Headmaster's Reflections

As we begin the term, the Senior School, and particularly those in Year 11 are returning to a slightly changed focus with a different offering of subjects. I would like to address some issues which I know have been of concern to parents.

The offer of the IB Diploma as been achieved without any fundamental change to staffing levels across the Senior School. The effect of this is that the School has broadened its choice of subjects and its opportunities for both boys and parents without any substantial change in staffing costs. This has come about through the excellent work of Mr Brad Watson in the Senior School and we are delighted that the School continues to provide a rich and varied choice for students and parents. It is understandable that when new programmes are offered, there is an assumption they come at a cost, particularly for those who are not involved in the programme. I want to assure parents, that through the diligent management of senior staff at the College, we have been able to provide a greater range of choice with no significant staff increase.

Therefore, in the future we will be delighted to celebrate boys' successes in the WA Certificate of Education and the IB Diploma, just as we celebrate the variety of achievements for boys in the Co-curricular programme. Wherever boys find meaning, purpose and success, we delight in celebrating with them.

I know parents join the staff in enjoying the broad, rich opportunities the boys have here at Scotch College.

Rev'd A P Syme

Headmaster

All School Matters

An Open letter from Mrs Carolyn Stewart - In Search of Office Bearers for Mothers Auxiliary

I have been a mum at Scotch for the past nine years and have had the opportunity to be involved in many of the various support groups that exist. Every one of these groups has had something important to offer but the underlying common importance was that we as parents were helping the boys and the school community. Showing our children, and perhaps each other sometimes, that undertaking a volunteer job or task can provide real and tangible, sometimes amazing, benefits.

In 2006 I was lucky enough to be the President of the Mothers' Auxiliary. It was a busy year but in saying that, like for most of you, all my years seem to be busy! In 2010 I will be President once again (so it can't be too hard!). Frankly, in the first instance it was a position that I was pushed into and with 3 sons at the school, two still in the junior school, I felt that I had years before I would even consider such a position. On reflection I was incredibly lucky to have been given that early push. The people I met and interacted with including staff, students and other parents was wonderful and a far broader group than I otherwise might have experienced. I believe that this broad interaction has made for a richer ongoing experience for me at Scotch.

I have written this open letter to the Scotch parent group to encourage someone to accept "my push", step up and volunteer to be vice president in 2010 and then president 2011. I am very confident that such a decision would be one that you cherish for the long term. If some of you are concerned about the demands of this role I can assure you that Georgie Taylor (our current president) is in the process of simplifying the operations and hence demands of the Mothers' Auxiliary and it is my intention to continue that in 2010. There is always wonderful support for all of our functions and as in most organizations the role is largely one of coordination.

The Mothers' Auxiliary provides a much needed and valuable resource to the school, our boys and the school community including the Valedictory Dinner, Orientation Day and March Out. It cannot function without people taking on these official roles.

I encourage every member of the school community to get involved in the support groups supporting your sons time at Scotch and especially I would love to hear from someone (or more than one) prepared to step up for the Mothers' Auxiliary.

Yours sincerely

Carolyn Stewart

SECOND HAND BOOK SALE REMINDER [TOP]

The Second hand Book Sale for boys going into Year 8 in 2010 is to take place:

Date: Monday 30 November 2009

Time: 5.00 pm - 6.30pm

Venue: Memorial Hall, Scotch College.

This provides an opportunity for new boys to purchase their books from 2009 Year 8 boys who have now moved into Year 9.

Booklists for this year group will be distributed in the upcoming weeks. We would also encourage second hand books from the other year groups to be sold on the day, to assist those families who could not attend the first book sale.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT [TOP]

To assist with providing access to the Music Department's information such as Instrumental Music Timetables, Upcoming Events and Classroom Materials, the Scotch College website iShare has been utilized. Browse to https://ishare.scotch.wa.edu.au/groups/thevmdthevirtualmusicdepartment to access any Music Department information you require. Please use your son's student login.

The WA Schools Jazz Festival was a most successful event for the Scotch Jazz Musicians again this year. The Dixieland Band and Big Band 1 both received the highest award of 'Outstanding' in the Senior Division. Big Band 2 also received 'Outstanding' and Big Band 3 was awarded 'Excellent' in the Junior Division.

Further to this the Dixieland Band was awarded the Early Music Prize for best Early Jazz Ensemble and Big Band 2 was awarded the best 'Front Line' (Trumpets, Trombone & Saxophone Lines) in the Junior Division for the second year in a row.

Individual citations for excellence in performance as identified by the adjudicators were presented to:

• David Evans, Year 12, Stuart (Trumpet)
• Richard Trinder, Year 12, Ferguson (Clarinet)
• Angus Young, Year 11, Stuart (Trumpet)
• CJ Stolz, Year 10, Ross (Bass Guitar)
• Oliver Kelly, Year 9, St Andrews

Upcoming Events

The Arts Exhibition will be held in the Dickinson Centre on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. A selection of background music will be performed by several boys as accompaniment to the official opening.

The Junior/Middle School Boys Christmas Concert will be held on Friday 20th November at 6pm. This will be an enjoyable evening of community Christmas Carol singing and ensemble performances.

Final Graduation Assemblies and Speech Night will be held in the first week of December with a variety of ensembles performing at the different events.

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) MACross@scotch.wa.edu.au.

Please send any queries regarding Junior and Middle School Music to Liz Leith via email lmleith@scotch.wa.edu.au.

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.

UNIFORM SHOP [TOP]

Opening Times

Tuesdays 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

Thursday 7.30 am - 11.30 am

Fridays 7.30 am - 11.30 am

ABSENCES [TOP]

Please notify us by phone or email of your son's absence early in the morning of the day of his absence. We are telephoning the parents of all boys whose absence is not accounted for at the start of the day. Please help us by letting us know if your son is not at school on a particular day.

Senior School Absences

Telephone: 9383 6928

The Absentee Secretary will take your call or you can leave a message on the voice mail.

Email: absentee@scotch.wa.edu.au

Middle School absences

Should be reported directly to the Middle School Office on telephone: 9383 6957

Junior School Absences

Should be reported directly to the Junior School Office on telephone: 9383 6874.

When a boy returns to school after being absent, he should bring with him a note signed by a parent or guardian explaining the reason for absence.

In the Senior School this note should be directed to the Absentee Secretary, at Reception.

Parents should understand that an absence note is often not dealt with by Mr Williams when the boy is present, and as some signatures are virtually indecipherable, and in other cases the surname of the signatory is different from that of the boy, it is essential that the boy's name, initials, House and Year Group be given clearly in block capitals. There is a page in the Student Diary where parents may advise the School about student absences.

Leave During the Day or Late Arrival

If a boy needs to leave school during the day for an appointment, he will need a note from a parent explaining the leave. He should present this at the Front Office to the Absentee Secretary who will record his departure and return.

Boys who arrive late to school (ie. after 8.35am) should similarly report to the Front Office to sign the Late File.

Junior School Matters

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER [TOP]

Date	Event	Location	Time
Monday 2 November	Year 3 GES Aboriginal Culture Sessions.	Lake Claremont	3S- 9.00-11.30am
Monday 2 November	Year 4N Musical	Chapel	2.00-2.30pm
Tuesday 3 November	Year 4 GES Aboriginal Culture Sessions.	Bold Park	4N-9.00-11.30am 4W-11.30-2.00pm
Wednesday 4 November	Muffin Afternoon: Cyber Bullying	Junior School Multi-Purpose Room	2.15-3.10pm
Wednesday 4 November	Inspirations Art and D&T Exhibition	Dickinson Centre	6.00-8.00pm
Thursday 5 November	Year 4W Musical	Chapel	2.00-2.30pm
Friday 6 November	JS Assembly featuring 2C	Chapel	2.00pm
Friday 6 November	JS Ensemble Community Concerts *	South Lake Primary School	12.50-2.45pm
Friday 6 November	Jazz Band Excursion *	Dorothy Genders Hostel	10.15-11.30am

*for selected students only

IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE [TOP]

It has been wonderful to welcome the boys back into our new Spring Term. They are wearing their summer uniforms with pride and they have returned to school ready to embrace the exciting learning opportunities available to them. The Spring Term promises to be a very busy time for us all. Some of the highlights for this term include:

• Grandparents Afternoon
• Remembrance Day
• Inspirations Art Exhibition
• Year 1-3 Swimming Carnival
• Year 5 Moray Camps
• Year 3 Musical
• Year 4 Musical
• Junior School Christmas Lunch
• Music Christmas Picnic
• Junior School Presentation Afternoon

We trust the Junior School community will enjoy a time of celebration, learning and transition.

NSW MATHEMATICS COMPETITION [TOP]

In Winter Term selected boys in Years 3-5 completed the NSW Mathematics Competition. We would like to congratulate the following students who attained outstanding results:

Name	Year	Award
Vincent Abbott	3	Distinction
Matthia Au	3	Distinction
Louis De Leuil	3	Distinction
Alex Porter-Wilkinson	3	Distinction
Cooper Ehlers	4	Distinction
Christian Kyriakou	4	Distinction
Jordan Campbell	5	Distinction
Denver Quantrill	5	Distinction
Zachary Jones	5	Distinction
Eddie Atchinson	5	Distinction
Hugo Akindele-Obe	5	Distinction

BOOKLISTS 2010 [TOP]

Parents are respectfully reminded to complete and return the 2010 booklist to the Junior School Reception by the 19 November. Alternatively parents may choose to complete an online order through the Wooldridges website www.wooldridges.com.auu by 23 November. Simply click on student orders then enter code ZZY7130 and then enter the year as noted at the top of your son's booklist. If you have not received you son's booklist please contact the Junior School Reception.

PARENT REQUEST [TOP]

In an effort to improve our boys play areas and to establish interest areas in our playground, we ask our Scotch families to donate any of the following items you may no longer require around your home:

• Pots and pans
• Beanbags
• Cushions
• Construction toys
• Lego

Please drop these items off to the Junior School Reception. Thank you for your continued and generous support.

GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS AFTERNOON [TOP]

Scotch College Junior School welcomes Grandparents and Special friend of children in Year 1 to Year 5 to Grandparents' Afternoon, Friday 13 November From 2pm.

The programme of events will be as follows:

2pm- Grandparents arrive (parking available on the Scotch playing fields adjacent to the Dining Hall)

2.10-2.40pm- Grandparents visit their Grandson/s classroom

2.40-3.15pm- Grandparents Afternoon Tea in the Dining Hall (students will remain in classroom)

We look forward to welcoming many into our Scotch College community for this special event.

PRESENTATION AFTERNOON [TOP]

The Years 1 to 5 Presentation Afternoon will be on Wednesday 2 December 2009 at 2.00pm in the Dickinson Centre. On this day, all students from Years 1 to 5 will officially finish school after the Presentation Afternoon at 3.15pm. All students in the Junior School will wear their formal Summer uniform. Parking for parents and special guests will be available on the Scotch playing fields.

Our Presentation Afternoon promises to be a great occasion for Scotch College Junior School students. The order of service will celebrate the endeavours, achievements and community spirit our school has promoted throughout the year.

The doors of the Dickinson will open at 1.40pm. The Presentation Afternoon will conclude at approximately 3.10pm, when the students will return to their classrooms before heading home for the Christmas holidays. Parents of students in Year 5 will then be invited to move to the Dining Hall for light refreshments between 3.20pm to 4.00pm to mark the transition to the Middle School.

The Presentation Afternoon serves as an occasion to recognise particular individual contributions and achievements as well as musical performances and we look forward to seeing many of you on the day.

USE OF STAFF CAR PARK [TOP]

Parents are again respectfully reminded not to utilise the staff car park, located off Saunders Street for collection of their son and/or parking. We appreciate your assistance to ensure we maintain a safe environment for the students within our care.

CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE HALL [TOP]

LOXAM Builders have commenced work on the new Multi Purpose Hall next to the Junior School Music Room.

Please note the following important points:

Parking:

• Parents will no longer be able access from the Middle School staff car park area from the Junior School car park and Saunders Street end.
• Parking in the main boarder's car park near Keys House will also be limited due to building vehicles requiring access and spots.

Student Pick Up:

• Junior School boys in Years 1-3 will continue to descend the steps next to the Yr 2 room to the pick-up point.

Access to Music Building:

• Middle School students will no longer be able to access the Music building by walking through the Middle School car park.
• A ramp access will be built to Music from the Junior School.
• Boys going to Music from Middle School will need to walk through the Junior School to the new ramp and return the same way.

Access to PE Storeroom:

• Access to PE store will still be as normal. Existing meeting arrangements for PE classes will continue as is and be modified as the need arises.

Head of Junior School

Mrs C J Gamble

STUDENT NEWS [TOP]

We would like to extend our congratulations to Cameron McVeigh 4N who has been accepted into the Australian Youth Choir. Cameron has been offered a position with the Probationer Choir in 2010.

We would like to congratulate Ronnie Fellows-Smith from Year 1, who was a winner in the Doodle 4 Google 'My Wish for Australia' competition. Out of the thousands of drawings Ronnie's drawing was chosen by judges Ken Done, Anne Geddes and Hugh Evans as one of the best 32 entries in the country - an amazing achievement. As part of the programme, his drawing will appear on the Doodle 4 Google site ( http://www.google.com.au/doodle4google ) for the Australian public to view and vote for their favourite in each year level. Voting has gone live, so everyone start voting for Ronnie's drawing. Ronnie along with his Mum will attend the finale in Sydney on November 10, 2009. This will be a fun day of activities that will acknowledge the student's achievement.

YEAR 4W NEWS [TOP]

Eat Yourself Around The World

During Winter Term the Year 4s looked at exploration and how it has changed the world. During class they had their own race around the world where each night a group of intrepid explorers had to find five facts on a particular country before moving on to their next destination. As a reward for all their hard work and a bit of fun we invited the Year 4 mums and dads to make a dish from various countries around the world so that the boys could live, breathe and most importantly, eat their way around the world. What a day it was too, like a good old-fashioned cook off, the mums and dads went to town. Pizza from Italy, nachos from Mexico, curry from India, hot dogs from America and a host of other delicious dishes were presented. What a great way to end the term and thanks to everyone who helped out!

Scott Whiston

Year 4W Classroom Teacher

INFORMATION LEARNING TECHNOLOGY [TOP]

Wow, what a memorable time Winter Term was for teaching and learning at Scotch College. We had everything from putting laptops into the boy hands for the first time, swine-flu-induced remote learning via our wikis, through to the excitement of our PYP Exhibition presentations and the Year 7 Singapore Tour capture on the web.

For the first time, all of these experiences were enhanced by the use of mobile technologies, ushering in a new era of 21st century learning.

For me, one of the most significant advantages of capturing learning experiences with the mobile learning technologies being introduced at Scotch (including laptops, iPod Touchs and FLIP video cameras), is the fact that learning experiences can "lives on" well after the event. This means that students and teachers alike, across the whole college, can continue to leverage each other's experiences providing excellent "side by side" comparisons with new learning.

For example:

1. Students capturing their oral reading development in various audio recordings throughout the year can compare their first efforts with their last by simply playing back the audio recordings. Teachers can say "Boys, let's hear how much you have improved in your oral reading this year".

2. Photographs are powerful learning resources. Students can now easily use the photos that they take in one class as a stimulus for learning in another. Photos taken in a Physical Education class (say long jump) might be a starting point for a mathematics lesson on speed and distance.

In this way our new learning technologies are opening, exciting possibilities for extending the value of learning experiences.

If you have missed out on seeing some examples of how staff are using these technologies at the moment, try the following links: (username: wikiparent password: Parent1)

1. Year 5 PYP Exhibition:
   https://ishare.scotch.wa.edu.au/groups/pypexibition2009/
2. Year 7 Singapore Tour website:
   http://web.me.com/jfaint/Year_7_Singapore_09/Welcome.html
   (username = year7parents password = Singapore09
3. Year 4 Language B audio recordings:
   https://ishare.scotch.wa.edu.au/groups/jslanguageb/wiki/5c001/Year_4_language_B.html
4. Year 6 Art:
   https://ishare.scotch.wa.edu.au/groups/middleschoolart/wiki/b5458/Year_6_Art.html

Mark Stephens

Laptop Trial Coordinator

FRENCH NEWS [TOP]

During the last term of school, the Year 4 boys will be learning about the human body which ties into their unit of inquiry My brilliant machine! They will be acquiring new vocabulary skills such as naming, saying and identifying the different parts of the body in French. The boys will also be learning through songs and games likes Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds (heads, shoulders, knees and toes), Savez-vous plantez les choux? and Simon dit (Simon says).

Kim Edwards

French Specialist

PE NEWS [TOP]

We are looking forward to another packed term of Sport for the boys of Scotch College. Boys in Years 3 to 5 will learning Modcrosse over the next weeks, mouthguards are not compulsory, however boys are able to wear them if they feel more comfortable. The boys in Years 1 and 2 will be continuing to concentrate on Fundamental skills over the next few weeks, in particular striking. Apart from Physical Education lessons, boys in Year 5 will be participating in Sport on Thursday afternoons; Inter-School sports include: Cricket, Tennis, Waterpolo, Basketball and Jungle Gym. Fixtures are placed on the web each week and I hope to see parents out enjoying sport with their boys.

Ken Dillon

Head of Junior School Physical Education

JUNIOR SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTRE [TOP]

Spring Term is a lovely time of the year for the boys to be outside running around. It always seems quieter in the Library with fewer boys in playing games; however it is reassuring to see boys borrowing reading material more frequently. There are lots of new books available for them to peruse. A selection of the new books available:

• Lessons for a Werewolf Warrior by Jackie French
• Owl Ninja (Samurai Kids series) by Sandy Fussell
• Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock by Jenny Nimmo
• A Chook called Harry by Phillip Gwynne
• Base Camp (Zac Power series) by H.I. Larry
• The Heavy Crown (Wolf Kingdom series) by Richard Harland

It is important that the boys check whether they have any overdue books, both library and reading at home, so I would appreciate it if they are encouraged to have a search. Rewards are always offered.

Kaye Turner

Teacher/Librarian

ART NEWS [TOP]

ART SMART

It has been an exciting month for budding artists at Scotch College Junior School. Big news is acknowledging Ronnie Fellows-Smith (Year 1) for his entry into the " Google4Doodle" Competition, being selected from thousands of entries nationwide, as one of the 32 finalist winners! This is an impressive effort.

Ronnie and a parent have been invited to attend the finale event in Sydney in November and will be taken care of by Google. This will be a fun day of activities that will acknowledge the student's achievement. That will be a really special day for Ronnie, representing Scotch College in WA.

It was run as an after school club where students had to design a logo for Google's Homepage, which reflected life in Australia and write an accompanying statement that described their "Wish for Australia." Ronnie wrote a lovely passage and really depicted Australia beautifully in his artwork titled "The Long Winding Road."

Although it is not always important to win competitions, it is still good to acknowledge the clever skills and ideas of an individual; that have been special enough to stand out from a big crowd of about 5,000. Recently at assembly, Mrs. Gamble read the boys a story about Stanley the Stick Insect, who was not afraid to " stand out from the crowd". So Ronnie's achievements here are a lovely real life example of the morale of that story.

As part of the programme, his drawing will appear on the Doodle 4 Google site ( www.google.com.au/doodle4google) for the Australian public to view and vote for their favourite in each year level. Voting will go live on Wednesday, October 21st. So get everyone voting for Ronnie's doodle!

Friday, October 30 will host a gorgeous picnic Garden Party for the year 4 boys and their parents, to share their intriguing garden sculptures created based on the movie "Bridge to Terebithia". The boys have been working in conjunction with Amber Levien, a 4 ^th year Arts Student at Edith Cowan University to create artworks that involve part real life experience, part fact and part imagination. They will be displayed in amongst the school's garden as a wonderful setting for showing off the boys' artistic talents and flair.

INSPIRATIONS , a Year 1 - 12 celebration of Media and Visual Art will be hosted in the Dickinson Centre for a week, with Opening Night on Wednesday, 4 November 6 - 8pm. It is glimpse across arts activities being offered at Scotch over 2009, with fine examples of work on show. Even if it does not feature your son's work, everyone is invited to attend and appreciate the artistic expressions of boys. It is always uplifting seeing artwork en masse and it is intriguing to view individual's interpretations of set tasks, given set guidelines and projects to work through. I look forward to meeting up at this celebration of Arts. A special thanks to parent helpers in gearing up for this exhibition: Meike Cranfield, Emma Plummer and Lesley Millar.

Finally, a request for supplies for the artroom:

• Cardboard rolls, inner tubes of paper rolls, toilet rolls.
• Foam (not plastic )plates

Karen Sabitay

PYP Visual Arts Specialist

EXCELLENCE AWARDS [TOP]

YEAR 2C

• Patrick Devereaux
• Liam Peters-Smith
• Thomas Patterson
• Coen Miller
• Matthew Dean
• Alistair Watters
• Harrison Unstead
• James Thorpe
• Benjamin Casey
• Sean Pentony
• James De Jonge

YEAR 3S

• Kai Marinko
• Vincent Abbott
• William Lowson
• Ethan Lundie-Jenkins
• Liam Corrigan
• Oscar Lane
• Kieran Shine
• Louis Deleuil
• Lawson Young
• Lachlan Meston

YEAR 3L

• Nicholas Crump
• James Richards-Adlam
• Alex Porter-Wilkinson
• Edmund Hall
• Felix Jones
• Angus Reeves
• Harrison Ashbee
• Connor Enslin
• Jack Buller
• Kyle Fraser
• Joshua Spadanuda
• Luke Beeson
• Kai Marinko
• Vincent Abbott
• William Lowson
• Ethan Lundie-Jenkins
• Max Hollingsworth

YEAR 4W

• Max Plummer
• Andrew Burvill
• Oliver Davis
• Lachlan Simpson
• Toby Hector
• Ken Kameyama

YEAR 4N

• Matthew Gagen
• Lucas Sheridan
• Cameron McVeigh
• Edward Cranfield
• Madoc Hill
• Bill Mallon
• Ollie Benson
• Ben Anderson

YEAR 5G

• Hamish Sheridan

YEAR 5L

• Jack Fairweather
• Blake Lindquist
• Oliver Scott-Morey

CANTEEN NEWS [TOP]

Spring Term Canteen Menu

Click here to download Menu

Please note that due to a pricing error, 300ml milk drinks will remain at $1.60 each.

Thank you for your support.

GENERAL COMMUNITY NOTICES [TOP]

Behaviour Tonics are running the 1-2-3 Magic and Emotion Coaching Parent Course at the Mt Claremont Community Centre, with Thursday evening course available to parents and carers of 2-12 year old children. This is a flexible and effective approach to discipline and is rated highly by participants. Running over 3 x 2.5 hr sessions it is full of information, tips and practical strategies.

When: Thursday 22 & 29 Oct & 5 Nov,

7pm to 9.30 pm $110 single $190 dbl

To enquire/register call 9201 1250 or go to www.behaviourtonics.com.au

After School Community Jam with Kirsty Keogh

Come along and enjoy Kirsty Keogh and friends as they entertain

and take your children on a musical adventure with a little bit of magic...

Click here to download flyer

Dates: Friday 23/10, 6/11, 20/11 and 4/12

Time: 3.45 - 5.45pm

Location: Moerlina School, 16 Brockway Rd, Mt Claremont

Cost: Gold coin donation

Bring along a picnic afternoon tea!

TAKE HOME AN INTERNATIONAL BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER

Capture the spirit of family and friendship by hosting an international exchange student from Southern Cross Cultural Exchange.

Carefully selected students will arrive February 2010 for 5 months from Europe, Japan and the U.S.A. They will attend your local secondary school, are fully insured and have their own spending money.

CONTACT :

1800 500 501

email : scceaust@scce.com.au

www.scce.com.au

Senior School Matters

STAFF NEWS [TOP]

SPRING TERM

Returning staff:

Miss Charlotte Casey (SS)

(returning from Long Service Leave)

Ms Julie Michelly

(extra English class)

Mr Jonathan Rugg and Mrs Yvette Ridderhof

(Shared the 2IC responsibilities)

Mrs Jane Mills

(English classes and Tutor Group)

New Administrative Staff:

Ms Helen Pearson

(Admissions Office)

New Academic Staff:

Mr Jordan Owenell

(now permanent Society & Environment teacher)

Ms Jessica (Jess) van de Ploeg

(Senior School Music teacher)

BOYS' ACHIEVEMENTS [TOP]

Senior Leaders (from October 2009)

Captain of School - Hugo Breakey (Anderson)

Vice Captains - Matthew Goyder (Ross) and William Bosisto (Ferguson)

Head of Student Council - Fletcher Ehlers (Brisbane)

UWA Uni Smarts Programme

Sebastian Sweeney (Year 11, Cameron), Fletcher Ehlers (Year 11, Brisbane) and Louis Woodward (Year 11, Cameron) received the 'Best Presentation Award' for their multi-media presentation of 'Investigating Personal Identity', their choice of topic in the Uni Smarts Programme. Having conducted numerous interviews in Forrest Place over several occasions, their presentation which focused on the fact that most people have two or more identities through which they express themselves won the Best Presentation Award.

MATHEMATICS [TOP]

Australian Maths Competition

This year we had 566 students participate in the Australian Mathematics Competition across Middle and Senior School. 2009 was another successful year for Scotch College, our students receiving 81 Distinctions, 23 High Distinctions and 1 Prize Winner.

High Distinction winners are awarded to the top 2% of students.

High Distinction winners for this year are:

• Samuel Buswell Year 8, Ross
• Tim Edwards Year 8, Anderson
• Adrian Flexman Year 8, Shearer
• Yannick Livingstone Year 8, Anderson
• Campbell Mellor Year 8, Stuart
• Luke Paganin Year 8, Shearer
• Nick Sullivan Year 8, Ferguson
• Matthew Lesslie Year 9, Alexander
• Henri Van Breda Year 9, Brisbane
• Max Riley Year 10, Cameron
• Kevin Hayashida Year 11, Keys
• Tom Regan Year 11, Cameron
• Jeremy Nixon Year 11, Ferguson
• George Simpson Year 11, Anderson
• Michael Clements Year 12, Brisbane
• Mitchell Lang Year 12, Keys
• Matthew Leung Year 12, Shearer
• Ry Martin Year 12, St Andrews
• Mark Matisons Year 12, Anderson
• Michael Rozsa Year 12, Cameron
• Sebastian Stanley Year 12, St Andrews
• Hamish Stein Year 12, Anderson

In addition we had one student awarded a prize. A prize is awarded to the top 0.3% of all students, and this is presented to the student at a Special Awards ceremony in Perth on 11 November, 2009.

Our prize winner for this year is:

Oscar McNulty Year 10, St Andrews

SCIENCE [TOP]

National Youth Science Forum

Congratulations to Declan Hollingshead (Year 11, Alexander) for being selected for the National Youth Science Forum that is being held in Canberra for 12 days in January next year. Declan, with the support of his local Rotary club, was able to progress through a very tough application exercise that involved several interviews. Declan is one of only 20 students from Western Australia being selected for this prestigious forum

During the forum, the students will meet a wide range of scientists and researchers, visit them at work and gain insights into these professions.

UWA Science Experience

Year 10 students are invited to apply to participate in the UWA Science Experience (formerly the Siemens Science Experience) in 2010.

This is an invaluable opportunity for students to visit the UWA campus for three days from the 19 to 21 of January 2010 to:

• Experience some hands-on science;
• Meet and listen to distinguished scientists and engineers;
• Tour places of scientific and technical interest; and
• Explore the wide range of science-based careers that are available before they commit themselves to key decisions about subject selection and future career directions.

Last year 170 students from throughout Western Australia took part in the programme. Participants were impressed with the presentations and 'hands on' workshops, with comments about the experience including "I loved learning new things from people who love what they do", "what I liked best were the hands-on activities that made science fun", "the whole experience was just amazing" and "thank you for opening a few more doors to the different science connected careers. I really appreciate it". A survey after the event showed the experience increased the students' understanding and enthusiasm for science and science careers, and helped them to start to plan their own study and career path.

Interested students need to apply online or download an application form by going to http://www.scienceexperience.com.au/

Applications to the UWA Science Experience 2010 close on 30 November 2009.

Further information can be obtained from Mr Reberger in the Science Department.

INDONESIAN [TOP]

Upcoming Events

An Indonesian Film Night will be held on Tuesday 27 October in the Foundation Theatre starting at 6pm. During the evening, Mr Ian Satchwell, a Committee Member of the Australian Indonesian Business Council, Director of ACIL Tasman and former Scotch College parent, will present a talk titled "Poised for flight: the Indonesian economy, us and our children". Prior to the screening of the film "Denias', Indonesian refreshments will also be provided. If you are interested in attending this free event, please contact Ms Kate Reitzenstein via email Katerina.Reitzenstein@scotch.wa.edu.au or by phone on (08) 9383 6854.

SWIMMING [TOP]

Training in Spring Term

Scotch Swimming has commenced every Tuesday and Thursday at Claremont Pool and every Wednesday and Friday at Scotch College Pool. Training starts at 6:45am and concludes at 7:45am. Breakfast may be purchased from the canteen after the sessions.

Training in the holidays

We will continue to train three mornings throughout the summer holidays from 7:30-8:30am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There will be a training break for Christmas and the New Year, with the last session before Christmas being Friday 18 December. Training will then restart Monday 11 January, 2010.

ARTS [TOP]

Inspirations: Celebrating the Arts at Scotch 2009

A Visual Arts and Design and Technology exhibition of student work from Years 1 to 12 in the creative and practical arts titled Inspirationswill be held in the Dickinson Centre.

Parents and friends are invited to the opening on Wednesday 4 ^th November 2009 at 6pm. Drinks and a light supper are provided and the evening will be punctuated with performances by various ensembles from the Scotch College Music department.

The exhibition will consist of quality works by boys in the areas of Visual Arts, Design & Technology (Ceramics) and Media.

Inspirations will end on Thursday 12 November.

If you cannot attend the opening, the Exhibition may be viewed between 9am and 4pm on weekdays.

CAREERS [TOP]

CAS Hawker Scholarships

The 2010 CAS Hawker Scholarships, value at up to $60 000 over four years are the most generous scholarships available to undergraduate students in Australia. Applications open on 1 December 2009 and close on 8 January 2010. These scholarships are available to Australian students to study at a large number of Universities and Colleges.

An application form, scholar profiles, FAQs and the life story of CAS Hawker can be found on the website www.hawkerscholarship.org or by contacting (08) 8127 1654.

Hofmann Engineering 2010 Apprenticeships

Hofmann Engineering is offering apprenticeships in Machining/Mechanical Fitting and Fabrication commencing in 2010. Application details can be obtained from Mr Frusher at Scotch or by contacting jennyhofmann@hofmann.net.au

Curtin University

Curtin is offering Years 11 and 12 students interested in a career in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Technology the opportunity to jump start their University studies by completing Curtin's fee-free foundational Software Technology 151 course while studying in their final year(s) of high school. This program will run in semester 1 and semester 2 of 2010. There are limited places available and we seek motivated students with a passion for Computing!

To register your interest please visit curtin.edu.au/itcourse or call 9266 7298 before 27 November 2009.

Kavitha Ganesan

Deputy Marketing Manager

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Curtin University of Technology

Phone: +61 8 9266 7636 Fax +61 8 9266 2602

Email: k.ganesan@curtin.edu.au

Prospective Architecture Student for 2011

John XXlll College and the University of Western Australia are co-ordinating an academic extension programme for students entering Year 12. The students will join students from other metropolitan schools to work in a design studio. The studio will take place in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Fine Arts at UWA in the week beginning 18 ^th January 2010. At present I am calling for expressions of interest from students.

Students need not be Visual Art students to benefit from this opportunity. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to experience stimulating intellectual challenges in a creative, collaborative environment. It will be intense and rewarding. Students should complete a project that will result in an exhibition with other students' work at UWA. If you have any queries about the studio please contact Annette Pedersen on 93830435, or email: pedersen.annette@johnxxiii.edu.au. Or see Mr Frusher for more details.

Notre Dame University

Notre Dame University is still accepting applications for Semester 1, 2010. Applications can be made directly to the university and do not incur an application or late fee. Please contact the Prospective Students Office on 9433 0533 to make an appointment for a campus tour, to receive course and application advice or to be sent an application pack.

Saturday Help Classes - Academic Task Force

Saturday classes for years 8, 9 and 10 in English and Mathematics provide on-going help for students.

They are small group classes with very experienced teachers.

For more information please contact Dr Pam Bagworth or Dr Robert Hallam on 93174421.

EF High School Year Overseas

There will be a free information evening to discuss overseas exchange opportunities in 2011 offered by EF High School Year Overseas.

EF Language School

365 Beaufort Street, Highgate

Tuesday 17 November 2009

7.30pm - 9.00pmjennyhofmann@hofmann.net.au

SCHOOL TOURS 2009/10 (UPDATE) [TOP]

Please click here to download an updated list of School tours for the 2009/10 school year.

If you have further queries regarding any of the tours below please do not hesitate to contact the Tour Leader at the College, or alternatively the Tours Secretary, Rebecca Kennington on 9383 6956 Monday - Wednesday or via email RAKennington@scotch.wa.edu.au.

END OF YEAR EVENTS AT THE DICKINSON CENTRE [TOP]

The Dickinson Centre will host the Junior School Presentation Afternoon on Wednesday 2 December at 2.00 pm. On Thursday 3 December the Middle School Speech Night will be held commencing at 6.30 pm. The Senior School Speech night is to be held on Friday 4 December and it also commences at 6.30 pm. Parking will be available on the playing fields, entrance to which is from the northern end of Stirling Road.

YEAR 12 BALL 2010 [TOP]

We plan to have our Year 12 Ball on Saturday 6 March. It will be held in the Dickinson Centre.

Planning is already underway and the theme is 'Hollywood - Time to Pretend'.

SMART CARDS [TOP]

Senior School

Students who require a new card or wish to replace a lost, stolen or damaged card should go to the Student Services Desk in the Senior School Reception area.

Middle and Junior School

Students should go to their respective Office Receptions to order and pick up their cards.

PARKING AND DROP-OFF [TOP]

Parents are reminded that space around the School is at a premium at pick up and drop off times. Parents are requested to take care when parking and not block the driveways of local residents.

Particularly, parents and staff should be aware of new parking regulations that were implemented last year. These arrangements have been made by the Town of Claremont in consultation with Scotch College and our area neighbours.

Parking signs and regulations are in place for thewestern side of Australind Street and the western side of Central Avenue between Shenton Road and Saunders Street.

Both these areas will be "No Standing" at all times for other than permit holders. This means that these areas will no longer be available as "drop-off" areas for students or parking areas for staff and visiting parents. Rangers will be able to issue fines of $105 for each violation of the new parking regulations.

Australind Street is very congested around 3.30pm and it is recommended that parents use other access routes to pick up their sons.

COMMUNITY SERVICE [TOP]

Tanzania Expedition 2010

In July next year 30 students and staff from Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies' College

will travel to Tanzania in what will be the third joint expedition to that country. The trip will consist of three distinct parts: Service - restoring the Primary School in Matipwili village; Outdoor Pursuits - climbing Mt Meru (4500m); and finally, completing a Safari through Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. The restoration of the primary school continues the works started last year when a four-classroom block was re-roofed, rendered and painted. The aim in 2010 will be to complete another four classrooms.

In the time remaining before the trip departs, there will be opportunities to contribute to the fundraising effort. All money raised will be used to purchase the materials needed for the restoration and to employ skilled local tradesman. The participants going on the expedition are self-funded. A good start has been made on the target total of $20.000 but more is needed.

In support of the Matipwili Project, there will be a presentation by Teena and Steve Chumley, the proprietors of The Infinite Horizon Safari Company - travel consultants for East Africa. Teena and Steve are visiting family in Western Australia and while here they will give a talk and show of their photographs on Thursday November 5 at Presbyterian Ladies' College. There will be a gold coin donation on entry. For further details please click here to download the event flyer.

On Saturday November 7, Year 11 boys are invited to a Matipwili fundraising 'Social' - to be held in the Memorial Hall. Year 10 girls from Presbyterian ladies' College, St Mary's College Anglican Girls' School and Methodist Ladies' College have also been invited. Tickets for $15 are available from Mr Cordner.

CHRISTMAS CARDS [TOP]

The School has designed and produced a number of unique Christmas Cards which are available for purchase by members of the Scotch community as part of the fundraising effort.

Cards come in packs of 10 and comprise a number of designs:

• cartoon Scotch terrier with House tartan (mixed or individual House packs)
• hand-crafted Christmas illustrations

Click here to download an Order Form.

To purchase your cards please complete the order form and return it to Scotch College Reception. Orders can be collected after 9 November.

Support Groups

PIPE BAND SUPPORT GROUP [TOP]

Christmas Fare- First and Last Chance!

Due to the short term, orders for the Christmas Fare are due at the end of the week-Friday 30 October.

An array of cakes, shortbread and others goodies are on offer. Wrapping paper and ribbons on display in the Pipe Band Room. Scotch aprons, mugs and glasses also available.

NEW- Scotch crest tea towels along with the Pipe Band tea towels.

Please see the attached flyer for the complete list and order form.

Your support of the Pipe Band is very much appreciated.

Any queries to PBPSG@scotch.wa.edu.au

MOTHERS' AUXILIARY [TOP]

Moray Lunch Meeting:

A big thank you to Mr Peter Freitag for once again driving a bus load of happy and chatty Scotch mothers down to Moray for the day. A delicious morning tea was served on arrival and a tour of the neighbouring gardens was enjoyed by all, followed by a delicious lunch prepared by the committee. It was wonderful to see so many mothers at this event and to meet some new mothers, particularly from the Junior School, who had come along to see the wonderful facilities that Scotch offers to our boys at Moray. Thanks again to our committee.

Volunteers for Orientation Day:

Orientation Day is in the diary for Wednesday 28 October. Mothers' Auxiliary traditionally hosts both March Out and Orientation Morning Tea and it is through the generosity of our mothers that this is made possible. If you would like to help out for a couple of hours on Wednesday morning, please contact Jenny Willis or Georgie Taylor, on mothersauxiliary@scotch.wa.edu.au.

PARENTS' ASSOCIATION [TOP]

The Parents Association AGM was held at the Dining Hall on the 20 October. Many thanks to all those who attended.

The Headmaster addressed the group and explained the building plans for the School over the next years and discussed some of the concerns about the issue of the iTouch for Years 11 and 12.

Genevieve Cleary, the President, gave a review of the past year, what projects we had funded and the social events for the year.

The Treasurer Peter Banaszak went through the accounts - we were all glad to hear they are still "robust".

The Afters report by Mike Burrell was most interesting as we seem to be going from strength to strength with a steady increase in numbers over the last 3 events.

The office bearers were duly elected and new members welcomed to the committee.

The meeting closed at 21:30

HARVEST DINNER [TOP]

All old boys and current parents are invited to join an evening to celebrate the Scotch Community on Saturday 14th November 2009.

Brett Barrett ('92) Head of Scotch College Catering, is preparing a magnificent 7 course degustation menu with accompanying wines for the occasion. All of the wines and most of the food to be presented will have been produced by companies associated with past and present Scotch students. Hence the title, Scotch Community Harvest Dinner!

This combined OSC/Parents' Association function provides fabulous value and a perfect opportunity to experience what our Scotch community has to offer, in both spirit and produce!

Pre dinner drinks 7pm, dinner 7.30pm in the Scotch College Dining Hall. Tables of 8 or book individually or couples. Neat casual dress. Parking on the oval.

Tickets $95. Book online www.scotch.wa.edu.au/view/osc-events/harvest-dinner/ or by telephoning (08) 9383 6849. See flyer attached for more information.

Rob Ockerby - OSC Vice President

Genevieve Cleary - Parents' Assoc President

FRIENDS OF BASKETBALL [TOP]

The Basketball Support Group invites all boys playing basketball this summer and parents to the annual Gala Day at Scotch Gym on Saturday morning 7 November 2009. This is on the first bye for the season. Food, drink, basketball 3 on 3 with parent and student teams, dunking and 3 point shooting competitions will make it a memorable morning. Further details will be sent out soon.

FOPAS (Friends of Performing Arts at Scotch) [TOP]

FOPAS would like to congratulate Mr. Andrews (Director), Ms Bryce (costumes) and Mr Newby (set and lighting) and all your sons for the wonderful production of "Stage Fright". The many hours of hard work were evident, and made it one of our best Middle Years' productions ever!

FOPAS would also like to say a huge thank you to all those parents and friends who so willingly gave up weekend and evening time to help with many aspects, including poster distribution, set construction, costumes, assisting backstage with makeup and costumes, Front of House, and Bump Out.

The next meeting of FOPAS will be held on Tuesday 27 October at 7.30 pm in the Council Room. If you wish to contact us, please email FOPAS@Scotch.wa.edu.au

FRIENDS OF ROWING [TOP]

The Rowing season is now underway, with two time trials scheduled in 2009:

Saturday 31 October: Christ Church Time Trial ( VIIIs only) at Canning Bridge
Saturday 7 November: Guildford Grammar Time Trialat Guildford.

For the complete schedule of 2009-2010 Scotch Rowing events, please click HERE.Please be sure to check the Parents Support Groups webpage for news, updates and information about current and future events. (On the Scotch home page, go to Quicklinks>Support Group Site>Rowing. You will need your user name and password to access this site. Please contact the Scotch Development Office if you don't know your user name or password. )

FRIENDS OF WATER POLO [TOP]

The Water Polo season has started off very successfully with a number of the boys participating in the New Zealand U16 championships. They acquitted themselves very well by finishing joint first in the tournament plate, only being 'pipped out' on goal difference. It was an excellent pre-season warm-up and bodes well for a strong year.

Once again the club will run its traditional tournament day on Saturday 7 November at the School pool. (See attached invitation) The boys will be divided into teams for the round robin matches. There will also be the 'swim off' and the famous parent v son grudge match!

It is a great day for the boys and it would be wonderful for as many families to join us for a sausage sizzle, and some great fun. The boys will be supplied with more information by the coaches closer to the day. We hope to see as many of your there as possible to help make this a great day.

Community Notices

TAKE HOME AN INTERNATIONAL BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER [TOP]

Capture the spirit of family and friendship by hosting an

international exchange student from

Southern Cross Cultural Exchange.

Carefully selected students will arrive February 2010 for 5 months from Europe, Japan and the U.S.A. They will attend your local secondary school, are fully insured and have their own spending money.

CONTACT : 1800 500 501

email : scceaust@scce.com.au

www.scce.com.au