Edition 3 23 February 2017

Concert Band boys enjoyed rehearsal this morning. Back Row L-R Alex Fischer, Thomas

Dixon and Charlie Allom. Front Row L-R Bede Davis, Judd Rei, John Ridgway and Henry

Paton

From the Head of Junior School Dear Parents Our weekly Assembly is held each Thursday, commencing at 2.20pm in the Junior School Hall. The aim for our assemblies is to celebrate boys’ efforts and achievements. This encompasses musicians (individual and ensembles), assembly certificates, class presentations, House points being updated, birthdays for the week, along with the National Anthem and School Song. Parents are always most welcome to attend. P – 12 Open Day, Thursday 9 March The School will be hosting a P – 12 Open Day on Thursday 9 March from 9.00am until 12.00pm. This will operate as a normal school day with tours of the Junior School and Senior School occurring at 9.00am and 11.00am. If you have friends who are interested in sending their son to Toowoomba Grammar School can I please encourage you to mention the Open Day to them? Traffic Issues A number of staff and parents have talked to me during the past few weeks about concerns with traffic around the school and particularly in the main drive-through area off Herries Street and the carpark. I ask all parents to exercise patience and tolerance when using this area. Some basic expectations include:

Driving slowly and safely in and around the school

Being polite to other parents

Moving to the front of the drive-through area when collecting and dropping off

Moving around the loop if your son is not in the pick-up zone

Not using the disabled parking space unless you or your child are disabled

Not parking in the drive-through and walking into the school.

Some of our youngest boys still use child booster seats and require assistance to be strapped into their seats. As such, some parents may need to get out of their cars to help put seat belts on. I would expect every child is wearing a seat belt before cars move off out of the drive through. Please be patient if another parent is taking care of this fundamental safety requirement. So, how was school today? Most parents would have asked this question of their children on multiple occasions. For many boys the typical response is, ‘Good.’ Hardly illuminating for parents. Some families have nice routines that encourage conversation and enlighten everyone about the day. I am aware of one Year 6 boy’s afternoon routine, which involves his mum collecting him and as they drive home she asks him about the best things that happened in his day. Many families eat dinner together every night and each family member talks about the best parts of the day. The Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) recently released a series of open ended questions that are likely to elicit extended answers to the question at the start of this section. I have trialled some of these questions with my two boys over the past week or so and this has led to some interesting, extended conversation. The questions are outlined on the next page. You can also collect a copy of these questions from the Junior School office if you wish.

I hope parents find this helpful and enjoy extended conversations with their children. Kind regards Scott Campbell Head of Junior School

From the Deputy Head of Junior School

Schools’ Clean Up Australia Day Students from the Junior School will be taking part in the Schools’ Clean Up Australia Day on Friday 3 March. The areas allocated to the Junior School are the streets surrounding the school and the school grounds. The boys will be fully supervised during the experience and will be doing this in their Mates’ groups. Parents are welcome to join us. The time of the clean-up will be from 9.45am to 10.25am and we will be departing from the area under the Junior School sails. The boys will need to bring along a pair of rubber gloves (disposable ones are fine) and a bag, be it hessian or plastic. School Banking School Banking (Commonwealth Dollarmite Accounts) continues to operate with Dollarmite account deposits being dropped off at the office each Tuesday morning in the collection box. For those students who don’t yet have a school banking account with the Commonwealth Bank, there are information packs available at the office. The program also offers financial benefits for our school. These include $5.00 for every account opened. Students also receive various rewards for deposit targets reached. Please encourage your son to open a Dollarmite account and make regular deposits. Regards

Mike Sharpe Deputy Head of Junior School

Learning Support / Extension ACER Scholarships Boys in Year 6 who are participating in the ACER Scholarship exam this Saturday, should meet at the Senior School Assembly Hall from 8.10am, ready for an 8.30am start. Boys should bring a pencil case and their morning tea with them as there will be a break around 10.00am. Boys are permitted to wear casual clothes. The exam will conclude at noon. Parents are asked to collect their sons from the Senior School Assembly Hall from 11.45am. Homework At Toowoomba Grammar School, all students from primary school through to high school will receive homework on a regular basis. Homework can provide important opportunities for children to:

practice what they have learned in school

get more in-depth information

apply skills more broadly

obtain important learning and organisational skills

learn how to work independently with self-discipline

Homework also helps parents get a sense of what their children are doing in school, find out how well they are doing, and improve their relationships with their children. The amount and type of homework that is given varies widely, even within the same school and cohort. Generally, as children get older, they receive more homework, and the homework becomes more difficult.

At Toowoomba Grammar School our handbook clearly sets out our expectations around approximate allocations per night. This will of course differ from student to student. The kind of help children need from parents may also change as children get older. For example, younger children may need to be watched closely while completing homework. They may need frequent help from parents in order to complete the work. Older children will probably need less help in completing their homework, but you may need to check their homework for mistakes and make sure that it gets finished. Research has shown that boys have a harder time than girls with the motivation and organisational skills they need to successfully complete homework. They may need more help from you. Children who are insecure about their academic abilities may also need you to encourage them. Check over their homework with them and help them to understand their mistakes, understand the material, and correctly complete the work. There is no one right way to set up rules for homework. Every child and family has different needs, styles, and resources. However, finding a system that works well for your child is important. Setting up good study and homework habits early on will make it easier to do homework successfully as children get older. For more information or further tips on homework success, please feel free to contact us at any time. The Learning Support Team Lucy MacFarlane, Heidi Russell and Alison Cantle

Sports News Swimming On Tuesday 14 February, 22 Junior School boys competed in the Range Zone Swimming Carnival held at the Glennie Aquatic Centre. They are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship, school spirit and behaviour throughout the day. Judd Rei, Chace Oates, Hugh Pollock, Ryan Thornton, Isaac Crozier, Alex Fischer, Noah Taylor, Charlie Randall, Jackson Smiddy, Zach Freer, Ethan Greenhalgh, Ryan Grimes, Cadel Hardgrave, MacKenzie Buckley, Sean Fischer and Zander Gentry were all selected in the Range Zone Team to compete at the Darling Downs Swimming Carnival next week. Well done boys. The GPS swimming team will be finalised this week. The times from boys in Year 6 and Year 7 (Under 12) have been compared to make the selection for this age group. The GPS Swimming Carnival will be held at Chandler in Brisbane on Friday 3 March. Congratulations to Hugh Pollock and Ryan Thornton for making the State Finals at the weekend. Hugh competed in the 50 metre butterfly and Ryan competed in the 50 metre backstroke. Well done boys on a great effort. Summer Sport Captains Congratulations to the following boys who have been chosen as the Captain of their respective sporting teams for Term 1. Congratulations boys. Softball Captain: Luke Philp Cricket Captain: Riley O’Leary Swimming Captain: Hugh Pollock

Cricket This Saturday the 6C cricket team is not playing due to the ACER Scholarship Exams. The Year 5 teams will host Brisbane Boys’ College while the Year 6 teams will travel to Brisbane. All Year 6 boys will be playing cricket if they are not sitting the ACER Scholarship Test. Term 2 Sport Thank you for sending through nominations for your son and his sport selection next term. Winter sport throughout Term 2 and Term 3 is always busy and I appreciate your quick responses to help with nominations. Term 2 teams GPS Football × 4 GPS Tennis × 4 Club Rugby × 8 (Under 6 – Under 11) Football skills Prep – Year 4 winter sport Term 3 teams GPS Rugby × 3 GPS Basketball × 1 Club Rugby × 6 (Under 6 – Under 10) Inter-School Football × 4 Prep – Year 4 winter sport David Anderson Sportsmaster

Sport Report

On Friday 10 February, some boys from Years 5 and 6 went down to Chandler Aquatic Centre in Brisbane to swim at a GPS pre-meet against Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Boys’ College. There was a lot of tough competition but all of the boys swam very well. Ryan Grimes was a standout considering he has a broken wrist. I think that it was a great experience for all of the boys who have never been to Chandler before. I would like to thank Mrs Galbraith, Mr Stewart, Mr Anderson and Miss Little for organising this event. Thank you Hugh Pollock Swimming Captain

Nice News Story Ryan Grimes showed amazing sportsmanship at recent swimming events. He not only swam with a broken arm that was mostly healed, he qualified to swim for Darling Downs and obtained a new PB. Well done Ryan, your determination needs to be commended.

Junior School Sports Results Term 1, Weeks 3 and 4

GPS Cricket

11 February 2017

GPS Cricket

18 February 2017

5A V Nudgee

Score: Cancelled

Mike Sharpe (Coach)

5A V BSHS

Score: BYE

Mike Sharpe (Coach)

5B V Nudgee

Score: Cancelled

Michelle McCorkindale (Coach)

5B V BSHS

Score: BYE

Michelle McCorkindale (Coach)

6A V Nudgee

Score: Cancelled

David Anderson (Coach)

6A V BSHS

Score: BYE

David Anderson (Coach)

6B V Nudgee

Score: Cancelled

Ben Valentine (Coach)

6B V BSHS

Score: BYE

Ben Valentine (Coach)

6C V Nudgee

Score: Cancelled

Alastair Bain (Coach)

6C V BSHS

Score: BYE

Alastair Bain (Coach)

Inter School Softball

11 February 2017

Inter School Softball

17 February 2017

TGS Senior B V St Mary’s

Score: 15 – 7 (win)

Mary Lou Fraser (Coach)

TGS Senior B V St Mary’s

Score: 7 – 5 (win)

Mary Lou Fraser (Coach)

TGS Junior B V Concordia

Score: 10 – 10 (draw)

Jamie Lee (Coach)

TGS Junior B V TCC B

Score: 9 – 8 (win)

Jamie Lee (Coach)

Inter-school Tennis 10 February 2017

Inter-school Tennis 17 February 2017

Senior A TGS Gold V TACAPS Maroon

Score: 20 – 5 (loss)

Karin Wharton (Coach)

Senior A TGS Gold V Fairholme

Score: 13 – 14 (win)

Karin Wharton (Coach)

TGS Senior A Blue V Concordia

Score: 15 – 9 (win)

Karin Wharton (Coach)

TGS Senior A Blue V Concordia

Score: 8 – 13 (loss)

Karin Wharton (Coach)

Senior B TGS Gold V Senior B TGS

Score: 12 – 4 (win)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Senior B TGS Gold V East Navy

Score: 11 – 9 (win)

Michelle Worthington (Coach)

Senior B TGS Blue V Fairholme

Score: 8 – 8 (draw)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Senior B TGS Blue V East White

Score: 12 – 8 (win)

Michelle Worthington (Coach)

Senior B TGS V Senior B TGS Gold

Score: 12 – 4 (loss)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Senior B TGS V Fairholme

Score: 13 – 5 (win)

Michelle Worthington (Coach)

Junior TGS Gold V Junior TGS

Score: 12 – 4 (win)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS Gold

Score: BYE

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS Blue

Score: BYE

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS Blue V Junior TGS

Score: 10 – 6 (win)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS V Junior TGS Gold

Score: 12 – 4 (loss)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS

Score: BYE

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS Stripes V Fairholme

Score: 11 – 5 (win)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Junior TGS Stripes V Fairholme

Score: 10 – 6 (win)

Liz Pratt (Coach)

Trinity of London Drama and Singing Exam Results

Late last year 26 TGS Junior and Senior School boys sat their Trinity of London Singing and Speech and Drama exams. The exams were held in November in Old Hall. All boys reported enjoying their examination experience, were fascinated by the English/Welsh accents of the examiners who had flown from London to examine in Australia, and we happily report all students achieved outstanding results. The Trinity of London Certificates have arrived from London and the Junior School boys will be presented with their certificates by Mr Campbell at Assembly shortly.

We are delighted to announce the following Junior School results:

Speech and Drama Charlie Payne (High Distinction), Will Sullivan (Merit), Angus Dann (High Distinction), Andrew Kisiel (Distinction), Lachie McNamee (Merit), Hayden Fellenberg (High Merit), George Smolenski (Merit), Fred Smolenski (Merit), Tui Rei (Merit), Will Anderson (High Distinction) Darcy Meagher (High Distinction).

Singing Oliver Shelton (High Merit), Hugo Searle (High Merit),Tui Rei (High Merit), Darcy Meagher (Merit).

Mary Lou Fraser Art and Woodwork Teacher

Music News Musicians’ Concert A note went home earlier this week inviting all instrumental and singing students from Prep to Year 6 to nominate to perform in our first Musicians’ Concert for the year. Performing in this concert is a wonderful way to celebrate the solo work your son is achieving on his instrument in front of a supportive environment of classmates, teachers and parents. The concert will be held on Thursday 9 March in the Junior School Hall, commencing at 2.10pm. If your son would like to nominate himself to perform at the concert he is required to complete a nomination form and return it to his class teacher by Tuesday 28 February. A successful list of nominations will placed in the Music notice board located between the Music Department and the Junior School Hall at the beginning of Week 7 (Monday 6 March).

Kellie Dixon and Jayne Davidson Music Teachers

Junior School Supporters’ Group

Parents and Friends’ Association and Junior School Supporters’ Group meeting dates: Term 1 7.00pm Tuesday 28 February Week 6B Parents and Friends Association AGM, Pavilion.

The Junior School Supporters’ Group met for the first time for 2017 last week, thank you to all those that came along on the evening. It was a very enthusiastic meeting with a great buzz in the air. Rhonda Wilkie President, Junior School Supporters' Group

After School Care

What we have done this past fortnight This past fortnight we have been working on getting into routines that help the service run smoother and better for the boys. We have been getting plenty of outside time where the boys are free to choose an activity that they want to extend on. They have also been playing cricket as a group as the boys all seem to have a high interest in it. Inside the boys have been creating some marvellous marble runs and Lego houses, and have been exploring with constructing different things out of different equipment we have in the room.

What we have planned for the next week Next week we will be having discussions around leadership roles for the boys so they can have a little more responsibility and give the boys a sense of ownership within the service. We will also be creating a family tree that all the boys will get to put their name on and see it develop through the year as we may gain more boys to add to it.

What to do if your child is absent from After School Care? Please remember parents if your child/ren are going to be absent from the service or have gone home sick please call us on 0421 570 461 or notify the customer experience team.

Service Fees and Times

Service Opening Hours Full Fee Out of Pocket Casual Booking

After Care 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm $27.79 $8.81 - $13.90 Add $5.00

Interested in After School Care with Camp Australia? Jump on the website https://www.campaustralia.com.au or call our lovely customer service team on 1300 105 343.

I hope you all have a fantastic week.

Bonnie Ryan Coordinator

Toowoomba Grammar School ART SHOW 2017 Saturday 25 March 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday 26 March 10:00am – 4:00pm $5 entry | TGS boys free entry One of the social highlights of the Toowoomba calendar and the major TGS fundraising event, with funds raised used to assist the construction and fit-out of the new gymnasium, therefore benefitting all TGS boys. 200 artists | 600 paintings | $40 - $12,000 Delicious Coffee Shop | Saturday & Sunday Opening Night | Friday 24 March | 6:00pm | $60 High Tea | Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 March | 10:00am & 2:00pm | $45 RSVP Friday 17 March Tickets to Opening Night & High Tea must be pre-purchased from ph (07) 4687 2500 or grammarARTshow.com. Please note Opening Night & High Tea tickets always sell out. Volunteers Volunteers from all Year levels are needed to put on this amazing event.

To volunteer, simply sign on : http://signup.com/go/3SKHT3. There are a wide range of times and activities to be involved in. Please choose one that suits you.

As a Thankyou Gesture, all volunteers for the Art Show will be given:-

Complimentary Entry to the Art Show on Saturday 25 or Sunday 26 for two people

Complimentary Coffee & Cake for two at the Coffee Shop

TGS Boys - $100 cash draw Free Entry for TGS boys on Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 March $100 cash draw

all TGS boys who attend the Art Show have 3 chances to win $100 cash

drawn Sunday 26 March at 3:45pm at the close of the Art Show

entry forms will be given to all boys at an Assembly just prior to the Art Show

TGS boys Art

Coffee Shop will have art by Grammar Junior boys around the walls

Art of the Winners of the TGS Art Competition will be on the stage

o This competition is open to ALL TGS boys only, with prize money ranging from

$10 - $75 for the Junior Boys. Please see your Art Teacher if your boys is

interested in exhibiting.

Several talented TGS boys and Old Boys exhibiting amongst the 200 exhibiting artists

(including Tom Dickerson, Kane Brunjes, Oliver Lilford, Scott Bridle and Cory

Salmond)

Art Show Committee

Assembly Awards Weeks 4B and 5A

Prep G

Kyran Brown Nate Gill

Cody Fitzgerald Suhaan Chowdhury

Prep M

Jaxson Parker Dominic Alexander

Ashton Fels Reshan Wickramasekera

Austin Brooker Connor Gilmore

1S

Jackson Martin Austin Windsor

Sam Head Henry Fitzgerald Marcus Crane Brock Farrell

1W

Benjamin Gentry Phoenix Bird Sam Stenzel

Xander French Toby Wysel

Ethan Thompson

2M Beau Hamilton Akshaj Kumar

Eamon Smiddy Jude Greenhalgh

Nash Godfrey Aiden Zhang

3G

Mitchell Wilkes Hunter French Oliver van Riet George Clifford

Theo Yevdokimov Toby Grills

3M

Liam Sanson William Davidson Hudson Dowling Mark Ridgway

Louis Whittaker Roan Bronkhurst

4B

Lewis Bird Angus Dann

Dann Goodwin Hammond Briggs

Hayden Fellenberg Ishaan Kharia

4W

Charlie Barnes Oliver Williams

Joshua Hoepper Douglas Smith Sam Russell Hugo Searle

5L

Bona Roberts Patrick Able Max Grills

Shreeshail Nepal Mark Armstrong

5W

Karan Mohan Henry Paton Dihan Yapa

6H

Pat Neilson Max Durkin Wil Cook

Sam Gladwin Max Payne-Bailey Nicholas Clulow

6J

Ethan Hall Lucas Lansbury Thomas Dixon Harrison Pratt

Judd Rei Cody Brameld

6V

Ryan Thornton Jeremy Zuyderwyk

Tom Charles Fergus McIlveen Ritvik Karmakar

Mrs Galbraith

Ben Cook Max Williamson

Head of Junior School’s Special Commendation

Walter Tinkler 6V

House Points Groom 22 Boyce 22 Taylor 18

Stephens 16 3 Mackintosh 13

Junior School Two Weeks Ahead Week 6B

Monday 27 February Tuesday 28 February Mates program, 1.35pm Parent and Friends' Association AGM, Pavilion, 7.00pm Wednesday 1 March Darling Downs Swimming Trails, 10-12 Years, Gatton. 7.30am

(from Toowoomba Information Centre, James Street) – 3.00pm Year 2 Excursion to Royals Bull's Head Inn, 8.30am - 10.30am Chronicle Photos for "My First Year of School", 9.00am Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 2 March Blazer Uniform Junior GPS Swimming Team Lunch and Presentations (Years 5-

7), Junior School Hall. 12.45pm Assembly (Year 4 classes presenting), 2.20pm Year 6 Quiz afternoon (Grammar, Glennie and Fairholme). Venue:

Glennie Junior School, 4.00pm - 6.30pm Friday 3 March Year 5-12 GPS Swimming Championship, Brisbane Aquatic

Centre, Chandler, 6.30am - 2.45pm Clean up Australia Day 9.45am- 10.25am, all classes Saturday 4 March GPS Cricket vs Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS) Sunday 5 March

Week 7A Monday 6 March Tuesday 7 March Casual Clothes Day (Year 6 gift to school) Toowoomba District Primary School Chess Tournament

(Individual). Venue: COC Toowoomba. Evan Rees Wednesday 8 March Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 9 March Blazer Uniform Newsletter Toowoomba Grammar School Open Day 9.00am - 12.00pm.

Pavilion. Junior School Tours at 9.00am and 11.00am Musicians' Concert (Prep - Year 6), 2.10pm Friday 10 March Supporters' Group Sausage Sizzle (TBC) Saturday 11 March GPS Cricket vs Brisbane Grammar School (BGS) Sunday 12 March

Junior School Contact Details Office: 07 4687 2555 Email: gjadmin@twgs.qld.edu.au Web: www.twgs.qld.edu.au Fax: 07 4687 2590 After School Care: 0421 570 461 Corfe House: 07 4687 2660 Aquatic Centre Bookings: 07 4687 2631

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