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1 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 1 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 The Lyrebird Mullumbimby High School [email protected] Ph Principal: Mr Greg Armstrong Deputy Principals: Mr Cameron Johnson & Ms Kelly Spilstead Principal s Report Dear Parents, Thank you for all your support and many kind words as we transitioned to a new world of teaching and learning this week. I have been very humbled by the incredible efforts of our school team. They ve had a mammoth task and have worked long hours to organise our dual mode of delivery to ensure our students have continuity of quality teaching and learning. Thank you to each and every one of you. Communication to parents By the time you read this, I will have sent my weekly update to you via . This report will include a summarized version of important points and links to keep the whole school community up to date. We will continue to communicate with the school community via: Our website: The school system The Sentral Parent Portal Facebook The Lyrebird and weekly updates On-line and Off-line learning Some useful links below - please: 1. visit Sentral Parent Portal 2. visit Communication.pdf - if you are unsure about what your child needs to do you can also message teachers via the Sentral Parent Portal 3. Call Students Services to arrange for paper copies of learning materials for 7 10 students for pick up or post 4. ATAR notes is offering free livestream lectures for HSC and year 10 students. Here is the link: Parents role with Home Learning Some useful links below please visit: 1. Remote learning guidelines for students and parents: main-education/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-from-home/media/documents/ Remote_Learning_Guidelines 2. Online Etiquette: donts-of-online-communication- The Department s Learning from Home webpage. The helpful link from the Red Cross.

2 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 2 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 Student Contact and Check in As part of our ongoing effort to support you and your children with online learning and to facilitate open lines of communication, from this week we will be contacting each of our families directly by phone. Access to ICT Please visit our website, If do not have access to a device to support online learning please contact the school as a loan device can be organised. If you wish to buy a device, information from our Technology Team to purchase: Budget laptops: Higher-end laptops: Student Well-being Our school psychologists, Jakki Ulrick and Erin McGuire are available to provide referral information and counselling support (face-to-face or by phone). If you become concerned about your child's wellbeing, please ask for help immediately: Mullumbimby High School (02) ask to speak with Jakki or Erin or leave a message Lifeline or lifeline.org.au Mental Health Access Line on Headspace, Tweed Heads (07) or Headspace, Lismore (02) Headspace have developed an information to support young people: headspace.org.au/young-people/how-to-cope-... This link has very sensible strategies to help students and adults during this stressful time: headtohealth.gov.au/covid-19-support Supporting Families Refunds for excursions that have been cancelled can be organised through Student Services. Student Attendance Our Premier has emphasised that while schools are open and able to supervise student learning, wherever possible students should be kept at home. Whether they are at school or at home, their access to the above online learning opportunities will be exactly the same. HSC 2020 The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is going ahead in 2020, and NESA has three important messages for HSC students: We know you are worried. While we recognise we are facing an unprecedented situation, we want to assure you that you will be able to get a HSC certificate this year, and that the certificate will facilitate access to university, further education and employment, as it has for students over the past 50 years. Keep learning, do your assessments as advised by your school, make progress on your major projects where you can and, most importantly, look after yourself, whether you are at school or at home. Reach out to family, friends and your teachers if you need to. If you get sick, your school and NESA have provisions to ensure you are not disadvantaged. The NESA COVID-19 Response Committee is aware of and will urgently provide advice on the following issues:

3 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 3 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 work placements for VET students students working on a group drama, dance or music performance students completing projects and major works. Student Assessment and Reporting We plan to provide our school community with a revised assessment schedule for all Years 11 and 12 courses for the remainder of the year and let you know any changes for planned assessments for years Year 12 Major Works Year 12 teachers will coordinate suitable times for students to come to school and, working within social distancing guidelines, continue developing their major projects. We are waiting on specific advice from NESA regarding group based major works (e.g. Drama). Flexible Working Arrangements for Staff We have moved to a 30/70 ratio of staff working at school/home. On any given school day, there will be enough teachers to supervise students at school who are accessing online learning. The remainder of teachers, on a rostered, rotational basis, will be working from home to: Continue preparing and uploading learning material on Google Classroom. Engaging with their classes through other platforms where possible. Contacting every student in the school in a check in phone call. These calls will commence from Monday 30 March. Engaging with the wide range of professional learning around online platforms Revising assessment tasks and assessment programs Other things happening at MHS On a much brighter note, apart from these changes to way we teach and learn, there are many other things happening at MHS: Classrooms and external spaces are being painted, new colourful noticeboards and new floor covering being installed Safety padding being installed into the hall for safer sporting activities All learning and other internal spaces being cleaned and sterilized ready for our students to return to an immaculate school Some new machinery been ordered to be installed in our TAS workshops Cooler classrooms due to commence Bus shelters being constructed in the holidays Gardens being further enhanced Canteen shelter being renovated Recycling bins being ordered to be installed around the playground Thank You I would like to thank all parents and cares for your patience as we move to a new way of teaching and learning. We are a face to face school and we pride ourselves on our quality teaching and learning at MHS. Please know however, that we working extremely hard and highly committed to ensure all students can continue their learning remotely. Kind regards, Greg Armstrong, Principal

4 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 4 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 INDONESIAN It s been a busy term for Languages students this term in Indonesian. As well as having a plethora of new and exciting learning opportunities at our fingertips due to our school being part of our ipad Pilot Program, students have been exploring contemporary Indonesian culture, learning about themselves and their own intracultural identity, and connecting with teenagers from our Sister School, SMAN 5 Mataram, in Lombok (Indonesia). Mullumbimby High School (MHS) is proud of the partnership that exists under the Australia-Asia Bridge School Partnerships Program, and in late 2019 the facilitating teachers from each school involved in the program, Bu Mount and Pak Endang, were successful in obtaining a $15,000 grant over three years to further strengthen our partnership. The grant has already been put to good use with SMAN 5 purchasing their first ever Interactive Whiteboard, and hosting professional learning run by Australian representatives of the BRIDGE program for teachers in their region. At MHS, we plan on using the grant to help support students to further engage with their friends in Indonesia by supporting school exchange programs, and more. This term, we have been building new friendships by exchanging s and Video Blogs (Vlogs) with the students in Lombok (the photos are of our awesome Year 9 Indonesian students filming their class introductory video). Through these experiences, our Languages students are able to put their Indonesian to practical use, deepen their understanding of Indonesian culture and connect with teenagers who live a very different life from their own. We have watched an Indonesian movie that was recommended by our Indonesian friends, and reported back with our own reviews and suggestions of Australian films to watch. As we move towards an online learning platform during these uncertain times, I encourage all parents and students to be regularly accessing our Google Classroom and Sentral Parent Portal. If a parent would like to be added to our Google Classroom as a guardian and receive either daily or weekly updates of what is happening in the Classroom, please contact me via the portal or ([email protected]) with your preferred address and I will organise this. I really look forward to staying connected with you all, and to an action-packed Term 2 - tetap aman dan tetap bersikap positif! - Ms Sophie Mount, Indonesian Teacher

5 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 5 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 More Indonesian Class fun!

6 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 6 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 P&C Notes The P&C Executive team are working with the school and the Federation of P&C Association to see how we might support our school community and families in these unprecedented times of change. The P&C Federation are constantly adding links and information relating to COVID-19. You can find information, links and resources on their website and on their social media platform. We are really thankful to our principal Greg Armstrong and the staff at MHS for also keeping the school community informed and up to date with the latest information and directives from the government in regards to COVID-19. Former Mullumbimby High School student Kirra Prendergast has much a wealth of information and handy hits for supporting parents to understand the Information Technology that many of our children confidently roam. You can click on Kirra s website on This week Kirra shares information about the second coming of an app called HouseParty. And just to finish with some positive news: We have been successful with a Community Building Partnership grant from the State Government. This will fund the installation of another Chubbler at the school. Thank you Laurel Cohn for all your work in securing this grant. Are you interested in knowing what s happening but can t make meetings? Join our mailing list as a non-member: contact [email protected] Questions? Comments? us at [email protected] ONLINE UNIFORM ORDERING IS AVAILABLE. Have a look at the uniform shops new website where you can order uniforms online. (or search Mullum High Uniforms) Online ordering has the benefit of allowing you to order 24/7 at your convenience and you do not have to send cash to school with your student. Payment for online orders is by bank transfer and you nominate at checkout if you will be picking up your order or if it can be given to the student. Orders will be processed on the same days as the uniform shop is open on Monday am. The Uniform Shop will continue to be open Monday and payment can be made in store by cash, cheque, debit or credit card. Any uniform shop enquires can be sent to [email protected] Stock of second hand items is very low. The Uniform Shop would be grateful for any donations of uniforms particularly blue polos in larger sizes.

7 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 7 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 Our Regional Champion Swimmers for 2020 Our Far North Coast Netball Team finalist: Olivia, Lucy and Amy

8 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 8 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 SOUTH PASSAGE SAILING EXCURSION The South Passage crew completed their week sailing the high seas and we have some pictures to share of their adventure. Thank you to Mr. Hall for organising such a unique experience.

9 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 9 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 COOKING UP A STORM TAS students were involved in cooking practicals where they have prepared and cooked the following: Sticky Date Pudding with homemade ice cream and butterscotch sauce, Potato and Spinach Fritatta in Year 10. TAS has had a busy start to the year with Hospitality students starting their VET course and learning their way around a kitchen and Food Technology students learning kitchen safety and hygiene.

10 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 10 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 DESIGN CHALLENGE FOR YEAR 8 STUDENTS Year 8 students completing a design challenge where they had to build a boat out of foil that could hold 500gms without sinking.

11 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 11 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 MATHEMATICS THIS TERM AND BEYOND The Mathematics staff have been working hard to ensure all students have access to work during this period of uncertainty. The main access point for all work will be through google classroom. From here, students will be provided work through variety of new and fun online platforms such as: Education Perfect - An online learning program for all topics. Schools have been provided free access to the program until May. It is a helpful and fun way of learning Mathematics as simple explanation of each topic are provided before final questions. Quizizz - Online Quiz program that links straight to google classroom. Teachers will prepare multiple choice questions that students answer. When students answer a question correctly they attain power ups which can be used to help answer further questions. Khan Academy - an online Mathematics tutorial program that has excellent explanation of mathematical concepts. Zoom - Online conferencing website. Teachers in the Mathematics departments are aiming to have one Zoom conference with each class every week from next week. Helpful at home learning tips for Mathematics: Make yourself a clean and tidy workspace you can use everyday If working from the textbook, read the explanations at the start of the textbook and go through the worked examples. Check your answers to see if you have been working out correctly. Make a schedule of work (this could be similar to your school timetable) If you do not have a scientific calculator at home, download the app Ncalc on your phone instead of using phone calculators A very confusing time for everyone. Let's work together and keep learning! - Ms Janelle Molyneux, Head Teacher Mathematics

12 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 12 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 SRC INDUCTION ASSEMBLY Thank you to everyone who assisted with our SRC assembly on Monday 7 March. The SRC are all super excited for the year ahead and it was a great turnout from parents. We also had some beautiful musical pieces by talented students. Thank you to Mrs Rosemary Lobban for all her organisation skills and special guests Byron Mayor Simon Richardson and the P&C representative.

13 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 13 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AT HOTA What an incredible and inspiring day for some of our fantastic Year 12 students. The 2020 Official International Women s Day (IWD) Youth Leadership Awards, Breakfast and Mentoring Forum s 21 st Anniversary was held at HOTA (Home of the Arts) in Bundall on Tuesday 3 March. Mullumbimby High School nominated a record 15 young women in various categories including Academics and Leadership in the School Community, Innovation and Technology, Sport, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Community Service and Social Justice. Students were recognised for their outstanding qualities, abilities and achievements during their senior school years. Thank you to Ms Natalie Grant and Ms Vanessa Perrin.

14 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 14 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 Year 12 MHS Student Lauren Williams with other recipients for leadership awards from various schools from our region. On the day some of the Special Guest Speakers were: Dr Emilia Dauway, World Renowned Breast Cancer Surgeon and Restore More Founder (pictured here with Year 12 student Ameena Suby) Robyn Valmadre: Previously Villaworld GM & IWD 2019 Overall Open Inspirational Leadership Award recipient & Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Platt, Royal Australian Engineers.

15 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 15 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 International Women s Day Celebrating 21 years of recognising inspirational youth leaders with an amazing line-up of guest speakers and panellists including: Dr. Emilia Dauway is an American trained surgical oncologist and oncoplastic breast surgeon with 20 years of experience treating breast cancer. She was recognised as Inspirational Woman of the Year 2019 for her unique holistic approach to surgery incorporating yoga and mindfulness into patient care. Helping those who have experienced breast cancer live a quality life after treatment through mindful living. She believes in removing cancer, but also in restoring the entire patient physically and mentally. She is the author of the book, Live Fearlessly: Liberating Your Life After Breast Cancer. Dr. Dauway identified a need to educate regional women regarding breast cancer treatment options, especially breast preservation and reconstruction after mastectomy. She founded Restore More, a non-profit, that raises awareness and provides funding for reconstructive surgery for regionally disadvantaged women. Emilia will share her story of becoming a surgical yogi and will inspire you to have the courage to stand in truth and authenticity. Robyn Valmadre Throughout my career, I have made it my purpose to understand both my customers and colleagues, to a level that allows me to tailor services that exceed their expectations. The same empathy and emotional connection that came naturally in my nursing role later translated into property sales and marketing in a way that allowed me to build lasting relationships. Relationships that have been the foundations of my success. In my past 25 years in property development, project marketing and sales, I have learned that success comes from delivering a customer centric journey all the way from brand discovery to final handover, focusing on the ideal end-to-end buying experience. Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Platt, Royal Australian Engineers, Special Guest Speaker from the Defence Force The Dream Guards - MICHAEL BENNETT & DONNA-LEIGH PERFECT Michael Bennett professional comedian. Donna-Leigh Perfect 2018 FSG International Women s Day Winner, Social Justice & Equality Ambassador Award

16 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 16 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 CAREERS SHOWCASE The 2020 Northern Rivers University Showcase visited Mullumbimby High School on Friday 28th February. This year the following institutes attended: Southern Cross University, University of New England, Bond University, University of Queensland, Griffith University, TAFE NSW and the Australian Defence Forces (ADF). The format of the visit allowed a short presentation from each representative, followed by a mini expo where students were able to approach each university and discuss their options individually. The presentation introduced topics relating to Student Life, Raising Student Aspirations, How to Apply, Costs for further Education and Accommodation options. Huge thanks to all for attending. Vanessa Perrin, Careers Adviser

17 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 17 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 Tips for parents to help gamers play - from our P&C Page Former Mullumbimby High School student Kirra Prendergast has kindly offered us the following tips for parents in regards to our children accessing online gaming: While we might be cooped up and isolated for a while any day now, plenty of gamers are going to see this as a free for all, which is concerning. The other side of the coin is that this is a way to connect with others when they can't do it in real life because of self-isolation. Here are some tips parents can use to help their gamers play a little more intelligently while we are isolating. 1. Parents, try to invest some time into their gaming, either as a cheerleader / fan, or a player. The benefits of being coached in their favourite game are very important. One reason is understanding the information on the screen, and another reason would be connecting with your kid. The tone of the conversation changes when they see you as a teammate and not an opponent. 2. Try to promote quality over quantity. In this case, suggest that they prioritise real life friends rather than their online friends for the next little while. Don't worry, they'll know how to connect with friends from school online. 3. Try to take a couple of days off gaming per week where you spend a little more time as a family being productive or planning something that can be done when you're out. In this case, even if it's watching movies on another screen, it's a different activity. 4. Help them understand that overplaying will take them beyond the benefits they think they are going to get from playing. Expect more frustration, less concentration and ultimately less fun. Check out the intelligent gaming guide here: Limit gaming sessions based on these criteria: A 3-hour session is plenty and beyond that they will start to feel the effects of overplaying. Stick to 3 hours as a max, take a day or 2 off, and they will find themselves enjoying their gaming time a lot more than if they were to over indulge during this tough time. GameAware offers an online family weekend workshop you can find details here: GameAware is offering a discount for online professional learning using the code "sosgameaware" see below for details. Join our mailing list as a non-member: contact [email protected] Questions? Comments? us at [email protected]

18 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 18 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 LEARNING IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 Learning is looking a little different at the moment but it s still happening. Here you can see our Year 12 Indonesian students taking part in a Zoom lesson and completing a grammar worksheet together... they re also just enjoying being able to see each other s smiles and check in. MATHEMATICS 8MAT1 one have been meeting every day during our timetabled lesson via zoom to continue with our learning. We began a new unit of work today designed by the departments Distance Education on Data and bought our pets along. It is so nice to keep connected with our students at Mullumbimby High School. This is Ivy (my dog) who is of course notably gifted in Mathematics as the students saw today when she was completely distracted by the magpie in the back yard. Below is Cristian with his cat, Tahlia s rabbit and Henrietta with her dog. There were a few more pets but they all had better things to do than spend time

19 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 19 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PARENT PORTAL All new parents have received a Parent Portal key via with the instruction on how to set up their portal access. In the portal, you have access to your student timetable, attendance report, the community calendar, teacher messaging, etc. If you opened your portal last year, go to the link Parent Portal login and use the same username, address and password you logged on with last year. SCHOOL PHOTO All students present on the day had their photo taken. If you want to order them, and didn t get a chance on the day, you can order and make payments online at Select Click here for online payments button and follow the on-screen instructions. Or call their office and they will take your payments. Our school code is X6016SEC42M ABSENT, LATE OR EARLY PROCEDURES If your child is absent from school, let us know they are safe. Phone: [email protected] Office Hours: 8:30am to 3:30pm - Monday to Friday Coming in late? School starts at 8.50am including senior students. If students arrive after that time and miss CARE, please call the school to explain why they are late or provide a note. All students who have missed roll-call (CARE) need to come to Student Services to inform us of their arrival at school. Parents will be notified by SMS of the late arrival of their student with no explanation. Leaving early? Only valid reasons approved by the Principal will be authorised. This note should be at Students Service before 9am and a leave pass will be processed. We highly encourage for appointments to be organised outside of normal school times or during school holidays. Messages to students Only urgent messages will be passed on to students. Please call before 2pm. Thank you for your support. HOLIDAYS DURING SCHOOL TIME A reminder to our school community that the NSW Department of Education requires that parents arrange holidays during school vacations. If your family holiday is during school time, you will need to inform the School Principal in advance and submit a permission to leave from the school. An application for leave should be provided at least two weeks prior to departure. Ask our office for an Application for Leave BEFORE the holiday.

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21 Mullumbimby High School The Lyrebird Page 21 Term 1 Week 10 MONDAY 30 March 2020 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Small Change Grants Program for Young People OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS Council recognises and values the contribution that young people bring to the Byron Shire community with their energy, ideas and perspectives. The aim of the grants program is to support young people to participate in community life: having a voice, joining in and gaining experience in leadership roles. Young people aged between 15 and 25 are invited to apply for a small grant to help fund a project that will benefit young people in Byron Shire. Applicants need to be auspiced by an organisation, must live in the Byron Shire and must deliver the project in Byron Shire. For further information including assessment criteria and an application form see Council s website at Enquiries to: Joanne McMurtry or [email protected] Applications close: 9am Friday 3 April 2020 Joanne McMurtry Community Project Officer BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL P: M: E: [email protected] PO Box 219, Mullumbimby NSW Find us on Facebook