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TERM 1 No 2 Friday 23 February 2018 TERM 1 No 2 Friday 23 February 2018 Winifred West Schools Limited . ABN 14 000 025 0267 PO Box 34 Mittagong NSW 2575 . Phone: +61 2 4860 2000 . [email protected] School-Parent Partnership Early this term, I attended the Ensemble Theatre’s Production, Sorting Out Rachel (David Williamson) and later reflected with students on the themes of the Play, offering the following summary: Rachel is a Year 12 student completing her Higher School Certificate... She is extremely rude to her parents, about everything... - she ignores their simple requests for tidiness or assistance around the house - she is slow to be organised in the mornings and insists on being driven to school, so she often makes her mother late for work - she is boastful to her parents about her efforts as a blogger (something she knows they do not really understand) and we later learn she has only a handful of followers, but she prefers to blog than study Rachel tells her parents that if they want her to get outstanding HSC results, they should leave her alone, expect nothing of her in terms of responsibility at home, bring her meals to her room, ‘leave her alone’... - When the boy Rachel likes a lot, decides to take Rachel’s friend to the Formal (the event she hoped he would ask her to attend), she posts appalling social media stories about the other girl’s behaviour - anonymously... The audience cringes a lot, in the early stages of the Play, when Rachel is on stage. However, the transformation (sorting out) of Rachel, largely inspired by new expectations set by her grandfather and mother, is heart-warming to behold. By the end of the Play, Rachel’s change in values and priorities, her newfound kindness and mindfulness and her openness as a learner come to the fore; her strength is redirected. [Of course, unlike real life, this happens all within just a couple of hours...] Parents should be reassured to note that students also cringed at my description of Rachel’s ‘early-in-the-Play’ behaviour. As we start the year, at Gib Gate and Frensham, our sense of excitement about new possibilities for every student, is heightened. In relation to their approach to studies, to peer relations and to community living, every student has the opportunity to re-start or re-build, and to set new goals and pursue them, with support or independently. We also know that transformation (if required) is rarely instant, and that our patience, with students and each other is essential to the establishment of a culture where all can contribute, thrive and excel. In a recent study, Angel L Harris and Keith Robinson, (reported in EL, September 2017) examined 63 measures of parental involvement, to answer the question: ‘What Kind of Parent Involvement Matters Most? ... to maximise student success at school. They concluded that the most powerful means of parental support is ‘stage-setting’, defined as ‘the degree to which parents convey the importance of education to their children and create and maintain an environment in which children can flourish.’ A high priority for whole-School improvement in 2018 is to work with parents to apply the enduring values that shape our character as a School – a shared approach to ‘stage-setting’. We look forward to embracing this work with you, underpinned by our commitment to student growth and excellence of achievement. Acknowledgement to: Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award recipients: Bronze - Alexandra Cunningham, Annabella Damiani, Daisy Latimer, Clementine Paradice (Year 10). Silver – Isabella Allen, Chelsea Pernice (Year 11); Frensham’s Show Cattle Team for their success at the recent shows: Berry Show - Grace Halliday (Year 12) The Schools Encouragement Award; Nowra Show - Olivia Salkeld (Year 11) Best Prepared/Groomed Steer or Heifer for the overall presentation of her steer Milton (Limousin); Kangaroo Valley - Frensham as a team won the Best Maintained Exhibit and Miriam Hopkins (Year 10) qualified in the Zone Beef Cattle Paraders Final event for the State Beef Cattle Paraders Final at the Sydney Royal Easter Show; Sheep Young Judges Zone Final participants on their success in progressing to the NSW State Finals: Miranda McGufficke (Merino Fleece and Meat Breeds - Sheep) and Olivia Salkeld (Merino Fleece); Berrima District Sports Awards, 2017 recipients: Luca de Manincor (Year 6) and Sebastian Atra (Year 3), Snowsports at State and National level; Alexandra Inglis and Elizabeth Taylor (Year 6), Sophie Baldwin (Year 5), State and National Equestrian; Dominic O’Shannessy (2014), State and National Cricket; Arabella McKenzie (2017), International Rugby 7s. Julie A Gillick Head of Frensham Head of Winifred West Schools 2 Frensham Advisory Committee 2018 Gib Gate Advisory Committee 2018 Mrs Caroline Begg [email protected] Mrs Sara Moylan [email protected] Mr David Cullen [email protected] Mrs Rowena Bendror [email protected] Ms Ruby Curtis [email protected] (FOGG) Mrs Penny Hanan [email protected] Mrs Chelsea Doyle [email protected] Mrs Kiki Hill [email protected] Mr David Griffin (Chair) [email protected] Mrs Erica Holcombe [email protected] Mrs Kate Iori [email protected] Mr John Hopkins [email protected] Mr Trent Johns [email protected] Mr Simon Logan [email protected] Mrs Tanya Gregory [email protected] Mrs Angela Macken (Sec) [email protected] Mrs Denise Telford [email protected] Mrs miChelle McGufficke [email protected] Mrs Lucy Wilson [email protected] Mrs Nicola Robertson [email protected] Ms Jo Thomson (Chair) [email protected] TERM DATES 2018 – Gib Gate and Frensham Term 1 Term 3 Gib Gate & Frensham Gib Gate & Frensham Wednesday 31 January-Thursday 12 April, 3.00pm Tuesday 24 July-Thursday 27 September, 3.00pm (Boarders always return evening before classes start) (Boarders always return evening before classes start) Term 2 Term 4 Gib Gate & Frensham Gib Gate: Monday 15 October-Friday 7 December 3.00pm Monday 30 April -Thursday 28 June, 3.00pm Frensham: ends Sunday 9 December 12.00pm (after (Year 10 Work Experience ends Friday 29 June) 11.00am Carol Service) (Boarders always return evening before classes start) (Boarders always return evening before classes start) 2018 PARENT WEEKENDS – Confirmed dates for attendance of all students Years 7-12 Term 1: Term 3: Year 7 Saturday 3 March-Sunday 4 March Year 11 *Saturday 11 August-Sunday 12 August Frensham Open Day – Saturday 3 March [Year 10 Saturday 11 August – Year 10 planning for Senior Studies (with parents on Saturday)] Year 10 Saturday 17 March-Sunday 18 March *Saturday 11 August – Annual Dinner – WWS Foundation Term 2: Year 9 Saturday 1 September-Sunday 2 September Year 8 Saturday 19 May-Sunday 20 May [Date aligned to HSC Visual Arts/Design Tech Exhibition] Year 12 Saturday 2 June-Sunday 3 June **Saturday 1 September Father~Daughter Ball** WWS Birthday – Friday 1 June Frensham’s 105th Birthday – Sunday 3 June Reminder – all of Years 7-12 attend Open Day and attend all Parent Weekend Services Ranier Uniform Shop ~ 2018 All fittings for uniforms are by appointment, during shop hours: Mondays and Thursdays 12.00pm-5.00pm Shop Manager: Mrs Michelle Wynn. To order items, please call the Shop: (02) 4860 2136 [BH], email: [email protected] 3 2018 is gearing up to be an outstanding time to reconnect with former school friends at one of the following reunions or events. Please save the dates: 70 Year Reunion 3-4 March at Frensham Central NSW Lunch 14 March at Wellington 50 Year Reunion 17-18 March at Frensham 40 Year Reunion 19-20 May at Frensham 5 Year Reunion 2-3 June at Frensham Fellowship AGM 13 June, Sydney. Please Note – change of location, full details will be available shortly. 10 Year Reunion 23-24 June at Frensham 30 Year Reunion 1-2 September at Frensham Updated information: 20 Year Reunion 22-23 September at Frensham We always like to keep you informed of what’s happening, but please remember to update your details with us when you move or change email and telephone numbers. Dr Catherine Hamlin, AC (Nicholson, 1940) turned 94 in January and is still the driving force behind her work in Africa. For over 60 years she has been an advocate and active participant in the fight to eliminate fistula in Ethiopia. Although she says that she is ‘just an ordinary woman’ she has been called the Saint of Addis Ababa by so many, including former Governor General Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO. Catherine’s success in Ethiopia has encouraged the Hamlin team and its partners to help women in other countries to assist in eradicating obstetric fistula and is now set to open a new treatment facility in Soroti, Uganda. For a full list of events and Reunions, please visit: www.frensham.nsw.edu.au/community/fellowship SAVE THE DATE for 2018 – Foundation’s major fundraiser for the year – linked to the Official Opening of the expanded, renovated Frensham Dining Room. The refurbished Dining Room is a major Foundation Project – due for completion in Term 2, 2018. For more information on WWS Foundation, please contact: Michele Scamps, +61 2 4860 2000 [email protected] 4 We hope that parents who were able to attend last week’s Parent Information Evenings found the sessions and discussions useful. As always, we encourage parents to let us know if these evenings were of help as your feedback is of great value in assisting us in planning future sessions. Any comments or suggestions regarding those sessions can be sent to [email protected] Thank you to all the parents who supported their children and the School at the recent Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival.
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