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The Grammar WordThe weekly newsletter of Ipswich Grammar School14 August 2013CommunityYOUR STATIONfmYOUR STATIONYOUR STATIONfmPh: (07) 3613 7333www.greaterspringfieldorthodontics.com.au

From The HeadmasterPERFECT PRACTICE MAKESPERFECTcourtesy and thoughtfulness byavoiding any unnecessary noise.An old saying advises that ‘Practicemakes perfect’. It is often translatedas ‘Perfect practice makes perfect’The book ‘Outliers’ by MalcolmGladwell supports this notion of howto succeed: “Practice isn’t the thingyou do once you are good, it’s whatyou do that makes you good”. Theexample of the most famous musicalgroup in history is enlightening.The Beatles started playing some oftheir early performances in Hamburg,Germany. Hamburg was differentto playing in their home town ofLiverpool. In Liverpool they playedfor about one hour, in Hamburg theyhad to play for seven or eight hoursa night. John Lennon described theexperience: “We had to play sevennights a week, eight hours a night, wehad to find a new way of playing – wewere no good on stage when we firstwent there, but after 90 nights in arow we were pretty good”.Over a four year period The Beatlesplayed some 1,200 times. Mostbands today don’t play 1,200 timesin their entire career. The authordoes not argue that The Beatles didnot have natural talent, but pointsout how hard one of the world’s bestbands actually worked to get to thislevel. If it is good enough for TheBeatles then maybe it is good enoughfor all of us as we attend to ourregular schooling duties.SCHOOL RULES FROM 1960As we celebrate our sesquicentenaryit is interesting to look back on rulesand regulations from the past. Therules below are not from IpswichGrammar School, but it is amazinghow pertinent they still are today.They come from a book about theformation of a ‘gentleman’:• The most important point to keepin mind about school is that you gothere to learn.• During school hours your teachershold the place of your parents.• Show respect for your teachers bythe way you speak or refer to them.• Remember also to greet yourteachers respectfully whenever youmeet them away from the school.• In some schools it is a custom forthe class to stand when the teacherfirst enters the classroom at the startof the school day.• If the class is seated and a visitoraddresses a question to you, youshould stand up and answer so thatyou can be clearly heard.• It is an important rule of politenessnever to enter the room of anotherperson, without first knocking andreceiving the invitation to enter.• You will frequently have to passby classrooms or other areas wherework is in progress. You show• If you are late for school, either atthe beginning of the day or for any ofthe day’s sessions, before going to yourplace, you should get leave from theteacher and give them an explanation.• Absence from school must alwaysbe accounted for and your teacherwill require a written explanationfrom your parents.• Each person in a classroom shouldhelp keep it clean and in good order.• Take pride in your school andeverything that belongs to it.• Safety as well as courtesy must beconsidered in the school playground.• At the tuckshop there is need forspecial attention to politeness.• Be sure to place all food remainsand other litter in the bins provided.• Respect your school uniform andthat, whenever you wear it in public,you carry with you the good name ofyour school.• Over eagerness at dismissal time canlead to lapses from good manners.• Do not make fun of other boys,for example, by the use of offensivenicknames or by drawing attention totheir physical defects.Yours sincerely,Mr Robert HendersonHeadmaster/CEO

AcademicsDRAMAA number of IGS students were partof the recent One Act Play festivalhosted by Ipswich Little Theatre.Congratulations to the following boys:• Ryan Robinson received a YouthIncentive Award for his performancein ‘Love [Awkwardly]’.• Caleb Grosser was shortlisted forBest Supporting Youth Actor for hisperformance in ‘Love [Awkwardly]’.• Jack Hansen won the BestSupporting Youth Actor award forhis performance in ‘Living WithLady Macbeth’ by the Ipswich LittleTheatre’s Young Theatricals group.• Junior school student DominicStevenson won Best Youth Actor in aMinor Role in Fractal Youth Theatre’sproduction of ‘Snow White & the 7rather short people’.Mr Michael WellingsActing Head of Dramamwellings@ipswichgrammar.comSCIENCELate last semester 664 studentsfrom Years 3-12 participated inthe UNSW International ScienceCompetition. Results show 131students were awarded CreditsMiddle SchoolDATE CLAIMER• Wednesday 21 August: MiddleSchool Mums’ Afternoon Tea.Invitations have been emailed.• Tuesday 17 September: Year 8(top 25% in QLD), 48 receivedDistinctions (top 10% in QLD) andsix achieved High Distinctions (top1% in QLD). Students will receivetheir certificate and a letter withan analysis of their strengths andweaknesses in class soon.Students receiving High Distinctionswere: Joel Rosenberg, SebastienCarvolth, Tristan Fraser-Preston,Chase Carwood, Patrick Wilson andJack Burrows. These students willreceive their certificates from theHeadmaster on assembly at the nextavailable time.SPARQedCongratulations to James Moroney,Kristoffer Hua and MatthewCook, who have been selected toparticipate as research scientistsas part of the SPARQed programin the September holidays. Moreinformation will be available soonabout the project these students willbe immersed in at the DiamantinaInstitute in the new EcosciencesPrecinct at Dutton Park.NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEKNational Science Week is on thisweek. Here are some of the eventsbeing held across the Ipswich andBrisbane regions that students andfamilies might like to consider.moving into Year 9 in 2014 subjectselection evening. Invitations will besent later in the term.• Wednesday 23 October: Year 9 Nightof Celebration. Compulsory event.Invitations will be emailed soon.• Cafe Scientifique presents ‘TheHistory of Flight’: 188 BrisbaneStreet, Ipswich, 6pm-8pm. Guestspeaker is Tom Crouch, SeniorCurator of the National Air and SpaceMuseum, Smithsonian Institute.• Railway Workshops Museum:Guess the mystery object. Visitwww.theworkshops.qm.qld.gov.au• Robot Spectacular at the Cube:QUT Gardens Point Campus, 18August, 11am-7pm. A display ofrobots from all over the world,including a flying robot. For more,visit www.thecube.qut.edu.au.• Workers Steam Train: Roma StreetStation, 18 August, 10am-12.30pm.Enjoy a steam train ride from theMuseum to Granchester and back.• Brian Cox – ‘An Evening ofScientific Phenomena’: South BankConcert Hall, 20 August, 7pm.• The EKKA: Visit the Lego Brickmanand make your own creation,follow the Thiess Learning Trail anddiscover the educational exhibits,and dig for a dino at the AustralianDinosaur Trail. For more info, visitwww.ekka.com.auMr John MartinHead of Sciencejmartin@ipswichgrammar.com• Tuesday 29 October: OrientationMorning for all Year 7 2014 and newYear 8/9 2014 families.Mr John ChalvatzisHead of Middle Schooljchalvatzis@ipswichgrammar.com

AcademicsESLWe recently farewelled 35 visitorsfrom the YMCA Jeonnam MiddleSchool in Korea. Part of a study tour,these enthusiastic young studentsspent 21 days in Ipswich andexperienced first-hand the life of anIGS or IGGS Middle School student.They participated in regular lessonswith a designated buddy in a fullimmersion situation in order to seewhat school life is like in Australia.On alternate days they had ESLclasses with Mrs Harrison and MrSullivan, or went on excursions topopular tourist destinations aroundBrisbane and the Gold Coast.Special thanks to the teachersNoticesIPSWICH HOSPICE CAREwho welcomed the Koreans intotheir classes, to the buddies whomade a huge effort to make themcomfortable at school, and to thededicated homestay families whoensured this overseas experiencewas very special for their youngguests. The memories made areones that will stay with the group formany years to come.Ms Mary Lou WatkinsTeacher - English/ESLmwatkins@ipswichgrammar.comA large contingent of IGS students(pictured) supported the annualIpswich Hospice Care DoorknockAppeal this month, raising morethan $1,500 that will help supportterminally ill people with palliativecare services in the community.I would like to thank these studentsfor their hard work and dedicationand look forward to continuing ourrelationship with Ipswich GrammarSchool for many years to come.Alison LaheyBusiness Development ManagerIpswich Hospice CareVINTAGE UNIFORMS DISPLAYIpswich Grammar School’s 150celebrations will include a showcaseof vintage uniforms at special eventsin October. As part of this, we wouldlike to hear from past and presentfamilies who have school and sportsuniforms from bygone eras, as wellas their ‘Sunday bests’ from theearly days of IGS.Items include tweed blazers, caps,vests, long-sleeve shirts and khakis.We are also looking for one of theillusive IGS navy blazers.If you have anything of interest,please phone Lisa Hooper on 38139630 or Brad Weier on 3813 9652.P&F MEETING DATESP&F meetings will be held on 20August, 17 September and 15October. The 19 November meetingwill include the AGM. Meetings areheld at 7pm in the AdministrationConference Room.

Sport & ActivitiesBASKETBALL v BSHSIpswich Grammar Basketballtravelled to Brisbane State HighSchool to contest 14 matcheson 10 August. All boys showedtremendous tenacity andsportsmanship on the day. In theend IGS won five games and lostnine. Thanks must go to BSHS forhosting the event. Team of theweek goes to the Third V for theiroutstanding determination.AROUND THE GROUNDS8A (6-117), 8B (7-47), 8C (7-40), 9A(12-116), 9B (8-40), 9C (14-51), 10A(43-34), 10B (32-41), 10C (38-28),11A (41-54), 11B (4-52), Thirds (26-21), Seconds (41-39), Firsts (92-69).FIRSTSThe Firsts continued their run towardspremiership glory with a 93-69 winover basketball powerhouse BrisbaneState High School at the weekend.The Spartans were never troubledfrom the first possession, which sawVerle Williams hit a three pointer.From that moment on Grammarnever fell behind on the scoreboard.“Every win is always good, but whatI like about our team is the way wewin,” Captain Matineng Leahy said.“We go out from the start with thegoal of finishing the game with thesame intensity. The result takes careof itself.”Matineng had another strongperformance, scoring 17 points andadding 10 rebounds. He was ablyassisted by Alec Godinet, who had 17points and 9 rebounds. However, itwas bench players Matthew Roettelerand Joel Berry who made the biggestimpact. Roetteler scored 17 points,while Berry chipped in a doubledoubleof 12 points and 12 rebounds.“Matty was huge today. His roleas the sixth man is integral to thesuccess of this team,” Coach MichaelWellings said. “(Matt and Joel) reallystepped up. It shows the great depthwe have in the team.”This week the team travels toBrisbane Grammar School for Round5 of the competition, hoping tocontinue their winning form. Theteam also plays St Edmund’s Collegeon Monday night in the curtainraiser to the Cairns Taipans and SaintMary’s match. “It is always fun to playEddie’s,” Assistant Coach Mike Murraysaid. “We are excited about playing acurtain raiser to such a big game.”Mr Mark FancourtMIC Basketballmfancourt@ipswichgrammar.comRUGBY v BSHSIGS Rugby travelled to Brisbane StateHigh School playing fields at Carinato contest Round 4 of the GPS Rugbyseason. Both schools played someexcellent attacking rugby in warmconditions. IGS were successful ineight of the 12 games played againstBSHS, and the 13Ds went down toNudgee in a supplementary game.Well done to the Seconds, Thirds,15A, 15B, 14A, 14B, 14C and 13Cteams on great victories.AROUND THE GROUNDSFirsts (31-36), Seconds (27-5), Thirds(34-15), 16A (17-21), 15A (20-7), 15B(43-14), 14A (17-7), 14B (19-14), 14C(26-24), 13A (5-31), 13B (10-31), 13C(17-10), 13D (0-66).Mr Aaron MooreSports Co-ordinatoramoore@ipswichgrammar.comCONGRATULATIONS TO...• The following boys for theirselection in the BJRU representativeteams to contest the QueenslandJunior State Championships:Emmitt Keepa, Eugene Koorts,Tristan Seeto, Wolfgang Wallace,Cooper Whiteside, Manawa TeAwhe, Ami Lea (Under-13), LonyalLuafutu, Kolio Peterson-Timu,Martin Koorts (Under-14), BenjaminHussey, Efi Maafu, Aidan Maniti,Cooper Smith, Daniel Taber, EganKeepa, Sam Wallce, Tevita Wolske(Under-15).• Alex Parson, who has been selectedin the Under-13 Queensland teamfor the Football Federation NationalYouth Championships to be held inCoffs Harbour during the Septemberschool holidays.

Sport & ActivitiesCHESSLast Friday the IGS Chess teamprepared for the fourth roundagainst Brisbane State High. Due tovarious illnesses, eight members ofTeam IGS were unable to participate,and many of the teams had to behastily rearranged. Thanks must goto Miss Horrobin for organising theteams at the last minute, and also tothe boys who were required to playin higher teams than usual.BSHS were a tough opponent asmany of their members were playingdown. However, congratulationsgoes to the Open As bringing in a3-1 win, while the Juniors, OpenCs and Year 7 teams all manageddraws. The Premier, Senior, Open Bsand Open Ds were not so fortunate,all going down to worthy opposition.PREMIERTrying not to get distracted by thebeautiful views of the city, thePremier team prepared themselvesfor what was going to be a long nightof chess. On Board 4, SebastianMcCullough fought for an hour anda half before finally being beaten.On Board 3, Michael Stower had lostonly minutes before, having heldout for 40 minutes after a costlygambit. On Board 2, Rohan Treadwellplayed a hard and fast game, but hisaggressive tactics were to no avail.Undoubtedly, the top performanceof the team was Jacob Butcher onBoard 1, who lost with just onesecond left on the clock.All in all, everybody had a fun night,and it was a pleasure to play onthe same side as so many fantasticpeople. Special mention must goto Stamford Kuwale, a boarderwho stepped in to fill the shoes ofa sick player, as well as SebastianMcCullough, who was promoted tothe Premier team after one memberwas forced to drop out.This week we play BrisbaneGrammar School away. It isanticipated that all studentsparticipating in GPS Chess will playon Friday night. As such, pleaseremember lunchbox chess onMonday, Tuesday, Thursday andFriday and training on Mondayafternoon for Premier, Senior, Juniorand Open A teams, and Tuesdayafternoon training for Open B-D andYear 7 teams.Mike StowerVice-Captain

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IGS 150 TH CELEBRATIONSWRITING COMPETITIONThe Shapcott Prize and the B. Harris Open Poetry Prize2013The Shapcott Prize celebrates the talents and achievements of Old Boy, Tom Shapcott, one of Australia’smost acclaimed writers.Open to Year 10, 11 and 12 students, two competition categories are offered in theShapcott Prize: prose and poetry.Each category winner will receive a prize. Prizes will not be awarded if entries are not of a suitable standard.This year you should concentrate on writing about Ipswich Grammar School asyour central theme: its history, its traditions, its people, its place in your life.Selected entries will feature in a commemorative publication and authors will present their work ata special literary evening in Term 4.Category A – ProseAn original narrative600-1000 wordsCategory B – PoetryAn original poem – no word limitThe B. Harris Open Poetry Prize will be awarded to the best poem about a local or Australianissue or theme.Students are restricted to two entries for each category.All entries should be typed, double-spaced on one side of A4 paper.Each entry is to be accompanied by an entry form.All work must have a title.Entries must be entirely original.Place entries in the box in administration marked Literary Competition.Also you must email your entries to jacutt@ipswichgrammar.comContact person Mr Acutt.Closing date: 30 August (Week 7, Term 3) 2013_______________________________________________________________Entry Form for The Shapcott Prize and The B. Harris Open Poetry PrizeName: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..Year level: …………… Form: ………… English teacher: …………..……………………………………..…..…………….This entry is for (please circle): Category A Category B B. Harris Open Poetry PrizeThe title of my entry is: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..This submission is entirely my own work –Signature: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………..

IGS 150 TH CELEBRATIONSWRITING COMPETITION2013 VANCE PALMER LITERARY AWARDSThe 2013Vance Palmer Literary Awards offer young writers, Years 7 - 9, the opportunity tosubmit their original work for prizes and publication. The award celebrates the talents andachievements of Old Boy, Vance Palmer, an Australian novelist, short story writer and poet.Two competition categories are offered: prose and poetry.The most outstanding entry will be presented with the Golden Pen Award that is presented atSpeech Night.This year you should concentrate on writing about Ipswich Grammar School as yourcentral theme: its history, its traditions, its people, its place in your life.Selected entries will feature in a commemorative publication and authors will present theirwork at a special literary evening in Term 4.Category A – ProseAn original narrative200-800 wordsCategory B – PoetryAn original poem – no word limit Students are restricted to two entries for Category A and three entries for Category B. All entries should be typed, double-spaced on one side of A4 paper. Entries will be considered for publication. Each entry is to be accompanied by an entry form. All work must have a title. Entries must be entirely original. Place entries in the box in administration marked Literary CompetitionYou must also email your entries to jacutt@ipswichgrammar.comContact person Mr. Acutt, Head of English.Closing date: 30 August (Week 7, Term 3) 2013______________________________________________________Entry Form for The Vance Palmer Literary Awards.Name: …………………………………………………………………………………..Year level: ………… Form: ……… English teacher: …………..…………….…………….This entry is for (please circle): Category A Category BThe title of my entry is: …………………….……………………………………………………..This submission is entirely my own work –Signature: ………………………………………………… Date: …………………..