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16 March 201616 March 2016

Principal’s ReportLast week Mount Annan High School held its’ annual Year 6into 7 Parent Information Night and, as it was my first at theschool I was really interested to see the event first hand. I haveto say it was an absolute pleasure to meet and talk to so manylovely parents and their Year 6 students and the feedback Ireceived from the evening was overwhelmingly positive aboutthe school, its’ staff and the type of education that MountAnnan could offer. Well over 200 people attended the schooltours and faculty expo and information session, with about 15different schools represented. We look forward to seeing alarge number of the students who attended the night joining usin Year 7 during 2017.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate EmilyBackhouse of Year 11 who is the recipient of a state NangaMai Award in the category of Student Leadership. The NangaMai Awards celebrate Aboriginal educational excellence in NSWPublic Schools and Emily is indeed a worthy recipient. Emily isan extremely hard-working, kind and caring student who takesit upon herself to mentor and guide those around her. She isthe president of our Mount Annan Community of Schools AECG(Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) and a member ofthe Polly Farmer Program at Western Sydney University. Sherepresents all that is good about the students at our schooland I am extremely proud of her. She will receive her award atthe National Maritime Museum on 22nd March, accompaniedby myself, Ms Eagles and her family. Special thanks go to MsEagles for nominating Emily and for her hard work with all of ourIndigenous students.

The start of next term will see a couple of importantimprovements to our school which will aid student learningand communication with our school community. Two of ourcomputer labs, G6 and B4 will be upgraded so that ourstudents can better access the Information and CommunicationTechnology in greater comfort and our electronic school signwill be installed at the front of the school on Welling Drive. Thesign will provide important updates about important events andthe achievements of our students, so keep an eye out for it inthe next few months.

Brad MitchellPrincipal

Let’s raise some dough FundraiserIf you are interested in purchasing a box of Krispy Kremedoughnuts which includes

6 x Original Glazed2 x Choc Iced2 x Choc Iced Sprinkles2 x Strawberry Iced for $23.00 or original glazed for$17.00 a dozen.

Please contact Michelle on 0425 327 229 to place your order.Once we have enough interest we will let you know whenpayment and delivery will be.

Michelle DelaneyFundraising Officer

Coffee for a Cause FundraiserCoffee can be purchased from the front office.

Bag size is 450g. Cost per bag is $20.00. Each bag will have aMount Annan High School logo on it.

The company is a small artisan coffee roaster, Bliss Coffee,located in the Hunter Valley, NSW.

Brooke GroatP&C Parent Liaison Officer

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Next P&C MeetingThe next P&C meeting is on Tuesday, 22 March at 7:30pm inthe school library. Please come and support your P&C.

Upcoming Events

Deputy Principal ReportWe have had some great things happening over the last fewweeks.

Year 7 have settled in nicely to high school and attached isa small piece of what high school has been like for 3 of ourYear 7 students. We asked a student from each of our 3 feederprimary schools to write something about their first few days athigh school that they could share with their primary schools. Wereally enjoyed reading their stories and we hope that you enjoythem too.

Year 9 have settled into their electives and are now in theirsettled study pattern for the year. Mr Bates’ elective classBuilding and Construction have been busy erecting a shed forthe PDHPE department to use at the back of the gym. I havebeen down to watch some very serious building and somegreat cooperation occurring. It is a great example of puttingclasswork into action.

I had the pleasure of attending the PARTY program with 30Year 11 students at Liverpool Hospital. This program which isrun by the hospital emphasises that ‘You Only Live Once soThink Twice’. Students heard from the Trauma team – Nursesand Doctors, our School Liaison Police and Paramedic beforetouring ICU, the Trauma ward and the Emergency Dept.Students were spoken to by a parent whose child had beenin a car accident, participated in simulations and were ableto ask many questions during the tour. In the afternoon thestudents participated in workshops run by physiotherapists,occupational therapists and speech pathologists and alsoheard from a victim of a one punch head trauma and a caraccident victim who was now a paraplegic. It was an eyeopening and informative day which I wish had the capacity forus to take all our students. It is a program we are hoping tocontinue to be a part of with year groups once they reach Year

11. A couple of our Year 11 students have written an article todescribe their day doing the program.

Kristie HarrisDeputy Principal

P.A.R.T.Y ProgramOn Thursday the 18th of February, 30 of our fellow year 11students were privileged enough to visit Liverpool Hospital andtake part in the P.A.R.T.Y (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-RelatedTrauma in Youth) Program. Nurses, surgeons and paramedics,parents and victims of drug and driving related incidents tookpart in advising us on the dangers of taking risks and thedevastating consequences which can happen. Whist theinformation and statistics on young people involved in drugand driving related incidents was alarming to hear, it was theparents and victims themselves sharing their traumatic storiesand experiences which touched a nerve in each of us.

During our time at the hospital we were given a tour throughthe Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and TraumaUnit. We even had the opportunity to participate in some of theday to day life events that patients experience, such as physicalrehabilitation, speech pathology and occupational therapy. Thehardest part of the day was speaking with a mother whose17 year old son was in a car accident involving a driver whohad taken drugs. The driver collided head on with another carwhich resulted in everyone being hospitalised. Her son had theworst damage and has now been in intensive care for twomonths. During this time he has experienced a multitude ofoperations and blood transfusions. He still cannot walk, eat orperform normal day to day functions without assistance. Shesadly told us of the emotional and physical hardships in dealingwith her son’s accident, such as travelling 3 hours every dayand the impact on the rest of the family as she could not carefor them during this period of time. It really reinforced the overallmessage of the day - “Live once, think twice”.

This excursion was extremely rewarding in showing us theharsh reality of dangerous risk taking behaviour and the impactnot only on ourselves but our family and friends. We walkedaway from this experience changed … for the better. It madeus realise we are not invincible.

Lauren Phillips and Derrick Luvuhze

NAPLANNAPLAN will be occurring again for Year 7 & Year 9 studentsfrom the 10-13 May 2016. A letter regarding NAPLAN isattached and will be sent home with Interim Reports at the endof this term. If you require any further information please contactthe school.

• Year 12 HSC Half Yearly Examinations: Monday 21March 2016 – Friday 1 April 2016

• P&C Meeting 7.30pm in the Library: Tuesday 22March 2016

• Good Friday: Friday 25 March 2016

• Easter Monday: Monday 28 March 2016

• School Photo Day Years 7-11: Friday 1 April 2016

• NSW CHS Swimming Carnival: Monday 4 April2016 – Tuesday 5 April 2016

• Year 7 Vaccination: Monday 4 April 2016

• School Photo Day Year 12 and Make-up Day:Wednesday 6 April 2016

• LAST DAY OF TERM: Friday 8 April 2016

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Support Unit

Science

Year 7 have been introduced to the Science Lab. They haveall completed their Bunsen Burner Test and have been learningabout the process of observation and Inference.

Year 9/10 have been revising the process of the ScientificMethod and have been engaged in a range of experiments.Students have been learning how to write their own hypothesesand report on their findings in the form of a conclusion.

Mrs Dawson

English

Year 8 and Year 9 have been working on Poetry; we havelearned about the different techniques poets use to createimages in their poems. Last week, students looked at similesand were asked to write a simile poem about their topic ofchoice. Students wrote on a number of topics, including theirfavourite foods, animals and the beach. Cody Delaney andAmirah Khan of Year 9 wrote poems on Dinosaurs andLamingtons.

Lamington

Coconut sprinkled on top like snow on a mountain,Soft as a pillow,As comforting as a mother’s touch.Delicious to eat,Lamingtons!

By Amirah Khan

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs were as scaly as a lizard,Dinosaurs were as big as a bus.The dinosaurs claws were as sharp as a sword,Some dinosaurs were as fast as a cheetah,Some dinosaurs footprints are as big as a humans.Dinosaurs are the best!Dinosaurs.

By Cody Delaney

Mrs WallaceHead Teacher Support Unit

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION GROUP 2016After our school captains attended the United Nations DayCommemoration in 2015 there has been a swell in the numbers

of students attending our HRAG meetings. Samantha Kable,Vanessa Fryer, Zac Bruce and Damian Hall are pictured in frontof the Cenotaph before the wreath laying ceremony in Octoberlast year.

The HRAG meet regularly on Fridays of Week B in A1 withMr Backhouse and Mr Allen. So far we have three things onour agenda for action in 2016 firstly the Forty Hour Famineand the Shoebox Appeal and a new initiative for this yearis the #letthemstay campaign for the rights of refugees andasylum seekers especially those children that are facing returnto offshore detention centres. During our meeting on Friday19th February 2016 the students and teachers all agreed thatwe would join the Facebook page Amnesty International andlearn more about the plight of these children and to TweetPrime Minister Turnbull that we support their release intoAustralian communities so they can stop living in fear andreceive an education and have a happy future.

We look forward to fundraising to provide help to people whoare less fortunate than ourselves during the year. All studentsare welcome to come and join our group and promote therights of all people at school, in the community and around theworld.

Mr BackhouseHead Teacher HSIE

LibraryThe Library at Mount Annan High School is opened each day atRecess and Lunchtime.

Students are able to borrow 2 Books for 2 weeks.

At Recess students are able to sit with friends, use resources,access computers and borrow books. At Lunchtimes we havea Chess Club for anyone to play. Students can do theirhomework, access technology, read a book or play aboardgames.

We also have Bookclub at our Library, students can pick up anorder form and place an order for books that they would like.Please get students to bring back their money and order formto the Library.

At Mount Annan High, I look after the School Photos. Thisyear they will take place over 2 days. Years 7 - 11 will takeplace on Friday 1st April in the Gym. Year 12 will take place onWednesday 6th April in the Gym. At this time Year 12 will havea Fun Photo taken. On the days students are also able to haveFamily photos taken at Recess and Lunchtime.

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A photo envelope will be going home this week for your child.All payment instructions are on the envelopes provided to thestudents. Please contact Library Staff with any questions youmay have on 4648 0111.

My role as the Teacher Librarian at Mount Annan High School isto work together with students to achieve a love of reading andto enhance successful life-long learning. If your child has anysuggestions for books, please get them to see us in the Library.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact meat school.

Mrs Shellie CochraneTeacher-Librarian

SaverPlusAfter 12 years, Saver Plus has been refunded again to assistlow-income families, and individuals who are studying, to

We are NOW OPEN for new people to join and start saving fora better future.

Anyone who ticks the boxes of eligibility is welcome to join –

Liz TinneyPhone 46 333 722 or Mobile 0407 310 205

Macarthur No Interest Loan SchemeMacarthur NILS lends up to $1200.00 for a variety of essentialhousehold items such as refrigerators, washing machines,household furniture and computers. We also lend for essentialservices such as green slips.

Our loans can also help families with children take part in schoolcamps, major sporting representation, and to have completeschool uniforms.

Repayments are tailored to suit your budget and start at around$30 a fortnight.

All of our loans have no interest and no charges.

You can apply for a loan if you have lived in the Macarthurarea for the past three months, have a Health Care Card or aCentrelink Pension Card, and have enough in your budget toeasily repay a loan.

To apply please call us on 4625 6487 or email us atadmin@macarthurnils.org.au. We are located at 22 IolantheStreet, Campbelltown.

P&C Fundraising NewsAs a P&C fundraising initiative, we have joined the QuickbedsGrassroot Fundraising Program. For every hotelaccommodation that parents book through Quickbeds, usingour unique club code and link, our school will receive apercentage of the booking cost.

For more information, please collect a leaflet from the office orcontact Brooke Groat on 4648 0111.

Michelle DelaneyFundraising Co-ordinator

The Next E-NewsletterThe next E-Newsletter will come out on Wednesday 30 March2016.

Term One and Two AssessmentSchedules

TERM 1

Year 10

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5 IST

Week 6 English - Essay

Week 7 Commerce – Research OralPresentationMathematics 5.3Mathematics 5.2Mathematics 5.1

PDHPE –Dance Task

Week 8 PDHPE –Dance Task

Week 9 Photography – SurrealistArtist Research TaskHistory – Research Essay

PDHPE –Dance TaskPASS – PracTaskScience – AT1Skills

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

Week10

Geography – Research Essay FoodTechnologyChildcareStudiesPASS – PracTask

Week11

Photography – Surrealist UnitWork Due

IST

Year 11

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6 Music – Technical WorkModern History – SourceBased Test

Week 7 Music – AuralAncient History – Topic TestMathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General

Multimedia

Week 8 Music – SoloVisual Art – Task 2Powerpoint PresentationBusiness Studies – TopicTestSociety & Culture – DigitalResearch Report

Biology – AT1Chemistry –AT1Physics – AT1Senior Science– AT1

Week 9 Music – Composition PDHPE – InClass TaskSLR – Prac Task

Week10

Drama – Task 1 GroupPerformanceVisual Art – Task 1 ArtMakingStandard English – EssayAdvanced English – EssayEnglish Studies – PersonalCareer DossierExtension English – TutorialPresentation

CAFS – In ClassTask

Week11

Hospitality -Cluster A

Year 12

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Drama – Task 1 BlackComedy essay

Week 5 Music – CorePerformance

Week 6 Modern History –Research Essay

Week 7 Music – Viva VoceAdvanced English –Viewing and RespondingTaskExtension 2 English –Viva VoceAncient History – OralPresentation & WrittenReport

IDT

Week 8 Standard English –Listening TaskExtension 1 English –Tutorial PresentationLegal Studies –Research Essay

Week 9 Standard English – Areaof Study ExamAdvanced English –Area of Study ExamMathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General 2Mathematics General 1

PDHPE – ExamSLR – ExamCAFS – ExamBiology – AT2 –Half Yearly ExamsChemistry – AT2 –Half Yearly ExamsPhysics – AT2 –Half Yearly ExamsSenior Science –AT2 - Half YearlyExams

Week10

Drama – Task 2 TrialExamsEnglish Studies – EssayAncient History – HalfYearly ExamsBusiness Studies – HalfYearly ExamsLegal Studies – HalfYearly ExamsModern History – HalfYearly ExamsMathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General 2Mathematics General 1

Hospitality - ClusterEPDHPE – ExamSLR – ExamCAFS - Exam

Week11

5

Term 2

Year 10

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 English – Area of StudyExaminationMathematics 5.3Mathematics 5.2Mathematics 5.1

PDHPE – ExamPASS - Exam

Week 5 Geography – Half YearlyExamHistory – Half YearlyExamCommerce – Half YearlyExam

IndustrialTechnologyTimberPDHPE – AthleticsTask

Week 6 PDHPE – AthleticsTask

Week 7 PDHPE – AthleticsTaskPASS – ArcheryTask

Week 8 Photography – TraceyMoffatt Response

PASS – ArcheryTaskScience – AT2 –Half Yearly Exams

Week 9 PASS – ArcheryTask

Week10

Photography – DigitalNarrative Presentation

Food TechnologyPASS – ArcheryTask

Year 11

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1 Music – Viva Voce Hospitality - WorkPlacement ongoingIDT - WorkPlacement ongoing

Week 2 Music – EnsembleModern History –Research Essay

Week 3 Ancient History – EssayMathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General

Week 4 Music – Technical Work PDHPE – ExamCAFS - Exam

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 5 Drama – IP MonologueTaskBusiness Studies – InClass Essay

Week 6

Week 7 Legal Studies – Reportand Speech

MultimediaIDTSLR – Prac TaskBiology – AT2Chemistry – AT2Physics – AT2Senior Science –AT2

Week 8 Visual Art - Essay SLR – Prac Task

Week 9 Music – AuralMusic – SoloVisual Art – ExamStandard English –SpeechAdvanced English –Viewing & RepresentingEnglish Studies –ReportExtension English –Writing PortfolioSociety and Culture –Research ReportMathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General

SLR – Prac Task

Week10

Visual Art - Artmaking Hospitality

Year 12

Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4 Music – Elective Task A

Week 5 Music – Core Aural 1Extension 2 English -Report

Week 6 Ancient History – In ClassEssay

Week 7 Standard English – SpeechAdvanced English –SpeechEnglish Studies – FeatureArticleModern History – In ClassEssay

FoodTechnologyMultimedia(approx)SLR – Prac Task

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Faculty CAPA, English, HSIE,

Mathematics

TAS, PDHPE,

Science

Mathematics Ext 1Mathematics AdvancedMathematics General 2Mathematics General 1

Week 8 Business Studies – ReportLegal Studies – In ClassEssay

IDT (approx.)SLR – Prac Task

Week 9 Hospitality –Cluster FPDHPE – InClass TaskSLR – Prac TaskCAFS – IRPBiology – AT3Chemistry – AT3Physics – AT3Senior Science –AT3

Week10

Extension 1 English –Writing PortfolioExtension 2 English - Draft

CAFS - IRP

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