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Umina Campus Newsletter
DECEMBER 2014
Umina Campus
Newsletter
DECEMBER 2014
Brent Walker
Principal
The end of the year is drawing close and it has been a wonderful year on the Umina Campus. Year 9 have
just graduated in a very moving ceremony run by Kieran Lawler and Susie Murray. We wish them every success in their future endeavours and know that they have enjoyed their time on the middle school campus.
The new year sees some staffing changes with the departure of some long serving staff members, including
Dianne Gill (Librarian), David Charles (TAS), Lisa Connolly (Support Unit), and Pamela Thomson (Learning
and Support). These teachers have been long serving members of staff who have worked tirelessly to provide
opportunities for the students of the peninsula and the surrounding areas. The new year will also see the
introduction of new staff including Lucy Burns from Peak Hill Central School (Head Teacher Teaching and
Learning), Paul Richardson from Henry Kendall High School (TAS), Linda Jacobson from the Woy Woy Campus (Support Unit) and Morrie Goolagaong (Aboriginal Education Ofiicer) from George Anderson Walpole
school. They are very excited about their arrival and are looking forward to 2015.
This week has also seen the permanent appointment of Kylie Hocking as a PDHPE/ Dance teacher at the
Umina Campus. Kylie has demonstrated herself as a hard working staff member who has seen national success with our students in Aerobics and Cheerleading. She has also been heavily involved in CAPA activities
and has been organising sporting events for the PDHPE Faculty. Congratulations Kylie on your appointment.
2014 has been a wonderful year, with students attaining a range of sporting, cultural, academic and extracurricular success. We are incredibly proud of all our students in the College and are looking forward to an exciting year next year. I would like to also take this opportunity to thank the amazing staff of the Umina Campus.
Their dedication and hard work is demonstrated every day and I admire their energy and passion for the
students of our school.
It’s been another great year in public education and I would like to thank parents and caregivers for their
support of the school throughout the year. The school is undergoing a new planning cycle and I welcome
advice in 2015 on how to make our great school even better.
It is a privilege to care for and educate other people’s children and I know our staff put so much effort into
inspiring and engaging students to learn.
I hope everyone has a lovely break at Christmas, spending time with family and friends.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays and I look forward to seeing you in 2015.
Brent walker
Principal
Umina NSW 2257 Phone (02) 43419066 Fax(02) 43431704
Web http://www.umina-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Email [email protected]
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Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza 2014
In October 18 students and 6 steers from Brisbane Water Secondary College attended the 2014 Upper
Hunter Beef Bonanza held in Scone NSW. Our students Maintained a high level of showmanship and
obtained excellent results despite working in temperatures above 35oC.
Schools and breeders represented many areas across NSW with over 300 head of cattle and more than
800 students participated in the event. In a very strong Field BWSC in partnership with Flemington Limousins won Reserve Champion and another 5th place in the Heavyweight class.
Left
J22 - Reserve Heavy Weight Champion led by Allana
Norris bred by Flemington Limousins
Sponsored by Umina Rotary Club
Right
J39 - 5th place Heavyweight steer led by Billy
Sharpe bred by Flemington Limousins
Further success was seen with a 4th place in the
Heavy Middle weights with a steer bred by R&H
Cole.
In theLightweight class BSWC also enjoyed respectable results taking out 4th place with 234 bred
by A&H Keleher
Above
Dazel – 4th in his Heavy Middleweight class
led by Kiara Leoni and bred by R&H Cole.
Right
234 – 4th in his Lightweight class led by
Isaac Jones and bred by A&H Keleher.
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Students also participated in the junior paraders, junior judging and Inter-schools meat judging competitions. Special congratulations to Jack Gowrie on coming 2nd in the 14’s and 15’s age paraders competition
and to Allana Norris, Katharine Charles, Jake Barrett, and Nick Clunes on their first place award in the
teams retail cuts meat judging event.
Left
Jack Gowrie – 2nd in the 14 and 15 age group
Junior Parading competition
This concludes a highly successful show season for
BWSC. We entered nine shows achieving champions
and numerous placing’s with cattle, junior judging and
parading throughout the year.
Young cattle have now arrived to commence
preparations for 2015. Students are excited about
commencing training for the coming year.
BWSC would like to acknowledge the generous support from breeders, Umina and Woy Woy Rotary clubs,
Parents and Citizens Association and private sponsors who have enabled the school to provide students
with a balanced and comprehensive agricultural education. They have also been instrumental in providing
opportunities for our students to learn, not only excellent skills in cattle training and preparation, but team
work, accountability, responsibility and work ethic. This continues to provide a solid platform for many
graduates to enter successful agricultural tertiary training and employment over the years. These students
would otherwise never encounter the diversity of the agricultural opportunities available in Australia.
The Agriculture Department would like to thank Hicks Hay and Grain for their sponsorship of feed as prize
money won at the Maitland Agriculture Show this year.
The school farm has enjoyed an interactive and dynamic year. Record numbers of Kindergarten students
from regional schools have engaged in the School Farm excursions. Visits from Year 5 and 6 students
have also been very successful.
Cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horticulture have provided interesting and diverse learning opportunities for
the whole college throughout 2014.
The year concludes with an incursion for all participating
Cattle Club members. Mr and Mrs Cole, nationally acclaimed judge and breeders from Forbes are conducting a
training day on Cattle and Pig judging combined with career opportunities in Agriculture. The Agriculture Department would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mr and
Mrs Cole for their long standing commitment to mentoring
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SRC – Term 4 Dance Party
The SRC of 2014 have been busy again
this term hosting an array of events for our
school and the local community, one of
which was our last Dance Party for the year.
This was the last chance for the Year 9 students of 2014 to put on their dancing
shoes and dance the night away and that is exactly what they did.
The Dance Party theme was Hawaiian and although we had strict dress code
regulations for the night, we still had a turn out of approximately 130 students.
The theme saw a number of great costumes with some of our best dressed
including: The very popular Lilo & Stitch and the
pineapple girls. We also saw an abundance of
bright, flowery Hawaiian shirts in combination with
Hawaiian lei’s and sarongs.
This term the year 9 students created their own mix
of songs that were played on the night and this kept
the dance floor full for the majority of the night. The
students thoroughly enjoyed the night and were
calling for encores from our new DJ. The SRC
would like thank everyone for coming and can’t wait
for the first Dance Party for 2015
Interact Club – ‘Breakfast Club’
This year the BWSC Interact Club has been busy working on their first schoolbased project-‘The Breakfast Club’. Every Wednesday morning students of the club
have been collaboratively working with members of the Rotary Club to provide food
for students who do not get the chance to eat in the morning before school for various reasons.
At the end of the term instead of just providing students with toast, juice and cereal
early Wednesday morning, the students of the BWSC Interact Club put on a BBQ
breakfast for all students willing to pay a small fee. All hands were on deck this
morning with the ignition of two barbeques and ovens used in the kitchen rooms. The smell of Bacon &
Eggs rolls along with hash browns lingered down Veron Road all morning and it attracted huge crowds
from 7:45 onwards.
The Students of the Interact Club would like to thank all who came
along to the BBQ on the Wednesday morning and we hope that you
were well fed before a busy day of school. They would also like to
thank the members of the Rotary Club and the teachers who assisted in the preparation of the food.
The Interact Club looks forward to continuing to provide students
with a healthy breakfast early Wednesday mornings next year. They
would also like you to keep your eyes peeled for our International
based project in the year 2015.
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SRC – 2015
On Tuesday the 18th of November the elections for School Captains and the School Representative Committee (SRC) for 2015 were held. This year we had a huge number of students who nominated for these
leadership roles and it was great to see so many students keen to be involved in the school community.
The speeches for the Captains positions this year were not only impressive, but inspiring. We had 19 students speak in front of the whole of Year 8 and explain why they would be the perfect candidates for the
position. Each student spoke clearly and incisively to persuade the audience to vote for them.
After collating the votes our School Captains for 2015 are:
Girl School Captain: Ella-Rose Mercer
Boy School Captain: Sean Kirby
Girl Vice Captain:
Cali Backhouse
Boy Vice Captain:
Daniel Willings
A massive congratulations to these four students and we
look forward to working with all of them in the new year, as
they will do great things for both the school and the community. I would also like to congratulate those students who
nominated themselves for a captain position but were not successful. There are a number of other leadership roles within our school that require your skills which you would be perfect candidates for.
Not only were the Captains speeches impressive, but so were the large number of students who nominated themselves for SRC. We had 14 students nominated for Year 10 SRC, 39 students nominated for
Year 9 SRC and 45 students nominated for Year 8 SRC. With the number of students growing exponentially each year we would like to take all of these keen students, but unfortunately our numbers are limited.
Our amazing musicians made us proud in a stunning performance at Lizottes, Central Coast. This marks the end of an era as
the venue is due to close it's doors in the near future. Lizottes
has been an avid supporter of BWSC performers with students
showcasing their talents year after year at the iconic restaurant.
Our students delivered an
incredible performance as
our musicians from both
campuses came together
under the guidance of Ms
Garner and Mr Ross in a
heartfelt final show.
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After collating the votes, the following students have been accepted in the SRC for 2015.
SRC- 2015
Year 10
Year 9
Year 8
(Woy Woy Campus)
(Umina Campus)
(Umina Campus)
Logan Evans
Olivia Riley
Shannon
Adams
Lute Moala
Ben Cookman
Kunlaya
Lunsuep
Katelyn Harding
Lachlan
Steel
Vince De Vries
Alec Radford
Kyle Dufficy
Sally Mislov
Lara
McLauchlan
Joshua
Stewart
Emma Dowton
Allen
Sarayeldin
Tahlia Erceg
Dylan Pardey
Mitchell
Moore
Geronimo
Gonzalez
Zoe Sounness
Eloise Gaukrodger
Amy Steed
Lachlan
Mottlee
Matthew Hatch
Courtney
Woods
Jessica Lam
Andrew
Witten
Another massive congratulations to all students who were successfully nominated in the SRC for 2015 and
again we look forward to working with you all next year. We also look forward to adding some of our brand
new Year 7 students to our SRC for the first time early in 2015.
Roman Myszkowski
I.T Teacher
Computer Coordinator
SRC Coordinator
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What an eventful last few weeks we have had. Students worked
hard in class to perfect their resumes and cover letters for the
Mock Interviews. The Mock Interviews were held in week 8 and
were a huge success. It was wonderful to see the students taking
this very useful event seriously and with pride. Many boys arrived in suits and ties whilst the ladies looked
stunning.
The panelists this year found it very difficult to nominate only 2 top students on each day and we ended up
exceeding the number of nominations for excellence in presentation and effort.
A big congratulations to those students. Five students were then nominated from this list and are the lucky
recipeints of a $20 gift voucher. Congratulations goes to; Miguel Acevedo-Moreno, Jayda Bryant, Wil
Hudson, Grace Robertson and Logan Wardrop.
Central Coast Group Training also sponsor us for this event and Steven Sarayeldin received this award
along with a $50 Westfield Gift Voucher, well done Steven. We had representatives from local businesses
including KFC Woy Woy who have selected several of our students for interview and possible employment
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many students who helped out on the days. Many students
made coffees, prepared the lunches and waited on our guest panel members; Naomi Hayes, Kayla Dingwall Logan Wardrop, Jayda Bryant, Justine Murchie, Taylor Kennedy. Madalyn Wing, Emily Northcott, Teah
Berghofer, Lashe’ King, and Monique Kenyon just to name a few.
I also had several other students offering to help on the days. It was great to have the support and interest
from these students.
A huge thank you must go to Mrs. Cindy Phillips from our kitchens who worked alongside the students during
food preparation, Cheryl Goodsell and her students, Janelle Beckinsale who managed the interviews on the
day, Di Arnold and Faye Gordon..... and our wonderful ex staff, community members, Planit Youth mentors,
local businesses, Rotarians etc who came along and volunteered their time.
Another great opportunity for our students. Well Done
Thank you Nerrida Lewis
Tax File Application Changes
As of December 31, 2014, students will not be able to apply for a tax file number through the school. The
new process will involve on line submission and a visit to the local post office.
Notes have been sent out to all of our students who are 13yrs and over and if you have been able to complete the forms and return them by Friday December 12th, they will be posted off for processing before
these changes occur. Please be aware that:
i) these forms take 4 weeks to process and your child's tax file number will be posted to you
Ii) if the forms are not filled in correctly they risk being returned and will not be able to be re-submitted by
the cut off date.
If you have not sent the necessary forms in, you will have to apply using the new method in the new year.
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TEAM 8
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Mrs Lucy Burns and I am the new Head Teacher Teaching
and Learning at BWSC Umina Campus. I am so very excited to be here and to work in such a wonderful
school with brilliant staff and of course the best students on the Central Coast! I would like to thank Ms
Dominique McMahon for her hard work and efforts in her role as the Team 8 leader prior to my appointment and also Mr Kieran Lawler our ATL for his hard work throughout the year and for making me feel so
welcome.
A bit about me… I have moved here from Dubbo in the Central West of NSW. I am a Food Technology/
Hospitality teacher and I absolutely love what I do. I am passionate about my subject area and can’t wait
to get cooking with the students this term and next year. I will be working closely with the staff in working
together to improve student learning and engagement across the school.
The end of term is fast approaching and Christmas is just around the corner! I would like to remind all
Team 8 students that we will be working hard right up until the last day of school. I am very proud to be
the Team 8 team leader and look forward to working with the staff and students next year to continue
achieving excellence. I would like to wish all staff, students, parents and community members a merry
Christmas and a safe holiday break!
A day in the life of 7S2…
Hallie Spencer and Josh
Wadeson snapped
some photos of 7S2
working hard, using
technology and being
active in PDHPE!
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SUBJECT AWARDS
1x Achievement
1x Effort/Enthusiasm
Year 7 Dance
Amy Steed
Jasmin Freewater
Year 8 Dance
Ella-Rose Mercer
Ayla Goddard
Year 9 Dance
Ellen Ryder
Emily Newcombe
Year 7 Drama
Eliza Flanagan
Jordan Cooley
Year 8 Drama
Dylan Blake
Kimberley McDougall
Year 9 Drama
Olivia Riley
Lachlan Thomas
Year 9 Illustration
Emily Northcott
Maddison Ward
Year 9 M.I.C.S
Shaun Turpin
Katelyn Bergan
Year 7 Music
Riannon Turpin
Paige Curnoe
Year 8 Music
Chloe Golding
Molly Millington
Year 9 Music
Taylor Shaw
Alyssa Thompson
Year 9 Photography
Lily Channon
Emily Northcott
Year 9 T.E.P.A
Katelyn Bergan
Lucy Forrester
Year 7 Visual Arts
Nicole Delos Santos
Abbey Rivers-Lloyd
Year 8 Visual Arts
Niah Delamotte
Rachelle Duggan
Year 9 Visual Arts
Phoebe Blogg
Maddison Ward
MAJOR AWARDS
CAPA ALLROUNDER Year 7-9 Involvement in a variety of performances/shows over thestudent’s school
career at BWSC Umina. Nominations for 2014: Shaun Turpin, Amber Antonio, Tahlia Pope, Taylor Shaw,
Rhian Kirk
The winner of 2014 CAPA All Rounder award is Shaun Turpin
CONTRIBUTION TO CAPA Year 7-9 Outstanding contribution to the BWSC Umina CAPA department,
across different subjects. Nominations for 2014: Lachlan Steel, Katelyn Harding, Misty Drady, Courtney
Carswell, Ellen Ryder
The winner of 2014 Contribution to CAPA award is Misty Drady
SCHOOL COMMUNITY AWARD Recognises the service of a student in CAPA within our school community.
The recipient is a student who has mentored other students, offered their expertise to the wider community &
embraced sharing their passion and knowledge 2014 School Community Award winner is Nick Clunes
CAPA REPRESENTATIVE/EXCELLENCE Results achieved in representing the CAPA department and
BWSC Umina at events including YIPA, Showcase, CCDF, School Spectacular, Dance Star, Cheerleading,
Central Vision, Reconciliation Art Exhibition. For excellence in the Creative Arts the trophy is awarded to
Sarah Johnson
For excellence in the Performing Arts there are 2 deserved winners. The trophies are awarded to
Tahlia Pope
& Amber Antonio
THE GRIFFIN AWARD A perpetual trophy awarded to a student who displays and upholds the values
BWSC Umina and the policy of of the CAPA program. The awarded winner is supportive of others involvement and achievements. Has a strong work/commitment ethos. Offers time and support to events.
The 2014 Griffin Award winner is Lachlan Steel
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WHEN SIMPLY AWESOME ISN”T ENOUGH!..
Farewell 9.4.1! Our Year 9’s will be leaving us to go
over to the senior campus next year. They have recently had their mock
interviews and brushed up quite well. We wish you all well in your future
studies and hope you don’t forget our awesome Team 4!
742 and 7CAPAOur Year 7’s have been involved in their surf survival certificate during
week 9. This is a vital qualification that will truly benefit them in the future. Well done to all our Year 7 students who were involved in this.
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Going for GOLD! All our Team 4 students on GOLD level have been invited to LUNA PARK
in the last week of school. Well done to these students who have proven they are RESPECFTUL,
COMMITTED and have great RELATIONSHIPS with our staff and peers at BWSC. As part of PBL we are
very happy to offer you this opportunity to be rewarded for your fine efforts.
Keep in mind:
- REMEMBER our new phone policy! Many students
have learnt that getting your phone confiscated is NO FUN!.
Leave your phone/devices in your bag during class
CAPA CLASSES –
A huge congratulations to our CAPA Kids who have been
involved in some amazing achievements recently:

Our incredible cast in the Wizard of Oz. Our lead characters, our dancers and the behind the
scenes crew all made up parts of this musical. It really was THE BEST musical BSWC has ever
seen. HUGE effort from all staff and students involved. It WOWED the pant off our audience!

All our fabulous performers who have are performing in the end of year concert. We are so proud of
you all to have the bravery to do this.

The students involved in the School Spectacular in Sydney. You did BWSC very proud.

The CAPA classes went to see the WICKED musical in Sydney! Wow they’ve been busy!
AWESOME EFFORTS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TEAM 4. SEE YOU IN 2015
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Our last Team 2 stars report for 2014 goes to the wonderful Year 9 students of 9.2.1 and 9.2.2. Here are a
collection of photographs from the mock interview day.
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Attention: Year 10 – 2015
Ms Langmaid , who is Head Teacher Welfare at Woy Woy Campus, will be available on Monday 15th December for any parents who would like to make an appointment to talk about their
child coming over to the Senior Campus. This is for Parents/ Guardians who have any serious
concerns or information they would like to share with their child’s teachers.
If this is not possible, please drop a line to the email address below:
[email protected]
Central Coast Summer Chess Challenge 2015
Date: Monday, 19th January 2015 at Erina Fair Shopping Centre, The Hub Youth Entertainment Venue
Cost: $20 per player
Time: 9am Registration 9:30am Round 1 begins 12:30pm Lunch break 3pm Prize giving
There are short breaks between the rounds. Children need to bring their own lunch.
Format: This tournament is an individual and not a team event and restricted to players under 18
years of age. The tournament is a 7-round ‘Swiss’ competition. This means that all players play 7 games
and no-one is ‘knocked out’ of the tournament. The time limit is 15 minutes per player per game. This tournament will be JCL rated.
Prizes: Trophies will be given for: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 4th Place, 5th Place, and Girls Prize
Age performance trophies awarded to the following age groups: 12 Years and under Prize, 10 Years and
under Prize, 8 Years and under Prize, 6 Years and under Prize All participants receive a certificate of participation.
Entries close: Thursday 15th January, 2015. The late entry fee is $30 if paid on the day.
To Enter: Visit the website https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment and enter the code 7OU3RPICBM
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Can Saver Plus assist you with school costs?
Join Saver Plus and match your savings, dollar for dollar, up to $500 for educational costs including:
school uniforms and text books , computers, laptops and tablets , excursions and camps , sports equipment, uniforms and lessons , music tuition and instrument hire.
You may be eligible if you have a Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card, are at least 18 years old,
have some regular income from work (you or your partner) and have a child at school or study yourself.
Contact Geoff Hynd, your local Saver Plus Worker: (02) 4333 8061 / 0428 282 900
or [email protected]
Saver Plus was developed by ANZ and the Brotherhood of St Laurence and is delivered across the Central
Coast by The Smith Family. The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government.
TAFE COURSES
There are Courses on offer next year for
adults who have either been out of the
workforce for some time and need some
assistance in reentering the workforce or
for people who are thinking about a career
change.
The courses run from 9:30-1pm 4 days a
week, Mon-Thursday in 2015.
These courses offer practical skills that are
necessary for workplaces and also include
career guidance and assistance. These
courses do include the First Aid Certificate.
These courses are delivered from Wyong
TAFE.
Enrolments for 2015 are on Wednesday
21st January at 10am in NG1
Please contact Bronwyn for the all ladies
course on 4350 2375 or Kathryn 43502
335 for the Mature Aged Men and Ladies
course or the Early School Leaver’s
course.
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ARE YOU A SINGLE PARENT?
Every week Single with Children provides fun and exciting activities
especially for single parents and their children (many activities are
subsidised or even free)
It’s a great way to meet and get to know people in your area To find
out more and get a FREE copy of
our social calendar, contact us today.
Call 1300 300 496 Or visit our website:
www.singlewithchildren.com.au
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Mon
15
 College Presentation evening
 Yr 10 sign out
Tue
Wed
16
17
 CSE
 Last day Yrs
 PBL Reward
exc
day
 Yr 10 reports +
assembly
DECEMBER
Thu
18
Fri
19
7—10
 HSC results
 Support unit
exc
 PBL meeting
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Looking forward to 2015, here are some important dates to remember
Monday 26 January 2015 -
Australia Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 27 January 2015 -
Staff return to school – No students
Wednesday 28 January 2015 -
Day 1 for Year 7 – No Year 8 or Year 9
Thursday 29 January 2015 -
Day 2 for Year 7 – No Year 8 or Year 9
Friday 30 January 2015 -
Whole school returns
Reserve Heavy Weight Champion led by Allana Norris
bred by Flemington Limousins
Sponsored by Umina Rotary
Club
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DAYS