newsletter issue 4 2016

ISSUE 4 JULY 2016
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JULY
2016
KEY
DATES
Term 2 Ends
Friday 1st July
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Wow what a busy term we have had! Many students have sat
mid-year exams whilst others have been involved in work
placement and lots of other extra curricula activities. Our students
have represented our school in many sporting, community and
cultural events which will be highlighted in this edition.
Term 3 Begins
Monday 18th July
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LMS Production
Disney The Little Mermaid
18th -20th August
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Parent Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 30th August
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We say farewell to our 5 Brazilian students who have been with us for last 5 months. They leave
having been immersed in our day to day offerings and they will take back not only many skills, but
great memories of their time at Newstead and in Tasmania.
Floods
Thank you to parents, students and staff for their co-operation and adaptability during the
flood week. It was a stressful time for many families, but I am very proud of the way our school
community responded to the situation.
TCE
Staff are identifying year 12 students who are at risk of not achieving their TCE. We will be
providing opportunities for students to take a standard test if the ICT, Literacy or Numeracy ‘tick’
has not been achieved and also checking that the required points needed are on track to being
attained. If you are unsure or concerned about your son or daughter’s TCE attainment, please
contact your child’s Support Group Teacher or an Assistant Principal who will be happy to advise
on the process.
Family Violence Program
On May 12th we were fortunate to have the Premier, Will
Hodgman and the Minister for Education, Jeremy Rockliff launch
our Family Violence Program. Newstead College has devised
and is implementing a program to raise awareness and educate
our young people on this very important societal issue.
The program aims to give students skills in identifying what constitutes family violence and the
knowledge of how to deal with and support themselves or others who may be experiencing any aspect
of family violence. Our Student Support team is available to support students and their families who
may be experiencing family violence.
Deaine Coyle
Principal
Newstead College
Department of Education
In the week before mid-year exams, the SRC organised the traditional Staff v Students
basketball match in the college gym. The contests have been pretty even the last couple
of years with the Students winning in 2014, and the Staff returning the favour last year.
This year’s student team was made up predominantly of the squad that made the division
2 Grand Final at the state champs in May, so it was always going to be a tough ask for the
Staff who were without last year’s superstar, Kevin Blades.
The Students started the game at a frenetic pace, racing away to an 8-0 lead after 5 minutes
and things looked bleak for the Staff as Tom Viney embarrassingly missed a series of shots
under the hoop. Alistair Morgan, Kasey Anderson, Gareth Holt and Cam Dutschke were
playing really well and pushing the tempo of the game which didn’t suit the older lungs of
the Staff. Eventually, Scotty “Too Hottie” Faulkner, Charlie “Mah” Jeong, Jon “The General”
Atkins, Brad “Magic Mike” Cottam and Taz “Carlos Boozer” Amerikanos started to take
control and by half time the Students had their lead cut to just 5.
In the second half neither, team could take the ascendency and it was left to some
final minute heroics from Taz to decide the outcome. Hobbling round on one good
ankle, he delivered a perfectly timed no look dish to The General to cut the margin
to 1 point. Then with just 3 seconds on the clock, he scored the game winner with at
least 7 students hanging off him! It was the stuff of legend and Taz was the deserving
winner of the 2016 Kevin Blades Medal for best on court.
Thanks to the SRC for organising and Connor King for standing on the sidelines with
a whistle in his hand.
Commercial TV Producer
visits Media Class
Senior commercial producer from Southern Cross Television, Mark
Tripp came to Newstead College during May of this year. He gave an in
depth talk to the Level 3 Media Production students about producing
advertisements and some other projects that he has produced during
his time at the television station. Having Mark visit our class was a
delight and he gave us some techniques to use whilst we make our own
adverts on a product of our choice. We have to create commercials, as
an assessment piece to go in in our portfolios at the end of the year.
We look forward to visit from other special guests from Southern
Cross throughout the year.
Our sincere thanks to Mark for his time
and encouragement.
Eliah Mansell
Year 11 Media 3
On Thursday 2nd June, two head chefs from Country Club Tasmania,
Jessica Howe and Nadene Hardy delivered a presentation on a dessert
challenge in conjunction with Beacon.
After this initial lesson students will develop, cost cook and present
a dessert that would be appropriate to serve on the Country Club
Tasmania’s Links buffet. Student from Kings Meadows High School,
Brooks High School and Prospect High School will also compete in the
competition and the top three from each school will fight it out at the
Country Club Tasmania. The winner will be announced on Thursday 30th June.
The winning dessert will feature on the Links buffet for three months.
Students from Outdoor Education got the chance this term to be
a part of Newstead College’s first mountain biking camp. Students
spent 3 days in Tasmania’s beautiful north east region, where some
of the best mountain biking tracks can be found. The group got
to experience Hollybank forest tracks, Scottsdale Rail Trail, Derby
mountain bike trails and Weldbrough. There was even time to check
out some local attractions including Tasmania’s second highest
waterfall, St Columbus Falls and also Liffey Falls.
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On the 10th of June, the international
students of Newstead College had a chance
to demonstrate their futsal skills infront
of a good crowd in the gym.Yasin’s team
dominated at the start of the game leading
4-0 into the second half. This was soon
changed by Ali’s team talking tactics and
coming back strong to take out the game
6-7. There were plenty of great passes and a
good effort from all. With plenty of support
from the crowd, it was great to see the boys
out there having fun and they proved that
they have above average skills playing futsal.
During recess, the Tasmanian students can be found operating a busy café
service, led by teacher Liz Self.
“The students love it,” she says.
“We try to make it as realistic as possible – [students] are responsible for
running it, so they take the orders, they make the drinks they do everything in
an applied way.
“I have wonderful students this year, they’re just brilliant.”
Located on school grounds, Café Cypress has very loyal regulars, some of
whom have been frequenting the café for 17 years.
“They’ve been coming and supporting us, so they pay money to come and eat
and drink and have a good time... We actually serve real customers, they’re not
just other students within the group, we’re not making food for ourselves...
“It’s for our customers and we value our customers,” Self says.
And the quality service has seen many happy customers return.
“Well, we get lots and lots of really positive comments, I have to say, we have
the best customers in the world!
“If I go out, they’ll say ‘thank you, it was lovely’, and I’ll go and say this to the
kids because they’re the ones who are responsible for everything. We’re just
there to guide them.”
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This story appeared in the June 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
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Cafe Cypress.
Newstead College was closed for only the second time in its history
when flood waters rose and encroached on the school grounds.The
flood reached the top car park and the deluge of water turned
the oval into a picturesque lake. Staff and students were amazed
by the rapid rise in the waters, so much so that those who moved
their cars from the bottom carpark at the start of the day, to avoid
the water, had to move them again when the upper carpark was
breached. Fortunately, the water subsided before reaching our
classrooms, but our thoughts go out to our Neighbour’s properties
that were not spared the same fate.
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Water at it highest po
The all schools cross country has been run and won, not by us unfortunately.
Great performance by all. Daniel Bishop had a standout performance just outside of the top
10. Eben Holloway running a PB. Luke Newall and Kade Moore keeping it consistent for their
first effort, really keen to train for next year and try top 10.
park
Student Car
College
Oval
In June, the Drama 3 class performed the play Much Ado About Nothing.
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play thought to have been written in
1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career.
The play is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because
it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on
honour, shame, and court politics.
By means of “noting” (which, in Shakespeare’s day, sounded the same
as “nothing” as in the play’s title, and which means gossip, rumour, and
overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their
love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the
altar on the erroneous belief that she has been unfaithful. At the end,
Benedick and Beatrice join forces to set things right, and the others
join in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.
Although the young lovers Hero and Claudio provide the
main impetus for the plot, the courtship between the older,
wiser lovers Benedick and Beatrice, is what makes Much Ado
About Nothing so memorable. Benedick and Beatrice argue
with delightful wit, and Shakespeare develops their journey
from antagonism to sincere love and affection with a rich sense
of humor and compassion. Since Beatrice and Benedick have
a history behind them that adds weight to their relationship,
they are older and more mature than the typical lovers in
Shakespeare’s comedies, though their unhealthy competitiveness
reveals them to be childish novices when it comes to love.
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