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November 15 2006 Assessment is in the news. Should we assign a grade (A-E) or should we apply some other measure? Here is one approach used with the assessment of staff in 1913. November 9 2006 The transit has come and gone - completely obscured by cloud cover. Yes, I know we need the rain, but would a little sunshine -for just a few hours- have hurt? Stay tuned for Venus in 2012. November 3 2006 Three-and-a-half years ago the tiny planet Mercury passed in front of the sun. On the 9th of November, Mercury will again transit the sun. Read more here. August 29 2006 2006 Design and Technology's Major Design Projects are finished and marked. Phe-e-e-w-w-w! You're invited to have a look at some of the offerings here. April 25 2006 "Cradled amid the stunted scrub of Gallipoli, swept by the bleak winds of the Northern Winter, bleached by the mellow sunshine of the Bizantine Summer, the bones of our mighty dead moulder on an alien strand..." More... "The shrapnel shells above our heads appeared as momentary lurid nebulae..." Signaller Harding's account from the front, some years later. April 12 2006 One of best traditions at the school is giving to others. In this case, our Year 10 Textiles & Design class made a number of quilts for sick kiddies at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. See their efforts here. March 22 2006 The school welcomed the return of our 1946 First XI - The Invincibles - who made a special presentation on our school assembly.