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Term 1, Week 3

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February

Term 1, Week 3

Contents

Senior Executive
Headmaster - Mr Richard Ford Head of Junior Campus - Mrs Sheona Carter
Senior Campus
Dance and Drama Report School Portraits Passenger Conduct Code for School Bus Services
Careers Office
Careers Advisor - Fiona Symons Launceston Grammar Rowing Summer Soiree Launceston Grammar Rowing Support Group 2022 Online Auction
Chaplain's Message
Senior Campus Chaplain - Reverend Matthew Pickering
Community Engagement
2022 Parent Grade Representatives
Community Noticeboard
Active Transport Storytelling Competition Junior Badminton Come and Try
Senior Executive

Headmaster - Mr Richard Ford

Students at the Senior Campus have returned this year to a completely refurbished Learning Hub and are enjoying access to a larger space for ...

Students at the Senior Campus have returned this year to a completely refurbished Learning Hub and are enjoying access to a larger space for learning, research, reading, support and collaboration.

While the Learning Hub is a space for students across Grades 7-12, it is used the most by students during their final two years at Launceston Church Grammar School.

This week I connected with two of our most recent alumni, Emily Fryett and Stuart Stenton from the Class of 2021, and they shared with me their top three tips for senior students as they approach study in 2022.

Emily’s Advice:

  1. Ask your teachers lots of questions. If there is something you don’t understand, your teacher will be more than happy to help, either during class time or in the learning hub during tutoring sessions after school.
  2. Utilise past exams. Most subjects will have past tests or exams available for students to practice with. These will give students an idea of the style of questions they will be asked in an exam.
  3. Stay on top of your work from the start of the year. The start of the year is when most of the content for TCE subjects is covered. When exam time comes, your time will be most effectively spent revising content you already understand, rather than trying to catch up on concepts you have already covered in class.

Stuart’s Advice:

  1. Length of studying does not necessarily correlate with better results. It is all about studying smart and using however much time you have to study to your advantage and giving it your full attention. It is better to study for 45 mins of concentrated study than 2 hours of distracted study.
  2. Discover as early as possible in Year 11 whether you find it more valuable to study with other people in a small group or by yourself. Some people feel more accountable to study when they are around others and can bounce ideas off each other. Personally, I could concentrate and study so much more efficiently by myself. Experiment and see which study strategy suits you personally.
  3. Find and use practice tests as early into the year as possible. Practice tests I believe are the best way to learn and consolidate what you are learning as you are recalling what you have learned but are also seeing exactly how your tests are going to be laid out. Do not be too worried about “using up” practice tests too early into the year because it is likely that by the next time you want to use these practice tests again, you will have forgotten what was in the tests, and I believe it is better to see more content earlier in the year rather than too late towards exams.

While this advice from Emily and Stuart was shared with Grade 11 and 12 students in mind, many of the ideas are just as relevant to students earlier in their school years.

As a parent or carer perhaps one aspect of what they shared could prompt a goal and growth focused conversation about learning with your child this weekend. As you have the conversation, remember that your child’s own insight will be much more powerful than your advice.

Some growth questions to consider could be:

Goal: What do you hope to achieve in x subject this term? Tell me more about that. What would be the result of that? What will be the benefits of achieving this goal? What will be the costs if you don’t achieve this goal? When you achieve this goal what will it look like / feel like?

Reality: What is happening now? What do you already do that will help to increase the likelihood of achieving this goal? What have you tried so far? What is working already? What’s within your area of control? What else?

Options: What could you do? What are the options for achieving this goal? What could you do to change the situation? What approaches have you used, or seen others use, in similar circumstances? What are the benefits and pitfalls of these options? What advice would you give someone else who was in a similar position to you?

Will: What options do you like the most for action this week? What will you do, specifically? What are the next steps?

Tactics: How and when will you do it? Precisely when will you take the next steps? Do you need to log the steps in your diary? Would it be helpful to make yourself accountable to someone for taking those steps?

Habits: How will you ensure that you carry out these actions? What support is needed to maintain this? What needs to be different about your thoughts, feelings, behaviours or environment to ensure you carry out these actions? What might get in the way? How can we address that? What sort of person do you need to be to achieve the results you desire?

Some shorter conversation starters could be:

  • If you were to drop into the learning hub and get help with a subject, what subject would you it be?
  • On a scale of one to 10, how on top of your work do you think you are right now? What gets you a 4 out of 10? What would you need to do to shift that to a 5 out of 10? How could you do this? What might get in the way? How could we address that?
  • If you were to come up with three tips for smart study, what would they be?

Each of you will know the best way to approach the topic with your child and some of you will do so with trepidation knowing that the questions may well generate moaning or looks of excruciating pain. Choosing the right time to start the conversation may help mitigate this reaction. Whatever your experience, it is helpful to avoid “Why” questions as these are likely to be heard by your child as questions of judgement. However tempting, avoid leading off the conversation with “why haven’t you gone to the learning hub” or “why don’t I ever see you completing practice exams?”. Remember that questions are powerful and young people inevitably live in the world our questions create. Each question you ask this weekend could be more powerful than you ever imagined.

Richard Ford
Headmaster

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Head of Junior Campus - Mrs Sheona Carter

Students and staff have settled well into Term 1. The staff have been providing opportunities to help the students to get to know each other and to ...

Students and staff have settled well into Term 1. The staff have been providing opportunities to help the students to get to know each other and to build community and connectedness. It is encouraging to see the new friendships being formed.

Our younger children in Early Learning and Kindergarten are settling in well; they are getting to know the teachers, making friends and exploring their new environments.

Many of our primary children are enjoying the opportunity to head to the Senior Campus for Swimming, Technology, Dance and Science learning. Choir rehearsals have commenced for all students. Units of inquiry are well underway.

Staff have been monitoring student learning to gauge the current level of knowledge and understanding and plan next steps for learning. Most Prep – Grade 6 children have completed assessments such as the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) for literacy, numeracy and general abilities.

Our Learning Enrichment staff will collaborate with teachers to discuss grade and year level results. Support and extension programmes will be devised accordingly. Our class teachers are looking forward to connecting with parents and carers at Parent Teacher Interviews, to discuss how the children have started school, and share perspectives regarding social and academic learning.

Numeracy Improvement Project

To further support learning, our staff have been engaging in professional development to enhance their knowledge of mathematics teaching and learning, to improve student outcomes. Two facilitators, Kathy Palmer and Leah O’Neill from Back-to-Front Maths, guided our teachers.  Kathy and Leah shared PAT and National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data to demonstrate how, by adjusting our teaching strategies, we can lift results. Using Back-to-Front Maths strategies, students are encouraged to think hard and explore new concepts before the teacher gives the formal explanations. Our teachers use a combination of explicit teaching and problem-based learning. This helps the maths to stick better, builds new connections in the brain and significantly improves student results as well as making maths much more engaging. Kathy will be back on Monday 21 February to lead demonstration lessons, support staff in trying new strategies and to reflect on what is happening with our students. Staff have already been putting the strategies into practice and are challenged and encouraged by what is happening. Kathy’s feedback will be invaluable, ensuring that our strategies align with those that are proven to work.

How it Works:

Back to Front Maths is a teaching approach rather than a set of resources.

In this approach, students:

  1. Start by experimenting with unfamiliar concepts to develop new ideas. This process also guides the teacher to uncover and confront misconceptions.
  2. Students explore their new ideas and connect them with more familiar maths.
  3. Students formalise their findings into mathematical principles, including algorithms and formulae.
  4. Students extend and generalise the new mathematical principles that they have learned to other areas of the curriculum.

Photos below of Grade 2 students experimenting, exploring, checking findings and making generalisations.

I would like to commend our PYP Coordinator, Claire Calvert, and all the teachers, for reflecting on their strengths as teachers of mathematics, discussing assessment, reviewing our data, responding to challenging questions about student misconceptions and embracing the challenge that comes with trying new ways of teaching. The project will continue for the duration of 2021 and 2022. We look forward to sharing our progress with you.

Upcoming Events

  • Parent Teacher Interviews: Tuesday 22 and Thursday 24 February
  • Swimming Carnival: Wednesday 23 February

Letters have been sent to parents and carers with details about both of the above events.

We are very grateful to our community for supporting the School’s COVID-safe plan, helping to minimise the chance of the virus spreading at School. Junior Campus events, such as Parent Teacher Interviews and the Swimming Carnival, are proceeding, albeit with some modifications. Student and community safety remains a priority. Please do not hesitate to make contact if you have any concerns.

Thanks to all for your ongoing support.

Sheona Carter
Head of Junior Campus

 

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Senior Campus

Dance and Drama Report

On Tuesday the Grade 8 and 9 Drama and Dance students engaged in a workshop with Clint Bolster, a renowned clown and teacher-artist who set up ...

On Tuesday the Grade 8 and 9 Drama and Dance students engaged in a workshop with Clint Bolster, a renowned clown and teacher-artist who set up Homunculus Theatre.

Clint led the students in exploring character development through the use of comedy, movement and masks which links into our Drama curriculum focuses of movement and character.

The students started off the day with games designed to make them comfortable with comedy, and warmups to explore expressive movement. They were then excited to move on to using beautiful and expressive masks to develop non-verbal scenes building emotion and storylines. Towards the end of the day the students had the chance to create their own piece in small groups which they then performed using the masks.

The day was full of energy and laughter and the students left enthused and excited to continue exploring character and movement in their own drama lessons. We look forward to welcoming Clint back next year to introduce next year’s Grade 8s to the restorative magic of comedy. After all, in these sometimes trying times, it’s good to laugh.

Marianna Hedges
Acting Head of Drama and Dance

 

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School Portraits

All students have had a individual portrait taken at the commencement of the School year. Each student was given an order envelope to bring home. ...

All students have had a individual portrait taken at the commencement of the School year.

Each student was given an order envelope to bring home. However, portrait packages can also be ordered online with the following:

  1. Visit the website
  2. select: SCHOOL PHOTO PACKAGES
  3. Choose your package and add to cart
  4. At checkout use the student’s name as the Purchaser

If any issues with ordering online Paula can be contacted via her website.

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Passenger Conduct Code for School Bus Services

The Department of State Growth is pleased to announce that the Passenger Conduct Code for School Bus Services (the Code) is ready in time for the new ...

The Department of State Growth is pleased to announce that the Passenger Conduct Code for School Bus Services (the Code) is ready in time for the new school year.

The Code is publicly available via the Transport website.

It is important that all school communities are aware that travel on school bus services will be subject to the Code from the commencement of the 2022 school year.

A shared understanding between all stakeholders of the expectations of students travelling on buses – and the consequences for any inappropriate behaviour – is essential for ensuring compliance with the Code.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Passenger Transport Branch at ptscontracts@stategrowth.tas.gov.au or on 03 6166 3343 (9 am to 5 pm weekdays).

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Careers Office

Careers Advisor - Fiona Symons

Tasmania Police Career Development ProgramThe Tasmania Police Career Development Program is aimed at Grade 12 students from around Tasmania who have ...

Tasmania Police Career Development Program

The Tasmania Police Career Development Program is aimed at Grade 12 students from around Tasmania who have a keen interest in becoming a Police Officer.  It is a free, five-day program conducted during school holidays, during which students will live at the Tasmania Police Academy, Rokeby, and experience first-hand what police recruit training involves.

As a part of this program students will undertake the Tasmania Police fitness testing and written examinations.  Those students who are successful in these will progress through to the next stage of the recruitment process and possible employment at the completion of their Grade 12 studies.  More information about the Program can be found at the Tasmania Police website.

Applications for the 2022 Career Development Program are now open to current Grade 12 students only.  The Programs will be held during the Term 2 holidays.  To apply, students should check their school email account for full details.  Applications are strictly due to the Careers Centre by Monday 21 March.

 The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a compulsory requirement for entrance into most medicine courses and some dentistry and clinical sciences courses taught in Australia and New Zealand.  The test helps universities to select applicants with the most appropriate abilities and professional behaviours required for new doctors and dentists to be successful in their clinical careers.  It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as interviews and academic qualifications.  The UCAT replaced the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) in 2019.

Grade 12 students who are interested in studying medicine, dentistry or clinical sciences are encouraged to visit the Careers Centre for more information.

2023 Gap Year Programmes

Taking a gap year between completing senior secondary school and commencing work or further study is an increasingly popular option.  Students may choose to take a gap year because:

  • they want to take a break from studying,
  • they are unsure of what to do after school and want time to consider your options,
  • they want to gain skills and experience to help you get into a course or job, or
  • they want to make some money before going on to further study.

Many organisations provide structured gap year programs which may include volunteering, employment and travel. Grade 12 students who are interested in undertaking a gap year programme are encouraged to visit the Careers Centre for more information.

The University of Melbourne

  • Hansen Scholarship

Applications for the 2023 University of Melbourne’s Hansen Scholarship will close on Wednesday 9 March 2022. Open to all Year 12 students applying for an undergraduate degree at Melbourne in 2023, the Hansen Scholarship is one of Melbourne’s flagship scholarships and their most generous equity scholarship. Hansen Scholars receive accommodation near the Parkville campus for three years, a yearly allowance for living expenses, as well as a tailored program of enrichment including academic orientation, study skills, mentoring and cultural activities. More details and application information at the University of Melbourne’s website.

  • Online Aspiring Scholars’ Community

Interested in studying at the University of Melbourne in 2023? Join the Aspiring Scholars online community to learn all about the University of Melbourne and what it’s like to move to Melbourne for study after high school. You’ll join a large community of other high-achieving students from around Australia and New Zealand and get access to exclusive content and a dedicated staff member to help answer your questions and provide support. More details and application information are on the University of Melbourne’s website.

The Australian National University

  • Direct Application Process

Following the launch of ANU’s direct application process in 2019, ANU course applications have now opened for 2023.

This early application process opens on Wednesday 2 March and closes Monday 23 May.

More information about the application process and timeframes can be found on the Australian National University website.

Students who are interested in applying are encouraged to contact the Careers Centre for assistance with their application.

  •  Tuckwelll Scholarship Program

The Tuckwell Scholarship Program at the Australian National University (ANU) is the most transformational undergraduate scholarship program in Australia.

Every year, 25 Tuckwell Scholarships are awarded to highly talented and motivated school leavers planning to study at ANU, to help them fulfil their potential and reinvest their knowledge, skills and experience in ways that positively benefit others. The program has a focus on giving back to Australia and is the only one of its kind that nurtures Scholars to fulfil their broader community ambitions over and above the pursuit of an undergraduate degree.

The application process for the 2023 intake opens in March, so I would encourage all interested Grade 12 students to look into this opportunity now by visiting the Tuckwell Scholarship website.

I welcome the opportunity to sit down with parents and students at any time throughout the year to discuss options; please contact me on phone: (03) 6336 6058 or email: careers@lcgs.tas.edu.au to arrange an appointment.

Fiona Symons
Careers Advisor

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Launceston Grammar Rowing Summer Soiree

The Launceston Grammar Rowing Support Group is hosting a ‘Summer Soiree’, an opportunity to socialise and meet other rowing parents. EVENT DETAILS: ...

The Launceston Grammar Rowing Support Group is hosting a ‘Summer Soiree’, an opportunity to socialise and meet other rowing parents.

EVENT DETAILS:

  • Date: Saturday 26 February
  • Time: from 6.00pm
  • Venue: Cube Aqua (Launceston Aquatic Centre), High Street Launceston
  • Cost: $28 pp for canapés + drinks available for purchase
  • RSVP:  Book your tickets here
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Launceston Grammar Rowing Support Group 2022 Online Auction

Launceston Grammar’s Rowing Support Group Online Auction is on again for 2022! If you didn’t get onboard last year, this is your chance! We are ...

Launceston Grammar’s Rowing Support Group Online Auction is on again for 2022! If you didn’t get onboard last year, this is your chance!

We are welcoming donations of items for auction until Sunday 27 February.

DONATIONS:

Items an be delivered to:

  • Georgie Eastaugh at 91 High Street East Launceston

or emailed to:

  • Patsy Quinn patricia_quinn@bigpond.com or Ingrid Morrison ibarrenger@intas.net.au
BIDDING:
  • Opens Tuesday 1 March from 9.00am
  • Closes Sunday 6 March at 9.00pm

Follow the public auction on the Facebook page to bid on the items HERE.

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Chaplain's Message

Senior Campus Chaplain - Reverend Matthew Pickering

Three of my first impressions. Our Students are Kind and Generous There have been many occasions when students have looked me in the eye and with a ...

Three of my first impressions.

  • Our Students are Kind and Generous

There have been many occasions when students have looked me in the eye and with a generous smile welcomed me to Grammar. There has also been the generous air of kindly patience in helping me find my way in a new community. You can’t fake this! It comes from a genuine confidence in the value of the community they are building on the kindly spirit that allows others to share it.

  • The Chapel

From the moment I walked into the Broadland entrance and saw the memorials and rolls I knew I had arrived in a home that draws deeply on the dignity of honour kept and given. This means a lot to me.

In the foyer is a weathered wooden Celtic cross that was used to mark the graves of the fallen from the Battle of Pozieres where 3 Divisions of the Australian Army fought in June – August 1916. It was later replaced by a more permanent structure. This Cross has been entrusted to our care by the Australian War Memorial. It is in safe hands.

I mention this not because the Chapel is some type of Mausoleum. Rather because it is established beautifully and powerfully as a place where the living can be lively in honouring our past by embracing a future founded on sacrifice, duty, service, and love.

  • Mr Webster’s Tractor Shed

Hidden away below our magnificent Art Centre is Mr Webster’s media lab. You could be forgiven for thinking it was a machinery storage shed. Until you walk inside and see the students at work, creating and learning about cutting edge technology and communications, barely understanding that they are the beneficiaries of state-of-the-art teaching practice. We have quite a few of these magic places where education is a joyful adventure and I have many more happy observations.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve at Launceston Grammar.

The Lord continue to bless us.

Reverend Matthew Pickering
Senior Campus Chaplain

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Community Engagement

2022 Parent Grade Representatives

The 2022 Parent   Grade   Representative s met for the first time this year at a meeting hosted by the Community Engagement Team. The Parent   Grade ...

The 2022 Parent Grade Representatives met for the first time this year at a meeting hosted by the Community Engagement Team.

The Parent Grade Representative role is a voluntary position, liaising with the Director of Community Engagement and the appropriate Head of Campus.

This year we will be easing into the activities, with several of the Grade groups meeting informally out of school time during Term 1.

We currently have two vacant roles for the Grade 5 and Grade 8 positions. Interested parents are invited to inquire with the Community Engagement Team at Community@lcgs.tas.edu.au

Meet your Parent Grade Representatives for 2022:

Early Learning / Kinder    Verity Quill - verityquill@gmail.com
Early Learning / Kinder    Lauren Ellis - lauren.m.ellis23@gmail.com  
Prep  Helene Gunn – helene.gunn@rabobank.com 
Grade 1    Anita Kidd – missanitam@hotmail.com
Grade 2    Rachel Molloy – rachelannemolloy@gmail.com
Grade 3    Anita Kidd – missanitam@hotmail.com
Grade 4    Ash Thomson – ashvegas@yahoo.com
Grade 5  VACANT
Grade 6    Sarah Cole - colels@bigpond.com  
Grade 7   
Grade 8    VACANT
Grade 9    Sarah Humphreys - spottedgiraffe@hotmail.com  
Grade 10    Sarah Gibson – sarah@gibsonag.com  
Grade 11    Georgie Eastaugh - eastaugh@bigpond.net.au  
Grade 12    Louise Robertson – tlrob@bigpond.com  
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Community Noticeboard

Active Transport Storytelling Competition

Hockey Tasmania is offering Primary children aged 6 – 12 years the opportunity to learn the sport of hockey in Term 1. ...

Hockey Tasmania is offering Primary children aged 6 – 12 years the opportunity to learn the sport of hockey in Term 1.

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Junior Badminton Come and Try

Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world and the fastest racquet sport in the world. Elphin Sports Centre is hosting a Come and Try on ...

Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world and the fastest racquet sport in the world.

Elphin Sports Centre is hosting a Come and Try on Friday afternoons starting 18 February:

  • Day: Friday afternoons
  • Time: 4.00pm – 5.45pm
  • Cost: $5 per person or $10 per family

For more information please contact Geraldine on 0438 135 072 or Angela on 0417 335 429 and anglin22@gmail.com

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