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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

The next three weeks for your diary TERM 4 WEEK 4 2019

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

11 - 15 Nov

Year 7D/7S STEM Project Year 8B STEM

Project Remembrance Day Ceremony

Year 7D/7S STEM Project Year 8B STEM Project 10E/10C/10H Science yearly exam Junior TheatreSports Year 12 Clearance

Shopping with Seniors Year 8B STEM Project Year 8D STEM Project

Year 7D/7S STEM Project Year 8D STEM Project Year 11 HSC

Minimum Standard

Test - all day

Zeal Performance At CGHS Years 9/10 Drama Year 8D STEM Project 10D Science yearly exam

18 - 22 Nov

8E STEM Project

Australian Business Week Year 10

8E STEM Project Year 11 Bio -

Cochlear Australia

Bushcare 8E STEM

Project 8F STEM

Project

8F STEM Project

8F STEM Project Australian Business Week Year 10 Year 11 VA to Art Gallery

25 - 29 Nov

8K Team Day Year 7 Vaccination Catch up

Shopping with Seniors

7M Team Day - Darling Harbour 11 VA Visiting

Arts incursion

7D Team Excursion Cockatoo Island

Year 10 Shakespeare

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

One of the things that has provided me with huge amusement over the past few decades working with teenagers is the often extreme nature of rumours and gossip. I think that it is a habit of the developing teenage brain to believe the fanciful over the actual and the extreme over the mundane. I had to take sudden and unexpected sick leave last week as I required emergency surgery for a detached retina. The speculation of some of the boys about my absence during this time has provided me with many laughs. Thanks to the parents who have contacted me or the school to enquire after my health. If your son has arrived home with one of the wonderfully outlandish stories doing the rounds, the reality is far less exciting. Just to clear the record, I have not died, am not currently dead and have no intention of being so for a long time. I have not contracted the ebola virus. Admittedly, I haven’t been tested for ebola but I haven’t been in an infected area and haven’t been eating any bats. Kebab yes, kebat no. I also have not left for a “better” school as such a thing does not exist. I still don’t know about the rumour that Ms Henry and Ms Byrne have had me bound and locked up after some type of palace coup. I’ll let you know about that when I return to work, hopefully with vision intact.

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A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Year 9 music students are madly rehearsing for their performance assessment and the CAPA night. These boys are very talented and really enjoy performing. The Year 9 performance assessment is on Tuesday 12 November. The CAPA night is on Thursday 5 December. All welcome. Tickets are $5 adults and $2.50 concession/student.

Ms B Holloway - CAPA

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Mr H Ma - Science Teacher

YEAR 11 BIOLOGY CLASSES DISSECTION PRACTICAL

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The new playing venue has brought nothing new! The unpredictable sky over the Olympic Park outdoor Futsal venue has been recently replaced by safe, all weather protective ceilings at Auburn’s PCYC. The venue change had no influence on our junior Futsal teams’ performances. We played 4 games recording 4 wins. Last week for the first time this season we played against North Sydney. As per usual, the first on the court was the U15s A team. The captain David had a challenging task to lead a group of players with no substitution players available. Once again, he passed the challenge by leading his players right from the front. He insisted on pressing the opponents on their half by not giving them enough time to execute the two most basic skills in Futsal, that is, receiving and passing the ball. The standout performer was Sam who scored 4 goals. Ashfield 5 -North Sydney 3. Then, the U15s B team produced our best scoring game of the season. We managed to score a goal every 1.6 minutes tallying 15 goals. The best of the best was Tanakorn who scored 6 goals. Our team is entering the second part of the season on the wings of 6 consecutive wins.

FUTSAL REPORT

Mr S Calic - Sports Coordinator

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PAYMENT OFFICE HOURS-STUDENTS Before School Recess Lunch 2.00pm is the cut-off time for both students and parents, to enable end of day processing.

Our preferred method of payment is online via School Bytes or the school website. We ask that you consider online payment before you send cash, cheques or credit card payments to the school office. Online payment provides you with an immediate receipt for payment.

Students are to carry their ID cards with them at all times when dealing with the Administration Office (Rolls Desk) and the Library. We will soon be implementing a new photocopying system. Students will not be able to photocopy at school without a card. Details to follow. Lost cards incur a replacement fee of $10.

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Start Finish

E 3 Injured or sick with note Executive/Skelton 12:34 14:31

13th November – Grade Sport Organisation – Round 9

Assembly Point

(quiet area)

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave class at:

Assemble and Sit

at:

Game Time

A Basketball

1st & 2nd Waitara PCYC Asquith Tyler 11:20 1:00

B Basketball U15’s and

U14’s ABHS Gym Asquith Tenefrancia 12:34 1:00

C Cricket U15 Centenary BYE Richardson

Payne 12:25 1:00

D Cricket U14’s Mills Park

(2 days game) Asquith White Keating 10:55 10:57 1:00

E Futsal 2nd Ryde CC Asquith Kucheruk 11:18 11:20 1:00

F Futsal U15’s A Ryde CC Asquith Bason 11:48 11:50 1:30

F Futsal U15’s B Ryde CC Asquith Stitt 11:48 11:50 2:00

G Oztag 1st Ashfield Park Epping Burford 12:20 1:00

H Oztag U15’s A Asquith BHS Asquith Chatwin 11:20 11:22 1:00

H Oztag U15’s B Asquith BHS Asquith Curran 11:20 11:22 1:30

I Volleyball 1st ABHS Canteen BYE TBA 12:34 1:00

I Volleyball 2nd Asquith BHS Asquith Ahearne 11:20 11:22 1:00

J Volleyball U15’s

ABHS Canteen BYE Arnold 12:34 1:00

J Volleyball U14’s

Ashfield BHS Canteen Asquith Arnold 12:34 1:00

K Tennis 1st & U14’s

Pratten Park BYE Longman 12:25 1:00

L Tennis 2nd & U15’s

Pratten Park Randwick Pool 12:25 1:00

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Futsal – Olympic Park

Quaycentre

booking times:

7,14,28 August

4 September – Sports Hall

25 September

16 October

6,27 November

NBA - December

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports

Hall booking times:

7,14,21,28 August

4,11,18,25 September

16,23,30 October

6,13,20,27 November

4,11 December

All played on Court C

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball

booking times:

7,21,28 August

4 September

16,23 October

6,13,27 November

4,11 December

RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 13

Assembly

Point Sport Venue Coach

Assemble

and Sit in

Year 7 quad

Finish

Time

A Badminton Olympic Park Pearce 11: 45 14:31

C Futsal Olympic Park Sports

Hall Morris 11: 45 14:31

E Table Tennis Olympic Park Lu 11: 45 14:31

G Basketball Years 7-8 Bill Peter’s Reserve Kattis 12:34 14:31

K Basketball Years 9-10 ABHS B’ball Outdoor

Court Karagiannidis 12:34 14:31

O Lawn Bowls Ashfield Park LBC Ma 12:34 14:31

Q Multi Sport Years 7-8 Hammond Park Pieterse Chu 12:34 14:31

S Multi Sport Years 9-10 Hammond Park Mahmud Wang 12:34 14:31

U Power Walk Years 7-8 Local Area Durand Belle

- Page 12:34 14:31

U Power Walk Years 9-10 Local Area Dobrowolski

Jones 12:34 14:31

W Ultimate Frisbee Ashfield Park Lam 12:34 14:31

Y Theatre Sport D11 Whitting 12:34 14:31

14/15 Outdoor Fitness Ashfield Park Phillips Prasad

Couchi 12:34 14:31