Term 4, 2018 Inside this issue: Assessment Results Community Information Calendar of Events School Program Timetable 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and Musical Performance TAFE ‘Yes’ Program SRC Announcement Community Events Snapshots from the Tournament Woniora Road School Newsletter Welcome back to Woniora Road for what promises to be a very busy and exciting final term of the year. The year has flown by and with a busy term ahead of us, the next thing you know we’ll be at the end of the year with a well-deserved long summer break. In staffing matters, I would like to con- gratulate Tilly Ranieri. After a rigorous selection process, she was selected to be the new assistant principal of the School. Tilly has been a highly valued member of the Woniora Road School team for several years, has initiated many innovative programs, and is al- ways creatively looking to improve our school and the programs we offer our students. In other good news, we are thrilled to welcome back Roxanne Lynch after extended medical leave. It’s great to have Rox’s friendly smile back with Vicky in the junior room. There were a number of significant achievements and events last term. Our students worked tremendously hard to complete the HSC trials and coursework, as well as preliminary HSC courses. We saw a number of students extend beyond their comfort zone in putting themselves forward for early entry into Wollongong University. Our senior students completed their RSA and RCG certifications and we had an- other Year 12 student flourish in the OzHarvest program. The outgoing SRC hosted the first ever inter-school 3-on- 3 tournament with Centennial Park and Rivendell Schools. Not only was the tournament a success (with Woniora tak- ing home the overall title!) but some of the bands forged in the music sessions with Jack closed out the day with some excellent performances of the Arctic Monkeys and MGMT. We also have a new SRC after elections held last term. You can read about our next round of student leaders later in this newsletter. HSC exams began at the start of this term, and we have a number of students ready to take on the challenge and complete their schooling. They each have overcome many challenges to reach this point and as a school we are exceptionally proud. This pride extends beyond their academic achievement to the confident and compassionate young adults we see before us heading into their final school exams and beyond. We also have some of our regular, fun end of year activities scheduled: our annual camp to Stanwell Tops is on in Week 6, and the senior graduation formal is set for Wednesday the 12th of December. Sydney Distance Ed- ucation High School will be hosting their own presentation days through- out the latter half of the term, and we will have our junior presentation in the final week of term. We also have a new minivan on a long-term rental, and will be taking it out on a number of excursions throughout the term. Finally, I would like to welcome all the new students and their parents/carers to the school community. We all look forward to working with you and hope you enjoy your time here with us. Danny Callaghan Principal Principal’s Message
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Term 4, 2018
Inside this issue:
Assessment Results
CommunityInformation
Calendar of Events
School Program Timetable
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and Musical Performance
TAFE ‘Yes’ Program
SRC Announcement
Community Events
Snapshots from the Tournament
Woniora Road School
NewsletterWelcome back to Woniora Road for what promises to be a very busy and exciting final term of the year. The year has flown by and with a busy term ahead of us, the next thing you know we’ll be at the end of the year with a well-deserved long summer break.
In staffing matters, I would like to con-gratulate Tilly Ranieri. After a rigorous selection process, she was selected to be the new assistant principal of the School. Tilly has been a highly valued member of the Woniora Road School team for several years, has initiated many innovative programs, and is al-ways creatively looking to improve our school and the programs we offer our students. In other good news, we are thrilled to welcome back Roxanne Lynch after extended medical leave. It’s great to have Rox’s friendly smile back with Vicky in the junior room. There were a number of significant achievements and events last term. Our students worked tremendously hard to complete the HSC trials and coursework, as well as preliminary HSC courses. We saw a number of students extend beyond their comfort zone in putting themselves forward for early entry into Wollongong University. Our senior students completed their RSA and RCG certifications and we had an-other Year 12 student flourish in the OzHarvest program. The outgoing SRC hosted the first ever inter-school 3-on-3 tournament with Centennial Park and Rivendell Schools. Not only was the tournament a success (with Woniora tak-ing home the overall title!) but some of the bands forged in the music sessions with Jack closed out the day with some excellent performances of the Arctic Monkeys and MGMT. We also have a new SRC after elections held last term. You can read about our next round of student leaders later in this newsletter.
HSC exams began at the start of this term, and we have a number of students ready to take on the challenge and complete their schooling. They each have overcome many challenges to reach this point and as a school we are exceptionally proud. This pride extends beyond their academic achievement to the confident and compassionate young adults we see before us heading into their final school exams and beyond. We also have some of our regular, fun end of year activities scheduled: our annual camp to Stanwell Tops is on in Week 6, and the senior graduation formal is set for Wednesday the 12th of December. Sydney Distance Ed-ucation High School will be hosting their own presentation days through-out the latter half of the term, and we will have our junior presentation in the final week of term. We also have a new minivan on a long-term rental, and will be taking it out on a number of excursions throughout the term. Finally, I would like to welcome all the new students and their parents/carers to the school community. We all look forward to working with you and hope you enjoy your time here with us.
As part of an upgrade to all Department of Education school web-sites throughout NSW, we have a new website which you can find at:https://woniorard-s.schools.nsw.gov.au/Using the old link will redirect you to the new website.
Stay tuned as we work to complete the process of transferring our school content to the new website.
If you experience any problems using the website, please contact the school for assistance.
• Australian Education Awards 2018 We are proud to announce that Woniora Road School was named a finalist in the Special Education School of the Year category of the Australian Education Awards 2018.
National recognition is a testament to our hardworking staff and the school’s ongoing commitment to providing a positive, supportive and engaging learning environment for all students.
• HSC Exams Taking Place The HSC examination period commences on Monday 22 October and finishes on Friday 9 November.
While examinations are taking place, we would kindly ask that every-body be mindful and keep noise to a reasonable level, and to extend the usual courtesy to exam supervisors who will be visiting the school regularly during the examination period.
To all of our students who are sitting HSC exams, we wish you the best of luck.
• Newest Member of Executive TeamAfter a lengthy interviewing process, the executive team at Woniora Road School has a new permanent member. Congratulations to Tilly, who was named assistant principal at the beginning of term 4.
Tilly has been a teacher at Woniora Road School for 4 years, and her passion and dedication has been evident throughout. She has initiated a wide range of successful school programs, and brings an infectious enthusiasm to the many secondary roles she has filled, including (but not limited to) barista trainer, SRC coordinator, and school formal organiser.
We are very glad to have Tilly as assistant principal, knowing the many qualities she brings to the position.
TAFE ‘Yes’ ProgramJemima, Poppy, Erin and I travelled with Kate and Stacie to Enmore TAFE where we participated in the TAFE ‘Yes’ Program for one day a week over five weeks. The program, Special Effects Makeup, taught us how to apply makeup and prosthetics to create characters that you might see in theatres, films, and television. We learned how to keep a clean workspace and apply the makeup safely, and several techniques used in the industry to create amazing characters.
By the second week, we had learned enough to choose characters and recreate them. Poppy chose a scary version of Jack Skellington, Jemima chose to be a Lady Satan, Caiden was a circus performer
and I was a Celtic warrior. We highly enjoyed using face paints to create the look that we envisioned. We learned to create face charts before creating a makeup look on our faces, and we learned about the importance of creating a safe and clean workspace to ensure that there were no health and safety risks.
The last week of the course was my favourite because we got to choose any sort of makeup we wanted to do and use everything we learned from previous weeks. Throughout the course, everyone’s creativity and imagination could be seen plainly on our faces.
Everyone who participated was very talented and we all had a lot of fun completing this course. Nora, our teacher, was very helpful and informative. She helped us put our ideas onto face charts and then use those charts to work on our own faces. She also taught us a lot about special effects makeup, and she always had a funny joke to say about chocolate.
Overall, participating in the TAFE ‘Yes’ program was worth it, and I had a lot of fun, and I am sure everyone else learned a lot and enjoyed doing it too.
Hannah, Year 12
3-on-3 Basketball with Musical Performance
At the beginning of term 3, it was decided that our school would host for the very first time the 3-on-3 basketball competition.
When the day arrived, we managed to make up a system that would work perfectly with our court size. Each school would have two separate teams, making six teams playing altogether. Each team played an equal amount of times and this allowed more peo-ple to get involved as each team only had roughly 4 players.
As the competition went on, everyone was supporting each other and encouraging, which created a positive
vibe within our school. Everyone had fun and played as best as they could, resulting in a great day. To end the tournament, we had a sausage sizzle as per usual which was well done by everyone who helped, and then the winners of the competition were announced.
It was a very close tournament, with one of the teams from Centennial Park winning the individual prize, but by points scored per school (both teams included) Woniora Road took out the win, go us!
Afterwards, we had a musical performance by the school band which has Lisa, Bree, Odin, Nathan, Jim-my and Jack. They played music for everyone involved in the day. They had obviously been practicing a lot because they all played well and it was a big audience but everyone seemed to enjoy the show.
The day ended on good terms, and everyone seemed to be happy with the different way of playing the 3-on-3 basketball competition. We could host the next one as well, so it’s good that our first one went so well and everyone knows how it will work for the next one.
More photos of the day are on the back page of the newsletter.
Ryan, Year 12
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SRC 2018-2019At the start of term 4, our 2017-2018 SRC handed the reigns to a new batch of student leaders. We thank them for their time and effort throughout the year.
Our new SRC is:
Look out for upcoming events organised by the new SRC, and feel free to speak to them about any ideas and suggestions you may have for the school.
And now, a word from each of the new members.
• Harry (Captain)• Lauren (Vice Captain)• Ryan (Vice Captain)
• Hannah• Jimmy• Poppy
Hi, my name is Harry and I was recently elected captain of Woniora Road School. I am currently in my final year of school. I enjoy sports, games, and being with friends. My fa-vourite subject would have to be modern history. Some qualities I offer to the SRC include cooperation and the ability to motivate people. I look forward to the coming year!
Hello everyone! My name is Lauren and I am vice captain of Woniora Road School. I love this role beacuse it allows me to help my school and all the students and staff in it in all sort of ways. I am a very creative person and I love organising and planning fun events for everyone to enjoy.
Hey my name is Ryan, I am in Year 12. I like to keep everything fair and equal for every-one. I like to give ideas to provide interactive activities for the students and teachers to get involved in and to create a safe and happy environment. My leadership qualities include being funny, outgoing, and well-spoken. My favourite subject is maths. And that’s me!
My name is Hannah and I am in Year 12. I really enjoy reading, you have probably seen me around the school always having my head in a book. Leadership qualities that I exhibit are ambition and always wanting to challenge myself. I also love working as part of a team because I like hearing other people’s views and opinions.
Hey, my name is Jimmy and I’m in Year 9. I love playing my guitar, listening to music, and spending time with my mates. I can bring positivity to my peers, and I’m always trying to bring a smile to the group. I am willing to give anything a go, and am looking forward to being part of the SRC and helping the school.
‘Ello, my name is Poppy and I’m in Year 10. I like doing anything creative and I also enjoy puzzles and problem solving. Some leadership qualities I have are my inclusiveness and my genorosity. I also have an interest in the legal system so I am planning to study Legal Studies in Year 11 and 12, and continue to study law at university.
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Bonus Basketball & Music Snapshots
Mission StatementTo provide a positive, supportive and engag-ing learning environment by promoting quality educational, student wellbeing and transition opportunities, through which all students can develop academically, socially, and emotionally.
Woniora Road School is a place of learning that values and develops each student’s unique talents and helps them realise their academic potential. The school community relationships are built on mutual respect, tolerance, and un-derstanding. Students develop cooperative, social, and problem-solving skills for students to become lifelong learning, and encourage students to develop a sense of responsibility, personal worth, and independence, so they are empowered to reach their full potential.
