The Roar Newsletter Issue 37 Term 4 2019

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Issue 37

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Thursday 28 November 2019

A conversation with the Head of College

upcoming major events

Mr John Weeks

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! 2019 will always be a significant year in the life of Scots All Saints College. It has been our inaugural year under the one banner of “All for Christ” and we have much to be grateful for. During the Senior School assembly this week I encouraged our students and staff to reflect on the year that is almost over and all that they have done and all that has been achieved.

As I reminded them it was only back in late January that everyone came together to begin the new academic year under a new, two campus structure with a combined Junior and Middle School on All Saints Campus and the Senior School and Boarding community based on the Scots Campus. Many students and many members of staff had to make adjustments and navigate new arrangements.

Fast forward to today, the reality is that day, back in January, is but a dim memory. We have all been so involved, focused and busy building new friendships, creating new opportunities, putting in place new programmes that it feels like we have been together for a very long time!

As we head into the Christmas season with our focus on God’s gift of Christ to the world, it’s important to be grateful for the many blessings which are bestowed upon us. We celebrate a very successful first year together as the Scots All Saints Community and can look forward to the future with confidence.

To all parents, students, staff, members of Council, The Foundation, members of the OBU and Scots Past Students’ Association, The Presbyterian Church and volunteers we thank and congratulate you for the wonderful support you have given to ensure the success of Scots All Saints College in 2019.

Looking to the future… "The best is yet to be"!

Might you, your family and friends know the love of God, through the gift of Christ, as you celebrate this Christmas together.

Scots Campus Pre-K, Boarding (Years 5-12), Senior School (Years 9-12) 4173 O’Connell Road BATHURST NSW 2795

All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

29 November 2019

Year 4 Graduation

Year 4 Graduation Dinner will be held in the All Saints Campus Dining Hall at 6:00 pm

3 December 2019

Speech Day (Years K-4)

Speech Day for Kindergarten to Year 4 will be held at 9:30 am at All Saints Campus

4 December 2019

Speech Day (Years 5-12)

Speech Day for Years 5-12 will be held at BMEC at 10:00 am.

For more events view our Online Calendar

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Years 5 – 12 Speech Day Dear Parents and Carers Years 5 – 12 Speech Day for 2019 will be held at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 4 December 2019 at 10:00 am.

Day students are to make their own way to BMEC with their parents. Students are asked to be seated by 9:30 am. Parents are to collect students at the conclusion of Speech Day (approximately 2 hours).

Please note as this is not a normal school day; there will be NO supervision on either campus.

Uniform Policy To clarify some questions around the uniform for K-12 boys: Term 1, Term 4 (Summer) - boys can choose to wear grey shorts with long socks OR long trousers Term 2, Term 3 (Winter) - boys must wear long trousers

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Purchase 2019 Performing Arts Academy Compilation USB Throughout 2019 we have enjoyed many outstanding performances, recitals, concerts and projects as the Performing Arts Academy has blended dance, media, music and drama. To celebrate our first year, we have created the 2019 Performing Arts Academy Compilation USB which includes over 10 hours of videos, hundreds of photos and a collection of works created in our recording studio. The Compilation captures the highlights, achievements, successes and growth of the Performing Arts Academy throughout the foundation year of Scots All Saints College including:

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• Jungle Book – Junior School Musical • Showcase • The Five Encore Nominations • Amadeus Recital • Photo libraries from the Big Night Out, Beauty and the Beast • Short Films produced by our Media Team and much more The Senior School Media Team have collated the footage, photos, audio files and a collection of photo libraries. These images can be printed or used on devices. They are excited to create a compilation for each year and have some bold ideas for 2020.

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

The 2019 Performing Arts Academy Compilation USBs will be available for purchase at our Speech Days for $15.00.

They will be available in the Bickerdike on Tuesday 3 or the foyer of BMEC on Wednesday 4 December. If you would like to preorder your USB please email yolanda.lefevre@scotsallsaints.nsw. edu.au. This will be charged to your child’s account.

We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and we are very excited to see you in Term 1 2020.

“Unto us a Child is Born…” Merry Christmas!

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Junior School

Farewell and Thank you Miss Gillespie and Mrs Munro It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Miss Louise Gillespie and Mrs Amy Munro. Miss Gillespie joined Scots Mr Anthony Roohan All Saints College at the start of 2019 whilst Mrs Munro Director of Junior School began teaching at All Saints College in Term 2, 2018. I have been most impressed with the work ethic and dedication exhibited by both of these teachers. Both Amy and Louise are highly skilled and effective educators and will be a Assembly this Friday great asset to any school. I thank them both for the This Friday we will present certificates to students contribution they have made to the College and wish them who completed the 2019 Premier’s Reading well for their future.

Challenge. We will also acknowledge students who Christmas Cards have completed up to 120 nights of home reading this year with the first of our coloured reading One of the things students love to do at this time of year is badges. Final class awards of the year will also be hand out Christmas cards to their friends. If your child presented. Everyone is welcome! wishes to hand out Christmas cards or a sweet treat, could they please do so on Monday, 2 December 2019 to Lithgow End of Year Concert minimise disruption to class time.

Our Year 2 students will travel to the Lithgow Campus Junior School Special Awards Assembly - Tuesday 3 on Friday 29 November for the Annual Christmas December Concert and Fete. Thank you to Mrs Pringle and Mrs Jenkins for preparing the students for this event. I’m The Junior School Special Awards Assembly will be held in sure our Lithgow students are very busy with final the Bickerdike Centre on Tuesday 3 December at 9:30 am. preparations for the day. Year 2 students will depart Please note that this will be the final day of school for at 10:30 am and return by 3:20 pm.

Junior School students and they do not need to attend the Middle and Senior Speech Day which will be held at BMEC Year 4 Graduation Dinner on Wednesday 4 December. Following the Junior School Year 4 will mark the end of their Junior School Special Awards Assembly on Tuesday 3 December, education with a celebratory dinner this Friday night students are expected to remain at school for the rest of from 6:00 pm in the All Saints campus dining hall. the day.

Junior School Core Teachers 2020 Class Picnics The Junior School teachers for 2020 are: Following the Junior School Special Awards Assembly, students are expected to remain at school for the rest of Kindergarten Mrs Jennie White the day. Students may bring in some festive food to share Year 1 Mrs Lyn Inglis and to celebrate the end of the year. Students should bring Mrs Sarah Willis their recess and lunch as normal on the day.

Year 2 Mrs Maggie Walsh and Years 5-12 Speech Day Miss Victoria Matheson Some Junior School students may be attending the Middle Year 3 Mrs Sally Allcorn and and Senior School Speech Day on Wednesday 4 December Mr Anthony Roohan to see their brothers and sisters.

Year 4 Miss Karen Arthurs and Junior School students who attend the Middle and Senior Miss Bronte Murray School Speech Day at BMEC should to be dressed in their Mrs Sarah Milligan, Mrs Jodie Shurmer and Mrs Kerry full school uniform.

Robinson will form part of the Learning Support and Lost Property Enrichment team with Mrs Jane Parkinson and Mrs Could I ask that you check that all items of clothing belong Janet Luck continuing as teaching assistants. to your child. If you have another child’s item could you I will keep you informed if there are any changes to please bring them into the Junior School Office. staffing over the holiday break.

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All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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Showcase Portfolios and Reports Reports will be sent home with your child next Tuesday 3 December. Showcase Portfolios will also be sent home. I encourage all students to celebrate their achievements and show off the work in their Portfolio to their family and friends during the break.

In 2020 we will not be using Showcase Portfolios.

Following the successful implementation of Seesaw we will be utilising it further in 2020.

Instructions for downloading Seesaw If you would like to keep any of the work or photos that your child has displayed in their Seesaw journal you will need to download it before the end of the year. When downloading, you will need to use Google Chrome on a computer. To download simply follow these instructions: • Go to https://app.seesaw.me • Log in to your family account

• Click on name in the top left corner • Click on the round settings button • Choose Account settings • Scroll down to download journal archives Holidays This will be my last The Roar Newsletter article for 2019. I would like to commend all of the students who have settled in so well to their new school.

Whilst the year has had its challenges there have certainly been many highlights and special events that will form treasured memories for many of us. All students should be proud of the effort they have made in all areas of learning and for the life and energy they have given our school. Thank you to all of the parents and carers who work so hard to support us throughout the year. I trust that all members of our community; students, staff and parents, will have a restful break and I look forward to seeing you all in January 2020.

Christmas Assembly

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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Middle School Mr Chris Jackman Head of All Saints Campus / Director of Middle School

Year 6 Year 7

Mrs Woodlock and Mr Hemsworth Mrs Dundon (Year Coordinator), Miss Tomlinson, Mr Hunter & Mrs Simcock Mrs Pearce (Year Coordinator), Mr Barcham, Mr Walsh

Year 8

Holidays This will be my last The Roar Newsletter article for 2019. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents and guardians who have supported the Middle School this year. Although it has been a challenge establishing a new school this year, it has also been incredibly rewarding and I appreciate all of the support from the Scots All Saints College community.

I wish all of the students and their families a joyous and holy Christmas break. I look forward to seeing everyone back in late January 2020 ready to get stuck into a new year of learning.

Year 5-12 Speech Day The Middle School and Senior School Speech Day will be held on Wednesday 4 December at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC). The ceremony begins at 10:00 am and students are to wear their winter uniform (ie. Blazers for all and long trousers for boys).

Year 8 Student Leaders 2020 Congratulations to the following students who have been elected as the Year 8 Student Leaders for 2020.

Captains Jake Henry Philippa Webb Vice Captains Ben Lloyd Laura Scott Student Leaders Luke Burgess Bohdi Hellyer Lily Kable Campbell Denyer Nikki Browne

Assembly Roster Term 4 Week

Date

9:00 – 9:45 am

7A

29 November

Year 4 Farewell MS – 8B

8B

3 December

8B

4 December

9:45 – 10:35 am

K - Year 4 Awards Assembly – Bickerdike 9.30am Speech Day (Year 5 – 12) – BMEC 10.00am

INVITATION You are cordially invited to:

SPEECH DAY FOR YEARS 5-12 Date:

Wednesday 4 December 2019

Time:

10am

Venue:

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre

N.B Families- all Day Students will require transport to BMEC and be seated by 9:30am.

Please collect students at the conclusion of the event (approximately 2 hours).

Any Boarders who do not have transport will travel on the College bus.

Middle School Core Teachers 2020 Year 5 Mrs Nicholls (Stage coordinator) and Mrs Murray Scots Campus Pre-K, Boarding (Years 5-12), Senior School (Years 9-12) 4173 O’Connell Road BATHURST NSW 2795

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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Senior School Mrs Tracey Leaf Head of Scots Campus / Director of Senior School & Boarding

As I write this final 2019 column for The Roar, I am amazed at how quickly this academic year has passed. It is with much gratitude that I acknowledge the tremendous work done by my colleagues during this first year of Scots All Saints College. Likewise, I wish to acknowledge the efforts of our Senior School students who have approached this year with a ‘can do’ attitude and helped make it a successful year. Every day our wonderful young people remind us why we chose careers in education; their youthful enthusiasm and hope inspire us all.

On behalf of the Senior School Staff, I wish to thank the parents who gave their support in a variety of ways throughout the year. Your patience in regards to the work we needed to do throughout this journey and your understanding of the many changes that we all needed to navigate, have been greatly appreciated by all of us. I pray that as we conclude this academic year that you will have a wonderful Christmas with your families.

May each one of us take the time to reflect on and thank God for the many blessings our community has received in 2019. We look forward to seeing our students back in class on Monday 30 January 2020!

To the students and families leaving us at the conclusion of this year, I wish to thank you for your contributions to our learning community.

We wish you well in your future endeavours, wherever that may be.

CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY Please join us for our ‘Christmas Assembly’, Monday 2 December 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Aikman Hall.

CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS YEARS 9-11, Tuesday 3 December, Commencing at 1:45 pm in the Aikman Hall Please join us for this special assembly to acknowledge the co-curricular and sporting achievements of our students.

COMMENCEMENT PACK 2020 Information pertaining to the 2020 academic year will be available in the ‘Commencement Pack’. Parents will be notified via email when this has been uploaded to the College website.

Handball is a simple game of hand-eye coordination and skill. This fun school yard game transcends all generations and all year groups across the College. Great to see our new Year 12 students enjoying a friendly handball game in front of their common room during their breaks!

Scots Campus Pre-K, Boarding (Years 5-12), Senior School (Years 9-12) 4173 O’Connell Road BATHURST NSW 2795

All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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Co-curricular Mr Justin Adams

on the new SASC blazer and that any previously awarded badges or school badges not be transferred to the new SASC blazer. Keep them on your old blazer and put it in storage.

Director of Co-curricular

Year 10 Camp

As the 2019 Foundation Year comes to an end we wish to thank the students, staff and parents for their support of the co-curricular programs of the College.

It has been an exceptional first year with loads of great achievements and a lot of new friendships formed. We have learned much and expect to build on the successes of this year in the years to come. The co-curricular program is only as strong and diverse as it is due to the contributions and commitments from our students, staff and external providers. We look forward to the 2020 school year and encourage our students to become involved in as much as they can.

Our Year 10s have been hiking through the Snowy Mountains this week. It no doubt will be a challenge to many of the students but a very rewarding experience for them all. We look forward to the safe return of the students and staff.

Fast 5 Netball Congratulations to the Prefects (Samantha, Zoe and Holly) who led the Fast 5 netball fundraiser last Wednesday evening. We also thank the other Prefects for their support and the students that joined in the fun.

It would be remiss of me to not report on the victory that the staff netball team had over the Year 12s. What a team!

New Zealand Cricket Tour We wish the boys going to New Zealand for the Queenstown Cricket Carnival in late January next year best wishes and safe travels. The boys and staff are really looking forward to the tour. We hope to have some social media reports for you to follow.

Co-curricular Awards Assembly On Tuesday 3 December from 1:30 pm in the Aikman Hall we will have an inaugural co-curricular awards assembly for the Senior Campus. We like to recognise the achievements of our students in co-curricular programs and give them goals for future years. We have developed a new co-curricular awards policy this year and hope to build on it in future years. As this is our first year as Scots All Saints College we will start the recognition of our students’ achievements from the beginning of this year. In 2020, we ask the students to support any new badges presented and wear them proudly on either of the former school’s blazers or

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All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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From the P&F Mr Grant Baker P&F President

I can’t believe this is the last edition of The Roar for 2019.

The year has gone so fast, with much change as the College has progressed with its Foundation Year.

Year 8 Valedictory Dinner Last week, as a Year 8 parent I attended a celebration for the inaugural Year 8 valedictorians completing Middle School. The evening gave me an opportunity to catch up with old friends, and to meet new ones. The main thing that it showed me was that we enjoy each other's company, sharing stories and a laugh.

Held at Bathurst Panthers, we were all welcomed

by Head of All Saints Campus, Mr Jackman, before enjoying a meal and being entertained by the very talented Year 8 contemporary band and other music students. The core teachers each spoke kindly of their class, and a response was provided by a class student. These students spoke with fondness and light heartedly of their teacher and their class, and this made it clear to me that things are on the right track within the Middle School. The evening finished off with a laugh as all of us parents with two left feet were dragged to the dance floor by our kids for a dance, and those with a left and right foot did a better job of dancing to music that was much more to our liking.

P and F Meeting The last P and F meeting for the year was held last night, with a full attendance from the committee as I commenced my first term as President.

As a new committee there were many agenda items to discuss, with significant time devoted to strategic matters as we prepare for 2020, including how we might improve communications, and undertake social events that will bring the College community together.

With an enthusiastic Committee that is prepared to work alongside the College, we are looking forward to delivering upon a new single event later in 2020. We will be looking for parent support to help develop the event early in the New Year. Watch this space.

There are some outstanding projects for the P and F to deliver upon in 2020, and we will be working with the College to bring these to realisation in a timely manner, early in Term 1.

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All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

2020 will be an exciting year, as we start to shape the P and F vision, and work with the College on its vision for the future, which already looks exciting with the recent announcement about the Innovation Centre on the All Saints Campus.

I was delighted to hear of the positive response to the Boarder P and F meeting that trialed online conferencing earlier this week, with a great response from our rural families. This was a great example of using technology to get this community together, and discuss boarding related matters with the school executive.

Speech Day 2019 Next week, I look forward to seeing many of you at the annual speech day at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre (BMEC).

The first for our new college, I expect it to be a big event.

If last year is anything to go by, BMEC will be packed to the rafters with staff, students, parents and friends, and will offer an opportunity to listen to some amazing musicians and to celebrate the academic, musical and sporting prowess of our kids.

Ladies of the Land in NSW Remember you still have a few days to deliver donations to Reception at either of our Bathurst Campuses by Friday 6 December.

Last time I spoke of the tragedy of the bushfires, which continue to devastate vast areas of NSW. But what is now also impacting all of us, even in Bathurst is the relentless dust in the atmosphere, carried by strong winds from the drought affected areas to the west. I cannot begin to imagine the amount of topsoil being taken from the parched properties of our families, especially those of our boarders. Remember to drive with your lights on to ensure you can be seen through the dust, and please stay safe.

Christmas is a time to spend with family, and celebrate everything that we have. Despite the holidays, remember that if you have any questions, the P&F Committee is here to help, even if it is only to direct you to the right person.

Please contact me via email on president.sascpfa@outlook. com On behalf of the P&F Committee, I wish you all a safe and happy Christmas, and look forward to seeing you in the new year.

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Year 7 French students return to the Junior School It was back to K - Year 2 for Year 7 students as they dazzled the younger ones with their growing command of French language. The older students sponsored a sense of school comradery as they read and spoke in French to their fellow students. Sometimes, to my amusement, they were corrected on pronunciation and interpretation by their younger budding linguists.

If we teach them when they are young of all the fun of learning another language it will become part of their life fabric.

In 2020 we will offer to interested in Year 7 and 8 students, a chance to become involved in a new initiative at Scots All Saints College; a French Radio/Television station broadcasting onto the school website. We will need all kinds of contributors from journalists to technical assistants. If you are interested, please send me an e-mail on AnnMaree.Adamson@ scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au Madame Ann-Maree Adamson, French Teacher

Rugby 7s star help touch football players At a recent touch football training session on the All Saints Campus, we were incredibly fortunate to be visited by former All Saints' student and Australian Rugby Women’s 7’s team member, Jakiya Whitfield.

Jakiya inspired the Year 7 touch football teams, who were given the opportunity to learn from a remarkable player. She worked with them in ball handling, team work and

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

defense skills. Jakiya is a gifted coach who spent one on one time with individual players, challenging them to try harder and better.

It was a dynamic and motivating training session that will hopefully be repeated on her return journeys to Bathurst.

Mrs Ann-Maree Adamson (Touch Football Coach)

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Visit from 'The Bone Lady of Pompeii' - Dr Estelle Lazer The plaster casts from Pompeii of the victims of the 79 AD eruption of Mt Vesuvius are a unique and well-recognised symbol of that disaster. One of the world’s leading authorities on the human remains from Pompeii, is an Australian, Dr Estelle Lazer.

The College has been particularly fortunate to have had groups tour the ruins in the company of Dr Lazer. As part of the tour package, Academy Travel sent Dr Lazer to the school to deliver a lecture, which was attended by a number of current and former Ancient History students, parents and staff.

Pompeii is the core topic for the HSC course in Ancient History.

Dr Lazer’s work in Pompeii began with a study of the disarticulated skeletons of victims of the 79 AD eruption.

She became known as 'The Bone Lady of Pompeii'.

Dr Lazer wondered what skeletal remains might be found in the plaster casts, and as improvements in x-ray technology have permitted, she has undertaken detailed studies of them.

As well as learning more about the people in the casts, Dr Lazer has also found out some interesting details of how 19th and 20th Century restorers made them. She has appeared in television documentaries that have been shown on SBS television, hosted by Professor Mary Beard and Dr. Bettany Hughes.

Dr Lazer was able to discuss some very recent archaeological work undertaken in Pompeii.

Her background includes physical anthropology, and this has informed her studies of the Pompeii remains. As well as her rigorous scholarship, Dr Lazer also has the ability to

communicate her material clearly. As, such, everybody in the audience enjoyed the lecture immensely."

Mr Andrew Maher

SASC Intensive Swimming Program We are offering an intensive swimming program during the January school holidays for two weeks.

Week 1 from 6 January to 10 January, 2020 Week 2 from 13 January to 17 January, 2020 The suggested time for the intensive swimming program is from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm.

This program will offer something for all the swimming levels of the students from Pre-Kindy to Year 12.

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For our Learn to Swim students, the lesson will consist of a 1 teacher to one student ratio for a ½ hour lesson at the cost of $90.00 for the week.

If you enrol for the second week it will be $160 for both weeks.

For the Junior school swimmers, we will be running clinics on all strokes in preparation for those that will be competing in our swimming carnivals.

For the Senior school students, we will also be focussing on carnival

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

preparation which will focus on developing endurance and stroke correction.

The cost of these programs will be determined on the number of enrolments.

If you would like more information or you would like to enrol your child/children for the Intensive Holiday swimming program please contact Sharon Inwood by emailing through swimming@scotsallsaints. nsw.edu.au

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Lithgow K-6 students prepare for their Christmas concert Friday 29 November 11:30 am

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All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

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Students selected into WRAS 2020 programs

Year 8 character descriptions

The Western Region Academy of Sport is pleased to advise the following students from the Scots All Saints College have been selected in WRAS 2020 programs.

Basketball senior program • Phoebe Moller, Year 9 Cycling program • Tyler Puzicha, Year 9 Hockey program • Clare Mawhood, Year 9

Sport arrangements for Week 8 THERE WILL BE NO SPORTS TRAINING SESSIONS OR GAMES NEXT WEEK - WEEK 8, APART FROM THE FOLLOWING; 2/12/19 Monday afternoon Swimming

Development Squad (All Saints Campus) 2/12/19 Monday afternoon Learn to Swim

and Swimming Development Squad (Scots Campus) 2/12/19 Monday afternoon Touch Football games 3/12/19 Tuesday morning Swimming Squad 7/12/19 Saturday Cricket U/9 SASC Red V City Colts 1

9:15 am George Park (Oval 2) U/9 SASC Blue V RUCC

9:15 am George Park (Oval 1) U/10 SASC V St Pats White

8:45 am Raglan #2 U/12 SASC V Blayney

8:45 am Police Paddock #2 U/14 SAS V RUCC

8:45 am Scots McKibbon Oval U/7s No Game U/11s BYE U/13s No Game

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All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

This week Year 8 English students have been focusing on the development of detailed character description.

The surfer shuffled up the beach, his sandy-coloured hair dangling onto his shoulders. He searched for his thongs that were crusty with sand, slid into them and trudged towards the showers, slowly.

Hugh Argent-Smith Captain Scarface emerged onto the deck, his wooden leg dragging along the deck, sending splinters flying in every direction. His eyes wandered over the faces of the crew, his mouth set in a permanent scowl. His torn blue coat, silver earring and gold tooth showed his power and authority. His arms, legs and face were marred with scars that were the souvenirs from many battles he had won. The dark, black eye patch over his right eye stared at you as much as his one good eye and the black band was covered by shoulder length, ratted black hair.

Jessica Mills The room burst into life as he came thundering like a storm through the house in his brown, mud-spattered boots. His eyes were deep blue with just the hint of a cheeky sparkle.He wore a tattered green work shirt encased in mud and matching ripped, faded jeans. He was in a mischievous mood that could easily break into a fiery anger. He moved through the house and flopped himself onto the couch.

Zanthie Hewett Lord Farquaad was an incredibly short man with a very large personality. He wore the nicest clothes decorated with golden buttons and velvet frills. His short black hair, that fell just above his shoulders, always seemed to shine. When he walked, he bounced and held his large head up high. His face always looked as though he had just eaten something incredibly sour and his eyes became daggers if you ever made direct eye contact with him. The only time his expression changed was when it shifted from disgust to an evil smile.

Megan Cooke Arnold the artist was a very shy man who kept everything to himself. He had few friends as he continually travelled around the world, trying to get inspiration for his art. Arnold wore cracked glasses, a big green overcoat, rainbow trousers and black boots. Although he was bald, he had a moustache.

Arnold was a tall, skinny man. He was lonely and all he had was his artworks, his suitcase and himself.

Harriet Lowe His face was round and he walked like an over-sized bear. He had a short, stumpy body and pointed hands. He liked jackets and blue suits and red and blue ties.

Joshua Kidd

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Fast 5 Netball Tournament – by the students, for the students Last Wednesday the Social Justice and Co-curricular Prefects ran a Fast 5 Netball tournament to raise money for the charity ‘Rural Aid’.

The primary aim of the event was to provide an avenue for the school community to help those affected by the current, widespread drought across Australia. However, it also worked as a way to welcome the 2020 Year 9s onto the senior campus and continue the transition process for them following their orientation day on Monday.

Support for the event was outstanding with fourteen teams entering the competition, equating to approximately ninety students.

Due to the high participation rate the tournament was split into a senior division (Years 10 - 11) and a junior division (Years 8 - 9).

We thank all the teams for the energy they brought to the afternoon and we hope that they thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Congratulations to our winners: Best dressed team - The Veggies Winner Junior Division - Skippy’s Players & Liam’s Team Winner Senior Division - Vote 1 Harry Dickenson

Scots Campus Pre-K, Boarding (Years 5-12), Senior School (Years 9-12) 4173 O’Connell Road BATHURST NSW 2795

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Lithgow Campus Pre-K–Year 6 1 Col Drewe Drive LITHGOW NSW 2790

The event ended with a friendly exhibition match between Year 12 and the teachers. The teachers came out victorious, however the students can blame this loss on fatigue...they had already played netball all afternoon! We thank the teachers for giving up their time to show support for this cause and provide some healthy competition. We hope this tradition can continue into the future.

Overall, the effort put in by everybody involved in the event meant that $500 was raised for Rural Aid. A remarkable achievement that will hopefully ease the burden of the drought for some families.

A big thank you must go to Mr Adams for helping coordinate the event, Mr van Gend for cooking the barbecue and his organisation, to those who contributed to the cake stall, to the umpires and scorers and most importantly to the students who took part. The event would not have been the success it was without all of you.

Mr Tom Van Gend, Head of Student Wellbeing K-12

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Year 8 Valedictory Dinner

To view more photos from the night please click on the pdf link below. Copies of the digital photos can be emailed to you. Please email cherylene.anderson@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au with the name of the photo (appears at the bottom of each photo in the pdf) YEAR 8 GRADUATION PHOTOS CONTACT SHEET (file is 24mbs) Scots Campus Pre-K, Boarding (Years 5-12), Senior School (Years 9-12) 4173 O’Connell Road BATHURST NSW 2795

All Saints Campus Pre-K, Junior School (Years K–4), Middle School (Years 5-8) 70 Eglinton Road BATHURST NSW 2795

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Applications are now open for 2021 Scholarships.

Current and new families are invited to apply.

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Scholarship applications now open for 2021 Scots All Saints College, Bathurst invites students entering Years 5 to Year 11 in 2021 to submit an application for a Scholarship to assist with tuition and boarding costs. This is an excellent opportunity for students to join our College of all-round excellence.

Five types of Scholarships are awarded: • Academic (Years 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11) • All-Rounder (Years 5, 7, 9, and 10) • Music (Years 5, 7, 9, and 10) • Pipe Band and Highland Dancing (Years 7, 9, 10) • Agriculture (Years 7 and 9)

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CALENDAR DATES Friday 29 November 2019 Life Education Week (Year K-6) Year 4 Junior School Graduation Dinner Christmas Concert & Mini Fete (Lithgow Campus) Monday 2 December 2019 Senior School Christmas Assembly Tuesday 3 December 2019 Speech Day (Year K-4) All Saints Campus 9:30 am Classes cease for 2019 Wednesday 4 December 2019 Speech Day (Year 5-12) BMEC 10:00 am Tuesday 17 December 2019 HSC results released Wednesday 29 January 2020 Staff Planning Day & Meetings Boarders return Thursday 30 January 2020 Classes commence

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