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T2N2 Heritage College Newsletter 2024

FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK

As we reflect on the vibrant activities and significant milestones of Term 2, we are delighted to share the journey. This term has been marked by growth, transition, and enriching experiences across our College.

Engaging Events and Learning Opportunities

Throughout Term 2, Heritage College has been busy with enriching activities and engaging events. Recently, we had the Open Day which drew over 150 participants who interacted with students and explored various facets of our curriculum and community partnerships. Also, our YMCA OSHC club continues to grow slowly with the Staff Development Day care a success, highlighting our commitment to supporting working parents and fostering a collaborative environment. Remember to make use of the YMCA vacation care that is arranged for the first two weeks of the July holidays to provide your child with valuable experiences and make friends with those outside their peer group.

Academically, Semester 1 concluded for Secondary students with exams for Year 9-11 students. These were followed by focus days that included diverse activities with excursions to Monarto Zoo and Woodhouse and participation in the Flinders University Engineering Competition, in which we came second overall, to name a few. Parents had a Digital Learning Seminar focusing on online safety in collaboration with Qustodio, reinforcing our commitment to supporting parents in this important work.

Athletically, our Interschool Netball Team displayed exceptional teamwork and resilience, advancing to the next round after two keenly competed games. Well done girls and to the dedicated parent volunteer coach.

Staff Updates and Appreciation

In acknowledging the changes within our staff community, we bid farewell to Amy Flood whose dedication and contribution over the past year have been invaluable. Amy has chosen to support foster care, reflecting the spirit of compassion that defines our ethos. We also express our deep gratitude to Leah Hanns, who is leaving after 17 years of skilful dedicated service as an SSO and in other roles. She has left a lasting impact on our College community, especially among students with learning needs. We will miss them both and wish Amy and Leah the very best and hope they come and visit us in the future.

Joining our team, we warmly welcome Rebekah O'Moore, who transitions from relief teaching to a permanent role, bringing with her a familiarity with our College community and a dedication to educational excellence. Additionally, Deb Nolan joins us as our new Curriculum Officer, succeeding Anna Kerr. Anna will now focus on supporting senior administration, underscoring our commitment to compliance and operational efficiency.

Looking Ahead

Looking forward, we are eagerly anticipating the Primary Musical where our students are diligently preparing to develop their talents, fulfil curriculum needs and provide a memorable performance. Our School Representative Council continues to lead by example and has organised a themed fundraiser in collaboration with the P&F, embracing community involvement and support.

At Heritage College, we remain dedicated to providing exceptional pastoral care, enriching learning experiences in various contexts, and promoting the values of our community through a biblical lens as together in partnership we seek to encourage our students to aspire after the example of the Lord Jesus Christ so that they might ‘follow in his steps’ (1 Peter 2 v 21).

Justin Robinson

Community Feedback

Earlier in the Term, I came to Heritage College to administer an ACARA Item Trial Test for your year 7 and year 9 students.
May I say what respectful and well-behaved students I met. Staff had organized the sessions perfectly enabling the tests to run smoothly.
I understand that these types of events can sometimes disrupt a school’s timetable and so on behalf of ACER who administer the tests I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you, your staff and your school for taking part in the trial.

Tony Smith

Primary Musical Fundraiser

Primary Musical 2024

Scholastic Book Fair 2024

Book Week Parade

Careers Expo 2024

As you may have heard, our Careers Week is coming up in the last week of this term. We have an exciting mix of events planned for all our secondary students, and we would invite you, as parents to be a part of this.

Monday 1 July – Year 11 and 12 will be attending the Tertiary and Careers Expo at the Convention Centre – if parents would like to attend, please let us know and we can meet you at the venue from 10am.
Tuesday 2 July – Year 7 Businesses will be operating in the courtyard at recess and lunch, Year 8-9 will be having a full day entrepreneurial experience
Wednesday 3 July – from 9am-10:30am our students will be having presentations about careers from a variety of members in our community which students can opt in to those that interest them
Thursday 4 July – Our Year 10-12 students and parents will take part in a Careers Event where the 3 local universities as well as an apprenticeship/traineeship organisation will present and answer student and parent questions
Friday 5 July – A special excursion has been organised with AUCTUS for students interested in the care industry where they will travel to their facility and have a hands on experience

We’re very excited about the events of this week, and we hope that our students will gain a lot from the experience. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to Evan Franco (efranco@heritage.sa.edu.au).

Parents and Friends Association

Term 2 Super Sausage Sizzle

A big thank you to Matt Archer & Matt Jeffress (our BBQ Dads!) & all the mums that helped out with our sausage sizzle lunch for this term – together we raised $1082 for our school!

Entertainment Books

Heritage College continues to sell the all-popular Entertainment Book … available in digital format! The purchase price is $70 (with $14 going straight to our school), and is available for purchase via the following link: www.entbook.com.au/16264n0 The digital format is convenient & easy to use on your mobile phone – without the hassle of carrying around your book/card! Thank you for purchasing through Heritage College.

Lower Primary - Caitlin Dodson

Our Spiritual theme for the term is the Fruit of the Spirit. So far, we have learnt about love, joy, peace, patience and kindness. Here are some of our activities we did in class.

Love – we made some hearts and thought about how we can show love to others.

Patience – we thought about whether the children in the statements were showing patience or not and then wrote and drew how we can show patience.

Peace – we looked at how the dove represents peace in the bible and them made doves out of paper plates.

Kindness – we wrote the quote and made some bees to remind us to ‘bee’ kind.

Lower Primary - Leeanne Clark

Middle Primary - Emma Sanderson/Elisa Wiafe

As we get closer to our much anticipated Primary School Musical – Aladdin Trouble, we have been busy practicing our songs and dances! Today was extra exciting as we checked our costumes ahead of our first dress rehearsal coming up!

We look forward to entertaining you soon, make sure you get your tickets via Qkr!

Middle Primary - Nicole Lagowski/Jesslyn Witton

In Year 3/4 Geography we have been learning about Australian States and Territories. We have been exploring the book "Are We There Yet" by Alison Lester to answer our enquiry questions:

In what way are Australian places similar and different?
What are the distinctive natural and human features of Australian places and environments visited on a planned journey around Australia?

Students have been researching different places in Australia and their features. We are looking forward to using Keynote to create an animated map which depicts a road trip around Australia.

Upper Primary -Keren Healy

In Science this term our students have been learning about Energy, its transfer and particularly about electrical energy. First we had a great deal of fun learning about different types of Kinetic Energy and how they transfer by making our own Rube Golberg machines. This demonstrated potential and gravitational energy being transferred to kinetic energy. Next we experimented with static electricity and created charges in objects by using friction. After static electricity we learnt about the transfer of current electrical energy. We were treated to a very professional talk given by Uncle Jamie Scott on how current electricity is generated and used. Finally, we have been working on creating electrical circuits to power a variety of objects and testing what materials conduct or insulate electrical currents.

Our term’s learning has truly been electrifying!

Lower Secondary - Jo Cheek

In Year 7 Science we’ve been looking at Forces. The Van De Graff generator has a rubber belt inside that runs between two rollers. This causes electrons to transfer onto the belt and then be moved to the sphere at the top. The electrons are negatively charged and repel against each other. When you touch the sphere, your hair is all negatively charged so all the hairs are repelling from one another – that’s why your hair stands up!

Lower Secondary -Amy Flood

Year 7s have had buckets of fun designing and constructing their own fully lined, reversible bucket hats in Textiles Technology this semester. The design process began with tie dye research, exploring techniques and effects for their design plan, then creating their own step-by-step instructions to guide them through the dyeing process. From measuring heads, cutting out sewing patterns and fabric, through to sewing their hats, students learned the importance of accurate cutting and plenty of pins!

This is a complex project which required a lot of patience and perseverance – they should be incredibly proud of their work.

Lower Secondary - Jared Burney

During Term 2, Year 8 students have been studying a range of Bible prophecies. Students have seen how some prophecies have already been fulfilled, such as the destruction of Tyre and the fall of Babylon. This has helped to build the pillars of faith that we all rely on to know that the Bible is true. Students have also looked at some prophecies that are yet to come to pass.

With this new knowledge, students were given the responsibility of leading the Monday morning assembly in Week 6. In small groups, students chose a prophecy and studied it independently to prepare a presentation for the rest of the high school. They did a wonderful job of both explaining the message of each prophecy and encouraging the other students about the comfort we gain from knowing God is in control of all things.

Below is some of the students' work from their presentations.

Upper Secondary -Chris Ryan

Year 9 and 10 Outdoor Education students enjoyed and were challenged by the culmination trip over Thursday and Friday May 23– 24 this term.

Students had prepared their camp skills and planning during class time, to ready themselves for this exciting trip.

Tents were set up at school, air mattress explored, light weight cooking equipment familiarised with and meal planning planned and refined.

The packing of all gear into two small bags was a challenge well met by students.

Students planned “tour-guide” opportunities were designed to focus on the people places and things around the trip. Topics like bus entertainment, Navigation and significant towns and features of the area were studied to be delivered to students on the trip for the benefit of all. Bus entertainment was ..very interesting and all bus stops to pick up and drop off southern students were well organised by all.

Students also planned questions and readings tips from Thessalonians as the basis for our morning, midday and night-time meditations.

Having already rock climbed at Morialta Conservation Park earlier in the term and on arrival at the Bluff on Thursday afternoon, students undertook the dauting challenge of Abseiling over the cliffs at the Bluff.

After which we set up at Bush Haven Christadelphian camp site at Inman Valley. Students enjoyed a country road run of almost 5km and a support crew on the school bus!

Students successfully set about tent preparation and camp cooking over light weight cookers, preparing some gastronomical wonders, heartily eaten by hungry adventure seekers.

The night was spent quietly at Bush Haven which provides a great spot for our bush camp. The two boys say in wonder, adding witty comments, as the 11 girls in the group, made conversation around the fire!! Students had prepared several games to keep everyone occupied.

After an early morning rise, breakfast and breaking of camp, we spent Friday morning surfing at Middleton. Students were able to build on skills learnt at the year 8 class Surf experience. This was a great day where the 2024 “Outdoor Edders” never gave up showing determination and courage.

Students have now reflected on the high level of organisation and responsibility and resilience needed to complete this trip and provided great fun for each other as they negotiated the challenges and worked together.

Thank to Aunty Kirsty who gave her time and experience to assist the students.

Well done everyone!

Upper Secondary - Tom Burney

For the first five weeks of Term 2, one of the sport choices available for Secondary students on Friday afternoon was golf. This option proved very popular, so it had 25 students assigned to it. There was a lot of enthusiasm and excitement, and students brought along their own golf clubs to play with!

During these five weeks we had Cody, a student teacher, doing one of his practical placements with us. His specialist area is Health and Physical Education and one of his interests is golf, so he had a lot of wisdom and experience to share with us. He designed and ran the five-week golf program under our supervision. The students developed a positive and mutually respectful relationship with him and were excited to have someone so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about golf to teach them.

The first three weeks of the program were skills development. These sessions took place on the College grounds using soft rubber golf balls. In week 1, for example, Cody laid out a six-hole golf course which took students around all the large, grassed areas such as the oval, the hills near the tennis courts, and the lawns around the playground and basketball courts. Students were able to use this course to practice basic skills with a golf club, specifically an iron, intended for medium range shots where the ball is lying in the grass. Just as (or possibly more) importantly, students were learning and practicing etiquette, habits that show respect and safety when near other players. For example, it is polite to be quiet while another player is taking their shot, and to wait for the group before you to finish the hole before you begin.

In the second-to-last week of the program, students attended the Valley View Driving Range. We got to walk past the beautiful scenic golf course there and see experienced players practicing their game on manicured lawns amongst towering gum trees. The driving range itself was less scenic but somewhat impressive in its own way – a small shelter where the players gather, opening onto a massive dry paddock with hundreds of golf balls scattered across it. Each group of players was given a large bucket of golf balls and took turns swinging a mighty wood or driver, aiming to hit the ball as far out into the field as they could, whilst also trying to maintain some accuracy in their shot. See photos below.

The plan was to use the Friday of week five to finally have a turn on an actual golf course. Students were looking forward to it with great eagerness and brought along their sets of clubs ready for the event. Unfortunately, that afternoon was when the South Australian weather decided it was time to make up for all the dry days, we had been having this year, and it bucketed down with rain. Golf on an outside course would have been impractical or even impossible. Fortunately, we had not yet spent a week on skills with the putter, designed for gentle shots that roll along smooth surfaces. We were able to put the time to good use. We set up a series of indoor minigolf courses throughout a couple of classrooms and the corridor (using the soft rubber balls) and moved around the course with score sheets while the rain poured unceasingly outside.

Upper Secondary - Evan Franco

Our Year 12’s are currently working their way through the Design Process in designing a viable solution to a current customer problem. At present they are developing their solution, prototyping and getting feedback on their designs. Below, the students have put a synopsis of their progress thus far. They displayed this on Open Day!

Annie

Over the past few weeks, I have been designing a business in Business Innovation. It is aiming to solve the problem of the unreliability of current disposable shaver options for women. I have gone through an extensive interview process and used business tools to confirm that this is an issue that women are facing. From all of this, I've created a statement that adequately describes the issue, "Most women want to have clean, presentable, nice-feeling skin in a way that is fast, affordable and effective." After constructing this statement, I had to start brainstorming solutions that solved this issue. This lead to the formation of my business, Aura. It is a unique, aesthetic line of shavers with a range of functions that solve the disposable shaver issue. I worked with my Art Teacher, Adrian Petiet to draft up a prototype of my product which I am going to take around to the teachers for validation. After validating it and making small iterations, I'll have a completed business!

Noah

During business this term we aimed to develop our creative and critical thinking through first brainstorming an initial problem both us and others struggled with and then via the design process designing and developing a viable solution to solve the pains of the customer. I found that families need an efficient solution that consolidates official ID and documents into one easy to use, accessible form for families. From this issue I designed an AI solution that allows customers to easily find any document, ID, password and photo anywhere from their phone powered by a AI search engine. Through ideation and validation, I aim to iterate and build this into a viable business that customers would use.

Laura

In Year 12 Business Innovation I have made progress in developing a solution to the problem of:

Customers and businesses need a convenient and cost-effective way of feeling good and environmentally friendly when disposing of coffee cups. To find this I conducted some primary surveys on food waste with parents and students. This led to doing further primary research on what the most common item was that was being thrown out in general waste bins which led to the finding that coffee cups were the most common. From this information, I have further researched the implications of coffee cups and their impact on the environment as well as completing an empathy map and several test and learning cards. I have now created a prototype of my solution of 100% biodegradable, double-walled bamboo cups.

HeLP Awards - Foundation Dodson

Victoria Ridgway for outstanding participation in Science this week.

Matthew Bain for perseverance and determination in Art!

Allegra Richards for using 7 “wow” words in her writing!

HeLP Awards - Year 1 Clark

Nathaniel Gao for being a great and caring classmate.

Isabella Arnold for being respectful to all teachers and peers.

Anastasia Luke for being a responsible leader within our classroom.

Ladd Hill for showing great initiative and helping friends in class.

Micah Hill for showing great perseverance in Read Write Inc.

Anderson Mansfield for showing patience with all around him.

Vincent Bol Bol for engaging in our narrative writing.

Finn Tretola for always being the first to help others with their learning.

Rosanna Nayathottil for being diligent with her place value learning.

HeLP Awards - Year 1 Bailye

Dulcie Hyndman for being a willing helper around the classroom.

Noah Lagowski for being a great example to his peers of respectful and responsible behaviour.

Selina Huang for her friendly presence in the classroom.

Isabella Beverley-Shugg for beautiful singing in our classroom.

Daphne Crompton for help make our classroom a happy place.

Amos Coish for being 100% responsible and reliable.

Abel Petiet for responsible classroom behaviour.

Simeon Todd for very accurate work in Maths.

Margot Wigzell for working hard in class and producing some great work.

Mila Casey being a responsible, hard-working student.

HeLP Awards - Year 2 Bruce

Willa Pan for always producing work to a high standard.

Cruz Badams for being a positive influence in the class.

Oscar Clark for an interesting introduction to his narrative.

Eden Maslin for impressive growth in Maths this term.

Talitha Deadman for excellent hand position in Typing lessons.

HeLP Awards - Year 3/4 Morrison

Oliver O’Callaghan for producing 2 great explanation texts and always encouraging your classmates.

Savannah Tucker for always giving your best and improving each day.

HeLP Awards - Year 3/4 Lagowski/Witton

Fergus Yuile for beautifully presented bookwork in Bible Study.

Amarlie Milliken for neatly presented handwriting in Bible Study.

Moses Petiet for writing a fantastic diary entry pretending to be a crew member on the HMS Endeavour.

Araiana Roncal for asking great questions and asking for help when you need it.

Hosanna Schwarz for being a bright light in our classroom and a kind friend to everyone.

Ted Hill for consistently demonstrating kindness and empathy towards others.

Maya Scott for working diligently in all subjects.

HeLP Awards - Year 3/4 Sanderson/Wiafe

Jonah Camplin for showing resilience and doing his best during MissFIT movement.

Austin Ingram for showing resilience and doing his best during MissFIT movement.

Micah Mansfield for showing resilience and responsibility in completing his persuasive writing.

Ochre Gibbs for showing resilience in presenting at assembly.

Elisabeth Coish for showing responsibility and doing a great job of debate preparation.

Emily Nemeth for showing resilience and determination across all learning areas.

Sophie Perks for a well-researched debate speech and an engaging presentation style.

Macedon Pearce for outstanding detail in her explanation texts.

Mia Lagowski for being a positive student and a willing helper.

Amber Mackinnon for continued positivity in Maths and a growing confidence.

Sophie Manasharov for being a helpful and positive class member.

Hugo Bain for working resiliently to complete his spelling accurately.

Elijah Nolan for making a consistent effort in handwriting this week.

HeLP Awards - Year 5/6 Hauser

Anthony Schulz for your smooth and pleasant cooperation.

Silas Bain for your diligent effort across the board.

Jacinta Mackinnon for your persistent and independent hard work in class.

HeLP Awards - Year 5/6 Healy

Alexis Pillion for Responsible leadership in placing signs around the school to help others remember their responsibilities to our environment.

Charli Jurevicius for being a thoughtful, kind and considerate class member, always.

James Ingram for being resilient in trying new equipment in class to assist his learning.

Toby Archer for being reflective, taking on feedback and changing his approach.

Parker Scott for reflective thinking, asking great questions in science and our class discussions.

Ezra Petiet for being an enthusiastic learner and curious questioner in our class.

HeLP Awards - Year 5/6 Morrison

Dallas Farren for always asking for help and listening to feedback.

William Gore for always staying on task and using his initiative.

Anastasia Williams for spending time improving her typing skills of her own accord.

Xavier Lawrie for showing resilience and positivity in his learning.

Joash Hammond for showing lots of resilience and effort in the musical.

Spencer Scott for going out of his way to be helpful and considerate.

Liam Gibbs for showing organisation and responsibility through his consistently neat tray.

Sophia Atkins for being resilient in her learning and in the yard.

Lily Seaman for taking her time to carefully construct her pieces of work.

Wellbeing Support - Jen Dodson

As Student Wellbeing Officer my role is to provide wellbeing support to students to enable them to focus on their learning, improve social dynamics, and build self-confidence and resilience. I work in collaboration with teachers, leaders, and SSO’s to help students navigate through various challenges, providing pastoral care and reinforcing our spiritual values.

A key part of this role is to provide students the time and space to express their concerns, to listen, to acknowledge and validate their feelings, and suggest practical strategies which may help. Common areas of concern include emotional regulation, anxiety, family difficulties, bereavement, social issues with fellow students, managing their schoolwork, and behavioural concerns.

I work together with parents and caregivers to promote and support the wellbeing of our students including making recommendations to external support services or professionals as required.

If you have any wellbeing concerns regarding your child, you can contact me at jdodson@heritage.sa.edu.au.

2024 TERM 2 KEY DATES

April 29th - July 5th

June 20th SRC Fundraising Activity for Primary Musical
June 24th Primary Musical Dress Rehearsal
June 24th & July 1st - Mid Year Foundation Intake Transition Mornings
June 25th & 27th Primary Musical Evening Performances
June 26th Primary Musical Matinee Performance
July 1st - 5th Careers Week
July 2 Year 7 Businesses
July 4th Primary Semester 1 Reports Published
July 5th Secondary Semester 1 Reports Published
July 5th Last Day of Term 2

HERITAGE CONTACTS

Principal Justin Robinson
Business Manager Adrian Maycock
Enquiries Front Desk

Staff Contact Details available on Sentral under "Resources:Miscellaneous Information: Heritage Contact List"

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