5 July 2019

Newsletter Articles

Assistant Principals

Paul Stevenson
Andrea Saville

Grade Leaders

Grade 7: Kendal King
Grade 8: Naomi Cartledge
Grade 9: Skye Champion
Grade 10: Allison Macpherson

Support Services

School Psychologist: Annie Fitzgerald: Wed & Thursday
Social Worker: Esther Fleming: Tues and Wed
School Chaplain Paul Burton: Mon/Wed/Friday
School Health Nurse David Mackay: Wednesday

Uniform Shop - EHS Uniform Shop is open every Thursday during school term from 8:45am-10:30am.

Breakfast Club is open 8:30am-8:55am on a Monday and Wednesday every week during school term.

Principal’s Report

Professional Learning Day – Student Free Day

A reminder that the first Monday (22nd July) of Term 3 is a Professional Learning Day for teachers. Students are not required to return to school until Tuesday 23rd July.

Monday and Tuesday nights saw parents from across all grades come into school with their children for our three-way interviews. This was an excellent opportunity for parents and students to read the mid-year reports and set goals for the remainder of the year. Thank you to the teaching staff for the tremendous amount of work they put into writing these reports each year. For our students, these comprehensive reports should act as an indicator of how their year has been to date and give guidance in relation to areas to focus on for the remainder of the year. We would also like to thank the SLC members who came along on both nights to hand out reports.

The Inter High Cross Country was held at Kings Meadows High School last week and our athletes represented our school with pride and there were some outstanding performances. Congratulations to all students who represented our school on the day. Chloe White and Georgia Woods both performed exceptionally well, coming second in their races and Oliver Kwan came third in his event. Our Grade 8 boys won their group, whilst the Grade 7 and 10 girls came second. We came third overall which is an amazing effort given our smaller student size compared to other high schools. As Mrs Robinson often says ‘Once again, Exeter High School has punched well above its weight’.

Our Grade 10 students attended Launceston and Newstead Colleges for their orientation visits last week and these visits were excellent opportunities for students to get a feel for college life next year. Please take the time to talk to your child if they are in Grade 10 about the different options on offer for them in 2020 as they have some important decisions to make in the coming months. Both colleges will visit the school later in the year to do formal enrolments and parents are welcome to attend these sessions to help their child make informed decisions around their study choices for the following year.

An Art enrichment program has been running at Exeter Primary School and this has been a wonderful opportunity for some of our junior students who have created a range of art pieces in conjunction with a visiting artist. Thank you to the primary school for inviting our students to participate in such a rich activity.

Last Friday saw five classes from Exeter Primary School, (ranging from Prep to Grade 2’s) visit our school to attend a Children’s Theatre being performed by Grade 8 Drama students. This provided our students with the opportunity to perform to an authentic audience and showcase their amazing talents. Thank you to Mrs Parish for organising the performance and visit.

I would also like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday period and look forward to seeing all our students on Tuesday 23rd July.

Benjamin Frerk
Principal

Grade 8 Drama Performance

On Friday 29th June, at 9.30 am, Grade 8 Drama students presented two Children’s Theatre plays to Exeter Primary School (EPS) students from Prep – Grade 2. The City of Dreams was a short play following a group of animals trying to find their place in the world. They were no longer wanted by their owners and were on a quest to find the City of Dreams.

Stone Soup was an entertaining tale retold by Janea Dahl. Tired and hungry soldiers approach the villagers for food and a place to rest. The unknown soldiers frighten the villagers, but suggest to make stone soup. The villagers are excited by this idea and eagerly set out to help.

The Kinder – Grade 2’s loved the performances! Much squealing, laughter and excitement was heard from the audience. At the completion of the two performances, EPS students were allowed to ask the Grade 8 students a variety of questions about the play, what it was like being involved in drama and how it felt performing to an audience.

Thank you to Mrs Jordan, Mrs Niekamp and Mr Pratap who helped out with some of the props and costumes and a huge thanks to EPS students for coming across to watch these performances.

Until next time,
Grade 8 Drama class

Cambodia/Singapore Parent/Student meeting

Monday 5th August meeting commencing at 6:00pm in EHS Library. Parents and students will be able to hear from and speak with Mel Storey from International Journeys.

7C Art Work

EHS School Association - 2019 Fundraiser

Important Dates 2019

Term Dates

Student Free Days

Launceston College Parent Information Evening

All interested parents/carers are invited to attend an informative evening on Tuesday 30 July, in the main hall, Launceston College commencing at 7.00pm.

Newstead College Grade 10 Parent/Student Information Evening

A parent/student information evening will be held on Wednesday 7th August at 6:30pm in the Newstead College Auditorium.

This session will cover information about the TCE, ATAR, TASC subjects, VET courses and all of our facilities that support learning at Newstead College.

Term 3

July

August

September

* Calendar is updated on a fortnightly basis.

Youth Advisory Council, West Tamar – School Holiday Program - Bookings required

West Tamar Council - Youth Representative Grants Program

Here at the West Tamar Council, we support young people residing in our municipality that have been selected to participate or compete in an event of local, national or international significance.

Before confirmation of support, we do require a request letter from the individual/group and also the confirmation letter from the sporting/representative association of the individual’s placement in the team/competition. A copy of the letter the individual received would be suitable as long as the letter states your name and address on the letter.

The minimum criteria that will apply to any consideration of a donation is as follows:

• Must be an amateur event.
• The applicant must reside within the West Tamar Municipal Area.
• The applicant must be required by their organisation to meet a substantial amount of the expense.
• The sponsorship from outside organisations the individual will receive
• That council sponsorship funds are available

The amount of the maximum donation to apply is as follows:

• To participate locally or nationally - $50-$100/individual
• To participate outside Australia - $200/individual
• Representative groups/schools - $500 per group

Successful recipients will also be automatically nominated for the Young Citizen/Young Sportsperson of the Year award held during the annual Australia Day Presentations.

For further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me on 0437 789 103 or email andrew.beeston@wtc.tas.gov.au

Andrew Beeston
Youth Development Officer

Bursaries Available to Tasmanian Students 2019

The Royal Society of Tasmania is offering bursaries for Tasmanian secondary/senior secondary students who have been selected through a competitive process to represent Australia at an international event. The amount of each bursary may be up to $1000.

What is the Royal Society of Tasmania? The Society has been in active existence since 1843 and we have continued to achieve our aim of 'advancing knowledge' in a wide variety of ways. The bursaries are one way in which we support the youth of Tasmania. More information about the Society’s activities is available on our website at the link below.

Who can apply? In 2018 bursaries were offered in the fields of science, mathematics and engineering. In 2019 the bursary program is being broadened to also support students selected through a competitive process for international events in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

What is the closing date? There is no closing date for applications, as applications are considered on a rolling basis throughout the year.

How to apply: Students need to send a written application including:

• a brief descriptor of the international summer school or event they have been selected to attend, including dates and costs
• a copy of the recommendation from the Australian selection event or activity they were selected to attend
• a concise statement, written by the student, about their goals and aspirations and a short CV (max 2 pages)
• the endorsement of a senior staff member of their school.

Note: As the student/staff member may be contacted for interview/further information please provide contact phone numbers.

Youth ANZAAS 2019: Students accepted for Youth ANZAAS 2019 are also eligible to apply for financial support.

Send applications to: deborah.beswick@education.tas.gov.au

COMMUNITY CORNER

School’s OUT – Silent Disco – FREE EVENT

Launceston PCYC Holiday Program

City Mission – Annual Bookfest 5th-6th July at the Launceston Conference Centre (Door of Hope) from 9am-4pm.

Wing’s Wildlife Park – Kids Fun Day, Sunday 7th July

School Holiday Invitation from Westbury Library

Wing’s Wildlife Park – Junior Keepers Experience

Dental Van at Exeter, 6th May till 12th September

SaverPlus – Could $500 help with your child’s start to school?