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The Kilmore International SchoolNewsletter

Issue 2, Friday 8th of March 2019

Latitude Excursion

A TKIS Community Publication

2 | TKIS Newsletter 2 2019

ContentSchool Messages 2

Student Activities 16

Notice Board 31

Important datesMarch 2019

8 UN Victoria State Conference12 Dental Program13 Y12 Macbeth Seminar14 Y6 Immigration Museum15 Bake Sale 18 Y9-11 Debating Y6 National Young Leaders Conference19 Y3-6 Region Swimming Y7-12 Hume Swimming20 International/Open Day Y10 Notables Exhibition Wild Action Insursion21 Y7-12 Round Robin Principals Parent Forum22 Y11-12 Indian Cultural Day 27 Y11 Melbourne Theatre Company28 House Music Y10 IB Subject Expo

Contact: Ms Imelda Lapthorne Email: [email protected]

The Kilmore International School40 White Street KilmoreVIC 3764 Australia

Tel: (03) 5782 2211Fax: (03) 5782 2525Email: [email protected]: www.kilmore.vic.edu.au

Message from Acting Deputy Principal

We have had a great start to the year, we are now in Week 6. So many activities and exciting things are happening here at TKIS which you will read about in the following pages.

Our IB Learner Profile is well demonstrated and embedded in what we do here at TKIS. The opportunities that the students have and are exposed to, create the holistic person that the IB strive for. This is where students have the opportunity to devel-op life skills that are so important in navigating their way through our complex and sometimes challenging world.

Some of the activities on offer are the many excursions that our students get to experience, some with specific curriculum focus and some that are cross curriculum like the recent National Gal-lery of Victoria visit by the Year 7&8s. The ‘Escher X Nendo - Between Two Worlds’ Exhibition made links with Math, Art and English.

Other activities where students get to build their leadership, so-cial and emotional skills include being involved in the debating team and the UN Voice Conference, which we have 23 students attending this long weekend at Lord Somers Camp, Somers VIC.Coming up in two weeks is our annual Open/International Day. This day is always a wonderful day where the whole school comes together to celebrate our diversity. We get to experience international food, dancing, artwork and visual displays – always one of my favourite days!

Camp is always such an adventure – another one of my favourite things to do! I am off the the Gold Coast with the year 10s. Oth-er year levels are spread across the state of Victoria for a wide range of experiences that once again contributes to creating that holistic, well rounded and resilient student which is what is re-quired in today’s world.

I hope to see all our students and the wider school community on March 20th at our Open/International Day celebrating our unique diversity which I so love being a part of.

Jo Treanor Acting Deputy Principal

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Message from IBDP Coordinator

In the previous newsletter, the school community was introduced briefly to one of the school priorities for 2019: the formal process of self-reflection and evaluation (review) of our IBDP delivery. This process is best described in the IB Guide to Evaluation:

“Programme evaluation is the primary means of ensuring that schools are meeting the IB programme standards and practices. This process can also serve as a catalyst for school improvement.”Programme evaluation:

• is both a requirement and a service provided by the IB to IB World Schools • is a reflective exercise that involves the entire school community • assesses whether a school meets the IB standards and practices and will remain an authorized IB World School • supports school efforts to continually improve the delivery of the programme(s) • results in a clear plan for next steps and future actions • can result in improved teaching and learning.

The entire cycle is visually represented below, showing the five key stages of review, of which we are currently at the ‘self-study’ stage:

In Term 1, parents are warmly invited to the first Principal’s Parent Forum for 2019. This is a valuable way that parents can bring their concerns and questions to the fore; this year, it is a significant opportunity to help the school reflect and evaluate our successes and areas for improvement in the IBDP. Although, in the past, parents have been encouraged to raise various concerns across all school areas, the focus in 2019 will be:

1. As a school, what do we do well in our implementation of the IBDP?2. How can we, as a school, improve our delivery of the IBDP?

The forum will be an excellent chance for parents to discuss with each other, and us, their perceptions of our IBDP implementation and other important targets that we strive for as an IB World School.

In Term 3, following the Semester 1 full reporting session, the school will issue a Parent Survey to collect data that will assist us in evaluating our programme. Until then, please come along to the Principal’s Parent Forum on Thursday 21st March, 7pm.

I look forward to hearing about your perceptions and value your input into this exciting time for our school. This can also be communicated via email to the contact address below. [email protected]

Deanna KrilisIBDP Coordinator


Message from Year 11 Wellbeing Leader

Hello Parents and Students,

The Year 11 Parents Information Night was held on Wednesday 6th of March in the IB Centre. The session provided

parents and students with information to guide their understanding of the International Baccalaureate Diploma

Programme requirements and expectations as presented by Ms Krilis. Mrs McCormick presented some Careers

information highlighting changes to Australian National University entry requirements, University of Melbourne

scholarships and the new medical test receiving specific attention. Student Wellbeing was also presented explaining

the role of the Wellbeing Leader in academic management, support of students and the partnership between home

and school.

It is an important reminder that all parents and students of Year 11 access and read the following policy documents on

the school website at http://www.kilmore.vic.edu.au/learning/the-international-baccalaureate/:

· TKIS IBDP Handbook 2019

· General Regulations for Students and Guardians

· Academic Honesty in the Diploma Programme

· Supporting Academic Honesty at TKIS

· Learning Diversity and Inclusion in IB Programmes

These documents are the regulations and structure by which we all commit to being an IB World School: teachers,

school administrators, parents/guardians and students. They also outline in detail the supportive practices of the IB

and the procedures by which we ensure principled and professional standards are upheld.

Regards,

Daniel SchembriYear 11 Wellbeing leader


Wellbeing Curriculum – A 2019 Update

TKIS undertook a thorough review on its structures and processes in 2017 and one of the key findings was the need

for an increased emphasis on proactive, structures and programmes associated with Student Wellbeing. One of the

initiatives to provide proactive support to students was to increase the time provision for Homeroom and to design a

Homeroom Curriculum framework that would be delivered by Homeroom Teachers and Wellbeing Leaders. The pur-

pose of that curriculum is to explicitly teach life skills for success.

This year, as part of continual efforts to review the curriculum, the name was revised to “Wellbeing Curriculum” to em-

phasise that the scope of this curriculum goes beyond the Homeroom; it also includes cohort experiences, assemblies

and student leadership development.

The same four key concepts continue to be explored in the Curriculum – Identity, Relationships, Community and Global

Interactions. Associated with each of these four concepts are four observable concepts – Resilience, Empathy, Respect

and Flow/Connection. The plan this year is for students who experienced the first round of implementation in 2018 to

revisit these concepts, at a higher level of complexity and with more depth in order to gain mastery. This concept of

curriculum design follows Bruner’s Spiral Curriculum Model closely.

At Primary, “Play Is the Way” continues to be used as the main curriculum model for delivery of the Wellbeing Cur-

riculum. This model provides practical methodology for teaching social and emotional competencies using guided

play, classroom activities and empowering language. The pilot programme has drawn much praise from teachers and

students and the language used in this programme, particularly the 5 Life Rafts, has now started being brought into

Secondary to proactively create a continuum throughout TKIS. The key inquiry question driving the messaging of these

5 Life Rafts at Secondary school is, “How do we build respectful relationships with one another at TKIS?”


In Homerooms at Primary, students were introduced to the importance of the Australian Flag and its purpose of unify-ing the nation (with a special visitor, Mr Paul Szczur) and the Year 3s were paired up with their Year 6 buddies to assist the younger students with their transition into school life at TKIS. These buddies will now be in charge of flying the flag at the front of the school – hoisting it up in the morning and down in the afternoon.

At Year 7, the cohort focused on Respect as part of their identity. In efforts to enhance the transition between Year 6 and 7, Play is the Way has continued to be used with this cohort. Early this term, students were introduced to the life raft, “Treat other as you would like to be treated”. An overview and brief introduction to essential life skills was pro-vided to the Year 7 cohort by Year 7 Wellbeing Leader, Claire LeLievre, followed by an activity to help put this value into practice led by Youth Engagement Officer, Franco Swanepoel. Homeroom Teachers Mr Ross Wright and Ms Catherine Stringer also participated in the activities.

At Year 8, Wellbeing Leader, Ms Erin Longuet, designed a series of lesson experiences that took reference from the “Big Life Journal” as well as the “Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships” teaching resource published by the Department of Education and Training, Victoria. The key ideas that were being explored were Identity and Friendships. During the extended homeroom sessions on Fridays, students developed ideas surrounding their own positive char-acteristics. Students then related this to the positive friendships they have developed and how to be good and true friends.

At Year 9, Wellbeing Leader, Ms Lynne Christie, started a series of activities around a modified version of the “My TKIS passport” resource that was originally designed by Ms LeLievre. Student captains, Grace Heywood and Leo Hal-ford-Molinaro, were also roped in to facilitate some of the student discussions surrounding leadership and group dy-namics. Both Ms Christie and Mr Kenny Ong (Year 10 Wellbeing Leader) collaborated to organise a student-led series of presentations named “A Happy and Sad Occasion” at the combined extended Homeroom session. Year 10 International Captains, Daisy Phan and Astro Nou, facilitated the presentations surrounding the Lunar New Year presentations by different Eastern cultures while Year 10 Publications Captain, Jaimie Ryan, organised the reading of a poem written in remembrance of the events of Black Saturday ten years ago. Casey Jensen from Year 9 also presented a different per-spective on the New Year by showcasing the Danish tradition in a presentation. Students in both cohorts were then presented with the inquiry questions to reflect on, “How do we find our common ground and appreciate what is similar and what is different?” and “How do we come together as a community in both happy and sad moments?”, after they were shown a snippet from ABC’s documentary on Black Saturday.

At Year 10, student leadership development and student empowerment have been the main thrusts of the programme, with the hope that by providing more opportunities for student voice, both international and local students can devel-op skills in active citizenship and civic literacy. A committee of six key student leaders, two Year Level Captains (Hannah Moore and Indirveer Singh), two International Captains (Daisy Phan and Astro Nou) and two Publications Captains (Jaimie Ryan and Petra Merlo), was established to act as the “think tank” of the Year 10 cohort. They have been en-gaged in weekly meetings with Mr Kenny Ong, Year 10 Wellbeing Leader, discussing issues surrounding school policy, leadership practices (in particular, Kouses and Posner’s 5 practices of exemplary leadership) as well as organisational activities (e.g. managing and leading cohort assemblies). At the cohort level, Homerooms have been brainstorming ways to identify themselves using positive descriptors and to generate personal mottos and goals for the year. In ad-dition, each class was also engaged in convergent thinking, coming up with descriptors for their individual classes that correspond with their class’s letter (e.g. 10B is the B.E.S.T. – Brave and Balanced, Engaged, SMART goal-oriented and Teachable). These activities were designed in efforts to instil a common identity within the Year 10 cohort and to help each student see how they are each part of something larger.


At Senior School, Years 11 and 12, the Wellbeing Curriculum delivery is mostly driven by the IB Diploma Programme Coordinator, Ms Deanna Krilis, and Wellbeing Leaders, Mr Andrew Pharoah (Year 12) and Mr Daniel Schembri (Year 11). The overall programme aims to provide students with the academic and wellbeing support required to manage the rigour of the IB Diploma Programme.

At Year 11, one of the first cohort experiences focused on IB General Regulations and Essential Reading. This experi-ence tackled the inquiry questions, “What are the rules we all need to follow -in school, in our families, as students?”, “What support structures does the IB have in place for when things don’t go to plan?”, “How do the General Regula-tions inform how we respond to various academic and wellbeing issues that may arise during the DP years?”. Ms Dean-na Krilis provided a presentation with the most frequently referred to sections of the IB General Regulations document and directed to students to a section in their diary, where they and parents are required to sign an acknowledgment that they have read and understand various documents on the school website. This was part and parcel of the require-ments set by the IBO – that schools communicate the guidelines and procedures to the school community, not only in published form but explained explicitly. The experience showed TKIS’s commitment to the IBDP and how it values the IB community. Students were also given a handout with the list of Essential Reading and what the General Regulations cover. As part of Wellbeing support, students also underwent a lesson experience on “Overcoming Obstacles”, where they explored how mindsets can be reframed and how they can influence change in some of the things they feel they are bad at or have no control over.

At Year 12, the key focus of the Homeroom lessons in the first weeks of Term 1 was the setting of goals and time man-agement. This was a proactive approach that the Senior School team adopted to ensure that the Year 12 students had the necessary tools and skills required to navigate their graduating year. As deadlines for written assignments for the IB start looming, the team also delivered a lesson surrounding the concept of Academic Honesty, a timely reminder to live up to the “Principled” attribute of the IB Learner Profile Traits.

In only the second year of its implementation, the Wellbeing agenda has taken its rightful role at the heart of learning. The TKIS Wellbeing Programme is delivered through Homeroom, assemblies, camps, excursions, policies, procedures and personalised support programmes including counselling, leadership training, resiliency group activities, and the development of individualised learning plans for students with additional needs. Since our goal is to build student ca-pacity to thrive in a global society, we have needed to tailor the curriculum to match the needs of student cohorts. It is clear from the examples above, the programme is connected across the school by key concepts. But it is also differ-entiated to meet the social, emotional and academic goals of students at each year level. We thank families, students and colleagues for your support and guidance to help our students thrive.

Kenny OngHead of Wellbeing Curriculum

Philippa KirwanDirector of Student Wellbeing



Building Friendships and a Strong Sense of Self

2019 has begun with exciting activities for our Year 8 cohort. To build strong connections with their peers in a relaxed

and fun environment, our Year 8 and 9 students visited Funfields in Whittlesea. Students also visited the National Gal-

lery of Victoria to experience a collaborative exhibition by Dutch artist M.C. Escher and the Japanese studio Nendo. We

also had the opportunity during the Presentation Night to celebrate the academic achievements of students from the

previous year and introduce our Year Level Captains for 2019, Harrison Hill and Aarushi Sodhi, to the TKIS community.

Our students are exploring the themes of Identity and Friendship within our Wellbeing Program. Aligning with these

concepts and values, students will be working through activities which encourage individuals to understand their own

personal strengths and the importance of developing strong, positive friendships and relationships.

We are currently organising the combined Year 7 and 8 camp to Marysville in April. The activities our students can

look forward to include abseiling, bush skills, canoeing and team building activities. We will also integrate friendship

building and personal development activities into the camp to help our students feel a greater sense of purpose and

belonging. This will be an exciting opportunity for our students and the Year 7 and 8 teaching team are looking forward

to better understand our students.

I would encourage our Year 8s to continue to develop their study and organisational skills and to ensure that they have

a healthy balance between their school commitments and recreational activities.

Erin Longuet Year 8 Wellbeing Leader



The students of Year 7 have made an excellent start to Secondary School at TKIS. They have made a fantastic first impression on their homeroom and subject teachers who have described the group as helpful, polite, friendly and considerate. Hopefully they are feeling settled and are understanding the expectations of our school.

Along with meeting new peers and teachers, learning new routines and the expectations of a new school, our stu-dents have experienced a very busy first six weeks with many events occurring. Our cohort excursion to Latitude in the first week gave the students an opportunity outside the classroom to face new challenges, whilst getting to know their peers, working as a team, learning to accept diversity and to be inclusive of others. The Prize Giving Ceremony was a great opportunity for the school community to support, encourage and celebrate students’ successes of 2018. Immunisations, which consisted of two injections, one for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough and the other for Human Papillomavirus have taken place. Our Year 7s also visited the National Gallery of Victoria to view the Escher Exhibition, some students represented the school in an inter-school swimming carnival and we are only half way through the term!

With so many different events occurring throughout the term and the year, it is vital our students are establishing good habits and routines around being organised for their daily activities and starting to time manage accordingly. It is important that students are able to pursue their extracurricular interests as well as fulfilling their responsibilities at school. The use of student diaries is intended to help prioritise and time manage and if used correctly will hopefully relieve the stress that leaving things to the last minute can cause. Diaries are to be taken to every lesson to record homework, due dates and reminders.

As part of the Wellbeing Programme, Year 7 have begun ‘Play is the Way’ during extended homeroom. This pro-gramme, developed by Wilson McCaskill, is a practical methodology for teaching social and emotional learning using guided play, classroom activities and an empowering language. It is designed to create a safe learning environment in which we train to be independent, self-managing, self-motivated learners, in pursuit of our personal best and able to get along with each other. It is based around 5 key concepts called Life Rafts: “Treat others as you would like them to treat you; Be Brave – participate to progress; Pursue your personal best no matter who you work with; Have reasons for the things you say and do and; It takes great strength to be sensible. The theory is, if we strive to live by these concepts ‘all else will follow’.

My contact details are below. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have positive news to share, any con-cerns or queries. [email protected]


Claire LeLievre Year 7 Wellbeing Leader


Year 3/4s enjoy an interactive performance

The Year 3/4’s were treated to an interactive performance by Mohamad from Cultural Infusion. The focus for our IDL topic this term is Continents with a focus on Africa.

Let’s see what some of the students thought about the show.

Harjap-It was really fun and very loud!

Alira-We learnt a lot about the African culture

Johnathan-We learnt the names of some instruments from Africa and got to play them.

James-The African man was from West Africa

Avneet-Mohamad taught us some African words and songs

Sandi McNamaraPrimary Wellbeing Leader


Message from Mathematics Department

Hi folks,

On Friday the 1st of March the year 7 and 8’s went on an excursion to the NGV to see the works of the Dutch artist Es-

cher. He was born in Holland in 1899 and died in 1974. You probably have seen a number of his sketches and not even

realised it. His most famous sketch was that of the never ending staircase which I have attached.

By Escher’s own admission, at school he was not interested in maths or very good at it yet maths is a common theme

that keeps coming through in his sketches. In Escher own words,

“I never got a passing mark in mathematics. The funny thing is I seem to latch on to mathematical theories without

realising what is happening. No indeed, I was a pretty poor student at school. And just imagine – mathematicians now

use my prints to illustrate their books!”

The concept of infinite is essential to maths. He found the concept particularly interesting and he represented it in the

diagrams below.


His other pet interest was creating tessellations. A tessellation is a pattern that keeps repeating itself. It can not overlap

or leave spaces. In the exhibit there were 150 of Escher’s sketches on display and all of his most famous ones. Below are

three examples of Escher’s tessellations. In the middle tessellation, do you see white geese flying right or blue geese

flying left.


Over the past few weeks in class, students made their own tessellations using geoshapes. I have attached one example

of work completed by Jackson Daniells. As you can see the students have been very imaginative.

And now for the solution to the previous Newsletter edition:

A rectangle with integer side has a diagonal stripe which starts 1 unit from the diagonal corners, as in the diagram.

The area of the stripe is exactly half of the area of the rectangle.

Determine the perimeter of this rectangle.


And now for this editions new problem.The rectangle ABCD is with each square 1cm in side length. Determine the area of the triangle DEB.

Tom KerrMathematics Teacher


Imelda LapthorneDean of International Students

On Sunday the 17th of February the boarding student piled onto the buses for a day out at Fun Fields.The weather was perfect for swimming and BBQs.

We all enjoyed the many rides and super-duper water slides as well. The photos highlight the fun time that was enjoyed by everyone.

Boarders outing to Fun Fields


Interact Club: Report on the Multi District Conference

Year 12 Lachlan Heywood

On the 16th of February members of the TKIS Interact Club attended the inaugural Multi-District Interact Conference

at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. For those who are unaware, Interact is a Rotary International Pro-

gram for those aged 12-18 years. As such, the conference consisted of approximately 100 high school students from all

across the state of Victoria.

The day-long conference focused on a variety of programs which Rotary had to offer and more broadly the impacts

community service can have on those who partake in it. Throughout the day there were a variety of activities and

speaker sessions. The speaker sessions included hearing from Brittany Arthur and Jade Chan, both of whom are incred-

ibly active in Rotary International. Moreover, activities included workshops on project management and a hands on

project for Timor Leste. One of the best opportunities of this conference was the ability to meet up with other interact

clubs and to hear about their ideas and success. As a result we gained new ideas of how we can serve the community

of Kilmore but also the wider world. Some of the highlights of the day included the magic show at lunch time and the

Circus Oz performance which was part of the main Rotary conference.

I would like to thank Mrs McCormick for organising the schools’ presence at the conference, and especially giving me

the chance to be the MC for the conference. Additionally, I would like to thank Dr Rutter for driving the bus down on

the day. Finally for any year 10-12 students who wish to join Interact, our meetings are every Friday in the IB Centre

after school. It is a great opportunity to get CAS service hours!


Avalon Air Show Excursion

Year 12 Sophie Lin

On Sunday 3rd March, around 10 boarding students went on a special day out with boarding supervisor, Ms Elise, and

her family. Even though the temperature was a bit high, the weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed themselves.

The performances were so amazing, everyone on the stand was wowed when the aircraft screamed through the air.

There were all different types of aeroplanes which came from all around the world, like USA, Germany, Japan and Chi-

na. Apart from the aircraft performances, there were many other exhibitions, such as the simulated military camps,

aircraft models. Also some universities like UNSW and RMIT were there promoting their aviation courses.


Korean New Year Celebration

Year 11 Gamin Nam, Rachel Lee

Last Monday 11th of February 2019, all Koreans in TKIS gathered around to celebrate a very special occasion, which

is New Year. In Korea, New Year is also known as “Seol Nal” and Koreans cook and eat various dishes altogether. Mr.

Koo gave us the opportunity to enjoy few Korean traditional dishes including ‘Bulgogi’, ‘Tteokbokki’ and ‘Tteok-guk’.

Bulgogi, which is Korean barbeque with sweet spice, goes well with ‘Tteokbokki’ which is made with rice cake and hot

spice. ‘Tteok-guk’, which is soup containing rice cake is traditionally eaten by Koreans on New Year Day to celebrate

and grant good luck for the year.

‘Seol Nal’ is not only about celebrating and eating, but also spending pleasant time with people. On Korean holidays

such as New Year and Thanksgiving, kids show respect to the elders by bowing, and the elders share with them words

of blessing and money. This shows that traditionally, Koreans have considered relationships between people crucially.

To us students who are living apart from own families, this celebration that Mr. Koo planned has been a very pleasing

and comforting experience. Moreover, the students enjoyed karaoke and could share the joy of being together on a

national holiday. We truly appreciate Mr. Taylor for giving us the opportunity to celebrate this special day altogether.


Sports News

Secondary Division Swimming On Monday 4th March, 18 students competed in the Secondary Division Swimming in Seymour.

Students conducted themselves appropriately and swum extremely well:- 3 age champions: Niamh Ireland, Lucy Beaton & Stephanie Calderwood- 5 new records: Niamh Ireland (3), Yanick McGregor, Vincent Lin

Results are below with highlighted students qualifying for the next round- 19th March. Congratulations to all.

Niamh Ireland (Age Champion 46 points)- 200m Freestyle (open age) 1st & New Record 2:34.61- 100m Freestyle (open age) 1st & New Record 1:11.13- 50m Freestyle (16yrs) 1st & New Record 32.13- 50m Backstroke (16yrs) 3rd 41.93- 200m I.M (16-20yrs) 1st 3:14.88

Lucy Beaton (Age Champion 34 points)- 200m Freestyle (open age) 3rd 2:57.28- 50m Butterfly (13yrs) 1st 37.66- 50m Freestyle (13yrs) 1st 34.22- 200m I.M (12-15yrs) 2nd 3:42.76

Stephanie Calderwood (Age Champion 28 points)- 50m Breaststroke (17yrs) 1st 52.51- 50m Freestyle 1st 36.10- 50m Backstroke 2nd 49.80

Amber Meuwissen- 100m Backstroke (open age) 3rd 2:07.19

Chloe Mott- 400m Freestyle (open age) 4th 10:01.83

Claire Gallagher - 50m Breaststroke (13yrs) 7th 58.12

Dayna Ford - 100m Freestyle (12-15yrs) 4th 1:34.80- 50m Backstroke (13yrs) 5th 51.45

Harrison Hill - 100m Breaststroke (open age) 5th 3:08.02- 50m Breaststroke (13yrs) 2nd 51.54- 50m Freestyle (13yrs) 8th 59.78- 50m Breaststroke (15yrs) 4th 48.45


Hannah Calderwood - 100m Breaststroke (open age) 5th 2:09.32- 50m Breaststroke (14yrs) 6th 54.81- 50m Freestyle 5th 38.47- 50m Backstroke 3rd 46.96

Ebony Merlo - 50m Breaststroke (15yrs) 7th 59.15- 50m Butterfly 3rd 1:02.83- 50m Freestyle 6th 47.25- 50m Backstroke 4th 58.72

Ethan Guo - 50m Breaststroke (15yrs) 4th 48.45

Jonathan Whally - 50m Butterfly (15yrs) DSQ- 50m Freestyle 8th 49.09- 50m Backstroke 7th 1:01.53

Navtej Luthra - 50m Butterfly (16yrs) 1st 38.97- 50m Freestyle 2nd 33.51

Yanick McGregor- 400m Freestyle (open age) 1st & New Record 6:34.02- 50m Backstroke (17yrs) 2nd 38.61- 200m I.M. 3rd 3:42.93

Devin Zhao - 50m Freestyle (17yrs) 5th 41.27

Ethan Wu- 100m Backstroke (open age) 2nd 1:25.51

Vincent Lin - 50 Breaststroke (18yrs) 1st & New Record 38.93-- 100m Freestyle 4th 1:34.07- 50m Freestyle 4th 37.81

U13 Girls 4X50m Medley Relay – Amber Meuwissen, Claire Gallagher, Lucy Beaton, Dayna Ford- 6th 3:22.06

U17 Girls 4X50m Medley Relay- Stephanie Calderwood, Ebony Merlo, Niamh Ireland, Eve Simner- 3rd 3:18.16

U13 Girls 4X50m Freestyle Relay – Chloe Mott, Claire Gallagher, Lucy Beaton, Dayna Ford- 4th

U16 Mixed 4X50m Freestyle Relay- Harrison Hill, Ethan Guo, Jonathan Whally, Navtej Luthra- 4th 3:07.96

U17 Girls 4X50m Freestyle Relay- Stephanie Calderwood, Ebony Merlo, Niamh Ireland, Eve Simner- 1st 2:44.53

U20 Mixed 4X50m Freestyle Relay- Vincent Lin, Ethan Wu, Devin Zhao, Yanick McGregor- 3rd 2:27.23


Congratulations to these students competing at Region Swimming 19th March Wodonga:

Niamh IrelandLucy BeatonStephanie CalderwoodHarrison HillNavtej Luthra Yanick McGregorEthan WuVincent Lin Ebony MerloEve Simner

Primary Swimming DivisionOn Tuesday 5th March was the Primary Swimming Division at Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre. From the 15 students who attended, unfortunately no one qualified for Region, however all students tried their best and demonstrated good sportsmanship, shaking hands with other competitors before and after races.

Congratulations to all students on their efforts. Results are below:


“We’re off to see the Wizard!”

We’re very excited to announce that our big production for this year is “The Wizard of Oz”. Auditions have been held,

the cast selected and rehearsals are already well under way! Opening night will be at the end of May so keep an eye

out for more information about what promises to be a fabulous family show. We have some very talented students

performing, from Primary right up to Year 11.

Main Cast

Milla Webster as Dorothy

Kyle Laffan as The Lion

Aidan Ling as The Tin Man

Ewan Cocking as The Scarecrow

Rain Szczur as Glinda The Good Witch

Indika Eagan as The Wicked Witch

Oscar Mikic as The Wizard of Oz

A sneak peek at TKIS 2019 Production


Escher x Nendo ExhibitionYear 7 Hana Khodabocus

The Year 7’s and Year 8’s went to the National Gallery of Victoria to explore MC Escher’s artworks and masterpieces. They were really phenomenal. So many of the masterpieces were accompanied by the interactive artworks of Japanese art studio, Nendo. My favourite interactive piece would have to the the illusion tunnel. You could walk through, but the further you got, the smaller and more claustrophobic it became. Overall, the artworks were incredible and to me it felt like it opened up a new realm to life.

Year 7 Sasha White

When we went to the Gallery to the Escher x Nendo Exhibition we saw multiple drawings of his, including his drawing of the eye, the leaf and water droplet, the floating island, ‘fireworks’ and a lot his tessellations. I dragged around a friend to see my favourite drawings and paintings knowing where they were as I had been to the exhibition over the holidays.

It was super fun and exciting, seeing all of Nendo’s complementary pieces alongside Escher’s.

I liked walking through the folding and unfolding houses and seeing how he created his prints. I felt especially happy though because I was not only there with friends but I also got to see and appreciate the art once again. Overall, it was an exciting educational experience and I would like to go again.

Year 7 Renisa Paul

On the 1st March, 2019, the Year 7’s and 8’s visited the national Gallery of Victoria. The whole gallery was popping with surprises and was very inspirational. When we entered, joy rose up in our faces for outside, it was extremely hot, however, inside, was very cool. When we entered the exhibition, the floor looked like it was moving. Everybody enjoyed the architecture, especially when the halls became narrower, just like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Having to look at such amazing artworks really helped everyone lean more about each other. And to think that maths actually means something in art, is very interesting!


The Australian flag

Year 6 Brahmleen Kaur

During our Buddies session withYear 3 & Year 6, Mr Szczur came in to talk to us about the Australian Flag. He taught

us about the different parts of the flag: the Union Jack; the seven-pointed star; and the significance of the navy-blue

colour. We also learnt some important rules about using the flag such as:

1. Don’t let the Flag touch the floor.

2. The Union Jack has to be on the left corner of the flag.

3. The flag has to be raised after sunrise.

4. It should be taken down before sunset.

After the introduction we went outside to the front of the school to raise the flag.

Now every week we have a new pair of buddies who raise and take down the Australian flag for a week.


Interviews by Petra Merlo and Jaimie Ryan

Mayrion, 10CMayrion came from the East of Malaysia in Kuching, Borneo, Sarawak. She describes the school as comfortable and nice, a place where the students are generally very welcoming. As an international student, Mayrion has found boarding life easy to adapt to. Mayrion finds class interesting. In particular, she enjoys Thinking skills and Arts classes. In addition, she also likes our daily lunch breaks. Mayrion is interested in art, fashion and has a love for ducks.

Her hobbies include drawing, singing and dancing.

Introducing Students New to TKIS

Alyson, 10C

Alyson came here from China and thinks our school is beautiful. She finds her classmates to be friendly and likes attending class. Alyson describes boarding to be like a comfortable home with friendly teachers. Her favourite class is art and she also enjoys singing.

Hieu, 10C

Hieu comes from Vietnam. He has adapted well to our school and thinks it is very good. As a boarder Hieu says his living space is very good and clean. He also commented that they have good boarding staff. Hieu describes his classmates as friendly and class as a happy place. His favourite subjects are English B and Mathematics. Hieu is interested in the different cultures of the school. He enjoys looking online for cars and going shopping.

Zeynep, 10B

Zeynep came from Sacred Heart College in Kyneton. She has made many friends, and thinks that although the school is challenging, it will benefit her in the future. Zeynep is interested in becoming a criminal or a cognitive psy-chologist. Her favourite classes are commerce, visual arts and German B, and her hobbies include learning languages and painting.

Muskaan, 10A

Muskaan came from Santa Maria College, Northcote. She feels that the school is very accepting and that it pushes you to come out of your comfort zone and try new things. Muskaan is striving to become a criminal lawyer in the future. Her favorite classes are drama, English and humanities, and some of her hobbies are watching movies, listening to music, reading books and hanging out with friends.

Vidit, 10A

Vidit is from India. He thinks that the school is decent, in his opinion the best thing about TKIS is the community and how accepting and friendly it is. Vidit is very interested in becoming a neurosurgeon and in interested in the sciences and constantly contributes to class. His favorite classes are biology and English, and his hobbies are playing video games and reading books in general.


Interview with Gamin Nam

Year 11 Yunchang (Yolanda) You

Gamin Nam is a new student who has recently joined year 11 to study for the IB diploma. She is from South Korea and has chosen to study in Australia because she wants to study in a broader environment with opportunities to meet other international students and learn with international mindedness. Moreover, she believes the experience will provide her with a great chance to improve her English and hopefully help her get into a better university.

She is enjoying life at TKIS and likes meeting people and making friends from diverse backgrounds and countries. The difference between studying here and studying in Korea is that she obviously has to speak English most of the time here, but there is less competition here than in Korea and more activities are available.

Thank you for sharing experience to us, good luck for your IB study at TKIS!

Wandong Netball Club

Has spaces in teams playing in the KBNA competition on Saturday mornings starting on April 27th. Age groups are 9 and Under, 11 and Under, 13 and Under, 15 and Under and 17 and Under. If interested or need more information please contact the Registrar on [email protected] or see Mrs Mumberson.

The Healthy Schools Mitchell eNewsletter link

The Healthy Schools Mitchell eNewsletter (see link below) is for school staff, parents and students. It includes news, resources and local events on eating well and being active, and will be released each school term. https://mailchi.mp/32470254cb41/healthyschoolsmitchellterm1


Introducing Ms. Leah Bao

Interviews by Huiting He and Yutian (Emily) He

We welcome Ms. Bao, the new Assistant Teacher of Chinese, to the TKIS community .

Where are you from?

I lived in Shanghai for a long time but I’m actually from Heilongjiang in China’s north.

Why did you choose to come to our school?

I was involved in a Chinese-Australian education cooperation project called The Con-

fucius Institute. The aim of the organisation is to promote Chinese language and

culture worldwide, as well as to exchange Chinese and Australian culture. I am lucky

to been chosen to come to TKIS.

What is your impression of TKIS?

The staff and teachers are very friendly. The school has a perfect atmosphere for

studying and the students have great manners too.

What do you think of the boarding experience?

This school has superb standards for dinning and accommodation. Firstly I’m thankful of the boarding manager who

has provided me with a fully equipped and furnished single room dormitory. Secondly, the school provides a variety

of meals with great taste and appearance. I’m thankful that I’m able to taste the food from my hometown.

Are you getting used to living in Kilmore?

The care of students, teachers and staff has helped me quickly get used to living here. However, because the weather

pattern in Australian is opposite to China, I still need some time to get use to the climate.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I enjoy watching movies, reading and travelling. One of my favourite books is ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ by George R.R.

Martin. I intend to travel around Australia during the school holidays to make the most of my experience while I am

here.


Yucheng (Rain) Xie: Winner of the Year 12 Art Award

Interview by Lingjie (Lisa) Shen

Q1: What did you feel when you received the Art Award in the Prize-Giving

Ceremony?

A: I felt amazing and could hardly believe I had been awarded the prize!

Q2: What are you planning to do this Semester in Art?

A: I intend to practice my sketching and I will paint more oil paintings and wa-

ter-colors. Also, I have to improve my English to prepare for my Art Extended

Essay and Comparative Study.

Q3: We all know that Art is a one of the most difficult subjects in the IB

course. How can you get 7 in Art? And as an international student what ad-

vice can you give for the junior students who also study IB Art?

A: I think a good way of improving your art is learning academic words and ask more symbolism questions about spe-

cific artworks. For example, flowers have different meanings, lavender symbolises waiting for loving so I would draw

lavender in more romantic paintings. Using symbolic images in your paintings will give your paintings a deeper mean-

ing. I also advise reading more books about art history in your spare time, so that you can better relate to the creative

background of well-known writers.





Calling all Girls & Boys wanting to

play Footy!

REGISTRATIONS FOR KILMORE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB ARE STILL OPEN!!

We would love to see any child interested in playing Footy in 2019 to come and join the Kilmore Junior Football Club.Come down to training on the following nights where we can answer any questions and meet the coaches.U9's (Born 2010,2011,2012) - Friday @ 4pmU10's (Born 2009) - Friday @ 5.15pmU11's (Born 2008) - Friday @ 5pmU12's (Born 2007) - Wednesday & Friday @ 5pmU13's (Born 2006) - Tuesday & Thursday @ 5pmU14's (Born 2005) - Wednesday & Friday @ 4.30pmU15's (Born 2004) - Monday (ACK) & Wednesday @ 4.45pmU16's (Born 2003) - Tuesday & Thursday @ 5pmU17's (Born 2002) - Tuesday & Thursday @ 5.30pmGirls Squad - Monday & Wednesday @ 4.30pm*All queries please email [email protected], registrations do not guarantee a place in your nominated team.

KJFC is the club for you.


Documents

The Kilmore International School Newsletter · · Learning Diversity and Inclusion in IB Programmes These documents are the regulations and structure by which we all commit to being