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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Congratulations to Thai Thippawan of Year 12 who has been selected to present a talk at a TEDX even being held

at MLC in early June. Thai was selected from a huge number of applicants. His presentation will be filmed and

reach a global audience on the TED website.

Congratulations also to the senior debating team who defeated Canterbury Girls HS yesterday to become the

Zone Champions.

As the cold weather has finally started can you please make sure that your son is arriving at school in his winter

uniform, complete with school jumper, jacket or blazer. The complexities of the teenage metabolism never

cease to amaze me, and even though some of the boys claim that they are “warm” in shorts we don’t want

them getting sick.

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 6

30 May -

3 June

Year 11 Half Yearly Exam

Year 11 Half Yearly Exam

Year 11 Half Yearly Exam Neighbour Aid Shopping

Week 7

6 - 10 June

Year 7 Monty Prior Talk

Bushcare

Week 8

13 -17 June

Holiday

Years 9 & 10 Parent & Teacher Evening

Neighbour Aid Shopping

Year 12 Math Assessment Year 10 Marine Studies Excursion

The next three weeks for your diary

TERM 2 WEEK 5 2016

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THE TRIANGULAR DOMINO

Mr Tenefrancia 8 Apollo Mathematics Teacher

The photo shows some students of 8 Apollo engaging in a game of classic triangular

domino called Tri-Ominos. The object of the game is to get as many points as possible by

joining matching Tri-Ominos. This game combines strategy, luck and new challenges each

time you play. Students will be skilled at matching numbers wherever possible and will

appreciate the strategy involved in making the best moves for the most points.

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CURIOUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS

A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers on. Once he gets an answer, he has other questions. — Frederick Seitz

I am a student teacher from the University of Sydney, and it is this same curiosity that I have endeavoured to spark in the young scientists at Ashfield Boys HS for the past few weeks.

In Year 8, students have been conducting experiments to unlock the secrets of the Periodic Table. Students constructed electrical circuits to compare the conductivity of metals and non-metals. They also compared the reactivity of different elements with hydrochloric acid. Most interestingly though, Year 8 observed a demonstration of the highly reactive alkali metal, sodium, reacting with water! The reaction was successful and students were enthralled by the captivating explosion that accompanied it!

Year 10 has also been studying Chemistry, diving into chemical reactions at the atomic level. Students investigated what happens when different metals are mixed with acids, conducting ‘pop tests’ to prove the production of hydrogen gas. Students participated in the classic baking soda and vinegar experiment, working collaboratively to understand what actually happens when a metal carbonate (baking soda) reacts with an acid (vinegar).

In Year 11, students have been going back in time as they study the history of life on Earth. Students examined fossils of prehistoric plants and animals, analysing their features to find out when and where they might have lived. They also investigated chemical clues hidden in stromatolites and Banded Iron Formations in rocks to find out when oxygen became available in Earth’s atmosphere. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching the students at Ashfield Boys HS. The Science Faculty has

been very supportive and I have learnt so much along the way. I know the boys’ curiosity and

thirst for knowledge will inspire them as young scientists of tomorrow.

Ms Prasad Science – Student Teacher University of Sydney

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TUTANKHAMUN TOMB AT ASHFIELD BOYS HIGH

James Chatwin History Teacher

The Year 11 Ancient History class recreated a real life scale map of the tomb of the

New Kingdom Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The students have been studying the

tomb, artefacts associated with the tomb and the body of Tutankhamun himself

during the past several weeks as part of their Ancient History Case Study. This activity

provided students with the opportunity to completely understand the structure,

techniques and technologies associated with the construction of a New Kingdom

Egypt pharaonic tomb.

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READY FOR ACTION

On Monday night our Senior Theatresports team headed to PLC Croydon for the first round of the Senior Impro Australia competition. This was a big jump for our Year 10 boys as they were playing a division up and had to compete against Year 11 and 12 teams from local Private and Public Schools. This brave move however allows them to stay together as a team and refine their skills in preparation for next year. The competition was fierce and our boys did well. Their miming, collaboration, ideas and narrative structure have really improved since beginning this sport last year. Unfortunately they did not make the top four and do not get to continue on to the semis, however the boys walked away with valuable input about improving their physicality and movement during performance. Congratulations to George Brooks, Hamish Lewis, Cristian Triulzi-Mcnee, Galen Banfield and Stevan Pekar for an excellent night of Improvisation.

Alex Whitting

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BOYS CAN SEW

Year 8 Design and Technology 4 is studying a

course of study on Textiles and Design for

Semester One. ‘You be my Hands’, is a program

that requires the students to design and construct

a puppet based on an Aboriginal ‘Dreaming’ story.

To date, the class has chosen their stories and

designed their characters. Recently, we have been

focussing on 3 basic embroidery stitches; running

stitch, back stitch and chain stitch. The boys have

enjoyed the challenges that sewing poses for them.

Another requirement is to attach a button to their

puppet. So Mum, next time your son loses a button

on their shirt, tell them they can reattach it

themselves!

Tracy Small Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts

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CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS CROWNED

Wade Tyler PD/H/PE Teacher

Our senior and junior cross country champions were determined at our recent NWMSA

Cross Country at Macquarie University. Connor A in Year 7 and Edward Z Year 12, who

finished 6th and 8th in their respective age groups, will be cross country champs for 2016.

Edward held his spot in the race from go to whoa, whilst Connor made up many lengths on

the final lap to secure a spot at the upcoming regional carnival. Great work to the whole

team who attended the carnival!

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The Ashfield Boys High School Senior Debating Team debated against Canterbury Girls High School in the third round of the NSW Premier's Hume Barbour Debating Competition on Thursday 26 June. The topic was "That the Queen should be the last Australian monarch" and Ashfield debated the negative side of the topic. The team was more focused and concise in their arguments than in previous debates and the result was a victory for Ashfield Boys High School. This result means that Ashfield Boys Senior Debating Team are the Debating Champions for the

Zone 1 Region. This is a massive achievement as it is the first time that Ashfield Boys High School

has competed in the Hume Barbour Debating Competition, having previously competed in the

NSW Premier's Metro Karl Cramp Competition. The Senior Debating Team now face Sydney Boys

High School in an elimination round next week. The winner of that debate will debate at NSW

Parliament House on Friday 3 June. The school is proud of the team's achievements and wish

them luck in the upcoming debate next week.

The Senior Debating Team are:

Thai Thippawan Jonah Dassaklis Murali Chinnappa Thomas Powell Cody Jaikiew

SENIOR DEBATING

The Coding Club will start meeting after school every Tuesday afternoon from 3:10 until 4pm in

G12. Ms Beretin will help boys interested in coding to improve their skills using HTML, CSS,

JavaScript, ActionScript , Scratch, Python and Visual Basic. It does not matter if your son is a

beginner or advanced, as students will work at their own pace to write code. Places are limited

to 24 and will be filled on a first come first served basis.

Learning to write code is a skill that has many benefits beyond being able to program a

computer. It teaches logical and mathematical thinking and also requires students to use their

creativity.

If you would like your son to attend the Coding Club please fill in the application form over and

return this to either Ms Beretin or Miss Jane in the Accounts office.

James Chatwin History Faculty Senior Debating Team

COMPUTER CODING CLUB

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ATTENDANCE COUNTS

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Start Finish

Z

Sick or

Injured With Note

F5 Reid Assemble at 12:30 12:30 2:30

1st June– Grade Sport Organisation – Round 8

Assembly

Point

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave

class

at:

Assemble

and Sit

at:

Game

Time

A Badminton

2nd ABHS Gym

Randwick Dobrowolski

11:25

13:00

A Badminton

U15’s ABHS Gym

Randwick Dobrowolski

11:25

13:00

B Football 1st Hammond

Randwick Belle-Page

Pool

12:15 14:15

C Football 2nd Hammond

Randwick Belle-Page

Pool

11:25 13:00

D Football

U15’s A

Centenary

Park

Randwick Boshell Calic

12:00

14:00

F Football

U13’s A

Paine Reserve Randwick Phillips

11:35 12:15

14:00

G Football

U13’s B

Heffron Park Asquith D Markou

11:35 12:15

13:00

H Football

U13’s C

James Park Randwick Mahmud

10:50 12:15

13:00

I Rugby 1st Snape

Randwick Tyler 11:35

12:30

14:10

K Rugby U15’s Snape

Randwick Carrington 11:35

12:15

13:00

L Rugby U14’s Centenary

Park

Randwick

Chatwin

11:25

14:00

M Rugby U13’s

Centenary

Park

Randwick

Chu

11:25

13:00

N Table Tennis

2nd

ABHS Hall Randwick

Yoon

11:25

13:00

O Table Tennis

U15’s & U14’s

ABHS Hall Randwick

Yoon

11:25

13:00

P Tennis U15’s

& U14’s

Pratten Park Randwick

Hathi 11:25

12:25

13:00

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Futsal – Olympic Park Sports Centre

booking times:

2, 9, 23, 30 March

27 April

4, 11, 25 May

1, 22, 29 June

Volleyball - Olympic Park Sports Hall

booking times:

27 April

4, 11, 18, 25 May

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June

Table Tennis- Olympic Park Sports Hall

booking times:

27 April

4,11,18,25 May

1, 15,22, 29 June

Badminton - Olympic Park NSW Netball

Unavailable—6 July and 19 October

RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 12

Assembly

Point Sport Venue Coach

Assemble

and Sit in

Year 7 quad

Start

Time

Finish

Time

1 Futsal Olympic Park Mitchell 12:05 12:30 2:30

2 Table Tennis Olympic Park Beretin

12:05 12:30 2:30

3 Volleyball Olympic Park Zubac

12:05 12:30 2:30

4 Badminton Olympic Park Smit

12:05 12:30 2:30

14 Basketball Years 7-8

Centenary

Park

Tenefrancia

Zimaras

12:30 12:30 2:30

5 Basketball Years 9-10 ABHS Outdoor Zhang Curran

12:30

12:30 2:30

8 Frisbee

Football

Hammond

Park Fasan

12:30 12:30 2:30

10 Karate Music Room Jones

12:30 12:30 2:30

15 Multi-Sport ABHS Oval Nasour Jovicic

12:30 12:30 2:30

13 Swimming Ashfield Pool Museth Burns

12:30 12:30 2:30

7 Power Yoga F2/F3 Marks

12:30 12:30 2:30

12 Theatre Sport D3 Whitting

12:30 12:30 2:30

Z Sick or injured

With Note F5 Reid

12:30 12:30 2:30

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