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K24 Challenge
The annual K24 Challenge will be held from 9.00am Friday 26 August to 9.00am Saturday 27 August in Dalton Hall.
Each House will have teams of students cycling on stationary bikes across 24 hours, trying to complete as many kilometres as possible. All funds raised will go to Zaidee’s Foundation. There will also be a Parent Team and Staff Team.
Fundraising pages have been set up for each team so please encourage your friends and family to support this worthwhile cause.
Parents who wish to participate in the K24 Challenge, book your sessions here.
Good luck and thank you to everyone involved in this fantastic all-community event.
Parent Portal Update – Staff Profiles
There is now a new addition to the Parent Portal. To help you recognise and discover a bit more about the staff teaching and interacting with your children, we have created staff profiles. Each profile includes: a photo, qualifications, subjects and year levels taught and a personal insight. You will find these under a new tab called - ‘Staff Profile’.
2016 Annual Concert
Don’t forget to book your tickets to this year’s Annual Concert which will be held at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton on Friday 12 August from 7.30pm. Tickets are complimentary and will be available from the Kilvington website from 9.30am, Monday 25 July.
Cinderella Photos
Cast members will have received details on how to access photos of the Senior School production, Cinderella.
For any questions regarding the photos or orders, please contact the Music Department or Bronwen Casey from Myworks Photography on 9589-1917.
Movie Night
Congratulations to our hard working Year 12 School Co-Vice Captains, Christa Hill and Soraya Jayawardena, who raised $230.00 for World Vision from their movie night fundraiser - Cheaper by the Dozen.
Ready, Steady, Learn! Attending and Engaging in School
Numerous studies have shown that mornings are a peak time for children’s learning. Children who arrive at school on time, calm and ready to learn are at an advantage before instruction even begins. But we also know that mornings can be hard, especially in the winter months. Frantic starts to the day can mean our children are spending that first part of the school day calming down rather than engaging with their learning.
Please join us for a session with Amanda Dudley, Psychologist, who will teach us how to create the calm and organised start to the day that best prepares children to learn.
Date: Thursday 28 July 2016
Time: From 9.00am
Venue: MSC3-4 (opposite the staff room, near the Library)
To Book: Click here
Parent Education Program – Young People and Technology
The internet and mobile technology offers young people an enormous range of benefits that were not available to previous generations. They can get help with their homework. They can connect with people all around the world – particularly useful in small communities. They can anonymously access information from around the world on health and personal issues.
Mobile phones also give young people an extra layer of security if they’re out late. But of course, with all this access to new information and people comes new risks – whether it’s being exposed to inappropriate content, access to e-commerce (such as signing up for services or making purchases online), or the ability to have unsupervised conversation with strangers.
This information session will help parents understand how young people may be using technology, what some of the risks are and how you can help teach your kids to use technology safely at home. Book now.
Date: Wednesday 3 August 2016
Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Venue: Dalton Hall, Kilvington Grammar
Raising Resilient Teenagers: A Free Online Program for Parents
As children become teenagers, it can be hard for parents to know the best way to stay connected with their child. Partners in Parenting is a new online parenting program that has been shown to help improve parent-child communication and reduce family conflict.
Through interactive online activities, parents can develop skills in emotional intelligence, supporting their teenager through difficulties they face, and maintaining a close relationship with their teen. This program was developed by researchers at Monash University and the University of Melbourne, and is based on Parenting Guidelines that were published in partnership with beyondblue, and have been accessed and found helpful by thousands of parents worldwide.
Researchers are currently evaluating the longer-term benefits of the program by offering parents in Australia the opportunity to try it for free. If you are a parent or guardian of a child aged 12 to 15, you may be eligible to participate. Participation will take a few hours of yours and your child’s time over 12 months. Both you and your child will be reimbursed for your time.
Find out more or register at www.partnersinparenting.net.au, or contact the researchers at med-partnersinparenting@monash.edu or on (03) 9905 1250.