SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 2018 - granvilles-h.schools.nsw ...

GRANVILLE SOUTH CREATIVE

AND PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 2018

SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2018

VISIT: http://www.granvilles-h.schools.nsw.edu.au * PHONE: 9892 2654 * FAX: 9892 2764

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/Granvillesouthcreativeandperformingartshighschool

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Key Dates Friday 13th April Last day of term 1 Tuesday 1st May Day 1 – Term 2 – all students return to school Tuesday 15th May P & C meeting 10.00am Monday 21st May Exams begin – Years 7 & 10 Wednesday 23rd May Ramadan Iftar Dinner Friday 25th May Athletics Carnival – Wyatt Park – 9.00 – 2.30pm Monday 28th May Exams begin – Years 8 & 9

Student Achievements Students of the Term - Term 1 Hassan El-Assaad Year 7 Jibriil Dandan Year 8 Angelina Dbouk Year 9 Rusul Al-Khafaji Year 10 Nuno Salsinha Year 11 Phoenyx Tautuhi Year 12

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

We have had a very exciting start to 2018, with the introduction of Project Based Learning in year 7 and 8, sports carnivals, success in many interschool sports competitions, Harmony Day cultural celebrations, Observation rounds and a number of successful student performances.

On Monday 9th April Granville South hosted staff from Granville Boys and Birrong Boys in Observations Rounds, as part of staff professional development in our Curiosity and Powerful Learning program. We are a pilot NSW school in the implementation of the Curiosity and Powerful Learning program and the Observation rounds provide feedback and insight into the teaching and learning taking place in classrooms across the school. We had 9 teachers and their classes visited by staff from the 3 schools including REAL Project Based Learning in years 7 and 8, Support unit IM and IO, English, Maths and Science. The feedback was very positive, supporting the implementation of a number of teaching and learning focus areas that have been delivered as professional development to teachers. This includes Learning Intentions, Narrative and Pace, Higher Order Questioning, Groupwork, Concept Attainment, and Feedback.

I am very proud of the achievements of many of our students this term, and their contributions to the success of our school community. You will find examples of sporting achievements in this newsletter and on our Facebook page. Those parents who were able to attend our Harmony Day assembly were treated to an amazing array of talent, with performances in vocals, Arabic Drumming, and Pasifika dancing and singing. This was followed by lunch time activities. The drumming continued in the canteen area, with dozens of students, staff and parents dancing and enjoying their time together. Thank you to the parents who donated food, and to the staff, students and parents who assisted in making this day a success. It really was exceptional.

We have welcomed many new staff to our school this year, including Mrs Hill as Business Manager, Ms Magbanua in English, Ms Khan in HSIE, Mr Deo in TAS, Ms Sheppard in TAS, Ms Dabliz in Maths, Ms Twaddle in PDHPE, Ms Simmons in CAPA, Ms Wright in CAPA, Ms Kahlon in Science, and Ms Naidu in Science. We have also welcomed Ms Fogg as Head Teacher in TAS and Mr Anderson as Head Teacher in Maths.

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to term 2.

Mrs Melissa Johnston Principal





Deputy Principal’s report Term 1 2018

Welcome to Term1, 2018 to all our parents, students, staff and members of our school community.

To the Year 7 Students 2018: Your first step towards your HSC, educational pathways and lifelong learning started this term just like the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.

I have met with many Year 9 students to discuss strategies to improve their academic progress and ensure that they’re attending school on time and are going to all their classes.

Wishing our Year 11 students all the very best with their assessment tasks and assignments and hope that they continue on striving to achieve their personal best.

We have some great teams to facilitate learning and help our students along the way by building on their strengths and developing their weaknesses:

- Wellbeing team - SRC- student leadership - Teaching and Learning

We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning school and our LEARN expectations which are as follows:

Listen Equipped Achieve Respect and Responsibility Never give up At GSCAPAHS we also have:

- Scripture: Our scripture providers are for Muslim and Christian students we have permission notes for parents to sign

- Homework Centre: We have permission notes for parents to sign - P&C: A meeting takes place once a term, please watch for announcements on

Facebook, website and sign outside of school. - Food policy: We have a great canteen and policy regarding food bought from

outside of school.

With many activities, events and great opportunities weaved into our curriculum at GSCAPAHS; we are creating success stories for our students.

Wishing a safe and restful break

Ms Issa Deputy Principal Years 7, 9 and 11

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Ms Issa





The 2018 school year began with a lot of excitement as we welcomed all our new students and returning students in Years 8-12. It was good to see all students quickly settling in to the new school year and engaging in all the learning experiences that are offered at our school. With the departure of Mr Price, I also began the school year as Acting Deputy Principal, responsible for Years 8, 10 and 12 and Support.

This term our school has offered some great programs and learning experiences for our students, such as the Sydney Tower Restaurant excursion for our Year 12 students and ‘Meet the Teachers’ afternoon for parents of students in our Support Unit.

I am still concerned about the traffic congestion outside the school, particularly in the afternoon. Parents are reminded that traffic regulations should be followed to ensure the safety of students and staff when leaving the school. Council rangers have been outside the school of late recording infringements.

Those students who catch buses are reminded that they are to carry the correct Opal card for their journey. The bus companies count the number of students using their services and arrange bus routes around need.

I ask that parents discuss the importance of punctuality and attendance with their children. The school day begins at 8.50am with roll call. It is essential that students have arrived at school by this time. Additionally, students need to be at lessons on time during the day. Lateness to class interrupts the learning process for other students in the class and may result in the lateness being recorded as a partial truancy.

As a Positive Behaviour for Learning school, I would like to emphasise our LEARN expectations and encourage all our students to LISTEN, be EQUIPPED, ACHIEVE, RESPECT and be RESPONSIBLE and NEVER GIVE UP!

In conclusion, I wish all students a safe and happy holiday.

Ms S Sharma Acting Deputy Principal Years 8, 10 and 12

ACTING DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Ms Sharma





EWS FROM WS FMINISTRATION OTHE A

School fees School fees have been sent home for the 2018 year, setting out your child(ren)’s school contribution and subject charges. The school relies on the support of parents and carers in making these payments so that we can provide better resources to support our students’ learning. There are two types of school payments: Voluntary School Contributions - which assists in the purchase of textbooks, library resources, computer technology, paper, photocopying and stationary, and Subject Charges - which are used to purchase materials used by students in class eg: paint, food and timber. Subject charges are not voluntary and must be paid by any student who elects to study a course/s that has a subject charge. School contributions and subject charges may be made at the office by cash, cheque or EFTPOS or via the school website using the Parent Online Portal. To use the Parent Online Portal go to the school website – click on ‘make a payment’ and complete all details. To ensure payments are made to the correct areas, eg excursion, subject contributions, etc . please ensure that all information is entered correctly. Payments can only be processed with Visa or Mastercard. School contribution fees may be paid to the school in instalments. Receipts are issued for all monies collected. Please retain your receipt. Thank you to those parents who have supported the school by paying their child’s school fees. Family Details The School needs to ensure its records are up to date at all times. Whenever there is a change to your family details, for example a change of phone number, or a change to an emergency contact, the School must be informed. This can be done by completing a new Student/Family Details Form which can be obtained at the school Front Office, or by ringing the School. If you have not supplied an email address please do so as a matter of urgency. School Uniform Term 2 will bring the beginning of cooler weather. The school jumper can be purchased from either Lowes in Merrylands or Oz Fashions in Granville. Hoodies are NOT an acceptable item of clothing to wear to school. Students travelling overseas – The school requires 2 weeks notice when a student is travelling overseas during school terms. An application form is to be obtained from the office, completed and returned with a copy of the airline ticket. Students in years 9-12 are also required to get work from their teachers which are to be entered on the ‘Contract of Completion of Work’ form which must be returned to the office. Thank you for your support with the above matters. S Hill Business Manager

NEWS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE





P & C Association News….

P & C Federation e-bulletins and media releases are being emailed to all parents. It is important that the school has your correct email address. Leadership roles in the school P & C Association still remain vacant. If interested in any position or would like further information, please contact the school. Membership of $2.00 per year is payable prior to the meeting. Membership gives you a voting right at all P & C meetings. Receipts are issued for all monies paid. The next P & C meeting will be held on Tuesday 15th May at 10.00am. We would love to see many parents and friends attend. This is your school, your community, please give your support. S Grinyer P&C Secretary





SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2018





Granville South CAPA HS entered an Open Boys team into the Sydney West Basketball Knockout Competition this year. Round 1 was played against Merrylands High School. After Merrylands High got off to a great start, Granville South CAPA HS finished the first half strong, cutting the MHS lead to half. After a highly competitive second half, the Merrylands team was just too strong, and in the end won the game 30 - 12. Congratulations to Jakob Kaihea who was voted ‘Man of the Match’ by his teammates.

Hamze El-Hallak, Nuno Salsinha and Abas Alassadi

PDHPE

FACULTY REPORTS





GIRLS OZ-TAG A HUGE congratulations to the Senior Girls OzTag Team for an UNDEFEATED season! They have played as a team superbly this term and should be very proud to call themselves Champions. Special mention to MVP of the Grand Final, Roweena A, who not only scored three tries to secure the win, but lead the team as Captain with dignity and pride. Great job girls, you’ve made me extremely proud. Back row: Kakala Hala, Rowenna Amituanai, Anau Malafu, Anastasia Laakulu, Matai Totoa , Nakita Whaanga Front row: Shizhara Heretama, Ramona Parker, Gada El-Ahmad, Nisanur Aydin

SPORT





CAPA

The girls in Visual Arts Ensemble were given the opportunity to work collaboratively with local women artists from Welcome Studio in Guilford. The underlying purpose for the partnership was to explore and discover ways to mobilise social change through creativity. They spent part of it thinking about the rights of women and issues affecting them. They participated in a range of workshops including printmaking, collage, jewellery making, and finished with a large-scale mural titled ‘Girl Power’. The girls should be proud of their achievements and the positive impact they have made on the school and the local community.

Ms Wright

“The woman here is standing on top of buildings, with space as the background, to show that she is ‘on top of the world’ - she is capable of anything. She also has the head of a gorilla because gorillas are very intelligent, but a lot of people don’t realise it. In the same way the intelligence and capability of many women around the world is not recognised, or is even silenced.”

Anau Malafu





VET Sports Coaching Term 1 update 2018

On Friday 2nd February 2018 the following Year 12 VET Sport, Fitness and Recreation students led a range of team building and modified games to Year 7 as part of the Year 7 Transition Fun Day at Campbell Hill Reserve:

● Jakob Kaihea ● Margaret Langi ● Siu-Ki-Moana Finau ● Atelina Rakuli ● Zacharia Merhi

Activities were organised as a tabloid event and included tag, chain tag, high five stuck in the mud, red light green light, untie the knot, modified end zone and catch the flag. This day allowed the Year 12 sports coaching students to start to develop and build relationships with the Year 7 students, continue developing their own personal communication skills and confidence as leaders and coaches. On Thursday 15th February 2018 the following Year 11/12 VET Sport, Fitness and Recreation students assisted staff at the school swimming carnival:

● Jakob Kaihea ● Margaret Langi ● Siu-Ki-Moana Finau ● Atelina Rakuli ● Zacharia Merhi ● Soner Ozsarac ● Nuno Salsinha

Students worked tirelessly all day in the heat as timekeepers and runners. Students improved their knowledge of the swimming rules and regulations whilst officiating at this event. On Wednesday 21st February 2018 the following Year 12 VET Sport, Fitness and Recreation students assisted staff at Blaxcell St PS Swimming Time Trials:

● Siu-Ki-Moana Finau ● Margaret Langi ● Atelina Rakuli

Students performed their duties as timekeeper and recorder of results with confidence and professionalism.

Congratulations to all students for their ongoing assistance, effort and participation in whole school and community sporting events. Miss Rama VET Sports Coaching/PDHPE Teacher

VET SPORTS COACHING





Congratulations to the following Year 11 students who have participated and successfully completed the XVenture Program:

• Elizabeth Brown • Analeta Rakuli • Yasmine Darwich • Ahmad El Dirani • Ali El Dirani • Khaled Elhassan • Siham Khammash • Faatuatua Mainuu • Nuno Salsinha • Amber St Hill • Valentine Wanjiru • Zainab Al-Faham • Tapu Sautia • Sajjad Al-Khafaji

XVenture was introduced to a group of Year 11 students to build confidence and resilience and to help students get ready for the next stage in life. Students learnt the secrets of high performance and building a great team. Students learnt from educators and employers on what they are looking for and how they can be successful. Students also learnt the importance of personal branding, integrity and collaboration. Students were involved in interactive classroom and outdoor sessions, participating in a variety of fun and challenging activities to test their leadership and teamwork skills.

Miss Rama and Mr Abbas

YEAR 11 X VENTRUE PROGRAM





As part of their Food and Beverage studies, students in Year 12 Hospitality are required to demonstrate their competence in a variety of areas including hot beverage service. Students have been pleased to have had the support of the staff at the school, who have come to the Café Teaching and Learning Space in the common room to place their orders for a variety of coffees, teas and hot chocolates. The students may not have achieved their top speeds as yet, however, by all accounts, the quality of the drinks served is as good as any commercial coffee shop. Well done and congratulations to our Baristas of the Future!

Alysha Zraika, Cemo Gulhan

TAS BARISTA MAGIC





Northcott Swimming Carnival This term, the Support Unit once again competed in the annual Northcott Secondary Interschool Swimming Carnival. One of our favourite events of the year, we entered over 40 swimmers into over 100 races! We enjoyed seeing our competitive swimmers take out top 3 placings in Freestyle, Backstroke and Breastroke; and even had our non-swimmers place in their novelty events. It was a fantastic day of swimming, meeting students from other schools and celebrating many achievements. We look forward to competing in the Northcott Athletics Carnival later this year. A Tsaloukas

SUPPORT UNIT

Nour Noumair

Feyza Kavlak

Faith Tofilau

Quy Truong Ha

Faith Tofilau





April 2018 School Holiday Activities

Cumberland Library Services SENSATIONAL SCIENCE

All activities are FREE.

Space Stories – For all ages No booking required

Auburn Library Monday 16 April 10.30am Merrylands Library Tuesday 17 April 10.30am Granville Library Wednesday 18 April 10.30am Wentworthville Library

Thursday 19 April 10.30am

Regents Park Library Monday 23 April 10.30am Greystanes Library Tuesday 24 April 10.30am Lidcombe Library Thursday 26 April 10.30am Guildford Library Friday 27 April 10.30am





Regents Park Library Monday 16 April 10.30am

Merrylands Library Monday 16 April 2.30pm

Auburn Library Tuesday 17 April 10.30am

Lidcombe Library Wednesday 18 April 10.30am

Wentworthville Library Wednesday 18 April 2.30pm

Guildford Library Thursday 19 April 10.30am

Greystanes Library Thursday 19 April 2.30pm

Granville Library Friday 20 April 2.30pm

Auburn Library Monday 23 April 10.30am

Merrylands Library Monday 23 April 2.30pm

Guildford Library Tuesday 24 April 10.30am

Lidcombe Library Tuesday 24 April 10.30am

Wentworthville Library Tuesday 24 April 2.30pm

Regents Park Library Thursday 26 April 10.30am

Greystanes Library Thursday 26 April 2.30pm

Granville Library Friday 27 April 2.30pm

Paper Plane Craft – For school aged children No booking required - Be on time to ensure your space

Science Craft – For school aged children No booking required





Granville Library Phone: 9735 1376 Monday 16 April 10.30am

Guildford Library Phone: 9735 1395 Tuesday 17 April 10.30am

Greystanes Library Phone: 9636 4160 Tuesday 17 April 2.30pm

Lidcombe Library Phone: 9735 1381 Thursday 19 April 10.30am

NAPLAN SLAM Prepare for the upcoming NAPLAN tests with skills focused activities for students in Year 3, Year 5, Year 7 and 9.

Phone the corresponding Library for bookings.

NAPLAN Literacy

Wentworthville Library Phone: 9631 7564

Monday 16 April

2pm - 3pm: Year 3 3pm - 4pm: Year 5 4pm - 5pm: Years 7 and 9

Merrylands Library Phone: 9840 9960

Tuesday 17 April 2pm - 3pm: Year 3 3pm - 4pm: Year 5

Auburn Library Phone: 9735 1250

Thursday 19 April


Regents Park Library Phone: 9735 1380

Friday 20 April 2pm - 3pm: Year 3 3pm - 4pm: Year 5

Slime and Goo Making – For school aged children Limited spaces - Bookings required





NAPLAN Numeracy

Wentworthville Library Phone: 9631 7564

Monday 23 April


Merrylands Library Phone: 9840 9960

Tuesday 24 April 2pm - 3pm: Year 3 3pm - 4pm: Year 5

Auburn Library Phone: 9735 1250

Thursday 26 April


Regents Park Library Phone: 9735 1380

Friday 27 April 2pm - 3pm: Year 3 3pm - 4pm: Year 5

SYDLUG Lego Day at Auburn Library

No booking required

Come and view some amazing brick masterpieces created by members of SYDLUG (Sydney Lego Users Group), and make your own mini masterpiece. This free event is suitable for school aged children and no bookings are required.

Wednesday 18 April, 10am - 5pm





Movie Fun – For all ages Friday 20 April

No booking required

Join us for a chilled session watching a surprise movie. ‘Who you gonna call?

No bookings required – but be on time to insure your space

Auburn Library at 10am Merrylands Library at

2.30pm

Tween Activities – For young people aged 10-16 years only Lim it ed sp aces - Bookings req uired Crayon Art

Regents Park Library Phone: 9735 1380 Tuesday 17 April 2.30pm

Granville Library Phone: 9735 1376 Wednesday 18 April 2.30pm

Wentworthville Library Phone: 9631 7564 Thursday 26 April 2.30pm

Glow in the Dark

Merrylands Library Phone: 9840 9960 Friday 27 April 10am

Auburn Library Phone: 9735 1250 Friday 27 April 2.30pm





Magazine-Project Based Learning. Yr. 7/8

Autobiography Of A Backpack

I was bought from Kmart in Merrylands by my owner. I am a backpack and I am blue. I was picked up by a mum with her nine year old son, she was buying it for him for school. The child took me to school every day from Monday to Friday. He showed me to his friends, his cool blue bag. Although he really liked the bag, he did not take very good care of me. He tossed me around and was very rough with me. One day I got lost and was found by a girl who took very good care of me, she put me into the washing machine, cleaned me up and took me with her to her university. Eventually I got torn up and she got rid of me. I got drained into the sewer. Ibrahim Qablawi (Year 8)



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Autobiography of a Computer. Year 7

I am a computer. One day Michael played a game on me and lost. Michael stamped on me. I broke and went to Bankstown to the computer shop to be repaired. My owner lost interest in me. I was sold. A guy bought me, wanted to play games on me and even liked to do research, so he felt I was not good enough. I was sold again. My next customer was Johnny who treated me with love. He was getting education and games out of me. Sometimes he uses me to watch videos on You Tube. I got lucky as Johnny got a new computer and I have become a spare in the cupboard. One day I came in use, his computer got a virus, so he pulled me out, I was brand new so he used me for research. He thought of playing games on me again, so he upgraded me. I was looked up to again. He thinks that I am capable of better graphics so he kept me for his special computer game challenge. Mohammad EL Dadoun

I was born in a shop. My owner Adam does homework on me, he watches YouTube and plays game. My owner played a lot of games specially Fortnite. One game was bad. I broke, my owner went to fix me. The person who fixed me charged $50.00. He now doesn’t like me. It is sad because he has put me in the bin. The truck got me, I felt a poor boy got me out. He played good games not bad, it was the best! Poor people do not have a lot of money so I cannot do better but I am still happy because I am safe now as my owner is kind to me.

Muhamed A-l Khafaji



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WANT TO PLAY SOCCER ??? (2018 Season - April to August)

Under 6's to under 17's take place on Saturday mornings. All age & Premier League matches are on Saturday afternoons.

Ladies matches are on Sundays

To register with Guildford McCredie Uniting Soccer Club

register on line at http://www.mccredie.org.au/soccer For further details call 9682 7779

The Active Kids Program allows every school student to receive up to $100 reduction on their fees. To receive a voucher check the website for details

FEES u6 - u7 $80

u8 $100 u9 - u16 $160 Ladies $250

All Age Men & over 35 $250



http://www.mccredie.org.au/soccer



Mia White-Tuuga, Jai Lyn Gadd-Ngawini, Sydney Malu

Anastasia Laakulu, Anau Malafu

Jonique Lino

Zakaria Malas, Abdullah Daiban, Moustafa El-Kassar

Slaimen Mustapha, Ian Rogers, Armin Dupovac, Ahmelia Katoa, Matai Totoa, Rowenna Amituanai, Haris Ganibegovic Sydney Malu

HARMONY DAY



https://www.facebook.com/GSCAPAHS/photos/a.2034344063505286.1073741859.1400777010195331/2034344076838618/?type=3




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