Christ Church Grammar School

Invest in our boys' future with Annual Giving

By now, many parents will have taken the opportunity to invest in our boys’ future with a gift to Annual Giving. So far, the number of donors this year has increased by 24 per cent from last year – a fantastic effort.

While our donors have increased, we are still 10 per cent below the amount raised at this stage last year. With just 35 new gifts, we could lift the amount raised to match last year’s total.

Our shared efforts contribute to the strength of Christ Church and with your gift – we can make a significant difference to make our ‘Future Stronger Together’.

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Centre for Ethics Newsletter

Please click HERE to download the Centre for Ethics Newsletter for Term 3.

Pilgrimage of Hope – Bali.

Information evening next Monday, 19 September 6.30pm to 8:00pm in the Prep School Staff Room.

In April 2012, the second Pilgrimage of Hope to Bali will take place. This pilgrimage is for Christ Church boys who will be in Year 6 in 2012. The first pilgrimage in 2010 was an amazing experience for all involved and we hope to build on that success.

The Pilgrimage takes us to the Sidhi Astu Orphanage, a home run by the Franciscan Sisters – a Catholic order of nuns. There are up to 80 children resident in the home at any one time. Some of these children are orphans, and some are there being cared for because they have been abused, neglected or abandoned by their families.

The Pilgrimage team will spend nine days ‘serving’ at the orphanage, participating in maintenance, cleaning, cooking and gardening tasks. All our activities will be age appropriate for Year 6 pilgrims and a considerable amount of time will be spent developing relationships with the children through involvement in their leisure activities, art, music and sport.

There are a limited number of places for parents to travel as fellow pilgrims.

We encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your family and to join us at the information evening to find out more about POH Bali 2012. The information evening will be held on Monday 19 September at 6.30pm in the CCGS Prep School Staff Room. No RSVP is required, please just come along.

We will show a DVD of POH Bali 2010 and hear from some of the pilgrims from that year (students, parents and staff).

It is also my pleasure to announce that the wonderfully experienced Ms Holly Miller who teaches Year 4 at Christ Church Grammar School will be the coordinator for this Pilgrimage. Holly will be supported by a team including CCGS parents Lisa Brazier and Julianna Shearn who were both an integral part of the first POH Bali Pilgrimage.

Here is what they had to say:

“Bali was a great and fun experience where I played with the orphans, made a lot of friends, went to their school and cleaned around the orphanage.” (Curtis, POH Bali 2010 Student Pilgrim)

“POH Bali was an incredible experience and so perfectly suited to Year 6 boys, whether they travel with or without parents. The team leaders were outstanding in their level of care, planning and supervising at all times – and whilst I am desperate to go again I would have no hesitation in sending my sons by themselves.” (Adult Pilgrim)

I look forward to welcoming you at the information evening!

Click HERE for a copy of the Flyer detailing the information evening 

Pilgrimage of Hope - Fiji

In April 2012, the 12 Pilgrimage of Hope to Fiji will take place. This pilgrimage is for Christ Church boys who will be in Years 7 and 8 in 2012, and also for Years 7 and 8 girls from St Hilda’s.

Over the past 11 years, more than 600 pilgrims have taken part in this pilgrimage. Once again in 2012, we will travel to St Christopher’s Orphanage in Suva and spend 10 days working alongside the Community of the Sacred Name Sisters who have dedicated their lives to caring for orphans and under privileged children in Suva.

It would be wonderful if you could join us on this pilgrimage in 2012. The Sisters are great fun and the children are happy and loving, even though they have so little compared with us.

The Pilgrimage team will spend our days serving at the orphanage, participating in maintenance, cleaning, cooking and gardening tasks. All our activities will be age appropriate for Year 7 and 8 pilgrims and a considerable amount of time will be spent developing relationships with our ‘buddies’.

At the end of the pilgrimage we will spend 2 days at a small resort in Nadi and enjoy a South Sea Island cruise and a 4-wheel drive excursion to a traditional Fijian village in the mountains.

There are a limited number of places for parents to travel as fellow Pilgrims.

We encourage you to discuss this opportunity with your family and to join us at the information evening to find out more about POH Fiji 2012. The information evening will be held on Monday 19 September at 6.30pm in the CCGS Prep School Staff Room. No RSVP is required, please just come along.

We will show a DVD of past pilgrimages and some former pilgrims will speak about their experiences of POH Fiji.

I look forward to welcoming you at the information evening!

If you get lost trying to locate the Prep School Staff room, or would like to discuss any aspect of the Pilgrimage, then please do call my mobile on 0407 399 953.

Please click HERE for a copy of the flyer for our Information Night.

Pilgrimage Doctor to India

We are in the process of appointing staff for the Pilgrimage of Hope to India in January 2012.
This includes the services of a doctor. Many CCGS parents have volunteered for a number of support roles in the Pilgrimage of Hope and I would welcome expressions of interest from parents in the CCGS community.

As you may be aware, the Pilgrimage of Hope is run from Christ Church Grammar School and takes large groups of students and adults to work alongside Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Sisters at their homes for the destitute and dying, the handicapped and also at orphanages in Kolkata. The pilgrimage takes place from 2 to 23 January and all costs associated with the trip for the doctor are covered by the Pilgrimage of Hope.

The role of the pilgrimage doctor includes:

- Medical education and advice to staff and pilgrims
- Deliverance of medical care to staff and pilgrims
- Liaison with health care services in Kolkata
- Medical assistance at the service placements
- Daily clinics to discuss and review medical problems
- General support of staff and pilgrims

As you can see from the list above, the primary duty of the pilgrimage doctor is the health and wellbeing of the pilgrimage group totalling no more than 65 students and adults.

The doctor is always warmly welcomed and greatly appreciated by Mother Teresa's Sisters who care for seriously sick and disabled people with minimal equipment, drugs and skills. They have almost no medical training and the pilgrimage doctor has, in past years been able to give them enormous support and practical help.

The pilgrimage doctor, after holding a clinic at the hotel in the morning, is able to join the pilgrims at one of the service placements and offer medical help as required. This is frequently at the home for the destitute and dying, where some of the patients are critically ill. However, many recover and the pilgrimage doctor has the opportunity to treat these people and make a very real difference in their lives.

If this is something you would like to consider, do please contact Brother James brjames@ccgs.wa.edu.au 9442 1748 or 0407 399 953 urgently for further details. He will then be able to put you in touch with the doctors who have joined us in the past 3 years and they can also give you more information.

Latest Old Boys' Newsletter

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Queenslea House fundraising event - Sunday 11 September

Queenslea House will hold its fundraising event on Sunday 11 September with its annual Stair Climb up Central Park Tower. Now in its third year, this event raises money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation® Australia. Since 2008, Queenslea House has raised in excess of $13,000 for this charity.

The Queenslea Stair Climb will be run at 9.00am, with boys needing to arrive between 8.15am and 8.30am in the plaza behind the Central Park Tower. After the Stair Climb there will be a morning tea and presentations. The morning will conclude at about 11.30am.

There is an expectation that all Queenslea House students take part in this event. We also extend the invitation to all Queenslea House parents who would like to accompany their sons to the top of this building for an excellent view. The forecast for Sunday will be sunny and in the low twenties. Perfect!

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Mr Digby Gibson

Novelty Walk Fundraiser - Saturday 10 September

Our fund raising event this year is the Noake Novelty Walk to raise money for the MS Society.

When: Saturday 10 September
Where: From Matilda Bay to CCGS
Time: 9.30am

For further information please click HERE to download the flyer.

Book Cafe - Saturday 24 September

Donate your much loved books to a good cause and drop them off at the church up until Wednesday 21 September.

Click HERE to download the flyer for more information.

Parents Auxiliary AGM - 13 September

We would like to announce that the Parents Auxiliary AGM will be held on Tuesday 13 September at Mount Claremont Pavilion at 9.00am. Nominations are now open for the committee and all CCGS parents are welcome to contribute. Please email linda riddle on lindariddle@bigpond.com to obtain a nomination form.

Please click HERE to download the agenda for the AGM.

Calling for nominations at AGM – Wednesday 14 September

The Parents' Association AGM will be held Wednesday 14 September, 7.30pm in the Senior School Staff Room. The office bearers and committee of the Parents' Association, as well as Auxiliary office bearers will be elected for the coming year at this meeting.

Click HERE for the AGM Notice and Agenda

Parents' Association Party - Cruising on 22 October

Just when you thought all the fun was over, The Parents' Association invites you to a Party!
When: Sat 22 October 7.30pm

More details will be available soon - please watch this space.

Meningococcal B Investigational Vaccine study - Are you interested?

We are currently trialing an investigational vaccine against the most common form of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.

Adolescents aged between 11-17 years inclusive are needed for the research project, undertaken by the Vaccine Trials Group at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. The study will test the safety and effectiveness of a Meningococcal B vaccine and also demonstrate the consistency of the immune response of 2 different manufactured lots of the vaccine.

Meningococcal B can cause meningitis and septicemia and can progress very quickly with devastating effects. The disease is most common in babies and adolescents. There is currently no vaccine to protect against the B strain of this disease.

This is the last major cause of meningitis for which there is no vaccine. The Meningococcal B strain of the bacteria accounts for more than 90 per cent of cases in WA.

People interested in finding out more can contact the Vaccine Trials Group on

Phone: 9340 8542

E-mail: menb2@ichr.uwa.edu.au

Website www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/vtg

Mental Health in Children and Young People Conference - 21 to 22 November

An exciting conference being held in Perth on the 21 and 22 November 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Perth.

The Commissioner for Children and Young People WA Michelle Scott has conducted an independent Inquiry into the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Western Australia. The purpose of the Inquiry was to report on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and make recommendations that provide clear direction for action on how to strengthen mental health and wellbeing from pregnancy through to adulthood.

Places are limited so please register early on www.ais.wa.edu.au

Participants wanted for research about adolescent resilience

Resilience is an important tool for adolescents. In contemporary society, adolescents are exposed to numerous negative influences that can powerfully shape their health behaviour choices (such as unhealthy lifestyle, participation in alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and risky behaviour) (Brown and Witherspoon. 2002). Unhealthy choices in adolescents often continue into adulthood.

Researchers at the Child Health Promotion Research Centre at Edith Cowan University are seeking participants to be part of a study about resilience of adolescents. The aim of the research is to discover if there are similarities or differences in resilience of adolescents who live in fly in fly out families compared to adolescents who do not live in fly in fly out families. We want to identify the factors and processes that influence good resilience in adolescents, especially those who live in fly in fly out families.

In order for us to develop strategies for families to boost resilience amongst adolescents we invite your family to participate my completing a once only short confidential questionnaire. Participants will not be identified in the results of the study. If you have at least one adolescent child aged 12 - 17 years and your family would like to be involved in the research study please contact Jacinth Watson: jacinth.watson@ecu.edu.au or by phone on 0457 434 801

CCGS and MLC Concerto Night - Friday 16 September

One of the highlights of the School music calendar, the combined MLC/CCGS Concerto Night, will be held in Hadley Hall, MLC on Friday 16 September at 7.00pm. Senior musicians from both schools will be performing concerto repertoire from the Baroque through to Modern periods. Our performers for this year are:

The ticket price includes a pre-concert glass of champagne or orange juice, which will be served in the foyer of Hadley Hall from 6.15pm.

Click HERE to download the Concerto flyer for more information.

Tickets are $15.00 per adult, $10.00 concession and $5.00 per child available at the following trybooking link:

http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=13579

September 2011 Edition

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Uniform Shop Details

Keep up to date with the Uniform Shop opening hours, uniform lists and second hand service by visiting the Uniform Shop page.

Winter Menu Available

The Term 3 canteen menu is now available to download here.

Register as a volunteer

Registering as a canteen volunteer is easy. There are morning and afternoon shifts available. Please complete the form below and you will be contacted about the roster.

MLC Parents' Association Fundraiser - BMW Raffle Draw Extended

You still have time to buy your BMW X3 raffle ticket from the MLC Parents’ Association, as the draw has been extended to the 19 October. This fabulous car valued at over $71,000 could be yours to drive away!

To purchase your raffle ticket now, please click HERE

The 10th Totally Huge New Music Festival - Opening 15 September

The 10th Totally Huge New Music Festival opens on the 15th of Sept 2011 with Melbourne's illustrious Speak Percussion performing Grisey's astonishing Le Noir de l’Etoile at the Studio Underground - State Theatre Centre AND Sonia Leber and David Chesworth's sound installation Space-Shifter at PICA. All that kicking off 11 days of concerts, installations, radio projects, and the Festival Conference.

Tura New music is pleased to offer high school music students discounted prices to all festival events.

Student tickets on all events are just $5, teachers are FREE.

Please find attached the festival broacher.

If you are interested in organising tickets for any of the events please emailGabrielle Sullivan:

gabrielle@tura.com.au

'Swanbourne Run for Fun' - Sunday 18 September

The Swanbourne Primary School P&C is excited to be organising the inaugural 'Swanbourne Run for Fun' to be held on Sunday 18 September 2011. The 'Swanbourne Run for Fun' is a fun run for primary school children and their family members. The distances for the two routes on the run have been chosen so that young children can run them, but the event is open to anyone. Our aim for the Run for Fun is to create an event that encourages children to be active whilst having fun outdoors with their family, friends and the surrounding community.

After the Run for Fun there will a Spring Fair held on the Swanbourne Primary School oval with stalls selling bacon and egg rolls, fruit, coffee, plants, books and fun family activities.

For further information please contact Merrilee Garnett on 0410 006 586

Indigenous Justice Forum: Legal Pathways to Reconciliation - 21 September

The School of Law, Nulungu Centre for Indigenous Studies and the Notre Dame Law Students’ Society invite you to the inaugural
Indigenous Justice Forum: Legal Pathways to Reconciliation.

Key Speakers from around Australia will present their perspectives on this topical and important issue, with opportunity for questions and discussion a part of the Forum. See the attached Poster for more specific details of the speakers and their topics.

A Campus Map is also attached for you information; the venue of the Forum highlighted in red. Limited parking will be available in ND26 and ND4 after 5.30pm. Metered street parking is otherwise available.

Admission is free and open to the public. RSVP is required for catering purposes.

However, Legal Practitioners attending may claim CPD points and will be charged $100: 0.5 Values competency points, and 2 Legal Knowledge competency points. If you wish to register for CPD points please complete and return the Registration form attached to the poster. Please join us for this exciting initiative. Please click HERE to download the flyer.

4Sure Music and Skate Festival - Applications close 23 September

4Sure Music and Skate Festival is an all ages free event being held on Saturday 10 December 2011, from 4.00pm to 7.30pm on the Nedlands foreshore and skate park.
We are now seeking

• bands which can excite a crowd and

• stalls that are a little different and healthy

Applications close Friday 23 September. Contact Tarn on 9273 3579 or download an application form at www.nedlands.wa.gov.au or the 4Sure Music and Skate Festival Facebook page.

Safe social networking - family-friendly Facebook and beyond - Saturday 12 November

Facebook and other social networking sites are here to stay, so rather than avoiding them or not knowing quite what your children are doing on them, get educated and involved. ‘Safe Social Networking’ will introduce you to social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and MySpace, give you facts about their safety and privacy and offer strategies to ensure you and your family do social networking in a safe and fun way.

Where: Futuresphere

When: Saturday 12 November, 9.00am – 1.00pm

For more information please visit http://www.extension.uwa.edu.au/course/CC020

Urban Art Workshop 2011

The Town of Mosman Park are offering local teenagers with artistic flair a fantastic opportunity to be mentored by professional Urban Artist Drew Straker at a free two day urban art workshop at the Manning Street Bus Shelter (opposite IGA).

The workshops will be held during the school holidays on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October 2011 from 9.00am to 4.00pm. Participants will be a part of both the design process as well as the painting itself.

The Urban Art Workshops were the brainchild of the Town’s Youth Advisory Council who introduced the workshops in 2002 in an effort to deter graffiti, beautify the area and encourage pride among residents for the local facilities.

To register for the Town of Mosman Park Urban Art Workshops, contact the Town’s Event’s Officer, Louise Mayberry, on 9384 1633.

Foster Carers needed

Children need special care and guidance.

Wanslea fosters carers provide care for children between the ages of 0 to 12 years. As a Wanslea foster carer you will change the life of a child forever. You will be paid a tax free subsidy, receive support in the form of home visits and access to training and peer support groups. If you have a spare room in your home, have some time to give, can provide a safe and nurturing environment and love children, we need you!!

Can you open your home and heart to a child in need?

If you are interested, please call Wanslea Family Services on (08) 9245 2441 or visit our website www.fosternow.com.au

Youth on Health Performing Arts Festival - YOH Fest 2011

See your local schools battle it out for a spot in YOH Fest 2011 Grand Final. For further information please click HERE to download the flyer.

Global Health Short Course

The Global Health Short Course (GHSC) is a seven week public lecture series started in 2009 by Interhealth, WAMSS’s (West Australian Medical Students Society) Global Health group. Each week guest speakers will provide talks and discussions around various important International Health issues, while sharing their own personal experiences and highlighting ways in which the audience can contribute to the cause. Stalls from a number of volunteer organisations will also be set up each week, allowing opportunities for attendees to ask questions, learn about and get involved in various volunteer and humanitarian programs.

To view further information and schedule of events, please click HERE to download the information flyer.