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P RINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

The next P&C meeting will be

held in the school library on

Wednesday, 26th August commencing at

7:00pm. A number of points of interest for

parents / carers will be covered including

feedback from the parent School Culture

Survey, progress on the use of the Turnitin

plagiarism software, progress on an investi-

gation into student lockers, new initiatives

for the school’s BYOD program and a sum-

mary of the academic monitoring process. I

hope to see you there!

Congratulations to one and all involved in

the organisation and participation in the

Education Week launch last week. The

staff, students and parent / carer commu-

nity should be extremely proud of their in-

volvement in this wonderful event. A pho-

to gallery highlighting our participation is

included throughout this newsletter.

On a personal note, I would like to thank

Tim and Tiarne (School Captains and MCs

for the function), Riley (for providing the

Acknowledgement of Country), The Jannali

Dance Company (for the performance of

the day), the entire Prefect body and sen-

ior Leadership group (for their role as

chaperones for the many dignitaries who

were in attendance) and the junior SRC and

A+ students who were a wonderful audi-

ence.

August 2015

Jannali News ‘the place to succeed’

Find us at: Sutherland Road, Jannali 2226

9521 2805

www.jannalihs.nsw.edu.au

email: jannali-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dr Michele Bruniges, Secretary Dept. of Education

with Senior SRC at Education Week Launch

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Click on the following link to watch the

highlight video of the launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=M5Al4u_mXAY

At the conclusion of the formal function,

the Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione

and Network Seven Deputy News Director,

Stu Wallace, spent more than an hour

meeting with the entire SRC (all 43 stu-

dents) to discuss issues of interest to the

students. This was a tremendous oppor-

tunity for the students to ask questions and

raise issues directly with the Police Com-

missioner. I was extremely impressed with

the quality of questioning and even more

impressed with the candid answers provid-

ed.

Over the past month all families have re-

ceived either an email or an SMS text mes-

sage inviting them to participate in our an-

nual ‘School Culture’ survey. It is pleasing to

see so many parents / carers take the time

to contribute their thoughts on the many

issues covered in the survey. All views are

important in guiding school decision-

making and providing feedback to allow the

school to make any adjustments necessary

to better align our processes and proce-

dures with community expectations.

Below are some very encouraging views of

parents / carers regarding the culture at

The Jannali High School:

“Hard working and supportive. Students are

striving to achieve their best and are proud

of those who do achieve.”

“Changing for the better. More understand-

ing and accepting of students with disabili-

ties and different learning needs.”

“Student centred, respectful and definitely

academic in the main.”

“A happy environment, caring teachers that

work in a very professional manner.”

“The culture values fairness, safety and

common sense.”

“It is a caring environment, which looks at

student as a whole person, not only as an

Jannali Dancers—‘Uptown Funk’

NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione and

Network 7 Deputy News Director, Stu Wallace with

TJHS SRC

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Only 67% of parents believe that the

school provides enough opportunities for

them to participate in decision making;

Positively, 91% of parents believe the

school is well managed;

Of some concern is the fact that only

43% of parents indicated that their chil-

dren communicate information from as-

semblies and other meetings to them at

home;

A further concern suggests that only 44%

of parents believe students regularly use

the school diary to manage their learn-

ing / homework / assignments / study;

87% of parents support The Jannali High

School;

More than 92% of parents indicated that

the school’s communication systems;

(including SMS) for student attendance

are extremely effective; and

90% of parents viewed uniform compli-

ance by students as positive.

academic achiever. It promotes making

them responsible and committed with a

sense of direction.”

The survey involved an extensive array of

questions covering many aspects of school

life and saw approximately 16% of families

participate. Some of the key feedback in-

cluded:

86% of parents believe that meeting the

needs of students is the school's main

priority;

86% of parents understand that the

school encourages students to achieve

their personal best;

86% of parents indicated that teachers

have high expectations of student behav-

iour, with 78% believing that the way stu-

dent behaviour is managed at the school

is effective;

An impressive 92% of parents believe the

school celebrates the achievements of

students;

92% of parents see the school as a

friendly place;

Govenor David Hurley speaks with senior SRC

students after the Education Week Launch

Spirit of the ANZACS’

NSW Public School Junior Singers

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This week will see the implementation of a

trial academic monitoring program for

Years 8, 9 and 10. Teachers will provide in-

formation regarding the progress of stu-

dents across a number of learning profiles

including their attitude to learning, behav-

iour, classwork, equipment compliance and

homework.

Year Advisers will be provided with a report

for each student in their Year and will speak

to students and make contact with parents

where concerns regarding engagement in

learning and academic progress are identi-

fied. It is hoped that this process will lead

to improved engagement in learning and

higher academic achievement as the expec-

tation to make a genuine commitment is

embedded into the learning culture at The

Jannali High School. Depending on the

effectiveness of the trial and the feedback

received, it is anticipated that the academic

monitoring program will be extended to in-

clude all Year groups and be undertaken

during Term 1 and Term 3 each year.

Warren Finn

VISIT TO JAPAN

The Jannali High School has been invited to

participate in a Cultural Exchange Visit to

Japan in 2016 with Heathcote, Engadine

and Port Hacking High Schools. We are

hosting students from Hitachi-Omiya in Au-

gust of this year and we are seeking expres-

sions of interest from students currently in

Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 to visit Hitachi-Omiya in

September 2016. We wish to gauge the lev-

el of interest in this exciting venture.

The dates for travel are during the Term 3

holidays 2016 (24th September to 3rd Octo-

ber 2016).

Students from TJHS who have travelled pre-

viously always report how valuable it is to

experience a culture so different to our

own. Some highlights of the trip include:

Visiting Tokyo – Asakusa Kannon Temple,

Nakamise Arcade, Meiji Shrine, Nijubashi

Bridge, Sky Tree, Harajuku, Studio Ghibli

Museum and Disneyland

Visit Nikko and Edo Mura

Homestay in Hitachi-Omiya for 3 days/3

nights

Olina Loau – Featured Artist (primary) performing

Hero’ at Education Week Launch

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For more information please contact Mr

Polverino through the school or students

can find him in the HSIE Staffroom.

SRC FUNDRAISER

A few weeks ago, on a beautiful sunny Sat-

urday, a dedicated group of SRC students

gave up their day to raise money to support

student leadership opportunities at TJHS.

We served 85kg of sausages, 25kg of on-

ions, 75 loaves of bread and over 200 cans

of soft drink to the Bunnings Kirrawee cus-

tomers and raised over $1100. It is wonder-

ful to see the leadership displayed by these

remarkable students. Many thanks to the

teachers, deputies and principal who sup-

ported us throughout the day.

Simone McKay & Fiona MacPherson

SRC Coordinators

SALE OF IA EQUIPMENT

We are selling off excess IA equipment in-

cluding:

metal lathes

drill press

woodwork benches and vices

tool cupboards and display cases

BY AUCTION

Contact: Advanced Group Auctions for de-

tails of date and time of auction or go to:

www.advanceauctions.com.au

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SPORTS REPORT

The Jannali High School has maintained its high levels of athletic achievement since the last

report. As previously mentioned we had a record number of athletes progress to the NSW

CHS State Carnival. It was a cold and wet day at the Eastern Creek cross country venue, but

all students performed with distinction. A special mention of Brittany Watson of Year 11

who qualified for the Australian National Schools Cross Country Carnival to be held in Victo-

ria later this month.

Athletics

After wet weather led to the postponement of the Port Hacking Zone carnival, the competi-

tion finally took place on 24 July at Barden Ridge. Our athletics team tried really hard all day.

I was especially impressed with the effort of our junior athletes, many of whom competed

in multiple events.

Our successful students qualified for the Sydney East Regional carnival that was held at Syl-

vania Athletics track on 30th and 31st July.

Some of our more successful performances came from the following individuals-

Luca Santilli 1st—boys 12yrs high jump

Brittany Watson 1st—girls 16yrs 3000m, 1500m

Amy Bennett 2nd—girls 16yrs 3000m, 1500m, 800m

3rd—girls 16 yrs 400m

Jessica Bennett 3rd—girls 14yrs 800m

Tiana Williams 3rd—girls 17yrs 100m hurdles

Samara Derrick 3rd—girls 17yrs long jump

Some of our junior team at the Port Hacking

Zone Carnival

Riley on his way to winning the 13’s Boys Port

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We wish all these athletes the best for their performances at the NSW CHS carnival.

Thanks

Mr Moore, Sports Organiser

Luca after winning the SE high jump Brittany and Amy about to finish 1st and 2nd in the

800m

Attendance Counts

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KEEPING FACEBOOK PRIVATE

At a glance

Google your child's name, then search for

them on Facebook. See who has access to

what information.

Make sure your child sets their privacy

options so only genuine friends can find

them on Facebook.

Having hundreds of Facebook friends is-

n't proof of popularity, just proof privacy

is not being taken seriously.

What goes on Facebook can become pub-

lic and permanent – the good, the bad and

the soul-destroyingly embarrassing. Fu-

ture employers will probably search for

your child's name on Google and Face-

book.

Emphasise to your child that they should

never agree to meet with anyone they

have "met" on Facebook (or any other in-

ternet-based social network), without a

parent or responsible, trusted adult pre-

sent.

When Louise Williams' teenage daughters

were communicating with each other via

Facebook recently, her son was watching

from his flat several suburbs away. He

thought it was hilarious, mainly be-

cause the girls live in the same house.

Yes, their bedrooms are next to each

other, Louise says.

"But, like many teenagers they bump

into each other in cyberspace as often

as in the living room."

Facebook is a powerful social networking

space. But for many parents who grew up

squabbling with their siblings over access to

the family phone it's a new frontier.

Messages, comments, conversations and

photos which were once exchanged per-

sonally are simply posted for many to see.

Just how many depends on your child's Fa-

cebook privacy settings and the lengths

they've gone to build up lists of cyber

friends.

Facebook is mostly a positive tool for social

interaction, says Dr Kirsty Young, a special-

ist in education and social media at the Uni-

versity of Technology, Sydney.

However, Facebook gradually exposed

more and more personal information on its

pages. As public search functions and third

parties were able to reveal that infor-

mation, there was glob-

al debate over privacy,

the on-selling of person-

al information by web

companies and the po-

tential for cyberbullying

Children under

13 years old are

not permitted to

register for Face-

book

‘Burn it Down – Nina Baumer (vocals) with

TAU Events Dance Team

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or stalking on social media pages.

Some Facebook users even launched Quit

Facebook Day, commenting that "Facebook

makes it damn difficult for the average user

to understand or manage" their privacy

settings.

After much bad press, in August 2011 Face-

book made sharing and privacy options

more visible, by introducing a dropdown

menu on the Status and Wall pages. The

best way to understand these new func-

tions is to read the Facebook Blog entry

"Making it easier to share with who you

want".

Five ways to help your child manage Face-

book

1 Start by signing up your own Facebook

account, work out how to make a few

friends and spend a couple of hours

navigating your way around. In fact, why

not start with the new School A to Z Fa-

cebook pages where you can tell us

what information you need to help your

child succeed at school.

2 Find the privacy settings in the drop

down menu by clicking on 'Account' in

the top right hand corner on the page.

Facebook organises privacy settings into

'Everyone', 'Friends of friends', 'Friends

only' and 'Customise', which can restrict

access to an individual or small group.

3 Search for your child online yourself. You

may find that their profile information

including their name, photo, and a list

of names and photos of all their friends

can be accessed by anyone with a com-

puter.

4 Then, ask your child to show you how

their privacy settings are configured and

find out whether they understand them.

5 Also ask them to show you how to block

someone, how to refuse a friend re-

quest from a stranger and how to un-

tag themselves from other people's

photos; that is, take their searchable

name off an image.

Friends only

The Australian internet advocacy group,

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), recom-

mends all Facebook users select 'Friends

only' for all functions.

There are two other important settings if

you want to maximise your child's privacy.

From 'Privacy Settings' choose 'Applications

and websites' then go to 'Instant personali-

sation'. This is the controversial program

which shares information with Microsoft,

Pandora and Yelp, and it requires you or

your child to opt out by clicking Edit

settings and un-ticking the box. You can al-

so go to 'Search' via 'Privacy Settings' and

choose to disable the public search func-

tion in the same way.

How young is too young?

Children under 13 years old are not per-

mitted to register for Facebook and ac-

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Another issue often overlooked is that Fa-

cebook is a business. Advertising is Face-

book's revenue stream and if kids link to

brands and businesses via Facebook they

are joining commercially valuable consumer

data.

TOP TIPS FOR MOVING INFOR-MATION INTO LONG TERM MEMORY

The following are some tips which may help

you to move information from short to long

term memory.

BE ENGAGED: If you are interested in what

you are learning you are more likely to re-

member it. Ask questions, pre-read infor-

counts will be deleted if the company is no-

tified of an underage user.

However, it's safe to assume there are

many underage Facebookers, despite the

median age of Facebook users being 26.

Vice-chair of the EFA Geordie Guy says it's

not an environment designed for younger

children.

"As a parent you need to think about

whether you would want younger children

in this environment … think of it like a virtu-

al party of young adults, and ask yourself if

you would want an eight-year-old to go

along," he says.

‘Burn it Down – Nina Baumer (vocals)

with TAU Events Dance Team, joined by all Featured Artists, dancers, singers

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Omega 3 and essential fatty acids (such as

fish, nuts, legumes and leafy green vegeta-

bles) will help your brain to function opti-

mally. Drink lots of water so that your brain

doesn’t dehydrate. Keep away from too

much caffeine which may impair brain func-

tion.

REST YOUR BRAIN: Getting fresh air and

exercise helps your brain to process infor-

mation, as does sleep. Most students need

8-10 hours of sleep a night. The last stage

of memory consolidation takes place while

you are sleeping so ensure you get enough

sleep each night.

Learn more this year about how to studying

effectively by working through the units on

www.studyskillshandbook.com.au, particu-

larly Active Studying and Your Brain and

Memory. Our school’s access details are:

Username: jannalihs

Password: 80results

mation, make summaries and follow up on

things you don’t understand.

USE REPETITION: Repetition is key to trans-

ferring information from short term to long

term memory. The more often you practice

a technique, or revise your information the

better it will transfer to long term memory.

RECORD INFO: Don’t just write down eve-

rything your teacher says, or copy straight

from a textbook or the Internet. Think

about what is being communicated and cre-

ate notes that are accurate, meaningful to

you and build connections. Mind maps are

a helpful tool for this.

ORGANISE INFO: When you are studying

for a topic, make sure you organise the in-

formation into small, distinct chunks.

VISUALISE INFO: Build a mental picture of

what you are trying to remember, like the

parts of a plant or a battle in history.

BUILD ASSOCIATIONS: This might mean de-

veloping some kind of sensory cue which

enables you to remember information such

as smell or sound. Try turning your notes

into a song or poem.

SHAKE THINGS UP: Write in a crazy font,

use lots of colours, use your left hand to

write instead of your right…anything that

makes your brain have to engage more ac-

tively with what it is you are trying to learn.

FUEL YOUR BRAIN: If you want your brain

to work well for you, you also need to work

well for your brain. Eating foods rich in

Leslie Williams, Assistant Minister for Education

with the TAU Events Dance Team, Olina Loau,

Liam Faulkner-Dimond, Ruhi Lavaki (Featured

Vocals) and the Jannali Dance Company

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to the Tree Tops Adventure Park and to the

Western Sydney Giants headquarters. This

exciting initiative is designed to develop

leadership skills as well as healthy bodies

and attitudes.

While the boys have enjoyed themselves

very much and gained confidence and skills;

the feedback from the Police has been in-

credibly positive. One even confided that

ours boys have been one of the best groups

they have ever worked with! Congratula-

tions all round!

Jane Gordon , Year 9 Deputy Principal

FOOTY FEVER CUP

On Saturday at Remondis Stadium, the

home of the mighty Cronulla Sharks, four of

our students competed in the coveted

Footy Fever Cup, an annual touch football

challenge organised by the PCYC.

The boys played their Challenge right be-

fore the big game between the Sharks and

Cowboys as part of the pre-game entertain-

ment! Their opposition were the Yuan

Ducks from the Batemans Bay District. Un-

fortunately they lost 2-1, but enjoyed their

chance to play on this prestigious oval very

much! The crowd also enjoyed the display

by this PCYC Team made up of students

from TJHS and De La Salle College. The boys

also formed a guard of honour for the

Sharks when they returned to the field after

half time. A fantastic opportunity to get up

close and personal with our local football

heroes!

This game was one of the highlights in the

Footy Fever Program in which 5 of our boys

have worked regularly with PCYC Officers,

personal trainers, Sharks players and staff

amongst others. The boys are now heading Ruhi Lavaki and Liam Faulkner-Dimond with

Jannali Dancers performing to ‘Uptown Funk’

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Year 9 Elective Choice for 2016

Remember you only have until Fri-

day, 21 August to go online to

web2.edval.com.au

to make your preferences!

Talk to teachers if you are unsure

of subjects!

Talk to Mrs Gordon if you are hav-

ing difficulty with the process!

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People with ideas ...

and the energy to get things done!

SRC Nominations due in NOW!

YOUR SCHOOL NEEDS YOU!

‘Dry Mud’ performed by

NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Company

Hospitality students with Governor David Hurley

Education Week 2015 Launch

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COMING EVENTS WEEK 5 TERM 3

Monday, 10/8 Yr12 Trial exams

Yr11 Legal Studies in class task

Yr9 Japanese task 3

Tuesday, 11/8

Yr12 Trial exams

Student Leadership Day

Yr10 History incursion

Wednesday, 12/8

Yr12 Trial exams

Yr9 Japanese task 3

Thursday, 13/8

Yr12 Trial exams

Friday, 14/8

Yr12 Trial exams

WEEK 6 TERM 3

Monday, 17/8

Yr7 2016 Dance scholarships due

Yr8 Japanese task 3

Yr9 Japanese task 3

Yr10 Italian task 3

Yr11 Senior Science practical exam

Tuesday, 18/8

Yr8 Japanese task 3

Yr9 Japanese task 3

Yr10 Japanese task 3

Yr10 Italian task 3

Wednesday, 19/8 Yr8 Japanese task 3 Careers in Science excursion Yr7 Together for Hu-manity Yr10 Commerce as-sessment task 2 Yr10 Japanese task 3

Thursday, 20/8

HSC Drama perfor-mance exams

Yr8 Japanese task 3

Student blood dona-tions

Friday, 21/8 Yr12 Legal Studies in class task

WEEK 7 TERM 3

Monday, 24/8

Yr9 English incursion

2016 Prefects / Cap-tains speeches to staff

Tuesday, 25/8

Yr10 Geography as-sessment task 2

Wednesday, 26/8

P & C Meeting 7.30

Yr 7/8 Touch Gala Day

Yr11 Road Trauma ex

Thursday, 27/8

Friday, 28/8

WEEK 8 TERM 3

Monday, 31/8

Yr7 2016 Dance scholarships auditions commence

Tuesday, 1/9

Wednesday, 2/9

Yr10 & 12ENA Monty Pryor incursion

Yrs 7-10 Oztag Gala Day

Thursday, 3/9

Formal assembly

Student blood dona-tions

Friday, 4/9

WEEK 9 TERM 3

Monday, 7/9

Yr11 final exams

Tuesday, 8/9

Yr11 final exams

Yr10 ‘Love Bites’ wel-fare program

PSC—Learning to Lead

Wednesday, 9/9

Yr11 final exams

Yr10 ‘Love Bites’ wel-fare program

Thursday, 10/9

Yr11 final exams

Friday,11/9

Yr11 final exams

WEEK 9 TERM 3

Monday, 14/9

Yr11 final exams

Tuesday, 15/9

Yr11 final exams

Yr12 Formal

Wednesday, 16/9

Yr11 final exams

Thursday, 17/9

Yr11 Final exams

Student blood dona-tions

Friday, 18/9

Yr12 ‘clapout’