newsletter issue 4 2016
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newsletter issue 4 2016
ISSUE 4 JULY 2016 newstead.college@education.tas.gov.au www.education.tas.edu.au/newsteadcollege www.facebook.com/NewsteadCollege JULY 2016 KEY DATES Term 2 Ends Friday 1st July .................................... Wow what a busy term we have had! Many students have sat mid-year exams whilst others have been involved in work placement and lots of other extra curricula activities. Our students have represented our school in many sporting, community and cultural events which will be highlighted in this edition. Term 3 Begins Monday 18th July .................................... LMS Production Disney The Little Mermaid 18th -20th August .................................... Parent Teacher Interviews Tuesday 30th August .................................... We say farewell to our 5 Brazilian students who have been with us for last 5 months. They leave having been immersed in our day to day offerings and they will take back not only many skills, but great memories of their time at Newstead and in Tasmania. Floods Thank you to parents, students and staff for their co-operation and adaptability during the flood week. It was a stressful time for many families, but I am very proud of the way our school community responded to the situation. TCE Staff are identifying year 12 students who are at risk of not achieving their TCE. We will be providing opportunities for students to take a standard test if the ICT, Literacy or Numeracy ‘tick’ has not been achieved and also checking that the required points needed are on track to being attained. If you are unsure or concerned about your son or daughter’s TCE attainment, please contact your child’s Support Group Teacher or an Assistant Principal who will be happy to advise on the process. Family Violence Program On May 12th we were fortunate to have the Premier, Will Hodgman and the Minister for Education, Jeremy Rockliff launch our Family Violence Program. Newstead College has devised and is implementing a program to raise awareness and educate our young people on this very important societal issue. The program aims to give students skills in identifying what constitutes family violence and the knowledge of how to deal with and support themselves or others who may be experiencing any aspect of family violence. Our Student Support team is available to support students and their families who may be experiencing family violence. Deaine Coyle Principal Newstead College Department of Education In the week before mid-year exams, the SRC organised the traditional Staff v Students basketball match in the college gym. The contests have been pretty even the last couple of years with the Students winning in 2014, and the Staff returning the favour last year. This year’s student team was made up predominantly of the squad that made the division 2 Grand Final at the state champs in May, so it was always going to be a tough ask for the Staff who were without last year’s superstar, Kevin Blades. The Students started the game at a frenetic pace, racing away to an 8-0 lead after 5 minutes and things looked bleak for the Staff as Tom Viney embarrassingly missed a series of shots under the hoop. Alistair Morgan, Kasey Anderson, Gareth Holt and Cam Dutschke were playing really well and pushing the tempo of the game which didn’t suit the older lungs of the Staff. Eventually, Scotty “Too Hottie” Faulkner, Charlie “Mah” Jeong, Jon “The General” Atkins, Brad “Magic Mike” Cottam and Taz “Carlos Boozer” Amerikanos started to take control and by half time the Students had their lead cut to just 5. In the second half neither, team could take the ascendency and it was left to some final minute heroics from Taz to decide the outcome. Hobbling round on one good ankle, he delivered a perfectly timed no look dish to The General to cut the margin to 1 point. Then with just 3 seconds on the clock, he scored the game winner with at least 7 students hanging off him! It was the stuff of legend and Taz was the deserving winner of the 2016 Kevin Blades Medal for best on court. Thanks to the SRC for organising and Connor King for standing on the sidelines with a whistle in his hand. Commercial TV Producer visits Media Class Senior commercial producer from Southern Cross Television, Mark Tripp came to Newstead College during May of this year. He gave an in depth talk to the Level 3 Media Production students about producing advertisements and some other projects that he has produced during his time at the television station. Having Mark visit our class was a delight and he gave us some techniques to use whilst we make our own adverts on a product of our choice. We have to create commercials, as an assessment piece to go in in our portfolios at the end of the year. We look forward to visit from other special guests from Southern Cross throughout the year. Our sincere thanks to Mark for his time and encouragement. Eliah Mansell Year 11 Media 3 On Thursday 2nd June, two head chefs from Country Club Tasmania, Jessica Howe and Nadene Hardy delivered a presentation on a dessert challenge in conjunction with Beacon. After this initial lesson students will develop, cost cook and present a dessert that would be appropriate to serve on the Country Club Tasmania’s Links buffet. Student from Kings Meadows High School, Brooks High School and Prospect High School will also compete in the competition and the top three from each school will fight it out at the Country Club Tasmania. The winner will be announced on Thursday 30th June. The winning dessert will feature on the Links buffet for three months. Students from Outdoor Education got the chance this term to be a part of Newstead College’s first mountain biking camp. Students spent 3 days in Tasmania’s beautiful north east region, where some of the best mountain biking tracks can be found. The group got to experience Hollybank forest tracks, Scottsdale Rail Trail, Derby mountain bike trails and Weldbrough. There was even time to check out some local attractions including Tasmania’s second highest waterfall, St Columbus Falls and also Liffey Falls. l On the 10th of June, the international students of Newstead College had a chance to demonstrate their futsal skills infront of a good crowd in the gym.Yasin’s team dominated at the start of the game leading 4-0 into the second half. This was soon changed by Ali’s team talking tactics and coming back strong to take out the game 6-7. There were plenty of great passes and a good effort from all. With plenty of support from the crowd, it was great to see the boys out there having fun and they proved that they have above average skills playing futsal. During recess, the Tasmanian students can be found operating a busy café service, led by teacher Liz Self. “The students love it,” she says. “We try to make it as realistic as possible – [students] are responsible for running it, so they take the orders, they make the drinks they do everything in an applied way. “I have wonderful students this year, they’re just brilliant.” Located on school grounds, Café Cypress has very loyal regulars, some of whom have been frequenting the café for 17 years. “They’ve been coming and supporting us, so they pay money to come and eat and drink and have a good time... We actually serve real customers, they’re not just other students within the group, we’re not making food for ourselves... “It’s for our customers and we value our customers,” Self says. And the quality service has seen many happy customers return. “Well, we get lots and lots of really positive comments, I have to say, we have the best customers in the world! “If I go out, they’ll say ‘thank you, it was lovely’, and I’ll go and say this to the kids because they’re the ones who are responsible for everything. We’re just there to guide them.” l This story appeared in the June 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine. We Cafe Cypress. Newstead College was closed for only the second time in its history when flood waters rose and encroached on the school grounds.The flood reached the top car park and the deluge of water turned the oval into a picturesque lake. Staff and students were amazed by the rapid rise in the waters, so much so that those who moved their cars from the bottom carpark at the start of the day, to avoid the water, had to move them again when the upper carpark was breached. Fortunately, the water subsided before reaching our classrooms, but our thoughts go out to our Neighbour’s properties that were not spared the same fate. int Water at it highest po The all schools cross country has been run and won, not by us unfortunately. Great performance by all. Daniel Bishop had a standout performance just outside of the top 10. Eben Holloway running a PB. Luke Newall and Kade Moore keeping it consistent for their first effort, really keen to train for next year and try top 10. park Student Car College Oval In June, the Drama 3 class performed the play Much Ado About Nothing. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedic play thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honour, shame, and court politics. By means of “noting” (which, in Shakespeare’s day, sounded the same as “nothing” as in the play’s title, and which means gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar on the erroneous belief that she has been unfaithful. At the end, Benedick and Beatrice join forces to set things right, and the others join in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples. Although the young lovers Hero and Claudio provide the main impetus for the plot, the courtship between the older, wiser lovers Benedick and Beatrice, is what makes Much Ado About Nothing so memorable. Benedick and Beatrice argue with delightful wit, and Shakespeare develops their journey from antagonism to sincere love and affection with a rich sense of humor and compassion. Since Beatrice and Benedick have a history behind them that adds weight to their relationship, they are older and more mature than the typical lovers in Shakespeare’s comedies, though their unhealthy competitiveness reveals them to be childish novices when it comes to love. NEWSTEAD COLLEGE PHONE APP CONTACT DETAILS Newstead College, 30 Cypress St, Launceston TAS 7250 Phone: 03 6332 3232 Fax: 03 6332 3200 Email: newstead.college@education.tas.gov.au Web: www.education.tas.edu.au/newsteadcollege