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20 August 2014Radford College Calendar
To advise student absences, please contact the relevant reception area listed below directly.
ELC Reception 6162 6298
All ELC and Y1-Y6 [email protected]
16-24 August National Science Week SECONDARY
1 – 4 Reception 6162 5330 23 August Evening of Fine MusicPERFORMING ARTS
5 – 6 Reception 6162 629024 August LOTE - Tohoku Youth Program Concert SECONDARY
7 – 8 Reception 6162 6269 [email protected] August French Exchange Meeting - current Y10 SECONDARY
9 – 10 Reception 6162 6204 [email protected] August Secondary Athletics Carnval SPORT
11 – 12 Reception 6162 6261 [email protected] September Radford Institute - Gayelene Clews INSTITUTE
OSHC - Director 6162 5376 [email protected] 4 September Netball Presentation SPORT
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Fiona Godfrey - PrincipalADMINISTRATION
JUNIOR SCHOOLPreK to Year 6
SECONDARY SCHOOLYear 7 to Year 12
CHAPLAINS NURSE PATHWAYS PERFORMING ARTS
SPORTRADFORD INSTITUTE
Seminar by Gayelene Clews
COMMUNITY: Collegians &P&F OTHER NEWS
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CONTENTS & NAVIGATIONClick on any section name below to go directly there, then close the section tab to return to here[or you can simply scroll down through the whole Bulletin].
Visit by Ms Joy Burch MLA, Minister for Education and TrainingRadford welcomed Ms Joy Burch MLA, Minister for Education and Training, for an informal visit today meeting staff and students across the campus in a tour commencing atthe ELC and concluding at the Senior School.
Left: Minister Joy Burch chatting to students in the Middle Years precinct.Centre: The Minister with Head of Secondary School, Mr Phil O'Regan, and Prinicpal, Mrs Fiona Godfrey. Right: The Minister with Head of Junior School, Mr Paul Southwell.
Minister Joy Burch withYear 6 students, Head of Junior School, Mr Paul Southwell, and the Principal, Mrs Fiona Godfrey, at the entrance to the Mulford Junior School.
NAPLANThe National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy, simply known as NAPLAN, hit the media headlines again this week as the Federal Government, through ACARA(Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority) prepares to release the 2014 results to schools and parents over the coming weeks.
The controversy this year has centred once again on the writing task, which asked students of all year levels undertaking the assessment (Years 3, 5, 7 and 9) to write apersuasive piece on the question, “Which rule or law would you make better in your view?” The criticism was that this question was too difficult for younger primary schoolstudents. This issue was raised this week to account for the lower scores in the writing component this year. Interestingly, students across all years scored lower in writingcompared to 2011 results. ACARA has now announced that it will investigate other options, such as making the questions more age-appropriate and giving students a choiceof questions, rather than a single prompt. The writing task was also the centre of controversy a couple of years ago when the genre changed from narrative to persuasive.This year for the first time ACARA did not reveal which style of writing would be tested.
When the 2014 results reach the College, there will be considerable analysis at both an individual and cohort level. In conjunction with all of the other assessments carried outduring the course of the year, this information will help us to cater for individual needs and provide feedback to teachers and Departments about their curriculum andpedagogical approach. I would remind parents to view these NAPLAN results in the same light and remember this is just one snapshot of your child’s progress along theireducational journey. Please read the attached letter from ACARA to parents about the NAPLAN results.
The Destructiveness of GossipLike many other lovers of the entertainment industry, I was shocked and saddened to hear of the recent death of Robyn Williams. A man who could on one hand, mesmerisehis audience with his wit and impersonations as a comedian, and then in a split second later, bring it to tears as a superb and convincing actor. As sad and as intriguing asWilliams’ death has been, what has saddened me more, is the insatiable desire for the popular press to delve into every nook and cranny of his life in an attempt to sell morecopies of their edition and find an angle (true or otherwise) that explains his ultimate demise.
None of us is immune to the attraction of the popular press. The checkout queue at Woolworths at Westfield is unfortunately almost always long, and I confess thatperiodically I succumb to the temptation of trawling through the magazines that are displayed by the exits. Invariably they are trashy and focus on the private lives ofprominent people who are either getting married or divorced, putting on weight, or are anorexic, or mocked for their shameful choice of clothing. All of the magazines seem tohave “exclusive” stories on the lifestyles of the rich and famous, and the more salacious the detail, the bigger the headline. Essentially, the main focus is gossip – half-truestories that reveal the vulnerabilities, flaws and frailties of the successful and wealthy.
Oscar Wilde once suggested that there is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. I am not sure I agree. These magazines seem togain much of their copy and their success from diminishing, discrediting and degrading others. I have no doubt that these magazines sell extremely well (even though thenon-paying readers in supermarket queues may have inadvertently ‘dog-eared’ the corners) and I am confident that there will always be a demand for this sort of intrusion intoother people’s lives. The trouble is, however, that the seemingly inexhaustible desire for gossip is not restricted to magazines or celebrities.
Unfortunately, gossip has the potential to be divisive, hurtful and, more often than not, removed from the truth. In recent times, I have become increasingly concerned thatmany of the issues with which I have to deal concerning conflict between people arise out of gossip, mistruths and half-truths that have been uncritically shared. Rumour,innuendo and hearsay too often are vested with the authority of absolute fact and shared as such, often without any attempt to corroborate or establish the truth.
It is beholden upon all of us to be wary of sharing stories about others, of engaging uncritically in gossip and of perpetuating rumours. Gossip is corrosive of community anddamaging to individuals. None of us is without flaw or frailty. We should simply recognise this as part of the human condition. I suppose gossip, regrettably, is also part of thehuman condition. Maybe we should all make a positive effort to focus only on the good that others do. I strongly suspect, however, that this would not sell magazines.
The Long and the Short of ItEarlier this year I wrote in the eBulletin regarding my desire to have greater uniformity of hem lengths on the girls’ skirts and dresses. Although there has been some successin bringing about a change in this area, the current ‘four finger above the knee’ rule, has been problematic for staff to police. Many staff have commented to me that they feelthis rule is very ambiguous and they feel uncomfortable attempting to measure skirt lengths. As a result, it has been decided that from the beginning of 2015 all skirts anddresses will be required to be ‘to the knee’. This will, hopefully, remove the subjective nature of this issue.
RegardsFiona Godfrey
ACTION BUSES - New School Services NetworkStarts 1 September Online information: ACTION website www.action.act.gov.auNew network page: page specific to new Network 14Phone enquiries: dedicated schools' hotline 6205 5033
ADDITIONAL AFTERNOON ROUTE 7 BUSAs of 1 September, an additional afternoon Route 7 bus will start at Radford on school days, departing from the Kirinari Street stop at 3.48 pm. This will then be followed at3.55 pm by the usual scheduled Belconnen-Dickson service. (The extra bus not a dedicated Radford bus, but an additional route bus, to alleviate over-crowding on the laterBelconnen-Dickson route bus).
FROM THE REGISTRARMrs Sally MordikeNotice of Withdrawal from RadfordFamilies wishing to withdraw a student from the College are reminded that a letter to the Principal is required, giving at least one term's notice to avoid any financial penalty.This letter needs to be signed by all/both the original signatories to the student's enrolment.
If your child is leaving the College at the end of 2014, please ensure the letter of withdrawal is received by the Principal’s office by 26 September 2014. After this date, thewithdrawal penalty of half a term’s fees will apply.
A term’s notification not only helps families avoid the withdrawal penalty, it also means that new families can be offered places at the school in good time.
Please contact the Registrar, Sally Mordike, on 6162 6212 or by e-mail if you require any clarification or advice.(No notice is required for students who will be leaving the College as Year 12 graduates at the end of the year, but notice IS required for mid-year leavers from Year 12.)
PARENT CONTACT DETAILSReception Every week the College sends out messages and makes phone calls to parents (e.g. re sick children) only to discover that our database records are out-of-date. This canmean that you are not getting the information you need, and we cannot contact you for important matters. Our Main Reception staff administer the College databaseand if you need to update your details, please e-mail Main Reception directly.
Private Vehicle Conveyance Subsidy NSWNSW Government Department Transport for NSW is launching an online service for applications for the Private Vehicle Conveyance Subsidy.Letter from Department, website information at http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/pvc
LOST PROPERTYCan parents and students please ensure that they check the Radford Online Lost Property page regularly?These are just a few of the items recently logged there.
Pre-K to Year 6
Head of Junior School: Mr Paul Southwell Assistant Head of Junior School Years 3-6: Marina MalcolmAssistant Head of Junior School P-2: Nicole Jaggers
Catch up with the latest Junior School News
Please also take the time to:
read the rest of the Bulletin, for "whole College" items, such as the Principal's section, the Chaplain's reflection, Nurse's section and Sporting and Communityinformation.
check the CALENDAR regularly.
Year 7 to Year 12
Head of Secondary School - Phillip O'Regan
MIDDLE YEARS - Every student, every opportunityHead of Middle Years: Ms Claire Melloy
Middle Years Homework Café The MY Homework Café is open each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 3.45 and 4.45pm. The cost is $5 per student, per session.
Yr8 Brainstorm Production – Wednesday, 27 August The PE Department is hosting the production 'Cyberia' next week in the PE Centre during period 5.
Yr8 Sydney Trip – 25-26 September Year 8 students will be visiting Darling Harbour, Powerhouse Museum, Manly, Ferry to Circular Quay, the Rocks and a walk across the Harbour Bridge. Please remember toreturn permission forms to tutors or Middle Years Reception by Monday, 25 August.
SCIENCE - Science Week is this week! Vicki Hudepohl
Don't miss the following events at Radford...
Thursday 21st: Radford’s Paper Plane Challenge. Come to the main quad on Thursday to design, build and fly your own paper plane. The plane that bestmatches the design brief wins a prize!
Friday 22nd: Miss Hudepohl’s Crazy Science Demos. Come to the main quad to see some seriously cool science! One show only.
LOTEContact: Head of LOTE, Dianne Fitzpatrick
Tohoku Youth Program Farewell Concert (flyer attached)Date: Saturday 24 AugustTime: 3.00pm, with afternoon tea afterwardsVenue: RA Young HallGold coin donation
We will be celebrating the Tohoku Youth Program as part of the collaboration between the Federal Government, Australia Japan Society (Canberra Chapter) and RadfordCollege. The concert will include Misako Piper singing beautiful Japanese Songs, accompanied by Hiroko Fischer; a display of Koto by Moko Eade; and from RadfordStudents, a piano recital by Dominic Nguyen and solo vocal performances by Taylor Carty and Jaimee Forster
Please come and share this wonderful event and help support the Tohoku Youth Program for 2014 and beyond for 2015. We look forward to seeing you and hope you canstay for Afternoon Tea after the Concert. Any enquiries, please direct to email address: [email protected]
French Exchange Meetings Wednesday 27 August 2014 for the Current Year 10s5-6 pm in the Leyshon Lecture Theatre
French Exchange Meeting for 2015Wednesday 3 September for the Current Year 9s5-6 pm in the Leyshon Lecture Theatre
Radford Annual Speech Competition - Y9 & Y10 tomorrow night! FlyerAnnual LOTE Speaking Competition - students speaking in French, Japanese and Chinese.
21 August - Years 9 and 10Time: 4:00 PM Venue: Room 57
PARENTS WELCOME!!
Library - Great Book Swap ChallengeStart bringing your books to the Senior library now for the book swap!
The Secondary Library is asking students to bring in used books, in goodcondition, for donation to the the Great Book Swap Challenge.
The donated books will be displayed in the Library on 21/22 August andavailable for students to purchase for a gold coin.
Money raised will go to the Indigenous Literacy Project, which will purchaserelevant and appropriate books for kids in remote indigenous communities
Please bring all donated books to the Secondary Library for our GREAT BOOK SWAP.
Reflection: Guardians of the space betweenFather Richard Browning
The reflection is an extract, with a few adaptations, from a lament by the President of the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Bishop George Browning, at an interfaithmeeting last week. Read Bishop George Browning's address.
Radford Parent Prayers (RaPPers)Contacts: Deb Robinson on 0438 608 811 or Chaplain Nikolai Blaskow on [email protected]
Prayer meetings this term will be held in the College Boardroom, in the Accounts Building, from 7:45am til 8:15am, on the following dates:
Friday 22nd August [Week 5 day 5]Friday 5th September [Week 7 day 5]Friday 19th September [Week 9 day 5]
For those who cannot make the morning sessions, there will also be a prayer evening in Week 2, on Thursday 31st July, at 7:30pm at the home of the Robinsons. Pleasecontact Deb Robinson 0438 608 811 for address details if you would like to attend.
Ms Karen Baker
Radford College has joined the Healthier Workplaces schemehttp://www.healthierwork.act.gov.au/healthier_work/workplaces
Healthier Work is an ACT government service established to support employers to develop health and wellbeing initiatives with in theirworkplaces.
Business Manager Jocelyn Martin & Principal Fiona Godfrey with the Healthy Workplace recognition certificate
Radford offers many health and wellbeing programs to staff including:
Pilates
a Fitness Class, on Wednesday and Fridays, with a mixture of boxing,boot camp, circuit and general fitness activities
staff teams participating in fun runs
negotiating with the Blood Bank to have staff donate blood when themobile van is next at University of Canberra ( September 11 &12, 2014)
Annual Staff flu immunisation clinic
Access to health screening at the commencement of every school year.
Discounted group membership at a health club.
UV Alert
Canberra 30 Sep
Sun protectionrequired:
8:50am to 3:00pm
Max UV: 7 See today's UV graph.
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Access all the latest information on university courses, scholarships and admission information, further training, Australian School Based Apprenticeships (ASBAs),apprenticeships, Gap Year opportunities, job vacancies and more. It is strongly recommended that ALL students and/or their parents from the High School and Senior Schoolregularly check this section of the bulletin.
TAX FILE NUMBERSAny students seeking a TFN should go to the Senior School Reception and obtain a copy of the application form. The form must be completed in black/blue pen and withoutany errors or deletions and then returned to the Senior School Reception. It usually takes about 6 week for the ATO to process the application. Your TFN will be sent to yourhome/postal address.
DRAMAHOD Drama: Mr Nick AkhurstAdmin: Bronwyn Brown
MUSICHOD Music: Mrs Leanne McKean Head of Cocurricular Music/Instrumental: Mr Joel CopelandMusic Administrator: Ms Sam Tonkin
Radford Online
Evening of Fine Music – Saturday, 23 August 7pm – Book now! A concert featuring six of Radford's finest Year 12 musicians. The Radford Symphony Orchestra, Big Band and Bird Jazz Ensemble will provide accompaniment on theevening. This evening is a suitable format to celebrate the wonderful achievements and contributions of these outstanding Year 12 musicians.
Concert: 7pm – 8.30pm Tickets: TryBooking (http://www.trybooking.com/FNSX)
Piano Music Recital (Years 1-4)5.30pm, Wednesday, 27 August (RA Young Hall)
Radford musicians in Years 1-4 who undertaken lessons, or can play piano have an opportunity to perform in this recital.
Please register by 22 August! Registration forms available on Radford OnlineFurther Information: Music Administrator, [email protected]
Camerata and Chorale perform at Australian National Eisteddfod – Saturday, 16 AugustBoth Camerata and Chorale choirs participated in this event on the weekend. The Chorale were entered non-competitively and performed to much audience and adjudicatoracclaim. Camerata placed 2nd in the under 19 Championship and performed exceptionally in both their sections. The adjudicators remarked on the standard of the choralprogram at Radford.
Rehearsal schedule for Secondary School Athletics Carnival day – Thursday, 28 August Please note that the rehearsal details for this day will be as follows:
Bernstein: ONVivaldi: ONBIP-Brass & Percussion: ONCross Rhythm: CANCELLEDBig Band: ONDiz Jazz Ensemble: CANCELLED
Radford Celebrates Music – Friday, 12 SeptemberRadford Celebrates Music will be held on Friday, 12 September. Each Radford cocurricular music group will perform on the evening.
This year, the event will take the form of two individual concerts to be performed at the stunning Llewellyn Hall, ANU. This style of concert will take place every third year,providing all students with the opportunity to perform in this fantastic venue. Alternate years will see a return to the festival style event held at Radford.
Venue: Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Childers Street, Canberra ACTTime: Concert 1 5.30-7.00pm, Concert 2 7.30pm-9.00pmEntry: Free entry to the concerts and programs will be available on the night for a gold coin donation.
Participating students are required to attend rehearsal throughout the day. Details for performers about these rehearsals and information regarding the evenings concert areavailable at: https://radfordcollege.sharepoint.com/Cocurricular/Music/Documents/Letter_RCM_2014.pdf
Term 3 Music Calendar
Note: all finishing times are approximate; red text indicates events that include Junior School students.
HOD: Mr Peter Haynes Administrators: Ms Bernie Leger, Mr Brad Luhrs, Mr Peter Wallensky
Sports Policy Director of Cocurricular: Mr Dylan MordikeStudents are provided with the opportunity to be involved in a variety of sporting activities conducted outside school hours. Participation by students is on a voluntary basisbut with the understanding that if a student is involved in a particular sporting activity which is offered by Radford College then the student is expected to play for a Radfordteam.
Exemptions from the Radford College Sports Policy are only given when the school does not have a team participating at the appropriate division and age grouping and it canbe shown that an appropriate team is offered by another club or ACT representative squad.
Exemption requests must in the first instance be directed to the Director of Cocurricular, Mr Dylan Mordike. (Please do not assume that Radford College is not providing ateam in a particular division or age group prior to communicating with the Director of Cocurricular.)
SUMMER SPORTS REGISTRATION - overdue if not already lodged!!Just a friendly reminder that the Summer Sports registration have now past the due date, if your son/daughter has not returned their form please remind them to do so ASAPas trials have already commenced for Basketball.
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL - Thursday 28th AugustThe secondary school Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday 28th August at the AIS athletics track.
Any students running the 1500m need to be at the track no later than 8:10am as this race will start at 8:30am. All other students are to arrive at the AIS track no later than 8:30am.All students are to wear FULL PE uniform or their House shirt and PE shorts or tracksuit.
Netball PresentationDate: Thursday 4 SeptemberTime: 3:45pm - 7:30pmVenue: Senior Lecture Theatre 2 (new Senior School building)
NETBALLSaturday Netball resumes this weekend at both Charnwood & Lyneham Netball courts. If your child/children are not available to play can you please let your coach andmanager know.
SUMMER BASKETBALL TRIALSWith the changeover in age groups for the upcoming Basketball season, trials for the upcoming Summer season is as below, any students not available to attend trials MUSTcontact or see Mr Brad Luhrs in the Sports office.
Thursday 21st August U16 Boys (born 2000 or later) – 3:45pm-4:45pmU16 Girls (born 2000 or later) – 4:45pm-5:45pm
WINTER BASKETBALL TRAINING CANCELLATIONSMr Brad LuhrsAll Winter Basketball teams please note that due to trials being held for the Summer season, all regular trainings have been cancelled on Thursday 21 August.
Snowsports
ROWING @ RADFORD TURNS 21!
Save the date 25 October for the celebration of 21 YEARS of rowing at Radford. Flyer with more details...
Please send submissions for this section to the relevant staff member for approval and noting.
SPORT - Peter Haynes; PERFORMING ARTS - Nick Akhurst; ACADEMIC - Head of School/Department; COMMUNITY - Richard Browning; COCURRICULAR MUSIC - Joel Copeland, OTHER COCURRICULAR - Dylan Mordike
The following Sports achievements will be recognized in the Bulletin:
1) Radford team achievements 2) Students representing Radford 3) Territory/National Representation
MusicCongratulations Vivi Tran (Y8) - Vivi has achieved highly in many music competitions this year, including receiving four first places in a recent piano competition in Orange.
RugbyCongratulations to the three Radford Rugby teams (& coaches) which have qualified for Semi-Finals for this Saturday. Good luck and well done!!
U13 Boys – coached by Brad LuhrsU16 Boys – coached by Chris BleysFirst XV – coached by Richard Browning
ACT Schools OrienteeringCongratulations Noah Poland & Ryan Stocks - competing at the ACT Schools Orienteering team in WA in October 2014.
Nationals Cross CountryCongratulations Hannah McClusky, Callum McClusky & Lauren Robards - competing in Albany in August 2014.
Secondary School Sport Basketball teamCongratulations Meg Dowley - competing in Townsville in August 2014.
Belconnen Zone Athletics CarnivalCongratulations to all the students who competed at the Belconnen Zone Athletics Carnival last Thursday. Andrew Sullivan and Bernie Leger would like to thank all thestudents for being well behaved and organising themselves to get to their events. The day was a great success with lots students competing in various events across the day.Below is the list of students who received ribbons - well done to these students. Full results for all competitors will be made available on Radford Online when we havereceived them.
Ashley Fernandez – 12 year old girls Shot Put 3rd
Thomas Barbatano – 10 and under boys Discus 3rd
Mitchell Foster - 12 year old boysHigh Jump 2nd
Laura Burns – 10 years and under girls 800m 3rd, High Jump 3rd
Bridget Kelleher-Cole – 10 years girls100m sprint 1st
James Anderson – Bowell – 11 years boys Shot Put 3rd
David Reitstatter – 10 and under boys High Jump 1st
Rebecca Quilty – 11 years girls100m 3rd, 200m 3rd
Michael Troy – 12 years boysLong Jump 3rd
Sarah Wilford – 10 years and under girls Shot put 1st Discus 2nd, High Jump 1st
Spencer Burns - 12 years boys 200m 3rd, 800m 1st, Long Jump 1st
Mandy Wang – 12 years girlsShot Put 2nd
Director: Mr Peter DoddEvent flyer with presenter biographical details
RSVP: Mr Peter Dodd by 29 August
Researchers are struggling to keep up with the neurological, psychological and social impact of this generation’s ‘fast and furious’ technology revolution. Unregulated andpoorly managed technology use is negatively influencing the mental health and well-being of our children. The speed of change in hand-held technology continues to outpaceour understanding of its effect on the developing brain. The presenter, Radford psychologist Gayelene Clews, will take a harm-minimisation approach for sensible technologymanagement amongst teens.
If you are concerned about your child’s technology use, their ability to emotionally regulate frenetic, impulsive, disorganised orinattentive behaviour, or are concerned about signs of anxiety or depression, this session is for you.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATIONCONTACT: [email protected] Constitution of the Association
NEXT P&F COMMITTEE MEETINGContact: The President, Hannah Baudert
Date: Thursday 11 SeptemberTime: 7pmVenue: The Boardroom at Radford College
A guide to the outcomes and discussed issues/initiatives of latest P&F Management Committee monthly meetings – 24 July 2014 and 14 August 2014
The P&F Management Committee’s role is to work cooperatively with the College Leadership and Board by providing a forum for discussing educational and general schoolmatters, putting forward suggestions, and providing feedback on proposed strategies involving things of interest to the parent body. We realize that most parents are busy sothe parent body would possibly benefit from an easily digestible overview of the key issues discussed and addressed at each monthly meeting - via the weekly E-Bulletin.
24 July 2014
The Committee had the pleasure of meeting and welcoming Ms Dearne Marrapodi, Acting Head of Learning and Teaching, who represented Mrs Godfrey.The Art Show profits amounted to $14,912. Well done Art Show organizing committee!In consultation with the Principal, the P&F Committee has decided on where this year’s P&F funding would be allocated:
$50,000 – Year 7/8 area common room fit out (see plans in Claire Melloy's report in last week's Bulletin)$40,000 – provision of shade materials/structures for years 5/6/7/8/9/10$10,000 – towards the provision of new tables and chairs for the ELC.
The P&F does not have a P&F Logo. Ideally we hope to harmonize the logo with the new rebranding of the College, but at the same time create a logo with‘personality’. To that end, we are planning to run a competition for the parent and student community. (More detail to follow later in the year).
We are in the process of ordering a portable shade "popup" fo use by the P&F at Radford College community events such as the Fete.The P&F was major sponsor of the recent and very successful Dirrum Dirrum Conference, an inspiring event about ideas, leadership and change hosted by studentsin the first weekend in August http://www.dirrumdirrum.org/
14 August 2014
Year 8 students made a presentation to the P&F about the design and project planning to convert the unused ‘cave’ area below the Library into a Year 7/8 commonroom (which will also be a multi-purpose room for uses such as RAS). This was one of the activities which received funding from the P&F in the previousmeeting. Lydia Murray, Caroline Greenland, Andrew Rushby and Kat-e Yeow jointly presented aspects of their design to the committee. We were greatly impressedwith their enthusiasm and confident delivery.
Father Richard Browning was also present for the first part of the meeting. He thanked the P&F for their financial support of the Dirrim Dirrum Conference. BothP&F President Hannah and Richard spoke of the copious good-will and the enormous collaborative energy of all involved with the conference. Sitesh Bhojanireminded the Committee of how fortunate the Radford College school community is to have Father Richard as Director of Dirrum Dirrum and the conference.
The P&F invites and encourages all possible involvement/engagement from parents – i.e. questions, concerns, suggestions. Parents are welcome to attend P&FManagement meetings, or to contact the P&F by e-mail to Secretary Heidi Norton [email protected]
To find out more about the P&F, you can click on to “Community” on the Radford web site, then Parents and Friends e.g. “who we are...” and “what you can do...”
Till our next updateTricia Edge, P&F Publicity Officer.
APFACTS is the voice of non-government school parents (Catholic and Independent) in the ACT.
Interested in education news, views and information? Join APFACTS on FacebookVisit our website:www.apfacts.org.auTwitter: @apfacts1 Newsletter: http://www.apfacts.org.au/site/newsletters.php
APFACTS is excited to announce that tickets are now available for the Cyber Savvy Week 2014 parent workshops! As your school is a member of APFACTS, parents in yourschool community are entitled to free tickets to all of our parent workshops. The workshops will run from 6:30pm - 8:00pm on Monday 15 September, Tuesday 16 Septemberand Wednesday 17 September 2014. For more information on these workshops, and to book tickets, please visit our events page at www.apfacts.org.au/site/events.php
COLLEGIANS ASSOCIATION
Collegians - do we have your current contact details? Email [email protected]
Contact: Linda Oakman (Canteen Manager)Canteen menu (Junior and Senior)
ON-LINE LUNCH ORDERS ONLY More information about the Canteen ordering system.
Macdonalds
Jamison Plaza: 6251 2660Gungahlin: 6255 6439
Online Uniform Shop http://www.macschoolwear.com.au/
Uniform Shop (on campus)phone 6251 7550
Opening Hours - Term time
Terms 1, 2 and 4 Term 3
Mon 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Mon 2:30pm – 5:30 pm
Tue 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Tue CLOSED
Wed 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Wed 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Thur 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Thur CLOSED
Fri 1:00pm – 5:30 pm Fri 1:00pm – 5:30 pm
UNIFORM TIP:
When purchasing second hand items PLEASE remove any name tags relating to the former owner, and clearly label the garment with your own child's name.
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Wednesday 20 August 2014
JS Bytes is for news specific to the Junior School. PLEASE CHECK the COLLEGE CALENDAR and the rest of theBulletin for whole College events and news, or you may miss important items!
ELC Reception 6162 [email protected]
8am - 4pm1 – 4 Reception 6162 5330
5 – 6 Reception 6162 6290
OSHC - Director 6162 5376 [email protected]
Wed 20 Aug Y5/6 Music RecitalFri 22 Aug Book Week Character ParadeWed 27 Aug Y1-4 Piano Recital
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From the Head of Junior SchoolPaul Southwell
My past few eBytes pieces have been around a bigger picture, around mindsets. Perhaps today it's time to revisit some nuts and bolts?
Some quick reminders about "end-of-day" for the P to 4 site - comments re Years 5 & 6 next week!
students going to buses or the Senior School side, wait on Hall platform for teacher to cross them over at 3.30pmParents - please don't park in the staff area near Music and Year Four rooms. We often have classes in these areas.the "pick and go" section is moving well at present. To better assist, cars may double-park in this area during pick up, if you stay in vehicle. Staff members can bringyour sons and daughters to you, making sure all vehicles move to student area to pick up means cars are not stuck behind you on roundabout also.staff are on duty until 3.45 pm. Arrival around that time is very smooth.
I thank you in advance for observing these guidelines.
Book Week ParadeLooking forward to Friday’s parade. I have again challenged our boys and girls to fully engage in this day. To seek out a character from a favoured book, to jump in, no matterour ages. I'm sure I will not be found!
Exhibition, Learning Journeys and Student-Lead ConferencesAs we move into the second half of our term , we also move to our student reporting phase. This term is special for us as it allows our boys and girls to share with you thewonderful journey they are experiencing each day. This week I have been quite taken aback by the standard of our Year 1 presenters, calmly talking their parents throughtheir Units of Work. The culmination of this period of reporting will be our Year 6 Exhibition. The opportunity for our leading year level to present their understanding of theentire journey through our Junior School.
Year 4 1-to-1 Parent Information EveningWe are slowly commencing our introductory journey toward the expansion of our iPad program in 2015, which will see Years 5 and 6 classes accessing individual iPads, forsome of their daily learning. I say 'slowly', as I am keen to retain a focus upon this year, we need to share where our pilot program has brought us to date, we need to supportfamily needs, and we need to remember that this is a device to assist our teaching and learning, it's a tool.
Next MondayA big day, the 25th August. This year a slight change from me. Rather than harping on about a certain Birthdate, I seek a small message from our boys and girls, a messageabout something they wish to challenge themselves about, perhaps an area of schoolwork, or personal interactions, or home learning, or cocurricular growth - a challenge, asmall challenge. My teachers may join in, perhaps you also? Together we can show a mindset change? Just write it down and leave it in my office, a small step together.
Finally, last Friday our Year 6 Challenge Team presented their Engineering Competition event. The Team worked together to build upon their idea, they presented thechallenge, and hosted the entire Friday session. Please see the winning "rocket" built by Maxine and Doug Kerruish! The rocket car travelled well over 40 metres.
A great week in our JS!
Warmest RegardsPaul Southwell
PYP IN ACTION TERM 2, WEEK 8, 2014
PYP Coordinator: Belinda Reitstatter
This section of our Junior School Bytes is designed to keep our school community informed about our Primary Years Programme curriculum in the Junior School.
Through my time spent with different teaching teams and students over the last week, I have become increasingly aware of the global relevance of our units of inquiry. Manychildren pose questions that seek an understanding, or at least genuine perspectives, of how an issue is viewed in a country other than their own. Last week I heard a Year 6student who was working on her Exhibition say that ‘Gay marriage is a very delicate and controversial issue to discuss with people.’ She wondered whether this is only thecase in Australia or whether it is evident among other countries of the world? A Year 4 student asked, ‘How was it that so many people around the world were inspired byNelson Mandela even though he lived in South Africa at a time when there were no Internet or computers?’
The idea of sharing stories and perspectives that provoke children to actively listen to and synthesise various viewpoints is a driving force behind authentic inquiries. Suchexperiences require children to think open-mindedly while also critically evaluating ideas. One can see that this child-centred approach relies on the child gaining access toopinions that one may not necessarily find in a book or on a website. Personal connections can be particularly useful here.
Today I was planning some provocations for a unit of inquiry that will investigate how waste associated with consumerism and economic activities impacts the environment.The teachers and I talked about this issue in Canberra, then in Australia and then we began wondering how this may affect other countries in the world? Holland andSingapore were two countries that immediately sprang to mind. Both small countries, with large populations and economic activity.
Should you or any member of your family have lived in or grown up in a country other than Australia, and be willing to answer the occasional email from ateacher or a student to help broaden the global perspectives of our inquiries, please contact me. Your story, memories and connections would be of great valueto us.
Year 6 Exhibition - save the date! the culmination of the Year 6 Exhibition will be held on Wednesday 17 September at 6pm in the RA Young Hall. All members of the Radford community are welcome to this evening.
NAPLAN 2014Assistant Head of Junior School Years 3-6: Marina Malcolm
NAPLAN results will be issued in the next eight weeks. Please read the attached letter from ACARA to parents about the NAPLAN results.
InCAS 2014
Assistant Head of Junior School Years 3-6: Marina Malcolm
You may hear your child talking about completing INCAS over the coming weeks so we thought we would take this opportunity to briefly explain a little more about what isinvolved in this process.
InCAS (Interactive Computerised Assessment System) is a computerized test that is designed to enable teachers to focus on children’s strengths and to identify anyweaknesses they may have. It is a personalised computer assessment, tailored to generate an age-equivalent score for your child.
This is not a formal assessment where a curriculum is taught for a specific test, neither should it show up any huge revelations on your child. It is merely a confirmation ofteacher’s opinions and will not have any impact on the reporting cycle. It will be used to confirm any areas that your child’s class teacher will have already identified. Forexample, a child may have good word recognition skills but poor decoding. In this case, the teacher will be able to intervene and focus on this area in order to improve thechild’s performance in reading.
InCAS assesses maths, literacy, developed ability and attitudes through a computer-delivered assessment that requires minimal teacher intervention during administration. Itsmodular design includes the following: Word Recognition, Word Decoding, Comprehension, Spelling, General Mathematics, Mental Arithmetic, Picture Vocabulary, Non-verbalAbility, Attitudes.
If your child’s teacher has any major concerns following these assessments, they will, of course, contact you immediately. However, please note that these assessments areonly one small part of the formative and summative assessment process used in our classrooms, providing us with a snapshot of how your child is performing on oneparticular day.
Your child will participate in InCAS during Weeks 6 and 7 of this term. More details about InCAS testing: what is assessed and how?
Library News...Contact: Jane Stanton, Teacher Librarian Our Book Week celebrations are fast approaching and preparations are well underway. The Book Week parade is a highly anticipated event in our school and it is alwayspleasing to see the wonderful costumes that are created for the big event. We do not expect families to go out and buy expensive costumes; anything you can use from homewould be fine. We are also hosting a Book Week performance, the Wonderful world of Roald Dahl, on Thursday 21st August. Students from Pre Kinder to Year 5 will beattending this event in the RA Young Hall. Every class will be participating in art and craft activities relating to the Book Week books during their library times.
The theme of Book Week 2014 is Connect to Reading - Reading to Connect - enjoying the experience of exploring story and travelling to other worlds. Reading toConnect also suggests that reading assists in creating a bond with others. Within the world of the contemporary child, students read to connect through a variety of media.
BOOK CHARACTER PARADE We are looking forward to the Book Character Parade which is happening on Friday 22 August in the Gold Quad commencing at 11:20 am. We extend a warm welcometo all parents, families and friends to come to our parade and share this big event with us.
Piano Music Recital (Years 1-4)5.30pm, Wednesday, 27 August (RA Young Hall)
Radford musicians in Years 1-4 who undertaken lessons, or can play piano have an opportunity to perform in this recital.
Please register by 22 August! Registration forms available on Radford OnlineFurther Information: Music Administrator, [email protected]
LUNCHBOX TIPS
With busy lives, preparing and packing a healthy lunchbox can be a difficult task but the foods we send to school with our children can contribute up to 1/3 of their daily intakeof nutrients. So it is important to pack a balanced lunch to ensure they are receiving the necessary nutrients required.
Keeping “occasional” foods such as snack food bars, sweet biscuits, flavoured or coated popcorn and savoury biscuits and chips out of the lunch box will be of benefit to yourchild’s overall health. Although they can offer a practical convenient solution for lunchboxes, these foods aren’t recommended for every day, because they’re low in nutritionand high in calories. If there’s no other choice, your child is more likely to eat the healthy food you’ve packed.
1. Wholegrain carbohydratesIf your sandwiches continually return uneaten, it may be your choice of bread. Plain, white bread goes soggy quickly, so these sandwiches are not as appetising. Make ahealthier meal by using wraps, flat breads, grainy bread rolls, crackers and high-fibre loaves. If your kids normally reject grainy breads, research shows that they’ll eat them ifyou introduce them gradually.
2. ProteinProtein-rich foods provide a number of key nutrients for kids, including calcium, iron and magnesium. Recent research found that up to 84 per cent of school-aged kids arenot getting the recommended daily serves of dairy. But with the range of dairy snacks available, it’s an easy fix. Cheese sticks, yoghurt tubes and flavoured long-life milkpoppers are all nutritious and low-GI. You can also make sandwiches higher in protein with fillings such as tuna, lean ham, chicken, turkey, salmon or hard boiled eggs. Thisslows their rate of digestion, supporting energy levels.
3. FruitIt’s so easy to include a piece of fruit in a lunchbox, but natural foods have been largely replaced by processed and pre-packaged snacks. According to The Medical Journalof Australia, less than half of children and adolescents consume the recommended servings of fruit (with even fewer consuming the recommended servings of veg)! If fruit iscoming home because it’s bruised, stick to hard fruit like oranges, or try a small container filled with berries, grapes or melon pieces. Or alternate fresh fruit with driedvarieties, although fresh is best, as it contains fewer kilojoules and more fibre.
4. SnacksIn 2005, Australian researchers found that children and adolescents consume more energy from low-nutrient, kilojoule-dense foods than any other age group, with theaverage child receiving three packaged snack foods in their lunchbox each day. Ideally, aim to provide just one packaged muesli or snack bar each day and try to choosewholegrain and dairy-based snacks. By providing a small amount each week, they won’t feel that they’re missing out.
5. FluidsWhile poppers are a much-loved lunchbox feature and soft drinks are guaranteed to be finished, they’re just not necessary in your child’s lunch. In fact, a 2008 review by theJournal of the American Dietetic Association suggests that sugar-sweetened drinks such as fruit juice, soft drinks, sports drinks and cordials may contribute to childhoodobesity in three ways: larger portion sizes, higher percentages of children consuming them and increasing numbers of servings. They recommend kids drink no more than twosweetened drinks each week – including fruit juice.
http://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/articles/2010/february/back-to-school-a-balanced-lunchbox
UNIFORM SHOP (on campus)phone 6251 7550
Opening Hours - Term time
Terms 1, 2 and 4 Term 3
Mon 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Mon 2:30pm – 5:30 pm
Tue 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Tue CLOSED
Wed 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Wed 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Thur 2:30pm – 5:30 pm Thur CLOSED
Fri 1:00pm – 5:30 pm Fri 1:00pm – 5:30 pm
Contact: Linda Oakman (Canteen Manager)Canteen menu (Junior and Senior)
ON-LINE LUNCH ORDERS ONLY More information about the Canteen ordering system.
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