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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT It was wonderful to see so many of the boys from Years 7 and 8 attend last night’s Annual disco with Burwood

Girls High School. It looked like everyone had a great time as well as helping to raise money for a worthy

cause.

Congratulations to the Senior debating team who are now Zone Champions in two different debating

competitions after defeating Sydney Secondary College Black Wattle Bay yesterday.

A reminder to parents with sons in Years 9 and 10 about the Parent and Teacher Evening next Tuesday.

Information about online booking is included again in this issue of Ashtag. If you are able to attend it is always

of benefit to your son’s success when parents and teachers work together. I hope to see you there.

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 8

13 -17 June

Public Holiday

Years 9 & 10 Parent & Teacher Evening

Neighbour Aid Shopping

Year 12 Math Assessment Year 10 Marine Studies Excursion

Year 11 Standard

English Assessment Zone Athletics

Week 9

20 - 24 June

P & C Meeting

Pasifika Achievement to Higher Ed Workshop Bushcare School Production

Year 12 Math Ext 1 Assessment Year 10 Marine Studies School Production

Elective Drama Excursion

Week 10

27 June

01 July

Year 12 Modern History Assessment

Year 7/8 Parent Teacher Night Year 10 UTS - Science 50 students Year 11 Maths Ext 1

Neighbour Aid Shopping

All Year 7 - CGS Periods 3 to 7

The next three weeks for your diary

TERM 2 WEEK 7 2016

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DEBATING NEWS

Sladjana Zubac English Faculty

The Year 7 and 8 Debating

teams travelled to Burwood

Girls High School on 27th

May to compete in the first

round of the Premier’s

Debating Challenge. The

theme for this round of

debating was education.

The boys were presented

with three very challenging

topics. Both teams chose

the topic ‘That self-defence

lessons should be made compulsory for all students’. The boys worked well collaboratively to

argue their points.

The Year 7 debaters for this debate were Hannan Mohammed, Wesley Stewart, Eric Kim and

Ittehad Ahmed. The boys were affirmative for this debate. This was the first time the Year 7

students participated in a public debate. The boys spoke clearly and articulated their arguments

well. They discussed the physical and health benefits of self-defence lessons. The adjudicator was

impressed with the arguments and with the confidence they were delivered with. Unfortunately,

the boys were not successful in winning the debate.

The Year 8 team chose the

same topic. The Year 8

debaters for this round were

Wali Mohammed, Fahim

Mustafa, Sahnoun Skendri

and Adam Shah. The boys

were focused and presented

their points well. All the

speakers received positive

feedback from the

adjudicator. The boys were

narrowly defeated by

Burwood Girls High School.

The debating teams are looking forward to debating Burwood Girls High School again at the end

of the term for the second round of the Premier’s Debating Challenge.

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Mr Kobeissi

7 Hawking Mathematics Teacher

MAGIC SQUARES

7 Hawking put their addition, subtraction and problem solving ability into practice by completing Magic Squares. Magic Squares are puzzles that use your addition and subtraction ability. The total of the sum of the numbers in a line of a Magic Square must all be the same, there are 8 lines in all, 3 horizontal, 3 vertical and 2 diagonal. To solve Magic Squares:

One line of numbers will be complete, add the numbers along this line and write the total in the magic number box, called the ‘Magic Number’.

Use this number with one of the other numbers to form another line. Add the two numbers, then subtract the total from the Magic Number. Write the answer in the square that completes the line, then move to the next line.

Continue this process until all the squares are filled.

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STRUCTURE OF THE MAMMALIAN EYE

This week the Year 11 Biology class examined the structure of the sheep's eye by dissecting and

discovering the components of an eye. Everyone participated in this unnerving experiment, but

came away with a thorough understanding of the complexities and fragility of the complex organ.

Some students said the stare they received prior to dissecting, has haunted them for a few days

as they learn how delicate yet tough the exterior of the eye is, through learning about cataracts

and technologies and procedures necessary in removing the clouded lens.

"The experience was quite rewarding", was a comment made by many of the students. From the

images it is evident that the students were having a great experience.

Your eyes are delicate sensory organs, protected by surrounding fatty tissue and bone. The lens

was carefully removed to test its magnifying power- seen in the image.

Erin Boz ( HSC Biology student)

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Year 11 Engineering students are presenting different types of engineering braking system. They are also discussing the social implications of technological change in braking systems.

TAS –ENGINEERING STUDIES

SENIOR DEBATING TEAM

Kamal Mahmud TAS Teacher

The Senior Debating Team competed in Round 3 of the Premier's Debating Challenge Year 11 Metro Competition for the Karl Cramp Trophy on Thursday June 9 against Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay. The debate was "That team sports should be compulsory for school-aged children". Ashfield Boys High School was the affirmative side in the debate and presented a concise and structured team argument with effective rebuttal that won them the debate. This win makes the Ashfield Boys High School Senior Debating Team the Zone 1 Champions in this competition. The team was also Zone 1 Champions in the Premier's Senior Debating Hume Barbour Competition earlier this term. It is the first time in the school's history that Ashfield Boys High School has been Zone Champions in both competitions during the same year. This is therefore an outstanding achievement for the boys and the school congratulates them on their efforts. The Senior Debating Team now has to compete in the regional finals next term. The school wishes them the best of luck for this next challenge. The Ashfield Boys High School Year 11 Senior Debating Team are:

Cody Jaikiew Jonah Dassaklis Murali Chinnappa Thomas Powell

James Chatwin History Teacher Senior Debating Coach

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STICK - IN SCIENCE

Our most recent measurements of Professor Bubanies reveal that she has put on weight…. A

whole 0.332 grams!

We have encountered some difficulty in measuring the Professor’s body length, as she tends to

arch her tail when she is moved. As careful as we could be this week, our measurements of her

body length showed no progress from last week.

Term Week Length of

body (mm) Mass

(g)

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6 115 0.572

7 115 0.904

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Luca and John helping with taking this weeks' measurement

Article Goliath Phasmid by: The bing lee and Aaron (Charlie Nguyen, Alex Kim, Ethan Krumins and Aaron Casey)

So it is Week Seven and the phasmid’s body length is 115 millimetres and its weight is 0.904 grams which is less than one gram! This is a 58% increase in growth in just 7 days.

The Goliath Phasmid commonly lives in eucalyptus trees and can live in gardens. They can be very hard to find because they look like sticks and they can blend in with the environment that they are in, which is called ‘camouflage’. They even reproduce without mating! They also don't live in the state of Victoria.

This week we will hear from 3 of the class groups, on what their roles are and what they have

discovered so far …

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Species Experts (Xiao Wu, Jevons Chen and Ricky Chen)

The Goliath phasmid is the second largest stick insect in Australia. The first instar (a stage of development) of a nymph (young stick insect) is small, brown, and ant-like, without wings. The adult insects however, are green and yellow (though colours can slightly vary), are very large, and have wings. While both sexes have wings, only the lighter male is able to fly. As our Goliath phasmid doesn’t yet have wings…it is possible that ’she’ is actually a ‘he’. We are yet to find out.

The Fact Checkers (Wazza Tariq, Soroush Haddad and Kadecz Tatuava)

Soroush, Kadecz and I (Wazza) are the fact checkers and our job is to check our classmates’ facts about our class pet, the phasmid named “Professor Bubanies” and see if their facts are true or not. When we get all the information from our peers, we are to construct a bibliography to make sure they have the correct information from the websites they have been using.

‘FAMILY MATTERS’ AT CANTERBURY

Year 9 and 10 Elective Drama students

were the special guests at the matinee

on Thursday 26th May of ‘Family

Matters’; group devised performance

pieces from the junior and senior

company members at Canterbury Girls

High School. The projects from both

companies took inspiration from their

own family relationships and a sitcom

from the 80’s to formulate their own

perceptions of what matters to families.

It was a great opportunity for our

students to share this experience with

the girls from Canterbury and to forge

relationships that may foster more

dramatic opportunities.

Rosie Boshell Science Teacher

Tracy Small Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts

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YEAR 7 BOORI MONTY PRYOR PERFORMANCE

Sladjana Zubac English Faculty

On Monday 6th June Year 7

students attended a

performance by Boori Monty

Pryor. Boori is a storyteller,

published writer and

performer. Year 7 students

listened intently to the stories

that Boori told them.

Throughout the presentation

the students laughed at the

funny stories Boori told them

about his childhood. The

students asked questions and

learnt a lot about growing up

in the bush and Indigenous culture. Students were given the opportunity to learn about the Yigi

Yigi or Didgeridoo. It was an enjoyable afternoon for both students and teachers. Monty spoke

about his change of perspective as a child in regards to education, especially the importance of

education. This performance was part of our study of perspective for the unit Through My Eyes.

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Start Finish

Z

Sick or

Injured With Note

F5 Reid Assemble at 12:30 12:30 2:30

15th June– Grade Sport Organisation – Round 10

Assembly

Point

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave

class

at:

Assemble

and Sit

at:

:

Game

Time

A Badminton

2nd EBHS Gym

Epping Dobrowolski 11:20

11:25

13:00

A Badminton

U15’s EBHS Gym

Epping Dobrowolski 11:20

11:25

13:00

B Football 1st Charles Bean Epping Belle-Page

Pool 11:10

11:15

14:15

C Football 2nd Charles Bean Epping 3 Belle-Page

Pool 11:10

11:15

13:00

D Football

U15’s A

West Epping

Oval

Epping Boshell Calic

12:15

14:00

F Football

U13’s A

Centenary

Park W Epping

Phillips

12:30

14:00

G Football

U13’s B

Centenary

Park E Epping

Markou

12:10

13:00

H Football

U13’s C

Centenary

Park W Epping D

Mahmud

12:10

13:00

I Rugby 1st Hammond

Park

BYE Tyler

12:30

14:10

K Rugby U15’s Hammond

Park

BYE Carrington

12:30

13:00

L Rugby U14’s Marsfield 1 Epping 2

Chatwin 11:20

11:25

13:00

M Rugby U13’s

Norma. BHS Normanh.

Chu

11:20 11:25

13:00

N Table Tennis

2nd

EBHS exam

centre

Epping

Yoon 11:20

11:25

13:00

O Table Tennis

U15’s & U14’s

EBHS exam

centre

Epping

Yoon 11:20

11:25

13:00

P Tennis U15’s

& U14’s

Pratten Park Epping Hathi

12:25

13:00

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Futsal – Olympic Park Sports Centre

booking times:

2, 9, 23, 30 March

27 April

4, 11, 25 May

1, 22, 29 June

Volleyball - Olympic Park Sports Hall

booking times:

27 April

4, 11, 18, 25 May

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports Hall

booking times:

27 April

4,11,18,25 May

1, 15,22, 29 June

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball

Unavailable—6 July and 19 October

RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 14

Assembly

Point Sport Venue Coach

Assemble

and Sit in

Year 7 quad

at:

Start

Time

Finish

Time

1 Futsal ABHS Oval Mitchell 12:30 12:30 2:30

2 Table Tennis Olympic Park Beretin

12:05 12:30 2:30

3 Volleyball Olympic Park Zubac

12:05 12:30 2:30

4 Badminton

NSW Olympic Park Smit

12:05 12:30 2:30

14 Basketball

Years 7-8 Centenary Park

Tenefrancia

Zimaras

12:30 12:30 2:30

5 Basketball

Years 9-10

ABHS Outdoor

Court Zhang Curran

12:30 12:30 2:30

8 Frisbee/

Football Hammond Park Fasan

12:30 12:30 2:30

10 Karate Music Room Jones

12:30 12:30 2:30

15 Multi-Sport ABHS Oval Nasour Jovicic

12:30 12:30 2:30

13 Swimming Ashfield Pool Museth Burns

Wei

12:30 12:30 2:30

7 Power Yoga F2/F3 Marks

12:30 12:30 2:30

12 Theatre Sport D3 Whitting

12:30 12:30 2:30

Z Sick or injured

With Note F5 Reid

12:30 12:30 2:30

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Volleyball - Olympic Park Sports Hall

booking times:

27 April

4, 11, 18, 25 May

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June