The Black Swan

Positive Learning 

 

 

Promoting Positive Behaviour for Learning.

As a PBL school LIHS rewards students who are respectful, responsible and safe in every setting.

Our school values:

 

RESPECT ⎜RESPONSIBILITY ⎜SAFETY

 

HAVE A POSITIVE APPROACH

SPEAK IN A POSITIVE MANNER

HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

 

We show RESPECT by being tolerant and accepting of everyone, being polite and considerate of others, using appropriate language and wearing the school uniform.

 

We show RESPONSIBILITY by being at the right place, right time, staying on task in class and being prepared, following procedures and instructions including putting rubbish in the bin and caring for our surroundings.

 

We show SAFETY by following instructions, keeping our hands to your self and having a smoke free zone.

The PBL Team and Lake Illawarra High School staff would like to acknowledge the efforts of students and parent’s/caregivers in supporting our weekly focus values. These varied values remain a high priority throughout all settings.

 

Focus Value: RESPECT / RESPONSIBILITY

 

Week 7: Respect others through how we speak and act.

Students will show respect with their words and actions

 

Week 8: We show responsible behaviour by being polite and considerate of others.

PBL 100% Attendance Draw Winner Week 6

Year 9 Jen Annetts wins a $10 school canteen voucher.

 

Well done Jenn!

Vivo Miles are the new way to reward students a

Vivo Miles are the new way to reward students as they progress through school life. Teachers award electronic points called Vivos - the new student currency- which students can then spend on an exciting range of products.

Students can earn Vivos for all kinds of things, including:

  • Demonstrating respect, responsibility and safety to all
  • Improved attitude and behaviour
  • Helping and assisting a member of staff
  • Participating in extra-curricular or lunchtime activities

 

The Vivo shop has many varied items on offer, including:

Event Cinema gift voucher

School and stationery products

EB game card

Donations to various charities

iPad

Food treats etc.

 

Students can check how many Vivo points they have earned by logging on to their account through the vivomiles website.

Vivo Miles are the new way to reward students as they progress through school life. Teachers award electronic points called Vivos - the new student currency- which students can then spend on an exciting range of products.

Students can earn Vivos for all kinds of things, including:

  • Demonstrating respect, responsibility and safety to all
  • Improved attitude and behaviour
  • Helping and assisting a member of staff
  • Participating in extra-curricular or lunchtime activities

 

The Vivo shop has many varied items on offer, including:

Event Cinema gift voucher

School and stationery products

EB game card

Donations to various charities

iPad

Food treats etc.

 

Students can check how many Vivo points they have earned by logging on to their account through the vivomiles website.

 

Merit System and Vivo Online Rewards

 

Lake Illawarra High School staff would like to congratulate the following students from Year 7 - 12 who are currently leading the Vivo league table this term:

 

Year 7 Kai Forrester and Sophia Leake

Year 8 Ben McLean and Tenielle Lenartowicz-Wilkinson

 

Year 9 Mursal Wahab and Molly Yates

 

Year 10  Reah Twyford and Kasey Yates

 

Year 11 Chantell Hore and Brianna Kerr

 

Year 12 Brittany Skeen and Samantha Gibbs

Special Provisions for HSC Examinations 2019 ​

Disability Provisions for the 2019 HSC examinations are now open.

Disability Support provisions are practical support for students with a disability. Students’ special examination needs may include learning (literacy difficulties), medical (including diabetes, epilepsy, chronic pain), vision or hearing difficulties.

Examples of provisions available include: braille or large-print papers, use of a writer and/or reader, use of an oral interpreter, extension of test time, rest breaks, separate examination supervision and permission to take medication.

If your child is considering applying for Disability Support (formerly known as Special Provisions), here is some important information from BOSTES regarding changes to Disability Support:

·         Evidence should be no older than term 4 of the year prior to the HSC.

·         Students experiencing an anxiety disorder should seek appropriate treatment or therapy prior to applying for provisions to ensure they have adequate strategies to cope in an examination situation. A course of evidence-based treatment often removes the need for disability provisions. Applications are likely to be declined unless the student has first undertaken treatment or therapy. If treatment has not adequately addressed the issues, only then should provisions be sought to assist the student in an examination situation.

Examiner aware - speaking or performance: for a student in a speaking or performance examination who may

require accommodation where, for example, the student:

  • has a stutter or is unable to maintain eye contact
  • lip reads and needs to face the examiner
  • is on the autism spectrum and may miss drama cues
  • requires enlarged stimulus material where appropriate

NESA prefers that applications for existing conditions are submitted to them by the end of Term 1, 2019. It is possible to lodge a late application.

If you have any queries regarding Disability Support applications, please contact    either W. Chandler or M. Jeuring Learning and Support Teachers (LaST) 42963844

 

Mr. W. Chandler

Learning and Support Teacher

Weekly Programs

Homework Centre 

Every Thursday Afternoon

2pm in the Library

All students welcome.

 

Breakfast Club

Every Tuesday and Thursday Morning

8am 

In the cooking rooms.