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TEMPE HIGH SCHOOL Unwins Bridge Road, TEMPE NSW 2044

Phone: 9558 2023 Fax: 9558 9460

Email:tempe-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.tempe-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Office Hours : 8.30am – 3.15 pm

NEWSLETTER

Term 4 Week 6

OCT -DEC

2020

From the Principal

Last week we farewelled our Year 12 class of 2020. They have had to cope with remote learning, uncertainty and a disrupted year that has meant the usual rituals and privileges of being year 12 have not been afforded them. They have handled this with grace and helped each other weather the hard times. They have displayed the capacity to be creative and agile, this will serve them well in their future studies, careers and family lives.

In their final year they have set the school tone and were good role models with their attitude to study, friendship, work ethic and leadership. I know the difficult journeys that they have had and the vast challenges they have had to overcome and I am proud to see the strength and resilience they have developed as a result The class of 2020, are a resilient and likeable group of young men and women who are highly regarded by their teachers. They are academically bright and also kind, modest, humble, and hard working. They have quietly gone about their work without demanding attention or the spotlight. I appreciate their resourcefulness, their earnestness, and the valuable contributions they have made to the school.

I congratulate this years’ Year 12 leaders Matthew, Mary, Sandra, Eric, Louis and Jessica. They have upheld a high standard and have achieved excellent results for their year group, but for the whole school.

I would like to pay tribute to the families and carers of the class of 2020. I know that bringing up teenagers is not easy, particularly in a pandemic. Your support, advice, guidance and love have been key to our students reaching graduation.

The Year 12 parent wellbeing committee has helped our students feel that they are known, valued and cared for. They have been supported them with upgrades to the year 12 bus area, a wonderful portrait project and the campfire night. Parents, you have stayed the course and here we are. Congratulations to you Our staff always work hard, but this year they have had to do this whilst being agile and creative. Year 12 teachers are to be commended on their commitment and desire to have their students succeed and strive to achieve personal bests. They have supported Year 12 in the classroom, as mentors and role models and they have pulled together to ensure 2020 was fun and that our formal and graduation went ahead. We were lucky this year to employ a HSC presiding officer from our own community. Kirsty Wood did a superb job over the course of the HSC and ensured that it all ran smoothly. A special thanks to Christian Ibrahim for his relentless efforts as Year Adviser. To Year 12, I offered a few pieces of practical advice from Hilary Clinton earlier this year when she was speaking at a high school graduation ceremony: “As you strike out to further studies and work:

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• Good friends will get you through even the worst times, so stay in touch with them.

• Always send thank-you notes. • Being polite is not the same as being politically

correct, so treat others as you want to be treated. • Learn how to sew on a button, cook pasta and

change a car tyre. • Check the source of everything you read or share. • Believe in science, including vaccinations. • Wash your hands.”

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From the Depu�es

We would like to congratulate the Year 12 2020 cohort who surpassed numerous obstacles as they navigated their

way through the stress of study and the uncertainty of a pandemic. They were wonderful role models for the new Year

12 (2021) who started their HSC course this term. We have heard of meaningful conversa�ons that have taken place

between students and amongst teachers; stories of resilience and key strategies were swapped. Moving gradua�on

off campus to accommodate our parent body and organising a formal on school grounds is no easy task. Mr Ibrahim

(Year 12 Advisor 2020) and Year 12 parents and carers must be thanked for their clear and sustained support of

students throughout the year.

Introducing Year 6 primary students to Tempe High will take place this term. Some primary students have already had

the chance to observe and par�cipate in a range of entertaining and instruc�ve lessons. Students have shown

enthusiasm and curiosity, and our encouraging teachers have allayed their concerns about transi�oning into high

school. A special thanks to the 2021 Year 7 Advisor, Ms. Eagan, and our Learning and Support Teacher, Ms. Stodart,

for the amazing work they have done to create a smooth and suppor�ve transi�on.

NAIDOC week marked a moment for educa�on and celebra�on. During our assembly, we were treated to a

philosophical and engaging lesson from Jagamarra. His charisma�c presence and deep knowledge of his culture were

inspiring. He managed to enthral over 900 students with his words of wisdom and his equally significant and spiritual

smoking ceremony. Corrine Smith (Indigenous Support) and her team of workers did a wonderful job of organising the

event, and the subsequent ac�vi�es for Year 7 that followed the assembly embedded an apprecia�on of indigenous

knowledge.

The Depu�es and the Wellbeing Team are busily working on evalua�ng classes for next year and restructuring classes

to meet the needs of all students. Feedback from the ‘Tell Them from Me’ survey completed by parents, students and

teachers have provided us with some important direc�on and we are grateful for the comprehensive number of

par�cipants who took the �me to complete the survey . We will con�nue to make plans and set goals based on the

informa�on received from all members of the school community. More informa�on about these plans will be

communicated in the New Year.

Our counsellors (Frances and Tomas) have also had a busy year and we would like to thank them for their ongoing

support of all students. They have partnered with teachers, remaining by our side, to ensure that the social-emo�onal

wellbeing of students is paramount. Their professional and sustained support have been invaluable to students and

staff.

As we move towards the end of 2020, and as assessments for Years 7-10 come to an end, we are mindful of the

importance of students staying connected to the important skill of reading. Students are encouraged to visit their local

and school library and choose their own texts for reading. We know that sustained reading has a posi�ve impact on

student performance. Ms. Salisbury (the librarian) is taking students on a Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) excursion

to reward our readers who have shown endurance and engagement with their reading throughout the year.

Congratula�ons to those students!

We hope all our Tempe Families stay safe and well. Thank you for your ongoing support and coopera�on.

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Year 12 Honour roll

The students listed below have excelled in their year 12 studies and have either achieved a certificate of Academic Excellence for finishing in the top 5% of their year group ; or Application to Studies certificate for exceptional achievement in at least one course and very good achievement in all other courses

Academic Excellence

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2020 School Captains and Prefects

Gradua�on Day

Year Advisor Mr Chris�an Ibrahim

Ms Wafa Taoube Year 12 Deputy Mr Socrates Dassaklis Principal

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After what has been an exceptionally challenging HSC year, our Year 12 got to see out their schooling in style last week. Like most events this year, things had to be done a little differently.

The formal was held in the school hall, though you wouldn’t know it by the photos. The space was transformed with drapery, lighting and decor. The event was professionally catered, our talented students (along with Peter Morgan) provided the entertainment and a dance floor was set up in a marquee in the quad.

While the formal had to be held onsite, our graduation ceremony which would normally be in the school hall had to be moved off site to allow space for family to attend. As such the Marrickville PCYC was transformed from sporting courts into a graduation space in which our students could be properly recognised.

There was a lot of planning and work that went into making these events happen, and I owe a huge thank you to all the people who assisted behind the scenes.

To Year 12 students and parents, I sincerely hope you all had a wonderful time and that you enjoyed the celebrations.

I will miss you!

Mr Ibrahim

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Year 12 Formal

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Work Experience

Hi Year 10, parents and caregivers....

WORK EXPERIENCE is available by appointment during Term 4, with WEEK 9 (Dec 7-11) as the preferred date.

Understandably, many workplace venues/employers are reluctant to offer work experience opportunities due to ongoing concerns with COVID19. However, it is worth checking, as some may be able to accommodate you.

Students are advised to check that the workplace venue has an active COVID19 SAFETY PLAN, as work experience cannot be approved without one.

You can find a STUDENT PLACEMENT RECORD attached to my message on the School Portal. Students can also come to my office and get a copy if they prefer.

The STUDENT PLACEMENT RECORD must be completed by the student, the employer and parents/ caregivers before a work experience can be approved. Please return to Mr Fawcett once all details have been.

A WORKPLACE GUIDE FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS and DEC INSURANCE (CERTIFICATE OF CURRENCY) information can also be found on the school portal or obtained from my office.

Cheers

Mr Fawcett

Careers Adviser

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DANCE

Year 9 and 10 Dance Elec�ve Classes were privileged to have guest choreographer Christopher Tsatalios teach them over the last fortnight. Christopher, who moves between Sydney and Los Angeles, is a credible performer and choreographer in the world of dance. He was a finalist on Australia’s So You Think You Can Dance in 2014, and recently finished up dancing for Paula Abdul in her residency show in Las Vegas. Other notable performances included dancing with interna�onal superstars Ricky Mar�n, Redfoo, Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Lil John, Dolly Pardon and Havana Brown, and na�onal starts Delta Goodrem, Natalie Bassingthwaite, Samantha Jade and Jessica Mauboy to name a few. He also just choreographed the US version of the Masked Singer for Jojo Siwa and Kandi (who ended up winning the series!), as well as perform on Australian X-Factor and the Voice,

We thank Chris so much for inspiring our dance students, providing dance workshops that they’ll remember forever. The students loved every minute of the workshops and had nothing but posi�ve feedback following them. I am so proud of the energy, effort and excitement they showed.

Ms Dyann Paras

Dance Teacher

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Year 7 Geography - Liveability and microclimate at Tempe High School. 7 Red and 7 Blue looked at the temperatures around the school as part of their topic liveability. Liveability is a measure of what a place is like to live in according to a par�cular criterion. People’s view about the liveability of a place can vary depending on their age, income, cultural background, lifestyle choices, values & beliefs. Microclimate is the climate of a small or restricted area. 7 Blue conducted an experiment on the 16/11/2020 in period 2. We went around in groups with thermometers to measure the temperatures in different places around the school playground. 7 Red also did this experiment on the same day but in period 5. When these results were compared to each other it showed that 7 Red’s results were a lot hoter than 7 Blue’s results. This was because 7 Red conducted their experiment in period 5 which is when the sun is at its strongest. 7 Blue’s highest result was 30 degrees Celsius which was at the oval with no shade, whereas 7 Red’s highest was 39 degrees Celsius which was at the gym area.

Our results suggest that our school has limited access to shade and protec�on from the intense heat. It means that our school has many dark surfaces that absorb heat, consequently this makes the area even hoter. The microclimate of the dark rubber gym area is the hotest place in our school. This reduces the liveability of Tempe High School. The immense heat everyone has to withstand during assemblies are horrendous. I suggest building a shade sail or COLA to limit the effect the heat has on Tempe and make assemblies and lunches more enjoyable.

We should also either plant seeds of trees or actual fully-grown trees in areas such as the oval, quad and near the table tennis courts on the sides. This way the areas can have more shade for when people would like to rest meanwhile providing cool air to people near them as trees ac�vely cool the surrounding area. By Gianfranco, Ava, Ella, Ethan and Mrs Davidson HSIE Teacher

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Industrial Technology

TAS Industrial Technology teacher Mr Crosland’s Year 10 �mber class are finishing their coffee tables this year, even a�er missing some �me in the workshop. Student’s listen to music while working & draw all their pieces in Sketch Up for Schools on Google Classroom. Making func�onal pieces of woodwork is very sa�sfying and gives them something to take home for Christmas.

Mr Adam Crosland

TAS Teacher

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Crea�ve and Performing Arts (CAPA) News

Visual Arts;

Gallery Space

The CAPA faculty have created a small gallery space at the top of the stairs in ‘C’ block, adjacent to the CAPA staffroom. So far this semester we have rotated 5 small exhibi�ons showcasing the amazing artworks produced by our Yr7, 8, 9 and 10 art classes. It is a great way for students to see their resolved artworks out of the classroom and on display. We will also ensure that any exhibi�ons are included in our future newsleters.

Opening exhibi�on (le�): and exhibi�on 2 (right): Yr8 ‘Endangered

Animals’ clay sculptures and watercolour pain�ngs.

Exhibi�on 3 (le�): Yr9 ‘iDoll’ clay sculptures and grid prints and Exhibi�on 4 (right): Yr10 ‘Clay Sculptures’ and etchings

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Exhibi�on 5 (above) Yr7 students ‘Pop Art’ sculptures and lino prints.

Artexpress

The CAPA faculty is also proud to announce that 2 of our gradua�ng Yr12 students have been selected to be in Artexpress. Artexpress is a state-wide showcase of extraordinary artworks produced for the Higher School Cer�ficate Visual Arts course. Four students were nominated; Ava Clarke, Ham Fares, Chloe Irving-Mackinnon and Lucy O’Rourke, for their outstanding and sophis�cated artworks.

We are proud to announce that 2 of the 4 were selected; Chloe Irving-Mackinnon and Lucy O’Rourke

From 8616 students who submited Bodies of Works for the 2020 HSC Visual Arts Examina�on, 575 students were nominated for ARTEXPRESS and of those only 300 were successful our school can be proud of these students and this achievement.

Above: Pain�ngs by Chloe Irving-Mackinnon – 3 examples of her series of 11 portraits painted in acrylic paints.

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Graphic Design artworks by Lucy O’Rourke. Her artwork is 25 re-interpreta�ons of Iconic artworks, album covers, movie posters, food brands and photographs. How many can you guess?

Extra-Curricular Ensembles, Art, Photography and Drama

The CAPA faculty is commited to providing students with opportuni�es to be crea�ve and develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in the Visual and Performing Arts.

We are beginning to re-establish our band ensembles rehearsals and prac�se before school. Individual music tutoring is also con�nuing.

New a�er school ac�vi�es include; Photography Video and Digital Imaging (PVDI), with a focus on black and white film photography has been established by Ms Sarah Clarke. Ms Palmer will be star�ng the Tempe Art A�er School Klub (T.A.A.S.K), which will be crea�ng a series of artworks which will contribute to the ongoing school beau�fica�on

projects, (like the Library stair mural below which is s�ll in progress).

Both groups will meet Thursday a�ernoons, 3:08 – 4:00pm. Students who are interested in being a part of these group need only watch Sentral for messages about signing up. Drama is also offering some extra-curricular ac�vi�es to begin early in 2021.

Finally, Yr10 elec�ve Visual Art students will be comple�ng a large scale mural for the HSIE and Science building overpass in week 9 during a week-long incursion.

Thank you CAPA Faculty.

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Music

Ava Clarke has also been nominated for ENCORE concert for Music. Congratula�ons to Ava for the double nomina�on (the first �me this has occurred Tempe HS), the Music staff and of course the master of funk himself, the amazing Peter Morgan.

Ava Clark performing at the Yr12 Formal

with Peter Morgan

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Commerce News:

Students in Year 9 , 10 Commerce and 11 Economics entered into the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) School Share Market Game in term 2.

The game is designed to complement course work learnt in Commerce and Economics. Students learn about investing and the share market, they then put into practice what they are learning by playing the share market game. Students receive a virtual $50,000 which they invested over a 10 week period which concluded in November, in 220 companies listed on the ASX. The prices students buy and sell at are the same prices as they would get in the live market so this is as close to real life share trading as you can get.

As a result of playing the Game students have:

• Developed their knowledge of the share market • Learnt how to research companies • Discovered the importance of wise investment decisions • Gained a greater knowledge of economic and world events • Began to learn more about investing which is beneficial for their future.

We are pleased to announce that the following students achieved in the top 100 of the state, out of 65,000 participants (based on the growth of their investments). In order of best performance: Joshua Chen Andy Nguyen Jordan Le, Khoi Nguyen Justin Chor Haydar Chebli, Oscar Paciocco William Nguyen Well done!!!! Your investing future looks bright! Ms Maloney HT HSIE

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Study Skills

On Thursday 29th of October our students of Year 11 par�cipated in an Elevate Educa�on study skills workshop. The workshop focused upon �me management prac�ces, equipping Year 11 with strategies and skills to enhance their academic achievement within their HSC studies.

Elevate Educa�on worked with Tempe High School earlier in the 2020 school year, delivering face to face workshops with Years 7 and 10. Elevate Educa�on enable all of our Tempe High School student’s exclusive access to their Elevate Student Portal which includes features of video �ps, study skills templates, prac�ce exam ques�ons and writen �ps.

Students and parents are welcome to view the Elevate Educa�on student portal which can be accessed via htps://au.elevateeduca�on.com/

Tempe High School (presenters) password: rondo

Mr Corey Newton

Study Skills Co-ordinator

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Tempe High School a BYOD School

Tempe High School has made the successful transi�on to whole school BYOD, this innova�on has been a big change for all members of our school community.

Students deserve recogni�on for the pa�ence and for�tude exhibited in connec�ng their personal devices to the schools Wi-Fi system. Teachers and students are now accessing the many classroom learning opportuni�es that BYOD technologies offer.

Year 7 are the final cohort to transi�on and are currently undertaking a Digital Literacy course, upon comple�on they will receive cer�fica�on and the approval to transi�on to BYOD. In Term 2, Year 7 students will be required to be BYOD ready as classroom teachers will be delivering lessons with digital technologies facilita�ng student’s learning.

To coincide with Year 7’s succession to BYOD, students will par�cipate in a Cyber Safety workshop on Monday 4th of May, to be delivered by our cyber safety partners YSafe with the purpose of equipping students with knowledge and skills to be responsible digital ci�zens.

Should students require further assistance with Wi-Fi connec�vity they may access Mr Newton, Mr Zima and Mr Al Taube. For general enquiries regarding BYOD please feel free to contact our school.

Mr C. Newton

Communica�ons and Technology

Co-ordinator

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SECOND HAND UNIFORMS

The NOFFS SHOP has kindly agreed to sell second-hand uniforms for Tempe High School, with proceeds helping to fund services for disadvantaged young people.

The shop is at 290 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville, on the corner of Illawarra Rd and Marrickville Rd (opposite Westpac Bank).

Dona�ons are welcome during shop hours:

(10am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday, or un�l 4pm on Sundays).

Alterna�vely, uniform drop-offs can be made to the school office