Extra Curricular & Wellbeing 

Knockout Sport

Each year Canterbury Girls enters 12 teams into the Sydney East Knockout competition where we play against some of the best schools in the region at a variety of sports. The competitions are always well contested and often uncover some unrealised talent.

Open Basketball 

Coached by Mr Nolan

Open Netball 

Coached by Ms Cooper

Open Touch Football 

Coached by Ms Battaglia – made it to round 2

Open Soccer

CGHS won round 2 against Newtown HS in Knockout Soccer. Final score 4-2. We were losing 2-1 and then scored 3 goals in the last few minutes of the game. Congratulations to the team.

Coached by Ms Vlachos.

Burwood Girl’s Prefect Afternoon Tea

On Wednesday, the 28th of April, 3 prefects were invited to attend the Burwood Girls High School Prefect Afternoon Tea, with a variety of other leadership groups from wider Sydney. It provided an excellent opportunity to network with other schools, as well as discuss the structure of our respective prefect bodies and plans for the future. Throughout our time there, we engaged in a spectrum debate, as well as played team building games such as water pong, name the logo, and pin the badge on the prefect, all of which allowed us to build meaningful connections with other prefects. It was a great afternoon hosted by BGHS, one that we hope to attend at other schools and one day host, in the near future. 

Thanks to Ms La Grassa for organising our attendance. 

ArtExpress excursion 

As the perfect way to wrap up a tiring school term, I, alongside the other senior art students of Canterbury Girls, had the privilege of visiting 2020’s ‘Artexpress’ with Ms Caprin and Ms Texier. We arrived at the Art Gallery of NSW on the last day of school, excited to explore and be inspired by the hard work of young people just like us, and I’ll tell you, we weren’t let down. The ‘Artexpress’ opened to a room plastered from head to toe with the process diaries of students all over NSW. It was so interesting to see just how much effort and planning goes into each and every major work, and the talent displayed through the diaries is simply amazing. After exploring the beginnings and inspirations of the students’ artwork, we walked further into the exhibition to see the wonderful products of those diaries: the students' final bodies of work. What once were mere sketches and ideas in process diaries, have been transformed into the extremely polished and professional artworks before us. The sheer skill, depth of feeling, an insight displayed through the students’ artworks is astonishing. It was really interesting to see the massively wide range of mediums, themes and styles utilised by each artist- it's amazing how our differences as people, whether it be interests, values, cultures or aesthetics, can be communicated so clearly through art. As a student in year eleven, I'm only just beginning to consider my own body of work, and the ‘Artexpress’ has really inspired me to consider new ideas and themes for my own future work- and I’m certain the other students in my class feel the same.

Words by Rory Cotsios

Clue The Musical

Students from Years 8-11 are industriously working towards their forthcoming performances of ‘Clue’ the Musical.  Over this term they are spending three of their weekends and their usual in/after school rehearsals to achieve to the very best of their potential.  Tickets are now on sale from the school Office.  There is limited seating due to the restrictions of social distancing. All tickets must be purchased through the school office or on-line.  There will be no tickets sold on the door.  Audiences will be aware of a changing cast during the performance with much of the rehearsal period running with Covid restrictions in school students have rehearsed in distinctive year groupings and the performances reflect this work process.

Ticket Prices Adult $15, Student/Concession $10

Thursday 3rd June Matinee Performance for local primary schools and Evening Performance 6.30pm

Friday 4th June Matinee Performance and

Evening Performance 6.30pm 

PATHE - PASIFIKA ACHIEVEMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Coming up on Tuesday June 1st we are offering all Pasifika background students the opportunity to participate in a careers planning workshop with staff from Western Sydney University

PATHE strives to develop aspirations towards further education & training in Pasifika communities.

PATHE promotes options for Pasifika people to develop and gain new skills and new knowledge, leading to greater opportunities across life. 

Established in 2012, and facilitated by the Office of Widening Participation and the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, PATHE operates across three key components: student support, outreach activities and innovative projects.

Permission notes are due back now to Mr Safi in the Youth Worker office in the library.  All families have received a copy of the note through email and students have been given a hard copy.

Young Archie Art Comp Entry

Charlie Wyndham-Jones from Year 8 entered the Young Archie Art Competition. 

"My drawing is of my beautiful Nanny. The photo I used was taken at Christmas because I thought that it would give it some character, and it added cheerfulness. My artwork is called 'Laughs at Goulburn' because that is where we had our Christmas and it’s always a happy time when we are with her."

Chit-chat with Ms. Yens

• Chit-chat with Ms Yen day 27: Good friends are your wellbeing
• Chit-chat with Ms Yen day 28: Why is Focus important in my life?

Careers Corner