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Liverpool Girls High School Forbes Street Liverpool NSW 2170

Telephone : (02) 9602 0083 www.liverpool-h.schools.nsw.edu.auFax : (02) 9822 4351 Liverpool-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

UPCOMING EVENTS

28 February

Stymie Student Launch

1st March

School Photo Catch up Day

Zone Swimming Carnival

2nd March

Clean up Australia Day

5th March

Year 7 Peer Support

Session

21st March

Harmony Day Activities

31st March

Earth Hour

4th April

Year 12 Parent Teacher

Night

Meet The Teacher and BYOD Thursday 15th Feb saw the school open its

doors to the newest members of our school

community; the year 7 students and parents.

The afternoon began with Principal Hargrave

addressing assembled parents with information

about our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

policy. Afterwards the main quad became a hub

for fun, food and music. The carnival

atmosphere included karaoke from our music

girls, coffee, tea, milkshakes and gelato from

our café crew and Mr Weatherby’s sausage

sizzle. The PDHPE faculty also provided some

healthy competition with games of badminton,

volley ball and basketball. This relaxed and

informal setting provided the perfect backdrop

for our newest members of the school to

introduce their parents to the teachers who will

be guiding them through their studies this year.

A big thank you to all the parents who made it

on the day and to the staff whose time and

dedication is never taken for granted.

A.Queffert

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HSC SUCCESSNEXT is an annual exhibition of HSC

artworks from local high schools held at

Casula Powerhouse. The show features

over twenty promising South Western

Sydney artists from 17 local high schools

located in the city of Liverpool. Liverpool

Girls High is ably represented in this

exhibition by two of our talented 2017

graduates; Ezbieta Madejska and Jenny

Bella. The show runs from 10th Feb –

18th March. We encourage you to go

along and have a look at the depth of

talent on display across all artistic

mediums. The selected artworks, which

are almost predominately female this year,

range from the powerful and poignant to

the poetic. Our congratulations to Ezbieta

and Jenny on their selection.

A.Queffert

Deputy Principal’s Report2018 has certainly begun at full speed. As the

richness of this newsletter attests, there has

been no time wasted in ensuring that our girls are

both celebrated and supported as they embark

upon a new year of learning. For some, 2018

marks the first steps outside of the safety of our

walls and for others, it marks their first steps in

their high school journey. It was a pleasure to

watch our success stories from the graduating

class of 2017 come and visit us to share their

HSC stories and wisdom at the Ex-Student

Forum. Likewise, it was great to see the staff and

parent support for our annual Meet The Teacher

afternoon for our year 7 cohort. These events,

combined with our Open Day, Swimming Carnival

and Stymie antibullying launch have made for a

busy and rewarding start to the year. 2018 also

marks the official appointment of our new Deputy

Principal Mrs Avryl Queffert. She has been

warmly welcomed to our school over the past few

weeks and we wish her well as she transitions

into the LGHS family. A.Queffert and J.Harris

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Library Summer Reading Congratulations to the following girls who completed the Summer Reading

Program over the Christmas School Holidays: Tatjana Vujanovic (Yr 11),

Mariam Arbili (Yr10), Aditi Kalia (Yr 9), Neha Singh (Yr 9), Marilyn Tek (Yr 9),

Somika Singh (Yr8), Sirjan Sidhu (Yr 8). The reviews and posters the girls

made are on display in the Library foyer. All participants received Book Awards

and Star Status in the Library Hall of Fame!

There will be more book activities in the Library with a Junior Book Club for

Years 7 & 8 meeting in Week 4 and Readers' Theatre activities at a local

Primary school later in the term. See Mrs Knott if interested. P. Knott

Year 7 Full STEAM Ahead with Engineering Design Challenge

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and

Mathematics) is an interdisciplinary approach to learning.

Year 7 STEAM classes started the year with a huge bang! The

design challenge was to build the tallest free standing structure

out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, 60cm of tape, 60cm of string and

one marshmallow gingerly placed on top in 18 minutes. The

race was on to work collaboratively, use creative and critical

thinking to find the best solution to keep that one marshmallow

on top. Excitement and concentration filled the classroom each

time our learners attempted this activity. As you can see from

the happy faces of our future engineers, there are many

different ways to solve this problem.

At Liverpool Girls’ High School, a team of dedicated teachers

co-create and co-teach this innovative course in Year 7 with the

goal to improve literacy, numeracy and make learning

connected, meaningful and fun.

K. Lumkin

CAREERS AND TRANSITION2017 HSC SUCCESS

Congratulations to Valentina Macura Dux of 2017.Valentina achieved an

excellent ATAR of 95.3 and has decided to study Bachelor of

Commerce/Bachelor Advanced Studies at the University of Sydney. She was

also accepted into the prestigious Dalyell Scholars Program. Congratulations

also go to Rand Albadri who was placed first in the state for Arabic Ext.

Rand has chosen to study a Bachelor of Advanced Science/ Pre Medicine

at the University of Technology , Sydney.

The 2017 HSC cohort comprised of 169 students. A total of 119

students applied for University with 91 students gaining offers of entry. Of

these students 66 applied to University through the Schools

Recommendation Scheme. The total percentage attending University is a

high 76%.This result is reflective of the dedication to academic excellence by both staff and students at Liverpool Girls High School. M Dokmanovic

EX STUDENT FORUMEach year previous Yr. 12 students are invited to share their HSC

experience with current Yr11 and 12 students at our Ex student Forum. This

year we were delighted to host the following students:

Valentina Macura - Dux - B Commerce/B Advanced Studies/Dalyell Scholars

Program University of Sydney

Lavin Ibrahim - B Psychology Western Sydney University

Sarah Al- Waili - B Health Science /Sport Exercise Western Sydney

University

Samira Basic - B Arts Western Sydney University

Jenny Bella - Diploma in Nursing TAFE NSW Wetherill Park

Zarah Al-Wahah - B Arts/Masters of Teaching Secondary Western Sydney

University

Natasa Draca - B Communications - Journalism Western Sydney University

Kayla Woolfe - B Musical Theatre Australian Institute of Music

Melanie Jacob -B Social Work Australian Catholic University

Gina Hudec - B Arts/International and Global Studies University of Sydney

Natasa Tupu - B Criminal and Community Justice Western Sydney

University/Entry Defence Force - Navy

Phoebe Lafoga - B Creative Technology /Audio Engineering and Sound

Production JMC Academy

Aya Mersal - B Tourism Management/B Applied Leadership and Critical

Thinking Western Sydney University

Reyanna Abanto - CertIV in Allied Health Assistance - Physiotherapy

LINKS TO LEARNING PROGRAM

The first session of the Links to Learning Program

commences this term 26 Feb 2018 for selected Yr. 8 students.

This positive engagement program includes workshops on goal

setting, skills for developing positive relationships, building self

esteem , anger management and team building, effective

communication and knowing your rights and responsibilities.

This program aims to empower and guide students into learning

how to be more confident and resilient.

Future events occurring this term include :

Yr. 12 O Week excursion to The University Sydney.

Workshop Day for Pacific Islander students.

Big Day In @UTS Technology excursion Yr 10 - Yr.12

UNIVERSITY OF

WOLLONGONG

DISCOVERY DAYYear 12 students started off the year on a

positive and motivational day at Wollongong

University to find out about life as a University

student and the array of courses and

opportunities University can offer. Students

created their own timetable for the day

and attended workshops that reflected

individual interest areas.

Workshop Topics included; Change the World

and Make a Difference, Biomolecular

Physicists: A new and powerful generation of

Scientists, Student to Student: What's Uni

Really Like?, Study Overseas - Your Ticket to

the World and Becoming a Cyborg: Should we

enhance our bodies?

Feedback from the day was highly positive.

Thankyou to Ms Sukkar and Ms Maait for

also attending on the day.

M Dokmanovic

D Sukkar

Principal Network Awards Two outstanding members from our staff were nominated and selected to receive Local School

Network awards. Our congratulations go to Kerry Booth (Excellence in School Administration and

Support Staff) and Katy Lumkin (Excellence in an Executive Role). Kerry Booth’s award was in

recognition of her tireless work in managing the school’s SASS staff, as they transitioned into a

whole new system wide change with the introduction of LMBR. Her management and leadership

skills, together with her resilience and dedication are acknowledged with this accolade.

Katy Lumkin’s award recognises her work leading the school’s Innovations Team for the past

five years, creating significant change in teaching practice across the school. This includes the

development and implementation of our STEAM classes as well as brokering many outside

agency opportunities for our girls to excel. Her work has also encompassed the local partner

primary schools to strengthen our community links and create a parent engagement toolbox. The

Innovation Team, led by Katy, has ben the vital link that provides authentic learning opportunities

that are future focussed and skilled based. Our congratulations and thanks to both ladies.

The Launch of PA4E1 Over the next two years our PDHPE faculty will be

implementing a new national fitness initiative. PA4E1

stands for Physical Activity For Everyone.

The aim is to increase the physical activity levels in our

students to a minimum of 60 mins per day (to avoid

lifestyle diseases such as diabetes/obesity). Lets get

moving girls.

E. Dixon

STYMIE AT LGHSLet’s Set Some Boundaries:

Term one marks the beginning of LGHS’s partnership with the Stymie

initiative. Endorsed by the office of the eSafety Commission, this is a powerful

and proactive anti-bullying tool specifically devised to tackle the contemporary

issue of cyber bullying and the use and abuse of digital devices in the hands

of children. Speaker Rachel Downie has presented separate information

sessions to staff, students and parents during week 5. Her informative and

powerful presentations focused on the following:

Digital anti-bullying tool that allows bystanders to anonymously and quickly

report bullying.

Important information on your child’s use of technology.

Having trouble managing technology?

Want to know what they are really doing?

Tips on how to manage kids’ devices.

Tips on how to identify potential addiction and device usage issues at home.