Tangara parents and friends: You are cordially invited to our second Flourishing Parents event!⁠

Come with fellow school parents for an insightful talk and meditation guided by the Tangara and Redfield Chaplains. All the details are in the flyer 😊 Feel free to extend this invitation to friends who'd appreciate this event. RSVP now to reserve your spot!

"He wants to warn them of a danger, which is always lurking for us too: letting ourselves get caught up in the frenzy of doing, falling into the trap of activism, where the most important thing is the results we obtain and feeling that we are the absolute protagonists. How often this happens in the Church too: we are busy, we rush, we think that everything depends on us and, in the end, we risk neglecting Jesus". "This is why he invites his followers to rest a little while apart, with him. It is not only physical rest, it is also the rest of the heart. Because it is not enough to 'unplug', we need to really rest. And to do this, we need to go back to the heart of things: to stop, to be silent, to pray, so as not to go from the rush of work to the rush of holidays".

Our brave and courageous Henry Field surprised us with a wonderful visit on Tuesday. Henry, dressed in his prep uniform, arrived with his Mummy and brother Jack. Prep Rust children were overjoyed to see their beautiful friend Henry, who they have greatly missed.

Using photos and hand gestures, Henry explained to his friends that he and his family had just returned from a holiday in Queensland. They had an amazing time meeting Batman & Robin and having a chance to experience a close encounter with a dolphin.

Henry and his friends sang Peace Like a River, Mrs. Suters read the children Wombat Stew and finally they enjoyed their fruit break together. We wish Henry all the very best and promise we will continue to pray for his healing. We can’t wait for Henry to visit us again next term.

"If you go down to Yarra Hall today, you’re sure of a big surprise."

Kindergarten and Year 1 students, who have given their best effort this term, were invited to our Teddy Bears’ Picnic. The children, accompanied by their own soft toy, enjoyed a picnic of Tiny Teddy biscuits and other treats with their friends. Well done boys and girls.

Infants celebrated International Dot Day on Friday 15 September.

The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing.

Kindergarten and Year 1 students participated in a collaborative art display. With a plain paper plate, the children placed their first dot and…. look where their creativity and courage took them.

Our Prep Navy children also created beautiful artwork which is proudly presented on their art gallery wall.

It has been a busy term of learning in Kindergarten Silver. In History we have been learning all about family. We brought in our favourite family photos to add to the classroom family tree and shared lovely stories about our families. In English we have been learning how to write an information report and we soon discovered that we love learning facts about Australian animals. We have been experimenting with oil pastels and watercolours in Art to create an artwork inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic 'Sunflowers'.  From sharing facts about sharks, gymnastics, and the human body or reading one of our favourite stories, the last week of term is always Kindy Silver’s favourite time to do their news, as it is “free choice” week! 

During the week Year 2 girls spent time with Kindergarten by reading their very own stories, which they wrote and illustrated by themselves. The boys and girls were entertained and engaged, as the Year 2 authors read their stories with wonderful expression. Well done and thank you Year 2.

Last Friday, our Year 4 girls showed their leadership skills spent quality time with our Kindergarten children as they read stories and played maths games.

Principal ’s Morning Tea and Teddy Bear’s Picnic

Both these occasions are a highlight of the term in Junior School. We love rewarding the hard work and efforts of the children. Congratulations and well done to those who attended this term.

Social Action Expo

We had a wonderful day when the Social Action Expo. Please read the account by Jasmine and Esther in another section of the Rust and Navy.

RUOK? Day

Many girls took advantage of the big yellow wall that appeared on the morning of RUOK? Day. By the end of the day it was covered in messages of gratitude about friends and teachers. Thanks to Ms Sunner for addressing our Morning Assembly.

CIS Athletics Carnival

Five of our talented athletes represented Hills Zone at the CIS (Combined Independent Schools) on Tuesday. It is a huge achievement to be make the team and the girls braved the extremely hot weather to do themselves and Tangara proud. Congratulations to: Felicity Barber, Olivia Kim, Clara Mulkeen- Suarez, Sienne Nassif and Emma Zagari.

Brighter Future Design Competition

On Wednesday, 6th September, 12 girls went to the Social Action Expo at the Kings School. We listened to many inspiring speeches and talks. At recess and lunch we had the chance to connect with girls and boys from other schools. We also got to explore the King’s school environment. Later in the day, some of the schools had made stalls where they had lollies and games for us to enjoy. We were all welcome to ask questions about what they were doing to help their school and community. The Tangara girls were all very inspired and came back to school with many ideas. We are all looking forward to helping our school and local community. Thank you to Mrs Byrne and Mrs Dineen for taking us. By Jasmin and Esther (Year 5)

It has been a very busy term in the Primary Art room on the back of our Grandparents Day Art Stall. We have coloured, painted and sculpted our way into Spring and the results speak for themselves. 

Year 2 have been working hard on narrative writing and have finished the term with a wonderful writing project - planning, writing, publishing, illustrating, laminating and binding their very own picture book for Prep and Kindergarten students. The Year 2 girls thoroughly enjoyed presenting their picture books to Prep and Kindergarten students this week. The Year 2 girls beamed from ear to ear with pride.

Bathurst Goldfields Excursion Newsletter Report

Last Friday, Year 5 went on an excursion to the Bathurst Goldfields. We experienced what it was like living on the Australian Goldfields in the 1850s, what the miners ate, what games they played and how they fossicked for gold. This was a very fun and exciting experience for the Grade 5s.

“ We are so lucky to have been able to experience gold panning. We went to replicas of real creeks and panned for gold. We each received a clear, plastic vile to put our gold findings in. Along the way, we also found some small pieces of sapphires and quartz. I even heard some of my friends shout, “EUREKA!” meaning, ‘I have found gold!’ Panning for gold was harder than I thought. I kept losing the gold particles right after I found it - as the gold we found was tiny- meaning I didn’t get a chance to shout ‘Eureka’. ” - Selina

Last Thursday, Year 6 embarked on an unforgettable two-day excursion to Canberra. During the excursion, we passed numerous and breathtaking locations. When the long, three-hour drive came to an end. Everyone cheered and quickly ran to get out of the bus.

Tangara have been lucky enough to have an experienced ultimate frisbee coach from an organisation known as Australian Flying Disc Association to run a few workshops with some high school students on how to play the game of ultimate frisbee. One of the first things that new players notice about ultimate frisbee and other flying disc sports is that they are completely self-officiated. That means, all players are entrusted to play fairly and within the rules and are required to resolve any on-field disputes themselves, without the help of a referee. The flying disc community refers to this concept as “Spirit of the Game”. Through Spirit of the Game, ultimate frisbee helps players to develop a variety of skills that are helpful on and off the field, including good communication, conflict resolution, reasoning, ethics and cooperation. Here is what one of our participants had to say about the ultimate frisbee workshops:

Year 12 went on a Pilgrimage to last Friday 15 September, A very special feast day, Our Lady of Sorrows. We had a beautiful time, we attended Mass and Fr Barakat from St. Marys gave a very inspiring homily on Our Lady and how she will accompany us through life with all our sufferings when we take our sorrows to the foot of the cross of Our Lord Jesus. After the Mass, we went to kneel down and pray the rosary and Fr Barakat came and spoke to us again, he had a wonderful impact on the girls, and some girls asked him for a blessing. 

After weeks of meticulous planning and hard work, Market Day commenced on Monday the 11th of September. With a wide variety of unique stalls and products managed by the Year 9 Commerce class, Market Day was organised with the aim of developing our budding entrepreneurship skills and financial ability. With the tremendous support and engagement of the Tangara community, we are thrilled to announce that we have raised an incredible total of $5000! These funds will be donated to the Brainchild Foundation.

The Brainchild Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing emotional, financial and educational support to the families of children who have been diagnosed with brain and spinal cord tumours. They work to raise awareness about paediatric brain and spine tumours, their impact on children and families, and the need for increased research and funding; organising various events, campaigns, and educational initiatives. Together, we can help create a positive change & empower the most vulnerable in our community.

We are excited to announce that Peripatetic Guitar tuition starts at Tangara in Term 4.

Tuition is available for students in Years 3-12. 

Students will be able to choose between mastering the fundamentals or specialising in either Rock, Classical, or Spanish styles.

If you are unsure whether or not guitar tuition is right for you, please consider trying it out in Term 4 to determine whether or not to continue it in 2024.

Email musicacademy@tangara.nsw.edu.au for more information. 

Operation Christmas Child is back at Tangara!!

If you are able to help with Operation Christmas Child, please come to the library and collect your shoebox!

Each Christmas, Samaritan’s Purse organises a program, Operation Christmas Childthat encourages those who have...to give to those who do not. It partners with local churches in developing nations to reach out to children by providing gift-filled shoeboxes and exposing them to the love of God.

How can you help?

From this week we will have 120 flat pack shoe boxes with information brochures at the Library. If you would like to participate in this project, please ask your child to collect a shoebox and information brochure from the library. You will need to know How to pack a shoeboxand What goes in my shoebox?

Anglicare

Over the past 6 weeks, 8 year 11 students have been participating in an Intergenerational Program at Anglicare in Castle Hill. This is a program designed to help stimulate and maintain the cognitive skills of the elderly.

Each student was paired up, based on interests and personality, with an elderly resident who they visited for one afternoon a week for 6 weeks.

Over this time the girls were able to interact and connect with their “Golden Oldie” and the beginnings of real friendships started to bloom.

The elderly residents looked forward to the girls arriving each week and the great boost in joy and zest for living that they brought with them each time.

The girls in turn enjoyed the warmth, wisdom and gratitude that the elderly residents showered on them.

Overall this was a very successful program and both our students and the elderly residents have  learnt  and been able to give new things to each other and have benefited enormously.

Each girl said today at the conclusion of the official 6 week program that they will definitely be continuing to visit their new “old” friend!