Seymour News Seymour News Issue 7, 2016

Principal's MessageIn this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and introduce a new scholarship honouring

Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

Shrinking the Gender Pay Gap

Margaret Macdonald Scholarship

Clan Douglas Birthday

Parents' and Friends' Association Fashion Parade

Black Watch Formal

Bond Mooting Team

Junior School Open Morning

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

Congratulations

NEiTA Teaching in Excellence Awards

Director of StudiesWe are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners and as people. This week we explore

learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

Inquiry Learning in a Digital Environment

Gifted and Talented Student Conference Day

Careers - UMAT

Work Experience and PLP lessons

Careers Guides

Head of Senior SchoolThere are two significant events that mark the 'coming of age' for our Senior School students. One is the Year 10 expedition to the

Flinders Ranges, and the other is the attendance at the Black Watch Formal. Read more here.

The Black Watch Formal

Year 10 Camp

Head of Middle SchoolThis week Rachel McKee sheds light on motivating teenagers with a particular view to understanding girls in the Middle School.

Motivating Teenagers

Head of Junior SchoolTerm 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about the Junior School Open Morning,

our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

Junior School Open Morning

Years 3 and 4 Study Tours

Walk Safely to School

Old Collegians' Assembly & Clan Douglas Birthday

Mid-Year Foundation (Reception)

Learning is Our Bread and Butter

Experiential Play – Learning About Money

The Early Years at SeymourThe Early Years at Seymour's initiative to raise money for the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea and the Women’s and Children’s

Hospital was a whole school event with significant outcomes. Read more here.

Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea

Director of BoardingWeek 6 is Boarders' Week, and this means fresh produce and special treats will be available to fill your fridges and pantry, all the while

supporting the important work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Read about the planned activities here.

Boarders' Week

Sport, Clubs and ActivitiesThis week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as share the results for the first round

of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

Sportswoman in Residence: Chantelle Ryder

Pedal Prix - Loxton 6-hour Race

What is Mooting?

Bond Mooting Success

Winter Sports Round 1

CommunityThis edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of Rowing Quiz and Activities

Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs

Port Showdown. We have also included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

Diary Dates

Seymour College Foundation Showdown Fundraiser

Thistles Coffee Morning

Friends of Rowing Quiz Night

Save the Date

Traffic and Parking

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Shrinking the Gender Pay Gap

The last two weeks have been particularly exciting at Seymour.

Last week we learnt that Director of Digital Learning Technologies, Jodi Gordon-Moulds, has been invited by Technovationchallenge.org to participate in their inaugural global Master Educators Programme. Jodi will travel to Silicon Valley, San Francisco, in July, as part of a panel of global judges for the annual worldwide Technovation Challenge.

Each year Technovation challenges girls to build a mobile app that will address a community problem. This year, under Jodi’s leadership, Seymour entered the challenge for the first time. Notably, we were the only school in Australia to participate.

Once Jodi has completed her panel duties, she will complete the first stage of her Master Educator Technovation training at the University of San Francisco.

This week, there was also much discussion at Microsoft about the ‘4th

Industrial Age’ and the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Education.

STEM is a phrase that is especially important here, as we equip our students for the 21st century and, in some cases, beyond.

In December last year, the Turnbull Government announced a $1 billion innovation program, where they pledged to invest approximately $13 million over five years to encourage women to choose and stay in STEM fields, start-ups and entrepreneurial businesses.

Why is this important to our girls?

Any industry that relies on innovation benefits greatly from diversity of perspective. STEM fields are targeted towards imagining the future for humanity. So it is really important that women get a say in what the world of tomorrow looks like.

Professionals Australia, an organisation representing over 25,000 engineers, scientists and information technology professionals, believes that “STEM education has a clear role in addressing occupational segregation … that implementing education campaigns and programmes that would encourage the participation of women in occupations that are often traditionally thought of as ‘male’ roles … could result in the aggregate wage gap in favor of males reduced for future generations”

Simply put, increasing the number of female graduates with STEM skills means increasing the range of employment options for women and a reduction in the gender pay gap.

Graduates of Seymour College are well positioned to capitalise on the Government’s innovation programme.

Last year alone, 70% of Year 10 students at Seymour accepted the challenge to study the 10A Mathematics Course (the Australian Curriculum Extension Mathematics course). This year, we have large numbers choosing more complex Mathematics subjects and 23 of our Year 11 girls have opted to do the most difficult Specialist Mathematics.

This year we have also offered two classes in Year 11 in each of the subjects of Biology, Physics and Chemistry. In Stage 2

SACE (Year 12), 90% of students have continued with a Mathematics subject. Seymour also has two classes in the subjects of Biology and Chemistry, and one class of 17 girls studying Physics.

In addition, 19 out of the 56 Merits awarded to the Class of 2015 were in STEM subjects, including three in Biology, two in Chemistry, five in Mathematical Applications, five in Mathematical Studies, and four in Physics.

Our graduating class of 2015 are already answering the Government’s innovation challenge, with students studying courses in Architecture, Engineering, Health Sciences, Maths and Computer Sciences, as well as Medicine and Medical Sciences.

But careers in STEM are not new fields for our graduates. Earlier this month, Old Collegian, Amanda Selway ('04), was awarded the South Australian Defence Industry's Young Achiever of the Year Award. Please click here to read the article that appear in The Advertiser on Saturday, 14 May.

Amanda’s success was made all the more impressive as she transitioned from a role in Human Resources to the role of project manager of BAE’s Joint Strike Fighter projects.

At my commissioning on Monday, 9 May, Head Girl (and self-professed lover of Mathematics), Isobel Abell, asked me what my legacy at Seymour will be. The answer: To teach girls to seize the day, Carpe Diem!

Your future starts now. What will it look like?

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Margaret Macdonald Scholarship

We are delighted to announce that, from 2017, Seymour College will offer the Margaret Macdonald Scholarship to a student each year, to memorialise Margaret's exceptional commitment to the College.

Margaret is well known to so many members of the Seymour community - not surprisingly, as her involvement with PGC/Seymour began in 1944, when she started as a Junior School student!

Margaret is a past parent of the College; was elected to the Council of Governors (now known as the Board of Seymour College) in 1976; has been a committee member and also Secretary of the Parents’ and Friends’ Association; a committee member and President and, later, an Honorary Life member of the Old Collegians’ Association; and was the College Archivist from 1998 until earlier this year.

We are proud to offer the Margaret Macdonald Scholarship, which we feel is a fitting reflection of Margaret’s enormous contribution to Seymour College.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Clan Douglas Birthday

Clan Douglas’ birthday celebrations on Tuesday, 24 May, provided true insight into the sense of community and belonging that each girl is provided through this wonderful extended family.

The Douglas Defenders have been focusing on the importance of team and how working collaboratively together in pursuit of the same goals contributes to success.

Clan Chief, Sophie, related this to the British all girl pop band, the Spice Girls, demonstrating that by embracing each other’s strengths we allow each individual to contribute to the Clan in a meaningful way. Her affirmation of the diverse strengths of our Douglas girls, and indeed all Seymour girls, helps us recognize that we all need to strive to do our personal best every day.

This year’s guest speaker, Rebecca Morse, Channel Ten News Presenter and regular columnist from the News Group, provided a powerfully honest overview of the journey to her career as a journalist.

Rebecca addressed the girls on the power of grit, determination and resilience, the gender pay gap, the growth of social media (with reference to disempowering trolls) and the importance of women backing women, socially, emotionally and intelligently. Rebecca has generously agreed to us publishing her speech in full here.

Thank you Clan Douglas, for sharing this magnificent celebration with our community. We especially thank Clan Chief, Sophie and Chieftains, Georgina and Isobel, as well as Clan Guardian, Mia Timberlake, the musicians , the Year 9 Clan Representatives, India and Samantha, and the dedicated staff and Clan parents who supported the event.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Clan Douglas photos are available to view and purchase at festivalphoto.com.au, with details on how to log in available on SOCS.

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Parents' and Friends' Association Fashion Parade

On Friday night the Seymour community gathered to enjoy a spectacular evening of fashion, food and wine at the Parents’ and Friends’ Association's annual Cocktail Party and Fashion Parade.

The evening began with the opportunity to explore a number of local community fashion and lifestyle trade stalls and bid on a diverse array of silent auction items - plus purchase raffle tickets for the most enormous gift baskets I’ve seen - donated by parents.

Guests were then seated in the CPA and enjoyed a gorgeous fashion parade from The Ark Clothing. It was a wonderful evening to mix and mingle with old friends and make new ones.

Thank you to Marcelle James, President of the P&F, the P&F Committee and the parent community for their contribution towards the night. Thank you also to the staff who supported this event.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Fashion Parade photos are available to view and purchase at festivalphoto.com.au, with details on how to log in available on SOCS.

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Black Watch Formal

Attending my first Black Watch Formal last weekend was a wonderful reminder of the women that our senior students are becoming.

Guests certainly felt like they were transformed as they glided through the avenue into the themed Secret Garden, complete with giant floral lights and fairy lights suspended from the trussing. Activities abounded for everyone, including the opportunity to interrupt dancing to play a spot of croquet or engage in a game of chess.

Congratulations to the Formal Committee and Nicholas Sharrad for their tremendous organisation of this event.

Please read the Head of Senior School’s report here.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Bond Mooting Team

Our Bond Mooting team has an enviable reputation for excellence – and this year the team has again been announced as the Regional Winners of the 2016 High School Mooting Competition.

Team coach, Frank Rieuwers, works tirelessly with the girls, and much of the preparation for the Regional competition round was done during the recent term break.

Congratulations to Solicitor, Tilly, Senior Barrister and Regional Best Orator, Taylor, and Junior Barrister and Runner-Up Regional Oralist, Celia. The finals will be held on Saturday, 5 August 2016 at Bond University on the Gold Coast.

You can read more about Bond Mooting here and here.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Junior School Open Morning

I love visiting the Junior School! The girls are always actively involved in their learning and my day is happier after hearing their laughter and excitement at sharing their learning journeys.

On Thursday, June 2, the Junior School will have an Open Morning, commencing with their Reconciliation Assembly at 8.50am, a formal presentation at 9.30am, and then tours of the classrooms and a Learning Space Market Place in the undercroft and surrounds.

I warmly invite members of our community to join me at the Open Morning, allowing our younger learners to showcase their work and to see first-hand how our wonderful teaching staff personalizes each students’ programme so that every girl can reach her potential.

For catering purposes, please RSVP to Deb Virgo on 8303 9001 or via email jsoffice@seymour.sa.edu.au

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

We often talk about the strength of community at Seymour. There is no doubt that our motto, Crescam Ministrando: I grow by serving, guides much of what we do.

Each year the dynamic team at The Early Years at Seymour participates in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.

Last week, staff from The Early Years at Seymour, together with a number of our parents and friends, provided a magnificent selection of sweet and savoury goods, tea, coffee and hot chocolate in the Junior School near the Lakes building.

Later in the week, the staff on Barr Smith Campus also participated in a morning tea, with proceeds supporting The Early Years' selected charities.

In total, over $2,500 was raised for Cancer Council SA and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital's Michael Rice Centre (which provides care for children with blood disorders and cancer).

Thank you to everyone involved for your generosity in helping raise these much needed funds.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 Congratulations

Our students continue to inspire us with their focus on excellence and journey to becoming women of strength, optimism and justice, prepared to take life on.

We offer our congratulations to:

Young Achiever of the YearCongratulations to Old Collegian, Amanda Selway ('04), project manager of BAE’s Joint Strike Fighter projects, who was recently named the South Australian’s Defence Industry Young Achiever of the Year.

Pedal PrixOur two Pedal Prix teams had an eventful, and successful, time at Loxton over the weekend of the 14 - 15 May. The Year 6/7 team of two pilots – Josephine and Louise - won their 6-hour race, completing 103km between them. The Year 8/9/10 Team also won their category, with the eight girls riding a total of 128km. Congratulations to all girls, parents and staff involved.

To read more about the race, click here.

SSSSA HockeyCongratulations to Jocelyn (Year 9) who has been selected to represent South Australia at the School Sport Australia Hockey Championships in Melbourne during August.

Seymour GymnasticsSeymour Gymnastics has been nominated for Gymnastics South Australia's Club of the Year award, while our coach Emma Darcy has been nominated for Coach of the Year. Congratulations to everyone involved, particularly Head Coach, Emma Larsen, and Coordinator of the Seymour Gym programme, Glenda Green, on these fantastic achievements.

Staff Update

Cassie Roberts has moved into the role of Enrolments Officer in the Enrolments Team managed by Sally Penn. This is like a homecoming to Cassie who has previous experience in a similar role at Seymour.

Theresa Dingley has moved into the role of Events Coordinator as part of the Advancement Team managed by Vicky Lekis. This role includes College events, the community liaison function with the Parent’ & Friends’ Association and the Old Collegians’ Association, with whom Theresa has already developed a supportive relationship.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Principal's Message

In this edition I discuss the importance of STEM in shrinking the gender pay gap for women and

introduce a new scholarship honouring Old Collegian, Margaret Macdonald. We celebrate Clan

Douglas, our students, our community and our teachers.

 NEiTA Teaching in Excellence Awards

ASG’s National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) Foundation was established in 1994 to honour exemplary teaching throughout Australia and New Zealand.

For more than 22 years, these awards have provided communities with the opportunity to formally recognise and thank outstanding teachers and leaders.

Nominations for the 2016 ASG National Excellence in Teaching Awards are now open for school parents and students to nominate teachers who contribute to excellence in teaching.

Nominated teachers receive a congratulatory NEiTA Certificate of Nomination and become eligible for NEiTA State and National Awards. It is quite easy to place a nomination to show your teachers how much you appreciate and support them.

Go to www.asg.com.au/nominate to place a nomination. Should you have any questions about the awards please contact NEiTA on free call 1800 624 487.

Nominations will close on Saturday, 31 July 2016.

Melissa PowellPrincipal

Director of Studies

We are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners

and as people. This week we explore learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and

Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

 Inquiry Learning in a Digital Environment

Last week, Stephanie Bates, Assistant Head of Junior School Curriculum and PYP Coordinator, and I attended a lecture by Professor Erica McWilliam, our Seymour College 2013 Academic in Residence.

Professor McWilliam was a guest of the International Baccalaureate Schools Australasia Speaker Series and the subject of her lecture was Inquiry Learning in a Digital Environment: differentiation and the new routines.

Professor McWilliam was keen to explore ideas about changing the way we view schools as traditional learning places and how we can change our approaches to become more “meddlers in the middle” than “guides by the side” or “sages on the stage” within the International Baccalaureate programmes.

She argues that schools should learn from more informal ideas sharing spaces of the past, such as the coffee shop or café. These places provide opportunities for people to mix and get together to learn, discuss and explore collaboratively.

Professor McWilliam writes:

In connecting the best of the school and the café, we can help young people to re?negotiate their roles and responsibilities away from the command and control ethic of top?down institutional behaviours—in business, school and family life—towards self?agency, with people acting on their own behalf, eschewing intermediaries, templates and hierarchies in favour of self?fashioning according to personal needs, desires and learning preferences.[1]

In her presentation she spoke about the need for

      Learning intentions to be clarified;      ‘Learning lite’ time minimised;      Peer-with-peer listening valued;      Expertise shared;      Students to design questions/tests;      ‘Open Mind’ testing; and      Direct instruction planned for.

She also reiterated her concept of the “classroom brain” where student thinking is visible and accessible. She also discussed the need to differentiate learning so it becomes personalised for each student. The class brain concept also encourages peer with peer learning, with the teacher as a co-learner. She spoke about the importance of employing Carol Dweck’s growth mindset and to use the concept of “not yet” when struggling with achievement.

It was good to connect again with Professor McWilliam. She remembers her time at Seymour fondly and wishes to be remembered to staff and students.

Ruth MassieDirector of Studies

[1] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603124.2010.537372

Director of Studies

We are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners

and as people. This week we explore learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and

Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

 Gifted and Talented Student Conference Day

Year 11s Georgia and Hannah and Year 10 Anjana attended the annual Academy Conferences Gifted and Talented Student Conference Day hosted by Concordia College.

This year’s conference explored some historical and contemporary Epistemology, the branch of Philosophy concerned with the nature of knowledge.

Presenters Julie Arliss (philosopher from King’s College, UK) and Jeffrey Hodges (performance consultant from Queensland) equipped the audience of gifted students with an epistemological map of two opposing foundations of knowledge – rationalism and empiricism - in preparation for an afternoon debate.

Rationalism is using one’s mind (thinking) as a means for understanding the nature of knowledge.

Empiricism is using one’s brain (sensing) to understand the nature of knowledge.

The presenters explored some philosophical questions using rationalism and empiricism: Who am I? What can I hope for? What can I know? What do I believe? What ought I do?

The highlight of the day was the BIG debate,This house believes that the existence of God can be known. In argument for the proposition, Julie Arliss based her points on rationalism. Jeffrey Hodges founded his arguments against the proposition on empiricism. The audience was invited to contribute to the debate and then, by audience poll, it was decided that the existence of God can be known.

On arrival back at Seymour, the girls summarised the day to a friend as:

It [the conference] was about the universe, if we actually exist, what knowledge is, and whether or not God can be known.

Christine GrzesikGifted and Talented Coordinator

Director of Studies

We are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners

and as people. This week we explore learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and

Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

 Careers - UMAT

A summary of information about applying for Medicine and Dentistry Courses nationally has been given to the current Year 12 students who have expressed an interest in these courses.

The application process is quite extensive, particularly if the student is applying throughout Australia.

Students are given guidance on this application process, mostly in the last half of Term 3. In the meantime, they are encouraged to research the course of interest and the application process of each of the universities to which they wish to apply.

UMAT is a test used for entry into some Health Courses - most medicine, dentistry and optometry in some states.

Registration deadline is Friday, 3 June 2016. Test date is Wednesday, 27 July 2016.

More information is available on the website at https://umat.acer.edu.au/

Michelle StoutjesdijkCareers Counsellor

Director of Studies

We are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners

and as people. This week we explore learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and

Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

 Work Experience and PLP lessons

Preparation for work experience is in full swing during PLP classes over the next few weeks.

Students will complete Workplace Health and Safety training and build their awareness of other workplace issues.

Editable copies of the required forms are available on the Forms and Flyers tab on SOCS, along with some guidelines that will answer many FAQs. Completed forms are due in by Friday, 10 June and should be given to Alicia Woodrow in the Abbie Office.

Michelle StoutjesdijkCareers Counsellor

Director of Studies

We are passionate about offering our girls the very best education to help them flourish as learners

and as people. This week we explore learning in a digital environment, challenging Gifted and

Talented learners, and future career aspirations.

 Careers Guides

The Good Careers Guide

A useful publication for career investigation is the Good Careers Guide (GCG). Funding for the Job Guide has ceased so the GCG has taken up the space. It is published by Hobsons Press, who also publish The Good Universities Guide. Please click here for more information.

Applications to Tertiary Institutions Around Australia

directoryundergraduate is a wonderful guide to courses available, together with some preliminary information about these courses. This a most helpful starting point when looking into interstate courses.

A recommendation: “The place of the publication in the market - apart from its national coverage - is the listing of courses and entry scores by subject area rather than by institution - it's the way students can easily deal with the obvious questions like, 'Where can you do podiatry?' and, 'What are the entry scores?' etc?”

It is published by The Graduate Connection. Orders and information about hard copies and iPhone and iPad apps can be directed to directory@grad.com.au, faxed to 02 9949 7130 or telephone  0418 112 913

Interstate Admission Centres

As well as SATAC, which covers applications to South Australian and Northern Territory universities and TAFESA, each state has an admission centre.

The website addresses are:

UAC (NSW and ACT)

TISC (Western Australia)

QTAC (Queensland)

VTAC (Victoria)

Applications to Tasmanian universities are done directly through the University of Tasmania and/or TASTAFE.

Michelle StoutjesdijkCareers Counsellor

Head of Senior School

There are two significant events that mark the 'coming of age' for our Senior School students. One is

the Year 10 expedition to the Flinders Ranges, and the other is the attendance at the Black Watch

Formal. Read more here.

 The Black Watch Formal

The Black Watch Formal, held on Saturday, 14 May, was an unforgettable event for the students in Years 11 and 12 who came to the event transformed into glamorous young women.

The Formal Committee are to be congratulated on their preparation and implementation of The Secret Garden theme. There was a great deal of excitement as the students entered the venue with comments such as “it looks fantastic” and “this is brilliant”.

There was lots of dancing and fun had by all. Positive comments were made about the music and that the food was very tasty. The magical night was over all too soon. A special word of thanks must go to the staff who helped to supervise the event on the night.

Nicholas SharradHead of Senior School

Formal photos are available to view and purchase at festivalphoto.com.au, with details on how to log in available on SOCS.

Head of Senior School

There are two significant events that mark the 'coming of age' for our Senior School students. One is

the Year 10 expedition to the Flinders Ranges, and the other is the attendance at the Black Watch

Formal. Read more here.

 Year 10 Camp

Our Year 10s returned from the Flinders Ranges expedition full of excitement and great memories. This is an incredibly challenging camp, both mentally and physically. However, the girls felt it was really worth doing and that it was a highly rewarding experience.

Particular thanks goes to Christie McAuley, the Seymour staff and TAFE instructors, all of whom made the camp possible for the girls. You will find Christie’s report with more detailed information regarding this outstanding experience in the next edition of Seymour News.

Nicholas SharradHead of Senior School

Head of Middle School

This week Rachel McKee sheds light on motivating teenagers with a particular view to understanding

girls in the Middle School.

 Motivating Teenagers

I am thrilled to see many Year 6 and 7 students using the newly painted handball courts. These add to active lunchtime options and we know that physical activity provides the added benefit of enhancing student learning in the classroom.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish the Year 7s well on their upcoming study tour to Sydney in Week 6. I look forward to hearing about all of their adventures and learning.

Last week, I presented to Year 8 parents some Secrets to Motivating Teenagers from a blog I had recently read. The ideas expressed are appropriate for all Middle School students, so I am presenting an abridged version of the talk. I trust you will find the information helpful.

1. What is in it for me?The most important motivational ingredient of them all!

If your daughter does not understand what the task has to do with them, or their well-being, then it will be a struggle for them to find the desire to carry it out.

If your daughter understands the value of a task to them, you should have little problem motivating them to do it. It is appropriate for them to start learning life skills by helping around the house.

If your teenager wants to wear clean clothes, they will be motivated to cooperate with requirements relating to laundry. Keep giving them the message that they need to help others, but remember they may not always listen as they are quite egocentric.

Use the statement: “You have to do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do.”

This is true in so many areas of life. Sometimes we all do work for no other reason than it needs to be done.

Helping teenagers see meaningless tasks as part of life’s greater goals is a valuable message to pass on.

2. Let them have a sayYou may find your daughter hibernating more in bed, or find them struggling or reluctant to participate in family time and activities.

If your daughter has had a say in setting the agenda they will be much more motivated to participate.

Discuss with them what activities or jobs they would prefer to do around the house;

Set deadlines with them and give them the freedom as to how a task is to be completed;

Discuss with them what they think is a reasonable expectation and then share your expectations. Try to work to a compromise that you can both live with; and

Give your daughter responsibility for whole tasks. For instance, if they have to cook one night a week, let them set the menu and arrange for the shopping to be done beforehand.

3. Let them learn from failure

It is through failure that we grow and learn to improve. Do not undermine your daughter’s ability to grow by saving them.

Sometimes it does seem easier and quicker to just rescue them, but what gives significance to a task is the consequence, or what is at stake, if the task doesn’t get done. 

If you prevent your daughter from experiencing the consequences of failure you rob a task of its significance, and hence your daughter’s motivation to do better next time.

4. Help them rememberIt is not always the case that teenagers don’t do things because they are not motivated, often they fail to follow through simply because they forget.

The reality is teenagers are hardwired to forget. Their brains are reforming and haven’t yet had all the bits joined up. With all the stuff going on in their life it is very easy for teenagers to get distracted and forget. They need help to remember what they committed to do and to get organised.

Constant verbal reminders from parents, nagging, is not the solution.

Instead:

Use visual aids such as charts, colour coded rosters or timetables, and place them in obvious places;

Help your daughter create routines in their weeks that help them to establish patterns; and

Leave little hints around the house about a task that needs to be completed (post-it notes).

5. Make It AchievableSometimes it is the size of the task that teenagers find hard. It isn’t that they don’t want to do it, but rather they don’t know where to start and it all looks too hard. 

We are working with your daughters at school to break down tasks into a series of smaller achievable ones with shorter deadlines. 

By helping them come up with a series of small steps, they feel empowered to work their way through the task. Sometimes it might be worth getting your teen to think of little rewards they could give themselves after each mini milestone is reached.

6. Provide IncentivesThis is a more specific example of Point 1 “What's in it for me?”

Not all tasks have an obvious intrinsic consequence that can be used as motivation - some house jobs don’t seem to make a great deal of difference to the immediate quality of life.

Providing an additional incentive can help generate motivation where otherwise there would be none.

By offering rewards for effort, improvement, or participation, you reinforce in your teenager the values of trying and perseverance, rather than rewarding the act of giving up or resigning.

Knowing what type of incentive your daughter will respond best to will increase her motivation and responsiveness.

7. Make It FunThis motivational principle applies to people of all ages, not just teens. Most people are more motivated to do something fun rather than something boring.

Fun is the key ingredient to getting teenagers active and motivated to participate in social activities. If you want your daughter to get out of the house, to get active and make new friends, then explore with them what activities they enjoy doing and encourage them to do it.

Remember what you enjoy may not be what your daughter enjoys. Be sure to show interest and value whatever it is that your daughter considers interesting and fun.

Rachel McKee

Head of Middle School

Reference:

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Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Junior School Open Morning

Parents, friends and visitors are warmly invited to share in the 2016 Junior School Open Morning on Thursday, 2 June. This extra special morning will begin with our Reconciliation focused assembly before guests are invited to visit our Junior School classrooms to see learning in action. 

To showcase Junior School experiences, A Learning Space Market Place will be coordinated and prepared by our Year 5 leaders. In small teams, the Year 5 girls have each selected one of their favourite aspects of life in the Junior School and they are creating a stall which represents all that this experience offers.

Visitors will have the opportunity to hear and learn about the curriculum, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that take place across the Junior School, as well as some of our extra special Seymour events.

Our 2016 Junior School leaders will be on hand to answer questions and give visitors their personal views and very special insight into learning at Seymour.

A delicious morning tea will be served throughout the morning. Please RSVP to the Junior School Office via email at jsoffice@seymour.sa.edu.au or phone 8303 9001 and join us in McGregor Hall from 8.50am. 

Shelley TraversHead of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Years 3 and 4 Study Tours

Each year, girls in Years 3 to 5 participate in a study tour that sees them pack their suitcases, hop on board a bus and head off for an out-of-school adventure. Each 3-5 day camp combines aspects of our Personal Development programme with a specific curriculum aligned unit of inquiry. Each experience provides an invaluable platform for the girls to explore social connections and learn more from, and about, one another.

Year 3 headed to the Hills to Woodhouse for a camp designed to strengthen their team skills and resilience in undertaking new physical challenges. There were countless opportunities to step out of their comfort zones, the encouragement of friends and teachers helping to give everyone the courage to have a go. Challenge Hill lived up to its name, but there were plenty of beaming smiles and overt excitement at the end as doubts and fears were overcome. 

Year 4 travelled to the Yorke Peninsula. Their dual focus areas included an inquiry into the mining history of the area and also deepening friendship and problem solving skills. The fantastic team from Active Education led the girls through a series of tasks that had them all stretching their minds and looking for creative ways to work together. It was certainly a combination of fun and hard work.

The greatly anticipated Talent Show, complete with special guests, The Spice Girls, as well as a couple of teachers from the future, had everyone clapping, singing, dancing and laughing and was a favourite activity for many. 

As is always the case, every girl represented herself and her school proudly and I congratulate each of them for stepping up to every new challenge with determination. 

Going on study tour can be quite a daunting experience but our incredibly committed and caring teachers work tirelessly to ensure that every experience is one filled with wonderful memories of time with friends, trying new things and strengthening skills of independence.

Thank you so much to the classroom and specialist teachers who, during the study tour week, give up time with their own families and devote themselves to the beautiful girls in their Seymour family. These life changing experiences would not be possible without their hard work, commitment and care.

Shelley TraversHead of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Walk Safely to School

This year's Walk Safely to School initiative was bigger and better than ever!

Held over three consecutive Friday mornings with a committed band of teacher and parent walkers leading the way, dozens of Junior School girls accepted the challenge.

On our final walking morning we had the largest number of walkers starting from six walking stations within our local area. It was a cool, crisp, wet morning, but the promise of a delicious waffle, fruit and hot chocolate breakfast waiting upon arrival at school, had walkers bouncing out of bed early and getting moving with a real spring in their step. 

An extra special treat on arrival at school was being serenaded by the busking talents of the Black Watch Junior Bandits who donated their time and talent to fundraise for cancer awareness. Thank you to Caitlin, Hannah, Maddy and Niamh for making a wonderful morning extraordinary and for raising valuable funds for a very worthwhile charity, 

Thank you to Deb Virgo and our team of parent promoters, Kate Holland, Rachel Dreckow and Voula Bakopoulos, who coordinated this Seymour community event. We also greatly appreciated the support of Bracegirdles in supplying breakfast and Tony and Marks who donated the fresh fruit for walkers on their arrival at school. 

Walk Safely to School is a Federal Government initiative designed to encourage primary school children to walk, and commute, safely to school. It is an awareness raising opportunity that seeks to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment within school communities. We also used this opportunity to collect donations for Kickstart for Kids, a local charity which supplies breakfast in schools for children and families in need.

Shelly TraversHead of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Old Collegians' Assembly & Clan Douglas Birthday

On Thursday, 26 May, the Junior School welcomed some very special guests to our weekly assembly. Members of Seymour's Old Collegians' Association joined us in McGregor Hall, to relive memories of their own school days and to hear a little about what makes learning at Seymour so extraordinary today.

It was exciting to meet Seymour graduates from the 1940s through to 2015 and for them to sing the School Psalm along with our future graduates for 2029.

The morning was a double celebration as we also took this opportunity to wish Clan Douglas a very Happy Birthday. The Junior School 'Dougies' from Foundation to Year 5 shared the history of Clan Douglas and the characteristics, attributes and qualities that inspire their clan traditions.

It was gratifying to see the collaborative efforts of the Clan Douglas girls all proudly dressed in blue. They created an entertaining, exciting and educational birthday celebration.

Shelley TraversHead of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Mid-Year Foundation (Reception)

Enrolments are currently open for our 2016 Mid-Year Foundation class which allows an extended transition into school for girls who turn 5 after 30 April.

Mid-Year Foundation provides an invaluable opportunity for little ones, currently in an Early Learning Centre, Preschool or Kindergarten, who were not quite ready for a January 2016 start into a Foundation class (previously called Reception) but are now ready for some additional challenges in their learning. 

Seymour's Mid-Year Foundation offers a six-term transition into the more formal first school year environment, providing developmentally appropriate learning experiences within a nurturing, inquiry-rich, responsive classroom that sits nested within the heart of the Junior School.

Our play-infused programme is lead by Early Childhood specialist teachers and gives our youngest learners the opportunity to experience all that school has to offer within a small, individualised class setting, and with access to specialist subjects including Music, Art, Chinese, PE and Library lessons.

If you are considering giving your daughter an invaluable Mid-Year Foundation experience and stepping stone into her learning at Seymour, or would like to know more, please contact me at any time on 8303 9001.

We can discuss ways in which we can work together to give your precious little one the very best head start to her learning.

Shelley TraversHead of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Learning is Our Bread and Butter

The Year 1B girls are exploring the central idea “the food we eat goes through several steps from farm to table."

Last week, as part of the unit of inquiry, the girls made bread and then butter.

They observed the processes that wheat and flour go through to become yummy bread rolls, topped with delicious homemade butter.

This week we interviewed the chef in The Early Years at Seymour, Andrea Blue, to ask her about her work in the kitchen, as she puts food through various processes to feed over 100 children each day.

Fran BennettYear 1 Teacher

Head of Junior School

Term 2 is an incredibly busy place in the Junior School. In this edition you will find information about

the Junior School Open Morning, our Years 3 and 4 study tours, our Old Collegian and Clan Douglas

celebrations, as well as learning and safety initiatives.

 Experiential Play – Learning About Money

Our Year 2 girls are currently studying a PYP unit with the central idea that money is used to buy things.

To capture the girls’ enthusiasm for learning about money, the classrooms have been transformed into two shops, a Post Office, and a Paper Palace.

The girls earn $2 each time they work a shift in the shop. Class teachers Liz Anstey and Sarah Frinsdorf keep a watchful eye over monetary transactions as they purchase stamps, envelopes and stationery.

A letter writing station is also available in classrooms, for the girls to write letters to each other and their teachers. They post these letters in specially handcrafted post boxes.

Steph BatesAssistant Head of Junior School Curriculum and PYP Coordinator

The Early Years at Seymour

The Early Years at Seymour's initiative to raise money for the Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea

and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital was a whole school event with significant outcomes. Read

more here.

 Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea

We are all in this togetherwas the motto for the Early Years Biggest Morning Tea and Pop Up Café, held on Tuesday, 17 May.

With the wonderful support of all the Early Years families and Junior School staff, over 200 homemade parcels of goodies were on display and quickly snapped up by the Seymour community.

Many families also enjoyed a cup of coffee or tea as they joined together to raise much needed funds for the Cancer Council and The Michael Rice Centre at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

The beautiful autumn morning created a welcoming back drop to the vibrant café, set up outside The Early Years. The children in The Early Years were also involved, having created some special treats to sell at the stall, with the fantastic support of our parent volunteers and the Parents’ and Friends’ Association.

A special thank you to all who popped by to purchase some tasty treats or a quick cuppa, we appreciated your support.

The Early Years staff also gathered together for a shared meal prior to their staff meeting on Wednesday, 18 May.

Andrea Blue used her amazing talent to create a delicious meal, and Bec Stevens kindly donated beautiful wine for the evening. Together the staff raised $475 to add to the proceeds raised at the Biggest Morning Tea. The wonderful community spirit continued on Friday as the Senior School held a lovely morning tea in the CPA.

Throughout the week we raised well over $2,500 for this very worthy cause, which touches us all.

Susan LockDirector, The Early Years at Seymour

Director of Boarding

Week 6 is Boarders' Week, and this means fresh produce and special treats will be available to fill

your fridges and pantry, all the while supporting the important work of the Royal Flying Doctor

Service of Australia. Read about the planned activities here.

 Boarders' Week

From Tuesday, 14 to Friday, 17 June, the boarding community will be celebrating Boarders’ Week. Our Boarding House Leaders have been busy planning some exciting events. Of importance is the showcasing of the life of a boarder, both at home and at school, as their lives are very different from the experiences and routines of our day students.

On Tuesday, 14 May at recess and lunchtime, we will be holding our famous Boarders’ Produce Stall. Over the preceeding long weekend, our boarders will be busily baking in order to return to school with beautiful produce which we will sell to all who come to our stall in the Lady George Quadrangle. Goodies to look forward to purchasing will include cupcakes, biscuits, brownies, muffins, cakes, eggs, fresh fruit, sauces, jams, relishes, and plenty of treats.

One other big event is the Steak Sanga stall on Friday, 17 June, at lunchtime. In previous years, the queue has snaked for quite a distance across the Boarders’ Lawn as students wait for a delicious hot lunch. With a number of events in between, it will be an exciting week for our boarding community.

As in previous years, money raised will go to our chosen charity, the Royal Flying Doctor Service. For 80 years, rural Australian families have appreciated the medical support and lifeline The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides. In the event of a medical emergency, an aeroplane with a doctor and nursing staff will land on the nearest runway, faster than an ambulance could arrive. Donations help upgrade equipment and allow vital outback medical services to continue.

The boarding community looks forward to all of our school families supporting us during Boarders’ Week, enjoying our produce and donating to this very worthy cause.

Caroline HodgesDirector of Boarding

Sport, Clubs and Activities

This week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as

share the results for the first round of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in

Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

 Sportswoman in Residence: Chantelle Ryder

Last week we welcomed Lady Reds Soccer player, Chantelle Ryder, as our Sportswoman in Residence. Chantelle worked with girls in Years 4, 5, 7 and 9 in their PE lessons, as well as the College soccer teams as they begin their 2016 season.

After a very successful early career in Queensland where she played Premier League and represented the state in various under-age national championships, Chantelle moved to Adelaide in 2015 to play with the Lady Reds. Chantelle is currently playing for Adelaide University during the Reds off-season.

In addition to giving the girls valuable skills practice, Chantelle has been sharing her knowledge of coaching techniques, player opportunities and what it takes to commit to elite sporting performance.

Rosie LakeCoordinator of Student Activities

Sport, Clubs and Activities

This week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as

share the results for the first round of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in

Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

 Pedal Prix - Loxton 6-hour Race

Ten Seymour students competed in 2016's first Pedal Prix race - a 6-hour race in Loxton - on Sunday, 15 May. Due to it being so early in the season only experienced riders competed in this event. Seymour entered two cars into the following categories

Category 1 (Years 6 and 7); andCategory 2 (Years 8, 9 and 10)

The weather was superb and the girls were excited and ready to race. All girls rode with enthusiasm and finished the race at 4pm.

The 6/7 team comprised only two riders, completing 79 laps and winning the ‘All girls category’

This team only had 2 participants, Year 7s Josephine and Louise, and won their category. That is a total of 103km with only two riders! Also, Louise won fastest all-female lap.

The Year 8/9/10 car completed a total of 97 laps and won their ‘All Girls' category. With eight riders, they rode a total of 128km.

Congratulations girls. I am totally amazed and proud of each and every one of you.

We are hoping to have another three or four members in each team for the 24-hour Murray Bridge event in September, if you are interested in competing, please email lpratt@seymour.sa.edu.au

Our next race will be held on Sunday, June 19 at Victoria Park. If you would like to pop in and support our Pedal Prix team, we would love to see you!

Lyndall PrattPedal Prix Coordinator

Sport, Clubs and Activities

This week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as

share the results for the first round of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in

Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

 What is Mooting?

Mooting is an intellectually challenging competition.

Two key skills separate advocates in a Moot Competition: Their ability to persuasively communicate complex issues and their ability to demonstrate that they can think on their feet. The latter includes answering spontaneous questions from Judges keen to test participants’ legal understanding.

Congratulations to Year 12 barristers, Taylor and Celia for nailing this challenge on Thursday, 5 May – it was a sheer pleasure to witness their impressive oratory skills and high level of legal understanding.

Congratulations also to their solicitor, Tilly (Year 12), for her thorough assistance prior to the competition including preparation of the written submission of arguments.

A huge thank you and congratulations to their coach, Frank Rieuwers. Frank’s inspirational mentoring motivates his team to aim high. His skillful ability to unpack and logically explain complex concepts using simple language means the girls really know their material.

This aspect combined with his dedication and patience in guiding them to think analytically encourages a deep understanding of how to apply the law to the facts. Our Mooters flourish under his leadership; this underlies Seymour’s repeated success in the Bond Mooting Competition.

Angeline Panayi-MotusHead of Enterprise Faculty

Sport, Clubs and Activities

This week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as

share the results for the first round of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in

Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

 Bond Mooting Success

In Week 1 of Term 2, our Mooting Team visited the Hilton Hotel for a 'Bond Moot' via Skype. I (Taylor) was Senior Counsel, Celia was Junior Counsel and Tilly was the Solicitor acting in the appeal case 'Quad Bike Tours Limited v Carter'.

Our matter centred on a 15-year-old boy, Carter, who attended a Quad Biking Tour at Quad Bike Tours Down Under.

Carter was given two instructions by Quad Biking Tour Leader, Rocket: stay behind me at all times and obey the speed limit. Once Rocket had concluded the session, he proceeded to return to the office without the tour participants. Carter, apparently thinking he was following the set rules, exceeded the speed limit around a corner to follow Rocket. Subsequently, Carter fell off the quad bike and injured himself. We acted for the appellant and to do this we focused on arguments about breach of duty of care and the alleged ambiguity of Rocket’s instructions whilst distinguishing our case from the precedents.

We were nervous as we believed our side of the appeal was weaker. However, Seymour College won the regional round against Scotch College and I was delighted to be awarded 'Best Regional Oralist', with Celia named 'Runner Up Best Regional Oralist'.

In the coming weeks we will find out if we are one of the eight teams to secure a place in the national round to determine the teams that will contest the Grand Final, to be held at Bond University.

Taylor, Year 12

Sport, Clubs and Activities

This week we introduce our new Sportswoman in Residence, Lady Red, Chantelle Ryder, as well as

share the results for the first round of Winter Sports, including our exciting wins at the Pedal Prix in

Loxton and in Bond Mooting.

 Winter Sports Round 1

Badminton

Senior A were defeated by Immanuel 0–6

Senior B defeated Westminster 4–2

Senior C defeated Westminster 4–2

Senior D drew with Immanuel 3–3

Senior E played Seymour F

Senior G were defeated by Immanuel 3–6

Senior H were defeated by Immanuel 0–9

Hockey

Senior A defeated Pembroke 4–3

Lacrosse (18 May)

U/13 defeated Eagles 14-7

U/15 were defeated by Eagles 0-16

U/18 BYE

Netball

Senior A were defeated by Pulteney 43-47

Senior B defeated Pulteney 61-30

Senior C defeated Pulteney  58-16

Senior D defeated Pulteney 43-7

Senior E1 defeated Westminster 42-13

Senior E2 defeated Westminster 56-25

Senior E3 defeated Wilderness 33-22

Senior E4 BYE

10A BYE

10B BYE

10C were defeated by Woodcroft 5-55

9A were defeated by Pulteney 14-25

9B were defeated by Pulteney 18-27

9C defeated Pembroke 16-15

9D BYE

8A BYE

8B BYE

8C were defeated by Pulteney 10-41

8D were defeated by Wilderness 5-27

7A were defeated by Pulteney 30-38

7B were defeated by Pulteney 19-20

7C were defeated by Scotch 8-11

Soccer

Senior A were defeated by Westminster  0-1

Senior B defeated Westminster 2-0

Senior C had to forfeit to Wilderness

Mid A drew with Westminster 2-2

Mid B defeated Wilderness 2-1

7/8(1) were defeated by Pembroke 1-2

7/8(2) were defeated by Walford  0-4

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Diary Dates

A comprehensive calendar of events can be found by current parents on  SOCS - click here.

Saturday, 28 MayWinter Sport Round 2Baroque Concert, St John's Church 2.30pm

Monday, 30 May to Friday, 3 JuneReconciliation Week

Friday, 3 JuneBlack Watch Music Group PhotosThistles Coffee Morning

Saturday, 4 JuneWinter Sport Round 3Friends of Rowing Quiz and Activities Night 7.00pm

Sunday, 5 JuneSLT to Scots Church

Tuesday, 7 JuneClan Bruce Birthday

Wednesday, 8 to Friday, 10 JuneYear 7 Study Tour

Wednesday, 8 JuneSenior Solo Concert 7.00pm

Friday, 10 JuneYear 5 Dads 'n' Daughters Night

Saturday, 11 to Sunday, 12 JuneExeat Weekend

Saturday, 11 JuneClass of 1996 20 Year Reunion

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Seymour College Foundation Showdown Fundraiser

Gather your friends and join us for an exclusive lunch with Taylor Walker, Captain of the Adelaide Football Club, and Travis Boak, Captain of Port Adelaide Football Club, as we get the lowdown in preparation for the hotly contested Crows vs Port Showdown.

Date: Friday, 19 August 2016Time: 12.00-3.00pmWhere: Adelaide Oval, Ian McLachlan RoomCost: $150 per ticket

Booking are now open at www.trybooking.com/206533

For more details or to reserve your table, please contact Vicky Lekis, Director of Advancement, on 8303 9072.

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Thistles Coffee Morning

The Parents’ and Friends’ Association Thistles Coffee mornings provide an excellent opportunity to catch up informally over a Mahalia coffee, T2 tea, hot chocolate or chai latte, and to be treated with home-made cakes and biscuits.

Staff, students, parents and all members of the Seymour community are invited to join us at the Centre for Performing Arts for the next Thistles morning on Friday, 10 June from 8.00am.

Note: the date has been changed from the date on our printed calendar.

Cassie RobertsCommunity Liaison Officer

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Friends of Rowing Quiz Night

The Seymour College Friends of Rowing are holding a Quiz and Activities Night

on Saturday, 4 June at 7.00pm at the Centre for the Performing Arts.

Please book here.

For more information and booking details, please see below or contact Wayne Henry on 0429 991 231 or email wayne@vthree.com.au.

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Save the Date

Community

This edition provides an update on future events, including the Thistles Coffee Morning, the Friends of

Rowing Quiz and Activities Night, a special night with the Old Collegians' Association and an

exclusive Foundation lunch providing the low down on the Crows vs Port Showdown. We have also

included a reminder regarding Traffic and Parking around Seymour.

 Traffic and Parking

As parents are aware, in order to improve student, staff and community safety whilst at school, we have made changes to the ways in which traffic can access the Barr Smith Campus.

Thank you for your patience with this change, and for changing your habits to accommodate them.

Our relationship with neighbours to Seymour College is important to us, and we'd like to respectfully remind families of the necessity to follow road rules at all times, and to also be aware of Burnside Council's parking rules, so that we can ensure that the whole Seymour community, including its neighbours, are kept safe.

Please click here for more information.