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Vol 12 • Issue 2April 2017

T: 9825 9815 • F: 9825 9857 • E: jedmondson-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au • W: www.jedmondson-h.schools.nsw.edu.auAddress: 64 Horningsea Park Drive, HORNINGSEA PARK NSW 2171 • Postal: PO Box 679, HOXTON PARK NSW 2171

principal’s report:multicultural, library, naplan & asr Leon Weatherstone - Principal

to achieve Band 8 in NAPLAN literacy and numeracy tests to be able to be eligible to achieve an HSC at the end of Year 12 (There will be opportunities for students who don’t achieve this in NAPLAN to achieve it in separate online testing in Years 10,11 or 12). This year, to help students prepare, we have provided an online NAPLAN style test for the elements of NAPLAN through our ‘Canvas’ Online Learning Management System.

All Year 7 and 9 students have been registered into these practice tests to make them familiar with the style of questions that are asked. The NAPLAN examination this year is a pen and paper test, but from 2018 it will be an online test, similar to the one we have posted as practice. I encourage all Year 7 and 9 students to give the practice tests a go and perhaps see what their best score can be. Students will receive an online ‘learning badge’ for satisfactory completion and if scoring over 80% will qualify for the ‘NAPLAN Champ’ learning badge.

Annual ReportOur 2016 Annual Report will be published shortly term but I regret to inform you that the quality of this document will not be as comprehensive as over the past few years due to the Department of Education

Term 1 is now done and our achievements throughout the term are nothing short of amazing. Our students (as always) are our greatest pride and they continue to shine in many fields of endeavour.

Multicultural SuccessIn the last newsletter I reported on the Upcoming Multicultural Day and despite the weather being not so kind, the day was an outstanding success from student performances, to the cultural foods and the clear displays of unity and acceptance (which is not uncommon) across the school. This was the first time we have run an event of this nature and its success guarantee’s it a valued position on our school calendar. The Multicultural Day’s success is largely due to talented and committed staff such as Miss Davidson, Ms Hulbert, Mrs Khanna, Mr Chavez, Mr K Campbell working closely with our hard working and newly elected SRC members and Senior Student Leaders.

Our Amazing LibraryOn 30th March our school hosted a celebration of the new Library search and Information system called ‘Oliver’ that has been implemented in over 2000 schools across New South Wales. Our Teacher/Librarian, Mr Kirk, was an instrumental part

of the State team to ensure its successful implementation. This is why we ‘loaned’ Mrs Kirk to this project in 2015 and 2016 and are so pleased to have her back again as part of our school. The ‘Oliver’ program not only allows students to borrow and reserve books in our library, it has links to libraries across Australia, allows students to research information, review books, collaborate with others. It truly positions our school and library as an information hub within our community.

The Oliver celebration included our talented musicians entertaining the official guests, our hospitality students providing a fantastic morning tea, and selected Year 7 students involved in a lesson run by Mrs Kirk, showing students working with the Oliver system. Congratulations to Mrs Kirk for her excellent organisation (along with the excellent lesson she delivered) and thank you to Mrs Owen, Mrs De Davenport-Stuart, Mrs Khanna, and Mr Chavez for their support also. The entire event was a credit to our school and all elements of it have gained much positive feedback.

NAPLAN ApproachingThe NAPLAN tests are fast approaching for Years 7 and 9 on May 9 and 10 (Week 3 Term 2) this year. Students in Year 9 this year and those following will be required

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principal’s report:multicultural, library, naplan & asrLeon Weatherstone - Principal

in thisissue1 Principal’s Report Multicultural,Library,NAPLAN&ASR

3 Deputy Principal’s Report Greatstartto2017

4 Year Nine Report AlwaysInvolved

5 Year Ten Report Maturityreigns

5 Year Eleven Report Reasonstobeproudarenumerous

6 Year Twelve Report HSCTimetablesnowavailable

6 Computer Club Report ComputerClubisback

7 SRC Report Strengthindifference

8 CAPA Report HowfastdidTerm1flyby?

10 Industrial Arts Report Curiousconstruction

11 English Report Poetryegghunt

12 Science Report FieldstudyforBiology

14 PDHPE Report Safetyisapriority

14 Maths Report PizzaPartyQuiz

15 CLIM Report Improvementsallaround

16 HSIE Report 8Cgoglobal

16 Book Club Report UltimatelibraryinBeauty&thebeast

18 Careers Report YouthPathwaysNetwork

19 Home Economics Report JEDscafeisfullyfunctional

20 Library Report OLIVERisahugesuccess

21 Sport Report SportingSucessesaplenty

22 Sport Report ZoneSwimmingReport RegionalSwimmingReport

requiring us to use specific software to complete it. This software also vastly limits the amount of photographs we can present of our students involved in learning. Our Newsletter, our Facebook page and our website remain excellent sources of information about our achievements and the pride we have in our students. I recommend these to you and thank Mrs Franks and Mrs Owen for their promotion and maintenance of these.

Term 1 has certainly been a busy but successful term. We have had Pop Idol, Multicultural Day, Harmony Day along with the high quality teaching and learning that happens in each and every lesson, every day. I look forward to our continued learning journey in Term 2 this year.

Leon WeatherstonePRINCIPAL

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deputy principal’s report:great start to 2017 Brij Khanna - Deputy Principal

unfortunately we had a few issues that disrupted the peaceful environment of our school. There were few ‘undesirable’ non-JEHS teenagers, who were involved in many anti-social activities in the nearby skate-park at Carnes Hill.

A few of our students associated themselves with these teenagers and this had a very negative impact on our school environment. We liaised with the Police and reported the matter to them. This led to extra patrolling near the school and the skate park.

It also led to a few arrests and also strict conditions such as ‘not be in the vicinity of the school or the skate park’ were placed on these teenagers.

I am glad to report that working with the Police and the families of some of our students has allowed the return of a calm and peaceful school environment.

In discussing the matters with the Police, it was also mentioned by the authorities that there were quite a number of incidents including snatching and verbal and physical intimidation that took place in the skate park area. However, none of these matters were reported to the Police.

They have urged us to ask the parents to report the matter to the Police if they or their children have been threatened or intimidated at the skate park.

Such incidents or matters can be reported either to the Green Valley Police Station on (02) 9607 1799 or to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. We appreciate your support in making our community a safer place.

Finally, Term 2 is going to be a busy term with testing and reporting and many other events. #

It gives me great pleasure in mentioning the great start our students had in 2017. Year 7 students settled well in their classes and coped well with the transistion to high school.

While they are still in a ‘settling’ phase, they have adjusted well to their new educational setting. There were many educational, sporting and extra-curricular projects and programs that students took part in. Students are to be congratulated for their enthusiasm and their participation in these projects.

Our staff members who always go above and beyond are to be congratulated as well. It is because of their enthusiasm and zealous efforts that students benefit from these programs.

It has been a long and a very busy term. Whilst it has been mostly positive,

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year nine report:always involedEmma Davidson - Year Nine Adviser

Year 9 have been fantastic this term. Here’s a list of some of the many things they have been getting up to:

Once again, the students of Year 9 are actively involved in the school community. Many of these students are getting involved in multiple things, which is a credit to their school spirit. Thanks to all of Year 9 for working hard all term. #

Prashani Amarasinghe Drama Group Mikayla McDermott Drama GroupChantel Arbazua School Spectacular Auditions | Pop Idol Neha Naiker Drama GroupJoshua Bellingham Cricket Kiahna Narayan Zone SwimmingMaddi Butera Pop Idol Annie Nguyen Zone Swimming | VolleyballNicholas Cesar Soccer Justin Opena Zone SwimmingCharlie Cini Rugby League Julia Palazzolo Zone SwimmingJenna Ebel Drama Group Brodie Piper Zone SwimmingWissam El Bikai Zone swimming | Soccer | Rugby League Hana Pouletele Pop Idol Tech CrewSofia Fatiuk Drama Group Samad Rashidi CricketTyarna Fay Zone Trials | Debating Jade Robinson Drama GroupBushra Gilani Drama Group Matias Salim SoccerAhmed Habib Cricket Maiyah Shepherd Drama GroupHamad Hammad Soccer Phoenix Snowling Zone Trials BerneraAdam Hamzeh Zone Trials – Bernera Cooper Squires SoccerMia Jacquin Drama Group Alexis Stassen Drama GroupAvi Khanna Soccer Azaan Syed Rugby LeagueElizabeth Livermore Zone Swimming Vanessa Tjea Library loversRebekah Maglanque Pop Idol Thao Tran Drama GroupAnthony Mammone Rugby League Dlovan Vani SoccerLavinia Moala Pop Idol Tech Emma Whitely Drama GroupNathan Lim Soccer Harrison Yoeum Rugby League | Zone Swimming

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Recently the school had our first ever Multicultural Day and it was so impressive to see how many students got involved and were proud to demonstrate in different ways their heritage. From food stalls, to wearing cultural outfits to dancing to traditional music, it really was a fantastic day.

What was also great was the amount of money that was raised. A big thank you for all those involved in the organisation. We also had Harmony day not long after which promoted the message that ‘everyone belongs’. This was another great event organised by the welfare team.

Finally, the school had its annual Pop Idol contest and the performances by the students were extraordinary. It was so great to see how talented our students were and to get up and perform in front of their peer’s shows real courage. Congratulations to all Jaime Brito, Chantal Dart, Tiffany Lim, Rosanna Luppino, Alexandar Miljusevic, Nancy Nguyen and Ayellanah Tupuola for their performances. #

performance, they all offered something different and were extremely talented.

Year 10 has also shown great leadership skills, with Hajra Waris, Jovana Bovic, Daniel Pasquale, Jessica Di Bartolo, Angelia Vertsonis, Ben Lang, Mason Pio, Mackenzie Foster, Will Irving, Tijana Gagic, Merisa Hrvat and Anika Angali all helping out with Multicultural Day. It was also great to see Year 10 get in to the spirit of the day dressing up in traditional outfits and putting on cultural dances (we had a number of performers in the Pacifica performance, such as Ethan Toleafoa, Jairus Sanerivi, Isaiah Akama-Tumu and Tiamana Ransfield to name a few who were great).

Keep up the good work Year 10 and stay on top of your studies. #

year eleven report:reasons to be proud are numerousTim Moreland - Year Eleven Adviser

year ten report:maturity reignsNathan Dwyer - Year Ten Adviser

will spend a week with all expenses paid at Sydney University listening and learning from some of Australia’s most influential female leaders. Both the school and I are VERY proud of Nancy.

I would also like to highlight that Nancy, along with Alejandro Abarzua, Joshua Heniwan and Chantelle Prasad were selected to attend the National Art School in the school holidays. This is another outstanding achievement and thank you to our Head Teacher of Creative Arts, Mrs Hayward for guiding these students in their artistic endeavours.

A big thank you must go to all go our PE staff and any other teachers who have been taking our sporting teams. This takes so many hours of organisation and time outside of teaching to provide our students sporting opportunities. Recently we have our Year 11 students going to Zone and Regional Swimming Carnivals, boys and girls representing JEHS in Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer and Cricket. Our SLR kids have also been swimming and playing Golf.

from school) to stay on top of it. If students are attending regularly, completing work in class and assessments then this is not an issue.

Term 1 has also been the time where some of our Year 10 students have shone, showcasing their musical talents. Students that contributed to Pop Idol included Julian Baonza, Sam Leotta, Ricky Boateng, Maddison Nunn, Rory Bonar, Charlie Patterson, Jakob Cartegena, Dimitri Portan, Paige DiGiovanni, Ashlyn Rice, Lucas Garland, Jordan Ryan, Claudia Haddad, Kishan Sharma, Will Irving and Nick ‘Shaggy’ Sisouvath.

I thought they were all brilliant and the performers showed a lot of courage to get up in front of the whole school and perform (more courage than me!). I couldn’t pick one

It has been an eventful mid to late Term One for our Year 11 students as many of them are combining their first assessments as a senior student and participating in a vast array of extracurricular activities that this school provides.

We have seen of late excursions for Biology, our English Extension students going to the Riverside Theatre, the Timber students going to an Industry day, our Construction students doing their white card training, our Ancient History kids going to the Egyptian mummies display at the Powerhouse Museum and our IT kids going to UTS.

Some of you may have seen this in the newspaper, but I would like to acknowledge the wonderful achievement by one of our students, Nancy Nguyen. Nancy applied and was accepted for the UBS Young Women’s Leadership Academy. This is a huge deal as only 40 students across NSW are given this opportunity. Not only this, it’s the first time in JEHS history that one of our students has been selected in this program. Nancy

Majority of Year 10 have returned to school in 2017 with a more mature attitude and approach to their studies, which is fantastic.

Getting in to strong routines now and forming good habits in regards to their school work and assessments is extremely beneficial going in to Years 11 and 12. This year is a bit different from previous years as students are trying to attain their ROSA (Record Of Student Achievement) and if they are not meeting course outcomes, they can receive ‘N’ Determination letters which means they will not receive a grade for that subject.

This could affect them progressing to Yr 11. It is imperative students stay on top of assessment tasks and complete course work (i.e. can’t have too many days off away

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Certificate is held in weeks 9 and 10 of term two and all students are encouraged to have a study timetable to help them organise their time and prioritise their schedules.

All assessments are in the Information Book distributed at the beginning of term one and copies are on the school website. All students must be aware of the penalties for non-submission or late-submission of assessments. School assessments comprise half the Higher School Certificate marks and are vitally important. Individual Higher School certificate timetables are now available online.

Students are encouraged to take time to prepare for all assessments, use class time constructively, ask for clarification and approach their teachers for assistance.

Term Two is when winter uniforms are worn and Year 12 jackets will be available from the first day of Term 2. #

year twelve report:hsc timetable now availableRegina Young - Year Twelve Adviser

computer club report:computer club is backCarly Pandelios & Josephine Rositano - Co-ordinators

Humza Moussa, Kelvin Owusu, Andrija Milenkovic, Nishant Kumar, Josh Geering, Sudad Al Qassab, Dany Allaf competed in the open boys soccer.

Cakacaka, Talei competed in the Open girls volley ball. Jessica Smith represented the school in lawn bowls. Joshua Geering, Vishaal Behari and Kelvin Owusu played in the open boys basketball.

The annual Pop Idol competition was held in March and the following Year 12 students participated: Gabriella Antoniou, Abbie Baker, Luey Sisouvath, Sofia Balingit, Rainbo Tsui, Penny Protogeros, Emily Baonza, Chang-Song Wang.

Caroline Aliste, Abbie Baker, Monique Jalili, Penny Protegeros, Jayden Sciberras andHannah Zammit served the community by donating blood.

As always there is a serious side to this time of the year. The Trial Higher School

Computing Club also offers a great opportunity for students to share their passion and enthusiasm for the latest technology and gadgets.

There have been some excellent suggestions made for software and hardware to be used in future Computing Club sessions, which will be incorporated during the year.

We look forward to exciting projects in future and new faces joining each week. #

As term one of 2017 draws to a close it is important to remember that Year 12 are half way through their Higher School Certificate year, as Term 4 2016 was their Term 1.

Some students are starting to feel the stress and others are planning on sprinting to the finish line.

Many students contributed to JEHS’s first Multicultural Day though helping with the organisation, selling food on the day, performing or speaking at the weekly assembly promoting it. Congratulations to all who participated or contributed in any way.

As always, sport has been a large part of this term. Kayla Spurway, Penny Protogeros and Zawat Elmorad competed in the SSW Soccer Championships. Kelvin Owusu, Humza Moussa, Jarrod Moren , Vishaal Behari and Josh Geering competed in the Open Boys Volley Ball.

Computing Club is on every Friday during lunch 1 in F05 with Miss Pandelios and Miss Rositano.

Students from all grades are invited to attend and there has been a great turn out each week! This term we’ve been creating graphic masterpieces (and some humorous face edits) with Adobe Photoshop.

t has been great to see so much creativity in the room, with students ranging from all year groups.

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src report:strength in differenceEmma Davidson - Co-ordinator

This is an organisation that promotes action against bullying and violence. Bullying sometimes has such devastating consequences often because people are being judged upon their colour of skin, race, religion, accent or appearance.

This is such a severe effect of bullying, and for that reason we need to make sure we promote the diverse groups which exist within our society.

All these events are trying to promote in our school, one main idea which is that everyone is equal. These events are happening so that people can learn to

Friday, March 17 our school put together a Multicultural celebration to acknowledge the variety of different cultures, religions and traditions across many students at JEHS.

This was a day for students and teachers to express their cultural background and to show everyone who we really are and where we come from. A day for everyone to experience a different part of the world.

Despite Australia’s diversity, there are still issues that are based around race that exist within our society on a day to day basis. The aim of Multicultural day is to overcome the obstacles that have caused so much conflict, sadly, something which still divides many of us today. Instead of using our differences to spark tension, we should embrace our differences… celebrate them… use them to weave harmonious threads… and bring ourselves together.

On that same day was also the day of NDA which stands for National Day of Action.

accept people for who they are. We all must come together as one in harmony because our strength is difference.

The SRC (Tatiana Tilman, Avi Khanna, Vibhu Khanna, Aisha Ali, Kimberly Refalo) say it best but I would just like to add a thank you to all the SRC students, the Senior Leadership Team as well as the kids who performed and made food.

It was a massive team effort from all of these students plus the teachers, involving weeks of planning and personal time sacrificed to put the day on. They did JEHS proud! #

year seven report:welcome to jehs Jack Patterson - Year Seven Adviser

What all new students at JEHS have in common is that they have moved to a new, and much larger learning environment, than what they had experienced in their previous years of schooling.

I would like to congratulate the students of Year 7 2017 for striving to adjust to this challenging environment.

Many of them have received Faculty Merit Awards, some have received Year Adviser Awards, and a select few have even received Deputy Principal Awards.

It will be a difficult task for the students of Year 7 to do even better next Term. With hard work, and the assistance from school staff, teachers, and parents, I strongly believe that we can top this past Terms achievements.

This time next Term, I am sure we can again be celebrating another highly successful term.

Thank you to the students, staff, and parents of JEHS for all your efforts. #

Year 7 students at JEHS may find themselves reflecting on their high school experiences so far.

Many have made new friends from different schools for the first time. Others have discovered that they are proficient in a topic that had not been covered during Primary School.

Some students have worked very hard, and amongst them, two have been moved to more difficult classes to ensure the work remains challenging.

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capa report:how fast did term 1 fly by?Karen Hayward - Head Teacher, Creative & Performing Arts

The last day of the program (Thurs 13 April) will conclude with an “open studio” event (4:30-5:30pm) that is an exhibition of students’ works. Parents, friends and teachers are welcome to attend.

The National Art School is an established art school in the heart of the city with a strong tradition and national reputation for its undergraduate and short course programs.

Year 9 Visual Arts students have almost finished working on their marine inspired watercolour artworks which were inspired by artist/scientist Ernst Haeckel. Both their shell drawings and watercolours will be on display soon in the library for all to appreciate. Miss Cleanthous and Mrs Nam along with Year 9 and 8 Visual Arts students had a great day visiting the Sydney Aquarium on Friday 31st March, gathering

Pop Idol was again a huge success. The performances were incredible and the audience was treated to an amazing show.

Pop Idol Performers, Stage Crew and MC’s 2017.

Katerina Stefanovski, Chantel Abarzua, Rebekah Maglanque, Madison Butera, Lavinia Moala, Jordan Chanthabouly, Hanna Polutele, Vicky Jung, Nicole Vorillas, Matthew Rolfo, Julian Baonza, Sam Leotta, Ricky Boateng, Maddison Nunn, Rory Bonar, Charlie Patterson, Jakob Cartagena, Dimitri Portan, Paige Digiovanni, Ashlyn Rice, Lucas Garland, Jordan Ryan, Claudia Haddad, Kishan Sharma, Will Irving, Thanongsin Sisouvath, Jaime Brito, Aleksandar Miljesevic, Chantal Dart, Nancy Nguyen, Tiffany Lim, Ayellanah Tupuola, Rosanna Luppino, Gabriella Antoniou, Penny Protogeros, Abbie Baker, Luey Sisouvath, Sofia Balingit, Rainbo Tsui, Emily Baonza, and Chang-Song Wang.

Huge thanks to Mr Chavez and Miss Rositano for all their musical expertise and dedication, Mr Campbell (super roadie) and Miss Kenton (resident film expert). Solo and Group winners will be announced at assembly next term.

Four Year 11 Visual Arts students have been accepted to participate in the 2017 program of The Dobell School at the National Art School. Nancy Nguyen , Joshua Heniwan, Chantelle Prasad and Alejandro Abarzua will attend an intensive four day drawing workshop during the upcoming holidays. All students have demonstrated high level of knowledge and skills in the Visual Arts and a capacity to work independently.

resources and ideas for a ceramic sculpture.Melinda Saroo’s 2016, Year 12 HSC Body of Work ‘Garden of Eden’ for Visual Arts will be exhibited at Campbelltown Arts Centre, ARTEXPRESS.

From 9,004 students who submitted Bodies of Works for the HSC Visual Arts Examination 500 students were nominated for ARTEXPRESS. From these nominations 228 bodies of work were selected to create

nine exhibitions, representing schools from across NSW.

The exhibition is an ambitious and inspiring display of local and state-wide student artworks selected from the 2016 NSW HSC practical examination in Visual Arts. With 42 intimate and expansive artworks on display, this curated selection of ARTEXPRESS proudly exemplifies the extraordinary

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capa report:how fast did term 1 fly by?Karen Hayward - Head Teacher, Creative & Performing Arts

A huge congratulation goes to all the girls who have been involved in dance club at JEHS so far this year, your enthusiasm and commitment has been outstanding.

Once again JEHS Drama students helped out with Harmony Day. Year 12 Drama and Year 9 students from Senior Drama developed anti-bullying plays. These plays were presented to Year 8 students on Harmony Day and were used to generate discussion

about bullying. Harmony Day performers: Prashani Amarasinghe, Abbie Baker, Jenna Ebel, Sofia Fatiuk, Bushra Gilani, Rhys Hawkins, Mia Jacquin, Andrea Jokanovic, Daniella Leotta, Karen Mackay Hamilton, Mikayla McDermott, Neha Naiker, Penny Protogeros, Jade Robinson, Ritika Sharma, Maiyah Shepherd, Luey Sisouvath, Jessica Smith, Alexis Stassen, Thao Tran, Chang-Song Wang and Emma Whiteley.

Junior Drama and Senior Drama are in full

achievements of young people. The themes are diverse, with political commentary, cultural identity and social advocacy at the forefront of the collective agenda of this new generation of artists.Exhibition: 7 April to 14 MayOpening: Thursday 6 April – 6pm

Dance has well and truly started off the year with a BANG! Junior Dance Group has been running on Thursdays (Week B). The 30 girls involved in this group have been working

hard on not only developing their dance technique and improving their fitness, but also building new friendships and having fun!

Auditions for the School Spectacular Dance Ensemble have been held, 13 girls were selected for a second audition. We will find out by the end of May if our school has been selected. Thank you to all the girls who auditioned.

swing at JEHS. Junior Drama (Year 7 and 8) and Senior Drama (Year 9) are for students who are interested in doing drama outside of school. The students are currently having a lot of fun learning about playbuilding and improvisation.

There are still spaces available in either group and all students in Year 7, 8 and 9 are welcome. Senior Drama runs every Wednesday from 2.40pm – 4.00pm, and

Junior Drama runs Thursday Week A from 2.40pm – 4.00pm.

Thursday the 30th of March 2017 saw the Oliver Finale launch with visitors from the Department of Education visit JEHS. Our talented music students performed to a delighted crowd.

Chantal Dart from Year 11 opened the performance with an angelic rendition of ‘Lucky’ by Brittany Spears. She was then joined by Ayellanah Tupuola also of Year 11 and Gabriella Antoniou from Year 12 to perform the toe tapping tune ‘Apple of my eye’ by Bridgit Mendler. A l e k s a n d a r Miljusevic, Year 11 (piano accordion

extraordinaire) took the stage providing a great atmosphere making it pleasant for our visitors to mingle and chat. The girls wrapped up the morning tea break with their wonderful harmonies singing ‘Water Runs Dry’ by Boyz II Men.

Congratulations to Ms Kirk in the successful launch of Oliver and a huge round of applause to these wonderful musicians who enhanced the atmosphere with their great tunes. #

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2017 is already proving to be a very exciting year in the Industrial Arts Faculty. This year sees JEHS’s first ever HSC VET Construction class and whilst their concreting project has been delayed due to the weather, their skills have been utilised around the school.

Some of our Year 12 Construction students have been responsible for cutting and levelling recycled concrete pads for storage containers. The quality of their work was outstanding and students were pleased to have a real-world learning experience.

industrial arts report:curious construction Shaun Lockard - Head Teacher, Industrial Arts

Year 11 Construction students recently completed the rigorous GIC Whitecard course and will undertake their first Work Placement early in Term 2. We wish them luck; we know that they will do us proud.

Meanwhile, Year 12 Timber students are working hard on the practical component of their major projects. Whilst it is still quite early in the process, the initial indications point towards students producing some of the best projects ever. Year 11 students recently conducted and Industry Study excursion to Harper Timber, I am in no doubt that students found the experience

invaluable in the completion of their Industry Study Reports.

The ongoing support that parents provide to ensure their children are properly equipped for practical and theory lessons is very much appreciated. This is not only in the form of course fees and stationary but also ensuring correct black leather school shoes are worn each day (steel-capped safety boots for construction students). This makes a big difference to a student’s ability to fully participate in all teaching and learning experiences. #

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english report:poetry egg huntJulie Retter - Head Teacher, English

plastic eggs. There was also a focus on poetry during some of the English lessons: with English Studies watching a video of Australian Slam Poetry champion Omar Musa who speaks about not leaving things for tomorrow in his poem ‘Play On’.

Other classes tried out ‘Black out’ poetry where a page of written text is blacked out with felt pen leaving specific words remaining to form a poem. We look forward to celebrating other aspects of English as the year progresses.

Year 12 Advanced English recently went to the Opera House Playhouse Theatre to watch a Bell Shakespeare performance of Richard III, one of the texts they have been studying for their HSC.

All students were amazed at how real the play felt to them, coming alive and helping them to understand the different characters and themes of the text. Students were really happy that they decided to attend the excursion and now feel much more confident about the work.

The class was also lucky enough to watch a question and answer with the cast of the show, where they gained a ‘behind the scenes’ insight into some of the directorial choices made by the production company. Best of all, most of them had never been

to the Opera House or seen a professional play, and many of the students are now confident that they will go and see other performances in the future. A great day out had by all. Many thanks must be given to Ms Davidson for organising this excursion.

Speaking of Shakespeare, Ms Jane has organised Bell Shakespeare’s Actors at Work to perform two free shows for Year 9 English. One show is about the life of Shakespeare, while the second performance looks at parts of Romeo and Juliet.

This is a performance which will be used to mark the opening of the 2017 season and will be used for publicity purposes. As Year 9 is in the midst of the Introduction to Shakespeare unit of work this could not come at a better time.

Students must make sure that they return the Permission for Publication of Students Photographs letter in order to see the performance.

And finally, in the coming week Year 11 Extension English will be attending a performance of a play version of Frankenstein at the Riverside Theatre. This fits in nicely with their study of the Gothic Genre this year and their subsequent HSC study of Science Fiction. #

It has been a very busy start to the term with lots of educational opportunities for students to enrich their learning experience, with even more still to come.

The book club has started meeting again with Ms Jane once a week on Thursday lunch in Week A. All students are most welcome and it is great to see Year 7 students becoming involved. It cannot be emphasised enough how regular reading benefits students academically and, of course, a love of books and reading opens up an endless world of entertainment.

We celebrated World Poetry Day on 21st March with an Easter egg hunt for the whole school. As you can imagine students were quite excited by this activity.

Plastic eggs with snippets of poetry and song lyrics were hidden around the school. After finding an egg, the challenge was to answer the question inside the egg and tell Ms Retter the correct answer. A successful answer meant that the plastic egg could be swapped for a chocolate Easter egg of the same size. About 80 eggs were hidden and most of them returned.

However, rumour has it that some were kept because students really liked the

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science report:field study for biology Lucy Campbell - Head Teacher, Science

Exciting things have been happening in the Science faculty this term. Our year 11 Biology Students completed a field study at Georges River National Park which supported the module “Local Environments and Ecosystems” - Bushland, Wetlands and Rivers, the nature and significance of freshwater, estuarine and marine ecology and the measurement of parameters like water quality, abiotic and biotic factors to name a few.

Year 10 students have had the opportunity to investigate an area of interest. This involved students researching and performing experimental work to complete their Independent Research Projects. In the laboratory, Year 7 students had their first experience in practical assessments which allowed students to demonstrate their developing practicals skills gained through this term.

Primary/Secondary Enrichment DayOn Wednesday 29th of March, twenty four Year 6 students from our partner primary schools ( Austral Public School, Greenway

Park Public School, Bringelly Public School, Leppington Public School and Rossmore Pubic School) spent a day at JEHS in the Science laboratory. Students investigated the various chemical reactions and participated in many hands-on activities and experimental work. Students worked in groups to solve puzzles and clues, locate keys and other items to help unlock and un-code a “Breakout Case”. These items and the case contained what students needed to build a fizzy rocket. With assistance from our year 9 students, Avinav Khanna, Cooper Squires, Jayden Straub, Nathan lim, Matias Salim, Jacky Truong, Kelly Yangnouvong, the year 6 students designed and tested their rockets, as well as successfully completed all practical stations. I would like thank our year 9 helpers for their guidance and leadership.

Clean Up Australia DayThe Science Faculty is strongly involved in organisation of Clean Up Australia Day. This initiative was able to demonstrate to the general public that young people (Year 8 students) can lead by example by collecting a wide range of rubbish discarded by thoughtless travellers as they drove roads in the local area. This activity shows human

impact on our environment and opportunities to discuss benefits of recycling. I would like to thank Miss Gale and year 8 students who participated in this event on Friday March 3rd.

CLIM- Project Based LearningThe Science Faculty have worked closely with JEHS Learning Support Staff with a new project CLIM. This project allowed students to explore the science in the real world. Class 7T Science have investigated and presented their research on drinking bottled water as opposed to tap water. Student’s presentations have been uploaded onto the schools online platform, CANVAS.

In the classroomYear 11 students have settled well into their senior science courses. Students are encouraged to continue with commitment to learning and to stay up to date with their revision as an organised approach will help minimise stress. Remember, your teachers are here and happy to help. All year groups have been participating in a variety of engaging practicals. Year 8 and some senior classes have marvelled in the life and process of plants, while Year 9 have explore natural disasters and made model seismometers investigating

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science report:field study for biology Lucy Campbell - Head Teacher, Science

how earthquakes are recorded. There have also been experiments in extracting DNA, fossil making with year 10 and titrations performed by our year 12 chemistry students.

ICAS Science CompetitionEvery year UNSW and Educational Assessment Australia is running the annual ICAS Science Competition. This is an independent assessment that allows students

to demonstrate their skills and rewarded for their achievements. Every student who participates will receive a certificate. Students in the past have received credits, distinction and high distinction award. JEHS will be holding this competition this year. Please encourage your child to participate. Permission notes can be obtained from Mrs Kaushik, as well as your child’s teacher. Please return permission note with fee of $9 to front

office by 26th of April (Start of Term 2).

QR CodeCheck out these interesting articles from the world of Science. You can download a free QR code reader from Goggle Play or the App Store.

Just remember to stay curious! #

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pdhpe report:safety is a priorityCath Lear - Head Teacher, PDHPE

Next term, Year 7 will learn about the changes, both physical and emotional, that they face throughout adolescence. They will also be exploring the concepts of puberty, the factors that influence who they are and the qualities of productive relationships. In Year 8, students will turn their focus to how they locate and identify reliable sources of health information. They are also starting to look at a range of issues around sexual health including the influence of gender expectations and protective behaviours.

Our Stage 5 courses in Year 9 and 10 will focus on an increase in awareness of Mental Health issues and the access to support as well as the development of communication skills and working in collaborative situations. Year 10 will also concentrate on the development of respectful relationships and how to identify and respond to abusive situations. A mandatory aspect of the PDHPE Curriculum is developing an awareness of Domestic Violence and students will be exploring this within the Year 10 Unit of work.

As each of next term’s units will cover some sensitive issues, each student will be given a course specific letter detailing what will be taught. If at any time, you would like to talk about what your child will be learning, please don’t hesitate to contact their class teacher.

Important Practical InformationAs the weather becomes cooler, students still need to be prepared for practical lessons and are expected to wear their full sports uniform. The school has a tracksuit for sale that students can wear with their PE uniform throughout the winter period if they need. Tights are not accepted as sports uniform and students will not be allowed to participate in these (unless they wear their PE shorts over the top).

Students are also reminded that they must wear their full school uniform to and from school, even if they have a practical lesson first or last period. They are provided with the facilities and time to get changed for every lesson.

As practical lessons are a compulsory part of the PDHPE Curriculum, students are expected to actively participate in 85% of these lessons. Students who are not at this level will receive a Letter of Concern as they are at risk of not meeting the Practical requirements.

If your child has a medical condition that prevents this level of participation, they will need a doctor’s certificate for the period that they will be missing. Your continued support for this matter is greatly appreciated. #

Students have been very busy within PDHPE this term. Even though there has been plenty of rain, the PDHPE faculty have tried on every possible occasion to get the students out and active by playing a range of modified activities and games.

Throughout our theory lessons, Years 7-10 have been developing their knowledge and understanding about a range of health related skills.

Year 7 have been looking at the issues around transitioning to high school and developing skills relating to their resilience, who to go to for support and how to deal and help other people in different situations. Our Year 8 classes have been exploring the risks when using roads and how to make safe and responsible decisions when faced with an unsafe situation.

Year 9’s focus this term has been around inclusivity and how to be more accepting whilst Year 10 have been increasing their understanding around nutrition, in particular, the increasing amounts of sugar in our foods. They have also examined how to use nutritional information to make appropriate healthy decisions relating to food choices. Mrs Vitalone’s class has also held taste tests to see if they can tell the difference between the “new recipe” Shapes and the “original” Shapes.

maths quiz:pizza party quiz Naomi Bates - Head Teacher, Mathematics

Solve the problem.

First person from each year group to give Mrs Bates their FULL solution will receive a Recognition Award. #

PIZZA PARTYYou have decided to have a pizza partyto celebrate learning about fractions!You can invite 4 friends to your party.

There will be 5 people altogetherincluding yourself at the party.

Each person wants to eat three (3) pieces of pizza.You have to order enough pizza for everyone.

How many pizzas will you need andwhat fraction of the pizzas will each person get?

Show your solution to this pizza problemusing pictures, numbers and words.

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clim report:improvements all around Elena Jajjo & Krys Papic - Co-Ordinators

Term 2 has indeed been a very busy period for the students in Years 7 and 8 who have been immersed in the CLIM program. All activities were designed to promote critical thinking whilst embedding literacy in each Key Learning area.

In English, 8T participated in Socratic Seminars based on the role the Media plays in our lives. Here the teacher asks open -ended, thought provoking and challenging questions that link ‘learning to life’. Students developed Blogs and wrote about the form of media they could not live without. A great activity that was designed by our very passionate English teacher, Mr Sayarath.

Furthermore in Music, 8T were challenged to think ‘outside the box’ by analysing lyrics to the David Bowie 1969 rock classic, Space Oddity. They viewed a rocket launch into space via You-tube then wrote a letter expressing feelings being ‘lost in space’ just like the protagonist in the song. Here is an extract from Ruby Graupner’s outstanding letter. Her use of visual imagery, emotive language, suspense and sophisticated vocabulary reinforces her exceptional flair for writing.

“As I looked down from my tin can floating effortlessly, I see the beautiful blue, glowing radiances that is my home earth.

The earth looks blanketed in snow although my space training told me it’s the atmosphere…

I take a last look at the earth before I press the ‘do not return button and blast into the vacuum of space, never to step on earthen soil again

Destined to be floating in space for the rest of my days in this galaxy…”

Their highly creative and energetic Music teacher, Ms Rositano is now working with the class to use key phrases from their letters to substitute their words into their favourite song melodies. 8T’s creativity, love for music and high engagement levels in this task are inspiring to both hear and watch.

The very enthusiastic 8O have not only compared toys: ‘past and present’ but they also designed their own innovative ‘Shark Tank’ toy/everyday object. Mr Singh worked alongside the students, helping them to design a product that would be the envy of

Channel 10 ‘Shark Tank’ judges. It is truly rewarding to see our students thrive on using their ‘TWS ‘Design Brief’ experience in designing meaningful and innovative pieces of technology.

Miss Kenton’s 8O have been studying the Sculptor, Andy Goldsworthy. He is passionate about using only natural objects to create beautiful sculptures as a ‘gift to nature itself’. The students had to take on A. Goldsworthy’s approach to sculpture by working in small groups to create ice- sculptures of their own. In addition they wrote diary entries, just like Goldsworthy would as a way of documenting their artistic processes. The results speak for themselves.

With mathematicians in the making, 7T and 7O classes have traded in a lesson a week to work collaboratively in groups. Each group of 4 students conducted an inquiry into the importance of specific Algebraic equations such as Body Mass Index (BMI), Simple & Compound Interest, Pythagoras’ Theorem and calculating the volume of 3D solids.

Students applied the numeracy skills taught by Mr Hoang and Mr Reid in congruence with the Australian Stage 4 Mathematics Curriculum. With such a solid understanding of the Order of Operations, students solved equations to deduce information from numbers only.

They applied their skill of substitution when investigating their selected equation. Students also demonstrated skills of simplifying and evaluating an equation to determine its importance in the industries of finance, construction and health. After investigating this range of real-world uses of Algebra, students created a group presentation to deliver to other groups. The project allowed students to work with peers from a different class.

Overall, these CLIM activities encouraged development of communication and reciprocal learning.

In Visual Arts with Ms Kenton, 7T have explored artworks through the subjective frame. Students took part in a class gallery exhibition where they had an opportunity to generate ideas about 4 various artworks that compel an audience’s feelings, emotions and imagination. Students were able to interpret each painting through the subjective frame and identify intentions of the artists. With

Edmund Leighton’s Accolade, Claude Monet’s Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, and 2 Patricia Piccinini sculptures, students engaged as art critics to discuss their own interpretations with peers.

When students gathered their own inferences about each artwork, they developed a deeper understanding and appreciation for each piece. As curious impressions were evolving, students researched one of the four artworks and used the Conceptual Framework Template to categorise information.

This research session encouraged students’ self-direction which was followed by the next writing task in the form of a PEEL paragraph. This essay-like snippet was a way for students to analyse the research information, as well as include their own inferences when answering an open-ended question.

7T’s confidence using CANVAS is evident from their ability to write and submit a short story based on a consistent theme throughout the artworks, Love. This final task allowed students to make associations between the responses of audiences and their own interpretation of such powerful themes.

7O HSIE explored the experiences of Australian soldiers during World War One, an appropriate area of study as ANZAC Day approaches in Term 2. Our young historians travelled back in time to develop a sense of empathy for soldiers who sacrificed their lives. As part of their study using archival research, students used primary sources such as photographs to deduce information about living conditions in the trenches, the front line and medical treatment.

7O also delved into the enlistment debate and differing attitudes in society towards Australian involvement in the war. Students used a combination of primary and secondary sources to create three consecutive diary entries from the perspective of an Australian Soldier during the Great War.

Mr Gardiner implemented A Learning and Responding Matrix (ALARM) to promote students’ deep understanding through inquiry and reflection of WW1. As students created their own diary entries, they were able to extend their literacy skills by extending their vocabulary, sentence structure & cohesion. #

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I’ve had the absolute pleasure of teaching 8C for HSIE this term! They’ve worked really hard and shown a great empathy for others who are less fortunate through their studies of Globalisation and Global Inequalities.

The class has discussed the injustices of children around the world who don’t get to go to school or have enough food to eat and have been brainstorming ways that they can help solve the problems.

During Week 9, the class spent some time designing their own charities and designing

posters that they thought would help raise awareness about some of the issues they’ve studied.

Overall, 8C has shown maturity, compassion and a real desire to make a positive change in the world which has been really great to see! Well done year 8! #

hsie report:8C go globalEmma Newman, Teacher

book club:the ultimate library in ‘beauty & the beast” Lara Jane - Co-ordinator

The students in Book Club have been very excited with the release of the new film ‘Beauty and the Beast.’

This is not because they prefer watching films to reading books, in fact, it is quite the contrary. Rather, they associate with the character of Belle who always has ‘her nose stuck in a book’ as the song goes.

But what are the books that Belle would have in her library? Book Club students have investigated the following titles and invite you to try something new, as not all

tales are as ‘old as time.’

● Renegade Red by Lauren Horowitz● The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro● Rebels Like Us by Liz Reinhardt● Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot● The Valiant by Lesley Livingston● Ronit and Jamil by Pamela Larkin● The End of Oz by Danielle Paige● By Your Side by Kasie West

Keeping in theme, students also tried their hand at folding yellow origami roses to give to someone within Book Club to show their friendship as a group. It was not our greatest success, who knew folding paper could be so challenging? #

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careers report:youth pathways networkKimmy Tran - Careers Adviser

Important changesto UAC March 2017

Important changes for 2018 There are some important changesto next year’s UAC uni admissions:

• The maximum number of preferences will now be five.

• There will be an offer round after ATAR release and before Christmas.

• There will be an offer round in mid-January but no ‘Main Round’.

• Cut-offs will be published for the pre-Christmas round and the mid-January round.

For more details check student portal orhttp://www.uac.edu.au/media-hub/uacnews/2017/March.shtml

for full information.

The YPN is made up of more than 100 supporters from a range of occupations and industries.

Most of our supporters are young Australians who grew up in Western Sydney, reinforcing the connection they have with Western Sydney youth and the local community.

For more information go to: http://www.youthpathwaysnetwork.com.au

Timothy Brown, Taytum Telofoa with David Saliba.Students are working on career advice and their future pathways.

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home economics report:jed’s cafe is fully functional Monia Khanna - Head Teacher, Home Economics

A café with the name JEDS creates certain preconcept ions. One might expect the usual riffraff served at any local high school canteen. However, those that frequent visit JEDS will vouch for its homely food to be wholesome instead of the food being ornate. Student Drishti Dhir reports.

It’s busy during the recess and the lunch times especially during the lunch. It also serves lunches and snacks made by the hospitality students depending on the menu.

Milkshakes are the cafes specialty as it offers a wide range including classics such chocolate, vanilla, caramel, strawberry and banana. As said by Rhys aka “Milkshake Man” of the café that working at JEDS has been a wonderful experience for him and he has learnt how to work in a team without losing his temper and how to be calm when a crisis occurs.

For coffee fiends, they serve the best coffee with a pleasant aroma and pick me up taste. If you are dining in the café you will be lucky enough to witness the latte art learnt by the year 12 Hospitality students.

JEDS also caters or look after the students who miss their breakfast or didn’t have enough time in the morning by offering different breakfast menus every week which includes pancakes, muffins, eggs served with coffee or milkshakes as a drink.

As far the customers are concerned Caroline Aliste of Year 12 say that “the café brings a really good experience for the school community and she like the variety offered by the café but as it said there is always room for improvement.”

Luey Sisouvath says that “by limiting the opening of the café to once a week makes it harder for the café to engage with the school community.” He would love to see a bigger

expansion in the menu rather than limiting to one or two lunch items.

As far the cafes variety is considered Tiffany Lim of Year 11 says her favorite item on the menu is the Berry Smoothie though she would love to have more smoothie options available in the near future. JEDS is Miss Khanna’s first shot at running a café and we can say she is off to a fine start. #

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library report:oliver is a huge success Mandy Kirk - Teacher Librarian

John Edmondson High School was the location for the culmination of the Oliver Library project. The Library and Learning Management System was rolled out to all schools, large and small across NSW during 2015 -2016 and the first term of 2017.

JEHS was the first school to receive Oliver in March 2015 and the Department of Education representatives, together with administrators of the company that developed Oliver, Softlink came to JEHS to celebrate the completion of a very successful project.

After formal proceedings were complete, Chantel Dart, Aleksandar Miljusevic, Gabriella Antoniou and Ayellanah Tupuola wowed the visitors with their musical talents. Their teacher Michael Chavez has certainly honed their talent. They are wonderful performers.

Hospitality students, Rhys Hawkins, Maggie Zhong, Jessica Smith, Drihti Dhir, Rikita Sharma, Karen Mackay Hamilton and Carina Li led by Monia Khanna prepared a beautiful spread and are to be congratulated.

A fantastic group of Year 7 students (Deanna Caronna, Talia Er, Riya Bhandvalkar, Emma Boyle, Nirma Ibric, Lucas Martinez, Jayke Block, Ahmad Waris, Tianna Harkins, Annette Huang, Zoe Sayaloune, Miroslav Maticic, Peony Su, Adam Gauci and Luke Koenig) were challenged by a digital breakout based around using Oliver and they came up trumps! They teamed up to collaboratively and cooperatively crack some codes using Oliver as their information source, while watched by an intrigued audience of educators. As they worked together, they refined their research skills and developed their information literacy. They certainly did themselves proud and impressed the visitors! Their efforts were recognised on Twitter (#DoEOliver) to viewers worldwide.

SRC representatives Julian Baonza, Abraham Zumaya, Jessica Moore, Charlotte Richards, Avi Khanna, Alana Lascala, Muhammad Syed and Aisha Ali welcomed the visitors with aplomb.

The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced the books that are vying to be named Book of the Year in the various categories for 2017. Book Week this year is celebrated in August with the theme “Escape

to everywhere”.

These titles are listed below.

Book of the Year: Older Readers CADDY, Meg | Waer CROWLEY, Cath | Words in Deep Blue

FRAILLON, Zana | The Bone Sparrow JACOBSON, Megan | Yellow

PLOZZA, Shivaun | Frankie ZORN, Claire | One Would Think the Deep

Book of the Year: Younger Readers

BALLA, Trace | Rockhopping BAVATI, Robyn | Within These Walls

FOXLEE, Karen | A Most Magical Girl ORR, Wendy | Dragonfly Song

PASCOE, Bruce | Mrs Whitlam FOYE, John | Captain Jimmy Cook

Picture Book of the Year ANELLI, Liz (text by Ross Watkins) One Photo BALCHIN, Lance | Mechanica

GRAHAM, Bob Home in the Rain HUXLEY, Dee, Oliver & Tiffany | My Brother

RUDD, Van T (text by Maxine Beneba Clarke) The Patchwork Bike

SWAN, Owen (text by Angela May George) | Out

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books COOTE, Maree| Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C

COSSINS, Jennifer| A – Z of Endangered Animals

HENDRY, Lorna| The Gigantic Book of Genes

McMULLIN, Neridah (illus. by Andrew McLean) | Fabish, The Horse that Braved a Bushfire

NEWTON, Gina M| Amazing Animals of Australia’s National Parks

SEDUNARY, Michael (illus. by Bern Emmerichs) | William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times

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sport report:sporting sucesses aplenty Nathan Dwyer - Sports Co-ordinator

As always, the start to the year has been full of JEHS students achieving great results across a variety of sports. Starting with Zone Sports, congratulations to the following students who represented BERNERA Zone in their chose sports.

A comprehensive list of students is below. Well done to Vishaal Behari (basketball) and Jessica Smith (lawn bowls) who have gone on and been selected in the Sydney South West Teams.

In Week 4 we held our annual swimming carnival at Prairiewood Leisure Centre. Though competitor numbers were down on previous years, fun was still had by all.

Freeman were the eventual winners of the carnival, with Elliott and Thorpe in second and third respectively.

There were a number of students that stood out, including our Age Champions listed below. Special mention to Luke Baker, who broke the records in the U16’s 50m Breaststroke, Backstroke and Freestyle events at our school carnival and went on to qualify for the State Championships in other events. Justin Opena also put in a strong showing, qualifying for an individual event at the SSW Championships.

In regards to Knockout Sports, there have been some stellar performances from JEHS teams. Opens boys volleyball have progressed

to the next round, as have the opens girls basketball team. The Opens boys basketball team did well and our U13’s and U15’s Wests Leagues Cup teams have had some mixed results, winning some games in their round robin competition. Unfortunately rain has played havoc with organising games for a number of other sports, so it will be a busy time early Term 2 trying to play all the catch up games.

We look forward to our Cross-Country Carnival and encourage as many students to enter as possible. Congratulations once again to all the students that have participated in sports so far at JEHS. #

Luka Arnautovic Opens Boys Football

Vishaal Behari Opens Boys Basketball

Luke Caronna Opens Boys Football

Adam Crichlow U15's Rugby League

Natalie Di Giorgio Opens Girls Football

Zawat Elmorad Opens Girls Football

Cloe Evans-Tosiani Opens Netball

Tyarna Fay U16's Touch

Jordan Fullager U15's Rugby League

Luke Howarth U15's Rugby League

Merisa Hrvat Opens Girls Football

Armani Ibrahim U16's Touch

Meegan Jimenez Opens Girls Football

Joshua Keyes U15's Rugby League

Benjamin Lang Opens Boys Football

Tiffany Lim Opens Netball

Taneil McLachlan Opens Netball

Tyrin McLachlan U15's Rugby League

Nancy Nguyen Hockey

Kelvin Owusu Opens Boys Football

Aldo Pecora Opens Boys Football

Penny Protogeros Opens Girls Football

Vince Raco U15's Rugby League

Kayla Spurway Opens Girls Football

Leonardo Tette U15's Rugby League

Tatiana Tilman Opens Girls Touch Football

Tatiana Tilman Opens Girls Football

Jack Willett U15's Rugby League

Age Champions fromJEHS Swimming Carnival 2017

GIRLS BOYS

12 Anita Lin 12 Edwin Pangsair

13 Rachael Warner 13 Aragorn Bevis

14 Nikoletta Tsagalias 14 Gregneil Opena &Harrison Yoeum

15 Tahlia Block 15 Justin Opena

16 Nelufer Raji 16 Luke Baker

17 Nancy Nguyen 17 Jorin Unal

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sport report:zone swimming report Belinda Cavey - Co-ordinator

regional swimmingreport Renae Vitalone - Co-ordinator

The annual Bernera Zone swimming carnival took place at Prairewood Leisure Centre and although we had a small number of competitors, the JEHS Team had some quality swimmers.

Led by the vivacious and enthusiastic Mrs Vitalone and the experience of Miss Cavey we set out to give it our all and show school pride and team spirit.

The first day saw the 50m butterfly events and the 100m breaststroke and Freestyle events. We had some stand out performances with Justin Opena, Brodie Piper and Luke Baker proving they had the talent and speed to take

On March 13th, thirty students travelled to Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre, Bradbury to compete in the Regional Swimming Championships.

We all had a great day and were glad the rain held out. I was very proud of their representation of JEHS, as all thirty students swam their best and achieved good results.

Luke Baker moved forward to represent Sydney South West and competed in the State Swimming Championships in early April at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Homebush. He competed in both the individual Medley and the 100m Breaststroke.

Thank you to the wonderful parents who attended, for the support and encouragement you gave the students. I greatly appreciate your efforts. #

the win. Nancy Nguyen, Rachel Warner and Peony Su were consistent in their efforts and competitive nature.

The second day of the carnival had a full itinerary of events. It included the 50m backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke plus the hotly contested and anticipated 4 x 50 freestyle relays and the all ages relay events. For the 50m we were able to fill each race with two competitors and had plenty of swimmers to cheer for. One of the highlights of the day was when one of our superstar swimmers, Luke Baker, keen to break a long standing record for the 50m breaststroke was up on the blocks. All of the JEHS team were on

their feet cheering and willing Luke to victory. In the end a comfortable win for Luke plus a new breaststroke record, a time of 34:16. A fantastic result from such a talented athlete. Well done Luke.

We had some pleasing results from the boys and girls relays teams and several teams were chosen to represent the Zone at the Area Carnival, which will be an exciting

Mrs Vitalone and Miss Cavey would like to say a huge thank you to all swimmers for putting their hand up to fill spots, for swimming their hardest and for showing strong team spirit and support for one another. #

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reading, writing and numeracy tests before and

after the HSC

From 2020, students need to demonstrate a minimum

literacy and numeracy standard to be eligible for

the HSC

Early identification and support for students most at

risk of not achieving the minimum standard is

available under the NSW Literacy and

Numeracy Strategy

Some students, including those studying Life Skills

courses, will not need to meet the minimum standard to be

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