We’re very proud of Mia Cummings in Year 8, as her entry to the Whitlam Institute’s ‘What Matters?’ competition was shortlisted and published on their website. She was one of only thirty students out of 5,500 to receive this honour. See below for the link to her very important piece of writing on Australia forming [...]
It’s been a busy few weeks for our virtual debating teams as they worked through the rounds of the NGS Super National Virtual Debating Competition. On Wednesday, 3 November, in the quarter-final round of the NGS Super National Virtual Debating Competition, the SMGS (A) Middle Division team of Ruby, Georgia, Emily and Banjo were matched [...]
One of the biggest questions many parents have prior to Kindergarten enrolment or in the lead-up to the first day of school is, “Is my child ready for school?” In our new Kindergarten Readiness Video Series, SMGS Head of Junior School, Ms Heidi Shvetsoff, and Kindergarten Teacher, Ms Rosheen Nikora, provide insight into this big [...]
A warm welcome back to all our staff and students! Today is a wonderful opportunity to seize for students to reconnect with each other in person and with their teachers, too, before the break. Thank you to all our staff who have swiftly shifted between the two educational delivery methods (face-to-face and virtual learning) so [...]
Snowy Mountains Grammar School transitioned to its Virtual Campus on 16 August, as announced for all regional NSW schools. Of the School’s swift pivot to its Virtual Campus, Principal Dr Andrew Bell said, “Well done and thank you to our school community for their patience and support as we head into Week 4 in the [...]
JACK BE NIMBLE JACK, BE QUICK! There was no better way to conclude our two-week cross-curriculum learning unit than to hold our own Olympics. What a sight to see, our youngest learners showing great sportsmanship as they supported each other through both the scholastic and sporting Nursery Rhyme Olympic events. Thank you to [...]
Up, up and away, it's the 100th day! On Monday, 26 July, our youngest learners reached a significant milestone in their educational journey – their first 100 days of school! Students participated in the following activities to celebrate the day: creating "100th-day crowns" to start the day, completing a "100 days’ writing" activity and [...]
Despite the wild weather, there were smiles for miles as Kindergarten to Year 12 students headed to Thredbo and Perisher for the kick off of our 2021 10-Week Snowsports Program. All students are commended for their resilience and positive attitude in the changing and challenging weather conditions. Thank you to all our [...]
[Update Friday 16 July 2021] Information on COVID-19 and Return to School for Term 3 Introduction As a reminder regarding COVID-19 practice and procedure, our school primarily takes advice from NSW Health, the Association of Independent Schools NSW and the NSW Department of Education, as we endeavour to keep our community safe. Based on [...]
New Term, New Programs! Year 10 Careers is kicking off Term 3 with a Careers Speaker Series. Close to forty members of the school community and wider community will be sharing their personal career journeys with our Year 10 students each week. Many of our speakers will focus on their chosen fields, such as: Engineering [...]
