MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
A school community fostering creativity individuality and
leadership while striving for excellence in teaching and learning.
A Wonderful
Open Night!
FROM THE PRINCIPAL - SUSAN WYATT
Each year in March we open the school
so that prospective families, friends and
the community can visit every part of our
school and see the wonderful resources
opportunities and staff that make
Mosman High such a special place. 2014
was no exception and each year the
number of visitors to the Open Night
seems to increase. Each faculty area had
a display not only of resources but in
many cases of students working as they
would do in a normal day. Year 12 art
students and Year 7 special art students
were painting or making ceramics, the
Year 11 hospitality class cooked the most
delicious cupcakes, chocolate brownies
and canapés for everyone to try and Year
12 IT timber students were working on
their major works.
It was fantastic to have parent involvement throughout the evening. Tina
Jackson and a large number of parent
helpers gave out show bags and chatted
about the school from a parent’s
perspective, while our Student
Representative Council and other
leadership groups guided parents to all
the exhibitions. The P&C technology
committee under the guidance of Evan
Predavec and Ian Davies had one of
their programming groups designing
programs in a computer lab and they
also had a very cute robot welcoming
visitors to their room. Thank you to all
parents who gave up their time and
came along to support our school.
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March 2014
P&C Meeting
Contents
AGM
From the Deputy Principals - page 3
P & C Report - page 4
School Contributions - page 4
Environment Committee - page 4
P & C Technology Committee - page 5
Student Stars - page 5
Performing Arts News - page 6
Sports Report - page 6
Music Committee Report - page 7
Calendar of Events - page 8
Committee Reports and
discussion
Thursday
20 March 2014
7.30pm
MARCH 2014
In the School Library
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MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
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The first concert for the year was again
another celebration of the talent in music,
dance and drama of Mosman students.
If you missed that concert on 3 April we
will be holding Akoosticum a concert
where the music is unplugged and there
will be an opportunity to see
performances from our ensembles, as
well as a huge diversity of musical talent.
Camps
Already camps for Year 11 and Year 7
have now taken place. In both cases the
camps were a great success with students
participating in many outdoor activities
and taking the opportunity to meet new
people, form new friendships and
strengthen the bonds within the year
groups.
After the Year 7 camp elections will take
place for Year 7 Student Representative
Council members and the SRC for 2014
will be complete. The SRC presidents are
Michael Perry, Emily Dugan, Max
Alexander, Alexandra Muir and Sophia
Hatzis and they lead SRC meetings
organise SRC planning days and
coordinate fundraising for specific
charities.
Off to Japan
It has been a while since Mosman High
students have visited our sister school
in Semboku Japan; however this coming vacation thirteen students and three
staff will fly to Osaka to spend time at
Semboku. The purpose of course is
language immersion for the students as
well as to experience the culture, food
and sites of this beautiful country. Ms
Hirata has organised the tour which I
am sure will be a memorable one for
those lucky students involved.
P&C Committees
At many schools parent involvement is
something to be dreamed of but not at
Mosman High! While the school is
known for its excellent music and drama committees; over the past few years
parent involvement has expanded to
include a very active sports committee,
a technology committee and environment committee. Well it is very
exciting to see the start of two new parent committees in 2014. The
wellbeing committee was inspired by a
number of guest speakers at P&C
meetings and parents are keen to
provide resources in this area as well as
an art committee; I should mention that
Rod Grant the Head of Art was thrilled
to hear about this committee. This
initiative of diverse committees is a great
idea as it gives parents the opportunity to
focus on an area of either of their expertise or support the interest of their child.
On behalf of all the staff at Mosman,
thank you to the parents who contribute
so much to our school.
Cross Country Carnival
On Wednesday 2 April in week 10, the
cross country carnival will be held at
Rawson Oval. The format will be
similar to previous years where
students will attend school for two
lessons then have recess and then walk
up to the oval. The venue for our
carnival has to be one of the most
beautiful vistas in the world although not
tempting for our serious runners. Thank
you in advance to the parents who will be
at checkpoints or recording on the day.
Staff Changes
We welcome two new teachers to our
school in languages Ms Masselos who
has expertise in French and German and
Ms Ayling who will be teaching Spanish
and French. Mr Nave who has taught
French and Spanish at our school for a
number of years has
resigned and on behalf of the Mosman
High community we thank him and wish
him well in his future endeavours.
ABOVE: Year 7 enjoying camp at Vision Valley
LEFT: James Ballam standing in front of his HSC major work at Olympic Park
completed in 2013 which was chosen for inclusion in ArtExpress. James’s art
work was also recently used on our Open Night advert in the Mosman Daily,
North Shore Times and Manly Daily.
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MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
From the Deputy Principals
- Colette
Longleyand
andPhil
John
Perdriau
John Perdriau
Webster
(Relieving)
Attendance at School
The Education Act states that all students
MUST attend school until 17 years of
age unless:
They have completed Year 10 and qualified for a Record of School Achievement
or ROSA, or a suitable equivalent and
then:
* Leave school to attend TAFE for 20
hours per week
OR
* Leave school to employment for a minimum of 20 hours per week.
OR
* A combination of both TAFE and employment for a minimum of 20 hours per
week.
texting/chatting till all hours, to be able
to attend school adequately refreshed
each school day.
As parents you ALL play a vital role in
the attendance of your sons/daughters at
Mosman High. The school has adopted a
new software package to monitor
attendance and this package gives a very
clear insight to patterns of attendance of
students each and every period of the
day. All absences from periods through
the day will need to be justified and
students who do not have a reasonable
excuse for not being in class will receive
detentions, warnings and/or suspensions
from school.
Sport:
Sport is a mandatory component of the
school curriculum. There is a
temptation to use the sport time on
Wednesday for anything but Sport. Students are not to use this time consistently for appointments to see specialists, counsellors, welcome
visitors from overseas or attend family
gatherings. The Sport time on
Wednesday is for SPORT.
Whole Day Absences:
Should your son/daughter be absent from
school for a whole day, the school needs
to be informed of the reason why.
Usually, parents will receive an SMS
message regarding the absence from Roll
Call and a return SMS is sufficient to
justify the absence. If you do not receive
the SMS, and know that your son/
daughter is absent for the day, you will
need to explain the absence in writing as
soon as they return to school. These
notes are handed to the Period 1 class
teacher in Roll Call on the day they
return to school.
Late Arrival and Early Leaving:
Really, in all but extreme cases, there is
no legitimate reason why a student
should be late for school, but it continues
to be a problem for some. Parents, please
make every effort to make sure your
students get to sleep early enough – no
Should your son or daughter be
required to leave the school, at any
time, or if they come to school late i.e.
after Roll Call, then these absences will
have to be explained also. Students
must not just leave the school grounds,
without first signing out. Any request
to leave the school must be in writing
and brought to the Deputies, before
school for authorization. The students
will then be issued with a
computer-generated pass to leave the
school.
Students Unwell:
If your son or daughter is not well, then
the best place for them is at home
recovering from whatever ails them.
Please do not send them to school if
they are unwell. However if you do
send them to school i.e. they are well
enough to attend school, then please do
not ask for them to sign out from
Sport. In such cases, or if they are
injured and cannot attend Sport, they
will be attending a Non-Sport room,
where they will be supervised by a
teacher. They will not be allowed to
sign out from school.
Variations to Routine:
Variations to normal school routine
include excursions, incursions, sporting
carnivals, performances etc.
Considerable time and effort goes into
the planning and conduct of the
activities. Because they are a school
activity it is essential that complete and
accurate records be kept at these
activities.
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Each student and their parents are given
ample time to complete permission slips
and make any necessary payment. The
school also mandates a cut-off date a
minimum of two schooldays before the
activity. For school camps, this is a much
longer period before the actual camp.
In most activities, the school is working
with third parties such as bus companies,
camps, theatrical performers,
counsellors, medical practitioners etc. It
is unfair to expect to be included in the
activity when the permission slip and
payment is not returned by the cut-off
date. Often there is a mad scramble on
the day of the activity and this is just not
acceptable. Should your student not
return the necessary paperwork and
payment by the specified date, they will
not be included in the activity and they
will be supervised at school
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MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
P & C Report
FROM Celia Harper, P & C President
Term 1 is well on the way & everyone is
settling into the 2014 school year.
Hopefully your students or you have seen
the canteen upgrade (that the P&C and
your contributions funded) which was
completed in the school holidays – new
roller shutters, flooring, freshly painted
and the last thing to be added shortly
some new bubblers & water filling
stations. It looks great – have a look at it
when you’re next at school!
Our first meeting in February was very
well attended with both new & “old”
parents. Lots of exciting things are
ahead for this year and out of this
meeting a group of parents have joined
forces to create a new subcommittee –
working title – WELLBEING! This
group met earlier this week and have
some great plans to help parents (and
their kids) navigate the many facets of
wellbeing. Keep an eye out for their
survey that will be on its way soon.
If you’re interested in hearing more
about Mosman High School’s wellbeing structure and work in this area we
will be hearing from Susan Wyatt and
the 3 new Head Teachers of Stage 4, 5
and 6 at our Thursday 20 March meeting.
We will also hear from the Jane Harlen
who is leading this group of parents
about their plans for the subcommittee
as well as our other subcommittees –
Drama, Sport, Music, Technology and
Environment.
Our March meeting is the AGM and
this will run following the normal
meeting. We welcome you all to the
Library on Thursday 20 March at
7.30pm.
SPECIAL
PROVISIONS
FOR
YEARS 11 & 12
Reminder: Special Provisions for
the HSC and Preliminary Courses
If you need to apply for special
provisions for the Preliminary or
HSC course, now is the time to see
Ms Burns for the paperwork. It has
to be with BOSTES [formerly the
Board of Studies] by the end of
Term 1. There are reports and other
associated paperwork required to be
addressed in the interim, so please
do not leave it until the last minute.
Ms Burns is situated on the lower
floor of D Block around the corner
form the LOTE/Performing Arts
staffroom.
School
Contributions
Statement of accounts for all
students have now been sent. If
you have not received a statement
for your student please contact our
finance officers for a copy.
Thank you to all families who
have paid their
school contributions.
With new curriculum and
programs in Stage 4, 5 and 6 and
new resources required to
implement the programs
your contributions are making a
difference.
Of course if you have difficulty
with payment of contributions
please contact the principal
confidentially and an alternative
can be arranged
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P & C Technology Committee
FROM Evan Predavec, Committee Member
Girls Coding Group
The last few weeks have seen over 20
girls at our Thursday lunchtime group.
That's a great number and we're hoping
that it will continue to creep upwards. In
fact we now have more girls attending on
Thursday than boys on Tuesday which
may mean we need to redirect our
marketing efforts!
Next Meeting
The Technology Committee does not
meet on a regular schedule. A refreshing
number of people have expressed interest
in becoming involved and we'll send out
an email advising of the next meeting
date soon.
Programming Groups Reminder
This year we are again running three
programming groups:
* A general group on Tuesday
lunchtime;
* A girls only group on Thursday
lunchtime; and
* A general group after school (3:20 to
4:30) on Thursday.
All the groups are free and we
welcome all levels of experience. We
meet in CLS2. Any questions don’t
hesitate to contact Evan Predavec
([email protected]) or
Ian Davies ([email protected])
but did a great job of engaging the kids
and, in stark contrast to most educational
software, is Australian.
www.GeekSydney.com
www.RamblingAbout.co
Typing Software
With students now having their own
devices, we've had some questions
about software to help them learn to
type properly. Being able to touch type
is a skill that can make an enormous
difference to a student's productivity.
There are literally hundreds of learn-totype packages available (just
Google) and which one is best is the
subject of a lot of debate in the byways
of the Internet.
Exciting News for BYOD
The Microsoft Office Suite is now
available on the DEC student portal. It is
free and covers the entire Office suite for
Mac and PC.
As an indication, though, there are
some very good free resources, for
example http://type-fu.com (perhaps
better for older kids) and the BBC's
rather excellent (although perhaps more
for younger kids)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing.
My kids used Typing Tournament from
EdAlive software - which is not free
Student Stars
FROM name etc
Josh Riley was part of a boys hip hop
group at the recent National Showcase
Championships on the Gold Coast who
were awarded 2nd place in the small hip
hop group section. They choreographed
the dance themselves.
He was also in a larger group, which included Taite Williams and Freddie Smith
-Wright and Sierra Fairfull and Paris
Thompson from Year 11, and were
awarded 2nd for their hip hop dance
Tricky and 3rd for Rock and Roll.
Joshua's sister Jess, Year 7 this year is
also a keen dancer. Her hip hop group
were awarded 2nd place in the junior
group section.
On a hot Sunday morning twenty five
Mosman High students lined up on the
start line for the Sydney Colour Run at
Olympic Park. The lovely all white
running outfits were clean for
approximately five minutes. Then as
the run progressed over the five
kilometres, the students danced their
way through each of the four colour
zones to complete the race as bright
and as colourful as possible. If that
wasn't enough the 'colour party' at the
finish line definitely sealed the
deal! An absolutely fantastic day out
and through fundraising and entry fees,
the students raised a total of $1 610 for
the Cancer Council. Bring on the next
one!!
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To download it you need to go to:
http://nsw-students.onthehub.com/
WebStore/Welcome.aspx
and then just select 'Microsoft'.
Alternatively you can access that site via
the student portal by following any link
about downloading.
Students can download Adobe products
and Microsoft operating system for free
for one download only on any computer.
Requires students
@education.nsw.gov.au email to activate
MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
Performing Arts News
FROM John Feros, Head Teacher
Our first concert for the year Akoosticum
is on Thursday 3 April. This concert is
unplugged and showcases the
instrumental and vocal talents of our
students. Auditions are open to all
students and are on Thursday 27 March.
On 12 March Drama students in Year 10
and 11 went to Belvoir St Theatre to see
Michael Gow’s new play Once in Royal
David’s City. This was an engaging play
and really assisted students in their
understanding of how non-naturalistic
theatre works in performance. Later in
the term, Year 11 Entertainment
students will be going to The Lion
King. It so good to have great opportunities to see quality theatre.
on Friday 12 September. This is an
opportunity for all our young
filmmakers to present their films on the
big screen. So, get together with some
friends and make a 3-5 minute film.
Come and see Miss Urlich for more
information.
Just a reminder, our film festival
Mosfest is happening again in 2014.
The awards night The Moscars will be
Finally, don’t forget to look on the
Drama and Music websites for upcoming
performances.
Sports Report
FROM Clint Johnson, Sports Coordinator
Swimming Carnival 2014
On Monday 10 February Mosman HS
held the annual swimming carnival at
Drummoyne swim centre. This was our
first carnival for the year so it gave our
newly elected house captains the opportunity to lead their house to success. The
day was enjoyed by all the students and
staff with each sporting house well
represented. In the end it came down to a
battle between the reigning camps
Clontarf and new contenders Athol with
Clontarf once again claiming the title.
There were also some outstanding
individual results which helped identify
the age champions for 2014.
Congratulations to the following age
champions.
12B Jack Collins
12G Georgia Warner
13B Eddie Richards
13G Darby Elliot
14B Cain Bartolomei
14G Leilani Holmes Skrill
15B Riccardo Giorgi
15G Carolyn Murphy & Indianah
Rose Kelly
16B Liam Miller
16G Olivia Jackson
A special mention goes to the parents
who volunteered their time and energy to
help out with various duties throughout
the day. Your assistance towards the
success of the carnival was very much
appreciated.
The next carnival is the school cross
country which will be held on
Wednesday 2 April at Rawson Oval.
We hope to see full student attendance
and participation and hopefully another
close contest between the sporting
houses.
Senior Boys Basketball
Our boys senior basketball team played
Balgowlah Boys last Monday at
Balgowlah in round one of the NSW
Shell Cup. Up against a much taller
team, Mosman had too much speed and
finesse for Balgowlah and led most of
the way. Matt Mumford was the leading scorer but was assisted by his other
Year 12 team mates, Conrad Nangla
and Jasper Powrie. The remaining team
members were boys in our Year 9 GAT
squad. Reggie Hore-Gibson, Jake Sagi,
Josh Jerome, Lachlan Beverley and
Adam Brown. These boys played
fantastic defence and supported their
senior players in brilliant fashion.
Reggie controlled the tempo at the
point guard position and Jake hit 2 key
jump shots. Final Score 36-32.
Mosman moves to round 2 vs Tuggerah
Lakes at 10.30 am at Rooftop on
Thursday 20 March and training
continues on Friday afternoons.
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Girls Open Soccer
The girls open soccer team made a great
start to their season beating Hunters Hill
High School 3-0 in the first round of
knock out. Tara Murphy scored two
goals with great composure as always,
and the third coming from Darby Elliot
of Year 7, who played exceptionally well
against senior players. The girls were
confident throughout and played
extremely well as a team. Bring on round
2 vs Macarthur Girls at home!!
Girls Open Basketball
We made the trip further north to
Tuggerah Lakes for the first round of
knock out. Despite being an open team,
our team consisted of players in Years 8
to 10. The first quarter was fast and
exciting and we were tied at 7-7. As the
game progressed the battle on court was
very even with Morgan Di Mento Scott
proving to be a pivotal role in the centre
of court, and scoring a basket or two as
well. Erin McKinnon and Sofia Robberds
also got on the score sheet but
unfortunately it wasn't enough. The
Tuggerah Lakes girls proved to be
excellent shooters and despite being a
great game to watch Tuggerah Lakes
won 40-22.
MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
Music Committee Report
FROM Susie Ashton-Davies, Music Committee Chair
Music at Mosman is off to a roaring
start with over 160 students involved in
music ensembles every week. It is very
exciting to see and hear so much enthusiasm at rehearsals, knowing that they
will soon perform.
The first Concert for the year is
Akoosticum: 7pm Thursday 3 April.
For those new to MHS, Akoosticum an
“unplugged” concert featuring a load of
musical talent by students. The pro-
gram includes solos, duets, folk groups,
along with performances by the Jazz and
performance Bands and the choir
ensembles. It is a fantastic opportunity
for all the families to get together and
enjoy what Mosman High does so
brilliantly. Tickets sold at the door.
To make this evening really successful
we need help. Most importantly, we need
finger food to sell and people to look
after the BBQ supper. Also, we need
donations to make up hampers to be raffled. Please, if you’d like to help or have
some ideas, email us at
[email protected].
Even better, come along to our next Music Committee Meeting, enjoy some free
drinks and nibbles, in the School Office
Foyer at 7pm Tuesday 18 March to share
some ideas and meet like-minded parents
and staff.
As well as Akoosticum we will discuss
what goes on behind the scenes in the
music department, including the
preparations for the Term 2 tour to Port
Macquarie, 10-12 June, and the overseas
tour to New York in September/October
2015.
April 3
REMINDER: Fees for Semester 1 are
now due by 5pm Friday 21March 2014.
The Ensemble WORKSHOP is being
held Monday 24 March and fees must be
paid to take part. Please return the
permission notes ASAP. If you have any
issue with payments please contact us
immediately.
Thank you everyone who has already
paid the fees it is very much appreciated.
To stay in touch keep checking the blog
http://mosmanhighmusic.wordpress.com/
Dates for the Diary
Fees Due Friday 21 March 2014
Workshop Monday 24 March 2014
Akoosticum Thursday 3 April 2014.
Mobile: 0419 462 365
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MOSMAN HIGH FLYER MARCH 2014
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday 17 March
Special Programs Audition Week
Y12 Senior Science assessment
Thursday 3 April
Akoosticum Concert 7pm in
hall
Tuesday 18 March
Music/Drama Committee meeting
7pm in foyer
Y12 English Ext 1 assessment
Y11 Hospitality assessment
Friday 11 April
Y12 Reports issued
ANZAC Day Ceremony
School Holidays commence
Wednesday 19 March
Y12 English Ext 1 assessment
2014 Japan Tour Information
Night
NEXT “HIGH FLYER” DEADLINE
Friday 2 May 2014
email
[email protected]
Monday 28 April
Staff Development Day
Tuesday 29 April
Students return
Thursday 20 March
P & C meeting 7.30pm in library
Wednesday 30 April
Lion King excursion
Friday 21 March
Y7 2015 Academic Extension
exam
Thursday 1 May
Y7 Parent/Teacher Night 4pm
Friday 2 May
High Flyer deadline
Monday 24 March
Y9/10 Parent Forum 7pm in foyer
Music Ensemble Workshop
Monday 5 May
Y7 Grandparents Day
Wednesday 26 March
Y12 Multimedia excursion
Thursday 8 May
Y11/12 IPT & SDD excursion
Y11/12 Parent/Teacher Night
Y9 Teen Skin & Sun Care Presen- 4pm
tation
Tuesday 13 May
NAPLAN
Thursday 27 March
Akoosticum auditions
Music/Drama Committee mtg
7pm
Monday 31 March
Akoosticum rehearsal
Thursday 15 May
Y10 Careers Expo
P & C meeting 7.30pm in
Tuesday 1 April
Y11 Hospitality Catering Event
library
Wednesday 2 April
Cross Country
Dates are correct at time of printing
and may be subject to change.
PERMISSION TO TAKE PHOTOS
Frequently at swimming/athletics
carnivals or performances, we take
photos of our students and their
achievement. Furthermore, we may
wish to use these photos to promote the
school and its achievements.
Contact details:
Mosman High School
Military Road Mosman 2088
Phone: (02) 9968 1006 Fax: (02) 9968 1203
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mosmanhighschool.com.au
If you do not want your son/daughter/
ward to be included in these promotions
please ring the school
office on
9968 1006
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