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Wishing our Lurnea Community a happy holiday

Lurnea High School Fete in 2020 Lurnea High School wil be hosting a fete at the school Saturday 7th March.

Principal’s Message. At the end of last term we farewelled the graduating class of 2019 with the graduation ceremony here at school followed by the formal at Camden Lakeside. Both events were wonderful celebrations of student achievement to mark the end of 13 years of schooling. Year 12 students have now finished their Higher School Certificate examinations and we hope that their final results reflect their commitment to their studies and their level of preparedness for the exams. Final marks will be available to students on Tuesday 17th December 2019. A number of our students have indicated to us that they have received and accepted early entry offers to university courses. Congratulations to you all and best wishes for future successes. The 2020 senior leadership team has been introduced to the school. Congratulations to Kamryn Serginson, Joleah Taula, Esther Lavilavi, Batul Dennaoui, Angela Nguyen Hope Makaniue, Vitaliano, Moses Awada, Adam Johnsen and Abdo Ahmed. Special congratulations to the 2020 Vice Captains: Temple Tangiora and Whaj Hussain and also the school captains: Raneem Elhalabi and Kevin Kasembe. Additional students from years 7-10 will join the leadership team for their annual conference on the 19th and 20th of this month. The school community can look forward to hearing about the students’ plans for the next school year. I am looking forward to this year’s IEC oratory showcase to be hosted by Bankstown Senior College IEC. If last year’s student efforts are anything to go by I can guarantee that our students, newly arrived to Australia and in the early stages of learning the English language,

will leave the audience in awe of their progress and moved by their stories. I believe everyone should have the opportunity to watch and hear our young people. Thanks to May Jounie for her ability to bring together members of our community at short notice. At our recent community meeting I explained the importance of our students arriving at school on time and we talked about the possibility of altering our starting times. I also shared information about how schools are staffed and invited comments about the current mix of the teaching staff. I also explained how we will be trialling a new curriculum structure for Year 7 2020 before inviting people to visit the learning hub. Thanks also to Annette Ollerton who takes the lead with our community during the Year 6 to Year 7 enrolment process. Annette recently organised for our Year 7, 2020 scholarship winners and their parents to join us for morning tea. It was wonderful to speak with eager young people and their parents who are looking forward to joining us next year. Finally, thanks to a committed team of teachers led by Ms Amy Stoakes, preparations for the school’s 2020 musical are underway. Auditions for main parts have already taken place and rehearsals have begun. Before we know it, the school will gather together to watch our students take to the stage in what I believe will be yet another demonstration of the wonderful talents we have among us. Tracey Cross Rel Principal

this issue Principal’s Message P.1

Japan Tour P.2

EAL/D News P.3

Lurnea High School Dance

Up and Coming Events P.6

Lurnea High School November

2019

Fun exchange visit in Toda

– gained skills for Year 12

Did you to gain more self-

esteem while in Japan?

When you talk about your

interests and goals to other

students during a Junior

High visit you learn to be

assertive. While walking

through a historic temple,

shrine and shops or in

Tokyo’s sub-cult fashion

district Harajuku, you’ll

learn how amazing

Japanese culture is. At that

time it’s hard to choose

souvenirs for friends and

family but gives you

problem-solving skills.

They’ll be happy that you

thought of them while

away for 9 days.

Congratulation to all our 2020 Scholarship Recipients

Year 7 2020 Riley Beh Darius Cossu Chloe Hall Wilson Khoshaba Lorenzo Lepre Daniel Omran Taylah Payne Matthew Russell Farwa Shahzad Bushrah Skaf

Year 11 2020

Rakha Adam Ali Alwan Aws Al- Zuhairi Alisha Narayan Calvin Nguyen Quang Nguyen Andrew Phillips Mousa Raza Pierr Makaniue- Vitalino Thomas Winterbottom

Did you become a team

player by commiting to

others?

You’ll have to support each

other to be brave enough

to get into the Fire-truck

crane which goes up above

the 6th floor fire station and

experience an earthquake

simulation. (I had the thrill

of being piggy-backed

down 6 flights of stairs

because of my dislocated

knee!)

Do you want to

understand the Japanese

way?

You will get to try kendou

(bamboo sword sparring),

kyuudou (archery), sushi

making (so fresh and tasty)

and see how students have

to serve each other lunch in

the classroom and then

clean up duties throughout

the whole school, even the

toilets themselves!

Believe us, doing fund-

raising takes effort and

time commitment but once

you’re in Japan, you’re so

proud to have made it

there!

Start saving for the

Liverpool- Toda trip in

2021. Put away $40 a

month from now on and

you’ll be ready!

Jayden Mohammad Saeed,

Christian Mastronard

Japan Tour 2019 We asked 2 students who went to

TODA, Japan how it have helped

them undersatanding the

Japanesse culture

Introducing Lurnea High School’s Leadership Team 2020

From left to right: Kamyrn Serginson, Anglea Nguyen, Batul Dannioui, Moses Awada, School

Captain Kevin Kasembe, School Captain Raneem Elhalabi, Adam Johnsen, TempleTangiora, Joleah

Taula, Esther Lavilavi and Hope Makaniue Vitaliano absent: Whaj Hussain and Abdo Ahmed

Dance 2019

Creative Art 2020

In 2020 Lurnea High School is very excited to present Aladian the Musical

Dance students from the IEC and High School watched the Sydney Dance Company perform Monday Week 4 November 2019. Students travelled by bus to Circular Quay. Students had lunch by Sydney Harbour then walked to the Roslyn Packer Theatre to view the matinee performance of The Sydney Dance Company. The excursion was free and students really enjoyed the experience. Thank you to Mrs Swadling and Ms Watson.

Make up sessions At the end of term 3, the EAL/D teachers organised a makeup event for students who are interested in makeup and beauty. During this event, the students participated in a live tutorial makeup session that was facilitated by a senior makeup artist from MAC Cosmetics. Through this session, the girls not only learnt about different career pathways in makeup industry such as special effect makeup, but also gained information about skin care routine. At the end of the session, each student received a makeup kit in pursue of embarking on their journey in beauty industry.

Year 9 and 10 students visit Miller and

Liverpool Tafe

Targeted students from Year 9 and 10

visited Miller and Liverpool TAFEs as part

of the Career Pathways Program run by

the EAL/D teachers in collaboration with

the careers advisor. During this visit, they

explored career options in their area of

interest including plumbing, carpentry,

electrical trades, bricklaying, stone

masonry, hairdressing, and ICT. They also

participated in information sessions run

by TAFE industry professionals.

Tips for the holidays Practice timestables Learn new words- easy with google and try to use your new words in every day conversation. Read something everyday. Ask lot of questions.

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Upcoming Events November and December

• Year 6 Orientation Day Tuesday 3rd December

• Presentation Night – Monday 9th December at the

Liverpool Catholic Club starting at 6pm

Year 10 Graduation Dinner 11th December at Skyview

Reception Centre

Year 5 Information Sessions- Thursday 12th December-

10am-11am or 4.30pm-5.30pm

• Last day of 2019 Wednesday 18th December 2019

Term 1 2020

Tuesday 28th January –Staff

Wednesday 29th January

Years 7, 11 and 12

Thursday 30th January –

Whole school

Lurnea High School November 2019

Respect

Responsibility

Fairness

Tolerence

Understanding