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Skat a Tak Attacks
The TGS mixed choir, Skat a Tak, performed at
the regionals of The Big Sing recently and were
highly commended by judge, Anthony Ritchie, a
prominent New Zealand composer.
There were 61 choirs from Auckland’s Secondary
Schools in the three-day choral festival organised
by NZ Choral Federation and only 18 nationwide will be chosen to attend the nationals. This
is the prestigious choral event for schools and
their representation was impressive with many
choirs boasting 40 or more members. TGS has
a choir of 16.
Comments on the day were admiring of our choir’s
sound for a small chamber group and surprised
to see Takapuna Grammar at the festival for the
first time in some years. Our school is known for
its musical theatre interests and here is another
string to our widening bow.
CONTENTS
Principal’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Business & Enterprise . . . . . . . 3
Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . 4
July 2012
Rowing Appointment . . . . . . . . 6
Waterpolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Student Achievements . . . . . . . 8
Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Principal’s Report
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Dear Parents and Guardians
I write to you in very exciting times. Students are extremely
busy with their studies, internal assessments are occurring
regularly and the staff are busy supporting the students in
their work. Now, already at the end of Term 2, we have only
short time frame left with our seniors, essentially Term 3 plus
just a few weeks.
To support students further, especially
Year 13 students, we are considering
running some focused workshops for
students, in Week 4 Term 4. This is the
week directly after Senior Prizegiving
leading up to the NCEA examinations.
I will keep you posted on developments
here and publicise the workshops to
you and your students. Many will
appreciate the opportunity to further
their capabilities leading in to the
external examinations.
I have been writing regularly to
you about the introduction of
the
International
Baccalaureate
qualification at Takapuna Grammar
School. On the most recent “From the
Principal Desk” on our website, there
is a video featuring the information
being communicated to Year 11 form classes about the
International Baccalaureate. I encourage parents to view this
and have some discussion at home about the relevance of this
option for your sons and daughters, particularly those who
have children in Year 11. We will be adding to this a video
from a student who has previous experience with International
Baccalaureate and she will be articulating the advantage the
Diploma programme has given to her.
We have also been running morning tea discussion sessions
for interested parents. We had very good attendances at
three sessions last week at Takapuna Grammar School,
Devonport and in the City. At the time of writing we have are
receiving very strong and positive feedback from International
Baccalaureate International about our processes and
preparedness leading in to the introduction of International
Baccalaureate at Takapuna Grammar School in 2013.
We have also been surveying our Year 11 cohort and we
confirm that over 30 students at Year 11 are already indicating
a commitment to the IB programme, with many more yet to
indicate their preferences. We are delighted with this level of
interest and early indications suggest this may go to as many as
60 students. Takapuna Grammar School continues to support
and endorse NCEA. The International
Baccalaureate gives students another
option to consider and the choice,
ultimately, is a very individual one.
We are attempting to give parents and
students the best information, so that
the decision is well informed.
We intend to invite these students and
their parents to another information
evening, at 6:00pm on the 19th July. We
will be promoting this to all students
particularly those in Year 11. This
is the same evening as the Opening
Evening, so parents considering
Takapuna Grammar School and those
already with students in the school
will have the opportunity to attend.
We encourage parents to attend this
meeting and place themselves in a
strong position to make a very good choice between two very
valid assessment systems.
Please contact me at [email protected] if
you have any questions or concerns. We encourage parents
and students to communicate with the school. We respond
directly and effectively to any emails received.
Regards
Simon Lamb
Principal
Takapuna Grammar School
Level 2 Business Studies
As they did in 2011, this year’s crop of Level 2 Business students hopped on a
bus and headed out to Manukau to visit the Warehouse Distribution Centre.
Students were given a brief about what to do at the ‘DC’ and were then
“let loose”. Strict safety policies were outlined and fluorescent vests donned,
before being allowed access to tour the premises. This is the largest DC
in New Zealand, supplying product to all the Warehouse stores across the
North Island as well as parts of the South. The technology and staff have
to be incredibly precise. Students witnessed some very innovative systems,
including a colour coded system in which each type of product is wrapped
in a particular colour plastic, and another machine sorts the product on its
own, sending the product to the right store.
For the past two years The Warehouse has been working alongside the Level
2 Business Studies course to help create an enterprise education scheme
that will give students knowledge and confidence to build New Zealand’s
economy.
By Marieke Vercruyssen and Sophie Wilson
Above, Left to Right: Georgia Revell, Narissa Rhodes, Emily
Rountree and Lauren Dean
Year 10 Café Project
Year 10 students have had the
opportunity to study and assist the
School Café as a small business in
school. They came up with some great
ideas to help improve the current
situation.
Their ideas included:
• The introduction of stamp cards into
the Café system which would entice
more students to buy from the Café.
• ‘Friday Combos’ and specials, for
students who would like a drink with
their meal for $5.
• A menu board beside the Café sign,
so students are informed when there
is a special or new food. It also
allows students to see the items on
sale more easily than having to look
past or in between the other students
standing in line. The board should
be a whiteboard or chalkboard so it
is easier to clean.
Lion’s Den” has been devised by Jake
Cahill, Seb Jones, Luka Geers, and
Hugo Adams.
By Xiao Jiang and Kelsey Schutte
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• A sound system placed around the
Café was another idea that seemed
to be very popular. The sound
system would play popular radio
stations that most students would
enjoy, making the Café a good place
to meet friends and have lunch.
There is also very little seating around
the Café. More chairs and tables would
be greatly appreciated by the students.
The image to the right is one of the
Year 10 students’ ideas for changing
the Café’s name.
A new name and logo such as “The
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Student Activities
Bring It On
This year, the leaders of the Bring It On Hip Hop crew, were Jodie
Catterall and Nadia Veikune. Jodie and Nadia have been part of the
Bring It On team since 2009 and brought to this year’s competition a
fresh twist and contemporary flavours.
The Bring It On organisation send mentors to support the leaders
each year, and Takapuna had the pleasure of having former student
Ngahiwi Seymour assisting with rehearsals. Ngahiwi was a leader of
the Bring It On team in 2009 and 2010 and is highly regarded by the
students who were thrilled to have him on board.
Eloquence
and persuasion
George Greig and Emerson Howitt represented
the school at the Regional finals of the Lion’s
Young Speechmaker contest, recently.
They had to present a prepared speech of between
5 and 6 minutes and an impromptu speech of not
more than 2 minutes. The organizers said, “Both
young men acquitted themselves with distinction,
especially George who placed second.” George’s
second placing meant missing out on going on to
the national final. He gained a score of 369 out
of a possible 450 with all three judges giving him
123 out of 150. Emerson gained a score of 357
with scores of 111, 121 and 125. Emerson placed
third overall, making 2 out of the top 3 speakers
in the competition Takapuna Grammar School
students.
Above: Bring it on Leaders Nadia and Jodie
40 Students from Year 9 to Year 13 worked for 3 months perfecting sets
for the performance. They developed their skills in dance techniques,
and increased their confidence in performing through the positive and
supportive environment created by the leaders. The Bring It On team
will perform at the Tee Gee Ess Dance Evening at the Bruce Mason
Theatre, along with Stage Challenge, Cactus Dance Company and a
many other works by the Dance Students.
Above: George Greig and Emerson Howitt
A political world
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The school’s Politics Club has been very active so far this year. At their last
meeting they welcomed Jacinda Ardern, one of the youngest sitting Labour
MP’s. She fascinated those present with her tales of how she entered the
political arena from deepest rural Morrinsville and how she was nominated
while serving a term in London. She now holds the Opposition portfolio for
Youth Affairs and Social Development, so this generated keen discussion
on youth needs and the plight of the homeless. All in all a wonderful
opportunity to hear what happens in the real world of politics.
Above, Left to Right: Liam Chelley, Felix Pryor, Emmerson Howitt,
Jacinda Ardern, Sam Badham and Lee Kang
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Student Activities
Just a load of rubbish!
Above: Waste Audit Team led by Gemma Price and Aless Smith
20 students from the school’s Environmental Group literally
got their hands dirty, taking part in a waste audit on June 14th,
to find out how much rubbish the school is producing.
commented that this was one of the most enthusiastic waste
audits he had attended.
An afternoon spent weighing and sorting through a day’s
worth of rubbish – food scraps and all - provided essential
data which was extrapolated to see how much is produced in
a year. The group was then able to determine the staggering
amount of waste that could have been prevented from going
to landfill.
This was done to lay a foundation for the school’s pathway
to becoming a more sustainable and environmentally
friendly school.
The next stage is to involve the whole school community
and suggest ways of tackling this never ending problem.
Gemma Price and Aless Smith, two of the leaders of the
Enviro Group, organised the event and received very
positive feedback from the Auckland Council supervisor who
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Rowing Appointment
An awesome appointment
From apprentice aircraft engineer in
Christchurch to Head Rowing Coach
at Takapuna Grammar school is quite
a leap for Oliver Salt. After rowing
for his school, Christchurch Boys’
High, including achieving a Bronze
Medal in a premier event at Maadi,
Oliver started to learn to be an Air
NZ Engineer. Instead of continuing
in this career he headed off to
Canterbury University to complete
a degree in Physical Education and
Sport Coaching, before taking off for
England on the big OE.
He spent two and a half years based
in London, teaching PE at an inner
London all boys school and coaching
rowing.
Oliver was always keen to return
to New Zealand but not very keen
to be based in post-earthquake
Christchurch. He has left behind his
family there to pursue
his rowing coaching
career with Takapuna.
the Takapuna Grammar
Sports department over
the winter on other tasks.
Having
coached
As a youngster, Oliver
boys and girls; crews
had friends who lived
from Rangi
Ruru
close to the river and
School for Girls’ and
he used to row with his
Marian College, and
mate in a double scull
Christchurch
Boys
skiff even before he
Head Rowing Coach – Oliver Salt
High, he thinks girls
reached high school.
are a little easier to coach. Girls focus He was 14 when he joined his school’s
better on technique where some boys rowing team.
forget it is not just about pure strength
He is keen to see younger rowers
and power.
learn their craft in sculling boats
Rugby is Oliver’s other sporting love before beginning on sweep oar rowing
and he is hopeful there may be time for especially at Novice, Under 15 level.
him to consider playing this winter. He
Making a career from sport coaching,
is not rowing competitively at present
and in particular in rowing, is Oliver’s
but does not rule out doing so in the
dream job and, like many coaches, he
future. Right now he has enough to do
has an ultimate goal in mind; taking a
getting the coaching programme up and
crew to the Olympics.
running for rowing and working with
Geography field trip
Despite the very early morning start, and somewhat gloomy
weather, a group of 90 Year 11 Geography students and their
five teachers all agreed that their field trip to Tarawera was a
huge success.
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However, it was not without incident. The first group’s
four wheeled drive vehicles became stuck half way up, in
the rather boggy conditions. This meant having to climb
more of the mountain than anticipated. All was forgiven,
nevertheless, when presented with the famous scree jump! It
did mean that the second group had to do a quick alternative
taking the duck tour of the surrounding Lakes. Not that they
minded since they were able to quack away while touring
the environment they have been studying hard in class. ‘It is
amazing how real the eruption becomes being here said one
student and that sums it up – real geography in action! Many
thanks to Mr Smith for all of the organisation.
New Zealand Schools Waterpolo Championships
Congratulations to the Senior Girls’ Water polo team who won
the Division Two nationals held in Hamilton. After a strong
performance at the Division One North Island Champs the
team was full of confidence going into the Nationals. This
was reflected in their strong pool play which saw them finish
top of the group. The team carried on strongly through the
semi-finals to reach the final against Hamilton Girls’ High
School. Leading 7 – 6 with just seconds remaining on the
clock Hamilton scored to tie it up at 7 all at full time. After the
disappointment of giving away the lead in the dying stages
of regular time the TGS girls’ showed real maturity and
character to keep their heads in the extra time stages of the
game, to focus on the job at hand. They shut out Hamilton
Girls’ and scored 3 of their own to win 10-.7. Well done to
coach Chelsea Halling and the team.
Special mentions to Kate Sheehy who was named Goalie
of the tournament and to Katie McKenty who was named
MVP of the tournament has been selected for a New Zealand
School Girls’ trial.
Waterpolo
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Standing (Left to Right): Chelsea Halling (Coach), Hayley Smith, Katie McDougall, Kate Sheehy, Rikki Taylor, Liana Dance, Isabelle O’Brien, Alesha Brokenshire, Toni McKenty (Manager).
Kneeling (Left to Right): Stacy Choi, Katie McKenty, Lydia Rowlandson, Georgia Rafe.
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Student Achievements
Local student, global success
Myeonggyun Lee and his New Zealand Enterprise Challenge
team-mates have each received a $2000 scholarship towards
study at Massey’s College of Business, from Professor Ted
Zorn, Vice-Chancellor of Massey’s College of Business.
The Global Enterprise Challenge weekend was officially
opened by tertiary education minister, Steven Joyce, who told
the students how he started up The Edge radio station with
five mates and $500.
Myeonggyun applied, along with YES students from all over
New Zealand, to be considered for one of 90 places in the New
Zealand wide competition,
which was run by the Young
Enterprise Trust and sponsored
“It’s an idea that can start small locally,
by Massey University. It was
held at the University’s Albany
but then grow to become global and as
Innovation Campus
“The definition of a successful
entrepreneur is somebody who
sees the possibility and goes
for it, but is grounded enough
to understand that execution
their business grows, people can get more is also pretty important,”
he
told
participants.
Myeonggyun’s team of seven
people
involved
and
create
more
jobs.”
“Entrepreneurialism
is
a
came up with a business idea
unique skill, and you are
called GlobalSEEDZ, where
starting out on that path. No
young people would be given
pressure,
but
your
country
needs
you to succeed.”
a “garden in a box” to grow produce. After harvesting their
vegetables, they would sell them back to GlobalSEEDZ.com
for distribution.
“We thought we would get government and councils involved
to provide funding, and young people would be able to start
their own businesses,” explains Myeonggyun. “It’s an idea that
can start small locally, but then grow to become global and as
their business grows, people can get more people involved and
create more jobs.”
Myeonggyun’s team, “Just Water”, took out the national
contest and took their winning idea into the international
Global Enterprise Challenge, which takes place over
24-hours. It is a competition for young people aged 16-19,
with some 2000 students taking part from up to 140 schools
and colleges worldwide. The 2012 challenge was to develop
an idea for a micro-business start-up that could create jobs for
young people and GlobalSEEDZ was judged good enough for
second place and won the Creativity Award.
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Emma Johnson. “She said that it was going to be really fun
and she was right,” he says.
Myeonggyun, who was born in Korea, has lived in Auckland
for four years. He is planning a career in management and
believes the Global Enterprise Challenge experience has
been invaluable. Myeonggyun says he was encouraged to
participate in the event by his business studies teacher, Mrs
Professor Ted Zorn, the head of Massey’s College of Business,
said the University was committed to supporting young
entrepreneurs as they would go on to help shape the future of
New Zealand and the world.
Myeonggyun Lee receives his scholarship from Professor Ted Zorn, Vice-Chancellor of
Massey’s College of Business
“New Zealand is a nation of small businesses, they are the
backbone of the economy,” he told students. “At Massey we
want our staff and our students to make a contribution to
the nation’s prosperity, and we hope these scholarships will
encourage some of you to join us.”
Deck’d Art
20 of the 120 skateboards created by Year 10 art students
have been on display at Depot Art Gallery in Devonport.
The Deck’d skateboard exhibition, featured boards designed
around a theme of “City versus Nature”. Students were able
to interpret this however they wished, with inspiration drawn
from various street and skate deck artists. The assignment
was established last year by art teachers Mrs Suzie Dee, Mrs
Renee Barker and Ms Jana Bishop.
Using these artist models helped the students produce
skateboard decks with a grungy, street-like feel to them, as well
as experimenting with various media, such as sand, to give
texture to their boards.
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Deck’d proved a huge success with three boards sold and
many offers made for others. Some of the artists enjoyed their
boards too much to part with them.
By Hannah Davis-Gray
Top left to right:
Joy Lai, Alex McFarlane, Arabella Crane’ O Connor
Bottom left to right:
Maryam Alhaseny, Sophie Turner, Neve Sew Hoy
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Visual Arts
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LEVEL 2 DESIGN
This is a selection of work from our Level 2
Designers first NCEA internal assessment.
Students selected a line of type from a
proverb, song or poem. They were then
asked to create a piece of Typographic
Design that communicated the meaning
of the words used.
Visual Arts
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Uniforms
Uniforms
Senior Uniform
GIRLS:
BLOUSE short or long sleeved - cornflower
blue check, SKIRT dark navy box pleat
knee length, TROUSERS dark navy dress,
JERSEY dark navy rib, VEST dark navy
rib, BLAZER dark navy pin stripe (optional),
TIGHTS black, SOCKS dark navy ankle,
SHOES black leather.
BOYS:
SHIRT short or long sleeved - cornflower blue
check, SHORTS dark navy drill knee length,
TROUSERS dark navy dress, JERSEY dark
navy rib, VEST dark navy rib, BLAZER dark
navy pin stripe (optional), SOCKS dark navy,
SHOES black leather lace up.
Junior Physical Education
PE SHORTS dark navy and gold, PE SHIRT dark
navy and gold, FOOTWEAR lace-up sports shoes.
Footwear
These are samples of the types of shoes both boys
and girls are required to wear.
Girls’ shoes must be closed in with one strap across
the instep or lace-up and must be worn with ankle
socks or tights. No slip-ons, sandals, canvas shoes
or ankle boots are to be worn.
Junior Uniform
GIRLS:
BLOUSE short or long sleeved – navy revere
collar princess line, SKIRT dark navy box pleat
knee length, TROUSERS dark navy dress,
JERSEY dark navy rib, TIGHTS black, SOCKS
dark navy ankle, SHOES black leather.
BOYS:
SHIRT short or long sleeved - cornflower blue
check, SHORTS dark navy drill knee length,
TROUSERS dark navy dress, JERSEY dark
navy rib, VEST dark navy rib, BLAZER dark
navy pin stripe (optional), SOCKS dark navy,
SHOES black leather lace up.
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All new school uniform,
second hand uniform,
physical education
uniform, scarves, caps,
rain jackets and tracksuits
are purchased through the
Uniform Shop at Takapuna
Grammar School.
Junior Uniform
JACKET school dark navy (rain proof with hood),
no other jackets are to be worn, SCARF school
blue and gold striped (optional), no other scarves
are to be worn, CAPS school navy (optional), no
other headwear to be worn.
Uniform Regulations
• T-shirts or thermals worn under the uniform
must not be visible
• Regulation school cap only – not to be worn in
classrooms
• Hair must be neat and clean – neither extreme
styles nor exotic colours are acceptable
• Hair accessories must be navy or black
• Jewellery is not permitted although students
may wear one plain gold or silver stud (no hoops)
in each earlobe – no nose studs, tongue studs or
rings in eyebrows or lips
• Make up and nail polish may not be worn
• Boys must be clean shaven
• No sports shoes are acceptable
NOTES:
Takapuna Grammar School jackets available from
the Uniform Shop must be worn - no other rainwear is
acceptable.
Footwear must be leather and kept clean and tidy, sports
shoes are not acceptable.
Socks and/or tights must be worn with the shoes.
Model United Nations (MUNA)
Representing China, Samoa
and Venezuela, three Takapuna
teams attended this year’s
MUNA, hosted by Auckland
Girls Grammar School. With
each team representing one of
the 192 members of the United
Nations, heated debates took
place on topics ranging from
the rights of indigenous people
to the power of veto within the
United Nations. After donning
ponchos and Spanish accents
the Venezuela team won “most
entertaining and provocative
speech.” To top that off Labour
Leader, David Shearer, made
an appearance on the last day
as guest speaker. All and all it
was a fantastic two days.
Left to Right: James Melvin, Mattea Mrkusic, Bonnie Simmonds
A busy market day
The school Hall was transformed into an “open air market”
with over 30 stalls, recently. The successful Year 10 Enterprise
and Financial Literacy students and the Level 1 Business
Studies students set up their stalls to sell their products and
offer services to the school community.
It was pleasing to see such a large number of students
demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills and make profits
from their own work and effort. The products varied from
handmade beauty products, bracelets, badges, tie dyed
t-shirts and beaded t-shirts, to headphones and book safes.
There were also many services on offer. The lunchtime was
extremely successful for all of the students as they gained
many new skills and most even made a profit from their
business venture.
Student Achievement
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Performing Arts
West Side Story Hit the Spot
This year’s school show at the Bruce Mason Centre delighted our audiences and gave the
cast, crew and orchestra the thrill of success after months of work.
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Left to Right: Harry Ross, George Greig, Dion Logue, Metua Tauirarii, David Sorrenson, Gabriel Ford, Jordan Wash, Roberto Panovski
We thank the teachers who drove the project – Mr De Grut
for the staging, Mr Stent’s outstanding orchestra, Ms Horder’s
precise vocal direction of a difficult “sing”, Mrs Cryns for her
choreography and her mentoring of students from the Cactus
Dance company sharing the load and Mrs Rouse for production.
We recognise Sam Macduff for choreographing several
large and fabulous numbers, Maya Wyatt for “America” and
Bonnie Simmonds for “I feel pretty”. Other student dancers
who gave invaluable help to the mostly non-dancing company
were Lucy McEwan, Sophie Parker, Maddie Lissington,
Tommi Robinson-Chen.
The eight students who made up our leads were outstanding:
Seamus Ford and Peter Sorrenson (as Tony), Petra Bullock and
Harriett Maire (as Maria), Gigi Alvarez and Alice Nicholls (as
Anita), Tom Fraser and Jack Rapson (as Riff). Jack Buckley
led the central boy gang, the Jets, with unflagging zeal.
Here are some of the many accolades we received.
“I was awestruck after I watched the production because it
was of such high standards and quality. You have a lot of
great talent at your school and I just wanted to say thank you
for putting on such a phenomenal show.” A student from another
North Shore school.
“Our son has grown enormously with this experience. He
has loved the interaction between age groups that this sort
of activity allows – indeed it is that which makes theatre
so important in the life of a community like this and in the
creation of school spirit. He loved rehearsals – looked forward
to every one of them and just couldn’t get enough of them.
And of course he loved the performances.” A parent.
“We also witnessed the students’ hard work in the process
leading up to the show, their ability to take on leadership roles
(most of the choreography was created by students) and the
way that team skills were learnt. The pride that they felt in
belonging to Takapuna Grammar and working hard together
to create something so professional was very evident - an
incredible learning experience for them all.” A parent.
“The choreography, particularly with the large crowd scenes
was also outstanding, and the orchestra was always on top of
what sounded like a very demanding score. The production
must have been a huge effort to organise with so many
students involved.
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We are currently checking out high schools for our two
children, and the performance last night certainly tipped the
balance in favour of TGS!” Prospective parent.
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Peter Sorrenson as Tony, Harriett Maire as Maria
For Your Information
On a musical note
Two second places and a third for our barber shops singers
made the Regional Barbershop Competition a very successful
day. A stunning performance by Leonessa earned them 2nd in
the Chorus category, while “The Four Tunes” (Harriett Maire,
Petra Bullock, Ruth Chong, Alice Nicholls) placed 2nd in the
Quartet category and the Year 10 quartet “The Foxy Pitches”,
(Augustine Morgan-Guthrie, Connur Warhaft, Ella Cornfield,
Phoebe Johnson) placed 3rd! All groups have qualified for the
National Finals of this competition which will be held at the
Uniform Requirements
2013
A recent noteworthy performance that demands mention
is the presentation of an extraordinarily challenging work
by the Harlequin Trio (Gemma Price, Carol Wang, Nancy
Wang) at the Regional Heats of the Chamber Music
Competition. These three girls absolutely thrilled the
audience with their rendition of Trio for Oboe, Bassoon
and Piano by Francaix.
Important Dates 2012
A major reason is around Health and Safety
requirements. Shoes should be worn in Science and
Chemistry laboratories and all Technology spaces.
Thursday, 26 July
Please look carefully at the types of shoes on page
12 which are acceptable uniform. We ask for your
support over this change.
Tuesday, 14 August
Health & Safety At TGS
Wednesday, 22 August
Junior Reports Issued
Open Day:
4pm parents/students in the School Hall
followed by school tour.
5.30pm parents/students in the School
Hall followed by school tour.
6pm IB presentation School Hall.
Junior Report Evening
International Evening, 7 – 9.30pm in the
School Hall
Foundation Trust Launch, further details
to follow
Option Evening, 4 – 7pm in the School
Hall
Achievers Breakfast, 7 – 8.30am at
McHugh’s of Cheltenham
Fashion Show, Bruce Mason Centre
Wednesday, 18 July
The school is extremely conscious of the need to
promote and maintain safety in the venue that your
students have chosen to study.
Monday, 3 - 7 Sept
Winter Sports Tournament Week
Thursday, 13 - 21 Sept Senior Exams
Friday, 28 Sept
Last day of Term 3
There has been a change to the uniform
requirements for 2013 with regards to footwear.
Thursday, 19 July
Sandals will no longer be part of the summer or
winter uniform. This decision has been made for a
number of reasons.
Tuesday, 24 July
Pedestrian walkways have been installed on both the
Main Entrance and Winscombe Driveways. Senior
students who drive to school have been advised not to
drive through the school grounds, in order to protect
both cycling and pedestrian traffic.
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Bruce Mason Centre towards the end of September.
It would be appreciated if you could request your
students to alight their transport to the school,
outside of the school grounds. The distance along
the designated walkways is minimal and will
provide exercise for all.
Thursday, 16 August
Term Dates 2012
Term 3, 2012
Term 4, 2012
Monday, 16 July – Friday, 28 September
Monday, 15 October – Friday, 7 December
Term Dates 2013
Term 1, 2013
Term 2, 2013
Term 3, 2013
Term 4, 2013
Wednesday, 30 January – Thursday, 19 April
Monday, 6 May – Friday, 12 July
Monday, 29 July – Friday, 27 September
Monday, 14 October – Monday, 10 December