Glenunga New s - Glenunga International High School

Glenunga News
Issue 2
May 2015
99 L’ESTRANGE STREET
GLENUNGA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5064
T: +61 8 83795629
F: +61 8 83382518
E: [email protected]
From the Principal
Then there will be a Q & A session to complete
the night.
Invitations will be out this week with booking
details. All families are encouraged to come along
to get a better understanding of what your sons
and daughters are experiencing as part of this
changing approach to 21st century education.
Secondary schools in many parts of the world
are looking at the way they have traditionally
prepared students for life beyond school and
realising that what students need in the second
decade of the 21st century is different from what
has been delivered in the past. Some aspects
of education such as developing students’
abilities, citizenship and understandings remain
constant, but information and knowledge
require a different approach in a digital globallycompetitive world.
We would like to invite all families to join us on
Thursday 25 June from 6.30 – 8.30 to hear about
how this change is taking shape at Glenunga.
The evening will begin with a short introduction
to the change and then parents and family
members will be invited to experience two
sample mini-lessons in the subject area of their
choice (no knowledge is required & there won’t
be any tests or scary bits). These mini lessons
will highlight the difference between 20th
century and 21st century curriculum delivery.
We are also holding a Student Congress this term
for all our student leaders to make explicit to them
what we are changing in our teaching practices
and how this will improve learning outcomes.
Then we want to enlist their help to share their
understandings of the changes with all students.
Students understanding why we are changing our
classroom practices will also provide additional
support for teachers to take on this challenge.
Student Learning – Interviews
In the last week of Term 1 students in Year 8 –
11 and their families met with their Home Group
teachers to reflect on their start to the academic
year. Students presented their assessment of
their strengths and areas for development. They
used this information to develop goals for the
remainder of the semester. They also identified
how family members and teachers could assist
them to deliver their personal best.
Year 12 students met with their Student Advisor
teachers and in most cases their families to reflect
on the Study Plan they established at the start of
the year and what improvements were needed to
ensure the best outcomes in the SACE or IB final
results.
In this Edition
Department for education and Child Development
T/A South Australian Government School
CROCOS Provider No. 00018A
Principal’s Report Governing Council
Prefect’s Report
Senior School Report
Middle School Report
Wellbeing
VET & Flexible Pathways
Arts Report
Sports Day
Sports Report
Student Life
Community News Diary Dates
1
2
3
4
4
5
6
10
12
14
15
16
20
Snapme Media Team at GIHS
1
Principal’s Report Cont.
Although this was a very big investment of school and
family resources we know that the more students reflect
on their learning and set specific short term goals the
more their outcomes improve.
collaboratively develop their professional learning
and deprivatise their practice.
This learning occurs in teachers’ and leaders’ team
meetings on Monday and Wednesday after school as
well as during our Wednesday morning late start and on
Student Free Days.
In Week 2 of this term 911 invitational and family
requested interviews were conducted with subject
teachers, students and their families related to results in
Term 1 reports that were ‘D’ or ‘E’ grades or any student
not achieving their personal best. The purpose of these
interviews was to support students to understand
what they needed to do differently and what support
was needed from school and home. A number of
appointments were also conducted at alternatives
times to accommodate families who were unable to
attend on the day.
On Friday June 5 all the teachers in the East Adelaide
secondary schools such as Marryatville, Glenunga,
Adelaide, Norwood Morialta and Charles Campbell
will come together to share approaches to moderating
Year 8 – 10 students’ work in terms of the Australian
Curriculum Achievement Standards. This huge logistical
undertaking is made possible by schools agreeing to a
common date for this Student Free Day. We will work
on our school priorities related to 21st century learning
in the morning and on the Australian Curriculum in the
afternoon.
Sub School teams have also met with the very small
handful of students who scored two or more ‘D’ or ‘E’
grades and their families. Every Glenunga student needs
to achieve ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ results – given the expertise of
the Glenunga staff, the culture of our students focussed
on learning and the school value of ExcellencePB.
We are very grateful to our community for their support
for our work on improving teacher practice in order to
enable every student to achieve their personal best.
Student Learning - Concerns
We really appreciated the fact that most families
understood the importance of giving up precious time
in their busy schedules to accompany their students to
the interviews. This commitment by significant adults
enabled students to understand how important it was
that they were not wasting their potential and the
opportunities provided by Glenunga.
In our community of 1700 students and over 120 staff
the teaching styles of teachers and learning styles of
students usually match really well. However if you have
any concerns about your son or daughter’s progress
- particularly when you access information from the
Parent Portal - please email the subject teacher and
arrange a time to talk.
Student Learning – DayMap Portal
The Portal also includes any alerts about behaviour
concerns and messages from teachers.
We encourage all families to scan the Portal and if there
are any concerns please contact the subject teachers or
Home Group/Student Advisory teacher. The sooner you
contact us, the quicker we can address the concern.
If you have any queries about the technical aspects
please contact Sherif Soliman on sherif.soliman@gihs.
sa.edu.au.
Student Learning – Staff Learning
One of the contributing factors to our students’ ongoing
successes is the commitment of staff to continue to
2
If you are concerned about several subjects or if there
are wellbeing issues then please contact the Sub School
Leader. You may also want to chat with one of our
counsellors – Anita Spiniello or Simon Illingworth.
If you have a concern about teacher quality please make
the time to email me on [email protected].
The important thing is to let us know quickly so that we
can work with you to resolve the situation.
Governing Council
Another important aspect of supporting each student
to achieve is the DayMap Portal which enables families
and students to see Year 8 – 11 homework which is
typed in by the subject teachers; a map of student
attendance; and the Assessment Schedules that show
the key assessment tasks and their due dates for all
students’ subjects. As assessment tasks are marked
grades appear in real time on the Portal. This means
families always know the deadlines and the grades so
they can see their student’s progress in real time.
Wendy Johnson
Principal
Welcome to our new governing council members,
Christine Favre - Parent, Veronica Soebarto – Parent,
Community Member, Zeling Jin - parent observer
and Casper Buisman - staff observer who have joined
our returning members, staff reps and student
reps. Governing Council is responsible for the good
governance of the school, setting strategic objectives,
budgeting and ensuring that we make the best use
of available resources. These responsibilities lead to
energetic and considered debate and discussions at
Governing Council as we seek to make the best, most
informed decisions for the school.
The Governing Council have been continuing to work
on the strategies determined in our strategic plan with
Council currently considering strategic issues such as
21st century reporting, continuing to foster our culture
of continuous improvement, engaging and connecting
with our community and transforming our school’s
physical environment. The Council will be reviewing the
Strategic Plan to set our agenda for the next three years
in mid June.
Events
The council have a number of events coming up to which
we welcome parents and families. In particular the very
active Fundraising Committee events which include
smaller events such as pancake days for students and
big fundraising events such as the Quiz Night to be held
on Saturday 24 Oct. If you are interested in being part of
the Fundraising Committee please contact Kay Johnston
at [email protected].
The Year 8 shared dinner will be held on 28 May at the
school and always proves to be a fun and engaging night
where Year 8 families get a chance to meet and network.
All Governing Council members want to help the school
leadership team to continue to develop the school
as a leading South Australian public high school. We
appreciate that many of the innovations stretch staff,
students and families however we are very confident
that the best research underpins these innovations
and that the dedicated application by the staff give our
students an exceptional learning environment. We
welcome feedback and input from our families. Contact
details can be obtained from the school Principal’s PA
Eleni Dalkos at [email protected] should you
wish to telephone or email any of the members.
Congratulations
Felicity Playford
Governing Council Secretary
Congratulations Year 8 Student Jeremy Simenko who
has successfully gained a position in the Primary
School’s Music Festival Central Orchestra (based at
Marryatville Primary School) for the 2015 Concert
Series. Well done Jeremy!
Congratulations Glenunga 2014 Year 12 Student
Harry Mallard who attended a camp over Easter in
Melbourne for the Australian Boomerangs which are
an Intellectual Disability Men’s Basketball Team. Harry
is up for selection to go to Ecuador, South America for
the Global Games in September. Glenunga would like
to wish Harry all the very best!
Prefect Report
Strategic Plan
We’re sure everyone would agree that this year is
flying past! Term 1 was a busy one for Prefects with
the presentation of students’ feedback from the 2014
Student Survey to all teachers a major part of our focus.
The presentation was a success. Teachers were able
to discuss in groups the feedback provided and ways
of improving their teaching according to the views of
students.
Lucinda Duxbury our passionate Environment Prefect
has been developing a Sustainable Environment
Management Plan outlining our school’s continued
commitment to caring for our environment. As part of
this prefects are currently working towards having a
three bin waste system installed throughout the school
to improve recycling efforts. This comes in response to
a school-wide waste audit which highlighted several
areas of improvement. Currently our school is sending
the equivalent of 815 wheelie bins of waste per year
to landfill but if we were to adequately recycle and
compost items this could be reduced to a mere 13.
Keep your eyes out for an exciting new initiative as part
of working towards this long-term goal: a basketball
hoop for recycling cartons designed by students.
Open Day was held in Term 1 and was another great
success. With over 350 guests touring the school on the
day Jennifer Ngo and Ryohei Oka our Communications
and Promotions Prefects managed our wonderful group
of 50 tour leaders. We would like to say a big thank you
to all the tour guides for taking the time to come to
meetings and training sessions and for demonstrating
maturity and professionalism when portraying our
school to the wider community.
In Week 7 of this term we will be seeing another
great school initiative: a revamped Wellbeing Week
for students. This week will involve guest speakers
and activities for students focussed on areas such as
physical wellbeing, healthy eating, mental wellbeing
and relationship building. This Wellbeing Week will
focus on educating students about the importance of
wellbeing and equipping them with essential life skills.
In other news the prefects have been working with
staff and students to finalise the school’s definition
of Harmony. We are hoping to have the definition
published soon.
As prefects we are excited to be continuing our work on
these and other projects. If you have any suggestions
or questions please feel free to email any one of us at:
[email protected]
Kira Millikan and Robert Monterosso
Head Prefects
3
Year 11 and 12 students have been informed about
the changes to the Progress Marker process. Progress
Markers are issued to students by subject teachers if
the student has not produced sufficient evidence to
demonstrate that they can meet a deadline. Students
are then required to complete the task and must attend
a Line 0 session after school to ensure it is done. If a
student does not manage the work effectively and does
not present the task then an internal suspension from
classes may occur to ensure that the student catches up
on the task. This strategy is designed to help students
manage their workload in Senior School and hence
achieve their personal best.
Reflection on Achievement Goals
Year 11 and 12 students have been asked to reflect on
their Term 1 performance and to re visit their goals
for the year. Students are asked to focus on strategies
that will lift their achievement in the second semester.
Our recent family meetings were extremely valuable
because they required the student to reflect on how
well they are doing and to identify what they can do
better.
Formal
Ms Penna and Mr Townsend are working with a team
of enthusiastic Year 12 students to organise the Year 12
Formal. Our students are excited at the prospect of this
very important event in the school calendar. Students
who wish to bring a partner from outside the school
are required to gain approval for him/her to attend by
meeting with either Mr Townsend or Mr Cogan. We
expect the highest standard of behaviour at this event
from all who attend. The Formal will be held on the last
day of this term.
Exams
Exams begin in Week 9, therefore students need to
begin a revision program in Week 5 or 6 to prepare
appropriately. The exams are a practice for the end of the
year and while they do not count for a large percentage
of the year’s assessment they provide valuable
experience in terms of preparation and management of
exams. They also help students to identify where they
need to improve in the second semester.
Requirements for Success
Year 11 students need to be aware of the Requirements
for Success that are needed to automatically progress
to the same subject in Year 12. Most subjects require
a B or better to automatically enter that subject in the
following year. Therefore Year 11 students need to be
working at their personal best if they are to be certain
of gaining entry into the subjects of their choice in 2016.
4
The first semester grade is very important because we
use this as a preliminary indicator of the student’s likely
success at Year 12 level.
Jeremy Cogan
Deputy Principal
NAPLAN
Middle School Report
Senior School Report
Progress Markers
In Week 3 all Year 9 and 10.10 students completed
their five NAPLAN assessments. Whilst this can be a
very stressful time for the students they completed the
assessments with positive attitudes. From the school’s
perspective we were very happy with the extremely
high participation rate.
We expect to receive individual and the whole school
results in September. When you receive your report
please read it in the context of what you already know
about your son or daughter’s academic performance.
NAPLAN results provide additional information which
can be used along with our normal school assessment
to give you a clear picture of how your son or daughter is
progressing with their learning. Using this information
you can then take time to celebrate the success that you
see and identify any areas for improvement. Please talk
to your son or daughter’s teacher(s) about what can be
done if you identify areas that need improvement.
If your son or daughter is concerned with their results
remind them that NAPLAN isn’t a pass or fail test and
there are no rewards or penalties for the results they
achieve. Rather the NAPLAN report is a point in time
snapshot of their achievements in the important areas
of literacy and numeracy.
The school uses the whole school results to review
the effectiveness of our programs and to address any
teaching areas requiring improvement. We also identify
individual students who require additional support and
work with families to implement strategies to address
areas of concern.
In addition we identify students who achieved in the
top two NAPLAN bands and share this information with
their subject teachers to ensure that they are suitably
stretched and challenged with their learning.
If you have any questions about any aspect of NAPLAN
please contact me at [email protected]
Peter Kuss
Director of Studies
•
•
•
•
Physical Wellbeing and Healthy Eating
Relationships and Health
Mental Health
Expo with a range of community agencies.
The Student Leaders and Sub School Leaders have
planned a week that will support staff and students to
make more informed choices about their wellbeing.
Some of the activities include: cooking demonstrations
from Sprout Home Cooking; drumming sessions; UN
Youth solution focussed discussions; personal training;
wellbeing postcard design; and a Casual Day on Friday
to raise funds for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal.
I look forward to sharing with you some stories and
photos in the next newsletter.
Amanda Walsh
Assistant Principal
Film and Media
Former Glenunga student Caitlin Petit is one of three
South Australians who will represent Australia at the
International Youth Silent Film Festival in Portland
Oregon in June this year. Caitlin worked with classmate
Claudia Haines to create the award winning film Letter
about a woman’s marriage proposal.
Before graduating last year Caitlin and Claudia made
traditional short films during media classes. Caitlin
said making the film was challenging because dialogue
cannot carry the story line. Every shot counted and we
had to plan beforehand to get it right… so the audience
could watch and understand what we were trying to get
across. It was very much about the design of the shots
and the actor’s facial expressions… we had to give our
actors very specific instructions about what we wanted
them to portray.
The girls were required to set their movie to a prerecorded track played on a theatre organ. Claudia said
timing the footage to match the music was not easy.
Georgia said We really tried to sync up the clips to the
music really well – it taught us a lot about timing. It’s
quite laborious and Caitlin who did the editing spent a
lot of time outside classes editing because we needed to
get everything together right down to the millisecond.
The South Australian competition was hosted by the
Theatre Organ Society at the Capri Theatre Goodwood.
CHESS CLUB 2015
Chess Club
Wellbeing Report
During Week 7 of this term staff and students will be
taking part in Wellbeing Week. The Wellbeing Prefects
have recently collected data from the student cohort
to ask what topics they would like to focus on, these
include:
The Secondary Schools’ Chess Competition is once again
the focus of Glenunga’s chess playing community. This
year we are fielding two teams in Division 3, two teams
in Division 2 and one team in the elite Division 1 round
giving our school one of the largest footprints in the
competition.
The first round of the season saw our Division 3 team
make a strong showing and fielding all players on a
particularly wintery night. Well done! Division 2 players
prevailed over the opposition in three games but were
narrowly defeated by a formidable St Peter’s team in
the final round. Next will see our Division 1 players
front up for the first time this season in a division
traditionally dominated by Price Alfred College. We
wish them the best of luck.
I would like to thank Tanishq Raj for taking on the role
of Chess Club Captain this year. His organizational skills
and strategic knowledge of players’ capabilities have
seen the club hit the ground running in 2015. A special
mention must also be made of one of our long standing
players Oscar Herrmann who recently attended the
Doeberl Cup in Canberra during the Easter Weekend.
The Doeberl Cup is an annual chess tournament
held in Canberra. Since its inception in 1963 the
event has grown to become one of the most popular
and prestigious chess competitions in Australia
regularly attracting more players than the Australian
Chess Championships. Oscar played in the minor or
junior division of the cup as one of only three South
Australian entries. From a strong field of 58 players
drawn from across Australia and internationally Oscar
secured second position after drawing with the winner
but unfortunately remained a mere half point behind
overall. Our congratulations to him for this fantastic
effort!
Damon Smith
Chess Coordinator
Excerpt written by Celeste Villani
for The East Torrens Messenger
5
VET & Flexible Pathways
Launch of a new VET web site
The East Adelaide Schools’ Cluster (EASC) represents
the collaborative partnership and regional provision
of Vocational Education and Training (VET) across all
schooling sectors in the East of Adelaide. Comprising
18 schools and a range of training partners, the EASC
compiles courses that complement students’ interests,
school specialisations, regional and national skill
shortage areas and that lead to the development of
transferable skills.
The web site is www.easc.org.au and can also be
accessed from the GIHS website under Education
Programs/ Learning Pathways. The website provides
information on all of the regions VET courses, links to
relevant useful sites, frequently asked questions and
allows for enquiries to be made to schools hosting
courses or to the VET Coordinator.
What is a School-based Apprenticeship (SbA)?
A School-based Apprenticeship (SbA) is a great way
to start a career while students complete their SACE.
SbA’s allow senior students to combine paid work,
training and school while working towards their SACE
and a nationally-recognised qualification. Students
undertaking SBAs commence a contract of training
through a part-time apprenticeship or traineeship. They
learn skills (competencies) on-the-job and through
training with a registered training organisation. The
benefits also include gaining hands-on experience in
a career-orientated job and having adult responsibility
as a member of the workforce.
A SbA student will be paid. The relevant industry
award covers most school-based apprenticeships/
traineeships. Students are paid for the time spent in
the workplace.
How long does an SbA take to complete?
If the SbA is not completed prior to the student
completing school students will continue on as a
permanent/or part time employee until it is completed.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are competencybased which means that if all the training is successfully
completed and the employer believes the apprentice
or trainee is competent in all areas the contract of
training can be signed off. Students commencing a
Certificate III or higher generally work part-time while
still attending school and continue full/part-time to
complete the apprenticeship when their schooling is
completed.
Introducing our new Apprenticeship Broker
Chris Houltby is our new Apprenticeship
Broker. His main duties involve
connecting students with local industry
and business with the intent of creating
school-based apprenticeship and
traineeship opportunities. This means
students can learn and earn gaining
a nationally accredited qualification
whilst completing their secondary
schooling.
School-based traineeships and apprenticeships can be
undertaken across a range of industries that include:
Community Services; Building and Construction; Hair
and Beauty; Hospitality; and Business Services to name
a few.
6
How much time does a SbA spend away from school?
As facilitated by the school’s Apprenticeship Broker,
the school-based apprenticeship/traineeship can be
organised in a number of ways. It can be by working
one or more days a week, on weekends, during school
holidays or blocks of time (eg a number of weeks in
a row). This is negotiated between the employer, the
school and the student. At least eight hours per week
on-the-job is required.
Chris can be contacted by phone on 0488 584029 or
email: [email protected] for appointments or
you can contact me at [email protected]
Career Expo
The 6th annual Tertiary Studies & Careers Expo Adelaide
(TSCEA) will be held next month. TSCEA provides the
ideal forum for students and parents to gain insight
into the array of courses and career opportunities on
offer from a wide range of education providers from
South Australia, interstate and overseas.
One of the highlights will be representations of ALL
faculties, schools and courses from The University
of South Australia, Flinders University, University of
Adelaide and Charles Darwin University along with a
comprehensive scope of courses from TAFE SA.
Government Agencies, professional associations,
employers and registered training organisations will be
on hand to provide details on professional employment
opportunities, graduate recruitment, scholarship and
bursaries available for your student’s future.
Date:
Time:
Sunday 14 & Monday 15 June 2015
Sunday 10am - 4pm & Monday 9:30am1:30pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace
Cost:
Admission is free!
Website: www.CareersEvent.com
Semester 2 VET courses
There are still opportunities for students to enrol in
VET courses for next semester. These can provide
practical work-related skills that will make them more
employable, allow students to gain an understanding
of the world of work and a taste of an industry before
they commit to working in that industry. It also allows
students to get a head start in a pathway they want to
do when they leave school before they actually leave
school.
Courses that are available are:
Architectural
Drafting
CADD
Business
Children’s
Services
Event
Management
Graphic Design
Automotive
Makeup Services
Fitness Cert 111
First Aid-Senior
Massage for
Health & Sport
Intro to Nursing
& Healthcare
Hospitality Part
Cert 111
Cert 111
Hospitality Top
Up
Kitchen
Operations
Fashion Design
Intro to Studio
Recording
Alied Health
Assistance
For further information please phone the school on
8379 5629 or email me at [email protected].
au
Alex Turnbull
Personalised Learning Coordinator
VET & Flexible Pathways
Premier’s ANZAC School Spirit Prize 2015
ANZAC Spirit Prize
The expo provides an opportunity to collect valuable
information to assist in subject selection and planning
career pathways for senior students.
This competition provides the opportunity for young
South Australians to research and empathise with the
remarkable sacrifices made by Australian service men
and women in various theatres of war, conflict and
peacekeeping in the modern era.
The focus of the 2014/2015 competition was the
Centenary Commemorations of the Gallipoli Campaign.
Selected students participated in a fully-funded twoweek study tour of Gallipoli during the April school
holidays.
The GIHS community congratulates Year 10 student
William Pincombe whose winning submission in 2014
saw him chosen to participate in this prestigious and
exciting trip. William’s words clearly highlight the
academic and personal benefits along with the fun and
friendships forged during the trip
Last year I entered
an essay into the
Premier’s ANZAC Spirit
Prize Competition and
was fortunate to be
selected to go on a
trip to Istanbul, the
Gallipoli Peninsula and
attend the Anzac Day
centenary events at Anzac Cove. It was an amazing trip
especially for a passionate History student. Istanbul
was incredible.
We stayed in the Old City, the ancient centre of Istanbul
and visited the Blue Mosque, the Basilica Cistern and
the Grand Bazaar and the awesome Hagia Sophia
which was completed 1478 years ago. The Anzac Day
commemorations were incredibly moving and were
spent contemplating the vast loss of life on both sides
100 years ago.
The Turkish people were warm and welcoming and I
find it hopeful that people from nations party to such
violent conflict a century ago can come together to
commemorate it without any enmities between them.
I would also like to thank those who organised and
made the trip such a wonderful experience; Nilgün our
Turkish guide; Mark Radford our guide from Boronia
Travel; Geoff Tattersall our guide from the South
Australian RSL; Bev Smart from the Department of
Education who organised the trip; our great chaperone
teachers; the 21 other students who made the trip
such an enjoyable experience and of course the History
teachers at GIHS who have taught me so much about
writing and introduced me to this competition.
William Pincombe
Year 10
7
Premier’s ANZAC School Spirit Prize 2015 cont.....
William’s essay on the experiences of South Australian
Volunteer Roy Fordham in The Great War from his
arrival at Gallipoli in 1915 until his tragic death on the
Western Front at Bullecourt, France in 1917 can be
found at http://anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/story/royfordham/. The success of William along with winners
from previous years reflects the depth of scholarship
and academic achievement in the Humanities at GIHS.
In 2016 recipients of the Premier’s Anzac Spirit School
Prize will visit the battlefields of the western front.
Details will soon be available online and from the school
so check your emails and look for updates on the History
noticeboard.
Humanities
Damon Smith
Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize Coordinator
MOCK TRIALS ROUND 1
GLENUNGA V LORETO
The Mock Trial Competition is run by the Law Society of
South Australia who provide cases supporting lawyers
and judges for the trials. For our first round we were
hosts to Loreto College. We presented the prosecution
case in a charge of serious criminal trespass and theft and
Loreto presented the defence. Our two barristers Atharv
Seth and Amila Dedovic opened the case supported by
solicitors Zac Carter and Aiden Rogers. Two witnesses
were called, Sofija Smiljanic playing a former friend of
the accused and Mollie Verstegen playing a police officer
who had interviewed the accused. Alen Dervisevic
was our sheriff’s officer responsible for opening and
closing the court and swearing in witnesses. Our team
had prepared the case well but proving the accused
guilty beyond reasonable doubt was always going to be
difficult given the evidence we had at our disposal. The
judge ruled in favour of the accused but on adding up
the scores for performance in the various roles awarded
GIHS a solid win.
ROUND 2
GLENUNGA V GOLDEN GROVE
Round two is played during Law Week and all teams
play in the courtrooms of the Sir Samuel Way Building in
Victoria Square. In an unusual case for the competition
as our team was the applicant in attempting to have a
Will granted probate in the Supreme Court. What made
the case difficult for us was that the Will had been signed
by the deceased who is apparently suffering dementia
the day before he died leaving all his assets to our client
and shutting out his niece who had been looking after
him. Sheriff’s officer Alan Abraham opened proceedings
and barristers Zac Carter and Amila Dedovic supported
by solicitors Mollie Verstegen and Aiden Rogers began
8
the hard work of finding angles to fight the case on.
None of us were surprised when the Judge revoked the
new Will in favour of the pre-existing one and left the
applicant Jo Easy (Sofija Smilanjic) without the millions
of dollars she was after. Atharv Seth who played our
second witness (Jo’s son) missed out on the deceased’s
vintage Ferrari which was apparently worth over two
million dollars. As always we are more interested in who
scores the most points for performance and GIHS was
awarded another sound victory. Lawyer Carla Scragg
supports our team in developing a persuasive argument
and in unpacking legal issues and we really appreciate
the time she spends with us. Round three will be
released on June 9 and played on June 23.
Mal Quorn-Smith & Gudrun Finos
Humanities
WALK FOR JUSTICE 2015
JusticeNet is a not-for-profit organization with the
goal of supporting people in the community unable to
access justice when faced with legal issues. Their major
fundraiser is the annual Walk for Justice and this year
three schools including GIHS were invited to participate
in fundraising and the walk itself held on 12 May. Ten of
our Year 11’s gathered at the Adelaide University Law
School in the cold and rain and walked with 400 or so
supporters from the legal profession on a five kilometre
trail through the Botanic Gardens along the Torrens and
eventually to a large marquee in Victoria Square. Maggie
Beer had prepared a delicious breakfast and along with
the Chief Justice and various political luminaries helping
her serve was former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. After
breakfast she was happy to meet all of our students and
to have a picture taken with them. Well done to our
students who were awarded 20 movie tickets for being
the highest fundraising secondary school after raising
over $300 for this worthy cause. What a great story to
tell in the future of being served breakfast by an ex-PM!
Mal Quorn-Smith
Humanities
International Report
Hosei Junior High School Study Tour 2015
In Term 1 GIHS was host to the Japanese students of Hosei Junior High School. This tour held over the course of five days
was an opportunity for Japanese students to engage fully in the program of the school and in the lives of their homestay
families. The students participated in a range of activities such as excursions to the Adelaide Museum and Rundle Mall.
For the first time students also took part in Glenunga’s annual Sports Day.
The Ambassador Club and several other students played a vital role in the management of the tour. They helped to
organise the welcome and farewell ceremonies and many of them chose to be school buddies to the students by
showing them around the school, introducing them to their friends and helping them learn as much as they could about
Australia’s culture during their stay.
Students at GIHS have a wonderful opportunity to connect with peers from all over the world and the study tours are a
great way of engaging students with our international counterparts. Ambassadors and home stay buddies communicate
that the study tours are fun, action-packed and a great way to develop new friendships. International Mindedness is
explored and celebrated particularly during Study Tour opportunities.
If you are interested in becoming a buddy and joining the Ambassador Club or would like further information about
hosting a student during a Study Tour please contact Ms Penna at [email protected] or Misa Kuroda at
[email protected]. We look forward to welcoming students from Koishikawa in August.
Tara Lewis and Esther Park
Ambassador Club Captains
9
Year 9 Drama Excursion
As part of the South Australian Living Artists (SALA)
festival the Arts Department will be holding an exhibition
of work by the extended Glenunga community. The
exhibition will be held in the new Arts Studios in the
first weeks of August.
We are currently calling for Expressions of Interest
from all artists who are keen to submit artworks for this
exhibition. Parents, teachers and GIHS graduates are
encouraged to contribute.
For details please contact one of the following :
[email protected]
[email protected]
Arte L’[e]strange is an exhibition of exotic and eclectic
art created by teachers, parents and graduates of the
GIHS Arts community.
Drama Report
Ats Report
Arte L’[e]strange
Last term all Year 9 Drama classes attended an
excursion to Glen Osmond Primary School as a part of
their current study of Children’s Theatre. During this
visit Year 9 students ran short Drama workshops with
groups of very eager and excited Year 3 and 4 students.
These workshops allowed the Year 9’s to gain a better
understanding of a children’s audience which will
prepare them to write and perform their own Children’s
Theatre performance in Term 2.
The GIHS students all commented about how
challenging it was to hold their younger counterparts
attention and how difficult teaching was. That being
said they all enjoyed the experience and were buzzing
with energy on the walk back to school. We are looking
forward to our next visit and would like to thank Ms
Mason and Michelle from Glen Osmond Primary School
for organising this opportunity.
Kristy Lock
Drama Teacher
Year 12 Drama Group Production Exam
Year 12 Drama students performed Adelaide playwright
Andrew Bovell’s black comedy After Dinner over two
nights in the Drama Studio. The play itself is both
humorous and thoughtful in its depiction of every day
Australians and their social habits.
Kicking, catching, looking
Jasmine Symons
The story is about five lonely singles who have headed
out to their local bistro on a Friday night determined
to forget their nine-to-five routine. The cast consists of
three female office workers who are looking for a good
night out and two men who are looking for the same.
Glenunga Art Space Blog
The Art Department have launched a blog to showcase
the work our students do in the Visual Arts. There is a
link on the school website and we hope to make regular
posts to keep the GIHS community up to date with what
is happening in the Art Department.
Please visit the blog at the following address: https://
gihsart.wordpress.com/
Julianne Hall
Art and Design Teacher
10
The students managed their roles of thirty something
adults with great maturity and well-paced delivery of
the script. Audiences were highly appreciative of the
work presented. The cabaret styled seating allowed
for a social atmosphere that matched the seating
arrangement of the actors on stage.
I would like to congratulate the students on their
exceptional performance work, their ability to deliver
each character with suitable nuance, to explore
the complex social issues within the play and to
demonstrate superb comic timing which was highly
amusing and very entertaining. Well done year 12’s!
Snapme Media
David Hill
Yr. 12 Drama Teacher
Learning Support
Our future shows: Year 10 Drama are presenting an
evening performance which is a tribute to William
Shakespeare, Muck-beth (or The Skittish Play) on
Wednesday 3 June and Year 11 Drama are presenting
evening performances of The Saturday Club on Tuesday
9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 June. Hope to see
you there.
The data collection is aimed at providing all Australian
schools, education authorities and the community with
a clear picture of the number of students with disability
in schools and the adjustments they require to enable
them to participate in education on the same basis as
other students. The implementation is being phased
in over a three year period. The first data collection
occurred in 2013 and the final phase will occur in this
year. It will become an annual process for schools.
The data collection involves the following information:
• the number of students receiving adjustments to
enable them to participate in education on the
same basis as other students
• the level of adjustment provided to students
• the student’s type of disability.
The definition of disability is broad and includes
learning difficulties, health conditions and mental
health illnesses.
Once the data has been collated it will be de-identified
and grouped at the system level (ie Primary, Secondary,
Special and Combined school setting) before providing
it to the Australian Government Department of
Education. This ensures that no student’s identity can
be ascertained.
GIHS Alumni and award winning Media student Henry
Thong recently returned to GIHS in a professional
capacity with the company Snapme Media Team. The
team were commissioned by the school to film our
students engaged in their daily lessons for the purpose
of showcasing the programs and facilities we offer at
GIHS. The team were here for three days and after
watching them at work it is a certainty that they will
go on to become a highly successful film company. We
would like to acknowledge the team and their incredible
professionalism:
•
•
•
•
•
Henry Thong (Director, Cinematographer & Editor)
Jack Turner (Director of Photography)
Josh Warry (Sound Recordist & Designer)
Nick Boniciolli (Project Manager)
Jordan Girardi & Bodhi Stone (Assistants)
The data will be used by our school to inform and
improve practice for students with disability and by
the Department for Education and Child Development
to inform state-wide reform initiatives. The Australian
Government Department of Education will use
the information collected to inform national policy
development.
Involvement in the Collection is optional.
If you do not want our school to provide de-identified
data about your son/daughter to the Australian
Government Department of Education you can ‘optout’ by completing and returning the attached optout form on the letter sent home to the school or by
contacting the school on 8 379 5629.
If you do not advise you wish to opt-out and your
son/daughter is identified for inclusion the required
information will be included in the 2015 data collection.
If you have any questions about the 2015 data collection
please contact me at [email protected]
Further information can also be found at: http://www.
education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collectiondata-school-students-disability.
Simon Illingworth
School Counsellor
11
Sports Day 2015
FIRE 2151
EARTH
2218
AIR
2174
WATER
1836
The weather was absolutely perfect for this year’s Field and Sports Days. With well over 1,000 students supporting and
participating in these events held over two days there were great competitions and fun events. Staff and Ms Ladner’s
Yr 11 Physical Education Management students did a tremendous job in their officiating duties and there was a positive
feeling of great school spirit displayed throughout the day.
Thirteen records were broken throughout the two days of competition which reflects the high level of athletic ability
displayed by the students. Some of these records date back to the 1970’s!
The HPE Faculty commenced competition with Field 400m and 1500m on Tuesday 3 March. Maddy Griffiths broke the
Under 14 Girls Javelin record with a throw of 25.43m. Blake Favretto extended the Under 14 Boys Triple Jump record
with a distance of 10.57m. In the Under 15 Long Jump outstanding athlete Marci Litinas broke the Long Jump record
with a new mark of 4.73m and then broke the Triple Jump mark with a new distance of 11.07m. In Under 16 Boys Field
competition Dean Pasterello set a new mark of 49.00m while Hal Frigaard broke the Shot Put mark with a new distance
of 14.40m.
In Open Girls Genevieve Brooks had a marvellous carnival smashing five new records! Genevieve broke the Triple Jump
(10.33m), 400m (1.02.39) on Tuesday then on Thursday continued with record breaking efforts in 800m (2.44.4) High
Jump (1.52m) and 200m (26.9). What a great achievement!
Other records broken on Sports Day included another to Maddy Griffiths in the Girls Under 14 200m (28.39) and Blake
Favretto set a new High Jump mark in the Boys Under 14 competition with a jump of 1.65m. Under 15 Earth Girls Relay
Team set the last new record of the day with a new time of 56.4seconds.
As well as all the record breaking efforts there were many other sporting competitions keenly contested including
Netball, Table Tennis, Tug-a-War, Soccer and Dodge Ball. These events were performed with a high level of skill and
team work. Many students enjoyed supporting the various games and cheered their house teams throughout the day.
The House Captains continued the students’ good form with a solid performance in the last relay event against
the teachers finishing 1st and 3rd. A gallant teachers’ team came 2nd while the two other teachers’ teams filled
positions 4 and 5. Well done to all who ran! The water balloon competition was inconclusive with some dubious rules
interpretations.
In the house competition it was EARTH who won a very close encounter from AIR, FIRE and WATER. EARTH proved too
strong at the end of the final day.
12
Sports Day Total House Points
Age Group Champions
Age group
Name
House
Under 14 Boys
Blake Favretto
Cameron Blackwell
Maddy Griffiths
Della Griffiths
Sudev Thevadass
Karanveer Karanveer
Marci Litinas
Natalie Brooks
Dean Pastrello
Hal Frigaard
Ellie Daly
Olivija Spanovskis
Kade Dejanovic
Jordan Girardi
Genevieve Brooks
Adana Zaganjori
FIRE-Champion
FIRE-Runner-Up
WATER-Champion
EARTH-Runner-Up
FIRE-Champion
AIR-Runner Up
EARTH-Champion
EARTH-Runner-Up
EARTH-Champion
EARTH-Runner-Up
AIR-Champion
WATER-Runner-Up
FIRE-Champion
WATER -Runner-Up
AIR-Champion
FIRE -Runner-Up
Under 14 Girls
Under 15 Boys
Under 15 Girls
Under 16 Boys
Under 16 Girls
Open Boys
Open Girls
One of the major factors ensuring the success and enjoyment for everyone was the great team effort from the following:
PE Staff, Ms Walsh, Craig Rainsford, Student House Leaders, Ms Ladner’s Year 11 Sports Management class, Year 8-11
Home Group staff, staff supervising events, Property Manager Bruce Benton, SSO staff, catering staff and students.
Special thanks to Eastern Districts Little Athletics for the use of their High Jump equipment and SA Rugby League for
the use of their canopies.
We are looking forward to another great Sports Day in 2016.
Rex Wright
Sports Day Coordinator
13
Sports Report
Welcome Tyson Gordon
Tyson is our Acting Director of Sport for Term 2 while
Craig Rainsford is on long service leave. Any enquiries
regarding our Sports Program can be directed to
Tyson via email at [email protected] or by
phoning the school on 8 379 5629.
It has been an extremely busy time with the launch of
our Term 2 Sports Program with weekly, midweek and
weekend sport competitions such as:
SAAS (Weekend Sport)
Southern Zone Competition (Mid-week)
SSSSA Knockout Competitions
TERM 2 2015 WINTER SPORT
The Term 2 Winter Sport Sign Up is now closed but if
you are new to our school and interested in signing up
you can email me at [email protected] and
I will check to see if there is any availability in the sports
program you wish to participate in.
Listed below are our Southern Zone (Midweek) and
SAAS (Weekend) Sport programs for Term 2/3 Sport:
Boys
Soccer Yr 8/9
Sat Mornings
Soccer Open
Sat Mornings
Basketball Open
Sat Mornings
Basketball Yr 8/9
Sat Mornings
Yr 10 Hockey Mixed
Sat Mornings
Open Mixed Table Tennis
Frid Evenings
Yr 8/9 Mixed Table Tennis
Frid Afternoons
Fencing
Mon Afternoons
Girls
Soccer Yr 8/9
Tues Afternoons
Soccer Open
Tues Afternoons
Hockey Yr 10 Mixed
Sat Mornings
Table Tennis Yr 8/9
Fri Afternoons
Table Tennis Open Mixed
Fri Evening
Netball Open
Wed Afternoons
Netball Open
Wed Afternoons
Fencing
Mon Afternoons
SOUTHERN ZONE FINALS TERM 1 RESULTS
Year 8/9 Volleyball
The boys had an enjoyable day and ended up finishing
5th and 9th respectively. Well done on your efforts boys
and to Darcy Kane (Year 11) for his efforts in coaching a
team!
In Week 4 we had our Year 8/9 Boys & Girls teams
participate in the Southern Zone (5-a-side) Outdoor
Soccer competition. We had a very successful day with
our Year 8/9 Girls team the winners of the carnival and
our Boys team runners-up. These two teams will now
move onto the SSSSA (5-a-side) Outdoor Soccer Finals
which will be held on Thursday 18 June. Congratulations
to the two teams and our teachers Mr. Yanni and Mr.
Gorringe for coaching on day.
INTERSCHOOL AND
COMPETITIONS
Our girls team was successful in winning their section
and the boys team finished 3rd in their section which
resulted in Glenunga being promoted to B1 Grade for
2016.
We were also involved in the Knockout Athletics
Competition which was officiated by Athletics SA and
Glenunga took five teams to compete. Here are the
results of all participating teams:
Intermediate Boys: 1st place
Intermediate Girls 2nd place
Junior Boys 5th place
Junior Girls 5th and 8th place (2 teams).
Open Boys Indoor KO Soccer
Open Girls Volleyball
Glenunga Gold were defeated by Seaview High School
in the final.
SOUTHERN ZONE CARNIVALS
14
ATHLETICS
GIHS were represented by girls and boys teams at the
recent SSSSA B2 Grade Athletics Carnival at Athletics SA
Stadium Mile End.
Glenunga Red finished top of the Blue division. Then
defeated Blackwood High School in the Cross division
Final.
In Week 2 two Year 8/9 AFL (9-a-side) teams travelled
to Flinders University with Tyson and Mr. Sykes to
compete in the Southern Zone Football Carnival.
KNOCK-OUT
Open Girls KO Netball
TIMETABLE FOR GYM USE IN TERM 2
Due to the extensive range of extra-curricula activities
and sport held in the Gym we have implemented a
timetable to inform staff and students about matches,
team trainings and student led activities occuring before,
during and after-school hours.
These timetables are displayed on the outside entrance
to the Gym and the inside entrance next to the canteen.
This should help with any confusion or double bookings.
UPCOMING KNOCKOUT & SPORTING EVENTS
Week 5 Round 1
Week 5 Round 1
Week 5 Round 1
Week 6 Round 1
Week 6 Round 1
Week 7 Round 1
Yr 8/9 Girls Netball
Open Girls Netball
Open Boys Indoor Soccer
Open Boys Soccer
Open Girls Indoor Soccer
Yr 8/9 Boys Soccer
Upcoming SSSSA Competitions and Events
Thurs 4 June
Mon 3 August
Wed 29 July
Fri 16 October
UN Youth State Conference
Student Life
These results are fantastic! I would personally like to
thank Mr. Gorringe for his hard work and the time he has
been putting in to train and coach all students that have
participated in these two carnivals. With our two results
of 1st and 2nd we qualify for the National Championships
to be held in Melbourne in December this year. Well
done students of these two teams!
Reconciliation: A Generation of Change
In Term 1 six Year 12 students along with 80 students
from across South Australia attended the annual United
Nations Youth State Conference. The theme for the
weekend was A Generation of Change involving a wide
range of guest speakers, different interactive/engaging
workshops and a live practice of a Model UN debate.
We even had a visit from 2015’s Australia UN Youth
Representative, Shae. His story was truly inspiring
especially considering he will be representing Australian
Youth in New York.
It was also very touching to hear the experiences of
Professor Peter Buckskin co-chair of Reconciliation SA
and Valerie Cooms both of whom shared their historical
story and culture. They assured us that we as young
people can effect change on issues around Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people and also to every single
aspect of the future generation.
I was concerned about my lack of experience when
signing up for UN Youth Conference however it was
life changing to participate in invaluable discussions
out of my comfort zone, be inspired by my peers and
learn so much from others. I would definitely advise
future students to participate in the State Conference or
other UN Youth events as it was an incredible learning
experience.
Sheldon Ng Prefect
Cross Country - Oakbank
SA Schools Orienteering
Championships - Wadmore Park
100km Relay - Oakbank
Ekiden Relay - Bonython Park
To nominate your interest in one of these upcoming
events please email me at [email protected]
or drop in to the Sport/Student Life Office.
Pedal Prix
Tyson Gordon
Director of Sport
Relay for Life
The Pedal Prix season is just about upon us with the
first of the two six hour events scheduled for June 14 at
Victoria Park Race Course from 10am to 4pm. In 2013 and
2014 we showed improved performance both on and off
the track with our team developing and demonstrating
the school values in this unique and exciting event.
On the weekend of Week 2 teams from Glenunga
participated in the Relay for Life which involved camping
overnight at the Adelaide Showgrounds and taking
turns to walk/run around a track for 19 hours. The goal
of this was to celebrate Cancer Council fundraising
accomplished both before and after the Relay every year.
This year we have a group of enthusiastic individuals that
will propel our vehicle The Phar Lappers in both of the six
hour events. If you would like to come and cheer us on
we would appreciate your support.
It was really tiring but we gave it our best and it was a
very uniting experience. From running with a rainbow
fan as our baton to mass eating mi goreng we had a lot
of fun even though we were severely sleep deprived
afterwards. The Relay for Life is an activity to fundraise
for Cancer Council research.
Looking forward to continuing the success with this
event and the success it brings to our students.
Simon Illingworth
Student Counsellor
Henry Lan Year 12 student
15
Every year the International Women’s Day Luncheon
celebrates influential women of all ages and backgrounds
for their outstanding achievements in leadership and
volunteer work. Natalie Hanin, Natalie Jong and I
(Alinda Tunc) were GIHS representatives and volunteers
at the 2015 International Women’s Day Luncheon. By
praising inspirational women for their contributions to
our society we encourage young women to take charge
in roles and empower themselves for an equal future.
After the award ceremony we briefly got to speak with
speaker Natasha Stott Despoja (Australia’s Ambassador
for Women and Girls) and found her to be truly kind
hearted and compassionate. She was very enthusiastic
to hear that GIHS had a Feminism Discussion Group.
We had a marvellous afternoon and were undoubtedly
inspired with the whole event embracing all women I
felt incredibly welcome. Back at school we held events
of our own encouraging students to have female rolemodels and reflect on the inspirational women in
their lives as well as celebrating women in sport and
acknowledging the challenges they face.
Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Practise your Spanish with an
International Student.
Community News
Student Life cont...
International Women’s Day
Capture the spirit of family
and friendship.
Host a Spanish international
exchange student!
Southern Cross Cultural Exchange is seeking volunteer
host families for international high school students
from Spain.
Students arrive in July 2015 for 10 weeks and can be
placed anywhere in South Australia. You do not need to
have children of your own or the same age to enjoy this
experience.
All students are carefully selected, will attend a local
high school, have their own spending money and can
bring your family to life!
For more information phone Jenny on:
(08) 83230973 or email at [email protected]
Greek Life
family | culture | food
Nepal Fundraisers Term 2
The Chinese Club, UNICEF Club, World Vision Club,
Student Forum and Ambassador Club have all held
fundraisers for Nepal earthquake relief since the
disaster struck. Red Cross, Oxfam, World Vision and
UNICEF have all been beneficiaries of Glenunga
students’ passionate, internationally minded response.
Ruby O’Loughlin
Student Life Director
South Australian author
Eugenia Pantahos invites
you to go on a journey of
celebrating time honoured
Greek customs, culture and
recipes. Unique and inspiring
Eugenia provides us with a
feast for the senses as she
allows us to share in the
delightful Greek way of life
lovingly passed down from one family member to
another introducing us to traditions, celebrations and
classic recipes that enliven each calendar year January to
December as well as other life celebrations. Beautifully
photographed and written with deep passion Greek Life
is an invaluable reference book that is sprinkled with
thought-provoking philosophy. It not only enriches our
lives it imparts, breathes life into and most importantly
ensures the continuance and handing-on of these
authentic and precious Greek traditions. Greek Life
explains the essence of what it means to be Greek and
how to celebrate with the special spirit and joy of life
that the Greeks call Kefi.
To order more than one copy contact jeanie.pantahos@
gmail.com Also available from greeklifestyle.com.au
16
BLUE AND GOLD ALUMNI
In late March we celebrated the launch of the Blue and
Gold Alumni Association at GIHS by Professor David
Lloyd the vice chancellor of the University of South
Australia. Membership of the new association will
be available to old scholars from Adelaide Technical
High School, Glenunga High School and Glenunga
International High School.
The launch was a great success because it was attended
by between 150 and 170 old scholars from ATHS and
GIHS. The latter group was represented by people
who had left the school within the last 10 years. Their
presence plus the fact that a number joined the new
association augers well for its long term viability.
In 2013 the ATHS old scholars association celebrated
the 50th anniversary of the shift of the school from
North Terrace to the current site at Glenunga. This took
place at GIHS. During the planning it became obvious
that the values and traditions that we took from the
school had been retained by GHS and currently by GIHS
with the only difference being the size of the school,
its more cosmopolitan look and a wider curriculum.
This confirmed that the committee’s plans for the new
association were realistic.
The long term success of the Blue and Gold Alumni
Association is contingent upon its acceptance by old
scholars from GIHS. Recognising this we worked closely
with students from the school to determine what they
required of an old scholars association. The value and
goals developed by this group for the new association
are to:
• Develop a close working relationship between the
school and the old scholars association
• Establish good relationships and communications
between all members of the association
• Organise special events including reunions
• Assist with establishing sporting and other groups
• Provide mentors for both current students at GIHS
and old scholars.
A working party has been established to develop
strategies to successfully implement these goals.
We are in the process of launching a new web site
that will give more details on the association. It
will also cover the history of the three schools and
planned events and is accessible through www.
blueandgoldalumniassociation.com.au.
Unfortunately we have no details on old scholars from
GHS. We know anecdotally that many of the readers
of the Newsletter are old scholars from GHS and would
like to contact you. If you have information on GHS or
better still would like to join the association would you
please contact me on [email protected] Annual
membership is available from $30.
Peter J Carter
Blue and Gold Alumni Association Inc
David Pisoni MP
STATE MEMBER FOR UNLEY
David Pisoni MP, Member for Unley seeks
feedback from students and their parents who
live in the Goodwood area and need to take
public transport to get to school at Glenunga
International High School. Currently he has been
advised students need to take bus route G10
from Goodwood Road or a tram service into
the city and then transfer to bus route 861 from
stop E1 at Currie Street out to bus stop 8 on Glen
Osmond Road.
If you feel that there should be a direct service
which links the Goodwood area with the
school please contact David’s office at unley@
parliament.sa.gov.au or 8373 4846 to share your
views. David will be raising these views with
the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
to demonstrate the level of demand for such a
service. If you do not wish for your details to be
provided to the Minister, David is happy to share
your views on your behalf. For any questions
please feel free to contact David’s office on the
details provided above.
David Pisoni
State Member for Unley
17
18
Parenting Ideas
19
Diary Dates
UPDATING STUDENT DETAILS
MAY
30
Marioka Chuo Study Tour Depart
JUNE
2
Year 9 Immunisations
5
Student Free Day
8
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
9 - 12
Wellbeing Week
16 - 19
Drama Trip to Melbourne
20
China Trip Leave
22 - 26
IGNITE Roxby Trip
22 - 23
Yr 11/12 SWOTVAC
24
Yr 11/12 Mid Year Exams Begin
25
Yr 10 SWOTVAC
26
Yr 10 Mid Year Exams Begin
JULY
3
Year 12 Formal
3
Last Day Term 2
3
Reports Published on DayMap
SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE
All babies, children and young people under 18
years are welcome to attend the School Dental
Service. Dental care is FREE for most schoolaged children and ALL preschool children.
SA Dental Service participates in the Child Dental
Benefits Schedule. A small fee may apply for
children who are not eligible for the Child Dental
Benefits Schedule.
To locate your local School Dental Clinic or for
more information about the Child Dental Benefits
Schedule please phone 8222 8222 or visit www.
sadental.sa.gov.au
20
For all changes of student details including
change of email address please complete
the Change of Details form available from
Student Services or from our Website and
forward to [email protected].
au stating:
•
•
•
•
•
Your son/daughter’s name
Home Group
Your name and relationship to student
Your current email address
Any other changes
STUDENT ABSENCES
Email, SMS or call by 9:00am on the
morning of the absence stating:
• Student’s Name
• Home Group
• Reason for absence
CONTACT OPTIONS
PH: 8 338 9756
Email: [email protected]
SMS: 0447 100 212
Please note change of contact number
for absences.
GIHS Quick Response Code
By scanning this QR Code with your Smart
Phone you will be taken directly to our Website.