A Word from the Principal

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Combined Anglican Schools Worship
I had the pleasure of attending the combined Anglican Schools Worship Service at St Peter’s Cathedral on 3 May. In attendance at the service were some 600 students and staff from the 12 Anglican Schools in South Australia.

The service focused on mission within our schools and each school brought a symbol of the mission undertaken in each community. James Grimmett brought a basketball singlet worn when he visited Cebu in 2011. He explained that the singlet represented the College’s commitment to assisting the people living in the slums of Cebu.  Sophie Western led the congregation in prayer for the world, our leaders, the poor and sick and the Church. It was a wonderful service which highlighted the call to all our schools to show compassion and action towards all of those with whom we come into contact.

NAPLAN
Welcome to NAPLAN week. Every year since its introduction, there has been significant public debate about the purpose, structure, reporting and value of NAPLAN testing, both to schools and the wider Australian community. Continue reading →

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Shooting for Gold

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Investigator College student Kelsey Williams is not only preparing for her Year 11 exams, she is also getting ready to represent Australia in the School Sport, Australian Netball Team. Kelsey qualified to play Goal Shooter for the team after representing the College in SASSA competitions and progressing to the State team. Kelsey was a recipient of the College’s 2012 Scholarship Program and has received further support from the College Board to assist her with purchasing her ‘Green & Gold’ uniform. The National Competitions commence on the 25 May in Adelaide and we wish Kelsey and the Australian Team the best of luck!

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Thank you!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Many thanks to members of the College community who supported the College in the McCain School Veggie Patches promotion. The College recently received a voucher from McCain to the value of $84.99 to spend at Mitre 10. A big thank you to all who supported this worthwhile promotion. The money will be used to support the College vegetable gardens.

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New Rural Property Addresses

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

The new rural property address initiative has made changes to a number of families within our College community. Many of their properties now have an official number, road name, suburb and postcode for the first time. To bring our records into line with the new system the College asks that parents and caregivers who have had a sign installed, update the College with this address. Postal addresses and PO Box details will remain unchanged for mailing purposes; however, due to bushfire safety plans, it is imperative that the College record the modified residential address. Please email any changes to learn@investigator.sa.edu.au

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Surfing for Cebu

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

While some of us were enjoying the warmth of sharing an indoor Mothers’ Day lunch, teacher Ms Jacqui Street, along with the help of the Gilbert Family hosted a Surfing for Cebu day at Middleton. While the Gilbert girls, who are students of the College, offered $15 surf lessons, Ms Street and her team cooked a BBQ and hosted some dryer beach sports. Ms Street plans to take a year sabbatical leave in 2013 and return to Cebu to help teach in the schools that the College community have helped to establish with on-going fundraising. If you would like to help Ms Street make a difference to the children in Cebu please contact her via the Administration Office at the Goolwa Campus.

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Japanese Language Assistant

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Chinatsu Shinkai will be assisting at the College in Terms 2-4 this year. Currently Chinatsu is the only JLA at the College so she is very busy with classes. Chinatsu is very happy to practise her English with anyone, anytime and to help students with their Japanese.

CHINATSU’S PROFILE

I am a twenty year old University student. My majors are Japanese literature & Japanese language. Continue reading →

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Student Teachers

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

In the past weeks there have been several student teachers in the College refining their teaching skills and putting into practice methodologies taught at university. Third year student teacher, Mrs Anna Schultz, is one of these teachers.

Mrs Schultz was a wonderful contributor to the learning environment this term and she was very keen to observe the writing, mathematics and reading program at the Junior School level. Thank you to all of the student teachers who have made valuable contributions to the class learning environments.

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Just Add Water

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

A number of Investigator College students were involved with the Dance Week Showcase 2012 held at Goolwa Centenary Hall on Sunday 6 May as part of Just Add Water program. The Australian Dance Theatre opened the performance with a dance titled ‘Be Your Self’ which was followed with performances by students Leila Hollingworth, Sophie Hollingworth and Jessie Grundy, Isabella Hall and Nic Goh.

The event was a great success, with the audience enjoying the amazing talents of the Australian Dance Theatre alongside some fantastic local community talent in a wide variety of different style of dance ranging from burlesque, modern, belly dancing and breakdance.

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Uniforms Arrive

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Devon is pleased to advise that the pre-ordered winter skirts and blazers are on their way and should be ready for collection by the end of the week. Continue reading →

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Thank You Laura

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

For the past few years Laura Gane, a member of our College community, has single handedly coordinated the Scholastic Books fundraising program, contributing hundreds of books to the College Resource Centres. Continue reading →

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Sailing Success

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

During the holidays, 9 students: Tucker Hudson, Jacob Bainger, Andrew Ayliffe, Mitchell Scott, Dan Pitt, Mac Grimmett, Laura Ayliffe, Monique Haynes and Jake Brown travelled to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, to compete in the State competition for School Team Sailing. Students raced against 20 other teams from around the state in an intense 3 day competition. Continue reading →

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Biggest Morning Tea

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

College music students Emma Cooney, Chloe Young, Sam Miller, Lily Sideris and James Grimmett helped to make the Goolwa Bowling Club’s Biggest Morning Tea a success performing for participants on Monday 7 May. Continue reading →

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Education Beyond the Classroom

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Spelling is one of those subjects that all students look back on with dreary reflection, but perhaps it will be different for Mrs Hills’ Reception class. Mrs Hills and her students took advantage of the last of the Autumn sun taking their spelling lesson out to the sandpit. Continue reading →

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Life Long Learning

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Last week a dietician from Southern Fleurieu Health came to speak to the Year 6 classes about the use of saturated fat in diets today. Students learnt how to read nutrition guides on food labels and compared different products and their saturated fat levels.  It was interesting and insightful to the students. A guide to saturated fat levels will now be used to record and assess students’ own saturated fat consumption and they will put into practice some of what they learnt, making healthy food choices in their lunch boxes and at home.

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Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

Posted on May 17, 2012 by the Editor

Give your children the opportunity to have an international big brother or big sister by hosting an international student in July 2012 for a short term of only 3 months. Placements are arranged by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange with international students coming from France, Germany, Italy, Austria Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. Continue reading →

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