P O Box 920 Busselton WA 6280 www.gmas.wa.edu.au Friday 14th August 2015

Georgiana Molloy Anglican School A school of The Anglican Schools Commission (Inc)

What’s On at GMAS

FOR YOUR DIARY WEEK 5

National Science Week

Monday 17th August English & Science Tutorials Yr 7-12 in Library 3.30-4.30pm

Tuesday 18th The Three Musketeers matinee performance 11am in the M.A.C. English Essay Skills Tutorial(ATAR only) ENG4, 3.30-4.45pm

Wednesday 19th Maths Tutorial MAT3, Yr 7-12 3.30-4.30pm

Thursday 20th SOSE Tutorial in Library Yr 7-12 3.30-4.30pm The Three Musketeers, 7pm in the M.A.C.

Friday 21st Junior Athletics Carnival The Three Musketeers, 7pm in the M.A.C.

Saturday 22nd The Three Musketeers, 7pm in the M.A.C.

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Administration 97525 252 Student Services 97525 270 Registrar 97525 237 Accounts Dept 97525 273 Uniform Shop 97525 204 Café 97525 203

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

Monday 8.30 - 10.00am

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 2.30 - 4.00pm

This term, GMAS is undergoing renewal of Registration. We have had to submit documentation about our school, our practices and programs to the Department of Education Services (DES) to look over and read prior to their visit. On Tuesday next week, a panel of staff from DES will come down to talk to our Chair of Council, Mrs Eleanor Lewin, the Executive team, staff, students and me. They will also view new buildings erected since our last Registration visit (2010) and in particular look at practical classrooms and science areas. We look forward to showcasing our wonderful school. I attended a very informative seminar in Perth last week called: Creating Safer Independent Schools. The day seminar focused on the importance of making schools safe environments for our children. It highlighted 11 principles that organisations need to consider for child safety. At all times the welfare and safety of the students should be at the forefront of the practices. It has far reaching implications across a number of areas: placing advertisements in papers to recruit staff, the interview process and questions asked will be looked at, ensuring children are given appropriate responsibility and support in making decisions affecting their lives will be addressed, protective behaviour lessons reinforced and keeping parents and care givers informed of current concerns are some of the considerations to note. Most importantly, your child’s safety and wellbeing will be at the heart of this drive. GMAS will work through these principles and practices in the near future. With safety in mind, I need to remind parents and care givers our concern at the speed that some drivers are doing on the school grounds. While we have a number of measures in place – speed humps, signs noting the 10kph speed and staff members rostered on to monitor the traffic and speed of drivers into our school, PLEASE consider our children. They are too precious to lose because of lack of attention to speed expectations at our school. Ms Jo Burns Acting Principal

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Student Absentees studentservices@gmas.wa.edu.au

Term 3 Concludes Friday 25th September

Term 4 Commences

Tuesday 13th October

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday 14th August - Cambodia Quiz Night, 6pm St Marys Family Centre.

Sunday 16th - Busselton City to Surf from 8am at the Busselton foreshore.

Tuesday 18th - Matinee performance of ‘The Three Musketeers, 11am MAC.

Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd - The Three Musketeers, 7pm in the MAC.

Friday 21st - Junior Athletics Carnival. Cake Stall, Sausage Sizzle & morning

tea hosted by the Year 4 families and the P&F.

To ensure your mail gets to us,

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All mail is to be addressed to P.O. Box 920, Busselton. Thank you

MONDAY 17th Isobel Akehurst and Kristy Hargreaves

TUESDAY 18th Jacqui Warner

WEDNESDAY 19th Heather Jenkins

THURSDAY 20th Annie Douglas and Wanda Johns

FRIDAY 21st Annette Wynn-Taylor and Vicki Trembath

CAFÉ ROSTER

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Pedal Prix A huge congratulations to Mr Gibson and the Pedal Prix team who competed in the WA Pedal Prix competition on Sunday. GMAS came 26 out of 43 teams which is a great achievement considering the majority of teams had pedal cars valued in excess of $5000. Thank you also to Mr David Windsor who assisted with the pit crew and Mrs Kristin Miles who helped out with the marshalling. Maybe next year we could enter two teams! Early Childhood Open Day On Tuesday we held an Open Day in Early Childhood where we invited people to “join in” with some lessons in Little Georgies and Kindergarten. It was a very successful event and hopefully this will generate more enrolments in Early Childhood. Well done to Mrs Campbell and her team on a very well received day.

Hope everyone has a great week and ‘Go Dockers’ for the derby on the weekend! Mr Phil Deroost Acting Deputy Principal

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ICAS Results Congratulations to the 79 GMAS students who participated in the Science and Digital Technologies International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) exams last term. The following students received Distinctions which places these students in the top 10% of participants. Science: Amy Kerr Year 4, Aimee Telford Year 5, Harrison Bowden Year 6, Mai Lin Demou Year 8, Hannah Bowden Year 8, Jack Hindle Year 8, Ella Young Year 8, Quinn Reid Year 9, Megan Weed Year 9, Corey Weir Year 9. Digital Technologies: Amy Kerr Year 4, Mai Lin Demou Year 8. This week students participated in the Mathematics ICAS competition and we eagerly await the results for these. GMAS continues to provide opportunities and proudly support our students efforts to excel in all subjects, at both national and international levels. Miss Jacinta Busher Acting Head of Enrichment

On Tuesday morning I had the absolute pleasure of visiting the Early Childhood Centre during Open Day. The atmosphere of children being guided into being independent, helpful, caring and absolutely delightful little people was indeed a joy to behold. I was invited to make a hand puppet of my favourite storybook character. Now here was a challenge indeed as I was handed a paper bag and various decorative objects to complete the task. However, encouraged by Mrs Deb Harrison and my Pre-Primary friends I completed the task, "Snow White" proudly took her place on the pin up board. Walking through the Centre a sign on the door to a classroom caught my eye, it read: We are each unique and beautiful, but together we are a masterpiece! I could not agree more, well done to all at the Early Childhood Centre. Mrs Eleanor Lewin Chair of School Council

Expressions of interest are invited to be submitted in relation to joining the Georgiana Molloy Anglican School Council. In addition to the School Council appointment, the vacancy also relates to the Chair of Buildings & Grounds Sub Committee. All applications will be treated with strict confidence and will be responded to in due course. Closing date for applications: Friday 21st August 2015 should be forwarded to: Mrs Eleanor Lewin Chair of Council Georgiana Molloy Anglican School Post Office Box 920 Busselton: WA 6280

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Café is looking for volunteers to help out

once per term. See Meretta in the Café, call 9752 5203 or email mcu@gmas.wa.edu.au

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Girls Footy – On Wednesday, the GMAS and MacKillop Girls Football teams duked it out on the GMAS oval in a gritty, physical encounter that resulted in a 31-all draw on full time. The teams have agreed to a re-match in the last week of school. The ball skills displayed and endeavour to earn the ball and tackle were a credit to both sides. There was also a fantastic turnout of students, staff and parents to support the girls. I look forward to game 2. The Three Musketeers – At assembly this week we were treated to a sneak peek of this year’s extravaganza production or The 3 Musketeers. It looks set to be a ‘not to be missed’ event and tickets are still available so don’t miss out on seeing a performance where the GMAS theatrical stars will shine! Well done to all the staff, crew and students who have been involved in all the hours of planning and rehearsals that go into making events like this a success. Thanks also to the Year 10 parents for assisting with supper on the nights. Raising Boys - On Monday 7th September, we are fortunate to have Clark Wight visit the school to present an evening session open to boys and their parents: 6.30–8.00pm MAC. Clark will be covering the following areas:

“A Time to Connect: Knowing, Loving and Understanding our Boys”

What is going on in our boys’ heads, in their bodies, with their peers and all of those things they do that make you wonder … WHY?

Who they are today and how to help them develop to be men of character, love and wholeheartedness.

What parents and the school can do to foster the essential elements of growing up: resilience, empowerment, reflection and finding their own unique voice and gifts. During the day, classes will be treated to other talks by Clark on a range of topics of relevance to their specific age groups. Through a combination of Satterley sponsorship and GMAS Professional Development Funds, none of the sessions incur a charge to the students or parents (and the evening session is open to ALL parents, not just parents of GMAS), so spread the word and don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to see this inspirational speaker. Sailing away to stardom - Caelin Winchcombe (Yr 10) has been competing this week in the Laser Youth World Sailing Championships. After race 6 & 7 Caelin is now at 16th spot. After Race 5 they separated the boys into 3 Divisions: Gold, Silver and Emerald - Caelin is in Gold Division along with 2 other Australian boys. The competition concludes on Friday. An outstanding performance in an International field. Well done Caelin. Mr Steve Treloar Head of Senior School

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Girls football team in action

Student Leader Profile

Hi, my name is Isabella Hancock and I’m the Head Girl of Georgiana Molloy Anglican School. Alicia Day and I are in charge of the school spirit portfolio. I like playing netball and going on relaxing holidays with my family. I applied to be a Leader to give back to the school because I am a Foundation Student, and the school has provided me with so many opportunities. The best part about being a Leader is being able to have a voice to be heard and to make the school the best place possible. Being a Leader gives me a great opportunity to build my confidence in public speaking and develop my leadership skills.

The school musical, "The Three Musketeers" is coming next week

You can view the trailer on the GMAS Facebook site,

or at https://youtu.be/oOA2g4IKiIM

Tickets are on sale now at Front Office for the following dates: Thursday 20th, Friday 21st and Saturday 22ndAugust

Cost: $10.00 Adults & $5.00 (Children under 12)

Come along and support your friends and family with this wonderful musical

performed by some very talented GMAS Drama Students.

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Congratulations To Mrs Thompson, the cast and crew of The Three Musketeers. This week they performed a brief snippet of the show for all of the Secondary students during the assembly. It is going to be a fantastic show, full of fun and outstanding costumes. If you have not bought your ticket yet, please make sure you do. Congratulations to the following students who were presented with Certificates this week - Ella du Preez for a Silver Certificate and Bronze Certificates to Ashlynn Forrest, Chloe Jolley, Shenae McGuinniss, Jayden Ginder, Ashleigh Joliffe, Imogen Wilson, Nicholas Nolan, Shae Cartledge-Giovinazzo, Ava Cahill, Alex Warner, Ashley Eibrink Jansen, Abbie Senbergs, Megan Weed, Jade Connachan and Sarah Scott. St Georges College Residential Program A reminder that Year 9 students must submit applications to be part of this program to me by Friday 21st August. The aim of this program is to inspire and educate regional students allowing them to get a taste of University life whilst staying at St George’s College and enjoy an educational program involving a variety of cultural, historic and scientific sites and institutions in Perth. Middle School Leader Hi, my name is Brent Blakers and I am taking over the position of Middle School Leader for Geographe. I have been a student at GMAS for 8 years and have come to know many students and teachers along the way. I enjoy playing sports; especially soccer. I also like swimming and am a member of the GMAS Swim Club. I applied to become a Leader so I could have a say in things and be involved in helping out at carnivals and activities. I am looking forward to being a Leader for the remainder of the year.

“If you don’t like something change it, if you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou

Mrs Lisa Ness Head of Middle School

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Independence Independence has been our Primary School theme for the past couple of weeks. One way of instilling independence is to remove all support and see whether your child will sink or swim! This seems somewhat extreme and is likely to cause considerable stress and anxiety for many children. Another technique that might be considered slightly more amenable is the scaffolding technique. Michael Grose in a recent parenting article suggested the following: Initially, look for simple, safe options: Allowing your son to go to the public toilet on

his own at the local swimming pool is easier and safer than in a large shopping center. Do activities together. Making a cup of tea or baking with your daughter is a great way

to teach her about safety in the kitchen. Break complex activities into simpler activities. Catching trains with friends on short

trips is good practice for kids who are itching to do some activities with friends without parental supervision.

Obviously these can be extended and adapted to suit the age of the child and the level of independence the individual is at. Most importantly, remember that your child will need to develop their independence at their own pace, you need to encourage this. As a parent, you cannot and should not be there for them every time they face a new challenge. Enjoy the satisfaction of witnessing your child grow and flourish. Year 3M Science 3M enjoyed a Science lesson with 'Scientist Mrs Partridge' this week. We have been learning to sort and classify animals and plants. Mrs Partridge took us to the school veggie patch and we learnt what vegetables belong to what families and their scientific names. We couldn't believe bananas are actually herbs and that peanuts grow underground. Junior School Athletics Carnival Friday 21st August. See program on Page 12 of this What’s On.

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Junior Athletics Carnival Friday 21st

August The families of Year 4 are running a Sausage Sizzle ($3) and cake stall (50c—$2). There will also be a morning tea for parents in the MAC. Come join us and enjoy the fun, festival atmosphere of the Carnival.

3M having a Science lesson

Arts Colours recipients Hayden Alers, Megan Weed

and Thomas Hunt

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I can’t believe how quickly the Term is racing by!

Kindy A headed off to the Busselton Community Indigenous Garden. Students are eagerly learning about our indigenous culture in class, making Didgeridoos, completing Dot Painting and listening to Aboriginal legends. I look forward to hearing all about your wonderful adventure.

This week we opened our Early Childhood classes to the public, to pop in and play for the morning. Thank you to all of those who came to visit. It was lovely to be able to showcase our amazing school to you. I am always so proud of our students and staff on these special days. Visitors commented on how confident and respectful our students are, and how state-of-the-art and engaging our classroom environments are. Well done GMAS Early Childhood!

Having independence and confidence as a little person is so important. It is a priority for us as educators at GMAS, to instill these vital life skills into the hearts and minds of our students.

Confidence is built upon the ability to begin seeing oneself as skilled. A child's confidence is accelerated when parents or adults place their trust and belief in a child. A child will then mirror internally those beliefs. Step by step and day by day a child develops his or her own self-confidence. So many famous individuals have explained that it is confidence that has propelled them to their level of success. Listen to a few here:

"Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself" - Sophia Loren

"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement" - Golda Meir

"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit" - E.E. Cummings

Mrs Kathryn Campbell Head of Early Childhood

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Developing pedestrian skills Children’s ability to understand and make decisions about where to walk and cross the street change as they grow and develop.

Overview for parents and caregivers Children age four to six still are learning what it means to be safe. This age group needs to walk with adults who will make safety a priority. They should always be with an adult while walking. The best way for children to learn is by repeating safe walking skills with an adult. Walk together

Children age four to six: 1. Have limited judgment, making it hard for them to know where or when it is safe to cross the road. 2. Cannot gauge the speed of oncoming traffic. 3. Can be impulsive and lose concentration easily. 4. Have a hard time staying focused on one task, such as crossing the road.

The next few days promise to be very busy: The Busselton City to Surf takes place on Sunday. It looks like GMAS have

almost 50 runners taking part – good luck to you all. Mr and Mrs McDonald from the Secondary School will seek to ‘marshall the troups’ on the day!

Tuesday will see many in the Junior School enjoying the Secondary School Matinee Performance of The Three Musketeers; due to this there will be no Primary School assembly next week.

Tuesday will also see some special guests wandering around the school for Registration purposes. Please make these individuals feel welcome. It is a great opportunity to showcase our school.

Friday is the Junior School Athletics Carnival – I have no doubt Miss Reynolds will oversee another great event. Many thanks also to our wonderful Year 4 parents who will be providing a cake stall and Sausage Sizzle - Sausages just $3.00 and Cakes from only 50c! Parents are also welcome to join us for a morning tea in the MAC.

If you have not done so already, it is not too late to buy tickets for The Three Musketeers on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening next week.

Barely 2 weeks and it will be Spring, only 8 weeks before Mr Kosicki returns, just 11 weeks until the Rugby World Cup Final and a mere 19 weeks until Christmas. Where better to spend the days than at GMAS! Mr Rob Whirledge Head of Junior School

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CAREERS AND VETCAREERS AND VETCAREERS AND VET

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Last Chance! UWA ENGINEERING INFORMATION EVENING Thursday 3 September 2015 Weatherburn Lecture Theatre, Room G40 Mathematics Building, University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009 6.30pm-7.30pm

This session will provide High School students with course and prerequisite advice, information on career paths and guidance on the different areas of engineering you can specialise in. Attendees will be given a folder of course information and a special gift from the faculty. To book into the session please see our webpage: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/community/engineering-info-evenings

EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES INFORMATION AND CAREERS EVENING Wednesday 26 August 2015 Lecture Theatre 21.201, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6.00pm-8.00pm This interactive event will showcase courses offered in our major disciplines of Exercise and Sports Science, Health Sciences and Occupational Therapy, as well as the exciting career opportunities available within these areas. This will then be followed by interactive tours of our state-of-the-art laboratories and an opportunity to meet with dynamic, industry-experience lecturers as well as current undergraduate and post graduate students. Food and refreshments will be provided Register your interest for this upcoming event at www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/events For more information, please contact Laura Kerrigan at l.kerrigan@ecu.edu.au

A FREE CAREERS EVENT YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP FORUM Wednesday 19 August 5.30pm-8.30pm Bunbury Catholic College – Trade Training Centre Site (Corner of Petherick and Flynn St) A great way to gain a better understanding of Apprenticeship and Traineeship options and processes…for Year 9 to 12. PLEASE REGISTER: For catering purposes, email your name and number of people attending to; donna@southwestvetlink.wa.edu.au

Gain a better understanding of Apprenticeship And Traineeship options and processes… How to get started What are the options & training pathways Where to get information What is required to get an Apprenticeship Or

Traineeship How to improve your chances of getting an

Apprenticeship or Traineeship and avoid the pitfalls

Hear from… Education and Training institutions Apprenticeships and Traineeship agencies A local employer of trainees/apprentices A successfully qualified apprentice and trainee Speak with… Exhibitors from orgainsations, businesses and industries related to these VET Pathways

NAME: Jack Marshall

WORKPLACEMENT: Busselton Mechanical

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT WORK PLACEMENT? Experiencing different work place environments. It’s good to know what’s involved within a particular industry

WHAT ARE THE MOST USEFUL SKILLS YOU ARE GAINING? The knowledge I’m learning which I can carry through to other jobs

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS? To gain an Apprenticeship or work towards the completion of a Certificate

VET STUDENT PROFILE

Mrs Sarah Taylor-Fuller Head of Department - Careers/VET Mrs Jenelle Holder Careers/VET Administrator

Drama Evening

Macbeth has never seen an adaption like the one the Year 12 WACE Drama class presented to a small but appreciative audience on Tuesday night. Set in an American southern states hairdressing salon, Madigan Spooner, Indiya Webb and Emily Wood took the three witches’ scene to new heights as they turned a trip to their favourite hairdressing salon into an eerie, spine-chilling witches’ covenant - chanting their apparitions regarding Macbeth’s future, around the hot-wax hair-removal pot! They each gave very impressive performances. Tom Principe, as Macbeth, found out more than he bargained for from his three clients. He delivered his soulful soliloquy from atop a ladder with strobe lights flashing and gave a very powerful delivery. The Year 10 Drama students performed a delightful selection of comic melodramas and monologues in the Italian theatre style of Commedia del arte, which was enhanced by two of our Italian exchange students, Giulia and Marta. The Year 8 boys who attended and performed their narrative mime also did a wonderful job. Thanks to Mr Crossie, Ryan Avery and Mr Watts for their help with this wonderful evening showcasing some of the exciting performing arts happening at GMAS. Mrs Susan Thompson Drama Teacher

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Congratulations to Mazey O’Reilly (Year 9) and Jessica Miles (Year 12) who have been selected as two of the top seven finalists in the 2015 Cinesnaps Short Film Competition. Mazey and Jessica produced a 5-minute short film based on the theme A Twisted Tale. This year the project involved over 100 regional school students from 7 South West High Schools, organisations and independent filmmakers. To showcase the talents of the next generation of filmmakers, the finalist entries will be screened at a youth focused public event during the 2015 Cinefest OZ Film Festival and will receive feedback from a panel of high profile film industry professionals; including Cinesnaps Patron, Myles Pollard. I’d like to wish Mazey and Jessica the best of luck for the Cinesnaps Grand Finale on Thursday 27th August, from 4:45pm, at the Cinefest Oz Marquee in Busselton. Tickets are on sale now from www.cinefestoz.com if you would like to attend. Good luck Mazey and Jessica! Ms Sophia Daryan Media Teacher

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COCOCO---CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESCURRICULAR ACTIVITIESCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Swimming GMAS Swim Club News: GMAS Swimming Club attended the 2015 Peel Short Course Carnival at HBF Stadium in Perth on the weekend. Despite a frosty 5am departure, the positive club vibe could be felt all the way to Perth. Young Amber Squad members were well supported by their more senior, experienced Crystal and Diamond Squad swimmers. Jack Griffiths Yr 10, was a standout high performer bringing home Gold in the 50m Freestyle, Silver in the 100m Freestyle and 2 Bronze medals in the 50m Breaststroke and Butterfly events in his age-group category. Sabella Banks Yr 3, debuted at her first short course championship, nailing the 50m Butterfly in the 8-11 years event and picking up a Silver medal for her efforts. Fellow age-group swimmer Indi Perry-Vaughn Yr 4, also medalled with a Bronze, achieving a phenomenal PB and state qualification time in the 50m Backstroke. Tom Stone Yr 4 was another of the club’s young state qualifiers, coming home with a Bronze in the 50m Breaststroke. The GMAS bus trip home was spirited and inspiring after a jam-packed day where 99% of all swimmers achieved Personal Best swim times. Well done everyone. In other swimming news: Jasmine Hopkins Yr 9, Jasmin Perry Yr 7, Abbey Johnson Yr 7, Lauren McGregor Yr 7 , Isabella Eibrink Jansen Yr 10 and Amy Kerr Yr 4, represented the Busselton Swimming Club at HBF Stadium on the weekend. The girls had a great weekend, bringing home an impressive 11 medals. Jasmine Hopkins claimed two Gold and one Silver. Isabella claimed one Bronze at the West Coast Challenge on Saturday before joining their team mates at the Peel Short Course Carnival on Sunday. Jasmine Perry and Abbey Johnson swam beautifully in their first ever meet while Lauren McGregor swam an incredible four Personal Best times. Isabella claimed a state qualifying time in the 50m Freestyle while Jasmine Hopkins continued her Gold medal spree with three First Place finishes. Amy Kerr claimed her 11th state qualifying time as well as two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze. In addition to this, Amy has been named as one of the Top 5 Achievers of the Peel Short Course Carnival. Well done girls! Sailing Caelin Winchcombe Yr10, is currently in Holland competing in the Youth Laser World Championships. We wish you well Caelin and look forward to hearing your results. Soccer Congratulations to the following soccer players who have been selected to represent Busselton in the LNJSA team at the QBE Country Week in Perth during the October school holidays: Joe Young, Jacob Hemblen and Matthew Hunt (Yr 6), Taylah Burles (Yr 9), Nicholas Gaman, Ben Hodder, Jack Hall (Yr 10), Henry Myatt (Yr 11). These players come from the following soccer clubs: GMAS, Margaret River, Geo Bay and Capel. Well done and good luck. Clay Shooting Oscar Evans Yr 7, had a win in a 2 ½ day Clay Shooting competition in Cunderdin on the weekend. Oscar received a sash for winning the C grade High Gun overall after the whole weekend. Well done Oscar. AFL Girls Our senior girls AFL team, led by Mr Wendelin and Ms Anderton, played the MacKillop girls team on Wednesday afternoon. The game finished in a draw and a rematch will occur on a date later this term, TBC. Thanks to everyone who game along to watch and also to those who assisted on the afternoon to make this game possible. Busselton City to Surf This coming weekend Sunday 16th August from 8am GMAS has 45 students, staff and parents participating in the event on the Busselton foreshore. School captains on race day (your helpers) will be Mr Greg and Mrs Julia McDonald. Look out for them under the GMAS school flags at the marquee (where you can meet after you have collected your number and leave your gear) in the school alley on the day. Can all participants please wear their GMAS sport or staff shirts so you can identify each other. Trackstars Program On Wednesday 12th August, the Year 4, 5 and 6 Physical Education classes welcomed Thomas Bruins and Marc See from Front Runner Sports Coaching in Perth. Thomas and Marc spent the day with the students running a Trackstars program which included working on the principles of running technique, pacing, stretches and having fun whilst helping them to prepare for the Busselton City to Surf and their upcoming athletics carnival. Thomas is a Front Runner coaching consultant and development coach and Marc, a Physiotherapist and the State 1500m Champion who recently won the 12km Albany City to Surf. The students thoroughly enjoyed spending their Physical Education classes with Thomas and Marc and this was made possible by an Australian Sports Commission Sporting Schools Grant. Mrs Val Best Co-Curricular Sport Coordinator

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Oscar Evans

Students participating in the Trackstars Program

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Mihai Mandache – GMAS Swimming Coach One week into his new position as GMAS Swimming Coach, and Mihai Mandache, 1980 Olympian, already knows GMAS has talent! Mihai who hails from Romania, started swimming at the young age of seven. He was scared of the water and didn’t have a pool yet was still very successful at local competitions in those early years. Mihai says that when he won his first medal and it was placed around his neck, he wanted fame and to represent his family and to have a long and prosperous future in swimming. That very first medal was hung on his Dad’s wall and took pride of place. After competing and winning many international and university competitions, Mihai was selected in 1980 at 19 years of ages, to represent Romania at the Moscow Olympics, securing his position by specialising in backstroke. Unfortunately he wasn’t presented with a medal but is extremely proud to have had the opportunity. By 1985 Mihai was coaching and had stopped swimming competitively. He had graduated from the Romanian Sports Academy and Turkey employed him as their National Swimming Coach. Mihai later moved to New Zealand as a Performance Swimming Coach. Mihai is already enjoying the WA lifestyle and has many plans for the GMAS Swimming Team. In the future he would like to implement staff swimming classes and would love GMAS to have its very own swimming pool. He is keen to promote our Club and wants our students to have as many opportunities as possible. He is reaching for the stars and wants our Club to be the best not only in WA but in Australia! Miss Jacinta Foulds Marketing Officer

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This week, I asked some of our students what they enjoyed most about Australia and what they found a bit unusual.

The students have been wonderful to talk to, watch out for the next update! Mrs Justine Richmond Coordinator

Peel Swimming Carnival

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Luca and his host family visited Broome. He loved surfing, sunsets and the camel ride.

Giulia attended BUZ camp and she thought this was great. She has also visited the Busselton Jetty to go fishing and watched the beautiful sunset.

Ilaria found that in Australia you are able to do what you want to do without fear of getting hurt. She also enjoyed being so involved with nature. What she found funny was that we let our hair dry naturally! And she isn’t too keen on the spiders!

Marta found it unusual how we ate dinner on the sofa instead of at the table. But she did like many of our Australian foods.

FIND YOURSELF DREAMING OF THE SLOPES IN THIS COLD WEATHER??

NEXT YEAR YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT…..

THE GMAS BI-ANNUAL SKI TRIP IS NOW IN PLANNING FOR 2016. A WEEK OF SKIING IN THE VICTORIAN ALPS AWAITS WITH AFL GAMES, LIVE STAGE SHOWS, SOVEREIGN HILL, THE

WERRIBEE OPEN PLAIN ZOO, M.C.G. TOUR AND MUCH MUCH MORE ON OFFER. SO WHY WOULDN’T YOU WANT TO GO.

PLANS ARE TO LEAVE PERTH ON THURSDAY 30th JUNE AND TOUR MELBOURNE FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE HEADING TO FALLS CREEK FOR SKI LESSONS AND FIVE DAYS OF WHITE MOUNTAIN ACTION. RETURNING TO MELBOURNE

LATE FRIDAY 8TH JULY FOR ANOTHER DAY OF SIGHTSEEING. FLYING BACK TO PERTH SATURDAY NIGHT 9TH JULY.

THE TOUR USUALLY COSTS APPROXIMATELY $2500 ALL TOGETHER AND WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE COST OF A SKI HOLIDAY THAT IS VERY REASONABLE.

IF YOU ARE KEEN TO GO PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING

rvo@gmas.wa.edu.au

AND I WILL RESERVE YOUR SEAT. SPACES ARE LIMITED.

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Books Light Up Our World CBCA Book Week 2015, 22nd - 28th August

This year the Children’s Book Council of Australia is celebrating its 70th Book

Week! The GMAS Library is going to produce two books celebrating the Book

Week theme – ‘Books Light Up Our World’.

Students from Years 3-12 are invited to contribute a story or piece of writing

with a connection to the joy, discovery or enlightenment that can come from

books and reading. These pieces can be fiction of any genre or non-fiction and

should be submitted to the Library by Friday 28th August, preferably by emailing

to jsn@gmas.wa.edu.au. We will need volunteers to help type up hand-written

work submitted by junior students. If you can help, please email this address.

In Early Childhood we are going to produce a picture book on this theme. Students from Kindy-Year 2 are invited to contribute

a picture or story. Please bring your picture to the Library by Friday 28th August.

These books will be available for purchase by parents in Term 4.

Mrs Snee and Mrs Pollock

GMAS Library

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Note: Team Games Round 1

Corner Spry Tunnel Ball

Team Games Round 2 Leaderball Star Ball

Team Tug or War House vs House ie 3 rounds Mixed boy and girl teams

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GMAS Junior School Athletics Carnival Friday 21st August Year 3 to Year 6

8.40am Report to classes on bell. 8.45am Assemble in undercover area for briefing and process to oval in House groups. 8.55am Report to House bays. 9.05am Marshalling for first event.

Year 3-6 Program 6 events – competing students are to move to event in Class groups. Students not competing are to still go to the event and help the Class teacher and parent at the event.

TIME 100m 200m Long Jump

Shot Put Turbo Jav Team Games

REST TIME

9.10 6 Girls 6 Boys

4 Girls 4 Boys 3 Girls 5 Girls 5 Boys

3 Boys

9.40 5 Girls 5 Boys

3 Boys 3 Girls 4 Boys 6 Girls 6 Boys

4 Girls

10.10 4 Girls 4 Boys

5 Girls 5 Boys 6 Girls 3 Girls 3 Boys

6 Boys

10.40 3 Girls 3 Boys

6 Girls 6 Boys 5 Boys 4 Girls 4 Boys

5 Girls

11.10 3 Girls 3 Boys

4 Boys 4 Girls 6 Boys 5 Girls 5 Boys

6 Girls

11.40 4 Girls 4 Boys

5 Boys 3 Boys 5 Girls 6 Girls 6 Boys

3 Girls

12.10 – 12.40

LUNCH/TOILET BREAK FOR EVERYONE!

12.40 5 Girls 5 Boys

6 Boys 6 Girls 4 Girls 3 Girls 3 Boys

4 Boys

1.10 6 Girls 6 Boys

3 Girls 5 Girls 3 Boys 4 Girls 4 Boys

5 Boys

1.40

Please use this time to complete any individual events or team games that were not completed

Year 3 400m

2.00 Year 4 400m

2.20 Year 5 400m

2.40 Year 6 400m

2.50 Clean up and pack up

3.00

Presentations

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