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Billabong Highlights

Term 3 Week 6 Monday 2013年8月19日

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1. Good luck to the Junior Girls’ AFL Team who are going to Sydney tomorrow to contest the State Finals. This will be a great experience and I’m sure that they will acquit themselves well.

2. Thanks to the SRC members who participated in a video conference on Friday as part of the District SRC. It is important to be involved in district events and it is a great leadership opportunity for our students.

3. The first HSC marking of practical work takes place this week at the school. Friday will see the Industrial Technology work marked.

4. A reminder that nominations for the School Captains 2014 will close next Monday morning.

5. Thanks in advance to the students who will be going to Yerong Creek this Friday to help out and

PRINCIPAL umpire at the Primary Schools Gala Football and Netball Carnival.

6. The P & C is seeking parental and community support to work in the Food Shed at the Henty Field Days on behalf of the school. The contact for the P & C is Chris Davenport.

7. Our School Captains, Laura Kane and Hayden Davenport are going to Sydney this week to a leadership activity at Parliament House. This is a wonderful experience and thanks to the P & C for supporting this initiative.

8. Congratulations to the students who were involved in the 40 Hour Famine. This is an important event that has been running for a very long time. Thanks to Mary Leov for organising this at the school. It is important that students develop a strong social conscious.

P Carroll Principal

Laura and Hayden to represent BHS, leadership activity at Parliament House this week.

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Calendar August

20 Year 12 Hospitality to Albury

TAFE Restaurant Girls’ Football Sydney

21 Rehearsals for Henty Machinery

Field Days

23 Football & Netball Umpires to

Yerong Creek Riverina Leadership Forum CSU

Wagga Industrial Technology HSC

Marking

26 Captains Nominations close

BHS Public Speaking Competition

Does Multi-Tasking Reduce Focus?

Can your kids really study while updating their

Facebook page, listening to their music players

and messaging their friends? Research shows

dedicated study time without distractions

produces better learning and a greater ability to

retrieve information. Find out more:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/using-technology/homework-and-multitasking-can-it-be-done

When Kids are Bullied We send our kids off to school each day to learn. In between lessons they go outside to play – but the learning doesn't stop. The playground can help prepare them for some of the social challenges they will face throughout their lifetime. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/

behaviour/bullying-advice-for-parents1/what-

can-i-do-to-help-my-child

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LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF !

As Marcel Proust, a late 19th century novelist wrote: ―the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes‖. Volunteer to host an international high school student arriving into Australia in February 2014 through Southern Cross Cultural Exchange and prepare to be amazed at the way this unique and rewarding opportunity helps your family to become closer, to understand themselves better and to see the world in a new light.

Carefully selected students will arrive in February for one term, one semester or two semesters from France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the U.S.A, South America and Japan. They will attend a local secondary school, arrive with their own spending money and comprehensive insurance cover – all arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Visit us at our website www.scce.com.au, email scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll free on 1800 500 501, request our international student profiles, and capture the spirit of family and friendship.

Using Language to Help with R e s i l i e n c e

The Parenting Ideas website says resilient families have a language of their own. Read how your words can help a discouraged child cope, learn and persist. Find out more: http://www.parentingideas.com.au/Schools-Blog/June-2013/Language-of-resilient-schools---families

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Proud sponsor of

Billabong High School

Livestock Program

Canteen Roster

August

20 Leanne Trebley

22 Denise Willis

26 Thaya Carmen

Tablet Computers

The surface RT Tablets have been ordered and the s u p p l i e r h a s indicated delivery between 7—21 working days.

Exceptional Kids Would you rather your child have a high I.Q or a never-give- up attitude? Michael Grose looks at the research. Find out more: http://parentingideas.com.au/Blog/April-2013-%281%29/Intelligence-or-persistence--which-would-you-choos

Bouncing Back Does your child bounce back from disappointment, or do they need to learn to be more resilient - and how do you teach them, so they can deal with life’s challenges? Watch the video. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/developing-resilience-in-your-child

A Crash Course in Poetry Appreciation Understanding why an author uses certain words or structures in their poetry can help your teenager enjoy the English subject and give greater depth to their writing and language skills. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/en/homework-and-study/english/english-tips/a-crash-course-in-poetry-appreciation-for-your-high-schooler