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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

TERM 1 WEEK 1 2020 The next three weeks for your diary

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

03– 07 Feb Year 11 HSC min Standard test

Year 11 Assessment evening

10 - 14 Feb Year 7 Best Start - 7A, 7B, 7C - Periods 3&4

7D & 7E - Periods 5&6

17 - 21 Feb Year 11 Assessment evening

Year 7 meet the teams evening

School Swimming Carnival

Year 7 arrive! Year 7 has settled in well to a new world of timetables, ties and teams. It did not take long for new friendships to form and games of handball to start. The school welcomed the boys on their first day with a BBQ lunch. Year 7 ended their first day of high school by writing a letter to their future selves about what it was like on their first day. Ms Prasad their year adviser will keep these sealed and give them back to the boys in six years’ time when they are graduating Year 12. 2019 HSC Results We are very proud of last year’s HSC cohort who achieved some excellent results. Our highest ATAR was 98.75 and almost everyone who applied for university entrance has been successful at matriculation and has received at least one offer. There is still a round of university offers to go but our annual success rate remains incredibly high with about 91% of students successfully receiving offers. As usual the boys have remained in contact with us even after leaving and a group of them will return to speak with Years 11 and 12 about what they now know about the HSC with the benefit of hindsight.

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Jack Kellington 7C

Corona Virus Thanks to everyone for your cooperation with the precautions we have had to take to protect everyone from this emerging global health concern. We had started planning for this even before school returned and the Department issued us with guidelines. We are in touch with every student who has been in China and also with those who are still there. None of these students will return to school until after 14 days back in Australia. None of our school community has been in or near Wuhan. As usual, I have very much enjoyed the teenage rumour mill which always drifts to the extreme over the mundane and accurate. If your son comes home and tells you that our English Head Teacher Ms Finigan has the Corona virus please call this out as fake news! This is just as silly as the rumour last year that I had contracted Ebola when I really had had an operation on my eye. The truth is that Ms Finigan travelled to Hong Kong in the holidays and her 14 days will be up by next Monday.

Dwayne Hopwood Principal

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Jack Kellington 7C

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Jack Kellington 7C

Ms D Jocovic CAPA Department

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Jack Kellington 7C

An opportunity to meet and talk to your child’s Year 7 teachers and learn more about our Stage 4 teams. When: Thursday 20th February 2020 Where: Meet in the hall Time: 6.15 - 8.30 pm Dinner: A light dinner of chicken and salads will be provided after the team meetings Please return this RSVP to your team leader by Friday 14th February. Your son will receive a copy of this note with a tear off return slip in class this week.

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Jack Kellington 7C

YEAR 11 PRELIMINARY HSC ASSESSMENT EVENING THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY

Dear Year 11 Parent/Guardian, On Thursday 6th February 2020 there will be an information evening for Year 11 students 2020 and their parents regarding their Preliminary HSC assessment. The meeting will be held in the school hall between 6.15 - 7.30 pm. Parents are asked to be at the school by 6.15 to sign in and receive the associated Preliminary documentation prior to the start of the presentation. Attendance at this evening is mandatory and students must have a parent / guardian over the age of 18 to accompany them. Please do not hesitate to contact the school on 9798 6620 if you have any queries. Linda Henry Deputy Principal

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PAYMENT OFFICE HOURS-STUDENTS Before School Recess Lunch 2.00pm is the cut-off time for both students and parents, to enable end of day processing.

Our preferred method of payment is online via School Bytes or the school website. We ask that you consider online payment before you send cash, cheques or credit card payments to the school office. Online payment provides you with an immediate receipt for payment.

Students are to carry their ID cards with them at all times when dealing with the Administration Office (Rolls Desk) and the Library. Lost ID cards incur a replacement fee of $10.

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5th February – Grade Sport Organisation – Round 13

Assembly Point (quiet area)

Sport Venue Opposition Coach Leave class at:

Assemble and Sit at:

Game Time

A Basketball

1st & 2nd ABHS Gym North Sydney Tyler 12:34 1:00

B Basketball U15s and

U14s Willoughby LC North Sydney Tenefrancia 11:35 11:37 1:00

C Cricket U15 Rowland Park Randwick Richardson

Payne 11:13 11:15 1:00

D Cricket U14s Centenary North Sydney White Cini 11:45 11:47 1:00

E Futsal 2nd Auburn PCYC North Sydney Kucheruk 11:38 11:40 1:00

F Futsal Auburn PCYC North Sydney Stitt 12:10 1:30

F Futsal Auburn PCYC North Sydney Stitt 12:10 2:00

G Oztag 1st Ashfield Park Asquith Burford 12:25 1:00

H Oztag Ashfield Park Homebush B Chatwin 12:25 1:00

H Oztag Ashfield Park North Sydney Curran 12:34 1:45

I Volleyball

1st and 2nd

ABHS

Canteen North Sydney Ahearne 12:34 1:00

J Volleyball U15’s and

U14s Willoughby LC North Sydney Bennett 11:35 11:37 1:00

K Tennis

1st & U14s Wheatleigh St North Sydney Beretin 11:28 11:30 1:00

L Tennis Pratten Park North Sydney Pool 12:25 1:00

Start Finish

E 3 Injured or sick with note Executive/Bason 12:34 14:31

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RECREATIONAL SPORT - WEEK 19

Assembly Point

Sport Venue Coach

Assemble and Sit in

Year 7 quad at:

Finish Time

A Badminton Olympic Park Pearce 11: 45 14:31

C Futsal Olympic Park Morris 11: 45 14:31

E Table Tennis Olympic Park Lu 11: 45 14:31

G Basketball Years 7-8

ABHS B’ball Outdoor Court

Kattis 12:34 14:31

K Basketball Years 9-10

Centenary Park Karagiannidis 12:34 14:31

O Lawn Bowls Ashfield Park LBC Pham 12:34 14:31

Q Multi Sport Years 7-8

Hammond Park Pieterse Chu 12:34 14:31

S Multi Sport Years 9-10

Hammond Park Mahmud Wang 12:34 14:31

U Power Walk

Years 7-8 Local Area

Durand Dobrowolski

12:34 14:31

U Power Walk Years 9-10

Join Futsal (Olympic park)

Morris 11: 45 14:31

W Ultimate Frisbee Ashfield Park Lam 12:34 14:31

Y Theatre Sport D11 Whitting 12:34 14:31

14/15 Outdoor Fitness Ashfield Park Prasad Couchi 12:34 14:31

Start Finish

E 3 Injured or sick with

note Executive/Bason 12:34 14:31

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5th February – Sport Organisation – YEAR 7

Class Assemble Time/ Point/

Class Letters will be displayed on the concrete wall located on the Oval

Finish Time

7 Evatt 12:34 – Oval/Letter E 2:31pm

7 Florey 12:34 – Oval/Letter F 2:31pm

7 Street 12:34 – Oval/Letter S 2:31pm

7 Wood 12:34 – Oval/Letter W 2:31pm

7 Yunupingu 12:34 – Oval/Letter Y 2:31pm

5th February – Sport Organisation – YEAR 7

Class Sport Watched Venue Supervising Teacher

7 Evatt Basketball Gym Jones

7 Florey Volleyball Canteen Salucci

7 Street Oztag Ashfield Park McCusker

7 Wood Cricket Centenary Park Jovicic

7 Yunupingu Tennis Pratten Park Maths casual

Class Wet Weather Assembly Point

for 5-26 of February 2020

7 Evatt D 1

7 Florey D 2

7 Street F 2

7 Wood F 6

7 Yunupingu G 15

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