Congratulations to:

n Latifah Jackson-Vaughan, Lucinda Dunstan and Thandiwe Gudu, Year 9,whodidinterviewsforABCNews, Sydney Morning Heraldand702radioabouttheContainerDeposit Scheme, Water Post andCoca-Cola. Links to these storiesareonourschoolTwitterAccount@GirlsCanterburyandonourwebsite.

n Ariel Fowkes, Year 7forhercreationofafantasticBehind The Scenes of Stingfilm.ThisisonYouTubeandislinkedontheschoolwebsiteundertheExtraCurricularsection.

n The School Band,aGoldMedalattheEngadineMusicFestivalinJune.

n The Inner West Regional Ensemble and Percussion group havebeen selected for the ExpandingHorizons concert at the OperaHouse–19August–rehearsalallday,concertintheevening.

n RegionalCrossCountrywasheldon Friday 14 June at MirandaPark,Miranda.FourstudentsfromCanterburyGirls’representedtheSt George Zone at the carnival.

Theywere:Monica Tanuse (Year 7), Jemma Nguyen (Year 7), Amy Tran (Year 7) and Emily Ketchell (Year 9). All four completedthe 3km and 4km course andrepresented their zone and theirschoolwithpride.(Photoatleft)

n Eve Eleftheriou, Year 9,whowasplaced 5th last weekend in Ball& Clubs in the State RhythmicGymnastics. Well done Eve!We wish Eve all the best for theupcomingStatetrials.

n StudentsselectedfortheRegional athletics team.Afulllistpage5.

n Catherine Davey, Year 12, Nafisa Trisha, Zlata Angelkoska, Jennifer Choi, Cathryn Nguyen, Year 9who collected for the Red ShieldAppealonourschool’sbehalf.

n Students in Years 7, 8 & 9 whoparticipatedintheRegionalCreateHighShowattheendoflastterm:Lola Minutillo, Ivy Crago, Lucy Melville, Ella Hosty-Snelgrove, Monique Papanicolaou, Isobelle Cooper, Grace Taffa, Emily Grubisa, Monica Tanuse, Erin Barton, Portia McMullin, Ivy Nehl, Ella Schofield, Alexandra Scouller, Honey Spence, Pollyanna Thomson, Amira Talbot, Zoe Viney, Claire Bowen, Remy Graf, Eleanor Riddy, Madeleine Smith, Jessica Thomas, Imogen Murphy.

n Javiera Scarratt, Year 9,whohasbeen selected to be a memberof Sydney Eisteddfod’s 80thAnniversary Orchestra for theOrchestralSpectacularconcertatSydneyTownHall.

GHS

Public and Proud

August 2013Newsletter

Lead the ChaLLenge • Leadership • exCeLLenCe • aChievement • diversity

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CONTENTSCongratulations................. 1

ThankYou,Staffchanges,Year12Trials,StudentMedicalForms..... 2

GirlsRugbySevens,Year9NRL,TheEffectofWhiteLight........................ 3

HospitalityWorkPlacements,P&CFrenchWineTastingInvitation........................... 4

SpecialProvisions,RegionalAthleticsTeam,PlayhouseCreatures......... 5

RTAOffences,Fines&Demerits2013.................. 6

CHPSchoolofHospitality......................... 7

WhyourSchoolisBoycottingCoke................ 8

CommunitySupportforStudentAction.................. 9

ParentingWorkshops...... 10

CallforDonations,FollowSchoolTwitter,ParentReminders,P&C.. 11

Year5Enrichment,HelenO’GradyDramaAcademy........................ 12

HSCDance&DramaShowcase...................... 13

Year 12 Best of luck with current trials examinations.Year 12 please ensure you keep reading all your DEC emails as Mrs Tyral will be forwarding lots of information about some of the following topics:n BonusPointsundertheEASSchemen BonusPointsingeneraln Scholarships/Schemesn TheJobMarket–wherearethejobs

inthefuture?n TheUniApplicationProcess–What

course,whatunicosts/Help,Howto!n TheTAFEApplicationProcessn TAFEtoUniPathways,n Apprenticeships/Traineeships

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the effect of white lightIs your student having trouble getting up forschoolorsleeping?

Thereismuchresearchaboutregardingtheaffectof“whitelight”onsleepingpatternsandbodyrhythm.

RecentlytherewasagreatstoryontheABContheeffectsofwhitelightonsleepingpatterns.

Thelinktothisstoryis:

www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-01/artificial-light-leading-to-increase-in-sleep-disorders/4790448

Below are some links to articles on this topic as well:

chriskresser.com/how-artificial-light-is-wrecking-your-sleep-and-what-to-do-about-it

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ 249592.php

www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Health_Letter/2012/May/blue-light-has-a-dark-side/

www.medicaldaily.com/articles/17012/20130701/artificial-light-exposure-technology-use-sleep-patterns-sleep-health-mental-health.htm

n Charlotte Edwidge, Year 9whohaslivedherdreamduringtheholidaysandshared theSydneyOperaHousestagewithworld-classdancers.Charlottewasgiven inside tipson dance technique, performance and production fromBangarra Dance Theatre and Nederlands Dans Theaterduring a week-long work experience program. FrankNewman,SydneyOperaHousecreativelearningspecialist,saidwhiletheinvitationtostudentswastimedtocoincidewith thedancetroupes’performances, thevisitwaspartof a wider program called Djurali. This is a partnershipbetweentheSydneyOperaHouse,theAustralianTheatreforYoungPeopleand theDepartmentofEducationandCommunities.TheaimofDjurali,whichmeans ‘grow’ inthe languageof theGadigalpeople, is togiveAboriginalstudentstheopportunitytoparticipateinartsandculturalactivitieswithaviewtocreatingemploymentpathwaysforthem.DuringtheweekattheOperaHousethestudentsare given a personalised orientation and behind thescenestour.Theyengageinrole-playingsessionstoboosttheirconfidenceandexplorebackstage.Theylearnaboutthestaffrolesfromusherstoboxofficeoperators.

thank you to:n Gardeners. Parents:Karin,Mark,Trevor,Steven,Chris,

Ross,Killara,Sharni,Michael,Sue,TeacherAlec. Students:Latifah,Michaelie,Coco,Stella,Eliva,Josianne,

Lucinda, Uyen whose combined effort created a newgardenonthePrincessStreetcornerandageneralcleanupoftheareaaffectedbytherecentbuildingworks.

n Familieswhohavemadefinancialdonationsorgoodstotheschoolrecently.

n Year 9 Food Technology students for the baking ofafternoonteafortheYear5EnrichmentProgramParentafternoontea.

n Mrs Gifford for co-ordination and teaching the highlysuccessful Year 5 Enrichment Program this year andto Mrs Maddox and Mrs Oubani for such inspiringteachinginthisprogram.

staff Change:n WefarewelledMs MatosourCareersAdvisorlastweek.

Shewillbeoffonmaternityleaveforthenext12months.WewelcomeMrs Tyralbacktotakeoverthisimportantschoolrole.

2013 high school girls rugby sevens Discovery DayOn Monday 22 July eight brave girls with a keeninterest in football attended the Rugby Sevens Discovery Day to experience what playing the gameis all about. The students were coached through arigoroussessionoftackling,passingandsetplaydrillsand skills development. All of the girls had a greattimetrainingandplayingthegameofrugbyandlookforwardtothenextdevelopmentdaylaterintheyear.

Students: Oriel Parfenow, Vineta Tohotoa, JosieRatuvou-Folkes, Lea Camilet, Suliveta Tala, YasminAtwani,MelindaAkaiandLuisaRatuvou.

Cghs student Medical FormsDuringTerms3and4wewillbeupdatingourmedicalrecordssystemstoensurewehave the most up-to-date information onyourchild’shealth.

If you have a child with a medicalconditionyouwillreceiveacopyofthenewformsinthemailandwillneedtofillthemoutandreturnthemtousassoonasyoucan.

Thegoodnewsiswehavealreadystartedcollecting someof this information,whichmeans less for you todo.Thenew formswill help us collect your child’s importantmedical information and the introductionofnewsystemswillmeanwe’llbeable tobetter manage the daily and emergencyhealthneedsofyourchild.

Weappreciateyoursupportaswestartcollectingtheinformation,andifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecall.

Nrl sessions for Year 99PD2 are currently takingpart in an NRL programrun by professionalcoaches. They had theirfirst session on Monday22 July during their PElesson.Inthesessionthegirlsworkedontheirpassingskills,kickingskills,touchdownsand“playbacks”.

Overthenext5weekstheywillbedevelopingtheirskills and game play, finishing on “gala day” stylecompetition.ThefirstsessionwentextremelywellandI was impressed with the enthusiasm and skill levelfrom9PD2.Welldonegirls!

By Stacy Naisbett

Keep up to date with the latest School News on Twitter:

@girlsCanterbury

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special ProvisionsStudents with a diagnosed disability, either physical,emotional or intellectual are invited to apply forassistance during their exams and assessments inYears11and12.

n All applications must be supported by medicalevidence.

n Assistanceisgivenintheformof:areaderand,orwriter,restbreaksorextratime.

n Provisionsgiven for theH.S.C.examsaregrantedindependentlybytheBoardofStudies.

n InterestedparentsandstudentsshouldcontacttheLearningSupportstafftodiscussrequests.

All enquiresarewelcome toMrsO’Sullivan,SupportTeacher Learning, Ms Fox, Support Teacher MentalHealth–phone97181805.

Regional Athletics Team

12 YearsAmy Tran, 800m

13 YearsXanthia Marinelli, Sharnee Dingwell, Lucy

Melville and Emily Grubisa, Relay 4 x 25mEmily Grubisa, Shot Put

14 YearsYasmin Atawani, 1500 Walk

16 YearsJessica Orlick, 400mJessica Orlick, 1500m

hospitality work PlacementDuringWeek9ofTerm2,Year11Hospitalitystudentsparticipatedinworkplacement.ThegirlshadanenjoyableexperienceworkinginrestaurantsandhotelsacrossSydney.Thestudentswereabletopracticeandimprovetheskillstheyhavelearntinclass.

Below, from left to right: Jennifer Nguyen at Cuccina Catering; Cindy Liu at Rossini’s; and Aiqi Lu at Sydney Harbour Marriott.

CGHS P&C InvIte ParentS to

FrenCH WIne taStInG

Saturday 17.8.13 at 3pm in the School Canteen.

$15 entry, adults only and entry via the Minter Street Carpark.

Playhouse CreaturesYoumaynotbeawarethatCGHShasadevotedgroupofseniorstudents thathavetakentheopportunity toenjoy trips to local theatre. To date that group hasenjoyed trips to thePilgrimTheatre inPittStreet,aswell as PACT theatre space in Erskineville to viewSydney University’s Dramatic Society production ofBrecht’s The Threepenny Opera. InearlySeptemberwe are hoping to go to the Australian Institute ofMusic’sproductionof‘Rent’ the musical.

AIDA’sperformancesof‘Catherine’and‘Playhouse Creatures’ were challenging and innovativeperformances. Itwaswonderful to recognize theuseof techniques and conventions that we have beenstudyingindramaclass.Studentshadtheopportunityto analyse how effective the production ideas were.The subject matter of ‘Catherine’ was particularlychallengingas itgave insight into the lifeofRussia’sCatherinetheGreat.Theperformancewasfastpacedandpackedwithhumour,concentrationwasrequiredtomakeallthenecessaryconnectionsandunderstandtheallusionsandjokes.

Students have enjoyed lively entertainment andmoreofourseniorstudentsventuredouttothenextperformance. The play ‘Catherine’ illustrated life forthe first female actors at theGlobe theatre, London.Theinnovativeideasanddesignflairinspiredusaswerecognized that theseproductions; althoughworkingto a budget still managed to evoke another worldwith basic props and imagination. The performanceof The Threepenny Opera enabled students to seethe HSC text they were studying in performance.The performances were highly enjoyable. Studentsstudyingdramainthesenioryearsareencouragedtoparticipateintripstoseelivetheatre.

Further information about forthcoming trips aredistributed through the senior drama classes or bycontactingMsBarryintheCAPAstaffroom.

PleAse CONtACt us ifanypersonalcontactdetailshave

changed,seeouremailcontactbelow:

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rtA Offence, Fines & Demerit Points 2013For further enquiries www.rta.nsw.gov.au 13 22 13Offence and penalty when committed in an operating school zone

OFFeNCe MiNiMuM MiNiMuM lOss FiNe OF DeMerit POiNtsIf you stop or park on or near:

•Apedestriancrossing $344 2

•Achildren’scrossing $344 2

•Anymarkedfootcrossing $344 2

Ifyoudoublepark $258 2

Ifyouparkonafootpath $143 2

If you park illegally in a:

•NOSTOPPINGZONE $258 2

•NOPARKINGZONE $143 2

•BUSZONE $258 2

IfyoumakeanillegalU-turn $258 3

If you exceed 40km/h in an operating school zone in a light vehicle by:

•10km/handunder $150 2*

•Morethan10km/hbutlessthan20km/h $271 4*

•Morethan20km/hbutlessthan30km/h $451 5*

•Morethan30km/hbutlessthan45km/h $872 6*

•Morethan45km/h $1,987 7*

Ifyouuseamobilephone $344 4

Ifyoufailtogivewaytoapedestrian $344 4

Ifyoureverseunsafely $201 3

* These values are higher for provisional drivers and are doubled during designated holiday/long weekend periods.

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reCYCliNg is NOt OPtiONAl,itisessential-thatiswhyweneedthecash-for-containersscheme.Thisschemeinvolvesthepaymentofabout10¢foreachcontainerthatisreturnedforrecycling.Thisencouragespeopleto return them instead of chucking them onto thestreet,intogeneralrubbishbinsoranywhereelse.

InSouthAustralia,thecash-for-containersschemehas been extremely successful in increasing therecycling rate, reducing litter, reducing the costs ofwastemanagementtolocalgovernmentandprovidingrecyclingoptions.

Sowhydon’twehaveitinNSWorindeednationally?BecauselargebeveragecompaniessuchasCoca-Colaoppose the introduction of such schemes, arguingthat the increased cost to consumers would have asignificantimpactontheirsales.Butthisisridiculous-ifthecostofbuyingadrinkincludesanextra10¢andthisamountisabletoberecoveredbytheconsumerbyreturningtheircontainer,thenwhatistheproblem?Surelyconsumersaresmartenoughtodothemathsonthisone.

Coca-Cola needs to recognise that people buyingdrinksthinktoo,andmanypeoplebuyingthesedrinkswant to see better environmental protection. That isthedirectionofthefuture-whocanarguewiththat?

AdvertisementWell Coca-Cola can, that is who. The Northern

Territory tried to implement a cash-for-containersscheme recently but Coca-Cola took it to court andluckily the Northern Territory won. What is Coca-Cola’sproblem? It seemsa lot of it is ideological - itsimply does not want the government telling it whattodoorinterferinginitsoperations,anditwantstheconsumertohave‘’freechoice’’.Italsodoesnotwantthe complexity of getting involved in recycling - thatrequires some effort and changes to operations. Itprefers to leave recycling toeveryoneelse, includingcouncils.

But youonlyhave togodown to theCooksRiverin Sydney to see that doing nothing results in a bigproblem.Anydaydownthereyouwillseethousands

of bottles either in the river or on the banks. It is adisgrace.

ThatiswhyIandmyfellowstudentsatCanterburyGirlsHighSchooldecidedtotakeastand.Wewanttoliveinaplacethatiscleanandwherepeoplecarefortheirenvironmentandtakestepstoprotectitforfuturegenerations.Asafirststepwedecidedthatwewantedthe school to minimise its purchase of bottles. OurprincipalfoundagrantfromtheSeaLifeConservationFundthatallowedustopurchaseawaterbottlerefillstation.Onceitwasinstalled,weaskedthecanteentostopsellingplasticwaterbottlessostudentscouldusereusablebottlestominimisetheirwaste.

Thiswasdoneeffectivelybutwewantedtogetmoreinvolved in the issue. We began wondering how wecouldencouragerecyclingfurther-weliketheideaof‘’thinkglobally,actlocally’’andwebeganaskingwhybottlesarenotrecycledinNSWandendupinriversinstead. It turns out that thebeverage industry,withCoca-Cola as its ‘’leader’’, opposes recycling effortsthatcouldreducecontainerwastedramatically.SowethoughtwecouldgoanotherstepandweaskedourcanteentostopsellingallproductssoldbyCoca-Cola.Whyshouldwesupportanorganisationthatappearstotakenoresponsibilityforprotectingourenvironment?

Weknowthatouractionsalonewillnotbeenough,butitisimportanttofollowthroughonaprincipleandtotakeastand.

Sowesay toCoca-Cola,stepup,besmart,movewiththetimesandtakecareofourenvironment.

IthasamassiveinfluenceonthepeopleofAustraliaso it is its responsibility to send an environment-friendlymessagetothepublic.Itneedstoknowthatstudents arewilling to take charge tomake abetterAustraliaforeveryone.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-our-school-is-boycotting-coke-20130727-2qr5y.html#ixzz2aNyKxVtW

• reprinted from SMH July 28, 2013

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why our school is boycotting CokeBy Thandiwe Gudu

Community support for student Action:

August 2013

PAreNts AND CitizeNs AssOCiAtiON2013 P&C executivePresident:JoSchofieldVice Presidents:KarinBadart,SharonGuduSecretary:MailinSchutingAssistant Secretary:OliveBarryTreasurer:StephenGallagherAssistant Treasurer:MichaelClarke

2013 Dates: 4th Wednesday of the month.Cantabrian Hall, entry via Church Street. Term3: 31stJuly, 28thAugustTerm4: 23rdOctober, 27thNovember

reMiNDers for familiesChange of Contact Details: Please ensure that ifyour address or phone number has been changedthe school administration is informed. A Change ofContactDetailsFormcanbecollectedfromOfficeA.

excursions: The school is more than happy forstudentstopayovernightexcursionsoffacrosstheyearaslongasa$50depositispaidpriortodeparture.Onedayexcursionsmustbepaidinfullbeforedeparture.

Newsletter by email:AllfamilieswillreceiveanSMSwhenthenewsletterisavailableonthewebpage.Thiscomes out each month and issue dates are on thecalendaronthewebsite.Thenewsletterisemailedtoallstudentsaswell. Ifyouwish tohaveahardcopyyourdaughtermustcollectthisfromOfficeA.

school Calendar: Please check the studentcalendar on the school website for excursiondates, upcoming events, and rehearsal times:www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

scope and sequence forAllSubjectsforYears7-10isnowavailableonthewebsite.

CAll for DonationsWe are currently looking to expand our fitness equipment.

If you have an exercise bike, treadmill or rower no longer required at your home which is in good order we will gladly look after it and use it.

Follow School Twitter Account: @girlsCanterbury

This is being used as a quick reminder of events coming up, tips and reminders for families and information about student achievements.

@girlsCanterbury

PARENTING WORKSHOP SERIES

FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS

Finding challenges in raising 12—18 year olds? FREE Parent Wise Parenting Workshops for ALL parents of adolescents.

Topics include: The stages of adolescence What parenting styles and communication techniques work How to keep a positive approach to discipline!

Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth & Family Services

(assisting families since 1982). Date: One evening per week for 7 weeks from Thursday 15 August — Thursday 19 September, 2013 plus a follow up session on Thursday 31st October. Time: 4:30pm —6:30pm Venue: Rosemount Good Shepherd 440 Marrickville Road, Marrickville

To Register please contact: Maya Floyd on Ph: 8571 7800

Email: Maya.Floyd@rosemountgs.org.au Also now available, THE AUSTRALIAN PARENTING APP FREE from iTunes App Store or Android Market.

www.rosemountgs.org.au

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Year 5 enrichmentSeventyYear5studentsfrom14primaryschoolsarecurrentlydoingafourdaylearningenrichmentprogramatCGHSinEnglish,MathsandScience.Theexperiencegivesstudentsagreatintroductiontolearninginhighschool.

Sue Holden

act, create, communicate

Do you want to have fun, be more confident & make new friends? Then join

our youth theatre class. Our classes cover Speech, Improvisations,

Monologues & Scripts!

www.helenogrady.com.au

Now Enrolling for Term 3!

Studio Locations: Marrickville, Homebush

& Maroubra.

Contact the Principal Mel Duke -

02 9787 2363

hsC Drama & Dance

showcase was held on the 26.7.13

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