Edition 7 10 May 2019
At the end of last term six Junior School boys received prizes for their artworks at the Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show. Congratulations to (L-R) Omer Shahid, Phoenix Bird, Samriddh Srivastava, Max McHarry, Mark Ridgway and Xavier Terry on their prize winning art.
From the Head of Junior School Dear Parents The Junior School will be hosting ‘Grammar Boy for a Day’ on Tuesday 28 May. This is a wonderful chance for boys to visit and have a trial day in the Junior School from Prep to Year 6. If you have friends who are interested in a Toowoomba Grammar School education, commencing in the Junior School, you may wish to let them know about this opportunity. If you have a local business in town and would be happy to display some of the flyers for this event, could you please contact my secretary, Mrs Karen Miller to arrange receipt of this material.
Enrolments for 2020 and beyond At this point in time we have several year levels nearing capacity for 2020. If you have a younger son you wish to enrol in 2020 or 2021, I encourage you to contact the School promptly. The same applies should you have friends or relatives seeking to do the same. Staffing Mr Mike Sharpe, Deputy Head of Junior School, will be on extended leave from Thursday 16 May until the end of the term. Mr Sharpe will be away attending to some medical matters and I wish him well during this time. Mr Rob Jeffries, Head of Teaching and Learning, will be acting Deputy Head of Junior School during this time. Should you have any matters that you would normally direct to Mr Sharpe, can I encourage you contact Mr Jeffries or me during this time. School Bags Following consultation with an Occupational Therapist and then working with staff in the Uniform Shop, an additional school bag is now available for purchase. This smallest size backpack is aimed at our youngest students, better catering for their physical stature. The photographs of Hamish wearing this backpack best illustrate the size that is now available.
Eisteddfod The choral section of the Toowoomba Eisteddfod commences next week. As is traditionally the case, all Junior School boys will be involved in various sections. The key dates are as follows:
Friday 17 May, evening session (Tribe only)
Sunday 19 May, morning and afternoon sessions Correspondence was sent home recently providing specific session details. Singing in our all boys’ choirs known as Voiceworks or Tribe is an important part of the boys’ broader development. This is viewed as a team event, with all members of the team being expected to attend. I ask that parents make every effort to have all Junior School boys at their sessions on time and in Blazer Uniform. Parent and Son Camp We will be holding a camp for parents and their sons from Friday 17 May until Sunday 19 May, at Reflections on Lake Cooby. The date for this camp was scheduled last year, well before the Eisteddfod dates were announced. As such, boys attending this camp with their parents are exempt from Eisteddfod performances across this weekend. I thank Mr Bain and Mr Sharpe for their work over the past year moving this from a concept to reality. National Testing – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Boys in Year 3 and Year 5 will be involved in the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) next week. Testing will occur on Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15, and Thursday 16 May. It is important that boys arrive at school on time as this National Testing will commence at 8.25am. Boys in these year levels who arrive after the bell will not be able to enter their classrooms and interrupt other students once the testing has commenced. I ask for the support of all parents ensuring boys arrive at school on time. Regards Scott Campbell Head of Junior School
From the Deputy Head of Junior School
Active Kids are Smarter Kids National Walk Safely to School Day is on Friday 17 May, 2019. Now in its 20th year, it is a campaign and annual event when all primary school children, their parents and carers are encouraged to walk and commute regularly and safely to school. Australian children are becoming less active. Children who are regularly physically active are healthier, perform better academically and less likely to be obese or overweight. Walking regularly is a good exercise because it can be built in to our daily routines.
Glass Water Bottles I ask that the boys do not bring glass water bottles to school. In the past they have been dropped and shattered. Junior School Liaison Group There are a number of Year 12 students visiting the Prep to Year 6 classrooms during the DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) session each day after lunch. It is an opportunity for the older boys to provide encouragement and support for the Junior School boys in their reading program. These Year 12 students have opted to do this in their own time and will assist with the reading programme in the classroom for the year. It involves one-on-one reading with a particular boy or a small group of boys in the class. Mike Sharpe Deputy Head of Junior School
From Head of Teaching and Learning Maths Team Challenge This week 15 boys participated in the annual Maths Team Challenge held at St. Ursula’s College. The competition runs from Years 5 - 12, but is broken into sections. We sent three teams in the Primary section, a combined Year 5/6 team, a Year 6 team and a Year 5 team. The boys competed again students from many different school from our region. The competition consisted of two sections. First was a Team event, where all five team members work collaboratively to solve a number of questions over a 45-minute period. The second stage was a relay, where teams split into pairs and the fifth person was a runner. The runner changes every four questions. Once pairs believe that they have solved the problem, the runner takes their response to the group supervisor who lets them know if they are correct or not. If incorrect, then teams can choose to try again or elect to ‘pass’ the question. This part of the competition is very exciting and is often a student highlight of the day. The competition is a really good chance for boys to see that Maths can be competitive without it needing to be individualistic. Being able to discuss concepts, hypothesis ideas and combine thoughts and learning is how even stronger and deeper connections can be made within Mathematics. Our teams placed 4th, 9th and 17th on the day.
JET assessments from University of NSW Last term the boys in Years 3-6 were invited to be a part of a trial of a new assessment resource developed by the University of New South Wales. In addition to the changes that were made to their ICAS testing through the introduction of the REACH assessments, a class based assessment tool was developed called JET. In Term 1, we had the honour of being a part of the first trial of their assessment suite. The JET suite allowed teachers to select from well-developed and validated range of questions that link directly to the curriculum of each year level. The trial was successful in many ways and we have had the opportunity to provide feedback to make the suite more practical for schools. It is always lovely for our school to have opportunities such as these to ensure that we have access to the best possible products for our students. What it is Jet Assessments are integrated assessments for Years 3 to 6. All products in this series are linked to the Australian curriculum, and support sound classroom teaching and learning. Delivered online, Jet Assessments are comprised of high-quality objective items and are designed to be used multiple times a year. These assessments provide immediate feedback to guide teaching and learning. Series purpose:
provide an external, objective measure of student learning
provide a consistent measure of student growth
allow teachers to compare and contrast Jet Assessments data with school – based data
inform differentiated teaching
support teachers’ professional judgement and future learning. Source:https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/products/jet-assessments/ Rob Jeffries Head of Teaching and Learning
Music News Choral Eisteddfod All choral groups have been rehearsing well, preparing for their upcoming eisteddfod performances. It is expected that all boys are in attendance for all eisteddfod performances. Although there are a large number of boys in our Voiceworks groups, singing in a choir is comparable to a team sport and each boy is a valued member of the group and plays an important role. It is most important that every member of the ensemble is present for our eisteddfod performances to ensure we perform at our best. If your son is unable to be in attendance due to prior commitments, I would appreciate you sending a note to either myself or his classroom teacher.
Friday 17 May 2019
Ensemble Section Number Session time
Repertoire Meeting time and pick-up arrangements
Tribe
015 – Primary School A Grade Choir
6.00pm - Wild Mountainside - Old Dan Tucker
Boys are to meet on the lawn at 5.30pm. Boys can be collected after the session at approximately 7.45pm
Tribe 020 – Primary School Modern Choir
6.00pm - Don’t Worry Be Happy
Sunday 19 May 2019
Ensemble Section Number
Session time
Repertoire Meeting time and pick-up arrangements
Voiceworks 4/5/6
021 – Primary School Boys Choir
9.00am - Skylark and Nightingale - Kusikuliza
Boys are to meet on the lawn at 8.30am. Boys in Years 5 and 6 can be collected after this performance at approximately 9.20am, however are required to return for their next performance at 11.00am. Year 4 boys will remain with Mrs Dixon
Tribe Junior 022 – P-4 A Grade Junior Choir
9.00am - Snowgum - Don’t Tell the Fisherman
Tribe Junior to meet on the lawns at 8.30am and can be collected after the performance at approximately 10.45am. Boys are required to return for the Voiceworks 2/3 performance at 1.30pm.
Voiceworks 4
021 – P-4 A Grade Junior Choir
9.00am -Dalmation Cradle Song -Start the Engine
Year 4 boys can be collected after this performance at approximately 10.45am. Boys in Tribe are to return at 3.20pm.
Voiceworks 5
016 – Primary School B Grade Choir
11.30am - Ancient City - Rhythm of Life
Boys in Years 5 and 6 are to meet their class teacher on the lawn at 11.00am and can be collected after their performance at approximately 1.45pm. Boys in Tribe are to return at 3.20pm.
Voiceworks 6
016 – Primary School B Grade Choir
11.30am -The Captain’s Tale -From Ghoulies and Ghosties
Voiceworks 2/3
023 – Primary School Years P-4 B Grade Junior Choir
2.00pm - Dreaming - A Shiver of Sharks
Year 2 and 3 to meet their class teacher on the lawn at 1.30pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 3.15pm
Voiceworks Prep / 1
023 – Primary School Years P-4 B Grade Junior Choir
2.00pm -There’s Magic in the Air - Crocodile
Prep and Year 1 boys to meet their class teacher on the lawn at 1.30pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 3.15pm
Tribe 019 – Primary School Spiritual or Gospel Song
2.00pm - All Night All Day
Tribe boys to meet Mrs Dixon at 3.20pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 4.00pm.
Assembly performances Well done to our Voiceworks 4, Voiceworks 5 and Voiceworks 6 groups who performed at our assembly yesterday. Next week, Thursday 16 May, our assembly will become a pre-eisteddfod concert providing an opportunity for the remaining choral groups to perform for an audience. On this occasion assembly will commence at 2.00pm in the Junior School Hall. The combined 4/5/6 Voiceworks group will perform, as well as Tribe, Tribe Junior, Voiceworks Prep/1 and Voiceworks 2/3. This will provide our choral groups an important performance opportunity before the upcoming eisteddfod.
Sports News It has been a busy start to Term 2 sport with football and tennis fixtures against St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, Range Zone cross country and rugby fixtures in Goondiwindi (2 weeks in a row!). Range Zone Cross Country Last Friday, 17 of our boys ran at the Toowoomba Range Zone Cross Country Carnival. We had a strong team this year that prepared and trained well for the carnival. Congratulations to the following boys who were selected in the Toowoomba Range Zone team: Mitchell Wilkes, Xavier Thompson, Finlay Waring, Xavier Austin, and Max Williamson. Under 10 Boys Under 11 Boys Under 12 Boys Mitchell Wilkes – 1st Xavier Thompson – 3rd Xavier Austin – 4th Toby Grills – 18th Finlay Waring – 5th William Barnes – 5th Jude Greenhalgh – 21st Jackson Spies – 14th Max Williamson – 6th Angus Kues-Sales – 23rd Matthew Johnston – 15th Finn Parrington – 8th Zeyhar Smith – 35th Bryce Lindemann – 24th Charlie Lachmund – 11th Harry Elmes – injured Connor Walker – 13th
Representative sport Congratulations to Daniel Fenwick-Blower for making the Toowoomba Football Team. Good luck for the Darling Downs trials on the 19 and 20 May. Track and Field Trials The Track and Field House Carnival is on Thursday 30 May at O’Quinn Street Oval. Trials were held yesterday and the remainder of the trials will occur during sport time for boys in Years 3-6 and during PE lessons to help us gather all the information we need to make the programme for the carnival. The 800m will be run prior to the carnival on Wednesday 22 May. This event is for boys in the Under 9 to Under 12 year groups only. Weekend Sport If your son is unavailable for his sporting commitment on a weekend, can you please contact me so I can inform coaches and ensure we have enough players for our teams for the week? Brendan Doherty Sportsmaster
Tribe Junior On Monday 12 May parents of Tribe Junior boys are invited to arrive at 4.00pm to hear us perform our two eisteddfod pieces in the hall. Rehearsal will finish at 4.15pm as usual. Musicians’ Concert This term our Musicians’ Concert is scheduled for Friday 31 May. A note with more details, as well as a nomination form will be sent home in the coming weeks. Kellie Dixon Music Teacher
Junior School Sports Results Term 2, Week 1A
GPS Football (27 April 2019) GPS Tennis (27 April 2019)
6A V GT Score: 4 – 4 (draw) Man of the Match: Daniel Fenwick-Blower Coach: Mr Rob Jeffries
6A V GT Score: 13 – 47 (loss) Man of the Match: Jack Brown Coach: Ms Michelle Worthington
6B V GT Score: 0 – 10 (loss) Man of the Match: Will Dwan Coach: Mr Tom Peverell
6B V GT Score: 14 – 44 (loss) Man of the Match: Hammond Briggs Coach: Ms Michelle Worthington
5A V GT Score: 0 – 9 (loss) Man of the Match: Roan Bronkhurst Coach: Mr Ben Woolacott
5A V GT Score: 26 – 38 (loss) Man of the Match: Oliver Shelton Coach: Ms Karin Wharton
5B V GT Score: 0 - 10 (loss) Man of the Match: Theo Yevdokimov Coach: Mr Mike Sharpe
5B V GT Score: 8 – 48 (loss) Man of the Match: Jake James Coach: Ms Karin Wharton
Club Rugby (27 April Goondiwindi Carnival)
Under 11 TGS v TAS Score: 31-0 (win) TGS vs Redbacks Score: 29-0 (win) TGS vs Souths Score: 0-35 (loss) Man of the carnival: Cooper Head Coach: Mr Brendan Doherty
Under 10 TGS v Bears Score: 15 – 5 (loss) TGS vs Dalby Score: 10-10 TGS vs Souths Score: 10-5 (loss) Man of the carnival: Jed Lane Coach: Mr Alastair Bain
Under 9 TGS v Bears Score: 5 - 20 (loss) TGS vs TAS Score: 30 – 5 (win) TGS vs Souths Score: 30 - 15 (win) Man of the carnival: Charlie Pollock Coach: Mr Nathan Stains
Under 8 Gold TGS v Emus Score: 1 – 5 (loss) TGS vs Emus Score: 5 – 4 (win) TGS vs Bears Score: 0 – 0 (draw) Man of the carnival: Phoenix Bird Coach: Mr Andrew Brown
Under 8 Blue TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 3 – 5 (loss) TGS v TAS Score: 2 – 5 (loss) TGS v Souths Score: 2 – 4 (loss) Man of the carnival: Isaac Meacham Coach: Mr Scott Campbell
Under 7 TGS v Emus Score: 4 – 4 (draw) TGS vs Bears Score: 4 – 3 (win) TGS vs TAS Score: 5 – 3 (win) Man of the carnival: Will Duddy Coach: Miss Ellie McLiesh
Under 6 Blue TGS v TAS Score: 2 - 2 (draw) TGS vs USQ Score: 3 - 3 (draw) TGS vs Highfields Score: 3 - 3 (draw) Man of the carnival: Tyler Kirkman Coach: Ms Annabel Overell
Under 6 Gold TGS v Emus Score: 15-20 TGS vs Bears (Red) Score: 15-10 TGS vs TAS Score: 25-20 Man of the carnival: Cooper Romero Coach: Mr Jordan Swinney
Junior School Sports Results Term 2, Week 2B
GPS Football (4 May 2019) GPS Tennis (4 May 2019)
6A V Bye Coach: Mr Rob Jeffries
6A V Bye Coach: Ms Michelle Worthington
6B V Bye Coach: Mr Tom Peverell
6B V Bye Coach: Ms Michelle Worthington
5A V Bye Coach: Mr Ben Woolacott
5A V Bye Coach: Ms Karin Wharton
5B V Bye Coach: Mr Mike Sharpe
5B V Bye Coach: Ms Karin Wharton
Club Rugby (4 May )
Under 11 TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 19 – 18 (loss) Player of the day: Jackson Spies Coach: Mr Brendan Doherty
Under 10 TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 21 – 5 (loss) Player of the day: Sam Appleby and Buddy Henderson Coach: Mr Alastair Bain
Under 9 TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 45 – 30 (loss) Player of the day: Oscar Schultz Coach: Mr Nathan Stains
Under 8 Gold TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 4 - 6 (loss) Player of the day: Xander French Coach: Mr Scott Campbell
Under 8 Blue TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 3 – 7 Coach: Mr Scott Campbell
Under 7 TGS v Goondiwindi Score: 30 – 30 (draw) Player of the day: Sam Kemp Coach: Miss Ellie McLiesh
Under 6 Blue and Gold Score: 20/20 Draw Player of the day: Jethro Carpenter Coach: Ms Annabel Overell and Mr Jordan Swinney
Dear Parents Hall-Thorpe Sports is your Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provider and aims to deliver an affordable and stimulating program for your children. It is a sports-based program, but provides a range of additional activities, including: science; drama; cooking and indoor arts and crafts. Hall-Thorpe Sports is a fully approved childcare provider, and as such, you will receive the normal child care subsidies (CCS). We welcome casual bookings that can be made on the day you require care, and we have a flexible and easy booking process. Phone our office and one of our friendly staff will take your booking. Phone: 4638 7965 or Email: [email protected]. You can also collect enrolment forms from your School office, or alternatively, download enrolment forms from our website. Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with all the activities your children are enjoying. Visit our website to access an overview of our values and programming: www.hallthorpesports.com.au. Hall-Thorpe Sport Team
Junior School Supporters’ Group
Parents and Friends’ Association and Junior School Supporters’ Group meeting dates Term 2
7.00pm Tuesday 28 May Week 6B Parent and Friends' Association meeting, Jacaranda Room
6.00pm Monday 3 June Week 7A Junior School Supporters’ Group Meeting, J1 Happy Mothers’ Day! Well not quite but almost. We understand that this isn’t an easy time for all families so please know that we are thinking of you as well. Though not all of us have our mothers with us on Mother’s Day, the celebration is still so important because where would any of us be without them? Thank you to everyone that donated goods and their time to the Mother’s Day Stall. I hope everyone loves the gifts their boys have selected for them this year. Our Mothers’ Day Breakfast was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and we hope you had a wonderful time. I hope you were able to see the newly renovated kitchen while you were there. We had some fantastic goodies in our Lucky Door Prizes! Thank you to Cherie and Gus Romero of Harvey Norman Toowoomba for donating an amazing Code Republic Laptop Bag. Thank you also to Hall-Thorpe Sports, our new After School Care provider, for donating an Ella Bache Voucher. Congratulations to the lucky winners. Lastly we would like to thank our departing Treasurer Kim Brown for her time with the Junior Supporters Group. We wish her all the best. If anyone is interested in becoming our next Treasurer please get in touch. Bliss Bierhoff President, Junior School Supporters' Group
Assembly Awards Weeks 1A and 2B
Head of Junior School Special Commendation
Jett Heffernan
Prep G Taha Ali
Bill Johansen Sam Thomas Aarav Desai
Prep M
Louis Ramia Will Phillips
Jethro Carpenter Cameron Mander
1M
Liam Haegel Sam Stains Hunter Ley
Mack Parsons Connor Talbot
2G
Dominic Alexander Nate Gill
Robert Acton
2W Jack Purves Will Romero
Hiresh Wanasinghe Harry Constable
Max McHarry
3H Nate Pengelly Riley Warby
Jacob Ferguson Benji Gentry
Joey Sedl
3S Jake Decker
Xander French Emmett Lourigan Hugo Kues-Sales Jackson Martin
Lucas Wen
4B Alby Galbraith Leo Alexander Jay Pradeep Will Sullivan
4O
Fletcher Collie Hugo Tebbutt
Sullivan Dominy Liam O’Mara
5L
Peter Barac Joe Logan
Riley Sutcliffe Will Tzannes
5S Tom Dampney Banjo Seaniger
Lachlan Van de Beld Hudson Dowling
Cooper Head Ashton Reedy
5W
Thomas McDonald Smith Amand Mandikiza
Toby Grills Hunter French Harry Elmes Liam Sanson
6C
Oliver Williams William Wu
Hammond Briggs Dann Goodwin
6J
Phin Bierhoff Fergus Dominy Archer Onley
Will Swan Jack Brown Angus Dann Dylan Owen
Ryan Williams
REACH Flynn Ryan (PG)
Ruhan Bulchandani (2G) Max Onley (4B)
House Points Taylor 60 Boyce 52 Groom 49
Stephens 47 Mackintosh 39
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Junior School Two Weeks Ahead: Week 4B Monday 13 May NAPLAN Practice Day Homework - reading only for Years 3 and 5
Toowoomba Eisteddfod (choral, vocal, piano , speech and drama), 9 - 20 May
Tuesday 14 May NAPLAN – Language Conventions and Writing (Years 3 and 5), 8.25am – 10.50am
Voiceworks 6 rehearsal, 9.00am - 9.30am Wednesday 15 May No Sails Assembly
NAPLAN - Reading (Years 3 and 5), 8.25am – 10.25am
Year 4 excursion to Queensland Maritime Museum, 8.15am - 2.40pm Tribe and Tribe Junior rehearsal, 11.45am - 12.45am
Track and Field Trials, Years 3, 5 and 6, 1.35pm - 3.00pm
Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 16 May Blazer Uniform
NAPLAN - Numeracy (Years 3 and 5), 8.25am – 10.25am Assembly: Prep - Year 6 (Pre-Eisteddfod concert, Prep presenting), 2.00pm
Friday 17 May GPS Cross Country Pre-meet
Parent and Sons’ Camp, Cooby Dam, Friday 17 - 2.00pm - Sunday 19 - 11.00am Voiceworks 4/5/6 rehearsal, 10.50am - 11.45am
Voiceworks 2/3 rehearsal, 11.45am - 12.15pm
Voiceworks P/1 rehearsal, 12.15pm - 12.45pm Choral Eisteddfod- Tribe, Empire Theatre, 5.30pm - 7.45pm
Saturday 18 May GPS Football and Tennis vs TSS (away)
Club Rugby - Bears Carnival Parent and Sons’ Camp
Sunday 19 May Parent and Sons’ Camp concludes Eisteddfod, please see table on previous pages
Week 5A Monday 20 May Writing competition commences
Under Eights' Week
Year 6 Canberra Excursion Information Session for parents, Junior School Hall, 4.30pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday 21 May Darling Downs Cross Country Championships, times TBC Mates Program, 1.35pm - 2.00pm
Wednesday 22 May Junior School Track and Field pre-run events (800 metres), Old Boys' Memorial Oval, 1.45pm - 3.10pm
Under Eights' Day - Prep at Fairholme, Year 1 at TGS, Year 2 at Glennie, 9.00am - 12.30pm
Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm
Thursday 23 May Blazer Uniform
Newsletter Assembly: Prep to Year 6 (Year 6 and Year 1 presenting), 2.10pm
Friday 24 May Year 1 Excursion to Cobb and Co. Museum, 9.00am - 12.45pm Years 5 and 6 Social (Grammar, Glennie and Fairholme), venue: Grammar -
Junior School Hall, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Saturday 25 May GPS Football and Tennis vs NC (home) Club Rugby v Highfields
Junior School Information Morning, 9.30am Headmaster's Information Morning, 9.30am
Sunday 26 May
Junior School Contact Details Office: 07 4687 2555
Email: [email protected]
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