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Bostock Bulletin

EDITION 31 / 18 October 2016

Bostock House, Geelong Grammar School, 139 Noble Street, Geelong 3220 Tel: 03 5221 7760 Email: [email protected]

An Anglican Coeducational Boarding and Day School

Visit us at www.ggs.vic.edu.au

DARE to CARE Last week we challenged our students to “Dare to Care” as

part of mental Health Week 2016. Our aim was to instill in

our students the importance of caring for oneself and

others. There were various activities happening

throughout the week. Each class looked at the wordless

picture book, “South” and participated in an activity to do

with the book. The Preps made the main character, a bird,

Year 1 and 3 added words to make their own books. The

children were very excited to participate in Try for 5, eating

five vegetables every day for a week- lots of happy

households too we are told! Ahead of camp this week Year 3

and 4 went on a mini Trek which involved Connecting and

Engaging with each other and the environment. We all

finished the week with a relaxing Yoga session with Mrs P-R

which highlighted the importance of caring for our mind and

body. Well done Bostock House on a fabulous week of

CARING! You all did a brilliant job.

Give

Connect

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The 2016 House Athletics Carnival commenced amidst an

electric atmosphere! The House Chants were sung with

gusto and hurdles created great excitement and cheering

amongst the houses! A shower of rain momentarily paused

the proceedings, but once this passed we were back up and

running. The grey clouds in the distance looked ominous,

but we persevered! As they got closer it became apparent

that we were in for a downpour! We got half way through

the sprinting races before we had to call the carnival to a

halt. The rubberised ‘all-weather’ track became slippery

and dotted with puddles. I was unfortunately not able to

recreate the sunshine that we had at the Whole-School

Sport Day last term which was disappointing!

Congratulations to School House who were in the lead after

the events that we managed to run. Many thanks to all the

staff who braved the elements and enthusiastically

performed their duties amidst very trying conditions!

Wendy Breer

BOSTOCK HOUSE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL 2016


ALL HAPPENING

Bostock kids are very busy and motivated individuals and I am constantly amazed at how much they do and

experience in any given week. They work hard in the traditional subject areas in the classrooms and that

experience is more engaging and interesting than it has ever been. Our class teachers are very passionate

about what they do, as are our specialist teachers. The children pick up on this and it is infectious in that

they take that passion for learning on board. The array of specialist subjects is something that most primary age children are

not exposed to and makes for a very rich programme. Along with the special things that go on each and every day there are also

other regular special events. We have just had Dare to Care Week, and this week will feature the Year Three and Four camp and

the Prep and Year One swimming programme. Bostock House is certainly a very active and enjoyable place to be for young and

older learners and there is much to come in the remainder of 2016.

THANKYOU

A special thank you to Teddie Sherwin who this morning handed me a copy of a book entitled The Selwood Boys by Tony Wilson.

The signed book is about the footballing brothers and will be placed in the library for all to borrow. I might sneak a little read

first.

DARE TO CARE

Last week was Dare to Care Week at Geelong Grammar School. Yvette Timmins, the mother of Holly in Year Three is certainly

taking on the message and ethos of Dare to Care. She is travelling to Uganda at her own cost to support and work for The

Hunger Project Australia. They are an organisation who aid in the solution of world hunger by facilitating positive and

sustainable change within impoverished communities in Africa, India & South America. One way of supporting the people is by

micro financing the women in particular, to set up businesses. Yvette’s role will be to meet the people and share experiences

with them and to learn from one another. She has committed to fundraising in order to support those she will be helping in

Uganda. If you would like to support what is obviously a wonderful project that can make a difference to the lives of others

please contact Yvette. Yvette has kindly offered to make a presentation to the school upon her return. We wish her luck on

her journey and congratulate her for daring to care.

The smell of freshly mown grass is one of the sure harbingers of Spring and of an increasingly warming sun.

Sadly there has not been much of it as yet at Biddlecombe-by-the Sea. The incessant rain and saturated

ground have prevented the mower from performing its necessary duties. Consequently, when Matt, the

hired gardener, set out on his rider mower last Friday most of the garden looked more like a cropping

paddock than a lawn.

But mown it now is and this achievement was marked by the purchase of a new BBQ on Sunday (of the

German composer kind) to ensure a committed outdoor lifestyle in the coming months. Pity though about the mosquitoes who

find in the Corio campus perfect breeding conditions and, it seems, one particular house a heaven on earth.

Despite the necessary inconvenience of gallons of repellent all this gives rise to a strong feeling of thankfulness. The rhythm of

the seasons. The busting forth of flowers and fruit. The busy and welcome activity of the bees. The presence of so many birds

even if they do call from early in the morning. The luxury of home grown produce: above all, tomatoes that taste like tomatoes.

The laughter and joy of grandchildren as they welcome the chance of unconfined play.

On Sunday Rev Eleanor referred to the German mystic of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, Meister Eckhart,

who suggested that, if words of prayer were found difficult to compose, saying “Thank you” would be prayer-enough. Wise

words, wise counsel. Even in a world where there is much unhappiness, simple thanks can make a difference. If we can say

thank you perhaps we will be led in assisting others to do the same.

From the Head of Campus

Message from Father Howard

http://bloomcollege.com.au/thehungerproject/







Mandarin


Friday 28 October is NATIONAL BANDANNA DAY

In aid of Young People Living with Cancer.

Bandannas are on sale in the school office from Monday 24 October the

week leading up to Bandanna Day on Friday 28 October.

Bandannas - $4.00 each.

Dates for the Diary

Term 4, 2016 October Wed 19 NO SWIMMING TODAY

Prep Orientation

Year 3 & 4 Camp commences

Thurs 20 Year 3 & 4 Camp

Ballet 3:35 -Multi Purpose Room

Fri 21 Year 3 & 4 Camp concludes

Mon 24 Assembly 3:00pm Year 2, 3 & 4

Prep and Year 1 Swimming continues (last week)

Tues 25 After School Sport – Year 2 – 4 (3:00 – 4:00pm) Badminton Corio

Wed 26 Prep Orientation

ELC Information Evening 7:00pm

Thurs 27 Ballet 3:35 -Multi Purpose Room

Fri 28 Bandana Day

Prep and Year 1 Swimming concludes

Mon 31 Assembly 3:00pm

November Tues 1 Janet Etty-Leal

` After School Sport – 1 –Y 4 (3:00 – 4:00pm) T Ball King Lloyd Reserve

Wed 2 Chapel All Saints – Prep

Prep Orientation

Shrek the Musical – Corio SPACE (David Darling Play House)

Thurs 3 Life Ed Van Visiting

Y2 Excursion to Sovereign Hill

Ballet 3:35 -Multi Purpose Room

Fri 4 Life Ed Van Visiting


Tues 8 After School Sport – 1 –Y 4 (3:00 – 4:00pm) T Ball King Lloyd Reserve

Prep Information Evening

Wed 9 Music Award Auditions


Fri 11 Boys’ Camp commences 5:30pm

Sat 12 Boys’ Camp

Sun 13 Boys’ Camp concludes


Tues 15 After School Sport – 1 –Y 4 (3:00 – 4:00pm) T Ball King Lloyd Reserve

Wed 16 Chapel Corio Campus



Tues 22 Final After School Sport – 1 - Year 4 (3:00 – 4:00pm) T Ball King Lloyd Reserve

Fri 25 ELC Celebration


Tues 29 NO AFTER SCHOOL SPORT

Wed 30 ELC Orientation 4:00 – 5:00pm

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT 7:00pm Corio SPACE (David Darling Play House)

December Thurs 1 Ballet 3:35 -Multi Purpose Room

Fri 2 New Student Orientation Day

Mon 5 NO ASSEMBLY

Tue 6 NO AFTER SCHOOL SPORT

GLOW NIGHT

Fri 9 End of Term Assembly 2:00pm

Term 4 Ends 2.30pm

Uniform Term 4

Students are required to wear their

summer uniform, including hats, from

the beginning of Term 4.

No hat no play.

NO SWIMMING

TOMORROW

REMINDER: PLEASE NOTE THERE

WILL BE NO ENSEMBLE ON

MONDAYS AFTER SCHOOL FOR TERM 4.

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