Term 3 Week 6 22 August, 2022 Participation Respect August 22-26 Trail HSC 25 Year 11 Road Safety Roadshow Year 2/3 Primary Assembly 26 K-6 Book Week Parade Primary Hunter Regional Athletics Carnival 29-31 Years 6&10 VALID Science Assessment Innovation Determination Excellence September 1-9 Years 6&10 VALID Science 8 15 16 19 21 23 Assessment K-12 RUOK? Day K-5 Indigenous Games Primary Assembly Year 3/4 Year 6-12 Indigenous Games K-12 PRIDE Assembly Year 12 Graduation Assembly Last Day Term 3 1 8 Meade Street, Bulahdelah 2423 Phone: 4997 4329 Fax: 4997 4512 bulahdelah-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au
No student or staff member identified as a household/close contact will be permitted to participate in overnight excursions, including school camps. • No apprentices, trainees or students on placement or staff member identified as a household/close contact will be permitted to attend settings identified as high risk by NSW Health (healthcare, aged care, disability care or correctional facilities), which in the department context includes schools for specific purposes SSPs (Schools for Specific Purposes) and support units. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT: Masks In response to NSW Health advice and the current COVID-19 situation in the state, the Minister for Education and Early Learning has strongly encouraged mask-wearing when indoors for all school-based staff and for all students. Masks are an effective way to reduce the risk of transmission of respiratory viruses and infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and the flu. Any visitor to a school site who is a household/close contact is required to advise the school that they are a household/close contact before they come on site. These visitors should conduct a daily RAT and return a negative result before attending. They must also wear a mask indoors at all times. Schools should consider if the visit can be conducted virtually. Household/close contacts attending school Students and staff who are identified as household/ close contacts and have no symptoms can attend school (excluding schools for specific purposes (SSPs) and support units) if they follow certain guidelines: • They must notify the school and/or Early Childhood Education (ECE) service provider (including their outside of school hours care provider) if they are intending to return under this provision. • They should conduct a daily RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) and return a negative result each morning before attending school for 5 school days. • They (if in a secondary school setting) must wear a mask indoors except when eating or exercising. Primary school students are recommended to wear a mask indoors (except when eating or exercising). Visitors on school grounds • All visitors are strongly encouraged to wear a mask, particularly in indoor settings or when distancing is not possible, and when interacting directly with students. • Visitors to schools for specific purposes (SSPs) and support units, including workers and volunteers, must wear a mask if they are interacting directly with students. • Visitors must also comply with the household and close contacts in school procedures outlined above. George Frangos Assessment Tasks Due Term 3 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 Year 7 Science Geography English PDHPE Year 8 Music Geography PDHPE English Year 9 English Geography Agriculture Visual Arts Science Commerce Year 10 English Geography Science Commerce SVC PRE HSC HSC TRIALS HSC TRIALS Wednesday 14 September 4:00pm BCS Library 2
• • • • • • • Following instructions on the operations of the canteen. Following the procedure, menus in accordance with the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy. Ensuring the highest level of hygiene and safety regulations are always adhered to. Maintaining quality equipment. Managing and rotating stock. Placing daily supplier orders with the canteen manager. To comply with Food Handling regulations and Covid-19 safety protocols. Provide friendly service to students and staff of the school community. Essential Criteria: • A current WWCC (Working With Children Check), or the willingness to obtain one. Position Vacant - Canteen Assistant Bulahdelah Central School is seeking a school Canteen Assistant. This role is 5 days per week Monday to Friday, from 10.30am–2.00pm during school hours. School Terms ONLY The Canteen assistant will be responsible for: To Apply: Please send a resume and one page cover letter, outlining your suitability for this position to our email address below by 3.00pm Friday, 9 September. bulahdelah-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Bulahdelah Annual Show Friday, 18 & Saturday, 19 November 2022 Bulahdelah Junior Show Girl 2022 If you are interested in being a Show Girl, please leave details with Leanne Gooch at Bulahdelah Central School Admin Office or phone: Junior Show Girl Competition Leanne Gooch 0429 807 281 Di Stidolph 12 -14 Years & 15 -17 Years 0408 492 001 Entries close Friday, 21 October 2022. 3
on display in the school Library. HSC markers will be on site on Tuesday, 30 August to mark Major Works. The projects were well presented and represented the student’s interests and showcased creativity in timber design. All students completed quality work and developed a range of skills and knowledge. Congratulations to the students who have worked hard to ensure their projects and folios were well presented and reflective of their efforts. Chris Gladys - Head Teacher Technological & Applied Studies Samuel Bidwell - Office Desk Sam’s Office Desk is built from spotted gum hardwood. It consists of 2 pull apart sections, a glass panelled door in the cabinet, a desktop and backboard. The internal cabinet has decorative lights to illuminate the inside of the cabinet. The desk was spray finished with a Mirotone finish. 4
Toby’s Billiard cabinet was built from various timbers such as Sydney Blue Gum, Tassie Blackwood, Mahogany, Paulownia, and Radiate pine. The cabinet consists of 2 front doors, 2 finger pin constructed drawers, 2 flush side doors and adjustable bottom shelves. He also constructed various other components for the billiard table i.e., triangle, boards to hold billiard balls. The project was finished with a spray finish and Mirotone wax. Amia Murphy - Resin Table Amia’s Resin table was constructed with a sea theme with jellyfish style legs. The project was built using Mortise and Tenon constructed legs and rails with steam laminated curved tentacle supports. The resin table top has Red Gum Burl sections and seashells inserted which added a decorative feature. The resin top was constructed over 3 different pours adding a sapphire blue dye to the mix which enhanced the ocean theme. The timber frame was finished with a Mirotone spray. 5
Tyler constructed a surfboard rack with a 2 drawer cabinet. The surfboard sides were built out Tasmanian Oak and a Sydney Blue Gum insert. The drawer component was built out of Cypress Pine and Tasmanian Oak, with the drawers constructed using the finger jointer. The drawer fronts have an insert on the side to open them and the project was finished with a clear sprayed varnish. Zane Walker - Outdoor Bar Zane’s outdoor bar was constructed out of recycled hardwood timber sourced from old school seating, tables, flooring and posts obtained from S A Relf Sawmill. The front and sides of the outdoor bar has mini orb panelling, split turned decorative features, bar taps and shelving behind that can also hold a keg and fridge. The project was finished with decking oil and resin applied to fill bolt holes. 6
We all know this is important, but getting our kids to agree is another story. While they are studying in the lead up to their exams, having a daytime nap might help. Studying into the wee small hours cramming everything the night before the exam isn’t the most effective form of study, but it’s going to happen. We can only gently suggest they put the books down and get some rest, and one day in the distant future, they might agree with us. 11 wise tips for surviving the HSC from a parent and ex-teacher These next few weeks are the culmination of all their years at school. It’s a pressure cooker of emotions for the kids, and their parents too. Will I see my friends anymore? What’s life like outside of school? What will the HSC exams be like? What if I don’t get the marks I need? What do I want to do with my life anyway? 8. Pick your battles With emotions heightened across the entire family (and siblings possibly feeling hard done by as they are not the centre of attention), it’s time to go easy on everyone and everything. Make sure something is really worth the stress of the fight before heading down that path. Accept that their room is going to be a bomb site, their manners basically AWOL and their focus even less on being a pleasant family member than ever before. Let it go, and let them get on with it. 1. Debrief with your mates Get together with other parents to remind each other that it will all be okay. You’ve managed to raise your child this far and weathered many storms, so you know they will get through this one. 2. Keep up the self-care Parents, make sure you take time out for yourself. You cannot do the exams for them, you cannot do the study for them, so don’t take this on. When your child is screaming because it is all so unfair, remember that this is their battle, not yours. 9. Remember you’re the more adulty adult Though many of our 18-year-old school leavers will already be considered an ‘adult’ in the eyes of the law, in reality mums know they are just toddlers in bigger bodies. A lot of their crazy emotions right now are all because they are scared, frustrated, overwhelmed and exhausted. 3. Be open to their mistakes We parents need to remember that we can’t put an old head on young shoulders. No amount of advice, nagging, cajoling, threatening or begging will change that. Our kids need to make all the mistakes for themselves. 10. Make sure they keep balance Now is not the time for them to give up all their activities in favour of study. Though picking up a new activity or romance is not a great idea at this time either. Just keep doing what they have always done, with no big changes is really the big key. 4. Create a calm environment at home Try to give your child the space to study with as much quiet as they need. This might mean changing the family routine to accommodate the times they want to study. Vacuuming a little later in the day or when they are not home, keeping the TV low, limiting social activities at home for other children. Also, remind siblings that now is not the time to pick a fight about who ate the last chocolate biscuit. 11. A milestone, not a definition Most importantly remind them – whatever happens, it doesn’t define them. It is just a short period of time in their lives and whatever happens, these results do not define them. There are so many pathways to future careers these days. It will all be okay in the end. Remind your child that you are proud of them and love them regardless of their results. Remember if they try their hardest, then they will do you proud. As long as they are happy, enjoying life, and kind, then that is going to take them further than great exam marks. 5. Help create a study timetable Create a plan that includes time for exercise, rest, friends and fun. All work will make Johnny a dull boy. 6. Make sure they are well fed As much as our teenagers would love to live on junk food, it isn’t great brain food and is particularly bad for memory. Surviving the HSC means having plenty of yummy, healthy treats available for them to snack on while studying. Try to have something exciting planned for the end of it all, so the whole family can let out a collective exhale: They did it! And we survived! https://mumlyfe.com.au/surviving-the-hsc/ 7
You should write in black pen. Make sure you bring spare pens to each exam. You may also bring a ruler, highlighters, pencils (should be at least 2B) sharpener, and a bottle of water in a clear bottle. You can wear your watch to your exams, but once you sit down you will have to take if off and place it in clear view on your desk. Agriculture ✓ NESA approved calculator Programmable watches, including smart watches, will not be allowed in the exam room. Construction (VET) ✓ NESA approved calculator The following list shows the exams for which you are to bring specific equipment, as there may be some exam questions that require the use of this equipment. If an item is listed as optional, it means that there will be no exam questions for which the item is essential. But you may bring and use if you wish. Geography ✓ NESA approved calculator ✓ pair of dividers ✓ pair of compasses ✓ protractor ✓ coloured pencils and/or coloured felt pens ✓ (optional) handheld magnifying glass ✓ (optional) piece of string or thread for measuring ✓ ruler Biology ✓ NESA approved calculator Chemistry ✓ NESA approved calculator All equipment you bring is subject to inspection on entry. Make sure any equipment you are allowed to bring, such as a calculator, is in good working order because an appeal under misadventure provisions for equipment failure will not be upheld. Hospitality (VET) ✓ NESA approved calculator What you cannot bring into your exam room A mobile phone. Mobile phones are not permitted in an exam room under any circumstances. A programmable watch e.g., a smart watch. Any electronic device (except a calculator where permitted). This includes mobile phones or other communication devices, organisers, tables (e.g., iPads), music players or electronic dictionaries. Paper or any printed or written material. You can ask your presiding officer for working paper. Print dictionaries, except where permitted in language exams. Correction fluid. Industrial Technology ✓ NESA approved calculator ✓ pair of compasses ✓ protractor ✓ set squares Mathematics Standard 1, Mathematics Standard 2 ✓ NESA approved calculator ✓ ruler Mathematics Advance, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2 ✓ NESA approved calculator ✓ ruler Physics ✓ NESA approved calculator ✓ pair of compasses ✓ protractor ✓ set squires You are not allowed to borrow equipment during exams. Equipment for specific HSC exams This list details specific equipment that students are expected to bring for particular exams. Only those exams that require specific equipment are listed. See the full list at https:// educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/ nesa/11-12/hsc/rules-and-processes/approvedcalculators Primary Industries (VET) ✓ NESA approved calculator 9
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