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The bunny ears, chicks, carrots, eggs, glitter and

glam were all present for the Easter Hat parade and

for the first time in the history of St. Andrew's

Grammar, some of our secondary students made a

surprise appearance and joined in on the fun! We

are one school with

one vision and so we

decided (at the very

last minute) that each

form group contribute

one Easter hat

creation. Each Form

had one lesson to

create a unique Easter

hat masterpiece and

appoint a model to

showcase their design.

Lamia Ekic represented Form 7.1 and wore an

Aussie Easter Hat... a delightful collection of iconic

Australian animals and foods, along with the

traditional Easter bunnies. Lazar Jovanovic, in

Form 7.2, wore a unique creation which centres

around being an 'individual' and having confidence

to be yourself and express who you are.

Tapiwa Chitsa, from Apollo 1, wore a stylish yellow

hat with gold ribbon inspired by the spirit of Apollo

and their strong work ethic. Rafaat

Ahmed modelled a fusion of Ancient Greece and

contemporary Easter celebration. Nicole Nastos

wore a bright pink playful hat that was all about

enjoying the simple things in life and not taking life

too seriously!

Irini Nestoriadis modelled a glittery blue, sequined

hat with green straws for some extra pizzazz! Caleb

Singh blew the audience away with a triple Decker

Extravaganza hat and a sparkly mullet. Representing

Poseidon Form 8, Kane Young, rocked a bright bold

orange hat. All the creations were amazing,

however, it was clear that the showstopper was

Vanessa and David's double trouble creation.

Vanessa and David are from two different houses

but decided to collaborate and create a Mad Hatter

Extravaganza. They won the competition and so

Artemis and Apollo will share the 6 House points.

A massive THANK YOU to Jodie Jongeling for the

outstanding job she did as the emcee. She was

so entertaining, energetic and animated and warmly

welcomed Secondary and made as all feel warm and

fuzzy.

Thank you to everyone involved in organising the

Easter Parade and Raffle and all the children,

parents and staff for making the morning a most

spectacular event. ….

Tina Nicolau

SECONDARY GATECRASHES

THE EASTER HAT PARADE!

(08) 9376 5850 [email protected] www.sag.wa.edu.au

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NAPLAN ONLINE

This is the third year that St. Andrew’s Grammar has participated in the NAPLAN Online WA Trial. Our

School has successful met all the technology requirements and extensive staff training requirement over

the past two years, and I am sure this will be replicated again this year.

Although there has been significant media discussion regarding the validity of delivering NAPLAN to

students electronically, all schools in Western Australia will be moving to this platform in the not too

distant future. By participating in the trial, we have established that our computing infrastructure is more

than sufficient to cope with the demands, and we have been provided with invaluable insight as to the skills

and strategies are students need to be able to demonstrate their true potential.

Years 7 and 9 will be participating in NAPLAN Online next term between the 14th and 23rd May, 2019.

Our students have always performed extremely well in NAPLAN and this year will not be an exception.

Teachers are also busily preparing their students for this important exercise.

MESSAGE FROM THE

HEAD OF SECONDARY

YEAR 7 INTERIM REPORTS

All parents will receive in the mail next week, their

child’s Year 7 Interim Report. This Interim Report

provides students and their families with

information regarding academic progress in the

early stages of their child’s transition into Secondary

School.

Parents have been provided with two copies of the

Interim Report. Could parents please sign one copy

and then return this signed copy to the School,

through their child’s Form Teacher.

If you any questions or concerns regarding your

child’s Interim Report, please do not hesitate to

contact myself or your child’s teacher directly. Your

child’s teachers will also indicate on the Interim

Report, if they would like to see you at the Parents’

Night. However, all parents regardless if requested

by teachers or not, are invited to book an interview

through the SOBS Online Booking.

All students will receive a more detailed and formal

report at the end of Semester.

YEAR 7 TO 10 PARENTS’ NIGHT

Year 7 to 10 students and their parents are invited to

meet with teachers at the Parents’ Night, which will

be held in the Harmanis Building on Thursday, 2nd

May 2019. Interviews commence at 3:30pm and the

evening should conclude by 7pm.

Parents can select their preferred interview timeslots

online, by accessing the SOBS Online Booking via

the following link:

https://sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=1105

Instructions on how to use the website will be

emailed to parents directly. If you should experience

difficulties with the booking system, please contact

the Curriculum Administrator Mrs Amanda Carwell

or myself on 9376 5850. Alternatively, please email

me over the holiday period if you are experiencing

issues.

If you would like to meet with your child’s teachers

but are unable to attend the Parents’ Night, please

contact the teachers directly to arrange a convenient

time.

DATE TEST YEAR GROUP

14 May Writing 9

15 May Writing 7

17 May Reading 7 & 9

20 May Conventions of Language 7 & 9

22 May Numeracy 7 & 9


https://sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=1105

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SECONDARY HOUSE

SPELLING COMPETITION

The Year 12 Retreat was wonderful. We spent two

days in Fremantle exploring stress management tech-

niques, team building and changing to a positive

mindset. I look forward to sharing with you more of

our exploits in the newsletter next term, including

just how fast Mr Donaldson managed to run during

the Fremantle Prison Night Tour.

I wish all our students, their families and our staff a

very safe and restful Easter break and Term 2

holiday.

Please take care,

Nicky Chamberlain

Head of Secondary

YEAR 12 RETREAT

Congratulations to the following students who were

the Champion Spellers in their cohort in the recent

Secondary House Spelling Competition conducted in

English classes in Week 9:

Champion House was decided by taking the spelling

score of the top five students in each year group and

allocating it to their house. The results were as

follows:

Demeter 271

Apollo 257

Artemis 115

Poseidon 101

Certificates and prizes will be awarded at an

assembly next term.

Thank you to all students for participating so

enthusiastically!

Pauline Crisp

Head of English & Drama

Year 7 Elena Ilic Poseidon

Year 8 Claire Beltz Demeter

Year 9 Jason Androutsos Apollo

Year 10 Niam Mepani Demeter

Year 11 Tam Le Apollo

Year 12 David Irekpolo Demeter



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Last year The WA Government closed 6 of the most

affordable camp school sites in the state. As a result

of this, it meant the current camp levy fee in place at

St. Andrew’s would only go so far. In order to

maximise the learning benefits for our students we

decided to provide them with a jam packed three day

Adventure Learning Program rather than spend all

the money on transport, accommodation and

catering. Adventure Works facilitated a fantastic

program that encouraged students to participate in a

wide variety of activities that promoted,

self-awareness, self-management, responsible deci-

sion making, social awareness and relationship

building skills.

Over the 3 days students were encouraged to take

healthy risks by challenging themselves to push

further than what they thought possible. The Year

8’s were provided with regular opportunities for a

full body and mind check-in, helping them build

emotional awareness and self-reflection skills.

Students were taught how to identify their strengths

and then link those strengths with how they can

serve the wider community.

The program created a safe environment for

students to explore what success and failure looks

like. This opportunity enabled disconnection from

routine and technology to increase and deepen

connection with their cohort. Students were

encouraged to explore different avenues for creative

expression, building their capacity to problem-solve

and think outside the box.

This program was a huge success and I thoroughly

enjoyed watching the Year 8 develop crucial life

skills over the three days we were in the beautiful

surrounds of Bayswater Riverside Gardens. A big

thank you to the staff who attended and supported

our camp.

Liz Stewart

Secondary Pastoral

Coordinator

YEAR 8 THREE DAY

ADVENTURE LEARNING PROGRAM



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Once again Year 10 Camp was a success with

students gaining a lot form the island experience!

This year our Secondary Food Technology Teacher

Samantha Hunt came as our caterer, it was a huge

undertaking packaging and transporting all the food

to the island to cook for a large group of people, but

everyone would agree the food was absolutely

delicious! Huge thank you to our fabulous staff,

Sam, Paul Donaldson and Jacob Whiteaker who

attended camp, as well as Mr Monaghan who took

some time out of his busy schedule and came over

for the day.

Liz Stewart

Secondary Pastoral Coordinator

Here is what Georgia Nicolau had to say about her

experience;

The year 10 class left for our four day long camp to

Rottnest Island on April Fool’s Day, but this camp

was no joke. Fresh off the boat we began our 22km

bike ride around the island, with time for a great

snorkel in between. That night we were all in need

of a feast and Miss Hunt served exactly that in the

form of a big barbeque.

The next day we went on an 11km hike along the

beach and through the hills of the marvellous

island. We did an incredible snorkel at Salmon Bay

and saw some astounding sea life, like crayfish and

a school of squid. That night we went stargazing

and learnt about astrology, space and how

Indigenous people found shapes in the shadows

between the stars.

On our third day we walked another long trail

around the lakes of Rottnest and saw an abundance

of unique wildlife. We hiked up to Oliver Hill where

we saw the massive gun situated on top of the hill

and learnt the fascinating history of how Rottnest

Island was a military defence base in World War II.

For our last night we had Mexican and all stuffed

our burritos a little too much. Later that evening we

went to the local cinema - in a shed - and watched

the touching Australian film Stormboy which

brought tears to all of our eyes.

On our last day we did the Adventure Challenge

Cycle, in which we paired up and had to race

around the settlement to solve clues, complete

questions and compete in activities to earn points.

It was a lot of fun and each person became a lot

closer with their partner. After that we played a

ruthless game of mini golf, followed by a beach

clean up to give back to the wonderful island that

has given us an unforgettable experience.

Just before we left we did a reflection and each

shared: something we’re leaving behind in Rottnest,

something that was difficult, something that took

our breathe away or something that will stick with

us. One thing that the whole year 10 class can agree

on is that we formed stronger relationships with

each other and our teachers.

The 2019 Rottnest camp was monumental in many

ways and will be a memory engraved in each

Georgia Nicolau

YEAR 10

ROTTNEST ISLAND CAMP



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BOOK NOW! for 20% off remaining spots in our holiday program!

Location: St. Andrew’s Grammar Gym

Promo code for 20% off: Easter20


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