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From the Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents and Carers
The Circus is coming to town!
The “Bite-Sized Circus” – Littlest Show on Earth! will be at our school, under the big top on our oval on
Tuesday 18th November for a performance at 6.30pm. Bookings are now being taken and Bite-Sized
Circus will give preference to anyone who writes "UC High School Kaleen" in the message form of the
online bookings. See the flyer in the newsletter for more information.
Bookings can be made from the site: www.bitesizedcircus.com or by phoning: 0414 823417. The tent will
go up on the oval on Sunday Night. Could the community please keep a watchful eye out. There will be a
security presence at all times.
To get feedback from the community on the Annual Operating Plan 2015 there will be a combined P&C
and Board Community Consultation Meeting on Wednesday 3rd of December from 6.00pm till 7.00pm in
the school library. All members of the community are invited. We need your input into the plans for next
year. This meeting will replace the proposed Community Consultation Meetings.
UCAN Perform – ‘Big Night Out’ will be coming your way on the 10th December. There will be a community
BBQ run by the P&C from 5.00pm till 6.00pm. In that hour there will a range of exhibitions, travelling
performances and displays. A two hour show will follow in the gym, featuring Rock Bands, Dance, Circus
and Drama plus a few other surprises. Entry will be by family or individual donation. All monies raised will
go towards covering the cost of the hire of equipment for the evening and towards purchasing more
materials for UCAN Perform.
Our Year 7 enrolments for 2015 are well over 70. If you know of any community members who have not
enrolled for next year could you strongly encourage them to do so. If your child won’t be at UC High School
next year could you please also let us know?
The school has made a decision to buy further services to support the wellbeing of our students. We will
have a Youth School Nurse for two days a week and counselling services will be provided by Menslink for
two hours a week. This combined with a counsellor for two days a week will give the school the capacity to
support our students and be more proactive in building strong sustainable programs.
I can confirm that our Musician in Residence Aron Lyon will be working for two days a week next year and
UCAN Rock – Rock Bands Pathway will be stronger than ever. Ryan Whitmore will continue as our Dance
Teacher in Residence and will take more a of leadership role in UCAN Perform productions. Michael
Rosenberg will continue with the Ukulele program.
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK cont...
You will receive application forms for the following
educational programs for 2015 shortly:
UCAN Excel Year 7 / 8
UCAN Excel Year 9 /10,
UCAN Perform - Rock Pathways,
UCAN Perform – Ukulele (Year 7 only),
UCAN Perform – Dance Year 7 to 10
UCAN Perform – Circus Year 7 to 10
Planning of the UC High School components of the
Belconnen Regional Trade Centre are happening at a
rapid pace and we aren’t far away from construction
beginning on a potting shed, new greenhouse and a
refit of the hospitality area.
Please note our school email address has
changed from info@kaleenhs.act.edu.au to:
UCHSKaleen.Information@ed.act.edu.au
As always if you have any concerns please make
contact with me.
Denis Dickinson
Principal
UC High School Kaleen
UCHSK ELECTRONICS POLICY
The emerging technologies of electronic devices are a
part of everyday life and can add value to a student’s
educational experience if appropriately incorporated into
the learning program. However, some use is inappropriate
in the school environment and can be disruptive to student
learning.
The major issues relating to the use of electronic devices
in the school environment include:
Disruption to educational programs through the
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receipt and transmission of messages
Privacy concerns related to the ability of many
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devices to take photographs or record
conversations without the knowledge or consent of
those being recorded
Access and interface with inappropriate materials
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via the internet
Potential for cyber bullying including the sender’s
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view that they have anonymity
Loss and/or theft
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Potential for breach of copyright
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Duty of care to take reasonable steps to prevent
persons being harmed by access to inappropriate
materials, by cyber bullying, by defamation and/or
threats of violence etc.
UC High School does not take responsibility for the
loss, theft or damage of a student’s electronic device.
Unless otherwise directed by a staff member; any
electronic device that is carried onto the school
premises, and/or into school environments by a
student must be switched off and kept out of sight
between the hours of 8.55am and 3.00pm, except
during recess and lunch.
Parents/Carers:
It is the responsibility of parents/carers to support and
reinforce the school policy regarding the acceptable use of
electronic devices at UC High School Kaleen and to
ensure that their child is complying with the policy.
In the event that emergency phone communication
between students and families is necessary,
communication should take place through the Front
Office by phoning 62055811.
Any misuse of mobile phones will result in
confiscation of the phone by the Principal.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
18 Nov
26 Nov
3 Dec
4 Dec
5 Dec
9 Dec
10 Dec
Bite-Sized Circus 6.30pm
Issue 8 Newsletter
P&C Meeting 6.00 - 7.00pm
Year 10 Formal
Last day of Year 10
Year 10 Graduation Assembly
P&C Community BBQ 5.00pm
UCAN Big Night Out 6.00pm
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DEFINITIONS
School premises: includes school buildings and also
school grounds.
School environment: includes school premises,
excursions, camps and other school organised functions
and activities.
Electronic device: includes, but is not limited to, mobile
phones, laptop computers, music and video players, still
and video cameras, voice recorders, instant messaging
services, personal digital assistants, handheld games and
various other functions commonly found within these
devices.
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ISSUE IN BRIEF
Page 1
From the Principal’s Desk
Page 2
From the Principal’s Desk
UCHSK Electronics Policy
Page 3
Issue in Brief
Contacting Students
Student Absences
Before & after School Supervision
Page 4
UCHSK Uniform Policy
Uniform News
Page 5
WEX News
Page 6
Ready Steady Cook
Snapshot
Literacy week update
Halloween in the Library
Coffee Club
Page 7
Year 10 School Shirts
P&C News
Japan Club
Year 10 2014 Dates to Remember
Advertising
Page 8
Community News
Anzac Spirit Competition
Hospitality News
Page 9
Faculty Report
Advertising
Page 10
Advertising
Page 11
Advertising
Page 12
Advertising
Page 13
Advertising
STUDENT ABSENCES
Please call 62055813 if your child is going to be
absent from school. We would appreciate
contact with the school before 9.30am.
A message can be left on the answering
machine prior to 8.30am.
A reminder that when students sign in late, they
must return the white slip to the attendance office
the following day with a parent/guardian
signature.
Or email to: rollsoffice@kaleenhs.act.edu.au
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION
The school does not provide supervision before and
after school.
Parents are asked to make sure that students come
to school as close as possible before the bell rings
at 8.55am and that they are picked up at 3.00pm.
Executive staff are on duty at the bus stop until
3.20pm and the front office should be contacted in
an emergency.
UCHS Kaleen newsletters are completed in weeks
3 and 7 every term. They are sent home via email
and displayed on our webpage each month for
viewing by our school community.
Parents are often advised of school activities and
events in the newsletters so it is very important
that you advise us of any changes to your email
address.
If you would like your newsletter sent
electronically, please email:
UCHSKaleen.Information@ed.act.edu.au
with your current email address.
CONTACTING STUDENTS
Occasionally parents/carers need to contact young
people at school. The school will make every effort to
facilitate immediate contact in an emergency or
otherwise urgent situation.
However, we ask that parents/carers be patient with
the school in the case of non-urgent
situations. School staff will endeavour to get
messages to students in a way that minimises
disruption to student learning.
The school minimises the use of the PA system for
this reason. The PA system will generally not be
used to contact individual students. In non-urgent
situations students will be asked to make contact with
parents during recess or lunch breaks.
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UC HIGH SCHOOL KALEEN UNIFORM POLICY
Thankyou to the many students (and their families)
who have shown their support by wearing our school
uniform. Students at UC High School Kaleen are
strongly encouraged to adhere to the uniform
guidelines, and it is compulsory to wear school
uniform on excursions, and at various school
functions.
The following clothing items are included in our
Uniform Policy:
Tops School uniform tops embroidered with the
UCHS Kaleen Logo (available by order from the
Front Office)
Pants/Shorts/Skirts Students may wear navy,
black or dark grey pants, trackpants or shorts.
Female students may wear box pleat skirts. Shorts/
skirts need to be an appropriate length (mid
thigh or longer).
Jumpers/Hoodies School Hoodies/Hoodie Jackets,
Polar Fleeces and Rugby Tops are available by
order from the Front Office. Students may also wear
plain navy jumpers, hoodies or jackets.
Footwear Sports shoes (Runners/Joggers) or black
leather shoes. Enclosed shoes are a safety
requirement for Science, Technology and Cooking.
Caps/hats are encouraged for sun protection
outside, but must be taken off inside.
Ordering Uniforms
Uniform tops can be easily purchased via our Front
Office. Students are welcome to come in and try on
various sizes and payment can be made by cash,
cheque or credit card.
We endeavor to hold as much variety of stock as
possible (within financial constraints), however there
is sometimes a delay of 2 -3 weeks in providing a
particular item if we have run out of stock and an
order needs to be placed with our supplier in
Melbourne.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties with
purchasing school uniform, please contact Denis
Dickinson, Principal, on 62055811 to discuss.
If you have any uniform queries, please contact our
Uniform Coordinator, Tania Carnegie, on 62413308,
email tcdoc@grapevine.com.au, or contact the
friendly staff at the Front Office on 62055811.
UNIFORM NEWS LAST CHANCE SALE
We have a small collection of iconic
‘Limited Edition’ unclaimed
2014 Year 10 tops.
PE Sports shoes (Runners/Joggers). For hygiene
reasons it is requested that students bring a plain T
Shirt to change into for PE classes.
Prices now slashed to
$10!!!
Students who are inappropriately dressed may
be required to change into clothing provided by
the school.
Tops may only be purchased by Year 10
students or Staff, so rush in quick to
grab a bargain before they all go!
No singlet-type garments or those that expose the
midriff are permitted. Thongs or backless shoes are
not acceptable. In some cases parents will be
contacted.
Secondhand Stock
We have a small supply of secondhand stock.
If you have any uniforms (in reasonable condition!)
that your child has grown out of, particularly Dri
Polo’s, we would greatly appreciate it if you would
consider donating them to the school. All donations
can be left with the Front Office.
Ladies Size 12 – ‘Harvay’
Ladies Size 12 – ‘Radical Rump’
Ladies Size 16 – ‘Mrs Vanders’
Men’s/ Unisex Size M – “LAUU”
If you would like to purchase a top, please
see Mr Barry, Tania (in the WEX Room) or the
wonderful ladies at the Front Office
Be the envy of all your friends!
Tania Carnegie
Uniform Coordinator
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WEX NEWS
Congratulations to the following students for
Term 3 was again busy with several of our
completing their National Construction Induction
students attending a variety of work experience
Card (White card) and Asbestos Awareness
placements. Please join me in congratulating
training at the Capital Training Institute
the following students who have successfully
completed all, or part, of their WEX placement
since the last newsletterMatthew L – Zookeeper
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Chelsea G – Travel Agent
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Emily C – Veterinarian/Vet Nursing
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Brooke S – Games Designer
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Ben Q - Games Designer
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Andrew F - Games Designer
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Lachlan AW – Games Designer
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Dean K – Fitness Instructor
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Luke G – Mechanic
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Luke G (again!) - Recycling/Retail
(completed Term 3)
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James H - Mechanic
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Jess L - Childcare
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Damon H – Animal Attendant
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Eliza B – Zookeeper
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Leah C - Zookeeper
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Dan C – Games Designer
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Brad S – Auto Electrician
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Lofi – Fitness Instructor
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Peter P – Early Childhood Teacher (IEC)
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Anii B – Painter and Decorator
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Jillian Q – Animal Attendant
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Tom S – Event Management
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Katherine T – Museum/Gallery
Conservator/Attendant
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Amy F – Nursing
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Alese C – Photographer
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Charlotte H – Environmental/
Administration
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Kessia P – Childcare
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Brian C – Librarian
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Isaac P – Office Duties (completed Term
3)
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Connor D – Recycling/Retail (completed
Term 3)
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Stephen M - Recycling/Retail (completed
Term 3)
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Fabia A – Office Duties/Library (completed
Term 3)
and also
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Christian F – Recycling/Retail
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Aidan C – IT/Signals Directorate
Who have both already attended their
placement this term.
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Jamie W
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James H
and well done to these students for securing a
spot in the upcoming Careers with Animals Day
Out (31st October)
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Christian F
Emily C
Van L
Alese C
Tahnee I
Mikaela N
We are excited to welcome
Communities@Work as one of our business
partners with the school. Plans are underway
for an ‘Uncovered Day’ to visit their facilities
and learn more about the programs offered by
their organisation. A small number of students
will be offered the opportunity to visit the
Narrabundah Childcare Centre and the
Tuggeranong Community Centre to learn about
career opportunities such as childcare, aged
care, social services and community work.
Following from this, there will be opportunities
in WEX and ASBA’s for interested students with
a reciprocal agreement for our school to host a
preschool visit later in the term. The Uncovered
Day is offered to Year 9/10 students only - if
your child is interested in attending please
encourage them to speak with Ms Omufila as
soon as possible as there are limited spaces
available.
In addition we are also engaging in preliminary
discussions with one of our Beacon business
supporters regarding possible WEX and ASBA
opportunities for our students – watch this
space!
If you have any queries regarding careers
advice or work experience, please come and
visit us in the WEX Room, or leave a message
at the Front Office on 62055811.
Faith Omufila and Tania Carnegie
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READY STEADY COOK
FROM
THE PRINCIPAL’S
DESK BEE
LITERACY
WEEK
UPDATE - SPELLING
Last week the year 8’s had a Ready Steady Cook
class. This involved the students receiving a list of
ingredients that they could use, with no further
instructions other than they must present a dish
within the allocated time slot, name it and present it
for marking by Ms. Omufila.
It took us awhile to get there, but the final of the
2014 Spelling Bee has been held. It seems you had
to be named ‘Lachlan’ to succeed, with Lachlan
(Year 10) taking first place, and Lachlan (Year 8)
coming in second. Well done to all the finalists, who
managed to correctly spell words they claimed to
have never heard, demonstrating their excellent
understanding of spelling rules.
They did an amazing job . Each group came up with
a creative, clever, well presented dish; none of them
being the original recipe of zucchini slice!! Dishes
consisted of:
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Breakfast Pizza - by Andrew and Nick
English Breakfast - by Drew and Steve
Fritters - by Lauren and Bec
Savoury Muffins - by Zoe and Miriam
Zucchini Bake – by Julia and Kira
Special Rice dish – by Hajar and Tim
These sessions will continue for the following weeks
with other year levels, to provide students with
opportunities to put their cooking skills into practice
as they move to independent living in future years.
LITERACY WEEK UPDATE - BOOK SWAP
Thanks to everyone who donated and swapped
books. We raised $25 for the Indigenous Literacy
Foundation. Given that we only asked for a gold
coin donation, this is a great result, and we plan to
run this activity again in 2015.
HALLOWEEN IN THE LIBRARY
Other upcoming projects involve Special Event
Catering Cake Competitions, Christmas Trees and
Gingerbread people.
We welcome Petra on board. Our new and
hardworking Food Technology Assistant. What a
great team... watch this space!
Faith Omufila
SNAPSHOP
A little spooky fun!
COFFEE CLUB
Lauren and Bec perfecting their fritters!
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The coffee club continues to flourish and attracts
Food Technology/ Hospitality students as well as
other students keen to acquire coffee preparation
skills as an added advantage when looking for
part-time jobs. Congratulations to
Max S and Fabia A for their outstanding
commitment and participation in running the
Coffee Club. Also a huge thankyou to all the staff
who have continued to support the Coffee Club
through purchasing and encouraging students.
We are moving forward to developing our very
own VET course in 2016. We hope to have a
commercial bay set up in our school kitchen in
2015!
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FROM
THE PRINCIPAL’S
DESK
YEAR
10 2014
DATES TO REMEMBER
YEAR 10 SCHOOL SHIRTS
Year 10 School Shirts are now available to order.
The shirts have been chosen from a selection by the
Year 9 students and are in school colours. The
school logo will be on the front left hand side and
their chosen nickname in vinyl lettering on the back
with “15”for 2015 composed on the sleeves.
Nicknames will be vetted by the school to ensure
they are appropriate.
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The Abbey / Versatile Restaurant
Federation Square Gol Creek
6.00 - 6.30pm Arrival - Parents are welcome
to stay until 6.30pm
6.30 - 7.00pm
Drinks on the deck
7.00pm
Meals served
11.00pm
Formal concludes
Cost for the shirts is $47.00 each which includes the
shirt, “15 on the sleeves and Nickname. The order is
to be placed with Mr Barry and payment must be
made to the front office. Students are welcome to
purchase more than one shirt if they choose. Please
see Mr Barry to try on shirts if you missed the
meeting.
Payment must be made by Friday 5th December to
ensure our shirts arrive at the start of 2015. If your
payment has not been made your shirt will not be
ordered.
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P&C NEWS
The P&C will be running a (user-pays) Community
BBQ prior to the "UCAN Perform" showcase on
December 10. The BBQ will run from 5 - 6pm and
during the interval of the show.
Please come along and share a snag with us
for dinner!
We will, of course, need volunteers to cook and
serve. If you are able to help, please email the
P&C at: uchskpnc@gmail.com and indicate your
preferred time slot(s) (either 4:15 - 5:15pm; 5:15 6pm or during the interval).
Thanks!
Janelle Kennard
P&C Secretary
JAPAN CLUB
JAPAN CLUB, EVERY FRIDAY LUNCH IN THE
JAPANESE ROOM.
WATCH ANIME, TV SHOWS AND GAME SHOWS,
LISTEN TO MUSIC,
OR JUST RELAX!
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Friday 5th December:
Last day of Year 10!
Farewell Breakfast - 8am
Farewell Assembly - 9am
Excursion to Big Splash - 11am
Thank you
Matthew Barry
Yr.10 Coordinator
Thursday 4th December:
Year 10 Formal
Tuesday 9th December:
Year 10 Graduation Assembly 11.45am
HOSPITALITY NEWS
This year, Hospitality/Food Technology has taken
the students on a whole new journey! The
curriculum has been majorly driven by the students
under the umbrella “every chance to learn”,
Australian National Curriculum and the VET
competencies. Students have made interesting
discoveries about their cooking skills and the
multiple ways they can put these skills to use whilst
making healthy, informed choices. Students have
been involved in planning, organisation and
catering for small and large events in the school.
We are looking forward to more Ready Steady
Cook sessions, special event cake designing and
decoration projects, gingerbread houses and
Christmas Tree competitions towards the end of
the semester. It is anticipated that feedback from
professional chefs and experienced judges will
move the standards to a whole new level.
Excursions to simulated environments have
provided students with opportunities to match the
theory component of the unit to practice in a
commercial kitchen and restaurant. Students are
encouraged to share recipes that will be
incorporated into the cooking program if they meet
the criteria: short recipes, healthy options and with
reasonable cost for ingredients.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Education Forum: Supporting Education
for Migrant and Refugee Families
The Education Forum is on:
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
6.00 pm - 8.30 pm
Community Hall, Cook Community Hub, 41
Templeton St, Cook
A light dinner, including vegetarian food, will be
provided.
Parents and teachers are invited to attend the
annual information exchange between schools,
parent groups, teachers and newly emerging
communities in Canberra.
For information please contact Hongsar
Channaibanya on 6251 4550 or
hongsar.channaibanya@companionhouse.org.au
CHRISTMAS FAIR
Place: St Simon’s Anglican Church Kaleen/
Giralang, Georgina Crescent, Kaleen (next to the
Kaleen community centre, behind Kaleen Village)
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 10am-3pm
There will be a free jumping castle and food/drink,
craft, plant, Christmas elephant and kids activities
stalls.
Half the proceeds from the fair will be donated
to "Project Box Seat", which provides in-home
entertainment for children house-bound by
illness.
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Please register by Monday 3 November 2014.
ANZAC SPIRIT COMPETITION
ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize 2015
competition closes 13 November 2014
A reminder that the ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC
Spirit Prize 2015 competition closes on 13
November 2014. Up to four winning students,
accompanied by two teachers, will represent the
ACT on a funded 14 day Study Tour of Turkey,
including Istanbul, Troy and the Gallipoli Peninsula
between 16 and 29 April 2015.
The competition is open to all ACT students in
years 9 or 10 in 2014, aged between 14 and 17
years of age. Information about the competition,
including the Itinerary, Terms and Conditions and
the Student Entry Form are available on the ACT
Education and Training Directorate’s website:
http://www.det.act.gov.au/act-chief-ministersanzac-spirit-prize-2015 .
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FACULTY REPORT- ENGLISH,SOSE AND LANGUAGES
The first few weeks of this term have flown by, but it’s been fantastic seeing our students so engaged in their
learning. Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are all completing poetry units in English. While some are completing
anthologies for their assignments, the Year 9s will be analysing song lyrics for their use of poetic devices.
Ms O’Rourke and Ms Siemionow demonstrated how to do this by reciting the Cold Chisel song ‘Khe Sahn’
as a poem, and found the lyrics full of rhyme, metaphor and alliteration.
In SOSE the Year 10s have almost completed their participation in the ASX Sharemarket Game, and it looks
like the ‘Iron Bank of Kaleen’ will be the most successful syndicate at our school. Unfortunately, the timing of
the game coincided with a downturn in the market, and our teams have made more losses than wins. Still,
the Year 10s seemed to have enjoyed the game, and we look forward to introducing more students to it in
2015.
Our Year 7 and 8 SOSE students have been working on oral presentations. The Year 7s have been learning
about some of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, while the Year 8s have been developing
advertisements to inform young people about their consumer rights. We look forward to seeing the results of
their work over the next week.
All SOSE classes will move on to studying the Civics and Citizenship unit of the Australian Curriculum from
week 4. We are planning an excursion to the Electoral Education Centre and Parliament House at the end of
the term, and look forward to taking many students with us.
Megan Lovell
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