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news@pulteney
No. 102 Terms 2 & 3 , 2012
REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST PP 53615500023
From the Principal
Writing this article during the term three break two revelations provided the theme. The first was observing the School quad from my
office one bright morning. Usually the area is brimming with students in all manner of conversations and activity. During a break their
absence leaves the benches idle and the wind the only chatter. The absence of movement dulls the scene and the mosaic of the slate
stands unappealingly bare. My second moment was standing in two empty rooms in my house. I had cleared both my two youngest sons’
bedrooms in preparation for painting and all the toys and trinkets of their lives had been moved elsewhere. The rooms were as lifeless as the
playthings that usually captivate their energies. Mind you they come very much alive hurtling through space with well aimed throws!
My touchstone for this article, then, is the awakening of our own lives in our relations with others, most particularly in a school setting, such
as Pulteney, where children shape our own being.
At Pulteney, in the normal run of things, I have any number of childrens’ lives and activities to fill the quad a hundred times. There are
boundless stories and enough adventures to write a girls’ or boys’ own tale to rival the very best intrigues. I anticipate that any age of any
school would be the same and it is why we can all take such heart and joy from our various involvements and associations in Pulteney
Grammar School.
Most recently, over these holidays students have been traversing the globe. There have been students in Japan and Nepal. Moreover, there
are staff, on reconnaissance to Kenya, Vanuatu and India as we prepare for students to also visit those countries. As part of the Adventure
Learning Experiences, a globally focused community service program, the School has entered partnerships with several organisations to
provide opportunities for Pulteney students to explore. The objectives for each of the Adventure Learning Experiences is that they will be
sustainable and focused on students entering their senior schooling. The belief is that students in Year 10, and beyond, will gain enormously
from such experiences, perhaps shaping careers, and at the very least learning and giving in places that they would normally only see on a
map.
The Nepalese trip, in partnership with the Blue Sky School and Mother Rajan’s Orphanage in Kathmandu, for example, allowed three staff
and fifteen students to visit. Our team was able to work and live with staff and students in a remarkably different cultural setting. This led to
a great enhancement of understanding between both countries.
The life changing experience, as described by a number of participants, gave the opportunity to interact with people of relatively no material
wealth, but with a richness of culture and happiness and joy of life that the Pulteney Travellers grew quickly to envy.
Our staff and students have returned, empassioned to assist in giving greater opportunity to the Blue Sky School and orphanage staff and
students for the future benefit of Nepal!
Already, the arrangements for fourteen students to travel to Zambia in October, next year are set. Through a partnership with ZooSA,
established ostensibly through the vibrant Conservation Corps program in the middle school, the attraction of conservation in an African
setting, working with the Chipembele Wildlife Foundation has proved irresistible.
Similarly, staff have just returned from their reconnoitre of other intended, international settings. Our Deputy Principal, Mandy Hore, has
spent a week appraising the benefits of students assisting the Good Shepherd Mission in northern India’s Uttarakhand region. While Daniel
Polkinghorne, a middle school teacher, has ventured to Kenya, working with the Global Youth organisation’s twenty-year project on an
Odebe eco-village. Reverend Sonya Paterson, the School Chaplain, has also visited Vanuatu to consider the possibilities of students teaching
in the Anglican Church of Australia’s project of adult literacy in Port Vila and completes an array of projects demonstrating the outreach and
opportunity that Pulteney is attempting to bring to the lives of students on our contemporary age.
Closer to home, in fact State Parliament, our debating students have experienced extraordinary success in recent weeks. The School had two
teams in the grand finals, the open senior team and the Year 8/9 team. The finals were tense debates and victory by both teams was a credit
to their preparation and consistent standards of excellence. In what is an outstanding achievement the students representing the School will
be hosted at a ceremony in Government House later this year.
Not to be outdone Prep School students have emerged as victors in the State final of Tournament of the Minds, a problem solving
competition. The students will now travel to Perth for the Australian Championship as a reward for their success.
Editor’s Note: Advertising is limited to members of the school community and many of those who advertise are generous sponsors of the
School and I would encourage you to support their businesses if the opportunity arises. Mark Bourchier, [email protected]
Cover: Pulteney Grammar Old Scholar Peter Hatherly passed away on 6 July 2012 in his 100th year. Much can be packed into almost 100
years and Peter certainly made the most of the years available to him.
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The progress of the Arts world thrives. The performances at the Prepactular in the Adelaide Town Hall, or the Book Parade by the Kurrajong
students in Wyatt Hall, or the Year 12 Drama class and their portrayal of the Breakfast Club at the Bakehouse Theatre, the equally
unforgettable School musical, Viva Mexico, at the Space Theatre, or the silver medaling performances of the School Concert Band in the
State Championships at Unley Town Hall, are all notable achievements.
The record number of 430 dinners at the Long Lunch, held on Sunday 26th August in the Robert Henshall Gymnasium, was a telling
expression of the community of Pulteney.
Unfortunately, amid the many successes there are, inevitably, challenges that remain yet to be overcome. Such is the case with the wonderful
rivalry Pulteney enjoys with Scotch as part of the 15 sporting competitions that comprise the Intercol Cup. Played at the conclusion of both
winter and summer seasons the contests between the senior teams of the two schools are engrossing. In the fifth year of the Intercol Cup
the School were downed by a single fixture losing 8 matches to 7 matches. After five years - so near and yet so far!
Pulteney coming together. Along with the other 18 reunions, Old Scholar gatherings and competition of seventeen Pulteney Old Scholar
sporting teams, we are fortunate that the bonds of Pulteney kinship continue so vigorously.
This latest news@pulteney is a fine portrayal of the School, and the many settings, shown so visually will gladden hearts.
So, as the quad fills again for the last term of the year and my childrens’ rooms are now restored to disorder, I encourage you to enjoy this
edition of news@pulteney content that the life of the School continues unabated.
Eddie Groughan
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KURRAJONG
EGGS ARRIVE IN ELC T
After collecting feathers and learning about
birds in Term 1, the students wanted to find
out more about chickens. Staff arranged
eggs, an incubator and a brooder box from
Living Eggs. It was so special to watch the
chickens hatch and learn about the life
cycle of a chicken. The children observed
and recorded their growth, fed them and
took care of them. They read picture books
about farm animals, especially chickens,
hens, and roosters! The children decided
they would like to learn about the life cycle
of other animals and have since obtained
a booklet about all the animals they could
borrow and learn about as members of the
Nature Education Centre. I wonder what
animal will visit ELC T next? ‘OUTDOOR ROOMS’ IN
COURTYARD
The children and staff from each ELC have
been busy creating ‘outdoor rooms’ in the
Antill Courtyard for all Kurrajong students
to enjoy. One of the rooms ELC W created
has been a ‘Dinosaur Garden’. Mrs Kirsty
Lake kindly donated a pond to use as the
base for the dinosaurs to live, and plants,
rocks, wood, bark and pebbles were also
added to this exciting learning room. The
rooms vary and are designed to develop
students imagination, curiosity, language,
social skills, role-playing, fine motor skills
and sense of fun! Parents have begun to
donate other items and materials to create
more ‘outdoor rooms’ in the courtyard.
A Zen Garden is the next exciting project
waiting to be developed by ELC W!
A Readers Theatre performance is a
dramatic reading, where students take
turns reading words from a script. It is a
valuable language strategy to use as it helps
build oral fluency and strengthens reading
skills. It also helps to build confidence in
students and promotes teamwork. During Term 2 the children from Tamingga
class (RT) met their Year 5 buddies for
the first time. It has been a wonderful
opportunity for the children to build
relationships with older students in the
school. Mr Dodd’s class have assisted the
Receptions with their Farm Animal Research
Projects. This has involved them researching
facts about their chosen animals on the
Internet as well as helping their buddies
to create 3D models of their farm animals.
Both the Year 5’s and the Receptions have
gained an enormous amount from this
experience and they are all looking forward
to spending more time together in the
coming terms.
Harry Couche-Petch observing the chickens in ELC T
Jamie Bunnik and Noah Thesinger (5D) assisiting
Darcy Bryan (RT) to make his animal model
Students from 2K planting the broad bean seedlings
they germinated into the vegetable patch in the
Kurrajong garden.
RECEPTIONS EXPLORE FARMS
Throughout Term 2 the Reception classes
undertook a unit of inquiry on Farms.
Classes explored various farms and animals
and students developed early research skills
through their individual research project
on a specific farm animal. To enhance this
research classes visited the Animal Barn
at Onkaparinga Hills to find answers to
specific questions they had about their
chosen animal. Making food to feed the
animals was one of the popular activities
students participated in on the excursion.
Finlay Redpath and Lilah Dunn from ELC W
exploring the Dinosaur Garden.
Students from RK participating in the Readers
Theatre of the story ‘Little Red Hen’.
Students from 2P with their dreamtime
boomerangs.
Sophie Beswick (1N) and her Grandparents visiting
on Grandparents and Special Friends morning.
Reception students also enjoyed
participating in a Readers Theatre
experience of ‘Little Red Hen’, integrating
the Farm Inquiry topic with Literacy.
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Term 2 highlights from each
Year One class
Tarnma (1T) has been doing an investigative
study into Australian animals. Each student
chose an animal to research in particular.
The results of the research were used to
create an animal enclosure, providing
food, shelter and safety from predators
to reflect their new knowledge. The Year
One students worked with their Year Four
buddies on both the research and Design
and Technology components as a team and
were thrilled with the final result. Students
enjoyed sharing their work with their
parents at a special presentation morning.
The children from Kurti (1K) thoroughly
enjoyed engaging in a hands-on experience
with the Australian animals at Cleland
Wildlife Park. The children were very
inquisitive and very brave about touching
the animals, specially the bearded dragon
and the snake!!! It was a magnificent
experience to enrich our studies of
Australian animals.
The children from Narnu (1N) wrote stories
about why their grandies are great and
the special things that they like to share
with their grandparents. The children drew
pictures of their grandparents and listed
adjectives to describe older people. The
children and their grandparents shared the
different games that they played when they
were six. There were some similarities like
board games, cricket and footy and some
of the differences were computer games,
marbles, knuckle bones and iphone apps!
Aboriginal Dreamtime
The Year 2 students have been exploring
Aboriginal Dreaming Stories during Term
2. They studied some of the symbols that
Aboriginals used to illustrate their Dreaming
stories. Each student had time to practise
making these symbols. Some students told
a story through their symbols whilst others
simply enjoyed creating a piece of Art on
their boomerang. The students transferred
their favourite design onto wooden
boomerangs. Firstly they sponged on a
base colour background. They then used
cotton buds to paint on their design, the
next step was to add another layer to their
pattern using the tip of a paintbrush, finally,
the boomerangs were sprayed with gloss,
which greatly enhanced the vibrant colours.
During the final lesson on Aboriginal
Studies students watched a video on how
to throw a boomerang and then headed
over to the parklands where all students
tried to throw their boomerangs. It was
great fun and a bit scary! Whilst they were
in the parklands students retold some of
their favourite Dreaming Stories as a group.
It was a lovely way to complete their unit of
study on Aboriginal Dreaming Stories.
Biological Sciences
In their studies of Biological Sciences Year
2 students learnt about how living things
grow and change, such as plants, animals,
insects and humans. They gained hands-on
experiences of the changes that occur in the
germination of broad bean seeds through
planting, watering, measuring and drawing
labelled diagrams over several weeks. Once
the seedlings had grown the students
planted them in the Kurrajong vegetable
patch.
Reception students making food to feed the
animals at the Farm Barn
Transit of Venus
On the 6th of June 2012 many students
were lucky enough to view the transit of
Venus. Through a telescope they viewed
Venus as a small, dark dot crossing the
bright disk of the Sun as Venus passed
directly between the Earth and the
Sun. Transits of Venus are very rare - two
transits of Venus occur every 125 years. The
Year 2 students felt very privileged to view
this special event with Pulteney parent, Dr
David Lance (father of James and Alex). A
special thank you to David for his generosity
in sharing his telescope, knowledge, time
and passion with the many students and
staff across the school.
Erin Adams-McDonald (1T) proudly showing her
animal enclosure.
Virginia Evans
Head of Kurrajong
Poppy Brown (2K) with Pulteney parent, Dr David
Lance explaining the Transit of Venus
Michael Trenwith, Liam Maguire and Thomas
Smid from 1K patting the bearded dragon at
Cleland Wildlife park
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Kurrajong
Grand Parents and Special Friends Morning
On Tuesday 29 May Kurrajong celebrated
a very special day on the Pulteney calendar,
Kurrajong Grandparents and Special Friends
Morning. Over 400 guests listened to the
delightful Kurrajong Choir perform. A
student from each of the Reception – Yr 2
classes shared their thoughts about their
grandparents.
RM – Abbey Herreen
My Nana and Poppa are beautiful and
lovely. They are nice and give me chocolate
and treats. They give me hugs and kisses.
RT – Lauren Smith
My grandparents live a long way away. I
am going to go and fly on a plane and see
them one day.
RK – Sophie Fonovic
Grandparents are people who help you
when you are feeling sad.
1N – Emma Neuhaus
They give me really, really good presents for
Christmas. They look after me very well and
they give me lots of good things that I like.
1K – Kiara Borrelli
My grandparents help me and I love them
so much!
1T – Riley McAvaney
I love being with my gtrandparents. I help
them do the dishes. We have ice-cream
together!
2K – Zach Pouras
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Once upon a time there was a boy called
Zach who was eight years old, tall and
funny.
He loved his grandparents very much
because they gave him lots of food, they
cook pasta for him, they hug him and they
help him with his homework.
They lived happily ever after.
The End
2P – Declan Clarke
Dear Papa, Thank you for making me
lasagna and spag bol. Thank you for giving
me drinks and taking me to mini golf.
Thank you for making me watch “Deal or
No Deal”. I love sleeping at your house and
you are very special to me.
The Grandparents and Special Friends then
spent time in the classrooms where the
children shared their creative art work they
had made and more fabulous descriptions
about them. Morning tea was enjoyed by
all in the courtyard, where delicious delicate
sweets were handed out by 190 students,
Middle School Leaders and the many parent
helpers! It was another amazing morning
where Kurrajong celebrated just how
important Grandparents and Special Friends
are in the lives of our families.
Virginia Evans
Head of Kurrajong
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LAP
Learning Assistance Program : Thank you to our wonderful volunteers
Each week, 25 enthusiastic
volunteers come to the
Learning Support Centre to
share their skills and provide
encouraging ‘guided
assistance’ to students.
Our volunteers’ input is highly valued by the children, staff and parents and I wish to thank
and acknowledge them all. Each year it is wonderful to welcome new volunteers to the
Learning Assistance Program (LAP) as well as welcome back a group of ‘regulars’, who have
supported the program for numerous years.
Jenny Bartelletti and Jim Feetham’s involvement is in excess of ten years and pre-dates the
time when I commenced as Coordinator of the program. Jim’s grandson, Harry Atwell,
completed Year 12 at Pulteney in 2012 and Jenny’s son finished his schooling at Pulteney in
2004. We are fortunate to enjoy their on-going support.
Di Langton, Andrew Langhans and Tracey Inns have been wonderful participants since 2004
and Vanessa Bonaguro, Michelle Kittel, Sharen Mellor, Deb Fyfe, Mary Argy and Andriana
Karagiannis all have over 5 years experience as LAP helpers.
The spirit of community, sharing and personal growth are integral elements of the Learning
Assistance Program and the rewards received are reflected in the smiles exchanged between
student and volunteer.
New volunteers are always welcome. No experience is required. Please contact Shelley Stuart
should you be interested in joining the program.
Deb Fyfe and Reilly Magazin
Andrew Langhans and Edward Knights
Riley McAvaney and Karen Nesbitt
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Shelley Stuart
Coordinator : Learning Assistance Program
Lara Kittel and Jim Feetham
Ariel Boyce and Lynne Loh
ELC W
A letter to the Ramingining School in
Northern Territory
Dear Mr Barrie and Yr 5, We have been looking at your photos
and think that you live in a very special
place. We were surprised to see all the
land and the bush around your home and
school and we noticed that there weren’t
many cars as well.
It is really different to where we live. We
live in Adelaide which is a city and it is very
busy here. There is lots of traffic and lots
of roads and lots of buildings. We have
tall buildings around our school and in the
city which is close by. This means we have
lots of shops and our mums and dads work
close by in some of the big buildings. Our school is very different from your
school. Piper Cammell and William Arbon
We have lots of cement and lots of classrooms. Our playground has climbing sets, stairs, slippery slides, a small rock climbing wall. a row
boat ( it sits on the ground and we pretend to go sailing in it) and a sandpit. Our Early Learning Centre (ELC) is in a part of the school called Kurrajong. It is named after the Kurrajong tree that grows in our
playground. We discovered that the name Kurrajong is an indigenous Australian name for ‘shade tree’. Our classroom is called the ‘Wita’
room which is also the Kaurna name for “Peppermint Gum” and our class is called ELC W. The ages of the children in ELC W range from
three and a half to five years of age. Each day we have twenty-seven children come to the school but we actually have thirty-six children in
our class. The Early Learning Centre is for children to attend before they start their Reception Year in school. We don’t learn to read and
write and do the things that you do in class but we are learning the things we need know and do for when we enter Reception. We have
people coming to school on different days thats why we have a big class. We have lots of teachers in our classroom .... Ms Copeland, Ms
Leonard, Mrs Lake and Mr Kerber. They help us when we are playing and they keep us safe.
We have been learning about the Kaurna people who lived on the Adelaide plains and how they are our traditional land owners. Every
morning we acknowledge them with a Kaurna Welcome. When we were looking at your photographs we wondered what you called your
community and what you could share with us about your community.
At our morning meeting the children raised these questions for you ....
1. What do you call your community?
2. Does it rain often where you live?
3. Why is their water over the roads? Do you have gutters and water pipes on your roads to take the water away?
4. Do you only have dirt roads in your community?
5. Do you have much traffic where you live?
6. Do you have street lights? Does it get very dark at night with no street lights?
7. Your school looks like it is in the bush. Is it?
8. Do the Year 5 students live far from your school and how do they get to school? 9. Where do you go to shop? Do you have any shops close by?
10. What birds and animals do you have around your home and school?
We have been taking photos of the things in our community that you might like to see. Everyone has had a turn taking photos of the
school, the buildings, the parklands, the cars and our ELC room. We have so many to sort through but we are making a file for you to look
at. Some of the children have done drawings for you and Ms Copeland is going to mail them to Mr Barrie for your classroom.
We’d love to hear about your community and the things you do at school and at home and we’d love to share our community with
you. What would you like to know about us?
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Cheers,
Ms Copeland, Mrs Lake, Mr Kerber, Ms Leonard and the ELC W children.
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Kurrajong/prep disco
‘Fairytales and Fireworks’
Abbey Herreen and Emily Palmer (RT) dressed in their Fairytale costumes!
Connor Fyfe – “too cool for school”
The staff and students couldn’t wait to dress-up and strut their
dance moves at the ‘Fairytales and Fireworks’ Disco on Friday
18 May!
The evening was a family affair where families enjoyed a b-b-q dinner and drinks with other
members of the Pulteney community. Students enjoyed getting their faces and nails painted
as well as ‘spray-on tattoos’! A special thank you to Sam and Chris Ruff, Mark Bourchier
and the band of merry helpers who organised the disco – it would not go ahead without
their fabulous organisation! Thank you also to the 190 students who helped all the students
find their dance groove!
Lara Kittel & Alexandra Osborne
Amelia Brett & Caitlin Marshall
Lucy Sassi showing off her dazzling nails
Sarah Ninio with her mum,Kathryn
Trainee DJ Joseph Ninio
Hana Bolto, Lili Keene and Allegra Cook
Declan Bell, Maxim Cavender and Aidan Rowett
Paul Cammell, Lloyd Cammell and Ms Selina Griguol
Fraser Brion showing off his dance moves
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Year 2 Tabloid with St Peter’s Woodlands
On Friday 4 May Pulteney
hosted the Yr 2 Tabloid with
St Peter’s Woodlands on the
Pulteney ovals.
Matt Brown’s Yr 7 Home Group students
lead the 10 groups of students around
the 10 circuit activities, where more Yr 7
students managed each activity. Everyone
enjoyed a fun morning, where at the end
of the tabloid all students shared lunch
and a play in Glover Park where students
continued to mix and play with their new
friends. The Yr 7 students showed great
leadership skills and should be commended
on their behaviour throughout the morning.
Rachel Craddock, Amelia Brett and Joseph Pingitore participating in ‘Under and Over’ ball game.
Rachel Craddock
Joseph Pingitore crawling through the obstacle
Hugh Mahoney passes the ball back
Charlotte Hurst enjoying the running circuit
Jade Leane
Christian Bizot participating in the hockey dribble
Milayna Zuliamis
Amelia Brett enjoying the morning activities
Saskia Brennen participating in the baton relay
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PREP
Year 5 & 6 German
Students in Year 5 were introduced to the German
language and culture in Semester 1 of this year.
They were interested and enthusiastic
learners who enjoyed the challenge of all
that was presented to them. Some of the
favourite activities included making their
own masks for ‘Karneval’, performing sock
puppet role-plays and making Easter boxes.
The students also enjoyed learning about
Grimm’s fairy tales, which are celebrating
their 200th year of publication. A highlight
was the excursion to Hahndorf where
the Puppet Shop and Sweet Shop were a
delight. The Hahndorf Academy was also
of interest where the students learnt about
German settlement in South Australia.
Year 6 students embarked upon their
second semester of German in Terms 1
and 2. They were able to consolidate their
learning from last year and build upon
their knowledge of the language and
culture. A popular activity was the making
of ‘Hampelmann’ puppets for Karneval
and learning about German fairy tales.
The students had the opportunity to view
a German marionette puppet play of
the Snow White story, which prompted
discussion about live theatre and the
importance of visual clues, tone of voice and
drawing on ones prior knowledge to make
sense of information in a foreign language.
All students enjoyed sampling German
bread pretzels and watching a DVD of a
modern fairy tale story in German at the
end of Term 2.
Edward Knights, Elliot Ridgway, and Monique Nguyen
Jai Dahm,James Gluyas, and Tyler Petersen-Dix
Elizabeth Simpson-Smith
Nadine Faulkhead, and Laura Argy
Yr 5D German Class
Coby Howell and Terry Koumi
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Daniel Bourke
Chelsea Goodes, Zoe Roberts, Charlotte Martin, and Elyce Borrelli
The Prep School Drama club’s production of ‘Superkids’, the
Prep Disco, a focus on Financial Literacy in Mathematics, and
numerous excursions to broaden the children’s understanding
of curriculum were amongst the highlights of Term 2 for the
Prep School.
Year 3
Alex Symons
The beginning of the term saw the Year 3 students exploring the meaning of ANZAC Day
by focusing on the story ‘Simpson and his Donkey’ by Mark Greenwood during their Society
and Its Environment lessons. Visiting author Jackie French further assisted the children to
explore this important event in Australian history during her presentation to the Prep School.
All classes then focused the topic ‘Indigenous Australians’. Class discussion centered on
the importance of country and place to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The children studied the Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri people in depth as they are local to the
Adelaide city area. They researched boundaries, borders and symbols, as well as some
Dreaming stories.
Sophia Xanthis and Daniel Hassan
The children’s investigation into this topic included two excursions during the term. The first
excursion was a visit to the Tandanya Cultural Centre. The Educational officers at Tandanya
enlightened the children with stories and facts as they toured the centre’s Indigenous Art
exhibition. Following this, the Year 3 students spent an afternoon visiting the Indigenous
exhibition in the SA Museum before going on a walk to observe three beautiful pieces of
Indigenous artwork along the River Torrens. The children were excited to discover that
one of the artworks focused on the local story of ‘Tjilbruke’, an indigenous story they had
studied at school. During the last weeks of term classes looked specifically at symbols used
in paintings and continued to learn about traditional Indigenous Australian lifestyles.
‘Chemical Sciences’ was the theme for Science in Year 3 this term. Classes looked at the
differences between Solids and Liquids in their lessons. It was a messy unit so the children
loved it! They observed psyllium husk in its various states, as well as ice. The children also
had the opportunity to share experiences about the properties of solids and what happens
when we add various liquids to them!
Stefan Gould and Angus Winter
Year 4
The Year 4 theme for Term 2 was ‘The First Fleet’. Each class began by discussing and
recording all they knew about the topic before furthering their investigation with an
excursion to the Maritime Museum. Educational officers at the Museum were able to
answer many of the questions the children had posed in class and also assisted in deepening
the children’s knowledge about the impact of the First Fleet from an Indigenous perspective.
Dion Stamatelopoulos and Danny Puzanov
A class novel study on ‘Surviving Sydney Cove’ by Goldie Alexander provided the children
with further background knowledge of this topic. Research tasks for the term included
examining the impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians, life and conditions
on board the First Fleet, and Explorers and Navigators of the world.
Designing, making and appraising an item or object that had a moving part kept the
children in Year 4 very occupied during Design and Technology lessons in Term 2! A number
of class discussions were held to brainstorm ideas before the children began creating their
individual and very original designs. After carefully appraising their outstanding designs the
children took great pleasure in presenting them at our weekly Prep School Assembly.
Max Cavendar leads the Yr 3’s
Year 5
At the beginning of term the Year 5 classes enjoyed a very successful trip to Hahndorf
where they spent the day exploring the historic sights of the town. Although a visit to the
sweet shop and puppet shop was clearly enjoyed by both children and adults there was an
educational focus to the day! The excursion was planned to further support the children’s
learning about History and the German language.
The children had a chance to practise ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in German and also to learn
about the first German Colonisation in the Hahndorf Academy. This was an important
focus for the History topic for the term. Not only did the children have a great day on their
Henri Pardoe and Infinity Roubos
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excursion, but they also widened their knowledge of colonisation and German history.
After completing further research in class the children had fun working in groups to
complete their final assessment task for the term, a short film segment on an aspect of
colonisation. Examples of some of the children’s film segments included footage that
compared life for a woman on the goldfields with that of a wealthy squatter’s wife, and
‘Bush Tucker Man’ which contrasted the traditional bush foods of the indigenous people
with the limited diet of the European settlers. The children also broadened their focus to
create various skits, newsflashes and historical advertisements to capture a wide array of
Australian life in the 1800s.
Year 6
During Term 2 aspects of Geography from the new Australian curriculum were integrated
into the Year 6 theme of ‘Going Global’. The students began by identifying and exploring
the five themes of Geography, and mainly focused on Latitude and Longitude during the
first two weeks. The students also reviewed previous work on the continents and focused on
Asia and its countries.
The main objective during the Term was to explore the relationship between population,
wealth and health of the six main continents. The students were introduced to some of the
fundamental inequalities and differences across the world. Their study of Human Rights and
the role of the United Nations supported this unit of work. Working in groups, the children
created fabulous models to depict the results of their investigations, which they enjoyed
sharing at our weekly Prep Assembly.
Telopia Kailis-Phillips, Kate Watts, Lily Trnovsky
In Science this Term the Year 6 students studied microorganisms, and even grew their own
mould! After observing the different mould types they had grown using their naked eyes
and hand lenses they were introduced to optical of light microscopes. They were then able
to view their own mould growth investigations more closely as well as a variety of prepared
slides of common simple bacteria. The children were excited when they could identify the
coccus, bacillus and spirillum shapes.
They also found it fascinating to view Youtube clips about Alexander Fleming and his
accidental discovery of penicillin, as well as the further research conducted by Dr Howard
Florey (who was born in Adelaide and won the Nobel Prize), Dr Ernst Chain and their team.
An interesting discussion was had about the many positive and negative uses of penicillin
today. We were very fortunate to have a visiting guest research scientist Dr Fiona McAlister
to end this unit of work. She worked with the students to collect and isolate their own DNA
which many then took home in small glass heart shaped vials hung around their necks.
Denise O’Loughlin,
Head of Prep
Lachlan Casey, William Craddock, Zach Nicholls
Julian Di Rosa and children at the Year 3 Camp
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Donna Albertini, Portia Excell, and
Christen Perdikoyiannis
Venture Club
Grampians Trip April 2012
The Venture Club annual Easter trip
went to the Grampians National Park in
Victoria. 35 students in 8 groups took
various trails through the park. The walks
ranged from overnight to 4 days and 3
nights. The students were assisted by 12
old scholar leaders, 10 parents at Base
Camp, and Richard Drogemuller and David
Andrewartha as staff. Others to assist
included Janet Kiosses and Steve Talbot
(student teacher).
Reports from 3 of the groups are as
follows:
Group 10V
A week of hiking and camping in the
bush of the Grampians National Park,
Victoria, brought many challenges and new
experiences to myself and fellow group
members, Dimity Dutch, Izzy Nikoloff and
James Radbone. With an untexpected,
longer than anticipated route from Base
to Lake Wartook via Mt Difficult Range,
limited water supply and a communication
failure, the week is now remembered by
the fascinating scenery and a great sense
of achievement with a story to tell. The
short distance on the map did not show the
thick scrub that turned our one day walk
into a two-day trial. We ended the first day
camping in dense forest.
Special thanks goes to our awesome
leaders Abbey Rawson and Emma Murray
for their efforts in bringing us home safely
as well as dealing with the unexpected in a
very efficient manner.
By Lexie Van Gemert
Year 7 & 8 groups
Elliot Lewis & Darcy Holbrook (old scholar leaders)
Group 10S
Group 9F
Our group consisted of Daniel Barnett, Alex
Tynan, Lachlan Holbrook, Timothy Allen,
group leader Sam Shepherdson and leaders
Callum Brett and Padg Fyfe. On the first
day we set out to reach Troopers Creek.
That day we walked along a track till lunch.
Then we decided to bush bash across some
hills to save time. The bush was denser
than anything any of us had encounter
before but we all got though with a only
few cuts and scrapes.
Our group (Sophie Rawson, Charlie Fewster,
Tristram Fyfe; Leaders: Holly Rawson,
Steve Talbot) took on a 3 day expedition
around Lake Wartook. Day one took us
from Troopers Campground through
seeming hilly terrain along Chainman’s
track towards Smith’s Camping Ground.
This day we walked around 16kms, and
gave us some very good views of the
surrounding countryside, but also seemed
to give us breaks which extended in length:
5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30
minutes… and then an hour for lunch.
The next day we climbed Mt Difficult then
camped at Briggs Bluff. The views for the
day were stunning. On our third day we
went down Beehive Falls and back to base
camp. On our last day we walked up Mt
Hollow and Mt Zero. At Mt Hollow we
went in some caves. Some of our highlights
for the trip were the view at Briggs Bluff,
Callum and Lachlan’s riddles and the food.
Whether the food was nachos, stir-fry,
pudding or a bucket of M&M’s we enjoyed
it.
By Sam Shephardson
On the second day we walked around the
same distance, albeit flatter. We discovered
that the maps we had been given had
become rather inaccurate over the 20 years
in which they had existed. On the map,
we had two creeks to cross before the
campsite. By the 7th, we gave up on the
map and just kept walking. According to
the map, we’d arrive at a junction where
the year 11s would be camping. Upon
arriving at that junction, there was no
campsite, and a sign telling us that there
was no campsite at the location which
we’d chosen to camp. We continued
towards our goal, and eventually discovered
there actually was a campsite there, albeit
very small.
The last day was only half the distance of
the other two, but being Mount Difficult,
it took us a similar time. This walk gave
us even better views than we had yet
experienced. On this day we also practiced
a first aid scenario which showed us that
had Sophie Rawson been bitten by a deadly
snake she would have died at least 7 times
over before we managed to apply pressure
to her leg. Overall it was a very fun camp
and we all had a very good time. I look
forward to doing it next year.
By Tristram Fyfe
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
Term 1 in the Middle School can be likened to the first gear of
a vehicle, where all the energy is put into getting the year
and new initiatives up and running. In Term 2 we move into
second gear, the consolidating mode, where we ensure every
aspect of the Middle School, especially new initiatives, are
accelerating along nicely.
MS Leaders
After making changes to the student
leadership structure this year, with the
guidance of Malcolm Dollman, the MS
Leaders participated in two separate
workshops where they explored what
leadership meant to them as a group.
They came up with three key words that
represent their trademark:
Enthusiasm
Productive
Initiative
And once they, as a group, moved into
second gear they have come up with a
number of initiatives.
Lukas Price is leading a small team of
Year 9’s who intend to collect clothes and
electronic items for indigenous students
attending Adelaide boarding schools as part
of the Yalari scholarship program.
The MS leaders are also planning an MS
Olympics to begin in Term 3 whereby each
Home Group will nominate as a country
and compete in fun activities organised by
the leaders in lessons 4A and lunch whilst
the Olympics is occurring.
A bonus for a few of our leaders was
the opportunity to attend the Anglicare
breakfast at Adelaide Oval and to listen to
the Hope debate hosted by Peter Goers.
I am very pleased that, as the year
progresses, our MS leaders are proving to
be true to their trademark.
The Rite Journey
After a slow start The Rite Journey
program eventually got under way with
a ceremony titled ‘The Calling’. The Year
9’s all gathered early one morning at
Montefiore Hill to collectively watch the
sunrise. We were fortunate to experience a
beautiful beginning of the day, symbolizing
the beginning of our program and the
beginning of our exploration as to what it
means to be a young adult. We then had a
lovely breakfast at the Pulteney Boat Club,
kindly provided by parents.
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Since this occasion the Year 9’s for this
program have broken into gender groups.
The students have had some great
conversations whilst sharing their life story,
so far, and learning more about each other.
They have explored what it means to be
a man/ woman, stereotypes and what
makes ‘Great Men/Women’. In future
sessions they will look at relationships and
communication, as well as be put through
some fun challenges.
Sam Chapman
Year 9 Camp
Unlike the Year 7 and 8 Camps that occur
in the first few weeks of the year to allow
students (new and old) to get to know each
other, the focus for the Year 9’s is more
about the challenge.
Students participate in a five-day expedition
where they spend a day hiking, a day
mountain bike riding and a day and a half
kayaking down the Murray. The students
sleep in tents, and use Trangia ovens to
cook their meals. They plan their own
menus and supply their own food. Each
student has a go at leadership on the
journey and part of the challenge is to
be able to work together even when he
or she are exhausted and uncomfortable.
To their credit, as you will read in Ms
Petherick’s report, they managed to survive
the week, develop resilience, and a greater
appreciation of each other.
9JP at Ngaut Ngaut
NAPLAN Testing
Not long post the camp, the Year 7’s and
9’s, once again, participated in the NAPLAN
testing. Student cooperation through this
potentially stressful testing regime was
impressive.
As we approach fourth term, the next gear
change is imminent. The second semester
continued to provide opportunities for our
students to develop their academic skills,
their sense of social responsibility and to be
further challenged!
Yr9’s kayaking down the Murray River
Paul Ryan,
Head of Middle School
Chris Baker, Joshua Price, and Adam Coumi
Year 9 Camp Murray River
and Mt Crawford Forest
During Week 2 of Term 2, the entire Year
9 cohort took part in a five-day expedition
of bushwalking and mountain bike riding
through Mt Crawford Forest, and kayaking
along the Murray River from Swan Reach to
Walkers Flat.
The students carried all their food, water,
clothing, shelter and bedding with them as
they slept in tents each night and cooked
for themselves every day on small fuel
stoves.
This experience is designed to give students
the opportunity to develop outdoor
living, cooking and camping skills, as well
as improve kayaking, mountain biking,
bushwalking and navigation skills.
The camp also aims to build students’
relationships with their peers, develop a
better understanding of themselves and
the environment, and improve their group
cooperation and leadership skills.
The following are some extracts from
students’ reflections upon their return from
camp:
“I enjoyed many things on camp, especially
sitting around the campfire talking about
what happened each day, telling funny
stories and jokes. I also enjoyed kayaking
because my arms didn’t get sore and I
spoke to people I don’t speak to much.
Bushwalking was really good fun, we saw
lots of kangaroos and were the first group
to finish. Mountain bike riding was so
much fun, especially when we went down
Suicide Hill, I wanted to go down it again!”
(Jackie van Renen)
“Of all the days of camp, I learnt the most
about myself on Tuesday. It was a tough
day of grueling kayaking and it was pouring
with rain. We kayaked, set up tents and
cooked in the rain. I have been camping
countless times before with my family, but
never in rain as heavy as it was on Tuesday.
I now know that, although I certainly didn’t
enjoy it, I can camp a night in the rain.”
(Calvin Heath)
“The things I learnt about myself on camp
is that I am not as bad at kayaking as I
thought I would be. I also learnt how to
put up and pack down a tent like a pro,
and that two people can fit on one roll
mat! But the best thing I leant from camp
is that I can talk with anyone in the class.
I think Pulteney sends us on camp so the
bonds between students and with teachers
will become stronger.”
I would sincerely like to thank Ms Bianca
Djumovic, Mr Matt Down and Mr Paul
Ryan for spending the week with the Year
9 classes, as well as the Wilderness Escape
staff for their incredible energy, enthusiasm,
skill and patience.
And last but not least, I congratulate the
Yr 9’s for their excellent behaviour, and the
determination and resilience they showed
at all times. They proved that Pulteney
students are capable of amazing things
when they set their minds to it!
Ms Jodi Petherick ,
Yr 9 Coordinator
(Adam Coumi)
“This year’s camp was one of the hardest
things I’ve had to do. It put me on the
edge and pushed me beyond my limit,
especially since I caught a cold in the
second half of the week. However, I learnt
that I don’t need to give up and shy away
when a challenge comes my way, and that
I’m a lot stronger than I thought I was. I
also learnt it’s ok to go outside my usual
circle of friends, and I became a lot closer
to all of my class members because of this
camp.”
From left Jessica Rule, Jackie Van Renen,
Mia Williams, Sam McGarry and Adam Cameron
(Eliza Marsland)
“9JP is a really cool class. I really enjoyed
all my classmates, like the guys making
everyone laugh at the times we needed to
laugh. Ms Petherick is a great role model.
I learnt a lot from her mistakes, like watch
where you walk at all times!”
(Mia Williams)
Students preparing for the Mountain Biking session
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one ninety
Year 10 Camp
During the last week of Term 2, all Year
10 students undertook their last year level
based school camp. Students ventured off
to a variety of different locations around the
state and interstate including;
• The Coorong
• Mt Arapiles
• Robe; and the
• Southern Flinders.
All students and staff were tested to
their limits through either the riding of
a mountain bike along a single track,
undertaking a multi-pitch climb for the first
time, having to drag kayaks through the
mud or squeezing through a tiny opening in
a rock while adventure caving.
Thomas Berg
Reflections of the journey covered
Climbing underway
Madeline Kurpita
Each student enjoyed their time away and
has grown in confidence for the experience.
Special thanks must go to the Pulteney staff
– Kirsty Raymond, Rod James, Ben Frick,
Mark Webber and Janet Kiosses for making
the camp process a smooth one. The
efforts of these staff and that of Wilderness
Escape our outdoor education provider
has allowed our students to experience
something that many may not get the
opportunity to undertake again.
Omission:
In the last edition of the news@pulteney an omission was made in the listing of students who achieved an ATAR of 90 or above. Nicholas
Taylor achieved an ATAR result of 99.9 with Merits in Mathematical Studies, Specialist Mathematics and Physics.
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Loaded up and waiting
Rest break while we check the map
Waiting for the journey to start
Using the cliff face as a navigation tool
Are we heading in the right direction?
Some of the natural environment
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Navy Blue Formal
On Thursday 15th April the
2012 Navy Blue Formal was
held at the Hilton Hotel
Adelaide.
With a growth in numbers and a desire to
undertake the formal in Term 1, a search
was on in earnest at the start of this year
for a venue big enough to hold over 260
people within the city area.
Formals don’t just happen overnight,
and a significant amount of work was
done by the Prefects and House Leaders
in organising this event. This group of
students gave up their time so as to
organise, develop and chasing quotes for
this function. Their dedication and budget
management made for a very successful
evening.
Wiliam Carlson-Jones, Michael Holmes, Nicole Maxwell, Lauren Griffiths, Ann Kennedy, Joanna
Doumanis, Vinay Athreya and Linda Davis
Special thanks must be give to the Year 12
Tutors, Heads of House, Principal, Deputy
Principal and other staff for their assistance
in supervising the students on this night.
Olivia Forbes and Robert Piccoli
Tess Portsch and Claire Ridley
William Carlson-Jones and Ann Kennedy
Anastasia Santoreneos, Thomas Meehan, Mark Barnett, and Alexander Haysman
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Alastair Brown and Lucinda Brown
Amy O’Neil and Patrick Livesey
Alex Forbes and Claire Ridley
Nicholas Hay and Imogen Porteous
Constance Kallis and Lexie Brooking Carter
Jordan Schultz, Nick Parker, Bri Guglielmo, Dora Abraham, Oliver Vallelonga, Tess Portsch, and Madeleine Beck
Ashley Rowe and Madeleine Beck
Angus Rawson, Lexie Brooking Carter, Edward Ramsay, Matilda Winter, Ellie Francis, Ailie Shaw, Anna Beer, William Carlson-Jones, Sam Andrewartha, Christina
Theodore Smith, Vinay Athreya, Lachlan McArthur, and Rupert Piccoli
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Presentation of The Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award Gold
medals to Megan Devenport,
Caitlyn Georgeson, Nicholas
Powell by The Govenor His
Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin
Scarce AC CSC RANR
David Andrewartha, Megan Devenport, Caitlyn Georgeson, and Nicholas Powell with the Governor
International Women’s Day Breakfast
Pulteney sent our senior female prefects to
the International Women’s Day Breakfast on
Friday 12th March. They were among over
2000 women at the Adelaide Convention
Centre.
This year’s theme was Supporting Women’s
Economic Empowerment with host Senator
Penny Wong, MC Deb Tribe from ABC
Adelaide and guest speaker Melbourne
writer, lawyer and teacher, Alice Pung.
The author of ‘Her Father’s Daughter’
and ‘Unpolished Gem’, and the editor of
Growing up Asian in Australia, Alice has
received enormous critical acclaim for her
writing.
All students found it an inspiring event
and want to continue the tradition of
supporting International Women’s Day in
the future.
school captain
Back in 1999 did William Carson-Jones
know that one day he would be School
Captain? To those who have witnessed CJ’s
journey there was never any doubt that this
young man would receive recognition for
his generosity of spirit.
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Rowing
James Kieu, Benjamin Stone, Nicholas Hay, Ruby Genborg, Lachlan Emes-Gurney, William Carlson-Jones, Bradley Stone, Ashley Rowe and David Sandison.
The Marshall Medal is the
highest rowing award in the
Boat Club and is presented to
the most outstanding crew
of the season.
The medal is named after club icon John
Marshall who coached the Pulteney
1st VIII to Head of the River victory in
1968,1969,1970 and 1971.
Recipients of the Marshall Medal for season
2011-12 are the boys 1st VIII crew who
performed strongly and to a consistently
high standard all season both on and off
the water. Under the guidance of coach
Andrew Swift (Old Scholar) and assistant
Drew Clements, the crew was competitive
on the day having shown steady
improvement and dedication throughout
the season.
Pulteney was well represented at the
Rowing SA Award Night in June where
Andrew Swift and Angus Rawson (both
Old Scholars) were named in the Youth
Cup squad as coach and rower respectively.
Current Pulteney rower Jack Stark won the
Champion Junior Male award and Nicholas
Hay the Champion Schoolboy award.
Ruby Genborg and Nicholas Hay
In the same vein, Benjamin Stone and
Ruby Genborg were recipients of the
Most Improved Senior Rower and Most
Successful Coxswain trophies at the annual
Torrens Rowing Club Presentation Evening.
Jack Stark and Benjamin Stone
Richard Sexton,
Rowing Co-ordinator
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music
Sitar Workshop
Earlier in the year we were privileged
to have the honour of a workshop and
intimate concert from one of the worlds
foremost Sitar and Tabla players from
New York USA . Mr Sandip Burman
demonstrated the finer points of
improvisation and rhythmic development
through relating the ancient Indian scale
forms and rhythmic language with our
own modern Jazz modes and rhythmic
nomenclature. Our Year 10 students
were captivated by the musicianship
and connection to relevant playing styles
associated with work that our students
were working on from within the “cool
blues” style of music.
Army concert
ANZAC Day
Pulteney Grammarphones
Brenna Ellis
Nicole Laughton and Greta Stark
Theodore Spyropoulos
Music is alive and dynamic at Pulteney
Well what a fantastic semsester of Music. From Kurrajong through to our Senior Music
students performances abound in and around our Pulteney community.
Our Kurrajong Music teacher Ms Tania Phyllis took a packed Wyatt Hall audience on
a magical Easter performance with all the children singing their hearts out with such
enthusiam and joy. It was a truly uplifting experience for all .
Our Prep student’s continue to progress within our ensemble programmes with exciting
musical potential exhuding everywhere.
With a Prep Ensemble programme pathway leading into the middle and senior School
ensembles students can see a definite reachable goal for all the hard work they put into
home practice and dedicated school ensemble rehearsals.
Ensembles that we have in the Prep school include our Prep Band for Wind players, String
Ensemble for Stringed instruments, Percussion ensemble for untuned and tuned percussion,
guitar ensemble for our acoustic guitarists, and the Junior Drum Corps as a training
ensemble for the Senior Drum Corps.. Adrienne Cultey also has wonderful year level Choirs
all rehearsing weekly producing beautiful music again solid training towards the rigor’s of
Senior and Middle school music.
Music is often about sharing and we have had the opportunity to share with a visiting
school in workshop and performance. Earlier this term Thornbury High School from inner
Melbourne visited us for a workshop and concert. The workshop consisted of sight reading
and performance of works lead by both schools heads of music.
The concert in the afternoon was a resounding success with an excellent Pulteney audience
appreciative of the musicianship of both ensembles and particularly of the combined pieces
played.
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ANZAC day has a strong presence here at
Pulteney Grammar School and this year
we dedicated the Sunday before ANZAC
day to the memory of those that had paid
the ultimate sacrifice and those currently
serving in our armed forces in a major
concert combining our Senior Concert Band
,Drum Corps, Grammarphones and Jazz
on the Terrace choirs with the Australian
Army Band Adelaide. Brenna Ellis also
worked with Captain Dean Griffiths ( O.C
of the Army band ) to work up a brilliant
version of Walzing Matilda as a vocal soloist
in what could only be described as a very
moving event of brilliant music showcasing
the musicianship of both the Australian
Army Band Adelaide and the music
students of Pulteney Grammar School.
Commonwealth day was celebrated by our
Senior String Ensemble with a rendition of
musical works setting a lovely ambience to
a very peaceful afternoon tea event. Also as
part of the perfomance group we featured
our accomplished harp player, Brianna
Morrello .
Head of the River
The Head of the River seems an odd
place to have a musical performance but
much like the traditions of the old military
bands when in battle would go before
the protagonists and gladiators to scare
the opposing forces into submission. The
Pulteney Drum Corps smashed out massive
rhythmic pulses across the pristine waters
of Westlakes shore to bring our intrepid
rowers home in a blaze of glory. Yes we
did win some battles that day and what
a brilliant day joining the Arts with the
physical might of Pulteney together in a
tour de force the envy of the other colleges
and schools.
Anglicare Concert
The success of the recent Anglicare concert featured our Senior Bands and choirs is also
a new direction we are now heading in service to our community.With our fine music
students performing as a valuable resource to help others.
Our Sunday afternoon concerts in the Theatrette continue to involve our students across all
year levels with little performances given on various instruments from clarinet to voice.
Generations in Jazz
Generations in Jazz is a massive festival of over 2500 teenagers playing and singing jazz
music in competition and concert from all around the nation gathering in Mt Gambier.
Pulteney took our Stage Band Big band for the first time ever playing in three charts to
adjudicators and a public audience. The outcome was a brilliant success with our students
gaining excellent comments on style , intonation and general Musicianship . The whole
weekend was a showcase of music with the featured ensembles of James Morrison and the
Idea of North . Our students were inspired and have come back with an infectious passion
to play music to the highest level. What a fantastic outcome for such a short trip of two
days to Mt Gambier.
With music making at Pulteney Grammar School so importantly geared for us to share
with the community it was a fantastic experience to have two ensembles and two soloists
perform a lunchtime concert at Flinders Street Baptist Church this semester . The large
crowd were enthusiastic in their applause and praise of the performance. The concert
featured our dynamic Stage band and spectacular Percussion ensemble playing a variety of
Jazz and World music pieces interspersed with articulate and inspirational solos from Ella
Barva-Smith, Henry Burford on Grand Piano.
Andrew Bradey
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
A special treat was had by all our Year 6 and 7 students in the last week of term 2 as they
travelled to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra rehearsal studio to take part in a wonderful
concert of programme music designed to inspire and enthuse. The concert was an hour
of music from Beethoven to Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe beautifully illustrated
with graphics, video and landscapes on the big screen behind the orchestra. This was
an experience that all students and staff will remember for life. A real treat was for two
students meeting and talking with Pulteney old scholar and brilliant Cellist with the ASO
Christopher Handley at the conclusion of the concert.
Henry Wilsdon and Ellen Gillett
With our vibrant team of Instrumental and vocal teachers and our wonderful hardworking
classroom team of music teachers we are well on the way to another brilliant year of music
making, building on the foundations of the first half of 2012.
Glen Mears,
Head of Music
Drum Corps at Head of The River
Pulteney concert band St Peters Cathedral
Millie Hanlon,Chris Handley and Josh Nichols
Brenna Ellis at Army Band practice with Captain
Dean Griffiths
Pulteney Big Band
Josh Price Sam Chapman at the Thornbury High Visit
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Conservation corps
This November, the Quad and Wyatt
Hall will no longer resemble the school
environment, as you know it. Instead, it
will be transformed into a space where the
sounds, colours, art and attitude of Africa
resonate in the name of conservation. In
partnership with Painted Dog Conservation
Inc (PDC Inc) and following three wonderful
exhibitions in the Adelaide Hills, the
Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition
is moving to Pulteney Grammar to grow
and expand conservation links between the
School community, the PGS Conservation
Corps students, and two internationally
recognized conservation organizations;
Zoos South Australia and Chipembele
Wildlife Education Trust in Zambia (www.
chipembele.org)
Opening night (Friday 2nd November
7.30pm) promises to be a great night with
a performance by the Zimbabwe Choir, bar,
gourmet canapés, live and silent auction,
raffles, prizes to be won and of course an
incredible display of professional artworks
of various subject matters to purchase and
admire.
The Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition
began in 2007, inspired by volunteering
opportunities that were available through
Emma Still’s (Conservation Education
Officer, Monarto Zoo ) link with PDC Inc.
Since 2006, Emma has been inspired to
use the most endangered carnivore of
Africa, the Painted Dog, as an ambassador
species for students who visited the zoo
to take action and help PDC Inc in their
aim to support projects in Africa that are
actively conserving Painted Dogs (www.
painteddogconservation.iinet.net.au). Emma
has visited three of these PDC Inc supported
projects in Zimbabwe and Zambia and spent
three months trying to delve into the issues,
benefits and responses to conservation
education on the front line.
For the last few years, students through
Chipembele in Mfuwe, Zambia and the
Conservation Corps at Pulteney have been
increasingly involved in the conservation of
the wildlife of Africa. All of these students,
irrelevant of culture, have been engaged
hands on in conservation opportunities and
building an understanding of how they can
contribute to them.
In August 2012, PGS Conservation
Corps attended their annual 3-day camp
to Monarto Zoo. Working alongside
endangered species, restoring habitat and
gaining insights into what conservation is
on a local and global scale, students also
learnt about leadership, where they ‘fit’ in
the world and what impact they ‘can’ and
‘do’ have. This camp is focused as much on
students learning about themselves, their
peers, living simply and about perspectives,
as it is ‘conservation’.
Emma and PGS staff member Christina
Jarvis have worked to develop a pilot
International Conservation Education
Exchange. It is the first of its kind where
two conservation organisations from across
the globe (Zoos SA and Chipembele)
have partnered with a school with the
common goal to inspire and foster future
conversation leaders.
In June 2013, 14 PGS Conservation Corps
students will travel to Zambia, participating
in hands on conservation activities and
programs and building transferable skills in
conservation and leadership. The exchange
is about opening doors and building hope,
while recognizing the difference that each
and every individual can contribute to the
world in which we live. In April 2014, the
Josh Wills
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Chipembele Conservation Club students
will participate in a return visit to Adelaide,
hosted by Pulteney Conservation Corps
families.
To this end, 100% of proceeds from the
Creating for Conservation Art Exhibition
will be donated to bringing the Zambian
students to Adelaide.
Creating for Conservation provides everyone
with the opportunity to make a difference.
The Pulteney community is invited to join
in the amazing venture of bringing Africa
to the school. By supporting Creating for
Conservation, you will be a part of this
exciting exchange program. The past three
exhibitions have raised approximately
$35,000. Now in 2012, with all proceeds
being directed to Chipembele and their
student’s visit to Adelaide, we hold the key
to conservation in our hands.
Join us on facebook (search ‘creating for
conservation’) or look up our website
to find out more about being involved
and coming along to this event (www.
creatingforconservation.org). Hope to
see you there with your ‘Hands up for
Conservation’
Emma Still,
Education Officer and founder of Creating
for Conservation
Christina Jarvis,
Pulteney Conservation Corps
Zebra yards.
Learning to restore habitat
Baking Our Way To Zambia
Holiday Habitat Restoration
On Saturday July 7th, fundraising began in
earnest for the 2013 Zambia Conservation
Exchange. Alannah Gigney, Megan Molony,
Sophie Rawson, Georgia Bailey and a host
of energetic siblings sold a trestle table full
of home-baked wares to families enjoying
the winter sun at Goodwood Orphanage
Park. Many passerby’s were interested in the
combined Pulteney /ZoosSA / Chipembele
exchange and several stopped to chat to us
about their own adventures in Africa and
in Zambia. Future bake sales may include
cello bags of specially made dog biscuits to
target all the fur babies out there. It was
great to see Pulteney students displaying
such initiative and determination to meet
our shared goal.
A brilliant blue sky and rolling green hills
was the backdrop for Conservation Corps
work on Thursday July 5th. Following the
cancellation of an earlier planting day in
Term 2 due to dangerous weather, available
Corps members gathered at the property
of David and Alison Smith on the Willunga
Range for a day of habitat restoration on
the steep, rocky slopes. Students from Prep
and Years 7, 8 and 9 worked in teams to
collectively plant approximately 500 trees
and shrubs propagated by the Corps at
Christmas 2011 as part of the Trees For Life
program. Their hard work was rewarded
by a fantastic BBQ lunch around a campfire
in a valley of remnant native vegetation
and singing frogs. It was a spectacular
and most rewarding day. We look forward
to returning one day to see the ‘Pulteney
Forest’ we helped create. It was a delight to
see so many children so willingly working to
help the environment in their term break.
Very many thanks to the Rawson, Smith,
Woolford and Fyfe families for the excellent
catering. Staff members Matt Brown, Rick
Woolford and David Andrewartha gave up
precious holiday time to come along and
help which was greatly appreciated by all
Corps members.
Christina Jarvis,
Pulteney Conservation Corps
Megan Molony
Willunga Gap
Lachlan Woolford and Henry Buckley
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ANGLICAN CUP
The tradition continued in week 2 of Term 2, as Pulteney hosted
the Anglican Cup winter sports carnival, the weather held off
and the day went ahead in superb conditions although a bit
fresh.
The Open teams of our winter sports (Hockey, Football, Soccer (Boys & Girls), Netball and
Basketball competed against other Anglican Schools (St Johns Grammar, Woodcroft College
and Pedare).
It was fantastic to see ALL the activities played in the parklands and the facilities were
tremendous condition and the Robert Henshall Sports Centre hosting both girls and boys
basketball.
The Carnival started at 9am and finished at 2.45pm. It was fantastic to see so many
students involved in sporting activities on the day as well as the other students coming over
to park to support their classmates. One of the highlights of the day was seeing all our
coaches and players competing in matches with the right navy Blue spirit at all times.
Harris Jessen
The day had Pulteney achieve some fantastic results, with football recording 3 wins (a
first) as did the 1st V Boys Basketballers, along with the two soccer teams boys and girls
recording wins a piece, hockey achieved a win and a draw and the netballers put up a brave
face. The overall result had Woodcroft College winning the Anglican Cup but credit must go
to the Pulteney students who put up a sensational contest whereby all games went down to
the wire and we finished a strong third place this year.
I must thank the Friends of Pulteney for all their support with running the BBQ and other
facilities on the day. A special thankyou needs to go to Chris Cartwright and Adam Smith
and the rest of the ground staff for having our ovals and facilities in magnificent condition.
I look forward to again hosting the Anglican Cup in 2013.
Sean Tasker,
Head of Sport
Matt Reade
Matt Phillips
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Rami Kaissi
Matt Phillips
Vinnie Talladira
Charlotte Sexton
Dani Sapio
Issy Nikoloff
Wilson Tran
Maddy Kurpita
Edward Fowler
Annie Corletto
James Van Gemert
Alex Gurner
Mark Barnett
Matt Phillips & Tom Meehan
Alex Dow
Ben Cartwright
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INTERCOL
What a great weekend of Intercol sport between Pulteney Grammar School and Scotch
College held at Scotch College. The two schools went head to head for the Winter Intercol
Shield in numerous sporting activities (Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Netball, Boys Basketball,
Hockey and Football) over the weekend. It was fantastic to wander around the Scotch facilities
and see each and every team in the school competing against Scotch in such a tremendous
atmosphere. The students from both schools have developed such a tremendous rivalry and
all sports were played in the right manner and sportsmanship all day.
The results of the Winter Intercol were;
Boys Soccer (captained by Ben Cartwright) – PGS lost to Scotch, 4 - 2
Girls Soccer (captained by Stephanie Kallis) – PGS drew with Scotch, 1 - 1
Boys Basketball (captained by Joel Kittel) – PGS defeated Scotch, 60 - 34
Netball (captained Matilda Winter) – PGS lost to Scotch, 55 - 29
Football (captained by Edward Fowler) – PGS lost to Scotch, 13.20 to 7.6
Hockey (captained by Alex Gurner) – PGS lost to Scotch, 3 - 1
The overall standings at this time has Scotch College ahead 8 – 6 with only the Athletics to
come at the Co-Ed Cup meet held Week 9 of this term. Congratulations to Scotch College on
winning the Overall Cup and a big thank you to Mr Sam Peacock from Scotch for all his help
this year and as Winter Sport Host.
Imogen Loftes
I would like to take this time to thank all the students and parents involved in helping,
volunteering, and supporting sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and friends for all the
Intercol events over the weekend. A special thanks must go to all the sporting coaches and
coordinators who help out immensely to make things so successful as well as the young Prep
boys and girls who also took on duties throughout the day.
Maddy Kurpita
Sean Tasker,
Head of Sport
Apostoli Kikianis
Emily Johnston
Harris Jessen
Ella Wiltshire
1st X1 Hockey
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Luke Nottage
Japanese
Himeji High School Sister School Visit
Nghy Do and Kanako at Mt Lofty
Many thanks to all the students and
families involved in the Himeji Exchange
program in Term 3. The Himeji students
hosted with Pulteney students will soon be
reciprocating when PGS travels to Japan
later in the year. The Japanese students
had a fun time involving themselves
in PGS school life – the two boys even
participating in house soccer for Moore
Sunter. Our thanks to Ms Emiko Yamada
who accompanied the students this year
Linda Davis,
Head of Languages
Lunch at Cleland by the fire
Ryo and Hiroto playing soccer for Moore Sunter
Tournament of Minds
Pulteney Grammar School wins Tournament of Minds in the Applied Technology Challenge at Flinders
University
Tournament of Minds is about thinking creatively, solving problems in unusual ways, working as a team and about having fun. After many
years Pulteney Grammar School entered a team to take part in Tournament of Minds on Sunday, 9 September at Flinders University. This
year’s team Sabrina Excell, Claire Noack, Alexia Pounentis, Kate Chapman, Jordan Bender, Anna Evans and Grace Neuhaus came first in the
Primary Applied Technology Challenge. The team will now represent South Australia at the Australasian Pacific Finals in Perth in October,
competing against teams from Singapore and New Zealand as well as from all around Australia.
The girls have given up much of their own time in preparation for this event over the past two terms – especially during Term Three when
they have worked together before school, recess, lunch and after school, writing and practising their script, making props and costumes.
We were extremely proud watching the girls perform on Tournament Day and then to see them take first prize in their category was
amazing. On behalf of the Pulteney community we would like to wish the team all the best as they represent Pulteney as the representative
school from South Australia in the Australasian Pacific Finals in Perth. Good luck girls!
Sue Mavropoulos and Wendy Stewart
Tournament of Minds Coordinators
Jordan Bender, Grace Neuhaus, Anna Evans, Kate Chapman,
Alexia Pounentis, Claire Noack and Sabrina Excell
Back: Mrs. Wendy Stewart,Alexia Pounentis, Sabrina Excell, Claire Noack,
Kate Chapman, Mrs. Sue Mavropoulos
Front: Jordan Bender, Anna Evans, Grace Neuhaus
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chapel
Angus Winter is baptized
New Beginnings
It is always delightful to welcome people into the church through the sacrament of Baptism,
and baptisms framed Term 2 quite beautifully this year. On Easter Day we welcomed Nick
and Sophie Herraman and Oliver Groughan into the Christian family in two very special
baptism services, and on the last day of term, we baptised Year 3 students Angus and
Patrick Winter, in an exuberant Prep School Admission to Communion service in Wyatt Hall.
Throughout the term the Year 3 students, along with a few students from Years 4 and 5,
met weekly to learn more about Christian faith and practice, especially the significance of
different aspects of the service of Holy Communion, also called the Eucharist, the Lord’s
Supper, or the Mass. By the end of the term we had 20 students ready to take another
important step in their faith journey in being admitted to Communion: Abby Baker, Lily
Bowering, Ned Bryan, Matthew Button, Emma Caeran, Alex Candy, Ezra Chappell, Maeve
Edwards, Conor Groughan, Daniel Hassan, Nicholas Hassan, Cooper Hillen, Travis Lewin,
Mirabela Maris, James Mortimer, Kate Nairn, Rory O’Callaghan, Sam Tertipis, Angus Winter
and Patrick Winter.
Connor Groughan with his proud father, Eddie
Congratulations to all of you. We pray that you will flourish as more active members of
the Body of Christ, and that your faith will continue to deepen and grow as we journey on
together.
Rory O’Callaghan
Abby Baker
Kurrajong students re-enact Jesus calming the storm
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James Mortimer
Farewell, with love
We were deeply saddened at the end of term to say goodbye to our Assistant Chaplain,
Bonnie Henry-Edwards, lovingly known in Kurrajong as Sister Bonnie. Her daughter has
been diagnosed with the degenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Bonnie is
now focusing on providing the care her daughter needs.
Bonnie quickly won the affection of the Kurrajong community, especially with the fun,
creative and helpful stories she shared in Chapel, and the time she spent with various classes
preparing chapel services or just getting to know each other better.
Bonnie, we will miss you. Our love and prayers go with you, and we look forward to seeing
you when you come back for a visit from time to time.
Literacy for Vanuatu
Assistant Chaplain, Bonnie Henry-Edwards
Thank you to everyone who contributed to during or since our Term 1 Lenten Appeal. So far
we have raised $2,584.75, and some classes still have fundraising activities planned. At the
end of term 3 I will return to Vanuatu to make preparations for a group of students to next
year visit and engage with the literacy schools we are supporting. We will begin the student
selection process in Term 4.
Term 2 Chapel
The Chapel focus for term 2 was Communion & Community, including the major Christian
festivals of Easter and Pentecost. We opened the term with Easter Eucharist services. The
Prep School service took place in the Chapel, and the Middle School and One Ninety
combined in Wyatt Hall for a full-length Eucharist. Kurrajong’s Easter service took place in
the Chapel at the beginning of week 2.
Nick Hassan
Shane Rubie, a former Pulteney relief teacher, joined us in our services in week 2 to speak
about his family’s upcoming move as missionaries to Ethiopia, where they will be based
at Bingham Academy, an international Christian school in Addis Ababa and working with
people in the wider community as well, especially street children. We look forward to an
ongoing connection with the Rubie family.
The Year 10 Band and the Grammarphones brought musical highlights to our Pentecost
services, and the Year 10 Band returned later in the term as well, helping us to add two new
songs to the repertoire. We look forward to further musical enrichment of Chapel as the
year progresses.
Ned Bryan
Rev’d Sonya Paterson,
Senior School Chaplain
Ezra Chappell with his little brother, Zachariah
Kate Nairn
Angus and Patrick Winter
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Youth Environment Forum
Year Six Leaders
The Youth Environment
Forum has been operating
again in conjunction with the
National Resource
Management Board (NRM).
There are nine Year six leaders taking part
and their involvement so far has included
attending two networking and leadership
workshops at neighbouring schools. Tyler
Harry (6V) has been involved in the Youth
Environment Council of South Australia
as a representative for Pulteney and has
attended a zoo conference and leadership
camp.
The Environment group is meeting
every Thursday and has been looking at
sustainable building designs for an ecoschool model. To support this, they are
constructing scaled-up models of their
designs. On Tuesday August 28, they will
present their work to participating schools
at an Australia Post Kids Teaching Kids
Sustainability Youth Conference hosted by
Pulteney and sponsored by the MurrayDarling Basin Authority (MDBA).
A trip to Christies Walk eco-village early
in Term two assisted with the passive
design and sustainable living elements
for their model, and they are undergoing
individual research projects on their chosen
elements. These young environmentalists
offer an abundance of ideas to combat
ecological issues in their school community
including; investigating the use of school
products such as biodegradable soaps
and packaging, recycled paper products,
expanding our recycling efforts, reducing
energy use, and promoting local produce by
creating a pizza garden and food market.
Students are fine-tuning ideas and devising
action plans that they wish to implement in
the school throughout the year and in years
to follow. It is clear these young citizens
hold strong values for the environment and
also for their school.
An Energy Education Trailer has been
organised for Week 7, Term 3 (27 August
- 1 September), to be used exclusively for
the Youth Conference on the Tuesday. It
will be available for class bookings and visits
throughout the remainder of the week. We
will have a presenter from the department
of Energy and Infrastructure on two of
Claudia Hammerstein (6M), Nadine Faulkhead (6V), Carolyn Son (6M), Sathyajith Sukumaran (6M),
Matilda Blight (6V), Stella Healey (6V), and Emelia Molony (6C)
these days and parents are more than
welcome to visit. There will be more details
to come closer to the date.
An exciting new project is in the pipeline
as I work with MDBA, NRM, and the
South Australian Native Fish Association to
investigate a breeding and release program
for threatened native fish species. I would
like to take the opportunity to thank
the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and
Australia Post Kids Teaching Kids for their
support, mentoring and sponsorship this
year.
Ms Danielle Van Schie
Hello my name is Sathyajith Sukumaran and
I am part of the Youth Environment Forum
of 2012 in Pulteney Grammar Prep School.
We are a group consisting of nine Year six
students.
Our aim is to make Pulteney’s environment
more sustainable for future years.
My project for the forum is to research and
make a model solar panel. We are planning
to create a model for what we would like to
see happening in Pulteney Prep School and
solar panels were an obvious choice.
Each of us has a different role in the making
of the model and will present our topic to
the rest of the Youth Environment Forum
next term here at Pulteney.
I am looking forward to the final
presentation day because it will be a
sustainability conference and I am looking
forward to hearing all the ideas from
students at the other schools.
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Sathyajith Sukumaran (6M)
Hello my name is Nadine Faulkhead and I
am a Youth Environment Forum leader at
Pulteney Grammar School. Early in the year
students that were interested wrote an
application letter to Ms Van Schie and nine
students were successfully chosen.
They were; Emelia Molony, Katia
Stamatelopoulos, Claudia Hammerstein,
Stella Healey, Matilda Blight, Tyler Harry,
Sathyajith Sukumaran, Carolyn Son
and myself. In the forum meetings we
contribute ideas to make our school more
eco-friendly and find ways to reduce, reuse
and recycle materials.
This term we have been working on a
model to present ideas at the next forum,
which will be a final presentation day. The
model includes solar panels, rainwater
tanks, vegetable garden, peace garden,
recycling bins, worm farm, energy efficient
lighting, school buses to reduce carbon
emissions from cars, and eco-building
materials such as play equipment and
benches made from recycled material.
I have enjoyed contributing ideas and being
heard. I have learnt about new ways to
reduce, reuse and recycle and we have been
recycling more at home as a result. I am
feeding food scraps to our pet bird and wild
birds outside too.
Nadine Faulkhead (6V)
ARCHIVES
The Fellenberg School and Mr John Martin at
Pulteney Street School 1858-1861
After a series of short lived headmasters and increasing financial difficulties the Trustees
decided to close Pulteney Street School, effective June 30 1858. The Trustees resolved that
‘the school should be let and if practicable, for educational purposes‘, (Trustees Minutes,
March 1, 1858). The Trustees maintained ownership of the building but had nothing to do
with the running of the school. On June 12 1858, it was agreed Mr Martin would lease the
school, on condition certain repairs were conducted, including repair of the windows and
front fence, the outside be painted, and the roof was to be repaired when necessary.
Mr John Martin had been involved with educational institutions in South Australia for several
years. He was in charge of a school for boys in Pirie Street from 1853-1858, and prior to
that he had run the Angas Street Academy (1852) and was schoolmaster and catechist at
Tungkillo.
Mr Martin advertised the move of his school from Pirie Street to The Pulteney Street
Schoolrooms.
Mr Martin begs to announce that the Duties of the School have been Resumed in his large
Schoolroom in Pulteney-Street.
GERMAN and DRAWING taught by competent Masters.
Also, A Class for Juveniles under six years of age, conducted under Mr Martin’s superintendence,
by a competent and trained Assistant.
The South Australian Advertiser, July 12, 1858
The first examination of the pupils by Mr Martin at Pulteney Street School was held on
December 23 1858. The audience included members of the Anglican clergy, Dr Wyatt, and
‘a good number of parents and friends of the pupils’. The boys were examined in Scripture,
history, mental arithmetic, geography, physical science and German, and prizes were
distributed.
By June 1859 the school was called The Fellenberg Commercial School and in August 29 Mr
Martin proudly announced The Fellenberg Infant School in Pulteney Street as a Department
of his school, under the instruction of Miss Gamble, ’a competent and trained infant school
teacher’. The infant school was considered an experiment.
The system adopted is the same as that pursued in the Home and Colonial Training
Institution, Gray’s Inn-road, London. It is based on the nature and actual observation, and is
intended to develop silultaneously the several faculties of the child – moral, intellectual, and
physical.
South Australian Advertiser, August 29, 1858
The school was successful, well attended and respected with around 100 boys attending.
There were regular newspaper reports regarding half-yearly and annual examinations and
prize giving, as well as favourable reports regarding the infant school. It was considered a
model for others and Mr Martin and Miss Jupp (who had replaced Miss Gamble) were called
upon to demonstrate a model lesson to the Preceptors’ Association in December 1859, where
it was noted:
John Martin
Despite the success of the school the
Trustees and Mr Martin disagreed over
maintenance costs and rent. Mr Martin
was continually behind with the rent and
in December 1860 the Trustees resolved
to take legal action to recover the debt. In
response Mr Martin sent the Trustees a bill
for repairs conducted and claimed to owe
only £1/7/7½. The Trustees disagreed and
pursued him for the outstanding rent. Mr
Martin’s claim was disallowed in court and
he paid all monies owing by March 31.
By April Mr Martin had begun advertising
for new rooms for his large school. In the
South Australian Advertiser , June 27, 1860
he announced the school would be moving
to new premises in Hindmarsh Square.
Immediately under this announcement was
another from Pulteney Street School:
The above institution will be OPENED early
in July, under the general management
of the Trustees, and the Head Mastership
of Mt Joseph S Cole, late of Watervale, a
gentleman who is highly recommended
for his acquirements and for his ability and
success as a teacher. The school fee, as
formerly, will not exceed one shilling per
week.
Pulteney Street School was again under the
management of the Trustees.
Joseph Cole resigned in the mitddle of
September, but was immediately replaced
by William Samuel Moore, who remained
Headmaster for the next 23 years.
Samantha Cooper,
Archivist
The teacher’s intelligence, patience, and command of temper, pleasant look, and a kind and
friendly tone of voice to the children, never failed to elicit what she wanted.
South Australian Advertiser, December 21, 1859
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rungIe cup
On a Wednesday in May students from
Prep, Middle School and one-ninety ran the
cross country course in the South Parklands.
Moore-Sunter clearly won the senior event
with a very close battle for second place
between Bleby-Howard and Kennion-Miller.
The House Cup (Prep School) was a much
closer race with Kennion-Miller prevailing.
Soccer for one-ninety boys and girls and
Middle School boys and girls resulted in
many close games with several matches
being determined by a penalty shootout.
While Cawthorne–Nicholls won the senior
boys, Moore- Sunter were successful in the
other three events. Bleby-Howard were
unlucky in 4 penalty shootouts.
Alannah Gigney
Matilda Winter
Katherine Blunt
The competition concludes in Term4 with
Middle School table tennis and volleyball. At
present Moore-Sunter has a clear lead.
David Andrewartha
Eliza Marsland
Megan Molony
Lucy Pitman
Anna Beer
Alex Redshaw and Domenic Talladira
Natasha Holmes
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Nathan Caeran
Luuly Francis and Kimmie Adkins
RungIe cup
Cameron Smith
Middle School girls set off
Ollie English
Aneisha Bishop
Mathew Gluyas & Lachlan Woolford
Jack White
Ben Cartwright, Joel Kittel and
Matilda Winter celebrate a goal!
Calvin Heath
Sophie Ridgway
Ella Wiltshire
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Wine Makers
Pulteney’s Science Faculty has a proud history of encouraging students with a particular
interest in science to explore their interest outside of the usual lesson-1-to-lesson-6 school day.
To this end over the last
18 months, a group of
25 Year 10, 11 and 12
science students have
spent many hours of
non-lesson time, mainly
countless
lunch
and
recess periods, exploring
the science of making
wine. An integral part of
this exploration has been
a hands-on winemaking
project converting 300 Kg
of Shiraz grapes picked at
Steve and Julie Tunstil’s
Warraminga
vineyard
near
McLaren
Vale
(thanks again Steve and
Julie for letting the group
invade Warraminga) into 250 bottles of fine
(hopefully!) Shiraz wine.
Group members have examined topics
such as fermentation, oxidation, density
and its measurement, distillation, pH and
acidity, food preservation and the use of
chemical preservatives but to name a few.
More importantly they have applied this
knowledge to making their own fine wine.
With the permission of parents, group
members have regularly monitored the
taste and aroma of their developing wine.
The story told by the changes in sensory
characteristics when sweet syrupy grape
juice changes to dry flowing wine is a
dramatic one over the first couple of weeks
of production, but then becomes one of
subtle incremental change for the remainder
of the project.
produced by Pulteney science students with
all production and analytical procedures
performed on campus by these students.
All proceeds will go towards covering the
materials cost of wine production and future
equipment purchases for the Wine Makers
and other Pulteney science focus groups.
Wine may be ordered at www.trybooking.
com/bpoi. Orders close Friday 2 November
2012 or until sold out, whichever occurs
first. Avoid disappointment and do not
delay as supplies are strictly limited.
David Schultz,
Wine Makers Coordinator
Tim An, Ishraq Murshed and Jake Rigden pick grapes
Tim An, Ishraq Murshed, Jake Rigden and
Alex Gigney perform an alcohol distillation
Anni Corletto, Dee Beck, Jake Rigden, William
Carlson-Jones and Lachlann McArthur press grape must
Edward Fowler, Andy Bradey and Bridie
Robin-Cammell crush grapes
Ellen Gillett, Nick Parker, Victoria Long and
Ailie Shaw mix fermenting grape must
In recent weeks the thoughts of the
Wine Makers have turned towards the
presentation of their product. The services of
talented Year 12 Visual Arts student Rupert
Piccoli have been acquired to work with
the Wine Makers to design a suitable label.
The result of this interaction now proudly
appears on their bottles of wine. The Wine
Makers wish to warmly thank Rupert for his
contribution to the project.
It is with pride that the Pulteney Wine
Makers now offer the Pulteney community
the chance to purchase some of their 2011
Shiraz bottled wine. This wine is 100%
Wine Makers proudly displaying the result of 18 months of hard labour
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Community
Amanda Sparks
Amanda Sparks is the mother of Lili Keene
in 3K and is married to Greg Keene (1964).
Amanda was born into a motorsport family.
Both of her brothers raced Formula 2 open
wheeler racing cars and her dad Reg Sparks
is a South Australian Motorsport icon.
It was natural therefore that Amanda
would get behind the steering wheel
in Motorsport and she has exceeded
everyone’s expectations.
She is the only female driver to have won
National Championships in both Tarmac
Rallying AND Circuit racing and one of
only a handful of drivers male or female to
achieve that rare double.
In 2007 in a Porsche 911 GT2, Amanda
won the Dutton National Tarmac Sprint
Rally Championship which involved
4 rounds in 4 states with each round
comprising 3 days of nonstop events
including race circuit lap sprints,
motorkhanas, drag race sprints, autocross
and hill climbs. A very demanding event:
sort of like an athlete’s iron man. And as
the picture shows it can be wet which is fun
when you have a 600hp rear wheel drive
car. The Porsche GT2 was nicknamed “the
widow maker” in Europe due to being a
very difficult car to drive safely.
In 2011 Amanda won the Class A
9Championship in the very popular Touring
Car Masters National Race series which runs
as a major support event to the V8 Supercar
series and features drivers like John Bowe,
Jim Richards and Glen Seaton. Amanda
won or was in the top 3 in every one of
the 8 rounds (3 races per round) of the
year at tracks all over the country. Favourite
track BATHURST of course: you can’t beat
the feeling of 260kph down Conrod and
turning into “The Chase” at that speed not
to mention going over “Skyline” at a similar
speed on top of the mountain. Its called
Skyline because that’s all you see as you go
over the crest and the road dips wildly into
a series of tantalising tight bends with the
wall right on the edge of the track!!
When she isn’t on the track Amanda is a
devoted mum to Lili and wife to hubby Greg
(who also races in the same series but is
usually beaten by Amanda so we won’t talk
too much about that). Surprisingly Amanda
also likes cooking and dress making!!
Legacy
Legacy provides services to Australian families suffering financially and socially after the
incapacitation or death of a spouse or parent, during or after defence force service. It
currently cares for 100,000 widows and 1,900 children and disabled dependants throughout
Australia. Legacy Badge week, the organisation’s biggest national fundraiser, was held in
early September. For the 35th year in succession, Pulteney supported this worthwhile event.
Year 9 students and staff collected for Legacy in the city, raising in excess of $1000. Many
Pulteney Old Scholars are Legatees and aside from fundraising spend much time caring for
the needs of the widows and dependants.
Legatee Mark Bourchier, who is Chairman
of the Badge Appeal, explained to our
students , that a number of these widows
were those of Pulteney Old Scholars. The
poignancy of this was heightened by the
deaths of 5 young Australian soldiers
during the days prior to Badge week and
Mark reminded the students that a number
of younger Old Scholars were currently
serving in Afghanistan and other areas of
conflict around the world. It was wonderful
to see our students interacting with our Old
Scholar Legatees most of whom are in their
nineties.
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Community
Raising Money for Cancer Research
In February this year I got a text message from my sister saying that my younger brother
was in hospital after suffering a stroke. As you can imagine, this was a shock, which was
compounded by the rest of the story.
In October last year he had had a routine test for prostate cancer and was given the all clear.
By February he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and the cancer was probably
responsible for the strokes (in fact he had had 3 mild stokes over a couple of weeks). I did not
think that prostate cancer could progress so quickly, after all he was nearly 60. John passed
away at the beginning of the month.
That makes 3 in the family. Dad died of prostate cancer and my wife died of breast cancer at
the age of 45.
Most people thankfully haven’t had to deal with cancer in the same way as I have but one
way or another cancer causes a great deal of stress both to those diagnosed and to those
close by, especially the carers.
In January next year I am riding in my 9th Challenge Tour of the Tour Down Under. As
part of this I have joined the Cancer Council’s Ride for a Reason fund raising campaign to
support cancer research. If you would like to sponsor me I would greatly appreciate it.
Go to http://www.rideforareason.com.au/ and click on the Search for a rider button. Type in
my name (Cleland in the ‘Last Name’ field will suffice) and click the Search button. You may
have to scroll down to see my name.
Thanks in advance. George Cleland
POTATO INDUSTRY BODY APPOINTS NEW CEO
Potatoes South Australia, the newly formed peak industry body for the South Australian
Potato Industry, has appointed Robbie Davis to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Robbie’s brother Lance (1968) and children Edward (2000) and Olivia (2003) attended
Pulteney.
With a degree in Agricultural Science and an MBA from the University of Adelaide, and as
an Affiliate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Robbie brings a unique blend
of skills to the new organisation.
Robbie Davis joins Potatoes South Australia Inc following more than ten years as a
consultant in the agribusiness sector working in both Australia and South East Asia.
Jacob Faulkhead (year 10)
The University of Tasmania has accepted Jacob to attend the Coxswains course ( certificate 3) starting November the 12th through to
December the 12th. After completing this course Jacob will be eligible to start his Skipper class 5 (certificate 2) this will enable him to
operate vessels up to 34 meters in length. These two certificates will provided credits towards his Marine engineering degree. In addition this
will assist with his ATAR and SACE credits for the end of year 12.
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS
the long lunch
A taste of Asia was the sweet smell of success
The winter weather parted and the sun shone as more than
430 members of The Pulteney Community gathered to support
this major fund raising event of the year.
In excess of $65,000 was raised on the day.
This money was gratefully received by The
Foundation’s Chair Colin Dudley.
The Robert Henshell Sports centre was
transformed into a red and gold splash of
Asia complete with twinkly lights, Oriental
Pear trees in full blossom, rickshaws, fans
and even a full size Dragon Boat.
Entertained by parent Ted Nettlebeck
and his trio, guests partied well into the
afternoon enjoying good food, good wines
and good company. The generous support
by the community was outstanding and we
wish to acknowledge our major sponsors.
Michelle and Mark McGarry
Dr Sunita Ramesh and Ramesha Athreya
Alison & David Smith, Jo Pillay and
James Carlson-Jones
Lawrence and David Crighton
Leeanne Johnston-Bryan and Barrie Bryan
Donna and Tim Price
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Deb Fyfe, Barbara Dudley and Sandy Sexton
Lynne Rawson and Karen Phillips
Richard Sexton
Raymond and Lynne Loh
Table 26 waiting for their soup with “special ingredients”
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Mark and Lynda Livesey
Jane and Rob Paternoster
Disco
It was a night of dress up and
make believe as Pulteney caught
disco fever.
Wyatt Hall was hot and sweaty as some of
Pulteney’s finest showed they still had what
it takes to party hard. Many complained the
day after of aching feet and croaky throats
from cavorting on the dance floor to hits
that were around when they were closer to
the ground.
Normally responsible people dressed to
excess and impress!
Cover band Silverhair had everybody rocking
well into the small hours, and was deemed
a great success by all.
Cate Boucher and Ashton Den Berger
Rose and Kym Buckland
Tim and Nicolle Goodes
Cody Busto, Deb Fyfe, and Bella Busto
Sue-Ellen Sipek with Jim and Lisa Wills
Belinda and Chris Radbone
Gordon and Juliet Sandison
Krystie Hannah and Eddie Groughan
Jan Robertson and Mark Barnett
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mark.bourchier @pulteney.sa.edu.au
IN MEMOrium
Sam Leaker (1961)
Sam was born David Wayne Leaker on the 17th of August 1944, the youngest child
by some years of Harry and Lillian Leaker. He had a happy childhood in Collinswood,
developing early his lifelong love of the North Adelaide football club. He also fondly recalled
his brother Jack reading him stories from Greek mythology. He spent summers playing on
the family’s tennis court, sparking an enduring enthusiasm for the game.
Sam began his lifelong affiliation with Pulteney Grammar School when he commenced
in year 7. He loved his time at Pulteney and recently arranged the 50 year reunion of his
leaving class. It was at Pulteney that David began to be called Sam, a reference to his
affection for all things American, including – somewhat inexplicably – baseball.
Upon leaving Pulteney, Sam chose to do economics rather than law because it was shorter.
When the Commonwealth employment agency asked what kind of work the newly
graduated Sam was seeking, he told them he wasn’t sure but the only thing he’d failed at University was statistics so perhaps he should
steer clear of that area. Shortly afterwards Sam commenced work at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. During his 20 years at the ABS, Sam
made many friendships that were to last the rest of his life. He also met the lovely Kaye Murdoch, whom he married in 1970. When Sam first
made the trip to Crystal Brook to meet Kaye’s mother and rather formidable father, he drove a valiant with bald tires and remained virtually
silent the entire time. Upon Kaye’s return to the city she received a phone call from her mother offering to buy her one airfare to Europe.
Despite this inauspicious beginning, in 2010 Sam and Kaye celebrated 40 happy years of marriage.
Sam took great delight in his kids and was a very involved, present father. Stephen and Adam both played school and club basketball and
Sam was a constant presence on the sidelines. Mary played c-grade netball at school…and Sam would tell her after each match that she
had been best on court. What she took away from this was not that she was good at netball – to borrow a phrase from her father she was
‘not much chop’. What she understood from this was that her father was on her side. Sam started a teeball club at Grange – and the kids
all played – and he was the inaugural life member of the South Australian T-Ball Association. It is a wonderful legacy that the local oval is to
this day full of kids playing teeball on a Saturday morning. Sam loved driving and enjoyed predicting to the minute when they would arrive
at their destination. The children’s childhood was not all rosy, however. They have memories of being forced to sing along to Rod Stewart’s
song Sailing after Sam had had a couple of rieslings. Stephen, Adam and Mary remember occasional conversations in the kitchen with Sam
after Kaye had retired for the evening. Sam would be wearing an orange terry-towelling dressing gown and drinking cask riesling from a
vegemite jar, the small vegemite jars, not the bulk-buy size…
In 1985, knowing Sam’s love of the Trots, Graham Richardson showed him a job advertisement. He was subsequently appointed the General
Manager of the South Australian Harness Racing Board. Sam had 12 good years with the Harness Racing Board. Sam’s cousin Tim Howard
persuaded him to undertake driving the Seymour School Bus. Sam really enjoyed the company of young people and he greatly enjoyed the
girls conversations. He found them hilarious but couldn’t resist correcting their grammar. He cared about their trials, tribulations and year
12 results. He made sure he had cool drinks for them on hot days and would even drop the older girls’ bags home if they were heading into
town after school. Sam has said that his retirement years were the best of his life. He was a man who enjoyed simple pleasures.
Sam was a life member of Novita Children’s Services and gained a strong sense of achievement through his involvement with Novita’s Sports
Challenge Foundation. Sam absolutely adored his grandchildren Owen, Grace, Skye and Leo.
He was empathetic and would do whatever was in his power to help others. He was a loyal friend to many. Sam was also a unique
personality. Although happy in his own company, he loved people. Sam was intelligent, gregarious and funny. Since Sam was diagnosed
with cancer six years ago, he has shown great dignity and fortitude.
Sam Leaker was a cherished husband, brother, father, grandfather and friend. He will be loved and remembered always.
In recognition of Sam’s distinguished and outstanding service to Pulteney, the courtyard at the rear of Allan Wheaton House was named ‘The
Sam Leaker Courtyard’ and a ceremony to unveil a plaque was held on April 13. A article regarding Sam Leaker and his service to the School
can be found in news@pulteney Term1, 2012.
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John Westover (1939)
John’s first job after leaving school was with Jacobs Small Goods Manufacturers, but this
did not suit him so he obtained a position with Horwood Bagshaw’s, the farming machinery
manufacturers who were making armaments for the services.
He was employed there in The Finance Department until joining The Royal Australian Navy in
late 1941 at the age of 17 years.
John was trained as a coder and served on the destroyer HMAS Arunta, being involved in all
her actions including The Battle of The Coral Sea, and the sinking of a Japanese submarine.
After de mobbing he acquired a position in the Finance section with SA Brewing finishing up
as Office Manager before his eventual retirement
On his 29th birthday he was initiated into The Pulteney Grammar Masonic Lodge No 172
and installed as Master of The Lodge in 1965. He went on to give outstanding service to
Freemasonry and received the honour of Past Grand Senior Deacon for his services.
John passed away on December 1st 2011 and is survived by his four children, Susan,
Tim(1967), Pamela and David and six grandchildren. He will be sorely missed.
Glen Crawford (1940)
Glen had fond memories of his time at Pulteney. Glen lived, worked and retired on his farm
in Penola. After 40 years he retired and travelled with wife Hazel to England and Canada.
Glen was not only a keen bowler, he was also the Local Councillor for Penola.
Ian Harbottle Ritson (1935)
Ian Harbottle Ritson was born at Unley Park in 1917 and attended Pulteney Grammar between
19?? and 1935. During this time he was an active member of the school choir.
After leaving school he studied accountancy at the School of Mines, now University SA,
before joining the insurance industry in 1936 He held the positions of Group Accountant,
Personnel Manager and Assistant Manager of SA with the South British & United Insurance
Group, now CGU Insurance.
In 1971 he assisted the State Government in the setting up of SGIC Insurances accounting
systems.
In 1976 he retired allowing him to follow his and Marjorie’s interest in travel. At the age
of approximately 70 years he obtained his amateur radio licence. Daily he would talk to
people all over the world from his radio room in the family home. His other interests included
ballroom dancing and playing tennis. Ian was a passionate member and supporter of the Old
Scholars Association regularly attending various functions and dinners.
He was a man of integrity, honesty and considerate of others. Ian and Marjorie shared a
wonderful life together, married for almost 67 years .He is survived by his wife, Marjorie,
son Peter (old scholar), daughter Elizabeth, daughter–in-law, Jane, son-in-law, Ian Foster (old
scholar).
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Peter Hatherly (1928)
instructed the cadets to become proficient
in the handling of weapons such as the
Smith and Wesson Revolver, Browning
Machine Gun, Vickers Gas Operated
Machine Gun, the American Tommy Gun
and the Lee Enfield 303. For his efforts in
the ATC and time in general in the service,
Peter was awarded the MBE in 1958.
Peter Hatherly passed away on 6 July 2012
in his 100th year. Much can be packed into
almost 100 years and Peter certainly made
the most of the years available to him.
Herbert Charles Hatherly was born in the
family home at 5 Pirie Street, Kent Town on
19 May 1913 Although Christened Herbert
Charles, the name Peter was adopted early
in his life.
Peter commenced school in 1919 at
Nailsworth Primary School. Despite
being a model student, Peter tarnished
this reputation one day when he placed
a threepenny cracker in a neighbour’s
letterbox. The resulting explosion destroyed
the letterbox, much to Peter’s amazement.
Other incidents took place over the years,
including the time when snails were placed
in the organ during choir practice at St
Peter’s Cathedral. In 1926, he moved to
Pulteney Grammar School in Adelaide and
remained there until 1928.
On leaving school, Peter worked for a
time in his uncle’s jewellery shop in Quorn
and also on a farm near Snowtown.
With the great depression looming, Peter
returned home to Airlie Avenue and was
fortunate enough to gain employment
as an apprentice butcher in the shop of
a family friend on Prospect Road. During
this time Peter served on weekends as a
senior army cadet and became a member
of the Port Adelaide Defence Rifle Club as
a cadet rifleman. Throughout his time rifle
shooting Peter won many awards including
the Earl Roberts Trophy in 1931 as part of a
five man team; the first time the trophy was
won by Australia.
On 18 July 1936 Peter married Gwendoline
Mary Hall at St Augustine Church on Unley
Road. In August 1936, Peter left Godlee’s
butcher shop on Prospect Road to manage
Mrs Mildred’s Meat Store at Henley Beach
Road, Lockleys, a ten mile pushbike ride
from Prospect. Peter remained as manager
of the Lockleys store until he left in 1939.
When the Second World War was declared
on September 3rd 1939, Peter decided
to join the Australian Imperial Forces in
the 13th Field Brigade. However, he was
advised that he had been nominated
for duties as an artillery instructor in the
Australian Militia. With no prospect
of overseas service in the Militia, Peter
approached the RAAF for overseas duties
as an aircrew member, joining as a
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Wireless Air Gunner. In June 1941, with
training completed, Peter sailed to the
Middle East from Sydney on the Queen
Elizabeth. Some months after arriving
in Egypt, he joined 45 Squadron RAF as
aircrew on Blenheim aircraft. During
his time in 45 Squadron, Peter served in
East Africa, Burma and India. In 1943 he
spent weeks in Madras hospital with back
injuries sustained during a difficult landing
and was finally repatriated to Australia.
After months of treatment Peter was
eventually posted to RAAF Base Mallala
and was discharged from the RAAF with a
commission in October 1945. During his
time at Mallala Peter became a father with
Gwen giving birth in April 1945 to their
only child, Winton.
After the war Peter worked at F Ralph &
Co in Currie Street, Adelaide, the wine and
spirit business owned by his father.
However, heavy lifting aggravated his back
so after a few years Peter had to leave his
father’s business and went to work for
War Service Homes. Once working for the
Government, Peter realised that promotion
meant further study so in the late 1950s
he became a student again, attending
Muirden College a couple of nights a week.
With his Intermediate Certificate gained in
1960, Peter left War Service Homes to work
for the Weapons Research Establishment
(WRE) at Salisbury. During his time at WRE
Peter made a number of visits to Woomera
and was fortunate enough to see several
rockets launched. He retired from work in
1968.
In 1951, with the service life still in his
blood, Peter joined the Air Training Corps
(ATC). Peter’s position with the ATC
was Officer in Charge of the Squadron
Armaments Section. This involved
regular Wednesday parade nights at the
Headquarters building in Barton Terrace,
North Adelaide as well as camps that were
held at Mallala and Edinburgh. Peter
Peter became involved with a few others
to form the Elizabeth / Salisbury branch
of the RAAF Association He was also an
active member of the Prospect RSL, the
Prospect Lodge, the SA branch of the
Burma Star Association, Pulteney Grammar
Old Scholars Association, The Austin Seven
Club and Probus.
ANZAC Day was very important to Peter
and he participated in the Adelaide dawn
service and march for many years. He was
the driver behind the Burma Star memorial
adjacent to the Prospect RSL building and
placed a wreath there each subsequent
ANZAC Day, the last time being April this
year.
Over the years Peter and Gwen travelled
extensively both within Australia and
overseas. In addition, Peter attended the
50th Anniversary Burma Star Reunion in
London in 1990, at the age of 77
Peter finally gave up driving at the age of
96. At his last driving test a year earlier, he
achieved 99% and never failed to remind
people of this feat.
Peter always gave his best and helped
others without hesitation.
Peter was a man who said what he
thought, did things the way he thought
they should be done (perhaps not always
the right way) but most of all rolled up his
sleeves to do things himself.
He will be greatly missed.
Bill Davies(1932)
Bill Davies was the inaugural boss of NWS-9, the first TV station to telecast in South
Australia.
Bill came to Australia with his parents when he was eight. Leaving Pulteney, Bill was firstly
a naval cadet , and then a short time at G & R Wills, before joining the Police Force. After
nine years he became the youngest police prosecutor in SA. Under a pseudonym, in 1964
he won a competition “Are You An Announcer” which led to him working at 5KA. He rose
to become program manager and eventually station manager. When Rupert Murdoch won
the license for NWS-9, he offered Bill the job of general manager. In 1980 he received the
Order of Australia, for services to media and commerce. Bill is survived by his wife Leona,
daughter Susan, two grandchildren and six great grand children.
Ian Mellowship (1958)
Those who knew Ian Mellowship [Big Mel], were those who appreciated his quirky character,
intellect and personal values.
A giant of a man in stature, humour and worldly perception, he was capable of
philosophical debate on any topic, leading to forceful positions on issues of the day and his
big forte --- sport.
Although not an academic high achiever, Ian was however, erudite and brilliant in
communicating his extraordinary knowledge. Ian, was a School Prefect and a stalwart in the
First XVIII football and First XI Cricket teams, cricket being his lifelong passion.
The word prodigious applies to his sporting prowess, whether describing his towering
dominance in the ‘ruck’ or an out of sight ‘punt for goal’ and of course his ability to spin a
legbreak with deceptive arrogance.
A sound, entertaining innings.
Kenneth Arnold Osborne (1935)
Kenneth Arnold Osborne was born on the 6th of May 1920 in Robin Hood Lane, Hall Green,
Birmingham England.
Arnold attended Brighton Primary School until the age of 8yrs then in 1928 was enrolled
at Pulteney Grammar School. He remembers himself as being a very ordinary student and
spending quite a portion of his time outside the headmaster’s office.
One of the supreme highlights of his latter years was the acceptance of an invitation from
Mark Bourchier and Eddie Groughan to visit the students and to take part in the school’s
Rememberance Day service last November.
After graduating from St Peter’s, Arnold worked in the Bank of Adelaide until the 2nd World
War broke out.
Arnold applied to join the RAAF for aircrew training on 22nd March 1941 and was admitted
to Air Crew Reserve at the age of 20yrs and was enlisted in the RAAF for training at 21yrs.
His Tour involved 41 sorties combat flying – 356 hours. Arnold’s war experience changed his
life leaving within him a strong sense of the value of human life and a need to spend the
rest of his life caring for those in need. This he did.
Arnold began training for the Anglican Ministry at St Barnabas College, Adelaide in March
1946. He married Joan Dorothy Cooke on 10th May 1947. Arnold was ordained priest on
the 2nd of February 1949 in St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide. In 1962 the family moved to
Wagga Wagga in NSW, when Arnold became the Archdeacon of the Diocise of Canberra
and Goulburn, at the age of 40, the youngest of the 40 Archdeacons in Australia at the
time.
God chose Arnold to be a priest in His church.
To live in the image of the Servant King he loved so well.
To serve with devotion the members of the body of Christ.
To share in the burden and joys of their lives.
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50+ REUNION
82x50+=?
A fabulous afternoon! Barzaar on Unley was the venue for 82 Old Scholars and partners
to attend the 50+ years reunion. It was a luncheon full of tall stories and anecdotes for
attendees who left Pulteney on or prior to 1962. It was one of the largest functions in
years. Celebrating Pulteney, the past, present and future , Dr Groughan spoke of the
exciting opportunities available to students through the Outreach program. In particular
outlined the 2012 trip to Nepal, and the challenges and opportunities that the students will
face.
A few Old Scholars travelled from interstate for the event.
Judy and Murray Sibly (1945)
Michael Smith (1961) regaled the room with a story concerning the ever volunteering Sam
Leaker and past master Brian Webber.
With a backdrop of photos from 1945 to 1962, a highlight of the afternoon was the
presentation of gifts to the three oldest Old Scholars attending. Gift bottles of wine were
presented to Peter Lathlean (DOB 08/23), Don Ide (DOB 04/22) and to Colin Wagener (DOB
02/17) who drove up from Highland Valley for the luncheon.
Valda and Adrian Jones (1948)
Michael Smith (1961) and Carol Smith
John Bowden( 1950), Geoff Morgan(1946), Adrian Jones (1948), Jim Woodman (1949), and
Bob Westover (1944)
Peter Gibbins (1944), Peter Wark (1941),
and Es Wark (1944)
Jo Coombe, Sam Leaker (1961),
Bruce Coombe (1960) and Kay Leaker
Colin Wagener (1933) and Cate Boucher
Barbara and Grant Culley (1954)
Geoff Hill (1960), Margaret and
Peter Cannon (1962)
David McKinnon (1940), Peter Lathlean (1938),
and Rob Begg (1946)
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melbourne reunion
The Commonwealth Golf Club was a
fitting venue for the Melbourne Reunion
which was attended by 14 Old Scholars
on Sunday July 8th. It was an opportunity
for the attendees to meet and hear
from Dr Groughan. Many of the present
achievements were highlighted in particular
the Adventure Learning Experiences.
Dr Eddie Groughan, Rick Selth (1963), and Peter Hooper (1964)
Anthony Leverington (1986), Paul Bourke (1985),
and Simon Morley (1986)
Krystie Hannah, Greg Cambrell (1959) and
Tony Correll (1961)
Sarah Jervis, Elizabeth Hooper, Judy Selth and
Jan Selth
Ian Jervis (1965) and Grantley Selth (1961)
Krystie Hannah and Jonathon Morley (1989)
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SYDNEY reunion
Ross (1960) and Susan Benger
Bob Mulligan (1955), Christine Norman, Georgina Mulligan, and Peter Norman (1960)
Tony Thwaites (1973), Greg Hall (1972), and Richard Morgan (1966)
Kenny Shelswell (1983), Natalie Hamaford and Paul Martin (1957)
Military attire was not required for a lunch held in the Officers Mess at the Victoria Barracks in Paddington for the Sydney Reunion held on
Sunday June 3. It was fantastic to see some new faces at the event. The lunch was served in the historic dining room of the beautiful 1840’s
sandstone building which was originally as the Barrack’s Hospital.
HOBART reunion
Gayle Johnston, Mark Bourchier, Jo Bourchier, Malcolm Dolman, Susan Carmichael, Marilyn Dolman,
Alastair Carmichael (1965), Jan Wilson, David Johnston (1972) and Peter Wilson (1987)
The Hobart Reunion was again held in the Chairmans Lounge at the Blundstone Arena (previously know as Bellerive Oval) on Sunday
July 15. Apart from the opportunity to mingle and hear of the School’s progress the 10 participants were also privileged to a local game
of football between Clarence and North Hobart. It was great to see Peter Wilson (1987) brother of Kym Wilson (1981) Head of the Arts
Department at Pulteney Grammar. Peter teaches at The Hutchins School which was established in 1846 at Hobart Town.
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and click on the ‘news’ tab then ‘subscribe to email publications’ and click on the relevant subscription.
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Canberra reunion
Nancy-Louise and Paul McCullough (1972),
and John Maxwell (1997)
Chris Polyichanin (1901) and Jasmine Lloyd
Brian Tink (1957) and Jan Tink
Sandra Caldicott, Clive Huggan (1960), Jo Bourchier, Hillary Huggan and Steve Caldicott (1978)
A great turn out from Old Scholars saw
another successful Canberra reunion.
Ottoman Cuisine hosted the dinner on
Friday June 1. A big thank you to Steve
Caldicott and Paul McCullough who were
handed the reins to ensure everyone had
an enjoyable evening when Mark Bourchier
was required to retire early with the flu.
Terry Hillier (1961) and Katherine Hillier
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around the traps
Brian Tink (1957) and his wife Jan, who
are stalwarts of our Canberra Chapter,
recently toured Scotland. Brian donned his
Pulteney Old Scholar’s shirt and visited the
Old Pulteney Distillery at Wick where he was
able to bottle a special single cask selection
and bring it home. We all look forward to
the next Canberra reunion!
Many will remember Rob Warhurst (1962)
as an outstanding athlete. Recently Rob
donated this medal which he was awarded
in 1962 in the State Championships. Our
Archivist Sam Cooper is always very grateful
for any memorabilia of previous pursuits
and successes.
Fr Tony Noble (1964)
Fr Tony spends his time travelling between Australia and The United Sates. In 2003 Fr Tony
was appointed Rector of All Saints’ Church, San Diego, California. Although retired, Fr
Tony also assists in the C of E Diocese in Europe and in March was the Anglican Priest in
Heidelberg, Germany.
Jonathan Bligh (2001)
Over the last five years Jonathon has run free full day secondary school workshops for a cappella choral groups. They feature a ‘headline act’
from either interstate of overseas and provide the schools with free music and learning material. He has on occasion come into schools and
run workshops to support the music staff and in general, promote singing to secondary school students.
He also founded and directs a youth chorus for young male singers aged between 15 and 30. Just last week they competed in the Adelaide
Eisteddfod and won all the categories entered.
Peter Couche Foundation
On the 29th May, 2012 a group of several
hundred runners assembled in the bitter
cold at Tanunda in the Barossa Valley for
the annual Barossa Marathon.Included
among them was a young man named Tim
Kaethner (1967), aged 63 and running this
distance for the FIRST TIME, donated all the
money raised from his amazing effort to
furthering dental pulp stem cells research
at the Robinson Institute, University of
Adelaide, via the Peter Couche Foundation.
Tim completed the course (3.55.44, overall
sixth in his classification) with totally numb
legs and feet.
Some 16 weeks of preparation and 800kms
of training were involved beforehand,
as well as a very great deal of mental
preparation. All in all, that is a mighty effort
and we are enormously grateful.
No Speak Hour Fundraiser
Following the presentation last term, by
Peter Couche (1967) and his family to
the Middle and Senior Schools. Claire
Robertson organised a No Speak Hour
fundraiser. For the people involved there
was no speaking, texting or emailing for
the whole hour. All students participating
on the day gave a gold coin, which will help
with the research efforts.
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Maras shine at national Mainstreet Australia awards
Member for Prahran, Clem Newton-Brown and Steve Maras
Maras Group, and Managing Director, Steve Maras (1987), took out top honours at the 2012 national Mainstreet Australia awards held in
Melbourne last Wednesday night.
The national Mainstreet awards recognise and celebrate the efforts and achievements of individuals and organisations committed to Mainstreet
improvement and enhancement and who provide inspiration and leadership, learning experiences, best practice, support and development of
main street people and organisations, and an increased understanding and promotion of the main street industry.
Maras Group was awarded the Private Sector Partnership Award for their partnership with the Adelaide City Council in the upgrade and
revamp of the south side of Rundle Street in 2010/11. The Adelaide City Council upgraded the street and public realm while Maras Group
upgraded all their buildings along the south side of Rundle Street East which included new design elements and features and an impressive
redecorating project.
Steve Maras was also personally awarded the top honour of National Mainstreet Champion.
“It was a great honour and very humbling to receive both awards as there is so much activity and focus on main streets on a national
perspective so to be recognised for our work in South Australia was extremely rewarding”.
Director strikes gold at awards
Anthony Maras (1998) has won the Gold Shorts Award and an all expenses paid trip to
Cannes Film Festival 2012 for his film “The Palace”.
The film tells the story of a Cypriot Family fleeing advancing Turkish forces and taking refuge
in an abandoned Ottoman-era palace.
Production took place along the United Nations Green Line that still divides the small
Mediterranean island in two - amidst armed guards, war ravaged buildings and tense
UN-brokered negotiations which after 37 years have bought the situation no closer to a
resolution.
“From the outset I was interested in the human story behind the war. We really focused on
what war means to everyday people. To young soldiers. To innocent civilians.”
Ian Wall (1947)
Ian and Pam were off travelling overseas
looking to purchase a suitable house. They
didn’t realize it but they had arrived on a
Hindu Holy Day and everyone who could,
went to the Taj.
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Andrew Hagger (1983)
Group Executive People, Marketing & Communications
Andrew joined National Australia Bank in 2008 to lead the Private & Institutional Wealth
business. In May 2009 Andrew was appointed Executive General Manager of MLC & NAB
Wealth’s Insurance business and in October 2010 was appointed Group Executive, Corporate
Affairs & Marketing before taking up his current position in October 2011.Prior to joining
NAB, Andrew spent 21 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in a number of capacities,
including Melbourne Managing Partner and as a member of PwC’s Firmwide Leadership Team.
Andrew has a Masters of Applied Finance degree (Macquarie University), a Bachelor of
Economics degree (University of Adelaide) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia.
He is currently Chair of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre Appeal Committee.
Adam Robinson (1996)
Adam accepted a position as a Director of Rider Levett Bucknall WA in April of this year. After
5 years with the Adelaide Office Adam relocated to the Perth Office in Western Australia at
the beginning of 2007 during the last ‘Mining Boom’. Adam is now settled in Perth both
professionally and personally.
Since leaving school Adam has represented the Pulteney Old Scholars in Cricket, Basketball
and Football. During his 10 years with the POSFC; Adam represented the A-Grade in their 3
Premierships 98, 99 and 2000, won a couple of Best and Fairest Awards and Captained the
Club for a few years.“
Chris Pudney (1981)
After twenty one years of operating a retail business Chris Pudney (1981) had a career change
joining
Programmed, a publicly listed company with a directly employed workforce based over 45
branches throughout Australia and New Zealand that specialise in Property Services, Facility
Management, Integrated Workforce, Total Marine Services, Construction & Maintenance and
KLM Electrical & Communication Services.
For the first couple of months Chris was based in Darwin.Now back in Adelaide he’s Operations
Manager for the painting division.
Chris says going from running his own business to joining Programmed has been the best
decision of his career life.
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William Phillips (2011)
William is presently undertaking an internship with the ICTY.
William has worked on a variety of different research tasks so far, including researching the
responsibility to protect, and coming to some conclusions about its current legal status,
writing a case summary of the Lubanga case based on a presentation given to the ICTY OTP
lawyers by the ICC prosecutors.
His most major task has been creating a document comparing the Rules of Procedure and
Evidence for the ICTY and the new International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
William still looks back fondly on his Legal Studies in year 12.
Dennis Muirhead (1959)
Dennis has been made an Alumni Fellow of the University of Adelaide. It’s being presented by the VC on 29th. The Alumni Fellow award
recognises alumni who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of the University of Adelaide’s Alumni Relations Program
and is awarded in recognition of services to the alumni network in the UK and Europe. Sounds good!
Auction Blue
Auction Blue is a family business, run by David Richardson (1984) and his wife. It was established in 1989 and conveniently located 5
minutes from Pulteney at 15 Kingston Avenue, Richmond. They specialise in manufacturer’s seconds, deceased estates, wine, plant &
machinery; selling goods on behalf of solicitors and accountants, estate administration firms, importers, manufacturers, wineries, transport
companies, various government departments, corporations and private vendors. On Saturday mornings, every fortnight they conduct
a traditional live auction of general goods and wine. They are open for inspection on the Friday before from 9am to 6pm, with a wine
tasting from 2pm to 5pm. In addition to the general auctions they conduct a series of specialist auctions, these are normally held online and
cover a diverse array of goods, including jewellery, stamps & coins and seized vehicles.
Every item sold is photographed and available for online bidding via the web site: auctionblue.com.au.
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Pulteney Grammar
2012 Melbourne
Cup Lunch
Tuesday 6 November at 12 noon
The Kurrajong Restaurant - Chifley on South Terrace
Includes 3 course meal and drink on arrival
Cash bar available
Tickets $65
Sweeps, silent auction, pamper room,
prizes for best dressed and best hat
To book www.trybooking.com/bxst
Rsvp Friday 2 November
[email protected]
or 8216 5520
The Pulteney Foundation Golf Day 2012
Glenelg Golf Club Friday November 30
Fee is $150 and includes
•
Green fees 18 holes
• Light Lunch before tee off
• Gourmet Barbecue and drinks at presentation
•
Polo Top
•
Drink on Course
• Pulteney Gift Pack
To register as a player or a team visit www.trybooking.com/BUOQ and follow the prompts.