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 [...]
Late in Term 2, students in Years 7 to 10 were invited to enter the Australian Science Innovations’ Big Science Competition. Students volunteer to enter the competition, which promotes problem-solving and creative thought processes. Congratulations to Marnix van Hooff (Year 7) and Elise Philpott (Year 9) for being awarded a High Distinction. Marnix and Elise [...]
On June 3 2021 30 students from Year 9 and 10 travelled to Canberra to participate in the University of Newcastle ACT and Region Science and Engineering Challenge. The challenge is a day-long competition designed to provide Year 10 (or Year 9) students with a positive experience of science and engineering. Challenge activities include: - [...]
Write a Book in a Day Competition provides Real-World Learning Opportunities The Snowy Shed was a hive of energy on Tuesday, 15 June, with eighty students working in teams of five to ten, coming together for the 2021 Write a Book in a Day Competition. Calling upon their creative and collaborative minds, students had [...]
Exploring New Forms of Communication In an ever-changing world one thing remains constant; our need to effectively communicate. However, the opportunities we have to do this are certainly changing. Podcasting is a platform that is changing the way we consume information and entertainment. For many, we are converted podcast listeners. For a few we [...]
Author: Krista Mower, Equestrian Team Co-ordinator This year Snowy Mountains Grammar School sent a team of twenty-three riders from Years 7 to 12 to compete at the North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran, NSW. This is our biggest team to date and we could not be prouder of the way each student conducted themselves and [...]
Congratulations to Year 6 student Ruby Kite who advances to the semi-finals of the Rostrum Public Speaking Competition after winning the quarter-finals last night in Cooma. A big thank you to Zac Rowlands for being tonight’s chairperson and Noah Horvath for being the timekeeper and guest speaker. Great job representing SMGS last night. [...]
Well hello winter! Students and staff enjoyed the beautiful snowstorm which turned our campus into a winter wonderland! Pencils down and snowballs at 10 paces! Check out the video below which also featured on the SkyNews weather report.
