Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2014

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Each visit to Marrapatta builds on fundamental skills, encouraging further growth and confidence in their abilities. None of us know what upcoming challenges lie ahead, but we can prepare our students to be resilient, collaborative members of society and to consciously continue to develop an abundant pool of experience so they can embrace the future with confidence.

Students who have visited the new area have been asked what kinds of occupations they thought were involved in the construction of the camping pads on the hillside. Many were surprised at the diverse skill sets and qualifications that were required to ‘move some dirt around’. This provides an example of the complex and diverse working world in which our students are preparing to move into. The more they learn to collaborate and communicate in new environments, the better equipped they will be with the skills to operate effectively in the modern workforce. Marrapatta contributes to the pool of resources so that girls can dive into their future life endeavours with the skills, attitude and confidence to tackle even the most complex of problems.

REFERENCES Brinkley, M., Erstad, O., Herman, J., Raizen, S., Ripley, M., Miller-Ricci, M., Rumble, M. (2012). Defining twenty-first century skills. In P. Griffin, B. McGaw, & E. Care (Eds.), Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (pp 17-66). New York: Springer.

NEW FIELDS ADD A SPECIAL TOUCH

AUTHORS Elizabeth Saunders (12G) and Lucy Mower (12B)

The new fields have also been extremely helpful in facilitating effective training sessions. The additional space has enabled our teams to spread out and effectively practice our skills. As an Open player this has been a great asset. Instead of condensing new plays and practicing them in half the space required, we are now able to run our plays over the entire field, and improve the quality of our game. As all girls in the Opens would agree, the grandstand is a great addition to the new fields. There is now ample seating available that looks directly onto the main field. Playing on these fields in front of this grandstand has been one of the many highlights of the season so far. When talking to the other girls, it soon became obvious that the most exciting aspect of the new playing fields is that we can claim them as our own. It has been such an honour to play on these fields and to be part of the rich history of Brisbane Girls Grammar School. We all feel very fortunate to be the first year to ‘wear in’ the fields and look forward to seeing how they develop in the future.

THIS YEAR, THE TOUCH FOOTBALL season began as a transitional one. All the touch football girls have embraced this change positively and are now proud that we can finally claim fields as our ‘own’. The new grounds at Fig Tree Pocket are an excellent extension of our Gregory Terrace campus. These impressively spacious grounds incorporate six well-maintained touch fields, upgraded bathrooms that have fixed the problem of the long lines, a new clubhouse and a large grandstand overlooking the fields. At our home games on a Friday night there is now a sausage sizzle put on by the Mothers Group which has relieved the stress on the players and coaches, as they no longer have to organise afternoon tea for the entire squad. This also provides food for coaches, players and all the supporters — a move that has already brought the growing Touch Football community closer together.

WINTER ISSUE / 2014