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Issue 10 – 30 November, 2018

Cumberland High School Excellence in Education

183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.gov.au Email: [email protected] Events for Term 4, 2018

30 Nov Peer Leader Assembly

03 Dec Peer Tutor Training Day 2

04 Dec Year 7, 2019 Orientation Day

04 Dec Year 10 Poetry Slam

05 Dec Year 10 Red My Science@MQ

06 Dec Summer Band Tour (3 Days)

10 Dec Year 11 Hospitality Placement 2 (All Week)

11 Dec P&C Christmas Meeting 7pm

13 Dec Presentation Day

13 Dec HSC Results Released

14 Dec ATAR’s Released and Celebration Morning Tea

17 Dec End of Year Excursions

18 Dec School Reports Distributed

19 Dec Last Day of Term 4

29 Jan Staff Return Term 1

30 Jan Year 7, 11 and 12 Students Return

31 Jan Year 8, 9 and 10 Students Return

18 Feb Cumberland High School Open Evening

Our Students. Our Future.

The Future Project

Congratulations to three of our outstanding Year 11 students,

Edison Ruan, Isabelle Alley and Feng Ye (pictured above) who

completed The Future Project program with a graduation

ceremony on November 14th, attended by proud family and Ms

Pikoulas. Extra congratulations to Edison for receiving a special

award! Feng also delivered a heartfelt speech to the gathering.

Bravo Edison, Isabelle and Feng!


Our Students. Our

Future Cont.

This is a special program that only

accepts approximately 20 Senior

Research Interns each year.

Interns are partnered with

collaborating researchers to gain

an insight into conducting the

latest biomedical, agricultural or

engineering research. The

research is conducted in an

industry-standard facility at The

King’s School (Parramatta).

The skills learnt during the

program are very valuable for life,

university or the workforce.

Students work as a team, identify

a real-world research problem,

design and conduct research,

teach themselves what they need

to know, fail, conduct further

research and come up with new

understandings that have the

potential of real-world

applications.

Students involved so far have

come from Baulkham Hills High

School, Cherrybrook Technology

High School, Cumberland High

School, Mount St Benedict College,

Mamre Anglican School, Tara

Anglican School for Girls and The

King’s School to name a few.

With the ongoing support of The

Future Project’s Director, Dr Vera

Munro-Smith, Cumberland High

was again part of this exciting

extra-curricula program in 2018.

The Kings School have again

invited students from

Cumberland to take part in 2019.

We have several applicants about

to go to interview as you read this.

Stay tuned for more early next year and for more information refer to

http://www.thefutureproject.com/

Mr M. Walford

Head Teacher Science

Top: Mechel Pikoulas (Principal, Cumberland HS), Ms Caroline Sullivan

(Isabelle’s mum), Isabelle Alley, Dr Jen George

Bottom: Dr Ben Herbert (Director, Sangui Bio), Alanna Bindschedler

(Mount St Benedict College), Isabelle Alley, Nick Pierides (The King’s

School).

http://www.thefutureproject.com/


Clockwise from top left: Dr Olivier Laczka (Research

Scientist), Feng Ye, Matthew Ford (Cherrybrook

Technology HS) and Edison Ruan. Headmaster of

The King’s School, Mr Tony George, and Director of

The Future Project, Dr Vera Munro-Smith at The

Future Project Graduation & Awards Night. Edison,

Feng, Matthew and Dr Kailing Wang (Vice

President, Aegros Biopharma).


Principal’s Voice

Cumberland High School

continues to provide outstanding

student enrichment and

leadership opportunities in Term

4.

Last week we had our partner

primary schools showcasing the

creative filmmaking talents of the

students at our annual COSFEST!

We were delighted to our

Directors David Leydon and

Andrew Williamson as special

guests together our 9 partner

primary schools; Carlingford

West, Carlingford, Dundas,

Ermington West, Rydalmere,

Rydalmere East, Yates Avenue,

Oatlands and Burnside. What a

wonderful celebration!

Our outstanding Interface

representatives Dev Chopra,

Purvi Kapur, Sam

Meguerditichian and Vivian Ha

presented a brilliant online

platform to many executive

leaders from the global company,

Interface. The Executive were

astounded by the confidence and

brilliance of our student leaders!

Congratulations to our Science

Inspire Leaders and the Science

team for an outstanding

showcasing of our passion for

Science at Cumberland High

School. The Science Inspire

leadership team ran workshops

and experiments for the 2019

Year 7 students and Ruben the

Surfing Scientist also completed

an awesome scientific adventure

for our students.

Our Student Representative

Council recently attended

Question

Question Time at Parliament

House, another amazing

enrichment opportunity for our

students.

As our HSC and Yearly

examination period concludes,

we look to seeing significant

growth and outstanding results

from our student body across all

year groups.

Please look out for the next

newsletter. It will be the final

newsletter for the year and will

highlight our outstanding

achievements for 2018.

Ms M. Pikoulas

Principal

Images Top to Bottom: Our Science

Team, SRC at NSW Parliament,

COSfest Celebration.


The Helmsman

Project 2018

At 6am on the 24th September,

seven Cumberland High School

students headed of on a five day

camping and mountaineering

excursion into Namadgi National

Park which borders the Northern

side of Kosciuszko National Park.

These students included: Yahya

Al-Faraj, Max Arnot, Isaac Kuka,

Arjun Madar, Harry Menouhos,

Mark Moffat, Hayzam Nour and

Seth Thompson.

The group trekked at least 6

kilometres per day, carrying all

the essentials in a heavy back

pack. Over the week students had

different roles and

responsibilities as well.

Therefore, it was a teamwork

effort, sharing the workload and

relying on each other’s strengths

to survive living in the outdoor

environment.

The excursion was not always

easy, as some students struggle in

the harsh conditions. However, it

was inspiring to see how other

students rally to support those

who were suffering from

emotional and physical

exhaustion and finding it difficult.

As a teacher, I witnessed fellow

students unpack their peer’s

backpack and take out some of

the load and put it in their own

backpack to make the trek easier

for their classmate.

Some of the other responsibilities

included: Navigating, cooking,

cleaning, and setting up camp,

just to name a few.

https://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.phphttps://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.php


The Helmsman Project 2018

Cont.

All along protecting the national

park and keeping the

environment in pristine

conditions. Students also planted

trees along the Murrumbidgee

River in an effort to restore the

ecosystem after human

destruction. They also,

participated in caving and

abseiling activities during the

week.

These students are currently

working on a community project

to plant a garden at the front

entrance to Cumberland High

School. I would like to thank all

the students for their efforts and

especially, Leon Naufahu from

Helmsman who was their mentor

and visited them at school

throughout the year to give them

guidance.

Mr W. Scurfield

Helmsman Boys Supervising

Teacher

https://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.phphttps://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.php


MyScience@MQ Project 2018

Following on from the report on the MyScience@MQ Project in the last newsletter, two groups have been chosen

to publish their findings in this edition.

Our Year 10 Red Science class worked with Year 3 and Year 5 students at Carlingford West Public School on this

incredible Science and Technology Program.

Mr R. Tang

Science Teacher

Team A:

Student Names:

Dieter (Year 5 Carlingford West PS) and Rowan Chate (Year10)

Aim: To measure the amount of light entering a box covered with coloured cellophane and to investigate the

changes and observations in temperature and light.

Hypothesis: Cellophane that is lighter in colour will allow more light to pass through.

Materials:

Cardboard box Coloured cellophane (shown right) Light meter (shown far right) Scissors Thermometer Sticky tape

Method:

1. Gather all necessary materials

2. Using scissors, cut several holes into two sides of a cardboard box

3. Cover all holes in the box but one with same coloured cellophane, sticking them down with tape

4. Place the box in an outdoor environment for 10 minutes

5. Using a light meter, measure and record the amount of light entering the box

6. Using a thermometer, measure and record the temperature of the box’s interior

7. Repeat steps 3-6 using different colours of cellophane to cover the holes in the box

Results: Students found that darker colours of cellophane absorb light and heat, allowing them to pass into the

box. The interior of the box heated faster and to a greater extent than when light-coloured cellophane was used.

Light-coloured cellophane and transparent cellophane allowed the most light to pass into the box, but it was the

darker coloured one which increased the temperature higher on the box’s interior.

Discussion Questions:

A) What did the information gathered during this experiment tell us?

Students stated that the experiment taught them which colours allowed more light to pass into the box and which

one increased the temperature higher than others.


Team A:

Discussion Questions Cont:

The experiment also taught them that light originating from a source also produces heat energy, which was

evident by the interior of the box being warmed up when exposed to light.

Finally, students learned that variables such as the duration the box was placed in the sun could affect the results.

B) What practical application can your information have?

The students said that their information could be applied when designing buildings; specifically, in designing

windows. The knowledge that darker colours absorb light and heat while lighter colours reflect them would be

useful in determining the design of windows depending on the preferences of those designing them. E.g. they may

want windows that are transparent and allow light in, or that are dark in colour and absorb heat.

The care of plants was another application that this knowledge could be useful for. Plants require light to grow,

meaning that the understanding of which colours absorb light and which ones reflect it would be of great

importance to professions involving plants as plants under darker colours will absorb less light and grow at a

slower rate. This information could most likely be applied in areas such as greenhouses.

C) What parts of this experiment did you do well?

By conducting several tests and analyzing the effects of

specific variables in each, students were able to obtain

accurate and variable results from their experiments.

Students said that by working as a team and applying

teamwork skills, their experiments could be conducted

more efficiently. The design of the experiment was one

that could be conducted easily without lengthy periods

and without complicated materials being used.

D) What were three things that could have been improved?

During testing, the amount of holes that were cut in the box could have been increased to investigate whether

the amount of holes in the box as an independent variable would alter any results.

A greater variety of coloured cellophane could have been used, which would create a wider variety of results in

the data set collated. Students said that they only used transparent, blue and green cellophane and could have

used other colours such as red, yellow and purple.

In order to obtain reliable results, students could have both conducted multiple tests with one colour of

cellophane and allow periods of time between tests that would allow the box to cool before its next period of

time in an outdoor area. This would create reliable results as the results of previous tests would not alter those

of later trials.

Conclusion: Darker colours of cellophane allow for greater changes in temperature and light entering a box

than light-coloured cellophane as it absorbs heat rather than reflecting it.


Team B:

Student Names:

Marth, Aaliyah and Meagan (Year 3 Carlingford West PS) and Sarah Ghasem Zadeh (Year 10)

First visit to CWPS:

My group decided that they were going to test a shelter made out of different materials against wind. They

decided that they want to test the strength of the shelter by putting it at the front of a strong fan and seeing how

long it’s going to last. The materials they chose to build the shelter with were bark, sticks and leaves. Therefore,

their independent variable is the materials that the shelter is made out of and the dependent variable is how

long the shelter is going to last against the wind. The control variable is the size and the shape of the shelter.

They also test the effect of the shapes of the shelter when they use the same type of materials to build it. The

shapes they chose were a triangular pyramid, half of a cylinder and a rectangular prism.

Second visit to CWPS:

My group started building the shelters. They used barks, barks and leaves as well as bark and sticks to build

rectangular prism shelters respectively. They also predicted that the shelter made of bark and sticks would be

the strongest shelter against the wind (i.e. that would last the longest against the wind).

Third visit to CWPS:

My group put their shelters to test. They tested the effect of wind on the strength of the shelters they built. The

shelter made by bark and leaves only last 5 seconds against the wind and other results were as follows:

Materials used: Duration the shelter can last against the wind:

First test: Second test: Average:

Bark and leaves 5 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds

Bark and sticks 1 minute 1 minute 1 minute

Only bark 50 seconds 55 seconds 52.5 seconds

Conclusion:

They concluded that bark and

sticks are the best materials to

be used to build a shelter against

wind.


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What’s

Happening@CHS?

Year 12 Legal Studies

Year 12 Legal Studies at the

Downing Centre Local and

District Court in Term 3, 2018,

pictured top right.

Back Row: Omid, Yahyah, Adam,

Caleb, Reece

Middle Row: Josh, Nathan, Liam,

Tharusha, William

Front Row: Jan, Heather, Lauren,

Tapu

Year 10 Engineering

This semester, Year 10

Engineering have been learning

about alternative energy and the

impact it can have on society and

the environment.

Shown in the image bottom right,

are the model wind turbines they

created out of various recyclable

materials. Dylan Lay’s design

took out first prize, generating up

to 70 volts of electricity!

Congratulations Dylan.


What’s

Happening@CHS?

Year 9 Industrial Technology -

Timber

Year 9 Industrial Technology

Timber students spent this

semester constructing a small

timber footstool.

During this process they learnt

about different joining

techniques and were introduced

to some new tools and equipment

such as the mortise machine and

the bobbin or spindle sander.

In addition to these woodworking

skills students also learnt to

upholster, creating a small

cushioned top for their stool

using foam, wadding and fabric.

Students learnt a lot and

improved their practical skills

significantly over the course of

this project.

Miss K. Nowakowski

TAS Teacher


What’s

Happening@CHS?

Year 10 Design and Technology

– Landscape Design

Over the past few months

students have been focusing on

the work of Landscape Designers.

They learnt about the many

different styles of gardens, and

were tasked with designing a

small landscape. From this

landscape students had to select

and create a scale model of a

feature element which could be a

statue, structure, piece of

furniture or water feature. The

results were varied and

impressive, with a wide range of

ideas presented and materials

and processes used.

The resulting projects included a

number of pagodas and pavilions,

tree houses, water features,

copper wall hangings, koi ponds

and timber decks.

See more images on the following

page.

Miss K. Nowakowski

TAS Teacher


Year 10 Design and Technology – Landscape Design Cont.


What’s

Happening@CHS?

Volleyball

Welcome to the final volleyball

report of the year. A senior boys

and junior (mixed) team played

in the Baulkham Hills Junior Cup

on a Saturday in October and in

the Schools Cup on a Friday in

November. It was great that each

team could win, lose and draw a

match in the Baulko Cup. Whilst

the older boys won a match in the

Schools Cup and placed third in

their pool, the juniors whilst not

winning a match, were able to

take a set from a good opponent.

Not a bad effort given they were

the only mixed (boys and girls)

team in a boys’ tournament.

The teams were:

Juniors - Josh Sing, Lenni Hoang

Naman Ganjekar, Ronald Leung,

Dylan Lay, Maryam Arpanahi

Istadeqi, Jocelyn Lay, Yash

Sharma.

Seniors – Tim Marks, Josh Kim, Ali

Rizarie, Jordan Saputro, Cyrus

Lam, Jack Roser, Matt Tapiador.

If you would like to join in

Knockout and tournament

volleyball next year, we normally

train in the school hall at 7.30am

on Wednesdays and sometimes

we train on Friday mornings in

the James Ruse High Hall. Keep an

eye out in the daily notices or ask

me.

Thanks to Mr Walford, Mr

Scurfield, Ms Nowakowski and

Ms Hoppe for helping out at

different stages!

Mr K. Thomas

Volleyball Coach

See more photos over the page.


Library News

Indigenous Poetry

This term our Year 7 Students

have been studying a unit on

indigenous poetry in their English

classes. To support this unit of

work many of these classes have

had an interesting research

lesson in the library. In this

lesson, the students research one

aspect of Aboriginal culture and

then they teach this information

to the rest of the class using our

wonderful flip whiteboard tables.

Reading for Pleasure

Now is a great time to encourage

your student to read for pleasure

as most year groups have

completed their exams and

students are starting to focus on

how to fill up their summer

holidays. Many English classes

have been coming to the library

for wide reading lessons or speed

dating sessions with a variety of

different books to appeal to the

tastes of our varied students. In

the speed dating sessions

students are given a score card to

rate their dates with many books.

This term we have also given the

student time to discuss their date

with the other students at their

table. Please keep on encouraging

you student to read for pleasure,

as reading has a positive impact

on their wellbeing and their

English skills. Our final scholastic

book catalogue is available at the

library circulation desk. It has

many books that would make

great Christmas presents for your

family.

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Library News Cont.

New Books!

Many new books have made their

way to our shelves this term.

Please see a selection top right.

Student may always make

recommendations for the library

to purchase.

Robotics Competition

Our first ever robotics

competition will be held on

Friday the 30th of November.

Students from our red classes

have been busy during lunch and

after school on Wednesdays

programming our new Sphero

robots to complete a maze. The

students who complete the maze

in the most interesting way will

great prizes including the book of

their choice to the value of

twenty-five dollars.

These Sphero robots will also be

used in our Science, Maths and

ICT classes to enrich the learning

of our students. (See image

bottom right)

Mrs K. Alexander

Teacher Librarian

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