VOL.1 ISSUE 7, 31 July, 2015

A TKIS Community Publication

The Kilmore International School

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!”

Newsletter

Key Term DatesAugust

Hume Region Soccer Final (Yr 8 Boy) Thursday 6thYear 11 Malthouse Theatre Wednesday 12thProduction “Footloose” Thursday 13th to Saturday 15thYear 12 VTAC Briefing Monday 17thYear 9 Art Centre Excursion Wednesday 19thParent Teacher Interviews Wednesday 19thSchool Photo Tuesday 25thYear 7 Immunisations Wednesday 26thYear 6 Victoria Parliament Excursion Wednesday 26thYears 3 - 6 Atheletics Thursday 27thYears 7 - 10 Round Robin Thursday 27thYear 12 Recital Friday 28th

SeptemberYears 7 - 10 Questacon Incursion Tuesday 1stYear 10 Ball Friday 4thJunior Debating Program Tuesday 8thArt Show Wednesday 9thYear 11 English Jewish Holocaust Centre Wednesday 9thYear 9 and 10 Bell Shakespeare Incursion Friday 11thYear 12 Mock Exams Monday 14th to Friday 25thYears 3 - 6 Division Atheletics Tuesday 15thJunior Debating Program Tuesday 15thTalent Show Thursday 17th Year 11 CAS Camp begins Monday 21stYears 7 - 10 Optional Study Camp begins Monday 21stTerm 3 Ends Friday 25th

Local Sporting Champions Program

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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.

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 PharoahYear 11 Co-ordinator

Message from Year 11 Co-ordinator

For MSPI report, please turn to Page 12

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

THAM Ju Rong

O'BRIEN Taylor

CHEN Lingzi

LAU Olivia Jia Ning

GEFFERT Imogen

GIBSON James

KAUR Mansukhleen

NUSKE Madison

PARSONS Oliver

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

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

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

Year 6

FURLETTI Taryn

HEANLY Roma

KNIGHT Sara

KRIETEMEYER Jeremy

SCHELFHOUT Georgia

IRELAND Niamh

PARTRIDGE Lachlan

PEARSON Declan

WALKER Samuel

DANIELLS Jackson

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

The Award Certificate

Mao (Marian) with Mr Taylor Tuspol (Tus) with Mr Taylor

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The Award Recipients in Year 5 The Award Recipients in Year 6

The Award Recipients in Year 7 and 8 The Award Recipients in Year 9

The Award Recipients in Year 9 The Award Recipients in Year 11

2015 Semester 1 the Principal’s Award for Academic

Excellence Recipients Group Photos

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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!

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.

Amanda Palmer

Head of Learning — Humanities

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

(Marina and Amaan were absent)

The Year 11 High Distinction Recipients

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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

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

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.

(Continued next page)

Ms Garner’s Year 6 students working on the competition.

Mr Bland who will be attending the IB Asia Pacific Conference

(with Dr Tanko) in Melbourne this weekend.

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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 ques-

tions – 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 =

permutations.

As these three darts can be arranged in 6 different ways there are possible

arrangements assuming that the darts are indistinguishable.

Now give there are 3 horizontal, 3 vertical and 2 diagonal possibilities

Therefore the probability =

9 8 7 783

3 2 1 6 783

846

3 3 2 8 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

X

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 = . We try integer values and select the sides a=b=4

and c=7 such that:

Therefore the maximum volume is

2 2 2a b c 2 2 24 4 7 81 9

34 4 7 112units

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 Green 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.

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

you have any queries!

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

Mrs McCormick

Careers Counsellor

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!

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:

Write down your questions beforehand

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

Look at accommodation options

Explore sporting & recreational clubs – there are 100s!

(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 1st 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.

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.

Gayle A. Morgan,

Boarding Manager

Mr Taylor and Mrs Morgan talking with new boarding students

Common rooms inside our school dorm houses

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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 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

I learnt more about Anzac Day and

what the true meaning of the day is

about, and the many traditions in-

volved with the day.

- Supassara Tripun

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.

Scan the QR Code to watch the video on

Youtube. Or you can use the link:

https://goo.gl/QxuJsI

Snapshots from the video

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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

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!

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

Jon Worthen, Recruitment Relationship Coordinator, introducing student life

at the University of Melbourne

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 expe-

rience for our debaters to test their wits against students from other

schools and to learn how present an argument in a clear and per-

suasive 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:

Between 800-1000 words in length

Typed (double spaced in 12 point)

Written on the theme of HOME

Appropriate for a family audience and free from material or

language that may cause offence.

Submitted by Friday 21 August 2015

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

read aloud on their behalf).

The prize winners will be announced at this event.

1st place: $500

2nd place: $250

3rd place: $125.

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 ele-

phant!!”

- 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 Mel-

bourne!”

- Ewan Cocking

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

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

Hobart.

– Wilson Tautkus

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

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

- Tom Gillespie

“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 extra-

long 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 !

1 x 8 + 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

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

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 1 = 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

Scan this QR Code to access

Monash Open Day website

Scan this QR Code to access

Swinburne Open Day website

1st - 2nd August

8th - 9th August

ACU Open Day

Website

Deakin Open Day

Website

La Trobe Open

Day Website RMIT Open Day

Website

Geelong Campus

Melbourne – CBD campus

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16th August

Deakin Open Day

Website

Deakin University Burwood Campus

23rd August

The University of

Melbourne Open Day

Website

All parents and students are invited to come along to attend the TKIS 25th 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.

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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 stu-

dents wishing to have Sibling Students Photos taken on the

day.

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RENT A MUM - We are very 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.