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Principals Report
I have just completed my first year as Principal of Model Farms High School and have continued to
be amazed at the wonderful things happening at this vibrant and dynamic school.
I am charmed each Tuesday by our student performers on our weekly assembly and feel proud that
we have changed the structure of the day and week to include this valuable assembly time.
Previously, assemblies were interfering with learning time but that issue no longer exists with the
dedicated time slot now on Tuesdays. The assemblies provide a suitable and more formal occasion
to recognise student achievement, hear from guest speakers and listen to or watch our talented
students perform. Our audience is now used to standing and singing the national anthem and we
acknowledge our aboriginal heritage at the start of each assembly as well.
Our assemblies rotate between senior and junior each week with one group of students in the hall
and the other participating in a variety of activities that form part of our now very full welfare
program. These activities range from year meetings, guest speakers, social skills lessons, and SRC
presentations. Feedback from staff and students is that the new system is working well and has
added another dimension to the way we address student needs at the school.
The first half of 2012 has brought with it the usual flurry of sporting activities despite our
unpredictable weather this year. Our swim, athletics and cross country carnivals have all been
extremely successful with our students enjoying three wonderful days of competition as a result.
Our swim carnival was a bit wet, occurring at the early part of February when Sydney was still
experiencing its wet summer but proceeded unhampered. Our cross country was also conducted
during the wet weather and we were forced to change venue due to the damp grounds. However, a
respectable number of students participated and have since gone on to represent us at region. Our
athletics carnival was held at the warm up track at Olympic Park and the venue really did add to the
atmosphere of competition. We had a glorious day’s weather that day with the rain holding off til
the buses arrived to take us home.
In other arenas our students have been equally successful. Our debaters have progressed well in
their competitions and our Year 9 and 10 students will face each other in an upcoming round to be
held early in term 3. Our students were every successful at the Castle Hill Show again this year
bringing home several prizes for their cakes, cookies and lamingtons along with prizes in the
agricultural section as well. Our Art4Agriculture Cow which won prizes last year, featured at the
Royal Easter Show with a Powerpoint presentation by our Year 10 art students coming away with a
highly commended award in the Cream of the Crop competition about the agriculture industry.
As I write the rehearsals for FAME at the Farms are happening in the hall and I am assured that the
2012 cast are as good, if not better than other years. This wonderful annual event is the jewel in the
crown of our performing arts here at the school and one we will continue to be very proud of. The
showcase of talent is second to none and it is no wonder that our arts, drama, music and dance
students perform so well each year in the HSC. The extra time and effort that their teachers put in to
making sure they are top class is remarkable and I thank them all on your behalf.
I congratulate all our contributors to this year’s FACT magazine and hope you enjoying reading their
material.
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From the Deputy: Maxine Ward
I can’t believe it’s already the end of Term 2, but when I look over all that’s happened so far this year it reminds me once again of how lucky I am to be Deputy at Model Farms High School. We have fabulous students who work to their personal best and get involved, and excel, in so many different activities. Our teachers are passionate about public education and committed to the school and their students. They are willing to go that extra mile to see their students succeed. Finally we have an experienced executive team who are willing to take up the challenge of leading the school in providing the best in all the different facets of educating students.
This year began with a number of evenings designed to help students and their parents. The In Focus evening for parents and Year 12 students gave out important information about HSC requirements, the ATAR, study tips and post-school options. The In Touch evening welcomed Year 7 students and parents into the school community and outlined important information on school procedures. We also had an evening for Year 11 students and their parents where our guest speaker, Megan Booth, from Positive Psychology, presented information on stress and adolescent depression. And in the midst of these evenings we also had our Open Night for Year 6 students. It was definitely a busy start to the year!
We also had our first MFHS Executive Conference in Term 1. The executive team spent a Friday and Saturday working to plan and implement a number of important initiatives – Individual Professional Learning Plans; the School Management Plan, and the implications of ROSA to name but a few. It was an exhausting but productive few days. Next term the Executive will follow this up with an extended Executive Meeting.
This is our first year without the School Certificate and so teachers, students and parents are all getting used to the requirements of the Record of School Achievement (commonly called ROSA) which will apply to all Year 10 students this year and Year 11 students next year. With this new credential, assessments and class work become even more important! Attending every day, working steadily and staying organised and up to date with all work will give students the best chance of success. Check out the school website for an overview of the key points of ROSA which was presented to the P&C.
It has been great to recognise student success at our Presentation Breakfasts. Well done to all of those students who have shown such commitment to their studies. It might be chilly in the morning but it is fantastic to honour successful students and see parents and families proud of their efforts and achievements. I also would like to commend the efforts of 7N who worked on a cross-curriculum project on the theme of “Survival”. They showcased their work in an evening for families and friends. Well done to all the students and their mentor teachers on a great night. (Read more on this later in Facts!) And Fame at The Farms is looking to be another great show. Congratulations to the amazing Mrs Coffey, her wonderful team and all the talented students. Break a leg as they say!
As this goes to press, Year 12 are gearing up for their Trial exams. I wish them every success for the Trials and the HSC. Year 12, I’m sure all your hard work will be rewarded. Year 8 and Year 10 are also completing subject selections for the following 2 years. I have enjoyed immensely working with Year 8, 11 and 12 as ‘their’ designated Deputy.
I wish everyone a safe and restful Holiday. You’ve definitely earned the break.
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As Albert Einstein once famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge”. This quote expresses the very heart of my reasoning for deeming ‘Home and Away’ unsuitable for children under the age of ten. All children have the right to imagine, to be happy, and to live without the worries of age, time and death – themes that are all explored in an extremely blatant manner throughout the text. Also the desensitisation of death and pain itself is quite distressing; along with the juxtaposition between the ‘real life’ snap‐shots of the story and the child’s drawings – which appear quite innocent until we delve a little deeper into the true horrors beneath the blood‐red crayon. Before I begin to convey my opinion on the picture book ‘Home and Away’, a quick overview on the storyline seems granted. Narrated by the eldest child, we learn of a family’s struggles against events that will change their lives. When a war starts they must leave their home to seek refuge and food. For a while there seems to be very little hope, but as the family weakens to the point of almost no return, there is a second chance – a boat. To gain passage on the boat that they hope holds their future, all must be sold. Tragically ‘Grandma died, about forty minutes before we got on the boat.’ Food is scarce, the boat begins leaking, and all is very bleak. And then fate deals another cruel blow the father ‘stabbed with a knife, stabbed to death’ over an argument dividing fish. The family is breaking apart, and when the boat just about reaches its destination, they are caught and sent to a detention centre located deep in an isolated desert. A year later, the mother is dead and the three children have lost almost everything that ever had any meaning to them. There are people trying to help them to get out, and to make their stay more comfortable. And . . . they still have one thing left – each other. ‘Home and Away’ in my opinion is really too grotesque for younger children, for it desensitises death and torment. For example, short statements like, ‘Somehow we’re still alive, even Grandma,’ and then later in the book, ‘I think Mum might be quite sick actually’ are in reality quite enough to make any parent think twice about handing their child this book.. The fact that the child isn’t even aware of his own mother’s ill‐health I find distressing enough, and then – ‘Grandma died’. No explanation. No feeling or emotion; the narrator noting it briefly as if it is only a matter of fact with little significance. Do we want our children to grow up heartless? A ‘picture book’ by definition, requires pictures to narrate a story and these should theoretically contribute more value to the story than the wording; however in this child’s tale, the pictures are quite frightening. There is a use of realistic family photographs contrasted with the graphically disturbing drawings of the youngest character named Toby – a five‐year‐old boy; which is the age of the targeted audience of this story. Whether John Marsden did this to bring the book to a level which could be understood by his viewers, I really don’t know. What I am aware of is that beneath all of the bright colours, there is a great terrible tragedy and opportunity for much too much controversy.
From what I have expressed so far, it may appear that the story ‘Home and Away’ is a rather bad book; however this is not the point I am endeavoring to convey. Ernest Hemingway once said, “All good books have one thing in common ‐ they are truer than if they had really happened.” This is what I believe to be the very core of my issues. The book is too good. It is too descriptive. It is too much of a well‐depicted and serious story that it is harshly unsuitable for primary school kids. I believe that John Marsden simply went just a bit too far in the hopes of conceiving a story worthy of his audience. Every child has a right to happiness; to a carefree childhood – without the worries of stress, death and pain. What real benefits are we trying to bestow upon children by exposing them to these particular truths? ‘If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales’ said Einstein.
Life
Life is a story
Through an innocent eye
In bad times in life
We all need to cry
But then a good day
Once comes along
We all must celebrate
With a happy song
So before we will end
Our life here on earth
We will all understand
What we are worth.
By Kaitlyn Findley
Year 8
9EC studied the novel A Cage of Butterflies by Brian Caswell. Central to this novel was the notion
of being different. The students were asked to compose their own narratives which explored this
concept. A rationale was required to explain the intent of their work.
Ruby and I
By Jessica Tsering
Rationale
With my story I wanted to explore the idea of how our minds can be so totally different from our
own everyday personalities. This is the idea I wanted to explore in my story ‐that inside ourselves
we could have a different personality, someone who could be so wicked and potentially lethal.
Ruby is Anna’s alter ego, someone whom she has made up. When she talks to Ruby she is having
this conversation in her mind. In fact, Anna is suffering from schizophrenia.
Another theme that crops up in the story is about control. Ruby is seen as totally crazy and free
from the constraints of society. When they eat it’s a way for Anna to tame Ruby. Letting Ruby go
totally savage when eating all the food is a technique that Anna uses to pacify Ruby and make her
more controllable. I hope you find my story interesting.
My name is Anna. I have a best friend; her name is Ruby. We are different Ruby and I, it’s a sort of
can’t live with her, can’t live without her thing. She has always been there for me ever since I was
young, so I guess that explains it.
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Monday
At exactly six o’ clock I lay out the piles of food I have raided from the takeout shops and
supermarket earlier on the coffee table. The steam slowly rises from the greasy boxes of fried
chicken and battered fish. But I must wait; Ruby isn’t here yet. She is always late. Ten minutes pass
and Ruby finally fronts up. She is wearing the most garish clothing I have seen yet. The colours sting
my eyes with their intensity. Her loose billowy top flows around her and she slumps into the couch
in front of the coffee table and opposite me. “Hello my love, and how have you been today.”
“Good,” I reply. “Work was the same.”
“I know how you feel... anyway let’s get started!”
I watch her as she unwinds the bottle cap off the 2 litre vanilla Coke. It fizzes sending a fountain of
sugary liquid onto the table and over herself. She takes a sip... then pushes the mouth of the bottle
to her lips and drinks greedily. Her throat muscles strain and retract as she knocks back every last
drop. Next she picks up a handful of battered fish shoving it into her mouth, the grease from the
white flesh glistening on her hands and mouth. The Cadbury chocolate bar soon follows. The family
size bar is devoured in seconds as she takes huge chunks from it, the chocolate coating her teeth.
Her saliva now turned a milky, stringy brown slowly dribbles down her chin. She makes a grab for the
bony chicken drumstick and uses it as a knife to scrape up a slather of pecan fudge pie. As she
pushes the drumstick down her throat she cannot help but gag. She pulls the bone out of her mouth
and waves it at me. “Ready for seconds?”
Tuesday
“Hey that’s alright. I need to go to the bathroom anyway. I’ll meet up with you in there.”
“’Okay, but don’t be long. The movie will start in a minute.” As they headed for the cinema entrance
juggling their Cokes and popcorn I thought how nice it was to be out with my friends. I hadn’t seen
them in such a long time. They never really have time to come over and Ruby doesn’t like them
much so it’s been hard.
I make my way to the toilets. I come out of one of the cubicles and head towards the sink. As I wash
my hands I look into the mirror. Ruby is in the reflection. I turn around. She looks upset. “What are
you doing here? I didn’t think I told you I was coming here,” I say surprised.
“Yes you did. Remember my love, you told me yesterday,” Ruby says trying to dominate me.
“Oh… I must have forgotten. Anyway why are you here?”
“NO! Why are YOU here? You shouldn’t hang around with these people!”
“But they’re my friends, I like them.”
“I am your only friend. You know that. You don’t need them. If you come home now I will forgive
you. Everything will be alright.”
“Oh stop it Rubes. You’re being silly! Hey why don’t you come watch the movie, you can sit next to
me.”
. . .
“Quick the lights are dimming,” whispers one of my friends. They have already taken their seats so I
sit at the end of the group. Luckily it’s dark so my friends don’t notice Ruby joining us. I don’t think
they like Ruby. They always ignore her. It’s always been like that. Ruby has never been able to fit in
with anybody. That’s why it’s important for me to spend time with her. Make her feel like she
belongs.
Wednesday
I had finished cleaning all of the left wing of level three and I start to head over to the renal dialysis
ward. I don’t mind my job here at the hospital. The pay’s not bad and they let me have time off if I
have to go the doctors or something like that...
I’ve been told this wing is where the patients come when their kidneys are stuffed up. They have to
sit for hours hooked up to a machine. Apparently it cleans their blood and if they don’t get it done,
they can get real sick and even die.
I get to my last room. The patient who’s there on a Wednesday afternoon is called Mrs Steffor. She’s
a nasty lady. Never liked me much. She’s not like the other patients who let me have their
magazines when they’re done with them.
I look over at Mrs Steffor. She is fast asleep. I bend down to turn the vacuum on. It’s one of those
silent ones. As I do, I see Ruby out of the corner of my eye. How the hell did she find me? She knows
she isn’t supposed to come bother me whilst I’m working. I made her promise. She knows I could
lose my job if I’m caught talking to her.
“Rubes, what are you doing here?” I whisper angrily.
“Well sorry for trying to cheer you up in this miserable dump!”
I hate it when she does this. She can have such an attitude sometimes. She knows that I was lucky to
get this job.
“What’s wrong with her?” she says in her sing‐song voice, whilst nodding her head towards Mrs.
Steffor.
“Shhh... she’ll hear you!”
“So what! She’s always been a grumpy old bag. You should just...,” She gives me a sly grin.
“Should do what?”
Ruby creeps in closer until her lips are brushing my ear. “You should pull the plug on that machine
she’s got there.”I jerk my head away.
“What! Are you mad! It could kill her!”
That’s the difference between Ruby and I. I am always good. I know the difference between right
and wrong. I know how to behave. Not like Ruby. If I let her, she’d create total chaos. I have to be on
my guard around her all the time. Making sure I keep her under control.
“Oh who cares? No one’s gonna miss her! And besides she deserves it, all she has ever done is treat
you like dirt! Every night you come home, ‘Oh Ruby, there’s this mean lady at work. She’s never nice
to me. Oh Ruby, she won’t let me have her magazine when she finished with it!’ Just do it, if only to
save my ears from your constant whining!”
Tears spring in my eyes. I try to hold them back but they’re so heavy that I know they’re going to fall
when I blink.
“Oh look, now little baby Anna’s crying.”
“Stop it! Just leave me alone. I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore!”
I run out the room. I can hear Ruby’s cruel laughter chasing me down the corridor. I’m going to be in
for a real treat tonight when Ruby comes over later.
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78 months, 23 days and 16 hours. That’s how long it had been. The constant alienation from
my peers never failed to hurt or surprise me. I hated living on the outskirts of their fantastic
teenage lives. I particularly disliked the people that treated me as an incapable disabled girl,
more so than the ones that treated me as an unimportant after thought.
After the car accident six years ago, I was never again the bubbly girl. I had walked away
with my life, but in return I was left with a flaw: the inability to speak. Words are spoken
using the front temporal lobe, just above the ear, known as the Broca’s area. After the
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word through my frozen lips. It was like being a little kid, trying to shove the square block
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comforted by my own silence. After the accident, it was so hard to adjust. It takes forever
just to tell someone that I am hungry. All I ever do is make people frustrated and annoyed. I
am an inconvenience, so as much as I hated to, I stay away from people.
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back go cold and I turned to see who – or what‐ was blocking my morning dose of vitamin D.
I noticed a boy from my history class, flanked by two other boys that I didn’t recognise,
standing on the concrete.
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‘Watch.’ The boy approached me and I gulped. ‘What’s… your… name?’ He made
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boys started laughing. All I could do to show my anger was think about fire and hope that
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There is an island that lies in the middle of the ocean, It is called Australia, the country with rich history. Black people lived in this country, original owners of the land. This land attracted a white people. This place is amazing, flora and fauna got me dazing. Red rock changes all the time, tourists keep this soil on their mind. Immigration created this family, Yellow, black, white and you.
By John Duan (Year 11)
Year 11 explored the concept of Identity in Term 1. Students are required to compose their own
texts to demonstrate their conceptual understanding and the way language shapes meaning.
Below is Vince Xiao’s (11EAD) narrative.
TITLE: 140604
“140603!”
“Here!”
He stood perfectly still, no, he dare not move. His eyes were cast downwards towards his feet as a
voice sliced the thick silence that surrounded them. The boy’s fists clenched, knowing he would be
called next, goose bumps danced at his very nerve endings. The voice came again as he forced a
strangled “here” from his throat. Feeling relieved, he turned to his left where 140603 stood.
Regretfully, he still did not know that man’s name; he was nothing more than a number now. The
man was, no doubt, also Jewish judging by the badge that was pinned to his upper left breast. The
two yellow triangles overlaying meant that he was a Jew. Like himself, his head had been shaved and
was clothed in the same fashion; a striped collar shirt with matching trousers. They were identical in
this camp. Everyone was stripped of any sense of individuality they had as soon as they entered this
hell hole.
His malnourished body surged forward, carried by the commotion of the crowd that surrounded
him. Grimy hands and bodies pressed themselves against him as he shuffled forward, camouflaged
amongst the uproar. The mouths near his ears hollered loudly and he winced as a bony elbow was
plunged into his stomach. He barely had space to choke as he continued to be thrust forward by the
rowdy crowd bustling around him. The musky scent of sweat and rain‐soaked earth filled his nostrils,
causing him to wrinkle his nose. His mouth was sour with the taste of bile that had risen, gagging
and gasping for air. Suddenly, his wrist was jerked forward by a tight grasp. His line of vision traced
the hand that was biting into his own – a member of the Nazi Party. The man was dressed in a slick
black uniform adorned with glossy, golden badges. The crimson armband with the swastika sitting
on a white, circular base was not something that you could miss. He struggled against the tight grip
of the hand, but his attempts were futile as another pair of hands reached for his left forearm with a
needle. He watched, almost lifeless, as the uniformed man messily tattooed a string of numbers
onto his arm. 140604.
He watched as the figure faded into the darkness of the night and into the office where the rollcall
reports were collected daily. He looked up at the velvet draped across the night, the occasional star
embroidered into the dark.
***
Two years ago, it would have been a welcoming prospect, sinking into his leather padded arm chair
in the comfort of his own home. Just watching his wife tuck in his children melted his heart. But in a
blink of an eye, his whole world was changed forever. The doors burst open and all eyes were on
him. The captain of the squad noticeably pointed out his dark brown hair, olive brown eyes and the
yarmulke sitting on top of his head. A group of four soldiers surrounded him; having their hands
latched onto each one of his limbs, he was dragged out the door and disappeared into the night’s
shadow, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust. But now, it was hardly of any reassurance.
He followed on as the other men jogged to retrieve their dinner – a tiny portion of bread and a
watery liquid he could not recognize.
“A Jew,” spat the uniformed man. “Get him a badge!”
He knew better than to resist now. He had watched on as a man was beaten for calling out to his
family and now, he watched on as the sentry brought a flimsy yellow cloth patch. It was shaped like
a star; the two overlaying yellow triangles. It was a badge of shame; a declaration to everyone that
you were Jewish. Wrinkled paper hands grabbed his own and pressed the badge firmly onto his
clammy palm.
“Sew it.”
His eyes were wide open yet he couldn’t see anything and he couldn’t hear anything but the
scratching of turning backs on the shelving units. He shifted uncomfortably in his compact space,
feeling the heat radiating from the sweaty man beside him. He found it hard to fall asleep. His entire
body felt numb and sapped of life; that nagging sense of hunger was no longer excruciating. He no
longer felt it. Shifting the weight onto his left arm, he wriggled out of his position and sat up against
the wooden wall, peering along his shelving unit. Nine other men lay on the shelf of the barrack,
some groaning and some grinding their teeth in their sleep. In the darkness, they all looked the same
in their striped garments with their knees pulled towards their heaving chests. He didn’t know life
outside of the camp now but it was hard to get used to even a year later and all the inmates lived
their lives on the edge, well aware of the fact that it might be their last day if a commanding officer
were to command it so on a whim. Why did it matter to them whether who died and who did not?
To them, they were all the same: Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, the mentally disabled. If he were to be
honest with himself, he had to admit that even now, the inmates looked like products on a shelf
branded by numbers. Soon after, as he slipped back down onto the hard floor, he came to realise
that he was one of those products.
Suddenly, the door was pulverised and a platoon of officers blazed into the confined space. An
infinite amount of thoughts wavered through his mind and old feelings began to emerge. The
officers surrounded him and grabbed both arms and legs. There were no signs of struggling. He knew
this would come sooner or later. Being dragged out the door, dust and gravel flew everywhere. He
looked up at the stars once again which triggered his thoughts of his family; he wanted nothing else
but to go back. A tear slid down his face. The officers stopped at a large steel door, without a second
thought, he had no doubt that the confronting mass of metal was going to be a new home. The giant
door creaked open and he was unsympathetically hurled into the chamber. The door slowly closed
whilst the slight beam of moonlight grew thinner and thinner until pitch darkness enveloped him. A
faint “psshhh” noise came from the back of the room and a tangy gas filtered through his nose. He
knew death was upon him.
On the 5th of June Year 12ESG saw a production of
‘Educating Rita’‐ a text studied in class in relation to Module
C Texts and Society – Into The World. Here is one review of
that excursion by Hela Gomulwal.
‘Educating Rita’ Theatre Production by the Sydney Independent
Theatre Company
Review by Hela Gomulwal
Getting to the venue at St Peters was a bonding experience for all of us in the class. The train was
unexpectedly on time and unusually fast. Once we alighted at St Peter’s Station the unfamiliar
surroundings began to impact on our sense of adventure. We trundled through the narrow streets
until we reached the well‐known King Street. Having made good time ‐ due to the exceptional
services of the State Railway‐ we all decided to take a well‐ earned coffee break at a local Pastizzi
Bar. Yes, a bar that serves coffee and a variety of pastizzi pastries that scintillated even the mildest
imaginations of taste‐bud sensations.
Walking into the theatre was a maze that could rival the legend of the Minotaur; however, we were
looking for the way in, rather than the way out. Eventually, after many meandering corridors behind
a busy warehouse we made our way to our tiered seating and marvelled at the antique props and
the precise stage setting of Frank’s office. The floors were littered with books and aged timber,
effectively capturing the atmosphere of the tradition of academia. The lights were then switched off
in a dramatic fashion and a theatre full of eager and expectant students was silenced with an awed
hush.
The opening scene was opened with a classical tune reminiscent of the famous film version of the
play. A middle‐aged bearded man was spotlighted on the stage as he recited the familiar dialogue
we had analysed and discussed, oh so many times. Excitement and expectations were high. I was
pleasantly surprised with the actor’s authentic accent and take on Frank’s role which was how I had
always imagined it to be, and his sense of dress was appropriate reflecting his cynical attitude
regarding his dishevelled self and his work ethic. We sat there eagerly awaiting, anticipating, the
grand entrance of the protagonist herself – the one and only Rita! When Rita finally emerged onto
the stage all our expectations, shaped by the film version, were thrown over. There was knocking on
the door and I knew this was Rita’s entrance – her chance to rubber‐stamp our expectations of this
working class girl seeking to better herself through academia. Rita walked out onto the centre stage
and presented herself with the subtlety of a matador in a bull‐ring.
And . . . he was a brunette !
Hard to believe…..and what to believe…..the stunned silence and the gasps emanating from the
audience dismissing this visible aberration as a trick, quickly dissolved into insignificance once the
mighty brunette commandeered the stage and her presence filled the arena. I think we were all
willing to give this brunette a chance to redeem herself from the shackles of our expectations. As
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very popular again this year.
Thanks to the generosity of the P&C, our students have access to ‘Mathletics’ this year.
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students and also where students can compete with others from around the world online. This
provides opportunities for students of all learning styles and abilities to learn in a way that is
both engaging and fun. If you would like to find out more about ‘Mathletics’ the website is at
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Students News Years 7 and 10 have completed their major research projects and some interesting things were discovered.
Year 7 have been busily becoming scientists, learning to use the equipment and completing experiments. They have also completed their major research project and some interesting things were discovered.
Year 8 have been busy building on their knowledge from year 7, and have continued to increase their practical skills.
Year 9 have started doing more detailed chemistry, biology and physics and are about to do a brain dissection.
Year 10 have completed their major research project and have produced some amazing work. They are all busily working towards getting their ROSA.
In year 11 and 12 we have students studying Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Senior Science. We also have students studying Agriculture in years 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Australian Science Competition 2012 This year’s competition date was June 6th 2012. We had over 80 students from years 7 to 10 participate and we are sure there will be some outstanding results this year.
Chemistry Quiz 2012 The Australian Chemistry Quiz is going to be held early Term 3 and we are sure there will be some outstanding results.
Laptops Years 9, 10, 11and 12 are busy using their laptops and each class is getting use in many different programs and applications for use in Science. For example, Year 9 have been filming the results of some of their experiments; Year 10 have been using their laptops for looking at DNA replication and production of amino acids. It has also been useful for years 11 and 12 to have access to the Board of Studies website.
Primary Links Year 8 and 9 students have been helpers with the Primary Links program. The students involved have enjoyed showing off their Science skills and assisting the students from the Primary Schools in undertaking Science experiments. If it wasn’t for the helpers, this program would not be as successful.
Open Night This year’s open night was another great success. Many parents and students passed through the Science room, looking at all the different gadgets and gizmos that are available for use in Science. At times it was shoulder to shoulder of people. The favourite activity for the night was making sherbet and the year 11 helpers were kept very busy!! Fiona Hoy
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2012 has seen many changes introduced to the Support Faculty.
Firstly, there was an influx of new teachers. Mrs Varghese stepped into the role of 705’s, the junior class’, new classroom teacher and Ms Ljubicic has taught both 705 and 706, the senior class, for a variety of subjects.
Both teachers have proven to be outstanding additions to the faculty, bringing enthusiasm, passion, dedication and professionalism to their roles.
Our wonderful School Learning Support Officers ( SLSO’s ) Mrs Cottis, Miss Seagrott, Miss Maclaughlan, Miss Fakhouri and of course Mrs Shirley and Mrs Kernya continue to provide excellent support to both support and mainstream students alike. They are all true professionals and serve the faculty with distinction.
Secondly, the arrival of six new students brought a fresh perspective to both classes. The five Year 7’s and one Year 9 student have all worked very hard this semester, along with the other students, to settle into new routines and they have successfully established themselves as responsible students at Model Farms High School.
Both classes have worked enthusiastically all of Term 2 on their 2012 FAME performance. They performed to Guy Sebastian’s “Don’t Worry Be Happy” and were met with thunderous applause for their efforts.
In continuing the physical fitness theme, the students recently attended an Athletics Carnival for students with disabilities. Prior to attending, the students had to plan their trip using public transport. They all participated and represented Model Farms well, with many of them earning a first, second or third place position in their event.
A Rewards Initiative began this term, with the students working hard, completing daily homework tasks and meeting their teachers expectations towards being invited to attend an end of term ‘Rewards Excursion’ to watch a movie at Castle Towers.
Next term will prove just as busy, with three of the senior students in 706 attending work experience at Big W Winston Hills each Tuesday. The students will learn valuable skills through this program which will assist them gaining and keeping employment in their lives post high school.
A new student leadership initiative will also begin next term, where the students will be paired with a mainstream student leader for regular mentoring sessions.
Additionally, a third Support Class will begin in 2013. The class will comprise of seven Yr 7 ASD students who are eagerly awaiting the start of high school.
It has been a VERY busy, but successful, start to the year and semester 2 will no doubt prove to be just as fruitful.
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reaching the critical point in the development and refining of students practical
submissions for 2012.The Body Of Work component is worth 50% of their final
Assessment and diligence in exploration and experimentation involved in the resolution
of these works is now at a critical point for the students concerned. Students will be on
campus in many subjects throughout the Term 2 holidays. The students are aware of
previous success of students in being included in the “Art Express” exhibitions for the
previous 3 years and we hope this group can continue on this path.
In the junior school the first trimester is over for years 7 and 8 with most students having
an extensive experience in several Artmaking practices. The results have excited and
delighted many of those participating. The art department has purchased two high
quality printing presses and students have produced some exceptional works under the
guidance of trainee teacher Janine Timms this new direction has application in several
areas of historic and contemporary practice and students are able to recognise the
significance of method in a very graphic manner.
Elective classes in 9and 10 have completed their first Semester work. Year 9 investigating
in depth form and function and social significance of Architecture in a historical context
this included an extensive research component and presentation.
Year 9 will also be experimenting in forms of animation using their laptops in group work
in their next topic. This year will be the fifth year that students from this year will attend
“Sculpture by the Sea”
Year 10 have investigated the “Moderns”, i.e. what happened a century ago and what its
impact is on contemporary practice. This involved research and a practical component
the made demands on most students understanding of what can be considered art
practice. This will be further challenged by visiting the Sydney Biennale in Term 3in the
City centre and Cockatoo Island. The school will also be entering the Archibull
competition for the second time and will hope to at least emulate last Years success
achieved by the year10 Visual Design students under Ms Munroe’s dynamic leadership.
Elective photography in 11 and 12 have completed assessments respectively in
Photojournalism and Special effects and investigated their significance in an historic and
contemporary context. It is hoped with some spatial reorganisation that a small
permanent digital Studio can be set up for Animation purposes over the course of this
year. It is also hoped to extend the studio space in the area outside Art Room 1C1to give
seniors the opportunities provided by the continuity of studio practice.
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