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13th November 2015

Cheltenham Girls' High School

The Promenade

Cheltenham 2119

Phone: 9876 4481

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Service to School Assembly

On Thursday 12th November the Service to School Assembly was held to recognise par-

ents, staff and students who have made significant, longer term contributions to CGHS.

Along with the Sports Assembly and Presentation Day this is an important event in recog-

nising and rewarding commitment.

Student service was recognised in the following areas:

Student Representative Council Awards

Social Justice

Art Exhibition

Green Team

Cloud 9

Stage Sound and Lighting

Library

Debating

High Resolves

Peer Support

Sport Council

HSC Textiles and Design

Performing Arts

Over 120 students were recognised for their efforts and enjoyed morning tea in the lower quad with their parents.

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HSC Visual Arts Major Works

ARTEXPRESS is a showcase of Higher School Certificate Bodies of Work and are

available for the public to view at selected venues across NSW.

ARTEXPRESS reflect the candidature for the HSC Visual Arts course and include

works from metropolitan and regional centres. The bodies of work represent a range

of expressive forms. Consideration is also given to the relationship between bodies of

work in different exhibition venues.

This year CGHS had 7 major works selected for ARTEXPRESS which is a fantastic

achievement. The location of all major works displayed can be found at

http://artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/index.php

Carmen Leung - Life’s terrain Gwendolyn Guan - Burdened

Tracy Leung - Things fall apart

Nikita Chaudhary - Progression

Yvonne Chen - Yum Cha

Jasmine Fang - A visit to home

Dana Dharmalingam - The Mask

(Digital Work)

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The Philosophy Competition of 2015 Last term CGHS's philosophy club, The Sokratic Society, pre-sented a Philosophy Competition open to all CGHS students. The question was taken from an international philosophy maga-

zine and students were invited to submit a written submission individually or with a friend, outlining their perspective on the topic: Which is more important: truth, justice, freedom or happiness?

While Cheltenham Girls by and large seem to favour 'happiness' as the most important facet of life, a special mention goes to Sharanya Murthy of Year 8 for arguing in favour of 'justice', and Fiona Gold and Georgia Giles of Year 9 who both presented a case for 'truth' as the most important feature. Thank you to all girls who entered; your enthusiasm for this philosophical query may make this an annual competition. The entries were judged by three teachers on the basis of present-ing a reasoned argument and logical communication. The two prize categories were: (1) Phi-losophy Club entrant and (2) School entrant. Sandra Brand of Year 11 won the Philosophy Club category, and Lauren Sharp of Year 10 won Whole School category. Congratulations to Sandra and Lauren for each presenting reasoned and thoughtful responses to the question. You will soon be able to view some entries on the schools Philosophy Club webpage (via Cur-riculum Activities > History > Extracurricular Activities > Philosophy Club)

World Philosophy Day The Sokratic Society is currently working on plans for CGHS to acknowledge and celebrate the upcoming United Nations' World Philosophy Day. We have teams of philosophers cur-rently working on philosophical dilemmas, a riddle-hunt, mystery philosopher competition and more, to present to Cheltenham Girls for the week leading up to and including World Philosophy Day.

The Sokratic Society presents a philosophical puzzle for you to ponder! The Sorites Paradox – is a philosophical paradox about the vague-ness of boundaries. For example, if there is one student in the Lower Quad at CGHS, the quadrangle is not considered to be crowded. If there are 1000 students in the Lower Quad it is con-sidered crowded. At which exact number does it stop being un-crowded, and become crowded. An alternate example – if you were to make a ‘heap of paper clips’ at which addition of a paper clip does it become a ‘heap’?

Philosophy Corner

Kimberley La and Lauren Sharp

Sandra Brand

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Arranounbai School Science Show The weather forecast was sunny with light winds. Would it be the good day for a

rocket launch? That morning our launch pad was to be the basketball courts at Ar-

ranounbai School – a wonderfully landscaped setting, catering to the special needs of

students (K to 12).

Our day began in the school hall where we were

warmly greeted by the teachers, carers and of

course, the beautiful students (many of whom

remembered us from the year before). We began

the show with a major crisis at the local zoo

where the elephants had run out of toothpaste.

Much to the delight of the students, the message

was delivered by Cheltenham’s own pink ele-

phant. There were shouts of glee as pink stripy

toothpaste sprouted into the air. The Van der

Graff generator gave the teachers and carers an

opportunity to show off crazy hairstyles and liq-

uid nitrogen caused a stir as flowers, bananas

and rubber balls were smashed like glass. Stu-

dents were fascinated by the fossils on display

and enjoyed feeling the textures of specimens

such as sea stars and coral. A highlight of

course, was the liquid nitrogen ice-cream, which

saw students lining up eagerly for a cone or a

cup. A staged explosion on the courts followed by rocket launches into the car park

ended the day’s science show with a bang....or rather several bangs! It was the per-

fect day for a rocket launch after all.

H.Larsen, L.Tsui & A.Saunders

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Celebration Sing Out!

(presented by the Collegiate of Specialist Music Educators) On Sunday the 8th of November, forty three Elective

Music students and members of Senior choir com-

bined with choirs from around the State to perform

at the 23rd annual Celebration Sing Out! concert in

the Sydney Town Hall. They performed choruses

from Handel's "Messiah", Berlioz's "Te Deum", Par-

ry's "Jerusalem" and a medley from "Les Misera-

bles". This year, Cheltenham students were chosen

from audition for a number of individual roles. Con-

gratulations must go to Alana Patmore for her solo

performance of her own composition, "Mirror Mir-

ror", Louise Ainslie for her solo in the massed choir

performance of Les Miserables and Tessa Wu and

Lauren Sharp who were the comperes for the even-

ing. A special thank you to Ms Widmer who pre-

pared the girls over many months for the concert. All

money raised will go to help support the Music Ther-

apy Unit at Westmead Children's Hospital.

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Rotary Debate Finals Our brave girls Kimberly La, An-

nika Drego, Mia Baptist and An-

jila Adihani debated against the

Epping Boys High School team

yesterday evening for the honour

of being the first winners of the

Neil Anderson Shield. The debate

was intense, sophisticated and at

an incredibly high standard on

both sides. Cheltenham debated

the affirmative of the topic, “We

should release inmates from gaol solely on the basis of their rehabilitation and

not upon the completion of their predetermined sentence”.

With a difficult task at hand, and with only one hour of preparation, the girls ar-

gued their points with accuracy and passion. With the former Principal and cur-

rent President of the Rotary Club Peter Garrand in attendance, amongst the sup-

port of the current Principal of Epping Boys High School and the family and

friends of the students, the girls represented our school superbly.

Despite losing by the narrowest of margins, with three adjudicators in attend-

ance, (all being law students from Sydney University), the girls accepted their

loss with grace and dignity. Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club, a thor-

oughly enjoyable evening was

had by all, as well as the start

of a great tradition between

the four local high schools: Ar-

den, Cheltenham Girls, Ep-

ping Boys and Carlingford.

Best of luck next year, girls!

Thanks and appreciation to

the Principal, and the school,

has been passed on by Bruce

Jacob (Co-ordinator of the de-

bate).

Ms Catherine Fowell

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Student Achievement

The Arts Unit is run by the Department of Education to provide public school students opportunities within the arts. The Arts Unit run notable events such as School Spectac-ular, Art Express and a selection of music, drama and dance festivals to showcase and provide opportunities for the creative talent within the public school system.

One of the many opportunities that the Arts Unit provide is the Senior State Drama En-semble for some of the most talented 24 drama students within New South Wales. The ensemble provides opportunities for drama students to amplify and broaden their drama skills and perform in the NSW State Drama Festival as well as meet with like-minded students and reaches their full potential.

The process of gaining a place within the Ensemble is highly competitive with multiple audition dates and students coming from across the State as far as the Blue Mountains, Wollongong, Newcastle and also metropolitan Sydney, to seek a place. This year I was fortunate enough to gain a place within the Year 10 State Senior Ensemble.

Since the beginning of the year, myself and the 23 other talented drama students have met every Wednesday evening at Lewisham to enhance our skills and work towards cre-ating a performance for the NSW State Drama Festival with the help of our tutors Chris Montgomery and Ellen Osborne.

At the end of last month over the course of two days, the Seymour Centre held the NSW State Drama Festival. It was two days of bright rosy checks, quick costume adjustments, back stage nerves and performances. My ensemble amongst a selection of some of the most engaging dramatic pieces from across the state performed, showcasing the creative talent from Public Schools.

The audience cheered the loudest for the tiny kindergartener students when they toddled themselves onto the stage and wept tears or even cried of laughter, when the senior students showcased a Shakespearian range of emotion.

I am so grateful for my opportunity to be a part of the Senior State Drama Ensemble and to of partaken in the NSW State Drama Festival. My experience within the State Ensem-ble has been beyond beneficial for myself and I am so fortunate to of been given the op-portunity to meet with like-minded students and strengthen my drama skills.

By Claire Giuffre

Claire is the rightmost girl of the two in the centre wearing white.

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Remembrance Day Cheltenham Girls High School was represented at the Epping RSL Remembrance Day service by Camille Kwine-Kwor-Man and Annie Lee, Prefects for 2015/2016.

We arrived early only to be thwarted by the rain! We wandered around Boronia Park, re-alised it had been moved due to the weather and then had to surreptitiously follow a coated band of primary students and their teacher

who led us to the RSL!

The girls took their wreath to lay; their poppies, pro-gram and rosemary and were ushered into the room. We shared the service with returned servicemen, old and new, their widows or widowers and families proudly, wearing their medals, and many of the local schools and the general public.

It was a somber, yet joyous celebration and commem-oration of those who had made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and for those who continue to do so. The prayers, poems and speeches made in their honour moved all members of the audi-ence and created awe amongst the younger students.

The laying of the wreaths was respectful, especially by those directly affected, even by a polish gentleman who laid his own homemade wreath of white roses, to commemorate the light brigade, as is the custom in Europe. It was wonderful to see both primary and high school children pay their respects to the fallen.

Once the minute of silence was observed and the ceremony concluded, we were invited to enjoy refreshments with the party. It was lovely to see the students interacting with all, particularly the elderly there. We also were fortunate enough to speak to Andrew, a recently returned army serviceman from Iraq, who is partnered to Stephanie Low Wah, an ex Cheltenham girl, who asked him to be on the look out for the girls.

He shared with us an unusual choice of "Schoolies" that he recently experienced with a young man joining them in Iraq, instead of going on a holiday, he joined the forces out on the field. It was impressive to the year 12 students there but not a choice that they would make for themselves, it was felt.

It was a privilege to be part of this service and one that is hoped the girls will remember and value into their futures.

A service was also held for the whole school under the COLA due to the weather.

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Year 5 Open Day On the 9th and 11th of November, a number of Year 5 students from different pri-

mary schools visited Cheltenham Girls to gain a brief overview about the school.

The prefect body assisted in being the school’s ‘tour guides’. Leading the students

and parents around the school, the prefects showed them all the wonderful facili-

ties and features within our school, such as the Aboriginal Bush Garden, and the

recent addition of the school COLA.

Before the speeches commenced, a short video was played to give the Year 5 stu-

dents and parents an insight on some of the activities the school participates in,

like the swimming and athletics carnival.

During the introductory speeches and remarks, a few prefects gave a short out-

line about the huge range of extra-curricular activities the school provides, to

promote the diversity within our school, and to hopefully spark the Year 5’s inter-

ests in wanting to involve themselves in particular groups when they reach high

school.

In Term 1 next year these student will obtain from their primary school an ex-

pression of interest form. This was a chance for these student to see what CGHS

has to offer to allow parents to make an informed decision about their daughter’s

high school.

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Keep up to date with what is going on in the school via Facebook. In 2016 this will become

our main way of providing news items. Our website, Moodle and app for both Apple and

Android will continue in 2016 unaffected.

Year 11 Textiles The year 11 students had an active lesson last week where they were busy felting

some coloured wool which was donated to the school for Felting. In the process of

felting the girls used a resist to shape their bowls and lots of soap and rubbing.

After the lesson students still needed to further felt and then dry their bowls. A

pleasing end result.

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Information to parents regarding formals CGHS only has one school formal which is at the completion of Year 12. We are

aware that a parent or groups of parents organised a Year 10 event this year. How-

ever, this event is not sanctioned by the school, there is no staff involvement and

we do not collect any money.

A number of parents this year were led to believe that staff were involved, CGHS

collected money but it couldn’t be in the school’s name and students were granted

a day off. None of these statements are true.

If your daughter is invited to a formal event other than the official Year 12 Formal

parents should consider whether it is appropriate to involve their daughter.

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School Uniform Term 4

Reminder to all students and parents that Term 4 is Summer Uniform.

Tunic Junior: Pink and white stripe tunic with inverted pleats to front, self piping, 5 buttons to fixed placket in front and back zipper. Tunic Senior: Pink and white striped tunic with inverted pleats to front, double piping, 5 button front opening and decorative band to back. Jumper: Maroon V neck with double blue stripe to neckline and cuff. Socks: Blue ankle socks. Stockings: Sheer grey pantyhose for all formal events and functions. Grey pantyhose are available at school. Footwear: Black fully enclosed leather shoes with study heels. High heels, ballet slipper type shoes or “Raben” shoes are not acceptable. Please see footwear information below Blazer: Maroon with shirt maker collar and crest to pocket. Made to order from Lowes and can be worn by any student in any year group.

Other items Winter Scarves: should be maroon or navy blue only Ribbons: Plain blue, pink or maroon ribbons or head bands. Jewellery: Students may wear one small signet ring, one necklace and a simple pair of stud earrings. Jewellery may have to be taken off for some practical classes or when using some machinery. Students are responsi-ble for their own jewellery if taken off for safety reasons in class. Other facial

Uniforms can be purchased from LOWES at Macquarie Shopping Centre or

online at: www.lowesschoolwear.com.au

Upcoming Events

A complete list of upcoming events can be found on our website. By clicking on

the Calendar tab

You will get a detailed list of all upcoming activities. By pressing the <ctrl> and <f>

buttons at the same time you type in what you want to search for e.g. Presentation

Day.

https://staffowa.det.nsw.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=fTjMFSJaJEKubdN-o-m7At3F4UgZL9JI0MTbWB_vtzmrwlpY0P-M-UPbkT3YjqkFlu-1Fnhz51I.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lowesschoolwear.com.au%2f

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Piercings such as eyebrow rings and nose rings are not considered safe or acceptable.

Mufti days: Occasionally the school will hold a “Mufti Day” wear students may wear clothing of their own choice. In general clothing on Mufti Days must be covering and modest. Singlet tops are not acceptable. Students should be responsible for sun protection. Shorts and skirts should be a suitable length, avoid-ing very short hems. Closed in foot-wear is required. Students wearing thongs may be sent home to change their footwear.

Students who are unable to wear the full uniform to school must re-port to Mrs Edwards, Head Teacher Welfare, before roll call in the morn-ing with a note explaining the rea-


School Uniform

Just a reminder for students and parents when buying school shoes; students are

required to wear sturdy leather closed-in shoes to school each day. Students may

choose to wear an ‘Alice shoe’ however it must be leather and fully cover the toes

and high onto the top of the foot. The DEC policy for Practical classes and foot-

wear is specific. Students who participate in practical classes including science

classes, all technology classes and visual arts classes must wear the correct

shoes to class and can be refused entry to practical learning experiences if their

footwear presents a danger to themselves or others. Ballet slipper type shoes,

Rabens and soft canvas shoes are unacceptable.

Sports shoes must be fully enclosed proper jogger with a firm sole. Raben and

‘slip ons’ are not acceptable and may lead to injury and long term damage to the

feet. These requirements are clearly listed in the school uniform policy and we

ask that you keep this in mind when shopping for shoes for the new year.

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Student Safety is Paramount

The school is a busy place at peak times when students are dropped off or picked up.

Please follow the traffic and parking laws when you are in The Promenade and around

the school entry points. We request that you be considerate of our neighbours who

often have their driveways blocked. While some may feel that it will only block

a driveway for a few minutes, the residents do not share that view due to the

frequency and inconvenience of this event. They have been advised by police to

take photographs and report offending vehicles. The Promenade also shares

parking space with train commuters and this also contributes to the problem.

We urge parents to take care when driving through, stopping and parking in The

Promenade as student safety is compromised when drivers become frustrated or

choose seemingly convenient places to stop when in fact they are actually quite dan-

gerous for our students and other drivers.

Thank you.

Traffic and parking in

The Promenade


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Whooping cough information for schools

There is an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in NSW, mainly affecting

school-aged children.

Coughing spreads the infection to others nearby. Whooping cough can spread to

anyone at home, including younger brothers and sisters. Whooping cough can be

especially dangerous for babies.

Whooping cough starts like a cold and progresses to bouts of coughing that can

last for many weeks. The infection can occur even in fully-vaccinated children.

Older children may just have a cough that is persistent and may be worse at

night.

Children with these symptoms should see a doctor.

If your doctor diagnoses whooping cough in your school-aged child, please let

the school know and keep your child at home until they have taken 5 days of an-

tibiotics. Keep coughing children away from babies.

Whooping cough vaccines give good protection against infection but immunity fades with time. Check that all your children are up to date with their vaccines,

due at 6 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 4 years and 12 years of age (offered to all Year 7 students through the NSW school-based vaccination program). A booster is also recommended at 18 months of age.

A booster dose of vaccine is also recommended for adults that are in contact with

young children, such as school staff and parents. Pregnant women are recom-

mended to have a booster dose during each pregnancy and this is funded by NSW

Health. Those who are new parents or carers of babies should consult their gen-

eral practitioner about appropriate immunisation.

Your local public health unit can provide advice about whooping cough on 1300

066 055 or visit the NSW Health website for information for childcare and schools

about whooping cough.

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/whoopingcough/Pages/Information-for-childcare-and-schools.aspx

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/whoopingcough/Pages/Information-for-childcare-and-schools.aspx

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