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August 2015 Umina Campus Newsletter Brent Walker Principal Umina NSW 2257 Phone (02) 43419066 Fax(02) 43431704 Web http://www.umina-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
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Umina Campus Newsletter AUGUST 2015

August 2015

Umina Campus

Newsletter Brent Walker

Principal

Umina NSW 2257 Phone (02) 43419066 Fax(02) 43431704

Web http://www.umina-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Term Three has begun with a flurry of activity throughout the campus . The school is excelling in a variety of

areas- most notably our students brilliant performance in Aerobics, Cheerleading and Dance at the National

Titles with Mrs Hocking on the Gold Coast. Furthermore Mr Crouch has led our boys to a commanding win

over Heathcote High School to progress to the semi-finals of the prestigious Buckley Shield.

The campus has also performed particularly well in the NAPLAN results which arrived this week and will be

distributed on Thursday. The area of numeracy was particularly pleasing and is a testament to the hard work

undertaken by Ms Crump and the Mathematics Department, as well as the foundation work of our partner

primary schools. There was also considerable growth in the performance of Aboriginal students which has

been a focus and shows the excellent work being undertaken by our classroom teachers, LaST Support,

Norta Norta tutors and the work of ACPO Joe Grauner. The area of literacy realized an improvement from

2014, but will remain a school focus in the immediate future. Congratulations to all students who have

achieved pleasing improvements.

The Campus has also been successful in appointing a new Head Teacher PDHPE to replace Mr Montgom-

ery who has now been promoted to Deputy Principal. The successful candidate is Angela Cox of Killarney

Heights High School who is very well regarded for her leadership qualities and innovative delivery of curricu-

lum. I would like to publicly thank Mr Pat Crouch for his work as Relieving Head Teacher and for the wonder-

ful initiatives he has introduced in this time.

There has again been a lot of activity in terms of renovations of the Campus throughout the beginning of the

term. This has included the repair of the roofs and replacement of ceilings in the Science department which

were badly damaged in the storms of Term 2. Also, new bike racks have been installed by Mr Paul Richard-

son and boys from the ASPIRE program at the school. Finally, this week new synthetic grass is being laid in

the Support Unit playground area to promote more all year activity in this area.

The campus is going particularly well with a large increase in student enrolments expected in 2016. Wonder-

ful community events like the school expo evening demonstrate the growing community links the school is

establishing. Kindergarten visits for our partner primary and private schools in the area and the sports gala

days undertaken by our Yr 9 PASS students show the community focus of the campus. This has also been

reflected in the outstanding support by organizations such as iiNet sponsoring the school Football team,

Ettalong Diggers sponsoring our school Cheerleading program and Ettalong Bowling Club support of our

environmental initiatives. We very much appreciate this financial support and look to building closer commu-

nity links in the coming years.

Brent Walker

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Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Community Members,

As Term 3 progresses we begin to look and plan for the remainder of 2015 and into 2016.

Many important events are coming up, but most important is for students to successfully complete your cur-rent year of school and move to the next - attendance, diligence and application are the three critical as-

pects.

Year 8 – Subject Selection information has been distributed and by now, all students will have submitted

their preferences. It is expected that students will know their electives by early Term 4.

Year 9 – Semester 2 assessments begin and these will have a major impact on your progression and placement for 2016 as well as your final qualification for the Year 9 Certificate. All Year 9 students should be working at 100% and meeting the challenge of NO suspensions and NO levels as you

move towards the Senior School.

Thankyou everyone and maintain the effort for the remainder of the year.

S. Warren

HELMETS….HELMETS….HELMETS

A reminder that it is the law to wear a Helmet when riding bikes and it is a recom-mendation when riding skateboards and scooters etc. We will begin to enforce

this at school, students MUST wear a helmet when riding to and from school.

One final note is a message to ALL students, parents and community members, “please take extreme care whilst driving near the school (especially morning and afternoon), Veron

Road is very busy and we need everyone to take care to avoid any acci-dents. Please remember that this is a school zone (40km/h) designated for

the safety and protection of the children!

Simon Warren

Deputy Principal

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FATHERS’ DAY STALL

THURSDAY 3RD &

FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER AT

10.40 OUTSIDE GYM

It’s been a great term 1 in Team 1! So many things have been achieved already with many more to come in

the remaining year. Year 7 have settled into their daily routine, Year 8 have been kept very busy with AVID

processes teaching them to be independent learners and Year 9 are working steadily toward achieving that

desirable Gold Certificate. Congratulations to the following students for making it through to the Gold Behav-

iour Level:

7.1.1- Sherece Bayley, Paige Berghofer, Deacon Cameron, Jacob Kaster, Chloe McKenzie, Libby Montgom-

ery, Piper Riddell-Gilsenan, Cruz Rodriguez, Mathew Sarayeldin, Ashleigh Skeen, Lochlan Stevenson, Mi-

kayla Vadala-Richardson, Monique Walker, Ebony Weatherstone and Emily Yannis.

8.1.1- Vincent Brophy, Vincent Dunlop, Ashley Evans , Taleya Harris, Jack Honey, Amanda Jones, Molly

Joyce, Jessica Lam, Lachlan McLeod, Phoebe Mottlee, Taylor Mundy, Lauren Murray, Liam Norval, Abbey

Rivers-Lloyd, Brandon Saez, Jessica Scott, Braedon Stokeld.

9.1.1- April Angel, Nat Fleming. Shauna Foley, Grant Hanscombe, Brayden Mangan, Jhanera Perez.

TEAM 1 Ms Freeman (Hist./Geog) , Mr Richards(Maths) , Mr Gosden (ATL & PDHPE) , Mrs Murray (Team Leader & PDHPE), Mrs Cremasco (Science) , Mrs Owers (Music)

What’s coming up in Term 4:

Immunisation 20th October 2015.

Year 8 Aussie Bush Camp 18th November – 20th November 2015

Campus Musical: Annie 14th , 15th, 16th September 2015

9-10 Transition Days 19th -20th November 2015.

Year 9 Mock Interviews 16th- 20th November 2015.

End of Year Concert 8th December 2015.

College Presentation Evening 14th December 2015.

Last Day of School 16h December 2015.

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English: Speech on objects and possessions of importance to them. Music: keyboard basic skills History: Investigating the mystery of the Narrabeen Man and are studying what historians and archaeologist do. Maths: Discovering the relationship between angles. PE: Improving Fundamental Movement Skills with a “Game Sense Approach” during lessons. Health: Continuing on with the ‘Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds’ unit where they examine the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and how to achieve it. Science: Classification

Year 7

English: Speeches on current issues important to them Music: Learning to play songs from Radio, TV and Film (e.g. Titanic) on the keyboard. History: Learning about the Medieval times peasants, kings, knights and lords, their jobs, lifestyles and their living conditions during that time. Maths: Solving Linear Equations PE: Students have been introduced to the art of invading the enemies in their “Invasion Games” unit. Health: Continuing on with the ‘My Positive Relationships’ unit where the importance and benefits of positive rela-tionships are outlined. Science: Plants

Year 8

English: Speeches on the benefits of reading Music: Keyboard basic skills History: Focusing on Making a nation, federation and the 20th century compared to the 21st century (clothing, en-tertainment, transport and communication). Maths: Solving Linear Equations. PE: Students have started the SEPEP Volleyball unit working in teams to win the tournament. Health: Students are completing online assessment tasks during class time throughout the ‘You Are What You Eat’ unit for the term. Science: Materials

Year 9

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This term, our students have continued to learn

both in and outside of the class room. A school

day can include research, meetings with other

student representatives and a spot of dancing.

Future Council 2015

Niah Delamotte 9.2.1

Last week a group of Year 9 students, Zoe Sounness and

Amelia Newell-Close from 9.2.1 and Courtney Kowalczyk, Ethan Pedrana and

Rachael Hennock from 9.6.1 visited Gosford City Council to participate in a mock

council meeting. This was a great opportunity for students to further their leadership

skills.

At the meeting, students presented speeches on high density living, extreme event

preparation, plastic bags and the endangered bush stone curlews. These topics were

then debated. Our students used the microphones in the council chambers and sat on

the podium.

Afterwards, the students were taken to McDonalds for a bite to eat, where Ms Hannah

paid for the meal.

“It was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed it.” Zoe.

Poetry Competition

Vanessa Widjaja and Keila Wagg from 7.2.1 and Alex

Tuthill from 9.2.1 were recognised for their poetry writing skills in the recent Poetry

Competition run by Mrs Kitson. Students were praised for their creativity and com-

munity involvement. Vanessa remarked, “Poetry is fun to write because it comes

from your imagination.”

TEAM 2

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Exciting things have been happening in and around the campus and many of our students have been in-volved in such events as Education Week, Campus Open Evening, National Cheerleading/Dance and Aero-bics competitions and Primary School Gala Days. All of these events showcase the talent that many of our students possess and to see students achieving success, promoting our Campus and leading others is al-ways pleasing to see. Our Year 7 students continue to amaze with their accelerated learning across all subjects and Year 8 have very recently been making their choices for elective subjects that they wish to pursue in Year 9, 2016. Year 9 are continuing to work hard towards their goals for graduation success and the mature and committed ap-proach to their learning is seeing them develop into fine examples of young learners aspiring to future aca-demic, sporting and cultural success. Staff have been impressed with all our students efforts and we only hope that you continue to demonstrate and achieve your very best in every subject and task you take part in. Well done Team 3

MR DIXON Assitant Team Leader

MISS CRUMP Team Leader

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The Spring Show Season Is Underway

Brisbane Water Secondary College with Breeders Mr & Mrs McCredie Win at Brisbane Royal Show

Brisbane Water Secondary College cattle club and agriculture students were very busy training and prepar-

ing cattle for the Brisbane Royal Show in early August, undoubtedly the biggest and most prestigious cattle

show nationally of the year.

Two pure bred limousins were presented for competition by the school. The red limousin steer was bred by

BWSC in conjunction with the highly acclaimed breeders Mr and Mr McCredie of Vacy NSW.

He placed third in the Open Middle Heavyweight class on the hoof and second on the hook in an unprece-

dented quality field.

Luke Brooks was recommended to represent Brisbane Water

Secondary College and was responsible for the preparation and

parading of the steers during the show.

The black steer bred by Mr Ben Toll competed in the School Steer competition, however, did not place on

the day.

BWSC would like to thank St Johns College Dubbo for their continued hospitality, catering and camarade-

rie. BWSC Agriculture Department

staff and students would also like

to acknowledge our appreciation

for the continuing support of Umi-

na and Woy Woy Rotary Clubs.

Without your support such an

opportunity would not be possible

Third Open Middle Heavyweight Steer on the Hoof and

Second on the Hook bred by BWSC and Mr and Mrs

McCredie led by Luke Brooks and sponsored by Umi-

na Rotary Club

School Steer bred by

Mr Ben Toll led by

Luke Brooks and

sponsored by Woy

Woy Rotary Club

The extensive line up of cattle including thirty six head in the Open

Middle Heavyweight class where BWSC won third place.

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Combining Maths and Art students from 8S1 and CAPA

completed a project focussing on symmetry. Students

used their name as the basis for their art and by trans-

lating and rotating the image they created some fantastic Maths Artworks! See

if you can work out the name of the students who created each artwork.

MATHS

Don’t forget about using Maths Online. Students have their own individual login and password which is

available from your child’s Maths teacher.

If you are using a PC you will need to use the Flash

login but if you have an apple or android product you

should use the HTML 5 login. Both versions have

games that are designed to improve student’s memory

and recall of times tables so students are encouraged

to use this daily and try to beat their previous scores.

Flash Games

HTML5 Games

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ILLUSTRATION

Year 9 Illustration have finished their Habitat Study Illustrations of Umina Beach. This involved researching

and recording data during our excursion and then coming back to the classroom and collating all their sketch-

es into a final artwork.

This term they are working on Children’s Book Illustrations. I can’t wait to see their results. -Miss Price

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Aboriginal Art Club

EVERY Wednesday Period 2.

Meet Miss Price at Art Room 4.

Ask your teacher for permission to join us. We will be working along-

side Maurice Goolagong. He is our new Indigenous Artist in Resi-

dence here at BWSC.

Morrie has won many prizes for his art and has incredible skills in Aboriginal Art. Our group will be working

on some beautiful large artworks to add some colour back into our school!

“Respect” By Maurice Goolagong 2010

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Claymation Digi-Ed

On Friday 7th August a group of creative, budding animators created their

very own Claymation films. Check out their videos on our Facebook

Page!

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Year 7 Visual Art have been learning about the Elements of ART, painting techniques and how to draw

Self-Portraits. Next they will be learning the techniques of clay modelling and lino printmaking.

Year 8 Visual Art have been learning the rules of Linear Perspective. This mathematical way of drawing was

invented hundreds of years ago and allows us to draw 3D cities and landscapes on a 2D page!

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We have commenced this term in the Library by celebrating Book Week.

We have recently added all six shortlisted books to our school library collec-

tion, as well as numerous other titles which are located in the library foyer on

the “new books” stand.

During their Library lessons Year 7 have been learning about copyright and

plagiarism, and how this relates to their learning, including the BWSC Stu-

dent Assessment Policy. We have also been learning about how to access our Google Apps for Education

account, with students accessing their online classrooms environments, providing them opportunities to

explore cloud-based learning and technology.

We have added resources to the “Library” classroom account to support all students with referencing and

citing sources for their assessment tasks.

Linda Harvey

Teacher Librarian

CROFT SAUSAGE SIZZLE

(END OF YEAR CAMP FUNDRAISER)

FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER OUTSIDE GYM AT 10.40

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STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics)

Last month students from Year 8 and Year 9 were invited to a STEM excursion at Woy Woy Campus.

Unsure what to expect the students arrived eager to know more. They jumped into various fun and inter-

esting activities from creating bottle rockets, making milkshakes using a bicycle, designing bridge struc-

tures, collecting DNA from strawberries and testing out their speed and cornering skills in a computer

stimulation vehicle. All activities were conducted by students from the University of Wollongong and

were designed to make students more aware of STEM and encourage them to get involved. The stu-

dents learnt many things from the day and were able to impress with their newfound knowledge by an-

swering questions at the end. Many expressed an interest in finding out more and even pursuing engi-

neering as a future career option.

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The students in the Multi-category class in our Support Unit had the important job of looking after 15 chicken

eggs in an incubator.

All 15 chickens hatched, much to the excitement of everyone to see this happen in class time. For two

weeks we looked after the baby chicks keeping them warm, fed and watered.

All 15 chicks went to a very happy home with our students.

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Team 4 9.4.1 in PBL Learning about

Cultural Diversity.

8.4.2 Learning

SPANISH with Mr Baker

8CAPA in PBL Learning about

Mental Illness.

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5-a-side soccer (Futsal) comp notice Where: Umina Tennis and Sporting Club, Umina When: Oct 2015 – New comps: Registration currently being taken Time: Mon: U9 from 3:45pm, U12/13 from 4:45pm, Tues U 15/16 from 4:45pm

Mon: adult men from 7pm Cost: Kids $5 per game, adults $6 per game (payable weekly) Included: Refs, bibs, trophies etc No Registration fee required

Teams will be made up of min 6 players, one game per week, game duration 30mins for kids, 40 for adults, shin guards must be worn – trophies for winners. Games played on outdoor synthetic grass

surface. For more details or to register a team or as an individual please phone John 041 5506635.

7CAPA in English

Team 4

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This term 7.5.2 have been enjoying their practical cook-ing lessons, today they made chocolate chip muesli slice which tasted delicious. In Maths team 5 year 7 have been studying Data and Length. In Science they are studying all types of cells. Today they skilfully made a slide of onion tissue and observed it under the microscope. Our Year 8 students are studying Data analysis in Maths. During Science they are learning how to design, carry out and write up experiments in preparation for the Student Research Project due in week 8. In English they are studying adaptations of Fairytales. The class is reading the short story ‘The Necklace’. Team 5 Year 9 students are studying Plate Tectonics and how volcanoes and earthquakes occur. Next week Team 5 Year 9 students will be completing their Graduation Certificate checklist with their Head Teacher and Assis-tant Team Leader.

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The team would like to acknowledge

and celebrate the sporting achieve-

ments of some very talented year 8

and 9 students. "We aim above the mark to hit the mark." Ralph Waldo Emerson

TALENTED athlete Levi Moffatt--McDonald says sport has in-

creased his confidence in all areas of his life. In just 18 months at

high school, Levi, 13, of 861, has represented BWSC in rugby

league state competitions and in athletics at many levels, includ-

ing the national public schools’ athletics meeting last year.

He is now preparing for the state athletic championships at Home-

bush in high jump and long jump. Last year, Levi won the state

title for long jump, was placed second in high jump, but had to

withdraw from shot put because of football commitments.

Levi has a full training schedule, and his hard work is paying off

with new personal bests in long and high jump. While he is look-

ing forward to challenging himself again at an elite level, he

knows winning is not everything.

“You can always try again.”

Congratulations to the hardworking Under-14 BWSC rugby league team, which is predominantly made up

of the 861 targeted sports students.

In the Buckley Shield, the team is in the final

four of the state. In the NSW All-Schools

competition, involving teams from over 200

schools across the state, the team earned a

place in the state finals in Mt Druitt, where

they were defeated by St Dominos Penrith.

Congratulations and good luck to the team and to its Team Six members: Harry Bovis; Mitchell Brady; Jamie Capell; Jack Colvin; Sione Fanua; Taine Jacob; Levi Moffatt-McDonald; Letrelle Polaia; Mino Polaia; Cody Wilesmith; Lachlan Purcell and Dylan Pardey Patrick Hyland and Eden Fagerstrom

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Team 7 Time seems to be flying in team 7. We are focussing on Commitment this term, especially displayed through

school uniform and by being fully prepared for every lesson by bringing all school equipment. A busy term

coming up– but so far so good!

PBL Update

All Team 7 teachers are actively distributing PB’s for those students displaying our school values of Commit-

ment, Respect, and Relationships (which is around 95% of our students!). These are being tallied by Ms

Maxwell and students are progressing up the PBL reward scale, with several reaching Silver status. Congrat-

ulations team, and keep up the good work.

What’s coming up in Term 3:

Yr 7 Snow Excursion 25-28 August

Parent Teacher Night 8 September

Yr 10 Transition Evening 26 August

Reminders:

NO PHONES in class! Any teacher who sees a mobile phone in class will confiscate it. If you

need to check the time- find a clock on the wall or use a watch.

BRING EQUIPMENT! All equipment will be checked during roll call classes every Tuesday.

The homework centre is now on every Wednesday so if you need help with assignments or

just want to complete some extra study then come down to the library at 2:45pm and get some

quality assistance.

ATTENDANCE: All students with unexplained absences, please get your notes into your roll

call teacher with a reason, date and parents signature ASAP.

GET TO SCHOOL ON TIME!! Detentions are being given to those students that have been

arriving late to school, so remember to set an alarm before you go to sleep.

PBL. Keep coming to see me during roll call to get you PB’s signed. I am so proud to see so

many coming through now. Congratulations on our raffle prize winners- keep collecting ALL

your PB’s because you will need them for reward lunches and excursions later on in the year.

Looking forward to the remainder of Semester 2 in Team 7 and across the whole school.

Mr Crouch– Team Leader

Ms Maxwell– ATL

Mr Ross– Music Mrs Evans (Geography)

Mrs Honeysett (Maths)

Mrs Owen– English

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It has been a busy start to term 3 and it's set to get busier! Team 8 students are reminded to remain organised and stay on top of their studies by using their diaries and at-tending the homework centre which last week was re

launched as Tutorial Tuesday's. It is a great way for students to receive extra assistance with their study routines, homework and assessment tasks. Along with the usual independent and small group sessions, each

week will involve a tutorial often in different student interest areas such as technology and illustration. Last week saw our first session taught by our new librarian Linda Harvey in Scratch Programming. Students really enjoyed learning about something new and a number of students have ex-pressed interest in further learning.

Team 8 students were involved in the Claymation workshop which was organised by Miss Price. Students spent the day using technologies to create their own claymation movies, similar to the Wallace and Gromit TV series. It was a fun and exciting day and as mentioned above, students really enjoyed experiencing some-thing new.

All team 8 students have recently complet-ed the Maths competition. This was a very challenging competition but team 8 stu-dents relish any challenge which is thrown at them and completed it with gusto. Con-gratulations to everyone for their efforts.

Team 8

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Students in Yr9 are reminded that they must have their cover letter and resume into me for checking. This process will occur week 7 & 8 this term. The last Whitecard course will be on Friday September 11. The final Barista course will be Friday October 30. Permission notes are now up on the website.

Students are also reminded that they must obtain a USI number for the Whitecard course and send completed forms back to school with money and permission note.

Yr 8's are currently working on building their knowledge on careers choices, their interests and what careers connect to their personal interests. Students have now been shown the My Future website. This website is informative and provides great resources for your child. You may want to have a look at it yourself. Thanks Mrs Lewis

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The boys had 5 pool games commencing at

9.00am against Erina. It is always good to

start with a win and the boys did not disap-

point. Kaleb, Dylan, Jackson and Mathew lead the BWSC boys to a 4-2 win. Next up was one of the

stronger teams, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College-Berkeley Vale. This was a tough game with the ball

moving end to end. The opposition scored first however, Reece broke through and scored an equaliser.

After a hard 20 minutes it came down to a 2-2 draw.

Game 3 BWSC boys were up against Wyong. This was another positive performance by the team with

Mathew, Reece, Dylan and Jordan helping us to a 4-0 win. Game 4 we were up against Henry Kendall.

These guys were so tall I thought they must be year 9 or 10 players. However, the skill demonstrated by

BWSC boys was excellent. A high scoring game with a dominating 6-3 win was the result. Jye, Jordan, Jack-

son scored and a special mention to Kaleb for scoring 3 tries during this game.

Our final pool game was up against Kariong. Another strong performance from the boys secured a 5-2 win.

Sam added to the many tries scored today.

It was straight into the Semi Final for BWSC boys team and we were up against the winner of the second

pool, Narara Valley. From viewing the score sheets through the day we knew this would be our hardest

game of the day. This was a hard 20 mins of offensive and defensive manoeuvres and plays from both sides.

Unfortunately Narara Valley drove the ball with more speed and cracked our line 3 unanswered times. While

3-0 was the final result, our boys should not be disappointed as they played consistently for the whole game.

A big thanks from Mr Rae

for representing your

school the entire day.

Well done. See you in

2016

Boys Team: Dylan

Pardey, Reece

Rosewarn, Jye Colvin,

Mathew Sarayeldin,

Jordan Manning,

Kaleb Jennings, Sam

Cook, Jackson Quinell,

Kyle Dufficy

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Team:

Phoebe Nelson, Taylor Mundy, Kiara Rybie

Lauren Jackson, Kunlaya Lunsuep

Chloe McDonald, Kyhamoana Tevi-Fuimaono

Maya Antoine, Isabella deVivo

Piper Riddell.

The team competed in the NSW Netball Central Coast Gala day on 23rd July at Adcock Park.

The girls played 6 matches during the day in a round robin tournament. The girls showed great adaptability

to play out of position where needed. The team played well all day with 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Our team

had a draw with Tumbi Umbi, the eventual winners of the day, and came second in their division.

The girls can feel proud of their achievements. They not only displayed great talent on court, but also played

with great sportsmanship both on and off the court. They were wonderful representatives of BWSC Umina.

Thanks to Cali Backhouse for umpiring all day.

The team will play in the Sydney North Netball tournament in the near future.

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On the 28th July, the Year 7/8 All Schools

Touch Football competition was held at Ad-

cock Park, West Gosford. While the wind was chilly, the sun was out so both students and teachers headed

off for an early start. The school enters this event every year and both boys and girls were hoping to maintain

a reputation as a strong competitive side.

The girls Touch Football team consisted of: Gemma Cusack, Eloise Gaukrodger, Lauren Jackson, Kunlaya

Lunsuep, Isabel Monsalve, Phoebe Nelson, Hailey Raroa, Nicola Roberts, Samantha Smith, Amy Steed,

Kyhamoana Tevi-Fuimaono and Olivia Walton.

Our girls Touch team started the day strongly. They were undefeated in all 6 pool matches:

Kincumber 4 –0, Gosford 5-1, Terrigal 1-0, Wyong 7-1, Erina 3-0, St Josephs 2-1.

The team had a convincing win in the Quarter Finals against Erina, and had to face St Josephs in the Semi

Final.

It was a nail biting game with the scores tied 1-1 with a last minute try, which sent our girls into a drop off

situation. Fantastic defence, girls putting their bodies on the line, and Gemma’s awesome dive (with the war

wounds to prove it) saw the girls win 2-1 with 3 players on 3 players.

The girls versed a red hot representative stacked Berkley Vale team in the Grand Finals. We put up a valiant

effort but were outclassed on the day, narrowly missing out on progressing to the regional Finals.

Extremely proud of all girls in the team who played cohesively and showed enormous skill in technique and

game play strategy.

Mrs Hocking

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The next P&C Association Meeting

Wednesday 19th August 2015

7:00 p.m. Sharp

At: Umina Campus

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

17

PBL meeting

Trial HSC

College exec-

meeting 3-5

18

Cupcake day

19

CC Showcase

P&C meeting

Umina

20

Showcase

exc.

21

Netball exc

24

Team meeting

Catholic script

KWSC to zoo

25

CSE 3.15pm

ATAR Night yr

12

26

Yr 9 into 10

parent info

evening

27

28

Yr9 PASS Pri-

mary School

gala day

31

Team meeting

PBL meeting

1

CMG

2

3

CHS Athlet-

ics

Koorang

AECG

meeting

4

CHS Athletics

Yr 9 PASS

Primary School

gala day (back

up day)

7

College staff-

meeting 3-

4pm Woy

Woy

8

CSE 3.15

Parent Teach-

er Night

9

PBL Silver &

Gold Movie

BBQ Pds 3&4

10

11

Whitecard

course

Yr 7 Paul Geia

session Pd 5

14

Staff meeting

PBL meeting

15

CMG

16

P&C meeting

Woy Woy

17

Yr 12 Fare-

well Assem-

bly

18

Last Day Term

3

SEPTEMBER

AUGUST

BRONZE AWARD reward

Year 7 Snow Excursion

DP Conference

Year 5 Orientation Days

Musical Rehearsals


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