TI G S
The Illawarra Grammar School
Newsletter Academic Christian Caring
Issue 7
TERM II 2014
2014 SCHOOL PRODUCTION The Secret Garden
Headmaster We have reached the end of Semester I. Half-yearly reports are being distributed and two much anticipated end of Semester I events are upon us with the Senior School production of The Secret Garden concluding this Saturday evening. Online ticket sales have now closed. Tickets are avalable for purchase at the door. The other big event is the presentation by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young on Friday 27 June starting at 7.00pm. At present 700 people have indicated that they will be attending. Please note the advice on parking included in this Newsletter if you plan to attend. Book here At the start of the year some significant changes were made to the Senior School curriculum, due to the adoption of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) of the International Baccalaureate Organisation, as well as a revision of the structure of the timetable and sporting activities.
and to student participation in sport. The changes to the timetable have had no impact on TIGS compliance with these requirements.
TIGS, like all NSW schools, is required to teach the curriculum of the NSW Board of Studies and to meet Australian Government requirements for funding, including those requirements related to reporting to parents
Creation of a Faculty of The Arts, including all subjects previously covered by Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Study in Music and Visual Art is continuous through Years 7 and 8. A holistic approach to learning in The Arts is enhancing the already outstanding outcomes of our students in these subject and co-curricular areas.
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Second Language Study a. No change for students currently (2014) in Years 9 and above b. Students in Year 7 and 8 will study their second language continuously through Year 9 and Year 10 (two periods per week) Students selecting language as an elective will be allocated six periods per week from Year 9, 2015. The School believes that the study of a second language is an essential component of 21st Century learning .
Changes to the timetable included: 1.
No change to the start and finish times of the School day with most Year 12 extension subjects now taught on the timetable
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No change to transport arrangements before school, after school and late bus services
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No change to the number or choice of electives in Years 9 and 10 (each student still chooses two elective subjects).
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No Saturday sport
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An additional period of tuition in each of English, Mathematics and Science in Year 7 and Year 8. The School is determined to continually enhance the academic outcomes of our students.
It is timely to be reminded of these changes and the reason the changes were made. The structure of the Senior School timetable was changed to achieve better academic outcomes for our students and to accommodate the requirements of the MYP framework for learning.
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Sport off timetable for Years 7 to 10. Students have a greater choice of sports than was available when sport was on the timetable.
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An additional period allocated to PD/H/ PE across Years 7 to 10. All students have three periods of PD/H/PE on the timetable each week. This increased the regularity and consistency of physical activity for all students.
The feedback from students is that the changes to sport in the Senior School have been appreciated. Students had a strong voice in bringing about these changes. It is a requirement of the School that all students in Years 7 to 10 participate in formal sport activities. The School believes that participation in regular sporting activity is an essential part of the TIGS curriculum. Sport at TIGS: • promotes behaviour that contributes to good health; • teaches important social and life skills; • encourages the mastery of the sport in
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which the students excel; exposes students to different physical activities and the development of new skills; promotes continual participation in physical activity after the formal years of schooling.
Sport is an integral part of the curriculum at TIGS and contributes to the holistic approach to life and learning promoted by the School. It is a key component of the balanced approach taken by the School that delivers outstanding academic results by TIGS students. For these reasons, it is a requirement that all TIGS students participate in the sport programme. However, it is understood that the commitment that some students have to physical activity already achieves the desired outcome of the TIGS sport programme. Such students are able to apply for an exemption from the TIGS Sport programme in these circumstances. I congratulate all our students from The Piper Centre, Junior School and Senior School on their achievements over the first half of the year and thank their families for their continued support. Stephen Kinsella Headmaster
I am often asked what post-modernism is all about. A part of the answer is that post-modernism acknowledges all human knowledge to be biased. By that I mean it contains the unique perspective of the author or speaker. There is, thus, a mixture of objectivity and subjectivity in all human knowledge. In this respect post-modernism is a reaction against modernism which says that we can have pure, unbiased knowledge in the classroom or in the laboratory. You might be surprised to learn that on this point the Bible supports the post-modernist perspective. Take the four Gospels as an example. Each is a proclamation of the person and work of Jesus Christ. While there is much that is similar about the four accounts, there is also much that is unique. Matthew’s perspective is different to John’s; John’s is different to Mark’s; Mark’s is different to Luke’s; and so on. Each reflects on the same event of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus but each has his own unique spin on those events. I use the word ‘spin’ deliberately. It’s a provocative word. We tend to think spin implies manipulation and falsehood. That’s because often it does. But it doesn’t need to. Spin is simply another word for perspective and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with perspective. Perspective doesn’t entail falsehood. Even so, the meaning of a word is dependent upon common usage and understanding. If ‘spin’ is perceived only negatively in common usage then
Another aspect of perspective is persuasion. We tend to provide our view of an event – our unique spin - in order to bring a persuasive element to our contribution. We want to say that our view cannot be discarded if we are to fully understand the significance of an event. The Bible makes use of this feature as well. The Gospel writers don’t just present their unique take on the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus for our interest or amusement. They give their unique accounts as a way of commending Jesus to us. More to the point, they contend that their perspective brings enlightenment to us. A good example is Luke 1.1-4. Luke presents his well-researched and well-sourced take on Jesus to lead to us to certainty as to the person and work of Jesus. Some will want to say here that the Bible is inspired by God and therefore devoid of bias. While I totally stand by God’s inspiration of scripture I think it is unnecessary and indeed unhelpful to say that because God has inspired scripture what is presented to us is without bias. To repeat: there is nothing inherently wrong with a particular point of view. Perspective doesn’t entail falsehood. It is better to say that God’s inspiration of the human authors of the books of the Bible ensures that they share his perspective. The human authors do not exhaust God’s perspective but they share it nonetheless, even as they place their God-ordained fingerprint on what they present (or for that matter, what they choose not to present). Students at TIGS study the Gospels as a part of the Christian Studies curriculum. They also consider the Gospels in other subject areas as they explore learning conceptually from a Christian perspective. I believe as we train our students to view the Gospels in this way we are setting them up to be intelligent readers of the Bible. And, ultimately, that’s something we want for all TIGS students. Rev James Rogers Chaplain
Senior School Last week I spent three days with several new members of staff looking at the latest research into learning, the structure of the brain and how best to plan and programme learning so that students can best access and process information. The way in which the course was structured allowed the teachers to become learners and then stand back from the process of learning to unpack what they were doing, how they were doing it, why they were doing it and what they would then do with the learning. For teachers it can be a humbling experience to be a learner again: to feel frustration at not knowing the answer, to be afraid of getting it wrong and to be pushed out of their comfort zone. But that can often be when real, authentic learning happens. We now know that rich and deeper learning takes place when new connections are made in the brain, however much it might be challenging and confronting. So we have to stimulate that process in our teaching and support
students as they make suggestions, try new ways of doing things and experiment. Learning is a physical change to the brain which does not occur if we merely do the same things over and over again. We now know about brain plasticity as well as the importance of engaging both sides of the brain, and both the front and back cortex of the brain. This means that words and images are critical to learning; thought and action are too, as well as building on past knowledge, experiences and skills from their everyday life to postulate theories for the future. This is what the IB philosophy and programmes support. You might find that your children are now talking about different learning experiences to the ones you had at school. Engage with them, listen to them discuss these approaches to learning and they might awaken new interest in you, too!
Monica Watt Head of Senior School Deputy Headmaster
PARKING FOR THE BARBARA ARROWSMITH-YOUNG EVENT To help relieve parking and traffic congestion on the evening of Friday 27 June, TIGS will be running a free shuttle bus service along Mt Keira Road, from 6.00pm -7.00pm. This service will pick up and drop off after the event and passengers simply need to flag down the bus when required. The TIGS Bus will be continuously circling with an expected 10 minute space between services during this time. Please also take care that when parking you have left the appropriate space for driveways, keeping them clear at all times.
LANGUAGE SURVEYS
At TIGS, we are entering an exciting phase for Language thanks to the adoption of the MYP which sees language study as an essential and driving component of the IB programme. Compulsory study of languages through to Year 10, comes at a perfect time when the government is working towards strategies to increase the uptake of language study beyond Year 9 and into tertiary years. There is opportunity to contribute to two very important surveys seeking to understand parental and student attitudes to language study. These surveys are anonymous and should take only five minutes of your time.
In the second instance, we invite all Year 11 students who are studying or have studied Japanese to take part in an associated survey undertaken by Monash University whose aim is to understand student attitudes and motivations in continuing or discontinuing Japanese study in senior years. Please select the link which applies to you. Survey for those currently STUDYING Japanese in Year 11: https://www.research.net/s/D6WWWFT OR
In the first instance, The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) in partnership with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), invites parents to complete a short survey about language study in Australian schools. Parents who have a child, or children, currently at school are urged to take part because they are well placed to provide information about why students study languages. The survey findings will help inform recommendations to the Australian Government Department of Education. Survey closes: Sunday 6 July 2014. http://parentquestionnaire2014.questionpro.com/
Survey for those Year 11 students NO LONGER studying Japanese: https://www.research.net/s/YKCVK5Z Doriana Previati Head of Languages
2014 SCHOOL PRODUCTION
18 JUNE - 21 JUNE 2014 TICKETS
$15 Concession $25 Adult
Music by Lucy Simon Book & Lyrics by Marsha Norman Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH INC.
Tickets available for purchase online visit TIGS ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE NOW CLOSED. www.tigs.nsw.edu.au TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR.
Junior School Playing with Grammar in the Primary School
A number of teachers from the Junior School attended an ALEA Professional Learning workshop last Thursday evening at the Australian Literacy Educators Association South Coast branch of which TIGS is a member. The workshop was presented by Associate Professor Beryl Exely from the Faculty of Education at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. She has recently co-authored ‘Playing with Grammar in the Early Years’ with Associate Professor Lisa Kervin from the University of Wollongong. The main themes coming out of the workshop were that, ‘playing with grammar’ is a hot topic for both early childhood and primary educators. Teacher knowledge of the way language works is central to designing innovative and inclusive literacy pedagogy. Understanding of language forms and functions are fundamental in the pursuit of social justice outcomes and of course teachers are still expected to help children crack the code and love reading. A number of strategies were discussed including authentic tasks that can be done with children to teach grammar through sharing high quality literature. We were reminded of the value of key practices like retelling, rewriting, building children’s knowledge through reading and innovating on a text. Pedagogical strategies are expanded through the focus on how language works and supplemented with ideas for using technology to enrich the learning experiences. In other words. Literacy, including grammar can be fun!
JUNIOR SCHOOL AWARDS Weekly Awards KD KM KP 1M 1T 1WJ 2C 2M 3R 4Y 5Y 6W
Boston Zeidler, Aahan Rakheja Alexandra Da Deppo, Leonardo Attorre Samuel Williams, Miriam Al-Khalidy Mackenzie Pead, Hamish Lepp, Devesh Rajpal, Parrie Mizori Katherine Binks, Samra Tarrant Isabella Perri, Saxon Parrish Stephanie Fiorio Ella Fennell, James Brewer Grace Hilton, Inaaya Kermali Nadia Nagaratnam Alexandria Gunther, Aria Bacic-Johnston James Gorham, Sufyaan Ul-Haq, Alexia Zafiriou, Cartia Taranto
UNIFORM SHOP The Uniform Shop will be open during the school holidays on the following days; Thursday 17 July 2014 9.00am - 2.00pm Friday 18 July 2014 9.00am - 2.00pm Saturday 19 July 2014 9.00am - 2.00pm
Merit Certificates Academic
Narelle McRae Acting Head of Junior School
Zane Taylor Emma Black Stephanie Fiorio Katherine Binks Amogh Rao
JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT NSW CIS Cross Country TIGS had 27 competitors in the CIS Carnival held at Eastern Creek last Thursday 12 June. Having trained solidly for well over a month the results had much improved over last years, with exceptional results achieved through this carnival. Congratulations to Cooper Kerridge who was the winner of the 9 years boys division and Ben Giason placing 6th in the 10 years boys division. Both boys ran exceptionally well and will now go to represent CIS at the State All Schools Carnival. With each race holding 90 runners from State Independent Schools we had eight students from TIGS place in the top 40, well done to the following students: Cooper Kerridge 1st Ben Giason 6th Zoe Dribbus 16th James Healey 22nd Aria Bacic-Johnston 25th Margaux Chauvet 30th Rory Hanrahan 38th
Christian School Sports Association Gymnastics Competition On Thursday 19 June four TIGS girls competed at the CSSA Gymnastics Competition at Sydney Olympic Park: Payton Leitch, Alexia Zafiriou, Amy Lendrum and Tamara Matar. Final results will be published next term.
Extend at TIGS Week 9’s Activities: Monday 23 June: Organised Sports-Playlawn Soccer on the Oval Crazy Craft Tuesday 24 June Organised Sports-Playlawn Soccer on the Oval Crazy Craft Wednesday 25 June: Organised Sports-Playlawn Futsal in Rees Hall Crazy Craft Thursday 26 June: “So, You Think You Can Dance!” Friday 27 June: Movie (G) and Popcorn
Monday 30 June to Friday 18 July 2014
Winter School Holiday Programme bookings NOW OPEN at your School! NEW – Don’t pay Full Fees! We have heaps of jam-packed activities and incursions ranging from Arts and Crafts, Cooking, plenty of games and sports and lots of winter activities! We are also now offering excursions! Visit the Extend website at extend.com.au for your programme timetables, booking forms, and activity descriptions. Bookings close Friday 13 June – book now to avoid disappointment.
ONLINE BOOKINGS: extend.com.au CALL OUR OFFICE: 1300 366 437
HOLIDAY STUDY BLITZ
Study courses are being held at the School during the school holidays for any student from Years 7 - 12. The courses being run are: • Study Skills and Strategies - Years 7 - 9 • Senior Study Skills and Strategies - Years 10 - 12 • Essay Skills - Years 10 - 12 • Advanced Reading Skills - Years 10 - 12 Please click here for more information and to download your enrolment form.
Senior School Sport Jetblack All Schools Cross Country Mt Biking
On Sunday 15 June 2014, TIGS entered three boys teams into the Annual JETBLACK NSW All Schools Cross Country MTB Championship at Yellomundee Regional Park in Richmond. The event was presented by NSW Mountain Bike Association and it was hosted by Western Sydney MTB Club. According to the organisers, the aim of the competition was to encourage high school students to participate in Cross Country MTB. The race was a four hour team event where students compete in a relay format in Junior, Intermediate and Senior divisions. 65 teams were entered and despite the limited experience of some of our students, TIGS performed very well. The teams and their results are below: TIGS Blue Intermediate: Placing 14/20 they completed 12 laps, Max Moore, Giancarlo Esposito, Sam Moore and Domenic Esposito TIGS White Intermediate: Placing 19/20, 11 laps winners: Jin Won Kim, Harry Smith, Ben Woodard TIGS Red Junior: Placing 7/18, 13 laps Sebastian Playford, Jacob Lane (Bulli High) Mathew Logan The winners completed 14 Laps It was great to see the support of our parents and the wonderful sportsmanship of the boys who participated. Congratulations to all students who successfully completed the 4.5km course and in some cases did this four times. Thank you to Mrs Esposito who gave up her weekend in managing the teams giving these students the opportunity to compete.
CIS Cross Country
Congratulations to the 17 students who represented both the School and AICES at the CIS Cross Country at Eastern Creek Raceway last week. Overall their results were outstanding
with five students making the CIS team. Special mention must go to Maudie Skyring who was 1st in the 17 Girls and to James Seal who also made the podium coming 3rd in the 14 Boys race. Alexander Seal 4th – CIS team Maudie Skyring 1st – CIS team Roisin Concannon 9th – CIS team James Seal 3rd – CIS team Elizabeth Martin 5th – CIS team Cameron Barrett – 21st Jesse Price – 37th Angus Pryde – 22nd Natasha Mullany – 33rd Caleb Grace – 55th Claire Smallhorn – 23rd Logan Davis – 16th Tim Gibson – 17th Finley McLaren – 22nd Ethan Brunskill – 40th Rebekah Hutton – 24th Teagan Johnston – 38th We wish the five students in the CIS team all the best in the All Schools Cross Country on 18 July.
U’16 Rugby
On Thursday of Week 7 the Under 16’s Rugby team participated in the South Coast Buchan Shield Gala Day. Up against four other schools, the TIGS students played three games, winning all three and represented the School with distinction. Game 1 – TIGS 10 (Thomas Chadrawy, Louis Parsons-O’Malley Tries) defeated Nowra Anglican College 7 (1 try, 1 conversion) Game 2 – TIGS 17 (Oscar Edwards, Mitchell Ferguson, Noah Gibbs tries, Mitchell Ferguson 1 Conversion) defeated Shellharbour Anglican College 0 Game 3 – TIGS 22 (Noah Gibbs, Thomas Chadrawy, Evan Jenkins, Mitchell Ferguson tries Mitchell Ferguson 1 Conversion) defeated Southern Highlands Anglican 5 (1try) The Team: Thomas Chadrawy, Oscar Edwards, Mitchell Ferguson, Noah Gibbs, Evan Jenkins, Christian Kyriakou, Dylan Lees, Dylan Miles, Jonty Negus, Louis Parsons-O’Malley, Nicholas Rogers.
Year 9/10 All School Touch Last Friday TIGS entered a boys and girls team in the Years 9 and 10 All Schools Touch football regional qualifying tournament at Dalton Park. Both the girls and boys competed admirably against some exceptional State School teams and other independent schools. The boy’s team in particular were close to making it through to the finals stage despite coming third in their pool. Their efforts against Illawarra Sports High and Kiama were outstanding. Mitchell Ferguson, Oscar Edwards and Angus Pryde were excellent in their effort and performance. The girls were competitive in each game played. They drew against the highly fancied Kiama team and were very competitive in all of their games. Grace Hennessey, Jackie Connor and Azalea Nassau in particular,
deserve special mention for their efforts throughout the day.
BOYS TOUCH TEAM Angus Pryde Mitchell Ferguson Nicholas Grozdanov Christian Kyriakou Oscar Edwards Harrison Heycott Noah Gibbs Dylan Lees Evan Jenkins
GIRLS TOUCH TEAM Jacqueline Connor Alexandra Lavalle Grace Hennessy Alice Fox Paige Gervaise Ruby Pallone Brittony Smallhorn Elizabeth Martin Katherine Read Azalea Nassau Kiana Nassau Denali Hutt Lily Sands
Senior School Athletics Carnival The Senior School Athletics Carnival is on Wednesday 25 June at the Kerryn McCann Athletics Field. It is a compulsory school event where all students compete for their House to claim the Inter-House Athletics Trophy. Results from this event go towards the Shell Shield. House shirt and school sport shorts must be worn by all students at this event. If a student cannot participate it is important for them to come along and help with the various jobs that need to be done and assist their house patrons. Students may make their own way to the venue. Supervision will be available from 8.15am at the track. Buses will also run from the School down to Beaton Park from Western Avenue at 8.30am. The carnival is expected to finish at 3.00pm and all students are expected to stay for the duration of the day. The Senior School Athletics Programme is available for download on OLLE under each year group. If the weather looks inclement please listen to 96.5 Wave FM for cancellations.
On the day we look forward to high participation and positive House enthusiasm.
Term III Sports The Years 7-10 Co-curricular Winter Sport programme continues for Terms III and will start Week 2. If students or parents are unsure about which sport they are doing it can be found on the student’s timetable, accessible on edumate. If your son or daughter has been exempt an email has been sent to parents to advise them of this. A reminder that if the Sport occurs off the School premises a bus will bring students back to school in time to catch the 5.00pm north and south buses. These buses will leave from the IGC car park. If it is a morning Sport, buses will bring students back to school in time for the start of the school day. For any questions regarding Sport please contact Mrs Melinda Sharpe or Mrs Leonie Hinch on 42200258 or email msharpe@tigs.nsw.edu.au
Year 7 – 10 Sport Term III TUESDAYS
Cardio Boxing 3.30pm - 4.30pm TIGS H Block Hangdog Climbing 3.30pm - 4.30pm Hangdog Auburn Street Wollongong Squash/Lawn Bowls 3.30pm - 4.30pm Collegians Sporting Complex (ORB) Hip Hop 3.30pm - 4.30pm TIGS Begbie Taekidoaki Martial Arts 3.30pm - 4.30pm TIGS Rees Hall Basketball 3.30pm - 4.30pm TIGS IGC
Trampoline 3.30pm - 4.30pm Hangtime, Coniston Athletics 3.30pm - 4.30pm Kerryn McCann Athletics Track Beaton Park
Equestrian: Hunter Valley Grammar
School 2014 Equestrian Championships EFA Interschools Date: Saturday 16 August Venue: Salt Ash Sports Ground Entries Close: Friday 8 August Entries Available: www.hvgs.nsw.edu.au If you wish to enter visit the website and inform Mrs Sharpe at school.
Parker’s School Holiday Tennis Clinic
Date: Monday 30 June – Wednesday 2 July 2014 Venue: Wests Illawarra, Unanderra Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm Cost: $70 (Ages 4-14years) Bookings are essential, for more information call: Andrew on 0407 029 731 Email: arparker@bigpond.net.au www.facebook.com/parkerstennis
Learn Golf Free
Wollongong Golf Club plus Junior Golf classes Learn Golf Free Friday 11 July 2014 1.30pm – 4.00pm Bookings essential. Junior Golf Camp Monday 7 July – Thursday 10 July 10.00am – 2.00pm For enquiries and bookings call: 4222 3114 or proshop@wollongonggolfclub.com.au www.wollongonggolfclub.com.au
THURSDAY AM
Rowing (Term II only) 6.45am - 9.00am Illawarra Boat Sheds Boot Camp 7.00am - 8.00am University of Wollongong Recreation Centre THURSDAY PM Tennis 3.30pm - 4.30pm Beaton Park Tennis Courts Run for Fitness 3.30pm - 4.30pm TIGS Oval/local area
Snow Trip Date: 1 – 3 August 2014 If you are in Years 7 - 11 and are interested in heading to the snow for a great weekend with friends then please head to student reception and pick up a note. Places are limited to 50 so make sure your notes are in quickly to guarantee a spot.
T F E L S R E B M U N
An International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
D E T I M LIBARBARA Hosting
ARROWSMITH YOUNG The Woman Who Changed Her Brain As the creator of one of the first practical treatment applications in using the principles of neuroplasticity, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is recognised as a pioneer. Her experiences not only led to the groundbreaking Arrowsmith Program, but the genesis of her international bestseller, The Woman Who Changed Her Brain. Arrowsmith-Young holds a B.A.Sc in Child Studies from the University of Guelph and a Master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Toronto. In her presentation entitled “The Arrowsmith Program: Addressing Learning Difficulties—A Cognitive Approach,” Barbara Arrowsmith-Young will talk about her journey of discovery, the lines of research she combined, and the outcomes achieved over her 35 years as an educator and researcher. She will describe a number of learning difficulties, from those that impact the learner in school to those that affect us in life. The focus will be on learning difficulties that impact academic performance such as reading and writing, and some of the outcome studies demonstrating cognitive and academic performance change in these areas as a result of students engaging in the Arrowsmith Program’s cognitive exercises. There will be a book signing after the event and the opportunity to register your interest in the establishment of the Arrowsmith Program at TIGS.
Friday 27 June 7.00pm to 8.30pm
FREE Presentation The Arrowsmith Program
Venue: TIGS The Illawarra Grammar Centre (IGC)
For more information or to book your ticket please visit
www.tigs.nsw.edu.au
UPCOMING
EVENTS
WEEK 9
HSC Dance Evening Tuesday 24 June 2014
Senior School Athletics Carnival Wednesday 25 June 2014
Last day of Term II Friday 27 June 2014
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young 7.00pm Friday 27 June 2014 in the IGC
WEEK 1 TERM III
Term III Commences (Winter Uniforms) Monday 21 July 2014
WEEK 2
Year 7 Parent Teacher Interviews Wednesday 23 July 2014
Junior School Athletics Carnival Thursday 24 July 2014
WEEK
Year 9 2015 Information Evening Tuesday 29 July 2014