Notices
Fleece to Fashion Competition
Our Year 12 Textiles and Design students entered the Fleece to Fashion competition. The selection and awards night was held in Armidale during the school holidays on July 7th . Maggie Rose Smith and Isabel Lamph were awarded the Whitehouse Institute Workshops Prize for their entries in the Secondary School section. The theme was ‘A Splash of Colour’, students were asked to design a contemporary garment using merino wool. The judges were eminent Australian designers Akira Isogawa and Charlie Brown as well as long standing Editor of The Land, Emma Downey. This is a great accolade for Maggie and Isabel as they were two of only four students selected for awards in the Secondary Schools Section.
For more information about the Fleece to Fashion awards please follow the links below:
www.facebook.com/fleecetofashion/
www.instagram.com/fleecetofashion/
Penny Chandler
Textiles and Design Teacher
Webinar: Parties, gatherings and sleepovers - How can parents keep their teens safe?
Wednesday 3 October, 2018 from 6-7pm
Presented by Mr Paul Dillon
This webinar is for parents and guardians of teenagers who are looking for strategies to help keep their child safe at parties. Teenage parties provide young people with valuable opportunities to develop a range of social skills that they need to relate effectively with their peers. As they get older alcohol is more likely to become a part of these social gatherings and, unfortunately, things can go wrong. This presentation will examine what we know about school-based young people and alcohol use and its use at parties. It will also provide practical strategies and simple tips for parents considering allowing their teen to attend such events to help ensure they are as safe as possible.
This webinar will provide:
- information about teenage parties and the involvement of alcohol
- practical strategies and advice for parents to make sure their child is a safe as possible when attending a party
To register for the Webinar please follow the link:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3185224004910891777/
Parent Lecture Series
Paul Dillon will be presenting in person at KWS as part of our Parent Lecture Series on Monday 22 October from 6pm. More information about this event will be provided later in the term.
KWS Community Cookbook
We need you!
- Would you like to be involved in creating a cookbook? One that captures our Kinross Wolaroi community from Pre-Prep through to Year 12 and reflects the region in which our school is based?
- Do you have any experience in publishing (editing, graphic design, art direction etc), copywriting, photography or food styling? If so please get in touch.
- Would you like to be involved in creating a cookbook but don’t have any specific prior experience? Please get in touch too - we need people with an interest in food who can give their time to help make a book happen.
Our cookbook will be published in time for Christmas 2019 and all proceeds will go into resources for the school.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Alison Karbowiak
0423 053 325
Science Holiday Fun - Christmas Break
The ConocoPhillips Science Experience is a fun 3 or 4 days of science activities for Year 9 and 10 students in 2018 program year.
Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work.
The program takes place in over thirty-five universities and tertiary institutions, within many different laboratories and lecture theatres. Participants perform experiments in the laboratories, meet and hear senior lecturers in the lecture theatres, attend site visits and walk around and experience what it is like to be on the campus of a university or tertiary institution. More than 65,000 students have taken this rare opportunity, up to date.
The program also provides information about further studies in science, technology and engineering. It highlights the wide range of careers that allow students to pursue their interest and abilities in the sciences.
One aspect of the program often commented on by participants is the opportunity to meet and share ideas with students from different schools. Each program includes a BBQ or other social activity.
For more information please download the brochure at:
https://www.scienceexperience.com.au/documents/item/4
Catherine Litchfield
2IC Science / Co-ordinator International Student Exchange