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12 September 201612 September 2016

Principal ReportOur school was really fortunate this week to have been paida visit by Mr Murat Dizdar, Executive Director, Public SchoolsNSW for the Ultimo Operational Directorate, of which MountAnnan is a part. Mr Dizdar has responsibility for about 500schools across an area stretching from Bondi to the SouthernHighlands and he accepted our invitation to come to speak toour staff and students on the topic of ‘Leadership’. Mr Dizdaris a highly experienced and passionate leader and he wasable to pass on many valuable insights on the topic, whichis a key part of our school plan. He passed on his thanks tothe school for the invitation and especially for the opportunityto meet with our exceptional SRC team, who asked him arange of excellent questions; watch out for the interview inan upcoming newsletter. We were joined on the afternoon byexecutive staff from our three partner primary schools (MountAnnan PS, Currans Hill PS and Oran Park PS) who thoroughlyenjoyed the afternoon as well. Special thanks go to MrsMichelle Wooley and her Year 11 Hospitality students whodid an outstanding job catering for the event and the SRCmembers who helped serve our guests. It was a great afternoonand a timely reminder that at Mount Annan High School,everyone is a leader.

On the subject of leadership, we have recently completed anextensive process aimed at selecting our 2017 studentleadership team. Students had to nominate themselves,present an overview of their achievements, undergo aninterview with a staff panel and present a speech before a votewas taken. Every student who took part in the process didextremely well and it was an incredibly tight contest for the finalpositions. The student leadership team for 2017 are as follows:

Congratulations to all of the successful candidates and I lookforward to working closely with you in the year ahead.

Brad MitchellPrincipal

Brad MitchellPrincipal

Next P&C MeetingThe next P&C meeting is on Tuesday, 13 September 2016 at7:30pm in the school library. Please come and support yourP&C.

Upcoming Events

• Lauren Cislowski – Captain

• Derrick Luvuhze – Captain

• Emily Backhouse – Vice Captain

• Johnny Mitchell – Vice Captain

• Adam Bashford – Prefect

• Prerna Kumar – Prefect

• Laura Moore – Prefect

• Agata Piaskowska – Prefect

• Monique Pearce – Prefect

• Lauren Phillips – Prefect

• NSW CHS Athletics Carnival: Wed 7, Thurs 8 andFri 9 September 2016

• Year 11 Yearly Exams: Monday 12 September toMonday 19 September 2016

• P. & C. Meeting in Library: Tuesday 13 September2016

• Crossroads: Tuesday 20 September to Friday 23September 2016

• Year 12 Picnic Day: Friday 23 September

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Deputy Principal’s reportWe are in a very busy phase of Term 3 with many activitiesoccurring. The SRC have run a wonderful lunchtime sportcompetition which will conclude with a presentation to thewinning teams at our end of Term 3 assembly on Friday 9thSeptember. This assembly is also traditionally the final fullschool assembly for Year 12 students as our Year 11 studentscommence their end of year exams on Monday 12thSeptember which is followed by the Crossroads program inWeek 10. Currently Year 11 students who wish to be part ofthe school leadership team in 2017 have nominated themselvesto be Captain/Vice Captain or prefects. All students who havenominated have been through a rigorous selection andinterview process; those students running for Captain and ViceCaptain have made a speech to Year 11 and both Year 11and teachers are currently voting for their representatives for2017. The new leadership team will be announced at Fridaysassembly and will be invited along with the current leadershipteam to Mount Annan Gardens Restaurant for lunch.As Year 11come to the end of their preliminary year we wish them well intheir final exams and hope they rest up before commencing theYear 12 component of their HSC in Term 4.

Year 9 students were surveyed at the end of last term abouttheir thoughts on their future. Students who wished to beinvolved in work experience or plan to currently move to anapprenticeship or traineeship at the conclusion of Year 10 havebeen referred to the careers advisers for some advice aboutcareer options. Those students who indicated that they wouldlike to go to university have been given an invitation to attendWestern Sydney University as part of the STEPS program.The university has invited us to send 50 students who areinterested in attending university to sample life on campusat Campbelltown. The first 50 students who return theirinformation will be able to attend.

Year 7 students are almost ¾ of their way through their first yearof high school and are currently in the middle of this semestersassessment tasks. Final examinations for Year 7 will be heldbetween Week 4 and Week 6 next term.

RegardsKristie HarrisDeputy Principal 7, 9 & 11

Support Unit News

Art In the Unit.

“Looking Into My Eyes” is an abstract painting by Year 9students. Techniques used to produce the array of colourfulpatterns in earthy tones included wet and dry brush strokesand finger painting. (zigzag edged tools were used to apply themedium to give it the rendered wall effect.) Acrylic paint andImpasto medium were products used.

“Broken Waves” is an acrylic painting by Year 10 students.The painting illustrates a wave break in the early morning.Impasto medium used to accentuate foam.

“Face Me” Collage. Students in Year 7 produced portraitsusing magazines, paper and glue.

“Cubism Pastel Portraits” Students in Year 8 created portraitsusing pastels in a cubism (Picasso) and abstract technique.

Students are producing interesting pieces of work which are ondisplay in the top of G Block Learning space.

Science

Year 7 Science

Students have been studying Living Things- From Reptiles toMammals. Students have been developing an understandingof how different animals relate to one another in their naturalhabitat. Students have been given a Science Project wherethey have the opportunity to build a diorama of a habitat or aconduct research about an animal of their choice.

Year 9/10 Science

Students have been studying ‘Human Diseases and Viruses’and the impact on the human body. Students conductedresearch and have completed slide show presentations basedon human disease (Causes, Symptoms and Impact) as well asScientific Inventions that have improved quality of life.

Students are enjoying lessons these lessons and producingsome great and interesting projects.

Mrs WallaceHead Teacher Support Unit

Mathematics NewsThree weeks ago, two of our Year 8 students participatedin a competition, independent of their class work, in orderto represent Mount Annan High School in Mathematics. TheEducation Perfect Maths Championship is a weeklongchallenge where students answer as many questions aspossible over a range of topics.

Alasdair Hando and Ryan Twist spent a total of 50 hours duringthe week representing Mount Annan High School in thecompetition. Both students achieved a Gold Award andcompleted a total number of 11,089 questions. These twostudents alone placed Mount Annan High School 3rd in NSWand 154th in the world for our student category. On anindividual basis, Ryan Twist ranked 152nd in the worldachieving 5560 points and Alasdair Hando ranked 455th in the

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world achieving 3820 points out of a total of more than 20 000participants.

Both students should be commended on proudly representingour school through Mathematics.

SRC ReportThe SRC students have been busy with a lunch timecompetition of soccer and touch football. The students havebeen very well organised with a draw and prizes for winners ineach year cohort.

We have been busy participating in Jeans for Genes day, raisingover $500:00 for this worthy cause. The students are alsoinvolved in Footy Colours Day on 2nd September. The SRCstudents have also been working at the P&C markets andhelping manage the BBQ. I would like to acknowledge thefollowing students.

Vanessa FryerZac BruceSam KableDamian HallHeather AustinBailey KablePrena KumarSam EisenhuthPragya KumarTiana Ah-SamCooper TaylorPiper SuttonSarah Tidyman

I would like to also wish our senior SRC members well in theirHSC examinations and thank them for all their hard work duringthe year.

Fiona WattsSRC Co-Ordinator

HSIE/Human Rights Report

Ken Webb Day

Modern History HSC Results Improvement Seminarsand Professional Development Day

On Thursday 16th June 2016 we welcomed Ken Webb to ourschool to help our students with their understanding of HSCModern History before the Trial HSC Examinations. Here is theexcerpt from Ken Webb’s Website;

Ken Webb was educated in the United Kingdom andgraduated from the University of Oxford.

Ken Webb frequently lectures to HSC students on variousaspects of HSC Modern, Ancient and Extension History.For several years, he has also run ProfessionalDevelopment Courses and workshops for teachers ondifferent aspects of Senior History. Ken Webb’s work takeshim all across Sydney and into regional NSW.

He is a member of the Independent Schools ExaminationCommittee for Modern History.

Ken Webb has written extensively on various areas ofModern, Ancient and Extension History, and most recentlyfor the National Curriculum in History. In addition to hisown work, he has contributed to colleagues' work, and tonewspapers and periodicals. He has also been a consultantfor various history video documentaries.

In November 2012, Ken Webb was a NSW Winner of theNational Excellence in Teaching Awards.(1.)

(1. https://www.kenwebb.com.au/about accessed 9.8.16)

Our Year 12 Modern History students were very fortunate tohave three one hour lessons with Ken on Germany 1918 –1939, Albert Speer and the Cold War the three electives weteach at Mount Annan High School. The HSIE Faculty washappy to subsidise our students to the value of $20.00 each tomake the day affordable for parents. Our students were reallypleased with their learning on the day and here are some of theircomments.

• He taught in several state schools before movingto Pymble Ladies' College where he taughtModern, Ancient and Extension History.

• In March 2008, he moved to Ravenswood Schoolfor Girls where he also taught the InternationalBaccalaureate course in History.

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The Ken Webb seminars were incredibly useful as itgave us students a clear insight into different ways ofresponding to extended response questions in ModernHistory HSC Exams. The seminars were also reallyhelpful because they identified for us whathistoriographical information should be referred to as wellas providing us with excellent summaries to study. Theway that Ken Webb presented the seminars was highlyengaging and I recommend them to future students ofModern History. Big thanks to Mr Hughes for hisorganisation and Mr Backhouse for inviting Ken Webb toour school.

Vanessa Fryer School Captain 2016

Our Modern History Teaching staff Mr Hughes, Mr Johnson,Mrs Kirkman and Mrs Johnson also benefitted greatly from KenWebb’s visit. Ken ran a two hour professional developmentsession on improving HSC marks in Modern History for themin the afternoon. The professional development consisted of afocus on improving our Band 5 and 6 results and HSC markingand the importance of feedback. The seminars emphasisedclearly that the depth of knowledge required to teach ModernHistory well is significant.

Here is what the teachers had to say about Ken Webb and hispractical advice on improving HSC results in Modern History atMount Annan High School.

“Mr Hughes, Mr Johnson, Mrs Johnson and Mrs Kirkman werefortunate to be able to spend some time on professionaldevelopment with Ken Webb when he visited our school on16th June 2016. Ken shared his expertise on marking HSCresponses and helping students to better interpret and analysehistorical sources in Modern History.”

Mrs J Kirkman Modern History Teacher

The HSIE Faculty hope to be able to run these seminars forstudents again in 2017 and we look forward to improved HSCModern History results in 2016 and beyond.

I Backhouse HT HSIE 2016

Photos show Ken Webb with the students at the conclusion ofthe three hour long seminars.

Things to do in School Holidays

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Camden LibraryCamden Libraries has heaps of programs for young people atthe moment. Their current WHAT’S ON looks like

YOGA & CHILL – a weekly afternoon workshop whichpromotes mindfulness and coping with stress

HSC PROGRAM

Discovery lecture dayMaths and Science forumTutorsQuiet study

All bookings are made through our website.

ThanksJessica BruceYouth LibrarianCamden Council Library Service

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The Next E-NewsletterThe next E-Newsletter will come out on Wednesday 7September 2016.

Term Three Assessment Schedules

Term 3

Year 10

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

1. Develop a savings habit,

2. Further their money skills and

3. Receive up to $500 free matched savings to spendon education expenses – uniforms, computers,

subject fees, after-school activities, camps and muchmore!

1. 18 yrs and over, and

2. Centrelink Healthcare or Pension Card, and

3. A child in school or studying themselves and

4. Some income from ‘work’ – them or their partner oreven a child’s income – part-time, full-time, casual oreven cash in hand is eligible.

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Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7 Geography in class Essay/History In class essay

Maths all classesassessment tasks

Week 8 Commerce in class essay AT3

Week 9 Childcare StudiesCulture report

Week10

Year 11

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1 Modern HistoryHistoricalInvestigation

Week 2 IDT Cluster B

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5 Ancient History researchreport.

Business Studies report/presentation.

Week 6 Commerce sourced basedtest

Week 7 Hospitality ClusterC Prac exam andtheory

Week 8 Prel Exam for Ancient/Business Studies/Legalstudies/Modern

MM Major Project

Week 9 Prel Exam for Ancient/Business Studies/Legalstudies/Modern

Maths Yearly Exams

Hospitality PrelimIDT Cluster C

Science AT3Biology Yearly

Chemistry AT3Yearly

Physics AT3 Yearly

Snr Science AT3Yearly

Week10

Maths Yearly Exams Hospitality Prelim

Year 12

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1 Biology AT3Practical

Week 2

Week 3 HSIE all subjects Trial HSC

Maths Ext 1 /Gen 1 & 2 TrialHSC

Hospitality TrialHSC

Biology AT4 Trial

Chemistry AT4Trial

Physics AT4 Trial

Snr Science AT4Trial

Week 4 HSIE all subjects Trial HSC

Maths Ext 1 /Gen 1 & 2 TrialHSC

Week 5 Snr Science AT3Practical

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week10

Term Four Assessment Schedules

Term 4

Year 10

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Geography/History/Commerce Yearly Exam

Science AT4Yearly

Week 5 Geography/History YearlyExam

Week 6 Maths all classes

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

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Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week10

Year 11

Faculty CAPA, English,

HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8 Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Snr ScienceAT1

Week 9

Week10

Year 12

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week10

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