Issue 1 Term II 2016

Newsletter Academic Christian Caring

TIGS competing in the Illawarra Regional Da Vinci Decathlon

ISSUE 1

TERM II 2016

Headmaster the tests have importance beyond checking on how they are progressing – they are not HSC examinations.

The tests are designed to help their teachers help them learn. They are not a measure of their academic ability.

The Great Fete is just two weeks away and the storage container in the Powell Street car park is filling with goods and books for sale at this great school event. The P&F are still looking for people who can assist on the day, even if for just an hour or two.

Please register online to volunteer on Fete day here. (If you haven’t previously used the system you will need to register first)

Stephen Kinsella Headmaster

There is certainly a lot to look forward to in Term II. NAPLAN testing will occur on 10, 11 and 12 May for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It is unfortunate that these tests have taken on such significance in the eyes of the media and some parents. NAPLAN tests were designed to provide diagnostic information to teachers about the strengths and weaknesses of their students. It is astonishing that a whole industry of tutors and authors has emerged to ‘prepare’ children for NAPLAN testing. It is even more astonishing that sections of the media attempt to construct league tables that purport to rank schools on the basis of NAPLAN results.

Parents should advise their children to do their best in the NAPLAN tests. They should not explicitly or implicitly create within children the impression that

This year the funds from the Great Fete are to be used to provide some shelter for students waiting for buses and pickup in the car line on Drummond Drive at the lower end of the campus. This project has already received some funds allocated from previous P&F events and its installation later this year will be a welcome addition to our campus.

Preparation for this year’s Senior School production, The Wizard of Oz, is well underway and will culminate in performances to be held between 22 and 25 June. The production is always a highlight of our calendar and displays the tremendous talent of both our students and staff. TIGS always sets the standard high and this year’s performances are sure to match the wonderful performances of recent years which include Beauty and the Beast, The Secret Garden, Cats and West Side Story.

Typically these productions involve about one quarter of the students in the Senior School with students involved on-stage, in the orchestra, backstage, front of house, wardrobe and make-up, set construction and technical support with sound and lighting. Students value the support of their peers and families shown by their attendance. I hope our whole community will attend and

support our students this year. Tickets can be booked at here.

By the end of the Term, students in Year 10 will have made their choices regarding their study in Years 11 and 12. This will be the first cohort that has the choice of studying our successful HSC programme or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP). Both programmes are equally supported by the School and our teachers may be allocated classes in both programmes. Students will be able to choose the course of study that suits their approach to learning.

A number of information evenings have been held regarding the DP. This has been with the intention of informing our students and their families about this programme because it is new to our school. Between now and the end of term students will be assisted by staff in choosing the course of study and the subjects within that course that suits their ability and ambitions. There will also be two final information sessions held: 21 June Focus on the DP 27 June Focus on the HSC The choice between the DP and the HSC provides an advantage to our students only available at 12 other schools in NSW, including Kambala, MLC, Monte Sant’ Angelo, Newington, Penrith Anglican College, Queenwood School for Girls, Ravenswood School for Girls, Montessori, Redlands, St Andrew’s Cathedral School, St Paul’s Grammar School and Trinity Grammar.

I wish everyone a successful Term II. Stephen Kinsella Headmaster

Chaplain’s Message A RIGHT RESPONSE In Week 1 this term we honoured our servicemen and women in ANZAC services in both the Junior and Senior Schools. I was thrilled to observe our students giving due respect to those who have given themselves to secure the quality of life we enjoy in Australia.

As I was contemplating ANZAC Day this year the film Saving Private Ryan came to mind. It is a fictional story set in the Second World War with some loose links to real events. The film begins with an elderly man – James Ryan - and his family visiting a war cemetery. He finds the grave of John H Millar. Upon finding this grave, he falls to his knees overwhelmed by emotion.

The film then takes us back - into the heart of WWII - so we can understand Ryan’s grief. Private James Ryan had been saved by John Millar from likely death during the war. Millar had been told to go in search of Private Ryan and bring him home after news came in that his three brothers had died in combat. The US government didn’t want to deprive Ryan’s mother of all her four children. It was Millar’s mission to ensure that Private Ryan was brought safely home. Millar found Ryan and got him out of the war but in doing so lost his own life. Private James Ryan was there at his death and heard the final

words of Millar to him: “James, earn this. Earn it.”

Fast forward now to the final scene of the film. We return to Private James Ryan at the grave of John Millar. He is not too sure he had earned it. He was horrified at the thought that he hadn’t - try as he had. In trepidation, he turns to his wife and says: “Tell me I have led a good life. Tell me I am a good man.”

There are obvious comparisons between ANZAC Day and the Christian faith. Jesus dies to secure our freedom – freedom from the penalty and power of sin in our lives. He invites us to receive the gift of freedom from the tyranny of sin and death through faith. It is a great gift secured for us by a great sacrifice, but I am so thankful that Jesus doesn’t tell us we need to earn it. That would be impossible and leave us with the same uncertainty as Private Ryan. How could we earn such a sacrifice? How could we even know if we were getting close?

No, Jesus doesn’t tell us to earn it. But there is something he does tell us to do. In Philippians 1.27 we are told to “conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” What that means is that we are to live our lives with the same other-person-centred

Rev James Rogers Chaplain love as Jesus. Not so we can earn what he has done for us – that would be impossible - but out of gratitude for what he has done for us. That’s a recipe for joyful, courageous living, secure in the knowledge and love of God.

Rev James Rogers

Junior School CHANGES TO THE CAR PARK Parents will have noticed some changes to our car park upon return to school for Term II. The intention is to fit more cars into the car line for afternoon dismissal and reduce our impact on the Princes Highway. I did notice last week that many parents were queued up in the car line at 3.00pm which resulted in multiple loops for many of you waiting for the older children to come out. Please remember that only Kindergarten parents should be in car line at 3.00pm and that all other parents should plan to arrive at or after 3.10pm. This allows us to spread the congestion.

Judi Nealy Deputy Headmaster, Head of Junior School

DIARY DATES

Piper Centre parents are requested to please take care when parking for drop off and pick up and to please ensure that there is sufficient walking space for parents and young children along the fence line. All parents will have noticed a new “stacked” car parking area that has been reserved for staff only. Please assist us by not parking in these spaces even for a short time.

It’s Fete time!

We are starting to get excited about the fete in the Junior School. Please make sure you have checked the performance schedules so you know Saturday 21 May when to have the children ready to TIGS Great Fete perform and also to know when you are available to volunteer. We are aware that our families have many commitments in addition to their school ones, however I encourage all families to make attendance at the Fete a priority. This is a great opportunity to build community by Darcy Cross having fun together and to show each other and the Illawarra some of the Brandon Nugara great stuff happening at our School.

Tuesday 10 – Thursday 12 May NAPLAN

MERIT CERTIFICATES

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO OUR WONDERFUL MUMS A bunch of dedicated Dads and staff were at school before 6.00am this week to prepare for our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast. By 7.00am we had many mums and their children enjoying a happy time together at school and celebrating the very important role that mums play. Thank you to the fathers who organised this event and worked so hard to make it a success. To our Mums, we hope you felt loved and appreciated and we hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day on Sunday.

GIFTED AND TALENTED GERRIC (Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre) contributes to many aspects of the education and development of highly able children and young people, they offer school holiday programs of enrichment and extension, weekend courses for parents of gifted students, and much more. GERRIC is located within the School of Education and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW. Click here for the latest eNews from GERRIC, outlining up and coming events and holiday workshops for gifted and talented students.

Karen Wallace Teaching and Learning/PYP Coordinator

Mikayla Okely

CLASS AWARDS KD

Zoe Grieve, Nikole Noveski

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Alexander Burden, Henry Chen

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Rithanya Jeyachandran

3S

Noah Sweetland, Wyatt Toland

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Leo Kalsi, Addison Keefe

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Abbey Kuiper, Ella McIlwraith, Brandon Nugara

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Darby Parrish, Bridie Hughes

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Mikayla Okely, Darcy Cross, Lachlan Boardman

TIGS FOUNDATION BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Have you been online recently to visit the new initiative of TIGS Foundation? TIGS Community Business Directory enables TIGS families to promote their business/s by advertising their details on the TIGS website.

There is an annual fee of $300 per business each calendar year for advertising in the Directory. Applications are currently being taken.

The Business Directory will provide an opportunity to strengthen and tighten the bonds between the School, parents and the businesses contained within the School Community.

If you are interested and would like to be involved please phone, Lisa Wilson on 4220 0264 or Joanne Danckwardt 0426 264 771, or email: foundation@tigs.nsw.edu.au TIGS reserves the right to decline any advertisement or request changes before accepting any submissions.

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Mother’s Day Breakfast

Senior School STUDENT WELLBEING

I have written in past newsletters about the progress that is being made at TIGS to explicitly teach skills to students with the aim of enhancing their wellbeing. I can now report that in the Senior School, the Student Wellbeing Programme is being taught in Year 7 through to Year 10.

Greg Lanyon Head of Senior School

The reason why the School has made such a commitment of resources, is because research clearly indicates that there is a reciprocal link between effective learning and student wellbeing. Put simply, students learn best and flourish when they feel good about themselves. The research also indicates that there is a strong link between connectedness to a school and student wellbeing. This construct has been measured in many studies on adolescent wellbeing using questions which tap into this concept, such as: ‘I feel like I am part of this school’, ‘teachers at this school treat students fairly’, and ‘I feel safe in my school’. At TIGS, developing a sense of connectedness for all students is a key goal both within the classroom and through offering a wide range of school based and co-curricular activities.

The combination of explicitly teaching wellbeing and developing multiple points of connection for students, provides a solid platform for student to achieve their academic potential and to minimise the risk factors related

to both physical and mental health problems in this difficult stage of development.

The Student Wellbeing Programme is informed by principles of positive psychology and has an overall aim of enhancing the social, emotional, moral and spiritual development of every student. As well, the programme aims to offer meaningful, life-changing experiences to assist students grow in their relationship with God; grow in their understanding and acceptance of themselves and others as God’s image-bearers; and grow in their engagement with the world.

The PERMA model is devised to address the five core aspects of our humanity that contribute to our personal health and wellbeing (our optimal self). These core aspects are: feeling Positive emotion, Engagement in our current situation, living in healthy Relationships, living with purpose and Meaning, and achieving Accomplishments by mastery over challenges or mastering new skills and situations. The Programme has also provided the opportunity to explore and explicitly teach skills in areas such as cyber-safety, individual strengths, friendships, organisational skills, conflict resolution and developing positive relationships.

YEAR 7 AND 8 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION EVENING Year 7 and 8 Assessment Information Evening to be held on Thursday 12 May in the Goodhew Research Centre at 5.30pm.

AUSTRALIAN BRAIN BEE CHALLENGE The Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) is a competition for high school students in Year 10 to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, to find out about careers in neuroscience and to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.

The first stage of this competition was an online quiz addressing a comprehensive stimulus booklet. The subject matter is, by its very nature, challenging as it deals with current research into neuroscience.

Two Year 10 students, Risini Gamage and Alex Santos have qualified for the second round of the Brain Bee Challenge in the Individual Challenge to be held at School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown campus in August.

These students are to be congratulated on their achievement and we wish them luck in the next stage of the competition.

Glen Stutchbury Science Teacher

The Illawarra Grammar School 2016 School Captains’

As part of their fundraising efforts for the TIGS Year 12 Charity ‘CareSouth’, the 2016 School Captains invite you to attend a Trivia Night.

Date:

Friday 27 May 2016

Time:

6.30pm – 10.00pm

Location:

The Illawarra Grammar Centre (IGC)

Cost:

Tables of 8 $120 Tables of 10 $150 $15 per person $10 University student tickets can be purchased at the door with a concession card

Theme:

Alice in Wonderland. Dress up as any character or wear a ‘Mad Hat’

RSVP:

Monday 20 May 2016

ABOUT THE NIGHT Please bring your own food and drinks (BYO alcohol is permitted).

There will be prizes for the winning table, best dressed table, a lucky door prize, a raffle and a number of competitions on the night – so don’t forget your wallet!

First Prize Includes: A paid for dinner for 8 people at the Lagoon Seafood Restaurant.

CARESOUTH Each year at TIGS, Year 12 choses a charity that is significant to them. Our year group sees the 18.4 per cent of Illawarra young people aged 15 to 24 that are unemployed, to be a substantial issue affecting our community. Youth unemployment in the Illawarra, which is well above the national average of 12.6 per cent, plays a key role in facilitating the welfare cycle and relative poverty in our area, leading to problems such as domestic violence, drug abuse and poor school retention rates. Our chosen charity for this year is CareSouth, which is a locally run non-profit organisation that mainly aims to combat these issues threatening our community. By joining us for an enjoyable evening on Friday 27 May you will be helping to create a positive future for children, young people, families, individuals and the local community.

TO BOOK TICKETS PLEASE VISIT TIGS WEBSITE

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23 - 25 June 2016 FOR SESSION TIMES AND TO BOOK TICKETS VISIT

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TIGS Great Fete UPDATE VOLUNTEERS – HELP NEEDED Please get in touch

Please register online to volunteer on Fete day NOW!

(if you haven’t previously used the system you need to register first) Follow this link Choose a Stall you would like to work on, and then pick a time slot that suits.

Plan your volunteering time around your child’s performances.

Refer to the Performance Schedule for your child’s performance timeslots.

PUBLICISE THE GREAT FETE:

Now is the time to collect a poster from either the Junior or Senior School reception and display around your workplace, community centre or local café.

DONATE:

Thanks for the donations so far, but we need more!

We are in need of good quality new and second-hand items. Please deliver to the Storage Container in the IGC carpark, accessible from 6.30am to 4.00pm week days, and by prior arrangement on weekends by contacting the School.

• Toys and games • White Elephant (eg. accessories, jewellery, handbags, homewares) – please note electrical and outdoor items are not saleable • Books, DVD’s CD’s Records • Second-Hand School Uniforms • Bottle Stall Donations (eg preserves/jams, olive oil, mustards, cordials, lolly jars, perfume) n.b. labelling your donations is a great help! – Please deliver these to Student Reception.

MAKE A GIFT BASKET:

Please deliver completed baskets to The Piper Centre or the Junior School Office.

BAKE A CAKE OR CUPCAKES:

Please collect a cake box from the Junior or Senior School Reception. Your baked goods can be dropped in at the IGC on the Friday afternoon before or in the morning of Fete day. Any questions please email: Sharon I’ons for the Cupcake Stall at: sgions@gmail.com and Nina Field for the Cake Stall at nfield@leukaemia.org.au

SELL YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS:

Remember to have your Raffle tickets and money back to the School

by Thursday 19 May for your chance to win a Luxury Escapes $4,000 Travel Voucher.

FLEXISCHOOLS:

Flexischools is now open! Visit: www.flexischools.com.au to place your order in advance of Fete Day for the following items: Ride Bands, Sticky Date Puddings, Krispy Kremes, Show Bags, Wine Raffle Tickets and our major raffle of a Luxury Escapes travel voucher valued at $4,000.

DONATIONS TO THE WINE RAFFLE:

Please deliver your donations of wine to either the Junior or Senior School Office.

Please get in touch with any queries and suggestions.

For more information, please visit the TIGS Great Fete website: www.tigs.nsw.edu.au/events-and-bookings/ tigs-great-fete#volunteering-and-donations Again, thank you all so much in advance for your generosity and support.

Melanie Silburn - P&F Representative 2016 TIGS Great Fete Team

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE 10.00am – 10.15am

Infants Choir

10.15am – 10.30am

Infants Orchestra

10.30am – 10.45am

Stage 2 Choir

10.45am – 11.00am

Junior Strings Intermediate Strings

11.00am – 11.15am

Junior Orchestra

11.15am – 11.30am

Junior Concert Band

11.30am – 11.45am

Cantilena Singers

11.45am – 12.00noon

Senior Strings

12.00noon – 12.15pm

Senior Choir Choral8

12.15pm – 12.30pm

Dance Companies

12.30pm – 12.45pm

Elective Dance

12.45pm – 1.15pm

Production

Senior School Sport NASSA CROSS COUNTRY The NASSA Cross Country will be held in Week 5 on Thursday 26 May at Sydney Equestrian Centre. The top six runners from our carnival are expected to compete for our team at this event.

The bus will be departing at 7am and returning at 3.30pm. Please be advised that a second bus will take senior students back to school after their event. If any other students have concerns about missing lessons they may contact Mrs Lane directly and we may be able to organise an alternative arrangement to help minimise time out of class without depleting our team.

NASSA NETBALL GALA DAY On 7 April three TIGS teams travelled to Minto to compete in the annual NASSA Netball Gala Day. The Year 7, U15 and Open Teams all performed well, with the Open Team placing 4th overall in their division.

Despite extremely strong competition Cartia Taranto was selected in the possible probable trials for the U15 division and Ruby Pallone and Caitlin Chadrawy were selected in the Open division to represent NASSA at the AICES Carnival.

All School Championships. We had two new boys in Year 7 James Healey and Omar Matar place in finals for their events and we look forward to watching them compete in the pool at future carnivals.

NASSA U/15 AND OPEN BOYS AND GIRLS FOOTBALL TRIALS

On Thursday 28 April, 16 TIGS students travelled to Penrith to trial for the Open and U15 NASSA Football teams. The standard was very high and selections were tight, with over 130 students trialling from all eight NASSA schools.

Congratulations to the following 10 TIGS students who were selected to represent NASSA at the AICES Football Championships: Open Boys - Harrison Taranto Open Girls - Ashley Dribbus, Rebekah Hutton Open Girls and U/15 Girls - Margaux Chauvet, Zoe Dribbus, Anastasia Grozdanov, Cartia Taranto U/15 Boys - Deniz Celik, Anthony Krsteski, Samuel Lendrum, Jonathon Michalopoulos

NASSA TOUCH GALA DAY/ TRIALS

NSW CIS SWIMMING Congratulations to the following athletes who represented AICES at the NSW CIS Swimming Championships over two days. Kelsey Cresswell, Nathan De Lutiis, Ethan Dorrian, Alice Fox, Amy Gibbons, Laura Gibbons, James Healey, Kyra King, Jana Massingham, Omar Matar and Georgia Robson.

The competition was tough and all our swimmers swam exceptionally well, achieving competitive times and PB’s despite having the holiday break.

We had three of our swimmers; Kelsey Cresswell, Ethan Dorrian and Nathan De Lutiis place in the top three for their individual events allowing them to compete for NSW CIS at the NSW

We had four teams competing at the NASSA Touch Football Gala Day on Monday 2 May 2016.

The Open Boys came 7th in a tough contest, Open Girls came 3rd, U15 Boys came 2nd and U15 Girls came 3rd. This event was also used to select the NASSA Team to compete at the upcoming AICES Carnival. Congratulations to the following students who were selected: U15 Boys: Michael Kyriakoudes, Austin Pallone and Trent Ledwidge U15 Girls: Zoe Dribbus and Emmanuela Franco.

PINES INTERSCHOOL SURFING CONTEST

On Tuesday 3 May, 13 students represented TIGS in the annual Pines School Surfing competition. This is a team event that is run in a tag team format. Our surfers competed against over 100 competitors. The TIGS A team, consisting of Billy Fisher, Jai Tuckwood, Finley McLaren, Zac Winter and Ruby Crandell finished 4th in the semi-finals, unfortunately just missing out on the finals.

A special mention to Ruby Crandell who went above and beyond for her school, competing for all three teams in the day.

The team for the day was: Joseph Druett, Ruby Crandell, Billy Fisher, Luca Gibbs, Riley Hanlon, Eli Ireland, Noah Ireland, Yaan Keller-Bergmann, Finley McLaren, Nathan Thompson, Jai Tuckwood, Tyler Warnest and Zachary Winter.

UP AND COMING SPORT EVENTS

AICES Open Hockey Trials – Monday 9 May 2016 AICES Open Football Trials – Friday 13 May 2016

INTERSCHOOL SNOW SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS Snow sports are a growing tradition at TIGS and in 2015 we had our strongest CROSS COUNTRY AGE CHAMPIONS 2016 team with 10 students competing at Cross Country Age Champions 2016 the Australian Championships. This year The 2016 Cross Country was another successful sporting event with excellent we will be competing in the following participation across the Houses. I would like to thank Mr Adrian Deck, Mrs The 2016Hinch Crossand Country was another sporting event withabsence. excellent participation across events during the July the School Holidays: Leonie Mr James Edgerton,successful who ran the Carnival in my Houses.

I would to like toWolgal thank House Mr Adrian Deck, Mrs Leonie Hinch James Edgerton, who ran the Congratulations the who finished overall winners withand 7895Mr points Carnival in day. my absence.

Congratulations Wolgal House who finished winners with across the Wolgal was closely followedto bythe Aranda House in 2nd place on overall • Pymble Race at7895 Perisher Tuesday on 7458, 3rd place points across the day.

Wolgal was closely Aranda in 2nd placeJuly 7458, 3rd place was Kogara on 7221 and 4thfollowed place wasby Coligan onHouse 6540 points.

5 place was Coligan on 6540 points.

The following students are to be was Kogara on 7221 and 4thbe The following students are to congratulated for achieving Age Champion for congratulated for achieving Age Champion for 2016.

2016.

• The Northern Region Interschool Snow Sports Championships at 12 Year Girls 12 Year Boys Thredbo from Wednesday July 1st Ilaria Di Noro 1st Hugo Parrish 6- Saturday July 9

2nd Charlotte Tregonning 3rd Paris Rix

2nd Omar Matar 3rd Daniel Michelmore

13 Year Girls 1st Ella Vartazarian 2nd Aria Bacic-Johnston 3rd Iluka Budai

13 Year Boys 1st James Healey 2nd Xavier Do 3rd Stephen Borg

14 Year Girls 1st Claire Smallhorn 2nd Marguax Chauvet 3rd Zoe Dribbus

14 Year Boys 1st Finley McLaren 2nd Luke Wilson 3rd Logan Davis

15 Year Girls 1st Ashley Dribbus 2nd Emmanuela Franco 3rd Joanne Karakousis

15 Year Boys 1st Eden McCall 2nd Griffin Spicknall 3rd Jonathon Michalopoulos

16 Year Girls 1st Rebekah Hutton 2nd Michaela McGrath 3rd Zara Winter

16 Year Boys 1st James Seal 2nd Caleb Grace 3rd Noah Koder

17 Year Girls 1st Elizabeth Martin 2nd Sarah I’Ons 3rd Kelsey Cresswell

17 Year Boys 1st Harrison Taranto 2nd Nic Gulaj 3rd Callum Wall

18 Year Girls 1st Molly Denison-Pender 2nd Katherine Read 3rd Chloe Kuiper

18 Year Boys 1st Jeremy Harrison 2nd Ali Sawan 3rd Matthew Galanti

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Scott’s Race at Perisher Monday July 11

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Redlands Cup at Thredbo Tuesday July 12

The Interschool Snow Sports are a series of Snow Sports Competitions where students compete in their school as part of seven discipline events: •

Alpine - timed giant slalom course

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Skiercross - Skiers are timed on a slope-style course

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Freestyle Moguls - Skiers are scored on a bumps/ jumps course

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Snowboard Giant Slalom - Boarders are timed on a modified giant slalom course

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Snowboard Cross - Boarders are timed on a slope-style course

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Cross Country Freestyle - Raced with skate or classic cross country skis

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Cross Country Relay - 3 Person Relay team only event

Please complete the expression of

NASSA Cross Country interest on the Snow Sports OLLE page The NASSA Cross Country will be held in Week 5 on Thursday 26 May 2016 at Sydney Equestrian or email Kylee Lane klane@tigs.nsw.

Centre. The top six runners from our carnival are expected to compete for ouredu.au team at this event. if you would like to join the The bus will be departing at 7am and returning at 3.30pm. Please be advisedTIGS thatteam a second bus willfor this event. and register take senior students back to school after their event. If any other students have about Ourconcerns final team will be entered on missing lessons they may contact Mrs Lane directly and we may be able to organise an alternative Wednesday May 11. arrangement to help minimise time out of class without depleting our team.

Mr Kurtis Kaiser will be present to manage the TIGS team however students will be expected to be under the direct supervision of their parents during the competition and must have their own accommodation and travel arrangements to and from the snow.

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

WEEK 3

NAPLAN

Tuesday 10 – Thursday 12 May

YEAR 7 AND 8 ASSESSMENT INFORMATION EVENING 5.30pm Thursday 12 May in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

WEEK 4

TIGS Great Fete

10.00am to 3.00pm Saturday 21 May

WEEK 5

Senior School Athletics Carnival 10.00am to 3.00pm Tuesday 24 May

School Captains’ Trivia Night 6.30pm – 10.00pm Friday 27 May in the IGC