Term 2 newsletter

KINROSS COLLEGE
Believe • Act • Achieve
Edition 2
Volume 12, 2013
Kinross College
ANZAC ceremony
was held on April
19, the last day of
Term 1.
Students and staff
marked ANZAC Day
with a respectful
ceremony.
Mr Frank Baldry,
President of the
Quinns Rocks RSL Club,
was in attendance.
He, along with our
Principal, Mr Lloyd
Page, held the honour
of laying two wreaths
at the base of the
College flag poles.
Our Senior Rangers
made us proud with
an outstanding formal
parade to highlight
the significance of
the respect owed at
this service. Ashton
Boobyer and Ellis
Kirkpatrick, our
College Captains,
along with other
senior Rangers, ran
the assembly in a
truly commendable
form. Students
were quiet and
respectful throughout
the assembly
demonstrating
a whole-school
commitment and
integrity towards
honouring our past
and present service
men and women.
After the service floral
tributes were placed
at the war memorial in
Mount Hawthorn.
Tina Nottle
Inspiration • Ambition • Passion • Integrity
Kinross College, Falkland Way, Kinross, WA 6028
Telephone: (08) 9306 6000
Fax: (08) 9306 6011
[email protected]
www.kinrosscollege.com.au
Term 3 Dates for your Diary
July
August
1
Reports home with students
4
Students finish at 12.00
Parent teacher interviews
5
Session 2 - End of term
assembly
5
Last day Term 2 - students
and staff
22
Staff Professional
Development Day
23
Students’ first day Term 3
P&C Meeting
24-26 Production Camp
29
P & C meeting
31
ICAS English testing
31
Student Council meeting
2
4 - 9
6 - 9
8
9
13
13 - 16
22
23
September
Boys primary soccer comp
College production
‘Man of Steel’
Aug 4 - 3pm Showing
Aug 5,6,8 & 9 - 7pm Showing
WAMSE week of testing
Yr 8 Lightning Carnival
Dental Screening
Yr6 & some Yr 10s
ICAS Maths testing
Yr 7 Camp - Woodman Point
Student Council meeting
Arts festival
2
4
6
10
12
16 - 27
16
17
20
27
27
P & C meeting
Kinross Athletics jumps and
throws
Kinross athletics track & tab
KEA showcase
Rangers Cape-to-Cape hike
Year 6/7 swimming weeks
Student Council meeting
Primary inter athletics jumps and throws
Inter Athletics track and field
End of term assembly
Last day of Term 2
Phone: (08) 9306 6000 (8 am - 4 pm)
Fax: (08) 9306 6011
Absentee SMS No: 0408 948 286
Session times
Student start time
Student finish time
Email: [email protected]
Address: Falkland Way, Kinross WA 6028
Website: kinrosscollege.com.au
Enrolment Registrar
Email
Finance Assistant
Email
Hours Sandra Swan
[email protected] Donna Olsen
[email protected]
8:30 am -12:00 noon Mon-Thu
8:30 am -3:30 pm Fri
Uniform Shop Hours Cathy Searson (Manager)
9270 4660 (message service)
Mon - 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Thu - 8:30 - 11:30 am
8:50 am 3:00 pm
Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday & Friday
Form class
8.50 - 9.00am
Session one
9.00 - 10.00am
Session two
10.00 - 11.00am
Recess
11.00 - 11.30am
Session three
11.30am - 12.30pm
Mentor (Wed only)
Lunch
12.30 - 1.00pm
Session four
1.00 - 2.00pm
Session five
2.00 - 3.00pm
Wednesdays only
8.50 - 9.00am
9.00 - 9.55am
9.55 - 10.50am
10.50 - 11.15am
11.15am - 12.10pm
12.10 - 12.40pm
12.40 - 1.10pm
1.10 - 2.05pm
2.05 - 3.00pm
Newsletter Jo Kolb (PR & Marketing)
Email
[email protected] Hours
Mon - Wed 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Student Achievement
Year 7 student, Miklos Kawana, selected for
WA School Sport 12s Soccer Squad
In May 2013, trials were held for
the School Sport WA 12s Soccer
Squad. Out of 50+ boys, Year 7
student, Miklos Kawana, has been
offered a position on the state team.
‘Miki’ also plays for local club ECU
Joondalup and has been attending
Pro Football training for the last
We would like to bring your attention
to services available to the Kinross
College community that may assist
our families with the payment of
school and uniform expenses….
SAVER PLUS - Sometimes it can be
hard to put money away for the
future when you’re struggling to
make ends meet today. The Smith
Family Saver Plus program is a 10
month financial literacy and matched
savings program that assists families
to gain financial skills, establish a
savings goal and develop long term
savings habits.
Please contact Meagan Parry, your
local Saver Plus Worker: 08 9440 4147
/ 0438 518 603 or meagan.parry@
thesmithfamily.com.au to discuss
your eligibility for this program.
Kinross College useful information:
College contact details: Finance
Matter$
18 months. Added to his soccer
schedule is now the state training
sessions every Saturday. ‘Miki’ will
now travel with the 12s Interstate
team to Queensland in September
to participate in the School Sport
National Championships.
FINANCIAL COUNSELLING - The City
of Joondalup provides confidential
Financial Counselling for families who
are experiencing difficulties. Support
is available to assist with budgeting,
mobile phone contracts, bills, credit
cards etc. If you are juggling finances
and feel you could benefit from some
support and guidance, please contact
the City on 9400 4213 for further
information. This service is available
free of charge to all residents.
http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/
Live/FinancialCounselling.aspx
Angie Stokes
Business Support Officer
Enrolments 2014
If you are aware that your
child/ren will not be returning
to Kinross College next year
could you please advise Sandra
on 9306 6001 at your earliest
convenience. This information
assists us in our forward planning
for student numbers in 2014.
Your assistance in this regard is
appreciated.
Letter from the
Principal ..
Dear Parents and Caregivers
Welcome to the
second edition of our
newsletter this year.
This term has been a
busy and productive
one for the students.
The highlights have
again been the success
of the students in the
sporting arena with
students competing in a number of
interschool competitions (secondary
state cross country, year level
interschool sporting carnivals). A group
of enthusiastic students travelled to
the southwest for the year 10 Outdoor
education camp 6 and 7 June. Early in
the term our Academic Education (AE)
students attended a student conference.
This was followed up shortly after with
a visit to the University of WA to study
career paths for students wishing to
pursue an academic career. In week 6
our Year 10 students sat their English
and Mathematics exams at Mindarie
Senior College (MSC). This eventuated
from discussions with the School Board
and P&C who were keen to give the
students attending MSC the experience
of sitting exams in a formal manner,
before they experience such events in
Years 11 and 12. By all accounts our
students coped very well and are now
much wiser for the experience.
A final highlight for the term was the
combined Kinross Primary, Kinross
College professional learning day held
on May 31. Feedback from staff has
been generally positive and I know both
schools are keen to pursue this type
of collegial support and professional
learning again in 2014.
We are well into
reporting season
and once again
I have received
permission for
the Department
of Education
to conduct our
annual parent
teacher reporting
day. This will be conducted on 4 July
between 1pm and 7pm. We encourage
all parents to go online and select an
interview time with your children’s
teachers. A reminder notice will be
sent out from the College covering all
important aspects for parents.
In conclusion, 0n Friday 21 June our Year
10 students participated in the annual
River Cruise and Dance. This is always a
most enjoyable event for the students
and this year no exception. On Saturday
30 June a large contingent of our Police
Rangers and staff are spending 9 days
in Queenstown undertaking a range of
activities (including skiing) as part of
their program. This should be a fantastic
experience for all concerned and no
doubt the ultimate highlight for many
students for Term 2.
To the staff, students and parents I wish
you all an enjoyable holiday break (8 July
- 22 July) and look forward to the events
that will unfold in Term 3. A reminder to
all parents that students will commence
Term 3 on Tuesday 23 July.
Lloyd Page
Principal
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Yr 7 Report
Cake Decorating - Cake decorating
has been great. We have participated in
some cake testing and we have tasted
lost of yummy cakes. Right now we
are in the process of creating our own
handbag cake and we are shaping the
things you would have in a handbag,
out of fondant. We also made some
delicious Easter bunny cupcakes for
Easter.
Introduction to Year 7 has been a
Yr 6 Report
Throughout the Junior School, we are in
full swing structuring our lessons in the
Explicit Teaching format.
Lessons start with a warm-up which has students reviewing
what has already been taught. This is fast-paced and
knowledge is moved from short-term memory to long-term
memory. Teachers then explicitly teach skills, breaking down
these skills and processes into small components to improve
students understanding. Results are showing this is an
effective way for students to learn.
Year 6s have been working hard to produce some amazing
results. This term students have been writing poetry,
biographies and narratives in English. They were learning and
practising reading comprehension skills including ‘finding the
main idea’ and ‘recalling facts and details’.
Our Science program focused around plants. Students
underwent a science investigation to test the effects of
sunlight on plants. Plants were grown in the light while others
were grown in the dark to test their hypothesis. Over Term 2
and 3 in Society and Environment, students will be learning
about government, federation and migration.
Class 6.1 and 6.4 set out on an excursion to Parliament
House and the Botanical Gardens at Kings Park to support
class programs. Students enjoyed the opportunity to tour
Parliament House and participate in a role play while sitting
in the Lower House, also known as the Legislative Assembly.
Students enjoyed a morning tea provided by our local
representative Albert Jacob. Thank you to Mrs Ewen, who
made herself available to help. Classes 6.2 and 6.3 will enjoy
this excursion in Term 3.
Amanda Robinson
Deputy Junior School
fantastic year so far with the inclusion
of the lightning carnival, enrichment
program and also the lunch time 3 vs 3
basketball games. There is a lot to look
forward to in the next semester, with
the Year 7 camp at Woodman Point,
with most of the Year 7s attending,
it’s sure to be fun! As well as the
enrichment activities returning for the
next semester, it looks like it will be a
fantastic time for the Year 7s.
NAPLAN - A majority performed to
the best of their ability to achieve a
high mark and please their parents and
teachers. They have succeeded this and
their teachers are proud.
Ancient Times - History becomes
the future as Year 7s turn their classes
into the ancient times. Each class is
learning about a specific ancient world
as well as decorating their classrooms
to represent these times. 7.1 is learning
about ancient China and exploring
their culture. Classes 7.2 and 7.4 are
discovering the interesting ancient
Egypt and going on an excursion to
the museum to learn more about the
Egyptians. Classes 7.3 and 7.5 are
adventuring the wonderful world of
ancient Greece.
Lightning Carnival - The Year 7’s
competed in the carnival on Thursday
13 June in all different sports. They
competed against different schools
in AFL, league tag, hockey, soccer and
netball.
Camp - Adventure and fun is on the
way as the Year 7 camp draws nearer.
Circus/basketball - Diablos are
The Year 7s for 2013 are heading to
Woodman Point where we will have the
opportunity to participate in many fun
and challenging adventures. It will be
great fun with loads of exciting things
to try like the flying fox, rock climbing,
raft-building and lots more. There will
be lots of team-building exercises in
the hope that we can make new friends
and get to know people better.
Extension Program (KEA) - we
are having so much fun this term in
KEA!! We are making models of our
own creations of a nursing home. We
have also had a Master Chef session
where we practiced cooking which we
hopefully will take to a nursing home.
We were then judged on it. Thank you
Miss Soliman!!
spinning, plates are balancing and
goals are being slotted. Ms Boyer, Mr
Edwards and Mr Williams are teaching
us circus and basketball for enrichment.
In basketball, we have Mr Williams
teaching us “the moves” to win the
game, we even had a professional come
and teach us. We are practising on the
unicycle, juggling, spinning plates, devil
sticks, poise and the diablo with Mr
Edwards and Ms Boyer.
Media - In Media we have made short
films from 5 to 15 minutes duration.
Fantasy was the theme with all sorts
of props, settings, costumes and more.
We had mythical creatures such as
unicorns. We have had awesome film
directors and will be showcasing our
films next week to the class.
Craft - In craft we have been
creative and used our brains to make
origami. Also, we have made a lot
of posters which are hanging up in
the classroom. At the moment we
are in the process of making our own
magazine covers. Lots of fun is coming
up as we will be starting photography.
Thank you to Mr Williams, Miss Boyer,
Miss Soliman, Miss Dwyer and Mrs
Cosson for outstanding teaching for
Semester Two. Thank you to Ms Walia
for being our Deputy Principal.
Yr 7 students
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Mornington Adventure Camp
The Kinross College Police Rangers Term 1 Camp was a two-night stay at Mornington
Adventure Camp near Harvey. This camp helped to develop unit cohesion and
teamwork for our new (probationary) rangers and facilitated student leadership
opportunities for our senior rangers. Students participated in a range of outdoor
activities at the camp including low ropes, initiative games, crate climb, climbing
wall, mid ropes, abseiling and more! It was an awesome first camp enjoyed by the
100+ kids and Instructors!
Academic Extension Yr 8-10
Gifted and Talented Student Conference
Anzac day march in the city
Rangers open day & World Challenge
launch
Our senior group of Police Rangers worked hard to organise
our first ever Kinross College Police Rangers Open Day mid
Term 2. We invited parents, siblings and other family members
to spend some time with us participating in some fun activities
and to enjoy a sausage sizzle. The guys at ‘Ozzie Rider’ came in
to set up some awesome equipment (sumo suits, bucking bull,
gladiator etc) while the instructors were hard at work cooking
a sausage sizzle for over 300 people!
We also took this opportunity to launch our 2014 World
Challenge Expedition (The Miya Route) to Mexico and
Belize in Central America! This expedition is available for
students currently enrolled in Rangers and in Year 9 or above.
Morgan, from World Challenge, came in to present a parent
information session for families interested in this travel
opportunity of a lifetime, and we now have over 20 applicants
wanting to be a part of the 2014 World Challenge team.
2013 Queenstown Ski Trip
The 2013 Ski Trip to Queenstown, New Zealand is only a few
sleeps away! We have some very excited students and 4 brave
instructors ready to take on NZ! Stay tuned for some awesome
photos in the next newsletter.
Kinross Police Rangers had the amazing privilege
again this year to join other Ranger units from
across the state to march in the ANZAC Day
parade in the Perth CBD. This year marked the first
exciting opportunity to march directly behind the
WA Police in 17th position (as opposed to 160th
position in previous years). It was a truly humbling
experience to march in honour of all Australians
who served and died in all wars, conflicts and
peacekeeping operations and to be part of a
community gathering dedicated to remembering
the significance of the sacrifice so many people
have made for our country. Our Rangers marched
very well and made us proud!
On Friday 17 May, our Year 10 academic extension students
were invited to a Gifted and Talented Student conference.
Over 200 like-minded students listened to internationallyrenowned guest speakers give talks to stimulate higher
order thinking through the concepts of philosophical doubt,
scientific reasoning and ethics.
The speakers wanted to instil in students the confidence to
think original thoughts and then consider both the possibilities
and consequences. A highlight of the day was the talk on
nanotechnology using this type of thinking process. Our
students could be future leaders in their areas and could be
called on to solve many of the world problems we have today.
University of WA Tour
Mindarie Senior College is just around the corner for our
Year 10 students. Many of our academic extension students
will continue on to university and it is important for them to
have a clear understanding of the courses available at our
universities and what the prerequisite subjects are.
With this in mind, our Year 10 academic extension students
recently visited the UWA campus to find out more about Year
12 ATAR scores and which subjects to select in Year 11. They
were able to tour much of the UWA campus and get a good
idea of the type of study opportunities available.
Visits to other universities are also being planned for later in
the year.
Optiminds
For the first time, Optiminds has come to WA and Kinross
College has registered to participate. At present we have many
of our academic extension students working in teams to learn
and improve on their cooperative, creative and problemsolving skills. In Term 3 they will have six weeks to work on
a competition challenge and then they will have to perform
their solution as a ten minute play. The students have to work
hard to meet their deadlines and accommodate all members
of their teams.
AE Showcase
Next term, on Tuesday 10 September, the Year 8-10 academic
extension students will be inviting their parents to share in
their experiences from the year to date. Parents will be able to
view student work and participate in demonstrations. Please
keep this date free.
More information will be provided in Term 3.
Student awards May 6 2013
ENDEAVOUR
English
Maths
Science
S&E
LOTE
PE
T&E
Art
YEAR 6
Charli Ferris
Adam Cowper
Astin Barratt
Damon Mallows
Juan Scheffer
Megan Gray
YEAR 7
Jack Reilly
Sarah Hanifi
Charli Wheeler
Megan Hall
Jessica Schimpf
Chantell Fourie
Tobias Blane
Tahlia Faux
YEAR 8
Robyn Neilson
Stefan Vranesevic
Madison Clement
Owen Fretwell
Melissa Holodowskyj
Richard Moon
Rhianna Moule
Declan Barker
YEAR 9
Blake Peirce
Joseph Buss
James Craig
Grace Romano
Brittany Beesley
Connor West
Eva Brooks
Grace Romano
YEAR 10
Larissa Leopold
Hayley Teeuwissen
Steve Shepherd
Caitlin Edwards
Rebecca Taylor
Jacques Hundermark
Mikaela Moule
Brady Thomas
YEAR 9
Karla Edwards
Connor Georgiou
William FairbairnCampbell
YEAR 10
Rachel Day
Micaela van Tonder
Jack Whitham
Amy Tredgett
Andre Hosseini
Jack Whitham
Lauren Collie
Larissa Leopold
Piper Boobyer
Rhianna Moule
Brooke Montague
Amy Bransby
Kirsten Smedley
Clare Watson
Shay Berecz
Jessica Engelbrecht
Olivia Taylor
EXCELLENCE
English
Maths
YEAR 6
Natasha Harris
Elyssa Backshall
YEAR 7
Renae Edwards
Renae Edwards
YEAR 8
Gabrielle Scardigno
Alyssa Mendoza
Science
Bailey Ridden
Chantell Fourie
Jack Pennings
S&E
Roald van Tonder
LOTE
Natasha Harris
PE
T&E
Art
Hayley Mack
Rachel
O’Kennedy
Angelique
Sardinha
Katie McNamara
Miya Southwood
Careena Bello
EXCELLENCE
English
YEAR 6
Jocelyn Yao
YEAR 7
Adele Wyer
YEAR 8
Jack Whitham
Lauren Lee
Stefan Vranesevic
Riley Binning
Riley Binning
Andrew Frame
Alyssa Mendoza
Tinsey Jones
YEAR 9
Clare Watson
Brittany Chancellor
-Maddison
Rita Antonova
Tyler Holden
Cornell Fourie
Emgee Fourie
Janine Pearce
Sharla Deen
Maths
Samara Lette
Tesny Preston
Davon Brown
Science
S&E
LOTE
PE
T&E
Art
Community
Service Award
Riley Castle
Chloe Ewen
Chloe Ewen
Mitchell Ewen
Amanda Edwards
Tesny Preston
Sam Binning
Miklos Kawana
Grace Elford
Isabelle Rutter
YEAR 10
Dayna Ward
Thomas Hill
Careena Bello
Ashton Boobyer
Thomas Hill
Amelia Lynas
Kyhla Malaspina
Chantell Fourie
Richard Moon
Madeline Mullett
Ellisha Rapoff
Crystal Pearce
Student Services
Term two has been action packed with
many activities and presentations being
organised by the student services team.
Here are just a few of those activitites.
Year 10 Careers Expo
From the Yr 10 Coordinator
On Thursday 16 June 120 Year 10s attended the Career
Expo at the Perth Convention Centre. There were more than
75 exhibitors, including many of the universities, industry
providers, large companies and government agencies all
offering information on numerous career, training and
educational pathways. Not only did many of the students
take home a heap of free pens and goodies, but many looked
and sounded excited by the possibilities for their studies and
learning in the future! From my point of view the best thing
about the excursion was the excellent behaviour and maturity
demonstrated by students while on the excursion. Well done!
Circus Club goes to the Joondalup Festival
Performing always gives you butterflies but the excitement of
being in the Joondalup Festival Parade was hard to contain.
What a great way to show off the fabulous circus skills of our
circus troupe as they teamed up with other schools that had
made lanterns and puppets. The troupe wandered through
the streets of Joondalup to the eagerly applauding crowds
who were truly amazed at the skills of our kids. Well done
everyone!
This performance was followed this term by a brilliant
performance given to the Year 6 students. The skills of our
troupe are getting better and better and the acts are starting
to incorporate a multitude of performing skills.
Jesus Racing Team Visits Kinross College
The roar of a V8 engine is pretty awesome but when it
is a replica V8 racing ute, driven by racing driver Andrew
“Fishtail “ Fisher, it is even more exciting. Fishtail gave a great
presentation focussing on “being courageous” and what this
meant through life and the decisions we make. His account of
his own personal struggles with making courageous decisions
and the examples he used, were very meaningful.
Following his presentation, our students were invited to look
over the racing ute, have autographs signed and photos taken.
Year 10 “Try a Trade” at Trades North
Our Year 10 boys and girls had a fantastic experience in the Try
a Trade Program
16 students went to “Trades North” to do brick and block
laying, carpentry and tiling. After three days covered in cement
sand and dust, the kids learnt some great skills which could
be used in home handyman work. This provided them with a
good insight into courses run at Trades North.
Grant Edwards
Manager Student Services
RYPEN Camp 17-19 May
On Friday 17 May we attended a 3 day camp funded by the
Mindarie Rotary District at Point Walter Recreation Centre.
We met many other students from around the state and made
great memories together.
Over the course of the 3 days we learnt to build up our
leadership skills, public speaking, debating and gaining viable
connections with the rotary members who can help us with
our future carreers. We played trust games and participated in
many sporting activities. Overall it was a great experience that
we will cherish forever. We hope the Mindarie Rotary Club will
sponsor some new students next year from Kinross College!!!
Jaques Hundermark and Ffion Nutter
Yr 10
Cyber Busters - Year 8 Incursion by Class
Act Theatre
On 25 May, Year 8 students attended the Cyber Busters’
performance. The play explored electronic bullying,
prevention, self-esteem and friendship. It combined important
messages about cyber safety and relationships, with humour
and rap songs. It was a great afternoon filled with information,
laughter and fun.
Student Feedback:
I liked the play because it was funny and I learned about cyberbullying without even realising. It was funny and easy to listen
to. There were 2 completely different characters who were in
the same situation, which explained that cyber bullying can
happen to everyone. I think the majority of students at the
College enjoyed it.
I thought the presentation was really good. It was set up well
and was telling us good ways to stop and deal with bullying.
The best part of the presentation was when the guy was
rapping. I learnt that there are many ways to stop bullying and
deal with it.
Year 10 Child
Development students
receive 30 virtual
babies
Changing Minds
workshop
On Wednesday 22 May, representatives from ARAFMI visited
Kinross College to conduct a ‘Changing Minds’ workshop with
our Year 9 Mentor Groups.
Students were presented with an interactive and informative
session on Mental Illness.
A highlight of the presentation was having people talk to the
students about their personal journey with Mental Illness.
The Year 9’s gained knowledge of some of the common
myths and misunderstandings that exist in the community
Society and
Environment
Yr 8 “Liveable Cities”
design assessment
This term, students explored the topic
of “Communities.” They looked at the
way people use and move around their
communities. Students then explored
the most “liveable” cities around the
world and learnt about the many
features which make a community or
city simply amazing to live in.
Students were given the opportunity to
create their own city. They had to map
out the plan of their city/community,
create a legend with fantastic symbols,
provide a “zoomed in shot” of the
main street and write a detailed report
explaining how their city is “liveable.”
The results were outstanding.
surrounding mental health and asked thoughtful and insightful
questions of the presenter.
Graham Gorman
Yr 9 Coordinator
Yr 9
This term in Society and Environment we
have covered several topics. We began
the term by looking at Farming and
learnt about the history of Agriculture
and how it all began. We then moved
onto the Factors of Production and we
memorised the acronym of C.E.L.L., this
means Capital, Enterprise, Land and
Labour. We learnt a lot about Chocolate
Production and the difference between
Fair Trade and Free Trade.
all people are entitled to these rights.
We finished off the term by sitting an
exam. Our in depth studies gave us a
greater insight into the world around us.
Cole Van Meygaarden
We have covered a few areas of
Economics including Capitalism,
Communism, Imports, Exports and
Monopolies. To finish off the term we
learnt about levels of Government and
their roles, as well as many other aspects
of Politics and Law.
Term 2 has been an intriguing term and
we hope to carry on the great work
throughout the year.
Briana Dorant
Yr 10
In the past term in Society and
Environment, the Year 10’s have covered
various topics. These have included
Global Warming where we learnt seven
different actions we can take to assist
with Climate Change. When we studied
Australian Immigration we looked at
Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
In Politics and Human Rights we studied
the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and The Rights of a Child and how
Dinner Dance - students will start their
evening sipping fruit cocktails while
surrounded by sharks in Australia’s largest
aquarium. They will move upstairs to mingle
amongst colourful fish and corals before
being seated in one of the most spectacular
ocean-side venues in Perth.
Venue:
Date:
Cost:
AQWA
Thursday 21 November 2013
$75
Cost includes buffet dinner, soft drinks
package and transport to the venue from the
College.
Year 10 child development students listened intently as the
ladies from Medicare Local presented them with their virtual
babies and instructed the girls on how to care for them. The
virtual babies come as part of the Medicare program: Baby
Think It Over. This program allows young people to explore
the demands of parenting and helps young people realise the
physical, emotional, social and financial consequences of teen
parenthood.
The main aims of the program are to increase awareness
of the challenges of parenting at a young age, increase
participants awareness of issues of becoming sexually active
and to improve participants understanding of how to access a GP.
Each student kept and cared for a virtual baby for 48 hours,
non-stop, including the night shift! The virtual babies are
programmed to respond to the care of the owner wearing a
programmable electronic wrist band.
Shannon Peppercorn & Sarah Le
Child Development
Fashion & Textiles
Year 9 students have created beautiful cushions. They
have hand embroidered their favourite designs or
sayings. They have all demonstrated excellent hand
sewing skills, creativity and fused traditional techniques
with contemporary design!
The Year 10 Fashion
and Textiles students
have been working on
designing some beautiful
‘avant-garde’ style
dresses. Students have
been creating innovative
fashion forward designs
to model in the Showcase
fashion parade at the end
of Semester 1.
Well done Reece
Reece Harvey, a year 10 student, (pictured front and centre wearing
glasses) has Cystic Fibrosis and this year, on his birthday (28 May), he
organised a Cystic Fibrosis fundraising event ‘RED HAIR DAY ‘at the
College.
Reece is friendly, enthusiastic, always polite and
has a great sense of humour. In the three days
from when Reece was given the go-ahead for Red
Hair Day, Reece managed to motivate students
and staff and raise $437.50 for Cystic Fibrosis
WA. Red Hair Day was the theme, students and
teachers alike got involved by wearing red hair/
accessories or a red item of clothing. Reece’s
mum and grandmother came along on the day to
support him.
Cystic Fibrosis (commonly known as CF) is a
genetic condition which affects each individual
differently. Reece was diagnosed when he was
10 weeks old and was given a 10% chance of
surviving infancy. Reece has gone through some
very difficult times but manages to remain a very
level-headed, enthusiastic and friendly student.
On Red Hair Day Reece visited all classes to
introduce himself, explain a little about Cystic
Fibrosis and raise those much appreciated funds.
Funds raised will help CFWA to continue providing
support in the form of essential services to people
living with CF and to their families. If you would
like to know more about CF, please visit www.
cysticfibrosis.org.au/wa or contact CFWA on 9346
7333.
amazing runners – we can’t wait to see
what they can do at the Interschool and
Champion Schools’ cross country events
in Term 3.
Physical Education
Students at Kinross College have had a massive range of interschool sports and extra
curricular activities to get involved in this semester. The Phys Ed Department has had
a very hectic start to the year coordinating the many carnivals, competitions and other
events on offer here at Kinross.
Year 7 Winter Carnival
All students in Year 7 were offered the opportunity to
compete in either soccer, AFL, netball, hockey or league tag
against other schools in our zone. Our students represented
the College in an excellent manner, demonstrating great
sportsmanship, whilst having a lot of fun. Our teams
performed particularly well in AFL, hockey and girls’ soccer,
taking out champion school in these sports.
Interschool Sporting Competitions
Interschool Sporting
Competitions
This semester, we have had two teams
compete in the Champion Schools’
Netball Competition and we currently
have a team competing in the WA Junior
Boys’ Soccer Competition. The netball
girls played with skill and enthusiasm
and ranked better than we have done in
previous years. The soccer boys are half
way through their zone round robin and
are looking strong for a place in the next
round of competition.
On Tuesday 4 June a selected group of Year 7 girls had a
personal training session conducted by Nick Suban and
Stephen Hill from the Fremantle Dockers. They focused
on hand passing, kicking and game strategy and gave the
girls some great tips for our up and coming Dockers’ Cup
competition. After the training session the girls got the
opportunity to ask questions about the players, get photos
and get their personal training gear signed.
Years 9 and 10 Lightning Carnivals
This semester, primary students have tried out for, and
competed in, the Girls Glory Cup Soccer and the Primary
Basketball Association Cup. The Kinross girls’ soccer team
managed to maintain its reputation as tough competitors
and good sports and was runner up in this competition. The
basketball boys were equally tough competitors and also did a
great job representing the College.
So far, our Year 10 and Year 9 students have participated in
their North Coastal Sports Association Lightning Carnivals.
Our students represented Kinross College in an exceptional
manner. Their behaviour, sportsmanship, effort and attitude
were to a standard that made us very proud! We are looking
forward to having our students participate in the Year 8
carnival early next term. Well done to all and good luck to the
Year 8’s!
Dockers’ Footy Clinic
Champion Schools’ Cross Country
We had a number of students
enter this event as individuals
to see how they measured up
against other cross country
runners their age from across
the state. Jessica Claxton
won the event for her age
group, which is an outstanding
accomplishment and testament
to her commitment to training
and high level performance.
Werner van der Westenhuizen,
Samantha Van Munster and
Kayleigh Fisher also got PB’s and
placed very well on the day.
This event was also used as a state team selection for the
under 12’s, and we had 4 students compete in this state trial.
Of the 4, 3 of them finished in the top 30 in the state!! What
Phys Ed Studies - Triathlon
Phys Ed Studies’ students competed in
a mini triathlon as part of their course
assessment. The competition consisted
of a 200m swim, an 8km bike ride and
a 2km run. These students trained hard
in all disciplines in preparation for the
event and despite some nerves, all
successfully completed it on the day. An
outstanding effort all round!
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Many students performed really well,
completing the 2km run (Yr 6) and
2.5km run (Yr 7), with impressive
times. Most students tried their
hardest and I’d like to congratulate
them for their efforts. I would also like
to thank the parents who came down
to spectate the race and cheer on the
kids. Your support is greatly valued
and appreciated!
Tina Nottle
Head of Phys Ed
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training runs for three weeks leading
up to the event, earning house points
(towards the Primary Cross Country
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held last term.
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event. They choose the theme; this year Pop or Rock star.
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clothing items at home or from the local charity shops. Staff
pictured are dressed as Annie Lennox, Suzie Quattro, Diana
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contributed to this very worthy cause. Well done!
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Year 10 Food Production
Italian Lunch
College staff were treated to a
fantastic Italian lunch all produced
and served by the Yr 10 food
production students. The IA was
transformed into a restaurant
venue where the students
served lunch to twenty plus staff
members. Guests were waited on
by students and served bruschetta
with spanish onion and balsamic
vinegar, pizza, spaghetti bolognese,
a selection of drinks and Italian
cookies to finish. The food was
absolutely scrumptious!
Home Economics
Year 10 Food Production Morning Tea
Mrs Downer was very proud of her students who hosted
a morning tea for staff. The students were responsible for
designing a menu, creating the layout and dividing themselves
into two groups - chefs and waiters. Silver service provided
fresh scones with jam and cream, gooey caramel slice, fruit
and tea/coffee.
For Mother’s Day Yr 9 Cake Decorating
Students made cupcakes and decorated
them with fondant.
Ex Kinross College student, Teagan,
now a qualified chef at The Beach Shack
at Hillary’s, visited the year 10 Food
Production class as our guest chef.
Teagan spoke of the importance of completing Year 12 and
how to sharpen knives. Teagan demonstrated, then students
practised how to cut onions, celery, carrots in mirepoix, paysanne and batons.
Students then made pipettes, a paper piping bag for chocolate
and sugar work.
It was a great presentation and very informative class.
Michelle Downer
Home Economics Teacher