Jamison High School
222 Evan Str eet
PENRITH SOUTH NSW 2750
Phone: (02) 4731 6150
Fax:
(02) 4721 2502
An Outstanding Comprehensive High School
NEWSLETTER
November 2016
CONTENTS
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Calendar Events for Term 4 - 2016
Calendar Events for Term 1 - 2017
Who's Who
Principal's Message
Deputy Principals' Report
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Facebook Year Group Trial
JHS CAPA Showcase
2016 Walk-A-Fun
Uniform Shop - End of Year and New Year
Opening Hours and Price List
EVENTS FOR TERM 4 - 2016
DATE
DAY
EVENT
17 November
Thursday
25 November
Friday
28 November
Monday
Year 7 Swim School at St Marys Ripples (till 30 November)
01 December
Thursday
Year 8 Swim School at St Marys Ripples (till 02 December)
Proposed Year 9 Yearly Exams begin
Showcase - 7.00pm - Tickets on sale Monday, 21 November
Year 12 Formal (5.00-10.30pm at Colebee Centre, Doonside)
06 December
Tuesday
Orientation Day - Year 6 into Year 7
07 December
Wednesday
08 December
Thursday
09 December
Friday
Principal's Awards Assembly - 9.00am start in the school hall
13 December
Tuesday
Presentation Evening in the school hall commencing 7.00pm
15 December
Thursday
Years 7 to 10 Reports distributed
16 December
Friday
Big Day Out
SRC Movie Day
Last day for students
EVENTS FOR TERM 1 - 2017
DATE
DAY
EVENT
27 January
Friday
30 January
Monday
First day back for Years 7, 11 and 12 plus any new enrolments
31 January
Tuesday
First day back for Years 8, 9 and 10
10 February
Friday
School Development Day - Staff ONLY return
Honour Assembly - 2016 HSC
WHO'S WHO
PRINCIPAL
DEPUTY PRINCIPALS
Greg Lill
Julie Tegart
Luke Grahame
SCHOOL CAPTAINS
SCHOOL VICE CAPTAINS
Emily Simpson
Braidon Berridge
Frankie-Jane Holden
Annaliese Peixoto
Ishwari Naicker
Alexander Higgins
Samuel Grant
Chadwick Wanschers
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
With the HSC being over last week, it is time to thank a few people. Firstly, all Year
12 themselves for their persisting for thirteen years. Secondly, a big thank you to
the teachers who taught the HSC classes this year. I know a lot of the teachers put
in a lot of extra time, with extra lessons during the holidays or before or after school
as well as being available to give feedback prior to assessment tasks at all sorts of
odd hours. I've already seen this cycle start for the 'new' Year 12 with a Year 12
Biology class having extra classes before school. A really big thank you for Student
Advisers, Mr Gillett and Mrs Wallace, who have done so many things in terms of
support, organisation and intervention. The HSC exams themselves went very smoothly and I believe the
students were well prepared so now we can sit back and wait for the results.
By the time you get this you should be able to log in to our new website:
www.jamisonhighschool.nsw.edu.au
We have taken into account the feedback we have received from parents via an earlier survey and have
changed our website's approach. It will have all the features that parents wanted from our survey.
Moreover, the site has a link to our Facebook feed and it is now possible to link to a Year specific Facebook
feed. Student Advisers will use Facebook to keep the parents of their year group up to date with specific
things happening in that year. See details elsewhere in this newsletter.
As part of our new communications strategy this newsletter is now available on the website and via
Facebook.
Can I just also take this opportunity to thank Mrs Donovan and both the Home Economics and Creative and
Performing Arts faculties for their efforts in the recent Walkathon organisation. It was a fun day for both
students and staff and was a great reinforcement of school spirit.
Can I remind everyone too that our end of year Presentation Evening is on Tuesday,13 December beginning
at 7.00pm.
G. Lill
Principal
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
Term 4 is always a very busy time of the year in any school and
Jamison High School is no exception.
We have recently launched our brand new website which
showcases our school and the wonderful programs and activities
that run and we would like to invite parents, students and staff to
view it at http://www.jamisonhighschool.nsw.edu.au/. In line with
this upgrade we have also recently launched separate year groups
linked to our school Facebook page which aim to keep parents better informed of up-coming activities
involving their children. If you are interested in joining your son or daughter's year group on Facebook
please contact their Student Adviser so that this can be arranged.
Earlier in the term the whole school participated in the ‘Walk of Fun’ which was organised by Ms Donovan
and Mr Edwards and the CAPA and Home Economics faculties in conjunction with the P and C. This was a
most enjoyable day for all involved which aimed to raise money to continue the roll out of air conditioners
in classrooms across the school.
Year 11 have commenced their HSC courses in all subjects and all work now is examined in next year’s HSC
exams. Therefore, it is important that they have regular attendance and develop good organisational skills.
On Monday 7 November we hosted the ‘Countdown - We’re all in this together’ evening for this year group
which aimed to inform and equip our Year 11 students and their parents on how to best manage the
increased workload faced in the HSC year. I would like to thank the parents who attended this evening as
well as the many staff who ran information sessions on the night.
Year 10 have been busy undertaking Swim School training and the vast majority of the year group
participated in work experience. All of Year 10 are currently completing their exams.
Year 9 Core Exams commence on 17 November and are held over two days in the school hall. A number of
these students have also been involved in peer support training and will be working with our incoming
Year 7 students early next year in order to make them feel welcomed and a part of the Jamison High School
community.
Years 7 and 8 are in the middle of completing their final exams and assessment tasks for the year and are
reminded to maintain their focus and enthusiasm in class for the remainder of the year.
Students are reminded that this is a very important part of their schooling and should be preparing by
doing regular revision at home and ensuring all assessment work is complete and submitted by the due
date. If your son or daughter is sick on the day of an exam you MUST contact the school and take them to
the Doctors for a Doctor’s Certificate dated the day of the illness (exam).
School Reports and Clearance Procedures
Yearly reports for Years 7, 8 and 9 will be distributed on Thursday 15 December. On Thursday 24
November students will be given a Clearance Form and invoice for school fees (if applicable). The clearance
procedures will need to be completed by Friday 9th December to ensure students' reports can be
distributed on time.
Parents are asked to ensure that any school textbooks are returned and that all elective subject
contributions are paid - the invoice will outline the contributions that are due for payment. We would also
request that the General School Contribution (School Fees) be paid. They represent an important source of
funds in maintaining the high standard of education at Jamison High School. If you are experiencing
financial hardship and are unable to meet all of your child’s elective contribution commitments, please
contact the Principal so that alternative arrangements can be made.
Clearance forms need to be completed and returned to Student Advisers by Friday 9 December.
As we head into the warmer months it is important that students continue to maintain the high standard of
uniform that Jamison High School is so often commended for in the community. School shoes must be
enclosed black leather (with no extra colouring or features) and socks are to be white (for girls) and maroon
(for boys). Black socks are NOT permitted. Boys must also be in woven dark grey shorts with the school
logo. Shorter style shorts including shorts made from stretch fabric are NOT permitted. Please refer to the
school diary for our Student Uniform Requirements.
Finally, Term 4 is a very busy term with many activities occurring. It is important to maintain a focus on our
core values of SAFE, ASPIRING, RESPECTFUL LEARNERS. This will ensure we continue to uphold the values of
Jamison High School.
Luke Grahame
Deputy Principal
FACEBOOK YEAR GROUP TRIAL
Jamison High School is continually looking for new and innovative ways to increase communication with
our parent community. It has been widely recognised that social media is one of such ways. The current
Jamison High School Facebook page is actively used by the public and the data we get from it is
encouraging.
As a means of complementing this public page, we have created closed year groups that our parents are
invited to join. These groups are not public and membership is by invitation only. Letters have been sent
home explaining how this will be done. A lot of parents have returned those letters with details required.
It is requested that if you have a letter at home that has not been returned, could you return it at your
earliest convenience.
Spare letters can be collected from the office or Student Advisers.
Any questions or concerns should be directed to Mr Grahame (DP) or Mrs Sidhu (Technology Coordinator).
M. Sidhu
ICT Coordinator
JHS CAPA SHOWCASE - 2016
On Friday 25 November the CAPA Faculty will be staging its annual Dance, Music and Visual Arts Showcase.
It will commence at 7pm in the school hall. All members of the Jamison High community are invited to
come along and support our wonderful students. Students from all year groups have been working
tirelessly over several months to perfect the items you will view on the night.
In conjunction with the performance items will be a Visual Arts display highlighting students’ works created
throughout the year. These works are always of an extremely high quality and well worth a look.
Tickets for this event will be available from the school office next Monday - 21 November. The cost is:
Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children)
$20
Adult
$10
Senior/Student
$5
Any unsold tickets may be purchased at the hall on the night.
Hope to see you there.
W. Yeomans
Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts
2016 WALK-A-FUN
The school’s annual fund
raising event has been run
and won. In the past it was
known as the Walk-A-Thon
but this year we introduced
some additional activities
to increase the fun element
of the day and it became the
2016 Walk-A-Fun. Students
were encouraged to dress
up in team themes and a
fashion parade of these
costumes started the fun
happening.
In addition to the walk around the parks and streets of South Penrith, this was fun in itself, students played
a variety of games on Southlands Oval which were conducted by the PE faculty. A Colour Run adjacent to
the games was supported by the Regentville Rural Fire Service which was kind enough to 'hose down'
students and staff. The P&C provided a BBQ and Mr Wholohan (PE) ran a full 42 kilometre marathon
around the course and raised even more sponsorship money.
A perfect day in terms of the weather saw a significant turnout of students participating and for the first
time every year group was able to get involved. The students raised substantial funds that will be used to
purchase additional air conditioning for the classrooms. We must mention at this point that Cameron
Davidson
of
Year 10 raised a significant amount of money in sponsorship and we congratulate her on her remarkable
effort this year.
The highlight of the day was
the Colour Run and the photos
included here will underline just
how much fun everyone had teachers included - and made
the day an outstanding success.
To finish off the fun a Flash
Mob Dance was led by Dance
students from Year 9 with the
finale being a full school
performance of the Hokey
Pokey led by Ms Donovan and
Mr Edwards.
Organisation for the day was managed by the TAS/Home Economics and CAPA faculties. However we must
acknowledge that the driving force behind this wonderful innovation was Ms Donovan. A big thank you
goes to all who participated and to the P&C members who gave up their working days to make this event
happen.
Jamison High School
Uniform Shop Special Opening Hours
2016 ‐ 2017
December 2016
Friday
2nd. December
07:30AM ‐ 11:30AM
Tuesday
6th. December ‐ Orientation Day
07:30AM ‐ 11:30AM
Tuesday
6th. December ‐ Orientation Day
12:30PM ‐ 04:30PM
Friday
9th. December
07:30AM ‐ 11:30AM
Tuesday
13th. December
12:30PM ‐ 04:30PM
Friday
16th. December
07:30AM ‐ 11:30AM
January 2017
Wednesday
18th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Thursday
19th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Friday
20th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Monday
23rd. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Tuesday
24th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Wednesday
25th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Thursday
26th. January
CLOSED
Friday
27th. January
CLOSED
Monday
30th. January
08:00AM ‐ 02:00PM
Tuesday
31st. January
07:30AM ‐ 11:30AM
Tuesday
31st. January
12:30PM ‐ 04:30PM
THEN EVERY TUESDAY:
FRIDAY:
12:30pm ‐ 04:30pm
07:30am ‐ 11:30am
CLOSED SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Shop Phone number: 0422888364 (only available during shop opening hours)
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