Professional Documents
Culture Documents
ISSUE 1 2016
IMPORTANT NOTICES
News from the administration office ..
Fee letters have now been posted and I would like to remind parents
that school fees may be paid in A Block office, before school, recess
or lunch. We accept EFTPOS however if using EFTPOS it must be before 1.30pm.
Thank you to the parents/carers who have supported our school in this way and in
many other ways.
It is most important that the school has up to date contact numbers, both telephone
and email and an emergency contact name and number. If you change your numbers
please advise the office immediately.
Mrs S Grinyer
Business Manager
Granville Creative and Performing Arts High School Pastoral Care Youth Worker
This year we welcome Yusuf Mehcur into the role of Pastoral Care Youth Worker.
This has been possible through National Chaplaincy Programme Funding and the support of
STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) and
our school P and C.
Yusuf Mehcur will commence this position in the next few weeks in a part time capacity and
will continue his voluntary role in delivering scripture lessons to students on a Friday.
Mr Mehcur will support students in years 7-12, including the implementation of programs in
the school that support student well-being. This can be on an individual or group basis. He
will also run a welcome program for students transitioning from Intensive English Centres.
At times the role will involve working with parents, community organisations, agencies and
external professionals to support the growth and development of our students.
Students and parents will be able to make appointments to speak with or meet with Mr
Mehcur to discuss issues relating to student well-being by contacting the school office
during school hours.
Front page photos: Courtesy of School Archive
Deputy Principal
Mr Price
Ms Issa
Mr T Price,
Deputy Principal
Womens Seminar
Brodie Dillon
Karim Jebara
Maryam El Ahmad
Amanda Charrouf
Heidi Irving
Kohlahse Cherrington
Faafua Mainuu
Heidi Irving
Khaled Hamdoun
Ali Al Tameemi
Karim Jebara
Cooper Avery
Yasmin Abdallah
Maryam El Ahmad
The i-Connect project was supported by Arab Council Australia and funded by
Multicultural NSW. There were students from years 7-12 including support unit
students as well as parents involved in the project. The project included student
enquiry and interviewing of parents, preparation of digital stories from the
interviews, and the presentation of a flash mob in Parramatta Centenary Square.
At the time of publishing this newsletter there were 15,079 viewings online of the
flashmob and over 2,000 likes. The school would like to acknowledge the
fantastic team of staff who helped make this project a success.
These staff included, led by Ms Issa, Ms Cristie Collins HT CAPA, Ms Amina
Husic Visual Arts Teacher, Ms May Jouni CLO, and Ms Tsaloukas - Support
Unit Teacher.
The iConnect project was designed to bring communities, family, staff and
students together. Students had different workshops that they participated in and
were taught many things. For example how to ask positive questions so they
receive a positive answer, how to ask open ended questions, how to interview,
how to edit etc. Students interviewed parents about their journey through life.
One thing that students were invited to participate in was a flash mob. A flash
mob is a group of people that gather and perform. When the performance is done
the group of people normally disperse. This is usually done at a random time and
it organised through social media or the internet. This was planned by Arab
Council Australia and Multicultural NSW Unit through the iConnect project.
Students rehearsed several times and eventually performed at Parramatta Town
Hall. Everyone had fun participating in this event.
Ms Issa said
iConnect is about bringing our peers, parents,
teachers and the community together and
celebrating all the different cultures in our
community,
It allows us to learn more about each others
culture. It was fun being able to socialise with
everyone, especially younger students and act as
their mentors.
Dinner
Tickets are now available through Trybooking
(http://www.trybooking.com/180589) for the
Dinner night, which is being held on Saturday 30th
July 2016 Holroyd Function Centre, Merrylands.
Open Day
FACULTY REPORTS
CAPA Faculty
Ensemble Classes: New Year 7
Following an extensive audition process at the
beginning of the year, we have welcomed a total of
25 Year 7 students into our Circus, Dance, Drama,
Music and Visual Arts Ensembles classes. 7C have
proven to be a hard-working, talented group of
students who have already demonstrated some
outstanding learning habits. As the semester
progresses, we look forward to seeing the impact
these new students will have in their individual
Ensembles classes and hope to be able to celebrate
their individual successes at performance and
showcase events.
HSC Excursions
During February our Dance, Drama and Music
students attended the OnStage, Callback and
Encore performances held at the Seymour Centre
and Sydney Opera House. These events are held
each year and showcase the outstanding Higher
School Certificate performances from the previous
year. Our students really enjoyed watching these
outstanding performances and each came away
with a greater understanding of the work and
commitment required in their senior CAPA studies
to achieve their best HSC marks.
Ms Collins
HT CAPA
Intergenerational lunch
PDHPE Faculty
Year 11 Crossroads Wheelchair Basketball
A compulsory part of Year 11 study this year is
the completion of the BOSTES required course
Crossroads. Crossroads is a course that aims to
teach Year 11 students about health issues that
young people face at this important crossroads
in their life, when they are nearing the end of
adolescence and about to embark on the next
stage of their lives as young adults. Issues
discussed include road safety, resilience, alcohol
and drug use and mental health.
Under the organisation of PDHPE faculty member
Mr Latulipe, Year 11 students, as part of their
Crossroads course, were given the exciting
opportunity to participate in the highly
entertaining activity of Wheelchair Basketball.
After an insightful presentation from NSW
Wheelchair sports on the importance of being
safe on the roads and in particular, refraining
from texting while driving, Year 11 students
participated in a Wheelchair Basketball
competition in the school canteen. Students
thoroughly enjoyed this experience and where
highly enthusiastic about participating in an
activity outside their comfort zone. A big
thank you to Mr Latulipe for his organisation,
NSW Wheelchair Sports for their time and Year
11 for their outstanding participation and
behaviour.
David White
Head Teacher PDHPE
Dear parents
You are cordially invited to a:
Mothers Day Morning Tea
Where: A Block (common room)
When: Thursday 19th May
Time: 10:00am -12:00pm
RSVP May Jouni: 98922654
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