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Boarding, Term 3 Week 2

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Boarding, Term 3 Week 2

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Head of Boarding Message
Ash Keatch - Head of Boarding
Community
Let's talk about boarding Lights Out Magazine Boarders Ball 19th August Catering Our Values After School Tutoring Christmas in July
Grammar On The Road
Regional Visits Sheepvention 2022 Staff Contacts

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Head of Boarding Message

Ash Keatch - Head of Boarding

Dear Boarding Families, Welcome back to another exciting term that is sure to deliver lots of excitement including highs and lows as we work on ...

Dear Boarding Families,

Welcome back to another exciting term that is sure to deliver lots of excitement including highs and lows as we work on seeing your child grow and develop in a safe boarding environment here at Grammar.

I have been reading the Blue, Black and White history of Launceston Church Grammar School over the break, around the boarding history. I came across this section in the 1960s which I often share with Alumni when they talk about their boarding experience at Grammar in that era.

In 1965 came a major change with the installation of a hot-water service. New house masters like Arthur Packer and Greville Veron, disapproved of cold showers for boys, and these were abolished. This created a stir, for too many Old Boys, daily cold showers were part of Grammars tradition. Honer recalled that a member of the Board told him that hot showers were a luxury, and cold showers had made him the man he was. Honer replied that this was precisely why hot showers had been installed

Despite the abolition of cold showers, boarders still remembered their life as spartan; mundane food, cold dormitories, strict disciple and regimentation, though ‘A good spirit on the whole’.

When I reflect on this era, I am glad boarding has evolved and our culture currently is developing in the right direction. There is a side note to this as I read further into the cold shower era. The master would go in first and test the water with his hand, then go out into the dorms and tell the boys he indeed had a shower and the cold water was fine. The boarders being ever inquisitive made a hole in the wall and tested his word by spying on this act, discovering that he wasn’t showering and lying to them, so they set up a hose to squirt the master next time he went and “showered”

The interesting point from this passage from the archives for me is the use of the term being part of ‘Grammar’s traditions’. As we aim to meet Australian Boarding Standards as part of our goals for this year, my role is to strategically look at what is worth keeping and what is worth removing from Grammar traditions a conversation we all need a say in.

Enjoy the term and please continue to communicate with the relevant Deputy Heads of Boarding or myself with regards to anything we need to be aware of as we co-parent your child at Grammar.

Regards

Ash

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Community

Let's talk about boarding

Grammar Boarding aims to promote a safe environment and positive well-being of all our boarders so that they can achieve both academic and personal ...

Grammar Boarding aims to promote a safe environment and positive well-being of all our boarders so that they can achieve both academic and personal success and fulfil their ultimate potential. The link above is a brochure for parents who are sending their children to boarding school. It’s always a great read for those about to send their child and a reminder for those who have made the commitment like you.

Let’s talk about boarding brochure

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Lights Out Magazine

Please find in the below link the latest addition of Lights out Magazine. I liked the following articles: · Dealing with complaints regarding your ...

Please find in the below link the latest addition of Lights out Magazine. I liked the following articles:

· Dealing with complaints regarding your boarding services

· Adding life and fun to boarding

· Lighting the ‘academic spark’ for boarding students

· How do we ensure literacy isn’t compromised by screen time?

· Exercise Resilience

Enjoy the read – Lights Out Magazine Volume 15, Issue 2 June 2022

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Boarders Ball 19th August

On Friday 19 August 2022, Scotch Oakburn College will be hosting the Launceston Grammar Boarding students for the annual Boarders Ball, at the Elphin ...

On Friday 19 August 2022, Scotch Oakburn College will be hosting the Launceston Grammar Boarding students for the annual Boarders Ball, at the Elphin Campus. Students in Year 10 – 12 are welcome, including a guest. The theme this year is Charlie and Chocolate Factory.

Dress is formal and they are encouraged to borrow or reuse outfits from previous occasions to minimise the costs. Cost to the students will be kept to a minimum. The $20 entry fee will include music, entertainment, drinks and food (platters and pizzas – no sit-down meals). RSVP and guest nomination deadline is Friday 13, August via email to akeatch@lcgs.tas.edu.au. You will be charged to your school account for this event.

The Ball will commence at 6.30 pm in the Mary Fox Hall, Elphin Campus and the dancing is set to finish at approximately 10.00pm. This will include time for the students and their partners to have some pizza, ice cream (cold rock style) and a chat before finishing up.

Students should treat this special event as a unique celebration of being a boarder at both Scotch Oakburn College and Launceston Grammar School, and we are looking to avoid the pre-social or post-social parties. We trust that we will have parental support regarding this.

Photographs will be taken on the night, which you will have access to through the various platforms.

Please Note:

It is the same time as our Grade 10 formal, so I understand some will not be attending this event. We are holding pre’s in the Marriott room with boarders and partners. Mark (our Chef) is working on setting up cocktails (non-alcoholic) and finger foods to make it a special event for them. We will drive them and collect them as a group after the event and bring them back into boarding that night. No leave will be granted if they are attending this event.

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Catering

Food has been off the charts over the last fortnight. We held our first meeting with our Student Leadership Group and our Head Chef Mark yesterday ...

Food has been off the charts over the last fortnight. We held our first meeting with our Student Leadership Group and our Head Chef Mark yesterday and I really liked how he and his new team have engaged our boarders and injected some passion into our meals. It’s taken some time however I am glad our boarders have been able to develop their ability to communicate with our staff and follow the process of feedback we have implemented; this is a tool which all boarders can use in life by having the ability to effectively communicate. The results are speaking for themselves and the mental well-being is transparent particularly in our girls as a direct result of our food service.

My next challenge in this space is making sure our boarders exercise the amount they are now consuming so the input matches the output. A lifelong struggle as us older more experienced generations are aware of!

The menu for the next four weeks.

SPRING RESIDENTIAL SITE MENU 2022 – LCGS

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Our Values

We created these last year as part of looking at our culture and I have put them back into this newsletter to remind parents new and old to our ...

We created these last year as part of looking at our culture and I have put them back into this newsletter to remind parents new and old to our community that our aim is to live our boarding experience by these. They appear at each house entrance as well as in the dining hall. We use and refer to the Non-negotiable behaviours when having conversations with your child about their behaviour. We use this as a tool to ensure they understand our expectations when in boarding.

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After School Tutoring

Please see the after-school tutoring program below. We encourage all boarders to use this service as it’s a great resource our boarders have on ...

Please see the after-school tutoring program below. We encourage all boarders to use this service as it’s a great resource our boarders have on campus.

After School Tutoring in the Learning Hub (1)

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Christmas in July

Zoe Vandervelde our Deputy Head of Boarding Girls Boarding House – (recreation) put on a night to remember with our recent Christmas in July dinner. ...

Zoe Vandervelde our Deputy Head of Boarding Girls Boarding House – (recreation) put on a night to remember with our recent Christmas in July dinner. The Secret Santa gifts were a hit with the staff and boarders and the setup and pack down were well supported by all involved.

The event is always a great celebration of boarding and allows our boarders and staff to enjoy each other’s company along with being able to dress up for a fun event.

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Grammar On The Road

Regional Visits

The following has been locked into our visits this term. As we roll out new staff into CET I am also mindful of changes in this space, so will inform ...

The following has been locked into our visits this term. As we roll out new staff into CET I am also mindful of changes in this space, so will inform you if this does occur but this is what we have lined up so far.

 

· Hamilton Regional Show Victoria 31st July – 2nd August (see below!)

· St Marys 13th August Café Maple on Main (Nicole and Mick Mathers boarding parents of Hannah Grade 7)

· Agfest 24th-27th August (I’ll be there on the 24th- 25th)

· International Boarding Forum Brisbane 28th -30th August

· Flinders Island Show 14th September

· St Helens 16th September (boarding parents’ function)

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Sheepvention 2022

Lisa and I flew the flag for Tasmania last weekend by running a boarding stand in Hamilton Victoria for Grammar. It ended up being a pleasant ...

Lisa and I flew the flag for Tasmania last weekend by running a boarding stand in Hamilton Victoria for Grammar. It ended up being a pleasant surprise to see so many Alumni in the region.

Please see the photos from the show, over the three days we bumped into Tom Legg, Laura Viney, Mandy Gubbins, Annabel and Georgie Wallace and Pip Courtney and Dougal Purcell whose niece Grace Acrob is a Grade 5 boarder.

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Staff Contacts

Senior Staff Roster for the fortnightTerm Week – Week 3Friday TJ Saturday TJ/AK Sunday AK   Term Week – Week 4Friday TJ Saturday TJ/Zoe Sunday Zoe ...

Senior Staff Roster for the fortnight

Term Week – Week 3

Friday TJ

Saturday TJ/AK

Sunday AK

 

Term Week – Week 4

Friday TJ

Saturday TJ/Zoe

Sunday Zoe

 

Head of Boarding

Ashley Keatch
M 0403 799321
akeatch@lcgs.tas.edu.au

 

Deputy Head of Boarding – Academic

Theunis Pieters
M 0447 732 241
tpieters@lcgs.tas.edu.au

 

Deputy Head of Boarding – Recreation

Zoe Vandervelde
M 0498 167 579
ZVandervelde@lcgs.tas.edu.au

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