The KHS Athletics Team at the recent SSSSA Athletics Carnival in Adelaide

The opening weeks of Term 2 have included a rich program of engaging Curriculum for students.

Key student experiences have included:

• Common Ground Professional Learning
• ANZAC Day Commemoration event
• Student, Parent & Teacher Interviews
• SRC Student Leadership Day - Eudunda Area School
• Year 10 Planetarium Visit
• Interschool Gymkhana

Student, Parent & Teacher Interviews

On Tuesday Week 2 we had Learning Conversations across all year levels. Learning Conversations are valuable discussions to reflect on progress, acknowledge achievement and plan for future learning. The evening was well attended by students and parents/caregivers with our highest engagement on-record in recent years. We welcome and thank Parents and Caregivers for the constructive partnership with teachers, to enhance students’ learning. This is a key part for students’ learning and continued success. Please communicate with subject teachers around any learning queries you may have.

Cross Site Moderation Pupil Free Day Tuesday, 10th June

Providing an opportunity for staff to collaborate with other sites gives staff an opportunity to share resources and have professional conversations about consistency in assessment of student work. The intention of the Pupil Free Day on Tuesday, 10th June is to provide staff from Kapunda High School time to work with Nuriootpa High School to ensure consistency and integrity in assessment through moderation process. Additionally, staff will have the opportunity to share and discuss individual assessment tasks with an emphasis on accessibility for all students, while providing challenge and stretch.

Open Night

Preparations are well underway for our KHS Open Night where prospective families and students have the opportunity to visit Kapunda High School and meet a range of teachers and leaders. The format has changed from previous years with self-guided tours beginning from 4:00pm on Tuesday, 20th May.

Governing Council Meeting

Our next Governing Council meeting is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, 21st May.

At the meeting we will be discussing a number of items to continue progressing our school. This includes dialogue around our School Improvement planning, such as Achievement, Attendance and Behaviour strategies as well as long-term finance, policy and asset advancement of our school.

Let’s keep working together to ensure an environment where every young person can learn, grow, achieve and strive for their best.

Tim Jones

Principal

Open Boys Football Tuesday, 20th May (T2W4)

Open Night 4-6pm Tuesday, 20th May (T2W4)

Psychology Excursion Wednesday, 21st May (T2W4)

Governing Council Meeting Wednesday, 21st May (T2W4)

Year 11 Media Studies Excursion Tuesday, 27th May (T2W5)

Year 10 Geography Excursion Wednesday, 28th May (T2W5)

Year 11 Media Studies Excursion Thursday, 29th May (T2W5)

Year 7/8 Basketball Friday, 29th May (T2W5)

Girls Football Monday, 2nd June (T2W6)

Year 10 Business Excursion Wednesday, 4th June (T2W6)

Arts Presentation Evening Wednesday, 4th June (T2W6)

King's Birthday Public Holiday Monday, 9th June (T2W7)

Student Free Day Tuesday, 10th June (T2W7)

White Card Course Wednesday, 11th June (T2W7)

White Card Course Wednesday, 18th June (T2W8)

Governing Council Meeting Wednesday, 25th June (T2W9)

Last Day of Term 2 Friday, 4th July (T2W10)

A friendly reminder from our Canteen staff to please update your child's year level on the QKR! app. This is not an automatic process, it needs to be done manually at the beginning of each year. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mr Earle's Year 9 Textiles class has been looking at upcycling, and has made a variety of products from old jeans. Great job everyone!

On Wednesday 7th May, the Year 10 Space and Astronomy students had an excursion to the UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus where they engaged in a STEM activity to learn more about how we know what we know about the stars and our universe, which included activities like calculating how high they could jump on Mars, how we use parallax to determine distance to stars and light spectrum to tell what they are made of.  They then had a presentation in the planetarium about constellations and how the stories from the ancient Babylonians and Mesopotamians were adapted and adopted by Greeks and Romans and made their way to us today and how the constellations are now officially recognised.  They also learnt about how First Nations people saw patterns and represented their stories in the stars and used the stars to identify and predict the seasons and associated land care and interactions that they would use. 

Kathy Coombs 

Astronomy Teacher

On Tuesday, 6th May our SRC students travelled to Eudunda Area School to join some EAS students for the Student Leadership Gr8r Me Program. Earlier this year, the first part of the program was held here at KHS. In the program, students learn leadership skills, and are encouraged to reach their full potential.

When? From Term 3 Week 2

Approximately: July 30th-August 13th 

Details 

Kapunda High School is hosting 10 Japanese students from Meiji Universities High School in Tokyo (Hachioji), Japan. Kapunda High School will be the key contact and support for the students while they are at Kapunda High. We will organise two excursions, one to the Gorge Wildlife Park and Whispering Wall and the second to Adelaide to visit the Central Market and the South Australia Museum. 

Benefits 

• Enrich your understanding of a different culture 

• Build a personal connection with Japan 

• Free Working with Children Clearance for every member of the household over 18 

• Host family students (if they attend Kapunda High) attend the excursions as buddies to support their host students 

• A small stipend for hosting the students 

Host family responsibilities 

• Provide a bed for the student to sleep in (shared room is fine) 

• Provide meals for the student Breakfast, lunch and dinner 

• Be prepared for every member of the host family to have a Working With Children’s Check 

• Be prepared for the Supervising Teacher (Scott Durand) do a very quick home visit before the host experience 

Key Contact person for your support 

  Scott Durand 

                Contact: 85662203 

Email: scott.durand752@schools.sa.edu.au