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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

TERM 1 WEEK 7 2020 The next three weeks for your diary

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

16 - 20 March

Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Year 10 Minimum Standards

Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Year 11 PDHPE Assessment Task Year 12 PDHPE Task Year 10 Minimum Standards

Neighbour Aid Shopping

Year 10 Minimum Standards

Years 11/12 Visual Arts Express Year 10 Geography Fieldwork Year 10 Minimum Standards

9MAT - Aneete Kellermen Aquatic Centre

Year 12 Assessment Year 11 Math Standard

Task Year 10 Maths 5.3 Assessment Year 10 Minimum

Standards

23 - 27 March

Year 11 Assessment Biology

Bushcare Year 12 EALD Assessment Task 2 Year 11 Legal Studies - Parramatta Court 10H and 10T - Field

work Iron Cove

Year 10 Science and Engineering

Year 11 SLR Practical At SOPAC

Year 11 Advanced English - Othello 9MAT - Aneete

Kellermen Aquatic Centre 10H and 10T - Field work Iron Cove

30 Mar to

03 Apr

Bushcare Year 10 Maths Assessment

Year 12 Legal Studies NSW Parliament House

Years 11/12 Parent Teacher Night 3-7pm

Year 11 Advanced and Standard English Assessment

Neighbourhood Aid Shopping

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

Congratulations to Jordan Ddibya who progressed to the next round of the Lions Youth of the Year competition on Tuesday evening. This is a great result and I look forward to his prepared and impromptu speeches in next round. Can I please remind everyone to keep your son home if he is experiencing cold or flu like symptoms. Without engaging in some of the hysteria that is being reported in the media, we do all need to work together as a community to prevent the spread of viruses. If your son attend school and he displays such symptoms we will call you to collect him.

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YEAR 8 DRAMA ENSEMBLE

Congratulations to the members of the Year 8 Drama Ensemble. They have started the year displaying great team work skills, confidence and a willingness to have a go. Tracy Small Head Teacher CAPA

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SCIENCE NEWS

This term Year 8 has been exploring body systems. They have been studying the cardiovascular, respiratory, excretory, skeletal and muscular systems and performed dissections on a sheep’s heart and kidney. Students had to complete a group task and present their findings along with a model or diagram. Some students were very creative when making their models - there were hearts that could pump, respiratory systems made from Minecraft and even a digestive system made from Lego!

Ms Babbage – Science Teacher

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Ms S Durand - History Teacher

This week 8 Tolstoy is presenting their research on a chosen topic about the Medieval period, to complement their learning about the lives of people from this period. We had an amazing presentation today from Alec on medieval food. As well as encouraging a whole class sing-a-long to the song, 'Sing a Song of Sixpence....four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie", Alec even made 'pottager soup' and black bread for the class to try! This was a typical dish of a peasant living in the medieval times....a very hearty soup!

8 TOLSTOY HISTORY CLASS

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PRELIMINARY LEGAL STUDIES IN THE HOUSE

The School has entered 50 students into the Australian Geography Competition 2020, to be held on Tuesday 31 March during class time. There are limited spaces available, so entries will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis. This is an excellent opportunity to test your skills and knowledge against students right across Australia. See Mr. Burford in the HSIE Staffroom for details.

Mr J Burdford - Social Sciences

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BUSHCARE

Our intrepid Bushcare volunteers went on their first outing this week down to Cadigal Reserve in Summer Hill to help save a local reserve from insidious weeds that are overtaking the domain of the native plants and diminishing the habitat for the local animals and birds. We met Adam from the Inner West Council who gave the boys a safety induction, taught them how to distinguish weeds from native plants and how to plant grasses. He also showed them the work that has been undertaken by our volunteers in previous years. This allowed the boys to see that what they do makes a difference. We ended up with a very hardworking group of boys, weeding and digging and planting and learning a bit more about both the local area and the importance of biodiversity.

Mandy Marks HT Student Leadership & Engagement

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I was so proud to support Jordan Ddibya at the Zone Final of the Lions Club Youth of the Year competition this week. He had reached the Zone Final by competing and winning the club level for Burwood Lions Club. The Zone Final saw him competing against three other students. The competition was fantastic with Cate from St George Girls taking out the public speaking component of the competition and Jordan being awarded the overall winner. The students were interviewed and judged on their academic achievements, their contribution to society and their general knowledge among other things. Following their interviews, the students were required to answer two unseen questions for the members and guests attending. Finally the students presented their five minute prepared speech. Interestingly, all students chose to speak along the lines of respect and compassion. Jordan presented a very powerful speech on honourable men and the representation of masculinity and honour in the media and the influence that has on the young men of today. Jordan is off to the District Final on 28th March.

Mandy Marks HT Student Leadership &

Engagement

LIONS CLUB YOUTH OF THE YEAR

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Mrs M Thomas

Head Teacher - Maths

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Students will need parent permission and a smartphone to participate. Please follow this link to read the Information Sheet, discuss it with your child, and let us know your decision: https://www.fpstudy.org.au/eGaY9

Parent Webinar Schedule:

Kind Regards

Year 8 Advisor

Register here

http://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_daHKkam5T6Kp76EF91jy7w

Thurs 2 April 2020 https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jExCJnIZQCaCbo2oeG604w

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Ms T Brown

Head Teacher - Welfare

At the start of Term 2 – all Year 7 students at ABHS will be registered to participate in the Premier’s Sporting Challenge! The NSW Premier's Secondary School Sport Challenge aims to engage young people in sport and physical activity and encourages them to lead healthy, active lifestyles. The Premier's Secondary School Sport Challenge involves teams which will participate in a 10 week sport and physical activity challenge. Students will receive a personalised log in code for the PSC App, alternatively students can fill in a log book which you will need to fill out each week of the challenge, based on your physical activity for the week. It doesn’t mean you have to run a marathon, all you need to do is be a little more active, like going for a brisk walk, or play handball at lunch instead of playing watching TV or playing computer games.

1. Team/individuals are challenged to set goals to accrue time spent each week in moderate to vigorous activity which is undertaken in a range of sports and physical activity.

2. To achieve a Premier's School Sporting Challenge Bronze, Silver, Gold or Diamond Award, teams must accrue the following average time in sport and physical activity over a 10 week period:

Awards Daily average activity time per student Average time in minutes per week per student

Bronze 30 minutes per day 210

Silver 45 minutes per day 315

Gold 60 minutes per day 420

Diamond 80 minutes per day 560

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Futsal – Olympic Park Quaycentre booking

times:

5,12,19, 26 February 4,25 March

8 April 6, 13, 20 May 10, 17, 24 Jun

1 July

All played on Court 1 except on Feb 5 and May 20 – Court 4

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports Hall booking times:

5,12, 26 February 4,11 March

6, 13, 20, 27 May 3, 10, 17, 24 Jun

1 July

All played on Court C

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball booking times:

5,12,19 February 4,11, 18 March

8, 29 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May

10 Jun 1, 29 July

5, 19, 26 August 2, 9 September 14,21 October

4, 11, 18, 25 November 2, 9, 16 December

RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 3

Assembly-Point (Year7

quad) Sport Venue Coach

Assemble and Sit in Year 7

quad at:

Start Time

Finish Time

A Badminton OP/

ABHS Olympic Park Lu 11:45 1:00 2:31

C Table Tennis ABHS

F-block tables ABHS Pham 12:34 12:34 2:31

E Futsal OP/ABHS ABHS Oval Morris 12:34 12:34 2:31

G Volleyball ABHS Canteen Ahearne 12:34 12:34 2:31

K Power Walk

Years 7-8 Local area Durand Pool 12:34 12:34 2:31

M Power Walk Years 9-10

Local area White Cini 12:34 12:34 2:31

15 Multi-Sport

Years 7-8 ABHS Oval Pieterse 12:34 12:34 2:31

1 Outdoor Fitness Ashfield Park Jovicic Mahmud

Beretin 12:34 12:34 2:31

3 Basketball Years 7-8

Bill Peter’s Reserve

Curran 12:34 12:34 2:31

5 Basketball Years 9-10

ABHS B’ball Outdoor Court

Bennett 12:34 12:34 2:31

7 Karate Library Jones 12:34 12:34 2:31

9 Theatre Sport D9 Whitting 12:34 12:34 2:31

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Start Finish

E 3 Injured or sick with

note Executive/TBA 12:34 14:31

18th March– Grade Sport Organisation – Trials Week 3

Assembly Point (quiet area)

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave class at:

Assemble and Sit at:

Game Time

A Badminton 1st/2nd &

U15’s ABHS Gym N/A Dobrowolski 12:34 N/A

B/C Football 1st

(Open) Hammond

Park N/A Richardson

Cauchi Wang 12:25 N/A

D/E Football

U15’s Hammond

Park N/A Chu Prasad

Salucci 12:25 N/A

Oval Football

U14’s Centenary

Park N/A Bason Payne

Lam 12:20 N/A

G Football

U13’s Centenary

Park N/A Kucheruk

Karagiannidis 12:20 N/A

I Rugby U15’s Ashfield Park N/A Chatwin 12:34 N/A

J Rugby U14’s Ashfield Park N/A Pearce 12:34 N/A

K Rugby U13’s Ashfield Park N/A Burford 12:34 N/A

L Table Tennis 1st U15’s &

U14’s ABHS Hall N/A Tenefrancia 12:34 N/A

M Tennis 1st

U15’s & U14’s

Pratten Park N/A Stitt

McCusker 12:34 N/A

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Lawn Bowls Ashfield Park

BC N/A Tyler 12:34 N/A

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MATHEMATICS MASTER CLASS AT CANTERBURY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

How can I support my teenager’s learning? Mathematics Master Class is an information session for parents that will discuss the demands and expectations on a high school mathematics student including workload and technology use. Ilhea and Robert Yen, both highly experienced Mathematics teachers, will cover topics such as study skills, homework and study routine

and what parents can do to foster success in Mathematics in High School. Three after-school workshops targeting specific stages (Years 7 to 12) will be offered at Canterbury Girls High School. Parents from local schools are welcome. Parents of Year 6 students would be welcome to attend the Stage 4 Master Class.

Wednesday, 18 March, 5-6pm: Years 9-10 Master Class Wednesday, 25 March, 5-6pm: Years 7-8 Master Class

To register please click on the following link https://forms.gle/ggSwWGknpkiGB2686