Newsletter 2015 Issue 7

The Kilmore International School

Newsletter VOL.1 ISSUE 7, 31 July, 2015

Inside This Issue: “I learnt more about Anzac Day and what the true meaning of the day is about. ” “Current students of the University gave us an insight into the transition between high school and college.” ““We went to Disneyland in California and also visited Hollywood and did the walk of fame!”

A TKIS Community Publication

Message from Year 11 Co-ordinator A warm welcome back to chilly Kilmore is extended to all students, particularly those new to TKIS. As we near the end of week two in Term 3, we are well and truly back into the routines of school life. Earlier this week on Monday, all Year 11 students attended an all day excursion to a special information day at The University of Melbourne through the Melbourne Schools Partnership International (MSPI) programme (more elsewhere in the Newsletter). Eight Year 11 students are part of the group who are spending Thursday evening through to Monday afternoon at the annual Ski Camp this weekend in the Victorian Alps. This represents a great opportunity for IB students to gain valuable hours for both Creativity and Action towards the required 150 hours for CAS. Some students have already compiled numerous hours in each of the three categories with 25 students already having amassed more than 100 hours in total. Unfortunately there are also a number of students that have not progressed very far at all. Whilst the CAS Camp to Howqua in September will give students an opportunity to gain approximately 20 – 25 hours of CAS, it does not negate the necessity for students to be regular participants in the many and varied CAS activities that are on offer on a weekly basis.

Another requirement of the IB Diploma Programme is the Extended Essay (EE). Year 11 students were given an introduction to this essential component in our weekly briefing session last Friday. It is now up to students to have discussions with their various teachers and come up with a topic for the EE. The topic needs to be decided upon and the arrangement for supervision agreed to with a chosen teacher in the next couple of weeks.

This coming Tuesday, the 4thAugust is the first part of the Group 4 (Experimental Sciences) Project. This is a compulsory part of the assessment for all students studying the IB Diploma Programme. The Group 4 Project will be continued further with a full day of research activities on Wednesday 26th August. The project is used to assess students’ interpersonal skills, primarily how they work as part of a team. Collaborative work is an essential part of all scientific disciplines so this project is an important part of the learning process.

Key Term Dates August Hume Region Soccer Final (Yr 8 Boy) Year 11 Malthouse Theatre Production “Footloose” Year 12 VTAC Briefing Year 9 Art Centre Excursion Parent Teacher Interviews School Photo Year 7 Immunisations Year 6 Victoria Parliament Excursion Years 3 - 6 Atheletics Years 7 - 10 Round Robin Year 12 Recital

Thursday 6th Wednesday 12th Thursday 13th to Saturday 15th Monday 17th Wednesday 19th Wednesday 19th Tuesday 25th Wednesday 26th Wednesday 26th Thursday 27th Thursday 27th Friday 28th

September Years 7 - 10 Questacon Incursion Year 10 Ball Junior Debating Program Art Show Year 11 English Jewish Holocaust Centre Year 9 and 10 Bell Shakespeare Incursion Year 12 Mock Exams

Tuesday 1st Friday 4th Tuesday 8th Wednesday 9th Wednesday 9th Friday 11th Monday 14th to Friday 25th Years 3 - 6 Division Atheletics Tuesday 15th Junior Debating Program Tuesday 15th Talent Show Thursday 17th Year 11 CAS Camp begins Monday 21st Years 7 - 10 Optional Study Camp begins Monday 21st Term 3 Ends Friday 25th

In regard to general academic studies, it is vital for any student who achieved an IB grade of 3 or lower in any subject to attend tutorials. Whilst tutorials are optional (though recommended) for local students, they are compulsory for boarding students. However, just attending tutorials is not adequate. Students need to be approaching their specific teacher or other teachers who teach the subject, with targeted questions so as to fill any gaps in their knowledge and learning.

I wish all students success in their studies in the weeks ahead.

Andrew Pharoah Year 11 Co-ordinator

Local Sporting Champions Program

For MSPI report, please turn to Page 12

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Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence Full List of Award Recipients: Year 12 KAWPRASURT Tuspol WIDJAJA Evita FRANKS Angus SYNNOT Brioude JAEGER Antonius TARMIDI Jazmina FENG Yuanlin PARK Irene YUKAWA Mao REN Chang XIAO Xinmei

Year 11

Year 10 LEZON Madeleine MUMBERSON Isobel LEJINS Peter WIDJAJA Deandra HOWARD Jeremy HONEY Georgia KENTISH Portia KING Justine MACAWILI Ervin MORGAN Jade PHAROAH Jonathan GILL Dharmanjot HOOK Natalie FRANKS Erik WINARDI Yesaya ZIELINSKI Joseph BREEN Siobhonne CHALERMSIN Carol KAUR Harbir PICKUP Elizabeth

Year 9 HEANLY Jack KRIETEMEYER Jonathan HALFORD MOLINARO Jasmine MAHER Sean SIMONELLI Isabella BOURNE Ashleigh EMBUIDO Miguel DEOL Jasreet KNIGHT Jacob NG He ENG Samuel IVANCIV Constance Se Na SIRIMAHARAJ Rata TANG Catherine Tze Syn KNOWLES Benjamin LASOTA Janina MANN Arpan NADENBOUSCH Phoebe SHARMA Riddhi SCERRI Zachary

Year 8

Year 7 HEANLY Mia EGAN Indika BOURNE Natasha PHAROAH Nicholas LAFFAN Kyle WATSON Anna ZHENG Minjiahua ENG Janelle GIBSON Hannah LEZON Remi AUJLA Prabhsimar Singh MINTER Siobhan NUSKE Charlie GOWER-HALL Daniel McGREGOR Yanick

HEYWOOD Lachlan SPAIN Timothy SQUIRE Zachary WOO Kelly Xue Wei SPAIN Matthew HOARE Declan DEOL Jaskirat Singh MAAFA Ala-Ur-Rahman Ameena BRYANT Jai PEZZOPANE Olivia SINGH Tej Partap

THAM Ju Rong O'BRIEN Taylor CHEN Lingzi LAU Olivia Jia Ning GEFFERT Imogen GIBSON James KAUR Mansukhleen NUSKE Madison PARSONS Oliver

The Award Certificate

Mao (Marian) with Mr Taylor

Year 6 FURLETTI Taryn HEANLY Roma KNIGHT Sara KRIETEMEYER Jeremy SCHELFHOUT Georgia IRELAND Niamh PARTRIDGE Lachlan PEARSON Declan WALKER Samuel DANIELLS Jackson

Tuspol (Tus) with Mr Taylor

Year 5 DANIELLS Montana DIMOVSKI Fiona LAFFAN Aliyah EDMONDS Lucas HEYWOOD Grace SMYTH Hayley THORBURN Carina LAMB Tiffany JENSEN Casey MEETINAY Sanjiev MINTER Anastasia SIMNER Liliane SPICER Macklin

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2015 Semester 1 the Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence Recipients Group Photos

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The Award Recipients in Year 11

The Award Recipients in Year 9

The Award Recipients in Year 9

The Award Recipients in Year 7 and 8

The Award Recipients in Year 6

The Award Recipients in Year 5

News from the Humanities Department Welcome back to Term Three for students and parents alike.

This semester in Year 7-9 Humanities, Year 8 and 9 students are studying Geography and will therefore do so until the end of the year, having studied History last semester. The text used in all classes is ‘Oxford Big Ideas Geography’, which is written to the Australian Curriculum requirements for Geography. The Year 7 class will be studying History this semester. Year 10 students will continue to study Geography and History, with new topics this semester. The Commerce classes will be studying the required Australian Curriculum Civics and Citizenship course which is a very interesting study of Australian politics, legal studies and policy in order to become informed future citizens.

At the end of last term, we farewelled Mr. Ziebell, teacher of Humanities, who departed TKIS to embark on some exciting overseas travels.

Geography: We have some exciting news from the Australian Geography Competition. Last term, the Year 10 and Year 11 Geographers tested their skills and knowledge against over 70,000 students from around Australia in the annual competition. We have received the following outstanding results, and would like to extend particular congratulations to the following students: Year 10 High Distinction (Intermediate category): Amaan Driver, Marina Smith, Peter Lejins (top 4% of all students), Jeremy Howard, Natalie Hook (top 6%), Caitlin Groves, Jot Gill and Eddie Spicer. Particular mention to Maddy Lezon (top 6% of all students) and Portia Kentish who competed in the senior category of the competition and still gained a High Distinction!

The Year 10 High Distinction (front row) and Distinction recipients (back row).

(Marina and Amaan were absent)

Year 10 Distinction (Intermediate category): Erik Franks, Jarod Townsend, Huw Simms, Elizabeth Pickup, Jonathan Pharoah, Ted Osborne, Justine King.

Year 11 High Distinction (Senior category): Nathan Morgan (top 3%), Shannon Anderson (top 6%), Ayers Donohue, Taylor O’Brien, Christian DeLuca, James Gibson.

The Year 11 High Distinction Recipients

Amanda Palmer Head of Learning — Humanities

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News from the Mathematics Department Term 3 is off and running with students participating in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) on Thursday morning. Students have been working hard in class solving many problems in order to prepare for the competition. This year, we intend to link results from the AMC with the school house program and rank the four houses (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) based on the final results.

A reminder to all Year 12 students (and parents) that the final date for submission of the Internal Assessment Project is Monday 18th of August. Many students have been hastily making adjustments and correction to their Ms Garner’s Year 6 students working on the competition.

Projects based on comments from their teachers. Many of the projects look fantastic, so well done so far to students and teachers for their solid commitment towards the completion of this important task. On another matter directly concerning Year 12’s, is the announcement that Mr Gregory’s evening tutorial classes have started this week with a 90 minute revision session on differentiation. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn mathematics from a highly experienced teacher. I will be updating the topics that will be covered each week on the briefing notices. Students will receive all revision material only if you attend the tutorials. Keep in mind that mock examinations are only 6 weeks away, so these tutorials are a great way to start your revision program.

I am pleased to announce that we have two teachers attending the IB Asia Pacific Conference held in Melbourne this weekend. Dr Tanko and Mr Bland will Mr Bland who will be attending the IB Asia Pacific Conference (with Dr Tanko) in Melbourne this weekend.

attend this three day conference with the aim to update our knowledge on the newly introduced (2014) syllabus and to ask questions regarding the requirements for the Internal Assessment Project. I thank the school and staff for its continual commitment to ensuring our teachers maintain the highest of professional standards in their areas of expertise.

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(From the previous page) The answers to the last 2 newsletter problems are detailed below. I admit that these questions were quite challenging. So this week I will tone it down by including a more moderate task. Thank you all for the ongoing positive feedback regarding the inclusion of these questions – it is much appreciated!

Question 1: Three darts are thrown at the grid, each landing in a different small square. After each throw, each of the remaining small squares is equally likely to be hit What is the probability that the squares in which they land form a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row? The possible answers include: Answer: The trick here is to think about how many different ways thee are of choosing 3 squares from 9?

Answer: The trick here is to think about how many different ways thee are of choosing 3 squares from 9?

1st throw has 9 options, the 2nd throw has 8 options remaining, and the 3rd has 7 = 9  8  7  783 permutations.

783

As these three darts can be arranged in 6 different ways 3  2  1  6 there are  84possible arrangements assuming that the darts are indistinguishable.

6 Now give there are 3 horizontal, 3 vertical and 2 diagonal  3  3  2  8 possibilities Therefore the probability =

8 2  84 21

Question 2: What is the largest possible volume of a box with rectangle faces of integer (whole number) dimensions where the long diagonal XY = 9 ?

Y

There is a really complicated way to solve this but I will today apply the significantly less sophisticated method that is trial and err or. Using the knowledge that the length in 3 dimensions of XY = a 2  b 2  c 2. We try integer values and select the sides a=b=4 and c=7 such that: 42  42  7 2  81  9 Therefore the maximum volume is

4  4  7  112units 3

X

And now for this newsletters question: The architecture of Federation Square in Melbourne is based on frame as shown in which a large triangle is subdivided into 5 identical triangles, each similar to the large triangle.

If the shortest side of one of the smallest triangles is 1m, how many metres of framing are required to construct the whole shape?

Paul Szczur Head of Learning — Mathematics

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News from the Arts Department New Staff Member We welcome Leonard Barker, our new Drums and Guitar teacher. Leonard has a fast growing reputation as an energetic and entrepreneurial musician. He has recently created a wonderful interactive website to help those who are in distant towns and settlements to learn music via the internet with live lessons and ensemble classes. Leonard also tours these far flung places where he does percussion and composition workshops. He also has a very fine studio in Melbourne.

Anyone who would like to take advantage of the opportunity of taking lessons from Leonard should come and see me.

Two student teachers There will be two student teachers with us this semester. Ben Muddyman comes from Broadford and studied at Assumption before entering Melbourne University Conservatorium on piano and flute. He is now studying for his Master of Education. He joined with our musicians at the recent Kilmore Art Show, providing background music for the patrons. Ben will observe and then teach in our instrumental lessons programme and IB Music. We also have a student coming to us from Catholic University later this term. More on her in coming newsletters.

IB MUSIC final recitals will be held in the Gr een Room on Fr iday 28th August. Our four students – Johnathon Lejins, Olivia King, Jonathon Pickup and Angus Franks – will present their complete programmes in this public concert, beginning at 7.30 pm.

Seating is very limited so please do book tickets (free) or arrive early. Prior to the recital, the students will be spending an intensive time of preparation, including master classes with top musicians from Melbourne and also a special skype lesson from California with a leading musician from San Francisco.

Carols in July On Friday 24th July, a strong choir of more than 80 students, decked out in Christmas hats, reindeer ears, tinsel and bells, visited the Old Folks’ Home “Caladenia” at the Kilmore Hospital. Please read Natalie Hook’s report on the concert in this newsletter.

FOOTLOOSE Thursday 13th, Friday 14th, Saturday 15th August in Room 46 – 7.30 pm – entry by ticket @ $5 Our Company rehearsed for three solid days at the end of the holiday and is now in full final production mode, with several rehearsals per week, including full Saturdays. There is quite a buzz about the school already in anticipation of our show. It is going to be a great fun evening.

Booking are now open for our production of Footloose. We are presenting it over three nights and, as it is in room 46, with a capacity of about 120, it will be bound to be sold quickly. Please ask your children to buy tickets from Student Services to secure your seats. Price per seat is $5.

William Howard Head of Learning – Arts

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Career and University News

Welcome back to Semester Two! This term will be the busiest one in the Careers Department as our Year 12s finalise their university choices both here and overseas.

While the year 10s are also researching course options and selecting their IB subject choices.

From Tuesday 18 August students will be able to make a time to do their application with Mrs McCormick. It will take about 40 minutes to do online.

YR 12 TERTIARY APPLICATIONS INFORMATION SESSION MONDAY 17 AUGUST at 3.30pm in Room 46 Covering everything for Tertiary Applications, SEAS, Results, Scholarships, Offer Process & Enrolments As there have been a considerable number of changes to various aspects of the transition process from school to tertiary study it is COMPULSORY for all Year 12s to attend this session. Some changes are complex! It will take at least 90 minutes. Students should bring an extra snack/drink to consume immediately after school finishes!

For local students this appointment is optional (but strongly recommended) and for all International students this is compulsory.

Similar individual assistance is also available for all interstate and overseas applications.

Due to Mock Exams and my attendance at year 11 Camp, Australian applications should be completed by Tuesday 22 September at the latest.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mrs McCormick is

Tips for Open Days To help everyone from Year 9 to year 12, August is Open Day month!

Every part of the universities are on show from laboratories to research discoveries; sports clubs & cultural groups to the latest teaching facilities.

So please look at the list of major Open Days and try to visit at least one of your preferred choices. It is much easier to visit before year 12!

PLANNING YOUR OPEN DAY EXPERIENCE This is the critical part of your day but it is easy to plan. It is important as there is nothing worse than arriving to find you have just missed the one information talk you came to hear!

Just Google (university name – Open Day) and on the web page you’ll find an array of Day Planners, apps to download, Chat Live, Registrations (to be in the draw for great prizes) and the events program. Use this before you attend:

you have any queries!

 Write down your questions beforehand

5782-2211 or careers@kilmore.vic.edu.au

 Go with friends – you will then discover other courses and see their interest areas as well as your dream courses.

 Eat lunch there  Find out about scholarships Mrs McCormick

 Look at accommodation options  Explore sporting & recreational clubs – there are 100s!

Careers Counsellor (For latest University Open Day information, please turn to Page 19)

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News from the Boarding Department

The dormitories were abuzz on Saturday 18th July with our students returning from the holidays. Due to the Volcano we had flights delayed, luggage diverted, flights not connecting and one new student welcomed to Australia by being stuck in a lift at the airport. Everyone eventually arrived at school safely with lots of chatter about holidays and their return trips.

We have welcomed 30 new students in years 8 to 11, with more to come. When the next year 10 boy arrives Saturday 1 st August it will take our boarding enrolments to 180.

Our Sunday activities last weekend saw students playing lots of get to know you games. They had heaps of fun and could not stop laughing. Thank you Kate for running such a great range of wonderful activities. Next weekend we are playing indoor sports; keeping inside out of the cold.

Mr Taylor and Mrs Morgan talking with new boarding students

On Thursday a few of our Boarders are heading off to Mt Hotham for the annual Ski Camp. We wish them a great weekend with plenty of snow.

Mrs McCormick, our Careers Counsellor, has graciously offered to take any interested year 11 and 12 student to Monash University Clayton for their opening day this Sunday. I am pleased students are taking up her generous offer.

Due to the larger number of boarders our maintenance team have been busy giving some of our houses a spruce up, three bathrooms have been renovated, sprinklers have been installed for fire safety in one of our houses in readiness to be occupied due to a larger family.

Life is fun as you would imagine with 180 adolescent students in your family.

Common rooms inside our school dorm houses

Gayle A. Morgan, Boarding Manager

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Video Production

By Supassara Tripun

I was first invited to join a video production club for CAS points, but I soon realized it meant much more than just the CAS points. This video production club involves a supervisor, Mr. Locke and a group of year 11 students. Together, we produced a video about Anzac Day and what it represents. However, we are looking forward to creating many more videos in the future on behalf of the school.

I learnt more about Anzac Day and what the true meaning of the day is about, and the many traditions involved with the day.

- Supassara Tripun

I learnt a lot of valuable things throughout the course of semester one in this club, such as interviewing skills and the ability to work in a team.

I learnt more about Anzac Day and what the true meaning of the day is about, and the many traditions involved with the day. I was able to interview Mr. Ziebell about the history behind Anzac Day and how it came to be. Through this video production club, I learnt useful skills but also the context behind Anzac Day. Photo taken from the FIRST video production team meeting

When working on a video, I did not feel as though it was a chore, or that I had to do it for CAS but I felt that it was fun. This is due to the members of the team, as we shared the workload and made new memories together too. It was lovely to be in such a diverse group of people with various skillsets, as we were able to share those skills and help one another.

In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of the video production club, and look forward to working with the team on future video projects.

Snapshots from the video

Scan the QR Code to watch the video on Youtube. Or you can use the link: https://goo.gl/QxuJsI

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Year 11’s Excursion to The University of Melbourne The Melbourne Schools Partnership International Program

By Supassara Tripun The Year 11 excursion to The University of Melbourne started with a presentation about the university in general before we were given more detailed information about the different courses available. Current students of the University gave us an insight into the transition between high school and college and discussed the advantages of attending Melbourne Uni. They also talked about the various clubs on offer which really interested me. I was overwhelmed by the number of subjects available, especially the breadth subjects, which allow students to explore areas outside their main degree subject and pursue their passions.

The tour of the university was lovely, as the grounds and buildings are beautiful. I adored the mix of modern and old-styled architecture Melbourne University offers, and it realized on the tour, how much I would like to attend such a university in the near future. Two other presentations were given about accounting and computer science and both were very enjoyable. A robot was involved as a

Jon Worthen, Recruitment Relationship Coordinator, introducing student life at the University of Melbourne

Current students of the University gave us an insight into the transition between high school and college and discussed the advantages of attending Melbourne Uni. - Supassara Tripun

demonstration during the computer science presentation, which fascinated me.

The day ended with a delicious lunch before we headed back to school. I liked the excursion, because it broadened my views regarding subject choices specifically at Melbourne University. I have a clearer idea about what subjects interest me most and what I want to study!

The University of Melbourne Campus Tour

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Debating News After participating in five debates against other schools, our four debating teams have come to the end of the first round of the Debating Association of Victoria’s Competition. D Grade debaters, Maneet Hora, Jasmine Halford-Molinaro, Connie Ivanciv and Riddhi Sharma, won all five debates and have therefore qualified to take part in the next round of the tournament held on the 19 th August at Northcote High School. We wish the girls the best of luck as they pit their wits against the winning teams from the other regions.

“It has been an honor and privilege to represent TKIS in debating. Overall, debating has been a challenge that Riddhi, Connie, Jasmine and I have been able to meet as a team. With heart-pounding debates and daring topics we have managed to go undefeated in five debates.

Debating, has been an experience which has developed our confidence, knowledge and skills in arguing a case. Each topic mentally and physically challenged us. Not only that, but debating has opened our minds to view things at an intellectual level, and view a variety of issues from a range of perspectives. The most vital lesson learned is that we should speak up for our rights and not sink into the crowd and become a follower.” Maneet Hora “Debating has been a really great experience. I really like arguing against the opposing team and it is such a good feeling to persuade the adjudicator to our team’s point of view and be awarded the debate! This was the first year that I have been able to participate in debating and I have really enjoyed it.” Jasmine Halford-Molinaro.

"The experience helped our whole team grow stronger together and also developed our public speaking skills. This overall was an amazing experience, and we will use all the skills we have acquired in the future." Riddhi Sharma Debating has increased in popularity at TKIS since we first entered the Debating Association’s competition last year with ten students.

This year twenty-one students took part in the competition which attracts schools from Ballarat to Brighton. It has been a great experience for our debaters to test their wits against students from other schools and to learn how present an argument in a clear and persuasive manner. Our teams performed very well in the debates and we hope to see more students take part next year.

Picture on the left: D Grade Winners - Riddhi Sharma, Jasmine Halford-Molinaro, Maneet Hora and Connie Ivanciv

La Trobe Young Writers' Awards This competition is open to YEAR 10 students attending school in Victoria. You can enter your story online at http:// www.latrobe.edu.au/outreach/humanities/young-writers-awards or send your story to Ms.Gower (agg@kilmore.vic.edu.au) Entries must be:

Prizes The selected top 10 entrants, their family and school teachers will be invited to attend an awards ceremony at La Trobe University in Bundoora, where each entrant will be invited to read aloud a short passage from their entry (or select to have it

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Between 800-1000 words in length

read aloud on their behalf).

The prize winners will be announced at this event.

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Typed (double spaced in 12 point)

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1st place: $500

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Written on the theme of HOME

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2nd place: $250

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Appropriate for a family audience and free from material or

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3rd place: $125.

language that may cause offence.

Submitted by Friday 21 August 2015

The top ten entrants will each receive a certificate and a copy of the La Trobe Young Writers' Awards Anthology 2015 featuring their work.

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Carols in July

By Natalie Hook On Friday 24th July, a strong choir of more than 80 students, decked out in Christmas hats, reindeer ears, tinsel and bells, visited the Old Folks’ Home “Caladenia” at the Kilmore Hospital.

They presented a wonderful concert of carols and Christmas songs for the home’s annual Christmas in July lunch. The residents absolutely loved it! They joined in, with some singing and clapping as the energetic students sang with great gusto and put a smile on everyone’s face. This was the culmination of four intense days of rehearsing and preparation. A big thank you to Adam Przewlocki for accompanying us on the day. Well done to all involved!

Make sure that you look at all the photos in this newsletter as well as on the school website. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for the article in the Kilmore newspaper.

A huge thanks to Mr Howard, Ms Stringer, Mr Wallace and Mrs Daniels for organizing the day and ensuring that everyone had a great time.

TKIS The Arts’ Diary Semester 2 2015

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Holiday Destinations

By Maddy Lezon and Hannah Gibson

Many of our students and their families took advantage of the extended Winter Break to travel overseas or to enjoy themselves closer to home.

Our roving reporters discovered what they got up to.

“We went to Disneyland in California and also visited Hollywood and did the walk of fame! When we got back to Australia we went to Coffs Harbour where I saw the big banana and went mini golfing. I also went to Segway and got a new teddy bear! Then we went to the snow and had a snow fight!

When we were in our way back we got lost and slipped of the road because of the snow.”

- Katrina Knowles

“We went on a cruise to Vanuatu. It was very exciting and fun experience because on the ship we always would play quizzes and games. The people who did room service always made my towels in shapes of animals, such as a monkey, dog, koala and elephant!!”

- Erin Peake

"Bali was great, a good break from the weather in Kilmore and a great chance to improve on my Indonesian skills. It was really lucky that we could fly out when we did because of the ash cloud!"

- Jason Synnot

“Over the holidays I learnt how to Snowboard, which was fun but really weird especially since I've been skiing forever. I'm really looking forward to the Ski Trip.”

- Peter Lejins

“We sold our house in Melbourne and moved to a new house in Reedy Creek. It’s very quiet and peaceful place, but colder than Melbourne!”

- Ewan Cocking

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“I went to Yogyakarta and Bali in the holidays. I got my PADI

“I went to Tasmania during the holidays. The highlight of

Diving Certificate and went Scuba diving off the Gili islands.”

the trip was visiting MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) in Hobart.

- Tom Gillespie

– Wilson Tautkus

“I went to Thailand over the holidays. The warm weather was such a great change from Kilmore and I had a great experience.”

- Justine King

“I went to Queensland for a week to spend some time with my family, it was so much fun!”

- Hillary Wealprasert

“As we had a month of holidays, I decided to take the advantage of the extralong time we had to go around the city and taste different cuisines. I tried out new restaurants, new cafes and realized how much I had missed! In those new cafes that I visited, the passion for making coffee grew more and more. My mother’s colleagues had an extra spot for a barista class in the city one day, and I decided to tag along. It was very nice! I learnt how to make different kinds of coffee with a coffee machine, and coffee art, which was a lot harder than baristas make it look. I had a good rest and now ready for semester two!”

- Supassara Tripun

“I went on an ideals course called Deep Thought. I really enjoyed it because the people there were the best to do the course with mainly because they made TOK-like stuff fun” - Ewan Cocking

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Indian National Mathematics Day

By Maneet Hora and Riddhi Sharma

July 27, 2015 was celebrated as the National Mathematics Day in India in the memory of great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Srinivasa Ramanujan, (22nd December 1887 – 26th April 1920) was a legendary Indian mathematician, who extraordinarily contributed to the mathematical society. He introduced the well-known theories still used in modern math. Despite not having any formal training he managed to become one of India’s finest mathematician. He is remembered for his number theory, infinite series and continued fractions. Ramanujan is known as “the man who knew infinity”.

See absolutely amazing Mathematics !

1x8+1=9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

1x1=1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Bust of Ramanujan in the garden of Birla Industrial & Technological Museum.

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Students Sports Hume Region Badminton Results

Senior Boys Team: Tet Wey Chen, Daniel Lim, King Huang, Ryan Tham Lost to Notre Dame College. Won against Wodonga Secondary College. Overall place: 2nd.

Senior Girls Team: Olivia Lau, Rinrada Sirimaharaj, Qianying Li, Emily Consiglio Lost to Wangaratta Secondary College. Won against Mcguire Secondary College. Overall place: 2nd.

Intermediate Girls Team: Elizabeth Pickup, Bonnie Breen, Justine King, Harbir Kaur.

Lost games to Wangaratta, Cobram and Myrtleford Secondary Collages. Overall place: 4th.

Soccer Photo on the left: Year 5 & 6 Soccer team that competed against Marymead in the Whittlesea Division Soccer Championships that were competed in on Monday 20th July.

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Upcoming Universities Open Days 1st - 2nd August

Scan this QR Code to access Monash Open Day website

Scan this QR Code to access Swinburne Open Day website

8th - 9th August

ACU Open Day Website Melbourne – CBD campus

La Trobe Open Day Website

Geelong Campus

RMIT Open Day Website

Deakin Open Day Website

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All parents and students are invited to come along to attend the TKIS 25 th anniversary celebrations on Saturday the 24th of October. Also, if you have any fun fair activities or would like to be involved please e-mail reception@kilmore.vic.edu.au. Don’t forget to invite your friends and past TKIS students and families.

16th August

23rd August

Deakin University Burwood Campus The University of Melbourne Open Day Website

Deakin Open Day Website

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Greetings from Our International Alumni “Warm greetings from Thailand!� - Said Money.

We are very pleased to share with everyone that Money is doing very well in Thailand. In fact she is starting her first week at Thammasat University for Medicine course this week!

She misses everyone at school and would like to say hi to all. She has been interviewed at an education fair overseas and displayed excellent public speaking skills (gained at school). We have proudly received praise from the visitors.

School Photo Day - 25th August 2015

TKIS School Photo Day is Tuesday, 25 August 2015.

Day students will receive their photo order envelope week commencing 3 August 2015. Sibling Order Forms will be available for collection from Student Services, for those students wishing to have Sibling Students Photos taken on the day.

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RENT A MUM - We ar e ver y excited about our new Babysitting/Nanny service. After extensive research and many hours sourcing the correct legalities and qualifications, we are looking forward to providing families in the area the best possible after hour, emergency, date night, occasional care, babysitting and Nanning services. For all general enquiries about our services and/or to obtain an obligation free quote please email us at nicole@rent-a-mum.com.au or call 0416 178 496.

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Collect Stickers for The Kilmore International School

The Kilmore International School

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Notice From the Student Service: Commencing Monday August 10th lunch orders will only be available on Thursday and Friday.

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