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From the Principal Mrs Nicola Taylor
It is said that the Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a largely Australian social phenomena which almost appears to be ingrained in our DNA. Australians are typified as being good natured and laid back but with a tendency to cut down to size those whose successes shine brightly, especially if it is perceived that the success wasn’t truly warranted. Snide comments here and there, a rolling of the eyes, silence when a hearty congratulations was warranted, a question asked in a tone of voice which indicated no response was sought. Passive (and some not-so-passive) aggressive behaviour designed to sabotage success in order to preserve the status quo. The diminishing of another’s victories by taunting or disparaging comments. Recent media reports have shone a light on a number of Australian actors, sportsmen, entrepreneurs, academics and business people who found their advocacy and support, was found outside rather than within the “Lucky Country”. One Australian actress interviewed reported “People are happy for you to do well; you just can’t do better than everyone else or they will cut you down to size…” The College mission statement “Educating Successful women of tomorrow in a Christian environment…” implies that success, by whatever metric it is continues next page... continued on Page 2...
29 JUNE TO 27 JULY 2018 NIAS Tennis Camp 29/6 - 1/7/18 Junior School Staff Planning Day and Student Activities Day 29/6/18 Staff Day for Senior School Teaching Staff Only 29/6/18 Boarders Depart - AM 29/6/18 Fleece to Fashion Gala Event 7/7/18 Mudgee Field Days 13/7 - 14/7/18 National Primary Games 21/7 - 22/7/18 Staff Day 23/7/18 Boarders Return - PM 23/7/18 School Resumes - Commencement Assembly 24/7/18 Years 5 and 6 Maths Olympiad 25/7/18 Years 7 and 8 Self Esteem Pastoral Care - 'MAD Camp' 25/7 - 27/7/18 Boarding Schools Expo - Narrabri 27/7 - 28/7/18 Principal's Tour/Repast Event - Narrabri 27/7/18 Kinder to Year 2 Sport 27/7/18
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This opportunity has been embraced by our Year 12 students, led by the Prefects at Assembly this week, who identified that as a community, there are so many student achievements of which to be proud, with striving and aspiration for personal bests something that is encouraged. That another girl’s accomplishments is not the absence of one’s own. On behalf of the student leadership team, Darcy Campbell our Creative Arts Prefect, stated …
take steps every day to make the world a better place. Girls who spend their holidays on service trips. Girls who hike for days on end. Girls who can run a 5km race quicker than I can run 1km.” Normalising the celebration of success and personal bests, zero tolerance for passive aggressive behaviour and encouraging the pursuit of excellence rather than accepting mediocrity, are things that we will continue to strive to do in order to provide an environment where girls are valued for who they are as well as what they may do. The Prefects and all of Year 12 are to be commended for their initiative in addressing a cultural stereotype and seeking to do something about it. We look forward to seeing their planning come to fruition in Term 3.
NEWS
defined is a graduate outcome we seek. The training ground for dealing with success well, characterised by our core values of Humility and Integrity should be the day to day experience for our students.
“We have girls who play for state teams in sport. We have girls who knit for charity in their spare time. Girls who are whip cracking legends. Girls who have a whopping 11 pockets. Girls who have spent their holidays overseas trying to improve their language skills. Girls who have played instruments in the Sydney Opera House. Girls who have written for magazines. Girls who
Community Events There are lots of events and activities happening over this holiday break, where PLC Armidale and our girls will be participating. On Saturday 7 July, we are pleased to welcome the iconic Fleece to Fashion event to PLC Armidale. The following week, our Director of Development will be “flying the PLC Armidale flag” at Mudgee Small Farm Field Days and for the final weekend of the mid-year vacation, we have a team of Junior School netballers travelling to Tamworth to participate in the National Primary Games.
Term 3 - Save the Dates As always, there are numerous events happening, so please make sure you have all the correct details in your diaries: • Boarding Schools’ Expo - Narrabri • Principal’s Regional Tour & REPAST - Narrabri, Inverell, Gunnedah & Tamworth.
CEO and Co-Founder of multi-award winning business, Enlighten Education, author of numerous books, TV presenter, and Australian of the Year twice nominee… Dannielle Miller is coming to Armidale and specifically PLC Armidale! She will be conducting a Parent Presentation, entitled “Raising Amazing Girls” and the whole New England community is invited. PLC Armidale and the PLC Armidale P&F have teamed up with the new and locally based “Shine For Girls” e-publication to bring the nationally recognised Co-Founder of Enlighten Education to our region. Definitely an event NOT TO BE MISSED!
• Starry Night of Languages • Parent Presentation “Raising Amazing Girls” with Dannielle Miller • Annual College Council Dinner
BOOK NOW! Wednesday 8 August, 5.30pm
Purchase tickets online www.trybooking.com/WLRH. Also see the information on pages 24 and 25.
• Junior School Fathers’ Day Breakfast • Grandparents’ Day
PLC Armidale Foundation ANNUAL GIVING
• Starry Night of Music • Year 7 Experience Day & Sleepover • Kindergarten Orientation days • Valedictory Day Just to name a few!!
Our sincerest thanks to all those who have contributed to this year’s EOFY Annual Giving Program which is conducted by our PLC Armidale Foundation. Should you have left it to the last minute, there’s still time!! Tomorrow - Saturday 30 June is your last EOFY opportunity! Thank you for your support.
Any stories to tell? Should you wish to have any achievement or activity promoted, please send the information to events@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
2018 ANNUAL GIVING
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Shona Eichorn • Director of Development Sally McCook • Enrolments Manager development@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au enrolments@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
Nicky Webster • Events & Communications Assistant Amy Chiu • Pathways Liaison events@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au achiu@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
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Anna Caldwell, Head of Senior School
Farewell Ms Monica Hoerner This term we have had Ms Monica Hoerner, an Intern Teacher from Chicago, Illinois, join us in the PDHPE Department and she has also undertaken the role of a Duty Mistress in the Boarding House. Monica has been a very positive addition to the College and her enthusiasm and ‘can do’ approach to everything has been greatly appreciated. We wish Monica all the best with her career in education.
Looking ahead to Term 3. Term 3 will start with our boarder’s returning to school on Monday 23rd July and all students on Tuesday 24th July. We will start our term with our Commencement Assembly at 8.40am in the Astra Arts Centre.
Week 1 will be a Week A of the timetable and Term 3 is a 10 week term. Term 3 is set to be action packed with Guest Speakers and Pastoral Care/Wellbeing incursions, our Group photos on 21st August, our IGSSA Netball and Hockey competition trips to Sydney in Weeks 2 & 6, Speech and Drama exams, Starry Night of Languages, Prefect elections and it is the last school term for our Year 12s.
SENIOR SCHOOL
Senior School Notes
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a restful, happy, healthy and safe mid-year break and look forward to more fun with you all next term.
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EDU SCHOOL TOURS
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HUMANITIES
Integrated Learning Project The final presentation expo of the Stage 4 Integrated Learning Project took place at PLC Armidale today. This marked the end of the first stage in a new foray in integrated learning for these students, based on a cross-curricular approach. From Eco-Houses designed for Darwin, to houses designed for the extremes of climate on Macquarie Island, students in Year 7 and 8 were asked to put their problem-solving skills to the test. The aim of this project was to allow teaching and learning to take place in an environment free from the regular syllabus constraints, that allowed students to immerse themselves in deep learning with practical applications across the curriculum. It prioritised quality learning experiences, and encouraged students to think both creatively and critically. Integrated Learning is about making connections between school subject areas and the real world, and is about learning HOW to answer questions that students face now, and will in their future. The first module, ‘Eco-House Design’, asked students to work in small groups, using the Solution Fluency method to research, design, build and test a ‘house of the future’ to suit the needs of the location in Australia that they were allocated. Houses needed to be energy efficient, resource efficient and aesthetically appropriate. And as the final stage of this project today, students promoted the final product to a broader audience of potential clients, spruiking the economic, environmental and social benefits of theirs design for locations from Broome to Bourke, and beyond.
as part of the project, and were assessed by our panel of expert judges today: Mr Jeremy Creagan Managing Director of 'Town and Country Real Estate’, local architect Mr John Kurko, own Planner Sonya Broun, and our very own Principal Mrs Nicola Taylor. Eco-houses were put to the test in practical experiments, facing strong winds and high temperatures, demonstrating their water storage capabilities, along with demonstrating their overall design principles. Our students were tasked with developing a skill set to become Creative thinkers, to Communicate effectively, to Collaborate with others and to Critically think to solve problems. From what was put on display today we can confidently say that Stage 4 have nailed their brief!
Overall results
1st Place: Coffs Harbour (Harriet Eastment, Kate Williamson, Isabelle Pieterse, Bella Watts) 2nd Place: Canberra (Charlotte Baker, Heidi Martin, Maddi McCook, Annabel Kaberry) 3rd Place: Darwin (Samantha Mazzei, Zoe Kelly, Emma Dauparas, Sarah Waters, Meg Kealey)
Kate Clynch Head of Humanities
Throughout the project students were given presentations by experts in their fields including town planners, architects, and real estate agents. A guest speaker from the Anaiwan Language Revival Project spoke to the girls about the indigenous history of the Armidale region, and encouraged them to research the indigenous languages of the areas they had been assigned, and to use this information to inform their design process. Project management, construction, sustainable development, and marketing were all processes and skills that were developed
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SENIOR SCHOOL
5:30pm for 6pm start
ASTRA ARTS CENTRE PLC ARMIDALE
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$5.00 pp Including a light supper provided by the PLC Armidale P&F
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SENIOR SCHOOL
PLC ARMIDALE
G A R D E N PA R T Y PLC Armidale Parents & Friends presents
An Afternoon of Elegance
SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 2018 3pm
Tickets $40
available from www.trybooking.com/WFOA (please book by Wednesday 24 October)
The PLC Armidale High Tea Garden Party is an afternoon of elegant fashion, traditional High Tea held in the beautiful grounds of PLC Armidale. Please join us for complimentary champagne and an introduction to the latest looks for Summer 2018, including the new commemorative book, REPAST. Enjoy the chance to win wonderful prizes.
M Y S T E RY BO X F UN D RAIS E R
Guests can purchase a box valued at $30 each and will win a prize valued between $20 and $200. There will be 60 boxes sold on the day each containing exquisite items.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
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You're invited...
OGU Reunion Saturday 27 October 2018 General Reunion information FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2pm INSPIRE - 20 year leavers. SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 10 am
Social Tennis at PLC.
1 pm
Old Girls’ Union Annual General Meeting (AGM) Light refreshments available.
2 pm
College Tours.
3 pm
High Tea, organised by the PLC Armidale P&F trybooking.com/WFOA Tickets $40 pp
7pm
Year Reunion Dinners, organised by Year Reunion organisers.
SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 9.30am
Service at St Paul’s in Faulkner Street, followed by Morning Tea.
For more details contact: OGU President, Kathie Marquardt kathie@marquardtconstructions.com.au
In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
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Fiona Wake, Head of Junior School
As we approach the end of our first semester for 2018, I am grateful for the staff, students and families we get to work with throughout each year. Reading through each and every Junior School report written by staff for your child/children, reaffirms my knowledge of the many varied and wonderful learning experiences that are taking place across the Junior School and broader College, within each school day. I am thankful to all of our parents/carers, staff and students who generously give up their time, support our charity events, attend our Chapel services and work relentlessly to provide wonderful opportunities for our students. I am very appreciative of the support shown by our Junior School staff who nurture their students to develop social emotional competency. So, Why PLC?… We care, we can make a difference, we nurture, we listen and we aim to do the best we can for each and every child. We continue to seek and further understand the needs of girls and are supported in understanding their interactions with each other, and navigating them through hard times, when friendships are causing them grief or when they feel alone and vulnerable. We recognise we are working in partnership with you as parents to assist our students in traversing tricky social situations. Hence your open communication is appreciated. We listen, we support and we implement strategies that help develop important life skills our little ones will take into their adulthood. Our point of difference at times could, in my opinion, be summed up very simply;
‘We strive to, and care to, understand girls and how they navigate their social-emotional, spiritual and academic world, in preparation for adulthood’
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Junior School News
Our girls know kindness, because we teach kindness, our girls are accepting of new people and situations, because it is a trait we value and model, our girls are graceful in the way they proudly say “PLC is the Best”, and wear their PLC uniform with pride. Our Staff gracefully and with priority, develop in our students, Character strengths, delivered weekly during Pastoral Care activities. This assists in creating our culture here at PLC, developing strength and integrity within our students. We have the privilege, second to parents, of creating strong and successful women of tomorrow with a strong moral purpose and the confidence to seek their dreams and honour their ambitions. On behalf of myself, and the staff at PLC Junior School, have a wonderful and safe break and enjoy special times with family and friends. School resumes for Term 3: Tuesday 24 July.
Dates for the Diary... • Pre K and Kinder Orientation Morning Friday 3 August • Pre K to Year 6 Experience Day Parent Information Session Friday 24 August • Father’s Day Breakfast: Thursday 30 August • Grandparent’s Day and Starry Night of Music Friday 7 September • Junior School Open Afternoon Friday 26 October Details coming.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL
PLC Junior School and the wider PLC Community welcomes the enthusiasm and engaging lessons that Sam brings to the College. The girls have been very forthcoming in their recounts of their musical lessons, and their enjoyable journey to and from, that see the girls singing behind the ‘man with the guitar’. As mentioned in my own recount of the semester, our girls embrace change. They are accepting of new faces and experiences and quickly adapt to the expectations a new member of staff brings to our College. On behalf of the Junior School Students, Staff and myself, thankyou Sam for embracing the PLC experience.
Music with …. Mr Sam Jacometti Hello! My name is Sam Jacometti and I am the music teacher replacing Mrs Constance Dunham for the next 12 months while she is on Maternity Leave. I am thrilled to have started this position at PLC Armidale. I have moved here from a small town in the Central West called Condobolin, along with my wife and two daughters, aged 2 and 3. The hospitality and welcoming I have had at PLCA has been overwhelming and I have felt very cared for and supported in the transition. The students are lovely to teach and enthusiastic about music. It’s fantastic working with students who are friendly, talented and confident in themselves. The Armidale Eisteddfod has just come to a close and the effort and achievement of PLC has been inspirational. The standard of performances and items is immense and the students have conducted themselves with dignity in the face of competition. I have brought my piano, drum and guitar skills to the classroom and have noticed how eager students are to learn. Students embrace challenges and they work hard with set tasks. Each class in the Junior School has had a song they have been working on and Year 4 were given the opportunity to perform at Junior School Chapel in Week 8. The girls did a superb job delivering their performance and I was very proud to be part of this. I am also involved in the Homework sessions in the Library as part of the Boarding Houses’ program. I work with students Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, assisting with tasks and assessments they have in their classes. I am enjoying these sessions as it is satisfying breaking down tasks for students and helping them with their study. I find this just as rewarding in subjects outside of music. I am excited to contribute to the school’s Music program and hope to carry on the strong musical legacy that has been developed here at PLCA. Kind regards, Sam Jacometti.
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Peter Le Surf, Director of Sport
Term 2 is coming to a close. It has been a season full of some great sporting moments. Our PLC 1 hockey team have only suffered one loss this season, and the PLC 1 netballers have only suffered two, and both were last Saturday. The first PLC Armidale rugby team is playing a great style of rugby and have beaten many teams along the way. Our other teams are growing in confidence and skill week by week. While some have not yet experienced the joy of winning, they are still enjoying their sport. Youth sport is about development and enjoyment. The enjoyment of being part of a team, made up of friends, all working towards a common goal and the development, as a person.
Sport Supporters’ Group (SSG) SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 25 August 2018 Celebration of Sport. Please email plesurf@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au for more details. Each of the modules will take about 2 hours to complete and covers the basic science behind coaching and learning. The course is open to all students that are thinking about coaching a junior team in the future. The course is a combination of various sports coaching courses and is applicable to all sports. If there are any parents that wish to take the course, or you would like more information, please feel free to get in contact with me. This course will be running on Sunday 9-11am starting July 29.
Hockey Coaches report: PLC Flames PLC Flames have been on fire as of late!
A big part of the success of all our teams, is the coaches that are working with them. Also credit must go to the parents and supporters that have braved the cold weather to stand on the sidelines and cheer the girls on.
Improving week to week, as they develop their core skills. They are now growing more confident in using their space, which is creating more opportunities for them. Scintillating efforts from midfield and strikers play, have forced pressure on the opposition and caused many goals.
Term 3 is a busy term. There are many trips for sporting teams to Sydney to compete in the IGSSA competition. Netball, hockey and athletics all board the bus to head down within the first few weeks. I wish them the very best of luck.
The backs have held a rock solid defence, providing many troubles for the opposing team. With a whopping 9 goals in the last 2 games!
School holiday time is an opportunity to rest and recover from any injuries and get ready for a busy term 3.
Rugby Report
PLC Armidale Coaches Course
Our first ever PLC Armidale Girls Rugby team is one to watch. They are improving their skills at a rapid rate.
In term 3 we will start the PLC Armidale Coaches Course for anyone that is interested. The course is made up of 4 modules: • Coaching methodology • Fundamental perceptual motor skills • Planning • Practical delivery of a lesson
SPORT
Around the Grounds Sports Report
Friday nights at UNE Sports is the place to be!
Last Friday they had a close game against AHS and unfortunately, this week, they were narrowly defeated. The second game was against NEGS. This again was a great game and this time they came away with a 2 tries to 1 win. The weather might be a little chilly, however the rugby is red hot! I look forward to seeing you all on the sidelines in term 3.
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SPORT
Junior School Sport Lucy Donaldson
CIS Cross Country A huge congratulations to Kate Loxley (Year 3) who competed at the very competitive CIS Cross Country Carnival in Sydney on the 14th June. She ran exceptionally well in an age group where majority of the girls were a year older than her. Kate finished in 21st place in a field of nearly 100 competitors. Well done Kate!
Kate Loxley
Swimming News Although it is the swimming off season, that hasn’t stopped Bella McKay from putting in the hard yards at training and the results are paying off! At the recent New England and North West 2018 Short Course Championships Bella had a clean sweep of 6 firsts. What a great achievement!
Bella McKay
Hockey and Netball It has been an excellent Term of netball and hockey for all of the PLC Junior School teams. Every week there is growth and improvement and most of all, smiles on everyone’s faces when they leave the field/court! It is now time for a well earnt rest. There are no PLC hockey or netball games this weekend (30th June). I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to resuming Winter sport first week back next term. One of our youngest teams who are showing plenty of potential. It has been great to see them scoring some goals and getting some wins! Well done girls and Charlotte Caldwell (coach).
Netball Schools Cup We wish the PLC Green Year 5/6 netball team all the best in the Netball Schools Cup Competition on Tuesday, 26th June. Photos and results in next edition.
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PLC U9’s Tigers
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SENIOR SCHOOL
WINTER HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMP
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You're invited to a
Year 7
Sleepover & Experience Day BLOSSOM FOR A DAY, FLOURISH FOR A SEASON OF SCHOOLING
THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 4 PM, FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 Your opportunity to see for yourself how girls flourish at PLC Armidale
RSVP enrolments@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au by Friday 14 September 2018
You're invited to our
Annual
Grandparents' Day Friday 7 September 2018 8.45am to 11.30am Bookings are essential for catering purposes by Monday 3 September at:
www.trybooking.com/WGGP For assistance please contact Nicky on 6770 1700
PROGRAM In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
8.45am
Meet at PLC Armidale Astra Arts Centre Welcome & Chapel Service
9.00am
Classroom Visits
10.45am
Morning Tea - Dining Room and gardens
11.30am
Grandparents depart and students return to class.
You will be provided with a light, delicious morning tea. (Unfortunately, we are unable to cater for special dietary requirements)
In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
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Alison Spencer, Head of Boarding
The boarding house continues to be a busy place; in the last fortnight we have hosted 3 exchange students from New Zealand as well as 6 girls on experience sleepovers. We are struggling to find spaces to put everyone! But it all adds to the vibrancy of the house and I have been proud of the way our boarders have hosted these girls. There has been a great deal of effort made by our students to make the visitors feel welcome and involve them in activities. Boarders have had two themed dinners over the last couple of weeks, a ‘Retro or Recycled’ themed dinner, and an elegant end of term celebration with the theme of ‘Winter Wonderland’. Many boarders have gone to considerable effort to dress up for these occasions which always adds to the sense of occasion.
The dancing at the first of these events prompted a resurgence of dancing using the wii, a group of girls seemed to be dancing in every possible window of time including before going to school in the morning!
BOARDING
Boarding News
Of course, sport is an integral part of the winter terms and many of our boarding girls dedicate a lot of time and energy into training and playing hard. I was particularly impressed by our girls’ soccer team last weekend who, despite going down to an all-boys’ team, put up a valiant fight. The girls have significantly improved their skill set this term under Allistasia Carter’s guidance along with Miss Blackburn and Mr Davidson’s coaching.
Let Them Eat Cake! ‘Tell me… why should you have the cake?” In case you didn’t realise, the operative word is “should”. Last week there was a serious competition going on in Room 30. Although it looked like a fairly typical debating task with groups of students preparing arguments, the judges were on the lookout for those students who could utilise language to do the job. “Should”, “would”, “could”, “might”, “may”, “will”, “can”, and “shall”. The correct use of modal verbs is essential for constructing a coherent argument, yet it is a common problem area of grammar for speakers for whom English is not their first language. This was a challenging task for another reason. After studying “That Sugar Film” over the last term, our Pathways students were all too familiar with why they shouldn’t eat so much sugar! All of a sudden they were forced to argue from the opposite perspective. As one student said, “But it has sugar in it. How can we argue that we should eat it?” Indeed, arguing from a perspective not your own is a challenge for any debater. However, what do most students do if in doubt? Google! And our Pathways girls certainly know the power of google. But here is the clincher… which modal verb to google? How to source the right information?
• Why people might like sugar • Why people would eat sugar • Why people do eat sugar • Why people can eat sugar • Why people will eat sugar
Personalising the benefits of sugar to the individuals in the group, including to little Maggie from the Junior School, wasn’t hard for the winning group, and to their credit, it was only one part of their argument. Included was that it was Geegie’s birthday - another convincing reason that they deserved the cake! Even though we all knew that they really shouldn’t be eating so much sugar, the grins from ear to ear were all too sweet.
Mrs Rebecca Eastment Pathways Teacher
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PATHWAYS
• Why people should eat sugar… the benefits of sugar… “the 10 Benefits of Eating Sugar”.. Yes!
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Principal’s Regional Tour Principal Mrs Nicola Taylor invites you, members of our past, present & future PLC Armidale community to join her at one of the following unique events for drinks & canapes. Come and hear about ‘Why All Girls?’, ‘Why PLC Armidale?’ and celebrate the launch of the College’s Commemorative Book, REPAST, as featured in the New England Living magazine.
NARRABRI
Friday 27 July, 5.30 - 7 pm at Marval Designs. Catering by Relish
INVERELL
Thursday 16 August, 5.30 - 7 pm at The Dust Jacket & Cafe
GUNNEDAH
Wednesday 22 August, 5.30 - 7 pm at Marval Designs. Catering by Relish
TAMWORTH
Thursday 6 September, 5.30 - 7 pm at Ruby’s Cafe. Catering by Pronto
The events will also provide an opportunity to support our region’s local businesses. To RSVP please contact Events & Communications Assistant, Mrs Nicky Webster events@plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au
You're invited to the
Annual
Starry Night
Music of
To celebrate the music of PLC Armidale
Friday 7 September 2018 6.00pm - 7.30pm Refreshments available from 5.00pm at
NECOM (New England Conservatorium) In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
Adults $15 • Children $10 • Family $30 A proportion of proceeds from ticket sales will go to the P&F who will serve refreshments before the event.
Tickets purchased by Monday 3 September at www.trybooking.com/WGGE
Limited tickets will be available at the door
In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
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MUSIC
Music Matthew Minter, Director of Music
Eisteddfod Gala Concert The Eisteddfod season has officially concluded with the Gala Concert. The 2018 Gala Concert featured 18 of the most outstanding items of the entire month of the Eisteddfod, nominated by the adjudicators. PLC was well represented in the Gala Concert with Scarlett Loxley’s solo Speech and Drama item: her very own King Parrots Poem, followed by Abi Thompson’s prizewinning composition Winter performed by Emily Thompson on the Violin. Mia Emanuel and Isla Biffin performed with their String Quartet Koality alongside well-known musicians Jonathan Bruhl and David Tan and the PLC Senior Choir performing Mr Minter’s composition Inkulueko. Congratulations also to the following students who received special awards.
Thank you sincerely to all the ensemble leaders and Music teachers for the exceptional work with the ensembles over the weeks of competition. Particularly Mrs Joanna Fairs Wu, Mrs Camilla Tafra and Mr Robert Jackson for the amazing work with the string ensembles and to Mrs Constance Dunham for her exceptional work with choirs. Thank you also to the staff and parents of the PLC Community for your exceptional support of the girls and the ensembles through this busy period. Time to start practicing for next year! Thank you to those families who have provided your daughter’s results for this page. We will be listing more individual music results if any have been ommitted and individual Speech & Drama Eisteddfod results in the next issue of Lion’s Roar. Time to start practicing for next year!
SPECIAL AWARDS
MORE RESULTS
Lucy Quast SCHOLARSHIP FOR POTENTIAL IN VOICE
Charlotte Thomas CELLO/DOUBLE BASS SOLO - BAROQUE - 14 YEARS AND UNDER - 1st Place
Chiyo Brown ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR VIOLIN/VIOLA (JUNIOR) Sarah Hughes ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR CELLO/DOUBLE BASS (SENIOR) Chiyo Brown ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR POTENTIAL IN PIANO (JUNIOR) Sarah Miron SCHOLARSHIP FOR POTENTIAL IN ORGAN Scarlett Loxley ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR SPEECH AND DRAMA K-6 Pearl Rogers ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR SPEECH AND DRAMA 7-12 Thurkka Jeyakumar NEW ENGLAND SPEECH AND DRAMA CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st Place Junior Sarah Waters NEW ENGLAND SPEECH AND DRAMA CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd Place Junior Thurkka Jeyakumar and Isabelle Taylor SPEECH AND DRAMA FIRST PRIZE SHIELD
Charlotte Thomas CELLO/DOUBLE BASS SOLO - 20TH CENTURY - 14 YEARS AND UNDER - 3rd Place Charlotte Thomas MC03 COMPOSITION - YEAR 9 - 3rd Place Chiyo Brown NEW ENGLAND PIANO AGE CHAMPIONSHIP (12YRS & UNDER) - 1st Place Chiyo Brown PIANO DUET/TRIO, (15YRS & UNDER) - 1st Place Chiyo Brown NEW ENGLAND STRING AGE CHAMPIONSHIP (11-12YRS) - 2nd Place Chiyo Brown VIOLIN SOLO, BAROQUE (12YRS & UNDER) - Equal 1st Place Chiyo Brown DUET ON ANY BOWED INSTRUMENTS (12YRS & UNDER) - 1st Place
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JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Thurkka Jeyakumar - 1st Place Sarah Waters - 2nd Place Mary Flannery - 3rd Place
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Sienna Catterall - 2nd Place Jessica Li - 3rd Place Pearl Rogers - Encouragement Award Senior Scarlett Loxley - Encouragement Award Junior
PRIMARY Scarlett Loxley CHARACTER SKETCH - 1st Place POETRY COMPOSITION - 1st Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 2nd Place PROSE - 2nd Place VERSE - 2nd Place Kate Spencer VERSE - 1st Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 2nd Place CHARACTER SKETCH - 2nd Place Matilda Eisenhauer DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 2nd Place Flurina Dettwiler DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 1st Place Amelie van der Werf DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 1st Place Teya Catterall DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 1st Place India Smith DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 1st Place Sophia Ruig VERSE - HC DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC MIME - HC PROSE - HC Sophia Smart MIME - 3rd Place VERSE - 3rd Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Abigail McDonald DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Annabelle Mills DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC
Rachel Mungall PROSE - 3rd Place MIME - HC DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Kate Loxley VERSE - 3rd Place MIME - HC PROSE - HC DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Georgia Smitham VERSE - 1st Place PROSE - HC DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Grace Robertson PROSE - 3rd Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC Amaal Shaheed MIME - 3rd Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - HC
SECONDARY Frani Hebblewhite IMPROV.DUO - 1st Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 3rd Place Ria Kealey POETRY COMPOSITION - 1st Place VERSE - 2nd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 3rd Place Isla Biffin IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - 2nd Place Alexandria Wright PUBLIC SPEAKING - 1st Place VERSE - 3rd Place POETRY COMPOSITION - HC CHARACTER SKETCH - HC Eleanor Harrell IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - 1st Place IMPROV. DUO - 1st Place POEM - 2nd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 2nd Place
Thurkka Jeyakumar CHARACTER SKETCH - 1st Place VERSE - 1st Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 1st Place IMPROMPTU SPEECH - 1st Place VERSE PERFORMANCE DUO - 1st Place IMPROV. DUO - 2nd Place Isabelle Taylor VERSE PERFORMANCE DUO - 1st Place IMPROV. DUO - 2nd Place Fiona Weng PREPARED STORYTELLING - 3rd Place Olivia Hoppe STORYTELLING - 1st Place SPACE JUMP - 1st Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 2nd Plac IMPROVISED STORYTELLING - 3rd Place Sienna Catterall CHARACTER SKETCH - 1st Place VERSE - 2nd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 3rd Place Pearl Rogers IMPROMPTU READING - 1st Place Natalie Brennan VERSE - 2nd Place IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - 3rd Place Mia Brotherson-Moffitt VERSE - 1st Place IMPROV. DUO - 3rd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 3rd Place IMPROMPTU READING - 3rd Place SPACE JUMP - 3rd Place Mary Flannery PUBLIC SPEAKING - 1st Place VERSE - 2nd Place Lucy Wright PUBLIC SPEAKING - 2nd Place VERSE - 3rd Place
Jessica Li PUBLIC SPEAKING - 1st Place IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - 2nd Place IMPROMPTU READING - 3rd Place VERSE - 3rd Place CHARACTER SKETCH - HC
Sarah Waters IMPROMPTU READING - 1st Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 1st Place CHARACTER SKETCH - 2nd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - 2nd Place SPACE JUMP - 3rd Place IMPROV. DUO - HC VERSE - HC
Caitlin Hansford PREPARED STORYTELLING - 2nd Place PUBLIC SPEAKING - HC IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - HC
Lauren Earle VERSE - 2nd Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place CHARACTER SKETCH - HC
Stella Sun VERSE - 1st Place
Isabel Freeman VERSE - 1st Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place CHARACTER SKETCH - 3rd Place
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DRAMA
Eisteddfod results Speech and Drama 2018
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DRAMA
Eisteddfod results Speech and Drama 2018 cont. Meg Kealey SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place Gabi Cotterell SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place Harriet Eastment SPACE JUMP - 1st Place Laura Smitham IMPROV. DUO - 2nd Place CHARACTER SKETCH - 2nd Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place IMPROV. DUO - 3rd Place Jenna Marquardt MIME - 1st Place IMPROV. DUO - 2nd Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place IMPROV. DUO - 3rd Place Lucy Young COMIC VERSE - 1st Place DUO IMPROVISATION - 2nd Place SPACE JUMP - 2nd Place PROSE - HC Makenzie Robertson PROSE - 3rd Place VERSE - HC Catie Alcorn PROSE - 1st Place CHARACTER SKETCH - 1st Place DUO IMPROVISATION - 1st Place SPACE JUMP - 1st Place IMPROMPTU READING - 2nd Place HUMOROUS POEM - 2nd Place DRAMATIC EXTRACT - 3rd Place Nathea King Pee CHARACTER SKETCH - 2nd Place PROSE - HC Phoebe Clarke POEM - HC PROSE - HC
Students in Years 8 - 10 are rolling out the red carpet to invite you to the premiere of their Short Film Festival at the
Annual
Star ry Night of
Languages
A showcase of the languages studied at PLC Armidale.
Tuesday 31 July 2018 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Complimentary German and French canapes and drinks available from 5pm
ASTRA ARTS CENTRE, PLC ARMIDALE A Gold Coin Donation appreciated towards Language Department Resources.
Willkommen Bienvenue Welcome!
In alliance with PLC SYDNEY
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PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT I was a boarder at PLC for 6 years from 1977 until 1982 and remember my time with fondness, nostalgia and with gratitude. The College set me up with an excellent education in academics, with a stellar HSC score, but also in touch with community and the importance of giving back. It has held me in very good stead and has played a significant role in propelling me to success in my career, my family life and as a contributor to my community.” Dr Nicole Sides Director - Compass Fertility Winner of two Telstra Business Woman awards ACT Entrepreneur Award ACT Telstra Businesswoman of the Year award
YOUR GIFT CREATES A LEGACY The Building Fund... helps us maintain and grow the capital infrastructure of the College. The Scholarship Fund... supports scholarships and bursaries for students of promise and potential. Thank you for your generous gift to the PLC Armidale Foundation 2018 Annual Giving Campaign. Yes I would like to make the following gift to PLC Armidale Foundation (please place a tick in the box): $500
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PASTORAL
Pastoral Care Conversation Paula Goode, Pastoral Care Coordinator
Rest and Refresh “This is the rest wherewith you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” Isaiah 28:12 Just like the Driver Reviver sites you will see that are open during the school holiday break which encourage drivers to stop, rest and refresh, in an effort to ensure they arrive safely at their destination; school holidays often mark timeout for our students, teachers and family members to take the time to rest and refresh, review and reconsider - maybe even spend some special time with family and friends to reconnect. There is a lot of talk about work-life balance, but people sometimes don’t seem to understand why this is important until far too late. People often seem to forget they need to take care of themselves too by having time to rest, relax and refresh. Self-care, relaxation and rest is so important. It’s fine to work hard, but it is necessary to have time off to rest and give the mind downtime during sleep, then you have the energy to do all you need or want to do in life. Listen to your body and your selftalk. What is it telling you? Is it time to work regular or normal hours? Is it time to get a good 6 – 8 hours sleep each night, to have a day where you watch a movie, have a pyjama day (my go to), spend time with the children or friends, enjoy being with
your parents and keeping your mind healthy? Pay attention to the signals that your body gives you and rest. A little time away to recharge yourself will do you plenty of good. Whether for one day, one week, or just the school holiday break, take some time to rest. Refresh your soul. Refocus your mind and be reminded of why you are doing whatever you are doing. Evidence indicates our wellbeing increases when we slow down, so these holidays connect with nature by walking along a beach or in a rainforest or go swimming in the ocean if it is not too cold. It has been said a minimum of half-an-hour per day of moderate cardio activity will not only enhance your physical health, but research confirms that it also contributes to your mental health and wellbeing which helps reconnect you with resting, relaxing, and refreshing yourself. So enjoy the break away from the norm, come back to school in three weeks’ time rested, refreshed and ready to go and embrace the new term that lies ahead. Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. - Ralph Marston
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RESILIENCE
insights When young people catastrophise by Michael Grose
Recently, Deidre (not her real name), a mother of two children, told me how her 13-year-old son would often exaggerate his woes with comments such as “This is the worst day ever” when he came in the door after school. She was seeking my advice on what approach she should take with her son. Diedre was attuned to her son’s needs. She realised that he had a need to talk about what was on his mind, which put her at odds with her husband who viewed her son as a pessimist. So what approach to take? Place time limits on pessimism Her son was more than likely down the pessimist end of the pessimism-optimism continuum. There’s nothing wrong with that although it would very limiting if he saw the world only through a negative lens. Pessimism and optimism are part genetic and part learned so regardless of how sunny and optimistic the adults around them are, some kids are just more prone to seeing the downside in most situations. It’s important to listen to kids but at the same time don’t allow them to wallow in self-pity or go over old, negative ground. Listen to their tale but at some point it’s best to say, “Enough! It’s time to think about other things.” Cue kids to talk Children of all ages have a need to talk about their days and get things off their chests. Kids Helpline’s’s busiest part of the day is the time immediately after school when kids call to talk about problems with teachers and also with peers. It’s healthy for young people to talk to adults to debrief. “The worst day ever” is a type of cue for Deidre’s son to vent. Perhaps Diedre can let her son know that she’s always available to talk and that all he needs to do is say, “Mum, I need to talk”, letting him know that he doesn’t have to be negative in order for her to listen. Allow kids to vent and be understood There’s nothing more therapeutic than knowing someone understands you. As a listener that means you need to stop what you are doing and really tune into the feelings behind your child’s venting. If your child is feeling sad, mad or rejected think of a recent time when you felt the same way and share that with them. It will allow you to get on the same wavelength as your child. This takes time and a willingness to be vulnerable, but it is probably what your child wants from you.
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Call kids out on extreme black-and-white language Many young people catastrophise or see situations in extreme terms. “The worst day ever”, “Everyone hates me” and “The teacher never says anything nice to me” are examples of extreme views. The world is rarely so black and white. Challenge extreme language. Wind it back with more realistic responses such as “Yes, it sounds like you’re having a bad day”, “Some people can be unpleasant but you have some terrific friends” or “That teacher can be grumpy sometimes but I think you’ll find he can be reasonable too” Encourage kids to show gratitude If you have a child who constantly brings the negative parts of their day to you then it may be wise to bring some balance to his or her viewpoint. Do this by encouraging them to show some gratitude for the good or positive things that happened to them. Many resilience experts encourage children and young people to keep a gratitude journal. At the end of each day they should note in this journal three things that happened to them that they are grateful for. Not only does this add some much-needed perspective but routinely looking for the good and positive sides of life can become habit-forming even for died-inthe-wool negative Nevilles and Nellies. Deidre’s initial approach – listening to her son when he wanted to talk about his day – was the right one. However she admitted she was tired of being the sole recipient of her son’s constant negativity. If you can identify with Deidre then I encourage you to be empathetic and understanding but also to have some different strategies at your finger tips to steer your child or young person towards a more positive, more realistic appraisal, not allowing one bad event or incident define their entire day.
Michael Grose Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s the author of 10 books for parents including Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It, and his latest release Spoonfed Generation: How to raise independent children.
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