Headmaster Contents MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER Examinations

Edition 33, 31 October 2014
Contents
Headmaster
Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER
A reminder that next Monday 3 November is Melbourne Cup School Holiday.
There will be no formal classes except for VCE Units 3 & 4 Examinations
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
Year 12 Examinations
Our Year 12 Examinations began this week with English, Economics, Biology and Further
Mathematics. Many of our Year 12 students have been visiting the school over the last few
days to meet with teachers and to receive final advice and last minute tips. We have all been
impressed by the preparation of this year’s Senior class and are confident that they will do
their best over this examination period. We offer them our full support and we look forward to
celebrating their results with them on Monday 15 December 2014.
Grandparents’ Day
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
On Tuesday 28 October, we welcomed approximately 400 grandparents and family friends of
boys from all levels to our school. They were given a tour of the school by their grandsons,
attended a concert involving musicians from all sections of the school, and then were able to
spend and enjoyable lunch together in the Performing Arts Complex. This is always a very
important day in our busy calendar but one that is most rewarding. Our students are always
so delighted to be able to show their school to their grandparents and family. I thank and
appreciate all those staff, students and parents who work to make the day a great success,
in particular Mr Ken Schwab, Mrs Elizabeth Board and the Development Office staff, and to
the members of the CGS Auxiliary for their assistance. I know that the students who had the
opportunity to show their Grandparents around the school were very proud to do so and I hope
that the Grandparents enjoyed their day too.
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Australian Maths Competition
English
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Many students in the Senior School sat the Australian Mathematics Competition in August. A
large number of these students received Credit, Distinction or High Distinction certificates. The
very top students, those who scored in the top 0.3% of students in Victoria, received a prize.
This year, I am pleased to announce that we have five prize recipients: Danny Chen (Year 9)
and Yueyang Chen, Mike Ji, Leo Wan and Nicholas Wong (all in Year 10). Congratulations to all
five students who were presented with their prizes at yesterday’s Assembly.
Junior School
Victorian Young Leaders to China Program
Regional Athletics 2014
Fourteen students, accompanied by Mrs Lynn Shiau, recently participated in a six-week
Victorian Young Leaders to China Program, initiated by the state government. The program
was an opportunity to be part of a life-changing international education experience aimed at
students developing capabilities for modern ways of living, thinking and working. It provides
the students with a rich learning program, assisting them in developing and demonstrating
leadership skills, and empowering them to make an active contribution to their schools and
communities as young leaders.
The students increased their global knowledge, intercultural understanding and developed
thinking and relationship skills for engaging in a global context, as well as improving their
language skills in Mandarin.
The boys attended pre and post-program seminars to assist in warming them up to the
experiences and challenges they were likely to face, as well as a debrief on their return, which
also included presentations of their chosen project tasks undertaken as a consequence of their
experiences in China.
Congratulations to the following fourteen boys who were presented with their certifications of
completion at yesterday’s Assembly, in recognition and acknowledgement of the work they did
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
Camberwell Grammar School
55 Mont Albert Road
Canterbury Victoria 3126
T +61 3 9835 1777
registrar@cgs.vic.edu.au
www.cgs.vic.edu.au
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Contents
Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
English
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
in preparing for and undertaking this intensive six-week program to China:
Ray-en Bishop, Danny Chen, William Chen, Ryan Chow, Joseph Hao, Karl Huang, Jack Jaynes,
Samuel Jiang, Jonathan Lim, Ethan Pang, Jay Tee, Kevin Wang, Jeremy Yi and Sam Yu (all Year 9).
Alliance Françoise Competition 2014
Earlier this year, 39 students of French in Years 11 and 12 participated in the annual French
orals competition conducted by the Alliance Françoise de Melbourne. This year our students
received a total of 16 Credits, 6 Distinctions and 5 High Distinctions.
All students are to be congratulated for participating so enthusiastically in this year’s competition.
Three of our Year 12 Leavers, Michael Anderson, Louis Cerdan and Harry Purves were awarded
perfect scores in the first round of the competition and were subsequently invited to participate
in the finals.
At yesterday’s Assembly, I had the pleasure in presenting achievement certificates to Year 11
students Max Harper, Andrew Masanauskas and Augustine Nguyen who each scored a High
Distinction in this year’s competition.
House Plays
The criteria for this year’s House Play Festival was that they be ‘One-Act Plays’ and each House
is to be commended on producing entertaining plays of a very high calibre. The Semi-Finals
were held on Tuesday 14 October and the adjudicators, Ms Wood and Mr Hall, whittled down
the competition to just four Houses: Bridgland, Robinson, Steven and Summons to do battle
in the finals.
With Joel Hrbek (Year 12) as Masters of Ceremonies, and this year’s House Play Finals
adjudication by Mr Gough and our special guest and Old Boy Mr Ben Giraud, the final results
saw Bridgland House awarded 1st place, Summons 2nd, Steven 3rd, Robinson 4th, Macneil
5th, Schofield in 6th place, Derham in 7th place and Clifford in 8th.
Congratulates to Hans Anjou and Brian Kim (both Year 10) of Bridgland for their direction and
their adaptation called The Assassination.
At yesterday’s Assembly the 2015 Captain of Bridgland, Matthew Waters (Year 11), was
presented with the House Play Shield.
Each year, awards are also given for acting performance. The Best Actor award this year was
also presented at the Assembly to James Gordon (Year 10) with the runner-up Alexander
Bitzios (Year 11) being commended for his performance.
Immunisation Program 2015
The Victorian Immunisation Program Schedule for Boostrix (dTpa) is due to change from
students in Year 10 to students in Year 7 from 2016.
The transition will occur in 2015 through a catch-up program for the dTpa vaccine, which
is being offered to all secondary school students Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. From 2016 the dTpa
vaccine will be offered to Year 7 students only. From 2015 HPV will only be offered to Year 7
students.
2015 only
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 9
dTpa
dTpa
dTpa
dTpa
HPV
Varicella
2016 onwards
dTp
HPV
Varicella
The following immunisation cards will be sent home with students next week: Year 7 going into
Year 8 2015, Year 8 going into Year 9 2015 and Year 9 going into Year 10 2015.
These cards need to completed and returned to the School Reception by 1 December 2014,
even if your son will not be immunised. Cards for Year 6 going into Year 7 2015 will be sent
home early next year as well as the new Year 7s 2015. If you have any enquiries regarding the
new immunisation schedule, please call the City of Boroondara Immunisation Unit on
9278 4444.
Valedictory Photos
There have been quite a few enquiries about purchasing more photos and downloading the
photos from the Valedictory Dinner, so Hikari Events have uploaded the photos for students
and parents to purchase. To view the photos from the CGS Valedictory Dinner, simply go to:
www.HikariEventsPhotography.com.au.
Click ‘Sign up’ to create an account. Under Personal code, enter the student’s (your son’s)
last name and initial, prefixed with CGS (e.g. CGSSMITHA for Alex Smith) and complete the
registration process. You will then be able to view all the images from the event.
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Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
If you have previously signed up with Hikari Events (e.g. for formal photos), simply log in
to your account. After logging in, you’ll see a menu on the left under your name. Click ‘Add
Another Event’ and use the student’s (your son’s) last name and initial as your code. That will
give you access to the galleries from the Valedictory Dinner plus galleries from the Year 12
Formal as well.
If you did not have any studio shots, you can still view all the roving photos, simply use the
code CGS41022 as your personal code. As a special for the valedictory, 5x7” prints are $10.00
and digital downloads are only $5.00 (75% off the normal full price). This special is only valid
until 30 November 2014. If you have any questions about login or access to the photos, please
email Hikari Events at: orders@hikari.com.au.
British Parliamentary Debating 2014
Sports Report
At a recent Debaters’ Association of Victoria Regional British Parliamentary Round (Junior
Section), Vignesh Alagappan and Adrian Xu (both Year 9) placed first in the competition
qualifying for the State Final. Vignesh was also awarded best speaker of the competition.
Congratulation to both boys for their public speaking skills and reaching the Final against MLC,
Melbourne High School and Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar.
English
Sports Report
Year 12 English Students
2015
Camberwell made a positive start to the Summer Season with many encouraging performances
over the weekend.
The First Tennis team faced last season’s runners up Ivanhoe in their second match for the
2014/15 season. Playing at Melbourne Park, home of the Australian Open, the boys were keen
to record a second win. Alek Harper and Stephen Chen (both Year 9) recorded two more wins
in their double matches, remaining undefeated as a pairing for the season. Singles matches
were extremely tight, with six out of eight sets going to a tiebreak. Unfortunately Camberwell
were unable to capitalise on their opportunities, eventually succumbing to Ivanhoe, six sets
to ten.
The 10A Tennis team beat Ivanhoe convincingly, winning 8 sets to 4. Camberwell’s dominance
at the net was pivotal in securing three wins in the doubles matches, the boys displaying
impressive composure to win three tiebreaks for the day.
The First Basketball team played encouraging, high quality basketball despite losing to Ivanhoe
on Friday afternoon. Camberwell made a strong start; however, the persistence of Ivanhoe
led to a ten point win for the home team. Max Harper and Stuart Blackie (both Year 11) were
stand out players.
Camberwell’s Cycling team took to the road, competing in a field of 56 male riders. Hamish
Webber (Year 10) led the way for Camberwell, finishing fourth overall while Peter Thorn
(Year 8) came 28th. A strong start for the team as they now set their focus on the Criterion
Race on the Saturday 8 November.
10A Cricket had a tense and exhilarating start to the season, defeating Ivanhoe with three balls
to spare. After initially struggling to dismiss Ivanhoe’s top order, Camberwell’s bowlers began to
find their rhythm, with Ben Niemandt and Thomas Finney (Year 9) making vital breakthroughs.
Set with the task of getting a run a ball off their 25 overs, Camberwell’s openers made a strong
start, Jack Graves (Year 9) batting with confidence whilst James Frampton (Year 9) made a
crucial 30 retired, guiding the team to an impressive victory.
The First XI Cricket side sought to build upon their promising start against Peninsula last
week. Playing Ivanhoe, Camberwell won the toss and elected to bat on a slow and tricky pitch.
A steady flow of wickets left the team reeling at 9/55 before Andrew Young, 50*, and Michael
Liu (both Year 10) put on 46 for the final wicket, Camberwell eventually posting 101 off their
50 overs. Michael Liu then backed up his batting effort with an impressive spell of swing
bowling, taking 3 for 18 off 8 overs. Lachie Powell (Year 10), 2 for 18 off 5, ably backed him
up; however, despite pressure mounting on Ivanhoe, they surpassed Camberwell’s score with
5 wickets in hand.
The First Volleyball team travelled to Dandenong where they played Trinity. Camberwell
started strongly, winning the first set with, captain, Tao Wang (Year 11) and Chris Kerdemelidis
(Year 9) playing well. The match proved to be a close one, Camberwell going blow-for-blow
with Trinity. The introduction of Nicholas Pahos (Year 11) in the third set proved effective as
Camberwell took a 2 sets to 1 lead; however, Trinity’s strength and experience proved too
much for Camberwell, with Camberwell eventually succumbing to the reigning Premiers.
Camberwell Kayakers got off to a great start last Saturday in their first race for the Summer
Season, racing on the Loddon River just outside Bendigo. The new paddlers raced very well for
their first race. The experienced paddlers led from the front with Gus Coleman and Karl Salins
(both Year 9), Hanze Hu (Year 10) and Jacob Hunting (Year 8) all winning their races. Captain
Andrew Holloway (Year 11) raced particularly well to win his U18 marathon.
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
Oliver Chauhan, Captain of Games
Paul Hicks, Headmaster
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English
Headmaster
Year 12 English Students in 2015
Year 12 Examinations
On 9 September 2014 (last week of Term 3), current Year 11 students attended a presentation
where they were given information regarding their first assessment piece for 2015 - the
Presentation of a Point of View SAC, which occurs in the week commencing 9 February.
Students are required to choose an issue which has appeared in the Australian Media since
1 September 2014 and structure a 5 to 6 minute talk where they present a point of view in
relation to that issue. On Tuesday 7 October, our students attended a presentation by Ms Judith
Field on Direct Speech, which aimed to provide them with a number of practical strategies and
approaches to effectively structure and deliver the speech. Current Year 11 English teachers
will be working with their classes on this task this Term, and students will be expected to have
their speech fully drafted by the end of this school year. They will be using the Christmas and
January holiday break to refine the piece and your assistance in reminding your son to return
to school next year with his speech fully prepared and rehearsed is greatly appreciated. Please
feel free to contact me with any queries: pew@cgs.vic.edu.au.
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
English
Penelope Wood, Year 12 English Coordinator
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Year 8 Social
National Touch Rugby
Competition
It was a magnificent night last Friday when nearly 400 excited Year 8s descended on the PAC
for the big night. The boys handled themselves with aplomb and looked outstanding in their
evening attire. They were perfect hosts to the girls from Fintona, PLC and Camberwell Girls’.
Mr Tierney did a wonderful job organising the night along with the members of the Social
Committee, which included Ben Chesler, Richard Han, Roger Jin, Alex Kyriakos, Lachlan Li,
Harrison McEwen, Matthew Seddon and Ishan Vivekanantham. Well done to all Year 8 boys for a
superb night.
Queensland Open Water
Championships
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
On Wednesday we took to the local tracks for our Run/Walk for Koala Kids. For one solid hour
the boys completed laps of a set circuit, with some impressive distances covered by those who
elected to run. Several boys ran in excess of ten kilometres during the event, including Lachlan
Doehmann and Khalid Abbas (Year 6), Thomas Grave, Charlie Harper, Harley Beechey, Ryan
Box and Ryan de Kretser (Year 7) and Noah Marshallsay, Christian Chene, Jack Fitzgerald and
Nicholas Ioannou (Year 8). The sausage in bread and lollipop for lunch completed an excellent
event. We now ask that the boys collect the money pledged from their sponsors and return it to
their Form Teacher by the end of next week. My thanks to Mr Burke for organising the logistics
of the day, and to Ms Liz Ferentinos (mother of Arnie Ferentinos, Year 9, and an ambassador
for Koala Kids) for sourcing our food supplies. Thanks also to Mrs Elliott and our enthusiastic
team of parent helpers, who volunteered their time to prepare the barbecue lunch.
United Nations Public Speaking Competition
Lachlan Doig, James Gunasegaram (Year 7) and Michael Tan (Year 8) have been selected
to compete in the final of the United Nations Youth Association Voice (Public Speaking)
competition. We wish the boys well for the final.
National Touch Rugby Competition
Well done to Oscar Treacy (Year 6), who represented Victoria at the National Touch Rugby
Championships in Morwell last week. The round robin format saw Oscar involved in games
against teams from each other state and territory in the Under 12 division.
Queensland Open Water Championships
Our resident superfish Connor Xu (Year 8) ventured to Queensland over the weekend to
contest the Queensland Open Water Championships, which is a challenging five kilometre
event. Connor placed fourth in the Under 14 age group.
State Athletics Championships
Congratulations Lachlan Doehmann (Year 6), who claimed fourth place in the 800 metre event
at the State School Championships at Albert Park last Monday. This is an outstanding result
that now qualifies Lachlan to compete in the National Championships in Tasmania in late
November.
House Swimming Carnival
The House Swimming Carnival will take place next Friday, from 11.15am to 2.00pm at MSAC.
Parents and spectators are most welcome at the event. The competition for the overall House
Cup is fierce, and any of several Houses can still win, depending on the outcome next Friday.
It certainly promises to be a great day of competition.
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Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Long Weekend
I wish everyone a relaxing long weekend. This is a great chance to recharge the batteries
in readiness for the busy end to the school year, which includes the examination period in
Week 7 for Year 7 and 8 boys.
Rob French, Head of Middle School
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
Junior School
House Plays
Summer Uniform
Immunisation Program 2015
A reminder that after the Melbourne Cup weekend all boys must be in summer attire. Hats
must be worn at recess and lunch time: “No hat, no play”. Please refer to the School Diary,
School Uniform (page 26) for further information.
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
English
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
Howard Kelly, Head of Junior School
Sport
The first round of Summer Sport went off without a hitch. The current Year 6 students tasted
CGS Sport for the first time, while at the other end the Firsts Teams competed for a chance
at AGSV Premiership glory in 2014/15. Firsts Badminton and Table Tennis had wins while
Firsts Volleyball nearly pulled off the upset of the season going down in five sets to last year’s
premiers.
Squash continues to enjoy their new competition being a part of Squash Victoria’s Saturday
morning Junior Pennant Competition. The three AGSV schools (Camberwell, Marcellin and
Trinity) compete against Squash Victoria clubs such as Mountain District, Lilydale and
Westerfolds. It’s a great initiative and the students are enjoying the competition and new
format, especially the doubles.
Badminton has changed its home venue with a move to Pro Badminton Academy in Blackburn.
There are nine purpose built courts which Camberwell is lucky to train on during the week and
that the AGSV use for competition on the weekend.
The Old Boys Cricket Team are playing the First XI in the last ever game on the KAO on
Saturday 22 November from 10.00am onwards. If you are interested in attending or even
rolling the arm over, email the Director of Sport for more information. Spectators are also more
than welcome to pop in and support the teams throughout the day.
Training resumes as of Wednesday 5 November for all teams both before and after school. The
last day of Summer Sports training for Term 4 is Friday 21 November.
Jamie Watson, Director of Sport
Music
October has been a busy month musically. Two very successful Soirees; one for Brass and one
for Piano, gave these instrumentalists the opportunity for performance practise before their
music exams, and to complete the study of one or two pieces they have been working on. The
boys of the Middle School Orchestra and Band and String Orchestra (about 200 boys in all)
gave a wonderful and entertaining concert to nearly 400 Grandparents this week. The boys not
only enjoyed performing, but it gave them another chance to play some of the music they have
rehearsed so diligently during the year. The level of performance that these boys have attained
during the year is quite outstanding.
Also this week was the Twilight Chamber Concert with music selected and co-ordinated by
Mr Bob Wakely, combining chamber works and concerto movements. Soloists were Edward
Tan, Oliver Wong, Nelson Zhao, Adrian Xu (all Year 9), Harry Speagle (Year 10), Michael Xu,
Boris Chan, Justin Tu, Jerry Li (all Year 11) and Joseph Kim (Year 12). The staff and student
orchestra accompanied the boys with great care and sensitivity. The Brahms Clarinet Quintet
comprising of Nathan Fong (Year 10), Edward Tan (Year 9), Nicholas Wong (Year 10), Nelson
Zhao (Year 9) and Jonathan Duan (Year 10) was a highlight. A work of such sophistication,
complexity and requiring such profound musicianship was performed by these boys with great
finesse and dexterity at a level beyond their years and ages. The CGS Chorale added an extra
dimension with their sublime vocal sounds. Special thanks to those in Year 12 who came back
to be part of this concert and my thanks to all the boys involved, and who I am sure have
benefitted greatly from this experience, and to the staff for their guidance and support to the
boys. A most appreciative and delighted audience filled the Music Rehearsal Room.
The Year 7 Class Band Concert, which is every boy in Year 7 who learns a musical instrument,
will give a lunchtime concert on Thursday 13 November at 12.55pm in the Music School.
The final event for the year for Middle and Senior School is the Service of Nine Lessons
and Carols on Wednesday 10 December at 8.00pm at St Mark’s Church. The 90 members
of the choir have begun rehearsing the music required for this occasion. Do not miss it!
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Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
Trevor Henley, Director of Music
Careers
Work Experience 2014 - NAB Bank
Camberwell Grammar School has been invited to participate in the 20th Work Inspiration
Program - a partnership program between The Smith Family, the Foundation for Young
Australians and the National Australia Bank (NAB). Up to 50 Year 11 Commerce students can
participate. To hear about the merits of the program from previous participants go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X1AbKIvsww.
Dates: Monday 1 December to Wednesday 3 December 2014
Venue: NAB, 700 Bourke St, Docklands
Audience: Current Year 11 Commerce students
To participate, see Mrs Reiger or Ms Sangster in Student Services as soon as possible for an
official Work Experience Arrangement Form.
English
Science Experience 2015
Year 12 English Students
2015
RMIT’s Science Experience is three fun-filled days of hands-on practical activities for students
entering Year 10 in 2015. This very popular school holiday program allows Australia’s next
generation of curious scientists to go behind the scenes and sample the exhilarating world of
science and technology. Students will perform experiments, participate in field trips, attend
university lectures and experience three days of student life on campus.
Date: Tuesday 20 January – Thursday 22 January 2015
Audience: Students entering Year 10 in 2015
Cost: $115.00
For further information and to register visit Science Experience and/or Science Experience RMIT.
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
Work Experience at the Herald Sun
Applications for work experience at The Herald Sun in Southbank are open for 2015. Places
are strictly limited and available only on predetermined weeks. Students will spend their week
learning about various careers within the media industry, with a focus on journalism. 2015
Work Experience Program Dates which fit in with our program are: 29 June to 3 July or 21 to
25 September (school holidays).
To apply, students need to complete the application form and tasks and email them to
vicworkexperience@news.com.au. Applications close on Monday 1 December 2014. The work
experience placements are assigned by the end of January each year, and the Herald Sun will
notify successful and unsuccessful applicants at the start of February.
Download the Work Experience Program application form here: Application Form.
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium Work Experience for 2015
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is now taking applications for work experience in 2015. This
program is extremely popular, so students will be required to complete an application form to
be considered for the program. Students will experience all aspects of the business, including
customer service, education, marketing, retail, animal husbandry and veterinary. Applications
for 2015 opened on Monday 20 October, and students must send their application by 5.00pm
on Friday 7 November 2014.
Download an application form from Melbourne Aquarium.
Note: Should you wish to be added or removed from the mailing list for the fortnightly Careers
Newsletter please contact Mrs Lynette Reiger at lar@cgs.vic.edu.au.
Lynette Reiger, Careers Counsellor
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Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Calendar
Term 4, Week 5
Day
Date
Event
Monday
3 November
Melbourne Cup School Holiday, except for VCE Units 3 and
4 Examinations.
Tuesday
4 November
Melbourne Cup Day
Wednesday
5 November
Year 10 Science to Badger Creek returning at 8.30am to
3.20pm
Thursday
6 November
Junior School AGSV Athletics Sports (selected boys), Bill
Sewart Athletic Track, Burwood, 10am to 2.15pm
Friday
7 November
Junior School AGSV Athletics Sports Back-Up Day
Middle School House Swimming Carnival at MSAC, 11.15am
to 2.00pm
Carol Choir Rehearsal, Music School, 4.00pm
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
Saturday
8 November
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
Sunday
9 November
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
English
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Year 8 Social
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
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Remembrance Day Church Service at St Barnabas and St
Mark’s
Sport Diary Dates
Wednesday 5 November
Saturday 8 November Thursday 13 November Saturday 15 November Friday 21 November
Saturday 22 November Summer Training for all Teams continues
Round 2 AGSV Summer Sport
Lawn Bowls Challenge Cup v Ivanhoe @ NBBC 4.00 pm
Round 3 AGSV Summer Sport
All Summer Sport Training Concludes for 2014
Round 4 AGSV Summer Sport
Contents
Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations
Support Groups
Cafeteria Roster
Grandparents’ Day
Day
Date
Parents
Australian Maths Competition
Monday
3 November
Melbourne Cup Holiday
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
Tuesday
4 November
Melbourne Cup Holiday
Wednesday
5 November
Thursday
6 November
Friday
7 November
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Lynne Barry, Rose McColl
Swap Shop Roster
Sports Report
Day
Date
Parents
English
Wednesday
5 November
Robyn Frampton, Jennifer Bennie, Sally Hanley
Year 12 English Students
2015
Saturday
8 November
Mary Wakefield, Linda Morton, Rose McColl
Middle School
CGS Cafeteria Roster
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
The cafeteria roster still has a few vacancies for parent volunteers on Mondays. If you are
interested in assisting in the cafeteria, please contact Nicole Loidl on 0401 697 264 or
nicole@geotech.net.au or contact the Development Office.
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
Friends of Football - Annual General Meeting
Year 8 Social
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
Date: Monday 10 November
Time: 6.00pm
Location: Round Room, Development Office
Contact: Michelle Vienet, Secretary, vientg@bigpond.com
All are welcome.
House Swimming Carnival
Parents Association - Annual General Meeting
Long Weekend
Date: Tuesday 11 November
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Development Office
Nominations for the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary should be
emailed to the Development Office by Friday 7 November on dvt@cgs.vic.edu.au.
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
Friends of Library - Book Exchange
CGS Second-Hand Book Sale: Thursday 11 December 2014
It’s that time of year again and Friends of Library will once again be holding the popular
second-hand Book Sale in December. This is a great event on the school calendar but we need
lots of volunteers to make everything run smoothly. It’s a fun way to meet other members of
the school community, so if you can help we’d love to welcome you. See the flyer with this
issue of the Bulletin for how to volunteer...and look out for more information over the coming
couple of weeks.
Friday 11 November, 9.00am - Development Office
If you have an hour or three to spare on this morning, please join us to help collate book lists
and other important information for families as we continue to prepare for the Book Exchange
- and get our boys ready for 2015. Many hands make light work, so if you’re able to spare any
time to help, it would be very much appreciated!
Friends of Cricket
Friends of Cricket are now selling 50ml CGS sunscreen for $10.00 each; SPF 30+ and 4 hours
water resistant. The metal carabineer clip makes these perfect for school bags, sports bags,
cricket, tennis, triathlon and any other outdoor activities.
The sunscreen is available for purchase from the Development Office.
Leaping Goat Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This delicious, award-winning extra virgin olive oil is now available for purchase from the
Development Office at a special discounted price for Camberwell Grammar School.
Cash and credit card payments accepted.
250ml: $10.00
500ml: $20.00
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Not only are these bottles a lovely gift idea but also $2.00 from every bottle purchased goes
to the Ron Wootton Scholarship Fund.
Year 12 Examinations
Support Group Diary Dates
Headmaster
Grandparents’ Day
Australian Maths Competition
Victorian Young Leaders to
China Program
House Plays
Immunisation Program 2015
Valedictory Photos
British Parliamentary
Debating
Sports Report
English
Year 12 English Students
2015
Middle School
Year 8 Social
Run/Walk for Koala Kids
United Nations Public
Speaking Competition
National Touch Rugby
Competition
Queensland Open Water
Championships
State Athletics
Championships
House Swimming Carnival
Long Weekend
Junior School
Regional Athletics 2014
Sport
Music
Careers
Calendar
Support Groups
Spectemur Term 3
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Year 8 Parent End of Year Function
Date: Saturday 29 November
Details: Parent drinks and finger food at private residence
Cost: $10.00 per head
BYO: Drinks
More details to follow
Year 1 End of Year Party
Venue: Kew Traffic School
Date: Friday 14 November
Time: 4.30pm to 7.00pm
RSVP: Dr Katherine Lok gary.wishart@bigpond.com, or Dr Janice Thean
drjanicethean@gmail.com
Year 9 Christmas Drinks
Date: Saturday 6 December
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Karen and Graeme Anderson’s home
Address: 8 Hunter Road, Camberwell
RSVP: Friday 5 December
BYO: Plate of food to share and drinks
Year 9 Morning Tea
Date: Thursday 6 November
Time: 9.00am
Venue: Snow Pony Café, 95 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn
Year 4 End of Year Celebration
Date: Monday 15 December
Time: 5.00pm to 6.30pm
Venue: Box Hill Indoor Sports Centre, 9 Clarice Road, Box Hill 3128
Cost: $22.00 per child
Cost includes: Supervised activities, party food & drinks
Activities: Bubble Soccer, cricket, dodge ball, volley ball
Further details: The adults have use of an upstairs room where we can catch up and talk about
the year gone by….and the year ahead.
BYO: To keep costs down please bring a plate, drinks will be available at bar prices. All siblings
welcome.
Contact: Rebecca Lockett rlockett@bigpond.net.au
We will need indication of numbers to confirm the number of staff and courts needed. Depending
on numbers we may be able to offer siblings suitable aged grouped activities.
Kangaroobie Meats – Beef & Lamb Sales
Direct to Your School
www.kangaroobiemeats.com
Camberwell Grammar School has been bringing students to Kangaroobie
farm and school camp for well over 20 years. Matt Bowker (1990), Old
Boy and owner of Kangaroobie, is happy to bring the farm back to the
School by offering the sale of high quality grass fed beef and lamb directly
to the School community.
How does it work?
It’s easy. Simply visit the online store and place an order at
http://www.shop.kangaroobiemeats.com/. Deadline for ordering is Tuesday 25
November at 6.00pm.
We will then bring your order to Camberwell Grammar, outside the Cafeteria on
Thursday 27 November at 3.00pm. You or your son can pick up the order
directly from us, the farmers who raised your meat.
Who benefits?
Your school – 5% of sales will go directly to the Friends of Performing Arts.
You and your family – Buying direct from the farmer means you can trust that
your food has been produced ethically and responsibly. Also grass fed products
are rich in all the fats now proven to be health-enhancing, including omega 3
and 6 fatty acids.
CGS Book Exchange 2014
Call for Volunteers!
It’s Term 4 already and we are looking for interested CGS parents to come and lend us a
hand with this year’s second-hand Book Exchange.
The Book Exchange, run by the Friends of Library, enables parents to sell and buy
second-hand books, but in order for it to run successfully we need more than 70
volunteers!
If you have helped in the past or are looking for an enjoyable way to meet other parents
and make a contribution to the school, here’s your chance!
This year, we need assistance on the night of the sale on Thursday 11 December, and
also at a number of other times to help with receiving books, working on our computer
systems, sorting and preparing books for sale, assisting with book orders and many other
tasks. You can help us on:
Friday 28 November &
Receiving Books: 8.00am to 12.00noon
Wednesday 3 December
Monday 8 December
Computer installation & training
Tuesday 9 December
Receiving Books: 8.00am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 10 December
Receiving Books: 8.00am to 4.00pm
Thursday 11 December
Receiving Books: 8.00am to 12.00noon
Book Sale: 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Admin & Supper: 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Friday 12 December
Book pickup/cleanup: 8.00am to 12.00noon
To help, go to our roster at https://www.volunteersignup.org/WB3RP and
select a day and time slot that suits you. Your help and support will be very
much appreciated!
Sign up Soon!
…to make sure you secure your preferred times!
For any questions, or to find out more, email cgsfriendsoflibrary@gmail.com or
contact Friends of Library Convener, Robyn Frampton, on 0419 101 117.
CAMBERWELL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Friends of Library
Speedcubing Australia
Sponsored by
Melbourne Cube Day 2014
Date:
Sunday 9 November 2014
Time:
8.30am to 5.00pm
Location:
Camberwell Grammar School (Wilson Room)
Venue:
55 Mont Albert Road, Canterbury VIC 3126
Registration:
Register online:
http://www.speedcubing.com.au/MelbourneCubeDay2014/
Registration fee:
$5.00 (Competitors)
Entry is free for spectators!
Prizes:
Rubik's 360
Organiser:
Speedcubing Australia
WCA Delegate:
Dene Beardsley and Tim McMahon