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PDHPE - Aquatics Term 4

This term, Year 7 and 8 are training in their surf survival award. All students have been busy swimming at the pool and visiting the beach where they learn essential surf navigation skills. The program is a comprehensive way to develop essential surf and lifesaving skills in the water. This is due to the variation in surf conditions from one week to the next, due to tides, wave variations and sandbank/rip structures that change daily. The program is tailored to suit students at LIHS and focused on the following outcomes:

 

  • Rip identification and survival by demonstration
  • Still water assessment and basic survival skills
  • Paddling a foam surfboard and catching waves
  • Surf negotiation and body surfing
  • Rip escape on foam surfboards
  • Board starts and paddling through waves
  • Group relays and team building
  • Board rescues
  • Surfing skills such as sitting up, pivoting and manoeuvring boards
  • Surf survival awards

Lake Illawarra High School’s Donation Drive

Year 9 girls involved in the ‘HEaRd’ program are running a donation drive at LIHS. We will be running the drive from Monday the 28th of October, through to Friday the 29th of November. This five week event will collect goods to donate to SAHSSI, Supported Accommodation & Homelessness Services Shoalhaven Illawarra. This is a local charity organisation which makes a big difference in our community.

There will be a donation bin located near the LIHS front office for any students, staff, or community members who have any of the following items at home which they would like to donate. You may have these items lying around or not in use, which we will donate to SAHSSI to be used in housing accommodation and helping the lives of others.

SAHSSI state they are looking for:

 

High priority items, such as white goods, furniture, vouchers, homewares and home starter kits. These items will help a client when they move into their new home.

  • Homewares: New toasters, kettles, microwaves, kitchen utensils, cooking items, dinner sets, glasses, linen, towels, pillows, cups, baking tins, and more.
  • Home starter packs: New items such as such as cleaning products, buckets, brooms, dustpans, bins, storage containers, and more.
  • White Goods: Good working condition washing machines, dryers, and fridges.
  • Furniture: In good condition, suitable for reuse for the clients.
  • Vouchers: For food and emergency items. Used only in emergency situations.
  • Emergency care packs: Toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, and more.
  • Toddlers: Toothbrush, toothpaste, hygiene products, and more.
  • Food: Such as cereals, canned/ packet food with a long expiry date, sugar, tea and coffee.

 

Our donation bin will be available for any donations during the 5 weeks over October and November. On the 29th of November ‘HEaRd’ students will be boxing up all donations and sending them over to SAHSSI.

 

HEaRd is a new program for Year 9 girls at Lake Illawarra High School, established by the Year 9 Adviser, Shannon McLoughlin, and Assistant Adviser, Sarah Nicholson. “We’re very proud of our girls in HEaRd. They are working together to make a difference in our community, as well as building positive relationships with their peers,” state McLoughlin and Nicholson.

 

LIHS Donation Drive runs from 28/10/19 – 29/11/19

Please help support a good cause in our local community.

Harbour Centre

At the end of last term we said goodbye to our Year 12 students. Our Year 12 students attended their graduation ceremony and enjoyed their activities day on the last day of term. They all have programs to continue onto post school.

Colbey Winsor – is attending Essential Personnel and Training and attending Harbour Centre travel training program.

Aaron Gaudiosi - attending Essential Personnel and Training.

Carl Stone – attending Illawarra Vocational Services and Green Connect.

Shae Foster – attending work trials and VET interview & awards night.

Bobby Jo Battese – HSC exams and part time work.

Jarrod Dyer – Representing Australia in swimming and attending AIS early in 2020.

 

Our Year 11 girls have completed their preliminary studies. Courtney Fry and Mikayla Thomas have completed their Animal Studies Tafe course for this semester.

Shanae Tynan and Chantel Callaghan attended their compulsory Hospitality work placement. The girls are currently involved in Tree Tops café and other catering duties for school events.