Manly Selective Campus THE WEEKLY PINES From the Principal Northern Beaches Secondary College
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Manly Selective Campus THE WEEKLY PINES From the Principal Northern Beaches Secondary College
THE WEEKLY PINES Manly Selective Campus Northern Beaches Secondary College Academic Excellence Personal Best Giving Back to the Community Principal : Mr Tony Rudd Deputy Principals: Ms Cath Whalan Ms Barbara Bannister 10 October 2014 – Newsletter No. 30 From the Principal Staffing Update It is with great pleasure that I can now announce to our school community, following the Department of Education and Communities Merit Selection Process, that Mrs Bianca Hewes has been appointed to NBSC Manly Selective Campus as Head Teacher, Teaching and Learning. Mrs Hewes is currently a member of the English faculty at Davidson High School and will take up her appointment at our school from the beginning of 2015. This position was made available in our school through the retirement of Mrs Lyndall Hutton. Mrs Hewes has extensive experience teaching within the English faculty and is also very interested in students’ holistic learning through Project and Technology based learning environments. We look forward to welcoming Mrs Hewes to our community. In other staffing news, we have also recently been given approval to advertise for Head Teachers in both the Mathematics and Human Society and Its Environment Key Learning Areas. Again, these positions became available through the retirement of Mr Jim Johnston and Mr Rob Dean respectively. I anticipate that both of these positions will be filled for the start of 2015. Student Successes Following on from the successes of our HSC Drama students being selected for the DEC OnShow showcase of outstanding student performances, I can now report that Year 12 student Grace Shepherd has now been notified of her selection in the equivalent performance showcase for HSC Dance students – CallBack. Grace, who studied this subject at Mackellar Girls Campus, has been included in CallBack for all three components of her HSC practical; Core Composition, Core Performance and Major Study Performance. This is an outstanding result for Grace and augers well for her final result in that course for her HSC. In addition, congratulations need to be extended to another Year 12 student, Angela Zhao who recently completed the requirements for the Gold Award in the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. To undertake this level of Duke of Edinburgh Award requires extremely high levels of commitment and dedication across a number of areas and to complete this while also preparing for the Higher School Certificate is a wonderful achievement. WotOpera Camp During 2013, a number of our students participated in the WotOpera program where, working with other schools from across the Sydney area and musicians and directors, the students wrote and performed in their own opera. From this program, Year 11 student Matthew Wilson was selected as one of 44 students from 22 schools across Australia to participate in a WotOpera camp held during the recent school holidays. Students on the camp composed two unique operas during the course of the week and performed them to family and friends. Matthew had a wonderful time at the camp, making new friends and no doubt learning more about the production and performance of operas. Fencing Classes These classes will continue again in Term 4 following the success of our junior students in various competitions during Term 3. Classes will be held on Monday afternoons from 3:30 until 4:30pm and Thursday mornings from 7:30 until 8:30am. The cost for tuition is $145 for the 7 week program at one session (morning or afternoon) per week. Lessons begin next week and students should wear T-shirt, tracksuit pants and trainers. All other equipment is supplied. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Manly Selective Campus 138 Abbott Road, North Curl Curl NSW 2099 Phone: 9905 3982 / Fax: 9905 7772 Email: nbscmanlys-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au P&C website: www.manlypandc.org.au HSC Begins Finally, we are very much looking forward to welcoming our Year 12, G14, back to school on Monday for the start of their HSC examinations. Many of these students have been regular visitors to the school both in the recent holiday period where many teachers ran specific subject related revision courses and in the past four days for those final tips and tricks which might help them in the coming weeks. We are all very confident that the hard work and dedication shown by G14 over the last two years will pay rich dividends when results become available later in December. Tony Rudd, Principal From The Deputy Principals Welcome back to Term 4. The spring holidays are always delightful as everything is in bloom, new lambs and calves are on the ground and the grain crops will begin to fill over the next few weeks. This is an orchard I drove past in the holidays in full bloom. Welcome back to Term 4 – I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and are ready for a busy and enjoyable term. Best wishes to all Year 12 students for the HSC examinations which start next Monday. Students are reminded to ensure they arrive at least 30 minutes before the first English examination and 15 minutes prior to their other papers to ensure there is enough organisational time for the examinations to start on time. Year 10 students have a busy term ahead with end of year assessments in most subjects, presentation of their Independent Learning Project, the Problem Challenge, finalisation of their Volunteering and ABW or Work Experience. Further details regarding dates and expectations will be provided next week. Year 8 students have chosen Elective Subjects for Year 9 2015 during last term. The vast majority of students will be given their first choices although, since some courses will not be running, a few students will be allocated their back up choices. Further details regarding elective classes will be given to students later in the term once the timetable lines have been finalised. Cath Whalan Deputy Principal Years 8, 10, 12 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH ACHIEVERS The following students achieved High Distinction Awards in statewide competitions held last term: Year 11 have moved into their Year 12 studies and at a Year meeting on Thursday this week they received their print copy of the assessment schedule and Assessment Policy. It is important that families discuss the assessment schedule to be able to plan all activities for the next 12 months. A parent information evening will be held later this term. Years 7 and 9 are working away at their final term for the year. It is a time to consolidate the work covered so far to ensure any end of year assessments can be completed to the best of their ability. It is also a time for subject choices to be implemented for the following year or so. This process has been ongoing since last term but will be finalised in the next week or so. Barbara Bannister Deputy Principal Years 7, 9, 11 ENGLISH Year 7 - Iris Rivera, Matthew Wong, Jamie Bell, Olivia Bennett, Henry Builth-Snoad, Benjamin Crimp, Ben Hepburn, Maia Hopf, Jasmine Lau, Kate Meehan, Luke Nelson, Bronte Nicholls Year 8 - Jesse Dransfield, Louis Festa, Tea Hosmann, Harrison Keys, Phoebe Tulk Year 9 - Claire Cooper-Southern, Grace Hawkins, Callum Hoy, Julian Raubenheimer, Phoebe Russell Year 10 - Madeleine Bosler, Ruby Divola, Alex Gearing, Alex Harding, Katie Healy, Taylor Rowe, John Troughton, Jordy Wattle, Khika Withnell MATHEMATICS [See separate article] SCIENCE Year 7 - Jamie Bell, Olivia Bennett, Benjamin Davis, Evan Foo, Alex Glanville, Ben Hepburn, James Thornton-Chen, Dawei Yuan Year 8 - Heidi Fang, Tyler Holliday, Katherine Jones, Evan Michell, Hannah Ryder, Mitchell Wood Year 9 - Jonathan Barrett,Calvin Bruun-Plener, Isobel Klein, Kevin Li, Jessica Moore, Brendon O’Young, Olga Popovic Year 10 - Austin Davis, Luke Kario, Cameron Maclean, Kieran Nolan, Harrison Scott, Callum Sutton, Daniel Wang CHEMISTRY QUIZ Year 10 - Jack Bennett, Robert Cantwell, Austin Davis, Toby Kovacs please be aware that teachers are available at the school to assist you. Robert Harris (Maths Faculty) Year 7 Sport - Term 4 Week Wk 1 Wk 2 & 3 Year 11 - Oliver Fahey, Conrad Martin, Sola Ogata, Johnathan Seggie, Fraser Stott, Shelley Wang Wk 4-10 Year 12 - David Cantwell, Rhys Collins, Adam Gearing, Brodie Gillieatt, Oisin Lee, Kevork Mouradian, Kartikeya Shastri, Dane Zhang, Tong Zhang FROM THE MATHS FACULTY Congratulations this week go out to all those students who gained success in the Australian Mathematics Competition. Students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 gained a total of 11 High Distinctions, 118 Distinctions and 239 credits. Particular congratulations go out to our High Distinctions award winners who scored at or above the 98th percentile. The students were: Year 8 - Evan Michell, Filip Novakovic and Tyler Holliday. Year 9 - Ryan Foo, Sam Hobson and William Hawkins Year 10 - Jonathan Findlay, Jack Matthewson, Yifan Li, Sean McDonald and Toby Kovacs. Congratulations also go out to Lu Jun Wi (Year 8) who entered the “EducationPerfect World Series 2014”. He scored 3095 which placed him in the top 2% of 20,000 competitors from around the world. For this he received a Gold Award. For Year 8 parents/ guardians, you should have received a letter regarding the acceleration program leading into 2015. If you have not, please contact me. To all the students studying for HSC – good luck. If you are doing past papers and need assistance, Sport Court SportsBadminton and Volleyball Hockey Skills Development. (NSW Hockey Development Officers) Learn to Swim or APOLA Surf Survival Certificate Venue School Frank Grey Fields (walking distance) Dee Why Beach Students will catch a bus to and from the venue MUSICAL WASHUP My Fair Lady is now a lovely memory ... but the costume room is overwhelmed! Spring is here; it’s a wonderful time to get everything shipshape before we think of next year’s extravaganza. What needs to be done? PAINTING The new extension has to be painted (brickwork, new formwork). FLOORING Ideally everything is going to be kept cleaner if we have flooring on the old concrete that can be easily swept. Any ideas? SORTING All costumes have been washed (many, many thanks to Bev Shoebridge for this) and are ready to be returned to their racks and rails. CLEANING Dust proof lungs are an advantage. The reward at the end is life affirming! If you would like to accept this challenge and join a coalition of the very willing, please come along. WORKING BEE Let’s make a start on Saturday 11 October from 10 to 4. Many hands can probably perform miracles in that time. Lunch will be provided. Please let me know if you are interested in coming for catering purposes. Judy Boylan Tel: 0403 960 116 or email judy.boylan@det.nsw.edu.au CANTEEN NEWS The updated volunteer roster for Term 4 is attached to this edition of The Weekly Pines. The volunteer contact list has been emailed to volunteers and we ask that if you are not able to work on a particular shift please try to arrange a replacement/swap with another volunteer on the list. We will also continue to notify our volunteers of their upcoming shifts by text message, so make sure we have your up to date contact details. If you do not receive a reminder text please do still attend for your shift. We always welcome new volunteers. If you would like more information, call Mel during school hours on 9939 7835 or download and return the Volunteer Form on the canteen page on the P&C website (http://manlypandc.org.au/?page_id=20). No experience is necessary, Mel and Brenda will train you in everything you need to know and your commitment of a few hours a month or term gives you a great opportunity to make new friends, catch up on the gossip, slot in meetings at school and meet your children’s friends! CALENDAR – TERM 4 Please note that these dates may change. You are advised to check closer to the time. WEEK 2 13/10/2014 HSC Examinations Year 10 Scripture Period 2 14/10/2014 HSC Examinations Year 8 ESSA Practice Test 15/10/2014 HSC Examinations 16/10/2014 HSC Examinations Year 8 Science Snake Tails Incursion p. 3&4 Year 10 Debating, State semi-final at Hunters Hill High school 17/10/2014 HSC Examinations Student Leadership Conference (NBSC) 18/10/2014 Bronze Duke of Ed Qualifying Hikes 19/10/2014 Bronze Duke of Ed Qualifying Hikes WEEK 3 20/10/2014 HSC Examinations Year 10 Scripture Period 1 21/10/2014 HSC Examinations 22/10/2014 HSC Examinations ACCoP, 8-10am Principal's Tour, bookings essential, 9.30am-11am Years 10 & 12 Elective Music excursion to Meet the Music Concert, 6-8.30pm P & C Meeting, 7pm 23/10/2014 SRC Camp HSC Examinations Year 10 Chinese Listening & Reading task p.4 Year 10 Japanese Listening & Reading task p.5 24/10/2014 SRC Camp HSC Examinations Year 10 Chinese Writing task p.6 Year 10 Japanese Writing task p.2 Australian Business Week 2014 Monday 24th November – Friday 28th November 2014 How You or Your Organisation Can Become More Involved in ABW Enterprise Education ABW is a one week program involving students in teams of ten learning about business by running their own computer simulated company, guided by a mentor on loan from business. ABW is a community based self help program which now operates in all Australian States and provides programs at the School, State and National Level. Students in their thousands across Australia are developing a better understanding of business, its role in the building of a more prosperous nation and gaining a better appreciation of themselves, as the challenge of ABW stimulates them to rise above perceived limitations. Your role in making this happen is invaluable, but perhaps through your circumstance or organisation, you can do even more. Many organisations are making a contribution at the State or National level, through sponsorship, the provision of mentors, speakers or in kind sponsorship. If you would like to find out more about ABW and how you or your organisation can participate further, just photocopy the section below, complete and post to: Northern Beaches Secondary College, College Administration Centre, Harbord Rd, Freshwater NSW 2096 or fax to our office on 9939 6904. I would like to know more about being involved in ABW as: As a Sponsor: As a Mentor: As a Guest Speaker: Contact Person: _____________________ Position: ___________________________ Business Name: _________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ State: _________ Postcode: _________ Phone: _______________Fax: ______________Email: _________________________ MSC CANTEEN ROSTER T4 2014 Week 1D 2A 3B 4C 5D 6E 7A 8B 9C 10D 11A Monday Tuesday Mel Nat Mel Nat 06-Oct-14 07-Oct-14 LABOUR DAY Sue Lovely Deborah Miller Lele Jiang 14-Oct-14 Harriet Cunningham* Michelle Zaunders* Wednesday Brenda Nat 08-Oct-14 Alison Tourle Kim Healy Jane Tang Thursday Mel Brenda 09-Oct-14 Teresa Kelleher Vanessa Tam Jen Cincotta 16-Oct-14 Jillian Holt Jocelyne Howteinfat* Geoff Campbell* 13-Oct-14 Sibila Thompson Ann Collins Val McHale Tina McMorrow-Dermody* 15-Oct-14 Linda Nord Cecilia Wan Natta Talak* 20-Oct-14 Anja Agius Jacky Tonin* Linda Davis* 21-Oct-14 Kirsty Almond Karen Brocklebank Lily Yang* 22-Oct-14 Lina Arshad Helen Benn Karen Willetts 23-Oct-14 Geanette Harris Evan van Leeuwen (1/2) Lala Yu 27-Oct-14 Sufi Soegimin Pip Bakker* Peter Reilly* 28-Oct-14 Peggy Brittain Magda Lambrou (1/2) Marguerite Kraft* 30-Oct-14 Ann Perks Sam Kovacs Valerie Buono* 03-Nov-14 Sanja Vidaic Sharon Nolan 04-Nov-14 Sue Lovely Alison Hulton* Margo Joyner (1/2)* 29-Oct-14 Nancy Heywood Christine Drake Kate Michell* Robyn Vaughan* 05-Nov-14 Alison Tourle Kim Healy Linda Nord 10-Nov-14 Julie McDonald* Leslie Wait* Fiona Jones 12-Nov-14 Samantha Lumsdaine* Val Braun* Susan Hay* 13-Nov-14 Veronica Vare* Elana Roseth* Gill Canning (1/2) 17-Nov-14 Sibila Thompson Ann Collins Val McHale 11-Nov-14 Lele Jiang Helen Davies* Renata Brown Deborah Miller 18-Nov-14 Beth Dowdle Julie Separovich* Ellie Carew* 20-Nov-14 Jillian Holt Mylene Mitchell Sam Kovacs 24-Nov-14 Catherine Ciret (1/2) Anja Agius Kirsten Mizon* 25-Nov-14 Kirsty Almond Karen Brocklebank April Rowe* 19-Nov-14 Linda Nord Cecilia Wan Pic Andrews* Stephanie Bridgland* 26-Nov-14 Lina Arshad Helen Benn Karen Willetts 01-Dec-14 Yvette Bauder Sufi Soegimin Anna Rushton* 02-Dec-14 Deborah Miller Peggy Brittain Magda Lambrou (1/2) 03-Dec-14 Nancy Heywood Christine Drake Kate Waddington* 04-Dec-14 Ann Perks Linda Nord 08-Dec-14 Sanja Vidaic Sharon Nolan Catherine Ciret (1/2) 09-Dec-14 Sue Lovely Lele Jiang Marguerite Kraft* 10-Dec-14 Alison Tourle Pauline Chui* Jane Tang* 11-Dec-14 Teresa Kelleher Vanessa Tam 15-Dec-14 Ann Collins Val McHale 16-Dec-14 Beth Dowdle Harriet Cunningham* 17-Dec-14 Linda Nord Cecilia Wan Updated 9/10/2014 06-Nov-14 Teresa Kelleher Jen Cincotta Mylene Mitchell 27-Nov-14 Geanette Harris Evan van Leeuwen (1/2) Lala Yu 18-Dec-14 Pupil Free Day Friday Mel Brenda 10-Oct-14 Sheenagh Tierney Hwei-Choo Soh Nicole McLeod* Meryl Campbell* 17-Oct-14 Sandra Salmon Sue Palmer* Kim Mackechnie* 24-Oct-14 Maggi Smith Renate Jaegar Jen Webster Margaret Martin* 31-Oct-14 Jennifer Jordan Hong Mi Lee Jan Nuttall (1/2)* Beatriz Ladbrook* 07-Nov-14 Jen Webster Hwei-Choo Soh Meredyth Irvine* 14-Nov-14 Sue Lumb* Amanda Dee* Sheenagh Tierney Katie Day 21-Nov-14 Sandra Salmon Annabel Cotton* Helen Dransfield* Jessica Layden* 28-Nov-14 Maggi Smith Renate Jaegar Shwei Ballico* Jennifer Ure* 05-Dec-14 Jennifer Jordan Hong Mi Lee Jayne Pirola* Sharon Glanville* 12-Dec-14 Jen Webster Hwei-Choo Soh Louise Clark* 19-Dec-14 Pupil Free Day MSC MSC ARTClub Starts Term 4 Week 2, Wed 2.30-3.20 A Y N H I R R ? 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The group is run by parents and aims to provide a supportive environment to discuss and learn more about ADHD in order to best help parents and kids alike. SPEAKER EVENING: PHIL NUNN “ADHD – THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY – DISABILITY OR DIFFERENT ABILITY?” Phil Nunn a Psychologist, counselor and educator with over 20 years experience working primarily with marginalised, disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, also lectures in communication and counseling skills, crisis intervention, stress management, mental health issues, suicide risk assessment and working with ‘at risk’ people and has a special interest in ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders and the use of music making and creative expression as therapeutic tools. Phil is an engaging speaker with “real world” stories about those struggling with mental health issues and the help they need. In his talk Phil will be reflecting on some of his own experiences with ADHD as a Psychologist helping others but also his own "take" on this perplexing condition! Phil will also address comorbidity with other diagnoses, adolescent brain development, drugs (prescribed and otherwise!), what seems to help and ultimately the importance of a "strengths focus" when supporting those with ADHD. Monday 27th October 2014 @ 7.00-‐9.00pm The Pittwater RSL, Main Sail Room, 82 Mona Vale Road, Mona Vale Ticket reservations essential via http://www.eventbrite.com.au/org/4222746751 https://www.facebook.com/BeachesADHDSupport nbadhdsupportgroup@hotmail.com www.northernbeachesadhdsupportgroup.com.au Venue kindly sponsored by Pittwater RSL Club