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NCAPAHS – Quality Learning and Creativity in a Caring Environment , The Achiever Nov/Dec 2016

The Achiever

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School newsletter

Campbell Street, Northmead 2152 Email: [email protected] Tel: 9630 4116 Fax: 9630 2769 Web: www.northmead-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Mrs N E Vazquez (Principal) Mrs F Clifton ( Deputy Principal) Mr M Milne (Deputy Principal)

No 3Term 4 NOV/DEC 2016

In this issue

Principal Matters 1 -4

Science 5

Maths 6

Schools Spectacular 7- 10

Capa - Drama 11-21

Capa - Art 21-27

Capa - Music 28-35

Saver Plus 36-38

Uniform Information 39

Bicycle Policy 40-41

Community Information 42-44

ACHIEVER OF THE MONTH - Carmen Gago Schieb

IMPORTANT DATES

13.12.16 Presentation Night

14.1216 Rewards Day

15.12.16 Year 10 Formal – Castle Hill RSL Club

Sports Presentation Day

16.12.16 Year 7 Surf Education

LAST DAY OF THE YEAR FOR STUDENTS/TEACHERS

20.12.16 LAST DAY OF TERM FOR

EXECUTIVE/ADMINISTRATION STAFF

30.01.17 Ist Day Term 1 for Yrs 7, 11 & 12

31.01.17 Ist Day Term 1 for Yrs 8, 9 & 10

10.02.17 Swimming Carnival

15-17.02.17 Year 7 Camp

27.02.17 School Photos

01.02.17 Mocktail - Meet the teacher night Yr 7

CONGRATULATIONS and a special mention must go to one of our very talented Year 12 CAPA students Carmen Gago Schieb.

Carmen’s HSC Drama Group Performance was nominated for “ONSTAGE” (exemplary individual projects by HSC Drama

students exhibited at the Seymour Centre).

Carmen’s HSC Visual Arts body of work was nominated and selected for “ART EXPRESS” (Showcasing exemplary individual

HSC Artworks)

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Art Gallery of New South Wales

26 January - 23 April

Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre

11 February - 26 March

The Armory, Sydney Olympic Park

27 February - 23 April

PLEASE NOTE THAT 19 & 20th DECEMBER 2016 ARE

STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS

Students last day of attendance is the

1612/2016

SECOND HAND

CLOTHING

Parents/Carers, Your help is required!!

We are in desperate need of second hand uniforms. If your child has outgrown their school uniform and it is still in good condition - Why not donate it back to the school? We would really appreciate the donation and will find them a good home.

TERM DATES 2017

Term 1 27/01/2017- 07/04/2017

Term 2 24/04/2017-30/06/2017

Term 3 17/07/2017-22/09/2017

Term 4 09/10/2017-19/10/2017


Principal Matters

Presentation Night

As the year draws to a close, preparations have begun for the 2016 school year. Reports are being prepared for you and the students, so that you can celebrate successes and set plans for next year’s learning. Reports will be issued to

students on Wednesday, 12th December. Presentation Night is on Tuesday 13th December. There are many students

receiving awards for excellence in pursuit of their studies. Awardees and families should have received their invita-

tions by now. I look forward to congratulating our exceptional students and sharing that celebration with you.

Sports Presentation

Thursday 15th December will see all the talented sportspeople acknowledged for their outstanding commitment to

sport:

At school, zone and state level. This is a very special event for our promising athletes and our team players. There are a

number of outstanding achievements including State Knockout open soccer team, CHS age champions.

In 2016, Northmead was represented by 7 students at NSW Combined High School events. These Students were:

Mya Burgoyne NSWCHS Diving Gabriella Farrugia NSWCHS Gymnastics

Bashar Hamden NSWCHS Cross Country

Bree Honeybrook Sydney West, NSWCHS and All Schools Softball Jordan Pavlovski NSWCHS Swimming

Justin Pavlovski NSWCHS Swimming

Corey Petroff NSWCHS Athletics

Another impressive school sporting achievement was our open boys knockout soccer team, achieving a school best of

joint

Sydney West boys open champions. The team also continued on in the NSWCHS competition coming 8th in the state.

Northmead has excelled during 2016 as part of Hills Zone Carnivals.

5 Students were awarded Hills Zone age champions from the Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics carnivals.

These students were:

Justin Pavlovski - 13 years boys Swimming Champion

Jorden Pavlovski - 17 years boys Swimming Champion

Matthew Drinnan -15 years boys Cross Country Champion Imogen Falzon -13 years girls Athletics Champion

Cory Petroff - 14 years boys Athletics Champion

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Principal Matters

The sculpture is from the Seasons of Birth Exhibition in Canberra which is now touring to the ACU MCGlade

Gallery 6th December until the 22nd, December. The sculpture is titled ‘the ties that bind’ 100 fragments of a

single tree lovingly stitched together with wire from Mr Auckett’s father’s shed. A beautiful poignant connec-

tion to family illustrating the connections between a family.


Principal Matters

SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR Our Schools Spectacular team of 25 students performed with students from across the state for what is the NSW

DoE’s showcase for the creative and performing arts students in NSW on Friday evening the 25th November. What a

fabulous event !! Congratulations to all those students who performed at this sensational state performance. Over seven

thousand students performed for a capacity filled Qudos Arena at Homebush. Special mention should be made of Ruhi

Lavaki a featured vocalist; Featured dancers include: Urban Dance Ensemble Cameron Doherty, Branden Van Oosten

and Amin Taylor. Cameron was also selected to perform in two other ensembles , the Ballet and Musical Theatre En-

sembles. I was thrilled to be at such a wonderful event and to know that my students all helped to make the night a

stunning success.

Orientation Day : Year 7 2017 Last Tuesday saw the beginning of a new pathway for many Year 6 students. 195 students attended Northmead CA-

PA High School to familiarise themselves with the school and its surrounds. Year 9 Peer Support Students did an out-

standing job of mentoring the students on Orientation Day and I am certain they will continue to be outstanding role models throughout the coming years. We look forward to greeting all our new students and hope that they are as excit-

ed as we are about their new beginning. Next year we are initiating a new four day program for Year 7 students . This

will include Google boot camp for students, peer support , welfare initiatives such as being part of a team, caring for others, cyber safety and digital citizenship. There will also be a focus on literacy and numeracy ensuring all students

are catered for in their lessons. Peer Support leaders and Senior Leaders will be essential to this program. I look for-

ward with much anticipation to watching our Year 10 , 11 and 12 students further their leadership. In addition to the

student Google boot camp there will be a boot camp for parents on the Thursday evening of Week 3. This is open to all Year 7 and 8 parents who would like to learn more about Chrome books and Google. Thank you to Mrs Scott and Mr

Johnson for committing to this boot camp. It is an ideal time for parents in year 7 as their children are away at camp.

I look forward to seeing parents at the beginning of next year at the P&C or our Meet the Teachers Night for Year 7 parents.

In the meantime, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Very Happy Christmas which is filled with love,

joy and peace, and a safe enjoyable holiday.

Regards

Narelle Vazquez

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Christmas Quiz from - SCIENCE

Q1: Name the 5 elements whose symbols are shown in bold:

C H r I S t m As

Q2: Name 3 forces acting on Santa's sleigh as he travels to your house on Christmas Eve.

Q3: What type of wave could help you see what is inside your Christmas presents?

Q4: One of the bulbs in the Christmas lights breaks but the others stay alight. What type

of circuit are they?

Q5: Name one colour of light that Santa's coat absorbs.

Q6: On Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver all the presents. How is it possible

for him to have longer than a day? Chemis-tree

He time travels

He is magical Time zones around the world.

Q7: One of the gifts the 3 Wise Men brought to

baby Jesus was gold. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Q8: Name the substance that gives Christmas trees their green colour?

Northmead CAPA HS

Science Faculty

Christmas QUIZ

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Fractal Christmas Tree - MATHS

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SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR


DRAMA NEWS


DRAMA NEWS - Drama Company


DRAMA NEWS - Showcase


CAPA NEWS - Drama

CONGRATULATIONS MIREILLE RENZAHO

Congratulations to Mireille Renzaho who has been selected to

participate in Australian Theatre For Young People's Residency

week with the Sydney Festival!!

She will spend a week in January working with festival artists

and industry leaders participating in workshops, attending

shows AND creating a performance as part of the festival!!

Participants will spend five action-packed days honing their

craft in special ATYP theatre workshops, building their show

and attending a raft of great festival shows and events. All par-

ticipants will receive special artist passes and have the oppor-

tunity to meet both international and local performers and thea-

tre makers as part of the residency.

What a sensational opportunity and we look forward to hearing

all about it in 2017!!

Nadia Emery

Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School


CAPA NEWS - Drama

CONGRATULATIONS BRITTANY HICKEY

Brittany Hickey is the first Northmead CAPA High student to be selected as part of Sydney Theatre Company’s Young Wharfies program. Young Wharfies is a student learning program for 20 passionate Year 11 Drama students who are inspired by the power and creativity of live theatre

in the 21st century. The Young Wharfies spend a

year attending productions, participating in exclu-sive workshops and meeting artists and creatives at Sydney Theatre Company. In 2017, the Young Wharfies will:

Attend 7 productions throughout the year; The

Testament of Mary, Away, The Popular Mechancials, Black is the New White, 1984, Three Sisters and Muriel's Wedding

Explore aspects of each play in Pre-show

workshops.

Deconstruct each show in discussion groups

with other Young Wharfie participants

Participate in five masterclasses led by artists/

creatives about theatrical styles, playwriting, direct-ing, programming and writing for theatre. Experience an extensive backstage tour of Sydney Theatre Company.

We wish Brittany the best of luck and look forward to following her success in future newsletter items!

Brittany as Ruth in Drama Compa-

ny’s 2016 production of ‘Lord of the

Flies’.


DRAMA NEWS - Auditions!!!


CAPA NEWS - Art

PBL KLA Assessment Task: Year 8 2016

During Terms 2 and 3 Visual Arts students in Year 8 worked on creating canvas paintings

for a PBL Task which involved a collaboration between Visual Arts and the English Faculty.

The task was loosely based on the concept of ‘Reflecting Culture’. For many students this

was the first time they had painted on a canvas. This task provided the opportunity for

students to hone their skills of paint application, colour and composition as well as the

other elements of design.

It also gave the opportunity for students to invest meaning in their artworks and to rein-

force the notion the importance of visual communication.

Students began the task by creating several collages in their sketchbooks. Although the

subject or theme of their collages was their own choice, the topic of Culture was intro-

duced to them. They soon realised that Culture was a hugely diverse topic, and could real-

ly relate to any aspect of contemporary society, from fashion to motorsports! Students

also recognised that the technique of Collage (one of the most important inventions of

the 20th Century) linked well to the diversity of the topic.

The next step was to identify their favourite or most successful collage and then trace it

onto a clear, plastic acetate sheet. This image was then projected directly onto their can-

vas, therefore significantly enlarging their original image. Painting then began in earnest,

students using their collages as a guide to colour mixing and paint application.

The students worked very hard to capture the essence of their original collages. Many

students worked throughout lunchtimes in the art rooms to get their paintings that little

bit better….. with some truly wonderful results.

We have included some images here as a selection of some of the most successful works.

Enjoy!


CAPA MATTERS


CAPA NEWS - Art


CAPA NEWS - Music


SAVER PLUS


NHS UNIFORM SHOP / COMMUNITY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOW BE OPEN

ON:

MONDAYS 12:30PM – 3:00PM WEDNESDAYS 7:30AM – 10:30AM

SECOND HAND CLOTHING

We are in desperate need of second hand

clothing.

If your child has outgrown their school uniform and

it is still in good condition - Why not donate it back

to the school. We could send these uniforms to a

good home.

Message from Back to Basics Due to overwhelming amount of bounced

cheques we have been receiving through the Uni-

form Shop, we will no longer be accepting

cheques. We now offer Visa, Mastercard, Eftpos

and Cash.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

The B2B Team

UNIFORM

WHITE SOCKS ONLY

BLACK LEATHER SCHOOL SHOES ONLY

SCHOOL CAP ONLY

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIFORM SHOP WILL NOW BE OPEN

ON:

MONDAYS 12:30PM – 3:00PM WEDNESDAYS 7:30AM – 10:30AM

SECOND HAND CLOTHING

We are in desperate need of second hand

clothing.

If your child has outgrown their school uniform and

it is still in good condition - Why not donate it back

to the school. We could send these uniforms to a

good home.

Message from Back to Basics Due to overwhelming amount of bounced

cheques we have been receiving through the Uni-

form Shop, we will no longer be accepting

cheques. We now offer Visa, Mastercard, Eftpos

and Cash.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

UNIFORM

WHITE SOCKS ONLY

BLACK LEATHER SCHOOL SHOES ONLY

SCHOOL CAP ONLY


NCAPAHS Bicycle Policy


Northmead CAPA High School does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes or services as mentioned in this newsletter.

Community Information


Northmead CAPA High School does not endorse or recommend any commercial products, processes or services as mentioned in this newsletter.


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