Term 3 Week 9 twitter.com/concord hs nsw Principal’s Report · Sophie Briddon Ryan Chow Jiho Kim...
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Email us your thoughts – [email protected] Regularly check school website - www.concord-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Follow us on twitter – twitter.com/concord_hs_nsw Principal’s Report Concord High School Keeping In Touch Respectful Responsible Achieving Term 3 Week 9 Principal Report I would like to wish Year 12 all the best for the Higher School Certificate and their future endeavours as they complete their final week of Year 12. We are very proud of each of our Year 12 Students who have demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment and collaboration during their time at Concord High School. Year 11 examinations The Year 11 students are in the process of completing their yearly examinations and I wish them well for the remainder of the examination period. Year 12 Graduation Will be held on Thursday 27 th September in the school hall. Refreshments will be served from 5.30 pm with the official start at 6.00 pm. I encourage the families of Year 12 students to attend this important school event. Developing leadership capacity of staff This week a group of fifteen teachers from Concord High School and Strathfield South High School came together to engage in the first of a series of collaborative workshops focused on developing leadership capacity. The program is a pilot program titled Aspiring Head Teacher program developed by Mr Simon Paterson and myself to develop the leadership capacity of staff at both schools and to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the Head Teacher position. “There is a growing body of evidence that school leadership has an impact on student outcomes second only to the influence of teachers in the classroom”. Curriculum and Leadership Journal. It was wonderful to see that there were so many staff that were interested in developing their capacity as leaders which will further positively impact on student outcomes.
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Principal’s Report
Concord High School Keeping In Touch
Respectful Responsible Achieving Term 3 Week 9
Principal Report I would like to wish Year 12 all the best for the Higher School Certificate and their future endeavours as they complete their final week of Year 12. We are very proud of each of our Year 12 Students who have demonstrated enthusiasm, commitment and collaboration during their time at Concord High School. Year 11 examinations The Year 11 students are in the process of completing their yearly examinations and I wish them well for the remainder of the examination period. Year 12 Graduation Will be held on Thursday 27th September in the school hall. Refreshments will be served from 5.30 pm with the official start at 6.00 pm. I encourage the families of Year 12 students to attend this important school event. Developing leadership capacity of staff This week a group of fifteen teachers from Concord High School and Strathfield South High School came together to engage in the first of a series of collaborative workshops focused on developing leadership capacity. The program is a pilot program titled Aspiring Head Teacher program developed by Mr Simon Paterson and myself to develop the leadership capacity of staff at both schools and to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the Head Teacher position. “There is a growing body of evidence that school leadership has an impact on student outcomes second only to the influence of teachers in the classroom”. Curriculum and Leadership Journal. It was wonderful to see that there were so many staff that were interested in developing their capacity as leaders which will further positively impact on student outcomes.
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Principal’s Report continued
Year 7 Gala Day This week students from Year 7 had the wonderful opportunity to engage in a range of sport activities with other schools. During the day students developed their team work skills whilst working collaboratively and having a lot of fun. I am very appreciative of Mr Bilbija and the PDHPE faculty who organized this highly successful event. Year 9 Café Last week teachers were invited to attend a café by the Year 9 Food Technology students who have been busy planning and creating their own café. The service was outstanding and the food was superb. A great effort by the Year 9 students and the TAS teachers who supported them.
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Deputy Principals Report by Craig Anderson & Fiona Payne
Important dates Year 11 Final preliminary examinations Weeks 9 and 10 September 17 to September 28.
Year 12 Graduation evening Thursday September 27th 6pm
First day of Term 4 is Monday October 15 for all students. We will start the term on a Week A.
Term 4 Tuesday October 23rd 6-7pm Universities Admission Centre ( UAC) presentation to students and families in nthe school Hall. The presentation is for Year 11 students and families about how the Universities Admission Centre constructs the ATAR for University admission. Interested Year 10 students and families are also welcome to attend. Year 11 at risk of not completing the Preliminary course Mr Anderson will be contacting families during the examination period if the student is in imminent danger of not meeting the preliminary course requirements. Students must satisfy 12 units to be able to complete the preliminary HSC. If they have not satisfactorily completed 12 preliminary HSC units they may not start the HSC course. Year 10 Careers It was with great pleasure that I was asked to judge a Year 10 careers lesson during the week. The students had to dress a team member ready for a job interview out of newspaper. There was a great sense of team work and fun in discussing an important component of being work ready.
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Welfare News
by Fiona Milligan
Last Friday, we had the Formal Assemblies for Years 7,8,9 and 10. Our Formal Assemblies are a time to showcase student achievement and talent. I would like to congratulate all those who either received an award or performed on the day. Awards were given out for academic, sporting, extra curricular and performing arts achievement. To perform on stage in front of 2 year levels can be such a daunting task and I applaud those who put their hand up to do this. Thank you to the Year Advisers, Assistant Year Advisers and students who put the assemblies together. A big thank you to Ms Leung and her tech crew who always help out.
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English News
ICAS Results- - Special Achievement English and Writing Competitions
Congratulations to the students listed below who were awarded distinctions and high distinctions in this competition which is entered by many of the top students around Australia. Our students have again demonstrated their talents in this prestigious event. Thanks again to Ms Shiels who organised the running of these competitions.
The competition is open to all students and is publicised in the daily notices prior to student entry. Details for 2019 are yet to be finalised.
English Competition
Distinctions
Year 7
Harrison Manurung Amber Groenescheij Deena Northridge Brendan Paris Lance Pilot
Year 8
Hugo Cronin Neva Mikulic Anna Dey
Year 9
Daniel Evans
Year 10
Lance Chen Nourah Mangerah Jet Wells
High Distinction Ava Linton Y r 10
Writing Competition
Year 7
Deena Northridge
Year 8
Sophie Briddon Ryan Chow Jiho Kim Neva Mikulic Danial Milburn
Year 9 Mani Shayestehfar Jeremy Lee
Year 10 Nourah Mangerah Lance Chen Bonnie Qu
High Distinctions
Anna Day Year 7 Cindy Quocson Year 9 Jiny Lee Year 10
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Literacy Week- Spelling Competition 2018
In order to celebrate National Literacy Week at Concord High School, the English faculty organised and conducted a whole-school spelling competition that included all students in our junior English classes from Years 7-10. It all began with a simple spelling test in each classroom and culminated in a spectacular event that featured all of our class champions in an intense Spelling Final to decide four Year Champions and an eventual overall winner. In front of a packed audience in the school’s Theatrette, our class champions spelt out a number of challenging words using only a small whiteboard and a marker. After a tight competition between some fantastic spellers, we eventually ended up with our winner. Congratulations to Bella Pietrobon (Year 9) for her outstanding achievement in becoming the 2018 Concord High School Spelling Champion. Congratulations to all of those who were involved and...keep on spelling! And a special thanks to Mr White for his efforts in organising the competition. CHS SPELLING CHAMPION: Bella Pietrobon (Year 9) YEAR CHAMPIONS: Dilay Kosar (Year 7) Xavi Chiang (Year 8) Bella Pietrobon (Year 9) Ella Purdon (Year 10) Spelling Competition Class Champions 2018 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
ENB Jane Kim Xavi Chiang Jarrod Koziollek Ella Purdon
ENG Alexander Pirreca Elise Prevett Gaurav Aradhya Satya Ganesh
ENO Dilay Kosar Gwen Powell Bella Pietrobon Sara Al-Alami
ENP Jack Scott Lleyton Woo Jason Chung
ENR Chris Briddon Angus Luo Reya Palkiwala Brian Kim
ENV Taylor Wang Jiho Kim Jeremy Kim Reiji Semidang
ENW Rameez Vu David dela Rama Minjun Kim Edwin Deng
ENY Daniella Severino Sehyun (Tony) Huh Rey Correa Matilde Ragatzu
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STEM News Concord High School will be hosting a STEM careers night for Year 9-11 students and their families in Term 4. If you are interested in attending please RSVP as per the details below. Please contact Ms Leung if you have any questions.
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Concord High School News 15’s Knockout Netball Competition In week 8 the 15s Knockout Netball team competed against Terrigal at Cintra Netball courts, Concord. Concord High School started strong, having their highest point score in the first quarter. Our two amazing shooters Zoe Thompson and Brooke Smith worked hard in the circle however the defensive work by Terrigal proved too strong as Concord found it difficult to maintain possession within their attacking third. At half time Terrigal pushed ahead, however this time Concords’ defence – Bailey Belanger, Ayla Ali, Ilse Knottenbelt, Paula De La Vara and Keira Will proved solid, forcing held balls and turnovers against the Terrigal girls. Defenders Sophie Gors and Pina Buda proved effective on the rebounds and intercepts as Terrigals’ attack began to lose their strong lead and Concord worked hard to improve on their score in the second half. The final quarter saw our shooters Jayde Newman and Zoe Thompson come out strong when opportunities came their way. With a few minutes to go in the game Concord worked hard to try to force turnovers and bring the ball down to their shooters, however Terrigal stayed in front to win the game. Congratulations to the following girls for all their hard work and effort during training sessions and in the game! Paula De La Vara, Zoe Thompson, Brooke Smith, Jayde Newman, Ilse Knottenbelt, Ayla Ali, Bailey Belanger, Sophie Gors, Pina Buda and Keira Will. Miss Peoples
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Concord High School News TAFE Taster Programs A huge congratulations must be given to the year 10 students who have completed a variety of TAFE taster courses this year.
These practical courses have taught students industry related skills and have assisted in developing their self-confidence as they work towards their post school options.
Miss Peoples
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P& C News
TO DO LIST: ☐ Make donation to CHS P&C DO YOU STRUGGLE TO GET TO YOUR LIST UNDER CONTROL?
WANT TO GET AT LEAST ONE ITEM OFF THE LIST TODAY?
THIS IS A QUICK AND EASY ONE TO DO AND WILL MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.
TO DO LIST: √ Make donation to CHS P&C THANK YOU! We have a long list of projects CHS have identified that they’d love the parent/carer community to fund to support our students. Our priority this year is to fund much needed air conditioning units for the classrooms. If you have not already done so and are able, please see the flyer below and make a donation and help us continue to fund important P&C projects. Remember you can make your donation via credit card from the CHS web site - select the “Make A Payment” option or you can directly transfer your donation into the CHS P&C Account or have your student drop cash or cheque at the Side Office. For more details, take a look at the flyer in this week’s KIT below or check your email as this has been emailed to all parents/carers. The flyer is also on the CHS web. https://concord-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/parents--carers-and-the-community/about-the-p-c/minutes-and-documents.html P&C CHANGES The P&C is made up of many wonderful fellow parent and carer volunteers with a few choosing and being elected to take on specific tasks. At our last meeting we had some volunteers stand down from their current positions prompting elections. We are delighted and congratulate the following parent/carer volunteers and thank them for their time and commitment to the P&C. Angela Devine-Smith – President Linda Dunkin – Vice President Emma Wakefield – Assistant Treasurer
OUR NEXT P&C MEETING IS TUESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2018 from 6.30 pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) followed by GENERAL MEETING
Staff Common Room (above front office). All members and non members welcome
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If you want to be kept informed of P&C matters, receive the agenda or minutes, and/or become more involved please email us as per below. You can also find general information on the P&C on the CHS web site. Remember there are many ways to be involved and support your P&C and local community not all requiring too much time. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing : [email protected] Uniform Shop News Stock Updates: - girls skorts are unfortunately delayed until January 2019 with apologies from our supplier -
limited sizes- pre-orders will be taken; - new girls PE shorts now available in larger sizes; - scarves on special for $10. The Uniform Shop trading hours are: Monday and Wednesday 10.30am to 1.30pm. Please note at recess (10:35am – 10:55am) and lunch (12.35pm – 1.15pm) students are given priority — parents are welcome after recess and before or after lunch. You can contact the Uniform Shop Manager, Mae, on 0434 169 203 or email [email protected]. Finally, very best wishes to all CHS students, families and staff from your Concord High School P&C.
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Congratulations to the students listed below, who were awarded a Merit this week.
STUDENT AWARD Selina SAHIN
Alicia BROWN
Ilse KNOTTENBELF
Alicia BROWN
Alicia BROWN
Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Silver Merit: Silver Merit
Bronze Merit: Bron Merit
Finley KIME Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Emily SHIPTON Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Pranit NAGRA Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Laura YELLOWLEES Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Max MACKINDER Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Danny GRAHAM Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Calvin WONG Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Jaida DUNCAN Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher Charlotte TRAPNELL Head Teacher Award: Head Teacher
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VARIATIONS TO ROUTINE TERM 3 WEEK 10 September 24 2018 – September 28 2018 WEEK B September 24 o Year 11 Yearly Examinations o VoR Year 7 Gala Day wet weather date o Mid Autumn Festival Celebration o VoR- Year 10 Peer Reading Training o VoR - Year 9 Media Industry Studies o Year 7 Behaviour Support Meeting for o Year 7 English Task o Year 10 Elective History Source Analysis Test
September 25 o Prelim Yearly Examinations o Year 7 History Task
September 26 o Year 11 Yearly Examinations o VoR – Year 12 Farewell Assembly
1:15pm–2:55pm o Year 10 Visual Design Task
September 27 o Year 11 Yearly Examinations o Year 12 Graduation Evening 6:00pm-8:30pm
September 28 o Year 11 Yearly Examinations o Assembly – Whole School o VoR – Year 11 PDHPE 7:30am-4:00pm o PB4L Lesson 9 – Behaviour out in Public
11:30am-12:10pm o VoR Year 10 PASS 12:45pm-2:30pm o Year 9 Geography Task
A LOOK AHEAD 2018 Term 4 Week 1
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