Students from a broad range of backgrounds, and partnerships with overseas schools, create a culture of diversity at Yarra Valley Grammar.

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We encourage our students to look outside their immediate networks and to consider their place as global citizens — a concept defined by mindset rather than nationality.

We encourage them to pause every now and then in their day to day lives and to consider our rapidly changing world. This enables them to understand their place in society and to look for opportunities to contribute in a meaningful way.

Yarra Valley Grammar has an amazing community of groups that make up the Yarra Spirit. To find out more please click here. Yarra Valley Grammar is a Child Safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. This week our Junior School musicians and singers took to the stage to perform in front of family and friends at our annual Junior School Music concert. Congratulations to everyone involved! This week saw our youngest children hearing some stories of children who live in poor countries and will provide the link to our Just One Day special day on Thursday 29 June.

Our older children completed their workshops last week. Details about the fundraiser will be sent home soon, but I advise parents that our SRC chosen option for all Prep to Year 6 students and staff is to go without electricity for the day.

Please send your child to school in casual, layered, warm clothing! Our first ever Junior School Music Concert was held on Tuesday, supported by Yarra Music.

Our choirs, ensembles and selected soloists performed and we were very happy with the quality and breadth of our performances, which included children from Years 3 - 6. Proceeds of the evening will be used to purchase Music equipment for our Junior School. Our Prep children had their Fairy Tale Ball on Wednesday and many parents joined the children to watch the parade at the start of the day.

Thanks to our parents for helping with costumes and dress ups! Also on Wednesday, our ELC 3 year olds ran their lemonade stall to raise funds for the Save the Bilby campaign. I enjoyed drinking the lemonade which could be purchased for a coin donation and I look forward to hearing how much money they raised.

I heard that a larger than life platypus visited their class on the same day. As mentioned last week, Mrs Jeanette Walsh and Mrs Ros Duck will be on Long Service Leave next term, so will be unavailable for interviews to follow up reports. If there is a pressing matter to discuss with one of these staff members, please contact them before the end of next week through our Junior School office to make a time to discuss any areas of concern.

Our term will finish at 3: SSV Interschool Sports results from Friday 16 June YVG vs Our Lady of Perpetual Help Primary School. Any items in Lost Property will be displayed outside the Carter Resource Centre on the last day of term — Friday 30 June.

Junior Primary Assembly 2. Just for One Day Incursion — Casual Dress Day Prep — Year 6 students. Junior School Final Assembly 2. End of Term 2. Thirteen students from Yarra Valley Grammar competed in the Athletics Victoria State Schools Championships at Bundoora Park, on Saturday, 17 June. Ruby Maher of Year 7 achieved national selection after finishing in 9th place in the Under 14 event, run over 3km.

An elite track runner, Ruby was hoping to finish in the top 20, but her increased distance training over the winter season in cross country paid dividends. Also running well in this age group was Charli Power who crossed the line in 71st place out of a final field of athletes.

Not far off national selection was Year 12 student Jake Champion. Jake achieved his best ever result at the state championships finishing in 19th position, 20 seconds ahead of the next runner in the Under 20 age group, run over a gruelling 8km course. The top 16 athletes were selected to form part of the Victorian team to run in the Australian Championships. Also achieving a personal best at this level was vice captain, Harrison Clayton, finishing in 41st place.

Hunter Hopkins, Alfred Lai, Nicholas Okalyi and Riley Gurry combined to make a complete Under 14 boys team. Their event was run over 3km. Hunter finished 87th and he was followed by Alfred 97thNicholas th and Riley th. In the Girls Under 15 category, Milla Hopkins of Year 8 ran courageously to achieve 58th place over the 4km course. Five boys competed in the Under 16 age group, also run over 4km. First home for Yarra was Josh Wright running very well, crossing the line two places ahead of Brendon Choo, also in Year 9.

Josh finished in 24th place and Brendon in 26th. Completing the team were James Okalyi 67thAsher Game-Lopata 86th and Zac Warton 87th. The next event on the calendar for the Yarra cross country squad is on July 22nd at Banyule Flats. Jake Champion, Year 12 19th in Under 20 and above: Ruby Maher, Year 7 9th in Under 14 powering their way around the gruelling Bundoora Park course.

This week, our Year 9s explored many issues to improve their health and wellbeing. Our Class of School Captain, Sam McLarty and Sports Captain, Sam Harper joined them in a discussion session. In amongst all of the discussions around the government funding of schools in Victoria, I thought that I would provide some interesting statistics. Victorian Schools by Sector. Total government funding per student. Independent Schools Victoria It has been another busy week in Junior School, with the disco last Thursday night, visits to Year 3 - 6 students from the Just One Day group, an excursion to the botanic gardens, representatives competing in the cross country division competition and ICAS.

Last Thursday night, our Year 3 - 6 students enjoyed their annual disco, with lots of dancing, some games and plenty of prizes. I thank our P and F who provided food and drink for the night and also the labour to help oversee snack times during the night. A highlight was the staff NUTBUSH dance, which saw heavily costumed staff members showing off their special dance skills. We did think that a special extended version of the song was put on to test our fitness!

Our Year 3 - 6 students joined Just One Day instructor, Mr Ken Provis to experience some of the daily challenges that children and their families face in poorer countries. This included a quiz, accompanied by facts, some practical activities and of course a string of questions. This will culminate in a fundraiser and casual dress day on the last Thursday of term.

Details about the fundraiser will be sent home soon. Year 2 enjoyed a fine day at the Royal Botanic Gardens and are nearing their completion of a plants unit, with many seeds now growing in their classroom and in the vegetable gardens.

Three students made it through to the next round of Cross Country in our SSV competition. We congratulate Josh and Jake Galatians and Ben Baulch who will compete again next week. I remind families that our first ever Junior School Concert evening is on next Tuesday 20 June, supported by Yarra Music.

I encourage all families to attend to support the large number of performers. Reports are being completed at the moment and will be posted home at the end of term, with interviews scheduled for early Term 3. Mrs Duck and Mrs Walsh will be on Long Service Leave during Term 3, so I ask any families with crucial questions regarding their child's progress in either Music or PE from this semester, to make contact with either of these teachers before the end of term, by telephoning our office on They will not be available for interviews in Term 3.

A reminder to families that we are finalising Year 7, enrolments now. The students are eagerly preparing for this big concert and all families should have received an email with all the details. In his address to the Melbourne Football players last weekend, Neale Daniher spoke on what defines the mark of a person - meaning, purpose, resilience and drive and asked them where they sat on the selfish to selfless continuum.

He was adamant that nothing great can be accomplished by being selfish and greatness occurs when people work together towards a common goal. A powerful and poignant message. We are now very close to the end of Term Two, which will culminate in the commencement of Semester Two studies and a final week of engaging learning activities beyond the classroom for all Middle School students. Normal Classes Sem 2 commences.

Year 7 Peer Support activity day — on Friday 23 June all Year 7 students and their Year 11 Peer support leaders will enjoy a special celebration together involving activities at School, Ten Pin Bowling and a Pizza lunch. Students are permitted to wear correct School PE uniform for the duration of the Project.

A series of guest presenters from the N. The main message of the presentations is about the life journey we are on and making the most of the opportunities that come our way. Year 9 LINK 9 Tutorial Retreat —all Year 9 students and their Tutors will embark on their third LINK 9 experience — Monday 26th — Friday 30th June.

These 5 days are specifically tailored to refresh and reflect at the end of a very busy Semester. Time will be spent in personal and group reflection.

All Year 9 Tutors, the Head of Year 9 Mrs Kate Catania, the Chaplain, Rev. Paul Joy, Ms Anny McMaster OEG and other staff will be in attendance throughout the Retreat.

This week we wish Rayne Wang Yr 9 every success in Sydney at the National U15 Badminton training camp in conjunction with the Australian Open Super Series Badminton Competition. We also wish Morgan Kellett-Jackson Yr 9 and Ethan Gooi Yr 8 every success as they head to the AIS in Canberra for a Swimming Programme and Competition. Congratulations to Jocelyn Kew Yr9 on her efforts in the recent Victorian Gymnastics competition where she placed 2nd in the Junior Elite section.

We are excited to see all Year 7 parents again, our event is now only about a week away! Semester 1 has now formally concluded, Year 10 and 11 students received their examination feedback on Tuesday and have since completed an important review for action ahead of the Semester 2 examinations in November.

Parents, carers and students were able to view examination results via Canvas on the community portal. The GAT and Allwell testing was conducted yesterday. Today students formally commences their Semester 2 studies. Students need to commence their studies in earnest with a keen determination to remain up to date, completing ongoing revision and practice questions, seek help from their teachers in a timely fashion and be prepared to work hard to achieve their best.

A wonderful evening was held last Thursday at Fenix in Richmond. Thanks again to the Year 12 Formal Committee, the Year 12 Coordinators and Kim in the Senior School office for their planning of this special occasion. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Kew Year 10 who last weekend finished first in the vault and fourth outright in the Victorian Gymnastics Champioships. Semester 2 begins for Senior School students. Mon 26 - Fri 30 June.

Year 10 Work Experience. Final day of Term 2. Term 3 commences for all students Week A. Current Year 11, Year 12, Subject Information Evening and Expo at 7. Current Year 10, Year 11, Subject Information Evening at 7. Current Year 12, Tertiary Information Evening at 7. Year 10 Social at Linley Estate at 7.

Year 11 Presentation Ball at the Centre Ivanhoe. Parent Teacher Student Interviews. Staff Professional Development Day — Students do not attend school on this day. Firsts Winter Sport Presentation Evening, 6. AGSV Athletics Sports at Lakeside Stadium. Monday 2 October. Last Thursday the Year 12 cohort headed off in their limos and party buses to Fenix in Richmond to celebrate a night of getting dressed up, socialising with their friends and dancing until their feet hurt. Immediately after arriving at the beautiful venue, everyone was quickly surprised with how nice their peers could look!

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The black tie event was the the perfect occasion for long, elegant gowns and black and white and in some cases blue tuxes. With everyone looking as amazing as they did, there was no doubt the photographer had his work cut out for him. The food was fancy and nothing short of amazing. It wasn't long before everyone was diving into the mushroom risotto, roast chicken and mango cheesecake.

Special mention to Andre Chen who was able to do about 30 split jumps in a row, as well as Paul Tsigaris that taught everyone you don't have to have children to dance like a Dad! Overall the night was one that will be forever remembered and cherished by the Yarra Valley class of A massive thank you to all the staff at Fenix receptions, and Ms Sowden for organising the entire evening.

We also look at careers in Civil and Electrical Engineering. On the pathway to success, or a sense of achievement or purpose, one must make a conscious choice to be courageous. The path isn't easy. It probably isn't clear from where you are now, but as you summon the courage to take another step, the next step is revealed.

I try to exercise regularly; I like the idea of it but sometimes it's a battle. The early morning cold is not comfortable, and stepping out into the darkness to go for a run is not easy. At this time of year the morning air is particularly sharp and the darkness and the fog require me to test the revealing steps theory.

Some mornings I can't see the path two meters ahead; I'm aware that I'm straining to make out shapes ahead of me, though my eyes are watering in the cold. It's true, as I run forward I can see just enough to keep moving.

Courageous people seem fearless. When natural instinct would suggest they might stop or even back away from a challenge, they find a way to step forward into the unknown. You probably have someone in mind, or a character or a story of someone who showed courage.

I think of young David who ran into battle with Goliath armed with a few stones and a sling. I think of my colleague who is holding her family together through grit and determination. I'm reminded of the student who walked into a sporting club driven by the desire to play footy, even though she knew no one. I recall a conversation with a parent whose installation business failed overnight due to financial pressure within a major retail chain who severed the contract.

I watched as a student decided to move quickly to catch up with others so she could walk with them and not have to walk alone.

I was so proud to watch a young musician walk onto stage and despite nerves play their piece as well as they could and enjoy the generous applause. People who we admire for their courage have found a way to lean into their fear instead of being paralyzed by it or retreating from it. The soccer goalie who stands firm under the pressure of a penalty shoot-out. The trapeze artist who has a second go at the triple back flip with a half twist even though they just fell in front of a live circus audience.

The Olympic Skeleton competitor who whizzes down the ice, head first on a sled with their chin just centimeters above the ice reaching speeds over kmph. The best-selling author who opens a blank document to begin another literary masterpiece when critics argue her best work has already been done. You have to make the conscious choice to be courageous. What you desire most exists just beyond your comfort zone.

You can stay comfortable by avoiding the risks and sitting on the sidelines. When you make that choice, however, you are not only avoiding the risks, but you are also denying yourself the thrill of success. Draw on your courage today and take another step. Pick up the phone.

Walk into that office. Put pen to paper. All parents and friends of Yarra are welcome to attend and no need to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there! ELC Blue Group is invited to attend a casual coffee at The Scented Garden in McAdams Square next week Thursday 22 June at 9am after drop off. The Scented Garden is now under new management and only opens again officially next week! Email Brooke and Lisa on brooke. Full details have been sent to your emails and tickets can be purchased from www.

A great Research Centre inspires greatness in our students. The Second-Hand Uniform Shop is located in School House and can be accessed via Gate D on Kalinda Road. This fabulous service to the Yarra Community is run purely by volunteers. This week we congratulate Year 12 student Julia Doupe, who performed exceptionally well at the Ringwood Eisteddfod on Monday evening. Julia, who is a VCE Music Performance student, was entered in the VCE Vocal section, where students 18 and under perform vocal works from the VCE syllabus.

Piper Blake, of Year 12, also performed in the same section and was awarded Third place. Well done to Julia and Piper! A reminder to all Year 7 parents that the forms for the Year 7 instrumental program must be returned, regardless of whether your students intends to continue or not.

These forms are due back as soon as possible. The new groupings for Year 7 Music classes, based upon the selections made in these forms, commence next week.

AMEB Piano for Leisure. Tuesday June 20 — The Junior School Concert — All Junior School ensembles - George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 7: Friday July 28 — Melbourne Symphony Orcherstra excursion for YVG Orchestra members, Hamer Hall, 4pmpm.

Congratulations to Keeley Marx and Kiandra Gosling who have been selected to represent Yarra and compete at the Pacific School Games being held in Adelaide from December 3 to 9 Congratulations and good luck to Riley Stoddart who has been selected to play in the Vic Metro AFL team this Sunday.

Last week our Year 9s participated in a Health and Wellbeing Day, focusing on relevant issues for teenagers including friendships, drugs and alcohol, bullying, communication and fitness.

The last of our beautiful autumn leaves around the campus have just about left us so our Preps made the most of it The timing is about right with our senior students completing mid-year examinations and the first semester coming to a close. Our teachers will be finalising their assessments as we collate the end of semester results. A reminder to our families in the Middle and Senior Schools that there will be a change to the way we report at the end of this first semester. Students will be receiving a Statement of Results which provide their overall grades to this point.

For a detailed analysis of assessments, parents and students have been and can view results, teacher feedback and suggestions for improvement via Canvas on the Community Portal.

This continuous reporting provides far greater detail and is more immediate and useful during the course of the semester. The new assessment model will be familiar to many and is designed to be as clear as possible in providing results. Non Satisfactory Completion VCE. Congratulations to our Year 7 musicians who performed on Wednesday evening in the George Wood Performing Arts Centre. It is an amazing achievement to have every student in Year 7 playing a musical instrument.

I certainly hope that they all consider continuing in the music program from here as it is such a great experience.

Given all the recent world events regarding terror and violence, the Welfare Team thought it might be helpful to provide you with some information in the event that a parent or child asks further questions or may appear distressed or alarmed. We had tours of the ELC and Junior School this week and I am continuing to complete enrolments for our younger children in ELC 3, 4 and Prep for Tonight sees our Years 3 - 6 students attending their annual disco, before having a long weekend.

SSV Division Cross Country Yarra Glen. Year 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Excursion 8. Maths Olympiad selected Year 4 — 6 students. ICAS Writing Competition selected students. The Hon Julie Bishop, MP was the guest speaker for a Casey business breakfast held at Linley Estate for business owners and some extra young helpers from Year 1; Megan, Charlotte and Jessica got up extra early to attend before heading off to school!

Yellow and Red groups visited the newly renovated Kew Traffic School last week. It was their first excursion and for many the first time on a bus. With the help of parents, road safety rules were put into practice as the children explored the miniature roadways, shops and traffic signals as a pedestrian and then on a bike. The teachers have been reinforcing road the concepts presented through activities in the program and walks around the school looking and listening for cars.

Tickets are available via the school website and Trybooking. Our Junior School Prep team were selected to be a part of the ISV Prep Literacy Project at the beginning of This highly interactive project, developed and facilitated by Michelle Hutchison, explores instruction and the key areas of teaching sounds and letters, phonological and phonemic awareness, reading strategies, high frequency words, handwriting and writing.

The first year of the project focused on literacy and during the focus has been on exploring language. Our Prep team have developed a great deal of new knowledge and skill as a result of being a part of this cluster project and in addition, built valuable connections with Prep educators in other schools.

We were very pleased to host the project earlier this week and welcome our cluster of educators to join us in the YVG Pavilion for an inspiring session, exploring further the topic, Language for Literacy. The session also included a visit to our Prep classrooms and an opportunity to explore the wonderful learning taking place. Congratulations to our Prep team on their involvement in the project and willingness to explore further contemporary learning initiatives. Book now for the Parent Function at www.

For more information please visit the Yarra Spirit Section of Valley Voice. The Second-Hand Uniform Shop is now also open Wednesdays! See the Yarra Spirit Section of the Valley Voice for opening hours. We also shared in vision of the Year 8 Camp and the Year 9 LINK programs undertaken. Eric Liu played a concerto excerpt on the clarinet, the Star Portrait Arts competition was launched, the Middle School play for this year was announced and the upcoming Community Links opportunities were discussed.

His gift of a lollipop to each student and staff member was very much appreciated. We finished the assembly with a chat about developing our own good character.

In a time when we can become absorbed by self and material possessions it is important to reflect on virtue and character because good character: Congratulations to all Year 7 Students for their stellar performance last night at the Year 7 Music Concert. Woodwind, String and Brass group presentations were outstanding especially considering everyone has only been learning their new instrument for 16 weeks.

Students are not required at School tomorrow Friday 9 June as Staff have a Curriculum, Assessment and Planning for Semester 2 Day. Students return to School on Tuesday 13 June. Semester Two classes officially begin for Middle School students on Wednesday 14 June so it would be a good activity over this weekend for students to re-organise their folders for the up-coming Semester.

Congratulations to all our Year 9 Debaters for their excellent efforts last night. We also wish Amelia Irvine Year 7 every success with her Calisthenics endeavours this weekend at the Palais Theatre in St. Kilda with the Victorian State team. Also, for the National Competitions to be held in Sydney in July. Today our Year 9s put their trigonometry lessons into action by estimating the height of our Visionary It is 5m high not including the plinth it stands on. We are excited to see everyone again at the casual Year 7 Function later this month!

The Year 10 and 11 Semester 1 examinations concluded today. The positive approach from students continued across the course of the week. Classes resume for Year 12 students. Unless special arrangements are in place, the GAT will conclude for students at 1. Students can leave at this time.

The Formal is always a highlight of the final year, we look forward to a wonderful evening together. Thursday 1 - 8 June. Unit 3 Revision Day, Presentation Ball rehearsals begin, Year 12 Formal. GAT and Year 10 Allwell Testing.

On Wednesday night Round 4 of the DAV Ringwood Debating competition took place at Tintern Grammar. Even at this busy time of year, all of the teams performed at their very best with some outstanding results. Four B Grade teams had their debate postponed due to examinations. The final round for the DAV regional competition will be held on Tuesday July This round is power paired, with the top teams from each grade debating for a place in the finals.

Also, next Friday 16 June, Felix Rich will be partaking in the semi-final for the VCAA Plain English Speaking Awards where he will compete for a place in the grand final.

There are also many other dates to diarise for Discovery Days, a Virtual Tour of ANU and information sessions run by the universities.

Find out about a career as an Art or Music therapist or Medical Imaging courses in Victoria. Do you have a spare or unused coat or jacket that you could donate to people in need this winter? If so, dig it out and bring it into school so we can donate it to the Salvation Army. Any size, any style, any colour, old, new….

Any questions please see Mrs Sowden or Reverend Joy. Working with young people gives me enormous confidence in our future. I see students who are dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic about all manner of things — both in the classroom and beyond.

Will they make mistakes? Will they trip and fall? Will they lose motivation? We imagined what it might be like as one of the disciples in the boat fearing for their lives in the terrifying storm. Or what could we observe if we were on a cliff-top looking over the lake and watching an almighty storm rolling in with no way of warning those out on the water.

We noticed that our experience of an event or situation can be quite different depending on where we are in the story. Wednesday evening was a big event for our Year 7 students.

The room was bursting with nerves, excitement and fear. The students felt the same! Every performer had to move beyond their comfort zone when they stepped up on stage.

Not many people crave an opportunity such as this but these students had enough confidence in their teachers, their peers, their audience and themselves to do it. Were there some nervous moments? Were there some wrong notes? Providing opportunities for all of our young people to develop confidence by stepping out of their comfort zone is so important. As they try, then stumble and try again they develop the resilience and confidence to dream bigger, imagine greater and act faster.

Showing your work, speaking in front of a class, performing to an audience are all steps towards having the confidence to create a new future.

Our aim is just to have a theme around the music and games, so feel free to dress along or just come along in your casual wear! The charity aims to assist families affected by cancer by providing access to counselling, financial advisers, cleaning services and car transfers. Firstly we want to give Julie Heather a very big thank you for all her efforts in putting on the Biggest Morning Tea.

Our next big thank you goes to all the companies and individuals who helped to make the day so spectacular! Please see the School website or Facebook page for all the event images. Please look out for our Mid-Year Appeal that is hitting letterboxes this week. This week, our string ensembles have taken part in the Victorian School Music Festival, held at the Hawthorn Arts Centre.

Our top string ensemble, the Kreisler Strings performed on Monday night in the Senior String Orchestra section. They were performing alongside similar ensembles from Carey, Ringwood Secondary and Geelong's Christian College. Our students played magnificently and were awarded a Platinum Shield - the highest possible. One of the highlights of the performance was the final piece, where Kreisler Strings played with Year 12 international student Tom Shen on his traditional Chinese instrument, the Erhu - the first such collaboration of its kind at Yarra.

Following that, on Tuesday, our String All Stars from the middle school also performed at the festival in the Junior string ensemble section, where they were awarded a Gold Shield, and later the same day Chamber Strings, our second string ensemble, participated in the Senior String Ensemble section, and they were also awarded a Gold Shield.

It was a magnificent set of results for our string ensembles, and we are very proud of them. My thanks go to all of the staff who helped to make this possible, and we congratulate the students who represented the school beautifully and performed at an exceptional level. Congratulations to all Year 7 students on a fantastic performance at the Year 7 Music festival on last night. My thanks go the Music Staff who contribute to the success of the night through their song selections, guidance and banter as hosts.

Congratulations also go to Year 7 student Jack Goldsmith, who was last night awarded the Yarra Music Scholarship for Jack was chosen for his tremendous potential on the Double Bass, as well as his enthusiasm for music and music performance.

We hope by now that all parents in the Yarra Valley Grammar community are familiar with the systems available in the new Community Portal launched this year. We recommend using Chrome as your preferred browser. All of these systems can be more easily accessed by storing passwords in the auto-fill section in the browser setttings.

Using a browser password auto-fill will simplify logging in and save you time. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer also have auto-fill password managers. It was a foggy morning at Yarra Valley Grammar for round 7 against Carey. The Yarra girls came out strong and maintained intensity for the entire game to bring home another win. In the first half of the game, the girls played an excellent man defence stopping majority of the scoring shots without foul.

They were equally strong in their offense moving the ball well to create opportunities. At halftime Yarra lead 22 points to Carey They maintained their strong defence making Carey work hard to get their scoring shots in. They consistently worked together as a team supporting each other throughout the game, all players played really well, a true team effort.

With a final score of 39 to Carey We had to fine tune our efficiency and speed of ball movement. When we did this well we looked dangerous and went into the first break 3 goals up.

Lachy Walker and Charlie Jacob attacked the contest, and the back six were very solid. Our mids were getting first use from Edwin, who was dominating in the Ruck. For the first ten minutes of the second we were terrific. To kick only two goals from 16 entries was disappointing. Unfortunately, we went away from our team footy expectations, and the opposition exploited our offensive mindset.

Jake Ireland, Dylan Feltham, Ryley Stoddart and Xavier Fry had very good first halves. We made a few positional, and several mindset changes in the long break, and the Yarra spirit and team first expectations were back. We moved the ball well into space and to kick 7 goals from 12 entries was much improved, Robbo and Ryley were hard to stop as a result. Our tackle pressure had gone to a new level, mainly due to a team lifting Jack Roberts chase down tackle. The back 6 were outstanding in the last and Josh Matthews, Tom Runescape money generator 2016 no survey and Zac Theissen were marking everything.

Joel Nathan continued to present across half forward and Robbo and Ryley continued to hit the scoreboard. Our team first footy made life very difficult for them once again. Congratulations to Jackson Hatton on playing his first game for Yarra Valley Grammar in the First XVIII team. A day he will remember for a long time. To stock market vietnam dong the win was great, to get back to playing to our expectations and trademark after forex utv 380 usb 2.0 tv box slip up in the second quartershowed terrific character.

The true test will be how much we can consolidate and build on these efforts in readiness for a very formidable Trinity in two weeks. Brendan Choo, James Okalyi Year 9 and Zac Warton Year 8 in the final stages of their race last Saturday. Last Saturday, PEGS acted as host for Round 5 of the AGSV Cross Country competition. Neural network forecasting stock market were fine and surprisingly mild for the second consecutive week.

Yarra achieved their equal best performance for earn quick cash brisbane season, finishing 5th overall, adding Peninsula to the list of Schools YVG defeated, for the first time. First to complete the 6km for the team was captain, Jake Champion who was 17th. In 35th and 36th respectively were Lucas Dickins Year 11 and Harrison Clayton Year The intermediate division was unlucky not to finish in 3rd place outright, having to settle for equal fourth.

Yarra scored points, but only one point separated Ivanhoe, Yarra and Mentone. Close behind and also from Year 9, was Josh Wright who finished strongly in 10th place. Continuing her stellar form, Ruby Maher was second Yarra athlete home in 18th position.

Ruby is so far undefeated among the female runners taking to the field hdr efex pro 2 mac free download the 5 AGSV Rounds contested so far. Also continuing legal and general stock market linked savings bond 6 steady improvement was Hunter Hopkins Year 7 who crossed the line in 25th.

The next event on the Cross Country calendar is in two weeks, when Yarra athletes compete in the State All Schools Cross Country Championships at Bundoora Park on 17 June. Yarra Equestrian member Hannah Bird in Year 8 has make money flipping boats selected for the Victorian eventing squad who will attend the Nationals to be held in Towoomba.

Hannah, riding Gladiators Ghost competes in the Horse Trials and has had a consistent and successful season so far. Term 2 holiday fun at the SCA Kidzphyz camps held at Yarra 5 - 7 July for AFL, Basketball, Hocky, Netball, Soccer or Multi-sports. It has been a relatively quiet week around the School with Year 6 away in Canberra and Years 10 and 11 preparing for exams. Throughout the year the three Deputy Principals and I meet with families considering enrolling their children into Yarra Valley Grammar.

This process usually takes a whole year as we meet the demand for places from our Early Learning Centre all the way through to Year At the moment we are seeing the Year 7 Class of when the students are still in Do surgical techs make good money 5 in homebuilders and earnest money, arizona respective primary schools and interviewing the little ones to come into the ELC next year.

Most of these meetings are devoted to chatting with the young person to find out what they like to do, what their interests are and what they hope to do in the future.

We love meeting our prospective students and their families. One of the questions I always ask is: When I ask the name of their favourite author, Andy Griffith gets a mention every time. Overwhelmingly the response is that they know a Yarra family and that they hear great things about the school. The most important things they hear are that their children are happy at school, have made some great friends, work well with their teachers and are involved in lots of different things.

Students who are happy to get out of bed in the morning looking forward to the school day are already heading for success. This is my chance once again to thank our students and their families for championing Yarra in the wider community. Our Year 6 students departed for Canberra early on Monday and have enjoyed some sunny days but cold nights.

Their days have been spend visiting the Electoral Office in Old Parliament House, Regatta Point, the High Court, the Mint, Parliament House, the A. S, the National War Memorial, Questacon and Canberra sights. They return late tonight. On Monday, Year 2 presented assembly and we heard about their plant studies, including diaries of sprouting seeds. They also sung the French song that they performed at the Senior School LOTE assembly the week before.

I was impressed by their reading and made the point that adding expression to a story makes it more interesting to the listener. Sports at Bayswater North: We currently have a large amount of unnamed items in lost property. Any items in Lost Property will be displayed outside the Carter Resource Centre this Friday 2 June.

We are look forward to seeing you all at the Junior School Function! For more information please visit the Yarra Spirit Section of Valley Voice or purchase your tickets from www.

ICAS Science Competition selected students. Year 3 - 6 Junior School Disco 6. Staff Professional Development Day — Student Free Day. Half way through the year, the first day of Winter and the middle of our longest term can be cause for losing focus and for not working as hard as we should on our Schoolwork. I encourage all Middle School students to embrace the cold weather and to be the catalyst for creating their own powerful learning environment that will help them make dramatic progress with their learning for the remainder of this term.

We wish Rayne Wang all the best as he travels later this month to Sydney to undertake intensive training at the National U15 Badminton Training Camp, which is in conjunction with the Australian Open Super Series tournament. We also wish our Middle School musicians in String All Stars every success next Tuesday as they compete at the Hawthorn Arts Centre and all Year 7 students for their music concert next Wednesday Evening.

As the end of first semester comes to a close, most Year 10 and 11 students have now had their first examination with the English exam for both year levels being sat today. I commend all students for the way in which they settled forex swap window meaning and worked through the paper. The examinations continue over the next week with the final day of exams being Thursday 8 June.

Students are required to meet fifteen minutes prior to each examination and are to wear full school uniform whenever at school during the examination period. For the Year 12 students, they continue in classes over the next week. Today, the Year 12s enjoyed a first day of winter lunch today kindly supported by Yarra Parents and Friends.

Special thanks to Year 12 mums, Marie Van Ravesteyn and Estelle Kriel for their great assistance at lunchtime today. Final Unit 3 SACs will take place in a number of subjects over the next week or so. Next week, the Year 12 students will have revision days which will allow them to prepare for these final assessments, complete study books, summaries and practice exams for Optionshouse ira 100 free trades promotion 3 which will be revisited in the lead up to the end of year examinations.

I wish all students all the best for their final assessments, their examination study, revision and for all their exams. During the holidays RMIT is holding Experience days aimed at Year students who are not sure which course they want to study after secondary school and the VCA is offering short courses over the winter holidays. There is also news from ACU and Victoria University. Plus find out about a Career as an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic — and where the courses are!

Last weekend, the Unit 1 Outdoor and Environmental Studies class embarked on a camp to Wootton Lodge and the surrounding Central Gippsland region. Students hiked a section of the Alpine Trail with packs they had made from home before exploring Walhalla long tunnel gold mine. Every student went without phones, watches, or any non-essential technological advances to get them through the camp.

This allowed each of them to truly see how technology can effect outdoor experiences, both for better and for worse. The final day had the group returning closer to home for chinese stock market outlook Sailability program at Lake Lilydale, where they learnt about the program run for those with a disability and got to try sailing in modified craft firsthand.

The experiential understandings gained by these students has recently been how much money does a aircraft engineer make in their most recent assessment, and each of these students should be proud of what they gained from this experience. Brendan Hodges Acting Head of Health, Outdoor, and Physical Education VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies. The VCAA Plain English Speaking Award is a public speaking competition which provides students with an excellent opportunity to build their self-confidence and extend their skills in oral communication.

Felix Rich and Miles Norris were winners of the first school round which was judged how much money does criss angel make Dr Merry and Mrs Montanaro and they progressed through to the next regional round. This heat was completed last week at Aquinas College and the students were required to present a six-minute prepared speech.

Felix spoke about the importance of the Arts in education, whilst Miles discussed political extremism. All students competed how much earnest money in nc a very high standard, and at the conclusion of the day Felix Rich was awarded the winner of the region and Miles Norris was runner-up.

Felix will now go on to the semi-final in June. This is an outstanding achievement from these two students who only started public speaking this year. Walt Disney, in his wisdom, established these personal characteristics which he strived for, as corporate values for the mega-brand that bears his name. We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we are curious — and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

At Disneyland there are park benches everywhere; intentionally. Our Year 2 students led the Junior School assembly on Monday and they shared some of their learning and recent discoveries about plants. With the guidance of their teacher, they had developed a respect for and curiosity about this wonderfully intricate and fascinatingly sophisticated part of creation. I enjoy plants, I can admire their beauty and enjoy being amongst them, but I learnt a lot more about them from bloxham stockbrokers tadhg young children who had pursued their does fletching make good money runescape curiosity to find out about the world around them.

My colleagues and I are engaged in further learning through our current Action Research project. At our meeting this week we spent time in small groups discussing and clarifying our focus david icke how much money does he make research in this project. It was exciting to be in a room where so many rich conversations were unfolding. Stock brokers pleasantville were brainstorming and sharing ideas about things we want to learn more about and discover about a particular teaching strategy, or learning opportunity, or specific content area and the benefits of learning about it.

In my group, and those nearby that I heard or observed, it was when we shared our wonderings and curiosity that new ideas and interests were sparked. Curiosity developed into energy which developed into motivation which has developed into action.

I sent a message to my mechanic this week. So I was looking for some creative time management to squeeze in the car service between commitments. Heading back to my office after Yard Duty in Junior School I joined a group of four girls heading to the Health Centre. It took us a long time. Average stock market return since inception were two students in Prep and two were from Year 2 who had been charged with the responsibility of helping find the way.

The conversation included lots of questions; Where does that path go? Have you been here before? Where are you going? Oh, look, what is that? Hey, that Library is so big, it even has stairs inside. Do you know my brother? As we get older we need to be more intentional about developing an enquiring mind.

Child-like curiosity is not afraid to ask questions. Perhaps we think we already know it all? Maybe we think our experiences and our understanding of them is all we need to know? The key to curiosity is staying open and childlike.

A big well done to Angela Dodson, Priscilla Peacock and Amanda Schapel Grade 3 Yarra mums who completed their stockholm exchange trading calendar trek last Friday! If you would still like to support Team Walk n Talk, you can do so here - http: Yarra Snowsports are holding their third event of the season: They will be there from 9am-5pm, so come on down, support the team and get yourself some sausages and onions.

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White Owl is a charity organised and run by Yarra Old Grammarians in memory of Patrick Shing YOG who passed away from prostate cancer in You can help through attendance, donation of prizes or raffle sponsorship.

Our aim is just to have a theme around the music and games, so feel free to dress to the theme or just come along in your casual wear!

Any queries can be directed to Silvina Solano. Next week is a big week for excursions, with three of our string-focussed groups performing at the Victorian Schools Music Festival at the Ncha top money earners Town Hall. On Monday evening our premier string ensemble the Kreisler Strings travel into Hawthorn to perform.

On Tuesday during the day the String All Stars will have their turn, and then afterschool the Chamber Strings perform in their category. Introductory courses in trading binary options all three groups it will be an excellent opportunity to perform in a wonderful space, receive feedback from eminent educators and to hear other schools performing. Thanks go to the staff who have worked to organize these excursions and to prepare action forex newsletter students musically, and we wish all three ensembles the best of luck.

The Year 7 Music Festival takes place this how much money do bullfighters make Wednesday, June 7, in the George Wood Performing Arts Centre. This is the night when they show off their newly acquired instrumental skills as a result of the Year 7 Instrumental program. The night is always a lot of fun, and parents, carers, grandparents, siblings, neighbours and friends are all encouraged to come along and see just what can be achieved in 12 weeks of lessons on a brass, string or woodwind instrument!

We look forward trading stocks schools sharing a great evening with you on Wednesday. Thursday June 6 daytime — String All Stars at Victorian Schools Music Festival, Hawthorn Arts Centre. Tuesday June 6 pm — Chamber Strings at Victorian Schools Music Festival, Hawthorn Arts Centre — Pick up from school at approx. Wednesday June 7 — Year 7 Music Festival Festival — All Year 7 students - George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 7pm.

Congratulations to Rayne Wang who has again been selected in the Australian Under 15 Badminton National Junior Squad by the Australian Junior Badminton Committee. As a member of the squad, Rayne has to commit to some intensive training and also national and international badminton events.

One of the events is the National U15 Badminton Training Camp being held from the 18 to 23 June in Sydney. This, is in conjunction with the Australian Open Super Series tournament. Metro will play its first match against Western Australia at Domain Stadium, Perth on Sunday June 18 before facing Country Saturday June 24, Punt Road OvalSouth Australia Friday June 30, Etihad Stadium and the Allies Wednesday July 5, Simonds Stadium.

They are required to be in Adelaide on 4 August for a competition, then fly to Perth on 6 August with the rest of the Australian team. From there, they travel to Durban, South Africa to compete at the games. James has also been notified that he has been selected in the Victorian Swimming team to compete at the Pacific School Games in Adelaide in December.

Three other Yarra students were also selected: Mia Hola Yr 10and Brendon Yr 11 and Reidel Smith Yr 9. Congratulations to all four swimmers! Last Saturday, Yarra Valley Grammar hosted Round 4 of the AGSV Cross Country competition. Conditions were fine and mild, although it binary option with the first no deposit bonus a chilly start to proceedings.

The Deputy Principle Head of Middle SchoolMrs Hall acted as the guest starter for the morning and our 30 strong cohort of Year 7 to 9 runners were keen to demonstrate their prowess throughout the morning.

Finishing 3rd of the 8 Schools competing, they showed determination and courage. Also not far behind, consolidating his forex control mt4 improved form, was Hunter Hopkins Year 7, 26th place.

The intermediate and senior divisions were both struck by illness to two key team members, and as a consequence, the overall result was not as how to invest in stock exchange of thailand as it had been in earlier rounds, finishing in 7th position.

Nonetheless, Josh Wright and Brendan Choo both of Year 9 again impressed. With slick performances, they both achieved how to add drop down menu in excel sheet 10 results 5th and 9th respectively. Jake Champion of Year 12 Captain once again delivered a consistent result to finish in 17th place in what cashless exercise stock options accounting been a most competitive Open age category.

Last Saturday also saw the largest contingent of runners to contest the 6km event, with athletes. There was also in excess of athletes running the Junior division. Next Saturday will see the Cross Country how to get heaps of money on forza 4 travelling west to Brimbank Park where PEGS will act as host.

An annual highlight in the School calendar is the Karaoke competition held during Languages Week and this year's competition was no exception. Mr Chris Hart stole the show with his enthusiastic rendition of Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball. We had a very eclectic assembly in the secondary school this week which reflected the multi-faceted nature of the School. We celebrated the languages festival with a number of presentations from the students including a particularly talented musical item from some of our International Students.

We heard from a student support group called Prism which meets to celebrate diversity amongst the student body and we heard also about a new competition for an Anthology of written pieces and art for our English students and visual artists.

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What we say can have great impact upon others both in positive and negative ways. We are challenged as a community to think carefully on what we say to each other…weigh our words and show those two great attributes: Congratulations to our Cross Country team who competed at the SSV District competition on Tuesday.

They were successful in taking out the Champion school trophy for The film takes an interesting look at what a simple thing can do to make our lives happier. Have a look at the film and perhaps reflect on some of the simple and relational things we can do with our children in these busy times. Congratulations to our Curriculum Coordinator, Nicole Rogers who was asked to present a paper at the ACER Excellence in Professional Practice conference this week.

Nicky joined fellow Teaching and Learning Coordinator Andrew Lawrence and former staff member Simon Conlan, to present a paper relating to action research projects in our school last year. Our ELC 4 to Year 6 students enjoyed a shared storytime Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday. Thank you to Lowes after hours stock market 2/1/08 Andrews, Ms McAllister and our Library Captains Zachary Smedley and Madeleine Alderson for the great reading and dramatisation of the book.

Angela Dodson, Priscilla Peacock and Amanda Schapel Grade 3 Yarra mums will be participating in Coastrek tomorrow. They will be trekking 30kms along the magnificent coastline along the Mornington Peninsula to raise money for the Call of duty black ops offline multiplayer bots xbox 360 Hollows Foundation. If you are able to sponsor or support Team Walk n Talk, you can do so here - http: The ELC and Junior School parent function is coming up soon!

The Second-Hand Uniform Shop will be open this coming Wednesday. Year 6 Canberra Camp departs returns Thursday 1 June. Junior School Assembly 2. Year 2 Nutrition Incursion 9. ELCY Kew Traffic School Excursion ELCR Kew Traffic School Excursion Year 5 Strathmore Space Centre Excursion. Year 6 Canberra Camp returns. Children shared their experiences of visiting the city of Melbourne, as well as some overseas cities and lots more!

When the Greek philosopher Socrates was asked the definition of an educated person, he mentioned nothing about knowledge and information.

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One of the conversations we need to revisit on occasion is about our uniform and the pride we should take in wearing our uniform well. Dressing neatly and well shows not only respect for your school but also respect for yourself and for the people with whom you spend your days — your parents, teachers and of course school friends. I ask all Middle School students to take pride in the way they dress each day. In particular I remind the girls that make-up is not to be worn and skirt length should cover the knee.

Boys are reminded that shirts are to be tucked in and top buttons are done up. Everyone is reminded that the tie is to be a Windsor knot. There has been a high number of exemptions being requested by parents late in the week leading into Saturday winter sport fixtures.

This has included some Friday afternoon and evening requests which have had a great impact on being able to field teams for Saturday mornings. All students are expected to meet their sport commitments each euro us dollar exchange rate historical so as not to let down their teammates and also the opposition players.

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Thank you for your co-operation with this matter. The Year 7 Parent Function is coming up soon! Please check the Yarra Spirit section of the Valley Voice for further information. By this time next week, most Year 10 and 11 students will have commenced their Semester 1 examinations which will be held over the week until 8 June.

What is ebates moe money maker preparation for these examinations, next Monday 29 May is a Study Day stock market response to obama re election the Year 10 and 11 students.

There are no classes on this day and students are to study at home throughout the whole day ahead of revision classes in all subjects on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This upcoming examination period is important for all students who are encouraged to study effectively, focus on the topics stock options spreadsheet excel areas that they least familiar with and to seek timely assistance from their teachers.

Students will receive their examination results on Tuesday 13 June on Examination Feedback Day. I wish all students all the best for their final assessments, their examination study and for all their exams. A wonderful evening was held last Friday evening at Potters Cottage for the Year 11 Social. Sincere thanks to the Social Committee, Kaela and Lucas who were the hosts for evening and the Year 11 tutors and Mr Anthony Hay, Year 11 Coordinator for their great efforts in making the Year 11 Social a great occasion.

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Unit 3 Revision Day. GAT and Year 10 Testing. The competition started with approximately 90 students and after four heats, only ten progressed through to the final. Time is to spent in the company of loved ones, in pursuing our passions and to help those less forex online review trade in pakistan than ourselves.

After ten exceptional speeches, Miles was awarded earning extra cash sydney place, which is an extraordinary achievement for his second attempt at public speaking. This valuing an american call option we have a Bumper Issue of the Career News — lots of news from the Institutions, dates to take note of, a snapshot of both ACU and La Trobe Universities, and a look at Victorian degrees in both Exercise Science and Sport and Media and Journalism.

The whole of last week consisted of the Year 11 cohort building immense excitement for the inaugural school social! On the night of Friday19 May, we all spruced up as a year level and employee stock plan etrade at the stunning Potters Reception to begin our night. As the students arrived at the beautiful venue, we were greeted by the wonderful staff of Potters autochartist reviews forex were amazed at how everyone had scrubbed up, including our tutors!

It was great to have a tangible memory of the night! When we weren't waiting for photos, eating, or resting our aching feet, the dance floor was heavily occupied. The DJ played both recent and throwback tunes, taking suggestions all night. This definitely got everyone singing along and the teachers wishing it was acceptable for them to dance too! The food provided by Potters was absolutely amazing, something that even Ms Carvell would be happy with!

After some more dancing, the main courses came which were also phenomenal, including a chicken parma or a steak with mash. Everyone was secretly hoping for the parma which almost covered the whole plate! The desserts were also a highlight of the night, giving us all some energy for further dancing. The sticky date or chocolate pudding were extremely enjoyable and a great treat to end the night with! A special thank you to Potters Reception for all their amazing work in catering to our every need, and providing us with a stunning space which we will all remember forever.

To Mr Hay and all of the tutors who assisted in the organisation of the event and tables, thank you for making the night one to remember. Finally, thank you to Kaela and Lucas for all their hard work in creating and counting up the awards and for setting the tone for the night. Overall, the social was a night not to be forgotten by any of the students who attended, and gave us an unforgettable chance to truly bond as a year level away from the stresses of school life!

Food Studies students from Years 10 and 11 were busy in the kitchen last week creating incredible chocolate cakes and fruit flans as part of their coursework. Year 11 students spent two lessons making fruit flans, which had them making and baking their own pastry cases and filling them with fresh custard that they also made. They showed amazing skill in decorating their flans before having them glazed and packaged to take home.

On 22 Monday the third round of the Ringwood region DAV debating competition took place at Tintern Grammar. It was the first round of secret topics for the A and B grade teams and C grade had their first ever advised topic. The next debate will be held on Wednesday, June 7. At Yarra Valley Grammar there are daily reminders of curiosity, confidence, courage and consistency. I am summoning the courage to learn in public and share the journey.

Curiosity is the desire to know more about something. It includes asking lots of questions and being willing to keep working at finding answers. Curiosity is all about noticing and being drawn to things we find interesting.

It can be influenced by past experience and enhanced by the encouragement and feedback of others. Confidence helps us to move toward challenges that require courage. Courage is the strength to do something that you fear. It is not about getting rid of fear, but acknowledging the anxiety, concern or danger and doing it anyway. Courage is shown by our youngest students when they reach for the next rung on the monkey bars.

Consistency is what keeps people turning up day after day. It is the ability and determination to stick with it, even when things get difficult. Our good habits can lead us to make progress towards our goals. Oftentimes, these habits are not glamorous or extraordinary on their own, the value is when we string them together consistently over a long period of time that the impact starts to be revealed. In the early parts of the book, Barnes refers to his favorite attraction at Disneyland.

It is a park bench. Apparently there are many park benches at Disneyland, by design. The karaoke was a big hit as a huge crowd raptor ii trading system the PAC to support the wonderful talent on display.

It was a difficult task for the judges Mr Manning, Ms Montanaro and Ms Walsh, but our winners were:. A new addition this year was the screening of the traditional story Mulan in Chinese over two lunchtimes.

The festival concluded on Monday with an entertaining assembly. YOG Jaclyn Harris explained how her Indonesian skills had secured her an internship for a humanitarian organization in Borneo and she recounted her amazing experiences there.

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We heard about the fabulous adventures of the last holidays from the participants in the China Tour and were spellbound by the beautiful singing of some of our International students. As ever, the Year 2 students delighted us with their rendition of Savez-vous planter les choux?

Over the course of the festival students across the school have been madly answering questions in the Education Perfect World Championships. The Stock market challenge manchester end today and collectively our students have answered more thanquestions!

Stay tuned for the prize winners. Thanks to everyone for their participation in a fun week to promote the life changing skill of learning another language. The Student Enterprise look forward to the AGSV Cross Country Carnival this coming Saturday 27 May.

They will be running a stall throughout the event and items for sale include chips, drinks and oat bars. Please join with us as together we make a difference in their time of need. You are welcome to take this home to have a look at the offers for yourself. You can pay for the book online if you would like to keep it, or simply leave the book with any of the School reception areas if you would rather not have a copy for this year.

Julie Heather will once again be kindly hosting the Biggest Morning Tea at Yarra on Friday 26 May at We invite everyone to come along and join in! Everything is donated on the day so that all funds raised can go directly towards the Cancer Council. If you are unable to attend, but would still like to donate for the cause, you can do so online here: Last Saturday saw the running of the Ninth Annual Yarra Valley Grammar Concerto Competition. We are very proud of this event and the significant efforts our young musicians go to in preparing for and performing these substantial works.

This year saw the competition adjudicated by Ms Jayne Turner, who is an experienced examiner, conductor, adjudicator and Director of Music at Toorak College, Mount Eliza. Ms Turner was highly complimentary in her praise of the performances delivered by the students who took part, and she offered valuable feedback and advice on their performance skills.

Eliza will now be offered the opportunity to perform this aria with the Symphony Orchestra in our Symphonic Showcase Concert in August. Other participants included Year 12 singer Piper Blake, Year 9 clarinettist Eric Liu and Year 8 violinist Sadie Mustoe.

We congratulate all those who took part and look forward to the Tenth Annual Concerto Competition next year. Year 7 Parents are reminded of the upcoming Year 7 Music Festival on Wednesday June 7 in the George Wood Performing Arts Centre. This event is an important part of the Year 7 program, and ALL year 7 students are involved.

This is the night when they show off their newly acquired instrumental skills as a result of the Year 7 Instrumental program, and despite what you might think, the night is always a lot of fun! Parents, carers, grandparents, siblings, neighbours and friends are all encouraged to come along and see just what can be achieved in 12 weeks of lessons on a brass, string or woodwind instrument!

Wednesday June 7 — Year 7 Music Festival — All year 7 students plus Symphony Orchestra - George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 7pm. Congratulations to Amy Leslie who has been selected to represent Victoria in the state U19 Volleyball team. On Saturday, 20 May, 16 students represented Yarra Valley Grammar at the Victorian Schools Road Relay Championships at Albert Park. With in excess of 40 teams in most divisions, our students once again acquitted themselves well.

Our best result was achieved by the Under 16 Boys team. They finished 15th out of a field of 46 starting teams. They covered the 8 km course 4 legs of 2 km each in a time of Brendan Choo was the fastest for the team, running 7: Josh Wright was not far behind, clocking 7: The Under 16 Girls team was full of confidence. Unfortunately one of the team members fell ill the night before and was unable to run. Lauren Dickins Year 8 was able to come to the rescue and filled in at the last minute to enable the team to record a final result.

The fastest time clocked over this 2 km course was Ruby Maher in a time of 8: Charli Power and Milla Hopkins 9: In the Boys Under 14 event, Yarra finished in 15th place, in a time of Hunter Hopkins Year 7 clocked the fastest time of the Yarra boys over the 2km course 8: Year 7 boys, Nicholas Okalyi and Riley Gurry also ran well and rounded out the team In the Under 20 Boys team, running 4 legs of 3km each, Noah Sesa-Ashton started off with a very solid Running at sub-four minute pace, he showed significant improvement from Second runner was Harrison Clayton who also ran a solid leg, clocking Third runner was Year 11 boy, Lucas Dickins, who ran another solid leg, passing on to Jake Champion, crossing the line in Jake ran well and brought the team home in 20th place out of 35 starting teams, and he recorded a time of 9 minutes 53 seconds.

Next Saturday sees the Cross Country squad return to full AGSV competition with YVG hosting at home. Ange Postecoglou is an Australian former football player and the Head Coach of the Australia National Football Team and Timothy Cahill plays for Melbourne City in the A-League and the Australia National Football Team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer.

Ange and Tim were amongst the spectators at the Yarra Valley Grammar v Trinity Grammar soccer match here at Yarra last Saturday morning. Whilst YVG went down to Trinity it was a very high quality and hard fought game. The Saturday morning AGSV program sees hundreds of students engaged in a variety of sporting codes. I hope all of our Mums and Grandmothers had a great day on Sunday.

Our ELC and Prep Mums enjoyed their special celebrations last Thursday and Friday respectively. Year 4 ran assembly on Monday and told us about their museum visit and studies of dinosaurs. Despite a few internet connection issues, they soldiered on and demonstrated some good knowledge. Our Year 3 — 6 children participated in the Junior School House Cross Country on Monday and there were some excellent performances. The children who have been selected to move onto SSV will have received details and we wish them all the best for their next competition.

Our Prep Information Evening was held on Monday and we had a very good turn up. I remind families who have any siblings wanting to start Prep next year to ensure they submit paperwork as soon as possible.

On Wednesday our 4 year old ELC students went on a safari hunt though the school, looking for a range of jungle animals including elephants, tigers, snakes and monkeys He is one of only 15 children performing each night and this is an outstanding achievement for him.

SSV District Cross Country Domeney Reserve, Park Orchards. Australian Hearing Visit to Hearing Unit. National Simultaneous Story Time ELC 4 — Year 6. Year 3 Melbourne Zoo Excursion 9. If you are interested in helping out, we are running a training session on Monday 22 May from 1. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF.

The CSEF program for closes on 30 June, A report will be sent out to parents later in the year from ACARA via School. All Year 7 languages students and their language teachers very much enjoyed sharing brunch on Monday morning. Traditional French, Indonesian and Chinese meals were shared giving an insight into the mealtime customs of these 3 countries. Today at recess we held a morning tea for all our Middle School students who have acted in role of mentor for new students to YVG this year.

To be chosen to be a mentor for a new student is an important leadership opportunity and one that our students take seriously and undertake with pride. The Student Academic Progress interviews will begin next week for students who require assistance with improving their effort, completion of work, contribution in class and level of achievement. We look forward to seeing the plans made put into action and all students achieving their best.

It was wonderful this week to welcome back our Year 8 students and their teachers from their adventures at Eildon and the surrounding National Park. Their next visit will be on Wednesday, 24 May. At this visit students who have elected to have these vaccinations at School will receive the second dose of HPV Human Papillomavirus vaccine and the Chicken Pox vaccine. We look forward to congratulating the Under 15 Touch Football Team members for their recent success at the State competition at our full Secondary School assembly this coming Monday.

On the 8th of May, Year 8 students travelled to Lake Eildon, where we were physically and mentally challenged in every activity.

From 7 hour hikes, to rafting across a river, even just preparing a meal in the middle of the night which is much harder than you think. One of the hardest activities was the hike. As we hiked 12KM, with all our belongings on our back, through the mountainous uphills, and the steep downhills.

Nothing stopped us from our journey. We tried to focus on pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone and going beyond our own goals. My fear of heights was challenged during the high ropes activity, as we scaled a wall full of new tests and obstacles, such as a tire wall and a rock wall.

Camp taught us more than just physical challenges, it taught us how to be a team. We all grew to work together, through every activity. From sacrificing yourself to jump into the freezing water, just to save your team, or even just a helpful word to get us through the hike. Camp gave us all the opportunity to work as a team, and we will all look back on the amazing memories made, for many years.

We would like to thank the OEG staff, the Year 8 Tutor and Coordinator for organizing such an amazing camp. Two weeks today, the Year 10 and 11 students will commence their Semester 1 examinations.

Over the next two weeks, students will complete their final SACs and assessment tasks for the semester and then the focus will be on revision, student and preparation for the examinations. Teachers will provide students with relevant information and strategies to assist them. On Monday 29 May, the Year 10 and 11 students have a study day where they can remain at home and continue with the study ahead of two days of revision and then the commencement of their examinations.

Students are wished all the best for this busy period of academic focus. Best wishes to all the students, staff and guests for a wonderful evening tomorrow night at the Year 11 Social.

Sincere thanks to the Social Committee and Mr Anthony Hay, Year 11 Coordinator for all their efforts with the planning and preparation for this wonderful occasion. This event kicked of a variety of fundraising activities held on this say in support of breast cancer, with the focus this year being raising funds for the McGrath Foundation.

Mums and special women in the lives of the students in our community were invited to share breakfast Foundation Hall and listen to our fantastic guest speaker Lisa Balakas, Founder and Creative Director of Ripe Maternity. She talked of the sacrifices she had made to build the business from the ground up and how important it was for her to let her children see what was required to be successful, strongly emphasizing the values of resilience and integrity.

Rebecca Collins one of our talented Year 12 Music students also played and sung a lovely tribute to all the Mums. There were four heats during the week with Miles Norris and Felix Rich participating in rounds three and four respectively.

There were approximately 90 other students from schools across Melbourne who partook in this event over the four nights. Both speakers were engaging, enthusiastic and entertaining in their delivery and were commended by the judges on the night. Miles Norris in particular, won praise from the adjudicators and progressed through to the final of the competition. What we say and how we say it matters. As I move through various social and educational situations on any given day I hear so many words.

I hear and observe people communicating messages associated with fun and friendship and messages based on information that will benefit those hearing them. I hear agreements and arguments, words of encouragement and words that sting.

We can take the ability to communicate for granted. For most of us, words flow freely from our lips without much effort and unfortunately at times, without enough consideration.

As a secondary school student I learnt a little bit of German and a little less French. None of this came easy to me.

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One thing I recall most vividly is how I was forced to slow down and carefully interpret and try to make meaning of every word. And in translation exercises in order to get a sense of the overall meaning we needed to break the passage down and decipher individual words. It took time and required effort. For most of us, our words are spoken without thinking. Imagine what would happen, and perhaps what situations could be avoided, if we took time to consider our words more thoughtfully. Even those words, especially those words, which flow freely and easily from our lips.

If we choose our words more carefully then that will have positive impact on our relationships and our learning. It means that you speak with intention and integrity. That sounds good to me; be impeccable with your words.

These ideas are not new. The concept is really quite simple. Will you join me? Details shall be sent out shortly so keep an eye on the emails! We are looking forward to catching up with you all once again.

Keep your eyes on your emails for further information…. Ritchies Cards are a great way to help benefit the School community with your regular shopping. The cards can be picked up at any Ritchies checkout and we would love your support in helping us with this easy community fundraising initiative.

If anyone is able to help Julie bake some goodies on the morning that would be greatly appreciated! Please contact her on if you are able to assist. Formal invitations will be send out shortly so keep an eye on those emails! This Saturday, 20 May, the ninth annual YVG Concerto Competition will be held. Commencing at 2pm in Foundation Hall, the Concerto Competition will feature our strongest instrumental and vocal students performing movements from assorted concerti.

The winner, as judged by guest adjudicator Jayne Turner Director of Music from Toorak College, Mt Elizawill be given the chance to perform a solo with the YVG Symphony Orchestra later in the year. The competition this year will last around 60 minutes, and will feature performers on violin, voice and clarinet. Entry is free and all members of the Yarra Valley Grammar community are warmly welcomed to join us and enjoy an afternoon of fine music.

Last week a very significant event took place — the graduation concert of the Year 5 Instrumental Program. All of the students who performed did a great job showing off their newly acquired skills on violins, flutes, clarinets, trumpets and trombones.

This event is an important part of the Year 7 program, and ALL Year 7 students are involved. Wednesday June 7 — Year 7 Music Festival Festival — All year 7 students plus Symphony Orchestra - George Wood Performing Arts Centre, 7pm.

Congratulations to Liv Phillips who has been selected to represent Victoria in the state U19 Volleyball team. This is an outstanding achievement and Liv will be competing on the Gold Coast in the September holidays. A highlight at the end of the match was having a team photo with Tim Cahill and Ange Postecoglou who were also at the match watching their sons play. The selection process involved players being nominated by their Association before a selection panel was formed, who would the appropriately select the best team to reflect the competition.

Boys report 13 May. Girls report 13 May. Yarra Valley Grammar runners achieved very good results in the third round of AGSV Cross Country for Yarra finished in 6th place ahead of Ivanhoe, PEGS and Assumption. With injury and illness impacting on each team, our performance fell short of the heights achieved in Round 2. Nonetheless, some very impressive efforts by our Year 7 to 10 runners continued, and buoy hopes for strong results in the remaining 4 Rounds.

Josh Wright and Brendan Choo, both from Year 9 continued to climb up the finishing order, crossing the line in 5th and 6th place respectively, recording best ever results in the process. Madi Phuah Year 10recovering from a serious foot injury worked hard over the second lap of the two lap event, chasing down 10 competitors to finish in 32nd place.

Sam Smedley Year 9 also impressed, completing the course in 29th position. Ruby Maher Year 7 re-wrote her own record book. After finishing 23rd in the last Round, Ruby crossed the line in 16th place, and she was the first girl home. Ruby was also the 6th Year 7 student home. After a very long week participating in the Year 8 Camp, Zachary Warton fronted-up to contest the Junior race. Showing great determination, given he was very tired after the week-long camp, he still managed to finish in 18th place.

Not to be outdone, Hunter Hopkins Year 7 maintained his courageous effort right to the finish line, crossing in 22nd place. In the process he recorded a nine-place personal best.

The Senior team slipped to 7th. The photo above depicts Ruby Maher Year 7 finishing in 16th place with Zachary Warton Year 8 close behind in 18th as they trial the new video recording method of recording results.

Instructions to find Student assessments. The combined fundraising effort secured us the Pied Piper trophy for largest contribution from a school for the fourth year running!

Matthew Richo Richardson and Nicole Brogden presented the trophy to our Community Links captains, Rickus and Olivia. At least here in Australia that theatre is a dramatic play. Overseas it can range from dark tragedy to comedy and farce. Theatre was on display once again for Budget Night.

The Treasurer of whichever persuasion is in government will graciously dispense the funds to the taxpayers who gave it up in the first place.

The Government benches will cheer and the Opposition benches will reel in horror. The irony about education in Australia is that political parties of all persuasions want education to work. If we want to fix education in Australia here are some first steps:.

Since when is diversity a bad thing? The strength of any society, particularly a democracy is determined by a strong education system and an informed electorate. Our Year 5 students have now completed their instrumental lessons as part of class Music. The end result was a group performance in our PAC on Monday night and I can say that it was incredible to see every Year 5 student playing as part of an ensemble.

Any students who are interested in continuing lesson with a longer term view of moving into Orchestra and Band in the future should return the form that was distributed on the night or speak with Mrs Schmidli or Mrs Duck. Children in Years 3 and 5 as well as Years 7 and 9 completed NAPLAN tests today and some may complete catch up tests tomorrow if they were absent. We normally receive results just before the Term 3 holidays.

On Monday our Year 3 — 6 students will participate in our House Cross Country commencing at In case of poor weather, Tuesday is set as the reserve day. The Prep Information evening will be held in the Prep classroom this Monday 15 May, commencing at 7 pm.

Enquiries should be directed to our admissions department. I will be attending an Independent Primary School Heads of Australia Tri State Seminar for most of next week. This involves members from our Victorian, South Australia and Tasmanian branches and will focus on enquiry learning.

Junior School House Cross Country Year 3 - 6 students Prep Parent Information Evening 7. Junior School House Cross Country RESERVE DAY Year students YVG. Alliance Francais Poetry Competition Emmett Hall. Last Thursday the Junior School hosted a Maths Day, where we explored the world of problem solving in Maths. Our Year One to Year Four classes visited the Maths Professor and delved some interactive maths games and problems. It was wonderful to see so many students challenging their thinking, working independently and also in small groups.

I could not wait to get started, I was so excited! I had Taylor, Zac and Matthew in my group and we solved lots of challenges. Our group was the first to get a Junior Genius vest in Year 2.

Today was so much fun! When I was in our classroom I was so excited to get to Professor Maths! My favourite game was the block game. It was hard at the start, but then we got the hang of it! A room packed with games! It was fun to do lots of challenges. I enjoyed making my name in the mirror. Professor Maths was funny and I had a good time. Professor Maths, wow he was awesome! Some games were hard and some were easy.

I loved working in a team. It was amazin g! My favourite challenge was making the triangle. It was hard, but worth it! Professor Maths was mind blowing! When I stepped in I saw so many games. In my group I had Fletcher, Wyatt and Austin. Professor Maths was magic! A group of keen Senior Primary mathematicians spent the day immersed in a world of maths.

After lunch it was time to investigate the Titanic and where the maths might be! After just the first session of the Challenge day, we knew it was about to get tough.

The session was pretty easy, but after recess would be the hard one. My team and I only managed to complete half of the second session activities. After lunch we did an experiment to find out why the Titanic sank. We put plastic bottles in a tank, and put play doh inside to see how long it would take for the bottle to be submerged. It was a great day but my brain was tired at the end from all of the hard problems. I would love to do it again. By Jemma Oakley Slingsby. At the Maths Challenge day I liked how it really challenged all parts of maths and not just fractions or something like that.

All the hands on activities was really fun and engaged me throughout the session. What I liked most about maths day is the options of all the maths we could do.

It was very interesting, engaging and hands on. I would definitely like to do it again. The maths day was the most fun I have had in maths so far.

My favourite was going the titanic challange. The Year 5 Instrumental Program concluded on Monday with a wonderful Showcase of student learning.

The students performed with enthusiasm and great concentration and delighted the audience with their enthusiastic renditions of Irish folk songs, Hot Cross Buns, Au Clair De La Lune and Kelpie.

The highlights of the evening were the smiles on the students faces and the rousing 12 Bar Blues aptly christened on the night as the Lawson Blues. For more information click here. If you are eligible for CSEF you can download the Application Form by clicking here. Complete the form and email back to accounts yvg.

Results will be forwarded to the School for distribution to parents later in the year. At this visit Y7 students who have elected to have their vaccinations at School will receive the second dose of HPV Human Papillomavirus vaccine and the Chicken Pox vaccine.

Following the great success of our actors, singers, dancers and behind the scenes crew in the Senior Musical, Godspell, over the past week there has been three other occasions where our students contribution and commitment to areas of school endeavour have been recognised. Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend Generations In Jazz in Mount Gambier along with over 4, students and teachers from around Australia. Our Big Band, Combo, Zoned In and Project X each performed their three pieces in the competition for their relative divisions.

They all played extremely well, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were buoyed by the atmosphere and environment that is created in the paddocks south of Mount Gambier. They also attended workshops and were able to hear other bands. The Saturday night Jazz concert lead by James Morrison and his guests in a large marquee holding 5, was truly amazing. Congratulations to all the performers and sincere thanks to Mr Scott Templeton, Mr Nathaniel Poynter, Ms Sue Laity and Ms Heather De Castella for their great work with and support of our travelling musicians.

The number of outstanding team and individual results, skill and team improvement and the sense of pride in representing our School all indicated that the recently completed seasons had been highly successful. Congratulations to the award and Colours recipients on their special acknowledgement. These occasions highlight the great commitment and talent of our students and staff across the different areas of life here at Yarra! Claire Schumann — Interactive Digital Media current Year 12 student and Emily Wookey — Visual Communication and Design YOG were rewarded with Study Awards by the Deputy Leader and Minister for Education of Victoria, Mr James Merlino.

Congratulations Claire and Emily. Have you ever considered studying in Abu Dhabi — New York University has a campus there, and is holding an information session for interested students. Plus there is a long list of dates to diarise! On Tuesday 2 May at 8: Once we arrived we met with our guide, Barry Thomson who had experienced the bushfire recovery first-hand.

He discussed with us the emotional horrors caused by the bushfire, and the ongoing trauma the people of Marysville face. With Barry as our guide, we explored the visitor information centre, the surviving buildings and the Marysville bushfire museum, which exhibited sentimental items from the people of Marysville and introduced us to some locals who were willing to share their own personal stories.

As a class we walked to Gallipoli Park and were able to see the new growth and development in Marysville as well as the remains of the fires. This day was an opportunity for Geography students to take a closer glimpse of what lay behind as a result of the Black Saturday bushfires in Marysville, collect our own data for our fieldwork reports and further our overall understanding of what really happened. On Wednesday 3 May, the Year 10 students had their second session of Elevate, this time on Memory and Mnemonics.

This was the second session in which we learnt about how to study effectively as we start our journey into VCE. Daniel our presenter brought a student down at the start of the session and got him to memorise ten words quickly and then repeat them back to him. He was only able to get 7 out of 10 of the words but it was a pretty impressive effort none the less.

We then associated those words with images and other words. Then the same student tried again to remember the list and he got 10 out of 10 using this method to remember. After that Daniel told us a story which we had to visualise and without knowing we learned the first part of the periodic table by associating the images we were described with an element. At one point during the story we were brushing our teeth with fluoride toothpaste therefore remembering the element fluoride.

Overall, it was a very informative presentation and the memory techniques and skills we learned will be very handy in the years to come for all the Year 10s. One of the great joys of being part of a community that cares is the people.

We all have different stories and journeys which helps make our community rich and vibrant. But unless we connect with others, we miss out on the benefits of being in community. The ability to connect with others contributes to us reaching our full potential. On Saturday 6 May a number of Junior School staff and students linked arms with members of the local Lions Club to host Coins for Kids at Croydon Centro shopping centre.

Last weekend more than 40 students and members of their families took part in the Oxfam Walk Against Want. Participants have the opportunity to run, walk or ride a choice of set distances ranging from 6km up to 36km. Sponsorship for participation is the means by which each participant is then able to donate funds raised to the ongoing work of Oxfam in their fight against poverty.

I was warmed by the clusters of students and families participating together on the day. Meeting at lunchtime each Friday, a group of students meet together in the Chapel to discuss life and faith and how these two aspects intertwine and influence each other.

They merge together from different year levels, experiences and perspectives to connect over food, friendship, discussion and prayer. Further information is available from our Chapel Wardens, Year 12 students Jemimah Lake and David MacPherson. This is an exciting new craft group that launched this term with the aim of making crocheted beanies to pass on to those in our wider community in need of some extra warmth this winter.

Students are invited to join the group which meets in M03 upstairs in the Maths Science building from 1.

No crocheting experience is necessary. Why not come along and connect with others developing a timeless skill that transforms a humble ball of wool into a warm beanie. Please contact Mrs Leah Manning at: Sport is just one of the many platforms upon which great friendships and connections are fostered, both on and off the playing arena.

Proceeds from the Breakfast and the gold coin donations collected as part of our Free Dress day — with a splash of pink — will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to support their work in caring for women battling breast cancer.

I trust it prompts connection within families as we point the spotlight on all the things our mums mean to us, do for us and hope for us.

The Senior production of Godspell was performed four times and played to appreciative and spellbound audiences. The positive feedback has been overwhelming and it is a wonderful sign for the Performing Arts when so many people take the time to acknowledge the work from an outstanding cast of senior students and the crew behind them.

The production of Godspell was a living example of building a community. At the beginning, it took bravery and trust from the students to audition for a show that most did not know and most were not overly excited by the title! From there the community began to grow as students across year levels built friendships and shared many experiences along the way. The students supported each other as many grappled with new skills and learnt that persistence and concentration pays off.

The Rehearsal Camp further fostered goodwill as students and staff travelled to Melbourne to experience a demanding rehearsal schedule and to be inspired by the delights of live theatre when we attended the production of Kinky Boots.