Edition 7 3 May, 2018

Six Junior School boys recently received prizes for their artworks at the Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show. Congratulations to (L-R, Back Row) Angus Dann, Oscar Burey, Theo Yevdokimov, (L – R Front Row) Dominic Alexander, Phoenix Bird and

Tom Byatt on their prize winning art.

From the Head of Junior School

Dear Parents Homework is an aspect of school that generates mixed feelings amongst children and parents. As a teacher, I well understand children working on core skills until they master understanding and automaticity. This obviously applies to the fundamentals of school including sight words, spelling, reading and times tables. Junior School boys have between 150 and 160 nights of homework in any given year. This is an opportunity to reinforce key concepts, learn how to spell the word ‘because’ (along with many other words) and read each night. Regular reinforcement also helps the boys learn times tables, understanding that 7 times 8 equals 56, an answer that never changes. Comparisons between school work, playing sport and learning a musical instrument can all be made. If you wish to play the trumpet well, you need to play it regularly. If you wish to be a good batsman and play a cover drive consistently well, you need to hit many cricket balls. Homework is the chance for boys to improve their academic work through regular practice. Last year Mr Alastair Bain, one of our class teachers, suggested Homework Club should increase from one afternoon each week to four afternoons and run from Monday to Thursday. This commenced at the start of this year and has been well received by parents and boys. This allows boys from Years 4 to 6 to do their homework after school, in a classroom with the support of one of our teachers. I thank Mr Bain for his suggestion, along with the staff who run this club across the week. I welcome feedback from parents about this new initiative.

Mrs Grills assisting John Tinkler in homework club.

Hudson Dowling and Jake James making the most of homework club.

Eisteddfod The choral section of the Toowoomba Eisteddfod commences in the near future. As is traditionally the case, all Junior School boys will be involved in various sections. The key dates are as follows:

Thursday 17 May, evening session

Sunday 20 May, morning and afternoon sessions Correspondence was sent home last week providing specific session details. Singing in our all boys’ choirs known as Voiceworks or Tribe is an important part of the boys’ broader development. This is viewed as a team event, with all members of the team being expected to attend. I ask that parents make every effort to have all Junior School boys at their sessions on time and in Blazer Uniform.

Staff matters Mrs Alison Cantle, part-time Learning Support teacher for Years 5 and 6, is on leave until the end of the term. Mrs Jo Jones has kindly agreed to cover Mrs Cantle’s lessons during second term. Mrs Jones is a highly experienced teacher, who currently works at our School teaching Health and PE (part-time). Mrs Sue Fuss will cover Prep to Year 2 PE, along with Health during this time.

TGS App If you have not yet taken the time to download the Toowoomba Grammar School App, I would encourage you to do so. The App, which is free, is used to send out reminder notices about school events and allows you to access this newsletter more readily on your iPhone (or similar), iPad and other devices. All boys in Year 5 and Year 6 are required to have the App on their iPads. In addition, the App is used for weekly information about GPS sport. If you installed the App some time ago, you may need to go into the App Store and check if it requires updating. National Testing – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Boys in Year 3 and Year 5 will be involved in the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) in less than two weeks. Testing will occur on Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, and Thursday 17 May. It is important that boys arrive at school on time as this National Testing will commence at 8.25am. Boys in these year levels who arrive after the bell will not be able to enter their classrooms and interrupt other students once the testing has commenced. I ask for the support of all parents ensuring boys arrive at school on time. Regards Scott Campbell Head of Junior School

Junior School Marketing

Featured below is some of our new marketing material. We are seeking support from parents who may be willing and able to display some of these DL fliers in their businesses or offices. If you are happy to assist with this matter can you please click or tap on the link to Mrs Karen Miller’s email address and reply? Mrs Miller will then provide you with some of these brochures. (Mrs Karen Miller, Head of Junior School’s Secretary k.miller@twgs.qld.edu.au)

Tuckshop Update

All sushi sold at the school tuckshop is now gluten free.

From the Deputy Head of Junior School Haircuts Recently I have noticed a few boys who require a haircut. “The school’s regulations concerning haircuts are as follows: the hair must not touch the collar, and must be neatly shaped at the back of the neck. The ears must not be obscured and side-levers must not extend past the middle of the ear. Extremes of hairstyles are not permitted (including very short haircuts) Boys are not permitted to dye or colour their hair.” This is an excerpt from the Student Handbook. Nude Food Day Just a reminder that Nude Food Day in the Junior School occurs each Tuesday. The boys are encouraged to bring to school food that is not prepacked for morning tea and lunch. There are two main reasons for supporting this. One is to promote healthy eating, good nutrition and limit the intake of processed foods. The other reason is environmental, where the amount of wrapping (paper/plastic) used is reduced. We hope that boys and parents will support this initiative. Food ideas include pieces of fruit and vegetables, salads, sandwiches, pasta, wraps and ham and cheese roll-ups. We’re for the gorilla. Are you? Your reliance on technology can impact wildlife. Many mobile phones contain coltan which is in huge demand for today’s high tech devices. Some coltan is illegally mined in gorilla habitat in Africa. By recycling your mobile phone through Taronga’s “They’re calling on you” campaign you’ll be reducing the demand for coltan, saving your phone from landfill and raising money for gorilla conservation. Recycle your old mobile phone to help gorillas in the wild. Please drop off your old mobile phone at the front office. All the money raised from recycling your old phone supports vital gorilla conservation projects in Africa through the Jane Goodall institute. For further information please refer to: Taronga.org.au/callingonyou Mike Sharpe Deputy Head of Junior School

From Head of Teaching and Learning

Vision Screening: helping children learning to read Our school vigorously promotes a love of reading through a variety of ways. These include 30 minutes of DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) time each day, a well-stocked library; participation in the Readers’ Cup and workshops with a variety of authors. In order to help the boys become great readers, the school carefully monitors their development through a variety of tools such as Reading Benchmarks, standardised testing and screening tools. Screening is a brief, simple procedure used to identify potential developmental issues, which may affect a student’s ability to reach his full academic potential. Teachers use the results of screening assessments to inform their teaching practices. Currently, Prep boys take part in Occupational Therapy Screening of fine motor skills and visual motor integration skills. This year, the school is introducing a new screening tool to assess eyesight as well as tracking and eye coordination ability. Next week boys in Year 1 will undertake Vision Screening at school. Somerville Merrin Neilson Optometrists will administer the screening. Teachers and parents will receive a copy of the results.

NAPLAN NAPLAN is fast approaching (May 15, 16, and 17) and sometimes the boys feel a little anxious about the tests, especially if they are new to the process. Here are some strategies that you can implement to help your son achieve to the best of his ability on test day. (Source: https://www.kidspot.com.au)

1. ‘Being there’ emotionally During times of stress, children usually need extra nurturing, comfort and understanding from their parents and carers to help them feel secure and confident. Be open and receptive to how children are feeling as well as provide comfort and attention when needed.

2. Discuss feelings Encourage children to talk about how they feel. Listen with empathy so they feel understood and know that their feelings are normal. Help your children to understand that talking about feelings can help to manage them.

3. Support children’s confidence Teach children to be brave by showing them you believe they can do it, and encourage them to ‘have a go’ even if they are feeling nervous. Providing positive feedback for effort, celebrating successes and encouraging them to keep trying will help your children to feel confident in approaching assessments.

4. Help with relaxation skills Breathing slowly to calm down and helping them to imagine themselves coping well during a test are helpful ways of managing anxiety. Doing it with them is a fun way to start.

5. Teach helpful thinking Instead of saying to themselves “I can’t do this”, encourage them to say, “I’ll give it a go”.

6. Lead by example Show your child how you cope positively with feeling anxious or stressed by thinking aloud e.g. “I feel a bit nervous, but I’m going to try my best”. Remaining calm and positive when your son is feeling anxious can help him to feel more confident.

7. Help your child have clear expectations Talking through what will happen. Mark the days on your calendar and show enthusiasm towards the process leading up to the testing period. Your son’s teacher will have explained the process that will occur on each day during in-class preparation sessions.

8. Discuss problem solving Brainstorm situations that might arise during the test and then come up with possible solutions with them. For example, ask them what are three things that they might be able to do if they freeze in the exam and feel sick – possible strategies include taking 10 slow breaths to calm down and refocus, taking a sip of water if it is available or letting a teacher know they feel unwell.

9. Teach confidence-building tricks For example, looking through the paper and completing questions they know they can answer first before trying ones that are more difficult.

Your son’s teacher will have explained many of these strategies as part of our NAPLAN preparation program. However, reviewing these at home will help to reinforce them. If you have any queries about NAPLAN, please contact me.

Jan Heffernan Head of Teaching and Learning

Sports News Range Zone Cross Country Last Friday, 14 of our Junior School boys ran at the Toowoomba Range Zone Cross Country Carnival. We had a strong team this year that prepared and trained well for the carnival. Thank you to all the boys in the team for your commitment to the school and to all the parents who have been bringing the boys to training each week. Also, thank you to Mrs Clews and Mr Sharpe for preparing the boys for the cross-country meets. Congratulations to the following boys who were selected in the Toowoomba Range Zone team: Xavier Thompson, Finlay Waring and Max Williamson. Bryce Lindemann is a reserve. 10 Years 11 Years 12 Years Xavier Thompson 3rd Max Williamson 5th Juert Eerkens 11th Finlay Waring 5th Charlie Lachmund 10th Xavier Lindemann 12th Bryce Lindemann 7th Daniel Fenwick-Blower 12th George Clifford 23rd Tristahn Hearn 16th Harrison Brown 29th Frazer Wilkie 17th Will Davidson 38th Jackson Smiddy 25th

Draws and Travel Information Each week we will send out the draw for GPS sport and club rugby. This is normally emailed on a Thursday, as the final draft is not issued until late Wednesday. Track and Field Trials The Track and Field House Carnival is on Friday 25 May at O’Quinn Street Oval. Trials are being held during PE lessons to help us gather all the information we need to make the programme for the carnival. The 800m will be run prior to the carnival on Wednesday 23 May. This event is for boys in 9 years to 12 years only. House Day On Thursday 21 June, the Junior School boys will have some House competition within their year levels. Below is an overview of the activities the boys will do on the day. Points will be allocated to the Houses for the winners in each year level from first to fifth. All these points will be added together to find the winner of the House Shield. Prep – Year 2 Ballgames Year 3 and Year 4 Football (soccer) Year 5 and Year 6 Touch Football More information will come home with approximate times and uniform requirements towards the end of term. Weekend Sport If your son/sons are unavailable for their sporting commitment on a weekend, can you please contact me so I can inform coaches and ensure we have enough players for our teams for the week? Representative sport Congratulations to Max Grills on making the Darling Downs Touch Team and Daniel Fenwick-Blower for making the Toowoomba Football Team.

David Anderson Sportsmaster

Junior School Sports Results Term 2, Week 1 - 21 April, 2018

Club Rugby

Under 6 TGS V Emus 2 Score: 4 – 4 (Draw) TGS V Bears 2 Score: 1 – 5 (Loss) TGS V Souths Gold Score: 4 – 6 (Loss) Player of the Day: Spencer Hooper Nathan Stains (Coach)

Under 7 TGS 1 V Dalby Score: 8 – 4 (Win) Player of the Day: Isaac Meacham TGS 1 V Highfields Score: 3 – 6 (Loss) Player of the Day: Tom Byatt TGS 1 V Souths Score: 1 – 4 (Loss) Player of the Day: Ashton Fels TGS 2 V Bears 2 Score: 3 – 3 (Draw) Player of the Day: Phoenix Bird TGS 2 V Redbacks Score: 4 – 4 (Draw) Player of the Day: William Jenkins TGS V Dalby Score: 4 – 3 (Win) Player of the Day: Xander French Amelia Grills and Ellie McLiesh(Coaches)

Under 8 TGS V Dalby Score: 6 – 4 (Win) Player of the Day: Jackson Martin TGS V Souths Blue Score: 4 – 4 (Draw) Player of the Day: Jace Maddock TGS V Bears 1 Score: 4 – 5 (Loss) Player of the Day: Henry Gordon David Anderson (Coach)

Under 9 TGS V Souths Score: 5 – 5 (Draw) TGS V Dalby Score: 15 – 15 (Draw) TGS V TACAPS Score: 10 – 5 (Win) Ben Woolacott (Coach)

Under 10 TGS V Souths Score: 20 – 0 (Loss) Player of the Day: William Davidson TGS V Dalby Score: 30 – 0 (Win) Player of the Day: Harrison Brown TGS V TACAPS Score: 15 – 10 (win) Player of the Day: Matthew Johnston Alastair Bain (Coach)

Under 11 / 12 TGS V Bears Score: 0 – 4 (Loss) Player of the Day: Tom Bailey TGS V Emus Score: 2 – 5 (Loss) Player of the Day: Mawson Mos TGS V Souths Score: 1 – 7 (Loss) Player of the Day: Tom Bailey Andrew Brown (Coach)

Junior School Sports Results Term 2, Week 2 - 28 April, 2018

Club Rugby

Under 6 TGS V Highfields Score: 6 – 6 (Draw) Player of the Day: Thomas Oliphant Nathan Stains (Coach)

Under 7 TGS 1 V Highfields Score: 2 – 4 (Loss) Player of the Day: Benji Gentry Ellie McLiesh(Coach) TGS 2 V Highfields Score: 4 – 3 (Win) Player of the Day: Sam Stenzel Amelia Grills (Coach) TGS 1 V TGS 2 Score: 2 – 2 (Draw) Ellie McLiesh & Amelia Grills (Coaches)

Under 8 TGS V Highfields Score: 7 – 3 (Win) Player of the Day: Alby Galbraith George Brown (Coach) Under 9 TGS V Highfields Score: 6 – 4 (Win) Player of the Day: Toby Grills Ben Woolacott (Coach) Under 10 TGS V Highfields Score: 7 -17 (Loss) Player of the Day: Tom Jacquet Alastair Bain (Coach)

Under 11 / 12 TGS V Highfields Score: 4 – 48 (Loss) Players of the Day: Jack Brown and Will McDonald Andrew Brown (Coach) Jan Heffernan (Manager)

GPS Football

6A TGS V IGS Score: 3 -2 (Win) Player of the Day: Ben Miller Rob Jeffries (Coach)

6B TGS V IGS Score: 2 – 2 (Draw) Player of the Day: Max Williamson Mike Sharpe (Coach

5A TGS V IGS Score: 1 – 9 (Loss) Player of the Day: Matthew Jacob Scott Campbell (Coach)

GPS Tennis

6A TGS V IGS Score: 47 – 13 (Loss) Player of the Day: Karan Mohan Karin Wharton (Coach)

6B TGS V IGS Score: 39 - 29 Player of the Day: Nicholas Bielby Karin Wharton (Coach)

5A TGS V IGS Score: 48 – 6 (Loss) Player of the Day: Hammond Briggs Karin Wharton (Coach)

Music News Bupa Nursing Home visit On Thursday 3 May, Tribe, Tribe Junior, Chamber Winds and selected soloists visited Bupa Nursing Home to perform a concert for the residents. All boys involved thoroughly enjoyed being able to entertain the residents and share their musical talents, as well as mingle and chat to them after the concert. Thank you to the staff at Bupa Nursing Home for facilitating our visit. Eisteddfod Last week a note with all Eisteddfod times was sent home to parents. For your reference these times are listed below. Please note that all boys are expected to attend the eisteddfod to perform with their Voiceworks groups.

THURSDAY 17 MAY 2018

Ensemble Date Section Number Session time

Repertoire Meeting time and pick-up arrangements

Tribe Thursday 17 May

015 – Primary School A Grade Choir

6.00pm - Firefly

- Lightning

Boys are to meet on the lawn at 5.30pm. Boys can be collected after the session at approximately 7.45pm Tribe Thursday

17 May 020 – Primary School Modern Choir

6.00pm - Yesterday

SUNDAY 20 MAY 2018

Ensemble Date Section Number Session time

Repertoire Meeting time and pick-up arrangements

Voiceworks 4/5/6

Sunday 20 May

021 – Primary School Boys Choir

9.00am - Homeward Bound

-This Old Hammer

Boys are to meet on the lawn at 8.30am. Boys in Grades 5 and 6 can be collected after this performance at approximately 9.20am, however are required to return for their next performance at 11.00am. Grade 4 boys will remain with Mrs Dixon

Voiceworks 2/3

Sunday 20 May

021 – P-4 A Grade Junior Choir

9.00am - Magic

- Les Poissons

Voiceworks 2/3 to meet Ms Fraser on the lawns at 8.30am and can be collected after the performance at approximately 10.30am. Boys in Tribe Junior will return at 2.30pm.

Voiceworks 4

Sunday 20 May

021 – P-4 A Grade Junior Choir

9.00am - Goodbye Captain

- Funga Alafia

Grade 4 boys can be collected after this performance at approximately 10.30am. Boys in Tribe are to return at 3.30pm.

Voiceworks 5

Sunday 20 May

016 – Primary School B Grade Choir

11.30am - Manx Lullaby

- Bim Bam

Boys to meet at 11.00am

and can be collected after

their performance at

Voiceworks 6

Sunday 20 May

016 – Primary School B Grade Choir

11.30am - Goin’ Up A Yonder

- Flooding Rain

approximately

1.30pm. Boys in Tribe are

to return at 3.30pm.

Tribe Junior

Sunday

20 May

023 – Primary School Years P-4 B Grade Junior Choir

2.30pm - One Small Voice

- Cold Snap

Tribe Junior boys to meet Mrs Dixon on the lawn at 2.00pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 3.30pm

Voiceworks Prep / 1

Sunday

20 May

023 – Primary School Years P-4 B Grade Junior Choir

2.30pm - Truly Scumptious

- Don Gato

Prep and Grade 1 boys to meet Ms Fraser at 2.00pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 3.30pm

Tribe Sunday 20 May

019 – Primary School Spiritual or Gospel Song

2.30pm - Down By the Riverside

Tribe boys to meet Mrs Dixon at 3.30pm and can be collected after their performance at approximately 4.30pm.

R ‘n’ B Extravaganza – Jazz Ensemble The Senior School Big Band and R’n’B Extravaganza on will be held at 7.30pm on Friday 25 May at the Armitage Theatre. This year the Junior School Jazz Ensemble has been asked to perform on the evening. We will perform the first piece of the evening, and then be joined by musicians from the Senior School for a second piece. The Jazz Ensembles will perform Handclap arranged by Paul Murtha, followed by a joint performance with the Senior School musicians of Seven Nation Army. This is an exciting performance for the Junior School boys and will be a wonderful evening of music. Information regarding tickets for the evening will be on sale closer to the date. Musicians’ Concert Our date for the Musicians’ Concert this term is Thursday 24 May. A note with details and nomination form will be sent home in the near future. P-6 Musical 2018 By now you may have heard the excitement amongst the boys regarding the P-6 Musical for 2018. Our Musical for 2018 will be Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. Performing in a musical is an experience that young people will remember for the rest of their lives, and it is truly our pleasure to work with your child on this exciting project. Boys have been busy auditioning for lead roles in the musical. The casting list will be posted on the notice board by Friday of week 3. Rehearsals for leads will commence in week 4 and will run from 1.10pm – 2.10pm on Tuesdays and 1.10pm – 2.00pm on Thursdays and Fridays each week. If your son is a lead in the musical additional information will be given to him regarding which days he will need to attend rehearsals.

Kellie Dixon and Jayne Davidson Music Teachers

ANZAC Day 2018 Last week the School held its annual ANZAC Day Service for boys from Years 3 to 12. In 2015 and on the centenary of ANZAC Day, Mrs Jess Galbraith (Prep - Year 3 Co-ordinator) felt it was important that there was some form of memorial for ANZAC Day in the Junior School and appropriate for younger children. Mrs Galbraith created large letters made from sand spelling out the word ‘ANZAC’. Boys, staff and parents brought in flowers to lay on these letters, with these remaining in place on the ANZAC Day holiday. This was well received by our community and has now become a part of our School and its traditions. We appreciate what Mrs Galbraith has brought to our School, and the respectful manner in which the boys conducted themselves while placing the flowers on our memorial.

We thank Mrs Jayne Hodge, grandmother of two Junior School boys, Phoenix and Lewis Bird, for providing her Installation Piece, featuring 950 handmade poppies. This number represents the number of service men and women from our region who have lost their lives in war.

Chess Report On 14 March, 2 teams of four boys from the Junior School attended the IPSHA tournament at Concordia Lutheran College. Both teams performed extremely well and should be congratulated on their performance on the day. The First Team put in an extremely good effort and came first, while the second team also did a great job placing third. Toowoomba Grammar School has won this competition for the past four years and we were all very proud that we have not let the winning streak down. Oliver Clifford Captain of Chess

IPSHA Chess Teams (L – R) Henry Paton, Zander Gentry, Oliver Clifford, Isaac

Constable, Charlie Meyer, Will McDonald, Karan Mohan and Dihan Yappa

Junior School Supporters’ Group

Parents and Friends’ Association and Junior School Supporters’ Group meeting dates Term 2 6.00pm Monday 28 May Week 7A Junior School Supporters’ Group Meeting, J1 7.00pm Tuesday 29 May Week 7A Parent and Friends' Association meeting, Jacaranda Room

Happy Mothers’ Day! Well not just yet but we do have an exciting couple of weeks ahead of us in celebration of Mothers. Donations for the Mothers’ Day Stall are still being accepted and can be left at the front office. The Wrapping Morning will be on Friday 4 May straight after drop off and the Mothers’ Day Stall held on the following Wednesday, 9 May. If you are able to volunteer for either, or have a general query please contact Mrs Nikki Marsden on 0413 277 048. Thanks to Nikki for her hard work and dedication to the Mothers’ Day Stall. I’ve had a sneak peek and everything looks amazing.

Our Mothers’ Day Breakfast then follows on Friday 11 May (payments are now closed) from 7.00am. We have some Lucky Door Prizes this year so make sure to get a ticket when you arrive. Finally on Saturday 19 May from 5.00pm we have Ladies’ Drinks at The Office. No RSVP is needed as everyone pays for their own and we have an area booked inside. So come along and enjoy a glass of wine to finish off our Celebration of Mothers.

Bliss Bierhoff President, Junior School Supporters' Group

After School Care What we have done this past fortnight For all parents who are unaware, my name is Rhiannon Newman; I started Coordinating After School Care at the beginning of term 2. This past fortnight we have spent a great deal of time discussing Anzac Day and what it means to us. The boys did an amazing job at making their own wreath that is currently being displayed in the service. The boys have also enjoyed playing a variety of both indoor and outdoor games. The most popular indoor games so far this term are Trouble, Chess and Guess Who. The most popular outdoor activities include dodge ball, soccer and tag.

What we have planned for the next week Next week we will be focusing on the environment and what we can do to look after the Earth we have. The boys are going to be planting a variety of different flowers and vegetables; it will be their responsibility along with educators to ensure that the plants get watered daily and are looked after properly.

What to do if your child is absent from After School Care? Please remember parents if your son will be absent from the service call us on 0421 570 461 or notify the customer experience team.

Service Fees and Times

Service Opening Hours Full Fee Out of Pocket Casual Booking

After Care 3:00pm - 6:00pm $27.79 $8.81 - $13.90 Add $5.00

Interested in After School Care with Camp Australia? Please visit the website https://www.campaustralia.com.au or call our customer service team on 1300 105 343.

Rhiannon Newman Coordinator

Assembly Awards Weeks 2B and 3A

Prep G Harrison Dow Liam Haegel Sam Stains

Dominic Talbot Charley Turner Mack Parsons

1E Cooper Chappel Isaac Meacham

Suhaan Chowdhury Cody Fitzgerald

1M Kyran Brown

Tom Byatt Max Lynam Will Romero

2G

Xander French Samuel Stenzel Jace Maddock Austin Windsor

2W

Will Purcell Hamish Brown Xinran Liang

Ethan Thompson Emmett Lourigan

Isaac Russell

3H Hugo Lloyd

Tom Morgenstern Alby Galbraith

Lachlan Hyslop

4B Will Robson

Daniel Matoki Riley Sutcliffe

Hamza Ali Charc Franey Cooper Head

4C

Hudson Dowling Buddy Henderson

John Tinkler Singyuan Xue

George Clifford Bradley Schultz George Paton Will Tzannes

5L Daniel Fenwick-Blower

Andrew Kisiel James Nicholls

5S Hugo Cavanagh

William Dwan Matthew Jacob

MacKenzie Buckley Josh Hoepper Finn O’Mara

6C Isaac Crozier Charlie Meyer Will McDonald

Brendon Vicary Rojas

6J

Ben Miller Ben Morris

Dallas Baker Zai McGhie

6W Hugh Campbell

Henry Paton Max Williamson Harrison Jenkins Sam Lawrence Henry Marsden

Mr Rees Tom Morgenstern 3H

REACH certificate recipients

Joseph Ramia 1M James Nicholls 5L

Tom Bailey 6C Thomas Nicholls 6C Spencer Hooper 1E Oliver Shelton 4B Dihan Yapa 6W

House Points

Groom 59 Boyce 52 Taylor 51

Mackintosh 44 Stephens 36

Junior School Two Weeks Ahead Week 4B

Monday 7 May Labour Day Holiday Tuesday 8 May Darling Downs Maths Teams Challenge, 7.45am - 12.45pm Mates program, 1.35pm Mothers' Day stall set-up, J2, 1.35pm - 3.30pm Wednesday 9 May Mothers' Day Stall, J2, 8.40am - 12.45pm Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 10 May Blazer Uniform NAPLAN Practice Day (Year 3 and 5) Assembly: Prep - Year 6 (Prep presenting), 2.10pm Friday 11 May Mothers' Day Breakfast, Junior School Hall, 7.00am - 8.25am Saturday 12 May GPS Football and Tennis vs Nudgee College, Football away,

Tennis home Club Rugby v Goondiwindi, away Sunday 13 May Mothers' Day

Week 5A Monday 14 May Homework - reading only for Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Practice Day (Years 3 and 5) Tuesday 15 May NAPLAN - Languages Conventions and Writing (Years 3 and 5) Wednesday 16 May No Sails Assembly NAPLAN - Reading (Years 3 and 5) Staff Meeting, 3.30pm - 5.00pm Thursday 17 May Blazer Uniform Newsletter NAPLAN - Numeracy (Years 3 and 5) Assembly: Prep to Year 6 (No class presenting), 2.10pm Eisteddfod, Primary A grade / Primary School Modern - Tribe,

Empire Theatre, 6.00pm (Meet on the lawn at 5.30pm) Friday 18 May GPS Cross Country Pre Meet, Limestone Park Ipswich, 2.00pm -

6.30pm Saturday 19 May GPS Football and Tennis vs BSHS. Football home (TBC) and

Tennis BYE Club Rugby Highfields Carnival Headmasters' Information Morning, 9.30am Junior School Mothers' Drinks, venue: The Office, 5.00pm Sunday 20 May Eisteddfod – See Music section of this newsletter for schedule

Junior School Contact Details Office: 07 4687 2555 Email: gjadmin@twgs.qld.edu.au Web: www.twgs.qld.edu.au Fax: 07 4687 2590 After School Care: 0421 570 461 Corfe House: 07 4687 2660 Aquatic Centre Bookings: 07 4687 2631

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