CASINO H IGH SCHOOL
90 Queensland Road, Casino NSW 2470 Phone: 02 6662 3077 Fax: 02 6662 6390 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
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Newsletter Issue No 2, Term 1, 21st February, 2020
Principal’s Message - Alecia Kearney (Relieving Principal)
The start to the term has been busy with new enrolments, some
new courses, new staff, a Swimming Carnival and a CAPA
excursion to Sydney.
School Attendance
Regular attendance at school is essential if students are to
maximise their potential. Schools, in partnership with parents/
carers, are responsible for promoting the regular attendance of
students. While parents/carers are legally responsible for the
regular attendance of their children, school staff, as a part of their
duty of care, monitor part or whole day absences. If your child is
marked absent at roll call, without an explanation, an SMS will be
sent to the mobile number on the student’s record.
Parents/Carers are responsible for:
Enrolling their children of compulsory school age in a
government or registered non-government school or registering
them with the NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority).
Explaining the absences of their children from school promptly
and within seven days to the school.
Ensuring that their children attend school regularly.
Taking measures to resolve attendance issues involving their
children.
School Staff are responsible for:
Providing a caring teaching and learning environment which
fosters students’ sense of wellbeing and belonging to the school
community.
Recognising and rewarding excellent and improved student
attendance.
Maintaining accurate records of student attendance.
Implementing programs and practices to address attendance
issues when they arise.
Providing clear information to students and parents/carers
regarding attendance requirements and the consequences of
unsatisfactory attendance.
If your child is absent from school, for any reason, notification
must be received by the school within 7 days, otherwise the
absence will remain “unjustified”. This could affect any
Government payments you or your child receive.
Students Signing Out During the Day
Parents and carers are encouraged to follow school procedure
when students need to sign out of school during school hours.
Students are only permitted to leave school before the end of the
school day if they have a note signed by their parent/guardian.
This note must be presented at the Student Services Counter
before school begins at the start of the day. Parent/carers are also
reminded that if they are picking up their child during school hours
they are not permitted to take any students other than their own
unless the school has written permission from the other parent.
Week 5 Term 1 Week A
Monday 24.02.20
Year 12 SLR Casino Pool Excursion -
Period 3
Tuesday 25.02.20
University Roadshow - 11.40am to
12.40pm The Len Walsh Hall
U15 Touch Football - Woodenbong
Wednesday 26.02.20
Thursday 27.02.20
Zone Open Boys & Girls Basketball Trials -
Lismore
P & C Meeting - 5pm at the school
Friday 28.02.20
Week 6 Term 1 Week B
Monday 02.03.20
Year 12 Half Yearly Exams
Tuesday 03.03.20
Year 12 Half Yearly Exams
North Coast Swimming Carnival -
Coffs Harbour
Wednesday 04.03.20
Year 12 Half Yearly Exams
Thursday 05.03.20
Year 12 Half Yearly Exams
Year 7 Cyber Bullying Presentation -
Period 2
Year 12 SLR Casino Pool Excursion -
Period 5
Friday 06.03.20
Year 12 Half Yearly Exams
Open Boys & Girls AFL - Cavanbah Centre
Byron Bay
Calendar Events
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PDHPE FACULTY NEWS
Introducing the PDHPE Teaching Team
The PDHPE Faculty at Casino High School has eight highly skilled and experienced staff members including New
Scheme Teachers who work cooperatively to provide students with the learning experiences that cater for a wide
variety of knowledge and skills. The PDHPE teaching team for 2020 is:
As well as excellence in teaching, the PDHPE Faculty is responsible for the provision of a range of whole school and
extracurricular activities that provide opportunities for students to challenge themselves and to excel. These include;
the organisation and management of each of the three major whole school sporting carnivals – Swimming, Cross
Country and Athletics, the organisation of the schools’ Sports Program, preparing & coaching sporting teams for
State Knockout Competitions, Premier’s Sporting Challenge, Senior Study Days, Year Excursions, Leadership
Camps and the annual Sports Awards Assembly.
Policy for Practical Lessons:
Students have been advised by their class teacher as to class expectations and the need to be active and
cooperative participants, particularly within practical PDHPE & elective classes. As a safety issue for all, students are
required to have suitable sports shoes - (Heavy work/riding boots are not suitable for PDHPE class).
In the event that your child is unwell or unable to complete set learning activities, parents/carers are asked to provide
a note to be handed to the class teacher which includes:
A brief explanation
Relevant date
Parent/carer’s signature.
Alternative learning opportunities/adjustments will be put in place to best cater for individual student needs. For
ongoing medical issues, parents and/or carers are encouraged to contact their child’s PDHPE Teacher to discuss
specific needs to be incorporated into teaching and learning programs.
Year 11 Life Ready Program:
Students have begun participating in timetabled lessons for the mandatory Life Ready program, as part of the
Wellbeing Framework at Casino High School. Students are provided the opportunity for personal reflection and to
build life skills for the future. Topics explored include Independence, Budgeting, Mental Health and Wellbeing,
Relationships, Drugs and Alcohol and Safe Travel. Later in the year, students will travel to Southern Cross University
to take part in the regional RRISK day to further explore and strengthen life skills to stay safe.
Staff Member School Position Staff Member School Position
Ruby Armbruster
Teacher,
SRC Patron
Year 8 Adviser
Andrew Yager
Teacher,
Weekly Sports
Organiser
Alyssa Goode
Teacher,
Year 7 Aquatics
Coordinator
Timothy Myers Teacher
Brooke Fisher
Year 10 Adviser,
LaST
TAP Coordinator
Thaya Evenden
Representative
Sports Organiser,
‘Premier Sporting
Challenge’ Coordi-
nator
Greg Hay
Teacher,
‘Year 11 Life Ready’
Coordinator
Glenn Fryer
Head Teacher
ARCO (Anti-Racism
Contact Officer)
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PDHPE FACULTY NEWS
Bronze Medallion
During Term 4 2019 a group of students from Years 8 - 11 completed their
Bronze Medallion course.
The Royal Life Saving Bronze Medallion is recognised as the minimum
standard for a qualified lifesaver. This award also increases employment
opportunities with many pools and aquatic centres as they require
employees who conduct aquatic programs to have their Bronze Medallion.
The course enhances personal survival skills while providing the knowledge
and skills to develop the level of judgement, technique and physical ability
required to safely carry out water rescues.
The Bronze Medallion is designed to build awareness of dangers in aquatic
environments and to arm the Casino High School student community with
lifesaving skills used in both prevention and rescue. Students learn to throw
ropes and perform safe and appropriate rescues while prioritising their own
safety and others within the water. Students also undergo a series of
exercises that place them in likely accidents that occur around the water
and learn to survive, self-preserve, assess and take action in such
instances.
The following students received
their awards:
Ella Keep Year 9
Xailyn Ellis Year 9
Nicki-Lee Judson Year 9
Payton Lotz Year 10
Sharnni Clark Year 10
Taleesha Lambeth Year 10
Madison Hartley Year 11
Faith Pittman Year 11
Cheyne Appleton Year 12
Emily Taylor-Talbot Year 12
Ms Alyssa Goode, Teacher
Snap shot of events thus far:
Week 2: IRVING wins the school Swimming Carnival, highlighted by several new records.
Week 2: Open Volleyball success – Open Girls Team are Zone Champions & members of both the Boys and Girls Team are selected in the Northern Rivers Zone Team.
Week 4: All Year 7 began their Royal Lifesaving Aquatics Program during Wednesday sport to develop their water confidence and skills.
Week 4: School swim team competed at the Zone Swimming Carnival held at Lismore.
Glenn Fryer, Head Teacher PDHPE
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PDHPE FACULTY NEWS
Swimming Carnival
Casino High School held their annual Swimming Carnival in Week 2. What a mixture of a day in terms of weather
with some warm but overcast conditions. Those in attendance had a great day and showed some tremendous house
spirit throughout the day. Special thanks to our House Captains and Vice Captains and all senior students who led
the way. The carnival not only consists of the competitive events but also many novelty events for all to participate in.
At the end of the day there is always a winner declared and this year the winning house was Irving for the second
year in a row on 1303 points. Congratulations to Irving House! Carrington was not far behind in second place on
1244 points, Tomki in third place on 673 points and Richmond dropping two places from last year to be in fourth
place on 570 points.
Age Champions
Congratulations to not only our age champions but to all students who attended on the day and showed tremendous
house spirit and got involved.
Records Broken
A big thank you to Ms Goode, Mrs Wall, and the PDHPE Faculty who once again organised such a great carnival.
Miss Thaya Evenden, Representative Sports Organiser
Boys Girls
12 Years Michael Turner
William Winter Brieanna Parker
13 Years Asher Johns Indigo Creighton
14 Years Asha Cormick Kalani Ellis
15 Years Dane Townsend Xailyn Ellis
16 Years Brady Noll Tayla Miller
17+ Years Kaleb Miller Julia Latvala
12-15 MC Brock Holten Montanna Marks
16-19 MC Josiah Thomas Brooke Hodder
Age
Div.
Boy/
Girl
New Record Old Record
Distance Event Name Time Name Time Year
12 G 50m Free Brieanna Parker 32.94 Indigo Creighton 34.04 2019
12 G 50m Back Brieanna Parker 38.50 N. Macaulay 38.9 1981
14 G 50m Back Kalani Ellis 34.63 L. Creighton 36.37 2001
14 G 50m Fly Kalani Ellis 31.94 X. Ellis 34.13 2019
15 G 50m Breast Xaiyn Ellis 39.47 N. Macaulay 42.4 1984
15 G 50m Fly Xailyn Ellis 31.97 L. Creighton 32.78 2002
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PDHPE FACULTY NEWS
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PDHPE FACULTY NEWS
Year 7 Water Survival Challenge
On the first day of school this year our Year 7 students participated in the Water Survival Challenge at the Casino
pool. This activity is used to determine the aquatic proficiency of students in order to participate in aquatic activities
throughout the year. It also serves as a good introduction for the Aquatics Unit Year 7 will be completing this term as
part of the PDHPE curriculum.
The students had a great afternoon at the pool and it was pleasing to see the students behaving and performing well in the challenge.
Careers News
Week 5 is nearly here! Year 12 have an exciting opportunity on Tuesday 25th February to listen to many
representatives at the annual “Northern Rivers University Showcase” here at Casino High School.
Institutions that are attending include: Southern Cross University, Griffith University, University of New England,
Queensland University, Bond University and TAFE NSW. This will be an opportunity for Year 12 students to ask
questions about their intended future pathway and gain an insight into what they need to start preparing for.
There are many programs and opportunities coming up, so please stay up to date with the School Newsletter,
student daily notices, Casino High School Facebook and the Casino High School Careers Website.
Casino High School Careers Website
www.chscareers.com.au
Mrs Weir, Careers Adviser
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GENERAL INFORMATION
CANTEEN ROSTER
Week 5 Term 1 Week 6 Term 1
Monday
24.02.20
L Roberts
S Campbell
Monday
02.03.20
L Roberts
Tuesday
25.02.20
L Armstrong
C Campbell
Tuesday
03.03.20
L Armstrong
Wednesday
26.02.20
J Carbis Wednesday
04.03.20
J Carbis
L Miller
Thursday
27.02.20
L Roberts Thursday
05.03.20
L Roberts
Friday
28.02.20
L Davis Friday
06.03.20
E Rosolen
G Rosolen
Attention Parents and Carers
Casino RSM Cobras FC Sign On Saturday February 22nd At the Casino RSM Club
2-5pm
Casino High School P & C Association
Casino High School Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)
meetings are held on the last Thursday of each month at 5pm
at the school. We welcome parents and carers to come
along and join the P & C Association.
Our first meeting is on Thursday 27th February at 5pm.
Karen Armstrong, P & C President
FACULTY AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students
who received CAPA Faculty Achievement
Awards this week:
CORTYA & MERIT WINNERS
Cortya
Triston Klingler Year 7
Jason Vrckoff Year 7
Deanna Schubert Year 8
Jacob Gunthorpe Year 11
Merit
Charlee Duncan Year 7
Mikaylah O’Malley-Grayndler Year 10
Shiloh Torrens Noah Masri
Archie Smith Liam Saunders
Isabella Davey Callie Ellis
Jekhi Roberts Sandon Conderman
Annalise Blake Lazariah Day
Nikita Simpson Jaida Hoffman
Jezzekiah Bartholomew
OFFICE HOURS FOR SCHOOL RECEIPTING
The school office is able to receipt money from students from 8.30am - 9am and during Break 1 Monday
to Friday. Parents/Carers may personally come to the front office anytime between 8.30am and 1.30pm.
NO MONEY MAY BE RECEIPTED AFTER 1.30PM.
Payments may be received at the office via cash, cheque, EFTPOS and payments may be made online
through the School Website.
What expenses can be paid online?
Voluntary School Contributions, Subject Contributions, Excursions
How? Log onto School site at
www.casino-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Click on “Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to make a payment via Visa or MasterCard.
LEAP Opportunity Camp
Ref No. 466442 $50 Deposit
$125 Remainder
$175 Full Cost
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Support for bushfire-affected school students and families in NSW A range of support is available from the Australian and NSW governments if you have a child starting or returning to school in 2020 in a bushfire-affected area.
Information about schools and school safety
If you have questions about starting or returning to school please contact your school or the NSW Department of Education (www.education.nsw.gov.au), Catholic Education NSW (www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au) or Association for Independent Schools NSW (www.aisnsw.edu.au).
The NSW Department of Education website has information relating to schools, school safety and support:
www.education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety.
The Australian Government Department of Education has information about support for bushfire-affected communities on its website: www.education.gov.au/support-bushfire-affected-communities.
Financial support
Additional payment for children
The Australian Government has announced an Additional Payment for Children of $400. You'll automatically get this payment if you are the principal carer of a child affected by bushfires after 30 June 2019 and you are eligible for the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP).
The payment is in addition to the existing $400 AGDRP (for a total payment of $800) for children and is not subject to income tax.
It is available to new applicants from 20 January 2020. Families of the nearly 20,000 children who have already applied for the AGDRP do not need to re-apply, the additional payment will follow automatically.
www.humanservices.gov.au/disaster
Community support
Staff from Services Australia (formerly Department of Human Services) are visiting bushfire affected communities to help people access Australian Government payments and services.
They can also help people access Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services using free self-service facilities at these locations.
www.humanservices.gov.au/access
The National Bushfire Recovery Agency (NBRA) is coordinating the national response to help rebuild communities.
www.bushfirerecovery.gov.au
Stay up to date with what the government is doing to help Australian families, communities, wildlife and businesses rebuild and recover:
Facebook National Bushfire Recovery Agency ̶ @FireRecoveryAU
Twitter National Bushfire Recovery Agency ̶ @FireRecoveryAU
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Mental health support
Extra mental health services from Beyond Blue
An extra 25 mental health liaison officers will work with local schools and early childhood education and care services in bushfire-affected communities as part of an Australian Government funded expansion of the mental health services provided by Beyond Blue.
This support will be delivered through Be You, the Australian Government’s national education initiative to support child and youth mental health. Schools and early childhood education and care services that have yet to participate in Be You can sign up for free at any time.
www.beyou.edu.au
Ongoing mental health and wellbeing support
Schools and students can access a range of mental health and wellbeing services including counselling. Please talk to your school about the support available or the support you might need as the school year gets underway.
Australian Government support will complement existing school counselling services including state and territory responses to the bushfires. $76 million of Australian Government funding will provide distress counselling and mental health support for individuals, families and communities affected by bushfires. This includes additional funding to support young people through headspace centres in bushfire-affected areas.
www.health.gov.au/health-topics/emergency-health-management/bushfire-information-and-support/australian-government-mental-health-response-to-bushfire-trauma
Useful resources and contact details
Emerging Minds
A range of resources, including a toolkit to support children through a natural disaster or traumatic event, is provided by Emerging Minds. The toolkit is grouped into the timeframes surrounding a natural disaster — preparedness, immediate, short-term recovery, and long-term recovery.
www.emergingminds.com.au
Student Wellbeing Hub
The Student Wellbeing Hub is an online space for educators, parents and students to build safe, inclusive and connected school communities that promote wellbeing and learning.
www.studentwellbeinghub.edu.au
School chaplains
The Australian Government is offering extra funding, available to state and territory governments on request, for school chaplains.
School chaplains work together with school communities to support the wellbeing of students through pastoral care, running programs such as breakfast clubs, and coordinating volunteer activities within the school community.
Child care assistance
Additional Child Care Subsidy
Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) (temporary financial hardship) is a short-term payment, in addition to the Child Care Subsidy.
This subsidy is available to families who:
• have experienced temporary financial hardship due to an event that happened in the last 6 months
• have a substantially reduced ability to pay child care fees.
www.humanservices.gov.au/accs
Child Care Subsidy activity test
Families in bushfire-declared areas have also been given an exemption to any potential Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test debt for the 2019–20 financial year by the Australian Government. No action is required by families at this time. This will be applied automatically when CCS is balanced at the end of the financial year.
Assistance for early childhood education and care services
Funding is also available for early education and care services in bushfire-affected areas to enable them to remain viable, and help pay for things like temporary premises, the replacement of damaged playground equipment, or wages for affected staff.
www.education.gov.au/community-child-care-fund-cccf-special-circumstances-bushfire-and-drought-support
Higher Education students
HELP repayments
For students who are studying, or thinking of studying, at university, there may be help available from your education provider or Study Assist. You may also be able to defer or amend your HELP compulsory repayment.
www.ato.gov.au/individuals/study-and-training-support-loans/deferring-repayments
Scholarships
Scholarships of up to $18,000 are available through the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program. Special consideration will be given to students from drought and bushfire-affected communities.
www.education.gov.au/rural-and-regional-enterprise-scholarships
January 2020