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The Roar - Issue 23 Term 3 2025

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Head of College - Mr Richard Ford

Over the last week, the Cattle Team and Sheep Team have returned from competing at the EKKA in Brisbane and at the National Merino Sheep Show in Dubbo.

Many accolades were received, including the following significant achievements:

Cattle

  • Grand Champion Heifer Carcase
  • Reserve Champion Heifer
  • Reserve Champion Junior Steer

Sheep

  • 1st Wether Challenge Highest Meat Value
  • 1st Wether Challenge Combined Value
  • 3rd Wether Challenge Highest Wool Value

This week, many students have been competing in the Bathurst Eisteddfod, and we look forward to sharing more about various group achievements next week.

Our music students have a full few weeks with many heading off shortly to the HICES Music Festival. I look forward to seeing these students on stage in Sydney Town Hall next Wednesday night and know they will represent the College just as well as our Sheep and Cattle team have of late.

This Saturday the 1st XI Football team will play Central Coast Grammar School in the ISA Football Semi Finals on Watson Oval, Junior School Campus at 11:00 am.

Also this Saturday, Bathurst is hosting the semi-finals of the ISA Rugby Competition, and all games are being held locally. The College 1st XV will play at 11:00 am at Stannies.

The College’s 1st XI compete in ISA semi-finals this weekend and will play at the Junior School on Watson Oval at 11am against Central Coast Grammar School.

Best wishes to our Football and Rugby 1st teams for their exciting fixtures this weekend.

It will not be long before other sporting codes also move through to semis and finals, and we wish all students well for their games on Saturday.

Mr Richard Ford
Head of College

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Senior School

MAD Night Art Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the ‘Great Art Awards’ from MAD Night, which were judged by an external art teacher and awarded to students whose work demonstrated creative individualisation and skilled technique in the use of materials.

Year 7: Sally Norton
Year 8: Holly Muir
Year 9: Olivia Stevenson
Year 10: Benjamin McRobert
Year 11: Finn Honeysett

In addition, we congratulate the winners of the ‘Peoples Choice Awards’ which was voted on the night by the audience, and were given to Juliet Erickson Year 7, Jadon Chen Year 8, Tess Lenehan Year 9, Benjamin McRobert Year 10 and equal placings were voted for Year 11 students Finn Honeysett, Niamh Smith and Arissa Yee.

Huge Success for Cattle Team at EKKA

EKKA (Brisbane Royal Show) is always a highlight on our calendar, and this year was no exception. A small, dedicated team of students, selected through a competitive process, worked tirelessly for months preparing their animals for this prestigious event.

Click HERE for the full story.

Rocket Flight Depth Study

The Year 11 Physics students have been completing their depth study on aspects of rocket flight.

Students were required to design an experiment to investigate how a particular feature of a water rocket’s launch affects its motion during flight.

For the full story click HERE

New lambs

It was a busy end of the week, welcoming our new additions to the sheep flock. On Monday, we had 18 lambs with a few ewes still to deliver.

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Junior School

Student Representative Council
Our new SRC members for this semester will receive their badges at the assembly tomorrow, Friday 14 August. Parents are encouraged to attend. There will be some students at the Eisteddfod who will get their badges the following week.

HICES Athletics Carnival
Our athletics team will be travelling to Blacktown Athletics Track on Monday 18 August to compete in the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools (HICES) Athletics Carnival.

Book Week
This year, Book Week will be celebrated in Week 5.

Our Book Parade and Book Fair will be held on Thursday 21 August. All Junior school children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character and join in the fun. The parade will commence at 2:30 pm behind the Junior School Library, around the path to the Innovation Centre. A reminder to students that weapons (swords, guns, etc) are not to form part of any costume.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Junior Library on the same afternoon. The Book Fair will be open to Prep and Kindergarten students and parents at 1:30 pm. Parents may collect their child from their classroom and head to the Book Fair at this time.

Students in Years 1 and 2 are invited to the Book Fair at 2:00 pm and may be collected from the stairwell at the bottom of their classrooms and taken to the Book Fair.

Any P-2 families that can’t make these times are welcome to attend the Book Fair after the Parade.

All other students and parents are invited to visit the Book Fair following the Book Parade from 3:00 pm onwards. EFTPOS preferred, but cash sales will be accepted.

We will do our best to meet demand on the day, but if demand exceeds supply, we will be taking orders to submit to Scholastic following the Book Fair. These orders will need to be fully prepaid at the Book Fair and will be sent home with your child once filled by Scholastic.

If you can’t make the Book Fair, the goodies on offer will also be available for order through the next issue of Scholastic Book Club or via the Scholastic website.

https://shop.scholastic.com.au/

Use of School Play Equipment Before School (8:30 am) and After School (3:15 pm)
Students, and their younger siblings, are not allowed to play on the school play equipment before 8:30 am or after 3:15 pm unless they are being directly supervised by a teacher.

Sign in for Students Who Are Late to School
Any children who are being dropped off at school after 9:00 am need to please sign in at Front Reception before they go to class.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools
Our assessment schedule continues next week, with assessments conducted on the following dates in the Innovation Centre.

19 August- Science
20 August- Spelling Bee
26 August- Mathematics

National Science Week
This week, Junior School students celebrated National Science Week. National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. The 2025 school theme ‘Decoding the Universe – Exploring the unknown with nature’s hidden language’ focused on explaining the world around us by engaging with and observing the hidden and intricate patterns found all around us. During our STEM lessons this week, Mr Roohan unpacked this theme with a range of activities. Here’s a little snapshot of what students explored:

Kindergarten: Sensory Stamps – Students explored the inner world of fruit and vegetables by using cut fruit and vegetables to stamp painted shapes.

Year 1: Nature Observations – After having some sequencing fun, making smiley-faced biscuits, students carefully observed the features of leaves, sketching details of lines and patterns.

Year 2: Decoding animal prints – When animals walk across the land, they leave behind prints. These traces can tell us where they have been and which way they are going. Students tracked some toy Australian animals through some cornflour before exploring the print shape and mapping their journey.

Stage 2: Plaster animal prints – Students observed the footprints made by Australian animals. Scientists can learn many things from footprints, and students created a plaster mould of their favourite Australian animal.

Stage 3: Fibonacci spirals – After learning that a number in the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…) is determined by adding the previous two digits, students explored examples of Fibonacci numbers in nature. From flower petals and pinecones to the spirals on a snail or seashells, Fibonacci numbers are all around us.

Mr Chris Jackman
Head of Junior School

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Sports

Sports Draw

ISA Football & Rugby Semi-Finals

This Saturday, our Scots All Saints First XI Football team will take on Central Coast at 11:00 am on the Junior Campus in a crucial semi-final clash. A win will secure them a place in the Grand Final against St Patrick’s College. Let’s get behind our team as they fight for a spot in the big game!

Bathurst will also play host to the ISA Rugby Semi-Finals, with Scots All Saints proudly hosting the Under 16 age group. Eight matches are being played across our two fields, with the first fixtures starting from 10:00 am. Come and see some incredible talent on display right here at home.

Our First XV Rugby team will head to St Stanislaus College to face St Patrick’s College in a playoff for 5th and 6th place, with the match kicking off at 11:00 am.

We look forward to seeing strong support for all our Scots All Saints teams throughout the weekend. Best of luck to all players involved!

Mr Beau McClintock
Director of Sport and Activities

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Book Buzz

This week in our 3-6 lessons we continued our exploration of the CBCA shortlisted books, chatting more about Maryam Master’s ‘Laughter is the Best Ending’ and Jackie French’s ‘Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger.’

Excitement continues to build for our celebration of Book Week next week. This year the Junior library is running two competitions. All students are encouraged to enter our colouring competition and to try and complete our Reading Passport. Entries for both competitions can be collected from Mrs. Mackay. There are lots of lovely book prizes to be won, so don’t forget to enter!

A reminder that our Junior school Book Parade and Book Fair will be held on Thursday 21st August. All Junior school children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character and join in the fun. The parade will commence at 2:30pm behind the Junior school library around the path to the Innovation Centre. Remember, weapons (swords, guns etc) are not to form part of any costume.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Junior School Library on the same afternoon. The Book Fair will be open to Prep and Kindergarten students and parents at 1:30 pm. Parents may collect their child from their classroom and head to the Book Fair at this time.

Students in Years 1 and 2 are invited to the Book Fair at 2:00 pm and may be collected from the stairwell at the bottom of their classrooms and taken to the Book Fair.

Any P-2 families that can’t make these times are welcome to attend the Book Fair after the Parade.

All other students and parents are invited to visit the Book Fair following the Book Parade from 3:00 pm onwards. EFTPOS preferred, but cash sales will be accepted.

We will do our best to meet demand on the day, but if demand exceeds supply, we will be taking orders to submit to Scholastic following the Book Fair. These orders will need to be fully prepaid at the Book Fair and will be sent home with your child once filled by Scholastic.

If you can’t make the Book Fair, the goodies on offer will also be available for order through the next issue of Scholastic Book Club or via the Scholastic website.

https://shop.scholastic.com.au/

Due to our Book Fair, there will be no regular Scholastic Book Club issue this term.

This week on the Senior School Campus, we have continued our deep dive into the CBCA Shortlist with the moving picture book ‘These Long-Loved Things’ written by Josh Pyke. This gentle exploration of the impact of Alzheimer’s Disease provides us with the opportunity to consider the power of the picture book in telling important stories.

Book Week will be celebrated on the Senior campus in Week 6 after our Year 12 Trials have been completed. See the flyer in this week’s newsletter for information on how students can get involved.

The Roar Recommends

Junior Campus
Younger Readers

How to Move a Zoo by Kate Simpson

Older Readers

I am a Magpie I am a Currawong by Bridget Farmer

Senior Campus
Junior Readers

These Long-Loved Things by Josh Pyke

Senior Readers

Flying Through Clouds by Michelle Morgan

Happy Reading!

 

Mrs Angela Davis
Head of Library Services

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Careers

It is OPEN DAY SEASON!! This weekend, you can visit

Macquarie Open Day 2025

Organisation: Macquarie University

Location: Macquarie Wallumattagal Campus

Date: 16 August 2025

We can’t wait to welcome you to our campus in 2025!

What you can do on Open Day:

  • Attend an info session on some of our most popular degrees
  • Speak with our academics about our degrees, majors and specialisations, and how they’ll uniquely prepare you for your first career, or help you upskill or reskill if your career is already underway​
  • Learn about our scholarships, adjustment factors and pathways; and RPL (recognition of prior learning) if you’ve studied before​
  • Chat with current students about uni life​
  • Jump on a campus tour and check out our awesome facilities​

Open Day is an experience made for you.​

Find out more and register

UON Open Day 2025, Newcastle

Organisation: University of Newcastle

Location: UON, Callaghan and City Campuses

Date: 16 August 2025

Open Day is packed with everything you need to know about going to the University of Newcastle. Participate in degree presentations, info sessions and tours of the campus.

Enjoy a hands-on experience with our program activations, and ask our student ambassadors questions about uni life.

Find out more and register

ICMS Open Day 2025

Organisation: International College of Management Sydney

Location: ICMS Manly Campus

Date: 16 August 2025

At the ICMS Open Day, you will learn about all the degrees offered and discover why ICMS’s personal mentoring approach could make all the difference to your future career success – and help you to make the most of your student years!

  • Learn about Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees
  • Attend Degree Course Briefings with Lecturers
  • Get insights from Current Students
  • Find out about Scholarships, Early Entry, the Leadership Entry Program and the Elite Athlete Program
  • Learn about our Work Integrated Learning (Internship) Program
  • Speak personally to Admissions

Find out more and register

ADFA Open Day 2025

Organisation: Australian Defence Force Academy

Location: ADFA Canberra Campus and Online

Date: 16 August 2025

Join us online or in person for ADFA Open Day to learn about life on campus and how you can receive a fully funded UNSW degree.

Don’t worry if you can’t make it in person; you can still attend ADFA Virtual Open Day online. Register now to reserve your spot at the online event, or join us in person with no registration required.

On the day, you will have the chance to:

  • Explore world-class UNSW degrees, with information sessions about Business, Arts, Science, Engineering, Computing and Cyber Security.
  • Learn about military training, studying and life on campus from current ADFA Trainee Officers.
  • Watch a range of exciting military displays from the Navy, Army and Air Force.
  • Take a tour of the campus, and much more.

Find out more and register

ACU Open Day 2025, Strathfield

Organisation: Australian Catholic University

Location: ACU Strathfield Campus

Date: 17 August 2025

Open Day is your chance to find out everything you need to know about studying at ACU before you enrol. You’ll be able to check out the campus, meet staff and students, discuss entry pathways, and talk to experts about your study options and career goals.

Find out more and register

CSU Open Day 2025, Bathurst

Organisation: Charles Sturt University

Location: CSU Bathurst Campus

Date: 24 August 2025

Discover what uni life is like! Whether you’re in high school, looking to upskill, want to change careers, or are a parent, teacher or carer – there’s something for everyone.

  • Jump on a campus tour – explore our facilities and accommodation.
  • Get detailed info about courses.
  • Chat to current students about Charles Sturt life.
  • Be inspired by our expert teaching staff.
  • Discover the social side of life at Charles Sturt.
  • Enjoy live entertainment, giveaways, competitions and free food!

Plus, you can explore our expo, info, and career and skills hubs. Chat to our friendly teams about our support services, early offer programs and how to boost your hiring potential.

Find out more and register

Year 12 Revision Webinars

Organisation: Australian Catholic University

Location: Online

Date: 18 August to 11 September 12025

Worried about your Year 12 exams? You’re not alone. This can be a stressful time, which is why ACU has teamed up with InspirED to help you do your very best and get ready for what’s to come.

Between August and September, join ACU for a series of free online webinars run by experienced Year 12 exam markers and assessors. They’ll guide you through how to respond to possible exam questions, help you get your head around the class content to deepen your understanding, and offer plenty of tips and strategies along the way.

Find out more and register

Explore Exercise and Sport Science, and Exercise Physiology at Sydney

Organisation: University of Sydney

Location: Online

Date: 20 August 2025

Exercise scientists and exercise physiologists work in sport, fitness, rehabilitation, health industries, communities and health promotion. In the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) you will learn about the human body, how it works during exercise, and how to optimise health and performance to help people reach their health and wellbeing goals.

In the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology), you will explore exercise and behaviour change as strategies needed for the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

In this webinar, our academic experts will break down the similarities and differences across each discipline and delve into what each degree has to offer, helping you find the career path better aligned with your interests. So, bring along your curious minds!

Find out more and register

Navigating your post-school plans with confidence

Organisation: myfuture

Location: Online

Date: 21 August 2025

School is such a big part of your life; you might have mixed feelings as you approach the end of it. You might be excited about your next steps. But it’s okay if you’re not sure about your post-school plans or feeling a bit anxious or overwhelmed about it all.

In this pre-recorded session, Dr Michael Healy, myfuture’s National Career Education Manager, will share six simple ideas that will help you think about your future with confidence. Some of them might surprise you! We’ll talk about:

  • Different kinds of post-school pathways.
  • Why it’s OK if you don’t know what you want to do.
  • Why it’s OK to change your mind.
  • Why ATAR might not be as important as you think.
  • How to research your options.
  • Who to talk to for help.

This webinar is designed for students in senior secondary school, but it’s suitable for parents and teachers too.

Find out more and register

New Creative Production and Communication Courses at UTS

Organisation: University of Technology Sydney

Location: Online

Date: 21 August 2025

Be among the first to get an exclusive preview of our newly reaccredited 2026 degrees – before they go live on the UTS website.

This online session is tailored for prospective students and their parents or carers who want to learn more about our updated courses, starting in Autumn 2026.

What you’ll find out:

  • Details of the new, integrated Bachelor of Creative Production bringing together Animation, Media Arts, and Music & Sound Design
  • Insights into the new updated structure for the Bachelor of Communication – with six specialisation streams
  • The key changes that students and parents need to know

Find out more and register

RAS Foundation Rural Scholarships

Organisation: Royal Agricultural Society of NSW

Location: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales

Value: Up to $7,000 AUD

Open Date: 1 July 2025

Close Date: 20 October 2025

Find out more

Teach NSW Teacher Education Scholarship

Organisation: NSW Department of Education

Location: New South Wales

Value: $7,500 AUD per year

Open Date: 28 July 2025

Close Date: 12 September 2025

Find out more

Mrs Helen Jones
Career Development Officer

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Events & Announcements

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After School Care and After School Instruction

Kindergarten to Year 6

After School Care is available on request from 3:15 pm- 6:00 pm on the Junior School Campus. There is a flat charge of $20 per child or $25 per family (ie two or more children). Penalty fees will be incurred at the rate of $15 for every fifteen (15) minutes after that time.

Preparatory School

After School Instruction is available on request until 6:00 pm on the Junior Campus, between 3:15 pm and 5:00 pm, there is no extra charge. Between 5:00 – 6:00 pm. There is a charge of $20 per child or $25 per family. Penalty fees will be incurred at the rate of $15 for every fifteen (15) minutes after that time.

In order for your child to attend After School Care, you are required to complete the booking form in the Form Library on Operoo. This can be completed for one-off bookings or if your child is to attend on a regular basis.

For more information, contact After School Care Coordinator jane.cafe@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au or the direct number between 3:00 pm-6:00 pm: 6333 4745.

For more details click HERE

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From The Archives

A few past students from both the Scots and All Saints branches of the Scots All Saints College family have become published authors. Among the most recent is Daniel Mckay, who was School Captain of Scots in 2009.

Daniel demonstrated a talent for History when a student at Scots, and subsequently completed a PhD in History at Cambridge University, where he is currently based at Emmanuel College. Daniel also demonstrated a talent for drawing, and the Scots Museum collection includes one he did whilst a student, which was presented to the Head of his Tutor House, Ian Doney. Ian, at the time, was Head of Ives House. This talent has now been combined with Daniel’s other talents to produce Whimwondery: An Alphabetarium of Useful Nonsense Inventions.

Among the inventions described is the Bustdustbuster that Bishop Bertram of Bumblechester’s flock purchased to deal with the dust in his cathedral’s archive of XVIIIth-century marble busts of Roman emperors and other worthies. The dust was causing His Grace to sneeze, which was disrupting his sermons.

The Custardollopoddler developed for Charlotte Cholomondeley-Coyte would solve some problems in the Dining Hall. There was also Katherine Knoughborough’s Kittencareener for keeping cats happy, and Ophelia Osbourne’s Obsessive Oddsockmeetsocker, which should solve the problem of all those single socks that seem to appear around the house. There is one extremely useful invention for each of the other 22 letters of the alphabet. These four give some of the flavour of the book and its way with words.

Try your nearest local bookstore first if looking for a copy. It is also available on Kindle.

Title: Whimwondery: An Alphabetarium of Useful Nonsense Inventions.
Publisher: Triglyph Books (October 31, 2024)
Length: 116 pages
ISBN13: 9781739731441

When not studying Whimwondery at Cowpuddle University, Daniel works with the Emma Experience team at Emmanuel College and specialises in colonial and Commonwealth history.

Mr Andrew Maher
Archives

Photo 1: A drawing by Daniel McKay, done when he was a student at The Scots School, has found its way to the Scots Museum, by Ian Doney. Ian was Head of Ives House, to which Daniel belonged whilst attending the school.

Photo 2: The front cover of Whimwondery: An Alphabetarium of Useful Nonsense Inventions.

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Calendar

Friday 15 August
Trial HSC Examinations
Bathurst Eisteddfod

Saturday 16 August
ISA Winter Sport Semi-Finals

Sunday 17 August
HICES Music Festival

Monday 18 August
Trial HSC Examinations
JS Book Week
HICES Music Festival

Tuesday 19 August
Trial HSC Examinations
JS Book Week
HICES Music Festival

Wednesday 20 August
Trial HSC Examinations
JS Book Week
HICES Music Festival
Yachio Shoin Visit

Thursday 21 August
Trial HSC Examinations
JS Book Fair and Book Parade 2:30 pm
HICES Music Festival
Yachio Shoin Visit

The latest Term Dates can be found on our website HERE

SS: Senior School   JS: Junior School

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