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Issue 10 – 30 November, 2018
Cumberland High School Excellence in Education
183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.gov.au Email: [email protected] Events for Term 4, 2018
30 Nov Peer Leader Assembly
03 Dec Peer Tutor Training Day 2
04 Dec Year 7, 2019 Orientation Day
04 Dec Year 10 Poetry Slam
05 Dec Year 10 Red My Science@MQ
06 Dec Summer Band Tour (3 Days)
10 Dec Year 11 Hospitality Placement 2 (All Week)
11 Dec P&C Christmas Meeting 7pm
13 Dec Presentation Day
13 Dec HSC Results Released
14 Dec ATAR’s Released and Celebration Morning Tea
17 Dec End of Year Excursions
18 Dec School Reports Distributed
19 Dec Last Day of Term 4
29 Jan Staff Return Term 1
30 Jan Year 7, 11 and 12 Students Return
31 Jan Year 8, 9 and 10 Students Return
18 Feb Cumberland High School Open Evening
Our Students. Our Future.
The Future Project
Congratulations to three of our outstanding Year 11 students,
Edison Ruan, Isabelle Alley and Feng Ye (pictured above) who
completed The Future Project program with a graduation
ceremony on November 14th, attended by proud family and Ms
Pikoulas. Extra congratulations to Edison for receiving a special
award! Feng also delivered a heartfelt speech to the gathering.
Bravo Edison, Isabelle and Feng!
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Our Students. Our
Future Cont.
This is a special program that only
accepts approximately 20 Senior
Research Interns each year.
Interns are partnered with
collaborating researchers to gain
an insight into conducting the
latest biomedical, agricultural or
engineering research. The
research is conducted in an
industry-standard facility at The
King’s School (Parramatta).
The skills learnt during the
program are very valuable for life,
university or the workforce.
Students work as a team, identify
a real-world research problem,
design and conduct research,
teach themselves what they need
to know, fail, conduct further
research and come up with new
understandings that have the
potential of real-world
applications.
Students involved so far have
come from Baulkham Hills High
School, Cherrybrook Technology
High School, Cumberland High
School, Mount St Benedict College,
Mamre Anglican School, Tara
Anglican School for Girls and The
King’s School to name a few.
With the ongoing support of The
Future Project’s Director, Dr Vera
Munro-Smith, Cumberland High
was again part of this exciting
extra-curricula program in 2018.
The Kings School have again
invited students from
Cumberland to take part in 2019.
We have several applicants about
to go to interview as you read this.
Stay tuned for more early next year and for more information refer to
http://www.thefutureproject.com/
Mr M. Walford
Head Teacher Science
Top: Mechel Pikoulas (Principal, Cumberland HS), Ms Caroline Sullivan
(Isabelle’s mum), Isabelle Alley, Dr Jen George
Bottom: Dr Ben Herbert (Director, Sangui Bio), Alanna Bindschedler
(Mount St Benedict College), Isabelle Alley, Nick Pierides (The King’s
School).
http://www.thefutureproject.com/
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Clockwise from top left: Dr Olivier Laczka (Research
Scientist), Feng Ye, Matthew Ford (Cherrybrook
Technology HS) and Edison Ruan. Headmaster of
The King’s School, Mr Tony George, and Director of
The Future Project, Dr Vera Munro-Smith at The
Future Project Graduation & Awards Night. Edison,
Feng, Matthew and Dr Kailing Wang (Vice
President, Aegros Biopharma).
Issue 10 – 30 November, 2018
Principal’s Voice
Cumberland High School
continues to provide outstanding
student enrichment and
leadership opportunities in Term
4.
Last week we had our partner
primary schools showcasing the
creative filmmaking talents of the
students at our annual COSFEST!
We were delighted to our
Directors David Leydon and
Andrew Williamson as special
guests together our 9 partner
primary schools; Carlingford
West, Carlingford, Dundas,
Ermington West, Rydalmere,
Rydalmere East, Yates Avenue,
Oatlands and Burnside. What a
wonderful celebration!
Our outstanding Interface
representatives Dev Chopra,
Purvi Kapur, Sam
Meguerditichian and Vivian Ha
presented a brilliant online
platform to many executive
leaders from the global company,
Interface. The Executive were
astounded by the confidence and
brilliance of our student leaders!
Congratulations to our Science
Inspire Leaders and the Science
team for an outstanding
showcasing of our passion for
Science at Cumberland High
School. The Science Inspire
leadership team ran workshops
and experiments for the 2019
Year 7 students and Ruben the
Surfing Scientist also completed
an awesome scientific adventure
for our students.
Our Student Representative
Council recently attended
Question
Question Time at Parliament
House, another amazing
enrichment opportunity for our
students.
As our HSC and Yearly
examination period concludes,
we look to seeing significant
growth and outstanding results
from our student body across all
year groups.
Please look out for the next
newsletter. It will be the final
newsletter for the year and will
highlight our outstanding
achievements for 2018.
Ms M. Pikoulas
Principal
Images Top to Bottom: Our Science
Team, SRC at NSW Parliament,
COSfest Celebration.
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The Helmsman
Project 2018
At 6am on the 24th September,
seven Cumberland High School
students headed of on a five day
camping and mountaineering
excursion into Namadgi National
Park which borders the Northern
side of Kosciuszko National Park.
These students included: Yahya
Al-Faraj, Max Arnot, Isaac Kuka,
Arjun Madar, Harry Menouhos,
Mark Moffat, Hayzam Nour and
Seth Thompson.
The group trekked at least 6
kilometres per day, carrying all
the essentials in a heavy back
pack. Over the week students had
different roles and
responsibilities as well.
Therefore, it was a teamwork
effort, sharing the workload and
relying on each other’s strengths
to survive living in the outdoor
environment.
The excursion was not always
easy, as some students struggle in
the harsh conditions. However, it
was inspiring to see how other
students rally to support those
who were suffering from
emotional and physical
exhaustion and finding it difficult.
As a teacher, I witnessed fellow
students unpack their peer’s
backpack and take out some of
the load and put it in their own
backpack to make the trek easier
for their classmate.
Some of the other responsibilities
included: Navigating, cooking,
cleaning, and setting up camp,
just to name a few.
https://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.phphttps://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.php
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The Helmsman Project 2018
Cont.
All along protecting the national
park and keeping the
environment in pristine
conditions. Students also planted
trees along the Murrumbidgee
River in an effort to restore the
ecosystem after human
destruction. They also,
participated in caving and
abseiling activities during the
week.
These students are currently
working on a community project
to plant a garden at the front
entrance to Cumberland High
School. I would like to thank all
the students for their efforts and
especially, Leon Naufahu from
Helmsman who was their mentor
and visited them at school
throughout the year to give them
guidance.
Mr W. Scurfield
Helmsman Boys Supervising
Teacher
https://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.phphttps://thehelmsmanproject.org.au/index.php
Issue 10 – 30 November, 2018
MyScience@MQ Project 2018
Following on from the report on the MyScience@MQ Project in the last newsletter, two groups have been chosen
to publish their findings in this edition.
Our Year 10 Red Science class worked with Year 3 and Year 5 students at Carlingford West Public School on this
incredible Science and Technology Program.
Mr R. Tang
Science Teacher
Team A:
Student Names:
Dieter (Year 5 Carlingford West PS) and Rowan Chate (Year10)
Aim: To measure the amount of light entering a box covered with coloured cellophane and to investigate the
changes and observations in temperature and light.
Hypothesis: Cellophane that is lighter in colour will allow more light to pass through.
Materials:
Cardboard box Coloured cellophane (shown right) Light meter (shown far right) Scissors Thermometer Sticky tape
Method:
1. Gather all necessary materials
2. Using scissors, cut several holes into two sides of a cardboard box
3. Cover all holes in the box but one with same coloured cellophane, sticking them down with tape
4. Place the box in an outdoor environment for 10 minutes
5. Using a light meter, measure and record the amount of light entering the box
6. Using a thermometer, measure and record the temperature of the box’s interior
7. Repeat steps 3-6 using different colours of cellophane to cover the holes in the box
Results: Students found that darker colours of cellophane absorb light and heat, allowing them to pass into the
box. The interior of the box heated faster and to a greater extent than when light-coloured cellophane was used.
Light-coloured cellophane and transparent cellophane allowed the most light to pass into the box, but it was the
darker coloured one which increased the temperature higher on the box’s interior.
Discussion Questions:
A) What did the information gathered during this experiment tell us?
Students stated that the experiment taught them which colours allowed more light to pass into the box and which
one increased the temperature higher than others.
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Team A:
Discussion Questions Cont:
The experiment also taught them that light originating from a source also produces heat energy, which was
evident by the interior of the box being warmed up when exposed to light.
Finally, students learned that variables such as the duration the box was placed in the sun could affect the results.
B) What practical application can your information have?
The students said that their information could be applied when designing buildings; specifically, in designing
windows. The knowledge that darker colours absorb light and heat while lighter colours reflect them would be
useful in determining the design of windows depending on the preferences of those designing them. E.g. they may
want windows that are transparent and allow light in, or that are dark in colour and absorb heat.
The care of plants was another application that this knowledge could be useful for. Plants require light to grow,
meaning that the understanding of which colours absorb light and which ones reflect it would be of great
importance to professions involving plants as plants under darker colours will absorb less light and grow at a
slower rate. This information could most likely be applied in areas such as greenhouses.
C) What parts of this experiment did you do well?
By conducting several tests and analyzing the effects of
specific variables in each, students were able to obtain
accurate and variable results from their experiments.
Students said that by working as a team and applying
teamwork skills, their experiments could be conducted
more efficiently. The design of the experiment was one
that could be conducted easily without lengthy periods
and without complicated materials being used.
D) What were three things that could have been improved?
During testing, the amount of holes that were cut in the box could have been increased to investigate whether
the amount of holes in the box as an independent variable would alter any results.
A greater variety of coloured cellophane could have been used, which would create a wider variety of results in
the data set collated. Students said that they only used transparent, blue and green cellophane and could have
used other colours such as red, yellow and purple.
In order to obtain reliable results, students could have both conducted multiple tests with one colour of
cellophane and allow periods of time between tests that would allow the box to cool before its next period of
time in an outdoor area. This would create reliable results as the results of previous tests would not alter those
of later trials.
Conclusion: Darker colours of cellophane allow for greater changes in temperature and light entering a box
than light-coloured cellophane as it absorbs heat rather than reflecting it.
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Team B:
Student Names:
Marth, Aaliyah and Meagan (Year 3 Carlingford West PS) and Sarah Ghasem Zadeh (Year 10)
First visit to CWPS:
My group decided that they were going to test a shelter made out of different materials against wind. They
decided that they want to test the strength of the shelter by putting it at the front of a strong fan and seeing how
long it’s going to last. The materials they chose to build the shelter with were bark, sticks and leaves. Therefore,
their independent variable is the materials that the shelter is made out of and the dependent variable is how
long the shelter is going to last against the wind. The control variable is the size and the shape of the shelter.
They also test the effect of the shapes of the shelter when they use the same type of materials to build it. The
shapes they chose were a triangular pyramid, half of a cylinder and a rectangular prism.
Second visit to CWPS:
My group started building the shelters. They used barks, barks and leaves as well as bark and sticks to build
rectangular prism shelters respectively. They also predicted that the shelter made of bark and sticks would be
the strongest shelter against the wind (i.e. that would last the longest against the wind).
Third visit to CWPS:
My group put their shelters to test. They tested the effect of wind on the strength of the shelters they built. The
shelter made by bark and leaves only last 5 seconds against the wind and other results were as follows:
Materials used: Duration the shelter can last against the wind:
First test: Second test: Average:
Bark and leaves 5 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds
Bark and sticks 1 minute 1 minute 1 minute
Only bark 50 seconds 55 seconds 52.5 seconds
Conclusion:
They concluded that bark and
sticks are the best materials to
be used to build a shelter against
wind.
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What’s
Happening@CHS?
Year 12 Legal Studies
Year 12 Legal Studies at the
Downing Centre Local and
District Court in Term 3, 2018,
pictured top right.
Back Row: Omid, Yahyah, Adam,
Caleb, Reece
Middle Row: Josh, Nathan, Liam,
Tharusha, William
Front Row: Jan, Heather, Lauren,
Tapu
Year 10 Engineering
This semester, Year 10
Engineering have been learning
about alternative energy and the
impact it can have on society and
the environment.
Shown in the image bottom right,
are the model wind turbines they
created out of various recyclable
materials. Dylan Lay’s design
took out first prize, generating up
to 70 volts of electricity!
Congratulations Dylan.
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What’s
Happening@CHS?
Year 9 Industrial Technology -
Timber
Year 9 Industrial Technology
Timber students spent this
semester constructing a small
timber footstool.
During this process they learnt
about different joining
techniques and were introduced
to some new tools and equipment
such as the mortise machine and
the bobbin or spindle sander.
In addition to these woodworking
skills students also learnt to
upholster, creating a small
cushioned top for their stool
using foam, wadding and fabric.
Students learnt a lot and
improved their practical skills
significantly over the course of
this project.
Miss K. Nowakowski
TAS Teacher
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What’s
Happening@CHS?
Year 10 Design and Technology
– Landscape Design
Over the past few months
students have been focusing on
the work of Landscape Designers.
They learnt about the many
different styles of gardens, and
were tasked with designing a
small landscape. From this
landscape students had to select
and create a scale model of a
feature element which could be a
statue, structure, piece of
furniture or water feature. The
results were varied and
impressive, with a wide range of
ideas presented and materials
and processes used.
The resulting projects included a
number of pagodas and pavilions,
tree houses, water features,
copper wall hangings, koi ponds
and timber decks.
See more images on the following
page.
Miss K. Nowakowski
TAS Teacher
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Year 10 Design and Technology – Landscape Design Cont.
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Year 10 Design and Technology – Landscape Design Cont.
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What’s
Happening@CHS?
Volleyball
Welcome to the final volleyball
report of the year. A senior boys
and junior (mixed) team played
in the Baulkham Hills Junior Cup
on a Saturday in October and in
the Schools Cup on a Friday in
November. It was great that each
team could win, lose and draw a
match in the Baulko Cup. Whilst
the older boys won a match in the
Schools Cup and placed third in
their pool, the juniors whilst not
winning a match, were able to
take a set from a good opponent.
Not a bad effort given they were
the only mixed (boys and girls)
team in a boys’ tournament.
The teams were:
Juniors - Josh Sing, Lenni Hoang
Naman Ganjekar, Ronald Leung,
Dylan Lay, Maryam Arpanahi
Istadeqi, Jocelyn Lay, Yash
Sharma.
Seniors – Tim Marks, Josh Kim, Ali
Rizarie, Jordan Saputro, Cyrus
Lam, Jack Roser, Matt Tapiador.
If you would like to join in
Knockout and tournament
volleyball next year, we normally
train in the school hall at 7.30am
on Wednesdays and sometimes
we train on Friday mornings in
the James Ruse High Hall. Keep an
eye out in the daily notices or ask
me.
Thanks to Mr Walford, Mr
Scurfield, Ms Nowakowski and
Ms Hoppe for helping out at
different stages!
Mr K. Thomas
Volleyball Coach
See more photos over the page.
Issue 10 – 30 November, 2018
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Library News
Indigenous Poetry
This term our Year 7 Students
have been studying a unit on
indigenous poetry in their English
classes. To support this unit of
work many of these classes have
had an interesting research
lesson in the library. In this
lesson, the students research one
aspect of Aboriginal culture and
then they teach this information
to the rest of the class using our
wonderful flip whiteboard tables.
Reading for Pleasure
Now is a great time to encourage
your student to read for pleasure
as most year groups have
completed their exams and
students are starting to focus on
how to fill up their summer
holidays. Many English classes
have been coming to the library
for wide reading lessons or speed
dating sessions with a variety of
different books to appeal to the
tastes of our varied students. In
the speed dating sessions
students are given a score card to
rate their dates with many books.
This term we have also given the
student time to discuss their date
with the other students at their
table. Please keep on encouraging
you student to read for pleasure,
as reading has a positive impact
on their wellbeing and their
English skills. Our final scholastic
book catalogue is available at the
library circulation desk. It has
many books that would make
great Christmas presents for your
family.
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Library News Cont.
New Books!
Many new books have made their
way to our shelves this term.
Please see a selection top right.
Student may always make
recommendations for the library
to purchase.
Robotics Competition
Our first ever robotics
competition will be held on
Friday the 30th of November.
Students from our red classes
have been busy during lunch and
after school on Wednesdays
programming our new Sphero
robots to complete a maze. The
students who complete the maze
in the most interesting way will
great prizes including the book of
their choice to the value of
twenty-five dollars.
These Sphero robots will also be
used in our Science, Maths and
ICT classes to enrich the learning
of our students. (See image
bottom right)
Mrs K. Alexander
Teacher Librarian
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