Term 3, Wk 10 2012 - Matraville High School

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Issue 6 - Term 3 – Week 10 now, with the help of computers, we can find the value of pi to many decimal places. See below… Π (pi) = 3∙141 592 653 589 793 238 462 643 383 279 502 884 197 169 399 375 105 820 974 944 592 307 816 406 286 208 998 . . HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY? When Yr 8 maths students were practising in class Auntie Judy was able to remember the first two lines of pi, that is, 54 decimal places. But… a student from Jannali HS was able to recite pi to 120 decimal places! The winner in our cluster was one of just 2 competitors Con Gouskos (Pagewood PS) reciting pi to 18 decimal places. OTHER RESULTS: We had three Rubik’s cube competitors: Logan Christensen (Pagewood PS), Keanu Warren and Ms Trikilis (MSHS). Keanu Warren (Year 10) was the Rubik’s Cube Champion, completing the Rubik’s cube in 1 minute and 12 seconds with a close second by Ms Trikilis who managed to complete her cube in just over 3 minutes. It was an exciting challenge and fun to cheer on our English Head teacher. The TOP NUMBER CRUNCHER trophy was won by LEON JOHAN MOSI (Yr 6), once again from Pagewood Primary School with a close second by our own ROWDRY MORIOM (Yr 7). Congratulations to all the winners who received a Rubik’s Cube and competitors who received certificates of merit/participation and chocolate Freddos. Finally, each school will send their top number cruncher to the GRAND FINAL in November, at the Powerhouse Museum. We wish them lots of luck and fun with their number crunching!! Pagewood primary 1 st place Theo Close second by Deen Chifley Public Just over 3 min Ms Trikilis Rubik cube and Pi Deen Chifley 21 places Page 4 Mrs Fentoullis, Mathematics Deadly Kids Awards Matraville Sports High School Monday, 8 October 2012 On Friday 7 th September I had the privilege of attending the Deadly Kids doing well awards at the Carriage Works Theatre. The awards acknowledge students from across the Sydney Region who have been nominated by their school as doing well, achieving and displaying outstanding talent. This year the student chosen to represent Matraville Sports High School was Jordan Ardler. Jordan has consistently shown her dedication to achievement and to her studies having attained significant accolades in writing and the Arts. Jordan represented the school with pride and distinction and the presentation of her award was witnessed by a large audience including members of her family. The awards were opened with the assistance of two of our students. Brock Tutt and Dean Kelly welcomed the audience with an excellent performance of the didgeridoo which set a positive tone for the proceedings. Also, our school captain Danny Allende gave an engaging and moving speech outlining his achievements and the role the school has played in assisting him to achieve his goals and aspirations. The afternoon highlighted the outstanding successes of Aboriginal students throughout the Sydney region. Patrick. O’Connor, Head Teacher Science Urban Koori Coordinator. 98% Attendance as at 10 th September 2012 Congratulations to the following students who have perfect attendance at school. Support Faculty Christopher Averkos Hamish Thorpe YEAR 10 Sebastian Masima YEAR 11 Daniel Robinson
Issue 6 - Term 3 – Week 10 Industrial Arts Department Update This term has been a very exciting term with an accumulation of wonderful news. The school applied earlier in the year for a grant to fund a joint school & community program through the NAB Bank Schools First Funding. This is a national awards program that recognises and rewards outstanding school‐community partnerships which are having a positive impact on students beyond the classroom. Description of the award NAB Schools First recognises that the education of young people rests on the shoulders of the entire community, which is why these awards support Australian schools working in partnership with their communities to help young people realise their potential. NAB Schools First is an inclusive awards program which supports schools of varying shapes and sizes in metropolitan, regional and remote areas across the public, catholic and independent sectors. Below is a summary of the details of this joint school/community program with the judges’ comments on the proposal. School: Matraville Sports High School (NSW) Partners: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet Title of the Project: Bare Island and Environment Preservation Year 7‐12 students in this small school, with a high proportion of indigenous and Pacific Islander students will work with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to enhance and preserve local heritage and environment assets including an historic island fort. A range of cross‐curricula learning activities have been built into the program, which include restoration activities and local bush tucker identification. Integration of new and meaningful community‐based learning project activities into the school's syllabus is expected to engage normally disengaged students, expose them to new career opportunities, enhance their skills and encourage them to complete their secondary education. Page 5 Monday, 8 October 2012 Indigenous rangers will act as mentors and educators in local bush tucker and historical National Park sites. Student participation in the project will assist the NPWS to undertake projects and encourage them to take responsibility for the preservation of community assets, and assist them to achieve commitment in their 2012‐ 2013 Works Plan to "explore and develop relationships with local schools". What the judges said: “A good combination of expertise from both sides with mutual benefits ‐ a sustainable plan with effects that will reach beyond the partners to benefit the local community in the form of enhancement and preservation of local heritage and environment”. Mr Docos, Head Teacher Industrial Arts Year 7 2013 Transition Program The Industrial Arts Faculty hosted Year 6 students from the local primary schools as part of our taster courses on offer from the Industrial Arts Faculty. The students were briefed about how to begin making their own simple ring. The students were introduced to the workshops and shown a presentation on WH&S procedures and rules. All of the Year 6 students were very responsive and answered all of the safety questions very well. The primary school visitors were shown how to shape their rings, using a range of metal hand‐ tools. This then lead to the students being able to stamp their initials into their rings. The school and the partner organisation are Once this process was complete the students were collaborating on the planning of a range of activities, shown the process of sanding and producing a smooth starting with more easily implemented activities that will have a direct impact using existing resources. final finish. Matraville Sports High School
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