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Term 4

WEEK 3

28 Oct– 1 Nov HSC Exams

29 October– Year 11 Mandatory Parent Seminar MBPS Hall 6 pm

29 October—Year 11 Guest Speaker MBPS Hall

30 Oct– Year 11 CAFs IRP Incursion

30 Oct– 1 Nov—Year 7 Exams

WEEK 4

4-8 Nov—HSC Exams

4-8 Nov— Year 10 Final Exams

4, 6-8 Nov- VALID Online Tests

4 Nov– Halogen Leadership Program

6 Nov– Grip Leadership Conference SRC and Prefects

8 Nov– Year 7 Excursion Sculpture by the Sea

SGHS NEWSLETTER

Week 3 A Term 4 2019

SRC - NSW UN Youth Voice Competition

Our students did a great job at the NSW UN Youth voice competition at PLC. Speeches were great. They had to select a topic from a list and come up with a solution. They found the impromptu talk a bit tricky, but did a great job. Congratulations to them and the well done on the confidence it took to get up there and participate. The students will find out if they will progress to the next round soon.

SRC Coordinator– Ms C Fawaz

This is what our students had to say:

On Thursday, 17 October, Ameena Solh, Noor Joshi, Ji ho So, Alexis Nguyen and Emily Tran travelled to Presbyterian Ladies College after school to compete in the UN Youth Public Speaking Competition.

There were two parts to the debate, the first one was the pitch where we presented a prepared speech on a topic of our choice based on the list of options provided to us. The second part was question time (impromptu) this was where the judges would ask all the participants 2 questions privately. We had one minute to think of an answer and 2 minutes to answer.

The experience and competing with other students was great and I'm sure we all had a good time and hope we progress to the next round.

Upcoming Events

NEXT P & C Monday, 11 November

2019 7 pm

SGHS Common Room– Please enter via GYM

pedestrian Gate

China Cultural Tour 2019

On the 4th of October, 14 girls met at Sydney’s International

Airport, along with Ms Lee and Ms Dalamagas ready to go on a 12

day trip to China. The students

from Years 7, 8 and 9 went to

one of the biggest countries in

the world to experience the

vibrant culture of China in

Beijing, the hustle and bustle of Xian, the calm and beautiful sights of

Chengdu, and the mountainous

climate of Chongqing. Over the

12 days, the students got to

experience the best of what

China has to offer from the

Great Wall, the Terracotta

Warriors, the Great Pandas,

giant rock carvings, and of

course, the food. Many great friendships were formed and even

more amazing memories were made.

The first 2 days of the trip were spent in the beautiful and mountainous climate of Chongqing. Here,

everyone got to experience the city’s special foods,

attractions and the way their public holiday was celebrated.

The first stop was a street market which sold handcrafted

souvenirs and freshly made food displaying the uniqueness of

each item. We were then taken to the Dazu rock carvings

which were astounding sculptures painted and carved into

the face of the rock, representing important life lessons.

After travelling on our first bullet train of the trip, we arrived

at Chengdu. We witnessed the amazing work by the Chengdu

Research Base of

Panda Breeding.

During the remaining of our stay at Chengdu, we took a boat

to see the Giant Buddha and ended the day with watching the

Sichuan Opera, viewing the talent of the people and their

diverse culture within the city, all expressed into a

breathtaking show of tricks, dancing and great opera voices.

The third city everyone visited was Xi’an, home to a great variety of tradition and culture. Our group first

visited the Wild Goose Pagoda where we were taught to write the character ‘ 福 ’ meaning happiness in

Chinese and then we were taken to the Ancient City Wall which is well known for being the most

well-preserved wall still standing in China today. Our last stop in the city was the Terracotta Warriors

where our group witnessed thousands of life-sized sculptures of clay warriors, originally built to protect

Emperor Qin in the afterlife. Students and teachers were also

very lucky to meet the farmer who discovered the Terracotta

Warriors and even took photos with him.

On the first day of Beijing, after a 4 and a half hour bullet train

ride in first class, we checked into the fancy Grand Metro Park

Hotel. The following

day, our group went on

a tour through the local

Hutong village where

we did water

calligraphy on the ground with a calligraphy master, learnt how to

make a traditional happiness symbol with red paper and ate a

traditional Chinese banquet prepared by a local family in their

own home. After, our group visited the historical Tiananmen

Square and then explored the endless doors of the famous

Forbidden City. The day

ended with us watching the breathtaking Kungfu Legend show

where we watched the talented acrobats and actors tell the

legend of Kung Fu. The next day must've been the highlight of

our Beijing visit. We first visited the Olympic Water Cube and

Bird’s Nest, then ventured out to the Jade factory. We arrived at

the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China and had the

chance to climb as much as possible in a time restraint of 1

hour. Despite the wet conditions nearly all managed to

successfully climb to the top and back down of the Mutianyu

section, as well as capture spectacular photos of the wall.

Overall the trip was an amazing and unforgettable experience for everyone. Not only did this trip teach us

more about the culture of China but it gave us the opportunity to create new friendships and experience

new activities in another country. Furthermore, we would like to thank Ms Lee, Ms Dalamgas, Ms Lyris

and Mr Liu for making this trip possible. The time and effort put into the 2019 China trip, made it the most

memorable and enthralling journey for all of us.

Written by Claire Pepperell, Kylie Tran, Jayda Lui, Sofia Nolan and Anya Li of 8G.

Term 4 Week 2 Sports News

GRADE SPORT RESULTS

Teams travelled by bus to their various venues to play in the Bligh Zone Grade competition.

Players of the week

SPORT

RESULTS SCORE

7/8 European Handball 1 Defeated Tempe 1 15-0

7/8 European Handball 2 Defeated by Leichhardt 1 5-12

7/8 Oztag 1 Defeated Tempe 2 4-1

7/8 Oztag 2 Defeated by Tempe 1 1-21

7/8 Basketball 1 Defeated by Tempe 1 22-40

7/8 Basketball 2 Defeated by Balmain 2 16-40

9/10 Touch 1 Defeated by Balmain 1 0-3

9/10 Touch 2 Defeated Balmain 2 1-0

9/10 Basketball Defeated Leichhardt 1 50-38

9/10 Basketball Defeated by Balmain 1 16-40

9/10 Volleyball Defeated Balmain 1 2-1

9/10 Volleyball Defeated by Leichhardt 1 1-2

SPORT STUDENT

7/8 European Handball Fiona Wong

7/8 Oztag Meilynni Semu

7/8 Basketball Scarlet Whelan

9/10 Basketball

Vinita Pandita

9/10 Touch

Jennifer Ters

9/10 Volleyball

Sharanya Maran

Monday 28 October , Week 3A

Day Events HSC Examinations

Yr11 PIP Day

MyScience Marie Bashir Public School Science Fair

Student Assessments

Reminders Yr12 DP checks and completes reports

Yr11 reports to the print room. Reports issued at Parent Seminar.

Yr10 task to print room

Tuesday 29 October , Week 3A

Day Events HSC Examinations

Badminton Training with Australian Badminton Association 3.15pm

Yr11 Guest Speaker Brent Saunders

Dance Ensemble auditions

Yr11 Parent Seminar

Student Assessments

Reminders Executive Meeting 3.15pm

Yr12 Reports to the print room

Wednesday 30 October , Week 3A

Day Events HSC Examinations

Yr7 Final Examinations

SGHS Badminton Club

Borneo Expedition Parent Evening 6pm

Yr11 CAFS Independent Research Project (Incursion)

Yr6 Interviews with Principal & Enrolment Team

Student Assessments

Reminders

Thursday 31 October , Week 3A

Day Events HSC Examinations

Yr7 Final Examinations

Yr6 Interviews with Principal & Enrolment Team

Student Assessments

Reminders Faculty Meeting

Fr iday 1 November , Week 3A

Day Events

HSC Examinations

Yr7 Final Examinations

SGHS Volleyball Training

Student Assessments

Yr9 History Elective Assessment Task 4

Reminders

Wellbeing Team Meeting

Yr12 Reports printed and placed in student portfolios

Yrs7,8,9 & 10 HTs complete reports set up

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