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 [...]
Stickability, as defined by the Collins English Dictionary, is “a person’s ability to persevere with something; staying power”. I would add that it is a person’s ability to persevere with something, even when it is hard. This week, as we navigate uncertain times, we have asked students of the Middle and Senior School to reflect [...]
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 [...]
The secondary SMGS Virtual Debating teams commenced their competition in week three with the Year 9/10 (A) team of Ruby Smith, Georgia Rumball, Emily Willsmer and Banjo Byrnes, debating Parramatta Marist College, with the Marist team all individually zooming in from lockdown in their homes for the debate. Being affirmative, the topical debate, that we [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
