Week 8 - Reddam House

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@Reddam
Reddam House High School Newsletter
Volume 16 Issue 7
Friday 15th June 2012
IN THIS ISSUE:
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Sports
Art Space
Careers
..…….Plus much more!
Dear Parents / Caregivers,
I trust everyone enjoyed the Queen’s Birthday weekend, perfect weather for
staying indoors and studying for examinations.
In last week’s assembly at Greater Union we were treated to Andre Pires playing
Midnight by Joe Satriani on his guitar.
The Year 8 Drama students have produced their own issue-based plays in class.
They had to produce an original piece of theatre that was based around a social
issue that they felt strongly about. Most groups explored bullying and in
particular cyber-bullying. Rachel Bowen-James, Jared Silbermann, Issa O’Sullivan
and Gal Kaminski shared their play with the school in assembly. It was perfectly
in-line with the message of the week which explored moral courage, integrity and
character.
Integrity and moral courage were defined as knowing the difference between right
and wrong and doing the right thing. A person of good character was defined as a
person who did the right thing when nobody was looking. Students were encouraged to be people with integrity, moral courage and good character.
Continued…..
@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter
Volume 16, Issue 7, Friday 15 th June 2012
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Examinations have started and the Reddam Examination rules were explained and
can be summarized as follows:
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Arrive 15 min before exam to avoid panic.
All equipment in a see through zip lock bag/ pencil case.
No mobiles in the exam venue.
Bring correct equipment : no borrowing
May not leave early, go through the paper again and check if finished early.
May not leave the Campus between exams.
Avoid leaving the exam to go to the toilet. Go before.
Correct School Uniform to be worn.
Study Tips shared with students included getting some exercise, eating well, getting enough sleep, taking regular breaks, making notes while reading text, do past
papers, tutorials and text book questions. Avoid wasting time at the Junction after
examinations: go home and start preparing for the next exam.
If students can only be picked up later from school they are able to study in the
Library, which remains open until 4:30pm.
Prepare well and have a calm week.
Dave Pitcairn
Volume 16, Issue 7, Friday 15 rd June 2012
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SPORTING FIXTURES
16th JUNE
Basketball
Girls
10R (Suzann) V Bronte Mustangs
12R Div 1 (Annie) V Bye
12E Div 2 (Annie) V Newtown
14 R Div 2 (Irena) V Newtown
18E Div 1/2 (Trish) V Rawr
18R Div 1/2 (Trish) V TRP
8.35am Alexandria Basketball Stadium Sat.
Basketball Stadium Saturday
2.40pm Basketball Stadium Saturday
5.15pmAlexandria Basketball Stadium Fri.
Bus will leave Woollahra at 3.45pm.
4.30pm Alexandria Basketball Stadium Fri.
Bus will leave Woollahra at 3.45pm.
Boys
10R Div 1 (Lee Cooper) V All Blacks
12R Div 1 (Matt Garrett) V Maccabi
12D Div 1 (Lee) V Inner City
14R Div 1 (Lee) V Inner City
14E Div 3 (Lee) V Reddam M
14D Div 3 (Marcel) V Maccabi
14M Div 3 (Marcel) V Reddam E
16R Div 2 (Melvin) V Bondi Suns
16E Div 3 (Henry) V Inner City
16D Div 3 (Lee) V Maccabi Suns
18R Div 1 (Henry) V Bye
18E Div 2 (Jeff) V Newtown Sonics
18D Div 2 (Lee) V YMCA
1.10pm Alexandria Basketball Stadium Sat.
6.15pm Marrickville Basketball Stadium Sat.
Marrickville Basketball Stadium Saturday
Please check sydneybasketball.com.au
to ensure there have not been any late changes to the draw.
Rugby
13s V Bye
15s V Bye
Football
16s Girls V Sunday V Queens Park
12s Boys V Saturday V Maccabi
14s Boys V Oxley College
16s Boys V Oxley College
1.00pm Queens Park 24. Sunday
Christison No 2.10.15am Sunday
Centennial Park No. 9, 12.00 noon Saturday
Centennial Park No. 9, 1.00 pm Saturday
Netball
15s V Randwick,
Intermediate V Mattraville
Heffron Park Netball Courts
10.25am Court 23. Saturday
Heffron Park Netball Courts
11.45 am Court 26. Saturday
Volume 16, Issue 7, Friday 15 rd June 2012
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SYDNEY COMETS
Tim Mili wins National Classic with Sydney Comets
Tim Mili has enjoyed a remarkable long weekend with the Sydney Comets under 18s
boys basketball team. For the first time in 27 years a NSW team has won the National
Basketball Classic held every year in Victoria. Up against the best Basketball talent in
the country, Tim and his team mates played out of their skin to secure a 57 – 51 win
over the Sturt Sabres in the final on Monday in Dandenong.
We must take our hats off to Tim and his team mates for an incredible result! Keep up
the awesome work Tim!
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SYDNEY COMETS
Busy Weekend For Sydney Comets Basketballers in Victoria
Melbourne and its surrounding areas were given a taste of Reddam talent over the
Queen’s Birthday long weekend with all our representative stars in action in various
competitions. The competition was fierce and will no doubt benefit Reddam Basketball
as these players return to their teams and pass on their knowledge and experience to
their team mates.
In addition to competing, such is the spirit and character of our basketballers and the
Comets association that many teams lined up on Monday to support the Under 18’s
boys win the final of the National Classic in Dandenong. We have no doubt many more
of our Reddam players will push for a title in the National Classic in years to come.
A tremendous effort by you all!
Our Reddam Basketballers on show in Victoria over the weekend were:
Matthew Sharpe, JJ Collins, Codie Cooper, Elijah Thomas, Hayley Collins, Tashia
Overby, Emma Styles, Noah Thomas, Anton Baez-Anceski, Sonya Ivanovic, Tim Mili.
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BASEBALL
Hurwit Crushes Homeruns Galore this Season
Sam Hurwit of Year 7 is smashing it in the baseball world at present having recently
competed at the Australian Little League Baseball Championships on the Gold Coast with
his Manly reps team. The boys did themselves very proud too, winning 3 out of their 4
pool games and making the quarter finals, eventually losing to tournament winners Perth.
Perth will represent Australia at the Asian Pacific Little League Championships in Taiwan
in July. Sam’s Manly team possesses a great deal of talent having narrowly missed out
on winning the NSW State Little League Championships this year also. They are the first
ever Manly team to make it to the Aussie titles and the boys will no doubt be looking to go
even further at next year’s tournament.
Sam, who is a diehard Red Sox fan, plays first base when fielding, is 4 th in the batting
order and also acts as relief pitcher for his team. When not tied up with baseball Sam is
always giving his all for the Reddam rugby team as well.
Sam, you have done incredibly well this season and we are very proud of you! Well done!
Sports Department
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RUGBY BONANZA
Over the long weekend a number of our boys represented their Districts at the NSW Junior
Rugby Championships. They were played all over Sydney and its surrounding areas. The
Reddam boys played some great rugby, made themselves some new mates and enjoyed the
challenges that were thrown at them. Below is a very impressive summary of how they fared.
Luke Pitcairn – Randwick Under 15 XV made the top four and were beaten by Gordon in the
Semi Final
Harrison Stein – Randwick Under 13 XV made the top two and were beaten by ACT
Brumbies in the Final
Nathan Vougdis – Randwick Under 13 XV made the top two and were beaten by ACT
Brumbies in the Final
Tate Kemeny – Eastern Suburbs Under 13 XV finished 6th in the Under 12’s
Brooklyn Barataud – Eastern Suburbs Under 13XV finished 6th in the Under 12’s
Jack Kable – Manly Under 12 XV made the top four and were beaten by Gordon in the Semi
Final
Charlie Kable – Manly Under 10 XV. Went through the Championships undefeated scoring
225 points and having 15 scored against them.
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INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
Future Problem Solving Program International Conference
Last week, the great minds of the youth
from around the globe gathered at the
FPSPI International conference (IC) at
Indiana University, Bloomington. The IC
was attended by 2300 children in Year 4
through to Year 12 from a number of
countries around the world, including the
USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand,
Portugal, South Africa, Korea, Malaysia
and Singapore. The participants were
invited to take part in the IC after placing
in the top 3 in their national (or state for
USA) competitions. Nisha Mc Arthur Year
7 placed 2nd in Australia in the scenario
writing aspect of the 2011/2012 program
which gained her an invitation.
At the international level, Nisha was again
placed 2nd and was awarded a very
impressive trophy at the IC.
The scenario writing on-site competition is
very interesting. The children are placed in
random groups of four where they are
given two and a half hours to apply the
research they had done to prepare to a
hypothetical future scene. This year, the
topic for the IC was 'pharmaceuticals'.
Nisha had worked hard to understand the
challenges that the world will face in this
area, in years ahead of us. She also spent
time preparing a narrative based on the
idea of a 'super pill' to hone her skills for
the on-site. Her team did not win that
competition, but the experience she
attained will stay with her forever, as will
her trophy, no doubt.
The event was truly beyond anything we
could have imagined and the FPS
program is far wider and far more diverse
than the scenario writing element, The
most touching aspect of the program is the
Community Problem Solving where
students look at their local community
needs, devise an action plan to address
the issue based on the FPS six-step
method, and then head into their
community to action their plan.
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INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
The senior division individual winner, from
Virginia, has addressed the need for vaccination
and immunisation in her community. Creating
awareness about the threats of not being
immunised, she managed to get the mayor of
her town to declare a day in March as annual
immunisation awareness. She has educated
thousands of children about the need to take
control of aspects of one's health that one can.
A team from a fairly poor community in the USA
decided to see if they could make a difference
to those people who were living on the fringes of
society. Aptly named 'Second Chance', this is a
project that has redistributed over $661 000
worth of new goods, sponsored by companies,
to the needy. Moreover, this team has also
begun a second-hand clothing shop which is run
from a converted garage, to clothe those who
have nothing. What was most impressive about this project was how they addressed
the need for dignity for those receiving help to be maintained. Their little garage is
like a boutique for these people, so that even the poorest can have respect and hold
onto their dignity.
A junior division team from New Zealand, Project TEACH, addressed the need for
education of the parent body within their school. As most of their students come
from non-English speaking homes, they identified a huge gap in age communication
between teachers and caregivers when it came to students' progress and needs.
They were trained to teach English and held sessions to teach the parents and
grandparents of students English so that
communication could be improved and thus benefit
the students' education and the caregivers'
experiences with the school. They also addressed
computer literacy, another area of concern,
teaching parents and grandparents how to use
computers, thus improving communication further.
And to think, these are 12 and 13 year olds!
My mind boggles at the impact that these students
are having in their local communities and around
the world. Two teams, one from Malaysia and one
from the USA, worked together on Project Radical
to dispel the myths that the each other holds about
their cultures. They aimed to teach each other about
the 'real Malaysia' and the 'real USA'. Their
example: the Malaysians want the Americans to
know that they don't live in trees; the Americans
want the Malaysians to know that MTV is not an accurate portrayal of their society.
They believe, by breaking the misconceptions, cultural barriers will fall. How right
they are!
Continued……..
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INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
Everyone at the conference seemed to be functioning on a level so different from the
way the world we see on TV. Where the world sees differences, these children saw
similarities; where the world sees language barriers, these children saw ladders to
overcome them; where the world sees problems, these children saw solutions.
The experience was truly life changing and Nisha and I are looking forward to
bringing back ideas, motivation and forward thinking to Reddam.
Kerry Garner
DANCING
Congratulations to 2003 Reddam
House student Aric Yegudkin who
is dancing with Zoe Cramond from
packed to the rafters on Dancing
with the Stars.
The grand final is this SundayGood luck guys!
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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
YEAR 7
PERSPEX KEYCHAIN PROJECT
Nina Song
Savanna Chilchik
Lauren Sussman
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ENGLISH
Examinations have begun and the students have
been working very hard in their preparation for
their English papers. We wish them every success
for all their subjects and hope that they achieve
the results that they deserve.
Last week we received wonderful feedback from
“The Sydney Morning Herald” which, together with
“The Sydney Writers’ Festival” runs a competition
for young writers. The school received accolades
for the number of entries received and also for the
high standard of the creative writing at Reddam.
We congratulate all the students involved.
On Thursday 21st June, the Year 12 Advanced English students will be
attending a production of the set text Hamlet at the Seymour Centre. This
should be very entertaining and also provide the students with an even
greater understanding of the play which they studied in Term 2.
We hope that all students have a well-earned rest during the holidays and
look forward to seeing them back ready for the second semester.
Michele Frank and the English Department.
Please join staff and HSC Visual Arts Students at the
HSC ART EXHIBITION
On Wednesday 20th June, Bondi Campus, 6 – 8pm.
The students’ work is outstanding!!!
Come and enjoy the exhibition complete with drinks and
canapés and see what your students have achieved.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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ART SPACE
Textured, Blended, Impasto, Tranquil, Eerie, Fluid, Expressive,
Vibrant, Innovative, Perspective, Depth, Moody.
These words describe the beautiful Landscape creations by Year 11. Students have been
immersed by several painting workshops in a range of oil and acrylic based mediums.
Students have challenged themselves and pushed their painting techniques to wonderful
new heights. What a Term they have had! Congratulations Year 11
Students works include: Mitch Brown, Robyn Cawse, Harriet Connor, Sophie Bear,
Talara Blackwood, Josi Fox, Anna Kersh, Kayla Lagesse, Samantha Lawford,
Lewis Mayberry, Maki Morita, Yue Qui, Rebecca Speiser, Ismeen El-Ashiry,
Savanna Jones, Zizi Averill.
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CAREERS
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ATTENTION YEAR 12 students. Any student interested in training for part
time and casual work when university begins next year may like to do some
training for hospitality. HMH BarMax are specialists in providing courses in
RSA RCG, Bar Skills and Food Hygiene Course. For more information see
Mrs. Jones or visit www.barmax.com.au.
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UTS is holding an Undergraduate Info Evening on Tuesday 20th June and a
Scholarship Info Evening on Wednesday 27th June. Engineering
Scholarships open soon at www.eng.uts.edu.au/scholarships.
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UTS offers Science Schools Recommendation Scholarships valued at
$6000. These scholarships are nominated by the School Principal and are
only available for selected courses. See Mrs. Jones for more information.
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ATTENTION STUDENTS IN YEAR 10 & 11. Projects Abroad offers short
volunteer programmes for students particularly over the summer holidays. If
interested see Mrs. Jones for more information.
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ATTENTION Year 12 students. The School for Excellence is holding FREE
lectures for students in June 2012. See Mrs. Jones or pick up a brochure at
Reception.
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DUKE OF
EDINBURGH
The Duke of Edinburgh has a very
exciting year ahead!
What is the Duke of Ed?
The Duke of Ed is an enriching program inviting young people
aged 14-25 to participate in a number of activities over a set length of time.
Participants design their own unique program centered around their interests
and passions and is entirely voluntary.
It is our vision that all young people in Australia are empowered to explore their
potential and achieve success through access and participation in The Duke of
Edinburgh Awards.
Many have newly signed up and many are also continuing from Bronze to Silver
and Gold. If you wish to have your son or daughter involved in this fantastic
experience contact Regina on the Bondi Campus reception (Silver or Gold) on
(02) 9300 8200 or Rebecca on the Woollahra Campus (Bronze) (02) 9369 4096.
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Auditions
Monday 23rd July
Primary Lunchtime
Senior Lunchtime
Music Theatre
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Auditions
Wednesday 25th July
Primary Lunchtime
Senior Lunchtime
Music Theatre
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