Wednesday December 14, 2016

From Sue

National Track and Field Championships Daisy Flockart from 4C, Banksias and Amber Louw from 5/6B, Casuarinas recently competed at the National Track and Field Championships held in Sydney. They marched with the Victorian team in the Opening Ceremony where they joined athletes from all over Australia. Daisy competed in the heats of the 100 metres. This was a tough heat; Daisy finished in second place just missing the final by one place or 5/100 second. Her final placing was 11th in Australia!

Amber competed in the heats of the 800 metres. Amber just missed the final - also in a tough race and was placed 9th in Australia! Daisy also raced in the final of the 4x100metres Relay. Running the final leg, an exciting finish resulted in a silver medal to Victoria behind the winners from NSW; the bronze medal went to Queensland. Daisy was awarded her first national medal which is a great honour. This has been a memorable experience for both girls competing against the best athletes in the country. For children to qualify to compete at a national competition requires considerable ability, natural talent and determination to train, not to mention a preparedness to give up leisure time pursuits and family time to reach the required standard. The girls are outstanding athletes and have shown a commendable approach and level of commitment to their sport. Daisy earning a silver medal is an extraordinary achievement! My sincere congratulations go to both Amber and Daisy who have represented Hampton Primary and Victoria with distinction. Year 6 Graduation On Monday night our Year 6s attended their graduation ceremony at Brighton Grammar. The children went to considerable effort with their presentation and looked very impressive indeed. All children worked on speeches and these were delivered with a thematic focus, the underlying rationale for all the speeches was to focus on memorable highlights. The Year 6s worked very effectively on this task and presented their speeches with poise and confidence. Technology and music were interspersed with the speeches which added some variety to the formal component of the night. As each person received a graduation certificate, we had the opportunity to view an image of them from prep alongside a current photo. Some had barely changed at all! The children spoke from the heart and made clear to the audience what has been significant, enjoyable and very memorable. I thank our School Council President, Jamie Smart who addressed the children on the importance of cherishing their primary school memories and friendships; he also presented their graduation certificates. Our school captains and youth ambassadors were the MCs for the ceremony. Congratulations go to Jack Tuffley, Mia Henwood, Ruby Wilson and Olie Horigan for their excellent leadership on the night.

Sincere thanks go to the Year 6 teachers for their efforts in working with the children to prepare for graduation and throughout the year. In addition, Traci Cenedese provided great support in preparing the musical items with the children. A small team of parents worked diligently during the day to assist with the decoration of the school hall. Special thanks go to Bec Wilson and the parent helpers- Helen Doig, Kirsty Reynolds, Sally Horigan, Rachel Devine, Nicki Lever, Kirsty Hunt, Amanda Schunker-Duffin, Kylie Jones, Emma-Jane Stevens, Victoria Johnson, Emma Nicholl, Sophie Davis, Lisa Beavan and Nicky Lanyon, for providing valuable support and setting up the Brighton Grammar hall for the ceremony, providing bottles of water in the school hall for the disco and assisting with the set-up of the memory books in the BER. Finally, I extend congratulations to all our Year 6 students for a successful year of learning, fun and engagement at Hampton Primary. For many this is the culmination of 7 years working, learning, exploring and developing together. Many special and long-lasting friendships have been formed and I encourage the children to work hard to maintain these friendships. Furthermore I wish all Year 6s the very best at secondary school, I know that they will have some challenges ahead; however they are well equipped to manage them. I encourage the children to aim for excellence, persist with their learning and to have fun! I look forward to hearing about their journey at secondary school. Congratulations go to all of our Year 6s including: 6A, Wattles – Jane Alderman Jamie Delaney, Adam Doyle, Luca Duffin, Mia Henwood, Grace Ikin, Darcy Maher, Luke Nixon Smith, Lara Smith, Mae Smith, Gemma Tarshis, Alexandra Taylor, Paddy Troy, Jack Tuffley and Ruby Wilson. 6B, Casuarinas - Joy Brebner Maya Aljehany, Annie Gruby, Daniel Hall, Noah Hunt, Liam Hunter, Amelie Le Page, Mitchell Lever, Amber Louw, Max Morris, Maria Quartel, Luke Travers and Mia Whettingsteel. 6C, Eucalypts – Time Bernau and Fallon Levett Edward Cassidy, Brayden Christie, Leila Davis, Kai Forbes, Stephanie Gavnoudias, Nikita Gomez, Oliver Hill, Oliver Horigan, Max Joho, Poppy Mitchell, Lara Papadimitriou, Tom Randall, Noah Ripple and Ella Talwar. 6D, Sassafras – Sharon Dowling Cam Allan, Emily Augello, Josie Cook, Lilly Curnow, Peri Dart, Oliver French Medic, Mitchell Gathercole, 6E, Wollemi – Michelle Kahui Scarlett Adams, Tin Ko Bowmer, Pippa Fulton, Aaron Gomez, Ned Gray, Rosie Jackson, Ava Karras, Lukas Kessler, Spencer McGregor, Emma Morgan, Connor Olivier, Tommy Reynolds, Elise Rodguis and Benjamin Wells. 6F, Red Tingle – Alicia Blundell Kosta Andronis, Fynnie Davis, Dominique Doig, Hnery Hamilton, Kasper Hoffman, Amelia Johnson, Allister Jones, Jules Lohan, Rafferty Netley, Amelia Pritchard, Nathan Pulido, Maddie Ross, Asher Thomas and Robert Wingate. 6G, Jarrahs – Dani Khosh Chloe Adlington, Declan Bakker, Oscar Cathcart, Olli Hotton, Tayla Jones, Moriah Kemp, Andre Lynn, Olivia Muller, Brent O’Mara, Will Tuffley and Hannah Williams. School Assembly Yesterday the Senior String Ensemble performed ‘Viva La Vida’ at assembly. Traci played guitar and Lana played violin to accompany the ensemble. The audience really appreciated this impressive performance.

Carols Monday 19 December On Monday night of next week all community members are warmly invited to attend the annual carol singing event which will commence at 6pm. This event usually attracts nearly all families and we greatly look forward to seeing everyone. Every grade will be involved in presenting a carol on the stage and of course Santa will be visiting in the latter part of the evening.

Congratulations to John and Lara John Painter and Lara are celebrating the arrival of Toby born on Monday of this week weighing 4.37kgs. Toby and Lara are both in good health. Our very best wishes go to John, Lara, Abby and Toby! Kiwani’s Build up Grades Awards Yesterday at assembly two children were recognised for displaying terrific effort, consistent application and excellent progress over the course of the last few months. Congratulations go to Isabelle Todman in 1A, Spotted Gums and Stella Cole in Year 1B Silver Gums. My sincere thanks go to Brighton Kiwanis Club for their continued support of our school. Congratulations go to the following children who have worked closely and intensively with Mrs Van Pelt on Reading Recovery over the last few months: Sarlinea Barker, Charlotte Mc Namara, Amber Sarman Gozel, Stella Cole, and Isabelle Todman. All the children were recognised for: working extremely hard both at home and at school consistently showing excellent effort either individually or in a small group being persistent and never giving up making wonderful progress. After School Chess The chess tournament conducted over the last couple of weeks of Term 4 was well supported by our after

school chess enthusiasts. I extend congratulations to the following students who have made excellent

progress and show talent in chess:

Group 1: Advanced 1st Place –Jordan Rao in 4A, Tea Trees Best & Fairest player (Trophy) 2nd Place –Nathan Gee in 5/6F, Red Tingle Silver Grasshopper (Badge) 3rd Place- Veronica Cena Bandosz in 5/6B, Casuarinas Bronze Grasshopper (Badge) Group 2: Beginners/Intermediate 1st Place –Baxter Moss in 2E, Flowering Gums Best & Fairest player (Trophy) 2nd Place –Jackson Follett in 3C, Stringy Barks Silver Grasshopper (Badge) 3rd Place – Lachlan Gee in 3B- Ironbarks Bronze Grasshopper (Badge)

My thanks go to Phil Hooton our chess master who instructs the students in after school classes. 2017 Student Leadership The 2017 student leaders will be announced on Tuesday 20 December at the final assembly of the school year. The assembly will commence at 12.45pm and conclude at 1.30pm. I remind all families that school will finish at 1.30pm on this day. End of Year Reports The Semester 2 reports for all students will be available to be accessed via the Compass portal on Monday afternoon. Parents will receive an email when the portal is open. The teachers have devoted considerable time to the preparation for the reports over a number of weeks; this has included quite a few assessment tasks and numerous discussions with other teachers at the same level to reach agreement on the progression point for each child in each subject. I extend my sincere thanks to all staff for their time devoted to the reports; special thanks to Anne Coburn who has coordinated the assessment and reporting for the whole school, in a large school of 703, this is a logistical challenge.

Staffing I acknowledge and thank the remarkably competent and capable staff at Hampton for another industrious and productive year in 2016. We have numerous talents in our team and a wide spread of experiences that add to the collective capacity of the staff. There is a strong commitment shown to professional learning amongst all staff and in so doing, a preparedness to ‘polish’ their teaching skills. This of course ultimately benefits our children. The leadership team including John Painter, Tim Bernau, Anne Coburn, Lisa Logue and Traci Cenedese, has assumed many responsibilities and carried these out with enthusiasm. I am most grateful to the hours of additional time they have devoted to leadership and management tasks to ensure everything ‘hums’ at Hampton! For the many hours all teachers – classroom teachers and specialists have devoted to planning, preparation and evaluation in school time, after school and on holidays, I extend a huge thank you! Our non-teaching staff provides a fine layer of support to all programs and activities at the school. Our Education Support (ES) staff is multi-talented and often juggles many requirements and tasks at the same time. To our business manager, office assistants, integration aides, grounds managers and technicians – we could not cope without you! Many, many thanks for your attention to detail and your extraordinary support shown. Special thanks go to our out-of-school hours’ childcare team under the excellent co-ordination of Jasmine Tunbridge. The children attending childcare really enjoy the informal atmosphere and the high level of caring supervision provided. Staff resuming from leave: Helen James, previously Mamos is resuming from leave to teach in Grade 3. Louise Jones is resuming from leave to teach in Grade 1. Sim Paul is resuming from leave to teach in Grade 2. Staff remaining on leave on a temporary transfer for 2017: Alison Powell, Cassie Humphreys and Beck Watkins are on Family Leave, Wilson Young is on a temporary transfer. I wish our departing staff the very best for the next 12 months: Rosie Alderman is taking 12 months leave to live in northern Australia accompanying her partner. Helen Farr is taking a temporary transfer to a school closer to her home. Dani Khosh is taking 12 months leave to travel in America accompanying her partner. Fallon Levett will commence maternity leave at the start of 2017. Fallon is pregnant with her second child. My warmest wishes go to both as they approach this very exciting time.

Students Leaving the School The following children are leaving Hampton this year: Aidan Farr, Amy Yang, John Carlos Fletcher, Aidan Tesfai, Sofia Nikitina, Daniela Petris, Katie Yang, Sophie Heath, Kendal Hemp, Josh Fletcher, Zac Smith, Lani Forbes, Kalkin Gomez, Thomas Westerbeek, Tom Tesfai, Orlando Lynch, Mia Kennedy, Rian Pillai and Jay Poort. I wish all children who are leaving a very happy and calm start at their new schools respectively. School Council All councillors have shown a commitment to developing the best possible school environment for our children. I extend sincere thanks to all councillors and members of the committees who give some of their time to support and guide our school. In particular, Jamie Smart as president who provides excellent leadership at the council table and in the community. Special thanks go to our convenors of committees including: John Painter – Buildings and Grounds and Education, James Buckley – Finance, Sarah Rowley* – Fundraising, Kirsty Reynolds – Snack Shack and Ian Hart - Grants. These councillors have devoted additional time to planning and preparation for the work of their committees respectively. *Sarah is not on council but has worked tirelessly for our school on our fundraising matters

Parents’ Association Our Parents’ Association has continued to support all events and activities with enthusiasm at Hampton under the energetic coordination of Hiliary Hewlett, Kath Blackham, Mary Cole and Nic Jacobs (for the earlier part of the year). The coordinators have continued to focus on effective and streamlined communication between home and school. They have also provided a warm and welcoming forum for brainstorming, sharing ideas, providing feedback and generally encouraging involvement and interest in our school. They have been an industrious and impressive team modelling the notion of sharing the load and utilising various skills to bring a project to fruition. I extend my sincere thanks to Hiliary, Kath, Mary and Nic for their tireless efforts and support for our school. In addition I thank the class representatives, year level coordinators and numerous parents who have regularly attended the PA meetings and supported school functions. Hampton has been enriched by this active involvement and generous spirited support. Music Excursion Well done Dominique Doig, Declan Bakker, Patrick and Oliver Hill, Isaac Pels, Frances O’Driscoll, Audrey Smart, Miranda McLean, Gemma Elliott, Ruby Wilson, William and George Pidduck and Olivia Briggs who played Christmas Carols and led a sing-a-long at Karinya Grove Aged Care Facility in Sandringham today. They were delightful ambassadors for the school, introducing themselves and their instruments to the residents and wishing them a Merry Christmas. This was perfect example of giving back to the community a message that comes directly the Resilience Project.

Last Friday, the finalists for the choreography competition were decided. The standard of the choreography and dancing was very impressive indeed. The quadrangle was crowded with family members and supporters keen to offer encouragement to all teams. The judges had a difficult role to play; they had to consider the complexity of the choreography, the skill in which the design was enacted, synchrony of the team, the level of enthusiasm and concentration evident, use of space and the costuming – to mention a few! My thanks go to Traci for her efforts in organising the competition, conducting the auditions and ensuring everything goes according to plan

Winning team shown above! Athleticism at its best from Keisha and Maya Jacobs!

Prep-Yr2 Sienna, Mia, Charlie, Paige and Steph Charlie, Willow, Bella, Olivia and Lucille Washington and Alex (WINNERS)

Prep-Yr2 Sienna, Mia, Charlie, Paige and Steph Charlie, Willow, Bella, Olivia and Lucille Washington and Alex (WINNERS) Grade 3-4 Annabelle, Sasha, Anna F and Amy Joseph, Eloise and Edie Ruby, Bianca Stewart, Juliet Moss and Lilly J (WINNERS) Mia, Lottie, Lily B, Emily B, Stefi Jackson, Daisy Flockart Grade 5/6 Pippa Fulton, Emma Morgan, Hannah, Ruby Wilson and Lara Smith Amelia Pritchard, Sophie, Audrey and Gemma (WINNERS) Maya and Keisha Jacobs The interschool competition which always arouses huge interest and support is on Friday at 1pm in the quadrangle.

Musical Excellence Jared Thomas from 3D, Silver Mallee performed at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday as part of the Tyros group of the Australian Boys Choir. Jared sang a total of 8 songs. I had the pleasure of attending this concert in person. Jared is pictured in the centre of this group front of stage at this magnificent centre. Some thoughts from Jared: I thought it was very exciting and nerve racking at the same time to be performing on such a big stage. I felt quite hot on stage; one boy collapsed and hit me on the way down. It was really hot wearing the thick gown and the lighting made us hotter. My favourite part was singing O Come All Ye faithful. My grandparents attended too, they arrived from England only 2 days ago. I felt proud that they were able to see me sing. Congratulations Jared!

Christmas and Holiday Wishes I wish all members of the school community a very merry Christmas and a very relaxing and revitalising vacation period. I greatly look forward to seeing community members on the first day of school which is Wednesday 1 February for Grades 1—6 and Thursday 2 February for Preps and hearing about some of the holiday adventures. Sue Knight Principal

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