Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Earth stopped rotating, why you get a “brain freeze” when drinking a slushy too fast or if all animals really do take 12 seconds to poo? Well we have the Doctor for you! On Wednesday the 21st of June, Year 10 plus any other Senior students who … Continue reading A Chat with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
READ FULL POSTCongratulations to Year 9 students Blake Blackmore, Kaitlyn Dolden, Molly Lyndley, Sarah Van Vreumingen, Paris Costa, and Aimee Franklin-Van who have all been shortlisted in the Write4Fun English Competition. All students chose to write either a poem or a short story. Sarah’s story was previously published in an earlier edition of the newsletter. Winners will be … Continue reading Short Listed in the Write4Fun English Competition
READ FULL POSTANZAC Day 2017 fell on the last day of our school holidays and upon our return to school we held our annual Anzac Day Commemoration Service at the morning Secondary Assembly. The current Year 9 class decided to contribute to the ANZAC Day commemoration by incorporating their classwork into a reflective slideshow and film, which … Continue reading Year 9 Remember the ANZACS
READ FULL POSTYear 10 M students sat the National History Competition this week which pitted them against over 11,000 students from around the country. The Competition is prepared by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia and run in conjunction with The Giant Classroom. Our students were tested on their ability to analyse sources and draw on their … Continue reading Cedars Students Take Part in 2017 Australian History Competition
READ FULL POST“In arguably the most famous Shakespearean speech of all time, Mark Antony orates, ‘You are not wood, you are not stones, but men; And, being men, bearing the will of Caesar, It will inflame you’ in such a lively way our students swapped daggers for pens and togas for blazers as they marched on the capital … Continue reading “Et Tu Year 12?” – Cedars Advance into Sydney University for Symposium
READ FULL POST“A career is not just about earning an income. It is about pursuing the essence of your life.” Terry Mante Cedars’ Careers Adviser, Andrew Gear, is passionate about helping our students find a career they will love. He actively spends time with our Senior students, guiding, coaching, and encouraging them. Each year the Illawarra Careers … Continue reading Helping Students Find a Career They’ll Love
READ FULL POSTThis was not a happy excursion. How do you smile in a museum that commemorates mass murder? What do you ask a person who survived the Nazi death camp of Aushwitz? How can we comprehend a crime like the holocaust? Where do we begin to find answers to our questions? These are some of the … Continue reading History Students Visit Jewish Museum
READ FULL POSTWe thought our school community would like to get to know our ‘new’ Head of HSIE, Mr Peter Ramm, a bit better. He was asked to share about his time working at Cedars and the new and exciting things he is heading up in his department currently. “It’s been an exciting time working at Cedars … Continue reading Getting to Know our ‘New’ Head of HSIE
READ FULL POSTMany Cedars students have been expressing their creativity this Term both within the classroom and through entering various competitions. Mrs Bond, English and LOTE Coordinator commented, “We have quite a few talented writers in our school with Sarah in Year 9 being one of those. Take the time to read her entry for the ‘write4 fun’ … Continue reading Creativity in English
READ FULL POSTCommerce students spent a day out of the classroom, applying their learning out in the real world. Wollongong Court House Drug raids were carried out across the Illawarra the day prior to our court house excursion which meant on arrival the court was a hive of activity, extra security, defendant family members, court reporters … Continue reading Commerce Day Out
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