Student Learning and Teaching A number of classes adopt the strategy of Literacy Rotations to help develop the literacy skills of students. The College is fortunate to have a number of parents help out with these rotations. This parental help enables the class to be broken into small groups, helping to differentiate the teaching of literacy, and providing more targeted support. Thank you to all parents who volunteer their time with Literacy Rotations. The learning experience that students undertake indepen- dently or under the supervision of parents aids in the devel- opment of many crucial foundational literacy skills. Father’s Day Stall A big thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to set up and sell items for the Father’s day stall. Your ef- forts in building the community atmosphere is very much appreciated. I am sure many of the fathers in the St An- drews community are enjoying their treasures as a result. Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers. I pray that Sunday is a great day for you and your children. Prep Disco As you are receiving this note, the social event of the year is happening. Many of the A-listers and the swarm of paparazzi are expected to be in attendance at the Prep Disco. Thank you to the Prep parents who organised, what I anticipate, to be a fun night out for the children. Student Led Conferences It was great to see so many parents at the Student Led Conferences last week, interacting with their children and discussing their child’s progress. Student Led Conferences are important because it helps students to: take responsibil- ity for their own learning; reflect on their work and articu- late their learning with their parents; set learning goals in conjunction with their parents; present their work to their parents and build up their self-confidence as a result of conducting a presentation of this nature. It is also a won- derful opportunity for parents to celebate the learning journey of their child. From the Head of Junior School Issue 13 / 05 September 2014 Darrin Schumacher Deputy Principal Head of Junior School Junior School Bulletin
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Student Learning and TeachingA number of classes adopt the strategy of Literacy Rotations to help develop the literacy skills of students. The College is fortunate to have a number of parents help out with these rotations. This parental help enables the class to be broken into small groups, helping to differentiate the teaching of literacy, and providing more targeted support. Thank you to all parents who volunteer their time with Literacy Rotations. The learning experience that students undertake indepen-dently or under the supervision of parents aids in the devel-opment of many crucial foundational literacy skills.
Father’s Day StallA big thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to set up and sell items for the Father’s day stall. Your ef-forts in building the community atmosphere is very much appreciated. I am sure many of the fathers in the St An-drews community are enjoying their treasures as a result.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers. I pray that Sunday is a great day for you and your children.
Prep DiscoAs you are receiving this note, the social event of the year is happening. Many of the A-listers and the swarm of paparazzi are expected to be in attendance at the Prep Disco. Thank you to the Prep parents who organised, what I anticipate, to be a fun night out for the children.
Student Led ConferencesIt was great to see so many parents at the Student Led Conferences last week, interacting with their children and discussing their child’s progress. Student Led Conferences are important because it helps students to: take responsibil-ity for their own learning; reflect on their work and articu-late their learning with their parents; set learning goals in conjunction with their parents; present their work to their parents and build up their self-confidence as a result of conducting a presentation of this nature. It is also a won-derful opportunity for parents to celebate the learning journey of their child.
From the Head of Junior School
Issue 13 / 05 September 2014
Darrin SchumacherDeputy PrincipalHead of Junior School
Junior School Bulletin
From the Deputy Head of Junior School & PYP Coordinator
Our Year 6 students have recently commenced their PYP Ex-hibition journey. This culminating experience is undertaken each year by the Year 6 cohort as it is the final year in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) at St Andrews. The Exhibi-tion represents a significant event for a PYP school and each student is required to demonstrate their engagement with the five essential elements: knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes and action.
The PYP Exhibition has a number of key purposes including the following:
• For students to engage in an in-depth, collaborative inquiry
• To provide students with an opportunity to demon-strate independence and responsibility for their own learning
• To provide students with an opportunity to explore multiple perspectives
• For students to synthesize and apply their learning of previous years, and to reflect on their journey through the PYP
• To provide an authentic process for assessing student understanding
• To demonstrate how students can take action as a result of their learning
• To unite the students, teachers, parents and other members of the school community in a collaborative experience that incorporates the essential elements of the PYP
• To celebrate the transition of learners from Junior School to Middle School education
(Source: Making the PYP Happen, 2009)
The Exhibition Unit this year will sit under the transdiscipli-nary theme of ‘Who We Are.’ The students will be involved in an inquiry process that enables them to identify, inves-tigate and offer solutions to real-life issues or problems whilst working collaboratively. The central idea for the inquiry is, ‘The choices made influence our well-being.’ The students have been involved in a number of learning engagements to commence the inquiry process. They have had the opportunity to listen to a number of guests speak-ers as part of the ‘tuning in’ stage. A group of Year Seven students were invited to present their insights and experi-ences of undertaking the Exhibition last year. The students are now considering potential areas for further inquiry.
Here is what some students had to say in anticipation of the journey that will take place over the next nine weeks:
Ethan Radley – “The parts of the Exhibition that I am look-ing forward to are getting into a group, finding an issue and information and presenting.”
Soham Kale – “I think overall the Exhibition is going to be a unique, interesting, awe-inspiring and extremely fun experi-ence.”
The students will be sharing their knowledge and under-standing at the Exhibition Evening which will be held on Wednesday 29 October in the Multi-Purpose Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend!“Whatever you do, do well” Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT
Jacqueline FaulknerDeputy Head of Junior School/PYP Coordinator
Where Faith, Fact and Fiction AgreeOr to state it more specifically what do Dr. Who, the Apos-tle Paul and a student at St Andrews have in common?
Story One. FictionDr. Who (to his assistant): Am I a good man?Assistant: I don’t know.Some time later. After defeating the Darliks,Dr. Who: I sometimes get it wrong? But I do try to be good.Assistant: That is what matters.
Story Two. FactStudent: I want to be a good man, but I am not. I try but I can’t get there.Response: The want is where goodness is, we always fall short in the performance.
Story Three. FaithThe Apostle Paul: Even when I want to do right, I cannot. Instead of doing what I know is right, I do wrong. But in every part of me I discover something fighting against my mind, and it makes me a prisoner of sin that controls every-thing I do. What a miserable person I am. Who will rescue me from this body that is doomed to die? Thank God! Jesus Christ will rescue me. Romans 7.18,19.23-25.
To be a good person is a worthwhile pursuit, but if we look at history even the people we see as heroes when we learn about their lives we discover deep flaws. Even those who bear the title Saint are also awfully human. The Doctor is right, the best we can get is the want to be good. So do we just have to sit back and be content to be wannabes, strug-gling and never getting there. It is here that St Paul with his struggle is helpful. He knows a goodness that is not performance based but is gift - the gift of God in Christ. When in our quest for goodness we fail, yet again, we can pick ourselves up through the forgiveness that is ours because of Jesus and try again.
Maybe the Doctor is wrong because it is more than the desire to do good. We can know a perfect goodness that is pure unconditional gift.
A gift that empowers us to “pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.”
Pastor Terry Unger
Parent and children Interviews are progressing well, it has been a wonderful pleasure meeting children and families of the Early Learning Centre. Each day the centre continues to expand with enrolment acceptance letters rolling in. It is fantastic seeing the days once blank being replaced with names of the children that will bring so much life and love to the building. Please continue to return completed profile sheets and don’t forget to bring in a photo of your child so that the future staff and I can start building connections with your child.
I am working through the waitlist and I will continue to be in contact with families in the coming weeks to arrange convenient appointment times and discuss the progress of the Early learning Centre.
Applications have closed for the Early Learning Centre Kindergarten teachers and we will look at the interview process in the coming weeks. Each fortnight we get a little closer.
In the meantime enjoy each day with your children and take some time to watch your children and look at the world through their eye’s, what does it look like?
Bronwyn WatersDirector Early Learning Centre
ELC News Chaplains Chat
Dates to Remember
SeptemberThursday 11 1C Parents’ Morning Tea, Teavine House – 9.00am
Friday 12 Year 3 Sleep Over – MPHYear 3 Mums’ Dinner, MexiCali, Nobby Beach – 6.30pm
Tuesday 16 Assembly, MPH – 1.40pm
Wednesday 17 P-3 Mini Olympics, Top Oval – 12.15pm
Thursday 18Year 2 Disco, Doodle Bugs – 6.00pmLast Day of Term 3
Friday 19 Student Free Day
OctoberMonday 20Moderation Day - Pupil Free Day
NovemberThursday 13Presentation Night - Years 4-12 GC Convention Centre 6:30pm
Somerset Festival of Young PerformersCongratulations to the following students who received 1st Place in their sections:
Thurbon, Charlee Cosgriff, Eliza Thorpe, Ava Slattery, Blaise Golledge, Chloe Wallace, Thomas Kilmartin, Madyson Cloherty
Year 5 - Isaac Thorpe, Matthew GabrielYear 6 - Callum Ahern
DUO POEMYear 2 - Olive Kennedy and Olivia Hacker
DUOLOGUEYear 3 - Marley Mavroidaki and Gemma HarvieYear 4 - Lilah Thurbon and Eliza ThorpeYear 5 - Matthew Gabriel and Isaac ThorpeYear 6 - Kenzie Hoskins and Alexandra Holloway,
Zoey Cheesman and Mathilde Lambert, Callum Ahern and Ryan Sergi
DUO MIMEYear 2 - Isla Slattery and Nelly FinnYear 3 - Josh Horton and Noah Dore,
Tianna Cheffers and Marley MavroidakiYear 5 - Ethan Stewart and Toby PotterYear 6 - Callum Ahern and Ryan Sergi
GROUP MIMEYear 4 - Hollie Fardon, Tanah McLeod and Billie
Brackenreg, Charlee Cosgriff, Charli Lewis and Eadie Finn
Year 5 - Isaac Thorpe, Matthew Gabriel and Daniel Craig
GROUP DRAMAYear 3 - Josh Horton, Noah Dore, Michael Mead and
Cooper ChartersYear 4 - Georgie Hacker, Ava Slattery and Sienna Young
Cultural Awards 2014Our annual Cultural Awards will be held Friday 10th October (Term 4 Week 1) 6.30pm in The Ruth Butler Theatre
This is a wonderful showcase of the year that has been and an opportunity to acknowledge individual student achieve-ment.
The following is the criteria for Cultural Awards in 2014 in both the Junior School, Middle and Senior School:
Art News
Essential Criteria for all levels: Active Participation in school cultural activities
Bronze AwardThis is awarded to students who• Have been involved in several ( 3 – 4 ) cultural groups/
activities throughout the yearOR • Passed Grade 5 or above in Music, Dance or Speech &
Drama ExamOR • Are nominated for outstanding contribution to a Col-
lege ensemble/activity Silver Award• Grade 5 or above in Music or Speech & Drama Exam +
involvement in cultural groups/activities throughout the year
OR• Major Award at Regional level (GC Drama Festival /
Eisteddfod Championships etc) Gold Award• Representation at State level or equivalent in chosen
disciplineOR• Major Award (eg. Top of State in Speech & Drama
Exam) In the Junior School we base the awards on information gathered from rolls and PAT Staff. If your child has been involved in Arts Activities outside of school, please email [email protected]
NB: This information must be received before the end of Week 8 to be considered.
In the MS/SS students will be invited to submit a Cultural Awards Survey which allows us to determine levels of awards presented at the start of Term 4.
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