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Model Farms High School

NEWSLETTER ISSUE

34

Term 4 – Week 6 Monday 11 November 2013

Gooden Drive, Baulkham Hills Telephone: (02) 9624 3133 Facsimile: (02) 9838 8407 Email: [email protected]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Student Success Last week I inadvertently left Thomas Stellar and Jack Walker’s names off the list of Prefects for 2014. I apologise for this and of course congratulate both boys on their selection to our leadership team. Our Year 8 Debating Team has won the Regional Final of the Premier’s Debating Challenge against Baulkham Hills High School and the four girls now head off to the 3-day State Championships at Sydney University. Abbey Sim, Corrine Kennedy, Joanna Bennetts and Angie Geng did a wonderful job debating the pros and cons of downloading music in this round. Along with Simone Cao and Brooke Kissell the girls are looking forward to debating for two days in the round robin section of the State finals as well as their next topic which they hope will see them through to the very end. We wish them well and look forward to hearing exciting stories of this challenge. Year 12 student Hannah Bowman’s body of work for her HSC art exam, ‘Feast Your Eyes’ has nominated for consideration for inclusion in ARTEXPRESS 2014. ArtExpress is an annual suite of exhibitions of exemplary artworks created by students for the Higher School Certificate Examination in Visual Arts. The works represent a broad range of subject matter, approaches, styles and media including ceramics, painting, photomedia, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, textiles and fibre, time-based forms, documented forms, and collections of works. It is an honour for Hannah’s work to even be considered and of course we will have our fingers crossed that it will be selected for final exhibition.

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Multicultural Day 2013 As I write our 2nd Multicultural Day is in full swing out in the grounds. There is a fabulous array of international food tastes on sale, dancing in the quad, sumo suits in the hall, international soccer on the oval and music of all nationalities playing in the air. The festival and carnival feel is incredible and it is such a pleasure to see so many of our staff and students celebrating multiplicity, inclusion and diversity. We were exceptionally lucky with the weather as we had been expecting a wet day (according to the forecast earlier in the week) and we had lots of sunscreen and shade available for everyone. I hope your child brings home fabulous stories this afternoon. Late Notes and Absences Every so often parents ask me why we send letters out when their child is late to school and I totally understand that they may think this is a bit extreme “for only 3 or 4 minutes”. In the big scheme of things this may not seem important to some but as a school we are obliged to “undertake all reasonable measures to contact parents promptly and within two days of an unexplained absence occurring”. Students who need to attend the front office in the mornings and who swipe on when they arrive are all late. You may not know it because you may have dropped them off much earlier and they have gone elsewhere before going to class. These are still considered absences by the DEC and as such we must follow policy and notify you. Parents have a responsibility to inform us of any time, no matter how long or short, their child spends away from school. If students are late or absent, a note explaining that absence will mean that letters will not need to be sent. You can do this by either sending a note with your child when they return to school, email the school, send a fax or even ring and let us know. All these methods are entirely acceptable. Christina Bennet Principal

There is a position vacant for a structural landscaper with Competitive Paving & Landscaping. So if you are looking for an apprenticeship or know someone who is, please pass on this information. If interested please contact Grant 0418 848 205

Fiona Woods

Careers Adviser

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FROM THE DEPUTY …MR GRADY

Our National Anthem

During the Junior Assembly in Week 5, I observed all of Year 7, 8 and 9 students singing our National Anthem, led by a magnificent duo of lead singers. The girls on stage did a wonderful job, though I was struck by the almost whisper like singing of the vast majority of the assembly group. A national anthem is a song that unites each and every one of us. It is something that we all should be immensely proud and demonstrate our pride through our strong voice. Although I am not an advocate of Wikipedia, I feel that in this case, it provides a very good description of what an anthem is and its purpose, as below. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. We as Australians are simply very fortunate. Watching the weekly news and seeing the situations and struggles of people across other countries is a constant reminder of this. The singing of the national anthem is not about the quality of the voice of the individual, but the way the group unites and sings together. As such, I would like to encourage each member of the student body to demonstrate their pride in our wonderful nation by joining in and singing at the next assembly. Assembly Award Winners Congratulations to the array of students listed below who were recognised for their achievement at last week’s assembly.

Name Year Award

Tom Roberts 8 Bronze Award

Caitlin Taylor 9 Bronze Award

Waseem Momandi 8 Bronze Award

Emily Deschacht 7 Bronze Award

Tepene Taaka Tekaute 7 Bronze Award

Dewald Baardt 9 Bronze Award

Joshua Kirwan 9 Bronze Award

Andy Jia 7 Bronze Award

Jayden Palazzolo 8 Bronze Award

Thimmiah Baduvanda 7 Bronze Award

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_%28norm%29

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Emily Duncan 9 Silver Award

Rachael Logozzo 8 Silver Award

Nicholas Male 7 Citizenship Award - Honesty

Abbey Sim 8 Shine award for Academic Achievement

Madeline Seddon 9 Nomination for music and arts achievment

Charlie Oliver 8 Nomination for music and arts achievment

Eryn O Sullivan 8 Nomination for music and arts achievment

Emma Harris 9 Nomination for sport achievement

Brendan Carroll 9 Nomination for sport achievement

Katrina Swavley 9 Nomination for sport achievement

Have a great week, Mark Grady

Attendance - Students seeking an exemption from school for a short period

Students who are seeking an exemption from school for a short period of time due to a family holiday need to include proof of travel arrangements (copies of plane tickets, accommodation bookings etc…) with their application. Application forms are available from the attendance office. Students must ensure that applications are started with sufficient time for them to collect work from all class teachers to complete while they are away. The purpose of completing this process is so that these dates are not included as part of the attendance data on your child’s report. Mrs Pledger HT Administration

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TERM 4 WEEK 6 Mon 11/11 - Tues 12/11 Matinee of Musical for Primary

Schools 8J3 Samurai Assignment due 8J Samurai Assignment due Wed 13/11 - Thur 14/11 Duke of Edinburgh Hike –

Crosslands Yr 12 Sign Out Day Fri 15/11 Duke of Edinburgh Hike –

Crosslands WEEK 7 Mon 18/11 Yr 7 Swim School Primary Links Matthew Pearce

Public School Tues 19/11 Yr 7 Swim School Yr 11 PDHPE Sports Medicine

Assessment Task 8Y3 Recipe Sources

Assignment due Wed 20/11 Yr 7 Swim School Thur 21/11 Yr 7 Swim School Yr 10 Peer Support Training Fri 22/11 Yr 7 Swim School

Yr 8 ICILS Assessment Yr 10 Peer Support Training WEEK 8 Mon 25/11 - Tues 26/11 Yr 10 RYDA Driver Awareness

Programme Wed 27/11 - Thur 28/11 - Fri 29/11 Yr8 Science students to UWS

for G&T Day Vaccinations Yr 7 and Yr 9

students

WEEK 9

Mon 02/12 Yr 7 2014 Pathfinders Visit Yr 8 A Case of Conspiracy Yr 7 Gala Day vs Castle Hill

High Modern History HSC

Assessment Task 1 116FT Sydney Fish Market

Excursion Tues 03/12 Yr 7 2014 Pathfinders Visit Surf School for PASS

elective students (Yrs 9 & 10)

Wed 04/12 Yr 7 2014 Orientation Day Thur 05/12 - Fri 06/12 Yr 10 Luna Park WEEK 10 Mon 09/12 Yr 11 Recognitiion Assembly Tues 10/12 Yr 9 Recognition Assembly Yr 7 Support Rewards

Excursion Wed 11/12 - Thur 12/12 Yr 10 Recognition Assembly Fri 13/12 Yr 7 Recognition Assembly Yr 12 ESL English

Assessment Task 1 Yr 10 Jamberoo Action Park

Excursion WEEK 11 Mon 16/12 Yr 8 Recognition Assembly Tues 17/12 MFHS Presentation Evening Wed 18/12 - Thur 19/12 -

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FROM THE ENGLISH FACULTY Congratulations to the following students who are merit award recipients:

Year 8: Brandon Chow Year 9: Sarah James

Year 8 Premier’s Debating – Regional Champions! A HUGE congratulations to the Year 8 Debating Team who successfully defeated Baulkham Hills High School in the Regional Final for the Premier’s Debating Challenge. The nerves were running high and anticipation mounted as the topics where revealed. A sigh of relief was heard from both teams when the topic, ‘Downloading of music from the internet should be considered illegal’ was announced. It was a close debate with both teams offering strong arguments. The team fired question after question, Baulkham Hills failing to address some. After a unanimous decision from the three adjudicators, the students were awarded the win and now go through to the State Final camp. The camp will be held over three days (27th -29th November) at the University of Sydney. There, the winners from the ten regions across NSW will meet to compete in a series of round-robin debates to determine the last two teams to appear in the grand finale. We wish Joanna Bennetts, Simone Cao, Angie Geng, Corinne Kennedy, Brooke Kissell, and Abbey Sim the best of luck at the State Final Camp.

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Year 9 Camp 2013 Collaroy On Wednesday 30th October 2013, 155 Year 9 students embarked on their three day camp to the Salvation Army Centre at Collaroy. Students participated in a range of activities, including the Drop Pole, where students climbed a 13 metre pole and then jumped and made the descent in 3 seconds. Archery, Laser Tag, Giant Swing, Vertical Challenge and Flying Fox were also some of the fun activities completed. The weather was beautiful which made it extra nice for each group when they visited nearby Collaroy Beach for games. A themed Halloween trivia night was held on Thursday where witches, zombies and scary masks emerged. Overall, the students had an excellent time and represented MFHS in a well behaved and positive manner. Well done Year 9! Ms Letherbarrow Year Adviser

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UNIFORM SHOP

Trading Days and Hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday

8.10 am until 9.00 am

Payment Options Cash - Cheque - Visa - Mastercard

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Uniform Shop is operated on a Volunteer basis.

Do YOU have a spare hour to volunteer ?

~~ Even one day per month - especially in Term 4 and Term 1 ~~

We can guarantee lots of laughs and smiles.

Please come in and see me or ring the office and leave your

details.

A huge to our current

Amazing Volunteers

Wendy Turner Rowyna Harrold Fiona Bennetts Sue Oliver Franca Di Donato Brenda Van Aswegen Neeta Kennelly Petra McConnell

Your dedication, hard work, friendship and laughs

is always appreciated !!! Roz Noel Uniform Shop Co-ordinator

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UNIFORM SHOP




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BOOK PACKS

YEAR 8 – 2014

Students currently in Year 7, if you ordered a

BOOK PACK

could you please pick it up

NOW

YEAR 7 – 2014

BOOK PACKS are now available

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UNIFORM SHOP




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PRICE INCREASE Due to rising costs, a small increase in several uniform prices is necessary beginning Term

4.

YEAR 10

Please purchase your SENIOR UNIFORM as soon as possible.

If your Junior uniform is in good condition, please consider donating it to the Uniform Shop. All donations are appreciated and help many students.

UNIFORM SHOP TRADING DAYS

Please note the IMPORTANT dates below

~~~ 2013 ~~~

SATURDAY - 30 November 2013 Open 9.00 am – 2.00 pm

FRIDAY - 6 December 2013 Last Day of Trading

~~~ 2014 ~~~

SATURDAY - 11 January 2014 Open 9.00 am – 2.00 pm

FRIDAY - 31 January 2014 Shop Re-Opens 8.10 am – 9.00 am

The Uniform Shop will NOT be open on the first days of school

2014.

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MODEL FARMS HIGH SCHOOL

UNIFORM PRICE LIST




ITEM PRICE

BOYS

Shirt - Blue (Junior) / White (Senior) $32.00

Shorts – Grey (easy care) $35.00

Long Trousers (easy care) $45.00

GIRLS

Blouse – Blue (Junior) / Lemon (Senior) $32.00

Skirt – Check (Junior) / Grey (Senior) $60.00

Long Pants $40.00

JUMPERS

Fleecy $40.00

Wool - (Australian Wool) $80.00

SPORT

Top $40.00

Shorts $35.00

TRACKSUIT (By Order Only)

Jacket Only $75.00

Pants Only $50.00

Complete Set $120.00

MISCELLANEOUS

Aprons $13.00

Tie – Junior / Senior $20.00

Blazer $200.00

Calculator $35.00

Exercise Books – ie. maths, music, normal $various

2013/2014 - Prices subject to change without notice – includes 10% GST

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CHANGE OF CONTACT INFORMATION


Name of Student: ____________________________________ Year ___________

New Address: ________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________ Postcode: ______

Correspondence: ______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________ Postcode: ______

Email Address: _______________________________________________________

New Home Phone No. __________________________________________________

Mother Mobile: ________________________________________________________

Mother Work: _________________________________________________________

Father Mobile: ________________________________________________________

Father Work __________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact if changed: _________________________________________

Phone No. ____________________________________________

Any change in Medical Condition e.g. Allergy, Asthma etc.

Details _______________________________________________________________

Bus Pass: YES / NO

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SPORT BUS PASSES CAN NOT BE PURCHASED ON WEDNESDAYS

Sports Bus 052-001

Please indicate preferred pass:

A 5 trip pass for $37.50 No. of passes ______ Total $________

A 10 trip pass for $75.00 No. of passes ______ Total $________

Name of Student/s _______________________________________Year/s____________

Payment by: CASH CHEQUE

PAYMENT BY MASTERCARD OR VISA SLIP

Please circle the appropriate card

Please debit my Mastercard / Visa Account No:

Amount in figures _____________________________

Expiry Date: _______________ CCV: ___________

Name of Credit Card Holder (as shown on card) _______________________________

Signature of Credit Card Holder: ____________________________________________

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GRADE vs Muirfield Rnd 6 U15s Away 13/11/13

SPORT VENUE ROOM TIME STAFF HT

BOYS GRADE

Open Baseball MHS 3MU2 12:40 – 2:40 Neville GC

Open Cricket Max Ruddock (Training) 805 12:40 – 2:40 Puleo JB2

Op Basketball a/b MFHS 4L1 12:40 – 2:40 Chand FH

15’s Basketball a/b Muirfield HS 804 12:40 – 2:40 McKenna JB2

Open’s Touch Gooden 807 12:40 – 2:40 Dawson JD

15’s Touch a/b Muirfield HS 712 12:40 – 2:40 Keen JC

Mixed Waterpolo Parramatta Pool (vs CU) 1W1 12:15 – 2:40 Vince EL

GIRLS GRADE

Open Oztag a/b Gooden 806 12:40 – 2:40 Attenbrough JD

Open Volley a/b MFHS Hall (Training) 503 12:40 – 2:40 Hietamaki JE

15’s Volleyball a/b Muirfield HS 6L2 12:40 – 2:40 Edwards FH

Open Netball a/b Gooden 509 12:40 – 2:40 Hoysted JB

15’s Netball a/b Don Moore Res 707 12:40 – 2:40 Estacio JC

REC SPORT

Rock Climbing $7.50 +bus

The Edge Castle Hill 506 12:15 – 2:40 Bowen, Broadbent EL

Ten Pin Bowling $6.50 + bus

Wondabowl Castle Hill

808 12:15 – 2:40 Villagran, Murphy DD

Gym $8 + bus Waves 6L1 12:15 – 2:40 Fountis, Jiminez JB

Ice Skating $7.00+ bus

Sydney Ice Arena 801 12:15 – 2:40 Montgomery, Kumar JD

Squash $5 Winston Hills 812 12:40-2:40 Newton, Parker, Hannan

FH

Tennis Olympus $5 Winston Hills 707 12:40-2:40 Georgopoulos, J.Singh JC

Rec Walking Around 713 702 3DR

12:40-2:40 Manson, Rawat, Snell, McKnight, Ljubicic, Gregory, Leghorn,

Conteh, Wawrzyniak

JP

House Sport Gooden Res School Oval

TLC 12:40-2:40 12:40-2:40 12:40-2:40

Hobbs IC Daly, Harney,

Weingarth, Gardner, Greer, D’Souza

BM

YEAR 7 SPORT

7B Volleyball 3A1 12:40 – 2:40 Relf GC

7R Blacktown Indoor $4.50 504 12:15 – 2:40 Woods JC

7A Netball 3T2 12:40 – 2:40 Dick JE

7N Blacktown Indoor $4.50 4L4 12:15 – 2:40 Munroe, Atkins GC

7T Cricket 1EL 12:40 – 2:40 P.Singh EL

7V Ice Skating $8 809 12:40 – 2:40 Varghese BM

7I Soccer 1W2 12:40 – 2:40 Cooper JD

NON SPORT School 8CR1 12:40 – 2:40 Archer JP

SPORT DETENTION

School LIB 12:40 – 3:00 Jideh DD

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