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Issue 7 – 10 August, 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: [email protected] Events for Term 3, 2018
22 Aug Book Week Party
24 Aug HSC Trial Examinations Conclude
27 Aug Year 11 Preliminary Yearly Exam Week
28 Aug AIME School Visit
28 Aug Year 11 B Smart Event
03 Sep Year 12 HSC Information Night 7pm
04 Sep P&C Meeting – All Welcome 7pm
05 Sep Combined High Schools Athletics Carnival – 2 Days
07 Sep Legal Studies – Law Day Out
11 Sep MAD Concert – 2 Nights
17 Sep Year 12 Hospitality Work Placement Week 2
18 Sep Prefect Induction Assembly
25 Sep Sports Presentation Assembly
26 Sep Year 12 Formal
27 Sep Community Mentoring Breakfast
27 Sep Prefects Car Wash
28 Sep Year 12 Graduation Assembly
28 Sep Last Day of Term 3
Ginko Writing Project - 2018
Congratulations to Cooper Hall one of Cumberland High School’s
6 finalists in the 2018 Ginko Writing Project which took place on
Monday 6th August for Education Week.
Our Writer in Residence, Dr Bernard Cohen has been a mentor
and inspiration to the students throughout the process. Refer to
page three of this newsletter for more details and photos.
Congratulations to all students and teachers involved!
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Following this there were
workshops and presentations to
support the subject selection
process. Together with the
information provided through
our Careers Conference Day and
the Work Experience Program
last week, students have been
able to experience real work life
in a career that they are
considering pursuing. We had
outstanding feedback from the
employers with many students
offered employment as a direct
result. All these experiences
were then discussed with a
member of the Executive, the
Year 10 student and a parent at
the Year 10 Report/Subject
Selection conference. Again, what
a fantastic response from our
students and parents!
Congratulations Ms Sisala for
coordinating this rich program
for our Year 10 cohort.
MYSCIENCE@MQ
This term has also marked the
beginning of our Macquarie
University Science Leadership
Partnership. Our Year 10 Red
Class has been invited to lead a
Science mentoring program with
our friends at Carlingford West
Primary School. Mr Walford and
Mr Tang are leading this
wonderful enrichment
opportunity for our highly gifted
and passionate Year 10
scientists. Our students will be
trained by Macquarie University
academics and then will be
mentoring Year 5 students in
scientific practices and
investigations. What a wonderful
opportunity for our student
leaders!
Principal’s Voice -
Thank You!
What an extraordinary beginning
for what is indeed emerging as a
very productive and high-impact
term!
Before plunging into the exciting
news and initiatives for Term 3, I
would like to express our
heartfelt thanks to all the
students, teachers and most
importantly, families that billeted
students from Wauchope at the
end of last term. It was a highly
competitive tournament and we
played with a great deal of
passion and heart! As our parent
partners, your generosity and
support of our school is just
magnificent and for your ongoing
commitment to Cumberland High
School – WE THANK YOU!
Cumberland Community
Connection Staff Development
Day
Week 1 showcased our
outstanding partnership with our
primary school partners –
Carlingford West, Carlingford,
Dundas, Burnside, Oatlands,
Ermington West, Yates Avenue,
Rydalmere and Rydalmere East
Primary Schools.
The Cumberland Community
Connection combined Staff
Development Day enabled all
staff to come together and
engage in professional learning
so that our collective efficacy and
united focus has the greatest
impact for our children. What a
remarkable day!
Report Conferencing and
Information Evenings
Our Year 8 and Year 10
Information Evenings were a
tremendous success with a
positive response from our
parents and students. We value
our parent participation as we
truly believe that working
together we can ensure that we
are achieving the best outcomes
across our school community.
Again, with our strong
commitment to lifting academic
attainment, we continued with
the Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10
report conferencing! Students
were given their reports and
asked to engage in a reflection
process. A member of the
Executive Team then interviewed
each student to have discussions
around setting personal goals
and improving results for the
next reporting period.
Year 10 Careers Conference,
Work Experience Program,
Subject Selection and
Executive Conferencing
Our Year 10 students have had
wonderful opportunities
presented to them through our
very rich Year 10 Career
Development Program. In
devising the Cumberland Journey
program, we have created
authentic leadership
development pathways for each
cohort as they progress from
Year 7 to Year 12. Term 3 is a
particularly dynamic period for
Year 10 students as they
participate in several exciting
programs. Parents and students
provided excellent feedback at
the Year 10 Information Evening.
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Ginko Writing Project
Cumberland High School
celebrated Education Week with
our annual Ginko Writing Project
celebration together with our
Writer in Residence, Dr Bernard
Cohen and our learning partners
James Ruse Agricultural High
and Carlingford West Primary
School.
The project involved Year 5 and
Year 6 students from Carlingford
West Primary, Year 7 students
from Cumberland High and Year
8 students from James Ruse
Agricultural High exploring the
farm at James Ruse and then
returning to school to engage in a
creative writing process
culminating in the production of
fine narratives and poems. The
celebration event enabled us to
showcase the creative work of
our students and was a
tremendous success!
Images of the Ginko Writing
Project Finalists with author Dr
Bernard Cohen and our
Director Mr Dean White.
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The Sydney Metro Challenge
Our two Year 10 teams were
finalists at the Sydney Metro
Challenge and were given the
opportunity to pitch their ideas
and present their prototypes to
expert panellists at the ICC at
darling Harbour last week. They
were outstanding in their
presentations and had the panel
of judges most impressed with
their innovative thinking!
Congratulations Sydney Metro
Finalists Team DDDAN - Danial
Amin Rahmanlou, Dev Chopra,
Dylan Lay, Alex Warnecke and
Team ARI - Adwithya Puri,
Ronald Leung, Isaac Wu! We are
all so proud!
Clockwise from top: The Metro
Challenge boys, with Ms
Czislowski and their works, the
fantastic parent support team
and at the ICC on presentation
day.
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Honour Roll Celebration
Breakfast for Year 8 and Year
9 Students
We celebrated the outstanding
academic achievements of our
Year 8 and Year 9 Honour Roll
students earlier this term. It was
delightful to have our dynamic
Year 8 and Year 9 Advisors
and Assistant Year Advisors, Ms
Sisala, Ms Cassell, Ms Abbott and
Ms Back acknowledge the
exceptional academic results in
the Semester 1 reporting period.
Congratulations! It was also
wonderful to have our Director,
Mr Dean White address the
students and parents and offer
his congratulations to our
talented students.
Honour Roll
Year 8 Semester 1, 2018
(In Alphabetical Order)
Howard Bancan
Serena Carvajal
Cynthia Chen
Sarah Haswell
Pamela Koutoulas
Sion Lee
Zenas Lister
Will Low
Kierre Ramos
Georgia Ryan
Olivia Skeoch
Blayke Yoo
Ingrid Yoo
Kevin Zhang
Alwin Zhao
Top Right: Year 8 Honour Roll
Students
Bottom Right: Year 9 Honour
Roll Students
Year 9 Semester 1, 2018 (In Alphabetical Order)
Aditya Agnihotri Husain Alhashemi
Charlotte Ballard Fay Bekiaris
Harry Choi Rachael Edmonds
Rachel Harkin Jun Jo
Nihar Kadkol William Lukman
Pat Ryan Corelle Spagnolo
Sai Sriman Tadepalli Joanna Wang
Mason Zhang
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Enrichment – Tournament of
the Minds, Robotics and AIME
Our Year 8 leaders had the
opportunity to participate in the
Tournament of The Minds
Competition for the first time
this year. The students loved this
experience and are very keen to
coordinate teams for next year’s
challenge. A massive thank you
to Ms Bovill for coordinating this
enrichment opportunity for our
Year 8 students!
Our robotics team has been
launched with fantastic
opportunities to further develop
the team’s passion and expertise
in robotics. Ms Alexander is
leading this exciting opportunity
in the library.
The Australian Indigenous
Mentoring Experience (AIME)
program has been launched for
Term 3 with students engaging in
the NRL mentoring program, PLP
student/parent meetings and
cultural enrichment excursions!
On Monday the 30th of July our
wonderful Year 7 student leaders
did a fabulous job as mentors at
the Cumberland Community
Connection Primary School
Leadership Day held at Burnside
Public School.
Our students mentored the
younger students through
various challenges including an
escape room challenge and the
production of a short film to
showcase their concept for the
future of Education.
Year 11 and Year 12 Trial
Exams
We wish our fabulous Year 12
and Year 11 students the best of
luck as they approach the
examination period. For
additional support with the new
HSC structure for Year 11, we
will be running an “Ace Your
Exams” workshop to assist in the
effective preparation for those
exams next week.
School Upgrade
Included in this newsletter is
information regarding our school
upgrade. We are thrilled with the
news that we will be getting a
school upgrade and will be
seeking your input and
involvement in the future to
ensure that this upgrade enables
our school to flourish and access
building resources and
infrastructure that will benefit
not only our school but also our
primary community partners!
(Please refer to the following page
for more details).
SchoolBytes
Over the next few days you will
receive through email, updated
student school
invoices/statements.
School Bytes is the name of a
new software system that is
extremely user-friendly and
efficient. As always, we
appreciate your support in
paying these school fees as this
enables us to invest all money
collected back into the school –
into resources and opportunities
to benefit each child at
Cumberland High School! We
thank you in advance for your
support!
Ms. M Pikoulas
Principal
Below: Year 7 student Isaac
Hemsworth-Smith creating a
film about the school of the
future at the Cumberland
Community Connection
Leadership Day held at
Burnside Public School.
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Deputies Report
Year 8 and Year 10 Subject
Selection for 2019
On Wednesday 25 July, we held
our Subject Information Evening
for Year 8 and 10 students for
their 2019 elective subjects. The
purpose of this night was to
ensure that students and their
families had the correct
information before choosing
subjects for the following year.
All subject selection forms have
now been submitted and our
Curriculum team is now
developing 2019 line structures.
Subjects for 2019 will be
confirmed with students at the
end of Term 3. We would like to
thank all families who attended
this evening.
Year 12 Trial HSC and Year 11
Yearly Examinations
A reminder about the upcoming
examination periods for our
senior students. All seniors have
now been issued with an
examination timetable, which
can also be found on our school
website.
Year 12 will be completing
their Trial HSC examinations
from August 13 – August 24,
2018
Year 11 will be completing
their Yearly examinations
from August 27 – September
3, 2018
Some tips for a successful exam
day:
Eat a good breakfast
Leave home early to ensure
you have more than enough
to get to your exam
Check that you have all the
required equipment you
need for each exam
Check and double-check
your exam timetable
Wear full school uniform
Please remember that your
mobile phone must be in
your bag and SWITCHED
OFF during examinations
There will also be a Year 11
Information Night for the 2019
HSC on Monday 3 September,
2018.
Punctuality and Being on Time
to School
A reminder that school begins
EVERY DAY at 8:40am. If
students are late to school, they
must bring a note from their
parents, contact the Front Office
and explain the lateness. The
most common excuse for
lateness to school is sleeping in.
Here are some tips to help you
get up on time in the mornings:
Early to bed, ready to rise -
When you get enough sleep,
you are more likely to wake
up cheerful, energetic and
ready to learn at school
Be prepared - Take the
pressure out of the morning
routine by getting prepared
the night before. For
example make lunches, pack
bags and get your clothes
and shoes ready before you
go to bed
Get up on your alarm when it
goes off - Do not hit the
‘snooze’ button on your
alarm or phone
In regards to buses:
For students that catch the
M54 - please ensure you
allow plenty of time as this is
NOT an official school bus
For students that catch the
717 - please be advised that
there is an EARLY and a
LATER bus. The first bus will
get you to school on time
Mrs J. Ashton
Acting Deputy Principal
Ms C. Brown
Deputy Principal
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Science at
Cumberland!
Wow! Another action packed
semester for Science at
Cumberland. We’ve had many
engaging Science experiences
within and beyond the classroom
not only to complement studies,
but also to challenge and inspire
our students. Excursions to
Jenolan Caves, Lake Parramatta,
Field of Mars Environmental
Education Centre at Lane Cove
River, UWS Year 12 Chemistry
Day, Macquarie University Year
12 Physics, Year 12 Biology
UNSW Museum of Human
Disease just to name a few.
Our student Science Team,
coordinated by Mrs Stead has
exceled, delivering our
Community of Schools Science
program to Stage 3 local primary
students on Wednesday
afternoons as well as developing
and presenting science
experiences at Open Night.
We are expanding our
Community of Schools links with
a new program entitled
MyScience @MQ starting this
term involving our Year 10 Red
students.
We have had many students not
only take part in, but achieve at
the highest levels in competitions
including ICAS and Big Science.
Several scientists from Years 11
and 12 are for the first time
taking part in the Science
Olympiads.
Cumberland continues to be part
of the innovative Future Project,
Above: Evan, Bella-Star, Gus and Maryam from 9Zn cleaning up the
school boundaries for Clean Up Australia Day.
Below: The team also decided to clean the school bus!
with our latest select group of
Year 11 scientists working with
universities and biotech
companies.
Students also participated in
Schools Clean Up Australia Day
and many other Science
experiences as highlighted in the
stories below.
Enjoy!
Schools’ Clean Up Australia Day
Cumberland students again
volunteered to join Mr Walford
and Mrs Kalpage in this long-
running, prestigious community
event. Under clear skies, we
roamed the school collecting
litter. We collected approximately
28kg of rubbish. Our focus was on
the school’s boundaries along
Pennant Hills Road and adjoining
properties. The main offender
was
was single use plastic items
including straws and sauce
containers. Remember, most
plastics are not biodegradable
and will persist for many years to
choke and poison ecosystems,
even the one we have here at
Cumberland. We are looking at
this issue in Science. Stay tuned.
Thanks again to all the volunteers
and we hope to get more
participants next year.
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Science Cont.
Cosmos Lessons
Cosmos Lessons (developed by
Stile) is an online interactive
learning platform utilised by
Cumberland teachers in or
Science classes.
I'm thrilled to announce Stile's
upcoming release of 'Squiz': a fun
new mobile app to help students
quickly master basic scientific
concepts and terminology.
Squiz is designed to be the
ultimate companion to Stile for
your students. The content
mirrors Stile's award-winning
science lessons, making it perfect
for homework. The best part?
Squiz will be included in your
Cumberland’s 2019 Stile
subscription at no extra cost.
The Conolcophillips Science
Experience
This is a fun 3 or 4 days of
science activities for 2018 Year 9
and 10 students. The program
takes place in over thirty-five
universities and tertiary
institutions, within many
different laboratories and lecture
theatres. Participants perform
experiments in the laboratories,
meet and hear senior lecturers in
the lecture theatres, attend site
visits and walk around and
experience what it is like to be on
the campus of a university or
tertiary institution. More than
65,000 students have taken this
rare opportunity, up to date.
Interested students should apply
before the 31st October for
Macquarie University 15-17
January 2019.
Check out the poster on the
Science Faculty noticeboard and
the weblink following.
https://www.scienceexperience.
com.au/
The Ultimate Challenge for
Science Students
The Australian Science
Olympiads are a national
extension program for top
performing secondary science
students that culminate the
International Science
Olympiads.
The program is a rewarding
opportunity for high achieving
Year 10 and 11 students to
extend themselves way beyond
school science through
challenging exams, stimulating
residential programs and
international competitions.
There are three stages to the
Australian Science Olympiads
as outlined below.
We wish the very best to our
candidates taking part in the
stage 1 Physics, Chemistry and
Biology exams this term. Stay
tuned!
Stage 1: Australian Science
Olympiad Exams
The Australian Science
Olympiad Exams are designed
to select the top students to
attend the Australian Science
Olympiads Summer School and
are the first step in being
selected to represent Australia
at the International Science
Olympiads.
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Mr M. Walford
Year 11 Biology Teacher
The Australian Science
Olympiads Cont.
Stage 2: Australian Science
Olympiad Summer School
Based on their performance in
the Australian Science
Olympiad Exams, around 100
students are invited to
attend the Australian Science
Olympiad Summer School.
Stage 3: International Science
Olympiads
Based on their performance at
the Australian Science
Olympiad Summer School, 17
students are invited to
represent Australia at one of
the International Science
Olympiads in Biology,
Chemistry, Earth Science and
Physics. For the 1st time, we have
several talented young Scientists
from Cumberland tackling this
exciting challenge.
https://www.asi.edu.au/progr
ams/australian-science-
olympiads/
Year 12 WSU Chemistry Day
Our Year 12 Chemistry students
attended the WSU Chemistry Day
at Western Sydney University on
21 June 2018. The following is
the reflection from the students.
Year 12 Chemistry students
attended the WSU Chemistry Day
on the 21st of June 2018 at the
South Parramatta campus of
Western Sydney University. We
conducted two mandatory
experiments, analyzing the
sulfate content of a fertilizer and
and participating in the Atomic
Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
Challenge, that contributes to our
understanding of the Chemistry
syllabus content. The facilities
and establishments of the
University were built into a
modern way, and the staffs were
very enthusiastic and helpful
during our stay at the University.
The first experiment was to
determine the percentage of
sulfate content in a provided
fertilizer. During our experiment,
advanced equipment was
available to us such as vacuum
pump, ultra-purified distilled
water and Buchner funnels. We
enjoyed doing this experiment,
not only were the students in the
University assisting every
problem we encountered, the
experiments also demonstrated
us how to apply Chemistry
theory to real world problems.
In the AAS Challenge, we needed
to dilute the Powerade drink first
and found its absorbance in the
Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer. The sodium
concentration in the drink was
then calculated. All students
submitted their results and
waited to see which group
received the best result.
Overall, all students enjoyed this
excursion to Western Sydney
University, reinforcing and
enhancing our knowledge in the
Chemistry syllabus content.
John Bekiaris and Anson Zhang
Year 12 Chemistry
Congratulations to Andy Song
and Eden Wong who are one of
several groups of students
achieving the best results in AAS
Challenge in the Chemistry day. A
certificate was presented to each
one of them respectively.
Mr R. Tang
Year 12 Chemistry Teacher
Science @ CHS Snapshots
11 Biology: Transport Systems in
Plants. In this experiment, Year
11 Biology students placed celery
stems in a dye solution, then cut
sections to be mounted on
microscope slides. The elements
dyed red represent xylem tissue
responsible for transporting
water. (Photos below by Ruijie
Chen, Year 11 Biology)
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2018 Science Competition
Results
60 students from Cumberland
High School sat for the Big
Science Competition on the10th
of May and 68 students sat for
ICAS Science Competition on the
29th of May this year.
The results are as follows:
Over 50,000 students in
Australia took part and enjoyed
the experience of testing their
science skills in a competitive
situation outside of the normal
school assessment framework. It
consisted of 30 multiple choice
questions based on skills and
knowledge.
We are very proud of the efforts
of our students this year. One
student was awarded Certificates
of High Distinction (top 5% in
the competition), 11 students
were awarded Certificates of
Distinction (top 15% in the
competition) and 13 students
were awarded Certificates of
Credit (top 40% in the
competition). More than 40% of
our students who entered the
Competition achieved these
awards.
Australian Science Innovations also congratulate our high-achieving
students for their excellent results by offering ten Free Registrations for
our Year 10 students in the Australian Science Olympiad Examinations this
year.
Congratulations go to the students listed below:
Year High
Distinctions
Distinctions Credits
Year 7 Connor Spurdle Isaac Hemsworth-Smith
Arunachan Jayakanth
Rebecca Edmonds
Karthik Shenoy
Junmo Shin
Year 8 William Low
Kevin Zhang
Rocco Pow
Samuel Meguerditchian
Year 9 Husain Alhashemi
Aditya Agnihotri
Fotini Bekiaris
Rachael Edmonds
Alexander Mozaffar
Mason Zhang
Charlotte Ballard
Nihar Kadkol
Saisriman Tadepalli
Year 10 Alexander
Warnecke
Dev Chopra
Dylan Lay
Rowan Chate
Ronald Leung
Brendon Yue
We are also very proud of the efforts of our students in the ICAS Science
Competition – the world's largest Science Competition! Seven students
were awarded Certificates of Distinction (top 10% in the competition), 27
students were awarded Certificates of Credit (top 30% in the competition)
and 8 students were awarded Certificates of Merit (top 40% in the
competition. More than 60% of our students who entered the Competition
achieved these awards - an excellent performance! The average scores of
our Years 7 to 10 students are all above that of the state.
Congratulations to those students listed over the page.
Upcoming Events:
Year 8 VALID Test 1st November Term 4
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Congratulations to the following ICAS award winners:
Year Distinctions Credits Merit
Year 7 Junmo Shin Sansita Verma, Arunachan Jayakanth
Rebecca Edmonds, Devansh Gupta, Vidushi Gupta
Harshil Kumar Jain, Karthik Shenoy
Connor Spurdle, Dieter Zadow
Hwan Bae
Year 8 Cynthia Chen, Zenas Lister, Ingrid Yoo
Kevin Zhang
Himanshu Kopparthi
Samuel Meguerditchian
Year 9 Aditya Agnihotri
Husain Alhashemi
Fotini Bekiaris
Nihar Kadkol
Mason Zhang
Alexander Mozaffar, Charlotte Ballard
Kathleen Birrell, Rachael Edmonds
Rachel Harkin, Jeffrey Hui, Jaineel Pathak
Toby Richardson, Jessica Xue
Year 10 Manav Bansal Pauline Bal, Dev Chopra, Dylan Lay, Rajiv Makada Debbie Adeniyi-Kazeem
Jacinta Chen
Ronald Leung
Brendon Yue
Year 11 Feng Ye Isabelle Alley
Mr R. Tang
Science Competitions Coordinator
Field of Mars – Year 11 Biology
On the 15th June, Year 11 Biology
students via our school minibus,
visited the Field of Mars
Environmental Education Centre
with Mr Walford to complete
mandatory field tasks associated
with our Depth Study for the
modules Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Dynamics. Activities
were undertaken to determine
abiotic factors such as soil pH,
temperature and light intensity.
Also, the abundance and
distribution of plants and
animals were studied in two
different locations within coastal
gully sandstone dry sclerophyll
woodland on Sugarloaf Point.
Students completed the day
observing adaptations of plants
and animals and their
interactions in this environment.
A fantastic day was had by all!
Images: Field of Mars Excursion
on the banks of Lane Cove River
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12 Biology UNSW Museum
Human Disease
Recently, our two Year 12
Biology classes visited the
Museum of Human Disease at the
University of New South Wales in
Kensington as part of their latest
assessment task linked to the
module, The Search for Better
Health.
This was a valuable first hand
investigation exposing the
students to the physical impacts
and effects of the diseases
studied in class. Both Ms Stead's
and Miss Coster's class found the
experience a great learning
experience.
Right: Modelling DNA Double
Helix
Below: Lachlan and Kaitlin
with a bony friend.
MyScience @MQ
My Science is a new and exciting
primary school science and
technology program, which
supports primary teachers and
their students to think and work
scientifically. The program is
sponsored by the Department of
Educational Studies at Macquarie
University.
Primary students work in teams,
with mentor support, to answer
a scientific question of their
choosing, hence the name
'My'Science. Science expertise is
sourced through local Mentors
and MySTics (MyScience
Trainees in the Classroom
students) who provide in-class,
face-to-face support to small
groups of students.
Our Year 10 Red Science
students have been selected as
MySTics for the program,
working together with Year 3
and Year 5 students in
Carlingford West Public School
(CWPS).
Our students will visit CWPS and
work with the primary students
during their science sessions
from 10.25am to 11.35am on
Thursdays of Weeks 4, 6 and 8.
The program will culminate with
a Science fair in Term 4 on the 5th
December.
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Earth and Environmental
Science – Jenolan Caves Field
Trip
Late last term, our Year 12 Earth
and Environmental scientists
undertook a field trip to the
Jenolan Caves. Surprisingly, it
was the first visit there for most
of the students. We left
Cumberland just after 7am in our
fantastic school bus and travelled
over the mountains to Jenolan. A
tour of the Chifley Cave
highlighted many speleological
wonders including stalactites
and shawls. The excursion
fulfilled mandatory field work
for the course and
complemented studies of all HSC
modules. Despite the cold
weather, our close encounters
with local red-necked wallabies,
rainbow lorikeets and awesome
limestone karst formations made
it a great day for all.
Mr M. Walford
Earth and Environmental
Science Teacher
Images from the Year 12 Earth
and Environmental Science
Excursion to Jenolan Caves.
Clockwise from Right: Emily
and Ashley-Maree, The 12EES
Crew, Carlotta Arch, Tamara
and a friend, Grand Arch.
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Science Subject Selection 2018
Currently, our Year 10 students
are in the process of selecting
their subjects for Years 11 and
12. At Cumberland, we offer all
Science courses to our students
(see list below). We are also
excited to offer for the first time,
next term, the brand new Science
Extension course to outstanding
Science students.
• Students can study 6 units of
Science in Year 11
• 2020 HSC Exam students
can study up to 7 units of
Science including the new 1
unit Science Extension
course
• Students may study one of,
or any combination of, the
following Stage 6 Science
courses:
Biology Chemistry Earth and
Environmental Science
Investigating Science
Physics Science Extension
(Year 12 only) • All courses are 2 unit, ATAR
based and contain
Australian curriculum
content
• All courses contain in-depth
studies in Year 11 and in
Year 12 to provide
opportunities to investigate
areas of interest in more
depth. A minimum of 15
hours of in-class time
allocated in both Year 11
and Year 12 (30 hrs each
year for Investigating
Science)
•
• Syllabuses located online,
interactive publication –
http://syllabus.nesa.nsw.ed
u.au/science/
National Science Week 2018
The school theme for National
Science Week in 2018 is Game
Changers and Change Makers.
In developing the theme and the
teaching resource book
we took inspiration from three
significant celebrations in 2018:
200th anniversary of the
publication of Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein (genetic
engineering,
biotechnologies, prosthetics,
bionics, genetic
modification, brain
enhancement and ethics)
40th anniversary of the
birth of the first IVF baby
(genetic engineering,
biotechnology,
nanotechnology)
International Year of the
Reef (coral reefs and the
scientists who study them)
Science Week at Cumberland will
take place after Stage 6 exams
and will include many old
favourites and a few new
experiences.
More to come soon!
Science on the Box
Sciencey is a new series on the
ABC that delivers quick,
illuminating answers to some of
the strangest questions in the
universe.
Can you control your dreams?
Why do we sound Australia? Can
you 3D print another you? Why
are things cute? Why do
headphones get tangled?
In the process of answering the
seemingly unanswerable, the
series showcases the latest in
Australian science and offers a
platform for the best young
minds and thinkers in the nation.
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
The Future Project
The Future Project provides
opportunities for Year 11
students to collaborate with
scientists, engineers and
students from other schools to
solve real-world problems and
to communicate innovations to
the broader public.
This year, we again have three
outstanding young scientists
participating in the program;
Feng Ye, Isabelle Alley and
Edison Ruan.
Feng and Edison are working
with Aegros Innovations on a
project entitled Turning Plasma
into Medicine. Their team is
working on improving the
efficiency of the ElectroCyl
process extratrcting
therapeutics from human blood
plasma.
Isabelle’s team is working with
Sangui Bio to devlop an at-home
blood sampling technique. Their
project is entitle The Bleeding
Edge.
http://www.thefutureproject.co
m/
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Did You
Know?
The longest word in
English is
Pneumonoultramicroscop
icsilicovolcanoconiosis.
This term literally
translates to “a lung
disease caused by
inhaling very fine volcanic
ash and sand dust”.
Science Joke of the Month
Science Quote of the Month
Cool Science Link
Developed by Macquarie
University, HSC Study Lab covers
the whole NESA NSW HSC
syllabus including all dot points
and every experiment for
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
It’s all there! 6 courses. 345
lessons. 332 videos. 464 quizzes
and 139 interactive activities.
See the link for more info and
pricing.
https://hscstudylab.com.au/
Science App of the Month
Very cool free app from
Geoscience Australia.
Great for senior Earth and
Environmental Science students
or anyone with a passion for
geology.
How old is the Earth? Find out
with Geoscience Australia's
"Australia through time" app!
This app provides information
about the various Geological
Timescale periods, including life
and minerals for each.
Enjoy!
Science
Teasers The 1st student to
submit/present Mr. Walford
with correct answers for all
questions will receive a prize.
Answers next edition.
1. Which is larger: Australia or
Antarctica?
2. What plastic are soft drink
bottles typically made of? Is
it:
a) Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
b) Polystyrene c) Polyvinyl Chloride
(PVC) d) Polyethylene
3. How many legs does a
butterfly have? Is it
a) Four b) Six c) Eight d) Ten
4. Which of the following
would a herpetologist
study?
a) A virus b) An asteroid c) A steel bar d) A frog
5. Order these objects from
closest to farthest away
from Earth:
a) The International Space Station (ISS)
b) The National Broadband Network’s Sky Muster satellites or
c) The Moon
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Science at Home!
Shrinking Plastic
Have you ever wanted to draw really small pictures? Here’s a trick – you
can just draw normal sized ones, and then use some special plastic to
shrink them!
Safety: This activity uses an oven. Use oven mitts and avoid
touching hot surfaces. You must have adult supervision.
You will need:
Plastic containers with recycling number 6 (not foam)
Scissors
Sandpaper or steel wool
Coloured pencils
Baking tray
Baking paper
Cooling rack
Oven mitts
What to do:
1. Preheat your oven to 120° C
2. Cut a piece of baking paper to line your baking tray
3. Carefully cut your plastic into flat pieces
4. Rub your plastic gently with sandpaper or steel wool to make it easier
to write on
5. Draw some pictures on the plastic and cut them out
6. Put the plastic pieces on the paper on the tray
7. Using your oven mitts, put the tray in the oven
8. Watch the plastic in the oven as it moves and shrinks. This should take
about 30 seconds
9. When it has stopped moving, open the oven door and wait for a few
seconds for any fumes to blow away
10. Using oven mitts, take the tray out of oven and put it on a rack to cool
11. In about 10 minutes, the tray and plastic pieces should be cool enough
to touch!
What’s happening?
Polystyrene is a very useful and
common plastic. One reason it’s
so popular is because it’s easy to
mould into different shapes.
Polystyrene melts into a liquid
at about 240° C, but it’s easier to
work with at about 90° C. This is
called the glass transition
temperature, and it’s where the
plastic becomes softer and more
rubbery. Below this temperature
the plastic is hard and relatively
brittle, so it’s in a glassy (or
glass-like) state.
To make a plastic cup,
polystyrene starts as a flat sheet.
It’s heated until it’s soft and then
stretched into a cup shape.
When it’s cooled, it becomes
rigid again and won’t change
shape until heated back up. In
this activity, the polystyrene is
heated back to its glass
transition temperature. A plastic
cup has a lot of stress in it from
the stretching process, so when
it’s heated it will remove that
stress by shrinking back down
to the sheet it was originally
made from.
You might notice that your
pictures don’t shrink evenly in
every direction when heated.
This is due to the unevenness in
manufacturing. When cups are
made, the plastic sheets are
stretched down a long way, but
they are not really stretched
wider at all. Maybe you can find
interesting ways to use this
uneven shrinking in your
pictures! Source: CSIRO Helix
Mr M. Walford
Head Teacher Science
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Library News
Reading Success
Our school continues to improve
in literacy and reading. Last
terms borrowing statistics
showed that our students are
reading 50% more than last year
and that student borrowing has
more than doubled in the past
two years. This year we have had
many more students completing
the NSW Premier’s Reading
Challenge. Please continue to
encourage your students to keep
reading for pleasure.
Mrs Alexander is very keen to
assist students in finding a book
that matches their interests and
reading level. Every few week’s
new books are added to our
amazing Fiction collection in
order to inspire student reading.
Free e-Books are available 24/7
by simply installing the
“ePlatform” app on a mobile
device. A trial of Audio books will
be available via this app for the
rest of the year. Listening to
these audio books while reading
the written book is a brilliant
way for students to improve
their English skills.
Robotics Workshop
Some of our talented Year 9 and
10 students had the opportunity
to test out various robotics
machines earlier this term. The
lunchtime hands-on workshop
hosted by OfficeMax was greatly
enjoyed by our students who
worked together to test out the
robots capabilities. Feedback
from these students will assist
the library in deciding which robotics devices to purchase for our library
robotics group.
Robotics – Coding with Edison
This term the library is planning to offer students a chance to experiment
with coding/robotics by connecting the Edison robots with Lego, the
possibilities are almost limitless. The library is seeking donations of pre-
loved Lego to help our students with their robotics projects.
Ms K. Alexander
Teacher Librarian
Below: Year 9 and 10 students in the
recent Robotics Workshop
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Exploring
Economics!
Tim Riley, former teacher and
text book writer presented to
Cumberland’s Year 12
Economics class on the last day
of July on the labour market.
Year 12 student Jason Diep said,
“We learnt a lot and Tim
managed to condense a lot into 2
hours. His PowerPoint and notes
were great and made it easier to
get the message across”.
School Captain, Aleksandra
Najdovska presented Tim with a
Cumberland High School
umbrella and said, “Tim is a very
knowledgeable and passionate
economist”.
Wishing the class well in their
upcoming trials.
Mr K. Thomas
Year 12 Economics Teacher
Below: Tim Riley with Year 12
Economics students
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Michele Glossop
Accountant and financial advisor Parramatta Accountants & Tax Agents
Pty Ltd
Sandra Mascaro
General Manager Centrum Printing
Shane Skeen
Member Services Manager Club Plus Superannuation
Tom Emeleus
General Manager/Electrician Neca Training and Apprenticeships
Trent Deaves
Electrician/Mentor Neca Training and Apprenticeships
Mock Interviews
Debra McDonald - Nurse
Kerry Duck - Australian Training Company (ATC)
Kirah Pillay - Student Macquarie University
Paula Conca-Viviani - Sarina Russo Apprenticeships
Peter Troup - Aussip
Work Health and Safety Workshop
Hamish - Youthsafe.org
Ms. A Sisala
Careers Adviser
See images from the
day over the page.
http://www.facebook
.com/CareersCorner
Year 10 Careers Conference
Our annual Year 10 Careers
Conference was held on
Thursday 3rd August with great
success!
Year 10 students came to school
dressed in their finest business
attire for the day, hearing a
motivational talk, attending
mock interviews, speed dating a
career, work health and safety
and goal setting workshops.
We has some exciting guests
again this year, including:
Motivational Talk
Paul Wade
Former Captain of Socceroos
Speed Dating a Career
Adriana Carvalho
Telecommunications Technical
Support Engineer Nokia
Annie Rogers
Executive Director Sydney
Pacifica
Ari Yeganeh
Data Scientist and Entrepreneur
Jochen de Jager
Director de JAGER Executive
Search
Maha Dunne
Director Dunn Pty Ltd
Matthew Caruana
Forex Trader and Public Speaker
on Mental Health in Young People
Robert Marangon
Ship Captain Sydney Ferries
Issue 7 – 10 August, 2018
Sport Report
Wauchope Recap
Wow is the first word that comes
to mind in regards to Wauchope.
The event, in its 43rd year was a
spectacular sporting
extravaganza which showcased
the true spirit of Cumberland;
passion, perseverance and
teamwork.
Our students participated to the
best of their ability in all of the
sporting events, which included
touch football, soccer, tennis,
netball, volleyball, basketball,
athletics and for the first time
ever, futsal. Throughout the
three days, the events are held at
various locations in the
community, and at all times,
Cumberland students
represented their school with
pride.
Congratulations is in order for all
students, especially the Most
Valued Players of the event,
Llubijica Momcilovic and Peter
Lee.
Unfortunately, Cumberland lost
the overall event, though are still
as passionate as ever to take
back the title from Wauchope in
2019.
A special mention is also needed
for all of the billet families from
Cumberland High School, who
were kind enough to open their
family homes to host students
from Wauchope during the
event. The Wauchope students
and organising staff of
Cumberland are extremely
grateful.
Lastly, thank you to all of the
wonderful students and staff
involved in the Wauchope event,
as either caterers, media crew,
coaches and/or organisers. Your
commitment helps make the
event such a memorable time in
the Cumberland calendar.
Knockout Sports
Lately, Cumberland High School
students have been representing
the school in knockout sporting
competitions, including boys and
girls basketball and girls netball,
competing against other local
schools in the Western Sydney
region. All students have
represented Cumberland with
tremendous efforts, with some
teams progressing through to the
next round of the competition.
Friday Lunchtime Sporting
Competition
A new initiative starting this
term, is the Friday lunchtime
sporting competition. Students
will be able to participate in a
round robin style event, with the
sport for this term being
volleyball. Hopefully, there will
also be a staff team involved as
well. Good luck to all involved!
Ms B. Hoppe
Relieving Head Teacher PDHPE
Below: Cumberland High School
Knockout Netball team defeated
Muirfield High School 22 to 17.
Congratulations
Girls!