byron breeze tERM 1 | wEEK 7 2023

Students in this course conducted an environmental study comparing two sites at Minyon.

They studied the geology, abiotic factors, and vegetation. A transect at each location was undertaken, identifying various species of vegetation, and analysing the soil in which they are located.

Everyone had a great time learning the skills required to be an Environmental Scientist.

Mrs Kelly Todoroska - Science Teacher

Sport news

Changes to sport selections | a must read for all Years 7 to 10 families

NEW ONLINE Term 2 Sport Selections - opens for students 8pm Monday 13 March

• Please have a conversation with your student about their choices prior to Monday 13 March
• Students will receive an email with a link to the Sport Selections in their school inbox on Monday.
• Students are to click on the link in the email.
• Students will be directed to the School Bytes login page (below).

Changes you can expect

• Students will be responsible for their selections.
• An email will be sent to students on Monday 13 March.
• Their sign-in to sport selections is identical to them signing in at school, using their school email address and password.
• Students will select 2 preferences and submit their choices.
• Sports will still have capacities and as they fill up, they will drop off the selection menu.
• Students who are absent from school will still have access to emails and sport selections so they can make their choices from home.
• Computers will be available at lunchtime in Room 32 throughout Week 8 if students cannot access a phone/computer/internet at home.
• At the end of Week 8, sports selections will close, and parents will be sent an email with the sport their child has selected, including a payment and permission link to be completed.
• All payments and permissions must be completed by the end of Week 9 to ensure a smooth start to school sport in Term 2.
• Any students who has not selected a sport by the end of Week 9 will be allocated a sport.

This is a new process and students were taken through the process in their Jali groups last week.

A paper hand-out of the sport choices was distributed to students on Tuesday, so that conversations can be had at home about what sports are available prior to the selections.

What you need to do as a Parent/Carer?

• Week 7 - Have a conversation with your child when the information note comes home regarding what sport they would like to do.
• Monday 13 March – Students action their email from 8 pm to complete their online sport selection.

A reminder that Wednesday sport is a compulsory part of the Byron Bay High School Curriculum and as such all students must attend sport each week.

Appointments, where possible should be made outside of school time to allow students the opportunity to engage in physical activity with their peers each week.

If you have any questions please contact me.

Mrs Kelley Caoyonan – Sport Organiser

Far North Coast Opens Netball Gala Day

A big congratulations to the Opens Girls Netball Team for making the FNC Netball Final. In the round games we defeated Tweed River High School 16 – 13 and Murwillumbah Learning Community High School 27 – 6.

In the FNC final we played an extremely strong Ballina Coast High School team who were the better team that game. A fantastic effort from the girls who are mostly junior students.

Congratulations to Tess Kennedy, Milarnie King and Nellie Copeland for making the Possibles Vs Probable’s for the FNC Opens Girls Netball Trials.

Mrs Lara Cranfield - PDHPE Teacher and Year 8 Adviser

Excursions

'Due date' for online permissions and payments

All online permissions and payments must be finalised by the due date. Late payments will not be accepted.

We require this essential time to allow for staffing, buses, medical information and rolls to be prepared.

To enable your child to participate and not miss out please check your email inbox daily for emails from noreply@mail.schoolbytes.education

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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