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Kellyville High School

Learning | Excellence | Integrity

LEARNING | EXCELLENCE | INTEGRITY

Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into global digital citizens.

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INDEX

A KHS Contact Information for Parents

B Relieving Principal’s Address

C Deputy Principal’s Report

D Update from the Office

E WHS Update

F From the Welfare Team—Week 3

G ‘The Last Pure’ by Kate B

H Film & Screen Writing Course / Mathsonline Update

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The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) has released a fact sheet for parents, guardians and carers regarding the collection that takes place each year.

The NCCD collection counts:

• The number of school students receiving an adjust-ment or ‘help’ due to disability; and

• The level of adjustment they are receiving to accesseducation on the same basis as other students.

You can access more information here:

Fact Sheet for Parents, Guardians & Carers

Phased Return to Onsite Learning—Week 4:

An updated timetable will be provided to students as they attend.

All recent parent communication can be found below:

Covid-19 Update - 17 March 2020

Covid-19 Update - 23 March 2020

Covid-19 Update - 23 March 2020 (6pm)

Covid-19 Update - 24 March 2020

Covid-19 Update - 25 March 2020

Counsellor Update - 25 March 2020

Covid-19 Update - 26 March 2020

Covid-19 Update - 27 March 2020

Guide to Google Classroom for Parents

Advice for Aboriginal Communities

Learning from Home Update—30 April 2020

Learning from Home Update - 30 April 2020

Managed Return to School for Students - School Plan

Department's Guidelines for Families

Student Attendance Week 3 Term 2 - Phased Return to On-site Learning

Learning from Home Update - 7 May 2020

Student Attendance Week 3 & 4 Term 2 - Phased Return to Onsite Learning

KHS Onsite Learning Guidelines - Phase 1

Managed Return to School - Term 2 Week 4

Learning from Home Update - 15 May 2020

VOLUME 17 – EDITION 7 15 May 2020

Day Student Group

Monday IEF2

Tuesday Year 7, 8, IEF 1

Wednesday Year 9, 10, IEF 5

Thursday Year 11, 12, IEF 3, IEF 4

Friday Year 11, 12, IEF 4

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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YEAR ADVISORS 2020

Parents are advised to contact these staff with gen-

eral wellbeing questions.

Year 6 –7

Year Advisor

Mr Kamil Hosni

Year 7

Year Advisor

Mrs Tegan Swain

Assistant Year Advisor

Ms Torrie Mitai

Year 8

Year Advisor

Miss Melissa Gazzera

Assistant Year Advisor

Mrs Tue Moy

Year 9

Year Advisor

Ms Emma Wood

Assistant Year Advisor

Mr Chris Ghorayeb

Year 10

Year Advisor(s)

Miss Jess Pinto (Mon, Tues, Wed)

TBA

Assistant Year Advisor

TBA

Year 11

Year Advisor

Mrs Gina Shakas

Assistant Year Advisor

Ms Kaitlyn Georgey

Year 12

Year Advisor

Mr Brad Joyce

Assistant Year Advisor

Ms Tapleen Mehandru

EXECUTIVE 2020

Parents are advised to contact these staff with

faculty or curriculum specific issues or enquir-

ies. Please allow up to 24 hours for staff to

return your call.

Administration

(Student Admin)

Mr Daniel Gardner

(Staff Admin)

Mr Damian Knott

CAPA

Mr Graham Cheney

Computing / STEM / TAS

Mr Fabio Caprarelli

English

Mrs Heather Ruys

HSIE

Mrs Sasha McHardy

IEF

Mrs Helen Alalikin

Teaching & Learning / LOTE

Ms Kim Graham

Mathematics

Mrs Michelle Wise

PDHPE

Mrs Janelle Gentle

Science

Mr Trent Brown

Welfare

Mrs Wajma Limmer

(Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri)

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Careers Advisor

Mr Humphrey Obidi

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International Students

Mrs Sharon Pam

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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

Years 7 & 8

Mrs Denise Maloney

Years 9 & 11

Mrs Joanne Roberti

Years 10 & 12

Mr Damian Wanstall

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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

School Reception

Ext 100

Attendance

Ext 105

Enrolments

Years 6-7, 7 9, 11

Ext 145

Years 8, 10, 12

Ext 128

Orders & Invoices

Ext 106

Please be advised that the cash desk in the Front

Office only operates from 8:00am—1:15pm. Payments

will not be accepted after 1:15pm.

KHS CONTACT INFORMATION

FOR PARENTS

Phone: (02) 8824 5955

Fax: (02) 8824 9755

Email: kellyville-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KellyvilleHS/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KellyvilleHS

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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Relieving Principal’s Address

We have had a great start to the Managed Return to School process. The very high attendance and engagement rates

have given teachers a real boost in confidence about the next few weeks. Of first importance has been the issue of safety

and hygiene. What I have witnessed, is a very mature approach to this issue by our students and great guidance for

them from staff. This is contributing greatly to a feeling of being safe and comfortable at school for all.

This has also encouraged us to review our planning for the next phases. We have a few different scenarios in mind de-

pending on what fresh announcements are made, quite possibly with short notice with significant changes. We will con-

tinue to publish our latest plans each Thursday so please keep an eye out for these notifications.

Year 11 and 12 students have also received a revised assessment outline which has been constructed to cater for changes

from NESA, to acknowledge the great work that students have already completed but to also reduce the pressure that

students may be feeling. We hope that this gives students and families some clarity on this issue but please contact the

school if you have any questions.

The school has been a bit noisier this week! But it has been good noise.

We are looking forward to this increasing as we advance into the term.

Thanks for your support, it is truly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Mr Mark Burnard

Relieving Principal

Kellyville High School

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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Deputy Principal’s Report

Welcome back to our Stage 6 students!

Year 12 have finally received their jerseys. It’s lovely to see that these rites of passage can continue despite these uncer-

tain times.

We urge our students to keep the focus, and continue to work hard as their studies continue throughout the year.

The HSC timetable is expected to be released today (15 May, 2020). Ensure that you keep up to date with the NESA

website regularly to receive any updates.

Make sure that you have also read over the Stage 6 Assessment Advice that was released to parents/caregivers yester-

day (14 May, 2020). These will be handed out as hard copies to students whilst maintaining social-distancing proce-

dures.

Kellyville High School is also advertising for Expressions of Interest for the position of Presiding Officer for the 2020

Higher School Certificate. Interested people are asked to contact the school and supply contact details and a brief re-

sume by 3pm Monday 25 May, 2020.

For more information please see:

Expressions of Interest for HSC Presiding Officer

Mrs Denise Maloney (Year 7 & 8)

Mrs Jo Roberti (Year 9 & 11)

Mr Damian Wanstall (Year 10 & 12)

Deputy Principals

Kellyville High School

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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Update from the Office

As Week 3 of Term 2 comes to a close, we are overjoyed to have our students and fellow staff return to us.

Although the last few weeks have been quite the adjustment, we—as a team—have overcome these changes, as our ad-

ministration staff have continuously upheld school values; to strive for collective efficacy whether they are working on-

site or at home. I would like to congratulate the entirety of our SASS team for their efforts during this unprecedented

time.

We have introduced new safety measures within the front office to ensure the protection of our students, staff and outer

community. These measures include:

• The installation of safety shields on both the parent and student counters;

• The implementation of procedures that allow only 2 people at the counter at a time;

• The placement of hand sanitiser at each counter for students and parents to use after contact with staff; and

• The introduction of PPT gear for our office staff when handling sick students—these include department-

supplied capes, protective goggles, and gloves. The sick bay is also routinely cleaned and sanitised after each use.

These measures have proved to be successful, and have limited student and staff contact with potential risk factors. We

encourage the community to continue to interact with the office as normal.

We are still able to receive POP and cash payments. Further measures have been put in place for cash handling, as well.

To end, I would also like to extend my congratulations to Miss Samantha Henry (SASS) who works in our front office.

Samantha has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Western Sydney University. Due to Covid-19, she

was unable to attend her own graduation ceremony. Today, the SASS team organised a mock graduation for Samantha

to celebrate her achievements.

Mrs M. Hood

Relieving School Administration Manager

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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WHS Update

Updated safety measures have similarly been implemented throughout the whole school as students and staff make

their return. Our contracted cleaners are also completing an extra 7 hours’ contracted cleaning to accommodate the re-

turn of our students.

These measures include:

• Safe ‘social distancing’ signs have been placed throughout the classrooms and school areas;

• Updated signs on outer gates have been placed, outlining the phased return-to-school status;

• Hand sanitisers, paper towels and hand wipes have been placed in all classrooms and staffrooms; and

• Canteen lunch breaks have been split into two time slots to allow for smaller groups to access the canteen.

Healthy Canteens have outlines their Health & Safety Procedures below:

Mrs P. Isaac

Business Manager

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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From the Welfare Team—Week 3

Welcome back to some face to face learning. It has been wonderful seeing our beloved students this week. Just a re-

minder that coming back to school may be a very challenging time for some of our students, so keep an eye out for any-

thing out of ordinary and reach out to us for support where you need it. Linked below, you will also find a very exten-

sive list of DOE endorsed Wellbeing support services that you can access if required.

School Photos

We were expecting our school photos to arrive this term, however as a result of the widespread impact of COVID-19

advanced life photography have had to pause the operation of their photographic branches and customer service until

schools resume in a more full time capacity. As such the arrival of school photos have been postponed. Student ID cards

have arrived and have been issued, any student who has not received their ID card can come to the student counter and

collect their card on their next allocated school day.

Tell Them From Me Survey

This year Kellyville High School is again participating in the Tell Them From

Me survey. Tell Them From Me is a suite of surveys for measuring student

engagement and wellbeing. The surveys are used to capture student, parent

and teacher voices, providing reliable evidence for schools to use in identify-

ing strengths and areas for improvement.

The reports provide information that can help schools in their annual plan-

ning and reporting activities, by helping to identify emerging issues and plan

for improvement. The information provided to the school from these surveys is very valuable in helping us identify

ways to build on and improve our school community to benefit of all stakeholders

As a result of the impact of COVID-19 we are requesting that students complete this survey at home during their allo-

cated wellbeing lesson. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, is anonymous and does not require

parent assistance. If you do not wish for your child to partake in this survey please return the non-consent form to the

school on your child’s next rostered day.

Your child would have come home with a letter containing a unique username and password, they will need this infor-

mation to complete the survey. Please disregard the dates on the letter, the survey window has been extended to the

29th of May. If your child did not attend on their allocated day, their unique username and password has been posted

home.

More information about the survey is available here:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

To complete the survey your child needs to use this address:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/login.htm

You can also access the following services that support mental

health and wellbeing during these unprecedented times here:

Supporting Mental Health & Wellbeing in a Changing World

Mrs W. Limmer

Relieving Head Teacher Welfare

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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The Last Pure

Elodi Marshall assumed the rest of her life was going to be studying and graduating with her best friend Ozzie. However, after

meeting a strange boy that moved to town with his family, she finds herself wrapped up in a situation. Elodi is in trouble and some-

one is after her and her power. With Pure blood flowing through her system, she isn't safe, not even with her best friend.

On the 14th of April I had the delight of finishing writing a 370 page novel. On April 15th I had the delight of having a

printed out version of the novel. On the 20th of April I was emailed by Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) that my

second novel had finally been published on their website.

I am finally excited to announce the story of Elodi Marshall, her quirky best friend, Ozzie Reed and her beloved boy-

friend, Paris Grey. Elodi is thrown into a new discovery that she is a supernatural creature believed to be known as a

Pure, (werewolf, vampire and witch) and now it is her responsibility to be the protector of the two worlds, Humans and

Supernaturals.

I want to say thank you to all my English teachers I had the pleasure of being taught by since starting at Kellyville High

School in 2016. Thank you to the teachers who were there to guide me, and support me through the ups and downs of

high school. Thank you to my Year Advisor, Ms Shakas and (assistant Year Advisor) Miss Georgey.

Thank you to friends and family, as well as peers and classmates for giving me support while going through the process

of writing and self publishing. And a quick thanks to Elodi, Ozzie and Paris for letting me tell your story.

Stay tuned for the next couple books in the series, Elodi’s story isn’t over yet!

Kate B

Year 11

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Kellyville HS We are a vibrant and innovative learning community that is committed to delivering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment. Every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best

through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful and supportive school. Students will grow into glob-al digital citizens.

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Film and Screen Writing Course

Due to the close association the Kellyville High School Media Team now has with the Australian Film Television and

Radio School (AFTRS), I was recently offered a place in a prestigious and sought after course. The course is fully funded

by AFTRS and covers the art of writing and shooting films.

The course involves working with an experienced screen writer to learn the art of screenwriting through writing a short

film – from initial conception through to the development of my story (which was about returning to school after lock-

down).

It is an intensive and rewarding course which has sparked my interest in creative writing and writing for the screen. I

am always provided with valuable feedback from my tutor, Thomas Wilson-White. Thomas has written and filmed sev-

eral well-known films, Fish River and The Greenhouse.

Topic areas include;

Developing Engaging Characters - Getting the basics of structure and plot, and how to write visually, Compelling story-

lines- Learning about the different types of films, and where to find ideas and inspiration and Screenplay layout - “What

is story?” and how does it work in short form?

I am also learning how to lay out my screenplay according to industry standards using Celtx.

The film produced recently by the Media Team (Barrangal Skin) has been selected as a finalist in a London Film Festival.

The Dept. of Education will soon share the film on a newly developed online Hub called Student Voices

Ryan D

Year 10

Mathsonline Term 2 2020

Please note that fees are charged pro-rata ($5 per term of usage). If students pay for membership in Term 1, the price

is $20. If they pay in Term 2, the price is $15 and so on.

For more information, you can visit the website mathsonline.com.au or contact Mrs Moy at the school on 8824 5955.

Mrs T. Moy

Mathematics Faculty

Title: Mathsonline Term 2 2020 Group: All students

Details:

The Mathematics Faculty at Kellyville High School offers membership to Mathsonline. It is an excellent online program that offers tutorials, questions, quizzes and feedback to students in Mathematics. If you would like your child to have access to Mathsonline until February 2021, the price is just $15. This amount is payable to the office or online at any time during Term 2 2020.

Cost: $15.00