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On behalf of Plumpton High School, congratulations upon successfully completing 13 years of formal education.

The Minister for Education in NSW the Honourable Sarah Mitchell in Parliament wished you good luck and I quote Hansard from Parliament on 18 September 2019:

“I wish the year 12 cohort at Plumpton High School the best of luck with their exams”.

The minister went on to say: “This school is a perfect example of the lengths that teachers and a principal will go to for their students. They understand the intricacies and individual needs of students and make the best decisions to get those great educational outcomes”.

You have been the leaders in the continuing cultural shift at Plumpton High School and will continue on to be the leaders of tomorrow.

And this quote represents the way in which we are leading our change.

“Leaders create the conditions where people choose new actions. The choices are voluntary. They’re made by people who see a new landscape, new opportunities and new options. You can’t make people change. But you can create an environment where they choose to”.

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Your education at Plumpton High School ensures you leave with essential skills and abilities that will place you in good stead to succeed in this Futuristic world including:

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Term 3 | Issue 33 | SEPTEMBER 2019

Key Dates Principal’s Message

October:14th15th17th

Back to schoolVaccinationsHSC Commences

NOVEMBER:7th

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Yearly Exams start for Year 10Yearly Exams start for Years 7, 8 & 9Catch Up Exams (7-10)

DECEMBER:3rd5th9th

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Orientation DayMADD NightCharter Signing for Year 10Excellence CeremonyLast Day of School

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It’s shown you a lot – a lot – about people, and given you insight that can only come from experiencing good ones and not so good ones. It’s taught you about the relationships to seek out and the ones to avoid – you’ll come across plenty of both.

Hopefully, above all else, it’s taught you that you can learn anything and accomplish anything when you are determined, committed and courageous.

Right now, and for about the next 6 years, your brain is primed to learn, grow, strengthen and help you become whatever you want to be if you work hard. Don’t worry if you don’t know what that is yet. There’s time for that. In the meantime, be open to new things – new people, new places, new experiences, new adventures, new ideas and see which ones feel right.

Everybody has it in them to be great at something. Don’t let a test, an assessment, a person, a mistake or a bad grade tell you anything di�erent.

You have incredible power to open all sorts of doors and shape the life you want. This power is yours and nobody can take it from you. It’s yours regardless of the marks you get. You can’t even know the doors you’ll open, and you’ll �nd the way to open them whether you get the grades you want or not. You don’t have to have it all �gured out yet.

Know that we’re behind you, cheering you on to the �nish line both to the completion of the HSC and beyond. You might be feeling stressed, overwhelmed, confused and tired – we understand that, but keep going. Give it everything you’ve got – you’re nearly there – and know that whatever happens next, you’ve got what it takes for an amazing life. Your �nal grades won’t change that.

It is the hope that Plumpton High School has prepared you well for this future and in addition to these essential skills, you have developed discipline, commitment, determination, rigor, risk taking and importantly a love of learning and an ability to ask questions, querying the status quo to constantly seek a better solution.

Be courageous with, and commit to all of your endeavours, as you will experience a rewarding and exciting journey each time, and through life, so as when you stand still to re�ect on your travelled path you will be able to smile.

Thank you and good luck with your future endeavours wherever they take you.

We wish you well in with your future success and endeavours wherever they take you.

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Parliament of NSW: hansard records

Plumpton High School made it into NSW Hansard records last week, with the Minister for Education – Sarah Mitchell talking about our success, innovation, hard work and commitment we have shown that is leading to the success of our students at and beyond school.

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Congratulations to the newly elected and inducted School Captains, Vice-Captains and Prefects for 2020. This induction of the 2 Captains and 2 Vice-Captains and 37 Prefects took place at a Whole Schools assembly during Term 3. This achievement is recognition of the outstanding commitment these students have made to Plumpton High School throughout the time they have been students.

They have chosen to be courageous and apply for a position in the Student Executive Council Senior Leader-ship team, many overcoming signi�cant fears associated with taking up a senior leadership role. All Captains and Prefects will continue to be supported and developed through mentoring from our business partners and alumni in areas of project management, leadership and public speaking enabling them to carry out their role to an exemplary standard.

I am sure our new leadership team will be able to rise to the challenge before them with courage, clear focus, passion and determination. They are an enthusiastic and vibrant team of students who I see further develop-ing over the next 12 months.

The 2020 team will have important work to maintain the current teams of Inclusion, Unity, Charity, Diversity, Sustainability, and Leadership and continue work to support the ongoing implementation of the Merit System, House Spirit and Primary to Secondary Transitional Leadership teams.

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I would like to also congratulate and thank Tina Linaris and Jarrod Temby for the outstanding work they have undertaken leading our Student Executive Council School Captain and Prefect Induction on Monday.

The 41 students that were inducted as Captain, Vice-Captain and Prefect is testament to the commitment of our students and sta�, and the continuous shift in culture of Plumpton High School to one of leadership, courage, learning, collaboration, enhanced wellbeing with high expectations and opportunity.

These students have also been supported through the application process by the following Alumni; Edith Yankuba (2018), Jessica Szakacs (2018) Prabhjot Kaur (2017), A�fa Kausar (2017), Kiaia Pinomi (2016) who have mentored these students and run public speaking training for them.

In addition, thank you to current Captains and Prefects who assisted students in preparing their speeches.


2020 School Captain and Prefect Induction

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Plumpton High School’s Principal Tim Lloyd was announced as the Australian Principal of The Year 2019 for government schools at the Australian Education Awards recently. Mr. Lloyd and his highly skilled and dedicated team have transformed Plumpton High School over the past �ve and a half years leading innovation, creativity and developing high levels of intellectual rigour. Signi�cant numbers of students attain ATAR results over 90 with one recent student attaining 99.3 and in 2018 Plumpton was a top 10 school in NSW for moving students to higher bands in the HSC.

Students are supported by an innovative Wellbeing structure that is embedded into the curriculum. It develops positive relationships, strong self-esteem and a mindset that promotes courage, complex problem solving, collaboration, leadership, ability to re�ect and a sense of contribution as a responsible global citizen. This program uses Growth Mindset, Positive Psychology and Choice Theory with teachers trained in these areas enabling them to teach and develop these attributes in students. Incorporated into the Wellbeing is the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme where the scheme is mandatory in year 9.

Part of Plumpton’s success is the Business and Community Partnership Futures program with approximately 40 partners including Citi Group, Amex, Microsoft, ABC, Google, Macquarie University, Western Sydney University and the University Technology Sydney to name a few. It’s an innovative and essential part of the curriculum. Mr Lloyd stated “if we demonstrate what the world beyond school looks like by being immersed in it through partnerships with industry, our students learn and understand what they need to have as essential skills/capabilities to succeed in that world”. Students have Career Pathways Plans that are personalised for all students through 1:1 interviews and planning, including linking students with business partners, access to mentoring /coaching, mock interviews in collaboration with business partners, project management training and Public Speaking Training in collaboration with, alumni and The ABC

To ensure all students are catered for irrespective of their interests and educational pursuits Plumpton also runs 12 gifted and talented programs, some of which commence in Year 5 through local primary schools and enable students to follow a pattern of study from Year 5 to the HSC. Some of these programs include; Forensic Science, Computer Science, Robotics, Dance, Drama, Music, Leadership and Project Management and Media Industry Studies.

Currently Plumpton High School is partnering with Macquarie University to develop micro-credentials in engineering that can be commenced by students in Years 9-10. If students complete the micro-credentials successfully they are guaranteed entry into Engineering at Macquarie University upon completing the HSC.

Australian Principal Of The Year 2019, Government Schools – Plumpton High School



New House Coat of Arms

Over the last 6 months, following the redesign of the House System in 2018-2019 a group of students in Years 9 and 10 (Maxene, Paula, Shaibah and Caitlyn) and Ms Marashian (Alumni 1996) an art teacher have conducted a consultation process with the Heads of House, House Captains and students to design a new Coat of Arms for each House (Dangar, Halkirk, Karinga and Woodstock).

The Project facilitated by Ms Marashian enabled the students to design, develop and create the coat of arms using industry standard design technology for each House demonstrating their high level graphic design, consultation and project management skills. Congratulations to the team upon this outstanding work.

The new House system links to the overall Wellbeing Framework that includes the Celebrating Success Merit System that was developed over 2017-2018 and launched in 2018, Positive Psychology program and Students Leadership capacity building model

Congratulations Edith Yankuba School Captain 2018 - Media Internship Manchester London -

Edith has recently achieved a signi�cant o�er winning an internship to travel to London Manchester to work within some of their major media industry companies and will also be involved in some charity work from December 2019 to February 2020. This is a great accomplishment given she only recently successfully completed her �rst semester studying Journalism and International studies.

This accomplishment is further evidence of the high value business partnerships Plumpton has which enabled Edith to achieve 4 early entry o�ers to the universities of Macquarie, Sydney, UTS and Western Sydney where she is currently stying. Michele Fonseca a senior executive member from the ABC individually mentored her over 12 months and Edith was part of our internationally recognised Media Industry Studies program working with our partners in this program, The ABC and the University of Technology Sydney.


Media and Communications team member, Oliver, has been selected as a News Media Champion and News Ambassador for 2019-2020.

Oliver (year 8) is one of twenty students selected from around Australia. This prestigious role is part of a joint project between Western Sydney University, Digital Media Research Centre and Old Parliament House.

Oliver will be travelling to Canberra in October to take part in a youth forum at Old Parliament House. Following the forum, he will begin duties as a News Ambassador for our community.


Australian News Media Champion and News Ambassador for 2019-2020 – Congratulations Oliver Reid.

Twilight Teacher Professional Learning Evening Term 3

During Term 3 teaching sta� attended our third Twilight Teacher Professional Learning Evening for the year between 3:00-7:30pm.

There were 2 themes covered at the professional learning, the �rst delivered by High Resolves and organi-sation Plumpton High School is partnering with in the ongoing development of our successful Wellbeing program. High Resolves design and deliver transformational curriculum based on proven design princi-ples from learning science, behavioural economics, social psychology, and neuroscience. It assists students develop acceptance, generosity, empathy and an understanding of global issues from the human perspective.

The second theme during the evening focused on our HSC writing strategy implementation that com-menced late last term with the introduction of A Learning And Responding Matrix (ALARM) developed by Max Woods at Freshwater High School. ALARM© is a secondary literacy strategy that explicitly teaches students to think and respond critically, evaluate information and make connections between ideas. Students learn to develop a sca�olded matrix for organising study notes and writing extended responses. By implementing the matrix in all subjects and using the common terminology, the matrix becomes embedded in the approach students use to examine information. This improves the way in which students then organise that information when answering extended response questions.



On Saturday 14th September 2019, Plumpton High School was formally invited to attend The Youth and Leaders Reception at Government House. In attendance was His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the chair of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Foundation and Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley NSW Governor, along with other esteemed guests and award units from around New South Wales.

Plumpton High School was recognised for its hard work and diligence in having over 100 participants completing the Duke of Edinburgh Award program for both Bronze and Silver level and also having an Award leader, who has completed her Gold Level Certi�cate of the award.

The students and teacher representing the school were, Kyle Abarabar (year 11), Hayley Wilson (year 11) and Mrs Sarah Prinsloo (Coordinator and Gold level recipient). They were extremely thankful for the opportunity to represent the phoenix at such a prestigious event. The evening involved meeting and speaking with both His Royal Highness and Her excellency about the value of completing the Bronze and Silver levels of the Duke of Edinburgh and sharing the experiences had on the Adventure Journeys that Plumpton High School has organised for the students. It was a spectacular night showing the hard work and dedication that our students have towards building their futures, while also being thankful for the opportunities they are presented with each day at school.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme is now a mandatory part of the Plumpton High School Year 9 Curriculum that is built into the Wellbeing Framework and PDHPE program. It aims to build leadership, courage, collaboration, problem solving, self-esteem, positive mindset and sense of contribution as a global citizen. The school funds Year 9 students to complete the Bronze level as it is valued so highly in the workforce and by universities.

Special thanks need to be attributed to Mrs Prinsloo, Ms Langham, the PDHPE Faculty who lead the program and other sta� who attend events such as the Adventurous Journey.

Royal Reception Plumpton High School Honoured at Duke of Edinburgh Awards at Government House



Sunday Telegraph Article

I would like to congratulate all our sta� for some of our outstanding accomplishments that were published in the Sunday Telegraph on 8 September 2019 (see below). The story speaks about and focusses on only a small component of what we have done and continue to do to create a successful school.

Hayley Tanti, and the Futures Centre, sta� involved our GAT structure, Student Executive Council Coordinators Tina and Jarrod and any sta� involved in our business partnership work need to be recognised in this instance relating to business partnerships and mentoring.

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Aspiring businesswoman Jessica Szakacs, 18, is still in regular contact with her mentor, JP Morgan investment bank director Elizabeth McAlpine.

Jessica’s dad was out of work for the entire time at high school and she knew no one from the business world, which made her mentorship especially valuable.

Jessica Szakacs, 18, graduated from Plumpton High School last year.

“I was really lost and didn’t know what I wanted to do after school and Elizabeth helped me �nd a career path,” Jessica said.

“None of my family went to university.

“Talking to someone from the industry you want to go into is more motivating than hearing advice from teachers.”

Jessica’s mentor is still helping her choose the right uni subjects and introducing her to business recruiters.

Edith Yankuba, 18, arrived from Sierra Leone six years ago with no parents and limited English. Her dad was killed in Sierra Leone’s civil war and her mum died of an illness.

She was school captain last year and earned early university o�ers from Macquarie University, Sydney Univer-sity, UTS and Western Sydney University.

Edith was mentored by ABC senior executive turned media trainer Michele Fonseca, and she hopes to be a newspaper reporter once she �nishes her Bachelor of Communications and International Studies at Western Sydney University.

“My senior years of school were stressful because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but my mentor took me into the ABC to see how the journalists work, which inspired me,” Edith said.



Jack was selected into the NSW 17 boys team with this being Jack’s 4th tournament representing NSW and he was also selected as co-captain of the side. Jack has developed into a very good cricketer and is currently playing at the highest level of Indoor Cricket within NSW. Due to injuries Jack was called into the NSW opens men’s team who travelled to Melbourne a week earlier than his junior 17’s team. Jack played in the week long tournament against the best indoor cricketers from across Australia and performed well, holding his own.

During the tournament Jack hit a ball so hard that a South Australian player broke and dislocated his �nger trying to stop it. After spending the night in hospital and having surgery to repair his �nger the player returned to the centre and supported NSW in the grand �nal.

From this tournament Jack was selected in an Open men’s Australian team to play in a Trans-Tasman competition against New Zealand that Australia won. The accomplish-ment by Jack is exceptional given the quality of the players Jack was playing alongside and against in the opens men’s competition as every 3 years a World Cup Australian side is selected and they have never lost. They have always been and are still current World Champions.

Jack then competed the following week in junior competi-tion in his original 17s NSW team. He and his co-captain lead their team to �nish the initial round games in second position and beat Victoria in the qualifying �nal to be the �rst team into the Grand Final. They did this with only one reserve player. Unfortunately they to lost to a very talented Victorian side but again represented NSW extremely with an overall performance that the Coach (Mr Hancock) and NSW would be proud of.

Congratulations Jack Hancock Selected in the NSW U17 and Open

Men’s Indoor Cricket Team

Congratulations Ebony Hancock Selected in the NSW U17 Girls

Indoor Cricket Team

Ebony playing her �rst ever year of indoor cricket trailed for the NSW under 17 girls team. She was selected as one of the top 10 players in NSW to travel down to Melbourne to participate in the Australian Junior National Indoor Cricket tournament. The girls played a great tournament making the grand �nal. Ebony’s initial goal was to try and overcome her anxiety and just stepping on to the court was a massive personal achievement. Ebony went on to play that well that she was selected as one of the top 8 players to take the court in the grand �nal against Victoria. Unfortunately they went on to lose the game but did NSW proud. Ebony played exceptionally throughout her �rst indoor cricket tourna-ment and the entire family are extremely proud of her.



Junior Student Executive Council Mentoring

Plumpton High School Junior Student Executive Council Mentoring led by our School Captain and Prefects. Students are building their leadership and project management capacity through evaluating their ‘Footy Colours Day’ fundraising event where they raised $700. Congratulations to the team for their collaboration and leadership.

Student Executive Council Lead R U OK Day Initiative

The Plumpton High School Student Executive Council ran a highly successful R U OK Day initiative on Thursday 12 September.

It was a time to pause and check in on those around us who might need a chat, some company, or an ear to listen. Students took part in lessons outlining ways they can support each other, and lunch breaks were spent with student- run photo booths, message walls and helpful reminders. Let's continue to support each other, use the many support systems available to us at Plumpton High School, and check in with those in our wonderful community.


In week 1 of Term 3 Plumpton High School welcomed Blacktown City Council Mayor Cr. Stephen Bali and Matthew O’Connor Manager Recreation Planning and Design. Both Cr. Bali and Matthew assessed the high-est rated projects developed by Stage 4 students based on the partnership with Blacktown Council and Plumpton High School.

The project was based around a number of opportunities to develop Alroy Park to:

Improve the park for the local community use taking into consideration, the safety, cultural and environmental sustainability and economic constraints. Improve shared use between Council and School sites. Ensure that the decisions made have been made with community consultation ( for this the students created a survey and sent it out and collected data).

Our Project Based Learning aims to develop the essential capabilities that are required to succeedin our complex world. Some of these include collaboration, leadership, solving complex problems, public speaking, literacy, numeracy, innovation and creativity.


Blacktown City Mayor Guest Project Based Learning Stage 4 Town Planning Showcase



Our long awaited taiko drums arrived - having been made to order from Taiwan. Taiko are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko and to the form of ensemble taiko drum-ming more speci�cally called kumi-daiko.

Students and Mrs Nicholls are extremely excited to be able to move from the existing drums they have been using onto our new taiko drums. We have two music classes focussing on Taiko drumming at Plumpton including one of our gifted and talented programs.

We look forward to performing at school and further a�eld with a goal to perform at the NSW Schools Spectacular.

Below is a web address to a group of school student taiko drummers performing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsKqBy2uJ34&t=451s

Taiko Drums Arrived at Plumpton High School


CAPA

HSC DANCE

On Monday 19 August the HSC Dance students completed 80% of the HSC Dance course. Shantae Brooks, Sarah Dunlop, Haylee Je�ery and Mariah Taghalos completed 3 exams on this day. Core Performance (20%): All 4 students performed a 3:30 minutes solo to Sam Smith’s ‘How Will I Know’ and then completed a 6 minute interview on Safe Dance Practice, Dance Technique and Performance Quality in relation to the dance they performed.

Core Composition (20%): In this component the students choreographed a 3-5 minute dance based around a chosen concept and had to teach this to a younger student. The junior students involved (Tory-Leigh Baldock-Shoobridge, Liliana Abiuso, Amelia Furneyvall and Ebony Furneyvall) performed on the day for them and then the Year 12 students submitted a rationale and completed another 6 minute interview on Generat-ing Movement, Organising Movement and Organising the Dance.

Major Study Performance (40%): All 4 of the students chose to take Performance as their Major. Shantae, Haylee and Mariah performed a piece inspired by the story of Sadakou and the Thousand Paper Cranes, while Sarah performed a piece titled ‘Unbroken’. All 4 girls performed a 4:30 dance and then spoke for 9 minutes on the use of Safe Dance Practice, Dance Technique and Performance Quality in relation to the interpretation of the dance.

Mrs Napoleoni is very proud of all the students involved and the HSC Students are now working hard on their Core Appreciation component (20%). This exam will take place in the HSC Written Exam Period next term.We wish our HSC Dance students Good Luck!

Schools Spectacular – Term 4

A special congratulations to our D’Arts and Aboriginal Dance Ensemble for being selected to perform at the Schools Spectacular! We look forward to watching you in the show on November 22 and 23.


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PULSE – Sydney Opera House At the end of last Term the GAT Junior Dance students auditioned to be a part of the PULSE Concert held at the Sydney Opera House. Their piece ‘Running Away to the Circus’ was selected to perform as an individual item. On Thursday 4 July the students travelled to Sydney to take part in this, leaving school at 7am and returning at 11:15pm.

The students completed a dress rehearsal at the Opera House in the morning and then explored The Royal Botanic Gardens. The students visited an art exhibition ‘From the Hive’ by Mariijke Gilchrist who uses encaustic painting. Encaustic painting is the process of fusing layers of beeswax mixed with resin and pigment to create works with a deep �nish and luminous, ethereal qualities. After this the students then explored the ‘Plants with Bite’ exhibit that explored the captivating and bizarre world of carnivorous plants. Students learnt about the inhospitable environments that these plants survive in luring, trapping, killing and digesting insects. Curated by horticulturalists at The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, this is the largest vertical �oral wall in the Southern Hemisphere. During the break our very own Hayley Fox conquered 3 fears! Congratulations Hayley!

After exploring The Royal Botanic Gardens the students then had a Finale rehearsal to attend. Our very own Mrs Napoleoni was the choreographer for this and our students were tasked with leading it at the rehearsal with the entire cast of the PULSE Concert. The Finale was a medley of Queen songs and was performed at the end of the show.

The students had a great time performing their individual item ‘Running Away to the Circus’ and a special congratulations goes out to Shamecka Gibb who stepped up at the last minute to learn a featured part as the lead character fell ill and couldn’t attend the performance.

It was a long day of rehearsals, but the performance was spectacular and all of the students came away with smiles on their faces! Congratualtions to all involved and a special thank you Mrs Napoleoni, Ms Mangion and Ms Renee Dunn who came from Hebersham Public School to help with the group.


PDHPE

U16s FUTSAL

Leading up to the event, the students put in multiple hours during lunch times, working on formations, set routines and strengthening any identi�ed weaknesses in their game. They also had multiple warm up games against the year 12's where they more often than not, came out on top with 2 wins and 1 draw.

On the day of the tournament, the boys went through the group stage unbeaten, dominating all matches with their high energy footballing nature, which allowed them to continue into the quarter �nals. They got matched up with Central Coast who were also unbeaten in all their matches, so the boys knew they were up against their toughest opposition of the day. They fought hard and did themselves proud during the match, but unfortunately missed out on progressing into the semi-�nals after losing narrowly, 1-0.

Last month the Under 16's boys represented Plumpton HS in the State Futsal Championships Tournament.

bstreetsmart - Road Safety Excursion

Every year Year 10 students at Plumpton High School have the opportunity to attend and participate in the bstreetsmart excursion. bstreetsmart is the inspiring initiative of the Trauma Service at Westmead Hospital. Westmead’s Trauma Service is constantly reminded through their hands on work that young people aged between 15–30 are disproportionately represented in road trauma. As a result they have a strong commitment to Road Safety Education. The purpose of bstreetsmart is to reduce the fatality and injury rates of young people by promoting safe behaviour as drivers, riders and passengers.

bstreetsmart provides students with �rst hand experiences and: An understanding of their responsibilities as a driver and as a responsible passenger Information and strategies to avoid serious injuries and death Information on how to reduce risk taking behaviour through greater awareness of the consequences of distracted driving, inattention, speeding, drink and drug driving and driver fatigue.

Our students were witness to a live re-enactment of a car crash scene which contained many confrontingelements. Students heard from a range of keynote speakers whose lives have been signi�cantly impacted due to road accidents. Two of the most dramatic being a mother who lost her daughter who was texting and driving and a young man whose life was changed forever after riding a trail bike illegally through Mt Druitt without a helmet. He now has a severe brain injury, short term memory loss and physical disabilities.

It is hoped that through attendance at this excursion and concepts explored in PDHPE lessons, our students think of the consequences of their actions and take steps to minimise risk in all situations.


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Zone Athletics CarnivalOn Friday 21st of June, the following students represented Plumpton High School at the Mt Druitt Zone Athletics carnival in which they demonstrated their great athletic ability and outstanding sportsmanship.

Rhys GibsonTamas SasinszkiJoshua WILSON

Noah ArnoldCooper Meurs

Alisha GattEthan Rushworth

Noah TiradosEmily McAskillJacinta FabarBJ Ruapuna

Rachel ThorleyAsad Malik

Lucianna DUNLOPNafeesa RishadAndrew Tauga

Bethennie Llagas Jesse Ward

Jack WintersLevi ATILEO

Anna MihideenJayden Geering

Kathyrine SandagaYasmin TroltschKyle Abarabar

Hayden McLeodYvette Fusi

Ebony RushworthFaustina Tili

Deborah MataafaFadheela NishaJack HancockSylvana SiitiaAmir Zraika

Alexis BANEZLauren Miller

Andrew Fa'auiLeah Ross

Chloe ThorleyLomi Logova To'omata

Ethan DugganTamika RexKeira Swan

Vaughn LeanAngelo Del Rosario

Kristiana RamosKathleen Kennedy

Tiarna SteadAaliyah Williams-Kennedy

Briana CroninJudith Okereafor

Mark JohnsonPraneet Singh

Issey/Bella Coleman

Summah-Rose DicksonVin Ramos

Yiannis SvinosLupeni Latu

Charlie CumboElla Parker

Caleb KennedyDevnel Sinha

Toryleigh Baldock ShoobridgeElias Constantinou

Rhea NormanDylan Johnson

Shaliece SimpsonGisele Barbagallo

Taylor BrookesZain Minhas

Mikayla GillettZac SHEENS

The carnival was a great success for Plumpton High School taking out the Champion School in the overall point score. There were some great individual results throughout the day, including some awesome relay results.

Sydney West Athletics

On Thursday, August 8th and Friday, August 2nd, a number of Plumpton High Students represented our school at the Sydney West Athletics Carnival at Blacktown International Sports Park. There were excellent results throughout the 2 days with 3 students qualifying for the CHS Athletics.

These students were:

Hayden McLeod - Discus Ethan Duggan - 100m and 200m Chloe Thorley - High Jump


PDHPE

Congratulations to these students along with the following students who represented their school and zone with pride.

Taylor BrookesIsabella Coleman

Ethan DugganJacinta Fabar

Yvette FusiAlisha Gatt

Asad MalikDeborah MataafaHayden McLeodAnna Mihideen

Zain MinhasFadeehla Nisha

Taylor BrookesYasmin Troltsch

Aaliyah Williams KennedyJoshua Wilson

Amir Zraika Hayden Mcleod

Mark JohnsonKathleen Kennedy

Praneet SinghKristiana Ramos

Katherine SandagaZac SheensElla Parker

Science

HOme made Cosmetic Products

Students in year 7 have been busy creating a cosmetic product of their choice as part of their project based learning in Science. Students researched and identi�ed an ethical cosmetic which is sourced naturally from the environment which has little impact on human health and the environment. The materials used to create the product had to be cheap, easily accessible and safe to use by student.

Students have produced many di�erent variety of cosmetic product including deodorant, perfume, fragrant tanning oils, and soap and moisturising lotions. Students have also tested the property of the cosmetic product successfully to ensure the products were safe to use.

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Horticulture and Chemical Applications @ TAFEAs part of my ongoing training I attended a week at Dubbo TAFE to undergo training in Horticulture and Chemical Applications. This course would allow for us to deliver Horticulture as a VET subject for years 11 & 12, giving students a Certi�cate II at the end of the course.

It was interesting to see the di�erent areas used for plant propagation. A workshop is used to make cuttings and plant seeds, using a variety of di�erent substrates and media. From there, the plants are moved to a “hot house” where temperature and humidity are controlled to provide optimal conditions for germination and growth. Once the plants have reached a suitable age, they are moved to a “shade house” in order to harden the plants and make them tolerant of di�erent weather conditions before �nally being planted into the ground.

I plan to apply these techniques in my own teaching practice in order to better teach students the variety of ways in which they can propagate plants to produce crops.

ENGLISH

This term has been busy, thought- provoking and re�ective for the English faculty and our students. Term two ended with the Year 8 Project Based Learning event, Survive and Thrive. What does it mean to ‘Survive and Thrive’? Well with community outreach in mind, year 8 had considered this driving question by investigating mental health resources available to the PHS student community. Students applied their knowledge of purpose, audience, form and context to their research of informative texts throughout PE and Science. This research was gathered in their groups, where they each created a presentation and �ier that was presented to year 7 in a whirlwind ‘Survive and Thrive’ marketplace. Groups presented topics and resources including: Salvation Army, Beyond Blue and PCYC, just to name a few.

With year 11 yearly exams and HSC preparation well on the way, week 6 involved hosting Clever Cookie Academy, a tutoring academy run by Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient, Peita Mages. Mages took Year 12 and Year 11 students on a journey to �nd their strengths in English and to maximise their marks in their HSC exams.

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The series of workshops started on the 29th of August, when Year 12 worked their minds and pens all day in the GWS, learning the craft of creative writing, HSC Paper 1 Tips and how to prepare an essay for an unseen question. Students wrote for three hours and learnt new ways to get the most out of the questions. The second session walked students through Section 1 of Paper 1 of their English exam and they learnt a tried and tested formula to tackle unseen texts - Ideas, Analyse & Execute. After lunch, students engaged in insightful discussions on how to best tackle unseen questions in all modules and how to take their knowledge of their texts and apply it in exam conditions. Students came out with each of their own ‘HSC Game Plans’.

On Friday the 30th of August it was year 11’s turn, spending three periods in two workshops that also saw them prepare for their upcoming Year 11 exams. These workshops gave them a head start to their HSC course which they begin next term. Students were exposed to new and interesting ways to write short stories and to gather inspiration from their surroundings to implement into their engaging pieces. Rikkii-Leigh Grundig found the workshops to be incredibly helpful with her recent exams, “It helped me with my preparation process, in breaking down texts, which really helped me with my exams. Last year I didn’t answer half the questions in english, this year I answered all of them!” Students left feeling invigorated and focused to start their HSC with a new perspective.

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”~ ��


MathematicsYear 7 Davinci and Year 8 Davinci RMF. Majority of Year 7 Davinci and 8 Davinci are enjoying their RMF activities and are alwayslooking forward to these lessons. There are few students who found it challenging and were not putting in their best e�ort at the beginning but are now coming out of their comfort zone. The activities have really di�erentiated the class further and has brought kids needing more support to my attention. It has also highlighted the gaps the students have in their learning. The activities are usually aligned with the scope and sequence and gives them the opportunity to enhance their understanding through collaboration with other students working at their level. Students are motivated by the fact that when they complete the activities at their level, they are allowed to work on the activities of the level above them. There are eager to �nd if they have grown in level. Great improvement has been seen in how these students attempt questions in assessment tasks. ~Shammi Prasad

Year 7 - 9 have responded phenomenally to the RMF program. Students appear con�dent when completing activities set at their level, with students attitudes towards learning shifting from being externally to internally motivated. Year 7 in particular, responded well to having a diverse range of activities which kept students interested and looking forward to RMF each week. ~Natasha Chandra

7 Opal have had an encouraging response to RMF activities completed so far this year and this term. All students have at least been having a go at their ability level, many have completed their assigned task and some have tried a higher level on occasion. I have witnessed students discussing methods with each other on how to solve their problems and using diagrams or other visual methods to help them. 8 Rome and 8 Troy have also been receptive to the booklets this term. All but a few students are happy to have a go at the activities during every RMF lesson. How students have chosen to complete their activities varies. Some just do the week they are up to, some try to totally complete previous weeks before moving on and others who have missed classes pick the activities they prefer that they may have missed. Students of the same level are enjoying working together and a few have even tried a harder level booklet. ~Ellen Schulze

7 Wallabies are enjoying Reasoning Tasks that are designed to �t student’s ability. Students are feeling con�dent in completing tasks that involves multiplicative thinking and di�erent strategies to solve same problem. Working in groups give them autonomy to up skill their mathematical ability, reasoning and collaborating with other students completing activities with similar capabilities. Students look forward to RMF activities, which assists in building their critical thinking. ~Sonia Satija

"Reframing Mathematics Futures is a program that I have upheld in all my stage 4 classes. The opportunity for all the students to work collaborative is very valuable and informative for each student and the teacher. The students get a di�erent perspective and can understand what the questions are trying to ask, support their answer with more reason and evidence then what they would normally write individually. The activities are targeted at all the students abilities with the opportunity of building their skills into higher order thinking in higher levels. I have seen development in many of my students are looking forward to seeing their �nal results for 2019 next term." ~Sarah Prinsloo

Students in 8 Geneva have been tackling some famous problems including the four 4s challenge: where they must write the numbers 1-20 using the four operations and exactly four 4s. Students have noticed that often getting one number allows you to �nd another by simply swapping a + with a - sign.7 Koo have investigated the “circles and regions” problem and have enjoyed seeing examples in Mathematics where a pattern doesn’t always appear as it �rst seems. ~Veneta Bailey

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The maths show

During term 3, the Mathematics faculty enlisted the Maths Show production to present their show to eager year 7 and 8 students in the GWS. On Friday 9th August the production performer came to the school and presented the continual fun aspect of mathematics. The Maths Show consists of several short sketches that combine maths history, magic, puzzles and more. The show is highly interactive, with plenty of student participation. For example some sketches contain ‘maths magic’, where students will be amazed by the power of numbers, others involve puzzles such as the famous ‘Bridges of Koenigsberg’ puzzle, others sketches introduce maths history, including ancient Babylon and Greece, Famous Women of Maths, Pioneers of Chance and Data and more.

The picture above shows one of the sketches that was performed on the day. The students chose three numbers, when you put the numbers in ascending order and then reverse the order underneath it you get the two di�erent numbers. Hence once the numbers are subtracted, then �ipped and added together. You will always get 1089. Blowing all the students minds both in year 7 and year 8. The event engaged all students providing studentengagement also. There was two sketches were students needed to participate in front of their peers showing their mathematics skills and understanding of the knowledge she was asking. Students needed to answer questions with and without a calculator that provided an insight into other areas of mathematics that we sometimes run out of time to show in the classroom. Looking forward to future presentations by the Maths Shows in future years.

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World of Maths, the unique traveling maths show visited Plumpton High School and provided the Year 7 and Year 8 students the opportunity to feed their inquisitive brains with fun, colourful, hands-on, mathematical, and problem solving activities. The activities kept all students engaged as they catered for students with di�erent ability and learning needs. Each activity came as a colourful display with instructions, questions and a student worksheet. The instructions and questions on the displays made each session a guided discovery lesson, where the students solved a variety of problems, discovered number patterns, identi�ed geometric properties, did logically thinking and applied Mathematics to the physical world. The students enjoyed the 75 minutes of exposure to real-life Maths and took on the challenge each activity provided. They demonstrated good teamwork and worked collaboratively to attempt and solve as many solving the problems in the given time.



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The activities encouraged the students to think, to develop skills necessaryto work in small groups, to interact and boost their con�dence and mostimportantly, promoted positive attitudes towards Mathematics.

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Nan Tien Temple

On Wednesday 21st August, the Year 12 Society and Culture class attended the Nan Tien Temple in Berkeley which is home to the largest Buddhist Temple in the Southern Hemisphere. The students took part in Tai Chi, meditation and feasted on a vegetarian meal before completing a spiritual and historical tour of the beautiful grounds. This excur-sion was part of their focus study for the HSC course where we are studying Belief Systems and Ideologies. We ended the day with the students taking a stroll up to the Bell of Gratitude where they were able to express what they are most grateful for.


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Information and Software Technology – NCSS Challenge 2019

In term 3, Stage 5 IST (Information and Software Technology) class participated in NCSS challenge. NCSS challenge is a collaborative e�ort of The University of Sydney and National Computer Science School. It is a programming competition open to all school students in Australia (including Private and Catholic schools). This year, the challenge was started on 29th July, 2019 and was running for about 5 weeks, where all students had to complete �ve challenges (one challenge per week). This challenge teaches students to code in Python 3.6. Python is an easy to learn scripting language used for many di�erent purposes such as Web Applications and Scienti�c Research. Google, Facebook and Reddit all use Python in their infrastructure and web services.

Our Year 10 students – Naseer Ali Shah, Elord Justo, Nate Napoles and Scott Saville participated and completed the challenge in a professional manner. In this challenge, Naseer got the perfect score (100%correct) while other student received high distinction (85% - 99%). There were approximately 35,000 students who participated in this challenge and 7,694 students in the category in which these Year 10 students competed. Great achievement guys, we are proud of you!!

ENGINEERING - Years 7 & 8 and Stage 5

YEAR 7: The year 7 students have been completing a hovercraft for their second unit. They have learnt about material properties and how a hovercraft works. The �nished hovercraft were raced across the classroom!



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YEAR 8: The students in the year8 engineering class were learning about autonomous vehicles and were able to build their own remotely controlled vehicles. Some of the students were able to engrave their own personalised logo onto the timber. The completed vehicles were used to play a game of robot soccer.


STAGE 5:The Stage 5 classes have been learning about alternative energy and investigated the social and environmental impact that a wind-up torch could have. The students built a wind-up torch and some of thestudents designed and engraved a logo onto the timber.

HSC Industrial Technology Timber Major Projects

The Year 12 Industrial Technology class has worked hard over the past 3 terms to complete their Timber Major Project and the accompanying 80 page folio.

During the HSC course students are required to design, project manage and construct a timber project of their own choice. Students document the management of the project from its inception to completion in a folio. The project and folio contributes towards 60% of their HSC mark and is externally marked by NESA.

Students have an opportunity to display their wood working �are and the skills that they have developed through their study of Industrial Technology and at the end they have a great piece of furniture to take home. Projects this year ranged from computer desks, entertainment units, tables and shoe storage systems. Congratulations to all students involved.



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Intercultural Understanding

Aboriginal Conference

On Tuesday the 6th of August we held our annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student conference. It was a great day �lled with di�erent activities, sharing, stories, food and a strong celebration and recognition of culture. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students of Plumpton attended and they were allowed to bring a friend along to share in the experiences and immerse themselves in the day. The day started o� with a Welcome to Country from Uncle Wes who again honoured us with his presence. Students from all years were divided into di�erent groups and participated in di�erent activities which were led by our Aboriginal partners. There were four sessions. AFL Indigenous Academies ran traditional hunting games which were highly engaging while AIME ran a few exciting sessions including Cultural Identity and a Failure Station. During the lunch break, Uncle Wes told Dreaming stories, which captivated all students and parents and community members who attended. Students were treated to a delicious BBQ lunch (thanks to members of the SEC who cooked). Overall, it was an amazing day �lled with stories, culture, learning and valuable experiences.

Congratulations to all the teams who worked hard on their L2L Skills Tropfest Challenge videos! It was

great to see so much creativity and school spirit represented in each video.

The winner of L2L Tropfest, with 100 likes, is GOAL SETTING by HALKIRK!!

L2L Skills Tropfest Winner – Halkirk

PLP Reminder The PLP is a Personalised Learning Pathway that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students complete every year. The PLP aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students on their educational journey from primary school through their high school years. It shows how students identify their learning with their culture and importantly, how their learning and interests change over time regarding their subjects, experiences and future goals. The PLP involves parents and students meeting with Karlene Rex (Aboriginal Education O�cer) and a sta� member to create the pathway together. If you would like to book in a suitable time for the PLP, please contact Karlene Rex on (02) 9625 7020.


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AIME On Monday the 26th of August, Plumpton High School Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students attended AIME at Western Sydney University at Parramatta South Campus. On the day, the students engaged in various activities that encourage leadership, creativity, resilience as well as items that showcased their culture. In the beginning, Plumpton High School students were divided into groups and were given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with students from participating schools. They engaged in a visual workshop that highlighted global topics and were educated by the AIME mentors and leaders on the importance of leader-ship and taking a stance on global issues. The students were also given the opportunity to be a part of the Imagination Declaration that featured a group of students from across Australia that showcased the impor-tance of leadership on Indigenous Issues. Students were encouraged to sign the Imagination Declaration to show their support on various Indigenous issues challenging the Prime Minister and Education Ministers to involve young people and Indigenous Australians in creating policies about their future.

As the day progressed, students were given the opportunity to break o� into small groups after morning tea and engage in various activities such as art, storytelling, dancing and weaving. The guest appearance by Uncle Wes allowed students to listen on dreamtime stories and learn more about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Culture. At the commencement of the day, the Year 12 students of participating schools including Plumpton High School wereacknowledged on the day. They were presented with a certi�cate of completion and were acknowledged for their ime in the AIME program and were given the opportunity to give words of advice to the other year groups present, encouraging the cohort of students to continue to achieve their dreams and goals and focus on the future. A big thankyou to all the AIME leaders and mentors for an amazing day.


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Information for Years 11 & 12’s:

As a Year 11 or 12 student at Plumpton High School you have been provided with a ‘Pass-Out Card’ that will allow you to enter and leave the school at di�erent times to that of junior students (Years 7-10). Plumpton High School sees the Year 11 and 12 students as young adults and as such the school seeks to provide a level of responsibility equivalent. Outlined below are the expectations and guidelines associated with your Pass-out Card.

You will only be permitted to leave the school if YOU have YOUR Pass-Out Card If you do not have a class Period 1 you may arrive at 10am If you have no class P4 you need to leave during lunch 2 (gates are locked at the end of lunch 2, if you are still here you need to be in the library) All students to be present Period 2 and Period 3 = Senior Study or Library You may attend the shops Lunch 1 and Lunch 2 with your card You need to return before the bell goes at the end of Lunch 1 or Lunch 2 Food purchased at the shops is to be consumed at the shops (please do not buy for juniors). If you attend TAFE you are to depart at 1:00pm unless alternate permission is granted.

Note: The front gates are closed during the course of the normal school day. Please ensure you enter/exit at set times to reduce inconvenience to o�ce sta�. Should you make decisions and take actions that contravenethe expectations and guidelines associated with the Pass-Out Card the privilege may be removed.

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We want our students to be:

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Responsible, Productive Citizens

Leaders Now and in the Future

Kind and Respectful to ALL Others

Can I answer YES to these questions?:

Am I in the right place?

Am I doing the right thing?

Am I being fair?

Am I being helpful?

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All actions have consequences

We all have a shared responsibility to help the learning and wellbeing of the large majority of students. To do this we need to re-establish our standards in a number of focus areas.

It must be clearly understood that there will be concequences for people who fail to meet the behaviour standards outlined in the document.

We cannot accept behaviours which impact negatively on our school learning environment. We each have a responsibility to be the best learners, citizens, and leaders we can be. We must respect the wellbeing of others and the learning of others

At Plumpton High School, we understand that all actions have consequences. As a school, we work together in peaceful, helpful and kind ways so that the consequences of our actions are positive ones. There are many rewards for working together in such a way, including:

Feeling good about ourselves and othersEnjoying our lives at schoolBeing able to participate in great learning and many school activitiesBeing acknowledged for our work with merit certificates and other awardsBeing involved in leadership activitiesBeing successful in our learning

Sadly, it happens that people sometimes lose their way and forget their responsibilities to themselves and to others in our school community. We have to make sure we have good systems in place to prevent such things from negatively a�ecting our lives at school and our learning. Some of the consequences for people behaving badly include:

Warnings and action by your teacher if you fail to meet the behaviour standards.Referral to the head teacher for action if the problem persists.


Behaviour expectations

I wear school uniform.I walk at school.I keep my hands and feet to myself.I report any problems.I stay where I am supposed to be (in class during lesson or in bounds during lunch.)

I ask permission to leave my seat/class.I sit on my seat properly.I sit at my desk properly.I follow the safety procedures of the class.

I stay inbounds.I act and play safely.I report any dangerous or damaged equipment.I report strangers to a teacher.

I stay to the left when walking.I line up as directed by my teacher.I use the banisters for my hands.I carry my bag safely so it won’t hit into others.

I wash my hands after using the toilets.I keep the toilet facilities clean.

I wait patiently for the bus.I stay behind the green fence while I wait for the bus.I get on and o� the bus without pushing.I keep myself and my belongings inside the bus.

I sit properly on my chair.I sit properly at my table.I walk carefully to my table.

I enter & exit in an organised manner.I sit appropriately.

I remain seated in the appropriate area.

I say no to bullying.I follow teachers’ instructions.I speak politely and use appropriate language.I put my rubbish in the bin.I leave banned items at home.I keep the school vandalism and gra�ti free.

I listen to the person who is speaking to the class.I put my hand up and wait silently to speak.I take my hat o� when I enter the room.I am accepting of the opinions and contributions of others.

I wait my turn at the canteen.I start walking to class when the bell goes.I put my rubbish in the bins.

I walk quietly so others can continue learning.I stand and wait until instructed to enter the room.I enter and exit classrooms without pushing.

I use the toilets correctly.I save water by turning o� the tap.

I line up when I see my bus approaching.I speak politely to the bus driver and other passengers.

I am silent.I put my hand up and wait silently to ask a question.I face the front.I listen to instructions.I sit where I am asked.I leave banned items at home.

I am quiet throughout the assembly.I listen to all announcements.I act as a mature audience member.I congratulate the achievements of others appropriately.

I am respectful of classes by sitting quietly.

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I say no to bullying.I follow teachers’ instructions.I speak politely and use appropriate language.I put my rubbish in the bin.I leave banned items at home.I keep the school vandalism and gra�ti free

I do my class work to the best of my ability.I bring the equipment needed for each lesson.

I use the toilets during breaks rather than during class.I use lunchtime e�ectively by having something to eat, talking to friends, playing a game, visiting the library or seeing a teacher.

I move to class quickly.I encourage other students to get to class.I show that I know how to go from class to class.I have a permission note if I am out of class.

I use the toilets during lunch times.I have a permission note if I go to the toilets during class time.

I model the right behaviour on the bus.I have my bus pass and T-Card.

I do my best and attempt every question.I bring the necessary equipment.I keep my eyes on my own work.I allow others to concentrate.

I think about what is presented at the assembly.

I use the time to complete all homework or study.

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Dear Parents / Carers,

If you would like to develop an email link with our Head Teacher Administration, Ms Catterall regarding your child’s ATTENDANCE at Plumpton High School, please just send her an email at:

[email protected]

The email should state the following: your name (�rst & last name), your child’s name (�rst and last name) and what year they are in. She will then add you to her Parent/ Carer contact list. This will enable her to send you a graphic displaying your child’s attendance record for the term. The graphic will be sent as an email attachment (Word �le). This will be a quick form of communication if she has any attendance concerns regarding your child.

In 2013, the school has introduced a new attendance tracking system, that has removed the need for paper rolls and runners to collect the rolls. Teachers are now marking rolls electronically in class, giving the school instant data on student attendance in class (as shown below). The new system has been an instant success giving all sta� access to an excellent attendance pro�le of all students, so that any concerning patterns of attendance can be addressed promptly. Remember that there is a very close relationship between high attendance and student success. To encourage students to set high standards for attendance, 3 awards will again be presented at Presentation Day & Graduation in 2019: Gold, Silver & Bronze Attendance Awards.

Attendance Updates Via E-mail & SMS

Since 2016 you would have been receiving SMS noti�cations if your child is either absent from school or late to school. Please reply to these SMS noti�cations promptly so that your child’s attendance record can be updated. If the school does not have your most recent mobile number, could you please contact the school on 9625 7020 and request a ‘Change/Update of Details Form’

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