In this issue

From the Head of Traralgon Secondary School,
Mr Stephen Klemke.

End of term 1
As this is the last Grammarian before the holidays may I take the opportunity to wish all families a happy and safe Easter.  The Secondary School Office will only be open from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on the last Wednesday before Easter, Wednesday 17 April.

House Tug of War
Beautiful weather greeted this year’s House Tug of War event.  It is always a morning full of house spirit and competitive fun and this year was no exception.  I was particularly impressed with the effort of our Deputy House Captains.  It is never easy to make sure everyone gets a fair turn on the rope in the heat of Tug Of War battle and I thought they did that marvellously.  Congratulations!  Congratulations also to Franklin on their victory.  There was some controversy over the teachers versus students event!  While the teachers eventually won it was claimed that the Head of School was too focused on barracking for the teachers and missed that during the contest the students had in fact reached the victory mark.  It is true that this criticism is possibly valid and at the risk of a staff revolt, I officially declare the students the victors.

Franklin celebrate their victory.

Junior SEISA Trials
Last Thursday we hosted the combined Junior SEISA trials with our Warragul Campus and I had the pleasure of being involved in the soccer trials.  It is never easy to select fifteen boys from twenty-nine, however it was a pleasure to see the two campuses combine and work and compete so harmoniously.  Congratulations to those who made the Junior SEISA teams.  To those who missed out I was impressed by the manner in which you accepted what must have been disappointing news.

Year 7 2020 Information Evening and Secondary School Tours
If you know anyone who might be interested in attending the Secondary School in 2020 please be encouraged to mention our Year 7 2020 Information Evening and Secondary School Tours.

Tours conducted by our Year 9 Tour Guides will commence at 2:00 pm, supper will be supplied by our Catering students, music performed by our Performing Arts students and an information session will commence at 7:00 pm.

Stephen Klemke
Head of Traralgon Secondary School

WHAT’S ON IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

APRIL
5 April  End of Term 1, 2:30 pm FINISH
23 April  Term 2 Commences
24 April  ANZAC Service
25 April  ANZAC Day Public Holiday
26 April  St James Church Community Lunch Excursion
29 April  Biology Excursion, Healesville Sanctuary
30 April  Year 10 Career Wise testing

MAY
1 May  Year 10 Immunisations
Traralgon Campus Secondary School Tours, between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm
Year 7 2020 Information Evening, 7:00 pm
2 May  SEISA Athletics Carnival

Traralgon Secondary Office Holiday Hours:
Monday 8 to Tuesday 16 April, closed
Wednesday 17 April, open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday 18 to Monday 22 April, closed
Tuesday 23 April – regular office hours resume, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

DOBSONS – WINTER UNIFORM REMINDER

A reminder that Term 2 at St Paul’s will see all students in full winter uniform.  To save the last minute rush, Dobsons now have winter uniforms in stock should you need to purchase new items before the start of Term 2.

Holiday trading hours for Dobsons will be as follows:

Traralgon – Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 April, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

These will be the last trading days for Dobsons before the Easter holiday break.

On the first day back of Term 2, Tuesday 23 April, Dobsons will be open from 8:00 to 11:00 am and 2:00 to 5:00 pm.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A ST PAUL’S COMPANY MEMBER OR BOARD DIRECTOR?

MEMBERSHIP OF COMPANY

Are you aware parents are able to become members of the St Paul’s School Company?

At present there are over sixty members of the School’s Company.  Applying for membership involves completing an application form and submitting a fee of $20.00.  Continued membership involves renewing your membership once a year and paying an ongoing annual fee of $20.00.

Company membership entitles the member to attend the School’s Annual General Meeting in May each year and also to cast a vote in the event of an election of Directors to the School Board.

Persons interested in applying for new membership of the Company can obtain an Application for Company Membership form from the St Paul’s website or by contacting Carol Reid via email creid@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applications should be received by 23 April 2019 for consideration at the April Board Meeting in preparation of this year’s Annual General Meeting.  Later applications can also be considered but must be received by 21 May 2019 to be able to attend the Annual General Meeting.

BECOMING A BOARD DIRECTOR

In keeping with the Board’s commitment to an inclusive governance approach within the school community, persons interested in potentially filling a Board vacancy are encouraged to become a member of the Company and respond to the nomination/election process prior to the Annual General Meeting on 29 May 2019.

Nomination forms for Board Directorship are required to be forwarded to the Company Secretary no later than Monday 29 April 2019 at 5:00 pm.

If you have any questions in relation to the Board vacancies or are seeking a nomination form, please contact Mrs Leah Young, Company Secretary via email companysecretary@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au or phone 5623 5833.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 29 MAY 2019

The Annual General Meeting of St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is to be held on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at the Warragul Campus commencing at 5:30 pm for members of the Company.

SPORT NEWS

Combined House Athletics
We held our combined House Athletics at the Newborough track a couple of weeks ago.  The early morning started with a slight mist of drizzle that lasted until the students arrived at the venue.  Running conditions were ideal and some records were broken in both the track and field events.  Our Year 12s were all dressed up in characters and started their day off with the sack race in novelties.  It was a very tight competition amongst the houses and it all came down to the house participation points.  Any students who helped on the day were awarded a house point which contributes to the overall result.  Paterson House were the victors by a margin of eight points from Chisholm.
Final standings:  Paterson 1130;  Chisholm 1122;  Franklin 1120.5;  Gilmore 1112.5;  Lalor 1042.5;  Monash 1020.5.
Ashley Nicholes broke the discus record which was held by Clayton Monacella since 2013.  The previous record was 26.54 and Ashley threw 27.38.

House Athletics Day.

Tiana Bordonaro and Emily Piercy in the 100 m sprint.

SEISA Intermediate Cricket
Our SEISA Cricket team had a very successful round robin this term.  They were undefeated and were favourites coming into the final.  They played against Beaconhills Berwick.  St Paul’s batted first and made one hundred and forty-two runs and then they bowled Berwick out for thirty-eight runs.  Mr Herbert presented the team with their banner after the game.  Congratulations to all the boys, in particular, Sam Treasure, Mitchell Bellingham, Mick Edgar, Xavier Haberl and coach Jason Addison.

SEISA Intermediate Boys Cricket.

House Tug of War
We held our annual House Tug Of War last Thursday.  Each house competes against each other first before semi-finals are done to determine who makes it into the final.  There were so many great tussles which saw Gilmore and Franklin face off in the final.  Gilmore has won this event for the past four years and Franklin House wanted that memento to change.  After an epic final, Franklin House came out the victors.  Congratulations to the Tanner Pyle (House Deputy Leader) and his team.

Lalor House in the Tug Of War.

Sandra Timmer-Arends
Head of Sport – Traralgon Campus
Health and Physical Education

FINANCE NEWS

Private Car Conveyance Allowance
Families driving students more than 4.8 kilometres to attend St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School may be eligible to receive a conveyance allowance. For further information on the eligibility criteria and application process, please refer to http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/finance/Pages/conveyance.aspx

Eligible families applying for the car conveyance allowance will have funds credited to their fee account during the year.  If the fee account has been paid in full, or is on a direct debit arrangement, any allocation will show as a credit on the following year’s invoice.  These forms need to be handed to the school by 10 May 2019 for claiming in Term 2.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments directly to the school for the benefit of the eligible student to attend camps, sports and excursions.  Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply.  $125 per year will be paid for eligible primary school students and $225 per year paid for eligible secondary school students.  Payments will go directly to the school and be tied to the student.  For more information and to download the application form please go to www.education.vic.gov.au/csef  Parents are encouraged to lodge the application form immediately, so that payments can be made from March 2019.  However schools can accept parent applications up until 7 June 2019 for processing in Term 2.  The CSEF program for 2019 closes on 28 June 2019.

For parents who received CSEF at the school in 2018 (and the student/s are still enrolled in 2019), the schools will ‘copy’ the application across from 2018 to 2019 on the CSEF system.  The CSEF system will automatically validate the parent’s eligibility with Centrelink.

Annual Fee Account
Families have been receiving monthly statements via email to keep them informed of fee balances.  If you have any queries in relation to your annual fee account, please contact Mr Peter Lees on 5623 5833.  As detailed on the second page of the account, payment options are:

Direct Debit
All families are encouraged to participate in the School’s direct debit payment arrangement.
Fortnightly instalments (twenty-two payments) commencing 8 February 2019
Monthly instalments (ten payments) commencing 15 February 2019

It is not too late to commence payment by Direct Debit, please contact Mr Peter Lees, accountsreceivable@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Instalments (due dates)
Instalment 1 – 8 February 2019
Instalment 2 – 5 April 2019
Instalment 3 – 7 June 2019
Instalment 4 – 16 August 2019

The second instalment is due today Friday 5 April, the last Friday of Term 1 prior to school holidays.

Sundry Accounts
Term 1 sundry invoices for any co-curricular activities such as Performing Arts and VET Courses have been issued via email.
These invoices have fourteen day payment terms.

THE PARABLE OF THE INSECURE HOT CROSS BUN

It seems that hot cross buns have changed.  For a long time, the traditional hot cross bun was a simple sweet yeasted bun, maybe with some currants or raisins in it but, most importantly, marked on top with the shape of a cross. In recent times the humble hot cross bun has branched out.  Now you can get any number of ‘flavours’ from ‘Banana and Caramel’ to ‘Raspberry and White Chocolate’.  One bakery advertises twenty-five different flavours of hot cross bun!

I can not help but wonder how this happened.  Perhaps after centuries of living the contented life of a simple cross-adorned yeast bun, the voices of our culture started to take effect.  “You can be whatever you want to be!”  “If you can dream it, you can do it!”  And the hot cross bun looked around, saw all these other interesting baked goods and started to think “maybe I am not good enough as I am”.  And so, driven by insecurity and lost in a sea of choice, the hot cross bun desperately tries to reinvent itself striving to ‘be all it can be’.  It constantly compares itself to the other fancy baked items around it.  Forgetting all the while the one simple thing that makes it who it is.  And it is not just the buns.  I suspect we do the exact same thing.  Surrounded by choice and bombarded by messages telling us to ‘be true to ourselves’ we appear to be more insecure about our identities than ever before.  It is perhaps no wonder that anxiety is so commonplace with so much pressure on every individual to make it all happen?  And when we are surrounded by photoshopped, filtered and media-massaged images of the apparent success of others, is it any wonder that so many struggle with the weight of depression?  We live in a society that sets the bar at an unrealistic height and then brutally shames us every time we fail to clear it.

It is here that the hot cross bun has a message for us.  An Easter message.  Sadly, too often people hear the Christian message as yet another judgement.  Another voice saying you are not good enough.  We Christians have not always been good at communicating the profound hope that Jesus offers.  But consider the words of Jesus himself, “God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them!” (John 3:17).  The message is not, “you are fine as you are” because then we would not need saving (and do we really think the world is fine as it is?).  But neither is the response condemnation.  Which brings me back to the hot cross bun.  You see, no matter what flavour of bun we come up with, the thing that makes it a hot cross bun is the cross that covers it!  And that is the hope that Jesus offers – life, identity, value based not on our own efforts but on what God has done for us.  Whether we are choc chip, cinnamon or Turkish delight flavoured; whether we feel fresh and full of life or dry and crumbling under pressure, it is the cross that covers us that makes us who we are.

May your Easter break be one of rest, restoration and blessing.

Reverend Daniel Lowe
Senior Chaplain

STUDENT CHRISTIAN RETREAT

On 22 and 23 March, eight students from both Warragul and Traralgon Secondary School Campuses spent time together on a Christian Retreat weekend.  This was an amazing opportunity for us to relax and get to know other Christian students from the school.  In a beautiful setting overlooking the water at Illawong Lodge in Robertson’s Beach , the small group became very close and were able share our personal faith experiences, opinions and enjoy many biblical discussions.  In Proverbs (27:17) it states that “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”.  The weekend spent together has formed an amazing community amongst the Christian students of St Paul’s who will continue to grow together at and away from school.

Isabella Whitty and Chiara Bordanaro
2019 Chapel Captains

From the Head of Warragul Junior School,
Mr Rowan van Raay.

It is hard to believe we have come to the end of Term 1 and we are heading into our holidays and Easter break.  We wish Mrs Davies and Miss Begg a restful break as they take some well-deserved long service leave next term.  Mrs Leighton and Mrs Bramstedt will fill in for Mrs Davies while Mrs Denton will teach Year 4B.

My thanks to the Year 6 students who assisted on Open Day last Saturday.  We had students conducting tours, working in the STEM centre with Ms Rapinett and with Mrs Bristowe in the Art room.  The weather was a little wet at times, however, this did not dampen the students’ enthusiasm as they proudly spoke about our Junior School to our visitors.  I also thank the staff who assisted on the day.

Parent Teacher Interviews were conducted this week and my thanks to staff and families who met to discuss progress at this stage of the year.  If any families were not able to meet this week, please ensure you make a time with your child’s teacher early next term to meet at a mutually agreeable time.

I am happy to announce that due to demand, we will be introducing a third Year 5 class next year.  This is wonderful news for our current Year 4 cohort.

Parents parking in Maple Way and Cedar Place:  Could I please remind parents not to block residents’ access to their property.  Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

A reminder that during Weeks 1 and 2 next term, Years 3 to 6 students may wear either the summer or winter uniform as we transition from the warmer days to the cooler days.  From Week 3 (Monday 6 May), students must wear the winter uniform, including the blazer (boys may wear shorts).  As per the announcement from Ms Sweeney recently via email, girls in Years 3 to 6 will now be able to wear winter grey pants as part of their formal uniform.  The Junior School girls’ pants are the same fabric and style as the Junior School boys’ winter pants.  Junior School girls who may have outgrown the cut of the Junior School pants may purchase the Secondary School pants.  Please refer to Ms Sweeney’s email for further details.

Before School Care Program:  This will start from the beginning of Term 2.  Parents interested should visit the Camp Australia website www.campaustralia.com.au or contact their Customer Service team on 1300 105 343 to register their child/ren.  Further information can also be found later in this newsletter.

Please find below the Junior School office hours over the upcoming holidays.  Please note in particular that the Junior School office will be closed from Friday 19 April to Monday 22 April inclusive over the Easter break with Term 2 commencing the next day.

Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday 10 to Tuesday 16 April: CLOSED
Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 April: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Friday 19 to Monday 22 April:  CLOSED

Term 2 commences on Tuesday 23 April.

As Term 1 comes to a close, I wish everyone a safe and relaxing break and hope families enjoy some ‘down time’ over the Easter break.  For families heading away, please travel safely and I look forward to seeing you next term.

Rowan van Raay
Head of Warragul Junior School

WHAT’S ON IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL

APRIL
5 April  FOSTA Special Lunch, 12:45 pm
Easter Service, Junior School Gymnasium, 1:40 pm to 2:10 pm
End of Term 1, 2:20 pm FINISH
10 to 13 April  SPARK Holiday Program
22 April  EASTER MONDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
23 April  Term 2 Commences
24 April  ANZAC Service, 2:50 pm to 3:15 pm, Junior School Gymnasium
25  April  ANZAC DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
30 April  Year 5 Camp, Lady Northcote
District Athletics (selected students only)

MAY
3 May  Year 5 Camp return
6 to 10 May  Year 6 Camp, Coolamatong
8 May  Division Athletics
10 May  Mother’s Day Stall
14 to 16 May  Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN
15 May  Years 5 and 6 Soirée
17 May  Family and Junior School Photos

DOBSONS – WINTER UNIFORM REMINDER

A reminder that Term 2 at St Paul’s will see all students in full winter uniform.  To save the last minute rush, Dobsons now have winter uniforms in stock should you need to purchase new items before the start of Term 2.

Holiday trading hours for Dobsons will be as follows:

Warragul – Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 April, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

These will be the last trading days for Dobsons before the Easter holiday break.

On the first day back of Term 2, Tuesday 23 April, Dobsons will be open from 8:00 to 11:00 am.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A ST PAUL’S COMPANY MEMBER OR BOARD DIRECTOR?

MEMBERSHIP OF COMPANY

Are you aware parents are able to become members of the St Paul’s School Company?

At present there are over sixty members of the School’s Company.  Applying for membership involves completing an application form and submitting a fee of $20.00.  Continued membership involves renewing your membership once a year and paying an ongoing annual fee of $20.00.

Company membership entitles the member to attend the School’s Annual General Meeting in May each year and also to cast a vote in the event of an election of Directors to the School Board.

Persons interested in applying for new membership of the Company can obtain an Application for Company Membership form from the St Paul’s website or by contacting Carol Reid via email creid@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applications should be received by 23 April 2019 for consideration at the April Board Meeting in preparation of this year’s Annual General Meeting.  Later applications can also be considered but must be received by 21 May 2019 to be able to attend the Annual General Meeting.

BECOMING A BOARD DIRECTOR

In keeping with the Board’s commitment to an inclusive governance approach within the school community, persons interested in potentially filling a Board vacancy are encouraged to become a member of the Company and respond to the nomination/election process prior to the Annual General Meeting on 29 May 2019.

Nomination forms for Board Directorship are required to be forwarded to the Company Secretary no later than Monday 29 April 2019 at 5:00 pm.

If you have any questions in relation to the Board vacancies or are seeking a nomination form, please contact Mrs Leah Young, Company Secretary via email companysecretary@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au or phone 5623 5833.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 29 MAY 2019

The Annual General Meeting of St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is to be held on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at the Warragul Campus commencing at 5:30 pm for members of the Company.

FINANCE NEWS

Private Car Conveyance Allowance
Families driving students more than 4.8 kilometres to attend St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School may be eligible to receive a conveyance allowance. For further information on the eligibility criteria and application process, please refer to http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/finance/Pages/conveyance.aspx

Eligible families applying for the car conveyance allowance will have funds credited to their fee account during the year.  If the fee account has been paid in full, or is on a direct debit arrangement, any allocation will show as a credit on the following year’s invoice.  These forms need to be handed to the school by 10 May 2019 for claiming in Term 2.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments directly to the school for the benefit of the eligible student to attend camps, sports and excursions.  Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply.  $125 per year will be paid for eligible primary school students and $225 per year paid for eligible secondary school students.  Payments will go directly to the school and be tied to the student.  For more information and to download the application form please go to www.education.vic.gov.au/csef  Parents are encouraged to lodge the application form immediately, so that payments can be made from March 2019.  However schools can accept parent applications up until 7 June 2019 for processing in Term 2.  The CSEF program for 2019 closes on 28 June 2019.

For parents who received CSEF at the school in 2018 (and the student/s are still enrolled in 2019), the schools will ‘copy’ the application across from 2018 to 2019 on the CSEF system.  The CSEF system will automatically validate the parent’s eligibility with Centrelink.

Annual Fee Account
Families have been receiving monthly statements via email to keep them informed of fee balances.  If you have any queries in relation to your annual fee account, please contact Mr Peter Lees on 5623 5833.  As detailed on the second page of the account, payment options are:

Direct Debit
All families are encouraged to participate in the School’s direct debit payment arrangement.
Fortnightly instalments (twenty-two payments) commencing 8 February 2019
Monthly instalments (ten payments) commencing 15 February 2019

It is not too late to commence payment by Direct Debit, please contact Mr Peter Lees, accountsreceivable@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Instalments (due dates)
Instalment 1 – 8 February 2019
Instalment 2 – 5 April 2019
Instalment 3 – 7 June 2019
Instalment 4 – 16 August 2019

The second instalment is due today Friday 5 April, the last Friday of Term 1 prior to school holidays.

Sundry Accounts
Term 1 sundry invoices for any co-curricular activities such as Performing Arts and VET Courses have been issued via email.
These invoices have fourteen day payment terms.

ST PAUL’S PARENT PRAYER GROUP

If you are interested in getting together with other parents of the School to pray, you are most welcome to join the following two prayer groups:
First Monday of the month, 9:00 am Prideaux Centre, Warragul Junior School
Contact: Sheryn Cutler 0417 158 937
Fridays Fortnightly, 9:15 am, Jenny Charles’ home
Contact: Jenny Charles 0402 249 036

“Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.  Tell God what you need and thank Him for all that He has done.” Philippians 4:6

SCHOOL HOLIDAY TENNIS CLINIC

Monday 8, Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 April 2019 at Warragul (Burke Street) Tennis Club, 9:00 am to 10:30 am each day.
Come along and have some fun in the holidays, learn new skills and improve your tennis.
Ages:  6 to 16 years.  All standards.  Cost: $60.00.

For further information or bookings contact: GIPPSLAND TENNIS COACHING, Jamie Dunn 0449 257 569 or email mstennis@dcsi.net.au 

From the Head of Warragul Secondary School,
Ms Laura Butterworth.

A very busy Term 1 has come to an end today and I know the staff and students at Warragul Secondary School are looking forward to a well deserved break.  The last two weeks have been especially busy with our Year 7 2020 Information Evening and Open Day.  I would like to thank the Tour Guides, Prefects, Musicians, Catering Club members and the other students who volunteered their time on both occasions to support and represent our school.  As always, they were wonderful ambassadors and our many visitors were impressed by their varied talents.  I would also like to thank all of our staff for their organisation and attendance at these events.

We also held our Parent Student Teacher Interviews during the last two weeks of this term and officially opened our new Year 9 Centre with the help of The Right Reverend Dr Richard Treloar, Bishop of Gippsland and Ms Harriett Shing MLC, the Member for Eastern Victoria.  It was lovely to see many founding families and past families and staff in attendance for this auspicious occasion.

Term 2 begins in an unusual fashion due to the Easter Monday Public Holiday falling on 22 April.  Students will officially return on Tuesday 23 April but please note that Thursday 25 April of the same week is ANZAC Day Public Holiday.  Our Year 9 parents and guardians should also mark on their calendar that these students will be attending a City Experience Day on Friday 26 April and our Year 11 cohort will have heir final Presentation Ball practice at Lardner Park on this day as well.

I would like to wish all of our families a safe and relaxing holiday break and look forward to seeing our students return in full winter uniform for Term 2.

Traffic reminder
Our Bowen Street Crossing Supervisor has reported a couple of instances of late where drivers who are exiting the Secondary School carpark have taken off quickly and been unable to stop an appropriate distance from the school crossing.  Can we please urge parents and guardians to be mindful of this and exit the carpark carefully.  The safety of our students and our Crossing Supervisor is of utmost importance to us and we would appreciate assistance with this.

Ms Laura Butterworth
Head of Warragul Secondary School

WHAT’S ON IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

APRIL
5 April  End of Term 1, 2:30 pm FINISH
10 to 13 April  SPARK Holiday Program
6 to 22 April  School Holidays
23 April  Term 2 Commences
FareShare, Food Relief Excursion, 6:30 am to 3:15 pm
Presentation Ball Training, 3:30 pm to 5:20 pm
24 April  SEISA Surfing Carnival, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
ANZAC Service, 10:40 am
25 April  ANZAC Day Public Holiday
26 April  Year 9 City Experience Day, Session 2
COMPULSORY Presentation Ball Training, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
27 April  Presentation Ball, 6:00 pm
27 and 28 April  Bendigo Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) 6 A-side, 7:00 am (27 April) to 3:00 pm (28 April)
29 April  Top Arts Excursion, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
30 April  Career Wise Testing, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

MAY
2 May  SEISA Athletics Carnival
3 to 5 May  Generations in Jazz Festival (Mt Gambier)

RECEPTION HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
Monday 8 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Tuesday 9 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday 10 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday 11 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Friday 12 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Monday 15 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Tuesday 16 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday 17 April, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

CLOSED: Thursday 18 (Maundy Thursday), Friday 19 (Good Friday) and Monday 22 (Easter Monday) April.

DOBSONS – WINTER UNIFORM REMINDER

A reminder that Term 2 at St Paul’s will see all students in full winter uniform.  To save the last minute rush, Dobsons now have winter uniforms in stock should you need to purchase new items before the start of Term 2.

Holiday trading hours for Dobsons will be as follows:

Warragul – Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 April, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

These will be the last trading days for Dobsons before the Easter holiday break.

On the first day back of Term 2, Tuesday 23 April, Dobsons will be open from 8:00 to 11:00 am.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A ST PAUL’S COMPANY MEMBER OR BOARD DIRECTOR?

MEMBERSHIP OF COMPANY

Are you aware parents are able to become members of the St Paul’s School Company?

At present there are over sixty members of the School’s Company.  Applying for membership involves completing an application form and submitting a fee of $20.00.  Continued membership involves renewing your membership once a year and paying an ongoing annual fee of $20.00.

Company membership entitles the member to attend the School’s Annual General Meeting in May each year and also to cast a vote in the event of an election of Directors to the School Board.

Persons interested in applying for new membership of the Company can obtain an Application for Company Membership form from the St Paul’s website or by contacting Carol Reid via email creid@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applications should be received by 23 April 2019 for consideration at the April Board Meeting in preparation of this year’s Annual General Meeting.  Later applications can also be considered but must be received by 21 May 2019 to be able to attend the Annual General Meeting.

BECOMING A BOARD DIRECTOR

In keeping with the Board’s commitment to an inclusive governance approach within the school community, persons interested in potentially filling a Board vacancy are encouraged to become a member of the Company and respond to the nomination/election process prior to the Annual General Meeting on 29 May 2019.

Nomination forms for Board Directorship are required to be forwarded to the Company Secretary no later than Monday 29 April 2019 at 5:00 pm.

If you have any questions in relation to the Board vacancies or are seeking a nomination form, please contact Mrs Leah Young, Company Secretary via email companysecretary@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au or phone 5623 5833.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 29 MAY 2019

The Annual General Meeting of St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is to be held on Wednesday 29 May 2019 at the Warragul Campus commencing at 5:30 pm for members of the Company.

YEAR 8 CAMP

On 12 March, the Year 8s were lucky to experience a thrilling and adventurous Outdoor Education camp.  After the bus trip filled with lollies and jokes, the excited Year 8s began with a three hour hike with a well prepared hiking pack.  With legs aching and blood pumping, we were very happy for a break and time to set up our tents at Emu Bight Camp Ground.  We were so hungry and cooked ourselves dinner using woks and trangias.  Night struck and sleep came fast for our fatigued group.  Morning brought another hike to a ferry dock, where we relished a well-deserved lunch before travelling to the campsite via the ferry.  At Lakewood Park base camp, groups got to experience mountain biking, sailing, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding.  Mountain biking was surprisingly fun.  We listened to our instructor on how to properly do some fancy strokes for kayaking and then off we went, scooping up jellyfish along the way.  Stopping at a small island, we played some games and ate morning tea but were keen to get straight back into kayaking.  Stand-up paddle boarding was absolutely incredible!  The water was so perfect and wrestling on the boards was the best.  Raft building took a lot of teamwork and although none of the rafts really stayed together, it was fun.  Sailing was great but with very little wind we did not get far.  Our group put in lots of effort to complete the tasks set during the week and we had the best time ever!

Will Doughty and Harry Thoppil
Year 8 Students

SPORT NEWS

Successful start to 2019 SEISA
This year was the first year in which Warragul and Traralgon Campuses united together to compete as one school in SEISA Sport.  During February both campuses came together at Warragul to trial for summer sport selection.  This created an excellent opportunity for our campuses to bond further and strengthen our overall teams.

The following teams represented St Paul’s in Term 1 SEISA:
•  Senior Boys Cricket
•  Years 9 to 12 Girls Softball
•  Years 9 to 12 Boys Tennis
•  Years 9 to 12 Girls Tennis
•  Intermediate Girls Netball
•  Senior Girls Netball
•  Intermediate Boys Basketball
•  Senior Boys Basketball

It was a successful term with six of the twelve teams qualifying for Grand Finals.  Congratulations to the Years 9 to 12 Girls Softball and the Intermediate Boys Cricket teams who won their Grand Finals.  All students played exceptionally well and should be proud of their efforts.

Thank you to the staff who coached our teams and we are looking forward to our Junior Winter Competition in Term 2.

The Intermediate Girls ‘A’ team made it all the way to the Grand Final against Gippsland Grammar.

The Senior Boys Tennis team played some close games throughout the season.

Intermediate Boys Cricket players Cooper Pursell and Liam Lenders being presented with the winning banner by Principal Cameron Herbert.

The Years 9 to 12 Girls Softball team won a highly competitive Grand Final against Newhaven College.

Paterson House wins a close contest
On Wednesday 20 March students from St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School travelled to Newborough for the annual House Athletics Carnival.  The perfect weather set the scene for a fun and competitive day for all students in a range of track, field and novelty events.  There were some close contests in many events with the overall title of House Champion coming down to the wire – the final event determining the winner.  In the end it was Paterson who claimed the title, followed closely by Chisholm and Franklin.

Overall Championship for 2019 – Paterson 1130 points.
Chisholm 1122 points, Franklin 1120 points, Gilmore 1112 points, Lalor 1042 points and Monash 1020 points.

There were many records broken on the day as well:
100 m, Billy Bundle, Year 12
1500 m, Rachel Jennings, Year 12
200 m, Rinnan Trenton, Year 8
4 x 100 m Relay, Franklin, Year 7
Triple Jump, Tip Incha, Year 11
Triple Jump, Benjamin Andrews, Year 10
Triple Jump, Helena Woollett, Year 9
Triple Jump, Rhys Galvin, Year 9
Triple Jump, Samuel Williamson, Year 8
Triple Jump, Chloe Nicholls, Year 8
Long Jump, Rhys Galvin, Year 9
Shot Put, Myah Healey, Year 9
Discus, Ashley Nicholes, Year 7

I would like to thank all students for participating to their best ability throughout the day.  Also a big thank you to all the staff and students who arrived early in the morning to ensure that the carnival would be set up and organised in time.  These days would not occur without an army of helpers, so thank you.

Ms Melissa Hoskings
Head of Sport – Warragul Campus

Paterson House Captain Danielle Strini and Deputy House Captain Matthew Bordonaro being presented with the winning shield by Principal Cameron Herbert.

Benjamin Andrews, Rhys Galvin and Mitchell Molloy race to the finish line.

Paterson House in action in long jump.

High Jump was a hotly contested event throughout the day.

MATHS SUPPORT SESSIONS

A Maths support session will be offered in Room 3 (Year 9 Centre) each Tuesday at the end of the school day.  This session will operate from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm and students are able to attend for all or part of each session as required.

Participants may use this session to get assistance with and complete homework tasks, seek an additional lesson on a particular Maths topic or simply work with other students who share a similar love of Mathematics with extension activities provided as required.  This session is primarily aimed at students from Years 10 to 12 although all Secondary School students are welcome to attend.  These sessions are additional to those already provided by teachers from the Maths Faculty which occur regularly at nominated lunchtimes.

No formal registration is required.  Students simply attend whenever they feel the need for some additional support or extension.

For further inquiries please contact Mr Rowley via email jrowley@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

FINANCE NEWS

Private Car Conveyance Allowance
Families driving students more than 4.8 kilometres to attend St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School may be eligible to receive a conveyance allowance. For further information on the eligibility criteria and application process, please refer to http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/finance/Pages/conveyance.aspx

Eligible families applying for the car conveyance allowance will have funds credited to their fee account during the year.  If the fee account has been paid in full, or is on a direct debit arrangement, any allocation will show as a credit on the following year’s invoice.  These forms need to be handed to the school by 10 May 2019 for claiming in Term 2.

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments directly to the school for the benefit of the eligible student to attend camps, sports and excursions.  Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply.  $125 per year will be paid for eligible primary school students and $225 per year paid for eligible secondary school students.  Payments will go directly to the school and be tied to the student.  For more information and to download the application form please go to www.education.vic.gov.au/csef  Parents are encouraged to lodge the application form immediately, so that payments can be made from March 2019.  However schools can accept parent applications up until 7 June 2019 for processing in Term 2.  The CSEF program for 2019 closes on 28 June 2019.

For parents who received CSEF at the school in 2018 (and the student/s are still enrolled in 2019), the schools will ‘copy’ the application across from 2018 to 2019 on the CSEF system.  The CSEF system will automatically validate the parent’s eligibility with Centrelink.

Annual Fee Account
Families have been receiving monthly statements via email to keep them informed of fee balances.  If you have any queries in relation to your annual fee account, please contact Mr Peter Lees on 5623 5833.  As detailed on the second page of the account, payment options are:

Direct Debit
All families are encouraged to participate in the School’s direct debit payment arrangement.
Fortnightly instalments (twenty-two payments) commencing 8 February 2019
Monthly instalments (ten payments) commencing 15 February 2019

It is not too late to commence payment by Direct Debit, please contact Mr Peter Lees, accountsreceivable@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Instalments (due dates)
Instalment 1 – 8 February 2019
Instalment 2 – 5 April 2019
Instalment 3 – 7 June 2019
Instalment 4 – 16 August 2019

The second instalment is due today Friday 5 April, the last Friday of Term 1 prior to school holidays.

Sundry Accounts
Term 1 sundry invoices for any co-curricular activities such as Performing Arts and VET Courses have been issued via email.
These invoices have fourteen day payment terms.

ST PAUL’S PARENT PRAYER GROUP

If you are interested in getting together with other parents of the School to pray, you are most welcome to join the following two prayer groups:
First Monday of the month, 9:00 am Prideaux Centre, Warragul Junior School
Contact: Sheryn Cutler 0417 158 937
Fridays Fortnightly, 9:15 am, Jenny Charles’ home
Contact: Jenny Charles 0402 249 036

“Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.  Tell God what you need and thank Him for all that He has done.” Philippians 4:6

As our first term draws to a close, I wish to express my thanks and gratitude to everyone who has contributed to a successful start to the 2019 school year.  The first ten weeks have been, as usual, full of many joys and successes, but not without the unavoidable moments of disappointment which are part of life.  After a term of hard work, I trust that the forthcoming holidays will provide well-deserved time for relaxation, reflection and rejuvenation.

On Monday 1 April, the new Year 9 Centre at Warragul was officially opened by The Right Reverend Dr Richard Treloar, Bishop of Gippsland and Ms Harriet Shing MLC, Member for Eastern Victoria.  The Bishop blessed and dedicated the new facility at a delightful gathering of guests, including our Mayor, state politicians, founding families, Board Directors and School Prefects.

On Thursday 28 March, St Paul’s competed in six Summer SEISA Sport finals.  This is a significant increase compared to recent years, partly because we are now competing as one school rather than two campuses.  From those six finals, we emerged with two Premierships: Intermediate/Senior Girls Softball and Intermediate Boys Cricket.  Congratulations to both winning teams and to all students who represented St Paul’s in SEISA Sport during Term 1.  On Tuesday 2 April, selection trials for Years 7 and 8 were conducted for the upcoming Junior Winter Sport season and we wish all these teams well for their Term 2 competitions.

I wish all students and families a safe, restful and enjoyable two weeks of school holidays.  We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday 23 April, after the four day Easter weekend.

Cameron Herbert
Principal