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Principal & Deputy Principals Report
Concord High School
Keeping In Touch Respectful Responsible Achieving
Term 2 Week 8
SAVE THE DATE
Monday June 25th is Years 10 and 11 parent teacher night.
Year 10 reports have been posted please bring them to discuss on the night.
Year 11 reports will be available to collect on the night.
Friday June 29th Prefect and SRC induction assembly starting at 9.45 am and MADD night starting at 6pm
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students after school tutoring
We have established a connection with Walanga Muru, the Office of Indigenous Strategy at Macquarie University recruited
tutors for the usual Thursday afternoon meeting time of 3 to 4 pm in Common 4. Please encourage your student to
attend Thursday afternoon. They can bring any school work, homework or assignment that they need some help with or
come along just for a chat.
Walanga Muru is a Darug language name meaning Follow your Path.
Regional Athletics
Congratulations to our Zone athletes and to our newly selected regional athletes who gave an outstanding performance in
representing the Concord High School with such respect and responsibility
Year 7 - Zac Dukuly, Avele Jauican-Alaalatoa, Hannah Kiefer, Flynn Smith, Joel Weeks, Odin Zakarija
Year 8 - Thomas Comer, Angus Gray, Tamikah Joe, Jayden Kwok, Jacob Leon, Taeyoung Yoon
Year 9 - Aleyna Gundoganli, Tristan Krishna, Ryan Lee, Jonathan Veart
Year 10 - Brendan Barrett, Kisha Chabo, Grace Kiefer
Year 11 - Francesca Bull, Saxon Forgarty, Lachlan Georgiadis, Kyla Gray, Maya Ralley, Max Trapnell, Harish Vinoth Anna
Big congratulations to Angus Gray and Kyla Gray who both achieved age champion at Zone.
ATAR club
The ATAR club runs every Friday lunchtime in the Theatrette for the term. This term the focus is on transition beyond
school with a variety of guest speakers including past students, Universities, TAFE and of course our career and transition
advisers. Please encourage your Year 12 student to bring their lunch and absorb some future focused information.
MADD night
On Friday 29th June we are hosting our annual MADD night. An evening of Music, Art, Drama and Design. The events will
be held from 6pm in the Theatrette and the staff common room. Please keep the evening free to come to school to
celebrate the creativity of the arts.
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Enviro club working bee
On Wednesday the enviro club held a working bee on the Crane St wildlife corridor. The team weeded and
mulched to prepare the area for spring planting using the Canada Bay Council Small Environment grant.
BIG SHOUT OUT to the year 11 boys: Jaali, Ethan and Ben who did an AMAZING job cleaning out the
garden shed, washing it and putting things back in an organised manner.
We would also like to thank Ms Hogan and Ms Wormleaton and the school P&C for applying and being
successful in gaining an additional $1200 for the Enviro club from the Telstra Kids grant.
Great news! Telstra Kids Grant
We are delighted to announce our success in applying for a $1,200 grant from Telstra. Telstra Kids helps
kids thrive in their connected world. Our Telstra Kids grant will be used to In 2017, a new club for Concord
High students was formed, the Enviro Club. The Club has an overarching goal of minimising the school’s
impact on the environment. A key project of the group is to regenerate the wildlife corridor inside the
school grounds to provide a safe and suitable habitat and passageway for native species. Over the past year,
members of the Enviro Club have worked hard weeding, clearing and replanting.
Huge thanks to Melissa Wormleaton from Telstra, who applied for the funding alongside Donna Hogan. We
are very excited to share in the million dollars the Telstra Foundation provides each year to help kids
connect to a digital future.
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Breakfast club at Concord High School
Below are two pictures from Wednesday morning’s breakfast club. Breakfast club operates every
Wednesday morning from 7.45 until 8.30 in the staff common room. We operate with the generous
support of OzHarvest, Bakers Delight Leichhardt, Donut King Leichhardt and Coles. We also couldn’t
operate breakfast club without the time and effort that our Student Learning Support Officers put into
the mornings. Thank you Ms Nolan, Ms Divito, Ms Valele and Ms Giles. If your student would benefit
from some breakfast, something for lunch, a cup of tea and a chat please encourage them to come
along. This week we had 92 students attend.
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Welfare News By Fiona Milligan
This week, all Year 8 took part in a Welfare Program delivered by the Reach Foundation which was
designed to challenge the students about the online messages they send to each other. And, wow,
did it challenge them and, me too, at times!
Our students were asked to write down something really negative and awful that they had seen sent
online eg as a txt message, on instagram, snap chat etc etc. The students then had to role play saying
that same message to a person, looking them in the eye. Can I tell you, that in all of the scenarios,
not one student felt comfortable saying what they had in their hands to the person opposite them.
Some students could not repeat the message at all, others refused to look at the other person and
all the students felt really bad about delivering the message.
So, what was the point of this exercise? We tend to hide behind our screens and send messages,
images and photos that we would never ever say or give directly to another person one on one. I
would strongly encourage parents to continue these discussions at home, asking our students to
really think twice about what they send online as the consequences can be devastating.
I was incredibly proud of how Year 8 acted in the workshop – they were RESPECTFUL to one
another and RESPONSIBLE in following the very important rules regarding honesty and trust. Well
done, Year 8.
The Formal Year Assemblies were held on Thursday. A big congratulations to our award winners
and performers as well as thank you to the Year Advisers/Assistants and students who put the
assemblies together.
Have a lovely weekend.
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HSIE News By Miss Milinovic
This term in HSIE, we have embarked on a new and exciting partnership
with our local school community, Lucas Gardens. Our Year 10
Commerce students, along with students from the TAS department and
our SRC participated in a visit to our new partnered school to be a part
of ceremony for the newly elected SRC members of Lucas Gardens. Our
students also came to meet with the students from Lucas Gardens as we
work towards active citizenship within our local community and as part
of our topic of Community Involvement in Stage 5 Commerce.
We were given the privilege of not only meeting these wonderful students,
but had a guided tour and speech made by the Principal Ms Jenny Zagas,
who helped explain our new venture and how we as the local school could
assist with the learning of the Lucas Garden students within the classroom
and beyond.
In Week 9 of this term, we are very excited to announce that Year 10
Commerce will be hosting a market day in honour of the Lucas Garden
students and will act as a fund raiser to help our local school with tools
which will assist the students with their understanding and knowledge of
the NSW National Curriculum.
We would like to thank the wonderful Ms Jenny Zagas, the extraordinary
teachers at Lucas Gardens, Mrs Engisch, Mrs Reda, Ms Turner, Ms
Verniquet and Mr Basak for their contribution and support, as well as our
new friends from Lucas Gardens. We look forward to this ongoing
partnership between our schools.
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HSIE News continued
Year 8 Geography The Water World Project
Congratulations to the following students (pictured) who have achieved a Grade A or B in their latest
projects on The Water World.
Students were asked to research a specific natural disaster pertaining to the water cycle. They had the
option of choosing a cyclone, hurricane, tornado or even a tsunami to name a few.
Student were asked to use their flair and talent for creativity and create a visually pleasing and informative
report using various directive terms such as define, explain, describe and discuss as part of our ongoing
focus on literacy in HSIE. As part of the numeracy component, students were asked to provide a map,
graphs, pie graphs and tables to demonstrate their capacity to interpret data relating to the chosen
disaster and assess the impacts and possible management strategies which could be utilised for future
disasters.
Well done to these students, who have demonstrated their ability to work towards their personal best
and excellence.
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Cross Country & Athletics Carnival News CROSS COUNTRY
On Wednesday the 28th of March the school ran its annual Cross Country carnival where students run
approximately three kilometres in their year levels. As it was voluntary, it was pleasing to see the number of
students eager to compete. Congratulations to all that participated, especially to the age champions listed below!
12 girls age champion Jayde Newman
12 boys age champion Odin Zakarija
13 girls age champion Flynn Smith
13 boys age champion Joel Weeks
14 girls age champion Anastasia O’Connell
14 boys age champion Jacob Leon
15 girls age champion Charlotte Trapnell
15 boys age champion Cameron Will
16 girls age champion Nourah Mangerah
16 boys age champion Max Trapnell
17+ girls age champion Sophie-Ann Williams
17+ boys age champion Josh Seo
Following this, approximately 50 Concord High School students attended the Zone Cross Country Carnival at
Macquarie University’s Sports Fields. This cross country course was much more demanding with some very steep
hills and the races comprising of either 3km, 4km or 6km. During the day we had a number of impressive
performances! Students who finished in the top ten of their race have then qualified to represent the Northern
Suburbs Zone at Gosford Racecourse on Friday the 22nd of June. Please see below the students who made top
ten and will be off to Gosford!
12 year old girls – Mishti Khooblall (6th)
12 year old boys – Nicholas Debelja (1st) and Odin Zakarija (2nd)
13 year old girls – Keria Will (6th)
13 year old boys – Joel Weeks (6th), Luka Samardzic (8th) and Zachariah Dukuly (9th)
14 year old boys – Jacob Leon (1st), Taeyoung Yoon (2nd) and Ned Arnold (7th)
15 year old girls – Charlotte Trapnell (9th)
15 year old boys – Cameron Will (4th)
16 year old girls – Kisha Chabo (5th)
16 year old boys – Max Trapnell (1st) and Alex Salsiccia (3rd)
17+ year old girls – Francesca Bull (3rd), Sophie-Ann Williams (4th) and Amy Falson (7th)
17+ year old boys – Zac Newport (7th), Lachlan Georgiadis (8th) and Josh Seo (10th)
ATHLETICS
On Friday the 11th of May, Concord High School held its annual Athletics Carnival. Although we were faced with
strong, cold winds all day the rain stayed away which allowed students to enjoy the day. Whether it was
competing in events, embracing the theme of Superheroes and Villians or representing their house to the fullest,
there was a lot of action to be seen.
Please see below a number of results from the athletics carnival.
HOUSE POINTS: including athletic events, relays, tug of war and war cries.
BRAYS - 812
KENDALL - 641
MAJORS - 616
KINGS - 589
YARALLA - 464
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Cross Country & Athletics Carnival News
AGE CHAMPIONS
12 year old girls – Jayde Newman
12 year old boys – Avele Jaucian-Alaalatoa
13 year old girls – Flynn Smith
13 year old boys – Joel Weeks
14 year old girls – Anastasia O’Connell
14 year old boys – Jacob Leon
15 year old girls – Kaylah Neowhouse
15 year old boys – Brendan Barrett
16 year old girls – Kyla Gray
16 year old boys – Harish Vinoth Anna
17+ year old girls – Francesca Bull
17+ year old boys – Lachlan Georgiadis
Following this, on Monday the 18th of June approximately 100 Concord High School students
attended the Northern Suburbs Zone Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics
Centre. In this competitive environment only the top two of each event are then able to
represent the Northern Suburbs Zone at the Regional Athletics Carnival in July.
Congratulations to the students listed below who have qualified to compete in one or more
individual events. We should also be proud that we have 5 Concord High School relay teams
attending the carnival also!
12 year old boys – Avele Jaucian-Alaalatoa and Odin Zakarija
13 year old girls – Tamikah Joe, Hannah Kiefer and Flynn Smith
13 year old boys – Thomas Comer, Zachariah Dukuly, Angus Gray and Joel Weeks
14 year old girls – Aleyna Gundoganli
14 year old boys – Jacob Leon, Jayden Kwok and Taeyoung Yoon
15 year old girls – Grace Kiefer
15 year old boys – Brendan Barrett, Tristan Krishna, Ryan Lee and Jonathan Veart
16 year old girls – Kisha Chabo, Kyla Gray and Maya Ralley
16 year old boys – Max Trapnell and Harish Vinoth Anna
17+ year old girls – Francesca Bull
17+ year old boys – Saxon Fogarty and Lachlan Georgiadis
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Cross Country & Athletics Carnival News
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Concord High School
Benjamin represented Concord High school at the All Schools Swimming Carnival on the
11th May in the following events. Some events were for 15 years only, however most were a
15 - 16 years combination. Ben placed extremely well especially as he was still 14 years old
when competing.
50 Freestyle 15 3rd
50 Breast 15 3rd
200 breast 15 - 16 years 9th
100 Breast 15 - 16 years 8th
Medley relay 15 - 16 years 4th
He received 2 Bronze State medals and has be chosen to represent both Concord high
school and NSW in the School Sport Australia 2018 Swimming Championships Hobart, 25th
- 31st July. He has been chosen to compete in
50 Freestyle 15 years
100 Freestyle 15 - 16 years
Freestyle Relay 15 years
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AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING FOR
TERM 3, 2018
Tutoring will begin Monday 20th
July and end on Wednesday 19th
September Concord High School provides an after school tutoring program to support and enhance student
learning in the classroom. The program is conducted on a term basis and will be available on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in English, Maths and Science for both junior and senior
students.
Concord High School specifically allocates tutors that have achieved high ATAR (Australian
Tertiary Admission Rank) results in their respective HSC (Higher School Certificate) courses to
ensure that a high level of academic support is provided to all enrolled students.
There will be 8 tutoring sessions (Week 2 – Week 9) in Term 3, which will be held in the
school library from 3:00-4:00pm and from 4:00-5:00pm. If you are interested in enrolling your
child into this program, please apply online through the following link, which will be accessible
from Monday 18th
June – Friday 29th
June ONLY:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi95QrPZ8K6wQLn-HL7aN-
M8B1UNJenFv9i0kRMvvCDJmXmA/viewform?usp=sf_link
All applications will be accepted on a ‘first come first served’ basis. As there is always a high
demand for our tutors, it is kindly requested that parents/guardians have flexibility in making
their preferences on the online application form.
Students and parents/guardians will be notified of the success of their application during the
week beginning 23rd
July 2018 (Term 3, Week 1). If you any issues in this regard, please do not
hesitate to speak to the tutoring coordinator, Ms Sarah Kim on 9745 3777 or via e-mail at
Applications for Term 3 2018 will OPEN on
Monday 18th
JUNE 2018
and CLOSE on
Friday 29th
JUNE 2018 Applications are considered on a first come, first served basis.
Please contact Ms Sarah Kim if you have further enquiries in this
regard.
Concord High School
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IMPROVING THE ONLINE PAYMENT EXPERIENCE
Westpac are making changes to the Parent online Payment (POP) portal between 11 and 25 June
2018.
Easier to use
Collapsible sections have grouped information in a more logical order making the form
easier to use
Browser auto-fill will allow parents and carers to make payments without having to re-
enter details More time to enter details
Larger controls to make it easier to use on mobile screens
Allow payment via a credit card or direct debit from a bank account.
There will be no disruption to the online payment portal.
Concord High School
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Before and After School Sports (BASS) Program
Let’s Get Physical! – Term 3, 2018
Dear Parent / Guardian,
The Before and After School Sports (BASS) Program is continuing to offer a variety of activities before and
after school. Students will have the opportunity to further their interest and develop skills in many sporting activities.
These activities will be conducted by specialist coaches who aim to improve the skill levels of each student. The focus of
this program is skill development as well as fun, fitness and friendship! All skill levels from beginner to advanced will be
catered for.
** Please note: This term is an 8 week Sports Coaching Program ** All activities in the coaching program will commence in Week 3 of Term 3, 2018 (week commencing 7
th August
2018)
Each activity has a minimum and maximum number of students. This is designed to ensure small group sizes,
optimum individual attention and cost effectiveness.
The supervising coach will take every care of the group. However, your child has some responsibilities and obligations associated with the coaching session, and we assume that your permission also involves an undertaking by your child to act responsibly. Of particular importance:-
Students must obey the directions of any teacher/supervisor without delay or question
Students must remain within the area/s designated by supervising staff
Students must not leave the group to undertake independent activities
Please see over a permission note for your child to sign up for the 8 week program in the sport of their choice.
Please join the Edmodo group online to receive updates, information and/or changes that may take place during the term.
Payment of the full term fee should be returned with the permission note to the side office as soon as possible in order to
secure a placement. The P&C have kindly donated some money, offering sponsorship to a select number of students who
wish to participate in the program, but are unable to due to financial difficulties. If you would like to apply for this
sponsorship, please notify the program coordinator.
Ms. Silverine De Silva
PDHPE Faculty
BASS Program Coordinator
Email: [email protected] Edmodo group code: b3ynje
Concord High School
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P&C News Thank you to all those who braved the rain and cold weather to attend our P&C meeting this Tuesday and for your valued
contribution. Thank you as always to Mrs Jody Engisch for your time, your informative update of school news and initiatives and your
continued support of our P&C.
Continuing our support of ClickView
The P&C were delighted to approve our continued financial support of the ClickView Video Learning application. ClickView allows
teachers and students to access Curriculum Related Video material to assist with their learning/teaching. This is our third year of
supporting this valuable learning tool for CHS.
Grants Success!
We are delighted to announce our success in applying for a $1,200 grant from the Telstra Kids grants program. The grant will be used
by the Enviro Club to continue the great work they have done so far in promoting the environment and sustainability message across
the school and regenerating the school grounds to create a more habitable place for our local native wildlife.
Huge thanks to Melissa Wormleaton, a parent at our school. As a Telstra employee, Melissa was able to apply for the funding for us.
Donna Hogan, our Grants Manager, would be very happy to hear from any other parents/carers if you become aware of any grants
that you think could be relevant to the school. Please feel free to email the P&C on the email listed below.
Huge thanks to Donna for your fantastic work and successful management of the P&C grants programme.
Our P&C Meetings for Term 3 are:
Tuesday, 31st July 2018
Tuesday, 11th September 2018
Annual General Meeting following by General Meeting
We are working on a new meeting start time of 6.30 pm with finish at 8.00 pm.
Staff Common Room (above front office)
All members and non members welcome
Volunteer Opportunity - P&C Auditor - Annual Role
The P&C is required to have our accounts audited annually for presentation at our Annual General Meeting which will be held this
year on 11 September 2018. Our financial year ends on 30 June 2018. We have one paid employee, our uniform shop manager, and
we are registered for GST.
Our Treasurer will provide to the auditor the financial accounts and associated documents for both our general and Uniform Shop
accounts which operate independently.
While the auditor does not need formal qualifications, you will need to have skills and experience in auditing and financial record
management.
We are hoping to find a parent /carer volunteer to take on the Auditor role for the next CHS P&C end of financial year. This task is
done easily from home and has a good long lead time, needing completion anytime between the end of June and 11 September when
we hold our AGM.
Please email us as per below if you are interested in this role or further information, if you would like to be added to our P&C mailing
list for notification of meeting dates, agendas, minutes, etc.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected] or reference P&C
information on the CHS web site
http://www.concord-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/getting-involved/parents-and-citizens/about-the-p-c
Uniform Shop News
Track pants XL are now available with scarves being sold for $15 - both to help keep out the cold!
The Uniform Shop trading hours are: Monday and Wednesday 10.30am to 1.30pm.
Please note at recess (10:35am – 10:55am) and lunch (12.35pm – 1.15pm) students are given priority — parents are welcome after
recess and before or after lunch.
You can contact the Uniform Shop Manager, Mae, on 0434 169 203 or email [email protected].
Finally, very best wishes to all CHS students, families and staff from your Concord High School P&C.
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Congratulations to the students listed below, who were awarded a Merit last week. Well done!
STUDENT AWARD
Kimberlee WALTERS Silver Merit: Silver Merit
Kimberlee WALTERS Gold Merit Award: Gold Merit Award
Louis GAN Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Ray CHEN Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Ocean DU Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Valanti BALAZS Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Daniel ZHANG Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Frank YAM Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Noah SAID Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Tomas LEE Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Isabella HOGAN Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Rana KHORAKCHI Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Grace ROSIER Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Nikki TRAN Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Monique SIMIC Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Adam KASSAM Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Noah STEFAS Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Aiden SINGLE Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Daria CHUPROFF Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Jivan ZAKHAROV Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Sophie GORS Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Elisha MARTIN Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Dully VINCENT SMITH Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Taliesin LAW Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
John ROSIER Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Selina SAHIN Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Dilay KOSAR Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Antonia WONG Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Daylan OZKAN Gold Merit Award: Gold Merit Award
Lance PILOT Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Madalynne HILL-MUNRO Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Alyssa TOBAR Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Kye BARNETT Year Adviser Award: Year Adviser
Natasha YIP Gold Merit Award: Gold Merit Award
Jordan BARTLETT Gold Merit Award: Gold Merit Award
Hana HWANG Silver Merit: Silver Merit
Sophie GORS Silver Merit: Silver Merit
Sophie GORS Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Teran WIJESINGHE Bronze Merit: Bronze Merit
Daylan OZKAN Silver Merit: Silver Merit
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VARIATIONS TO ROUTINE TERM 2 WEEK 9 25 June 2018 – 29 June 2018 WEEK A June 25 o Prelim Ancient History Task o HSC English Extension 1 Task o Year 10 Textiles Task o Year 10 History Elective Task o Year 10 PDHPE Task o Year 9 PDHPE Task o Year 7 PDHPE all week various periods o Year 12 Legal Studies Task o Years 10 and 11 parent teacher night o Online Music orchestra o Taste of TAFE
June 26 o Year 7 English Task o Year 10 English Task o Year 8 R, V, W, Y PDHPE Task o Year 10 debating
June 27 o HSC History Extension Task o Year 7 Music Task o Year 9 Visual Design Task o Year 10 Music Task o Year 8 B, G, O, P Task o PDHPE Task o Lucas Gardens fundraiser
June 28 o HSC Legal Studies Task o Year 9 English Task o Prelim Food Tech Task o Year 9 Graphics Task o Year 7 Music Task o Year 9 Music Task o Year 10 Music Task o Prelim Music 1 o HSC Music 1 Task o Year 10 Geography Task o Year 12 Bake sale recess and lunch 1 Year 10 Cafe and Hospitality skills
June 29 o Year 7 Geography Task o Year 8 Geography Task o Year 8 History Task o Prelim Food Tech Task o Year 7 Music Task o Year 10 Music Task o Year 12 Careers Expo o NAIDOC assembly o Regional cross country wet weather date o MAD Night 06am - 08am o Prefect/SRC Induction assembly
A LOOK AHEAD 2018 Term 2 Week 10 & Term 3 Week 1
B TERM 2 WEEK
10
July 2 o Prelim SLR
Task o Year 12
English to Hamlet
July 3 o Prelim Chinese &
Literature Task
July 4 o Prelim Society &
Culture Task o Prelim English
Studies Task o Prelim Industrial
Tech Task o Prelim Visual
Design Task o HSC SLR Task o Year 10 Forensic
Science o Macbeath Theatre
excursion o Year 11 Drama
July 5 o Prelim Geography Task o Year 7 welfare day o Year 11 PDHPE First
Aid Course o Guest speaker to 8SCIV
July 6 o HSC SDD Task o Year 10 Wood Tech
Task o Prelim Japanese
Beginners Task
A TERM 3 WEEK
1
July 23 o Pupil Free
Day o HSC
Engineering o Year 7
reports due
July 24 o Year 7 History
July 25 o
July 26 o HSC IPT o National Schools tree
day
July 27 o Year 10 Food Tech o NAIDOC assembly o NSWCHHSA Cross
Country o Year 10 welfare
program
Upcoming Dates