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Terrigal Talk - week 5, term 1, 2020

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:14:29 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 4, term 1, 2020

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:43:03 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 3, term 1, 2020

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:55 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 2, term 1, 2020

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:49:16 AEDT

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Coronavirus - Department of Education statement

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:19:32 AEDT

The department is working with the Ministry of Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.

Get up-to-date information about the department's response to novel coronavirus.

Are you #Ready2020?

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:40:16 AEDT

Hints, tips and resources to make a great start to the new school year – whether it’s your first day of high school or you’ve been here a while.

We work hard to make sure every student is known, valued and cared for – even before they walk into the classroom on Day 1, Term 1.

We’ve got great advice and resources for high school, no matter what year you’re heading into...

For families of students starting Year 7:

download our Getting ready for high school booklet
read our top tips for a smooth transition.

For families of returning students:

visit the back to school checklist to make a hassle-free start to the year
download the 2020 calendar to stay organised all year
check out our hints for setting up a study space.

Video – #Ready2020: First day at high school

Duration – 1:00

2020 Requirements for Online Ordering

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:04:44 AEDT

2020 Requirements for Online Ordering

Listed below are the easy steps for placing your online order available from 1^st December 2019.

Ready to order?

For a fast, simple and secure way to place your order visit www.cos.net.au and follow these steps:

1. Click on School Packs in menu

2. Enter User Name: terrigalhigh@cos.net.au & Password: Parents-20

3. Add your Pack to the Cart

4. Enter your Childs Details & Delivery Details

5. Enter in your credit card details and submit

You will receive an order confirmation via email and can request to have your order tracking sent to you via mobile.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR ORDER

Delivery Service – all orders will be sent out via Australia Post. A specific time of delivery cannot be requested. In the event that nobody is available to receive the delivery, the goods will be taken to the nearest post office for collection. A card will be left in your mailbox confirming this.

Delivery Guarantee –

- Orders greater than $50, placed before 15th December 2019, will be delivered for free. If placed after the 15th December 2019, they will incur a $9.95 including GST delivery charge.

- Orders less than $50 will incur a $9.95 including GST delivery charge, regardless of the date they were placed.

- Orders placed prior to 10^th January 2020 will be delivered to your home prior to Term 1, 2020 commencing. Orders after this date cannot be guaranteed to arrive on time.

Terrigal Talk - week 7 term 4

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:32:44 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 6 term 4

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:05:01 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 5 term 4

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:48:43 AEDT

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NSW schools respond to bushfires

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:01:24 AEDT

Many schools are responding to the catastrophic fire rating that is affecting communities across the state this week.

We are continuously updating the School safety page with a list of government and non-government schools, as well as TAFE NSW campuses that are currently non-operational.

While some schools are temporarily non-operational due to localised fires, many others in high-risk areas are non-operational as a precautionary measure.

Schools in some areas are being used as emergency evacuation centres at the direction of the Rural Fire Service.

For schools that are currently operational, school pickups and dropoffs will continue as usual. If your school is currently non-operational, it will likely remain so tomorrow.

Large scale distressing events affect our school communities in many ways. Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB) is available to help students, teachers and school staff respond to the bushfires.

Visit the School safety page for updates. The department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts will also provide updates during this period.

Terrigal Talk - week 4 term 4

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:28:09 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 3 term 4

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:31:22 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 2 term 4

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:24:38 AEDT

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Grab a ticket to Schools Spectacular 2019

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:02:19 AEDT

Will you be joining us at Schools Spectacular 2019? Tickets are on sale now. Experience our live show featuring a cast of thousands of public school students from across metropolitan, rural and remote regions of NSW.

Students from different ages, cultures and backgrounds will share the spotlight as they dance, play and sing for you. Choose from one of our four massive performances at Qudos Bank Arena on Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November.

This year's events will feature:

more than 380 schools
5,500 performers
a 3000-strong choir
2,300 dancers
an 80-piece symphony orchestra
a world-class stage band.

Group bookings

Need to make a group booking for over 10 people? Complete the Schools Preview Order Form 2019 (PDF 110KB) to attend the discounted 11am Friday matinee. The Friday matinee is discounted for school students and accompanying teachers.

If you’d like to grab a spot at one of the other three remaining shows complete the Group Booking Form 2019 (PDF 110KB).

Tickets for you and your family and friends

Save you and your family a spot online or by phone on 132 849.

Video – Schools Spectacular 2019

Duration: 0:26

Terrigal Talk - week 9 term 3

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:44:40 AEST

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Book yourself in for Reading Hour

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:12:41 AEST

This Australian Reading Hour, encourage your child to discover or rekindle their love of a good book. Take the time to learn, escape and relax on Thursday 19 September and read for one hour.

Reading has been shown to reduce stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk, or having a cup of tea.

Take the Book Swap Challenge

We all have favourite books that we come back to again and again.

To help celebrate Reading Hour take our Book Swap Challenge. We want students, teachers, staff and parents to try reading something new on the day. To get involved, simply pair up with someone and swap your favourite books.

Take a photo and tag it with #ReadingHour so we can see how you got involved.

Video – Ben Law asks students about their favourite author

Duration: 1:18

Author and #ReadingHour ambassador Benjamin Law talks with some of our students about their favourite books.

Terrigal Talk - week 8 term 3

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:29:11 AEST

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How to be smart and safe on social media

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:27:57 AEST

Use our new Digital Citizenship toolkit to empower your child to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others.

You and your child can find information on:

how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect
'be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware
'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing.

A toolkit to empower you and your child

You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities in our digital future.

We’ve partnered with leading researchers to produce a curated toolkit – aligned to the curriculum – which teachers and you can share with the young people in your lives.

Guide your child through important concepts such as:

managing privacy settings in social media
collaborating online
avoiding scams and hoaxes
understanding the law when it comes to online speech
Internet banking, shopping online and much more.

Keep your child safe and happy online

Visit and bookmark the Digital Citizenship website. We’ll continue to add articles and resources to ensure the best possible tools are available to help you guide your child to be positive, smart and safe online.

Call for Tenders - School Canteen Licence for THS

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:46:46 AEST

Call for Tenders - School Canteen Licence

TERRIGAL HIGH SCHOOL Central Coast NSW

Tenders are called for the licence of Terrigal High School Canteen from the commencement of Term 4 2019 and for a term of approximately 3 years. Annual school enrolments will be approximately 1000.

General enquiries and requests for a Tender Information Package should be referred to:

Ann Dufty

Email: anne.dufty@det.nsw.edu.au to request a package that can be collected from the school's front office or posted out.

Telephone: 02 4384 4677

Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential - School Canteen Tender" and sent to:

The Principal

Mrs Jenny Bennett

Terrigal High School

Charles Kay Drive

TERRIGAL NSW 2260

Tenders close at 3pm on 19th September 2019

A tender visit and briefing session is planned to be held in the near future. All applicants must make themselves familiar with clause 2 of the tender offer.

Congratulations Year 12 Visual Arts!

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:04:03 AEST

Well done!

Year 12 Visual Arts handed in their Visual Arts Body of Works yesterday, congratulations to each and every student.

Mrs Green is so proud of her students and the hard work they have put into creating their major works. It's been her pleasure to teach this year's artists and she wishes her students all the best.

What’s next after high school?

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:26:23 AEST

Is your child in Year 9 to 12 curious about their career choices? Now they can use LifeLauncher, a free online tool to explore and simplify their career choices.

Your child can explore courses and careers in-depth, at their own pace, anytime, anywhere and on any device. The tool includes 4,000 careers and 1,500 course options, all in one place.

How does it work?

Encourage your child to jump online and complete the 5-minute personality and subject quizzes to be matched to a range of career options that suit their passions and strengths.

If they take both quizzes, they’ll get more refined suggestions. They can even create free online pinboards to shortlist the courses and jobs that interest them.

When your child creates an account, they can save their searches and build a real understanding of the opportunities and pathways open to them.

What can your child learn about their career options?

Your child can explore the weekly salary of the career options they’re interested in. They’ll also find the employment and growth rates of those careers and the number of workers currently in those fields in Australia.

Each career option shows them the education they need as well as other related careers. They can follow links to other sites to find out more about a course to help them find the best provider for them.

Launch into the future today

Use this tool to chat with your child about their post-school options in a meaningful way.

Inspire your child to find their career match today at LifeLauncher.nsw.gov.au.

Terrigal Talk - week 7 term 3

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:17:25 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 6 term 3

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 10:54:08 AEST

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Terrigal vs Erindale

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:42:53 AEST

Terrigal versed Erindale today in a match filled with school spirit, sportsmanship and good old fashioned fun. As a school, Terrigal High attended the match to cheer our boys on and show our school spirit. We are so proud of our boys for their excellent match with their formidable opponents. While they didn't walk away the winners this time, they certainly demonstrated how to play as professionals and take a loss with grace. Well done one and all!

Terrigal Talk - week 5 term 3

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:36:21 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 3 term 3

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:42:21 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 4 term 3

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:49:04 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 1 term 3

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:23:55 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 2 term 3

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:33:55 AEST

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Education Week – Every student, every voice

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:54:36 AEST

We are celebrating our students and their powerful voices this Education Week Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August. Every year Education Week celebrates the achievements of public schools, our students and the value of public education.

This year, the theme is Every student, every voice.

Join us for #EdWeek19 as we celebrate our students and their power to shape the world.

Video – #EdWeek19 – Every student, every voice

Duration: 0:34

Terrigal Talk - week 10 term 2

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:16:14 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 9 term 2

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:15:42 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 8 term 2

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:02:19 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 7 term 2

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:59:57 AEST

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Creative and Active Kids vouchers now available

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:28:20 AEST

Creative kids can now put a $100 voucher towards extra-curricular creative activities outside of school.

Together with Active Kids, this program aims to encourage more NSW children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities such as coding, languages, circus, performing arts and visual arts.

Parents can apply for one $100 voucher for each child enrolled in school on the Creative Kids website and use it towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition. You just redeem the voucher with a registered provider in your area when making your payment.

This is a great opportunity for your child to become involved in a range of activities that will build on their education, growth and development.

Service NSW is working with industry bodies to deliver the program.

For more information, contact Service NSW on 137 788 or creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au.

Terrigal Talk - week 6 term 2

Fri, 31 May 2019 12:45:17 AEST

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The Game Changer Challenge is back

Fri, 31 May 2019 11:42:30 AEST

It’s not too late to become a Game Changer with applications for the Education Week challenge due by 7 June.

The Game Changer Challenge brings 16 teams from public schools across NSW – eight from primary and eight from secondary – to Sydney during Education Week in August for a three-day, intensive design-thinking workshop.

The Game Changer workshops, which start on Tuesday 6 August, includes teacher training in the use of design thinking as a teaching methodology and its application for school planning.

It also includes a team competition where schools will work under the guidance of experts from industry and academia to develop a solution to this year’s critical question: How might we humanise technology?

Department of Education Secretary Mark Scott has encouraged students and teachers to get behind the event as it highlights the critical thinking students will need to develop to succeed in the future.

“The Game Changer Challenge is an exciting initiative that helps educate and inform our students and teachers on how to integrate the problem-solving methodology of design thinking into the classroom,” Mr Scott says.

“It embraces the 21^st century skills our students will need to thrive in a globalised world such as collaboration, creative thinking and communication.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students at all levels to be involved in discussing and addressing a real-world issue that will affect their future lives. I encourage every school to get involved.”

The challenge is designed to make strong learning and teaching connections to the NSW syllabus specifically in the area of developing general capabilities such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication and problem-solving.

The challenge also provides teachers with an opportunity to gain exposure to the design thinking process and includes teacher resources to introduce this creative problem-solving methodology into the classroom.

Finalists will be selected based on a 60-second video that showcases your team’s vision around the question of humanising technology.

For more information email edweek@det.nsw.edu.au or visit the Game Changer Challenge page.

Terrigal Talk - week 5 term 2

Tue, 28 May 2019 09:36:20 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 4 term 2

Fri, 17 May 2019 12:58:04 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 3 term 2

Tue, 14 May 2019 09:34:17 AEST

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Your NAPLAN questions answered

Thu, 09 May 2019 15:57:57 AEST

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The tests assess the foundational skills in reading, writing, spelling and numeracy that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.

This year NAPLAN takes place between 14 and 16 May for paper tests and between 14 and 24 May for schools participating in NAPLAN Online.

NAPLAN data is used to help monitor student progress over time against a national measure and to identify areas of strength and improvement. It is used in combination with other school assessments to guide and support student learning.

Watch students ask an expert the tough questions about NAPLAN.

Terrigal Talk - week 2 term 2

Fri, 03 May 2019 13:42:25 AEST

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Apply now for My Community Project funding

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:12:35 AEST

Do you have a great idea to improve your area?

My Community Project is a new NSW Government funding program that is all about local ideas, local projects and local decisions.

You can apply now for grants from $20,000 - $200,000 for projects that will make a difference to your community. Projects could include new playground equipment, sports facilities, paths or ramps to improve access, public art or a community service.

The local community can vote for their favourite projects in July and successful projects will be announced in September.

Project applications close 15 May 2019.

Apply for My Community Project funding

Terrigal Talk - week 1 term 2

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:05:32 AEST

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Bring back memories, not measles

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:24:37 AEST

With school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to visit your doctor to check that you and your family are fully protected against measles, before you travel overseas.

Measles is a serious, highly contagious, viral illness that is easily spread through the air when an infectious person coughs, sneezes or breathes. If you and your family are not fully vaccinated, or have never been vaccinated, you are at risk of contracting measles.

Not sure if you’re fully protected?

In Australia, the measles vaccine (MMR) consists of 2 doses. If you’re not sure whether you’ve had 2 doses of the measles vaccine, visit your doctor. It’s safe to receive another dose.

Children born in Australia

If your children were born in Australia, they may have received the measles vaccine at 12 months old and the second dose at 18 months, in accordance with the National Immunisation Program.
If you have a baby under 12 months old, consult your doctor about getting their measles vaccination.

Adults born in Australia

Born before 1966 – you were most likely exposed to measles as a child and are generally considered to be immune. If in doubt, ask your GP.
Born between 1966 and 1994 – you may not have received 2 doses. Talk to your doctor about the free vaccine if you’re unsure.
Born after 1994 – the National Immunisation Program offers 2 doses, and you can check your vaccination status using the Australian Immunisation Register.

For more information about the measles vaccination, visit NSW Health or consult your local doctor.

Manga Exhibition

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:59:04 AEST

Some of our very talented students were selected for this exhibition, please attend to support them!

Kodan

An exhibition of Manga artworks by local youths to coincide with the Gosford Regional Gallery's Anime Architecture exhibition.

Erina Centre Gallery, (foyer outside Erina Library) from the 10th – 30th April.

Videos for Change

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:20:04 AEST

Videos for Change

We know young people have a lot to say about the social issues that affect them, but they are often not given the opportunity to be heard. Videos for Change provides a platform to amplify their voice to an international audience, with last year's winning videos reaching more than 600,000 people in 91 countries.

Videos for Change is a real-world, student-led, project-based learning experience that empowers high school students to be advocates of social change. Students create one-minute videos to inspire others to take action on a social issue they are passionate about. This engaging learning experience allows students to develop the critical global competencies needed to be active, responsible and engaged citizens and can be delivered as a unit of work, part of a wellbeing program or simply used as an assessment item across multiple subject areas.

Participants in Videos for Change can also enter the national competition which can amplify students’ voice to a global audience. The 2019 competition will be open for submissions from 24 June - 13 September and award categories include, Junior High, Senior High, People's Choice and Indigenous Youth Voice. The winning videos will receive a share of $12,000 of prizes and have the chance to be featured on Network 10's The Project.

Terrigal Talk - week 11 term 1

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 06:46:15 AEST

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Terrigal Talk - week 10 term 1

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:31:17 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 9 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:11:46 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 8 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:11:07 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 7 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:10:23 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 6 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:09:19 AEDT

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Follow your heart, not the herd

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:31:00 AEDT

We spoke with a group of Kindergarten students to find out what they had to say about going against the herd. They had some wise words for us on how we can care, respect and support each other in our schools.

Let’s start the year off right and prevent student bullying happening in our playgrounds, classrooms and online. If a group of 5-year-olds know the difference between right and wrong, shouldn’t everyone?

Video – Wise at 5

Duration – 1:08

Terrigal Talk - week 4 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:08:19 AEDT

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Terrigal Talk - week 3 term 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:07:22 AEDT

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Information for day 1 of Year 7, 2019

Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:41:05 AEDT

Year 7 Term 1 Day 1: Wednesday 30th January 2019

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

On behalf of all staff at Terrigal High School, I would like to wish you a happy 2019.

As we approach thestart of Term 1 and the start of High school for our Year 7 cohort, I wanted to write to you with some detail about the first day. This can be a very exciting and nervous time for both students and caregivers but we hope to ensure a great start to the 2019 year for all students.

Wednesday 30th January - Parents/carers who are able to attend in the morning, could you please accompany your child to the School Hall for a 9:00am start.

You will be welcomed by the Principal – Mrs Tania Turik, Deputy Principal – Ms Nicolle Paul, Head Teacher Wellbeing - Mr Andrew Yates and Year Advisor – Mrs Yolande Walker.

Students will then go to the library to meet their Core class teacher, collect their timetables and move off to class.

Parents are requested to remain in the hall for a short briefing from the Principal and Deputy Principal.

Please ensure all students are in full school uniform. (Details of the school uniform can be found on the THS website and in the Year 7 Handbook.)

At the end of the school day, 3.15pm, please have a plan in place for your child to travel home safely. The School will supervise bus lines to assist our new students to feel confident to catch the correct bus at the correct time.

If at any time during the term you have any concerns regarding student wellbeing, please do not hesitate to contact me by email or through the School reception.

We look forward to welcoming you on the 30th January!

Kind regards

Yolande Walker

Year 7 Advisor

yolande.walker@det.nsw.edu.au

Terrigal High School, Charles Kay Drive

Terrigal

NSW 2260

Phone 02 4384 4677

Back to school

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:22:02 AEDT

The first day of high school and the return to school in the new year are busy times for your child – and for the entire family. To help you and your child get organised and enjoy the experience we've compiled some useful tips for each year group.

We want every student to be known, valued and cared for in our schools.

WIN (Writing Improvement Now) term 4 2018 winners

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 10:00:03 AEDT

Throughout Term 4, teachers have been collecting samples of student writing produced in their classrooms. Teachers then nominate their students’ best efforts to the WIN team who read all the entries and select the best scripts. Entries were judged across year groups and courses in the junior school. The entries were judged on their cohesion, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, grammar and how well they addressed the task.

After a long judging process the Term 4 winners were decided. They are as follows:

Year 7 - Kai Avis – Visual Arts

Year 8 – Yalani Mead - HSIE

Year 9 – Grace Liew – Science

Year 10 – Isabella Goodwin – Dance

A short excerpt from each of the student’s work reveals the high quality of writing produced.

Year 7 Kai Avis – Visual Arts

As I stepped out of the door from my house, I instantly felt the warm air cover me. I started to walk down the stairs. As I stepped out of the shadow from my house, I squinted as my eyes adjusted to the bright light. Even more warm air blanketed me as I could feel the rough sand beneath my feet.

Year 8 – Yalani Mead - HSIE

It’s been a long time since we last saw our home land Hawaiki and I don’t know how much longer it will be till we reach land. Every morning I wake up and walk around my boat and collect all the lifeless people that gave up overnight. We’ve lost over half our tribe from running out of water and food and the rest of us are holding on by a thread. I am just about to give up hope before my wife yells out, ‘Look. Over there. There’s a long white cloud and beneath, I see land!’

Year 9 – Grace Liew – Science

Wind gushed past my fair-skinned face as I tugged my small wooden boat up to the island. As I finished tying my boat against a shed, the sirens blared in my ears a warning of a tsunami. I saw people running outside from their homes and hotels. I heard the screams of ‘RUN! RUN!” I looked back behind me, towards the ocean and witnessed the furious water rushing towards the island.

Year 10 – Isabella Goodwin – Dance

Tying together exceptional choreography and an outstanding accompaniment are the creative costume designs by Bruce’s wife, Marian Bruce. Throughout the whole piece, the most prevalent colour is red. There is an emphasis on this colour as it can be related to many emotions such as love, anger, hate, passion and lust; all of which are evident in relationships.

When dealing with the 1960s the issues and social behaviour at the time are reflected in the use of red as it was a time of passion, free love and a lot of hate and anger towards the government concerning the war and other events.

Year 10 Illuminate Nextgen Challenge

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:10:50 AEDT

Last week our Year 10 students completed the Illuminate Nextgen Business Challenge. This enabled our students to deepen their understanding of the business world whilst developing the entrepreneurial spirit and 21st century employment skills required to prosper in their world beyond school - collaboration, communication, coachability, commitment, creativity and critical thinking.

In teams of approximately 8-9 students, all 20 teams had to collaborate and complete a number of challenges by very strict deadlines throughout the week, as well attend a number of lectures delivered by business people. They were provided with some background information about our harrowing health statistics on the Central Coast and teams had to come up with a plausible business idea which would help deal with some of the health issues. Some of the challenges included:

1. Submitting a 'Business Model Canvas'

2. Presenting their idea early on to a panel of local business people which aimed to offer teams support to improve their ideas.

3. Presenting an 'elevator pitch' - where students had to 'sell' their idea in 30 seconds.

4. Submitting a Market Research Report.

5. Submitting a Draft Business Plan giving students an opportunity for valuable feedback in preparation for their final submission

6. Preparing Finance Statements for their business including a Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement.

7. Submitting a Marketing Package including a mix of promotional materials (social media, radio advertisement etc)

8. Submitting a final Business Plan.

9. Presenting a sales pitch of their business idea to a panel of business people explaining why they might want to invest in the business.

10. Solving a 'pressure cooker' task within a very short period of time so that teams could demonstrate their problem solving skills as well as prove how adaptable the business was.

11. Producing a trade display giving teams the chance to provide a taster of their business to prospective customers and all teachers and students from other years, were given the opportunity to inspect these and cast their vote.

The week culminated in an Awards Evening last Friday night at which our Federal Member of Parliament, Lucy Wicks opened the event and was able to speak to our students about their business ideas and trade displays. We are most grateful to Ms Wicks for her involvement.

Congratulations to the following teams who were our award winners (although every team deserved an award!!)

We are so grateful to those business people in our business community who gave their time and shared their wisdom with our students throughout the week including:

Mike Faulkner - Managing Director (Australia and New Zealand), Verizon

Sharon Green and Dominique Brown - Marketing Managers, Sanitarium

Catherine Turner - Executive Manager - Primary Health Network

Lynsey Stanley - Wild Fig Service Alliance and local business owner

Scott Madden - owner of The Body Movement Gym

Pheadra Pym - Wild Fig Service Alliance and local business owner

Scott Wood - Primary Health Network

Scott Slater - Primary Health Network

Megan Burgess - THS School Captain 2015 (currently studying Business and Global Leadership at Macquarie University)

In addition to our truly amazing facilitators at Illuminate, Jed Saville and Tara Davidson, we are also grateful to the following teachers who helped supervise the week and whose contributions were invaluable:

Maddison Spence

Annette Rankin

Nick Staniford

Ben deSomma

Amanda Cooke

Finally, and most importantly, we are so incredibly proud of the levels of maturity, commitment, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking exhibited by our Year 10 students as well as their competitiveness and entrepreneurial spirit - their business ideas and the quality of their submissions were absolutely commendable. Elyce Bates, our fabulous careers adviser, and myself, have been overwhelmed by what they have achieved.

Dale Massie

Business Studies, Legal Studies and Economics Teacher

2019 school budget allocations

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:00:41 AEDT

Like all NSW public schools, this week we will receive a School Budget Allocation Report with our funding for 2019. The report will help us manage our total budget delivered through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM).

The RAM supports schools through needs-based funding to ensure a fair, efficient and transparent allocation of funds. Our school has the flexibility to make local decisions based on the specific needs of our students.

We will use our 2019 funding to support students and improve educational outcomes. The school executive will continue to work with the school community as we implement the school plan using this needs-based funding.

Learn more about the 2019 RAM funding.

Doing it for the farmers

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:58:56 AEDT

Wow! We have had a lot of rain in the last few weeks. Our ground is soggy and our umbrellas have had a workout. But out beautiful country and its weather is nothing if not ironic and much of the rain we have experienced over the holidays did not fall where it was needed most.

A big thank you to our whole school community for the support of our fundraising and food drive activities last term. We have personally helped communities in Singleton, Tamworth, Tambar Springs, Mudgee, Burthust, Orange, Dubbo, and Inverell. Our hard work has been appreciated by many different families on the land - our Aussie legend farmers.

However, they continue to need our help and support as the drought continues to bite in many regional areas of our state.

Starting next week (week 2), we will continue our "Doing it for the farmers" drive to collect food and toiletries, water and pet food items to be transported out to those in crisis due to the drought. Last term the response from our staff, students and parents, as well as the wider community, was overwhelming! We need to keep the momentum going. Severel wonderful parents have already contacted me and offered to use trailers to transport goods out to regional communities.

Thank you so much for your involvement.

Leading into Christmas will be an especially difficult and changing time for our farmers and their communities. We have already collected new toys, books, children's clothing and luxury toiletries to make up special Christmas packs. We will hold some special drives closer to the holidays to ask for donations of treats and holidays items for our Christmas packs, so keep looking for when these drives will take place.

Again, thank you so much for supporting this initiative. It has highlighted what a generous and wonderful school community we have. Terrigal is indeed a truly special place to work and live.

Thank you,

Mrs Kellie McMartin

HSIE Faculty

HSC survival tips

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:08:15 AEDT

We know our Year 12 students may be feeling stressed as they head towards the pointy end of the school year. Support from their family and a little extra planning in the lead-up to the HSC exams goes a long way to helping our students thrive.

Tips for students

To help students tackle their exams and to manage stress levels, the department have put together some tips on our website. Share the HSC help for students section with your teens so they can survive and thrive during the HSC.

You can:

hear advice from past students to find out how they coped with the HSC
read tips on how students can manage their time during the exam.

Help for parents and carers

It can be difficult for parents and carers to navigate this tricky time in their child’s life. Sometimes it can feel like you too are going through the HSC! A healthy mind and a healthy body go hand in hand to help your child succeed.

Read HSC help for parents and carers for some ideas on how you can best support and encourage your child during the HSC.

Video – HSC advice from former students

Duration – 1:03

Watch this video to hear HSC advice from recent Year 12 graduates.

Video transcript

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If you were to do the HSC again what would you do differently?

Sharon

If I was to do the HSC again I would probably be more organised.

Janice

Probably do more past papers instead of writing notes. That way I get more practice on what kind of questions would be in the exam.

Hanalei

When I got my ATAR and I was really happy with it I was like damn. If I had known that or if someone had told me then I think I would've been like a lot more calm and I probably would've done better as well.

Sharon

To someone who is about to sit their HSC exams my best advice to you I guess is to breathe.

Janice

Don't stress way too much. There's always different pathways to do what you want to do.

Hanalei

Going over the dot points of the syllabus.

Jeremy

I didn't do amazing in my HSC. I did fine. I probably didn't do as well as I should have. But it really didn't close as many doors as I think a lot of people think that it might.

James

Yes it may reflect you know your academic abilities and the effort that you put in. But ultimately your success and your happiness is determined by yourself and what you want to get out of life.

End of transcript.

NSW students in record attempt to highlight mental fitness

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:05:47 AEDT

The NSW Department of Education attempt is expected to see more than 2,000 Year 9 and 10 students from 50 schools across the state participate in an interactive 40-minute lesson designed to develop resilience in young people.

The record attempt will be held on Friday, 9 November. The current title was set in the United Kingdom in June this year with 857 people in attendance.

Mark Scott, Secretary of the NSW Department of Education, said the world record attempt aimed to promote the importance of positive mental health education and showcase the department’s commitment to this important issue.

“This mental health lesson has been designed to give students the resilience and skills they need to cope with stressful situations while letting them know it’s OK to ask for help,” Mr Scott said.

“Mental fitness is appropriate to people of all ages and is just as important as our physical health, because it helps improve mindfulness, enhance resilience and build optimism.

“Being mentally fit doesn’t mean things won’t go wrong, but the more mentally fit we are, the better we are at coping with life’s challenges and enjoying life.”

The Largest Mental Health Awareness Lesson has been developed in partnership with teachers and leading mental health and youth organisations, in line with the new K-10 PDHPE syllabus.

The lesson – which will also be livestreamed to more than 7,200 students from 80 schools across NSW – aims to increase student confidence in seeking help and helping others, improve their ability to talk about mental wellbeing, and enhance awareness of how to maintain mental fitness.

The Largest Mental Health lesson will be taught by staff from headspace and the NSW Department of Education. It will include entertainment from student and celebrity performers, such as singer Jai Waetford and TV presenter and health coach, Olivia Phyland.

Visit the World's Largest Mental Health Awareness Lessonwebpage for more details.