 2. height 3. fatigue 4. increadible 5. valuable

6. scissors 7. holiday 8. nervous 9. weird 10. puncture

11. erosion 12. helmut 13. compliment 14. kingdom 15. funnel

16. tongue 17. measure 18. honest 19. laundry 20. tolerate

21. miniature 22. beetroot 23. enough 24. calendar 25. journalist

LEVEL: BRONZE

1. outback 2. gravity 3. powder 4. change 5. wombat

6. dozen 7. begin 8. bilby 9. paper 10. forest

11. escape 12. instant 13. royal 14. needle 15. loyal

16. nervous 17. buffalo 18. scrunch 19. joyful 20. body

21. sprout 22. bread 23. fair 24. helpful 25. minute

2020 THLHS Spelling BeeROUND TWO WILL BE HELD WEEK 8.

Year 7 Tuesday 17 MarchYear 8 Friday 20 March

Round 2 word lists have been designed with a range of words, to challenge each students based on their achievement in round 1. We encourage parents and students to work together in prepara-tion for round 2 of the spelling bee. The Spelling Bee Championships will be held in week 9 (only few students willing to participate and who are achieved an outstanding result).

A variety of approaches can be quite effective, from look/cover/write, to word jumbles and games. Please encourage regular practice for students to be best prepared. Students are aware of the achievement level that they are aiming for.

GRENFELL SOCCER CLUBGrenfell Soccer Club invites children aged 5 years to seniors to register for the upcoming soccer season. Our season starts in April and concludes in September and involves travelling to either Young or Forbes every second Saturday morning, some teams travel to Boorowa once a season. Training for this season will commence Wednesday 1 April at 4.00pm.

Face to face registrations will be Wednesdays 25 March at Grenfell Public School from 3.30 – 5.30pm in Mrs Ali Anderson’s Year 3/4 classroom. Alternatively, registrations can be made online by visiting www.myfootballclub.com.au. Please ensure you email your child’s contact details including name, parent’s names, age, phone number and email to grenfellsoccer@gmail.com.au if registering online. Cost this season: 5-8 years $90.00; 9-17 years $100.00; seniors $200.00; students playing as seniors $120.00. Please contact Joalee Knight 6343 3202 if you have any problems registering online.

The NSW Government now provide a $100 voucher to parents/guardians of school/TAFE enrolled children aged 5 to 18 via the Active Kids Rebate. The $100 voucher can be used towards registration costs and requires you to create an account at www.service.nsw.gov.au and enter your Medicare details for each child that will be playing soccer. You will be given a voucher code for each child and can enter the voucher code at the payment section of the online registrations.Please contact our secretary at grenfellsoccer@gmail.com.au or Ali Anderson on 0423 865 262 for further information.

PCYC Safer Internet Information Session

St Joseph’s Primary School, in conjunction with the PCYC in Young, will be hosting a free event for parents, carers, and children, on Thursday March 12, to discuss safe internet use.Crime Prevention Command Police Officer Senior Constable Karen Clark will be running the free Safer Internet session starting at 5:30pm in the St Joseph’s Primary School library.All parents and young children in the community are invited to encourage discussion between parents and young people about what they are experiencing and seeing online.The information session will explore how to be safe online, given that the use of the internet and social media is such an integral part of everyday life. It aims to educate parents and their children about trending online issues which young people are facing on a daily basis.St Joseph’s Primary School encourage, parents, carers and young people in the local community, to attend this free information session to find out more about online safety.When: March 12 at 5:30pmWhere: St Joseph’s Primary School LibraryWho: Parents, carers and young children

Home Learning and Assessment Task in PDHPEAll PDHPE students now have home learning booklets, or worksheets, with short comprehension activities to complete once a week. The aim is to: preview the learning prior to entering the classroom, encourage parent and student conversation about topics, allow students to learn at their own pace and to encourage extension and enrichment activities in the classroom.Assessment TasksYear 11 - Better health for individuals - due week 7Year 12 - Health priorities in Australia - due week 8Google ClassroomIf you would like to be attached to your student’s Google Classroom profile to view a summary of their learning and activity each week please email me with your name, student’s name and year and your email address. dan.barclay@det.nsw.edu.au

GRENFELL AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB NEWSLETTERCongratulations to all of our swimmers on some fantastic results at the various levels of school carnivals over the past week. There were lots of records broken, PBs swam and even an age champion at the Public School district carnival. Well done Great Whites!!Good luck to all of our swimmers progressing to the next level.BUSINESS HOUSE RELAYSThank you to everyone who helped out in any way with the Business House Relays on Sunday. Congratulations to the winning team of Aston & Joyce.CHAMPIONSHIPSThe last week of championships will be held on Friday 6 March 2020.We remind swimmers that to qualify for Championships you must have six swims from club nights in each particular event. Please note there are no Championships for 15m breaststroke, butterfly or backstroke.We do remind you that you can confirm your eligibility to swim in the Championships by checking on the Results Central website.Swimmers will be automatically entered for the event in which they qualify for. If you are not swimming please let us know.Swimmers will need to nominate for are the 200m IM. To be eligible for the 200m IM you must have qualified for 50m freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Nominations for these events can be left with Leann at the pool. Entries for these events will need to be in by Wednesday.Championship Night 2 Events (6 March 2020)200m IM25m & 50m Butterfly 25m & 50m BreaststrokePRESENTATION NIGHTOur presentation night will be held on Friday 27 March 2020 starting at 6.00pm at the pool.The club will provide the meat and bread and we ask all families to bring either a salad or sweet toshare. Swimmers will be given a can of soft drink.Families will also need to bring their own plates, utensils and chairs.DATES FOR THE DIARY6 March 2020 – Championships – Night 29 March 2020 – Swimming Club Meeting – 7.30pm in the club room27 March 2020 – Presentation Night

English/History Assessment Reminders Year 12 Modern History: Historical analysis due Thursday 12 March (week 7)Year 12 English Studies: Playing the Game Portfolio due Thursday 26 March 26 (week 9)Year 11 English Studies: Resume and letter due Thursday 26 March (week 9) Interviews Monday 30 March and Thursday 2 April (week 10)Year 11 Ancient History: Essay due Monday 9 March (week 7)Year 11 Advanced and Standard English: Read to Write due Wednesday 1 April (week 10)Year 11 Modern History: Historical narrative and analytical essay due Monday 30 March (week 10)Year 10 English: Discursive essay due Wednesday 1 April (week 10)Year 9 History: Checkpoint 2 Source Analysis due Tuesday 17 March (week 8)Year 9 English: Persuasive Speech and Presentation due Monday April 6 (week 11)Year 8 History: Research presentation - Medieval Art, Architecture and Church due Monday 16 March (week 8)

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

March 7B Parent

Teacher interviews

9

Dubbo wether trials

10

Lawn bowls v Forbes

Chess v Trundle

11

WR swimming

12

Blayney Show

13

March 8A

16 17

Year 7 & 8 Welfare Day

Lawn Bowls vForbes HS

18

Year 7 Vaccinations

19 20

March 9B

23 24 25 26

AssemblySpelling Bee

finals

UTS Exercise Science

excursion27

March/April

10A

30

Sydney Royal Easter ShowAgriculture

31

YouthweekBackflip Against Bullying

Sydney Royal Easter ShowAgriculture

1

School Photos

Sydney Royal Easter ShowAgriculture

2

Sydney Royal Easter ShowAgriculture

3

April 11B

6

Netball CupCowra

P&C meeting 7pm school

library7

8

ANZAC Day Service

End of Term 19

Good Friday

10

SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM 1 2020

NETBALL CUP - UMPIRES NEEDED!We have seven teams registered to play in the Netball Cup in Cowra on Thursday 7 April. In order to participate, we are required to supply umpires. Umpires do not have to have a badge, just the component.If you are able to assist, please contact Lisa Griffiths at the school on 63431390 or via email.lisa.tulloch-griffiths@det.nsw.edu.auThank you