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Edition No. 4 | April 10, 2018
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In this Edition From the Principal
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Calendar Dates
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Glendi Greek Festival
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Athletics Carnival
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Year 9 Dance Off
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the time of writing this newsletter, panels for the HPE Coordinator, Wellbeing Leader and Adey House Manager are in process.
Year 8 Anti-harassment Assembly 4 SAPOL / Prefect Fundraising BBQ
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Learner Intervention
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International Understandings Assembly 6 Student Pathways Report
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The end of term enables us all an opportunity to reflect upon the fantastic achievements of our students and staff and recognise just how much has been achieved in 11 short weeks. This would not be possible without the collective efforts of our students, staff and families. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the importance of your ongoing partnership and support in maximising learning for our students. I also wish two staff members, Mr Mark Marveggio and Mr Luke Wesselingh, all the very best as they complete their contracts at the end of this term. I wish Ms Faye Turner, Ms Lee Irvine, Ms Mireille LeDolĂŠdec and Mr Mark McLeod a fantastic break during their leave in Term 2. Congratulations to Mr Mark Woolfall who has won the position of Assistant Principal and Adey House Leader during Term 2 behind Mr Mark McLeod. At
The 2018 International Understandings Assembly was held on Tuesday April 3 and was again a reflection of the heartbeat, soul and rich cultural diversity of Adelaide High School. I have included the link to the assembly as it is difficult to do justice to the beauty of the assembly in words. Students designed and facilitated this celebration and reminded me of the power of our youth and their voice https://vimeo.com/263302065. Congratulations to our Adelaide High 1st XI Cricketers, winners of the All Schools Chappell Trophy for the 1st XI Knockout competition. Our cricketers were all out for 171 and defeated Prince Alfred College, all out for 156. This is a fantastic end to a clean sweep of all knockout cricket competitions for this season. Congratulations to all students who participated, to Euan Fletcher as the Captain of the team, Mr Phil Hopton and Mr Jeremy Appleton. Finally, I wish you all an enjoyable time with your students during the 2 week holiday period and I look forward to working with you next term. Kind regards, Ms Cez Green | Principal
CALENDAR DATES April Wed 11 Governing Council Meeting Thurs 12 Interschool Athletics Carnival Fri 13
End Term 1
Reports Issued
Mon 30 Beginning Term 2
May Tues 1
Year 11 Meningococcal Swab / Vaccine
Thurs 3 Year 12 Meningococcal Swab / Vaccine Fri 4 - Sun 6 Generations in Jazz Mon 7 Old Scholars AGM Tues 8
Parent Teacher Interviews 1.30pm - 8.00pm
Tues 15 - Thurs 17 Year 9 NAPLAN Testing Fri 18
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School Photos
Mon 21 Year 9 NAPLAN Catchup Wed 23 School Photos Catch Up For a comprehensive list of upcoming events, log onto the searchable Calendar and Events database on the website (http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/ About/Calendar-and-Events).
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GLENDI GREEK FESTIVAL… OPA! This year’s Glendi Greek Festival coincided with Greece’s National Day, March 25. To mark 40 years of the festival, it was moved to the heart of the city at Victoria Square. Here, our students’ Hellenic spirit was celebrated; our Year 12 students were awarded certificates for their service and dedication to their language learning and were presented a book, The Greek Life, written by Eugenia Pantahos by The Foundation of Hellenic Studies and The Greek Teacher’s Association, Year 9 and 11 students served dignitaries at the official opening function, and Year 8 and 9 student work was displayed in the school’s marquee. Throughout the festival, Adelaide High Students represented the school and their culture proudly. Many danced in traditional dance troupes and volunteered in the food stalls for their community groups. The highlight, however, was witnessing many second and third generation migrants reveling in the atmosphere, dancing to the international acts and embracing Hellenism. Ms Dimitra Rozaklis | Teacher of Greek
3 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS 1. 2. 3. 4.
Girls Results
Boys Results
Novelty Results
Overall Results
Macghey 1236 Adey 1078 West 1070 Morriss 860
Morriss 1242 West 1174 Macghey 1134 Adey 984
Adey 292 Macghey 284 Morriss 282 West 266
Macghey 2654 West 2510 Morriss 2384 Adey 2354
INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
NEW RECORDS
Age Group
Female House
Male House
Under 13 Winner Under 13 Runner Up Under 14 Winner Under 14 Runner Up Under 15 Winner Under 15 Runner Up Under 16 Winner Under 16 Runner Up Open Winner Open Runner Up
Dimi Taliouridis Adey Victtoria Acquaviva Macghey Naomi Weston Adey Bella Boyd-Porter Macghey Rebekah Frisby-Smith West Chloe Filipatos Adey Quillen Economou Macghey Aimee Moroney-Plouffe Adey
JosephkFrisby-Smith Kairo Felix Tanio Barron Fetu Mapu Connor Kent Curtis Cox Ned Tucker Lahie Amat MasonkNeagle
Macghey Macghey Macghey West Morriss Macghey West Adey Morriss
• Euan Fletcher: Open Boys 400m • Alexandra Georgantas: U 14 Girls Javelin • Eleni Biris: U15 Girls 100m and U15 Girls 200m • Aimee Moroney-Plouffe: Open Girls 100m and Open Girls 200m • Quillen Economou: Open Girls Hurdles and Open Girls Javelin • U14 Boys Relay: Macghey • Open Girls Relay: Adey
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YEAR 9 DANCE OFF Congratulations to all the Year 9 students who participated in the Turn Your Health Around / Australian Curriculum synchronised movement Dance Off. Special congratulations to joint winners, 9G05 and 9R14, 9V127 who took out 2nd place and 9B75 who came third.
YEAR 8 PADDLEWALL CHALLENGE RECORD BROKEN Congratulations to 8R11 who won the Year 8 Paddlewall Challenge with a record score of 172, eclipsing the previous record by nearly 40 points. Second was 8V131 with a score of 129 and third, 8R10 with 125. Congratulations to Adey House which was the overall winning House (392) over Morriss (354), Macghey (302) and West (244).
YEAR 8 ANTI-HARASSMENT ASSEMBLY During Term 1, all the Year 8 Pastoral Care Groups took part in an Anti-Harassment program organised by the Year 11 Peer Leaders. They competed against other Pastoral Care groups by creating a group poster to inform the school about the negative consequences of harassment and promote a positive culture in the school community. The assembly to announce the winners was held on March 21 to acknowledge the National Day Against Bullying and Violence, which took place on March 20. The day provided students with an opportunity to reflect on the effects of harassment and reinforce that harassment is not acceptable in any circumstances. The program was aimed to provoke a discussion about various types of harassment and to encourage students to stand up against bullying instead of remaining silent. A big thank you to all the Pastoral Care groups for participating and showing a determination to stand up against harassment. Special congratulations to
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the two Macghey Year 8 classes, 8B72 and 8B71, for coming in first and second place respectively, followed by 8G01 in the third place. The influential messages behind the posters highlighted the importance for inclusion and acceptance within Adelaide High School and in the wider community. All the posters will be displayed around the school to embrace the school’s fight against bullying. Hiya Modi, SB51 | Peer Leader
5 SAPOL CLASS / PREFECTS SUPPORT VINNIES Well done to the SAPOL class and the Prefects on supporting Vinnies SA through running a Casual Day and BBQ during Week 10. In total the groups raised $1700, and a big thank you must be extended to the school community who supported both ventures.
Both the SAPOL class and the Prefects will be participating in a Vinnies School Sleepout in May (school version of the Vinnies CEO Sleepout) to raise much needed funds for Vinnies homelessness services.
LEARNER INTERVENTION AT ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL At Adelaide High School, the way Learning Support was provided for students in the past has changed and we now deliver targeted Learner Intervention. A teacher may have concerns about a student, for example, difficult behaviour, poor attendance, lack of focus, considered ‘lazy’, low NAPLAN bands or low Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading (PAT R) or Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics (PAT M), so refers the student to the Learner Intervention staff. Currently, there are three teachers and two School Services Officers (SSOs) and this may grow as we roll out the interventions for targeted students. One of the major differences is that we will work with a Speech Pathologist who will be employed at Adelaide High School in Term 2, 2018. The reason for this is that the Speech Pathologist can assess if a student has a language disorder. Such students have trouble understanding, using and processing language. Approximately 6 per cent of school-aged children have significant speech and language problems and in some parts of Australia, the number is as high as 13 per cent. Two of the major interventions that we will use are Quicksmart Numeracy (developed and supported by the University of New England) and MacqLit (a literacy program for small groups developed by Macquarie University).
MacqLit is an intervention program for middle school students based on the results of the PAT R. It is used to monitor progress in Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary and Spelling and provides information to guide teaching. The intent of the program is to improve student learning by focusing on developing basic skills using an explicit approach. It is SSO-led and systematic, and presents skills in a logical, sequential way. The program has been designed for 1 instructor (SSO): 4 students, 4 times per week for 60 minutes each lesson for approximately 20 weeks. The five essential components of this program are Phonemic awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension. The day-to-day lessons are carefully scripted to provide SSOs with the necessary content, activity types, word and sentence choices and monitoring processes to ensure that the SSO delivers effective instruction with confidence.
students, 3 times per week for 30 minutes each lesson for 30 weeks. The structure of the lessons provides deliberate practice of number facts, combined with the use of appropriate strategies to enable the student to remember the facts and eventually automatically recall each fact. When students can automatically recall number facts, their working memory is freed up so that they are able to engage meaningfully with more demanding mathematical tasks. We are very excited about the possibilities of this new way of working and hope to see an improvement in literacy and numeracy levels for selected students. Dr Liz Horrocks | Senior Leader: Learner Intervention Team
QuickSmart, is an intervention program also for middle school students which is based on results from the Progressive Achievement Test in Mathematics (PAT M). This test is given to students to monitor progress in mathematics and to provide diagnostic information to inform learning. QuickSmart is designed to improve student learning by focusing on developing fast and accurate basic skills. The program has been designed for 1 instructor (SSO): 2
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INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS ASSEMBLY This year, guest speaker Professor Kathleen Heugh from the University of South Australia spoke about how imperative it is to preserve languages spoken globally today. She continued on to express how education in these languages in certain parts of the world, such as South Africa, are at risk of dying. Our 2018 International Prefects, Jinwon Kim and Minh Nguyen, both gave speeches about their experiences as new International students. Jinwon emphasised the importance of ‘taking a leap’ and being courageous in a new environment, whereas Minh urged everyone in the community to nurture our roots to preserve our respective heritages. The abundance of musical and dance performances represented various cultures in the Adelaide High School community which showed the unity between students as well as all cultures at this school.
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The International Understandings Assembly was a memorable assembly and it was important as it highlighted the multiculturalism that is always present in Adelaide High School. Every day at Adelaide High School is an intercultural experience. We, as members of this school, have each come from different corners of the globe, travelled different journeys and met at the crossroad we call Adelaide High School. International Understanding is more than just sharing knowledge about cultures, it’s about acceptance of one another, despite being so different. Louise Duran | International Ambassador
7 STUDENT PATHWAYS UPDATE An opportunity to complete a VET course in Terms 2 and 3: Certificate III Business (70 Stage 2 credits) Queensford College have created a Term 2 intake for an intensive full year Certificate III Business course, costing $1,400. The class will be held on Monday nights, from 4 – 7pm, from 21 May until 24 September, with four full days of attendance also required during the July holidays (9 – 12 July, inclusive). There is an alternate option below if this doesn’t suit.
Semester 2 VET Courses Two Make up Options at Media Make Up Academy: The Basics of Retail Cosmetic Services (10 Stage 1 credits) will be held for ten weeks after school on Tuesday nights from 4.30 – 7.30pm. It starts on 14 August and will conclude on 30 October. It is priced at $560, which includes the brushes required for the course. The full Certificate II Retail Cosmetics (55 Stage 1 credits) will be held on Fridays for three terms, commencing at the start of Term 3, 2018 and concluding at the end of Term 1, 2019. This course costs over $2,000.
Other training options available at other RTOs: 3D Games Design and Digital Effects (25 Stage 2 credits) will also be a popular choice. It is run at Marden Senior College on Wednesday nights from 4.30pm – 7.30pm and can be topped up to a full Certificate III Screen and Media in 2019 by attending one day per week and paying an additional fee. Cost is to be advised. Certificate III Music Industry: Electronic Music Production (60 Stage 2 credits) is a highly intensive six-month part time course (two nights per week for three hours each night) commencing in May and concluding on 28 November. It is delivered at SAE Creative Media Institute for a cost of $3,846. It will contribute towards ATAR generation in 2018 if all deadlines are met. Certificate III Business (70 Stage 2 credits) will be held on Tuesday nights at Queensford College for a cost of $1,400. This course starts in the July holidays and will finish in the October holidays. Seven full days of attendance over both the July and October school holidays are required. Both this and the other Business course, which commences in May, are ideal for current Year 12 students who wish to gain Stage 2 credits and who would like to secure an ATAR needed for entrance at a tertiary institution.
Certificate III Hospitality: Front of House (5 Stage 1 credits and 70 Stage 2 credits) is offered at Salford College on Wednesday nights from 4 – 7.15pm at a cost of $1,450. It will conclude at the end of Semester 1, 2019. Structured Work Placement in the hospitality industry is required for full course completion. For the Certificate III courses that do not conclude in November 2018, Years 10 and 11 students can commence one of these courses in Semester 2 or, if preferred, at the beginning of 2019, as they can contribute to ATAR generation required for the end of Year 12. For each of the other Queensford College courses listed below (which will all run on Wednesday nights), a significant component of the Structured Work Placement will need to be completed in the students’ own time over the summer break. • Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care $1,800 • Certificate III Individual Support – Ageing $1,700 • Certificate III Hospitality $1,450 • Certificate III Fitness $1,400 (includes First Aid)
work must be done prior to commencing the practical component). • RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) which is only for 18-year-old students or those about to turn 18 years. • White Card Construction Industry training (Note that this training usually always forms part of VET courses in Construction, Plumbing and other trades, but it can be done by students who wish to gain access to building sites for employment purposes). The cost for all VET and short courses will need to be paid to Adelaide High School upon receipt of an invoice. Just like VET courses, short courses certainly can enhance a resumé and give students the edge when they are seeking part time or casual employment. Note that classes are filled on a first in, first served basis. As I will be overseas during the April school holidays, please direct all queries relating to holiday work placements to Assistant Principals Mr Wilson or Mr Gurr. Mr Zawko, in Student Services, may be able to take queries. I will back at school on May 1.
Note that at the time of writing, both Early Childhood and Care and Individual Support may be able to be accessed as partially funded courses, if the students met the government criteria stipulated, agree to complete the high number of work placement hours and agree to continue to train and work in the field when they leave school. See me for more information.
My office is in The Help Hub, but the best way to contact me if via email livia.daloia@ adelaidehs.sa.edu.au.
VET classes are not held during the school holidays. Enrolling students will be able to negotiate to drop a non-compulsory subject. I am in the process of finding out which other VET courses are on offer for a Semester 2 start. As soon as I have a comprehensive picture of what is available and where, including cost information and other details, I will disseminate the information to students and parents / carers. In the first instance, students will need to complete an Expression of Interest Form, available from Student Services or the tray outside my office, and make sure they return it to me.
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Short Courses If your son / daughter is interested in doing one or more short courses, please ask them to see me early next term. The most popular once-off day long courses are: • Barista (coffee making) and safe food hygiene practices.
Ms Livia D’Aloia | Student Pathways Coordinator
UNIFORM SHOP APRIL 28, 2018 9AM - 12PM Campus School and College Wear will open the Uniform Shop in the Main Quad. Normal term time hours are: • Mondays and Wednesdays from 8.00am - 9.00am, • Thursdays from 3.00pm 4.00pm and the first • Saturday of the month from 9.00am - 12.00pm.
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