James Busby High School

In a year like no other NAIDOC Week celebrations were moved from July to November.  Although students did not gather as a community involving different schools Aboriginal /Torres Strait Islander culture was celebrated.

As a school students viewed several clips and messages during pastoral care lessons involving a Welcome to Country by some of our ATSI students and hearing some dreamtime tales.  There was a colouring in competition that was open to all.  We had some excellent submissions and the judges had a tough task. Congratulations to our winners:

Winners: Jayden Goundar and Rihanna El Foul.

2nd Place : Jonathan Nguyen  and Shelly De Gabriel.

3rd Place:  Richard Rapana,  Bilet Qeryo,  Jayden Prasad and  Mustafa Assaad.

ATSI students had several opportunities to engage in cultural activities and celebrate their heritage.  Students painted Boomerangs, completed artwork on canvas, made bookmarks.  There was a special lunch pack for ATSI students on Wednesday and some traditional games.

The James Busby community thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Aboriginal culture and learning a lot about the traditional owners of this land.

Special thanks go to Ms Shukla, Ms Narayan, Mr Schafer and Mr Ayo and other staff who supported the week and made these great things possible.

True to this year’s theme:  ALWAYS WAS. ALWAYS WILL BE.

Earlier this term, an election was held to vote for our 2020/21 Prefects. 

Congratulations to the following students:

Captains

Danyella Beeto

Adam Rahif

Vice-Captains

Jesse-Lee Peni

Izayah Pritchard

Prefects

Kawthar Al Rabeii

Charlotte Mensah

Julia Nguyen

Nikki Pham

Claudia Phonsavathdy

Carleigh Pukawa

Ayeesha Raman

Our newly elected prefects look forward to implementing a range of whole school initiatives and conducting events during the rest of this year and next. I am so proud of the commitment and dedication they have demonstrated in their role so far.

Once again, I congratulate them and look forward to working alongside them.

Ms A Ramsay

Prefect Coordinator

This year at 11am on the 11th of November 2020, marks the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. The war was costly for Australia, and there was not a household without a family member or friend in uniform; many of whom did not return home.

 Sadly, this was not the war to end all wars. Australia soon found itself at war again and again serving across the globe in major conflicts and peace-keeping groups.

 To honour the service and sacrifice of our servicemen and women, enthusiastic Year 9 History students participated in a Remembrance Day Service, laying a wreath and poppies in our Memorial Garden.

 The Memorial Garden located next to the office is a quiet place of reflection and respect to the fallen. Designed and built by Year 12 Design and Technology students in 2015, the garden features various Anzac and Remembrance stone plaques, artwork and a metal silhouette of a soldier. Situated in the middle of the garden is a stunning pine tree descended from the original Lone Pine tree at Gallipoli following the devastating Battle of Lone pine in August 1915.

 The Year 9 History students also created a visual wall display in the library, to educate fellow students about Remembrance Day. It featured poppies and photos of soldiers, nurses and civilians celebrating the cessation of hostilities on the 11th of November 1918.

 As we endeavour to prevent wars from occurring, we must continue to remember and honour the sacrifice of so many of our servicemen and women.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.”

Lest We Forget

In Term 4 our Year 8 Numeracy students are participating in a Tiny House project. Students have viewed a variety of Tiny House designs, discussed the pros & cons of small scale living, and are currently applying their own understanding of perimeter, area and scale to create unique designs for a Tiny House, individually or in small groups. Students began with a floor plan and walls to design, and have just started constructing their 3D models. Mr Hernandez and Ms Shukla have shared pictures of the collaborative and creative work going on in their numeracy classes. Well done Year 8 students, we can't wait to see the finished products!

Science Project for the Topic: Searching for ET. Students worked in groups to make models to supplement their knowledge and understanding of the expanding universe. Students enjoyed working in groups and came up with creative ideas and showcased their ideas to their peers in class. I am very proud of my year 10s for their effort and determination towards their learning.

Mrs Kumar

It was the day before Halloween. Remove any cobwebs in the classroom as our Stage 6 students prepare themselves for the biggest day on the Food Technology calendar, H & G Coffee Club's Grand Opening. Cookies were baked, spiders were made, and coffee orders were ready to be pumped through our doors. Cheers all around as Mrs. Bartolillo unveiled H & G's plaque and the prestigious ribbon cutting was performed by our very own Tadeu Tong. This fortnightly Project Based Learning initiative teaches our students essential work and communication skills, as well as working collaboratively to prepare, market, produce and deliver coffee and treats to their eagerly awaiting teachers. Whether it's a skinny cap or an extra shot almond flat white, our young baristas are up for any challenge. Get your orders in and ready, we've got a few tricks up our sleeves for some amazing treats.

Sending a big thank you to Ms. Samuel and Mrs. Mlinaric for putting time and energy into making this initiative a success for all our students.

O. Pham

 On Tuesday 3rd November, Year 11 started off Year 12 with a positive skills session! They focused on:

* Basic HSC requirements

* Resources available to our students both at school and home

* Technology: email; google suite and microsoft 365

* Goal setting

* Importance or organisation, planning, study, study techniques etc

 When we surveyed this students they said they liked:

 'the interactive and calming aspects of the presentation'

 'The information was straight forward and straight to the point'

 'The useful ways for us to succeed in our HSC'

 'Learning about the different things that are available to us for to use'

 'It helped me learn how to study'

Did you know that tie-dye is one of the most ancient forms of decorating cloth, with roots in India, Japan, Indonesia, and West Africa? What's more interesting is that this ancient form of cloth decorating is one of the biggest trends of 2020. Our Year 10 designers capitalised on this trend by creating their own collection of tie-dye T-shirts. Each shirt was meticulously created with the designer's favourite colours in mind. Not afraid to get their hands dirty, they mixed, washed, splashed and aired their shirts to perfection. Proud of their designs, Bilet Qeryo and May Tran are seen showcasing their T-shirts made in Ms. Devi's Design and Technology class. Well done ladies! 

Staff: 1, Seniors: 0

To start the Staff vs Seniors Sports Series for 2021, our staff team have picked up where they left off after the dominant 2020 series. On Thursday 12 November, the new Year 12 cohort got a taste of why JBHS staff have never lost a sports series... ever! The senior students were comprehensively defeated 20 to 7 in a basketball match, which makes it one nil in the four-match sports series. There were some positives to take away from the defeat for the students, with Josiah Toafa providing glimpses of hope with a few fast breaks, however the staff proved that experience and team work are invaluable traits for a winning side. Staff were led once again by the fiery flame-haired Mr Daniel Ayo, with his unstoppable euro-stepping layups; a fitting performance from the Player-of-the-Match, as it was sadly the last time we got to see Mr Ayo lace up for the Staff team. Glad we could send him off on a good note!

The next match in the series will be Soccer, taking place in Term 1, 2021.

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