Dream Big

Schools Spectacular

Cecil Hills High School were participants in this year’s Schools Spectacular that included over 5,000 performers from across NSW.

Our students were part of the D’Arts dance ensemble which aims to promote dance inclusion for students with a disability. The students put in countless hours of dancing during rehearsals and it payed off with a dazzling performance.

Students from our Support Unit were part of the D’Arts dance ensemble which aims to promote dance inclusion for students with a disability. The students put in countless hours of dancing during rehearsals and it payed off with a dazzling performance on Friday and Saturday night in front of a crowd of more 10,000 spectators, which included their proud family members. Congratulations to the following students: Mason Tran, Vincent Huynh, William Le-Pham, Jonathan Gauci, Marco Quintao, Daniella Gelo, Dean Synnerdahl and Milica Vekic.

Mr Jacob and Mrs Beadle

In the workforce

On Friday students from our Support Unit went to AFFORD. Thank you to AFFORD who continue to provide support once students complete their education at Cecil Hills High School.

Buddy readers

A great big THANK YOU goes out to all of the amazingly dedicated Year 8 Buddy Readers 2016! These students graciously volunteered to work with our students in the Support Unit during 2016 in the Buddy Reading Program. Reinforced reading is an essential part in the Multilit Reading Tutor Program, which Mrs Spencer teaches to the students in the Support Unit. The Year 8 students received training in the Multilit Reinforced Reading Strategies - Pause, Prompt, Praise. They patiently listened to our students read books; pausing if they made a mistake or hesitated, helping students to sound out words, praising students for good reading, used the super 6 comprehension strategies and were active interested listeners. Not only did our students progress in their reading abilities, they also made new friends! Our students thoroughly enjoyed working with these wonderful Buddy Readers. Year 8 Buddy Readers 2016 were amazing, kind, young adults who respected and valued the time they had within the support unit. 

Recently, Ms O'Malley and Mrs Spencer, as well as all the students and staff in the support unit, thanked these students by the giving of certificates and having a yummy morning tea. Thank you to the following Buddy Readers 2016:-

Georgia Bajic, Marija Pavkovic,  Naomi Youkhanna, Kiara Hawkins, Andre Agathos, Miran Daftar, Tahlia Febbo, Tatiana Shemon, Monika Mladenovic, Taylor Galea, Kiara Oshana, Henry Tran, Laura Ngao, Celena Stabile, Emily Sauv, Jessica Csillag, Emma Sanchez, Isabella Rizos, Emily Sazdanovska, Felicity Olivares, Claudia Violi, Iara Barranque,  Natasha Drca, Saimone Kaipelea, Alex Leiva, Clayton Elasi.

Thank you to Miss O'Malley for helping set up this program and introducing these wonderful Year 8 students to the Support Unit. The students were asked to write something about their experience, and as you will read below....they are such an amazing bunch of students!

• It was a good experience.  Monika
• The feeling you get when they smile and laugh is unexplainable, I love it so much. Felicity
• Socialising and laughing with the students really made my day. Emily Sazdanovska
• It was a really good experience shared with beautiful children.  Kiara Oshana
• I was very honoured to have the opportunity to help these lovely children read and help their social skills. They are such a wonderful group of people!!  Isabella Rizos
• I was so glad I signed up. Seeing them so happy and having a smile on their faces when we walked in was honestly so beautiful. I loves being a part of it!  Naomi Youkhanna
• It was a fun experience reading with beautiful people and they are all so cute!!! Kiara Hawkins 
• This was a cool experience, very honoured to help with these students lives.  Henry Tran

• It was a great experience reading with these wonderful, young people.  Natasha
• An amazing opportunity to help those who need it. Emma Sanchez
• I loved every minute of coming in to help the children who needed extra help.  Celena Stabile
• This was an amazing opportunity to help others who needed the help and I would do this again - Claudia
• It was something new to me and heaps of fun to work with.  Tahlia Febbo
• The best experience of a lifetime, make new friends and get to know them better in person.  Saimone Kaipelea

The Buddy Reading Program will be running with Year 8 during 2017. If your child is interested in volunteering, please have your child contact their year advisers, Mrs Green & Miss Marks or Mrs Spencer in the Support unit.