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From the Head of College

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From the Chaplain

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Whole School News

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From the Head of Senior School

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Senior School News

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From the Head of Junior School

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Junior School News

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All Saints’ Community News

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Old Bathurstians’ News

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Calendar of Events

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Note from the Editor. As many of the stories have been on the All Saints’ College website, they appear as edited versions in this VIM. Please refer back to website for more detailed reports and Photo Galleries.

VIM MAGAZINE

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Editor Mr Robert Poole 02 6332 7372 [email protected]

ALL SAINTS’ COLLEGE VIM Issue 2 2011

Desktop Publisher Mrs Cherylene Anderson 02 6332 7372 [email protected]

Proof Readers Mrs Michele Thornton Mrs Lesley Tinker Mrs Diane Poole

>>> Principal’s update

Dr Peter Miller

“At All Saints’ College everyone is encouraged to participate, to do their best and their success is applauded.”

In Issue 1 2011 of VIM I wrote: “It is cool to succeed at All Saints’ College.” I thought I would expand a little in Issue 2 about the understanding of “success” at our school. In her address at the Presentation Ball on Saturday, 28th May our special guest, Ms Prudence Maynard, spoke to the students about her school experiences at All Saints’ College and their value to her in her professional life as a young woman. Prudence shared that she had learnt at our school that success is not necessarily about being the best, it is about doing your best. When I heard Prudence say this, I knew that she had helped me with something. In a short sentence, Prudence had identified one of the most important features of this school. Every day at All Saints’ College our students are encouraged to participate in activities and endeavours they may not have undertaken before. Because success is about doing your best, students can take on challenges and succeed. The final result is nearly always more accomplished than imagined ahead of the activity. An environment requiring students to be the best before they are successful does

not engage students in this way. Fear of failure can constrain a willingness to try something new or to strive to improve. At All Saints’ College, everyone is encouraged to participate, to do their best and their success is applauded. This does not mean our students settle for mediocrity or lack the desire to strive for excellence. On the contrary, the prevailing culture of All Saints’ has enabled students of the school, and then as young people beyond the school, to take on challenges they might not have otherwise engaged in. The development of the desire, courage and ability to do this, is one of the greatest educational lessons in life. Once again, this VIM is full of examples and stories of our wonderful students and buoyant community. I hope you have great pleasure in reading through it and exploring the marvellous range of activities and many ways in which this school enables young people to experience success. As we heard from Prudence at the Presentation Ball, the lessons learnt and positive experiences gained are invaluable in shaping the general development of our students and preparing them for a successful time beyond school.

FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE

“Success” = Doing your best!

Students receive BCEF Scholarship Mrs Margaret Malone of the Bush Children’s Education Fund (BCEF) visited All Saints’ College to present certificates to the 2011 Thru-to-Uni Scholarship winners - Shannon and Bill Hurley, Clare Watt and Jessica Symonds. The scholarships are awarded for academic performance and contribution to school life and are intended to help students reach their goal of completing the HSC and moving on to university studies. Existing BCEF scholarship holders and bursary recipients were also present at the presentation. Dr Peter Miller, Head of College, and Mr Stewart Ross, Head of Senior School, completed the gathering.


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FROM THE CHAPLAIN

Ten pieces of advice I often come across advice ideas from all kinds of people. This set of 10 advice pieces is from none other than Bill Gates who, in economic terms, is very successful. Before retiring in July 2008, Bill Gates gave this advice to high school students. Maybe we could consider some of his aged and reflective experience. 1. “Life is not fair - get used to it.” The world is never fair. You know this. You can never change the whole world. Injustice still exists in the current society, so you should try to adapt. 2. “The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.” Your extreme self-esteem may make your job inconvenient. Don’t attach too much significance to your selfesteem as people care about your achievements rather than it. 3. “You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a Vice-President with a car phone, until you earn both.” Normally you can’t be rich if you have just finished high school. However, to become an executive you need to obtain both a high school certificate and the money. 4. “If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure.” Don’t complain that your boss is tough. When you are at school, your

teachers always stand by you whenever you meet problems. However if you have thought that all your problems really come from the hard requirements of your teachers, you shouldn’t look for a job. Simply if there aren’t strict demands from your company, you will do nothing and quickly become unemployed. Then nobody will give you a hand. 5. “If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.” Don’t blame your failure on your past. All you need now is to stay calm and start from scratch. 6. “Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rainforests from the parasites of your parents’ generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.” You should show your gratefulness to your parents for spending most of their lives for your living and growth. All the “outdated” of your parents today is the price they have to pay for your growth. 7. “Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life may not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.” Keep in mind that you can always become a leader, so that you will have more motivation to strive for your career.

The Reverend Paul Woodhart 8. “Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.” Don’t always wait for holidays or you will be left behind by your colleagues. That backwardness means elimination and unemployment. 9. “Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.” Everybody likes watching TV, but you shouldn’t watch it too much. That actually isn’t your life and your thinking will be influenced. You yourself have to determine your own life. 10. “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.” You should be nice to everyone. Life has happenings you could never expect. Be open to your boss, don’t say bad things behind his/her back as it will get you nowhere.

Father Paul’s Cookies For 40 cookies you will need: 250g butter – one packet as you buy it in the shops 250g sugar – raw, brown, or, for perfection, icing sugar 2 eggs 1 packet (250g) of Nestle choc chips – milk chocolate 500g self-raising flour 10mls vanilla essence Soften the butter in a microwave, put it in the mixing bowl with the two eggs and sugar. Mix well. Add the packet of choc chips and then the flour. I add the flour in two instalments. Mix well. Add a dessert spoon of vanilla essence. You might need to do some quality control on the choc chips! Prepare a baking tray with baking paper and arrange the cookie-sized raw dobs on the tray, keeping some distance between them. Check the raw dough for quality before making into cookies! Bake in a moderate oven – 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes or until brown on top. Remove to a cooling frame then, when cool, store in a container. For a difference you may substitute the choc chips with sultanas, or make a choc biscuit mix by substituting 100g of the self-raising flour with 100g (approx) of cocoa powder, and then use white choc chips. Since I have been Chaplain I have made kilos of this mix for our boarders and day students at All Saints’ College.

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Institution after 36 years and as Chair of the Diocesan Conference Centre, the “Bathurst Goldfields”, Member of Council after 13 years. 2007 - 2011 Sadly, after almost 40 years Adrian Scarra was born in Sydney of married life, Lorraine died in in 1940; he was educated at Sydney 2007. Boys’ High School before becoming Adrian married again in 2008, a Chartered Accountant and a partner to Ann who is mother of an in the international firm of Peat, alumna of All Saints’ College, Marwick, Mitchell & Co, now KPMG. Alice Moorhead (2007-2008). His professional skills were primarily Remarkably the marriage in auditing and business investigation. celebrant, our current Bishop Most clients were public companies, of Bathurst, Richard Hurford, local subsidiaries of overseas public was present at both Adrian’s companies and large “not-for-profit” and Ann’s first marriages, Mandurama, 60km south west of Bathurst organisations. respectively as the young organist to breed beef cattle, to assist his wife, In the early 1990s he was (training for the priesthood) and Lorraine, in running the homestead as appointed consultant on Financial as the Dean of Grafton. a guest house and to be Registrar to the and Administration matters to the After selling “Sunny Ridge” Bishop of Bathurst and Business Manager Australian Olympic Committee last year, Adrian and Ann of the Diocese. inter alia reviewing on behalf of the purchased, renovated and now He “retired” a second time in 2006 International Olympic Committee live in a house in Bathurst. but has since been involved in Diocesan budgets prepared by the NSW Adrian’s principal recreational affairs in mainly honorary roles. Given Government to support its bid for activity is the study of history, Adrian’s experience with a number of the 2000 Olympic Games. He still particularly military. This hobby Sydney schools as well as overseeing remembers the excitement of the has led to a vast collection of financial aspects of Bathurst Diocesan Sydney win in 1993; also the delights model soldiers as well as frequent schools, the Bishop appointed him to the of Vienna and Innsbruck whilst he was visits to military museums, Council of All Saints’ College in 2007. there arranging the purchase of a ski castles and fortifications and to Over the years Adrian has held many lodge in the Tyrol (Austria) for use by honorary roles within the Anglican Church battlefields ranging from antiquity Australian athletes! to the Second World War. including Honorary Treasurer of the Adrian took early “retirement” Adrian has three adult General (national) Synod (1985-2004). from KPMG and in 1994 moved children as well as five young This year sees his retirement as a Trustee to his property, “Sunny Ridge” at grandchildren. of the Sydney-based Anglican Deaconess

Adrian Scarra

WHOLE SCHOOL NEWS

Meet a Member of College Council

STAFF REVUE

In many moments of madness the apparently respectable staff of All Saints’ deviously plotted dastardly deeds and enacted them with all the vigour of vaudeville experience one Saturday evening late in April. “Overbelly”, the play, presented a chilling exploration of the possible darker side of our peaceful community. Counterposed with this, “PON vs. Wild” explored the extraordinary feats that were the true inspiration for the television show of a similar name. Sadly, if you missed the event, you missed a unique moment in history - forever. The event was the All Saints College Staff Association’s major fundraiser for the staff scholarship, awarded at the end of each year to a worthy Year 12 applicant wishing to pursue tertiary study.


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WHOLE SCHOOL NEWS


Annual Showjumping Day

Over 70 competitors from schools around the Central West and Sydney competed in the annual Showjumping Day which was held on Edgell Oval. Competition was of an extremely high standard with a large crowd of spectators enjoying the day’s events. Congratulations to Catherine Crampton (Reserve Champion - 45cm Championship) and Alexandra Hooper (Reserve Champion - 60cm Championship).

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The Opening Night of the Festival of Art attracted a number of school families, artists and people from the local community. Jock Bidwell was our visiting Master of Ceremonies. The evening was very successful in that it brought together artists and people with an interest in art.


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FROM THE HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL


A return to Big Bureaucracy: Education

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has released the draft Senior School Australian Curriculum for English, Mathematics, Science and History. ACARA is an independent authority responsible for a National Curriculum K-12. This is a national assessment programme aligned to these curricula and a national data collection and reporting programme. It is known to the public as part of the package of “My School.” Other senior secondary courses are being developed as part of the National Curriculum including Geography, Languages and the Arts. We really know nothing about what will happen with Year 11 and 12 courses. Since the launch of the K-10 drafts, ACARA has been hosting forums to gather feedback that will help shape the final curriculum. Consultation closes on July 30th and I strongly urge you to consider looking at their website and possibly making a response. This is an opportunity to participate in decisions that will not only affect your children, but the shape of education in the future. It should reflect views from the broader community as well as those within the education fraternity. It can be accessed through the website www.australiancurriculum. edu.au. There have been moves towards a National Curriculum for decades. One of the barriers to its introduction has been that states’ control over their individual curriculum and any attempt at national reform by the Australian Government can only be successful with the support of those individual states. The constitutional arrangement whereby we have a history of education in each state, a tradition or an ethos has entailed the belief by the individual states that their curriculum is the best suited to their unique needs. This has not helped in the national debate. There are many “pros” and “cons” presented with a move to a National Curriculum. A national

approach would offer powerful economies of scale, rationalising the many state and national organisations responsible for curriculum. This is clearly a case of bureaucratic duplication, multiple times over. Common sense suggests that a country of 22.6 million cannot support the number of different curricula and their associated costs. A National Curriculum will create opportunities to enhance teacher professional development as well as providing opportunities to improve research into teaching and learning. At its very simplest level, it would facilitate a smoother movement of students from one state to another and would enable parents and employers to make comparisons where currently this process is cumbersome, given the lack of understanding between systems. Reasons against the development of a National Curriculum have included a suggestion that it will not automatically result in improvements in standards. In fact, if it caters for the lowest common denominator, it will have the opposite effect. One argument states that only 3% of the total school age population move interstate each year so this impact is minimal. It also suggests that a move to a standardised curriculum could also facilitate the use of league tables. Some also argue about the transparency of the representatives on the reference groups for some subjects. An example of this is the allegation that more than 50% of the Mathematics Advisory Group came from Victoria. There are still many unanswered questions about the governance and management of a National Curriculum. For example, the question still hangs as to whether its administration and accountability will be a state or national responsibility. It appears that teachers in NSW will only feel comfortable with a national curriculum if it is at least as good as the NSW curriculum we have at the moment. Time will tell, but my advice to all parents is that you should take the opportunity to become engaged with the debate as you are the best advocates for your children and those of future generations.

Memorial Walkway officially opened

On Tuesday, June 7th, members of the College Council and guests gathered at the newly constructed walkway. A brick wall and arches were built on the path which runs from the Dining Room to the Chapel; this is to become a rose arbour and place for plaques remembering those in our College community. Amongst the guests was Lola, the daughter of Ken Conway. Ken was an ‘old boy’ and member of the College Council who died only last year. His will be the first plaque attached to the wall. The idea for the Memorial Walkway was suggested by Ken and another member of the Council, Mrs

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Kay Crawford. When Ken was a boarder at the College last century, he remembered a trellis between Esrom House and the Chapel. This construction replaces that long gone trellis. Kay, the force behind the project, explained that the idea of the arches was borrowed from the botanic gardens at Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a gift from the Old Bathurstians and the Parents’ & Friends’ Association

Mr Stewart Ross

“It appears that teachers in NSW will only feel comfortable with a national curriculum if it is at least as good as the NSW curriculum we have at the moment.”

and was constructed by our maintenance staff. Those gathered braved the cold winds and heard Kay give an outline of the project. We were led through Psalm 121 by the Deputy Chair of the College Council, The Very Reverend Anne Wentzel. Then came the time to walk through the arches, to hear a Dedication by the Chaplain and closing Prayers by the Head of College, Dr Peter Miller. The plaque on the walkway has the phrase from Isaiah Chapter 2, ‘Come let us walk in the ways of the Lord.’ How appropriate to be able to do this intentionally with both heart and feet. The Reverend Paul Woodhart (Chaplain)


Arianne Gilany and Samuel George.

“Year 12 is preparing for their Trial HSC Examinations. It undoubtedly will be an emotional time as it is our final term at All Saints’”

Term 2 is coming to an end and already we are almost halfway through the school year. The school has packed more than ever into this usually busy term. The Staff Revue started the term in “sophisticated” style and the following weeks saw students represent the school at many levels and different events. Midway through the term, Year 11 frocked up for their Presentation Ball and the night was a resounding success, whilst the Festival of Art continued to showcase the best that the school community has to offer. Closing the term, the Inter-House Music Festival and Athletics Carnival were sources of further great competition between the Houses, showcasing the many talents of the students and their dedication to the school. The school was represented at the Bathurst Show in equestrian events, with some pleasing results. These included Alice Woodlock’s success in showjumping, Emma Keech’s first place in the Young Country Achievers, and success for Julian Gaal and Shaun Van Uum in their individual events. It was great to see the school spirit displayed in such a way as well as the capabilities and dedication of the students from all years. The All Saints’ stand was also very successful with a lot of support and interest shown amongst the Bathurst community. An enjoyable and humorous night was shared amongst students and staff as the much anticipated Staff Revue of “Overbelly” and “PON vs. Wild” displayed a different side of the staff - whips and chains! The biannual Staff Association fundraiser for the Staff Scholarship was a successful evening. Highlights included seeing Mr Spencer Goddard as a donkey, Mr Stewart Ross as a Silver Fox and Mr Marcus Croft as a devious super villain. Other staff members unleashed their inner diva with some commendable dancing and singing. One of the biggest school events of the year, the Festival of Art, proved to be very successful with many local and interstate artists exhibiting their finest works. A familiar face was Mr Jock Bidwell who was the Master of Ceremonies and guest speaker, Bryan Reiri, who represented the Girrawaa

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Showcasing student talent

Aboriginal Art Centre, whose work was prominently displayed. It was an enjoyably social event and there was much appreciation for the efforts of the dedicated personnel who put together such a successful event every year. After weeks of practice, the Year 11s graced the dance floor in their gowns and suits. They were presented to Ms Prudence Maynard, an ex-All Saints’ student. Prudence inspired those presented to always aspire to achieve their best. Nuthin’ 2 Serious provided the entertainment for the night. It was great to see everybody enjoying the evening. Mrs Memory Sanders must be commended for yet again organising and directing the evening which, as always, was an amazing night. The annual CWA Public Speaking Competition was again held here at All Saints’. It was great for the students to compete with those from other schools in the region with Baden Sinclair (Year 8) and Arianne Gilany (Year 12) receiving Highly Commended Certificates for their speeches. HICES debating has also been another aspect of inter-school competition, and the students of All Saints’ have provided some healthy competition. The senior team was undefeated, and the juniors achieved not only great results but also developed public speaking skills and their confidence. The Inter-House Music Festival displayed the musical talents of our students as the Houses went headto-head to win the coveted trophy. Congratulations to everyone involved and to the winning House, Barton. The Inter-House Athletics Carnival was another hotly contested event. At the time of writing this column, results were still pending. Watch the website for results and a Photo Gallery of the Carnival. We are looking forward to Term 3. Year 12 students will be preparing for their Trial HSC Examinations. It undoubtedly will be an emotional time as it is our final term at All Saints’. We wish everyone all the best for the holidays. Come back relaxed and ready for another busy term!


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>>> Principal’s update SENIOR SCHOOL

New Orleans Secondline Parade

The Year 9/10 music class has been learning about the early jazz forms of music - African American Spirituals, New Orleans Jazz and Dixieland Jazz. As part of the performance activity, the class was organised to perform an “authentic” New Orleans Secondline. They all learnt the melody to “Iko Iko” in the New Orleans Jazz fashion and performed with several brass, percussion, and woodwind instruments. The students learnt to parade around the music area in the New Orleans Secondline fashion. Heading the parade was the acting Grand Marshall, Max Hope. Part of the duties of the Grand Marshall is leading the procession, carrying a parasol, getting others to join in and dancing.

Year 10 Cabramatta Excursion Year 10 students travelled to the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta as part of their studies in Australian Geography and Australian History. The fieldwork trip enabled students to experience Australia’s multiculturalism and in particular Cabramatta’s dynamic Vietnamese business community first-hand. The lunch in a Vietnamese restaurant and the visit to the Tien Hau Buddhist Temple were particular highlights of the excursion.

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Year 8 French Excursion to Sydney

The Year 8 French class ventured to Sydney to learn about France at the Alliance Française and to have a meal at The Little Snail Restaurant at Darling Harbour. The class had a choice of escargot (snails), calamari and salad for entree; coq au vin (chicken in red wine), grilled fish and vegetarian pasta for mains and ice cream, crème caramel and mousse au chocolat for dessert. The highlight was the snails.

Chemistry goes metal!

Year 11 Chemistry students have studied metals and their place in the modern world. The unit of work introduced the students to the quantitative aspects of metal extraction and calculations that will be important as they head towards the HSC. The class looked at metal displacement reactions and the practical work brought the theory to life!


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Dissecting Year 9 Science During the term, Year 9 Science classes carried out a dissection of sheep’s eyes. The students were very interested to see the structures that they had studied in theory in real life. While the lesson was not for the squeamish, most of the students carried out the procedure very well perhaps we have a few budding ophthalmic surgeons at All Saints’!

Japanese Excursion

The Year 8 Japanese class journeyed to Sydney to see an anime movie and a Japanese Exhibition about manga and anime characters, and to have a meal at a Japanese restaurant. After visiting the Japan Foundation the group walked through the city to the Daruma Japanese Restaurant. The lunch boxes (bento) contained sushi, sashimi (raw fish), seaweed and other foods. To finish off, the class had a drink and some green tea ice cream.

Students earn AMus diplomas Tara Chan ( Year 10) and Niemah Hope (Year 11) have received the distinction of being awarded their Associate Diploma in Music, one of the highest grades achievable through the Australian Music Examinations Board. Each year only a few students are deemed to be of the standard required to pass this demanding examination. For most it is the culmination of many years of study, usually undertaken two years after the eighth grade exam. Tara achieved her AMus on the piano at only 14 years of age, and was one of the youngest candidates to pass in her cohort. Niemah attended her award ceremony last term, where she discovered she was one of only a handful of voice students to receive the award in NSW.

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Presentation Ball

On Saturday, 28th May, 24 couples attended the All Saints’ College Year 11 Presentation Ball at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. The stunning girls and handsome boys did their best in the Presentation Waltz and later let loose on the dance floor to local band Nuthin’ 2 Serious. A wonderful night was had by all.


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Year 8 Technology garden decorations Working through a design process to resolve a problem, Year 8 Technology students learnt about the tools, material and techniques required to develop their solution. As a result students designed and manufactured rustic metal garden decorations and timber bread/cheese boards.

Is there a Merlin in the class? Producing pretty colours from clear liquids! The question is: Were Year 12 Chemistry students making magic or just playing pretend magicians? Maybe the case of watching too much “Merlin” for some!

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When Art Comes to Life MASTERPIECES: When Art Comes to Life was part of the annual ‘Performances in Front of an Audience’ season for All Saints’ College Drama which coincided with the Festival of Art.


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House Music Festival Friday night, 17th June, saw the Senior School Houses compete in the All Saints’ Music Festival 2011. The three Houses presented items for small and large ensembles, as well as a full House choir. Overall, the final point scores were Barton House 1st place 111, Bean House 2nd place 105 and Long House 3rd place 103.

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Geography World Heritage Excursion On Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th of May, Year 12 Geography students travelled to the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area to conduct fieldwork activities relating to their HSC course. As part of their studies of ‘Ecosystems at Risk’ students are preparing a case study of the Blue Mountains Temperate Forest Ecosystem. During this fieldwork, students stayed overnight at the multi-award winning Jemby Rinjah Ecotourism Lodge in Blackheath as they will be studying ‘Ecotourism’ as their main focus for the ‘People and Productive Activity’ topic area. For this they are required

to conduct a case study of an economic enterprise such as a hotel, tourist or heritage site. The Jemby Rinjah facility aims for minimal impact on the nearby World Heritage environment, as well as being a comfortable and scenic place to stay. Whilst in the Blue Mountains students had the opportunity to visit well known tourist attractions such as Evans Lookout, Govett’s Leap and Scenic World. This fieldwork trip proved to be both an extremely valuable and enjoyable exercise for all involved.

Vietnam War Performance

Year 10 attended a poignant performance by Brett Hunt titled “Dusted Off”. The performance was in conjunction with our study of the Vietnam War in Australian History. The one-man play centred on the experiences of Brett’s dad, Frankie, who “kicked a mine the same day mankind kicked the moon” in the famous Redgum song “I Was Only 19”. The performance combined music and theatre to tell Frankie’s story from when he decided to enlist in the army up until many years after he arrived home with irreparable physical and mental damage, and the hardships that he had to endure. Throughout the play Brett provided us with personal and thought provoking insights into his father’s traumatic ordeal in Vietnam, and how his family dealt with their grief when Frankie arrived home. Thank you Mr King and Mr Goddard for giving us the opportunity to attend such an eye opening performance that provided us with rare knowledge into such a significant time in Australia’s history. Fiona Alamyar (Year 10)

Cowra Eisteddfod success for Max

Congratulations to Max Hope (Year 10) on winning the Cowra Senior Scholarship at the Cowra Eisteddfod on Thursday, 2nd June. The scholarship is worth $1500. Max recited a poem “Argument” by John Quinn and performed a character sketch “A Property of the Clan”. The latter was also performed to a captive audience at the Senior School assembly on Tuesday, 7th June. Well done Max!!


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Athletics Carnival

Troubadour Players perform for History classes On Tuesday, 31st May, Year 9 students were treated to a history presentation in the form of a play. The subject was on the events of World War I and some of the aspects of its aftermath. Brett Hunt was powerfully emotive as he gave a recount of the events of the war through the eyes of a surviving soldier who is crippled and in hospital with his friends (also surviving soldiers). The recounting of the story was chilling, and even more so as this was based on actual events that happened to soldiers. Brett captured perfectly their opinions, personalities, and their speech (something that was used to excellent humorous effect).

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The quality and power of the performance was overall simply outstanding. It created empathy on a huge scale, not only for the soldiers in the war, but also for the survivors in hospital suffering things like trauma and shellshock. The harsh reality of what these men went through, unsanitised by publishers and writers of the textbooks, rocks you to the core. The sheer horror of what these men went through will stay in your mind, haunting you for days. Overall, a simply inspiring performance. Lest we forget. Jacob Thompson (Year 9)

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While he was speaking the screen switched between focusing on describes this in a very visual way. than we had as children. the speaker and what was on his laptop screen in front of him. Simultaneously, there was a Twitter Mr Gordon E. Moore was a coconversation going on involving members of the audience and the speaker. People in the audience The focus in education now needs founder of the Intel Corporation in had the speaker’s slides up on their iPad screens and were taking notes on these pages. The speaker to be on process rather than content. 1965. Back then he predicted that the invited audience members to befriend him on Facebook. The world of teaching and learning is Children must learn how to learn and number of resistors that can be placed obviously changing, and these changes are happening very quickly. gain an understanding of the necessity on an integrated circuit doubles every One of the speakers, Ian Jukes ‐ the managing partner of the 21st Century Fluency project , began his of continuous ongoing education two years. This in turn means that talk by illustrating the exponential times of progress we live in. Moore’s Law describes this is a very throughout life. The curriculum must the speed of the processor doubles. visual way. Mr Gordon E. Moore, is a co‐ founder of the Intel Corporation in 1965. Back then he be constructed so that students are Looking at the statistics below, predicted that the number of resistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles every two encouraged to use digital media and Moore’s Law has proven to be very years. This in turn means that the speed of the processor doubles. Looking at the statistics below, environments to communicate and work accurate. Moore’s Law has proven to be very accurate. collaboratively. We can now learn from 1979 1984 2011 2023 others as distance and time have no boundaries. RAM 8kb 128kb 2gb 208tb Students need to be provided with Speed 2mhz 10mhz 2.5ghz 1.2Thz learning experiences where they have to Storage 128kb 400kb 500g 40Tb demonstrate creative thinking, construct Cost $5000 $3900 $1000 $1.37 knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology. In fact, many experts in the field of micro‐processors are saying that the speed of technology is now Technology is not the only tool for doubling every six months. As well as getting faster, it can be clearly seen from the table above that In fact, many experts in the field of learning but is, when used correctly, a the cost of this technology is getting cheaper and more affordable. The prediction for 2023 is micro-processors are saying that the difficult to comprehend. very powerful one. speed of technology is now doubling Integrated into all of these experiences Similar progress is occurring in the production of knowledge. We have all heard before quotes such every six months. As well as getting as “For students starting a four year technical degree this means that half of what they learn in their needs to be robust discussion faster, it can be clearly seen from first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study” or “the average person will have surrounding ethical behaviour in relation the table above that the cost of this

FROM THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

Technology: Where is it taking us in education? Mr Christopher Jackman

to technology and digital media. Ready access to new forms of social media means that children of today need to show due care and consideration when relating to others using these technologies. As Bob Dylan once sang, The Times They Are A-Changin’. We have to strive towards equipping our students with the skills of synthesising, analysing and evaluating if they are to have a chance of navigating their way through life’s changing times. What is of importance for the future is knowing how to learn and how to acquire information, not just being able to regurgitate information that may be quickly outdated. References Jukes, Ian. (2011) Education 2023: What will learning look like when 2011’s school starters are graduating? National Congress K-12 Technology in Education, Australian Technology Park National Educational Technology Standards for Students, Second Edition 2007 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Stewart, John. (2011) Ensuring that technology complements rather than compromises primary student learning outcomes. National Congress K-12 Technology in Education , Australian Technology Park Youtube http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

more than 14 different careers before they turn 38 years of age”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

What does all this mean for the education of Infants and Primary aged students and, in particular, the curriculum? What do our students need to know, and be able to do, in order to learn effectively in this world of exponential digital progress? The context of how and where we learn is moving is a new direction. The availability and capability of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) opens up new pathways for learning. It is common for a young man who is fixing a problem on the engine of his car to view a Youtube video


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>>> Principal’s update JUNIOR SCHOOL

Athletics Carnival

Trivia Night raises $3364 The annual Junior School P&F Trivia Night was held on Saturday,18th June. A big vote of thanks needs to go to Jacqui Blackshaw, with the assistance of Leigh Hayward and Georgina Sanger, who organised a terrific night for all. There were pirates, princesses, Persian sheiks, rugby players, All Saints’ students and a whole range of characters at the event. A special thank you to Geoff Siegert for being the Quizmaster and to Peter Campbell who worked behind the scenes gaining all of the sponsorship. Thanks also to David Blackshaw and Angus Edwards for helping on the night. A total of $3364.30 was raised which will go towards improving the playground equipment. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event. Chris Jackman

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Infants are “Out Of This World” “Out of This World” was an out-ofthis-world experience for our wonderfully responsive audience as the Infants children burst onto the stage with energy, excitement and enthusiasm. In drama and song they wove the story of a crew from Earth landing on the Choopi planet that had been invaded by a group of Geekoids. These Geekoids had destroyed the Choopi planet and were looking for another planet to invade. They thought Earth sounded ideal! However, the Choopies helped the Earth crew trick the Geekoids by changing directions to Earth and repairing their spaceship. As part of the drama, a hostage was taken on both sides. Eventually agreement was reached, hostages exchanged and the Geekoids were sent off in the opposite direction to Earth. The Crew left for home determining to take better care of Earth’s environment. The children are to be congratulated for all the hard work they put in during rehearsals. Those with leading roles are especially to be congratulated, some of whom had lots to learn and deliver, which they did with confidence and aplomb. All the teachers were extremely proud of the children in this colourful and outstanding performance. Ruth Clements (Infants Co-ordinator)


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Winter vegetable crop planted Students in Years 3-6 recently planted their winter crop of vegetables in the garden beds behind their classrooms. Vegetable seedlings included broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cabbage, lettuce, onions and brussels sprouts. After the seedlings were planted the students put a layer of mulch over the soil to help retain warmth and moisture over the winter months. We now look forward to tending the plants over the next few months and plan to harvest the crop towards the end of Term 3. I would like to thank Mr and Mrs McLeod for their kind donation of nine bales of hay to help mulch the gardens. Mr Phillip Cant

CWA Public Speaking On Tuesday, 31 May, All Saints’ College was delighted to host once again the annual Country Women’s Association Public Speaking Competition. Primary and secondary students from across the region prepared their speeches on set topics and gathered to compete on a grey, wintery day. A record number of entrants in a couple of the age groups made for a wonderful competition. In the Senior School, Baden Sinclair (Year 8) and Arianne Gilany (Year 12) received Highly Commended Certificates. Claudia Cunningham (Year 4) was successful in gaining second place. Claudia was her class representative in the competition and spoke on the topic, “Happiness is…” Claudia has progressed to the next level of the competition for the second consecutive year. She will now compete in the regional competition to be held in Parkes.

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Technology upgrades in the Junior School Classes in the Junior School have now been equipped with new computers. All rooms from Year 1 to Year 6 have six computers and an interactive whiteboard. One of the priorities in the Junior School is to provide students with the best opportunities for learning. New technologies are often the most appropriate avenue for this learning to take place.

ANZAC Day march A number of Junior School and Senior School students participated in the Bathurst ANZAC Day march again this year. It was great to see our students looking splendid in their winter school uniform and being fine ambassadors for our school.

Special ANZAC Assembly

A special ANZAC Day assembly was held in the Dining Room in front of the Honour Boards to commemorate the ex-students from the College that went off to war. After a talk from Mr Jackman about the spirit of the ANZACs, the Junior School Captains read the list of soldiers from All Saints’ College who did not return home from World War 1. It was a special assembly which, no doubt, reminded the students about the sacrifices made by the men and women in our armed forces.


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Pyjama Party Disco The theme for this year’s first Junior School disco was Pyjama Party. Most children found it easy to find an outfit although some of the boys had a strange taste in pyjamas! Thanks must go to the members of the Student Representative Council who organised the night and to all of the parents who provided yummy treats for supper.

Royal Bathurst Show success The Junior School enjoyed success at the 2011 Royal Bathurst Show. All Saints’ College entered the Primary Schools Young Achievers section at the Show where our Years 3-6 vegetable garden programme was showcased. All Saints’ was placed equal first in this section.

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Renewable Energy Models Year 6 students have completed individual projects to construct a model that demonstrated renewable energy - solar, wind, geothermal, wave or tidal. The models are fantastic - and some even worked!!

Vegetable Garden Funding Grant The Years 3-6 vegetable gardens received a boost recently with a $300 grant from Bathurst Regional Council in the 2011 Sustainable Schools Programme. The money will be used to add worm farms to the gardens which will help enrich the already fertile soil.

Hockey Skills Development An excited group of students took part in a Hockey Skills development morning at the Cooke Hockey complex. The group, ranging from students with advanced skills to those who had never held a hockey stick before, participated enthusiastically in an entertaining and wide range of skills and games. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience.


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Year 6 Kindergarten prepare Mother’s for Mother’s Day Day stall Kindergarten children had fun making a mess and rolling Apricot Balls for their Mums to celebrate Mother’s Day. The children enjoyed using the food processor to crush the biscuits and apricots, but not as much as they enjoyed licking their fingers!

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Year 6 held a Mother’s Day stall and made approximately $700. The money raised will go towards the Year 6 present for the school and the Valedictory Dinner.

Health Centre Staff farewelled The Health Centre nurses were farewelled at a special morning tea on Friday, 20th May. The All Saints’ community wish Michele, Vivian and the two Katrinas all the very best as they move on to new ventures.

ALL SAINTS’ COMMUNITY


CLINIC NEWS All Saints’ College’s new Senior Nurse is Mrs Felicity Brown. Felicity is no stranger to the College as she has been the on-call sister for the past two years. Felicity is married to David and has two sons, Sam (4) and Hugh (9 months).

Introducing new Music Co-ordinator

Farewell Mr Buckley

as conducting primary and high school orchestral, concert and jazz ensembles he is excited to work in the instrumental program at All Saints’. Jon continues to tutor oboe and musicianship to students of all ages and has enjoyed doing so for over a decade.

During the last week of Term 1, the All Saints’ College community farewelled Mr Jason Buckley and his family as they prepared to move to Scone. Jason has taken up the position as Head of Music at Scone Grammar School. Jason was farewelled in a surprise assembly by his Years 9 and 10 students and by members of the Jazz Band. He was presented with a ‘new’ guitar signed by almost every student from Years 5-12. Jason was also presented with a framed Greg Hyde etching of the school by the Staff Association and the school community. The College community wishes Jason all the best in his new role.

Former students graduate from Newcastle University

Father Paul and his wife Jenny recently attended a graduation ceremony at Newcastle University. Amongst the Bachelor of Information Technology graduates were their son, Martin, and another former All Saints’ student, Tony Zhuang. Tony was a boarder from 2004 to 2008. He is an only ‘child’ and his extended family was there from China to cheer him on. Tony is embarking on his Masters in Information Technology.

OBU NEWS

Jonathan Clipsham joined All Saints’ College as the Co-ordinator of Music in late May 2011. He has been singing and making music since primary school, playing oboe since he was 10 years old and has varied and extensive experiences in teaching and performance. He is a passionate educator who looks for every student, irrelevant of age, to gain skills in performance and composition across diverse musical genres. His musical education commenced at age three in the Kodaly method inspiring him to learn recorder, piano, oboe, voice, guitar and the saxophones. He studied oboe with Lesley Challender before commencing lessons with Conall McClure at the Conservatorium of Music Sydney where he completed a Bachelor of Music. Having played oboe in the Sydney University Orchestra, Macarthur Orchestra and many chamber groups as well

OBU CALENDAR

1st July 2011 OBU Committee Meeting 11:00am 17th September 2011 OBU Annual General Meeting 3.00pm Old Bathurstians’ Back to Saints’ Dinner 7.00pm 50 Years: Contact Memory Sanders - [email protected] or Sue Gunning - [email protected] 40 Years: Contact Memory Sanders - [email protected] 30 Years: Contact Melissa Oriel - [email protected] Mobile: 0434354621; Home: 0268872404 20 Years: Contact Memory Sanders - [email protected] 10 Years: Contact Memory Sanders - [email protected] 1st December 2011 OBU Committee Meeting 2.00 pm


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calendar OF EVENTS July 18

Boarders Return Staff Day Yr 11, 2011 Subject Selection Evening 7pm Yr 10 Parent/Teacher Interviews Yr 8 & 9 Boarding Parent/Teacher Interviews

July 19

Classes Commence

July 20

Meet the Music

July 23

Rugby ISA Round 6 vs Redfield (H) Boarders Restricted Leave

July 24

August 6

Term 3

August 28

Rugby ISA Round 8 vs Chevalier (A) Nyngan Expo

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period Discovery 3

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period Careers Market Years 10 & 11 Kemmis Building

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period Whole School P&F Meeting 5:45pm

Rugby ISA Round 9 vs BMGS (H)

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period

HICES Yrs 5-8 Music Festival

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period JS WAS Athletics Carnival (BMGS)

HICES Yrs 5-8 Music Festival Yr 12 Study/Preparation Day

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period

August 11

August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16

August 30

August 31 September 1 September 2 September 3 September 6

Creative Showcase

Boarders Restricted Leave College Confirmation Service 3pm

JS ICAS Maths Competition Yr 12 Trial HSC Commences HICES Yrs 5-8 Music Festival

Yr 11 Hospitality and Automotive Work Placement

Yr 12 Trial HSC HICES Yrs 5-8 Music Festival

Brainstorm Productions Yr 7-8 P1&2

July 25

July 26


July 27


July 28

P&F Executive Meeting Yr 11 Hospitality and Automotive Work Placement Junior School Soloists Concert JS School P&F Meeting Year 7 Vaccinations (Pd 1) Year 10 Vaccinations (Pd 2)

July 29

Big Night Out

July 30

Rugby ISA Round 7 vs Redlands (A)

August 1

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period JS Parent/Teacher Interviews

August 17 August 19

Forbes Show

August 20

Yr 11 Study/Preparation Day

Yr 12 Trial HSC Yr 12 Trial HSC

Rugby ISA Semi-Finals

August 21

September 12 September 13

PASS Winter Camp Yr 12 Trial HSC PASS Winter Camp Book Week

Yr 11 Preliminary Exams JS CIS Athletics Carnival (Homebush)

August 22 August 23

Yr 12 Trial HSC PASS Winter Camp Book Week


Yr 11 Preliminary Exams JS P&F Meeting

September 16

August 24

Yr 11 Preliminary Exams Conclude Year 6 Fun Day Rugby Dinner

August 25

Back to Saints’ OBU Dinner Boarding P&F Meeting 2pm Library

August 3

August 26

August 4

Yr 12 Trial HSC Concludes Yr 10 Canberra Excursion Condobolin Show Book Week

August 5

Rugby ISA Finals Condobolin Show

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period Year 12 Music Soiree

September 10

Yr 11 Preliminary Exams Commence SS ISA Athletics

P&F Executive Meeting Yr 12 Trial HSC Yr 10 Canberra Excursion Book Week JS School P&F Meeting

SS Mathematics Competition Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period

September 9

Forbes Show

August 2

Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period JS Parent/Teacher Interviews HSC Drama Performance Kemmis Building 5pm

September 7

August 18

Yr 12 Trial HSC PASS Winter Camp Book Week

English Competition JS & SS ICAS English Whole School P&F Meeting 5:45pm Yr 12 Assessment & Excursion Free Period JS Parent/Teacher Interviews

JS HICES Athletics Carnival (Homebush)

August 27


Spring Fair Drama Performance

September 19

Year 6-7 Buddy Day Year 7 Vaccinations (Pd1)

September 21

SS CIS Athletics Carnival (Homebush)

September 22

Term 3 ends Benefactors’ Service and Prefects’ Induction JS Mighty Minds Muster Year 12 Valedictory Dinner