Year 12 Food & Hospitality
The Year 12 Food and Hospitality students’ Parent Dinner
event, held at the Gladstone Stadium on the 7th of April was
a great success. The 9 students in the class chose to
present an Aussie inspired degustation meal, which
consisted of 12 courses. Serving a crowd of 30, the students
soon realised the importance of food preparation, quality
control and collaboration. Each student contributed and
worked as a team, supporting and encouraging each other to
ensure the success of the event. Parents, caregivers and
staff who attended were very proud of students’ efforts, as
was I, to plan, cater for and deliver such a professional
event. Well done Year 12’s.
Courtney Wade
Food and Hospitality Teacher
P.O. Box 70
GLADSTONE S.A. 5473
Phone:
08 86622171
Fax:
08 86622050
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER No. 11
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Date: 9 April 2015
COMING EVENTS
Friday 10/4
Last day of Term 1 dismissal
2.15pm
Year 8 – 11 Reports Home
GHS Shiraz launched at
Laura Art Exhibition
Tuesday 14/4
Stage 2 Chemistry Workshop
10.00 - 4.00pm @ GHS
Wednesday 15/4
Stage 2 Mathematics Studies
10.00 – 4.00pm @ GHS
Monday 27/4
First day - Term 2
INFO SENT HOME
Students Reports
CANTEEN ROSTER
Wednesday 29/4
Leanne Klemm
Thursday 30/4
Tammie Nettle
Friday 1/5
Lyn Russell
Canteen duty is between
10.30 am and 1.30pm.
From the Principal
Year 12 Food and Hospitality Parent Dinner
As Principal it was my privilege to attend the Year 12 Food and
Hospitality Parent Dinner on Tuesday evening. The students catered for
Sharryn Daly – Principal
30 guests in the most magnificent manner. I am confident that the
guests left the evening feeling very proud of the professional level of
catering that was produced. Well done to Courtney and her Food and
Hospitality students.
Parent Teacher Interviews for Year 8 – 12 students
This important aspect of our Reporting procedure happens in Term 2
Tuesday May 5th and Wednesday. May 6th. We encourage all parents to
attend Interviews so that teachers and parents have a complete
understanding of each student’s learning progress and needs.
Information about booking arrangements will be sent home tomorrow.
For enquiries, please contact Front Office on 8662 2171.
Laura Folk Fair
A huge thank you to families for either cash donation, baking of biscuits,
packing of or working on the stall for the Laura Folk Fair this weekend.
Don’t forget to support this important fundraiser by purchasing some
biscuits from our stall.
Gladstone High School Wine Launch
We are very proudly launching our 2014 Shiraz wine tomorrow evening
at the Art Exhibition opening held in the Laura Court House at 6.30pm.
This is part of the annual Laura Folk Fair and we invite all school and
community members to attend. This wine has been produced by the
Year 11 Chemistry class under the supervision of Stephen Bosch, with
the label being designed by Sharni Chapman.
ANZAC Dawn Service
This years ANZAC Dawn Service at the newly renovated Gladstone War
Memorial will be attended by Student Leaders from Gladstone High
School and myself. A wreath will be laid on behalf of the school
community.
Have a great holiday break.
Sharryn Daly
Principal
“We each shape our
own destiny.”
Alternate Learning Option Program
GHS Graduate achieves Doctorate
2015 NAPLAN Tests
Our new Alternate Learning Option Program (ALOP)
has started very successfully on the Friday of Week
9, with 4 students working for the full day under the
expertise of Mrs Julia Wardrop. As you can see from
the pictures in the newsletter, the students have
been working on the 6 Square marking in the
quadrangle, which is a very popular area of the
school yard at breaks. Student feedback through
Student Leaders and the SWAT team have
requested that these game lines be repainted, and
we are proud that the ALOP students have
completed this task already. The ALOP program
aims to develop student’s skills in learning
collaboratively, working as part of a team, setting
goals, improving confidence and improving Literacy
and Numeracy skills. The students will also learn
new practical skills as they complete hands on
projects around the school. Well done to the ALOP
students & thanks from the school students & staff.
Student Comments
“I think the lines look a lot better than they did
before.”
“The lines look better and we had fun painting them.”
“I think the lines look great and I had fun.”
“I think that the lines are a lot brighter and better
now that we have painted over them”.
Kerrilyn Elmer
VET / Flexible Programs
Eli Moore was awarded his PhD at a Graduation
Ceremony on Monday the 23rd March at Adelaide
Convention Centre.
His thesis is titled Hyper branched polyglyerol at the
bio interface and signifies the end point of a
significant effort by Eli since he left GHS.
Eli was a student at GHS from 2001 to 2005
graduating in 2005 to undertake study in
Nanotechnology at Flinders University. He has
persevered in this research field for many years now
and his efforts were recognised & celebrated at the
ceremony on Monday.
For those of us who remember him we are very
proud of his efforts and would like to congratulate
him.
We also congratulate his parents Tina & Allan Moore
of Laura as it is from good stock and positive home
environments that successful people come. I
personally fondly remember Eli as a very divergent
& creative thinker and I am pleased to have known
him. It's great to see students from our small country
high school achieve such lofty heights, but lets not
claim all the credit, of course we recognise that this
achievement has been due to Eli's hard work over a
very long time...well done mate!
Peter Hughes
Senior School / SACE Coordinator
The time is once again approaching for our Year 9
students to undertake the National Assessment
Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests.
This year the tests will be held at school on Tuesday
12th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th May.
Students absent on any one of the three testing
days will have a catch up day on Friday 15th May
where they will need to sit any tests they have
missed. Students will once again be assessed using
common national tests in Reading, Writing,
Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and
punctuation) and Numeracy.
As per usual, all curriculum areas are working on the
explicit literacy demands of their learning areas.
Through English classes, students have been given
explicit instruction on the format of both narrative
and persuasive writing and the language features to
use to achieve their best. All Mathematics classes
have also had support to help prepare students for
the Numeracy section of the NAPLAN tests and
assist their general learning. Students have also
been exposed to practice tests in classes as well as
instruction on test literacies of completing all
sections, eliminating answers, problem solving and
other necessary skills. Teachers in all subject areas
have continued to support students with their
learning, which will also assist them in the tests.
Students may be withdrawn from these tests by their
parent or caregiver if they have an objection to their
participation. If you would like to withdraw your child
from the NAPLAN testing process, please contact
me at the school and I will send home the required
form for completion. All parents are encouraged to
contact me at the school on 8662 2171 if you have
any questions about the 2015 NAPLAN tests.
Sonia Pringle
NAPLAN Co-ordinator
School Photos
Dressed Meat Birds
Gladstone High School meat birds will be available
from early in Term 2. Cost will be $4.40 per kg.
Please ring the school on 8662 2171 to place your
order.
MSP Photography Country SA – Clive & Sarena
Palmer are offering any students wishing to order a
Year Level photo or a Group photo of House
Captains are welcome to come to the Front Office to
collect an order form.
Congratulations to Kael Ambjerg-Pedersen, Sophie
Ashby, Tahlia Chapman, Scott Combe, Georgia
Devine, Jared Foster, Riley Hennessy, Taryn Kelly,
Nigel Kleinig, Brody Macfarlane, Nash Macfarlane,
Chelsea McInerney, Ben Smart, Cooper Smith Max
Smith, Jim Treasure , Meg Weckert, Matilda Zander
and Noah Zwar who are competing in the SSSSA
Athletics Carnival at Mile End today. They are our
representatives in the MNSEC team. It is a big day
for the students with the bus leaving Gladstone just
after 5.30am this morning and returning by about
6pm. Courtney Wade and Michelle Baynes have
accompanied the team and Taryn Kelly has offered
to be team photographer. Results and photos from
the day will be part of a newsletter early next term.
Denise Higgins - Deputy Principal
Year 9 Geography Fundraising
As part of the Civics and Citizenship component of
our Geography curriculum, the Year 9 class decided
on raising money for the construction of the new
WWI memorial, commemorating the centenary of
the ANZACS. The class developed, planned and
implemented two fundraising activities, including a
“Sponge Throwing” event and Bake sale. As a class
we were able to raise and hand over a cheque for
$402.30 to the Gladstone Lions Club, who facilitated
the construction of memorial. A huge thank you goes
to everyone who kindly supplied homemade cakes,
donated to the appeal and supported the Year 9
Geography class in this endeavour.
Tara Baron
Year 9 Geography Teacher
Laura Folk Fair
Reminder – Gladstone High School
Laura Folk Fair Biscuit Stall
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th April
Convenor Catherine Combe
Contact Catherine
Phone 0429 866 322 or 8663 2274
COMMUNITY NEWS
Rocky River Garden Club
Home grown, low cost plants for sale
and gardening advice.
At Wirrabara Producer’s Market site
Sunday 12th April
9.30 am to 3.30pm
“Students realising their potential.”
Gladstone High School provides a caring, supportive and challenging learning environment. The school encourages and supports individual students to develop independence, success oriented learning and
self confidence. Successful learning in this school is based upon a partnership between staff, students, parents and the wider community.
DOING YOUR BEST
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HONESTY
RESPONSIBILITY