Newsletter No 17 - Manly Selective Campus

Manly Selective Campus
Academic Excellence Personal Best
Giving Back to the Community
Principal:
Mr Tony Rudd
The Weekly Pines
Deputy Principals:
Ms Meg Tulk
Ms Cath Whalan
7 June 2013 – Newsletter No 17
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
While Term 2 might be a short term, now that we are
approaching the end, it is certainly becoming
eventful. Monday evening saw our Year 10 students
and their parents begin thinking about courses of
study available at Manly SC, and across Northern
Beaches Secondary College, for students entering
Stage 6 studies in 2014. Ms Tulk gave a
comprehensive overview of Board of Studies
requirements, NBSC possibilities and Manly SC
requirements. In addition, for the first time at our
campus, students will be able to select their
preferred course of study on-line, and thanks to Mrs
Whalan, this process was also explained to students.
Our new WebChoices software will allow us to
process student requests more accurately and
certainly much more efficiently. I urge students, and
parents, to carefully consider options when choosing
the preferred course of study for Stage 6.
On Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of attending
my first Parent/Teacher Evening at Manly SC. This
night was well attended by parents and students
from our Year 12 and 9 cohorts and, in speaking with
many parents, provided good feedback to parents
regarding the progress of students in addition to
what can be presented in Half Yearly academic
reports. It is always heartening to see parents
attending events such as this at our school as it
clearly reinforces the true partnership that we have
in providing the very best of educational
opportunities for our students. This cannot be
achieved effectively without the support of our
parent body.
This week again, I have been informed of further
outstanding sporting success by our students. Sita
Paling recently competed in the NSW All Schools
Diving Championships placing 2 nd in the 17 Years 3
Metre Springboard and 1 st in the 17 Years Tower
events. Sita was also 1 st in the School Sport Australia
Qualifying competition. We look forward to hearing
of Sita’s future successes as she moves in to higher
level competition. In addition, Tim Brand (Year 9)
recently represented Northern Sydney Region (NSR)
at the NSW CHS Hockey championships. Tim’s team
was successful in winning this championship – the
first time that NSR has achieved this. Tim then went
on as a Sydney representative to the NSW Under 15
Hockey championship, again winning the state title.
As a result of his achievements, Tim has now been
selected to represent in the NSW Under 15 Boys, the
NSW Under 16 Schoolboys and the NSW Under 18
Boys squads. Congratulations to both Sita and Tim on
their outstanding achievements.
Today, our Year 12 debating team represented our
school in the Northern Sydney Region Debating final
against Cheltenhan Girls High at Cheltenham. Our
team debated very strongly in the affirmative on the
topic ‘That voting should be compulsory’.
Unfortunately, our team did not win this debate and
finish as runners-up in this very strong competition.
Congratulations to Tess Gordon, Sarah Jackson, Fred
Drake and Henry Lin on their success in proceeding
to the regional final.
Tony Rudd
Principal
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Manly Selective Campus
138 Abbott Road, North Curl Curl NSW 2099
Phone: 9905 3982 / Fax: 9905 7772
Email: nbscmanlys-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
P&C website: www.manlypandc.org.au

Parent / Teacher Interviews
Reminder: Parent / Teacher interviews for Years 7
and 11 will be on Thursday 13 June. Online booking
times are now open.
HSC Mathematics Lectures
The Mathematical Association of New South Wales is
presenting lectures in Maths 2 Unit, Ext 1 and Ext 2
at University of Sydney on 1 st – 3 rd July. The lectures
are intended as revision and preparation for the HSC
examinations for students.
For further information see the notice on
Mathematics noticeboard or contact Stuart Palmer
on projects@mansw.nsw.edu.au
Mr Harris
Mathematics Department
Year 7 Geography Excursion
Bicentennial Park (Wetlands)
Report by: Josh Yoe and Aidan Campbell
On the 28 May, Year 7 Geography classes went on an
excursion to the Bicentennial Park Wetlands.
We got to school and lined up ready to get on the
bus. It was a long bus trip, through the tunnel and
finally arriving at Bicentennial Park. When we
arrived, we all had some morning tea and went to
the bathrooms. We then split up into our separate
classes, got worksheets and were ready to go.
Our class (7G) went to a tall tower to the south of the
wetlands and made a line sketch of the wetlands. In
the sketch, we drew the dry forest surrounding the
wetlands and the She-oaks that guarded it. We could
also see into the city and drew some of the buildings.
After that, we entered the wetlands.
We moved on to the second activity - testing the
environment. We made observations (looking at the
wind movement and temperature), got wet (testing
the water), and used brown squishy sediment.
Luckily, we used gloves.
We went back to where we had our morning tea to
eat lunch. After lunch we went into the wetlands
again and took notes about the features of the
environment. We took sketches and put a sample of
mud in our books!
showed us pictures and certain areas. It was
interesting looking at how much the area had
changed.
We had a great time at Bicentennial Park. We learnt
things we never knew and did things we normally
wouldn’t. We all went home exhausted wishing we
could all do it again.
INVITATION
To all our Volunteers - THANK YOU
31 July from 6.30pm to 8.30pm
One of the things that makes
Manly such a great school is our volunteer
community and we'd like to say thanks!
Parents and friends volunteer in so many ways for
our school. At Manly we have volunteers who help
in the canteen, on committees, behind the scenes at
the musical doing costumes, scenery and makeup,
with the band program and performances, at
working bees for the grounds, at the clothing pool,
by assessing the digital portfolios for Year 10, by
organising the Year 7 welcome, by arranging and
distributing food and drinks at open days and band
performances and rehearsals for the Musical,
organising fund-raisers such as Art59 and the City-to
Surf volunteers and maybe in other ways too!
So please, if you have volunteered at the school in
the last year or so, come and join us on 31 July from
6.30pm to 8.30pm in the Foyer for a drink or two and
some finger food, and a little light networking
amongst your school community.
We will need to know numbers for catering, so
please RSVP to Meron Clark at
meron@msce.arbler.com.
Belated thanks to the parents of
Adam Busselmann, Year 7, for their
donation of a $200 Surfection
Voucher to the silent auction of
Art59.
Apologies from Maria Romeo for having missed acknowledging
you last week with all the other families.
Our last activity was comparing Homebush Bay in
1930 and now. We used a computer program which

BOOKINGS FOR CHICAGO ARE
NOW OPEN
If you are able to help on one or more of the nights,
Tuesday 19 th to Friday 21 st June, please email me,
Kathy Leviton leviton@bigpond.net.au or give me a
call on 0409032922 or let Judy Boylan know. I look
forward to being overwhelmed with responses!
Kathy Leviton
(parent of Shane Leviton, Year 12)
CHICAGO
Bookings this year are online. Put this into your URL
http://www.trybooking.com/50368
Performances dates:
Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 June, 7pm.
Manly Musical parents
It is tradition at the school Musical that we provide a
warm, substantial dinner to the performers, crew,
teacher and parent helpers before each performance
(except the Saturday performance). Not only does it
mean that the students get a wholesome dinner
before they perform, but we set out tables in the
canteen area where they all sit down together,
thereby adding to the team and community spirit of
the event.
Pauline Adams and I are coordinating the food – for
the most part it is prepared offsite at a caterer - and
we then include fruit, dessert and drink, and serve it
to the students/teachers etc. Given the quantities
and the short time in which we have to serve dinner
(usually from about 5-6pm), we need helpers – in
fact, it is impossible to manage on our own. We will
be providing dinner on the nights of Tuesday 18 th ,
Wednesday 19 th , Thursday 20 th and Friday 21 st June,
and require helpers please! If you are attending the
musical that night, you are guaranteed of being on
time and, in fact, early, for the show.
The helpers will be required to warm food, cut up
fruit, set out tables and chairs, serve and clear up
afterwards. On each night we would require at least
four helpers from 4pm - approximately 6.30pm.
Pauline and I will be there every night to coordinate
things.
Sensei says
Tokimeki Cup Speech Contest
Auditions
Tokimeki Cup speech contest
candidates are going to have
auditions for the Tokimeki cup in
week 7A. Please come to room 032 on Tuesday 11
June at 1 st lunch time. (NB: The date has been
changed from Monday 10 June).
Sample story readings can be downloaded from the
school Handout (LOTE) folder. Or you can bring your
USB to Ichikawa sensei to copy the readings.
Lions Club Youth Exchange
The Lions Clubs International Youth Exchange
Program provides an opportunity for Australian
youth aged 16-21 years to travel to Japan every
December-January for a six-week stay costing
approximately $4,000. All accommodation is
provided free-of-charge by Japanese families vetted
by Lions Clubs Japan. Youth do not attend school
during their visit. By living with Japanese people in
their homes, youth experience Japanese lifestyle and
culture as a family member, not as a tourist, and can
practice their Japanese language skills every
day. Please take the flyer from LOTE notice board.
Applications close on 30 June 2013 for youth
wishing to travel to Japan in December 2013. All
enquiries should be directed to me on email
helend222@hotmail.com or mobile 0408078847
(Perth).
Manga Art with Miyukiko
If you are looking for a great activity for the kids
during the July school holidays the Woollahra Library
and Information Service will be hosting an art
workshop with manga artist, Miyukiko. The
workshop will give children aged 7-15 the chance to
learn about the different types of drawing and work
in manga and product their own artworks. Miyukiko's
art works range from digital concept art, to Japanese
manga, to comics and cartoons. She has worked as a
storyboard artist and is currently a freelance
illustrator. Bookings are essential and can be made
online. Places are limited to 30 children. For more
information call 9391 7100 or email
library@woollahra.nsw.gov.au.

The 44th NSW STATE JAPANESE LANGAUGE SPEECH
CONTEST, Saturday 31 August 2013
1. CONTEST BACKGROUND
This year will be the 44 th year that the Japanese
Language Speech Contest has been held. The aim of
the contest is to encourage learners who are
studying Japanese to showcase their language skills
in a challenging context.
2. CONTEST FORMAT
A contestant will give a speech on the topic of
his/her interest at the NSW State Speech
Contest.
The judging panel will ask each contestant a
short question after the speech.
Winners from the state/territory contests will
progress to the National Final, scheduled tentatively
for Saturday 12 October 2013 (*not for Wakaba
Division).
3. DIVISION AND SPEECH
The speech contest (State/National) is conducted
under the following divisions.
a. Divisions:
High School Wakaba Division “New”
High School Senior Division
Open Beginner Division Open Division
Background Speaker Division.
For more information, visit
http://www.mq.edu.au/research/centres_and_groups/
macquarie_japanese_studies_centre/news_events/
Kirigami: Scissors and paper Exhibition
30 May to 28 June 2013 at Japan Foundation Gallery
Admission is free. Combine the Japanese words for
kiru (to cut) and kami (paper), and you get kirigami –
like origami, but with scissors. The wonder of
kirigami is in its simplicity, with everyday objects
coming together to create playful kaleidoscopes of
colour and form. In this exhibition, Tokyo-based
kirigami artist Kanako Yaguchi explores the
possibilities of her medium through warm, intricate
works that will delight and inspire. Be prepared to
see your humble kitchen scissors in a whole new
light. http://www.jpf.org.au/jpfevents/13-kirigami/
Urgently seeking host families 22 July -13 August
Mitsui travel urgently needs homestays for four
Japanese girls to be hosted in Sydney as part of the
LABO exchange annual visit. NSW has been hosting
students and sending students to Japan under this
exchange program for over 30 years. For more
information about LABO please see
http://www.labo-exchange.com/
Mitsui Travel
Suite 403 Level 4 147 King Street Sydney 2000
NSW Australia - ph +61 2 9232 2720
Fax +61 2 9232 2705 cell 040 844 2614
ayako@mitsuitravel.com.au www.mitsuitravel.com.au
Y Ichikawa
LOTE Japanese
CAREERS
University of Sydney
partners with the OECD to
offer Paris Internships.
Following a partnership
agreement between the University of Sydney and the
OECD the University of Sydney Business School will
be offering internships to students who wish to work
in Paris, France.
http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=11643
CSU Bathurst will run an Information Day on 1 July
for students interested in careers in criminal justice
or policing. Register at www.csu.edu.au/contacts/myday.
University of Wollongong - Early Admission Guide.
Early admission applications open Thursday 1 August
and close Thursday 29 August. The University of
Wollongong has released its early admission guide
which includes information on courses offered, who
can apply and how to apply. It also provides timelines
for applications, assessments and outcomes.
http://www.uow.edu.au/future/earlyadmission/application-guide/index.html
William Blue College of Hospitality Management -
Open Day and Day in the Life Workshops
Open Day: Saturday 17 August, 10am to 2pm.
http://www.williamblue.edu.au/news/william-blueopen-day-saturday-17th-august-2013
Day in the Life Workshops: Tuesday 2 July, Tuesday 9
July and Tuesday 24 September, 10am to 4pm -
http://www.williamblue.edu.au/news/day-in-thelife-workshops.
Contact: info@williamblue.edu.au or
1300 851 237.
William Blue College of Hospitality Management -
2014 Industry Scholarship. The application closing
date for this scholarship has changed and
applications now close on Saturday 31 August.
Recipients of this scholarship will get the chance to
work with industry in their field of study. Contact:
1300 851 237 or enquiries@williamblue.edu.au
http://www.williamblue.edu.au.

APM College of Business and Communication -
Information Evening - Tuesday 27 August, 6pm to
9pm, Level 4, 213 Miller Street, North Sydney.
Contact: enquiries@apm.edu.au or 1300 880 610
http://www.apm.edu.au/about-apm/upcomingevents/information-evening-sydney.
2014 APM College of Business and Communication -
Industry Scholarship. The application closing date for
this scholarship has changed and applications now
close on Saturday 31 August. Contact: 1300 880 610
or enquiries@apm.edu.au
http://www.apm.edu.au/apply-online/scholarships
2014 CATC Design School - Scholarship
Submissions due by Friday 20 September, 5pm; three
scholarships valued at $20,000 each are on offer to
students who create a piece of work (video, writing
or image) that sums up how important ‘practice’ is to
their life. Contact: scholarship@catc.edu.au
http://www.catc.edu.au/scholarship
2013 Engineering and Technology Cadetships
Program
Applications close Friday 21 June. An alternative
pathway to a business career. Applications are open
for the 2013 Engineering and Technology Cadetships
(ETCAD) Program run by Professional Cadetships
Australia (PCA). Technology Cadets will have the
opportunity to launch their career in ICT and in
business. They will rotate through different business
areas of Westpac in order to explore a variety of
career options. While cadets can study an ICT-related
degree, they may instead choose to study commerce
and intend to take information systems as one of
their majors. A Technology Cadetship is an
alternative pathway to a business career. Engineering
Cadets will be mentored by world-class engineers at
Rolls-Royce while they study mechanical engineering,
electrical engineering or naval architecture.
Alternatively, cadets may select a flexible entry
engineering degree. Applications close on Friday 21
June. Contact: director@professionalcadets.com.au
http://www.etcad.com.au.
University of Newcastle 2013 Girls’ Choices Summer
School - Sunday 8 th to Thursday 12 December. This
residential university experience is for female
students in Year 9 who want to study Maths and
Science subjects in Years 11 and 12. Applications
close Friday 28 June, 5pm.
Contact: girlschoices@newcastle.edu.au
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/unit/equitydiversity/aim-high/girls-maths-science-summerschool/.
Whitehouse Institute of Design - Poster Redesign
Competition - Competition closes Friday 13
September. Redesign a Whitehouse Institute of
Design 25 th Birthday Limited Edition Poster to go into
the running to win a 2 day Kickstart workshop to be
run at your school, return flights and accommodation
to the 25 th Anniversary event in Sydney, a campus
tour, a 3 Hour personal illustration workshop and a
Whitehouse Art Pack. Contact:
workshops@whitehouse-design.edu.au
http://whitehouse-design.edu.au/redesign.html.
Triple J Unearthed High - A high school act has the
opportunity to get one of their songs professionally
recorded by Triple J music engineers and have
Australian band San Cisco play at their school. To
enter, high school artists are asked to produce an
audio recording of an original song and upload it to
the Triple J Unearthed website. A Triple J panel of
experts will then choose finalists and a winner from
one of the high school bands on the Triple J
Unearthed website. Entries due Monday 22 July.
http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/UnearthedHigh/
HSC Advisory Bulletin 2013 - The annual HSC
Advisory Bulletin is now available. It highlights some
of the issues raised during the 2012 HSC exams and
gives information important for undertaking HSC
assessment.
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/
hsc-advisory-bulletin-2013.html
Pathways to Becoming a Registered Psychologist -
This article outlines the typical pathway to obtaining
registration as a psychologist and provides links for
further information.
http://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/latestnews/psychology/becoming-a-psychologist
Health Industry Professions to Watch Following
2012 Graduate Concerns - This article highlights
trends in the dental, medical and nursing industries
that could impact the availability of jobs in these
fields in the future.
http://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/latestnews/health-industry/graduate-jobs
Choosing a Campus - This article covers important
things to keep in mind when choosing a university
campus to study at.
http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/Support-
Centre/Types-of-institutions/Choosing-a-campus
Uni Myths Debunked: Getting In - This article covers
a range of myths about applying for and getting into
university.
http://www.hobsonscoursefinder.com.au/Latest-

news/Uni-myths-debunked-getting-in
Year 10-12 Bonus Points Information - UNSW
websites to check for bonus points are as follows:
For academic bonus points go to
www.unsw.edu.au/hscplus
For Elite athlete and performers go to
www.unsw.edu.au/eap
These are published for each year. The uni reserves
the right to change them periodically. You need to
check with each uni to see what they offer as it will
change for each course if you are looking for
academic bonus points. For a full list of these points
you can buy an app for smart phones called
directoryundergraduate20.14. It is available from
itunes for $5.49.
WEP $3000 Scholarships – Argentina and China.
Imagine drinking a traditional Mate in Argentina or
indulging in delicious dumplings in China. WEP's
scholarships allow you to explore and experience the
Argentine or Chinese culture first-hand during your
academic student exchange program in 2014.
Program Inclusions - make the most of your time
overseas! Many of WEP’s programs include exciting
extras such as orientation programs in Paris, Rome,
New York, language courses, excursions and more.
Request an information pack, including our brochure
and FREE application form.
Visit: www.wep.org.au; Call: 1300 884 733 (cost of a
local call); Email: info@wep.org.au. Upcoming Info
Sessions: What is Student Exchange? Who is WEP
Australia? Where and When can I go? What support
will my child receive? Who are the host families?
Have all your questions and more answered at one of
our free, personalised and engaging information
evenings.
Sydney - 12 June 2013; 7:30-9pm; Bowlers Club
of NSW, Level 2 / 95-99 York Street, Sydney.
UTS: Information Technology Scholarship and
Information Evening
Date : 11 Jun 2013; Time : 6:00pm; Venue : UTS
Broadway Campus; Cost : FREE; Contact : Jenny
Donovan : Jenny.Donovan@uts.edu.au or 9514 4302
Event Description : UTS:IT are holding an
Undergraduate Courses and Scholarships Information
Evening in June 2013 to provide IT course and
scholarship information to students and parents.
There will be a two round application process for the
Bachelor of Information Technology Co-operative
Scholarship Program for the 2014 intake. The online
application form for round 1 will go live by the end of
April. There will be no paper applications and the
process will be all online. The Bachelor of Science in
IT, Diploma in IT Professional Practice 'may' be
offered for the spring 2013 mid-year intake.
Applications can be made through the UAC website.
The courses available for the Autumn 2014 intake
are:
Bachelor of Information Technology;
Bachelor of Science in IT, Diploma in IT
Professional Practice;
Bachelor of Science in Games Development;
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Science in IT;
Bachelor of Science in IT / Bachelor of Arts in
International Studies;
Bachelor of Science in IT / Bachelor of Laws.
Undergraduate scholarships available to local
undergraduate students applying before enrolment
are:
The Bachelor of Information Technology Cooperative
Scholarship Program
http://www.it.uts.edu.au/courses/scholarshi
ps/bit/
ANU Sydney Advisory Day
Date: 15 June 2013; Time: 10am - 3pm; Venue: The
Grace Hotel, 77 York St, Sydney; Cost: FREE; Contact:
Christine Scott: student.recruitment @anu.edu.au.
Event Description: EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS
Sydney ANU Advisory Day, Saturday 15 June,
10amb3pm. The Grace Hotel, 77 York St, Sydney.
ANU will be visiting Sydney and we would like to
invite you to meet with staff and students from
Australia’s most influential university. Attend if you
have any questions about ANU programs, are
gathering information to consider your preferences,
want to learn more about ANU accommodation,
exchange programs, or the support services ANU
offers.
Representatives will be available throughout the day
for one-on-one discussions. Registrations and
information at http://www.anu.edu.au/advisory
The University of Sydney Year 10 Information
Evening - Date: 17 June 2013; Time: 6 - 8pm; Venue:
Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus,
The University of Sydney; Cost: FREE; Contact:
Helpline: 1300 362 006.
Event Description: Our annual information evenings
are designed to help Year 10 students and their
parents choose subjects for the HSC and navigate
through the process of applying to uni. Topics include
ATAR, scaling and assumed knowledge; subject
selections; career pathways; university transition.
Year 10 Information Evenings will be held on 17 and
20 June 2013. Details about the program and how to
register will be available on the future students’
website closer to the event -
http://sydney.edu.au/future-students 6pm
registration for a 6.30pm start.

Law Undergraduate Information Evening
Date : 18 June 2013; Time : 5:30pm - 8:00pm ;
Venue: UTS Faculty of Law, Cnr of Quay St and
Ultimo Rd, Haymarket; Cost : FREE; Contact : Katerina
Manos : Katerina.Manos@uts.edu.au / 9514 3747
Event Description: UTS: Law will be holding an
Information Evening on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 for
students interested in undergraduate law courses at
UTS. The program will run from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
(registrations from 5:30pm). Light refreshments will
also be provided.
This event is open to Year 11 and 12 students and
their parents. Join us at this Information Evening to
find out about the following:
Stand-alone Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and
Combined Law Degrees
Scholarships
Flexible study options
Overseas opportunities
Career paths
Brennan Justice and Leadership Program
Practical experience and internships
Mooting competitions
Entry pathways
Student life and support services
State-of-the-art facilities
For further information and registration visit:
http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/law
All information is provided in good faith. It is the
responsibility of the student/parent to confirm all details
with the appropriate institution or event organiser.
Suzanne Copp
Careers Adviser
Musical Dinners
Helpers needed please
We need a few more helpers for dinners for
the musical: 4pm to 6.30pm, particularly on
Tuesday 18 th and Thursday 20 th June (we
have a number of volunteers already on
Wednesday 19 th and Friday 21 st - thank you
to those of you who have offered your help).
No cooking is required - just heating up food,
cutting up fruit etc, serving and clearing up
afterwards. If you are able to help,
particularly on the Tuesday and Thursday,
please contact Kathy Leviton
leviton@bigpond.net.au or mobile
0409032933, or let Judy Boylan, from the
office, know.
BANDS OF MANLY SELECTIVE
CAMPUS
Big Band Blast
The Jazz orchestra spent last weekend
at Port Macquarie at the inaugural Big
Band Blast Jazz Festival. It was a
wonderful weekend with great
opportunities for our musicians to not
only play some gigs, but to observe some leading jazz
musicians (including Craig Driscoll playing with John
Morrison).
Volunteer Thank You Evening
The P&C are holding a Volunteer Thank You Evening
on Wednesday, 31 July 2013 (Term 3, Week 3) from
6:30 – 8:30 pm. Please come along for a night of
canapés and drinks and be THANKED! RSVP: Meron
Clark at meron@msce.arbler.com.
Band Diary Dates
Performance at Cerebral Palsy Alliance – Friday 28
June – BB/SE.
The School Band Festival in which our stage and
wind bands compete will be held over the weekend
20 th and 21 st July, with a day of rehearsals on the
pupil free day of 15 July.
Band web site
For current information go to the band website at
http://manlypandc.org.au/?page_id=34
Band Names
Core Stream:
SWO~Symphonic Wind Orchestra; WE~Wind
Ensemble; CB~Concert Band;
SE~String Ensemble; CO~Chamber Orchestra
Stage Stream:
JO~Jazz Orchestra; BB~Big Band; SB~Stage Band;
SwB- Swing Band
Improvisation Stream:
IS ~ImproShop
P&C News
Volunteers Thank You Evening
Wednesday 31 July, 6.30pm-8.30pm
All parents who have given of their time to assist the
school in any way (eg Canteen, Band, Drama, Clothes
Shop, Bushcare Group and at Working Bees) are
invited to a Volunteer Thank You Evening on
Wednesday 31 July 6:30pm-8:30pm (nibbles and
drinks will be provided).
Please note:
The scheduled P&C meeting set for this date
will not be held.

WORKING BEE
Duke of
Edinburgh’s
Award
What are our Duke of Ed students up to ?
GOLD
Students are continuing their Skill, Volunteering and
Fitness activities. Gold level students need to do an
hour a week for at least 12 months of each activity.
That’s great commitment! Gold participants need to
organise a Residential – 5 days voluntarily completing
a purpose. For ideas check out www.dukeofed.com.au.
Most students have completed their Practice
Expedition. The Outdoor Education Group will be
running a qualifying hike for NBSC students on
December 13-16 th in the Blue Mountains.
Registration will open Term 3.
Sunday 16 June
9:00am – 1pm
Followed by a “Thank You”
Sausage Sizzle and Drink
The P&C Committee would welcome the assistance
from students and parents on this day with a few
specific jobs we have planned, ie:
1. Installation of a new small fence around the
garden beside the rear of the TAS building
and rejuvenation of this area.
2. Installation of a garden border on either side
of the driveway in front of the TAS building,
near the bus stop.
3. Installation of a few seats above the
basketball court.
4. As usual, we have some bark to spread
around the top field, along Harbord Road.
5. If numbers permit, we might also do some
bush regeneration and clearing in the
Bushland along Headland Road.
To help with some of these jobs we will be hiring a
Dingo, with Auger Bit and 4in1 Bucket, so guys and
girls come along and have some fun and learn how to
drive this amazing little machine!
For Catering and Planning purposes please email
David Nord (dnord@optusnet.com.au) to confirm
your attendance.
SILVER
Students who are doing Silver this year must sign off
their Bronze and commence Silver by the end of the
term. Silver takes at least 6 months to complete, so
you are encouraged to start now to finish by the end
of the year.
Many students have already started Silver this year
and have commenced their activities – well done!
The Practice Pack and Paddle expedition will take
place on Friday 6 th – Sunday 8 th September –
registrations are open now. The Qualifying Pack and
Paddle will be on Friday 8 th – Sunday 10 th November.
Please contact Mrs Yorston for more details as to
how to register for Silver and for the Practice
Expedition.
BRONZE
Congratulations to all those students who are
regularly participating in their skill, volunteering, and
fitness activities! Remember one component needs
to be 6 months, the others are 3 months. When you
have completed your required hours and months, ask
your assessor to sign the ‘Offline Records’ and hand
in to Mrs Yorston. If you have not commenced your
activities you are encouraged to do so ASAP so that
you can complete your entire Bronze award by the
end of the year. This means making sure you have
submitted your Award Plan, Assessor forms (if
required) and have been logged on the Duke of Ed
Online Record Book.
Most students have completed their Practice
Expedition, with others doing their training and hike
in the July holidays. The Qualifying Expedition will
take place as part of the Year 9 camp in term 4.

Recent award recipients: Congratulations to the
following students for completing their Bronze, Silver
or Gold awards!
BRONZE SILVER GOLD
Nancy Chen
Phoebe Heywood
Louise Jacobsson
Isabelle Jones
Kimberley Drake
Ben Bakker
Sam Jones
Darcy Middleton
Claudia Leung
Leah McManus
Ashleigh Chappell
Tong Zhang
Bridget Moyle
Jacob Loader
Mikko Talikka
Avan Li
Iva Lepojevic
Sunnie Zhu
Olivia McLeod
Nathan McCoy
Rebecca Hobson
Alice Hawkins
Georgia Morelli
Jackson Kane
Emily Anderson
Catherine
Johnston
Caitlin Frith
Emily Chow
Theadora Kable
Brook Edmondson
Sam Fuller
Sarah Lockhart
Nyomi McKay
Courtney Webber
Amy Bakker
Lyndon Hall
Emily Vohralik
Kartikeya Shastri
Elizabeth Grimmond
I hope that all our Duke of Ed students are enjoying
making a difference in the community and achieving
personal goals!
For more information regarding Duke of Ed please
contact Mrs Yorston, the NBSC Duke of Ed
Coordinator.
ph: 02 99396942 fax: 02 9939 6904
e: naomi.yorston@det.nsw.edu.au

10/06/2013 PUBLIC HOLIDAY
CALENDAR TERM 2, 2013
WEEK 7 B
11/06/2013 Period 3 - Year 9 Incursion, Great Expectations presentation; In SCR.
Period 2 - Year 8 Incursion, Getting Media Savvy presentation; In SCR.
HSC 2 Unit Mathematics Assessment Task; 9.10am-10.10am. Year 11 Accelerants and 12M6 not on at this time;
Careers talk lunchtime - Uni of Technology Room 209; 1.35pm – 2.20pm.
13/06/2013 Musical Rehearsal - All day.
Year 7 and 11 Parent Teacher Night.
Period 1 - Year 12 French Assessment Task; D Eadie.
Year 9 and 10 debate against Ryde Secondary College @ Manly in the Common Room; 10am-2.30pm.
14/06/2013 Year 12 HSC History Study Day; Ancient, Modern and Extension. Uni of Sydney.
P5 - Year 7 and Year 10 PALS; Rooms TBA. D Rixon.
WEEK 8 A
16/6/2013 P&C Working Bee; 9:00am – 1pm; Followed by a “Thank You” Sausage Sizzle and Drink.
17/06/2013 SRC Nominations open for SRC representatives 2013/14.
Musical - Dress Rehearsal.
Welfare Team Meeting; 8.15am – 9am.
18/06/2013 Period 2 - Year 11 French Assessment Task; D Eadie.
MUSICAL
19/06/2013 School Tour with Principal; Bookings through front office.
P&C Meeting; 7:30pm.
MUSICAL
20/06/2013 MUSICAL
21/06/2013 MUSICAL
22/06/2013 MUSICAL
P2 - Year 7 and Year 10 PALS; Rooms TBA; D Rixon
24/06/2013 SRC Nominations Close
Careers Talk - Sydney Uni
26/06/2013 Year 10 High Resolves; 2.30pm – 4.30pm
WEEK 9 B
27/06/2013 Year 11 GPs Visits; Period 1 and 2
Band Event TBC; Big Band and String Ensemble to possibly perform for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance at Allambie.
28/06/2013 Details to be confirmed.