School Newsletter

SPRING FESTIVAL TIME

Spring Festival is taking place on Wednesday 25 September 2019 at our Middle Cove campus on the oval. All Parents and the wider Community are welcome to attend.
The Spring Festival is a whole school event (Kindergarten have their own separate Spring Festival celebration) that takes place to celebrate and welcome the new season. Our children will participate with activities such as singing, dancing, music and performing poetry for all to enjoy.
When does it start?
The Spring Festival starts at 9.45am sharp and will run for about one hour. Please plan to be seated by 9.40am.
PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPRING FESTIVAL

You are invited to a celebration of 100 years of Steiner Education at the Castlecrag Campus of Glenaeon School on Saturday September 14th.
Please see the flyers attached for more details.

There is a DAY and EVENING Program, an the SUMMARY OF BOTH EVENTS IS HERE

The Day program is a family friendly day with activities on campus for families with younger children and a guided Burley Griffin tour of Castlecrag for families of older children or adults on their own. This will be followed by a Centenary address and a shared lunch and Centenary cake in the hall.

The DAY PROGRAM FLYER IS LINKED HERE and includes:

10am Story Garden Saturday storytelling with Ebba Bodame – stories for children up to 10 years
10am Walter Burley Griffin Society guided walk through Castlecrag – come and find out how it all started (2-hour walk)
11am Sourdough Bread Making with Sandra Frain – preparing bread for our shared lunch – activity for adults and children
12 noon Centenary Address from Head of School Andrew Hill - ‘Play: The Source of Creativity for Life’ (childcare available)
12.45pm A look inside the Kindergarten with Catherine Pilko
1pm Shared simple lunch of sourdough bread and a healthy salad followed by Centenary cake

The EVENING PROGRAM FLYER IS LINKED HERE and is a separate adult and high school aged evening celebration  and includes:

7:30pm to 10:00pm Story, Song, Poetry, Music and more, including a social celebratory supper at interval.

Creative presenters on the night are:

ANDREW HILL, CHRISTIAN & ELIZA LILLICRAP, RODNEY DEAN, SANDRA FRAIN, DONNA JACOB SIFE, MANFRED BECK, DIANE TATUM, TIM McGOVERN, NIEL ANDERSON, RAPHAELA & CLARA MAZZONE WITH THEODORE LILLICRAP & OUR OWN HSC SINGERS & MUSICIANS!

We look forward to sharing this special day and evening with you.

On the evening of Tuesday 24 September 2019 at 6pm in the Sylvia Brose Hall, there will be a performance dedicated to wind instruments. Students from different years will perform solos and small group pieces in a short concert that will include light refreshments at the end. 
Everyone is welcome to support this concert, which forms part of the Glenaeon Concert Series. 

A reminder to all guests that parking is not permitted on Glenroy Ave or Greenfield Ave so please park in the usual offsite options or drive down the school driveway and park on the basketball court

We look forward to seeing you there.

Christian Lillicrap

Head of Music

Dear Parents,
It’s time to start submitting your term 3 CIPs now! You can start submitting any time from now until Wednesday 18 September 2019. No submissions will be accepted after this cut-off date.

Each family is billed $140 per term for the Community Involvement Program. When voluntary work is done and registered, it can be credited back to your account at the rate of $17.50 per hour (in other words 8 hours per term will entitle you to the full $140 credit). As there are many families at Glenaeon it takes some time to process the credits for everybody so we ask that you submit your form on time to have them credited back to you.

The CIP form is available online so it’s very simple to do! Simply click on this link  https://www.glenaeon.nsw.edu.au/community-involvement-program/ , complete the form and hit ‘submit’. Alternatively, paper forms are also available in the CIP folder held at reception - please fill them out manually and hand them in at reception.

Note, you must submit your CIP hours worked regardless of which committee/event/role you participate in or hold. Please refer page 34 of the Parent Handbook for more details (including what tasks are eligible for CIP credit). Note that credits are not carried over from one year to the next.

Get ready for the Class 5 Pizza Day! Tuesday  10th September!
Available at lunch time - handmade in the pizza oven at the garden - delicious flavours, with vegetarian and gluten free options also available.
$3 per slice. Order sheets will come home for classes 3 - 6.

In kindy the weather is always fine....

Parents recently came to sew and make beautiful items for the School Fair. A warm thank you for all of your help and creative input. Thanks also to those that so carefully prepared the materials for others wo work on so easily.  Melanie Harper, Craft Teacher

This beautiful wool is in the Middle Cove craft room, airing and ready to begin rolling into smaller balls for the children to use. Class 1 use this type of wool for weaving recorder cases, Class 2 for knitting dolls and Class 3 for pillow cases.  

In addition to next week's regular Wednesday craft, there is the Wet Felting workshop On Tuesday September 10th. 
Parent Craft runs from 9am until 12pm Wednesdays this term in the Castlecrag hall kitchen room. All welcome. Stay for a short time or until you need to go. Small children are welcome - there are toys and an enclosed play/sandpit area and often a few little friends to make. All welcome, bring your unfinished craft projects, questions and enjoy some crafty company and a cup of tea.

Class 3 students have learned how to crochet 'Triple Stitch', and are creating their own pillow cases for their chairs and activities at school. The quality and colours of the wool, combined with their own creative ability, means that each child creates a unique cover for themselves, a lasting and practical item they will use throughout Primary School.

Class 4 made beautiful infused oil bottles and jars with gorgeous hand-made 'D' cards for Fathers' Day. Lucky dads!

Class 6 are exploring the beauty and wonder of Circular Geometry in Main Lesson with Class Teacher Rodney Dean. Using a compass and pencil, they have discovered the myriad of shapes that are formed by the intrersections of numerous circles.

Year 7 were treated to a surprise workshop with African drummers this week as part of their 'The Wonder of the Word' Main Lesson. The musicians were brothers Thiass and Djogo from Senegal and their sounds rang out over the Middle Cove campus, including a welcome song in numerous languages (all that Year 7 could say "hello" in!) accompanied by over 30 drums! Year 7 Guardians Jamie Loftus and Elena Rowan joined in with Music teacher Sallyanne Barker. 

Year 8 are designing and performing their own experiments in small groups in order to demonstrate and explore a chosen scientific principle. Here, the students are measuring the conductivity of heat through different substances (soy sauce, vinegar and water) and noting results accordingly.

The children gather in the afternoons at the top of Glenroy Ave, Middle Cove to see the adult birds feeding their little ones, whose heads can be seen poking over the edge of their cosy nest. Spring is here!

Sky Boe and Natasha Petit at the HSC Music Showcase

Last Friday evening, the Year 12 Music students Bryn Arnold, Jasper Brown, Naomi Hicks and Sky Boe performed items from the their HSC Music performance programs. The audience was treated to a wide variety of styles ranging from Music Theatre to Baroque Opera. The students have worked so hard to produce these amazingly polished performances and the audience was suitably impressed!

Many teachers and coaches have put in a lot of effort to get the students to where they are today, including musician parents Alan Hicks, Narelle Yeo, Phil Arnold and Christine Young.

We wish them all the best for their upcoming HSC exams.

Christian Lillicrap 

Head of Music

Sign-Up Zone is now OPEN for the School Fair! There are food stalls, activities, organisational jobs, set up and many other available roles for you to sign up to! Do you fancy being a photographer? Would you like to help with a children's game, or be the new Madame Butterfly...counterpart to the Prince of Pockets? Please sign here early so that you get the role that you want and will enjoy the day! 

https://signup.zone/glenaeon-fair-2019.

Announcing our new look CIRCUS LAIR & CHAI TENT

A little teaser to show you the beautiful red bedouin tents we have ordered from our friends at Bedouin Tents Australia for the 2019 Glenaeon Fair on the 2nd November. We have two of these majestic tents coming. One will be our big top CIRCUS LAIR and the other will hold space for our ART SHOW OPENING NIGHT plus our day of CLASS & COMMUNITY DRUMMING CIRCLES and our CHAI TENT.

Thank you to the guys at Bedouin Freeform Tents for the incredibly generous package you are doing for us. These guys have a variety of amazing tents and structures for large events and small backyard parties. Check them out at www.bedouintents.com.au

Drumroll.....well it's time! The booking link for the Drumming Circles at our Fair have opened, and Class 2 is already almost booked out! Come and have a look and get into the drumming groove whilst sipping on your delicious hot or iced chai. Book your child in for their 'Class group' for the added fun of drumming with your friends! This booking link is open to class groups first, before other places are given to the public, so get in early if you'd like to be a part of the drumming motions on the day.

2019  Glenaeon Raffle ON SALE NOW!  Have a look at the growing bounty of prizes for 2019... and great ticket bundles!

Click link: https://www.raffletix.com.au/glenaeon2019

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Both the School Canteen (Wed/Thur/Fri) and Humming Cafe (Mon/Tue) are available. The school canteen operates at the Middle Cove campus for Years 3-12. You can  see the menu below and also find the menus on the School Stream app. Click below for the menu and the new information on how to order now from Humming Cafe. For Humming Cafe orders, students can just write their order, name and class on the brown bag and give it to Reception before 9am. The menu is printed up on the reception noticeboard.

 Parking rules - ordinary school days

Glenaeon is located in a residential neighbourhood with very narrow streets. Because of this restriction, the School asks that parents and guardians park and or drop-off their children in specific areas to keep the traffic flowing, children safe and our neighbours happy!

1. No one is to park or drop-off in Greenfield or Victoria Avenues, not even to kiss-and-ride
2.Parents of Class 3 and 4 students may drop off and collect in Glenroy Avenue, but must ensure they park legally and do not impede driveways.
3. No one is to park or stop in the No Stopping areas at any time. 
4. No one is to turn into the school driveway, or any other driveway, to drop off or to attempt a three point turn. Please turn in the cul-de-sac. Continued below

Dear Parents,
The bushwalking months are coming and we ask that you acquaint yourselves with the attached information on ticks. If your child is prone to allergies please be particularly vigilant as this can influence your child’s response to a tick bite. Any questions please feel free to contact the School reception who will do their best to advise. Please CLICK HERE for our document on ticks.

Dear Glenaeon Parents,
In November, our school will host a group of students aged around 15 from the Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese students will take part in morning English lessons at our school, while afternoons will be an opportunity for excursion and joint classroom lessons with Glenaeon students.
We’d like to offer our visitors a chance to experience Australian hospitality in our homes here in Glenaeon.

REPAIR CAFES

Repair Cafés are free meeting places to mend your clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, toys, et cetera with an expert volunteer.

We throw away vast amounts of stuff. Even things with almost nothing wrong, and which could get a new lease on life after a simple repair. This reduces the volume of raw materials and energy needed to make new products. It cuts CO2 emissions, for example, because manufacturing new products and recycling old ones causes CO2 to be released.

The Repair Café teaches people to see their possessions in a new light. And, once again, to appreciate their value. The Repair Café helps change people’s mindset. This is essential to kindle people’s enthusiasm for a sustainable society.

But most of all, the Repair Café just wants to show how much fun repairing things can be, and how easy it often is. Why don’t you give it a go?

Check online for a Repair Café near you.

Some examples in Sydney are:

https://www.facebook.com/RepairCafeSydneyNorth/
https://repaircafesydneynorth.net/
https://inthecove.com.au/2018/11/09/dont-throw-it-away-fix-it-with-the-repair-cafe/
https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/waste-and-recycling/zero-waste/repair-cafe
https://www.thejunkmap.com.au/portfolio/bower-reuse-repair-centre/
https://bower.org.au/repairs/

This week's Blackboard Beauty is drawn by Class 2 teacher Roger Richards for their English Main Lesson titled 'The King Of Ireland's Son'.

Glenaeon was delighted to welcome back students who graduated from Glenaeon in 1999. The 20 year GlenX celebration was held on Saturday 24th August on the deck under the stars, using the beautiful new night lighting. It was wonderful to see so many people return and share their memories of Glenaeon. 

Duke of Edinburgh Practice Journey
31 Aug – 1 Sep 2019
Year 11 Exams Middle Cove

Glenaeon School Tours & Enrolment Events

MIDDLE COVE CAMPUS (CLASSES 3 – 12)
Middle Cove Tour - Thursday 19 September - 9:30am - 11:30am
Middle Cove Tour - Friday 22 November - 9:30am - 11:30am

CASTLECRAG CAMPUS (CLASSES K-2)
Castlecrag School Tour - Tuesday 10 September, 2019 - 9:30 - 11:30am
Castlecrag School Tour - Tuesday 12 November, 2019 - 9:30 - 11:30am

PRESCHOOL CAMPUS
Willoughby Preschool Tour
Saturday 26 September, 2019 - 9:30 - 11:30am
Saturday 21 November, 2019 - 9:30 - 11:30am

For further information or questions please contact our Registrar on 02 9932 2325 or email enrolments@glenaeon.nsw.edu.au

Spring is here and so is some inspiration for your Spring nature table – storybooks, seeds to plant and gardening tools, felt flowers and animals, play silks for your nature table and also a softer, natural modelling wax in the shape of flowers. Easy for little fingers to mould and with a Spring theme! Perfect for birthday party treats. Come and see! A portion of every sale goes to support Glenaeon. Contact Felicity on 0416 035 173.

Opening Hours during term

Monday: open by request
Tuesday: 8.45am–11.30am
Wednesday: 8.45am–3.15pm
Thursday: 8.30am–10.30am
Friday: 2.30pm–4.00pm

There are currently 3 language groups held after school by private groups/tutors. Mandarin and French are held on campus, and a small privately organised class in German is held in a home in Neutral Bay.
Please CLICK below for more information on all language class times, locations, contact details and prices.

Maths and English Tutor available:  High School up to HSC by teacher Neil Anderson (Eg B Ed English M Ed Maths M Ling Literacy Phd (Theatre) in progress Dip Steiner Speech & Drama
Mobile  0404382192   Email: russelife03@gmail.com

Maths Tutor available:  Hi, my name is Chiara,
I am a year 11 student at Glenaeon and am available for maths tutoring for students up to Year 11. My rates are very reasonable and I'm flexible with tutoring times. I can supply references from my teachers if required. For further enquiries please contact me on calmdotti@gmail.com

There are opportunities available as follows:

1. House available for rent near Glenaeon School: " Glenaeon family looking for neighbour - 2 bed room free standing house for rent.   Minutes WALK to Middle Cove campus, Beautiful front yard, quiet street.   Contact Laura @ 0406 760906 or email laurachy@hotmail.com" Click MORE INFO below to see photo of house.

Halina Mutton – I am attending the week long teacher training intensive run by Sydney Rudolf Steiner College at Glenaeon’s Castlecrag campus. I am from the Fleurieu region of South Australia. I have been interested and involved in a small handful of Steiner schools since my first prac in 2012. Currently working for Nature Play SA but hope to begin class teaching soon. Passionate about nature-human relationships! Happy to house sit or be billeted. Please contact me if you can help out. Thank you! halina.mutton@gmail.com

My name is Ethna Brave, I am a 33 year old high school English and History teacher. After growing up in a Camphill Community in Ireland and attending a Steiner school in Dublin and Amsterdam, I am now embarking on the Sydney Rudolf Steiner College teacher training to become a Steiner teacher myself. I'm a quiet and considerate person. Please email ethnabrave@hotmail.com

Marie Peters is a primary school teacher at Milkwood Steiner School, in Darwin and would greatly appreciate being billeted with a family near Castlecrag. House sitting is fine. Considerate, mature and respectful. Please email hmpeters3165@hotmail.com

3. Full size violin wanted to buy: Please contact Julia, 0414 585 870  Thank you.

4. For Sale: Jupiter 606 Trumpet in as new condition. Includes case, original instruction manual, piston lubricant and 3 trumpet music books. Purchased for $700. Selling for $395. Contact Felicity 0416 035 173. Click below to see photos.

5. From Anna Lloyd - Request for Housesitting and/or Skills Exchange for Accommodation:
I am an ex - Steiner student and a mature and mindful young woman.  I am looking for a creative living space in Sydney. Areas include : Eastern Suburbs, The Inner West, Inner City, and North Shore. I am a creative artist with a background in Performing Arts. I am also an Early Childhood Educator and have been a University Tutor. I have a deep interest in humanitarian work, mindful living and the preservation of the environment. I am preferably looking to house sit, offer my services in exchange for accommodation or pay moderated rent in exchange for some of my services. 
Skilled exchange for accommodation: I am open to gardening, looking after animals, cleaning or collaborating artistically; (doing creative projects around the house in exchange for accommodation). I can create murals and creative designs, as well as teach Visual and Performing Arts to children and adults.
House sitting: I have much experience in house, and pet sitting, and have references if needed. I would be very glad to look after your house and any animals you may have while you are away. I am very connected to animals and love taking care of them. I am also an active woman, and enjoy taking dogs for many walks, hikes and runs. I would also be happy to garden and maintain your house in whatever way is needed.

Dates I am available; from December 2019 onwards Thank you.  I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 
Anna Grace    Contact information: anna.lloyd95@gmail.com

Yoga at Glenaeon is one agian this term - click to see the programme and come and join in! Open to adults and children.

Gleneaon Studios  Ceramics Classes

Brendan the Year 8 Guardian and Art Teacher will be teaching a class in ceramics.
Every Wednesday Evening from 7.30 till 9.30pm
A class for parents, friends and teachers
Beginners and the more experienced welcome.
Hand-building, pottery wheel, sculpting
Many options available!
$20 a class, all materials provided.
Limited numbers
Please call Brendan 0420 557 917

This Sunday, September 8, from 2 – 4 pm at The Christian Community, 8 Montague at Balmain. Joan will speak following the morning service and social break.

Joan Sleigh is a very experienced Steiner teacher and now an member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society. She is one of the leaders and contact person for the English speaking world at the Goetheaneum. She is currently in Australia and presenting a talk this coming Sunday at 8 Montague St, Balmain from 2 - 4pm.

She will be speaking about the ‘Social Initiative Forum’, which is a collective movement aiming to unite people in a common cause and future, moving away from the individual pursuits of more money, possessions or superficial ambitions? In her words:

Sydney Rudolf Steiner College welcomes all parents or carers to attend this beautiful day of creative making. College tutors Ebba Bodame, Julia Byrne and Meg Quinlisk will take participants on an exploration of Steiner inspired art and craft. Learn how to create a seasonal table and relax in an immersive experience of water colour painting, craft making and inspiration.  No experience required. Bookings are limited so please enrol as soon as possible. See www.sydneyrudolfsteinercollege.com.au

'The essence of artistic feeling is to become one with the form, to live with the form',
Rudolf Steiner.

The Sydney Rudolf Steiner College is excited to have Emerson trained ceramicist and sculptor, Samantha Kuhn working with our second year students doing the Certificate in Rudolf Steiner Education. Samantha is running a special workshop exploring human metamorphosis through clay work. We are opening ten places only for the Steiner community to participate in this intense three hour workshop. No prerequisites, just come expecting to be hands-on and led through a meditative contemplation on the inner and outer evolution of the human form.  
This workshop will be run at Glenaeon - Castlecrag campus on Tuesday 1 October, 2019 from 4-7pm. Numbers are limited so book early on https://www.trybooking.com/BEZHJ

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Sydney Rudolf Stiener House has ongoing talks and courses that are available, from short talks, to discussion evenings, workshops and members meetings. If you would like to contact Sydney Rudolf Steiner College about any of our courses or other information:   Address: 307 Sussex Street Sydney   Phone: +61 2 9261 4001 Email: admin@sydneyrudolfsteinercollege.com   Click below to see what the calendar looks like for the next few months, Warm regards, Anett:. If you would like to contact Sydney Rudolf Steiner College about any of our courses or other information:

Address: 307 Sussex Street Sydney
Phone: +61 2 9261 4001
Email: admin@sydneyrudolfsteinercollege.com

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

The Sydney Youth Orchestras program gives students the experience of playing great music in graded ensembles, as well as giving them the opportunity to meet students from other schools. I would highly recommend considering the organization if your child shows interest in orchestral playing and is keen to branch out! Please see the FLYER HERE

Thanks,  
Christian Lillicrap,
Head of Music

As we celebrate the origins of Steiner education 100 years ago, it’s also worth re-examining the remarkable work of Dr Rudolf Steiner himself. Here’s an interesting article from the New York Times I came across some years ago which describes an exhibition of Steiner’s work. 
Douglas Brenner is a Steiner educated student himself and is now a well know author and writer on design topics in the US. His article gives a personal reflection on the originality and remarkable diversity of Steiner’s work across so many disciplines.

Remember our Glenaeon celebrations of the centenary of Steiner education at Castlecrag on Saturday September 14th. Details are on the flyers later in the Newsletter.
Please share this event with family and friends who may be interested in a glimpse into the wonderful world of childhood that Steiner education promotes and delivers. We welcome all parents and friends of the Steiner education impulse, a healing and enlivening impulse in the world.

Soul Man: “…each encounter makes me want to deepen our acquaintance”

Douglas Brenner

New York Times, April 7th, 2010

By age 12, I had a rote reply for grown-ups’ quizzical looks when they heard I went to a Steiner (Waldorf) school: “It’s based on the ideas of Rudolf Steiner.” Blank stare. “He was an Austrian philosopher who believed in teaching the whole student — mind, body and soul.” Luckily no one ever asked me to elaborate, because I’d have been at a loss for words — except to say that we students got to do lots of drawing and painting, which I loved, but we couldn’t skip Eurythmy class (yuck). Any serious discussions of pedagogic method and what Steiner called his “spiritual science,” anthroposophy, took place out of earshot in the teachers’ room. My only mental picture of Steiner (1861-1925) came from a dim black and white photo showing a stern mouth and X-ray eyes that made me glad this guy wasn’t our headmaster. Oh, well, I reasoned, as soon as I enter the real world after graduation, it’s Goodbye, Dr Steiner.
In fact, decades later, I keep bumping into him, and each encounter makes me want to deepen our acquaintance. A gardener I met praised the ecological marvels of biodynamic farming, a Steiner innovation. An art historian introduced me to the Goetheanum, a temple-like edifice that Steiner — an expert on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s theories of natural metamorphosis and the physiology of colour — designed to anchor the anthroposophical colony in Dornach, Switzerland.