Principal’s Message

I am delighted to introduce this new, weekly e-newsletter for Prep to Year 12 parents and carers. This all-new version of The Torch will be sent every Thursday afternoon, and contains all important announcements for the following week.

Consolidating all communications from the school into one newsletter will hopefully not only declutter your inbox, but keep you better informed and connected with your son’s activities and opportunities available to him. To avoid missing important information, please ensure you read the dedicated year-group sections, as well as the important announcements below. Weekend sports fixtures are also now included in this newsletter.

This new version of The Torch replaces Primary Matters in the Junior School and the old version of The Torch in the Senior School. Over the coming year, we will continue to bring further enhancements to the way we communicate at Scotch, with key platforms such as our parent portal and the Scotch website also being redeveloped.

I hope you will find this all-new version of The Torch useful and informative. Should you have any feedback or queries please contact the Communications team on communications@scotch.vic.edu.au

Dr Scott Marsh

Principal
– Dr Scott Marsh, Principal

Important Announcements

Callantina Road Traffic

We recognise the continued frustration with the way in which traffic flows along Callantina Road. The school is working on new measures to improve the situation, whilst continuing to request support from Boroondara Council. In the interim, please consider avoiding Callantina Road at busy times, parking elsewhere and walking where possible. Please ensure you follow the  road rules that are in place to keep pedestrians safe and traffic flowing.

Parent Name Badges

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Upcoming Events

Foundation’s 50th Anniversary
Wednesday, 29 November

• All members of the Scotch Family are invited to this special community event celebrating 50 years of the Scotch Foundation.
• Join us for canapés and drinks in the Quadrangle, as we celebrate the projects and opportunities provided by the Foundation over the past 50 years, and unveil plans for the exciting new Main Oval Pavilion. The evening will conclude with a fireworks display.
  Prior to the party, a Twenty20 cricket match will be played on the Main Oval between former Scotch College 1st XI captains and a Scotch College celebrity team, from 4.30pm.

• Book tickets

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Thursday, 7 December – Saturday, 16 December

• The Old Scotch Music and Drama Club (OSMaD) presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, performed here at Scotch in the Geoffrey McComas Theatre.
• The musical is based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, with songs from the Disney movie by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The show tells the story of Quasimodo, a hunchbacked bell-ringer who lives in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

• Book tickets

Message from Head of Junior School

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– Tom Savill, Head of Junior School

Classroom News

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Library News

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Music News

Monday Violin Club

• All Year 3 to 6 violin students at AMEB Grade 2 and above are welcome to join Violin Club, held every Monday from 12.50pm to 1.30pm in the James Campbell Room of the JFA.
• This is a great opportunity for our violin students to play games and duets.

Piano Suzuki Group

• The rotational Suzuki piano group classes have been rescheduled to Thursdays at 3.10pm to 3.40pm, commencing next week.
• Group classes will still be held in the Upper Shergold Instrumental Music Room.
• Boys can be collected from Gate 5 (main Junior School gate) at 3.40pm. If your son is booked in to after school care, he will be walked to the after care room by a teacher.
• For further information, please email Ms Quah: chiah.quah@scotch.vic.edu.au

2024 Piano Festival

• The biennial Piano Festival will be held Thursday 9 May to Sunday 12 May.
• All are welcome to join in the four days of different sessions.
• Highlights include masterclasses, presentations, the Tchaikovsky Project, concerts and the Steinway Recital. Further details will be provided shortly.
• For further information, please email Ms Chin at elaine.chin@scotch.vic.edu.au

Instrumental Lessons

• It is not too late to submit tuition forms to begin learning an instrument; simply click here to complete the form.
• Parents are welcome to collect their boys in Lower Primary and accompany him to his Suzuki lessons if they have a current Working with Children Card (WWCC). Parents of these boys will need to provide a copy of their WWCC to their son’s music teacher. A green lanyard from the Junior School Office will be given to parents whilst they are on campus.

Music Dates

• Please click here for dates of the many wonderful performance opportunities throughout the year for all boys in the Junior School.

Sports News

Term 2 APS Sport

• Year 5 and 6 boys have chosen their Term 2 APS Sport from volleyball, cross country and footy.
• Training times will be as follows:
  • Year 5 Football – Thursday afternoons
  • Year 5 Volleyball – Thursday mornings and afternoons
  • Year 5/6 Cross Country – Tuesday morning and afternoons
  • Year 6 Football – Tuesday afternoons
  • Year 6 Volleyball – Tuesday mornings and afternoons
• Please discuss your son’s sport choice with him for next term. Parents and families are welcome to watch the Wednesday APS Sport competition. Please enter the grounds via Monash gates on Glenferrie Road.
• The weekly fixture can be found at: Weekly Interschool Sports Fixture

House Swimming Carnivals

• House Swimming Carnivals to be held later this month.
• All boys in Years 3 to 6 are expected to swim a 25m freestyle, 25m backstroke and be part of a 4x25m freestyle relay at House Swimming. Only selected boys compete in breaststroke and butterfly and some races are 50m for the A grade races.
• Parents and spectators are welcome to attend the House Swimming events.

House Rapid Fire Cricket

• House Rapid Fire Cricket will be held next week for boys in Years 3 to 6 on the Mail Oval.
• Parents and spectators are most welcome to attend.

APS Swimming News

• APS Swimming Championships will be rescheduled as they were cancelled on Wednesday due to the heat.
• An extra training session will be held on Tuesday 5 March at 7.00am sharp.
• Parents will be notified of the new date early next week.

Senior Sport Training Term 1

• Running Club is open to Year 5 and 6 boys on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7.00am to 8.00am. Boys meet in the green grandstand on Main Oval.
• Diving Squad is held on Tuesday from 3.30pm to 4.45pm and Friday from 6.30am to 8.00am. Diving is open to boys in Year 5 and 6 who want to try a new sport. Boys don’t have to commit to both sessions. Please let Mr McMahon know if you would like your son(s) to join the Senior School boys in these activities.
• Swim Club Swim Club has had a great start to the year with over 50 boys participating. It is open to boys in Years 3 to 6 who can swim 25m or more competently. Swim Club boys should be dropped off on Morrison Street before 7.00am. The boys walk across the quad to the pool and up the stairs by the Maintenance office. Boys can come to school ready to swim and don’t need to be in full uniform on arrival. Boys change into school uniform at 7.50am and we leave the pool by 8.00am. Swim Club boys need to be back in the Junior School by 8.15am.

Rugby Clinics

• The Senior School is again running rugby clinics for our Junior School boys in Years 3 to 6.
• Aptly called “Try Rugby”, these clinics are aimed at introducing the boys to the skills and basics of the game.
• Senior School coaches and staff will run the clinics over three Wednesdays on 13, 20 and 27 March from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Mr McMahon will walk the boys down to Rugby Oval on the first afternoon. After that, the boys will make their own way down to the Rugby Oval.
• Rugby questions should be directed to the Teacher in Charge of Rugby, Richard Bayliss at richard.bayliss@scotch.vic.edu.au
• To enrol your son, please email juniorschoolsport@scotch.vic.edu.au

Snowsports

• Please click here for important dates for 2024 Snowsports events.
• If your son is interested in getting involved in Snowsports this year or you have any further queries, please email juniorschoolsnowsport@scotch.vic.edu.au to be added to the Snowsports mailing list so you can receive all further Snowsports related content for 2024.

Junior School Parents’ Association

Upcoming Parent Events

• Please click here for the list of upcoming Junior Parents’ Association events.

2025 Class Representatives

• The JSPA is seeking nominations for Class Representatives for Prep to Year 6 in 2025. Should you wish to find out more about what’s involved, or to volunteer, please email name@gmail.com

Message from Head of Senior School

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– Katrina Brennan, Head of Senior School

Year 7

Year 7 Camp Permission Forms Due

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• Parent consent forms are due by Monday 25 September.
• Please click here to complete the form.

Year 8

Year 8 Subject Selection 

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• Boys will be completing subject selection in class on Monday 25 September. Links will be emailed to parents for approval the same day and must be submitted by Wednesday 27 September at 5.00pm. Please click here for more information.

Year 8 Man Cave Sessions

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• For more information on the Man Cave program, please click here.

Year 9

Year 9 Service Activities 

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• For more information on the various activities available, please click here. Boys must submit their preferences via Canvas on Thursday 8 May.

Year 9 Parents Evening 

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• To register your attendance, please click here.

Year 10

Year 10 Term 2 Retreats 

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• For more information please click here.

Year 11

Unit 3 & 4 Subject Selection

• All Year 11 boys must submit their Unit 3 & 4 preferences by Monday 27 September. Please click here for the information that was sent to all Year 11 parents earlier in the year. Should your son require at vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati.

Year 12

Last Day of Year 12 Classes

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Future Pathways

Future Pathways Office

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Upcoming University Open Days

• University of Melbourne: Saturday, 28 October (more info)
• Deakin University Darebin Campus: Saturday 30 November (more info)
• Trinity College, University of Melbourne: Sunday 29 October (more info)

Australian National University 2025 Entry

• Current Year 12 students who intend applying directly to ANU for undergraduate study in 2025 are advised that direct applications opened on Friday 1 March 2024 and close on Monday 13 May 2024. The deadline to provide all supporting documents is Monday 20 May 2024.
• Students are advised to read through Application Information before applying to ANU. For further information, please contact Mark Zannoni.

Weekend’s Sports Fixture

• Please click here for this weekend’s APS Sports fixture.
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Mouthguard Fittings

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New Concussion Policy

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Senior Sport Training

• Running Club is open to Year 5 and 6 boys on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7.00am to 8.00am. Boys meet in the green grandstand on Main Oval.
• Diving Squad is held on Tuesday from 3.30pm to 4.45pm and Friday from 6.30am to 8.00am. Diving is open to boys in Year 5 and 6 who want to try a new sport. Boys don’t have to commit to both sessions. Please let Mr McMahon know if you would like your son(s) to join the Senior School boys in these activities.
• Swim Club Swim Club has had a great start to the year with over 50 boys participating. It is open to boys in Years 3 to 6 who can swim 25m or more competently. Swim Club boys should be dropped off on Morrison Street before 7.00am. The boys walk across the quad to the pool and up the stairs by the Maintenance office. Boys can come to school ready to swim and don’t need to be in full uniform on arrival. Boys change into school uniform at 7.50am and we leave the pool by 8.00am. Swim Club boys need to be back in the Junior School by 8.15am.

Rugby Clinics

• The Senior School is again running rugby clinics for our Junior School boys in Years 3 to 6.
• Aptly called “Try Rugby”, these clinics are aimed at introducing the boys to the skills and basics of the game.
• Senior School coaches and staff will run the clinics over three Wednesdays on 13, 20 and 27 March from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Mr McMahon will walk the boys down to Rugby Oval on the first afternoon. After that, the boys will make their own way down to the Rugby Oval.
• Rugby questions should be directed to the Teacher in Charge of Rugby, Richard Bayliss at richard.bayliss@scotch.vic.edu.au
• To enrol your son, please email juniorschoolsport@scotch.vic.edu.au

Snowsports

• Please click here for important dates for 2024 Snowsports events.
• If your son is interested in getting involved in Snowsports this year or you have any further queries, please email juniorschoolsnowsport@scotch.vic.edu.au to be added to the Snowsports mailing list so you can receive all further Snowsports related content for 2024.

Foundation’s 50th Anniversary

Wednesday, 29 November

All members of the Scotch Family are invited to this special community event celebrating 50 years of the Scotch Foundation.
Join us for canapés and drinks in the Quadrangle, as we celebrate the projects and opportunities provided by the Foundation over the past 50 years, and unveil plans for the exciting new Main Oval Pavilion. The evening will conclude with a fireworks display.
Prior to the party, a Twenty20 cricket match will be played on the Main Oval between former Scotch College 1st XI captains and a Scotch College celebrity team, from 4.30pm.

Register here

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Thursday, 7 December – Saturday, 16 December

The Old Scotch Music and Drama Club (OSMaD) presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame, performed here at Scotch in the Geoffrey McComas Theatre.

The musical is based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, with songs from the Disney movie by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The show tells the story of Quasimodo, a hunchbacked bell-ringer who lives in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Book tickets here

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