DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Year 7 Camp In what felt like a flashback to last week, Purchase Road was again choking with cars on Wednesday morning, as parents of our 320 new Year 7 students dropped their children off for camp. Many students struggled as they dragged the enormous suitcases, some far larger than the students themselves, into the school grounds.

In what can be a nervous time for parents and students alike, the reassuring smiles from the 40 Peer Support Leaders and eighteen staff, hopefully set minds at ease as the group prepared to depart for Narrabeen Sport and Rec for the three-day camp. After roll call was completed, buses were quickly loaded and the group of close to 400 left without any fuss.

Activities at camp promote teamwork, develop friendships and challenge the participants to try new challenges. It also provides a fantastic opportunity for staff and Peer Support Leaders to get to know our Year 7 students in a less formal setting. Pleasingly, all the students exhibited exemplary behaviour over the three days.

Finally, a note of thanks is extended to the organisers Ms Howard, Mr Hind, Ms Campbell and Mrs Mallison for their organisation of the event and also to the staff who gave up their time to assist, leaving family members, regular commitments and classes beh ind.

Year 6 into 7 Evening A reminder, the CTHS Year 6 into 7 Information Night for students in the local area, will run from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday 3 March. The CTHS Principal, Mr Johnson, will highlight the enormous range of opportunities available at CTHS. Current students from Year 7 will recount their experiences and other key staff shall impart valuable information to prospective new families. After the formal ities, there will also be a tour of the campus, where visitors will get the chance to hear from KLA (Key Learning Area) representatives about the learning possibilities offered at this leading comprehensive high school. A night not to be missed if you are intending to en rol your child at CTHS in Year 7 for 2021!

Career Mentors’ Breakfasts The first of our Career Mentors’ Breakfasts for 2020 begins next Friday 28 February. The mentoring breakfasts provide the opportunity for students in Year 11 to spend valuable time with someone whose career path is one they have identified as bein g of interest. The program provides students with some real insight into what a chosen career is like and many students begin to develop networks in professions of interest.

Year 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews Tuesday 25 February will be the first of our Parent/Teacher Interviews for 2020, with Year 12 parents able to make a booking to meet with their child's teachers from 4pm-7pm in the MPC. It is an invaluable opportunity to discuss their progress in this crit ical final year of study. Year 12 students are also encouraged to attend to learn some strategies they need to implement on their HSC journey. Bookings for the night should be made using the Parent Portal. The booking window opened on Saturday 15 February at 9am and will close on Sunday 23 February at 5pm. Please note, if you have not received an invitation to book interviews, please check the Junk folder in your emails, particularly if you have a Hotmail account. If you still are having difficulty, please contact the school via cths@cths.nsw.edu.au.

School Uniform The School Uniform Code is particular regarding the types of clothing permitted at school. The wearing of tights/leggings, gym shorts, branded tracksuit pants and shorts are not appropriate nor are they part of our school uniform. The School Uniform Code also specifies the types of acceptable jackets and jumpers for school wear, which does NOT include jackets or jumpers with hoods! The wearing of a 'hoodie' or activewear, as explained above, is likely to result in time spent in detention. If students need to wear an item of non-school uniform, they must bring a valid, signed note from their parent/carer.

Road Safety Over the Christmas period, there were alterations made to bus stops in Cherrybrook, notably a change to the stop opposite the school. Unfortunately, this seems to have added more congestion during peak periods and created something of a bottleneck opposite the school.

More concerning is the lack of care taken by students crossing Purchase Road, with several near misses reported by drivers of vehicles. We would like to encourage all parents to have a conversation with their children about safely crossing the road.

Cherrybrook Technology High School

Achieving Together Address: 28-44 Purchase Road, Cherrybrook NSW 2126 Phone: 9484 2144 Principal: Mr G Johnson Web: https://cths.nsw.edu.au Deputy Principals: Mr M Townsend, Mr B Clements, Mrs A Gatt Email: cths@cths.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 4A 21 February 2020

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John Purchase Public School Kiss and Drop A reminder to parents and students, the John Purchase PS kiss and drop area is for JPPS students and their parents ONLY.

Please ensure you make appropriate arrangements to pick up your Cherrybrook Technology High School children.

Mr Townsend Year 8 Drama Incursion On Monday, Year 8 students, along with Stage 5 and 6 Drama students were treated to a Drama performance entitled Commedia dell'Arte, performed by the Matriark Theatre. This deftly delivered piece of entertainment provided our students with the chance to deepen their appreciation of the value of spontaneity and effective teamwork. Thank you to Ms Cannon and the CAPA faculty for their organisation of this event. OnSTAGE With so many incredibly innovative and thought-provoking group and Individual performances and projects on show at this year’s OnSTAGE, our Year 12 Drama students engaged deeply in stimulating and enlivened debate and discussion following our trip to the Seymour Centre last Thursday 13 February. Richly creative work is what stands to spring from such experiences. Our Year 12 HSC Drama Performance Night on Tuesday 18 August will hopefully boast a suite of grippingly memorable works, but for now, it is a case of rolling up those sleeves and getting stuck into business of invigorated collaboration.

We are looking forward to our 2020 cohort setting the stage ablaze with their compelling creations. So good luck to Bailey Brown, Nathan Jenkins, Isaak Koorey, Holly McRobb, Ben Murzsa, Stephanie Neil, Annalise Pringle, Aparna Sivakumaran, Jason Teng, Ailish van Noppen and Hannah Wotton.

All are pictured in the accompanying photo with the exception of Holly McRobb and Ben Murzsa, who were unavailable to attend this excursion.

Ms Cannon

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High Achiever’s Ceremony

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Morrisby Career Profiling Wednesday 4 March On Wednesday 4 March, students in Years 10, 11 and 12 are able to participate in the comprehensive career assessment, ‘The Morrisby Report’. The intention is to provide an objective assessment of your son/daughter’s strengths (to be viewed alongside their attainment at school). These results could prove helpful in understanding the direction of your son/daughter ’s talents and in making subject, course and, eventually, career decisions. Further information and the 2020 Morrisby permission note is now available on the CTHS website via the following link: https://cths.nsw.edu.au/curriculum/careers/. Women In Science Symposium Friday 6 March The Symposium's aim is to encourage girls in Years 10 and 11 to 'look beyond the lab coats' and see the many varied possibili ties available for careers in Science and STEM. Girls who are interested in attending this free excursion to the Australian Maritime Museum on Friday 6 March, please register your interest at the careers office in the library. Year 10 Work Experience Year 10 students and parents have received emails detailing the importance of organising Work Experience. Students who are currently in Semester 1 Vocational Education classes will be familiar with the process for organising a placement. Any student who is timetabled for Vocational Education in Semester 2, is welcome to come to the careers office where a Careers Adviser will explain the process. InspirED’s HSC Kickstart Seminars - Macquarie University Designed to set you up for success in your HSC year, these sessions will give you a detailed, in -depth understanding of what HSC markers are looking for, address key content within each core/module and give you access to potential HSC questions and answers/solutions. Cost: $25 for 1.5 hours. Register here: https://inspired.edu.au Study Medicine Resource Free parent information to assist your son/daughter applying for Medicine. Study Medicine has helpful information for parents, including:

• ATAR Scaling Guide: https://www.studymedicine.com.au/atar-scaling

• Ten Step Application Guide: https://www.studymedicine.com.au/10-stepapplication-guide

• Parents can also understand university deadlines for Medicine applications by reading the latest deadline information:

https://www.studymedicine.com.au/deadline-info Are you aged 15 to 17? Do you dream of going to Space Camp? We have partnered with DJI and DigiDirect to be able to offer two scholarships to our Space Camp Tour 2020. https://onegiantleapaustralia.com/space-camp-scholarships/ Mrs Ferguson, Mrs Key and Mrs van der Merwe

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Zone Swimming Carnival The Ku-ring-gai Zone Swimming Carnival will be held on 24 February at Sydney Olympic Park. Any students interested in competing in the 200M Freestyle or Medley Events need to see the PE staff to sign up. Goodluck to all students who will be competing on the day! Please remember to hand in your note to the student window ASAP.

Grade Sport Our grade sport teams for the summer season have now been finalised and you are no longer able to change your sport choice. Please make sure you are aware of where you are going each Thursday, by checking the grade sport timetable which can be found on Sentral or on the PE noticeboard outside the PE staffroom. Good luck to all students and have fun this season!

Knockout Sport We would like to congratulate our school’s knockout teams who are going onto the next round after winning their respective games. They are as follows:

• Boys’ Basketball against Gosford

• Boys’ Volleyball against Pennant Hills

• Girls’ Volleyball against Pennant Hills

Sydney North School Sport Thank you to all CTHS students who took part in any of the Sydney North competitions last year. We are so proud to announce w e have placed 6th overall out of the school’s competition pool, which ranges from the Central Coast down to the Northern beaches. This is a big achievement as we were previously sitting 10th overall. Keep up the good work!

Sport Profile Each week at CTHS we like to recognise the individual achievements of our high level athletes who often go unnoticed. This we ek the chosen student is Andrew Koh from Year 12!

Andrew has been swimming since he was five years old and, since then, has achieved high levels of success both in and out of school. Andrew, who specialises in Medley and Backstroke, represented his club, Castle Hill RSL Dolphins, at a State level placing him in the top ten for his age division in four events. He has also recently competed at the Junior Metro North West Senior Time Trials allowing him to compete at Nationals in the 200m Backstroke. Last weekend, Andrew headed to Melbourne to compete in the Victorian Open Championship where he competed against some of the top athletes across the States. Amazing work Andrew, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!

Upcoming Events on the Sport Calendar

Date Event

24-Feb-20 Ku-ring-gai Zone Swimming Carnival

3-Mar-20 Sydney North AFL Trials Junior Boys

4-Mar-20 Sydney North Netball Trials Senior Girls

6-Mar-20 Sydney North Basketball trials Senior Girls/Boys

9-Mar-20 Sydney North Golf trials Senior Junior Girls/Boys

17-Mar-20 Sydney North Rugby League trials Senior Boys

19-Mar-20 Sydney North Football Trials Senior Boys

20-Mar-20 Sydney North Touch Football Trials Under 15's Boys/Girls

24-Mar-20 Sydney North Swimming Carnival

31-Mar-20 Sydney North Lawn Bowls Trials Senior Boys/Girls

1 to 5-April-20 NSWCHS Swimming Carnival

8-Apr-20 School Athletics Carnival Full Day

9-Apr-20 School Athletics Carnival Half Day

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Year 7 Swimming Carnival The CTHS annual Year 7 Swimming Carnival was held on Friday 14 February at the Hornsby Aquatic Centre and was a great day for all our new Year 7 students to enjoy their first high school carnival! All students enjoyed themselves, with participatio n and support from everyone. A big congratulations to our winning house of the day, Strickland. Good job to all Strickland students for contributing!

The Sports Executive would like to extend their thanks to Mr Robb and Mr O’Connor who organised the day and oversaw its smooth running. Thank you to all student helpers who volunteered their time by assisting teachers, you guys were great!

Tarryn Galt and Kelly Chapman, Sports Vice Captains

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PROCEDURES FOR SICK STUDENTS Students who are sick during class should see a teacher for written permission to go to sick bay. They must present themselves promptly to the front office and politely follow instructions from the office staff, who will then contact a parent/guardian when necessary. Sick bay is used for a short time only. Students should not call their parents in the first instance. Please be advised the school does not supply any medication, including pain killers, medicated creams, eye drops etc.

PROCEDURE FOR EARLY LEAVERS If a student needs to leave school early, they must provide a note from their parent/guardian giving reasons for their partial absence. The student must hand the note in at the student window before 8.30am where they will be issued with a leave pass. They can then present this pass to their teacher and leave school at the appropriate time. On Thursdays (sport days) all students in Years 9-11 MUST have their early leave notes signed by a member of the PE staff before presenting to the office.

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CALENDAR - Term 1 Week 5B

Monday 24 February

• Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement

• Zone Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 25 February

• New Career Mentor Training Breakfast 7.30-8.30am

• Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement

• Year 12 SAC Mudgee HS Visit

• Year 12 Parent/Teacher Interviews 4pm-7pm, MPC

Wednesday 26 February

• Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement

• Year 10 GATs VA Life Drawing Incursion

Thursday 27 February

• Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement

• HSC Assessment Task - English Ext 2 - Viva Voce

Friday 28 February

• Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement

• Career Mentoring Breakfast

• Knockout Sport - Boys' Open Baseball

Sunday 1 March

• CHS Swimming