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25.01.2022 Happy Week 10! Bundawarrah yearbooks are now available to purchase for $5 from the front office for students that have not paid their school fees. Year 12 2020 can pick theirs up for free! ... A massive thank you to Kadie, Zoe and the rest of the Media team that contributed to this year’s magazine.

25.01.2022 Tomorrow all students will head to the pool for sport. Students will need to bring swimmers, towel, hat, sunscreen and $3 for pool entry. BBQ lunch will be available.

25.01.2022 Just some of the fun at the Colour run!

25.01.2022 THS is super excited to announce that Year 9 Drama have won the Dramatic Minds Festival for 2020! The focus of the festival was on encouraging positive mental health in teenagers. This year, Year 9's entry was "You're Not Alone". Congratulations Ms John and students.

25.01.2022 The Ladies enjoying the last day of Ladies 11 with some Drama games (and team building and Coffee shop). Well done to all the girls involved, compliments from all your activities!

24.01.2022 Book week was such fun! Thanks to Ms Frazier for her games in the library and to everyone that dressed up on Friday and bought snacks.

24.01.2022 Wellbeing Day off to a flying start with Dance Mob! It was great to see lots of staff dancing and smiling at their 8am session, and here is Year 10 getting into it.

24.01.2022 Can you guess what these students are jumping for joy about? That’s right, the final 2020 HSC exam! Definitely cause for celebration. Congratulations to all Year 12 students for persevering through a year that none of us saw coming!

24.01.2022 Year 9 boys had a great day as part of their leadership program. "Fantastic" and "Amazing" is how they described it. "The view was incredible!"

23.01.2022 Our dancers haven’t been able to perform this year so they did a ‘Mini dance tour’ to TPS and TWPS. Great work year 8 dance, year 9 Dance and the THS ensemble. Thanks TPS and TWPS for sharing your performances with us.

23.01.2022 The 2020 Share the Dignity-'It’s In The Bag' campaign is back! Donations of personal hygiene items for women in need such as: Shampoo, Conditioner, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Roll-on deodorant, pads/tampons, soap or Body wash, etc. Pre-loved hand bags or backpacks in good condition, are also welcome. Items can be given to Mrs Elwin or to the CAPA staffroom before 9am TOMORROW

22.01.2022 Year 8 English students, ready for visitors at Paleface Park. Here till 12pm.

21.01.2022 Year 7 got to link with a high school in Korea and exchange language and cultural information. What a great opportunity.

21.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who generously donated to the Share the Dignity - It’s the in Bag campaign. 16 handbags full of necessities have been delivered to Bunnings today and will be distributed to those in need in the coming weeks.

21.01.2022 Senior Sneak. A fantastic, fun-filled day! Year 12, you are amazing!!

20.01.2022 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*

19.01.2022 Year 7 Korean have been learning about the traditional dress, the Hanbok. The students identified different parts of the clothing and learnt to bow correctly

18.01.2022 A big shout out to 4 of our senior dancers that featured in our very own dance Film for NAIDOC week. #alwayswasalwayswillbe

17.01.2022 A few weeks ago, for World Teachers Day we asked students to write messages to their teachers on our glass walls in the office block. This week we have switched it up and staff are writing messages to their classes. We encourage our students to come and check it out!

17.01.2022 Year 12 - Please continue to check your school email for information about the graduation dinner.Year 12 - Please continue to check your school email for information about the graduation dinner.

17.01.2022 What a deadly bunch! The THS Indigenous Team proudly wearing their new shirts.

17.01.2022 Korean Hanbok (traditional dress)

17.01.2022 THS commemorated Remembrance Day today with our newly elected School Captains laying a wreath with Mr Pattingale at Callaghan Park, while students and staff at school observed a minute silence. We will remember them.

16.01.2022 Does your year 9, 10, 11 student require a whitecard for their future? Encourage them to see Mrs Tyack to collect the note.

16.01.2022 Fun in the lab: Year 8 students revealed their Rube Goldberg machine creations on Monday. Designing and building their machine tested their creativity, problem-solving skills and perseverance! Well done Year 8.

16.01.2022 What do you have planned tomorrow? If you're in town, make sure to come and say hello to Year 8 students who are displaying their Bush Ballad Exhibitions between 10am-12pm at Paleface Park. If you're lucky, you might even catch a live poetry reading from some very talented students! Here are some rehearsal shots.

15.01.2022 We are excited to share this very special video from our NAIDOC celebration last week featuring dancers Gabi Frazier, Sarah Heard, Michael-Dominic Laxina and Samantha Riley. Song credit: Bagi-la-m Bargan by Birdz featuring Fred Leone And Birdz wanted to pass on his personal congratulations to dance teacher, Sheree Elwin, and to the featured dancers. Thank you also to Miss Taylor and the Year 10 PDM class for their post-production work.... Well done all! See more

15.01.2022 Year 9/10 PASS Excursion Reminder: Wear hiking gear and sturdy shoes on the bus. Pack your school uniform, lunch and plenty of water. Bus is leaving 7am

14.01.2022 Mrs Ruskin's class has been running a staff car wash this term. The students have worked really hard & taken great pride in their work. They have had many happy customers, some even returning customers

14.01.2022 Please note that due to the hot weather predicted on Friday, the Athletics Carnival has been postponed until Wednesday 2nd December.

13.01.2022 How we do Dance Mob in 2020! Thanks Sam and Dogogo

12.01.2022 Meet the man behind the design. Year 9 student, Devlyn, combined the various designs put forward by the THS Indigenous Team and put his own twist on them to create this stunning shirt. The design features walking tracks, a campfire, goanna tracks and a meeting place. Well done, Dev, you should be proud!

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Damian Wells, Sophie, Bowley, Grace Krause and Lana Pike who represented at the All Schools Athletics Carnival last week. All four athletes achieved some fantastic results and we are very proud! Grace Krause (13 years): 1st in 100m, 1st in long jump, 2nd in triple jump, 3rd in 200m. Damian Wells: (17 years): 2nd in hammer throw, 2nd in shot put, 4th in discuss, 24th in 100m. Sophie Bowley (17 years): 2nd in long jump, 4th in triple jump, 9th in 100m, 9th in... 200m. Lana Pike (13 years): 14th in 800m, 22nd in 400m. Damian, Sophie and Grace have qualified for the Australian Junior Nationals in 2021 as well as the NSW Merit Team. Fantastic effort to everyone involved! Thank you to Leanne Wells for the great photos.

12.01.2022 Year 7 History Red trying their hand at carving bas relief market scenes from ancient Ankhor.

12.01.2022 This Friday we will be celebrating book week with a student dress up. Come to school dressed as your favourite book character! All students in costume need to bring a gold coin donation. Students not in costume must be in school uniform. Don’t forget to join in the activities- games in the library throughout the week and a reading circle on the oval on Friday. Bring a book and spend lunch having a relaxing read or talking to your peers about books. Cold drinks and lolly bags will also be available to buy. All proceeds from the day will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

12.01.2022 All families have been emailed the Zoom link for Presentation Day tomorrow. Please check your inbox and contact the office if you did not receive it. Looking forward to a great celebration of learning.

12.01.2022 Staff held a little Christmas decorating competition. Thank you to the SRC for judging. 1st - TAS faculty... 2nd - Front Office 3rd - English Wishing all our students and their families a safe break and we look forward to welcoming students back in 2021.

12.01.2022 REMINDER: Students attending the Year 10 excursion tomorrow are to wear school uniform, bring swimmers and food/money for lunch. Bus leaves at 8:30am - see you at 8:15!

11.01.2022 "Final push. We've got this, guys!" From staying connected with mates to enjoying life's little pleasures, listen to what the 2020 HSC experience has been like for these Year 12 students. Check out more #StayHealthyHSC tips and resources on https://education.nsw.gov.au/stay-healthy-HSC... *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

11.01.2022 THS has taken delivery of the Murphy Rebel project from SAAA! Students will be working on completing the aircraft. Mentors, Mike Holloway and Malcom Bennet will be guiding the students along the way. Temora Aviation Musuem has also come on board by sponsoring the student memberships and offering expertise as well. Andrew Bishop and Peter Harper were there to help with the delivery and to inspect the aircraft. Thank you to everyone who has given us support and help...... we will be needing more in the future.

11.01.2022 There’s nothing better than a steak sandwich and chips- Year 8 Food Tech Elective Class. Happy smiles and full bellies all round in Food Technology this week. Students got creative with the presentation of their steak sandwiches! The only part up for debate was whether you cut the sandwich into triangles or squares. Awesome work Year 8!!

11.01.2022 Nominations for 2021 SRC Year Representatives now open... Nominations to fill the positions of Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 representatives on the 2021 Student Representative Council (SRC) are now open and will close COB Wednesday 2nd December 2020. If interested, students are encouraged to see Mr Hawken or Miss Taylor to pick up an SRC nomination form, election process and expectations pack.

10.01.2022 Yr 9/10 PASS excursion bus ETA 4.10

10.01.2022 Welcome to book week! IN THE LIBRARY Come and add your bucket list book too our display or name the 9 books characters to go into the draw for a block of chocolate. - all week... ON THE OVAL Bring a book to read and towel or blanket and join us for a reading circle on the oval - Friday lunchtime ON FRIDAY Dress up as your favourite "curious creatures and wild minds" book character and bring a gold coin for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

09.01.2022 Avada Kedavra! Recess duelling at THS. Name the Harry Potter characters!

09.01.2022 The start of the Colour run

09.01.2022 Reminder: Year 11SLR bring swimmers, a towel, sunscreen and $3 for the pool tomorrow

09.01.2022 Nominations for Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 Representatives on the 2021 SRC are now open, and will close on Wednesday 2nd December 2020. Mr Hawken held an SRC information session at lunchtime today for interested students and was blown away by the enormous response and quality of the potential candidates. It's not too late to nominate, collect a nomination form from either Miss Taylor or Mr Hawken. "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take". Our students are amazing.

09.01.2022 Puzzles and board games for lunch club today we look forward to more students joining our lunch activities such as chalk drawing, knitting, drawing, crocheting and more!

09.01.2022 All the best for your exams, Year 12. The final push to the finish line!

08.01.2022 If you left or lost a phone at the athletics carnival yesterday please contact the school.

08.01.2022 Farewell THS Year 12, 2020. We are so incredibly proud of each and everyone of you, you have shown grit and determination throughout the year which will serve you well into the future. Now study hard and go make your own luck!

08.01.2022 Year 8 History Blue had fun last Friday learning about archaeology at the THS Dig site. Year 11 Ancient History students ably guided them on technique in excavating artefacts intact. Well done everyone!

08.01.2022 Today was a wonderful celebration of learning and achievement. Congratulations to our award winners and well done to all students who worked hard throughout 2020. Semester Two reports were also handed out today. Parents/carers- check those school bags! Students who did not receive a copy of the Bundawarra magazine but who would like one will need to pay $5 to the front office on Monday.

08.01.2022 We have some wonderful events planned to celebrate NAIDOC week! We can’t wait to share them with you from Monday.

07.01.2022 #MathsTrainsBrains

07.01.2022 In English, Year 8 students have been learning about bush ballads and considering their relevance in the world today. This week, students had the privilege of hearing from local expert Bill Speirs about how they can put together an effective bush ballad exhibition. They were also able to meet, via Zoom, Queensland bush poet Shelley Hansen whose poetry students studied in class. All students were outstanding role models for THS on both occasions and we are very grateful to Bill and Shelley for giving us their time and expertise.

07.01.2022 Don't forget, at THS our devices are OFF + AWAY during lesson time. Even our teachers need a reminder sometimes ;)

07.01.2022 Term 3 finished with a bang, including our annual Temora High School and Beyond program. Thanks to our fantastic panel for 2020: Lisa Hughes; Kim Sandgren; Dr. Emily Grant; keynote speaker Craig Sinclair; and Q and A facilitator Dr Brett Fritsch. Thanks to Campbell Hedley for his video contribution. A big thank you to TBEG for supporting our event again this year. We look forward to another inspiring panel in 2021!

07.01.2022 "Learn as much as you can about the culture and participate." - Aunty Deanna. Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are part of some of the oldest continuing cultures on the planet. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

06.01.2022 Year 12, you are amazing and we wish you all the very best for your exams. A reminder about the important COVID-19 information you received last week.

06.01.2022 Well done Year 12 - You are amazing!!

06.01.2022 Athletics Carnival tomorrow Don’t forget to dress up in your house colours and bring a hat, water and sunscreen.

06.01.2022 This term, Year 8 English have been learning about bush ballads, considering the question 'Do poets of the past still speak to our distinctly Australian culture or is it time for a new bush ballad? The students displayed their very creative work and poetry at Paleface Park today

06.01.2022 2020 Yr 9/10 PASS excursion. We climbed The Rock, learnt some new tricks at Airborne Gymnastics and had a hit of golf at Wiradjuri Golf centre

05.01.2022 Colour Run done and dusted

05.01.2022 'Oh, what a night!' - Year 12 Graduation Dinner. Congratulations Year 12 and all the best for next year. You are all truly amazing and we will miss you!

05.01.2022 Reminder: Year 7 Book Pack ordering closing soon! Year 7 2021 Book packs can be ordered from now until 30 November 2020 through the My School Connect app (the same app used for canteen orders). Each book pack is $50 and contains all of the stationary requirements for the first year of high school. An alternative to ordering through the app, is to pay cash or bank deposit. Please contact the THS P&C via their Facebook page for more information.

05.01.2022 Temora High School - Back To School Stationery Requirements 2021 A list of Years 8-12 requirements follows: All students must have a student diary and dictionary. Basic stationery include different coloured pens, black or blue, plus one other, red or green, ruler, pencil, glue, coloured pencils, scissors, etc.... A set of 8 highlighters (different colours) Computer Memory Stick (available for sale from the Administration Office 8GB $8.50) Dance Years 9 - 10 A4 Exercise book 160 pages (not spiral) Drama Year 8 A4 Exercise book - 180 pages Years 9 10 2 x A4 Exercise book - 180 pages Years 11 - 12 A4 Exercise book - 180 pages 2 x A4 Art journal books (lined) English, History, Korean and Media Studies English Years 8 - 10 A4 Exercise book - 180 pages A4 Clear Document Wallet Korean A4 Exercise book - 180 pages Media Studies A4 Notebook - 100 pages (Spiral bound) History Years 8 - 10 A4 Exercise book - 180 Pages Senior English and History (Years 11 - 12) A4 Loose leaf folder Folder dividers HSIE Geography Years 8 - 10 Exercise book 90 pages Business/Legal/Geography (Years 11 - 12) A4 Exercise book 180 pages Mathematics Years 8 - 12 Approved scientific calculator (can be purchased at THS $25.00) Grid book (at least 180 pages) Geometric equipment (compass, ruler and protractor) Music Years 8 - 10 Music book with manuscript lines - 150 pages Science Enclosed leather shoes are required in all practical lessons Years 8 10 Exercise Book - 240 pages Agriculture No requirements Books Supplied Biology/ Chemistry/Physics/Agriculture/Earth & Environment (Years 11 and 12) Binder Note Book PDHPE/Health Years 8 - 10 Exercise book - 128 pages PASS (Years 9 & 10) Exercise book 128 pages Years 11 and 12 A4 Exercise book - 120 Pages TAS - Enclosed leather shoes are required in all practical lessons Food Technology (Years 8 - 10) A4 Exercise book - 280 pages Apron STEM & Technology (Years 7 - 8) 2 ring folder with infills (lined paper) Old work shirt or similar OHS Personal safety glasses STEM, Industrial Technology - Timber, Metal and Automotive - including all VET courses (Years 8 - 12) 2 ring folder with infills (lined paper) OHS Personal safety glasses Personal protective overalls VET Primary Industries (Years 11 - 12) OHS Personal safety glasses Personal protective overalls Ear Muffs A4 Exercise book 180 pages Hospitality (Years 11 - 12) Hospitality Uniform Large clip lock folder with clear sheets Visual Arts Year 8 A4 VAPD (Visual Art Process Diary i.e. Sketch book) Elective Visual Arts Years 9 - 12 A3 VAPD (Visual Art Process Diary i.e. Sketch book) Support Unit 8 x A4 Exercise books (lined) 128 pages 1 x A3 Visual Art Diary

05.01.2022 Temora High School values feedback from our parents and community members. All parents/carers and community members are invited to complete the 'Tell Them From Me' survey by clicking on the link below. Data from this survey will help decide our future directions by giving the school leadership team a snapshot of what we are doing well and what we can do even better. This survey also allows families to provide feedback on their COVID learning from home experience. https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/survey/splash/9jn2t

04.01.2022 Fun in the lab: year 8 students revealed their Rube Goldberg machine creations on Monday. Designing and building their machine tested their creativity, problem-solving skills and perseverance! Well done Year 8.

04.01.2022 It's hard to put into words the pride and sense of strength and unity that we experienced today at THS. The Indigenous Team ran two amazing NAIDOC assemblies and all students showed respect throughout the day's activities. Well done THS, a very, very proud day!

03.01.2022 Starting next week the staff at THS have organised weekly activities for every day of the week. Check out the timetable below and come and join in, have a chat and learn a new skill. We’d love to see all our students joining in!

02.01.2022 '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*

02.01.2022 The Year 7 Ladies group had a great morning of team building exercises with Mrs Croft!

01.01.2022 THS 2021 School Captains and Senior Prefects announced!! Our new school leaders for 2021 were announced at a special assembly last week. Six talented and enthusiastic young leaders put up their hands to lead our school and are keen to make an impact in their leadership positions. Captains for 2021 are Lucy Roberts and Damian Wells.... And the 2021 Senior Prefects are Joshua Gibson, Freya Easterbrook, Gabrielle Frazier and Katie Holmes. Congratulations to our newly elected leaders. The school community looks forward to working with you to improve our great school.

01.01.2022 2020 SRC President Ellie Cooper and Vice-President Luke Tudulu, joined other student leaders from across the Temora Shire to attend a young leaders forum hosted by Mayor Rick Firman, Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke and local councillors. Students participated in a Q&A session where they had an opportunity to ask questions of our leaders, and then were presented with certificates acknowledging them for all their hard work as leaders during these difficult times. Congratulations Ellie and Luke, you are our leaders of the future.