TKIS Newsletter 7 2018
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The Kilmore International School Newsletter Issue 7, Friday 3rd of august 2018 Hudson House Wins Primary Swimming Carnival A TKIS Community Publication Content Message from the School Messages 2 Acting Deputy Principal Student Activities 10 Hi All, Notice Board 22 Just to keep you up to date with what is happening in terms of school organisation for Semester 2 here is the latest. Tutorials: parents will notice the availability of 3.45pm IB tutorials Mon- day and Tuesday this term. Those day students who are not involved in CAS activities are able to attend and get extra tuition from subject Important dates teachers. August No phone policy/Social media: As a result of our policy this year, we are seeing lots of interaction among students. They are talking, getting 8 Year 11 University of Melbourne physically active and involving themselves in activities. However there are some concerns about social media use at home affecting students’ 9 Australian Mathematics Competition interactions while at school. Please monitor and have conversations 10 Year 8 Hanging Rock Fieldwork Trip with your child about appropriate use of social media platforms. 14 Year 9-12 Soccer Finals 14 Year 7-10 Music Recital Parent teacher interviews Aug 29th : bookings will open for parent/ 15 Primary - Science Week Fizzics teacher interviews on August 13th. You will be notified via email and Incursion just follow the link. 15 Year 9-10 Indo Film Fest Ski trip: students are getting excited about attending the annual TKIS 16 Year 7-8 Soccer Finals snow trip. This will occur on August 24th til August 27th at Mt Hotham. 21 Year 7-8 Badminton Finals Emergency procedures: recently as part of our whole school wellbeing 22 School Photos program we have educated all students on the procedures of emergen- 23 Year 11 Group 4 Project cy and evacuation procedures. Fire and lockdown drills will be conduct- 23 Year 3 Book Week - Mark McBride ed within the next couple of weeks. Inc. 24 -27 Ski Trip Uniform: students are looking great in their winter uniforms, however there are still some students who require some attention to length of skirts and hair colour. Please refer to the uniform policy on the website to ensure your child is not being reprimanded for incorrect uniform. IB centre: This year, the Year 11 & 12s have occupied the building previ- ously known as the Language Centre. This means that they are able to Editor: Georgia Wittmer be within an area purely focussed on the IB and their future ahead. The [email protected] access to Mrs McCormick our Careers Counsellor and Mrs Krilis our IB Coordinator has been a success along with the quiet study spaces that are available to the students. The Year 12’s are now focussing on exams Next edition: 20th of August ahead. The Kilmore International School 40 White Street Kilmore VIC 3764 Australia Tel: (03) 5782 2211 Fax: (03) 5782 2525 Email: [email protected] Jo Treanor Website: www.kilmore.vic.edu.au Acting Deputy Principal Email: [email protected] 2 | TKIS Newsletter 7 2018 TKIS Newsletter 7 2018 | 3 Message from the Message from the Year 9/10 Wellbeing Leaders Head of Learning Science WELCOME BACK! After a much deserved break, the new academic program has begun. We welcome some new faces into our teaching Group 4 Project ranks and some more again as new students into the school. This swells our numbers in the middle school to just over 130. The increase in student size has seen a third Yr 9 Homeroom being created with Ms Logan the Homeroom This fun, collaborative day of student-designed investigations is a compulsory activity for IB Science students. Stu- teacher. During our first assembly students were encouraged to remained focussed, use their time effectively, be dents have been assigned groups with a mixture of science disciplines and backgrounds. The aim is to experience the consistent in their approach, meet their deadlines, listen to their teachers and colleagues and be proactive. These are international collaboration that occurs in many real-life scientific endeavours. The planning took place on Wednes- some of the attributes that we believe are necessary for not only academic success but success in everyday life. day 1st August and the action stage will take place all day on Thursday 23rd August. I anticipate the students will have a great day. As this is a compulsory component of Science Internal Assessments we request that, where possi- As always, there is plenty happening inside and outside of the classroom coming up. The Year 10’s have now submit- ble, students do not have appointments or other commitments on this day. ted their subject selection. A lot of preparation and thought has gone into this program and we would like to thank Ms McMormick for her work in this area. Student selections will now go through a vetting process to make sure that Science Individual Investigations will be held later this year in Physics and early next year in Biology, Chemistry and subjects are suited to each individual. Environmental Systems and Societies to conclude the Internal Assessment requirements. This term will finish with a ball for the Yr 10’s with more details to follow. Their PE classes this term are geared to- wards ballroom dancing which is a great exercise for the whole co-hort. Best wishes to all students and families for a wonderful Science Week, 11-19 August. Keep working hard, Cheryl Moulder Mr Peter Osborne and Daniel Mr Schembri Head of Learning (Science) Year 9/10 Wellbeing Leaders Message from the Head of Music Middle Years Recital Our Junior and Senior students have both performed – now the students in Yrs 7 to 10 will have the opportunity. The Vale Rod Mumford Middle Years Recital will occur on Tuesday 14th August (Week 4) in Room 46 at 7pm, until around 8.30pm. All students who learn instruments privately will be asked to perform and it would be great if you can also encourage It is with great sadness that we note the passing of our esteemed colleague Rod Mumford on 21 March 2018, your child to participate. The intermediate years are often when students begin to develop performance shyness. aged 71. Continuing to perform despite that develops resilience and can create a sense of real achievement. Attending a Recit- al allows students to see what others are doing and to display what they themselves can play, which gives motivation Rod taught at TKIS from 2000 until the end of 2011. During this time he inspired many young scientists from for their individual lessons. years 7 to 10, and year 11 and 12 Biology and Environmental Systems students. Rod was also, at various times, Acting Principal, Deputy Principal, IB Coordinator, Head of Senior School, Year 12 Coordinator and an Examiner of The Rock Band will be playing as well as various soloists, and several Instrumental staff will be in attendance Feel free IB Biology Internal Assessments. to stay and have a chat with them, or perhaps even coffee and a biscuit! Rod was passionate about photography and spent many hours lying on the ground to get a perfect shot of a spider or some other creepy-crawly. His holidays centred around photo opportunities: African safaris, a tiger conservation park in India, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Pompeii, Rome, ….. We were always delighted to see the results of his latest trip and loved being given a calendar featuring his photography. Rod is survived by his two sons, Nicholas and Alistair, and grandson Lucas. Catherine Stringer Head of Music 4 | TKIS Newsletter 7 2018 TKIS Newsletter 7 2018 | 5 Message from the Head of Mathematics Message from the Year 7/8 Well-being Leader Hi all, And welcome back. Next week is important in the Mathematics Department as we have the Australian Mathematics Students have been out and about exploring Visual Art since their return to TKIS following the semester break. Competition underway on Thursday 9th of August. All students from Years 7-10 and a select few from Years 11-12 will participate in the competition. Students will be provided with time during classes to practise some of the interesting Year 11 Visual Art Students visiting MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and often challenging question types that are part of this long standing and well know competition. and Contemporary Art (left). I would like to take this opportunity to welcome new staff member Mr Tobin Connell to the Mathematics and Physical El Anatsui Education Departments. Mr Connell has been teaching for over 20 years and taught mainly in international schools, Bleeding Takari II 2007 following a British Curriculum. Prior to coming to Australia, he worked in Switzerland (but lived in France and com- muted to a different country!) and before that was in Malaysia and the Middle East. He has visited 29 different coun- Aluminium and copper wire tries, including a trip to Antarctica! He is keen sportsman and coach, and loves to get involved in local sports. When in Malaysia he coached the blind Judo team for the Paralympic games – and interesting challenge! He has taught Maths MoMA and PE all his career and has now settled with his family in the Gisborne area, where he coaches basketball and has joined the SES. He had to give up rugby, but has now taken up AFL, and promises to call football soccer! The photo shows Mr Connell with Year 8 student Tanveer Kaur. For the answer to the last edition’s question: Students enjoying the interactive activities in the MoMA New York! New York! Installation (right).