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Academic Christian Caring
Year 7 enjoying
Medieval Day
ISSUE 7
TERM III 2016
Headmaster
Is it likely that the student with the highest ATAR will make
the biggest difference in society after graduation? I would
be surprised if anyone thought that this was true. Yet in
December when the HSC and ATAR results are released,
most of us will ask the question “how did you go – what ATAR
did you get?”
All that has been achieved in 13 years of schooling should
never be reduced to an ATAR. What does 88.65 or 75.30
really tell us about a student’s achievements at school? Why
should a student feel disappointed that they achieved an
ATAR of 98.95 and not 99.00?
It is right to celebrate academic achievement which after
all is the core business of schools. Our high achievers will
receive the accolades they deserve and their results are
sure to set them on a wonderful pathway at university and
beyond. However, at TIGS we set excellence as the standard
for all our students and define it as being “neither elitist nor
exclusive and is accessible to all who aspire to be the best
they can be.”
We wish Year 12 every success in the coming
examinations and beyond. We hope that their HSC
ATAR results make them feel they have achieved the
they could achieve and to feel proud of the progress
have made since their first lessons in Kindergarten.
Stephen Kinsella
Headmaster
Congratulations to our Year 12 students on reaching the
end of their formal years of schooling. As they enter their
last week we acknowledge the contribution they have
made to our School community and thank them for the part
they have played in maintaining and enhancing the TIGS
tradition.
A total of 93 students will graduate this year. Of these
students, six started in Kindergarten and 15 started in Prep what an amazing commitment to our School.
As if leaving school is not hard enough, there is also the
weight of expectation regarding HSC examinations and
results to contend with. It would be easy to allow the thrill
of graduation and the celebration of all that has been
achieved while at school to be overshadowed by the
HSC and the issuing of an Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank
(ATAR). The ranking of students, largely for the purpose of
allocating places at the universities, can distract students,
teachers, family members and friends from what has really
been achieved at school.
From Kindergarten (or before for students enrolled in the
Piper Centre) through to Year 12, students have grown from
young children into mature adults ready for life beyond
school. Through their studies they have acquired the thinking
and learning skills to be creative, reflective, critical and
discerning. These skills underpin the success our students
regularly achieve in the HSC and we expect the Class of
2016 to be no different to those that have gone before them.
More importantly, these skills equip our students to be valued
members of society that make a difference in the work
place and more broadly in the community.
HSC
and
best
they
We remind them that their experience and achievements
at TIGS have been much more than what occurred in the
classroom. The experiences of camp, chapel, leadership,
sport, house, mentor groups, excursions, musicals, ensembles,
clubs, peer reading, Duke of Edinburgh, FISH, Art after Hours,
… all contributed to their development into young adults
that are whole people, able to celebrate all that life offers
and to make a positive contribution to society beyond
school. The TIGS Mission Statement captures the ambition
we have for our students as they leave TIGS:
“The achievement of academic excellence in a caring
environment that is founded on Christian belief and
behaviour, so that students are equipped to act with
wisdom, compassion and justice as faithful stewards of our
world.”
We look forward with anticipation to see all that our
graduates will achieve.
Year 12, we are proud of you no matter what your ATAR may
be. Congratulations on your graduation from The Illawarra
Grammar School.
Stephen Kinsella
Headmaster
Chaplain’s Message
15 YEARS ON
This week marked the fifteenth
anniversary of the 9/11 tragedies.
Ceremonies were held throughout the
United States; the names of those who
lost their lives were read out; and stories
were told of great feats of bravery and
sacrifice. It was a fitting way to mark
this monumental event in world history.
But this was not just an American affair.
The world watched on as America
remembered its lost. One reason for
that is over ninety nations lost citizens
in the attacks. But there is a deeper
reason: 9/11 has changed the world
forever. It was almost as if those towers
contained demons who were finally
let loose when the planes crashed into
them. Those demons now torment our
world; they could unleash their fury
at any time, in any place; they could
even strike on the streets of Minto.
Human beings respond to trauma in
a range of ways. Some clam up and
internalise their grief – that is my natural
response; others need to talk about it
and in that way make sense of tragedy;
others turn to creativity to process their
pain. 9/11 has produced some great
works of art. For mine, one of the most
moving was Bruce Springsteen’s album
The Rising. The album was released
within six months of the assaults on New
York. It is a sustained lament for the city.
But it is not despairing. There is a strain
of hope and defiance throughout. It
still holds up well today. I commend it
to you.
We ought not be surprised to find Jesus
himself responding to tragedy in very
human ways. Who can forget his tears
of grief at the tomb of his friend Lazarus
(John 11.35); or his dismay and anguish
over Jerusalem’s inability to recognise
and receive him as her Messiah
(Matthew 23.37-39); and then there
are those occasions when his response
is cautionary. Luke 13.1-5 is an example
of this. Some people approached Jesus
to tell him of an evil act committed by
Pontius Pilate on some of his Galilean
countrymen. Jesus couples this tale of
woe with one of his own. He tells of an
occasion when eighteen people died
following the collapse of a tower in
Siloam. Jesus uses these two tragedies
to teach a lesson. But first he had to
correct a common misunderstanding
surrounding tragedy.
In the ancient world it was assumed
that those who suffered any disaster
were being directly punished by
God for their sin. Jesus puts this false
assumption to rest before moving on to
a more direct lesson. His point was that
while all sin led to suffering of some
sort not all suffering was a direct result
of personal sin. His own experience
proved that. Jesus was without sin, yet
he suffered greatly. Having cleared the
ground Jesus now goes on to issue his
challenge. Suffering is a reminder that
one day we will all stand before God
and give an account of ourselves.
Tragedy is a reminder that we need
to be ready for that day. Today the
bell might toll for my neighbour but we
Rev James Rogers
Chaplain
can be sure it will one day toll for us.
Jesus would have us hear the warning
of tragedy: get your house in order;
make peace with God; be sure you
are ready to meet him when the bell
tolls for you.
I hope at the very least 9/11 might
remind us of this.
Rev James Rogers
Junior School
PIPER CENTRE
HAPPENINGS - COOINDA
Judi Nealy
Deputy Headmaster,
Head of Junior School
TRANSITION TO PAPERLESS
Parents will imagine the amount of
forms and permission notes that are
printed, processed and stored in the
Junior School each year. We are
moving towards a paperless approach
for this collection and storage of data
right across our school and as with all
change, there may be some teething
issues.
In the long term our intention is to
have on-line forms where paper is not
required and instead parents will log in
to our systems to update information,
fill out forms and give approval for
excursions etc. At the present time, we
are attempting to reduce the waste of
paper that occurs by sending home
excursion notes in bags (where they
get covered in squashed bananas and
week old sandwiches!). To do this we
are sending home all excursion forms
as PDFs via email to parents. Families
can choose to print these off at home
and send straight back to school or,
if printing at home is an issue, you are
very welcome to come in to the office
where we will gladly print a copy of the
note for you to sign straight away.
We appreciate your feedback as we
transition between processes and are
happy to assist in any way.
This term the children in the Cooinda
Pre-prep programme have been
learning about ‘Sharing the Planet’
and unpacking the Central Idea
that ‘Animals are living things and
are part of our environment’. Young
children learn best when they are
absorbed in the process of learning
through exploration and discovery. To
support the learning taking place, the
Cooinda classes had the opportunity
to investigate the provocation,”Which
came first, the chicken or the egg?”
Nine eggs, together with an incubator,
were delivered to the centre by a
company called Chicken Hatching 2
U. The children eagerly monitored the
journey from egg to chick. Excitement
levels rose with each passing day, as the
chicks were hatched and then started
to grow. The children observed the
different stages of the chicks’ growth
and recorded their findings. They were
also able to feed and hold the chicks
during their stay with us before the
growing chicks were taken back to live
on a local farm.
There are many benefits for children
of having animals available in early
childhood settings, including the
opportunity for children to develop
a caring and responsible attitude,
learning how to handle animals
correctly and animal care skills such as
cleaning and feeding.
Supporting children in their growing
awareness and interest in animals
can also lead to deeper feelings of
empathy in young children, more
positive classroom relationships, and
social-emotional development.
ASSEMBLY/CHAPEL
The Junior School Captains will be
hosting our Big Day In Assembly
next week in the IGC from 12.00pm
– 1.00pm.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Friday 23 September
Last day of Term III
Monday 10 October
First day of Term IV – Summer Uniform
Tuesday 18 - 21 October
Stage 3 Camp
Wednesday 19 - 21 October
Stage 2 Camp
NSW JUN I OR CH ESS
TOURNAMENT
On Wednesday 14 September, Rees
Hall came alive with 150 students from
across the region competing in the
NSW Junior Chess League One Day
Tournament. We welcomed students
from Nowra Anglican, Warrawong
Intensive English College, Berry, St.
Peter and St Paul, Mt. Keira, Austinmer,
Wollongong and Nazareth.
TIGS had 13 teams participating,
made up of students from Years
3-6 and they were magnificent
ambassadors for the school. Special
mention to the A team of Adi
Kumaresan, Nicholas Chiaverini and
Taylan Arapali for their outstanding
achievements as the highest placed
TIGS team. The winning team
(undecided as we go to press) will
now contest the state titles.
It is always a reminder of what our
school has to offer when visiting
teachers are excited about ordering
lunch from the canteen as their
school doesn’t have a canteen, or
when people remark on how lovely
the school grounds look.
It is a special opportunity to open
our facilities to schools within the
community. We have hosted the
Annual NSW Junior Chess League
for 10 years and each tournament
is an opportunity to connect and
reach out to the wider educational
community
WEEKLY AWARDS
MERIT CERTIFICATES
KH Luca Attorre
3S
Rhea Boga
KH
Kalika Bugg
3S
Abha Mundada
KH
Rithanya Jeyachandran
4M
Lillian Glover
1S
Noah Bottele
4M
Adil Qureshi
1S
Nikhilan J Avinash
4Y
Chloe Jackson
1Y
Maddison Tonkin
4Y
Abbey Kuiper
1Y
Milla Threadgate
5H
Lauren Ayers
2C
Isabella Carswell
5H
Sarah Partland
2C
Aston Di Donato
5S
Madeleine Sheargold
2T
Samuel Williams
5S
Alissa Tonkin
2T
Daniel Llewellin
6C
Charlotte Atkinson
3C
Alexandra Birch
6C
Temira Cowie
3C
Cate Giason
6C
Nathaniel Makotsvana
Academic
Cate Giason
Femke Duursma
Alexandra Birch
Lauren Ayers
Harley Adams
Service
Femke Duursma
Senior School
BACK TO THE FUTURE
opportunity to interact with weapons,
chainmail and other apparatuses used
during this period in history, learned
about the development of law through
a presentation from the Rule of Law
Institute on the Magna Carta and
indulged in a medieval feast.
Greg Lanyon
Head of Senior School
Last week the Senior School was
awash with the colour and spectacle
of Medieval Europe as students from
Year 7 were immersed in the life and
times of the Middle Ages. Students
dressed in costumes from various social
groups, ranging from peasant farmers
to nobility, demonstrating the Feudal
system of the period as part of a unit
of work in the MYP Individuals and
Societies subject group.
The key concept being studied in the
unit was ‘Change’ and the focus of
learning for the day was developing an
understanding of the changes that were
occurring in life and technology in the
Middle Ages period. Students had the
During the day students were able
to demonstrate the IB Learner Profile
as they took risks by parading their
costumes in front of their peers and
the school community and were
inquirers as they were immersed in
authentic reconstructions and took on
roles of different social groups in the
Middle Ages. The day also enabled
students to understand the importance
of balancing various aspects of the
human experience by placing them
in situations that replicated the social,
emotional and intellectual life of the
time. By understanding and appreciating other values, cultures and
places, many students demonstrated
open-mindedness as they compared
their life to that of people living in the
middle ages. The subsequent classroom
lessons provided them with opportunities to reflect on their learning and
encouraged them to be part of the
process in improving the experience
into the future.
Last week also, a number of our Senior
School students received recognition
for excellence in the area of debating.
At the annual HICES Debating
Competition, Daniel Michelmore and
Aria Bacic-Johnston (Year 7) received
Best Speaker awards in the Middle
Division and Zara Winter (Year 10)
received the award for Best Senior
Speaker overall. This is a fantastic and
well deserved achievement by these
students.
Last Saturday 10 September, Vanessa
Winterbottom (Year 10) participated in
the Ability Artist Inc Art Exhibition and
Competition at Community Gateway.
Her artwork was displayed during the
day and there was an opportunity for
people to vote for their favourite work.
Vanessa’s series of photographs demonstrated her love of nature and her
ability to see the beauty around her.
We would like to congratulate Vanessa
on being awarded first place. Her
artwork, ‘Tree in the garden’ is breathtaking and a copy is included within this
publication.
Finally, two of our elite athletes have
returned this term from international
training and competitions overseas.
Ethan Jackson (Year 11) has been
training in Germany and returned
to compete in multiple Australasian
events in the recent ski season. At the
Australian Championships he won
the Skier Cross Division 2 for males.
Ashley Dribbus (Year 10) has returned
to school after representing Australia
with the U17 Mini Matildas in an Asian
Cup qualifying tournament in Vietnam.
We are pleased to report that the
team was undefeated, winning the
qualifying round for the first time ever,
booking their place in the Asian Cup
in September 2017. Congratulations
to all the students mentioned in this
report for their application to achieving
excellence.
Greg Lanyon
Head of Senior School
Ethan Jackson (Year 11)
Vanessa Winterbottom (Year 10)
Photo of her winning photo titled ‘Tree in the Garden’
YEAR 7
MEDIEVAL
DAY
Senior School Sport
GREAT RACE
The Great Race will be held at
Jamberoo Recreation Park on Thursday
22 September.
The Great Race is a compulsory
school event promoting participation
for all students. On this day points are
awarded for a number of novelty
events and the well-known House
“Haka” to go towards the famous Shell
Shield. This year we will be adding an
additional event for Year 12 as their final
chance to contribute to the Shell Shield
competition.
Transport arrangements:
Students are not to be driven to or from
Jamberoo Recreation Park but are to
come to school at the normal time,
using the usual modes of transport.
Shuttle buses have been organised
to transport all students to and from
the park. Students are not allowed to
remain at the park to wait for parents.
Uniform:
Students must wear their House shirts
and school sports shorts to this event.
They are expected to wear appropriate
swimwear/rash shirts, hats and
sunscreen. The water will be cold so
students may like to wear their wetsuits.
Students are encouraged to bring
plenty of food and water for the day as
there may be limited food outlets open.
Safety:
While at the park strict safety regulations
will be enforced by the attendants and
TIGS staff. Students will be required to
obey all safety instructions, follow safety
signage and not engage in anything
considered reckless behaviour. Due to
changes in risk management by the
park all students must wear colourcoded wrist bands to identify their
level of swimming proficiency. Students
are also advised to operate a buddy
system within the park, not going alone
to rides, shops, cafes or toilets. Also
a reminder to students who require
asthma medication to have it with you
at all times on the day.
We are looking forward to a great day
to farewell Year 12 2016. If you have
any questions please contact Mrs Lane
at school.
TIGS NETBALL CLUB
PRESENTATION NIGHT
The annual TIGS Netball Club presentation evening will be held on Monday 19
September 6.00pm in the O Bar Room
at Towradgi Beach for players and their
families to come together for a meal to
celebrate another great year for the
club. Tickets are $25 per adult and $15
per child and can be purchased from
the Finance Office before Monday 19
September 2016.
AUSTRALIAN
SNOWSPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
NETBALL CLUB
TIGS Netball Club has also had
a fantastic year with five teams
competing in the Illawarra District
Netball Association Saturday morning
competition. The Intermediate C2 TIGS
Sapphires made it to the semi-finals
and were defeated by the Woonona
Vixens. They had a second chance at
the preliminary finals, but unfortunately
they were defeated by only one goal
10-11 by Shellharbour Mystics, so just
missed out on making the grand-final.
The 12B TIGS Crystals had a fantastic
season to finish at the top of the ladder.
They went into the semi-final with
confidence and defeated Woonona
Magic 12-16. This excellent outcome
progressed them straight to the grand
final where they faced Woonona Magic
again. The girls started the 1st quarter
slow, but came back hard in the 2nd
quarter to take the lead. Woonona hit
back in the 3rd quarter and it looked
like we were in trouble, but fortunately
we came out firing in the 4th quarter to
win the game convincingly 22-14 and
TIGS Crystals became the Champions
for 2016.
I would like to congratulate all our
netballers for a fantastic year and thank
our coaches and team managers who
guide the girls through the season. In
particular I congratulate Mia Whitehall,
Ruby Pallone and Sarah Mammone
who coached the Junior School Teams
as part of their Duke of Edinburgh
Award.
Finally, I thank Virginia Kelman our
Club President. Virginia has decided
to step down from this role in 2017 after
many years of service and we thank
her for the amazing job she has done
organising our club and the countless
hours she has dedicated to netball at
TIGS. We wish her all the best in her
future endeavours.
The Australian Championships were
held in Perisher. Unfortunately, Rory
Hanrahan had to withdraw due to
injury, but Mackinly Zecevic and
Hunter Danckwardt-Bruce continued
on without him. Together the boys
finished in 10th position. Individually
Hunter finished in 28th position with a
time of 86.18 and Mackinly finished
in 26th position with a time of 84.82.
Ethan Jackson went on to become the
Division 2 Male Australian Champion
in the Skier Cross with a time of 86.44
and he placed 10th in the Alpine with
a time of 60.76. We congratulate Ethan
for such an outstanding achievement.
Junior School Sport
YEAR 1 ILLAWARRA
HAWKS VISIT
On Friday 9 September, Illawarra Hawks
players Marvelle Harris (23) and Nick Kay
(11) visited Year 1 to share their passion
for promoting a healthy lifestyle. This
complimented our new Unit of Inquiry
‘Who We Are’ and the Central Idea,
‘The choices we make affect our health
and well-being’. As part of the Illawarra
Hawks ‘Healthy Habits’ initiative, Nick
and Marvelle led a great discussion
on personal health and how to make
healthy habits part of our daily lives.
The students thoroughly enjoyed being
active and learning new basketball
skills such as shooting hoops, dribbling
tricks and catching and throwing. It
was an amazing experience and an
opportunity to engage with positive
role models. We were even fortunate
enough to see how Marvelle and Nick...
SLAM DUNK!
ST PETER’S FOOTBALL CUP
The Girls Open Football Team convincingly claimed the title at the inaugural
St Peter’s Cup at Camden on Monday.
The girls played a strong team game
and did not concede a goal all day.
Our strong Open Boys Team who has
not lost a game all year, once again
played a strong tournament and just
lost the final on a penalty shootout. Congratulations to all our football players
who have displayed commitment and
dedication as they have undertaken
all the football events so successfully
this year.
JUNIOR SWIM SQUAD –
TERM IV
The Junior Swim Squad recommences
Week 1 - Tuesday 11 and Thursday 13
October and is open to any Year 3 to
Year 6 student who is at squad level.
Venue: McKeon’s Swim Centre
Time: 7.00am – 8.00am
Cost: Pool entry ($3.50)
Transport: TIGS bus returns to school at
8.30am
Thank you to Mr Robinson for the
hours of coaching and his unwavering
passion for the round ball game!
Junior School Co-curricular
Club Highlight
LIFESAVERS
At Lifesavers we meet each week to
learn about Jesus, to read the Bible,
to pray together and to discuss how
we can live as God’s people at school.
We believe it is important to meet
together to support each other and
encourage each other in our faith. We
appreciate amazing leadership from
Clara Swainson and Sophie McGuire.
Lifesavers is for anyone in Year 3 - 6.
If you are interested in coming along
we meet on Thursday from 11.15am 11.45am. Everyone is welcome.
Science News
We have recently received results for two Science competitions, and students are to be commended for their achievements
in these competitions.
2016 EAA ICAS SCIENCE
COMPETITION
Year 7 – 10 students from TIGS demonstrated high-level science skills when
they participated in the 2016 ICAS
Science Competition organised by
Educational Assessment Australia (EAA)
of the UNSW.
The skills assessed included observing
and measuring, interpreting and
evaluating data, drawing conclusions
and inferences, making predictions, experimental design and problem solving.
Two students received High Distinction
Awards. Distinction Awards were
achieved by 16 students, while 67
students earned Credit Awards, and 40
students earned Merit Awards.
The two students who achieved High
Distinction Awards, placing them in the
top 1% of the students from NSW who
sat the test, were Aria Bacic-Johnston
(Year 7) and Zac Hah (Year 8).
Students who received Distinction
Awards were:
Year 7: Shin Yi Au Yeong, Emma Black,
Daniel Michelmore, George Tsaganas
Year 8: Zoe Dribbus, Ethan Havadjia,
Archie Long, Lachlan Mills
Year 8: Samuel Aubin, Hunter Danckwardt-Bruce, Sebastian Di Noro, Joseph
Druett, Zara Eggers, Luca Gibbs, James
Gorham, Julian McDonald, Maya
Indigo Middleton, Tiger Miles, Daniel
Phillips, Wendy Qi, Sophia Santos, Luke
Wilson.
Year 9: Cecilia Arsenovic, William
Barber, William Brown, Ethan Brunskill,
Mary Bul, Angus Bulliman, Jasper
Colquhoun, Cailyn Knill, Michael
Kyriakoudes, Alixandra Lovric, Lachlan
Negus, Hallam Roberts, Claire Smallhorn,
Michael Stanton, Jarod Tuckwood,
Robert Turney.
Year 10: Corey Bloomfield, Harry
Borbilas, Macinley Butson, Isaac Cheng,
Riley Cross, Joseph Daly, Nathan de
Lutiis, Zane Dema, Miles Denison-Pender, Ashley Dribbus, Benjamin Ebzery,
Timothy Gaynor, Samuel Goodhew,
Alexander Grozdanov, Ethan Jackson,
Ji Yoon Kang, Noah Koder, Alexander
Santos, Matthew Scott, Tayla Smith.
Students who received Merit Awards
were:
Year 7: Katherine Bodey, Iluka Budai,
Jayson Cooper, Evan Glover, Annabel
Hickling-Smith, Alana Newhouse,
Regan Norris, Daniel Olivero, Omezikam
Uchendu.
Year 10: Oliver Firth, Risini Gamage,
Alexander Rush, Jonty Swainson
Year 8: Macy Carroll, Jayden Grieve,
Jermaine Issa, Mark McAlary, Aiden
McGoldrick, Robert Mcgrath, Tayib
Muttaqi, Amelie Stanford, Cartia
Taranto, Sarah Tubman, Aaron Ylias,
Alexia Zafiriou.
Students who received Credit Awards
were:
Year 9: Daniel Hunter, Taj Quaken,
Griffin Spicknall, Nhi Thu Trinh, Alexander
Wilson.
Year 9: Christopher McEwan, Jonathon
Michalopoulos, Malachi Sigmund,
Nicholas Sutherland
Year 7: George Barbas, Olivia Barber,
Dean Borbilas, Xavier Do, Sally Gyngell,
Isobel Kinnear, Lucy Koder, Jasper
Leung, Jayden McNamara, Caitlyn
Mortimer, Hugo Parrish, Thomas Peden,
Katherine Pennington, Nye Rowland,
Samuel Scott, John Taiwo, Mackinly
Zecevic.
Year 10: Nikhil Balaji, Joshua Fullerton-Harvey, Aika Hammond, Lucas
Heidrich, Shuo Li, Blake McDougall,
Victor Obinwanor, Sebastian Playford,
Andrew Porter, Matthew Savage,
James Seal, Joshua Shalala, Rubey
Williams, Aiden Wingate.
2016 RACI AUSTRALIAN
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY
QUIZ
This quiz is an international competition
attracting over 90,000 students from
across Australia and about another 20
countries.
Students from Year 7-12 were invited
to participate in the 2016 quiz. Of
the 78 students who took part in the
competition, three received High Distinctions, five received Distinctions, and
10 received Credit Awards.
The students who were awarded High
Distinctions were:
Aria Bacic-Johnston (Year 7) and
Abraham Rose (Year 12).
The students achieving Distinction
Awards were:
Risini Gamage (Yr 10), Rebecca Adams
(Yr 11), Daniel Laing (Yr 11), Nathoo
Mikhail (Yr 12), and Christian Troiani (Yr
12)
The students achieving Credit Awards
were:
George Tsaganas (Yr 7), William Barber
(Yr 9), Alexander Santos (Yr 10), Indigo
Colquhoun (Yr 11), Jinwon Kim (Yr 11),
Blake Kolodziej (Yr 11), Nathan Troiani
(Yr 11), Joshua Kinnear (Yr 12), Cameron
McMillan (Yr 12), and Jonty Negus (Yr 12)
Students will have received certificates for the ICAS test. The certificates
for the Chemistry Competition will be
distributed to students when they are
received by the school.
Congratulations to all the students on
their outstanding effort.
Martin Sormus
Head of Science
TIGS Alumni News
FROM WOLLONGONG TO THE WORLD
TIGS Victoria Clent [Class of 2003] is returning to Wollongong to be the keynote
speaker at Illawarra Women in Business Conference Day in one of her properties,
the Sage Hotel Wollongong, on Friday 14 October.
Victoria will speak about how, as a local girl from a hardworking family,
she overcame significant personal challenges to achieve an international
suite of qualifications and fellowships and establish her own successful funds
management company, all before 30!
Victoria Clent is the Founder of Aligned Funds Management and has experience
across a range of asset classes including hotels, social housing, ports, industrial,
office and retail. She currently sits on the Finance and Risk Committee at Link
Housing.
Victoria was formerly the Director of Sustainability at InterContinental Hotels
Group (IHG) where her focus was on increasing asset value through cost
efficiency and sustainability measures. Prior to this, Victoria worked across multiple property portfolios at UGL and DP World
Australia.
She has studied at Harvard and Sydney University, is a fellow of the Centre of Sustainable Leadership and Federal Government
Asia-Link programs, was chair to the Australian Federal Government’s Clean Technology group, voted Young Achiever by the
Facilities Management Association of Australia, invited by the US Government to an International Climate Change Program
and worked with United Nations Global Compact Network Australia
Everyone is most welcome to attend this event, which runs from 10.30am till 2.30pm and includes lunch and some other high
profile speakers and panelists. For more information and to book online please visit www.iwib.com.au/events. If you would like
to understand more about school/community partnerships and the successes of our TIGS alumni, please contact Margaret
Biggs, TIGS Community Engagement and Alumni Manager on [email protected]
Extend@TIGS
WEEK 9 ACTIVITIES TERM IV LAUNCH: COME ALONG TO RED25 WEEK AT EXTEND
AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Monday 19 September
Science: Paper Plane
Competition
Sport: Piggy in the Middle
Tuesday 20 September
Craft: Masks
Outdoor sport: Dodgeball
Wednesday 21 September
Craft: Pokémon Craft
Sport: Wembley
A week filled with exciting science, craft, cooking, and sport activities based around giving
blood, and general health and well-being.
Extend is coming together as a community with a goal to raise 100 blood donations by the end
of October this year. To encourage everyone to get on board, Extend Director Stevenson will
complete one of three possible dares if we reach 100 blood donations! Visit darrensdare.com
to watch our launch video and see further information.
Thursday 22 September
Cooking: Pom-pom Craft
Sport: Outdoor Sports Competition
Your child can get involved by coming to Red25 Week in Term IV!
Discover what blood is made of by creating a sensory model, learn about the different blood
types and which are compatible during a fun science experiment, put your chef’s hat on and
join us in making the World’s Greatest Biscuit…and much more! Speak to your Team Leader to
find out when Red25 Week begins.
Friday 23 September
Craft: Recycle Craft
Sport: Handball
Attention families and teachers: Be part of our goal to reach 100 Blood Donations! Visit
darrensdare.com for further info.
ONLINE BOOKINGS:
extend.com.au
Extend@TIGS has a lot of different and exciting upcoming events organised. Last week we
had heaps of fun creating Minion pegs, magazine art and cupcakes. We also played games
including soccer, Wembley, mini-Olympics, and handball. This week we have a range of
exciting science, craft and cooking activities planned so please come along and join in on
all the fun.
CALL OUR OFFICE
1300 366 437
UPCOMING
EVENTS
WEEK 9
Headmaster Vs Year 6 Handball Challenge
Tuesday 20 September
CIS Secondary Athletics Championship
Wednesday 21 September
Junior School Big day In
Thursday 22 September
Senior School Great Race
Thursday 22 September
Year 12 Graduation Assembly
9.00am Friday 23 September in the IGC
Year 12 Graduation Dinner
6.00pm Friday 23 September at the Novotel Wollongong
Last Day of Term III
Friday 23 September
WEEK 1 TERM IV
First Day of Term IV
Monday 10 October