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DEAKIN DIGEST
PRINCIPAL: BELINDA BARTLETT
BOARD MEMBERS
PARENTS
Lara Bishop 0414 485 133 (Chair)
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STUDENTS
Grace Sinstead-Reid
Hamish Williams
STAFF
Luke Williams
Jeanette de Smet
P & C PRESIDENT
Matt Moncrieff
DENISON STREET, DEAKIN, ACT 2600
PH 6142 3888 FAX 6142 3904
WEB SITE: http://www.adhs.act.edu.au
GOOGLE+ : AlfredDeakinHighSchool
EMAIL: [email protected]
TWITTER: @AlfredDeakinHS
FACEBOOK: Alfred Deakin High School
EDITORS
Anne McMillen
Belinda Bartlett
PRODUCTION STAFF
Michelle Pritchard
Jackie Kaye
FRONT COVER DESIGN
Scott Calder
Alfred Deakin High School is built on the traditional lands of the Ngunnawal people.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and future.
ISSUE 5/15
29/5/2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
The school has been such a busy place over the last
couple of weeks. We have visited all our local
primary schools and more than 700 students and
parents attended our Open Night and Information
Session on the Unicorn (Gifted & Talented) Program.
They did not leave disappointed – they got active in
the gym, were immersed in culture in Languages,
experimented in Science, engaged with our Story
Teller in SOSE, became literate in English and
numerate in Maths, marvelled at The Formula 1 races
in Technology, were entertained in the Arts, drawn
by fabulous smells to the kitchens, marvelled at the
photos of school events along the bottom corridor
and relaxed in the E-Hub and upstairs in the E-Study.
Parents came to realise what passionate and highly
talented educators ADHS has and the learning
outcomes their child could aspire to. One parent
wrote to me:
‘it felt dynamic, innovative and passionate and well
informed about what works for young people and
their education… our guide was so informative and
represented your school beautifully. She provided
great information to us that was key to us
understanding the culture and approach at the
school. We left feeling inspired, which is a credit to
yourself, your teachers and your students.’
In fact, many parents commented that they wished to
return to school themselves! I was delighted to hear
so many positive comments about our Student
Leaders who acted as guides on the evening. Our
students are always our best advertisement and they
are clearly great ambassadors for our school. A
highly successful night all round! This, of course,
does not occur without a lot of time, effort, care and
dedication from the staff. THANK YOU!
On 1st and 2nd June we will be holding Orientation
Days for prospective 2016 year 7 students. We have
had excellent attendances at these events so far, a
strong sign that Alfred Deakin High School’s
reputation for providing a world class education is
very healthy.
ADHS students and staff celebrated Public
Education Day (25th May) in the community,
through a lunchtime concert at Curtin Shops,
showcasing music and dance. Local business and
shoppers spoke highly of the entertainment and
complimented staff on the quality of our
performance. On such an auspicious day it is
important also to honour the long-term commitment,
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dedication and loyalty of staff who have served long
periods of uninterrupted service with the ACT
Education and Training Directorate. The following
staff will be presented with Recognition of Service
Awards at our Assembly next week (3rd June, 9 am)
by our Student Principal for a Day, Hamish
Williams. Parents are welcome to attend.
10 Year Service Awards
Sebastian White
George Parkes
Toni Stewart
Tim Jones
Gail Robertson
Shizuko Barber
Elena Ivanova
Next year is Alfred Deakin’s 50th Anniversary.
Our organising committee has proposed Saturday
21st May 2016 as our ‘save the date’ for the Open
Day. This will be the Saturday following our Open
Night. Any parents who would like to join the
organising committee are invited to contact me on
6142 3888.
ADHS is such a unique and vibrant community!
Where else could you find such a turn out on a cold
but beautiful day like Tuesday at our annual
Walkathon. Six hundred and sixty students dressed
up; walked, ran, skipped and danced their way to the
end; played like carefree kids – feeding swans,
impromptu cricket, singing, sitting and chilling. It
was a great day!! Thank you to all staff for their
participation –staffing checkpoints, cooking the
BBQ, timing, riding, walking, kayaking organising,
bag wrangling, setting-up entertainment etc.
Congratulations to Mr. Will Cowie and the PE staff
for organising and orchestrating another highly
successful ADHS community event. It is understood
that a lot of the work occurs behind-the-scenes
including the work of our student photographers who
recorded the event as part of their authentic
curriculum.
Assessment and reporting
As we reach the middle of Term 2, it is very
important that all students take stock of where they
are and consider how they might demonstrate their
learning by the end of this term. This is particularly
so for our year 9 and 10 students. Behaviour,
attendance and academic performance must all be
satisfactory for the award of a Year 10 Certificate.
There is still time for students to ensure good results
in their end of semester report. Please encourage
your son or daughter to be diligent and to submit
work by the due date.
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Reminders:
Year 7 Enrolments 2016 - refer to our website to
access the online enrolment/transfer form.
Applications close on 5th June 2015
Year 10 College Enrolments - the closing date for
enrolments is also 5th June 2015
Action Bus Services – changes requested
At parents’ request, we sought and received 32
responses from families who indicated they would
use a direct service from ADHS to Weston Creek if it
was available. We have also received requests from
parents for an extension of current services to
Lanyon.
We have provided this information to Action who
advised staff by phone that it will be considered in a
review of services for 2016.
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
UPDATE
This has been a busy semester in HaSS with students
in all year groups completing common assessment
tasks.
Our year 7 historians have produced some terrific
research reports on ancient groups of people; year 8
are now experts on the Black Death; year 9 analysed
sources relating to the Industrial Revolution and year
10 wrote at length about Charlie Perkins and the
Freedom Rides. HaSS staff use these tasks - and
others - for formal moderation purposes, helping us
align our marking with samples from ACARA.
Jenni Bodell
Acting Executive Teacher HaSS
Please note:
Parents are requested to observe the car park
speed limit.
20 km/h.
Belinda Bartlett
Principal
DATES TO REMEMBER
JUNE
Week 6
Mon 1
Tues 2
Wed 3
Thu 4
Thu 4 – Fri 5
Orientation Day year 6 students
Orientation Day year 6 students
ICAS Science Competition
Assembly
Year 7 Immunisations
UPA Production
Week 7
Mon 8
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Week 8
Mon 15-19
Fri 19
ICAS Writing Competition
Digest on website
Week 9
Tue 23
Assembly
JUNE/JULY
Week 10
Mon 29-Thu 2
Thu 2
3
Year 9 Exhibitions
Year 10 Road Ready
Semester Reports issued
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Students who are not participating in Road Ready
should consider doing work experience in Week 10,
as regular classes will not be held during that week.
Once a student has confirmed their work experience
placement, including the dates of the placement,
students will be given a four-way agreement which
must be returned before the placement can take place.
This covers your child for insurance while on their
placement.
Parents
can
contact
me
via
email
[email protected] if they have any
questions about a work experience placement or if
they would like me to discuss work experience
options with their son or daughter.
Isaac Lee - Work Experience at the Zoo
Isaac Lee spent two weeks recently doing work
experience at the zoo. “I went into all the enclosures
and cleaned them out. I hand fed animals, and spoon
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fed the bears which was really cool. It sounds
dangerous but there were always the right
precautions in place. The monkeys and the red
pandas crawled all over me and played with me
which was pretty fun. The best thing was that there
was lots of interaction with the animals which I
enjoyed because I love animals. I would recommend
others do this placement as long as you don’t mind
getting dirty”
Bradley Walters - Work Experience at Southern
Cross Gym.
Bradley Walters had a great placement at the
Southern Cross Gym. Rather than working with
adults, he was given the opportunity to teach young
4-year-old children gymnastics. “It was an amazing
experience being on the teaching end of a class. It
was pretty difficult and quite stressful at first because
I am not used to dealing with 4-years-olds. And they
all wanted my attention at the same time. Once they
all calmed down it was fine. It was a real learning
opportunity for me as I learnt about leadership, the
organisation of a group and also how to instruct
young children.
It was definitely a worthwhile experience for me and
because of this I am thinking of applying for a course
to become a gym instructor”
newspapers.
Students even got to meet radio
presenters from Canberra’s hit radio station FM104.7
and pose next to Black Thunder.
Finally, 21 year 9 and 10 dance students attended a
two-day dance tour of Sydney. Students experienced
a hip hop workshop at the Brent Street Studios with
performer Nicole Vela; a Bollywood dance workshop
at Dance Central Studios with performer and
Bollywood movie personality Prafulla Parida; and, a
street dance workshop at The Village Studios with
Rob McLean. Students also had a tour of The
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School in
Glebe, performed a flash-mob at Sydney’s Central
Station and saw the Australian Ballet’s performance
of The Dream at the Sydney Opera House!
It is clear that no matter your age, fitness, gender,
shape, size, level of co-ordination or musicality,
dancing enables new friendships, promotes health
and wellbeing, and is full of joy and laughter. We
can’t wait until Dance Week 2016!
Emily Appleton - Dance Teacher
Christine Bowen
Work Experience Coordinator
MATHS FACULTY
AUSTRALIAN DANCE WEEK AT ALFRED
DEAKIN HIGH SCHOOL 2015
Australian Dance Week originated in 1982 as a series
of lunch-time performances and has grown into a
nationwide celebration of all things dance. From the
29th April - 10th May, Alfred Deakin High School
students participated in Australian Dance Week,
demonstrating that trying something new and
potentially challenging can be rewarding and fun.
Maths Stars
Maths Stars recognise students who have
demonstrated outstanding performance or effort in
their Maths learning.
Year 7
Alice Nguyen
Nathan Gounden
Emily Clough
Dylan Soesman
Kaitlyn Bugg
Cebita Santhosh
Throughout the week ADHS students, teachers and
community members had the opportunity to
participate in a program of dance displays and
activities including, a Zumba class; a hip hop class
instructed by Year 8 student Georgina Smith; a flashmob rehearsal and a dance workshop with 60 boys
from the Panthers leadership group.
Year 8
Jiamei Shen
Miriam Brett
Alexander Brooks
Yuta Leffers
Tyson Dwyer
Younus Theeb
Year 9
Adam Daly
Sona Shajee
Nina Mihaljcic
Patrick Roche
One of the highlights of the week, was the
opportunity for the ELEMENTS girls’ leadership
group to participate in Canberra’s BIGGEST Dance
Jam – Ausdance, ACT’s official launch of Australian
Dance Week. The Dance Jam was instructed by
Jamie Winbank at Westside Acton Park and was
documented by numerous Canberra news stations and
Year 10
Deeno Pathirana
Mariyan Hac
Fergus McCook
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Tina Paavilainen
Gus Haddad
Xavier Vera
Executive Teacher Mathematics
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Who are you trying to be?
What do you want us to see?
Are you pretty?
Or conceited?
Happy?
Or vain?
Are you… miserable?
Are you driven?
Smart?
The winner... or the loser?
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Unicorn Performing Arts has spent
15 weeks devising, writing and rehearsing an
original production about the masks we wear
in society and who we put out there for the
world to see.
This ensemble-based performance explores
the idea of being two-faced in an experimental
setting through the use of song, dance, music
and acting. Humorous and thought provoking,
entertaining and engaging – this show has
something in it for everyone.
The performance will be in the ADHS Hall
Thursday, 4th June and Friday, 5th June from
6pm. Tickets are on sale now at CENTRAL
(MAZE) at recess and lunchtime.
If you have any question please contact Cara
Irvine via email [email protected] |
[email protected]
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SPORTS REPORTS
Recent Results
Walkathon:
A great day was had by all staff and students at the
8km Walkathon on Tuesday. It was completed in the
reverse direction starting from Weston Park all the
way around to Black Mt Peninsula. Daintree were
house champions for the day and some outstanding
results were achieved by the following students:
Place
Name
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Kieren Allen
Felix Bennett
Dane Kluken
Marit Beenen
Ruby Marshall
Anela Romeo
Gwyllym Young
Jackson Boyd
James Medland
Jennifer Alley
Katherine Alley
Freya Dadswell
Rohan Hosking
Thomas Rooney
Lachlan Rowe
Katherine Neave
Ashley Peterson & Annaliese
Pratley
Emma McNamara
Henry Illingworth (new record
28.13)
Jack Larmour
Hamish Allan
Clare De Salis
Anna Dixon & Katelyn Evans
Reeti Sharma
Lachlan Morgan & Andrew
Hosking
Rhys Fiveash
Ben Aisbitt, Johny O’Gorman &
Theo Willis
Isabella Hiscutt
Sarah Abdine
Rachel Chopping
Under
12
Boys
Under
12
Girls
Under
13
Boys
Under
13
Girls
Under
14
Boys
Under
14
Girls
1st
2nd
3rd
Under
15
Boys
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
Under
15
Girls
Under
16
Boys
st
Under
16
Girls
1
2nd
3rd
ACT Swimming
ADHS sent two students to the ACT Swimming
Championship, Courtney Taylor and Adam Daly.
Courtney Taylor came 1st in the 15 girls 50m
Backstroke with a time of 30.21 seconds.
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Southside Touch Football
ADHS sent out senior boys and senior girls teams to
the Southside Touch Day in Deakin. The senior boys
were narrowly defeated in the Grand Final in extra
time to come 2nd on the day. They will now go on to
represent ADHS at the ACT Finals later this year.
Senior Boys Touch Team: Luke Moufarrige, Destiny
Kalolo, Jonaghan Makahununiu, Logan Powell, Theo
Willis, Thomas Young, Josh Williams, Jerome
Simbahan, Johny O’Gorman, Liam Flynn, Aidan
Smith. Coached by Sarah Flynn.
Southside Cross Country
Alfred Deakin High School placed 4th in the overall
teams competition at the Southside cross-country at
Stromlo Forest Park. The 14 years boys placed 2nd in
the teams competition for their age group and there
are 22 students going on to represent ADHS at the
ACT Cross-Country. The following student placed in
the top-ten for their age group.
Nina Illingworth
Jennifer Alley
Katherine Alley
Freya Dadswell
Gwyllym Young
James Hiscutt
Jackson Boyd
Catherine Neave
Meika Rajen
Rohan Hosking
Thomas Rooney
Henry Illingworth
Jack Larmour
Hamish Allan
Rachel Chopping
Isabella Hiscutt
Andrew Hosking
Age
Group
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
Place
1
1
2
7
2
9
10
5
9
2
9
1
3
6
4
9
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AFL
The Junior and Senior boys AFL teams both
competed in the Southside AFL GWS Cup and both
came 2nd in the respective competitions.
Junior Boys Team: Aidan Bruce, Liam Ayres,
Dylan Powell, Brad Moufarrige, Thomas Hillan,
Patrick Hillan, Logan Muir, James Medland,
Gwyllym Young, Jayden Manton, Riley Hawke,
Jackson Geerdink, Jakob Geerdink, Rohan Hosking,
Bryn Wardleworth, Zak Harding, Ronin Campbell,
Thomas Rooney, Max Tollis. Coached by Phil
Webb.
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Senior Boys Team: Ben Morrissey, Thomas
Rooney, Rohan Hosking, Lachlan Morgan, Andrew
Hosking, Sam Ricketts, Theo Willis, Jackson
Geerdink, Jakob Geerdink, Jerome Simbahan, David
O'Gorman, Johny O'Gorman, Alex Kemp, Brendan
O'Dea, Michael Kethro, Ben Aisbitt, Thomas Alley,
Aidan Smith, Luke Moufarrige, Keenan Ong, Riley
Hawke. Coached by Matt Gannon.
Girls Futsal
The ADHS senior girls futsal team are now the
Southside Champions. The Junior Girls team also
qualified for the ACT Finals which will be held later
this term.
Junior Girls Team: Amber Mollison, Olivia Riddel,
Nomvula Matsebula, Ella Brown, Jade Subritzky,
Lillian Burless, Angela Chopping, Ella Dransfield,
Monique Eaton. Coached by Ro Lafferty.
Senior Girls Team: Isobel Calder, Annie Reeson,
Katelyn Evans, Rachel Chopping, Holly Battisson,
Anna Dixon, Emma Robinson, Hayley McLachlan,
Anneliese Brenner. Coached by Will Sheppard
Congratulations to:
Thomas Alley - selected to umpire AFL at the NSW
Combined High Schools Carnival in Sydney from
Monday 1st June to Thursday 4th June.
Dylan Weir - competed in the Canberra Junior
Cycling Tour at Stromlo and won the ACT U15
men’s road cycling championship for 2015 (placed
9th overall) and the ACT U15 Men’s Criterion
Championship (placed 5th overall).
Madison Mulligan - won the Youth C Girls Division
at the NSW/ACT lead Rock Climbing titles and now
is the NSW and ACT champion. She has also
qualified for the National Titles which will be held in
June.
Kieren Allen – selected in the 12Y&U South Weston
Boys Soccer Team.
For any school sport questions, information about
student sporting achievements or any great photos
from recent events please email Toni Stewart at
[email protected].
NATIONAL SORRY DAY BRIDGE WALK
FRIDAY 22nd MAY 2015
On Friday 22nd May, five of our Aboriginal students
attended the National Sorry Day Bridge Walk at
Regatta Point. Aunty Agnes led the ‘Welcome to
Country’ and a minute of silence to remember those
who had passed within the Ngunnawal community
recently.
The day, whilst windy and cold, was a great
community event with students across all areas of the
ACT celebrating and recognising the historic
apology.
Anissa Jones.
Indigenous Liaison Officer
YEAR 9 EXHIBITIONS
This term, year 9 students are involved in the
Exhibitions program. They are working during PC
time; planning and preparing their project based on
the theme of Making a Difference. Students are
involved in either the big group project; planning a
“Big Blue Bash” trivia night to fundraise for Beyond
Blue, or a smaller group project of their own choice.
Students will be involved in this program full time
from Monday, June 29th to Thursday, July 2nd.
Exhibitions will then culminate on Friday, July 3rd
with Round Table interviews.
Madison Mulligan
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Roundtables are the final element in the Exhibitions
program where each group will present their work to
a panel consisting of a teacher, a year 8 student and a
community member. Each student will give a 10
minute presentation reflecting on their learning, as
well as their contribution to the group. We are keen
to hear from any parents/community members who
would like to join Roundtables as panel members to
hear presentations and discuss student work. If you
are interested please contact Kate Waite on
6142 3888.
fortunate to have so many of our year 10s support
and represent our school as guides and helpers for the
evening. Finally, this week, we had a whole year
presentation by BATYR, an organisation that
focusses on preventative education in young people’s
mental health.
Points to remember:
1. Please return the permission note to TG
teachers ASAP
2. Save the date for the “Big Blue Bash” Trivia
Night on Wednesday July 1st 6.30pm-8.30pm
3. If you are in a position (eg. a business owner)
to donate a prize for the trivia night, please
contact Ro Lafferty on 6142 3888.
4. Remember that year 9 students are only
required at school on Round Table day for
the one hour time slot of their presentation.
No other programs are running for this year
group on Friday July 3rd.
5. If you would like to be a round table panel
member, please contact Kate Waite on
6142 3888.
YEAR 10 NEWS
These last few weeks have filled me with pride – for
the countless year 10s who stand up as volunteers
and for our year 10 group who comes together and
supports each other if we see someone in need.
Indeed, I’d like to take this opportunity to say that
friends, family and teachers really are the network
that supports our students.
I would like to
acknowledge, with deep-felt thanks, the friendship
that was extended to us from the Brumbies Football
Team to support one of our year 10 students. Thank
you very much to Mr Michael Jones, CEO of the
Brumbies; Mr Jack Saunders, Executive Assistant to
the CEO; and Mr Brian Paule for your care, support
and friendship.
The past fortnight has seen so much action and
activity in the year 10 cohort. Representatives from
the Combined Colleges have talked to our year group
and there have been numerous College Open Nights
and Mornings that many year 10s have attended.
ADHS also had our own Open Night where we were
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The last few weeks have also made me realise that
year 10 is coming into a very stressful time. Hallway
conversations are filled with, “What college are you
going to?” to “I don’t know where to go!” ~ the
current stage for submission of college enrolments
has made students keenly aware that their time here
at Deakin is getting shorter and shorter.
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With this is mind, I have emailed all year 10 (through
their actetd.com accounts): reminding them that
College enrolment is due in a little over a week, on
Friday 5 June. Year 10 will also be prompted each
morning, through Daily Notices in Tutor Group, to
go to a nominated computer lab at lunchtime. I will
be there to help them with their online enrolment if
need be.
I’d like to remind year 10 that being anxious can
sometimes be a good thing. It can mean that you take
greater care and effort in completing something. It
can mean that when you actually achieve something,
despite feelings of stress or of anxiety, you become
more resilient and this makes you all the better and
stronger for the next time ‘life’ or studies throws
something at you.
We’re nearly half way through Term Two! Year 10,
please remember, there are many people you can go
to if you need help or assistance.
Remember to get your College enrolments in by 5th
June; and parents, please contact your child’s Tutor
Group teacher or myself if you have any questions.
Ingrid Jaugietis
Year 10 Advisor
THE WODEN SCHOOL AND THE
DISABILITY AWARENESS PROGRAM (DAP)
GROUP FROM ADHS - CAMP
However, anxiety can be debilitating when it takes
over as it can snowball and you can feel a sense of
helplessness. When this happens, people may feel
isolation and a low sense of self-worth. In the
presentation with BATYR we were given the statistic
that in an average class of 30 students, seven students
would be dealing with mental health issues. Out of
these seven, only two would seek help and the other
5 would be suffering in silence.
The point I’d really like to make to both year 10, and
families of year 10 is that there are many people and
organisations out there that can help people in times
of stress, anxiety or just to be there listen to you.
Sometimes, even talking to someone helps you
clarify things in your mind. Last week, I emailed all
year 10 students the following:
“There are a lot of options for you here at
ADHS. You can see your TG teacher; a teacher who
you're most comfortable with; members of the
Student Connection team; Year Cos; School Social
worker; our school Psychologist or myself.”
I listed a range of organisations that are available
online and via the phone. The list is also on our
school’s website for everyone’s reference.
‘Letters of Concern’ have also been recently sent out
to families. The school does this so that families are
aware that their son/daughter may be able to improve
in different areas of a subject. I am often asked by
students and parents about the concerns. I would like
to emphasise that our teachers are here to help your
child learn as much as they can and, in this way,
nominated concerns are highlighted so that your son/
daughter may take steps to improve. Hopefully, with
a sense of what needs to be worked on, improvement
can be made and this will be reflected in the earning
of a higher grade or achieving more outcomes by the
students.
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On the 13th - 15th May The Woden School and the
Disability Awareness Program (DAP) group from
ADHS went on camp to the Yurt farm, just outside
Goulburn. The camp was to strengthen relationships
between The Woden School students and their
ADHS mentors and provide some great opportunities
to experience life on a working farm.
To start off our adventure, we met at the Canberra
train station and caught the train to Goulburn. After
a pizza lunch in Goulburn and some time in a local
park where we all played on the swings and see-saws,
we got on the bus for a half an hour trip to the yurt
farm. A yurt is a permanent circular building that
was designed and constructed at the farm. The
farmer also has a factory in Goulburn and sells yurts
all around Australia.
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During the day we did many activities such as walks,
milking cows, collecting chicken eggs, arts and
crafts, ghost walks, a big swing and we went panning
for gold. We spent the nights around the campfire,
keeping warm and eating marshmallows. We all ate
our meals in the shearing shed that had been
converted to a dining room. The food was home
cooked and really good! The walk was about 1½
kilometres from the dining hall to the Yurt village –
we sometimes walked this with our Woden School
buddies, other times we rode on the tractor or farm
truck.
On Friday afternoon, we caught the bus back to
school; everyone was very tired and most of us fell
asleep.
The camp has taught us a lot about working with
students with Special Needs. We have formed some
great bonds with our buddies that will benefit both
ADHS and Woden School students. Our Woden
School buddies love to talk about how fun camp was
and what everyone’s favourite activities were. Our
next plan is to have tractor rides at school!
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Tournament
of Minds
Try Out Day
2015
On Wednesday 20th May, 61 students joined Ms.
Jones in the library to try out for our Tournament of
Minds teams. This year was our largest group by far
to audition.
The students were put into groups and given several
activities to test their ability to work effectively as a
team, to problem solve, to present their challenge
solutions and to think ‘outside the square’.
Tournament of Minds begins on Monday, 27th July
2015 (Term 3) and the Southside Finals are on
Saturday, 5th September at the ANU.
Unlike
previous years, the tournament will now be held at
the Centre for Business and Economics (CBE)
Building.
Students will be asked to participate in after-school
sessions this term and a note went home late last
week to all successful students.
Anissa Jones
Tournament of Minds Coordinator
POJOK BAHASA INDONESIA
We are delighted to welcome Nurul Komalasari to
the Languages team at Alfred Deakin High School.
Through an initiative from the Education and
Training Directorate, in conjunction with the
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Indonesian
Language Teaching Assistants are placed in ACT
public schools for two terms. Nurul is with us on
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Mondays and Thursdays, for Terms 2 and 3,
supporting students in their language learning and
intercultural knowledge. Ibu Kirsten is happy to be a
team of two now! Also, Nurul loves to cook, yeah,
kami senang!
Continuing our close relationship with local feeder
school, Curtin Primary School, saw the Senior
Indonesian class head back for fun language
activities with a combined year 5/6 class. This was
the first opportunity for the year 9 students to
undertake this leadership role and they learned a
great deal about teaching and coordinating! Our
major artistic project for this year will be a joint batik
creation by students from Curtin Primary and ADHS.
Kayla and Alicia consider designs.
Nurul with Zoe, Claire and Bronwyn
Zoe and Bronwyn run the best game!
Veronique and Rio brush-up on their understanding of batik
making.
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session on 26th June and they would like to pass on
the details of the host families that night. When you
have received the application number, please put it
on the online application form or send it to me
straight away. I cannot tell the name and details of
your matched billet until all the host families have
completed the registration.
Japan Study Tour 2016 Information Session
Thank you so much for coming and joining our
Information Night for Japan Trip 2016 on 20th May.
We hope it was very informative and inspiring. For
the parents and students who could not make it; we
will be sending the information via email soon.
Please secure the position for your child by paying
the first deposit of $300 (refundable) by the end of
Term 2. If you have any queries, please contact
Richard Fox, Cameron Foster, Ingrid Jaugietis or
Shizuko Barber on 6142 3888.
Alicia, Kayla and Veronique pushed the kids to remember their
numbers!
Sing a song - we do this a lot in class and we love it!
The year 7 and 8 classes have fantastic singing skills
and we often start or finish a class with one of these
numbers. The songs are linked here with words so
families can have a practice too. The songs are from
various islands; this week we have travelled to
Papua, to learn ‘Sajojo’. Next term, the year 8
students will work on a food unit, so we can nyanyi
while we makan!
Lagu Di sini senang
Lagu Soleram
Lagu Sajojo
ANU Extension Program 2015
Congratulations go to Matilda Dowse, Ruby Thomas
and Sarah Harley, our last year’s year 10 students
who passed the entrance exam with very high scores
and made it in to the ANU Extension Program. I am
very proud of them. Well done!!
Open Night 2015
What an amazing Open Night we had on 20th May!
We had over 100 families and the classroom was
packed! It was lovely to meet all those enthusiastic
parents and prospective year 7 students. They all
enjoyed a little taste of Japan and a Wasabi Pea
game. We look forward to seeing you next year.
A big thank you goes to the following year 10
students who willingly helped with all jobs: Lachlan
Morgan, Sam Keane, Clare Jolly, Brittany Hughes
and Sophia Scales. Also, my pre-service teacher,
Richard Saberton.
Selamat belajar! Salam dari Ibu Kirsten
JAPANESE NEWS
日本語 にほんご
How time flies, the first five weeks have already
gone! Students in Japanese have had a very busy,
productive first half and they have made huge
progress. Well done, all!
Volunteer Host Families for Japanese billets in
August 2015
Please apply as soon as possible for your Working
with Vulnerable People registration to accommodate
a billet. Our sister school has their information
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Children’s Day Celebration for year 7 to year 10
The 5th May was Children’s Day こどものひ in Japan
and all my classes have celebrated their health and
growth with a rice ball おにぎり. They enjoyed a little
taste of Japan. Students also made a carp streamer,
which is a representation of strength and bravery, and
confirmed their healthy growth and happiness.
Language Perfect and Homework
Please allow your child to access the internet to work
on Language Perfect the online interactive language
drill. This is an effective tool to revise and
consolidate class work.
It is the students’
responsibility to use this and practise five minutes
every day!
Shizuko Barber
Japanese Teacher
ALFRED DEAKIN HIGH SCHOOL HAS
JOINED THE SAFE SCHOOL COALITION
The Safe School Coalition is a national coalition
dedicated to helping schools to be safer and more
inclusive for same sex attracted, intersex and gender
diverse students, school staff and families. They are
creating change to ensure that every student and
every teacher in every school has access to a safe and
inclusive learning environment. It is federally funded
by the Australian Government Department of
Education. Membership will provide us with
resources and strategies to develop policy and
curriculum in this area. Our school prides itself on
having a diverse community and supporting all
members of that group.
Our first initiative in this area has been to provide
unisex toilets for our students in the lower corridor.
We look forward to further initiatives and welcome
community input in this area. If you would like to
know more about this group you can find out more at
www.safeschoolscoalition.org.au
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Mental Health and Well Being- A Message of
Hope from Batyr
Alfred Deakin High School is highly focussed on the
area of Mental Health and Well Being for staff,
students and the community. We proactively engage
in many ways to develop understanding, build
strategies and support students experiencing
difficulties.
Not only do our Pastoral Care
Curriculum and the role of the Tutor Group Teacher
play an important part, but so does the broader
curriculum in all classes and with all our caring staff.
To that end we had a visit from an external group,
Batyr, which all of years 9 and 10 experienced.
Batyr aims to engage, educate and empower young
people to speak out about mental health issues by
fostering an environment where talking about these
issues and getting help is not only accepted, but is
encouraged and supported. We heard that despite
one in four young people suffering a mental health
issue by the end of adolescence, mental health issues
are not openly discussed and remain the ‘elephant in
the room’. Mental ill health holds a stigma that
prevents open and frank exchanges and is a barrier to
young people getting the help they need.
The Batyr speakers shared their life experiences of
issues such as depression, suicide, anxiety, stress,
sexual assault, eating disorders, bullying and personal
health. They discussed the first hand benefits of
reaching out, what avenues of support helped them
and showed students they are not alone and help is
always available. The strong message of hope and
the belief in friendship struck a chord with the
students.
Please take the opportunity to open up discussions
with your young people around this topic. Raising
your own awareness about signs to watch for can
mean that you can engage in supportive dialogue
about their issues and the issues they share with
friends. You can seek guidance from the school if
you need to talk to the School Counsellor or a
member of the School Engagement Team. We
usually recommend a visit to your GP as a part of
help-seeking behaviours.
There are many
organisations on-line to which you can turn.
Following the presentation all year 9 and 10 were
emailed links to these.
Whilst Batyr itself does not provide crisis
intervention or counselling, click on this link from
their website for other places that may assist you:
www.batyr.com.au/young-people/get-help/
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Other good sites/places are:
www.kidshelp.com.au ph: 1800 55 1800
REACH OUT
ReachOut is anonymous open 24/7 and filled with loads of
info, stories, videos and forums where you can connect
with others going through the same stuff as you.
au.reachout.com
HEADSPACE
Headspace is the national youth mental health foundation.
It helps young people who are going through a tough time.
www.headspace.com.au
BEYOND BLUE
Beyond Blue is an organisation working to increase
awareness and understanding of depression, anxiety and
related substance-use issues around Australia.
www.beyondblue.org.au
LIFELINE
Lifeline provides access to crisis support, suicide
prevention and mental health services.
www.lifeline.org.au
BLACK DOG INSTITUTE
The Black Dog Institute is a world leader in the diagnosis,
treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as
depression and bipolar.
www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
THE BUTTERFLY FOUNDATION
Dedicated to bringing about change to the culture, policy
and practice in the prevention, treatment and support of
those affected by eating disorders and negative body
image.
thebutterflyfoundation.org.au
MENSLINE
MensLine Australia is a unique telephone and online
support, information and referral service helping men to
deal with relationship problems in a practical and effective
way.
www.mensline.org.au
SANE AUSTRALIA
Sane Australia is a national charity working for a better
life for people affected by mental illness.
www.sane.org
1800 RESPECT
1800 Respect is a national Australian sexual assault and
domestic family violence counselling service. There are
professionals available 24/7 on the telephone and online
providing crisis and trauma counselling services.
www.1800respect.org.au
TUNE IN NOT OUT
Tune In Not Out provides 24hr TV and information on
life’s challenges faced by young people aged 16-25,
through videos, real stories, fact sheets and blogs.
www.tuneinnotout.com
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EXCURSION ACQUITTALS - 2015
NAME OF EXCURSION: Yr 7 Camp
Monies In: (Student payments)
$44,310.00
Monies Out:
Camp
)
Buses
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$43,792.50
Surplus – retained by school for educational purposes
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NAME OF EXCURSION: UPA Camp
Monies In: (Student payments)
$ 4,345.00
Monies Out:
Bus
)
Accommodation )
Staffing
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$ 4,229.95
Surplus – retained by school for educational purposes
ELEMENTS
Proudly sponsored by Teamsnap & Spinryde
CANTEEN NEWS
A reminder that our new Term 2 menu is now
available.
We have some great daily specials and each week we
are producing a great soup with a roll for just $3.00.
In Week 7, Thursday 11th and Friday 12th June, we
will be holding a smorgasbord lunch. Come and try
some new dishes - $3.00 for a small container and
$5.00 for a large container.
A reminder that you now have the opportunity to let
your child use their school ID card as a debit card
via- flexischools. This money can only be used at the
canteen. It saves time having to look for change for
your child. If you would like more information
regarding this, please visit flexischools at
www.flexischools.com.au or call Debbie on
62814110 or email [email protected] .
Lunch orders can still be placed online via
flexischools or over the counter at recess. This is the
best way of making sure you get what you want at
lunch time.
If you would like to help out in anyway with the
canteen we would love to hear from you on
62814110
or
email
Debbie
at
[email protected].
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NAME OF EXCURSION: Panthers Camp - Kioloa
Monies In: (Student payments)
$ 6,815.00
Monies Out:
Travel/Accomm. )
Staffing
)
Shirts
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$ 7,287.27
Shortfall absorbed by school
NAME OF EXCURSION: Out/Ed – Nowra
Monies In: (Student payments)
$ 4,670.65
Monies Out:
Accommodation)
Staffing
)
Bus
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$ 4,486.89
Surplus – retained by school for educational purposes
NAME OF EXCURSION: Out/Ed – Jervis Bay – Mar.
Monies In: (Student payments)
$ 5,835.60
Monies Out:
Bus
)
Staffing
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$ 4,762.24
Surplus – refund to parents
NAME OF EXCURSION: Out/Ed – Jervis Bay – Apr.
Monies In: (Student payments)
$ 4,785.10
Monies Out:
Bus
)
Staffing
)
Incidentals
)
Total Monies Out:
$ 4,642.04
Surplus – retained by school for educational purposes
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Save the date!
Alfred Deakin High School is celebrating 50 years in 2016.
If you are interested in being on a working committee to assist with the
planning of our Open Day on Saturday 21st May 2016, please contact
Anissa Jones ([email protected]) or
Letitia Hobday ([email protected]) or
Shizuko Barber ([email protected]).
We would like to offer ADHS students and their immediate families the opportunity to attend “Les Miserables”
at Capital Theatre Sydney. This classic musical, based on the work of Victor Hugo, follows the lives and
interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of
redemption.
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We will depart ADHS on Saturday 27 June at 7am by Murray’s Coach for the run to Sydney. After a comfort
stop, we will arrive in Sydney at 10.30am, in plenty of time to have a quick shop and grab some lunch before the
2pm Matinee.
We will return to Canberra after the show, arriving at ADHS at 8.30pm.
The cost is $105 per person. This includes a B Reserve seat and return coach travel. We have strictly limited
seats available – payment must be received at the ADHS Finance Office to secure your seat.
Tickets are available to ADHS students and their immediate families – permission notes have been emailed to all
students or notes are available from the Front Office.
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