REPORT FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL GARVILLE NETBALL CLUB On Tuesday, 9 September teaching and support staff were involved in a collaborative professional development program. Home of the ‘Great Greys’ State Premier League Grand Finalist 2014 Some of the highlights from this day included a session which examined and collected teachers’ perspectives on the possible choice of a language programme at Findon. It also focused on how such an important choice could help develop stronger links to inter-cultural understandings within our other learning programs. Guest speakers Kylie Hill (language teacher) and Principal Rob Shepherd from Le Fevre High School shared their experiences with languages and provided a thought provoking session. The re-introduction of a language at Findon, with strong connections to other learning areas, further consolidates our commitment to the delivery of a robust Australian Curriculum. Another session focused on improving the options for the delivery of resource materials to students in other ways (e.g. through the production of video lessons and interactive resources). Eventually the lesson materials could be available for students to view online 24/7 to increase their learning opportunities. Richard Leach HAVE FUN, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, AND LEARN ABOUT ANOTHER CULTURE! Volunteer to host an international high school student arriving into Australia in July 2015, and you’ll be amazed at the way this unique and rewarding opportunity helps your family to become closer, to understand themselves better and to see the world in a new light. Carefully selected students will arrive in July for their three, five, or ten month programs from France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Colombia. They will live as a local, attend a local secondary school, arrive with their own spending money, and comprehensive insurance cover, all arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. You choose the nationality, the gender, the duration and the interests of the student that you feel is the best match for your family. Visit us at www.scce.com.au, email [email protected] or call us toll free on 1800 500 501, request our international student profiles, and capture the spirit of family and friendship! Issue 06, 2014 Do you think you could play Premier League Netball? Trials for Garville Netball Club will be held on Thursday 23rd October 2014 from 6pm-8pm at Netball SA Stadium To register please use the following link https://reg.sportingpulse.com/v6/regoform.cgi?formID=42551 If you wish to discuss your options you can contact Head Coach, Jackie Blyth on [email protected] (This is subject to receiving accreditation into the 2015 Skate Premier Netball Competition) At the same time we will also be holding the Summer TID Trials 2014/2015 for Great Greys Squad – minimum age 17 years in 2015 (born 1998 or before) We are looking to identify potential Premier League athletes and are offering you the opportunity to train with the Premier League Squad during pre-season and once per month during the winter season of 2015. Cost is $60. Use this link for online registration: https://reg.sportingpulse.com/v6/regoform.cgi?formID=42747 CLASS OF 1984 30 YEAR REUNION SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, 7PM - FINDON HOTEL Did you or someone you know graduate from Findon in 1984? This year the Class of 1984 celebrates 30 Years since their Year 12. Join us for an evening of catching up and talking about old times. Who will recognise whom? If you attended Findon within these years but didn’t complete Year 12 in 1984, then you are still welcome to come along and catch up, especially if you know a heap of people from the Class of 84. The more the merrier! Full details and a link to book your tickets can be found on our website: http://www.fhsclassof84reunion.com Join our Facebook page to catch up with everyone before the reunion and to post photos you may have from your years at the school. https://www.facebook.com/groups/310959042369923 FINDON HIGH SCHOOL Drummond Ave, Findon SA 5023 Phone: [08] 8445 7944 Fax: [08] 8345 5401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.findonhs.sa.edu.au GOOD MENTAL HEALTH, EMPATHY AND SAFETY AND REVOLUTION RED Good Mental Health, Empathy and Safety and Revolution Red Music News Diary Dates for Term 4 – 2014 Senior School Report Help Save Our Canteen! Report from the Assistant Principal Have Fun, Make New Friends, And Learn About Another Culture! Garville Netball Club Last year Findon High School supported R U OK? Day as we ended our Good Mental Health program.Two of our girls and two of our boys finished first and second. Term 3 has now become a Good Mental Health term. It is a term that encourages all of our young people to look after themselves, each other and the ones they love in ways they may not have thought too much about. It has also been a term of looking to make Findon High School an even better place to be. Like last year we have tried to address the topic of Good Mental Health across all year levels. However, this year we have taken a different approach. Towards the end of last term during Life Long Learning, the Year 12s had some sessions around looking after their own mental health, particularly as they head towards the end of their high school years. The Year 10s and 11s attended a seminar, Insight, presented by Centacare, using information from The Black Dog Institute, and this covered the topic of mood disorders, what the symptoms are, what to do and how to access support. The Year 11s have also had some sessions around mental health. The Year 8s and 9s have been doing a series we have titled Empathy and Safety over the course of this term. The topics covered in these sessions have included Safe Schools, Bystander Behaviour, Developing Empathy and Acts of Kindness. They will also be having a look at the Understanding and Promoting Good Mental Health series from last year in Term 4. Insight Seminar with Year 10 & 11s This year Findon supported The Roar Effect – Revolution Red campaign on Monday September 15. Revolution Red is a campaign designed to paint our communities red with a message of hope. The Roar Effect is a movement that is working to empower people to be carriers of hope in their world¹. On this day we held a whole school assembly with a guest speaker from The Roar Effect. Everyone was encouraged to wear red and donate and there were red ribbons for sale to support this cause. There were also lunchtime activities, all designed around spreading hope, as well as Hope Balloons and a very special Wall of Hope. ¹taken from The Roar Effect school speech Kathy Pivetta CPSW - working with Student Counsellors – Kiah Craig and June Gee Class of 1984 30 Year Reunion Findon High School wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Eureka Printers in the fresh Paul Mansfield new Sales look of our newsletter. This is part of the Manager “Adopt School Community Initiative”. a 306a Grange Road, Print Local, Print eureka! (08) 8356 1122 Kidman Park SA 5025 t 8356 1122 f 8356 0866 m 0413 947 749 e [email protected] w www.eureka.on.net FINDON HIGH SCHOOL Drummond Ave, Findon SA 5023 Phone: [08] 8445 7944 Fax: [08] 8345 5401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.findonhs.sa.edu.au Graphic Design | Digital Printing | Offset Printing MUSIC NEWS RADIO INTERVIEW, 29/7/14 The last few months have been a busy time for our Music Department, finally getting to present the results of many hours of practice both within lesson time and out of hours as well. Here is a snapshot of the various activities our Music students have been involved in. As a result of hearing our talented music students’ performance at the Mid-Year Concert, Peter Goers invited guitarist Kelsey Marschall and drummer Matthew DiGiorgi to the ABC studios to be interviewed by him on his evening radio program. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students, both of whom are in Year 9, to be acknowledged in such a way and was a lot of fun as well! DIARY DATES FOR TERM 4 – 2014 Mon 13/10 Term 4 begins Mon 20/10 School Council Meeting 6.30pm Wed 22/10 Zone Sport Wed 29/10 Zone Sport Last day of lessons for Stage 2 students Year 12 Valedictory 7.30pm Thu 30/10 Multicultural Day The Year 10 and Year 12 Music classes performed together at Brompton Primary School. This was the first time our students have performed there and they were very enthusiastically received at the whole school performance. The Year 9 and Year 11 Music classes had their chance as well, performing at Seaton Park Primary School. It has been a while since we have visited this school and it was a treat to perform in their new gym, again to a most excited audience of primary school students. Fri 31/10 Student Free Day Tue 4/11 Year 12 Physics exam Wed 5/11 Year 12 Psychology exam Zone Sport Thu 6/11 Year 12 Maths Apps and Maths Studies exam Mon 10/11 Year 12 Biology exam Tue 11/11 Year 12 Legal Studies exam MID-YEAR CONCERT, 20/6/14 Wed 12/11 Zone Sport Special Assembly ‘Celebrating Student Success’ Year 12 Tourism exam PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, 4/6/14 AND 17/6/14 This year’s concert was a huge success and I am very grateful that everyone’s hard work paid off. Again, the venue was the Festival Function Centre on Findon Road with Findon High School old scholar Peter Goers as our guest compere. He certainly entertained all with his humour and helped our students to perform outstandingly. I was very proud of each and every one of them on the night. Special thanks to the many staff and parent supporters on the night and to old scholar Harlie Taladucon for masterfully controlling the sound and the screened images on the night. Kelsey and Matthew ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE, 25/8/14 Our school superband was invited to perform at a whole school assembly. Taylah Williams (vocals), Mason Durnell (guitar), Kelsey Marschall (bass) and Connor Ackerley (drums) certainly impressed with their confident and energetic presentation. Special thanks to Claye Hutchens who assisted with setting up the sound system on the day. YEAR 12 ASSESSMENT NIGHT, 25/6/14 Following the Mid-Year Concert, the Year 12 solo voice students were involved in a small performance in our school Music Suite as part of their assessment requirements. Although there were a few nerves at having to sing on their own, the students all completed the task and, I’m sure, will grow in confidence as a result. Mason, Connor, Kelsey and Taylah Coming up in the next few months are performances by various students at the second Year 12 Assessment night, the Year 12 Valedictory Night, the Twilight Concert and the Year 11 Final Assembly. It certainly is a wonderful thing for our music students to have so many performance opportunities! Natalie Stanco Music teacher FINDON HIGH SCHOOL Drummond Ave, Findon SA 5023 Phone: [08] 8445 7944 Fax: [08] 8345 5401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.findonhs.sa.edu.au Fri 14/11 Year 12 Specialist Maths exam Mon 17/11 School Council meeting 6.30pm Wed 19/11 Zone Sport Twilight Concert 6pm Thu 20/11 Last day of lessons for Year 11 students Mon 24/11 Year 11 exams this week Tue 25/11 Year 7 Parent Evening 7.30pm Wed 26/11 Zone Sport Last day of lessons for Year 10 students Thu 27/11 Year 7 students visiting all day Year 12 Formal at Crowne Plaza Fri 28/11 Year 10 SSSRC & Year 9 panels Fri 5/12 Last day of lessons for Year 9 students Mon 8/12 Year 8 Activities Day Year 9 Camp School Council meeting 6.30pm Tue 9/12 Year 8 Surf Safety Year 9 Camp Wed 10/12 Year 8 Activities Day Year 9 Camp Last day of Year 8 formal program Thu 11/12 Year 8 Surf Safety Year 9 Camp Year 8-12 reports distributed 2.30pm-3pm Fri 12/12 End of Term 4 The Year 12 year is very quickly coming to an end. Many Stage 2 subjects will have completed their course outlines by the end of Term 3 and will be tidying up loose ends early in Term 4. Our Year 12 students have also been counselled this term by many tertiary institutions regarding pathways, enrolment procedures and options that are available to them. Our student counsellor, along with our SACE/Vet coordinator, have worked closely with the senior students, ensuring that they are being advised with the most current information for life beyond Year 12. The last official day for the Year 12s will be Term 4, Week 3, Wednesday 29th October. On this day the school will officially farewell the students and wish those who have exams the best of luck. That evening will also be the much anticipated Valedictory Evening where Year 12s will receive their Year 12 completion certificates and major awards. Special guests, parents and friends will be in attendance. The Valedictory Evening is a major event on the school calendar and we look forward to as many parents and friends in attendance. Official invitations will be posted to all Year 12 parents/guardians closer to the date. Steve Atsalas Assistant Principal and Senior School Coordinator HELP SAVE OUR CANTEEN! As you know Findon High School has, for most of its history, run a convenient, friendly and efficient canteen but you may not know it runs independently of school funding. Over the last 2-3 years our canteen has become less viable due, in part, to a steady drop in sales. We now find ourselves in the situation where we must show an improvement in our operations or face possible closure, as have many other canteens in Metro Adelaide. We have already implemented a number of cost-saving measures but the most obvious solution is to improve sales. Please give some consideration as to how you, our school community, can support us. This can be as simple as buying that extra item each time you come in. We have included a Canteen Menu with this newsletter for your information. Toni Martino, our manager, is happy to take orders and your feedback is always welcome. FHS Canteen Committee SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT As the term quickly winds down all students in Years 10 and 11 have now completed their subject selection process for 2015. Students have been counselled regarding their preferred career pathways and the selection of subjects for next year. We, as a school, have been pleased with the process and the amount of research that many of our students put in place to make the correct decisions about their futures. FINDON HIGH SCHOOL Drummond Ave, Findon SA 5023 Phone: [08] 8445 7944 Fax: [08] 8345 5401 Email: [email protected] Website: www.findonhs.sa.edu.au
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