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Message from the Head of Learning – Language A “Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much that nation knows about its own identity.’

Jon Ciardi The Language faculties seek to empower students to discover their individual and global identities. Although the mother tongue facility is activated in the home and in one’s own family upbringing, students need exposure to the art of expression and its power to identify the self, through fiction and non-fiction texts. By developing multicultural potential in reading and writing, one’s identity is better equipped to become global.

As another year comes to a close, we reflect and celebrate some of the achievements of our students in their Language A studies…

Year 8 English students attended the Bell Shakespeare production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. This complemented their class study of this text and inspired them to perform their own inter-class productions.

In fact, Bell Shakespeare came to TKIS to perform an abridged version of “Romeo and Juliet” for Years 8-10. These incursions are always valuable experiences for students to engage in traditional texts the way they were originally intended.

Student reflections on the performance: “I liked how the actors projected their voices. I loved how there was a humorous and amusing side to the story instead of being all tragic. The group changed the script to connect it to modern days but still kept the old language – which I thought was good.” – Amy Baimbridge “It was useful to have modern English explanations of what was happening as they were acting out the play.” Tim Spain IB students from the English A: Language and Literature classes attended the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. They heard talks called “Man Up” and “ The Other F Word” (about gender and feminism is society) as well as taking part in a workshop at the Immigration Museum entitled ‘Identity- Yours, Mine, Ours’. These topics were linked to the course which teaches students to think critically about the various texts they will encounter in their world and how to question the values that are promoted or reinforced through the works of others.

“It was interesting to see different authors being interviewed right in front of us! I really enjoyed the discussion between Emily Maguire and Chris Miles because it involved discussion of many issues that relate to teenagers.” Ng Yi “I was impressed by Yassmin Abdul-Magred who experienced both racist and sexist attitudes while at school and in the workplace. But she never gave up trying hard to change other people’s perspective.” Sussanne Lim “As an international student, the visit to the Immigration Museum was interesting as it provided information about the lives of people who have migrated here and the problems they have had.” Qian Koek 2016 was another successful year for TKIS in the Dorothea MacKellar poetry competition, quoted on the official website as “a unique national project, giving Australia's youth a voice and an opportunity to strive for excellence in literature”. Evelyn Simner’s (year 8) work was commended, while Eddie Spicer’s (year 11) entry was highly commended.

We look forward to receiving the 2016 IB results in January, as always, and anticipate the success of many of our Language A students in their mother tongue subject. Teachers of Language A are not only specialists in this subject, but passionate about literature from their own culture. Therefore, receiving the news of our students’ success in this subject is always a moment to reflect on connections made in the classroom, discussions had after class about interesting literary moments and characters, the opportunities to pass on an aspect of our cultural heritage that never dies.

Good luck to our candidates, thanks and respect to our wonderful teachers, and best wishes to the

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Message from Year 11 & 12 Coordinator Well here we are again at the end of the year. Our Year 12’s finished their IB Examinations on Tuesday and had a wonderful Graduation Dinner at the Park Hyatt on Wednesday evening. Whilst some early conditional offers to university have already been received by some, for the majority of students there is now the big wait until early January for IB results and then the subsequent university offers start. Our Year 12’s have applied to universities in places as

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December. It is important that the examination period is taken very seriously as it serves as vital experience for the November IB Examination Session next year. On that note, I would like to remind all students about the appropriate conduct during this time. Normal school procedures exist during this time and that means that students are to be wearing full school uniform and are to be present for the whole school day unless parental permission is granted for approved absences. Students should arrive punctually at school and be ready to commence examinations at scheduled times so as not to delay or interrupt any other students.

If you are late or need to leave school early, you will need to sign in or out through Reception. During examinations there should be silence and no communication should take place with other students. All students should bring appropriate equipment (pens, pencils, eraser, ruler and calculator where permitted) to examinations in a clear plastic pocket or zip lock bag. Dictionaries will be provided where appropriate. No other material should be brought into the examination room and this specifically includes electronic devices (phones, digital watches, headphones etc.) and notes. Academic honesty is of fundamental importance and any breaches will be dealt with severely in accordance with both school and IB policies. Whilst this may sound a little harsh, it is simply a matter of being cruel to be kind.

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Message from the Head of Learning—Science It was wonderful to see the young men and women who were our year 12 students this year at the Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday night. They have so many plans for the future. We wish them all well in achieving their goals and hope that the IB results allow them to study the courses of their choice at university.

The Science faculty wishes all students the best success in the upcoming examinations and wishes all families a safe and restful school break.

Cheryl Moulder

Library News This year TKIS participated in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. The Challenge is open to all children up to 16 years old in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It was not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by the closing date of the challenge.

Congratulations to Michael Dimovski, Abi Pearson, Ella Petschel, Lucy Beaton, Claire Gallagher, Benyamin Littooij, Lucas Edmonds, Grace Heywood and Peigi Szczur for reading at least 15 books in the set time.

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The Graduating Class of 2016 ANDERSON

Shannon

LANSDOWNE

Andrew

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William

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Tanapat

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Paul Thomas

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Olivia Jia Ning

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Jiayuan

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Kristen

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Yizhen

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Yu Chen

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James

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Oliver

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Wei Qian

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Anishka

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Viet Trong

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Nhung Huong

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Tylah

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Jackson

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Elizabeth Yoon Jee

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Biology HL

Subject Awards

Awardee Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Biology SL

Ilana SCERRI

Chemistry HL

Oliver PARSONS

Chemistry SL

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Chinese A SL

Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Chinese B HL

Yizhen (Amy) CHENG

Chinese B SL

Thomas GAN

Economics HL

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Economics SL

Se Ho PARK

English A Language & Literature HL

Taylor O’BRIEN

English A Language & Literature SL

Shannon ANDERSON

English A Literature HL

Elizabeth Yoon Jee IVANCIV

English A Literature SL

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

English B HL

Rinrada SIRIMAHARAJ

Environmental Systems and Societies SL

Zhihao (James) LU

Geography HL

Shannon ANDERSON

Geography SL

Taylor O’BRIEN

German B SL

Taylor O’BRIEN

German Ab Initio SL

Oliver PARSONS

Hindi B SL

Mansukhleen KAUR

Indonesian B SL

Olivia Jia Ning LAU

Indonesian Ab Initio SL

Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Japanese Ab Initio SL

Sehun LEE

Korean A HL

Sehun LEE

Korean A SL

Hee Jin (Serena) JO

Mathematics HL

Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Mathematics SL Music SL

Sehun LEE Madison (Madie) NUSKE

Physics HL

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Physics SL

Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Thai A SL

Rinrada SIRIMAHARAJ

Theory of Knowledge

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Vietnamese A SL Visual Art HL Visual Art SL

Nhung Huong (Lauren) PHAM Elizabeth Yoon Jee IVANCIV Paul (Thomas) CALLAGHAN

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Community and School Awards Mitchell Shire Award

Anishka PERERA

McEwen Award

Shannon ANDERSON

Euroa Electorate Award

Tylah RYAN

ADF Long Tan Award

James GIBSON

International Student of the Year

Wei Qian (Michael) HEW

Pisen HONG International Award Principal’s Art Prize

Hee Jin (Serena) JO

Performing Arts Award Year 12 Sport Award Sam De Gabrielle Service Award (CAS)

Supassara (Sara) TRIPUN Madison (Madie) NUSKE Emily CONSIGLIO

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Olivia Jia Ning LAU Silver: Anishka PERERA and Thomas GAN Gold: Olivia J ia Ning LAU

Principal's Award for General Excellence

Lingzi (Lynn) CHEN

Principal’s Award for Leadership

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence (DUX) School Captain School Captain Deputy School Captain Deputy School Captain International Captain International Captain Boarding Captain Boarding Captain Deputy Boarding Captain Deputy Boarding Captain

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Awardee

Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM Anishka PERERA Ju Rong (Ryan) THAM

Tylah RYAN James GIBSON Supassara (Sara) TRIPUN Se Ho PARK Poh Gim (Peggy) LIM Wei Qian (Michael) HEW Xinyi (Crystal) JIANG Sehun LEE

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Message from the Head of Learning—Mathematics With only a week or so remaining students and teachers are busily preparing for the end of year examinations. In mathematics, we prepare all students by giving them the previous year’s examination paper as practice. So, I highly recommend that students review this paper in addition to all tests carried out during the year. Revision classes will start next week if they have not already done so.

Last week we were fortunate to have Ms Cheung, our highly skilled Economic and Mathematics teacher attend the Asia Pacific IB Conference in Perth. These conferences deal specifically with improving aspects in how to plan, teach and assess students in IB Mathematics. Jessie will present the knowledge she gained at the workshop to all maths teachers during the next faculty meeting. Thanks to Mr Taylor and Ms Cheung for supporting our professional development program in the Mathematics Department.

This week I had the pleasure of handing out the last of the Australian Mathematics Competition awards to years 9 & 10 students. Below is a summary of the Distinction and High Distinction awardees. The large numbers of students achieving excellent results in the competition across all year levels is terrific. It is consequently not surprising that we have had a the most number of students selecting to take Higher Level Mathematics in year 11 for 2017 then we have had for the past eight or so years. The photos below show some of the awardees from years 9 and 10. Also, I have included the photo of Yizhou Chen who achieved a High Distinction and was placed in the top 2% of students in Australia.

High Distinction Yizhou CHEN (Year 10), Shufan GUO (Year 9), Yitong JING (Year 9), Yuwei QIAO (Year 9), Lingjie SHEN (Year 9), Distinction Dingmiao CAI (Year 10), Jiaer CHEN (Year 10), Jasmine HADDAD (Year 10), Jack HEANLY (Year 10), Shutong HOU (Year 10), Benjamin KNOWLES (Year 10), Jonathan KRIETEMEYER (Year 10), Chao QI (Year 10), Jinjun RUAN (Year 10), Manraj SIDHU (Year 10), Catherine TANG (Year 10), Le WANG (Year 10), Zhiyuan XU (Year 10), Su YAN (Year 10), Qing YU (Year 10), Danni ZHENG (Year 10), Banghui FENG (Year 9), Yutian HE (Year 9), Jeffry HEAL (Year 9), Declan HOARE (Year 9), Hai HUANG (Year 9), Michael MEEHAN (Year 9), Zachary SQUIRE (Year 9), Nadya WIDJAJA (Year 9)

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Apologies for missing the regular quiz question; see below for the answer to the last newsletter question I posted.

A gardener wishes to put a circular water feature (pool) in a right-angled triangle plot that has sides of 6m and 8m on its two smallest sides. What is the radius in metres of the largest pool that will fit?

ab 8 ac 6 The hypothenuse is: b  c 

6 2  82  10

2a  2b  2c  24  a  b  c  12  8  c  12  c  4 and a  2 and b  6 Now “a” is equal to the radius of the circle. There are many other ways to solve this problem.

And now for this newsletter quiz question: Level: medium hard

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A symmetrical cross with equal arms has an area of and all sides are of integer (whole number) lengths in centimetres. What is the smallest perimeter the cross can have, in centimetres?

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SES visit On the 11/11/16 the SES came to the 3/4 grades and did a few activities. First we learnt how they look for people. We got to find a platypus the way they do, we had to walk in a line and look for clues to find the actual person. Next we went to look at what they have in their truck, like a 7m chainsaw and this big machine that can carry really heavy stuff. They would also tell you what they use the things for. Afterwards, we went to our classes and got to do a word find. The 3/4’s had a great time with them. Thank you, SES for coming to our school!

Kellan Ireland On the 11/11/16 the SES came to visit the 3/4's.

First , 3/4B went into 3/4A’s class where the SES people introduced themselves.

Next, the SES people told us what we were going to do with them.

Soon, the two classes got split into two groups. The first group did a word problem and filled in words.

Suddenly, it was our turn to find a missing toy Platypus. We had to stay in a long line and we had to walk slowly and keep our eyes down on the ground so that we could look for clues.

After that, we got to look at the SES truck. It was amazing!

Later, it was time to do our word problem. It was a safety based word find. It was fun!

Finally, it was time for them to go back to work, but before they left they gave each of us a sticker and a magnet.

Thank you, SES, for visiting our school!

Sameera Goma

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Year 3/4 Numeracy In Numeracy the Year 3/4's enjoyed a special outside activity. We were investigating different types of symmetrical lines and shapes. Everyone traced each other and marked out the symmetrical lines with chalk. We learnt how hard it is to make a shape exactly symmetrical even when you trace it!

By Milly Knight and Georgie Caddies 3/4 AMAZING

Congratulations Bonnie!

Bonnie Breen was recently selected into the top 100 songs/songwriters. Last week it was announced that she is in the top 30 Songwriters/songs in the Australian Songwriters Association 2016 competition. You can visit the site here: http://www.asai.org.au/2016-top-30-list/ Bonnie's name is right at the bottom of all the lists due to the song name, in the Youth section.

The Top 30 Results of the 36th National Song writing Awards Well done Bonnie! :)

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Leadership Workshop On Monday the 7th of November Ebony Merlo, Alycia Meehan and I attended the Halogen Youth Leadership ‘Imagination’ event with the other members of the Mitchell Shire Youth Council. The purpose of this event was to inspire young people across Victoria to become leaders within their communities. The day consisted of six speakers – two of the most inspiring, in my opinion, were Alex Malley, the chief executive of CPA Australia and author of ‘The Naked CEO’, and Kate Austin, founder of ‘Pinchapoo’.

Alex Malley spoke to us about his pursuit of success – telling us about how he failed for years and years at everything he tried, but kept persisting, and eventually achieved his goals. He emphasised the point that in order to succeed in a career you must also build a life outside of it. From these insights of working his way up to being a CEO, he decided to start a website and write a book, both called ‘The Naked CEO’. The purpose of these initiatives was to provide advice to young people on how to study effectively, how to pursue a career, and how to lead a fulfilling life. His presentation encouraged us all to push ourselves and not be afraid of failures, because they teach us how to succeed in the future.

Kate Austin introduced us to her initiative called ‘Pinchapoo’. Pinchapoo was founded 7 years ago, based on the idea of providing disadvantaged people with access to personal hygiene products – specifically by encouraging people to pinch the shampoo and conditioners in hotels and donating them to the cause. Our Youth Council was inspired by her speech and decided we would partner with her company and collect personal hygiene products across Mitchell Shire. We have placed a basket in student services, and encourage anyone to drop by and donate soaps, shampoos and conditioners they have from hotel visits, or even to buy hygiene products from the supermarket to donate. If you wish to learn more about Pinchapoo, what it stands for, and other ways to donate, feel free to visit their website at http://www.pinchapoo.org.au/. Every single contribution helps!

Another aspect of the leadership event was the 10,000 Ideas initiative. We first discussed amongst each other what we thought a problem was in the world, then imagined “what if” we could make a change, and finally, decided how we could achieve it together. A video was created throughout the day of these issues and our solutions, and Ebony was lucky enough to be featured in it!

Overall, the Halogen Youth Leadership event was very beneficial to all of us – inspiring us to work harder at being leaders within our communities and to pursue our dreams. We would all recommend that anyone with a passion for leadership and who is looking for inspiration should consider attending next year.

SRC Report Throughout the course of this term the SRC team has worked steadily and productively in helping to organise various events.

For us the key one of these was the casual clothes day in week 4, which also consisted of a sausage sizzle and bake sale, which were very successful. All of these events rely heavily on both the students and the kitchen staff of TKIS, and we are very grateful for their ongoing support and contributions! This term alone, we have raised around a thousand dollars, an impressive sum which will be split between three different causes; the CFA, Save the Children, and countering the impact of Cyclone Matthew in Haiti. We are now also in the process of planning another sausage sizzle for the 25 th of November, which is the night of the annual twilight concert. This time, not only students, but also parents can get a good taste of some traditional Australian cuisine, with beef sausages and veggie burgers available to be bought from the BBQ outside the sports annex from 6:15 pm onwards. The proceeds from this sausage sizzle will go towards the causes chosen at the beginning of the year.

At the beginning of the year we held a vote for all SRC members to decide where the money raised throughout the duration of the year should go. We chose to donate money to the CFA as a local service, and to Save the Children as an international charity dedicated to improving the lives of children. Our selection for the ‘emergency charity’ was made this term, with the final decision being to donate money to the vulnerable island of Haiti through World Vision in the aftermath of cyclone Matthew in late September to early October of this year.

Marina Smith

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House Debating Competition: Victory for Hume Hume (Blue) House swept to victory in the the House Debating Competition this week, making them champions for the second year in a row. In the heats, it did look as if Mitchell might win this year, but Hume proved to be unstoppable in the finals.

During the tournament, students from Year 3 up to Year 10 have displayed great enthusiasm and have been very well prepared for their debates. The standard, overall, has been very high and many of the debates were very closely contested.

This is the first year TKIS has appointed debating captains (Jack Heanly, Elizabeth Pickup, Connie Ivanciv and Christian De Luca). As well as taking part in the debates, the captains have publicised the competition in assemblies, helped prepare teams and played a role in judging.

Hume House participants include: Years 3&4 Sasha, Ibrahim, Noor, Amber, Bryce, Aidan, Hernoor, and Michael.

Years 5&6 J ohn, Sean, Indy, Fiona and Aliyah.

Years 7 and 8: Mia, J anelle and Anna.

Years 9 and 10: Phoebe, Wilson and Hume Debating Captain, J ack Heanly.

Details of the Finals

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UN Youth ‘Voice’ Public Speaking Competition We are very proud to have three students qualify for the State Finals of the UN Youth Public Speaking Competition. This really is an exceptional achievement for Phoebe Nadenbousch, Lachlan Heywood and Maya Noel-Macpherson who competed against over one hundred participants in order to win a place in the state finals. They joined 12 other finalist in Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday where they were lucky enough to be ‘photo bombed’ by none other than the Robert Doyle, the Mayor of Melbourne. Mr. Doyle was very interested to hear about the competition and about TKIS. In the finals each student delivered a speech, offering their solutions to current social issues. Phoebe chose to speak about the need for greater interaction between young people of different faiths. She reflected on her personal experience at TKIS and explained how the multicultural nature of our school helped her to understand the beliefs and traditions of a range of faiths. Lachlan addressed the need to encourage minority groups to take part in our political system. His idea of establishing an internship program which would involve individuals from minority groups working with their local MP, drew the interest of the judges for its originality and ingenuity. Maya chose to outline the ways in which the human rights of our elderly citizens could be protected. She made a plea for more funding for aged care facilities and increased public education to combat the abuse suffered by some elderly people in nursing homes and even at the hands of their own relatives. All three students presented excellent speeches and expressed their ideas confidently.

After delivering their speeches, each student was called individually by the judges to answer questions about their proposal.

This really tested the competitors’ proposals as they were grilled on how their ideas could be implemented and whether they would be effective.

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Lachlan Heywood’s Speech for the UN Youth ‘Voice’ Competition How can we ensure that the Australian political system better accounts for minorities?

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Today, worldwide, Australia is considered as 'the lucky country' because of our economic and social stability. But how lucky do our minority groups feel? Does our political system really account for them? Indigenous people feel neglected and disenfranchised by our current political system. For example, Indigenous Australians, have higher incarceration rates and lower rates of tertiary education completion than non-indigenous. In the 44th Federal government, there was only one Indigenous Australian MP. With such poor representation how can this minority group possibly be accounted for? Furthermore, women are also underrepresented in Parliament and are adversely effected by the gender pay gap and domestic violence. Currently in the Australian House of Representatives, only 28.7% of members are females, which ranks us 50 th in the world according to the IPU rankings. And, it is not just Indigenous Australians and women that are effected but other minorities. According to the ABS approximately 26% of Australians were born overseas, and about one quarter of those are of Asian descent. For our parliament to be truly representative, approximately 40 seat would have to be filled by Australians born overseas, 10 of which would be taken by people born in Asia, but the figure is nowhere near this.

While we might be considered a lucky country, we cannot rely on luck to ensure our political system better accounts for minorities. Therefore, I propose a two-part plan to raise the level of participation of minorities in government:  

Firstly, I suggest that there should be legislated quotas for both gender and race to ensure fairer representation of minorit ies in government.

Secondly, I propose the implementation of an internship program which will give people from minority groups an opportunity to work with their local MP.

The underrepresentation of minorities can be addressed through the implementation of legislated quotas These quotas would be based on the percentages of minority groups in the population, so for example, at least 50% of candidates chosen by the parties would have to be female. Similar quotas have been successful in many EU countries, which proves they can be successful in our systems. Finally, the indigenous members in each party will have specific electoral regions in which they are assigned, to make sure that Indigenous MPs are voted in by competing against each other. This will be similar to the Maori seats in the New Zealand government.

Now I am aware that some people will object to this legislation, however, in order to counteract centuries of patriarchy and racial discrimination, we need positive discrimination to redress the balance. Another obstacle to the quota system would be ensuring parties do not place minorities in seats of opposition strongholds. This will not be an issue for Indigenous members, due to assigned seat proposition. I would suggest that other minority candidates be allowed to choose the seats they wish to represent. This would give them a fair chance of being elected. For instance, a candidate of Asian descent may wish to represent an area with a high density of a similar demographic.

Now I will move onto my second point. I propose that each Federal MP and State implements an intern program. This program would have two divisions: youth, for under 18s and mature for adults. The youth program would involve young members of the community spending two hours per week with their MP, while those participating in the mature program would dedicate up to 10 hours per week to this scheme. The program would last for a month so there would be 12 positions per year. To be eligible for this program, an individual must be member of a minority group. By spending time and engaging with MPs, participants in the scheme would be more likely to pursue an interest in politics as the program will allow them to see a political career as a possible venture. The program would also give MPs further insight into the issues faced by minorities and thus enable them to make decisions that better account for these groups. Furthermore, the interns will not be the only people in the community who feel the rewards of this program. They will tell friends and family about the program, leading to the people in the community taking an interest in political affairs.

A possible issue with this program, it that could heavily focus on privileged minorities. As well as this who’s to say that interns are not just made to photocopy and file documents for their MP’s. I therefore propose setting up a committee to overlook the program. This committee will require regular reports and assessments of the work completed by interns while ensuring regulations of the program are followed. For example, ensuring that MPs accept interns from each socioeconomic group, to prevent favoritism of the privileged minorities.

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House Sports Carnival The House Sports Carnival was held on Friday 18th November. Students chose a sport for the day and participated in a round robin tournament against each House. Teams received 8 points (1 st place), 6 points (2nd place), 4 points (3rd place) or 2 points (4th place) to go towards their House total. Congratulations to Mitchell for finishing the day 2 points ahead of Rutledge in a very close contest. And well done to Bonnie Breen, Jeremy Howard and all the students from Mitchell House.

EVENT

HUDSON

HUME

MITCHELL

RUTLEDGE

Soccer (mixed)

4

2

3

1

Badminton (girls)

2

4

3

1

Badminton (boys)

4

2

3

1

Netball (mixed)

1

3

2

4

Basketball (boys)

3

4

2

1

Basketball (girls)

4

1

3

2

Table Tennis (mixed)

3

2

1

4

Tee Ball (Yrs 5-7)

3

4

2

1

Soccer (Yrs 5-7)

3

2

1

4

Rounders (Yrs 3 & 4)

2

4

1

3

TOTAL POINTS

42

44

58

56

David Wittmer Head of Physical Education & Health Head of Houses

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Mitchell (Green) House Captains: Jeremy Howard and Bonnie Breen On Sports Day this year, Green House was able to pull off a win! It was great to see the spirit that my whole team had. It was quite a close competition with Yellow House, but in the end we were able to come out on top despite having less overall wins. As well as the excitement of winning Sports Day, we were awarded with two other awards – the Science Award and the House Cup! I am so excited that Green House has achieved so much, and Jeremy and I are very proud of everyone in our house! We could not have done so well without the effort of each and every person in Green House!

I cannot wait for another house event to show everyone what we are made of!

Hume (Blue) House Sports Captains: Huw Sims and Jot Gill Friday was a great day for blue house in individual sports.

Despite not winning overall, we still maintained our sportsmanship and enthusiasm throughout leading us to win the senior girls basketball…

Both Huw and I are proud to be the captains of such a friendly and lively house. Everyone supported each other greatly and respected other houses even when the competition got a little bit heated. Congratulations to all! I’m certain that next house sports day the trophy will be back in blue hands were it should be. LET’S GO BLUE HOUSE!

Rutledge (Yellow) House Captains: Rachel MacIntosh and David Simoneilli We would like to thank everyone for participating in the sports day. Since everyone participated it created a fun and competitive atmosphere which lead to an enjoyable day. We hope everyone had a fun day and enjoyed playing their sport.

We would like to thank the teachers for helping run the day and to thank Mr Wittmer for organizing the day. Finally, congratulations to Mitchel House.

Hudson (Red) House Sports Captains: Yi Ng and Jade Morgan he Sport House competition was overall a great day.

Although Red House came last, I believe that we all had put in a lot of effort and did an outstanding job.

More importantly, we had fun and enjoyed the day!

Yi Ng

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Sports News T20 Blast Cricket tournament: The majority of our Grade 5 & 6’s competed in this tournament and all students represented themselves and the school fantastically, displaying great sportsmanship, effort and teamwork. Well done Grade 5 & 6!!

Team 1 consisted of: Stuart Partridge, Jye Gibb, Lucas Edmonds, Declan Ford, Anastasia Minter, Casey Jensen, Ebony Merlo, Sanjiev Meetinay, Bridgette Davies, Reave Paleg and Ethan Canning.

Results: Game 1: TKIS 1 v Broadford 2. Won 133-103 Game 2: TKIS 1 v St Mary’s Seymour 2. Won 120-106 Game 3: TKIS 1 v Seymour College 1. Lost 107-75 Final: TKIS 1 v St Mary’s Seymour 3. Lost 174-114.

Final Result: 10th Place Team 2 consisted of: James Hurley, John Knight, Mikka Leslie, Maclaren Egan, Hugh Drofenik, Kim Wang, Joel Krietemeyer, Taylah Woolley, Ryan Hague.

Results: Game 1: TKIS 2 v St Mary’s Seymour 3. Won 141-120 Game 2: TKIS 2 v St Mary’s Seymour 4. Won 122-78 Game 3: TKIS 2 v St Josephs Nagambie. Lost 156-122 Final: TKIS 2 v Broadford 3. Won 104-93 Final Result: 15th Place Team 3 consisted of:

Alana Rushworth, Bhavneet Kaur, Tiffany Lamb, Macklin Spicer, Fiona Dimovski, Montana Daniells, Sean Lazarus, Melek Alinc, India Stebbins, Orla McCarthy, Tanveer Results: Game 1: TKIS 3 v St Mary’s Seymour 5. Lost 179-85 Game 2: TKIS 3 v Seymour College 3. Lost 239-39 Game 3: TKIS 3 v Euroa 3. Lost 129-84 Final: TKIS 3 v Seymour College 1. Lost 103-51 Final Result: 20th Place A big thank you to Julie Daniells and Sarah Dalton who coached and umpired all day, your support is very much appreciated.

All Schools Track & field State Championships: Taryn Furletti: 1st—U15 girls 3000m, 2nd—U14 girls 1500m Taryn automatically qualified for the All Schools Nationals in Canberra in 2 weeks time, and also for the Australian Junior National Championships in Sydney in March.

Isabella Simonelli: 1st—Hammer throw , Javelin, 2nd—Shot Put, 2nd—Discus.

Jot Gill: 3rd—Shot Put, 2nd—Discus

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Epipen Collection from Sickbay Could all students remember to collect their Epipen & Medications from Sickbay on their last day of school please.

UNIFORM SHOP Over the school break, the TKIS uniform shop will be open for fittings and purchases on the following dates: Thursday 15th December Tuesday 24th January

St Pats Netball Club St. Pats Netball Club are opening their 2017 season registrations on 19/11/2016 All player’s welcome & registrations are to be completed on-line.

To register please use our “Team App” page or find us on Facebook for the link.

A $20.00 discount on fees will apply to all U9-U16s who register prior to the 31/12/16

2017 NetSetGo Program St. Pat’s NC are introducing Suncorp NetSetGo in 2017 for children aged between 5-7 Children turning 5 in 2017 are encouraged to apply.

The program will run for 8 weeks commencing 11 Feb 2017.

Cost $80.

Registration is through the NetSetGo Website or via the Team App page – http:/ stpatsnetballclub.teamapp.com/.

Expression of Interest U17 Players St Pats Netball Club are looking for “Expressions of Interest” from all U17 players who may be interested in joining the KBNA competition in 2017 All expressions of interest to be forwarded to Rachael Young – President prior to 31st January 2017 Enquires for any of the above can be directed to Rachael Young, President, on 0412682005 or via email, rachaelayoung@optusnet.com.au

Wallan District Netball Association

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CAR PARKING AT PICK-UP/DROP-OFF TIMES Parents are requested to be considerate of TKIS's neighbours when parking near the school. We enjoy good relations with our neighbours and wish that to continue.

We have received complaints about parking over driveways.

Not only is it illegal and a bad example to our students, it may endanger some of our neighbours who may have health issues and need their driveway to be kept clear.

Thank you for your consideration.

UNIFORM NOTICE TKIS has introduced House polos as part of the school uniform. They will be used for all in-house events such as the Athletics Carnival, Sports Carnival, Music Competition and Debating Competition. Polos can be purchased at Student Services for $40 and will be compulsory from the commencement of the 2017 school year for students in year 3 to 11. TKIS staff will be provided with a polo once all students have been fitted. They do not have to purchase them.

The Music Competition is on International Day so some students may choose to wear international dress. If they are not in international dress they must be wearing their house polo.

For the Athletics Carnival and Sports Carnival we encourage students to dress up. This tradition will continue, however students will be required to wear their house polo if not in costume.

The house colours are: Mitchell – Green Hudson – Red Rutledge – Yellow Hume – Blue

SCHOLARSHIPS 2017 Scholarship Registrations are now open The Kilmore International School is pleased to offer a number of Academic Scholarships for 2018.

Academic Scholarship Registrations for 2018 are now open to new and current TKIS students who are Australian Citizens entering Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in 2018. Students who currently hold a TKIS scholarship do not need to register.

All candidates will be required to sit the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) academic scholarship test to be held at TKIS on Saturday, 18 March 2017 at 9:00am. Students should arrive by 8:45am.

Scholarships are awarded by the Principal based on performance in the ACER scholarship test and are offered as a remission on tuition fees. Please note that scholarships will be reviewed annually and may be withdrawn if the conditions of acceptance are not met.

On-line applications close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, 15 March 2017. An ACER application fee of $93.00 is required when registering for the scholarship http:// www.kilmore.vic.edu.au/enrolments/scholarships/

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2017 INDIA TRIP! Get excited for an adventure on the TKIS overseas tour - India, planned for April 2017!

Interested students (and their parents) are invited attend a meeting with Mrs Kahlon or Mr Kahlon to receive information on the tour which travels to discover the culture and beauty of Kerala, a southern state of India, often called 'God's Own Country'.

The dates of the tour will be April 9 to April 18th 2017.

The cost will be approximately $2,400.

The meeting will be in room 12 on November 9th at 3:45pm.

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