Respect ~ Perseverance ~ Growth

Deputy Principal Matters by Nathalie Bodley

2019 HSC Begins with English and Pizza! Over 66,000 students were tested on the new English syllabus for the first time on Thursday, which was focused on "Texts and Human Experiences". In the past few weeks essay writing was rigorously exercised, feedback was given, exam papers were practised and holiday workshops were held to ready students for the coming HSC. After the English paper, students exited many with smiles on their faces, happy that the first exam was done! The questions were unexpected and unpredictable; however, the students I spoke to were generally happy with how they answered the questions, others just pleased that English Paper 1 was over. As an encouragement, after the first exam, all students were treated to fresh stone fired pizza to fill their empty bellies! On Friday, students sat the second English paper for all the English courses. On Monday 21 October, Food Technology is the first examination for the day at 1.55 pm. Of course, we all wish the best for all our wonderful year 12 students. Induction of our new school leaders On Monday there was a whole school assembly where students, teachers and parents welcomed the new School Captains, Vice-Captains and all the student leaders from years 7 to 11 who will form the Student Representative Council (SRC) in 2020. Congratulations to all our student leaders who will be the student voice for the next 12 months. Learning Journey This Tuesday, all Year 9 students were involved in reflecting and discussing their educational journey and aspirations to a panel of staff, community representatives and students. It was great to see how many students had used this experience to further develop their skills and were articulate in identifying their goals, strengths and weaknesses and areas for improvement. The Learning Journey is a great opportunity for students to showcase their work and gain meaningful feedback. Also, as part of their learning journey, students had opportunities to experience other programs with staff and visitors including a session called ‘Rock and Water’, where students learned some basic defensive martial arts. The school also had a visit from ‘the Lemon Car’. This is a fun, interactive and informative awareness program which travels around to high schools in New South Wales educating young drivers about the importance of proper vehicle safety and maintenance. Students from Year 9 were shown how to spot commonly overlooked, yet potentially dangerous defects, some of which are often bought from reputable auto shops. The aim of this course is to inform young drivers about vehicle safety, help them save money and hopefully, reduce the number of fatalities caused by faulty and illegally modified vehicles. Students were also introduced to the future of artificial intelligence in our cities by Michael Doherty, Director, Sales & Marketing at SenSen Network. Students looked at how local councils are currently using AI to identify cars where number plates are obscured by looking at any dents or marks on the car or using a smart phone to identify and report on illegal dumping and illegally parked cars. Michael also discussed how AI is used by casinos to monitor card games and predict results, by the Army and at airport security. As there are so many employment opportunities contin-ually opening up in this area, students were encouraged to keep their eyes open.

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International Visit - Momoyama ‘Science’ Japanese High School

There was much excitement in school on Tuesday when 78 Japanese girls and boys spent a fun filled day in the com-pany of their St Ives High School buddies. This is probably the tenth year that St Ives High School is hosting staff and students of Momoyama High School. Some of the buddies are students of Japanese in Years 10. It was an excellent opportunity for them to use their speaking skills in real life conversations. After an entertaining welcome ceremony, the Japanese students spent two periods improving their skills in English language classes and in Science they were introduced to Australian flora. For lunch, they enjoyed an Australian barbecue sausage sizzle, amidst a lot of laughter and fun. We hope that our gift of a book of famous Aus-tralian Scientists will be appreciated just as much as we appreciate the Japanese Recipe book and the beautiful chop-sticks that will be used as prizes for excellence in Japanese. Thanks to the ESL Languages and Science faculties and in particular, Lyndel Champion and Michael O’Connell. Videos for Change – Register your vote! Congratulations to Jack L, Zoe T, Alex P and Aryan M for being named as finalist in the Videos for Change competi-tion. Their film ‘The Best Version of Yourself’ was one of ten chosen from across the nation in the junior category. The students were required to create a one-minute video on a social issue they feel passionate about. Please vote for their video as part of the ‘People’s Choice Award’. You can watch and vote for their fantastic video at: http://videosforchange.org/competition/2019/video/4e4e7e20-ee1d-11e9-b2d4-0b77d471190b Voting closes on 27 October, so please vote soon. Ms Whittle (Drama Teacher) Youth Off the Streets interschool fundraiser On Tuesday, students wore yellow and purple to support the charity Youth Off the Streets as part of an interschool fundraiser involving 13 different schools across Sydney. Abigail B and Niki P are St Ives High representatives and they also organised a cake stall on Friday to raise more money to support this important initiative. It is fantastic to see the social conscience and civic responsibility of our students. Whitehouse Institute of Design Incursion On Thursday of Week 10 last term, Textiles students from across the grades were invited to participate in a fashion design drawing incursion, presented by the Whitehouse Institute of Design. To our surprise and delight, it was Leanne Whitehouse herself (founder of the insti-tute) who came to teach the students. Students learned how to use the elements and prin-ciples of design to draw well-proportioned faces and fashion figures, as well as learning how to use collage as a design tool. Leanne also told many interesting stories, giving the students an insight into the world of fashion design, including accounts of meeting various famous fashionistas such as Kim Kardashian. Leanne awarded prizes on the day for talent-ed students: “Young Designer” Awards went to Angela K and Tamaryn C and “Highly Commended” Awards went to Niki P and Amelia B. Thank you to Catherine Brown for organising this incursion.

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Student Coaching Student Training This week thirty amazing Year 10 students were trained to be student coaches, as part of the Student Coaching Student Program. Over two days, students were taught how to use the GROWTH coaching system, which they will use this term to coach Year 7 students (who have volunteered to be coached) about their learning and educational goals. The program aims to not only train students to coach younger students, but also helps to develop:

improved communication skills (asking good questions, listening, giving and receiving feedback)

increased self confidence

improved skill in perspective taking

improved relationships with peers, teachers and even siblings

increased emotional intelligence This is our second time running the program and we were extremely impressed with the focus and maturity of our coaches. Ms Cate Whittle and Ms Natasha Mercer. New Pedestrian Crossing Following a successful campaign by a group of our parents and the P&C, a pedestrian crossing has been installed in front of the school on Yarrabung Road near Waterhouse Avenue. The group worked closely with council to establish the need for a crossing. Council undertook a traffic count and the results from this showed that council ’s threshold for a crossing was met. Council made the decision about the exact location of the pedestrian crossing. The decision was based upon a raft of traffic and road regulations that Council must follow. It is very important that students make use of the pedestrian crossing, especially at busy times such as the end of the school day. Unfortunately, RMS do not provide a “lollypop person” to supervise high school pedestrian crossing. We will provide minimal supervision, at the end of the day, for the next few weeks to monitor the use of the crossing. Council’s priority has been to have the crossing installed. Overtime the crossing maybe upgrade to include additional lighting, a raised platform and additional fencing. Council is also investigating a traffic island on Hunter Street. Please note the sign changes around the crossing, especially chang-es to parking and bus zones. Thanks go to Isabella Lewis and the P&C for their work in having the crossing installed. The 2019 Year 12 Graduation Survey is closing this week! This survey was launched the day after the Graduation ceremony and will be closing this coming Sunday, 20 October at 10 am. A big thank you to the 30% of families who have taken the survey to date. If you have yet to take the survey, you should have received a personalised email invite on Wednesday 16 October. If you cannot see the invitation in your inbox, please check your spam/junk mail folder in case it has been moved there. The survey takes 15 minutes to complete. The School and the P&C conduct this survey to give you the opportunity to provide feedback about your experiences at St Ives High School. It covers a broad range of topics from the Graduation Evening, school initiatives, P&C priorities, to overall school performance. Survey data is used to inform decision-making on issues affecting students, staff, parents, and community as well as improve and streamline the services offered to current and future students and families. The Year 12 Parent Exit Survey is a valuable opportunity to have real input, so please take advantage of this to make suggestions and tell us what it is we are doing well and where we could improve. Thank you in advance for your participation! Year 8 Ku-ring-gai Zone Gala Day The Ku-ring-gai Zone Year 8 Gala Day was held on Tuesday 15 October and had the year group competing in Soccer, Basketball and the newly introduced Flag Gridiron. The students competed against opposing schools in a fun and relaxed environment to develop teamwork, problem solving and communication skills. St Ives had varied success with teams across all sports and demonstrated sportsmanship at each venue. Thank you to the Year 9 and 10 stu-dents who coached our teams on the day. Congratulations to our Flag Gridiron referees, who up until Week 8 last term, did not know the rules of the sport. Thank you to Mr Leggatt and the teachers who supervised our students at each venue, everyone’s support of Gala Day is greatly appreciated. Congratulations to…

Abbey C-J (Year 12) who achieved her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This is this a significant achievement and highlights her dedication and commitment to co and extra-curricular activities. It is also noteworthy that Abbey is the first student to achieve a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at St Ives High School.

All Languages students for the Education Prefect Language Championship 2019. St Ives High School achieved 31st

overall globally out of 1644 schools. This included 21st overall in Spanish globally out of 1054 schools;

19th

for Japanese in Australia out of 859 schools and special merit goes to Julia S (Year 7) who achieved 2nd

place globally in Russian.

Nina K (Y10) and Will G (Y10) who have been invited by the Australian Mathematics Olympiad Committee (AMOC)

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as a consequence of their excellent results in the Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad (AIMO) to partici-pate in further training at the University of Sydney and will be competing in two international competitions involving over one hundred cities worldwide, also at the University of Sydney.

All the students who sat for the ICAS Maths competition late last term. In particular, congratulations to the following students who achieved excellent results: High Distinction (top 1% nationally) Year 7: Edward K, Year 10: Will G Distinction Year 7: Davis L, YoYo X, Serena C, Eric K, Nate R; Year 8: Namhee K, Jessica W, Aaron J, Sophie H, Mia S, Bohua H, David M, Kegan H, Marlon K, Strahan C; Year 9: Ethan R, Zoe T, Hana J, Josh B, Ashley W, Larry L, Mana G, Matthew J; Year 10: Nina K, Isla J, Pip R; Year 11: Paul K; Year 12: Mel S Credit Year 7: Lynden W, Arjun S, Lucas C, Ethan K, Dihein K, Aidan N, Dorsa M, Kevin H, Ben T, Jessica O, Luca P, Daniel H, Jensen W, Julia S, Andrea S, Maja M; Year 8: Nathan C, Chanel C, Jessica D, Jasmin L, Will S, Tabitha W, Kai I, Aiden Z, Aarik H, Zack R, Marit V, Vania Z, Ben G, Kazuki N, Ethan H, Vaidehi R, Aurelia S; Year 9: Oliver L, Shayyan S, Gemma L, Alice R, Bradley Y, Alan L, Hayley G, Sarah B, Ryan C, Natalie Y Year 10: Matthew V, Zoe B, Junseo L Merit Year 7: Aidan H; Year 8: Alaiya M, Yumi P, Isabella F, Darcy F, Frida B; Year 9: Alya R, Isabella B Well done to all!

Best Wishes Nathalie Bodley Deputy Principal

MS ASHLEIGH FONG - RUGBY CHAMP!

The Australian women’s national rugby union team, known as the Wallaroos, has competed at all Women’s Rugby World Cups since 1998, with their best result finishing in third place in 2010. In 2017, UTS Sport and Gordon Rugby extended their partnership forming an inaugural women rugby sevens academy. Starting with only a dozen athletes to with now approximately fifty. They offer a free training program to interested athletes for both the sevens and fifteens competitions. Ashleigh Fong, one of our Science teachers, is a part of this program and a very proud member of the Gordon Rugby Club. She is an outstanding leader amongst the women’s program and has won numerous awards both from within the club and from the wider rugby community. She would be very pleased to have a chat to any interested students looking to have some fun, learn new skills and be part of a great club and team.

FAREWELL TO THE ENTERTAINMENT BOOK

After 25 years it’s a sad goodbye to an old friend the Entertainment Book. This is the last year it will be published in book form, so if you have one, hang on to it - it could become a collector’s item! With a growing move towards digital (60% of our orders were for digital this year) and growing concern for the environment, cost of transport, storage and wastage, it was announced that the Entertainment Book will be digital only from now on. The publishers will be arrang-ing free trials next year for all the printed book lovers, and once you get used to digital you will find that it has many ad-vantages. And the good news - for the 5th year running we have exceeded the previous year’s orders, raising $902 for the school via the P&C. A big thank you to everyone who placed an order, and a huge thank you to Karen Forbes, School Office, for handling the book orders, and for design of Newsletter features, often submitted at the last minute in a very scrappy form. Keith Oliver (P&C)

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CAREERS UPDATES Dance vacancies at Bradfield Senior College Bradfield Senior College has vacancies in Year 11 Dance commencing in 2020. Prospective students are required to audition on Thursday 28 November between 4.00 and 6.00 pm. Please phone the college on 9942 0399 if you have any questions. Year 10 Work Experience reminder Signed work experience forms are due back to me on or before Friday 15 November so that I have time to enter the details into the database and allocate teachers to supervise students during the week. Students are welcome to look over my list of work experience contacts from previous years. Work experience is compulsory and replaces school that week. The following week is Year 10 camp.

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.

BARE CREEK TRAIL

This fabulous event takes place on Sunday 10 November. Meandering through our local Garigal National Park, this fun run/walk caters for all, with distances over 2km, 6km, 12km and 21km. In recent years we have had a large number of students participate and challenge themselves and in the process St Ives High have out run and out numbered Killara High School in the annual mob match. So boasting rights are on the line! Students from the St Ives High School receive a 20% discount off their entry fees. Use the code: BCTRSIHS20 Go to https://barecreektrailrun.com/ to sign up and join the St Ives High School team. To help you prepare for this event, join the SIHS Run Club on a Tuesday morning at 7am. Students, parents and teachers welcome. Nicole Frykberg Mathematics Teacher

You’re invited to audition for NSSWE, the Northern Sydney Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

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Northern Sydney Symphonic Wind Ensemble (NSSWE)

is for student musicians who love performing, having

fun and making friends while developing their musical

abilities.

Our symphonic wind ensembles are open to all woodwind,

brass and percussion students currently in school bands, and

to youth up to the age of 23. We have four ensembles,

covering all ages and experience levels, from primary through

to senior high school and youth.

Auditions for the 2020 program are held in November.

Details can be found on our website.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Sunday 27 October 2019

AUDITIONS FOR 2020: 9- 10 November 2019

For more information about NSSWE visit:

www.nsswe.org.au

NSSWE IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION.

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