Acting Headmaster's Reflections

CONTRIBUTION OF DR BRIAN LLOYD

When we opened the new Science, Design and Technology building in Week 6, I had somewhat mixed feelings. The Opening went remarkably well. It was a happy, joyful occasion and there was a large crowd to celebrate the official opening of this wonderful new asset to the College. As the visitors strolled round the ground floor with its Design and Technology workshops, computer labs and general teaching areas, they marvelled at the state-of-the-art technology. As they ventured upstairs with the spacious corridors, the open areas, the Science labs, and the teaching areas, they were impressed by the scale, indeed grandeur of the interior of the building. The Opening was very successful and it was wonderful to hear the Minister for Commerce; Science and Innovation, Mr Troy Buswell, speaking about Science and Technology in today's world and Mr Peter Middleton who spoke so eloquently about his time throughout the School and on the Council.

My mixed feelings about the night came when Mr Peter Middleton spoke about the contribution Dr Brian Lloyd had made. At that stage we knew that Brian was very unwell and were disappointed that he was not able to be at the Opening that night. We heard that he passed away the next morning. This was indeed a blow, but was tempered by the fact that Brian had had the opportunity to see the building completed and at work, and, in fact, see his name on the ground floor wing, the Brian Lloyd Wing. Brian Lloyd's contribution to the College has been immense and it was acknowledged the following week at both his funeral and at the memorial service that was held in the Dickinson Centre on Thursday 11 June. Brian had been Chairman of the Council and a council member for a long time and his period of stewardship had seen the introduction of the International Baccalaureate, the changing role of the Foundation and the ideas for the Dickinson Centre and Science and Design and Technology Building. This was only part of his memorial. Having worked with him briefly on Council, I was impressed by his sincerity, high intelligence and ability to get the best from everybody he worked with. He made one feel very special and an important part of the team. The 800 people who attended his funeral service at the Dickinson Centre would all have attested to those qualities and no doubt more. I was lucky enough to have known him for some part of my working life. His contribution to the School, echoed in the wonderful Opening of the Science, Design and Technology Building will live on for a very long time.

Mr Peter C Freitag
Acting Headmaster

All School Matters

ANNUAL APPEAL 2009 [TOP]

Solar Heat the Swimming Pool

Thank you to the families and OSCs who have already shown their support for this year's Annual Appeal. Donations to the Building Fund will enable the School to heat the swimming pool with solar energy. This will significantly benefit all students.

We would greatly appreciate your assistance to allow us to realise our goal. It would be fabulous to have the pool heated in time for the commencement of water polo training!

Gifts are tax deductible - 30th June is fast approaching! Donation forms are included in the latest Clan or available from reception or the Scotch College website.

DR BRIAN LLOYD'S FUNERAL SERVICE [TOP]

About 800 mourners, family and friends gathered in the Dickinson Centre on Thursday afternoon, 11 June to celebrate the life and contribution of Brian Lloyd. Brian had been the former Chairman of Council at Scotch and was granted the honour of being an Honorary Old Scotch Collegian.

The service was a very moving occasion and some wonderful speeches were made about Brian and his role in Western Australia and in particular at Scotch College. Richard Goyder, current Chairman of Council read the majority of a letter written from the Headmaster, Andrew Syme, to Brian just before his death. The letter outlined in a very moving way the contribution that Brian had made to the School and the School Council.

A piper led the family and other guests out and the celebration of Brian's life was continued in the Brian Lloyd Wing at the new Science, Design and Technology Building.

SWINE FLU [TOP]

As you will all be aware, the School had some cases of swine flu in the last week and we have been dealing with that in the best way we could. Some Middle School boys returned from a football trip to Melbourne with their local clubs and the flu obviously came back with them. Unbeknown to them, by attending a Music Camp on return, the flu was spread through the Year 5 to 7 classes. Scotch had 10 confirmed cases, other schools have had confirmed cases too.

I would like to thank the Scotch community for their co-operation and support during these very busy ten days. We received efficient direction, assistance and support from the Health Department led by Dr Paul Efflers and his team. Members of the College Executive, the Head of Boarding and Administration staff assisted with the response efforts and parents and teaching staff responded quickly and calmly when contacted. Everyone's efforts resulted in ten confirmed cases as of Sunday 14 June. Fortunately the majority of these cases have been mild and the boys have recovered. We anticipate that today, Monday 15 June, all boys in Years 5, 6 and 7 will have returned to School and all classes will be functioning as normal.

I should mention that with the recent announcement that Wesley College in South Perth has closed its Senior School and Boarding House due to swine flu, we need to be aware that we have only fought the first part of the battle against swine flu. We must be vigilant that this is a dynamic situation and one that could return to us. I urge you all to be very careful about sending boys back to School if they are showing any signs of flu and encourage boys, as we do at School, to be very careful about hygiene. We now have hand-wash antiseptic in classrooms for boys to use as often as they like and we have spoken to boys at House Period about the use of tissues and their proper disposal. Would you please reinforce these messages at home to ensure that we are doing our very best to keep our boys as healthy as possible. No doubt we are all looking forward to the holidays to recharge our batteries.

REPORTS [TOP]

The current status of reports in the Senior School is that Year 9s and 10s have been sent out and the Head's comments have been completed for the Year 8 reports. Year 12 subject reports have been written and the House Head reports will be given to the Headmaster at the beginning of Week 8.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS [TOP]

With advances in technology, Scotch College now has the facility to record video footage of student learning and share this with the wider community for promotional and educational purposes. We are therefore upgrading our current image permission policy to include video footage.

Any video of boys used by the College for promotional or educational purposes is monitored by the College and is used in accordance with our strict policy of protecting the integrity of the College and the personal privacy of our student community. In keeping with our policy on using static photographic images of students for promotional or educational purposes, we ask you to advise the College in writing if you DO NOT wish to have your son included in any video footage. Parents who have previously indicated a desire to NOT have their son's image used in photographic presentations will automatically have their status updated to include video footage.

You are able to opt out of this at any time. Should your circumstances change, please contact the College on 9383 6800 or mail@scotch.wa.edu.au at your earliest convenience. Parents are responsible to ensure their details are correct at all times.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT [TOP]

The last few weeks have been very busy for boys and staff in the Music department. A Senior Music Tour to Melbourne enabled our older musicians in the school to hear excellent examples of Year 12 performances from the students at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. Visits and performances were also given by us to Scotch College Melbourne and Wesley College. Everyone enjoyed attending performances by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a jazz quartet at Bennett's Lane and Billy Elliot. Time was also spent backstage as part of a tour provided by Hamer Hall - part of the Victorian Performing Arts Precinct. There was also some spare time that was spent soaking up the atmosphere of Melbourne including the AFL at the Dome, Lygon Street for meals and the all important Queen Victoria Markets. My thanks to all involved, especially Tim Simpson.

While away the Senior Concert Band directed by Ms Amanda Johnson performed at the ABODA Festival which Scotch College hosted. The boys performed admirably and received some valuable feedback. My thanks to Amanda Johnson for her work with the Senior Concert Band and Ms Suzy Ream and Ms Kate Walawski for their organization and assistance during the weekend.

A great deal of musical work has also been completed by the Junior and Middle Schools. Ms Liz Leith organized a Music Camp for Years 4 - 7 which was enjoyed by all involved. The product of this work was clearly seen at the Middle Years Concert held last Friday night in the Dickinson Centre - a great success. Thank you to all music teachers and Junior and Middle School staff who assisted in the camp and concert. A big thank you also to the Friends of Scotch Music members who organized refreshments at the concert.

Upcoming Events

The Winter Concert that was postponed due to quarantine issues has unfortunately had to be cancelled. However, there are many events scheduled for next term that enable all ensembles to perform. The first opportunity to hear the newly formed Scotch College PLC Combined Vocal Ensemble will be at Wesley Church, Hay St, 7pm Wednesday 1st July as part of the Kelly Gang Concert featuring boys from The Australian Boys' Choral Institute.

Contact Details

The Instrumental Programme is administered by the Senior School Music Department and all queries should be directed to the Music Administrator Moira Cross (9383 6841)

Please send any queries regarding Junior and Middle School Music to Liz Leith.

Alternately, please contact Mr David Coughlan, Head of Music, via email DGCoughlan@scotch.wa.edu.au or phone 9383 6842.

If you wish to become more involved in supporting the Music department by receiving information about the work of FOSM, please contact FOSM@scotch.wa.edu.au

PARKING - Junior School/Boarding House [TOP]

Parents are requested not to park at the turn-around near the Junior School and Boarding House entrance to allow staff and parents access to the Boarding House, particularly at the end of the school day.

WHAT KIDS REALLY NEED FROM THEIR DADS [TOP]

This excellent 21 minute DVD is the product of research conducted by The Fathering Project of the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University plus extensive feedback from focus groups of fathers, father figures and mothers of school students, along with groups of school teachers, psychologists, social workers, pastors and youth workers. It is a positive, informative, easy to watch DVD and is relevant to all families, including single parent families. For further information, or the order a copy please follow the link to www.thefatheringproject.org

UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS [TOP]

Tuesdays: 8.00am - 5.00pm
Thursdays: 7.30am - 11.30am
Fridays: 7.30am - 11.30am

Supporters' Tops

We have supporters' tops available: a warm polar fleece vest and a rugby jumper - ideal for those cold winter mornings next to the playing field.

Junior School

FROM THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL [TOP]

THE TERM THUS FAR ...

It has been wonderful to note the high numbers of attendance at our Muffin Afternoons thus far. In our most recent Muffin Afternoon we enjoyed a presentation on Giftedness from Kylie Bice, AISWA Inclusive Education Officer.

We trust that parents are finding our Muffin Afternoon sessions both useful and informative. We now look forward to our Student Led Conferences commencing on Monday, 15 June.

Mrs Christina Gamble
Head of Junior School

IMPORTANT DATES [TOP]

Tuesday, 16 June- Year 4 Student Led Conferences

Tuesday, 16 June- Year 3 Excursion to Herdsman Discovery Centre from 8.45 to 12.30pm

Thursday, 18 June- Year 3 Student Led Conferences

Thursday, 18 June- Parents vs. Boys Carnival Years 5-7 1.30-3.25pm

Friday, 19 June- Year 5 Student Led Conferences

Friday, 19 June- Junior School Assembly featuring 5G at 2pm in the Chapel

Monday, 29 June- Junior and Middle School Photos

Wednesday, 1 July- Muffin Afternoon "Friendly Schools" at 2.15pm in the Junior School Multi-Purpose Room

Thursday, 2 July- Senior Choir and Selected Orchestra members performing at the Sing Festival, Octagon Theatre 9.30-10.30am

Friday, 3 July- Junior School Assembly featuring 5L at 2pm- Dickinson Centre

Friday, 3 July- Last day of Term 2 for staff and students

Monday, 20 July- Winter Term commences for staff- Professional Development Day

Tuesday, 21 July- Winter Term commences for Boys

Tuesday, 21 July- Constable Care Visits the Junior School

Wednesday, 22 July- NAIDOC Week

Thursday, 23 July- NAIDOC Week

Friday, 24 July- NAIDOC Week

RESCHEDULED JUNIOR SCHOOL PHOTO DAY [TOP]

On Monday, 29 June the Junior School will be having their classroom and individual photos. These photos will take place in the Junior School Resource Centre (Library). All boys are required to wear their full winter uniform on this day. In Week 6 of Term 2, all boys were issued a photo envelope. A reminder sticker will be issued to all students in Week 9 of Term 2. Please see Junior School Reception, if you did not receive this documentation. Thank you for your cooperation in this process.

REPORTING IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL [TOP]

A reminder to all parents that we will be trialling a new reporting format in Semester 1. We will include a parent feedback document with the report and look forward to receiving your feedback. Semester 1 reports will be posted home to parents in Week 1 of the Term 2 school holidays. Please ensure that the School has your current postal address on the system. Please contact Julie McClennan in the Senior School Administration if you would like to confirm your current details.

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES [TOP]

Junior School parents will have the opportunity to visit the classroom and share the learning students have been experiencing this semester. Your son will guide you through a journey revisiting the key concepts, outcomes and learning activities they have been involved in over the past semester. The boys will complete a reflection booklet, with your assistance. The Student Led Conferences will be held in your sons' classroom, on the dates listed above. Letters have been sent home detailing your allotted times. Please contact Junior School Reception if you have not received this documentation.

PYP DOCUMENTATION [TOP]

In future weeks, we will be providing parents with an overview of the Primary Years Programme in Years 1 to 5. The documentation will describe the Units of Inquiry for each year level under the six organising themes outlined within the PYP. We hope this documentation will provide you with a useful overview when sharing learning experiences with your son.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL [TOP]

Monitoring Student Progress

Members of the support team are often asked how we identify students for support or extension and how do we measure their progress. Parents of new students are asked to complete entrance questionnaires. Parents also are requested to provide recent school reports, reports from outside agencies (Speech and Hearing, Occupational Therapy, Psychology etc) and NAPLAN results, where applicable. This information gives us an excellent initial profile of a student.

As students enter the Junior School screening tests in Numeracy and Literacy are conducted. They are standardised tests which provide information about where a child is placed in relation to his year level cohort. The results of these tests, as well as observations made by classroom teachers, enables us to identify boys who require more individualised programs.

An academic support teacher is assigned to each year level and will case manage all identified students in that year. Where necessary they will conduct further pre-intervention, diagnostic testing with support students to identify concepts that might need re-teaching, or learning areas that require ongoing intervention. They also collaborate with the classroom teachers to develop Individual Education Plans (IEP's).

Students in each year level are placed into smaller, homogenous groups. The support teacher works with one of these groups, allowing us to create an extension and support groups in each year level during the daily Numeracy and Literacy sessions. The mechanism to change groups according to concept development is maintained at all times and there is a thorough review of groups at the end of each term.

Teachers regularly track student progress through ongoing testing of the concepts they are teaching, and anecdotal and running records. Support staff are also available to carry out post-intervention diagnostic assessment. In addition, age normed tests in Language and Maths are completed annually for all students. This close monitoring of each student provides us with data that enables teachers to develop programs which have an individual focus, especially tailored meet each student's needs.

Merrie Cockerill
Head of Academic Support

FRIENDLY SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES [TOP]

Talking to your Children about Bystanders

Bullying involves more than the students who are bullied and those who bully others. Ninety-one per cent of children (in primary schools) report having witnessed/seen bullying occurring. Bullying often continues because people who are involved do not talk about it and seek help. This includes people who observe bullying - the bystanders.

A bystander is someone who sees the bullying or knows that it is happening to someone else.

WHAT CAN BYSTANDERS DO?

• Ask a teacher or support person for help;
• Let the person doing the bullying know that what they are doing is bullying;
• Refuse to join in with the bullying and walk away;
• Support the student who is being bullied; and
• Support their friends and protect them from bullying by being there for them, children who are alone are more likely to be the target of bullying, so encourage your children to be aware of children who are left out or on their own in the playground.

Warwick Norman
FS&F Coordinator

JUNIOR SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMME [TOP]

Music camp 2009 was held from June 2-3 at Woodman Point Recreation Centre providing 89 boys from Year 4-7 with the opportunity to make music in the relaxing surrounds of the beachside setting. The boys ate large quantities of delicious food, rehearsed strenuously, sang, played and listened in preparation for the Middle Years Music Concert on June 5. Boys from the Senior Choir, Jazz Band, Orchestra, MY Guitar ensemble, Year 7 concert band and Year 6 and 7 String group attended the annual event. A large number of Middle and Junior School staff joined Music department staff and FOSM parents to ensure a relaxed and happy music camp for 2009. Wonderful weather ensured the boys could roam between rehearsals and manage to kick footballs and shoot hoops in spare time. The highlights of the camp were the talent quest and the concert, when all boys had the opportunity to hear and experience the high standards reached by boys studying Music at Scotch College.

Liz Leith
Music Specialist

ART NEWS [TOP]

Working for a Solid Organisation

I recently was away from school for a couple days and on my return, it dawned on me how fortunate I am to work for a solid organisation. The relief teacher had made time to meet with me prior to my absence and we went over the timetable and class activities. I returned to a clean, organised room with successfully completed activities and accompanying notes as to how the students and class activities went. Lovely positive comments were made that indicated to me that the teacher had obviously enjoyed taking the classes.

Bianca Marshall, Arts Assistant on Fridays had worked through her lists of jobs independently and assisted the relief teacher. She is a knowledgeable and dependable resource for the school. Parents who volunteered to help with individual art classes turned up and assisted, giving the relief teacher support and the boys added attention, help and guidance. This helped the lessons run smoothly. Goods that were ordered in my absence from Educational Art Supplies were dropped off ready for use by the owners and parents of Cooper Van Rooyen in Year 1, continuing to build what has become a very fruitful and positive working relationship between school and community services. Indiana Read, a Year 10 PLC student came and independently resumed her Community and Service hours helping in the art room. This is a positive and constructive link made between both Scotch and PLC being International Baccalaureate schools with Indiana taking the initiative to establish this work service, in order to make up her hours whilst maintaining her academic and co-curricula responsibilities.

In my absence, one Year 5 boy, Angus Grant, won the overall Primary Category for the "Design a Chair" Challenge launched by the Art Gallery of WA, being awarded a special letter of commendation from the Art Gallery and the prestige of having a piece of artwork exhibited in the gallery. Daniel Roden , who also participated in the afterschool club submitted a chair entry that did not win but through his involvement, he was entered into a raffle and won him a major prize of an Art Supplies Pack valued at $100 and a $50 voucher for the School to use in the Art Gallery Gift shop, which is very encouraging. Lots of parents, boys and teachers have supported and been involved with this initiative making it a rich learning experience for all. Shelley Garcia-Webb and Cherie Butcher from the Marketing department have also assisted with photographs and website/articles that help promote the work happening at Scotch College across the School from Year 1 - 12.

Finally with recent modifications to the school programme due to medical precautions being taken over swine flu incidents, I am again impressed by the professional attitudes of the administration and staff here at Scotch; where all teachers are rostered and willing to cover duties and help balance the workload amongst everyone affected. So it is with these thoughts in my mind that I wish to personally acknowledge how good it is to work for a solid organisation.

Karen Sabitay
PYP Visual Arts Specialist

PE NEWS [TOP]

The Year 4 boys will compete in a Soccer carnival at Christ Church Grammar School in the coming weeks, more details as they come to hand. We will again be playing against Christ Church Grammar and Guildford Grammar. Parents are asked to help out on the day by offering to help look after teams on the day. I am hoping for the same fantastic response I've had all year.

In other sports news the Year 5-7 sport fixtures were put on hold this week with all students unavailable, but the boys may have needed the rest as they come up against their toughest opponents in Week 8, their parents. Yes, it's Parents v Boys again on the 18th June from 1:40 - 3:20 all parents are asked to return their slips ASAP so that teams can be made for the day.

Ken Dillon
PE Specialist

JUNIOR RESOURCE CENTRE [TOP]

During the winter months the Junior Resource Centre is very busy at breaks with boys visiting to play chess and browse. It is a pleasure to see the boys socialising with different age groups and making new friends. The new book table is always popular and some of those books are listed below:

Mantis (The Five Ancestors series) by Jeff Stone
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell
Better Homes and Gardens (The Floods series) by Colin Thompson
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt
Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors by Jenny Nimmo

There is also a display of Dinosaur books that were made by the Year Fours.

Kaye Turner
Teacher-Librarian

FRENCH NEWS [TOP]

In Year 3, the work will focus on making links with to the Unit of Inquiry Ecosystems. The boys will acquire French vocabulary related to animals. Part of our work will also focus on the story La vielle dame qui avala une mouche (There was an old lady who swallowed a fly). The boys will be presenting the story as a bilingual play the Year 1 and 2 classes.

The French student of the week for the last fortnight goes to Hugo Akindele-Obe in 5L. Hugo has made a tremendous effort in always trying to address the teacher using the French language only. He always completes his work to the best of his ability and demonstrates excellent manners in class.

Kim Edwards
French specialist

INFORMATION AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES [TOP]

A Year 1 Literacy Extension group has been learning to use Max Write to word process their work. The benefits of the programs in Max's Toolbox (Max Write, Max Count and Max Show) are that they are designed for younger students, with work created by students being more visually appropriate, with larger default font size and easy formatting. Drawings can be created within the program. This software is linked to MS Word, and the skills learnt are readily transferable. This week we practiced labelling diagrams as well as formatting our writing.

Sue Hill
Leaning Technologies Coach

EXCELLENCE AWARDS [TOP]

Year 3S

Ethan Lundie-Jenkins
Mattha Au
Benson Young
Lachlan Gresham
Liam Corrigan
William Lawson
Will Taylor
Louis Deleuil
Liam Corrigan

Year 3L

Hugh Edwards
Nicholas Ryan
Connor Enslin
Joshua Spadanuda

Year 5L

Zachary Jones
Triston Barrow
Henry Cullen
Connor Arnold
Ben Webster
Max Strzelecki
Noah Terry

Middle School

Thank you for your support and positive feedback during our quarantine week, particularly on the value of the cyber classroom boys were able to access whilst off campus. What became very clear very quickly was that the College's investment in ICT over the last 12 months was going to pay an early and unexpected dividend in allowing the boys to maintain ground and stay in touch with teachers in most key subject areas during the unplanned break. Looking at some of the logon times, (one early bird logged on at 7.13am and one night owl at 9.20pm) and hearing of some of the locations the cyber classroom was accessed from suggests the versatility of the online classroom to accommodate a range of family situations was a big hit. I will talk with teachers this week on some of the different and unforeseen pedagogical aspects we discovered in teaching and managing a classroom online as well. One obvious highlight was the boy's enthusiasm for discussion and questioning and even responding to each other on the blog site. More than one family has suggested that the extended opportunity to sit alongside their son and watch and hear the problem solving and organisational skills their son brought to bear on his work was an extremely rare and valuable experience. That particular feedback throws up some interesting curriculum delivery possibilities to consider as we move to a complete 1:1 laptop program in the Middle School next year.

Any further feedback, positive or constructive, on the use of the Cyber Classroom during the quarantine period or the potential of the Cyber classroom in light of last week's experience would be most welcome.

Mr Richard Ledger
Head of Middle School

RESCHEDULED EVENTS [TOP]

UNSW Science Competition set for last week has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, 17th June
Class photos planned for last week are now scheduled for Monday 29th June, Week 10. Photo envelop must be returned on photo day. Boys must be in full winter uniform
One unfortunate cancellation was the performance at the IPSHA Performing Arts Concert at the Perth Concert Hall last Friday. However, a special performance by the Middle Years Choir will be a feature at next week's Middle School assembly

COMING EVENTS [TOP]

Wednesday 17 June: State Orienteering Championships, selected Yr 7 boys
Thursday 25 June: Parent Vs Students Sports Event, 1:40pm
Friday 26 June: Middle School Assembly, Dickenson Centre 2pm
Monday 29 June: Class photos

MIDDLE SCHOOL READ-A-THON [TOP]

Any 30 Day Period In June July Or August

At our last assembly organisers of the Middle School Read-A-Thon promoted the annual Middle School Read-A-Thon to our boys. Middle School Read-A-Thon is a 30 day reading period undertaken anytime between 1st of June and 31st August. Students wishing to be involved need to register at www.msreadathon.org.au and a starter pack will be mailed out to them. Of the 59 schools enrolled to date, Scotch College is coming 15th in terms of numbers of students participating. We are 8 students short of being in the top 10 and only 23 students short of being in the top 5 schools.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS [TOP]

YEAR 6D

Hamish de la Hunty
Graeme Stewart
Samuel Devine

YEAR 6F

Angus Stewart

YEAR 7N

Daniel Bloch
Reece Grant

Senior School

BOYS' ACHIEVEMENTS [TOP]

Tom Wallace (Yr 12, Keys) has been selected in the State Under 21 Rowing Team to compete at the 2009 Australian Youth Cup in Penrith, Sydney during the July holidays.

Nicholas Feely (Yr 12, Brisbane) has been selected in the 2009 State Schoolboys Soccer Team to compete in the National Championships in August. This will be the third consecutive year that Nick has been selected in the WA State Schoolboys Team.

Jeremy Nixon (Yr 11, Ferguson) recently competed in the Australian Mathematical Olympiad. This is a prestigious, invitation only event held by the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee (AMOC), a department of the Australian Mathematics Trust. Jeremy was one of only 101 students Australian wide invited to sit the Australian Mathematical Olympiad this year.

Joshua Castle (Yr 10, St Andrews) has been selected in the WA Cross Country Team for his age group and will compete at the Nationals in NSW in August.

Max Riley (Yr 10, Cameron) has been selected in the WA State Debating Team and will compete at the National Competition in Adelaide in July.

PC ANDERSON and WR DICKINSON SCHOLARSHIPS 2009 [TOP]

Students currently in Year 11 are invited to apply for the PC Anderson Scholarship and the W R Dickinson Scholarship. The PC Anderson Scholarship is awarded to a boy at Year 11 level who is a son, or grandson, of an Old Scotch Collegian. In addition, an equivalently valued open scholarship titled the W R Dickinson Scholarship is also awarded.

Both scholarships are available for boys in Year 11 for their final two years of school and the fees for the successful recipients are adjusted accordingly.
The criteria for the scholarships are based on:

• Academic ability and performance
• Leadership abilities and aspirations
• Interest and success in PSA sports and
• Involvement and success in a broad range of co-curricular pursuits.

Students who are interested in applying for the Scholarships are requested to collect an information package from the Admissions Office. All applications should be submitted to the Admissions Office by Friday, 24 July 2009 at 4.00pm with interviews being conducted on Monday, 3 August and Tuesday, 4 August.

INFORMATION EVENING FOR YEAR 10 PARENTS AND STUDENTS - COURSE SELECTION [TOP]

An Information Evening for Year 10 parents and students on boys' Course Selection for Year 11 will be held on Monday, 20 July at 6.30 pm in the Dickinson Centre. Bookings are not required but parents and students are encouraged to attend.

SCIENCE [TOP]

Year 11 Students

The National Youth Science Forum is a two-week programme for students moving into Year 12 who are thinking about a career in Science, Engineering and Technology.
The forum is fully residential and takes place in January at the Australian National University. The cost includes travel to and from Canberra. All activities are fully supervised by student staff and resident Rotary counsellors. The programme is extremely intensive with little time for outside activities except for meeting those people already in the programme.
The most important aspect coming from the NYSF is a network of friends, colleagues and support groups throughout Australia which will be of value to participants for the whole of their lives.
The NYSF continues after January, first in the form of university seminars and industry site visits in March and April, and afterwards as a long term personal network of people with common aims.
Details are available at www.nysf.edu.au or from Mr Reberger in the Science Department.

Year 9 Students

The Siemens Science Experiment, a three-day hands-on Science, Engineering and Technology programme, will be conducted again in Australian universities in 2009/2010 for students who will be entering Year 10 in 2009. Each programme includes a wide variety of practical activities, together with interesting presentations by our leading scientists and engineers. The cost of the three-day programme is $90. It is a Rotary Youth Services Project and it is possible that your local Rotary club may assist financially. Further information and application forms are available from Mr Reberger in the Science Department, Rotary clubs or you can apply online at www.scienceexperience.com.au.
Any Year 9 student is welcome to attend.

DRAMA [TOP]

YEAR 11/12 SCHOOL PRODUCTION

17th - 20th June, 7.30pm, Dickinson Centre

This year's Senior School Production is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest based on the novel by Ken Kesey. It tells the story of Randle P. MacMurphy and his struggle against oppression of the spirit. Set in a 1960's mental institution it promises to be a powerful production.
Warning: some themes are not suitable for younger children.
Tickets are available online. For further information please contact Mr Clive Haese on 9383 6914 or CRHaese@scotch.wa.edu.au

ANZAC DAY TOUR TO GALLIPOLI - 2010 (YEARS 8-11) [TOP]

Any boy in Years 8-11 who is interested in being a participant in the annual WA Government Tour to Gallipoli in 2010 is asked to collect the relevant details from Mr Bradley in the History Office. This year, a 1000 word essay on the impact of war on the Western Australian community needs to be submitted. Twelve students across the state will be selected o attend the tour. The due date for the essay is 14 August 2009.

LOTE [TOP]

Students of Indonesian have been fortunate to have worked with two very different language specialists in Weeks 2 and 3 of this term. Firstly Scotch hosted Pak Made Mahardika from the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation (IALF) in Bali who worked with students in the Senior School for three days sharing his knowledge of Indonesian language and culture through discussion and games.

Pak Made was followed by Daniel Bradbury, an inspirational Indonesian language teacher from Melbourne who has lived for over four years in remote communities in Indonesia, engaging in community based projects or mission-based aid work. Daniel makes regular trips to Indonesia and produces short documentaries about the way of life of Indonesian people. He spoke to the Year 6 cohort about his experiences and passion for Indonesia, its language and its people. In the Senior School he focused on ways students could connect with real-life Indonesia as part of their Indonesian language studies. With the older students Daniel shared his vast knowledge of linguistics and how students could use these principles to explore the world of language.

CAREERS [TOP]

National Careers & Employment Expo

The next Careers Expo will be held at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on Friday 19 June - Saturday 20 June 2009 from 9am -4pm daily. With over 50 exhibitors including universities, TAFE Colleges, private training organisations and employers, this Expo is highly recommended for all Year 10, 11 and 12 students as it will provide information about careers and further education options.

University of New South Wales Scholarships

UNSW is offering scholarships to the value of $15000pa in 24 programmes across Business, Engineering, Built Environment and Science. The UNSW Coop Scholarship Program is open to Year 12 students entering university for the first time. Candidates are selected on their academic ability, communication skills, community contribution, personal motivation and leadership potential. Scholarship applicants need to achieve a TER of 95.7 or above. However, any student expecting a TER of 90 or above should consider applying. For more information go to www.co-op.unsw.edu.au or see Mr Frusher at Scotch.

Year 12 University Preparation Resource

Year 12 students who are preparing for University in 2010 will shortly be given a free portable computer flash drive. This flash drive is called The Box©, and it has been developed by Curtin University of Technology to make the lives of our Year 12 students easier. The Box is a portable computer flash drive, containing valuable information to help students with their current and future university studies. It will include TEE study tips, course information and much more. To find out more about The Box© visit www.curtin.edu.au/thebox.

Notre Dame University Course Information Evening

For students who are interested in studying at Notre Dame, a second Course Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 23rd June 2009 with an Expo at 5.30pm followed by presentations at 6.15pm in the Drill Hall, Cnr Croke & Mouat Streets, Fremantle. Students will be able to gather information on courses, alternative entry, and admission to Notre Dame. Further enquiries can be obtained from the Prospective Students Office on 9433 0533 or email future@nd.edu.au.

Notre Dame University 'A Day in the Life of a University Student'

Friday 17 July 2009
This is a fun day for students who are hoping to pursue study beyond high school. Students register and enrol in units of study much like real 'uni' students and sit through two 'mini lectures' in areas of interest.
Get a group together and book your place by contacting 9343 0533 or www.nd.edu.au

Year 10 Course Selection for Year 11

During the next two weeks, Year 10 students will be given a Decision Time booklet which is a lead up to course selection for Year 11 commencing in October this year. Mr Frusher will distribute these booklets during Vocational Education classes and talk to students about the course selection process. Parents are asked to work through this booklet with their son when they receive a copy of the WACE Course Selection Handbook and the IB Diploma Subject Selection Handbook which will be mailed to parents before the July holidays. A letter explaining the course selection process will be included in the mail out. If your son has not received a copy of the Decision Time booklet prior to the holidays please ask him to obtain a copy from Mr Frusher or Student Services.

STUDENT EXCHANGE GAP YEAR 2010 [TOP]

Expressions of interest are being called from current Year 11 students who may be interested in applying for a GAP year in the UK through partnership arrangements with Scotch College and UK schools. There are a limited number of schools available at this stage but more are being sought to satisfy the demand from our students. This type of exchange involves attending a school (generally a boarding school) as an assistant in a variety of curriculum areas within the school and the Boarding House. "GAPpies" are paid an allowance and receive free board and accommodation. Generous time allowances are given for travel and exploration throughout the year.

Expressions of interest are simply a short letter of application addressed to Mr Peter Frusher, Careers Adviser, Scotch College requesting a placement in this partnership arrangement. Letters should include reasons for applying, indicators of what you can offer and a summary of your co-curricular involvement at Scotch College. Selection criteria may include:

• The ability to forge good relationships with young children as well as adult colleagues.
• Reasonable intelligence and prowess in one or more of music, sport, computing, art etc.
• Good oral communication skills
• Willingness to undertake various tasks with enthusiasm.
• Resilience, balance, cheerfulness with the ability to be away from home for a year and to enjoy the UK and Europe.

There will be an information evening next term.

TEE REVISION COURSES [TOP]

TEE Consultants are offering intensive revision courses from Monday 6 to Friday 10 July at the University of WA. Enrolment forms are available from Mr Frusher. Full board and accommodation is available at UWA College, if required

DA VINCI DECATHLON COMPETITION-29th MAY [TOP]

The Scotch students conducted themselves beautifully at this competition last Friday and really had a wonderful spirit. They decided to opt for participation rather than outright competition by including the reserve in the group, risking disqualification. I was therefore very surprised and pleased for these students when the results came through this morning showing Scotch in equal 12th place out of 22 schools. Their areas of strength were the Engineering Challenge and English. This year, we were very consistent in all the other areas.

Thank you for supporting your sons by driving them to and from Wesley and I know they enjoyed the whole experience. Their certificates will be given out at Assembly.

BOYS' APPEARANCE [TOP]

Names on Clothing and Equipment

In winter boys wear jackets and jumpers and often leave them on the backs of chairs in classrooms. It is very difficult to return these items if they are not named, or a nametag from the previous owner is still on the garment, even if the boy left years ago. We try very hard to return items to students, but it is virtually impossible to find owners for clothing which is unmarked. Please help us cut down on loss by putting names clearly on the garments and on the equipment that your son is bringing to school. A quick check of the boys' calculators resulted in lots of calculators not being named. Boys can engrave their calculators at the Library or Canteen.

Shoes

A reminder that School shoes must be of the plain, black, lace-up variety.

ABSENTEES [TOP]

ABSENTEE EMAIL ADDRESS: absentee@scotch.wa.edu.au (or telephone on 9383 6928)

Please notify us of your son's absence early in the morning of the day of his absence. We are now telephoning the parents of all boys whose absence is not accounted for in the Tutor Period.

Support Groups

MOTHERS AUXILIARY [TOP]

Coffee, Cake and Conversation at Coomberdale [TOP]

Seats are still available on the bus, for this exciting trip to the country on Thursday 18 June. The bus departs from the Gooch at 8.30am, with morning tea at Bindoon on the way. Louise House and a group of Scotch Mothers from the district, our hosts for the day, will welcome us for lunch at the Magpie's café, followed by an informal tour of an organic garden. So please come along and join us on this lovely trip to the country. Flyer attached for information and RSVP's

Next Meeting [TOP]

Our next meeting will be on the 27 July in the Gooch Pavilion at 09.00am. All are most welcome.

Community Notices

UNITING CARE WEST WINTER APPEAL [TOP]

Uniting Care West's Winter Appeal is about to be launched. It runs for the 3 months of winter. Please find flyer attached for further information.

STS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION [TOP]

STS High School Foundation is a not-for-profit student exchange organisation urgently seeking volunteer host families for students arriving in July and August 2009 from Europe. If you interested in hosting a student please contact stsf@people.net.au or call 1800 263 964
Website: www.sts-education.com.au

GOOD FOOD WITH JUDE BLEREAU [TOP]

The PLC Auxiliary is hosting health foods chef Jude Blereau on 17th June and wishes to extend an invitation to the Scotch community. View more information here.

PLC VACATION CARE [TOP]

PLC Vacation Care is open to boys and girls from Pre-primary to Year 7 operating Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm (excluding Public Holidays) during weeks commencing Monday July 6 and Monday July 13. It is located at Presbyterian Ladies' College Junior School Hall, 18 - 24 McNeil Street, Peppermint Grove. Registration forms and more information can be obtained by telephoning PLC Junior School on 94246428, PLC Out of School Care on 94246508 and 0408 884 797 or by emailing bbishop@plc.wa.edu.au

SPARE PUPPETS THEATRE [TOP]

Join us for one of our popular school holiday workshops! Creativity will be unleashed as your children are guided through the process of crafting and performing their very own puppet show. SPPT workshops are the perfect way to celebrate the winter holidays whilst making new friends!

Participants will enjoy a performance of The Man from Snowy River as part of their workshop fee. Bookings and BYO lunch are essential.

1-Day Puppet Making Workshops (4 - 6 years)
Cost: $60.00 per child
Dates:
Monday 6 July, 9.00am - 3.00pm
Monday 13 July, 9.00am - 3.00pm

2-Day Puppet Making Workshop (7 - 12 years)
Cost: $110.00 per child
Dates:
Tues 7 - Wed 8 July, 9.00am - 4.00pm
Tues 14 - Wed 15 July, 9.00am - 4.00pm

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL on 9335 5044. Places fill quickly so please don't delay in contacting us!