Celebrations

Grade 10 have had a very busy last three weeks. We have had students involved in our two day Athletics Carnival, which was a fun filled two days and their final carnival for their high school years. We also had students explore a renewable energy sector careers expo held at George Town which investigated careers in the field of metal fabrication, systems engineering, mechanical engineering and sheet metal fabrication just to name a few. Last week our students participated in the RYDA program at Symmons Plains. This program was an informative and interactive day which has hopefully given our students more knowledge around risks and decision making associated with driving.

Next week our students will have their college enrolment interviews. These will take place on Tuesday 9th November for Launceston College, in the KMHS wellbeing room from 9-11.30am. On Wednesday 10th November, Newstead College will conduct their interviews from 1pm-2.50pm in the KMHS Wellbeing space. Students have been allocated a 20-25minutes interview timeslot, we are encouraging parents to attend, however this is not compulsory. Students will be required to bring with them their college enrolment sheets indicating predicted subject marks and possible career pathways or interested subjects. The college teachers will then counsel our students into the right subjects and set them up ready for their 2022 year. This enrolment process is fluid and can be changed at any time after the interview, especially if students change their mind or pathway.

In addition to these enrolment days some of our students will also have their VET course suitability interviews. Newstead College will be conducting these at their campus and if your child has an interview, they would have received email and regular mail notification. Goodluck to those students for these interviews. Launceston College will be completing their VET course application process in person on Tuesday the 9^th November when they come for enrolments. More information around this will be given closer to the date.

This term we will be holding some extra college transition sessions for some students who either missed our college transitions days or would like some more information. These sessions will be informal sessions and will be open to anyone who seeks interest. If students would like extra transition visits, they should speak with their Class Teacher, Mrs Pel or Mrs Elliott. If parents wish to gain more information about what each college offers, both colleges’ have websites with videos, course selection guides and information about their campuses. The Newstead College website link is https://newsteadcollege.education.tas.edu.au/ and Launceston College’s link is https://launcestoncollege.education.tas.edu.au/

Our student leaders will be organising and facilitating a few big events in the coming weeks. The first of these is the Careers on Wheels expo which is run by the Beacon Ambassadors. This day involves grade groups accessing the Careers Expo and gaining valuable information around various career opportunities within the local community. The Peer Support Leaders will be organising the Healthy Me Expo which is another day where grade groups have access to activities and seeking information centred around supporting their own wellbeing. Finally, the House Captains and Prefects will be conducting the KMHS Big Day Out which is an afternoon of fun activities and teamwork for our students. This afternoon will involve food stalls, water slides and other fun games for students to participate in. All funds raised on this day will go towards the Student Leaders Legacy gift for 2021.  We look forward to seeing their success in organising these events.

Our Arts students will be now focussing their attention this term to our KMHS Arts Night. This is being held at the Princes Theatre on Thursday 18th November from 6.30pm. This will be a fabulous night showcasing the talent of our Art, Drama, Music and Dance students. There are many Grade 10 students involved in this night and we look forward to seeing them under the spotlight. Tickets for this awesome event can be purchased via the Princess Theatre website:

https://theatrenorth.com.au/arts-night-2021

As we are heading towards the end of this year, we have many and varied events coming up.

We have a group of students who are our Graduation Dinner Committee. This volunteer group will help our staff make important decisions around the planning of our dinner. Their first task has been deciding on the design and layout of the dinner invitation. This has now been decided and invitations to this should be handed out in the coming weeks. A reminder that these invitations will only go to those students who have met the Grade 10 behavioural expectations set out last term and if all money outstanding to the school has been paid. All queries about payments and money owing can be made to the school office.

A notice will go home this week outlining the final costs for the end of year celebratory events and payment for these. If parents or students have any queries regarding anything please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Class Teacher, Mrs Pel the Grade 10 Leader or Mrs Elliott the Grade 10 AST via email or phone the school on 63431000.

Email contacts for our Grade 10 Team:

10A – Ms Karen Furley  karen.furley@education.tas.gov.au

10B – Mr Mick Bent mick.bent@education.tas.gov.au

10C – Mr Andrew McLean andrew.mclean@education.tas.gov.au

10D – Mr Solomon Walker-Bowd  solomon.walker-bowd@education.tas.gov.au

10E – Mrs Katie Mathews – katie.mathews@education.tas.gov.au

Grade 10 Leader – Mrs Megan Pel megan.pel@education.tas.gov.au

Grade 10 AST – Mrs Coleen Elliott coleen.elliott@education.tas.gov.au

Year 11 and 12 – Mr James Guy james.guy@education.tas.gov.au

Extra transition/Student support – Ms Mel Hudson mel.hudson@education.tas.gov.au

Grade Focus

Our Grade focus this term will be preparing for the transition from Grade 10 to further education.

We will be setting ourselves goals that challenge us and establishing good learning behaviours and academic rigour in all classes.  We will also be placing focus on preparing our students for transition to further education.

End of Year Dates: