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Email: strathfieg-h.schools@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9746 6990 Fax: 9746 3517
Term 3
WEEK 3
5– 9 August– HSC Trial
Examinations—at School
6 & 7 August—Year 11
Penrith Lakes Excursion
7 & 9 August– Year 7
Geography Excursion
8 August– Legacy Public
Speaking Competition
9 August—Year 8 Art
Excursion– Cockatoo Island
WEEK 4
12-16 August— HSC Trial
Examinations— at School
12 August— P & C Meeting–
see below
15 August– Year 10
Vaccinations
16 August - Badminton
Invitational Competition
SGHS NEWSLETTER
Week 3 A Term 3 2019
Olympics Unleashed
Olympics Unleashed, an initiative of the Australian Olympic
Committee, takes athletes into classrooms to inspire and
motivate students to be their personal best, no matter what
it may be. Presented in an interactive and engaging way,
athletes will share how they have set goals, overcome
challenges and demonstrated resilience throughout their
Olympic journey.
The presentations involve athletes sharing lessons from
their Olympic journey that every school student can learn
from. Athletes spend time after the visit interact
with students and staff, including photo
opportunities and signing autographs.
Alexandra Croak is an Australian diver and
gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative. She
represented Australia as a gymnast at the 2000
Summer Olympics in Sydney , after a strong
performance at the 2008 Australian national
Diving Championships. She is the first Australian
athlete to win gold medals at the Commonwealth
games in two different disciplines (diving and
gymnastics).
Our Year 9 cohort had the privilege and honour of
meeting Alex on Thursday, 1 August. Our students
were thrilled to listen to her personal story and learnt many valuable life lessons about
resilience and grit.
Thank you to Ms Farah for organising this
wellbeing/PDHPE initiative and to Mr Hartley for
managing the event in Ms Farah’s absence.
Upcoming Events
NEXT P & C
Monday, 12 August 2019
SGHS Common Room–
Please enter via GYM
pedestrian Gate
Olympics Unleashed
On Thursday the 1 August, Year 10 and 11 SRC leaders held special assemblies with their year groups to educate
and raise awareness on mental illnesses. We kicked things off with a short speech/introduction on mental
health and the importance of educating ourselves on this topic as it is crucial in today’s society.
Reach Out Mental Health Awareness Campaign
We showed various videos on mental health, anxiety and depression to highlight the importance of smashing
the stigma and developing an understanding of how debilitating mental illnesses can be. It is important to
inform our peers on mental health and the importance in speaking up and seeking help when we need it. We
followed on with a fun and engaging kahoot on different types of mental illnesses and the symptoms associated
with them. Our peers were engaged and certainly enjoyed our kahoot game in delivering such important
information in a fun and engaging way. We awarded the first, second and third place winners with chocolates.
During assembly next week (Week 3), we will have our teacher eating competition take place with six teachers competing against one another. Round 1: Donut eating comp followed by a spicy noodles challenge for the two winners. All funds raised will go towards our reach out SGHS page : https://www.raisedough.com.au/fundraisers/sghssrc2019
Reach Out Mental Health Awareness Campaign
We would also like to remind you that, at Strathfield Girls High School we value and encourage your daughter’s attendance at school as it is essential in achieving her educational goals, as well as increasing her career and life options. Daily attendance ensures learning is a priority and enables your daughter to achieve success in the learning process. Attendance makes a difference to every girl’s educational success.
The importance of arriving on time is also a priority as it:
Þ ensures that students do not miss out on important learning activities scheduled early in the day;
Þ helps students learn the importance of punctuality and routine; and
Þ gives students time to greet their friends before class.
Please also remember that, following your daughter’s absence from school, you must ensure you provide us with a written explanation of the absence within 2 days, as per the requirements of the Department of Education NSW.
Attendance is of utmost importance to wellbeing and academic performance. Students are expected to
maintain a 90% attendance rate or they will be interviewed by the Principal, Ms Lyris.
Please be reminded that every absence, even lateness to school, must be explained on the first day your
daughter returns to school. If you anticipate a long absence, please contact the appropriate Deputy Principal to
inform them of the absence.
The SGHS Absentee note makes it easy for parents to explain their daughter’s absence. Students are able to
collect these from the front office or their Year Advisor.
Note also, that lateness will attract afternoon detentions.
ATTENDANCE
IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!
Parents are reminded of the school procedures for early leavers:
1. Parents are to send a signed permission note for the daughter to leave school early.
The full name of the student, date and time of leave must be included.
2. The student must see their or any available Deputy Principal before Roll Call to gain
permission to leave. Their note will be signed by the Deputy.
3. The student must then go to E 4 to the SASS Attendance Officer to have their leave pro-
cessed on our electronic data base.
4. An electronic printout will be issued to the student who has to show this to her teacher
at the time indicated on the printout. She is then permitted to leave class to meet
her parents in the foyer.
Encourage your daughter to follow the school expectations.
Please do not arrive at the school to collect your daughter unless in cases of emergency/
urgency.
NO STUDENT IS PERMITTED TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL WITHOUT SIGNING OUT.
We wish our HSC students good luck in their HSC Trial Examinations which are to be held between 5 and 12 August 2019. Students have been working hard all year and Year 12 teachers are confident that students are well prepared for these examinations.
We remind Year 12 students to read their timetable carefully and ensure that they are at school at least 15 minutes before their scheduled examinations. They are also to check the timetable and notice board for their examination venues to avoid the stress of trying to find this information just before examinations.
Students must have their school ID cards, a clear plastic bottle of water and a plastic sleeve for their pens etc. All NESA approved calculators and equipment will be permitted in the examination room. MOBILE PHONES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE EXAMINATION ROOM.
Students have been reminded that they MUST CONTACT Ms Dalamagas if they are absent for an examination. They need to call the school and ask for Ms Dalamagas before the scheduled examination.
Important Information
SAVE THE DATE/S
26 August 2019 — Year 8 Elective Information afternoon and EXPO
- Year 10 Subject Selection Evening and EXPO
27 August– MUSICALE– School Hall
30 August– MULTICULTURAL DAY
2-5 September—HSC Body of Work Exhibition - School Hall
9-13 September– Year 10 Subject Selection Interviews
24 September– SGHS Dance Night– Marie Bashir Public School Hall
26 September—Year 12 Graduation Evening– Marie Bashir Public School Hall
Term 3 Week 2 Sports News
Grade Sport was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Monday 05 August , Week 3A
Day Events
Italian Exchange Students
Student Assessments HSC Trial Examinations
Reminders Wellbeing Meeting 3.30pm
Tuesday 06 August , Week 3A
Day Events Italian Exchange Students
SE Athletics Carnival
Badminton Training with Australian Badminton Association (GYM)
Year 11 Penrith Lakes Excursion
Student Assessments HSC Trial Examinations
Reminders Executive Meeting 3.15pm
Wednesday 07 August , Week 3A
Day Events SGHS Badminton Club
SE Athletics Carnival
Year 11 Penrith Lakes Excursion
Year 7 Geography Excursion
Student Assessments HSC Trial Examinations
Reminders
Thursday 08 August , Week 3A
Day Events SRC Reach out—Raise Dough for mental
health (During Assembly)
Legacy Public Speaking
“MyScience” 9.30am
Student Assessments HSC Trial Examinations
Reminders Leadership Team Meeting
Fr iday 09 August , Week 3A
Day Events
SGHS Volleyball Training
Badminton Invitational Competition
Year 8 Art Excursionb @ Cook Island
Year 7 Geography Excursion
Student Assessments
HSC Trial Examinations
Reminders
Senior Welllbeing Team Meeting 8am
N e w s a n d I n f o r m a t i o n B u l l e t i n o f S G H S
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