Respect ~ Perseverance ~ Growth

Deputy Principal Matters by Nathalie Bodley

Staff Professional Learning on the Gifted and Talented Program At SIHS all teachers aim to differentiate their teaching to meet the needs of all students. On Tuesday afternoon, the GATs team focused on giving an overview to all teachers of the history of the GATs pro-gram at SIHS. Staff were made aware of the new Department of Education’s High Potential and Gifted Education Policy (2019). The policy states that “The High Potential and Gifted Education Policy promotes engagement and challenge for every student, regardless of background, in every school across intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains. It supports every student to achieve their educational potential, through talent development opportunities and differenti-ated teaching and learning practices to ensure that their specific learning and wellbeing needs are met.” As a staff, we are reviewing our practices through student, parent and staff feedback. The GATs team will aim to bring the program in line with current Department policy, the School Plan and to better reflect the updated GATs program direction. At the Professional Learning afternoon, staff engaged in developing questioning strategies that were provoca-tive and paradoxical for each KLA. These strategies will be used to encourage originality, higher-order thinking skills and creativity. This is only the beginning of a very exciting time for both teachers and students. The new Policy is to be implemented in all Department of Education schools by the start the 2021 school year. Years 8 and 10 Parent teacher evening Tuesday 18 June is an opportunity to come to the school hall and speak to your child’s teachers from 3.30-7.00pm. Please login into Sentral Parent Portal and allocate your interview times with your child's teachers. If you do not have a Sentral Portal account or are having difficulty login in, please email the school, and we will assist in rectifying any problems. Year 10 Meningococcal Vaccination in Term 3 – change of date The imunisation date for Year 10 Meningococcal has been moved to Wednesday 24 July. It is important that students return their immunisation cards to office before the end of term. Maths Competition News Can you do it? Can you correctly solve this problem in a couple of minutes with no calculator? or this one? These Year 8 students have answered the above questions! Congratulations to Kegan H, Namhee K and Bohua H who completed round 1 of the APSMO Maths Olympiad with a perfect score. This placed them in the top 7.2%

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(nationally) of their year group. Round 2 is next week. Answers are on the back page of this newsletter. Congratulations to the following students for achieving a Distinction in the Computation and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Competition: Year 8: Kegan H, Mia S, Aden Z and Jasmin L; Year 9: Kaif H, Matt J and Zoe T. Great Work Year 8 English! Year 8 English have been presenting their interviews with an author or character from a novel in class this week. There have been many outstanding performances. They have demonstrated a great range of skills including, cooperating to write, rehearsing and performing scripts that included analysis of the themes and ideas of the novel, which they studied in class. 8X English based their presentations on “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” by Douglas Adams. This comic, science fiction novel brought out their talent for comedy and some outstanding acting skills. Some of the characters that they chose to represent included, Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Slartibartfast and Marvin the paranoid android. The students used inventive strategies, such as counting down to go “on air” or representing the “death of the author” in their performances. Their understanding of some of the challenging ideas in the novel was very clear in the clever scripts they wrote. Mrs Kiernan, teacher of Year 8 English. Girls’ Rugby League Development Day Fifteen girls from Year 7 and Year 8 participated in the Rugby League skills development day on Tuesday. The day was a great opportunity for girls to try a different sport and practice fundamental skills. The girls ended up playing full contact league on a modified sized field against each other. Tackling was a new skill that most girls had just learnt earlier that morning, but they were able to apply these skills and commit to some heavy contact. Jade B, Tala G and Paige D-L won prizes at the end of the day for great sportsmanship and skilful play. The girls are to be commended on how well they represented the school and their improvement throughout the day. Battle of the Bands – cheer on SIHS’s band - Newfound Reality Come along to support our school rock band, Newfound Reality (Sean M, Rachel Mc, Lilu W.B and Ezra B along with their band manager Candice D) in the annual Battle of the Bands on Thursday 20 June. At the Battle of the Bands, high school students from a number of local bands showcase their awesome talent and battle it out for top spot. It ’s set to be a night full of great live music, some delicious food stalls and the awesome chance to meet some other students from around the area. The event is run by Pacific Hills Christian School at 9-15 Quarry Rd, Dural. See flyer in newsletter. Year 12 High Achievers’ Morning Tea Congratulations! The following students were recognised for their consistent effort and achievement across all their subject areas: Meru S, Amin H, Rojina P, Kate F, Hilary R, Samiz M-H, Megan D, Mina K, Abbey C-J, Kian T, Daniel P, Lily C, Lauren N, Alana C, Emma P, Isla D, Catherine N, James B, Ju Won J, Morne K, Mitchell R, Hugh B, Isabella W, Arvin R, Gavin K. Congratulations Congratulations to Sebastian D, Adam K, Seth S, Zander J who won the 15 years boys relay at the Zone Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 12 June at Sydney Athletics Centre, Homebush. Official results will be published when they are received. Best wishes Nathalie Bodley Deputy Principal

Reminders See detailed information within newsletter ...

Year 12 Graduation Information Sheet re ticketing

2019/2020 Entertainment Book purchase on line or directly from the school office, special offer for $10 Egift voucher for Caltex ends Friday, 14 June at midnight.

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It's an amazing experience with lots to do. I had lots of fun at the workshops and the Ed Wilson jam. It was awesome! Charlie L I’m so glad that I could have this wonderful trip at Big Band Blast. The experiences of the parade and those performanc-es were just amazing. Huanyu L I had a lot of fun at big band blast. It was really inspiring to see the professional musicians perform for us and see just how far you can push an instrument to work for you. The lessons were amazingly beneficial and I will be sure to use everything I learned. Thank you so much to Ms Lovell, Mrs Cooper and Mr Knox for taking us. Keetan S I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to big band blast. I feel like I learned a lot and also connected with my friends. We also met and performed along side some of the best jazz musicians in the world. Jeyanth G I had such a great time learning and performing at big band blast! A big thank you to Ms Lovell, Mrs Cooper and Mr Knox for looking after us and taking us to such an amazing weekend! Julia S Big band blast was an amazing experience with helpful workshops and fun performances. I love the way that people improvise and I have come away with a new love of jazz. Strahan C-J

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Reminder that Bootcamp is held on Friday mornings at 7.00 am

and is open to students, staff and parents.

Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a bottle of water. Brekkie Club serves breakfast at 8.00 am.

‘FUN FRIDAYs’ Fun Fridays continued with the theme “Crazy Socks”. Some staff went all out wearing multiple pairs of socks, while others were more subtle. The staff look forward to a new theme each week, there is even some healthy competition! Michelle Nunura Head Teacher Welfare

CAREERS UPDATES NS5 Careers Expo 2019 for year 10-12 students at Chatswood HS The date for the 2019 careers expo will be Wednesday 3

rd July at Chatswood HS from 5.30-8.00pm. All

major universities, TAFE, Defence, UAC and some private colleges will have a table of representatives where you can ask questions and receive recent course and scholarship information. Northern Sydney Apprenticeship & Traineeship Expo Tuesday 20 August 2019 – 3pm to 8pm The Concourse - Civic Pavilion - 409 Victoria Ave Chatswood NSW

For more information on any of these or other careers matters visit the Careers Adviser or email Mr Holmes at neil.holmes@det.nsw.edu.au or call the school on 9144 1689 ext 116.

Visit my free careers website at http://www.careeradvicensw.com to view career videos, take career tests,

view subject selection resources, links to all universities on bonus points, scholarships, elite athletes schemes, alternate entry to university, the job market, SRS and more.

VISUAL ARTS NEWS Year 7T and X students celebrate artist "unbirthday" As part of a year 7 assessment, students in 7T and 7X were given an extension task to bring presents and a create a card with a message for one of the artists studied this semester. Each student then presented their gifts and well wishes in a two minute speech in front of their class. Students were very creative in their choice of gifts and thoughtful in the words written in the cards. Lily R submitted a particularly outstanding, very thoughtful and well made range of gifts and card. Congratulations to all. Success at the St Ives St Art competition Students from our year 9 Art Masterclass submitted complex and creative work based on the theme of sustainability. There were some very impressive works submitted from students from other local schools, so it was very pleasing to hear that Vishwa D was awarded 3rd place. Congratulations Vishwa! Patricia Gettens Head Teacher Creative Arts Gats Coordinator Visual Arts Teacher

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BATTLE OF THE BANDS

This is an annual tradition where high school students from a number of local bands showcase their awesome talent and battle it out for top spot. It’s set to be a night full of great live music, some delicious food stalls and the awesome chance to meet some other students from around the area. The event is run by Pacific Hills Christian School and its leadership team, and there will be the required security and teacher supervision on the night.

Band performances from: o Newfound Reality (St Ives High School) o Codex (Oakhill College) o Coast to Coast (Abbotsleigh) o Pangea (Redfield College) o Spaghetti and the Meatballs (Hills Grammar) o Carpet Burn (Pacific Hills)

WHEN: Thursday 20 June 2019

WHERE: Pacific Hills Christian School, 9-15 Quarry Rd, Dural

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