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The Roar - Issue 36 Term 4 2025

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Head of College - Mr Richard Ford

A fortnight ago, in The Roar, I shared that 2026 would bring with it some changes to our parent communication systems. We hope that these developments will mean parents have a better “one stop shop” for key information that relates to their child.

The journey we are on with College systems is partly the result of Operoo no longer being supported in Australian schools beyond the end of this year. More broadly, for some time now, the College has been wanting to move ahead with providing parents with a way to access key information about their child on the go.

This afternoon, the College will provide parents and carers with access to a new system, Edumate.

Edumate is the College’s student information system, and parents will be able to access key information relevant to their child through the Edumate CarerOrbit App.

The Edumate CarerOrbit App is a mobile-friendly application that parents will download to their mobile, and from here they will be able to view key student information.

Parents will also be given access to the Edumate Web Portal. The Edumate Web Portal will primarily be used by parents when they need to input information, either contact information or medical information, as entering these details is not possible from the Edumate CarerOrbit App and needs to be done through a web browser.

Parents will receive an email this afternoon at the email address they have registered with the College.

This email will contain details on where to access the Edumate web portal and Edumate CarerOrbit App, along with how to login to each.

Please note that when downloading the CarerOrbit App to your smartphone, the College code to enter is SASC.

This early introduction to Edumate will provide an opportunity for parents and carers to become familiar with its functionality prior to the new year.

Should you wish to check or update the email address you have registered with the College to ensure you receive communication, please send an email directly to connect@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au, noting your preferred email address.

Resources have been developed to support parents and carers to locate, login and use the new tools. This information can be found here https://scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au/parent-portal/parent-communication-app/

Over the summer holidays, staff will also be learning more about the Edumate CarerOrbit App ahead of the new year.

We hope that as different aspects of Edumate are progressively rolled out in 2026 that they are a helpful support to our partnership with parents and carers in the education of the students at the College.

Mr Richard Ford
Head of College

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Chaplain

Christmas Hamper Packing

This week, it was wonderful to see some Year 8 and Year 9 students assisting with the packing of 650 Christmas hampers, which will be delivered to families in our community this Christmas. The students were so efficient that, sadly, the work was completed before all classes had an opportunity to be involved. Thankfully, many more opportunities continue to arise for our students to be involved in serving others.

As well as packing hampers, the students had a chance to listen to a representative from Hope Care who shared about some of the challenges facing some individuals and families around our area, and the various initiatives underway which seek to provide food, assistance, connection and hope for those in need. Not only were the students amazed that the entire Christmas Hamper program occurs without government funding, but they were also impressed by the generosity of so many groups that make the hampers possible.

Thank you again to all those who contributed chocolates for the hampers, and to the many Junior School students who produced beautiful handwritten and drawn cards which were included in these packages.

Carols on the Green

On Friday night, we’d love to see you at the Carols on the Green service on the Junior School campus at 5:15 pm. Students have been preparing some wonderful Christmas music. Please bring along a rug, some food, family and friends, to celebrate Christmas, music, the end of the year, and the birth of Jesus together. It promises to be a wonderful night.

Mr Daniel Odell
College Chaplain

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Senior School

End of Year Celebrations
Next week, our final week for students this year has two special days that we are looking forward to. Spirit Day will be held on the Senior School campus on Thursday 4 December, and students from Years 3 to 11 will have the chance to enjoy the fun-filled activities together.

A team of senior school staff have been collaborating and planning activities and challenges for the students to do together. These include activities in the ‘Water Zone’ where students may get a little wet, but there is no need for Junior School students to bring swimwear or towels. Other Zones include a ‘Creative Zone’ for the students to prepare some Christmas Decorations, the ‘Dance Zone’ for everyone to bust some moves, the ‘Brain Zone’ for some trivia and puzzles and the ‘Games Zone’ for plenty of teamwork and fun.

Students will be required to be dressed in the Sports Uniform with House Shirts and bring their recess and a water bottle. A BBQ lunch will be supplied for all students. Senior school students are encouraged to have swimwear and a towel, as during the last part of the day, the students will be able to join in a water slide, water fight and swim in the pool. We expect that all Senior School students will attend school on this last day and also attend Celebration Day at CSU on Friday 5 December.

CAFÉ Closing
Please be aware that Wednesday 3 December will be the last day of operation for purchases at the Café over the counter or Flexischool Orders. It will not be open on Spirit Day.

Thanks and well wishes
With this being the last of my Roar reports for 2025, I wish to thank the students, teachers and parents for everything they have been involved with and supportive of over the 2025 school year. We have much to be thankful for and proud of. It has been a great privilege to witness on a daily basis the growth and development of our students, whether this be academically, socially or through the many co-curricular or service opportunities extended to the students.

Like all schools, there may have been some challenges or hurdles that popped up throughout the year. We are pleased that by working together and supporting one another, we have been able to overcome them. May the break over Christmas, New Year and in January be one that is safe, happy, relaxing and filled with joy.

Mr Justin Adams
Head of Senior School

How to Join the Scots All Saints Equestrian Team for 2026

1.  Go to: https://www.nsw.equestrian.org.au/resources/how-to-become-a-member

Please join EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA at either the Participant or Competitor level. Your receipt of membership or your EA card must be uploaded to Scots All Saints Equestrian 2026 – Upload of required forms  – Fill out form (you will have 3 documents to upload to this form – prepare forms (see below), then upload all 3 to the form at once)

This can only be done from a Scots All Saints email address. If you are a NEW family to the College, please email the documents to libby.dawes@scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au. Once your son or daughter has a College email address, I will get you to upload these documents.

2. Go to https://scotsallsaints.nsw.edu.au/learning/co-curricular/equestrian/ where you will find the relevant documents.

3. Read all of the Scots All Saints College Equestrian Information Booklet

4. Complete the Microsoft form SCOTS ALL SAINTS COLLEGE EQUESTRIAN TEAM MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2026 – Fill out form

5. Thoroughly read, complete and sign the Scots all Saints College Riding and Agistment Contract 2026. This is available on the College Website. This is for all members who intend to participate in riding lessons, use the College facilities and/or agist at the College.

This must be uploaded, fully complete to: Scots All Saints Equestrian 2026 – Upload of required forms  – Fill out form

6. Complete the appropriate sections of the Horse and Rider Suitability Assessment form. This form is available on the College Website. This must be FULLY completed by a parent – and then uploaded FULLY complete to Scots All Saints Equestrian 2026 – Upload of required forms  – Fill out form

If you are agisting:

7. Complete the SCOTS ALL SAINTS COLLEGE EQUESTRIAN AGISTMENT BOOKING FORM 2026 – Fill out form

You can make a booking for the entire year of 2026 OR just for Term 1.

8. Complete the Agisted Horse Details form. This is available on the College Website. This form MUST be handed in upon the horse’s arrival at the equestrian centre each term.

If you want lessons for Term 1:

9. Complete the Scots All Saints College Lesson Booking Form Term 1 2026 SCOTS ALL SAINTS COLLEGE LESSON BOOKING FORM TERM 1 2026 – Fill out form

This must all be received by Friday 12 December so it can be processed.

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Junior School

Carols on the Green
Tomorrow, Friday 28 November, at 5:30 pm, we invite all students and their families to our annual Carols on the Green. We will meet on the Chapel Lawn at the Junior School Campus for a fun evening of Christmas carols.

House Spirit Day
On Thursday 4 December, our Year 3 to 6 students will travel to the Senior School Campus to participate in House Spirit Day. Within their House groups, students will enjoy a range of fun activities and games in a friendly competition.

Kindergarten to Year 12 Celebration Day
All students are required to attend the annual Celebration Day assembly at Charles Sturt University Gymnasium on Friday 5 December, 9:30 am for a 10:00 am start. We expect the assembly to finish by 11:45 am. Students will need to be delivered to and picked up from the CSU gym. There will not be transport from the Junior School campus, and all students need to go home with their parents after the Celebration Day assembly finishes.

Hats
I ask parents to please ensure that their children bring their College bucket hat to school every day. I also recommend that children apply sunscreen each morning before they come to school.

Driving on Campus
Please note that all roads on our Junior School Campus have a speed limit of 15 km/h. For the safety of our students and other visitors to our campus, I ask that drivers on campus strictly adhere to this speed limit.

Home Readers
As the end of the year comes around, we ask that you all check for any home readers that might still be at home. All home readers should be returned by Friday 28 November. Staff will undertake a complete audit of readers in preparation for 2026.

If you would like your child to continue reading in the holidays, you can access our Multilit e-library via the following link. Your child’s username and password can be found in their diary.

https://library.multilit.com/student-login/

Premier’s Reading Challenge and Reading Badges
It’s been great to see so many students receiving Reading badges at our weekly assemblies, and we’ll be presenting more tomorrow. Congratulations to all students on their effort throughout the year for their effort with home reading. Whether it’s a badge or a certificate, it’s a nice way to recognise and celebrate this effort.

Congratulations to all students that took part in this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. Mrs Mackay has validated records for the following students:

Kindergarten: Xavier Bewley, Lara Dwyer, Joanna Liyana, Leone Matakibau, Charlotte Murray, Djalu Pokawa, Skye Scrimshaw, Arthur Smith, Bella Vonow, Emily Bartie
Year 1: Charlotte Couchman, Alexander Dunstall, Beau Eslick, Addison Hillyar, Samuel McKernon, William Murray, Jake Pooley, Samuel Reeks, Kavean Senthan, Felicity Shen, Laura Siegert, George Woollett
Year 2: Elliot Dwyer, Norah Lesh, Johanan Liyana, Flynn Lovett, Ava Molinari, Jayan Nanayakkara, Jamie Redman-Harrison, Benjamin Siegert
Year 3: Alexander Cahyono, Oliver Reeks, Lily Vonow, Anson White, Layla Wilkinson
Year 4: Rory Brackenreg, Benjamin Brown, Levi Hillyar, Dinithi Nanayakkara, Billie Redman-Harrison, Savannah Wilkinson
Year 6: Special mention must go to Liam Lovett, who received a Platinum award after seven years of participation in the challenge. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement.

Board Game Day
On Monday 1 December 2025, we will be setting aside a session for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 to play a range of board games with their peers. No preparation is needed for this one! Students can simply bring along their favourite board game (age appropriate) and settle in for a session of fun, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.

Please ensure all games are labelled with your child’s name.

Mr Chris Jackman
Head of Junior School

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Prep School

Prep Eucalypt

This term, Prep Eucalypt has been focused on our five senses. We have explored touch, taste and smell through a variety of fun activities.

In Maths, we have explored addition and subtraction using counters and blocks.

As we head towards our final week together, I would like to thank our beautiful families for the year. It has been a privilege to watch your children grow into confident, engaged learners. Ms Hurst and I feel incredibly proud of our amazing class and wish them all the best for Kindergarten.

Mrs Jacinta Rivett

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Sports

Sports Draw

We wish Leanna Klower the very best as she represents NSW at the School Sport Australia Athletics Championships in Canberra from Thursday 27 November to Sunday 30 November. Leanna will be competing in the 10 Years Girls Shot Put.

Charlotte Shoemark is also in action this week, competing for CIS at the NSW All Schools 15 and Under Cricket Championships in Maitland. Charlotte will take part in two Twenty20 fixtures and two 50-Over fixtures as she aims for selection in the NSW All Schools team. We wish you all the best, Charlotte!

Looking ahead, the NSW All Schools Triathlon will be held on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 February 2026. The individual event will take place on Wednesday, followed by the team event on Thursday. In the team event, students participate in either the swim, bike, or run leg, while in the individual event, competitors complete all three disciplines.

If your child is interested in competing, please contact Mr McClintock for further information.

Mr Beau McClintock
Director of Sport and Activities

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Book Buzz

This week, over on the Junior campus, in our library lessons, we started to get excited for our summer holidays, sharing the picture books “Why I Love Summer” by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett and “Greetings from Sandy Beach” by Bob Graham. It was fun to compare our summer traditions, and it seems many of us are looking forward to games of backyard cricket followed by the time-honoured tradition ‘ice cream o’clock’.

A reminder that Mrs Mackay will be away for the remainder of the term. Mrs Gilmore will be helping out in the library in her absence. We thank her for so ably stepping in to keep the library running smoothly.

It’s that time of year when all our books need to find their way back to the shelves. There will be no borrowing for the final two weeks of term, and we ask that all students check at home and in their bags for any overdue books. Please return them to Mrs Davis or Mrs Gilmore before the end of the term. Notices will be sent home in diaries of students with overdue books.

Over on the Senior campus, in our Year 7 library lessons, we also dipped into the joys of summer. We looked to classic and contemporary literature to explore how the Australian summer has been portrayed on the page. We finished our lessons with a collaborative description of a quintessential Australian summer.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, may you unwrap many books and spend your summer reading.

The Roar Recommends

Junior Campus
Younger Readers

Why I Love Summer by Michael Wagner

Older Readers

Baby-Sitter’s Summer Vacation by Ann M. Martin

Senior Campus
Junior Readers

Indian Summer by Pratima Mitchell

Senior Readers

This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki

Happy Reading!

Mrs Angela Davis
Head of Library Services

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Events & Announcements

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From The Archives

Last week marked a special birthday for Colin Davidson, who was a student of The Scots College Branch School in its last year and a Foundation Student of Scots School Bathurst in 1946.

Colin hailed from Cessnock. Like many children of his age, his father was away at World War II, and it was decided that he should go to boarding school. With the war on, The Scots College had evacuated its Junior School to the Branch School in Bathurst, and it was there that Colin was sent in 1945 as a Year 5 boarder. His family agreed that he should stay on another year in 1946, to make up the numbers for Scots School Bathurst. The Museum collection includes a cup he won in 1946 as the 11-year-old Athletics Champion.

In 1947, Colin went to Scots in Sydney from where he matriculated, moving on to do a law degree at Sydney University. He had a fine legal career, ending up as a Judge of the Compensation Court.

Even 80 years after his schooling in Bathurst, Colin continues to be very interested in the progress of the campus he attended. He has been involved in quite a number of events over the years that have brought together the Scots past student community. He is still the Patron of The Scots School Old Boys and Girls Association. Colin was involved in the Early Years Reunion in 1994. Stephen Marshall, who did a great deal of work to organise the Scots 50th Jubilee Celebrations in 1996, spoke recently to the Headmaster and Mr Maher about the encouragement that he received from Colin in organising a large-scale event that included steam train 3801, and a Vice-Regal visit.

Since 1996, he has continued to attend the school as a Speech Day guest and an attendee at reunions of “The Karralee Boys”.

We wish Colin all the best for his 90th birthday.

Mr Andrew Maher
Archives

Photo 1: Alas, an uncaptioned photo of Scots School Bathurst boys from 1946. Colin Davidson is in the photo and donated it to the Scots Archives.

Photo 2: Colin Davidson’s Trophy for 11 Years Athletics from 1946, which he donated to The Scots Museum, where it is now on display.

Photo 3: “At last the perfect gavel!” Judge Davidson’s reaction on finding a mallet in the Woodwork Room on a visit in 2012.

Photo 4: Colin Davidson interviews by Year 10 Elective History students at a “Karralee Boys” Reunion in 2022.

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Calendar

Friday 28 November
Year 10 Flag Football
SRC Festive Clothes and PJ Mufti Day
Carols on the Green Junior School 5:30pm-7:00pm

Saturday 29 November
ISA Summer Sport Round 6

Monday 1 December
Year 8 Fun Day Out – Sydney

Tuesday 2 December
Year 10 Big Day Out – Sydney

Wednesday 4 December
House Spirit Day

Friday 5 December
Celebration Day
Boarders depart
Term 4 concludes

Monday 2 February 2026
Senior School
Year 7-11 New Students’ Day, New Boarders arrive
Year 7-11 New Student/Parent Lunch
Existing Boarders return from 3:00 pm
Junior School
Kindergarten only – half day 9:00 am-12:30 pm
Kindergarten Student and Parent Lunch
Preparatory School
No Preparatory (Prep) or Year 1-6 classes

Tuesday 3 February 2026
Term 1 classes commence
All classes Kinder to Year 12 start full days
Prep children commence classes on their regular days
Year 1 Information Night 6:00 pm
Year 2 Information Night 7:00 pm

The latest Term Dates can be found on our website HERE

SS: Senior School   JS: Junior School

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