CANTERBURY HIGH GIRLS SCHOOL
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SEPTEMBER 2017 NEWSLETTER
Reminders
2017-2018 SRC
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Key Dates coming soon – see website for full calendar ■■ Friday 15 September Yr 9 to ABHS for RUOK Day event ■■
Reminders; Congratulations, Staff News, Thank you to............ 1-3 Tell Them from Me Survey............. 3
Wednesday 20 September Years 7 to 11 late start 10am for Yr 12 StaffStudent Farewell Breakfast
Prefect & SRC Student Leadership Investiture Assembly................. 4-5 Annual Week of Wellbeing............ 6
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ASK Centre, Wear it Purple Day.... 8 Adopt a Solar Panel.................. 9-10 Our Tree Rejuvenation.................. 11
Wednesday October 25 – Thursday October 26 Year 11 Camp Friday October 27 – Year 8 Da Vinci Decathlon Rich Day with ABHS Wednesday November 1 – Year 7 Vaccinations Round 3
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Monday October 9 – all staff and students resume for Term 4 – no pupil free day
Year 9 and Year 7 students for gaining some of the best results for NAPLAN in 2017. As a school our results were stellar with exceptional growth for Year 9 students from Year 7, 2015 particularly in Writing, Reading and Numeracy. You should all be proud of those achievements. There is a report on results on the school website. Students who were elected to the 2017- 2018 student leadership team, see page 4 for full list and photos from our Investiture Assembly on August 22 Students and staff involved in our Digital Literacy Project, reported in the Inner West Courier, see article on page 13 Montana Kirkwood Year 12 for being the recipient of the VET Awards for Business Services. See item in VET faculty news on page 14. Office staff member Kathy Armour (picture sent on) with Heather Finnan, receiving her certificate for 20 years of service to the Department of Education
Pink Stump Fundraising............... 11 Faculty News & Events ...........12-18
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Marie Ikonomou of Year 10, who has been asked to appear in the opening video package for the 2017 Schools Spectacular. Buia David Year 8 and Marie Ikonomou Year 10, who will be rehearsing at the Bangarra Dance Studios, Walsh Bay and performing at The State Dance Festival at the Seymour Centre, Chippendale as part of the 2017 NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Company. Camila Perez-Marin, for performing with the NSWPS Millennium Marching Band. Hannah Carr, Phoebe CausleyTodd, Caitlin Hamilton, Zoe Morris, Annabel Payne, Antonina Scheer, members of The NSW Public Schools Symphonic Wind Orchestra and String Sinfonia who went on tour to South West NSW. Michaelie Trenbath, Stella Wiggins and Stella Conlon who took a trip to Melbourne for the Powershift
Student Wellbeing & Support......20 Notices & Adverts...................21-23 Dates for the fridge......................24
SAFETY ALERT
Please send a reply text or phone the school when you receive an absence text in the morning to confirm your daughter is in your care.
Exam Timetables Reminder
PLEASE NOTE YEARLY EXAM TIMETABLES FOR YEAR 11 (Term 3, weeks 8-9) and YEAR 10 (Term 4, week 6) are on the school website.
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Conference, reported on page 21. We congratulate these students for their ongoing passionate commitment to environmental activism. Senior SEA students Alexandra Scouller, Stella Wiggins, Michaelie Trenbath, Paloma JacksonVaughan, Angela Wei for their nomination to the Wests Ashfield Community Awards, earning a $1000 donation to the Going Solar fundraising drive. See report on page 21. Under 15s Grade basketball team, winners of their Grand Final, coached by Ms Neves. See pic on page 3. All students who were recognised at the Sports Awards Assembly on Monday August 28th, see pictures and full list of names on page 17. Particular mention to Year 9 student Fanta Aruna who was recognised on numerous occasions! Fanta is a talented sportsperson. HSC performers and CAPA staff in Music and Drama whose Showcase evenings were superb, in preparation for the final performances which took place on August 22 for Drama and September 6-7 for Music. Additionally special congratulations to HSC Visual Arts students and 2017 teacher Ms Texier whose brilliant works have been showcased in the annual Art Exhibition, see pictures on page 7.
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OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS For Trivia Night
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Parents Heather Veitch, Jason Veitch, Jenny Childs, Lucia Marin, Valerie Drayton, Kinsi Roberts, Paulene Hageman, Rachel Ottaway, Adrian Smith, Patrick Todd, Kate O’Grady, Mitch Wood, Jacqueline Linke, Shane McCardle, Lynne Scouller, Gemma Haigh, Chris Dunstan, Jud Agius for the fantastic team effort organising the P&C Trivia Night, raising close to $10,000 for #Going SOLAR. Also thanks to all those who donated and who adopted a Solar Panel
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Sydney Theatre Company Minh Vietnamese Restaurant The Ritz Pure Health Chiropratic Qiffeurz Hairdressing Palace Cinema Summer Hill Wine The Larder Jane Hunter Dulwich Hill Courmet Butcher Hair & Beauty Headquarters The Bucket Boys Hub House Diner Andiamo Italian Restaurant Pure Gelato Titus Jones Sideways Cafe Dimora Bags Perez Trading The Henson Hotel One Penny Red Griffin Theatre Jagos Cafe Canterbury Ice Rink Inner West Music College Wine Direct
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Gleebooks Two Fat Butchers Addicted to Candles Stephen Gallaher Trenbath Family Pharmacy 4 Less David’s Cellars The Windsor, Melbourne Jessie Simon-Fitzpatrick Scissors Taper Cut Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL for the generous donation of $9000 for supporting learning of Indigenous students. SRC students and Ms Jenkins for braving the cold on Monday August 28 to support Legacy in their annual fund raising drive for widows of war veterans. See page 21 for pics and reports of the students. SRC, Music staff and students for contributions to the fantastic Wear it Purple lunchtime event on Friday August 25, photos on page 8. Ms Kathie Burgess for coordination of the annual Week of Wellbeing August 14-18, see pics on page 6. Ms Kastanias and Ms Jenkins, with Ms Burgess, for coordination of the Prefect and SRC Investiture Assembly. Week 7 is School Support Staff Recognition Week. Please join with us to thank the people who keep our administration and support of students on track:- Heather Finnan, Nursu Gurmen, Phillis Munoz, Bahieh Chami, Cheryl Patulny, Georgina Nohra, David Ralph, Lucy Occhipinti, Kathy Armour, Jessie Mastro, Anna Teixiera, Dimity Flowers.
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HSC Showcase
Under 15s Grade basketball team,
The Tell Them From Me parent feedback survey (Term 3, 2017) Parent FAQ document for the parent survey:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/ TTFM_Parent_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and_Carers_ T32017 This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey, another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement. Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school’s support of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical improvements. The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, ipads, tablets, laptops or computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely confidential. The parent survey will be conducted between 21 August and 13 October. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/ To access the survey for our school go to https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/survey/splash/ canterburygirls
Office Support Staff Prefect Investiture
BYOD Reminder
A reminder to all students & families about BYOD – all students are expected to have their device every lesson every day – tech support is available Tuesday to Thursday in the Library with Mr Zima and Mr Kaczorowski. A reminder to all students and families about Monday afternoon homework centre ASK, coordinated by our Youth Support Officer Mr Safi, in the Library every week until 4.30pm, afternoon tea provided. All students 7-10 welcome. Senior Student Support continues on Wednesday afternoons during Sport time for Year 12 in the Library with Mrs McLelland.
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CO CAPTAINS 2017/2018
Matilda Grimm
Ella Hosty-Snelgrove
Coco Wang
Angela Wei
PREFECTS 2017/2018
Naomi Agius
Erin Barton
Jessica Chen Stella Conlon
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Emily Lam
Serena Mac
Ella Schofield
Alexandra Scouller
Bella Bauer
Monira Bhuiyan
Ariana Costas
Jasmine Jin
Lucy Melville Maeve Ralph
Michaelie Trenbath
Gloria Yousif
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SCR – YEAR 7-2017 & YEAR 8 2018
Roxy Alvarez
Isabelle Epps
Stefanie Kostoglou
Annabel Payne
Scarlett StockdaleLinke
SCR – YEAR 8 2017 & YEAR 9 2018
Catie Broadbent
Hailie Brown
Izzy Conlon
Edie Harris
SCR – YEAR 9 2017 & YEAR 10 2018
Hester Legge
Izabella LloydWhite
Arame Nicolls
Sara Orwin
Lily SpencerTighe
Mieke van Wel
Chaltu Strachan
Sarah Veitch
Emily Moudanidis
Maddison Whereat
SCR – YEAR 10 2017 & YEAR 11 2018
Eleanor Dunstan
Aleeya Elchab
Ruby Gee
Kalya Htoo
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The report, Support in tough times: Encouraging young people to seek help for their friends, has been developed by the NSW Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) and the NSW Mental Health Commission. The report shows that schools can improve the lives of students Support in by recognising the important tough times Encouraging young peo ple to seek role of friends in seeking adult help for thei r friends help for young people with mental health problems. In this endeavour schools also need strong partnerships with parents, carers and mental health services in the community. Download a PDF of the report https:// nswmentalhealthcommission. com.au/resources/support-intough-times Graffiti image by duncan c via Flickr Creative Common s
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Our ASK Centre (After School Study Centre) is run on Mondays in p5 (until 4.30pm) for students Years 7-10. Coordinated by Youth Worker Mr Safi, afternoon tea is provided. Mr Trinh, Ms Vlachos and Ms Conroy are regularly attending to support students complete their homework and assignments.
This year Wear it Purple day fell on the 25th of August. It was a great day of colour, pride and celebration. We celebrated with live music, a baked goods store, hair spray and a wall of purple love. At a politically charged time such as now, it is important to celebrate the diversity of our school and the things that make us different, and Wear it Purple day does that so well. Everyone in the school got involved, whether that was by buying a baked good, writing a message of love, spraying their hair, performing, or jamming out to the great musical performances. Wear it Purple 2017 was a great success in its inclusivity and diversity.
Important Notice About Food Deliveries To School ALL CGHS please note, food deliveries to school students, other than by a family member to the front desk, are prohibited for safety reasons.
WEAR IT PURPLE DAY
You may not order food online to be delivered to the school. Only a family member can deliver food to the school and it must be delivered to the front desk.
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Poster designed by Emily Qiu, Year 11 SRC
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LD COIN DO NATION TO PURCHASE BAKE GO ODS AND PARTICIPA TE IN PURP LE-THEMED ACTIVITIES
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The P & C have been fundraising for funds to go towards the upcoming installation of 300 solar Panels on the school roof. This will significantly reduce our power costs and enable these funds to be re allocated to student learning. The Solar Roof Installation is funded 50% by NSW Government and 50% by the school ($55,000). Parents and students have raised funds towards this $55,000 and there are still opportunitie s for other families to support this important initiative thru the P & C ADOPT A SOLAR PANEL Fundraising
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Would you like to help CGHS become more environmentally sustainable and save money on electricity at the same time? This would be great for the school and it could use the money saved for other school and student needs. At the end of 2017, CGHS is planning to install more than 300 How “Adopt a Solar Panel” works solar panels on the rooves of the Library, the MPC, the Science Its easy to become a solar panel adopter. Just follow these Block and the Canteen at a cost of more than $100,000. This four simple steps: will save the school around $15,000 per year in electricity costs. First choose your own panel from those shown on the photo “Adopt a Solar Panel” is a joint fundraiser between the in our website. Each panel is numbered and you can see the school, the Parents and Citizens Association, the Student number of the panels still available on the photo. Representative Council and the Student Environmental Second give your panel a name (if you like). Ambassadors as part of the School’s Green Energy Project. Third send an email to the P&C at canterburygirlshspandc@ You can donate $50 per solar panel to be part of the project and gmail.com with your name, your postal address, the number support the school’s drive to be more sustainable and reduce of the panel you want to adopt, and the name for your panel. its electricity costs. If you want to adopt more than one panel include the additional The cost of the solar panels is already mostly covered through numbers and names. government subsidies, the school, and previous fundraising, so the money raised by “Adopt a Solar Panel” will go towards a Fourth deposit $50 per panel into Canterbury Girls High School Parents and Citizens Building Fund. major lighting upgrade. There are about 1000 fluorescent lights in the school and the funds raised will be used to help the school replace the existing lights with much more efficient lights. The school needs about $115,000 to do the lighting upgrade expects to save around $25,000 per year in electricity costs. It will also improve lighting quality and reduce maintenance costs. Estimated savings from solar panels $15,000 per year plus estimated savings from lighting upgrade $25,000 per year
Total estimated savings $40,000 per year
Bank Electronic Funds Transfer details are:
Account Name: Canterbury Girls High School P and C Building Fund BSB: 062 110 Account #: 10105279 Be sure to include your name and the word “solar” in the “description” field. If paying by cheque make it out to: ‘Canterbury Girls High School P and C Building Fund’ and send cheque to the school, Attention: Shane McArdle, Treasurer, CGHS Parents and Citizens Association.
“Adopt a Solar Panel” was launched at the school’s trivia night If you have any questions about “Adopt a Solar Panel” or you in August and already 52 panels have been adopted. Our target want to chase up your certificate or receipt send an email to is to adopt 150 by the end of 2017 and all 300 by June 2018. canterburygirlshspandc@gmail.com. Can you help us do it?
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Our Tree’s rejuvenation
The first of many artistic transformations our tree will undergo as it remains a focal point for our school – here you see it as a beacon of support for the Pink Stumps Staff Student Cricket Match. While the removal of the tree was required for safety reasons, it is missed. Thankyou to staff who have thought outside the square to ensure it remains at the heart of the school.
Pink Stumps Fundraising To donate to our school’s fundraising following Pink Stumps Day on Friday September 8, please follow this link:
https://pinkstumpsday2017.gofundraise.com.au/page/ canterburygirlshighschoolcricket
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CGHS Faculty News + Events SCIENCE NEWS
Year 9 Engineers Without Borders Rich Day
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HSIE Commerce $20 Boss Program On August 11th, our Year 9 Commerce Class participated in the $20 Boss Challenge, a chance for Young Australians to become business entrepreneurs. The program provides each student with twenty dollars in order to create their new found business & product or service with other students. Our successful & profitable business, christina & co., had only started off with just $120.00 and a hard-working six-member team with Izabella L-W, Michelle L, Christina T, Ruba H, Joanna N and Elena D. After a few meetings & discussions, we had come to a conclusion that our company’s product would sell chocolate microwavable mug cakes. We were also inclined to donate our profit towards UNHCR, an agency that helps struggling families in Iraq. Overall, the knowledge that we have acquired from this project is the fun entrepreneurial experience & creative mindset of managing an essential business. On behalf of the class, we’d like to thank Ms. Tsibushkina for proposing & initiating this opportunity & supporting our businesses throughout. By Christina & Co
“In year 9 Commerce we have been participating in the $20 Boss program which allows us to experience how to create our own business. Each group had to create a business to earn a profit which will proceed to different charities. My group has decided to support World Vision which is a worldwide community development organisation that provides short-term and long-term assistance to 100 million people worldwide. To support World Vision my group run a lemonade stall, lucky dip, raffle prize draw and games. On the day we had a hectic time preparing and then selling our products but in the end we had a fun and enjoyable experience. All our profits we raised will proceed to World Vision which will help support people around the globe.”
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VET NEWS
VET AWARDS
VET NEWS: Hospitality Year 11 VET Hospitality Class
Congratulations to the Year 11 Hospitality class. They have been working extremely hard in practical lessons to get the skills ready to deliver a high standard for their Cluster B and C tasks BUT also to prepare themselves for the year 12 Graduation evening. Year 11 has been participating as a group to develop a menu that is ‘mouth-watering’, enticing and will shock the MasterChef participants on Channel 10. Continue the great work Year 11 Hospitality students and look out for next month’s follow up in this newsletter. Maria Stephenson, Hospitality Teacher
Year 12 VET Hospitality
Our Year 12 students are busy completing their competencies and working towards attaining their Certificate II in Kitchen Operations. As we look back on their time in Hospitality it is with gratitude and appreciation for their time and hard work in making the wonderful food for our school functions as well as their friendly service. Good luck and thank you to our exiting Year 12 of 2017. “I was nominated for the VET Awards for Business Services for my excellent performance in class for 2016. I was very honoured to attend and represent Canterbury Girls at the award ceremony. It was a fantastic environment and overall an amazing evening. I got to meet with students from other schools and learn about the VET subjects offered at their schools. Ultimately I was honoured to be nominated and I would highly encourage any future nominees to attend and take in the incredible experience.”
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The School of Future Tech
On the 23rd, 24th and 25th of August, we attended an I-MANIFEST micro-school called The School of Future Tech. With 30 other students, our task was to create an e-commerce fashion business. Each day we had new mentors from different Australian companies to share their story and help us to develop our business. Our particular group was in charge of External Relations, where we had to develop a supply chain for our new business. We had to think through the problems with the current supply chain used in many worldwide companies and try to create a supply chain that was ethical and eco-friendly. During this project we also had the opportunity to create a 360 Virtual Reality video to advertise our company and display its values. After we planned our video, we used a 360 camera to film each scene, edited it together and viewed it through the VR headset. On the final day, we planned and presented a pitch to sell our idea for the new supply chain and our video. We also learnt how to use many public speaking skills to convey our ideas effectively and persuasively. It was an engaging and fun experience that has shown us many different careers that are involved in the world of technology. Hannah Veitch and Cara Baldwin Year 9 My experience with the micro-school I-MANIFEST has been, overall, a positive one. My group and I were to work on the business branding and campaign. We came up with an Australian-oriented brand that would make an active effort to incorporate Aboriginal Australians to the future we wanted to build: using technology to create a sustainable yet ecologically friendly world. In our group of five, three of the girls worked on the campaign that would represent the brand while another member and I worked on designing a logo. Once settled on a design, I made a digital version at home using Photoshop. We presented the end product and ideas to conclude the project. I-MANIFEST taught me that success is something that you make happen. Even though it may seem like an impossible idea in the present, taking a moment to acknowledge and appreciate what you’re receiving now and using them to push you forward is incredibly important. Chris Nguyen Year 10 DAY 1: “The School of Future Tech”. All the students, including me had walked to the Westpac building. It was actually quite overwhelming. We were introduced to what the three day program would consist of. The adult Mentors described who they were and how they became a CEO of their dream job. I think the discussion probably lasted about
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one or two hours. We were given an explanation of what each table groups were allocated, such as in my case, my table was, “build in environment” which worked on the interior retail space. as a whole with the other groups. We created the style of, futuristic, edgy teens streetwear which had an Australian (indigenous) link and background. My group, consisting of five students, had created a two storey store with holograms and a VR tour, and more. The second floor would act as a balcony overlooking the first floor. We created the space and spoke about the colour tones, lighting and what technology we can use to improve the space. We were also given an opportunity to explore new technology available, like, google voice, home button and try on VR headsets. Day 2: One group had met up to go create a VR tour with “BadFaith”. One of the panellists was the CEO of BadFaith. (this group had Cara and Hannah in it). While they were with BadFaith, we created mood-boards, floor-plans and improved the space more. The Mentors and organisers contributed to discussion and constantly offered ideas. We were given an explanation of how we can create a retail space and what factor would impact this. In the afternoon, we went to BadFaith and as a group, we created a VR tour of the retail space and spoke about the materials used and other facts. In the beginning, we considered all the details and facts we wanted as a statement. Day 3: In our smaller table groups, we put together and concluded our ideas. We created a powerpoint and speech to explain our concept. We also listened and watched others present their concepts and each group received feedback, on what was good and what could improve or simply something we could have mentioned. For example, my group could have spoken about background music as well. We had lunch supplied by Westpac and concluded the day with photographs and profile pictures. This was a very worthwhile experience. By Jaimee Soo – Year 9
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Cross Country Representatives at
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Cross Country Age Champions ■■ 12 years – Zoe Trenbath ■■ 13 years – Edie Harris ■■ 14 years – Ada Kelly ■■ 15 years – Erica Beattie ■■ 16 years – Georgia Kirkwood ■■ 17 years – Eliza Goslett and Matilda Goslett Cross Country Representatives at Zone Level ■■ Erica Beattie ■■ Caitie Broadbent ■■ Nell Bryson-Smith ■■ Stella Conlon ■■ Ariana Costas ■■ Elena Costas ■■ Eve Donovan ■■ Emily Earp ■■ Phoenix Fitzpatrick ■■ Makayla Garuba ■■ Eliza Goslett ■■ Matilda Goslett ■■ Edie Harris ■■ Emma Jonas Moralee ■■ Kanesha Joseph ■■ Georgia Kirkwood ■■ Genevieve Knighton ■■ Vivienne Laurie-Dickson ■■ Hester Legge ■■ Grace Li ■■ Coco Liu ■■ Zara Linkous ■■ Lucy Melville ■■ Maria Mikhedova ■■ Naomi Mumbulla ■■ Leilani Nakui ■■ Sara Orwin ■■ Zara Ottaway ■■ Imani Pender ■■ Mia Powell ■■ Sabrina Rando ■■ Jessica Sanderson ■■ Antonina Scheer ■■ Peta Soilemezis ■■ Mieke van Wel ■■ Samantha Walker ■■ Suwanna Wan-In ■■ Gabrielle Waterson ■■ Maya Wood-Thomson
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Naomi Mumbulla Joanna Nguyen Zara Ottaway Giovanna Penitani Loseli Penitani Pofaiva Penitani Angelina Perez Maggie Pirangi Tatianna Ratumu Lucy Rooke Stella Rowley Melina Savvas Antonina Scheer Peta Soilemezis Chaltu Strachan Karen Su Zoe Trenbath Ametisi Tupe Ilana Udovcic Mieke van Wel Savannah Vilner Laurel Vitukawalu Suwanna Wan-In Emmeline Waterson Maria Zaccheo
Athletics Representatives at
Regional level ■■ Fanta Aruna ■■ Nell Bryson-Smith ■■ Phoenix Fitzpatrick ■■ Edie Harris ■■ Emma Jonas Moralee ■■ Ada Kelly ■■ Georgia Kirkwood ■■ Eta Liutaki ■■ Xanthia Marinelli ■■ Zara Ottaway ■■ Pofaiva Penitani – Pofaiva placed 2nd in her 14 years shot put event and will go on to ■■ represent Sydney East at the state carnival next month ■■ Maggie Pirangi ■■ Peta Soilemezis ■■ Zoe Trenbath ■■ Laurel Vitukawalu ■■ Maria Zaccheo 2017 Athletics Champion House : DARWIN
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U15 BASKETBALL ■■ Angie Beilin ■■ Hailie Brown ■■ Saskia Faniis ■■ Arame Nicolls ■■ Angelina Perez ■■ Maggie Pirangi
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Juanita Takapo Kaya Tranter Viola Turcsanyi Shaznae Vincent
OPEN NETBALL ■■ Fanta Aruna ■■ Natasha Carroll ■■ Ariana Costas ■■ Giovanna Penitani ■■ Loseli Penitani ■■ Maggie Pirangi ■■ Tatianna Ratumu ■■ Lucianna Tairi ■■ Tambua Kariko ■■ Ina Williams Tennis ■■ Fanta Aruna ■■ Salam Issa ■■ Annabel Payne ■■ Leyla Yakup ■■ Sera Yakup
Winter Grade season concluded with nine teams involved in the finals and four of these teams winning their competitions – ■■ 1st Grade Table Tennis (coached by Ms Liu), ■■ 2nd Grade basketball (coached by Mr Nolan), ■■ U15AC1 basketball (coached by Ms Neves) and ■■ U14BC1 Table Tennis (coached by Mr Kazzi).
SPORT NEWS
SOCCER ■■ Ines Brito ■■ Nell Bryson-Smith ■■ Hannah Cazar ■■ Marie Christoforidis ■■ Kanesha Joseph ■■ Dasha Lopes ■■ Jacinta Marolho ■■ Monica Nguyen ■■ Kiarra O’Connell ■■ Maggie Pirangi ■■ Aaushka Rana ■■ Miriam Sands ■■ Sharon Singh ■■ Chaltu Strachan ■■ Shaznae Vincent
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BADMINTON The winners of the 2017 winter Recreational Badminton Tournament are: ■■ ■■
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CGHS Faculty News + Events The Big Anxiety Festival This article on mental health was published in The Sun-Herald, Sunday August 20th.
can redesign offices, cafes and homes so that they are places of greater calm and content, and easy on the senses.
What if a daily dose of creativity could be as therapeutic as a jog around the park?
The Black Dog Institute will measure the social and health benefits throughout the festival events.
The Big Anxiety Festival, to start next month, will test the theory, exploring the way in which the visual arts can identify and relieve the symptoms of anxiety, the mental health scourge of our century.
Professor Bennett said new research suggested small daily acts of creativity could bolster mood, and that those positive changes could be enduring.
Few families are untouched by mental illness, according to the festival’s director, Professor Jill Bennett, director at the National Institute for Experimental Arts at University of NSW. One in four Australians will experience anxiety. As many as 40 per cent will experience a panic attack at some time in their life, one in 10 will experience a social phobia and 12 per cent experience post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Social media relieves and feeds underlining anxiety. Add to that the culture of fear in an era of the “war on terror”, Professor Bennett said, and society faced a toxic psychological brew. “At the crunch end we have appalling suicide rates,” Professor Bennett said. “It’s the biggest killer of Australians under the age of 45, both genders now, and that’s chronic in disadvantaged communities. We need interventions and strategies that are in schools, everywhere.” The festival’s 60 events, forums, performances and exhibitions will be built around five themes: awkward conversations, lived experiences, the NeurodiverseCity, mood experiments and power, politics and institutions. Topics will range from performance anxiety to ways in which visual artists
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Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand and two American researchers recently analysed surveys from more than 650 young adults and found people who engaged in more creative activities than usual on one day reported an increase in positive emotions. “What does that mean?” Professor Bennett said. “It probably tells us that we ought to be making more of the arts whether that be engaging as a consumer or doing it. We ought to be stitching into people’s lives more generally. “We are on a crest of a wave that is going to see the arts used much more in this way. We want to ensure Australia is at the forefront of developing arts for mental health and integrating that into arts training and care provisions.” Katherine Boydell, Black Dog’s professor of mental health and festival co-founder, said the visual arts could help close the research-to- practice gap – often quoted as being 17 years – by which traditional mental health research sits on a shelf before being put to use. “Visual images are processed by the brain 60,000 faster than textual, making the use of the visual extremely important in communicating research,” she said. “I often use the example of the young Syrian boy washed on the shores of Turkey and how that one image went viral globally, and resulted in policy change.”
Professor Boydell recently created life-sized body maps to depict the experience of anxiety and depression in 13 to 17-year- old students and the general public. This work was disseminated in an installation at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and the research inspired the Landscape of the Mind installation at this year’s Vivid Festival. Visual arts practices, Professor Boydell said, could give GPs the language to talk to their patients diagnosis and be useful among Indigenous communities with strong oral traditions to trigger conversations, relieve symptoms and seek help. Leaping forward to the next 20 years, Professor Boydell said she would like to see multi-disciplinary arts based mental health research in all universities.
BEST of the BIG ANXIETY FESTIVAL Catch the Tiger Interactive game tests reactions to changes in environment and fluctuating anxiety levels Snoosphere Multi-sensory room designed by the Japanese collective Lull Studios to emit fragrances, create surfaces warm, cold and hot to touch and a variable visual and audio soundtrack. Mobile MoodLab A converted ambulance will travel around Sydney throughout the festival equipped with interactive artworks by George Khut, developed in collaboration with Westmead Children’s Hospital. The Care Cafe With the look and feel of a traditional cafe, guest curators will bring items to the table to encourage patrons to open up about their troubles. The Big Anxiety Festival runs from September 20 to November 11.
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Congratulations to Alex Scouller, Michaelie Trenbath and
Angel Wei who because of their love and concern for the environment today and in the future participated by answering a set of community service questions. They completed a nomination form and applied to the West Ashfield Club under the ‘Community Citizenship Awards’. Many of the students that participated in these awards were carrying out community service on a voluntary basis. When Year 11 students were confronted with the question of whether they were doing community services on a regular basis – they responded that their community is the environment and its impact on the people who live in it. The students received $1000 schools’ prize money, plus a $250 charity donation of their choice, ‘Australian Conservation Foundation’. They received this through the West Ashfield Club grants. Thankyou to West Ashfield Club. Maria Stephenson, SEA Co-ordinator
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SEA Powershift Conference
Recently two representatives from the Student Environmental Ambassadors (Stella Wiggins and Michaelie Trenbath, Year 11) and one from the SRC (Stella Conlon, Year 11) travelled down to Melbourne for a conference on climate change. For three days we went to workshops, listened to speeches and talked to fascinating likeminded people. It was emotionally intense with speakers that moved the crowd of 850 young people to tears, or at other times to cheer, stand and shout passionately. The conference was run by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition who runs programs for schools and university aged students to educate them about climate change and empower them to engage their community with simple meaningful actions. We hope to share some of that knowledge, skills and inspiration with the rest of the school at a coming up assembly. We will give some quick, simple actions that can be taken by every student, teacher and their families to lessen our contribution to climate change. By Michaelie Trenbath, SEA Representative
SRC Legacy
On Monday the 28th August 12 SRC members from Year 7-10 went to Campsie Station and Campsie Centre to sell badges for LEGACY. It was a freezing winter’s morning. We set out with a goal to sell as many Legacy badges as possible. We were raising money for Legacy, an organisation that provides assistance to veterans and their families. While we all encountered some colourful characters on the way, we ended up raising over $700 for the cause. Eleanor and Emma – Year 10
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Student Wellbeing/Learning Support Year 7 Numeracy Support
Careers
PATHE Workshop for Years 7 & 8, Friday 11th of August The PATHE Workshop facilitated by the University of Western Sydney allowed Year 7 and 8 Pacific Islander students to work alongside a mentor to discuss the importance of schooling and how to overcome challenges they face as they move through secondary schooling into Higher Education. Natalie Conroy, Careers Adviser See the school website for information on Year 10 Work Experience Information – Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December 2017 ■■ Introductory Letter ■■ DoE Work Experience Parent/Carer Guide ■■ Additional Parent/Carer Information Guide ■■ Work Experience Student Manual ■■ DoE Certificate of Currency ■■ DoE Work Health & Safety Information
Mental Health Public Speaking
Ms Slattery and Ms Cooper have been training our students for participation in the Mental Health Public Speaking Challenge
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Mr Tim Jurd and Ms Magoffin working hard with Year 7s receiving support in their numeracy development; here they are working on reasoning skills.
Report on the NDIS Forum, attended by Learning Support Teacher Mental Health, Louise Fox
Senior public servant, Mary Hawkins addressed a forum organised by Tony Burke to outline the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) roll out in the Canterbury area. She explained the vision that inspired the development of the NDIS. It sought to mirror the type of support people received under motor vehicle accident and worker’s compensation schemes. Motor vehicle and work accidents often ensured lifetime care but people with disabilities from birth or other received a much lower level of support. The scheme is a work in progress trying to address this inequity with Medicare paying for the medical expenses and lifelong care packages developed under the NDIS using the money that was previously put into Disability Services (ADHC) with additional funding topping up the scheme while applying due care and diligence to the funding criteria. Eligibility centres on disability that is not temporary and affects more than one function. The forum heard from the floor from participants about the need for well-trained assessors, the difficulty of the review process and the difficulty of even beginning the process through the hotline. Mary Hawkins recommended ringing the hotline outside of peak hours. We were informed that in 2018 the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will focus on school aged children with disability and equity of service delivery as well as rolling out beyond NSW. If you have someone with a disability and would like more information you could try the hotline on 1800 555 677 but remember ring outside of peak times to have a chance of getting through.
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Drama Develops Kids For the past 30 years our selfdevelopment drama programme has been helping children (517 years) with their creativity, confidence and communication skills. Using fun, creative & educational activities our classes cover speech & language development, improvisations, mime, scripts, drama games, dress ups & lots more fun stuff. Call Mel Duke, the principal: 0435 566 238 Email:SydneyEast@Helenogrady.com.au www.helenogrady.com.au
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REMINDERS for families
Please ensure that if your address or phone number has been changed the school administration is informed. A Change of Contact Details Form can be collected from Office A.
Excursions:
The school is more than happy for students to pay overnight excursions off across the year as long as a $50 deposit is paid prior to departure. One day excursions must be paid in full before departure.
Newsletter by email:
All families will receive an SMS when the newsletter is available on the webpage. This comes out each month and issue dates are on the calendar on the website. The newsletter is emailed to all students as well. If you wish to have a hard copy your daughter must collect this from Office A.
School Calendar:
Remember to check the student calendar on the CGHS website for excursion dates, upcoming events, rehearsal times and assessment items.
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Parents and Citizens Association 2017 P&C EXECUTIVE President: Heather Veitch Vice Presidents: Lee White & Adrian Smith Secretary: Lynne Scouller Treasurer: Shane McArdle : Canterbury Girls High School P&C Meetings: 4th Wednesday of the month during term
Wednesday 23rd August, 2017 Wednesday 25th October, 2017 Wednesday 22nd November, 2017 Cantabrian Hall, entry via Church Street.
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