Cumberland High School€¦ · Issue 9 – September 21, 2016 Lights, Camera, Action! As we progress through Term 4, we have engaged in assessing student learning, evaluating whole-school

Issue 9 – September 21, 2016

Lights, Camera, Action!

As we progress through Term 4, we have

engaged in assessing student learning,

evaluating whole-school programs and

planning for 2017. It has already

emerged a very productive term which

has provided opportunity for us to

celebrate wonderful achievements with

our Community of Schools and recognise

exceptional student leadership and

achievement.

HSC Examination Period Concludes

Congratulations to our Year 12 2016

cohort for the exemplary manner with

which they conducted themselves

throughout the HSC examination period.

We are eagerly awaiting the publication

of the HSC results to celebrate the

successes of our students on Friday 16

December in the Staff Common Room at

10.00 am

Cumberland High School Excellence in Education

183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected]

Events for Term 4, 2016

01 Dec Summer Band Tour – 3 Days

06 Dec Orientation Day

09 Dec End of Year Excursions

13 Dec P&C Christmas Dinner

15 Dec Presentation Day Assembly

15 Dec HSC Results Released

16 Dec Last Day of School Term

Photographer: Isabella Lettini, Fairfax Media


COSFest

25 short films with the theme

“ring” were presented in the

Carlingford West Hall on

Wednesday 16 November. It was

a red carpet event with a great

deal of glitz and glamour as our

talented filmmakers from

Cumberland High and the 8

feeder primary schools

showcased their exceptional

creative talents. We had

paparazzi and a fun-filled evening

which enabled us to come

together as a community and

celebrate our collective student

talents.

Read the recent article in the

Parramatta Sun:

http://www.parramattasun.com.

au/story/4312029/budding-film-

makers-star/

Science Inspire Day

Congratulations to the Ms Stead

and the Science Team for their

dynamic and highly entertaining

Science Show which was hosted

for our Gifted and Talented

primary school partners on

Tuesday 22 November. Mitchell,

guest presenter from Kalidoscope

added to the Science magic on the

day and the response and

feedback from our guests was

extremely positive.

Thank you to our Science Team

Fernando, Chloe, Viruby and

Patrick, our senior members of

the team and to Dev, Adwithya,

Alex, Hana, Rachael, Jacinta, Feng

and Manava.

See photos on the next page.

Above: Ashton and Taylor on the red carpet at COSFest

http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/4312029/budding-film-makers-star/




Science

Inspire


Peer Leaders’ Assembly

Congratulations to our Peer

Support Leaders, Peer Tutor

Readers, Peer Mediators and Leo’s

Club representatives for finding

new ways to lead and serve the

Cumberland High School

Community.

Thank you to our incredible staff

Mr C. Lummis, Mr A. Fahey and Mr

W. Scurfield for their leadership

and coordination of these

wonderful student opportunities

and the Lion’s Club Carlingford/

Dundas for their exceptional

support of our Leo’s.

Ms M. Pikoulas

Principal


as various site offices and sheds

will be placed in the car park in

front of the administration block

which is also receiving a new

canopy and stairs with adjacent

ramp. Please follow the

temporary signage as they are

placed as the works proceed.

Safety is a paramount concern for

both the school and developers.

Student access to the school will

be affected, requiring all students

to enter the school from the side

gate at the bus bay and then to

proceed behind the back of the

hall and on to the basketball

courts to the Cola. Access via the

usual way through the senior

area will be fenced off as of the

8th November. Students will be

given information and directions

at a school assembly on Friday 4th

November.

If you have any concerns please

contact me directly on the school

number 9871 7718.

Mr P. Wood

Deputy Principal

A New Look

Cumberland!

Redevelopment Project

Commenced Monday 7th

November

The school in 2015 was

fortunate to be selected among

60 other schools in the state for

a ‘facelift’. Since that time

considerable work has been put

in by the Project Developer in

consultation with departmental,

community and school

representatives in developing

the proposal and plans for the

new face of Cumberland. The

project will take 6 months and

commenced on Monday 7th

November.

The majority of the works will

be in the senior area in front of

the Administration block and

adjacent to the hall and TAS

Block, and into the bus bay area.

The Pennant Hills gate entrance

is also being redeveloped. The

majority of works involve paving

and landscaping, with fencing,

new gates, covered walkways

and canopy, seating, signage and

lighting.

Access to the school will be

affected during this time,

starting with the closure on the

8th November of the Pennant

Hills Road entrance gate to all

pedestrian access for the

duration of its redevelopment.

Access to the school will be via

Baker Street and Dunmore

Avenue only until further notice.

Access to the front office itself

will still be available through the

door way on the left side doors

facing the administration block,

Technological and

Applied Studies

Faculty

The end of Term 3 and Term 4

are a busy time for the staff and

students of the TAS Faculty. The

Industrial Arts Faculty are busy

completing HSC Major Design

Projects whilst our Hospitality

students are actively involved in

catering for many of our school

events such as MAD, Year 12

Graduation and the Community

Mentoring Celebration Breakfast.

All of the TAS staff work with the

students to encourage them to

become involved in community

service to demonstrate their

knowledge and skills and to help

others.

The Cumberland Coffee Club (see

photo below) operates each

morning from 8.00 - 8.30am and

is a popular venue for staff. Mr

Pillay leads experienced students

who are used to train new crew

members.


Breakfast Club

Ms Czislowski co-ordinates the

Breakfast Club (see photo below)

for students. This ensures that

they start their day energised

and ready for work. Mr Low is

one of the many volunteer staff

who assist.

Left and Above: Year 12

Hospitality catering for the

Community Mentoring Celebration

Breakfast

Vet Construction Farewell Gift

Students in VET Construction study a variety of competencies for the award of

their Certificate II in Construction Pathways. This includes undertaking 70

hours of work placement on a variety of construction sites as well as

completing the HSC Construction Exam.

It has become a tradition at Cumberland High that Year 12 Construction

students lay a concrete slab and build a picnic table as their farewell gift to the

school. We are rapidly approaching 30 tables!


Industrial Arts

Much of the teaching and

learning in Industrial Arts is

project based. Year 10 Industrial

Technology – Engineering are

presently studying a unit of work

on Alternative Energy. For this

unit the students are required to

design and construct a solar

powered boat. They develop a

mould using high impact

polystyrene and the plastic hull

and deck is then vacuum formed.

They then mount and wire the

solar panel and motor.

Above: Vacuum Forming a Deck

Panel – Year 10 Engineering

Above: Tank Testing the

Prototypes

Engineering Studies

Year 12 Engineering Studies are

undertaking the design and

construction of a timber bridge as

their first assessment task.

Above: Year 12 Engineering

Studies deformation testing

materials for their bridges with

Mr Low.

Above and Top Right:

Constructing the Solar Boats

Industrial Technology – Timber

Year 11 Industrial Technology –

Timber have recently completed

their final assessment task before

commencing Year 12. They were

required to design and construct a

decorative storage box.

Design and Technology

Design and Technology remains a

popular subject in the TAS Faculty.

Basic skills are learnt in Year 7 and

8 Technology Mandatory and can

then be applied in the Design and

Technology elective classes from

Year 9 to Year 12.

Year 8 had to design a toy with at

least one moving part while Year

11 made LED desk lamps. (See

images over page)


Information Technology

Mrs Macasaquit leads

Information Technology in the

TAS Faculty assisted by Ms Neale.

Students study a variety of

subjects including Stage 5

Information Software and

Processes and Stage 6

Information Processes and

Technology as well as Software

Design and Development.

Left: Year 12 Software Design and Development – Design a Computer Game

Above Left and Right: Hands on at the University of Technology Sydney

Computer Excursion

Mr J. Torr

Head Teacher TAS


Community

Mentoring Program

The 2017 Community Mentoring

Program final Celebration

Breakfast occurred on Thursday 27

October. The program aims to

bring mentors experienced in life,

education and business together

with our chosen young participants

from Year 11.

This year marked the second year

of the program and once again it

was met with enormous success

brought about by our wonderful

Community Mentors who kindly

donated their time, expertise and

advice to our students in vocation

and personal development. The

connections established between

mentee and mentor has been

inspiring to watch develop and will

no doubt endure over time.

As educators, we appreciate this

connection with the real world and

real people; who not only care

about today’s youth, but have given

much commitment to working with

them in cooperation with

ourselves. Words alone cannot

express our enormous gratitude to

these wonderful people.

The Community Mentor Program

will run again for selected Year 11

students in 2017. Details on the

program will be distributed later

this term.

As parents, ex-students or

community members, if you would

like to be a part of this fantastic

program as a mentor please refer

to the following page for more

information and contact Jude

Edwards on the school number.

Ms L. Carroll

HSIE Teacher and Community

Mentoring Manager



https://www.facebook.com/CareersCorner

Important Dates

2016 2 Dec University Main Round applications close

15 Dec HSC Results Released

16 Dec ATAR Released

2017 6 Jan UAC Last date to change university preferences

18 Jan University Offers released at 6pm

Macquarie University: Gifted

and Talented Program

Applications close: 16th

December

The Gifted and Talented program

allows high achieving students

the opportunity to enrol at

Macquarie University while still

at high school. Students will

study Macquarie’s first year

Critical Thinking unit in Year 11

and then pursue their passion

with another Macquarie first year

study unit to be undertake in

Year 11 or Year 12. Students who

successfully complete their units

with the necessary GPA will gain

an early offer for a Macquarie

University degree.

https://www.mq.edu.au/study/h

igh-school-students/getting-into-

university/entry-schemes-and-

pathways/gifted-and-talented-

entry-program

Honeywell Engineering

Summer School

Honeywell Engineering Summer

School (HESS) aims to give NSW

and ACT high school students a

better understanding of what

engineering is and how it works

in everyday life.

Successful applicants will spend

six days living at Dunmore Lang

College. Over the week, students

will attend lectures and

demonstrations at five

prestigious NSW universities.

UNSW: Bridging Course

Throughout January and

February in 2017, UNSW will be

holding bridging courses in

Chemistry, Mathematics, and

Physics. Each course consists of

40 hours of tuition including

lectures, tutorials, laboratory

classes and/or demonstration

sessions.

https://www.science.unsw.edu.a

u/future-students/bridging-

course-timetable

JMC Academy Internship

Program

JMC is introducing an internship

program for many of its courses

from February 2017 onwards.

Find out more about it and how it

can help land you a job on this

page:

http://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/

news/how-to-turn-your-

internship-into-a-job

They will also have the

opportunity to meet and interact

with professional engineers

employed by government, private

companies, researchers and

academics in a wide range of

engineering disciplines. Visits

with industry provide a valuable

opportunity to gain first-hand

experience in the role of

professional engineers in a wide

range of activities including the

management of major projects.

Applicants must be entering year

12 in a government or non-

government high school in 2017.

They must be studying two or

more units of mathematics and a

form of science, and will need to

make their own travel

arrangements to and from

Sydney. The HESS initiative is

sponsored by Honeywell,

Engineers Australia Sydney, NSW

universities, engineering

companies and participating

Rotary clubs. For further

information and to apply please

come to the careers office.

https://www.facebook.com/CareersCorner

https://www.mq.edu.au/study/high-school-students/getting-into-university/entry-schemes-and-pathways/gifted-and-talented-entry-program





https://www.science.unsw.edu.au/future-students/bridging-course-timetable



http://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/news/how-to-turn-your-internship-into-a-job




Volunteer Overseas in the

Summer Holidays

Are you 16 or over and have ever

considered volunteering

overseas? For more information

about our High School projects,

costs and what to expect please

call 1300 132 831 or email:

[email protected]:

Care and Community in

Cambodia ($2,870)

Care and Community in Nepal

($2,520)

Care and Community in Sri Lanka

($2,870)

Medicine in Nepal ($2,520)

Conservation and Community in

Thailand ($4,470)

Care and Community Village

Project in Fiji ($3,195)

Public Health in Philippines

($3,545)

Disaster Relief in Nepal ($2,950)

8-21 January 2017

Care and Community in

Cambodia ($2,870)

Care & Community in Nepal

($2,520)

Medicine in Nepal ($2,520)

Ms A. Sisala

Careers Advisor

JOB CORNER

Vantage Automotive

For over 10 years, Vantage Automotive has helped thousands of

young job seekers find a rewarding career in the Automotive

Industry. We are an exclusive service provider to many of

Australia’s leading automotive brands, placing enthusiastic new

Apprentices in their dealerships, then providing the resources and

training necessary to complete their qualifications. Apply now for

2017 apprenticeships:

http://vantageautomotive.com/apprenticeship-vacancies

Electrical and Telecommunications Apprenticeship –

Contact: Brooke Archer, Recruitment Manager at

[email protected]

Intake Commencement: January 2017

• Are you looking at starting a new career?

• Would you like to be part of Australia’s largest

infrastructure project; the National Broadband

Network?

• Would you like to receive ongoing industry support and

training?

If so, then this may be your opportunity for you to join one of

Australia’s fastest growing companies as part of our nbn™

Apprenticeship program.

Gas Service Technician Apprenticeship

In this role, you will assist in the maintaining, testing and operating

of Jemena gas assets. Apprentices will be employed under a

training contract to gain relevant competencies in gas industry

operations. To be successful in this role you will need:

• Successful completion of Year 10/11 or 12 studies.

• A current driver’s licence.

• Sound numeracy and literacy competency.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good time management skills.

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment

• A willingness to learn new skills to drive your career.

• The ability to work safely and according to company

procedures.

• Enjoy working as part of a team.

For me information go to: http://Jemena.com.au/careers/vacancies

mailto:[email protected]

http://vantageautomotive.com/apprenticeship-vacancies

mailto:[email protected]

http://jemena.com.au/careers/vacancies


Summer Grade Sport

The Summer Grade Sport competition is officially underway. Cumberland has teams in the following competitins:

BOYS

Touch 15s Baseball Basketball 15s

Touch Opens Basketball Opens

GIRLS

Netball 15s OZ Tag Opens

Netball Opens Volleyball Opens

MIXED

Water Polo

Summer Sport Reminder:

Full sports uniform is compulsory.

Failure to meet uniform requirements may result in a grade team Forfeiting.

Sports uniform items may be purchased from the uniform shop.

SLIP-ON SHOES are NOT PERMITTED under any circumstance.

PDHPE

Year 7 Gala Day

The annual Year 7 gala day

against James Ruse Agricultural

High School was held on Friday,

25th November, 2016. Look out

for results and photos in the next

newsletter!

A reminder that Wednesday afternoon

sport is compulsory for ALL students in

Years 8-11.

Although Year 11 students have formally

commenced their Year 12 studies, they are

required to attend Grade Sport until the end

of the 2016 school year. All students must

be part of either a Grade Sport Team

(competing against other schools) or part of

a Recreational Sport Group (round-robin of

activities on school grounds).


Grade Sport Draw – Summer Competition 2016

Term Week Date Round Cumberland vs Home Away

4 9 7/12/16 Grand Finals

Grade Sport Transport

When travelling away, students

are required to make a single

payment of $20 to cover the cost

of buses and umpires/referees. A

signed permission note and Code

of Conduct agreement must be

returned to the school before

students are permitted to leave

the school in order to participate

in their chosen Grade Sport.

A reminder to all Grade Teams:

When playing an AWAY game

– teams catching buses are to

meet their coaches in the

senior seating area near the

bus bay before departure.

They are to have their names

marked off the roll before

boarding buses. Teams who

are walking to their venue are

to meet their coaches in the

COLA for assembly before

moving towards the bus bay

or walking to their venue.

When playing a HOME game –

all teams are to meet their

coaches in the COLA at the

Sports Assembly before

moving to their venue.

A reminder to all students:

• During sport, all students

need to make sure they stay in

their designated sporting

group or team with their

teacher during sport

afternoons until they are

dismissed at 2.25pm.

Students failing to do so will

be marked as truant.

Sports Uniform

FULL SPORTS UNIFORM is

required for Wednesday sport and

for ALL practical lessons in:

PDHPE – Year 7-10

PASS – Year 9-10 elective

SLR – Year 11-12 elective

Failure to bring correct uniform

will mean that students will not

be able to participate in

scheduled lesson activities.

Repeated occurrences may

prevent students from meeting

course outcomes.

Ms A. Bovill

Head Teacher PDHPE


Library News

I just wanted to say a big thank

you to everyone for being so

considerate of our HSC students

as they sat the special provisions

exams in the library. I was greatly

impressed by how quiet and

respectful our school community

has been during this exam time.

Students sitting their HSC in

2017 may apply for an

independent study pass to use

the quiet senior study areas.

The new student printer and

PaperCut printing payment

system has been installed in the

library. From 2017 all student

printing will be done via the new

student ID cards that will have a

paypass/paywave interface. For

the rest of 2016, students may

purchase a temporary card to

take advantage of the new

system. Printing via the cards is

faster, cheaper and requires no

USB drives. The $5.00 cards may

be purchased from the library or

the front office. Any money on

the temporary cards will be

transferred to the new student ID

cards next year.

New release fiction will be

arriving for students to borrow

this November. Please keep your

eyes on the new book section of

the library.

Ms K. Alexander

Teacher Librarian


Uniform Shop

News

Taleb Australia is thrilled to be

now supplying the Cumberland

High School uniform. We are a

local school uniform

manufacturer with a strong

commitment to quality, service

and value.

The uniform shop is getting a

facelift in October with 2 new

fitting rooms and plenty of new

shelving to be installed. A new

computer point of sale system

with bar-coding will make sales

much quicker and more efficient.

The uniform shop will now sell

all items of the uniform (with the

exception of shoes), including

boys trousers and boys shorts.

We aim to be a one stop shop and

realise that working parents need

this convenience. An online shop

will be available in Term 1 of

2017.

The friendly and familiar face of

Mrs Lynette Rappoport will still

be serving you. Our hours of

operation are Tuesdays from

8am till 11.30am and Thursdays

from 10am till 2pm.

Please see over the page for our

new pricelist. You will notice that

several of the items have been

reduced in price. We also offer

great value in our 3 pack prices

for shirts, blouses, socks and

tights.

Annie Taleb

Taleb Australia

Cumberland High Uniform Shop

Special Opening Hours 2016-2017

Tuesday 6th December (Orientation Day) 8.00am - 3.00pm

Wednesday 7th December 12.00pm - 2.30pm

Thursday 8th December 10.00am - 2.00pm

Tuesday 13th December 8.00am - 2.00pm

Thursday 15th December 8.30am - 2.00pm

Friday 27th January 8.00am - 2.30pm

Monday 30th January 8.00am - 12.30pm

Tuesday 31st January 8.00am - 11.30am


UNIFORM PRICE LIST

GIRL'S Junior Summer Dress ................................................................................... $ 65.00

Junior Skirt ................................................................................................... $ 55.00 Senior Skirt ................................................................................................... $ 58.00 Hipster Slacks (Optional) .............................................................................. $ 40.00 Short Sleeve Blouse with School Crest ........................................................ $ 36.00 Per Blouse when purchasing 3 ...................................................... $ 33.00

Long Sleeve Blouse with School Crest ........................................................ $ 38.00 Per Blouse when purchasing 3 ...................................................... $ 35.00 Socks - Short White ……………………………………………………….……. $ 6.00 (or 3 for $15) Tights ............................................................................................................ $ 8.00 (or 3 for $20)

BOY'S Short Sleeve Shirt with School Crest ............................................................ $ 25.00 Per Shirt when purchasing 3 .......................................................... $ 23.00 Long Sleeve Shirt ......................................................................................... $ 27.00 Per Shirt when purchasing 3 .......................................................... $ 25.00 Tie…………………………………………………………………………….. ....... $ 24.00 Short School Socks ...................................................................................... $ 8.00 Boys Grey Trousers...................................................................................... $ 40.00 Boys Grey Shorts ......................................................................................... $ 32.00

UNISEX Scarf ............................................................................................................ $ 10.00 Senior Blazer ................................................................................................ $140.00 Bottle Green Jumper .................................................................................... $ 60.00 Sloppy Joe .................................................................................................... $ 37.00

SPORT

PE PoloTops .............................................................................................. $ 33.00 Unisex Shorts ............................................................................................. $ 25.00 School Cap ................................................................................................... $ 14.00 Sport Tracksuit (Jacket and Pants) ............................................................. $ 99.00 - Jacket Only .................................................................................... $ 64.00 - Pants Only...................................................................................... $ 39.00

PLEASE NOTE: Tracksuits may be purchased by girls and boys but are not a

compulsory item of uniform. They should ONLY be worn on SPORT DAYS.

Special sizing can be arranged on request.

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

Tuesday 8.00am – 11.30am and Thursday 10.00am – 2.00pm



TEST TAKING TECHNIQUES

What do you do in the few days before an examination?

At least a few days before the exam, make sure you do the following:

Plan out how much time you should spend on each section of the test.

By looking at past papers, get a feel for the types of instructions that will be on your paper.

Do some exercise so you can burn off the pent-up stress that can come before exams.

Look after your body – lots of water to juice up your brain, healthy food and decent sleep.

To calm nerves, make mental pictures of yourself sitting down and doing well in the test.

Purchase any equipment you may need, extra calculator batteries, pens, rulers etc.

Ensure you know what equipment is allowed in the test or exam.

Focus on reviewing the key points, perhaps a condensed version of your summaries.

Practise as many past test papers as you can get your hands on.

Check the timetable to ensure you have a clear picture of when each exam is being held.

The night before the test or exam:

Pack your bag with everything you will need for the next day, ensuring you have all necessary

equipment.

Plan what time you need to leave to ensure you have plenty of time for unexpected delays.

Don’t go to bed too late – you need to make sure your brain is fresh and alert.

Don’t ring friends and discuss your preparation or the examination.

Just before you go to sleep, look through your notes briefly.

If you have a number of exams, check the timetable to doubly confirm the date, time and location

of the exam.

The morning of the test or exam:

Visualise success. Before you get out of bed close your eyes and picture yourself going into the exam,

doing well and coming out pleased with your efforts.

Review your notes. You are not doing intense study at this stage, just looking through and

reminding yourself of the main things you want to remember.

Eat breakfast. Your brain needs fuel so eat a hearty breakfast so you can focus and concentrate in

the exam.

Be on time. Make sure you leave enough time for contingencies so you won’t be late.

Avoid negativity. Don’t stand around in the group discussing what you did and didn’t study.

You can learn more about exam techniques at www.studyskillshandbook.com.au by logging in with these

details:

Username: CumberlandHS

Password:183success

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Cumberland High School€¦ · Issue 9 – September 21, 2016 Lights, Camera, Action! As we progress through Term 4, we have engaged in assessing student learning, evaluating whole-school