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Issue 10 – 28 November, 2017

Cumberland High School Excellence in Education

183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected]

Events for Term 1, 2018

23 Feb Year 12 Hospitality Work Placement 1

27 Feb Zone Swimming Carnival (2 Days)

06 Mar P&C Annual General Meeting 7pm

09 Mar Economics Conference

12 Mar Sydney West Swimming Carnival

15 Mar Community Mentoring Breakfast

19 Mar Year 7 Camp (2 Nights)

22 Mar Market day

23 Mar Combined High Schools Cross Country Carnival

26 Mar Term 1 Music Concert

27 Mar Year 7 Vaccinations

28 Mar Year 11 and 12 Parent and Teacher Evening

29 Mar School Harmony Day

Reflections from Dieter – Year 7!

How do you feel you have settled into Cumberland High School? “Great! The Teachers and staff have helped the

Year 7 as a whole settle into the High School environment”. What is the best thing about Cumberland? “The

Community. The Cumberland High School community is a friendly place where everyone is an equal”. Has it been easy

to make friends? “Yes! There are lots of people who are new to high school and that means when you talk to others who

you don’t know they too are in the same situation and consequently you become friends”. What is your favourite

subject? “Science. There are plenty of subjects to like here but science is my favourite. It’s cool to find out how things

really happen and how they’re done in science”. Other Comments: “At Cumberland you can be confident being the best

version of yourself. We shouldn’t always blend in when we are all here to stand out from the crowd like we are painted

red!”


Principal’s Voice

Welcome back to one and all as

we begin another dynamic

journey at Cumberland High

School. The first four weeks at

Cumberland High have enabled

us to connect and set very

specific learning goals for all of

our students and nurture new

partnerships with our parents

and the community to ensure

that our school community

continues to thrive.

2017 High Achievers

We celebrated our outstanding

HSC results and recognised

exceptional student performance

at our High Achievers’ Assembly.

Our 2017 results marked

remarkable success with the

attainment of 50 band 6 and 125

band 5 results. Our Dux Jingyuan

Yin scored an ATAR of 99.65 and

Prox. Acc. Nikola Najdovski an

ATAR of 98.85, were both also

recognised by the Minister as All

Rounders. Our post school

destination data reflects our

fantastic school results. I have

also included the Year 7 Writing

NAPLAN data which

demonstrates the impact of our

concentrated efforts to build the

academic literacy of our learners.

The green line showcases our

school data which is well above

State data and is demonstrating

upward trends. Fantastic results!

2017 Post School Destination Data

Assessment and Reporting

Mr Condell, who is leading Assessment and Reporting, hosted information evenings for Year 7 and Year 10 with

excellent parent and student attendance, to unpack the expectations and requirements regarding our assessment

processes. We have already issued assessment schedules and booklets to all students and would encourage

parents to look at these documents and lock in the dates so that we continue to support our students effectively in

2018! These documents are also available on our school website.

University83%

TAFE7%

Private College

1%

Apprenticeship

4%

Traineeship0%

Full-Time Work0%

Part-Time Work0%

Seeking Work2%

Gap Year2%

Other1%

Destination

Year 7 NAPLAN Writing Data


2018 Open Evening

Our Open Evening, with the

exceptional leadership of Ms

Rigg and Ms Edwards, was a

tremendous success with 400

visitors entering our school

grounds and experiencing the

Cumberland magic.

We had more than 100

student volunteers on the

night demonstrating that

extraordinary Cumberland

spirit and sharing with our

Year 7 parents and

prospective parents all the

opportunities available to

students at Cumberland High

School.

We launched The

Cumberland Journey

Program which has been

crafted by Mr Pillay and Ms

Sisala to map a very exciting

journey of leadership and

extracurricular offerings for

each student, every year so

that there is a clear leadership

focus to maximise student

success. Special thanks to our

guest speakers Ms Butterfield,

Mr Bekiaris and Jason Diep

who really provided

wonderful insights into the

way we work together to

nurture our students at

Cumberland High School.

The feedback from our

community has been

extremely positive with

distinct references made to

our outstanding student

leaders and highly committed

staff. I feel so very privileged

to be part of this

extraordinary community!

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Cumberland High School P&C

We held our first P&C meeting

and welcomed many new

parents. Our P&C made a

wonderful contribution at our

Open Evening again showing the

tremendous support from our

school community. Our AGM will

take place on Tuesday 6 March

and we encourage more parents

to come along and work together

with us to continue to make a

difference to the lives of our

emerging leaders.

Student Leadership

We also had our student leaders

attending the Paul Hawken

exclusive “100 Solutions To

Reverse Global Warming” event

together with Ms Brown and Ms

Carroll and the talented Chris

Samayoa Lorentz participating in

the Youth of the Year Public

Speaking Lions competition.

Skoolbag App

What a brilliant start to the year

and if you’ve missed it, please

upload our Cumberland High

School skoolbag app so that you

are aware of all upcoming

events!

Ms M. Pikoulas

Principal

Clockwise from top left: Sam,

Fay, Ms Carroll and Rowan at an

Interface Special Event with

Paul Hawken. Chris with three

James Ruse students and Dr Lee

at the Lions Public Speaking

competition. Instructions for

our Skoolbag App. CHS 2017 Dux

Jingyuan and Prox. Acc. Nikola.

Several of our 2017 High

Achievers.


Deputies Report

2018 is off to a great start! Our

Year 7 students have had a great

first few weeks at Cumberland

High School under the guidance of

the Wellbeing Team with Mr

Smith as their Year Adviser

supported by Mr Zeller as their

Assistant Year Adviser.

To all our families, the school

actively encourages open

communication. We have year

specific Information Evenings and

Parent Teacher nights throughout

the year. In addition, we also have

a strong Student Wellbeing team

designed to support your children

who you can contact if you have

any questions or concerns.

Year Advisors:

Year 7 Mr Smith

Year 8 Ms Sisala

Year 9 Ms Abbott

Yaer 10 Mrs Bastock

Year 11 Ms Nelson

Year 12 Mr Pillay

Head Teacher Learning design

and Wellbeing:

Mrs Bovill

Deputy Principals:

Year 7, 9 and 11 Ms Brown

Year 8, 10 and 12 Mrs Ashton

Entry and Exit

Bus Bay - For the safety of

students, their families and staff,

please ensure that you are

following all road signs around

our Bus Bay area when dropping

off and picking up students. Please

keep the turning circle clear.

Pennant Hills Road - Pennant Hills

Road is a main road and students

should cross at the lights for their

own safety.

Diaries

All students should have received

a new 2018 Cumberland High

School Diary. As part of the

Learning Curve program, the

diaries also have a weekly focus

area to assist with student

wellbeing. This is designed

specifically for our students and

should be brought to school

every day. The diary is used in

Home Room each day and can

also help students be more

organised with their school work.

Mobile Phones

We acknowledge that most

students have a mobile phone

and this provides peace for

parents when they are travelling

to and from school. An important

reminder for all students that

mobile phones must be switched

off or on silent and out of sight

during lessons.

In an emergency and you need to

contact your child during school,

we ask that you call the school on

9871 7718.The safety and

security of mobile phones and

other electronic devices is the

responsibility of the owner. The

school accepts no responsibility if

a device is lost, stolen, damaged

or misplaced. For further details

on the Electronic Devices Policy,

please refer to the Cumberland

High School diary.

Mrs J. Ashton

Acting Deputy Principal

Ms C. Brown

Deputy Principal


ONLINE PAYMENTS Online Payments can be made via the Cumberland High School

website for school fees, excursions and camps.

Please note that school uniforms must be ordered directly through

Taleb Australia.

Uniforms can be purchased at the school uniform shop or by visiting:

https://taleb.com.au/cumberland-high-school-uniform-shop/

Community

Mentoring 2018

Our Cumberland High School

Community Mentoring Program

for 2018 launched in February

and is now in its fourth year.

The program involves our

mentors meeting one-on-one

with students here at school from

8am – 9am once a month

throughout the school year. Our

mentors come from varied

backgrounds including policing,

defence, business, health,

entertainment/media, education,

sport and sports management.

They discuss many topics from

study, future career paths, coping

with stress, navigating

friendships, leadership

opportunities and the world of

work. Past students have found

this program to be extremely

worthwhile and it has helped

many students with many

aspects of their lives. Some

mentors are past Cumberland

students and some are parents of

Cumberland students which

makes for a very special

connection. We feel very

fortunate to have such a

wonderful and committed group

of Cumberland mentors. We are

always looking for new mentors

too! So, if you or someone you

know can give up one hour of

your time one morning per

month to help a year 11 student

navigate their senior years of

school, please get in touch with

either myself or Jude Edwards on

9871 7718.

Ms L. Carroll

Project Coordinator


Learning Design

2018 is already off to a fantastic

start, with all of our students

settling in well to their classes

and their daily routines. A big

welcome to our Year 7 students

who have had a positive

transition to high school and to

all new enrolments in our school.

We have many exciting

opportunities for our students

this year and are excited to share

their school journey with them.

This year we are very lucky to

have the following staff members

supporting our students within

the Learning Design Faculty:

Role Teacher

Head Teacher Alison Bovill

Learning Support

Melissa Cassel Andrew Fahey Karen Stonnill Leonie Browne

Literacy Support

Alison Bovill

Careers Angie Sisala

Librarian Karen Alexander

Continuing the journey to

improve the literacy skills of our

students, all Year 7 and Year 8

students will attend explicit

timetabled literacy sessions each

fortnight. These sessions will

focus on developing and

improving students’ writing skills

and empower students with the

capacity to understand and

respond to written tasks in

assessment tasks and

examinations. A specific focus on

minimum literacy standards for

students will also help to prepare

students for NAPLAN.

Students in Years 9 and 10 will be supported on their journey of

achieving the minimum literacy standard with explicit NAPLAN

preparation sessions and opportunities to prepare for the minimum

standards tests in Year 10. Further information on the minimum

standards testing opportunities will be provided to students and their

families when dates are announced.

The Learning Design and Wellbeing faculty are looking forward to an

exciting year ahead. We are excited to be working with the students to

support and extend their learning. Students are encouraged to visit the

Learning Design and Wellbeing faculty in E13 at any time support is

required.

Mrs A. Bovill

Head Teacher LDW

2017 End of Year Excursions in Review!

Images this Page: Year 8 – Cables Wake Park


2017 End of Year

Excursions in

Review Cont.

Year 10 – Wet ‘n’ Wild

Last year, on a mainly clear

Friday morning, December 9th,

Year 10 embarked on an

adventure to Wet ‘n’ Wild. The

bus ride to the venue,

accompanied by teachers, was

lively and loud (we couldn’t hear

a word we were saying).

When we arrived at Wet ‘n’ Wild,

we watched visitors flooding in

until finally, we were issued our

gigantic wristbands and ushered

in.

Year 10 spent the day full of

laughs and smiles; enjoying the

sun, the water, and the thrilling

rides that the water park had to

offer. Some exciting ones

including the Bombora, the 360

Rush, and the Riptide.

Just before we left, it began to

rain. The bus ride back to school,

smelling heavily of chlorine and

sunscreen, was quiet as tired,

sun-drained students began to

doze off; lucky subjects in Miss

Nelson’s photos.

Overall, Year 10 had an amazing

day at Wet ’n’ Wild, thanks to the

help and contribution of the

amazing teachers Ms Nelson, Ms

Isachsen, Mr Afiouni and Mr

Smith.

Chloe and Isabelle

Year 11


If you are interested in Game

Design, Game Art & Animation,

3D Animation and VFX or Game

Programming and would like to

learn practical skills and what it's

like to work in this area, please

visit

http://www.aie.edu.au/workexp

erience

Australian Training Awards

Winners and Finalists

If you want to see which RTOs

and businesses are the best at

what they do in Australia, check

out the winners of the Australian

Training Awards, awarded last

week. See them here:

https://www.australiantraininga

wards.gov.au/awards/2017

HSC in the Holidays March

Seminars

Subject-specific seminars have

been designed to provide

students with the insight and

understanding from our expert

HSC Teachers in the lead up to

the half-yearly exams.

UTS Seminars Saturday 3rd &

Sunday 4th March

Macquarie University Seminars

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th

March

Find out more and register :

https://hscintheholidays.com.au

/our-program/hsc-half-yearly-

examination-seminars/

UMAT Registrations are now

open

UMAT Registrations are now

open.

Registrations close 1 June, and

the testing date is 25 July 2018.

Find out more:

https://umat.acer.edu.au/

NYSF Year 12 Program -

Inspiring Australia's Young

Scientists

Applications open 1 March for

January 2019. The NYSF Year 12

Program is a 12-day residential

program designed to give

students a broader

understanding of the diverse

study and career options

available in science, technology,

engineering and mathematics

(STEM) and to encourage them to

continue their studies in these

fields.

https://www.nysf.edu.au/progra

ms/year-12-program/

Free Guide to US, UK and

Canadian Universities

Download at:

http://bit.ly/2CPM17L

Ms A. Sisala

Careers Officer

Please visit Cumberland Careers

Corner at:

http://mhscareers.wixsite.com/c

umberlandcc and

https://www.facebook.com/Care

ersCorner

Year 10 Work Experience

Work Experience week this year

will be in Week 3 Term 3, 6th –

10th August. Work experience is

one of the most valuable

activities that a student can do to

support their career

development. It gives them time

at a workplace to learn about an

occupation or industry. They may

observe others doing their job,

have a go themselves or do a

combination of both.

It is an opportunity to develop

skills and networks, learn about

the world of work and to decide

what kinds of things they would

like to do in the future.

Join the Work Experience

Edmodo group for links to

popular work experience

destinations:

https://edmo.do/j/cwpqv3

Paperwork is due Friday Week3

Term 2, 18th May.

Video Game and Animation

Work Experience at AIE

The Academy of Interactive

Entertainment Work Experience

Program is now open for 2018.

http://www.aie.edu.au/workexperience

http://www.aie.edu.au/workexperience

https://www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au/awards/2017

https://www.australiantrainingawards.gov.au/awards/2017

https://hscintheholidays.com.au/our-program/hsc-half-yearly-examination-seminars/



https://umat.acer.edu.au/

https://www.nysf.edu.au/programs/year-12-program/

https://www.nysf.edu.au/programs/year-12-program/

http://bit.ly/2CPM17L

http://mhscareers.wixsite.com/cumberlandcc

http://mhscareers.wixsite.com/cumberlandcc

https://www.facebook.com/CareersCorner




https://edmo.do/j/cwpqv3


Algebraic

Fractions Fun!

In the last week of school in

2017, 8 RED were given the task

of simplifying algebraic fractions

in a domino game format that

first involved factorising

quadratics.

In the lead up to completing this

activity, students had to learn

how to factorise a variety of

algebraic expressions. This was

quite challenging, but many

students rose to the occasion.

A brief spiel about factorising.

Most parents may remember the

concept from when they went to

school but few remember the

why or the how!

Factorising is important in all

strands of Mathematics starting

from Year 7 and continuing onto

University, especially students

considering Engineering and

many other career choices.

How do you factorise an

expression with two terms?

It involves finding the highest

common factor, writing it outside

the brackets and then

determining what is left. See the

example below.

The answer is 3(a + 2).

How do you factorise a

quadratic?

There are various ways. One way

is as follows.

Students find two numbers that

multiply to give – 21 (the

constant term) and the same two

numbers must add to give 4 (the

coefficient of x).

Here are some photos of 8 RED in

small groups helping one another

and being very creative in how

they organised their answers.

Mrs H. Bastock

Maths Teacher


2018 Swimming Age Champions

Age Boys Champion Girls Champion

12 years Isaac Hemsworth-Smith Julia Lee

13 years Marcel Lister Paige Willis

14 years Nam Thomas Samantha Caldwell

15 years Jarrod Hooper Corelle Spagnolo

16 years Joshua Kim Karina Hoyle

17+ years Tim Marks Erin Chong

PDHPE and Sport

Report

Welcome to 2018.

What a great day. The 2018

Swimming Carnival was a great

success.

Some great statistics from the

day:

Increase in participation! Increase in attendance!

Over 450 students! Over 350 points won in

the Paddle for Points event, which was great for participation!

SIX full buses were needed to transport students

The final results for the

2018 Swimming Carnival were as

follows:

1st Place Derringbong

526 points

2nd Place Algona

517 points

3rd Place Cumbora

476 points

4th Place Brigalow

316 points

CONGRATULATIONS TO

DERRINGBONG! CLOSEST

RESULTS IN YEARS!!!!

Thank you to all staff for their

hard work in all the roles

throughout the day. Attendance

and quality participation

continues to improve each year

with the continued support and

encouragement the students

received from all staff members.

CONGRATULATIONS

DERRINGBONG!

There were many outstanding performances on the day and every

swimmer who completed an event contributed points towards their

House total. Congratulations to those students who attained the

accolade of Age Champion.

Congratulations to our age champions and all competitors!

The Zone Swimming Carnival will be held on Tuesday 27 February and

Wednesday 28 February at Waves Pool in Baulkham Hills. Students have

been given permissions notes and they need to be returned to school

ASAP. Good luck to all competitors!!


Week Data Round Cumberland vs Home Away

2 07/02/18 1 Model Farms 15’S OPENS

3 14/02/18 2 Northmead OPENS 15’S

4 21/02/18 3 BYE – TEAM TRAINING

5 28/02/18 ZONE SWIM TRAINING

6 07/03/18 4 Muirfield 15’S OPENS

7 14/03/18 5 Baulkham Hills 15’S OPENS

8 21/03/18 6 Greystanes OPENS 15’S

9 29/03/17 7 James Ruse OPENS 15’S

10 05/04/16 6 GRAND FINALS

11 Term 2/3 Grade Trials

Term 1 Sport

A reminder that Wednesday

afternoon sport is compulsory for

all students in Years 8-10. All

students must be part of either a

Grade Sport team (competing

against other schools) or part of a

Recreational Sport Group

(activities on school grounds).

Sport commences at 12.40pm

and continues until 2.25pm.

Grade Sport

Grade Sport commenced on

Wednesday 7 February 2018.

Teams playing away at the

other schools and catching the

bus meet their teacher at

12:20pm in the bus bay area.

Students selected for Grade Sport

teams must return their

permission note and money to

the front office ASAP.

Full sports uniform is compulsory.

FAILURE TO COMPETE IN FULL SPORTS UNIFORM may result in Grade team forfeiting.

Recreational Sport

Students are to meet in the COLA

for Sports Assembly at 12.40pm

on Wednesday afternoons at the

conclusion of lunch. Groups will

move off to their designated

classrooms to have their roll

checked and secure their bags in

the rooms. They will then move

to their area for sport until

around 2:20pm where they will

return to their rooms for a final

roll check and to collect bags.

Summer Weather

Due to warmer weather, sun protection becomes even more

important. For all SPORT and PE/PASS/SLR lessons, students are

advised to:

Bring a water bottle to prevent dehydration

Wear school SPORT SHORTS

Wear a SCHOOL HAT to protect the face

Use SUNSCREEN

Ms L. Carroll

Rel. Head Teacher PDHPE

Study Skills

Just to remind you that our school is a subscriber to the study skills

website. This is a website that will help you develop essential skills for

academic success, there are units of work on topics such as improving

time management skills, how to study, research skills, summarizing,

technology use, brain and memory. You will also see lots of useful

handouts, grids and planners at the bottom of the THINGS TO PRINT page.

To access the handbook, go to www.studyskillshandbook.com.au and

login with these details: Username: cumberlandhs

Password: 183success

The more of this website you can work through the more you will set

yourself up for academic success.

Mr K Thomas - Head Teacher Portfolio: Academic Achievement

http://www.studyskillshandbook.com.au/


Reflections from

Gabriella.

Exchange student program in

Canada

It is a truly amazing

experience. It's turned into so

much more than I ever

expected. Not only have I been

inducted to the Canadian

culture, but I have also been

introduced to a multitude of

others.

There are sixty-four exchange

students in my school at the

moment. I am the only English

speaking one, which has made

it difficult to connect with

some students who find it

easier to group with people

from their own country. Even

so, I have made both

international and Canadian

friends here and have been

getting cultural lessons from

different countries.

I'd say I'm most informed on

Belgium, the place where my

first host sister was from.

Although she had left now for

home, she's become one of my

closest friends and I will

always refer to her as my

sister.

It's crazy to think that, by the

time I come home, I have

connected to over thirty

countries. But to be honest,

I'm still wrapping my head

around the fact that I'm in a

completely different

hemisphere, standing on a

completely different continent.

And yes, almost completely

different! It surprised my host

dad to find that Canada and

Australia do not share as

many similarities as presumed.

Although most of their food is

familiar, everything either

looks slightly changed or tastes

slightly changed.

The small town is a very

different scenario from Sydney

or even Carlingford. Only in

the last week did Bridgewater

install their first ever bus, the

only public transport system

they have. If your parents

can't drive you, your options

are either hire a taxi or walk.

Many things are different

here, as to be expected. I

always get caught up on street

lights. They are significantly

different and one of the first

things I noticed. Yellow

coloured, and flashing green

with very different pedestrian

crossing signs and noises. Of

course, many other things are

different. It’s easier to name

the similarities then the

differences, which I am so

relieved to know. What fun

would it be if it was all the

same?

Weather's setting in. I saw it

snowing for the first time on

Monday. It will take a while

before the snow can actually

build up but that hasn't

stopped the temperature from

dropping to minus degrees.

It's not so bad. It's only

horrible if you forget gloves, or

happen to not wear a proper

jacket - something I

continuously do that worries

my host mum.

My family here are terrific

people and very different from

my family at home. They've

allowed me to celebrate many

different occasions while being

here such as a wedding and

soon a baby shower. As with

all families, it's not always

smooth sailing but it's a joy to

be in the Sansford's care.


Reflections from Gabriella

Cont.

Settling into school has been a

ride. Everything about school if

different, even the way they

teach students the same

equations. In my opinion,

Canadian trigonometry is far

harder to work out then

Australian.

Teachers are much more

interested in exchanges then

the students are, which makes

it easier to talk to teachers

then my own peers. But it

wouldn't be as much of a

challenge if I was so naturally

gifted at making friends right

off the bat.

It's hard to pick out a

highlight of my exchange.

There's so many experiences

I've had that I would call the

highlight. My favourite

moments are the ones where I

feel immersed though, in both

culture and family…..

Gabriella

Year 11

Cumberland High School Symbaloo is live!

Our new Symbaloo page has handy links to all things Cumberland on the

web.

The page has links to our Skoolbag App, Facebook pages, paid study sites

(Study Skills, Maths Online, Word Flyers and Science Stile) as well as

many other handy links for students and parents of Cumberland High

School.

Check it out at https://cumberlandhighschool.symbaloo.com and set it as

your home page!

My name is Jessie Campkin. I am 16 years old and I am in year 11.

Next month I will be taking part in the world’s greatest shave to

help raise money for the leukaemia foundation. Money can be a

struggle for families who have someone battling leukaemia, so I

wanted to do my part to help. For me this includes shaving my

head. I am wanting to get the word out because my target is

$2000. If anyone is interested in donating or sponsoring me, or you

want to get involved yourself, check it all out at:

https://secure.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/registrant/FundraisingPa

ge.aspx?eventId=14158&registrationId=706652

https://cumberlandhighschool.symbaloo.com/

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