ARANAHDthe weekly newsletter of the Australian International School Hong Kong

28 September 2011 (Term 3, week 9)Dhanara is the Aboriginal word for message stick

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The Year 12 Valedictorian Dinner & Assembly

End of Term 2 - Dismissal TimesTerm 3 will end on Friday 30 September. Primary classes will be dismissed at 12:00pm and Secondary at 12:50pm.Beginning of Term 4 - Starting DaysStaff Professional Development Day - Monday 17 OctoberYear 12 HSC Examinations commmence - Monday 17 OctoberClasses for students begin - Tuesday 18 October

This week is a big week, and an emotional one, for AISHK’s Year 12 students as they take part in two events which signal the beginning of the end of their time here at the school.

At what was the penultimate ‘official’ event as students at AISHK, Year 12s and their parents enjoyed an evening together at the Year 12 Valedictorian Dinner, held in the Auditorium, on Monday (26 September). The dinner, a peaceful evening of conversation and bonding befitting their status as emerging adults, gave students, along with parents and staff, the chance to meet, talk and share some quality time as a group before final exams begin at the start of Term 4.

At this important juncture in their lives, it’s time for these students to think about their future and the kind of global citizens they want to become, says Phillip Waugh, AISHK’s Co-Head and Principal, Secondary Division. “We hope that our Year 12’s take with them the high standards, values and ethics that we have instilled in them during their time with us, including the value of hard work and perseverance, as they begin their adult life.

“They are far more independent now, and soon they will be heading out to all parts of the world to begin a new stage in their lives. We hope that they have benefited from the nurturing we provide here at the school and go on to become positively engaged members of the community.”

The second event, the Secondary Assembly, which took place on Wednesday morning in the Auditorium, was a very special and emotional moment as Year 12’s gathered for Assembly for the last time. Watched on by their parents, teaching staff and most of Secondary Division, the students were presented with their student portfolios by Phillip Waugh and Leonie Drew, heard from a number of fellow students selected to speak and listened to a Valedictory Farewell by Mr Waugh. The final act was the presentation of parting gifts to the Year 12s by AISHK’s Prep Year students, after which they left the Auditorium under a guard of honour.

At this time of celebration, that marks the end of one journey and the start of a new one; the completion of an important stage in their development and the opening up of a whole new world, AISHK congratulates its young ‘champions’ as they go out into the world to make their mark as influential and responsible global citizens.

Autopay of School FeesPlease note Autopay day for next month’s school fees will be 6 October 2011

Primary News

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SecondarySilver Award Winners

Callum Rodgers 7 J Timmy Luk 7 W Bryan Tang 7 E Michael Tan 7 J Ryan Fownes 7 W Bobby Chung 7 W Alexander Lam 7 H Kristy Lam 7 H Caroline Reilly 7 W

Imogen Howe 8 E Christopher Au 8 E Benji Ho 8 H Justin Pak 8 E Joyce Lui 8 J Danielle Shaw 8 H Evelyn Chan 8 J Tini Tang 8 E

Charmaine Lui 8 E

Sian Pannach 9 H Allen Lam 9 J Peter Lee 9 W Abbey Thorley 9 H Monica Lo 10 E Edan Goodall 10 E Chester Siu 10 H Winze Tam 10 J Keith Lai 10 W Lorraine Cheng 10 H

Melissa Tan 11 J

Fiona Chan 12 P Vinci Fong 12 V

Leonie Drew Principal Primary, Co Head of School leonie_drew@aishk.edu.hk

PRIMARY ASSEMBLIESThe Next Assembly:

Week 9: End of Term Assembly 30 Sep at 11:10amAssemblies on odd weeks begin at 11:10am and even weeks at 11:20am

This week we held the Spelling Cup Championship and then on Thursday we have the Upper Primary Public Speaking Finals. It was also very poignant to be a part of the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner and the Valedictory Assembly which also took place this week.

Term 3 concludes this week and Primary (Prep to Year 6) has the final Term 3 Assembly this Friday at 11:10am. There will not be a lunch break as the children will be dismissed at 12:00pm (noon) so perhaps make sure they have a substantial morning snack to keep them going until they get home.

The children will be bringing home their portfolios for you to look through during the holiday break. We hope you will notice the progress made during the term and certainly great strides made since the commencement of the year. These portfolios need to be returned to school for Term 4 and will then be sent home again at the end of the year when they become yours to keep!

Please remember to complete the parent survey this year. We need as many families as possible to participate in this annual exercise as it helps guide the School’s Executive in its planning for next year. Please take the time to give us your responses as the survey runs until this Friday.

At the end of this term we farewell Ms Marta Chylewski, our Year 3 Leader. We wish her happiness as she returns to Australia for urgent personal reasons. We also say goodbye to the children and their families who are relocating to new countries and hope you will stay in touch with us.

I wish you a very happy and safe holiday break and look forward to welcoming back the children on Tuesday 18 October.

Secondary News

Mac Cavanough 7 E Rebekah Dangerfield 7 W Alexander Fasso 7 W Charlotte Head 7 W Kristy Lam 7 H Geraldine Le 7 J Callum Rogers 7 J Oscar Shum 7 J Nicholas Yuan 7 W

SecondaryBronze Award Winners

SecondaryGold Award Winners

Kristy Lam 7 H Monica Lo 10 E

Ryan Fownes 7 W Bayley Cornish 7 E Sean O’ Sullivan 7 H Edmund Haines 7 J Lachlan Gray 7 E Rebekah Dangerfield 7 W Alexander Fasso 7 W Charlotte Head 7 W Bryan Tang 7 E

Primary Swimming CarnivalYear 3 - Year 6

Don’t forget there will be a Primary Swimming Carnival (Year 3 to Year 6) in Week 2 of Term 4

Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011Where: Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool

Secondary News

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Phil WaughPrincipal Secondary, Co Head of Schoolphillip_waugh@aishk.edu.hk

SecondaryBronze Award Winners

Bryson Toole 8 W Evelyn Chan 8 J Vernice Chan 8 J Joyce Lui 8 J Anthony Wilson 8 E

Blake Williams 9 J Emily Archibald 9 H Janessa Chou 9 H Steffi Lau 9 E Caleb Au 9 J Matthew Kwong 9 H Peter Lee 9 W Sian Pannach 9 H Abbey Thorley 9 H Peter Lee 9 W Coco Chen 9 W Allen Lam 9 J

Cheryl Au 10 W Lorraine Cheng 10 H Clinton Chiu 10 H Rachael Krust- Weekes 10 H Catherine Yu 10 H Jessica Archer 10 H Jacqui Chiu 10 E Adrian Fraser 10 J Edan Goodall 10 E Monica Lo 10 E Winze Tam 10 J Joshua Lam 10 H Tommy Kim 10 E Monica Lo 10 E Lorraine Cheng 10 H Courtney Cox 10 E Joshua Lam 10 H Ryan Lee 10 W Joyce Ng 10 J Jacqui Chiu 10 E Ka Fu Lai 10 J

Monica Lo 10 E Winze Tam 10 J David Thomson 10 E Monica Lo 10 E Fiona Lo 10 H Winze Tam 10 J Winze Tam 10 J Chester Siu 10 H Sean O’Reilly 10 H Bowen Lim 10 H Joanne Chan 10 H Marco Chan 10 W

Bryan Yuen 11 E Ma Man Hin 11 J Wendy Li 11 E Jocelyn Le 11 J Reyner Sagita 11 H Melissa Tan 11 J Chen Liang 11 H Ying Lam 11 E Jake Burke 11 E Olivia Mo 11 W

Bryan Yuen 11 E Ma Man Hin 11 J Wendy Li 11 E Jocelyn Le 11 J Reyner Sagita 11 H Melissa Tan 11 J Chen Liang 11 H Ying Lam 11 E Jake Burke 11 E Olivia Mo 11 W

Hiren Khemlani 12 P Steven Ing 12 B Fiona Chan 12 P Vinci Fong 12 V Clayton Chiu 12 P Shi Ying Yong 12 B

Genevieve Lam 7 J Catherine Murphy 7 E Vivian Chui 7 H Natalie Ho 7 W Chloe Lam 7 W Michael Tan 7 J Natalie Ho 7 W Venessa Lee 7 W Sean O’Sullivan 7 H Madeleine McBride 7 E Timmy Luk 7 W Brittany Dalziel 7 H Sophie Archibald 7 H Callum Rodgers 7 J

Justin Pak 8 E Gordon Young 8 W Justin McKee 8 E Pasu Tam 8 W Morgan Haas 8 W Imogen Howe 8 E Katie Lee 8 W Zoe Li 8 J Joyce Lui 8 J Harriet Meads 8 H Tiffany Nung 8 W Danielle Shaw 8 H Hilary Yeung 8 E Jake Loiterton 8 H Seamus Anderson 8 E Bryson Toole 8 W Joyce Lui 8 J Vernice Chan 8 J Christopher Au 8 E Evelyn Chan 8 J Benji Ho 8 H Imogen Howe 8 E Dominic Stitt 8 H Thomas Lau 8 J Justin Pak 8 E Samantha Yeung 8 W

Last Monday evening Year 12 students, their teachers and parents came together for the 2011 Valedictory Dinner, held in our School Auditorium. It was a most enjoyable event and I would like to thank all the parents for their most generous comments regarding both our school in general and our teaching staff in particular. The ongoing support we have received from our parent community over many years is greatly appreciated by everyone at the school. Our Year 12 students were a credit to both their families and to our school, for the manner in which they conducted themselves throughout the entire evening.

Today the school held its 2011 Valedictory Ceremony in the school’s Auditorium. This ceremony represents the formal graduation of Year 12 Class of 2011 from our school and celebrates our senior students’ achievements in reaching this significant milestone in their Secondary education.

As I indicated in the last newsletter the time that now remains before Year 12 external examinations commence in mid- October must be treated as a very valuable commodity; time to be used wisely for comprehensive revision and preparation.

To all our Year 12 graduates, as they now contemplate life after school, I would offer the following advice. “Seek a real purpose in life. Seek to make a positive difference. Make a positive contribution, both to the organisations you ultimately work for, and the broader society in which you live. Employ the skills and talents that each of you have acquired during your time at our school.”

I wish all Year 12 the very best for their upcoming examinations and welcome them formally to the AISHK Alumni. As this is the last newsletter of the Term, I would also like to take this opportunity to wish all our remaining Secondary students and their families a very safe, enjoyable and productive term break.

School-wide Notices

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Career NewsThe on-time deadline for Australian University Course applications is this Friday, 30 September. Year 12 students who have begun the application process will still be able to change courses and preferences up until 5 January 2012. The deadline for applications to UK universities is 15 October for all medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and veterinary science courses and for all courses at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. For other courses in the UK, the deadline is 15 January 2012.

Reminder: The Yew Chung International School Annual University Fair will be held on Wednesday, 28 September 2011, from 4:30pm to 7:00pm in their Gymnasium. There is no need to register for this event.

Lingnan University Information Day: 22 & 23 October from 10:00am to 6:00pm. More details are available at www.LN.edu.hk.

The IDP Australian Tertiary Education Fair, mainly for non-Australian Citizens, will be held 8-9 October from 1:00pm to 6:00pm at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.

For more information regarding these events please contact:Feona Crawford Careers Advisor / email: feona_crawford@aishk.edu.hk

Sport Team / Age Division Opponents Date Venue & TimeVolleyball Girls U20 ICS 28.09.11 ICS, 4:00pmVolleyball Girls U20 CIS 28.09.11 ICS, 5:00pmVolleyball Boys U20 ICS 29.09.11 AISHK, 4:00pmVolleyball Boys U20 AIS 29.09.11 AISHK, 5:00pm

AISHK Volleyball: Upcoming Matches

AISHK Volleyball: Results

Library NewsThe latest Paddyfield Bookclub catalogue was distributed to all Primary classes last week. If you wish to order any books, please return the order form and your cheque made out to ‘Paddyfield.com Ltd’ to your class teacher or the library. The deadline is this Friday 30 September (last day of Term 3). Books ordered will be delivered early next term. Your generous support is always appreciated as Paddyfield offer a commission to our school which is used solely to purchase more books for our library.

Chinese Shopping Day Thank YouThank you to the 32 mums and one dad who organised and ran our shopping stalls on Chinese Shopping and Games Day during Chinese Week. The day was a highlight for the children during our special Chinese Week. The parents sold all the items they had stocked up for sale on the day and, without intending to, made a profit of HK$4708.60. This money will be spent by Ms Joy Chung on additional Chinese story books and novels for the library.

Sport Team / Age Division Opponents Score DateVolleyball Girls U20 HIS 0-2 21.09.11Volleyball Girls U20 AIS 0-2 21.09.11Volleyball Boys U20 RCHK 2-0 22.09.11Volleyball Boys U20 AIS 0-2 22.09.11

AISHK Rugby: ResultsSport Team / Age Division Opponents Score Top ScorersRugby C Grade CIS 36-0 G.Chomley, F.LoitertonRugby C Grade SIS 7-32 S.O’SullivanRugby ACAMIS RCHK 69-15 F.Sanger, T.Murphy, C.Chen

Extra Curricular Activities – Term 4All Extra Curricular Activities will begin on Monday 24 October (Week 2) and conclude on Friday 9 December (Week 8). Students will be able to enroll online from Thursday 29 September and do so throughout the holidays until Thursday 20 October (Week 1). Some of the new activities include: squash, ballet, drama, a-cappella singing, design and technology and magic, plus all the usual favourites. The schedule can be found on our website from Thursday 29 September: go to www.aishk.edu.hk then to ‘Our School’ then scroll down to Extra Curricular Activities where you will find the new schedule. If you have any questions please contact Stephen Burrows in Room 305A or email to: stephen_burrows@aishk.edu.hk.

Sport Team / Age Division Opponents Date Venue & TimeSoccer U12 Boys A&B ICS, ICHK 28.09.11 Kings Park, 4:30-6:00Soccer U12 Girls A&B DC, DBIS 28.09.11 Kings Park, 4:30-6:00Soccer U14 Girls B ICHK 28.09.11 AISHK, 4:00-5:00Soccer U14 Girls A AIS 29.09.11 AISHK, 4:00-5:00

AISHK Soccer: Upcoming Matches

AISHK Soccer: ResultsSport Team / Age Division Opponents Score Top ScorersSoccer U14 Boys AIS 5-0 M Cavanaugh (2), J Cooke, R Fownes, F Loiterton

Soccer U14 Girls B CAIS 3-5 S Whitton (2), E ThubronSoccer U14 Girls B DC 2-4 E Thubron, M MilfordSoccer U20 Girls CDNIS 3-1 C Cox, O Bolton, A Foster

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A Fella For Cinderella 2011 Early Childhood PantomimeNight Performances: Tuesday 1 November & Thursday 3 NovemberMorning Performance: Friday 4 November

Students & Staff Dress Casual DayStudents are invited to participate in our ‘Dress Casual Day’ on Friday 30 September by wearing casual dress and contributing to our fundraising efforts for the Hong Kong Community Chest.

Students may wear casual clothing along with shoes and socks. It is not a fancy dress occasion. Beach and surf wear, flip flops, tank tops and ‘spaghetti strap’ tops cannot be worn to school as part of Dress Casual Day.

Save The DateChristmas Carols

With the festive season fast approaching make sure you keep this important pre-Christmas event in mind. A very enjoyable time was had by all last year so don’t miss out! When: 12 December 2011For further enquiries, please ask the Parent Association Staff.

Please note that this date has been changed from the School Calendar.

A Night on Broadway DVD & Photos set

Relive all the great memories you have of AISHK’s black tie ball - A Night on Broadway - with your own copy of the A Night on Broadway DVD & Photos collection.

Inside this 2-disc set, you’ll find a high resolution video of highlights from the stage show (Disc 1) and hundreds of fantastic, high quality, photos of the night, from pre-dinner drinks to the grand finale of the show and the dancing afterwards (Disc 2).

This DVD set can be purchased directly from the 9th Floor Administration Office. Payment can be made by cash or cheque payable to “Australian International School Foundation Limited”. Alternatively place an order via email and send a cheque including the postage fee to us and we’ll have it delivered to you. If you have any questions, you can email the Administration Office at info@aishk.edu.hk.

A Night on Broadway DVD & Photos HK$250 (+$20 postage fee if applicable)The package includes 2 discs -Disc 1 • A Night on Broadway video Disc 2 • High Quality Photos

School-wide Notices

WINTER UNIFORM NOTICEA reminder to students to purchase their Winter Uniform before the end of Term 4. Winter Uniform will be COMPULSORY from 21 NOVEMBER 2011. It will be available for purchase from THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2011.Regular Shop Hours are Mondays 8:00am - 3:00pm and Thursdays 8:00am - 11:30am. There will be extended shop hours on the Mondays listed below, plus a SPECIAL OPENING on the last day of term.MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER: 8:00am - 4:00pmMONDAY 28 NOVEMBER: 8:00am - 4:00pmMONDAY 5 DECEMBER: 8:00am - 4:00pmMONDAY 12 DECEMBER: 8:00am - 4:00pm WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER: 8:00am - 11:00am (last day of term)Please note the uniform shop will only be open before school commences in Term 1 2012 to NEW Students starting 2012 ONLY. This will be by prearranged appointment, so you MUST purchase your uniform BEFORE the end of Term 4 2011.Mail Order is also available; just download the applicable uniform order form from the school website and return to the school office with exact payment. The uniform order will then be delivered to your child's class within two days. Please make cheques payable to “Australian International School Foundation Ltd.”

Yr 1 - Yr 6 : Winter Pinafore is the same size as Summer Dress. Winter Shirt is the same size as Summer Shirt. Winter Trousers are the same size as Summer Shorts.Yr 7 – 12 : Skirt - you will need to visit and try the size. Girls Blouse - you will need to visit and try the size. Boys Winter Shirts are the same size as Summer Shirts. Boys Trousers are “all season”, same as Summer.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

FOR SIZE INFORMATION:

Under 12 & Under 14 Interschool League Tennis ResultsSport Round 1 - 12&U Points and Standings Points Round 1 - 14&U Points and Standings PointsTennis HKIS Red Team 2 AISHK 14 & Under 1Tennis AISHK 12 & Under 3 Island 14 & Under 3Tennis Island 12 & Under 5 HKIS Green Team 4Tennis HKIS Blue Team 2 HKIS Purple Team 3

Parent Association

Staff MovementsDuring this week we will be farewelling Mrs Abby Barnhurst (General Classroom Assistant), Ms Helen Norton (Food & Textiles Assistant), Mrs Christine Pakes (General Classroom Assistant), Mrs Karen Clift (Classroom Assistant – LEC) and Ms Geeta Chandwani (General Classroom Assistant). We wish them all the best.

We would also like to take this opportunity to wish Ms Petra Fairweather and Ms Melanie Wilson all the best as they leave us this term to commence their maternity leave. Both Ms Fairweather and Ms Wilson will be on leave until Easter 2012.

We are currently advertising for a Classroom Assistant for our Learning Enrichment Centre program and Perceptual Motor Program. This position runs Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 3:30pm, term time only. If you are aware of anyone who would be interested in applying for this position, please ask them to send their application letter and resume to employment@aishk.edu.hk before Friday 7 October. Further information can be obtained from the school website.