THE WEEKLY PINES Manly Selective Campus Secondary College

Academic Excellence  Personal Best  Giving Back to the Community Ms Cath Whalan Principal : Mr Tony Rudd Deputy Principals: Ms Barbara Bannister

15 August 2014 – Newsletter No. 24

From the Principal Year 12 Music and Drama Guest Conductor for Symphonic Wind Ensemble Congratulations to our Year 12 Music and Drama This morning, our Symphonic Wind Ensemble was classes who both demonstrated outstanding ability fortunate to have Dr Mike Fansler as a guest on Tuesday and Thursday nights respectively in conductor and workshop leader. Dr Fansler is performing their HSC material to an audience of Director of Bands and conductor of the Wind students, parents and staff. Such performances can Ensemble and Chamber Winds at Western Illinois only be delivered through high levels of skill and University where he also teaches graduate wind dedication, and this was abundantly evident as conducting and literature and various each student performed either as an individual or undergraduate music education courses. as a member of a group. Dr Fansler was very impressed by the standard of Special thanks must go to the staff who have musicianship of our ensemble and was highly mentored these students throughout the year, Ms complementary of their dedication and enthusiasm. Lucienne Howard in Music along with Ms Marisa No doubt our students, and director, learned much Carolan and Ms Neda Joyce in Drama. With the from Dr Fansler. actual HSC performances in these subjects being conducted in the next week, we are all extremely confident in the success of these exceptional students in front of the HSC markers.

Arts Unit Selection Year 8 student Mara van Duyl has recently been informed of her selection into two programs conducted by the DEC Arts Unit. Maya has been selected into both the Solo Vocal Group and the Schools Spectacular Core Choir. In the vocal group, Maya is one of 60 students from throughout NSW selected and for the Schools Spec group there were only 30 placements available.

Congratulations to Maya, and we wish her well in Year 11 Interviews these programs. It has been an absolute pleasure to have been able to speak with so many of our Year 11 students this week, and in some cases their parents, regarding their patterns of study as they move into their HSC courses at the beginning of Term 4. Many students will pick up extension courses and in some cases drop other courses completely. What has been most impressive throughout these interviews has been the evidence of closely considered outcomes for each of the decisions made.

______Manly Selective Campus 138 Abbott Road, North NSW 2099 Phone: 9905 3982 / Fax: 9905 7772 Email: [email protected] P&C website: www.manlypandc.org.au Head Teacher Teaching and Learning goals. Many students left their interview with a On Wednesday of this week the position of Head much clearer picture of where they wanted to go in Teacher Teaching and Learning was advertised Year 12 and indeed after school. through the JobsNSW website. This position became available through the retirement of Mrs Year 7 joined with Year 11 Physics classes to enjoy Lyndall Hutton and will now be filled through the the information from a visiting science show DEC Merit Selection process. We are all very Cosmodome. The opportunities available at this hopeful that the process in filling this position will school seem to be never ending and we thank the be completed before the end of Term 3 such that staff who apply the extra effort to ensure these the position can be filled. opportunities are presented to our wonderful students. College Netball Barbara Bannister Once again, the Northern Beaches Secondary Deputy Principal College Netball team, coached by Mrs Maggs, has Years 7, 9 & 11 reached the final stages of the statewide knockout competition. Three girls from our campus, Eleanor The talent of our students at Manly Selective never Jones, Rachel Holland and Zoe Naylor are members ceases to amaze me. I had the pleasure of listening of this team that will now travel to Wollongong in to our HSC Music students perform on Tuesday early September to contest the final round robin night and watching the Drama students perform competition consisting of 16 schools. last night. The quality of their performances was most impressive and a credit to the students, Ms In the last five years, our team has achieved 3 Howard, Mrs Carolan and all those who work bronze and 2 silver medals. Hopefully we can go behind the scenes to assist and support the one better this year. students. Best wishes to all of these students, and Tony Rudd those submitting major works, over the next few Principal weeks.

Year 8 students and their parents attended an FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPALS Information Evening on Wednesday evening and now have the task of choosing their elective

subjects for next year. Think carefully over the Year 9 finished their High Resolves program this weekend as you make your decisions – the viability week with some spectacular results on display. of the subjects depends on the number of students Teams had worked hard to collaborate and who chose the subject and also the order of communicate to reach a consensus then went preference. The Web Code for the online selection about implementing their ideas. A collection of will be emailed to parents on Monday. multimedia works were displayed which the High Cath Whalan Resolves teachers, Year 9 students and other staff Deputy Principal shared. On display were skills and concerns that I Years 8, 10 & 12 have seen in other places globally indicating the very wise decision by our students to think globally and act locally. It was a special delight to see the manner in which the entire Year group listened intently to Mr David Martin as he addressed From Administration questions from a group about mental health issues As our school prepares to launch our new website, in young people. From the conversations I have had it is important that all parents provide us with a with a variety of students at this school and Permission to Publish notification. You will have elsewhere it could be safe to say this issue is one of been asked for this previously (when your child rising importance. started High School) but this new form will supersede that; it encompasses a greater scope of Year 11 interviews progressed well this week with options such as now including interactive media. students reaping the rewards of the effort they applied to the process. At times, when everything is The form attached to the back of the newsletter possible, choices become overwhelming and has the categories and wording as recommended students are immobilised with choice. Whilst this is by the DEC Legal Department. Please sign and an enviable position to be in, it is quite a skill to return to the office by 30 August. learn to set goals then prioritise to achieve these Secretary for a Day After the conclusion of the program, I left the office with two of my friends to have coffee with them. Program Report We reminisced about our time on the program like old friends, before realising we hadn’t even known On 28th and 29th July, I was lucky enough to each other for 24 hours - a true testament to the participate in the Secretary for a Day program, program’s capacity to establish priceless friendships along with fellow Year 11 student Josh Fourie. On as an added benefit to its didactic abilities. the first day, I had the opportunity to shadow Lily McCubbin Sharon Ford, the Director for Secondary Education. This involved a chance to witness the daily operations of the Department of Education and Communities. I was stationed at the Oxford Street State Office, where I attended multiple meetings regarding a range of projects and issues which had to be addressed by the department. Something which became particularly clear to me was the Lily with DEC Directors David Cullen and Sharon Ford passion each of these government employees had for their work, and commitment to accomplishing anything they set out to achieve. Ms Ford explained to me how it was her passion for improving the education system and bringing it up to speed with our modern society, that lead her to her current position. While I was partnered with Ms Ford for most of the day, I also met a range of other employees who made concerted efforts in explaining upcoming projects as well as their own role within the department. For example, staff Students Joshua Fourie, Matthew Corish and DEC Deputy Secretary, provided me with the opportunity to meet with Greg Prior other people from all over the State via video conference, so I could learn more about how co- workers connect and collaborate. Kick Your Rebuttal On Wednesday, Rupert Canning in Year 9 made the At the conclusion of this working day, I was able to trek to Lewisham Public School to compete in the meet up with other students who had also State quarter final of the Legacy Public Speaking participated in the program that day. It was quite competition. He spoke eloquently in the prepared fascinating to hear their stories from the day and section on the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, compare experiences. Afterwards we all walked to painting a vivid picture of the celestial abyss for his a nearby hotel where we dropped our belongings audience before persuading them in favour of more and went to a local restaurant. Here we debriefed science funding. Then in the impromptu section, our day and got to know each other further, sharing Rupert used the stimulus "Crisis! What crisis?" to pizza and personal stories. discuss the state of the environment and political paralysis surrounding it. The judges were impressed The next day, after staying the night at the hotel, by Rupert's candidness and thoughtfulness and we all walked to Bridge Street State Office, where rewarded him with a victory! He will now compete we participated in a leadership forum. Facilitated in the State semi-final on the 12 September. Watch by the Education Department employees, we were this space. Below is a photo of the proud coach and lead through a course which involved breaking deserving student. down the meaning of leadership, and identifying the characteristics of an effective leadership team. This was described as being composed of people with distinct skills - those who Imagine, Design, Evaluate and Act. This model was known as I.D.E.A, and after identifying where our own skills lay, we formed our own leadership teams and brainstormed ideas for how to organise a Young Speakers Day, where students would be able to speak on matters important to them. Mitch McBurnie The first challenge was presented by UNSW Year 9 Somerset Camp Engineering and it was about the concept of constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes I would like to remind all parents of Year 9 students and other natural disasters. The cost of repairing about the Somerset Camp in November. This is a damage to infrastructure after such events is vital part of the bonding process that occurs at incredibly high and so measures need to be Manly Selective. As each Year group moves through undertaken so that the repair costs are less. Each their schooling, there are a number of significant team was given a limited supply of materials with events that contribute to this goal. which to construct a tower that supported a weight

whilst on an earthquake machine. We were marked By encouraging a cohesive and united group, we on how high the tower was, how high the weight hope to create a happy environment that is was supported in relation to the overall height of conducive to each student’s learning. So please the tower, how long it lasted on the earthquake assist us by returning all permission slips, medical machine and the aesthetics of the building. forms and payments as soon as possible. Monday 1

September is the due date for the initial payment of Unfortunately the Manly boys’ tower had a design $200 (or full payment of $400). flaw in that there was a region of the tower lacking

in support where regrettably the mighty tower did Thank you for your assistance and please don’t keel over. Before the award was presented we hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or heard a talk from the UNSW Dean of Engineering, concerns. Graham Davies, about different things Engineering Fred Power, Assistant Year 9 Adviser students at UNSW were involved in such as a solar car that has the solar car land speed record and a robotic soccer team that won the world cup.

The second challenge was the Transgrid Transmit a Grid Challenge. This challenge was based on the fact that communication is an important part of modern society and developments in technology are constantly improving the efficiency, flexibility and capability of communication systems. In this challenge each team had to create a code so that half the team could transmit a map on a 6 x 6 grid to the other half of the team who interpreted the signals before transcribing them onto their own blank 6 x 6 grid. The map involved a person, and a flag that was inside the grid, and a line that went along the grid lines and had a certain number of corners of either 45° or 90°. We were able to transmit our grid in one minute and thirty eight seconds which was the fastest time. Then we heard a speech by Melanie from Transgrid about different ways you can get into Engineering.

The third and final challenge was the RTAA catapult challenge in which teams made catapults with which to fire foam balls at a target. Points were allocated for accuracy, stability and points were Great Engineering Challenge subtracted for how heavy they were. The Manly On Wednesday 6 August a team of four Year 10 team had a turbulent building period during which students attended the Engineers Australia Great time we were forced to cope with many adversities. Engineering challenge at the Roundhouse of the Despite several design calamities we were able to University of . There were fifty successfully construct our backup plan in the dying teams of four who competed in different challenges seconds of the challenge. Its simple design meant relating to Engineering. that it was very successful in the weight section, and, despite having limited accuracy, it was able to score a reasonable score. Afterwards we heard a speech from a member of RTAA and Engineers BANDS OF MANLY Australia who told us about how they were able to complete work on train tracks in short periods of SELECTIVE CAMPUS time. City to Surf Fundraiser The Manly Team had a most enjoyable day at the Well done and many thanks to the Great Engineering Challenge and despite stiff MSC volunteers on Sunday 10 competition were lucky to come away with a August 2014. We had 101 second place overall. We would like to thank volunteers, of which 61 were everybody who was involved in running the day as students, with 18 Year 10 well as all the other teams who participated. volunteers winning the coveted chocolate prize. A By Callum Sutton great morning was had by all starting at 6am and finishing around 11am. All bags were accounted for and it was a tremendous effort by all. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to Manly

Readily accessible computers and internet have become an essential part of school life and has enabled a wide range of teaching and learning strategies while facilitating instant access to a huge range of resources including reference materials, documents, images and videos, animations, simulations and learning games. With the introduction of the DER Laptop scheme, staff at our campus designed teaching programs and learning experiences around the expectation that students will have a laptop or similar device Special thanks to the following people: Alison available to access these resources. Since this Tourle and Grant Sutton for organising the troupes, scheme is no longer operational, our campus is Maya Yaffe for always rallying attendance in her introducing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Year and to Thomas Dunbavan, who is the master program to fill the void created by students no of baggage handling. A massive congratulation longer being issued with portable devices. goes to Angela Aguam for organising and Accordingly, Manly Selective Campus will be coordinating this fund raising effort. requesting that students in Years 7-12 have a device that they can bring to school for the beginning of the 2015 school year. We are not mandating a particular device. As long as the laptop or tablet complies with our hardware specifications, it will be suitable. The required specifications have been published in this newsletter. Much of the software currently available to students with DER laptops, notably Microsoft Office and the Adobe products, will still be available free to students through their DEC logon. These products will provide the necessary functionality. Computer rooms will still be used where specialist software is required. We realise that this is a significant investment for Chocolate will be distributed soon and please parents and if this is an issue, the school will have a contact Angela if anyone needs any volunteer bank of laptops available for loan where necessary. forms/letters signed.

15-18 September: WE/BB/SE Please return permission forms and payment by 21 August.

Band Tour to Italy 2015: Information Evening, Thursday 21 August, MSC There has been a change of venue to the upstairs Common Room. 7:30 -8: 45pm.

Save this date: Musicale 2014 Saturday 13 September, Independent Theatre Next month is our premier music event held at the The real winner is the MSC band program, with theatre in North , featuring senior bands and almost $4k raised on the day. See some of the our departing Year 12 students. This evening is well pictures above. worth attending. Tickets will be on sale in late August. Jazz in the Glen A great afternoon was had by all at the Jazz in the Second Hand Blazers Available Glen on Saturday 9 August at Glen Street Theatre. At present we have 1 size 18; 1 size 16 and 3 size The weather smiled on us and the applause was 12's available. We also have a student wanting to deafening after each of our tunes. Jazz Orchestra, buy a size 14. For more details contact: Sandra Big Band and Stage Band had a lot of fun Salmon ([email protected]). performing. A highlight of the afternoon was the stunning baritone saxophone solo by Toby Kovacs Band Diary Dates - Term 3 in “Out Back of the Barn”. Also impressive were all  Italy Band Tour Information Evening – of our jazz musicians and vocalists. A lovely Thursday 21 August, Common room relaxing afternoon in the sun was had by 7:30-8:45: all those touring. all. Thanks to Craig for organising and everyone  Concert at Verbrugghen Hall - who helped transport the gear to and from school. Conservatorium of Music, Monday All the musicians hope it will become a regular 25 August: WE. event on our performance calendar.  JO at School Band Festival – Coogee Diggers, Sunday 7 September: arrive at Term 3 Band Committee Meeting, 4:15pm. Monday 11 August  Musicale - Independent theatre, North On Monday night band there was a great turn out Sydney, Saturday 13 September: with committee members meeting to discuss past SWO/JO/CO/SE. and future events. We have had a wonderful few  Intermediate Band Tour to Central West – months with great results at the School Bands 15-18 September: WE/BB/SE. Festival, and an amazing turnout at the City to Surf  Farewell Assembly to Year 12 – Fundraiser and Friday 13th cocktail party. There are 18 September at MSC: SB. lots of exciting events in the future, including Musicale and local and international tours. The Band web site next committee meeting will be the AGM on For current information go to the band website at Monday 3 November. 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 the SWO~Symphonic Wind Orchestra; WE~Wind Conservatorium High School Wind Sinfonia, and the Ensemble; CB~Concert Band; The Arts Unit Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Mark arranges this event to give intermediate band String Stream students an opportunity to play in a serious music SE~String Ensemble; CO~Chamber Orchestra venue. The Verbrugghen Hall is a beautiful venue to play in and be part of the audience. Families and Jazz Stream: friends are welcome to attend. JO~Jazz Orchestra; BB~Big Band; SB~Stage Band; SwB- Swing Band Intermediate Band Tour to Mudgee, IS ~ImproShop To all our Volunteers – THANK YOU One of the things that make Manly such a great school is our volunteer community….and we'd like to say thanks! Parents and friends volunteer in so many ways for our school. At Manly, we have volunteers who help in the canteen, behind the scenes at the musical, with the band program and performances, at working bees for the grounds and costume store, at the clothing pool, by assessing the digital portfolios for Year 10, by organising the Year 7 welcome, by arranging and distributing food and drinks at Open Days and performances, on the P and C committees, and maybe in other ways too! But most of us will only know those who have volunteered at the same time we have. So please, if you have volunteered at the school in the last year, come and join us on Wednesday 3 September from 6.30 to 8.30pm in the Foyer for a drink or two and some finger food, and a little light networking amongst your school community. We will need to know numbers for catering, so please RSVP to: Meron Clark at [email protected]

CALENDAR Term 3 2014 Please note that these dates may change. You are advised to check closer to the time. WEEK 6 18/08/2014 Science Techno HSC Drama Marking Captain & SRC Executive elections Year 7 Scripture Period 2 19/08/2014 Science Techno HSC Drama Marking Year 11 Legal Studies Presentation Year 11 Japanese Listening task p.5 Year 8 Science Techno Museum Display all day, Hall 20/08/2014 Science Techno Year 11 Legal Studies Presentation Years 10 & 12 Elective Music excursion to Meet the Music Concert 6pm-8.30pm 21/08/2014 Science Techno Year 7 selected students Mind Marathon 2014 22/08/2014 Science Techno Presentation at Freshwater WEEK 7 25/08/2014 Band Conservatorium Performance (WE) Year 7 Scripture Period 1 27/08/2014 CAPA display and exhibition, hall, 5pm-9pm 28/08/2014 CAPA exhibition, hall, 9am-3pm 29/08/2014 Pinestock - periods 3 & 4

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Permission to publish names, photographs, use artworks and recordings

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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

Parents should be aware that when information is published on public websites and social media channels, it can be discoverable online for a number of years, if not permanently. Search engines may also cache or retain copies of published information. Published information can also be linked to by third parties.

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Yours sincerely Tony Rudd

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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