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August 2018 Issue 5 Cromer Courier /cromercampus CROMER CAMPUS NEWSLETTER #cromercampus Respect • Responsibility • Success @cromercampus http://www.nbsccromer-h.schools.nsw.edu.au [email protected] Telephone: 99811155 120 South Creek Road, CROMER NSW 2099 Fax: 99825398 FROM THE PRINCIPAL IN THIS ISSUE EXTERNAL VALIDATION OF Quadfest (Page 6) NBSC CROMER CAMPUS SW public schools are committed to the pursuit of excellence and the Nprovision of high quality educational opportunities for each and every child. Our schools vision statement is “Students at Cromer Debating at Cromer (Page 9) By JUSTIN HONG Campus will be successful today and prepared for Principal tomorrow. We are committed to providing excellence NBSC Cromer Campus in teaching and learning that fosters resilient, passionate and accomplished lifelong learners.” The School Excellence Framework (“SEF”) supports all NSW public schools in their pursuit of excellence by providing a clear description of the key elements of quality practice across the three domains of learning, teaching and leading. On the 28/08/2018 our school will participate in external validation which involves the school preparing a submission that describes the schools current position in relation to the School Excellence Framework. An external panel will visit the school to validate this submission. The Big Dig (Page 10) This process has been a great opportunity for the school to reflect on the many areas of progress the school has made in recent years. As you will often hear me say. I am extremely proud of the achievements of our students and staff, and of the incredible support the school receives from its community. Below is an excerpt from the executive summary of this year’s external validation process. “The self assessment process in 2018 involved staff, students and parents. Feedback was sought through a process of small team discussions around each domain of the SEF. PLUS.. Based on these discussions judgements were made by each group and these judgements Band Workshops (Page 8) were averaged and used to complete the online survey. Integrated Studies (Page 9) New Cyclist Laws (Page 12) and more..... NORTHERN BEACHES SECONDARY COLLEGE Principal’s report continued... In preparing for external validation most members of the executive team were allocated an area of responsibility that aligned with their daily work and an element of the SEF. Evidence samples were derived from existing workflows and were annotated and uploaded to justify earlier judgements. Through executive team meetings evidence samples were shared and discussed. There has been significant staff turnover in recent years beginning in 2015 with the appointment of a new Principal, two new Deputy Princi- pals and three new Head Teachers. In 2015 a predominately new executive engaged in a process of community consultation and data analysis and were able to complete a new 2015-2017 strategic school plan. This transformative plan has led to an improved culture shift within the school, outstanding growth results in NAPLAN and renewed curricula and extra-curricula programs. As a result in 2018 an upward trend in enrolments has been established and the school now enjoys increasing levels of community support.” NBSC CROMER CAMPUS 2018 GOLF DAY It is close to that time again when we are busy putting this year’s Golf day together. The date has been locked in as 13 November 2018 at the magnificent Cromer Golf course. We remind you to please put this in your diary. Last year there were a lot of disappointed people as they left it too late to put their entries in. Get in early as numbers are limited. Bookings will be as per last year through Flexi-schools and bookings will open at the end of September 2018. Last year the day raised money to purchase new outdoor furniture for the school. To see the progress on this project please look on the P & C website, where we have posted pictures of the fantastic new furniture installed. Last year we had the second most successful golf day and we would love to exceed that result this year. The day is founded on sponsorship, which we rely on both to make the day enjoyable and the fundraising a success. During the dinner last year there were a number of people who approached me to ask if they could get involved this year and as we are now in the process of putting this all together, we would like to invite you to get involved. We have various packages of sponsorships available, the options range from being the main sponsor for the day to per hole packages. To get involved, please contact Desmond by email on [email protected]. After the game we have a dinner along with the opportunity to win raffle prizes. For this to be successful we need donations. If you would like to donate prizes such as bottles of wine, box of chocolates, etc, please hand these in at the school canteen. Look out for our next update. Kind regards Desmond McLachlan P&C President 2 Cromer Courier Term Three VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL SERVICE n the 17th of August, Marcus Moran and I were given the opportunity to make a Ospeech at the Vietnam War Memorial. We were also given the chance to hear a fantastic story of a young woman who was able to escape the Vietnam War and how she was able to survive the journey to Australia. Along with hearing this story we were able to watch the tribute to those who had fallen. After the Memorial we were able to talk to multiple veterans along with the Mayor during afternoon tea. It was a brilliant Memorial Service that allowed us to remember and pay our respects to all those who had fallen. Marcus and I were both very grateful to have been given the opportunity to see the Memorial Service and to give a speech. Eryn McLachlan Year 11 3 Cromer Courier Term Three PBL AWARDS Recently we presented awards to our students who consistently demonstrate our values of Respect, Responsibility and Success at the PBL Award Ceremony. Our special guest on the day was Zac Bailey, a former Cromer Campus School Captain, who addressed the students on his career path and what our values have meant to him. 4 Cromer Courier Term Three PBL AWARDS Recently we presented awards to our students who consistently demonstrate our values of Respect, Responsibility and Success at the PBL Award Ceremony. Our special guest on the day was Zac Bailey, a former Cromer Campus School Captain, who addressed the students on his career path and what our values have meant to him. 5 Cromer Courier Term Three t CAPA FACULTY QUADFEST CAPA Staff Cameron McKee Grant Hughson (HT CAPA) Jodie Marsters Rowena Ek Prudence Weir (Absent) Quadfest Art Prizewinners Junior Contemporary performance 1st Prize Guilherme Mota De Souza and Isabele Rocha Martins 2nd Prize Amy Gill 3rd Prize Natalie Jaegers and Natalia Heinrich Design Your Own Pineapple Competition - run by DiversArty Gallery Prizewinners Faith Princessa Lhamo Lhamo Tso 6 Cromer Courier Term Three t CAPA FACULTY QUADFEST Our annual ‘Quadfest’ event was held on June 26 to showcase Music and Visual Arts. The event was attended by parents, staff, all students and Mayor Michael Regan from the Northern Beaches Council. We were very lucky to have an appearance by the famous “What So Not” – record producer, Triple J artist and former Cromer Campus student Chris Emerson, who performed and gave Cromer students an inspirational talk about journeys beyond school. Art Deco skateboards formed a lucky door prize for anyone who entered the competion. 7 Cromer Courier Term Three CAPA FACULTY ‘WHAT SO NOT’ ’What So Not’ provided an excellent workshop/masterclass for all Elective Music students based on writing, recording and producing music. Band Workshop On August 23rd we hosted another band workshop - around 70-100 students from Collaroy, Cromer and Narraweena Public schools attended for a workshop and performance. This was an especially large event which ran from 12.40-3.30pm in the Gym and Drama Room with the Concert from 3.45-4.30pm. 8 Cromer Courier Term Three DEBATING SUCCESS AT CROMER BY TOM OLIVER NBSC Cromer Campus HSIE Teacher Year 7 Debating ongratulations to our Year 7 debating team who faced off against Pittwater High School on Friday th6 July, 2018. After months of giving up their free time to after school and lunchtime workshops, the team Ccomprising of Orlando Lee, Charlotte Mace, Natalia Heinrich and Madison Maloy gave it their all to argue ‘single sex schools should not be banned’. In a heated back and forth competition, our team was victorious. This is an excellent achievement and an absolute feather in the cap of each of these students. Well done!! INTEGRATED STUDIES FACULTY IS NEWS BY MICHELLE GOLDING NBSC Cromer Campus Integrated Studies Head Teacher (Rel) The Hanging Garden he inaugural Integrated Studies STEM project, started in Term 2 Tand lead by Mr Cohn, is continuing to evolve. The pilot program involves a small team of students from Years 7 and 8 designing a sustainable hanging wall garden, using and developing their skills in: Science, Technology and Maths. The students considered the use of recycled materials and developed some innovative prototypes using such things as plastic bottles, string and sticks. They have been The next step is to pitch their ideas to the Warringah Mall Bunning’s highly engaged in refining their designs. warehouse in an effort to obtain some materials through the School Liaison Program. Construction of the wall garden will commence this term. 9 Cromer Courier Term Three HSIE FACULTY THE BIG DIG 2018 10 Cromer Courier Term Three HSIE FACULTY he Big Dig 2018 was a great success! Our Year 7s didn’t Thesitate to jump in and get their hands dirty as they speculated what could be buried beneath the soil.
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