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22.01.2022 Year 9 Commerce simulating the buying, selling, trading of Monopoly as part of their unit on the Economy.

21.01.2022 Year 11 and 12 Legal and Modern Excursion - Monday Week 4 Students are required to meet at the bus bay at 7:50am sharp in full school uniform. They must bring a face mask with them for use on the bus and within the museum per the requirements of the venue and bus company. Arrival without a mask may impact their ability to attend the excursion.... Students not attending the excursion in these classes should arrive to school with all their belongings ready for a normal school day. Students are expected to return to school at 2:45pm. Due to current restriction changes, students must check their Google Classroom for updates pending any changes to the day.

20.01.2022 Early in Term 2, all Year 10 students will sit three HSC minimum standard tests. The HSC minimum standard is a way of supporting and ensuring students have a functional level of literacy and numeracy. To achieve a HSC in 2020 and beyond, students must sit the HSC minimum standards online tests in reading, writing and numeracy. Each of the three tests are of 45 minutes duration. Students will be given their timetable early next term. They do not need to do anything to prepare... but are welcome to attempt some practice questions available online if they would like. They will have 4 attempts each year to pass the tests. Sample tests can be found on the NESA website: https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au//sample-test-questio

20.01.2022 Important information from Torstar about Year 7 (2021) book packs. Year 8 book packs etc can also be ordered from Torstar. Please contact them directly. Book lists for Year 8 onwards will be sent out to parents shortly. Please email Torstar directly.

19.01.2022 Terry Fox Foundation Students in year 7-10 learning about the Terry Fox Foundation in their PBL lesson. Watch this space for a new walkathon date!

19.01.2022 Lest We Forget.

19.01.2022 Microsoft Traineeship Opportunities Year 12 Leavers 2020

19.01.2022 Year 8 Visual Art students have been celebrating Mulgoa Country this NAIDOC week with some outdoor sculptures. Some creative ideas and a lovely day spent outside appreciating the the land that we all gather on each day for school.

17.01.2022 Opportunity for extra swimming lessons at Ripples: As we head into the summer months a reminder that our school is runnning our usual Year 7 aquatics/water safety program and we require permission notes to be return to your child's PDHPE teacher ASAP. We also would like to share the news that Penrith ripples has informed us of their own program that they are currently taking books for. We think this is a great opportunity for our students and families with young siblings to consider. Please see the attachment and remember water safety is for everyone!

16.01.2022 Year 7/8 swim school notes- reminder that tomorrow (Friday 27th of November) is the deadline for students to return their permission notes and payment for our Aquatics/ swim school program. Thank you.

15.01.2022 Nepean Rowing Club will be running two come try days these coming holidays on the 29th December and the 15th January, 10-12pm. They are keen to have local kids come and try the great sport of rowing. There is no cost associated with the days.

14.01.2022 Terry Fox Walkathon Due to the inclement weather, we have decided to postpone our walkathon. We will have more details on a new date coming soon.

14.01.2022 Photos from the 2020 HSC High Achievers Afternoon Tea earlier this week. Kristina Santucci- Dux. Congratulations Kristina Santucci

13.01.2022 Western Sydney Airport Traineeship Opportunities Year 12 Leavers 2020

13.01.2022 Key found and handed into the office

13.01.2022 Homework hub is cancelled today. Sorry for the inconvenience.

12.01.2022 Please collect from the library if these belong to you.

11.01.2022 Year 10 Jewish Museum Excursion Students in 10G, E and M visited the Sydney Jewish Museum on Wednesday. They were fortunate enough to meet a Holocaust survivor, Susan, and hear her story. Students also attended a guest lecture with a Holocaust expert and received a tour of the museum where they saw artefacts and sources from different periods of the Holocaust and Jewish history. Students in 10L, M and O will be offered this excursion in Term 3 in line with their study of the topic, and are encouraged to take advantage of an opportunity to meet a Holocaust survivor in person.

11.01.2022 Congratulations to Kristina Santucci, Year 12 2020, her HSC artwork has been added to an exhibition at The Armory, Sydney Olympic Park as well as to an additional exhibition at Tamworth Regional Art Gallery as part of ARTEXPRESS 2021. Well done Kristina.

10.01.2022 2020 Graduates Infrastructure Traineeship program

09.01.2022 YEAR 8 REPORTS: Year 8 received their reports today. If you were not present, please collect your report from the schools front office next week.

08.01.2022 We have been advised of a Pre-apprenticeship program in Commercial Cookery which is scheduled to run at TAFE NSW Nepean (Kingswood). This course is for any students who may wish to leave or who have finished school, and want to start an introduction to a Commercial Cookery course. There will be an information session on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 11 am. For further information, you are welcome to contact Nikki Harding, on [email protected] or 0403 028 054.

08.01.2022 Our Yr11 Exploring Early Childhood class has been working on the topic Play and the Developing Child. They’ve been learning about different ways children use play to learn new things about themselves and the world around them. Today, they created games/toys appropriate for children below 8yrs. One group used the game Hop-Scotch but put their own twist on it. It is now being used by other students as they walk to their class between periods. Play isn’t just for young children

08.01.2022 Phone’s that the office have collected over the year If one of these belong to you, please see us tomorrow as they will be taken to a phone shop for recycling at the end of term.

07.01.2022 Calling all Year 12 school leavers: Get ahead and learn, upskill and prepare for 2021. Enrolments for a new Summer Skills program of fee-free training and skills support is now open, find out more on: https://education.nsw.gov.au/summer-skills *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

07.01.2022 'It hasn’t been easy, but look what we’ve produced!' Thank you to all our students, teachers, school staff and parents and carers who have made this a year to remember. See you next year for #FirstDay2021! #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

07.01.2022 "We are very lucky that Plus Fitness Glenmore Park has donated 8 x 6month gym membership packs for our PDHPE faculty to award to students in years 9, 10, 11 and 12 who have displayed a hardworking attitude and have been safe, respectful learners. Students who are interested are invited to complete a self-nomination form (attached) and return it to Mr Safadi, Mr Buckley or Mr Panaioli by lunchtime on Monday the 14th of December. Winners will be announced in week 10 during morning roll call. Also a big thank you to Plus Fitness Glenmore Park for their continued support throughout the year".

07.01.2022 A reminder for all students in the Sydney West swimming championships. They are on first day back at school which is Tuesday April 20.

05.01.2022 Year 10 Students Year 10 students are reminded that they need to complete All My Own Work (AMOW) in their Google Classroom BEFORE they commence Year 11. AMOW is compulsory for all students in NSW and is required for the HSC. If you are having any problems, please see Ms Dengate.

05.01.2022 Over the past two weeks, our year 7 & 8 students have attended Aquatic Swim School Program to improve their skills and learn how to effectively perform rescues to assist in saving lives. We were very fortunate to have one of our Year 12 2020 Graduates, Joshua Auld attend and assist in running the program. Joshua volunteered his time, knowledge and skills and the students thoroughly enjoyed having him there to guide them through the exercises. He is an exceptional representative of our school and today we presented him with a gift on behalf of the staff that worked alongside him over the two weeks. We are very proud of the man he has become and are looking forward to having him return in 2021 as a practicing learning and support teacher.

04.01.2022 Courtesy Update - Northern Road Upgrade: Maxwell/Bringelly work Transport for NSW is continuing work along The Northern Road between Glenmore Park and South Penrith. To progress important work on this section of the project, we need to temporarily close a small section of Maxwell Street and Bringelly Road during one night shift. We will also close The Northern Road between Tukara Road and Jamison Road, and a small section of Maxwell Street and Bringelly Road for two subseque...nt night shifts Upcoming night work and road closures: 8pm Thursday 12 November to 5am Friday 13 November, weather permitting No access to and from The Northern Road from Maxwell Street and Bringelly Road 8pm Friday 13 November to 8am Saturday 14 November. In the event of wet weather, similar hours will be worked on Saturday 14 November No access to The Northern Road between Tukara Road and Jamison Road from 8pm to 8am No access to Maxwell Street, Bringelly Road, Aspen Street and Smith Street from The Northern Road from 7pm to 8am. The following changes will be in place after this work is complete: Traffic on Maxwell Street will move over to the south side of the road Traffic on Bringelly Road will move over to the south side of the road Maxwell Street and Aspen Street roundabout exit will move to the east. Please keep to speed limits and follow the direction of traffic controllers and signs. For the latest traffic updates, you can call 132 701, visit livetraffic.com or download the Live Traffic NSW App. For more information regarding this work, please visit our website on the link below: https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au//tnr3-maxwell-bringelly-road-cl If you have any questions or complaints, please contact our delivery partner Acciona (formerly Lendlease Engineering) on 1800 870 665 or [email protected]. Thank you for your patience as we carry out this work. Kind regards TNR3 Community Team

03.01.2022 Today the students with 100% attendance were rewarded with a special treat from the ice cream man. Congratulations to all students who achieved such outstanding school attendance.

02.01.2022 Class of 2020! Log in to your #UAC account at 9am to check your #ATAR. If you have any questions, call our ATAR Enquiry Centre on (02) 9119 5012 or tune in to o...ur Facebook and Instagram Live at 11am! If you aren't happy with your ATAR, there are still so many ways you can pursue your dream career. Talk to us about pathway courses!

02.01.2022 Glenmore Park High School Orientation Day 2020 Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our Orientation Day has some changes from our usual routine and structure. Below are details about the day for visiting primary school students to ensure that all visitors are aware of the changes to routine and are prepared for their visit on Tuesday 1st December, 2020. Please note: To maintain social distancing and hygiene requirements outlined by the Department of Education, students from visiting...Continue reading

02.01.2022 We wish all our students, their parents/caregivers and our staff a happy and safe holiday. Students return to a Week A on Tuesday 20 April.

01.01.2022 Year 12 (2021) Assessment Handbook Year 12 Ancient History students need to be aware that a change has occurred to their assessment schedule. Their class teacher will issue a hard copy to indicate the change. An updated version can be found on the school website as well as the school app, skoolbag