Week 4, Winter Term 2019
Reporter Photo Day on Tuesday
School photos are being taken on Tuesday 27th for this years School Reporter. Can you please ensure that your son’s clothes, hair and presentation are all ready for Tuesday!!
Hair Check
A few reports of ‘nits’ being found in some boys hair so we would encourage you to check your son’s hair while he is away for the weekend and if you find anything please treat accordingly.
Dowerin Field Days
The Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days are the largest agricultural event in Western Australia are are being held on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th August 2019. This year Scotch is being represented by Marcus Wilkinson, Pam Seaby and Richard Foster on Wednesday, and on Thursday, Marcus will return with Ash Keatch and Fran Hannington to meet and greet the community.
Inter House Athletics Carnivals
With the Winter Sport fixtures over and done with for the year we move straight into the Athletics season and with that the sub school Athletics Carnivals.
The date for these are:
- Middle School: Thursday 29 August
- Senior School: Friday 30 August
A date for your calendar: PSA Athletics Carnival Friday 13 September 2019.
Athletics Carnival ‘Sundowner’ – Friday 30th August 2019
Next Friday after the Senior School Athletics Carnival we will be hosting a post athletics day sundowner for all boarding parents (Years 7 to 12) from 4.00 to 5.30pm on the grass area outside the Year 10 to 12 Boarding House (hopefully it will be a fine day!!). The Senior boys will be organizing a Sausage Sizzle and we will supply some drinks for the afternoon. If you could please RSVP to residentiallife.admin@scotch.wa.edu.au this will assist us with our planning.
Why not bring a friend along to watch the Aths and have a TOUR!!
If you are coming down to watch your son during one of the Aths days why not convince a friend to come along for a day to see Scotch in action. The Admissions Team will be on hand to show people around the school and the Boarding Houses so please encourage any potential Scotch families in your community to come down for a look!! If you do have an interested family with you on either the Thursday or the Friday then please touch base with one of our Boarding Staff and they can arrange a tour for you.
Year 11 and 12 Exam Readiness Program
Last Sunday the School Library was open from 9.30am to 12.30pm for the Year 11 and 12 boarders to begin their study prep for their end of term exams and this will continue for the next few weeks. A number of Year 11’s took advantage of the opportunity while the Year 12’s need a little bit more encouragment. The main focus for these sessions is purely on preparing notes for future study and the revision of old exam papers. Matt Bradley will be supervising these sessions to begin with and will be there to provide the boys with any assistance that they may require.
Our Elevate Education Sessions have expressed how important it is to have time to develop high quality notes and that these should be compiled prior to the examination period commencing.
Newdegate Field Days
The 47th Newdegate Machinery Field Days are being held on September 4th and 5th. Marcus Wilkinson and Richard Hales will be back again to say hi to new and old Scotch families, OSC and anyone else who happens to drop by. There will be Machinery, technology and research, animals and livestock, outdoor and camping exhibits, art and photography, fashion, show bags, food and wine, local produce, live entertainment, and much, much more, making this two day event one not to missed.
Last ELEVATE Session for Year 12’s
The next Elevate session is booked in for Monday 26th August, 7pm-8pm, in the Senior House. The session is titled ‘The Finishing Line’ and is for the ATAR and Diploma Year 12 students. For a more extensive outline of this program please click HERE!!
Year 11 and 12 Exam Timetables
Please find below the link to the Year 11 and 12 Exam Timetables for Semester Two. The timetables can be downloaded from this site and any changes that are made within the next few weeks will be updated automatically.
https://home.scotch.wa.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/assessments-and-reporting/exam-timetables/
Keys For Life – Driver Education
The Keys For Life program is designed to assist our Year 10 boys on their journey to attaining their Drivers Licence. We will begin this program for our current Year 10’s on Tuesday night. At that first meeting they will be given a Student Journal, which will have a number of tasks that the boys will need to complete, while being a passenger in the car. If you could assist them with completing the book during breaks, weekends or holiday periods, it will certainly assist them with their driver education.
2019 Academic Check Up
The Academic Check Up programme is available to regional students in Year 2 and above. The programme offers boys the opportunity to be assessed annually on their progress in reading, writing and numeracy and provides support with recommended reading lists, websites and software. There is no charge for this programme and is open to all boys, regardless of whether or not they are registered with Scotch College.
The Academic Check Up programme gives regional families an insight as to how their son is performing in relation to the boys at Scotch College, their areas of strength and their areas for development.
If you know of any families who may be interested in this programme then please ask them to contact Di Moran in Admissions.
Wishing you all a great weekend!!