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IN THIS ISSUE:FROM THE  HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

ART @ ARNDELL

CHAPLAINCY CHAT

UNIFORM CHANGEOVER

ROTARY ART COMPETITION

MATHS IN SURVEYING

EQUESTRIAN CARNIVAL

JUNIOR SCHOOL BOOK PARADE

ROBOCUP JUNIOR CHALLENGE

GATEWAY 8 ACADEMIC TEAM

CHALLENGE

VIVID COMES TO ARNDELL

ENROLMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE CALENDAR

COLLEGE CONTACTS

FROM THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOLREV KEITH PETERSON

We live at a time in education, and a time of theory around ‘best parenting’, where there are many voices - and many opinions - that are looking to hook our attention and get our response. For example, very recently, the esteemed Australian author and educator,John Marsden, has added his voice to this debate. John has written a book,‘The Art of Growing Up’, which very much puts out there a host of concernsabout the alleged way in which contemporary ‘parenting’ and child well-beinghas, in John’s analysis, become problematic. He is particularly concernedabout a sense of ‘anxiety’ impacting both parents and children. This anxiety,he considers, arises particularly from a wide level of current perception thatthe world is a dangerous place, with trust in short supply. John is concernedthat by choosing to limit children’s opportunity to experience, for example,unstructured play in open environments, that this in turn limits children’sability to mature, develop resilience and independence. John’s concern isthat children’s lives, devoid of adventure or risk, can become, ‘antiseptic’;lives lived primarily through screens, through second-hand experiences, and‘devoid of grazed knees’!

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Another big thinker around enabling children’s well-being is the celebrated Finnish educator,Pasi Sahlberg, who is currently Professor of Education Policy at the University of New SouthWales. Pasi is passionate about the importance of play. He is convinced that the evidence istotally convincing that children’s play is effective beyond anything else in encouraging creativityand initiative, and physical, cognitive and emotional strength in children. He is convinced thatplay is the best bridge for any child to cross to access educational growth and excellence. ‘Play is important because by definition, it is something every child can succeed in. It is a naturalthing they do unless we take it away, unless we ‘educate’ children out of play, which is what ishappening now in many places,’ says Sahlberg. Food for thought? We certainly think so, and choose as Arndell Anglican College Junior School to take the call toprofessional thought and research very seriously. We are therefore looking to pro-activelyexplore these aspects more fully. Interestingly, Pasi puts the success of the Finnish education system down to an ability to discernwell and act equitably, across all sectors, with professional conviction and strong professionalplanning providing motivation and energy. ‘Our skill,’ he says, ‘is to implement and understand what ideas really work.’ Our aspiration is to make that our skill too, so that all of our children might truly grow andflourish to fullness of life in a school community, founded upon faith and trust, that enableswell-being, adventure and that kind of play with the potential to turn moon shots to the starsinto actual inter planetary reality! Every blessing!

CHAPLAINCY CHAT

Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him. Fatherhood can be a challenge, I know. I love my children, however, regularly see my own poortraits passed onto the next generation. Children copy what we do, even emulate us, oftenhoping to become like us. It does look like it changes in the teenage years, although does itreally? The passage from Proverbs above makes it look simple. Be a good dad and your kids will begood. Often it can work this way, however, we all know times, even in our own lives, where itdoesn’t work out. There is wisdom here but sometimes it is hard to know if we are we doing itright. As a father I want to know how to do it better. I talk to others, I read, I listen to those with moreexperience. As a Christian I believe there is an example that is better than all other. God thefather loves the people he made so much, that he sent his only son to die for them. He makesthe ultimate sacrifice to bring them back into relationship with himself. So, when we look tohim and his example, we learn what a good father he is. I’d like to be loving like this, I know I don’t reach my own standards. At this point I again realiseI, and all dads, need God’s help, so here is a prayer:- Our heavenly father, may all the dads in our community do the best we can. Please help us to behumble and learn from our mistakes. Help us to look to you as the ultimate example of a loving,sacrificial father. May we be able to rejoice in our children living good lives. Amen. If you have any questions about the Christian faith or chaplaincy at the College, please contactthe Chaplaincy Team.

REV JEREMY CLARK

A reminder Monday 2 September is

UNIFORM CHANGEOVERStudents should return to the College in

Full Summer Uniform

ROTARY ART COMPETITION

The annual Rotary Club Competition presentation night was held 3 August 2019. Three ofArndell's Visual Arts students were awarded prizes for their artworks. Brianna (Year 10) andHannah (Year 12) were awarded runner up and Isaac (Year 10) won 1st overall. Congratulations to these students for their outstanding achievements.

On the 9th of August, a group of Year 10 students braved the cold weather and representedthe College at the ‘Maths in Surveying’ excursion at Bicentennial Park. Throughout the day,we were able to apply the skills we learn in our maths classes to real life and explore thehistory of surveying. Notably, we used an instrument called a Total Station to calculate theheight of Treillage Tower, using trigonometry, and to measure distances as we competed ina ‘Mini Olympics’. As well as this, we were given the opportunity to try different equipmentthat surveyors use like a Real-Time Kinematic GPS, a sundial and a ground penetrating radar(unfortunately, we didn’t find any dinosaur remains). It was a very rewarding day out foreveryone as we used maths in a completely new context and were able to learn about thework surveyors do in our world.

MATHS IN SURVEYINGMAYLEE NEARY - YEAR 10

MRS KYMBERLEY SANDERS

ANNUAL ARNDELL EQUESTRIAN CARNIVAL 2019MR LEON CARROLL

The early morning sun shone over the picturesque and expansive Hawkesbury Showgroundsas over 200 riders from over 40 schools prepared their horses for a day of spirited Interschoolcompetition. The Arndell team were first to present for the prestigious Vicki Clayton MemorialAward, this award recognised the best presented combinations as decided by our judges.Congratulations to Emma Galea for winning the award. All the combinations looked beautiful. I would like to thank all of the competitors and their families for the manner in which theyconducted themselves. The day ran smoothly and everyone enjoyed themselves. All theponies and horses looked amazing and I saw some beautiful riding. The sporting competition was fiercely contested and I’d like to thank everyone for collectingtheir ribbons and prizes in a timely fashion at the end of the day. All the action was snapped by Rodney’s Photography and the link for the photos isbelow: http://www.rodneysphotography.com.au/gallery.php?mode=gallery&id=1497&page=1 Special thanks must go out to our sponsors Rider World, Horseland, Saddleworld Dural,Starlight Browbands, MP Browbands, Ashbree Saddlery, Emma’s Showhorses and KEATraining Stables.  Please be sure to support the sponsors who support our event. Thank you very much for supporting our Instagram initiative, we have over 230 posts whichyou can view at #arndellequestriancarnival19, there are some beautiful and creative photos.Well done to all. We can’t wait to do it all again next year.

Book Week 2019 was a brilliant event at the Junior School. Book Celebration Morningbegan with Open Classrooms across the Junior School and a great celebration and sharingof the magic of books in each classroom. The Gymnasium was totally packed with parents,grandparents, special friends – and all the book characters in the world (or so it seemed!)for the GREAT BOOK WEEK CHARACTER PARADE. The morning concluded with childrensharing books and making contribution at the Indigenous Foundation Book Swap in theJunior School Library; a wonderful end to a wonderful community occasion.

JUNIOR SCHOOL BOOK PARADEREV KEITH PETERSON

ROBOCUP JUNIOR CHALLENGEMR STEVEN CATT

On Monday, 19 August, two Year 6 teams represented Arndell at the RoboCup JuniorChallenge.  RoboCup Junior is a project-oriented educational initiative that sponsors local,regional and international robotic events for young students.  The team builtprogrammable EV3 robots (engineering), navigated a course at school which they did quitewell (testing), recorded outcomes (documentation), and wrote the code to make therobots work (programming). The two teams prepared for the challenge throughout the year and the work that theyhad done prior to the event was excellent.  On the day the teams were valiant in theirefforts, working so hard to get their robots to navigate the challenges set them,unfortunately on the day things didn’t work the way we had planned.  Although this was the case, through the process the boys have learned a lot about team work, collaborating,problem solving and perseverance.  On the day they took the pressure in their stride andenjoyed the experience observing other schools and their robots.  There is such a lot ofopportunity for students to develop their skills in this area that will surely dominate theiroccupation options in the future.  Congratulations to the two teams who were fine representatives of Arndell: Oliver Isemonger                       Axel Levison Adam PisaniJack Woods Obadiah ClarkJack MezzomoGabriel PutrinoDaniel Davey

Eight students from Years 5 & 6 braved an early (and very chilly!) start to travel to MacarthurAnglican School and participate in this year’s Gateway 8 Academic Challenge along with teamsfrom 25 other Independent Schools. Being welcomed on arrival with a warm hot chocolate, theday unfolded well as they completed team challenges in English, Science, Music, History, Mathsand Visual Arts. Marvellous ambassadors for Arndell, Obadiah Clark 6B, Ava McCabe 6G, Axel Levison 6G, GiannPerry 6G, Lara Bradwell 5G, Rhiannon Watts 5R, Joshua Bawcombe 5R and Aiden O’Connor 5Bworked incredibly hard all day, fully completing all set tasks in the times allocated. While it wasnot our day for a win, we can only be very grateful and proud of your efforts. Thank you and well done!

GATEWAY 8 ACADEMIC TEAM CHALLENGEMR BRETT MILLS

2020 EnrolmentsArndell currently has limited enrolments available for entry into Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergartenand Year 7 for 2020. If you are looking towards a 2020 enrolment, for these entry points or otheryear groups, please contact me to submit an application for enrolment, as we look to finaliseour numbers and organise our orientation events for Term 4, 2019.

2020 Orientation EventsInvitations have been mailed in the last week for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten orientationmornings and the Year 7 orientation information was emailed to parents this week.

2021 Enrolments and ScholarshipsWe are also taking applications to enrol for 2021 and future years, noting that on 3 September2019, entry for 2021 scholarships will open. Arndell offers a variety of scholarships in Academic,All Rounder and Performing Arts. Please visit our website to review the scholarship applicationinformation, download our application form and also follow the link to the ACER website tocomplete their application (where applicable). https://www.arndell.nsw.edu.au/content/scholarships I would like to take this time to remind our current families that each student requires their ownapplication to enrol, and that siblings are processed onto our waitlist by submitting theapplication to enrol. In particular, our Pre-Kindergarten program is extremely popular, and an early application isrecommended to secure your preferred days in the program. Please do not hesitate to contact me on 4545 2472 to discuss any enrolment enquiries.

ENROLMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPSMRS PENNY FINLAY

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Dr Gareth LeechmanMr Austin RobinsonMr Leighton CorrMr Matthew OakesRev. Keith PetersonMrs Tamasin LoweMrs Larne JacobsMrs Katrina NewMr Jim MilfordRev. Jeremy ClarkMrs Jodie WoodsMrs Penny Finlay Mr Tom Lavelle Mr Leon Carrollequestrian@arndell.nsw.edu.au Mrs Elizabeth Moore – 4572 3254Shop Opening Hours – Term TimeMonday – 2.30 pm to 4.00 pmTuesday – 8.15 am to 4.00 pmThursday – 8.15 am to 6.00 pm Camp Australia -  1300 105 343 www.campaustralia.com.auBefore School Care: 6:45 am – 8:45 amAfter School Care: 2:45 pm – 6:00 pmCoordinator – 0401 904 531 Monday – Friday – 4545 2486  www.arndell.nsw.edu.au penny.finlay@arndell.nsw.edu.au sport@arndell.nsw.edu.au