19 August 2011 In this issue:
Principal’s Messenger Ladies and Gentlemen:
P&F Newsletter ISV Parent Satisfaction Survey link P&F Spring Fashion Show Performing Arts Naming
Competition
Key Dates: For all the latest updates please refer to our website calendar: www.mentonegrammar.net Saturday 20 August SnowSports team departs
Vale Mrs Marion Weir
Mt Buller Saturday 20 — Friday 26 August BOOK WEEK One World, Many Stories Monday 22 August ELC Book Character Dress-Up Day Wednesday 24 August Eblana P-4 Readers, Writers and Illustrators Workshops Thursday 25 August, Friday 26 August, Saturday 27 August Frogmore Production
1911—2011 It is with great sadness that we inform the Mentone Grammar Community of the passing of another stalwart of our School. Mrs Marion Weir died yesterday morning at the age of 100. Whilst she will be remembered by many as the dear lady who, for many years, has cut the School’s birthday cake with our Head Prefects and youngest students, to some she will be remembered for her support of the Old Mentonians’ Cricket Club, as the distinguished wife of Colonel Weir and as the ever supportive mother of her children, two of whom are Old Mentonians. Mrs Weir had the ability to make people feel special and we are extremely fortunate that she came into the life of our School. Labore et Honore.
Drama Centre 7.30pm Robin Hood Online bookings are now open at www.mentonegrammar.net Friday 26 August 2012 Prep Transition Program LIBRARY Thursday 1 September Bayview Concert
On Founders’ Day in March this year, our students enjoyed celebrating Mrs Weir’s 100th birthday. She is pictured here with Mr Simon Appel OAM and youngest students Grace and Luke.
The term is racing by and it will not be long before it comes to an end – l encourage all members of the School Community to make the most of every day ensuring that their learning is of a high order, that their relationships with others are positive and that they are continuing to make the most of the opportunities offered. I congratulate the members of Eblana who were involved in J-Rock earlier this week. They represented the School with great distinction and their appearances at the Bayview and Frogmore Assemblies were very well received. I thank all staff, students and parents who were involved in this event. The School Production of Robin Hood is also fast approaching. If you haven’t seen a School Production in recent times l strongly encourage families to come to one of the shows. The quality is always very high and this Production promises to be no different. This is a great family activity. Over the weekend Rev. Roger Williams and l attended the Anglican Schools Conference. I congratulate Roger and Tegan Johnson (Year 11) on presenting a workshop to the conference delegates about our PNG trips. It is no mean feat to present to Principals and Chaplains and Tegan acquitted herself extremely well. At the conference a confronting presentation was made about the problems of sexploitation in our society. The pressure from marketing companies, young people’s exposure to inappropriateness on the internet and shows such as MTV which highlight explicit dance moves is creating a society where moral boundaries are becoming too grey too early. The attached web link (http://melindatankardreist.com/) is to the presenter’s webpage and l strongly encourage parents undertake some research on this topic and remember that there is no need for young people to grow up too soon – the longer they are ‘young’ the better. As a School Community we need to continue working hard to ensure that our students are not the victims of sexploitation and that they maintain their innocence for as long as possible – no easy tasks in this society! Some of the information presented on this website is highly offensive but highly educative. It highlights that our children are exposed to sexploitation regularly. As challenging as it is, it is more important than ever to develop strong, communicative relationships with your children and to not assume that they are leading perfectly innocent lives. Spending time with them is far more important than spending money on them. I continue to be grateful to you all for your ongoing support.
M. J. Cater Principal
Deans of Staff Aspiring Leaders’ Dinner 15 August 2011 Mentone Grammar welcomed Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson to our staff dinner to address the teaching of Thinking Skills. Dr Hewitt-Gleeson is a cognitive scientist and author of Software For Your Brain (1989). For eight years (1977 to 1984), Dr Hewitt-Gleeson and Edward de Bono collaborated to launch a project to get THINKING taught in schools as a school subject. Their original textbook on thinking skills was featured as a cover story on all global editions of Reader’s Digest (article entitled Seven Steps to Better Thinking, April 1983) with a readership of 78 million 2
readers in 70 countries and published in 21 languages. This global publication event was the widest ever distribution of thinking skills and remains so to this day. In 1983 they developed The Six Thinking Caps method for teaching thinking skills. In a wonderful presentation and discussion, Dr Hewitt-Gleeson provided strategies and many reflective questions on metacognition for our staff. We sincerely thank him for his input. Wayne Reed Faculty Coordinator—Science
News from the Mary Jones Early Learning Centre What a busy fortnight! As previously stated it is very much a hands-on learning area, where children are exposed to learning not just within the confines of the classroom walls, but in the playground, the school and their local community. The kindergarten rooms have been focusing on transport, and as all parents know a fire engine with flashing lights is pretty appealing. This week the children were able to not only see a fire engine but climb into one, ask questions of the firemen and consolidate their learning on transport. Pre-Prep T and M have consolidated their everyday foods and sometimes foods in a myriad of ways. They walked to the local supermarket to purchase food, made vegetable soup, participated in breakfast at school and were entertained by the Frugies (pictured). Pre-Prep C and W have travelled the world by focusing on the different countries families in our rooms come from. We have had songs sung in different languages and parents have come in and read familiar story books in other languages. Food from around the world was baked for us and enjoyed at meal times as well as our work within the room focusing on important aspects from each country. Children are so adaptable. It continues to amaze us how quick they are at remembering things; greetings in other languages were not only said in the room but were used by many of our children in the home. At this time I would like to thank all the families and staff who go out of their way to make learning in our ELC such a rewarding and fun experience. Can Drive: Our school is helping the homeless by collecting cans to give to the Sacred Heart Mission, please bring in nonperishable goods to your teacher by Friday. Fathers’ Day stall and Breakfast: Please return forms and money for the Breakfast as soon as possible and don’t forget to send money in a clearly named envelope for your child to purchase a gift for their special dad, to your child’s class teacher. Please note: Families not returning to Mentone Grammar next year must give a term’s notice in writing to Principal Mr Mal Cater, as these need to be received by the end of this term. Libby Chislett Director of ELC
News from Eblana J-ROCK Our 2011 J-Rock concluded this week as Mrs Leonie Binge, Miss Bree Kelleher, Mrs Deb Sewell, Mrs Penny Martin, Mr James Yerondais, Miss Jackie Smith, Mrs Margaret Hewett, Mrs Mary Howard, and Miss Meg Wielgosz along with 86 Eblana students attended Hisense Arena. After leaving School at 7.10am their long day did not conclude until 9.15pm. What a valiant effort! In an effort to link areas of the curriculum and with a major focus on LITERACY, Mentone Grammar’s entry had links to the wonderful works of Gregory Rogers’ book, The Hero of Little Street, winner of the 2010 CBCA Picture Book of the 3
Year Award and Mark Wilson’s, Ben and Gracie’s Adventure. Mark is visiting Eblana during Book Week soon. Our J-Rock story, just like characters in these two books, sees a young child visit an art gallery, in our case the National Gallery of Victoria, when she find herself falling into some of the artistic masterpieces exhibited there - Battle of Solebay by Willem Van de Velde, Regen by Hans Baluschek and A Beach by Lev Orekhov. The story involves the students in music, dance, teamwork, organisation and cooperation, art appreciation, history and enjoyment. CONGRATULATIONS to our fantastic Eblana students who all performed so wonderfully! After weeks of rehearsals our ‘big night’ went off superbly with Mentone Grammar’s stars shining brilliantly on stage. Our children’s performance was such an outstanding success for so many reasons and was recognised with the following three awards: Excellence for Performance Skills Excellence for Concept Excellence for Costuming Character
Congratulations again to: Year 4- Joshua Cooley, Daniel Cooper, Robert Cooper, Lachlan Hughes, Zoe Lancaster, Riley Friso, Elyssa Osianlis, Theodore Politis, Sam Parkes, Alexander Selkirk, Frixos Bountrakis and Charlotte Pate. Year 3- Adara Cervi, Jack Gardner, Chloe Garifalakis, Charlotte Hastie, Ruby Parkes, Paige Price, Adam Halliday, Zoe Gardner, Oskar Phillips, Callum Roberts, Blake Rosenberg, Chloe Tavilla, Jeremy DiRosato, Lily Gorringe, Ryan Hammer, Angus Rimanic, Oliver Straw, Alexander Fennessy, Timothy Koulouris, Nasha Lekkas, Katerina Arvanitakis, Noah Bloch, Nicholas Bromidis, Rose England and Tara Gilmour-Remick. Year 2- Luke Gold, Grace Myles, George Tsaganas, Matthew Fitzgibbons, Jorge Alvarez, Sally Bailes, Nicholas Casa, Thomas Riley, Peter Somogyi, Livinia Stockdale, Jessica Bleakley, Julia Budd, Emon Chatterji, Jack Doulgeridis, Jacob Edwards, Ethan Pate, Joshua Tavilla, Daniel Matthew, Daniel Pate, Mia Causer, Kate Bowcock and Milana Cherney. Year 1- Eli Dyson, Ethan Gorringe, Ava Ivanov, Jordan Kurta, Daisy Laws, Flynn Martin, Giselle Mure, Hayley Parr, Shani Russell, Sophie Sibbald, Emma Bennett, Rhianne Brown, Cooper Friso, Isabella Nicolis, William Hughes, Oliver Hughes, Hamish Hughes, Isabelle LaPrade, Henry Mentiplay, Madeleine O’Hara, Isabella Nicolis, Adam Tenaglia and Lily Riley . What a composed and delightful young presenter Joshua Cooley of Year 4 was in front of the huge Arena audience. Joshua joined Zoe Lancaster, Lachlan Hughes, Alexander Selkirk, Isabella Nicolis and Chloe Tavilla on stage to speak on behalf of all Eblana J-Rockers and all six represented Mentone Grammar wonderfully. On behalf of the Eblana Community, I extend our sincere thank you and appreciation to Mrs Leonie Binge, Miss Briana Kelleher and Miss Jackie Smith, whose enthusiasm, dedication, talents and professionalism once again allowed our young students to experience this fantastic event and realise their potential through perseverance and working together. Although we received three awards on the evening, the greatest rewards for us have been the smiles of sheer happiness on the children’s faces and the heartfelt thanks and appreciation of so many parents and grandparents who have taken the time and made the effort to write and verbalise their appreciation our Eblana staff. We also extend a huge THANK YOU to wonderful parents Emma Heath, Kirsty Mure, Jennie Tavilla, Jackie Edwards and Yvette Casa for their time and stunning creativity with our performers’ hairstyles and make-up on the big day. These mothers along with Anna Somogyi, Jacqui Roberts, Rosie Cowan and Tracey Herrald were invaluable in the giving of their time, talents and support in making our performers’ costumes. What a wonderful Eblana community effort – resulting in valuable individual and team accomplishment! 4
Eblana would like to thank the Performing Arts Committee for its $400.00 donation to assist with the expenses involved in this performance opportunity. A selection of images can be viewed in our Photo Gallery at: http://www.mentonegrammar.net/gallery/eblana-j-rock-2011 An opportunity to purchase images from the event will be available soon. Details will published in next week’s Eblana Campus News.
Book week: One World, Many Stories The familiar story of Rumplestiltskin (Germany) is in fact one of at least 20 versions of the same story. Hungry, Austria, England, Wales and Ireland each have a version. In Italy the main character is called Tarandando and Sweden has its own version too. Sweden is the birthplace of the writer Hans Christian Andersen who wrote as many as 127 stories including The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Mermaid, Thumbelina and The Nightingale which he set in China. He once said that life itself is the most wonderful fairytale of all. The theme for Book Week 2011 is: One World, Many Stories. Eblana students have heard some wonderful tales from around the world in recent weeks in the lead up to Book Week and our students in the Mary Jones Early Learning Centre have been involved in tales from around the world during their involvement in the Head of Eblana’s Reading Challenge. During this week a group of Years 3 and 4 boys presented a Readers' Theatre performance of Yeh Shen to an audience of children from Prep to Year 4. They performed with a minimum of props but used action and voice effectively to convey the story. A number of children were heard to remark (quietly of course!) that this play was just like Cinderella. Readers’ Theatre is an integrated approach for involving students in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Like storytelling, Readers’ Theatre can create images by suggestion. Space and time can be manipulated, fantastic worlds can be created, and amazing journeys can be performed. It frees the performers and the audience from the physical limitations of conventional theatre, letting the imagination soar. Any story can be scripted for Readers’ Theatre, but some are easier and do work better than others. Readers’ Theatre involves children in oral reading through reading parts in scripts. Unlike traditional theatre, the emphasis is mainly on oral expression. It is "theatre of the imagination". It involves children in understanding their world, interpretation, creating scripts, reading aloud, performing with a purpose, and bringing enjoyment to both themselves and their audiences. It gives children a purpose for writing, for reading, and for sharing their learning by bringing others into the imaginative space they create. Reader’s Theatre gives to the imaginations in the audience that which the act of silent reading gives to the imagination of the keen silent reader. It is a simple and effective way to get children to enjoy reading. As children write, read, perform and interpret their roles they acquire a better understanding of the literature. All children need to hear and to play with their voice in language, to exercise their mind and emotions and talk the reading together. Out of performance in their speaking the book/story children can gain meaningful, flavourful language, worth the time and effort of writing and rewriting, phrasing, rehearsing, and reading aloud! Readers’ Theatre involves children in: sharing literature reading aloud writing scripts performing with a purpose working collaboratively Readers Theatre helps to… develop fluency through repeated exposure to text increase comprehension integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening in an authentic context engage students increase reading motivation 5
create confidence and improve the self-image of students provide a real purpose for reading provide opportunities for cooperative learning Our ELC children have also been stepping in to the World of Story while completing the Head of Eblana Reading Challenge and I thank our wonderful young readers in the Mary Jones Early Learning Centre who have involved themselves in this enjoyable learning opportunity! Your efforts in reading, dramatisation, speaking, letter and sound knowledge, retell, listening and discussion have proven you to be wonderful young readers who are developing some excellent and strong early literacy skills. On Monday 22 August, those of you who have completed the Head of Eblana Reading Challenge will receive your Certificates at the 2.15pm Eblana Assembly in Thorold Hall. While our beautiful new building is enhanced by the wealth of displays of stories read and to be read, our classes are filled with industry as students work on gathering grids about favourite authors such as Anthony Browne, Alison Lester, Pamela Allen, Mark Wilson and Eric Carle. Using the best possible model of award winning literature, our students are displaying their comprehension by making connections between texts, discovering and discussing the use and purpose of different illustrative techniques. They are developing stories of their own by using published writers' strategies. Children have written of their adventures -Through the Magic Mirror and of when they fell into an Impressionist painting by an artist from the Heidelberg school. Post cards have been composed about travels around Australia, both real and imagined. Children are thinking and predicting and then after listening, thinking and clarifying, they are recording these thoughts along with inferences made, opinions formed and reviews composed. Our Prep children are composing retells of stories, and our eldest have revealed their analytical thinking by writing gist grids. Creative and thoughtful, imaginative and active learning is limitless, as we escape and explore One World, Many stories!
News from Bayview Academic Reflection
With the Parent and Teacher evenings having been held last week, now is an excellent time for students to, again, reflect upon the advice provided by teachers, re-evaluate academic goals for the second half of the year and re-establish the habits and routines that will enable these goals to be achieved.
Studies, such as Fierro and Berdún (2007), have demonstrated a direct and positive relation between self-evaluation and good academic results, and many students have experienced the benefits of effective goal-setting and self-evaluation for themselves. Year 7 students, in particular, have been involved in the “Goal-Setting” program and it is time for those students to ‘dust-off’ their wall planners, rewrite their weekly timetables and restate their commitments to identified goals. Alternatively, students can reflect by using the ‘Semester Reflection’ section in their diary (p.100 for Term 3). If you are unsure as to what effective goal-setting is, then speak with your teacher and utilise the ‘SMART Goal’ section of your diary to record your goals for the term.
As has been the case throughout the year so far, your teachers and the school are only too willing to help students to achieve personal bests.
In addition to tutorial classes being conducted by Bayview teachers, the Frogmore library remains open between 3.30 and 7pm each Monday to Thursday, with former students there to assist students as they complete homework or undertake revision activities. These high-calibre young people have returned to give back to their school and are in a wonderful position to provide ‘first-hand’ advice to our current students. With both staff and former students willingly providing this assistance, these are wonderful opportunities and I encourage students to take full advantage as they seek to build upon their mid-year academic results. Cameron Lancaster, Bayview 6
Skiing Success Casper Bjarnason (Year 8) recently competed in the Australian Children's Series "Blue Cow Cup" at Perisher on 12-14 August. He achieved an 8th placing in Giant Slalom and a 9th placing in Slalom from a field of around 30 of the best skiers in Australia, accomplishing his goal of finishing in the Top 10 in Australia. He will be travelling to Mt Hotham to compete in the Final of the Australian Children's Series on September 3-5 to defend his placing. Casper will also be representing Mentone Grammar at this week’s Interschool SnowSports competition at Mt Buller. We wish Casper well for reaching his personal bests in the sport of skiing. Library News Premier’s Reading Challenge: the Reading Challenge closes at the end of term but it would be good if reading lists and permission notes could be returned by early September please. Any queries, please contact Mrs Alison Barnett 9581 3221 or
[email protected] Scholastic Book Fair: There will be a Scholastic Book Fair in the Finlay Anderson Library from 5 – 8 September. Students will be able to purchase books on either Wednesday 7 or Thursday 8 September. I would really appreciate some parent helpers to assist with the fair before and after school on those days. If you are able to spare an hour, please contact me on 9581 3221 or
[email protected] Alison Barnett
The Week Ahead - Bayview Monday 22 August – 7D depart for Shoreham Monday 22 August – Bayview House Debating Tuesday 23 August – Bayview House Competition Friday 26 August – 7D return from Shoreham
News from Frogmore LOTE Week is Coming Soon: Mr Barber The week beginning Monday 29 August has been designated LOTE Week across Bayview and Frogmore Campuses. Throughout the week the School will be celebrating the FIVE languages that are taught here, together with the cultures and the food of the people who speak these languages. The five languages are: Indonesian in Eblana, German and Japanese in Bayview and, in Frogmore, Japanese , German, French and Mandarin Chinese. Special activities will include: presentations in campus Assemblies quizzes and competitions with great prizes exciting international food available for students to purchase at lunchtimes Students and parents should look out around the School for more information over the coming week. Sailing: Mr Marrow At the recent World Sailing Championships in the International Cadet Class, held in Germany, Anton and Julian Sasson (pictured) finished third overall behind Polish and Russian crews – an outstanding performance. They were the first Australian crew by far and an excellent result overall along with their second place last year in Poland. Obviously a future for Australian Sailing for many years to come. 7
Skiing Success Kristian Bjarnason (Year 10) competed in the King of the Mountain series of races at Mt Buller on 12-14 August. He managed to finish 2nd overall, competing in Giant Slalom on Friday (finishing 3rd), Parallel Giant Slalom on Saturday (finishing 6th) and SkierX on Sunday (finishing 2nd). Kristian won his first two finals, but was narrowly defeated in the major final by another skier, two years his senior. Congratulations to Kristian on his recent successes and for this week’s Interschool SnowSports at Mt Buller. Victorian Schools Cycling Championships: Mr Hayes Last Friday, a number of Mentone Grammar students competed in the VSCC at Casey Fields. On a very pleasant day for cycling there was some serious racing to be had. Ben Anderson, George Hamilton and Sam Harris raced in the M17 Racing category where the pace set was very high. After several laps of racing, Ben made a charge to the front but unfortunately was caught by the pack on the last turn. George and Sam, both experienced riders, were caught in some interesting bumping tactics by other riders and unfortunately all boys finished outside the top four. The following race was the M17 Novice race which, again, was an interesting race. James Burgess, Bryn Dodson, James Ewart-Murphy, Fraser Johns, Arwell Lincoln and Denholm Oliver all represented Mentone with distinction. Two heats were raced and then a final. Congratulations must go Bryn Dodson (pictured), who timed his race brilliantly to catch a break away rider to win the event. Bryn will now race in the State final in October. James and Arwell also made the final finishing 4th and 6th respectively. The younger boys who did not make the final have another year in the same age group but benefited from this great experience. Well done to all who competed on the day!
Community
Performing Arts Committee The Committee is running a Naming Competition to rename the Performing Arts Committee. Everyone in the School is welcome to enter. The winner of this competition wins two Gold Class tickets to a movie of their choice. Let's see what you can create!!!!
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
2011 Independent Schools Victoria Parent Satisfaction Survey
The School is taking part in the 2011 Independent Schools Victoria Parent Satisfaction Survey. Your opinion is valuable to us and we would therefore like to invite you to participate in this survey. The aim of the survey is to gain general feedback and understand your perceptions regarding the quality of your child’s educational experience with the School. The information obtained will be used by us to evaluate parent opinions, in order to improve the quality of education at the School for students, and will enable benchmarking of the School against other independent schools. To complete the survey, please click on: http://research.independentschools.vic.edu.au/index.php?sid=12884&lang=en
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey by 22 August 2011. Either parent may fill out the questionnaire or both parents may complete the survey together. We ask that you complete the survey for your ELDEST child at the School. However, you may also complete the survey for each child you have at the School, by clicking on the link again and repeating the process. When working through the questionnaire, when you read ‘school’, think of your child’s school and when you read ‘student’, think about your eldest child. We would like to emphasise that the survey is completely anonymous. Independent Schools Victoria reports back the results to the school in aggregate only.
We appreciate your taking the time to participate.
Regards David Baker Deputy Principal
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FROM THE COMMITTEE Issue 16 19 August 2011 Diary Dates Next P&F Meeting Tuesday 23 August, 2011 7.30pm in the Boardroom Fathers’ Day Stall Thursday 1 September 8.30-1.30 Don Ingram Foyer P&F Fashion Show Thursday 8 September 7.30pm in the new Eblana Multipurpose Room DAM Drive In Date TBC for Term 4 Second Hand Book Sale
The First Aid Caravan Arrives The primary strategy of the P&F is to work at its “friend raising” and deliver great events and services to the Mentone Grammar Community. As a result, the success of these activities has meant that raising funds just seems to happen. Over two years, $40,000 has been raised towards a project. It was great for the group and community to have a specific project to aim towards; which was our First Aid caravan. At the beginning of Term 3 the van was finally delivered to the School. Vic Evans worked tirelessly with Van Cruiser, the company that has custom built it for us. The Committee would like to thank Vic for his thorough and passionate work on this project. Members from the Committee attended the three Campus Vic Evans, Helen Blaskett, Lianne Kernahan, Renee Rimanic, Debi Bloch assemblies on Monday 25 July to proudly present the First Aid caravan to Mr Cater, staff NORMAL TRADING HOURS and students.
Friday 18 November Saturday 19 November
Second Hand Uniform Shop
Friday 25 November
The P&F run a very successful uniform shop. This would not happen without the very hard work of a wonderful group of volunteers led by Georgia Cairns.
A new project is still being discussed—watch this space
P&F Fundraising 2011
$20,000raised to date this year
Monday 3pm-4pm Wednesday 8.15am-9.15am Wednesday 20 July 8.15am-9.15am (Normal trading hours)
The Shop sells uniforms on consignment for parents, for 60% (approximately) of the original cost. The P&F keeps 25% of the sale price, which goes to fundraising for the School. Once the clothing is sold, payment is periodically sent to parents by cheque. If you have uniform apparel you would like to sell, it should be in good condition, blazers and trousers should be dry cleaned, and all other clothing washed. Clothing Jan Murphy, Helen Brown, Georgia Cairns, for all years, from the ELC to Year 12 are accepted. WE Betsie Fitzgibbons, Neerie Widelski, Yvette ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF NEW CLOTHJING, AS DEMAND Casa IS HIGH. Clothing not suitable for sale, either stained worn or torn may be donated to charity and sent on to PNG or Africa. If you are unsure of the quality required bring the clothing in first, before dry cleaning, for advice. If you are unable to come in during our trading hours, you may leave the clothing, in a bag, at Main Reception, with your details: name, student name, address and phone contact details. email:
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Second Hand Book Sale Once again the Parents & Friends Committee is running the Second Hand Text Book Sale for the School Community. When book lists are available we will distribute the list of books that we can accept based on correct editions and the inclusion of any CDs where applicable. Selling Books Drop off on FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER between 9am and 3.30pm to Room 130/1 of the Science Wing Year 8 books will be accepted the following week on FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER from 9am-3pm due to the later scheduling of exams. Only the listed editions in the book list will be accepted Any CDs must be included No workbooks already written on can be accepted All books will be sold at 50% of the RRP. The Mentone Grammar P&F will retain 25% of the collected money with the balance to be paid by cheque to parents (mailed). Unsold books can be returned to the seller or donated to our associate school in Papua New Guinea. You will be asked to nominate your preference. Buying Books Sale starts 9am on SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER in Room 131 of the Science Wing and will continue as long as stock is available. Year 8 books will be sold on FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER from 3pm-6pm. Any unsold books from the previous week will also be available. Cash, cheque, credit card (Visa or Mastercard) and EFTPOS will be accepted on the day. Community Support Julie Ahern and Louise Hore attended the recent School Tours. The School greatly appreciates parental support at these functions so that prospective parents have the opportunity to talk to someone with a different view of the School. Julie has also gathered some volunteers who are now working with the School in providing support for families in crisis. Every family’s needs at these times can vary greatly, and the work Julie and her team will be doing will be highly flexible, based on these specific needs. The School will continue to offer its counselling service to affected students at these times. DAM Brewery Night Friday 29 July saw the DAM dads head off to Two Brothers Brewery in Moorabbin for the third annual DAM Brewery Night. This year 18 dads attended the night which began with the usual bus trip from the School up to the Brewery in Chalkies Bus. This event gives dads the opportunity to get together, enjoy a game or two of snooker if they want, listen to some terrific live music and finish off with a pizza or two along the way. The night finished as always with Chalky delivering all attendees home in a safe and orderly manner to their loved ones! Only 345 sleeps until next year!
Don’t forget to book for the Spring Fashion Show—Thursday 8 September—details on page 9 The annual Fathers’ Day Stall is on Wednesday 31 August (Don Ingram Centre)
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