Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

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 Terms 2 and 3, 2017

30 June Last Day of Term 2

17 July Teachers Return for Term 3

18 July Students Return for Term 3

19 July Year 10 Subject Selection Evening

20 July Year 11 and 12 Vaccinations

20 July Community Mentoring Breakfast

21 July Combined High Schools Cross Country

21 July Year 10 Subject Selection Workshop 1

24 July Year 8 and 9 Parent and Teacher Night

25 July Year 10 Subject Selection Workshop 2

25 July Year 11 and 12 Chemistry Excursion to Warragamba Dam

27 July Sydney West Athletics – 2 Days

27 July Australian Mathematics Competition

28 July Year 10 Careers Conference

31 July Year 10 Work Experience Week

01 Aug P&C Meeting 7.00pm

01 Aug Australian National Chemistry Quiz

03 Aug Drama Night

Makaila Attends National Art School

On Thursday 15th June, Makaila Wilcox attended a day long

workshop for Year 11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual

Arts and Photography students. Students and their teachers from

several western Sydney schools participated in exploring the

natural environment and different landscapes by investigating the

composition and construction of images using collage processes.

Makaila was thrilled to be selected to attend the workshop, saying

“It was an amazing experience and gave me the opportunity to

explore new art media”. For the full story see page 17.

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Principal’s Voice

What a magnificent end to Term 2!

As you can see from the pictures

attached we have been immersed

in leading, learning, music, the arts

and of course our Wauchope

extravaganza.

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Many thanks to all the Year 10 and

Year 7 parents and students who

attended the parent/teacher

interviews earlier in the term.

These interviews provide an

opportunity to analyse the

performance of each student,

identify the strengths and discuss

ways in which our students can

make further improvements. Our

next parent/teacher interviews on

Monday 24 July, will provide

teacher feedback to Year 8 and

Year 9 students and parents. We

look forward again to

strengthening our partnership

with our parent community and

working together to enhance

student results.

Visiting Academics from

Alabama, USA

We were delighted to have a group

of academics from Auburn

University, Alabama, visit our

school. We provided a school tour,

focus group sessions with some of

our students and discussions with

our staff. These educational

leaders were so impressed with

everything Cumberland and were

so positive in the feedback

provided about the respectfulness

of our students, warmth and great

“vibe” of our school. They also

visited Ms Stead and our Science

leaders conducting the Science

enrichment program with our

primary school partners! They

absolutely loved it and we look

forward to continuing seeing our

visiting Alabamans again in the

future! (Image Below)

Band Camp and Band Tour

This year for the first time, our

talented musicians experienced

our annual band camp with

Narrabeen Sports High School and

the fabulous new Principal there,

Mr Dane Ropa. Our students

enjoyed connecting with peers and

sharing drama, the arts and

musical excellence whilst on camp.

The magnificent Mr Andrews and

Ms Son together provided a feast of

musical experiences and enabled

our talented students to extend

themselves further. The amazing

Mr Peter and Mrs Anne Petrulis

also guided our students to

nurture musical mastery as they

do every year with absolute

enthusiasm and grace! We are so

very fortunate to have so many

community champions helping us

develop the talents of our

students!

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Personal Best Assembly

Congratulations to all 65 worthy

recipients of awards at the

Personal Best Assembly. What a

marvellous celebration of student

diligence and commitment to their

own learning! Thank you to the

many, many parents that attended

and supported both the school and

their children. There was a

wonderful buzz in the library as

we celebrated the achievements of

Cumberland High School students.

Thank you to the wonderful Ms

Cassel, Ms Edwards, Ms Harvey

and Mr Scurfield for enabling this

event to be the success that it was!

Above Right: Jamie Rzeski

receiving his Personal Best Award

with Mr Wood

Below Right: Sid Rahman receiving

his Personal Best Award with Ms

Pikoulas

Congratulations

to ALL our

Personal Best

Award

recipients!

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The Helmsman Project

Congratulations to our Helmsman

Project Year 9 boys who are

embarking on a wonderful and

worthwhile community

endeavour to raise funds for

Parramatta Mission and through

this fundraisinginitiative,

purchase and create “Hygiene

Winter Boxes” providing

necessary hygiene and warm

winter products for the homeless

in our community. There will be a

collection box in the front office

for this worthy cause and we

appreciate any donation!

LMBR

Throughout this term, we have

sent numerous letters to all

families explaining our transition

to a new financial management

system called LMBR. Thank you

for your support and continued

patience as we move to this new

structure. Special thanks to our

wonderful clerical team being led

by Ms Kim Andreassend for their

extraordinary and tireless efforts

to lead and manage this change

process with such efficiency and

dedication! They are truly such a

talented and committed team and

we are so very privileged to have

these exceptional women leading

this transition!

Congratulations Ms Abbott!

A special mention and heartfelt

congratulations to Ms Abbott for

successfully completing her

accreditation! (Image Right)

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Wauchope

Our committed Wauchope Team

made their way to Wauchope full

of hope and determination. Many

victories were celebrated

throughout the three day

intensive contest with significant

gains made in tennis, soccer,

softball, basketball and Mock

Trial.

Seven victories thus far with

Wauchope leading by two

games…. the suspense….

A full Wauchope report will be in

the next newsletter. Stay tuned.

Have a wonderful holiday!

Ms M. Pikoulas

Principal

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Music Camp 2017

This year we welcomed

Narrabeen Sports High School to

our Music Camp. Narrabeen

brought along their Drama and

Art students so the camp was not

just a Music Camp, it became an

Arts Camp. Between the schools

we had 83 students, 10 staff and 4

volunteers attend!

Every year at camp, students

rehearse in their main ensemble

group (Concert Band, Rock Band,

Strings and Vocal Ensemble).

They also get to select an elective

ensemble and learn new skills.

The elective ensembles included:

Ukulele ensemble, Brass/wind

ensemble, Musical theatre group

and percussion group. Students

spend 6 hours each day in

rehearsals!

Every night we held an Evening

Concert. Students were

encouraged to perform and

showcase their skills. We had a

number of Students perform and

our Wednesday night concert was

the longest on record with 15

students taking up the

opportunity to perform. After the

Evening Concert was evening

recreation where the students

played group games. Wednesday

night’s trivia completion was a

huge success. Our Year 11 boys

cabin was one of the winning

teams!

The showcase concert (on the

Friday night) was simply

spectacular. The highlight was the

Camp Item, 2 songs that involved

all of the performing students, a

combined orchestra and choir.

The vocals were the strongest

that they have been at any camp.

As always, the food was delicious

and the staff at Elanora

Conference Centre looked after us

extremely well. I would like to

sincerely thank all of the staff

who attended and helped make

camp such a success!

A special ‘thank you’ goes to Ann

and Peter Petrulis and former

students Michael Lee and Michael

Hoyle who volunteered their time

to attend camp to support our

students.

Mr M. Andrews

Head Teacher Faculty of Arts

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Music Camp

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Science Adventures

YMCA Space Camp

YMCA Space Camp is a 5 day 4

night immersive experience out of

this world for high school students

in Years 7 to 9 from ACT, NSW and

VIC. Interested students can check

out the poster on the Science

Faculty noticeboard and the

weblink below.

https://worldstrides.com.au/y

mca-space-

camp/?gclid=CjwKEAjw3pTJBR

ChgZ3e7s_YhAkSJAASG9Vr5OO5

Wied3J9oyOXfBhxwSA8V5Qs8A

wqY79Bn3rcR1RoCHb3w_wcB

Conocophillips Science

Experience

The Conolcophillips Science

Experience is a fun 3 or 4 days of

science activities for Year 9 and 10

students in 2017. 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 can

check out the poster on the

Science Faculty noticeboard and

the weblink below.

https://www.scienceexperience

.com.au/

Sydney Science Festival

8-20 August 2017

Sydney is a city of innovation,

entrepreneurs and incredible

scientific and technological

achievement—an aspirational city

with world-class universities and

research institutions and award-

winning researchers, whose

youthful enthusiasm toward

scientific discovery is set against a

historic culture of Indigenous

knowledge.

Sydney Science Festival celebrates

and showcases Sydney’s diverse

and multidisciplinary science and

innovation community to inspire a

sense of city-wide pride, increase

Sydneysiders’ appreciation and

recognition of science, and

motivate young people to study

and practice science, technology,

engineering, arts and mathematics

(STEAM).

From 8-20 August 2017, the

Festival will encourage people

of all ages and knowledge levels

to discover, discuss and debate

science through a program of

talks by world-leading

researchers, hands-on

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Sydney Science Festival Cont.

From 8-20 August 2017, the

Festival will encourage people of

all ages and knowledge levels to

discover, discuss and debate

science through a program of talks

by world-leading researchers,

hands-on workshops, exhibitions

and events for family exploring all

areas of STEAM. The Festival

brings together a diverse group of

research institutions, museums,

universities, industry, and

community to discover, discuss

and debate science at venues

across Sydney and Western

Sydney.

Part of National Science

Week, Sydney Science Festival is

produced by the Museum of

Applied Arts and Sciences and

Australian Museum in partnership

with Inspiring Australia.

https://sydneyscience.com.au/

2017/

Super Science Saturday 2017

The 12th August will be an

extraordinary day out for the

entire family when the Australian

Museum opens its doors and

brings science to life for everyone!

With live animal shows, face-

painting, hands-on experiments

and lectures, there are

events/programs that will appeal

to the littlies, teenagers and the

parents. Super Science Saturday is

all about showcasing the science

behind one of Sydney's most loved

institutions.

Watch science in action with the

‘Street Science’ Show. Discover

what’s rumbling beneath the

earth’s crust with ‘Volcanoes,

eruptions and more’. Learn more

about the relationship between

science and culture with

‘Aboriginal Bush Food and

Medicine’. Hold a lizard, extract

DNA from fruit, and come and

meet Winny, our resident terror

toddler dinosaur! At an event with

this much science, her curiosity is

bound to get the better of her.

Come along and see how science

can be found in the most

unexpected and amazing ways.

Saturday 12 August 2017

9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Australian Museum

1 William Street

Sydney, NSW 2000

For more info visit

https://australianmuseum.net.au/

science-festival

HSC Enrichment Days

Biology, Chemistry and Physics

4th, 5th & 6th July, UNSW

Kensington Campus

UNSW Science is offering 1 day

face-to-face study programs in

Physics, Chemistry and Biology to

assist Year 12 students in

preparing their HSC exams.

Students will also be provided

with online study resources which

they can study at their own time.

Student will undertake a deep

analysis of 6 HSC questions (2

from each core module) from the

view point of a HSC marker. They

will relate each question to the

syllabus and learn how the

marking guidelines differentiate

student responses. They will act

as HSC markers using the marking

guidelines to score scripts and to

reflect upon their own responses

to questions.

In this way, students will have

better:

Understanding of what

constitutes a satisfactory

response,

Understanding as the

“marker” as audience

Idea of what they know and

what they don’t know.

Skills in using the ample

assessment resources

provided by NESA

Cost: $95 for each day course.

Please register via the following

link. Click here for more

information.

Science Joke of the Month

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Australian Science Olympiads

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.

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

Stage 2: Australian Science

Olympiad Summer School

Based on their performance in

the Australian Science Olympiad

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.

How to participate in the

Australian Science Olympiads

The first step in the Australian

Science Olympiads is to sit one or

more of the four

challenging Australian Science

Olympiad Exams.

The cost is $10 (plus GST) per

student per exam. Students are

welcome to sit more than one

exam. Find out the exam

dates. Registration in the Earth

and Environmental Science

Olympiad Exam is free.

Registrations close Wednesday

19 July 2017. You must see your

Science teacher to register

Check out the Science

Noticeboard for more

information or see Mr Walford

for a flyer.

https://www.asi.edu.au/progr

ams/australian-science-

olympiads/

Cool Science Link

http://www.untame

dscience.com/

Untamed Science

helps make science

education fun. It

doesn’t matter if

you’re an armchair

scientist, a student, a

teacher or a scientist

yourself.

Their videos are

enjoyable and

inspire us to become

lifelong learners.

They also have a site

dedicated to learn

how to make your

own science videos.

How cool is that?

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Science @ CHS Snapshots Below: A Tardigrade (water bear) from our pond water.

Magnification 100X. Photo credit Calvin Zhang 12

Biology

Bottom Right: Tardigrade viewed with scanning

electron microscope

Bottom Left: Arash from 12 Biology extracting a sample

of pond water from a hay infusion for examination under

the microscope. Photo credit Jinit Joshi 12 Biology

Left: Year 10 modeling convection currents. Photo credit

Mina Pourmanaf 10Kr

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Cumberland Science Students

at The Future Project

The Future Project involves Year

11 students from several schools,

both public and private

collaborating with scientists and

engineers in state of the art labs

to solve real-world problems and

then communicating their

innovations to the broader

public.

Both John Bekiaris and Frishta

Pirzad applied late last year and

following a selection process,

they were offered places in the

program.

Left: John and Frishta from Year

11 partaking in a lab session at

The Future Project.

Science Quote of the Month

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!

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Year 7 Energy Transformations Experiment

Here is a photo of me investigating the wonderful world

of energy with these amazing sparklers.

The types of energy I investigated included light energy,

sound energy and heat energy. These sparklers

contained a lot of chemical potential energy inside.

We lit the sparkler with a bunsen burner and this energy

was transformed into heat, light and sound in the form of

moving sparks as the sparkler combusted

Jeffrey Xian

7 Blue

Here is me Niaz and Aariz investigating energy

transformations with a sparkler.

We were learning with my class friends about the

amazing science of a sparkler. There is a chemical

reaction caused by the black powder coating, which, in

scientific terms is called the oxidizer.

It is used as the fuel so when the heat of the flame

touches the coating, burning it, and the metal on the stick

turns to metal flakes. So once the sparkler coating has

heated up enough and reached its ignition temperature,

the firework bursts into glowing golden sparks.

Sana Yousefi

7 Blue

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Science Teasers

The 1st student to submit/present Mr. Walford with correct answers for all questions will receive a prize.

Answers will be in the next edition.

This edition’s questions

1. True or false? The two Australians who shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics were both called

William Bragg.

2. Succulents are from which kingdom of life?

3. Which country has a space agency called JAXA?

4. What happens when you put gold into a beaker of sulfuric acid?

5. On which planet will you find the Great Red Spot?

Last edition’s answers

1. What was Australian inventor Lawrence Hargrave’s most famous invention? Was it: a) the

box kite, b) the stop sign, or c) the zipper? A) box kite

2. How many dwarf planets have we sent spacecraft to? 2- New Horizons visited Pluto & Dawn is

currently orbiting Ceres

3. What colours are the flowers on Sturt’s desert pea? Red with black centres

4. In seawater, what are the two most common elements? Hydrogen & oxygen – they make up

water!

5. Is athlete’s foot a bacteria, a virus or a fungus? Fungus

20% of the Earths's oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.

It takes 8 mins 19 secs for light to travel from the Sun to the earth.

The average person accidently eats 430 bugs each year!

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Science at Home – Fidget Fun

Try this:

These days it seems everyone has a fidget spinner.

Here are a few cool illusions you can do with these little

pocket gyroscopes!

You will need

Two fidget spinners

Phone with camera

Double spin

1. Stack the fidget spinners, one on top of the other.

2. Pick them up and hold them so they can both spin freely.

3. With your other hand, spin one spinner clockwise, and then quickly spin the other anticlockwise.

4. Watch the spinners – do you see any interesting patterns?

Camera time

1. Put your phone in camera mode, and then put it down. 2. Spin one fidget spinner really fast. 3. Pick up the phone and look at the spinner through the camera. Do you notice any

interesting patterns?

Other ideas

If you have a fan, try looking through the fan at a spinning spinner. Be careful not to touch the fan

blades!

Some lights that look constant are actually flashing really quickly. Try lighting your fidget spinner

with an old fluorescent tube light, or a dimmable LED light and see if anything interesting happens.

What’s happening?

There’s something tricky going on here! In these activities, you might have seen something look still when

it was actually moving. You might have seen something spinning slowly when you knew it was spinning

very fast. You might have seen a fan or spinner with twice or even more times as many blades as it actually

has.

In ‘Double spin’, the rear spinner is fast enough to just be a blur. But you’re interrupting your sight with the

front spinner, which means you only get to see flashes of the rear spinner. Sometimes, the speed of the two

spinners will line up, and you’ll only see the blades when they are in the same position. As the spinners

slow down, the illusion will shift and change as the speeds go in and out of alignment.

The ‘Camera time’ activity uses a similar effect. The camera in your phone captures several images a second

and displays them one after the other. These images are displayed fast enough that you see them as a

movie rather than as individual images. If the frame rate of the camera and the speed of the spinner line up,

a spinning spinner might look like it has stopped still!

Mr M. Walford

Head Teacher Science

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Ancient History

This term, we have been studying

Ancient Egypt in History. We

have studied Pharaohs, The

Sphinx and especially the history

behind the Great Pyramids of

Giza. My favourite topic that we

have studied are the Gods of

Ancient Egypt, which was fun

because we analysed the

religious beliefs of the Egyptians

and why they worshipped so

many Gods.

Some assessment tasks that we

have done in History have been

designing and making an

Egyptian artefact, such as The

Sphinx, The Great Pyramids and

Khufu’s boat. History has been

really fun so far in High School,

even when it was an assessment!

Egypt has been a very fun and

interesting place to study, since it

has such a fascinating past. Next

term we will be studying Ancient

Greece.

Sam Meguerditchian

7 Red

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It’s Probably Math!

Year 7 are currently studying

Probability in Mathematics. 7

Green had an opportunity to

further develop their

understanding of probability in

the real world with a Rock-

Paper-Scissors tournament.

After estimating their likelihood

of winning a game, they then

calculated the theoretical

probability. Students then

competed with a partner in a

series of matches to calculate an

experimental probability. The

probability calculated was

different for almost every pair!

After a detailed discussion of the

results and why they differed, an

elimination tournament was held

to finish the lesson.

Congratulations to our winner

Paige!

Mr. G Bell

Maths Teacher

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Winter Band Tour

It has been a busy month for the

Cumberland High School

Ensembles Program!! After

recovering from Arts Camp, 86

students packed into the bus to go

on tour to promote our wonderful

school.

We visited Oatlands PS, Rydalmere

PS, Rydalmere East PS and

Ermington West PS. As always, our

audiences were fabulous! All of the

schools welcomed us and the

students sang, clapped and danced

with us. Our Principal, Ms. Pikoulas

joined us for one of the shows and

demonstrated her exceptional

dance moves!

Our students worked as a team to

pack the bus, unpack and set up for

every show, perform and pack up.

They worked as a ‘well-oiled

machine’ and our Winter Band

Tour was a resounding success.

A big thank you goes to Mrs Son

and Mrs Petrulis who joined us on

the Tour to support our students.

Congratulations everybody!

Mr M. Andrews

Head Teacher - Faculty of Arts

Above: Our amazing Band Tour leader, Head Teacher Faculty of Arts

and conductor extraordinaire, Mr Martin Andrews!

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Canteen Manager

Meets with SRC

Representatives

Our survey, held earlier in the

year, clearly showed student

concerns about the canteen. On

hearing about these concerns, Mr

Brown, the manager of the

canteen, asked to meet with us.

He asked for and answered our

questions, particularly in relation

to successfully running a

commercial canteen. We’re proud

to announce that he has agreed to

make the following changes;

Above: Mr Brown from the canteen, Ms Bower and the SRC Canteen Committee

1. Put in an extra urn to store

hot water during Winter, so

that noodles will become

available more often

2. Put up an updated menu

3. Accepted suggestions to add

more vegetarian options and

fresh food. Speak to Ms Bower

or a SRC member if you have

an ideas

4. There will be an option to buy

food using EFTPOS, once the

Commonwealth bank has

completed the installation.

Mr Brown has also given us

explanations for the prices of

canteen food, as well as why the

majority of popular soft drinks

aren’t allowed (Department of

Education regulations).

The SRC canteen committee will

continue to follow up on these,

and other, concerns and keep you

informed.

Thank you for your support!

2017 Student Representative

Council

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2017 HSC Student Day

Modules - University of Sydney, Camperdown

On Wednesday June 14th 2017, 20

year 12 Advanced English students

accompanied Mr Lal and Miss Nelson

to Sydney University for the English

Teachers Association HSC Student

day in which they attended three

lectures based on the modules for

paper 2 in the HSC.

The lectures were varied in style and content delivery, and many of

the students were pleased with how on track their preparation and

learning already is. In the lead up to the HSC examinations, study

days like these are invaluable for preparing students by exposing

them to additional experts in the subject area while also allowing

the students to develop a higher level of confidence in their current

knowledge.

Finally, the significance of the day spent in the lecture theatres that

may be a large part of their very near future was not lost on these

students and was a huge motivator for these young individuals who

are soon to embark on their next level of learning in the wider

community.

Mr R. Lal and Ms R. Nelson

Year 12 English Teachers

Makaila Attends

National Art School Continued from front page.

After learning about the history of collage

and looking at other artists works,

including that of the workshop leaders,

Alana Ambados and Lorraine Kpiotis,

students began creating their own series

of collage artworks. Makaila said, “I

enjoyed collage the most. I mainly sketch

so it was great to try something new”.

While the students were quiet at first, the

experience of sitting together, cutting and

forming existing images to create new

artworks and learning how to extend

these further using layering and painting

methods induced lots of sharing, laughter,

discussion and making new friends.

A tasty lunch out on a sunny balcony

allowed more conversation and sharing

of stories.

The artworks were completed in the last

hour but the students were encouraged to

continue to extend and explore further

the relationship between shape, colour

and texture in their images after they

took their pieces home. Everyone

produced amazing individual images and

there was a wonderful feeling of

camaraderie as they mounted them on

the wall and admired the results of their

hard work.

Charlotte Galleguillos, Head of Learning

and Engagement at Carriageworks,

Redfern, complimented the students on

their creations and encouraged them to

take advantage of other workshops and

intensive programs available through the

National Art School.

Ms S. Bower

Head Teacher English

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a good book?

Study shows the benefits of

reading for pleasure.

Reasons to Make Time for

Reading: Self-Esteem, Creativity,

Friendship and Good Sleep!

Here are even more reasons to

give yourself time to read – and

to encourage your kids to build

the reading habit. A UK study

found that reading for pleasure

for 30 minutes a week can have

huge life benefits, including:

Heightened creativity

Improved state of mind (non-

readers are 28% more likely

to report feelings of

depression than readers)

Greater self-esteem (readers

are 10% more likely to report

good self-esteem and those

who read for just 30 minutes

a week are 18% more likely

to report higher self-esteem)

Better sleep (43% of readers

said reading helps them get a

better night's sleep)

Reduces stress. Even in

subjects who read for as little

as 6 minutes. One study found

reading to be 300% better at

reducing stress than going for

a walk and 700% more

effective than playing video

games

More connection with

friends (readers were found

to be 27% better able to make

time for their friends)

Greater empathy, awareness

of other cultures and general

knowledge

Encouraging students to read for

enjoyment is important: The

study was conducted by Josie

Billington of the Centre for

Research Into Reading,

Literature and Society at the

University of Liverpool.

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The library digital signage screen

displays many messages to

students as well as showing

movie book trailers for popular

fiction titles to promote reading.

Next term will see the opening of

the library conference room

where small classes or school

groups may hold discussions

around a large table while taking

notes on an enormous

whiteboard.

Many students have been using

the library as a quiet place to

study and learn. A few more

students have been taking

advantage of the Tuesday after

school open library for access to

the computers or for group

project completion. We are

encouraging your students to

borrow a book to enjoy over the

school holidays, as the books get

lonely without any visitors. The

following article highlights some

of the benefits of reading for

pleasure, an enjoyment that is

often forgone in our hectic

lifestyles.

Enjoy reading over the holidays!

Ms K. Alexander

Teacher Librarian

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Technical and

Applied Sciences

Spaghetti Bridges

Year 9 Engineering students each

made a spaghetti bridge based on

either an arch, suspension or

truss design. They used the

principles of triangulation and

forces in their design

calculations. Bridges were then

weight tested to destruction in

order to calculate their weight to

strength ratio. Our future

engineers at work!

Above and Above Right: Weight

Testing the Bridges

Below Right: Letter Racks

Letter Racks

The Year 9 Design and

Technology students each

designed a letter rack holder

based on the Bauhaus principles

of design using simple geometric

shapes, primary colours and

function before form. Our future

designers at work!

Ms T. Czislowski

TAS Teacher

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Please visit Cumberland Careers

Corner at:

http://mhscareers.wixsite.com/cu

mberlandcc

https://www.facebook.com/Caree

rsCorner

Important Dates

28 Jul Year 10 Careers Conference

31 Jul – 4 Aug

Year 10 Work Experience week

Aug – Sep

University and College Open Days

Year 10 Careers Conference

Friday 28 July

The Careers Conference is a

compulsory component of the

English/PDHPE careers program

students have been studying in

Term 2 and it is a requirement for

work experience preparation

which starts the following week.

Highlights of the day:

Motivational Speaker Paul Wade, a

former Socceroos Captain will talk

about resilience and the value of

working hard to achieve your

goals.

Mock Interviews: Students will

demonstrate the skills, knowledge

and attitude necessary for a

successful work interview.

Speed Dating a Career: Small

groups of students will interview

guests from various industries in

order to explore possibilities for

their future career, understand

the value of education in future

careers and gain an

understanding of how skills are

transferrable across a variety of

work roles.

Workshops: Students will hear

from industry professionals

about appropriate presentation

for the workplace.

Work Experience Preparation:

There will be workshops on

health and safety in the

workplace.

Macquarie University

Technology Taster Day

On Wednesday 5 July, Macquarie

University are opening their

doors to Year 11 and 12 students

for their Technology Taster Day.

The day is all about students

getting a taste of what it’s like to

study in the field of engineering

and information technology at

Macquarie.

They will be able to:

• Participate in hands-on

activities

• Learn how to solve real-world

problems using engineering

and IT

• Plan which activities they

would like to attend

• Ask lecturers and students all

their burning questions about

University life at Macquarie.

Lectures, practicals and tutorials

will be run in the following

exciting areas:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Mechatronic Engineering

• Electrical Engineering

• Information Technology

• Games Design

• Data Science

Of course, lunch and some

freebies are included.

Find out more and register:

http://www.cvent.com/events/t

echnology-taster-day/event-

summary-

c6499cf8391e4994b06f6275aac

0e10f.aspx

UNSW Co-op Program

Australia’s leading companies

take part in the training and

professional development of

some of the nation’s best and

brightest students with a view to

recruiting high-potential young

professionals.

Minimum ATAR of 96 (or

equivalent) is required, and

aside from training and

mentorship throughout

university, you’ll increase your

chances of being offered a

graduate position at a

participating company.

http://www.coop.unsw.edu.au/f

uture-students

Notre Dame’s Early Offer

Program

Notre Dame's Early Offer

Program gives high-achieving

students a chance to secure their

place at university before they

sit their final exams.

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Notre Dame’s Early Offer

Program Cont.

Applications are now open.

Students can find our application

form and instructions on how to

apply at

notredame.edu.au/sydney/early

-offer.

Why students apply for our

Young Achievers Early Offer

Program:

Early Offer takes the pressure

off Year 12 students by

allowing them to secure their

university spot before final

exams

Notre Dame is the #1

university in New South

Wales for skills development,

graduate employment rate,

student support and overall

quality of educational

experience (qilt.edu.au)

Students are recognised for

their dedication and passion

to a broad range of activities,

including volunteer work,

leadership, sport, the arts and

academic achievement

Young Achievers get access to

Notre Dame’s Leadership

Program, including workshops,

guest presentations and

volunteering opportunities. You

can find more information about

the University of Notre Dame at

notredame.edu.au/Sydney or

contact our friendly staff on 02

8204 4404 or at

sydney@nd.edu.au. You can also

browse our course offerings

here.

UNSW Women in Engineering

Camp

Are you a young woman

currently in Year 10 or 11 and

want a career where you can be

at the forefront of positive

change for society? Do you enjoy

using lateral thinking, creativity

and design? Or do you love

problem solving, working in

teams or have an aptitude for

maths and science?

Join us for a four day 'camp' and

find out about the exciting

careers available to professional

engineers.

Applications close on 17

September 2017. Monday 15 to

Friday 19 January, 2018

https://www.engineering.unsw.

edu.au/about-

us/initiatives/women-in-

engineering/outreach/women-

in-engineering-camp

Robertson Scholars

Leadership Program – Study

in the US

The Robertson Scholars Program

is not just a scholarship; nor is it

just a leadership development

program. The Robertson

Scholars Program is a

comprehensive, long term

investment in our Scholars'

futures.

The Program valued at up to

$50,000 per annum provides full

tuition, room and board.

Robertson Scholars at UNC will

receive an additional living

stipend. In addition, support is

provided for three summers of

service, research and travel.

The Scholarship is available for

students of most courses of

study including pre-medicine

and pre-law. Applications are

handled by UNSW and close 1

December 2017

https://scholarships.online.uns

w.edu.au/scholarship/sc_al_sear

ch_detail.display_scholarship_de

tails?p_scholarship_specific_id=1

097

https://robertsonscholars.org/a

pply/international/

University of Notre Dame A

Day in the Life of a Nursing

Student

Wednesday 5 July -Darlinghurst

Thinking of a career in Nursing?

Join us for a Day in the Life of a

Nursing Student and find out

about a career in the Nursing

profession.

Students attending the day will

have the opportunity to find out

about the Notre Dame Nursing

program, meet academic staff,

engage in clinical activities,

experience a Nursing lecture and

tour our campus. Lunch is

provided.

Reserve your place at

http://www.nd.edu.au/events/2

017/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-

nursing-student or at

www.nd.edu.au/events/sydney

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

University of Notre Dame

Young Achievers Early Offer

Program

Applications close on Friday 21

July 2017

Exams aren’t the only measure

of success. Notre Dame’s Young

Achievers Early Offer Program

gives Year 12 students a chance

to join Sydney’s top-ranked

university for graduate

employment even before the

commencement of their final

exams.

Avoid the stress of Year 12 by

securing your university spot

before final exams and apply

now by clicking

http://notredame.edu.au/sydne

y/early-offer.php

La Trobe Aspire Early

Admissions Program

Applications are open now for

this program, which rewards

you for volunteering and making

a positive contribution to your

community. As well as an early

conditional offer, you’ll get

access to special events and

enrichment programs.

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/stud

y/aspire

Connect with Bond

Getting connected with the Bond

community doesn’t have to start

once you arrive on campus, you

can connect with a Bondy right

now.

On the Bond website you will

find a number of students who

are happy to chat, email or tweet

with you about any of your

niggling questions you might

have about studying at Bond.

https://bond.edu.au/future-

students/life-bond/connect-

bondy

Avondale College Scholarships

Avondale offers scholarships in

2017 to high achieving students,

indigenous students, and to arts,

business, education, nursing,

science and ministry students.

http://www.avondale.edu.au/fu

ture-students/scholarships/

Boyce Accounting Cadetships

for 2018

Each year we offer exciting

opportunities for high school

leavers and university students

undertaking, or about to

commence, a degree in

accounting, or relevant field

including business and

commerce. We provide flexible

arrangements to allow a

combination of full time, part

time and distance education

options whilst working in your

chosen field 3-5 days per week.

You’ll have endless

opportunities to learn from our

experts, participating in weekly

learning and development

sessions, being paired with a

buddy and working in a

collaborative team, whilst also

enjoying the great work

environment and social events.

You will receive financial

support for textbooks and

generous study leave.

To apply, please submit your

resume, transcript or reports

and a cover letter detailing what

you’ll bring to the position. For

further information contact our

HR Coordinator, Tracey

Somerville, on (02) 6971 0600.

http://www.boycecareers.com/

current-opportunities/cadet-

accountant

http://www.boycecareers.com/

apply-now

Ms A. Sisala

Careers Co-ordinator

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Volleyball Report

The Cumberland Knockout

Boys volleyball team’s run

came to an end with a straights

sets defeat at the hands of

Baulkham Hills in Week 6 of

Term 2. Nick Lazarevic was

happy with getting an amazing

“pancake”, which is when the ball

is about to hit the floor and is

scooped up by a hand going

underneath it.

In the Schools Cup tournament

on Friday June 16th, Mr Scurfield

and the Girl’s team played at the

Netball centre at Olympic Park.

The girls were happy to defeat

Sydney Girls 2-1 in the final

match of the day.

I travelled with the boys travelled

to Windsor to compete in the

Boys half of Schools Cup on the

same day.

The Division Two boys’ team

had a good day. They took a set

off Killara but didn’t get a win in

the first tournament that they

played together in as a team.

The Division One boys’ team

started off slow against a very

polished Sydney Boys Team and

lost in straight sets. They then

defeated Fort Street 2-0 and

Rooty Hill in the Quarter Final 2-

0. It is the first tuime Cumberland

has beaten Rooty Hill in memory.

Alas, in the semi-final, the boys

lost a great first set 25-23 and

were down 17-15 when time

expired.

Here’s looking forward to a good

Wauchope away campaign for

the volleyballers!

A big thanks to Mr Scurfield for looking after the girls at the Schools Cup

and to all of the players for their efforts!!!

Mr K. Thomas

Volleyball Coach

Top: Under 17s Girls Volleyball (Kaitlin, Erin, Milly, Ljubica, Grace, Tamara, Jan)

Middle: Boys Opens Div. 1 (Ramin, Nick, Ali, Aran, Arash, Zion, Zeel)

Bottom: Boys Opens Div. 2 (Alan, Emad, Jack, Joshua, Tim, Isaac, Moses)

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Order Pizza and Help Cumberland

High School’s P&C These holidays, order PIZZA from Dominos and earn Mogal Dough ($$) for Cumberland

High School!

Just by putting the word “Cumberland” in Pizza Mogul.

Each pizza you order from Dominos will raise between $0.25 - $4 for Cumberland High

School.

Or through this link: http://mogul.pizza/?mn=cumberland&vc=315818

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017

Issue 4 – 02 June, 2017