Month: August 2017

Father Son Camp

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I am pleased to report that all fathers and their sons have returned from the Father Son weekend at Colo safely. There were no injuries although some of the boys have their egos a little bruised after their fathers showed them up in the touch football, softball and various other activities, each of which the fathers won convincingly.

The cooperation of all and the spirit into which everyone entered into all the weekend activities was excellent. I hope the weekend was an enjoyable one and also beneficial for you all.

Spring Fair White Elephant Stall

mblair

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please refer below the Spring Fair White Elephant dates/times for drop off.

A reminder the next drop off is Wednesday 23 August – 5pm to 8pm.

Also note the drop off time on 21 September has been updated – it is now 3pm to 6pm.

WHITE ELEPHANT

Donations are now required –time to clean up & clear out those cupboards!

Start your spring cleaning, gather all your unwanted treasures and bring them in for this popular stall managed by Year 7. We are seeking donations of second-hand clothing (in good condition), toys, puzzles, games, sporting goods, household goods, bric-a-brac and books. The White Elephant drop point is next to the Joeys Uniform Shop and Clothing Pool (which is opposite the music centre).

Items needed (clean and in good condition please): second-hand clothing, toys, puzzles and games, sporting goods, household items, bric-a-brac, books, etc.

PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING:

  • textbooks, magazines, encyclopaedias
  • soft toys
  • knives
  • electrical goods

DROP-OFF TIMES

DATE TIME OTHER INFORMATION
Wednesday 23 August 5.00-8.00pm
Thursday 21 September 3.00-6.00pm
TERM 4
Friday 6 October 3.30pm-5.00pm
Saturday 7 October 9.00am-11.00am
Friday 13 October 3.30pm-5.00pm
Saturday 14 October 9.00am-11.00am
Friday 20 October 3.30pm-5.00pm
Saturday 21 October 9.00am-11.00am Collection cut-off for small items
Friday 10 November 3.30pm-5.00pm Open for large furniture items

 

Contacts for White Elephant:

Sonya Moriarty Spooner  M: 0427 689 963                           E: sonya.spooner44@gmail.com

Anthea Gilmore                M: 0412 013 106               E: gutsy@iprimus.com.au

National Reading hour and the importance of reading

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The Joeys community once again celebrated the importance of reading by participating in National Reading Hour. During assembly, the students were informed of several successful leaders who attribute their success to reading. For example, Warren Buffet is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who reads an astounding 200 books per year. When asked about his secret to success, Warren Buffett pointed to a stack of books and said, “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will…”

 It has been calculated that at an average reading speed of 200 words per minute, it would take 850 hours in a year to read 200 books. This sounds like an enormous amount of time, however, when you consider the average Australian teenager spends 650 hours a year on Facebook, 1,450 hours a year online and 1,642 hours watching TV it really comes down to priorities.

We have challenged the boys to start with a 20 Minute Reading Challenge. By increasing their reading by a mere 20 minutes a day, they will read an additional 1,800,000 words per year, which translates to an astounding 26 novels. All the research demonstrates that reading helps improve your spelling, grammar, comprehension, creative writing skills and places them in the best possible position to achieve success both at school and later in life.

 The boys loved the opportunity to immerse themselves in a book during Reading Hour and some of their comments are included below…

“It gave me free time to read a book as I usually struggle to find time to read books.”

“I enjoyed reading hour because I got to just sit down in a quiet classroom and endeavour in a good quality book. I am personally not a fond reader. To be totally honest, I am not fond of reading and will also admit that I went to the library this morning with the intention of just rolling through the book. After 4 pages, I was hooked. I am excited to continue reading this phenomenal book and look forward to getting back into a more sophisticated reading schedule.”

“I loved being able to read for an hour!!!!”

“It relaxed me, with all my assignments coming up and the pressures that brought with it. It was good to take time out and enjoy reading.”

We would love for you to encourage your sons to participate in the 20 minute reading Challenge. For book suggestions please visit our student book review page: HUB Reviews

Rugby Season Summary

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  • Total Teams:                   41
  • Total Games:                                 425
  • Number of Colleges Played:                                 23
  • Points For (all games):                                   13,215
  • Points Against (all games):                             6,414
  • GPS Competition Rounds Win Ratio:           81.7%
  • Most Successful Age Group (GPS Win%): Opens – 89.2%, 15s – 83.8%
  • Best Attacking Team: 15D – 538 points (11 matches), 5th XV – 537 points (11 matches)
  • Best Defensive Team: 5th XV – 45 points (11 matches), 15C – 48 points (10 matches)
  • Biggest Win:                                 11th XV vs Kings 8th XV – won 101-0, 15D vs Shore – won 102-7
  • Most Tries: Ben Muirhead (Year 12)  22 tries, (11th XV: 18 tries; 9th XV: 4 tries)
  • Undefeated (All Games): 4th XV, 5th XV, 6th XV, 16D, 15C, 14B
  • Undefeated (GPS Rounds): 3rd XV, 4th XV, 5th XV, 6th XV, 7th XV, 9th XV, 11th XV, 12th XV, 16A, 16B, 16D, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15G, 14B, 14E, 13D

GPS Competition:

  • 1st XV finished in third position with 3 wins and 2 narrow losses. Scots were undefeated premiers
  • 2nd XV finished in second position with 3 wins. Scots were undefeated premiers.
  • 3rd XV were undefeated premiers with 7 wins. Armidale ran second.
  • Pennant Winning Teams (22):
    • Opens: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th,11th and 12th XV
    • 16s: A, B, C , D, F
    • 15s: B, C, D, F, G
    • 14s: B, E
    • 13s: D

AFL Season Summary

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  • Total Games: 9
  • Won: 6
  • Lost: 3
  • Finished the season equal 3rd out of 11 teams
  • Points For:             613
  • Points Against:     441
  • Ratio: 139 %

Awards

  • Best and Fairest Player Nicholas Lees (Year 11)
  • Most Improved Player Benjamin Clark (Year 12)
  • Most Consistent Player William Burton (Year 11)
  • Coaches Award William Gibbs (Year 9)
  • Players Player Nicholas Lees     (Year 11)
  • Most Goals 19 – Jack Dillon
  • Best Player (Coach/Player votes) Nicholas Lees

Football Season Summary

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  • Total Teams:                    16
  • Total Games:                 154
  • Goals For (all games):   215
  • Goals Against (all games):   380
  • All Games Win Ratio:             5%
  • Biggest Win:      13C vs High – won 10-0
  • Most Goals:                 Paddy Walsh (Year 7)  18 goals

(13D: 13 goals  13C: 5 goals)

  • GPS Competition:
  • 1st XI finished in equal fourth position with Kings. They recorded 3 wins and 1 draw.  Riverview and Newington were joint premiers.
  • 2nd XI finished in sixth position with 1 win and 3 draws. Riverview were premiers.
  • Pennant Winning Teams (2): 3rd XI, 4th XI

Sport results for 12 August

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Courtesy of Mr David Wiseman, please find below some statistics from last weekend, and following are the scores from each game over the weekend.

Rugby Summary

  • All games (excluding internals): played 36; won 32; drew 1; lost 3.
  • Games against Riverview: played 32; won 29; drew 1; lost 2.
  • A total of 1,088 points were scored throughout the day at an average of 28.6 points per match. Again, defence set the platform for many victories – only 564 points were conceded at an average of 14.8 points per match.

Football Summary

  • Played 14; won 2; drew 1; lost 9; unavailable 2. The 14A and 14B games were played as friendlies.
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