School Bulletin - Ipswich Girls` Grammar School

School Bulletin Term 2  Week 2  20 April 2011 Telephone: 3454 4447 Email: admin@iggs.qld.edu.au Website: www.iggs.qld.edu.au Welcome back to Term 2. I am
hopeful that parents were able to
find some time from their work
and other schedules to spend with
their children and that the
children were able to relax, enjoy
their friends and prepare for a
busy new term.
Middle and Senior School staff
completed
two
days
of
professional development and
participated in workshops at the
end of Term 1. The professional
development was related to the
ongoing
implementation
of
Dimensions of Learning: an
effective learning and teaching
framework
that
integrates
thinking, learning and teaching
skills. Staff have been working on
embedding the framework into
their professional practice for
several years now and further
progress was made over the two
days.
The review of the School’s 2011 to
2015 Strategic Plan is progressing
well and a draft will be presented
to the Board of Trustees at their
next meeting for comment. Data
for the Plan came from numerous
sources including student, parent
and staff surveys administered
during 2010.
Over the past few years, the
School has made a substantial
commitment to the introduction
of technology to enhance learning
and teaching.
A significant
commitment has come in the form
Junior School
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Junior School Update
of providing SmartBoards in
almost every classroom in the
School and hundreds of desktop
computers.
SmartBoards are a
wonderful piece of technology and
the students enjoy interacting
with them because the Boards
enhance their learning.
The
School is in the process of
renewing some high-end desktop
computers and further upgrading
its network to ensure it is ready
for the next stage in the roll-out
of its IT Plan. A review of the
plan to further utilise information
and communication technologies
to enhance learning and teaching
is being developed and staff will
be trialling a variety of devices
over the next few months.
details of rolling out the SMS
system.
The School’s website is being
renewed and we are hopeful that
it will be released during Term 2.
The Executive viewed a draft of
the new website in PDF format
recently and some small changes
were recommended.
Until next time,
Mrs Acutt, the Dean of Students,
is part-way through reviewing the
Middle
and
Senior
Schools’
Behaviour Management Policy and
Procedures with staff and some
students. The aim of the review
is to ensure that the School’s
Policy
and
Procedures
are
focussed on developing in students
the skills of self-discipline and
that they are educative, staged,
fair, understood and administered
in a consistent manner.
I wish everyone in the school
community a very happy and safe
Easter break.
Dr Peter Britton
Principal and CEO
The School is preparing to launch
a Twitter site and an SMS system
to further enhance communication
with members of the School and
wider communities. Information
about how to become a follower
of the School’s Twitter site will be
placed on the School’s website
soon. The SMS system will be
used, initially, to communicate
with parents about students who
are absent and unaccounted for.
The Deputy Principal, Ms Nolan,
will inform parents about the
Middle School Middle School Excursions & Special Events
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Senior School Senior School Excursions &
& Special
Special Events
Events
Excursions
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Head of Junior School’s Message
Junior School Sport
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Coordinator’s Message
Middle School Message
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Coordinator’s
Message
Senior
School Message
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9
Student of the Week
8
Years 7 & 8 Camp
Middle School Sport
9
10
Building
Work Sport
Update
Senior
School
2
10
Junior Sport Update
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Form Teachers
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Assessment Calendar
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diligence overcomes all omnia superat diligentia ‐ EXCURSIONS, EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
2011
Wishing you all a
Happy and safe
Easter.
General
22 April
25 April
26 April
2 May
Junior School
4 May
Andrew’s Cup Cross Country Year 3-7
Middle/Senior School
21 April
Year 8 & 12 Buddy Easter Picnic Morning Tea
Year 7 & 9 Big Sister Little Sister Easter Picnic Morning Tea
Year 7 IGGS/IGS Picnic
27 April
Year 9 Business Excursion
Year 10 Career Testing
Year 12 English Performance
27-28 April
Met West Regional Trials—Netball
28 April
Monday Timetable
Ipswich Independent Cross Country
Year 11 Modern History Excursion
29 April
QGSSSA Autumn Fixtures v BGGS (Home)
Year 12 QCS Practice Test
3 May
Met West Regional Trials Cross Country
4 May
Year 8 & 10 Immunisations
QGSSSA Autumn Fixtures v BSHS (Away)
From the Canteen Welcome back to busy Term 2. I
have had another day open up for
any keen volunteer who would like
to help us out in the tuckshop. It is
a Tuesday and as any student will
tell you, it’s Chicken Burger
day! So it’s especially nice to have
someone to help us out on a busy
Tuesday.
If you are interested
please give me a call on 3454 4411
or email l.robinson@iggs.qld.edu.au
Good Friday
Anzac Day
Anzac Day Holiday
Labour Day
BUS FARE ASSISTANCE One off only: our usual volunteers
are unable to be here on
Wednesday, 27 April. If you have
missed a rostered day due to the
many recent holidays but are dying
to fulfil the need to help in the
canteen, please give me a call if
you can help out on that day.
Mrs Lorie Robinson
Catering Manager
Semester 1, 2011, online applications for the
Bus Fare Assistance Program and the Students with Disabilities Scheme
will be accepted
From 1 May until 31 May 2011 To lodge an online application for either programs go to:
www.schooltransport.com.au
Further enquiries to: 3336 9192 or schooltransport@qcec.catholic.edu.au
Applications received after 31 May 2011 cannot be processed.
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From the Deputy Principal Anzac Day March Winter Uniform
The Ipswich Anzac Day March and
Commemoration Service will be
held on Monday 25 April. This is the
city’s major commemoration of
Anzac Day and, in keeping with our
School’s commitment to honouring
the community’s heritage and
traditions, we encourage all
students and their families to
attend.
Students move into winter uniform on Monday 9 May and will remain in
winter uniform until Friday 2 September (from Mothers Day until Fathers
Day).
For Middle and Senior School students, winter uniform means that navy
stockings and school blazer are to be worn. The optional winter skirt and
blouse may also be worn. Jumpers may be worn under the blazer. During
the school day, students may remove their blazer but when travelling to and
from school, the school jumper cannot be worn without the blazer.
Please refer to Mrs McArdle’s column in the Junior School section of the
Bulletin for information about winter uniform for Junior School students.
At the moment, some students are not wearing their uniform corrrectly and
teachers spend time each day dealing with uniform issues. Please ensure
that your child leaves home each morning in the correct uniform. We are
proud of our uniform and want to see every student wearing the uniform
well. This can only be achieved if parents, teachers and students work
together.
Term Dates for 2012
Term Dates for 2012 are listed below. These have been set in consultation
with IGS and the other QGSSSA schools. Happily, they also match the
Education Queensland dates so we will not have a repeat of the holiday
confusion that occurred throughout the state this year. I’m told that Easter
will not fall so late in the year again until 2075 and very few of us will be
concerned about school holiday dates then! Full details of Term Dates can
be found on the School website.
Term 1
Monday 23
January
Orientation Morning for all NEW
students and ALL Year 7 students
Tuesday 24
January
to
Friday 30 March (2.55pm)
10
weeks
Term 2
Monday 16
April
to
Friday 22 June (2.55pm)
10
weeks
Term 3
Monday 16 July
to
Friday 21 September (2.55pm)
10
weeks
Term 4
Monday 8 October
to
Friday 18 November (Year 12
students only)
Friday 30 November (2.55pm)
8
weeks
Ms Rhonda Nolan
Deputy Principal
Page 3 The March will begin on the corner
of Ellenborough and Limestone
Streets, then proceed to Timothy
Molony Park (opposite St Mary’s
Church) for the Public
Commemoration Service.
Students who are wishing to take
part in the March are asked to be at
the marshalling point at 10.15am.
They are required to wear full
school uniform. Suncreen and a
water bottle are essential.
The Commemoration Service should
be concluded at 11.30am.
Ms Rhonda Nolan
Deputy Principal
Congratulations to IGGS Rostrum Voice of Youth Speakers During the Term 1 holidays, four
students participated in the Brisbane/
Ipswich heats of the Rostrum Voice of
Youth Public Speaking Competition
held at QUT. Kelsey Adcock (Year 8),
Neha Hebbani, Tegan Hutchins and
Rebekah Barns (Year 11) presented
excellent speeches on a range of
inspiring topics.
Congratulations go to both Neha and
Tegan who were selected to progress
to the District final on 7 May. We wish
them success in the next phase of the
Competition. The parents of these
students must also be thanked for
encouraging their daughters to
participate, for transporting the girls
to Brisbane and for spending the time
to listen to many rehearsal speeches.
MrsGail Newman
Head of English and LOTE
Raising Girls today Raising girls is a complex and sometimes challenging task. Modern day young
women do seem to do it tough though, as do their parents. There are so
many influences on our young girls to be something they may not want to be,
do things they don’t necessarily wish to do and look a certain way that their
parents may not approve of. In colloquial terms, it is a jungle out there for
many of our girls and their parents.
Maggie Hamilton in her 2008 book, “What’s Happening to Our Girls”, talks
about how girls today are overstimulated, oversold and oversexed – that they
are having to deal with way too much, way too soon, and this can leave
them feeling quite alone, unsure of a meaningful direction in life and
vulnerable to the influences of the media and society in general.
We all know of the sexualisation of young people in the media today and this
falls very heavily on girls in particular – the need to get too sexy, too soon.
We also know that it is not a good thing for developing personalities to be
subject to pressures of this sort.
Hamilton documents the media assault on our young girls from celebrities
such as Britney, Lindsay and Paris, and their lives which are full of alcohol,
drugs and many relationships; her assumption, and rightly so, is that “it
doesn’t take much of a leap for them (girls) to assume this is what being a
girl is all about” (Hamilton,M., p. 51). It could be assumed that girls see
sexy, out of control behaviour as a way of being noticed and this can lead to
involvement in some fairly risky behaviours in young people.
The type of clothes one has to wear to fit in, the wearing of make-up to any
and every event, even school, the jewellery, tattoos, and any other kind of
adornment that was usually kept for older generations, have definitely made
their way down to much younger age groups. We don’t see this as a good
thing and teachers and parents alike need to try to combat what is being
delivered to young girls via the media in all its forms. Through the whole
range of media outlets, young people are being bombarded with
inappropriate information, visually, orally and verbally. “The more pervasive
our sexualised culture becomes, the more it influences how girls see
themselves” (Hamilton, M., p. 52).
What to do? Hamilton suggests that parents need to be very aware of what
their young daughters are viewing. Movies that are designed for more mature
audiences are being viewed by young girls and the obvious impact of this is
to bring the world of the grown up into the world of the young girl. Is it
then okay for young girls to be doing what they have seen on screen and do
they think it is normal for this to happen? No it is not. Much violent and
sexually explicit material is available for viewing if this is not well monitored
by parents.
If viewing does include material that is inappropriate for a particular age
group, for whatever reason, then discussion needs to take place between
parent and child. Parents need to explain in language appropriate to their
daughters why this is not a good choice to make or an appropriate look to
pursue. Hamilton confirms that educators stress how powerful good
discussions in the home can be.
“Our girls need good information to process what they’re being exposed to,
because the whole face of childhood has changed. Parents who gloss over
difficult subjects aren’t doing their girls any favours.” (Hamilton, M., p. 53)
Mrs Jayne Acutt
Dean of Students
Page 4 Dimensions Learning 2011 o f One of the reasons why we have
embraced Dimensions of Learning
at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School
is because of the positive and
inspirational way it approaches
the idea of intelligence and
learning. Art Costa, an eminent
educationalist who created the
Habits of Mind, explains it as
follows:
The archaic concept of
intelligence connotes a state of
being. Either you have “it” or
you don’t. It assumes that if you
don’t have “it”, no amount of
effort will ever help you acquire
“it”. Instead we must examine
those learnable, teachable
patterns of behaviours that
describe intelligent action which,
when practiced over time, can
become habituated. …
The goal of education should be
to liberate and develop more
fully these habits of mind and the
skills associated with them. When
we hold children accountable for
this kind of intelligent behaviour,
they take it as a signal that we
think they are smart, and they
come to accept this judgment.
The paradox is that children
become smart by being treated as
if they already are intelligent.”
Costa, A “Components of a Well
Developed Thinking Skills
Program”
Mrs Casey Lever
Dimensions of Learning
Committee
From the Careers Room UQ FEAST
FEAST is a 4 day residential camp providing students
with the opportunity to experience university life firsthand, sample the courses that NRAVS (Faculty of Natural
Resources, Agriculture & Veterinary Science) has on
offer, check out the campuses and become familiar with
life at UQ. FEAST is a great opportunity for Year 11 and
12 students to try out the academic, social and sporting
aspects available to them as prospective UQ students.
This year, the event will be held from Sunday 3 to Friday
8 July, 2011.
For more information, go to http://www.uq.edu.au/
events/event_view.php?event_id=6013
International Student Volunteers Pty Ltd cultural/
adventure program for January 2012:
Students aged 15 and above who would like to travel to
Costa Rica, Thailand or New Zealand and volunteer for 3
weeks from 2-24 January 2012 should email
ozhighschools@isvonline.org or call (02)9369 5556 for
further information on this program. Volunteers can
choose to:

Assist in an elephant rescue centre;

Help with a sea turtle egg collection, hatching
and research program;

Teach English to orphans;

Participate in environmental conservation and
land management programs or

Work with underprivileged communities, children
and families.
JMC Academy Course Information Day, Saturday 28
May
Students with an interest in audio engineering and sound
production, film and TV production, Digital Media and 3
D Animation, Popular Music and Performance and
Entertainment and Businesses Management can gain an
insight into the courses offered by the JMC Academy.
Register online at www.jmcacademy.edu.au
Ms Natalie Twine
Careers Counsellor
Shake & Stir Theatre Company On Wednesday 27 April, students in Year 12 will attend a
performance of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth
by the Shake & Stir Theatre Company. The production
will take place in the Katherine Carter Theatre during
periods 2 and 3. This is a compulsory activity for English
students as it relates directly to their current curriculum
topic. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to
witness the characters of Macbeth in action and to
discuss aspects of the play with the actors. It promises
to be both an educational and entertaining experience
for the students.
Mrs Gail Newman
Head of English and LOTE
Page 5 Music Department News Welcome New Instrumental Music Staff
Mr Dave Llewellyn, our new Clarinet and Saxophone
Instrumental Music Teacher, has been appointed and
started teaching in the last two weeks of Term 1. Ms Zoe
Brecht, our new Violin Instrumental Music Teacher, has
also been appointed and started teaching this term. We
hope they both enjoy their time here at IGGS.
Private Music Tuition Fees
The fee structure for Private Music Tuition this year has
been changed and is now in accordance with information
received from the Music Teachers Association of
Queensland Inc.
The new fee structure is as follows:
 $62 per hour lesson
 $31 per half hour lesson
 $20 per student for group lessons
Students in our Instrumental Music Program have
received a letter, which was distributed via Form Class,
regarding the abovementioned changes. If you have any
queries regarding this matter, please contact me on
3454 4447.
Interhouse Music 2011
This year Interhouse Music will take the form of IGGS
FACTOR! Each House will nominate AT LEAST 5 ‘musical
items’, for example:
 Solo, Duo, Trio Vocal and/or Instrumental
performances
 ‘All Girl’ Bands
 Dance Groups…..just to name a few!
Auditions for each House will occur in the Hall over
nominated weeks to be confirmed during the second
half of this term. There will be a judging panel and 3
‘musical items’ will be chosen for the finals.
The finals will occur towards the end of term, date to
be confirmed, and the musical items from each House
that made it to the finals will be performed for the
School community. The winners will be announced on
the day.
So start thinking ‘outside the box’ and get into the
‘musical’ House Spirit this term. I am looking forward to
this year’s IGGS FACTOR!
Queensland Music Festival
Queensland Music Festival is thrilled to launch the third
Score IT competition for young people. Students
between the ages of 12 and 18 years are invited to
create original compositions for one of three short film
clips that are downloadable from their website. Register
on www.qmf.org.au. Compose your score and burn it to
CD/DVD, download the Score It entry form and post your
completed form and CD/DVD by Friday 24 June 2011.
For further information please see the VPA notice board,
contact the Queensland Music Festival on 3010 6660 or
email info@qmf.org.au.
Page 6 11th Queensland Vocal Competition and 19th
Queensland Piano Competition
These events are held annually at Brisbane Girls
Grammar School, with the vocal competition being held
on Sunday 29 May and the Piano Competition on Sunday
2 October. Please see the VPA notice board for further
information or contact Kerry Thomson, MTAQ secretary,
on 3870 4146 or email mtaq@mtaq.or.au or go to the
website www.mtaq.org.au.
Sinfonietta 2011
Calling all composers! Enter the national composition
project for secondary school students and have your
work performed by an elite chamber ensemble. Order
the free study kit on the model work, Ligeti’s Chamber
Concerto for 13 instrumentalists, and start writing.
Successful applicants will gather in Sydney in June 2011
to work with renowned music educator, Richard Gill,
and live musicians, culminating in a public workshop for
teachers and students. Entries close 6 May. Email
education@sydneysymphony.com to order the free study
kit. To book, phone 02 8215 4600 or email the above
address.
Rock School 2011
Rock School will be run at the Gold Coast Griffith
University campus during the Winter School holiday
period, 4-8 July 2011. Application forms are to be
submitted by Monday 22 May. The fee for successful
applicants for the week’s program is $465. Please see
the VPA notice board for further details.
Have a great ‘music-filled’ week.
Miss Lucy Ferrara
TIC - Music
Brisbane Motherʹs Day Classic 8 May 2011
The Brisbane event involves a 4.5km and 8km walk and
run, starting and finishing at the Cultural Forecourt, the
Parklands South Bank. For more details on the Brisbane
event and registration closing dates or to register online
for
the
walk
or
run
go
to
http://
mothersdayclassic.com.au/
Remember to fill in a tribute card to wear on the day in
memory of a loved one or with words of encouragement
to someone currently undergoing treatment. You can
now also add your tribute message to the new online
tribute wall. Create your tribute card on the website.
We would love as many IGGS students and parents and
families to be involved as possible. Students please wear
your school sports uniforms with pride.
Mrs Anna Owen
Senior School Coordinator
Head of Junior School: Mrs Karen McArdle K.McArdle@iggs.qld.edu.au TERM 2 Week 2 Grandparents Day
This year’s Grandparents Day is being held on
Thursday, 5 May. This is a major highlight of the
Junior School calendar and is a special occasion for
the grandparents who attend. Last year some
grandparents generously donated books to the
Junior School library and we thought this was a
wonderful tradition to establish. This year we
invite those grandparents attending to donate a
book on history for our library. In the National
Curriculum, History is a new subject for primary
schools and any donations on this topic would be
gratefully appreciated. Grandparents will be
acknowledged with a book plate in their donated
book stating their names, those of their
grandchild/ren and the year. The donated books
will be in the Junior School library for the fortnight
following Grandparents Day. We look forward to
hosting this wonderful event and seeing all of the
people who are so special in the lives of our boys
and girls.
‘Grandparents hold
our tiny hands for
just a little while, but
our hearts forever’
Author Unknown
20 April 2011 Tracksuits may only be worn by students competing in
Interschool sports events on Friday afternoons
between 1.30-3.00pm or at specific meets. Other
jackets, tops etc are not permitted.
Coles Sporting Goods
Earlier last year we asked parents to take part in
collection of dockets from Coles in return for
sporting goods. Parcels arrived last week with most
of the gear that we were able to select thanks to
your participation in the scheme. We have received
numerous netballs and soccer ball, soccer goal
nets, croquet sets and we are awaiting golf
equipment. (We have yet to speak to the grounds
men about creating a golf green but we will!) On
behalf of the staff and the boys and girls who will
be using the equipment, I would like to thank all of
those truly supportive parents for participating in
the scheme and Coles supermarkets for their
initiative.
NAPLAN Testing Timetable
It is expected that all Junior School students in
Year 3 and Year 5 will sit for the NAPLAN tests and
parents are encouraged to make sure that children
attend school on these dates except in the
circumstances of illness. Should students miss one
of these tests, we will endeavour to have them sit
for the tests on the day they return to school.
Tuesday 10 May
Winter Uniform
The winter uniform will commence on the first
Monday after Mother’s Day and end the weekend of
Father’s day.
Girls:
Boys:
It is compulsory for tights to be worn
from the Monday immediately following
Mother’s Day to the Friday before
Father’s Day.
Boys have the option of wearing long
trousers (available from the Uniform
Shop) from the Monday immediately
following Mother’s Day to the Friday
before Father’s Day.
All students may wear their school jumper when
feeling the cold. Tracksuits or parts of tracksuits are
not to be worn to School by students in Years 1-6.
Page 7 Year
3
Year
5
Language
Conventions
40 minutes
Writing
40 minutes
Language
Conventions
40 minutes
Wednesday
11 May
Reading
45 minutes
Thursday
12 May
Numeracy
45 minutes
Reading
50 minutes
Numeracy
50 minutes
Writing
40 minutes
Mrs Karen McArdle
Head of Junior School
Middle School Coordinator: Mrs Kathryn Randall K.Randall@iggs.qld.edu.au TERM 2 Week 2 FACEBOOK and your daughter
Recently, the School asked for parents or guardians to cosign their daughter’s agreement to uphold the IGGS
Acceptable Use of Technology Policy, which clearly outlines
the boundaries and expectations when using the School
internet facilities and School email account.
I feel confident our Middle School students will abide by
this policy, and our teachers will continue to guide and
support the adherence of this policy during regular
classroom activities, and via informal discussions with
students during our pastoral care time. In Years 8 and 9,
internet safety and protecting their digital profile are both
topics covered in our Life Skills program and we are
currently organising a Cybersafety expert to come and
address these students in the near future.
I would like to alert parents to an issue that I have recently
become aware of and that is Year 7 girls establishing
Facebook accounts and readily instructing other students
as to how they can create an account whilst underage.
Facebook requires its users to be at least 13 years of age
which clearly our Year 7 students are not. Furthermore,
providing false information such as an incorrect birth year
to gain access is a violation of Facebook’s Statement of
Rights and Responsibilities.
As a parent, the decision is yours to monitor and protect
your child on social networking sites such as Facebook.
Facebook is not designed for this age group, and
particularly not for underage students who are portraying
themselves in their profiles, as being older than thirteen
years of age.
Facebook will remove accounts of anyone you notify them
of being under 13 years of age and the notification process
is confidential. Instructions as to how to help your child
delete their Facebook account, report an underage user or
install strict privacy settings, can all be accessed via the
Account/Help Centre or Account/Privacy Setting tools on
the Facebook web page.
If you do permit your daughter to have a Facebook
account, regardless of her age, the following are a few
basic common sense tips you may wish to discuss with her:
 Remind her to never share their passwords with
anyone
 Guide her to use the privacy settings to restrict who
can see their photographs, profile and interactions
 Remind your daughter to speak with you when other
people violate the Facebook Statement of Rights and
Responsibilities
 Show her how to block anyone who might be sending
unwanted content
 Encourage her to carefully limit which friend
requests they accept
Finally, every time your daughter presses the enter key,
Page 8 20 April 2011 another part of her digital footprint is exposed, and
regardless of how many times she hits the delete button,
cannot be removed.
The notion of young adults having to change their name by
deed poll due to the damaging internet digital profile they
have established as a teenager could well be more the
norm rather than the exception in the 21st century. We ask
that you continue to be proactive with your daughter and
their home internet use and remind your daughters about
the importance of protecting their digital profile and
integrity, as both a valued member of your family and the
IGGS family.
Mrs Kathryn Randall
Middle School Coordinator
Roman Banqueting, IGGS Style
Roman stollas, togas, armour, sandals, wreaths and
jewellery were donned by 42 very excited Year 9 History
girls during the first term of our History studies in 2011.
The Ancient Roman Banquet feasting hall was prepared
but where were the IGS Roman Gods, soldiers and
gladiators? As we eagerly awaited their arrival, a fire
alarm was sounded and we were forced to leave the
confines of the Assembly Hall.
The girls seemed to enjoy showing off their incredibly
authentic costumes to the wider school community. The
fire alarm was deemed false, the boys from IGS arrived,
a feast including roast chicken and potatoes and
sparkling red wine (which suspiciously tasted like Ribena
and lemonade) was shared, many photos taken and a
great deal of socializing ensued, making our Year 9
History mock Roman Banquet a huge success. The year
11 and 12 English Communication girls willingly and
capably helped with catering. All of the History girls
enthusiastically immersed themselves in their
preparations and participation in the afternoon much to
the delight of the organizers and their teachers, Mrs
Younger and Mrs Kraschnefski.
Mrs Jean Yates
History Teacher
Senior School Coordinator: Mrs Anna Owen TERM 2 20 April 2011 Week 2 because it is a top factor in exhaustion.
Cross Country – fighting physical exhaustion with
physical exercise.

I, like many parents, am currently juggling family
members who are on holidays, have just been on
holidays or are about to go on holidays. This has
given me an opportunity to observe first hand the
effects of tiredness and exhaustion for those
suffering a 12 week term, but also the benefits of
managing yourself when life overwhelms you. Term
2 traditionally is difficult with exam block and the
Formal for Year 12. This term, it is important that
we monitor each other for symptoms of exhaustion
and manage them appropriately.
What is Exhaustion?
Mental and physical exhaustion is becoming a
modern day phenomenon that is rapidly on the
rise. As worries, pressures, set-backs, and
responsibilities build up, we begin to feel less able
to cope with them. A key indicator of exhaustion is
when incidents that we would normally manage
easily become mountains that are impossible to
climb.
What Causes Exhaustion?
The symptoms of exhaustion are usually a warning
that something is wrong physically or emotionally,
or that our lifestyle is in serious need of
examination and change. Often referred to as
fatigue, exhaustion can have multiple causes
(including some serious medical conditions) and
should not be ignored if it is persistent or
interferes with your daily functioning.
The main issues for our students:
 School Work - Long hours, high demands,
difficult relationships, and other factors can
all add up to a very exhausted, burnt out
body. While you may not be able to control
all circumstances, it’s important to always
find balance in your day to practice stressrelieving techniques, exercise, eat right, and
spend time with people or hobbies that you
love.
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Stress - While we cannot eliminate stress
from our lives, we must learn to manage it
Page 9 A.Owen@iggs.qld.edu.au Illness – As the winter months draw closer,
your body is fighting even harder to block out
pathogens, causing fatigue.
When adolescents are exhausted, they may exhibit
the following symptoms: hyperactivity (a result of
being over-tired); unusual crankiness and fussiness;
impulsive and/or erratic behavior; clinginess,
crying or withdrawal; inattentiveness and
restlessness.
Help for Exhaustion
The first step in conquering exhaustion is to
address the underlying cause. Consider lifestyle
changes that include better nutrition, regular
exercise, and stress management. While taking
these active steps towards battling your fatigue
may be difficult at first (for example, when
attempting to increase fitness levels while
suffering from physical exhaustion) they will
definitely pay off in the end. In short, you should
come and train with the Cross Country team and
extend a hand of support if you identify key
indicators in a friend or colleague.
Mrs Anna Owen
Senior School Coordinator
‘Success is a
journey, not a
destination’
Arthur Ashe
Junior School Sport Dates to Remember
19 April – Primary Gymnastics begins (Prep to Yr 7)
29 April – Winter Fixtures start (Years 5, 6 & 7)
4 May – Andrew’s Cup Cross Country
5 May – Grasshopper Soccer begins (prep to Yr 7)
30 May – District 800m trials
31 May – District 800m finals
1 June – District Athletics – Girl’s Field Events
2 June – District Athletics – Girl’s Track Events
3 June – Schools Relay Competition (years 5, 6 & 7)
Congratulations
Congratulations to Chloe Holden (Year 7) who recently
competed in the Qld State Swimming Titles. Chloe
placed 4th in the 100m Breaststroke and 8th in the 50m
Breaststroke. A fantastic effort Chloe!
Further congratulations to Zoe Greinke (Year 5) who
competed at the Qld Little Athletics championships
recently and placed 10th in the high jump, 4th in the
100m and 3rd in the 70m. Majella Cassidy (Year 7)
placed 9th in the triple jump with a personal best result,
7th in the hurdles and 6th in the long jump. Well done to
you both!
After School Activities
We are offering two after-school activities this term.
Primary gym club and cheerleading on Tuesday
afternoons in the gym and Grasshopper Soccer on
Thursday afternoons on the school oval. Start dates are
as listed above. Students should have received
enrolment information for both of these activities but if
you have missed out and are still interested please let
me know.
Interhouse Cross Country
The Interhouse Cross Country was held on 12 April under
sunny skies at Limestone Park. Yet again the IJGS
students are to be congratulated for their efforts in
tackling the challenge of cross country. Many thanks to
all of the parents and friends who came along to support
and encourage the students and a special thanks to the
mums and dads who assisted with the sausage sizzle.
The results for 2011 were as follows:
1st – Hunt
2nd – Carter
3rd – Connell
4th – White
5th – Armitage
The following students were our Cross Country Age
Champions for 2011:
Prep: William Eiby & Ashley Babarovich
Year 1: Thomas Hurd & Anna Robinson
Year 2: Baxta Dickson & Quinn Venz
Year 3: Jordan Unwin
Year 4: Amelia Starkey
Year 5: Zoe Grienke
Year 6: Kelsey Hill
Well done everyone!
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On Wednesday, 13 April a small group of students
represented the school at the District Cross Country
Carnival. They were Zoe Raby, Zoe Greinke, Georgie
Bravin, Ella Pearson, Sarah Long, Sophie Dowse and
Samantha Crisp. Special congratulations to Sophie who
now goes on to represent the school at the upcoming
Metropolitan West Regional Cross Country.
Andrew’s Cup Cross Country
We are now very keen to have students nominate for the
Andrew’s Cup Cross Country team which will compete
at Grammar Arms Park on 4 May. As we are co-hosting
this event it would be great to see a big team take part.
The students compete over the distances listed below:
9 years
1500m
10 years
2000m
11 & 12 years
3000m
As these distance are a big step up from our carnival it
is very important that students are training whether at
home or with the school. Training will continue at
Limestone Park on Monday and Thursday mornings at
7am and we are now offering Wednesday afternoons at
Grammar Arms Park. Students will be able to catch the
school mini-bus and train on the Andrew’s Cup course.
Students can be picked up from Grammar Arms Park or
return to school on the bus at 4.30pm. Please see Ms
Spinks ASAP if you wish to take part.
Ipswich District Sport
Selections are now complete for positions in teams for
the upcoming Winter Fixture season of Ipswich District
Sport. If your daughter was selected in a team please
see below for the uniform requirements. If your
daughter will be remaining at school she will be playing
Volleyball and will require her PE uniform and sneakers.
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Netball – IGGS inter-school sports polo, PE shorts/
skirt, visor & water bottle
Hockey - IGGS inter-school sports polo, PE shorts/
skirt, visor, water bottle; shin pads & mouth
guard (these are compulsory)
Soccer - IGGS inter-school sports polo, PE shorts,
shin pads, mouth guard (optional) visor & water
bottle
Tennis - IGGS inter-school sports polo, PE shorts/
skirt, sports cap & water bottle
Fixtures begin Friday 29 April and it would be
appreciated if your daughter has the correct uniform
requirements by then. More information about fixtures
and venues will be forwarded as soon as they are
finalised.
Ms Dale Spinks
Head of Primary PE & Sport
Middle/Senior School Sport Congratulations
Congratulations to both Abby Powel and Heather Nicolle who have been selected in the U17 Queensland mixed
badminton team. They will fly to New Zealand to play in championships from 22 to 30 April. Apology that Heather’s
name was missed off in the last Bulletin. We wish both girls the best of luck.
Congratulations also to Courtney McKee and Sharnie Kunde who have both been selected in the Queensland School
Sport Swimming Team. Well done girls!
Ipswich Independent Cross Country
The Ipswich Independent Cross Country will be held at Limestone Park on 28 April. Any student who wishes to
compete needs to give her details to me.
Metropolitan West Representative
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in Metropolitan West Teams:
Swimming
Anna Scolaro
Ashleigh Kammholz
Chloe Holden
Courtney McKee
Emma Young
Laura Scolaro
Sharnie Kunde
Tiarni Westby
Triathlon
Beckileice Leo
Dionne Buckley
Nikkissja Leo
Madeleine McEniery
19 Years Netball
Skye Smith
Hockey
Adrianna Silcock
Carly Young
15 Years Touch
Football
Mackensie Patch
Madeleine McEniery
Mallory Hoffmeier
19 Years Football
Caitlin Turner
Ashleigh Bucknall
15 Years Netball
Madeleine McEniery
Interhouse Cross Country
Congratulations to Carter House for winning the 2011 IGGS Interhouse Cross Country. This is the 5th year in a row
that they have won. Congratulations also to the following place getters in each age group. The 13 years results have
yet to be finalised.
Year 7
1st
2nd
3rd
Zoe Henderson
Brianna Rafferty
Samantha Crisp
14 Years 1st
2nd
3rd
Beckiliece Leo
Ceinwen Jones
Rachel Smith
15 Years 1st
2nd
3rd
Kelsey Tuihalangingie
Kristen Wallace
Brianna Costin
16 Years 1st
2nd
3rd
Nikkissja Leo
Dionne Buckley
Lara Turner
17 Years 1st
2nd
3rd
Caitlin Turner
Louise Harris
Skye Smith
Mrs Chris Gado
Head of Sport
Page 11 Football Touch Football This year’s football season has begun on a very positive
note with many girls getting involved in the sport. So far
our three teams have achieved some pleasing results
with both our Junior and Open teams remaining
undefeated where our Seniors who have had some very
close games. This year we’re pleased to welcome our
new co-ordinator, Mr Stewart Drinkeld who has made
the transition from Ipswich Boys Grammar school and
has already made a positive contribution to the IGGS
Football community.
The Junior team this year consists of many players who
were part of last year’s premiership winning squad. So
far they have had two fantastic results including 11-0
against Moreton Bay College and 4-1 against a strong
opposition, Clayfield College at Virginia. Natalie Smith
and Kirsten Tucker are two notable players who are
showing increasing potential. This year, the Junior team
and their coach, Mr Smith, hope to uphold their
premiership title and so far this goal is proving to be
well within their reach with second placing on the
ladder. Well done girls.
The Senior team are also proving to be a formidable
competitor with many new additions to the team this
year. Their close loss against Moreton Bay College (1-0)
in Round 1 was followed by an improvement in Round 2
against Clayfield College (0-0). Many of the Senior team
have never played before and are improving each week
and gaining a further love of the sport. Some standout
players so far are goal keeper, Naomi Van-Hest and new
additions, Georgia Casey and Kelsey Tuihalangingie. We
wish the senior girls best of luck for their next round.
The Open team have proved to be an improvement on
previous years with many of the winning Junior team
making the transition into this squad. This competitive
and ambitious team have produced some pleasing
results against Moreton Bay, 5-1, and Clayfield College,
4-2, have meant a second placing on the ladder narrowly
behind reigning premiership holders, BSHS. Some
younger players such as Rhiannon Matthews, Caitlin
Murphy, Stephanie Wager and Ellie-Taylor Fagan have
proved to be vital members of the Open team after
coming from a strong Junior team. All open girls’ have
shown great potential and have some competitive goals
for throughout the season.
We would like to take this opportunity to also thank Mr
Drinkeld for all his coaching and co-ordinating efforts so
far this year.
Round 2 proved to be quite successful for our girls
against Clayfield College. The Open team in particular
deserves mention coming away with a 9-1 victory. Our
girls out-maneuvered the opposition to set up try after
try. It was wonderful to see the excitement on the girls
faces. Thank you to all the parents that made the trip
across Brisbane to watch the girls play.
Results
IGGS
Year 8
11
Clayfield
College
2
Year 9A
6
3
Year 9B
7
4
Senior A
2
2
Open
9
1
Our next home game is against BGGS on Friday 29 April.
These will be tough matches and we encourage
spectators to support the girls. Let’s keep those tries
coming! Bring it on!
Mrs Sally Summerville
Touch Coordinator
Basketball Mayor of Ipswich visits IGGS
The Mayor of Ipswich, Councillor Paul Pisasale, did the
school the honour of attending the Secondary School
Assembly on Monday 11 April.
Councillor Pisasale has been a long time supporter of the
Open Basketball team by the sponsorship of their playing
uniform. The Mayor took the opportunity to present
each of the girls with their uniform and spoke briefly of
his enjoyment of supporting the school and work it does
in supporting the community.
The girls look forward to the Mayor attending their
forthcoming home fixture and we shall be reporting that
occasion in a forthcoming bulletin.
We would like to invite supporters to all our home
games. We look forward to the rest of the season and
wish all players good health and the best of luck.
Caty Turner and Ashleigh Bucknall.
Football Captains
Mr Justin Bryan
Basketball Coordinator
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