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NEWSLETTER ISSUE 12 Term 2 – Week 3 Monday 7 May 2012
Gooden Drive, Baulkham Hills Telephone: (02) 9624 3133
Facsimile: (02) 9838 8407 Email:
[email protected]
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE… Student Successes Jake Bohan continues his
run of success with his baseball. Jake has been selected to join as
a member of the CHS Baseball team and will head off now to play in
Adelaide in the nationals. We hope his winning streak continues.
Good luck Jake. The Year 10 Dance elective class has been selected
to participate in the Sydney West Dance Festival. This is a great
achievement as over 100 Primary and High schools auditioned and
only 50 were chosen to perform. The Sydney West Dance festival is a
fabulous showcase of the talent to be found in NSW public schools.
Students will be performing on Wednesday 6th June in the Matinee
concert and again that same night. NAPLAN The NAPLAN tests will
take place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of this month for students in
Years 7 & 9. As usual, Year 7 tests will be conducted in the
old hall while Year 9 will be held in the English classrooms. Most
students should be used to NAPLAN testing by now but if for any
reason your child is stressed about sitting for them please contact
the school and speak to a Year Adviser or Deputy Principal and we
can ensure that we allay any fears they may have. I have no doubt
that our students will perform as well if not better than they have
in the past and look forward to the positive results they have
achieved previously. Prank phone calls Some parents have reported
receiving phone calls late at night from a person claiming to be
either the Deputy Principal or one of the teachers from the school.
This person usually is abusive and complains about their child at
school. On occasions they have rung several times and become
increasingly annoying. Please know that no one from the school
would ring very late at night and certainly not be abusive. I
strongly encourage any person who receives such calls to report it
to the police, who are already aware of the spate of calls made
over the last few weeks and are taking the matter very seriously.
Once the person is identified, if it is a student from the school
they will be dealt with in accordance with the DEC suspension
policy and the school’s discipline policy. If anyone has
information about this please call the school and either speak to
me or Mr Anderson. Alternatively ring the local police station.
P&C Trivia Night Don’t forget the Trivia night is on Saturday
evening in the school hall. The P&C has been working very hard
organising this event. Our students and school benefit so much for
the contributions made by the P&C and they deserve your
support. It should be another great night of challenging questions
and fun activities. It’s not too late to get your table organised
so, see you all there.
mailto:[email protected]
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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE (Cont.)… UWS Mentoring Program We have been
fortunate enough to link with UWS in the provision of a mentoring
program for boys and girls at the school. Next week we will have 3
university students with us, each of them in the last semester of
their Master of Teaching degree, for the next few months and they
will work with a number of our students engaging them in enhancing
literacy and numeracy as well as a personal interest project. This
mentoring program has worked well in my previous schools and it
provides an opportunity for both mentor and mentee to develop a
relationship over time and enhance their learning experiences and
time at school. Christina Bennet Principal
Term 2 Calendar
Week 3 Tues 8/5 Yr 12 Biology/Snr Science
Excursion to Museum of Disease Yr 7 Maths Half Yearly Paper
1
Wed 9/5 Hills Zone Cross Country Thur 10/5 Yr 10 Science Skills
Test 2
Yr 7 Maths Half Yearly Paper 2 Friday 11/5 Yr 10 Commerce
Excursion Courts
& Parliament House Yr 12 Debate vs Baulkham Hills
Week 4 Mon 14/5 Yr 11 vs Yr 12 Debate Pds 2-4 Tues 15/5 NAPLAN
(Yrs 7 & 9)
Yr 12 Maths Assessment Yr 12 Maths Assessment Task 2 Yr 12
General Maths Assessment
Wed 16/5 NAPLAN (Yrs 7 & 9) Thurs 17/5 NAPLAN Yrs 7 &
9
Yr 12 Ext Maths Assessment Yr 12 Extension Maths Assessment Task
2
Fri 18/5 Yr 10 WOW Info Session Yr 11 SDD Assess 1 Yahtzee due
Yr 7 Matter Test in Science
Week 5 Mon 21/5 Yr 12 Study Skills “Elevate” P3&4
Yr 9 Maths Half Yearly Paper
Wed 23/5 Yr 12 Std & Adv AOS Yr 12 Std & Adv AOS Task 2,
Pd2
Fri 25/5 Yr 7 Geography Excursion Yr 10 Surveying Excursion
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FROM THE DEPUTY … Tax rebate for school items: The Education Tax
Refund provides up to 50 per cent back on a range of children's
education expenses. In the 2011-12 tax year, you could claim up to
$409 for primary students and $818 for secondary students. The
Education Tax Refund now includes school-approved uniforms,
purchased from 1 July 2011, so items of clothing including hats,
footwear and sports uniforms approved by a school as its uniform
may be claimed from 1 July 2012. Keep your receipts for school
uniforms and other education-related purchases so you can claim
them at tax time. You will need them to calculate your refund and
you may need to show them as proof of purchase. The website
www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au will help you decide if you are
eligible and explains what you can claim and how to claim. Privacy
Awareness Week: 27 April – 5 May 2012: Privacy Awareness Week is a
chance to remind your children to protect their personal details
and information, especially online. Australians lead the world when
it comes to average monthly social media use and we share many
details of our lives online. As a parent, you can help your child
behave in safe and smart ways to minimise the risks of their online
activity. To ensure that your kids are protected from cyber
bullying, unwanted attention or privacy breaches, you can:
remind them not to share their usernames and passwords with
anyone
go through the privacy settings of social networking sites with
them to make sure they are only sharing their personal information
with their friends
talk to them about the danger of identity theft and the
permanence of online sharing. For more information on how to
educate your children about protecting their privacy online and how
to avoid being a victim of identity theft or even how to stop junk
mail, go to: http://www.privacyawarenessweek.org/youth.html
Pre-loved jumpers: If you have discovered that your son/daughter
has outgrown their jumper (or the dryer has done its job too well)
please send the jumper to me. The knitted jumpers are in high
demand and I am happy to be the “intermediary” in the allocation
process.
Mark Anderson Deputy Principal
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FROM THE ENGLISH AND DRAMA FACULTY . . .
Congratulations to the following students whose hard work earned
a Faculty Merit this week: Year 7: Abbey Sim, Charles Oliver,
Georgia Cini, Amelia Kerney, Elise Pentecost, Caitlan Taylor, Joel
Norman Year 8: Madeleine De Gioia Year 12: Ali Moubasseri, Rebecca
Shonk, Cassidy Forbes, Samuel Bennetts, Sarah Orchard and Xiaokun
Wu, Alicia Harris
Well done Year 12 – Overall we are very pleased with the results
from the Half Yearly. Make good use of your feedback this term!
Don’t underestimate the importance of reworking scripts and
undertaking some timed practices. Before you know it, you’ll be
walking into your TRIAL exams!
Year 7 and 8 – The Complete English Basics text is still
available for purchase. Order forms are available from the English
Faculty and you can pick up your text from Mrs Coffey. Remember –
use the text to help you address literacy areas in which you need
to particularly develop skills. The comprehension tasks are quick
worthwhile exercises which will build your reading skills. So You
Think You Can Spell! Year 7 and Year 9 championship finals will
take place Week 3. Below are the class champions: Year 7 7N Abbey
Sim 7U Joshua Woo 7M Joel Norman 7E Zoe Wilton 7R Matthew Donohoo
7A Brooke Kissell 7L Melanie Nowakowski
Year 9 9EC Kar Lei Young 9EG Nick Lagos 9EJ Matthew Mazzei 9ED
Chris Lomberg 9ES Marcelo Esquivel 9EL Rachel Lee Good luck in the
final!
Year 12 Excursions Year 12 - please ensure you pay for the
excursion promptly. Remember ALL Year 12 Standard and English
Studies are out on 5 June 2012. Every student is expected to attend
the excursion or in school seminar day (Advanced students)
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FROM THE ENGLISH AND DRAMA FACULTY (Cont.) . . .
Well the registrations are in!
40 singing acts +16 Band acts + 16 Dance acts + 2 Gymnastic acts
+ 6 Drama acts =
80 acts
BUT there is only room for 36 – 40 acts in the show
Make sure your act has the WOW factor at the audition
THERE WILL BE NO CALL BACKS!
Audition Schedule
SINGING acts Week 5 Music rooms Tuesday & Thursday
3.10 – 5.00pm
DANCE acts Week 6 Drama room or dance studio Lunch time
Monday, Tuesday and Friday
BANDS Week 7 Music room Tuesday & Thursday
3.10 – 5.00pm
DRAMA Week 8 Drama room During class
(Tuesday after school)
Booking sheets for audition slots will be posted outside the
English Faculty the week before each audition
week. It is your responsibility to book a time slot.
No show, no go! Good luck!
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From the faculty that counts!
Year 7
Luke Evans, Yarra Harb.
Year 8
Lachlan Chok, Emily Duncan.
This week’s news
Half Yearly Exams: Term 2 is our Half Yearly Exam time for Years
7 to 10. Please make sure that your student is aware that
they need to be preparing for their examinations during their
home study time.
Year Paper 1 Paper 2
7 Tuesday 8th
May Thursday 10th
May
9 Week 5 – dates to be advised
10 Week 6 – dates to be advised
Please make sure that your students bring their correct
equipment to the examinations. Both of the Year 7
Half Yearly Examinations will be done as non-calculator
examinations, so no calculators will be allowed.
Year 9 and 10 will have one non-calculator examination and one
calculator examination.
Calculators:
Please make sure that all students have their own calculator.
The Casio fx-82AU is sold at the uniform shop
for $35. Students need this calculator from Year 7. It is vital
for their progress that students are familiar
with their calculator and know how to use the different
functions.
Checking Emails:
All students from Year 7 to Year 12 have their own Department of
Education email address.
Teachers use emails to send assignments and other information to
their students. Students
must regularly check their emails via the DET Portal. Please
remind your student to check
their emails. If you don’t have a home computer, there are
computers in the school library
that students can use to access the DET Portal.
Maths Competition:
Notes have been handed out for this year’s Australian Mathematic
Trust Mathematics Competition. It is to
be held on 2nd
August this year. Notes must be completed and returned to the
school with payment by 10th
May. Should your child not receive a note and they want to do
the test, they can collect a note from the
Mathematics Staffroom.
Mathletics:
Don’t forget that all of our students from Year 7 to Year 10
have now received their passwords for
Mathletics. In addition to using Mathletics for homework and
class work, Mathletics is a most useful
resource for preparation for NAPLAN and the Half Yearly
Examinations. Please encourage your student to
show you the website. You can also encourage your student to
compete with other students from all over
the world online. Thanks again to our P&C for their generous
financial support of Mathletics in our school. Free After School
Maths Tuition
Free Maths tuition is provided by the Mathematics faculty every
Thursday from 3pm to 4pm. Students from
Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 can go to room 8-07 and Years 11 and 12 to
room 8-06. It is fully supervised by the
Mathematics Faculty.
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From the faculty that counts!
Fun with Maths
Two numbers differ by 54 (ie: – = 54) and they are composed of
the same
two digits reversed. Find the numbers. Can you find a different
answer? Answer to last weeks’ problem: In my backyard I have some
chickens and some dogs.
Altogether I can count 25 heads and 78 legs. How many dogs to I
have? There are 14
dogs (and 11 chickens).
Have a Mathematical week,
From Jackie Dalton and the
Maths Faculty Staff
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