Week 2, Term 2 2013 - Tranby College

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Tranby News 17th May 2013—Week 2—Term 2

Telephone: 08 95242424 Email: tranby@ tranby.wa.edu.au Web: www.tranby.wa.edu.au

Dear Parents, As was announced late last year, Jo Bednall has made the decision to not renew her contract which expires at the end of this year. The College Board has formed a task group to manage the process to recruit a new Principal. The task group will be supported by an experienced external recruitment professional. The position will be advertised in the West Australian and The Australian newspapers in early June. In addition to receiving applications the recruitment consultant will assist the Board by sourcing suitable candidates.

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The process to be undertaken will include seeking input from the parent community and staff. Further notice on how this will be conducted will be issued in the near future.

Junior School ................. .........8-9

It is intended that applications will open in June.

Young Endeavour Info….......13

The Board desires to finalise an appointment by mid-August and it is hoped that the new Principal will be at Tranby for the commencement of 2014. Kind regards Cameron Jones Chair of College Board

From the Principal........ ….......2 Assistant Principal……….......3 Senior School ................ …....4-5 Middle School ............... …....6-7 Library News………..…...10-11 College & Community ……...12

From the Principal - Jo Bednall Over the school holidays I took advantage of the change of pace to read Stephen R. Covey‘s book, ‗The 8th Habit, From Effectiveness to Greatness’ (FREE PRESS, New York, 2004). The title reminds us that he wrote ‗The Seven Habits of Highly Effective’ several decades ago and, although I don‘t claim it as one of my favourite books, it has been enormously influential across the world. ‗The 8th Habit’ is following in its footsteps. The basis of Covey‘s approach in this book is, that we need to develop as whole people to enable us to effectively lead others and for him leadership means enabling others to also develop as whole people. In the first chapter he argues that people are unhappy in their family or in their workplace when they are not given the opportunity to develop all aspects of their being. People have four needs; to live, to love, to learn and to leave a legacy. Covey represents these as body, heart, mind and spirit and describes how we find our voice, or our own unique sense of personal significance, when our physical needs are met and when our talent, passion and conscience are being engaged. The 8th Habit is to find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. To find your voice you need to acknowledge and develop your four capacities or intelligences, each corresponding to one of the basic human needs. Our need to learn comes from our capacity to retain and integrate information and to create new knowledge all of which he describes as IQ. Our need to love comes from our need to form meaningful relationships and he describes this capacity as EQ. Our need to look after ourselves physically he calls PQ and our need to leave a legacy or to serve others in principled ways he calls SQ. We must develop our IQ, EQ, PQ and SQ to experience a meaningful life and to enable those around us to experience this as well. There is far more in this book than can be dealt with in a brief newsletter column and whilst I am irritated by his lists; seven, now eight habits, four intelligences, five elements of a win-win agreement and four disciplines of execution – there are many powerful ideas here that are worth considering. In particular he talks about trust, like love, being both a noun and a verb. There are many things that we can consciously do to build relationships of trust with others, ie to create trust, the noun. However trust becomes a verb when you communicate to others their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves. (p181) On the same page he quotes from the German poet Goethe who said, ―Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is; treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.‖ Surely there is no greater challenge for all of us whether as partners, parents, employers or, above all, as teachers than to affirm others by believing in their potential.

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Assistant Principal - Mike Jenzen Dear Parents Tranby College has an enviable reputation as a school which cares and is constantly reviewing its‘ pastoral care system. One aspect of our pastoral support for students is our approach to managing the 24/7 access to technology that a large number of our students enjoy. As a part of the management of these technologies the College uses a system called SafeChat to monitor, manage, filter and report on all common social media used on devices given to students. This includes instant messaging, search engine and webmail application use. This system allows parents to select the protocols for access to social media they wish to have applied to their son or daughter‘s device when they are not at school. SafeChat blocks unwanted harassing messages between students and when this occurs, sends an alert through to the College. Although there are potentially many aspects of online behaviour we could choose to monitor, the College has chosen to monitor two categories of alerts which we believe put our students at the greatest risk of harm. These two categories are ‗self harm‘ and ‗predatory behaviour‘. The College will receive alerts for these two categories during the hours of 8.00am – 4.00pm on school days. Breeches of behaviour which occur outside of these hours will be reported at the next reporting cycle. For example, if there is a breech of behaviour on a Friday after 4.00pm, it will not be reported to the College until the following Monday after 8.00am. When there are breeches of behaviour the alerts will be sent to that students‘ senior pastoral care person (Heads of House, Heads of Year, Head of Year 3-6) who will determine what action needs to occur. If the alert is regarded as one which requires follow up, then steps will be taken to support the student as soon as possible. This will include contacting and advising the parents. If you have any queries regarding SafeChat please feel free to contact me on 9524 2424 or via email [email protected]. Regards Mike Jenzen

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Senior School News - Steven Davies On Monday evening this week I was privileged to attend the ‗UWA Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships Ceremony‘ to witness 2012 Leaver, Aaron Groom, being presented with a UWA Excellence Award. The award recognises outstanding students throughout the State. The College nominated Aaron as a student ―most likely to succeed at university‖, and he is already relishing the challenge and stimulation presented by studying at a tertiary institution. Our Year Eleven and Twelve students have just completed their Semester One examinations and their minds will begin to turn to what the remainder of this year and next year will bring for them. On Friday of this week, they will visit the Careers Expo 2013, which is being held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. They have the chance to meet with exhibitors covering a wide range of future options, including university, further training at a State Training Provider or other Registered Training Organisations and potential employers. I hope that they return from the Expo with a greater understanding of the opportunities that lie ahead for them and that they develop some focus that will help them to set goals for their study during the remainder of their Years Eleven and Twelve. You may wish to attend the Expo on Saturday, with your child, to help them to make some important decisions about what career pathway may be suitable. To assist students in deciding if university is the right option for them, each of the universities in Perth will hold Open Days in the coming months. These will be advertised within the College but the students will need to make their own way there. Again, it is worth the commitment of time to make that visit with your child. Your advice, support and encouragement will be vital for them to be successful and to make wise career choices. The process of Course Selection for 2013 begins soon for students currently in Years Ten and Eleven. I will write to you to make clear what this process involves and the opportunities we will provide to assist you and your child in this process.

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Senior School News cont.

Siblings will lay wreath in memory of father

Kirstie Morrison has been chosen by Legacy to represent WA in the Anzac Day service in Canberra. Picture: Jon Hewson

TRANBY College Year 11 student Kirstie Morrison will have one thought in her mind as she lays a wreath at the Dawn Service in Canberra on Anzac Day next week and that will be her dad. Kirstie (16) and her brother Jared (17), a former Tranby student, from Baldivis, were chosen by Legacy to represent Western Australia and take part in the annual service at the War Memorial as part of the Florence Foundation. Their dad Andrew died during training in the USA in 2000 after many years of service in the army, including a tour in Somalia. Mum Kim also served in the army for 12 years while their grandfather served in the navy in Vietnam. Kirstie said they usually marched under the Legacy banner in Perth each Anzac Day, but this was a unique opportunity. “When dad passed away, Legacy approached us and told us what they do and that they can assist us,” she said. Kirstie said they were both looking forward to the honour of attending the service in Canberra that will be televised across Australia. “It will be an honour laying the wreath,” she said. “The day means reflecting on and appreciating the memories of dad and all the men and women that have died.” This article was in the Weekend Courier on Friday 19th April 2013. http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Siblings-will-lay-wreath-in-memory-of-father/7643541/

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Middle School News - Geoff Kay INTER-CLASS CHALLENGE The Year 7 classes competed in the fitness challenge for the end of Term 1 reward. The classes had to run a 300m race and try to get in the top ten to earn points for their class. There was lots of tough competition and everyone tried their best, but in the end there could only be one winner: 1st Place. 7.4 with 49 points 2nd Place 7.3 with 41 points 3rd Place 7.1 with 27 points 4th Place 7.2 with 5 points Thanks Mr Diamanti and Mr Ellis for organising the Inter -class Challenge and putting together the barbecue, we all enjoyed it and had great fun!

YEAR 9 EXAMS After careful deliberations a decision has been reached to introduce formal Year 9 exams in many subjects at the end of Semester 1, with annual exams being held at the end of the year. At this point exams will be held in English, Mathematics, Social Science, Science, and the Technology electives. The nature of assessments in other subjects means that the current ways of measuring progress will continue at this stage. The introduction of formal exams will provide students with greater experience in successfully organising their work, preparing for exams, and sitting tests under examination conditions prior to their more senior years. Students will also gain more detailed information about their progress at two major points in the year. This can help with subject choices for upcoming years. First semester exams will be held during Weeks 7 and 8 of this term, with a detailed examination timetable being published in an upcoming Newsletter. PARENT FORUM Please note that the date of the first Parent Forum for the term has been changed to Monday 27th May at 4.00pm, as the previous date clashes with the Year 9 Winter Lightning Carnival. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by the change.

DA VINCI On Thursday 18th April, a group of nine Year 8 students competed in the Da Vinci Decathlon at Wesley College. This day was a culmination of six weeks of lunchtime training sessions and a half-day mock Decathlon. The team competed against 27 other schools in the disciplines of English, Math, Science, Code Breaking, Philosophy, Creative Producing, Engineering, Cartography General Knowledge and Art and Poetry. Whilst the team didn‘t place, the students had a thoroughly enjoyable day and w o r ke d as a cohesive team all while being challenged academically! T h i s team will participate in the 2014 Year 9 Decathlon and a new Year 8 group will participate in the 2014 event. Bronte Morgan SEMESTER REPORTS Currently these reports include grades and ratings based on the previous semester of academic work. This is very appropriate for semester long subjects, such as the Technologies and the Arts, and other Year 9 electives. However, for many other subjects, including Mathematics, English, Science and Social Science, these grades are indicative of students‘ performance at one particular point in a yearlong programme that is studied across semesters and includes very different areas of work later in the year. For these year-long subjects, the grade at the end of second semester will now be based on the whole year‘s work, rather than just Semester 2 and include tests and examinations held late in first semester. Awards presented at the end of the year will also be based on students‘ performance over the year, rather than just Semester 2. This change will also bring our reports into line with those received in Year 10. WELL DONE STUDENT LEADERS! One of the features of the year so far has been the increased role of our Year 9 Captains and Years 7 and 8 Representatives in Middle School. This has been particularly evident in our Middle School Assemblies, where the students are taking key roles in setting the themes, running the assemblies and performances. At the end of Term 1 Captains met with their respective Representatives in a workshop when they looked at their roles, planned activi6 ties and enjoyed morning tea together.

Middle School News cont. The Term 1 edition of our Middle School electronic publication ‗Lock and Key‘ is now available on our College Website and what a great publication it is! Congratulations to all students involved, with particular thanks to the many Year 7 and 8 students for their contributions and the leadership of IT Captain Thomas Brown and Publications Captains Holly Stancombe and Oliver Van Koolbergen. Thank you to Mrs Cuffley for her initiative, guidance and expertise as well.

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Junior School News - Graham Badge Well done to all the Year 3s and Year 5s who completed the NAPLAN testing this week! Much has been said about the tests and their merit or otherwise and the debate will undoubtedly continue for years to come. What is fact though is that it is only a snap shot of a student‘s ability to do a test at a given time on a given day and it is certainly a questionable measure of a student‘s progress or a school‘s standing in Literacy and Numeracy. At the end of last week Mr Stuart Learmonth ceased employment at the College to take a position in a Government school. Mr Learmonth is seeking promotional positions and he felt his interests would be best served in the government system. We thank you for his strong contribution to the Junior School and wish him every success. Mr and Mrs Learmonth will maintain their links with Tranby through their son Jack who is a student in Year 1. To accommodate his departure Mr Ryan Gray has moved to Year 6 and Mrs Caroline Hughes will teach Year 3 for the remainder of the year. In Term 3 Mrs Tracey Bray will be absent on long service leave and in Term 4 Mrs Helen Mazengarb will take long service leave. Mrs Beth Ryan will teach 5B in Term 3 and 5M in Term 4. ART NEWS - CASTAWAYS This weekend Junior School Art Club students are submitting a ‖Meeting of Masks, called Maskanese‖ in the Castaways exhibition on the Rockingham Foreshore. All work needs to have a recycled component. Our work is made from recycled palm fronds. Please support the students by visiting the exhibition before Sunday afternoon. FIONA GAVION; Artist in Residence—Week 3 We are delighted to welcome Fiona as our artist in residence. Fiona is well known as a sculptural artist who uses natural materials. Fiona currently has a work in the Castaways exhibition and her work ‗Tolerance. Change, Difference‖ was well received at Sculpture by the Sea this year. She will bring a new dimension to our student‘s understanding of sculpture as an art form as she works with students from pre-Primary to Year 6.

WORLD OF MATHS ‗World of Maths‘ visited our school on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th of May. Students from Years Three to Six were entertained by the presenter Michael Matthews and were provided with a variety of interesting and challenging activities.

Our presenter was quite funny and I liked the games. Miles Clark 4T I really liked doing the activities and I liked how it was all challenging. Isabelle Jeminson 4T There were lots of different activities and each one taught me something different. It was fun and I enjoyed working in a group to solve the problems. Isis Jinman 6G

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Junior School News cont. SCOOLNET CLINICS On Friday 17th May Netball WA came to Tranby and ran netball clinics for selected students in Years 1-6. The clinics are designed to give primary school aged children the very best introduction to netball possible, in a fun and safe environment. Each year group participated in a one hour session throughout the day that consisted of skill activities, minor games and modified matches. SPACESHIP LANDED IN PRE-PRIMARY The Spaceship has landed in the Pre-Primary! We love to pretend that we are astronauts going on amazing journeys through space!

WORM FARM Kevin, our instructor, taught us how we should reduce, reuse and recycle, by making worm farms. We learnt that worms breathe through their skin and you have to be careful when you hold them. They felt very ticklish on your palm when they wriggled around. After our touch and feel session we made our worm farms, which we took home to help improve our garden soil and veggie patch. It was lots of fun! Marissa Pereira 5B

We have been using our writing skills to fill out passports and our numeracy skills to count back from 10 until we get to BLASTOFF!

Our worm farm incursion was lots of fun and we learnt a lot. We worked with red tiger worms! Kevin, from The Worm Shed, did a power point presentation all about worms and worm farms. After the power point we got to touch the worms and we made a worm farm in a plastic bottle to take home. It was really fun and I also found baby worms in mine! Jasmine Quin-Conroy5P MOTHERS DAY To help celebrate Mother‘s Day, the Kindergarten classes invited the special ladies in their lives to afternoon tea in the Kindy classroom. This was our way to say thank you to all the fantastic Mummy's, Nannas and Grandmas who care for and look after us. We made yummy lemonade scones, sang our favourite songs and listened to a funny story.

TheWorm Man (Kevin) came in and it was very enjoyable to see all the uses that worms can be used for. Thursday the 9th of May 2013 was one of my most favourite incursions I have attended. I thought it was interesting and the best part was when we got to pick up large clumps of worms and look at them with magnifying glasses. But the second best part was when we made the worm farms and put worms in them. I named them all Nemo and they are still doing well. Liam Sarcich 5M 9

Library News

May is National Family Reading Month To help participate in this Reading Month and encourage our students to enjoy reading, the Junior School is holding three events:

Reading Month calendar All students from Pre-primary to Year Six have received a calendar to record their reading times for the month of May. This time includes every family member, so enjoy encouraging your children to read by helping them participate in this event and watching you share the love of reading.

Dress Up Day – Dress as a book character Wednesday 29th May A dress up day will be held on Wednesday 29th May. To participate students are encouraged to dress as a book character. Students are asked to bring a gold coin donation that will be used to purchase books for the Umfeleni Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Thomas Wildschutt Junior Primary in South Africa. This is a special way that students can be encouraged to share their love of reading with children who have very few books.

Book Fair The culmination of the Month will be a book fair held in the Junior School Library from 29 th May- 31st May. The book fair will be open from 8:00am to 5:30pm on each of these days. Part proceeds from the book fair will also be used to support the Umfeleni Centre for Early Childhood Development and Thomas Wildschutt Junior Primary. If you are able to help at all with the book fair, could you please see a library staff member so that they are able to fill you in on all the details. Umfeleni Centre for Early Childhood Development provides regular training for teachers and is establishing an active learning centre enabling teachers and centres to access resources. Currently they have NO books. We have already, through a staff donation, provided a laminator and sheets for this Centre. Thomas Wildschutt Junior Primary caters for 450 students. These students are from many parts of Africa and as a result the school has students of 15 different language groups. English is the medium of instruction and books and resources are very minimal. Tranby donated 30 netball uniforms that were no longer needed in February. They were most gratefully received. We hope that you and your family enjoy many hours of reading together! 10

Library News cont. Dear Families If we want children to read independently, they need to have easy access to a wide assortment of fiction and nonfiction books, choice in what they read, and time to practise reading. Given a good selection of books, all kids read more. And those who read more books get more practice and become better readers.

Research shows that children who read books for just 20 minutes a day perform better in school.* Here are some great ways to get your child reading: 1. Set aside a reading time. Pick a reading time that is suitable for everyone. It might be before bedtime or even after homework. 2. Pick a reading place. It is important that everyone is comfortable so they can enjoy the book. Try reading in the living room, or maybe seated at the dinner table works best. 3. Read together. One person can read the book, or family members can take turns. 4. Visit your local library. Enjoy free resources such as books and read-aloud events. 5. Involve and engage everyone. Before reading, point to the book‘s title, author and illustrator. Ask listeners, ‗What do you think the story is going to be about?‘ As you read, ask your family members what they think will happen next. And be sure to use exciting voices to engage listeners! 6. Fill your home with reading materials. Place books, magazines, newspapers, cookbooks and more throughout the house so your child is surrounded by things to read. 7. Get caught reading yourself. When your child sees you read, they will be inspired to read. 8. Have older siblings read to younger siblings. By reading to a younger sibling, the reader will gain confidence. 9. Start seasonal traditions. Pick a book to read every year when your child goes back to school. You can also read the same special book during a holiday. 10. Keep favourite books around. It can be comforting for a new reader to build confidence and fluency by re-reading a favourite book. Illustrations © Donovan Bixley, 2013 *Research

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College & Community News IMPORTANT DATES: 20th May 21st May 21st May 21st May 21st May 22nd May 22nd May 23rd May 24th May 26th-28th May 27th May 28th May 29th May 29th-31st May 30th May 31st May

Year 9 ACC Lightening Carnival—Perry Lakes Years 7/8 ACC Lightening Carnival—Perry Lakes Year 1 Kalamunda History Village Excursion Year 2 Local History Tour College Tours Morning Year 7—Canberra Parent Information Night Year 10—WA Ballet Theatre Excursion Middle & Senior School Philosothon Years 7-10 Cross Country Training Morning—Perry Lakes Year 12 Retreat Parent Forum Middle School—discussing Parenting Conference—4.00pm Years 5/6 IPSHA Ecumenical Service—Leadership Group Dress up as a Book Character Day Book Fair ACC Cross Country—Perry Lakes Year 9 Field Trip to Point Peron & Rockingham Foreshore

PERTH WILDCATS HOLIDAY CAMP

Time:

9.00am to 12.00pm

Date:

17th, 18th & 19th July 2013

Venue:

Mike Barnett Sports Complex, Dixon Rd Rockingham

Age:

5 to 12 year olds

Cost:

$165 per person (inc GST) $150 for additional siblings (inc GST)

Tranby Netball A number of Coaches from Tranby College Netball Club attended the ―Locker Room‖ coach education session at Challenge Stadium on Sunday 11th May, Fever V Thunderbirds game. Norma Plummer AM West Coast Fever Coach and former Australian Diamonds Coach addressed the group on her expectations of the teams and players. This was a unique opportunity to hear from our West Coast Fever Coach and gain valuable tips on the development of our College Teams. Catherine Cox Captain of the West Coast Fever also addressed the group before and after the game. Unfortunately Fever did not win their game on Sunday but fought back to be only two goals down. Tranby College has 18 teams in the RDNA competition with great talent throughout all age groups. 12

Set Sail on the Voyage of a Lifetime - Young Endeavour Applications Now Open Australia's national sail training ship Young Endeavour is now accepting applications for youth to join eleven day voyages departing between July 2013 and February 2014. Young Australians aged 16 to 23 can apply for the ballot at www.youngendeavour.gov.au until 31 May 2013. No sailing experience is required. A voyage in Young Endeavour is a challenging adventure at sea, and an exciting opportunity for youth to develop teamwork and leadership skills through a world recognised organisation. The current ballot includes voyages departing from Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and New Zealand, which will be crewed by youth from around the country.

amazing achievement - it provides opportunities that aren't available in your everyday life,‖ says Sarah. ―Take the chance to join a voyage as it will change your perspective of the people and the world around you". Since 1988 the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, in partnership with the Royal Australian Navy, has provided challenging training voyages for over 11,000 young Australians in the tall ship Young Endeavour. The specially designed program delivered aboard the ship increases the youth crew‘s self awareness, develops teamwork and leadership skills, and fosters a strong sense of community spirit. For more information, including voyage dates and fees, please visit www.youngendeavour.gov.au or contact our office on 1800 020 444. Encourage your students to apply for the voyage of a lifetime in Young Endeavour. Regards, Young Endeavour Youth Scheme 1800 020 444 [email protected]

University student Charlotte Morrissey, of Wagga Wagga, sailed Young Endeavour to Newcastle in 2012 and says her voyage was unlike anything she had ever experienced. "Young Endeavour will challenge you, educate you, excite you and leave you with the skills and personal ambition to achieve whatever you set your sight on!‖ During each voyage, youth crew learn the skills to successfully sail a square rigged ship. They climb the 30 metre mast, set and furl sails, and maintain a 24 hour watch on the bridge. They also learn to navigate, take the helm, keep lookout and help the chef in the ship‘s galley. At the end of the voyage, youth crew will take command of Young Endeavour for 24 hours, sailing the ship along the Australian coast. On their last day at sea they will host a local group of youth with special needs, sharing their new found knowledge and experience. 18 year old Sarah Hall, of Hobart, first sailed Young Endeavour along the Queensland Coast in 2012 and will join the ship again in September for the 2013 International Tall Ship Festival. "Sailing in Young Endeavour is an 13

TRANBY COLLEGE EMERGENCY SERVICES CADETS!

15 MAY 2013

NEWSLETTER

DFES Cadets - Leeuwin Adventure 2013! On   the   14th   April,   I   represented   the   Tranby   College   Emergency   Services   Ca-­‐ dets,   along   with   Bryann   O’Donnell,     aboard  the  Leeuwin  Ocean  Adventure. There   was   38  other  DFES  Cadets,  ranging   in  age    from  14  to  18  from  across  Western   Australia,   who   joined   me  on  this   amazing   journey. Before  boarding  the  Leeuwin   II,  we   were   separated   into   3   groups,   Red,   Blue   and   Green   -­‐   our   watches   for   the   week.   Each   watch  is   scheduled  around  the  clock   to   be   responsible   for   the   safety   of   the  ship.  Af-­‐ ter   an   intense   four   hours   of   training   we   set  sail  learning   the   lines  and  making   new   friends. My   Qirst   nights’   sleep   was   dis-­‐ rupted   at   3am   for   an   anchor   watch  with  Luke.   Whilst   perform-­‐ ing   our   duties   in   the   chart   room,   Luke   and   I   had   plenty   time   to   talk   and   get   to  

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know   each   other.   Despite   feeling   seasick   and  my  lack  of   sleep  that  night,  the  second   day   was   Qilled   with   lots   of   climbing   and   learning  the  lines  and  sails. After   this   hard   day’s   work   we   were   all   able   to   treat   ourselves   to   a   ‘Navy’   shower…  1  whole  minute  of  hot  water! Over   the   next   few   days   our   routines   and   tasks   remained  the  same.  Over  these  days   the  conversations,  sharing  and  fun  of  each   other’s   company  along  with  the  odd  story   and  lame   joke   from  Peter,   entertained  us   all  endlessly.

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TRANBY COLLEGE EMERGENCY SERVICES CADETS!

15 MAY 2013

By  this  stage  we  were  getting  to  know   each  other  rather  well  especially  work-­‐ ing  together  on  deck  at  night. The  highlight  of  my  voyage  was  day  6.   On  this  day,  the  cadets  takeover  the   roles  of  the  crew,  applying  all  we  had   learnt  from  the  previous  days.  I  was   lucky  enough  to  have  been  chosen  by   the  cadets  to  Captain  the  ship.  This  ex-­‐ perience  was  a  tremendous  responsi-­‐ bility  and  along  with  my  fellow  elected   crew,  we  put  all  new  skills  and  sailing   knowledge  into  practise.  In  all,  this  day   was  a  fantastic  experience  and  a  lot  of   fun. On  the  Qinal  day  aboard  the  ship  whilst   heading  into  port,  I  felt  sad  leaving  my   ‘adopted  family’  as  we  had  bonded  so   well  with  each  other  over  the  course  of   the  journey.  Looking  back  on  this  fan-­‐ tastic  experience  and  the  amount  of   great  friends  I  made,  I  would  love  to  go   again.  I  was  lucky  enough  on  Tuesday   (14th  of  May)  to  receive  a  letter  back   from  the  Leeuwin  with  a  rating,  invit-­‐ ing  me  to  comeback  and  volunteer  as  a   Bosun’s  Mate.                                                     James  Salleo

IMPORTANT DATES - TERM 2

Alpha & Delta Company Munda Biddi Bike Ride - 7th & 8th June Bravo & Charlie Bibbulmun Track Hike - 21st & 22nd June Inter Company Golf Challenge - 1st July Details to follow - check the wiki !!

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