PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL Department of Education Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Prospect High School School Association AGM held 3rd April Congratulations to the following elected members: • President - Mr Russell Kerr • Vice President - Mrs Francesca Partridge • Secretary - Not filled • Treasurer - Mrs Carol Martin • Community members: Mr Pete Garwood, Mrs Anne Milne, Ms Anita Stephens • Staff members: Mrs Sonya Matthews, Mr Scott Brewer, Mr Brendan Poke At the last meeting, various school policies in line with the new Education Act as well as fund-raising options were discussed. Thank you to the School Association for supporting the purchase of new sports uniforms for students representing Prospect High School in Winter sports on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons as well as Northern High School Carnivals. The Big Chair Challenge On Wednesday, the Student Leader Board in conjunction with founder, Emma Butler held The Big Chair Challenge. This event was held to raise awareness for wheelchair bound people and the difficulties they face. The participants experienced what it is like to be in a wheelchair, the hardships experienced day to day and the struggles of traversing around a familiar environment. There were a number of activities and discussions and at least ten students attended ‘normal’ classes in their wheelchairs. Some of the difficulties identified by were: • Corners • Manoeuvring around objects • Slopes • Uneven surfaces • Sore arms Thanks to the SLB and Ms De Paoli for organising this valuable experience that has been running at Prospect High School for over 11 years. School Nurse Danielle Seadon will commence on Wednesday, 1 May. Danielle’s appointment has arisen due to Bec Beeston taking up a position in primary schools. Danielle is an experienced nurse who has been working in public health. She will be working at PHS every Monday and every second Wednesday. Principal’s report, continued overleaf. PROSPECTOR 11 April 2019 UPCOMING EVENTS 1 & 15 & 29 May, 12 & 26 June Uniform Shop 2.45pm - 3.15 Parents can contact the office to arrange purchase of uniform if these dates are not suitable. 14-24 May NAPLAN 20 May Grade 10 Immunisation – Meningococcal 23 May for selected Grades 9 and 10 students Science and Engineering Challenge 28 May LC Visit to talk to Grade 10 students 29 May School Association Meeting 5.00pm D Block Meeting Room ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS WELCOME 27 June Newstead College Orientation Day for Grade 10 students 11 November Grade 7 Immunisation – 2nd booster 2019 Term Dates Term 1: Staff PL/Student free Day Friday 12 April Finish: Friday 12 April Term 2: Monday 29 April Finish: Friday 5 July Term 3: Monday 22 July Staff PL/Student free Day Monday 22 July Finish: Friday 27 September Term 4: Monday 14 October Finish: Thursday 19 December (students) Staff PL/Student free Day Monday 1 November Friday 20 December (teachers)
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PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL Department of Education
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Prospect High SchoolSchool Association AGM held 3rd AprilCongratulations to the following elected members:• President-MrRussellKerr• VicePresident-MrsFrancescaPartridge• Secretary-Notfilled• Treasurer-MrsCarolMartin• Communitymembers:MrPeteGarwood,MrsAnneMilne,MsAnitaStephens• Staffmembers:MrsSonyaMatthews,MrScottBrewer,MrBrendanPoke
At the last meeting, various school policies in line with the new Education Act as wellasfund-raisingoptionswerediscussed.ThankyoutotheSchoolAssociationfor supporting the purchase of new sports uniforms for students representing ProspectHighSchoolinWintersportsonWednesdayandThursdayafternoonsaswellasNorthernHighSchoolCarnivals.
TheBigChairChallengeOnWednesday,theStudentLeaderBoardinconjunctionwithfounder,EmmaButlerheldTheBigChairChallenge. Thiseventwasheld to raise awarenessfor wheelchair bound people and the difficulties they face. The participantsexperiencedwhatitisliketobeinawheelchair,thehardshipsexperienceddaytodayandthestrugglesoftraversingaroundafamiliarenvironment.Therewerea number of activities and discussions and at least ten students attended ‘normal’ classesintheirwheelchairs.Someofthedifficultiesidentifiedbywere:• Corners• Manoeuvringaroundobjects• Slopes• Unevensurfaces• SorearmsThankstotheSLBandMsDePaolifororganisingthisvaluableexperiencethathasbeenrunningatProspectHighSchoolforover11years.
UPCOMING EVENTS1 & 15 & 29 May, 12 & 26 June UniformShop2.45pm-3.15 Parentscancontacttheofficetoarrangepurchase of uniform if these dates are not suitable.
14-24 May NAPLAN
20 May Grade 10 Immunisation – Meningococcal
23 May for selected Grades 9 and 10 students Science and Engineering Challenge
28 May LCVisittotalktoGrade10students
29 May School Association Meeting 5.00pmDBlockMeetingRoom ALLPARENTS/GUARDIANSWELCOME
27 June NewsteadCollegeOrientationDay for Grade 10 students
11 November Grade 7 Immunisation – 2nd booster
2019 Term Dates
Term 1: StaffPL/StudentfreeDayFriday12AprilFinish:Friday12April
Principal’s report, continued Student SuccessCongratulations to the Touch football teams who represented ProspectHighSchoolintheNorthernSchoolSeriesEventatProspect Park. TheGrades 9/10 girlswon twoof the fourgames played and the Grades 7/8 boys won all four gamesplayedandhavenowbeen invited toparticipate in theFinalSerieseventatProspectParkonMay2.Congratulationsandgoodluck.
ANZACDayMarchEach year, Prospect High School has a good contingent ofstudentswhoparticipate in theCityofLauncestonANZACDayMarch.Thiseventisvoluntaryandopentostudentsofallgrades.FullschooluniformmustbewornandstudentsmeetatPrincesSquareat9.45am.
I thank all staff for their hard work and commitment thisterm.Thestrongrelationshipsdevelopedandqualitylearningopportunities provided have ensured engaged learning and successful learning outcomes for students. I also thank theschoolcommunityfortheirsupport.
Finally, I would like to wish students and their families anenjoyable Easter and a safe and relaxing holiday and lookforwardtoworkingwithyouinTerm2.
MrsLeeBarkerPrincipal
rElay fOr lIfE
OnSaturday30March,ProspectHighSchoolenteredateamof twenty students into theCancerCouncils Relay For LifeeventatNorthernAthleticsCentre. Thereweresixty-eightteams and 1,120 registered participants and in total the event raised$209,742.TheProspectHighSchoolteamraised$2447.Itwasa funweekendwithmoststudentswalking thewholenight.Wewouldliketothankthemanyteachersandparentswhohelpedwithsettingandpackingup,catering,andlookingafterus,especiallyMsDePaolifororganisingandsupervisingourteamandalsoMrsMatthewsforstayingthewholenight.
Overall it was a great bonding experience for the Grade 10 participants. We were proud to represent Prospect HighSchoolatsuchanimportantcommunityevent.
lIbrary NEwS
The Legend of Zelda Exciting news for Zelda andManga fans!
New to the school Librarycollection are 10 books fromtheLegendofZeldaseries.
From the Ocarina of Time and Oracle of Seasons read about the Sacred Realm, the land of Holodrum and more. Comeinto the library inTerm 2 andcheckthemout.
Thelibrarypurchasesnewbooksthroughoutthewholeyear- please call in andborrowsome! Someofournewbooksinclude:
GradE 11 NEwS
On an excursion to Low Head, Life Science students were taskedwith taking a survey of all the organisms they couldfindlivinginthelittoralzone(betweenthehightideandlowtidelevels).Theyhadtoidentifytheorganismandcommentanyadaptationswhichallowtheorganismtosurviveinaharshenvironment.The Physical Science Foundation students were taskedwithbuilding the perfect sandcastle. This exercise verifiedworkdoneby internationalscientistsonthephysicsofhowwaterandsandcombineinasandcastle.Firstly,wehadtodeterminethe ideal water to sand ratio and then students had to build the tallestsandcastle theypossiblycouldusingthatratioofsandandwater.Thestrengthwastestedbyplacinganumberof50gweightsonthetop–obviouslywhentheweightexceededthestrength,thesandcastlecollapsed.
bIG ChaIr ChallENGE
Yesterdayagroupofstudentsparticipated inourannualBigChair Challenge. This event allows students to experiencethe challenges faced by wheelchair bound individuals on adailybasisandraiseawarenessof these issues.EmmaButlerspoketothestudentsaboutherlifeandtheobstaclesshehasfaced.Throughoutthedaythestudentsexperiencedobstaclessuch as navigating around the school, going to classes and participating in activities that helped students understand what beingwheelchairboundislike.
aNzaC day aSSEMbly
haVE yOU fIllEd yOUr bUCkET, TOday?
ThisyearweareenthusiasticallyintroducinganewideainGrade7calledBucketFilling.Bucketfilling is aneasy-to-understandconcept: Everyone carries an invisible bucket that holds ourgoodthoughtsandfeelings.Whenourbucketsarefull,wefeelhappyandwhenourbucketsareempty,wefeelsad.Studentsquicklyunderstandthattheycanfillbucketswhentheydoandsaythingsthatarekind,considerate,caring,andrespectful.Theyalso learn thatwhen they aremean, inconsiderate, uncaring,ordisrespectful,theydipintobucketsandremovethosegoodfeelings.Actionsandwordscaneitherfillabucketordipintoit.Duringthisschoolyearweareencouraging,reminding,andrecognizing everyone’s efforts to be bucket fillers at home,atschool,andeverywheretheygo.Weareexcitedaboutthisandlookforwardtoyoursupport. Ifyouwould liketolearnmore about bucket filling, visit the Bucket Fillers website,www.bucketfillers101.com. Bucket Fillers offer a freeweeklye-newsletterforparentsandteachers.
PhS SChOOl aSSOCIaTION fUNdraISEr
EntertainmwentBookfundraiser.Bookscost$65andarefullof two for one dining offers, discounts on activities and leisure activities, accommodation, dining out, take aways and heapsmore.
EdUCaTIONal adjUSTMENTS
Parents and families are invited to attend a forum to provide informationaboutanddiscussEducationalAdjustments.
From 2020, there will be a new approach in Department of Educationschoolstoassistingstudentswithdisabilitytoaccess,participateandengageinqualityeducationalprograms.
See details of locations and timing and how to register at: https://edu.formstack.com/forms/parent_forums
wOrkING wONdErS
Grade 7Lachlan 7-2 has been a very helpfulmember of Art class since we started ourIdentitySelf-Portraits.Afterabusylessonofpainting,heisalwayswillingtohelpwiththepackupoftheclassroom,often cleaning countless paintbrushes and dishes for other students as part of the pack up process. Thanks Lachlan,foryourhelpeachlesson!
Alexander 7-3 is a great team playeracross multiple areas. Great work,Alex.
Jarrod 7-4 is a hard worker andpersistence in all classes. Great rolemodelling,Jarrod!
Grade 9Ruby is a positive role model and anindependent learner. She is cheerfuland supportive of her peers and is a quiet achiever who produces good work in class. Ruby takes extra carewiththewayshepresentsandinteractswithothers. She is a very caring andhardworking student. It’s always apleasure to be involved with Ruby’slearning.Welldone!
Lachlan is always pleasant, co-operative and polite in his interactions with others. He is a happy and verymotivated student. Lachlan is veryunderstanding and is always willing togive a helping hand where ever such is needed.Hiseffortandcontributionstoour care and maths extended class are commendable.Welldone,Lachlan!
Principal:MrsLBarkerAssistantPrincipal:MrGJamesAssistantPrincipal:MrMBergaminSenior Grade Leaders:Grade 7: Mrs C AbrahamGrade8:MrBPokeGrade9:MrTGregoryGrade 10: Ms S De PaoliGrades11/12:MsAWilliamsGrade Leaders: Grade7:MrWReynolds,MrsLSmithGrade8:MrsSMatthewsGrade9:MrEUkoGrade10:MrSBrewer
Support Staff:SchoolBusinessManager:MrsDChancellorSchoolPsychologist:MrGColgraveSchool Chaplain: Mr P GarwoodSchoolSocialWorker:MrBDixon
Prospect High School Contact Details
THE HOLIDAY ZONE LAUNCESTON
FUTSALCLINIC
Thursday 18th
April 2019 – for children with disability and their siblings aged 6 to 16 years
10am-1pmSt Patricks College, 282 Westbury Road,
Prospect
Bring your drink bottle and wear sports clothing and SHINPADS
(compulsory!). We’ll provide a BBQ lunch.
Funded by the Tascare Partnerships Program
For registrations and enquiries please contact Vicki Jordan on 0400 155 690
BIKE MAINTENANCE with Ian HowardWHEN: Monday 15th April, 1:00pm-4:00pmWHERE: Westbury Sports CentreHOW MUCH: $5.00
ARCHERY WHEN: Wednesday 17th April, 1:00pm-2:30pmWHERE: Paringa Archery Club, Trevallyn HOW MUCH: $5.00
Meander Valley
School Holiday Program
Grade 6 - Grade 12
Venue: CatholicCare 201 York Street, Launceston
Please call 6332 0600 to register
Funded by DSS
Power of Possibilities is a 4 week women’s group which explores individuals emotions through expressive therapies. The group aims to help women look at underlying feelings from anger, anxiety and sadness and engage with a range of approaches to help process these feelings so there can be awareness for possibilities of change.
Wednesdays 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m.
No cost involved
Week 1: 8th May The power of the self
Week 2: 15th May The power of anger
Week 3: 22nd May The power of anxiety
Week 4: 29th May The power of sadness
DEFENCE FORCERECRUITING
PRIORITY JOBS: The ADF will once again berunning its highly successfuland competitive gap yearprogram in 2020. Theprogram which is designedto showcase the diversearray of opportunities in theADF will be open forapplications from the 4th ofMarch 2019. To find outmore please visitwww.defencejobs.gov.au.
Navy - Maritime WarfareOfficerNavy - Electronics EngineerNavy - Marine EngineerNavy - Maritime LogisticsOfficerNavy - Aviation WarfareOfficerNavy - Helicopter PilotArmy - Infantry OfficerArmy - ArtilleryArmy - AdministrationAssistantArmy - Warehouse AssistantArmy - Air Defence OperatorArmy - Combat EngineerAir Force - Cabin CrewAir Force - Air BaseProtectionAir Force - Airfield DefenceGuardAir Force - AdministrationAssistantAir Force - Aviation SupportTechnician
ARMY RESERVEThe Army Reserve plays an integral part ofprotecting Australia and its interests whilealso playing an active role in the localcommunity. You may not know it but Tasmania is hometo Army Reserve units that are based inHobart, Launceston, Devonport andBurnie! If you or a student are looking for a way toserve in the Australian Defence Force(ADF) but do not want to move away fromTasmania, the Army Reserve may be theanswer! To learn more call 13 19 01 or visitdefencejobs.gov.au/armyreserve
DEFENCE FORCERECRUITING
PRIORITY JOBS: Did you know that DefenceForce Recruiting has adedicated space on ourwebsite for CareersAdvisors? The 'Careers Advisors Hub' isa specially created resourceto give Career Advisors thetools to provide students withinformed advice about the joboptions available in theAustralian Defence Force. https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/help-centre/info-for-career-advisors
Information Sessions are a very helpfulway for students and their parents to learnmore about Defence careers. Sessions arelocated right around Tasmania and focuson varying topics. To stay up to date with the differentInformation Sessions coming up aroundTasmania please visit: https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/events
Members of Defence ForceRecruiting talking ADF Careers at
the Guilford Young CollegeCareers Expo
Enrol now for Term 2
Hip hopContemporaryBalletDance discovery
Classes for age 4 and upin a supportive, non-competitive environment.
Enrol at www.tasdance.com.au/tdsdFor further information contact [email protected]
UN Youth Tasmania’s Evatt Competition Evatt is a Model United Nations Competition, in which students from year 9-12 work in pairs, representing one of the 15 countries on the United Nations Security Council. They will debate and negotiate resolutions on issues of global significance, such as Myanmar or Venezuela. Evatt is a great opportunity for students to develop communication, negotiation and teamwork skills, as well as allowing students to engage with issues of global significance. The Northern round of the event will be held on 4 May, the Southern rounds of the event will be held on 10, 11 and 12 May. The grand final will be held on 1 June This link is to sign up: https://unyouth.wufoo.com/forms/z1w61qsj02z85ry/This link has more information about Model United Nations: https://unyouth.org.au/event/the-evatt-competition/how-debate-works/
Prospect High School School Association FundraisingTo purchase yourcopygoto this direct link:https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2d40541
