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Kellyville High School Learning | Excellence | Integrity

VOLUME 16 – EDITION 8 06 September 2019

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. Page 1 | 7

CALENDAR CHECK 2019 | Term 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W8B 09 Sep HSC Music Due 09 - 13 Sep Y11 Yearly Exams 10 Sep ICAS Writing 12 Sep ICAS English _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W9A 16 - 20 Sep Y11 VET Placements 19 Sep ICAS Mathematics _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W10B 23 - 27 Sep #KHSEuro19 24 Sep GAT Challenge 25 Sep Y12 Breakfast @ 8 am Graduation Rehearsal 26 Sep Y12 Graduation @ 9 am 27 Sep Y12 Formal @ 6 pm _________________________________________________________________________________________________

2019 | Term 4

W1A 14 Oct ALL Staff and Students return 15 Oct 2020 HSC Info evening 6.0pm HALL 17 Oct HSC Examinations commence _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W2B All Week HSC Examinations continue 22 Oct Y7 Sports Gala Day 25 Oct Y11 Yearly Reports published _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W3A All Week HSC Examinations continue All Week Y8 VALID Science examinations _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W4B All Week HSC Examinations continue All Week Y10 Yearly Examinations 05 Nov “Think You Know” forum 6pm HALL 05 Nov P&C Meeting 7pm LIBRARY 07 Nov Y7 Vaccinations 10 Nov P&C Bunnings BBQ Rouse Hill _________________________________________________________________________________________________ W5A 11 Nov Year Assemblies 13 – 17 Nov Duke Of Edinburgh SILVER _________________________________________________________________________________________________

W6B 19 Nov Recognition Assemblies 22 Nov Junior ART exhibition _________________________________________________________________________________________________

CELEBRATING SUCCESS

STAFF RECOGNITION | WSR Secondary Principals Council

Excellence in Administration | Mrs Joanne Jones

Excellence in Teaching | Mrs Sue Abbott

Excellence in Leadership | Mr Damian Wanstall

COMMUNITY NEWS

… … … Engaging Adolescents Program

The Marella Muse Vol 16 | Ed 8 06/09/19

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. Page 2 | 7

Principal Points

I have very impressed with Kellyville High School over the past two weeks I have been relieving as Principal. The staff are working very hard and continue to deliver quality learning experiences. The students are producing great work and are engaged actively in their learning.

Three of our Kellyville High School staff were awarded on Monday night for their outstanding efforts at the Western Sydney Secondary Principals Council ceremony held at Girraween High School. Ms Joanne Jones received an Excellence in Administration award, Mrs Sue Abbott (Science Faculty) was awarded an Excellence in Teaching award and Mr Damian Wanstall (Deputy Principal, Maths) received an Excellence in Leadership award. I was pleased to be able to be at this event to acknowledge these staff efforts. Congratulations to all of the recipients. Citations are at the end of the newsletter.

I was over-awed on Tuesday Night with the high quality major works on display from the Visual arts students as a part of their HSC course work. It was very difficult to select which piece of art would receive the Principals award, but I was captivated by the life cycle of the rose symbolic of her grandmother’s life, along with many other great pieces by such talented students.

The Principals Award | Chantell A

Conceptual Artmaking Practice | Anthony D

Material Artmaking Practice | Madison W

Also on Tuesday night I had the pleasure of watching the music, drama and dance performances. It was great to see students withstand the nerves, and perform in front of their peers, teachers and families.

It was a pleasure to meet with the P and C on Tuesday night and spend some time talking with the parents. It gave me a greater insight to the P and C’s priorities for the school and their plans for how they would like to support the school in the future.

Warm Regards,

Mrs J Hawken Relieving Principal

Deputy Diary

Year 11 Examinations Our Year 11 students are currently sitting their end of course examinations. Students are reminded to call the school when they cannot make it to an exam, and bring a medical certificate to the Deputy Principal on the next day they attend so that the examination can be rescheduled. Staff have commented on the excellent behaviour exhibited by the students during this examination period. Well done Year 11!!

EXITING THE SCHOOL - Positive Behaviour for Learning! This week we have reminded the school about our PB4L expectations on exiting the school safely of an afternoon. Our S’RREAL matrix highlights the following behaviours as we exit the school. Please reinforce these expectations with your child.

Entrances & Exits

Safe • I keep entrances and exits clear • I use the appropriate exit • Avoid loitering outside school grounds. • Avoid contact with strangers

Responsible & Respectful • I don’t make contact with people outside of

the school grounds. • I do not disturb houses next to the school • Respect the rights of others

Engaged & Active • I use the exits during the right time. • Speak politely to school staff.

Learners • I apply the school rules outside of schools.

Breezeway / Bus Zones

Safe • Walk safely to bus when announced • Wait patiently • Stay in my seat

Responsible & Respectful • Speak politely to teachers and bus drivers. • Use a quiet voice. • I observe bus etiquette

Engaged & Active • Be attentive when waiting for the bus. • Present your bus pass on boarding of the

bus. • Press button if you need to get off at that bus

stop. Learners

• Watch for your stop. • Understand the rules that apply on board the

bus. • Maintain school image through my

behaviour.

Mrs J Roberti / Mr D Wanstall Deputy Principals

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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 global digital citizens. Page 3 | 7

GREASE – The Musical!

A LABOUR OF LOVE This year’s Kellyville High School production of Grease was a huge success! 13 teachers and over 60 students contributed an accumulated ten THOUSAND hours of their own time to pull together one of the biggest and best productions this little school has ever seen.

The talented Mrs Smith led her wonderful student band, featuring Ms Burr on saxophone, through an array of Grease classics. The art faculty, together with the tenacious Mrs Nash and Mrs Zammit and with help from the amazing Stocker and Dunbar families, pulled together the stage elements expertly. The hundreds of beautiful custom-made costumes, created by Mrs Bailey and her crew, contributed a strong sense of character and setting to the musical.

The performance was expertly directed and choreographed by Ms De Mellow, Mrs Richards, Ms Taylor and myself who breathed life into the world and characters of Rydel High School with dedication and panache. Grease was spectacular by all measures. The expensive and beautiful lighting, the colourful sets and the custom sound designs all came together wonderfully, providing a professional sheen to an already excellent production.

But the stars of the show were the students; the ever patient but fierce stage crew, the brilliant and supportive tech crew, the spectacular band, the reliable and level headed costume, hair and makeup crew, the incredibly sweet and talented ensemble cast and of course, the beautiful, caring and amazingly dedicated lead actors who went above and beyond to bring genuinely engaging performances to our stage every single night.

For theatre kids, the long days and nights, the multiple fundraising events, the hundreds of mini-disasters and the literal blood, sweat and tears were all worth it. So why do we do all of this? Well, “when we go out at night and stars are shining bright up in the skies above, or at the high school dance - where you can find romance – maybe, it might be love.”

Mr T Langford CAPA Faculty THE BAND The musical band for Grease comprised of students from years 7-11 and rehearsed every Tuesday afternoon from 3:15-5pm from Term 2 until the musical, as well as 1 whole week of the July school holidays in preparation for the 4 shows. They worked well together as a team, demonstrating the KHS values of learning and integrity throughout the whole process and performances. Some of the students had never worked as part of an ensemble before. They learnt a lot about working as team and watching the conductor! We also had an alumni of KHS come in as a bass guitar tutor, Gareth E, who helped Lara with her playing and TAB reading of the bass guitar parts. The experience as a whole was invaluable to all and I hope they continue to play and enjoy music throughout their years at KHS and beyond.

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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 global digital citizens. Page 4 | 7

Many thanks to these wonderful students (and staff) and their musical skills that they brought to this band:

Kelly K Yr 11 – Piano/percussion Max C Yr 10 – Piano/percussion Lachlan H Yr 10 – Drums Gayathree S Yr 9 – Flute Lara D Yr 9 – Bass Guitar Daniel C Yr 9 – Electric Guitar Judah A Yr 8 – Acoustic Guitar Austin Barker – Electric Guitar Ms N Burr (Music Teacher) - Saxophone Mrs B Smith CAPA Faculty

Grease was definitely the highlight of 2019, and the whole band is grateful for being a part of it. The band this year was made up of a flautist, a saxophonist, an acoustic guitar player, two electric guitar players, a bass guitar player, a drummer and two pianists – and, of course, a conductor! We came together on Tuesday afternoons to work on all of the major songs in the musical. The last week of rehearsal helped us sort out scene changes and underscoring. Learning and perfecting the songs did take quite some time for us, but the end product was so worth it. We have made so many memories inside band that we will always cherish, and long-lasting friendships. We have gotten to know each other much better after getting involved in this year’s production, whether it be band, the ensemble, leads or backstage/crew.

The last night of the performance was a bit sad as it would be our last time playing together for the year, but we were extremely happy with the way the Grease music turned out. One bonus of being in the band was being able to watch the musical when we weren’t playing, so some of the band had memorised the actors’ lines!

All of the people who participated in musical got a chance to watch it in the hall. After watching Grease on a big screen, I can confirm that our band sounded amazing! Thank you to all of the people who were involved in the band this year and made it extra special for everyone.

The band is looking forward to our musical challenge next year! Gayathree S, Year 9 Student

Did you also know Emma S. choreographed the finale dance? Did you also know that it was an Ensemble member who suggested to run through the audience after bows? How about the fact that Lachlan H. improvised most of his jokes? Or Thomas H. always had an idea about movement and spacing?

These are just a couple of examples of how amazing it was to work and collaborate with students. ‘Grease’ has never been my favourite musical, but these kids have turned it into one of the most memorable experiences to date. There were countless times when I turned to an amazing musical teacher or student and asked "What do you think?" The 'creativity well' was always full because of it. The Lighting and Sound crew were also the most wonderful and professional group of Year 9 students. They adjusted under time pressure and were incredibly supportive.

Overall, I'm so glad to have worked on this musical! I can't thank everyone involved enough for their support.

"Being in the musical is so much fun! You get to be part of a family that you have fun and laugh with. Everyone is so supportive and performing is exhilarating!"

Selma D, Year 9 Student

Ms C De Mellow English Faculty

The Marella Muse Vol 16| Ed 8 06/09/19

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. Page 5 | 7

Shisui HS Visit 2019 Our Japanese visitors arrived for the 8th annual tour of our school recently and had an action packed program of events which this year included a STEM robotics class, cooking pavlova and the annual sporting contest between the two schools. A big thank you to those families who billeted students and to those staff – Ms K Evans, Mr t Malak, Ms M Gazzera, Ms K Meredith, Mr F Caprarelli – who supervised the events.

Mrs H Ruys / Mr D Wanstall Visit Coordinators

The Marella Muse Vol 16| Ed 8 06/09/19

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. Page 6 | 7

Duke of Edinburgh | Cox’s River The Award supports the next generation to find their purpose, passion and place in the world.

As they set out to explore and discover their potential, today’s young people face a broad range of challenges. If they are to succeed, they need the skills, resilience and understanding to help them take on whatever life may throw their way.

The Award helps young people to do just that – to develop the character and confidence to take the future in their stride.

“Put all excuses aside and remember this: you are capable.” - Zig Zigler

Last week, myself, and 23 other students went to Cox’s River for two nights from Thursday to Saturday as part of our Duke of Edinburgh program.

On Thursday, after departing school, our team hiked from the Explorers tree to the Old Ford Campsite. This hike was around 9km. Once we reached the campsite, we were given time to set up our tents and any other equipment. Unfortunately, the water at this site was not suitable for drinking, however, Mr Thomas kindly provided clean water for all of us. Following this, a group of us played a game of touch footy, boys vs. girls before having dinner, then settling down for the night. Thursday night was very cold and got to around -3 degrees, but thankfully we had a nice warm fire to get out of bed for.

On our second day of the trip, we hiked to Cox’s River Camping Ground. The hike was just under 10km, with lots of farmland and many horses. We had to cross a swing bridge over the river to get to the camp. The support of each other made us all so much more confident in doing this. The hike took 4 and a half hours, just arriving at the camp ground when the sun was setting. We spotted lots of kangaroos! We quickly set up camp and started cooking dinner before the sun went down. Unfortunately, this campsite had a fire ban, leaving us all anxious about the night ahead. We had a bit more trouble getting into bed this second night - we just couldn’t stop talking!

We woke up bright and early Saturday morning at 6:30a,, trying to warm up together, without a campfire. We decamped and prepared for the 10km hike ahead of us all. The hike back to the bus was a lot more difficult, but took us less time. This only proves that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. After arriving at the buses, we were all super sad that the camp was coming to an end, but excited to be back in our own cosy, warm beds. The drive home was (unsurprisingly) loud and we all reminisced on the wonderful time we had together. The stop at McDonalds on the way back home made the trip worth it!

The Marella Muse Vol 16| Ed 8 06/09/19

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. Page 7 | 7

Of course, this camp couldn’t go on without our amazing teachers: Miss Mitai, Mrs Joyner, Mrs Bavaro and especially, Mr Thomas! We admire all of you so much and are so thankful to have you!

Jasmin M, Year 9 Student

This trip was well summed up by a few other students:

“Duke of Ed is one of the best experiences ever to come to KHS. People of all different backgrounds, friend groups and personalities. I had so much fun not really meeting new people - rather spending time with people I’ve met, just haven’t hung out with! There’s so much to do and it doesn’t matter if you hate camping or love it, everyone has the best time at the end of the day. This camp truly brought people together and creates a family within the group. I consider everyone here a close friend because although it was only one camp, I had the best time and couldn’t have done it without you guys. Laughing around the fire at 8pm when it feels like midnight truly is the best thing ever and you make lasting memories.” - Lucy K

“My favourite part of duke Of Ed was the camp fires. everyone was talking and laughing and just having a good time. Watching the stars at night was really magical and we all got really close. It was honestly the best time.” - Tayla W

I loved that we got to build our friendships with people that we normally don't associate with. It was great that we were off our technology for a few days, so we could experience other great activities away from our technology” - Yomal W

“You get to know people who you don’t usually talk to and get to know their personalities. It’s also a very action packed experience where you get to truly see nature.” - Tom S

“My favourite part would be actually getting to talk to different people I haven’t talked to before. It was cool to learn a bit about each other. The creek was lit too.” - Nathan T

P&C News Pre-Loved Uniform Donations The Pre-Loved uniform shop is run by the school P & C to assist students and their families. Donations can be left at the reception office of the school. Year 12 families are especially encouraged to pass on pre-loved uniforms to the P&C to support families and our community. Square The P&C now have the use of a “SQUARE” reader to enable point of sale transactions in the pre-loved uniform shop and at all other BBQs and functions. This will make transactions much easier for our community and enhance the ability of the P&C to raise additional funds to support our students and families. At the Next Meeting TUES 5 NOV “Think You Know” will make a community presentation prior to our next meeting from 6pm in the hall.

Following that meeting, the P&C meeting will occur in the Library at 7pm and the school leadership team will discuss trends in HSC data for Kellyville HS and the way that staff and executive analyse HSC and Trial HSC data to improve pedagogy and overall student performance.

I hope you can join us at that meeting!

Mr D Kempe P&C President

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Western Sydney SPC Hills & Parramatta Excellence in Public Education Awards Joanne Jones

Kitchen Assistant (Student Administration Officer)

Nominated for ‘Excellence in Administration’ WSSPC Award

Mrs Joanne Jones is a highly experienced and dedicated administrative officer who has worked closely with Head Teachers, staff and students at Kellyville High School in the TAS faculty and Office. Her diligent and professional demeanour has been an asset to the teaching staff with the delivery of Technical Applied Science lessons, ensuring the procurement of consumables and teaching resources are ordered and delivered in a timely manner. Her management of the kitchen facilities, fresh produce storage and kitchen equipment has been meticulously maintained as well as the budget expenditure reporting to the Head Teacher. She is willing to try new technologies and processes by learning the SAP procurement website whilst sourcing the best quality fresh produce to be utilised by the students. Her work has had an enormous impact on the TAS faculty and Kellyville High School as a whole and her friendly approachable manner makes her a pleasure to work with.

Western Sydney SPC Hills & Parramatta Excellence in Public Education Awards Suzanne Abbott

Science Teacher & School Timetable Coordinator

Nominated for ‘Excellence in Leadership’ WSSPC Award

Suzanne is a highly experienced Science teacher who is an invaluable asset to the Science Faculty at Kellyville High School. She works as a mentor to both new and beginning teachers and experienced staff where she guides and nurtures effective teaching pedagogies within the team. Her innovative ideas are utilised to design programs and assessment task that effectively engage students and significantly increase the achievement of learning outcomes for all students. Suzanne’s HSC Chemistry classes experience outstanding success, where cohorts consistently achieve well above the state average and in recent years 40% of individuals obtained either a Band 5 or Band 6 result. Her calm and caring nature coupled with her dedication to the school make her extremely well respected by both students and her colleges. Suzanne’s talents are not limited to the classroom and are demonstrated through her role designing the whole school timetable. Here, her remarkable understanding of the needs of the school are used to solve complex problems and devise appropriate solutions so that the school can continue to function effectively and meet the needs of all stakeholders. Suzanne’s hard working attitude, passion for teaching and her ‘student-first’ philosophy makes her the most suitable nomination for this award.

Western Sydney SPC Hills & Parramatta Excellence in Public Education Awards Damian Wanstall Deputy Principal & Maths Teacher Nominated for ‘Excellence in Leadership’ WSSPC Award Damian Wanstall was appointed to Kellyville High School as Deputy Principal in 2012 straight from his merit selection from the Centre for Learning Innovation. Mr Wanstall is an outstanding and innovative teacher of mathematics and the students love his classes from year 7 to year 12.

He inspires the teachers at our school to innovate in their classrooms and feel that they can share their mastery stories for the benefit and development of others. Curriculum innovation has been led by Mr Wanstall in collaboration with other school leaders. He has attended international conferences to sharpen his own understanding of the mechanics of curriculum innovation and why it is important for 21st century learners. Our school is the pilot school for a student driven inquiry based learning innovation which he designed and wrote based on the work of Andy McNair and inspired by Dr Carol Dweck. It is a passion-based course chosen by all year 7 and year 8 students, embodying research and data into action – engaging and motivating students and the staff delivering that curriculum.

Mr Wanstall has led Professional Learning at Kellyville High since 2012. Mr Wanstall selects, develops and makes the best use of staff experience and expertise and promotes evidence-based teaching practices throughout our school. This in turn has created a school wide culture focused on continually learning how to improve teacher effectiveness. He has planned with the senior executive annual School Development Days and leadership conferences that are evaluated by staff as the best professional learning they have ever attended. He relies on their evaluations to constantly improve the quality of teachers’ Professional Learning. He is engaging as a speaker and able to weave changes into presentations to suit the needs of the participants.

As leader of the strategic direction team of Practice, he has successfully communicated and promoted the case for analysis of relevant data to support the positive behaviour for the learning framework at our school. He has modelled data analysis and used that data to monitor progress, set targets and make decisions.

Mr Wanstall has forged strong international links. He is about to complete his fourth tour of Europe and just hosted the eighth International visit from Shisui High School, Japan. While in Europe, we have exchanged projects on monuments, immigration and culture to enhance not only the engagement of the students but also an understanding of global community issues.

Mr Wanstall is completely committed to public education and public education is the beneficiary of his work throughout his career.