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CABRAMATTERSSCHOOL NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 2018

TOP 20 PROGRAM Meet Harley

Also in this issue: Girls in Technology, International Women’s Day, Project

Wayfinder, HSC Art Express, 2nd Chance Update Ethiopia, a day at the

Theatre and more!

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2nd Chance, Helping the people of Ethiopia 2018

This School in Gilgulbules Prison, Ethiopia commenced building in 2016, with funds raised by Cabramatta High School and the Eloi Prison Ministry and was opened in 2017. The school has one teacher (pictured), who is employed by the Miserete Kirstos Prison Ministry and is qualified to teach the children of prison inmates.

New Classroom

On a recent visit to Ethiopia Mr Befekadu (Mathematics teacher CHS) gave students hand knitted beanies, created by a former student of Cabramatta High School.

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The success of the project in Gilgulbules Prison has inspired Cabramatta High School and Eloi Prison Ministry to continue raising funds to help in the construction of another new school building for children, whose parents are inmates in Ingbara Prison, Ethiopia.

The current school, which is located inside the prison, is in very poor condition and not suitable for children.

The Government of Ethiopia has provided land for the new school to be built on. It is just outside the prison and will allow children to attend school in a better environment. The prison inmates will also be involved in the building of the school by making the bricks themselves and then constructing the building from the ground up. All materials will be purchased locally with the funds raised by Cabramatta High School and the Elio Prison Ministry.

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International Women’s Day 2018

On Friday 9th March 20 year 12 students were invited to celebrate International Women’s Day 2018 at Cabra Vale Diggers. Our students listened to inspiring words from great poets, politicians andfemale leaders within the community

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Contents: 2nd Chance Update Ethiopia 2-3

International Women’s day 4-5

Principal’s Message 6

Girls in Technology 7

Project wayfinder 8-9

Meet Harley 10

Mastering Literacy 11

English Matters: A day at the Theatre 12-13

School Council Minutes 14-15

Careers Corner 16

Our Sponsors 17

Top 20 Program 18

Maths Matters 19

Welfare Matters 20-21

CAPA Creates 22-23

Calendar Term 1 - 24

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Principal’s message by Ms Godwin

2018 promises to be a very productive year at Cabramatta High School. We welcome our new families, students and staff to our school.The School Captains are Jing Long Chen, Miracle Tusa and the Vice Captains are Kevin Tu and Ivy Nguyen. They are planning and involved in a number of school and community projects including ANZAC Day representation and promoting giving at Easter in the city centre of Cabramatta.Student citizenship activities have begun with over 100 students volunteering to knit and create blankets for homeless people in winter. The importance of volunteering and taking care of less fortunate is a value that is encouraged. It builds a sense of worth and appreciation as well as knowledge that individuals can make a difference. Volunteering and leading community programs saw Josephine Lang be a finalist in the Fairfield 2017 youth of the year.The school continues to provide a campus environment that is of high standard. This year verandas are being built on the Intensive English Centre buildings. Undercover volleyball courts at the back of the school will provide further sporting facilities for our students. Our school has had solar panels installed and light fittings are being exchanged to reduce energy consumption. The hall roof will be replaced to ensure that our current facility is maintained to a high standard.Students and teachers are working together to ensure that the academic results remain at a high level. Last year’s HSC results saw a number of courses achieve higher that the state average. There were outstanding results with the top ATAR being 98.95 with Kemble LA and Sunny WANG achievies equal first place in year 12. Kemble received 100% for Mathematics Extension 1 and attributed his success to being consistent in his approach to study as well as having a balanced life. In languages Huynh PHAM and Jennifer NGUYEN came 2nd and 5th in the state respectively. Our school has once again been identified as high performing in NAPLAN with growth above other schools in numeracy. Students and teachers continue to develop strategies to continue this trend.Our school sporting achievements are forging ahead and we have students representing the zone in a number of areas including tennis, volleyball and rugby. Opportunities are always available for students to showcase their sporting talents with high quality facilities and positions available in teams and individual pursuits.Looking ahead to term two the school Creative and Performing Arts showcase will see a number of students display their high level talents. The school is extremely proud that one of our students, Weiliang XU, exhibited at Art Express demonstrating that he was at the top of the state for visual arts.Our first school council meeting had over 50 parents come together to learn about cyber safety, school programs and how to support their children with study. School council meets twice a term, weeks 4 and 8 on Wednesday nights from 6 pm to 8 pm in the library. There are interpreters, snacks and babysitting available. All parents are welcome to come and be an important part of the school community.Working together the whole school community creates a great learning environment where students can perform to the personal best. We look forward to celebrating the successes of 2018.

Beth Godwin

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Girls in technologyA total of 20 students from both Year 8 and 9 represented Cabramatta High School at the Commonwealth Bank Technology and Girls Exposition Day. On the 7th of March, Salaevealu Soolefai, Jezabel Huyhn, Alyssa Pham, Monica Phoung, Wendy Flores, Marissa Ngov, Rachael Tran, Alana Tabuso and Linda Nguyen of Year 8 and Jessica Phung, Jessica Truong, Aleisha Ly, Milena Miletic, Dalena Tieu, Fiona Nguyen, Gabby Dela Roma, Teona Petreska, Jennica Le, Delena Le and Katherine Tran of Year 9, accompanied by both Ms Raffie and Mr Pulham, travelled to the Commonwealth Bank in Darling Harbour where they participated in various activities. They were able to learn new things and have lots of fun while doing so.The Technology and Girl’s Exposition is a program run by the Commonwealth Bank to celebrate International Women’s Day where they set up many booths for students to participate in. They showcased activities such as virtual reality goggles, robotic engineering, hacking, data collecting, etc.It was a fun day where students were divided into four teams and took turns in participating in activities that were engaging, exciting, intriguing and innovative.As well as all the fun we had, we got the opportunity to learn many new things involving STEM - Science Technology Engineering Mathematics. There’s a wide variety of jobs involving STEM, and the activities we participated in on the day, promoted and showed us a glimpse of what it is all about.In the end, we had to leave and we left with a lot of new knowledge and a fun experience that we won’t be forgetting any time soon.

By Jennica Le

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Project WayfinderAcademic Development Program

In 2018, some of our Year 8 students are fortunate to be participating in an innovative and engaging program, which we envisage will provide these students with additional skills and traits which should benefit them, not only throughout their secondary education but also into the future, no matter what field of employment they may choose.

Outline The Project Wayfinder program is an innovative and comprehensive educational program. Founded at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) and now operating as an independent organization, Project Wayfinder has designed a 20-piece toolkit to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to become purposeful navigators.

Our toolkit is inspired by cutting-edge purpose research, wisdom and practices from native wayfinding traditions and our own personal experiences. We are currently piloting our toolkit with 25 partner schools across the US, Mexico, China, Japan, and Australia and were recently featured in KQED’s Mindshift. *Currently, Cabramatta High School is the only school in Australia, which is offering this wonderful opportunity (as a pilot program) – and at no cost to our students.

Mission Project Wayfinder’s mission is to inspire our next generation to become intentional meaning-makers empowered to contribute to the world around them. At Project Wayfinder, we believe that school has the possibility to be a transformative and profound experience for young people that sparks their passion and curiosity. To create such an experience, our schools need to nurture a sense of meaningfulness and emphasize why life is valuable. Project Wayfinder is our contribution towards re-imagining adolescent education.

Purpose Having purpose is fundamental to cultivating a meaningful life because it connects you to your most important reason or purpose for existence; something that matters deeply to you and gives your life direction. Without this internal compass, it is easy to slip into a life defined by the expectations of others, even when it might not be what you are seeking….We encourage students to think of purpose as an engaging and thought-provoking process they can draw upon for guidance throughout their life.

Why Wayfinding? The term “wayfinding” comes from an ancient system of navigation used by Polynesians to voyage thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean. In order to determine directions at various times of day and year, these wayfinders learnt to recognize important signs and patterns in the natural world, such as the position of specific stars, weather and climate, wildlife species, the nature of ocean currents, colours of the sea and sky, and cloud formation relative to land mass.

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10 Wayfinder Traits For two years, we worked to develop Ten Wayfinder Traits central to developing as a Wayfinder. This was a collaborative process with students, leading educators, curriculum designers, and dozens of interviews with purpose-driven people, backed by the latest research from the field. While our traits overlap well with core social-emotional learning competencies and 21st century skills, we chose them because our research showed that these traits are crucial for wayfinders to thrive internally and externally throughout the course of a lifetime.

These ten traits are: Instinctively Purposeful, Deeply Grateful, Fluidly Adaptive, Keenly Self-Aware, Empathetic Connection, Fiercely Determined, Responsibility Seeking, Known for Integrity, Insatiably Inquisitive, and Intuitively Collaborative.

Brent attended the Project Wayfinder Educator Training as part of the Summer Institute teacher-training at Stanford University, San Francisco in 2017. This comprehensive program provided the participants with the knowledge and skills to facilitate the program; teaching methods, familiarity with resources, group collaborative activities and individual reflective opportunities. He was selected by Project Wayfinder, to provide a testimonial in relation to the Summer Institute’s impact on his teaching and reflecting process, as well as using his images and work, on their website and email messages. ‘Wayfinder’s summer training proved to be the most positively transformative training program I have ever undertaken as an educator. My entire outlook in arenas of my own life changed. The training reinforced my view that not only can we guide and support students to live meaningful lives, we can also affect so many more people through the projects and movements they create.’ Brent Kerehona - Cabramatta High School, Australia

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Wayfinders share a common value system: respect for the earth, an understanding of the interconnectedness of nature and people, a sense of wonder and a spirit of exploration. We believe that the wayfinders learning methods are a powerful example for young people and built our toolkit around ideas found within a number of different wayfinding traditions.’

Facilitator Brent Kerehona BA, MTeach

As this is a pilot program, constant evaluation and feedback is provided to the Project Wayfinder team, as well as academics at Stanford University; to assist in the future improvement of the program and assist researchers to study student learning.Our school’s decision to take thelead with this program withinAustralasia, has seen interest shown by a number of organisations. One such organisation is the New Zealand- based Greenlight Foundation, Trish du Temple, who is the founder visited our school recently.

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Meet Harley

Our school has a special new form of therapy. Mrs Waters is training her dog Harley to become a school assistance dog in conjunction with the school Welfare Office. Cabramatta High School has decided to trial a companion dog program due to the overwhelming research of the positive benefits to the whole school community. Mrs Piesse has researched the positive effects of an assistance dogs in classrooms which include assisting students develop skills in empathy, responsibility, social skills, communication and motor skill development. We have already seen some positive outcomes for students and staff since Harley has started at Cabramatta High. Harley will attend school two days a week. If you have query about our school companion dog program please contact Bethaney Waters (HT CAPA), or Julie Piesse (HT Welfare).

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Mastering Literacy

Mastering literacy skills such as spelling, grammar and punctuation is an essential part of doing well at school, further study and work.

To assist students in improving their literacy skills, Cabramatta High School has subscribed to a literacy website called WordFlyers. This interactive English program is designed to build students’ essential literacy and higher-order thinking skills. All Year 7, all Year 8 Literacy and selected Year 9 Literacy classes (9Lit6, 9Lit7, 9Lit8, 9Lit9 and 9Lit10) have access to WordFlyers.

Students in these classes will be using WordFlyers during some Literacy classes. They are also encouraged to use the program at home if possible.

To access WordFlyers at home on desktops, laptops and tablets, simply visit www.wordflyers.com.au and click on ‘Student’ to log in. Your child has their own unique login and password to access WordFlyers at home. Please feel free to browse the site with your child.

Literacy Steering Committee

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English Matters: A day at the Theatre On Tuesday the 6th of March 2018, 65 Year 11 English Advanced students travelled to Milsons Point to watch David Williamson’s play Sorting Out Rachel at the Ensemble Theatre. The play starred Chenoa Deemal, John Howard, Glenn Hazldine, Jenna Owen and Natalie Saleeba who are amazing actors that really brought the play to life.

The play conveys themes such as Australian family dynamics, impacts of social media, online bullying, wealth, equity, fairness and indigenous health which are issues prevalent in our society. David Williamson did a great job balancing the gravity and humour of the plot as he orchestrated situations that are bizarre and uncomfortable. During the intermission of the play students were presented with a lovely lunch. All the staff at the Ensemble Theatre made the students feel very welcome and comfortable. After the play ended students were provided with generous show bags from the Ensemble Theatre and their sponsors who helped make this day happen.

Written by Ann Mai- 11EAD1

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School Council Meeting Minutes 28.2.18PRESENT:President: Dieu QuachPrincipal: Beth GodwinCHS Staff: Mark Avery, Ana Sentic, Julie Piesse, Kim Keo, Bethaney Waters and Adriana Mikulic. SRC: Ying Long Chen and Ivy Nguyen.Interpreters: Thao Le, Linda Siv, Anh Vuong, Trinh Mai and Jamal Alkarkhey.Guest: May Lam – Sanka Electronics Phone & Cyber safetyParents: Savuth Soun, Nelson Cabrera, Son Seu, Sok You Tang, Savourn Chhay, Phary Soth, Rennea Soth, Kimseng Chhorn, Nary Mack, Sucheng Chhay, Chhuy Hong Ma, Boramom Han, Kim Eng Yi, Phung Lan Tran, Thy Huong Luu, Annie Soun, Thuc Nhan Truong, Thi Trang Vo, Van Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Trinh Nguyen, Huong Nguyen, Nhat Nam Tran, Thi Xian Trinh, Huu Nghis Trinh, Van Bich Lam, Tu Nguyet Tran, Huynh Mai Ly, Hanh Tra, Lam Gia Lien, Tran Tu Uyen, Thanh Phuong Truong, Kim Vo, Thi Thanh Thuy, Thi Thu Huong Duong, Muthanna Al-badri, Taghreed AL-Khadadi, Ablahad Saka, Nasir Sliwa, Yagoob Sa’oor, Ibtesam Mahdi, Hanna-J-Zahi, Sabhan Nafea Jameel, Maryam Issa, Almas Dankha.APOLOGIES: WELCOME: Dieu Quach - President Welcome to School council in year of the dog •Guest Speaker: May Lam – Sanka Electronics - Owner of mobile phone shop *Speech attached – safe use of internet •J Piesse and B Waters Harley – Dogs for therapy , Companion dog – trained, Good for student behaviour and student well-being. •Principal’s address – building works, Projects to help others, knitting project, Plus 7 new school zone offences. New School Zone Traffic Offences.•Adriana Mikuic – Head teacher HSIE, 8 Senior subjects, 4 junior Subjects, Financial Services new subject to start in 2020

•Kim Keo – Head teacher, teaching and Learning. Looks after the professional learning of teacher’s to ensure students are receiving the best possible teaching

•Ana Sentic – Deputy Principal of Cabramatta Intensive English CentreLooks after learning needs of students recently arrived from overseasPrepares students for mainstream high school, Tafe and other further education or for the workplace

•Captain’s address – Garage sale to be held later this term•Knitting - Taghreed Al-Khadadi (0435 667 819)Thao Le (IEC) (0422 543 758)

Principal’s reportBuilding projects•The school is currently undertaking 6 building projects which I would like to let you know about.•Verandas are being built on the intensive English Centre buildings which will provide shelter from the weather and great comfort for the students. These are being funded from the school and cost approximately $150,000.

Solar panels have been installed on two buildings which will provide electricity to the whole school. These were funded by the government.•All the school light fittings are being converted to LED to reduce our carbon footprint. This will also reduce power use. This funded by the government.

•NBN is about to be installed in the school and is also funded by the government.•Our school hall roof is to be replaced. Since it was built in about 1968 it has developed leaks which have had many repairs. The school is paying for the roof replacement at a cost of about $200,000.•Over the school holidays the inside of the library was painted and this was also funded by the school.•A large tree has been removed that was assessed by experts as nearing the end of its life and in danger of falling. As student and staff safety is a high priority for us we paid for experts to remove it. The wood from the tree will be used by the industrial Arts department to create furniture and other goods. •Shortly the school will have contractors building three undercover volleyball courts. This is something that we have been saving money for and will cost $600,000 to create.•The School earns money for these projects through saving on expenses, hiring out our facilities and leasing the canteen to a private company. We also have additional money coming into the school through the acceptance of International students.Community giving projects

• Our school has a number of projects that give to the community. Twice a year we provide food and other items to the people who are homeless in our community. Last year we made woollen items such as blankets, hats and scarves. Students and parents who wanted to help knitted and crocheted, together we able to produce 12 blankets that were personally delivered to our most needy community members.

If you would like to help this project you can take a bag with wool and needles, knit a 20cm square and drop it to the office or bring to the next meeting. Write name and phone number down when taking the bag.• Raffle money collected at the meeting will also contribute to

this project.I will keep you up-to date with other ways you can help our community projects as they we start them.

SEVEN NEW SCHOOL ZONE TRAFFIC OFFENCES

To help schools keep the school zone safer for all pedestrians and drivers there are seven new traffic infringements with new fines.None of the seven offences attract demerit points when committed elsewhere on the road but in a school zone they each come with two points.

The changes are:1. Stopping in intersection – Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in the school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.2. Stop with 20m of intersection (traffic lights) – under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will

receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points3. Stop within 10m of intersection (no traffic lights)-Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.4. Stop near bicycle crossing lights- Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points

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5. Obstruct access to ramp/path/passageway – under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of #330 and 2 demerit points.6. Not parallel park in a the direction of travel – under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit points7. Parallel park close to dividing line – under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit points.

All updated school zone offences can be located through roads and maritime:http://www.r.snsw.gov.au/documents/road/safety-rules/demerits-school.pdf

Guest Speaker: May Lam – Sanka Electronics

Extract from speech.‘As a parent, I am concerned about how my children use their mobile phones, what sort of information my children are accessing, who are they writing to and what are they writing about. At the same time, I don’t want to intrude on the privacy of my children, I want them to enjoy the internet, and I also want to make sure that my children do not bully others and do not become victims of online bullying. I think that the responsibility goes both way, the parents and the children can work together to make sure that the internet is a safe place for all of us. So as an experienced and responsible service provider, I would like to share with you my tips on what parents can do to help protect their children from online bullying.

Firstly, I think the most important thing is to be open and honest communications with your kids, and talk to them about online bullying. Let them know that you are aware of it and want to know if they are experiencing it, because if they are, you will want to help put an end to it. Most importantly, let them know that you won’t judge them, even if you come across embarrassing photos or bad language. So that your children know that you will be there to support them when they need it, and they will not feel bad about talking online bullying with you.

Secondly, get involved – know what social media your kids are suing. You can even friend with them or become their follower. They will probably object to it, but let them know it’s a condition if they want to use the internet by themselves. Of course, if you don’t want to be too intrusive, you can always set limits with your children, say, restrict the use of computers after dinner, and everything had to happen out in the open and not behind closed doors. A more discreet way of supervision is to install parental control software on the computer your children use.

Last but not least, what should the kids do when they encountered an online bully? Tell them that you don’t have to engage with them, they can also block the bully from future communications. If the bully is pretending to be the kid, change the contact information, and save any bullying emails or messages you come across so that you can hand them over to the authorities. Also, working with schools is another great way of preventing online bullying, such as attending school events like tonight. We can work together to make sure that the internet is a safe and happy place.’

CARS ON SCHOOL GROUNDSFor the safety of all our students we ask that parents and community do not drive onto the school grounds to drop off and pick up children.Thank you for helping to keep our students safe.

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Careers Corner “On February 19, some graduates from the class of 2017 returned to Cabramatta High to share stories and tips to help the current Year

Twelve in meeting the challenges of the HSC and in preparing to leave school”

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Proud Sponsors of Cabramatta HighSchoolCabramatta Bowling Club

Cabra-Vale Diggers

Cabramatta Rugby Leagues ClubCommonwealth Bank of Australia

Mounties GroupCaltex Star market – Canley HeightsFairfield City Council – Swim School

McDonalds, Liverpool MegacentaReverse Garbage

Peak SciencePlus fitness – Cabramatta

Trent – Learn to Drive Margaret Milligan – School CanteenKrispy Kreme, Liverpool Megacenta

LNG Stone Pty LtdEckersley’s Art and Craft

‘Got a Pen’White Doves ‘R’ us

The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association The Australian Association of All Nationalities of China Inc – Chinese

Language SchoolLanguages other than English, Cabramatta High School

International Martial Arts CentresPeak ScienceFaz Uniforms

Bowlarama, Wetherill ParkCotton On Group

Plus Fitness, CabramattaCalmsley Hill City Farm

Huong Xua Vietnamese RestaurantIglesia Ni Christo Church of Christ

Dr Leap Son and Dr Adrian Lim DentistryT & T Coaching CollegeDi Turner – PARRACLAY

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Top 20 ProgramThe Top 20 Program is designed to give high achieving students access to support, mentoring, guidance and opportunities that will extend them and assist them in achieving their full potential in their senior years and beyond.

The students selected for the program have outstanding academic ability and dedication to all aspects of school life. This prestigious program is only offered to a small number of students in year 11 and 12 and offers exclusive access to workshops (addressing academic, physical & cognitive aspects), study skills, mentoring opportunities, help with applying for scholarships, assistance with setting up an Individual learning plan, exposure to university life, stress management and team building activities.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to be a part of the program in 2018. These students have demonstrated a hard-working, motivated and passionate attitude towards their studies and their future.

Year 11Lucy CHHUOAdrian LIMAnh MAISarah NGUYENTrish NGUYENWendy NGUYENReagan QUACHJordan SOYGabriel TINGKayla TRINH

Year 12Jing Long CHENJennifer CHUORNita KONGKim LERyan LUUCindy NGUYENCathy PHAMDuy PHAMKevin SEUKevin TEARKatrina TRINH

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Maths Matters Year 7 Acceleration and coding

Year 7 Advanced learning classes (7Z and 7P) have started an acceleration program in mathematics. They will be completing some sections of year 8 mathematics cource in addition to the year 7 mathematics course. This will better prepare the students who are offered placement in the year 8 acceleration class. An acceleration class is operating in years 8 to 11 and this allows students to sit for HSC advanced mathematics in year 11. In addition to the acceleration program, the year 7 advanced learning classes will be learning coding as part of the schools STEAM initiative.

High Performing Mathematics studentsStudents have recently completed their first assessment task for 2018. The results from many students have been very pleasing. Congratulations to these high performing students.Year 7 – Ryan Chung, Jennie Trinh, Afifah Syarif, Raymond Sok, Vivian Chea, Abdul Issa, Neath Chuon, Sovandet, David Yousif, Walter TranYear 8 – Results not yet determined.Year 9 – Vi Tieu, Nancy To, Madison Troung, Hoang Giang Doan, Lily Rose Chhour, Yasmine Bakkar, Thi Minh Tho Nguyen, Kevin Huynh, Gavin Yong Hui Low, Stephanie Huyn-NhanYear 10 – Katie Le, Julina Lim, Trong Nhan Nguyen, Kevin-Le Nham, Ashlyn Do, Jenny Huynh, Ngoc Qui Lam, My Hgan Ly, Shannon Le, Lisa Tieu, Cassandra Lau, Nathan Tran, Serly Awnjian,Vicki Nguyen, Maria Samuela, Michelle Taing, Maya Khoury.Year 11 – Results not yet determinedYear 12 – Eric Khau, Tuan Minh Dam, Kim Le, Gia Hung Pham, Kevin Sieu, Gia Hung To, Tan Quang To,Jing Long Chen, Katrina Trinh, Vu Bich Quyen, Ty Lim, Rami Hikmat, Cindy Vo, Sok Eng Chhoun, Ngy Chhun, Jenny Kong, Brandon Do, Julia Nguyen, Hoang Thuy Uyen Tran, Josephine Brown, Kalyb Stanley.

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Welfare Matters Year 7 students were welcomed and have been working closely with the peer leaders from year 10, Ms Lam(YA), Ms Chharbra (Assistant YA), Ms Catton and Mrs Van Grosen (Peers support organisers). This program assists students in their high school transition. Year 7 were also offered vaccinations for the human papillomavirus (HPV) and diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (Whooping Cough). Mrs Van Groesen and Ms Lam were there most of the day to help allay any student fears. Vaccination is important to protect the individual child from a severe form of a virus and also helps protect and lesson communicable diseases in the community. Although no one likes getting a needle, the end result means that most people are better protected against these viruses. For more information go to- www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation.Year 12 students raised money for their year group by selling beautiful red roses for Valentine’s Day. Ms Paras organised the roses with her year 12 team and raised $500 to assist with buying an end of year school gift. Roses were given to brighten staff and students day as a small act of gratitude. Ms Paras and year 12 thanks those who bought roses for supporting year 12. Mrs Piesse, HT Welfare (Relieving)

GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFEIn 2017 the Year 10 Leadership committee met with a focus, the focus being how can we give back? How can we be better global citizens? How can we help the most people? There and then the idea was born. We can give back by donating blood. EVERY BLOOD DONATION CAN HELP SAVE THREE LIVES

People of all walks of life need blood products. Some need it to get them through a serious event in their lives, like cancer or a difficult pregnancy. Others have medical conditions which mean they need blood products regularly to stay alive or be healthy. So then and there the Cabramatta 2017 Vampire Week was born. Quick Facts About the Blood Donation Process Blood donation is a simple, five-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments. It is a safe process, and a sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded. The actual blood donation typically takes less than 10-12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour. Most people have between 4.5 and 5L of blood in their body, so a whole blood donation is usually less than just 10 per cent of that. Your body restores the lost blood volume quickly. This is because, whether you give blood or not, your body constantly makes new blood to replace the old. A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days. There are three types of transfusable products that can be derived from blood: red cells, platelets and plasma

Throughout this process I had the privilege of watching some amazing young people learn about civic responsibility and about planning and coordinating a community event. Students had the opportunity to feel good about giving back with other students, friends, faculty whilst building morale and camaraderie as students work together for a good cause to fulfil their objective of ensuring the availability of a safe and reliable blood supply.

The core objective of this project was about instilling leadership skills and a sense of unity amongst the students and to provide them with the knowledge that a small gesture can combine with those of others to make a meaningful difference. More than 20 students and 4 staff members successfully donated blood. This contributed to reaching out and helping save 66 lives across New South Wales. None of these people will ever know who played a part in helping them but the students of Cabramatta High have learnt the joy of helping others without the expectation of any thanks in return.

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BELT AND ROAD TEENAGER MAKER CAMPCHINA 2017

The first ‘The Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop’ was held on 17-22 December 2017 in the 35 High School, Beijing, China.

120 young people from 16 countries across four continents attended:

Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. Participants included maker experts,

science teachers and science and technology education administrative

officials. Cabramatta was given the opportunity to send 2 of our dedicated students Kayla Trinh and Trish Nguyen under the guidance of Mrs Piesse and

Miss Catton along with 3 other students to represent Australia at this workshop.

The opening ceremony of the workshop, which was a direct follow-on of the ‘Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum’ held in May 2017 in Beijing, was attended by high-level officials from MOST and CAST, as well as representatives from the relevant national embassies in China.

During the event, with the guidance of teachers, the young people divided into groups to study the design and manufacture of model bridges and aeroplanes, and intelligent robot learning – experiencing activities that gave full play to their imagination and creativity, as well as allowing them to design and make scientific, innovative and practical works.

At the close of the workshop, awards were provided for the best maker and the best team, while the teachers discussed the role of innovation and education on young people’s knowledge of science and technology based on experiences in their own countries.

This workshop and international exposure to new ideas and cooperation amongst young people from across the world provided these young women with an amazing experience. It provided them with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, work on their ability to effectively communication with others and to further fuel their drive in the fields of science.

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CAPA creates CABRAMATTA HIGH SCHOOL FEATURES AT

HSC ART EXPRESS

Weiliang’s artwork will then travel the state to regional galleries and continue to positively represent our school. Congratulations to Weiliang on his outstanding achievement!

Mrs Bethaney WatersHead Teacher Creative and Performing Arts

2017 HSC VISUAL ARTS recognised the true talents of Cabramatta High School student Weiliang Xu. Out of 10,000 Visual Art Students across the state Weiliang’s HSC Visual Arts Major artwork was chosen to take pride of place in the prestigious ART EXPRESS exhibition held in the NSW Art Gallery.

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Music Matters The Music department has started off the year with new and exciting projects namely String ensemble and Choir. String ensemble has begun with students learning the Violin, which has been a great project to undertake for the year. Students of all ages have embraced this project and it is a weekly commitment that is undertaken with great enthusiasm.

The School choir has begun its rehearsals with great energy. The choir is continually growing and we would like to continue this trend. Students have input into the types of music sung throughout the year making their choir time enjoyable. The junior and senior bands have made a start. Students have started participating in these groups under the tuition of Mr Lees. Music has been selected and they are tirelessly working towards future performance opportunities. The Music teachers along with the fabulous dedicated students are working towards concerts and school events if you are interested in being involved please see Mrs Vuceski or Mr Lees.

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2018 TERM 1 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Month Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/ Sun

Apr/ May 1A

30 School

Development Day

1

2

3

4

5/6

May 2B 7

8

9

10

11

12/13

May 3A 14

15

NAPLAN 16

NAPLAN 17

NAPLAN 18

19/20

May 4B 21

22

23

24

25

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

26/27

May/ Jun 5A

28

29 Year 11&12

Parent Teacher night &

Careers Market

30

31

1

2/3

Jun 6B 4

5

6

7

8

9/10

Jun 7A 11

Queen’s Birthday

12

13

14

15

16/17

Jun 8B 18

19

20

21

22

23/24

Jun/Jul 9A 25

26

27

School Concert

28 School

Concert

29

30/1

Jul 10B

2 IEC Parent

Teacher Night

3 Year 8 &10

Parent Teacher Night & Subject

Selection

4

5

6

7/8