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31 March 201731 March 2017

Principal’s ReportThe beginning of each term sees all students in a period oftransition to the next year level. This can be a great opportunityfor self-reflection, a time to look back at the previous year andcongratulate themselves on the things that went well, and takenote of what it was that led to their successes. It is also perhapsa time to reflect on anything that hampered progress or was abarrier to achieving a goal. The beginning of a new year is a timewhen students have a fresh clean slate. If there are things thatthey would like to do differently we are glad to support them toachieve their personal best.

It is thus timely to reflect briefly on what we value at HoxtonPark High School. The types of behaviours and attitudes thatwe want to see embedded in the fabric of our school. As suchwe should be able to see these values at work in our schoolon a daily basis. To this end, we expect the following of ourstudents:

We trust that you will encourage your child to embrace ourvalues and adhere to the school’s code of ethics.

Our school culture is very strong and students, I find, areopen and accepting. We do like any school, have at timesissues of bullying and harassment but we work hard to supportstudents and through discipline measures, deal with the issues.Notification of any school issues are of the highest importance.

If your child is unhappy, feeling unsafe or not supported, pleasepick up the phone and call the school and ask for the DeputyPrincipal or Head Teacher Welfare. We can do a lot to helpsupport students when informed by parents. Please do nothesitate to call.

Fortunately the weather is becoming a little cooler, makingdays at school more comfortable. This is a timely reminderto both students and families to refer to the school uniformrequirements when students are looking for warmer clothing.We are a ‘uniform’ school endorsed by our school community.Our uniform expectations are embedded into our core valuesand when students are enrolled at Hoxton Park High Schooluniform expectations are explained in detail and accepted byparents.

A new Minimum HSC Standard has been introduced for the2020 HSC cohort. This will impact on our current Year 9students. To meet the standard, students must achieve aminimum result of Band 8 in Reading, Writing and Numeracyin Year 9 NAPLAN. If they fail to meet that standard they willhave other opportunities to do so in Year 10, 11 and 12. Manyof our students generally don’t have a lot of problem meetingthat standard in Reading and Numeracy but there are somewho struggle with Writing. The Learning Support team havedeveloped a plan to support students achieve their best. TheMinimum Standard does not apply to students doing Life Skillscourses.

It was pleasing to see so many parents taking the opportunityto meet with teachers at our ‘Meet & Greet’ afternoon and ourOpen Night evening. If you missed this opportunity please feelfree to contact teachers to discuss any concerns you may havefor your child’s success.

My staff and I will continue to work closely with families andour community to develop and implement programs to supportour young people in obtaining the best possible educationaloutcomes to equip them for life after school. We need to worktogether to achieve this.

Leny Wallace

• arriving at school ready to start the day at 8.55 am

• attending every day

• wearing full school uniform

• interacting positively with teachers and peers

• questioning, being curious and creative in lessons

• following safety instructions

• completing homework tasks and meeting deadlines

• most importantly adhering to the Hoxton HonourCode

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Deputy Principal’s Report – Ms ElkeFitzgerald

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other publicschools in the state, will participate in a Department ofEducation initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedbacksurvey. The survey measures factors that are known to affectacademic achievement and other student outcomes. The focusof the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagementand effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provideus with valuable and quick feedback on what they think aboutschool life, how engaged they are with school and the differentways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia andaround the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey tohelp improve how they do things at school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The surveyis conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutesto complete. It will be administered during school hours duringthis term in Week 10/11. Participating in the survey is entirelyvoluntary.

Copies of the form and FAQs are available from:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

Year 12 Parent Teacher Evening is on Tuesday 4th Marchfrom 4pm-6pm in the school Library. This is a greatopportunities for parents to talk with staff regarding their child’sprogress in the HSC.

In 2016 we trailed an electronic booking system - SessionKeeper and the feedback from staff and parents was verypositive.

All Year 12 students have been issued a parental note regardingthe evening, however, for further information about how to bookan appointment via Session Keeper please click on the linkbelow.

Hoxton Coffee Cart

A new initiative we have trialled with Hoxton Park PS is a mobilecoffee cart. Students in Hospitality were Baristas and madecoffee for parents and staff at Hoxton Park PS. Students askedfor a gold coin donation and all proceeds will be going towardsa children’s charity. A big thank you to Ms Fonseca, PeterBowles and the four hospitality students (Anna Le, Ester Leilua,Jodan Maddocks and Chrisovalantou Giannas-Leventis) for alltheir hard work preparing for the event, setting up the coffeecart and making coffees on the day.

Year 11 Fast Forward University Day

Throughout the Fast forward experiences, the on-campus daysare always the best ones as they give us an insight of whatuniversity life is like while informing us and guiding us step bystep to be prepared for life and education after high school.For most, university becomes daunting as the possibilities afterhigh school are endless, however, through the Fast Forwardprogram we learn to maximise our potential, consider universityas well as back up options and careers that are right and howto get there.

Written by Dina Zedah (Year 11)

Deputy Principal’s Report – Mr JamesCole

This has been a very busy term with the school in full swing.School Photographs, the swimming carnival, 7 & 11 Meet &Greet and Harmony Day to name a few key events.

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The Hoxton Cap has officially arrived

The Hoxton Park Cap is now available from the School Lockerfor $15. The Hoxton Park Cap will become an official part of theschool uniform from Term 2, 2017. The Hoxton Park Cap willbe the only hat students are permitted to wear.

The School Locker has updated their website and now lists ourrange of uniform, with an online purchase facility.

http://theschoollocker.com.au/schools/hoxton-park-high-school/uniforms?p=1

As Term 2 rapidly approaches, i would like to wish everyone ofour Hoxton Park community a safe and Happy Easter break,see you next term.

Message from The School Locker

A number of ‘cargo’ style boys shorts were sold to students ofHoxton Park High School by mistake. Once the mistake wasIdentified the stock was removed from the selves. These shortsare not part of the Hoxton Park High School uniform and TheSchool Locker apologises for the error.

To identify if you were sold the incorrectshorts, they are branded ‘720’s Action’ withthe logo on the back pocket.

In order to correct the error, The SchoolLocker is willing to exchange the incorrect‘720’s Action branded’ shorts for theapproved Hoxton Park High School shorts.Simply come in store and pay the differenceof $13 (as the cargo shorts are $22, elastic waist shorts are$35)

The School Locker apologises for the error.

Deputy Principal’s Report – Mr MahmudAli

Quite Achievers: Smart Technology & SmartFarm Project

On Tuesday 21st March 20 students from Years7-10participated in a robotic design and construction competitionat Darling Harbour Convention Centre hosted by our businesspartner Sales force. Students gained extensive experienceguided by experts from the industry who demonstrated howto design, construct and present the final product to allparticipants followed by a competition.

Skills gained through this experience were in team work,communication and collaboration and technical skills in designand construction.

Our school team was led by Mr Bradford, Ms. Tandog and MsHabra. Thanks all the students and teachers.

Agribusiness Experience

Recently one of our Year 12 Primary Industry students, JessicaHawker was invited to attend work experience at Pacifica BoarGoat Agribusiness. Jessica participated in a weekend trainingto become Animal Show Handler at the Royal Easter Show.Jessica will be representing Hoxton Park High School at the

Royal Easter Show participating in showcasing Goat raisingprogram with Pacifica Boar Goat Agribusiness. Well DoneJessica for your commitment and passion.

Class Chef

On Monday 13th March our students from Hospitality classesled by Ms Fonseca and Ms Halley ran class chef at CUCINA105 Restaurant. Students participated in all facet of runninga restaurant including planning menu, preparing meals andserving. It was an exciting opportunity for our students toexperience in gaining real skills required to work in hospitalityindustry. It was a successful night and we thank all ourhospitality students and hospitality teachers for their passion inguiding students through real work experiences.

Professional Learning at Hoxton ParkHigh School

The staff of Hoxton Park High School pride themselves onbeing experts in the classroom, ensuring our students receivethe best education possible. To enable this, all staff regularlyparticipate in professional learning ensuring they are currentwith the latest trends and research in education. This term hasseen all staff participate in a variety of professional learningopportunities including:

Let’s Get Writing Planning Day – where the literacy teamworked to develop a whole school framework to be rolled outover the year. Working with an external Literacy consultant,the team developed a model that aims to provide professionallearning across the school to build the writing skills of ourstudents.

National Excellence in School Leadership (NESLI) – Theexecutive team have undertaken a professional learning coursefor the year, to deepen the skills and abilities of the leadershipteam. The course is a blend of online learning and face – to–face workshops and will underpin the strategic planning andmanagement processes within the school.

Staff lead professional learning – Our talented staff have alsorun a variety of workshops for their peers throughout the courseof the term. These workshops have covered important topicssuch as Explicit Instruction for Literacy and Developing PersonalDevelopment plans for students. These sessions will continuethroughout the year, assisting staff to attain the school targetsfor improved results in NAPLAN and the HSC.

Nahida Jamal and Felicity Way

CAPA /LOTE Faculty Report

Year 10 Visual Arts

Stage 5 Visual Arts students are engaging in a ModernistProgram where we are learning about 20th Century art making.Students have studied Impressionism in class and havedeveloped an understanding of the Impressionist techniquedeveloped by Claude Monet. They are currently experimentingwith the Impressionist painting technique where they areapplying short, quick brush strokes of varied colour to create an‘impression’ of a landscape.

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Year 11 Visual Arts

Year 11 Visual Arts students have eagerly started theirpreliminary course and are busy planning their ‘body of work’.Students are engaging in the art making process bydetermining their concept and are making some choices anddecisions regarding their subject matter. Many students aretrialling different mediums including drawing with pencil andwatercolours, painting, digital media, photography and manga.

Ms Graoroska

On Monday 20th March our HSC Music students attendedEncore at the Sydney Opera House. Encore is a fantasticopportunity for Year 12 students to watch and discusssuccessful performances which received Band 6 for HSC Musicin 2016. There were a variety of performances andcompositions ranging from choral repertoire, classical piano,violin and cello to more modern pieces such as Adele's 'Don'tYou Remember' and an awesome drum piece called 'Nardis'.It was a rewarding experience for our students to see whatqualities and techniques are needed to earn a Band 6 in Music.

Year 8 Japanese

As part of the curriculum at Hoxton Park High School, allstudents in Year 8 study LOTE (Languages other than English.)Our students study Japanese and have commenced theirlessons with the topic ‘Introduction to Japan and Japanese’.Students have learnt some greetings and are very enthusiasticto develop their language skills.

8LOTE 3 have been very busy in class researching a Japanesefestival as part of their first Assessment task. Students are usingthe laptops in class to synthesise information into a brochureformat. As part of this task, students are developing theirresearch, comprehension and ICT skills.

English Faculty Report

8E1 – Blackout Poetry

This term 8EN1 are studying the fine art of poetry.

As an introductory activity to get their creativity flowing, thestudents created blackout poetry. This is when we selectspecific words within existing texts to create free verse poetry.Free verse poetry is free of the restrictions of regular poeticforms, emphasising the expression of emotion and meaning.

After careful consideration of their poetry’s content, studentsthen work on blacking out the rest of the text with images thatreflect the overall tone and message of their poetry.

Take a look at Isabella Davies and Kaeciana Toledo’s workbelow!

Miss Um – 8.1’s English Teacher

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Drama Club

Drama Club is a new extra-curricular activity offered at HoxtonPark this year. Drama Club members range in age groups fromyear 7 through to year 12. Students have been enthusiasticallydeveloping their acting skills through experiences withplay-building, improvisation and creative thinking. Over the nextcoming weeks, the Drama Club will be developing their ownscripts, characters, costumes and stage production to performat this year’s Showcase. Drama Club meets every Wednesdayafter school from 3:30-4:30. Students can still join; just see MsWinnall for a note!

Allison Winnall

In Concert

In Concert is a state-wide Choir program for high school andprimary students across NSW. Our students had a fun time atthe first In Concert choir rehearsal on Tuesday 28th of February.Students are learning some challenging repertoire including twopieces written in Latin from Faure’s Requiem, two pieceswritten in Indigenous Bunuba, as well as two English pieces bythe Cat Empire. Students will be performing the repertoire atSydney Town Hall in May.

HSIE Faculty ReportAs we approach the end of term I would like to remind studentsand parents to review the school Assessment Policy handed

out to all students during Year meetings. It is very important thatevery student is treated equitably and fairly when assessmentsare being conducted, so please ensure students are submittingtasks on time or speaking to their teachers well in advance ifthey require any assistance.

Term 1 has been very busy, as usual, and Year 7 students inparticular have been immersed in their study of Ancient Romeand have produced some excellent work as part of their firstHSIE assessment task. Year 8 HSIE classes are completingtheir work on the Ottoman Empire and will be studying Contactand Colonisation History next term.

Year 9 classes are continuing their study of Sustainable Biomesin Geography; and exploring the making of the modern worldin History classes. As I write, they are submitting assessmenttasks for both classes this week. I look forward to seeingsome excellent historical and geographical responses. Year 10students visited the Jewish Museum in Sydney this term andtwo of our students, Giselle Pereira Da Silva and Narjs Alkhuzai,have written below of their experiences.

Year 11 and 12 students are working hard to ensure they aresuccessfully meeting course requirements. Our Legal Studiesstudents visited Liverpool local court as part of their courseand had such as interesting day, with Ms Campbell and Mr Lalsupervising. See Ms Campbell’s comments below. Have a safeand happy break!

Mrs Ivona ZilicHead Teacher HSIE

Liverpool Local Court Excursion

Our Year 11 and 12 Legal Studies students got a first-handexperience of the legal system at work on Thursday 2nd May2017 during their eye-opening visit to the Liverpool Local Court.

Students were briefed by the Court Magistrate, Jason Day,about the procedures and etiquettes one must follow in acourt, sitting in on hearings and listing court rooms to seefirst-hand how the law is interpreted and disputes resolved inboth criminal and civil cases.

Students also got a special Q&A session with Jason afterseeing some cases which helped solidify their understandingand clear up any specific questions they had from theirobservations.

Hoxton Park High School would like to thank the staff atLiverpool Local Court for their time and efforts to accommodateus!

Ms Campbell

Year 10 Sydney Jewish Museum Visit

This term, the year 10 History classes were given theopportunity to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum for a day. Thedifferent classes were split into different groups and were givena tour of the museum by the volunteers who gave us insight ofwhat had occurred during World War II in Europe.

For some, before the tour were given an oral testimony byan actual survivor of the Holocaust who had enlightened theiraudience of their experiences. The survivor who had given mygroup his testimony was a man named John. He talked about

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how his father had prepared him to migrate to Manchester inthe United Kingdom before any actual suffering had occurred inhis hometown of Czechoslovakia while his parents and siblingwent down a different path from him. From then on, Johnexplained how he was welcomed and accepted by the Britishand had adjusted to his new home although he did notunderstand the British life. After living in Manchester, he hadfinally discovered the tragedy that had forsaken his family. Alongthe track he had gotten married and found a new start inAustralia. In today’s time john is now a regular man who issharing his horrific story to the new generation, in hope thathistory wouldn’t repeat itself.

Moving onto the tour, a volunteer of the museum named Geraldhad given us a tour of the different aspects that had occurredduring the Holocaust. We were shown artefacts that weresaved from when some camps were liberated, there were manyfragile objects such as toys of children during the holocaust,pyjamas that were considered the uniform of the Jews andthe undesirables that were held in the concentration camps.There were also diaries uncovered that contained memoriesof survivors. From another aspect of the Holocaust, we wereshown how some Jewish members had shown resistance inboth the ghettos and camps they were contained in. Forexample, some kept the Torah hidden and others tried to denytheir religion altogether.

At the end of the day, the whole of year 10 were enlightenedwith further information about what had happened during theHolocaust. Although the stories were heartbreaking, the storieswere interesting as we learnt of how people managed tosurvive. The visit to the Jewish Museum was an excellent andvaluable experience.

Giselle Pereira Da Silva and Narjs Alkhuzai

Mathematics Faculty ReportThis has been a busy term for the Mathematics faculty, withyear 12 assessments and reporting just finished and the firstof the year 7 – 10 assessments coming up. We also have theNAPLAN numeracy test next term to look forward to. This yearthe format of the NAPLAN numeracy test has a reduced focuson calculator work. Instead of two equal papers for calculatorand non calculator tests, there will be only one test, with a50 minute part A section for calculator based questions anda 10 minute part B section containing non-calculator basedquestions. It is therefore essential that all students own acalculator.

It is pleasing to see most students are coming to their lessonsequipped with a calculator. We recommend the Casio fx82-AUPlus II calculator for its ease of use in handling fractions. If yourchild does not currently own a calculator, we urge you to buyone of these calculators as it will be a great help when it comesto solving fractions based problems.

Peter HendersonHead Teacher Mathematics, Computer Coordinator

PDHPE Faculty ReportIt has been a busy Term 1 in the Personal Development, Healthand Physical Education faculty. All classes have settled inquickly and have been demonstrating the Hoxton Honour Codethroughout lessons. This is evident by the positive learningexperiences that have been taking place in the variety ofPDHPE subjects offered. The wet weather has not been idealthroughout the first section of this semester and unfortunatelyit has had an impact on the practical components of mostsubjects. While students have been provided with theopportunity to engage in various physical activities,unfortunately, it has been restricted due to the weather andwill resume to normal once the rain stops. Students across allstages have had the chance to display their knowledge of thecontent through a variety of assessment tasks that have alreadybeen completed. Year 8 students have impressed with theirmaturity levels and produced a ‘Puberty Pamphlet’ designedto inform others of the changes adolescents face during thisperiods of their lives. Year 10 students have been taughtthrough a variety of methods about essay writing, which is theirassessment for the current unit of study. Year 11 students haveprogressed well with the higher demands of senior studies inCommunity and Family Studies (CAFS), Personal Development,Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) and Sports Coaching.There has been a variety of extracurricular sporting activitiesthat students have engaged with over the course of the termand have represented our school with pride and should becongratulated for this. The Year 11 Sports Coaching studentswere fortunate to have representatives from the National RugbyLeague (NRL) attend our school and teach them about differentaspects of coaching. After a busy term 1 the PE faculty isexcited for the vast opportunities that Term 2 presents us with.

Matt ClarkHead Teacher PDHPE (Relieving)

Open Boys Soccer Team

The Open Boys Soccer Team had a great experience playingan 11 a side game against Cabramatta High School. Wepressured at times with consistency and flair. Prestige put in aprecise pass to Thomas, who put it away in the bottom rightcorner. Even though the result wasn't what we hoped for, theboys represented their school and team with pride. Well doneboys.

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Science Faculty ReportThe Hoxton Science Initiative has begun in Term 1 for Year4 students from Hinchinbrook Public School and Hoxton ParkPublic School, with Middleton Grange joining us in Term 2.Congratulations to the successful candidates this year! It wasa difficult process selecting our young scientists as there wereso many applications! For those of you who did not make it thisyear, we hope that you continue your passion for science.

Hinchinbrook Public School started off the science programwith observing different liquids, lighting Bunsen burners andcolourful chemicals as well as dapple in some creativechromatography. Whilst Hoxton Park students have beenconstructing their Lego robots, ready to be programmed. Allstudents have been so engaged and have shown positive andmature behaviour! Mrs Tandog and Ms Bou can’t wait to seeyou again next Tuesday

HPHS – Smart Farm Excursion

Convention Centre

Being a part of the vast amount of people to attend the SMARTFarm excursion was a breathtaking experience with manypositives. I was honoured to be joined and to participate withprofessionals to construct our own robots from scratch. Weused metal to make the base and electronic wires to power itall together. We also screwed wheels so we could drive andcontrol it later on, which was an amazing but tricky skill to learn.Later on, we had an absolute surprise visit by the one and only,Jessica Mauboy. She looked phenomenal and asked us howwe put our robots together. In the end, we all gathered to takephotos to hold this memory and to always remember our funexperience!

Sheida Shahbazi Dashti

The Smart Farm excursion to Darling Harbor was rewardingand a thrilling experience. We spent the day making a robot,playing a navigation game, eating Mentos, using our robotson the roof (which overlooked the amazing view of the cityand water landscape), and meeting the fabulous singer JessicaMauboy. Everyone had a lot of fun, especially meeting JessicaMauboy and building and competing our robots.

It was a brilliant Harmony Day!

Jazmine Saboune

TAS Faculty ReportTerm 1 has been an exciting time in the TAS/VET Faculty. Ourstudents are currently creating their projects for Semester 1. Inaddition, our various programs and initiatives within the TAS/VET Faculty are delivering exciting learning opportunities for ourstudents. Below is an overview of the programs and initiativesdelivered during Term 1:

Hoxton Park High School Farm:

The students and staff involved in the farm are currentlypreparing the crops for winter and caring for our animals. Thestudents, Mr Mudliar and Mr Muller have also built a weatherstation and hydroponics system that will be used to furtherstudent knowledge and skills. Students learn entrepreneurial,leadership and communication skills whilst learning at ourschool farm. To obtain these skills, the students sell free rangeeggs, organic produce and plants throughout the school year.The proceeds are returned to the farm to purchase animal feed,farm resources, innovative educational programs and muchmore. You can purchase our produce from the Front Office orcall Mr Mudliar on 9607 4222 to make a purchase.

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The Smart Farm Excursion:

The Smart Technology Excursion to Darling Harbour was onTuesday 21/3/2017. The excursion was a fantastic experiencefor our students to learn new skills. The students are very proudof their accomplishments as they had to build a robotic car, testand run it and then race the car against Casula High School.Unfortunately, we lost but our students didn't mind becausethey all had fun! Students will now be able to apply these skillsin the Smart Technology Hub. The hub is linked to a variety ofTAS/VET subjects and the school farm.

Retail Stationary Shop:

The retail stationary shop is currently being built whilst inventoryis purchased. Year 12 VET Retail students have been busyfundraising to initially create the shop. The shop will open atthe beginning of Term 2 and will be available to both staff andstudents. We are looking forward to the grand opening!

Café Hoxton:

Café Hoxton has commenced for the year with great success.The new Stage 5 students have had an excellent time learning arange of transferable skills whilst working in the café. Studentsare busy planning meals, taking and delivering orders whilstlearning the art of being a barista!

VET Sport Coaching:

The Sport Coaching class applied their skills at the swimmingcarnival on Thursday 16/2/2017. The students organised theirpeers, ran events and assisted staff in the carnival runningsmoothly. The students completed all tasks extremely wellunder pressure and made the VET Team proud. The studentsare very excited to work within our simulated work environmentat Hoxton Park High School and we are looking forward to theirnext coaching activities.

Class Chef at Cucina 105:

We are very proud of the amazing VET Hospitality studentsfrom Hoxton Park High School! On Monday 13/3/2017, theyproduced a fabulous 3 course dinner at Cucina 105 for 80guests. Class Chef of 2017 was our biggest turn out in fouryears! A big thank you to all who attended including parents,staff and members of the local community. We wouldspecifically like to thank Hoxton Park Public School ,Hinchinbrook Public School, Cabramatta West Public School

and the Liverpool Leader for attending our event. Your supportis truly appreciated!

It is fantastic to see what our students are capable of. Well doneto the young men and women we teach, who truly rose to theoccasion under pressure!

Much gratitude to Angelo, Simona, AJ and Nicole from Cucina105 for their professionalism and support of the Class Chefinitiative.

The Liverpool Leader covered our event and published a newsstory. Follow the link to read the full article in The DailyTelegraph:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/liverpool-leader/students-get-a-chance-to-show-their-catering-skills-to-those-most-important/news-story/66e5e7bd48f8332173420391699b90f3

The Class Chef event will be back in 2018 and we hope to seeyou there!

Miss A. FonsecaHead Teacher TAS/VET (Rel.)

Learning and Support Faculty

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data onSchool Students with Disability - NCCD

Our school is participating in the Nationally ConsistentCollection of Data on School Students with Disability (DataCollection). This Data Collection is taking place in government,Catholic and Independent schools across Australia, and willprovide valuable information about supports required for abroad group of students. This will enable Australian and Stategovernments to better target support and resources in schools.This in turn will help schools give students with disability thesupport they need.

The Data Collection is not limited to students with diagnoseddisabilities. It uses a very broad definition of disability, takenfrom the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the DisabilityStandards for Education 2005, which describe a broad rangeof health and learning conditions for which schools are requiredto provide ‘reasonable adjustments’ to support students toparticipate on the same basis as other students.

The Data Collection will take place during Terms 2 and 3. Nopersonal or identifying information about any student will beincluded, however, if you decide you do not wish informationabout your child to be included in the Data Collection, you canopt-out by signing and returning the opt-out consent form.

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For more information about the Data Collection, contact meon 9607422 during school hours if you have further questionsabout the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on SchoolStudents with Disability.

www.education.gov.au/nationallyconsistent-collection-data-school-students-disability

An e-learning resource about the Disability Standards forEducation 2005 is freely available for the use of individuals,families and communities at the link below.

http://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/

Virendra SharmaLaST

SRC Report

Junior SRC 2017

I’m very pleased to announce the newly appointed Junior SRCfor 2017. The representatives were presented with theirleadership badges at the year meetings. This year we arefortunate to have senior leaders working directly with ourrepresentatives. I hope our juniors will learn and value theirguidance throughout the year.

Our representatives; Joseph Yousef, Lachlan Signals, PatriciaByrnes, Nadia Saboune and our very own soloist Ziyyan Alihave been working tirelessly promoting and encouraging ourcreative students at Hoxton Park to enter the Harmony DayCompetition. The competition required students to create aposter and/or song focusing on the theme-‘Strength inHarmony.’ All entries closed on Thursday 16th March and thecommittee had a challenging task of deciding on the winners.SRC would like to thank all entrants and we look forwardto announcing the winners of this competition in the comingweeks.

The Anti-Aerosol Campaign also challenged our representativesto put on their creative thinking caps on and come up witha slogan and poster to raise awareness within our schoolcommunity. The final product was presented at the yearmeetings and their posters will be displayed around the school.Congratulations to our committee members; Layla Harb,Kaeciana Toledo, Isabella Davis and Sameen Khan for a job welldone.

Mrs Jackson and I would like to welcome our newly appointedrepresentatives and wish them a rewarding 2017.

Year Names

7 Adam Qeisi

Patrick Morey

Sally Tin

Ashley Cabello

Joshua Karauwan

8 Sameen Khan

Isabella Davis

Layla Harb

Kaeciana Toledo

Nadia Saboune

Patricia Byrnes

Darney Ouk

Nathan Prasad

Ziyyan Ali

Bipasha Nath

10 Joseph Yousef

Lachlan Signal

Jenae Quach

Renae Quarch

Senior leaders Hayden Davis

Marven Elisha

Yazan Katlan

Mrs H. KimSRC Coordinator

Aboriginal Report

Term 1 has been very productive for our ATSI students atHPHS. All Personalised Learning Pathway plans have beendeveloped in consultation with the students and their parents/carers. In some plans, helpful was the contribution of theAboriginal Community Liaison Officer, Ms Carol Brown. Allplans have been completed and uploaded on the schoolsystem to support our ATSI students in their learning byensuring that Academic, Aspirational and Cultural goals are setand our students are working towards them.

Our Year 11 ATSI students launched the2017 Pathways to Dreaming programwhich our school participates in and is run bythe Western Sydney University. Pathways to Dreaming has twocomponents: one practical with workshops run on campus,aiming at developing various skills of our students and onementoring with WSU mentors visiting our school and runningsessions in the library for our Year 8-12 ATSI students.

R.CaravasAboriginal Coordinator HPHS

Year 7 Advisor’s ReportThis term has been a fun-filled one for year 7. They havepartaken in a number of exciting activities including the NationalDay Against Bullying and Violence workshop. Studentswatched scenarios, discussed important issues about bullyingand engaged in hands-on activities. Students learned theimportance of speaking up and standing up for what is right.

Coming up we have Harmony Day. This is a day where studentscan embrace their own culture and those of others. Year 7

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will be partaking in cultural dances and performances, tastingof different foods and joining in on new and different culturaltraditions.

The end of this term will bring the Year 7 and 8, SRC andPrefect camp, of which a large number of year 7’s areattending. The camp will be filled with many challenging andthrilling activities and I am sure year 7 is looking forward to thecamp.

As the term is rapidly coming to an end, I am happy to say thatyear 7 has settled in well and have become important membersof the Hoxton Park High School community. We wish our year7 cohort a wonderful and safe holiday.

Mrs M Joseph

Year 8 Advisor’s ReportYear 8 has settled well into their first term of 2016. They arecurrently undertaking an additional subject, Japanese. Thisprovides an exciting and even challenging new experience forthe Year 8 students, where they can learn about a new cultureand a new language. Learning a new language is anachievement anyone can be proud of and it can be verysatisfying. It gives students an opportunity to see fascinatingnew things from a new perspective and allows them to connectwith new people, as a new culture has its own music, style,history and literature.

In Week 11 Year 8 will be attending the Years 7 and 8 Campcombined with the Prefects, SRC and Peer Support Leadersat Forster. Some of the activities will include quad biking, flyingfox, tree top challenges and canoeing, which can help to buildteam spirit and confidence. It’s a wonderful way to start theholiday break.

I would like to wish all of you a safe and restful break over theschool holidays and look forward to seeing you back for thestart of term 2.

Kind Regards

Carla Cinque

Year 9 Advisor’s ReportWell-done to students on the completion of their firstassessment task for 2017! Each student has received anAssessment Booklet, which assists in the planning andorganisation of all of the subject’s assessments for the year.I encourage both parents and students to sit down and lookthrough the booklet, as it outlines the responsibilities andprocedures that students may need to undertake if they areabsent or require an extension for a task.

Café Hoxton is up-and-running, and selected Yr 9 studentshave been working hard in the café to serve up delicious treatsand coffees. It’s a wonderful initiative that helps students todevelop communication and retail skills, as well as managingtheir responsibilities. Keep up the great work!

R. TandogYr 9 Advisor

Year 10 Advisor’s ReportAs Term 1 comes to a close, Year 10 have been working in theclassroom and participating in leadership and other initiatives.During their first year meeting for 2017, the year 10 cohortreceived their HPHS Stage 5 Assessment Booklet. TheAssessment Booklet has all the information that students needto know about handing in assessment tasks, requestingextensions, attendance and the N-Warning processes. TheAssessment Booklet also outlines the assessment schedulesfor all Stage 5 subjects. For students to continue to be activelearners, it is highly recommended that they refer to theirassessment booklet throughout the year. Year 10 students arealso beginning to consider their goals, aspirations and subjectpathways for Stage 6 in 2018/19. Year 10 students areencouraged to speak to their year advisers and career adviserto seek more advice regarding their senior pathway.

Sylvia Joseph and Jeanne Wang

Year 11 Advisor’s ReportWith just 7 weeks into Term 1, our Year 11 students have hadto adjust to their senior subjects, tackle assessment tasks, bea positive role model as peer support leaders, maintain theirSRC responsibilities and manage fundraising projects, all whilstcontinuing to be active learners. Senior years can be tough butby creating a realistic study timetable and setting long termand short term goals, they can organise their way to success.Have a thorough read of your assessment schedule and policybooklet as well as communicate with your teachers on how tosolve those head-scratching problems.

Jersey Committee: Please have your designs ready for approvalby the 17th of March.

Ms BouYear 11 Advisor

Year 12 Advisor’s ReportYear 12 have reached the mid-way point of their HSC coursewhile supporting the school and focusing on their studies. Manystudents have completed their half-yearly examinations and cannow place emphasis of the remaining half of their course.

The students have worked extremely hard to organise theirformal, while working on their yearbook throughout the year.The committees have also worked exceptionally hard to plankey upcoming events.

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They continue to present their senior role by assisting andguiding junior peers, year groups and their teachers throughmultiple whole school events. We look forward to assisting andsupporting Year 12 throughout the next two important terms oftheir senior schooling.

Year 12 AdvisorMr R. Istifan

Careers ReportIt’s nearing the end of an exciting and busy term! A few friendlyreminders from the Careers Office:

Cheers,

Miss K Ly

Library ReportsHoxton Park High School will participate in the PremiersReading Challenge during 2017. The challenge aims toencourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students,and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not acompetition but a challenge to each student to read at least 20books to complete the challenge.

The 2017 Challenge starts on Monday 6 March and closesFriday 25 August. The challenge is open for all students in Year7, 8 and 9 if you would like to be involved in the challengeplease see Miss Sakaio or Mrs Rainey in the Library. Allstudents that complete the challenge will receive a certificate.

• Any students who are partaking in a TVET and/orSBAT course require completing and submitting theirStudent Contract Forms by the end of term.

• Any Year 10 students who wish to participate inWork Experience require seeing me about the termsand conditions before seeking for an employer. If youare unsure where to start, come and visit me

• Year 12 ATAR pathway students are invited to attenda Year 12 University Pathway Seminar in Term 2.Check your emails and send in the expression ofinterest form to me by the end of Term 2, Week 1.

• Taste of Trade and Careers Market will beorganised for Term 2 on the 24th of May, 2017.This is a wonderful opportunity for students who wishto explore their careers in Trade, University andprivate colleges. More information will be providedcloser to the date.

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