Issue 9. 19 June 2015

From the Principal

Last weekend the main focus of the Kilvington Board Retreat was the draft Strategic Plan 2016-2020 which up to this point has been an ongoing and most important piece work conducted by the School Executive in consultation with staff. On the Saturday morning, the Board received excellent input from select staff on a range of issues. The Director of Marketing and Development, Camilla Fiorini, set the scene with a presentation highlighting the main demographic trends in Victorian education. The Academic Dean of Performing Arts, Mr Sasha Stella, inspired the Board with his vision and possibilities for the future within the Performing Arts program, and then the Academic Dean of Health and Physical Education, Mr Steve Bustin, and the Head of Sport, Mr Ben Bishop, stirred the Board with their exciting ideas and opportunities for the future in Sport. Much was achieved by the end of the Retreat, with considerable clarity brought to a number of future directions and possibilities. One of the most exciting developments was the Board’s affirmation of its intent to build a Sports Complex as soon as possible on the School grounds, possibly as early as 2017. Excellent progress was also made in exploring ways to develop current play areas for students. The opportunity for other Kilvington stakeholders – students, parents, and Alumni - to discuss the Strategic Plan will take place in Term 4. I thank the Board for its ongoing vision and commitment to excellence as it presides over Kilvington. We are most fortunate to have such a talented group as Directors, chaired by the dynamic leadership of Prof Jayashri Kulkarni. As Semester One comes to an end, I thank all members of the community for their ongoing invaluable support and encouragement, and wish you an enjoyable holiday period. Annual Concert – Save the Date This year, Kilvington’s Annual Concert will be held on Friday 21 August at 7.30pm at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton. This is a wonderful showcase of our Performing Arts program and amazing musical talent across the School. Tickets will be complimentary and will be available for booking via the Kilvington website in Term 3. Further information will be provided shortly. Staffing Congratulations to Mr Sebastian Earle who has been appointed to the role of Prep – Year 2 Coordinator. After twenty years of exemplary service as a piano teacher and accompanist, Ms Anne-Marie Quarrell has tendered her resignation. We thank Anne-Marie for her outstanding contribution to Kilvington’s Performing Arts program, and we wish her the very best for the future.

Events

June 19 Term 2 concludes July 14 Students commence Term 3 16 Y7 Excursion to Melbourne Zoo 8.45am – 3.30pm 21, 22, 28 Y2 – Y6 Parent, Teacher, Student Interviews, Y2 – Y6 Classrooms 3.45pm – 8.00pm Hiroshima Jogakuin Exchange Host Family Meeting, Staff Lounge 7.30pm – 8.30pm 22 Y9 Digital Media Film Festival MSC9, 6.00pm – 7.30pm 24 Junior Robocup Melbourne Regional Competition, Sacre Coeur 172 Burke Rd Malvern 10.00am – 3.00pm (Students required at venue at 9.00am) Upcoming Events July 29, 30 Under The Gum Trees Prep – Y4 Production Dalton Hall, 7.00pm August 21 Annual Concert Robert Blackwood Hall Monash University Clayton 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Small enough to care, big enough to excel.

Ms Martine Walls, Health and Physical Education Teacher, will commence Long Service Leave in Term 3 and we look forward to welcoming her replacement Ms Michelle Ryan to the School. Mr John Knap, Year 9 Coordinator, will also commence Long Service Leave in Term 3 and we look forward to welcoming his replacement Ms Kelly White to the School. I look forward to seeing you again at the end of August, following my long service leave.

Jon Charlton Principal

Program Highlights Frilly May’s Musical Day

This week the Marine, Magnolia and Magenta children visited the Music School to listen to a performance by Carol (Sascha’s Mum – 3-year-old Marine Group), Ceri and Tania (Frilly May – the Lizard). It was called Frilly May’s Musical Day. The children were invited to twirl ribbons, played maracas, sing and dance. This was a fun interactive performance enjoyed by all.

Under the Gum Trees – Junior School Production Students in Years Prep to Four are immersed in rehearsals of our production of Under the Gum Trees. This original musical features many animals from the Australian bush and is centred on the story of The Muddle Headed Wombat. It has been a delight for us to introduce this classic story, written by Ruth Park in the early 1960s, to a new generation of young Australians. The students have laughed and enjoyed the story as if it was freshly written yesterday. They identify with Wombat’s innocent understanding of the world and his enjoyment of the simple things; a ‘new’ hat, a snail to eat and an old bear from the rubbish dump. The music is written especially for the age group of our young performers and they are singing it all around the corridors and probably at home too! Please come and share an enjoyable evening in the bush with us by booking your tickets now. There will be two performances - Wednesday 29 July and Thursday 30 July - held at Dalton Hall from 7.00pm. Prices are Adults $20.00, Children $10.00, Family $50.00 and Concession $10.00.

Music and the Performing Arts at Kilvington – The Semester in Review A feature of music and the performing arts at Kilvington is the abundance of performance opportunities offered to our students at all stages of their academic careers. Early in the year more than 200 students participated in performances at the Kilvington World Fair. Students performed at various junior and senior Soirees, at the Boorondara Eisteddfod, at the 6th Annual Royal Melbourne Hospital Live Music Is Good For You Schools Festival, as cast members in the School production of The Wiz, at Open Days, and at various assemblies in front of the School community and invited guests. I particularly want to congratulate the Year 7 Band Program students and the fledgling Concert Band Ensemble students for their performances at the Year 7 Band Concert and Winter Ensemble Soiree recently. These are new ensembles filled mostly by beginners who started this year. To hear both groups perform a repertoire of a few works was a testament to the persistence, discipline and teamwork that each student showed as an ensemble member and to the very competent direction of staff members Fiona Radcliffe and Ken McClimont. For the remainder of the year, students will be preparing for more assembly, Open Day and Soiree performances, as well as for competition at The Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia (Royal South Street), and performances at the Annual Concert and at Celebration Night at Robert Blackwood Hall. Some guitar students will be performing at a public concert held by the Victorian Guitar Society in September. Many students are also undertaking AMEB examinations in the second half of the year. I wish all students and their families an enjoyable holiday break and encourage students to continue with their practice routines. Sasha Stella, Academic Dean of Performing Arts

Year 7 Girls Basketball Champions Well done to our Year 7 Girls Basketball team who won the EISM Central Division Title. The girls went through the season undefeated. Six wins from six games. Outstanding! Ben Bishop, Head of Sport

Back Row L – R: Mr Patrick Dower, Annika Challice, Isabelle Owen, Kasey O’Connor and Ariana Papadopoulos

Front Row L – R: Hannah Wallis, Grace Rizzardi, Bridie Linehan, Eleanor Owen and Emily Zhu

(Kara Williamson Absent)

Year 7 Band Concert

Scorpion Soccer Scorpion Soccer is a lunchtime competition open to all Years 7 - 12 students that has kept some of the students busy all term! Nine teams entered this season with 'The Dream' being the eventual winners, beating Miami Dolphins 4-1 in the final played on Tuesday. Quinn Kane of 'The Dream' finished with the Golden Boot award, scoring nine goals for the competition. Well done to all the students who participated. Steve Bustin, Academic Dean of PE and Health

Visual Arts Week Last week, we had our 2015 Visual Arts week. It was a week filled with a range of exciting art activities during lunch times from chalk murals and boomerang designs to fruit sculptures and large canvas artworks. A new activity this year was the ‘Selfie’ artwork. Students posed like the Mona Lisa and became the face of The Scream. During the same week, we had the Year 12 students take part in a permanent mural for the School environment. The mural reflected ‘Identity’ where each student produced a panel reflecting themselves. This work will bring great colour within the School grounds.

Stefani Andriopoulos

Back Row L – R: Dean Gerszonovicz, Tate Smirnakos, Quinn Kane and Harry Millikan. Front Row L – R:

Lachlan Pearce, Charles Yuen (coach) and Tiren Hem

From L – R: Alyssa Laughton and Gianluca Marandola

Student Achievements

Cata-vaulting to Great Heights Kieran Connolly, Year 8, was selected to represent Victoria in the Australian Gymnastics Championships, held at Hisense Arena in May. At the Victorian Championships in June, Kieran won a silver medal on the rings and a bronze medal on the high bar, as well as placing 4th on the vault. An outstanding result. Congratulations Kieran.

Selected for Oboe Masterclass Ashleigh McMaster, Year 9, is one of four students selected to participate in an oboe masterclass with Diana Doherty. Diana plays Principal oboe with the Sydney Symphony orchestra. She is one of Australia's most renowned and celebrated professional musicians. Congratulations Ashleigh!

Our Community Kilvington to Welcome Japanese Students For two weeks in Term 3, Kilvington will again be hosting a group of Japanese students and teachers from Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior High School. The Japanese girls are 13 to 14 years old. They will come to school every day and spend time practising English, visiting the sights of Melbourne and mixing with Kilvington students. This will be a wonderful opportunity for families to host a student, learn about the Japanese culture and make a new friend.

Kieran Connolly

Ashleigh McMaster

We are hoping to have as many students as possible hosted by families from Kilvington, so this opportunity is open to all students from ELC to Year 12. Some points worth noting: * The students do not have to have their own bedroom. * You do not have to cook Japanese food or speak Japanese *The Group Coordinator provides families with cultural information and 24/7 support throughout the program *A tax-free stipend of $30.00 per night will be provided to host families. Thank you to the Kilvington families who have already kindly offered to host a student. We still have five Japanese girls who require placement. If you are able to offer accommodation to a student or teacher from Sunday 26 July to Sunday 9 August, please express your interest by email or telephone to AIIU Group Coordinator Joy 9576 7500, email eliteshoptours@primus.com.au or Regional Manager Christine at AIIU on 9798 4233 or 0418 742 641, email chrisi@aiiu.com.au. School Holiday Activities The school holidays are here and we are all looking forward to a well-earned break, however Melbourne is a great place for kids’ activities and we've picked some of the best of what's on this July. Indigenous Hip Hop Workshops Dance workshops with the Indigenous Hip Hop Projects Crew. When: 5-10 July 11.30-12.15pm Where: Melbourne Museum Cost: Included in general admission free (Adult $12.00, Concession* and Child (3–16 years) free entry.) Ages: All More information. Little Devils Circus School Eliminate boredom instantly with circus skills, guaranteed to teach, inspire and exhaust even the most restless of children! When: 29th June-9th July Where: Box Hill or Moorabbin Cost: $25.00 for 2 hours Ages: 5-13 years More Information. For lots of other great holiday activity ideas, click here. A Reminder…. Parking Etiquette Please be respectful of our local residents and School community when parking at and around the School. This includes not parking across residents’ driveways, on nature strips and in No Standing and restricted areas. In particular, please be mindful of parents waiting to drop off their children in the various zones around the School. If you could please drop your children off as quickly as possible, regardless of the time allowed, it will help reduce the level of congestion around the School and frustration experienced by waiting parents.

For parents of senior school students, please consider parking or dropping them off from nearby streets to walk the short distance to School. Parents who are using the 25 minute parking areas to escort their children into primary school, please vacate the area once your child is safely dropped off.

Nut Allergies In order to minimise the risk of a student having an anaphylactic reaction at school caused by coming into contact with nuts, parents are asked to assist the School, wherever possible, by not allowing their child/ren to bring or eat nuts at school. A school can never claim to be nut free, however, in the interests of the safety of all community members and to minimise the risk to others, we do discourage the bringing and eating of nuts at school.

School Supervision Times The School is supervised from 8.00am-4.30pm (Senior School students) and 8.00am-6.00pm (Junior School students). After 3.50pm, Senior School students not involved in after school supervised activities are to go to the Library where they will be supervised from Tuesday to Friday. 5.30pm (Tuesday), 4.30pm (Wednesday and Thursday), 4.00pm (Friday). Library is closed on a Monday. After these times, Senior School students are to wait in Main Reception. Main Reception closes at 5.00pm. Junior School students not collected by 3.50pm will be taken to After School Care, where they will be supervised until 6.00pm (Monday to Friday). To ensure the safety of all students, parents are asked not to drop off their child/ren before 8.00am, or pick them up after the times designated above.

PFA Report Greek Cooking Masterclass What a fantastic evening celebrating Greek cuisine! Thank you Eleni Stamenos and your helpers for hosting such a fun evening in our fabulous Food Tech Centre. We are very fortunate to have our parents offer their time and skills so that we can come together and eat like a Greek for the evening. I look forward to the next cultural food experience. Please let us know if you would like to host an evening celebrating your culture. Our PFA meetings are growing each month and you will find the minutes published on the website. Upcoming Events • Junior School Production – 29 and 30 July, 7.00pm, Dalton Hall • PFA General Meeting – Tuesday 4 August, 7.30pm - 8.30pm, Staff Lounge • Open Day, 5 August – Parent helpers welcome, 9.00am, Dalton Hall • Secondhand Uniform Shop – Saturday 8 August, 10.00am – 12.00pm, Dalton Hall • K24 Challenge - 28-29 August, 9.00am - 9.00am – Parent Team, Dalton Hall • Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 4 September, 7.30am, Dalton Hall

Class Social Activities

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Year 6 and siblings get together at Jump Central

Back Row L – R: Helen, Eleni, Angela and Alex. Front Row L – R: Annette and Jess.

Extend After School Care at Kilvington Grammar School

Our Recap Despite this week being only four days, we have been busy with our healthy food week! We have been very brave and tried some new food which lots of us found surprisingly yummy, and played guess the fruit involving a blind fold! We also had a go at making some healthy foods made of felt and finally enjoyed some outside games. After all, being active is part of being healthy. I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday, I'm already looking forward to seeing lots of you on our Winter vacation care days. I also would like to inform parents that this week will be my last full week during term time at Kilvington due to family matters. I will be here every week during the holidays and will say goodbye at the beginning of Term 3. Thank you to everyone who has supported the program here at Kilvington. I feel that between us we have positively impacted this terrific program. - Holly Our Extend Superstars are … Hanumanth Prathap for being a great role model to the younger children and helping to encourage them to give new things a go. Savannah Burdon for being super grown up over the last fortnight at OSHC and for being a good friend to others. A Message from Extend Head Office We would like to take the opportunity to thank Holly Kitching for all her hard work while employed with Extend and wish her good luck for the future. PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au