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Issue 3 – April 1, 2016
Cumberland High School Excellence in Education
183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: Cumberland-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Newsletter Issue 3 – April 1, 2016
Events for Term 1, 2016
01 April CHS Cross Country
04 April Year 7 Exam Week
05 April P&C Meeting 7pm
07 April School Photo Catch-Up Day
07 April Community Mentoring Breakfast
08 April Last Day of Term 1
25 April ANZAC Day
26 April Staff Development Day
27 April Students Return Term 2
27 April ANZAC Day Ceremony
27 April Year 11 Exam Week
Principal’s Message
Another fantastic and fun-filled few
weeks at Cumberland High School!
Term 1 Music Concert
What a wonderful celebration of our rich
and diverse music program and
extraordinary musical talents at
Cumberland High School as displayed at
the Term 1 Music Concert on the 15th
March. Mr Andrews and Ms Son
prepared an outstanding programme that
enabled all students across all ensembles
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Crystal Thurley
Richard Wong
and band structures to showcase
excellence and celebrate with the
audience their love of music.
What a magnificent production!
Thank you Mr Andrews and Ms
Son!
Many thanks also to our fabulous
parent supporter, Mr Anthony
Moffat (parent of Mark Moffat
Year 7), who provided brilliant
sound and lighting equipment
that transformed the experience
both for the audience and the
performers! What a wonderful
contribution. Thank you so much
Mr Moffat!
Many thanks to our vibrant P&C
who prepared and sold delicious
goodies on the night to raise
funds for our school!
Tremendous support! Thank you
P&C!
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Market Day
Year 9 Commerce and Year 11
Business Studies were provided
wonderful opportunities to put
their learning to the test by
creating and marketing their own
stall for our annual Market Day.
There was exceptional
innovation and great marketing
strategies on display as students
used business design principles
to sell their products. Other
students were also involved by
assessing the stalls on display for
effectiveness, impact and quality.
Thank you to Ms Carroll for all
her efforts in making the day a
success!
Scholarship Assembly
Ms Kalpage and Ms Khan worked
tirelessly to coordinate our
recent Scholarship Assembly.
Congratulations to the 33
successful recipients of the 2016
Scholarships and a heartfelt
thank you to our very generous
15 community sponsors. What
wonderful community support!
Cross Country
Good luck to all of our Cross
Country runners today. Students
have been preparing with
passion and we look forward to
some personal bests and broken
records!
Tell Them From Me Survey
Tell Them From Me is an online
survey system that helps schools
capture the views of students,
teachers and parents. More
information can be obtained in
the letter below. Please note that
this is NOT compulsory and you
request that your student not
participate by contacting the
school.
Ms M. Pikoulas
Principal
“Tell Them From Me” Survey - Benefits For Our School
The Tell Them From Me surveys provide school principals and school leaders with insight into student
engagement and wellbeing, and the impact of teaching practices at their school, from the perspective of students,
teachers and parents. Data collected from the survey responses are compiled into reports for school leaders. These
reports are provided to schools within three business days of the surveys closing. The reports provide information
that can help schools in their annual planning and reporting activities, by helping to identify emerging issues and
plan for improvement.
"We found the survey easy to administer. The depth of information and the ability to manipulate and analyse the
data is fabulous. In particular, the data gave us the ability to inform our wellbeing program at the school."
Margaret Mulcahy, Executive Principal of Coonamble High School (A Connected Communities School)
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Please take the time to read
through and acquaint yourself and
discuss with your child/children
the relevant booklet(s). If you
have any questions or require
clarification on anything please
contact me on the school phone
number.
Any student who may not have
received their copy, or misplaced
the one they received, can see me
for a copy. Also, for your ease of
access each of the assessment
booklets has been uploaded onto
the school website. These can be
found in the Curriculum and
Activities section on the main
page under Assessment and
Reporting, where each Year
Groups is located.
Holidays
I wish everyone a happy and safe
holiday period commencing after
the last day of term one on Friday
8th April. All students return to
school for term two on
Wednesday 27th April.
Mr P. Wood
Deputy Principal
Bring Back the
Bush
Reflections - Year 8 Red and 8
Orange Excursion to Lizard Log,
Western Sydney Parkland.
On Friday 4th of March, Mr. Tang
and Mrs. Kalpage accompanied
students in 8 Orange and 8 Red
for an excursion to the Lizard Log
which is a natural bushland. There
were lots of natural features,
which include different types of
animals, such as lizards, snakes,
worms and many others.
We left our school at 11am. It took
us 45 minutes to travel to the
Lizard Log. When we arrived, Josh
guided us to the grass area and
had a talk with students about the
Lizard Log. He told us that we
were going to plant trees. I was
thinking ‘what?’ in my mind,
because I have never planted a
tree before. Josh then showed us
different kinds of plants and their
names, for example, Bamboo.
After knowing all the names of
plants, we realised there were 200
plants waiting for us! Yes, 200
plants, which meant each of us,
needed to plant 4 plants at least.
Josh started showing us how to
plant.
Josh had already dug the holes so
all we needed to do was:
1. Put the plants in the holes and
covered it up with soil
2. Water the plants
3. Put three sticks around the
plant and use a metal hammer to
punch the sticks into the soil
4. Covered the stick with a bag
which formed a triangle shape.
Deputy’s Diary
Assessment Booklets
All year groups (Years 7 to 12)
have now received their
Assessment Booklets for 2016.
Year 12 (HSC) received theirs
Term 4 2015. Each of these
booklets include all of their
assessment tasks and
requirements specific for each of
their subjects for the year.
Also included within each of the
booklets are the rules and
expectations associated with
meeting requirements. This is
specifically covering issues such
as absence from an assessment
task, illness and misadventure,
submitting tasks, ethical practice
such as plagiarism, and rules on
examinations.
Each of the year groups was
presented with a talk on these
various requirements and issues
including an explanation of the
Explanation of Absence from an
Assessment Task form.
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Alma Garibovic, Pauline Bal and Cora
Athey enjoy the planting
The steps are:
1. Place the plant in the ready dug
holes
2. Backfill the hole. Backfill
around the root ball, lightly
packing the soil as you go
3. Place two sticks into the ground
by hammering them
4. Place a rabbit proof bag over it
5. Place another stick in the bag by
hammering it
6. Water the plant.
We started planting trees with a
goal of 200. As Cumberland
students worked together as a
team in the hot sun we ended up
planting around 100 trees. We
were proud of that.
As we were farewelled we
received a free shirt from Lizard
Log and then came back to school.
Ms A. Garibovic
Year 8 Student
On the 4th of March two year 8
classes went to Lizard Log to plant
trees, a part of the topic we are
learning called ‘Dig It Up’.
Once we reached Lizard Log we
were introduced to Josh, a worker
at Lizard Log. He explained to us
why trees are important and how
they grow. He then told us the
names of native trees and where
they came from.
We then all got up and watched
Josh show us how to plant a tree.
We put on plastic gloves and
started planting. After about 1
hour I counted my plants. I had
planted 5 plants already! Then I
heard someone yelling out it’s
lunch time. I ran to wash my
hands and started to have my
lunch. To conclude our excursion,
Josh gave all of us a T-shirt as a
souvenir and we took photos
together before cleaning up the
rubbish and boarding the bus to
go back to the school.
Ms J. Chen
Year 8 Student
Our Year 8 Red and Orange students at
Lizard Log, Western Sydney Parkland
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Cross Country
Schedule of Events
TIME AGE GROUP
10:50am 12 Boys & Girls / 15s Boys & Girls
11:25am 13 Boys & Girls / 16s Boys & Girls
12:00pm 14 Boys & Girls / 17+s Boys & Girls
12:35pm BBQ Lunch
1:05pm Students dismissed to lunch
Wauchope is Coming!
The annual Cumberland v
Wauchope visit is nearly upon us
– again!
For those of you who are first-
time Cumberland parents this
year, a little background
information:
Each year since 1976 there has
been an annual
sporting/cultural/social
exchange between the students
and staff of Cumberland and
Wauchope High Schools.
Wauchope is a small country
town about 20 km inland from
Port Macquarie on the North
Coast. Each year 100 students are
selected from each school to
make up the various teams that
will compete for the Jack Parsons
Memorial Shield.
We take turns hosting the event
and this year it is Cumberland’s
turn to provide the
accommodation.
• Boys Hockey v TBA
Round 1
Play by 13/5/16
The teams that have been
knocked out of their competitions
now move forward in
preparation for Wauchope 2016,
looking forward to solid wins.
Sydney West News
Congratulations to two Year 12
students - Kevin Shin and Sakie
Takenaka (Reserve) who were
selected for the Sydney West
Basketball Teams. They will take
part in the NSW Combine High
Schools Championships in May,
Term 2. This is an amazing
achievement and no doubt they
will both continue to be a valued
members of our Wauchope
Basketball teams. Well done
Kevin and Sakie!
Congratulations to Jordan Peisley
(Year 11) for winning the SW
Lawn Bowls and making it to the
CHS competition to be held at
Warilla on 8th and 9th June 2016.
Cross Country 2016
Cross Country Day will be on
Friday, 1st April 2016. This year,
we have changed the carnival to
‘Competitors Only’. We are taking
the top 20 students in each age
group (based on class times) out
of class for Session 2 and 3 only.
Once selected, students will be
given a permission note. Students
will also be rewarded for making
the top 20 with a BBQ afterwards.
Good luck to all competitors
PDHPE and Sport
We are continuing to have
success early on in Sport at
Cumberland High School. Thanks
to the enthusiasm of our students
and the dedication of many staff,
Cumberland has competed in a
wide variety of Knockout
competitions all term – in
addition to normal Sport
activities and scheduled
carnivals! Here is a snapshot of
the past few weeks:
Sydney West Knockout
Competitions
• Open Girls Basketball
WON against Holroyd HS
52 – 0. Through to Round 3
• Open Boys Basketball
WON against Baulkham Hills HS
36 – 35. Through to Round 3
• Open Girls Soccer
Lost to James Ruse in Round 1
Upcoming Games
• Open Girls Basketball v
Kingswood HS
Round 3
• Open Boys Basketball v TBA
Round 3
• Open Girls Softball v TBA
Round 2
• Open Girls Netball v
Winmalee HS
Play by 13/5/16
• Girls Hockey v TBA
Round 1
Play by 13/5/16
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Term 2 Sport
Sport selections for Term 2 sport will be occurring before the
holidays. Sports on offer include:
BOYS
Soccer 15’s Soccer Opens Volleyball 15’s Volleyball Opens Rugby League 15’s 7-a-side Oz-Tag Opens
GIRLS
Soccer 15’s Soccer Opens Basketball 15’s Basketball Opens Touch 15’s Touch Opens
MIXED
Ultimate Frisbee Hockey
Open Girls Basketball (Above Photo – Open Boys Basketball)
The main reason why this
interschool event has been able
to be maintained for the last 40
years is the support shown to
both schools by the parents –
especially those who agree to
take a student or two from the
visiting school into their home
for two nights. This practice not
only makes the annual event
possible, it keeps the cost to all
involved down to an acceptable
minimum.
We would like to take this
opportunity to urge all
Cumberland families to seriously
consider whether they can assist
with the billeting of the
Wauchope students for 2 nights
at the end of Term 2.
Students who are billets will also
have the opportunity to attend
ALL events and games over the
three days as they play host to a
Wauchope student.
More information will be
available early next term. Please
take some time in the holidays to
discuss the possibility of billeting
as a family.
#GoCumberland
A reminder that Wednesday
afternoon sport is
COMPULSORY
for all students in Years 8-11.
All students must be part of
either a Grade Sport Team
(competing against other
schools) or part of a
Recreational Sport Group
(round robin of activities on
school grounds).
GRADE SPORT Reminder:
FULL SPORTS UNIFORM IS COMPULSORY
Failure to meet uniform requirements may result in a grade team
FORFEITING
SLIP-ON SHOES are NOT PERMITTED
Ms O. Nicholls
PDHPE Teacher
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April 2 - World
Autism Awareness
Day
Autism Spectrum Disorder, or
ASD, is a lifelong neurological
condition that manifests during
early childhood, irrespective of
gender, race or socio-economic
status. The term Autism Spectrum
refers to a range of characteristics.
Appropriate support,
accommodation and acceptance of
this neurological variation allow
those on the Spectrum to enjoy
equal opportunity, and full and
effective participation in society.
ASD is mainly characterized by its
unique social interactions, non-
standard ways of learning, keen
interests in specific subjects,
inclination to routines, challenges
in typical communications and
particular ways of processing
sensory information.
The rate of ASD in all regions of
the world is high and the lack of
understanding has a tremendous
impact on the individuals, their
families and communities.
The stigmatisation and
discrimination associated with
neurological differences remain
substantial obstacles to diagnosis
and therapies, an issue that must
be addressed by both public
policy-makers and the
community at grass-roots level.
Throughout its history, the United
Nations has celebrated diversity
and promoted the rights and
well-being of persons with
disabilities, including children
with learning differences and
developmental disabilities, such
as ASD. In 2008, the Convention
on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities entered into force,
reaffirming the fundamental
principle of universal human
rights for all.
Its purpose is to promote,
protect and ensure the full and
equal enjoyment of all human
rights and fundamental freedoms
by all persons with disabilities,
and to promote respect for their
inherent dignity. It is a solid tool
to foster an inclusive and caring
society for all and to ensure that
all children and adults with ASD
can lead full and meaningful
lives.
The United Nations General
Assembly unanimously declared
April 2 as World Autism
Awareness Day to highlight the
need to help improve the quality
of life of those with ASD so they
can lead full and meaningful lives
as an integral part of society.
So…show your support and
willingness to make change by
wearing Blue on April 2 for
Autism!
Ms M. Cassel
Learning and Support Teacher
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What’s Happening in Class?
Year 7 Technology Mandatory Sandwich Shack
Students in Year 7 were set a challenge in their Technology Mandatory Class this week to create a “Healthy
Sandwich” designed to encourage a young child to eat.
Ms T. Czislowski
Technology Mandatory Teacher
Rec Sport – Board Games
Ms T. Czislowski
Technology Mandatory Teacher