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Another busy month of May for Ingleburn High School

THE NAPLAN test for Years 7 and 9 was completed successfully between 13-15 May. Results for each individual student will be available in August this year. The results will provide teachers with very useful data on each student's strengths and weaknesses. This enables the school to put in place key strategies that target identified areas and ensures improvement in Literacy and Numeracy standards for students. I would like to thank Ms Peters for coordinating the NAPLAN testing again this year.

The school held a very moving ANZAC Day ceremony on Tuesday 29 April. The keynote address given by School Captain, Jarred Murphy, Prefect, Nabeela Styer, and myself, highlighting my own family’s history via my Great Uncle George’s death eight weeks out from the end of WWI, my Grandfather being lucky to return home and how the cenotaphs were established in the local community to acknowledge local residents who went to war or died in battle.

At the Ingleburn RSL Dawn Service on ANZAC Day itself School Captain, Laura Zucchetto, and Prefect, Kristofor Newington, laid a wreath on behalf of the entire Ingleburn High School community. I would also like to thank Mr Weatherstone for his representation of the teaching staff of Ingleburn High School by attending the dawn service.

Lest we forget

Our Community of Schools (CoS) group of Ingleburn, Sackville Street and Ingleburn North Public Schools have been meeting regularly this year and we are developing our plan for the next three years. It is vitally important that we share this connection and work together in building upon the strong partnership the CoS has already within our local community.

Robert Cheadle

SKOOLBAG

Our school now has our own iPhone and Android School App to help us communicate more effectively with our parent/student community. We are asking parents/students to install our School App onto their mobile phones. To install the App, just search for our school name ‘Ingleburn High School’ in either the Apple App Store, or Google Play Store.

This is a free app and will allow us to communicate quicker and more effectively. An information sheet with instructions on how to download this App can be found at the back of this newsletter.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the school.

Mr R. Elbahou School App Co-ordinator

CSU CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

Year 10, 11 and 12 students can show they’ve got the WRITE stuff with the CSU Creative Writing Competition.

Entries are now being taken for the competition which is open to all school students aged 16 to 18 years (from 1 January in the year they turn 16 to 31 December of the year they turn 18), with four cash prizes of $250 up for grabs.

Students are asked to submit a creative writing piece (story, poem, script, blog, etc) of no more than 1,000 words exploring one or more of the competition themes: Family Values, Cultural Experiences or Social Challenges.

The competition closes 10 June and winners will be announced on 21 July. Entries can be emailed to csuhum@csu.edu.au. Visit the English Staffroom and www.csu.edu.au/cwc for more details.

Mrs A. Davidson English Faculty

PARENT/TEACHER EVENING

TUESDAY 24 JUNE

3.30PM – 8.00PM

Log on to www.schoolinterviews.com.au with the school code NXDPX to book your interviews.

MAY 2014

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Remembering our heroes

Ingleburn High School has a proud tradition of honouring those who have served our country and participating in local events to remember the sacrifice of those who have gone before us.

Laura Zucchetto (School Captain) and Kristofor Newington (School Prefect) attended the Dawn Service on Anzac Day at Ingleburn RSL and laid a wreath on the School’s behalf. Over 4000 community members attended the dawn service, a testament to the strength of our community in pulling together and showing respect and gratitude for our servicemen.

Similarly, on Friday 16 May, four of our student leaders, Jarred Murphy; Laura Zucchetto; Rachel Minton and Nabeela Styer attended the Ingleburn RSL ceremony to remember the battle of Coral-Balmoral.

Achieving Excellence

Our School Captain, Jarred Murphy, has been awarded the Nanga Mai Award for Indigenous Leadership. This is a state-wide award and Jarred is a very worthy recipient. Jarred has also recently been successful in winning an Indigenous Affairs Scholarship that will allow him to study in Canada for five months next year. We wish Jarred all the very best.

Broadening Technology

We have recently purchased and installed ten additional interactive projectors into the school. These projectors will allow teachers to present even more dynamic lessons that allow students to have access to internet resources. This is part of a program where we aim to have all classrooms have such technology within the next two years and is part of our 21

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Century Learning Strategy. Mr L. Weatherstone

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Week 5 – Term 2 28 May P & C Meeting at 6.30 pm in Common

Room (B Block) 29 May U/16 Girls Rugby League, Waminda Oval,

Leumeah 30 May White Card – Library 8.00am-3.30pm 30 May Social Science Excursion – Event Cinema

Campbelltown 10.30am-12.00pm

Week 6 – Term 2 2-3 June Year 12 Geography – Sydney Overnight

Excursion 4 June Year 12 ITT Excursion – Home Timber

and Hardware Store, Minto 5 June Years 10 and 12 Careers Expo –10.00am

- 12.00pm Centennial Stadium

Week 7 – Term 2 11 June TAS Excursion – Years 7-8 – Liverpool

Netball Courts 12 June Year 11 Earth & Environmental Science

Excursion 12 June Year 12 Ancient History Elective

Excursion – Sydney University 12 June Regional Cross Country 13 June Year 12 Modern History Excursion

Week 8 – Term 2 16 June Year 11 Biology Excursion – Sydney

Olympic Park 17 June Years 10-12 TAS Excursion – Open Girls

KO Squad, Endeavour Park, Fairfield 20 June Years 7-10 Reports Distributed

Week 9 – Term 2 23 June Zone Athletics Carnival, Campbelltown 24 June Zone Athletics Carnival, Campbelltown 24 June Parent/Teacher Evening 24 June English Excursion – Riverside Theatre,

Parramatta 25 June P & C Meeting at 6.30 pm in Common

Room (B Block) 25 June Year 7 students and Year 9 boys – HPV,

Varicella Vaccinations. Visit 2

*All dates and information are correct at time of printing

however changes may occur due to unforeseen

circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience this

may cause.

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At the last P&C meeting the P&C Committee for 2014 was elected. President - Sue Roberts Vice President - Sheila Darab Secretary - Ray Mosley Treasurer - Rebecca Mackenzie

What’s coming up Sweet Treat Day, Thursday 5 June.

There will be Cup Cakes, Brownies, KrispyKreme Doughnuts, Toffees and lots more. Treats will cost 30 cents to $1.50.

Bunnings Cake Stall, Monday, 9 June.

The P&C will be running a cake stall at Bunnings Campbelltown store on Monday, 9 June (Queen’s Birthday weekend). After running a couple of cake stalls at Bunnings we are now building a reputation for our great tasting cakes and customers are returning to buy their favourites. Help maximise our fundraiser efforts by donating cake mixes or flour, sugar etc. Any donations can be left at the school office.

Entertainment Book

The Entertainment Book is now available either as a book or the new Entertainment Digital Membership. The Entertainment Book is packed with $15,000 worth of savings with deals at Fine Dinning/Cafe and Bistro Dinning/Casual Restaurant and Family Dinning/ Takeaway food outlets, Art, Sports and Attractions, Travel and Leisure, Hotels and Resorts, Car Hire and lots more. The book costs $65 and is valid from now until 1 June 2015. The book can be viewed on line at www.entertainmentbook.com.au Last date for orders is Friday, 6 June.

Parent/Teacher Night, Tuesday 24 June.

The P&C will have Free Tea and Coffee available for parents. We will also be running a BBQ and have cakes and slices for sale.

Uniform Shop

Don’t forget we have Polar Fleece scarves for $5 each now that it is getting colder and the Zip-Up Hoodies have arrived and are now in stock.

If you have difficulty getting to the Uniform Shop on a Thursday morning, I can be contacted on 0438 982 930 or by email jeffr4@bigpond.com.au to organise a suitable time.

Next P&C Meeting The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday, 28 May, 6.30pm – 8.30pm in the common room B Block. We encourage all parents to come along and be involved and to help make a difference to the school.

Come along and enjoy some home baked treats for supper.

Sue Roberts P&C President

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

Purchases of the new school uniform may be made during the following hours.

Thursday morning 8.00am – 10.00am

If your child requires an ‘unusual’ size or fitting, then this can be ordered via the uniform shop at

no extra cost for the item.

EFTPOS and Credit card payment is available.

All sales benefit the school with a percentage of

each item sold going to the P&C.

ANTI-RACISM – A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCO

Ingleburn High School has a strong commitment to Multicultural Education, equity and equality. These beliefs permeate all of our school policies including our Anti-Racism Policy, the Cultural Diversity and Community Relations Policy, Multicultural Education in schools, the Aboriginal Education and Training Policy and the Complaints Handling Policy, amongst others. This ethos is embedded in our teaching practice and not only is it taught explicitly to students, but it also forms part of our expectations of the safe, respectful learners that attend Ingleburn High School.

Any member of the school community has the right to lodge a complaint and seek a favourable resolution if they have been the victim of racial vilification in the school context. The resolution of such complaints can be either formal or informal depending on the severity and frequency of the abuse. It is my duty as an Anti-Racism Contact Officer (ARCO) of Ingleburn High School to handle such complaints and to provide mediation, education and monitoring that leads to reduced recidivism of racial abuse in our school.

If any student experiences such vilification, they are encouraged to speak to their teacher and to see myself in the History, Languages and Music Faculty in B17. If you have any questions regarding our policies or the resolution process, please contact me through the school’s front office.

Mr D. Levkovski ARCO Representative

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEWS

Welcome back to an eventful year of VET. I hope everyone is well rested and had a fabulous break over the Easter Holiday period. This year sees some very big opportunities for our students studying a VET course.

For those parents / guardians new to VET please read on. The NSW BOSTES has developed Industry Curriculum Frameworks (ICF) for delivery to students as part of the Higher School Certificate.

Each course is based on a national industry training package, which leads to recognition under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). The courses are based on national competency standards which have been determined by industry. They are designed to ensure national consistency in the standard of skill and knowledge required to gain a qualification at a particular AQF level.

Students will receive credentials from the Board of Studies on behalf of the Registered Training Organisation (Ingleburn High School, RTO Ultimo 90072) which could include Statement of Attainment or Certificate I, II or III.

Many students of our school in Year 11 and Year 12 are currently completing competencies in any one or more of the following frameworks:

Business Services

Construction

Hospitality

Retail Services

Sport Coaching

Most Year 12 students by now would have completed their mandatory 70 hours of work placement. If they have not, it is very important that they come and see me to have the issue resolved. Year 11 have begun their first work placement this term. It is imperative that school, home and students work together to achieve the most positive outcome. This means that a quality work placement is selected through the Macarthur Work Placement Learning Program (MWLP), students, parents/ caregivers understand the responsibilities of work placement and that all parties are in communication before, during and after the placement.

I would also like to take this opportunity and congratulate the following students who through their outstanding commitment and initiative while on work placement and have been nominated and placed on the MWLP Honour Roll recognised by their host employer:

Well done and congratulations!

Please feel free to contact me for any further information.

Ms Koskinas Vocational Education and Training Coordinator

FINANCE NEWS

Due to many requests from parents and students, Ingleburn High School now has electronic payment facilities.

This means that payments can be made through debit and credit cards using EFTPOS (no American Express or Diners cards). Parents and carers who find it difficult to get to the school may send in the credit card payment form below their child or fax the form through to the school (Fax Number: 9829 2812). Please note: there is a minimum limit of $30.00. There is no facility for cash out.

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ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Recently our school ventured to the Campbelltown Athletics Field for the annual Athletics Carnival. The weather was kind to us as we enjoyed a sunny Autumn day. The day began with the usual 400m race which truly tests the athletic abilities of all athletes. It was pleasing to see the number of students get involved and, whilst we cannot all be Olympic athletes, most were competing to the best of their ability and having fun. As a further incentive five students received $20.00 iTunes vouchers for great effort. A special shout out to Rhiannan McDonald who competed in just about every event.

The field events were a success with all events filled by competitors from every house, we certainly have some future champions in the areas of shot put and javelin. The glamour event, the 100m Sprint, saw many close races which made for great viewing for those in the grandstand. The day finished with the 4 x 100m Relay which is always the day’s highlight.

Cyclone took out Champion House with 980 points. 2nd place: Tornado 739 3rd place: Monsoon: 674 4th place: Hurricane: 658

Age champions were as follows:

Girls: 12 - Jaleesha Singh 13 - Brooke Wilkins 14 - Maya-Violet Andrew 15 - Abby Edwards 16 - Adriana Alaelua 17 - Emy Edwards

Boys: 12 - Jeremy Boualorn 13 - Braith Wallace 14 - Grant Kembrey 15 - James Tautaiolefua 16 - Brendan McGuire 17 - Eman Donaire

A special mention to the Champ of Champs, Grant Kembrey, who tallied the most points across the school with 90 points coming from first place in nine events. Well done.

On a final note, well done to all the students who attended and who were well behaved. Any students who did not attend, may I encourage you to attend all school events with pride.

Thank you to Mrs Underhill and Ms Rogan on a well organised carnival and a further thank you to Mrs Roberts, our P&C President, for her efforts in catering on the day which was very much appreciated by staff.

Mr R. Elbahou Head Teacher PDHPE/Sport

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CAREERS UPDATE

“The UWS excursion was an enjoyable and worthwhile excursion. We had the opportunity to experience what life was like as a uni student. We got shown the endless possibilities in terms of career paths and we all left with thoughts of our futures on our mind. We got to visit the University of Western Sydney at Campbelltown campus and we saw how relaxed it was and we felt a great atmosphere surrounding the place. Overall, the excursion was very interesting and should be recommended to every student with hopes and dreams of going to university.” Shivneet Kumar

“It was a wonderful day at the UWS Campus. It was a good way to explore how university life is. They showed us around the campus, we participated in activities that can help us to make educational decisions and had staff and faculty talks. I am very excited to go to uni after school.” Navneet Kaur

“On 1st May, about 47 Year 10 students, including myself, were lucky enough to participate in a program called Steps@UWS. We attended the University of Western Sydney campus in Campbelltown to experience what it was like to be a uni student. We were split up into three teams which were led by a Unim8, a student attending that campus. We came up with team names (eg. Blue Babes of Erudite!) and participated in activities designed to help us decide what we might like to study in the future, and also heard inspirational stories from people who seemingly had no chance of getting an education, going through uni and fulfilling their dreams. Overall it was a great experience and really made me feel more confident about going to university in the future.” Nicole Kershaw

The UWS excursion was definitely a great introduction to university life. Throughout the day many of the students including myself had fun completing the activities the leaders had set out for us although they were challenging, they were good fun. The Unimates (Unim8s) helped us and shared their experiences they’ve had through UWS. I know I learnt a lot about how university life would be and I’m definitely excited to go there upon leaving school and have my own unique experiences.” Phoebe Prior

“The University of Western Sydney has excelled my greatest expectations, not only has it opened my interest for university but their encouraging and enthusiastic staff and faculty have done justice in providing their students with the best opportunities for future careers. On the day many of Ingleburn High School’s students, including myself, got to experience the life of university, we had talks from the staff, students, played games and got the chance to explore the campus. This experience has not only provided me with a better idea of uni but also allowed students like me to see the different varieties of courses and extra curriculum activities provided at the campus. Overall I can say I really enjoyed my experience at UWS and am very thankful that I got the chance to experience this amazing opportunity.” Kristine Narayan

Mrs J. Duval Careers Adviser

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SCHOOL FEES

Just a reminder to all Parents/Guardians that school fees are now due. Ingleburn High School now has an EFTPOS machine so fees may be paid by cash, cheque or electronically. Payments may be made in person or by filling out the Credit Card Payment form at the back of this newsletter and either faxing or emailing it to the school. Payment plans can be arranged if necessary.

We seek your earliest attention in this matter.

YEAR 7 AFRICAN DRUMMING PRESENTATION

On Thursday 20 March African Beats came to Ingleburn High School to give a presentation of African Music to our Year 7’s. This was not just a musical event but it was also a welfare initiative to encourage team building and harmony within the students’ year group. Students took part in small and large group activities and worked with the presenters as part of a cohesive and musically in tune team. Drumming and dancing ensued and all students who took part thoroughly enjoyed the event and even got a chance to join in.

Ms J. Young Music Faculty

SSW RUGBY “On Tuesday 20 May I went to Newcastle for Sydney South West Rugby Union Team. The tournament went for four days.

On the first day we played three games. We won all three games. I scored two tries in each game. Later that night we had a team dinner where we talked about our games and watched video footage to analyse our game.

The second day we played three games, where we won two but lost one. We still made it to the quarter finals to be played the next day.

The next day our quarter finals game was against Sydney West. We won 48-25 meaning we went through to semi-finals.

On the last day we played against City for third and fourth place. We won against them in a tight match 28-20, where I scored three tries. This was my favourite match because it was a tough match and we won.

I recommend the younger students to trial for Sydney South West as this was a good and fun experience.

Jacob Tupuola”

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