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SGS Magazine – Issue 18, Autumn 2024
09 May 2024
The digital version of our Autumn 2024 SGS Magazine is now available.
Grammar’s HSC results in 2023
15 Dec 2023
The young men of Grammar’s 2023 cohort have achieved excellent HSC results.
Engaging the wider Grammar community
16 Aug 2023
It is a pillar of the School’s strategic aims to ensure that we engage the wider community of Grammar so far as possible in the post-COVID era. Under the direction of our Director of Community Ms Sharon Ditmarsch, great things are now happening.
The Importance and Future of Sport at Grammar
02 Jun 2023
Learn more about the sporting life at Grammar as we plan ahead for the future of sport at the School.
Children’s Literacy Presentation for Old Sydneians and Partners
01 Jun 2023
Since retiring from her position as Headmaster of St Ives, Mrs Rowena Lee has continued to share her passion for books and reading with teachers, parents and students.
Hide and Go Seek-athon
30 Mar 2023
St Ives boys had an exhilarating 25 minutes of hiding from the Year 6 Cowper boys and there were many excited and sweaty boys that returned to the classroom after the event!
Twelfth Night
30 Mar 2023
St Ives Drama master Melanie Wheatley recounts the resounding success of this ambitious interpretation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
St Ives Football Tour
30 Mar 2023
Nicholas Wu (Year 6) reports on the St Ives Football Tour to the Central Coast and Tamworth where they encountered some strong local teams.
Outstanding Athletic Season
24 Mar 2023
The St Ives Preparatory relay teams enjoyed an outstanding athletics season, with both the Junior and Senior teams performing exceptionally well in 2022.
Honouring the life of our Vladimir Khusid
17 Jan 2023
Our dear teacher, jazz musician and friend Mr Vladimir Khusid sadly passed away after his long and terribly stoic battle with cancer.
Well done Harvey Todd!
23 Aug 2022
Year 6 St Ives boy Harvey Todd is commended for his efforts this Athletics season.
St Ives Rugby Farewells Mr Audas
23 Aug 2022
The energy was high for our final game of senior rugby this season against Tudor House as Mr Audas led us onto the field for his last game coaching Grammar rugby after 34 years.
Grand Final Fervour
22 Jun 2022
Such was the excitement this week for the Grand Final of our ‘Chase the Lion’ Book Trivia Competition. Boys were literally jumping out of their skins! It is a hotly-contested annual event.
Pirates Ahoy!
02 Jun 2022
After a term and a half of discussing characters, practising movements, learning lines and rehearsing scenes, the Year 6 boys presented Pirates Ahoy!
State Champions!
02 Jun 2022
Congratulations St Ives Preparatory 4x50m Freestyle Senior Relay Team!
Congratulations Swim Team!
31 Mar 2022
St Ives Prep had a fantastic day at the CIS Swimming Carnival yesterday. Five boys further qualified for the State Carnival, the largest number that St Ives will send to the State Carnival in a long time. Our congratulations to these formidable swimmers for their consistent and impressive effort in the pool.
Preschool 2023
31 Mar 2022
St Ives Preparatory offers a unique five-day Preschool programme for deeply curious boys who are driven by special interest and a thirst for understanding.
IPSHA Swimming
16 Mar 2022
Outstanding efforts were shown by our boys at the IPSHA Swimming Carnival this week.
Super Twosday
03 Mar 2022
Around the world, mathematicians (and of course we here at SGS) got excited about the line-up of twos that was Tuesday 22nd February 2022, with every class and grade incorporating activities that had something to do with ‘two’.
Totally Sci-Fi!
25 Feb 2022
News Flash! Mrs Scott’s Sci-Fi club is back! Sci-Fi Club (short for Science Find-out) has been designed for Year 2 boys who love their science explorations and need more time to explore, imagine, invent and create.
Summer Sport
21 Feb 2022
These little boys have just played their first ever game of Cricket, and they won! Well done to our U9s and to all boys challenging themselves on the sporting fields.
Leo Invictus
17 Feb 2022
Introducing "Leo Invictus", our unofficial School Song, composed to reflect the five values found in Carrington’s Code: Respect, Courage, Integrity, Empathy and Initiative.
Maffey Strings
17 Feb 2022
A sublime Maffey Strings performance of the Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6, No. 1 (Largo & Allegro) by Arcangelo Corelli recorded for Presentation Day 2021. Conducted by Mr AB Vickers, with soloists Jack De Ravin, Michael Hu and Joshua Yun.
Smithy (Encore)
17 Feb 2022
We farewell our outgoing Director of Music, Mr Martin Smith, after his extraordinary tenure (2002 – 2021).
Welcome to Kindergarten
11 Feb 2022
With much excitement, we celebrate the start of a new school year, warmly welcoming the boys into our two Kindergarten classes at St Ives Prep.
Anyone for Maths?
09 Feb 2022
Oh, yes please! Some of our boys just LOVE Maths, so not surprisingly, they formed a Maths Club.
VATE Club
09 Feb 2022
A new extra-curricular club was formed for the boys in Kindergarten to Year 2. VATE, an acronym for Vocabulary, Art, Technology and Engineering, offered our boys a broad scope of enriching explorations.
Utilising inquiry
09 Feb 2022
From a very early age, children are curious and inquisitive learners – seeking to understand and question the world around them. Therefore, it is fitting that inquiry-based learning is an integral part of the boys’ education when they commence at St Ives Preparatory.
Congratulations boys!
04 Feb 2022
There are many elements of chess that appeal to Grammar boys. The game is strategic, open-ended, competitive, and underpinned by logic.
Screen Free Friday
24 Aug 2021
On Friday 13th August, St Ives boys enjoyed a Screen Free day of learning.
Kindergarten at St Ives
20 Aug 2021
Social and emotional development is at the heart of the Kindergarten programme at St Ives Preparatory. Our aim is for boys to be confident, happy, and socially connected.
Music Practice-A-Thon
06 Aug 2021
In Term I, Director of Music at St Ives, Martin Smith OAM, organised a new initiative for the boys.
Chase The Lion
06 Aug 2021
Director of Studies, Mrs Clare Greenup, brings us up to date on St Ives Preparatory’s very own Reading Challenge.
Trailblazers
06 Aug 2021
Mr Matthew Crerar reports on an innovative leadership programme that is helping to shape boys’ characters through practical service to others.
Dance Night
17 Jun 2021
Here’s a little reminder of the joy and enthusiasm that was on display.
Billy Cart Derby
21 May 2021
Building, testing, and racing billy carts presented our Year 5 boys with an exhilarating opportunity to take on Earth’s natural forces and each other!
The Magic of Libraries
21 May 2021
Grammar boys are readers; you can find them anywhere and everywhere engrossed in a book! It should therefore come as no surprise that they just love spending time in the Library. It is indeed a ‘happy place’ for many of our of boys at St Ives.
Being a Grammar Boy
17 May 2021
Our School Code, Carrington’s Code, provides a strong moral platform for the School.
NSWPSSA AFL Championships
11 May 2021
Year 6 boy, Monte Cairns, represented the NSW Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Sports Council at the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association AFL Championships held in Polding, Byron Bay in early May.
Sevens at St Ives
11 May 2021
On Saturday 1 May, Cowper Field was host to 700 players in the U10 and U12 Sevens Rugby Competition.
St Ives' Major Production
02 Feb 2021
St Ives’ major production was to have been Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’.
Year 6 Woodworking
02 Feb 2021
Our Year 6 boys have been tinkering as they have been learning how to craft wood with their hands, in a new workshop, which was a gift of the Parents’ Association.
Night of the Notables
24 Nov 2020
The Night of the Notables Project is a complex, multi-layered unit which acts as a fabulous culmination of the boys’ Primary years.
Year 4 and 6 Surf School Day
20 Nov 2020
Last week, boys in Years 4 & 6 enjoyed a day out at the beach, participating in the Surf School at Long Reef.
Outdoor Classroom Day
13 Nov 2020
Outdoor Classroom Day is a global initiative that we, here at Sydney Grammar School, have enthusiastically taken on for the last two years.
Book Week 2020
02 Nov 2020
St Ives boys celebrated Book Week with a busy few days of activities and talks, culminating with the annual Book Week Parade.
Carrington the Lion
30 Oct 2020
The boys and teachers have been mesmerised watching two mural artists create an enormous painting of Carrington the Lion as it unfolded across metres of brick wall over the past week.
Year 6 Camp Week
29 Oct 2020
Year 6 enjoyed the final few days of Term 3 with an in-school camp.
Year 5 Goldfields Learning
29 Oct 2020
Year 5's Goldfields Learning Celebration was the culmination of their study of 19th Century Australia and, in particular, the discovery of gold and how that shaped our country.
Year 4 Renewable Energy Summit
29 Oct 2020
Over the past three weeks, Year 4 have been working hard on their inquiry project. This project ties in closely with our Geography Unit Sustaining Our World, where we identified unsustainable practices in the 21st Century.
Games Galore!
27 Oct 2020
During Term 3, Year 2 have been busy planning and constructing a Games Arcade, made predominantly from cardboard and recycled materials. This work formed part of the Science topic of ‘Push and Pull’, culminating one Friday when their Games Arcade opened for business!
But will there be robots?
16 Oct 2020
Preschool - Year 2 Director & Science Teacher, Mrs Michele Scott shares an exciting way that our Youngest SGS Scientists are getting ready for the future at St Ives Preparatory School.
Digging, fossicking, climbing and collecting
25 Sep 2020
After many years of observing boys naturally gravitating towards digging, fossicking, climbing and collecting, an inspiring natural playground was constructed for the boys of Sydney Grammar School St Ives Preparatory.
St Ives Drawing 'BOOM'
23 Sep 2020
During the weeks when Grammar boys were undertaking lessons online, St Ives Art master, Mr Andrew Cranna conducted a daily series of Art lessons entitled the Drawing ‘BOOM’ Challenges.
St Ives farewells Ros Murray
23 Sep 2020
What began as a one year appointment in 1983 became a wonderful 32 years of teaching.
Carnivals at St Ives
23 Sep 2020
Sportsmaster, Mr Brett Townley-Jones, reports on all the action from this year’s Swimming and Cross Country carnivals.
Sydney Grammar School
College Street, Darlinghurst
NSW 2010 Australia
Phone: (02) 9332 5800
Edgecliff Preparatory School
Alma Street, Paddington
NSW 2021 Australia
Phone: (02) 9366 0100
St Ives Preparatory School
Ayres Rd, St Ives
NSW 2075 Australia
Phone: (02) 8302 5200
