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Boarding, September

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Boarding, September

Contents

Head of Boarding Message
Ash Keatch - Head of Boarding
Around the Houses
Events - Rugby State Final Father's Day University of Tasmania Science and Engineering Investigation Awards Boarding Handbook for Students and Parents
Australian Boarding Schools Association
Boarder Leadership Conference LifeStream
Important Dates
Term 3 and Term 4 Dates
Boarding House Staff
Staff Contacts
Head of Boarding Message

Ash Keatch - Head of Boarding

What a difference a fortnight can make in boarding. The Grade 10,11 and 12s went from celebrating an evening either at Scotch Oakburn College at the ...

What a difference a fortnight can make in boarding. The Grade 10,11 and 12s went from celebrating an evening either at Scotch Oakburn College at the Boarders Ball or Tail Race Function Centre Grade 10 Formal, to putting their heads down to assessments and tests as the TCE heats up for our seniors.

During the last two weeks we have seen some changes around the houses as we look to improve our living environments by involving staff and students in discussions on what they would like to see to make their space a better feel. The input has been very pleasing, and I feel we are making small gains in freshening up spaces. I encourage all boarding students to have a conversation with staff if they have a great idea for something they would like flipped.

We said farewell to Emily Woods this week as she had her last night in the boarding house before moving in with her auntie in what she described as a “much bigger room”. The Woods family were my first connection to Launceston Grammar when I was living back in Claremont W.A. I missed them by half an hour at a coffee place called “Standin’ Room”. The owner, Paul told me he had just met a family from Tasmania who were in Perth to see Tyson their son who was posted to HMAS Stirling Garden Island in WA and you think Tasmania is small, wow, what were the chances of that connection. Within two months of starting at Launceston  Grammar I had visited the Woods on their Island at Flinders and will get the chance to see them again at the start of next term at the Flinders Show. They are one of our great families we have had in Boarding here at Launceston Grammar and on behalf of our staff and students we wish Em all the best with her studies and don’t be a stranger around campus stay connected to us.

The long weekend has been and gone. A special shout out to Emeka and Ene Okorafo (Abrahams) parents who kindly invited James and Jerry, our international students from China to stay with them in Burnie. It’s very tough for our international students during breaks as they cant go home, so when these opportunities come up for them it’s wonderful to have this support as it means our students can see more of Tasmania as well as home life in Australia.

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Around the Houses

Events - Rugby State Final

Mr Pieters has influenced our culture and development of our students at Launceston Grammar. He goes above and beyond for the athlete development ...

Mr Pieters has influenced our culture and development of our students at Launceston Grammar. He goes above and beyond for the athlete development classes, sport team training, sports trainer for football, lunch time strength & conditioning sessions as well as mentoring our Boarding students and leading a great team in the Boys Boarding House. He has been fundamental in the change of culture we have seen in boarding this year.

Last Saturday he played in the Rugby State Final for Launceston against Devonport at Royal Park. It was a busy time for some of our students with study, but Mr Pieters made the comment to me on the day that, “He doesn’t have his family here in Tasmania, so he was very grateful that we supported him, as this is his family down here.”

Unfortunately, the team lost. However, TJ picked up “Best and Fairest” for the session as well as a huge amount of respect from all of us!

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Father's Day

I hope everyone was able to connect with their dads for Father’s Day. My Dad surprised me by dropping in from WA to spend the weekend with me. I was ...

I hope everyone was able to connect with their dads for Father’s Day.

My Dad surprised me by dropping in from WA to spend the weekend with me. I was grateful for the opportunity to hang out and show him a taste of Tassie. I hadn’t seen him for 6 months so it was great finding out what he has been up to.

I was caught out by the Tassie weather when I stepped out of the car at the top of Mt Wellington on a sunny day in boardshorts and a polo, to be met with a 30+ cold icy wind and snow still on the ground. What was I thinking!!

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University of Tasmania Science and Engineering Investigation Awards

Congratulations to Mackenzie Grant on winning the University of Tasmania Science and Engineering Investigation Awards – Best Project Award for Health ...

Congratulations to Mackenzie Grant on winning the University of Tasmania Science and Engineering Investigation Awards – Best Project Award for Health and Wellbeing Grade 10 – 12.

This is a great achievement which reflects the dedication and efforts that she has put into her individual research project.

I had the privilege of taking Mackenzie Grant and her Science teacher and Boarding tutor, Mr Kang to the Sir Raymond Ferrell Centre at the University of Tasmania to see her collect this wonderful prize.

It was also very pleasing to see Launceston Grammar dominate the awards night against Scotch Oakburn College, St Patrick’s College, Launceston College and other schools from the northern region of Tasmania.

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Boarding Handbook for Students and Parents

I have included our Health section for you to look at. It explains our health procedures in boarding and how you can support Jenny Conti in her role ...

I have included our Health section for you to look at.

It explains our health procedures in boarding and how you can support Jenny Conti in her role as our Registered Nurse to support your child when needed.

Health Document

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Australian Boarding Schools Association

Boarder Leadership Conference

Mackenzie Grant and Skye Ellis were chosen to represent Launceston Grammar at the inaugural ABSA Boarder Leadership Conference held online yesterday. ...

Mackenzie Grant and Skye Ellis were chosen to represent Launceston Grammar at the inaugural ABSA Boarder Leadership Conference held online yesterday.

The conference had a range of collaborative lecture style sessions to ensure practical leadership skills and plans can be taken away and used within the boarding setting. The day was broken up into keynote speakers and practical sessions with the engaging youthful team at Burn Bright.

I was sitting in with the girls in the Marriott room where they were engaged during the sessions and I was really pleased and impressed with their energy.

They left confident with the knowledge in learning a bit more about themselves and how to lead in a boarding setting.

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LifeStream

We had a zoom chat with all the boarding students this week in regard to the app LifeStream. The students met and spoke with Andrew Leigh from the ...

We had a zoom chat with all the boarding students this week in regard to the app LifeStream. The students met and spoke with Andrew Leigh from the guardian corp as he explained the app and the privacy laws associated with this.

I am hopeful as a parent you have looked into this and have considered its value for your child. As a boarding community we are part of a nationwide uptake of boarding houses that are using it. St Michaels Collegiate in Hobart’s Head of Boarding and State President of the ABSA Mika Browning best described it to me as an app that probably will not be used by the students regularly but if it is needed, it gives students access to emergency assistance and support for issues such as personal safety and mental health at the touch of a button.

It’s free for our boarding community until the end of year. From there we will look to see if we would like to continue with it.

  1. Download Lifestream on AppStore or Play Store
  2. Use the Promo Code 0111 1010 0000 during registration
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Important Dates

Term 3 and Term 4 Dates

Friday 24 September – Boarding House closes 5.00 pm Friday 24 September to Sunday 10 October –  Term 3 Holidays Sunday 10 October – Boarding House ...

Friday 24 September – Boarding House closes 5.00 pm
Friday 24 September to Sunday 10 October –  Term 3 Holidays
Sunday 10 October – Boarding House reopens
Monday 11 October – Term 4 commences

Holiday Period Leave

Please use this leave to submit all the transport and time out and in details. This is important for us so we can work out movements of each student.

Please have your leave for the break in by end of this week.

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Boarding House Staff

Staff Contacts

If you have any specific concerns regarding your child, please get in contact with either TJ or Zoe depending on which house they are in to discuss. ...

If you have any specific concerns regarding your child, please get in contact with either TJ or Zoe depending on which house they are in to discuss.

They will have the best day to day knowledge of your child and are more than happy to work alongside with you.  I am also happy to separately discuss any boarding points that you think of want to have a chat about.

Head of Boarding

Ashley Keatch
M 0403 799 321
akeatch@lcgs.tas.edu.au

 

Senior Boarding House Assistant (Boys House)

Theunis Pieters
tpieters@lcgs.tas.edu.au

 

Senior Boarding House Assistant (Girls House)

Zoe Vandervelde
zvandervelde@lcgs.tas.edu.au

 

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