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Francis Greenway High School

Locality: Woodberry

Address: 10 Lawson Ave 2322 Woodberry, NSW, Australia

Website: https://francisgre-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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24.01.2022 With the support of the FGHS school Careers and Transition team and their teachers, students continue to achieve both academically and personally. A number of students have recently completed traineeships or gained full time employment. Congratulations to the following students: Zachary Freund, Ryan Warden, Sarah Ingram, Katrina Coppi-Keelan and Jemma Rudd-Furey ... Many more students are in the process of gaining guidance in a number of areas including: subject selections, career pathways, TVET courses, transition study options etc, to just general information on what is best for their future study patterns.

24.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 10 Commerce and Mrs Schmarr for their hugely successful ‘Running a Business’ event. Special thanks, once again, to our school community for their support of another exciting HSIE faculty initiative.

23.01.2022 Tomorrow Year 10 Commerce students will be running businesses at recess (first break) which include: sausage sizzle, cupcakes, muffins, cookies, assorted slices, ice cream, lollipops, ... guessing competition. Prices range from 50c to $3. All profits will be donated to charities such as Dolly's Dream and World Vision. We look forward to sampling the goodies and supporting this wonderful, learning by doing, event.

20.01.2022 Our school's second hand clothing pool is running very low on stock, as spring clean up season is just around the corner, we ask that families consider donating any decent quality uniform items. Donations can be left at Student Services.

19.01.2022 Lest we forget. #remembranceday

19.01.2022 Next Wednesday 2nd September is Vaccination Round 2 for all Year 7 and some Year 10 students. There will also be catch ups for some Yr 8 students. Please ensure you are at school on time, eat an adequate breakfast and drink plenty of water before school.

18.01.2022 Thursday 12 November, parents, carers, family and friends, joined together to celebrate the success, the achievements and to say goodbye to Year 12, 2020. At the Graduation Ceremony of the Class of 2020, we acknowledged and celebrated students’ achievements in school life over the last 6 years, and importantly during their senior years. It would be amiss for us not to recognise the unique circumstances the Class of 2020 have experienced during their final year of schooling a...nd we commend you for your efforts, understanding and resilience. Each and every one of you have made an invaluable contribution to the Francis Greenway community and we thank you for it. *****The video and photos of your Graduation Ceremony, along with photos from your formal are now available for you to download via Teams - Year 12 2020 - Formal and Graduation Files ***** The award recipients at the Graduation Ceremony for 2020 were: Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence - Alexis Morrison 1st in English Advanced, 1st in Mathematics Standard 2, 1st in Drama, 1st in Music and 2nd in Chemistry Academic Achievement in Year 12 Bailey Carroll 1st in Mathematics Advanced, 1st in Biology, 1st in VET Metal and Engineering, 2nd in English Advanced and 2nd in Japanese for Beginners Outstanding Achievement in Year 12 Corey Parkes 1st in History Extension, 1st in Modern History, 1st in Ancient History, 3rd in Japanese for Beginners and 3rd in Legal Studies 1st in Business Studies, 1st in Community and Family Studies and the ACHPER CAFS award - Lily Graham 1st place in English Standard and Caltex Allrounder Award - Ryan Liddell ACHPER PDH/PE Award and 1st in PDHPE - Chloe Rice 1st in Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation and 1st in Industrial Technology- Timber - Jake Duffield 1st in Work Studies and 1st in Visual Arts - Ashley Robson 1st in Chemistry and 1st in Legal Studies - Sarah Black 1st in Food Technology and 1st in Photography and Digital Media - Sarah Mate 1st in Mathematics Standard 1 and 1st in English Studies - Dominic Cook 1st in VET Construction - Lucas Barr 1st in Exploring Early Childhood - Kyra Milne 1st in Investigating Science - Brodie Mullee 1st in Textiles and Design - Jasmine O’Connor 1st in VET Retail Operations - Tia O’Brien 1st in Japanese for Beginners - Nick Stephenson Certificate of Achievement - Shaylee Blake Certificate of Achievement - Liam Tudbull Certificate of Achievement - Harry Payne

18.01.2022 COLLABORATION BETWEEN TAS AND SCIENCE The creation of microscope covers was a successful venture between TAS and Science. Science would like to thank the teachers and students of the TAS faculty for providing much needed covers for the microscopes.... The microscopes are very happy!

17.01.2022 REMINDER for all students. Athletics Carnival is on tomorrow. In the event that the carnival is cancelled due to wet weather the school day will as normal for Tuesday Week A. The canteen will be closed. A sausage sizzle will still be available for purchase but it is suggested that students bring their own recess and lunch to school.

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Killara Drew who with the support of Kylie Burnett, Rob Penglaze and members of the Indigenous Support Team has been successful in gaining a school based traineeship in Business Services Cert 2. The traineeship is funded via the Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Grant which adopts a number of strategies to develop and support Aboriginal people through the creation of training and employment opportunities, promoting diversity, innovation and service responsiveness in the NSW workforce. Killara has worked hard to be offered this opportunity and is the first at FGHS to benefit from this funding.

16.01.2022 Year 7 & Year 9 will be participating in NAPLAN from Tuesday, May 11. It is imperative that students bring their laptops to school everyday to enable them to complete the tests. If for any reason your child will be unable to bring their laptop, please contact Ms Lake, HT English on 4964 1282.

16.01.2022 The Rotary Clubs of East Maitland and Kurri Kurri will be holding a MEGA Garage sale and BBQ on Saturday 5 December from 8am-3pm at the Therry Centre East Maitland (73 King St just off NE Highway) Lots of quality clothing, apparel, household goods and plants on offer along with tasty treats from the BBQ. Bag a bargain, have a feed and help support our community!.... The funds raised will allow us to work with local schools to give disadvantaged local school children with a backpack full of basic essentials so they can have a better start to the 2021 school year.

16.01.2022 Year 10 Preparing for Senior School Program will run Monday to Wednesday of next week, November 30 to December 2. Schedule for Monday is: Session 1 - Period 1 & 2 HSIE ... Perry Room D7 PDHPE Attwill Room PE1 Chemistry Tarleton Room D1 Session 2 - Period 3 & 4 Maths Jones Room E11 Carson Room E9 Abel Room E10 Archie Room E13 Period 5 Classes as normal Students will be in normal classes unless involved in a Preparation Session All students will participate in Maths and English sessions.

16.01.2022 On Wednesday 9 December, some of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students participated in an ongoing Creative Arts opportunity with Maitland Regional Art Gallery and local member Jenny Aitchison. Students spent the day with local high schools at the gallery and created intricate designs and paintings on boomerangs which will be formally presented as citizenship gifts to welcome new Australians in 2021. This is a special memorial gift that will also acknowledge the student's names, their Indigenous nation and that the artwork was created on Wonnarua land. Thank you to Maitland Regional Art Gallery for hosting the activity, and Jenny Aitchison for encouraging our students with this heartfelt and respectful welcome to our country.

15.01.2022 A hugely successful Enterprise Day has once again been conducted by Year 11 Business Studies students. This popular, annual event requires students to collaborate to create, market and operate entrepreneurial businesses. All profits go to their nominated charities, listed below. Congratulations to the participants and a big thank you to our school community for supporting this exciting initiative. Thanks also to HSIE teacher Ms Fouracre for her organisation and leadership. ... Dolly's Dream https://dollysdream.org.au/ Mind Blank https://www.mindblank.org.au/ Australian Association for Infant Mental Health https://www.aaimh.org.au/ Starlight Children's Foundation https://starlight.org.au/ World Vision Australia https://www.worldvision.com.au/ Oz Harvest https://www.ozharvest.org/ Cancer Council https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/

15.01.2022 The September edition of the FGHS newsletter has been published to our website. https://francisgre-h.schools.nsw.gov.au//September_Newslet

13.01.2022 In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. Schools will make arrangements for students who present as unwell or have flu-like symptoms to be sent home. Students with flu-like symptoms will need to provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result before being permitted to return to school.... NSW Health have requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics.

13.01.2022 Free meals for the community are available now at Francis Greenway High School. Please phone 4964 1282 prior to arrival.

13.01.2022 Come on down to Berkley Street Morpeth TODAY 10-12 to see a range of wonderful musical talent.

13.01.2022 Calling all Year 12 school leavers: Get ahead and learn, upskill and prepare for 2021. Enrolments for a new Summer Skills program of fee-free training and skills support is now open, find out more on: https://education.nsw.gov.au/summer-skills *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

12.01.2022 Update for family and friends regarding Yr 12 Graduation We have asked students to arrive between 8:30am and 9:30am as they have their Graduation Gown to collect and their individual photo to be taken prior to the commencement of their presentation. We ask that family and friends arrive no earlier than 9:40am.... You will be required to present your completed COVID-19 form upon entry to the school grounds (MPC gate). You will then be asked to please take your seat in the MPC. Seating has been pre allocated as per our COVID - 19 seating plan. We look forward to celebrating with you, the Graduation of Yr 12, 2020.

12.01.2022 Year 12 reports have been published to the Parent Portal today. If you are unable to access the Parent Portal please phone the school on 4964 1282 or email [email protected]

10.01.2022 Our End of Year Presentation is this Friday December 4 commencing at 10:00am. Award recipients received their notification letter last week. Due to COVID - 19 restrictions is is essential that:... *You RSVP on 4964 1282 or return the attendance section of the notification letter that you has child received. *COVID-19 paperwork be presented at the MPC gates prior to your entering the school grounds. *Maximum of one family member per award recipient may attend presentation. If you have concerns or enquiries please contact the school on 4964 1282.

10.01.2022 This week our Defence students, with the help of our Defence School Mentor gathered to put together Christmas packages for our Australian Defence Force members serving overseas. Here at Francis Greenway High School we have a large number of students with parents in the Australian Defence Force. Our students have a deep understanding of the importance of showing our support to other ADF members during the festive season. This is a difficult time for many of our members as the...y are unable to spend time with their loved ones. Our students hope that these packages can bring some joy to members this festive season. Pictured is Mikaylah Rogers, one of our Defence Students with the packages we sent off.

09.01.2022 'It hasn’t been easy, but look what we’ve produced!' Thank you to all our students, teachers, school staff and parents and carers who have made this a year to remember. See you next year for #FirstDay2021! #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

09.01.2022 We invite our online community to join a virtual Remembrance Day service at 10.56 here on Facebook. Lest we forget.

07.01.2022 Today is R U OK? Day which is a good reminder to check-in with those around us and watch for signs that someone might not be OK. We don't always need to have the answers, the most important thing is to listen and encourage action if needed, If you need sup port you can visit https://www.ruok.org.au/findhelp

06.01.2022 2021 BYOD All students from Years 7 to 12 will be expected to bring their own device to school each day from day 1, 2021. Harvey Norman Maitland is our preferred supplier, though families are welcome to purchase from any retailer. See models available here https://www.harveynormanbusiness.com.au/fghs2020portal Further information is available on our learning hub https://sites.google.com//fghsl/bring-your-own-device-2021

05.01.2022 Francis Greenway High School is proud to have attended the launch of Maitland Community Drug Action Team’s (CDAT)- Community Education Project. Students of FGHS were involved in creating content for the project alongside Mental Health advocate Joe Williams and Dr Julian Keats, a specialist in addiction medicine. FGHS students created digital content covering the negative impact drug and alcohol use can have on our physical, emotional, and mental health as well as the impact ...on our relationships, our family and our community. This is aimed at breaking down the stigma of alcohol and drug use, and reducing the harm of alcohol and drug use in our community. Content can be viewed on the Maitland CDAT Facebook page.

05.01.2022 The 2021 Athletics carnival (which was cancelled Term 1 due to wet weather) has been rescheduled for Tuesday May 4 at the Maitland Athletics Centre. Students received their permission notes yesterday. If you child has already returned the permission note for the carnival set down for last term, you only need to complete the note that acknowledges the change of date. Permission notes can be returned to the PDHPE staff room. Additional permission notes are also available from... the PDHPE staff room. As buses have to be booked to transport students we would appreciate it if permission notes could be returned by Thursday. Lets hope the rain stays away.

05.01.2022 Advanced English students collaboratively planning conceptual analytical paragraphs in preparation for the Trial HSC English paper 2. Together, they collated textual evidence to support the 'big ideas' in their prescribed film.

04.01.2022 8A History enjoyed finishing up their Polynesian Expansion unit today by creating artefacts based on the Moai of Easter Island and other cultural icons from the region. The students engaged in this creative activity with great enthusiasm and enjoyment. Well done 8A!

04.01.2022 Student reports for Years 7 to 10 have now been published to the Parent Portal. If you are unable to access your child's report please contact the school on 4964 1282.

04.01.2022 Flashback Friday to 2014 NAIDOC staff v students touch football match The winning team is pictured post match The judiciary and video ref are still establishing if the win was worthy

03.01.2022 Year 10 Food Technology students showing off their baking and decorating skills, pictured with their jam and cream filled butterfly cakes for ‘Catering Special Occasions’.

02.01.2022 Congratulations to........ Mathew Flemming, Chloe Dennis and Emmilee Longworth for.... Respectful attitude and behaviour in Write it Right.... Well done!!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to Tegan Xenos, who has been accepted as a globally recognised Microsoft Innovative Educators Expert. Each year, Microsoft selects Innovative Educator Experts to be part of this exclusive global community paving the way for their peers to share ideas, try new approaches and learn from each other. Ms Xenos was selected based on her passion for education, collaborative spirit and drive to examine how technology can be used to enhance education.