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Liverpool Boys High School
Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity, Success
Forbes Street, Liverpool NSW 2170 T 9602 7979 F 9821 4068 E [email protected]
6 November 2015
Term 4
Welcome to the LBHS Newsletter for
Term 4, 2015!
In order to showcase the commitment, hard work
and excellence of the staff and students at Liverpool Boys High School, our newsletter will be expanded to report on faculty news, student work
samples and the great things that go on in our
school and community each and every day. Once
per term, our newsletter will be extended to inform our readers of the amazing accomplishments
of our students and faculties. Thank you to all of
the staff and students who have contributed articles to this edition.
As well as celebrating our wonderful students, we
have recently celebrated success with our staff.
Ms. Safar was awarded the Rotary Pride in Workmanship Award for her work in providing excellence in VET work placements, and Ms. Craig was
recognised for her fantastic work in leading Project
Based Learning (PBL) in Year 7.
PBL will continue into Year 8 next year and Ms.
Sloan and the team have been busy preparing projects to commence in week 8 of term 4. Year 8 will
be undertaking three project classes from week 8
in the areas of Humanities, STEM (Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering) and TAS/
CAPA, as well as traditional literacy, numeracy and
sport classes.
On Friday the 6th of November, we will end our
2015 academic year with the ‘Big Day Out’. Students will be going on excursions to Imax (Year 7),
Flipout (Year 8), the cinemas (Year 9), Homebush
(Year 10) and College 1 students will be on camp
in Forster.
We look forward to another year of learning, innovation and success.
Mr. Saxon
Principal.
Students present Woolworths Liverpool with a certificate of appreciation for their fruit donations for
LBHS Breakfast Club. Calendar
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College 1 Camp
College 2 Sign Out Day
New Academic Year Commences
Year 6 to Year 7 Transition
VET Work Readiness Program
College 2 School Formal
Year 7 Exhibition Day
LBHS Presentation Day
V8s Excursion
LBHS School Swimming Carnival
Last day of school year
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Mathematics Faculty News
Study Blitz
Every year, the Mathematics Department offer revision sessions in the form of ‘Study Blitz’ to assist
our students in their preparation for their Trial Examinations and HSC Examinations. This year we
held three ‘Study Blitz’ sessions. These were free
of charge and every college student was encouraged to attend. Teachers used past HSC papers to
revise Mathematics concepts and get the students
familiar with HSC-type questions. The sessions
were facilitated by Mr. Akkari, Mr. Touma, and Mr.
Mohammed and about 40 students attended. The
study blitz was a success and is increasing in popularity which is fantastic to see. It is recommended
that parents always encourage their sons to attend
and benefit from these extra tutorial sessions that
the LBHS Mathematics Faculty offers. I would also
like to thank Mrs. Sharon Kelly for recruiting three
University of Technology, Sydney students to assist
in the program.
Luna Park Excursion
On the 4th of September, about 60 Year 8 students
took part in a Mathematics excursion to Luna Park.
This excursion was designed to complement the
students’ classroom learning through exciting and
engaging activities. We left school around 9am by
bus and returned around 4pm. It was a day full of
fun and activities and it was an absolute pleasure
to see our boys socially interact with each other in
a different environment. The boys had lots of fun
and behaved very well on the day.
Preliminary Mathematics
As we are about to embark on a new and intensive
journey of College years, I wish the College boys of
2016 a successful year. I would like to issue a quick
reminder that in October 2016, the boys will be sitting their HSC exam so it would be an integral part
of students’ learning to set up a plan to constantly
revise the work covered or missed in class. It is also
imperative that the boys stay up-to-date with all
the work and concepts covered and not fall behind
in any of their classes. Best wishes to all our boys
in 2016.
Important dates for Mathematics at LBHS:
• Term 4 2015, Week 10: Half Yearly Preliminary
Examinations College Students
• Term 1 2016, Week 9: Preliminary Examinations
College Students
• Term 2 2016, Week 8: Half Yearly HSC Examinations College Students
• Term 3 2016, Week 6: HSC Trial Examinations
College Students
• NAPLAN (Years 7 and 9 only): 10-12 May 2016
• Australian Mathematics Competition: Thursday
28th July 2016
Thank you,
Mr. B. Akkari
Relieving Head Teacher Mathematics
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PE Faculty News
All students are expected to have:
As part of their mandatory studies at LBHS, your
child will be participating in, including but not limited to: drugs, relationships, sexuality, contraception, diseases, pregnancy, decision making and
overcoming adversity.
• Sports or 60th Anniversary Shirt
• Black shorts / Black track suit pants
• A pair of running shoes / sports shoes
• School hat
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the PDHPE program please contact the school
to make arrangements for one of the PD/H/PE staff
to speak to you.
In addition, HATS SHOULD BE WORN. Melanoma
now ranks as the third most common cancer in the
Australian population. The wearing of hats does
assist in the prevention of Melanoma.
• Sunscreen (supplied by the PD/H/PE staff)
Yours in Sport,
LBHS Sport Policy Reminder
THE APPRIOPRATE UNIFORM MUST BE WORN TO
ALL PE / SPORT LESSONS
If you have a practical lesson you MUST bring all of
the above.
If you do not have the correct PE uniform, you will
be required to follow reasonable teacher instructions. These instructions may include:
• Doing extra theory work
• Environmental enhancement duty (gloves supplied)
• Any other tasks which need to be completed
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIATE!
Notes: If a student is unable to participate in a PE /
Sport lesson due to illness or injury, he must bring
a signed note from his parent/caregiver stating the
reason and possible length of illness/injury.
For prolonged absences from practical lessons, i.e.
more than two weeks, a doctor’s certificate is required, stating the reason for non-participation.
Mr. Reid (Head Teacher), Mr. Hatzis, Mr. Kitto, Mr.
Elias, Mr. Williams and Mr. Reynolds.
Liverpool Library Excursion
On the 13th of October, Mr Williams’ Year 9 class
attended the Liverpool Library and Council initiative, “Human Books”.
Students engaged in conversation with people
from many different cultural backgrounds about
future studies, opportunities and working life in
Liverpool. The boys talked to people with real life
experiences, sharing their own learning experiences from the volunteers in the initiative. They were
given information not available in all the books at
Liverpool library and as a result, they thoroughly
enjoyed this experience with other students and
members of our community. Students’ behaviour
and level of respect was exemplary: their attentiveness and participation in the groups made me
very proud. Staff at the library passed comment on
how well behaved the students were and the excellent respect they showed to the presenters.
Well done boys!
Mr. Williams.
Sensitive Issues in PDHPE/PASS/SLR
As part of the LBHS curriculum your child studies
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE). PDHPE is an integrated subject that
aims to educate the whole individual by giving
them the knowledge and skills to make informed
decisions concerning their recreation, health and
lifestyle. The PD/H/PE program at LBHS is based
on the New South Wales Department of Education
PDHPE Syllabus.
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Engagement and Support Faculty News
Wellbeing and Support for students
We had more studentsattend activities at Headspace, Liverpool this term. Students participated
in a program called Value Your Mind. This was the
theme for this years’ Mental Health Month. The
boys did some cooking workshops, participated in
some therapeutic activities including making soothing facemasks, bath bombs and body scrubs using
essential oils and natural products. Students did
some relationship activities around making new
friends and how to focus on positive and healthy
lifestyles. They also learnt more about Headspace
and the services they offer. For example, there is
now a GP on site each Wednesday for young people to access. Students can self-refer to Headspace
by simply calling into Headspace, but they can also
be referred by the school or parents. Headspace
is located next to the Blood Bank at 50 Macquarie
Street, Liverpool.
Creating Real-World Links
David and Lana from the Youth Partnership Network
have been working with our students again in Year
10. Both David and Lana give the boys a great presentation on careers, making choices about study
and more. David also attended our school this term
to run a leadership workshop with some selected
Year 10 students. With SRC nominations coming
up, we hope that we see some fresh faces take on
the role of leadership within our school community
(and some old faces too!).
FreshED
School Website and Social Media
We are continuing working on improving our website and providing information to the whole school
community. The school website is your first port of
call to access general information regarding events,
excursions and curriculum information. From the
school’s home page you can also access our Facebook page without needing an FB account and our
Youtube channel.
You can find our home page on http://www.liverpoolb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/
If you have a smart phone you can also download
the Skoolbag app that will provide you with push
notifications. To read more about school app go to
http://skoolbag.com.au/ or just download the app
and start using it.
Aboriginal Art and Language Project
This term Ms. Martelli took our Aboriginal students
to an event at Liverpool Library where they worked
with artist Sarah Rhodes and actor Richard Green, a
specialist in Dharug languages. The boys produced
a post card that will be distributed in the Liverpool
Council area. Here is a Corey’s post card, from Year
7.
FreshEd is part of our Wellbeing program at the
school and covers topics such as Clean Skin and
Suncare, Teen Nutrition and Smell Good, Feel Good.
We have had some fantastic and engaging presenters at our school this year and look forward to engaging them again for next year. The boys also received show bags this term after their workshops.
For information about FreshED or to find out more
about some healthy food choices go to http://www.
freshed.com.au/
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SRC News
Eco Summit at Sydney Olympic Park 2015
The SRC Presents: Student Interview
Erdin Music, Year 10
On Thursday the 22nd of October 2015, 18 students
from Liverpool Boys High School attended the ‘Eco
Summit’ at Sydney Olympic Park. The students had
to be at school by 8:15am otherwise they would be
left at school- luckily no one was late! All of the students walked over to Warwick Farm Train Station to
catch the train to Sydney Olympic Park. Once we arrived, we walked from the station to the Eco Forum
which was exhausting and tiring! When we arrived,
we were separated into two groups. Group 1 had
Ms. Page and Group 2 had Ms. Martins. I was with
Ms. Page and we learnt how bush tucker was made.
When we left Sydney Olympic Park it started raining which was not very pleasant. We caught our two
trains and returned to Warwick Farm station. The
excursion was fun and a very enjoyable day.
By Rajneel Rahil Lal, SRC, Year 7.
1. How do you feel about commencing College?
I feel ready and prepared for it. I don’t know what
it’s going to turn out like but I’m ready for whatever
comes my way.
2. How do you feel about doing the HSC next year?
Nervous and nerve-wracking! I have this mindset
that I only have one chance to pass the HSC so I’m
going to try my very best.
3. What subjects did you choose and why?
I chose SLR, Modern History and Standard English.
I chose SLR because I’m an active student and just
love playing sport. I chose Modern History because
it’s really interesting to me and I also find it really
fun learning about it.
I chose Standard English because I think that’s the
best course for me.
4. What are the things that you are doing or might
do, to manage the workload?
If it means to reduce my shifts at work, I’d be willing
to so I get extra study time.
5. What are you planning to do after school?
My dream is to be a professional sportsman!
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HSIE Faculty News
Year 8 Polynesian Expansion Project
It was a great challenge introducing and implementing the Project Based Learning strategies on Polynesian societies. With the planning and collaborative
effort of the teachers in the faculty and the assistance provided by the executive and other teachers,
we were able to produce an exceptional display of
the museum for the Year 8 students. This also gave
an opportunity for other year groups to see the exhibition and recognise the effort put in by Year 8.
The students displayed their interest in producing
artefacts that represented different societies in Polynesia. Though this was the first of such a learning
experience for the students, they were enthusiastic
in putting their ideas together to produce the artefacts of their chosen country.
The feedback provided by teachers and students by
completing a survey clearly demonstrated that such
a learning activity was a challenging experience for
the students. Through PBL, students developed a
sense of working as a team, learning about different societies in their own way, and found it a fun
way of doing class work while taking ownership of
the culture of their country to produce an artefact.
It was highly evident that such an experience created interested and motivated students who positively engaged in their learning.
By Mr. Prasad, HSIE Teacher.
We started this project when we when on an excursion to the Power House Museum. When we
arrived, we were separated into groups to look at
different necklaces and other artefacts. This gave us
an advantage to think about how we were going to
display our own artefacts for our own museum.
When we came back to school, our teachers told
us about our project where we had to research a
Polynesian society and create an artefact for our
own museum exhibition in the hall for the school
and parents to see.
During class, we had to research and look up information about our Polynesian society. We had to
choose one of the islands to learn about. My group
chose the Cook Islands, even though it wasn’t on
the list. We chose it because we knew that no one
else was doing it. One week before the end of term,
our teacher told us that she would not be here for
the exhibition. We had to promise to make her
proud of the islander group in her class.
During the holidays, our group got together and
made two necklaces and an ofutino (t-shirt).
Once we got back to school, we began to work on
the information that was to accompany our artefacts that we had made.
On the day of exhibition, we went to the hall to set
up our necklaces, t-shirt and information cards.
Parents came in and we stood and welcomed them
with a traditional word, ‘kia orana’ and then we described our artefacts and explained their use. Each
member of our group explained different things.
The museum reminded me of my own island, Samoa, because there were lots of things from Polynesia.
The best thing was when the deputies, Ms. Gorman
and Mr. Surace, came and took a photo with us after
we presented our artefacts to them. We also made
the HSIE staff proud and especially our teacher.
Faatali Leavasa, 8J.
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Before we started the project, we went on an excursion with the whole of Year 8 to the Power House
Museum. Our work there was to look at all of the
artefacts on display. I saw lots of cool and great
things.
After the excursion, we went back to school for a
meeting. In the meeting, the HSIE teachers told us
that at the beginning of term 4, we would be creating our own museum of Polynesian artefacts! We
had to research and plan what we were going to
present at the exhibition. I brought in an artefact
called a ‘pareo’. In English, this is called a ‘sarong’.
The pareo was once used as a sailing sheet for boats
but once motor engines were invented, they had no
use for sails so Polynesian people would use them
as mats or table cloths. Over the years, people started to wear them.
The museum that we created was filled with a lot of
Polynesian artefacts big and small, cool and great. It
reminded me lots of my island home, Aitutaki (Cook
Island).
By Marcus Ponini, 8J.
iChoose Planter boxes
During the major project of iChoose our group is going to be making planter boxes in the science quad.
The area that we are going to be using to build and
create the planter boxes is an unused space and the
space has lots of sunlight shining on it to make the
plants grow properly. The planter boxes will help our
school’s environment and help our schools canteen
by providing fresh vegetables and fruit for them
to cook with. In order to make the planter boxes,
we had to get some ideas on how we are going to
be able to make it and the measurements that we
needed for our planter boxes will look just like what
we want it to look like. We measured everything
and created the designs that we were going to use.
We would like to thank Mr. Saxon for supporting our
project idea and allowing us to make this change to
the school.
By Yawar Ifen, Year 9 iChoose student.
It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Paul,
Shaneer, Yawar, Sam, Tai, Bilal and Mohamed on
their major project. The students designed, measured and cut the timber, treated the timber and
helped to install the garden in our school’s science
quad. Special thanks to Ms. Safar for all her support
and assistance and the use of the TAS wood working
room and to Mr. Cook and Mr. Cini for their valuable
assistance, guidance and willingness to help. Congratulations guys on such a successful project!
Mr. Catalanotto, iChoose Adviser.
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TAS Faculty News
College Retail Plan, Create and Maintain
Display Assessment Task
As part of their final assessment task for Retail Services, the students were required to plan, create
and maintain a retail display. The students needed
to apply their knowledge of stock, display materials, signage, manual handling and most importantly
the elements and principles of design in retail in order to complete this task competently. All students
worked extremely well throughout the whole process and produced some fantastic displays. Great
work boys!
Ms. Demetrios, Retail Teacher.
The retail students were assigned a task where they
had to create a merchandise display in groups or 2
or 3. The point of creating an effective merchandise
display in a store is so you catch your target customer’s attention, and get them to make a purchase
as well. The displays that where created in this assignment task ranged from school stationery to jewelry, this showed the broad spectrum of items that
can be displayed. During this assignment task the
students had to implement all the skills that they
had learnt throughout their entire time in the retail
class, the students had to make their displays eyecatching. This was done through using levels, lights,
colour and banners.
I found this task quite daunting at the beginning, but
after my group had decided on a theme and we delegated each other roles and responsibilities, everything fell into place, the hardest part about the day
was actually creating the display so it would grab
the attention of our target customer. We managed
to execute this by having vibrant colours around our
display and this eventually led to “customers” asking about what was on sale.
James Krishna, College Student.
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VET (Vocational Education and Training)
courses are available for study by students
as part of Stage 5 or the Higher School Certificate.
In 2016 we have the following courses available:
- Stage 6 Hospitality: Food and Beverage, Retail and
Information and Digital Technologies
- Stage 5 Hospitality and Information and Digital Literacy
These courses lead to nationally recognised Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications,
either certificates or statements of attainment.
Some courses also include work placement. These
courses can provide a head start towards a career
and pathways to further study.
VET courses are delivered to students by Registered
Training Organisations (RTOs). These can be their
schools, colleges of TAFE NSW or other private RTOs.
Musical Lyrical Video
During term 3, IST students were given an assignment to make a Multimedia product containing
lyrics of any audio piece – this is called a Typography Lyrical Video. Using the software ‘After Effects’,
students had to add effects to make it attractive
and engaging for the audience. They had to create a Design Portfolio as well which contained a
design brief and steps on how to make the product. They were allowed to use different software
to create this. So many students came in every recess and lunchtime to complete their assignment.
We learnt how to do typography in ‘After Effects’.
We did a great job in creating the video by putting
effects like wipes, fading in and out and camera focusing.
By Mohammed Badami, Year 9.
We have had an extremely successful year at LBHS
with the students and VET staff in 2015. Over 20 students have been recognised for their success during
their work placements which has placed us as the
‘Best School in the Region’.
Liverpool Boys High School has also successfully
received an award at the Regional Annual Award
evening recognising the school’s outstanding
achievements. Ms. Demetrios was recognised for
her consistent effort and application to the Retail
Framework, and Mr. Karan’s successful nomination
of our Year 12 student, Harry Abdullah, ensured that
he received recognition as one of the VET students
of the Year in this Region.
Visual Art News
This semester the Year 10 Visual Arts, 200 hour
class began creating an ‘Art Wall’ opposite the art
rooms. The class has been learning about street
art and looking at different ways artists create art
outside of traditional exhibiting spaces like galleries.
Students had to create a character that represented or symbolised who they are, their personality,
emotions or physical qualities.
The artworks could be a paste-up drawing, photograph or a stencil.
Milos and Erick interviewed their classmates to
find out, ‘ How does the character symbolise you?’
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Milos Ardalic, ‘I made my character look down at
the ball at my feet to show the world having paths.’
Samuel Beltran, ‘My character represents that my
personality is half crazy and half serious.’
Surya Mathivanan, ‘A knight never gives up and neither do I.’
Andy Ha, ‘It symbolises the quality of my life.’
If you would like to know what a paste-up or stencil is, then please ask one of our talented Year 10
Visual Arts students.
To end our Year 10 Visual Arts learning journey, our
students went on an excursion to Newtown to explore the streets looking at all the different types of
street art.
Steven Bailey-Hawes, ‘This character shows my personality. It symbolises how I have my mate’s back.’
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TAS College Reflections 2015
The World Goes On
Entry #1
The term is coming to an
end and the seniors are
graduating. They will be
back to finish the HSC
but otherwise, they will be
going into the big world
pursuing their dreams and
uncovering who they really
are. The next few years will define them.
Entry #2
When we formed the ‘Barista Boy’s’, I think that
was the moment when the separation between College 1 and College 2 disappeared and we became
brothers. Although we started off a bit shaky, we
were able to come together to make affordable,
quality hot, beverages for teachers and eventually students. There was some confusion with the
teachers at the beginning of the course, but it finally settled down and Mr. Karan came in we had a
lot of fun with the practicals and even the theory.
I think the sheer atmosphere in the class and aura
coming from everyone made the class what it was,
a fun and enjoyable environment to be in. Before
we realised the prelims were over and trials were
approaching, we were able to see how much work
needed to be done before attempting the HSC for
Hospitality. I think the certificate we receive at the
end of the course really credits our hard work, for
me personally, I prefer a qualification rather than a
mark on paper. Before we know it, we will be doing the HSC Exam and the boys in Year 12 will have
gone into the big world taking small steps to building their future.
Entry #3
A message for all my brothers entering the real
world: times will be tough but never forget who you
are. Always remember that you went through 12
years of trials to get where you are today and you
have your whole life to discover what line of work
you want to get into, which mansion you want to
live in and which lucky woman you will marry. I wish
you all the best in your future endeavours; I know
your parents and teachers are so proud of how far
you have come. Keep your head up and stay strong,
never let anything knock you down. It has been an
honour to get to know you all and grow and laugh
with you all. I hope you find success in the future.
Your Brother,
Chris Ram – College 1 Hospitality.
High School in Review
It has been one hell of journey;
it still seems surreal that my
high schooling career is coming
to an end. I clearly remember
my first day at Liverpool Boys
High School, it has changed in
a lot of ways but one thing that
remains the same, is the
atmosphere. It has truly been
a pleasure being a part of this school.
I have definitely grown as a person and will continue to do so as I step into the real world. All of the
experiences at Liverpool boys are things that I will
cherish in the future and am grateful in the present.
The teachers at this school are truly passionate and
great at their job, although on occasion some verbal altercations take place between teachers and
students, holistically my experience with all of my
teachers has been positive. Also, the friendly characteristic some teachers have is extremely welcoming and allows for a student to form a connection
and bond with the teachers.
The academic aspect of high school is great, in a
way as it allows for students to challenge themselves and reach their full potential. I do think that
sometimes students don’t value school like they
should, but one thing I can say is that pushing yourself to the limits will lead you to feel a sense of accomplishment and success.
Nick Bhatt- College 1 Hospitality.
Last Reflective Post Forever!
So when Ms. Safar asked us to do a last post forever
it really made me think about my choices in high
school. Ever since Year 7, the thought of graduating
seemed like the best thing ever, but now that it’s
come, it’s more daunting than ever! I’m certainly
not going to miss the 7am wakeups and the cold
morning starts, but what I am going to miss is the
people that I have met along the way. My amazing
friends and teachers and the subjects that I have
done over the years has led me on the path to success. I’ve learnt that if you don’t love what you
do then you won’t be motivated to wake up every
morning, venture out and do your job properly. I’m
guessing that most people will want to go to university and get a degree in what they love to do but
understand that is isn’t that easy. If I have one piece
of advice it’s what you love doing most is what you
should do in life I order to succeed.
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“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to Reflection of Life In Hospitality
be experienced”
-Soren Kierkegaard
Hospitality has allowed me to develop my skills further in customer service, making coffee and also
Jameel Mohammed College 2.
the interactions with others and fellow students.
I’ve learned many valuable skills during this course,
and I’m happy to have made the choice of choosing
Hospitality as part of my HSC.
Goodbye for now …
School, school is weird. School is your whole life.
You learn something new every day. But for me,
school is 5:30 am waking up and coming home at
4:30 pm. School is 4 hours of travelling every day
and then 7 hours of work and friends.
I’m reflecting here for you younger guys out there.
School has changed so much since Year 7, every year
it’s become more about being an individual. People
are going through a lot of the stuff, you are too. You
really need about 5 good friends and a good best
friend that really cares about you, who you can talk
to. No matter who who you are or where you go, try
to be the guy that’s happy. You’re here for 13 years
of your life so its probably best to make the most of
it. Be who you are.
Looking back, I wouldn’t really want to change anything because it’s made me the person I am now.
When you get older you will realise what is really
important like family and friends. You’ll also begin
to see that everybody is the same and it’s good to
just let people be people. It doesn’t really matter
though in the end. Everyone graduates eventually
and so it’s better to see it as a next chapter. I’m sitting here now writing this on my last day and it still
hasn’t hit me yet.
In the end, just be you, and if you’re an average guy
it takes one moment to either mess up or become
great. Think with your head and have a good set of
people around you because
they define who you are as a
person. It really has been a
great time and I came here
not knowing anyone and now
I’m leaving with a family who
will be with me when we step
outside the gate for the last
time.
Mihajlo Rasipanov, College 2.
The reason why I chose Hospitality is due to my
interest and the enjoyment of creating and making people food and beverages. It is a good feeling
when you know that people actually appreciate
what you have done.
All I can say, I’ve really do enjoyed Hospitality; you
really do develop a good relationship with your
teachers and others around you. But it all must
come to how your attitude and how you respond
to people. This actually does give you a first-hand
experience of life.
My advice to the boys who are doing Hospitality
next year... Always come in with a positive attitude
and be ready to learn some new things, as there’s
many challenges ahead of you.
Harry Abdullah, College 2.
Evaluation of Design and Technology 2015
With all the positives that occurred during the year
of D&T, come the negatives. It is time for me to
evaluate everything that we did throughout 2015.
Design and technology is a great subject and I loved
spending my time working on the project. It still has
a lot of theory but it can be overcome by studying
and preparing for the exam. The subject itself is not
easy. If you are looking for a subject to ‘bludge’ in, I
would suggest thinking twice before choosing D&T.
This subject will require a lot of your time and a
lot of focus in order to do well in it. Even though I
am first in this subject, I have to admit that it is not
easy. I would not recommend doing this subject if
you have another major project to do. I myself had
to do 2 major projects in a year, and it was difficult.
Things to consider for future D&T students:
- Do not do the subject if you already have a subject
that does a major project. I myself did 2 and it was
a lot of work. I would consider twice before doing it.
- Preliminary is important as it ties in with the HSC
course so you should try in prelims as well.
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- Do not let other students interrupt your learning.
This is a subject that requires a lot of concentration
and you will have no time to sit and chat to the person next to you. If a person is disruptive, move seats
and tell your teacher.
- It is a fun subject but there is a lot of work.
D&T is a great subject. I would recommend it to
anyone that has a lot of ideas in their head. In this
subject, these ideas could turn into major projects
and receive high marks. I would recommend this
subject to anyone as long as you are ready to learn. Finally, it has been proven that learning languages
Good luck to all the future students of this course. can greatly improve your brainpower. Psychologist
Ellen Byalistok in Toronto has conducted research
on this theory, and proven that it does indeed inBy Aleksandar Veselinovic, College 2.
crease brainpower. She has found that students
who studied other languages scored better in tests,
Year 8 LOTE Students Persuade us that
particularly in maths, vocabulary and reading. And
Languages Should Be Learnt In Schools
of course, many people would love to improve their
brain, so why not learn another language?
Earlier this term, a Year 8 Italian class was asked
to write a persuasive text outlining why they think To concur, learning foreign languages will greatly
learning a language should be compulsory in Aus- benefit us, as it aids us in Australia’s multicultural
tralian schools. Lachlan Martin and Tommy Savong society, it helps us understand cultures as we travel
and greatly improves our brainpower. Without a
of 8D persuaded us with their excellent response:
doubt, schools should definitely teach foreign lanBecause of Australia’s diverse multiculturalism, it is guages as a subject.
common for schools to teach foreign languages as
Year 7 Are You Mad About MADD Event
a subject. This is in fact beneficial, as it will surely
aid us in the multicultural society of Australia, and
prove to be useful later on when we travel to new By Tommy Sayvong 8D
places. It has also been shown to greatly improve
A few weeks ago, I, along with several others, were
your brain power.
asked to perform a musical item for the Year 7 Hook
Firstly, I believe learning foreign languages will help Event MADD. I performed on keyboards in the song
in the society of Australia. Australia is known for its “Say Something,” by A Great Big World and Chrismulticulturalism, with a population of 23.6 million tina Aguilera, with Marcus Ponini on vocals and two
people of various cultures. Any citizen of Australia students from Liverpool Girls on backing vocals. The
will surely meet people of different cultures in Aus- whole concert was a great success and while we
tralia, and I strongly believe it would be beneficial put on a show for the Year 7 students, I myself was
to gain background knowledge of these cultures. It entertained by many other great performances by
will be easier to live and communicate with people students from both LBHS and LGHS. It was a great
in Australia if we can partially understand other cul- opportunity to discover talented musicians, and
hopefully inspire new ones as well.
tures.
In addition to that, I believe that it will be useful
even beyond the borders of Australia. Although
English is the most spoken language around the
world, there are hundreds of other languages and
cultures which we have little understanding of.
As people travel, they will encounter various cultures in parts of the world. Knowing another language will surely help us communicate and understand the background of certain cultures, and make
travelling less confusing.
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Year Advisor Report….
In Year 7 Who has been……
Respectful
Responsible
A Good Learner
Riley Castle
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Did you know…..There is a link between
school attendance and improving school
results.
How good is this?
100% attendance for this term!!!!
• Tony Bui
• Mark Haidar
• Bshara Harbi
• Farhad ibrahimi
• Chansamone Khounnouvong
• Maher Mahdi
• Derek Nguyen
• Trung Nguyen
• Lino Paul
• Henry Phan
• Joseph Pyne
• Robert Roshka
• Jacky Zhu
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Year 7 Project Report
Project – Are You Mad About MADD?
This term’s project “Are You Mad About MADD?”
focuses on 4 main units – Music, Arts, Dance and
Drama.
The Hook Event took place over 3 presentations.
The College Drama class presented their HSC Drama
items to Year 7, the music and dance students from
Liverpool Girls and Liverpool Boys performed some
amazing items for us and we finished out Hook
Events with a talk and presentation from worldrenowned Marital Arts Master – Hakan Manav. We
would like to thank all of the performers and presenters who shared their wonderful skills and talents with us.
Music
The focus of Music this term has been to develop
the students understanding of how to read music
and use this skill to learn the ukulele!!! The boys
are really enjoying learning lots of songs including
‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, ‘I’m A Believer’,
‘Riptide’ and ‘UpTown Funk’. The boys have also
been asked to prepare a presentation on an instrument from another culture. There is a lot of playing, singing and laughter coming from the Year 7
rooms!!!
Arts and Skills
This term, the Year 7 boys have been developing
their physical skills to build activity into their lifestyle. They have been building their fitness, stamina
and resilience through various skipping exercises.
They have increased their hand-eye coordination
through balancing a long stick on their finger and
juggling. The boys have learnt to be resourceful by
making their own juggling balls, and, they have also
been introduced to methods on developing the
body, mind and spirit by studying Martial Arts and
practising basic Martial Arts moves.
The Year 7 boys have researched material to find
that regular physical activity is essential to improving health status and quality of life. That it can reduce the likelihood of obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension
and cancers. Also, regular physical activity is effective in stress management, therapy and rehabilitation, injury prevention and the promotion of physical fitness.
Overall, participation in physical activity provides
opportunities for personal challenge, enjoyment
and satisfaction.
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You
are
invited to
Year 7
Are You Mad About
MADD?
Exhibition
Friday 20 November
11:30am
Year 7 Sport Report
In Sport the boys are now selecting their own games
to play each lesson and learning how to referee too.
The boys have participated in a range of different
sports this year, so they are now able to select their
favourites! Volley ball, European Handball and Soccer seem to be the top picks for Year 7. It is great to
see the boys encourage each other and use teamwork when playing sport.
Collaboration
With this year’s focus on project based learning,
the boys have participated in many collaborative
learning experiences. It is with great pleasure that
we have seen them all develop into valuable team
members, working in groups to complete certain
products within their projects including; building
a bridge, developing a cultural specific menu and
setting up a pop-up restaurant. Within their group
work, students have developed many valuable collaborative skills, which will help them not only for
the remainder of high school, but also in their future studies and workplace.
These skills include:
- managing themselves
- taking initiative and responsibility for their separate roles
- communicating their ideas, and
- solving problems.
Most importantly of all, it has built their confidence
while having fun along the way!
Well done Year 7!
in the school
hall
We would love to see as many
family and friends come along to
see Year 7’s final exhibition.
It will be a time of recognising
outstanding effort, music, dance,
drama and celebration.
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Dance
Student Report by Jovan Stancevic, Year 7.
This term in Year 7 Dance, students are learning
about different dance styles, composition activities and participating in a range of exercises such
as yoga! The boys have learnt how to use different
types of stimulus to create movement, such as how
something feels to touch or how sound can create
movements. During the term the boys will learn
the importance of a warm up and cool down to
ensure they look after their bodies when dancing.
The highlight of this term will be a hip hop dance
performance that the whole of Year 7 will learn and
perform for the exhibition.
Other terms of Year 7 were nothing like this term!
This term’s project is called “Are You Mad About
MADD?’ which stands for Music, Arts, Dance and
Drama. In Music we have been learning to play
the ukulele with Ms. Craig and Ms. Hallal, learning
songs such as ‘Riptide’, ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, ‘Geronimo’ and ‘I’m A Believer’. We are also
making presentations on an instrument. In Arts
we have learnt to skip, balance and juggle. This has
taught me many things thanks to the help of Mrs.
Bui. Dance was really fun as we learnt dances such
as Hip Hop from Mrs. Bui and Ms. Kelly. In Drama,
Mrs. Tucker showed us videos and made our fear
of public speaking go away. This term was the best
term by far!
Drama with Year 7, so much fun…
The students are having fun and building their courage. For some students, standing in front of an audience is really scary, while others love it.
Here is a list of words that students have been learning about…
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Improvisation
Dress-ups
Mime
Charades
Elements of Drama
Character
Role
Space
Plays Versus Novels
Props
Costumes
Scenery
Lighting
Sound
Shakespeare
The Globe Theatre
Two weeks With the Queen
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English Faculty News
Through the Short Stories and Humour study, 8V
explored examples and features of humorous texts.
Through various activities, students built upon their
knowledge of genre, context, plot, themes and characterisation. Students then had the basis to compose a short story.
‘Nightmares’
By Julio Galicia 8V
It is 12:00am in the morning. Everyone is half asleep
except me. I have being waking up everybody in the
house because of nightmares. My parents keep telling me that my nightmares don’t exist and no one is
going to hurt me. I say I know that my dreams aren’t
really real but I always think that someone or something is near my door, slowly twisting the door knob
and opening the door. Red eyes and sharp teeth
that are so bright you slowly lose vision by looking
at the creature’s teeth and that smile. I can’t explain
what I see in that smile but I just didn’t want to look
at that smile and that is not even the worst part.
This creature is complete darkness. The only
thing I can see is the red eyes, bright teeth and that
smile. I try to name it but the only thing that comes
to mind is Mr. Smiley. Three nights have passed and
I still have these nightmares. I try not to wake up my
parents, my brother and my sister. I try fighting this
thing but I can’t. I think that this nightmare will be
with me for the rest of my life.
One night about 2:00am in the morning, a flash
light appeared right in front of me. I thought “what
the hell, where did this flashlight come from?” Right
below the flashlight there was a note. The note said
“this will help you…” and it ended there.
I didn’t know who sent me this flashlight and
the note. However, I know that someone outside
my dream is helping me fight this thing. I turn my
flashlight around the room to look for Mr. Smiley.
I spot a bloody footprint on my carpet. I follow the
footprints to the very end. Suddenly it stops right
in front of the door. I see legs and I know who it is.
It was Mr. Smiley. I was so scared I couldn’t look directly at it. He then suddenly moves directly at me. I
move back all the way to the bed. He is very close to
me and I know I have to act quickly. So I try turning
on my flashlight but it won’t turn on.
Every time I try hitting it, it’s like the creature is getting closer to me. I wish I would just wake up and
make this all go away. I can’t, I think this is the end
of me. When all hope is lost, the flashlight turns on
and I point it directly at his face.
His face is burning and I keep pointing the flashlight to him and he weakened. He can’t move at all
towards me. I think it was the end for him but it
isn’t. He disappears into the darkness. I didn’t know
where he was and then I heard a whisper. A whisper
saying “time to die…”
Suddenly he jumps on me from behind. I
drop my flashlight from the sudden attack. I try
reaching for my flashlight but can’t. I try again but
can’t. The creature is choking me, I can’t breathe or
anything. The only thing I can do is to think. I think
hard about what I am going to do and then it happens. My roof is opening and sunlight comes down
from heaven, burning the creature away. The creature disappears then suddenly I wake up in my bedroom. It is morning and I can see light outside and I
think to myself, “it’s over!”
Year 10 Theatre Enrichment Program
101 English have been participating in Belvoir St Theatre’s Theatre Enrichment Program this term. This program involves three sessions: a preshow visit, an excursion to watch Belvoir’s adaptation of Ivanov and then a
post-show visit.
During the pre-show session Jane May from Belvoir came
down and introduced the students to various elements of
Drama through a variety of workshops. The viewing of
the play was an interesting experience for all students
and this will be followed shortly with a Q&A session at
school.
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Project Based Learning in English
Below is an account of the excursion:
On the 28th of October, Ms. Huynh, Ms. Wilson and
the 10-1 English class went to the city by train to
watch a Russian black comedy play called Ivanov by
Anton Chekov. The 19th century play is adapted by
director Eamon Flack which was showcased at Belvoir Theatre, Sydney.
The play centres on a group of people who used to
have a passion for their country and culture, but no
longer do, but want to replenish that passion again.
the main character is Ivanov, who is a person who
thinks he is surrounded by melancholy. He is broke
and in debt to the Lebedev family. He lives on the
countryside with his uncle, cousin and wife, who is
very ill. Ivanov desperately attempts to gain money by selling his property, but is was unsuccessful.
Later, Lebedev’s daughter Sasha falls in love with
Ivanov at her birthday - after which his sick wife
caught him kissing.
Due to Ivanov’s downfall mental behaviour, his marriage is falling apart, his wife of 5 years is dying and
not doing anything to help is financial issues. After
his wife passes away, Ivanov proposes to Sasha to
marry each other.
Project based learning or PBL for short is an interactive way for students to make something that
interests them and do their school assessment at
the same time. This particular project was based
on the question: “What does it mean to be Australian?” Students had a chance to individually or in
groups make a presentation/article/website/play/
documentary about an Australian of their choice
and what does it mean to be Australian. To give students some guidelines, English teachers decided to
make a documentary and a presentation about Mrs.
Sayed and Mr. Reid and present it to us in the school
hall along with a detailed explanation about each of
the mediums (film, posters, websites, PowerPoints
etc.) which can be used. I settled on an idea of making a PowerPoint presentation about Jørn Utzon,
the architect behind Sydney Opera House. Although
he is not Australian, he did a big thing for Australia’s
popularity, so we can consider him an Australian in
that way. I enjoyed this type of work since I could
write about things I am interested in, cooperate
with friends and see what other interesting things
that my friends are interested in. I hope I get to do
more of these kinds of projects.
At the wedding day, Sasha’s father Lebedev tries to
convince her not to marry him because he is a troubled man. She refuses her dad’s advice even though
she recognises his troubles. Ivanov then rushes in
to call it off because he believes he is fictional and
she doesn’t deserve this treatment - she refuses his
decision and went on with the wedding. After that,
Ivanov’s doctor crashes the ceremony by calling him
out proceeded to punch him. It turned into a brawl By Viktor Haljicki.
- after which Sasha stopped it and blamed Ivanov’s
troubles on his doctor. Ivanov had enough - he took
out his black revolver and pointed at his head. He
then had a heart attack and the set faded to black.
Overall, this adaption of the 19th century was a
great success and it can be attributed to the actors as they delivered outstanding vibrancy to their
characters. It was so much fun to watch!
By Erick Perdomo-Borelly.
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Through the Short Stories and Humour study, 8V explored
examples and features of humorous texts. Through various activities, students built upon their knowledge of
genre, context, plot, themes and characterisation. Students then had the basis to compose a short story.
Mistaken Identity
By Bobby Kojic 8V
This is the 6 o’clock news. Top story: a local bank
was robbed by three unidentified men that got
away with 350, 000 dollars in cash. Police are analysing the crime scene and questioning the witnesses
about any evidence that they left behind. The police
are also asking the good citizen s to come forward
with anything that might help with the investigation
in order to help catch the rest of the thieves.
Frank Jones was just finishing the news from his
prison cell and thinking, “who were these guys?
How in the world did I get myself into this mess and
why did the police target me when I have nothing to
do with it?” It just didn’t add up…
According to the police, Frank Jones was part of the
group from the robbery. In the process of capturing
the criminal group, Frank Jones was accused as being part of the criminal organisation and, as a result,
arrested. Although accused and arrested, Frank
Jones continually denied that he had anything to do
with it. Frank Jones was seen to be guilty because
of his criminal record of a few shoplifting incidents
and his unfortunate luck of living a few blocks away
from the crime scene. This had gotten him suspected and arrested.
Three days earlier, Frank was on his regular routine visiting a local shopping mall. In his early years,
Frank couldn’t help himself but to steal little things,
for example: small bags of chips, lollies, oh and he
loved chocolates but could never afford them because he was unemployed and struggling. With
what little money he had to do his grocery shopping, police officers stormed in the shop and arrested him claiming that they had the evidence against
him which placed him at the crime scene.
According to the street cameras outside the bank,
one of the robbers was identified as Frank Jones.
Frank Jones was stunned and shocked at the accusation. He continuously defended himself from the
accusations. “I was home and I was nowhere near
the bank that day.” Police, of course, wouldn’t listen to Frank; they were a hundred percent sure that
they had got their man.
In the interrogation they kept asking him to come
clean and tell the truth about the incident and the
whereabouts the rest of the group was. Frank had
no idea and kept denying his involvement. As a result, Lt. Wilson told him, “no one believes you and
if you continue to protect your partners, you will be
sent to jail.”
Jones knew he was innocent for this particular
crime but had no way for proving it. Never once did
he think that the actual person responsible for this
was his own twin brother Freddy. After seeing the
video footage and seeing ‘himself’ on the video, it
didn’t surprise Frank why the police had suspected
and accused him of being the robber. He felt bad
for his brother but he knew he had to do the right
thing. The right thing would have been to tell the
truth and, by doing so, put the right person behind
bars, even if that meant his own brother!
Lenny, Carl and Freddy were arrested as a result.
The judge sentenced his brother and the gang to
4 years of prison. Frank was released and he kept
visiting his brother in jail. In the end, Frank learnt
a valuable lesson that day. The lesson was to never
steal anything again; Frank got himself a job and got
himself off the streets. Life was so much better for
Frank since he made his important life-changing decision.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT DATES:
Junior Assessments
Year
Due Date
Task
Weight
Year 9 English
Term 4, Week 10
Advertising
15%
Year 9 Drama
Term 4, Week 10
Building a Character 15%
Year 10 English Term 4, Week 10
Poetry
15%
College Assessments
Course
Due Date
Task
Weight
Extension
Term 4, Week 11
Conradesque
15%
Advanced
Term 4, Week 9
Module B
20%
Standard
Term 4, Week 9
Module A
20%
ESL
Term 4, Week 9
Module B
15%
CEC
Term 4, Week 10
Film
15%
Drama
Term 4, Week 10
Dramatic
Monologue
25%
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Science Faculty News
iScience
In Term 2, Year 8 boys: Dani Ntesh, Kareem Hussein,
Anmar Hatem, David Conteh and Sausau Levi; and
Year 9 boys: Mohammed Badami, Rami Khamisi,
Ousama Sadaddin, Li-Chun Lu and Eric Krishna were
given the opportunity to attend a Science program
at University of Sydney.
The iScience program is designed as an initiative
to encourage the creativity and scientific abilities
of students. Through investigations and experimentations, students were placed into groups and
mentored by university students to use their skills
to design a project based on their chosen topic of
interest.
All the students invested a lot of effort and committed part of their own time to do research and
investigations to help their team members.
On the final day, all the projects were displayed for
judging by the university and sponsoring business
es. All the groups were also interviewed and asked
questions about their projects. Out of the 20 groups,
Liverpool Boys High School had four students who
received awards. Mohamed Badami was awarded
a “highly commended” award for his group project
“Does chocolate make you excited?” Dani Ntesh,
Anmar Hatem and Kareem Hussein were awarded
3rd place for their group project “Does playing video games affect your memory?”.
All the boys represented the school at an exceptional level while learning Science from a different
perspective.
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VALID Science 8
Validation of Assessment for Learning & Individual Development (VALID) Science 8 is an interactive test
containing video, audio, animations, graphics, text and a variety of test item types. VALID Science 8 is
mandatory for all Year 8 students in NSW government schools. At Liverpool Boys High School VALID Science 8 2015 will be held on Friday the 13th of November. Since students complete VALID Science 8 on a
computer, each student needs to bring headphones or earbuds that plug into a school computer.
VALID Science 8 contains multiple choice, short response and extended response tasks that are grouped
around real-world issues, including scientific investigations. This is a diagnostic test, with tasks framed on
Stage 4 outcomes and essential content in the NSW Science Years 7–10 Syllabus. Students will be tested
on their:
•knowledge and understanding of science;
•understanding and skills in the process of scientific investigation;
•ability to evaluate evidence, make judgements and think critically; and
•ability to access information and communicate scientific ideas.
Results of the test will be available during Term 1 2016. Information about each student is treated confidentially and held securely to ensure that the right to privacy of all students is maintained. A personal
report for each student will be sent to parents/carers to describe the science knowledge and skills demonstrated by the student in the test. There will also be information about how your child’s results compare
with overall performance of all the students in the test.
The University of Sydney Compass Program
On Wednesday the 2nd of September, 40 students in
Year 8 attended the University of Sydney Compass program called INVESTIGAT8 UNI.
The Year 8 students were able to take part in two
hands-on inquiry based activities delivered by university academics and staff. During the hands-on activities
the students worked cooperatively with other students
from different schools and completed activities about
science, technology, engineering and maths. This has
helped the students to explore and think how their interests can link to future study and career options.
Throughout the day, the Year 8 students were given the
chance to listen to inspiring speakers who have made
the journey from high school to higher education. They
were also able to spend the day with university students who are available to answer all their questions
about university life.
On Wednesday the 4th of November, 30 Year 9 students will also be attending a similar Compass program
called Year 9 Stem Day of Inquiry.
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