Term 2, Week 8 Deputy Principal’s Report Executive Principal: Mr Andrew Ryder Deputy Principals Ms Angela Doggett & Mr Simon Hyder Reminders Each Thursday afternoon Clontarf Homework Club Western Region Cross Country 13 to 14 June 2017 NAIDOC Week 26 to 30 June 2017 School Holidays 3 to 14 July 2017 Staff Development Day 17 July 2017 Students return 18 July 2017 EMAIL: [email protected]WEBSITE: www.bourke-h.schools.nsw.edu.au FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BourkeHighSchool PHONE: 6872 2522 We, at Bourke High, believe that all students can succeed. Bourke High School is a caring school and we acknowledge that effective learning takes place when students and teachers feel secure and safe, where morale is high, where people are happy and where a high value is placed on working together. Bourke’s Backtrack program has started! It comprises of a group of students, their teacher, Mr James Warne and valuable support from Maranguka, YOTS and other community groups. The young men are working on developing their sense of self and trying to improve their balance in ‘The Circle of Courage.’ They are keen on mastering skills that in- clude: the usual numeracy and literacy skills in a real world setting, metal and wood technology, stock work, chain-sawing, wood splitting and loading, learning how to fence and helping out those in need. A sense of belonging and purpose is gradually being developed. Keep up the great work. Year Advisers and teaching staff are busy meeting with every student and their carers to create Personal Learning Plans. This is part of the Connected Communities strate- gy of building student engagement with student educational goals, future plans and areas of improvement. Thank you to those parents and carers who have already as- sisted with this important initiative. If you have not been contacted yet, expect a call for an invitation very soon or feel free to contact your child’s Year Adviser to arrange a convenient time. An important part of a student’s development is their ability to be organised to present assessment tasks by set dates. A regular homework and study time helps them de- velop invaluable habits that will assist them with their senior studies and the world be- yond school. In addition to this, students can access help through the weekly Home- work Club each Thursday in the School Library. When all else fails, they must learn to ask their teacher for assistance. Staff are only too willing to help out with homework and tasks at a mutually agreeable time. All it takes is for students to ask.
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Term 2, Week 8
Deputy Principal’s Report
Executive Principal: Mr Andrew Ryder
Deputy Principals Ms Angela Doggett & Mr Simon Hyder
We, at Bourke High, believe that all students can succeed. Bourke High School is a caring school and we acknowledge that effective learning takes place when students and teachers feel secure and safe, where morale is high, where people are happy and where a high value is placed on working together.
Bourke’s Backtrack program has started! It comprises of a group of students, their teacher, Mr James Warne and valuable support from Maranguka, YOTS and other community groups. The young men are working on developing their sense of self and trying to improve their balance in ‘The Circle of Courage.’ They are keen on mastering skills that in-clude: the usual numeracy and literacy skills in a real world setting, metal and wood technology, stock work, chain-sawing, wood splitting and loading, learning how to fence and helping out those in need. A sense of belonging and purpose is gradually being developed. Keep up the great work.
Year Advisers and teaching staff are busy meeting with every student and their carers to create Personal Learning Plans. This is part of the Connected Communities strate-gy of building student engagement with student educational goals, future plans and areas of improvement. Thank you to those parents and carers who have already as-sisted with this important initiative. If you have not been contacted yet, expect a call for an invitation very soon or feel free to contact your child’s Year Adviser to arrange a convenient time. An important part of a student’s development is their ability to be organised to present assessment tasks by set dates. A regular homework and study time helps them de-velop invaluable habits that will assist them with their senior studies and the world be-yond school. In addition to this, students can access help through the weekly Home-work Club each Thursday in the School Library. When all else fails, they must learn to ask their teacher for assistance. Staff are only too willing to help out with homework and tasks at a mutually agreeable time. All it takes is for students to ask.
From time to time students may fail to submit formal assessment tasks by the due date. If this occurs in Year 9 - 12, the School is required by NESA (formerly the Board of Studies) to send home formal warning letters, advising parents that the student is danger of receiving an N Award (Non-award) for the course. Although these letters sound quite fierce, and are serious, it is important to remember they are a warning only. The student has the opportunity to submit the task and satisfy course requirements. Should they decide not to heed this warning, they may fail to meet the requirements of the course. I urge you to make contact with the school if you receive one of these letters. Working as a team will help every child achieve their best. Simon Hyder Deputy Principal
Desert Pea Media have completed their 3rd project with the B Town Warriors. I loaned my camera to some beautiful, talented and trustworthy girls to capture some behind the scenes photos of
the process of making a music clip. Thank you Jemmah Knight, Shakayla Dennis, Nikyra Suckling and Jeddah Smith for capturing some special moments in time. I am so extremely proud of
you all. It was an honour and privilege to witness the final filming on Friday evening. Thank you!
Term 2 Week 7
Yarra -A visual journal
In the Gurnu Paakantyi language Yarra means timber/tree/bush)
Gurnu (Northern dialect) Paaka (River) ntyi (we belong to)….. River People
Shakayla Dennis
Shontaye Brown and Deztny Bye
The People
The Place
The Findings
Connecting
with
Country
Mr Hawdon an Lleyton Dennis
Koby Knight and Braith Kelly
The yabby haul
Chequita Knight in a stick shelter
A great looking yabby!
Myah Rose Edwards Driscoll and
Jessica Moore
from Headquarters
A few more photos from Japan
Mamiko
Brandhee Leigh
Ethan
Jade
Miss Smith Sari
Molly
Tori
Janaya
First ever girls league tag teams
take off in Lightning Ridge Anna Brown
Girls league tag took off in Lightning Ridge in May this year
with their first inclusion in a previously all-boy tackle gala day.
Throughout the day many teams competed with great sports-
manship and represented their schools in the best way possible.
Team captain Layci Bermingham says, “The best moment of the
day would be when I’m out on the field playing with the girls
and representing not only my school but my community as
well.”
The girls’ first game was a success with a score of 18-10. An
unfortunate loss in the second game put them in the semis to
fight for third or fourth; the girls won their final match to finish
third overall.
Bourke boys open football coach Mr Doust says, “The girls
league tag was competitive and well run,” although he admits
there is room for improvement. “It was unfortunate that the
boys’ opens didn’t have more of a competition as teams pulled
out last minute but overall the day was well run and a positive
relaxed atmosphere.”
Overall the day was a great day and will continue to get better
by introducing new things to the gala day to try and get as many
children involved as possible. Bourke footballer Matthew Bowd-
en says, “If I was to change something about today it would be
the fact that only the boys get to play tackle football and most
of the girls would rather play tackle as well but they don’t get
enough chances to do that in small remote towns.”
The country rugby league (CRL) gala day included a total of six
league tag teams, two opens boys’ teams and three boys junior
teams.
Bourke girls league tag team in Lightning Ridge
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