The Anchor

From the Principal

We are away!

Welcome to Term Two - there is much to celebrate and much to look forward to!

 

Over the holiday break, our team worked hard to continue refreshing the campus. We painted and upgraded classrooms, installed a new playground in the Primary School, installed flooring in common areas, planted 400 trees, upgraded recreation areas in the Junior Boarding School, and much more.

 

This term, the theme of Create YOUR Impact will continue to ground us in our mission: to ignite passion, shape purpose, and cultivate joy as our students come to know who they are and their place in the world.

 

In the coming weeks, I will be sharing with our community our new strategic plan and priorities as we continue to grow and strengthen learning in and out of the classroom for the betterment of all students.

Welcome

This week, we were blessed to welcome new staff, students, and families to our school.

 

New staff commencing in Term Two:

  • Bruce Fitzpatrick – Year Five Teacher
  • Joel Davison – Year Five Teacher (Paul Osborne’s LSL)
  • Madi van der List – Indigenous Student Support Officer
  • Kris Moore – Acting Executive Assistant to the Principal
  • Chris Gibbons-Eyre – IT contractor

A warm welcome back to GSG:

  • Bryce McLean 
  • Kym Clifford
  • Charlie Warren
  • Peter Colgate
  • Victoria Turnor 

Over the break, there have also been changes to roles:

  • Brodie Sarre – Director of Boarding (Senior)
  • Nyree Mackenzie – Director of Boarding (Junior)
  • Sonia Powell – PA to the Deputy Principals
  • Christen Thompson – Academic Administrator
  • Susi Leo – Secondary Administration Officer – 4 days
  • Fran Fuller – Main Reception - 4 days

What is happening around the grounds?

I am really looking forward to the GSG Foundation Day on Friday 9 May, a celebration of our 27th birthday. I encourage all members of our community to get involved.

 

GSG Foundation Day

Friday 9 May

Assembly at 1.45pm - Multi-Purpose Sport Complex

Running of the Flags at 2.30pm - Quadrangle

 

 

 

 

 

 

This special day will coincide with the School Foundation Annual Giving Day, an opportunity to support those families and their children who would not ordinarily be afforded access to a GSG education. This is the spirit of Grammar.

 

The School Foundation is seeking a donation of $20 or more from every family and community member to support the Spirit of Grammar Scholarship or Building Fund. 

 

Your gift will significantly impact the lives of families and prospective and current students. Details of how to donate are below, and more information about the School Foundation Annual Giving Day will be shared next week.

 

School Foundation Annual Giving Day

Friday 9 May

 

Every gift, big or small, enriches our community and helps keep the Spirit of Grammar Scholarship going.

If you're eager to get started, early donations are already being accepted! https://gsg.to/GivingDay

 

The great GSG Regional Roadshow Sundowners continue in Term Two, with the first hosted at Galafrey Wines. We would love to see all families and any friends they wish to invite. See details below to RSVP for this event.

 

Mount Barker Sundowner

Date: Friday 16 May

Time: 5.00pm to 7.00pm

Venue: Galafrey Wines

 

We look forward to connecting with past, current, and prospective families at our Regional Roadshow Sundowner.

 

Register here.

 

 

I am looking forward to reconnecting with all members of our GSG family as we partner together and reignite the spirit of our school.

 

Go well

Mr Mathew Irving | Principal

 

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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

 

Hebrews 10:24-25