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The NAMBUS visited the school in Week 7 and veterans spoke of their experiences in the Vietnam War and as servicemen. Year 10 students always enjoy being able to hear real life stories and learn firsthand of the experiences of these brave veterans who gave so generously for all of us. The bus will not be undertaking these visits to schools in the future but the time they have given to support student learning across the state over many years has been invaluable. I thank them for their generosity and wish them well for the future.
As we approach the end of this term and first semester, it is very pleasing to see that our students and staff are able to be engaged and participating in a full range of activities once again. The Athletics Carnival was held in Week 7 on a fine, sunny day and it was great to see students participating in the events. A big congratulations goes to House Captains for their great style and colourful promotion of their House colours. There are also many other sporting events, debating, academic and cultural events scheduled in the coming weeks and into next term.
Parents and students in Year 8 will be able to attend an information session tomorrow afternoon to assist in choosing their elective subjects for Years 9 and 10. This will be in the MPC during period 5 until 4.30pm. Year 10 students had some ‘taster’ lessons last week in subjects on offer for Year 11 2023, and an information night for parents will be held in Week 2 next term. This will be followed by student interviews and final selection of subjects in the following weeks.
The P&C meeting which was postponed in Week 5 will be held tomorrow from 3.45pm in the Staff Common Room. All are welcome so please come along and join us.
Mrs M Hutchinson
Principal
Please take note of the following announcements, for any questions please contact us on 6556 8100.
Minimum Standards Year 10
Year 10 face-face students will completing Minimum Standards Reading Tests during Week 8-10 of Term 2. Opportunities for students to complete the Numeracy and Writing tests will occur later in the year.
To meet the HSC minimum standard, students need to achieve Level 3 or 4 in short online reading, writing and numeracy tests of skills for everyday life.
More information about the HSC Minimum Standard can be found on the CHHS website and by visiting the NESA website.
21 June 2022 • P&C Meeting
28 June 2022 • School Cup Assembly
30 June 2022 • Beanie/jersey day fundraiser
1 July 2022 • Last day of Term 2
Bailey off to National Swimming Championships
Congratulations to Bailey and Kiera for their amazing efforts in the NSW All Schools Swimming Championships held in Homebush, Sydney on Friday 3rd June.
Bailey won a silver medal in the 100m Butterfly and will be competing in the National All Schools Swimming Championships being held in Brisbane form the 15 to 20 August.
Good luck Bailey!!
U15 Boys AFL Team win North Coast Final
Congratulations to our U15 boys AFL team who won the North Coast Final in AFL on Friday 17 June. The team travelled to Coffs Harbour where they played Woolgoolga HS in the semi-final.
2022 Zone Country Cross Country
Camden Haven High School competed at the Zone Cross Country at Kempsey on the 5 May.
The course was wet but the sun was out. The students all competed well and behaved even better.
The results were:
1st places – Jasmine T (18’s) and Keira D (17’s)
2nd Places – Raina A (15’s), Reeve S (15’s) and Grace D (13’s)
3rd places – Kiera H (16’s), Scarlett S (15’s) and Isabella S (13’s)
36 students competed and 28 have made it through to the regional championships in Grafton in Week 8. Well done team!!
Ella at RAAF Richmond
In Week 3, Year 10 student Ella completed a three-day work familiarisation placement at the Royal Australian Air Force in Richmond after she was lucky enough to secure one of the 16 places on offer. Ella loved this experience which gave her great insight into RAAF life and all the jobs on offer. She has made great connections whilst there and formed new friendships with several other young people with similar interests. This experience has highlighted that there are many opportunities for woman in defence.
Well done Ella!
The NAMBUS visits CHHS
The NAMBUS visited CHHS on Tuesday 7 June. The NAMBUS is an old government bus which has been converted into a travelling museum and is backed up by the veterans talking of their life leading up to their enlistment, their service and post service experiences.
Year 11 Wash House Beach Study
Carina Saxby and Deb Geronomi took the Year 11 Biology students to Wash House Beach to do a Rock Platform Ecosystem study and also a Marine Debris survey for their assessment task. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day.
CHHS Interact Hosts Out-of-Uniform Day
CHHS Interact hosted an out-of-uniform day on Thursday 16 June to celebrate all heroes and to say thank you to our local heroes who have had an impact on our community in recent times with the disasters that have struck our area. This fundraiser "Help us help them" aimed to raise funds for the Marine Rescue Camden Haven Unit as a thank you for their service to our community.
Year 10 DE Student Quincy Visits CHHS
Quincy visited Camden Haven High School over the past two weeks for face to face lessons with her teachers. She was able to join sessions for Japanese, English, Science, Maths, History and Geography. In Science, she completed several experiments with Mr Sainsbury with the most memorable being the lamb’s heart dissection.
Newcastle Hunter Learning Hub
The Newcastle and Hunter Hubs have been running smoothly this semester with plenty of new faces, some wonderful transitions into work and school, and the opening of our new pop-up Hub in Cessnock.
Our current and new students have been getting to know each other and the staff by working together both academically and during break times. Some of the students have even been developing their table tennis and ball skills. We are going to have an Olympic team assembled in no time!
Hub staff have also been enjoying the chance to work with our students on loads of different and fun science experiments.
One of our new Distance Education students planned a trip up to meet her teachers at CHHS. She had a great time and loved the opportunity to interact with her teachers and see the school first hand, especially the animals at the agriculture plot. Well done Emily!
In the last few weeks we have farewelled one student into an apprenticeship to follow his passion for mechanics and another back into a local face to face school. Well done and congratulations to Andrew and Sierra, keep up the good work!
We said an emotional farewell to our caring and hardworking colleague Dyann Dixon recently. Thank you for always going above and beyond for the students.
All the best from Newcastle and the Hunter. Drop in and see us if you are ever around!
Mindful Moments
Mindfulness is being fully present and engaged in the moment, aware of thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a calm, nurturing lens.
Living mindfully has been found to improve mental health and can help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and alleviate digestive difficulties. It is easy to make mindfulness part of your life.
This week:
Start the day with gratitude
Gratitude is a positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative and is associated with several mental and physical health benefits. When you experience gratitude, you feel grateful for something or someone in your life and respond with feelings of kindness, warmth, and other forms of generosity. Gratitude has been linked to greater happiness, improved health and a greater ability to deal with adversity and build strong relationships.
Notices from the local community.
Plunkett Terry White Chemmart, Port Macquarie are taking Walk in customers 9am-5pm, 7 days a week at the Pharmacy with the option to book online through their TWCM website if people would rather do that.
The Government has made the decision to offer free Flu vaccinations for people aged over 5 years for the month of June only. There are only ten days left. This year has seen unprecedented amount of Flu in our community.
Camden Haven Redbacks are presenting
An audience with ... Kurt Fearnley
Kurt is an elite athlete, Paralympian, gold medal winner, has competed and won many marathons, crawled the Kokoda trail and has won the Australian of the Year Award. He is an engaging public speaker and all-round nice bloke.
The event takes place at the Laurieton United Services Club, Seymour Street on Saturday 2 July 2022.
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.00pm start.
Tickets are $20.00 ($10.00 for under 16’s) and are available online at https://www.tickethost.com.au/?Event=2215, on the Redback’s Facebook page or at the canteen at Vince Imnon Fields.
This is a wonderful opportunity for your children to be inspired by a true legend of Australian sport.
For further information call Andy on 0437155338.