BULLETIN | FRIDAY 6 MAY 2016 PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS

From Chris Ivey I recently heard a brilliant presentation by John Marsden, esteemed author and educator on his passion for creativity and writing with children. Dear Parents At the Queensland Anglican School’s conference last weekend, I heard a brilliant presentation by John Marsden, esteemed author and more importantly, dedicated educator. His passion for creativity and writing was inspiring and naturally his focus was on the importance of writing and language with children. To listen to him speak was both encouraging and challenging. What struck me was his scathing attack on our ability as both parents and educators to limit, and sadly crush creativity. We have an obsession with the idea of ensuring our children are producing perfectly constructed writing in the early years of education and yet as research tells us, we need to feed and encourage the writing, not limit children with our own desire to see child tick a box that we adults feel is important. To support this notion, research has clearly indicated that children are born with an innate sense of creativity and yet by about eight years of age we have essentially pushed out much creativity with our focus on rules and expectations in learning. One of the challenges we face in Literacy is to assume that once children are writing correctly, success has been achieved. Being somewhat NAPLAN driven, the narrow criteria set by bureaucrats to measure levels of achievement have been confused with a child’s ability to express themselves, to communicate effectively, to reflect independent thought and ultimately creativity. A simple example provided by John Marsden was of a 14-year-old girl on the North West Coast of Tasmania. As he took a group of students to the edge of a hill that overlooked Bass Straight he asked them to write what they saw. As he glanced at this girl’s writing he saw the words, ‘the blue glinting ocean’. As Marsden himself looked up he saw a very grey and choppy Bass Strait with a storm approaching and realised the student had been conditioned to responded to ‘ocean’ with words like blue and glinting, rather than actually observing, thinking and writing something which reflected what she saw. What lesson can we as parents and educators learn from John Marsden’s wisdom with writing? Essentially, to get the balance right between expecting children to have an appropriate level of literacy with the need to foster creativity and a love of exploring language without the fear of ridicule. Don’t be afraid to use big or different words with your children in oral conversation to stretch their vocabulary. Play with rhyming words and made up words, or sing silly words to well know tunes! Pick a topic and everyone write about it for five minutes, then share what is written. We should all encourage our children to write without fear of making mistakes or being compared to a standard. Talk to your children’s teachers, read widely on the issue and let’s begin to get the balance back, giving more children the confidence to write, knowing creativity will flow through their later learning. At some point our voices need to have the courage to tell those who determine the educational agenda that creativity, exploration and independent thinking are the key to lifelong learning.

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I want to publically commend the work on encouraging writing here at the College. In particular, for the way in which our early years educators are looking to embrace these sorts of ideals as encouraged by Walker Learning. To Mr Ben Dean in particular, for both his passion of writing and his modelling to other staff what this area of learning could look like without the rigidity that we are so quick to place around writing to ensure we tick a National Curriculum box. Also to our Head of English Mrs Trina Provan and the Year 7 English staff who are undertaking the unique challenge of reviewing our program to ensure students are taught both the basics of language required for further success but at the same time, encouraging and celebrating the creativity that has been sown by Mr Dean in the Primary School.

Secondary Musical As I write this article, the finishing touches are being made to the Secondary Musical, Into The Woods. Ms Tara Mackie and her team took on an extraordinary challenge when they decided to produce Into the Woods, known for its wonderful tale but full of theatrical complexities. In addition, due to a busy College calendar they agreed to open early in May! Whilst we have many disappointed members of our College community who didn’t manage to secure a ticket because the shows rapidly sold out, I am sure we will all send a collective ‘best wishes’ to the cast, crew and orchestra of the 2016 Secondary Musical. The unseen hours and commitment to produce such a show are extraordinary and I know we are in for three wonderful nights. I look forward to seeing you there.

From Rob Paterson It was wonderful to see our mums and friends enjoy our very special Mothers’ Day Chapel. Thank you to the mums and friends who attended our very special Mothers’ Day Chapel this morning which was presented by Mrs Swift and the students of Year 3HS. It was a very special Chapel Service to honour our wonderful St Andrew’s mums. I wish you all a very happy Mothers’ day on Sunday.

UNDER 8'S WEEK Under 8’s Week is celebrated from Monday 23 May to Friday 27 May. The theme for this year is “Early Learning, Everyone Benefits". On Wednesday, 25 May, the Prep – Year 2 students will be involved in the Under 8’s week Day of Celebration. This year Queensland is also Celebrating 60 years of Under Eights’ week. Activities on our day of celebration at school will include games and art and craft which Under 8 children enjoy. In order to maintain core teaching time in the morning session, we will run our Under 8’s activity from 12.00 noon – 1.00 pm. Thank you to the Prep – Year Two teachers for preparing and running the various activities on the day and for their enthusiasm for this exciting morning. Particular thanks to Miss Cath Green for her organisation of this event for the children. We look forward to seeing you there!

COLLEGE PHOTO DAY - Monday 23 May 2016 A reminder to all Primary families that the class photos are being held on Monday 23 May. On this day, the Year 6 students will need to wear their Formal uniform and the Year 5 students need to wear their usual Day uniform. The students will then need to change into their Sport uniform after their photos to attend their Sport afternoon.

CHAPEL – 27 May2016 Years 1 to 6 students will be given the opportunity to experience Chapel inside an authentic Anglican Church this year and the Anglican Church at Noosa have generously offered to host St Andrew’s Primary students. Years 3 and 4 students will attend this in Term 2 Years 1 and 2 students will attend in Term 3 Years 5 and 6 students in Term 4

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On Friday morning, 27 May, students from Years 3 and 4 will be travelling to Sunshine Beach to experience this off campus Chapel Service. The bus will leave the College by 8.45am to arrive at Sunshine Beach for a 9.15am Chapel start. The service will conclude by 9.45am and students should be back at school shortly after 10.15am. Parents of students in Years 3 and 4 are most welcome to meet at the Anglican Church of Noosa at Sunshine Beach to join us for the service. We look forward to seeing you there. On the days when we visit the Sunshine Beach Anglican Church, there will not be any Primary Chapel in The RGC for the other students.

YEAR 4 CAMP - 11-13 May 2016 The Year 4 Outdoor Education Camp will be held at Kiah Park, north of Gympie, on Wednesday, 11 May until Friday 13 May. Students will be spending one night in tents where they will have a “Bush Camp” experience. The other night will be spent in bunk dormitory style accommodation. I wish them well throughout the camp’s duration. Thank you to Mrs Cooksley for organising and attending the camps, and to Ms Rock, Mrs Miller, Mr O’Neill, Mr Grauf and our GAP students for their attendance and supervision of the students.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM: NAPLAN testing – Years 3 & 5 – Tuesday 10 May, Wednesday 11 May, Thursday 12 May Year 4 Camp – Wednesday 11 May, Thursday 12 May and Friday 13 May College Photo Day – Monday 23 May Bundle and Bin Day – Wednesday 25 May Under 8's Day – Wednesday 25 May Year 3/4 Chapel at Sunshine Beach – Friday 27 May Year 5 Immersion Concert – Friday 27 May College Fair – Saturday 28 May Year 4 Immersion Concert – Friday 3 June Buranga Camp – Monday 6 June and Tuesday 7 June Prep - Year 2 Athletics Carnival – Wednesday 8 June Years 3 - 6 Athletics Carnival – Thursday 9 June Nambour Show Holiday (College Closed) – Friday 10 June Poochies at Peregian – Saturday 11 June Classroom Expo Day – Monday 13 June Primary Music Tour – Tuesday 14 June, Wednesday 15 June, Thursday 16 June Foundation Day – Friday 17 June End of Term – Friday 17 June

From Cath Green It seems that on a regular basis parents have conversations about the challenges of managing technology in their household. Below is an article from Kathy Walker regarding how we can support children with social media as well as some practical tips to assist with some expectations in the home.

Supporting Children With Social Media How do you avoid children spending endless hours in front of a screen, on their smart phones, computers and iPads and using Facebook, Instagram and other social media?

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How do you strike the balance between supporting children to access the means of communication that are so much a part of growing up in today’s society and ensuring that they learn that social and emotional contact is very much still part of spending real time, not just virtual time together? The experiences of many parents is quite frightening, with young teenagers spending hours each night, even after everyone else is asleep, texting and on Facebook. The issues of cyber bullying, “selfie” photos that once posted never go away, and lack of maturity mean it is often harder for young, inexperienced children and teenagers to self-regulate, to think before acting or reacting, to think before posting something, to not act impulsively. Social media is often addictive and some children become obsessed with it. Rather than living in moments, they become addicted to documenting every moment instead. Here are some tips to proactively help support children as they grow up in a world where social media surrounds their every moment. Don’t be afraid of technology use and don’t just ban all types of technology or screen time. Monitor the use of screen time including TV and gaming from when children are very young. Children under the age of around 8 years don’t need their own personal iPad for games and certainly don’t need a phone or iPod. Never put a TV or computer into a child’s bedroom. This can establish a pattern of children hiding away without others knowing what they are doing or watching. Ensure that children have the balance of imaginative play and outdoor activities rather than just wanting to play screen games. Ensure that once children are older and have a phone or device for games that there are rules such as: A common docking station where all devices are placed communally before bed. Designated times when the devices can be used. Devices that cannot be used in bedrooms or in isolation. Miss Cath Green DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY (P-3)

Primary Curriculum NAPLAN All St Andrew’s students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will sit the NAPLAN tests on three consecutive days in May. Students will undertake the following: Tuesday May 10 - Language Conventions and Writing Wednesday May 11 - Reading Test Thursday May 12 - Numeracy Test The overall purpose of the NAPLAN Test is to account for and to contribute to the improvement of students’ learning in aspects of literacy and numeracy in Standard Australian English. The specific purposes of the 2016 Literacy and Numeracy Tests are to collect data from the population of Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students for reporting to parents, carers and schools and to accommodate the assessment of students against national benchmark standards. Information gathered from the tests can assist the school by: helping analyse student achievement and to monitor growth of individual student performance over time comparing the results of the individual students with those of the rest of the Nation and assisting with further planning about how best to assist students in their learning

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When this data is viewed collectively with information gathered from other external assessments in Years 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, coupled with our own extensive assessment, it presents us with a clear picture of how to best manage the learning of students at an individual, cohort and school level. We ask that all students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 have 2 sharpened HB pencils, an eraser and a sharpener for each day. Students in Years 7 and 9 will need a calculator for the Numeracy test. They will sit the tests in the sessions prior to lunch each day. In the situation where a test has two parts, the students will get a break between parts. All students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 are aware of the tests. Their routine for each day should not alter other than to ensure they are well rested, at school on time and are well nourished and hydrated. Students are permitted to have a water bottle with them in the test room and they are encouraged to do so. We wish our students well during these tests and please contact me at [email protected] if you have any further questions.

Year 3 Starlab

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Our Year 3 classes had a great experience looking at the moon, stars and planets at the Starlab incursion on Thursday April 28. It was an exciting way to springboard into the Term 2 subject and Education Research Project (ERP) focus of Science. Thank you to Paul Tickner from Starlab for such a wonderful morning of learning! Ms Sue Bambling DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LEARNING

Year 4 Visual Art visits Little Saints In Visual Art, the Year 4 students have been working to create ‘Interactive’ Art for the children at Little Saints. Students discussed what makes art interactive and what forms that may take, they also thought about what the kindy kids might like and age appropriateness. Both the Year 4’s and the Kindy children loved the visit and enjoyed sharing in each other’s work.

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Mrs Libby Derham PRIMARY ART SPECIALIST

Learning Centre News Redgum Book Club

Just a reminder that orders for Redgum Book Club are placed online at www.redgumbookclub.com.au . There is no need to send cash to school. Every order provides credit for the school to purchase additional items for our collection. Your orders from Term 1 allowed us to buy $400 of new resources. The closing date for orders is Monday 16 May. Please note that although books are sent from Sydney on Monday 1 June we do occasionally experience a delay in delivery time. Orders will be distributed as soon as possible after that date.

Kids' Book Review

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Well worth a look is the fabulous Kids' Book Review - a 100% voluntary children’s literature and book review site that supports and features authors, illustrators and publishers Australia-wide and internationally. It is run by a team who have decades of experience in the children's book industry. They cover news, reviews, interviews, articles, guest posts, events, specialist literacy articles and much more, attracting readers from all over the world including teachers, librarians, industry professionals, and of course - parents and kids. It is one of the most respected literary sites on the web. Mrs Allison Paterson LEARNING CENTRE DIRECTOR

From Ben Dean In education, especially in the Primary years, we encourage the students to set goals, experience new activities and open their eyes to the world and the possibilities around us. I would like to mention two events that have stood out to me that capture the phrase ‘the impossible can be possible'. 1. I came across the following quote… “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” Shel Silverstein 2. This week saw Leicester City win the English Premiership, an amazing achievement by a team given the odds of 5000 – 1 to win the league at the start of the season. At times their season has been referred to as a fairy-tale, now it is a reality and has given hope to many. These similar sentiments are echoed in the film about “Eddie the Eagle”. I went to this film with a set idea of Eddie the Eagle. This idea was established when I watched him in the Olympics, he was a man ridiculed by the press and at times he was the butt of many jokes. I left the cinema with a completely different impression, the man whom so many laughed at was a man who believed in his dreams, strived to make them happen and never gave up. In this ever changing world I think it is important we remember that at times the impossible is possible and that school plays a major part in creating these opportunities. Mr Ben Dean DEPUTY HEAD OF PRIMARY (Years 4-6)

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St Andrew's Fair - Saturday 28 May 2016 The excitement is building for the Fair which is three weeks away! There will be new attractions, great food, fantastic entertainment and fun to be had by all and finishing with the very popular fireworks display. Raffle Tickets If you haven’t yet received a book of tickets to sell, please look out for one coming home with the youngest child in each family very soon. There is a competition this year for the Home Room (Secondary) and Class (Primary) who returns all of their ticket books first and also for the Home Room/Class which sells the most tickets. We do have to account for all tickets so please return them even if not sold.

Rides Wristbands will go on sale shortly at an early bird reduced rate. Please look out for an email home with the details on the rides. If you want to get in early the link to purchase wristbands is www.trybooking.com/KZKF

Donations Donations are coming in for our pre loved clothing, books and toy stalls. Please continue to bring in your donations. Also if you can spare a bottle of wine or two, that would also be appreciated for the very popular Wine Tombola stall. All of our Primary Classes are underway organising their stalls. Secondary Year levels have been allocated the following stalls, please look out for an email with details on how you can help;

Year 7 – BBQ Year 8 – Soft Drinks Year 9 – Pies Year 10 – Pizza Year 11 – Hot Chips Year 12 – The Bar (parent volunteers only)

Thank You To Our Sponsors

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AVEO Retirement Living Peregian Springs Laguna Bay Air conditioning, and Daikin Mercedes-Benz Sunshine Coast Your Move Property Mark Bain Constructions Eumundi Meats Harvest Restaurant Local Life, Peregian Family Medical Centre Haymans Electrical And thank you to all of the families and businesses who have contributed items for our Silent Auction. The support has been wonderful. Mrs Sue Sagar HEAD OF COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT

EVENTS

Fortnight at a Glance

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SPORT

Sports News The latest round up from St Andrew's Sport:

Cross Country CHAMPIONS Congratulations to the entire St Andrew’s Cross Country Team of 107 runners who competed so superbly at the Sunshine Coast Indpendent Schools Cross Country Championships. It was a fabulous day with both the Primary and Secondary teams coming away as Independent District Champions. It was an absolutely superb day of running and every single team member contributed to the overall success for the College. The many weeks of training and hours of hard work certainly paid off and there were so many outstanding individual achievements. Thank you to all families for your support of Cross Country as the wonderful tradition of St Andrew's running continues. The Primary team has now won the overall trophy 11 times - 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 The Secondary team has now won the event in 2016, 2015 and 2014 The students were wonderful and I spoke to the team prior to running that they had an opportunity to make the most of the event and give 100% and without fail, every student did just that. I am a firm believer to reinforce that you can not only learn a lot about yourself as a person, but also lot about other people from a Cross Country event and the performance on Wednesday made many people proud to be associated with a great group of young people from the College. It is of course a team effort and thank you to Mrs Porter, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bowen and Mr Jones on the day and to our course marshals, Callum and Rory. Thank you also to Nick Croft for his brilliant work with the team with the support of Mrs Bowen and Mr Austin over the last few months and through the holidays. Thank you families for your support with training, fuelling and preparing the students. It truly is a team effort! Lastly to the students – thank you for representing yourselves and the College so proudly. The St Andrew’s Running culture is very special. More photos are available here. Key results Age Champions Toby Everard – 10 Years Boys Amber Kimmel – 14 Years Girls Josh Law - 14 Years Boys Gus Luhrs – 16 Years Boys Sarah Jackson – 16 Years Girls A special mention to the 16 years age group. The girls team of Sarah Jackson, Ellie Shaw, Scarlett Rees, Zoe Dick, Rana Dickson and Mia Smallman finished 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th in a field of 50 runners over the 4km. The 16 years Boys then stepped up in their 6km event and not to be outdone by the girls - finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th in a field of 54 runners with Gus Luhrs, Riley Modini, Cooper Davies, Matt Graham, Jakob Wollin and Tom Evitts. I know there were so many individual personal achievements from many of our runners and my congratulations to everyone. Congratulations to the following 30 students who have provisionally been selected to compete at the Regional Carnival on Tuesday 31 May: District Reps - Primary (to be confirmed) 10 Years Girls

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11 Years Girls

Lola White

12 Years Girls

Isabelle Anderssen, Zaelia Dunsdon

10 Years Boys

Toby Everard

11 Years Boys

Connor Meechan

12 Years Boys

Luca Warman-Flood

District Reps - Secondary (to be confirmed) 13 Years Girls

Charlotte Lethbridge, Aurelia Donger

14 Years Girls

Amber Kimmel

15 Years Girls

Emily Lethbridge, Nelly St Baker, Maddison Woodward

16 Years Girls

Sarah Jackson, Ellie Shaw, Scarlett Rees, Zoe Dick, Rana Dickson

13 Years Boys

Jake Tolhoek

14 Years Boys

Joshua Law, Gus Powell

15 Years Boys

Louis Parker

16 Years Boys

Angus Luhrs, Riley Modini, Cooper Davies, Matt Graham

Open Boys

Jack Brownlee, Chester Rees, Sam Jackson

Age group placings Congratulations to the team who won 10 of the 18 Age divisions. First Place 10 Years Girls, 10 Years Boys, 11 Years Girls, 12 Years Boys, 13 Years Girls, 14 Years Boys, 15 Years Girls, 16 Years Boys, 16 Years Girls and Open Boys Second Place

9 Years Girls, 11 Years Boys, 12 Years Girls, Open Girls

Third Place

9 Years Boys, 14 Years Girls, 15 Years Boys

Fourth Place

13 Years Boys

Representative Sport Success Congratulations to 103 students who have already been selected in District and Regional Sport teams. It is becoming increasingly prestigous and opportunities are available from 12 years to 18 years. All the details are here of our current selected representatives in a wide range of Sports. Many of the students now head to Regional Carnivals and hopefully then on to State and National selections. There are additonal opportunities to make rep teams coming up in Golf, Athletics, 12 years Rugby Union, Water Polo and 12 years Cricket. Click here to view selected students to date .

St Andrew's Tennis Serves Up Some Aces St Andrew's Tennis is thriving in Term 2. Our Secondary teams are currently playing in the Sunshine Coast Secondary Schools Tennis competition and are topping the tables after 2 rounds. We will also be nominating a Senior Boys and Senior Girls team to conetst the Sunshine Coast Schools Championships on Monday 25 July to reach the State Final which is played in Rockhampton. More information to follow. Noosa District Tennis Competition Playing matches is a vital component of player development even from an early age. It allows students to put into practice what is being taught in lessons. Below is information regarding opportunities to get involved in Match plays and Competitions both in house or representing the College. Please feel free to contact the coaching team if your have any questions. We are currently taking nominations for the Winter season of the NDTA Noosa District Tennis Association Junior fixtures competition. The competition caters for all standards from elite players to entry level. Students must be able to serve and rally to be suitable. Division 1-4 Friday nights - 5:30pm - 7:30pm - Term 2 & 3 home and away games. Division 5-8 Saturday morning - 8:00am -10:00am - Term 2 & 3 home and away games. Congratulations to a large number of students who compete each season and enjoy much success - Dash Comiskey and Ben Donger who ended up as Division Champs.

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FAST 4 Match Play Competition Friday's in house FAST has been very popular in Term 2. This Competition has two divisions, Federer and Djokovic to cater for varying age and standards. Students are supervised by the coaching team. Weekly prizes are awarded for attitude, sportsmanship, footwork, team work etc. Friday's: 3:15pm - 4:45pm at St Andrew's. Cost is $12 per session. Term 2, 3 and 4. RED and ORANGE BALL Rally Zone Red Ball Rally Zone will begin in Term 3 for Year 1-3 students. It's is played on smaller courts and with low compression balls to promote rallies. Orange Ball Rally Zone will be in Term 3 for Year 3-6 students. This is a great entry level program. It is also a great opportunity to get some extra practice for the Brisbane International School Competition. See information on this below. Cost is $12 per session 3:15pm - 4:15pm in Term 3. Brisbane International Primary Schools Competition In Term 3 St Andrew's will once again field teams in the Brisbane International Primary Schools Competition. Many schools enter the Regional trials where the winners in each class Red, Orange and Green ball go through to the finals, share the courts and play at the Brisbane International in January. Over the last three years St Andrew's has been the most successful school in Queensland either winning or placing second at the Finals played at the Brisbane International. The event will take place on Friday 12 August for Orange ball and Green ball - this will be for Year 3-6 students. Please watch this space for further information. Please feel free to contact Glenn, Mark or Danny if you have any questions or would like to nominate for any of the above competitions or match plays. For more information please contact Glenn Irwin on 0414 494 645.

Rugby Round Up Secondary Rugby Our Under 14’s and Under 13’s were in action on Wednesday afternoon taking on Unity and St Teresa’s respectively. The Under 14’s continue to show fantastic spirit for a team that only had 11 players at the start of the season. We travelled to Sunshine Coast Grammar with 17 players and it has been great to welcome Max Grzegozewski and Xavier Muller into the squad. Unity were a good side with an excellent back row and centre pairing and this was always going to challenge us at the breakdown. Our commitment was once again without question with the St Andrew's boys tackling their bigger counterparts at every opportunity. Max Crockford and Oliver Dixon led the defence and Ethan Richardson was outstanding in keeping his opposite man quiet. St Andrew's had a lot of ball but were met by an organised Unity defence. With a 26-0 halftime deficit it would have been easy for our players to crumble but we really took the game to Unity in the second half and kept them to just one try whilst scoring ourselves. Josh Richardson and Zac Van den Heuvel linked together well throughout and Charlie Dryburgh had a great second half in both defence and with ball in hand. Max G, Oliver Dixon and Ethan Frame combined excellently to repel the opposition attacks and the forwards were well marshalled by half back Gus Powell. A special mention should go out to the Douglas brothers who week after week put their bodies on the line against much bigger opponents. The scoreboard was irrelevant as the Under 14’s once again produced a performance to be proud of. The Under 13’s took on St Teresa’s at Noosa Rugby Club but just fell short with a disappointing 17-5 defeat. St Andrew's were in the match right up until a late St Teresa’s try sealed victory for the hosts. Continual pressure from St Andrew's could not be converted into points as a combination of strong defence and casual ball retention forced turnover ball on several occasions. Jackson Woodward followed his Player of the Match performance on Saturday with another outstanding contribution from fullback and was well supported by winger Lachlan Cole. Harry Bowen worked hard throughout and made a number of telling tackles at crucial times. Max Davidson was again busy at halfback and always kept the St Andrew's team going forward. Round 6 sees all three of our teams in action against Unity at our home ground, Peregian Fields. The 13’s and 14’s kick off at 4.30pm with the First XV playing at 5.30pm. Primary Rugby Saturday saw another full day of rugby for our Primary teams and there were, once again, a number of fantastic individual and team performances. The mighty Under 6’s continued their winning start to the season with a 30-25 win over Brothers. Liam and Finn Grant were awesome with Louis Bertholini backing up again after a strong performance last week. Noa Scott worked tirelessly in defence and was supported well by Jackson Hopper. The Under 7’s had a great win showing massive improvement on last week with all players focussed and committed to the game. The defensive work was solid with everyone maintaining a well spaced line and Archie Bourne leading from the front. Also some special cover defensive work from James Milligan and Angus Cole saving certain Caloundra tries. Great attacking runs from several players, with Will and Sterling Cole scoring several tries each and helping St Andrew's on to a strong 45-35 point win.

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The Under 8’s put in another spirited performance against University and Noosa. Lachie Bristow, Toby Costanzo and James Sterling stormed away for three magnificent tries in the first game against University and Archie Blair, Toby and Hamish Eadie bagged another three in their second game against Noosa. Newcomers Lachie, Monty McGavin and Max Hudson have really fitted in with the team, showing great rugby skills plus backing up their team mates. Hamish, Wil Franklin, Charlie Robinson and Jude Ward’s expertise in tackle rugby from last year is great to watch and a real asset to the team. Max Leo made several barnstorming runs through the opposition defence. Charlie Bourne and Oscar really like mixing it with the“forwards” and were again, tackling machines. Our two smallest players Mitchell Peterson and Archie Blair zig-agged around the field advancing the team throughout the game and James’ wonderful speed around the field both in attack and defence really inspired the rest of the team. Although both teams lost on the scoreboard, the scores were not an accurate reflection of how well our boys played. The Under 10’s also celebrated victory with a fine 17-12 victory over Noosa. A great game all round with both sides playing extremely well. St Andrew's defended & attacked with gusto with all working hard and encouraging each other. The real difference was the breakdown where the St Andrew's forwards worked tirelessly to turn over ball. Spencer Frame crossed for two tries with Ben Bromage adding a third. Josh Bertholini kicked the conversion. The Under 11’s matched up against last weeks opponents, Noosa and it was clear that Noosa were looking to avenge the previous weeks defeat. Noosa started strongly and were well led by St Andrew's students Matthew and Daniel Cashman who made strong runs through the heart of the St Andrew's defence. With St Andrew's not able to find their normal level of intensity, Noosa were able to score two well worked tries to take a 10-0 lead deep into the game. St Andrew's did fight back with a Zac Lewis try and conversion but it proved too little too late as Noosa held on for a 10-7 win. The Under 13’s took on the day’s toughest test as they met a free scoring Sunshine Coast Grammar side. Grammar had pace all over the pitch and although they ran out 61-7 winners, the St Andrew's team can be very proud of their attitude and performance. In a strange game, St Andrew's enjoyed long periods with the ball and were able to put phase after phase together. Unfortunately, when play broke down the Grammar side were excellent at turning defence into attack and many of their tries were scored from long range turnovers. It was an unexpected pleasure to receive a phone call from the Under 13’s match referee. He told me that he had been refereeing for over 30 years and had never felt compelled to contact a coach until this week. He wanted me to pass on a message to our Under 13’s saying that he had been unbelievably impressed with our tenacity and 'never say die' attitude despite conceding some really unfortunate tries. A clear message that although winning is important, it's not the only thing that matters. I am sure this news will lift the spirits of their coach Mr Dean and congratulations to the Under 13’s boys.

Netball News Secondary Netball With only three rounds remaining of the competition we have 5 teams sitting in semi-finals contention. Well done to our Open Red, Open White, Intermediate Blue, Junior Blue and Junior Cherry teams, keep playing hard and aiming for the top. The Vicki Wilson Cup is fast approaching and selections will be based on on-court performance during Monday night matches for all Year 9 to Year 12 players. Primary Netball Congratulations to Marcella Donger on being selected in the 11 Years Independent District team and Abbi Weldon on being selected in 12 Years Independent District Team to compete at the Regional trails on Tuesday 3 May. A super effort from Grace Veivers and Jordan Freeman for being selected as shadow players for 12 Years team. Well done to all girls who trialled, the standard was very high and gave us here at St Andrew's an indication of the depth of players we are starting to produce with the large number of girls making it through to second round trials. Remember that players will develop at different times and stages so keep up the great work and never give up!! All our Primary teams continue to impress at Coolum Netball with Year 6 Road Runners and Diamonds presently sitting in semi-finals spots. Our St Andrew's Year 2 - Year 5 teams are showing such skill growth and confidence, it is a huge indication of the wonderful coaches that give up their time and fully support our youngest netballers.

MUSIC

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Co-curricular Music D'Addario Artist Sam Boon Visits The College Facilitated by Brass Music Specialists in Brisbane, Sam took some time to work with our Saxophones from Jazz Orchestra. A big thank you to Sam for fitting us into his busy schedule.

Students Perform At College ANZAC Day Service Many thanks to all of our Primary and Secondary musicians, led by Mrs Vanessa Herriman, who performed at our ANZAC Day Service held at the College on Friday 22 April. LEST WE FORGET.

Anglican Schools Music Festival A Huge SUCCESS A massive congratulations to all of the staff and students involved in the 2016 Anglican Schools Music Festival that was held at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Concert Hall on Friday 22 April. What a night it was and to all of the students involved (around 40 of you) CONGRATULATIONS! Can't wait to see what the next Festival in 2018 will look like. View photos from the Festival on the Music Facebook page.

Students Perform At First Music Recital For The Year Congratulations to all students who performed at our Music Recital. The first recital for the year did not disappoint and many thanks to all the students and staff in attendance.

Year 7/8 Girls Choir Perform At Secondary Assembly Last Wednesday our 7/8 Girls Choir sang beautifully for our Secondary students and they should be commended for their performance. A special thank you to their director Mrs Gefken and Mrs Ives for all the work they do with this group. Copyright St Andrews Anglican College 2016. All Rights Reserved.

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First Open Mic For Term 2 It was great to see both young and more experienced performers sharing the stage at last Friday's Open Mic. Some great performances (and dance moves) from our Year 2 girls as well as an amazing repertoire from James Ivey. A special shout out to student media team member Aston Chapman for assisting with photos at the event.

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