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ROUSE HILL HIGH NEWSLETTER
December 2020 / ISSUE 65
Autism Support Class
Visual ArtsThis has been another busy and very successful term
for our students in the Autism class. The students have finished
their unit on printmaking and have now moved into an independent
art project, which they are enjoying. The very talented Autism
class have presented a range of amazing and quirky artworks,
including handmade felt monsters, a perfect beginners sewing
project! Many of the students have also been learning to master
watercolour paintings, being inspired by their imagination.
Their next artistic challenge will be conquering pop culture in
a plethora of glue and newspaper!
Ms S Said
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MathematicsAs we near the end of the year, students have been
doing varied investigations in their mathematics lessons. The aim
of these mathematical investigations is to deepen students’
understanding of concepts taught in class and build on
communication skills. Some of the investigations that have taken
place include collecting data on the 2020 American Presidential
election in a creative and innovative way. The task required
students to gather information on each US state as though it was a
live ballot. Results were then collated and displayed around the
classroom as paper chains. This was an exhilarating and creative
way to see how one decision can affect a society and country.
London Bridge by Joshua M
Parakeet
The Black Hole by James A
The Ocean Boy by Tyrese O
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CareersYears 8 and 9Students in Years 8 and 9 have accessed the
RHHS career webpage and are currently exploring their career
interests, skills and abilities. They are encouraged to come to the
Careers room to discuss their career ideas and collect resources
such as free university and TAFE guides. Students are showing an
interest in a wide range of industry sectors and are encouraged to
consider career opportunities in the STEM related career fields.
Those careers that incorporate interest, knowledge and skills in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
Year 10Year 10 students are navigating multiple career websites
such as myfuture, job jumpstart, job outlook all of which are
providing them with a snapshot of their personal career attributes
for the building of their career and transition plans. The RHHS
Career webpage is providing information on jobs and employment to
support students in their quests for casual and part-time
employment. Students interested in the trades are reminded that
they need to complete the White Card course credential and should
register for the course next year in the Careers room.
Year 11Some students in Year 11 will be undertaking TVET/TAFE
courses and school based traineeships next year. They are reminded
that they are required to maintain their RHHS Stage 6 learning
while at TAFE and on work placement.
Year 12Year 12 students have a busy time next year with tertiary
applications, scholarships, traineeships and employment pathways.
Links to tertiary information can be found on the RHHS Career
website. Students are reminded to regularly access and read their
RHHS’s email for information and notifications. We would like to
wish Yr 12 2020 every success with their future careers. ROUSE HILL
HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS WEBPAGE https://www.rousehillhscareers.com/
Ms Henson
https://www.rousehillhscareers.com/
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PDHPE - CAFS Group Work
With rollover long behind us our senior students are hard at
work with both the Community and Family Studies (CAFS) and PDHPE
courses, already having submitted their first assessment tasks for
the Preliminary course.
The CAFS students have successfully completed the first Core
unit for the Preliminary Course and have moved onto studying
Individuals and Groups. One of the classes had a challenge this
week where they were split into groups and put into practice some
of the skills that had been discussed in class.
Students identified the roles individuals adopt within a group
and the impact this has on group cohesion. They displayed a
positive approach to the task and we look forward to seeing what
these students are capable of in the rest of the course.
Mr L Barry
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EnglishAs the summer holidays approach, we would like to
congratulate our students on their efforts throughout 2020! You
have truly been an inspiration to the English faculty.
Before the school year ends, we are re-energising our student’s
attitude toward reading by breaking them out of their usual
routine. We are encouraging them to discover books that they may
not typically borrow.
A fun way of motivating our students to read outside of their
preferred genre is through a Library Scavenger Hunt. Students in
Stage 4 and 5 have engaged in a cheerful search of books hidden in
the library learning space. Students competed against their
classmates to complete the hunt to achieve first prize! Students
were able to achieve first place by being the fastest in completing
the hunt by finding books that answered the scenario. Some
included, “Find a book that might take place on an island; find a
book that has an animal as the main character and look for two
fairy tale or folk tale stories”.
The Library Scavenger Hunt gave our students a reason to explore
the vast range of books at the RHHS library in a fun way. Along
their journey, they discovered books and resources that they didn’t
know the library possessed.
Miss S Kumar
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MathematicsWhat a year it has been!! If only we had 20-20 vision
about what 2020 would bring us. As a faculty, the maths teachers
have worked together to provide students with plenty of
opportunities for learning. We have introduced lots of new things
into our teaching and learning during 2020, including document
cameras, Google Hangouts, Screencastify videos, Wizer.me
activities, MathsOnline tasks, Smartermaths documents, lots of
hands-on activities and endless online resources that have all
enhanced the learning for both students and teachers.
We have seen students blossom into strong and confident
mathematicians as we continue to support student growth in their
mathematical skills here at Rouse Hill High School.
We hope that students have a well-deserved break over the
Christmas holidays and they return with a re-charged mindset, a
charged laptop, a pencil case full of stationery, a CASIO
scientific calculator and a Mathematics book that is ready to be
filled with the learning that will happen in 2021.
Happy holidays and Merry Christmaths everybody!!
Ms V Zacharia
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Science
One of the goals of the Youth Environmental Society (YES) is to
promote sustainability and responsible use of resources at Rouse
Hill High School. In pursuit of this endeavour, the YES team held
‘Lights Off!’ on Wednesday 2 December. This event was to raise
awareness of how much energy we use each day, and to help us
consider those times in our day that we can minimise our energy
use. We encouraged all teachers to have the ‘lights off’ for at
least one lesson in their day, as long as it was safe and practical
to do so. Students got on board and recognised the benefits –
saving money and saving energy, as well as the calming benefits of
learning in natural light!
We hope everyone continues to value the importance of saving
energy where we can, and recognising when they can contribute to
sustainability at Rouse Hill High.
The Science faculty has welcomed two new members this term – a
couple of violet-winged stick insects. The two females, named Ada
and Rosalind after famous scientists from the past, are currently
acclimatising to RHHS in the G block labs.
This species is also known as spur-legged stick insects, though
only the males will have thick spurs on their hind legs and develop
the violet wings. The females are impressive as they can lay eggs
with young in them without any males present – this is known as
parthenogenesis, and can only be done by a rare selection of
species. Our stick insects love to eat Eucalyptus leaves, amongst
the branches of which they do an impressive job of camouflage to
protect themselves!
Miss A Pobjie
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CAPA
With the rollover to the new academic year, the CAPA faculty has
introduced its new stage 6 course Visual Design. This course allows
students to express their creativity by meeting a set design brief
to create a “product” for a particular audience.
For their first project, students have been designing their own
retro video game. They have been learning about the history of
video game design, features of a successful video game and how to
engage an audience through the user experience of the video
game.
Students have used the online platform of Sploder to create
their retro video game. They have been highly engaged in the design
process and have enjoyed not only making, but playing each other’s
games. From the CAPA faculty, we wish our students and the
community a safe and enjoyable break and look forward to seeing
everyone in 2021.
Mr M Wallace
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HSIE
Rolling over into the new year, students in HSIE have had the
opportunity to explore brand new subjects; Medieval Europe - was it
really dark?! Popular Culture - what was Australia like in the
1960s? Changing Places - why are we living where we are?
Ms D Vial
Year 8 students have started to develop an understanding of the
Medieval Period, and like the fantastic historians they are, are
demonstrating critical thinking while deciding whether or not it
was actually dark. Does the plague mean that this period of time
had no developments? How effective were the castles and types of
warfare? Were the forms of punishment really necessary or even
effective? As part of their assessment, they’ll investigate major
developments in this period in order to answer the driving question
- were the Dark Ages really dark?!
Year 10 were given the opportunity to investigate a key musician
from the 1960s and assess their impact on Australian popular
culture - this is the first time this unit has run at Rouse Hill
High School, and we are certainly happy about the engagement!
As part of the unit, students were able to immerse themselves in
different technology, including battling each other in Street
Fighter on a Super Nintendo - Mr Gatehouse definitely had some
skills over the students, they’ve got a lot to learn!
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Mr Cluness and Ms Quiney
Technologies - VET Hospitality
The Vocational Education and Training Hospitality Food and
Beverage students have been developing their knowledge and
understanding of hygienic practices for food safety and safe work
practices and applying these in a practical context. Students have
prepared a range of food and beverage items to demonstrate their
competence in applying concepts in the practical environment. Last
week students prepared a “Food Truck Chicken Burger”. Students
effectively demonstrated their skills and agreed that the end
result was delicious!
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