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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] 19 August 2016 Term 3 Year 8 Students Choose Projects for 2017 On Wednesday, the 3rd of August, Year 8 students and their families attended the 2017 Subject Choices Night. The aim of the evening was to engage the students in conversations with their families about their passions, interests and education. The night was a huge success with around 70 families present. night by serving delicious snacks to parents and students upon arrival. A huge thanks also goes out to Mr. Catalanotto, Ms. Gilchrist, Ms. Peachy and all the teachers and staff who worked collaboratively in developing these innovative, exciting projects to engage our students by allowing them to learn things they are passionate about. In 2017, students at Liverpool Boys High School will be undertaking a very different style of learning as we move Project Based Learning into Stage 5. Traditional subjects have been transformed into engaging, relevant and innovative projects some of which include: ‘Tool Time’, ‘Game Design’, ‘Personal Trainer’, ‘Flight of the Drones’, and ‘Forensic Archaeology’. These projects incorporate traditional subjects like TAS, Science, Mathematics and PE but are designed with students’ passions and interests at the fore. After the initial presentation by Mr. Saxon and the team, students remained in the hall while their parents were escorted into classrooms to participate in an online survey and choose the projects on offer as if they were at school again! The boys and families were genuinely excited about the amazing options we put forward to them. They were asked to choose 6 projects on offer but many boys could only narrow it down to 8 or 10! Mr. Karan and the College Hospitality students did a fantastic job catering on the Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 HSIE Faculty News iLearn Excursion On Monday, the 8th of August, we – Yr9 iLearn – went on an excursion to the city at Milson’s Point. The excursion was organised by the class ourselves, and we had decided to go fishing on the day. For some of us, this excursion was a fun, casual day out, and for some, this was a brand new experience for us to remember. After an hour long train ride, we found ourselves standing in Milson’s Point, right under the Harbour Bridge. We were briefed on the basics of fishing and some safety precautions, as most of us were new to fishing. It was a great experience for most of us when we casted our first fishing rods out into the water, and even just standing there waiting for a bite was fun, the anticipation keeping you concentrated and engaged. Though we didn’t really catch much, we managed to catch a small red snapper and oddly enough, a starfish! This was an excursion I’m sure all of us enjoyed, and though we might not have come back with a lot of fish, we came back with an experience to remember. Freedom Rides Play Last Friday, the 5th of August, we went to see a play called the ‘Freedom Rides’ which was about Charlie Perkins and the fight for Aboriginal land rights. The play told the stories of the freedom rides that occurred in the 1960’s and were based on the freedom rides that took place in America. We were shown how they prepared for the trip and some of the hardships and racism that they faced along the way. This play was entertaining and fascinating to watch considering that everything they displayed to us was in depth which included multiple songs and acts. The play was also interesting because we got to be a part of the play and we were given a script to work from. It was quite fun but we had to pay attention because we didn’t know when we would be called up. It was also hard to understand what some of them were saying because they spoke with strong accents. All in all it was a good experience and an enjoyable few hours as we got to understand parts of Australian past history. We thank the Kinetic Energy Theatre Company for taking time out of their busy schedule to come to Liverpool boys to present a brilliant play. By Clark Kong, Eric Krishna and Li-Chun Lu. Maddern’s Creek Water Testing Excursion A group of Year 8 students were selected to attend Maddern’s Creek to test water and determine how to sustain sealife in this water catchment area just north of Wollongong. The students had a very enjoyable day. Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 TASCAPA Faculty News Tahsen Al-Hassen. Photography and Digital Media News: At the end of last term in Year 10 Photography and Digital Media (PDM), students explored the idea of photojournalism and the ways in which photographers can capture situations, events and places to make us aware of what is happening in the world. Students learned that a photojournalist must never interfere with his subject so that his or her photographs are real snapshots and have integrity. Students then had to photograph real places and events around school and in the city. Below are some of their photographs: Jarrod Ebb. Murtada Al-Khalidy. Ashutosh Lal. This term in Year 10 PDM, students have been learning about the Postmodern Frame and how we can use this frame to analyse photography and art. There are four frames of analysis in the Visual Arts and PDM courses: the Subjective Frame, the Structural Frame, the Cultural Frame and the Postmodern Frame. Each one is used as a type of window or lens to ‘view’ art through. The Postmodern Frame is generally considered the hardest and is used to consider whether an artwork is ‘inside’ or ‘outside’ the mainstream. In analysing, students ask: has the artist appropriated anything? Have they challenged social ideologies and authority? Have they been playful, ironic or humorous in their ideas and use of materials? Has the artist challenged the way audiences think about art? The following is Jeremy Nguyen’s (Yr 10) analysis of John Hartfield’s photograph: ‘Whoever Reads Bourgeois Newspapers Becomes Blind and Deaf: Away with these Stultifying Bandages!’ (1930): Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 Science Faculty News The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is an independent, skills-based assessment program which recognises and rewards student achievement. Recently a selected group of Year 9 and 10 students participated in the Science ICAS Examination, which aimed to test the students’ skills in the following areas: • • • • • Observing and measuring Interpreting data Applying data Investigating Higher-order skills Congratulations to the following students for successfully participating and completing the ICAS exam: Year 9 Upon analysing the photograph ‘Whoever Reads Bourgeois Newspapers Becomes Blind and Deaf: Away with these Stultifying Bandages!’ by John Hartfield, we can see that its horrific imagery becomes a visual metaphor that sits outside mainstream themes. It portrays a man blinded and constricted by bourgeois newspapers conveying how individuals that read these become oblivious to the cruel working class reality around them. Hartfield has covered a mannequin’s head with pages of newspapers, demonstrating how any person can be misled from reading propagandist media. The photographer exploits the irony of bourgeois newspapers, casting them as detrimental and impairing; we now see mainstream media as nothing more than a mere ‘cover-up’ that misdirects and fools readers from the truth. The upper-middle class are fooled into believing twisted portrayals of the world around them while the truth sits behind them. Hartfield challenges periodicals and creates this photo that acts as a message for society to turn around and see the truth, as trusting the media makes us subject to miscommunication. Hartfield appropriates the purpose of newspapers by changing them into a vessel to voice his political opinion. By turning bourgeois newspapers into a balaclava, his photo becomes a weapon used to challenge the social norms and ideologies about media. Bilal Ajaj, Bishar Al-Sheikh, Amer Al-Zohiry, Haydir Al-Hassen, David Conteh, Daniel Karezi, Lachlan Martin, Esmatullah Nazari, Kelvin Nguyen, Marcus Ponini, Ekagra Prasad, Shivneel Roy, Tommy Sayvong, Vladimir Vokic, Jamiel Yasin. Year 10 Amer Abdo, Zak Adam, Brayn Aguilar, Mohammed Badami, Jovan Gulic, Clark Kong, Eric Krishna, Vyllreth Meas, Syd Nepomuceno, Jeremy Nguyen, Thana Panya, Andy Thai, Julious Vergara, Ilija Veselinovic, Faiz Yasar. Each of these boys will receive a certificate at their respective Acknowledgement Assemblies to recognise their achievement. Well done, Jeremy! Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 Year 8 PBL News Year 8 Gala Day Excursion to Sydney Powerhouse Museum On Friday, 12th of August, Year 8 participated in the Bernera Zone Gala Day. Students participated in Softball, European Handball, Oztag and Basketball games at various locations in the Liverpool local area. Coaching and accompanying the students were College SLR boys, who should be congratulated on their excellent leadership skills, maturity and help with organising and refereeing the games. All students enjoyed playing in the sun and represented their families and the school in a great light. This term Year 8 Humanities students have been busy learning about Polynesian societies in their project titled, “Island Life.” To commence the project, all of Year 8 visited the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on Friday, the 22nd of July. The excursion aimed at preparing the students for curating their very own museum of Polynesian artefacts for exhibition at the end of this term. Edin Nakicevic blogged about his experience: We as year 8 all went together on a train. What we had to do there was to look at different artefacts. There was also a challenge to find the Polynesian artefact unfortunately the artefact had been removed from the exhibition! But just being in the museum was amazing because we all discovered a lot of things there. We learnt about how chocolate is made and how to power up a fire truck by riding a bike. After the fun at the museum, we were all starving so we went and had lunch. So after a day of fun we went to school and all went home. So after all that we had an explicit lesson on Polynesia and its islands, we had to research a lot about those islands but we managed to finish. After doing that task everything got a little easier to understand about Polynesia. Year 8 Science VALID Test in November At the end of this newsletter is an information letter for all parents and carers of Year 8 students. In November, all of Year 8 will be participating in a compulsory national Science test. Please read the letter carefully and ensure that your son has a pair of headphones that he can bring on the day in order to complete the test on the computer. If you have any questions, please contact the school on 9602 7979. Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 2016 Annual School Disco The annual school disco, held on Wednesday, the 27th of July, was marked with bright lights, loud music and delicious food. It was a successful night with College 2 raising approximately $700 for their pre-graduation dinner and formal. Our theme for this year, ‘Old School RnB & Hip Hop,’ which gave students an opportunity to dress up in 90s hip hop style. A special thank you to all the staff who stayed behind to supervise, as well as the College 2 students who worked collaboratively over the past months with the girls’ school SLC to make the night a success. Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 English Faculty News PE Faculty News As part of their English Assessment, Year 9 students were asked to address the driving question, ‘What matters to me?’ Students needed to compose and deliver their performance poetry to the class. Here is Samir Ali’s piece: At 6.30am on Tuesday, the 26th of July, 15 students and three teachers from Liverpool Boys High School packed a bus; their destination, Perisher! Mr. Reynolds arrived with a bacon and egg roll in hand and with enough coffee to get through the six hour road trip. What Matters to Me By Samir Ali About an hour out of the snow fields we started to see snow and everyone started getting excited. But that was nothing compared to what we saw when we stepped off the Skitube at the snow fields. It was snowing all of the first day and it was so cold! The rooms were small and cosy, but we were able to go and use the spa and sauna room which was fun. What are we doing here Where are we gonna go Wake up every morning see terrorism on every show What do these people know What do they understand Soon there gonna destroy this land Your life will erupt As if you’re in quick sand These days people don’t give you a hand If you’re struggling or if you’re dying They’ll always say you’re lying even if your Lying down and crying You’re to blame But don’t they fell ashamed I wish the media would just stop Stereotyping Muslims are terrorist Why blame them but not the rest Why act like you know everything When you really know nothing But what are we to know What probably started hundreds of years ago Where men didn’t know anything learning to read and write They probably got scared when they saw the fire at night But these days we be racist and abuse One another instead of being close and not hating each other Or blame each other Or bully each other Or fight each other Or kill each other Instead you should love each other Care for another Give a hand to another And this is what matters to me All of us snowboarded and the teachers skiied. We fell over so many times that all of us had sore tail bones by the end of the trip. Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Ahmed kept showing off by spraying us with snow when we fell over. Mr. Williams was just learning to ski but was really good by the last day. The trip home was so long and I just wanted to go home to my bed, but most of us were so tired that we fell asleep on the bus after dinner. The best part of the trip was being able to watch it snow and being able to snowboard instead of being at school. I definitely want to go again next year! It needs to be longer! But what are we to know What probably started hundreds of years ago Respect, Responsibility and Learning 19 August 2016 Term 3 Calendar 22-26 August HSC Trial Examinations 26 August Wear It Purple Day (Year 10) 1 September Year 7 Gala Day 13 September Year 9 Incursion HSIE 14 September Year 10 Commerce Fair 15 September LBHS Multicultural Day 16 September Year 7 Numeracy Luna Park Excursion 19 September College 2 Camp 20 September College 2 Graduation Dinner, Liverpool Catholic Club 21 September College 2 Surprise Picnic Day 22 September College 2 Graduation Ceremony 23 September Year 9 Drama Excursion Last day of Term 3 Respect, Responsibility and Learning Liverpool Boys High School _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Providing Quality Education For Boys Since 1955 19th August 2016 Dear Parent or Carer The Validation of Assessment for Learning & Individual Development (VALID) test for Year 8 students will be held between Wednesday 2 November and Friday 11 November 2016. The test takes approximately 70 minutes. The VALID Science 8 test is an interactive, multimedia test completed entirely on a 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 K–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 • ability to access information and communicate scientific ideas. Students also complete a survey about their opinions, attitudes and values about science. Since students complete VALID Science 8 on a computer, each student needs to bring headphones or earbuds that plug into a school computer. Earbuds for an iPod or portable player are suitable. If your child has a disability that needs special consideration or has been educated in English for less than one year, please contact your child’s school to discuss special provisions or possible exemption from the test. Results of the test will be available during Term 1 2017. 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 students in the test. The principal of your child’s school is able to provide you with more details about the VALID program if you require additional information. Yours sincerely Bruce Inwood R/Director, High Performance Department of Education __________________________________________________________________________________ FORBES STREET LIVERPOOL NSW 2170 I PH: 9602 7979 I FAX: 9821 4068 EMAIL: [email protected] Liverpool Boys High School Forbes Street, Liverpool NSW 2170 Ph: 9602 7979 Fax: 9821 4068 Email: [email protected] CHANGE OF STUDENT DETAILS STUDENT TO RETURN THIS FORM TO THE STUDENT ADMIN OFFICE Date of change of address supplied to the school. _______ / _______ / _______ Student Name ___________________________________________________ Year: ___________Roll:______________ Parent/Guardian Name: ________________________________________ New Address: House/Unit Number: ________ ________________________________ Street: ________ ________________________________ Town/city: ___________________NSW Parent/Guardian’s Work Phone & Mobile Numbers Mother Work No: ________________________________ Mobile Phone No: ________________________________ Father Work No: _________________________________ Mobile Phone No: ________________________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT 1st choice 2nd choice (only if changes have been made) Name: _________________________ _______ Relationship: _______________________ Phone No: _____________________________ (Work/Home) Mobile Phone No: __________________ Name: _________________________ _______ Relationship: _______________________ Phone No: _____________________________ (Work/Home) Mobile Phone No: __________________ CHANGE OF PARENT / CAREGIVER DETAILS: Have any of this students Parent/Guardian details changed due to custody issues? 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