THE WEEKLY PINES Manly Selective Campus Northern Beaches Secondary College
Academic Excellence Personal Best Giving Back to the Community Ms Cath Whalan Principal : Mr Tony Rudd Deputy Principals: Ms Barbara Bannister
22 August 2014 – Newsletter No. 25
From the Principal students from the junior school visited each stall and voted on their favourite display.
HSC Drama Marking Presentations ranged from static displays that On Monday and Tuesday of this week our school explained scientific principles to the more hands hosted Higher School Certificate markers from the on, interactive displays, where students could Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational experience the science behind many modern day Standards (BOSTES). Students performed their appliances and simple machines. group pieces, along with their monologues, as the practical component of their HSC examination in Cromer Campus will host the final presentation Drama. These students, along with some from with the most popular entries from each campus Languages, are now well into their HSC with being voted on by each of the Principals, Head practical components from other subjects also Teachers and a science ‘expert’ from business or being marked in the near future. industry.
Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to have been able to view the completed Design and Technology projects. Students have obviously thought long and hard about the concepts behind these projects and I am confident that they too will be viewed very favourably by the markers.
Best wishes to all Year 12 students as they complete works in other practical subject areas.
Student Executive Speeches
On Monday during Year assemblies, our prospective student executive for 2015 presented their election speeches to their peers prior to voting for the positions of Captain, Vice-Captain and SRC Executive. Each of the four female and five male students spoke with passion about the honour of leading the Manly Selective student body and their vision for 2015. I have absolute confidence that each of the nine students would be marvellous leaders of our school and I look forward with anticipation to the results of the voting procedures.
Science Techno GaTE TeachMeet Science Week at Manly was once again dominated On Wednesday afternoon, staff from our campus by the myriad of displays that our Year 8 students attended the inaugural Gifted and Talented had compiled as a result of their research into an Education (GaTE) TeachMeet at Narrabeen Sports area of science of interest to them. The hall was High School. This event was organised by staff from abuzz on Tuesday as displays were set up and both the Northern Beaches Learning Alliance and the Peninsula Community of Schools as a means of ______Manly Selective Campus 138 Abbott Road, North Curl Curl NSW 2099 Phone: 9905 3982 / Fax: 9905 7772 Email: [email protected] P&C website: www.manlypandc.org.au showcasing strategies for teaching gifted and Academic risk taking is represented in the research talented students, both primary and secondary, as being essential for gifted students to do to help from all schools in the Northern Beaches area. The any perfectionist tendencies that may become an first part of the display was spent viewing displays issue later on. set up followed by an address from keynote speaker Karen Yager, a former DEC Education Year 9 camp forms and deposits are due to the Officer, who outlined some of the programs that office. This event is designed to form even better she has worked on for gifted and talented students. bonds among the group and will be a highlight for Term 4. This very worthwhile TeachMeet will be an ongoing event across our area. Year 11 exams will take place in Weeks 9 and 10. A draft timetable will be circulated to students College Hockey shortly for them to check for clashes before a final On Monday a group of four students from our version will be published. Students will sit the campus, Bridget Moyle, Katie Healy, Remmy Young examinations in Board of Studies, Teaching and and Ingrid Ackermann represented the College at Educational Standards (BOSTES, formerly known as the NSW Combined High Schools Hockey BoS) number order to replicate the HSC Championship. This team played in the round of 16 procedures. It is hoped that by doing this for all against Kiama High School at Pennant Hills Park exams including the trial HSC, students will become Hockey Complex. While the result did not go the familiar with the process, so making one small step way of our girls, to reach the last 16 teams in the to a confident HSC experience in 2015. Lists will be state is an outstanding achievement and to come placed on notice boards so students can see who is up against Kiama, a hockey stronghold in NSW, in front and who is behind to assist with smooth made it an even more difficult task. examination procedures. As well, we have made the start time for exams later, again to replicate as NSW Young ICT Achievers much of the HSC experience as possible. We were very pleased to hear last weekend that a group of students from our campus had won the Mind Marathon Report Year 9 and 10 section of the NSW Young ICT Mind Marathon at East Hills Technology High Explorers competition. The group of students School Panania on Thursday this week was a first consisting of Dennis Gann, Daniel Kimber and for this school. We were limited in the number of Harrison Scott, presented the software that they people we could send however we will be able to developed to administer our school Merit Award take a few more next year I believe. Train travel out system which they developed as their project. The of the Northern Beaches was a first for some and a judging panel was most impressed with the detail regular event for others. Teams had been put and skill that the boys had shown in developing this together randomly, and yet the team cohesion was software. as if the students had chosen their own friendship groups. The boys are to be congratulated on their These students, with their Year 10 IST class, will teamwork - Henry Builth-Snoad; Adam Dakin; now progress to the ongoing development of our Daniel Kovalenko; Luke Nelson; Joska Steinbusch; Project Utopia cross curricula project for Year 7 Cameron Turner; Benjamin Crimp; Evan Foo; students. We are anticipating some exciting new Alessandro Llana; Kashi Saunders; Benjamin Tapsell directions for this Year 7 technology based learning and Kieran Wan. experience. Tony Rudd Principal
From The Deputy Principals
It was an absolute pleasure to take 12 aspiring Year 7 academics to the 2014 Mind Marathon hosted by East Hills Technology High School in Panania. Please see the report a little later in the newsletter. The most pleasing aspect for me was to see the manner in which these boys embraced an academic risk.
A very big thank you to Sze Foo who assisted with the train travel of 12 very independent and capable young gentlemen. Barbara Bannister Deputy Principal Years 7, 9 & 11
Most Year 12 students have now completed all their internal assessment for the HSC and many have also submitted projects, major works or performances. Students and parents have been emailed a letter highlighting the important dates for the remainder of the year. Please remember that, in many subjects, the work you have done at this stage represents only 50% of the final HSC marks and significant improvement can be achieved through continued revision of your work and practice doing past HSC papers. Students are reminded the school library is open from 3.20pm More than 30 teams of 6 boys from Years 7 and/or till 5.30pm each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. 8 took part in the day. Our host school was delightful to work with. A new team of organisers Year 10 students are working diligently towards the had put the day together this year and they are to completion of the Stage 5 component of their be complimented on their hard work. Three days of BOSTES Record of School Achievement. In competition have been held this week at the school interviews with Year 11 students last week, many with over 50 schools taking part, 12 schools on the students commented on the importance of day we were there. developing and maintaining a good work ethic in Year 10 as preparation for the demands of senior studies.
Thank you to all Year 8 students and their parents for submitting the Year 9 Elective Choices online by the due date. This information will be used to determine the elective classes that will run next year. Further information will be provided next term. Cath Whalan Deputy Principal Years 8, 10 & 12
Quotes from the boys who attended when asked From Administration about the day are below. As our school prepares to launch our new website, The best thing was the challenging and it is important that all parents provide us with a competitive environment while still being Permission to Publish notification. You will have fun. been asked for this previously (when your child The number of fun questions and funny started High School) but this new form will answers. supersede that; it encompasses a greater scope of Lunch was fun except I didn't get to have options such as now including interactive media. seconds. The form attached to the back of the newsletter The train was a relaxing way to travel and I has the categories and wording as recommended got to test run my Opal card. by the DEC Legal Department. Please sign and Spending time with people from my school return to the office by 30 August. that I didn't know well before was great. From the Mathematics Faculty To all our Volunteers – THANK Well done to all those HSC students who recently completed their Trial HSC examinations and good YOU luck to those Preliminary students preparing for One of the things that makes Manly such a great their final examination. school is our volunteer community….and we'd like to say thanks! Parents and friends volunteer in so Today, Friday 22 August, is National Mathematics many ways for our school. At Manly, we have Day. Celebrate with a paradox! volunteers who help in the canteen, behind the scenes at the musical, with the band program and Try these: performances, at working bees for the grounds and Grandi’s series costume store, at the clothing pool, by assessing Consider 1 – 1 + 1 – 1 + …. the digital portfolios for Year 10, by organising the Is the answer 0, 1 or ½? Or all three? Year 7 welcome, by arranging and distributing food and drinks at Open Days and performances, on the Hilbert’s paradox of the Grand Hotel P and C committees, and maybe in other ways too! The Grand Hotel has an infinite number of rooms, But most of us will only know those who have all of which are occupied. Can the hotel volunteered at the same time we have. accommodate any more guests? Twice as many? So please, if you have volunteered at the school in the last year, come and join us on The potato paradox Wednesday 3 September from 6.30 to 8.30pm in You have 100kg of Martian potatoes, which are 99 the Foyer for a drink or two and some finger food, percent water by weight. You let them dehydrate and a little light networking amongst your school until they’re 98 percent water. How much do they community. weigh now? We will need to know numbers for catering, so please RSVP to: Meron Clark at The missing square [email protected]
Sensei Says Looking for Host Families From 14 - 19 November MSC will again be hosting a group of 15 girls from Okinawa, Japan. The group is here to learn about Australian lifestyle, practice their English speaking skills and to have fun. We are looking for families to host students for these 5 nights. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about another culture and to make new friends. We hosted a group from the same school in 2012 and 2013 and it proved to be a rewarding, fun time for everyone involved.
If you are interested in hosting a student please go Vocal Ensemble Update to the LOTE/PE staffroom ASAP to pick up an Expression of Interest form or to make further Concert Information for Creative Arts Night enquiries. Students are reminded to arrive at room 132 on Maria Feros (LOTE) Wednesday 27 August at 6:50pm for a warm up. The concert starts in the hall at 7pm and the This is what one host parent from last year wrote students are asked to wear all black. after the visit…. “Thank you for coordinating this very special Second Deposit Due for the Spain and Paris Tour activity. We found having our student, Yui, enriched A reminder that the second deposit of $500 is due our lives. Yui was delightful (as I'm sure all the to the finance office on 1 September. students were). We found that we got a lot out of having Yui stay with us - it gave Liam the opportunity to be a host buddy which he took to
with gusto, it gave our daughter Lara (11) the opportunity to be helpful by explaining things to Technology – a report by Daniel Kimber Yui, and Nick and I felt as though we had an extra Used throughout our daily lives, some in ways we daughter for a short while. A quiet well mannered, can only imagine. Through Technology, the helpful and interested daughter!! possibilities for innovation are endless and can lead
to a brighter future. I was a bit teary when having to say goodbye on
Wednesday. The short time spent with Yui had a Last Saturday, Harrison Scott, Dennis Gann and I profound impact, especially when I learnt that entered UNSW at around 8am. Now it wasn’t by relatives had provided money to help her come out some accident we were there, we had entered the here. It made me grateful for all the things we have MSC Merit System in the Young ICT Explorers and so often take for granted.” competition run by SAP. The event at UNSW was
the finals for the competition. Over 25 schools had placed, with over 75 entries. As it was the first time MSC had entered the event, we weren’t entirely sure what to expect. Year 11 and 10 Parents There is a tradition at Manly that the Year 11 The point of the event is to recognise technological parents (and a few Year 10s who will coordinate innovation amongst the younger generations. As this role the following year), coordinate and serve such, the age groups competing were anywhere the refreshments for the Year 12 farewell on from Year 3 all the way to Year 12. The range of Monday 10 November at Freshwater Campus. It projects was truly extraordinary. Not only was starts at 4pm and we will need around 14 helpers there the typical geeky fare, but also some seriously at different times during the evening to set up, useful and creative ideas. One project that caught serve and pack up afterwards. You will receive an our eye was the use of an EEG email at the beginning of next term giving more (Electroencephalography) device to record brain details. For now we’d love you to put the date in waves and control a bionic arm. your diary. Annie McCubbin ([email protected]) During the day we had countless interviews with Sandra Salmon ([email protected]) both parents and other students, explaining our creation and the reason for its existence. Every group was judged by three independent adjudicators at allotted times throughout the day. The judging periods were meant to go for around Year 9 Somerset Camp 10-15 minutes, but due to the interest of the judges I would like to remind all parents of Year 9 students and the complexity of our project, ours went for about the Somerset Camp in November. This is a near half an hour. We were surprised by the vital part of the bonding process that occurs at amount of interest shown in our project by Manly Selective. As each Year group moves through everyone who walked up to us. The judges their schooling, there are a number of significant complimented us on the professionalism of the site events that contribute to this goal. and the simplistic design.
By encouraging a cohesive and united group, we So I suppose when we won it was a surprise at the hope to create a happy environment that is time due to the amount of other amazing ideas that conducive to each student’s learning. So please were there, but also it was a good learning assist us by returning all permission slips, medical experience. One of the biggest things we noticed forms and payments as soon as possible. Monday 1 was the lack of presentation quality from most September is the due date for the initial payment of projects. We spent a good part of two weeks $200 (or full payment of $400). planning and preparing our presentation for the day. But that was only one of the four criteria for Thank you for your assistance and please don’t judging. Originality, Innovation, Completeness and hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or Documentation; the golden four words they gave concerns. us at the beginning of the day. Fred Power Assistant Year 9 Adviser In summary, I would say there have been a few key points we took away from the experience. People’s ideas will never cease to amaze the minds of many. Though winning is always good, partaking in the Well done to all our students for the fabulous event was probably the best part. To close, I will say efforts and commitment to their team each week. this, as long as the world keeps on innovating and We look forward to celebrating your achievements harnessing creativity, we will constantly advance at the Grade Sport BBQ on Friday 5 September. our technologies and our way of living. Please be reminded that all Year 9/10 grade sport students must return their washed sport jersey to Thanks to Ms Farrow and Ms Rixon for attending their grade sport teacher before they can get their the event with us and supporting us throughout the token for the BBQ. journey of the project. Also thanks to Michael Goodyear for mentoring us throughout this project. The new round of sport starts next Wednesday. Sports Organisers Jen Walker and Leanne Cowan
Duke of Edinburgh update Manly Selective Duke of Edinburgh students should be working toward completing the Skill, Volunteering and Physical Recreation sections of their Award and logging their hours online via the International Online Record Book (IORB).
Once a section is completed, i.e. reached 100%, students are to create a PDF of their log to present Harrison Scott, Dennis Gann, Daniel Kimber to their Assessor for final comment and sign-off.
Students are encouraged to contact the College
Duke of Edinburgh Award Coordinator Vicki Busse, 2014 Grade Sport Results for assistance at any time throughout their award. Congratulations to the following teams on their All Duke of Edinburgh paperwork is to be submitted fantastic achievements in Grade Sport: via the Campus Office or email to Mrs Busse.
Year 9/10 Competition Northern Beaches Secondary College Qualifying Hikes for the remainder of 2014 are: Boys Junior Warringah Zone Champions & Basketball Combined North Shore and Bronze Qualifying Hike (two options) 18-19 Warringah Zone Champions October or 25-26 October at Somerset. Boys Junior Warringah Zone Champions & Online registration details now available. Soccer Combined North Shore and Silver Qualifying Pack and Paddle 7-9 Warringah Zone Champions November at Somerset. Boys Senior Warringah Zone Runners Up Gold Qualifying Hike 5-8 December, Soccer Kosciuszko National Park. Boys Opens Warringah Zone Runners Up Volleyball Congratulations to the following Year 10 students Girls Senior Warringah Zone Champions & who were recently awarded their Bronze Netball Combined North Shore and Certificates: Warringah Zone Runners Up Jack Bennett, Holly Blackwell, Liam Goehring, Yeon Combined Boys Overall Warringah Zone Ji Jeong, Isabela Lawira-Fernandez, Christina Lee, Teams Champions Kristofer Martyn, Margot Mason, Eleanor Roberts, Harrison Scott, Callum Sutton, Daniel Watts, Year 7/8 Competition Elizabeth Webster, Khika Withnell, Muneki Yoshikawa. Netball - STAB North Shore Zone Champions Vicki Busse Boys Soccer - North Shore Zone Champions Duke of Edinburgh's Award Coordinator
20420 Girls Soccer - North Shore Zone Runners Up Domestic Cats Bands of Manly Band web site For current information go to the band website at Selective Campus http://manlypandc.org.au/?page_id=34 Wind Ensemble at Conservatorium of Music, Band Names Monday 25 August Wind Stream WE will be performing along with SWO~Symphonic Wind Orchestra; WE~Wind the Conservatorium High School Ensemble; CB~Concert Band; Wind Sinfonia, and The Arts Unit Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Mark String Stream arranges this event to give intermediate band SE~String Ensemble; CO~Chamber Orchestra students an opportunity to play in a serious music venue. The Verbrugghen Hall is a beautiful venue Jazz Stream: to play in and be part of the audience. Families and JO~Jazz Orchestra; BB~Big Band; SB~Stage Band; friends are welcome to attend. SwB- Swing Band IS ~ImproShop Save this date: Musicale 2014 Saturday 13 September, Independent Theatre Next month is our premier music event held at the theatre in North Sydney, featuring senior bands and Career Matters our departing Year 12 students. This evening is well worth attending. Tickets will be on sale in late Year 12 Information August. Each Year 12 student should have received Ensemble Photos are now available for purchase their own copy of the UAC Guide for 2014- Band photos taken at school on 28 February are 2015. See Mrs Rixon if you did not get a now on the noticeboard outside Room 118, near copy. This book sets out all the information the Science staffroom. Order forms are available students need to know when applying for from the Science Staffroom ($18 per print) or you university. can order online for $14. View and order online Any student having difficulty deciding on a via: www.advancedlife.com.au university course should make a time to
University (ACU) (North Sydney Campus) program. The session will provide you with September 13th 2014 (Saturday) information on the program structure and (Strathfield Campus) the learning outcomes; who should Southern Cross December 8th 2014 (Monday) (Coffs consider studying Actuarial Studies;
University (SCU) Harbour Campus) Professional accreditation; Career December 10th 2014 (Wednesday) opportunities. You will have the (Lismore campus) opportunity to speak with our academics, December 11th 2014 (Thursday) (Gold Coast) current students and alumni.
University of August 23rd 2014 (Saturday) Other Events: Newcastle (Newcastle campus) Event Name : TAFE Sydney Institute Open Day (NEWCASTLE) Date : 30th Aug 2014 University of New September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Time : 9am - 4pm South Wales (UNSW) (Kensington campus) Venue : Ultimo Campus University of Notre August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Cost : FREE
Dame (UNDA) 9am-3pm Contact : Claire O'Connell : University of Sydney August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney [email protected] 9am-3pm Event Name : St Andrews College Open Day University of August 30th 2014 (Saturday) City Date : 30th Aug 2014 Technology, Sydney Campus Time : 9am - 3pm (UTS) September 6th 2014 (Saturday) Kuring-Gai (Lindfield) Venue : St Andrews College within the University of Sydney University of Western August 31st 2014 (Sunday) Cost : FREE Sydney (UWS) Paramatta Campus Contact : Alana Chambers : University of August 16th 2014 (Saturday) UOW [email protected] Wollongong (UOW) Open Day http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au August 30th 2014 (Saturday) Sydney Business School (CBD Campus) Event Name : Information Evening for Year 12 ICMS International August 17th 2014 (Sunday) Students College of Date : 9th Sep 2014 Management, Sydney Time : 6.30pm - 8pm.
Sydney Film School May 10th 2014 (Saturday) Venue : St George Leagues Club Cost : FREE Contact : UOW UniAdvice : Recent news from UNSW [email protected]/1300367869 Year 12 students seeking a place in 2015 at Event Description : UNSW should regularly go to their future student’s site: www.unsw.edu.au/future- At our Year 12 Information Evenings, you'll have the students. On Wednesday 27/8 at 6pm opportunity to talk to UOW staff and current UNSW will be hosting an on-air Google students about: Hangout about HSC Plus and Elite Athletes UOW Accommodation and Performers bonus points programs - Bonus Points information will be provided on how to Important dates and things to remember apply and eligibility. for your UAC application New Degree: Bachelor of Life Sciences at Our Scholarships UNSW Predicted ATAR: 80.00 UAC Code: Our Early Admission Program 429050. The degrees and opportunities available to Actuarial Studies Information evening for you at UOW Students/Parents on Wednesday 17/9 from Your options if you don't get the ATAR you 5.30 to 7.30pm at UNSW Business School. need The Australian School of Business invites Our Clubs, Societies and student life. Year 12 students and their parents to Click here to register attend an information evening to find out http://courseenquiry.uow.edu.au/webforms/Event more about our Bachelor of Actuarial BookingDetail.aspx. 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UTS School Recommendation Apply for EAS via Scheme (SRS)* UAC https://www.uts.edu.au/f Apply to SRS by *SRS – A printed SRS booklet will be distributed to uture- 30 September schools in early August. students/undergraduate/ 2014 essential- http://www.uac.edu.au/srs/ information/educational- access-schemes/schools Macquarie School Recommendation Opens on 6th University Scheme (SRS)* August and closes Lions Youth of the Year Quest http://www.mq.edu.au/s on 30th Balgowlah Lions Club is one of many Lions Clubs tudy/undergraduate/getti September, 2014 that actively support youth through the Youth of ng_in/entry_schemes_an the Year Quest. The schools that participate in this d_pathways/early_entry_ program area are: UWS Early offer program Northern Beaches Secondary Campus— http://www.uws.edu.au/i Mackellar Girls nformationabout/bonusp Northern Beaches Secondary Campus - oints/earlyoffer Balgowlah Boys http://pubsites.uws.edu.a u/teamu/earlyoffer/ Manly Selective Campus Make sure you have a Freshwater Campus UAC preference for UWS St Augustine's College. st University of Sydney Campus Young Closing date 1 Notre Dame Achievers Early Offer September, 2014 Program Josh Fourie and Maddie Bosler were contestants http://www.nd.edu.au/n from Manly Selective Campus. Both did av-future- exceptionally well, Josh finishing second, half a students/young- point behind the winner. Our club final this year will achievers-early-offer- be on Wednesday 19 November. program Canberra Apply via your School University Principal’s Applications are welcomed, and enquiries in the recommendation. first instance should be directed to Ms Rixon. You http://www.canberra.edu will then be contacted by one of our members for .au/schools- recommendation/student personal assessment and discussion. The s/faq application form can be found on the Lions The University recognises Australia website, together with more information that an ATAR is not about the Quest. always the best measure of a student’s academic potential. The winner of the local final moves on to the next stage in March 2015. The National final is usually University of http://www.uow.edu.au/ Applications open held in May. Wollongong future/early- 1 August admission/application- Application close Please feel free to ask any questions on Facebook, guide/index.html 29 August 2014 The University offers a Interviews late https://www.facebook.com/Balgowlah-Lions-Club wide range of degrees September Bruce McLaren and the website has Chairman Youth of the Year for excellent support Lions Club of Balgowlah material for preparing your application. CALENDAR Term 3 2014 Please note that these dates may change. You are advised to check closer to the time. WEEK 7 25/08/2014 Band Conservatorium Performance (WE) Year 10 Assembly Period 1 Year 7 Scripture Period 1 27/08/2014 CAPA display and exhibition in hall 5pm-9pm 28/08/2014 CAPA exhibition in hall 9am-3pm 29/08/2014 Pinestock - Periods 3 & 4 31/08/2014 School Band Festival - Jazz orchestra at Coogee Diggers WEEK 8 1/09/2014 SASS Recognition Week Lockdown Drill Year 7 Scripture Period 1 2/09/2014 SRC Induction - 8:15 - 9:00am Year 10 Japanese Speaking task p.1 Icube@Manly Communications and the Media 1.35pm-2.20pm Debating Parent Meeting, Debating Information Night 6.30pm-8pm 3/09/2014 School Tour with Principal, 9.30am; bookings essential via reception P & C Meeting, 7pm, library 4/09/2014 CHS Athletics Carnival @ Sydney Athletic Centre Year 10 Chinese Speaking task p.4 Year 10 Japanese Speaking task p.5 Year 10 Commerce Market Day 5/09/2014 CHS Athletics Carnival @ Sydney Athletic Centre Final Bronze Duke of Ed Practice Pinestock backup date Grade Sport BBQ Lunch 6/09/2014 CHS Athletics Carnival @ Sydney Athletic Centre Final Bronze Duke of Ed Practice 7/09/2014 Final Bronze Duke of Ed Practice
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This information may include your child’s name, age, class and information collected at school such as photographs, sound and visual recordings of your child, your child’s work and expressions of opinion such as in interactive media.
The communications in which your child’s information may be published or disclosed include but are not limited to: • Public websites of the Department of Education and Communities including the school website, the Department of Education and Communities intranet (staff only), blogs and wikis • Department of Education and Communities publications including the school newsletter, annual school magazine and school report, promotional material published in print and electronically including on the Department’s websites • Official Department and school social media accounts on networks such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter • Local and metropolitan newspapers and magazines and other media outlets
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Coming soon..MSC ARTClub starting Term 4 Each week a new medium will be introduced by Mrs Tye eg. Charcoal with wash, Photoshop, painting using impasto, palette knives, ink, stenciling + lots more. The remainder of the lesson can be spent completing an artwork of your choice or spent experimenting with the mediums introduced . th Register your interest by 29 Aug …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…Submit your preference for which day the new MSC ARTClub. should be held: Wednesdays 2.30-3.20 or Friday lunch times?
Express your interest in attending the MSC ARTClub by filling in the below form. Place your completed form in the box provided outside the Art staff room by the 29th Aug. Final details of the art club will be determined by your requests. There may be a small fee of approximately $20 for the use of materials provided MSC ART CLUB EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM
1. Name:______Year ______
Circle your preference 2. My preference is for the art club to be held on: Wednesdays 2.30-3.20 /or Fri lunch times (Term 4) 3. Please list any particular subject matter or materials you would like to learn more about at the MSC ArtClub eg portraiture using ink ______4. Other comments
______Wireless Connectivity Operating System
Wireless Connectivity is key To ensure the latest programs to BYOD in schools! Devices and software are compatible, must support 5 GHz Dual we recommend the current or Band wireless or 802.11 previous version of any a/b/g/n. (Make sure it operating system. supports both ‘a’ and ‘n’) E.g. iOS 7 & 6 for iPads/iPods
Battery Life Minimum Storage & RAM Minimum 5hrs 16 GB Storage 2 GB RAM (Tablets) 120 GB Storage 4 GB RAM (Laptops) Devices need to last the school day; we recommend a To be able to store and process minimum of 5hrs battery life data effectively these minimum without recharging. specifications are recommended.
Hardware Features Screen Size Keyboard, Camera & Minimum 10 inches Microphone
If using a tablet a Ensure the screen is of a keyboard will be reasonable size to enable necessary and a stylus ease of use throughout a may also be useful. school day.
Other essential considerations Look for a tough and thick outer shell Casing: Needs to be tough and sturdy, can it be dropped without breaking?
Weight: Is the laptop light enough for your child to carry each day?
Durability: Consider the overall durability of the device, are the keys and inputs sturdy. Rememberthis deviceis expected to last several years
Accessories
Carry Case: A carry case or skin is essential in protecting your device and can provide ergonomic advantages.
Insurance: Devices can become lost or be broken easily at school, make sure your policy covers these eventualities.
Warranty: Make sure you consider purchasing extra warranty to reduce future repair costs as these devices will be used extensively. BYOD - Bring Your Own Device