Kiama High School Newsletter RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Ph: 4232 1911 · e-mail: [email protected]www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Term 2 Week 5A & 6B Commencing 28 May 2018 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK I would like to start this week by congratulating all students in Year 7 & 9 who have recently completed their NAPLAN testing. This can be a very daunting time for students, particularly if it is their first time completing a major exam in High School. All students who sat for these exams was extremely well behaved and teachers have commented very positively on how well the students went. Thank you to all students. We are looking forward to seeing the results when they are released later this year. Kiama High School staff will continue to work closely with teachers from our KCoS to identify areas where we can further develop student capacity in the transition from Primary School to High School. It has been another fantastic year in Cross Country for Kiama with our students performing to a very high standard at the recent Zone Cross Country. Strong individual performances led to Kiama being named the Champion School again for the 15 th time in 16 years. An outstanding achievement and one that we are very proud of. Congratulations to all of the students who competed. With Kiama HS continuing to move forward with our new Finance and Management system, it is important that students take responsibility for ensuring that all relevant information in relation to school excursions and extracurricular activities is handed to their parents, so that permission notes and payments can be made before the closing date of the excursion. Your support in doing this is greatly appreciated, as the organising teachers have to ensure that they have excursion organisation and paperwork completed well ahead of time. With the cold weather setting in, can I please ask parents to support the school in ensuring that their students are wearing the correct school uniform. With the change in weather, there has been an increase in students wearing undershirts and non-school jumpers. A reminder to all students that undershirts are not part of the school uniform, and so should not be worn. The school uniform shop is open on Tuesday & Friday at school if students need to purchase a new school jumper. Whilst not always possible, it would be appreciated if student appointments can be made outside of school time to avoid disruptions to student learning. It is also important that students follow correct procedures when signing out of school for appointments, or for other reasons. Students should not be calling their parents and asking to be signed out during the day. If there is an issue and parents need to be contacted, can I please encourage students to go to the Office and speak to one of the staff there, so that phone calls can be made and to ensure that the wellbeing of all students can be maintained. Finally, I would like to wish all of the students performing in the South Coast Dance Festival next week the best of luck. Paul Roger, Relieving Principal How to get the School Stream App on your device Open the App Store (for iPhones + iPad) or the Play Store for an Android Device. Search for School Stream and follow the prompts to launch for Kiama High School.
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Kiama High School Newsletter RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE Ph: 4232 1911 · e-mail: [email protected]
www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
RESPECT · RESPONSIBILITY · EXCELLENCE
Term 2 Week 5A & 6B
Commencing 28 May 2018
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
I would like to start this week by congratulating all students in Year
7 & 9 who have recently completed their NAPLAN testing. This can
be a very daunting time for students, particularly if it is their first
time completing a major exam in High School. All students who sat
for these exams was extremely well behaved and teachers have
commented very positively on how well the students went. Thank
you to all students. We are looking forward to seeing the results when they are
released later this year. Kiama High School staff will continue to work closely with
teachers from our KCoS to identify areas where we can further develop student
capacity in the transition from Primary School to High School.
It has been another fantastic year in Cross Country for Kiama with our students
performing to a very high standard at the recent Zone Cross Country. Strong
individual performances led to Kiama being named the Champion School again for
the 15th time in 16 years. An outstanding achievement and one that we are very
proud of. Congratulations to all of the students who competed.
With Kiama HS continuing to move forward with our new Finance and
Management system, it is important that students take responsibility for ensuring
that all relevant information in relation to school excursions and extracurricular
activities is handed to their parents, so that permission notes and payments can be
made before the closing date of the excursion. Your support in doing this is greatly
appreciated, as the organising teachers have to ensure that they have excursion
organisation and paperwork completed well ahead of time.
With the cold weather setting in, can I please ask parents to support the school in
ensuring that their students are wearing the correct school uniform. With the
change in weather, there has been an increase in students wearing undershirts
and non-school jumpers. A reminder to all students that undershirts are not part of
the school uniform, and so should not be worn. The school uniform shop is open
on Tuesday & Friday at school if students need to purchase a new school jumper.
Whilst not always possible, it would be appreciated if student appointments can be
made outside of school time to avoid disruptions to student learning. It is also
important that students follow correct procedures when signing out of school for
appointments, or for other reasons. Students should not be calling their parents
and asking to be signed out during the day. If there is an issue and parents need to
be contacted, can I please encourage students to go to the Office and speak to
one of the staff there, so that phone calls can be made and to ensure that the
wellbeing of all students can be maintained.
Finally, I would like to wish all of the students performing in the South Coast Dance
Festival next week the best of luck.
Paul Roger, Relieving Principal
How to get the School Stream App on your device
Open the App Store (for iPhones + iPad) or the Play Store for an Android Device.
Search for School Stream and follow the prompts to launch for Kiama High School.
Kiama High School Newsletter · www.kiama-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
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CYBERBULLYING – HELP FOR PARENTS
Make sure your child feels comfortable reporting incidents which they find upsetting or don’t know how to handle. Discuss Cyberbullying and smart usage of the internet before problems ar ise. Let them know they
will not lose access to their equipment if a problem comes up. Your child is unlikely to seek help from you if you react by banning the internet or their phone.
It is good practice to make sure your child only uses the internet in public spaces in your home where you can monitor what they are looking at. Experts on cyberbullying recommend that children do not use internet
in their bedrooms.
Parents should know that passwords of their child’s favourite sites: Facebook, Tumblr and the like. Parents should frequently look at what their child posts on Facebook, to monitor what is written and to check the
photographs their child posts.
Key behaviours to watch for:
Your child appears agitated or unnaturally reserved after using the internet. They may generally display behaviours such as secretiveness, sleeping problems, neglecting schoolwork, withdrawing from the family.
Text messages come more frequently than usual and your child answers quickly or seems stressed.
Your child is unhappy for no apparent reason or says they don’t want to go to school or social functions.
You notice your child changing the computer screen or closing emails when you enter the room.
Your child spends too much time on the internet or is online late into the night.
Practical tips for kids with an online bully:
Do not have fights or confrontation with anyone (even friends) on the net or by texting. What you or they say will be misunderstood.
Do not reply to anything that is said about you or to you. The bully wants to see that you are angry or upset – they feel like they are powerful if they can make you react.
Never give your password or login details to anyone, even your best friends. If something unacceptable is written you will be blamed and could be charged with an offence by the police – you are held responsible for what is written on your site.
Always be aware that a person you meet in a chat room may not be who they say they are. Dangerous people pretend to be kids and eventually want to meet you.
Do not post revealing pictures of yourself on the net. Anyone can use this photo against you into the future-even to stop you getting jobs. Privacy settings do not stop this happening.
