Newsletter 4 2020

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Edition Number 4: June 30 2020

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

IN THIS EDITION From the Principal

Learning’s impact on behaviour is central to Snow’s research which aligns with the essence of our Response to Intervention strategy. Lucy (our Speech Pathologist) studied under Pamela Snow and I know she would embrace the opportunity to chat to you further about this research (lucy. fararr@adelaidehs.sa.edu.au).

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Calendar 2 Virtual Cross Country

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Write a Book in a Day

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Winter Sport Update

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Modern Greek Spotlight

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Lap of Australia

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Give Way in the Front Driveway

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Student Drop Off / Pick Up Zone

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Direct, Dialogic, Discovery

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ISEC Class & International Ambassadors 6 Curriculum Design

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News from The Arts

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Student Pathways Report

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Thank you for your ongoing partnership throughout Term 2. I have really enjoyed watching your children stretch their learning, transition to our new normal (post COVID-19 restrictions), begin a new semester and embrace new experiences.

Throughout Term 2 we have refined the design for our new capital works investment and look forward to watching the Adelaide High School landscape transform. We have also invested a lot of time in designing and embedding the response to intervention strategy.

If you get an opportunity, please read the blog below by Pamela Snow as it encapsulates our vision for our students moving forward. This blog both explains the relationship between language development and social emotional development and the impact on student learning, plus provides strategies for teachers to think about when designing and implementing learning programs.

http://pamelasnow.blogspot.com/2020/01/ updating-language-and-literacy-house.html Sandra Greenan is the South Australian representative for Secondary Schools on the national body coordinating the design and development of Learning Progressions.

As part of this process, Sandra gathers feedback from Learning Area Leaders as each milestone is achieved. We look forward to sharing further information with you over the next few months.

I acknowledge the hard work of all staff throughout Term 2 and thank you again for your partnership and support. I thank Helen Douvartzidis and Thomas Phillips who complete their contract positions this week.

They have been a fantastic addition to the Adelaide High staff.

Kind regards, Ms Cez Green | Principal

From the beginning of Term 3, as the Canteen closes due to the building program, Canteen orders should be placed via the Qkr! app to ensure food availability and avoid disappoinment.

Information available @ https://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/portal/canteen/canteen

CALENDAR DATES July

VIRTUAL CROSS COUNTRY The School Sport SA ‘Virtual’ Cross Country was held at Adelaide High School on Thursday, June 4 in place of the usual annual Oakbank interschool competition. Approximately 130 students from Years 8 to 12 competed in the event over the challenging course which took in most of the Adelaide High School grounds, with a few hills and bumps along the way. The age category winners and runners up for the event were as follows:

Fri 3

Casual Day. End Term 2. Reports issued.

Open Boys (6km): 1st Connor Kent 22:54mins

Fri 17

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2004 Boys (5km): 1st Chandan Saddi 19:46mins

2nd Sid Farquharson 20:07mins

Mon 20 Term 3 begins

2004 Girls (4km): 1st Lilli Baxter 18:42mins

2nd Rachel Yin 20:57mins

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2005 Boys (4km): 1st Ed Milner 15:02mins

2nd Lachlan Kelly 15:55mins

2005 Girls (3km): 1st Caitlin Shillabeer 13:56mins

2nd Sophia Georgakopoulos 15:12mins

2006 Boys (3km): 1st James Hutchins 11:03mins

2nd Josh Koster 11:21mins

Mon 10 - Fri 14 Year 12 Exams

2006 Girls (3km): 1st Kitara Truong 14:22mins

2nd Chloe Lockwood 15:18mins

2007 Boys (3km): 1st Roman Crawford 11:50mins

2nd Jay Saunders 11:54mins

Tues 25 Parent Teacher Interviews

2007 Girls (3km): 1st Bebe Nelson 14:31mins

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Results for the event are now available via the following link: https://www.education.sa.gov. au/teaching/sport/sports-and-competitions/school-sport-sa-home

Balaklava Eisteddfod

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Governing Council Meeting

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For a comprehensive list of upcoming events, log onto the searchable Calendar and Events database on the website (http://www.adelaidehs.sa.edu.au/ About/Calendar-and-Events).

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2nd Ben Kelly 23:11mins

Open Girls (4km): 1st Ruby Ridgway 27:11mins

Congratulations to all students who competed on the day.

Glen Little | Director of Sport and Jeremy Appleton | Sports Manager

3 WRITE A BOOK IN A DAY Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Kids’ Cancer Project ‘Write a Book in a Day’ event. All 8 books were completed within the time limit and throughout the day the students demonstrated their literacy, teamwork and collaboration skills. In the process the teams also raised over $6000 for childhood cancer

research. Look out for the publication and launch of the books soon and the documentary made of the event by the Media Club.

If you haven’t had a chance to make a small donation to support The Kids’ Cancer Project go to the following link

(https://writeabookinaday.com/schoolgroups/?id=6622) and click ‘Sponsor’ on one of the teams. On behalf of all the students involved, thank you so much for your generosity supporting this fantastic cause!

SPORT UPDATE – WINTER SEASON After a delayed start due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are excited to see the return of Adelaide High School sport. Thank you to all students who have completed the required nomination process as this information has allowed us to enter accurate teams in the relevant competitions.

Nominations are now closed and we have 30 teams ready to commence the ‘weekly’ winter season.

Further details, including the payment process, will be emailed to students and parents/caregivers as they become available. Final fixtures have not been released, however matches will commence with a staggered start across Weeks 1 and 2 of Term 3. Most competitions will be conducted as an 8-week season.

State-wide Competitions (formerly known as Knockout Sport) are being planned to start

in Term 3. We have nominated 20 teams across the Years 8/9 and Open age groups and across ten different sports.

COVID-19 compliant trainings have commenced during the second half of the term for most sports. It has been exciting to see the enthusiasm of students as they take up the opportunity to again be active and participate in their chosen sport.

Glen Little | Director of Sport

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MODERN GREEK SPOTLIGHT The Hellenic community plays an integral role in the lives of our students and while COVID-19 has knocked us around a bit, our students continue to embrace their responsibilities to their respective communities, ensuring their language, culture and religion continue to thrive. Over the course of the year, you will be introduced to some of our students who are making a difference in our community.

passionate student and we wish her well for her future endeavours.

Thank you Sophia for making a difference!

Dimitra Rozaklis | Teacher of Greek

One such student is Sophia Zavlagkas. Having migrated to Australia in 2019, Sophia is stamping her mark on the Australian landscape.

Sophia has many talents which seem to have no limits, playing volleyball at state level, being selected for the She Leads Women in Leadership course in 2019 and she will soon have her artwork showcased at the Saint Claire Skate Park. Furthermore, she is a fundamental member of the Environmental Group E-TAG and volunteers her time at her community art classes. Sophia has also recently joined the 5ebi 103.1fm Greek Radio team, reading the news segments in Modern Greek and having time to share her thoughts on current events. You can catch her segments every Friday 2:30-3:30pm and Saturday 12:00-1:00pm. Sophia is a

LAP OF AUSTRALIA To initiate physical activity, Adelaide High School, Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School sports staff, and student leaders have invited students and staff of Adelaide High School to join us on a Lap of Australia. For the Lap of Australia, our female students and participating staff will compete against MacRob Girls HS and their staff to see which school can travel the furthest around Australia.

The male students will have an internal challenge with the goal of travelling as far as possible around the map of Australia in 50 days.

Adelaide HS students simply need to register their interest via the QKR App.

The aim is to measure all participants’ runs/walks and add them to a cumulative total, which will go towards our challenge against MacRob and our male students’ Lap of Australia by Monday, August 17 2020:

To receive full details and the required log in, you must nominate via QKR. No cost is involved.

To be part of the cumulative total in the Lap of Australia challenge,

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On the back of the successful School Sport SA ‘Virtual’ Cross Country, the Lap of Australia is another opportunity for our students to maintain healthy lifestyles and enjoy the benefits gained through physical activity.

This is an ‘opt in’ event that students may choose to participate in.

Glen Little | Director of Sport & Jeremy Appleton | Sports Manager

5 CHANGES TO GIVE WAY ARRANGEMENT FOR THE EASTERN (HORSESHOE) DRIVEWAY The school has been advised that the entry and exit to the ‘horseshoe driveway” at the front of the school will be signposted and marked (painted) so that drivers give right of way to cyclists and pedestrians on the footpath. This scenario is typical of most driveways (including homes).

The Australian Road Rules require drivers to give way to any people walking or riding a bike on a path when entering or leaving a driveway or car parking area. Until now there have been give way signs aimed at path users in front of Adelaide High School.

This created inconsistency when compared to other shared paths and footpaths around

the City and resulted in confusion, which may have contributed to some near misses.

As such, the give way priority has been reinstated to the path users to provide a consistent path and road user environment and improve the safety and convenience of path users. To support drivers in this change, green markings have been painted across the driveway to highlight the continuation of the path. Additionally, give way signs and line marking have been installed.

Please be mindful of these changes when entering or exiting the driveway in front of the school.

STUDENT DROP OFF / PICK UP ZONE - GLOVER AVENUE

A reminder to the school community about parking around the school and the location of the drop off / pick up zone.

Before and after school, the front of the school is quite congested and although we have previously asked parents/carers to organise drop off and pick up areas away from the school, there still seem to be many parents/carers who continue to use the front driveway. We have also had parents in cars lined up along the driveway and banked up along West Terrace to enter the driveway. This is unsafe practice.

This concerns us as we are working to

ensure the safety of all students. As you can imagine, 1500 students exiting the school each day is a significant logistical exercise and we ask that you take into consideration the safety and wellbeing of all of our students, and arrange to drop off and pick up your family away from the school.

We also wish to remind all parents/ carers who pick up and drop off students at Adelaide High School that the City of Adelaide Council has installed a drop-off zone in Glover Avenue adjacent to the Hall and the Language Centre.

The drop-off zone operates from 8.00am

to 9.00am and 3.00pm to 4.00pm Monday to Friday, however parking there for an extended period during those times may result in a fine from the City of Adelaide Council.

Parents/carers are requested to use the Glover Ave drop off zone to drop students in the morning and to pick them up in the afternoon to alleviate congestion in the front carpark during these busy periods.

We look forward to your support in this endeavour to help us provide a safe entry into the school for all students, staff and visitors.

DIRECT, DIALOGIC & DISCOVERY…THE 3DS IN ACTION! Direct, Dialogic & Discovery.

Year 12 student, Francine Legaspi, designed the 3D logo, demonstrating the interrelationship between direct teaching, opportunities for oracy and dialogue in the classroom, and finally, student-driven learning. Thank you for your amazing work, Francine!

Professional learning on the day reflected the 3Ds, allowing staff to engage in explicit learning, collaborate with colleagues, and undertake independent planning.

Our recent professional learning day on June 9 saw the Adelaide High School 3D pedagogical framework come to life! This year, the 3D Pedagogical Framework was introduced, depicting the three overarching elements of effective teaching practice:

We were lucky to be led by Associate Professor Larissa McLean Davies from The University of Melbourne, who shared High Impact Writing Strategies, demonstrating a strong link to our SIP goal 1: improving writing. Larissa affirmed our commitment to explicit vocabulary instruction and opportunities for structured dialogue, and provided staff with other practical

strategies to implement in the classroom.

Larissa challenged us to think deeply about the literate demands of our learning tasks, provoking rich discussions regarding how we support students to meet these literacy expectations.

Furthermore, Jack Cunningham and Casey Swansson led a session on accessing the Power BI app to gather data and gain a deeper understanding of the student learner profile. Through utilising key data sets, staff are refining strategies to intervene and stretch every learner.

We are excited to continue the momentum of this professional learning, in conjunction with our curriculum mapping and 3D Pedagogical Framework, in order to improve learning outcomes for students.

Sandra Greenan | Assistant Principal: Curriculum, Pedagogy & Learning Improvement

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INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS WORK WITH ISEC STUDENTS As it is with every year, Semester 1 saw the International Ambassadors work together to ensure a smooth transition into school life at Adelaide High School for the new international students. Some students come here for a short stay and join mainstream classes immediately after their arrival. However, the ISEC students generally plan to stay at AHS for several years in order to complete the SACE. The International Ambassadors have worked closely with this year’s ISEC group, a group of 12 students, during the last two terms. During this time, we visited the ISEC class twice a week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. On Wednesdays, the Ambassadors assisted the ISEC class in writing letters to each other and other Ambassadors. On Thursdays, the ISEC students and the Ambassadors played different sports/games to give the ISEC students experiences of what physical activities are like here in Australia. As a result, we not only strengthened their understanding of Australia and the English language, we were also able to create many wonderful memories and build new relationships that will

surely last throughout high school and beyond.

The end of this semester saw the ISEC class successfully graduate and permanently enter mainstream, where they were introduced to a typical AHS student’s daily school life for the first time, with brand new lessons, teachers and home groups. So, if you’re lucky enough to have a new international student in your classroom, take the initiative to go up to them and start a conversation. All the international students are very keen on making new friends, so don’t hesitate! A simple step on your part could catalyze the beginning of an irreplaceable friendship, so don’t shy away from the chance! To all the students of Adelaide High, thank you for giving the new students a warm welcome into our wonderful school community!

Priyasha Sharma and Annrose Giji | International Ambassadors

ESSENCE OF CURRICULUM DESIGN Recently, Learning Area leaders participated in a collaborative workshop focusing on curriculum essence and cohesion, with a particular lens on the needs of adolescent learners.

Rich discussions provided clarity regarding the elements of curriculum design that are fundamental to our learners. Our curriculum and learning programs must be: • Developmentally responsive • Challenging • Empowering • Equitable • Structured, yet organic • Australian Curriculum compliant From this, Learning Area leaders worked

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with key staff to map the learning scope and sequence, reflecting on the needs of the learner, whilst evaluating the effectiveness and relevance of current topics, content and tasks. The Comet’s Club was abuzz with staff engaging in collaborative reflection, discussion and planning.

Our commitment is to continue collaborating and refining our learning

programs and build cohesion across learning areas with a strong focus on adolescent learners, particularly as we prepare to welcome our new Year 7 cohort arriving in 2022.

Sandra Greenan | Assistant Principal: Curriculum, Pedagogy & Learning Improvement

7 NEWS FROM THE ARTS The Arts faculty have been thinking of a range of ways to provide performance opportunities for our talented students. We have been continuing our lunchtime concert series with a range of cocurricular bands and ensembles playing in different spaces around the school. We have ventured outside into the quadrangle, the area outside the canteen and, in the inclement weather, opened Studio 3 in the Performing Arts area. These young people have truly learnt the skills required to set up equipment, sound check in readiness for performance, and clear the space after the gig!

The Showcase was a huge success and the students rose to the occasion. Whilst it felt strange without an audience, we congratulate the performers on their professionalism and for showcasing the skills they learnt in dance, drama, music and visual arts in Semester 1. A very special congratulations and thank you to the Media Club who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the show came into the homes of our community.

The Adelaide High School Big Band and Jazz Band were invited to share their talents to the local community at the re-opening of the Adelaide Town Hall. The students were particularly excited to play, as this was the same venue used to greet the Beatles during the late 60’s. Both ensembles performed exceptionally well, with our students expressing passion and affinity for playing music.

It is with excitement we follow on from our ‘extending into the community’ performances as we did on the balcony of the Town Hall and take our inaugural Street Band into Rundle Mall on July 2.

We will start at midday at the western end (near Beehive Corner) and travel east along the Mall to the Hungry Jack’s end. From here we loop around and venture back down the Mall and take some time out in the centre to wow the shoppers with the amazing

percussive sound of the travelling ensemble. If you are in Rundle Mall on July 2 at midday, stop and listen and say hello!

Year 11 Drama students were invited to attend the short season of the Slingsby Theatre show The Tragical Life of Cheeseboy to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated Her Majesty’s Theatre. The show provided wonderful opportunities for our students to observe production design and staging. We were also very privileged to be have been taken on a behind the scenes tour of the new theatre. The students and Mrs Moors returned to school buzzing with excitement from what they saw and heard and knew they had been given the opportunity of a lifetime.

In Visual Arts as we enter the new semester, students in Year 10 are completing works using found objects inspired by the artist Louise Neveleson. Year 9 students are beginning a unit on printmaking, starting with an exploration of bugs and insects using lino print. Year 8’s are learning about still life drawing and focussing on detail and proportion. Our senior students are engaged in developing their skills in preparation for an exhibition in Term 4.

Art Club are working with the SRC on a project selling custom painted tote bags to students and staff to raise money for the Salvation Army. This project also reminds them of sustainability and we are proud of their proactive response to this hot topic.

Ae we head into the holiday break, our final week of Term 2 concludes with Year 12 Music Assessments. We wish our students studying ensemble and solo performance every success in this assessment task. Auditions for main roles in our 2021 musical, Legally Blonde, conclude and we wish the team every success making decisions; it will be tough as we have incredible Arts students at AHS! The Arts Team

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STUDENT PATHWAYS REPORT Marden’s August Career Expo

regularly for important communication and updates.

Our students and parents/carers are cordially invited to the East Adelaide Career Expo, which will be held at Marden Senior College in Building 600, Marden Road, Marden on Thursday, 13 August from 11.30am till 1.30pm. There will be representatives from the universities and tafeSA, and a range of other organisations, such as The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), the Motor Trade Association (MTA), Maxima, the International College of Hotel Management (ICHM), the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Association, Tabor College, CDW Studios, Clip Joint Academy and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). For more information contact Mr Gabe Turci on 8366 2800 or via email gturci@msc.sa.edu.au.

VET and Subject Selection for 2021

2020 VET courses Only a few students concluded their formal vocational training at the end of Semester 1. This is because most VET students are undertaking full year courses. There are a few students who will commence training in Semester 2. I have enrolled students in the following: • Certificate II Creative Industries • Certificate II Food Processing • Partial Certificate III Hospitality • Certificate II Retail Cosmetics • Certificate III Beauty Services • Certificate III Business • Pre-Vocational Engineering As restrictions due to COVID-19 are easing, I remind those continuing students who need to undertake Structured Work Placement as a compulsory component of their VET course, to investigate possibilities and organise this as soon as possible.

Students are encouraged to organise placements for the coming July or September holidays. They are also able to consider other time slots that suit them and the work placement provider, such as after school, Saturdays or Student Free Days.

I would like to wish all new VET students all the best for their Semester 2 training and remind all students to check their emails

As the Term 3 course counselling is fast approaching and students are considering their options and researching possible pathways, I urge particularly Years 9 – 11 students to consider the 2021 VET offerings that will be uploaded and the more recent information that I will disseminate as it comes to hand during Semester 2.

Year 9 – 11 students who wish to undertake VET in 2021 need to supply me with a completed Expression of Interest Form, as I need to be aware of the actual course or the type of VET course in which your son / daughter is interested. It is also vital that I meet with each student so that all queries can be answered and I can make expectations clear. Note that VET study incurs training fees for the families concerned and that a high commitment level is required by students.

In the meantime, aspiring VET students must still choose a full cohort of school subjects for course counselling purposes. Once the VET course is confirmed, which is likely to be in Term 4 (or in a few cases, very early Term 1, 2021) the students concerned will be able to negotiate to drop a non-compulsory subject (per semester) to help them manage their load. Many students enrol in full year training course, but some only last for a semester. These can still give students valuable insights into and experience in particular industry areas.

Short training courses It is still possible for students to enrol in short courses which are run by external providers and which last for only one day, such as Barista, Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA: for Year 12 students who are almost 18 years of age), First Aid and White Card Construction Industry training.

Contact me if you have any questions at all.

Ms D’Aloia | Student Pathways Leader livia.daloia@adelaidehs.sa.edu.au

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