Brighton Secondary School
Newsletter ISSUE 3 I April 2013
From the Principal I am pleased to announce that as of 8th April Brighton Secondary School will have two building sites that herald in the new 21st Century Learning Centre and the 400 seat Recital Hall. The expected completion dates are 6th February 2014 and 21st October 2013 respectively.
You may like to nominate one or more Brighton teachers in the Excellence Awards. Simply go to www.decd.sa.gov.au/teachingawards and register in a short statement, why you think this teacher is eligible. It doesn’t take long but it would have long-term outcomes for student learning.
There will be NO student DROP-OFF at all anywhere on the school site. The front car park will have trucks, heavy equipment and staff cars; the back driveway only provides staff access. I ask parents to respect the safety of students, staff and builders by obeying the signage. There is no longer any student parking on site.
The staff Professional Development day on Friday 3rd May 2013 will explore the Cross Curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priority provides opportunities for all learners to deepen their knowledge of Australia by engaging with the world’s oldest continuous living cultures. This knowledge and understanding will enrich their ability to participate positively in the ongoing development of Australia.
Asbestos removal occurs on 18th and 19th April during the school holidays. As information comes to hand I will keep you informed in a special section of the newsletter. Harmony Day, Standards Days and Sports Day were highlights of the term. The staff and student teams who organised these events are to be congratulated. Congratulations to the 2013 Prefects and Student Leaders who have taken up the leadership challenge and are making an impact on school tone.
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All the staff will be involved in a Professional Learning field day incorporating the Living Kaurna Centre Marion, the natural environment of the Warriparinga Wetlands, the Tjilbruke trail, Coalbrooke House, Kingston Park, South Australian Museum, Migration Museum, Botanic Gardens and the Art Gallery. The Principal Team and I attended the Regional Conference with Professor Martin Westwell from Flinders University who was an excellent knowledgeable and inspiring speaker on teaching “Thinking”. The Region has secured him to present to the teachers and the coordinators on May 13th and June 5th respectively. His impact on teaching and learning will compensate for the teachers’ absence from classes on these days. Olivia O’Neill Principal
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Diary Dates 2013
Community
APRIL
JUNE
National Youth Week
12 Last day of term 1,
2
SIM Young Adelaide Sings
Be Active – Be Happy – Be You
Governing Council, 7.30pm
1.00pm dismissal.
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29
First day of term 2
3
Year 10 Speak-Easy workshop
29
Finance meeting, 7.30pm
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Year 12 Maths Applications exam
MAY
10
Queen’s Birthday public holiday
14
Uniform committee, 12.45pm
1 Year 8, 9 & 10 Parent / Teacher /
17
SIV in school trial (Years 8,9,10)
Student conferences, 3.30pm –
17-18 Choral Eisteddfods
8.30pm by appointment
24
3 STUDENT FREE DAY -
23-27 SIV Eyre Peninsula tour 26
Year 10 Anti-bullying play
3
Year 12 Formal
28
SIV Year 10 KO @ BSS
4
Generation of Jazz
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Governing Council, 7.30pm
JULY
2.00pm, school open 5.45pm 8-10 Year 10 Outdoor Education camp 9
Recognition assemblies
10
Year 8 & 9 Immunisations
10
SIM Applications close
10
SIV Applications close
(out of zone)
13 SIV Initial selection by appt. (out of zone) 14-16 NAPLAN Testing 17
Year 10 Career Expo
18
SIM Auditions (round 1)
20-21 Year 12 Aquatics 23
Year 10 Focus half day
23
Year 8 Cyber bullying play
24 Uniform Committee meeting, 12.45pm 27 SIV Final selection (selected only) (out of zone) 27-31 Reconciliation Week 29-30 SIM Auditions 30
Year 9 Focus Day
30
Year 8 Cyber Bullying play
31 Primary Schools Festival of
1 STUDENT FREE DAY – Staff Professional Development 1
Governing Council, 7.30pm
2-5
Year 10 Work Experience week
2-5
Year 11 Exam week
4-5
Year 12 Aquatics SIV
5 Last day of term 2, 1.00pm dismissal 17-18 Choral Eisteddfods 22 STUDENT FREE DAY – Staff Professional Development 23
5th April – 14th April 2013 www.youthweek.com For more information on the variety of workshops being conducted please visit the web site above or phone City of Holdfast Bay on 8229 9969.
Finance meeting, 7.30pm
Staff Professional Development
8 Open Day, tours 9.00am &
News
First day of Term 3
23-26 Year 12 Exam week 26
Year 12 Aquatics SIV
29
Finance Meeting, 7.30pm
31 Year 11 SACE Parent Evening, 6.00-7.00pm
Congratulations Amber McMahon, Year 11, who has been selected to represent South Australia in the National Women’s Baseball Championships to be held in Ballarat.
Football The Brighton Bombers Football Club urgently require players for the Under 18’s (born 1995 or 1996) team. Training is on Monday and Thursday evenings at Brighton Oval and games are played on Saturday mornings at 11.10am. Enquiries can be made to the Under 18 coach Jack White on 0428 111 716 or Club Secretary David Brown on 0411 590 746.
Brighton Bombers Lacrosse If you want to play the fastest game on two feet, make new friends and play the most exciting team sport going around please contact Jason Webb, Junior Coordinator of the Brighton Lacrosse Club, Highet Avenue, Brighton. (situated next to the Brighton Football oval). Check out the website: www.brightonbomberslax.com.au or phone Jason on 0417 560 006.
Music auditions
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Harmony Day Students, staff and invited guests came together to celebrate Harmony Day on Thursday 21st March. The message of Harmony Day is Everyone Belongs and is a day where we celebrate our cultural diversity and stand against racism. In keeping with the theme of harmony and respect Brighton Secondary School also recognised on this day the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence with the release of the Holdfast Cluster schools anti-bullying brochure. A number of events were held throughout the day including assemblies, live music, world soccer and a BBQ lunch. Each of the assemblies were hosted by Head Prefects Jack Newton and Lucie Soldan and involved, a Welcome to Country, student presentations, music celebrating difference and an anti-bullying video called ‘Stand Up, Stand Up the Consequence of Words’.
Students from Brighton Secondary School who shared their cultural backgrounds at the assemblies were Natasha and Marcus Johnson (Aboriginal / Italian), Nadine Shammaa (Egyptian), Sonia Huang (Chinese), George Bournias (Greek), Jack Newton (Anglo-Australian) and Matheus Barcelos Carneriro (Brazilian). Invited guests from Thebarton Senior College’s New Arrivals Program also took part in the assemblies and were introduced by their teacher Adrienne Dobak. Brazilian students made brigadeiro, a favourite sweet and shared these with staff whilst others enjoyed a BBQ against a backdrop of music presented by the soon to be touring concert choir, accompanied by music staff. The Humanities and Social Sciences faculty involved students in Harmony Day activities throughout the week. It was a very happy Harmony Day and thank you to all involved.
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Career News Tertiary Studies and Careers Expo The Tertiary Studies and Careers Expo will be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Sunday 12 and Monday 13 May. This will be a great opportunity for students and/or parents to compare options from all three South Australian universities, TAFE SA, private providers and interstate universities.
The National Careers and Employment Expo The National Careers and Employment Expo will be held at the Adelaide Showgrounds, Wayville on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May. This expo provides all levels of high school students an opportunity to think about different career options including apprenticeships, traineeships, cadetships and further education.
Flinders University Open Days Flinders University will hold its Open Days on Friday 16 August and Saturday 17 August. Last year there were over 10,000 visitors to the campus who took part in information sessions, campus tours and spoke with different staff about different courses. Students can download the app, see the program, and watch a 2012 Open Day video at flinders.edu.au/openday.
Parent / Student / Teacher Conferences Please put the following time in your diaries: Parent / Student / Teacher conferences will be held for Years 8, 9 & 10 students on
Cyber Safety Due to an increasing number of cyber bullying and sexting incidences across schools, we would like to refer parents and students to the ACMA (Australian Communications and media Authority) web site: www.cybersmart.gov.au Phone 1800 880 176 The school has brochures available at the front office and in the I.T. Services office to assist parents and students which recommend guidelines in dealing with such issues.
Wednesday 1st May, 3.30pm – 8.30pm. Students / Parents will be expected to make appointments for these interviews.
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Student Leadership A belated welcome to the 2013 School Year! Upon his retirement, a former Brighton High School principal noted that a key to a successful school is one where student voice is loudly heard and one where student involvement in activities is high. This was strongly shown by the student at Brighton Secondary School on Thursday, Week 7. As part of the Leukaemia Foundations World’s Greatest Shave, the Student Leadership Council’s (SLC) sub-committee Charities organised a student “Non-Uniform Day” and BBQ to raise money. Spearheaded by the Charities committee members and Year 12 Prefect, Michelle Lennon, the event was a major fundraising success with over $820 raised by the students and staff of Brighton Secondary School. Over $500 was raised through the Non-Uniform Day and a further $330 ($420 without expenses) from the BBQ event at lunchtime.
The Non-Uniform Day and BBQ sale would not have been a success without the help from the following team of Senior School students as well as Staff who assisted on the day. They are listed below. • Michelle Lennon (Yr 12) • Tayne Redman (Yr 12 • Sam Hall (Yr 12) • Talis Heggart (Yr 12) • Chloe Bremner (Yr 12) • Clare Djokic (Yr 12) • Adam Harry (Yr 12) • Kostas Kontos (Yr 12) • Ryan Wilson (Yr 12) • Ethan Wight (Yr 12)
With strong promotion through posters and extra assistance from Year 12 Prefects, Tayne Redman and Shaun Laperousaz, on the mega- phone, students came in droves and joined the queue that stretched nearly 30 metres long. Within 20 minutes, the 25kg of sausages ordered by Mr Monteodorisio (aka Mr M) and 150 cans of soft drink had sold out.
• Kyle Davis (Yr 12)
Many senior students commented that the BBQ and Non-Uniform Day was by far the biggest and best they had seen during their time at Brighton Secondary School and hoped that they would continue. We hope that every Brighton Secondary School student takes great pride in this amazing amount of money raised and continues to demonstrate the proud Brighton Secondary School spirit and tradition throughout the school year.
• Hannah Lambert (Yr 11)
• Aaron Steicke (Yr 12) • Shaun Laperousaz (Yr 12) • Harriet Clough (Yr 11) • Wade Whitington (Yr 11) • Michaela Bakurski (Yr 11) • Mr Monteodorisio • Mr Mahar • Ms Sutherland • Ms Brindley • Ms O’Neill • Leanne and Front Office • Marcia and the Canteen staff For many years, the Student Leadership Council has cooked a BBQ on Sports Day and this year was no different. The BBQ team led by Deputy Head Prefect, Ryan Wilson, sold sausages, patties, drinks, cakes, buns and chocolates raising more than $300.
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On Wednesday Week 6, along with Ms O’Neill, we attended a community forum event hosted by the Honourable Dr Andrew Southcott, Federal Member for Boothby and featuring special guest, the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Mr Tony Abbott. Both Lucie and Jack were given the opportunity to ask Mr Abbott a question of our choice. “Mr Abbott, this year many of my mates will be turning 18, 19 and 20 and therefore be voting in their very first Federal Election. One thing that has been mentioned in conversation is who and what party we are going to vote for. As young Australians, we want to vote for a party who we know will ensure that we have the same opportunities that our parents and grandparents had when they grew up. Mr Abbott, what do you and your party offer us young Australians and why should we vote liberal on September 14th?” “Mr Abbott, what are your views on gay marriage?” Mr Abbott responded to our questions in great detail and we found his answers most interesting. You may have noticed some senior students wearing a darker polo shirt. These are the new Year 12 shirts organised by the Year 12 Prefects and distributed on Wednesday Week 9. Lucie Soldan and Jack Newton Brighton Secondary School Head Prefects
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Sports Day The Brighton Secondary School Sports Day was held on Friday 22nd March. Students didn’t let the overcast conditions and intermittent showers dampen their House spirit. The track was alive and bustling with House colours and the cheers from the House areas spurred competitors on down the final straight. It was a very successful day, which promoted physical activity for all, in a carnival like atmosphere. Students supported their House by participating in track, field and novelty events. There was an outstanding involvement in track events with the 100m, having six full heats in a number of year groups. The 1500m event was well supported with well over one hundred students competing in the event. The tug of war was contested competitively as ever. The highlight was the staff and House captains relay held on the 100m track as the final event of the day and the war cries provided by each House at the presentations. The House Captains did a great job of decorating House areas and rallying support and participation. Thankyou to the Physical Education staff whose skills and support in the organisation of the day helped it run seamlessly. Thanks also to the ground staff, teachers who officiated, SSO staff and the Principal team. Congratulations to all students for the way they supported the event, each other and for their participation in a great day and to Holdfast House for winning the 2013 sports day shield. Peter Vowles Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator
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Standards Days Thankfully cooler days presented themselves after the previous weeks heatwave and we had very successful Year 8 and 9 Standards Days on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th March.
Results by House:
The culture of maximum participation and House spirit was evident in the abundance of colour, the level of activity and the positive encouragement students gave their peers to achieve their best effort. I would like to thank the Home Group teachers and Peer Support students for their support on the day. The encouragement and skills of the Physical Education, Special Interest Volleyball and other staff who managed the events was appreciated by the students and integral in the day’s success. Our sports House Captains displayed outstanding leadership. The day could not run as smoothly without their skills of officiating, encouragement and peer coaching.
House
Total Points
House Shield Points
1
Buffalo
91.5
100
2
Rapid
86.7
95
3
Holdfast
83.1
90
4
Cygnet
83.1
90
Results by Homegroup: Position
Peter Vowles Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator
Individual Athletic Achievements: Girls
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Place
Boys
Homegroup
Points
1
803BU
31.9
2
801HO
30.4
3
801BU
29.9
4
802BU
29.7
5
801CY
29.6
6
803RA
29.6
7
801RA
29.2
8
803HO
28.2
9
802RA
27.9
10
802CY
27.5
11
803CY
26
12
802HO
24.5
Position
Homegroup
% Participation
1
803BU
95.5
803BU
Torz Mensforth
46
801CY
Peng Hardington
50
2
801BU
95.5
802CY
Caitlin Francis
46
803CY
Ossian Tyler-Dowd
50
3
802CY
95
802HO
Stella Batelaan
46
803HO
Koby Sikorski
50
4
801RA
95
803RA
Gwen Humphries
44
801RA
Alek Henschke
42
5
801CY
91.3
803RA
Zelda Clark
42
801HO
Connor Gurr
40
6
801HO
90.9
803RA
Casey Newman
42
802RA
Damon Hefford
40
7
803CY
87
802RA
Kiara Prinsloo
40
802BU
Jackson Menzies
40
8
802HO
86.4
802CY
Caitlin Gould
39
803RA
Jack Fountas
40
9
803HO
86.4
803BU
Paige Roberts
38
803HO
Mitchell Smith
39
10
802BU
86.4
801HO
Serena Williams
38
801BU
Gabriel Bayliss
39
11
803RA
85.7
801CY
Tara Maland
38
802BU
Sovanchan Thea
39
12
802RA
81.8
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Results by House: Place
House
Total Points
House Shield Points
1
Cygnet
92.7
100
2
Rapid
85.9
93
3
Holdfast
77.3
83
4
Buffalo
72.7
78
Results by Homegroup: Position
Homegroup
Points
1
0902R
34.0
2
0901C
33.8
3
0902C
31.6
4
0903H
31.6
5
0903B
28.1
6
0903C
27.3
7
0903R
26.9
8
0901B
25.8
9
0901R
25.0
10
0902H
23.6
11
0901H
22.1
12
0902B
18.8
Individual Athletic Achievements: Girls
Boys
903C
Isabel Mawby
48
903B
Robert Kernick
50
903B
Katie Gardner
48
903B
Jackson Riddle
50
903H
Kayla McGrath
44
903H
Jack Punke
50
Position
Homegroup
% Participation
1
0903R
95.5
903B
Eloise Jones
44
901R
Alan Pidgeon
50
Michelle Strudwick
42
902R
Jackson Jones
50
2
0901C
91.7
902H
3
0901H
91.3
901C
Hayley Arnott
40
902C
Otis Carthy
48
4
0903C
90.9
902C
Sumaih Al Jassar
40
902R
Jeremy Collins
48
5
0903H
90.9
903B
Olivia McCulloch
39
903H
Blake Muller
46
6
0901R
87.5
901C
Adel Beaumont
38
901B
Jack Hillard
46
7
0902R
87.0
901C
Emily Mattingly
38
901B
Max Hosking
46
8
0903B
86.4
902C
Larrisa Fielding
38
901C
Stuart Russell
46
9
0902C
81.8
902H
Sam Franson
37
902C
Jumahr Williams
46
10
0901B
79.2
902R
Scarlett Hosking
37
903C
Zac Syme
46
11
0902H
77.3
902R
Nicki Neville
37
903R
Nick Bryce
46
12
0902B
70.8
901B
Alex Newton
37
902B
Mitchell Turton
46
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Sports News Interschool Swimming Championships On 27th February, Brighton competed in the D Grade Interschool Swimming Championships. Brighton dominated the day winning both the boys and girls trophy. A new system has been implemented whereby both boys and girls scores are added for a ‘combined’ winner. Brighton obviously won this trophy as well. Congratulations to the following students on achieving one or more placing’s on the day: *Adele Beaumont
*Otis Carthy
Megan Checkley
Jeremy Collins
Drew Crichton
Jack Dowling
*Zak Drury
*Taylah Eastwood
Cameron Edwards
*Larissa Fielding
Paige Fielding
Max Hosking
Liam Jones
Saxon Klass
Velvet Klass
Sarah Lloyd
*Olivia McCulloch
*Tom Polden
Vivien Reichelt
*Sheldon Robb
*Ethan Rump
T-jay Rump
Indigo Stouch
*Jack Thiele
Lachlan Tyler-Dowd
Max Wittwer-Smith
*Those students with an asterix by their name achieved at least 1 Standard on the day.
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Results Velevet Klass 3rd Junior Girls Saxon Klass 10th Intermediate Boys Claude Crowe 11th Senior Boys Teams
Final Scores – D Grade COMBINED
On February 20th, Brighton entered 4 individuals and 4 teams in the 2013 Schools Triathlon Championships. Congratulations to all competitors and especially Velvet Klass who was selected in the State Junior Girls Team as a result of her performance.
Special mention must go to those swimmers who achieved a ‘STANDARD‘ for their swim. This means they swam faster than the tough benchmark set for each race. This is not an easy task to achieve. Brighton received 12 STANDARDS.
BOYS
SSSSA Triathlon Championships
GIRLS
1st
Brighton
606
Brighton
1283
Brighton
677
2nd
Faith
606
Faith
1206
Faith
600
3rd
Glossop
577
Endeavour
1079
USE
560
4th
Endeavour
566
Concordia
1048
Endeavour
513
5th
Concordia
557
Glossop
1041
Concordia
491
6th
USE
481
USE
1041
Renmark
480
7th
Renmark
468
Renmark
948
St Francis
472
8th
Pedare
408
St Francis
775
Glossop
464
9th
Golden Grove
329
Golden Grove
681
Golden Grove
352
10th
St Francis
303
Pedare
667
Pedare
259
SENIOR MIXED - 5th Velvet Klass (swim) Jett Klass (cycle) Saxon Klass (run) INTERMEDIATE BOYS - 9th Liam Jones (swim) Jack Dowling (cycle) Max Hosking (run) INTERMEDIATE MIXED - 4th Vivien Reichelt (swim) Tim Lennon (cycle) Heindrikje Haas (run) JUNIOR MIXED - 8th Tom Polden (swim) Sam Franson (cycle) Otis Carthy (run)
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Visual Arts News Term One Art The art projects explored this term are now being displayed in the art foyer and corridors. Topics include Our Symbols, Our Places – paintings inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art (Year 9), Turner Water colours (Year 9), Reality Fantasy, Cubism, (Year 10 Drawing and Painting), Reality and Distortion-the Face, Hands (Year 10 ). Special congratulations to Taz Rigo, winner of the Eckersleys Encouragement Art Award, Year 12 SACE Art Show; Jasmine Crisp, exhibitor at the Year 12 SACE Art Show; Molly Warland, Brittany Clake, Jasmin Crisp, speaking and presenting at the Art Gallery of SA Year 12 Student Forum 2013.
Year 12 Art and Design Excursion The Year 12 cohort for 2013 recently visited the Helpmann Academy Exhibition and the Turner from the Tate Exhibition. At the Helpmann Exhibition the students were able to view the best works from the final graduates of the University of South Australia, the Adelaide TAFE and the Central School of Art. Particularly valuable on the day were artists’ talks given by several exhibiting artists. A visit to the Art Gallery of South Australia followed, where our students were instructed on Turner’s outstanding work and development as one of the world’s leading landscape artists. This was an inspiring day and provided the students with many ideas and opportunities for their practical Art/Design projects.
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Languages and Exchanges 25th Anniversary of the SA and Bavaria/Hamburg Exchange On Wednesday 20th February a reception was held at Government House to celebrate 25 years of exchanges between students in South Australia with students from Bavaria and Hamburg in Germany. Students from Brighton Secondary School have participated in this program throughout each of the last 25 years. I am Teresa Marx an exchange student from Hamburg and I, (along with my exchange partner Jasmine Leech and teachers, Mr Smith and Ms Hearn) attended the reception and had much more fun than I expected. It all started right before the gates, of the huge posh house in the centre of Adelaide. Approximately 100 people waited on North Terrace, including the people who organised the exchange, like my German teacher Grazia Wohlgemuth, (the GermanAustralian Consultant) and South Australian organisers from Concordia College, Connie Held and Peter Stuart. The gates opened and the group walked through the impressive garden to the steps of the house. As we entered we were formally introduced to His Excellency the Governor of South Australia, Mr Kevin Scarce, and his wife who both welcomed us with a handshake. Shortly after we entered the main room and waitresses offered everyone a drink. Jasmine and I were amongst the first so we just enjoyed being at such a fancy place, watched the people all around and drank our orange juice. Then the Governor gave a brief speech. Afterwards the organizer from Bavaria delivered a speech in which he talked at some length about the wonderful opportunities that the South Australia and Bavaria/ Hamburg Exchange has given to so many students over the years. He also mentioned the many people without whom the exchange would never be possible and thanked them for their efforts. After the speeches we had some delicious finger food. We had the chance to look around the Governor’s house and many of the students present talked to the Governor and had pictures taken with him. He was very talkative. It seems the Governor was very interested about life in Germany. All in all it was a very special experience meeting the Governor and enjoying finger food in such a historic place. Teresa Marx
French Assistant Teacher “My name is Adeline Leloutre. I come from La Rochelle, a city on the western coast of France. I am working as a French Language Assistant in this school, for the whole year. I focused on languages, linguistics and translation at the university and I am interested in teaching in the future. When I heard I had the opportunity to cross the globe and see how languages were taught in Australia, and get involved in this process, I just went for it! So far, this experience has been very positive. I had a great time participating to events like sports day and the French film excursion. In both cases, people were having so much fun! I am pretty confident things are going to be even more
French The Years 10, 11 and 12 French classes had a wonderful time at the 2013 French Film Festival in the city where they went to see the latest Asterix movie.
interesting as the year goes by, and that I will go back to France with very good memories and a valuable experience.” Adeline Leloutre
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South Australian Public Teaching Awards Share – Celebrate – Reward Nominations are now open for the 2013 SA Public Teaching Awards. Don’t miss your chance to nominate an outstanding educational professional of the South Australian public education system. The SA Public Teaching Awards aim to recognise and reward dedicated teachers, education leaders and support staff who have made an inspirational contribution to the young South Australians. To nominate a member of your school go to: www.decd.sa.gov.au/teachingawards Like us on facebook and follow the progress of the Awards: www.facebook.com/SATeachingAwards Nominations close 5.00pm Monday 13th May 2013 For further information contact Virginia Barter on 08 8226 3079 or email virginia.barter@sa.gov.au
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