PRINCIPAL: Mrs Leesa Daly
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: Mr Christopher Payne
Another busy term is well under way and started with staff participating in 2 full days of Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Timely professional learning for us all with many staff feeling more confident to support the wellbeing needs of our students as a result of this intensive training.
A reminder that in lieu of the extra Professional Learning day, students will catch up on the lost teaching and learning day at the end of the year. The last day of school for CHS students will be Tuesday 20th December.
It is with great pleasure that I introduce our newest member of our school community, Alex Tobin, as our Youth Outreach Worker (Student Support officer). This is an exciting brand-new position for our school and will see Alex permanently based at our school 5 days a week. Alex has extensive experience working in the health wellbeing sector. Alex will be a key part of our school Wellbeing Team and will support current and new wellbeing initiatives to support our students and their families. Welcome to the CHS team Alex.
5 weeks into introducing our new Mobile Phone Policy and the Yondr Pouches, our data is indicating significant positive impact within the classrooms and playground. Staff are observing students who are more focused and ready to learn, while our playground is full of conversation and playing. Feedback from students is now overwhelmingly positive also. A huge range of board games have been purchased for students to access at lunchtimes as another option to support positive socialisation practices at the school. Thank you to those parents who have taken the time to provide us with the positive feedback they are seeing and hearing from their children.
Year 12 are continuing with trial exams this week, run by our HSC Invigilators. Students are encouraged to stay focused and use the feedback from the exams to help them use their final couple of weeks at school to solidify their knowledge and understandings of course work. We look forward to celebrating with Year 12 at their final assembly on Friday 23rd September.
Lots of exciting things are in the pipeline. Year Advisors are continuing to work on end of Year Positive Behaviour for Learning excursions which are looking fantastic. Major works continue with our new fence, changeroom facilities in the hall, cricket nets and the Aboriginal garden, yarning circle and mural work. New junior everyday and sport shirt designs are being finalised and the new water bubbler should be installed shortly. When the weather warms up a little we will be hosting another community breakfast.
Bidyadya Elaine Lomas is enjoying teaching Wiradjuri language to all of Year 7 and the students from of our partner Primary schools -EA Southee, Cootamundra, Stockinbingal and Wallendbeen Public schools. We hope to be able to showcase some of the learning at our Proud and Deadly assembly with a combined choir presentation.
We hope to see plenty of parents and carers at our Teacher/Parent interviews this Thursday 25th August, from 4- 6pm in the hall. Bookings can be made via the Parent Portal. This a wonderful opportunity to discuss your child’s learning progress, face to face, with their teachers.
Another handout of RAT kit’s occurred last week in YAM meetings. If you require additional RAT kits, please do not hesitate to call the school so we can get some home to you. I thank all members of school community for continuing to adhere to the COVID19 safety measures we ask of you all.
With 5 weeks to go until the end of term, I seek your ongoing support around our school’s motto of Teachers Teach, Students Learn, Be Kind and Every Day Counts.
With Regards
Mrs Leesa Daly
We are pleased to announce the newest member of our school community, Alex Tobin, as our Youth Outreach Worker (Student Support Officer). This is an exciting brand-new position for our school and will see Alex permanently based at our school 5 days a week. Alex will be a key part of our school wellbeing initiatives and has great experience in the wellbeing sector. We look forward to him working with our students and wider school community. You can find out more about his role at https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/counselling-and-psychology-services/student-support-officers
RURAL INSPIRE: Kyle with other rural ambassadors at the first state get together for this year.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: The program also encourages rural youth to reach their maximum potential. The ambassadors took time out to visit Sydney University.
SOCIAL FUN: It wasn’t all hard work, as students went to the beach as well as a harbour cruise.