N9 9 December 2019 - Baulkham Hills High School€¦ · Monday 27 January – Australia Day Public Holiday Tuesday 28 January -Staff Development Day - Pupil Free Day (Staff Only)

Issue #9 9 December 2019

A little Christmas cheer at our school assembly this morning!

From the principal’s desk:

As we approach the end of the year things start getting very busy. We had the Year 10 Recognition Assembly today and follow up with Year 8 tomorrow, Year 9 on Thursday and Year 7 on Monday next week. These assemblies celebrate student success in a range of endeavours across the school. It was great to see so many parents at the Year 10 assembly today.

It is unfortunate that the Year 8 camp was cancelled but with bushfires all around Mangrove Mountain there was no way we were going to send our students into such an area.

This week sees the first CAPA Showcase to be held displaying the best of the school in visual arts, photography, pottery, music and performance. All parents and students are welcome on Thursday, 12th December at 6pm in the Houliston Centre.

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Cover: Christmas cheer at our assembly this morning!

In this issue:

Baulko News - Change of Student Details Form / Early Leave Procedure P & C News Careers News Y11 Biology excursion to Westmead Hospital Y8 Stemulate excursion to RESMED Award recipients – Science Olympiad / Duke of Ed CAPA Showcase CLLA Chinese Language School Notice HillsBus – Updated school travel advice

2020 School Photo information

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Calendar 2019 / 2020 This calendar is subject to change so please check carefully each week for any alterations. A whole year calendar is on the school website at www.baulkhamhillshighschool.com.au

Term 4 Week 9 Monday 9 December - Y10 Recognition Assembly - Y12 Ex 1 English Film Viewing P3-6 (Srnic) - Y9 PASS Surf Awareness Manly Beach (Groth) Tuesday 10 December - Y8 Recognition Assembly P1-2 - Y8 Inquisitive Minds P3-8 Wednesday 11 December - Y7 French Alliance Francaise Workshop incursion P6-8 Thursday 12 December - Y9 Recognition Assembly - CAPA Showcase – doors open 6pm - Y10/Support Wheelchair Sports Roadshow all day Friday 13 December - Y7/8/9 Reports issued - Cadets dine in night (Iaconis) - Y10 Short Film Festival P3-6 Week 10 Monday 16 December - Y10 Camp 16/12 to 18/12 incl - Y7 Recognition Assembly - Y11 English Advanced Assessment Task Part A (Reading) P5/6 Tuesday 17 December - HSC results released - Y11 English Advanced Assessment Task Part B (Speaking) Wednesday 18 December - Last Day of Term for Students - Y11 English Advanced Assessment Task Part B (Speaking) Thursday 19 December - School development day – Pupil Free Day (Staff Only) Friday 20 December - School development day – Pupil Free Day (Staff Only)

Term 1 2020 Week 1 Monday 27 January – Australia Day Public Holiday Tuesday 28 January - Staff Development Day - Pupil Free Day (Staff Only) Wednesday 29 January Thursday 30 January Friday 31 January Saturday 1 February - New enrolments for Cadets opens (Iaconis) Week 2 Monday 3 February - Y7 camp 3/2 to 4/2 incl Tuesday 4 February Wednesday 5 February Thursday 6 February - Cadets First Parade 315pm to 515pm Friday 7 February - School Swimming Carnival @ Waves Aquatic Week 3 Monday 10 February Tuesday 11 February Wednesday 12 February Thursday 13 February Friday 14 February

Congratulations to:

Elena Koudasheva of Year 12 who came 2nd in the 3000 metres at nationals last week.

Bradley Howard of Year 12 whose performance has been selected for Encore; a celebration of the best Music performances in the HSC.

Sophie Vu and James Chen who had their artworks selected for ArtExpress; the showcase of the best major works from the HSC.

Diya Goswami who has been selected in the 2020 NSW Public Schools State Drama Company.

Jeanne Bathgate Principal

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Baulko News

CHANGE OF ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBERS

A reminder to all families who have changed any contact details to advise the school in writing or collect the below form from the office, complete and return

EARLY LEAVE PROCEDURE

Procedure for Early Leavers

If a student needs to leave school early, they must provide a note from their parent/guardian giving reasons for their partial absence. The student needs to get the note signed by a Deputy Principal before school and hand into the office by 8.30am where they will be issued an early leave pass. The student can then present the pass to their teacher and leave school at the time advised on their early leave pass.

Senior Students with Early Study Leave permission should sign out at the office before leaving School.

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P & C News Orientation Day (3 Dec)

The P&C volunteers welcomed and had a friendly chat with many incoming Year 7 students and their families on Year 7 Orientation Day on 3 Dec. Many visited the P&C stand for some food and refreshments, all while learning more about the roles and activities organised by the P&C. Anyone who wishes to be added into the P&C email list in order to receive future P&C news and P&C meeting minutes, please contact the P&C at [email protected] with your child’s name and grade.

More Food Fair Donations- Thank you!

Despite our Multicultural Food Fair ending more than two weeks ago, we are still receiving cash donations into the P&C account. We thank the following students and their families: Keziah Sue, Shivani Sujay, Riya Jani, Meera Gandhi, Anushka Pandey, Rishi Jaiswal, Nikhil Jathan, Aditya Patel, Ansh Ahuja and Riya Kapadia. Thank you!

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Volunteers Appreciation Morning Tea (4 Dec)

Our wonderful volunteers enjoyed the well-deserved morning tea organised by the school in the library on 4 Dec. The atmosphere was lively and relaxed, and there was laughter and chatter amongst the volunteers and the Deputy Principals, Mr Humphreys and Mrs Clarke. We thanked all the volunteers for their hard work and dedication throughout the year and we hope to see them again next year.

Year 7 Uniform Fitting Saturday’s (30 Nov, 7 Dec, 14 Dec 2019, 28 Jan 2020)

Many parent volunteers took time out of their busy Christmas shopping to help our incoming Year 7 students with their uniform fitting on Saturday morning. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, yet again!

Sau Wan Liew P&C President

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Careers News

University Speaker Program 2020 – Tues/Thurs lunchtimes for Year 10/11/12

students A list of speakers (dates TBA) has been published on Google Classroom for Terms 1 & 2

Exploring ‐ What does my child have access to for Careers in Year 10? Weekly Careers Classes including Morrisby Online Career Profiling ‐ please see the Careers page on

the school website for an overview of the Careers Program

Tailored resources on Google Classroom including a Career Competency Checklist to ensure they are on track going into senior school

Students and parents can access the Study Work Grow Careers Subscription (please ask your child for the user name and password). A personalised school page is available via the above link (requires log in) which includes important event information

Online Careers Portfolios can be built via the Study Work Grow website (see info above)

Students have access to hard copy Career Portfolios with the Baulko logo (pick up from Careers Office)

Subject Selection assistance including UAC’s Steps to Uni for Year 10 Students (online and hard copies) and new online tool (Subject Compass)

1 year access to a new resource to explore various careers & undertake virtual work experience – The Careers Department

1 year access to the Online Study Hacks Masterclass (taught by Dr Jane Genovese who has qualifications in Law & Psychology)

Clarifying ‐ What does my child have access to for Careers in Year 11? Future Planning Session (combined Careers/Wellbeing Day) in Term 2 (experienced HR speaker)

Motivational Mapping using the Youth Maps profiling report (as well as a 1‐hour explanatory session as part of Careers/Wellbeing Day) + optional individual follow up session with the Careers Advisor

Individual appointments with the Careers Advisor (applying to uni, scholarships, general Careers advice)

Applying – What does my child have access to for Careers in Year 12? Individual appointments with the Careers Advisor (applying to uni, scholarships, general Careers

advice)

Mock interviews for scholarships/medicine

UAC information session (how to apply to uni), panel discussion (uni students) and scholarships session (experienced HR speaker) (as part of combined Careers/Wellbeing Day in Term 1)

UAC Guides in hard copy and further resources posted in Google Classroom

Year 12 students can use the UAC online tool Course Compass to assist their decisions Ms Hardy Careers Adviser

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Y11 Biology Excursion to Westmead Hospital As part of the new Biology syllabus changes, Sydney University has initiated a program called Kickstart at Westmead Hospital to introduce students to some lab techniques associated with the Genetics module that they cannot experience in schools. Dr Pearl, the coordinator, organised a great experience for our students under the expert tutelage of selected PhD students in the medical research field.

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The lab activities involved running a gel electrophoresis and diagnosing a family with sickle cell anaemia. The students enjoyed the preparation techniques that could only be done in this environment, the micropipettes showed how small volumes of DNA can be transferred. It felt like a genuine hospital research lab experience and the techniques and equipment that the students practiced with were the real deal.

Thanks to Sydney University for a great initiative

Involving high school students and introducing

them to potential future medical careers.

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Y8 Stemulate Excursion to RESMED RESMED have created a great initiative in which they invited local schools to bring a select group of Yr 8 girls for a Stem experience. They have a strong women in Science & Engineering philosophy and wanted to give back to the community. The activities they had organised were fantastic and the staff that ran them had volunteered and organised them.

The day started with an overall orientation of what Resmed does and how they go about solving problems in their industry. The girls were broken into smaller groups to move through a variety of activities. They had to build circuits and then use their knowledge to solve a problem. A walk through the factory enabled us to see how the equipment is put together (the robots were fascinating) and finally the girls learnt how to create a moving shaped copper wire, with a battery and magnets that looked more like a ballet dancer in a music box.

A panel of staff answered a series of questions from the girls over lunch which showed them the benefits of both having a STEM career and working at RESMED. There is great diversity of knowledge, skills and background that comes together to make their great products.

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The final challenge was to make a rocket which was tested outside near their beautiful lake. The girls produced some great ideas and surprised themselves with their constructions and ability.

The day ended in the atrium of the Innovation building. After a moving speech from one of the solution creators the girls were showered with messages from all the staff that surrounded us from above. It was a moving scene of how they feel about the next generation, and the investment they would like to make in the future of girls in STEM.

Thanks again to RESMED for a fantastic day and wonderful experience. These days are not easy to organise and it was wonderful to speak to a variety of volunteers from across the company.

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Award recipients

Science Olympiad

Congratulations to our many students who received awards for the Australian Science Olympiad. They are pictured above and right with their awards at

today’s school assembly.

Duke of Ed

Congratulations to the students pictured right for completing their Duke of Ed Awards.

Pictured L‐R ‐ Macy Chan (Bronze), Crystal Deng absent (Bronze), Owen Kee (Bronze), Sara Ling absent (Bronze), Kate Louangsombath (Bronze), Abinayan Rajkumar (Bronze), Melani Gunawardana (Silver) and Hera Lee (Silver). In addition, the following Yr 12 students also completed their Duke of Ed Award; Anujan Thavarajasingham (Bronze), Harry Umaharan (Silver) and Pavitraa Hathi (Silver).

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N9 9 December 2019 - Baulkham Hills High School€¦ · Monday 27 January – Australia Day Public Holiday Tuesday 28 January -Staff Development Day - Pupil Free Day (Staff Only)