April 2016 - Elizabeth Macarthur High School

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Elizabeth Macarthur High School
Respect, Responsibility, Pride
Issue 2—April 2016
From the Principal.
2016 has started off well – we have a new executive team on the P&C. Paul Brooks, Julie Fuller and Fiona
Tisdale remain the president, secretary and treasurer respectively , but we welcome, Mrs Pearce, Mrs
Mulley and Mrs Clarke as co-Vice Presidents. Their first event is on Monday 4th April with the Dance party to
celebrate the end of daylight saving. We hope to see all students there enjoying some down time and having
some fun.
Congratulations to the Year 12 2015, high achievers who were awarded a certificate at a lovely ceremony at
Camden Civic centre by the Mayor Lara Symkoviac and
the State Member Chris Patterson. Elizabeth Macarthur
High School was well represented with 25 students receiving awards. This was many, many more awards than
any other high schools, both public and private received,
showing that our students achieve not only great results
but a vast number of them received great results in a variety of subjects.
Elizabeth Macarthur is also having wonderful success in
sport. We came second at the zone swimming carnival
and are in the semi finals of the boys basketball, boys
cricket, girls cricket and senior table tennis. Congratulations to all students involved.
Congratulations as well to the senior leadership team. The Year 12 captains and prefects created the SWAT
program, that stands for Stop, Walk and Talk, an anti-bullying initiative that they launched with Year 7 this
term. This is an entirely student lead and designed initiative that we are very proud of. Our students leaders
in future leaders have been planning and teaching lessons during roll call for some years for PBL. This skill
development shows the depth of skills our students bring.
This week the school held ANZAC day service and Assembly
followed by the school cross country carnival. The captains and
leadership team and other students will also march on behalf of
Elizabeth Macarthur High school and lay a wreath at the Camden
ANZAC Day march where the RSL encourage student participation.
The march starts at 10:30am—students should meet at 10am
outside the tyre shop. Hopefully you will see them on the day.
Miss Kylie Hedger
"Shaping the future, by pursuing excellence and creating boundless opportunities."
38 Waterworth Drive,
EMAIL: [email protected]
NARELLAN VALE NSW 2567
WEB: www.elizabeth-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
PH: 4646 1899
FAX: 4647 1569
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From the Deputy Principal
Year 7, 9, 11
This term has been a busy one. I attended the Year 7 camp and was impressed by the way in which the Year
7 students took to the physical challenges, being away from home and developing new friendships over the
three days. This was an important socialisation opportunity for the students and being able to interact with
their teachers outside the classroom to develop important and supportive connections.
I enjoyed meeting with parents and care givers of Year 7 and 11 during the information nights conducted
earlier this term. It is important to revisit the routines, procedures, school policies and networks that support the child's wellbeing at Elizabeth Macarthur High School. Understanding the ROSA and HSC credentials
ensures that students are working on the appropriate school pathway to access careers of their choice.
A few Year 11 students are finding their transition into their Stage 6 courses demanding and challenging. Being organised, regular and consistent with their study efforts will ensure that they meet their assessment
timeframes. The homework centre provides all students with teacher assistance after school on Monday. It
can also provide our students with an appropriate place to study straight after school.
Parent teacher night for students of Years 7, 11 and 12 allowed for an open discussion about the transition
issues the students are having with High School or the Higher Certificate courses of study.
Staff development day for next term will showcase some innovative teaching and learning programs that exist within our community of schools. Narellan Public, Narellan Vale Public, Harrington Park Public and Elizabeth Macarthur High School will meet together for staff to get an overview of how these innovative programs could work with their classes. Leaders of these programs will run training programs for staff in Term 2
across the community of schools to ensure its successful implementation for interested staff.
As we head into autumn, it is important that students are wearing the correct and appropriate uniform for
the cooler months ahead. Track suit pants, hooded tops and canvas shoes are not part of the school's uniform. Similarly girl’s leggings are not appropriate for general school wear.
Mr Martin Toaetolu
From the Deputy Principal
Year 8, 10,12
I have been delighted with the progress being made by our students at Elizabeth Macarthur High School who
have undertaken a vast range of curriculum projects and extra-curriculum activities. As we approach the end
of the term many students have completed the first round of assessment tasks in many of their subjects and
should be looking forward to the feedback from their teachers about their performance. It is important that
all students remember however that the assessment cycle occurs throughout the whole year and a consistent approach is required from all students to ensure they are producing their best results.
Year 12 have successfully launched the S.W.A.T. Anti-Bullying Program with our Year 7 cohort. The Year 12
Leadership Team devised this initiative to support the transition of Year 7 into High School and ensure the
impact of bullying behaviour is minimised with some fantastic strategies. As a student led program, its focus
aims at the needs of students and we are excited about seeing it in action across the school throughout the
year.
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We have had great success with many of our Year 10 students in a range of sporting activities. Ranging
from swimming to touch football. I am regularly inundated with permission notes for students who are
representing the school, zone and region in their chosen sport.
It was also really encouraging to see the level of participation by Year 10 at the recent merit assembly
where the standing room on the stage was extremely tight due to the large numbers of students receiving awards. Well done Year 10!
Many Year 8 students attended the recent excursion to the Easter Show. This was offered to students
who have successfully engaged in the school’s Merit System this year. Our students who attended had a
great day engaging in the activities at the show; especially the students from 8V who had most of their
class attend the excursion.
Kind Regards
Mrs Lyndy Clowry
Term 2 2016
Mon
Tue
Wed
Apr 25
26
27
ANZAC Day Camden
Staff Development Day
Students return
May 2
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4
P & C Meeting
7pm
9
Thu
Fri
28
29
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6
Assembly
10
11
12
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NAPLAN
NAPLAN
NAPLAN
Athletics Carnival
16
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20
Year 7—10 Half
Yearly Exams
Year 7—10 Half
Yearly Exams
Year 7—10 Half
Yearly Exams
Year 7—10 Half
Yearly Exams
Year 7—10 Half
Yearly Exams
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25
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27
AECG Meeting
6pm
National History
Competition
Proposed calendar for Term 2. See website for updated information
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ATTENTION PARENTS & CAREGIVERS
Information from Home School Liaison Officer
School Attendance
Good attendance at school by all students is a high priority at Elizabeth Macarthur HS
The law in NSW states that all children between six and seventeen years of age are required to
attend school regularly, it is the responsibility of the parent/carer to make sure that their children
attend each day the school is open for instruction.
Regular attendance at school enables students to develop a sense of belonging to a peer group and
build important coping and friendship skills. These children are less likely to engage in anti-social
behaviour. All children have a right to an education and through regular attendance at school can
make the most of educational opportunities leading to happy and successful future.
At various times throughout the year, the executive teacher in charge of attendance and/or the
HSLO will interview students with identified concerns in their attendance.
Concerns with attendance may include- An attendance rate lower than 85%
- Unexplained or unjustified absences
- Regular lateness / part day absences.
- Extended periods of illness.
The purpose of an interview is to promote and support improved attendance at school. Please
contact the school if you have any concerns about this.
Parents are encouraged to work with the school to resolve any attendance concerns to ensure the
best outcomes are achieved for all students at school and in their future opportunities. If you are
having trouble with your child’s attendance please contact the school or myself as soon as possible.
Maree Russell
Home School Liaison Officer
46206959
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Elizabeth Macarthur High School is going Mobile
Important school information, school newsletters, school notes, important dates and
alerts will now be available on your Smart Phone.
Our App is FREE and available on both iPhone/iPad from iTunes App Store
and
Android from Google Play.
Search for our school name, Elizabeth Macarthur High School OR EMHS
You can use Push Notifications to keep up to date with all new events.
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SRC Report
Lately, the SRC have been involved with our community.
Our members from the SRC participated attended and
competed in the Campbelltown challenge walk. Here is
a recount written by some of our SRC representatives of
the day:
On March 13th, a group of students and four teachers entered in the
Campbelltown challenge walk. Together as a school team we won a first place plaque. It
was a 6km scenic walk up and down hills throughout the Botanical Gardens, with
refreshments along the way. It was an early start but overall it was something that
shouldn’t be missed.
The representatives that attended were: Bradley Martin, Samuel Pape, Tahlia Huygens, Charlene Keomalavong and Tayla Stevenson along with the SRC teacher
Ms Bentley and accompanying teachers Ms James and Ms Houghton.
Further Announcements
SRC nomination forms are available from Ms Bentley if any Year 7 students are
interested in being a part of the SRC for 2016. It is a great opportunity to put forward ideas to help better the school and also extend and build on your
leadership skills.
Miss Renee Bentley
SRC Coordinator
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Welfare Report
Welcome Students and Caregivers.
It has been a busy term for the Welfare team and we are so thrilled to introduce you to some of the exciting
things that we have introduced this year. Our amazing future leaders have launched S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T stands for STOP,WALK and TALK and is a program being introduced to lower the rate of bullying
within Elizabeth Macarthur High School.
The S.W.A.T leaders have presented this program to members of the school in many different interactive
ways including a video, oral presentation, discussions and worksheets. As a result they are now familiar with
what it stands for and how to then use it in the case of bullying. It is not the only avenue that we encourage
students to take when bullying is occurring as we have many of these programs running in the school already, but we have designed them to all work hand in hand with each other. The S.W.A.T program has already been receiving excellent feedback from students and teachers at the school and in turn we can already see many changes that are occurring for the better within the playground and classrooms. Year 7 will
have already been sent home with a sheet with more information of what the program is and how we see it
positively changing the school environment.
Last week we had two reward excursions to the Royal Easter Show. Students who received a Silver Award
this term were invited to attend. Years 7 and 8 went on Monday 21 st March and Years 9 and 10 attended on
Tuesday 22nd March. The student’s behaviour was impeccable while travelling to and from the venue and
they all commented on how much they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Congratulations to all the students
who worked so hard to reach Silver Awards and, in turn, invitations to the reward excursion. At EMHS we
praise and reward positive behaviour for learning of students doing the right thing and trying their best. We
will be running more reward excursion throughout the year and it is a privilege to reward these hardworking and dedicated students.
This term we have also launched ‘Welfare Matters' sessions. The Welfare matters sessions run for 30
minutes and is coordinated with student’s roll call teachers. These will run on a fortnightly basis and are on
various days to avoid impacting on the same subjects each time. We have run sessions on how to manage
time, how to be more proactive and overall how to improve our student’s morals. Our student’s wellbeing is
paramount at EMHS and we have worked hard to make sure all sessions are relevant to each year group
and will cover a wide range of topics relevant to their needs.
Our merit scheme has been revamped and the new bronze, silver and gold awards are very appealing. The
students are all working hard to achieve the new and improved merit awards and we have had many students achieve a gold award already. It is wonderful to see these students strive to achieve and teachers
throughout the school have already given out over a 500 merit awards this term! Well done to all the students who have reached these milestones. We hope to see this trend continue so we can keep rewarding
positive behaviour for learning and students doing the right thing and trying their hardest.
Over the coming weeks we will be updating our website and app to include all things welfare related from
Years 7 to 12. We will have useful links for both parents and students. So please, take the time to check out
our website and/or app for wellbeing information!
Warm regards,
Samantha Corscadden
Welfare Team
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Teaching and Learning
April Directions
The first term is almost over and most of the plans have worked out!
There’s the feeling that it is over all too quickly but this month, we have
been able to make real inroads into our understanding of students. The
key to a lot of our faculty’s work is to help the school in its collective
understanding of where students are and what we need to be able to
do to best support them. From a range of initiative, it’s worth considering three.
The first of these was mentioned last time – the gathering of data using
our suite of tests from the Australian Council for Educational Research.
The data we are gathering this week will give us a great deal of insight
into how your child is learning and where we can best focus our work.
Three groups are under the spotlight – Year 7, selective classes and our new entrants across the other
years. It makes sense to check on Year 7- data are often old and students change rapidly in these years
between primary and high schools. Once we have finished these tests we can pass on our results to staff
who will use them to analyse their classes. There’s another initiative using these data and that involves
the selective classes. Here, we are gathering our staff together to help those teaching that class to provide the work that best suits their needs. The difference here is that we have all the main subject teachers collaborate across faculties to see how needs vary with subject. Last year, we had a number of research projects from that initiative which made significant differences to class teaching. Finally, we like
to make sure that every student is given the chance to demonstrate their learning. Often when a student arrives, their data takes longer to assemble. By using our tests, we get a very clear indication of
where they might best fit in (it also gives us a great opportunity to talk to these students to see how
they are settling in).
Next, we move across to our Careers Unit and the work they are doing. Since the last Macchat, Year 10
have been given the opportunity of attending Work Experience. It was pleasing to see such a great percentage take advantage of this offer. Work Experience is a real try-before-you-buy approach to careers;
some students have even ended up with jobs at the end! The majority come back with a clearer idea of
what they want/don’t want in a career. Both viewpoints are equally useful because the end point is to
find out what the best path is, irrespective of how you get there. We have also invited some careers
specialists to come into our school to conduct a number of interviews and tests to further explore the
real needs of students. It’s pleasing to see such work – research across the world is constantly pointing
out the need for students to be organised regarding careers directions. This can only lead to better outcomes for students.
Our final project for this term is the new Learning Support Team. We’ve had these meetings for some
time but a review at the end of last year, coupled with some visits to other schools, led us to a new
model. We have expanded the work of this team in terms of both time and staff. We chair a group of
senior staff, taken from a range of roles, in our fortnightly meetings. Cases are presented to us via a system of staff referrals. Once we have outlined the issues, discussions from our team craft strategies and
requirements that we gather to find a workable, lasting solution to student issues. The advantage here
comes from the breadth of staff perspectives and experiences. We are finding already that it gives us far
better outcomes for students. Once the system is up and running, we are looking to expand it to bring in
suitable professionals from across our community to give us more help and advice.
If you have any queries about any of our work, please contact me.
Dr Paul S Ganderton
HT Teaching and Learning
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LIFE TECHNOLOGY
There are some scary and fabulous looking monsters creeping around Life Technology at the moment. All
students are engaged and enjoying the hand sewing needed to complete their monster. We will continue on with this theme when we complete Set Design in Term 2. This is all inspired by Monsters Inc. Just a
reminder Year 7 Monster design and portfolio are due for marking.
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Year 8 students have participated in a number of practical lessons this term such as Chicken and Corn
pies, Bow Tie Pasta and Hotcakes with Strawberry Butter. Not only do they develop their skills in the
kitchen but they also get to eat their final product. Electronic Recipe Book Assessment Task is due for
marking so make sure they are handed in to your teacher on time.
Year 9 Food Technology students have participated in a number of practical lessons that relate to the
topic of Food in Australia. They have experienced the flavours of multiculturalism, through cooking food
from different cultures and how we have adopted and adapted to taste and dishes to accommodate
them. The dishes included Spring rolls, Sang Choy Bow and Meatballs with Penne Pasta.
Year 9 students were lucky enough to be able to compete in the Camden Show’s cookery sections. Mrs
Powell and Miss Tagg did a great job organising the students to prepare their entries. Students either
baked scones, pikelets or ANZAC biscuits to enter in the show. All students had fun participating and
cooked some great looking scones, pikelets and ANZAC biscuits. No winners this year but watch out
Camden Show we are ready for next year!!
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Year 10 Food Technology have participated in a number of practical lessons which relate to the unit of
work they are studying – Food Service and Catering. They have cooked Steak
Sandwiches and Zucchini and Corn Fritters. Most of the Year 10 students have been fortunate to go on work experience and
have been exposed to the outside world of work. Since coming back from work experience we have
been learning about WHS and employer and employee rights and responsibilities. This is something they
have been able to relate back to the
workplace and therefore has more meaning to them.
Year 11 Food Technology students are finishing off their first unit of Nutrition where they have learnt
lots of strange and new words and found out that the working of the inside of our bodies is not pretty.
They recently completed their own recipe that is part of their assessment task to provide and dish that
fulfils the nutritional requirements of a particular person they are studying.
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Year 11 Hospitality students are busy learning the basics of how a commercial kitchen
functions.
They have been able to make Curry Puff Parcels, using their skills in precision vegetable cuts to prepare the filling.
Just a reminder that all students must have their uniform and toolkit purchased by the first practical
lesson of Term 2. For new uniforms and toolkits, they should go directly to Unicut in Narellan.
Students will also be participating in soup kitchen on the day of the Athletics Carnival as part of their assessment task. Unless they are using the Athletics Carnival as part of assessment, the students must
attend on this day as it is a compulsory assessment task.
Year 12 Food Technology has been working solidly towards completing a very practical
assessment
task in the Unit of Work Food Product Development. They have gone through the steps of producing a
product that will ultimately be produced and sold. We have has some interesting ideas and products.
Congratulations to all the students who have worked so hard on this big task.
Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students had a great opportunity to put their skills to use recently when they
catered for a Careers Advisors Meeting luncheon held at the school. They prepared sweet and savoury
finger foods and sandwiches and demonstrated their great food preparation skills. Students are to be
commended for their efforts.
Thank you to all the parents who have paid the subject contributions as they are sincerely appreciated
and go to covering the cost of food and equipment. If you still need to pay Subject contributions for outstanding Term 1 or upcoming Term 2, could you please do this as soon as possible.
Uniform Clothing Pool
As the cooler weather is coming and we feel the mornings are cooler, please ensure you have school
jumpers that fit and are ready to pull on. If you have any old uniforms that are no longer required,
please feel free to donate them to the clothing pool. We sell any excess clothing for a gold coin
donation. So if you are short on uniform items come up and have look.
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a safe and pleasant holiday and we look forward to working with you and our students in Term 2.
Regards
Mrs Lyn Robilliard
Head Teacher TAS—Life Technology
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History, Languages and Social Sciences
Gifting wisdom to our next generations, so that each might know and thrive in their worlds.
Celebrating Success
Year 8 Learn about their World
Year 8 produced a 2D or 3D representation of the globe to
demonstrate their understanding of a variety of key locations (e.g. continents, lines of latitude and lines of longitude). Many students showed impressive creativity in the
task as well as a detailed knowledge of their world.
A variety of tasks submitted by Year 8 students in a variety of classes.
Year 7 Learn about Time Lines
Year 7 students showcased their historical skills
by creating a 48 metre timeline. This required
them to place a range of historical events in
chronological order before using a tape measure to place the events on the timeline. Students were left with the knowledge that history
is truly vast.
Mirs Flegg’s 7A History class.
Year 10 learn about the impact of bush fires and the importance of bush
fire plans
Year 10 Geography classes have been studying natural hazards and natural
disasters. As part of this unit of work, students have been learning about
bushfires and the role of various fire agencies, including the practical aspect
of creating a bushfire plan. Teacher Joshua Wiggins has brought expert
knowledge in his role as a member of his local Community Fire Unit.
Students in Miss Silvestro’s class try out some CFU fire safety clothing.
Year 8 conduct fieldwork to build key Geography skills
Year 8 collected visual information about the local environment
through Field Sketching. This allowed students to acquire
knowledge about the school environment by observing, mapping,
measuring and recording the phenomena before them.
Students in Miss Silvestro’s class conducting field sketches.
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Year 12 Drama Workshop: Belvoir Street Theatre
On Tuesday the 5th of April, Year 12 Drama were thrilled to attend a workshop at The Belvoir Street Theatre, hosted by internationally-acclaimed Director Anna Houdon. Escorted by special guest Teacher, Mr
Benjamin Denmeade, the group featured Priya Rai, Nicholas Leech, Olivia Whitehead, Jarryd Guy, KiaraBree Drummond, Darren Mok, and Farah Hamdan. This workshop developed their skills in improvisation,
generating and refining ideas, as well as the playfulness of theatre. Joined by students from Camden
High, Elizabeth Macarthur demonstrated immense talent and creativity during all the set activities. This
workshop was focused on building their skills with starting their Group Performance piece for their HSC,
and every one of our students took this opportunity gleefully and thoroughly. Darren joined up with a
student from Camden High to perform a non-verbal piece about love and rejection, which thrilled the
audience – and may have made Mr Denmeade cry. Our Students demonstrated, once again, dedication
and support towards strong inter-school relationships engaging in high levels of encouragement towards
every student who performed. Kiara demonstrated her skill with physical comedy, joining Camden High
in a group piece about ‘Control’, whilst Jarryd displayed keen skills in analysis and stagecraft with his insightful comments towards a piece performed by Nick and the Workshop facilitator. Priya and Olivia engaged with every activity with charisma and directorial abilities. Farah effectively worked with every
member of her group, experimenting and playing
with many different theatrical elements. Although the
students returned to School
by 7pm, their enthusiasm
never waned. They were
consistently eager to stay
active and in the moment,
and were definitely a credit
to Elizabeth Macarthur High
School.
Mr Benjamin Denmeade
English Teacher
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BASKETBALL
On Wednesday 24th February our Open Boys Basketball team travelled to Thomas Reddall HS to play our
first game in the knockout round. Twice before we have made this journey and twice before we have
come away disappointed. The boys were pumped from the get go and we scored the first points of the
game. We were ahead at the end of the first quarter and feeling confident. By half time our lead was
narrowed by some great shooting by Thomas Reddall. With their in-school cheer squad the sounds were
deafening. In the third quarter, we were only ahead by two points with this score holding with some fantastic defence and a brilliant but dubious play by Kyle to stop a sure two points. A disallowed shot with
two minutes to go with the score at 44-42 saw the pressure mounting- Ben's dribbling brought us some
time and as the clock run down, Ben passed the ball to Brad, who immediately shot the best three pointer of the game to secure out first ever Open Boys win at 47-42. MVP was Frank Rudolph who score 20 of
these points in a display of 'individual brilliance' Well done boys- Ben, Codey, Bradley, Frank, Anthony,
Darren, Kyle, Jackson, Vathana and Kieran.
Sharon Houghton- Coach.
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EMHS Sports Reports- Term 1
Zone Swimming- 2nd overall
This term has been the beginning of some amazing sporting achievements at Elizabeth Macarthur High School. We had a large amount of swimmers who competed at the zone swimming
carnival. Throughout the day there were many successes which lead to EMHS gaining 3 zone
age champions: Jake Perry, Alex Maxwell and Natalie Allen. This was the beginning of our success in sporting achievements.
Boy’s opens basketball
The boys made it to the second round of the boy’s knockout competition after a tough battle
Airds prevailed the win with the EMHS boys going down by one at full time.
Girls open basketball
The girls basketball team went to Central venue played at Minto, going down in the semi-final to
Sefton by one basket.
Opens girls cricket
The opens girls’ cricket team battled it out against Mount Annan on a typical summer’s day. Due
to a holistic team effort, the girls came out on top with a win.
Triathlon
The EMHS teams went to Penrith Lakes where they competed against over 100 teams in each
age group. Students were asked to swim 1km, ride 15km and run 3km in a team event each
student completed one leg each. All students put in a 100% and worked well as a team doing
EMHS proud.
Opens boys soccer
The open boys beat their all-time rivals, Casula High School on a nail biting finish of penalties.
The win sent them into round 2 against Liverpool Boys HS, sending the game into extra time
with penalty shots getting them the win again.
Open Boys Volleyball
The boys went to Leumeah high in the quest to win but unfortunately the boys went down in a
tough battle.
Girls Tag League Gala Day
The day was a great success with four teams competing and two teams making the grand final
but falling short and going down to Picton High School.
Opens table tennis
Our most recent event of success was with the Opens table tennis competition. The boys played
Burrawong taking 5 wins out of 6 games
Open girls’ soccer
The girls played Holsworthy High in a tights affair but the girls walked away with a 3-0 win and
moving into round 2.
Overall term 1 has been an excellent and exciting term with all sports teams and athletes
achieving great results for EMHS.
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Creative and Performing Arts
Wow! What a jam packed and fun filled month we have had so far! Across the board we have had extremely
positive feedback from teachers and parents about the fantastic and creative work that our students have
been producing in the CAPA faculty. This was evident at our Year 6 into Year 7 information Evening as all the
classrooms were displayed with brilliant works and videos of students performing, exhibiting and creating.
Students have auditioned and been selected for our 2016 Dance School Spectacular Team. School
Spectacular is a program that has proven to be a success in previous years as students work amongst the
greatest talents in the state to devise a professional showcase recognized Australia wide. Congratulations to
all those students selected as part of the team and good luck in your upcoming audition. Nicholas Leech has
also been selected to audition for the first round of featured vocalists for School Spectacular.
Congratulations to Nicholas on his achievement!
Sadly, this term we say goodbye to our wonderful Dance and
Drama teacher who has been an integral part of the EMHS
CAPA faculty for a number of years now. Miss Brown leaves us
to start her new role as Dance teacher at Katoomba High
School. She has made a big impact on the world of dance at
Elizabeth Macarthur students and made a difference in the
life’s of many young performers. Who could also forget her
cameo in the 2014 production of Back to the 80’s? We wish
Miss Brown the best of luck and hope she comes back and
visits us often!
Important upcoming dates to remember:
1. Year 11/ 12 Art Express Excursion-30th of March 2016.
2. Art Attack Art Show 1st of December 2016.
3. Musical rehearsals every Thursday afternoon 3:15-5pm all students are welcome to participate.
4. 2567 Showcase 4th of August 2016.
5. Popstars the Musical 10th, 11th and 12th of August 2016.
We aim for extraordinary results with all of our students in the Creative and Performing Arts Faculty. To
assist us developing your sons and daughters, it is essential that each student in our classes has the
appropriate equipment for each lesson.
The basic required materials for each subject can be found on our website and include such things as workbooks, pens, pencils, erasers, a USB drive etc.
Please check with your child and the website to ensure that all students are prepared for each lesson.
It is vital that students who are studying Photography, Video & Digital Imaging and Visual Design bring their
own personal External Hard Drive or USB to school as the student files, and school network do not support
large PSD or video files.
Miss Kristy Pugliano
Head Teacher of Creative and Performing Arts
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Dance and Drama
The Combined Dance Ensemble and Aboriginal Dance Group have just sent off their audition tapes for this
years’ Schools Spectacular. I wish them well through the application process and look forward to
hopefully receiving some very positive news in May. Fingers crossed!!
In addition to this, the ensemble group has been invited to Harrington Park Public School to showcase a
performance for their 2016 Harmony Day. These great opportunities help build such a positive rapport
and connection with our local feeder schools, and just like them, we feel very fortunate to have these
opportunities to display out talents to young and enthusiastic students.
All elective Dance classes have submitted some amazing assessment tasks this term. It is so wonderful to
see the fantastic work that can be accumulated over the 11 week period. I am very proud of each
students’ achievements and look forward to what the rest of the year has in stall for them.
Year 12 Drama students are off to Belvoir St Theatre to complete a GDP workshop to finish off this term
that will kick-start their final HSC practical component. There are some brilliant ideas being thrown about
from all students as to how they might approach this task so I am very hopeful that through some
industry professional guidance, the outcome is going to be spectacular!!!!
I am writing my last Mac Chat address and would like to sincerely thank the students, parents, staff and
community for a fantastic three and a bit years that I have been the appointed Dance/Drama Teacher
here at EMHS. I have made many wonderful memories with each of my students through curricular and
extra-curricular activities over this time. I will cherish these into my next journey at my new
appointment.
I wish you all every success into your future years at Lizzy Mac and hope that you all take a little CAPA
with you in all that you do.
Kindest regards,
Miss Brown
Visual Arts
8V Visual Art Class
'The Art of Storytelling'. In this work, students
created artworks that told a story using
Aboriginal symbols and their own. They
looked at the work of David Malangi and his
use of symbolism in story telling to inspire
their positioning and use of dots to emphasise
their designs.
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Year 11 Photography
11 Photo have had some success this term within Experimental Photography. Inspired by 6 month Pinhole
photographers, they experimented with long exposure pinholes and captured images over a month in the
landscape of the school to capture some stunning images.
Music
In Week 7, Nicholas Leech represented the school at the State Solo Music Camp. On this camp, he worked
with the top singers from around the state on performance delivery, presentation, ensemble blending
and networking. Representatives from The Arts Unit stated that Nicholas was an asset to his group on
camp and he was a wonderful ambassador for the school. Nicholas is also through the first round of
auditions for the Schools Spectacular as a featured artist. Well done Nicholas.
At the beginning of this term, Ms Masi formed a new singing group at Lizzie Mac. These students have
been singing works across the genres of musical theatre, pop and Motown. The group has recently
applied to be a part of the Schools Spectacular- please wish them the best of luck for this application.
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Year 7 and 8 music classes are currently submitting their first assessment for the year. Year 7 classes have
composed a programmatic melody and narrative and performed them to their class while Year 8 classes
have worked in groups to devise their own radio shows as part of their ‘Music of the Media’ unit.
Our Year 12 music class have worked really hard on their popular music topic this term. As well as
submitting a composition for marking, most students have performed in assembly to improve their
performance practice.
STUDY SKILLS HANDBOOK NEWSLETTER ITEM FOR APRIL
MAKING GREAT STUDY NOTES
With the end of term approaching it is time to think about study notes. But why now? Well many students wait until just before examination time to even consider their study notes then there is no time to
learn them and no time to practise the skills of the subject. If you know you will have tests later in the
year, then a smart thing to do is to get all of your Term1 study notes up to date during the holidays.
Can you imagine coming back Term 2, you haven’t done your study notes for Term 1 and you get
slammed with new work – it becomes impossible to catch up! So make a smart decision and ensure you
have all of your Term1 study notes complete by the end of the term.
You can learn more about making great study notes in the SUMMARISING unit of
www.studyskillshandbook.com.au by logging in with these details:
Username:
Password:
Top 5 tips to improve your notes:
POINTS: Avoid long sentences and focus on key points.
TABLES: Use tables wherever you can to create structure.
KEY WORDS: Pull out keys words (as shown in this list).
HIGHLIGHT: Make sure the key content stands out (but don’t go crazy with colour).
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STUDY SKILLS HANDBOOK NEWSLETTER ITEM FOR APRIL
MAKING GREAT STUDY NOTES
With the end of term approaching it is time to think about study notes. But why now? Well many students wait until just before examination time to even consider their study notes then there is no time to
learn them and no time to practise the skills of the subject. If you know you will have tests later in the
year, then a smart thing to do is to get all of your Term1 study notes up to date during the holidays.
Can you imagine coming back Term 2, you haven’t done your study notes for Term 1 and you get
slammed with new work – it becomes impossible to catch up! So make a smart decision and ensure you
have all of your Term1 study notes complete by the end of the term.
You can learn more about making great study notes in the SUMMARISING unit of
www.studyskillshandbook.com.au by logging in with these details:
Username:
Password:
Top 5 tips to improve your notes:
POINTS: Avoid long sentences and focus on key points.
TABLES: Use tables wherever you can to create structure.
KEY WORDS: Pull out keys words (as shown in this list).
HIGHLIGHT: Make sure the key content stands out (but don’t go crazy with colour).
FEEDBACK: Show your notes to teachers, parents and friends so they can suggest ways to improve
them.
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Easter show Recount
On Monday 21st March it was a rainy day at Olympic Park but Year 7 and Year 8 will managed to have a
great time at the Sydney Royal Show. The day started off rainy and cold early in the morning at
Campbelltown Station and once we had arrived at the show it was the same.
Students who had received 5 Bronze awards or who showed exemplary behavior so far this term received a note being invited to attend with school the Royal Easter Show. The day was a blast of fun despite the rain, as by the end of the day everyone had their jumpers off when the sun came shining out.
Throughout the day students went on thrilling rides, bought extravagant show bags, went and looked at
the agriculture aspects of the show and went and watched cool shows.
By the end of the day everyone had, had a ton of fun and enjoyed themselves at the show. Also rumour
has it that Ms. James had a total of 11 showbags for teachers back at school. The day was a big success
thanks to all the teachers that organized the great trip.
Alexis Costlow
Year 8
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April 2016 - Elizabeth Macarthur High School

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