Issue 4 – 18 May, 2018

Cumberland High School Excellence in Education

183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118 Phone: 02 9871 7718 Fax: 02 9872 5381 www.cumberland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: Cumberland-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Events for Term 2, 2018

22 May P&C Meeting 7pm

25 May Cumberland High School Athletics Carnival

28 May Year 10 Welfare Day – Getting it Right

29 May ICAS Science Competition

01 Jun Athletics Carnival Wet Weather Backup Day

04 Jun Year 9-11 Poetry in Action Incursion

05 Jun Personal Best Assembly

11 Jun Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

12 Jun Music Camp (4 days)

14 Jun Community Mentoring Breakfast

15 Jun HSC History Study Day

19 Jun Zone Athletics Carnival (2 days)

21 Jun Year 12 Chemistry Excursion

Ex-student Tom Emeleus – Giving Back to Cumberland!

The Cumberland High School Community Mentoring Program is currently in its fourth year and continues to provide

selected Year 11 students with one-on-one mentoring on a monthly basis. We are fortunate to have several ex-

students who have volunteered their time to this worthwhile program including Tom Emeleus, School Captain 1992.

Tom graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and a Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) with First

Class Honours, going on to obtain his Masters of Engineering Management. Tom is currently the General Manager of

NECA Training and Apprenticeships, employing over 750 people and holds the position of Director on four state and

national boards. Despite his busy schedule, Tom continues to give back to Cumberland High School, mentoring two

of our students this year.

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Principal’s Voice

Term 2 has provided fantastic

opportunities for our learning

community to engage and thrive.

Leadership opportunities for

staff included their engagement

in the creation and refinement of

our next three-year plan. The

three strategic directions of our

2018-2020 School Plan are

framed around Leading,

Teaching and Learning. Our key

objective is to excel across these

three domains and ensure that

every student continues to

achieve their personal best.

Congratulations to our Year 7

and Year 9 students for their

high engagement and exemplary

conduct during the NAPLAN

assessments. Student

performance through both

internal and external

assessments continue to inform

our practices as teachers and

enable ongoing academic growth.

For our student leaders, we had a

very respectful and memorable

Anzac Day assembly honouring

the past and enabling deep

reflection.

The Year 9 Helmsman Project

girls embarked on their five-day

adventure at Tharwa exploring

the challenging landscape and

putting their life-effectiveness

skills to the test. Our girls

excelled! Stay tuned for a full

report in our next newsletter.

Year 7 students enjoyed Dr.

Bernard Cohen’s spectacular

performance at the Ginko Launch

event. Year 8 students from

James Ruse Agricultural High

School together with Year 5 and

Year 6 students from Carlingford

West and our Year 7 students

experienced the brilliance of Dr.

Cohen as he unravelled this

year’s project. The three schools

are excited about the writing

enrichment experience that will

culminate in the development of

creative writing pieces to be

showcased during Education

Week later in the year.

Our Mock Trial team impressed

with their eloquence when

challenging the Baulkham Hills

team and Magistrate Van Houten

provided excellent guidance and

advice to support our Mock Trial

Team’s success when competing

against Wauchope. Refer to page

8 for a full report.

Ms M. Pikoulas

Principal

Pictured Above Left: Our hard working staff refining our 2018-2020 School Plan

Pictured Above Right: Dr. Bernard Cohen launching the 2018 Ginko Writing Project with Cumberland High

School, James Ruse Agricultural High School and Carlingford West Public School

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Deputies Diary

Assessment Tasks and

Examinations

Our Year 12 students recently

completed their Half Yearly

examinations. In line with the

new HSC Assessment

requirements, Year 11 students

did not sit Half Yearly

examinations but have been

working on assessment tasks in

all of their subjects.

Students are now in the process

of receiving feedback on their

examinations and tasks. It is

important that they take the time

to carefully read the comments

and feedback provided by

teachers. Students should also

consult with their teachers to

ensure they can work towards

continual improvement in each

task.

Students in Years 7-10 are also in

the process of completing

assessment tasks. All students

from all years have been issued

with an Assessment Booklet

specific to their year group,

which outlines upcoming tasks.

These booklets are also available

online on the Cumberland High

School website.

NAPLAN Tests

Congratulations to all our Year 7

& Year 9 students for the manner

in which they conducted

themselves during the NAPLAN

testing, which was over three

days. Students completed written

assessments in Language

Conventions, Writing, Reading

and Numeracy. The tests provide

valuable information on how

your child is progressing in these

areas.

Year 9 NAPLAN tests will no

longer be used as an early way

for students to demonstrate the

minimum standard of literacy

and numeracy needed to receive

their HSC. Students will need to

meet the HSC minimum standard

by passing online tests, which

will be available for them to sit

when they are ready in Year 10,

11 or 12 and after the HSC.

Winter Uniform

The majority of students are to

be congratulated on the way

their wear their school uniform

with pride every day. In Terms 2-

3, we wear our winter school

uniform. For the junior girls, this

means that you will now wear

the skirt and blouse.

A reminder that our school

uniform is white socks for girls

and grey socks for boys.

Black socks are not

acceptable.

Hoodies and other

sweat-shirts are NOT to

be worn to school.

The full Uniform Policy can be

found in the Student Diary. If you

need to purchase items from the

Uniform Shop, it is open on

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Mrs J. Ashton

Acting Deputy Principal

Ms C. Brown

Deputy Principal

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Geography and

Science at

Blackman Park

On the Friday of May the 4th,

2018, year 10, myself included,

attended a joint science and

geography excursion to

Blackman Park in Lane Cove,

situated next to the Lane Cove

River. The purpose of this

excursion was to gain insight into

the natural processes seen in

estuaries and the numerous

beneficial as well as harmful

effects humans have on these

natural sites over time.

Throughout the day, year 10 was

divided into groups and rotated

around the park visiting four

different sites and completing

various activities while there.

The following activities are

presented in the order my group

performed them in.

Estuaries are defined by

dictionary.com as an arm or

inlet of the sea at the lower end

of a river. While these may seem

like an irrelevant and

unimportant geographical

feature, estuaries perform

natural processes vital to the

survival of many species of fauna

and flora. Mangroves, which

grow in swamp-like areas, are a

floral example of life sustained

by healthy estuaries and can

often, be found on the banks of

such a geographical location. On

this excursion, we were given the

opportunity to visit a living

mangrove thicket and conduct

tests determining factors such as

crab abundance, soil acidity and

pneumatophore (upwards-facing

root found on mangroves)

abundance. It was through these

tests that we were able to get a

hands-on experience into the

various functions of a living

mangrove environment and what

contributes primarily to its

survival, a far more effective way

to learn than in a classroom.

We also came across a dead

mangrove thicket partway

through the day and conducted

the same tests we had performed

on the living specimens to

determine what between the two

environments was different and

what had caused these mangrove

plants to die. Through the careful

analysis of our surroundings

(besides messing around

climbing rocks), we were able to

determine several factors

affecting the environment over

time, such as human litter and oil

slicks, which were present in the

Lane Cove River at the time of

our investigation.

Geographical skills were also

learnt during the duration of the

activities. On top of the methods

used to professionally collect

results of scientific tests in a

designated environment, we

were taken to a location

overlooking a section of the Lane

Cove River, where we were

taught how to draw a field sketch

of what we saw. While a degree

of work was involved during this

activity, it served as a well-

organised break from work at

the same time, during which we

all admired and enjoyed the

scenery in front of us.

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Geography and Science at

Blackman Park Cont.

Finally, we learnt of a method

humans are using to protect

mangrove environments from

minor flooding and assist with

natural processes at the same

time. Another purpose of

mangrove plants is to trap

sediments in water runoff to

prevent harmful substances from

entering open water. During our

final activity for the day, we were

told about a storm water

filtration system that

continuously operates and works

alongside natural processes.

Native plants begin it by filtering

some harmful substances before

the water runs down a drain and

out of a storm water outlet. The

water would then run down

rocks and through a mangrove

thicket before joining the river,

by which time it would be almost

completely clean. Through the

analysis of this system, we were

able to learn a positive impact of

human methods as well as a

negative impact as the mangrove

thicket the water was running

through was the dead one we

had come across earlier, which

had died as a result of sediments

from the rocks making the sand

too grainy for mangroves to live

in.

During this excursion, I

personally learnt a great many

things due to the ways in which it

was organized and conducted.

Nature and its processes have

always been an interest of mine,

but this excursion brought it into

detail and clarified through

hands-on experiences the true

impacts of human activities on

the environment. I believe

everyone who attended learnt

something valuable to take away

from it and I would gladly go on

an excursion like this again.

Rowan Chate

Year 10 Student

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Designing

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Pictured are the Technology

Mandatory class 7TM5

showcasing their design and

construction projects of

playground equipment. The

students gained an

understanding of how different

structures suit the environment

and they worked through each of

the Design Process stages to

produce these innovative

children's playground equipment

designs.

Ms S. Kitson

Teacher

Clockwise from Top:

Aisleen, Dieter, Vidushi, Jay

Jay and Artin.

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Mock Trial Round

Two

Cumberland hosted Baulkham

Hills in the second round of the

NSW Law Society Mock Trial

Competition in the first week of

the new term. The team

consisted of Lauren Barrientos

and Rachel Harkin (Barristers),

Matthew Krishna (Solicitor),

Taylor Barrientos and

Adwithya Puri (witnesses) and

Dev Chopra (Magistrates’ Clerk).

I have been impressed with the

dedication and effort inputted by

the team into this competition in

preparation for Wauchope. They

put in a sterling effort given that

Round One was prepared for but

did not go ahead to their being

no magistrate for the trial. The

team would like to thank Ms

Pikoulas and Liz Thompson for

their help and support

throughout the trial. Further,

Rod Van Houten from Van

Houten Law in Parramatta, who

presided over the case, is to be

thanked for his feedback and

offer to provide additional

coaching our team.

Mr K. Thomas

Mock Trial Coach

“Although we did not win this

trial, I was still able to learn from

this experience as a “barrister”.

The magistrate who listened to

this case gave us helpful

feedback that we will definitely

use when we compete in future

trials”. Lauren

“Despite not winning the trial, we

were able to turn losing into

something positive by learning

from the feedback given”. Taylor

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Library News

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the students

who have already completed the

Premier’s Reading Challenge!

A Library Award and some

random surprises will be given to

these students in their English

classes. For those students who

are still working towards the

award the library has a display of

suitable books with a folder

listing of all Premier’s Reading

Challenge books that are part of

our Library collection.

Games

It has been wonderful to see

many students enjoying a game of

chess during lunch. Chess,

checkers and some other board

games are available for all

students on the desk near the

Library Conference Room.

New Books!

New Fiction titles have been

added to the library collection.

(See cover images at the bottom of

this page)

Students may also reserve books

by opening the Oliver library icon

in the search box on their DET

login page. By opening Oliver

Library students may:

Search the library collection

Borrow and read eBooks

Reserve items that have been

borrowed by other students

Review and Rate library

resources for other students

Mrs K. Alexander

Teacher Librarian

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Volleyball All

Round!

The Baulkham Hills Volleyball

Tournament was held on the last

Saturday of the recent school

holidays. 10 Cumberland

students (6 girls and 4 boys)

played against a variety of

schools from around Sydney.

Whilst we didn't win any

matches the girls team won a

couple of sets and so did the boys

team. Because the boys team was

short in numbers a couple of our

girls I played for them and

played very well. It must be said

that Tamara Lazarevic,

Matthew Trapiador and Alan

Cleary all served extremely well.

Good general play was exhibited

by Jan Mendoza, Omid Deljoie,

Josh Kim and Rose McPherson.

Lubicja Momcilovic and Gaby

Forlani both improved their

serving throughout the day. Our

girls captain, Erin Chong, was a

stand out with her all round play,

safe serving and leadership skills.

Wauchope volleyball tries trials

for both girls and boys will be on

Wednesdays week 3 and 4 at

7:30 in the James Ruse brand

new sports gymnasium and

Thursday week 4 on the school

oval court.

Thanks to all of the volleyballers

who attended the tournament.

The next one is on Saturday June

30th at Olympic Park. Any

interested students should come

along and serve, pass, set, spike

and block!

Mr K. Thomas

Volleyball Coach

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PDHPE and Sport

Report

Zone Cross Country

On Wednesday 9th May, we had

the largest student

representation in recent years, at

the Zone Cross Country Carnival.

Students represented our school

in the carnival at Macquarie

Sports Fields, in which five

students will be progressing

through to the next stage, the

Regional Cross-Country Carnival.

Great efforts were made by all

involved, and they represented

Cumberland with pride. Well

done!

Wednesday Sports Reminders

With the commencement of Term

2 and 3 sports, we would like to

remind you of a few

housekeeping rules for

Wednesday sport.

All students (7-10/ 11 grade

sport participants) must come

to school in FULL sports

uniform. This includes

wearing the correct white or

grey socks. Grade sport

students who are not in full

uniform will not be allowed to

represent Cumberland that

week.

Grade sport payment is

required by Wednesday Week

3. If payment has not been

made, students will not be

able to represent Cumberland

in a grade sport.

All students are to be actively

participating in their chosen

sport, enjoying their time

participating with their peers.

Cumberland Athletics Carnival

The Athletics Carnival is just

around the corner. By now,

students should have received

their permission notes, to be

returned to their Homeroom

teacher as soon as possible. On

the day, students will be catching

a bus to and from the venue.

There are a lot of events for

students to participate in during

the day, the more the better, as

participation earns points for

their house group.

We hope to see all students there,

for a fun day in the sun!

Wauchope

Wauchope is creeping upon us.

The annual sporting event will be

held Wednesday 4th July- Friday

6th July (Week 10, Term 2).

Students can now sign up for

team trials, which is promoted

during the daily home room

notices. Listen carefully to find

out which teacher to speak to for

your chosen sport/s and once a

student has successfully made a

team, there will be mandatory

training sessions to attend, so

please keep this in mind.

We would also like to remind all

Cumberland families about

whether they can assist with the

billeting of the Wauchope

students during their visit.

Students who are billets will also

have the opportunity to attend

ALL events and games over the

three days as they play host to a

Wauchope student.

If you are able to billet a student,

please return the Expression of

Interest note (yellow) to the PE

staffroom.

More information

is available from

the PE staffroom.

Upcoming Events

School Athletics Carnival:

Friday 25 May

Regional Cross Country Carnival:

Wednesday 13 June

Zone Athletics Carnival:

Tuesday 19 - Wednesday 20 June

Cumberland v Wauchope:

Wed, Thu, Fri 4th to 6th July

Ms B. Hoppe

Relieving Head Teacher PDHPE

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Term 2 Date Round Cumberland vs Home Away

Week 5 30/05/18 4 Muirfield 15’S OPENS

Week 6 06/06/18 6 BYE – TEAM TRAINING

Week 7 13/06/18 7 Northmead OPENS 15’S

Week 8 19 and 20/06/18 Zone Athletics - Team Training

Week 9 27/06/18 8 Baulkham Hills 15’s OPENS

Week 10 04/07/18 WAUCHOPE VISIT - NO GAMES – TEAM TRAINING

Term 3 Date Round Cumberland vs Home Away

Week 1 25/07/18 9 James Ruse 15’S OPENS

Week 2 01/08/18 10 Model Farms OPENS 15’S

Week 3 08/08/18 11 Muirfield 15’S OPENS

Week 4 15/08/18 BYE – TEAM TRAINING

Week 5 22/08/18 12 Greystanes OPENS 15’S

Week 6 29/08/18 13 Northmead 15’S OPENS

Week 7 05/09/18 Spare / Wet Weather Round

Week 8 12/09/18 Spare / Wet Weather Round

Week 9 19/09/18 WINTER GRAND FINALS

Week 10 26/09/18 Summer Grade Trials

Grade Sport Draw – Term 2 and 3 Winter Competition 2018

UNIFORM SHOP SALE! Term 2 Only

Woollen Jumpers NOW $45.00 were $61.50, size 14 and 16 not available

Girls Green Trousers NOW $20.00 were $41.00

Uniforms can be purchased at the school uniform shop or by visiting:

https://taleb.com.au/cumberland-high-school-uniform-shop/

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Please visit Cumberland

Careers Corner at:

http://mhscareers.wixsite.com/c

umberlandcc and

https://www.facebook.com/Care

ersCorner

Cumberland Careers Corner

Symbaloo (with handy links to

Careers resources):

https://cumberlandhighschool.sy

mbaloo.com/home/mix/cumberl

andcareerscorner1

Inspiring Futures for Young

Women Launch

Event for parents, teachers,

business professionals and

community members.

12 June 7.30pm

Brigidine College St Ives

The launch will explain the IFYW

campaign and why you should

get involved. Hear the stories of

women in different industries

and be a part of the conversation

shaping the future of female

careers.

Register for the launch –

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/

e/inspiring-futures-for-

youngwomen-national-launch-

tickets-44972336469

Find out more –

https://www.inspiringthefuture.

org.au/page/inspiring-futures-

for-youngwomen

Study in Canada at UBC Info

Session

Monday 4 June 6pm

Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy

College, North Sydney

The University of British

Columbia will be speaking to

prospective Australian students

about their courses and what it is

like to study in Canada.

Registration is essential at:

www.trybooking.com/VSHR

University of Notre Dame

Sydney – Early Offer/Parent

Info Evening

June 26

Broadway Campus

Applications for Notre Dame’s

Early Offer Program close on 31

July 2018. This event provides a

great opportunity for students to

find out tips and advice on

submitting a comprehensive

application. Students who gain an

Early Offer are notified before

they sit their final Year 12 exams.

Find out more –

https://www.notredame.edu.au/

events-items/early-offer-parent-

infoevening

UTS Engineering and IT

Undergrad Info Evening

Thursday 14 June 5:00-8:30pm

Hear from industry professionals

about future tech careers and the

skills you need to get there.

Follow with key course

information for engineering and

IT and UTS. Register now.

Find out more –

https://www.uts.edu.au/future-

students/undergraduate/essenti

alinformation/events-and-info-

sessions

Engineering and Technology

Cadetships (ETCAD)

Applications open: 30 April

Applications close: 22 June

For Year 12 students interested

in a career in engineering or in

technology. Engineering Cadets

combine an engineering degree

with paid work at Cubic

Transportation Systems, a world

leader in integrated transport

systems.

Technology Cadets combine an

IT-related degree or a business

degree with paid work at

Macquarie Group.

Contact: Alister Wilkinson at:

director@professionalcadets.com

.au

www.professionalcadets.com.au

Discover Nursing @ UTS

Thursday 21 June 5:30 pm

Wednesday 18 July 5:30 pm

There's more to modern nursing

than meets the eye. Whether

you're in high school, TAFE,

working as an AIN or EN or

looking to embark on a change in

career, this session is for you.

Hear from nursing academics and

current students before touring

our world-class clinical

laboratories and taking part in a

hands-on workshop.

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Find out more -

https://www.uts.edu.au/future-

students/undergraduate/essenti

alinformation/events-and-info-

sessions

University of Notre Dame

Sydney – A Day in the Life of a

Nursing Student

July 11

Darlinghurst

Thinking of a career in Nursing?

Join us for a Day in the Life of a

Nursing Student session and find

out about a career in the Nursing

profession.

Find out more –

https://www.notredame.edu.au/

events-items/postgraduate-info-

eveningsydney

UTS - Law Undergraduate Info

Evening

Tuesday 19 June 6:00-8:00pm

Discover why studying at UTS

will give you an edge! This event

is open to Year 11 and 12

students, and their parents.

Careers advisers and teachers are

also welcome to attend.

Register now:

https://www.uts.edu.au/future-

students/undergraduate/essenti

alinformation/events-and-info-

sessions

University of Notre Dame

Sydney – Careers in Law

July 12

Chippendale

Join us at our Careers in Law day

to explore all programs in Law,

and where this profession can

take you.

Find out more –

https://www.notredame.edu.au/

events-items/careers-in-law

NSW Police Force Eligibility

Quiz

Note: The first question is about a

university certificate, which will

make just about every school

student ineligible, but the other

questions are interesting and

you’ll learn about the

requirements for police officers.

Take the quiz here –

http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/re

cruitment/eligibility_quiz

Australian Federal Police

Recruitment Hints and Tips

Start preparing early,

particularly to pass the fitness

testing. While you will need to

meet the standards of the

Entry level Physical

Competency Assessment to

gain selection, you will be

expected to meet the

standards of a Physical

Competency Assessment

whilst at the College.

Practice for the aptitude and

psychometric testing. You can

do this by undertaking some

example tests on the Revelian

website.

Ensure that you are well

rested and avoid alcohol

before undertaking any of the

gateways.

At the assessment centre it's

important to respond to the

questions and scenarios as

honestly as possible, to enable

us the best opportunity to

assess how you'd react in

different situations.

During timed tests, try to not

spend too much time on any

one question. If there is time

remaining, you will be able to

review the questions.

Make sure you read about all

the gateways to ensure you're

prepared for the recruitment

selection process and training

program.

Applicants will be presented

with specific, realistic

scenarios and behavioural

questions to respond to in the

interview.

Preparation is essential. As

with any job interview,

applicants are encouraged to

understand the role they are

applying for and that of the

broader AFP in Australia and

internationally.

AFP Recruitment Facebook

Group

Interested in the Australian

Federal Police (AFP) as a career?

Join this group and get all the

updates and information on

joining the #AFPfamily.

There are new roles being

advertised soon.

Join the Group -

https://www.facebook.com/grou

ps/242770709580143/?ref=page

s_groups_card&source_id=14800

4722006806

Ms. A Sisala

Careers Adviser

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