YEAR 11 WEEK 6 TERM 1 2021

Year 11 Week 6 Term 1 2021

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Term 1 is always one of the busiest terms of the year, with so many activities and opportunities on offer.

Over the last few weeks we have seen our boys take part in Years 4, 5, 7 and 8 Camps at Port Hacking, Lake Macquarie, Arcadia and the NSW South Coast.

There has been a flurry of excursions and incursions including a Chinese New Year celebration for Year 1, a Religion and Ethics visit to the Sydney Jewish Museum and even a Geography trip to a chocolate factory to learn about sustainable and ethical cacao production.

This weekend is the final round of the Senior School summer sports season, with one more week left for our Knox Prep students.

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During this week’s Year Assembly the boys were introduced to the Global Competency Certificate: a pathway into accessing various skills to develop the students in their education and leadership. Knox seeks to educate the whole student academically, spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically. The Global Competency framework supports the boys in achieving this through a variety of activities that require them to reach a level of certification. Hopefully, the students listened to the opportunities that this may provide for them in supporting applications for early entry pathways to select Universities.

The boys are starting to look at their daily schedules and making plans to maximise their time for the completion of school work. Most students are juggling an array of co-curricular commitments and leadership responsibilities and have learnt that the busier they are the more efficient they need to be. I commend the boys who are maximising their time directly after school and in between co-curricular commitments by diligently working in the library and the KSSA Students’ Hall, especially those taking advantage of Evening Studies.

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Congratulations to Leo Phijidvijan (Year 10) and James Loekman who completed at the CAS tennis match on Tuesday against ISA. Both boys won their singles and doubles matches, a great job! CAS defeated ISA.

Best of luck to all Battle of the Bands participants. The first heat was at lunchtime today with four bands competing. The Year 11 band 'Contagious' takes to the stage on Monday. Band members Matt Ifield – Vocals, Flynn MacGregor – Guitar, Josh Darley – Bass Guitar, James Phipson – Keys, Alex Benson – Drums and Max Li – Synth.

Given Cadets has recommenced every Friday afternoon, please click here to access the latest leave instructions for absences from Cadets. Not long now until AFX departure.

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CAS Swimming and Diving Championships 2021 
This event will be held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Thursday 11 March.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the CAS committee has limited the number of seats available for each CAS School.

The prefect body have spoken to each year group and asked for students wishing to attend to enter their submissions via a Google Form.

Students who have completed a submission to attend and have been selected will be invited through the school system and parents will receive an email requesting acceptance for this opportunity. Please note that if you are the recipient of that email, you will also be asked to confirm your son's medical details. Boys will be provided with a mask.

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Head of Knox Sports and Aquatic Academy

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As we charge towards the end of our summer season, I cant help but feel proud of all of our Year 12 boys playing their last summer game in the Black and Blue. Some boys have been playing summer sport for more than six, seven or eight years for Knox and no doubt will enjoy Saturday but with many mixed emotions. Perhaps a memory of the day they were moved from the d team up to a c or b grade team. Perhaps their first ever win for Knox, first ever goal or even the day they met their new best mate. I hope our Year 12s have a great day this Saturday and wrap the season up with their 'best game ever' - Im sure their Year 11 team mates and spectators will help them enjoy a great day.

Congratulations to all teams across all levels and all age groups on a wonderful summer – one could only wish we had some more sun and our outdoor sports were not so interrupted through Term 1. There are too many teams to list here that will celebrate premierships this weekend – those teams and more details can be found on the Knox app under their respective sport reports.

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The importance of modelling
In Week 3 of the School Newsletters, the Headmaster wrote about the importance of stopping to “pause” before reacting and how challenging this can be in the fast-paced world in which we find ourselves. In our role as school psychologists, we often see the impact when the ability to “pause” was somehow skipped, and young people land themselves in situations which could often have been avoided. There are many things we can do as parents to teach our kids how to stop, think, and, reflect before reacting. As Mr James mentioned, one core component of this is our important role in modelling these behaviours for our children.

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Sunday 7 March

Clean up Australia Day

 

Thursday 11 March

CAS Swim and Dive Championships

Thursday 18-Saturday 20 March  

Musical - 'Beauty and the Beast'

Thursday 25 March

AFX Camp commences

Saturday 27 - Wednesday 31 March

Senior Academy Expedition

Thursday 1 April

AFX Camp concludes

Term 1 concludes

Friday 2 April

Good Friday

Tuesday 20 April

Term 2 commences

 


Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5: 7 & 8

2021 Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection


Each year, all Australian schools are required to report specific school-based data to the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills & Employment (DESE).

The Address Collection data is used to:
• calculate Australian Government recurrent funding to non-government schools, specifically the capacity to contribute score (CTC score)
• inform school education policy, particularly non-government school funding

The Address Collection data (collected under sections 52 (1), 52(3)(c), 52(4) and 58B of the Australian Education Regulation 2013), will source the following data from Knox Grammar, relevant to each campus:
• Student residential address (excluding student names)
• Whether the student is a primary or secondary student (education level)
• Whether the student is boarding or a day student (boarding status)
• Names and residential addresses of students’ parent(s) and/or guardian(s)

The school reporting requirement specifically requires reporting of a physical residential address, not a PO Box or the mailing equivalent.

If your family has recently changed its residential address, and you have not yet provided these details to the School, we seek your cooperation to update your family details via the Knox Parent Lounge, Parent Details Update function – by Friday 5 March.

The DESE has provided a 'Collection Notice for Parents' for your reading and reference. Please click here to view.

Damian Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer

Beauty and the Beast


A Knox Drama and Theatre Production
Disney's Beauty and the Beast

18-20 March 2021
7pm in the Wenkart Theatre

Box Office now open! All tickets $30 (+ booking fee). Click here to book your seats.

Masks mandatory for all audience members. There is a limit of four seats per booking with seating gaps automatically assigned between groups to adhere to distancing requirements.

Please note that the Box Office reserves the right to relocate your tickets, if required, and will advise accordingly. 

For ticket enquiries, please email here.

Knox Prayer Meetings


Our informal prayer meeting for Term 1 will be held at 10am on Friday 19 March, at the home of Prue Feather. Morning Tea will be included.

There will also be an evening meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 10 March, at the home of Fiona van Horen.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that we comply with the gathering limits prescribed by the government’s Public Health Orders in place at the time.

A warm welcome is extended to anyone from our Knox community who would like to attend.

Any enquires to Prue Feather.

Knox Uniform Shop


For Term 2 the Uniform Shop is introducing a new style grey wool blend trouser, phasing it in with Years 11 and 12 and then following with the rest of the school next year. The style is a straighter leg than the current style with flat front and no turn up making it easier for parents to alter. Prices start from $92.50

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Social Justice


This weekend is Clean Up Australia Day. It's a good time to speak as a family of the importance of caring for our environment. Boys are invited to join our KEST program here at Knox. We aim to make Knox a sustainable and enviromentally aware campus. Please contact Helen Clarke for more details.

The Knox Social Justice Club meets as a group each Friday at lunchtime in the Knox Cultural Centre Auditorium. New members welcome and this is especially important for those looking to commence their Certificate of Global Competency.

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Week 7 Term 1 2021 Menu

 

Lunchtime jamming


Wednesday lunch session in the JAPAC.

Afternoon learning in the WSA


What a space to learn!