TERM 3 OCTOBER 2019

Liverpool Girls High School Telephone: (02) 9602 0083

Forbes Street Liverpool Fax: (02) 9822 4351

www.liverpool-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

www.liverpool-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Name: NSW Department of Education CRICOS Provider Code: 00588M

Deputy Principal’s Report

I write this term’s Deputy Report on the evening of our Mysteries of High School Day. This fantastic year 6 transition

event saw us open our doors to nearly 300 very special young guests and their parents. A full program of interactive

activities, food and fun was enjoyed by all thanks to the considerable efforts of our committed staff. We look forward

to welcoming a large sector of our year six guests as genuine members of our school community in 2020.

Term three has also seen us celebrate several nation days of action. We participated in Wear it Purple Day to raise

awareness and show support for our rainbow youth and the national RU OK day, raising awareness for mental

health and wellbeing. As always, our students continue to develop their sense of community and social conscious

in showing support for initiatives such as these.

The annual year 12 CAPA Soiree was also a huge success. The HSC Visual Art major works were of a very high

calibre this year with many social and personal themes being explored. These included waste and environmental

issues, personal loss and grief, the fragility of the human psyche, the ever increasing impact of technology, bullying

and many more. Our music students also had a moment to shine, performing with enthusiasm in front of peers,

families and visitors from other schools. We wish them the very best for the marking of these impressive bodies of

work.

We would also like to acknowledge our relieving Head Teacher of Social Science, Ms Jen Henriques. During this

term we received the exciting news that Ms Henriques has been awarded a Premier’s Scholarship. Both Mrs

Jurcevic and I joined Ms Henriques at the award ceremony at Parliament House where she was presented her

scholarship from Gladys Berejiklian. This prestigious and competitive award enables Ms Henriques to explore

educational research in the area of VET Education. We wish her well on her travels and look forward to the work

she produces.

Our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program continues to build momentum in the school with the recent

launch of the PBL shop. A truly impressive array of prizes are in stock ready to be claimed by students who collect

their REACH tokens for positive behaviour. We encourage all students to “get caught” doing the right thing to earn

the tokens. The student portal has the full prize catalogue and order forms for you to explore. Get shopping girls.

Another long awaited result has happened during term three – blue pants as part of our uniform are finally here.

These comfortable and stylish options replace the tartan pants we currently have. They have been approved by

our Parents and Citizen’s group and are going into production now. Stay tuned for the date they are available for

purchase from the uniform shop next to Liverpool City Library.

Term three has also seen us welcome a new SAM to lead our SASS staff. Julie Nurthen has quickly become a

valued part of our team and has proved to be adaptable and a very fast learner. We wish her well as she navigates

the new role.

Finally, Mrs Jurcevic and I would like to wish all our Year 12 students the very best of luck as they head into the

HSC. Use the holiday period well to revise, prepare and rest as this busy time awaits.

Avryl Queffert and Linda Jurcevic

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS

TERM 4

OCTOBER Year 8 Links to Learning 14/10 - 16/12

HSC Examinations 17/10 - 11/11

Year 7 Sydney Story Factory 17/10 - 12/12

24 Readers Excursion to Warwick Farm Public

School

28 Combined Dance School Spectacular

Rehearsal

30 Year 11 Leadership Program at Liverpool

Westfields

31 Readers Excursion to Warwick Farm Public

School

NOVEMBER HSC Examinations 17/10 - 11/11

Year 10 Work Experience 18 - 22/11

Year 11 Crossroads Program 27 - 29/11

Year 8 Links to Learning 14/10 - 16/12

Year 7 Sydney Story Factory 17/10 - 12/12

4 Years 8-10 Reading and Literacy Activities at

Liverpool Public and Warwick Farm Public

Schools

5 Year 7 HPV and Year 7/8 Booster catch ups

Vaccinations

6 Year 11 Leadership Program at Liverpool

Westfields

13 Year 12 Formal

Choir School Spectacular Rehearsal

18 Aboriginal Dance School Spectacular

Rehearsal

19 Years 7-11 Peer Support Activity in Class

20 Choir, Combined and Aboriginal Dance

School Spectacular Rehearsal

21 School Spectacular Show Day at Qudos

Bank Arena, Olympic Park (21&22/11)

25 Edmondson Cup

27 Year 11 Life Ready - The Great Aussie Bush

Camp at Kincumber South (27-29/11)

29 Life Ready – Western Sydney Treetops at

Abbotsbury

DECEMBER Year 7 Swim School 2 - 6/12

Year 8 Links to Learning 14/10 - 16/12

Year 7 Sydney Story Factory 17/10 - 12/12

12 Years 7-11 Presentation Day

18 P&C Meeting

Wednesday 18th December @ 6pm

All welcome

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

Library News Term 3

Book Week was from 17-23rd August.

We sold more old books for 20-50c for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, raising another $35.00

This will allow further Book Packs to be bought for families in remote areas of Australia to

encourage reading.

We have made two more blankets for the charity Wrapped With Love. I would like to thank Mrs

Dalal Wannous (Sally and Sandy Wannous in Year 12) and Mrs Intiqal Al Khameesi (Ema Al-

Khameesi in 7R4) who have supported our charity work with their wonderful knitting skills.

If any other parents would like to join in knitting they would be very welcome. We meet in the

Library on Thursdays from 1.30-2.00 but a Knitting group is also available through Liverpool City

Library.

Share the joy of reading.

Mrs Knott (Library Teacher),

Mrs Roache and Ms Churton (Library Assistants)

The English Department ran a Poster and Short story writing competition

with valuable prizes across Junior and Senior Sections.

We had lots of entries and will be announcing the winners in Week 9

Term 3.

We have had two more excursions for Readers Theatre to both Warwick

Farm PS and Liverpool PS.

Both schools really enjoy our visits and the girls are great ambassadors

for our school.

Readers’ Theatre with students from Liverpool Public

School. It was a windy day but the girls worked well with

their groups in the playground:

Neha and Somika Singh, Jovana Kostic and Sirjan Sidhu,

Melica Ardelic, Lara Tomic and Marina Shigar.

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

Sport Report

Oz Tag

Liverpool Girls High School competed in the SSW regional Oz Tag gala day hosted by the NSW Oz Tag.

The gala day was held at Victoria Park Minto on Wednesday 3rd July. We registered five teams. One Year

7 and 8 team, two Year 9 and 10 teams and two Year 11 and 12 teams. The Year 7 and 8 team playing

in their first tournament did well and honed their Oz tag skill while taking out wins against Moss Vale and

Cecil Hills, however, were unable to progress to the finals.

The Year 9 and 10 ‘A’ team played well and showed excellent sportsmanship in a tough pool, but came

away with some well-deserved draws. The ‘B’ team played exceptionally well winning all but one of their

pool matches and progressing to the semi-finals where they met Bankstown Girls HS. This was an

extremely tight match with Harmony scoring in the last 10 secs in the corner to win the 3-2. They met

Ambervale HS in the final and even though they lost in the round matches to this school, they were able

to win the grand final 5-0. An exceptional effort by the girls.

The Year 11 and 12 ‘A’ team played well throughout the tournament showing exceptional skill, teamwork

and sportsmanship. They progressed through the pool rounds convincingly and met Cecil Hills in the semi-

final. They worked hard and won the match 1-0. The grand final was played against St Patrick’s Catholic

College, who they have met several times at the grand final stage of this event. This year St Patricks won

5-0. The ‘B’ team also produced some great team performances and improved their skills throughout the

day while always displaying quality sportsmanship.

The Champions and runners up were invited to compete in the Champion of Champions event held at The

Kingsway Playing Fields at Werrington along with all the winners and runners up from 12 other regional

tournaments throughout NSW. It was a great 2-day tournament had by all, with some tough competition

and great games. Congratulations to all the girls for their efforts in Oz Tag this year.

Year 7 and 8 Team - Faythe Tavae, Tirzah Young, Sala Vosota, Maisara Ayache,

Loretta Kamsoo, Lan Hoang, Nikolina Knezevic,

Ceezyn Rapea Cracknell, Toulene Hanoun, Jusleen Kaur,

Dania Elmir, Fatemah Heidari, Zainab Al Dilami and Asmet Taha.

Year 9 and 10 ‘A’ Team - Sophia Tuana, Hannah Robinson, Fiona Nguyen,

Hoda Al Shinawa, Jade Hapuku-Cook, Uaitelose Tupou,

Angela Lazarevska, Deborah Masoe, Clairah Strand Smith,

Johanna Roshka.

Year 9 and 10 ‘B’ Team - Michelle Eliu, Crystal Tong, Rayan Abdelqader,

Tehillah Vaeluaga, Harmony Pula, Juleigh Ropati,

Rebecca Maleau, Berivan Yilmaz, Aysun Tanas,

Seyla Crnogorcevic, Hope Moni Ruka, Sandishia Walker.

Year 11 and 12 ‘A’ Team – Johanna Vili, Lydia Vili, Susana Tuivaiti, Angela Herman-Loto,

McKenzie Dawkins, Renee Abanto, Kamila Beg, Tamir Hogarth,

Lauren Schiavo, Qasia Iosefo, Zeinab Ayad, Annalisse Matavao,

Carna Yilmaz.

Year 11 and 12 ‘B’ Team – Janelle Kumar, Leah Muaga, Americus Smith, Chinenye Ugwu,

Linh Pham, Rawnaq Albazoon, Danielle Mahfouz, Jennifer Aidoo,

Carla Toomata, Meriana Doughan, Annika Latu

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

Athletics

This year we had the most students qualify for the SSW Zone and Regional Athletics. Our girls applied themselves diligently, most notably Gordon Walker first in discus, Meekah Chang 3rd in high jump and Keira Whittingham 6th in the finals of the 200m sprint. We are very proud of all our athletes and applaud the efforts and passion our students showed throughout each events.

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

PA4E1 Update

Our school has been involved

in the Physical Activity For

Everyone program for the last

two years. The aim of this

program run by The

University of Newcastle in

collaboration with NSW

Health, is to improve student

physical activity patterns in

order to address the current

epidemic of childhood obesity

and sedentary lifestyles.

Liverpool Girls High School

has provided our students

with more opportunities to be

active in break times, access

free sporting equipment and

develop healthy behaviours

that are lifelong.

We as a school, have provided

positive data with the most

marked improvements in

physical activity levels to these

organisations which has

resulted in our school leading

this state wide study.

As the study comes to a close,

we as a supportive school will

be implementing these positive

practices to maintain a healthy

learning environment for our

students.

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TERM 3 SEPTEMBER 2019

Dance Report

In the Spotlight Dance Festival

In the Spotlight Dance Festival is a great opportunity for all

students to participate in. It showcases the talent of

students across all participating schools. It’s an amazing

experience to perform in front of an audience and

showcase the hard work that went into a dance piece.

The dance groups from our school that attended was the

year 11 and 12 senior group. The senior group dance was

about unity as a group and the dance was beautiful lyrical

piece.

The other group that was successful was the LGHS

Performance Group, which consists of students from years

8 to 12. This dance was about the battle between good

and evil, and the dance was a high energy contemporary

piece. A lot of dedication and after school rehearsals, went

into these two dance groups to make it into the dance

festival. It’s very rewarding to make it in as all the hard

work had paid off. Being successful in the audition process

and to have been given the opportunity to perform such an

amazing pieces. - Madison Terry

Bring it on Hip Hop Competition

Earlier this year Liverpool girls was given the chance to combine with Liverpool boys and compete together in Bring It On. At first it wasn’t easy as we all didn’t know each other that well. With getting to know each other better, we worked as a team to get the job done. On the 21st of June all our hard work, sweat, tears came down to this. Even though we didn’t get the result that we all wanted, we all had a great time and it was an amazing experience. Later on we all got news that we had a second chance to compete in the grand final. We knew that the competition was going to be greater and harder. These past few week was have been putting in our time and efforts into this dance. On the 7th of September we will be performing our dance in front of hundreds of people. This journey throughout Bring It On has truly been a blessing. With guiding hands from our teachers, we were able to have fun and just dance. During this time we have made friendships and may even became a family. No doubt this has been a blessing to work alongside students that love to move.