Dear Parents and Friends of SGS, The HRIS Cultural Festival was an excellent experience for all the students

who participated. They workshopped in the ensembles during the day and

then entertained the large audience with a fabulous concert in the evening.

All of our SGS students learned a great deal and enjoyed the experience.

They also performed well in their various ensembles. Thanks to our Director

of Music, Mr Jason Buckley, for organising the students and to Mrs Tori

Saunders and Mr Graeme Feeney for attending the Festival activity,

supporting the students on a big day, which had the added difficulty of a late

night due to the New England Highway being blocked requiring everyone to

travel through Jerry’s Plains to get home safely.

Next week some students will have the opportunity to hear Simone Easthope

perform for them at School. Simone, an Upper Hunter local, who is an Opera

singer, performing across the globe, is home in Muswellbrook for a short time. We have this wonderful

opportunity thanks to her father Peter who works at school and has arranged for us to have a performance

and hopefully inspire many of our passionate singers.

The inaugural Scone Grammar School Stockman’s Challenge was a great success on Monday with a strong

contingent of riders enjoying the Stock horse patterns, the roping and the jumping events on offer. A huge

thank you to all the parents and local community members who helped this event to run so smoothly and

also to Miss Anne Davies for her passion and interest in all things equestrian, for suggesting the event and

working hard to make it happen.

Please remember to pray for our Year 12 as they sit their trial HSC examinations over the next week.

Paul Smart

Principal

Primary News from Mr Feeney It was a great privilege to attend the HRIS Cultural Festival held at HVGS last week, together with Mrs Tori

Saunders and a group of dedicated SGS Primary and Secondary music students. This was a really valuable

experience for our students, as they workshopped in different music disciplines throughout the day under the

leadership of various choral and instrumental tutors and then presented ‘the fruit of their labours’ in an outstanding

evening concert. It was amazing to see the high standard of what they were able to produce and also to sense the

enjoyment and enthusiasm they felt in their opportunity to participate and perform.

I would like to acknowledge and thank Mr Jason Buckley and Mrs Tori Saunders for helping to facilitate this special

activity and also thank the many parents and family members who travelled down to support the students in their

evening performance.

Year 5 students have been away this week at their Year 5 Camp on

Milson Island and from all reports, are having “a brilliant time”. Highlights

have been the high ropes course and vertical challenge with many of the

students pushing themselves and overcoming personal fears. Staff report

that it’s been great to see the other students encouraging those that have

been scared and also appreciating that, for some an achievement may just

be climbing the ladder, while for others it’s going around the whole

course. Please continue to pray for the students and the staff attending,

Miss Ireland, Mrs Tesoriero and Mr Holden, as they conclude their camp

and travel home on Friday afternoon. The bus is due back at

Muswellbrook at 4:30pm and Scone at 5:00pm.

Hopefully, you will have seen recent advertising for enrolment places in Kindergarten Classes for 2017. Two

classes are currently filled, with 18 students in each class, and spaces are now available for a possible third class. Do

take the opportunity, where you can, to share this news and encourage friends, extended family, neighbours and

other local contacts you may have, to consider this exciting opportunity and contact the School for further

information.

We received results this week for the 2016 ICAS Spelling Competition. Congratulations to the following students

on their achievements:

ICAS Spelling

Merit Year 5 – Emme Mitchell, Alexis Walsh

Year 6 – Samuel Barry

Credit Year 4 – Nicholas Gallagher, Braeden Wallace

Year 6 – Adam Chesworth, Prunella Hayes, Grace Pratley

Distinction Year 6 – George Bowman, Zoe Gallagher

Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Tadhg and Matilda Magner next week, as they prepare to relocate back to

Ireland. It has been such a delight to have had Tadhg and Matilda in the School and we will all miss their friendly

manner, good humour and active contribution into school life. Tadhg has been our Primary Boys’ Vice Captain in

2016 and I have appreciated his commitment to this role during this year. We wish them both all the very best as

they continue their educational journey in Ireland and look forward to news from time to time of their overseas

adventures.

A reminder that students who have been selected as the new Semester Two SRC Reps, will be presented with

their SRC badges during Chapel next Monday, 8 August. Parents and visitors are most welcome. Chapel (Years 3-6)

begins at 11:30am in St Luke’s Church.

Good Humour for the Week

Patient to Doctor: “I’m afraid I’ve caught poetry.”

Doctor to Patient: “Really? Don’t worry. I used to suffer from short stories.”

Patient to Doctor: “Really? When?”

Doctor to Patient: “Oh, once upon a time…”

Congratulations to Chester Hall (Year 6 Blue), Rourke Sharpe (Year 4 Blue), Mikayla O’Halloran (Year 1 Gold),

Madeline Downie (Year 3 Blue), Tabitha McClean (Year 4 Blue), Alex Turner (Year 3 Blue), Charlotte Kelly (Year 6

Gold), Ashton Da Cruz (Year 6 Blue), Henry Orton (Year 2 Blue) and Jesse Latham (Year 6 Blue), who are all

celebrating birthdays this week. I do wish each of these students all the best as they enjoy this special day and

share the time with their family and friends.

From the Chaplain

What do you think of the new Australian Olympic team uniform? I like the way it identifies those who wear it as

Australian sportspeople. It has meaning. A few weeks ago, I spoke about ‘joining God’s team’. When we join Jesus’

team, by accepting him as our saviour, we have to put on the uniform of His team. According to Ephesians 4:24, we

have to put on “the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” Our uniform isn’t

the green and gold (not canary yellow by the way!) of the Australian Olympic team, but righteousness and holiness;

living in a way that reflects our identity as members of Jesus’ team! Wearing that uniform doesn't make us a member

of the team - being saved by Jesus does - but it's an outward demonstration of our identity. The Bible says when you

join Jesus’ team, you must “put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be

made new in the attitude of your minds”. This is to live Gods way, as we run the race set out before us.

Weekly Chapel Bible passages and relevant links can be found at twitter.com/sgschapel

In Prayer this week:

Reflect on: Ephesians 4:22-24

Give thanks for: God’s goodness in sending us Jesus, the resurrection and the life, so we can have a way to be friends

with God; Parents, teachers and supporters who truly care for us; our extracurricular activities at SGS

Pray for: Year 12 as they undertake their Trial HSC Examinations this fortnight; Our new Government and the next

season of politics in Australia, that equitable outcomes abound for all Australians; For the school building project; For

families and students who are ill or struggling at the moment: Year 1 and Year 8 students; For your son or daughter’s

teacher/s! (specific prayer requests can be sent to prayers@sgsnsw.edu.au to be prayed for by our weekly prayer

group- not published in newsletter)

Rev’d Nate

natkinson@sgs.nsw.edu.au

With National Literacy and Numeracy Week happening in August, The Yellow Cottage would like to

provide some insights into how we embed literacy and numeracy into our play based early childhood

education programme. We will focus this week on Numeracy.

We know that children learn more in the first four–five years than at any other time in their lives so by the time

they enter kindergarten they are learning experts. They achieve this by being immersed in the real world:

watching, listening, playing, exploring and experimenting; learning through practice, trial and error with the

support of our fabulous staff. Numeracy is everywhere at The Yellow Cottage. It is about more than just counting.

Recognising patterns, sorting and categorising objects, talking about time and the patterns of the day, measuring

and calculating amounts, arranging objects in space and identifying shapes, are all examples of mathematical

thinking that contribute to numeracy. Materials and resources that allow children to problem-solve and explore the

world ‘mathematically’ are therefore key elements in the development of numeracy. Blocks and other construction

materials, puzzles, and opportunities for patterning and sorting using, for example, found materials such as shells,

seeds or leaves, all provide experiences that encourage mathematical thinking and the use of mathematical

concepts and language. Don't forget to complete our very short survey about our programme on the Skoolbag App. We appreciate your feedback.

Important Dates for this Term

4 Aug 2016 Community Transition to School Information Night. Upper Hunter Shire Council Building. 6.30pm. 15 Aug 2016 National Tree Day planting excursion

20-26 Aug 2016 Book Week Celebrations including visits to Scone Library and SGS Book Week Parade. 6 Sept 2016 Book Week Parade visit to Scone Public School.

Tales from The Yellow Cottage

Year 12 Maths News By the time you read this, Year 12 will be undertaking their Trial HSC exams.

As part of their preparation for the Maths Exams, 6 students travelled to Sydney in the recent school holidays to

attend a series of lectures organised by the Mathematical Association of NSW and presented over two days. These

lectures have become an annual event and are given by very experienced teachers, many of whom are also HSC

markers. Kirinya Harvey and Jasper Heaton attended two days of Extension 2 lectures, whilst Vienna Dowell,

Hannah Beiboer, Natalya Catzikiris and Sam Laurie attended a mixture of 2U Mathematics and Extension 1

Mathematics lectures, depending upon which course(s) they are studying. All students including Mr Bustos and me,

agree that the experience was very worthwhile, even though the days were very “brain-draining”! Mr Bustos and I

would like to congratulate the students for making such a great effort to attend the lectures. We sincerely hope

that their efforts will be justly rewarded.

Sally Sim

P & F Meeting P & F Meeting next will be held next Tuesday, 9th August at 6pm in the Scone Grammar School Library. Everyone

is welcome to attend.

OPEN: Every Monday Morning

TIME: 8.15am to 9.30am

WHERE: Trade Training Centre

WHAT: Espresso Coffee and Baked Goodies available

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HRIS Secondary Athletics On Monday, 25 July, approximately 70 students travelled to Newcastle to compete in the annual HRIS Athletics

Carnival. It was a fantastic day of competition and our students definitely stepped it up a notch. It is wonderful to

see the number of students we had this year at HRIS and their commitment to representing our school!

Overall our school placed 1st in the handicap division and 3rd in the overall point score. The handicap is based on the

number of students in our Secondary School.

On the day Individual Age Champions were awarded and I would like to congratulate the following students on

achieving this:

Callum Goodwin

Laura Sadler

Clancy Moore

Lauryn Crackett

Bailey Miller

To gain entry into the HRIS team and compete at AICES, students needed to place in the top 3 for track events and

the top 2 for field events. The following students have achieved this:

Anna Atkinson 2nd 100m

Zoe Harper 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m, 1st Long Jump, 1st Triple Jump

Isla Folpp 3rd 400m

Bella McKinley 2nd Discus

Tristan Taylor 3rd 100m

Callum Goodwin 2nd 200m, 2nd Discus, 1st Shot Put, 1st Javelin

Gilbert O’Brien 2nd Triple Jump

Ryan Clerke 2nd Discus

Sophie O’Brien 3rd Relay Team

Laura Sadler 3rd Relay Team

Lauryn Crackett 3000m qualified

Alex Catzikiris 1500m qualified

These students will now compete at the AICES Athletics Championships on the 31 August. More details will be sent

home in the next couple of days. Congratulations!

Jess Day

SGS Primary Athletics’ Carnival 2016 On Tuesday, 26 July Scone Grammar held their annual Primary School Athletics’ Carnival. Our Carnival had been

washed out last term but it was fantastic to have great weather on Tuesday. It is always so lovely to see the

enthusiasm of all our students and the camaraderie amongst our students.

SGS Primary Athletics Carnival 2016 Continued

Congratulations to the following students who achieved age champions:

Girls Boys

8 years and under Rosie Martin 42pts Andrew Crowther 47pts

Isabella Henderson 41pts George Patterson 44pts

9 years Addison Goodwin 49pts Harry Warner 51pts

Bridie O’Neill 34pts Lachlan Hails 43pts

10 years Lottie Firth 36pts Archie Martin 39pts

Elizabeth Young 24pts Max Patterson 29pts

11 years Poppy Shearman 39pts Hunter Ryan 44pts

Camilla Warner 33pts Joshua Crowther 33pts

12 years Wilha Urquhart 31pts Tadhg Magner 37pts

Georgia Goodchild 28pts Jack Faulkner 27pts

I would like to thank the parents who helped out on the day and all the staff for their

hard work.

The top two students in each event will now compete at HRIS in the Division one carnival on Friday 12 August. The

team will be out shortly with emails being sent home to parents.

There was a tough battle between Pulling and Jones throughout the day but the winning

house for 2016 is Pulling. Well done to all the students that participated and earned

points for their house.

House Results:

1st Pulling 1080

2nd Jones 1060

3rd Ledger 980

Equestrian News

On Monday 1 August, Horses’ Birthday, Scone Grammar held the inaugural Scone Grammar School Stockhorse

Challenge at White Park. This followed a weekend school at the same venue where the children were able to practise

camp drafting skills and show jumping. The three days were an enormous success. We had showjumpers from E

Grade to A Grade showcasing their talents and giving the spectators a thrill as they completed their courses. The

stock horse events tested the children’s ability to open and close gates, complete a ridden and led pattern, circle

around drums carrying a coat and crack a whip.

We are very grateful to the Australian Stock Horse Society for supporting this event and for providing some excellent

judges.

The results of the day were equally exciting –

Champion Primary School Scone Grammar School

Champion Secondary School Scone Grammar School

Champion Primary Stockhorse Challenge Trophy Camilla Warner

Secondary Show Jump Champion Hannah Smith

Primary Show Jump Champion Harry Warner

Champion Junior Individual Point Score Camilla Warner

Fastest Catch Calf Roping Mikayla O’Halloran

Encouragement Calf Rope Jack Murphy

Under 8 Age Champion Mikayla O’Halloran

Under 8 Reserve Champion Jack Murphy

8/9 Years Champion Harry Warner

8/9 Years Reserve Olivia MacCallum

10/11 Years Age Champion Camilla Warner

10/11 Reserve Champion Cooper Day

12 Years Reserve Champion Prunella Hayes

13 Years Champion Tyler Kelly

13 Years Reserve Alby O’Regan

15 Years Reserve Champion Lily Dunn

16/17 Years Champion Sarah Caslick

16/17 Years Reserve Champion Hannah Smith

Entries for the Interschool Horse Expo to be held at ALEC in Tamworth in October are now online. These events will

fill quickly so if you wish to compete don’t miss out.

Anne Davies

Equestrian Co-ordinator

Community Notices & News

For Your Diary Week 3 (A)

Thursday 4 August Year 12 Trial Exams

Friday 5 August Year 12 Trial Exams

Year 5 return from Camp

Week 4 (B)

Monday 8 August Year 12 Trials continue

Tuesday 9 August Year 12 Trials

Census Night

Wednesday 10 August Year 12 Trials

Thursday 11 August Year 12 Trials

Friday 12 August

HRIS Primary Athletics Division 1 at Glendale Year 12 Geography Fieldwork to Honeysuckle

Sunday 14 August HICES Music Festival

Week 5 (A)

Monday 15 August

HICES Music Festival National Tree Day

UAC Night Tuesday 16 August

HICES Music Festival

ICAS Comp Maths Wednesday 17 August

HICES Music Festival Year 10 Ag students to AgQuip

Year 4 Camp to Galston Gorge until Fri 19August

Meet The Music Year 3 Camp until Fri 19 August

UAC Night Thursday 18 August

HRIS Debating Gala Day at Macquarie College Year 2 Camp to Sydney until Fri 19 August

Friday 19 August

Years 2,3 & 4 arrive back from Camp in afternoon Years 8, 9 & 10 Maths Inspiration Day

SGS Challenge Rugby & Netball Sunday 21 August

Year 11 Ski Trip depart until Fri 26 August

Canteen Roster

Week 3 (A)

Thursday 4 August Jenny Crackett, Jaymiee Allan

Friday 5 August

Fiona Bailey, Diana Gillett, Karen Yelverton

Week 4 (B) Monday 8 August

Jenny Crackett, Danielle Saw-Townsend Tuesday 9 August

Fiona Bailey, Bronwyn Redgate

Wednesday 10 August Fiona Bailey, Karen Johnson

Thursday 11 August Jenny Crackett, Sally Devenish

Friday 12 August

Jenny Crackett, Julianne Christopher

Week 5 (A) Monday 15 August

Jenny Crackett, Tania Dart Tuesday 16 August

Jenny Crackett, Tracey Stewart

Wednesday 17 August Jenny Crackett, Catherine Raphael

Thursday 18 August Jenny Crackett, Irene Smith

Friday 19 August

Jenny Crackett, Rachel Northam

Muswellbrook & Upper Hunter Eisteddfod – Creative Writing

The Closing Date for the Creative Writing Division of the 2016 Eisteddfod has been extended! The Closing Date is now Friday, 12 August.

So, all you budding writers, put pen to paper, and enter!

The Sections are: SHORT STORY: May take any form, including original essay, murder/mystery or memoir.

Section No. 1001 Primary School Student - No more than 1000 words

1002 Secondary School Student - No more than 1500 words 1003 Open (18 yrs & over) - No more than 2500 words

ORIGINAL POEM OR PROSE: Poem may take any form, including limerick or shaped form. Section No.

1004 Primary School Student - One entry per competitor. 1005 Secondary School Student - May also include sonnet or ballad.

1006 Open (18 yrs & over) - May also include sonnet or ballad

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A letter written as if it were to be sent to a newspaper.

No more than 300 words. One entry per competitor. Section No.

1007 Primary School Student 1008 Secondary School Student

1009 Open (18 yrs & over)

The Comps on Line system has been reopened to allow for new entries – log on to the Eisteddfod’s

web site and follow the prompts. If you have any queries please liaise with the Creative Writing Convener, Adrienne Casey on 0427 102264. Entries are to be mailed to reach us no later than Fri-

day, 12 August, to:

Creative Writing Convenor

P O Box 353 Muswellbrook 2333

Term 3 Kids Club & Explorers are on Mondays What is it? Kids club….4 afternoons of fun - games, craft, activities,

food and finding out more about Jesus

Explorers …For older children

Exploring questions and what the Bible really says,

activities, food and fun.

Who’s it for? Kids club is for children in years K – 3

Explorers is for children in years 4 -6

When is it? 3.30pm – 5pm on Mondays August 29, September 5, 12 & 19

Where is it? St Luke’s Hall, Scone.

Kids club and Explorers have afternoon tea together and may share some activities but will be in separate

groups both at St Luke’s Hall.

Children from Scone Grammar School can be accompanied to the hall.

Please state arrangements clearly on registration form.

How do I join? Registration forms are attached to the flyer. Flyers are available at and should be returned

to the Primary school office. There are limited places. These are allocated in date order when completed

forms are received. All children must be registered in advance by Tuesday 23 August.

How do I find out more? Phone Kerry on 6545 8141

You are invited to

Families Together Sunday 7 August

11am at St Luke’s Church A short child focused service, followed

by craft for children, real coffee for adults and lunch together

Come and bring the family

RSVP for catering purposes by the day before Margaret on 0438 451891