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TERM 2 No 2 Friday 18 May 2018

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Innovative and Adaptive Approaches – future focus and the capacity to discern is the text on the cover of the 2017 Frensham CHRONICLE – just back from the printer for distribution this week. Warmest compliments go to contributors and all responsible for the detailed preparation of the 256-page publication, with special acknowledgement to:

Editor Ms Liz Stephenson, Designer Ms Indra Deigan and School Photographer Ms Sabine Madden. Music Lovers – Two Concerts not to be missed – both this week: (i) For the Year 8 Parent Weekend, Frensham Ensembles are preparing their repertoire for the Service and Concert,

which has been designed to feature every instrumental ensemble. Parents of students in the Senior Choir, Junior Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Kennedy Strings and String Quartet will be able to see their particular musician performing on this Sunday – 20 May [Clubbe Hall]. [The Service commences at 10am, with the Concert to follow Morning Tea, after the Service – till around 11.30am.]

(ii) The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Public Concert will be in Clubbe Hall on Thursday 24 May at 7.00pm. There will be tickets sold at the door unless sold out or via the SSO Website:

SEE: https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts-and-tickets/whats-on/event/illawarra-and-southern-highlands-tour-mittagong Year 12 soloists and the ensembles are also looking forward to their workshops with the touring Sydney Symphony Orchestra on Friday 25 May.

Frensham Parent Advisory Committee – Term 2 Meeting, 18 May This term’s meeting includes discussion of our approach, policy and processes in the area of student mental health and wellbeing. In a short paper prepared for the meeting, I have outlined the thinking guiding our support of student development of essential skills and attitudes to navigate life’s challenges in and beyond School. I will share latest research, including advice gleaned from the recent Alliance of Girls’ Schools Conference Australasia, at which leading educators and health professionals spoke about the changing context for Schools and for parents of teenagers. Important to note – whilst we are clearly confronting new social and environmental challenges – our core focus on student engagement, aspiration and achievement remain, knowing that, as young people build capacity in terms of what they can do and in terms of their self-efficacy and independence, they ‘feel better’ about themselves. The discussion paper - also reviewed by senior students - will be published to parents in a format designed to clarify our approach, to ensure we are aligned in our collective efforts. The Meeting also includes a focus group discussion led by an external facilitator from CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education), as part of the Character research project being undertaken this term, for Frensham. Further focus groups are arranged for teacher and student groups, over two days next week: 23 and 24 May. Acknowledgement to: The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) Competition award recipients: Distinction: Gianni Meyers (Year 10),

Emilie Hassall (Year 9), Grace Lewis (Year 9) and Sophia Brooks (Year 8); Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards recipients: Bronze - Phoebe Coupland, Sara Davies, Sophie Lyne, Sarah

Manwaring, Elizabeth Mitchell. Silver - Isabella Gale, Georgina Guilfoyle, Alexandra Hill, Lillian Ives, Charlotte Lalak, Zoe Renowden, Sophie Robertson;

The Frensham Equestrian team, on their Champion School award at the Oxley Equestrian Day, including individual championships for Megan Syme (Year 7) and Charlotte Lalak (Year 11);

Recent Girdle recipient Chloe Hickson (Community Service); ‘da Vinci Decathlon’ teams from Years 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 on their highly successful results at the regional competition.

Birthday Celebrations [Further to detailed information emailed and on Schoolbox] Friday 1 June: The Winifred West Schools Service is a celebration of the foundation of our three Schools, recognising Frensham’s 105th Birthday, Sturt’s 77th Birthday and Gib Gate’s 64th Birthday. This Service is attended by all staff of our three schools and by all students – from our youngest in Preschool to the adult students of the Sturt School for Wood. For parents it is a once-a-year opportunity to experience the sense of community generated in Clubbe Hall, when Gib Gate, Frensham and Sturt sing and participate with gratitude, ‘as one’, in celebration. Sunday 3 June: For Frensham’s 105th Birthday Service, attended by all students and staff of the School, I urge all parents to join us. We are extremely honoured to be welcoming – to offer the Address - Professor Michelle Simmons, the 2018 Australian of the Year and Scientia Professor of Physics at the University of NSW. Julie A Gillick Head of Frensham Head of Winifred West Schools

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Frensham Advisory Committee 2018 Gib Gate Advisory Committee 2018

Mrs Caroline Begg Mr David Cullen Ms Ruby Curtis Mrs Penny Hanan Mrs Kiki Hill Mrs Erica Holcombe Mr John Hopkins Mr Simon Logan Mrs Angela Macken (Sec) Mrs miChelle McGufficke Mrs Nicola Robertson Ms Jo Thomson (Chair)

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Mrs Sara Moylan (Sec) Mrs Rowena Bendror (FOGG) Mrs Chelsea Doyle Mr David Griffin (Chair) Mrs Kate Iori Mr Trent Johns Mrs Tanya Gregory Mrs Denise Telford Mrs Lucy Wilson

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TERM DATES 2018 – Gib Gate and Frensham

Term 2 Gib Gate & Frensham Monday 30 April -Thursday 28 June, 3.00pm (Year 10 Work Experience ends Friday 29 June) (Boarders always return evening before classes start)

Term 3 Gib Gate & Frensham Tuesday 24 July-Thursday 27 September, 3.00pm (Boarders always return evening before classes start) Term 4 Gib Gate: Monday 15 October-Friday 7 December 3.00pm Frensham: ends Sunday 9 December 12.00pm (after 11.00am Carol Service) (Boarders always return evening before classes start)

2018 PARENT WEEKENDS – Confirmed dates for attendance of all students Years 7-12

Term 2: Year 8 Saturday 19 May-Sunday 20 May Year 12 Saturday 2 June-Sunday 3 June WWS Birthday – Friday 1 June Frensham’s 105th Birthday – Sunday 3 June

Reminder – all of Years 7-12 and attend all Parent Weekend Services

Term 3: Year 11 *Saturday 11 August-Sunday 12 August [Year 10 Saturday 11 August – Year 10 planning for Senior Studies (with parents on Saturday)] *Saturday 11 August – Annual Dinner – WWS Foundation Year 9 Saturday 1 September-Sunday 2 September [Date aligned to HSC Visual Arts/Design Tech Exhibition]

**Saturday 1 September Father~Daughter Ball**

Ranier Uniform Shop ~ 2018

All fittings for uniforms are by appointment, during shop hours: Mondays and Thursdays 12.00pm-5.00pm Shop Manager: Mrs Michelle Wynn. To order items, please call the Shop: (02) 4860 2136 [BH], email: [email protected]

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VALE Pat Ward (Merewether, 1941) 7 August 1924 – 6 May 2018 Pat died peacefully at Orange, although she was originally from Cudal. She studied at Frensham from 1938 to 1941, the first of three generations to attend the School. Pat’s two daughters and granddaughters are Old Girls - Margot Brown (1963), Beep Hough (1969), Bettina Brown (1989) and Skye Bragg (1990). She was a kind and welcoming woman who lived life on her own terms. Pat was a staunch supporter of Frensham and was still very active, even attending the recent Fellowship lunch held at Wellington in March. Future Dates for your Calendars 20 May 40 Year Reunion 2 & 3 June 5 Year Reunion 13 June Fellowship AGM at Royal Sydney Golf Club (Dinner & Speaker) 23 & 24 June 10 Year Reunion 11 August Annual Foundation Dinner 12 August Official Opening of the Dining Room 1 & 2 September 30 Year Reunion 22 & 23 September 20 Year Reunion 26 September Sydney Cocktail Reception Contact Barbara Shannon for details on any of the above – +61 2 4860 2119 or [email protected] For a full list of events and Reunions, please visit: www.frensham.nsw.edu.au/community/fellowship

Silent Auction to support Foundation

Once again, an online Silent Auction will be part of the fundraising activities at the Foundation Annual Dinner.

Silent Auction prizes are needed!

Suggestions for the Silent Auction: Items that cover all age groups, interests and price points Holiday stays in houses and other experiences are always popular No item is too small or too large

To make a donation, please contact Michele Scamps – [email protected]. For more information on WWS Foundation, please contact: Michele Scamps +61 2 4860 2000

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The Gib Gate value of 'Doing' has certainly been in action over the past week. The whole school from Preschool to Year 6, welcomed mothers and special guests to the school on Friday 11 May to celebrate Mother's Day. The guests relived fond memories of the 2017 Iris Country Fair through playing favourite games such as Tin Can Alley, Hoopla and Get the Ball in the Bucket - popular activities with both guests and students, who enjoyed the opportunity to have fun together. Other popular activities included Tennis on the courts and bead and jewellery making. Leadership initiative and 'Doing' were also demonstrated by Year 6 Environmental Monitor, Laura Barnsley-Adams who, supported by her aunt Jenny Sutherland, helped every student and mother plant a vegetable seedling in the School Vegetable Patch. Laura has also introduced a School composting scheme, collecting compostable scraps from Gib Gate morning tea and lunch boxes to be composted at school and mulched into the vegetable garden. Year 6 Monitors, Kate Nicholl and Archer Maitland, and Year 5 student Oliver Linde (pictured), also demonstrated great determination and active support of the whole school community, welcoming visitors and conducting tours of the school at the Preschool Open Day on Saturday 12 May. Despite less than pleasant weather conditions, they remained cheerful and welcoming to all. Ms Sally Robson, Head of Gib Gate Curriculum Highlights 2018 da Vinci Decathlon Competition On Wednesday 9 May, eight Year 5 and eight Year 6 students represented Gib Gate at the regional level of the international da Vinci Decathlon Competition, held at The Illawarra Christian School Wollongong. Over 30 teams from schools in the Southern Highlands, Macarthur, Illawarra and South Coast areas competed in each of the 10 disciplines throughout the day which included English, Art and Poetry, Ideation, Mathematics, Science, Code Breaking, Engineering, Cartography, Creative Producers and General Knowledge. The excited buzz of 240 students from 18 schools, working in teams in one multipurpose hall and sharing their knowledge and creative thinking skills to solve extremely challenging problems, was incredible. We offer our congratulations to the Gib Gate Teams: Year 6: Laura Barnsley-Adams, Kyle George, Chloe Hanrahan, Cate Horsfall, Charlie Johns, Eva Telford, Lilly Treweeke, Amy Wimalaratne. Year 5: Sophie Alexander, Isabella Atra, Sophie Goodisson, Amelia Hartnell, Georgina Lewis, Alice Mulligan, Elizabeth Shadbolt, Maxime Trudeau. The Year 6 team achieved 2nd in Science and 3rd in Creative Producers and Year 5 placed 3rd in Creative Producers. Team members worked hard during Term 1 and this term to develop their problem-solving skills, knowledge about the life, works and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, and skills in collaboration and teamwork. The students will be presented with their Certificates of Achievement at this week’s Performance Assembly on Friday. University of Wollongong Vacation Enrichment Programme The University of Wollongong invites students to Little and Early Learning Labs held in the July vacation. This academic enrichment holiday programme is designed for high-achieving students from Years 1 to 6. Little Learning Labs (Years 1 and 2) will be held on 9-10 July and Early Learning Labs (Years 3 to 6) on 11-12 July. Please note that applications close online on 30 May. A number of students attended the workshops during the Term 1 vacation and we congratulate them on their work. Emma Andrew, Mathilda Muir and James Macpherson (Year 1) enjoyed ‘A Day at Hogwarts’, and Aliyah Mhanna (Year 1) enjoyed a programme entitled ‘Art in Reverse – Found Objects Sculpture’. Sophie Goodisson (Year 5) immersed herself ‘like a mathematician’ enjoying the full day programme entitled ‘Mathematics: Strategic Solutions’. For further information about workshops and the application process please go to: https://www.uow.edu.au/in2uni-myway/learninglabs/, Ms Kate Chauncy, Director of Teaching and Learning, P-12 and Coordinator of Gifted and Talented Programmes

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Enrichment/Activities The Bell Shakespeare Company Year 3 to Year 6 enjoyed their introduction to William Shakespeare and his work in a funny performance delivered last week by the Bell Shakespeare company. The Wonderful World of Will was a purpose written show for primary aged students and Gib Gate students found it enjoyable and informative. Orchestra The Gib Gate Orchestra performed at Assembly last Friday. There are a number of new Orchestra members this year and they have enjoyed learning and performing their two pieces. **Sydney Symphony Orchestra** On the morning of Friday 25 May, all the Gib Gate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 will attend a Primary School concert performed by members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at Clubbe Hall. The orchestra will be conducted by Benjamin Northey and will feature Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and Elgar’s Sea Pictures, amongst other short items. On Thursday 24 May at 7:00pm the orchestra will be performing a Public Concert at Clubbe Hall. Tickets are $60 and are available online at https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts-and-tickets/whats-on/event/illawarra-and-southern-highlands-tour-mittagong or at the door unless sold out. Winifred West Schools Birthday We warmly encourage parents to attend the annual WWS Birthday Service at Clubbe Hall on Friday 1 June. This service commences at 10.00am and includes our three schools, Gib Gate, Frensham and Sturt. Highlights of the service include students singing the School Hymns together, seeing former Gib Gate students now at Frensham, and students cutting the birthday cake. Birthday celebrations continue into the afternoon when Preschool to Year 6 students attend a performance of It’s a Mad World by Per Westman. Per has been a member of Circus Oz and The Leaping Loonies, and was also a founder of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. His skills in physical comedy/clowning, juggling, plate spinning, tumbling, unicycling, stilt-walking, and balancing are sure to be enjoyed by the School. Mrs Anne Graham, Gib Gate Coordinator (Administration) Sport CIS Medallion Sylvie Potgieter (Year 6) [picture] was presented with a CIS Medallion at the Sports Assembly at the end of Term 2. Sylvie received the medallion for her outstanding performance in Athletics last year. She came 8th in the National Junior Girls 100m final and was part of the Junior Girls Relay team that won the State Junior Championships. Sylvie is congratulated for her outstanding achievement. Equestrian At the Sydney Royal Easter Show Elizabeth Taylor (Year 6) gained: 3rd Place for the Girl Rider U12, Champion Show Hunter Galloway with her horse Broadwater Park Cartier (Felix), 2nd Place in Ridden Riding Pony gelding and 3rd Place in Ridden Saddle Pony gelding. Elizabeth also rode Mirinda Matinee Magician (Magic), awarded Reserve Champion Ridden Riding pony gelding. At the EA Southern Cross Horse Show Spectacular, Elizabeth was Runner-Up Rider U12 and her pony Mirinda Matinee Magician, was awarded Champion Medium Show Pony. Sophie Baldwin (Year 5) competed in the Hawkesbury Show where she was awarded 1st Place 90cm Open (Show jumping); and 2nd Place 80cm Open. At the Hunter Valley Show jumping Championships Sophie placed 1st in Junior 95cm Day 1; 2nd Junior 80cm Day 1 and 3rd Junior 80cm Day 2. Lilly Treweeke has a new horse, Spring Starlight a.k.a Brownie. She is looking forward to competing in upcoming local events including the Interschools Equestrian competition. Winter Sports All winter team sports have commenced and we wish all players an enjoyable and successful season in their chosen sports of Hockey, Soccer and Netball. The coaches have reported students ready and enthusiastic for both training and their games.

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Bike Education All students in Kindergarten to Year 2 will be participating in a bi-annual programme, ‘Get-on-your Bike and Go’ on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 May at Gib Gate. Each class will participate in two sessions delivered by the Outdoor Education Group (OEG), one on each day. Class teachers and the OGE staff will deliver the Bike education sessions, focusing on bike safety and skill development. Students are requested to bring their own bicycles and helmets to school for the two days. Bikes can be delivered to the grassed area near the Hall on Monday morning, and collected from there on Tuesday afternoon. They will be stored in the sports shed overnight. Mrs Anne Graham, Acting Co-ordinator of Sport Preschool (Pre-Kindergarten)

Welcoming parents, grandparents and guests to join students in Preschool is always a special treat and the Preschool students were excited to welcome mothers to the recent Mother's Day morning. To prepare for the event, the students discussed how their mothers could be made to feel appreciated, and made a list of their ideas. The Preschool students confidently showed their mothers and special guests all the familiar places around the Gib Gate campus, from the hall, to classrooms, the Library and the tennis courts. When they departed, the mothers left letters which the students enjoyed reading. Thank you for a lovely Mother’s Day breakfast. I loved planting plants with you and playing tennis. You are so special to me. I love you more than all the stars. Love Mum. I was asked at work to say what makes me the happiest – and you know what I told them? The happiest moment of my day is waking you up with tickles in the morning and seeing your smiling face when I pick you up from Preschool. You are the most precious and perfect person in the entire world to me. Love you. Mrs Tinna Loker, Preschool Coordinator

Mother’s Day Fun, Isaac and Machelle Webb, Lincoln Wahlin and Emma Crebert, and Harrison Pebbles enjoying the Tin Can

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In These Hands: Mara nyangangka at Craft ACT - to 30 June Our touring exhibition opened at its first venue, Craft ACT in Canberra on 10 May. Over 100 people were in attendance including artists Pepai Carroll and Derek Thomson, both of whom are participants in the exhibition and currently undertaking a residency in the pottery at Sturt. Pepai gave an informal floor talk before the opening. Sturt Gallery Manager and Co-Curator of the project, Slavica Zivkovic, gave a fine speech and officially opened the Exhibition. On show are works from the artists of Ernabella, celebrating 70 years of Ernabella Arts. The fruits of a collaboration that took place 46 years ago are the subject of a special exhibition about Australia's two oldest centres for craft and design – Sturt Gallery & Studios (1941) and Ernabella Arts (1948). Forty-six years ago, five young artists from Ernabella went to Sturt as part of a residency to learn new weaving techniques. To celebrate Ernabella’s 70th birthday, In These HANDS: Mara nyangangka tells the story of that residency and its impact on subsequent generations, and offers a showcase of the contemporary work in painting, ceramics and tjanpi weaving (native grass) and punu (timber) work. In These Hands tells the historical story of the link between these two famous centres and celebrates the long tradition of craft and design in Australia. At the same time, it is testament to the positive collaboration and understanding between an Indigenous and a non-Indigenous cultural institution that share that same passion for 'making'. Short Courses The next weekend of Short Courses will take place on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 May, 9.00am-4.30pm Connecting with nature through sculptural forms, with Catriona Pollard Through the lens of nature, explore traditional basketry with a sculptural perspective. Connect with the natural world and uncover the secret life of organic materials in this exploration and play workshop through a series of creative exercises. Learn traditional basketry and weaving techniques including random weaving and twining using a variety of foraged and harvested natural fibers to weave vessels and sculptural forms. You will learn at your own pace in this practical workshop, and have the opportunity to experiment. Introduction to Marquetry, with Peter Young Marquetry is the art of making pictures with wood. During this two-day course, you will learn the double bevel marquetry technique which is simple, quick and neat. Once the basics are mastered these techniques can be used for quite complex designs. You will also learn how to use the sand shading technique to create visual depth in your designs. On day one, students will create a leaf picture, and on day two, a slightly more complex flower picture. Both pictures will be glued to a substrate suitable for use as a box lid. Residencies in 2018 An exciting programme of residencies in 2018 will include a visit now scheduled for May by three male artists from Ernabella to work in Sturt Pottery. We will also welcome two graduate residents from ANU School of Art – Nikki Chopra (ceramics) and Rose Keightley (furniture). Additionally, there will be a professional artist residency later in the year by fine furniture maker Chance Coulter from the US. Winter School 2018 – Monday 9-Friday 13 July There are 16 Winter School courses on offer for adults plus daily classes for children. The full programme is on the website and the brochure is available from the Shop. Sturt offers competitive accommodation and meal packages, making the Winter School a unique cultural experience. Classes on offer: Drawn to Nature, Landscape in Watercolour, Painting, Botanical Drawing, Non-toxic Printmaking, Saori Weaving, Wild Knitting, Contemporary Embroidery, Textiles – printing for texture, Working in Metal, Basketry in Sculpture, Figurative Sculpture in clay, Woodwork – stool making, Carving Spoons, Paper Sculpture and Working with Clay. For children, there is a daily programme that includes painting, mixed media, weaving, and clay.

F R I E N D S O F S T U R T Denise Sumner (President), Penny Hoskins (Secretary), Ruth Wright (Roster Secretary), Joan Dinning, Bill Dinning, Anne Thomson, Julie Musgrave, Michael Harris, Libby Hobbs, Jill Dyson

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Events I am of you – Contemporary sculptural basketry by Catriona Pollard - to 3 June Cultivate – inspired by nature - 10 June to 29 July New work in jewellery, ceramics, basketry & textiles inspired by nature. Including work by Helen Earl, Mollie Bosworth, Cathy Franzi, Julie Ryder, Beth Hatton, Cara Johnson, Sophie Carnell and Leanne Marshall. The exhibition opening will take place on Sunday 10 June at 11.00am. Full details of all Sturt courses, exhibitions, residency programmes and events can be found on the website www.sturt.nsw.edu.au or to make a booking or enrolment call Sturt Shop on +61 2 4860 2083 or email [email protected] Mr Mark Viner, Head of Sturt

Deputy Head On Friday 1 June, Winifred West Schools - Gib Gate, Frensham and Sturt - have their combined Birthday Service in Clubbe Hall. The Birthday celebration for Winifred West Schools is an important part of our yearly calendar. It gives our community a chance to reflect on what we have and where we are headed, as well as an opportunity to celebrate what we have achieved. Parents are warmly invited to attend the Service. The information below outlines the programme for Friday 1 June, re timing and dress: Winifred West Schools Birthday Service: Friday 1 June, 10.00am-11.00am in Clubbe Hall. Dress for the Birthday Service is full school uniform (stockings, blazers and hat).

Birthday Lunch: Friday 1 June 12.45pm-2.00pm in the Dining Room, Parker Gymnasium. The dress for lunch should be appropriate smart casual. Each table hosts a member of Staff, and during lunch students assume the role of host.

As we move towards the middle of Term 2 we continue to monitor the use of IT across the school. The management of private mobile devices in classrooms and the junior Houses continues to be an area of focus for both staff and students. The majority of our students are working towards becoming skilled and appropriate users of IT, allowing their devices to support and enhance their learning. If you have any concerns about your daughter’s use of IT, please do not hesitate to contact me. Mr Geoff Marsh, Deputy Head Boarding News TRAVEL BOOKING DEADLINE DATES Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend bookings have now closed and no further requests can be accommodated. End of Term 2 Start of Term 3 bookings to HOUSE STAFF by Sunday 20 May Travel Information End of Term 2 Start of Term 3 (School Student Transport Scheme [SSTS] coordination) For End of Term and Start of Term Travel, students should make their bookings to House Staff by the submission date. SSTS travel is meeting the needs of individuals travelling to their place of residence and can only accommodate other requests once all bookings have been made. A reminder that luggage restrictions apply. All information is clearly stated on your daughter’s ticket which she will be given during the last week of term. At the Mother’s Day ‘Breakfast Service’ last weekend, House Staff on duty were presented with a floral token to acknowledge their efforts over a weekend when many were off campus for family celebrations. Within the Service staff and girls reflected on sayings we learn from parents about life in general and about treating others. Staff also shared personal memories of ‘parent advice’ that had enduring impact – and Miss Tucker urged girls to take their time to grow up!’ Mrs Tanya Vaughan, Director of Boarding; Ms Amanda Graham, Deputy Head of Boarding

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Director of Teaching and Learning Da Vinci Decathlon Competition 2018 – TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More The regional competition for this internationally recognised thinking quest was held last Thursday 10 and Friday 11 May at The Illawarra Grammar School Wollongong. Frensham fielded 4 teams of eight students – one team each from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. Teams have been in training for this annual challenge since early Term 1, with Ms Chelsea Wallis and Ms Kate Chauncy. Over 200 students from 18 schools in the Southern Highlands, Macarthur, Illawarra, Western Sydney, Canberra and South Coast areas competed in each of the 10 disciplines throughout the day including: English, Art and Poetry, Ideation, Mathematics, Science, Code Breaking, Engineering, Cartography, Creative Producers and General Knowledge. The excited buzz of students working collaboratively in one multipurpose hall, sharing their knowledge and creative thinking skills to solve extremely challenging problems, was incredible. We offer our congratulations to Frensham team members for their performance at the highest level and their readiness to draw on their collective problem-solving skills, knowledge about the life, works and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, and their skills in collaboration and teamwork. A highlight of each day’s competitions was the plethora of certificates awarded across disciplines, culminating in First Place Overall to the Year 9 Team, Second Place Overall to Year 10 and Year 8 and Third Pace Overall to Year 7. The Year 9 team will now progress to the State Championships which will be held at Knox Grammar School in Wahroonga later this term. Year 7: Monique Andersson, Scarlett Alldis, Bella Cay, Elise Davies, Sophie Hassall, Eliza Mulligan, Summer Oxley, Hilary Swan, achieving Third Place Overall and First Place in Art & Poetry and English and Third Place in Science and Ideation. Year 8: Ankitha Avvari, Sophia Brooks, Yusra Chalak, Georgia Day, Zoe Gallagher, Holly Horsfall, Olivia Laverty, Mia Shakeshaft, achieving Second Place Overall and First Place in Art & Poetry, Second Place in Code Breaking and Ideation and Third Place in Science and Creative Producers. Year 9: Eliza Friend, Emilie Hassall, Ella Hopperton, Grace Lewis, Harriet Mackie, Lilith Parker, Sophie Perkins, Eleanor Swan, achieving First Place Overall and First Place in English, Ideation and Science, Second Place in Art & Poetry and Code Breaking and Third Place in Creative Producers. Year 10: Frances Alldis, Cordelia Bell, Millicent Bolger, Alexandra Cunningham, Caitlin Hargraves, Miriam Hopkins, Mia Horsfall, Adelaide Poulos, achieving Second Place Overall and First Place in Art & Poetry and Science and Second Place in Code Breaking and Creative Producers. Ms Kate Chauncy, Director of Teaching and Learning, P-12 and Coordinator of Gifted & Talented Programmes Director of Studies This term, at both the Year 8 and Year 12 Parent Weekends, parent-teacher interviews will allow students and parents to discuss progress with teaching staff, and set goals for further studies. We strongly encourage students to attend these interviews with their parents so that a shared understanding of ‘where they are at’ and ‘what needs to be done next’ is clear. Teachers are committed to meeting the individual learning needs of all students so that they feel supported and appropriately challenged. Stimulating activities require students to persevere and to develop the confidence and persistence necessary to solve problems, especially those that are complex. Appropriate challenge is critical to maintaining motivation and to fostering learning. By requiring students to think harder, we can prepare them to take on some of the more difficult problems they face today as well as the unknown problems they are likely to face in the future. The School’s aim is to support all students to achieve at their optimum level and to be confident, life-long learners who are not afraid of challenge. Teachers accommodate the diverse learning needs of students in various ways, including by: making available a range of reading materials to accommodate the reading levels of students; pre-testing before a unit of work commences, to assist with lesson planning; providing suitable reference material to students who need this material to be successful, and expecting students of higher

ability to locate additional sources; offering sufficient opportunities for repetition or revisiting of skills or knowledge at different levels; providing various types of assessment to accommodate individual learning styles; setting open-ended tasks so that students can follow their interests and be challenged to go further in their thinking; building regular informal assessment - assessment for learning - into lesson plans, and using this to adjust teaching

strategies; making themselves available for individual assistance outside the classroom.

Ms Janene van Gogh, Director of Studies – in Residence

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English and Drama Drama The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is in the last few weeks of rehearsal before the Birthday Weekend. Sets are being painted, costumes fitted and rehearsals are running smoothly. There is even the possibility of several guest appearances by family members. Please encourage any friends or family to come along and support the cast in their first performance on Thursday 31 May, in addition to the School performance on Saturday 2 June, both at 7.30pm in Clubbe Hall. Last Sunday, Senior Drama students, accompanied by Ms Shannon and Mrs Hannah, travelled to New Theatre in Newtown for a performance and Q & A session on The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh. The text is studied as part of the HSC Drama course on Black Comedy, and students are required to perform and analyse it. Being able to watch a live performance was a wonderful opportunity for the students to develop a greater awareness of the play as a whole and the ideas contained within it. The staging was innovative and explored the significance of the harsh Irish coastal landscape. The cast amply brought the characters to life and illuminated the interesting dynamics of the relationships among them. The irony and the absurd nature of the comedy had the audience in stitches by the end of the performance. It was a thoroughly entertaining way to explore the dark nature of terrorism and fanaticism. Mrs Sally Hannah, Head of Drama English The limits of my language means the limits of my world ― Ludwig Wittgenstein On Wednesday 9 May, Bell Shakespeare presented Macbeth: The Rehearsal to Year 10 in Clubbe Hall. Students were observers and participants in this immersive and interactive show, as the actors played and replayed famous scenes and soliloquies from Macbeth. The play’s trajectory was intermixed with details of the actors’ own journeys, illuminating key motivations, themes, language techniques and plot devices within the play. The performance celebrates theatre-making, great storytelling and the power of the imagination. It was a wonderful introduction to Macbeth, which is the focus of study in Year 10 English this term. The new Stage 6 English syllabus implemented in Year 11 in 2018 is proving to be an exciting opportunity for the study of literature and the development of language skills. In providing a curriculum that encourages students to achieve at their highest possible level, the English Advanced, Standard and Extension courses recognise the power, value and art of language in shaping understanding of ourselves and our world. To this end, students engage with spoken, written, visual and multimodal texts as a means of experimenting with ideas and expression, in order to become innovative, active, independent learners. The English Standard course provides students, who have a diverse range of literacy skills, with the opportunity to analyse, study and enjoy a variety of English texts and become confident and effective communicators. English Standard offers a rich language experience that is reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing. Students engage with texts that include widely acknowledged quality literature from the past and contemporary texts from Australia and other cultures. Frensham English Standard students are studying the module Contemporary Possibilities, in which they develop understanding of the creative possibilities made available through digital, multimedia, multimodal and nonlinear texts. Their study of episodes from the 2009 BBC Television series, Sherlock, involves gaining an understanding of the classic crime genre with the Arthur Conan Doyle story, A Study in Scarlet. They then explore the ways in which characters are represented and developed as the series progresses, and the means by which each episode stimulates audience engagement and participation in making meaning from the text as they speculate about solutions to the crime. The English Advanced course encourages students to engage with challenging texts to investigate complex and evocative ideas. In articulating their views, the students develop purposeful, creative and sophisticated ways to use language and to find enjoyment in literature. Frensham English Advanced students are currently studying the module, Narratives That Shape Our World. This module considers the powerful role of stories and storytelling as a feature of narrative in past and present societies. In their study of Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, and some of the many films it has inspired, students explore cultural practices that have both inspired change and consolidated stability; share collective and individual experiences; and celebrate aesthetic achievement. Both English Standard and Advanced courses place a strong emphasis on developing skills in written and oral expression, providing opportunities for students to draft, edit, reflect upon, revise and evaluate their own work and that of their peers. The courses also aim to foster enjoyment in their experience of literature. English Extension is designed for students undertaking English Advanced, choosing to study at a more intensive level in diverse but specific areas. They enjoy engaging with complex levels of conceptualisation and seek the opportunity to work in increasingly independent ways.

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In the Year 11 Extension and Year 12 Extension 1 courses, students are encouraged to pursue areas of interest with increased independence. They learn about research methodology to enable them to undertake extensive investigation used to develop extended compositions. Throughout the course, students explore and evaluate multiple meanings and relative values of texts. They engage with complex texts that intellectually challenge them to think creatively and critically about the way that literature shapes and reflects the global world. Currently Frensham Year 11 students are studying Charlotte Bronte’s Victorian novel, Jane Eyre, and its reconceptualisation in 2016 by Lyndsay Faye is Jane Steele. The English Extension 2 course enables students who are accomplished in their use of English to create a substantial and original Major Work that extends the knowledge, understanding and skills developed throughout Stage 6 English courses. Through the creative process they pursue areas of interest independently, develop deep knowledge and manipulate language in their own extended compositions. Ms Jennie Mickle, Director of English French Planning will shortly commence for the Year 12 HSC French class to meet their counterparts from Oxley College for a series of Mock HSC Speaking examinations providing intensive practice of French conversation. The Speaking Section – worth 20% of the total HSC examination – consists of a 10-minute individual recorded dialogue with an examiner about the student, her world, her interests and her future. Discussions of these topics are thoroughly prepared in advance in class, and this mock speaking session, together with a second session in Term 3, is designed to boost the students’ confidence well before the HSC Oral Examinations on Saturday 18 August. In the mock speaking sessions, each student is examined by two or three unfamiliar French teachers, at least one of whom is an experienced HSC Examiner, in circumstances designed to emulate the conditions they will experience in their HSC speaking examination. The examining teachers provide advice, reassurance and encouragement for the students to improve their performances. Mademoiselle Victoria Akins, Teacher of French Latin Both Years 11 and 12 Latin classes have begun new texts this term. Year 12 students are studying Cicero’s Pro Archia, a speech defending a Greek poet, Licinius Archias, who was accused of not being a Roman Citizen. The Year 11 class is studying Marcus Tullius Cicero – vita extraordinaria, which contains extracts from well-known speeches and letters to his family. The letters were rediscovered in 1345 by Petrarch, an Italian scholar and poet, probably in the Cathedral of Verona. Written over 2000 years ago, they contain information about family and political matters. Many are concerned with circumstances with which we can relate, such as consoling Cicero’s friend Atticus following the death of a mutual friend; reporting a quarrel between his own brother and wife; and expressing his grief at the death of his daughter, Tullia. On the evening of Tuesday 15 May, Year 11 and 12 Latin students attended the annual Senior Classics Dinner held at Deithnes Greek Restaurant in Pitt Street, Sydney. This is a popular excursion for Latin students as it enables them to mix with students from many of the Sydney schools which teach Latin and Greek, as well as participate in a Classical Trivial Pursuit. The menu was a Greek banquet and included well-known dishes such as Moussaka and Taramasalata. Students were encouraged to wear attire appropriate for a Roman dinner. Ms Liz Stephenson, Miss Victoria Akins and Miss Chelsea Wallis, Teachers of Latin Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) Students in all years are engaging with interesting content and meaningful skill development. - Within the topic of Ancient Egypt, Year 7 World Studies have examined the recent discovery that there are no attached,

undiscovered rooms in Tutankhamun’s tomb. - Year 8 World Studies has begun with a study of the Aztecs, including the Spanish conquest of that war-like society. - Year 9 Australian Studies is continuing an examination of the Western Front within the context of the First World War,

through investigation of the experiences of soldiers engaged in the conflict. - In preparation for a visit by two local Vietnam War veterans, Year 10 Australian Studies is examining the Vietnam War,

focusing on Australia’s involvement. - Years 9 and 10 Elective History continue their research tasks focused on significant individuals and events, and

terrorism, respectively.

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- Year 11 Economics is examining labour markets, investigating the nature of unemployment; Year 11 Business Studies is analysing key business functions and the interdependence of aspects such as HR, marketing and finance; Year 11 Geography is studying development issues around the world, particularly slums and squatters; Year 11 Ancient History continues a study of Palmyra, examining influences on the development of the city; Year 11 Modern History is developing an understanding of the political and social issues in the Russian Empire between 1905 and 1917.

- Year 12 Economics is examining monetary policy and visited the Reserve Bank of Australia to investigate the issue in detail (see report below); Year 12 Business Studies is analysing financial ratios and strategies in business, a key skill for HSC success; Year 12 Geography continues a study of Sydney as an urban city, including fieldwork to examine Pyrmont and Ultimo as a case study; Year 12 Modern History is investigating Trotsky and his impact on the course of Russian and Soviet history; Year 12 Ancient History is examining Greece in the fifth century, through the Persian Wars - a conflict that rewrote western history.

Year 12 Economics visit the Reserve Bank of Australia On Thursday 10 May, the Year 12 Economics class and their teacher Mrs Webb travelled to Sydney to visit the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The excursion provided students with the opportunity to hear RBA economists discuss issues relevant to monetary policy and obtain an up to date analysis of the domestic and international factors impacting the Australian economy.

Pictured L-R: Tara Penton, Isabella Camilleri, Isabella Harris at the RBA

Isabella Camilleri provided these insights from the day: What I enjoyed the most was the extremely insightful presentation on monetary policy and learning about the conduct and process by which the RBA implements this policy. The currency talk was very interesting as I wasn't aware of the detail and specific security features of Australia's currency, or that the RBA actually designed the currency. Finally, visiting the ASX was interesting as we could see how volatile share, commodity and currency prices are, and discuss the implications and causes of their movements. Dr Stephen Clarke, Head of HSIE Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards

On Sunday 6 May, 46 students from Year 10 and Year 11 headed to the Royal National Park to complete their Silver Qualifying Adventurous Journey. The three groups covered a distance of approximately 42km between Otford Lookout and Audley Weir. The scenery, views and company throughout the trip were all highlights of the expedition, far outweighing the challenging hills, blisters and heavy packs the students were carrying. The hikers were responsible for planning their meals and shopping for all their food requirements, giving them a sense of responsibility in understanding what their bodies require for three days of strenuous walking. The girls worked well in their groups, supporting each other to plan the day ahead, prepare food, and set and pack up the campsite each day. Overall, the girls had a wonderful trip, exploring one of the most beautiful areas of New South Wales. We would like to thank Ms Sara Farmer and Ms Erin McGuinness for accompanying the girls on this trip, and to Southbound for organising the Adventurous Journey. Mrs Jane Crellen, Duke of Edinburgh’s International Awards Coordinator

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Jamieson Programme Exposure to challenges, in a secure environment, can awaken in young people a belief in themselves which will stay with them throughout their lives. Year 7: In Frensham Studies, students are continuing to study the history of the School. Year 8: Farm Management commences this term. Students will be allocated times and duties by Ms Fennell and Ms Mutch. Year 9: In the previous Jamieson session, students enjoyed an afternoon of fitness where they revisited Mr Green’s rigorous fitness regime. They learnt a lot about the seriousness of training and maintaining a regular fitness regime. Many students improved on their previous times. Currently, students are in the process of completing the Cambridge Global Perspectives Individual Research Project. The girls are commended their resilience and determination in navigating the new syllabus for Global Perspectives, and we are looking forward to seeing the results from Cambridge in August. The next Cambridge task is for students to work on the Group project for Global Perspectives. This will involve groups of five students choosing a topical issue, creating an outcome to promote the issue and then writing a 1000 word reflection on the process. Financial Literacy is a key focus for this term. Students will learn about ethical consumerism and scams. They will be put into groups and will start to work on a short drama piece where they come up with an ethical or environmental product or service to promote. These short skits will be viewed and judged at the end of the term. Year 10: Dr Clarke has commenced a unit on Financial Literacy with budgeting and credit/debit card use this week’s focus. Mrs Merrilee Harris, Head of Jamieson Programme Mathematics What is Spiralling Math Class…..and why we do it? Kyle Pearce https://tapintoteenminds.com/spiralling The opening line of the above article by a former high school mathematics teacher was immediately engaging for Frensham Mathematics teachers: “If you’re like me, you’ve experienced the frustration of hearing a student say ‘I don’t remember how to do that’ when you ask them to solve a problem. However, we are more likely to hear ‘I wasn’t taught that’.” As a matter of fact, the Australian Mathematics Curriculum is shaped as a spiral, to enable students to return to topics and build another layer of knowledge each semester, year or stage. Frensham classrooms endeavor to follow this principle by spiralling back to revise topics through five Quick Questions or Start-Up Questions at the beginning of each lesson. The aim is to remind students of previous content and to help them improve their ability to recall skills and processes. In preparation for Assessment Tasks, Tests and Yearly Examinations, we revise topics and supply students with work at a level commensurate with their abilities. Here are a few top tips for Mathematics students: Don’t swallow your questions. Questions are the vehicle by which we learn. If you have one, ask it. Chances are that

many students have the same question. Saying it out loud will help you, your classmates, and the teacher. Asking good questions is a lifelong skill, and school is a safe place to practise. The more questions we ask, the easier it becomes. A good teacher will respect all questions. Basic skills are essential. Quick: what is 9 times 7? To hone your skills, you should be able to answer questions like this

correctly in your sleep. The multiplication tables are the basis for most practical math problems throughout our lives. If you don’t know your tables, practise! Make flash cards, buy a computer programme, use long car trips to practise, practise, and practise. Understand what the calculator is doing. It’s not enough to know how to use the calculator; you need to know what the

answer means. Ask yourself what the calculator is doing for you, and always analyse the calculator’s answer. For instance, if the teacher asks for “the square of negative three,” many students will type in which gives the answer “-9.” But the real answer is . The best way to learn is to play with your calculator and become familiar with the way it works. The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition is a one-hour, problem-solving competition run by the Australian Mathematics Trust which seeks to identify computer programming potential. Students are required to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity. Girls from Years 8, 9 and 10 entered the competition on 27 March 2018. The results are as follows: Year 8: Distinction (top 15%): Sophia Brooks. Credit: Ankitha Avvari, Maya Basson, Zoe Gallagher, Judith Hopkins, Holly Horsfall, Olivia Laverty, Phoebe Lyne. Year 9: Distinction: Emilie Hassall, Grace Lewis. Credit: Alexandra Crawford, Meg Fairrie, Ella Hopperton, Madeleine Mulligan, Sophie Perkins, Caitlin Quinn, Eleanor Swan. Year 10: Distinction: Gianni Meyers. Credit: Hannah Hartnell, Sarah Manwaring. Ms Joanne Allison, Head of Mathematics

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Music For the Year 8 Parent Weekend, Frensham Ensembles are preparing their repertoire for the Service and Concert which has been designed to feature every instrumental ensemble. Parents of students in the Senior Choir, Junior Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Kennedy Strings and String Quartet will be able to see their particular musician performing on Sunday. Year 12 soloists and the ensembles are also looking forward to their workshops with the touring Sydney Symphony Orchestra next week. The public concert will be in Clubbe Hall on Thursday 24 May at 7.00pm. There will be tickets sold at the door unless sold out or via the SSO Website: https://www.sydneysymphony.com/concerts-and-tickets/whats-on/event/illawarra-and-southern-highlands-tour-mittagong Last week, Senior Music students enjoyed seeing and hearing the Sydney Symphony Orchestra programme titled The Bernstein Songbook. The orchestra sparkled and the singers really put on a great show for the audience with lots of good humour. Mr Michael Spencer, Head of Music Science How do messages get to your brain from the sense organs? Which parts of the brain are involved with light and sound perception and which are involved with speech production? These questions can be answered by Year 12 Biology students after their study of the action potential in nerves, and brain structure and function. Girls enjoyed dissecting a sheep’s brain to identify the cerebrum, cerebellum and medulla oblongata. Year 12 Chemistry is currently continuing with the third core topic ‘Chemical Monitoring and Management’. They have learned about the Haber process, the importance of monitoring chemicals present in food, drugs and household chemicals, and have deduced the ions present in a sample.

In Preliminary Chemistry ‘Module 2 – Introduction to Quantitative Chemistry’, a key inquiry question is “How are chemicals in solutions measured?” In the photograph below, Year 11 Chemists are diluting solutions of food colouring from 100% composition to 0.1% composition. They are then converting the percentage composition to parts per million (ppm).

Year 10 Science students are studying ‘Chemical Reactions’. After revising the Periodic table and the structure of atoms, they used the atomic number and atomic mass of an element to draw diagrams of atoms. Girls then drew ions and wrote ionic formulae. Experimental work has included making ionic compounds like magnesium oxide.

Year 12 Biology: Left: Antoinette Inglis. Right: Ella Pratt, Skye Mahony

Nina Jephcott and Sabrina Stephenson (Year 12) carrying out tests to identify the ions

Hayley Hunter and Amelia Hickson (Year 11)

Miriam Hopkins, Elizabeth Mitchell and Ella Cullen (Year 10) making magnesium oxide

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Concurrently with their Student Research Projects, Year 8 students have been completing their study of ‘At the Chemist’ with some fun experiments making ochre paints, lipstick and sherbet. Their next topic is ‘Bushfires, Droughts and Floods’ which looks at ecosystems and the effects of both natural disasters and humans on those ecosystems.

Year 7 is continuing with the topic ‘Does it Matter?’ and are currently learning about expansion and contraction. They will then learn about heat transfer and conduct experiments on conduction and convection.

Mrs Alison Andrew, Head of Science Mrs Alison Andrew, Head of Science Agriculture & Show Cattle Team The first day of Term 2 saw a hive of activity at the agriculture plot with Year 7 Technology and Year 9 Agricultural Technology classes harvesting carrots, silverbeet, snow peas and beetroot. The Year 9 class is planning what cooler season vegetables they would like to plant next. Year 8 students will begin their Farm Management commitment this week. All of Year 8 will complete one session in Term 2 and another in Term 3. The session is for an hour and can be at either the agriculture plot or at Holt Farm. The students have nominated their free afternoons and have been placed on a roster for the Term. Activities could include weeding, planting trees, maintaining livestock facilities, feeding livestock or collecting firewood. The Poll Dorset ewes have started lambing with twin ewes being born last week. Year 10 Agricultural Technology is responsible for the care and welfare of the sheep and lambs. Ms Leonie Mutch, Co-ordinator of Agriculture PDHPE Years 7 and 8 PDHPE students are currently exploring movement patterns and composition, engaging in a variety of planned and improvised movement experiences. They are developing skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, body control and awareness, anticipation and timing. Students are learning to appreciate how movement has the ability to promote personal growth and development as they work co-operatively, communicate effectively, solve problems and make decisions relating to movement situations. The Year 7 assessment task requires students to work in small groups to compose original dance steps (Bush Dance theme), creating their own movement and sequence patterns. The Year 8 assessment task requires students to perform a gymnastic sequence of gymnastic movements in small groups. Ms Janene van Gogh, Acting Head of PDHPE Sport U18 Hockey State Championships 4-5 May Sienna Campese (Year 8) and Allie Broun (Year 10) represented the Southern Highlands in the NSW Hockey Championships and the team was runner-up in the Grand Final.

Lucinda Saunders, Megan Syme and Zoe Logan (Year 7) completing an ‘Explanation Game’ task on expansion on train tracks.

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Cross Country On Friday 11 May, Frensham hosted a Cross Country event in preparation for this Friday’s IGSSA Cross Country Carnival. Over 100 runners from Oxley College and Frensham raced on our course. The afternoon was a great success and the Frensham team of 40 girls is now ready to compete in the IGSSA Carnival. 2018 IGSSA Cross Country Order of Events 8.30am Walk the Course 9.30am 11-12 Years 3km 10.00am 13 Years 3km 10.30am 14 Years 4km 11.00am 15 Years 4km 11.30am 16 Years 4km 12.00pm 17 Years 4km 12.30pm 18-19 Years 6km 1.30pm Finish

Miss Erin Gray, Acting Head of Sport Equestrian Oxley Equestrian Day Our team of 15 riders had a very successful day at Oxley Equestrian Day. Both riders and horses were beautifully presented and made an impressive effort to support each other. Frensham was awarded Top Scoring School for the 7th consecutive year. There were also a number of fantastic individual and overall results across the various disciplines: Show Jumping April Stokman – 1st in 1.05m show jumping two phase (Year 12) and 1st in 1.05m am5 (Year 12); Ruby Halloran – 1st in 90cm 2 phase (Year 9) and 3rd 90cm in am5 (Year 9); Megan Syme – 2nd in 45cm two phase (Year 7) and 2nd in 45cm am5 (Year 7); Charlotte Lalak – 1st in 1.05m show jumping two phase (Year 11) and 3rd in 1.05m am5 (Year 11); Emily Gubbins – 2nd in 75cm am5 (Year 11) and 2nd in 75cm Two Phase (Year 11); Anna Rickwood – 2nd in 90cm 2 phase (Year 9) and 2nd in 90cm am5 (Year 9); Olivia Salkeld – 4th 105cm am 5 Show Jumping and 2nd 105cm Two Phase Show Jumping (Year 11); Zoe Renowden – 1st 90cm 2 phase (Year 11) and 1st 90cm am5 (Year 11); Elysia Horan - 1st 75cm 2 phase (Year 12) and 1st 75cm am5 (Year 12). Dressage Grace Mackenzie – 1st in Prelim 1.2 (Year 9); Isabelle Promnitz – 2nd in Elementary 3.2 dressage (Year 9); Ruby Halloran – 3rd in Prelim 1.2 dressage (Year 9); Zoe Renowden – 2nd in Prelim 1.3 dressage (Year 11); Elysia Horan – 1st in Prelim 1.2 dressage (Year 12); Megan Syme – 4th in Prelim 1.2 dressage (Year 7); Olivia Salkeld – 4th in Novice 2.2 dressage (Year 11); Charlotte Lalak – 1st in Novice 2.3 dressage (Year 11); Emily Gubbins - 3rd in Elementary 3.2 (Year 11) 3rd in best educated (Year 11), 3rd in Rider (Year 11) and 3rd in Pleasure Mount (Year 11) Show Horse Megan Syme [Pictured: top right) – 1st in best educated, equal 1st in pleasure mount, 1st in best presented and 5th in rider class. Elysia Horan – 1st in rider class, 2nd in most educated, 2nd pleasure mount and 3rd in best presented. Overall Champions Charlotte Lalak - Overall Year 11 Champion Emily Gubbins - Overall Year 11 Reserve Champion Elysia Horan - Overall Year 12 Reserve champion Megan Syme [pictured right] - Overall Year 7 Champion Ava Berkelouw - Overall Year 7 Reserve champion Other Results Sophie Hatch (Year 10) competed at the 2018 Aquis Global Champions Tour, QLD 27 April-6 May and placed 5th in the second qualifier in the junior 1.25m show jumping, 6th in the first qualifier in the 1.20m show jumping and was the winner of 1.25m Junior championship; Maya Basson (Year 8) [Pictured: right] competed at the Snowy Mountains Interschools Equestrian Competition, Jindabyne, 28-30 April and placed 1st in the Secondary 90cm Eventing, 1st in the Novice 2.1 Dressage, 1st in the Open Fancy Dress and 5th overall in the Novice Dressage.

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NSW Interschools Championships Entries for the Equestrian NSW Interschool Championships close on Friday 25 May at 8.00pm. Entries can be made via Nominate -https://www.nominate.com.au/EquestDn/Event.aspx?event=11642&eventlist=5 Vaulting Entries - https://www.nominate.com.au/EquestDn/Event.aspx?event=11672&eventlist=6 Please remember that EA membership must be current and horses must be EA registered (Base or Full). Miss Victoria Akins, Equestrian Coordinator Visual Arts/Design & Technology During Term 2, the principal focus of the Year 12 Visual Arts critical and historical programme is to prepare students, firstly for the Trial examination in early Term 3, and secondly and more crucially, for the HSC written examination in Term 4. Analysis of past HSC papers, practise responses, and strategies for answering a range of question types will be covered in the next weeks. During Term 2, students of Year 11 Visual Arts are using the phrase ‘These are Desperate Times’ as a catalyst for artmaking. In the first two weeks, they have been exploring possible socio-political themes on which to base an artwork or a series of artworks. When choosing subject matter, the students have been advised to explore themes broadly, and then seek to find specific details and examples which can push their artworks beyond the general and the literal. The girls can choose to employ any printmaking technique to produce works. Their options include dry-point etching, relief printing, mono-printing and collograph printing. They have been encouraged to think laterally about ‘what is a print’ and whether they can explore unconventional, unique processes in order to produce something which could be termed a print. Years 9 and 10 students of Visual Arts began work on Juxtaposition artworks near the end of Term 1, a process that will continue throughout Term 2 and into Term 3. The artworks comprise a minimum of three panels. A constraint is that one panel must represent the human form in some manner, one panel must feature the use of pattern and one panel must feature text. The students have the freedom to choose their own subject matter and theme, and can employ any two-dimensional media, and associated techniques during the production of the work. To develop ideas for the work, students were asked to consider a wide selection of abstract concepts (such as freedom or power) as a way to develop meaning in their work. In the early phases of the work this approach has proved very successful, as it has helped add further depth and complexity to the planned work. Allowing students to make choices about subject matter, themes and materials has encouraged autonomy and ownership of their creative output. Mr Phil Alldis, Head of Visual Arts and Design

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