Newsletter Issue 4

[Glenunga news]
Contents
Principal’s Report Pg 1
Governing Council Chair’s Report Pg 2
Senior School / Middle School Report Pg 3
Prefect Report Pg 3
Unity & Diversity Working Group Pg 4
Careers & VET Pg 5
PLP & Work Experience Pg 6
Sport News Pg 6
Student Life update Pg 8
Christian Pastoral Support update Pg 8
Student Congratulations Pg 8
Inserts:
Vietnama & Cambodia trip; Study Tours;
Feedback from Student Survey flyer
UPCOMING EVENTS
May
11-14 SACE/IB Production
12-14 NAPLAN Testing
15 STUDENT FREE DAY
18 FAC
23-27 Melbourne Discovery Tour
25 Governing Council Executive
28 School Tour
Celebration Whole School Assembly
29 Yr 8 Immunisations
June
1 – 4 Yr 11 Drama Production
8 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
12 Yr 9 Immunisations
15 Governing Council
18 Music Night
DO YOU HAVE A VIEW ABOUT…
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR GLENUNGA
ENVIRONMENT (including Sustainability)
OUR COMMUNITY (including Student Well-Being)
UNITY & DIVERSITY (including Internationalism)
QUALITY TEACHING & LEARNING
• Where should we be heading
• How can we get there
Come along, have your say and hear from other
parents at our Discussion Forum on
Wednesday 10 June 2009 7-9pm
An initiative of your Governing Council and your Principal
More details at www.gihs.sa.edu.au
Principal’s Report
Welcome to our first newsletter for
term 2! At the end of last term the first
of our overseas trips for 2009 departed
to Vietnam and Cambodia.
Our students raised $3500 to
contribute to three community
projects in these countries. Very
impressive and much appreciated by
the communities!
These trips are an important aspect of
our students developing a global
perspective and experiencing life in
other parts of the world. It is not easy
for adolescents to witness the impact of
the Killing Fields, to see enormous
poverty side by side with opulence, or
Issue 4, 14 May 2009
to see facilities for students with
disabilities in other countries. Our
students were very courageous in
their approach to these challenges
and they have returned wiser and
more appreciative of the lifestyle
we have in Australia.
If your family has the opportunity
it is important for every student to
participate in one of these trips.
For more details see the enclosed
insert.
Student Survey
Last year over 800 students
participated in an online survey
aimed at sharing information with
teachers about what improves
learning. Student leaders shared
this information with staff who
then used it to reflect on their
teaching practice and to set
themselves improvement goals.
In term 1 student leaders shared
the survey results with all students
and asked them to use this
information to talk with their
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Photo from Vietnam / Cambodia trip in April (see article enclosed)

teachers about how best to support their learning.
We have enclosed a copy of the results with this
newsletter. Please take the time to read the results
and talk with your son/daughter about how their
learning works in different classes. If you have any
concerns please contact the subject teacher or Year
Level Leader.
Student Parent Teacher Conferences
Over 1250 interviews were conducted with families of
Year 9 –12 students on Wednesday 29 April. Teachers
also made additional times available for families who
couldn’t fit into the appointment schedule. Feedback
indicated that the extended time for the interviews was
much appreciated by families and teachers alike. Most
families understood that it was important to bring their
son/daughter with them to these conferences because
they needed to be involved in the discussion about their
learning.
Term 1 Reports
By now you would have discussed your son/daughter’s
term 1 report with them and congratulated them where
they have achieved their personal best or if they haven’t
done as well as expected worked out with them what
needs to happen differently this term.
Year Level Leaders are in the process of following up
students who scored ‘D’ or ‘E’ grades. If there are two
unsatisfactory grades then families are being asked to
meet with school leaders to help the student work out
what they need to do differently and how the school
and family can help. The student will then be closely
monitored.
Parent Forums
Last year we began these forums and many parents took
the opportunity to join in the discussions that helped
guide our thinking about school directions. Feedback
from participants was very positive.
This year we will be conducting our first forum on
Wednesday 10 June 7 – 9 pm focusing on the school’s
strategic directions. Participants will have the
opportunity to hear input from various school leaders
and to discuss the different directions. You are warmly
invited to join us and contribute your thoughts.
Swine Flu
Last week all families received information from Chris
Robinson Chief Executive of the Department of
Education and Children’s Services alerting them to the
precautions required such as keeping students who are
unwell home from school. While the threat of a
pandemic appears to have receded it is important that
we all remain vigilant. If you have any queries please
contact your son/daughter’s Year Level Leader and
remember to let the school know if your son/daughter
is absent.
Wendy Johnson Principal
Governing Council Chair’s Report
Update on Governing Council Membership
I’ve previously introduced some of the members of
Governing Council and this time I’d like to complete
the picture. Our other valued members comprise
parent, Margaret Nippert, staff representatives Julie
Humphreys, Gennaro Marino and Joe Scalzi and
student representatives, Hannah Hill and Callum
McLeod. We also welcome Robbi Williams as an
observer and to share his ideas and energy in Council
discussions.
Governance, Financial Management and a Tour of
the School
The first aspect of a lengthy meeting on Monday night
was a presentation from Brian McLauchlin of DECS on
Governance and Financial Management for Governing
Council members. We then embarked on a whistle-stop
tour of the school to check out highlights and lowlights
of the facilities and classrooms. We saw various areas in
the school which need some “Tender Loving Care” and
gained an insight into some of the serious constraints,
including a shortage of space, under which our staff and
students are required to work. May this inspire us to
even greater efforts to improve the situation!
On the positive side, we were mightily impressed with a
futuristic array of sleek, black and silver, state-of-the-art
Mac computers in the Multi-Media room, used for the
creation of computer-generated art and design - thanks
to the Digital Education Revolution. Thanks also to the
school’s hard-working IT staff who have laboured hard,
over and above their usual workload, to install these and
other new computers throughout the school.
Community Member
We are hoping to appoint a Community Member to
Governing Council with links to the Multicultural
Communities Council or experience in that area. We
would like to augment work done last year in the
school’s review of Internationalism and want to
encourage a greater involvement of parents and
caregivers from all the cultural communities represented
at our school. Watch this space.
Do you want to get involved at Glenunga
With the new uniform contract with Brandmode for the
next three years, we have an opportunity to “refresh”
our Glenunga uniform. Do you have ideas about
comfort, look or style If so, have your say on the
Uniform Committee. On the other hand, maybe food is
your “thing” and you care about the daily fare provided
by the canteen, especially in light of new governmental
guidelines to promote good nutrition Yes Then you
could be a valued member of the “Healthy Eating”
Committee. Please consider…
Mini Forums coming up
Following the success of the Parent Forums we
conducted last year, Governing Council is planning
another night on Wednesday 10 June to seek your
views and input into the school’s four principal Strategic
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Directions: Environment, Our Community, Quality Teaching
and Learning and Unity and Diversity (which encompasses
Internationalism). This is your chance to come along
and help influence the directions for the school. Each
topic will have its own group discussion and we’ll be
listening for your opinions and ideas about how we can
advance these areas. Look for the Information Box in
this Newsletter for more details.
Future Fancy Footwork
Advance notice that our indefatigable Secretary, Felicity
Playford, is in the throes of planning a Bush Dance for
the school community later in the year. Get ready to
dust off those RM Williams boots and Akubra hat, tune
up your fiddle and keep an eye out for more details. It
will be a hoot!
Penny Wright Chairperson
Email: pwright@internode.on.net or post C/- GIHS
Senior School Report
The focus for the Year 12 cohort’s Pastoral Care
Program in term 2 is on how to improve achievement.
Students will be asked in their meetings with their
Student Advisory teacher to identify what they need to
improve and strategies to actually make it happen. We
will also work on how to prepare for the mid year
exams. Psychologist Dr Kirrilie Smout will present to all
Year 12 students practical approaches to revision for
exams. This is a rehearsal for the processes that our
students need to put in place to achieve their personal
best in the end of year exams. Dr Smout will also
present a session to our Year 12 students on how to
stay relaxed and focussed during the exam period.
Stage 1 students are now entering the end of their first
semester of SACE or the IB Diploma. It is important
that Year 11 students are thinking about the pathway
that they want to study in 2010. Students need to
consider their options beyond school and to understand
what they need to do to get there.
Jeremy Cogan Deputy Principal / Head of Senior School
Middle School Report
A task group of teachers have been invited to work
together on reshaping a Year 8 and 9 international thinking
Middle School curriculum for Glenunga. The new SACE
begins in Year 10 with the Personal Learning Plan
suggesting a linking of Year 10 with the Senior School.
It is indeed an exciting time for our Middle School as
we use the best of what we have learnt to deliver a 21 st
century educational experience for our students.
Student progress and development is at the forefront of
our thinking as staff leaders from each respective year
level meet fortnightly as Student Support Teams. At
these meetings student performances are monitored and
strategies developed to improve the performance and
wellbeing of individuals and student groups. Families
are invited to contact the relevant Year Level Leader to
recommend items for discussion at Student Support
Team meetings.
A number of FREE evening community information
seminars are occurring at Burnside Council over the
coming weeks, some of which may be of interest to our
Middle School students and their families. Topics
covered in the seminars include:
• Electronic Waste Recycling: environmentally and
socially responsible recycling
• Backyards, the most important room in the house –
maintaining green spaces
• Backyards for Wildlife: why and how to select local
indigenous flora species to improve local
biodiversity
• Climate Change: Senior SA Meteorologist will
explain the latest climate change science
• Your garden into our climate: Sophie Thomson
from ABC Gardening Australia.
To register your interest please contact the City of
Burnside Environmental Project Officer Melissa Batt
mbatt@burnside.sa.gov.au or telephone 8366 4140.
The planning for course counselling and subject
selections for 2010 is almost complete. Information for
students and their families will be distributed in the
coming weeks.
Steve Stylianou Assistant Principal / Head of Middle School
Prefect Report
Over the last few weeks we have partaken in various
roles and responsibilities across the school. Last term
the six of us visited the Home Groups of our
designated year levels and we explained the significance
of the student survey that the students completed last
year. We also asked the students how they now felt
about the learning environment at Glenunga and the
feedback we received from the students was extremely
positive.
We had found that many of the students have noticed
and are enjoying the changes that they have seen so far
in the school. One noticeable change that the students
seem to be enjoying is the improvements made by the
Digital Education Revolution which has seen the influx of
new smart boards, laptops and wireless connectivity
throughout the campus. Some other issues that we have
tackled include the establishment of a common room
for senior students, larger desks in classrooms, a
dispenser in the girls’ toilets and a new water fountain.
On Wednesday 29 April we were privileged to be
involved in a seminar with the renowned psychologist
Dr Kirilie Smout. She introduced us to several new
social techniques which will assist us in getting more
into touch with students’ thoughts and feelings within
the school. We also spent two hours with Ms Berry
where we conducted several exercises to improve our
public speaking and other social skills, which we have all
put into practice and have benefited from greatly. So far
we are proud of our achievements in recent months and
we look forward to another very productive term.
Callum MacLeod Head Prefect
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Unity & Diversity
This is an exciting time for us as we enter into the next
phase of development as an unique and truly authentic
international school. This term we have begun work on
improving the international look of the school with plans
in place for a Reception Area facelift. We have in
production large photographic banners highlighting the
many activities (including international) that our
students are involved in. Once we have the necessary
photos, these banners will start to appear around the
school.
Our student data reveals 61 different cultural background,
in every continent except Antarctica, something we are
very proud of. Information sessions for staff on Chinese,
Korean and African cultures will occur soon.
In one of the sessions on our student free day staff will
begin discussions on developing a common
understanding of our international mindedness and how we
would like our school to develop with this in mind.
Parents and students will be given a similar opportunity
shortly after. This will inform us when we start work
on our new Middle School International Thinking
curriculum in preparation for next year.
Preparations for International Day on Thursday 29
October have begun. A particular focus this year is to
involve parents and other members of different
community and cultural groups in working with
individual Home Groups in learning about an aspect of
another culture and presenting something on
International Day. For example this could involve
learning how to cook food and holding a stall, or
learning a dance and performing it on the day, painting
an international mural or redeveloping our Japanese
garden. If any parents are able to assist or if you know
of anyone we could contact, please email Lyn Hayano
at lyn.hayano@gihs.sa.edu.au or on 8379 5629.
One of the actions for this year is to analyse the
achievement, support and pathways for our
International Students. To date we are providing extra
support for students studying Maths and Business
Studies as these were identified as areas of need.
The first of our guest speakers from the South
Australian Institute of Business and Technology (Uni
SA) will provide information to both international and
local students in Week 3. A similar session will be
delivered by Flinders University.
The study by Uni SA PhD student Mr Joe Zhou of how
Chinese international students develop and cope with
the changes they face is almost complete. We await his
findings to see how we might develop any new support
strategies. A complementary study by Adelaide
University, in which GIHS is one participant, is awaiting
final approval before beginning soon.
Another Teaching ESL Students in Mainstream Classes
(TESMC) course is planned for Terms 3 and 4 this year,
with staff able to access an introductory on-line T&D
course in the meantime.
Lyn Hayano Assistant Principal/International Student Program
Chair Unity & Diversity
Music Night!
The Music students will be presenting a concert to their
parents and friends on Thursday 18 June 2009. The
whole school community is invited to come along and
support our young musicians. It will be held at 7.00 pm
at the Uniting Church 23 Bevington Road Glenunga -
which is across the street from the school.
The groups participating will be the Year 9 class band,
Year 10 ensembles and piano duets; flute ensemble,
string ensemble, African drumming group, Year 9 rock
band, and Concert Band.
In the following week the Year 11 and 12 students will
be performing to an invited audience. The marks for
this performance will be summative marks sent to
SSABSA.
Parents of piano students are invited to a piano recital
on Wednesday 24 May 2009 to be held in the Music
Room at 12.10pm.
Ari Cox Music Teacher
Yr 12 Drama Production!
The Year 12 Drama production of Margery Forde’s
powerful play X-STACY will be performed in the PAC
on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14
May. Performances start at 7pm and tickets are
available at the door or in the foyer during lunchtimes.
Adult tickets are $12 and concession $8.
Come along and support the Year 12 Drama class and
have an enjoyable night out!
Geoff Kemp Drama Teacher
Welcome to Facebook Glenunga!
As some of you may already know, the prefects and
student forum have come together and created a
facebook profile called Glenunga Voice. We found that
we needed more ideas and contributions from the
students to help us improve the school and decided that
a facebook page would hopefully get the most response.
It has been extremely successful with many new ideas
being proposed each day. We are steadily adding
Glenunga students to the friends list, but if you have not
been added and wish to be, search us on the site! In the
near future we also hope to create individual groups
(such as a blood donors group/year level committee
groups) that will have regular notifications and updates
about events. We will also start advertising a reward
system for students who are regular contributors! We
hope to hear from you soon on the site.
Cristina Valero and Hannah Hill
on behalf of Prefects and Student Forum
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Yr 12 Committee Update
The Year 12 committee has been very busy lately
organising the formal. We have had a number of
fundraisers so far and we especially thank you for your
support in the Easter raffle – we sold over 200 tickets!
Thank you to all committee members who have helped
at our fundraisers. We ask that if you are on the
committee, come to the meetings (Thursdays in the
seminar room) as we need your contributions! The
formal has been booked at the Hilton for the second to
last week in term 3.
Hannah Hill and Cristina Valero (co-presidents)
Red Cross Donations
On Tuesday week 10 of term 1 a group of students
plucked up the courage to donate blood at the Red
Cross Centre on Currie Street. In total we had 14
donors. This is a fantastic number for our first group
Photos from the raffle
Glenunga Science Club
In term 1 this year we set up a Science Club at
Glenunga. Our main focus was encouraging and
promoting primary school Science. We decided that a
fantastic way to do this would be create a program
where the Year 7’s from Glen Osmond Primary came to
our school once a week for Science classes run by
Glenunga Students. We had our first (and very
successful!) Science lesson in week 8 of term 1. We had
over 30 Glen Osmond students come and experience a
high-school Science practical lesson run by senior
students. The feedback from both parties has been great
and we plan to hold our next class in the coming weeks.
If you are interested in participating, it’s a lot of fun
(and gets you CAS hours), so come to our meetings in
M24 every Friday lunchtime.
Stella Crawford and Cristina Valero (co-presidents)
Photos of Glen
Osmond Primary
students - future
scientist!
donation, but we always need more! I am planning to
organise another group donation in the next four weeks,
so email me if you are interested or come to one of our
meetings (dates to be advised). In week 7 there was also
a half day seminar for Youth Ambassadors for the Red
Cross. This year we have a total of 8 ambassadors – a
new record for Glenunga! Congratulations!
Cristina Valero (club president)
Careers & VET
UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health
Sciences Admission Test )
All students who will be applying for either Medicine,
Dentistry or Health Sciences courses in 2010 will need
to sit for the UMAT. It is a 2 1 / 2 hour multiple-choice
test used specifically to select students into medicine
and health science degree programs.
Students will need to register for the UMAT and this
can only be done online at http://umat.acer.edu.au.
Registration must be completed by Friday 5 June 2009
which is in Week 6 of Term 2. The test date for the
UMAT is Wednesday 29 July 2009.
The UMAT website has a downloadable information
booklet and a number of UMAT practice materials
which can help to prepare students for the test.
Students who sit the UMAT will also have to apply for
the university course of their choice during Term 3 as
well as other courses using the SATAC (South
Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre) process.
If you have any questions about applying for UMAT or
need some assistance please contact either Mr Croft or
Ms Shane the school counsellors.
Young Achievement Australia (YAA)
YAA gives students the opportunity to learn business
skills by establishing and running a real business while
being mentored by business and industry professionals
from the business world. Students work as a team to:
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• Establish, plan and operate an authentic self directed
small business.
• Sell YAA shares to raise the capital to develop a
business opportunity
• Develop business plans, budgets, targets and
reporting processes for their business
• Embed environmental and social sustainability into
all business operations
• Actively market and sell the product/service to
return a profit to shareholders
• Liquidate the company, calculating profits, tax and
returns to shareholders and produce an Annual
Report.
Each Business Skills Program is made up of 15-25
students and 4-6 volunteer mentors. Students involved
in the program this year are: Amila Kaludewa, Nikolina
Cvetanovic, Thomas Brelsford, Lachlan Collins, Megan
McIntee, Clinton Phosavanh and Joshua Hage. Their
sponsor companies are Elders, Bank SA and UniSA.
economic slowdown. If parents know of any
organizations who would be willing to offer a placement
to a student at this time please contact Roy Croft school
counsellor on 8331 9710 or by email
roy.croft@gihs.sa.edu.au
Roy Croft Student Counsellor
Sport Mascot
The purchase of the latest sports uniform for senior
soccer and basketball has provided the perfect
opportunity to launch our new Sports Mascots. The
KNIGHTS (boys) and PHOENIX (girls) logos were
developed over a considerable period of time with
extensive consultation and design elements from
students (see photos of new sports tops and logos below). Mr
Tas Tasef coordinated the development of the logos
and we look forward to the response from the general
school and sports communities.
All of these Year 10 students will use YAA to satisfy the
Community Learning component of the Personal
Learning Plan and in addition they will gain 2 SACE
units.
This program is conducted out of school hours at the
premises of their sponsor company. This usually means
attending one late afternoon per week after school, but
it also involves attending a number of evening seminars
and a sales expo on a weekend. These students will
commit a considerable amount of their own time for
the 24 weeks of the program, however they will gain
practical insights into business, the world of work and
develop their skills and abilities.
Roy Croft Student Counsellor
James Pratt & Helene Kuar are
wearing the Open Basketball tops.
Lewis Cook & Kieran Jackson are
wearing the Open Boys Soccer top.
Personal Learning Plan (PLP)
and Work Experience
All of our Year 10 students are undertaking the PLP.
The existing SACE will be replaced by the new SACE
from the start of 2010 and the PLP is a compulsory unit
for all students.
The PLP helps students plan a SACE course that is
individually constructed to suit their learning styles and
career aspirations. During Year 10 they undertake a
number of activities to guide them.
On Friday 1 May all Year 10 students attended the
Careers and Employment Expo at Wayville
Showgrounds where they had the opportunity to gather
information from many business displays, university and
TAFE presentations.
In week 10 of Term 2 all of our Year 10 students will be
expected to undertake four days of Work Experience
where they can learn more about the expectations of the
work place and also experience a career pathway they
may be interested in.
Work Experience placements for some students can be
hard to find, especially at a time when companies and
business are contracting their services because of the
Steve Stylianou Assistant Principal / Head of Middle School
Sport News
Interschool Athletics Carnival
Monday 6 April saw the running of the 2009 SASSA
Track & Field Championships which were held at
Santos Stadium. Glenunga took a team of 50 athletes to
the Championships to compete. Our Boys Team was
entered in division 2 and competed against the
following schools: Kingston, Blackwood, Minlaton,
Urrbrae, Clare, St Johns, Upper South East Grant. Our
boys ended up finishing last overall however there were
some magnificent individual results.
Oliver Preston was the outstanding boys’ performer on
the day winning the open 100m, 200m and 800m events
along with being part of our second place 4 x 100m
relay team along with Binh Phan, Martin Schreiber and
Pierce Woods. Nicholas Morfidis placed second in the
Under 16 Boys long jump. Jesse Lindner won the
Under 14 Boys shot put and placed second in the Under
15 Boys shot put. Matthew Stamatas placed second in
the Under 14 Boys discus.
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Our Girls Team was also entered in division 2 and
competed against: Minlaton, Urrbrae, Clare, Tatachilla,
Adelaide, Kapunda, Kingston and Lucindale/Kangaroo
Island. Final results saw our team finish eighth overall
however there were also some outstanding individual
results. The Potezny sisters were the outstanding
performers with Tessa winning the Open Girls 1000m
steeplechase along with two other events, the Open
3000m and Under 15 1500m both in new championship
record times!. Jemma placed first in the Under 14 800m
and 1500m events. After dominating Glenunga’s sports
day Beth Thomas ended up placing third in the Open
Girls 800m.
All competitors are to be applauded for their efforts not
only on but off the track by way of their exceptional
behaviour on the day. Special thanks go out to staff
Chrissie Sorgini, Jay Ayling, Jane Robertson and Kate
Ward for their dedicated efforts in helping to make the
day run fantastically well.
Australian National Age Swimming
Championships
Congratulations go to Yan Tkachenko of 9.9 who
competed in the Australian National Age Swimming
Championships that were held in Sydney on April 13 –
18 2009. Here are some of Yan’s fantastic
achievements:
200m Freestyle – Third Place
200m Individual Medley – Third Place
200m Backstroke – Third Place
100m Backstroke – Third Place
Yan also qualified 5 th in the 100m Freestyle, and 5 th in
the 400m Individual Medley. Here is a photo that Yan
took with Stephanie Rice at the competition!
Girls Volleyball Grand Final Term 1
Congratulations go to the Year 8/9 girls volleyball team
Glenunga Navy who recently won their grand final
against Mitcham 3 sets to nil. This caps a fantastic
season for the girls who were undefeated throughout
the whole competition.
Open Girls Tennis Grand Final Term 1
Commiserations go out to our Open Girls tennis team
who narrowly missed out winning their grand final 4
sets to 2. After losing the first 2 doubles the girls
fought back to split the 4 singles matches 2 games a
piece. It was a wonderful effort by the girls to reach the
grand final as the open team was comprised of three
Year 10 students and two Year 9 students.
Term 2/3 Sports
Nominations for term 2/3 sports have now closed with
Glenunga entering the following teams:
Open Girls Netball - 1 team
Open Hockey – 1 team
Open Table Tennis – 2 teams
Year 8/9 Boys Basketball – 2 teams
Open Boys Basketball – 1 team
Fencing – continues on from term 1
ISSA sport (Friday afternoon & Saturday mornings)
begins this Saturday May 9. Information packs have
been forwarded to students via their home group
pigeon holes advising of match and practice
dates/times. SSSASA sport (after school mid week)
programs are still being finalised and students will be
advised of match/practice dates and times.
I would like to ask families to reinforce to students the
importance of attending all practices along with filling in
the sign up folder outside the sports office advising of
their availability for games each week. There were a
couple of instances in Term 1 where games were
forfeited due to students failing to advise of their
unavailability for the game ahead.
I wish all teams the best for what will hopefully be a
very enjoyable and successful season of winter sport.
Photo taken from recent Staff versus students cricket match!
Craig Rainsford Sports Director
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Photos taken in Rundle Mall!
Student Life update
Coming up in term 2 is the start of the inter-house
competition with Badminton being the first sport.
The Year 10 Melbourne trip will run in week 5 and all
of the clubs are up and running with different focuses
for the term.
Stay tuned for more information on Battle of the Bands,
Dance Choreographic Awards and Gleunga IQ. See Mr
Turland with more information at the school. Get
strongly encourage everyone to get involved!
Jonathan Turland Student Life Coordinator
Commitment to Community Service
On Tuesday 5 May Kate Ward’s 9.08 Home Group
went to Rundle Mall to raise money for the Leukemia
Foundation and Save the Children. The day was a huge
success with the class raising $390 for charity. On the
day The Exploding Peaches played two sets, we sold homemade
cakes, performed theatresports, heard an acoustic
duet from two girls and walked around with signs to
entice the public to watch. All the students from 9.08
did a fantastic job at promoting not only our school and
our ability to perform publicly, but our commitment to
Community Service. Well done everyone!
Kate Ward 9.8 Home Group Teacher
This term Revolve Games Club, Create Club and Shout
Bible Study Club will continue. We will see the Great
Bridge Building Competition in Create Club at lunchtimes
on Tuesdays (week 4, 5 & 6)… a great opportunity for
staff and students alike to try their hand at engineering a
bridge that can withstand various levels of weights. Fun
is sure to be had by all and there are some great prizes
for the winning team.
This term we also say a huge congratulations to Stacie
Ellinger (the previous CPSW) and her husband Chris on
the arrival of their beautiful daughter Charlotte Joy
Ellinger. Charlie was born on Monday 20 April and
weighed in at 6lb 13oz. The new family are doing very
well and are extremely thankful for the best wishes from
so many within the school community. Stacie hopes to
bring Charlie on her first school visit a little later this
term and we are all looking forward to welcoming them.
The photo
alongside is
one of Charlie.
At almost a
week old, she
finally decided
to open her
eyes up wide
and say hello
to the world!
Thank you to all those students who supported us in
raising money for Uniting Care Wesley on Pancake Day!
Particular thanks to the following students for helping
out on the day: Holly Wilson; Ruby O’Loughlin; Sophia
Cyna; Rebecca Salos; Sophia Cyna; Cait Thomas; Ruth
Waterman; Lulu Chen; Hoa-Ai Dao; Anna Hartley;
Tamala Tembo.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone better this
term and to handing out prizes in response to what I’m
sure will be fantastic bridge building skills. Blessings.
Julie Telfer Christian Pastoral Support Worker
Student Congratulations
Theatresports Challenge
Late last term, eight drama students participated in
Unley Youth Council’s Theatresports Challenge. Sanne
Baltussen, Katherine Taylor, Lauren Osborne and Shirin
Prabhu from 9.8 took first place with Amelia Edwards-
Armstrong (9.03), Apoorv Jaiswal (9.8), Sascha Koch
(9.03) and Paulina Abboud (9.05) taking second place. A
tremendous effort, seeing as they beat a team of
university students!
Kate Ward Drama Teacher
Christian Pastoral Support Update
It’s just fantastic to be back at school for term two and
we are racing through various excursions, assignments
and activities. It was a relief to start this term feeling
somewhat comfortable in my surroundings as a change
from last term, my first term at the school, feeling a bit
like a fish out of water.
National Band Championships
Congratulations to Meg Thomas (Year 12) who
participated in the National Band Championships held
in Sydney over Easter. Playing in the Junior Tenor
Horn section, Meg gained a second place, missing out
on first place by just one point! Well done Meg!
Charles Seja Music Teacher
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Friendship Games in Japan – Ice Hockey
We take this opportunity to wish Michael Fairlamb
(8.10) the very best in the Friendship Games to be held
in Japan. Michael will be representing the state in the
ice hockey tournament. All the best in these games
Michael!
Cirkidz Production
Congratulations to Martin Schreiber (12.9) who will be
involved in a Cirkidz production Freaky as part of the
Cirkidz Performing Troupe later this month. All the
best with the production Martin!
Hawker Scholarship Congratulations
Glenunga International High School Captains in 2007
and 2008 Mr William Jenkins and Mr Callum
Deakin have been awarded prestigious Charles Hawker
Scholarships. The CAS Hawker Scholarships, valued at
up to $60,000 over four years, are the most generous
privately funded scholarships available to undergraduate
and postgraduate students in Australia. William is in
residence at Burgmann College and studying 2nd year
Economics and Arts at the Australian National
University in Canberra and Callum resides at St Mark’s
College and is enrolled in 1st year Laws and Commerce
at the University of Adelaide.
and close on January 8th 2010. An application form
and further information is available from
www.hawkerscholarship.org or by contacting the
secretary to the Trustees on 08 8127 1654.
(L-R: Principal of Burgmann College Dr. Philip Dutton, William
Jenkins, Hon David Hawker MP, Callum Deakin, Master of St
Mark’s College Ms Rose Alwyn. Photo by seventyeight.com.au)
In 2005, Callum won a position in the selective
IGNITE Program for gifted students at Glenunga
International High School. As part of the program, his
learning was vertically accelerated and he finished Years
8 to 12 in four years. He graduated in 2008 with five
perfect scores and a TER of 99.95.
William was also an outstanding student and graduated
in 2007 with a TER of 99.8.
Describing the Charles Hawker Scholarship as
Australia’s Rhodes Hon David Hawker MP encouraged
Australian students to visit the Hawker Scholarship
website to find out more about the remarkable Charles
Hawker story and the scholarship named in his
memory.
Selection is based on personal qualities as well as
academic ability. Applications for the 2010 Charles
Hawker Scholarships open on December 7th 2009
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L’Estrange Street, Glenunga
South Australia 5064
T +61 8 8379 5629
F +61 8 8338 2518
E glenunga@gihs.sa.edu.au
www.gihs.sa.edu.au
Principal
Ms W Johnson
A Special Interest School for Students
with High Intellectual Potential
An International Baccalaureate
World School
An Internationally Accredited School
Provider No. 00018A
GIHS School Tours
Excellence Happens Every Day
Visitors are always welcome to spend time with
us at Glenunga International High School. You
might want to visit our school by taking part in
one or more of the 2009 School Tours. These
offer families the opportunity to:
Meet with the Principal and members of
the Leadership Team
Take part in a guided tour of school
facilities led by Year 11 students and a
member of the Leadership Team
Observe our teaching and learning first
hand
Have the opportunity to ask questions
about the school and enjoy some
refreshments at the conclusion of the tour.
The following Glenunga School Tour dates are
scheduled for 2009:
Thursday 28 May
Friday 19 June
Thursday 30 July
Friday 21 August
Thursday 10 September
Friday 30 October
Friday 27 November
The tours begin at 8.55 am and conclude at
10.00 am. If you wish to visit the school for
a tour, you will need to register your
interest by contacting Eleni Dalkos
(Principal’s Secretary) by telephone: 8379 5629,
or by email: eleni.dalkos@gihs.sa.edu.au as
numbers are limited.
If you have changed your email address or would like to receive
the newsletter please forward the following details to
belinda.ryan@gihs.sa.edu.au
• Your student’s name and year level
• Your name and relationship to the student
• Your current email address.
Student Absentees
SMS - by 9.30 on the morning of the absence stating:
1. SURNAME OF STUDENT
2. FIRST NAME
3. HOME GROUP
4. REASON FOR ABSENCE eg Illness, Family
The number to SMS absences is - 0416 907 022
The direct absentee line is also available - ph 8338 9726
GIHS UNIFORM SHOP
Listed below are our shop hours at GIHS for your information.
Monday and Friday
Wednesday
8:15 to 9:00am
12:15 to 12:55pm
Our prices lists/order forms are available from the Uniform Shop and
Student Services. If you need to contact me out of shop hours, my
mobile number available on the net under the Uniform Shop listing.
Devon Clothing - 230 Brighton Road, Somerton Park 5044
8294 2022
Judy Worrall Shop Manager, Devon Clothing
BRANDMODE OPENING TIMES for GIHS
(School Sports Uniform)
Listed below are our GIHS shop hours for your information.
Friday 8:15 to 9:00am
Shop also located at:
154 Halifax Street, Adelaide 5000
8232 3331
Thank you
We look forward to meeting with you!
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Mon – Fri: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Saturdays: 9.00am – 12.30pm