Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 1997

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Polish^ on the Telescope Problemis When I wrote our first report late last immeasurable. We have acquired year, we were cheerfuny optimistic about expertise not only in the physical aspect a reasonably short lime period of of building a scientificinstrumen but the completion - "by last Xmas" we said. if exposure to the endless discussions on only we had known, we would have said optics and astronomy with o1he telescope makers, especially during the animated "next Xmas" round table discussions at meal breaks Tashen Dromey The extra time has definitely not been wasted. Barring any major unexpected We have along the way also acquired a catastrophe, we hope to have the considerable understanding and telescope completed andin working order kilowledgeofthe technica andtheoretical over the Christmas holidays. Both aspectsin the field of optics, particularly Pathcia Hack and I will return to the regarding the inner workings and designs School in the new year 10 hand over the of different types of telescopes from the finished telescope. We hope to avail simple to the complex. The experienced ourselves to viewino demonsirations of telescope makers were always on hand the night sky, and any discussions giving us their unstinting help and advice pertaining to our optical wonder whose creation was of Sisypheun efforts on our If the was a particular quality that I would antibuie to telescope makers, I P would say infinite patience and in reinembmnce of the seemingly perseverance. This was an unexpected unending task of mirror regrinding and but importsn lesson Iha both Paincia and repolishing that w have been through. I leanit in our year of association with we have affectionateIy christened the telescope making BGGS telescope SISyp/,, us after Sisyphus in the Greek myth. As punishment For anyon wishing and willing 10 take Sisy hus was condemned eternally to the time and elfo to build a telescope. rolling a rock u a hill from the top of patience and perseverance are the which it always toned down again. Our defiitite prerequisites more than anything experience at times was not too 'ssimilar else. As one seasoned telesco e maker commented. learning to build a telescope from his hallL scmtch is not unlike a training What we have learnt and acquired in the workshop for sainthood! many months of our association with the telescope making workshops have been

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The Sinal Business Studies students have successfully opened and nianaged what should become an annual tradition throughout the School. After market research was completed and contacts built with our Imbil Outdoor Education Cen and Kaygees macadamia flavouring and packaging, we were ready to design our unique logo letterhead, and packaging concepts. Major difficulties wer experienced in the final week as Ih colour hotocopier had an appetite for the labeUing paper. Luckily all was finished on schedul du the hard work o Mr Davissen, Administration, Library and Storeroom staff Torn!!y Nilts officiaUy opened on I I October at The Girls Granunar School Open Day. The stall was situated in the main walkway. which coninbuted to th many sales Iha we niade to the past. present and future Grammar community. Over the five hours the macadarnta nuts sold quickly and by 1.30pm two of the three avours were sold out. By the end of the day all three flavours. Honey Roaste Roasted Salted and Plain were sold out. orally Nuts made an estimated profi 0 $400. in establishing this business we have learn much about business rocesses and problems nunugh this valuable practical experience. Because of the huge success a School Day. Totally N"ts is presently ordering more macadamia nuts 10 be ready for the Christmas niarke

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Mind and Body

Healthy Heart,

nunugh all aspects of its structures and Health Promoting Schools also have daily operations, to assist students, devised weeks focusing on different staff and members of the School relevant subjects. in these weeks you community to develop and maintain could find information on the topics physical and emotional health and posted all around the Physical well-being. " The second goal looks at Education Department and the School the unhealthy nature of the students' Also various visitors have come to "over activity". Growing concern is address the assembly to go into more placed on the students' lack of detail on the various sumounding issues. Some of these people were Dr funie Swam and Dr Carla

only improved the School but they have even more new improvements up their sleeves Health Promoting Schools is making schoolbetter for notjust the students but also the family and staff. The cornimttee, which involves the whole School, has a busy schedule ahead for us to learn, benefit and enjoy!

Iacqui Mantle & Anna Moore EARLY in the first term of school, Mrs Hancock introduced a great new concept into Grainmar, Health

Promoting Schools. The am of this new program, based on the World Health Organization's School Health hittiative was to create physical and emotional we" being for students, their "balance", and after realizing this problem Health Promoting Schools families and staff. have already created many new solutions. in fact the new initiatives introduced by Health Promoting Schools have already created a light at the end of the tunnel To ensune the School received the maximum benefit out of Health Promoting Schools, a student coinimttee chaired by Alex Moles and Freyr Paterson was created. The conimttee which has representatives The evidence of Health Promoting from each year level meets regularly to Schools work can be seen throughout discuss a runge of issues. During these the whol School. One of the first meetings the committ has two main innovations that took place was the Grade 9 Parent and Student Alcohol goals in rind. The principal goal is Night where classes discussed with outlined by the coriumtt an parents problems to do with alcohol. "Brisbane Girls Grammar aims,

Paterson. Some other major initiatives put forward by ars are new suggestion sheets available for each student, a healthy tuckshop. a major survey on students' eating habits and Jump Rope for Heart which earned $600 for the Heart Foundation. in less than a year, the Health Promoting Schools Committee members not

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