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Model Farms High School

NEWSLETTER ISSUE

39

Term 4 – Week 11 Monday 16 December 2013

Gooden Drive, Baulkham Hills Telephone: (02) 9624 3133 Facsimile: (02) 9838 8407 Email: modelfarms-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Student Success ongratulations to Dylan Wright from Year 9, who has been selected to represent NSW Country at the upcoming National Baseball

Championships for U16s to be held in January. This year NSW will take two teams to the National’s under the “Blue Sox” banner. This is a great achievement for Dylan who has been working really hard at his baseball this year. This is his second year representing NSW at a State level and we look forward to hearing of his successes at these Championships. Congratulations also to Mitchell Hannah for yet again being recognised by the UNSW for his performances in their global competitions. Mitchell has shone each year and been named the highest scoring student each year in a number of subject areas including Maths and Science. The fact that he manages to outperform Year 12 students despite not being in Year 12 at the time of the competitions is an indication of how bright this young man’s future is. Well done Mitchell. I would like to wish all our wonderful students and their families a very Happy Christmas, and if travelling away these holidays, please stay safe. I look forward to seeing you all ready for a great year of learning in 2014. Christina Bennet - Principal

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FROM THE DEPUTY …MR GRADY

s the term draws to a close, the school has been recognising the outstanding achievement of our students at the Recognition Assemblies in Weeks 10 and 11. I would firstly like to congratulate all of our talented students, who have either

received awards or performed in front of their peers. The assemblies have been nothing short of fantastic and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Year Advisers for their effort in coordinating these events. Well done Ms Varghese, Mrs Aldabbas, Ms Letherbarrow, Mr Montgomery and Mrs Munroe. Last week, one of our outstanding Junior Athletes, Matthew McVey, competed at the Australian All Schools Track & Field Championships in Townsville. Not only did Matthew compete well into Northern Australia, but had the responsibility of travelling on his own and managing his time before during and after the event. This alone is a great feat for a Year 7 student. Matthew’s performances were once again outstanding. He achieved a new personal best in both events and overall, came 4th in the country for U14 boy’s discus and 2nd for U14 boy’s javelin. Congratulations to Matthew on continuing to achieve personal bests through the major championships he has attended in 2013 and also for the results he has been able to achieve. I would like to wish every member of our school community, a safe and enjoyable break. I also look forward to working with the students, parents, teachers and community members in 2014 to continue to move Model Farms High School forward in delivering a quality 21st Century education to our students. Have a great week, Mark Grady

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TERM 4

WEEK 11 Mon 16/12 Yr 8 Recognition Assembly Support Rewards Excursion

IMAX Theatre HSC Drama Submit

Contemporary Australian Tues 17/12 MFHS Presentation Evening

7:00pm Wed 18/12 - Thur 19/12 Yr 12 Results Day BBQ

2014

TERM 1 WEEK 1 Tues 28/01 Staff Development Day Wed 29/01 Years 7, 11 & 12 return Thur 30/01 Years 8, 9 & 10 return Fri 31/01 - WEEK 2 Mon 03/02 - Tues 04/02 Yr 12 In Focus Evening Wed 05/02 - Thur 06/02 Peer Support Session (Yrs

7 and 11) Fri 07/02 -

WEEK 3 Mon 09/02 - Tues 10/02 - Wed 11/02 School Swimming Carnival

Waves Swimming Pool Thur 12/02 - Fri 13/03 -

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FROM THE ENGLISH FACULTY Congratulations to the following students who are merit award recipients: Year 7: Ryan Anderson, Sophie Beldham-Collins, Bethany Buchs, Eliza Mae Galang,

Liam Maharaj, Matthew McVey, Atabaris Pelin and Harold Phillips Year 9: Rohan Kandan-Smith

Year 8 So You Think You Can Spell

Congratulations to the following Year 8 students who made it through as class spelling champions to the So You Think You Can Spell final: Abbey Sim, Liam Howlin, David Proctor, Peter Critchley, Matthew Stathis, Kaiden Eastough and Yara Harb. With nerves on edge, the students spelt a myriad of words with great skill and all made it through several rounds before anyone was eliminated. It came down to the wire with only two contenders remaining. Abbey and Liam, using their spectacular spelling powers, had exhausted all of Ms Greer’s spelling lists. The Oxford dictionary came to the rescue and Liam and Abbey worked their way through some very difficult words. In the end, after almost an hour of constant spelling, Abbey Sim was crowned Year 8 So You Think You Can Spell Champion. Congratulations Abbey!

YEAR 11

By now, all students in Year 11 will have received their prescribed texts for the HSC Module A: Experience through Language. They are encouraged to read these texts during the school holidays to better prepare them for starting this module at the beginning of Term 1 2014. Students also have a Practice Essay due on Thursday, 30th January, which they must submit for teacher feedback. We wish you a merrily studious Christmas, seniors!

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From all of us in the English/Drama Faculty, we would like to wish all

students and their families a very safe and happy Christmas. While you

are lounging on the beach, relaxing on the deck or resting your stomach

from the bountiful feasts, why not pick up a novel and immerse yourself in

the wonderful world of reading?

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Ms Letherbarrow

Year Adviser

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LIBRARY NEWS

Premiers Reading Challenge Certificate Recipients Congratulations to all those students who competed in the Premiers Reading Challenge this year. It was great to see a number of students that have continued to compete over a number of years. I hope to see even more students sign up in next year’s competition. The recipients of this year’s certificates are:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Thimmiah Baduvanda Kyle Cutmore Krystal Cutajar James Delahunty Kaiden Eastough Gabriel Ha Zachariah Demos Robert Hokin Pranav Hosur Joshua Kahane Waseem Momandi Aidan Kelly Vishnu Kannori Tom Roberts William Kelly Nima Norouzi

A special congratulations also goes to Waseem Momandi for receiving a Platinum certificate in recognition of his 7th year of participation and Robert Hokin for receiving a Gold certificate in recognition of his 4th year of participation. We also had two students, Aidan Kelly and Pranav Hosur, awarded the Premiers Reading Challenge Medal this year.

Well done to all our students!

Gifted and Talented Presentations On Wednesday 12th of December, students who participated in the Gifted and Talented program presented their work to parents, staff and guests. The students worked very hard on their individual projects and this was evidenced by the quality of work which was presented. Mr. Anderson and I were very impressed by the standard of work and the successful running of the presentation. Students and their projects are listed below: Yr 8 Abbey Sim – A long-form fictional story involving elements of Saxon history called “Trial by Oath”. Yr 9 Sarah Murphy – Painting of the lion king using textured paints to create a three dimensional effect Garnya Sirikaewnoppakun – A painting of a Chinese dragon based on the Rose period created by Pablo Picasso. Rebecca Davis – An outfit that reflects what steam punk is Emily Duncan – A landscape of fantasy world of her own creation and sketches of the characters that live in the world along with their weapons and tattoos. A huge congratulations to all those students! I look forward to next year’s projects.

Natalie Broadbent Teacher Librarian

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FROM THE FACULTY THAT COUNTS Congratulations to the following Maths merit recipients: Year 7 Moji Korderdsantisuk, Matthew McVey, Miia Niskanen, Year 9 Lakota Coleman, Chelsea Coomer, Albert Espinosa, Sarah James, Issabella Siarne, Sian Muller, Allisha Newby, Tyneesha Kerr, Cassie Mileto, Caitlan Taylor. Luna Park Excursion Photos:

Ideas for Christmas Stocking Fillers:

School stationery and equipment can make really practical stocking fillers. Examples are: the Casio fx-82AU calculator, good quality geometry sets (can cost up to $14 at Big W, Office Works or at newsagents) or items as simple as pens and pencils, rulers, textas and colouring pencils.

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Free maths tuition finished for the year: Free Maths tuition is provided every Thursday afternoon after school from 3pm to 4pm. Years 7 to 10 are in room 8-07 and Years 11 and 12 in 8-06. It is fully supervised by the Mathematics Faculty. The last day of tuition for 2013 was 5th December (which was week 9). Thursday afternoon free Mathematics tuition will recommence at the beginning of Term 1, 2014.

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.

Fun with Maths at Christmas We would like to wish all of our students and their families very happy and safe school holidays. Don’t forget to look for the mathematics in the ‘real world’ situations that you are engaging in as a family:

Travel times, petrol usage and distances for trips in the car.

Time differences if you are travelling across time zones.

Estimating how much wrapping paper that you will need to wrap

different sized presents (and how much sticky tape you will

need!).

Calculating how much your Christmas cards and parcels will cost

to post.

When cooking with your family, remember to engage them in

measuring, estimating, capacity and volume. Also scheduling of cooking so that

everything is ready to serve at the same time.

Last week’s answer: The Pyramid: complete this pyramid so that the number in each

square is equal to the sum of the two numbers in the two squares immediately below:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Jackie Dalton and the Maths Faculty Staff

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40 72

22 68

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2 20 20 8

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MODEL FARMS HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORM PRICE LIST

Trading Days and Hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday

8.10 am until 9.00 am Payment Options

Cash - Cheque - Visa – Mastercard

ITEM PRICE

BOYS

Shirt - Blue (Junior) /

White (Senior)

$32.00

Shorts – Grey (easy care) $35.00

Long Trousers (easy care) $45.00

GIRLS

Blouse – Blue (Junior) /

Lemon (Senior)

$32.00

Skirt – Check (Junior) /

Grey (Senior)

$60.00

Long Pants $40.00

JUMPERS

Fleecy $40.00

Wool - (Australian Wool) $80.00

SPORT

Top $40.00

Shorts $35.00

TRACKSUIT (By

Order Only)

Jacket Only $75.00

Pants Only $50.00

Complete Set $120.00

MISCELLANEOUS

Aprons $13.00

Tie – Junior / Senior $20.00

Blazer $200.00

Calculator $35.00

Exercise Books – ie. maths,

music, normal

$various

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CHANGE OF CONTACT INFORMATION

MODEL FARMS HIGH SCHOOL

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Name of Student: ____________________________________ Year ___________

New Address: ________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________ Postcode: ______

Correspondence: ______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________ Postcode: ______

Email Address: _______________________________________________________

New Home Phone No. __________________________________________________

Mother Mobile: ________________________________________________________

Mother Work: _________________________________________________________

Father Mobile: ________________________________________________________

Father Work __________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact if changed: _________________________________________

Phone No. ____________________________________________

Any change in Medical Condition e.g. Allergy, Asthma etc.

Details _______________________________________________________________

Bus Pass: YES / NO

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SPORT BUS PASSES CAN NOT BE PURCHASED ON WEDNESDAYS

Sports Bus 052-001

Please indicate preferred pass:

A 5 trip pass for $37.50 No. of passes ______ Total $________

A 10 trip pass for $75.00 No. of passes ______ Total $________

Name of Student/s _______________________________________Year/s____________

Payment by: CASH CHEQUE

PAYMENT BY MASTERCARD OR VISA SLIP

Please circle the appropriate card

Please debit my Mastercard / Visa Account No:

Amount in figures _____________________________

Expiry Date: _______________ CCV: ___________

Name of Credit Card Holder (as shown on card) _______________________________

Signature of Credit Card Holder: ____________________________________________

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MODEL FARMS HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE Last Day 18/12/13

SPORT VENUE ROOM TIME STAFF HT

BOYS GRADE

Open Baseball

There is NO recreational or grade sport this week.

ALL students and staff are to meet in the quad at half lunch where they will be allocated a sport for the

afternoon.

Neville GC

Open Cricket Puleo JB2

Open Basketball a/b

Chand FH

15’s Basketball a/b McKenna JB2

Open’s Touch Dawson JD

15’s Touch a/b Keen JC

Mixed Waterpolo Vince EL

GIRLS GRADE

Open Oztag a/b Attenbrough JD

Open Volley a/b Hietamaki JE

15’s Volleyball a/b Edwards FH

Open Netball a/b Hoysted JB

15’s Netball a/b Estacio JC

REC SPORT

Rock Climbing $7.50 +bus

Bowen, Broadbent EL

Ten Pin Bowling $6.50 + bus

Villagran, Murphy DD

Gym $8 + bus Fountis, Jiminez JB

Ice Skating $7.00+ bus

Montgomery, Kumar JD

Squash $5 Newton, Parker, Hannan

FH

Tennis Olympus $5 Georgopoulos, J.Singh JC

Rec Walking Manson, Rawat, Snell, McKnight, Ljubicic, Gregory, Leghorn,

Conteh, Wawrzyniak

JP

House Sport Hobbs IC Daly, Harney,

Weingarth, Gardner, Greer, D’Souza

BM

YEAR 7 SPORT

7N

TABLOID

All Year 7 students

are to meet on

the basketball courts at

half lunch.

12:40 – 2:40 Relf GC

7T 12:15 – 2:40 Woods JC

7V 12:40 – 2:40 Dick JE

7I 12:15 – 2:40 Munroe, Atkins GC

7B 12:40 – 2:40 P.Singh EL

7R 12:40 – 2:40 Varghese BM

7A 12:40 – 2:40 Cooper JD

NON SPORT School 8CR1 12:40 – 2:40 Archer JP

SPORT DETENTION

School LIB 12:40 – 3:00 Jideh DD