Friends for Life

IssuE 1 —May 2013

The Sound Of MusicA Sporting ChanceMeet Your School CouncilBeyond The Classroom Past Students NewsFrom The ArchiveAchievements, Hellos & Goodbyes

IN THIS ISSUE:

THE TOOWOOMBA PREPARATORY SCHOOL2 Campbell Street, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350Telephone: 07 4639 8111 Facsimile: 07 4639 8100Email: [email protected] Web: www.tmbaprep.qld.edu.auPlease direct any enquiries, feedback and change of address details to: [email protected] Image: Emu Gully — Year 7 Camp, 2013

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It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to the first edition of our Friends for Life magazine, containing snippets of information about our amazing school

Toowoomba Prep, its community, exceptional programs, opportunities and passionate support groups.

People often ask me, ‘What is it about Toowoomba Prep... Why does it have such a good reputation?’ The answer to this question is clearly evident once you join the school community and experience for yourself the essence of Prep and the all embracing sense of belonging it engenders.

It is a place of nurture and care, challenge and rigour, opportunity and adventure, fond memories and friendships. It is a place where children can grow in academic knowledge and understanding through excellent teaching and learning practices; they can participate and excel in a myriad of cultural and sporting fields; and more importantly they can develop personal values and attitudes invaluable now and into the future.

The title of the magazine, Friends for Life is made in honour of the many friendships that commence at the school and grow and blossom over a lifetime. Friendships between best buddies and mates, friendships between parents, friendships between past, current and future school community members. As an Anglican school, Toowoomba Prep is a place of inclusivity, respect and integrity, standing upon strong Christian foundations. These foundations shape the culture of the school and provide the basis from which strong relationships of trust and friendship can grow.

Our school has the wonderful support of three distinct groups; The Parents’ and Friends’ Association, The Toowoomba Prep Past Students’ Association and the School Foundation, all of which contribute to the provision of excellence at Prep in many various ways. Together with the governance of the School Council, these support groups work to enhance the excellent educational offerings of Toowoomba Prep and in doing so, strengthen our school community. Each of these groups is a real ‘friend’ of Prep and you will read about some of their initiatives within the pages of this magazine.

As we transition into a new era with the change of Year 7 into a secondary year level and the planned establishment of the Toowoomba Anglican College, we will be improving and extending upon the well established foundations of our school. These exciting changes will allow us to provide a complete K to 12 co-education for our students and encourage more friendships and relationships to grow.

The words and images in this magazine are merely a glimpse into the rich tapestry which is the Prep community. As you turn the pages, read about the school and the vast array of activities, programs and events and begin to gain an insight into the wonder of this exceptional place, I know you will have a greater understanding of why Prepies are Friends for Life!

Mrs Sandra Hawken Head of School

As you turn the pages and begin to gain an insight into the wonder of this exceptional place, I know you will have a

greater understanding of why Prepies are Friends for Life!

FROM THE Head of School

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The MusicalThe annual musical in Term 3 involves every student from Years 4 to 7, with the main actors being drawn from Year 7. We use professional sound and lighting and utilise a professional band. The costumes and makeup are spectacular and it is a singing and dancing extravaganza. The musical for 2013 is ‘Imagine a World without...’ We hope to see you there!

Chapel ChoirThe Chapel Choir comprises 14 students from Years 5 to 7, who are the recipients of Choral Scholarships. The Chapel Choir rehearses three times a week and sings at school and community services. The Chapel Choir recently sang at a Combined Parish Palm Sunday Service at St. Luke’s Church and is preparing for Grandparent’s Day and the Primary and Open Choral Sections in the Toowoomba Eisteddfod.

Bands, Ensembles and Performing Arts LessonsIn 2013 there are 7 choirs, 5 vocal ensembles, 8 string ensembles, 15 multi-instrument ensembles and a dance troupe. There is a Year 2 String Program, where every child learns violin, viola or cello and a Year 3 Music Program, where every child learns guitar, woodwind, brass or percussion instruments. Around 80 percent of students in Years 2 to 7 have lessons in the Performing Arts. Our ensembles and choirs are preparing for performances at Grandparent’s Day, the Prep Fete and Toowoomba Eisteddfod.

Class MusicWe believe that students learn music best by playing and participating together in music, so all of our Upper and Middle Primary students have been learning a variety of instruments in class music lessons and our Lower Primary students learnt a variety of performance skills in Term 1.

Toowoomba EisteddfodWe have very high participation rates in both parts of the Toowoomba Eisteddfod including Piano, Instrumental, Choral, Vocal, Speech and Drama and Dance sections. We have won the Primary Choral Aggregate Trophy for the past 11 years, the Primary String Aggregate Trophy for the past three years and the Primary Instrumental Aggregate for the past 10 years. Over both parts of the Eisteddfod in 2012, Toowoomba Prep won an incredible 23 out of 24 A Grade or Open Primary Choir or Ensemble Trophies and an Open Choral Trophy. Most importantly, our students get the chance to perform in public in the beautiful Empire Theatre complex.

Mrs Nerida Eckert Director of Performing Arts

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Year Two Strings

Chapel Concert

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Sports offered at PrepOur students thrive on sport and are spoilt for choice in the sporting arena with the following on offer:

AFL, athletics, basketball, cricket (boys and girls,

equestrian, football (soccer), hockey, netball, rugby

league, rugby union, softball, swimming, tennis, touch

football, volleyball.

Prep is well represented at all Darling Downs trials, with a strong presence in the various selected Darling Downs Teams. Students have also been successful in representing Queensland in equestrian, cricket, rugby, tennis and, most recently, polocrosse. Prep has had many past students go on to represent Australia, and we all enjoy cheering our sports enthusiasts on at every level and being inspired to achieve great heights!

Prep is a member of the Andrews Cup, JB Adams and Junior Schools GPS Associations. Together they host a variety of competitions giving our athletes a chance to trial and be selected to represent Prep against our metropolitan counterparts. Prep has a proud history with these organisations and sends strong competition to these events, regularly winning and placing in the divisions nominated for. These competitions not only highlight the incredible talent that we have among us, but show what we do, we do well, as we do it together. The sportsmanship and values that our Prepies display as a team sum up who we are…Prepies, friends for life.

Armidale Rugby TourThe annual tour to Armidale offers an opportunity for Years 6 and 7 boys to compete against 47 GPS teams from Sydney and country New South Wales in a weekend-long tournament held in April each year.

Sydney Cricket and Netball Tours These tours are not just about the enjoyment of playing the games. They are about bonding with team mates; camaraderie, making new friendships; sharing new experiences, exploring and discovering new and different sights, sounds and smells; the frenetic, never-ceasing pace; noise; and singular snippets of a large city’s daily life.

Toowoomba Singles Chess TournamentPrep is represented at the Toowoomba Singles Chess Tournament. In the last tournament, 254 students from 21 different schools attended. Prep was placed first and third in what was a very strong competition.

The Brisbane International (Tennis)Prep was the only Toowoomba school in 2012 to compete in the competition, and the only school to have won two team selections.

InvitationalsAs opportunities arise, Prep hosts and attends invitational fixtures, competing in rugby, soccer (football) and netball against Brisbane schools.

Events and OpportunitiesOver the course of the year Prep organises a range of celebrity visits and workshops by guests such as Lisa Curry, Vicki Wilson and Cyndi O’Meara and programs including Rookies2Reds, MILOin2cricket, Auskick and Active After School.

Mr Rick Lingard Activities Coordinator

A SPORTING CHANCE

Swimming Carnival


Welcome to the first edition of Friends for

Life. Your Council has had a busy, yet exciting start to the year. The challenges

for the school remain, as we seek to restructure The Toowoomba Preparatory School and develop models for The Toowoomba Anglican College, Years 7 to 12.

One of the great frustrations I share with many parents, especially Year 6 parents, is the time it is taking the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board to process the application of Toowoomba Anglican College. I believe this will eventuate mid-year, however, as with government bureaucracy we must allow the correct process to be followed and not pre-empt any of their decisions.

I have been a part of various school councils over the past 30 years; The King’s School Parramatta, Toowoomba Grammar School, The SCOTS PGC College Warwick, Blackheath & Thornburgh College Charters Towers and now The Toowoomba Preparatory School. I also served six years on USQ Council headed by the Vice Chancellor Professor Peter Swannell. I am aware of ebb and flow and the ups and the downs and the huge responsibilities placed on governing bodies. I am honoured to have been asked to chair this council in this period of transition. I am aware of the challenges ahead. I must express my special thanks to my fellow council members who are identified on the page opposite.

Schools are the equivalent of the human body. If part of that body is not functioning then the whole body is unwell. If all parts of the system are cared for, well nurtured and work together then the end result is a healthy system. You are all part of that system and we

all need to be working as one to secure the health and vitality of the school into the future.

I experience an increasing wonderment whenever I consider Prep. The physical structure and site is second to none; the ethos and history and consequent support from past Prepies is as positive (dare I say ‘fanatical’!) as any Past Students, Old Boy, Old Girl Group I have ever come across, and the substantial offering for all students, in sporting, cultural or academic endeavours is inspiring.

We have much to preserve from the past and much to look forward to and build on in the future. I will be forwarding our Strategic Plan for 2014-2018 and information for new and continuing parents as soon as Diocesan Council ratifies the strategic plan.

May I thank the sponsors of this publication and the Foundation for their support in initiating and coordinating this magazine and to all the contributors. To me, it is indicative of the Prep way of thinking: a great idea and many willing hands ensuring it comes to fruition.

I seek your support — by word of mouth, financially and in every other way — to ensure we take the next step forward, working together as past students, parents past and present, staff and most importantly, students, to ensure our plans come to fruition in grand style.

Mr Hugh Rose Chairman

We have much to preserve from the past and much to look forward to and build on in the future.

FROM THE chair of council

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Mr Hugh RoseChairman

Mr Mike Stalley Deputy Chairman

Mrs Sandra Hawken

Mr Eric Bremner

Mrs Kiron Barui

Mr Durell Hammond

2013 Show schedule

Dalby ShowFriday 19 and Saturday 20 April

Moree ShowFriday 19 and Saturday 20 April

Goondiwindi ShowFriday 3 and Saturday 4 May

St George ShowSunday 5 May

Roma ShowThursday 9 to

Saturday 11 May

Longreach ShowFriday 17 and Saturday 18 May

FarmFestTuesday 4 to

Thursday 6 June

AgShowTuesday 3 to

Thursday 5 September

Quilpie ShowSaturday 14 September

If you would like more information please contact

Mrs Brooke Cleary (07) 4639 8111

Mr Bill te Kloot

Mr Adair Donaldson

The Right Reverend Bishop Rob Nolan

your school council


The primary objective of TPPSA is to provide a means for Prep past students to stay in contact with each other

and with the school.

FROM THE PRESIDENT of past students

It is with pleasure that I contribute to this first edition of the Friends for Life magazine. What a great title for the magazine. It pretty well sums up Prep’s ethos

and it is the driving force of the Toowoomba Prep Past Students Association (TPPSA).

The primary objective of TPPSA is to provide a means for Prep past students to stay in contact with each other and with the school. Many of you who have received this magazine are members of the TPPSA and have participated in our various reunions. You will have experienced the ‘buzz’ of catching up with mates who you have not seen for many years or may have seen only last week. For those past students who have received this magazine and are not members of the TPPSA, it is never too late!

The announcement that the school is moving to a K to 12 school has resulted in much discussion amongst the school community. I see the move as the logical and necessary transition to another phase of the school’s development. In hindsight the introduction of girls to the school in 1972 was a correct and necessary transition. I am sure in 40 years’ time the same will be said of this decision.

I am a great supporter of the concept of this magazine which provides an opportunity for the Prep community to be exposed to the many aspects of the school in one place. Whilst the TPPSA has a particular focus and the Foundation may have another and the P&F a different one again we are all still part of one school community, working for the greater good of Prep.

I believe this magazine will do a lot in drawing us closer as we work for that greater good.

I draw to your attention the 2013 TPPSA Calendar of Events below. I welcome past students’ attendance at any of these events. It is important at this point to emphasise that our reunions are always inclusive of partners and friends and students from all year levels, even when the past student who finished in a ‘3’ year may choose to rally this year in lieu of special anniversary celebrations.

Mr Andrew DrysdalePresident

2013 events

Annual General MeetingSunday 14 April

Buderim Bash Sunday 14 July

Annual ReunionSaturday 5 October

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Chronology of Prep1911 A school founded by Mr EA Gill, named

The Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School, in Stoneleigh house.

1913 Dormitories and classrooms move into main school buildings.

1920 Church of England owned; name changed to Church of England Preparatory School.

1927 Second headmaster, Rev EA Hunt; name changed to Church of England Boy’s School; some secondary classes introduced.

1929 Third Headmaster, Mr NS Connal reverted to primary classes; Great Depression affected enrolments; two houses established: ‘School’ for boarders and ‘Fairfax’ for day boys.

1942 Army took over Prep’s school site; Prep moved to St Hilda’s, Southport.

1944 Prep re-opened in Toowoomba.

1954 Mr NS Connal celebrates 25th year as

headmaster. The Church of England Boy’s School Old Boy’s Association founded.

1972 Prep became co-educational; Glennie Prep amalgamated with Boy’s Prep and the past students association became The Toowoomba Prep Past Students Association.

1974 Name of school reverted to The Church of England Preparatory School.

1979 School became the property of the Anglican Church; name changed to The Toowoomba Preparatory School.

2011 Toowoomba Preparatory School celebrates centenary.

2012 Kindergarten introduced.2013 Last year, that the year 7 is part of the

primary curriculum.2014 Expected introduction of Toowoomba

Anglican College years 7 to 12.Changes for Prep

When Headmaster Ernest Gill opened his school Toowoomba Grammar Preparatory School on Tuesday 31st January 1911,

17 boys were enrolled, the youngest aged 6 and the oldest 13. Mr Gill and his assistant, Mr AL Macnamara taught them in three classes.

Since that beginning just over a century ago, Prep’s ordered routine has been shaken – at about fifty-year intervals – by major changes in the State’s educational structure.

The first shake-up was in 1962–63. ‘Scholarship’ was abandoned and in 1963 all who completed their Year 7 year were eligible for secondary education. At the end of 1963, two classes left Prep – both Year 8 and Year 7. To compensate for this loss in the next year’s enrolment at Prep, Prep kept Grade VIII and Headmaster Edgar White appointed part-time teachers in French, German, Music and Religious Studies and enhanced the science curriculum.

Now, a second Government-initiated shake-up is

occurring as Grade 7 moves into secondary schools in 2015. Again, Prep is preparing contingency plans. Council Chair, Mr Hugh Rose, and Head of School Mrs Sandra Hawken have announced that, pending approval by relevant authorities, Prep will have a Year 7 (Secondary studies) in 2014 and will continue to move up to Year 12 in the years following, as students of the Toowoomba Anglican College.

Mr Larry LovedayArchivist and Past President

from the archives


AchievementsCurrent secondary school leaders Andrew PARK

at TGS (2001-08) and Hannah DONALDSON at Fairholme (2002-08).

Sam MORRIS (2005-12) selected in the Under 12 Queensland Schoolboys Cricket Squad.Hellos

Jenna GOLEBY (S 2006-) and her husband Brendan welcomed their first child, Juliet into the world in late December.

Mike GREGORY (S 2011-) and Cecily GREGORY (S 2011-) also welcomed their first child, James into their family in late December.

Ed OFFNER (1994-95) and Kate, a son, Thomas Alexander.

(Omnibus, Nov ‘12)

GoodbyesJohn Hamish TUDBERRY in Redcliffe on

21/2/2013, aged 71. (CM 27/5/12)

Andrew Neal ‘Bluey’ PHILLIPPS (1934-40), in Boondall on 22/2/2013, aged 87. (CM, 6/3/13)

Angus William Val McDOWALL (1944-48) at Southbrook on 14/3/2013, aged 77; father of Wallace (1982). (CM. 16/3/13)

Angus Dalziel MUNDELL, (1979-84), brother of Cristina (1980-86) and Hamish (1983-89) was

accidentally killed on Louisa Downs, Kimberley WA on 3/10/2012. He was aged 40; (QCL, 15/11/12)

Barbara K Goodrick, at Gold Coast on 20/9/2012; mother of Anton (1955-62) and Bruce GOODRICK (1961-67); sister of Alex (1927-28) and Bruce BRUCE-SMITH (1927-34), both decd. (TC, 5/10/12)

John Lawrence GECK (1953-54), late of Middle Park, on 3/12/2012, age 71. (CM, 5/12/12)

Alastair William GOLDIN (1959-47), late of Buderim, in 2012, aged about 79.

Duncan Edward Ian THOMPSON (1939-40), in Brisbane on 2/12/2013, aged 85.

James Albert THORNELY in Toowoomba on 7/12/2012 aged 90; brother of Ben (1939), decd and Peter (1949-51), father of Bill (1970-72). (CM, 15/12/12)

Brian Graham TRENCHARD-SMITH (1950- 53), lately of Mudgeeraba, formerly of Sydney and Brisbane, on 29/12/2011, aged 73. (CM, 3/1/2012)

David Duncan TENNENT (1932-35), in Toowoomba on 22/12/2012, aged 91; brother of Harvey (1937), decd, grandfather of Alex (1990-96) and Willi (1991-96) (CM, 31/12/12)

ACHIEVEMENTS goodbyes & hellos

Obituaries

Bluey PHILLIPPS was a Fairfax House dayboy, a friendly character and a good swimmer. He won an Honour Cap for swimming, together with a Long Distance Certificate (400yds in 7.47 mins) and runner-up in the Senior Championship in 1940. He went on to TGS, enlisted in the RAAF in World War II, married Ellen and had a family. His wife predeceased him. He was a grazier (‘Churinga’, Hannaford) and stock and station agent. He joined TPPSA as a Life Member in 2005.

Angus MCDOWALL, a boarder from the Downs, was a popular and respected member of the Class of 1948. He left after Form V to go on to King’s, Parramatta. After his school years, he took up rural pursuits and was a risk manager, married Moira Bidge, had a family, and at the time of his death was living at Essex, Southbrook. A noted thinker, he oftimes contributed letters on rural matters to newspaper editors. He joined the TPPSA in 1957 and was a Life Member.

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Year 7 Camp - Emu Gully

Fete 2012

Ritsumeikan Exchange Program

Swimming Carnival

Armidale Rugby TourSchool Musical 2012

Year 4 Camp - Lake Perserverance

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Australia Day Boarders BBQ

Australia Day Boarders BBQ

Induction of Chapel Choristers Swimming Carnival

Armidale Rugby Tour

Goondiwindi Netball Tour

Lower Primary Cross Country

Lower Primary Cross Country

Ritsumeikan Study Tour

Easter Eggstravaganza

Year One Science


Year Six Canberra Trip 2012

As a culminating activity, after studying the unit ‘Citizenship and Democracy’ from the new Australian Curriculum, the Year Six

students travelled to Canberra in the final week of Term Two. Travelling with 63 students interstate certainly proved to be a wonderful adventure for all involved. We spent five days visiting a number of significant sites in the nation’s capital, including: the National Capital Exhibition Centre, National Gallery of Australia, Questacon, Museum of Australian Democracy, Australian Institute of Sport, the High Court of Australia, Telstra Tower, Royal Australian Mint, Parliament House, the Australian Electoral Commission, the National Dinosaur Museum, the National Museum of Australia, National Film and Sound Archives, Government House, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, the National Library and the Australian War Memorial.

In conjunction with visiting these attractions, students and staff were also fortunate to be accommodated at the Australian Institute of Sport, where we had full access to the A.I.S dining room for breakfast and dinner. We were lucky enough to be able to watch the Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team and the Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team in training sessions in the lead-up to the London Games. This was a truly remarkable experience. The students were fabulous ambassadors for the School. Their eagerness to participate in all of the activities and their fabulous behaviour, which were commented on frequently during our tour, made them an absolute privilege with whom to travel.

Mr Mike GregoryDirector of Upper Primary

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Upper Primary Prep’s Upper School aims to provide each boy and each girl a realistic transition from the fostering and structured primary years of schooling, into the more self-directed secondary years; equipping them with both personal management and leadership skills and social confidences required to achieve and thrive during their adolescence. We aim to achieve this while still providing students with the same nurturing environment required of these formative years in a young girl’s or boy’s life. While evidence of this core purpose can be clearly seen woven through all aspects of the Upper School’s curriculums, there is no better illustration than the experiences provided at the Year 7 camps.

The Year 7 students have two camps; the first in Term One and the second in Term Four. During their time away from school at the Emu Gully Adventure Camp, the instructors challenge boys and girls with a series of activities which focus-in on their capacities to cooperate and work alongside a team of peers, comprised of both boys and girls not of their choosing, to accomplish success or failure as a group.

Beyond the more esoteric learnings, students have tremendous fun on these camps and further create life-long memories.

Mr Mike GregoryDirector of Upper Primary

Middle Primary The time from Year 3 through to Year 5 continues to be a formative period in the life of Prepies. While we are committed to excellence in important academic skills such as numeracy and literacy, where knowledge and skills are consolidated and built upon and new concepts across a range of subjects are introduced and enhanced, we also find this an important period for our students’ physical, social and emotional development. During these years, the focus is on developing students’ skills in independence, organisation and collaborating with others.

We also welcome a number of boarding students during these years, many who are often entering formal schooling for the first time. Sport, performing arts and wider-curricula activities become a more important part of each student’s experience at Prep as we participate in school musicals, eisteddfods, sporting carnivals and representative teams.

Ms Tanya Hopgood Director of Middle Primary

Lower PrimaryIf you peer inside our Lower Primary ‘Out of the Box’ program on a Friday you will see each class exploring the Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum priorities of sustainability through drama, dance, media, design and technology and Environmental Education. The teachers and students have been actively engaged in activities including using our new Worm Farm, dancing to environmental music, acting out reducing, reusing and recycling ideas, accessing Interactive White board activities that promote ‘Sustainability’, creating an object out of recyclable materials and creating a puppet advertisement for the 3 R’s on the iPad.

We have even invited the Toowoomba Regional Council to present their ‘Litter Free Lunches’ and ‘Wriggly Worms’ workshops to help us understand more about being sustainable and environmentally responsible citizens. Our program is based on ‘Envisaged Learning Theory’ and enables our teachers to teach every Lower Primary Class and provides our students with the opportunity to investigate the Cross Curricular priorities in a fun and purposeful way!

Mrs Michele Wright Director of Lower Primary

prep at a glance

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Year 7 Camp - Emu Gully

BoardingFor 102 years, the Boarding operation at Prep has been providing for the daily needs, educational requirements and pastoral necessities of children, originally boys only and from the ‘bush’ and Papua New Guinea. The School and Boarding opened to girls some 30 years ago and the vast natural benefits of co-educational schooling, learning and social integration and interaction of boys and girls, further enhanced the uniqueness of the Prep culture. In more recent years, we have increasingly catered for children from ‘all walks of life’ as it were! What is undoubted is that they all bring a richness of personality and life experiences to the ‘family’ that is Prep boarding.

We should be getting things right, what with over a century’s experience, but the common denominator throughout all this is the truism of our school’s slogan Prepies, Friends for Life! Perhaps it is because it is the first time away from home, parents and close family, but it would appear that when genuine friendships are formed the strongest bonds of brother and sisterhood remain for many years into the future.

Furthermore, we believe that most of our boarders are generally happy. We purposely keep them extremely busy, our staff are with them all the time, both our weekly and weekend programs are planned to the last detail, all in order to not only maximise their time and enrich their lives but so that they do not sit around without anything to do or any adult or peers to share that time with.

We take pride in the fact that our boarding operation, just like Prep itself, is a nuturing environment with a Primary focus. We aim to inculcate and ensure that what parents began is developed further, and that our very special boarder charges are nurtured as positively and happily as is possible in our singular ‘family’ environment.

Mr Ian McKellar BassetDirector of Boarding

Boarders

Colonial Day

Year One Science

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We are delighted to be involved in the first edition of Friends for Life magazine. The Foundation has been very active in

bringing all of the bodies representing the school’s community together to bring this magazine to fruition. We are sure you will enjoy it.

Our Foundation singularly exists to support the school by facilitating the accumulation of funds for building activities and the provision of scholarships.

We administer scholarships for isolated children, indigenous children and also provide meritorious scholarships for current students via our very popular Generation Fund, which is strongly supported by grandparents of students at the school.

The Foundation is the gateway to the school for the wider community. We are very grateful for the generous financial support we have received from many people and organisations from many parts of Australia. It is vital we continue to seek their support and the support of others.

This year we are hosting a number of 50/50 Business Breakfasts. Dates and speakers are listed on the facing page in this magazine. Please be sure to book early to avoid disappointment. Other events on the Foundation calendar include the golf day and our annual Friends of Prep event, which this year is a Long Lunch.

In going about our business we are very mindful of the many worthy causes seeking philanthropic support. We know we must demonstrate that our resources are applied in the best possible way to assist in providing an all important positive influence on a child’s educational experience. When we see Prepies in their secondary and higher education years it is clear we have succeeded.

In the short term, we see the need to provide resources for learning areas suited to a secondary curriculum including science and technology. The provision of these facilities will also benefit the middle and upper primary years. The library will also need additional resources as will staff facilities. We will keep you posted with our plans and needs in these areas.

Within the school website you can find useful information about the Foundation including our financial statements. I encourage you to visit the site and consider your support for this very rewarding cause, a Prep education.

Mr Durell HammondChairman

Our Foundation singularly exists to support the school by facilitating the accumulation of funds for building

activities and the provision of scholarships.

FROM THE foundation chairman

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Dr Richard GeytenbeekRichard emigrated with his family to Australia in July 2001 and is currently the Director of Anaesthesia at Toowoomba Base Hospital.

Mayor Paul AntonioPrior to becoming Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council, Paul managed a successful family farming operation west of Millmerran.

The Hon. John McVeighJohn McVeigh is the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Member for Toowoomba South.

9 august 3 september

Charlie Mort & Richard GenestCharlie Mort is the Managing Director of Mort & Co and Richard Genest is the General Manager of Stahmann Farms.

10 may 14 june

Friends of Prep Annual Event The Long Lunch

Saturday 3 August

Annual Foundation RaffleTo be drawn at The Long Lunch

Friends of Prep Golf DayFriday 8 November

2013 foundation fundraising

50/50 business breakfasts

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Recipient Toowoomba Preparatory School Foundation Limited.

NGR 13314869Contact Michael Blyth

(07) 4639 8118 ABN 010856621Address 2 Campbell Street East Toowoomba 4350


Parents and Friends Associations traditionally bring vitality and strength to the learning community. The Prep P&F Association offers us

all an opportunity to get involved with other parents in events that suit your family’s lifestyle. You can share a smile, share a drink, share a sport or some music. Get together, have some fun and meet new friends or reacquaint with old ones. The other side to the get-togethers is the fund raising. All events organised by the P&F are also fundraising events thanks to the generosity of parents, friends and sponsors.

The P&F is managed by the Executive Committee, comprising of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and they work with the assistance of Lower, Middle and Upper Primary Social Convenors, who in turn communicate to year level representatives. Many other participants attend the meetings and run the events we hold throughout the year.

The first of these events in the year is the Welcome Family BBQ. It is held on a Friday night in about the Third week of term and it gives families an opportunity to get together socially and share a drink from the bar, a steak or sausage (very kindly donated) while a DJ provides the entertainment for the night. This is followed the next day by the swimming carnival, and catering is provided by parents.

The Millennium Centre is the ideal venue for us to host interschool chess competitions. This has given us another opportunity to raise funds for our P&F by catering for guests on the day.

Our next event is the Annual Fete on 25 May. It is our largest fundraising activity. We have food, drinks, games, rides and stalls. This is a fantastic day and everyone can be involved to make it such a special and fun day. There will be laser skirmish, dodgem cars, slippery slides, chocolate wheel, lucky dips, sweets, coffee, cakes and much more.

In the third term we will cater for the athletics carnival, art show and musical.

As well as these events, we run the tuckshop on a weekly basis and C@PS our clothing store providing the uniforms for our children. C@PS has expanded over the last several years and we are the sole supplier of new uniforms. This means that the profits from sales go back to our school.

All this takes a lot of effort and I encourage you to get involved in some way big or small. Many hands make light work.

Mr Robert HillsPresident

Every little bit counts. Being involved in the P&F is an opportunity to give as little or as much as you can.

Many hands make light work.

FROM THE parents & friends assoc.

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Term Two - Week 6Prep Fete

Saturday 25 May

Term Three - Week 3Inter-House

Athletics CarnivalFriday 2 August

Exhibition of Children’s Art

Sunday 4 August

Term Three - Week 10

School Musical Yrs 4 to 7

Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 September

social convenorsLower Primary

Mrs Andrea Goddard Mrs Jackie Chen

Middle PrimaryMrs Kellie Tyrrell Mrs Sarah Webb

Upper SchoolMrs Charlotte Grigg Mrs Bronwyn Jones

BoardingMrs Sarah White

Mrs Sally McGilvray

2013 events

Fete 2012

Art Show 2012

School Musical 2012


Focus on Friends The Southern Cross Automotive Group is privately owned and operated by two Toowoomba locals, John Keating and Anthony Freer. Each day we strive to retain Ford’s great heritage within the Toowoomba region which dates back to 1925. John and Anthony believe their success has been underpinned by their unswerving commitment to provide customers like you with good old fashioned country service. We are also proud to be

a major employer within the Toowoomba region with over 200 staff at sites in Toowoomba, Chinchilla, Dalby and Roma, who are often well known to many of our customers, further enhancing that community spirit.

John and Donna Keating have had a long and continuing association with Prep, with all three of their children attending the school: Lachlan finished in 2004, Prudence finished in 2006, and Thomas in 2009. In that time, Donna was actively involved with the P&F and John was the Chair of the Foundation from February 2006 to November 2009, after initially being Chair of the Library Fundraising Committee for the new Fairfax Library.

Their children have got very strong relationships with their classmates from those years. Friendships made with other parents and the contacts made during the time their children were attending Prep have also endured; a testament to the Prepies, Friends for Life motto.

Ritsumeikan Study Tour

During 2012 Prep welcomed its first group of students from Ritsumeikan Primary School, Kyoto Japan, nine of whom remained with us

for an entire term. Another 34 joined us for a short-stay study tour in Term Three. We look forward to welcoming another 29 students from Ritsumeikan Primary again this year.

A group of nine Toowoomba Prep students also travelled to Japan in early December to experience Ritsumeikan schooling and another tour has been scheduled for the end of this year.

Places visited included Kiyomizu-Dera temple, Kinkajui Temple and the Arashiyama Monkey Park.

These international exchanges provide our students with a rich education and prepare them more fully for life in the world’s global village.

Gill House was named after Prep’s first Headmaster, Ernest Albert Gill (1911-1926). Ernest was an accomplished sportsman excelling at golf, tennis and cricket. The house colour is maroon.

Connal House was named after Prep’s third Headmaster Norman Scott ‘Boss’ Connal (1929-1958). Boss possessed a deep love of church, chapel, choir, debating and acting. He was known for his compassion, fairness, common sense and community spirit. The house colour is yellow.

Fairfax House was named after the Fairfax family, who have been loyal supporters of the school, particularly the library, since the late 1920s. Mr J.H. Fairfax was the chairman of Prep's first School Council. He initiated the Fairfax Medal ‘for the boy who serves his best during the year’. The house colour is blue.

Ever Wondered Why?

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The Last Word

Traditionally, the various parts of our school have communicated with future, current and past students, parents and friends, supporters and the wider community in a multitude of ways.

However, like a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle, it isn’t until you fit the pieces together that you begin to see the complete picture and gain an appre-ciation of the parts that make up the whole.

Your School Foundation has felt passionately for a long time about the need for a regular and timely publication that shows and tells the whole Prep story. That time has come and it has been made pos-sible, only because it has been embraced by the entire school.

Therefore, the Prep school commu-nity would like to thank the sponsors and contributors to this first edition of the magazine for their good will and support.

In time, it is hoped that you will come to view the magazine as a loyal friend who checks in with you regularly, lets you know what they’ve done, where they’ve been, and the exciting things they have planned for the future.


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