Celebrating “Best Effort”
Research states that having a growth mindset and giving your “Best Effort” has a significant effect on your achievement. As a staff we have continually looked at ways we can support students if they are finding a concept or skill difficult to understand/achieve. We have a commitment to providing the time and support to make this happen. This week each grade has been completing PAT testing which will give us an understanding of individual student growth over the past 12 months. This will inform future teaching for each student and govern our interventions for 2022.

Grade 10s
At this time of the year while contemplating their future, the Grade 10 students have also been undergoing PAT testing and will start exams next week. I just wanted to highlight how proud of them we are as a group of staff. During such a stressful period, they have remained respectful and taken responsibility for their own learning. This has seen a number of them staying in at break times or accessing teachers after school to ensure they give themselves the best chance to achieve well in their testing. The majority of our students have indicated that they are heading to Don College next year, with some others either receiving apprenticeships or completing Year 11 and 12 and Reece High School. At Reece we will be starting an exciting new program called Seafood and Maritime. Approximately 8 students have already enrolled in the course for part of their Year 11 program. We believe that we have given our Grade 10s the tools to succeed in post Grade 10 education or training and know that they are striving towards our school vision of “Inspire Today to Empower Tomorrow”. Towards the end of the year I will have the exact numbers of students that have already gained apprenticeships. I would like to personally thank Natasha and Merryn for the support they have provided these students. There are approximately 5 students that I am aware of that have already gained an apprenticeship.

Ski Trip
We are optimistic about having a ski trip next year, however, are still waiting on approval from the State Government in relation to interstate school trips. This may mean that we are unable to begin planning a trip until the start of next year. If your child is in Grade 9 or 10 next year and are wanting to attend, I would encourage families to start saving for the trip.

Approximate costs will be:

$2000 for 8 day trip

$3000 for 13 day trip

Remembrance Day
The 11 November marked the 101^st Anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11 am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.

Our youth play an important part in ensuring we remember those who fought for our independence. We took a moment to observe a minute’s silence at our Athletics Carnival last Thursday. Thanks to Grace and Josh for leading this message.

2022 School Uniform

At the beginning of this year I outlined the school and School Association’s expectations in relation to our school uniform and especially the wearing of black shoes; however, some parents had already purchased other coloured shoes. In planning for next year, we ask that parents ensure that your child has black shoes. The wearing of our school uniform highlights that our children belong to RHS and are proud of their school.

Amazing Talent

Several staff and students had the privilege of watching 'Moana' in Burnie last Week. Moana was the most successful junior show that the Burnie Musical Society has produced. We were fortunate enough to have Toby and Jackson play lead roles in the performance. We were astounded by their talents on stage. We knew they had amazing drama skills, however, didn’t know they were also such great singers. When talking to them both since their performance I have never seen them so animated. They said it was the most amazing experience and that they can’t wait for the RHS production next year. “Our proud moments are when we work really hard to try and achieve something!”. Both boys got to experience this feeling and I am sure we will continue to see them on stage for many years to come.

High School Basketball Championships

Last week we had several students take part in the High School Basketball Championships. We had some positive reports about their sportsmanship and willingness to give their “Best Effort”. A few students elected to represent our school even though they don’t usually play basketball.  We had some outstanding results with our Grade 10 Team making the Grand Final, eventually going down by 6 points. I would like to thank the parents and teaching staff that supported the teams over the weekend.

Message from Grade 7 Coach for the Tournament - Chris

The boys are all in Grade 7 and played very well. Under sized and 6 players, meant they had it ahead of them.

Wins against Burnie High, St Brendan’s Green, and Parklands meant they topped pool B.

Narrow loss in the semi-finals against Circular Head meant the boys played the Grade 8 Reece side in the playoff for third.

The boys battled hard against the bigger boys and went down by 13 points.

 They all had fun……we think……..hopefully they stick together next year and with a  bit of height added they will go well!