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MOSMAN HIGH FLYER FEBRUARY 2019

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The Pig is not thought to be a smart

animal in China. It likes sleeping and

eating and becomes fat. Thus it usually

features laziness and clumsiness. On the

positive side, it behaves itself, has

no plan to harm others, and can bring

affluence to people. Consequently, it has

been regarded as a symbol of wealth.

Usually I like to relate the animal and its

characteristics to Mosman High but the

Pig is not really applicable to us ☺.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL - SUSAN WYATT

February 2019

P&C Meeting

Thursday

14 February

7.00pm

In the School Library

All Welcome

From the Deputy Principal - page 3

Disability Provisions for HSC - page 6

Wellbeing Committee Report - page 6

P&C News - page 7

Performing Arts News - page 7

Music Committee News - page 8

Sirius Library Matters - page 9

Sydney Writer’s Festival - page 9

Debating News - page 10

MHS Art Committee - page 10

Visual Arts Recap - page 11

Welcome to TAS 2019 - page 12

GATS Futsal News - page 14

Career News - page 15

Mosman High Stars - page 15

Calendar of Events - page 16

Contents

February 2019 VOLUME 27 ISSUE 1

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A school community fostering creativity, individuality and leadership while striving for excellence in teaching and learning.

Welcome back

Welcome or welcome back to all our

families. I hope you had a relaxing and

enjoyable summer break. The school

was a very busy place over the summer

vacation with the top floor of the art

block being completely refurbished.

All the internal walls were knocked

down creating one large space. The

room was repainted and received new

floor coverings as well as two

storerooms at either end of the space.

Later in the term a new dividing door

will be installed so that the space can

be separated into classrooms or opened

to form one large space where teachers

can collaborate and support 21st

century learning.

The two new portables have received

the latest in technology and with new

furniture and air-conditioning are in

demand by staff and students.

Bathrooms were repainted as were

hallways so that the school was

looking great for the start of the school

year.

2019 Happy New Year in the Year of the Pig


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Congratulations to the Class of 2018!

The first day back is a Staff

Development Day and part of the day

was allocated to analysing the 2018

HSC. The many emails from happy

families and the smiles of students who

have come to visit reflect the success of

these wonderful young people. More

than 20% of our students received an

ATAR of over 90, with Emma Butler

achieving the top ATAR of 99.10. Emma

was ranked first in the state in 2017 as an

accelerated student in French continuers.

Congratulations also to Lily Conlon who

was an all-rounder with all her results in

the HSC being greater than 90%.

Another pleasing achievement was that

over 90% of Year 12 received an ATAR

and almost all received first-round

university offers. Many students chose

Sydney University, however with over

30 students receiving early offers to

university (before sitting their HSC) an

increasing number of students chose

Macquarie University, while those with

an interest in science and engineering

chose UNSW and others with an interest

in design chose UTS.

Many students had individually

outstanding results and it was fantastic to

have 19 students nominated for their

HSC major works with 5 in art, 2 in

multimedia, 4 in drama, 2 in music, 2 in

textiles and 4 for design. Harmony

Lovegrove has been selected to sing at

the Opera House as part of the Encore

Performance while all five nominated

artists were selected for ArtExpress with

two having their work showcased at the

Art Gallery of NSW. Tom Denby’s

wonderful design of a shark proof wet

suit was selected for the Shape

exhibition. This success in major works

and performance reflects the emphasis

placed at Mosman on the 21st century

skills of creativity, collaboration, critical

thinking and research; skills that place us

as a leader in this area of educational

pedagogy.

Two students were placed tenth in the

state for one of their subjects; Theo

Dahlstrom for his IT multimedia

animation film “Travellers” and Ben

Hartmann in German Beginners.

What always is most pleasing to me is

that no matter what a student’s interest or

talent they can be confident that they will

receive the support of our very

experienced and dedicated teachers to

enable them to achieve at the highest

level!

On behalf of the Mosman High

community I congratulate the “class of

2018”.

Enrolments

With the continued high demand for

enrolment at Mosman High, all year

groups are almost full and again only

local students are permitted to attend

our school … and I guess this is not

surprising! With our focus on 21st

century skills and academic excellence,

in a climate of acceptance, support and

genuine care, where individuality is

prized and diversity is nurtured,

Mosman High is by any measure, an

outstanding school.

Lots happening in term 1

Both Year 7 and Year 11 will

participate in camps in first semester.

The Year 7 camp with Orientation

Week provide great opportunities for

students to get to know one another.

The Year 11 camp is being held at

Milson Island, early in term 2. The

mandatory Cross-Roads 25 hour

program is included within the Year 11

camp and therefore the camp is

compulsory for all Year 11 students.

The first of this year’s concerts

Akoostikum will take place later in the

term and our “not to be missed”

Grandparents Concert will take place

celebrating Education Week for Year 7

families. Of course Term 1 sees the

completion of two carnivals; the

swimming carnival and later the cross

country carnival. Thank you to all

parents who will be involved on these

days. Finally in the April school

holidays a number of our music

ensembles will travel to and perform in

Hawaii a wonderful opportunity for our

young musicians.

Basketball tour to the USA

Leaving on Boxing Day two of our

boys’ basketball teams travelled to the

east coast of the United States. Over

two weeks they visited many schools

making new friends and playing

competitive basketball. They

represented their school and country

well and had a fantastic opportunity to

pursue their sport as well as experience

the Californian culture. They were

accompanied by Mr Webster, Mr

Watson and Mr Olchoway who spoke

highly of the camaraderie and leadership

shown by the boys.

Staff changes

There have been very few staff changes

from 2017 to 2018. We welcome Mr

Barry Oxby to the science staff and

welcome back Mrs Jenny Harris and Mrs

Tammy Jeffrey. Ms Elisa Connolly is a

welcome addition to the TAS staff

replacing Ms Livingstone. Ms Carolyn

Yu is replacing Mrs Mears who retired at

the end of 2018 and Ms Amy Xue is

relieving Head Teacher mathematics. Ms

Alice Curtis is replacing Ms Chase who

moved closer to home at Carlingford HS.

These teachers are outstanding additions

to our school and bring with them a

wealth of experience and talent.

As you know our school is divided into

Stages. At Mosman we have a Head

Teacher responsible for each Stage.

Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8):

Ms Bernadette Smith (also LOTE)


Mrs Ackerman (also Visual Art)


Mr John Feros (also Performing Arts)

I am pleased to announce that for 2019

we will have three deputies. The deputies

will parallel the Stage Head Teachers.

Mr Neil Parsons will be the Stage 4

deputy. Mr Tony Gahan will be the

Stage 5 deputy and Ms Colette Longley

will be the Stage 6 deputy. Our three

deputies will work closely with the Stage

HTs and look after all aspects of

wellbeing, attendance and learning of the

two year groups in their care.

These Deputies and Stage Head Teachers

work closely with the Years Advisers

and for parents they will be a point of

contact if you have concerns regarding

your student’s progress. Mr Johnson will

be coordinating Disability Provisions for

Year 12 in 2019.

Year Advisers

A reminder to all parents that an

excellent point of contact if you have a

concern about your son’s or daughter’s

welfare, is the Year Adviser. The Year

Advisers for 2019 are:

Year 7: Mr Joe Olchoway (PDHPE)

and Ms Sophia Kim (LOTE)


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Year 8: Ms Ayako Hirata (LOTE) and

Mr Daniel Wood (TAS)

Year 9: Mr Alan Toner (HSIE) and

Ms Gail Papilos (TAS)

Year 10: Mr Reece Watson (PDHPE)

and Ms Catharina Simmonds

(English)

Year 11: Mr Kate Plunkett (HSIE) and

Mr Martin Garner (HSIE)

Year 12: Mr Andrew Thomas

(mathematics) and Ms Sophia

McLean (science)

Curriculum Head of Departments

For any curriculum issue parents are

advised to firstly contact the Head

Teacher in the curriculum area. The

Head Teachers are:

English Mr Peter Papilos

Mathematics Ms Amy Xue

Science Ms Linda Hodgson

HSIE Mr Phil Webster

PDHPE Mr Clint Johnson

Visual Art Mrs Fiona Ackerman

Performing Arts Mr John Feros

TAS Mr Mark Jones

LOTE Ms Bernadette Smith

At Mosman High we believe that the

education of each student is enhanced

by a strong partnership between school

and home, and we welcome parent

involvement and contact.

Once again welcome back to school. I

hope your year is happy and successful

and that each student at Mosman strives

to make 2019 a year to achieve his or her

personal best.

From the Deputy Principal FROM Colette Longley, Deputy Principal

Senior Curriculum

This year the school day for our Year 11

and year 12 students may be from 7:55 to

4:20. The school day has been adjusted

to maximise the school resources eg

specialty rooms such as laboratories,

technology and art rooms as well as

performance spaces. The students were

informed of this change in a variety of

ways in 2018. This change means there

may be more study periods during the

day in the timetable. Seniors have always

been able to have a flexible start and

finish. This year, provided permission is

granted by the parent/caregiver, senior

students can go home during the day if

their timetable shows they have two or

more periods free as a 2 hour or more

block during the course of the day.

Students are beginning to bring in their

notes already. Year 11 students can ask

for assistance on how to manage their

time from the stage 6 HT, Mr Feros or

DP, Ms Longley and/or year advisers,

Ms Plunkett and Mr Garner. Year 12

students are also encouraged to speak

to the welfare team (year advisers Ms

McLean and Mr Thomas) and their

mentor about how to best maximise

time in their final year of schooling.

Year 11 will be having a session with

Elevate in the coming weeks on time

management.

Learning and Support at Mosman

High School In any classroom there are students

who may experience difficulties with

learning. Learning difficulties may

arise at any time throughout a student’s

school life. Prime responsibility for

meeting the needs of students with

learning difficulties lies with the school

and the classroom teacher. Our school

learning support team plays a key role

in meeting this responsibility.

Students with learning difficulties will

have differing levels of educational need,

which may require the provision of one

or more educational support services

over varying periods of time. The school

applies for integrated funding for high

needs students and these students may

receive part time or fulltime support

from school learning and support officers

(SLSOs) during a school day. The SLSO

is not a teacher and does not plan a

lesson. Their role is to support the

teacher and the student in the classroom.

We have 5 SLSOs. They are Shona

Malm, Vicki Liddy, Gayle Humphries,

Robyn Beardsall, Laurissa Sticotti.

Our Learning Support Team meets every

second Thursday and consists of

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Susan Wyatt Principal

Colette Longley DP and Learning and Support Team

Co-ordinator

Tony Gahan DP and Well Being Team

Co-ordinator

Neil Parsons DP Stage 4

Neryl O’Neill Learning and Support Teacher

Rosemary Zamberlan Learning and Support Teacher

John Feros Stage 6 Co-ordinator

Fiona Ackerman Stage 5 Co-ordinator

Bernadette Smith Stage 4 Co-ordinator/ESL

Coordinator

Sandra Vine Counsellor

Richard Mew Careers Adviser

Role of the Learning Support Team

The Learning Support Team focuses on

enhancing the quality of the learning

experience for all students. The team

works towards building teacher capacity

to recognise and respond to the needs of

all students and develop, implement and

monitor whole school planning and

support for students.

The Learning Support Team considers

the type and level of support students

with disabilities and learning difficulties

require, to address the curriculum,

communication, social skills, personal

care and safety and mobility needs of

students. The team identifies and brings

together key personnel within the school

community who are most suitable to

support the classroom teacher in meeting

the student’s learning requirements. This

may include NDIS services into a school

day.

The Mosman High Learning Support

Referral Process involves:

Step 1: Teacher identifies student(s)

experiencing learning difficulties.

Step 2: Teacher reviews the teaching

and learning strategies for that student.

An example might be that the teacher

will adjust the assessment task to meet

the needs of the student. You may see in

a formal notice of a summative

assessment there may be three different

questions available for a student to

access based on their ability.

Step 3: The classroom teacher

reviews the effectiveness of the

strategies used.

a) If the student’s achievement of the

course learning outcomes has

improved, the referral process does

not need to proceed at this time.

b) If the student is continuing to

experience learning difficulties, the

classroom teacher consults with the

head teacher about proceeding onto

step 4.

Step 4: The classroom teacher and

the head teacher will refer to the

student the Learning Support Teacher,

Mrs O’Neill. Referrals may also come

from the Principal, Deputy Principal,

Year Adviser, Counsellor, parents,

primary links and/or student and

usually will enter the process at step 4.

If a parent acknowledges on an

enrolment form that the student has a

diagnosed learning difficulty the

enrolment officer and the Principal will

flag the student with the Learning and

Support Teacher also.

Step 5: The student’s needs are

assessed and a learning support plan

for the student is developed based on

the referral information and

collaboration with the counsellor,

student and parent/carer. Learning

plans are developed from information

provided by a specialist and

information supplied by a current

diagnosis.

Step 6: The Learning and Suppor t

Teacher (L&ST) distributes the learning

plan and the classroom teacher

implements the learning support plan and

monitors the student’s learning. This

may also involve consultancy,

withdrawal and team teaching.

Step 7: Adjustments are made to

achieve improvement in student’s

achievement of learning outcomes. The

teacher will evaluate the effectiveness of

the adjustment approximately every ten

weeks and record their observations as

well as give feedback of what worked

and didn’t work in the classroom on our

electronic system. This informs all

classroom teachers of the adjustments

that can be implemented more effectively

in the classroom. The learning support

plan is reviewed by the L&ST and

discussed at the learning support team

meetings from data supplied by the

classroom teacher. Parents may also

make contact with the L&ST to discuss

their child’s learning.

Step 8:

a) When strategies are successful the

learning plan will remain in play as

negotiated.

b) If the outcomes have not been

achieved the learning support plan

may be adjusted.

When a student starts a learning plan, the

team reviews it after ten weeks. This

allows time for teachers of year 7 for

example, to get to know their students

and how they learn as well as allow

teachers to be in a better position to

comment on the success of the plan’s

implementation. There is a big difference

between the observations of a year 6

student by one teacher in a primary

setting as opposed to the 13 different

teachers a student may have in year 7.

Step 9: At the end of each year we plan

a handover from the current teacher to

the newly appointed timetabled teacher

of the following year to ensure continuity

and currency.

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MOSMAN HIGH SCHOOL

Learning Support Referral Process

Teacher identifies student with learning difficulties

Teacher reviews teaching & learning strategies for that student

Classroom teacher reviews effectiveness of strategies used

IF STUDENT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Class Teacher and Head Teacher refer student to

Learning Support Teacher

Student’s needs are assessed and a learning support plan is developed

based on information & collaboration with counsellor, student and

parent/carer

Learning & Support team distribute the learning plan

Classroom teacher implements plan

Classroom teacher monitors student’s learning

Adjustments are made to achieve improvements in student’s

achievement of learning outcomes

Effectiveness of the adjustment is evaluated approx. every 10 weeks and

observations are recorded

Strategies are successful

Learning Plan will remain in

place as negotiated

Outcomes have not been

achieved

Learning Plan may be adjusted

End of year handover from current teacher to newly

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Disability Provisions for the HSC

FROM Clint Johnson, HT PDHPE

Disability provisions provide students

who have special needs with practical

support in formal exams. Students’

special examination needs may include

learning, medical, vision or hearing

difficulties. Examples of provisions

available include: braille or large-print

papers, use of a writer and/or reader, use

of an oral interpreter, extension of test

time, rest breaks, separate examination

supervision and permission to take

medication.

In preparing the application additional

evidence must support the application.

This must include a report from your

child’s GP or other health professional

or a vision or hearing test. The

evidence should be less than 12 months

old at the commencement of the test/

exams. Schools are required to

determine the disability provisions that

will be allowed in school-based

examinations. It is advised Year 11

students apply for disability provisions

in 2019 so that they have some

experience of the provision provided

the following year in the HSC. The

Board only determines disability

provisions for the Higher School

Certificate examinations. Students and

parents should be advised that there is no

guarantee the Board will grant the same

provisions as those given at school.

Applications for known cases must be

submitted to Mr Clint Johnson HT

PDHPE by the 12th April 2019. For

further information go to:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

disability-provisions/pdf_doc/schools-

guide-disability-provisions.pdf

Wellbeing Committee Report FROM Stephanie Hart, Carla Ryan & Jane Harlen, Wellbeing Committee

Parents of students in all years are

welcome

Paul Dillon has established himself as a

bit of a legend with the older Mosman

High School students - pretty

impressive for someone who gives

them a wellbeing talk focussed on

drugs, alcohol and risk taking once a

year. He is an incredible communicator

and educator: reframing stereotypes

with hard data to demonstrate to our

young people that in practice NOT

taking drugs and alcohol is the norm.

He is also realistic enough to

acknowledge that from time to time

they will be around risky behaviours

and he teaches them how to look after

each other as and when that happens.

Time and again parents relay stories to

us about how their children have found

themselves in a difficult situation and

have fallen back on the lessons Paul

taught them - it is a shared language

among the students that they take

beyond School.

His presentations to parents are equally

compelling. Even if your child is not

what you would consider to be a risk-

taker (…or likely to become a risk-

taker), Paul’s talk is 100% worth

listening to for parents of students in

every year. He helps you contemplate

and recalibrate your relationship with

your child and how best to communicate

and guide them, as together you navigate

the oft wily waters of adolescence.

This will be the fifth year that Paul has

visited Mosman High School. Each year

at the beginning of term one, he talks to

students in years 10, 11 and 12 during

the day and that evening he presents to

parents, bringing a different focus every

year.

P&C Wellbeing Committee Meeting Monday 11th March at 6.30pm

Mosman High School Foyer

All parents welcome

The P&C Wellbeing group will be

meeting with Susan Wyatt, the MHS

Principal, to plan the various 2019

presentations and activities. We would

welcome any interested parents joining

us to contribute ideas and/or help

with organising events. Over the years

we have had some fantastic speakers

who have made a wonderful contribution

to the School community,so involvement

is very rewarding and not onerous.

If you have any questions please contact

us at [email protected]

Welcome to the 2019 school year!

For those of you who are new to

Mosman High School, we have an active

P&C Wellbeing Committee that works

very closely with Susan Wyatt, the

Principal, and her leadership team.

During the year we meet once or twice a

term to discuss the various wellbeing

initiatives taking place within the School

and to plan interesting speakers who

will talk to parents about a wide variety

of wellbeing related topics. Some of the

speakers, such as Paul Dillon, talk to

students as well as parents, ensuring that

we have a shared language and

understanding within the School

community on important issues.

We would welcome any parents joining

the Wellbeing Committee meetings (see

below for details of our next meeting).

Even if you aren’t able to be part of the

Wellbeing meetings, we hope you will

be able to come along and hear some of

the speakers.

All our work is generously supported by

the P&C.

Paul Dillon: Teenagers, Alcohol and

Drugs Monday 25th February 2019 at 7pm

Mosman High School Hall

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P&C News FROM Evan Predavec, P&C President

Welcome Evening

The new parents welcome evening will

be at 7pm on Thursday February 7 in the

Hall.

Air Conditioning

This week we transferred $180,000 to

the Department of Education to pay for

the new air conditioning. Sadly in spite

of the School and the P&C's efforts it's

not going to be in place for this Summer.

The process is moving forward though.

Next Meeting 7pm - 9pm 14 February

The first P&C meeting for 2019 is at

7pm on 14 February in the Library.

The Deputy Principals will be coming

along to explain how they work and to

answer questions on their areas of

responsibility.

We will also be talking about the new

building, what to spend funds on this

year, and discussing the new

timetabling approach.

P&C Contacts

The P&C's website is at:

www.mosmanhighpandc.org.au

The main P&C email is:

[email protected]

The Facebook group is called 'Mosman

High Community'.

Positions Vacant

We are desperately seeking some new

people to join the P&C executive. There

is not a lot of work, but what there is is

much easier when shared about. So

please come along to the next meeting

and have a chat about what's involved.

The P&C AGM is in March.

Performing Arts News FROM John Feros, HT Performing Arts

Hello and welcome to another

Performing Arts new year! I would like

to take this opportunity to welcome our

Year 7 and new students and parents to

the school. There are so many

performing opportunities for students

and I would encourage all new students

to get involved in music, film, dance or

drama performances. Audition solo or

with friends. Parents are also encouraged

to get involved and be part of the many

committees.

Looking at the calendar, our first

performance will be Akoostikum. This is

a music concert unplugged that is on

later in the term. Our ensembles will be

rehearsing from week 3 and on March 7

there will be a Hawaii Touring concert.

There will also be Drama and Music

performances as the students complete

their first units.

Our Faculty is really pleased with last

year’s HSC results. Music, Drama and

Entertainment all had exceptional

students. In Drama Katherine Porritt-

Fraser and Leilani Holmes- Skrill scored

97 and a third of the class achieved Band

6, above 90. In Music Harmony

Lovegrove was selected for Encore and

20% of students were ranked in Band 6.

In Extension Music, all students

achieved the highest band. We are now

looking forward to continuing this

momentum and make 2019 even better!

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Welcome to another year of making great

music. There is already a great buzz in

the Music Department with musical

sounds emanating from every crack and

crevice. It’s great to hear.

Register Now - Private Tuition and

Ensemble Sign Ups

This is one of the busiest times of the

year for the Ensemble Program. Our

priorities are to register students for

private music tuition and Ensemble

membership so we can get those up and

running.

This year we made it much more

convenient for parents by getting rid of

paper registrations and moving to totally

online forms. If you haven’t registered

your child please do that soon as

rehearsals start next week and rolls need

to be compiled.

Please sign up to save us the additional

work of chasing those who haven’t

responded.

Register to join an Ensemble/s - https://

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Register for Private Tuition - https://

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We would appreciate everyone’s

cooperation with signing up quickly

because to finalise it there is a lot of

admin behind the scenes that you don’t

see.

Please ensure you read the Terms and

Conditions when signing up.

Ensembles 2019

All our ensembles will start rehearsals

next week. Keep an eye on website and

facebook for updates and rehearsal

schedules.

We welcome back our ensemble

conductors and welcome two new

ensemble directors.

Returning are: Joern Harris, Naomi

Cooper, Nathan Byron, Leone Ziegler,

Sophia Clark, Angus Gomm, Nic Cecere,

Gavin Libotte and Jeff Longhurst.

Music Committee News FROM Caroline Fechner, Music Committee Chair

Welcome to Ms Lyndal Perry who will

be our Concert Band Director this year.

Lyndal is a French Horn and brass

specialist who has extensive experience

directing concert bands in primary

schools and high schools. She is

looking forward to working with the

Concert Band.

Our Senior Concert Band (previously

Performance Band) and Senior Jazz

Band will be directed by Mr Ray

Cassar. Ray is widely respected as one

of Sydney's finest trumpet players, and

regularly performs with the music

industry's leading artists. He is

proficient on several instruments

including trumpet, piccolo trumpet,

flugelhorn and piano. Experienced in

conducting school bands, Ray brings a

wealth of knowledge and experience to

our ensembles.

Private Tuition

Our young musicians are fortunate to

have access to excellent tutors.

Welcome back to all the talented and

dedicated tutors who encourage all their

students to sound great and to love

playing their instrument. Rates for 30

minute lessons are $40.

Hawaii Tour Ensembles

Just ten weeks before our Hawaii

Tourers depart. Rehearsals started this

week and they are sounding great.

Other initiatives

This year we will be looking at

implementing a few new initiatives to

enhance the program musically and in

operations.

Ensemble Representative

This year we will be asking members of

the ensembles to nominate to be a

leader in their ensemble to assist the

conductor. Tasks may include sorting

music, checking the folders have been

put back in the box in order, helping the

conductor to ensure the roll is marked,

encouraging other band members to set

up and pack up etc. More details on that

in a few weeks.

Chamber Orchestra

Our string ensemble is growing in

numbers each year so we thought we

could invite a few wind players to join

the strings to create a Chamber

Orchestra. We will share more details

when we have a plan in place.

Be Part of the Ensembles Team.

We are looking for parents who can

assist with the operations of the

ensembles. Specifically:

Committee Secretary

BBQ/cake stall coordinator for

concerts

Website coordinator

Ensemble Parent Helpers - assist the

conductor with tasks such as scanning

music

Concert Band Parent Helper

Uniform Coordinator

There are plenty of other tasks that we

could use you help on.

For more details please e-mail

[email protected] or text

0403 579 130.

Diary Dates

Keep an eye on the website for diary

dates and details about initiatives. It is

currently being updated.

Stay in touch

Website - https://

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Facebook: Mosman High Music

Music Committee

Welcome Evening

Tuesday 19 February 7pm

All ensemble members and private

tuition students are welcome to

come along to Music Committee

Welcome drinks to meet the music

teachers and hear about the year

ahead.

Keep an eye on facebook for more

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FROM Henry Chen, English Teacher

Throughout the year, Mosman High

School is invited to a variety of writing

competitions and workshops aimed to

inspire and motivate our students to be

creative in the expression of their

identities and their understanding of the

world. Often, these sessions are

presented in collaboration with the NSW

Education Standards Authority (NESA),

ensuring that students not only have a

good time exploring thought-provoking

topics but are also able to build on their

classroom learning, giving them an edge

in their academic career.

This year, the Sydney Writers' Festival

and NESA are presenting "Student

Sessions 2019"! It is a full-day

workshop with multiple sessions from

which students can create-their-own-

adventure. They have a star-studded

cast of acclaimed writers, award-

winning artists, respected social

commentators and the world's keenest

thought-leaders. Students can explore

topics such as "Hip-Hop and

Shakespeare", "The World AI Made"

and "Find Your Voice, Write Your

Story".

Regardless of what they choose, our

students will have rich opportunities to

build on their classroom learning,

extend their capacity for critical

thinking and be stimulated by the

thoughtful discussion and meaningful

debate that is the Festival's signature

format.

The Festival is held on Wednesday 1

May 2019 at the Carriageworks venue in

Eveleigh (near The University of

Sydney). Ticket prices are as follows:

$15/student for 1 event, $24/student for

2 events, $30/student for 3 events. For

more information or to express their

interest, students can visit Mr Chen in

the English staffroom. Permission slips

will be organised closer to the date.

Sydney Writer’s Festival

Sirius Library Matters

FROM Deborah Mulhall, School Librarian

A warm welcome to 2019 in the school

library – named the Sirius Library after

one of the First Fleet ships.

There is no Planet B.

The entry display upon starting 2019 is an examination of climate and

weather. It is a reflection of many discussions, and the concerns expressed,

by students. We like to provide resources which encourage students to

have informed debates and opinions.

Yr 7 Welcome!

Year 7 students are encouraged to

borrow. We have a “Rule of 3” for

borrowing: 3 fiction and 3 non-fiction

for 3 weeks.

It is a full library!

Many parents are aware that quite a few

senior classes have been moved to

periods “0” and “6”; so that the school

can accommodate all students. This

means that lots of seniors have study

periods during the day. Often we are

quite packed and it is wonderful to see

them all working so hard, even at this

early stage.

Opening Hours

The Library opens at 8am every day

and is open at recess and lunch. The

Library is not, in a general way, open

after school unless there is a lesson –

then there is a teacher here. Sometimes

the library is closed for meetings or

special events but we endeavour to be

as open as possible.

The Year Ahead

We have interesting activities planned

this year – watch this space!


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FROM Bianca Glover, English Teacher

Firstly, welcome back to everyone and

happy new year. After a successful

debating year in 2018, I am excited to

see what 2019 brings for Mosman High

in debating. Last year, our year 9 & 10

team made it to the regional quarter-

finals and our year 7 & 8 team

progressed through to the regional

semi-finals. Additionally, our year 7 & 8

students engaged in extra-curricular

coaching through Masters Academy on

Monday afternoons. The results were

pleasing considering some our students

had never debated before!

In 2019, I am happy to announce that

Mosman will be continuing their

Debating News

coaching sessions with Masters

academy! If you are in years 7-10 and

are looking to develop your public

speaking skills and the art of debating,

please sign up on the forms outside the

English staffroom. This will be an extra

-curricular activity held after school

until 4:30pm in the library. I am aware

that many students currently have prior

arrangements with other activities and

will therefore be holding meetings on

Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th

February at lunch 1 in D8. Here I

will discuss preferences with students

that I can pass on to Masters Academy

and organise an official time.

In addition to the coaching, I will also be

looking to create teams for the Premier’s

Debating Challenge which will

commence in the second half of the year.

This competition allows students to

utilise their knowledge from Masters

Academy and allows me to provide both

individual and team feedback to the

students to improve in the future. If you

are interested in debating, please come

sign up at the English staffroom!

Whether experienced or not, you are

most definitely welcome to come help

build the debating community at

Mosman High.

MOSMAN HIGH SCHOOL

ART COMMITTEE

Everyone is welcome to join our Art Committee. All

you need is a passion for community and an interest in

art.

Our upcoming events for 2019 are “Sip and Create”.

Event dates as follows:

Term 1 - March 13th, Term 2 - June 5th, Term 3 -

August 14th, Term 4 - November 6th.

We are also excited to announce a “Speaker Series”

where you can hear from filmmakers to international

curators. Stay tuned for upcoming dates…..

Finally the dates for our Art Committee meetings are as

follows:

20 February

20 March

April - no meeting

15 May

19 June

July - no meeting

21 August

18 September

16 October

20 November.

All meetings held in the office foyer at the school

entrance on a Wednesday at 6pm.Email us on

[email protected]

STOP PRESS

Congratulations to Lily Mortensen

(Yr 12 2018) who has received a full

year scholarship to the Julian Ashton Art

School for her HSC Body of Work

“Pasteurised Meat”. Lily’s artwork,

selected for ArtExpress 2019, is

currently on display at the Art Gallery of

NSW.



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A Recap of Visual Arts...and the Year Ahead FROM Fiona Ackerman, HT Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Faculty had a very

positive 2018 school year, with students

involved in an extensive range of

curricular and curriculum enrichment

activities which showcased their talents

and interests.

Of particular note was the success of our

2018 HSC students.

From 8770 students who submitted

Bodies of Works for the HSC Visual Arts

Examination 402 students were

nominated for ARTEXPRESS. From

these nominations 240 bodies of work

were selected to create exhibitions,

representing schools from across

NSW….

5 students were selected from Mosman

High School

Please save a date and visit:

The Art Gallery of NSW, 4 February

2019 - 25 April 2019, to see Lily

Mortenson’s ‘Pasteurised Meat’,

Drawings and ‘Exsaturated: Deutan’,

Photomedia by Lexy Potts.

Hazelhurst Arts Centre, 8 February

2019 - 22 April 2019 to see Madison

Baird’s ‘North Head 34 degrees S

151 degrees E’, Drawings and

Benjamin Hartmann’s ‘Fowlers Gap

Remnants, Collection of Works’.

The Armory, Sydney Olympic Park,

5 March 2019 – 28 April 2019 to see

Krystl Durant’s ‘Instinctive Land’

Paintings.

New England Regional Art Museum,

Armidale, 3 May – 30 June and

Tamworth Regional Gallery

2 August – 22 September to see

Madison Baird’s drawings

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery 21 June –

25 August 2019 to see Krystl

Durant’s paintings.

Visual Arts in 2019

We welcome back Mr Edwards, Mr

Grant, Ms Henry, Ms McCarthy, Mr

Manuell, and we newly welcome Miss

Peniazeva to our department.

Throughout 2019, students at Mosman

High School will have the opportunity

to participate in an extensive range of

material practice and extra-curricular

activities.

Upcoming excursions and events are

planned for Visual Arts, starting with

Year 12 attending ArtExpress at

Hazelhurst Gallery and the Hermitage

exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW on

the 22/02/19 followed by Year 11

visiting The Rocks on the 1/03/19 to

sketch and photograph architecture and

objects as a part of their body of work

development for Term 1. Other year

groups will attend excursions to enrich

their art making and art studying as the

year progresses.

Welcome Year 7 to Mosman High

School and Years 8-12 back to school.

We look forward to another happy and

successful year ahead for our Visual Arts

students.

Right: Our talented students’ artwork

nominated for ArtExpress 2019


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Welcome to TAS 2019

FROM Mark Jones, HT TAS

A warm welcome to a new year of

creativity and skills development in the

TAS Faculty.(Technology & Applied

Studies) We hope you had a fun break

and are looking forward to fully utilizing

the great workshop facilities at Mosman

High.

I would like to welcome our newest

member of staff, Ms. Connolly, who has

been appointed to replace Ms.

Livingstone. Ms. Connolly visited the

school last year to meet Ms. Livingstone

and students so the transition would be as

seamless as possible. This was especially

important for the HSC Textiles class who

had commenced their Major Projects and

have hit the ground running in 2019.

Due to the increase in the number of

TAS classes, another teacher will be

appointed soon after a selection process

is complete. We anticipate this teacher

will concentrate on the IST, Multimedia

and Coding areas of our Faculty.

I wrote extensively about the success of

our HSC TAS students in the last High

Flyer. It was fantastic that Tom

Denby & Theo Dahlstrom had their HSC

Major Works selected for the SHAPE

Exhibition and will be on display from

22nd February to 5th May at the

Powerhouse Museum (MAAS). Also,

that Madison Baird and Ella Bennett

have their Textiles Major works

displayed at the TEXSTYLE Exhibition

which will be at The Muse, TAFE

Ultimo, Harris St. from the 12th to 16th

March. Congratulations to these

students and all candidates in the 2018

HSC. Mosman had 9 students achieve

Band 6 in TAS subjects with the

remainder of the cohort being between

5 & 9.81 standard deviations above

State Averages. Statistically, these are

amazing results and I once again

congratulate each & every HSC

candidate and staff member involved in

these demanding, creative subjects.

An added bonus was Tom Denby and

his Shark Suit being featured in the

Sunday Telegraph on the 20th January.

It’s a great article about the rigors of

Design & Technology as a subject while

reinforcing the importance of researching

and designing to solve real world

problems. Learning by doing and the

pinnacle of Project Based Learning. The

newspaper article is on display in the

Foyer of the front office.

2019 sees the introduction of the new

Technology Syllabus for Years 7 & 8.

Our staff have been fine tuning units of

work during 2018 with the main change

is a focus on the mandatory hours of

coding. You may be aware that Evan

Predavec has, for many years, run the

Coding Club during Tuesday &

Thursday lunch times & after school. His

partner in Code, Ian Davies, has since

retired from his position as his daughter

has finished Year 12. I would like to

thank Ian for his enthusiasm and his

countless hours in supporting our

students with their use of technology.

I’m sure Evan would be keen to hear

from any interested parent or guardian

who has a few hours to spare of an

afternoon and may be interested in

helping out with the Technology group.

Please contact me or Evan if you would

like to help.

Welcome to the new orbit, develop your

skills, Design your Life!

Yr 9 Accelerated Design and Technology Upcycle Market stalls

-Term 4 week 9

The class was provided with a brief: “As emerging designers, you must design and create a collection

of environmentally friendly products that can be showcased and sold at the upcoming Mosman Design market”.

Monies raised will go to a selected charity.

Students raised $650 for our selected charity – Take 3 for the Sea.

Their Mission is to reduce global plastic pollution through education and participation.

“It’s our vision to protect wildlife and conserve oceans, waterways and the environment

from plastic pollution. We provide education, research and hands-on activities to reduce

plastic pollution and promote the transition to a circular economy.”

Tim Silverwood, co-founder & CEO.


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Below we have: Marianna, Angelique and Casey with their Body and Lip Scrubs

Jack and Teagan with their Christmas

Treats.

Harry, James and Toby with their Jewellery

Stall

Frankie, Elke and Millie with their hand

made Scrunchies and Socks Stall.

Rachel and Isita and their beautiful

Christmas Gifts themed Stall

Nathan and Angus with their laser

cut coasters

Adam and his Eco Herbs stall

Niamh and Matilda with their

delicious Christmas treats

Emma, Kirra and Yuuka with their Lip

Scrubs and Lollies

STOP PRESS

We’re pleased to announce that Callum Predavec (Yr 12 2018) has been

selected as one of twenty-six finalists from around the country for Australia’s

most prestigious school science and engineering awards, the BHP Foundation

Science and Engineering Awards.

Callum’s project was on the Planetary Transfer Calculator.

The awards are a partnership between CSIRO, BHP Foundation and the

Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA).


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GAT Futsal News FROM Alex Paris, Year 7 & 8 Boys GAT Futsal Coordinator

Welcome back to the 2018 Mosman

High School Gifted and Talented (GAT)

Futsal teams who continue to dominate

in their competitions.

In 2018 our Year 7 GAT Futsal teams

(players now in Year 8) ended the year

on a high with Mosman High Black

securing the top spot half way through

the competition season. Mosman High

Black are currently sitting first place in

the Northern Beaches Futsal Association

- Division 1 ladder with a hard earned

victory over Dynamo Curl Curl 4-3.

Mosman High Green continue to play

strongly and have moved into joint 3rd

on the Division 2 ladder with an exciting

victory over Short Gang 6-1 in the final

game of the 2018 season last year.

The second half of the competition kicks

off next week, running until the end of

Term 1 2019, with both teams looking to

consolidate their strong positions in the

competition tables and strongly push

ahead for a place in the finals berth.

We are looking forward to running

selection trials for our new Year 7 Girls

& Boys GAT futsal teams in the coming

weeks. The Trial for the Year 7 Girls

Gifted and Talented Futsal squad is

taking place on 13th Feb at 7.45am on

the COLA. The trial for the Year 7 Boys

GAT Futsal squad is taking place on 15th

Feb at 7.45am on the COLA.

If you are interested to try out and have

not already registered your details, please

contact Alex Paris (Year 7 and Year 8

Boys Futsal Coordinator) on

0404 847 417 or

[email protected] as soon as

possible.

Mosman High Black

Left to right: Nic Paris, Mark Danse, Jack Mulder, Lachlan Negri, Louis Turner,

Charlie Daniels, Dylan Elliot

Mosman High Green

Left to right: Felix Edquist, Jack Turner, Jake Bekker, Oscar Lehman, Jett Dawes,

Finn Dinger, Ben Rosen



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Dear Parents/Students,

Happy New Year to all.

This newsletter is only a brief one as it’s

only the beginning of term and many of

the tertiary institutions are still on a

break. However, there are a few things to

save for the diary:

Careers Expo + Seminars

Mosman High School will once again be

holding its Careers Expo on Thursday

11th April in the School Hall. This is a

wonderful opportunity for students to

start planning post-school whether it is

Tertiary Study, TAFE study, going to a

Private Colleges or perhaps taking a gap

year. Over 50 providers will be in

attendance to talk to students and

parents. All the Major Universities,

Private Colleges, TAFE, The Defence

Force, Overseas study organisations,

Volunteering organisations, NESA and

Training Organisations will be at

Mosman High to provide course and

career information to students. Further

details will be forthcoming.

Defence Force News

Defence Force Recruiting Sydney will be

conducting Information Sessions in

2019.

Anyone who is interested in a career in

the Australian Defence Force is

encouraged to attend to:

Find out more information about the

recruiting process

Ask any questions about different

careers available and the different

pathways

Speak to current serving members

The sessions for February 2019 will be

from 6.30 – 8.30 pm and are as

follows:

14 Feb - STEM Careers

18 Feb - Officers

19 Feb - Army Reserve

21 Feb - Engineering Careers

25 Feb - Women in Defence

The Information Sessions will take place

at:

Defence Force Recruiting Sydney:

Building F, Level 6, 1 Homebush Bay

Drive Rhodes

The Defence Force also run a Gap

Year for Year 12 students, post HSC.

Job Jump Website

The school subscribes to a fantastic

website, Job Jump. Parents and

Students are welcome to join. There

are videos, many careers explained,

where to study, the ATAR required,

salaries, subject choices, a quiz and

much more. I would recommend the

Mosman High community to access

this website by typing in MOSMAN

HIGH SCHOOL as the username and

“bunny” is the password.

HSC 2018

Congratulations to the Class of 2018

on pleasing results. Many students

received fantastic results and offers to

their institution of choice. To those

students who were disappointed with

their ATAR, remember there are many

other pathways to pursue to achieve

your career aspirations. We look

forward in following their progress in

the years ahead.

Early Entry to University

A number of students have come to see

me re Early Entry to University. These

usually open in May and I will be

informing them when these Schemes

open. One popular scheme is Macquarie

University’s Global Leadership Program.

Students download their Year 11 reports

and demonstrate extra-curricular/

leadership activities. A number of

students were informed of their place at

University in June of that year!!

Work Experience for Year 10 Students

Any Year 10 student who is

contemplating doing one or two weeks of

Work Experience this year are to come

and see me. Work Experience is a great

opportunity for students to go to a

workplace and shadow a professional and

see if they would enjoy pursuing such a

career in the future. The only stipulation

is students cannot do work experience

during examination or assessment

periods.

There are forms to be completed. There

are many organisations willing to take

Mosman High students as they have a

good reputation.

Please call me or send me an email if you

would like to discuss.

Career News FROM Richard Mew, Careers Advisor

MOSMAN HIGH STARS

Congratulations to Freya Hewitt-

Park (Yr 8) who competed with

the U13 NSW Lions team in the

Australian Indoor Hockey

Nationals in Goulburn in early

January.

Her team won the Gold Medal and

were the U13 Australian National

Indoor Hockey Champions for

2019.

Well done Freya and the U13

NSW Lions team!!


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Dates are correct at time of printing

and may be subject to change.

Contact details: Mosman High School Military Road Mosman 2088 Phone: (02) 9968 1006 Fax: (02) 9968 1203 Email: [email protected]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday 11 February

Yr 11/12 Parent Forum evening - 7pm

Tuesday 12 February

Yr 11 White Card Excursion

Wednesday 13 February

Open Boys Basketball Competition

Yr 11/12 Drama Excursion - OnStage

(Seymour Centre)

Thursday 14 February

P&C meeting - 7pm

Monday 18 February

Open Boys Basketball Competition


Tuesday 19 February

School Photos –Yrs 7 & 12

Music Committee Welcome evening -

7pm

Wednesday 20 February

MHS Swimming Carnival

Yr 11 RYDA


School Photos - Yrs 8-11

Yr 12 Student Council Induction

Friday 22 February

Yr 12 Visual Arts excursion - ArtExpress

& Hermitage Exhibition

Monday 25 February

Yr 9 Elevate - Memory Mnemonics

Yr 10 Elevate - Study Sensei

Paul Dillon Parent Presentation:

Teenagers, Alcohol & Drugs - 7pm

Tuesday 26 February

Yr 11 Elevate - Time Management


Mosman High Open Night - 5pm

Friday 1 March Yr 11 Art Excursion - The Rocks

Youth Clean Up Australia Peer Support

Activity

MOSMAN

HIGH SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE

LINE

8968 7602

Monday 4 March


Tuesday 5 March

Yr 12 Parent Teacher night

Friday 8 March

Zone Swimming Carnival

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