Northcote High School Newsletter 30 August 2011
Northcote High School Newsletter 30 August 2011
Northcote High School Newsletter 30 August 2011
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30 Aug 2011
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Id like to thank our parents and Ms Mibus on behalf of our team, without her dedication and guidance we never would have gone as far. GO BLUE BEAUTIES!!! Erin Langley, 9E.
School Contacts
General Office 9488 2300 Student Absence line 9488 2330 Student Absence email [email protected] School Website www.nhs.vic.edu.au School Email [email protected] Compass Parent Portal www.nhs.vic.jdlf.com.au Compass Queries [email protected]
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And some congratulations: * Our mighty sports Aerobics team 2011 Cybersafety Once again, Id like to remind parents to be vigilant with * Our shining Girls Soccer teams who drove to social networking sites. Parents who have allowed their Bendigo to play off in state semi-finals son or daughter onto Facebook need to monitor its use * Anna Langford, Alistair Watson and Walter Dyson and check the privacy settings. You can find a how to who competed in the Chinese Non-Background do this download on our website under Cybersafety, Reading Competition representing Northcote High together with useful links. School admirably in each case. Next month, 35 students and teachers who were inMr Nick Murphy volved in filming the Federal Governments Cybersafety Acting Principal film Tagged will attend the Australian launch at ACMA. I again congratulate our students for the enthusiastic welcome they gave the filmmakers and crew in Term 2. A trailer for the film is linked from our website.
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On Wednesday 24th August, 20 Y10/11 girls were invited to attend the 2011 LOral Australia Girls in Science Forum. This year it was held at the Australian Synchrotron. Each year, LOral Australia awards fellowships worth $20,000 each to support the research of three women scientists chosen from applicants across Australia. The Fellowships are part of LOreals global For Women in Science program. LOral employs almost 3,000 scientists worldwide 50% of these are women.
The complex life of coral: Tracy Ainsworth, James Cook University, is changing our understanding of the life of the tiny coral animals that built Australias Great Barrier Reefnow threatened by a warming These inspiring women are in the early stages of their caocean and by bleaching. Tracy elaborated on her fascireers. Many are juggling the demands of raising a family nating work which allows her to see some of the most while pursuing a career in science. spectacular and unimaginable places on the planet. Students heard from this years Fellows, about their discoveries She spoke about how her passionate teachers in high in a way that was understandable, interesting, relevant and school were her driving force for studying science.
empowering. The girls were invited to ask questions about the work as a scientist and the pathways taken along with the challenges they faced. Following the discussion forum the girls were taken on a tour of the Synchrotron and learnt about its diverse applications.
All three women spoke about their broad range of interests. The women were inspirational and spoke passionately about their love of Science and the work they were doing. Ms Melody Gabriel Head of Science
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MORE SCIENCE NEWS: From Barking Dogs to Magic Sand Putting Chemical Toys to Work
On Friday 19th August 50 students from the Year 10 Moving & Reacting subject attended the RACI Hartung Youth Lecture. This year it was presented by Jeff Hughes (RMIT University). The focus of the activity was on chemical toys and reactions, many of which were used in demonstrations and display unusual effects. These chemical toys are fun to try but in many cases also demonstrate properties of new or unusual materials. Students were amazed by the demonstration carried out by Jeff Hughes these included the use of Magnetic fluids, thixotropic fluids, non-newtonian materials, super-absorbent polymers, shape-specific alloys and chemiluminescent compounds, these are all examples of these materials. They not only have fun properties but also have been found to have important applications. These range from disposable nappies to waterproof raincoats to detecting bloodstains at crime scenes. During the show students looked at some of these toys not just their fun properties (which were amazing) but also how they work.
HUGE STREET GARAGE SALE When Saturday Sept 2nd Where : Munro Street Northcote (6 households) Time:10am onwards There will be an abundance of items for sale!
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8I Tuesday 15th Friday 18th November 8A Tuesday 22nd Friday 25th November 8H Tuesday 29th November Friday 2nd December Back up date: Tuesday 6th Friday 9th December Permission forms are to be returned to the office with
Sustainability News
Year 7 Revegetation Project
On the last two days of Green Week and again on Thursday 25th August all Year 7 students (plus some Year 12) were involved in revegetating the areas around the Gym car park. Students planted about 280 trees, shrubs & groundcovers. The Year 7 students will be able to monitor the progress of their plantings over the next 5 years at NHS.
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International Students Meet the Governor of Victoria and the Minister of Education.
Six Northcote High School International Students recently attended a Welcome Reception at Government House. Our students felt the great honour to have the opportunity to meet both the Lieutenant Governor and the Education Minister and have photo taken with them; all had a great time! Ms Lixia Wang
In other news, five international students participated in the 2011 School Maths Olympics games held at Melbourne Uni. Our students had a great time in the very competitive event.
The VCAL group at PRACE are having a garage sale! Where: PRACE Merrilands Community Centre. Crn Asquith & Sturdee Street, Reservoir. When: Tuesday 13th of September: 10:00am to 2:00pm There will be a Sausage Sizzle, Tea, Coffee & Soft Drinks. Why? We are having this garage sale to help out the VCAL students to raise money for camp.
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Bookings open soon for Years 7-9 Parent Teacher Meetings,Thursday Sept 15.
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A. The Year 7-9 Parent Teacher Meetings are Thursday September 15, 1.30-7.20 pm B. The whole school operates periods 1-4, with dismissal at 12.40 pm C. Bookings will be made online, using Compass School Manager. How Yrs 7-9 parents can make a booking on Compass after Monday 5 September 1. 2. On the welcome page, after you have logged into Compass, you will find Parent Teacher Conference. Click on it to follow the link. Under available events you will see Yr 7-9 PTM 15 Sept Click on this Up will come two panes. At the top is My Bookings, with available spots in green. At the bottom are the names of your son/daughters teachers Available Staff
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Click on the time you would like to see a teacher, in the top pane. Pull down to find your teachers name. Click the Update button. A green sign at the top will show you its done! Its a good idea to print or copy down your bookings! If you dont have a computer at home, you will be able to contact the office for assistance. Or you can email compass at [email protected]
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This feedback mechanism will be active until 3.30pm, Tuesday September 13th Thank-you in advance for your contribution, Kevin Hoole Assistant Principal.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A TUTOR TO GET THE BEST RESULTS YOU CAN?
My name is Sean Gilmartin. After graduating from Northcote High School in 2008 I am currently studying Chemical Engineering at The University of Melbourne. I have three years experience successfully tutoring high school students in Maths, English and Chemistry subjects at all year levels. Call or text me on 0438 702 549 or email me at [email protected] for information or to book a session.
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Neurofactor
The Science staff and Library Team celebrated Science Month and Book Week with the annual quiz contest Neurofactor. Three teams of students competed to be the most knowledgeable team in the school. The winning students were Louis Becker, Yianni Petroulias Romios and David Tran, all from 8F. Well done boys.