It has been a great first term in the Hillingdon Library (Prep to Year 2). Librarian Ms Penny Szentkuti provides a rundown on what our youngest students have been up to in her library. 'Fortunately, the rain does not interfere with our activities and we heard...
Despite the weeks of rain, soggy fields and dripping clothes and equipment, Ascham students have continued to shine in sport. It has been a huge week for participation, with some fantastic results. Athletics Last weekend three Senior students, Anna Colquhoun, Madeleine Gregg and Ruby Madden, competed in...
At Ascham, there are many opportunities for leadership across the School. We consider leadership as being evident in everything we do as individuals and as a community—our students are encouraged to be leaders in their everyday actions, as well as in official roles. Last week our...
Three years ago, Ascham became the first school in NSW to enter into a 10-year energy deal, a Corporate Renewables Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with wholesale electricity retailer Flow Power. Under this deal we source 90% of our energy from renewable energy sources—namely from a...
Our wonderful Ascham Parents’ Association (APA) made sure that World Teachers’ Day was marked and celebrated at Ascham on 29 October. Here the APA writes about the day: 'To mark the occasion and acknowledge the hard work of all the teachers and staff at Ascham in...
Ascham students are back on campus in full swing! It has been a wonderful return to school this week and last, with all our Year groups back on campus now. Our 2022 School Committee of Year 12 students were on the gate, along with our mascot...
Our Ascham School Counsellors regularly connect with our students, staff and families. During remote learning, our Counsellors reached out constantly to help manage the health and wellbeing of all members of our community. In the lead-up to school resuming on campus, there was anxiety to...
Our Prep to Year 2 (Hillingdon) Coordinator Mrs Catherine Clayton employed our gorgeous resident bear—Hillingdon Ted—to keep our youngest students entertained and engaged during months of remote learning. Hillingdon Ted was prepared for her Big Remote Adventure at the start of Term 3, but, like her...
Not even remote learning will dampen the spirits of our students going all out for Book Week. It was an incredible week of celebrating our love of books and reading - even if we had to share much of it online. Book Week proved to be...
On Friday 23 July, Kindergarten celebrated their first 100 days of learning and what a year it has been so far for our Kindy girls! They have shown great resilience this year and it has been so wonderful to see them learn and grow. The...
Ms Peta Howley, Deputy Head of Junior School (and currently Acting Head), reflects on the start of a very different Term 3 this year—one of remote learning for all our students. 'A classroom is much more than a physical site. A classroom is created by dedicated...
As the sun shone in the early morning of Thursday 27 May, all students and staff of Ascham gathered together around the magnolia tree to launch our celebrations for National Reconciliation Week. This is a time of year when we mark out a whole week...
