fold WestN(1V\YUHSVM>LZ[MPLSKZ:WV ews Y[Z FROM THE PRINCIPAL 11 11 March, 2011 An early notice that this year, Easter falls at the end of the upcoming school IMPORTANT holidays. These holidays commence on Saturday 9 April, 2011 and continue EVENTS through until Tuesday 26 April, 2011. Wednesday 27 April, 2011 is our School Development Day and all students return to school on Thursday 28 April, 14/3/2011 2011. SSW Swimming Championships Another friendly reminder about the payment of fees and contributions. We 23/3/2011 need any outstanding amounts to be paid by the end of the term so that we can P & C Meeting purchase textbooks and other resources that we need, to continue to provide a quality education for your sons and daughters. I would like to thank those 28/3/2011 parents who have already either paid their fees in full or have contacted the Yr 12 school to organise a payment by instalment plan. Half Yearly Exams Commence Examinations for our senior students are just around the corner. Year 12 half yearly exams commence on Monday 28 March, 2011 and for all other years at the beginning of next Term. I expect that all of our senior students have their study timetables organised and that they are already spending between two and three hours each night preparing for these exams. The Board of Studies at http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/, the Board of Studies Assessment and Resource Centre at http://arc.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au// and the New South Wales Higher School Certificate Online at http://hsc.csu.edu.au/ are all very valuable study aides as they contain summaries, past papers, questions and answers, study guides and tips, worked examples and marking criteria and guidelines for the Higher School Certificate. They should be placed on the list of favourites for every senior student and used frequently to assist the students with their study. For any students wishing to use the library, that as well as lunch and recess, the library is open at 7.30 am every morning with staff on >PUULYZ duty to assist with research and study. 0U[LYUH[PVUHS Our next Parents & Citizens meeting is on Wednesday, 23 March at 6.30 pm 6S`TWPJ which is immediately after the laptop information evening for Year 9 parents. *VTTP[[LL This meeting is our AGM so it is very important as you will be electing your executive for the next 12 months. I look forward to seeing lots of new parents :WVY[HUK@V\[O there to support your sons and daughters with their education. /HTPS[VU9VHK-HPYMPLSK>LZ[5:> ;YVWO` Phone: Fax: E-mail:PUMV'^LZ[MPLSKZWVY[ZUZ^LK\H\ Work is progressing well on our new change rooms, toilets and recovery centre Web:^^^^LZ[MPLSKZWVY[ZUZ^LK\H\ with ice bath. Handover is to take place on the first day back next term. Medical Centre Phone: Gymnastics Hall Phone: Mr R. Davis Sports Stadium Phone: Principal WSH_WestNews A3 Template_11.indd 1 16/2/11 8:44:17 AM FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL YEAR 7 BRAINSTORM PRODUCTIONS Last week, Westfields Sports farewelled Mr Graham Morgan Recently Year 7 participated in Brainstorm Productions – our scripture teacher of (Verbal Combat). The theatrical live performance focuses on the last 10 years. Mr issues such as trust, respect and bullying and involves the Morgan has been a very students in the lives of several characters facing different popular, counsellor, guide challenges in their life. Students responded very well and mentor to many participating in the question and answer session at the students throughout his conclusion of the show with maturity. Well done Year 7. years at Westfields. He leaves us to take up Mr A. Ellis responsibility in a country Relieving Head Teacher PDHPE church at Cootamundra. We wish him well in his new role. Congratulations to Ms Solomons and the SRC for their efforts YEAR 11 EXPLORING EARLY CHILDHOOD in “Shave for a Cure” on Wednesday. Our school has a great On the 24 February 2011, Year 11 Exploring Early Childhood tradition of assisting those in need and this day was another was taken to Fairfield Hospital for an excursion to supplement example of this. the work done in class on ‘pregnancy and childbirth’. It was a great pleasure to visit Whilst visiting the hospital we Year 8 Italian students last week were taken and shown around and listen to their public the delivery rooms and were speaking on the city of Venice. lucky enough to have been able Ramina, Michael and Stephanie to see a placenta which was two gave excellent presentations. hours old. Some students such as Alison Mariani, Karla Year 12 students are reminded that their half yearly exams Davidson and Patricia are fast approaching. Monday 28 March, 2011 is the first Charalambous were lucky to exam. Students have been issued with timetables and must have touched it (with gloves of ensure that they attend all exams on time, and also plan to stay course). We also got to see a for the duration. In the case of illness or misadventure, newborn baby and a lady in her students or parents must notify the school and seek a medical first stages of labour! This has certificate for the day of missed exams. been a great experience for us all. What we saw was valuable Years 7 -11 will commence their half yearly assessments and and for some of us the things we were shown and told will tests on 2 May, 2011. Results of these assessments will form a remain with us for life. significant part of the half yearly report, which will be issued to parents midway through June. Bonnie Pace & Natasha Kelly 11EEC Students On Wednesday 23 March, 2011 the next roll out of laptops for Year 9 will be held in the school stadium at 5.30pm. Students must be accompanied by a parent in order to BASKETBALL OFFICIATES AT SSW complete the issuing charter and collect the new laptops. On Monday 8 March, 2011 seventeen Westfields Sports Basketball students travelled to Minto Indoor Sports Centre to Mrs H. Wilson Deputy Principal help run the Sydney South West Regional Basketball Championships. STATE REPRESENTATIVES The students from years 8, 9, and 10 were pressed into service at a very busy and demanding event. The games were played constantly on four courts, and we provided two students to score each game and two referees for each game constantly from 9.00am till 2.30pm. The students did a great job, stayed focussed all day and were great ambassadors for their school, their program, and their families. Many were not qualified officials, but acted with Softball Cricket Softball Softball great responsibility, maturity and greatly aided the tournaments value to all concerned. Congratulations to Lachlan Banks, Zachary Edwards, Jeremiah Chappuis, Danny El Zoghby, Nicholas Fabien, Terry Tsangarliotis, Samantha Jones, George Khalil, Tahlia Tupaea, Emily Potts, Nicholas Conditsis, Kyle Morris, Abi Avenido, Irma Bucuk, Tommy Jackson, Jordan Edwards and Jayden Gibbeson on a job very well done. Cricket Cricket Cricket Cricket Bernie Slattery Basketball Director KARI SCHOLARSHIPS WESTFIELDS FOOTBALL GRADUATES SHINE Five students from Westfields Sports have received Academic This years A-League Grand Final is going to feature up to 3 and Sporting Scholarships from Kari Aboriginal Resources recent graduates of the Westfields Football program. Incorporated. Kari address the needs of the Aboriginal communities in South-Western Sydney by providing a wide Matthew Ryan, Hyundai A-League Young Player of the Year, range of resources and services designed to empower will be called upon again for a big performance as Central Indigenous youth. The competition for these annual Coast Mariners goalkeeper against the undefeated Brisbane scholarships is fierce and recipients must meet a wide range of Roar. pre-determined criteria. The scholarships are Matthew, who will turn 19 on the 4 April this year has kept designed to enable the twelve clean sheets in his first year in the A-League and has students to pursue their now been called into the Australian U20 squad for the academic and sporting upcoming Youth World Cup finals. dreams and will be used Former classmates, Bernie Ibini-Isei (18) and Mustafa Amini by all the students to pay (17) are also part of the Mariners Grand Final squad. Amini school fees, uniforms took the field last week to replace Paricio Perez and and study guides. immediately played several balls into the penalty area, causing problems for the Gold Coast defence. Kataya Barrett (aiming for Vet Science at University of Sydney) Jade Holdsworth (aiming for a Bachelor of Early Both Bernie and Mustafa scored their first A-League goals Childhood Education at Macquarie University) Corey just recently in a 3-1 win over the Gold Coast on 9 February. Makelim (a rising Rugby League star) and Chailee McDonogh (aiming to become a NSW Police Officer) During this season, other Westfields graduates have featured across the league. At Sydney FC, stalwarts Mark Bridge and Alex Brosque, were joined by Matthew Jurman and Scott UNIFORMS Jamieson in a rich run of form leading into the ACL. Sydney youngsters Terry Antonis and Dimitrios Petratos made first Any student wishing to purchase a School Blazer for the grade appearances and are now full time professionals with the club. cooler months needs to try one on for size and order from the uniform shop in the next couple of weeks to Down in Melbourne, Evan Berger played for the Victory and ensure the blazer will be available next term. Michael Beauchamp and Brendan Hamill both played for the Heart.