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GrammarGazetteIssue 4

Semester 2, 2011

LINDISFARNEANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au

Helping Students Excel

Sunshine Avenue CampusTweed Heads SouthPreschool - Year 4

Mahers Lane CampusTerranora

Year 5 - Year 12

Congratulations Graduating Class of 2011Best wishes for your future!

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DisclaimerThe Lindisfarne Grammar Gazette is copyright; no part can be reproduced in anyway without prior written permission from the School. All material is published in good faith; however the School will not be held liable for any form of damage whatsoever, or liability, claims or proceedings arising from the printing of the same.

Inside2 Principal’s Message2 Education Award from the Australian Defence Forces3 2011 NAPLAN Results3 Library News for 2011 4 Fun Fest 20115 Principal’s Thanksgiving Cocktail Party5 Lindisfarne P&F News6 ELC End of Year Celebration6 Primary End of Year Celebration6 Secondary Speech Night7 Sports Presentation Assembly7 Fun Athletics Day7 Primary Athletics Carnival7 Secondary Athletics Carnival8 Sports News for 20119 Milo in2Cricket9 National Yoga Championships 9 Netball9 Year 10 Rock ‘n’ Roll10 To Infi nity and Beyond!10 Mathematics Competitions10 MAX Potential Leadership10 Kids In Community Awards11 Telstra Connected Seniors11 Impact Leadership Conference 11 TVET Success11 Traineeship - Sport and Recreation11 A Lindisfarne Wedding12 Primary School Wrap-up12 Book Character Day!12 Big Boys Breakfast12 Grandparents’ Day 13 Kindergarten Authors13 Stage 3 iPad Trial13 Year One Muffi n Day! 13 Year Two Lanterns14 Performing Arts14 Save the Date! - Footloose the Musical14 Recitation Competition14 L-Factor15 Lindisfarne Concert Band 15 Inaburra School Band On Tour15 Year 7 Band Program15 Singing Stars On The Rise!16 Year 3’s Tyalgum Ridge Retreat16 Year 5’s Lake Ainsworth Camp16 Ski Trip 201116 Year 6 Sydney Trip17 France Trip 201117 From the Chapel18 Human Society and Its Environment19 Senior Induction19 Announcement of Leaders for 201219 Movember19 Science20 Tribute to Sam Macharia

Education Award from the Australian Defence ForcesCongratulations to Kyle Beattie (Year 12) who has been awarded an Education Award from the Australian Defence Forces, which includes a new laptop.

On Monday 1 August, Kyle was presented his award by Captain Simon Boxsell (Australian Regular Army). Kyle plans to study Aeronautical Engineering (Air Force) at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra.

Principal’s Message Welcome to our end of year Grammar Gazette which celebrates the achievements, milestones and the spirit of the Lindisfarne community. In the following pages you can survey the range of activities and events that our students have been involved in, and you can also see how we as a school have changed and grown over the last twelve months. It is diffi cult to identify one particular event or achievement without referring to others, however, I would like to draw your attention to one student whose life was sadly lost in a drowning accident at Cabarita beach right at the end of the School year.

Sam Macharia joined us as an orphaned Kenyan boy in 2007 when he began in Year 6. He had just completed Year 10 and his School Certifi cate before his life was brought to an abrupt ending. I would like to convey my appreciation to the Lindisfarne community for the way they have gathered around the School and supported and celebrated the life of this engaging and remarkable young man. It is often in adversity that the best is brought out in people and this has been very evident in the fi nal week of school when Sam was reported as missing and everyone held grave fears for his recovery. A tribute to Sam Macharia appears on the last page of this edition of the Grammar Gazette.

Chris Duncan

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2011 NAPLAN ResultsAt the end of last term, school NAPLAN results had a relatively quiet release across the country. The ‘chest beating come head kicking’ style of headline that has heralded previous results was fairly subdued with most focused on noted improvements as opposed to perceived failures. The cynics out there could put this down to a ‘we’re over it’ attitude: the same story with the same names and same numbers being rehashed by the same journalists, not all of whom have honorable agendas.

I could be wrong but I believe the more discerning approach to the release of the 2011 results stems not from apathy, but from understanding that NAPLAN is a test that students will complete only four times in their whole schooling career. This one test result will never paint a complete picture of the standard of education and the quality of outcomes being achieved by children in this or any other school across the entire nation.

Having said that, the NAPLAN feedback that is made available to schools by ACARA (The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority) is both detailed and complex. It contains information regarding student, year level and school performance from one year to the next on every question in every paper. Yet, regardless of the complexities of this information, public reporting is usually simplifi ed and the many variables that come into play when considering results are lost.

But when all is said and done, parents, quite rightly, want to know how the School has performed. Generally speaking, there were no surprises, while we have reaffi rmed a number of strengths, we have also identifi ed some areas needing improvement within some cohorts that are currently being addressed. It is also worth noting that this year, the writing task was changed from a narrative style to persuasive writing which means it is not possible to compare the performance of a student or cohort from this year to any previous year.

At the risk of falling into the ‘over simplifying’ trap, there are some comparative Mean Score tables at the conclusion of this article that give insight into our overall performance as compared fi rstly to all students in the state, but also to all other Anglican schools located on the North, Mid and Southern Coast of NSW.

NAPLAN is here to stay, and that’s not a bad thing as long as teachers, parents, politicians and journalists, remember that the test scores really are only one piece of the puzzle. If we overly focus on that one piece we could well lose sight of the whole picture, that being the individual child and the ‘growing’ of genuine literacy and numeracy skills.

MEAN SCORES

Year 3

All State AIS Coastal Schools LAS

Reading 424 458 460

Writing 429 438 450

Spelling 421 423 426

Grammar & Punctuation 430 447 452

Numeracy 407 430 415

Year 5


Reading 496 522 526

Writing 492 505 534




Year 7


Reading 544 563 590

Writing 529 529 546




Year 9


Reading 584 613 630

Writing 565 586 627




Meg Ayers, Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care

Library News for 2011What a year the Mahers Lane campus Library has had this year, from pirates to spooks to dragons to Ancient Egypt. We have been everywhere and done everything. Lots of new books to satiate the voracious appetites of our readers as well as many visually stimulating displays to tempt the more reluctant. It all happens right here.

Chess has raged through the Library like a storm and even having purchased more chess sets, we still cannot keep up with the demand. We have been accused this year by a student of “turning everyone into nerds” as the Library is packed to the rafters before school, recess and lunch. We as Library staff can only sit back, take a deep breath and congratulate ourselves on ‘mission accomplished’.

The Library is beautiful, has a wonderful feel to it and the students feel at home here, why not? Comfy lounges and beanbags, whale watching, reading, relaxing, studying, researching, playing chess – all good!

We are very proud of our fabulous Library with such an exciting future ahead with lap-tops and iPads coming soon to create a dynamic collaborative learning space that will see us well into the future.

Gail Dessmann, Library Manager

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This event was embraced by the whole community, providing a family friendly day in the picturesque grounds of the Mahers Lane Campus on 29 October 2011.

School Principal, Mr Chris Duncan said, “Our school grounds were the perfect setting for the 2011 Fun Fest which included everything from kite making workshops, myARTshow, camel rides, side show alley, a dedicated kiddy zone, book stalls, farmers market stalls, silent auctions, roaming entertainment, helicopter rides and it all culminated in a mega fi reworks display that could be seen for miles!”

Entertainment included acts from the talented Lindisfarne students in the ‘L Factor’ talent show and to round off the evening, emerging Aussie band ‘The Lamplights’ headlined the line up at the ‘Band Fest’ along with Irish entertainer Mick McHugh and Raw Talent fi nalist Beau Maynard.

Fun Fest Convenor, Mrs Robyn Goldstone said, “People had the chance to sample some of the regions fi nest delicacies including the cake and sweet stall, homemade Devonshire tea, indulge at the prawn and beer tent and enjoyed the antics of street performers such as quirky circus acts, giant story book tellers and a fashion parade on the backs of camels!”

The helicopter rides were also a real highlight of the day offering people the chance to see the Tweed Coast by air, a rare and wonderful opportunity! said Mrs Goldstone.

Robyn Goldstone also said that not only was there a great response from the School community, but also the wider

community including comments below:

“The work you and the committee did to put together ‘the Extravaganza’ yesterday was simply amazing and is appreciated by all of us in the School community. Put simply – a huge thank you!”

“Congratulations to you and all your team for an absolutely brilliant day – everything you guys put together was exceptional – well done”

“Can’t wait until the next one.”

From Grandparents – “Students at the School are polite, respectful, caring, and fantastic kids.”

“What a wonderful way to spend Saturday afternoon – a real mix of community members young and old.”

“Loved the helicopter and kites.”

“Congratulations on such a successful day.”

“I felt proud of our school spirit.”

The Lindisfarne Grammar community would like to thank everyone who helped in the organisation of the festival with special thanks to Festival Convener Robyn Goldstone, Simone Gadd, the Lindisfarne P&F and Lindisfarne Director of Marketing and Enrolments, David Stonier without whom the festival would not have been such a success. Also a huge thank you to the community members who attended on the day for allowing us to put on such a fun and exciting day, we look forward to the next one in 2013.

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Principal’s Thanksgiving A wonderful night was had by all at the second annual Principal’s Thanksgiving Cocktail Party on 30 November. A fi tting culmination to a very busy year for our parent volunteers.

Lindisfarne P&F NewsThe Lindisfarne Grammar P&F committee is a combination of mums and dads who come from all walks of life to contribute and promote the recreation and welfare of students at the School. Our aims are many, and we pride ourselves on cooperation to achieve the ultimate in fostering the School community whose purpose is to draw together pupils, staff and parents.

We believe that in partnership with the School, the P&F committee can facilitate a variety of activities so that our children may continue to receive maximum benefi t. Some of our most successful and familiar events are:

• The ever reliable Sausage Sizzle that occurs at most of our sporting events.

• Our annual Mothers’ Day Stall for students from P-6.

• The Big Boys Breakfast, especially for Father’s Day and hosted at the Sunshine Avenue Campus.

• Grandparents Morning Tea: all cakes are kindly donated so that Grandparents and Carers can enjoy a good home-cooked cookie or cake along with a cuppa.

• The always highly requested School Disco for Years P-6.

• The much loved biannual Fun Fest.

The purpose of these well-intentioned events is to raise funds to assist in providing facilities and equipment for the School. Once funds are raised requests are submitted for the committee to review and approve. These are based on making sure that each request will receive maximum benefi t for the maximum number of students, teachers and parents. This year alone, the committee has approved over $12,000 for things like installing an air-conditioning unit in the OOSHC (Outside Of School Hours Care), purchasing 60 trestle tables for the School and the P&F to use for functions as required. The replacement of 35 chairs in the Library is also a result of P&F funding.

2012 is gearing up for more substantial outcomes from funds raised. As in all establishments, growth and change are a natural phenomenon. Things become outdated, technology shifts, and things simply wear out. Next year, several priorities are earmarked for the ever evolving fundraising calendar. One of the objectives for the P&F is to optimise and enhance the current use of infrastructure and facilities. With 2012 just around the corner we begin once more the sharing of creative ways for further fundraising accomplishments.

These things make the P&F’s role a constant key in an always-changing school environment. The P&F encourage all things new and we are always looking for feedback along with new and fresh ideas. If you have an idea for fundraising, an inclination to help or even the energy to be a contributor that will connect you to participate at an intrinsic level with the School, please let us know.

The people to talk to are …

Paula Nash

Paul Stedman

Robyn Butel

Sharon Styman

With many more committee members.

Sharon Styman, President P&F Association

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ELC End of Year CelebrationPreschool and Kindergarten children enjoyed the Lindisfarne

Early Learning Centre End of Year Celebration. A concert was held at the Sunshine Avenue Campus on the last day of the School year. The Preschool and Kindergarten students entertained their parents with songs that had been learnt throughout the year along with some well known Christmas songs. The children all looked very cute dressed is Christmas costumes and enjoyed performing in front of a large

audience. This was followed by a morning tea for parents and children and a viewing of slideshows.

Secondary Speech Night

Primary End of Year CelebrationThe Primary End of Year Celebration is a special occasion. It is the culmination of another year of hard work, the actualisation of goals attained and the acknowledgement of successes achieved. Proud parents, families and friends enjoyed wonderful renditions of Christmas carols performed by Year 1 through to Year 6 classes. Congratulations are extended to the award recipients on the evening as well as to

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Sports Presentation AssemblyThe Sports Presentation Assembly celebrated the many sports successes our sensational students had this year. We all enjoyed the skits performed by staff and students and marvelled at the achievements of our elite athletes.

Secondary Athletics CarnivalFor the second time in their history, St Cuthberts’ were

victorious at the Secondary Athletics carnival! They stopped St Barnabas from doing the treble. The yellow team actually fi nished in fourth place behind St Andrew and St Stephen House.

Other very important events judged St Barnabas fi rst, in front of St Andrew, St Stephen and St Cuthbert, in the March Pass and St

Stephen victorious over St Barnabas, St Andrew and St Cuthbert in the Tug of War!

Fun Athletics DayA great day was had by all at the Fun Athletics Day. With many excited children getting into the spirit!

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Dragon Boat Festival The Annual KIDS IN NEED charity Dragon Boat Festival was held on Sunday 14 November at Jack Evans Boat Harbour. For the second year out Lindisfarne students took on the challenge with School Captains Max Whiticker and Paris Manson managing the team. Dressed in Hawaiian Shirts the team received plenty of positive comments. Great team, great charity, great day!

Haidong GumdoThe Haidong Gumdo Australian Championships were held recently at Beenleigh and our Tweed boys walked away with a swag of medals. The Korean sword martial art is non-contact and incorporates intricate patterns, sparring, and paper and bamboo cutting displays.

Year 12 student Thomas Charge won gold in the 14-17 age group for Cho Dan Bo and a silver in paper cutting.

“This was the third year in a row Thomas has won his division and represented our club in the national championships” instructor Paul Roberson said.

Other success stories included 12 year old Jackson Frank, another Lindisfarne student, who received a bronze medal in the U13 division.

BasketballThe Year 10 Basketball team played well in the NCSA Inaugural Champs V Year 11 and 12 from the other regional schools held in Grafton.

Rugby 7’sRugby has been a popular sport this semester with two squads competing in local 7’s competitions held at Lismore and Nerang. Sam Dick captained the School team and the Gold Coast squad before earning the Vice position in the Under 16’s Queensland State team. We were thrilled to have the Super 14’s Queensland Reds visit the School to sign autographs and play touch with some of the Lindisfarne players.

Sports News for 2011The Lindisfarne Grammar students have enjoyed further sports success, at all levels, this semester. Many have achieved personal goals: whether it has been to run the best time they ever have over 100 metres, to represent the School in a Netball grand fi nal, or to have roller bladed around the Epic Skate rink without falling or holding on to the wall or a friend…to name a few!

NCSA and NSWCIS Athletics ChampionshipsBoth the Primary and Secondary Shields, for total points scored, were won by our deserving athletes at the NCSA Athletics Championships held at Coffs Harbour. The Primary team even came second in the Percentage Trophy, which is calculated using the points scored against the amount of students at the School!

A number of fabulous performances in the NSWCIS Athletics Championships in Sydney saw Gillon Preston win a medal of each colour and Lily Dick win three silver. Gillon jumped a staggering 1.58m to attain a silver medal at the All Schools Championships.

Hockey Madison and Savannah Fitzpatrick continued to fi gure highly in the future of the nation’s Hockey. The Australian schoolgirls were involved with the Queensland Academy of Sport Program in their game.

TennisA tremendous talent of Tennis players took the courts at the Lindisfarne Grammar Annual Tennis Championships.

Congratulations to winners: Sophie Sungur and Josh Cargnoni (Primary), Megan Stedman and Lewis Smith (Junior), Kimberley Biggs and Caleb Maxted (Inter), and Rebekah and Dylan Stoddart (Senior).

Caleb Maxted and Kimberley Biggs also won the NCSA Tennis Championships, with Nash Jenkins and Dylan Stoddart taking the runners up spots.

Murwillumbah Inter School RelayLindisfarne Grammar students had a successful trip to Murwillumbah for the Inter School Relay. Lily Dick, Alex Foltyn, Palmer Flitton and Matthew Hodgson won the Primary ribbons, with Kalani O’Connell, Mylee O’Kane, James Ghusn and Jordan Murdoch fi nishing a credible fi fth fi eld.

Savannah Fitzpatrick, Kahlia Walsh, James Schmarr and Sam Dick had a fabulous victory against School rivals Sarah Porter, Madeleine Turney, Rex Whiticker and Sam Macharia.

Touch FootballSally Gray and Sarah Porter represented NSWCIS and Kahlia Walsh played for the South Queensland Sharks, at the Touch Football National Championships.

AFLThe LAS AFL girls’ team only lost the one match to the winners of the AFL cup played at Bangalow.

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Year 10 Rock ‘n’ RollCongratulations to all of the Year 10 Rock and Roll dancers who

achieved the most outstanding PDHPE assessment marks from any

Lindisfarne Grammar year group ever. Rob and Kath Llewellyn of Heart Beat Rockers could not

believe the effort and talent of so many of this year.

Milo in2CricketOn 1 and 8 November 2011 Cricket Australia and Milo in2Cricket came to Lindisfarne for our PE lessons and we got to play and learn lots of different drills with our class. On the second visit our whole year did it together. We all split up into groups of 10 then played lots of drills and got to play with this giant blow up ball and bat which both took 4 to 5 people to run. After that we all got a cup of Milo, yummo! We all had lots of fun and heaps of laughs.

Jesse Reid 5S

National Yoga Championships Congratulations to Year 6 student Kalani O’Connell who competed in the National Yoga Championships held at The Gold Coast Arts Centre and came an amazing second. Kalani also competed internationally earlier in the year.

NetballThree Lindisfarne Netball teams made the fi nals after a season of league matches: The Lightningz (10 years), Lightbulbs (12/13 year olds) and the Leopards (11/12 year olds). It was the terrifi c ten year olds who narrowly lost to a strong Seagulls team in the grand fi nal. Many of the same players were runners up at the Murwillumbah NA Annual Carnival in the eleven year olds division.

Lindisfarne’s primary team won the coveted NCSA Netball title in Grafton.

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To Infi nity and Beyond!On 21 November the Year 9/10 Accelerated Maths class were rewarded for our hard work throughout 2011. Along with Dr Marriott and Mrs Knox, we set off to Surfers Paradise to go to Infi nity – a maze of lights, lasers and illusions. Our fi rst room – the mirror maze – baffl ed Brandon and we struggled to fi nd our way out. Undeterred, we continued our way through the confi ned corridors and an elaborate mirror maze. The laser room challenged us to weave our way through the beams without getting hit by the lasers. Eventually we reached the bridge over the infi nite canyon. Here we used our own initiative to discover that the drop was only 28.456cm (rounded to 3 decimal places) deep. The strobe light in the “ballroom” disorientated us so that we could not gauge the location of the balls as they were thrown around the room. By the end of the day we could not wipe the smiles off our faces, and topped it off with a nice ice cream before we returned to school. Our trip to Infi nity was a great reward for our hard work and effort in Maths during 2011.

Mathematics CompetitionsThis year has been most successful for Lindisfarne’s Mathematics students. In addition to their normal lessons and examinations they participated very successfully in three major competitions.

In Term 2, 15 students completed the Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians. This is a very diffi cult exercise in which they have six problems which they take home and work independently on over a period of three weeks.

In July, 125 students competed in the International Competition and Assessment for Schools Mathematics. This competition consists of questions based on the School curriculum. Results were very pleasing.

The Australian Mathematics Competition which consists of 30 problem solving questions requiring higher level thinking skills (which had to be done without a calculator) was held in August. Again results were of a very high standard, with 126 students competing.

Everyone who participated are to be congratulated on their fi ne efforts. We look forward to seeing more results of this quality for Lindisfarne in the future.

Carol Knox, Director of Mathematics

MAX Potential LeadershipMax potential offers 22 weeks of personal leadership development, including coaching, to young leaders from schools.

It is a leading edge community based program aimed at growing young leaders in local communities. Our six students involved developed a major project at the end of their course.

Paris Manson – collaborated with Morgan Bailey and created a wonderful mural at Arkinstall Park through her Street SmART anti graffi ti project.

Max Whiticker – organised donations and gifts from the Lindisfarne community to be distributed to two Vietnamese orphanages and a poor mountain school in Sapa, Vietnam.

Shailey Neal – ‘You’ve got a friend’ program feeding the needy at Coolangatta on Monday afternoons.

Heather Lawson – developed a healthy eating habits program for Year 6 Lindisfarne students.

Rhiannon Harasymenko - St Joseph’s Primary School - Vegetable garden project.

Brittany Webster - collaborated with local Child Care Centre “Cooloon” and ran a Physical Education and Good Health training program.

Kids In Community AwardsMax Whiticker was nominated in the ‘Role Model’ category by his teachers in these community awards held 1 September at Twin Towns. It was a very interesting and enjoyable evening.

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Telstra Connected SeniorsDuke of Ed/PACS/Year10/12 students had the opportunity to attend and assist in the Telstra Connected Seniors event in Tweed Heads. Our students got to buddy up with a senior and help them become more comfortable with using technology. Peter Blasina, “The Gadget Guy” from Channel 7’s Sunrise program facilitates the workshop sponsored by Telstra.

Traineeship - Sport and RecreationCongratulations to Isabel Sandor who will be starting her school based traineeship at Casuarina Recreation Club in January 2012. Isabel will combine her HSC with on the job training and when she completes Year 12 she will leave school will her HSC, plus her Traineeship and qualifi cation from TAFE in Community and Recreation. Isabel will work approximately 100 days throughout her HSC and will develop skills in many areas. A big thank to Craig McGarry from Casuarina Rec Club for giving Isabel this great opportunity. If any parents or students would like more information about other traineeships please contact Mr Woods in the Careers Offi ce. Also if there are any parents that would like more information about possible School Based Traineeships for their business, please contact Mr Woods.

Impact Leadership Conference On Friday 4 November, 11 students from Year 12, accompanied by Mrs Sands, attended the Impact Student Leadership Conference. This event was aimed to prepare student leaders with practical leadership methods. It was an interactive day targeting all areas of personal and group leadership.

The day began with various activities that triggered relationships amongst the students and helped everyone feel more comfortable. It was an opportunity for the leaders of 2012 to unite and inspire each other.

The sessions that followed varied from motivation techniques and event organisation, to public speaking tips and how to hold effective meetings. Every second was worthwhile. It was a highly productive day and all the students found it extremely benefi cial. We were left buzzing with ideas and suggestions to contribute to the leadership of the School and are now even more motivated to leave our own legacy. We encourage the younger years to embrace the opportunity in the future, as it really is a chance to grasp success.

TVET SuccessRobert Smith was nominated by Kingscliff TAFE and was selected as a fi nalist for TVET School Student of the Year 2011. The North Coast Region has 4750 students undertaking TVET courses in Year 12 with over 450 of them nominated for the TVET Student of the Year Award by Schools, TAFE Colleges and other RTOs. After reviewing all the Nominations the Panel interviewed 150 students by tele-conference and had the diffi cult task of selecting 3 fi nalists to attend this awards night. Robert was one of the three fi nalists and was invited to attend the NSW State Training Awards Night for North Coast Region (Taree to Queensland Border including the New England area) in Coffs Harbour where he was announced as Runner-Up. As a result of this achievement, Robert was awarded The Pam Cooper Memorial Award for TVET at the Secondary School Speech Night.

A Lindisfarne WeddingLuke and I would sincerely like to thank the Lindisfarne Grammar School Community for their support and well wishes when we were married on Saturday 24 September 2011. The Staff morning tea that was held was lovely and the beautiful card we received from my 8C PC class made our moment even more special. We felt honoured that so many teachers and students helped us celebrate our marriage. It is a memory we will cherish forever.

Kylie Wharton (nee Conlin)

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Primary School Wrap-upThe second semester of 2011 has seen the continuation of what has been a very busy yet successful year. The Primary School students have been involved in a plethora of activities providing experiences to nurture all facets of their personal and academic development. At Lindisfarne we endeavour to create a learning environment that recognises the many differing talents, strengths and learning styles of children. Research supports the notion that we learn best when we are ‘doing’ therefore, it is of vital importance that an active, hands on approach to learning is fostered. I am always thrilled to witness the hive of activity that can be observed on a daily basis in any classroom on any given day. Collaborative, cooperative learning is rife and is so beautifully facilitated by the many generous parents, grandparents and friends who volunteer their time on a regular basis; for this we are eternally grateful. As the School year draws to a close, it is important for us all to take the time to refl ect on and celebrate the wonderful learning journey our students have been on.

Michele Chandler, Assistant Principal - Head of Primary

Book Character Day!Book Character Day was so fun, some of the people dressed as Tashi and some dressed as Harry Potter. The craziest characters were Thing 1 and Thing 2 from The Cat in the Hat Gang. Some other good characters were Curtis Stone, Harry Potter, Tashi and The Witches. On Book Character Day everyone did a performance on the stage. It

was fantastic. One of my favourite acts was Incy Wincy Spider by Kindy, it was fantastic, they

nailed it. Book Character Day was a 10/10 day.

Jett Bevacqua, Year 4

Big Boys BreakfastOn Friday 2 September we had the Big Boys Breakfast. Lots of the Dads and kids came to celebrate Father’s Day a bit early.

We arrived at school at a quarter to eight and gave the teachers out the front our ticket. Then we came in and got a seat. After we got a seat we got up and went to line up for a bacon and egg roll. Then we went back and sat down. Gradually more and more Dads and kids came. Dad and I then went and got a drink and some fruit. The line started to get massive for the bacon and egg rolls, it was nearly going out the gate! Apart from the massive line I think everyone had a good time.

Kai Tandler, Year 4

Grandparents’ Day We are very grateful to all the wonderful parents who contributed to the Grandparent’s Day morning tea. Thank you to the extremely hardworking P&F members who coordinated this feast.4

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Stage 3 iPad TrialParents of students in Years 5 and 6 will know that a feature of our curriculum delivery is the authentic use of technology across all Key Learning Areas. The teachers are all highly competent integrators of technology and the students make daily use of a wide variety of tools to support their learning. We know that effective use of available technologies has the power to engage students, empower them and enhance their learning.

The iPad is fast becoming the device of choice for student use in schools. In order to keep abreast of current educational best practice for both teaching and learning it is important for teachers and students to access this important 21st century learning tool. To this end, the School has made an historic decision to incorporate iPads into Stage 3 curriculum from 2012 onwards. It is envisaged that this program will be rolled out across all year levels in the future.

Tim Waugh, Stage 3 Coordinator

Year 1 Muffi n Day! To celebrate all we have learned about our community this semester, Year 1 held a “Muffi n Day” in week 5 of Term 4. We worked very hard baking the muffi ns with our teachers and we made signs to advertise our muffi ns. We raised $480 with all our hard work and we will be donating half to the local RSPCA branch when they come to visit us with the animal ambulance, to help them take care of the animals in our community. The other half will be donated to Salma and Kiao, who we support through the World Vision program. Thank you to everyone who supported us and bought a muffi n or two!

Year One Teachers and Students

Year 2 LanternsThis Semester Year 2 were invited to participate in the wonderful Tweed River Festival Lantern Parade. In the week prior, the students made their special lanterns in workshops held in the Sunshine Avenue Campus Undercroft. On Saturday 12 November, proudly wearing thier formal uniforms,students and thier families together with Mr Pettit and Mrs Leary met at Jack Evans Boat Harbour. They happily led the parade amid much applause through the cheering crowds along the newly completed boardwalk. Following this memorable evening Tori Jones in 2L wrote later that she ‘felt like a rock star’!

Kindergarten AuthorsThis semester Kindergarten students were very busy becoming authors and illustrators. After exploring and learning about how living things survive and grow, their teachers asked the question “So What? How can you use this information to make a difference in your life and the life of others?” Kindergarten decided that they needed to share their new knowledge and understanding with their friends and families by writing a book about one of their favourite animals.

Lane Clarke says, “When learner’s are provided with a process, they are also given the ‘gift of quality’” and the process the Kindergarten teachers introduced to their students was the authorthink process, which is a framework for quality publishing. The teachers worked with the students in their class throughout this process.

First of all, Kindergarten students planned and researched their information using a variety of websites and books. After reading the information, the students wrote a draft copy of their book, which included information about what their animal looks like and what it likes to eat. The students were then involved in an editing process through both a peer assessment and a teacher conference. Being involved in this process allowed

the students to produce and publish a quality sample of work. In the fi nal stage of this

process, the students were able to celebrate their learning by sharing their books with their families and their peers. Kindergarten had a wonderful morning which honoured them as a learner and, more importantly, as a fi rst time author.

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Performing ArtsWe have had an extremely industrious semester in the Performing Arts department. The Choir has prepared for and performed at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod, the Quota International Conference at Twin Towns, The Hospital Chaplain’s remembrance ceremony, Year 4 Graduation Liturgy, Year 6 Graduation, Year 12 Farewell Assembly, Year 12 Final Eucharist, Year 11 induction Service, and the Confi rmation Service with Bishop Slater.

As well as setting up for the Choir, senior Entertainment Industry students have been busy organising and setting up sound, lighting and staging for HSC Music Performance exams, HSC Drama Performance exams, Lindisfarne Fun Fest, Recitation Competition, and School assemblies.

The School Concert Band has been fl ying the Lindisfarne fl ag very high out in the community, performing at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod, Fun Fest, Tweed River Festival and the Mullumbimby Music Festival. They have also been invited to perform at the NBN Salt Christmas Carols.

Elective music students and all of Year 7 were lucky enough to take part in a joint Jazz/Choral workshop run by John Morrison and Jackie Cooper. The day was a great success for both singers and musicians.

Jazz Combo ‘Intuition’ have performed at the Fest Fun and the Tweed Valley Jazz Club after their performance at the Murwillumbah Eisteddfod.

Senior dance students Saffron King and Darci Walker are leading the Lindisfarne Dancers. They successfully choreographed the group for a performance at Trivia Night. The ensemble also worked very hard, under Saffron and Darci’s guidance, in their Presentation Night preparations.

Magic of the Stage, featuring Year 11 and 12 Drama performances was well attended this semester. These students also attended Zen Zen Zo’s stunning and confronting performance of ‘Cabaret’ before taking a part in the company’s physical theatre workshop. Senior Drama students also attended a very thought provoking production of ‘Stolen’ at the Cremorne theatre this term.

Year 11 and 12 Elective music students have been performing regularly at Sunday Chapel Services.

As well as all of the above, Performing Arts musicians, dancers and singers worked very hard on their repertoire for Presentation Night at the end of this term. Presentation Night gives our faculty a great opportunity to showcase some of our fantastic soloists and ensembles including the Showcase Dancers, Lindisfarne Dancers, Choir, Concert Band, Flute Choir and Lindisfarne Rock Band. It was a fabulous refl ection of our young talent.

Recitation CompetitionMr Lachlan Glasby adjudicated the annual Lindisfarne Grammar Recitation Competition which was held on Thursday evening 8 September 2011. He commented on the high calibre of the fi nalists in each stage.

The winners of this year¹s competition are:

Stage 1 Cate RobertsStage 2 Kipp FreemanStage 3 Callum FitzpatrickStage 4 Shakira DireenStage 5 Chelsea BuckleyStage 6 Ayesha Gough

L-FactorThis year we had our fi rst L-Factor competition hopefully many more to come. The L-Factor competition was inspired by the Television show, X-Factor and provides us with the opportunity to display the wide range of talents at our school. Our competition consisted of four sections; Preschool to Year 4, Year 5 and 6, Year 7 to 10 and fi nally Year 11 and 12. The heats for this competition were held in Terms 3 and 4 and the fi nals took place during the Lindisfarne Fun Fest on 29 October. The standard of the participants exceeded all expectations; they are aspiring artists of which the School can be very proud. A massive thank you to our Judges Ms Tracey Kriz, Mr Simon Leach and Mr Eddie Miller, also to our scribe Ms Gay Maynard. Congratulations to all our competitors particularly our stage fi nalists and winners!

Stage FinalistsPreschool – Year 4Molly McPherson - WINNERChelsea Lang and Indya TangyeYear 5 – Year 6Mylee O’Kane, Sophie Ryder and Indiana Ma rshallFraser Crane and Kendra Fitzpatrick - WINNERSavanah TindigliaYear 7 – Year 10Lauren StoneCheyenne Jones, Grainne Abbott and Niki Louis - WINNERYear 11 – Year 12Connor JacksonTanna Rose Peinecke - WINNER

Save the Date!Coming to Lindisfarne in 2012!

Performance Dates 20, 21 and 22 June 2012.

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Singing Stars On The Rise!This year has seen two of our Lindisfarne students assert themselves in the music world.

Year 6 student Savannah Tindiglia has recently released her fi rst two CDs only one-and-a-half years after she started writing her age with double digits.

Regular busker at the Sunday markets at Burleigh, 11 year old Savannah recorded a covers album and an original single.

“That was really fun. The 10 songs are just a mixture of all my favourite covers,” Savannah said. The recording was made possible with a Gold Coast City Council grant and the support of a Palm Beach recording studio.

Year 9 student Ellen Senyard as well as playing at the recent Oueensland Music Festival also picked up a Teen Talent quest award earlier in the year netting her $2500 in prizes and the chance to record her fi rst single. Hero I Am- one of three tracks to appear on her debut EP.

“I guess things have started to move a little quicker this year. Starting with taking out the Teen Talent quest in February. I’ve only recently started recording my own music and it happened in a hurry as I had to rush 10 have an EP ready to sell at the Queensland Music Festival.”

Year 7 Band ProgramThe Year 7 Concert Band Program gives every Year 7 student the opportunity to make music in a genuine concert band setting. Each Year 7 class forms a working concert band, with students nominating an instrument to learn for the year. Instruments on offer are fl ute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion and electric bass.

Each semester students work towards presenting their efforts in the ‘End of Semester’ concert. This years’ concerts have been a great success, well attended by parents and friends. Our Semester 2 concert featured some of our more advanced ensembles, showcasing older students who have continued on with their instrumental studies.

Apart from the value of learning about instrumental music in a practical way, students learn how to work in ensemble using written and aural cues to fi nd their place in the musical score. The pleasure of being an active part of a larger musical work is very satisfying and can often lead to a life long interest in ensemble playing. Countless concert bands, ensembles and community orchestras are made up of musicians whose interest in music was activated in a school band program.

Inaburra School Band On TourInaburra School included Lindisfarne on their tour itinerary this term, playing over an hour of Concert Band, Big Band and Acapella Choir classics to a very appreciative audience.

Over 60 senior school students, teachers, instruments, music stands and an impressive percussion collection made their way to our Mahers Lane Campus on Wednesday 16 November.

The visitors put our new facilities to the test, making the most of our great new ‘Multipurpose Hall’. There was plenty of audience interaction and lots of opportunities to sing along. Some of our own choir members were conscripted to help with the back up vocals and a few of our more coordinated members of staff provided some impromptu dance moves.

Overall it was a great experience and a wonderful way to wind down the academic year. We certainly hope they include us on their next tour.

Lindisfarne Concert Band Wows at Mullumbimby Music FestivalOur amazingly talented musicians entertained the crowds at The Mullumbimby Music Festival.

Performing a daring variety of songs including The Lion King, Brown Eyed Girl and Michael Jackson’s Thriller the laid back crowd were dancing and singing to the tunes.

It has been a very busy and successful year for the Concert Band performing at the Sanctuary Cove Jazz Festival, the Ekka and Tweed River Festival. Their talents were publicly recognised when they won their section at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

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Ski Trip 201141 keen students and fi ve equally keen teachers left on Saturday 16 July, after hearing wonderful reports of the best season since 2000. We reached the snow ready for an afternoon ski on Sunday. The following days consisted of an early 6:00am wake up call, 30 minute bus trip to the snow, a two-hour lesson and the rest of the day skiing and boarding. As reported we experienced excellent snow conditions with light snow falling every day. Although visibility was poor and no sunshine until we were leaving on the Friday, everyone had a fantastic time. A big thank you to the staff (Mrs Wright, Mr Fydler, Mr Robins, Ms Spring, Mr Leach) and the students involved in making the trip as enjoyable and memorable for all.

Year 3’s Tyalgum Ridge RetreatThe day of camp had arrived fi nally, it was Thursday 20 October 2011. I had been waiting forever for camp and I didn’t sleep very well the night before. Mrs Howarth, Miss Denny, Mr Broadbent and Mr FitzGerald were going to camp too.

We did many activities such as learning camping skills, making damper, fl ying fox rides, feeding the farm animals and hiking.

I had a great time on camp.By Logan Crouch 3H

Year 5’s Lake Ainsworth CampOn Wednesday 12 October, Year 5 headed of to Lake Ainsworth Camp at Lennox Head. It was quite sad that the camp only went for three days but it was OK. The activities we did were cookout, high ropes, marine studies and rock climbing. We were supposed to do canoeing and raft building, however, on Thursday the lake appeared to have blue-green algae and apparently it is toxic so only 5S got to do canoeing. Lucky things! The teachers who attended the camp were Miss Hassell, Miss Affl eck, Mr Seguin and

Miss Arnold, which gave us some laughs. At the camp the instructors’ names were Todd, Brooke and Chris. We weren’t the only ones there, as Year 4 from Saint Hildas joined us. My favourite activities were marine studies

and cookout. The main reason for this was because at cookout you got to make your own fi re and with marine studies it was funny seeing Miss Hassell’s face when she heard there was a shovelnose shark! I enjoyed camp the most because our instructor Todd made sweeping the dining room fun by playing music, which was mostly a dance lesson, while the boys were stuck with the washing and wiping up! Overall I really enjoyed camp and the cabins were great

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Year 6 Sydney TripThis was a fantastic opportunity for the Year 6 students to experience a wide variety of learning opportunities related to the Stage 3 curriculum. I am very pleased to report that our Year 6 students were outstanding ambassadors for our school with the teachers receiving many compliments on the students’ behaviour and level of interest.

I’d like to thank Mrs Chandler, Mrs Greenup, Mrs Foyster, Ms O’Connell and Mr Stonier for accompanying the students and spending time away from their own families in order for Year 6 to have such a wonderful, memorable end of Primary School experience.

Tim Waugh, Stage 3 Coordinator

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France Trip 2011On Wednesday 21 September, a group of 13 students, 1 parent and 3 staff members set off from Brisbane airport to spend the two-week holiday break in Paris, France. Students had the opportunity to discover the city’s culture and improve their French skills. Although the trip stretched their linguistic skills, students rose to the challenge and they should be very proud of what they achieved during their stay.

Some of the most famous Parisian sights were visited and students were able to tick many the iconic landmarks, such as the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Cœur, the Moulin Rouge, Notre Dame, Versailles, Place de la Concorde and of course shopping along the Champs Elysées.

Of course the Eiffel Tower is a must see on a trip to France. A highlight for many was the exquisite dining experience at Jules Verne restaurant and a picnic in the park to watch the Eiffel Tower light up and twinkle at night.

“The highlight of the trip was seeing all of the monuments and the best of course having lunch at the Eiffel Tower”

A lot of fun was also had at the Marché aux Puces (Flea Market) where we were able to hunt out bargains and perfect our haggling skills in French.

“The highlight of the trip was testing out our French speaking skills at the markets and shopping through all the antiques.”

On school trips you learn, you taste, you see, but for me the most valuable aspect of trips are these experiences. These moments, these memories can bring a smile to anyone involved and create an inexplicable bond between the teachers and students present.

“The gardens of Versailles were ethereal (we walked the entire length of the fi eld) although Mrs Gula’s inability to spot a glass door was priceless.”

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in this year’s trip to France. I was impressed by the way in which they embraced the language and culture with such enthusiasm. I would also like to extend a huge thank you to all the parents and staff who supported and contributed to the success of the trip.

We are now planning for our next cultural/study tour, which will take place in the Term 1 break of 2013. Further details of the proposed trip will be available in early 2012. The proposed itinerary will include attending the ANZAC day dawn service in Villers-Bretonneux.

Marg Gula, French Coordinator

From the ChapelThis year has been an exciting year for the Chapel, what with the new Red Room quiet space, rearranging of the Chapel space to include a meditation area and the beginning of The Silent (Meditation) Project across the School, amongst many others. The addition of Monty the spoodle to the Chaplaincy Team has also been a hit for all staff and students. During the year a number of students celebrated their fi rst communion and another 5, including 2 ex-students, were confi rmed by Bishop Keith in the Chapel.

A highlight of the year was the 3-day silent retreat held at the end of Term 3. For many the idea of a three-day silent retreat is so foreign that even the suggestion of participating in such an event is out of the question. Yet that was the challenge 5 students from Years 9 and 12 accepted as a way to commence their recent school holidays. 3 days in silence without mobile phones, the internet, iPods or iPad would normally be a teenagers nightmare, but for these young people it became a doorway to explore themselves, their relationship with God and with the world.

“Before getting there I had no idea what was coming”, one commented, “When I arrived I was even more lost, I just knew I had to be open to the idea. It’s best to not have expectations.”

Apart from 3 short sessions together each day, the students spent the time on their own, either in their rooms thinking and reading or in the grounds surrounding Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre on the edge of Moreton Bay in Brisbane. The short sessions together included some spiritual input and a period of meditation which each then continued in privacy. On both Sunday and Saturday mornings a Eucharist was held.

“It was an amazing eye opening experience,” another said, “To be in silence you have no choice but to go inside yourself. It is so peaceful but, at the same time, frightening.” On arrival all wrote out a list of emotions, feelings and events that they wished to leave behind. These were placed in individual envelopes and placed on the altar. At the end of the retreat, each participant had the opportunity to symbolically offer his or her list to God through a ritual burning. This was very helpful and allowed closure for many in relation to the issues they had worked through over the three days.

“Now after all the silence, I have found myself again” was the comment of one student, a comment which was the experience of all who attended. It is planned to hold 4 such events during 2012 so that other students, teachers and parents have the opportunity to say, as one student wrote, “I’m no longer scared of the silence, I’m no longer scared of myself.”

It has been a wonderful year and we are looking forward to both the break and 2012.

Fr Glenn, Chaplain

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Human Society and Its EnvironmentWhat is the difference between value and cost? My three children have attended Lindisfarne Grammar and turned out happy and well adjusted with a love of life. A pleasant occupational hazard for me is bumping into ex-students. They have all found their niche in life, in varied pursuits and remember fondly their school days with us. I’d wager that the value of a Lindisfarne education has far exceeded the cost of all those school fees.

The Faculty of Human Society and Its Environment offers courses that teach about the world in which we live, namely Ancient History, Modern History, Business and Commerce, Geography, Legal Studies and Religion. Education is a community effort and we thank the many people and organisations who support our school. Our recent Faculty activities have been outlined below.

• Year 7-10 students attended a fortnightly Chapel Service.• Mrs Makepeace’s Senior Ancient History students visited

the Antiquities Museum at the University of Queensland, studying ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts.

• Mr Wilson’s Senior Legal Studies students Paris Manson, Heather Lawson and Dylan Stoddart took part in the High School Mooting Competition at Bond University.

• Mr Wilson’s Year 10 Commerce and Senior Legal Studies classes visited Southport Court.

• Mr Wilson’s Year 9 and 10 Commerce classes have been participating in the Australian Stock Exchange Sharemarket Game.

• Year 8 students visited Minjungbal Cultural Centre where presenter Mr Stephen Larcombe taught students about traditional Aboriginal tools, spiritual beliefs and bush-craft.

• Year 9 Geography students undertook coastal management fi eldwork at Kingscliff.

• Ms Pelc, Mr Wilson, Mrs Wharton, Ms Rutter, Mrs Walker and Mrs Makepeace attended literacy Professional Development entitled “Helping students read to learn when they are still learning to read”.

• Mr Coverdale, Mrs Wharton and Mrs Walker attended Professional Development regarding the new Australian Curriculum in History.

• Anneke Donnelly (Year 9), Charles Coverdale (Year 10) and Penelope Meeves (Year 10) represented Lindisfarne at the Korean War Remembrance Service hosted by the Tweed Heads-Coolangatta Returned and Services League Sub-Branch.

• Vietnam Veteran Mr Dave Jones gave an informative presentation to Year 10 History students regarding his Vietnam War service with the 5th Battalion during 1966.

• Year 10 student Penelope Meeves was a national fi nalist in the “My First Speech” competition and delivered her address in Canberra’s House of Representatives, receiving a standing ovation from our 150 Federal Parliamentarians.

• Lindisfarne student leaders Paris Manson, Julia Walker, Mitchell Buckley, Penelope Meeves, and Rebekah Dolan, with Mr Coverdale and Ms Koff, met The Hon. Justine Elliot MP and The Hon Kevin Rudd MP Minister for Foreign Affairs, during his Foreign Aid seminar in Banora Point.

• Year 11 historian Hannah Pym participated in the 2011 National History Challenge with her research essay on Edith Cowan.

• Year 7 Geography student Meg Whiticker received a prize for her entry in the Save the Bilby Fund Cross word Challenge awareness campaign.

• Ms Pelc’s Senior Business Studies students visited Carlton United Brewers learning about the operations of a large manufacturing enterprise.

• Ms Pelc’s Senior Business Studies classes participated in a University of New England literacy research project. Valuable feedback was received regarding suggested HSC extended response writing techniques.

• Mr Coverdale’s Senior Geographers visited Mr Robert Hawken’s sugar cane farm to learn of on-farm agricultural and environmental management techniques.

• Ms Rutter (Modern History) and Mrs Makepeace (English) were selected as Higher School Certifi cate Examination markers; an invaluable experience and of great benefi t to our future students.

• Lindisfarne supported the Teaching Practicums of several trainee teachers from Southern Cross University, Griffi th University and the University of New England.

Bryson Coverdale, Director of Human Society and Its Environment

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Senior InductionCongratulations to all Year 11 students who were inducted as Seniors at an Induction Service on Monday 12 September. During this service the current School Captains, Brigid Doolan and Kyle Beattie ‘passed the light’ to the incoming School Captains, Paris Manson and Max Whiticker.

Announcement of Leaders for 2012School Captains Paris Manson and Max WhitickerVice CaptainsJulia Walker and Mitchell BuckleySenior Sacristans Brittany Allen and Sally Le BillonAndrew House CaptainsAmanda Ayoub and Saffron KingAndrew House Vice CaptainsAndrew Bates and Brittany WebsterBarnabas House Captains Mollie Goodall and Heather LawsonBarnabas House Vice CaptainsBryce Blom and Darci WalkerCuthbert House CaptainsSally Gray and Victoria O’NeillCuthbert House Vice CaptainsSavannah Fitzpatrick and Sally Le BillonStephen House Captains Jessica Coy and Callan DavieStephen House Vice Captains Laura Payne and Jacob McGuren

ScienceScience is alive and well at Lindisfarne Grammar with students across all years putting into practice the same skills used by luminaries such as Newton, Lavoisier and Einstein. The scientifi c process is a well-trodden path that attempts to gain a deeper understanding of the natural world and its phenomena through investigations and the testing of hypotheses. It is important that we encourage students to see Science as not just the accumulation of facts, but as a way of seeking answers to their questions about the world around them. This semester, students have been engaged in many investigations, both in and out of the classroom, that seek to do just that. Here is a sample of the activities and achievements of Science students in Semester 2:

Year 7 Rocky Shore Field Trip

Students in Year 7 visited the Hastings Point Rocky Shore and the Adventure Education Field Study. They were able to work alongside practicing Marine Biologists to classify and study the organisms that live in this unique marine ecosystem. (photos above)Year 9 Rainforest Ecology

Year 9 students investigated the abiotic (non-living) factors that affect ecosystems such as our very own rain forest on the Mahers Lane Campus.

Year 11 Chemistry – Looking at Polymers

Year 11 students used model kits to construct samples of the plastics we use everyday.

Year 12 Biology – Enzyme Activity

Year 12 Biology students began their fi rst assessment towards their HSC. The students were given the task of assessing the effect of pH, temperature and substrate concentration on the rate of enzyme catalysed reactions. The students began with some trepidation, but soon put into practice the skills they have been practicing since Year 7.

Th e Australian Brain Bee Challenge

Congratulations to Shena Cooke, who was an outstanding ambassador for our school in fi nishing 3rd in the state fi nals of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge.

Dan Robins, Director of Science

MovemberThe Craft and the Pride

The month of November saw a small group of teachers take on the Movember challenge and raise money for the pertinent men’s health issues of prostate cancer and depression. It was more of a challenge for some than others, but they all bonded together to become mo brothers. Seen here are the hirsute fruits of their lip labour. Well done boys, we’re proud of your craftsmanship.

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LINDISFARNEANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOLwww.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au

Samuel Mwangi Macharia6 December 1994 - 4 December 2011

St Aiden of Lindisfarne Prayer

Leave me alone with God as much as may be.

As the tide draws the waters close in upon the shore,

Make me an island, set apart,alone with you, God, holy to you.

Then with the turning of the tideprepare me to carry your presence

to the busy world beyond,the world that rushes in on metill the waters come again and

fold me back to you’.

Forever in Our Hearts and Prayers

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