Preparatory Seniors

YEAR 6 STUDENTS

SEATED ROW: S. ROBINSON, B. WILSON, N. OXLEY, L. VINACCIA, B. MCPHEE, M. GODDARD, H. JEANES-GRANT, S. BUTLER, C. JENKINS, H. KING, C. ROBERTS, O. PORTELLI, M. OHORI, J. HARDY, M. BUCKLEY, L. GOLDIE, J. STATHAM SECOND ROW: A. SHTENGELOV, T. SCHWERKOLT, J. BOX, H. VOUSTY, T. JACOBSON, M. CARLOS, N. ROBERTSON, J. YUEN, D. ARMENIS, Z. ROSSITER, H. KNUDSEN, N. BROWN, J. BATT, N. PHILLIPS, Z. CIROCCO, M. FUHRMANN THIRD ROW: O. WEIR, M. GIUFRE, N. BRUHLMANN, N. PURZA-PAGE, M. HATELEY, J. BURNETT, J. DOOHAN, M. VAN DER SCHYFF, V. GANGASANDRA, J. HOCART, O. TAYLOR, H. BENNETT, K. SCHLAPHOFF, B. FOSTER, C. PIACUN FOURTH ROW: S. LEDINGHAM, G. NAYLOR, T. FISHER, J. VAN DER LAAN, H. IRIE, J. BROWN, C. CAMPBELL, J. MCCARTHY, W. SPISICH, D. HUMPHREY, P. WOLFENDEN, D. RSOVAC, J. MEO, S. LEE FIFTH ROW: G. GIBSON, N. CROSS, B. NAVRATIL, Z. NIXON, M. BRANCH, H. DEVANTIER, A. MARKOVSKI, B. COOK, K. KANEMURA, S. MCINNES, L. COLE, D. FEI ABSENT: R. GREEN TEACHERS: MR F. TREVETHAN, MR S. MCLENNAN, MS J. WATTS, MR M. HOPPE

RECEPTION TO YEAR 6 STUDENTS

SEATED ROW: C. ROBERTS, N. OXLEY, L. VINACCIA, M. GODDARD, O. PORTELLI, N. PHILLIPS, H. IRIE, H. JEANES-GRANT, S. LEDINGHAM, B. WILSON, J. STATHAM SECOND ROW: J. BOX, B. FOSTER, N. CROSS, K. KANEMURA, M. HATELEY, B. COOK, Z. NIXON, J. DOOHAN, O. TAYLOR, H. VOUSTY, J. BATT THIRD ROW: C. JENKINS, N. PURZA-PAGE, B. NAVRATIL, J. BURNETT, H. DEVANTIER, H. KNUDSEN, M. CARLOS, J. BROWN, G. GIBSON, S. MCINNES ABSENT: R. GREEN

DEB SCHINCKEL

Teacher/Librarian

This year staffing has been more settled in the Resource Centre with Lyn Hanley’s welcome return to part-time duties and the continuation of Emily Stibbe’s contract.

The collection continues to be updated and relevant to the boys’ interests and the requirements of the Australian Curriculum. Several new series have enticed the boys to read more, including The Last Thirteen, James Phelan, Tom Gates, L Pichon, Middle School, James Patterson. The introduction of the Geography curriculum has created a need for updated resources in that area.

I have continued my role in supporting teachers with cooperative planning in English, History and Geography. I was very fortunate to be a member of a small group who worked at ISQ developing curriculum plans for various year levels in several curriculum areas.

Visiting artists this year include Trevor Fourmile, who again entertained and informed the Year 2 group with his Dreamtime stories and cultural facts. Garth Dodd, Ngarrindjeri/Kaurna/ Narrunga, was again in residence in March. Garth’s aim was to build on last year’s cultural awareness sessions. He worked with Years 3, 4 and 6. Garth’s focus was on the Indigenous perspective and understanding, relating to the History curriculum. His work with the boys included off-campus learning experiences as well as workshops and discussion and question-time sessions. Mark Greenwood worked with the Year 5 boys on writing historical fiction and left them with many great ideas and writing processes to continue on with. Old Boy Richard Newsome worked with the Year 6 boys on their writing skills. Celebration of Literacy. The sessions the boys attended included authors Danny Katz, Tristan Banks and Dave Hartley, sportsman and sometime author Scott Prince and cartoonist Andrew Weldon. The boys enjoyed participating in the sessions and came away with some renewed enthusiasm for writing, illustrating and reading.

This year’s Readers Cup took on a new format with 13 Year 6 teams from St. Hilda’s joining 10 teams from TSS in the competition. The competition was held in the Pearce Theatre with St. Hilda’s Teacher Librarian Joanne Grimmer and myself adjudicating. Competitors had to read A Horse called Elvis, John Heffernan, Kenzuke’s Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo, Home, Narelle Oliver and the e-comic Justice League. They were then required to answer questions relating to the books. The completion result was very close, with the St. Hilda’s Bluebirds team, comprising Aisha Karim, Alisha More, Sophie Hsu and Carmen Jansen, taking the lead in the last round. Winning TSS team was Sorry Out Reading!, comprising Zac Cirrocco, Harry Knudsen, Shaun Ledingham and Kye Kanemura. Trophies were presented to the overall winners and to winning teams from both schools. The competitors then enjoyed afternoon tea supplied by the TSS boys. Next year’s competition will be hosted by St. Hilda’s.