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Staff news

On behalf of the Newcastle High School learning community, I would like to welcome the following staff who

commenced Day One, Term Two:

Mrs Thew English

Ms Netluch Mathematics

Mr Morrissey Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

I would like to congratulate Mrs Shannon Sager and her family on the safe arrival of Amelia Sager who was born on

Friday, 13 April. I would also like to wish Mrs Rebecca Steedman all the best as she enters her maternity leave over

the next couple of weeks.

Staff leading learning

On Monday, 30 April all of the staff from Newcastle High School participated in a day of learning with a focus on

Aboriginal Education. The staff split into two groups, one group went on a cultural tour through Glenrock National

Park and the other group went to Yamuloong Aboriginal Resource Centre in Garden Suburb. Halfway through the

day the groups swapped so all staff had access to both activities.

The day was focused on the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, which outlines every school needs to

improve the outcomes of Aboriginal students and equally important, every school needs to educate all

stakeholders on Aboriginal histories and cultures. Our staff development day was aimed at developing a deeper

understanding of Aboriginal histories and cultures for all our staff so that the policy is implemented effectively

across the school. Feedback from staff was extremely positive with some staff outlining it as the best professional

learning they have participated in and it really opened their eyes up to the amount of knowledge and history that

is on our doorstep in Newcastle.

May 2018

Parkway Edition No. 03

Parkway Edition No.03 - May 2018

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

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Exhibitions of learning

On Thursday, 10 May we will be having our first joint exhibitions of learning with Year 7 Passion Projects and Year 9

Mathematics students showcasing their learning. The exhibition has been incorporated as part of the assessment

process so students can stand next to their work and talk about what they have learnt, what they have been able to

produce and what learning will come next. I would like to encourage families and friends to attend the exhibitions

and contribute to the feedback that the students will receive in regards to their learning.

Exhibitions are becoming increasingly popular amongst education settings as they require students to display many

of the soft skills the research tells us are extremely important for future focused learners.

Email details

Based on feedback from parents we are starting to increase the use of email as a communication tool with parents.

All invoices will now be sent via email and we will be sending year specific information out via email at time of need

also, so it is really important we have the correct details on file. If you have not received an email from the school

this year can you please contact the school office so that we can update your details or contact the school via email

at [email protected]

Uniform

With the cold weather about to hit we have been reminding students about the appropriate winter uniform, in

particular jumpers. The school’s uniform policy and process can be found on the school’s website and I encourage

all families to be familiar with our uniform policy.

Thank you,

Nathan Towney

Principal


Principal’s Message

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Key Dates Term 2

Week 2 7 May

10 May

P & C Meeting

Passion Project Exhibition

Week 3

15-17 May

15-18

18 May

Melbourne Food Excursion

NAPLAN

Year 8 Wellbeing Day

Week 4 21 May

24-25 May

Whole School Athletics Carnival

NAPLAN

Week 5

28-1 May / June

29 May

30 May

Year 12 Retail Work Placement

Year 11 Subject Selection Evening

Year 10-11 Vaccinations

Week 6 4-8 June Year 11 EC Hospitality Work Placement

Week 7 4 June

15 June

P & C Meeting

Year 10 Wellbeing Day

Week 8 20-22 June

21 June

Good Food & Wine Show Sydney, Excursion

NIDA Senior Excursion

Week 9 25-29 June Year 12 Trial HSC

Week 10 2-6 July

6 July

Year 12 Trial HSC

Last Day Term 2

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MAY 8TH

BATTEN

DISEASE

FUNDRAISER

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What:

Fundraiser and school disco

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Where:

Newcastle High School Hall

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When:

Tuesday May 8th

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Time :

All of lunch

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ON THE DAY WE ASK YOU TO WEAR A PIECE OF AQUA CLOTHING AND

BRING A GOLD COIN DONATION WHICH

WILL BE COLLECTED AT ROLL CALL

What is Batten disease

Batten disease is an extremely rare and fatal autosomal

recessive neurodegenerative disorder that begins in childhood.

It is the most common form of a group of disorders called the

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses.

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Parkway Edition No.03 - May 2018 Parkway Edition No.03 - May 2018

The Staff

As always in PDHPE, we have hit the ground running in 2018! Some

familiar faces have joined us as full time members of the faculty

this year.

Mrs Rebecca Steedman has enjoyed a long relationship with NHS

having filled a range of different teaching roles within the school.

She has been a teacher in our Support Unit, coordinator of the Girls

Program and most recently, a member of staff at our Cooks Hill

Campus. We are now lucky enough to have her ‘back where she

belongs’ as a PDHPE teacher.

Mrs Steedman has wasted no time in getting back into the swing of things in PDHPE. In addition to her day to day

teaching responsibilities, she has taken on the huge role of CHS and Knockout Sports coordinator and facilitated

the participation of our talented students in a range of sporting opportunities. Her organisation and management

of our school’s knockout teams has been amazing and we have appreciated all of her efforts in this area.

Mrs Steedman is expecting her first child in June and although we will miss her valuable contribution to our

faculty, we wish her well as she commences her maternity leave early in Term 2. Mrs Jodie Coutts will be

replacing Mrs Steedman for the remainder of the year. We look forward to welcoming her into our faculty.

Mr Matthew Erich also re-joined the PDHPE staff this year having spent a number of terms in 2017 at

Merewether High School. Mr Erich was able to seamlessly fit back in to the Newey High way of life and has been

an asset to our faculty. Mr Erich recently learnt of his permanent appointment as a PDHPE teacher at Glendale

High School, commencing in Term 2. We wish him the best of luck and hope that he enjoys his new school. Mr

Erich will be replaced by Mr Dean Morrissey. We look forward to welcoming Mr Morrissey to our faculty at the

beginning of the term.

The other members of our faculty in 2018 are Mr Peter See, Mr Joel McCafferty, and Mrs Alison Dennis.

Mr See is ‘part of the furniture’ here at Newcastle High School. He teaches Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation in

Years 11 and 12, as well as teaching PDHPE to students from Year 7 through to Year 10. Mr See can always be

relied upon for a piece of sporting trivia and he is a Cronulla Sharks supporter through and through (but don’t

hold that against him!).

We have been fortunate in retaining Mr McCafferty on a full time teaching load this year. Mr McCafferty was

with us in 2017 and immediately became an active and valuable member of our staff. In addition to his excellent

teaching skills, Mr McCafferty has a wealth of knowledge and experience in coaching Rugby League. Both Mr

McCafferty and Mr See are very popular in the staff room when League try outs and practise sessions are

scheduled! Mr McCafferty also teaches the Year 11 Preliminary course as well as practical and theory PDHPE to

students from Years 7 through to 10.

Mrs Dennis is relieving as Head Teacher this year in the absence of Mrs Nicole Blatchford who is on leave until

2019. Mrs Dennis teaches our HSC PDHPE class, along with practical and theory PDHPE in Years 7 through to 10.

PDHPE Report

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What will we get up to in 2018?

PDHPE is a mandatory subject and as such, we follow an approved syllabus and course of study. The core subject is

divided into a practical and a theory component. Students have two practical lessons and one theory lesson over

the two week timetable cycle.

The following table outlines our practical program for 2018:


PDHPE Report

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DANCE Unit 2018

One of the most successful and engaging units of the year. We are looking forward to the 2018 Dance Unit and we

are hopeful of another success!

The theory component of the course covers a wide range of personal development topics. Students learn about a

number of relevant and important areas of health through a variety of teaching and learning strategies.

Our theory program for 2018 is set out in the following table:

PDHPE Report

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ELECTIVES in PDHPE

In addition to the mandatory PDHPE syllabus our faculty offers a number of elective subjects for students

who have a special interest or passion for all things related to health and physical activity.

YEAR 8

In Year 8, students have the opportunity to select a semester elective. This year we have offered Human

Movement in semester one and Analysing Sport in semester two.

YEAR 9 PASS

We have two Year 9 Physical Activity and Sport classes this year. Mrs Dennis and Mr McCafferty are their

teachers. PASS covers a range of topics including the Body in Action, Moving with Skill, Opportunities and

Pathways in Physical activity and Sport and Coaching. We are looking forward to our excursion to the Raw

Challenge obstacle course later in the year.

YEAR 10 PASS

We also have two Year 10 PASS classes currently taught by Mrs Steedman and Mr Erich. Students have

been extremely busy this term looking at the topic ‘Australia’s Sporting Identity’ which investigates

significant achievements Australians have made in sport and how these may have shaped our country’s

identity. Throughout the term students also explored a number of different physical activities that broad-

ened their knowledge and understanding, as well as regular sports such as netball, rugby league and soc-

cer. Next term both classes will begin to explore the topic ‘Technology in Sport’ and how it enhances and

improves performance.

A massive thank you goes to the staff at Ninja Climb for facilitating a fantastic excursion for our classes.

All students had a great time and challenged themselves with climbing skill and working at height.

Congratulations to Noah Castle who is the Year 10 PASS climbing champion, with the fastest time on the

challenge wall. It was fantastic to see students stepping outside of their comfort zone, trying new

activities and supporting each other through many challenges. At the end of our time students were also

able to challenge themselves in the Ninja Parc. Maybe we might see Australia’s next Ninja Warrior from

this group?

PDHPE Report

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Knockout and CHS Sport

The beginning of 2018 was a busy time for Knock-

out sport and CHS nominations and trials.

We have already had over one hundred and fifty

students represent Newcastle High School in sports

such as:

Soccer, Hockey, Netball, Basketball, Tennis, AFL,

Touch Football, Water Polo, Triathlon, Rugby Union,

Rugby League, Cricket, Swimming, Diving, Table

Tennis, Squash and Rowing just to name a few!

There are still plenty of opportunities available as

the year progresses for students to participate in

representative teams and individual events.

Check our Facebook page and school website for updates, or come down to the PDHPE staffroom to enquire about

your chosen sport.

CARNIVALS

We kicked off the year with two hugely successful swimming carnivals. The first carnival was specifically for

competitive swimmers who were trialling for our Zone Swimming team. From this carnival we had approximately

60 students qualify for zone. Since then, we have had a number of students who have continued representation

through to the CHS carnival. Those students were:

Jade Archer, Cooper Blumel, Lachlan Brown, Charlotte Clack, Georgia Fleming, Maya Gippel, Guy Hetherington,

Patrick Johansen, Averil Jones, Sylvia Knott, Emily March, Erin Pettit and Heidi Schneider

Our Under 14’s girls relay team ( Emily, Averil, Maya and Heidi) swam extremely well and came second at the CHS

swimming carnival and have now qualified for the State team to compete at NSW All Schools in May.

Averil and Emily have also qualified in individual events. We wish our girls the best of luck. They will undoubtedly

do the school and themselves proud.

Our second carnival was a novelty carnival that offered all students the opportunity to participate, regardless of

swimming ability. The weather was perfect and every student had plenty of opportunities to get wet and engage in

some fun and frivolity in the water.

Plenty of House points were up for grabs by entering each event and also for gaining a top four place in the event.

Swimming or moving ‘across the pool’ was the flavour of the day and activities involved - wading, hands on heads,

dog paddle, kick boards and freestyle.

The Staff vs Year 12 ‘across the pool’ relay was a highlight and it was difficult to determine the winner as bodies

were flying in and out at such a rate that we decided to call it a tie!

Carnivals to look forward to …

TERM 2

Athletics 21/5/18

PDHPE Report

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Under 15s Boys Rugby League 8’s The Under 15s Boys Rugby League 8’s team travelled to Wallsend to compete in the Callaghan Cup.

After winning their first three games, the boys advanced to the quarter finals where they met Dungog HS. A gutsy

performance and a win by 4 points saw the young Newcastle High team go through to the Semi Finals. They were

up against a tough side in Callaghan College Wallsend. Having conceded the first try the boys managed to fight back

and be all square with the opposition. In the final seconds Newcastle High had one last chance to take the win but

couldn't cross the line. Unfortunately due to a count back and not scoring the first try, this is where the boys’ day

ended.

Well done to all involved and their efforts.

Team: Cooper Southam , Branden Dwyer, Jack Watkins, Aaron Cotterill, Beau Dwyer, Jay Leota, Kobi Lyle,

Zai Michals, Callaghan Brennan, Nick Watson, Jacob Halliday-Roberts, Cooper Bailey, Hudson Young .

Coach : Mr Joel McCafferty

PDHPE Report

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Reflections Holiday Parks High School

Team Challenge

On Thursday 15th and Friday 16th of February Newcastle

High School placed three teams in the Reflections Holiday

Parks High School Team Challenge surfing event. The

contest is part of Surfest’s festival of surfing, which is the

largest surfing event in the southern hemisphere. There

were 42 teams competing in the boys division, including a

team from Vanuatu. We were unable to enter a girls team

due to lack of numbers (hopefully next year)

The first day of competition saw great surfing

conditions with sunny skies and a rising swell. Our

teams performed extremely well and received

some creditable scores. The contest format

requires a team of three surfers to catch a scoring

wave within a given time. Only one surfer from

each team can be in the water at any one time and

bonus points are awarded if they finish before the

end of the heat. Each team surfs twice and their

scores are accumulated, with the top eight moving

through to the semi-finals.

Conditions on day two were fun and clean with

plenty of good surfing on offer. Our number

one team managed to scrape into the

semi-finals by less than a point, while our other

teams, unfortunately, bowed out. The boys

performed exceptionally in the semi-final,

winning it and taking out more fancied rivals

Narrabeen Sports High and TLSC Entrance

Campus.

Surfest 2018 Report

Zac Tinson

Sunny Whitby-Otto

Gus Chaffe in action

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In the final, Newcastle High performed valiantly, but were

unable to get the better waves and went down to some

quality teams. Our competitors were a credit to the school

in the exemplary way in which they conducted themselves,

interacted with surfers and teachers from other schools

and supported and cheered each other on.

Congratulations to all our team members for putting on

such a tremendous performance and accomplishing such

an amazing result! Our best in a number of years. You

should all be exceedingly proud of your achievements.

This contest is a great event, that promotes a

healthy lifestyle and we thank Warren Smith and

Reflections Holiday Parks for organising and giving

our students the opportunity to compete against

some of the best junior surfers in the state. We look

forward to competing again next year.

Our Teams

Team 1 – Sunny Whitby-Otto, Gus Chaffe, Dixon Stanyer.

Team 2 – Jeordie Gilbertson, Toby Bartsch, Wisnu Ajinugroho, Nicholas Morrow.

Team 3 – Noah Jackson, Zac Tinson, Travis Heatherington, Rylan Rice.

Results

Boys

1. Swansea High School Red (46.1)

2. Swansea High School Blue (42.8)

3. Belmont Christian College (39.0)

4. Newcastle High School 1 (30.0)

Girls

1. Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus (28.7)

2. Narrabeen Sports High School 1 (27.6)

3. St Pius X High School (21.8)

4. Mater Maria College (20.8)

Steve Prior

Surfest 2018 Report

Boys number 2 team

Boys number 1 team receiving their medallions.

Sunny Whitby-Otto

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During the last week of Term Four 2017, Newcastle High School gave students the opportunity to participate in

Hunter Surf Life Saving’s Surf Survival Course. We had 15 students attend the course which was conducted over two

days. The first day was held at school, where students learnt how to identify beach and surf hazards, basic first aid,

CPR training, surfing etiquette and how to respond in emergency situations.

The weather and surf conditions were

ideal on the second day where the

previous day’s theory was put into

practise. At both Newcastle Baths and

Nobbys Beach our students were

required to perform a series of

practical tasks, including an ocean

swim, board rescue techniques,

swimming 150m non-stop and how to

remain afloat for an extended period

of time.

Congratulations to all students

involved, as they were fantastic

ambassadors for our school. They had

a great time and more importantly,

are now more knowledgeable in the risks and dangers that can be experienced when in or near the ocean. The skills

these students learnt may one day save their own or someone else’s life. Students who successfully completed the

course are eligible to participate in school surfing events.

Surf Survival Course Report

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On Wednesday Week 11, Term 1 during lunch, Newcastle High Rebels rugby players received a visit from NSW

Rugby Development officer, Michael Howell. We were fortunate Michael only come to train us, because at 6'5 and

115kgs, he would have taken a fair amount of feeding if he'd actually stayed for lunch. Rebel's legends were taken

through a series of contact and safety drills by the Country Cockatoo's second rower and everyone got something

out of the session including a couple green ant bites. Thanks Michael!

GO YOU REBELS!!!

Christian Carswell

Newcastle High Rebels

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The Newcastle High School ART MASTERS CLASS is a fine arts immersive start to high school with specialist trained teachers within a unique setting guiding selected students through a dynamic and comprehensive curriculum. Press Ctrl and click on the below link for more information regarding Art Masters and the CAPA Faculty. https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/artmasters2019/home

CAPA Report

https://sites.google.com/education.nsw.gov.au/artmasters2019/home

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Party planner! Date: Tuesday the 8th of May!

Where: The hall

When: Lunch time

Music: The music will be coordinated by Year 12 student Corey!

How it works!

On the day you can wear aqua if you would like to raise awareness! If not at lunch time we will be having

a disco! It will be gold coin donation to enter and we will be giving out free wrist bands as an entry pass!

All the money raised will go towards Batten disease!

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At the end of Term 1, the Year 7 Japanese and French students

completed their cultural assignments. In Japanese there were some

amazing presentations, including one on Japanese odori (dance) by

Makayla Swan, on origami (paper folding) by Chelsea Rees, and on

washi (hand-made paper) by Hunter McGregor. On the last day of

term, the students made a sakura (cherry blossom) tree for our

classrooms and had a hanami (flower viewing party) – just like they

would in Japan!

In French, Year 7 were assigned a task to plan an itinerary for a 5 day

trip to Paris, involving visits to landmarks of their choice, costings,

transport etc. Students were able to choose from presenting a blog,

a travel brochure, scrapbook, or an audiovisual presentation. The

standard of the tasks from our Year 7 French students has been

outstanding. Many students dedicated a substantial amount of effort

and time to complete tasks to such a high standard. Some students

also utilized the Learning Hub to complete their task. Thank you Year

7 for your amazing work! So proud of you all!

Term 1 had lots of opportunities for the students to show just how

much they had learned about French and Japanese culture and it was

a great way to finish the term.

Ms Biasiol and Ms Vandermeer

Languages Update

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For Your Information

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NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL

Parkway Avenue, Hamilton 2303

Telephone: (02) 4969 3177

Facsimile: (02) 4961 2912

e-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.newcastle-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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