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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

The next three weeks for your diary TERM 3 WEEK 6 2019

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

02 - 06 Sept

Year 7 Assembly Exec Meeting with CGHS NESA at ABHS

Science Competition

Legacy Badge Day

09 - 13 Sept

Year 11 Bio - depth Studies due all week

Year 9R Fieldwork Pyrmont Year 10 Science at UTS Year 11 Captain Election

Year 11 Bio - depth Studies due all week

Year 10 excursion - ‘BeStreetSmart’

Year 11 Bio - depth Studies due all week

Bushcare Year 9

Year 11 Bio - depth Studies due all week

Year 11 Bio - depth Studies due all week

Year 10 Science at UTS

CGHS Year 9 RU-OK Day

16 - 20 Sept

Year 11 Exams 9Q/W Geo Field Work

Year 11 Exams 9H/T Geo Field

Work

Year 11 Exams Year 11 Exams Maths Competition

Year 11 Exams

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

The annual Wests Ashfield Community Spirit awards were held on Tuesday and the boys were hugely successful in a variety of categories. Argus Alquiros won the Secondary School Community Citizenship Award. This award was judged by a panel comprising Jo Haylen MP for Summer Hill, Darcy Byrne the Mayor of the Inner West Council and Lucille Mc Kenna, Inner West Councillor. This is an outstanding result as the award received entrants from every local high school. The winners of the community art competition were also announced at the event. Henry Nguyen was the Stage 4 winner and Chris Valassis Stage 4 runner up in the competition. This was judged by a professional artist. Ross Anicete was a finalist in Stage 5 and the overall People's Choice winner as voted by the public.

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YEAR 9 MAP INFOGRAPHICS POSTER

MOBILE USE GROWTH

In 2019 the internet users are at 4,222 billion users and 57.3%. The internet is always changing throughout the years and getting bigger. Facebook was created in 2004 and since then there are over 2,230 million active users. There are many businesses created through the internet with low budget and people blogging.

On average, most people spend 6 hours and 42 minutes each day on their phones. The first Internet browser was created in 1993, which was Mosaic. The total population in the world is around 7.71 billion people and the amount of mobile users are 4.68 billion and growing.

The people that use their mobile phones the most are of the age 18-24 because they have work/business things going on which requires them to be on their phones. These days phones/laptops/iPads etc. are necessary for use on the go. The highest used smartphone in 2016 was from the company APPLE followed by Samsung with 32% users in the U.S.

Last year in 2018 the number of smartphones sold was 1.56 billion worldwide. This year the best smartphone goes to Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. More people are willing to buy this brand due to the marketing of this product. Parents buy the newest expensive and popular smartphone for their kids and are spoiling them.

Aditya Gurung

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YEAR 9MAP INFOGRAPHICS POSTER NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The average amount of wins out of the NBA teams that have at least won one championship is 3.65

The mode is 1 The range is 16 There are two main outliers

which are the L.A Lakers and the Boston Celtics.

For more information go to www.landofbasketball.com/championships/summary_of_winners.htm

Maths Faculty

Tass Strangas

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CAPA Faculty

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Ms A Whitting - English Teacher

9 ROSE ENGLISH

9 Rose continues their unit of close study of text on William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ Students recently worked in groups to complete a mini argument based around a quote they received. Each group needed to decide how their quote was represented, either through characterisation, setting or plot. Students had 30 minutes to find examples from ‘The Lord of the Flies’ and textual evidence to support their argument before presenting to the class. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don‘t necessarily want to go, but ought to be”. Rosalynn Carter “The statistics say that something like 65% of us will give the wrong answer just because we heard someone else say it, even if we know it's the wrong answer. The power of suggestion is very strong”

“All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine, design? Who will dominate? All struggles are essentially power struggles, and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together." Octavia E. Butler If we can‘t separate our civilised self from our savage self which will take over and why? “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” Andre Gide.

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Ms T Brown - HT Welfare

On Tuesday 10th September Year 10 students have been invited to attend the “bstreetsmart – safer drivers” event at Qudos Bank Arena. Your permission note is due back to Mr Phillips, please be sure to hand it to him to avoid missing out. Below is some important information regarding the day – more information to come.

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CHESS CLUB

Thursdays 2:30pm in the Library

All chess players welcome

Join school tournaments and inter-school team competitions

Experienced chess coach

FUN and FREE

Collect your permission note from

Mr McCusker at the Library

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Ms Anju Arya

Ms A Arya

Ashfield Boys High School 117 Liverpool Road, Ashfield NSW, 2131 Telephone: 9798 6620 / 9798 5520 Fax: 9716 8004

Email: ashfieldbo-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING YEAR 7 CAMP 2019

Dear Parent/Guardian A two night camp has been arranged for our Year 7 students to the ‘Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation’ at Narrabeen. Attending the camp is an extraordinary experience that builds our boys’ self-confidence, teamwork and leadership skills and strengthens rapport with each other and their teachers. The boys are given many opportunities to participate in challenging activities which give them a powerful sense of achievement and a chance to discover new skills, build empathy, determination and independence. Attending the camp is an excellent chance to take part in a wide range of recreational activities and an opportunity to strengthen friendships and make new friends.

When:

Term 4, Week 4 (Wednesday 6th November to Friday 8th November, 2019)

Cost:

Deposit:

Payment

Schedule:

The total cost will be approx. $350

A non-refundable deposit of $150 is payable by Monday 12th August 2019 (Week 4 of this term) to confirm your son’s attendance at the camp and to allow us to finalise numbers. To help pay for the camp over a period of time the school will accept the following payments to be made.

Payments can be made online via Ashfield Boys High School‘s website

$ Make A Payment tab. POP reference no: 455505 Description: Year 7 Camp 2019. Or at the payments office by cash, cheque or Eftpos. Please note: All monies paid are non-refundable

Week 4

Friday 16 August, 2019 $150 Deposit

Week 7

Friday 6 September 2019 $100 Second payment

Week 10

Friday 27 September 2019 $100 Final payment

Travel: A private bus charter will pick up from ABHS on Wednesday morning and return to

ABHS on Friday at approximately 3pm.

Meals: All meals are provided beginning with lunch on Wednesday and finishing with lunch

on Friday.

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Ms Anju Arya

Ms A Arya

Supervision: The students will be accompanied by teachers from ABHS; as well as having the care and expertise of Camp staff.

Activities may include:

Rope courses Bushwalking Rock climbing Abseiling

Field games Raft building Canoeing Archery

We enthusiastically encourage all Year 7 students to attend camp as it is such a worthwhile experience. If you have any questions regarding the Camp or any of the arrangements please contact the Year 7 Adviser, Ms Sianne Durand on 9798 6620 (Voice mail extension 215). As well as the payment arrangements and permission note, further details on camp activities and other relevant information will be forwarded to you in the coming weeks. In the meantime, you may like to look at the website: https://sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/facilities/sydneyacademy Kind Regards

Mr D Hopwood Ms S Durand Principal Year 7 Adviser

If any families have a junior tie sitting in a cupboard we have boys in need of second hand junior ties. If ties could be donated to Ms Gorton in her office in G Block that would be fantastic! Ms Gorton

DONATIONS NEEDED OF JUNIOR TIES

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PAYMENT OFFICE HOURS-STUDENTS Before School Recess Lunch 2.00pm is the cut-off time for both students and parents, to enable end of day processing.

Our preferred method of payment is online via School Bytes or the school website. We ask that you consider online payment before you send cash, cheques or credit card payments to the school office. Online payment provides you with an immediate receipt for payment.

Students are to carry their ID cards with them at all times when dealing with the Administration Office (Rolls Desk) and the Library. We will soon be implementing a new photocopying system. Students will not be able to photocopy at school without a card. Details to follow. Lost cards incur a replacement fee of $10.

ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION UPDATE

Dear Parent/Carers,

For your convenience we have included several forms on the Ashfield Boys High School Website, for you to download . Please click on the Notes tab to find :

Absence notes Late notes Early leavers note Student change of address form Leave application

Please complete these forms where necessary and return to the Administration Office.

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Start Finish

E 3 Injured or sick with note Executive/Skelton 12:34 14:31

4th September – Grade Sport Organisation – Round 1

Assembly

Point

(quiet area)

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave

class

at:

Assemble

and Sit at:

:

Game

Time

A Basketball 1st & 2nd

HBHS New Gym

Homebush Tyler 11:53 11:55 1:00

B Basketball U15’s and

U14’s ABHS Gym Homebush Tenefrancia 12:34 1:00

C Cricket U15 Practice NA Richardson

Payne TBA

D Cricket U14’s

Practice NA White Keating TBA

E Futsal 2nd Olympic park Homebush Kucheruk 12:34 2:00

F Futsal

U15’s A Olympic park Homebush Bason 11:43 11:45 1:00

F Futsal

U15’s B Olympic park Homebush Stitt 11:43 11:45 1:30

G Oztag 1st Ashfield Park Norman-

hurst Burford 12:20 1:00

H Oztag

U15’s A Mason Park Homebush Chatwin 11:40 11:42 1:00

H Oztag

U15’s B Mason Park Homebush Curran 11:40 11:42 1:45

I Volleyball

1st and 2nd HBHS Old

Gym Homebush Ahearne 11:53 11:55 1:00

J Volleyball U15’s and

U14’s

ABHS Canteen Area

Homebush Arnold 12:34 1:00

K Tennis 1st & U14’s

Abuklea Road Epping Longman 11:13 11:15 1:00

L Tennis

2nd & U15’s Pratten Park Epping Pool 12:25 1:00

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Futsal – Olympic Park

Quaycentre

booking times:

7,14,28 August

4 September – Sports Hall

25 September

16 October

6,27 November

NBA - December

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports

Hall booking times:

7,14,21,28 August

4,11,18,25 September

16,23,30 October

6,13,20,27 November

4,11 December

All played on Court C

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball

booking times:

7,21,28 August

4 September

16,23 October

6,13,27 November

4,11 December

RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 5

Assembly

Point Sport Venue Coach

Assemble

and Sit in

Year 7 quad

Finish

Time

A Badminton Olympic Park Pearce 11: 45 14:31

C Futsal Olympic Park Morris 11:45 14:31

E Table Tennis Olympic Park Lu 11:45 14:31

G Basketball Years 7-8 Bill Peter’s Reserve Atkins 12:34 14:31

K Basketball Years 9-10 ABHS Outdoor B’ball

court Karagiannidis 12:34 14:31

O Lawn Bowls Ashfield Park LBC Ma 12:34 14:31

Q Multi Sport Years 7-8 Hammond Park Pieterse Chu 12:34 14:31

S Multi Sport Years 9-10 Hammond Park Mahmud Wang 12:34 14:31

U Power Walk Years 7-8 Local Area Jones Durand 12:34 14:31

U Power Walk Years 9-10 Local Area Belle - Page Dobrowolski

12:34 14:31

W Ultimate Frisbee Centenary Park Lam 12:34 14:31

Y Theatre Sport D11 Whitting 12:34 14:31

14/15 Outdoor Fitness Ashfield Park Phillips Prasad

Couchi 12:34 14:31