05-06-09 - Westfields Sports High School

Westfields SportsFirst in AustraliaFROM THE PRINCIPALI would like to begin by thanking the P & C and especially Colleen Ott for organising theSteven Spellmaster Show. Unfortunately we did not get enough support to make a greatdeal of money however everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable night. I know that I have notlaughed that much in a long time. Thanks again for a great night.A further reminder that our senior parent teacher and subject selection evening is onTuesday 30 June, 2009 and the junior evening is on Tuesday 7 July, 2009. If you have notalready done so, please place these dates on to your calendars at home. We look forwardto seeing all parents in attendance on these evenings. Year 12 reports will be issued nextweek with reports for other years in the next two weeks.I am sure that you would have all seen the reports in the paper and on the news last weekof the fight between school girls fro m the northern beaches that was filmed on otherstudent’s phones. This fight resulted in some of these students being arrested and charged.Unfortunately, incidents such as this are becoming more widespread. We have also had todeal with a number of issues related to the improper use of mobile phones and also mobilephones with inappropriate messages and images on them. I would suggest very strongly toparents that you regularly check your sons and daughters mobile phones to ensure they arebeing properly used.Despite numerous requests, there are still a large number o f outstanding subject fees, sportfees and school contributions. As mentioned previously, when fees and contributions arenot paid, we are not able to continue to provide the high quality education which thecommunity has become used to. Subject contributions need to be paid immediately as theyare required to buy the consumables and resources which your sons and daughters use tocomplete their course. I would also like all outstanding school contributions paid as soonas possible. If there are extenuating circumstances, I would ask parents to contact me sothat we can arrange for these contributions to be paid off in instalments throughout theyear.5 June 2009IMPORTANTEVENTS11/06/09School Uniform ShopCLOSED8/06/09Queens BirthdayHoliday24/6/09P & C Meeting7.00 pm30/6/09Senior ParentTeacher Interviews7/07/09Junior ParentTeacher InterviewsOver the last week we have received a large number of phone calls about the swine flu. Ineed to reassure parents that we have not had any cases of the flu amongst our staff orstudents. I will keep parents informed and in the mean time continue to follow anydirectives fro m NSW Health.Even though we are constantly reminding students and parents, I am concerned at thenumber of students who blatantly disregard road safety rules. Hamilton Road is extremelybusy in the afternoon and not the place for students to be running across to reach cars andbuses on the other side. All students must cross at the marked crossing. I would askparents to assist by not calling your sons and daughters across the road. Their lives areworth far more than the additional 30-40 seconds which it takes to walk down to thecrossing and back.Our next P&C meeting is at 7pm on Wednesday 24 June. Meetings are held in theclassrooms at the top of the Administration Block. We hope to see you there.Mr R DavisPrincipal

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPALMost Year 10 studen ts w ill be p lanning to co ntinue theirstudie s to complete Preliminary and Higher Scho olCertificate (H SC) course s. In just over four wee k’s time,Year 10 students w ill be asked to select courses they intendto study for the H SC. Some preparation is advised before theinformation nigh t o n 30 Ju ne, 20 09. In addition to classroomteachers and studen ts can con sult :Careers adviser - Mr BlevinUniversities g uide - www.u ac.edu.auTafe guide - tafen sw.edu.auBeing armed with go od adv ice will assist studen ts to makeinformed choices. All students will choo se five su bjects, inaddition to Eng lish, which is compu lsory .For those students seeking apprenticesh ips, there are anumber of helpful options – includ ing our careers adviserandBELLISSIMANineteen students, seven parents, Miss Zanet and Mr Rogersspent n ineteen day s in Ita ly at the end of Term 1.This was an amazing experience for each traveller. Wespent many hours on the bus w ith our bu s driver Maur izio,travelling from place to place. The p laces we saw wereincredible and memorable; Milano, Ven ice, Pisa, Siena,Florence, Assisi, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri an d Rome. Everyone of these places had its own history . From the Bridge ofSig hs (Venice), The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa), the Statueof David (Florence), the Tomb of Sain t Francis of Assisi(Pisa), the beautiful coastal views of Sorrento and Capri, thespectacular view from the top of Mt Vesuviu s, theremarkable history of ruins in Pompeii/Herculeum, citiesburied by volcanic erup tio ns in AD79 and the endless historyof Rome; the Colo sseum, the Roman Forum, Pia zza Navona,the Spanish Step s, the Trevi Fo untain, the Vatican State andthe spectacular w or ks of Michel An gelo in the SistineChapel and one of Rome’s oldest domes, the Pantheon.I would like to say a special than ks to Miss Zanet w ho hasput all her time and effort to make this trip possible fromeach and every one of us. All students, parents and teachershad a remarkable time on this trip .It is impo rta nt to remind students in year 1 0 that all su bjectsmust be successfully comp leted in o rder to avoid a n NAward and the risk of not proceeding to year 11.In the in terest of g oo d hea lth for all members of theWestfields Sports community , parents are reminded that theschool does not have a facility for sic k or injured studen ts. Ify our child is unwell, please see k medical adv ice.Mr Barrett, Head Teacher of Secondary Studies, has doneconsiderable research to establish a new sectio n on ourwebsite to assist studen ts in their stud ies w hen no t at scho ol.To find these E-Learning sites, log on towww. westfield sports.n sw.ed u.au and loo k for the E-Learningbutto n on the left hand side of the home page. Currentlymathematics sites are listed. The plan is f or all subjects to belisted. When studen ts say they have no h omework, thesesites are excellent for rev isio n and/or acceleration.Good luc k to Daniel Small, w inner of the Ad hemar Ferrerade Silva scho larship . He travels to Brazil th is wee k with h iscoach, Mr Suchy . Daniel will compete in the Bra zil NationalChampion ship s.Mrs H.WilsonDeputy PrincipalStefanija ZelkovicYear 9 StudentTHANKS TO THE WESTFIELDS SPORTSCOMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUPPORTIn recent weeks the school community at Westfields Sp ortshas been informed of a very sad situatio n with in one of ourfamilies. The Elishaa family (Hanna) are experiencing anextremely difficult time in their lives. As a schoo l we haveappealed for the assistance of the School community to helpthis family .On behalf of the Sch ool, Staff and the Welfare team I wou ldlike to than k every one for the ir kind and generous sup portand donations. To date we have raised close to $7,0 00.There will be ongo ing events to raise fu nds to suppor t th isfamily .Than k y ou all so much once again for y our su pport and helpwith the Elishaa family in th is very sad and d ifficult time.Miss B. BakerHead Teacher Welfare

YEAR 12 WELFARE NEWSCongratulations to a ll Year 1 2 students wh o received awardson Wednesday 27 May , 200 9.A very special CON GRA TULATION S to the seven studen tswho received their Level 1 Awards - Blair Tu rnbu ll,Virginia Ca tanzano, Meg an Fa rnham , James Janku lovski,Megan Farnham, Leo n Van dermade a nd Nin a Cheav. Thesestudents have been excellent ambassadors for the schoolover the time they have been in attendance and have alsoachieved some outstand ing resu lts academically . I hope inthe next few mon ths that I am able to award further studen tswith their Level 1 .YEAR 11 WELFARE AWARDSMiss S. HealyYear 12 AdvisorOn Wednesday 27 May , 2009 some excellent Year 11students were recognised. For stu dents to reach Level 2 onthe welfare sy stem means they have showed excellence notjust in their academic pursuits, but also in other arenas ofschool life, such as peer su pport, leadership, spor t andcommunity programs. Special congratulation s to Saman thaProctor, Jacob O tt, Jason Fra ncl, Karen Le, Rosean ne Chunand Carla Koko zia n wh o received their Princ ipal’s Award. Iloo k forward to more positive achievement and promotionfor Year 11 in the coming wee ks.GATEW AYS PROJEC T C OMP LETEDMiss. J GibbsYear 11 AdvisorCongratulationsto Dean Ab dallah(Year 10), whowith the help offormer student,Ahmed Ghani,completed thisPicnic Table in arecent Gateway sCourse. Thecourse wasunderta ken atMiller Tafe for eight day s, over an eig ht wee k period.Miss BakerHead Teacher WelfareAsthma Fo undation N SW launches new information service:Asthma A ssistAt the Fou ndatio n we kn ow that credible health informationis h ighly so ught after but often d ifficult to find. AsthmaFoun datio n N SW aims to prov ide the community withevidence based and user friendly information to help peoplebetter understand and manage their asthma to avoidunnecessary asthma attacks, an d to minimise asthmasy mptoms so people with asthma can lead full andproductive lives.To this end , Asthma Foundation N SW has develo ped a freeinformation service “Asthma Assist” for any one with asthmaor an interest in asthma.By registering y ou w ill receive:onAIR – o ur f ree email ne wsletterSent up to 6 times a y ear onAIR features information abouttopics such as asthma research, medications and dev ices, andasthma triggers.An Asthma Co ntrol PackThis includes an Asthma Emergency Card and other usefulinformation to help y ou manage y our child’s asthma, or theasthma of someone y ou know and care for. You can requestup to 3 pac ks per h ouseho ld.A free asthma first aid mag netBe sure y ou know what to do in an asthma emergency .If your child....- ever wakes in the n igh t cough ing or wheezing- gets breathless or whee zy during the day- needs to ta ke their b lue reliever puffer more than 3x / wee k- finds their asthma limits p hy sical activity & exerciseit is po ssible that their asthma is not as well controlled as itcould be. Many people with asthma put up with thesesy mptoms with out realising it’s their asthma that is lettingthem down.Fin d out how y ou can better manage y our child’s asthma.Join o ur free information serv ice –Asthma A ssist at www.a sthma nsw.org.auAny question s please con tact our free -Asthma Infor matio n Line 1800 645 130PAREN TS –TAF E ENGLISH CLA SSESWant to improve yo ur Eng lish?reading, writing , listening, spea king, st udy skillsOur classes are for adults and are freeVacancies in evening c lasses 6-9 pm –start now !Ring 968 2 047 9Orcome to Ro o m D20 1 Granv ille TAF E for moreinfor mation

FROM THE SPORTS DESKCo ngra tulatio nsWINTER UNIFORMDuring the Terms 2 and 3, our un iform shop offers longnavy pants as an op tion for girls. Our un iform items areendorsed by the P&C and we encourage girls to wear on lyour uniform items. Other variations are no t acceptable.Wet weather jackets are also available form the un iformshop. T hursday s 8.3 0-1.30.UNIFORM SHOP WILL BE CLOSED 11 JUNE, 2009SMS MESSAGINGOn receiving a message parents/caregivers can reply bypressing the reply optio n and prov iding the fo llow inginformation stude nt’s full name, year, roll call, da te ofabsence a nd the rea so n for abse nce or la teness.eg. Shauna Smith 07 R01 sic k 13 /3Please do not u se abb reviations or p referred n amesThe school expects parents/caregivers to contact the schoo lin advance if they know their ch ild is to be absen t and toensure the current mobile numbers are provided to theschool.Than k y ou for y our assistance and co-operation .• Antho ny Caceres, Bern ie Ibini-Ise i, Denis Jevtic, BenJurman, Mitche ll Mallia, Alex Mansueto, Nikodin Matic,Jacob Ott, Ma thew Ryan, Dam ien Travis - NSW CH S Boy sFoo tball Representatives• Juan Bedoya, A ho F inau, Danie l Pha ngna lay - SSWRugby Represen tatives• Malia Paseka & Ch loe Saville – NSW All Schoo lsRepresentatives• Corey Po lking horne, Lo ui F riess, Dan iel Tran ter – N SWAll Schools Swimming Silver Medalists• Co rey Polkingho rne, V ince Romeo (3), Renee Dettmer,Lou i Friess (2), Danie l Tra nter (2) - NSW All Schoo lsSwimming Bron ze Meda lists• Boys 17 + 2 00m Relay (Joshua Hill, Corey Po lkingh orne,Daniel Tranter, Lou i F riess) & Boys 17 + Med ley Relay(Joshua Hill, Co rey Polkin ghorne, Dan iel Tran ter, JulianOey) - NSW All Sch ools Sw imming Bron ze Medalists• Buc kley Sh ield RL - W S defeated Illawarra SH S 6 0-0• University Shield RL - WS defeated Illawarra SH S 24-16• Michala Ford (12), And rea Lama s (13), Vanisha Ku mar(14), Holly Ra tajec (15), E liza Barton (16), Jasmina Cox(17) – WS Girls Cro ss Coun try Champions• Hyuga Tanner (12), An thony Schmidt (13), Luke Cox (14),Daniel M aran (15), Nour Issa wi (16), Julian Oey (17), BlakeJohnson (1 8) – W S Boy s Cross Coun try Champions• Boy s Basketball Kn oc kout - WS defeated North Sy dneyBHS 61-52• Flor is Conway Cup Tennis – W S defeated Fairvale H S 5-0• Juan Bedoya, Aho Fina u, Daniel P hang nalay – N SWCH SState Rugby Champions• Juan Bedoya & Aho Finau – NSW CH S Ru gbyRepresentatives• Girls Baske tball Knoc ko ut – WS defeated Cherry brookTHS 8 2-59• Stan Jones Cup Tennis – W S defeated Lurnea H S 6-0Westfield s Sports a re pro ud to be supported by :Mrs J. KennyDirector of SportMiss D. ZanetHead Teacher AdministrationHamilton Road Fairfield West, NSW 2165Phone: 9604 3333 * F ax: 0725 4898E-mail: i nfo@westfi eldsports.nsw.edu.auWeb: www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.auMedical Centre Phone: 9604 3122Gymnsatic H all Phone: 9604 3773Q uickTim e and adecom pr essorar e needed t o see t his pict ur e.