Junior School Bulletin Issue 7 / 26 May 2017
From the Principal I am pleased to announce to the St Andrews Lutheran College community that our College Council has recently approved major capital works to be undertaken in a number of Middle/ Senior School facilities. These projects are due to an increase in enrolment trends in these year levels. Specifically, the Science Building (F Block) will be significantly extended with two additional laboratories, lab preparation spaces, staff facilities and student learning lounges to be incorporated in the new design, establishing the St Andrews Lutheran College Centre for Scientific Investigation (CSI). In addition, E Block, home for our Year 7 and Year 8 LAG groups, will be entirely refurbished to cater for a greater range of flexible learning spaces, the design and use of which will be more in line with contemporary learning theory and practice. Finally, we will re-build our Middle School Ablutions Block and add four additional classrooms above, giving us much greater flexibility in our timetabling and Electives Program options.
experts and tried to predict the weather for the big day. As it turned out, we had beautiful weather and while it was a little wet the night before, it certainly didn’t dampen the enthusiasm. There were a few late minute changes to the program and everybody appeared to have a fantastic time. It looks like we will raise a good amount of money towards improving the upper level car park to cater for more vehicles and buses as well as making this a safer area for students, but more importantly, we were able to come together as a community for a fantastic event. I would like to thank everybody who contributed in some way to the running of the Fete, whether it be as a consumer or running your own stall, your efforts and commitment are appreciated. A special thank you to all of the Fete committee who have been working on the Fete for months. In particular, I would like to mention Julieanne Andrews and Nicole Ainger who chaired the Fete committee. I would hate to think of the number of hours these two ladies put in. All of the effort was certainly worthwhile as the children had a day they will remember.
In 2017, we opened a fifth class of Year 7, to accommodate part of the demand for additional places in our Secondary School program. College Council has now determined that we will again offer five Year 7 classes in 2018, in part requiring the Capital Works noted above to occur. Whilst the College has made the decision to operate five core classes in the Middle Years, we are determined to maintain our mandate to stay of such a school size where we maintain our pastoral refrain of St Andrews being the school where the focus is authentically on ‌. Where Everyone is Someone. We remain very excited with what is emerging through the reinvestment in our building stock, ensuring that our facilities match our re-design of curricular elements to help each student in moving towards their individual Personal Best. The Building Program is expected to commence before the end of this school year. David Bliss Principal
Junior School News Fete Last Saturday 20 May we held our bi-annual Fete. In the week leading up to the Fete, we all become local weather
STEAM Day Last week ten students from Years 5, 6 and 7 participated in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) day. They each had a number of challenges and problems that encouraged them to design a solution, test it and then try to improve it. The high levels of engagement, the enthusiasm of the students and the thoughtful design modifications demonstrate the joy and learning that was