Respect ~ Perseverance ~ Growth

Principal Matters by Mark Watson

Multicultural Day Last Friday we celebrated Multicultural Day in the traditional St Ives HS way. Students in Years 7 to 11 visited student run cultural rooms, were involved in Irish dancing and listened to inspirational presenta-tions from Mercy Ships – a charity that operates hospital ships in developing nations and Lisa Blair – an Australian who became the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica. This year we had to split the school and run the multicultural day concert twice because we cannot fit the entire school in the hall. As always the food prepared by our parents was delicious and appreciated. Con-gratulations to the students who ran the Greenland cultural room for being the voted the most popular room and congratulations to Dinal J for being voted the most popular item in the concert. This year the staff team won the soccer competition. They kindly decided to donate the prize to the second place Year 12 team. Of course a day like this takes enormous planning and would not happen without the tremendous efforts from the LOTE, ESL and Hearing Support staff. A staff member who was also a student at the school told me on Friday morning that Multicultural Day was the best day on the school calendar. This was the case when they were a student and it is still the case as a teacher. What a tradition! The teachers’ team won the soccer competition however, they decided to give their prizes to the Year 12 runners up team. Matilda – The Musical Last Saturday the Matilda team reached another significant mile-stone in their preparation for the musical in Term 4 this year. On Saturday, the main cast had the first read through of the script. The musical is a huge commitment for all involved. The team is rehearsing after school on Wednesdays and on Saturdays. When the term break comes along, while the rest of us are on holidays, the Matilda team will use the break to further prepare for the show. Congratulations to all involved on our progress and thank you for all of the effort that has been put in thus far. Parent Teacher Night On Tuesday evening this week, parent teacher meetings were held for students in Years 8 and 10. Each interview ran for 5 minutes with the start and end of the interview being signalled by a bell, much like our school day. When students were available to take part, many of the meetings took the form of a student led conference. The hall was packed and teachers were kept busy as many parents made the most of the opportunity to meet with their child’s teachers. Our next Parent / Student conferences will be held on 2 July from 3:30 until 7pm for parents with students in Years 7 and 9. Parents will again be able to book in-terviews with teachers via the school portal. Report Update By now, parents of students in Years 12, 11, 10 and 8 will have received their child’s semester 1 reports. Next Friday 28 June, reports for students in Years 7 and 9 will be published and you will be able to access these via the parent por-tal on Sentral. If you are unable to access your child’s report, please contact the school for assistance.

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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.

Building Progress A booth was set up in the hall on Tuesday evening, while the parent teacher interviews were taking place, to provide infor-mation about the current status of the school’s building projects. Departmental staff from school infrastructure and staff from the external project managers manned the booth. Parents were able to ask questions about the project while they waited for inter-views with teachers. Display boards provided information on the new sport complex, the refurbishment of Creative Arts and TAS teaching spaces in C-Block and the relocation of the Intensive English Centre from Chatswood High School to St Ives High School. A flyer handed out on the evening is attached to this newsletter. School infrastructure and the project managers plan further information booths. Details of these are attached in the newsletter. The information boards from last Tuesday will be on display at next Thursday’s P&C meeting. Killara H.S Vs St Ives H.S 'Basketball Extravaganza' On Friday last week, our senior boys basketball team played a friendly against Killara. The game was a joint initiative by the Student Representative Councils of both schools. The game was played at Killara in a real NBA style atmos-phere with cheerleaders, smoke, mascots, DJ and music. Killara made the most of the home court advantage defeating us 27 to 37. I cannot wait until we have our new courts and can host Killara in a few years’ time. Thanks to Mr Kettels for organising the team. Congratulations This week congratulations to:

Maja M (Year 7). Maja has been selected to represent Sydney North at the Combined High Schools Squash Champi-onships next month.

Cooper W (Year 7). Cooper has been selected as a member of the Ryde Hawks NSW intermediate baseball team that this week has been competing at the national championships held in Mildura Victoria. (check parental consent)

All of the students who participated at the recent Zone Athletics Carnival. There were some outstanding performanc-es including Logan S who was age champion for his age group, Charlotte W who was the third placed student in her age group and Kirsty F who was the 2

nd placed age champion in her age group. See the full report elsewhere in this

newsletter for more details.

Gemma L, Winnie M, and Vishwa D who were 1st, 2

nd and 3

rd, in that order, in the first round of the St Art Competition

at St Ives Shopping Centre.

All of the students participating at the regional cross-country on Friday this week. Details of this event will be in next week’s newsletter.

Best wishes Mark Watson Principal

Reminders See detailed information within newsletter ...

St Ives High School Project Update

Woolworths Earn and Learn finishes Tuesday, 25 June.

2019/2020 Entertainment Book purchase on line or directly from the school office.

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Lisa Blair, Solo Sailor

John Borrow, Mercy Ships

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ST IVES HIGH SCHOOL KZSSSA ZONE ATHLETICS RESULTS 2019 The St Ives High school athletics team travelled to Sydney Athletics Centre, Homebush on Wednesday 12

th June, finish-

ing 7th out of 10 schools.

Congratulations to the following students who were successful in the age champion rankings: Logan S 12 years Age Champion 34 points

Charlotte W 12 years 3rd

Age Champion 24 points

Kirsty F 16 years 2nd

Age Champion 38 points

The following students placed 1

st, 2

nd or 3

rd in their respective events:

Sebastian D - 1

st 15yrs 200m, 1

st 15yrs boys relay

Kirsty F – 2nd

16yrs 400m, 2nd

16yrs 1500m, 1st 16yrs 800, 1

st 3000m

Logan S – 1st 12 yrs 800m, 1

st 12yrs high jump, 12yrs Boys Age Champion

Adam K - 1st 15yrs boys relay, 3

rd 15yrs 400m

Zander J- 1st 15yrs boys relay

Seth S - 1st 15yrs boys relay

Erik F - 1st 16yrs 1500m, 2nd 17-19yrs 800m

Sean C – 1st 12yrs discus

Ryan F - 2nd

12-14yrs 1500m, Graham P – 3

rd 16yrs 1500m

Charlotte W – 3rd

80m hurdles, 2nd

13yrs discus Isabella WB – 3

rd 17-19 High Jump

Isabel O – 3rd13yrs Shot put, 3rd

13yrs discus Elizabeth M - 2

nd 12yrs discus

Hayley N – 2rd

12yrs discus Sophie A – 3

rd 17-19yrs javelin

Jensen W - 3rd

13yrs 200m, 2nd

13yrs 800m, Tom Peter – 2

nd 16yrs high jump

Ryan C – 2nd

16yrs triple jump Alex C – 3

rd 12yrs shot put

Mackenzie H – 3rd

14yrs discus Kailen T – 3

rd 17-19yrs discus

Girls 12yrs relay team – 3

rd

Girls 13yrs relay team – 3rd

Girls 16yrs relay team – 3

rd

Boys 13yrs relay team – 3rd

Boys 15yrs relay team – 1st

Four school records were broken at Zone due to the athletics centre surface being the same as our older school records. Congratulations to:

Seb D boys15yrs 200m old record: 25.37 Tyler S – New record – 24:08 Ryan F boys 12-14yrs 1500m old record: 4.58:32 – New record – 4.52:32 Logan S boys 12yrs 800m old record: 2.45:00 – New record – 2.41:18 Erik F boys 17-19 800m old record: 2.15:38 – New record – 2.10:40

Good luck to all of these athletes who will now compete at the Sydney North Athletics Carnival, Sydney Athletics Centre (Edwin Flack Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush) on Monday 29 July (Day 1) and Tuesday 30 July (Day 2) 2019. A fabulous effort by the entire team, thank you to all students who attended and either competed, helped out at an event or who supported the team as a reserve. Many thanks to those students who also asked to fill positions without athletes in the respective events. Thanks also to the team managers and staff helpers from St Ives. Sandy Terrey Sport Organiser 2019

SUSTAINABILITY MOVIE AT ROSEVILLE CINEMA

The Ku-ring-gai Council Sustainability Team are screening the new film by Damon Gameau called '2040 Join the Re-generation'. Damon Gameau appears in and directs '2040 Join the Regeneration' as he did with 'That Sugar Film'. It is screening at Roseville Cinema on Wednesday 17 July (school holidays) from 6 to 8pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and children under 18 are free for this screening. If you would like to go along, follow the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2040-film-screening-tickets-62558749905

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ST ART COMPETITION, ROUND 1 ST IVES SHOPPING CENTRE

St Art Competition, Round 1 St Ives Shops...In last week’s newsletter we had just heard that a St Ives Ives student had won third place in this Art Show on Sustainability. As we were later informed, we actually took out the top three places, against some very strong competition from other schools. Congratulations to Gemma L (1

st) Winnie M (2

nd) and Vish-

wa D (3rd

). Watch this space next week when we will show you our own exhibition at the same venue which is the ramp gallery at St Ives Village Shops. Year 9 Art Masterclass will display their oil paintings and Year 10 have some wonderful pencil por-traits on view, starting this Sunday, and for the next 10 days. Patricia Gettens Head Teacher Creative Arts Gats Coordinator Visual Arts Teacher

CHINESE CLASS EXCURSION

On Wednesday, 19 June, all Chinese classes in Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 went on an excursion to learn about Chinese culture, traditions and arts.

We started off the day by going to the Chinese Cultural centre in the city for a wonderful workshop called: Colourful Gui-zhou. We were warmly welcome and viewed art pieces such as creative and beautiful white copper art and natural won-ders from China through the exhibition where there was a master showing her ability, allowing the Chinese students to watch her immaculate craftsmanship. We were able to try “lü tea” (green tea), which is a popular Chinese tea, and also see the traditional Chinese clothing and objects. We then watched a video that told us about the Chinese culture in Gui Zhou and how unique and beautiful it is. There are many different minority Chinese groups in Gui Zhou but thanks to modern technology, all these groups are connected with trains that extend everywhere. After the video, we were able to try some traditional Chinese crafts such as batik and sewing. Batik is when a Master uses hot wax and Tjanting tools to create complex patterns on cloth. This process is very difficult and it can take up to two weeks to complete a full design. After that, the Master has to dye the wax which is a long process that can take a month to finish. These techniques are thousands of years old. After trying Batik for ourselves and seeing firsthand how tedious the task is, we came to appre-ciate the great patience and beauty of the craft. After a group photo and Chinese cultural fan gift to each of us, we had lunch at a restaurant where we enjoyed some delectable Chinese traditional dishes that we all loved. such as dump-lings, spiced stewed lamb, special sizzling beef short ribs, prawn and eggs, stir fried green beans with mince, stir-fried spice pork with bamboo shoots, shredded potato, Chinese salad and many other things. Not only was the food filling, but it was also delicious. We then went visiting China Book Store which was quiet and tranquil allowing students to browse books peacefully. Some books were traditional texts from China and some were new creative tales from all over the world. Lastly we separated into groups and explored the Paddy’s Market which was very interesting and fun. On the ex-cursion, all of us learnt new things about Chinese culture and traditions plus such great fun! Lydia P and Sami K, Year 11

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This month’s kindness winners

PAIGE D-L (Year 8) “For being a good friend and always being happy.” MS FONG (Science) “For making students push themselves to reach their potential.”

Please see Ms Nunura to collect your voucher

WELFARE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"Kindness can make a bad day good and a good day better". If everyone at St Ives High School fulfilled one act of kindness each day, imagine what a wonderful environment we would be learning in! I have set up a box in the front office to place nominations for acts of kind-ness nominating either staff or students. Please come down and fill out a green slip if a student has displayed kindness or a purple slip for a teach-er. Each month 1 green and 1 purple slip will be drawn out of the box and a prize will be awarded to the selected student and teacher. The winners of the monthly 'Kindness Award' will be notified in Sentral daily notices. The monthly winner will receive a $5 canteen voucher.

"If you can be anything, be kind" Michelle Nunura Head Teacher Welfare

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CAREERS UPDATES TAFE Taster courses for Term 3 Students who are 15 in Term 3 can apply to do a 1 day per week TAFE course in beauty, hair & make-up, carpentry, automotive, IT-Coding web design, plumbing, health & fitness, health services (nursing), film & tv, cafe skills, horticulture and childhood education. See Mr Holmes for an application form and full course list. Year 10 Work Experience reminder for 2-6 December 2019 With the holidays coming up it is timely to remind you of the Year 10 work experience dates and to mention that the holi-days are a good opportunity to find a suitable employer. Once an employer agrees to take a student for that week they complete the employer section of the work experience form, which has been emailed to student’s school email ac-counts. Students are welcome to visit me for assistance or to view the work experience database from previous years. NS5 Careers Expo 2019 for Years 10-12 students at Chatswood HS The date for the 2019 careers expo will be Wednesday 3 July at Chatswood HS from 5.30-8.00pm. All major universi-ties, 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.

ST IVES HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORM – LEGGINGS FOR PDHPE/SPORT St Ives High School will now have school leggings as part of the PDHPE/Sport uniform. They can be ordered through Cotton On Body but must be personalised with SIHS on the right ankle. This can be done on the website through the personalisation section but must have SIHS in silver on the right ankle as per the photos.

Sandy Terrey Sport Organiser 2019

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Woolworths Earn & Learn 2019

Earn and Learn finishes next Tuesday, so make sure you send in your stickers. Thank you to everyone who has already donated their stickers to SIHS.

We have a collection box at the school office and at Woolworths St Ives. Thank you to Kerren Lumsden for assisting and for more information send me an email at: president@stivespandc.com

Thank you. Libby Cameron, P&C President

schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au

NSW Department of Education – School Infrastructure

St Ives High SchoolProject updateJune 2019

THE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION HAS

BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL COUNCIL

FOR THE NEW INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE

THE

LARGEST INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOL

EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE

IN THE HISTORY OF NSW

$6.5 Billion

FOR MORE THAN 190 NEW AND

UPGRADED SCHOOLS

Artist impression of the St Ives High School upgrade

Indicative project timeline

Investing in schools

The NSW Government is investing $6.5 billion over the next four years to deliver more than 190 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW. In addition, a record $1.3 billion is being spent on school maintenance over four years. This is the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

St Ives High School upgrade

An upgrade is being planned for St Ives High School. The project will include the construction of a new multi-use indoor sport centre and Block C refurbishment.

Progress summaryThe project team has been working closely with the School Principal and P&C representative to guide the design of the new school facilities. The development application has been submitted to the local council for the new indoor sports centre.

The refurbishment of the Block C facilities continue with classes moved to temporary learning spaces while these works are underway.

Next stepsPending planning approvals, works on the new sport centre is expected to commence in mid 2019.

St Ives High School welcomes the Intensive English Centre (IEC)The IEC will relocate from the Chatswood High School, to the St Ives High School.

The relocation of the IEC to St Ives High School builds on the already rich learning environment and provides an opportunity for the school to become a vital learning hub, supporting a diverse community.

Our students will also benefit from the rich cultural and linguistic diversity and new leadership opportunities presented as we work together.

We are in the early stages of planning and will consult with the school community as the planning progresses.

Meet the project team and stay updatedWhile the exciting school upgrade continues, we are committed to openly sharing information. You can speak to us about this project using the contact details provided on the back cover.

2018 Mid 20192019

Project Reference Group meetings to help inform school

upgrade design

Development Application lodged

STAGE 1 Demountables

installed

Demountable units reconfigured

for use by IEC

STAGE 3 project upgrade

complete

EARLY 2020 Block C facilities open for use

EARLY 2020 IEC to move to St Ives High School

2020Mid 2018

Information Session

STAGE 2 Block C refurbishment

STAGE 2 Indoor sports centre

construction

*pending planning approvals

We are here

End 2020End 2019

IEC facility design and

construction

Frequently asked questions

What works are underway?The refurbishment works on Block C facilities are underway. The internal works will improve the functionality of the spaces.

What steps will be taken to control noise and dust impacts during construction?Hoarding and shade cloth will be erected to reduce noise and dust impacts on the school and our neighbours. We are working with the Principal to managing the construction program to minimise disruption to students and learning.

How will traffic be managed?Traffic control and security measures will be in place where required for the safety of the school community.

What is an IEC?Intensive English Centres (IEC) provides intensive English language instruction, orientation, welfare and settlement support to newly arrived secondary school age students. We already benefit from the Intensive English Centre with many of our students having graduated from their programs.

When will the IEC relocation take place?The IEC will relocate to St Ives High School for the commencement of the 2020 school year.

Where will the IEC be located?While permanent facilities are being designed and constructed, the IEC students and teaching staff will initially move into the demountable classrooms already on site which St Ives students will vacate in Term 4.

We will be working closely with the Principal, staff and the school community during the planning process to identify the best location for permanent facilities to maximise co learning opportunities, maintain the character of St Ives High School and the identity of the IEC.

How will this relocation impact on the construction of the indoor sports centre? The relocation of the IEC and subsequent construction of the new facility will not impact the progress of the indoor sports centre.

How will you keep us informed during the upgrade?School infrastructure NSW will share construction updates and project information as the project progresses. We will provide information through information booths, face to face information sessions, project updates, our website and school newsletters.

Artist impression of the Fitness classroomsArtist impression of the sport courts

schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au

NSW Department of Education – School Infrastructure

For more information

We are committed to working together with our school communities and other stakeholders to deliver the best possible learning facilities for students. We encourage feedback from the school and local community about the St Ives High School project.

Stay informed

WebsiteStay up to date by visiting the School Infrastructure NSW website schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au

EmailContact the Community Engagement team by emailing schoolinfrastructure@det.nsw.edu.au

PhoneContact us between 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday on 1300 482 651

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 2

Stag

e 3

■ Stage 1Installation of demountable units (completed)

■ Stage 2Indoor sports centre with new amenities andnew canteenBlock C refurbishment

■ Stage 3Current gym scheduled for demolition

Block C refurbishmentBlock C refurbishment

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Ku-ring-gai Council’s Youth Services are offering a range of action packed holiday activities. • Meet new friends • Try something new• Have fun!

School Holiday Program9-19 July 2019

12-24 YRS

kmc.nsw.gov.au/youthKu-ring-gai Youth Services

9424 0981 youth@kmc.nsw.gov.au kcyouthservices

For more information and how to book visit kmc.nsw.gov.au/youthevents

School

School holiday opening hours 9-19 July 2019AWOL 799 Pacific Highway Gordon. (Behind Gordon Library)

Drop in open: table tennis, foosball, PlayStation, Wi-Fi, computers, movies, snacks, games, Wii, card games, arts and crafts, music and more.

Tuesday 9 July ▪ 3pm – 6pmThursday 11 July ▪ 3pm – 6pmTuesday 16 July ▪ 3pm – 6pmThursday 18 July ▪ 3pm – 6pm

The Landing 5 Ray Street Turramurra. (Below Turramurra Library)

Drop in open: table tennis, PlayStation, movies, snacks, games, Wii, card and board games, arts and crafts, music and more.

Tuesday 9 July ▪ 2.30pm – 5.30pmTuesday 16 July ▪ 2.30pm – 5.30pm

The Fitz St Ives Village Green – Memorial Ave St Ives

Drop in open: Air Hockey, pool table, foosball, PlayStation, movies, snacks, games, Wii, music and more.

Friday 19 July ▪ 6pm – 9pm

Ku-ring-gai Youth Serviceskmc.nsw.gov.au/youth