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Congratulations Ms Sally Ruston: Primary School (Non-Government) Principal of the Year TERM 3 - WEEK 5 ABBOTSLEIGH NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 IN THIS ISSUE The Headmistress Senior School Chaplain News Community Events Shuttle Junior School Boarding Time flies faster than a weaver’s shuttle. FROM THE ACTING HEADMISTRESS Congratulations Ms Sally Ruston: Primary School (Non-Government) Principal of the Year Last Friday night I had the great privilege of attending The Educator Australian Education Awards evening where Ms Ruston was announced as Australian Primary School Principal of the Year – Non Government. Mrs Megan Krimmer UPCOMING EVENTS Headmistress Monday 26 August Last Friday night I had the great privilege of valued and dedicated leader of Abbotsleigh ELC Father’s Day breakfast attending The Educator Australian Education who loves learning, and espouses the ethos, IPSHA Athletics Carnival Awards evening where Ms Ruston was values and vision of the School. announced as Australian Primary School Tuesday 27 August Principal of the Year – Non Government. The Educator Awards Evening was a ELC Father’s Day breakfast This is an exceptional and very well-deserved national event with educators from all over HSC Showcase Opening award for Ms Ruston, who works tirelessly the country in attendance. We are so proud for our girls and staff at Abbotsleigh. of Ms Ruston who deserves our warmest Wednesday 28 August congratulations. ELC Father’s Day breakfast As you are aware, Ms Ruston is a most HSC Showcase accomplished and visionary educator and Congratulations to our newly elected 2019/2020 Prefects and Vice Captains Thursday 29 August leader, who is held in very high esteem, not ELC Father’s Day breakfast only by her students, their parents and her HSC Showcase staff, but by educators throughout New South Wales and around Australia. She is an IGSSA Athletics indomitable advocate of the importance of (Year 7 to attend) education for all, and girls in particular. She Year 6 Sydney Jewish is also a wonderful colleague and a highly Museum Excursion Friday 30 August Kindergarten and Year 3 Father’s Day Breakfast HSC Showcase Catch a Rising Star Gala Concert We warmly congratulate our new Prefects and Vice Captains who, together with every member of Year 11, will provide student leadership for Abbotsleigh in 2019/2020. Visit the Parent Portal to edit your profile, view the calendar and view parent notices. 01 TERM 3 - WEEK 5 ABBOTSLEIGH NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 Head Prefect Ilaria Calo YEAR PREFECTS Melba Head Boarder Prefect Harriet O’Brien House Captain Annika Tonuri Vice Head Prefect Duties Ottilie Allen Junior School Prefects Jessica Tam, Vice Captains Annabel Brown, Vice Head Prefect Houses Amelia Rigby Catrin Wood Ruby Gutmann Vice Head Prefect Service Year 6/7 Charlotte Pearson, Lauren Sung Satara Uthayakumaran Year 7/8 Katherine Abel, Siena Bolger Prichard Year 8/9 Georgina Conn, Kira Owens House Captain Olivia Lee PORTFOLIOS Year 9/10 Alexandra Bull, Lucie Vayriot Vice Captains May Chit, Heidi Windybank Year 10/11 Lily Adams, Tegan Coughlin Vice Head Boarder Prefect Adelaide Year 11/12 Tara Sweeney, Ella Turner Richardson Taylor House Captain Lizzie Brown Boarding Prefects Louisa Jeffery, Grace Chisholm Vice Captains Annabelle Campbell, Nadin, Sophie Overton, Yael Taylor House Captain Holly Nelson Tiana Doran Chapel Lucinda Wertheimer Vice Captains Georgina Courtney-Stubbs, Debating and Public Speaking Lorna Macfarlane Tennant Rosie Fordham House Captain Callie Leighton Drama Daniella Speirs Franklin Vice Captains Elizabeth Ramsay, Environmental Sustainability Kirsten House Captain Maya Jayawardena Annabelle Stuart Waugh Vice Captains Rosie Andrews, Wright Music Olivia Hobbs Adelaide Sylvester House Captain Phoebe Harris Sport Pascale La Hei Gilmore Vice Captains Heather Kim, Katherine Lai Student Representative House Captain Madeline Robinson Council Orla Hogan Vice Captains Ailee Blackshaw, Sara Chew Chaplain The First Mangoes of the Season – Craving Rev Jenni Stoddart Chaplain Doing the grocery shopping last weekend him I will find a taste that out nourishes I spotted them – the first Kensington anything the world might have on offer. Pride mangoes of the season. They were a ridiculous price and far more green ‘Like newborn babies, you must crave than gold, but the minute I saw them the pure spiritual milk so that you will grow craving for summer and sweet juicy KPs into a full experience of salvation. Cry began. What it is that you crave? Sleep? A out for this nourishment, now that you glass of wine at the end of the week? The have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness, kids all tucked up in bed and a moment now that you have tasted that the Lord is to yourself? Getting away? God gives us good.’ (1 Peter 2:2-3) good things that bring us joy in so many Ever since I tasted my first KP mango – I ways, but his best gift of all is himself. At vividly remember being handed it as a the heart of the Christian faith is the God very young child and sent to sit in the surf who came to us in Jesus and offers to be so the juice would not stain my swimsuit – present through his word the Bible and by I have craved them. Yet Jesus is better. He his spirit. KPs are here for a season, but is worth craving and is available every day. God invites us to more than joy in bites, is his biography as recorded in the 1st His promise is to sustain me on the days more than joy for a season. He offers century; an eyewitness account of the life without mangoes and swimsuits. Perhaps to meet us daily and sustain us in every of a man we are still talking about 2000 you haven’t come face to face with Jesus season. The Bible encourages me to crave years later. for a while. Why not take a moment each the goodness shown in Jesus – in craving day to read about him. The book of Mark 02 TERM 3 - WEEK 5 ABBOTSLEIGH NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 Community Kate Forsyth – A Wonderful Evening Ms Kathy Campbell APA President On Monday this week, we were so lucky Attendees gained a good understanding to have author Kate Forsyth at the of how Kate documents ideas, develops APA Book Club. Kate arrived early and characters and researches historical happily spent time with parents at the facts, before beginning the writing of Grace Cossington Smith Gallery before her books. Kate also shared what it the formal interview commenced. means to have a Doctorate of Creative Arts in Fairy-Tale studies! Kate is an Abbotsleigh Old Girl (Humphrey, 1984) who wrote her first The interview, conducted by Sarah book at seven years of age. Kate warmly Luke, was full of insight, warmth and described how her teacher encouraged wit. Sarah is a member of the Senior her writing by starting a Writing School’s English Department and a Group for a group of enthusiastic published author of an historical non- young students. Kate’s creative fiction work. Sarah was impressively talent continued to develop and she prepared, despite having just finished graduated Year 12 with the Prize for marking Trial HSC papers one hour prior! Creative Writing. Since then, she has Overall, it was an inspirational evening. gone on to receive numerous accolades and awards, and has sold more than a Please feel free to join us at the book million books worldwide. discussion next term on Monday 18 November from 7-8.30 pm. We will Kate was so candid and generous with be discussing Kate’s latest book, the telling of her own personal story The Blue Rose. and sharing the process of her writing. We really were treated to Kate’s gift with storytelling. The Entertainment Book Mrs Natalie Doyle APA Entertainment Book Liaison As has been the case in previous years, an App (iPhone or Android). It is very the APA is selling the Entertainment convenient to search by restaurant name Book to add to the funds we raise (for example) or look for offers in your for Abbotsleigh. It is excellent value, location. The offer is then redeemed providing thousands of offers, including directly from your mobile device. up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for many 2. A BOOK membership restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, (Entertainment™ Book Membership) hotels, travel, and shopping. which will provide you with a hard copy It is possible to purchase: of the book, including vouchers. 1. A DIGITAL membership Entertainment™ Memberships still sell (Entertainment™ Digital Membership) for $70 and include over $20,000 in If you’d like to have a look through one of which is downloaded onto your phone as offers you can use until 1 June 2020. the books, there are samples on display at Reception on both campuses. To purchase a membership, please use this link which takes you to the For any questions, please contact Abbotsleigh page to place an order. Natalie Doyle. 03 TERM 3 - WEEK 5 ABBOTSLEIGH NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 Year 7 2021 Scholarships Mrs Colleen Fenn Registrar To acknowledge and encourage excellence, Abbotsleigh offers a number of scholarships to day and boarding students in Year 7. Criteria such as school reports, examination results, financial need, personal interview and in the case of music scholarships, performance, are Monday 18 November 2019 used to award scholarships. Kate Forsyth’s book A scholarship exam will be held on Saturday 21 September 2019 The Blue Rose discussion for Year 5 students wishing to 7-8.30 pm apply for a Year 7 2021 scholarship. Registration is online with VIP Room (Level 4) applications closing on Wednesday Judith Poole Sports Hall 11 September 2019. RSVP to Deepa Pillay Junior School When Does Homework Work? Ms Sally Ruston Head of Junior School If one gives credence to the frequent benefit (or effect size) of homework is such activity maximises benefit and writing of educational experts low for primary school students.
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