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From the Principal Mrs Nicola Taylor

The 2019 Academic year has begun well as we have welcomed many new students and families across both the Junior and Senior school. It was delightful to see so many attend the Welcome BBQ on Tuesday afternoon with new marquees representing our four Guilds adding colour and much needed shelter in what has been a very warm week! Thank you to the P&F, led by Jules Ditchfield and David Dettwiller for their contribution to the afternoon along with the launch of the parent liaison roles for 2019. The partnership of our parent community in supporting in such practical ways the events and activities of the College is greatly appreciated. Along with our new students, our new members of staff have settled into the College and are looking forward to taking up their respective roles across the College. We welcome Ms Julie Flanagan, Mrs Roxanne Shumack and Ms Sophie Westermarck to the Humanities faculty. Welcome also to Ms Melinda Mumford, Ms Emilia Stevenson, Ms Zoe Swan and Ms Breanna Thomason who have joined us as Duty Mistresses in the Boarding House. Congratulations to Pip Constable (Year 9) who during the break participated in the Under 13 National Indoor Hockey Championships as a member of the Gold medal winning team. Pip was personally recognised for her contribution to the team, as the recipient of the continued on Page 2... Team Citizenship Award.

1 FEBRUARY 2019 TO 15 FEBRUARY 2019 Boarders' Coast Weekend 1/02 - 3/02/19 Old Girls' Union Meeting 5/02/19 School Photos 5/02/19 Year 7 Peer Support Friendship Camp 6/02 - 7/02/19 Junior School Parent Information Evening 7/02/19 P&F Meeting 7/02/19 School Photo catch up day 8/02/19 Scholarship Applications Close 9/02/19 Pre-K to Year 6 Life Education - Healthy Harold 11/02 - 13/02/19 PLC Armidale Whole School Swimming Carnival 14/02/19 Community Open Day 15/02/19 Glen Innes Show 15/02 - 16/02/19 Parent Workshops 16/02/19 Scholarship Exam Day 16/02/19

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Congratulations also to the eight PLC Armidale girls who participated in the National Choral School held in Sydney. Gabrielle Cotterell, Lily Graham, Sarah Hughes, Isabelle Taylor, Abigail & Emily Thompson, Eleanor & Clare Warwick, along with Class of 2017 student Dakotah Love made up the largest contingent from any regional school in attendance. Congratulations to Isla Biffin who attended the National Music Camp in Adelaide a much contested program for high performing young musicians. Whilst these were all activities and programs of choice, the girls are to be commended for the self-discipline, focus and commitment each require.

I am delighted to announce that 2019 will again see PLC Armidale engage in a Musical Theatre production. During the break, we were excited to learn that our application to produce the newly released amateur theatre version of Matilda the Musical was successful. Making PLC Armidale the first school or amateur theatre group in NSW to be awarded this opportunity.

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Congratulations also to Year 12 students Holly Butler, Mackenzie Constable and Frances Hebblewhite who were awarded places at the highly selective National Youth Science Forum held in Canberra during the holidays. This has become an annual fixture for PLC Armidale students with our students consistently being awarded places each year for the past five years.

A new school year affords the opportunity for a fresh start, a new resolve and new experiences to be pursued. At our Commencement Service on Wednesday, I shared with the girls our theme for 2019 - the ONE Thing. An encouragement that continued change, growth and improvement happens incrementally, but setting a goal for ONE Thing to focus on and along the way pursuing a series of smaller ONE Things which will lead them to the goal. As we continue to implement the Strategic Direction 2020 for PLC Armidale, this will be our whole school endeavour as well.

Community Open Day 2019 Our Community Open Day is only a fortnight away! We hope by now you have FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 4 - 8pm in your diaries. This inaugural event is a collaboration of activities and opportunities across the entire College from Junior to Senior and Co-Curricular, with support from the P&F Association, Foundation, Old Girls’ Union and wider New England Community. It is an event for the whole community to attend, not just PLC Armidale families, so bring your friends, neighbours and extended family, young and old! There will be Presentations, Providores, Performances (Music & Drama), Parades, and much much more. Come and enjoy a casual Friday night dinner at the gourmet P&F BBQ, peruse and purchase at the market stalls, listen to a Presentation from a Professional (whilst the children are entertained outside) and enjoy the vibrant musical activities. See what’s happening in our classrooms, our Boarding Houses and our Cattle yards! There will also be art and craft activities, sport activities, drama activities for the children… as well as parents! What better way to enjoy the end of Week 3, whilst we still have daylight saving time. Our P&F is organising a Night Market of small, quality businesses and providores, along with a gourmet BBQ. Should you have a business or know of a business which may be interested in attending please contact the Night Market Co-ordinator and our P&F Secretary, Mrs Tracy Wright for an Application form on twright7@bigpond.com

PLC Armidale does not have a fete, nor a fair. Our Community Open Day will be much more than that with many Community Organisations teaming up with PLC Armidale to showcase their activities: Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS), New England Conservatorium of Music (NECOM), Relay 4 Life, Fleece 2 Fashion, Tour de Rocks, just to name a few. Contact the Development Office for more information 6770 1733 or development@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

Scholarships Scholarships = Opportunities! These opportunities are provided due to the generosity of numerous donors and supporters of PLC Armidale. In 2019, PLC Armidale is able to offer an extensive range of genuine Scholarships for 2019 and 2020 entry, that provide part remission of tuition fees. Check out our website for more details. Applications close on 9 February, so don’t delay! The Scholarship exam for girls pursuing Academic, Music, Creative Arts and the NEW Future Leader Scholarships is on Saturday 16 February. Contact our Enrolments Office to learn more 6770 1727 or enrolments@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

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PLC Armidale Foundation presents

DR SARAH MCKAY PARENT PRESENTATION

Dr Sarah McKay is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, neuroscientist and TEDx speaker who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing. Sarah is the author of 'The Women's Brain Book' - the Neuroscience of Health, Hormones and Happiness, a presenter with ABC Catalyst, and the director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers professional development programs in applied neuroscience and brain health.

Dr Sarah McKay is the Author of 'The Woman’s Brain Book’ and ‘The Female Brain: In Her Head’ and a presenter on ABC Program ‘Catalyst’

Dr McKay completed a MSc and PhD in neuroscience at Oxford University in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics. She sums her PhD thesis up in four words, ‘Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity?’ After five years at the lab bench conducting neuroplasticity research, Sarah worked up the courage to hang up her lab coach and pursue a career teaching others about the mind and brain. She lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia with her husband and together they are raising two surfer dudes. Sarah combines a wry sense of humour with an uncompromising mind and a natural ability at making the complex simple and practical. Whether she is writing, speaking or teaching, she tells impeccably researched evidence-based stories in a simple, fun and compelling way. Sarah writes for numerous publications and has been published extensively for consumers and professional audiences. She’s been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Australian Women’s Health, Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald, Body & Soul, and has been heard and seen on SBS Insight, ABC Catalyst, ABC Radio National, Radio NZ, Channel 7, The Exchange TV and others. Sarah has won numerous awards for her blog, in particular for supporting wellness and mental health. Sarah’s blog can be read by visiting, www.yourbrainhealth.com.au and The Neuroscience Academy can be found at theneuroacademy.com

Friday 15 February 5.30 - 6.30pm ASTRA ARTS CENTRE, PLC Armidale TICKETS: $5pp Purchase online at:

https://www.trybooking.com/BAECM

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EVENTS

Upcoming Events 2019 For enquires, please contact

events@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

FEBRUARY School Photos Tuesday 5 February 2019 • PLC Armidale

PLC Armidale Community Open Day Friday 15 February 2019 • 4 - 8pm PLC Armidale Friday 15 February 5.30pm • Parent Presentation in Astra Arts Centre A special presentation for parents by Dr Sarah McKay , the Author of ‘The Woman’s Brain Book’ and ‘The Female Brain: In Her Head’ and a presenter on ABC Program ‘Catalyst’. Purchase tickets Tickets $5pp https://www.trybooking.com/BAECM

Scholarship Exam Saturday 16 February 2019 • PLC Armidale

Any stories to tell? Should you wish to have any achievement or activity promoted, please send the information to events@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

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Amy Chiu • Pathways Liaison achiu@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

Sally McCook • Enrolments Manager enrolments@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

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Welcome BBQ 2019

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Anna Caldwell, Head of Senior School

A big welcome back to all our PLC Armidale families and an especially warm welcome to those who are joining the College in 2019. PLC Armidale is a truly amazing place! From its’ foundation in 1887 through to the present day, the College has inspired generations of girls to immerse themselves in academic study, cultural and sporting endeavours and to express their intellectual, creative and physical ability. It was lovely to see so many families at the welcome BBQ on Tuesday evening. The girls have enjoyed their first week back at school and it has been energising to hear and see their positivity and enthusiasm for the new term and year ahead. As you wrestle with your daughter’s homework schedules, sporting and co-curricular commitments, and as we commence the new school year, remember you are not alone! Your daughter’s happiness and progress are the central reason for our existence and there are many specialist staff you can contact and with whom you can discuss any issue.

New Staff It is wonderful to welcome new staff members to our fabulous team this year: Miss Julie Flanagan, Mrs Roxanne Shumack and Mrs Sophie Westermarck.

Recognising Leadership at the College Our Commencement Assembly sets the tone for the year and it is an event where we celebrate our Year 12 Students, the leaders of our student body, with the presentation of their Year 12 badges. A mark of recognition of how far they have come and how important this year is in their educational journey at PLC Armidale. Our new Year 11 Peer Support Leaders for 2019 were also recognised and inducted during our Commencement Service. They started their duties on Wednesday morning with meeting and greeting the new Year 7 Class and helped them to settle into Senior School.

Connect@PLC Having a connection with others is the building block for developing a sense of belonging, sense of commitment, a sense of confidence and the building of trust in others. It also assists with the development of academic self-efficacy, collaborative work and team building and developing a sense of perspective. Having connections with others is vital for our happiness and wellbeing.

Year 7 Friendship Camp Our Year 7’s have had a fabulous start to the year with their Year 11 Peer Support Leaders taking them under their wing. This week saw them all undergo a full Connect orientation program and Digital Connect IT Bootcamp and next week their Connect week continues, as they will head off to Echidna Gully for Friendship camp where they will have lots of fun!

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Senior School Notes

Upcoming Events in the Senior School We have an action-packed term so please make sure you read the School Calendar which can be found on the school’s website and also on Edumate.

School Photographs Next week on Tuesday 5th February we will be having our Individual, Class and Whole school photos taken. An envelope will have been sent home this week with all the information for you to purchase these photographs. Please follow the instructions on the envelope and make sure that they are returned to school by Tuesday Morning. Girls are to wear their full Summer uniform and wear their blazers for all photos. Their hair is to be neatly tied back off their faces, no make up is to be worn and their uniform neat and tidy, and shoes are to be polished please.

Whole School Swimming Carnival The Whole School Swimming Carnival will take place at the Monckton Aquatic Centre on Thursday 14th February in Week 3. Please ensure that your daughters have a hat, plenty of sunscreen and school swimwear, which is available from the Clothing Shop. They are to be dressed in their Guild shirts and sports uniform to travel to and from the Carnival.

Student Representative Council Elections Each Pastoral Care Year group will elect Student Representatives in Week 3. The girls will prepare a manifesto and present their speeches in Week 2 during their pastoral care morning sessions.

Uniform I would like to remind parents and girls of the uniform policy. The uniform guidelines can be found in the student diary and the Student Handbook, which was emailed to you all during the holidays.

To connect is to bring together, to join, to relate. We connect through communicating, networking, getting involved, engaging with others, immersing ourselves in everything that we do and interacting with others.

The only jewellery that is permitted to be worn is a wrist watch and only one pair of either gold, silver or pearl small stud earrings. No other facial jewellery is permitted and all earrings are to be worn in the ear lobe.

The start of the Year is the perfect time to establish connections at the College. This week has been our Connect Week at PLC Armidale, where everyone has connected through a variety of different activities in Pastoral Care, Guild Meetings and in class time.

Girls must wear their hats and have their blazers with them whenever they are out of school grounds. The Blazer is to be the outermost garment worn for warmth.

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Lockers Every girl must have a lock for their locker. Code combination locks are available at the clothing shop. Key padlocks can be purchased easily in town. Spare keys can be given to the Head of Senior School in a named snap lock bag for safe keeping, for those occasions where keys have been forgotten or misplaced.

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Year 9 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award training commences Saturday 9th February at school in the AAC, 9.30am. New Bronze Participants are to wear comfortable clothing that they can be active in and bring a hat, their laptop, water bottle and morning tea with them. • 9.30am - 12.30pm AAC • Saturday 9, 16 and 23 February • Friday 15 February Saturday 2 March and 9 March being the final session with Equipment Check, camp set up and cooking session.

All girls MUST attend this session on this day and have all their equipment with them. They will need their equipment for camp in week 10.

Adventurous Journeys / Expeditions Bronze Girls participating in the Bronze program will have two expeditions this year, Year 9 Camp in Term 1 Week 10 and again on the 8 and 9 June, which is on Queen's Birthday Long Weekend. Silver and Gold • 13 - 16 April • 6 - 9 October • 15 - 20 December • Venues TBC

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It is extremely important to teach our girls that this is not just a breach of uniform but speaks about their willingness to support the standards and values of the College as a whole and take pride in their appearance. When in uniform and out in the community, they are representatives of the College and the public see the girls as PLC Armidale girls. If they respect the uniform policy it shows that they respect the standards and values of the College. We appreciate your support in this matter.

Week 10 Excursion Week Our compulsory Excursion Week is in Week 10 this term. Years 7 and 8 will be heading off to Dubbo for their STEAM focused Excursion, Year 9 will head to Camp Somerset, on the Colo River for a week of Outdoor Educational challenges and Year 10 will head to Canberra for their HSIE excursion. Camp dates are Monday 1 April to Friday 5 April. Information, letters and all required forms will be sent home in due course. Years 11 and 12 will remain at school for normal lessons and assessments.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Adventurous Journey, Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks, December 2018 The expedition component of the Award is known as the Adventurous Journey, and this hike was most certainly an Adventure! From hot dry conditions to torrential rain, taking interesting detours along the way, swimming in the river and under waterfalls, enjoying spectacular views to not being able to see two metres in front of you due to low lying cloud, and encountering the most snakes I have ever seen in twenty years of hiking! This hike had everything and was a great way to start the summer holidays. Congratulations to Ella Atkin, Charlotte Caldwell, Angel Cheung, Eleanor Harrell, Frances Hebblewhite, Sophia Huang and Grace Lehman who have all now completed their final Gold Adventurous Journeys.

GOLD! Congratulations to Gracen Moore for completing and being Awarded her Duke of Edinburgh’s International Gold Award.

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Fiona Wake, Head of Junior School

I warmly welcome back students, staff and new and existing families to 2019. As we embark on another year of teaching and learning, at the fore front of our thoughts when programming and delivering lessons, is to know and understand each and every child, their interests and abilities.

2019 will see the establishment of Integrated Stage Learning environments, seeing students work on Inquiry Based units of work one day a week. To celebrate the success of this learning, our Community will be invited into our classrooms to view learning outcomes:

The beginning of the year always holds such excitement and promise, and for us it is an annual rite of passage where we reflect on learning, discuss and collaborate to establish our goals and aspirations for the coming year. This is the time of year when we determine how we will spend our time, energy, and resources in the service of our students and our projects that underpin our College’s Strategic Direction.

• Building relationship and creating a sense of belonging

The Junior School is a place where we build relationship and create a sense of belonging for all our students. Last year, a major focus was on relationships and navigating students through their social and emotional world, this we will continue to develop further in 2019. The academic success of each student is our core business, we will reflect on our practice and use student results and feedback to help guide our improvement.

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Junior School News

• Ensuring that all students make academic growth • Creating experiences where students engage in solving authentic and challenging problems.

Junior School Sport Lucy Donaldson is the Junior School Sports Co-ordinator and will ensure communication regarding sport in the Junior School is distributed as necessary. If you need to contact Lucy, her email address is: ldonaldson@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au

kindergarten OFF TO A FLYING START!

The first day of school Can be hard for Mum and Dad I know. Part of you feels excited, The other part feels sad. For many years you’ve held their hand, And have been their loving guide. Now you know the time has come

A little gift to assist our NEW who hav Kindy Pa e reache rents d an emo and need tional mil a little so estone mething to be bra ve!

To leave them by our side. But it is only for a little while, As your child will learn and grow. And at the end of every day, They will share with you all they know. So as you walk away Don’t worry anymore. We’ll take care of all these precious gifts When you leave them at PLC’s door. Source unknown, modified by Fiona Wake

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Life Education

Junior School Chapel services take place each Thursday at 8:55am in the Astra Arts Centre. During these services, students listen to a Bible reading lead by Chaplain, Miss Jennifer Leahy and Assistant Chaplain, Mrs Tessa Repp, share in prayer and sing songs. Students are also recognised for their achievements by being presented with merit certificates. Parents and Friends are welcome to join these services.

The Life Education NSW Van will make its annual visit to PLC Armidale next week. Life Education offers a broad health program with a particular focus on preventative drug education. It is aimed at students in their formative years from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. Through participation in Life Education, and in conjunction with the school’s PD/Health/PE program, opportunities are provided for children to develop a healthy respect for themselves and their bodies, self-esteem and self-awareness and skills in dealing with influences in society. These lessons are usually enjoyed by our Junior School students as they reacquaint themselves with ‘Gerald’ the Life Education Van mascot, who assists in the delivery of these important messages in a fun and informative way.

Shuttle Bus Service The afternoon Shuttle Bus service will continue from PLC to TAS each afternoon. This service is available to the PLC Armidale Junior School Students only. If you wish for your child to catch the shuttle bus please contact Mrs Young at Reception for more information. The PLC Armidale Shuttle Bus will drop students at the designated “Bus Zone” in Douglas Street near the Brown Street entrance of TAS.

Buses All buses leave from Crest Road as per usual, however there will be many changes due the amalgamation of Armidale High and Duval High during the construction of the new Super School. Only three buses will depart from the PLC Armidale Bus Shelter and depending on your daughter’s destination, they must know which bus to board and whether a change-over is necessary. Edwards Bus Service have assured the College that they will provide extra staff to monitor the bus runs during the first few weeks of term to ensure student safety and smooth bus exchanges. I will endeavour to tag each Junior School bag to indicate to all staff and to remind younger students themselves, which bus they are to take, and an alternative if they miss their bus. I will carry out Bus duty myself until the girls are comfortable and familiar with their new routine.

Leadership PLC Armidale Junior School Leadership Student Leadership is part of our school responsibility in nurturing the physical, educational, social, physical and spiritual and educational needs of our students. It involves respecting the views and opinions of students as well as assisting them to develop problem solving and decision-making skills. It also provides a focus for team building, goal setting, awareness of diversity and conflict resolution. Nomination sheets have been placed on the Notice Board in the Junior School Foyer for your daughter to nominate herself for the position of Junior School Head Prefect or Guild Captain positions for each of our four Guilds, Gregory, Wentworth, Forrest and Macquarie.

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Junior School Chapel

Messages/Absences If you need to send a message to your child during the school day, please phone Mrs Young in the Junior School on 6770 1726 If a student is to be absent from school, parents are required to phone the Junior School Reception on 6770 1726 on the morning of the absence before 10am. An email or hand-written note is required explaining the absence within 7 days. Parents will be sent a reminder email for any unexplained absences. Please forward all attendance related emails to Mrs Emma Young juniorschool@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au. Parents are requested not to go directly to classrooms during the day. Parents must sign in at the Junior School Office and report to Mrs Young if something needs to be dropped off to a child. Before School The morning bell rings at 8.45am and all children assemble in the courtyard before going to class. Children should arrive after 8.30am. Children who arrive earlier will be supervised from 8.15am. Children in the Pre-Kinder class must be 'signed in' and 'signed out' each day. The 'sign in' book is held in the Pre-Kinder classroom where the teacher will welcome students from 8.30am. After School Students are dismissed at 3.30pm and wait at the front of the school building on Crest Road to be collected. A teacher is on duty until 3.45pm. Any child not collected by 3.45pm is taken to 'Homework Centre', phone: 0402 474 415.

What is happening over the following weeks in the Junior School? WEEK 2 • School Photos Tuesday 5 February • Parent Information Evening Presentation Thursday 7 February 5.30pm to 7.30pm

WEEK 3 • Swimming Carnival Thursday 14 February • Community Open Day Friday 15 February & Scholarship Exam Saturday 16 February

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say cheese School Photo Day is Tuesday 5th February 2019 Have your child’s school memories captured forever. Please take the time to read the relevant information on the MSP Photography payment envelopes and remember these helpful points:

Don’t seal envelopes inside each other. You can pay for all children in one envelope, however each child needs to have their own envelope on photo day.

- Family envelopes are available at the school office upon request. - Family photos will be packed inside the eldest child’s individual photo pack. - Please enclose the correct money as no change can be given.

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SPORT

Around the Grounds Sports Report Peter Le Surf, Director of Sport

Welcome to 2019! I hope everyone managed to have some time to relax and reflect during the Holiday Season. While some of us were relaxing, far from any sporting fields, some of our girls were competing in sporting activities. Congratulation to Pip Constable (Year 9), who played for NSW 13 Years Indoor Hockey Team. Not only did the team win the gold medal, Pip also took out the Citizenship Award for her performance and attitude both on and off the field. Term 1 Sport is up and running! Some sports continue across Term 4, 2018 into Term 1, 2019.

Indoor Hockey Indoor Hockey starts this week with all teams from Term 4 2018, continuing on for the second half of the season.

Touch football Touch Football will resume on Wednesday February 6. Again all those that signed up last term will be expected to continue the season.

Tennis Tennis Squad training has already had its first session on 30 January. If you are a tennis player, looking to play in the Tildesley Tennis competition in March, then you are welcome to come along to training. This is a free tennis squad, open to all students who wish to try out for the representative Tennis team. I look forward to seeing as many people as possible on the sidelines, cheering on our amazing girls.

Sport dates for the diary... • PLC Armidale Whole School Swimming Carnival Thursday 14 February • IGSSA Swimming Carnival Friday 22 March • Tildesley Tennis Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 March • PLC Whole School Cross Country Thursday 11 April

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Pip Constable

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MUSIC

Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp During the holidays I was lucky enough to participate in the Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp for my fourth time! Somehow every year it manages to be more spectacular, and this year was no exception. The highlight for me was getting to play in advanced chamber music - where the best of the best at NMC are chosen to play in a public chamber concert. I played a french quintet by Cras - for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp. It was such a beautiful piece and my group played superbly together (or so I was told by Michelle Walsh), and I am so lucky to have been able to play with such incredible musicians and a part of an amazing performance! Another highlight was meeting such talented and inspiration people, making lifelong friends, and working with the conductors which is always an honour - Giordano Bellincampi from Italy and Ariel Zuckerman from Israel. A particularly memorable moment was getting to use three harps for Wagner’s prelude to the Opera Miestersingers, which was so much fun! And to finish off NMC for another year, the concert concluded with Respighi’s Pine of Rome for which there is only one word that also describes the whole camp - epic!

Isla Biffen

Student Absence or Exemption from Attendance 2019 Under the NSW Education Act, school attendance is compulsory until the age of 17. As a school, we have a Duty of Care responsibility to see that students enrolled at the College are in a regular pattern of attendance unless there are special circumstances making this difficult. To streamline our process of notifying the College when a student is absent, parents are asked to bookmark and use the online forms found on the College website:http://www.plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au/current-families/notification-of-absence If permission is being sought for a period of absence longer than five consecutive school days duration a separate form is to be used, also found on the College website:http://www.plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au/current-families/request-for-leave These online forms are received by our receptionists in the Junior and Senior school with our attendance records on Edumate adjusted accordingly. Parents are asked to use these forms to ensure that notification of absence, or requests for exemption from attendance are actioned promptly.

SPEECH AND DRAMA LESSONS for 2019 will start NEXT WEEK Please see Mrs Jan Patterson (Speech & Drama Teacher) for more details or message 0414 747735 if you have any questions.

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PASTORAL CARE

Pastoral Care Events Paula Goode, Pastoral Care Coordinator

Inspiring Success in You The definition of success is different for everyone, whether it’s personal or professional we are always looking at improving in some area of our life. We all want to be successful, but not everyone is prepared to work for it. And yet, nobody got there without making some sacrifices or getting rid of obstacles in the beginning. So, let’s start the year by forming some personal habits that will help lead to success: • Have a morning routine: wake up early, have a proper breakfast, exercise, meditate, plan your day ahead, and get on with it. • Eat a balanced diet: “ Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.” - Bethenny Frankel • Exercise regularly: exercising your body is as important as exercising your mind. Just get yourself moving. • Sleep well: it is during your sleep that your brain analyses all information given throughout the day, building connections and analysis. So, yes, sleeping will help you to be more creative. • Cultivate strong relationships: give the emotional support that anybody needs so to feel that they are doing the right thing. And the same attitude will be transferred to the classroom, making the team working much more valuable and effective. • Learn something new: successful people are curious. They love to learn new things every day, and share anything that can bring some kind of enlightenment with other people. They are explorers. They are updated with new technologies. They can talk a bit about anything and cultivate multiple interests, which also helps with networking. • Laugh often: the ability to laugh about your life is a great mark of successful people. • Read daily: Reading is a habit that many cultivate daily. Books, newspapers, magazines, and online content, they are all sources of valuable information and insights. Fiction can also help you to improve your critical thinking and boost your creativity.

• Get things done: Last but not least, successful people will have 'getting things done' as a personal habit. They feel happy with accomplishments, even if it is only about organising the garage. In other words, procrastination isn’t something that you will find very often among their personal habits. If you want to be more successful, you will need to bring your personal habits to your attention and see how they are creating the person that you are. And how they are influencing how you act towards your goals. But if you noticed that you don’t have many of the habits listed above in your life, don’t despair. Just start cultivating them now, step by step, and soon you will see things changing for you. We all need some inspiration from time to time. So, I have provided some famous inspirational quotes that I hope will help contribute to your success. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” - Mark Twain “Success is about creating benefit for all and enjoying the process. If you focus on this & adopt this definition, success is yours.” - Kelly Kim “It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” - J. K Rowling “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” - Albert Einstein “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriet Tubman

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RESILIENCE

Top ﬁve paren+ng +ps for this year insights

25 January 2019 The start of the year is a great +me for making changes and improvements to the way you raise kids. The trouble is, our good inten+ons towards change oCen become derailed around March, and we return to our default mode of paren+ng. So, nothing much changes from year to year. At Paren+ng Ideas, we have selected the ﬁve +ps that we think will have the most posi+ve impact on kids this year. 1.Switch on your kids’ strengths Most of us have been condi+oned to focus on what kids can’t do. It’s not your fault. You were trained by teachers and parents who were adept at picking up your poor behaviours, by Michael Grose highligh+ng errors and encouraging you to eliminate your faults. There is a beKer way. The Posi+ve Psychology movement lead by US-based psychologist Dr. Mar+n Seligman showed that when we can unearth kids’ strengths we are, in eﬀect, unlocking their true poten+al for success and happiness. Three elements come together to make a strength, and parents need to be mindful of all three: performance (being good at If you want your child or young person to be resilient enough to cope with the hardships that come his or her way, something); energy (feeling good doing it); and high use (choosing to do first. it). Parents Rather are than and in doing so build strengths for the future, consider fostering your own resilience in the best locking on to your child’s weaknesses, set your antennae to your child’s strengths. position to influence their children’s resilience. Children watch our reactions to adverse events and view first hand Professor Lea Waters, author of the wonderful new book The Strength Switch and current how we look after – or neglect – our own mental health and wellbeing. President of the Interna+onal Posi+ve Psychology Associa+on will conduct a webinar ‘Switching on your child’s strengths‘. Focusing on our own resilience is not as difficult as it may seem. If you adapt a resilience mindset you’ll find that

Developing a resilience mindset

resilient behaviour follows. Want to get fitter physically? You could take up a new fitness regime or you could 2. Balance kids’ extra-curricular ac;vi;es simply adopt a fitness mindset. Adopt the former and there’s a reasonable chance that you’ll start off gung ho and Alongside social media and news events, being busy is now recognised as a major stress for run out of steam after a month. Adopt the latter and you’ll more likely take small, sustainable steps such as many children and taking young people. Over-scheduling kids’ active lives games is a rather rela+vely new on the walking or riding to work, stairs instead of escalators and playing than sitting phenomenon. Go back a couple of genera+ons and a few sports, music lessons and things couch on weekends.

like scou+ng movements were the mainstays of aCer school life for most kids. Now the The choice of ac+vi+es to keep kids busy aCer school hours is mind-boggling. mindset approach works well with resilience. Take the sustainable approach of looking after your mental Having so many op+ons is wonderful but send it does place and a new set of pressures on parents. health, becoming conscious of the messages you yourself developing coping skills that allow you to Many complain that tofamily life is like These now simple living ideas in a hamster respond rather than react adverse events. will help: wheel, always in constant mo+on, with hardly a +me to catch their breath. The cost of loading kids up with scheduled Watch your self-talk ac+vi+es is that many don’t get the chance for free play, or simply ‘vegging out’ on the couch. The benefits of all this ac+vity in terms of kids’ skill development, personal growth The and broadening social horizons is well-founded. However, finding a balance is tricky as every little voice inside your head can have a catastrophic impact when you allow it to. It can talk you into the child, like every family and is different. Paren+ng problems Ideas expert Dr.Jodi Richardson will aware help you blues, lower your confidence build mountainous out of molehills. Once you’re of its impact, the right of its ac+vity for chatter your family in her more webinar ‘Balancing extra-curricular you find can switch it offbalance or change negative to something positive and realistic. It takes practice but ac:vi:es‘. it’s worth it. When you have a resilience mindset you’ll start to check that chatter in your head.

3. Focus on friendships

Park the bad stuff

Friendships are an important part of the road to adulthood for a child or young person. With

Everfamilies had an argument a family at breakfast only fundamental to find it messed your whole A common shrinking with in size peer member rela+onships are now in up providing kids day? with a traitsense of belonging, a place to hone their iden+ty and a group upon which they can develop with resilient people is that they can compartmentalise their lives so that difficult experiences in one domain won’t interfere with their effectiveness elsewhere. When you have a resilience mindset you’ll consciously park the their future rela+onship skills such as tolerance, empathy and forgiveness. negative stuff while you on with the rest the day, onlyis revisiting it on your own terms. Friendships can be get problema+c. Not ofevery child naturally outgoing and makes friends

easily. If your child is like this, but generally seems happy, then there may be no need to do anything. If your child has diﬃculty forming friendships and is worried by that, then there are many ways to approach this including: encouraging kids to spend one-on-one +me with People who lack resilience pepper theirac+vi+es language ﬁt with absolute, imperative statements such ‘I must always be others, making extra-curricular their interests, and coaching kids to asdevelop Stay flexible in your thinking

on time,’ ‘They never do anything to help,’ or ‘They should always use good manners’. This shows inflexible,

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friendly behaviours. The wonderful Sharon WiK will conduct a webinar ‘Teach girls to build each other up‘, focusing on friendship skills especially for parents of girls.

4. Give kids tools to manage anxious moments

Let’s just say it upfront. We don’t have a childhood resilience problem as many teachers and professionals say, but we do have a childhood anxiety problem. A big one! And it’s mostly undetected as community understanding of anxiety is low. It’s our experience at Paren+ng Ideas that many parents are anxious and they don’t know it, and many children rou+nely experience anxiety, which goes unrecognised. Everyone feels worried from +me to +me, but these feelings pass when the stressful situa+on has passed. Anxiety occurs when these anxious feelings don’t pass, and happen for by Michael Grose no obvious reason. It’s a serious condi+on that can be managed and minimised with their right tools. Paren+ng Ideas founder Michael Grose is conduc+ng a webinar ‘Managing your child’s anxiety‘ to help parents on this challenging but important topic.

Developing a resilience mindset

5. Develop rites of passage If you want your child or young person to be resilient enough to cope with the hardships that come his or her way, Why are young people, like moths drawn to a flame, aKracted to that annual end of school and in doing so build strengths for the future, consider fostering your own resilience first. Parents are in the best year beach and booze fest known as schoolies? Why do young people who for the best part position to influence their children’s resilience. Children watch our reactions to adverse events and view first hand of a year put their future self-first and study hard to achieve best possible school results, put how we look after – or neglect – our own mental health and wellbeing. themselves at risk for a solitary week? It’s more than leeng their hair down. In the absence of adult-ini+ated rites of passage young people will always fill the void and Focusing on our own resilience is not as difficult as it may seem. If you adapt a resilience mindset you’ll find that create their own. For many young people schoolies is the rite of passage. As a community resilient behaviour follows. Want to get fitter physically? You could take up a new fitness regime or you could we’ve struggled for many years to create meaningful rites of passage for young people. Once simply adopt a fitness mindset. Adopt the former and there’s a reasonable chance that you’ll start off gung ho and a young person’s first job, or their twenty-first birthday were significant markers of maturity, run out of steam after a month. Adopt the latter and you’ll more likely take small, sustainable steps such as offering a sense that they were entering into the adult world. Community changes have walking or riding to work, taking stairs instead of escalators and playing active games rather than sitting on the largely eradicated these tradi+onal markers, which make it harder for a young person to couch on weekends. know when they’ve become an adult. The There are many healthy ways to recognise a young person’s growing maturity and mark his mindset approach works well with resilience. Take the sustainable approach of looking after your mental or her journey into adulthood. Many families are now crea+ng their own rituals to mark key health, becoming conscious of the messages you send yourself and developing coping skills that allow you to events such as the end of primary school, the start of the teenage years or various stages of respond rather than react to adverse events. These simple ideas will help: adolescence. These tradi+ons are now becoming legi+mate rights of passage for young Watch your self-talk people. Interna+onally recognised expert on rites of passage Arne Rubenstein will be conduc+ng a webinar ‘Crea:ng 21st century rites of passage‘. The Will anything be different this year? little voice inside your head can have a catastrophic impact when you allow it to. It can talk you into the blues, lower your confidence and build mountainous problems out of molehills. Once you’re aware of its impact, you Change and improvement in anything worthwhile generally comes incrementally rather than can switch it off or change its negative chatter to something more positive and realistic. It takes practice but it’s worth it. When you have a resilience mindset you’ll start to check that chatter in your head. in one giant leap. We pointed you in the direc+on that we feel is important for you and your

kids to take kids this year. It’s you who has to implement changes and do the work. Through our webinars we’ve made it easy to take that vital ﬁrst step to beKer outcomes for kids. Have a great paren+ng year.

Park the bad stuff

Ever had an argument with a family member at breakfast only to find it messed up your whole day? A common trait with resilient people is that they can compartmentalise their lives so that difficult experiences in one domain by Michael Grose, founder of Paren+ng Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading paren+ng educators. won’t interfere with their effectiveness elsewhere. When you have a resilience mindset you’ll consciously park the He’s the author of 10 books for parents including Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns negative stuff while on and withLast theBorns rest ofWant the day, only revisiting on your ownSpoonfed terms. Genera+on: Rule you the get World to Change It, and his itlatest release How to raise independent children.

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This year our focus is on raising the profile of the P&F Association through more participation at College events. We have an incredible team of Liaison Parents and Boarder Parent representatives who are excited to foster the strong communication link between the parents and the College as well as support new families and coordinate social Year group events throughout the year. On Friday 15 February the College is hosting a Community Open Day. The P&F are organising the Night Markets so be sure to come along and sample some gorgeous local products.

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The would like to warmly welcome back all the families and friends to another busy ‘friend-raising’ year. We hope you all had a restful Christmas break.

Another date for the diary is Saturday 11 May as we host an Autumn Ball. More details to follow but start thinking about organising a table of friends. Please contact us with any suggestions or queries throughout the year via email pandf@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au We look forward to working with all the families to continue to strengthen the College community.

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LUNCH SPECIALS LUNCH SPECIALS TERM TERM 1 1 Monday Monday

28/01AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA PUBLIC HOLIDAY 28/01 DAY DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Monday Monday

11/03BeefBeef Massaman & Rice 11/03 Massaman CurryCurry & Rice

Tuesday Tuesday

29/01Chicken Chicken Caesar 29/01 Caesar WrapWrap

Tuesday Tuesday

12/03Chicken Chicken Caesar 12/03 Caesar WrapWrap

Wednesday30/01 30/01Lamb Lamb & Feta Salad Wednesday & Feta Salad WrapWrap

Wednesday13/03 13/03Pulled Pulled & Salad Wednesday PorkPork & Salad Roll Roll

Thursday 31/01 31/01CurryCurry Chicken Thursday Chicken with with RiceRice

Thursday 14/03 14/03Chicken Chicken Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles

Friday Friday

01/02BeefBeef Nachos Guacamole & Sour Cream 01/02 Nachos with with Guacamole & Sour Cream

Friday Friday

15/03Pasta Pasta Bolognaise 15/03 Bolognaise

Monday Monday

04/02Chicken Chicken Burger Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo 04/02 Burger with with Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo

Monday Monday

18/03Honey Honey Mustard Chicken Steamed 18/03 Mustard Chicken with with Steamed RiceRice

Tuesday Tuesday

05/02ThaiThai Salad 05/02 BeefBeef Salad WrapWrap

Tuesday Tuesday

19/03Cajun Cajun Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Salad 19/03 Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Salad

Wednesday06/02 06/02Chicken Chicken Korma & Rice Wednesday Korma & Rice

Wednesday20/03 20/03Honey Honey Chicken & Salad Wednesday SoyaSoya Chicken & Salad Roll Roll

Thursday 07/02 07/02BeefBeef Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles

Thursday 21/03 21/03Honey Honey Pepper Lamb Noodles Thursday Pepper Lamb with with Noodles

Friday Friday

08/02Pasta Pasta Carbonara 08/02 Carbonara

Friday Friday

22/03BeefBeef Potato Topped 22/03 Potato Topped Pies Pies

Monday Monday

11/02BeefBeef Massaman & Rice 11/02 Massaman CurryCurry & Rice

Monday Monday

25/03BeefBeef Sausage Hot Dogs 25/03 Sausage Hot Dogs

Tuesday Tuesday

12/02Chicken Chicken Caesar 12/02 Caesar WrapWrap

Tuesday Tuesday

26/03Chicken Chicken Caesar 26/03 Caesar WrapWrap

Wednesday13/02 13/02Pulled Pulled & Salad Wednesday PorkPork & Salad Roll Roll

Wednesday27/03 27/03Lamb Lamb & Feta Salad Wednesday & Feta Salad WrapWrap

Thursday 14/02 14/02Chicken Chicken Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles

Thursday 28/03 28/03CurryCurry Chicken Thursday Chicken with with RiceRice

Friday Friday

15/02Pasta Pasta Bolognaise 15/02 Bolognaise

Friday Friday

29/03BeefBeef Nachos Guacamole & Sour Cream 29/03 Nachos with with Guacamole & Sour Cream

Monday Monday

18/02Honey Honey Mustard Chicken Steamed 18/02 Mustard Chicken with with Steamed RiceRice

Monday Monday

01/04Chicken Chicken Burger Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo 01/04 Burger with with Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo

Tuesday Tuesday

19/02Cajun Cajun Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Salad 19/02 Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Salad

Tuesday Tuesday

02/04ThaiThai Salad 02/04 BeefBeef Salad WrapWrap

Wednesday20/02 20/02Honey Honey Chicken & Salad Wednesday SoyaSoya Chicken & Salad Roll Roll

Wednesday03/04 03/04Chicken Chicken Korma & Rice Wednesday Korma & Rice

Thursday 21/02 21/02Honey Honey Pepper Lamb Noodles Thursday Pepper Lamb with with Noodles

Thursday 04/04 04/04BeefBeef Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles

Friday Friday

22/02BeefBeef Potato Topped 22/02 Potato Topped Pies Pies

Friday Friday

05/04Pasta Pasta Carbonara 05/04 Carbonara

Monday Monday

25/02BeefBeef Sausage Hot Dogs 25/02 Sausage Hot Dogs

Monday Monday

08/04BeefBeef Massaman & Rice 08/04 Massaman CurryCurry & Rice

Tuesday Tuesday

26/02Chicken Chicken Caesar 26/02 Caesar WrapWrap

Tuesday Tuesday

09/04Chicken Chicken Caesar 09/04 Caesar WrapWrap

Wednesday27/02 27/02Lamb Lamb & Feta Salad Wednesday & Feta Salad WrapWrap

Wednesday10/04 10/04Pulled Pulled & Salad Wednesday PorkPork & Salad Roll Roll

Thursday 28/02 28/02CurryCurry Chicken Thursday Chicken with with RiceRice

Thursday 11/04 11/04Chicken Chicken Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles

Friday Friday

01/03BeefBeef Nachos Guacamole & Sour Cream 01/03 Nachos with with Guacamole & Sour Cream

Friday Friday

Monday Monday

04/03Chicken Chicken Burger Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo 04/03 Burger with with Tomato, Lettuce, Cheese & Mayo

Tuesday Tuesday

05/03ThaiThai Salad 05/03 BeefBeef Salad WrapWrap

12/04Pasta Pasta Bolognaise 12/04 Bolognaise

Wednesday06/03 06/03Chicken Chicken Korma & Rice Wednesday Korma & Rice Thursday 07/03 07/03BeefBeef Stirwith Fry with Noodles Thursday Stir Fry Noodles Friday Friday

08/03Pasta Pasta Carbonara 08/03 Carbonara

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Change of Edwards Bus Timetable for 2019

NB These (mes are approximate (mes only. Varia(ons of 5 to 10 minutes could occur due to passenger numbers, road condi(ons and unforeseen circumstances

Bus numbers are spoken like this: zero two or one ﬁve along with the bus name 0ne two Longswamp for an example

PLC Morning drop oﬀ

AQernoon pick up

01 Arding

8:32

02 Castledoyle

8:35

3:35

03 Cluny

8:09

ACernoon: Students who catch 03 Cluny will need to catch any of the following 11 Longford, 17 Warrane andtransfer at Ben Venue for 03 Cluny

04 Dangarsleigh

8:36

ACernoon: Students who catch 04 Dangarsleigh will need to catch the following 02 Castledoyle, 12 Longswamp, 18 Wollomombi for 04 Dangarsleigh

05Gostwyck

8:36

ACernoon: Students who catch 05 Gostwyck will need to catch the following 02 Castledoyle, 12 Longswamp, 18 Wollomombi for 05 Gostwyck

06 Hillgrove

ACernoon: Students who catch 01 Arding will need to catch any of the following 08 Invergowrie 2, 13 MarbleHill and transfer at Mar(ns Gully for 01 Arding

ACernoon: Students who catch 06 Hillgrove will need to catch the following 02 Castledoyle, 12 Longswamp, 18 Wollomombi for 06 Hillgrove

8:26

07 Invergowie 1

08 Invergowie 2

8:40

3:35

09 Kellys Plains

8:31

ACernoon: Students who catch 09 Kelly's Plains will need to catch any of the following 08 Invergowrie 2, 13 MarbleHill and transfer at Mar(ns Gully for 09 Kelly's Plains

10 Kentucky

8:37

ACernoon: Students who catch 10 Kentucky will need to catch any of the following 08 Invergowrie 2, 13 MarbleHill and transfer at Mar(ns Gully for 10 Kentucky

11 Longford

8:40

3:35

12 Long Swamp

8:37

3:35

13 Marble Hill

8:39