Dear Parents and Friends of SGS, I have been delighted to see young people around the school who are excited about their learning and making wonderful progress. It is also pleasing to see them positively engage with other students, staff and visitors in a positive manner. We have delightful students in our school and we are very proud of them. We need to continue to work together to promote this healthy approach to school and to life, encouraging each and every student to see themselves as important for who they are. The new building continues to progress; the first floor slab was poured this week. The builders are on schedule and we expect they will be finished by the end of August. We come to Easter and it will be an opportunity to take a big breath after a very exciting and positive start to the year. I would encourage you all to take time to consider what Jesus did for us all on that first Easter, the sacrifice that he made which underpins the Christian faith that our school has at its foundation. Rev Nate took an interesting slant of the Easter message in Chapels this week, asking students to consider what would be different if we erased the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection from history. This was a thought-provoking approach to considering Easter. Have a happy and blessed Easter! Paul Smart Principal
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Dear Parents and Friends of SGS,
I have been delighted to see young people around the school
who are excited about their learning and making wonderful
progress. It is also pleasing to see them positively engage with
other students, staff and visitors in a positive manner. We have
delightful students in our school and we are very proud of them.
We need to continue to work together to promote this healthy
approach to school and to life, encouraging each and every
student to see themselves as important for who they are.
The new building continues to progress; the first floor slab was
poured this week. The builders are on schedule and we expect
they will be finished by the end of August.
We come to Easter and it will be an opportunity to take a big breath after a very exciting
and positive start to the year. I would encourage you all to take time to consider what
Jesus did for us all on that first Easter, the sacrifice that he made which underpins the
Christian faith that our school has at its foundation. Rev Nate took an interesting slant of
the Easter message in Chapels this week, asking students to consider what would be
different if we erased the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection from history. This was a
thought-provoking approach to considering Easter.
Have a happy and blessed Easter!
Paul Smart
Principal
Primary News from Mr Feeney Congratulations to all students who participated in the UHSC & Kia-ora Youth Music Camp last week. It was such
a delight to share in the Camp Concert on Friday evening and to watch the enthusiasm and enjoyment of all the
students as they performed. From marimbas to dance, to strings, to percussion, to keyboards, to the soloists, the
choirs, the band, and the amazing finale; it was all just superb! Special congratulations to those students who were
awarded commendations, or scholarships to further their musical interests and skills. I’m sure these will be
wonderful opportunities to encourage and enable many more exciting musical adventures.
I would like to particularly acknowledge and thank the SGS staff (and former SGS staff members) who supported the
students throughout the week; Mr Buckley, Mrs Saunders, Miss Thomas, Mrs Cooke, and especially those staff
members who helped out on Friday afternoon/evening - Mrs Brice, Miss Dowdell, Mrs Davidson and Mrs Wright. Your
generous assistance was a great blessing. Thanks again!
I’m still getting over the excitement of Oprah’s visit to SGS last week during the
fortnightly Primary Assembly. Thank you Year 3 for your most entertaining and informative
assembly presentation. I’m certainly going to treasure my ‘selfie’ and my brief moment in
the sunshine with Oprah.
Congratulations to Charlotte Kelly, who was selected last week in the HRIS Primary
Girls’ Netball Team. This is an outstanding achievement, and very well deserved. We
wish Charlotte all the best as she now prepares to represent HRIS at the NSWCIS Primary
Netball Championships, to be held at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park, on Friday, 6
May 2016.
Please ensure all registration forms are returned by Thursday, 24 March, for any students in Years 3-6, who are
participating in the 2016 ICAS Subject Competitions. Information has gone home recently about this
opportunity.
The Term One K-6 Open Classroom Afternoon will be held next week, on Thursday,31
March. Classrooms will be open for visits by parents with their children, between 3:30pm-
6:30pm. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity! Information has been emailed this week
with further details.
Primary Parent/Teacher Interviews will be conducted in Week 11, on Monday, 4 April
and Wednesday, 6 April, in respective Primary classrooms and the MPR. Information has
been emailed this week with further details.
It was great to hear the news from our Primary Chess teams after their season launching exploits at the NSW
Junior Chess League competition held at Muswellbrook HS last week. I am encouraged to see the numbers of
younger students showing interest under Mr Holden’s leadership, for this very valuable and enjoyable activity.
Congratulations to the Primary team who finished in third place, and especially to Nick Gallagher who earned the
highest point score for SGS players.
As you enjoy time together as families over the Easter break, I do wish you a safe, and very refreshing faith-filled
holiday weekend. I encourage you to make time for reflecting on God’s amazing gift to us in Jesus, and Jesus’
amazing gift to us through His sacrificial death on the cross, that we might ‘have life, in all its abundance’. God bless!
Good Humour for the Week
I was so inspired by the Music Camp, I wrote a song about a tortilla. Well actually, it’s more of a wrap.
I also thought I’d start a band called 999 Megabytes - unfortunately, we haven’t gotten a gig yet.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
Congratulations to James Haydon Wicks (Year 5 Gold), Sofia Edlington (Year 4 Blue), Joshua Chopin (Year 3 Gold),
Clayton Porter (Year 4 Gold), Giles Murehwa (Kindergarten Blue) and Rory Moore (Year 1 Blue), who are all
celebrating birthdays this week. I do wish these students all the best as they enjoy this special milestone and share
the time with family and friends.
From the Chaplain
It seems like only a short time ago we were celebrating Christmas… but I love Easter! Easter is the time of the year
which gives meaning to all the other days of the year; especially Christmas time. This is because Easter explains
‘why’ Jesus came to earth. At Christmas time each year, Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, where God became
human. Jesus’ birth changed the way that people relate to God. Rather than seeing God as some far-off, distant,
unapproachable being, removed from time and place, God was now firmly in the world, inserted into human history.
Fast forward some thirty or so years and we learn that Easter changed everything for the followers of Jesus. At
Easter we remember that on Good Friday, after Jesus died on the cross, His great mission seemed to have come to
an undeniable end. And though believers today know how the story ends, the horrified disciples did not. But after
Easter Sunday, when Jesus is raised from death, they suddenly become bold proclaimers of the Gospel, ready and
willing to stake their lives on the truth of what they believe.
Easter changes everything for Christians today, too. We know how much God loves us because we know how far
Jesus went to take our place on the cross so that we could now be friends with God. We know what it means to
experience new life. We know, because Jesus completed His mission, that nothing is ever beyond the power of
God’s grace. Is this a truth you know and feel? Easter is for all. Easter; the time of the year that gives meaning to
all of the other days of the year.
Weekly Chapel Bible passages and relevant links can be found at twitter.com/sgschapel
In Prayer this week:
Reflect on: Romans 5:10
Give thanks for: The joy of Easter!; God’s faithfulness in many answered prayers; our school building project; the
gift of ‘teachers’ in our young people’s lives; the many opportunities to be involved in diverse school activities.
Pray for: The Van Es family and their recovery; Staff, families & students who are ill or struggling at the moment;
For Year 3 & Year 10 students. (Specific prayer requests can be sent to [email protected] to be prayed for by
our weekly prayer group- not published in newsletter)
HRIS Secondary Swimming On Wednesday, 9 March, our Secondary Swimming Team competed at the Division 2 HRIS Carnival. This year proved
to be one of our best years with a number of students placing in the top three in their events. Our school also placed
4th overall at the carnival, thanks to many talented swimmers giving it their all throughout the day.
Congratulations to the following students who achieved either a combined age champion or an individual champion
Combined Age Champion
13 year boys – Joseph Hamson, Charlie Brooks, Darcy Moore
Individual Age Champion
Joseph Hamson
Caitlyn Jones
Congratulations to the following students who placed in the top three out of 32 competitors and will now be heading
down to Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to compete at the AICES Swimming Championships on Wednesday, 30
March.
Caitlyn Jones 12 year girls 3rd 100m Freestyle
Joseph Hamson 13 year boys 1st 50m Butterfly
1st 100m Freestyle
1st 50m Freestyle
1st 50m Backstroke
3rd 50m Breaststroke
Lauryn Crackett 17 year girls 3rd 50m Breaststroke
Maddy Hamson 18 year girls 3rd 50m Backstroke
3rd 50m Freestyle
Individual Age Champions - Joseph Hamson and Caitlyn Jones
HRIS Netball Trials
On Wednesday, 16 March, both the Primary and Secondary HRIS Netball Trials were held in Newcastle. These
trials are extremely tough with over 50 players trialing for a position in a 9 player team. I would like to
congratulate Anna Atkinson in Secondary and Charlotte Kelly in Primary for making their respective HRIS teams.
Congratulations also to Tori Duggan in Secondary for making first shadow. These girls will now go to the next level
to compete with their teams in either the AICES (for Secondary) or CIS (Primary) Championships.
We wish them luck and hope they enjoy the experience.
Miss Day
MOOSH and SOOSH Transport
As of Term 2 2016, all students travelling to MOOSH or SOOSH regardless of having a bus pass or not, will be
required to pay $1 per trip.
The Clothing Shop
The Clothing Shop will now be open in the holidays on Friday 22 April from 1 - 4pm if you need any last minute uniform items.
You can also order online over the holidays and those orders will be ready for collection from 3pm on 22 April or
on the first day back. Any questions, please contact Pip and the Clothing Shop on 6545 1220.
Scone Netball Club – Coaching Clinic
Want to improve your netball skills for the season?
If you are 7 years or older come along to Scone Netball Club’s coaching clinic.
Thursday, 14 and Friday, 15 April at the Scone Netball Courts, Bill Rose Sports Complex - 9am to 12pm -
Cost $20 per person/per day - Sausage and drink provided each day.
RSVP to Danielle Brown on 0407 157 645 by Tuesday 12 April
Come’n’try Gymnastics in the school holidays – or just get some extra time to perfect your moves! Monday and Tuesday 18 & 19 April
9-10am for 4-5 year olds, $15 per day or $20 for both days
10-11am for 6-7 year olds, $15 per day or $20 for both days
11-12.30pm for 8+ year olds, $15 per day or $25 for both days
To book a spot call Nicky Western on 0414 806 074
Community Notices & News Hockey Skill’s Training in Tamworth last week
For Your Diary WEEK 9 (A) Thursday 24 March Book Fair in Library Leaders’ Lunch Fri 25 March Good Friday Easter Week 10 (B) Monday 28 March EASTER MONDAY Tuesday 29 March Wednesday 30 March Gallop Student Poll- voluntary for students Thursday 31 March Foundation Meeting in Library 5.30pm School Council Meeting Primary Open Classroom afternoon 3.30pm–6.30pm Friday 1 April Cross Country - Whole School at Glenbawn Dam Week 11 (A) Monday 4 April Parent/Teacher Interviews Tuesday 5 April Year 12 PDHPE – Rowing Skills at Glenbawn Dam Wednesday 6 April Parent /Teacher Interviews Thursday 7 April Rugby 7’s at Tamworth U12s Friday 8 April Years7-12Christian Education 2016 Convention at Katoomba until 10 April TAS Rugby Carnival 1stXV U12s until 10 April Saturday 9 April National Primary Games - Tamworth End of Term 1.
Canteen Roster
Week 9 (A) Wednesday 23 March
Jenny Crackett, Bernadette Holz Thursday 24 March
Jenny Crackett, Jaymiee Allan
Friday 25 March GOOD FRIDAY
Week 10 (B)
Monday 28 March EASTER MONDAY
Tuesday 29 March
Fiona Bailey, Rachel Northam Wednesday 30 March
Fiona Bailey, Debbie Sadler Thursday 31 March
Jenny Crackett, Sarah Stanford
Friday 1 April Jenny Crackett, Cross Country at Glenbawn
Week 11 (A)
Monday 4 April Jenny Crackett, Julianne Christopher