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UsefulinformationforparentsCommunication from school – Attendance and N Warning emails Parents are reminded that the school email formats have changed recently, please read the emails carefully upon receiving them. The changes are: Attendance emails
Please reply to this email and provide an explanation for
your daughter’s absence.
If your daughter has a scheduled assessment on the day of
her absence, please reply to the email and provide an
explanation for your daughter’s absence. In addition, your
daughter is still required to bring a letter (and a doctor’s
certificate – for Years 10 to 12) the next day (or the first day of
return) to the relevant Head Teacher or teacher of the course.
Please adhere to the relevant assessment policies and
procedures: Years 7 to 9 assessment policy, and Years 10 to 12
assessment policy in regards to all assessments.
N‐Warning emails
Please reply to this email by completing the section provided and including the N Award letter sent.
Please contact me if you have any further questions. Thank you for your continued support in improving the communication process.
Janet Atchison Deputy Principal
WGHS P&C
Facebook.com/wghspandc
Next P&C Meeting will be held on Tuesday 18 June at 7.00pm
Please follow our Facebook page to stay informed of interesting things happening in the parent community. You don’t have to be a Facebook member to access the page
All parents are welcome at P&C meetings, held twice per term at 7.00pm in the staff common room (Access via front door)
Any queries or matters to be raised can be raised via the Secretary at the above email address at any time.
MAY/JUNE 2019 CALENDAR
Week 5A 27 May – 02 June Monday 27 Year 10 Silver Duke of Ed hike Zone Cross Country Tuesday 28 Year 9 NAPLAN test Wednesday 29 Strings ACRF Performance Thursday 30 Friday 31 Charities Day Sunday 02 Musical Rehearsal Week 6B 03‐11 June Monday 03 World Environment Day
Assembly Year 11 Work Placement Tuesday 04 Year 11 Work Placement Year 7 Reptile Incursion Wednesday 05 Year 11 Work Placement Thursday 06 Year 11 Work Placement Friday 07 Year 11 Work Placement Zone Athletics Year 8 African Music Incursion
******** Monday 10 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Tuesday 11 Staff Development Day (no students) Year 11 Work Placement
(Red typeface denotes the event is open to the public)
WILLOUGHBY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL A Leader in Girls Education
NEWSLETTER
Phone : 9958 4141 https://willoughbg-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ 24 MAY 2019
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SchoolUniformSchool uniforms identify students with a particular school and gives the students a sense of belonging to the school population. Uniform also helps students understand the importance of wearing appropriate attire. Willoughby Girls High School and its community are committed to the wearing of school uniform. Students are required to wear full school uniform every day, including when on excursions and during examination periods. The Sports jacket is only to be worn during sport or PE with the sports uniform, and not at any other time. The sports uniform (including the sports jacket) may only be worn in PDHPE sports lessons and during scheduled sporting activities. This applies to all students (Years 7 to 11). Years 9 to 11 are reminded that they are required to wear full school uniform to school on Wednesdays. Grade sport participants can change into their sports uniform at recess on Wednesday, as can Year 11 students participating in Bowling or Rock Climbing. All other students participating in House or recreational sports are to change into their sports uniform at lunchtime. In addition, no form of jewellery may be worn apart from studs or sleepers where a student has pierced ears. Makeup, nail polish or brightly dyed hair is not permitted at school. Adhering to the uniform policy is an important part of belonging to Willoughby Girls High School. All students are reminded to ensure that they are well equipped to start the winter season. A school jumper is essential. Please ensure all uniform items are labelled with your name. Uniform Requirements ‐ Winter Junior Uniform: (Years 7 ‐ 10) A‐line pinafore tunic in school check Long sleeved white blouse with collar (Knit or other style shirts are NOT acceptable) White skivvy (optional) under white blouse with long sleeves Royal blue jumper with V‐neck and school crest Royal blue blazer with school crest
Short white socks covering the ankle or black stockings (with black socks if desired) Black laced college shoes Optional: Navy scarf Navy gloves Black School Coat
Senior School Uniform: (Years 11 and 12) Royal blue skirt White blouse with collar and school letters (Knit or other style shirts are NOT acceptable) White skivvy (optional) under white blouse Royal blue jumper with V‐neck and school crest Senior blue blazer with school crest Short white socks covering the ankle or black stockings
Black laced college shoes (Sandshoes, sandals, boots, shoes with higher heels and sneakers are NOT permitted for safety reasons
Winter tie (Year 12 Prefects only) Optional: Navy scarf Navy gloves Black School Coat
Note:
Regulation blue long pants are available from the Uniform Shop and may be worn with school blouse throughout the year.
A cotton jumper is available to order for students who are allergic to wool.
If additional warmth is required, an optional black coat is available for purchase. No other coats are to be worn.
J Watts Deputy Principal
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WGHSHockeyClubWGHS Hockey Club entered two teams in the indoor competition in Term 1. The teams were made up of students across all year groups from Year 7 upwards and included beginners and more experienced players Our Division B team progressed to the semis where they missed out on going to the finals ‐ 9 goals to 4.
Our Division C team narrowly missed out on getting to the semis when a winning goal was scored by the opposition in the last minute of the game to see them go down 2 goals to 1.
MoranContemporaryPhotographicPrizeCongratulations to Liana W in Year 11 who was selected as a finalist in the 2019 Moran Prize. Liana’s photograph of the car park at the Northern Beaches Hospital is on display at Juniper Hall in Paddington until the 02 June.
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CathyFreemanVisit On Tuesday 21 May, the school prefects, house captains and SRC, had the honour of meeting the inspirational Cathy Freeman and the CEO of the Cathy Freeman Foundation, Jade Colgan. Cathy Freeman is an Indigenous woman and an Olympic athlete with her most significant win, the 400m gold medal at the 2000 Olympics. She was awarded Australian of the Year in 1998 for her victories as an Aboriginal Australian woman in the Olympics. 2018 Charities Day, the Year 12 students raised over $14,000 which was donated to the Cathy Freeman Foundation to support Indigenous health and education through her foundation. As a thank you to Willoughby Girls High School the foundation organised a special visit for our leadership student body to learn more about their foundation and how the money our school raised would have a beneficial impact on many Aboriginal children. We learnt about her incredible journey, the challenges she overcame, the creation of her foundation and we were humbled by her stories. Cathy spoke about her main inspiration, her sister Anne‐Marie, and how she reminded herself to persevere through difficult times in her career and we were motivated to help empower other young women. Thank you again Cathy and Jade for taking the time to visit us! Year 10 SRC ‐Tabasum D, Anjali D, Lana T, Matilda L and Katya I
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2019AthleticsCarnivalMonday 6 May the Willoughby Girls High School ventured to Narrabeen Sports Complex and had a very successful and fun athletics carnival in the sunshine. The results are still being finalised with a full list of age champions and record breakers that will be listed in the next Newsletter.
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WorkexperienceYear10:ReminderA reminder to students and parents of the upcoming Work Experience Week for Year 10, Week 8/17‐21 June inclusive. Parents and students, please ensure that experience forms are submitted as soon as they are completed (before Week 7) to help with the administration of the program run smoothly. As there is a lot of paperwork involved, it is vital that it is accurate to enable the Department’s insurance can correctly cover students and their activities. There are no scheduled lessons for the work experience week and we envisage that all students will be engaged in a workplace. This allows teachers to be able to contact students via telephone or visit the workplace where possible to check on their progress. All required documentation can be found on the School Moodle Site (student login only) under Careers and be downloaded electronically. If there are particular problems before during or after please contact Ms Morris (Careers Adviser) at School Monday –Friday.
Above: Students experience at a Television network
Year 10 Careers Expo Excursion ‐ Week 9 Term 2 Year 10 will also be travelling to Homebush Olympic park to the Western Sydney Careers Expo. Students will have the chance to sit in on Seminars and visit various training and industry stalls and speak to members of those organisations about future education and work pathways. Seminars also include UAC and Subject Selections. A permission note and Event itinerary will be sent soon and cost of the day will include entry and bus carter to the
venue.
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SocialJusticeGroupOne lunch time, the Social Justice League had the pleasure of listening to a presentation from Carey Westwood and Wanjiru Waithaka, the founders of a non‐profit organisation called Manasprings. Manasprings supports women living in slums and remote rural areas at the grassroots of society in Kenya. They provide support through conducting events and providing facilities and aid. It was very interesting and captivating to hear about the power of the Manaspring Leader Events which provide a safe place where women leaders are able to gather and share their personal stories of courage and strength. Through these events women feel empowered, as they forge strong relationships with others who may share similar experiences. One of the main points that Ms Westwood made was the importance of education. She shared a story of a teenage girl who lived with her uncle after her parents both passed. She worked hard in her studies and passed the Kenyan entrance exam. However, her uncle’s own child did not pass. So, he swapped their results. This meant that the girl attended an impoverished education facility. Given that she was forced to perform domestic housework as the ‘women’ of the household, she was constantly unable to attend school. Eventually, she dropped out as she was unable to maintain her ‘domestic duties’ and receive an education. This cycle of under education and poverty has a particularly large effect on women and girls who struggle to see a positive future for themselves and their families, while constantly facing discrimination in their community and the removal of their basic human rights. Manaspring further works with women leaders who are supporting and educating orphaned and vulnerable children, assisting HIV+ women and their children, providing small enterprise opportunities to disadvantaged women, advocating for child rights and child protection, providing health care services to impoverished communities, and also working across the country in peace and reconciliation. The talk reminded us of how every individual can make a difference in the lives of others, no matter how negative their circumstances may be, and how the actions of individuals can go a lot further than simply financial support. Lastly, the talk reinforced the concept of privilege. As teenagers in Australia we can often take education for granted and sometimes are unable to see the importance of knowledge, and its power to transform others, recognise and prevent inequality. Many women in Kenya would do anything to provide their children with an education. Thus, it is very important for us to constantly be reminded of our privilege and the vast opportunities we have as Australian citizens in a democratic nation, where education is considered a basic human right, instead of a privilege. Overall, this was a really a great experience for the group to understand issues regarding women and girls in Kenya. On behalf of the Social Justice Club we would like to thank Ms Westwood and Ms Waithaka for being able to share these incredible stories of courageous Kenyan women, as well as inform us about the organisation. If you would like to see further information about Manasprings and perhaps are able to donate, go to this website https://manasprings.org/ Cassandra S & Jacqui F ‐ Year 12
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Year12PhysicsexcursiontotheSydneyObservatoryOn the not‐too‐cold night of Tuesday 14 May, Year 12 Physics students ventured to the Sydney Observatory to investigate the spectra of an unknown star (Gamma Crux) with reference to the known star (Sirius). To do this we used a telescope with diffraction grating to gain the visible light spectra of the two stars. After this, we used a computer program to calibrate the graph of the unknown star using the theoretical graph for Sirius. It was a great experience for Year 12 students to get hands on experience out of the classroom and learn the Physics behind the colour and spectra of stars.
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