Newsletter Issue 8 Term II 2016 by The Illawarra Grammar School

Newsletter Academic Christian Caring

Senior School NASSA Athletics Carnival

ISSUE 8

TERM II 2016

Headmaster

The Secret Garden and Beauty and the Beast. At TIGS we choose to take on challenging musicals because the learning for our students is so much greater. The students always rise to the occasion and surprise themselves at the level of performance they achieve.

self-confidence that is transferable to academic challenges. •

Sometimes we are so inspired by the quality of the performance that we forget that the TIGS production is first and foremost an educational activity. The School’s Statement of Mission and Values includes: “Success in learning involves the development of the whole child. The School is committed to offering a broad curriculum, adopting a holistic approach to each student’s academic, spiritual, physical, aesthetic, cultural, social and emotional development.” (TIGS Mission and Values Statement 1.2)

Students in The Wizard of Oz have been rehearsing since February – 139 students mastering their contribution so that flow is achieved in the final performances. In rehearsal there have been moments when it is clear that mastery has not been achieved – lines have to be learnt, stage hands need to concentrate better, musicians need to count their bars rest more diligently.

Developing the ‘whole child’ is a distinguishing feature of a TIGS education. It is firmly our belief that a balanced approach to life keeps things in perspective and improves student academic outcomes. There is more to life than an ATAR. There are many benefits that come from involvement in a School production:

Stephen Kinsella Headmaster Winkies, jitterbugs, a man made out of tin, a talking lion, a less than scary scarecrow, and of course a young girl that learns the hard way that there is no place like home. It is obviously production week with the School’s season of The Wizard of Oz finishing this Saturday evening. Tickets are available at the door 1/2 an hour before each show. This year’s production has involved 137 students (27% or just over 1 in 4 Senior School students) who have contributed as lead characters, support casts, members of the orchestra as well as technical support, assistance with costuming and make-up, back-stage support and as hosts. They have been supported by 24 members of staff and 1 dog (well done Comet Silburn who stars as Totto). The Wizard of Oz follows a succession of challenging musicals that have been produced at TIGS - musicals such as Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Boy Friend, West Side Story, CATS,

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Self-confidence It is a commonly held view that sport builds character and selfconfidence when students face the challenges of their academic studies. The same benefits also flow from participation in a School production. Confidence in one’s own ability comes from facing up to life’s challenges and knowing from experience that it is possible to come out the other side.

The same applies to academic success. Successful students learn how to achieve success through long hours of hard work, not good luck. •

Being exposed to challenging situations is an important part of a TIGS education and these challenges come in a variety of forms. An expedition on a Year 9 camp, being third speaker in a debate, speaking at an assembly, trying to get over the high jump bar, organising a fund raising activity for a charity - these experiences all build self-confidence. Standing on a stage before an audience of 300 people and delivering a line or singing a song, or perhaps ensuring a prop is in position on stage at exactly the right time, or playing a solo part in the orchestra – success in what initially seems a daunting and sometimes terrifying task brings

Mastery and Flow Being in ‘flow’ is a way of describing that moment when everything comes together in a performance or activity. It is a term often used by elite performers when they achieve at the highest level. Two examples that come to mind are Australian Rugby Captain John Eales kicking the goal to win the Bledisloe Cup in 2000 (he was never going to miss) www.youtube. com/watch?v=tcpasb1r_nY and Pavaroti singing the last notes of Nessun Dorma www.youtube. com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4. We would never have been thrilled by performances like these if they had not been preceded by years of practice in the ‘mastery’ of their skill.

Collaboration In speaking to the cast at a final rehearsal I pointed out that many people were going to buy tickets to watch them perform, but it is unlikely that any tickets would be sold if they were to perform individually. It is through collaboration and the sharing of gifts and talents that something greater than the sum of the individual parts is achieved. The success of the production depends on all 139 students working effectively together. To collaborate with others is an important life skill and an attribute highly sought after by employers. It is also an essential skill in study learning is richer and deeper when students work together and learn from each other.

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Leadership One of the joys of being a regular attender of TIGS productions is to watch the talent that emerges each year and how

Chaplain’s Message WORDS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD This term in Senior School chapel we have been focusing on some phrases from the Bible which have brought enormous benefit to our world. These words have literally changed our world for good. Some of the passages we have covered include the following: In Matthew 5.43-45, Jesus instructs his disciples to love not only their friends but also their enemies. In this way he totally transforms the worldview of the day which saw that it was acceptable to hate one’s enemies and do them harm. The follow-on effect of this teaching has been enormous as Jesus’ followers refuse to repay evil with evil. In Genesis 1.26-28, God announces that he intends to make human beings – both male and female – in his image. This invests human beings with ultimate worth and has been the foundation for the upholding of the dignity and value of human beings. This teaching has been particularly pertinent to human beings with disabilities or those who have entered the last stages of life. Do such human beings matter? The Bible says yes. And what has followed from this is a wealth of services which uphold the dignity of human beings regardless of their capacity to contribute to society. In John 19.30, when Jesus had suffered great torment on the cross he said “It is finished”. Those words have such

power for those who accept that their sin alienates them from a holy God. With these words Jesus assures us that he has done what is necessary to bring us back to God. His death satisfies fully God’s just demands. Those who entrust themselves to Jesus do so knowing full well that his work on their behalf is complete. It is finished. The fact that over one third of humankind identifies as Christian speaks of the enormous impact this utterance has had in the world. For me personally it means that I can live with confidence knowing God is for me even when I fail him terribly. As Paul says in Romans 8.39, nothing will be able to separate me from God’s love in Christ Jesus. I was at a conference recently in Melbourne. It was a conference for Christian educators. One of the keynote speakers was eminent Australian historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey. He castigated the delegates for letting the Australian media publicly ridicule Christianity. To his way of reading Australian history (and if anyone knows our past surely it is him!) there has been no greater influence for good in our nation than Christianity – both in the past and in the present. He encouraged us to call the media’s bluff and to point to the evidence that proves we are indebted to Christianity for making the great nation that we inhabit.

the students progress in succeeding years. Caitlin Chadrawy (Year 11) started her production experience in Year 8 as one of the many dancing felines in CATS. She has danced in The Secret Garden, Beauty and the Beast and currently has a featured role as a dancer in The Wizard of Oz. As she has progressed each year the importance of her role has increased as has her influence as a leader on the younger students that are following her. The ability to lead is something that is nurtured at TIGS as students progress through the school. It is no surprise that our students typically become leaders in their years beyond TIGS. The formal programmes of leadership training that students receive at TIGS are enhanced

Rev James Rogers Chaplain This is exactly what we have been trying to communicate in this chapel series. In itself it is a powerful message. As the School Chaplain it has been a delight to bring these passages to our students’ attention. I commend Rev Mark Grieve for devising such a pertinent and powerful series. Rev James Rogers

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This year’s season of The Wizard of Oz will provide many benefits for our students. However, the most obvious benefit was clearly seen on the faces of the cast and crew at the end of the first performance yesterday – they were enormously happy with what had been achieved. The audience of family, friends and past members of the School community were also happy.

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Congratulations to all involved in this year’s season of The Wizard of Oz.

Stephen Kinsella Headmaster

Junior School

ASSEMBLY/CHAPEL

Our Junior School Captains will be hosting our final Chapel for this Term with a focus on ‘God is Great’. Chapel begins in Rees Hall at 12.10pm.

LEARNING FROM MISTAKES... There can be pressure on teachers to feel that they must move through curriculum full speed to “cover” everything, this leaves very little space for our students to experience struggle. The cycle of experiencing failure, additional attempts and often ultimately success in a safe environment is a powerful character building experience and lesson for not only learning but life itself. Teachers at TIGS are having conversations about encouraging a growth mindset, which focuses on how making mistakes develops the brain and provides opportunities to learn. You will remember our Austin’s Butterfly approach that is the theme about our learning in 2016. However, discussion about mistakes can lead to confusion, this is because not all mistakes lead to learning. The best kinds of mistakes for learning happen when a student is stretching outside their comfort zone. When trying something new most people will make mistakes, but with reflection and strategies to address the error, much can be learned. At other times a student might have an “aha mistake” when he/she completed the task correctly, but realised he/she should have done it differently because of new information. Both these types of mistakes grow the brain and require self-reflection and renewed effort.

Judi Nealy Deputy Headmaster, Head of Junior School

Learning from mistakes doesn’t happen automatically, even some adults find this very difficult to do! The graphic below gives an excellent reminder about the mindset we are seeking to develop in our learners and in ourselves. A growth mindset allows us to learn from mistakes, to persevere and succeed.

JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORT 33 TIGS students represented NASSA at the CIS Carnival at Eastern Creek. Well done to all students for competing at such a competitive level, with so many pleasing efforts and results. A big congratulations goes out to the following boys for outstanding results which sees them progress to the NSW PSSA Carnival as members of the CIS team. 3rd Samuel Lowe – 9 years boys 4th Cooper Kerridge – 11 years boys 4th Ben Giason – 12 years boys

SAVE THE DATE

“The Secret to Raising Confident Kids” with guest speaker Michael Grose 7.30pm Monday 22 August

CIS Team Representatives: Alexander Attorre Zachary Birch Pia D’Rozario Amelia Druett Ella Fennell Allegra Fock Joshua Franco James Gardner Ben Giason Cate Giason Daniel Grieve Ben Harman Eva Katkjaer Cooper Kerridge Angus Kiang Abbey Kuiper Jessica Llewellin Samuel Lowe

Kiarna McIlwraith Ryan Molnar Saxon Parrish Sarah Partland Thomas Partland Victoria Summerill Emily Sutherland Adelaide Thompson Alec Varmedja Olivia Varmedja Alexander Vartazarian Christian Vujic Charlotte Wall Chelsy Wayne Rebecca Winn

Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is currently being refurbished and will re-open on Tuesday 19 July 2016. HOLIDAY TRADING: 8.30am - 4.00pm Tuesday 19 July 8.30am - 4.00pm Thursday 21 July Bookings will be taken on Thursday 14 July and Friday 15 July for fittings on Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 July. Please call 4220 0230 to make an appointment

WEEKLY AWARDS

MERIT CERTIFICATES

Leo Lozenkovski, Lara Vujic

Academic

Surabhi Parab, Wilfred Windsor

Austin Keefe

Hollis Bridgeman-Law, Zara Clark

Angkit Jeyachandran

Milla Threadgate

Nicole Mau

Samantha Cowie, Amelia Vartazarian

Lexi Mitchell

Poppy Bambrick

Evelyn Sanzone

Ronghao Chen, Aston Di Donato

Jade Hyde

Miriam Al-Khalidy

Alexandra Da Deppo

Samuel Gilligan, Saif Jaber

Lexi Mitchell, Spencer Newhouse

Molly Coleman-Stone, Noah Threadgate

Nicole Mau, Mia Taylor

Jessica Llewellin, Ryder Langton, Teerth Khanna, Austin Keefe

Aiden Da Deppo, Georgie Lancaster

Reid Gunther, Grace Hilton

Cameron Adams, Angkit Jeyachandran

Inaaya Kermali, Mena Tsaganas

Nathan Molnar, Jordan McRae, Ben Giason, Darcy Cross

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES:

Friday 1 July Term II Finishes

Monday 25 July Term III Commences Thursday 28 July Junior School Athletics Carnival for Years 3-6 Kerryn McCann Athletics Track Beaton Park 9.00am – 2.30pm

Junior School Continued . . .

Cocurricular Club Highlight Construction Club

In Construction Club each week students explore a different type of construction material including commercial products such as Lego, wooden blocks and Mobilo. They will also explore the use of craft materials for construction such as straws, cardboard tubes and rolled up newspaper. Following the exploration experience students will be encouraged to design and create their own project with their chosen material. Projects will be displayed and photographed for sharing with family and peers.

Premier’s Reading Challenge A reminder to all students involved in the Premier’s Reading Challenge to keep uploading their books to their ‘student reading record’ on the PRC website. The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on Tuesday 19 August. Student Reading Records must be uploaded by midnight on the Tuesday 19 August or they will not receive the Premier’s Reading Challenge certificate. All students in years 3 to 6 have had their username and password emailed to them. Students in Kindergarten to year 2 have been given a hard copy of their details. To add to your student reading record, log on to the PRC website and go to: Student Reading Records > enter books by ID or Title or Author. To enter a Personal Choice book, select the ‘Add a Choice Book’ tab > enter part of the title or author >select ‘Search’. If your book appears as an option, select ‘Add’. If it does not appear, scroll down to the ‘Still can’t find a book?’ section>enter the full title and author>select ‘Add’. Congratulations to the students who have finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2016. Please contact Mrs Karen Bowmaker for any assistance.

“Lions, tigers and bears...oh my!”

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

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An International Baccalaureate World School

Senior School Thank you to Mrs Burton, Mrs I’Ons and Mrs Dubowski for their training and support of all these students. They have helped to produce some formidable debaters.

Greg Lanyon Head of Senior School Last week I wrote about the benefits of a rich co-curricular programme for the wellbeing of students by providing multiple points of connection for students in a school environment. I highlighted some of the extraordinary things many of our students were doing in the Wizard of Oz, Community Problem Solving and girls football. This week I wanted to let you know about a number of other areas where students have been successfully engaged in activities beyond the classroom. In debating, the Middle, Senior and Open Division teams have successfully progressed past Round 4 in the HICES Debating Competition over the first two school terms. The results so far are shown in the table below.

TIGS Senior School hosted the 2016 Illawarra Regional da Vinci Decathlon, Years 7 – 10 which proved to be a very popular event, attracting teams of academically gifted students from as many as fifteen regional, local and selective high schools in each division. The decathlon is an annual academic gala day, where students pitch their intellectual abilities against very challenging academic problems in ten disciplines and congratulations were extended to all participating students for the way in which they engaged so wholeheartedly with the rigorous nature of the tasks. It was very exciting to learn at the end of the day that our TIGS teams had done particularly well, with Year 7 placing 1st and Year 10 placing 2nd in their respective divisions. Following their regional success, our Year 7 team progressed to the NSW da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar School and in a field of over 60 NSW regional, metropolitan, private and selective schools, were awarded 4th place overall. Congratulations on this outstanding result go to: Shin Yi Au Yeong, Aria Bacic-Johnston, Xavier Do (Illawarra Regional), Annabel HicklingSmith, Daniel Michelmore, Isobel Kinnear, Alana Newhouse, Xia Lian

Wilson and Mackinly Zecevic (NSW). The effectiveness of their collaborative intellectual skills were clearly evident in this special outcome. Special congratulations is also extended to our Year 11 students James Cooper, George Moustoukis and Mia Whitehall, who placed 1st in the Creative Producers category at the NSW da Vinci Decathlon on the following day. Also thanks to Mrs Dubowski particularly for her work in organising the regional event at TIGS. The event was a great success due to her wonderful co-ordination. A significant number of our students have also been competing this term in the Evatt Trophy, which is a Model United Nations Security Council diplomacy competition for students in Years 9-12. More than 2,000 students compete in Evatt each year. It aims to educate young people about Australia’s place in the world and empower them as active citizens by developing public speaking, negotiation, teamwork, research, and diplomatic skills. The competition takes the form of a mock session of the UN Security Council. Teams of two students debate, amend, and vote on a prepared resolution from the perspective of their assigned nation. The students judged the most effective diplomats proceed to the next round. From our school in the Regional Round Marie and

Team Members

Sam Aubin, Aria BacicJohnston, Daniel Michelmore, Ella De Graaf-Clark, Nick Seal, Sally Gyngell, Xia Lian Wilson, Sophia Santos, Zara Eggers, Zaynub Panju, Tiger Miles, Maya Middleton

Daniel Dragutinovich, Zara Winters, Jana Massingham, Robert Turney, Malachi Sigmund, Risini Gamage, Erynne Stone, Nicole Russo, Noah Koder

Robert Martin, Himali Wijesinghe, Ben Woodard, Angus Day, Matt O’Hanlon, Marie Russo, James Cooper, Florencia Di Martino and Joe Daly

Round

Middle Division

Senior Division

Open Division

Chevalier (win)

Oxley College (loss)

Shellharbour Anglican (win)

Broughton (loss)

Chevalier (win)

Wollondilly (loss)

Shellharbour Anglican (win)

Oxley College (win)

Oxley College (loss)

Wollondilly (win)

Chevalier (win)

Forfeit (win friendly)

Nicole Russo represented the Russian Federation, Nathan Troiani and Jin Won Kim the People’s Republic of China, Thi Trinh and James Cooper represented Luxembourg, Risini Gamage and Lucia Hilderson represented Argentina, Jackson Dekker and Jack Kyriacou represented Senegal, Zara Winter and Jana Massingham represented France, Natasha Mullany and Natalia Smith represented Uruguay and Peter Zhong and Harrison Taranto represented Japan. Himali Wijesinghe and Robert Martin represented USA at the James Ruse School in a separate round. Thanks to Mrs Arkell for organising and supporting these students.

Greg Lanyon Head of Senior School

Western Avenue Carpark

Please note that, with the safety of students and staff in mind, students should not be dropped off or picked from the Western Ave carpark. This entrance is to be used for staff and visitors only.

Year 11 2017 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING

Higher School Certificate (HSC)

5.30pm to 7.00pm Monday 27 June in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

Vinnies CEO Sleepout 2016 marks the 11th year since inception in Western Sydney in 2005. This year the event took place on Thursday 23 June, with CEOs sleeping out in Wollongong as part of a team of hundreds across the country. TIGS Deputy Headmaster/ Head of Junior School Judi Nealy braved the cold and slept out at Vinnies CEO Sleepout . A willing volunteer, Judi said ‘It is fantastic when communities get together to support a need or achieve a goal. I am very proud to have represented TIGS again at the Vinnies Sleepout in Wollongong.’

HOMELESSNESS RETHINK RELATE RESPOND Vinnies NSW is fighting the homelessness crisis. Since 2005 the CEO Sleepout has raised over $30 million for Vinnies homeless services around Australia. It is so important that leaders like Judi give up a night in the warm to help those in need across the region. To support Judi in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout, please jump online and donate via Judi’s page. Thank you for your support!

Senior School Sport TAP The Talented Athletes Programme has had a productive term with over 30 students participating in the strength and conditioning programme on Tuesday mornings at Cross Fit JAK and over 40 students working on their athletics at Beaton Park on Thursday afternoons with four specialist coaches. Students have been developing their speed for sprinting as well as jumping and throwing.

Congratulations to James Healey 3rd, James Seal 4th and Elizabeth Martin 6th. These runners will now go onto the NSW All Schools in July and we wish them all the best in their final preparation for this event.

AICES U/16 RUGBY CAMP

As we move into Term III students who are going to AICES Athletics will have the opportunity to further refine their knowledge and skills with our specialist athletics coaches and the remainder of the group will participate in a Boot Camp Session with Chodat Fitness at Beaton Park also.

Congratulations to Ethan Hennessy and Joshua Fullerton-Harvey who have been selected to represent AICES. Last weekend they played CHS winning 3-0 and they went onto play CCC and narrowly losing 7-0. Both boys were fine ambassadors for TIGS and will go on to play another three games this weekend in their final trial for the NSW All Schools Team. We wish the boys all the best on the weekend.

BILL TURNER CUP

CIS FOOTBALL CUP

The Bill Turner Cup team travelled to Figtree for round three last Thursday. The game was level after 15 minutes at 1 goal apiece but superior passing and running off the ball from our boys soon saw the floodgates open . We ended up winning 8-1, with four goals to Thomas Main who is proving unstoppable in front of goals. Harry Borbilas chipped in with two goals, Nickita Peros with one and Anthony Krsteski scored a cracker in the top corner. Our defence was solid as usual and each player made valuable contributions. The team is really starting to gel and we look forward to our next match against Warilla.

On the evening of Wednesday 15 June, TIGS Open Girls Football Team travelled to Valentine Park, Glenwood to play Pymble Ladies College in the Grand Final of the CIS Football Cup. While they had been victorious in the Semi-Final against St Andrew’s Cathedral School 7-0, TIGS girls went into the final knowing they would have their work cut out for them against Pymble, who have won the trophy for the previous 8 years in a row. In the early part of the game, TIGS were able to match the strength and speed of Pymble, creating a couple of chances and defending well against their well-polished attack. Zoe Correa made a number of outstanding saves to keep the scores level. TIGS could only hold out for so long however, with Pymble taking a 2-0 lead into half time. In the second half, Pymble began to dominate, as many of our girl’s legs became weary after a long day at the NASSA Athletics Carnival. Some goals early in the second half to Pymble allowed them to take control of the game and put the result beyond doubt. TIGS never gave up, however, and were able to put the ball in the back of the net mid-way through the second half with a fantastic long range shot from Ashley Dribbus. At the full time whistle, the score was 8-1, with Pymble winning their ninth trophy in a row and TIGS finishing runners-up in

CIS CROSS COUNTRY We had a team of talented distance runners compete at the NSW CIS Cross Country on Thursday 16 June. The team consisted of the following: James Healey 3rd Henry Jenkins Noah Koder Elizabeth Martin 6th James Seal 4th Hugo Parrish Samuel Okely Natasha Mullany

CIS, and became the first girls’ team from TIGS to make the Grand Final. An outstanding achievement! The team was: Isabel Bodey, Olivia Porcheddu, Grace Hennessy, Emilia Bujaroska, Margaux Chauvet, Zoe Correa, Ashley Dribbus, Zoe Dribbus, Emmanuela Franco, Anastasia Grozdanov, Mili Haber, Rebekah Hutton, Carys Jenkins, Lilly Sands, Cartia Taranto. Coach: Mr Deck Assistant Coach: Mr Edgerton

AICES U/15 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS The AICES U15 Football Championships were held at Valentine Park, Glenwood on Wednesday 22 June. TIGS were very well represented in both boys and girls NASSA teams by Sammy Lendrum, Jonathon Michalopoulos, Deniz Celik, Anthony Krsteski, Zoe Dribbus, Cartia Taranto and Margaux Chauvet. The boys were convincing winners in all of their games while the girls were undefeated throughout all their games and also conceded no goals in any game. Both teams finished the day on top of the competition and were named as AICES Champions for 2016. Well done!

THE M2M CHALLENGE This year TIGS will be supporting Greenacres by participating in the Mountain to Mountain Challenge, running or walking the 13.6km course from Mount Keira to Mount Kembla on Sunday 31 July. Last year the event raised $85000 for Greenacres, and the proceeds were used to purchase a new bus. This year Greenacres is hoping to raise even more money and use the proceeds to create a new Work Room. This year Greenacre have introduced the schools challenge and we really hope our students, staff and wider community will challenge themselves to walk or run for people with disabilities in the Illawarra. Please support this fantastic cause. More information can be found here.

TERM III CO-CURRICULAR SPORT Co-curricular sport will start Week 2 in Term III. Please see the current winter sports timetable below:

TIME

SPORT

TEACHER

TUESDAY AM 7.00am – 8.00am

CIRCUS & ACROBATICS Circus Monoxide

Mrs Lo Surdo

TUESDAY AM 7.00am – 8.00am

TAP STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Cross Fit JAK

Mrs Lane

TUESDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

BASKETBALL IGC

Mr Stutchbury

TUESDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

GIRLS FITNESS ReKreate Fitness

Mrs Golding

TUESDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

HANGDOG CLIMBING GYM

Mr Gollan

TUESDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

TRAMPOLINING Hangtime

Mrs Cassidy

THURSDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

TENNIS Beaton Park

Mr Parsons

UP AND COMING SPORTS EVENTS 24 - 26 June AICES Rugby Camp

THURSDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

BOYS FITNESS Chodat Fitness

Mrs Lane

6 – 9 July Northern Regional Snowsport Championships

THURSDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

ATHLETICS Beaton Park

Mr Deck

Friday 22 July NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships

THURSDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

TAP Athletics/Boot Camp

Mr Deck

Monday 1 August NASSA Football Gala Day

THURSDAY PM 3.30pm – 5.00pm

FOOTBALL CODES TIGS

Mr Kaiser

5 – 7 August TIGS Snow Trip

Senior School Sport Continued . . . NASSA ATHLETICS The NASSA Athletics Carnival was held last Wednesday 15 June at Campbelltown Athletics Stadium. We had a team of 105 students competing on the day across the various running, throwing, jumping and relay events. Across the day, it was pleasing to see that we were point for point with St Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grammar School, as each of the results came in we either went in front 1-5 places or in 2nd place by 1-5 places. We smashed the medal tally with 23 Gold, 27 Silver and 18 Bronze and ended up finishing the day on 1632 points just behind St Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on 1648. Next year we will work on our relay changes to help us improve our relay results as our Junior Girls (Margaux Chauvet, Charlotte Gaynor, Katherine Bodey, Iluka Budai) were the only team to win the relays. Congratulations to the following Age Champions: Hugo Parrish 2nd place12 Year Boys Iluka Budai 2nd place13 Year Girls Daniel Jiang 3rd place 13 Year Boys Charlotte Gaynor 3rd place 14 Year Girls Ashley Dribbus 1st place 15 Year Girls Elliot Hutt 2nd place 16 Year Boys Aiden Wingate 3rd place 16 Year Boys Alexandra Lavalle 2nd place18 Year Girls Azalea Nassau 3rd place18 Year Girls Jeremy Harrison 2nd place18+ Year Boys Congratulations to Ruby Pallone who smashed the NASSA record in the 17 Year Girls Shot Put at 9.85m. Students that came 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their track event and 1st and 2nd in their field event will progress to the AICES Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 31August at Homebush. The following girls have made it to AICES Athletics: Illuka Budai 13 Year 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump Margaux Chauvet 14 Year 100m, 200m, 400m Ashley Dribbus 15 Year 100m, 200m, Long Jump Alexandra Lavalle 18 Year 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Natasha Mullany 17 Year 800m and 1500m Chloe Kuiper 18 Year 800m, 1500m Claire Smallhorn 14 Year 1500m Rebekah Hutton 16 Year 1500m Olivia Barber 12 Year High Jump Kate Bodey 13 Year High Jump, Discus Charlotte Gaynor 14 Year High Jump Caitlin Chadrawy 16 year High Jump, Long Jump Emma Black 12 Year Shot Put Azalea Nassau 18 Year Shot Put, Javelin Nina Segar 12 Year Discus Ruby Pallone 17 Year Discus Julijana Saponja 16 Year Javelin The following boys have made it to AICES Athletics: Daniel Jiang 13 Year 100m, Long Jump, Javelin Ian Muhayimana 15 Year 100m James Healey 13 Year 200m, 400m Hugo Parrish 12 Year 400m, 800m, 1500m Jonathon Michalopoulos 15 Year 400m Elliot Hutt 16 Year 400m, High Jump Aiden Wingate 16 Year 400m, 800m Harrison Taranto 17 Year 400m, 800m, 1500m Finley McLaren 14 Year 800m, 1500m Isaiah Kennedy 13 Year Shot Put Nickita Peros 15 Year Discus Mitchell Bourke 18 Year Discus, Javelin

Extend@TIGS WEEK 9 ACTIVITIES

WINTER HOLIDAY PROGRAMME BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!

Monday 27 June Science: Rainbow Paper Sport: Soccer

Book by the deadline to take advantage of lower rates! NSW booking deadline: Friday 24 June

Tuesday 28 June Craft: Stick Harmonicas Outdoor sport: Octopus

We have heaps of fun activities planned these school holidays and can’t wait for you to attend! Join in on Extend’s own mini Olympics tournament and aim for gold! Have fun with science experiments, come along in costume and join in on our party afternoons, and participate in a bunch of craft activities and team games. Join in on all this and more at Extend’s Winter Holiday Programme.

Wednesday 29 June Craft: Crumpled Paper Art Sport: Wembley Thursday 30 June Activity: Sketching Sport: Dodgeball Friday 1 July End of term party

To check out what’s on visit our website and book via the Parent Portal. Extend@TIGS has a lot of different and exciting upcoming events organised. Last week we had heaps of fun creating paper plate flowers, marble paintings and recycle craft. We also played Wembley, soccer, dodgeball and red light green light. This week we have a range of exciting science, craft and cooking activities planned so please come along and join in on all the fun. ONLINE BOOKINGS: extend.com.au CALL OUR OFFICE: 1 300 366 437

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.

UPCOMING

EVENTS

WEEK 9

Production - Shows 2.00pm Saturday 25 June 7.30pm Saturday 25 June

WEEK 10

Year 11 2017 Parent Information Evening Higher School Certificate (HSC)

5.30pm to 7.00pm Monday 27 June in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

Year 9 Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday 30 June in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

Last Day of Term II Friday 1 July

TERM III - WEEK 1

First Day of Term III Monday 25 July

Year 7 Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 27 July in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

HSC Dance Evening Wednesday 27 July

Junior School Athletics Carnival Thursday 28 July

HSC Dance Trials Thursday 28 July