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Several students have had eye-opening experiences lending
a helping hand to children in need overseas – and set
impressive examples for their classmates in the process.
Tegan Edmondson (Year 10) and Kirsty
Kennedy (Year 12) returned home on Sunday
22 July after spending two weeks working
with Filipino children in impoverished
communities.
They joined a small group of students
and staff from four other schools as part
of the Anglican Schools Commission’s
second Reachout pilgrimage to Manila,
supplementing the efforts of local Anglican
parishes by serving and working alongside
the poor.
They spent five days each at two of the
poorest communities on the outskirts of
the city, feeding and eating with children
and their mothers, teaching literacy and
numeracy, singing and praying, creating a
play area and planting trees.
The heat, humidity, and basic living
conditions and resources were confronting.
“These people have very little material
possessions but the love and acceptance that
everyone gave us, without knowing who we
were, was one of the best things about the
trip,” Kirsty said.
“I was so happy that day, knowing that I had
helped this girl who isn’t that much older
than me – I really made a difference, and that
is what my trip with my grandmother was all
about.”
Georgia is already planning her third visit to
Ethiopia, while James Devine is hoping to
return next year to India. The Year 11 student
has twice assisted at orphanages, an aged
care home and community facilities in India,
most recently continuing a family history of
missionary work during a three-week visit in
January.
Principal Anne Ford said John Wollaston’s
students were generous – evidenced by
regular House Group charity fundraisers and
events – and were increasingly making more
significant attempts to reach out to the less
fortunate.
“I hope many of our students have similar
opportunities in the future, as experiences
such as this are often catalysts for personal
growth,” she said.
Year 12 Prefect Georgia Gazzone fundraises to
purchase supplies for a hospital, school and
orphanages in Ethiopia and, with the help of
family and friends, collected $12,000 before
returning to the Third World country at Easter
with her grandmother, who she credits with
inspiring her to help the needy.
Georgia has begun sponsoring a family she
met while visiting the Addis Ababa Fistula
Hospital, which offers free surgery to women
who have suffered potentially fatal or
debilitating childbirth injuries.
“I gave the hospital $US500 to help a 20-year-
old mother named Gete to get back on her
feet, and this was enough to provide her
family with a home in the country and rent
for an entire year,” Georgia said.
Charity begins at home
ABOVE | Georgia Gazzone visiting her nan’s Ethiopian sponsor family at their government shelter.
Georgia and her nan collected hand-made teddies and lollipops and donated them to the Hope for Children Kindergarten.
PAGE TWO | FROM THE PRinciPAl
PAGE TWO | nEW lOOk FOR A BRiGHT FuTuRE
PAGE THREE | SEcOnD Run JuST AS Fun
PAGE FOuR | STATE SElEcTiOn A SiGn OF THinGS TO cOME
PAGE FOuR | lET THE GAMES BEGin
PAGE FiVE | FiRE SAFETY lESSOn A REAl BlAST
PAGE FiVE| ‘BRinG A BAG’ SuPPORTS cHARiTY
PAGE SiX | A lESSOn in Fun PAGE SiX | SQuASH TEAM iMPRESSES
PAGE SEVEn| JuMPinG JEllY BABiES
PAGE SEVEn | STAFF SAluTED PAGE EiGHT | GRAnDPAREnTS’ DAY
THIS ISSUE | AUGUST 2012 | EDITION 33
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Dear Parents and Friends
One of my favourite events on the school calendar is Grandparents’ Day. Each year students
in the Early Learning Centre host their grandparents for the morning. The day begins with an
assembly hosted by the Year 2 students. This year’s special guests were treated to a colourful
spectacle of drama, dance and song. Generous applause followed each item with beaming
smiles on the grandparents’ faces only matched by the children’s joy in performing. Prayers for
grandparents concluded the assembly before everyone moved to the Early Learning Centre for
morning tea and time in classrooms with the children.
Each year we are delighted to welcome back familiar faces and new grandparents to the School. The attendance of great grandparents is
also growing with special acknowledgment this year of Nanna June, who turned 90 on the day. I’m quite sure she has never had 400 people
sing “Happy Birthday” to her in her life! She took the gesture in good spirit as grandparents invariably do.
Grandparents are frequently the custodians of values and traditions in families. They possess the wisdom borne of life experience and
derive much enjoyment from seeing their grandchildren being happy and learning at school. They recognise that a well-rounded education
underpinned by strong values is important preparation for success in later life.
I have particularly fond memories of my maternal grandmother who was a strong, independent woman – in many ways ahead of her
time. At 99 she was still sharp of mind, well-versed in current affairs and vitally interested in the lives of her grandchildren. Despite her own
modest formal education, she always espoused the value of education in its broadest sense. She recognised the increasing importance of
women having a career and financial independence. As I grew into adulthood I came to appreciate her views on many things and especially
one of her favourite sayings, “all things in moderation”. Certainly her long life was testimony to that.
Term 2 has been full of activity across the School. Our students have been well-engaged. I hope you enjoy this issue of The Charter.
With warm wishes
Anne Ford
From the Principal
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ABOVE | Year 8 student Steffanie Conneely was photographed for a new advertisement to promote John Wollaston’s Open Mornings.
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Second run just as fun
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John Wollaston’s second annual Fun Run attracted more than 200 competitors who laced up their sneakers for a serious run or more leisurely stroll on Monday 4 June.
The event started and finished in the school
grounds and offered a choice of a 4km or 7km
course that took in the nearby Champion
Lakes Regatta Centre.
There were categories for those aged under
eight, 12 and 18, an open category for those
aged over 19, and a family division.
Event Coordinator and Head of Primary John
Stewart said the family category proved
popular and was likely due to the event
coinciding with the WA Day public holiday
and people seeking local activities for all ages
to participate in.
With prizes on offer for winners and runners-
up in each category, there was much
anticipation at the starting line.
Some impressive times were recorded and
Mr Stewart hopes competitors will return for
next year’s event to see if they can beat their
times, and that they will be joined by some
new faces as well.
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Long-time readers of The Charter will
notice a new look from this edition.
This is part of a review that the School has
taken to assist in the further development
of the John Wollaston brand and its overall
marketing.
The aim is to build a unique and compelling
brand in the independent education sector
in the south-east metropolitan area,
particularly as new schools are established
locally within the next two years, raise
awareness of the school and position John
Wollaston as a leader in the market.
A new website, prospectus, advertisements
featuring current students, and other
promotional material are being developed
to attract prospective students, based
upon the theme of ‘Bright Futures’. New
stationery and signage will also be created.
The ‘Bright Futures’ tagline supports the
work that staff do to teach our students
about the world and encourage them to
examine their place in it. The messaging
highlights how the School empowers
them to dream big and face the future with
confidence, and prepare them for their own
Bright Future – whether that is through
the pursuit of university entrance, other
tertiary education, learning a trade, or
work placement.
New look for a Bright Future
Let the games begin
Eight Year 8 students pooled their creativity
and problem-solving skills as they
represented John Wollaston in a series of
challenges in the Western Australian da Vinci
Decathlon on Friday 1 June.
The event brought together teams from 28
schools at Wesley College to complete tasks
based on engineering, mathematics, code
breaking, games of strategy, art and poetry,
Science, English and forensic sleuthing.
The John Wollaston team included Steffanie
Conneely, Sarah D’Ermilio, Evie Dodge, Dylan
Gibson, Bevan Hargrave, Breanne Williams,
Scott Winstanley and Jason Witt.
Brad McPhail has been touted as a footballer
of the future after impressive performances
during the AFL Under 16 National
Championships at Blacktown, Sydney, in July.
The Year 11 student represented Western
Australia in three matches against teams
from South Australia, Vic Metro and Vic
Country and was named amongst the best
on ground in two of those games.
It placed first in the art and poetry category
and fifth in creative producers.
Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning
Anne Harris said John Wollaston finished
eleventh overall.
“Our students worked impressively as a team
under high pressure, demonstrating a wide
range of abilities,” she said.
“They put in a lot of preparation for the event
and participated wholeheartedly in each
challenge.”
The Decathlon is named after Leonardo da
Vinci, one of the world’s greatest thinkers and
scholars and also included general knowledge
and philosophy.
It originated at Knox Grammar School in
New South Wales as an offshoot of a gifted
and talented programme and is now open to
private and public schools across Australia,
celebrating the academic talents of young
students with a stimulating competition run
in the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon.
Students from the winning school (Hale) and
host school will compete in the national da
Vinci Decathlon in Sydney during week 10 of
Term 3.
At 189cm tall and weighing 75kg, Brad played
on footballers who were at least seven
centimetres taller and up to 20kg heavier.
Only four goals were kicked against him
during the entire competition.
Guided by former West Coast Eagles Assistant
Coach Rob Wiley and support staff including
current AFL players Adam Selwood and
Aaron Sandilands, WA finished the carnival
undefeated.
The event is part of the AFL’s NAB Rising Stars
youth development initiative and provides
200 of the nation’s best young footballers an
opportunity to test their skills against each
other.
Brad is a member of the South Fremantle
Football Club’s highly-respected Warriors
talent programme and his selection in the WA
squad was the icing on the cake after he was
awarded the Jim Hurst medal for best and
fairest in the Warriors 16s programme in June.
State selection a sign of things to come
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ABOVE | Anglicare Youth Ambassadors Kate Quinlan, James Devine, Jake Liebregts and Jessica Williams encouraged their classmates to donate clothes
Children in the Kindergarten classes jumped
at the opportunity to become a fireman
– complete with an operational fire hose
– when the Gosnells Volunteer Bush Fire
Brigade visited the school in early July.
With the help of firefighter Allan Webster,
they took aim and set off a siren when their
blasts of water hit the target.
It was a highlight of the visit, which also
included practical sessions about fire safety
and smoke alarms, and the appropriate
actions to take in the event of a fire.
Mr Webster said while the subject of fires was
serious, it was also important the youngsters
enjoyed themselves because research had
shown that children learned by doing and
recalled more information from hands-on
experiences.
“We love doing these visits,” he said.
“The kids listened really well and were so
proud of themselves for being able to use the
fire hose.”
Fire safety lesson a real blast
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Hundreds of local residents will be able to dress more warmly this winter thanks to the generosity of John Wollaston students.Hundreds of local residents will be able to
dress more warmly this winter thanks to the
generosity of John Wollaston students.
Children from Kindergarten to Year 12 reached
into their closets and drawers to collect
items of clothing they no longer needed or
had outgrown, and placed them into bright
orange bags provided by Anglicare WA for the
charity’s ‘Bring a Bag Day’ appeal.
Nearly 200 bursting-at-the-seams bags
were stockpiled in the corner of the Berry
Durston Indoor Sports Centre on Wednesday
13 June to await collection by an Anglicare
representative.
Principal Anne Ford said the clothes would be
sold at Anglicare Op Shops, which provided
good quality, recycled clothes and household
goods at affordable prices to thousands of
West Australians.
“This exercise was a simple way for our
students to participate in community service
and express their support for those who are
less fortunate, particularly as we head into a
cold and wet winter,” she said.
John Wollaston’s Anglicare Youth
Ambassadors promoted ‘Bring a Bag Day’
across the Early Learning Centre and Primary
and Secondary schools to raise awareness
of the initiative and urge their classmates to
take part.
Kate Quinlan, in Year 10, was thrilled with the
number of bags of clothes collected.
“We regularly hold events to support
Anglicare and previously we’ve collected cans
of food,” she said.
“Donating clothing was another simple way
to help other members of the community on
the same day that we celebrated the birthday
of Bishop Hale, who was very passionate
about helping those most in need.”
‘Bring a Bag’ supports charity
Three John Wollaston staff have been
recognised for making a difference to the
education and personal development of
students at the School.
Principal Anne Ford, Careers and VET
Coordinator Mark Anderson, and the
Learning Enrichment Centre’s Michelle
Willis were surprised to learn they were
nominated by members of the broader school
community for the 2011 ASG Inspirational
Teaching Awards.
The initiative, run by the National Excellence
in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) Foundation,
allows parents and children to honour
educators who connect with their students
and inspire them individually to achieve to the
best of their abilities.
The Primary School’s Class Representatives
organised a free dress day in June that served
as more than just a fundraiser.
‘Jelly Baby Day’ raised $600 across the Early
Learning Centre and the Primary for the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF).
It also generated awareness of an increasingly
common condition which affects one of their
classmates.
Relief teacher Haylee Godfrey said Class
Representatives had proposed organising an
event in Term 2 to raise money.
“I suggested doing something for charity as
a way of being part of our wider community,”
she said.
“They responded with the idea of raising
money for diabetes as we had a student in the
Primary School who was affected by it.
Mrs Willis, who has worked at John Wollaston
for 15 months, said she felt privileged to be
part of the Learning Enrichment team and
honoured to be recognised for the effort and
passion she put into teaching.
“I have been teaching for 31 years and
recognition like this award encourages me to
stay with my profession and continue to help
children to reach their potential,” she said.
“In my teaching role at JWACS I love seeing the
absolute joy on a child’s face when they finally
‘get something’ and I enjoy finding different
ways for children to improve their skills and
knowledge and build their self-esteem.”
Mr Anderson said his focus with his students
was not only on achieving to the best of their
ability academically but also helping them
to develop into valuable and contributing
members of the community.
“A free dress day was unanimously decided
upon, with students donating a gold coin to
participate. The Class Representatives helped
promote the event and collected the monies
for it.”
Brightly clothes were the order of the day
on Friday 1 June, with classrooms and
playgrounds reflecting a rainbow of colours.
Juvenile diabetes – or Type 1 diabetes – is
caused by the immune system mistakenly
turning on itself, destroying cells within the
pancreas and removing the body’s ability to
produce insulin. Insulin allows the body to
process sugar to create energy, and without
insulin, the body starves as it cannot process
food. Type 1 diabetics may feel sick or faint
if they do not have enough glucose in their
blood and therefore sometimes need sugary
foods like jelly babies to restore their blood
glucose levels.
“As a career counsellor I can assist students
during their time at John Wollaston as well
as in taking their first tentative steps into
the real world – they are just bursting with
potential and I am always keen to catch up
with them after graduation to see what they
are up to.”
Nominations for the awards closed on
Tuesday 31 July. State and Territory awards
will be presented to teachers in late October
and 12 finalists will receive a professional or
project development grant of up to $5000
early next year.
The JDRF sells jelly baby-themed merchandise
each year to raise money for medical
research.
Staff saluted
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ABOVE | Hayden White, Brayden Fox and Justin Meason
ABOVE | Joshua Bydder and Tiffany Trainer had fun with visiting author Steven Layne.
ABOVE | Dylan Andrews and Nadia Geb dressed in bright colours in the spirit of ‘Jelly Baby Day’
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A team from John Wollaston battled tough competition in the 2012
Interschool Squash Tournament on Wednesday 4 July to finish runners-
up in its category.
Twenty-one teams entered the event, held at the Blue Gum Park
Squash Club in Brentwood, with John Wollaston participating in
division two boys.
WA Squash Metropolitan Development Officer Sue Hillier said the
standard of play was excellent.
“Those new to the game showed improvement with each match and
this year the competition had several State squash players,” she said.
“Some of the players who returned from last year went from runners-up
to winners this year, and many of the matches played were exciting to
watch and won by a margin of one point.”
Squash team impresses
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American author Steven Layne had children in fits of giggles when he visited the Primary School during Term 2.
His sense of humour was contagious as he
spoke to the Years 3 and 4 classes about his
passion for writing and his love of books.
The visit was part of a three-week trip around
Australia.
The Professor of Literacy Education at Judson
University in Illinois formerly taught in
public schools and is a frequent speaker at
conferences and meetings of educators and
librarians around the world.
His passion is building lifetime readers and
as an author, he has written award-winning
picture books and a novel for young adults.
Mr Layne’s time at John Wollaston focused on
where ideas for writing come from and how
those ideas translate into books.
He started the sessions with a game by
weaving four statements into a speech about
his background and asked the children to
answer whether those points were true
or false, urging them not to guess but to
support their responses with reason and
logic.
Mr Layne’s energy and jokes ensured an
hilarious incursion.
“I love teaching and I love working with kids,”
Mr Layne said.
“I really appreciated the polite behaviour
of the John Wollaston students and their
manners were outstanding.”
A lesson in fun Jumping jelly babies
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