Newsletter No 14 - Manly Selective Campus

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NSW All Schools Swimming Champion Oliver Cox events across all disciplines. Oliver has now been selected to compete at the Australian All Schools Carnival to be held in Adelaide in September of this year. IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUNDS Students will begin to see some significant improvements to the grounds thanks to the contributions of our P&C Association. Mr David Nord has played a major role in the development of plans and the sourcing of materials and equipment to facilitate these improvements. In the very near future, the aging basketball towers will be replaced with new ones. Picnic style tables have already been delivered to the school to be positioned in the main quadrangle area, replacing the existing circular tables and allowing for more students to sit together during lunch and recess breaks. Landscaping of the grassed area between the basketball courts and canteen will enhance that space, as will the tidying up of the garden near the TAS block steps. Finally, the path down from the covered area to the gate on Harbord Road will be edged to provide a barrier for the bark chip and stop it from washing over the pathway during rain. These improvements are very much appreciated and without the support of the P&C would certainly not have come to fruition in such a speedy time frame. 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 see the notice on Mathematics noticeboard or contact Stuart Palmer on projects@mansw.nsw.edu.au Mr Harris Mathematics Department UNSW Global Business Challenge Congratulations to Wilson He, a Year 12 student, who recently won the UNSW Global Business Challenge held during the April holidays. The Challenge was open to all Business Studies students from around the state, in a competition to market a particular product. In winning the competition Wilson was able to exhibit superior communication and cooperation skills as well as developing and following through an innovative idea. Wilson is to be congratulated on his achievement. Rob Dean, Social Science ART59 NEXT WEEK I have been fortunate to have had some sneak previews of some of the artworks being delivered to the school for sale at our P&C major fund raising event for the year, ART59. These pieces will be on display in the school hall from Wednesday of next week with the event culminating with the Cocktail Party and results of the silent auction of artworks on Friday evening. I encourage all of our school community to view the works on Wednesday or Thursday and then purchase tickets for the Cocktail Party on Friday. Of course, while viewing the works, why not place a bid for that piece that really takes your eye. In addition, helpers are still required to assist with the setting up of the show and we would certainly welcome further donations for prizes and auctions to be held on the Friday evening. If you can assist in any way, please contact the school and we will pass on details of the organising team. Tony Rudd, Principal
Congratulations to Tom Butler Two weeks ago I mentioned how well Tom Butler, Year 9, had done in the Australian Geographic Competition and that he was in the running for membership of the Australian team to the National Geographic World Championship. After another one hour exam and a phone quiz, I am happy to report that Tom is part of a three member team which will compete in the World Championships in St Petersburg in Russia in late July. Congratulations Tom. R Dean Tom had to answer the following questions as part of the telephone quiz. How would you have gone? 1. Where is the Sulu Sea? 2. What is the loss of water soluble nutrients from the soil due to rain called? 3. Where is the Three Gorges Dam? 4. Which South American country is currently suffering from overfishing of its anchovy stocks? 5. Name the volcano that erupted in in 1883, generating a tsunami that killed 36000 people. These answers can be found at the back of the newsletter. Sensei says Language Perfect World Championships 2013 from 20 th May to 30 th May - All language students are eligible to participate. For more information, ask your language teacher(s). Tokimeki Cup Speech Contest - (Years 9, 10, 11 Japanese learners). People who attended last week’s Tokimeki Cup meeting - your next meeting will be on Monday 27 May at lunch 1 in room 032. Please practice your story reading at home. Sample story readings will be organized by early week 4A. Sydney Film Festival (for over 18 years old) 5 June – 16 June. Sydney Film Festival is one of the world's longest-running film festivals and is a major event on the NSW cultural calendar. The 12-day festival screens feature films, documentaries, short films and animation from around the world in venues across the city including the State Theatre, Event Cinema George Street, Dendy Opera Quays, the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne and the Art Gallery of NSW – 5 Japanese films, 18 French films and 2 Italian films will be screened this year. For more information, visit: http://sff.org.au/public/films/language/japanese/ HSC written timetable (Japanese). The timetable for written HSC exams is now available on the Board of Studies website at http://studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au/go/myhsc/hsc _exams/2013_HSC_written_examination_timetable/ Thursday October 31: Japanese Continuers 2:00 – 5:00pm Friday November 1: Japanese Extension 1:55 – 3:55pm Japanese Government 2014 MEXT Research & Undergraduate Scholarships - NOW OPEN!! This is a scholarship offered to foreign students who wish to undertake undergraduate studies at Japanese universities for a duration of five years, including one year of Japanese training. If you were born between 2 April 1992 and 1 April 1997 and hold Australian citizenship you may be eligible to apply. Applications are due on: Wednesday 12 June 2013. Application packs and further information are available on the Japanese Embassy website: http://www.au.embjapan.go.jp/en/education/education_monbukagakus ho.html Macquarie University Language Festival Saturday 1 June 2013 - Macquarie University is hosting a Language Festival to raise awareness of language studies in the NSW Community. Please kindly extend our invitation to your colleagues, students and anyone who may be interested in the study of languages. For more information, visit http://sydneylanguagefestival.org.au/ Heritage Japanese Course Seminar - Presented by HSC Japanese Committee Inc., this Seminar will focus on the HSC Japanese Heritage Language (HL) Course that was introduced in 2010. The seminar will be run in Japanese. Date and Time: 14.30 – 17.00, (registration starts at 14:00) Saturday, 1 June 2013. Venue: Level 3, Kerrie Murphy Building, International Grammar School, corner of Bay Street and Macarthur Street, Ultimo Fee: $10 per person $15 per family, (Applicable for family groups of up to three people. We welcome children in year 7 and above).
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