Contents
Headmaster Open Day
Cadet Presentation Parade Farewell to Year 12 Students House Play Competition Alliance Française Berthe Mouchette Compétition 2019 Australian Scout Medallion
Middle School
New Staff Appointment
Open Day Australian Geography Award Elephant Ed Workshops Adolescent Internet Usage Year 8 Social Run/Walk for Koala Kids ICT – Bring Your Own Device Music Theory Centurion Award Years 6-8 Progress Checks Middle School House Sport Competition Round 3 AGSV Summer Sport Round 1 Alliance Française Berthe Mouchette Competition 2019 Lyrebird Youth Awards 2019
Junior School Open Day
Junior School House Athletics Carnival Music at Open Day Walk to School Day and Health Morning Summer Uniform Dates Ahead
Sport Careers Calendar
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Edition 67, 18 October 2019
From the Headmaster Open Day Thank you to all parents, students, and staff who assisted with another very successful Open Day last Saturday. The weather was perfect, and we were able to offer to our visitors a very enjoyable afternoon. Days such as this are opportunities for us to open our doors to the wider community and to put ourselves ‘on display’. As always, our students are our best ambassadors and I was very proud of the way in which they acted as gracious hosts and guides for our visitors. Our new ‘Arts Hub’ in the Kingussie Quadrangle proved a great success and acted as a ‘bridge’ between the Junior and Senior Schools. I am especially grateful to Mrs Cathy Garrard, President of the Parents’ Association and to all of the Committees and various support groups who have been preparing for this day for so long, and who so warmly welcomed our visitors on the day, as well as continuing to support our students. There was a real sense of community spirit around the School, and many of our visitors commented on this to me. I would also like to thank all of our teaching staff who put together the academic displays and activities, and especially Mr Tim Cross who again co-ordinated a wonderful program of activities for the day.
Cadet Presentation Parade I would also like to congratulate our Cadet Unit on their fine parade which concluded Open Day. The Annual Cadet Parade is an opportunity for the unit to demonstrate their pride and hard work to the wider School community and the general public. This year’s parade was reviewed by Major General Justin Ellwood DSC, AM and led by Year 12 Senior Cadet Under Officer Cameron Martin. This year’s Cadet Award recipients are as follows: • Recruit of the Year - CDT Eugene Goh (Year 9) • Senior Cadet of the Year - CDT James Sampson (Year 12) • Junior NCO of the Year - CDTCPL Jack Hu (Year 10) • Senior NCO of the Year - CDTSGT Angus Corr (Year 11) • Most Efficient Platoon - 1 Platoon: SGT Declan Woolf, CPL Li (Year 12)
Farewell to Year 12 Students Our Year 12 students took the opportunity to dress up today – literally – as they celebrate their final days of schooling. Next week will see the conclusion of their formal teaching classes for our Year 12 students. There will be a series of formal farewells during the week, including the Prize Giving Assembly on Tuesday, with prizes to be presented by our special guest, Mr Rich Gilmore, who is the CEO at The Nature Conservancy Australia. On Wednesday we will farewell our Year 12 students, commencing with a breakfast in the Cafeteria, followed by formal House farewells, cuff-link presentations by the OCGA followed by brunch. The day will finish with a Leavers’ Service at St Mark’s Church commencing at 6.00pm, and a Valedictory Dinner at the MCG, with parents and teachers. While these days in some ways mark the end of a significant time in the lives of these students, I have reminded them that their year is not yet over, and in fact, they face some important examinations in the coming weeks! I encourage them to keep their focus on their studies until their last examination is over. We now wish these students all the very best as they prepare for their examinations, which begin for most students next Wednesday 30 October, with English and EAL. I would like to thank our Year 12 students for all that they have contributed to our School community in the time they have been with us. The full resources of the School are available to them during their study leave, and I wish them all the very best for their examinations. Our Year 11 students now take on the mantle of leaders of the School, and I look forward to the contribution that they will make over the next twelve months.