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Vol 12 • Issue 7November 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:year 11 leaders investitureLeon Weatherstone - Principal

(under the ‘assessment’ tab) has a format you can use.

Study includes:• Revising notes from the day of learning• Homework• Completingassessmentsandstudy forup coming exams• Finding extra information about thesubjects you are learning about (perhaps through the internet)• Reading for pleasure (this should be at least 20 minutes every night).

Leon WeatherstonePRINCIPAL

It was fantastic to recognise our 2018 Senior Student Leaders at our recent investiture, attended by themselves and their families.

Asmentionedinour lastnewsletter, Iamonce again pleased with the quality of our student leaders and I am confidentthat they will make a real and positivedifferencetoourschool.Theyhavealreadyenthusiasticallydecidedtofurtherdevelopa mentoring program for younger students to assist them with their studies as well as other issues.

School Captains 2018TatianaTilman|MarkoZivanovic

School Vice Captains 2018NancyNguyen|RaymondSingh

Student Leadership Team 2018ChantelDart|JoseGarrido|SandraGolub|TiffanyLim|StefanPolic|EddieSkopljak

HSC ExaminationsOurYear12studentsarecurrentlysittingtheir examinations and I have beeninformed by the exam supervisers that all aredoingthiswithgreatapplicationwiththe vast majority working hard to the last minutes of each exam. Other students have also shown great respect in making sure that there is a quiet environment

around the hall so our Year 12s can concentrate and do their very best.

W o r k i n g hardAs we move toward the end of the year, it isimportant that all students make every day and every lesson count. This can bedonebyattendingschoolregularlyandbygiving theirbesteffort ineachandeveryclass. I often remind students that somehome study is needed to reinforce work that is learnt at school, so students canremember the key concepts and apply them where needed. I expect the following homestudytimesforstudentstobeableto keep up with their work and do their very best:• Years 7 & 8 – 1 hour per night• Years 9 & 10 – 1 ½ hours per night• Years 11 & 12 – 2 hours per night

Agoodstudy routinewillbe ‘timetabled’athometomakesureithappens.Eachofthe learning guides on our school website

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in thisissue1 Principal’s Report •Year11LeadersInvestiture

2 Admin Report •Areyouleaving?

3 Year Twelve Report •ItwasaBIGfinalthreedays

4-5 CAPA Report •Artisallaround

6 Careers Report •Workexperienceisvital

7 Food Technology Report • LunchwithaView •BushFoodintheBotanicGardens

8 Industrial Arts Report •HydraulicArm

8 HSIE Report •BuddingShareTraders

CHANGES TO OUR NEWSLETTER

CYCLEDue to the high demand onour administrative staff attheendofeachschoolterm,we are making a change tothe publication dates of ournewsletter.

So, instead of Week 5 andWeek 10 of each term, theJEHS Newletter will now bepublished in Week 3 and Week 8ofeachschoolterm.

Thenewsletterisavailablefordownload from our schoolwebsiteandalsoviewableonourfacebookpage.

The November JEHS P&C meetingwill be held in the school library

on Monday, 6 Nov @ 6:00pmEveryone welcome

JEHS - John Edmondson High School

If you haven’t already, please ensure you like ourschool facebook page to keep up-to-date

with all the latest information.

admin report:are you leaving?Michelle Smith - School Administrative Manager

EARLY LEAVERSAs we are approaching yearly examsand HSC exams, please be aware that

we are unable to use the public addresssystem to call for students to come to the

front office to leave the premises early.

If you require your child/ren to leaveschool during the school day you mustfollow the JEHS early leaver procedure.

As the end of the school year draws closer, it’s time to make plans for 2018.

If you are planning on leaving JEHS andnot returning for the new 2018 school year then there are some very simple procedures that you need to do before you leaveJEHSandsignintoanotherschool.

These include returning any schoolresources, library books, hire blazers andpaying any outstanding school fees.

P l e a s e contact MrsCasey, in theAdministration Office, todiscuss what is required to sign your child out of JEHS. Don’tleave it untilthe end of the year. #

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year twelve report:it was a big final three daysRegina Young - Year Adviser

12 versus staff soccer match was eagerlyanticipatedandearnestlycontested.

Thursdaywas the Year 12 picnic day heldthis year at CliftonGardens. Theweather,locationandgoodspiritofallwhoattendedensuredthat itwasafabulousday.CliftonGardens located behind Taronga Park Zoois right on the harbour and has facilitiesforbasketballandsoccer,whichwerewelltested.GamesofTwisterwerealsopopular!Approximately 40 students gamely kicked ongoing intothecityafterwardsformorepartying,funandadventure.

Fridaywas Graduation Daywith over 700family and friends present to cheer on the 2017 graduating class. Through manysmiles, cheers, tears, speeches, songs andlaughter all graduated without incident. Thegraduationcapswereproudlywornbysome for photos and the traditional tossinto the air.

Congratulations to all of Year 12 for afabulous last week. Thank you to Year 12for being an exemplary year group and best wishes for the Higher School Certificateexams. #

The last week of Term 3 was the last official week of school for Year 12.

During that week, the Year 12 Olympiadwas held. This consisted of various sportsontheovalincluding:volleyball,soccer,anobstacle course, tug-of-war, three leggedraces,Twisterandslippin’n’slidin’.

Thestudentshadagreattime,especiallytheslip-n-slide,wherethecombinationofdishwashing detergent and water gave some the greatest entertainment in their timeinhigh school.Of course, theannual Year

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Once again the standard of HSC Visual Arts Body of Works was strong. Images included are fromNanditia Kumar (Painting), SyhraDuazo (Collection of Works), CrystalVertsonis (Painting), Courtney Smith(Ceramics), Angela Dupuy (Painting) andTracyJung(Drawing).AllYear12artworkswillbeondisplayinthestudioforMADD.

OnWednesday,November22,bothVisualArts classes are trekking into the city to visit both Sydney’s major art galleries; the MuseumofContemporaryArtandtheArtGalleryofNSW.

The MCA exhibits cutting-edge AustralianandInternationalmodernartandishousedin a grand,waterside art deco building atCircular Quay.

TheArtGalleryofNewSouthWales,locatedin The Domain, is the oldest and largestpublic gallery in Sydney and Australia. The day has been designed to introduce

students to our city’s major galleries,familiarise themselves with their location(so they can visit independently) and how to manoeuvre around the buildings. We will bevisitingSwissartistPipilottiRist’s‘Sip my Ocean’ exhibitionattheMCA.

She has achieved international acclaimas one of the pioneers of experimental video art and multimedia installations.Incorporating video and sculpture, herdazzlingenvironmentsplungeviewersintocolourful kaleidoscopic projections whichexplore the relationship between nature,the body and technology.(https://www.mca.com.au/pipilotti-rist/)

After lunch at Circular Quay, Year 10 willthentravelupthroughtheBotanicGardensto have a quick tour of theArtGallery ofNSW.

Visiting galleries and viewing artworksindependent of the school is something we

With Term 4 already underway we would like to send all of our 2017 HSC CAPA students all the best for their HSC Written examinations.

• Music - Monday, October 16 (I got a ‘thumbs up’ by all exiting the exam – a good sign!)•VisualArts-Friday,November3•Drama-Tuesday,November7

Well done to all Year 12 CAPA students who performed and submitted works for thepracticalcomponentoftheircourse.Itisatoughslogatthetimebuttoalreadyhavecompleted a large percentage of your actual HSCbeforeexamtimemustbearelief.

Once again the talent and dedication ofour students has amazed the CAPA staffand we look forward to hearing good news regardingpositiveresultsachieved inmid-December.

capa report:art is all aroundKaren Hayward - Head Teacher

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students–welldonetoMissRositanoandMrChavez!

Throughout the year our Junior Ensemblefrom Year 9 Music have also beenperforming at Jed’s café every TuesdayWeek A, entertaining diners during lunchtime.

Upcoming dates• 3 Nov |VisualArtsHSCExamination• 3 Nov |Year9-11SculpturesbytheSea• 7 Nov |DramaHSCExamination• 22 Nov | Year 10 Visual ArtsMCA&AGNSW• 29 Nov |MADDCreativeandPerformanceArtextravaganza!!!#

capa report:art is all aroundKaren Hayward - Head Teacher

designed to enhance and extend students’ technical,conceptualandintellectualskills.

The National Art School Intensive StudioPractice will appear on Nancy’s HSCcertificateasaoneunitcoursebutwillnotcounttowardsherATAR.

Nancy chose Painting as her discipline.The artworkwill bedisplayed in the frontreception until the end of the year for allto admire.

OnWednesday,October11,Year9studentsperformed a repertoire of songs in front of theirfamily,friendsandstafffortheirMusicEvening.Therewasafantasticturnoutwithover50audiencemembersinattendance!

The night was concluded by a finale ofBruno Mars’ ‘Treasure’ that raised the house,withallyear9studentstakingpart!Thankyoutoallwhosupportedourtalented

encourage in Stage 6. It is hoped this daywill show students how easy it is to access suchfantasticresources.

Our Creative and performing arts night‘MADD’willbeonWednesdaythe29thofNovember.Moreinformationtofollowbutfor now here’s a teaser…

Let’s do the time-warp againIt’s just a jump to the left

And then a step to the rightWith your hands on your hipsYou bring your knees in tight

But it’s the pelvic thrustThat really drives you insaneLet’s do the time-warp again

Congratulations to Nancy Nguyen whocompleted the NAS HSC Intensive Studio Practice. The course is endorsed by theNSWBoardofStudiesandhasbeenofferedby NAS to Year 11 Visual Arts students in all government and non-governmenthigh schools since2000.StudioPractice is

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Nursing at Liverpool Hospitalby Jessica Di BartoloIn week 9 of last term I was given the opportunity to complete work experience at Liverpool Hospital and practiced

what it is liketobeanurse.Tobeabletocomplete my work experience I had to go through multiple stages including, havingblood tests and vaccination to preventexposure to viruses and infections due toworking closely with patients, whilst alsohaving to fill out countless forms in ordertounderstandmyroleandresponsibilitieswhilst on work experience.

Theweekplacementwasveryinsightfulandit taught me many things that nurses deal with every day; it also allowed me to grasp an understanding of what my future career might be like and the various pathways offered to nurses. Working closely withthemandaskingquestionshasonlydrivenandmotivatedmemore.

I intend to complete another week of work experience in the not too distant future at Fairfield Hospital, with the helpand organisation of Miss Tran, I hope tocompleteaCertificateIIIinHumanServiceswhichqualifiesmetobecomeanAssistantin Nursing whilst also studying subjects like BiologyandPDHPE.#

careers report:work experience is vital Kimmy Tran - Careers Adviser

The next activity I participated in was aGamingworkshop.Iworkedinconjunctionwith two current students. They tookmethrough step by step on how to use a program called ‘Unity’ to make a simple UFO game.

After lunch, I met with a current studentwho introduced me to the Data Arena. This isaroomwith360-degree interactivefacility complete with six 3D screens. Wewatched many types of videos to experience its full capability. Tofinishoff theday,wewatchedtheroboticcompetition,inwhichmanyuniversitiesacrossAustraliaandNewZealand,maletheirrobotscompete,tobeAustralia’s national champion andwill getto go to America. Overall I had an awesome day.

Coming to the close of the year, the careers office is a very busy place.

TVET (2018) NewsTAFE are currently finalising studentapplications. Studentswillfindout if theirapplicationhasbeenacceptedordeclinedbyTerm4Week6.Onceanofferhasbeenmade, students must accept or withdrawfrom courses. Late enrolments can take placefrom29Jan2018&close1Feb2018.

Work ExperienceWe’ve had a large number of students requestingworkexperienceopportunities.Manyhavehadasuccessfulandenjoyabletime“working”.Ifastudentisinterestedinundertakingworkexperience,please referthem to the Careers office for a StudentPlacement Record Form. A reminder that it is the responsibility of students to seek their own placement and not all requests will be approved.ThismaydependonWhiteCardapproval,location,riskfactorsandinschoolassessment task.

UTS Robotics Engineering Experienceby Katie GiligrenOn Tuesday 5/9/17,I attended theUTS robotics andengineering day.

Iparticipatedinawidevariety of workshops andhandsonactivities.I got to engage in

Coding workshops with a current UTSstudent. I used a computer program to send scriptstoacircuitboardtoenabletheLEDsandspeakertoactivate.

EVENT WHEN WHERE YEAR

ElevateStudy Sensei Workshop

October239:00am to 10:00am JEHS 10

UNSWEngineeringHigh School Information Day

October 258:30amto3:30pm KensingtonCampus 11

Western Sydney UniversityU Day

November16all day Campbelltown Campus 11 & 10

(max 60)

ElevateStudent Elevation

November 99:00am to 10:00am JEHS 11

WHS White Card CourseStudent Elevation

November 209:00am to 10:00am

JEHSSole Room 9-11

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It is safe to say that Year 10 loved the buffetoptionsandhappilyrolledoutoftherestaurantwithsatisfiedbellies.#

food technology report:Maria Marmolejo - Co-ordinating Teacher

lunch with a view

bush food in the botanic gardens

However, before lunchwe embarked on atourofthekitchen,hadalessoninorderingand rotation of stock, food preparationtechniques and the health and safety considerationsforcateringtothepublic.

Year 10 Food Technology students were off to Sydney Tower last term to experience fine dining and an exceptional 360° view of Sydney.

We toured the Royal Botanic gardens with our guide and discovered the vast array of plants available to the Aboriginal tribes.

We sampled leaves, cleared our sinuseswith lemon myrtle leaves and discovered the stem of the grass tree had many purposes, including nectar for eating andspear making.

We also saw the very first plot of landwhere theEuropeansettlersattemptedtocultivatecrops.Thestudents,madedamperand bush spice flavoured popcorn…YUM?Fun Fact: Native Australian bees do not sting and they look like fire flies!

Thiswasagreatexperience,relaxinginthegardens eating homemade damper withbushjamwastheperfectwaytofinish.#

Year 9 Food Technology excursion to the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.On Friday, October 13, Year 9 FoodTechnology students ventured out on awonderful day trip into the city. Our aim wastoexplorethetraditionaleatinghabitsof Indigenous Australians and sample a variety of bush tucker.

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HSIEalsohaveanexcursiontotheQ-Stationat Manly for our Year 9 students onNovember 27. We hope this site study will be an enriching experience for our students and provide a good insight into how Sydney haschangedsinceearlysettlement.Thisispart of our new syllabus topic ‘Changing Places’ which has been implemented this year for our current Year 9 cohort. #

industrial arts report:hydraulic armShaun Lockard - Head Teacher

hsie report:budding share tradersAlex Gardiner - Head Teacher

If any of our students place firsttheywillreceiveupto$600incashforwinning.

In the first game StefanPolic of Year 11 floatedaround fifth place for anumber of weeks until

eventually being overtaken.

With the HSC Examinations upon us, the Industrial Arts Faculty would like to remind Year 12 students that their Industrial Arts teachers are more than happy to make themselves available for any last minute revision.

Please make contact through the school to arrangeasuitabletime.

Students in Years 7 – 10 now need to focus theirattentiontowardsthepracticalaspectsof their subjects in an endeavour to ensure that all projects are completed by the end of the school year.

Itisalwaysdisappointingwhenhighqualityprojectsremainatschoolunfinished.Thereis always many disruptions to regularlyscheduledclassesduringTerm4,sonowisthetimetoapplyextraefforttomakesurethat projects are completed and to a high standard.

One project that has been completed to a high standard is the work of Haralambos Pericleous,AyratBayanov,BlayzeWnukandRawazOmerbili.

As part of their Industrial Technology:Engineering assessment, these studentsattained knowledge of control systemsthrough successfully designing and constructing a working hydraulic armcapable of gripping and moving items over asmallwall.Welldoneboys!#

In September we began our second game for the Australian Stock Exchange competition.

This time around we had more interestfrom students and had double the number of students sign up to participate in thesecond game which is a ten week stock tradingcompetitionheldnationwide.