Congratulations to:n Leni Loueizi, Year 11whogavea

wonderfulspeechlastweekattheAnnualZONTAdinner.

n Studentswhodidverywell in theAustralianGeographyCompetition,seefullresultsonpage6.

n The over 200 students whowere part of Sting in the Tale. Awonderful show which highlightedhowmuchtalentiscomingthroughinall areasof thePerformingArts.Special congratulations to Kasey Clarke, Year 12,whostoletheshowwithherCommandantleadpartandtoSarah Ahmad and Sara Miranda, Year 12 whose strong voicescertainly shined. Combining showcommitmentswith thedemandsoftheHSCshowsgreatcommitment.Afullphotospreadandtheprogramisontheschoolwebsite.

n Brydie Ashton-Curd, Year 8whoisappearing inAntony & Cleopatra at the King Street Theatre overthenextfewweeks.

n Students performing at theupcoming Sydney RegionDance Festival – we have twoensemblesat thisyear’s festival;the Canterbury Girls Ensemble performing ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ on Thursday, 20th June in theevening and Inner West Dance Ensemble performing ‘Waiting’on Friday, 21st June, matineeandevening.TicketsavailableattheSeymourcentre.

n Green Dear students, plus many of their mates who have workedveryhardoverthelastfewweeksatlunchtimescollectingusedbottlesand creating a fantastic plastic

GHS

Public and Proud

June 2013newsletter

Lead the ChaLLenge • Leadership • exCeLLenCe • aChievement • diversity

visit: www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au 1

CONTENTSCongratulations................. 1

ThankYou,SRCNews,LEAPS.............................. 2

PrefectNewsTerm2,Theatresports.................... 3

Reminders:Parent/TeacherEvents....... 4

KnockoutSoccer,GardeningBee,Year11Excursion..... 5

AustralianGeographyCompetition,BYOD........... 6

Free Maths Tuition............ 7

WeekOfWellbeing,Bring It On DanceCompetition... 8-9

KOOLSCHOOLS2013,CanteenNews,VET......... 10

Free After School Homework Centre & Tutors............... 11

Sting in the Tale.............. 12

ZoneCrossCountryEngadineBandFestival,ParentReminders,P&CInformation............. 13

Postcode 2193................ 14

Fitness Classes............... 15

Sting in the Tale Finale.

leaPsFifteenYear9 studentshavebeen selected tobe inthe Lawyers Encouraging and Assisting PromisingStudents (LEAPS) Program. In LEAPS we go everyfortnight after period 2 and we meet up with ourLawyers in the City. For the first LEAPS session wewere at the Department of Education and our otherLEAPSsessionswill alsobe rotating todifferentLawFirms.LEAPShelpsuswithconfidence,learningskillsand to see thebigpicture (future).WeenjoyhavinglunchandworkingwithourLawyers.

We’d like to say thanks to Miss Naisbett forsupporting, supervising and the opportunity tobe intheLEAPSprogram.

By Adrieana Makakea and Mele Penitani

srC newsThis term, the SRC has been busy with variousactivities and projects, including the Stewart Housedrive, the SRC Zone meeting, and preparations forReconciliationWeek.

For the Stewart House drive, the SRC distributedenvelopes in which students were to submit a $2coin,whichwouldputthemintherunningforafamilyholidayworth$4000.ThemoneythattheSRCraisedwent towards the Stewart House Foundation whichdealswithprovidingrespiteandeducationalresourcestounderprivilegedchildrenaroundAustralia.

This term, Canterbury Girls was lucky enoughto host the St George Zone SRC meeting. It was anenjoyableandalsoeducationalevent.Thedaybeganwithsomeengagingice-breakersandalovelymorningtea.Wethenwentontodiscussingourownschool’sSRC programs which provided a helpful insight intohowwecouldimproveourownschoolcommunities.

Last week was Reconciliation Week, so tocommemorate this some members of the SRC, withthe help of student teacher Ms Scott, sent largepaperhands toeach rollcall.Each rollcallmemberdecoratedtheirhandwith illustrationsandmessagesexplainingwhatReconciliationmeanstothem.Thesehandsnowhangoutsidethelibraryforallmembersoftheschooltoview.

By Scout Eastment and Leni Loueizi, Year 11

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June 2013

Prefect news term 2OurPrefectbodyhasbeen verybusy this termwiththeirfundraisingandeventcoordinationactivities.

They hit the ground running in the first week oftermat theAthleticsCarnival (pardon thepun!)withtheir BBQ, demonstrating some excellent leadershipskills in ordering, cooking, serving, cleaning andgenerallycateringtoover600hungrystudents!Theirenterprising methods resulted in some outstandingteamworkandfundraising!

Theirpromptandefficientchairingof theMondayassemblies has continued this term with a highlightbeingthedrawingofthefivekiloTobleronedraw!Theluckywinnerwasnotonlythehappyrecipientof thesupersized chocolate but also the collector of manynewfriends!!!

ThePrefectsalsohostedthe150Japanesestudentdelegation which visited our school in week 3. TheJapanese students and their teachers were veryimpressedbyourstudents’talentsinpublicspeaking,

dancing and drama, our beautiful school grounds,ourmanymodernfacilitieslikeourhalls,commercialkitchen,ourlibraryandLearningCentre,ourscienceroomsandtherangeofourcurriculumwhichincludesDance, Drama and Hospitality alongside the mosttraditionalsubjects.

SpecialpraisemustgotoAngelaMowhoaddressedthe group in Japanese putting to effective use herstudiesoftheJapaneselanguageandwhogracefullyparticipatedinaspecialteaceremonywiththem.

The Prefects’ assistance in selling gelato on thenights of our play ‘A Sting in the Tale’ added to thefestive ambience each night. It was a most popularactivityandmuchappreciatedbyall.

This week the Prefects are all busy studying andpreparingforthenextroundofassessmenttasksandtheirtrialsearlyinTerm2.

We thank them for their efforts and wish themsuccessintheiracademicendeavours.

Sylvia Kovanis, Prefect Co-ordinator

theatresportsCongratulations to both Senior and IntermediateTheatresportsTeamsfor theirstrongand imaginativeimprovisationsinthefirstheatofthecompetition.TheSenior Team of Lauren Cazar, Lauren Brett, MarietaKatuke, Aaliyah Bradbury, and Ly Lien have gainedentryintothesecondchanceheatandanopportunityto play in the Semi-final rounds to be held here atCanterburyonFriday7thJune!!Bestofluckgirls.Allsupportersmostwelcometoattend.

Our Intermediate Team of Alison Cooper, AmyGoodwin, Alyssa Graf and Imogen Smith (HannahCazarunabletoattendduetoinjurysustainedinherotherlifeasasoccerstar)earned2ndplaceintheirfirstheatheldatInaburraHighSchoolon23rdMay.Theteam were simply outstanding in a competitive fieldof teams from performing arts, selective and privateschools.Theteamwillplayinthesemi-finalson19thJuneatTaraAnglicanSchoolinParramatta.Thiswillbeafabulousnightofhighpoweredimprovisationandallsupportersarewelcometoattend.PleasecontactMsSlatteryforfurtherdetails.

Above, CGHS prefects host 150 Japanese students.

bottleinstallationintheinnerquadforWorldEnvironmentDay.

n We have been selected for the 7th successive year in Dance for School Spectacular.Auditionsforthetwelveplaceswill be held in term 3. Congratulations toourDanceteam!!

n The ‘Bring it on’ Hip Hop Dance ensemble who were in fourth place inthe heats and are in the State Finals onSaturday August 3rd. Please see moredetailonthisonpage9.

thank You

n All staff who assisted with this year’sSchool Musical ‘Sting in the Tale’. ParticularthankstoMs Barry, Ms Hunter, Ms Reed, Ms Conroy, Ms Flannery, Ms Naisbett, Mrs Cateris, Mrs Jenkins, Ms Texier, and Ms Wilson.

n Parent Trish Graf who did the fantasticposterdesignandStingphotoset,availableontheCGHSwebsite.

n Parent Stephen Jackson-Vaughan for hislightandsoundexpertiseduringSting.

n P&C supportatanumberofrecentevents.n Peter McVie from State Arts Unit for his

lightandsoundsupportduringSting.n To all those families who have made

recentdonationsofgoods, time,expertiseorideas.

n Mr Robertson and Ms Salakas whohavebeen very supportive of students andputin time to support the school campaignPostcode 2193 - Plastic Water Bottle free.

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Knockout soccerAfter a fortunate first round result the brave, fearlessandspiritedCanterburyGirlsOpenKnockOutSoccerSquadheadeddowntoJannaliforourmuch-anticipatedsecondroundclash.Wewerequietlyconfident,wehadtrained hard and the quality of players in our team,rangingfromyear7throughtoyear12,wasnoteworthy.ArrivingatJannalihoweverandseeingthatnotonlydidtheyhavetwofullsizesoccerpitchesattheirdisposalbut that each player on their team was a 6ft blondehairedjuggernaut,weknewthatthiswouldbeatoughone.Still,thisdidnotdeterusandwetooktothepitchrevvedupandreadyforatussle.

Andtussleiswhatwegot.Thefirst15minuteswerebruisingwithbothsidesgoingfullpeltatoneanother.However, what Canterbury lacked in size we madeup in skill and itwasn’t longbefore thefirst chanceof the game opened up for us. The daring HannahCazar won a free kick after she rounded her playerbutwasthrownmercilesslytothegroundfacefirstforherefforts.ThefreewastakenquicklyandAlicia‘theassassin’Ottogalislippedtheoffsidetrapandburntaholeinthebackofthenetwithablisteringshot.1–niltothegoodguys.

UnfortunatelythiswastobethehighpointinwhatsoonbecameaJannalidominatedgame.Theywerebig, theywere toughandat theendof theday theywerejusttoogoodforus.Wegaveitourall,butwhenthefinalwhistleblewallwehadtoshowforoureffortwas two knee injuries, a concussion and 16 tiredwarriors. I am incredibly proud of all of the playersinvolved and I congratulate to Jannali who look liketheymightgoallthewaythisyear.

Mr Robertson

A reminder to all parents and caregivers that there are 3 important activities coming up in the next few school weeks:

1.subJeCt seleCtion evening on Wednesday19th June 6.00pm to 7.30pm provides parentsand caregivers with important information aboutchoosing appropriate subject selection for Year11, 2014. Most importantly, the evening enablesparents,caregiversandstudentsanopportunitytogainadvicefromstaffaboutHSCcourses.

2. Parent teaCher night for Years 8, 9 & 10on Tuesday 25th June from 3.30pm to 6.30pmprovides families with their daughter’s SemesterOne report card, and, more importantly, anopportunity to discuss progress and strategies forimprovement. The school hopes to see as manyYear8,9and10familiesonthisevening.Familiesofstudentsstaffareespeciallykeentoseewillbeissuedwithaspecialwritteninvitationbyme.

3. Parent teaCher night for Years 7, 11 & 12on Tuesday 23rd July from 3.30pm to 6.30pmwhere parents and caregivers of Years 7 and 11will receive their daughter’s Semester One report.Year12willnotreceiveareport,but,aswithYears7and11, thiseveningprovidesamost importantopportunity forshareddialoguebetweenstudents,staffandfamiliestosupporteachstudenttoachieveherpersonalbestatCanterburyGirlsHighschool.

request for supportThefollowingtwoissuesarecausingconcern,andallparentsandcaregiversareaskedtoassistinresolvingthem:

1. The school has received reports of students notobserving traffic signals and laws when travellingto and from school. In particular, a number ofstudentshavebeenreported ignoring ‘Don’tWalk’

signalsaroundCanterburyStationastheyproceedtotheStation,eventothepointofwalkinginfrontofmovingtraffic.Somestudentsareluckynottohavebeen severely injured as a result of their actions.Wouldallparentsandcaregiverspleaseaddresstheissueofroadsafetywiththeirdaughterstoensuregirls’safetraveltoandfromschool?

2.Whilethemajorityofstudentscontinuetosupportfullschooluniform–andarefantasticambassadorsfor our school – there has been an increasingoccurrenceofincorrectuniformitemsoflate.Wouldallparentsandcaregiverspleasesupporttheschoolwith uniform? Issues requiring attention include:ensuring black leather shoes are worn every dayexcept Wednesday; making sure track suits areonly worn on Wednesday and no other day; thatjumpers are navy; that cardigans only be navy orblackorgrey;whilesloppyjoes,hoodiesetcarenotpermitted.Theschoolhasanofficialschooljacketwhich, as with all items, can be purchased fromLowesinCampsie.

white ribbon ProjectIn 2013, Canterbury Girls High School will beparticipating in the White Ribbon Australia Project.WhiteRibbonAustraliaisanon-profitorganisationandAustralia’sonlynational,male-ledprimarypreventioncampaigntoendmen’sviolenceagainstwomen.

OnFriday,31stMay,MrRobertsonandIattendedatrainingdayinthecitytolearnmoreabouttheprojectand its potential benefits to students in schools.Planning is currently underway to implement theproject in2014.It isenvisagedthat theprogramwillfocusonYear7and8studentsundertakingactivitiespromotingrespectandpersonalsafety.

More information about the White RibbonAustraliaprogramcanbeobtainedfromthewebsite,http://www.whiteribbon.org.au/about

Andrew Anderson, Deputy Principal

reminders – Parent / teacher events

Year 11 excursionOn28thMarchYear11and12StudiesofReligion,SocietyandCultureandChinesewentonanexcursiontoNanTienTempleinWollongong.

TheTemplewasorganisedandwelcoming,allowingus to enjoy different Buddhist experiences. After ashort welcoming by our tour guides, we were givena relaxing lesson inTaiChi and taughthow to greeta Buddhist Nun respectfully. We then split into twogroups for a tour of the Temple before lunch. Wewere shown a Temple dedicated to Kwan Ying, theBodhisattvaofMercy.

InsidetheTemple,thesymbolsusedandsomeoftheprayer ritualsexplained tous,suchas themanyarms she was depicted with, which represented hergiving and helping nature. We were then allowed tohaveabriefquestionperiodbeforeheadingofftoeatlunch. The lunch was vegetarian, as Buddhists arenot allowed to eatmeat, and consisted of fried rice,batteredeggplantandzucchini,abeanandtofudishandfreshapple.

Then we went to the Main Temple and learntmoreaboutsymbolismandbeliefsof theBuddhists.After getting the opportunity to ring the gongof Gratefulness, we had a discussion about themechanics of reincarnation, a complicated and notentirely explainable procedure. This concluded thetour,andafterfarewellingourtourguideswereturnedtothebusandthelongtriphome.

Rachel and Lilly, Year 11.

Gardening working bee

ComealongandpassonsomeskillstoourstudentsataSchoolGardeningBeeon

Saturday20.7.13from2–5pm,entrythroughChurchStreetEntrance.

Wearere-doingtheareaaffectedbytherecentbuildingworksandneed

plentyofwillinghands.

Cghs geography students excel in australian geography Competition

GeographystudentsfromCanterburyGirlstestedtheirgeographicalskillsandknowledgeagainststudentsfromallaroundAustraliainthe2013AustralianGeographyCompetition.

Around 75,000 students entered the Australian Geography Competition so the results give us an externalbenchmarkastohowourstudentsaregoingincertainaspectsofgeography.

WehaveanumberofstudentgeographersatourschoolwhoperformedtoaveryhighlevelintheCompetitionthisyearwith5studentsgaininghighdistinctions,6distinctionsand10credits.

Congratulationstoourhighachievers!

CategorY high DistinCtion DistinCtion CreDits

senior JennyTran CatherineNgampanitchayakij

JanjiraNoppasopon

intermediate JavieraScarratt ThandiweGudu YasminAtwani

TianaPelaia LucindaDunstan

LatifaJackson-Vaughan

VyNguyen

Junior MarinaCositoreHill JessicaAird ChrisantheaChrysanthou

TaylorNgo ElizaGoslett PortiaMcMullin

SunYuan(Grace)Wei JillMicla

DakotaMillard

EleanorRiddy

ZlataAngelkoska

The competition is a joint initiative of the Australian Geography Teacher’s Association and the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland.

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Forthelast4yearsthefederal

GovernmenthasprovidedfundingwhichprovidedstudentsinYears9-12witha

laptopforlearning.Thisprogramhasnowceased.

In 2014 we will be implementing a new policyon digital devices called Bring your own device (BYOD) and this refers to technology models wherestudents bring a personally owned device to schoolfor thepurposeof learning.This is somethingbeingimplementedacrossthestate.

We are working towards a one to one programbeing fully implemented in 2014 for Years 7-9. WearemakinggoodprogressonourplanstointroduceaBYODenvironmenttoCGHS

Given that equitywill still bean issuewehope tohavedevicesavailableforhirethroughtheschoolforstudentswhodonothavetheirowndevice.

We will provide to parents in Term 3 specificinformationinregardtohardware,systemandsoftwaresuggestions so that familieshave a6month lead intime toorganise this.Wewill alsohaveaprocess toensurenoonemissesout.

MORE to come on this issue.

bYoD [bring your own device]

Mathematics tuition

June-July 2013

Free help with mathematics Tuition for Years 7 - Year 12

MARRICKVILLE LIBRARY

cnr Marrickville & Petersham RdsMarrickville Phone: 9335 2173

Opening HoursMonday - Friday 10am - 8.30pmSaturday 9.30am - 5pmSunday 1pm - 4pm DULWICH HILL LIBRARY

12-14 Seaview StDulwich Hill Phone: 9335 2182

ST PETERS / SYDENHAM LIBRARY

39 Unwins Bridge RdSydenham Phone: 9335 2184

STANMORE LIBRARY

Douglas StStanmore Phone: 9335 2183

Opening HoursMonday - Wednesday 10am - 5.30pmThursday 12.30pm - 8pmFriday closedSaturday 9am - 12pmSunday closed COUNCIL ARCHIVES

Petersham Town Hall107 Crystal StPetersham Phone: 9335 2185

Opening HoursWednesday 9.30am - 5pmMathematics tuition | June-July 2013

FOR HIgH SCHOOL STUDENTS YEARS 7 - 12

Marrickville Library and History Services

now offers free mathematics tuition for

high school students, in partnership

with the University of New South

Wales.

Help is available for Year 7 to Year 12,

including up to 4 unit mathematics.

Tuition is available in June on Mondays

and Tuesdays, from 6pm - 8pm.

During the school holidays in July,

tuition is available from 1pm - 4pm on

the dates marked in the calendar.

All sessions are at Marrickville Library.

No bookings are required.

Public holidays are marked in red.

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Mathematics tuition

June-July 2013

Free help with mathematics Tuition for Years 7 - Year 12

MARRICKVILLE LIBRARY

cnr Marrickville & Petersham RdsMarrickville Phone: 9335 2173

Opening HoursMonday - Friday 10am - 8.30pmSaturday 9.30am - 5pmSunday 1pm - 4pm DULWICH HILL LIBRARY

12-14 Seaview StDulwich Hill Phone: 9335 2182

ST PETERS / SYDENHAM LIBRARY

39 Unwins Bridge RdSydenham Phone: 9335 2184

STANMORE LIBRARY

Douglas StStanmore Phone: 9335 2183

Opening HoursMonday - Wednesday 10am - 5.30pmThursday 12.30pm - 8pmFriday closedSaturday 9am - 12pmSunday closed COUNCIL ARCHIVES

Petersham Town Hall107 Crystal StPetersham Phone: 9335 2185

Opening HoursWednesday 9.30am - 5pm

June 2013

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The idea that we benefit from involvement andengagement with peers, networks and widercommunitywastheinfluencebehindthisyear’sWOWthemeof“Giving Back”.Contributingpositivelymakesusfeelbetteraboutourselvesandsoisapracticalwayofimprovingourselveswhilealsobenefittingothers!

Thekeynoteguest speakers this year eachhadawonderfulandinspiringstorytotelloftheirexperiencesin giving back. Ronni Kahn from OzHarvest, Taga P’aa* fromTeam Keith in TheVoice2012, andTim Silverwood ofTake3.org joinedus tocelebrateWOW2013.

RegularpresentationsattheCGHSWOWareElevate Education, Motivational Media and Young Australia Bamboo Theatre. Elevate offer study skill seminarsappropriatetotheageandstageofeachYearcohort,delivered by recent and successful HSC graduates.Topics include time management, ace your exams,andmemoryskills.Theyouthvoiceofexperiencehasagreatimpactonthestudentaudience.

Motivational MediaofferanannualA/Vextravaganzaonthebigscreen:thisyear’sthemeofMAD for LIFEdovetailedperfectlywithourown“givingback”themeas it featured stories of those who had overcomeadversities to contribute as a way forward in theirhealing and restoration. In doing so they made adifferenceinthelivesofothers.

Bamboo Theatre productions have never failedto impress us with their performances of shortplays which highlight relevant well being themes.Cybershortsdealtwith theongoingandeverpresentissues of cybersafety and cyber bullying, Crisis of A Female Kind centres on self respect, while Proud 2 B Me isabouttoleranceandacceptanceofdiversity,addressinghomophobiahead-on.

ForthefirsttimethisyearwewelcomedtheWAYS Youth ServicetopresentworkshopsonHealthy Minds and Healthy Selves.Theseworkshopscoveredtopicssuchasselfesteem,body image,mentalhealthandwellbeing,resilienceandmentalhealthfirstaid.

Parents, please explore further at the links below:http://au.elevateeducation.com/

http://motivationalmedia.org.au/presentations/ mad-making-a-difference-for-life

http://www.bambootheatre.com/

http://www.ozharvest.org/index.asp

http://www.take3.org.au/

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/former-the-voice-contestant-taga-paa-battles-truancy-with-his-hip-hop-workshops-and-family-counselling/story-fni0cx4q-1226645603421

http://www.ways.org.au/

SomeyoungpeoplemayhavecomehomewithaGirlfriendmagazine,amovievoucherorafamilyDVD.This was their prize for completing and submittingtheirevaluationsofWOW.Winners,canyouspotyourevaluationcommentbelow?:

“I love WOW and can’t wait for next year!”

“WOW really helped me a lot”

“The program was very useful”

“I love WOW. It is educational and fun and inspirational”

“I had an amazing week, learned lots and I am looking forward to next year”

“It was a great week and the lessons were useful and helpful”

“It is awesome”

“I thought it was very informative and useful for my time management and study skills”

“It motivated me to follow my dreams and aim for the best”

BTW.....Bring It On:*Taga P’aa also put his support behind ourBring It Ondancecompetitorswhowill lineupintheAugustgrandfinal.Bring it Onheatswereon the Saturday immediately after WOW andwere a fitting end to the week’s events as theBIOprogramisallaboutempoweringyouthbyusingdanceasameansofselfexpression,aswellaspromotingpositiverelationshipsthroughteamwork,co-operationandcollaboration.Notonly did the senior leaders choreograph thegroup’s performance piece (4th place in theheatsearningaspotintheGRANDFINAL)butthey also participated in a community projecttoteachdancetoyoungerstudents,takingthebenefitsoftheBIOprogramevenfurtherintothecommunity.You can purchase the Heat DVD at the Bring It On site: http://www.bringitondance.com/

Bring It On Grandfinals areonSaturday17thAugustatStateSportsCentre,6.30pm.

Please support our team in the grandfinal – they will be up against some fantasticcompetitors.Asupportivecheeringaudienceisneeded!PleasecomeinyourCanterburycoloursandwith yourCanterbury supportpostersandfamilyteam.Ticketscanbeboughtatthevenueand from the site in advance at discountedprices.Keepgoingbacktothesiteforupdatedinformation.

week of well being 2013 “giving back to our school, our Community and our environment”

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vet audit successTheYear12HospitalityclasswascalledontocaterforateamofVETteachers.ThisteamincludedexecutivepersonnelfromSydneyregion,teachersofCanterburyGirls.

TheHospitalityclassunderMrsOrmanci’scateringexpertise, provided morning tea, a combinationof delicious savoury and sweet bites. The picturesdisplayevidenceoftheenticingdelightsthestudentspreparedandservedontheday.TheVETauditteamwereveryimpressedbytheprofessionalstandardandsuperbqualityofthefoodpresented.

Theauditwasahugesuccessduetotheeffectivecollaboration of the VET team – including MrsL Venkatesan and Mrs V Michos, Business Servicesteachers, and the Hospitality teachers, MrsJKastanias,MrsBBethuelandMrsMStephenson.

WewouldliketothanktheselectedYear10’s,11’sand12’s,whowhereinterviewedonthatdaybytheVETauditteamandwhocontributedtowardsthesuccessoftheaudit.TheVETauditteamwereveryimpressedbythestudentsresponsesandunderstandingofVETsubjectsandthecontributionsthesesubjectsmaketothelearningneedsofourstudentsatCanterburyGirlsHigh.

From the VET Team

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Kool sKools 2013KOOLSKOOLS2013isfastapproachingsoit isnowtimetostartwritingandrehearsinginpreparationforyourchancetoparticipateinthisuniqueperformanceandrecordingopportunity.

Tohaveachanceatbeingapartofthisyear’sprojectyoumustseeMsFlannery in theCAPAstaffroom toarrangeatimetoworkonyoursong.Wewillbeinthestudioonthe15thand16thofAugustTerm3.

Kool skools is a great way to get kids motivated about playing, performing and writing music. I think it also really helps to give an insight of what it’s like in the music industry, which is an invaluable lesson to learn so young.

Missy Higgins (*Missy Higgins came through Kool Skools 2001)

Canteen news n gluten free menu and prices

Friedrice.............$4.50Potatobake.............$4.50

Meatpie.............$5.00Sausageroll.............$4.00

Nachos.............$5.00

lGlutenfreebreadavailable,justadd$1toexistingprice

lAlsoavailablepiranhaglutenfreechipsinBBQ,cheeseandsaltand

vinegarflavours.

lLimiteditemsforsaleeveryday,wewouldencouragealunchordertobe

placedtoensureyourchoice.

St Paul’s Church Hall Church Street

Canterbury

For Canterbury Girls students only

Free After School Homework Centre and

Tutors

Each Thursday

3.15 – 5.00 p.m.

If you need your student to leave the centre prior to 5.15pm or you have any questions please ring Marcia King on 0419 498 273

Zone Cross Country– tuesday 21 May 2013, scarborough Park ramsgateThere were over 40 students who represented theCanterburyGirls’ at Zone level inCrossCountry thisyear and from this group therewere someexcellentresultsacrosstheboard.

AspecialmentionshouldgoalsotothewonderfulYear 10 and 9 students who came and helped MsBurgess with the recording all day. Their work wasessentialtothesmoothrunningofthecarnival.

Wehadstudentsenteredinallagegroupsfrom12Yearsallthewayupto17Years,aspecialmentiontoCecilia Wu, our only Year 12 who came and addedvaluableschoolpointstotheopenagegroup.

The students came well prepared for a long day,and theywereallwell rewarded for theirpreparationandhardwork.Ourhighestachieversforthedaywere:

Amy Tran Year 7 – 1st in 12 Years;Jemma Nguyen Year 7 – 10th in the 12 Years;Monique Papanicolaou – 11th 12 Years;Monica Tanuse – 3rd 13 Years;Ariana Costas – 12th 13 Years;Ina Williams – 13th 13 Years;Emily Ketchell – 11th 14 Years;Jessica Olrick – 2nd 16 Years andCecilia Wu – 18th 17+ Years.

All students who came in the top 10 will now berepresentingStGeorgeZoneattheSydneyEastAreaCarnivalatMirandaParkonFriday14thJune.

Wewishthemallthebestofluck!!

Ms Conroy, Cross Country team manager

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Parents anD CitiZens assoCiation2013 P&C executivePresident:JoSchofieldVice Presidents:KarinBadart,SharonGuduSecretary:MailinSchutingAssistant Secretary:OliveBarryTreasurer:StephenGallagherAssistant Treasurer:MichaelClarke

2013 Dates: 4th Wednesday of the month.Cantabrian Hall, entry via Church Street. Term2:26thJuneTerm3: 31stJuly, 28thAugustTerm4: 23rdOctober, 27thNovember

reMinDers for familiesChange of Contact Details: Please ensure thatif your address or phone number has beenchangedtheschooladministrationisinformed.AChangeofContactDetailsFormcanbecollectedfromOfficeA.excursions:Theschoolismorethanhappyforstudents topayovernightexcursionsoffacrosstheyearaslongasa$50depositispaidpriortodeparture.Onedayexcursionsmustbepaidinfullbeforedeparture.newsletter by email: All families will receivean SMS when the newsletter is available on thewebpage.Thiscomesouteachmonthandissuedates are on the calendar on the website. Thenewsletter is emailed to all students as well. IfyouwishtohaveahardcopyyourdaughtermustcollectthisfromOfficeA.school Calendar: Please check the studentcalendar on the school website for excursiondates, upcoming events, and rehearsal times:www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.auscope and sequence forAllSubjects forYears7-10isnowavailableonthewebsite.

engaDine banD festivalCGHS Band has entered the 2013 Engadine BandFestivalheldatStGeorgeBankAuditorium,Kogarah.The girls have been working hard to perfect a newrepertoireforthiscompetitionandarelookingforwardtopresentingittothejudges.

This is an exciting performance and learningopportunity forourband,andagreatopportunity forourschooltoshowcasehowfarwehavecomeinthepastfewyears.

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Postcode 2193 Plastic water bottle freeOnFriday7.6.13studentsfromGreenDear,ourSRCand Ashbury PS, Canterbury PS and CanterburyBoys came together for a World Environment daylaunchofournewwaterbottlefillingpost.

We have been sponsored by the Sea LifeConservationFoundation for thewaterbottle fillingpost on our site. Our students are launching aSustainability campaign “Postcode 2193 – Plastic Water Bottle Free”.

Our canteen no longer sells bottled water andweare involved in adrive to change thehabits ofstudents and families to not buy bottled waterbecauseoftheeffectsofplasticslocallyandglobally.

We are being supported by the Cooks RiverValleyAssociation,TheMudcrabsandvariousotherorganisations.TheSeaLifeConservationFoundationislookingtosponsorotherschoolsinourarea.

Chris Dunstan, Research Director, Institutefor Sustainable Futures at UTS, spoke about theimportanceofsuchactionfortheglobeandLatifahJacksonVaughan,Year9gaveaninspiringspeechabout the importance of local action. Latifah’sspeechwillbeuponYouTubeandourwebsitethisweek.Well done to all students involved in this.

From top: CGHS plastic bottle installation; Chris Dunstan, Research Director,

Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS; and Latifah Jackson Vaughan, Year 9.