Term 2 | Week 3 | 10 May 2017
“Happy the merciful, they shall have mercy shown to them."
Matthew 5:7
From The Principal
Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) this week. All students in the relevant year groups across Australia will undertake tests in five areas which include Writing, Reading, Spelling, Language Conventions and Numeracy. The tests provide an enormous amount of data on each individual as well as their cohort. The data collected from the tests is also used to develop understandings about students’ learning from a regional, state and national point of view. While certainly an extremely important and valuable assessment tool, NAPLAN is but one of many assessment tools that teachers and schools use to gather feedback about student learning and development. Assessment takes on many forms and is designed to enable teachers to develop a profile of each student as a learner which includes insights into their learning styles, preferences, strengths and areas for development. The greatest understanding of a student is achieved when the many and broad range of data that teachers have access to is used to form a profile of the student.
Recently the NESA - NSW Educational Standards Authority (formally known as BOSTES) announced that all students undertaking the HSC from 2020 onwards will be required to demonstrate a minimum standard in Reading, Writing and Numeracy. Students will have opportunities in Years 10, 11 and 12 to demonstrate the minimum standard but can also pre-qualify by achieving a Band 8 result in the Year 9 NAPLAN testing. Students and parents in Year 9 have recently received information about the new minimum standard. There is no expectation for students to reach the minimum standard prior to Year 12, but it is highly likely that many students will achieve this standard prior to Year 12. The College will have access to the data regarding student achievement of the minimum standard and will provide additional support to students where necessary. Students and families should not be concerned about the new minimum standard or the NAPLAN tests. The College will continue to support student learning and provide excellent opportunities to promote and enhance the learning of all our students. Further information about the minimum standard is available on the NESA website. If you have any specific concerns you can speak with your child’s teacher(s), one of the Curriculum Leaders or Mrs Mellissa Evans.
Due to the unpredictable weather, we were forced to take shelter in the library last Thursday to complete the students’ class and individual photos. Due to the wet ground and low light a decision was made to postpone the Whole College Photo. We are currently finalising a date to reschedule this event. Information about the new date will be available shortly.
Congratulations to our 4 debating teams who traveled to Lindisfarne on Friday afternoon to undertake round three of the HICES debating competition. All students that have been involved in the competition have presented themselves with distinction and I congratulate them on their efforts to present their case, speak in front of an audience and work as a team. I am very pleased to announce that our Stage 3 team was undefeated and have been crowned Northern Region Champions. They will now progress to the zone finals. Thank you to Mrs Sue McLintock, Mrs Karen Bergan, Mrs Jess Raguse and Mr Chris McCotter for their involvement in this new initiative and the support, encouragement and guidance they have provided the students.
Finally a reminder and special invite to all our mums and grandmothers to come and share a cuppa and some cake on Friday 12 May from 7:30am to 9:30am at the Friends Mothers' Day Breakfast Tea in the Ezzy Centre.
Mr Robert Tobias
Principal
Off The Deputy's Desk
Winter (Terms 2 and 3) uniform requirements
As the cold weather descends upon us, it is a good time to reacquaint ourselves with the College winter uniform requirements.
Girls Primary Uniform
College uniform dress
Navy tights (socks not to be worn over tights)
College Sloppy Joe
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes (no raised heels)
College hat
NB: The College sports jacket is not to be worn with the dress uniform.
Boys Primary Uniform
College polo shirt
Navy College shorts or navy College long trousers
Short grey College socks
College Sloppy Joe
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes. Must have a heel (no flat sole)
College hat
In the case of parents who share custody of their children, only one parent can approve/accept an excursion request on the Parent Lounge. Both parents can still see the details of the tour or excursion, but once it is approved by one parent the option to approve is removed.
Art on display
If you get a chance to come into school this week in the display windows between the Staff Café and the Staffroom, we have a number of student art works being exhibited. They look fantastic. Congratulations to Mr Raguse and the Yr 9 and 11 Art students.
Mrs Mellissa Evans
Deputy Principal
Years 11 and 12 Girls College Uniform
Blazer – Compulsory for formal gatherings and during Terms 2 and 3
College jumper
Year 12 jersey can be worn on sports days and College Carnivals
White College blouse with College tie
College skirt worn at knee length or longer
College white socks with navy, jade and maroon stripes
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes with heel up to 2cms (not black slip on style shoes)
College hat
During cooler weather students may wear navy tights or stockings and a dark blue scarf.
Years 7- 10 Girls College Uniform
College check blouse with navy tie
College skirt worn at knee length or longer
College white socks with navy, jade and maroon stripes
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes with heel up to 2cms
College hat is to be worn at all times when in an uncovered area
College jumper
During cooler weather students may wear navy tights or stockings and a dark blue scarf.
Years 11 and 12 Boys College Uniform
Blazer – Compulsory for formal gatherings and during Terms 2 and 3
College jumper
Year 12 jersey can be worn on sports days and College Carnivals
White College shirt and College tie
Navy College shorts or long trousers (compulsory for formal gatherings)
College grey socks with navy, jade and maroon stripes with both long and short trousers
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes (not black sports shoes)
College hat is to be worn at all times when in an uncovered area
Plain black leather belt
During cooler weather students may wear a dark blue scarf.
Years 7- 10 Boys College Uniform
White College shirt worn untucked except when wearing a jumper
Navy College shorts or long trousers
College grey socks with navy, jade and maroon stripes with both long and short trousers
Black polishable hard leather lace-up school shoes (not black sports shoes)
College hat is to be worn at all times when in an uncovered area
Plain black leather belt
College jumper
During cooler weather students may wear a dark blue scarf.
Girls and Boys Sport and PDHPE uniform
College sports polo shirt
College navy sports shorts
Plain white sport socks – must be above shoe lining
Predominantly white sports shoes
College hat is to be worn at all times when in an uncovered area
In cooler weather the College tracksuit may be worn.
In terms of the sports uniform, we have recently had questions regarding socks and the sports jacket. There is no need to purchase the sports jacket, however, if a student wishes to wear the jacket it can only be worn with the sport uniform.
Until recently we were unable to source EAC sports socks, so allowed a plain white sock with the sport uniform. EAC sport socks can now be purchased from the School Locker. We will transition to this sport sock over the remainder of the year. If you need to purchase new sport socks for school we ask that you please purchase our official socks from the School Locker.
NAPLAN 2017
Minimum Literacy and Numeracy Standard
Students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will this week sit the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing and numeracy. For our Year 9 students this is the first of a number of opportunities they will have to demonstrate the new HSC minimum standard for 2020. NESA CEO David de Carvalho has explained in a recent NESA News release that whilst some year 9 students will achieve the minimum standard on one or more of their reading, writing and numeracy tests this week, many others will have three more years of learning and many more opportunities to reach the standard by the HSC.
NESA modelling suggests the majority of Year 9 students will pre-qualify for the HSC minimum standard in at least one of the three areas via the upcoming NAPLAN tests, and that the vast majority will demonstrate the HSC minimum standard in all three areas by Year 12. “NESA understands that students learn at different rates and we expect that the majority of students will be sitting at least one of the short, online reading, writing and numeracy tests in years 10, 11 or 12,” Mr de Carvalho said.
The new online literacy and numeracy tests will be available from 2018 and teachers will work with students to decide when they are ready to attempt each test and once each test is passed it will not have to be sat again. The HSC minimum standard is set at a level of literacy and numeracy that will support students in meeting the academic requirements of their HSC subjects, and day-to-day life after school such as writing job applications, follow operating instructions in equipment manuals, comparing prices and understanding percentages, understanding lending offers, managing personal budgets and navigating websites.
We wish all of our students all the best in their NAPLAN tests this week.
Mrs Lee Boyd
Curriculum Leader: Mathematics and Science
Sports Update
EAC Wins the NCIS Primary Girls Soccer Championships
EAC hosted the NCIS Primary Girls Soccer Championships at Saunders Field in Ballina last Friday. These championships were rescheduled when the competition was rained out in Term 1. The EAC girls were the champions going through the day undefeated.
Game 1: EAC 7 Lindisfarne 0
Game 2: EAC 3 Byron Community Primary 2
Game 3: EAC 4 Bishop Druit 3
Final: EAC 6 Bishop Druit 2
Well done to the team Lara Atkinson, Lily Boyd, Mikala Campbell, Lucinda Fleeting, Jasmine Hassey, Sindisiwe Malaba, Thandiwe Malaba, Hana Mills, April Orford, Lola Saul, Juanita Vazquez, Lola Wagner and Jorja Woolfe.
This is the second year in a row that the EAC Primary Girls have won these championships!
It was a good team effort by all the girls and standout players on the day were Hana Mills with 12 goals, Jorja Woolfe with 5 goals and April Orford and Lola Wagner with excellent midfield and defensive efforts.
Thank you to Mr Brenton for his help organising the day. Thank you to Mrs Kent for coaching the girls on the day and in the lead up to the competition.
NCIS Touch Football Championships
EAC had a successful day at the NCIS Touch Football Championships. All teams performed well after a limited preparation due to the wet weather last term. The tournament was held at Goonellabah under a beautiful blue sky.
Each team played 6 or 7 games of touch during the day with the overall results as follows:
Primary Girls EAC 3rd place, winners Lindisfarne
Primary Boys EAC 4th place, winners Lindisfarne
Under 15 Girls 2nd place, winners Bishop Druit
Under 15 Boys EAC 2nd place, winners Bishop Druit
Open Girls EAC 3rd place, winners Bishop Druit
Open Boys EAC 5th place, winners Tweed Valley Adventist
Congratulations to the following students that were selected in the representative teams to compete at the NSW CIS Championships in Sydney: Brianna Nay, Stella Atkinson, Lachlan Mumford, Patrick Thornton, Ryan Richards and Emily Fleeting.
Thank you to Mrs Kelvin, Mrs McClelland, Mr Jukes and Mr Falvey for their help coaching the teams on the day and in the lead up to the competition.
NSW CIS Secondary Swimming
Congratulations to the following students who represented NCIS and EAC at the NSW CIS Swimming Championships: Maddyson Lloyd, Alistair Miller, Aiden Roders, Jessica Shaw, Natalie Shaw, Hamish Walker and Lachlan Walker. The Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Well done to Maddyson Lloyd who placed second in the 50m Breaststroke Multiclass event competing against several Rio Paralympian’s. Based on her performance, Maddyson will return to Sydney shortly to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships. During the competition Maddyson also broke her own NSW Breaststroke record for her disability class. Congratulations Maddyson.
Congratulations also to Lachlan Walker and Natalie Shaw who recorded several top 10 finishes in their events. Natalie in 50m, 100m and 200m Breaststroke. Lachlan in 50m, 100m, 200m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley.
I was fortunate to attend the championships as a team manager and it was fantastic to see our students perform very well in this high standard competition. The team has a large number of personal best times, with Jessica Shaw, Aiden Rogers, Lachlan Walker, Hamish Walker, Alistair Miller and Lachlan Miller all recording 100% personal best times for the competition.
EAC was represented by 8 students this year which is double last year’s representation of 4 students. Thanks to the students’ parents for supporting your children by taking them to the competition and to their training sessions in the lead up.
NSW CIS Golf Championships
Well done to Kyle Underwood who represented EAC at the NSW CIS Golf Championships in Taree last week. Whilst not performing as well as last year, we are still very proud of him attending to represent EAC at this high level competition.
Bill Turner Cup Soccer Round 2
Last Friday EAC played the second round of the Bill Turner Cup Soccer Competition in Ballina. The Bill Turner competition is a state-wide knock out competition for boys and girls who are under 15. In the Second round both our boys and girls teams played against Xavier College. Unfortunately, both teams were beaten - the girls 7 to 0 and while the boys were very competitive, were unlucky to go down 2 to 0. Stand out players on the day for the boys were goal keeper Ryan Richards and for the girls Stella Atkinson.
All the students enjoyed the experience of playing in the Bill Turner Cup. Thank you to Mr Brenton and Mrs McClelland for coaching the teams.
Updated Cross Country Results 15 Years Boys
Lachlan Mumford 1st, Partick Thornton 2nd, Alex Chapman 3rd.
Music Notes
On Friday 12 May, The Royal Australian Navy Band will be visiting the College to perform and to participate in a Rehearsal Workshop with the Secondary Concert Band.
The performance will be held in the Under Cover Area between 2.00pm and 2.45pm. The Secondary Concert Band will feature in part of this performance. Students from Year 2 to Year 6 will attend this performance. Friends of the College are also welcome to come along to the performance.
The Senior Primary Concert Band will be performing at the Alstonville Anglican Parish Mother’s Day Fete on Saturday 13 May. The fete will be held at St Bartholomew’s Anglican Church. The band will be performing between 11.30am and 12.15pm.
Performance at Rotary International District Conference
Last Friday evening, a small group of musicians from the Secondary Concert Band performed at the Rotary International District 9640 Conference. The performance was well received and the feedback from the Rotarians was very positive. Thank you to the students who gave up their Friday evening to perform.
Friends of Emmanuel
Don’t forget this Friday is the Mother’s Day Breakfast Tea.
Starting @ 7:30am come along and enjoy…
- Coffee, Croissants, Cakes & more.
- Mother’s Day “Our Ballina Table” cookbook for sale with opportunity to win Italian Cooking Package.
- Mother’s Day Hamper Door Prize – sign in at the door and you could win a hamper filled with luxury treats!
- Early Bird Mothers – bring your children to the craft table do enjoy special Mother’s Day craft.
For a gold coin donation, have your child’s photo taken with their special Mother’s Day message and receive it printed and framed.
Mother’s Day Raffle
Our Ballina Table will be available for purchase at the Mother’s Day Breakfast Tea 12 May from 7:30 am. The cost for the cookbook will be $30. A raffle ticket will be included with each issue purchased to possibly win an Italian Cooking Package including oil, balsamic and truffles.
Don’t forget, if you already have a copy, it would make a great present!
Canteen
EAC Canteen operates 4 days a week: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, with special lunches on Tuesdays, canteen is open on Tuesdays for general sales at LUNCH only.
Canteen opens at 8.30am and the Menu is available here:
**NEW TO THE EAC CANTEEN**
Honey Soy Chicken with Veggies and Rice - $5.50
Butter Chicken and Rice - $5.50
Amaze Balls - $1.50 (nut free)
Sushi Dates: 16 & 30 May, 13 June
Noodle Box Dates: 23 May, 6 & 20 June
Subway Date: 27 June
Sushi – Tuesday 16 May
Sushi from IGA will be available from the canteen next Tuesday 16 May. If you would like to order Sushi for your child’s lunch next Tuesday please complete the order form then attach your order to a paper bag with your payment enclosed. This should then be put in the canteen basket on Monday morning, 15 May.
Order forms will be sent home but are also available at the canteen, office or online.
PRIMARY LUNCH ORDERS
Please place the money in a paper bag of sufficient size to fit all of the lunch items. If you are ordering a drink with your child’s lunch please provide two (2) bags. Please remind your child to place their lunch/recess bag in the class tub NOT directly to the canteen.
PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE / TAPE BAGS CLOSED, FOLDED IN 4 APPEARS TO WORK WELL
BAG 1: Name, Class, Teacher, Lunch Order (John Smith, 5A, Mr Falvey, 1 Junior Pie)
BAG 2: Name, Class, Drink/Cold Order (John Smith, 5A, Mr Falvey, 1 Orange Juice)
Any change required will be placed in the bag for return with the child’s lunch order.
Christine Hall
Canteen Supervisor
0414 811 668
Can you help in the canteen?
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