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9090 Brunel Drive
Modbury Heights
South Australia, 5092
Ph: (08) 8263 6244
Fax: (08) 8263 6072
Email: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.theheights.sa.edu.au
NEWSLETTER No. 14
10 November 2011
OUR SCHOOL VALUES
We work hard to learn
We respect ourselves and
each other
We value acts of
generosity
IN THIS ISSUE Kitchen Garden Book
Order Form
Yr 12 Valediction
Asia Week
PE Week
DIARY DATES
28/11 Parents & Friends
9am
29/11 Yr 6/7 Transition
29/11 Yr 8 2012 Transition
29/11 Governing Council
Mtg & Dinner
5/12 Parents & Friends
Lunch
5/12 Yr 6/7 Celebration
6/12
END OF YEAR EVENT
CELEBRATION IN THE
COURTYARD
6pm – 9pm
It is at this time of year that we recognise the
achievements and successes of many of our
students both at the Year 12 Validation and Year
6-12 Celebration of Success. These occasions
remind us of the remarkable abilities of our
young people and affirm the community’s
confidence in the capacity of our children and
young adults to shape society in a positive,
responsible and compassionate manner. I hope
that parents and family who were able to attend
these ceremonies enjoyed the occasion, that
they felt warmly welcomed and that they sensed
the school’s pride in their children was reflected
in the organisation and atmosphere of the
presentations and morning tea.
We were pleased to have 2 new awards
presented to our students. The Honourable Bob
Gregory presented The Lions Club
Encouragement award of $500 on behalf of the
Lions Club of Modbury. Bronwyn Gallacher, a
former student and winner of the Caltex All
Rounder Award in 1994 sponsored and
presented the CCL Consultants Best Female All
Rounder award of $500 and the Most Improved
Year 12 Student award of $250. Both these
organisations approached us, offering these
special awards to students. It is wonderful that
members of the broader community and a
former student want to recognise and encourage
young people who contribute individually to
making a difference in society.
The whole community will have an opportunity
to celebrate the magnificence of our children and
young people at the Celebration in the Courtyard
end of year community event for families. We
look forward to seeing you. Please join us for the
entertainment.
Helen CalvertHelen CalvertHelen CalvertHelen Calvert PrincipalPrincipalPrincipalPrincipal
Please keep this date free to
join us for a concert, stalls,
sausage sizzle and much, much
more….
6th
DECEMBER 2011
6pm – 9pm
Amusements
Tea/coffee
Icecreams
1 ream of paper = 6% of a tree and
5.4kg CO2 in the atmosphere
3 sheets of A4 paper = 1 litre of water
I f you are reading this newsletter
online you are making a responsible
contribution to the environment.
THANK YOU
In this issue is an order form for our
Yummalicious Kitchen Garden Book!
Good value at $20
Payable at the Finance Office or go to
The Heights School website and pay
via Bizgate.
Just in time for Christmas!
It was an asyik (awesome) week last week with an
Asian vibe strong across the school. Have you had a
chance to see the excellent displays of paper cranes,
Asian artefacts and literature in the Resource Centre.
Yes, we made over 1000, thank you for efforts from
Junior School, Middle School, Senior School staff and
friends of the school. Now about that wish…..
The week started with a tight tussle for the Golden
Chopsticks. The crowd cheered on and you could hear
chopsticks clicking with the final being won by
Kynan Herbert (yr 8). Students also demonstrated
their skills in Kanji on the courtyard ground with chalk
whilst listening to top 20 Korean Pop music.
Tuesday was a slightly more academic affair (finishing
with a Karaoke rendition of Baby by Justin Beiber).
Students focused their thoughts and had hands and
mouths close to the buzzers ready to be the first in.
Anonymous 2 rose to the challenge and took prizes
and smiles home.
On Wednesday the year 6/7’s travelled into the city to
visit the Migration Museum, Parliament House and SA
Museum to continue to explore other cultures and
celebrations. Staff at each of the locations
commented on how excellent the students were in
asking questions, following instructions and showing
respect to the environment around them.
‘Selamat datang ke pasar The Heights’ was on the
banner on the oval on Thursday as an entrance to a
myriad of stalls representing different countries in
Asia and put together by JS classes. There was a true
carnival feel with flags flying, music playing, food
tastings, activities, costumes and more. JS students
had smiles on their faces as they explored and shared
their learning with other students, parents and
teachers.
The week finished with a Spring Roll on a String and
Kendama competition in the courtyard involving JS
and MS students competing against each other. These
were very popular events with hands going up
everywhere to be involved. There were some classic
and creative techniques to be the fastest to get
through the challenge without losing your spring roll
or using any part of your body besides your mouth.
Overall it was an excellent week as a result of
involvement from staff and students alike. I would like
to make special thanks to Bob Powell and the
Resource Centre staff for their support in setting up
displays and supporting student learning,
the JS staff for preparing their students for
Market Day and the rest of the Indonesian
Faculty for helping run events throughout
the week. Terima kasih.
Adrienne Niven
Indonesian Teacher
ASIA WEEKASIA WEEKASIA WEEKASIA WEEK
HEIGHTS WIN CRICKET TRIFECTA The Heights have had a successful series of Super 8’s Cricket Carnivals, taking out a clean sweep of NE Vista
Carnival Trophies for Year 8, 9 & 10, remaining undefeated across all year levels.
The Year 8 & 9 teams both progress through to the
metropolitan interzone finals on the 1st December.
Mr Costello Sports Co-ordinator
Congratulations to April Sims who
on the weekend of November 12/13
competed in the U/25 State Ten Pin
Bowling Championships at Salisbury Bowl-
Land and in doing so, competed against
people much older than herself. To show
that the age difference and size of the
field (some 70 other people) were of
scant concern to her, April brought home
a gold medal for female teams winner,
and a silver medal for female doubles.
As a consequence she is now ranked fourth in the state!
Her best game on the weekend was an impressive 225.
On the weekend of November 19/20, she was chosen to play
in the Masters’ Competition.
From the school’s perspective it is great to see young people
who can meet the challenges and time demands of both
study and sport, and still achieve great outcomes in both.
YEAR 8 TEAM- Alex Kobzeff, Jason Redshaw, Zac
McGahey, Febi Mansell, Tyrell Sinclair, Josh Lake,
Yoshewar Senthilkumar & Bryce Hartwig-Fossey
YEAR 9 TEAM- Hayden Smith, Ben Clark, Alex May,
Amanda Wellington, Lachlan Roberts, David Kobzeff, Ryan
Llewellyn, Alex Kobzeff, Jason Redshaw, Zac McGahey
YEAR 10 TEAM- Jonathon Ross, Alex
Higgins, Luke Rayson, Jason Russell,
Jayden England, Daniel McKeown, Josh
Macey, Hayden Smith
Teacher Professional Learning Program
Monday 2.45-3.30pm
Week 5: P-12 Student Behaviour Management
Week 6: Sub school matters
In response to feedback about the length of sessions
enabled by the 2.30pm closure on Mondays, the ½
hour Professional Learning session was extended to
45 minutes. Teachers continue after 3.30 until 4.15 to
extend this professional learning opportunity and
from 3.30-4.30 on Wednesday in faculty and cluster
learning teams.
YEAR 12 VALEDICTION 2011
Our Dux Winners - Congratulations
Alphonse Ndaribwire, Mr Laurinaitis, Mr Button, Ms
Robinson and Ms Calvert.
Alphonse made & donated our new lectern to the school.
Regan Wood & Bronwyn Gallacher
Regan was awarded the CCL Consultants
Most Improved Yr 12 student
Athena Dawe & Bronwyn Gallacher
Athen was awarded the CCL Consultants
Best Female All Rounder
Congratulations to Ben Geytenbeek who
was won the Caltex All-Rounder Award.
Ben is also the Dux of the School
Congratulations to Holly Ott who was awarded the
Northern District Industry Skills Award for an outstanding
VET student at
The Heights School
Holly with Ms Calvert
CELEBRATION OF SUCCESS 2011
Congratulations to Dani Stopp, Talia Stopp, Lisa Berry and Kadiya Olds who were recipients of the Makin
Humanitarian Award given at our Celebration of Success on Tuesday 22nd
November 2011
C2C
Concept to Creation For 12 weeks the Year 10 Ignite class was involved in the Concept2Creation (C2C) Program .
This is funded by the Northern Advanced Manufacturing Industry Group (NAMIG) and aims
to develop teamwork and problem solving skills valued by industry. The task was for
students to work in teams, come up with an idea of something that they would like to
make and then develop the idea and turn it into a working prototype. Our projects also
included an electronic engineering focus so each group in the class had to develop an idea
that incorporated a microcontroller to operate. The culmination of all of this work was a
presentation of our projects, in combination with other schools involved, at an Expo held
at the Golden Grove Community Arts and Recreation Centre, on Wednesday,
9th November, 2011.
OUR CLASS SET UP DISPLAYS OF THEIR PROTOTYPES THAT INCLUDED POSTERS TELLING VISITORS OF THE TEAM’S
IDEA AND THEIR JOURNEY IN DEVELOPING IT. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS A VISIT BY HIS EXCELLENCY REAR
ADMIRAL KEVIN SCARCE AC CSC RANR,
Governor of South Australia who was introduced to a formal gathering of participants and invited guests by Zac
Frimpong representing The Heights School. Zac did a fantastic job! Nhi Hin and Hamish Rouse also represented our
school by collecting a plaque presented by the Governor to each school involved in the Expo.
The school celebrated on Tuesday 22nd of November at
the Celebration of Success 2011.
In future newsletters, we will publish more photos.
Dani Stopp Talia Stopp
Kadiya Olds Lisa Berry
Congratulations to Fergus Dall (right) and
Andy Park (left) who received Gold Medals for
their Outstanding Achievement in The
University of New South Wales, International
Competitions and Assessments for Schools
Mathematics Competition in 2011.
Finally it is here!!!
Kitchen Garden Book!
A collection of Recipes and Gardening Facts from
The Heights School.
Over 60 recipes used in the
kitchen classes,
Gardening “how to” & top tips.
Photos and other odds and sods.
Only $ 20 including G.S.T.
The long awaited Kitchen Garden Book is ready for purchase. Just in time for Christmas…Grab one for
your own kitchen, what about a copy for Grandma and Auntie? Profits go towards 2012 Stephanie
Alexander Kitchen Garden Programme at The Heights.
Payment due by Thursday 1st December.
Books will be ready for pick up on Thursday 15th December.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Kitchen Garden Book “Yummalilcious Food and Garden Grubs” payment is due by Thursday 1sr December.
Payable at the finance office or go to The Heights School website and pay via Bizgate.
I would like ……. Copies at $20 per copy
Total: $………
Student’s name……………………………………………class teacher……………………………….
Parent’s contact number………………………………
PE WEEK
In week 4 of this term the students in Years 6 through to 10 were involved in Physical Education Week. This event is
an initiative that was created by the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. This year it
was celebrated by over 60 000 students state wide. The students at The Heights participated in a number of
activities throughout the week that involved Home Classes competing against each other.
Each morning, the daily bulletin had a quiz full of questions about past and present sports heroes, rules and origins.
On the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the students were involved in a sports competition during lesson 5 and 6
each day. Each year level competed against other Home Classes in 3 different sports in a round robin competition
over the 3 days. The sports involved were Volleyball, Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee and Dodgeball. The games were highly
competitive, but more importantly all students were involved in playing, umpiring or scoring.
Each activity through the week was allocated a various number of points. For example, each correct quiz answer was
worth 2 points, umpiring a game was worth 2 points and winning a game was worth 5 points. Each day the points
were added and a final score was recorded after the last day. Each year level had an overall winner. The winning
Home Classes of PE week were:
• 6/701 on 108 points
• 806 on 85.5 points
• 903 on 97.5 points
• SS04 on 112 points
Congratulations to all winning Home Classes of PE week.
The week was very successful due to the support of all staff members, especially PE staff, the fortunate weather, but
most importantly the enthusiasm and participation of all students. Katie Hart
Ian Simes addressing the Year 6/7 students
prior to beginning Soccer
Year 8 students playing Ultimate Frisbee
A recount of Swimming – Friday 4th
November Today was our last day of swimming lessons. It was the best one of the week because we all got
to go on the water slide. Once we were up there we all had to line up from the stairs. When I
started to go down it went pitch black for about 30 seconds and then it became light again. At
the bottom it was a splash down. The whole week was amazing. By Ashley Briscoe CF5