Welcome to Term Two

As we begin a new Term, I would like to remind students and parents that we have a uniform policy that allows students to wear their summer or winter uniform at any time of the year. Students are asked not to wear a combination of the uniforms please.

The Easter Raffle this year raised over $1000 for our charities:

1. Brigidine Asylum Centre

2. Wellsprings for Women

3. Caritas

Thanks to the College community for your support of this fundraiser. Our charities will be delighted.

The Athletics Carnival is this Friday 3rd May. Parents have already been sent the EdSmart slip for this event. It is important that you tell us via this slip if your daughter is catching a bus from school or going directly to the Duncan McKinnon Track. A reminder that, due to child safety requirements, visitors are not permitted at the track.

Parent/Student/Teacher ONLINE Learning Conversations, which commence at 1.30pm this Thursday, May 2, until 7.00pm. These meetings will continue from 1.30pm until 7.00pm on Wednesday May 8. Students will be dismissed at 12.30pm on both of these days. School buses will run at this earlier time. It is an expectation that students will attend the meetings with their parents. The school uniform is not required.

With best wishes for the coming Term.

Loreto Cannon

AP: Engagement, Operations and Community

Year 10 - Dare to Dream Week

Well we certainly did DARE TO DREAM! Our goal this year was to provide our Year 10 students with an insight into as many careers as possible and we are so thankful to our industry partners, tertiary providers, alumni and community connections for enabling us to pull this off.

For their involvement in the Killester College Dare to Dream week, we say a huge thank you to the following:

👏 Soyun Punyadasa - CMP Consulting Group Pty Ltd

👏 Yohani Punyadasa - Gems In STEM

👏 Tyson Day - Arrive & Thrive

👏 Hannah Priest - Community Football Education Lead Holmesglen Institute

👏 Jason Farrugia - Commonwealth Bank

👏 Endota Wellness College

👏 Luke Meyer - Videographer and digital media communications

👏 Ruby Hong - Physiotherapist from Complete Health and Wellbeing (Alumni)

👏Jennie Milner - Vet nurse

👏 RMIT University

👏 William Angliss Institute

👏 Australian Catholic University

👏 Diana Nguyen - Comedian, MC, Writer, Producer (Alumni)

👏 Shania and Carly - Defence Australia

👏 South East Local Learning and Employment network

👏 Shannon Stabb and the team - Active Monash/City Of Monash

👏 Maddison Allan - Electrician (Alumni)

👏 Amanda West - Medical Nurse

👏 Dr Ben Hardiman - GP

👏 Victoria Police Band

Ms McKail & Ms Meyer

Career Practitioners

Year 9 Wonder

The Year 9 Wonder 'Talk About It' class, attended a comedy workshop at the Arts Centre Melbourne last week.

The workshop was led by a professional comedian, Kirsty, Webeck, who told us about the world of stand-up comedy and the behind-the-scenes of being a comedian. We then had the opportunity to play some improvisation games in groups, and test out our own comedy skills. It was lots of fun!

We will use some of the skills we learnt in our Wonder project's in Term 2, when we have our Public Speaking Festival.

Ms Galante

Drama Teacher

CGSAV Tennis

The Killester College Junior, Intermediate and Senior Tennis teams had an amazing day on the tennis courts on February 29th at the CGSAV Tennis Competition.

The students gave outstanding performances in their games with our Junior team making the semi-final, and our Intermediate and Senior teams winning their grand finals!

We also congratulate Alicia S for being awarded player of the finals for the Intermediate division, and Estelle A being awarded for the Senior division.

Each player made an insightful contribution and performed their shots with skill, displaying a high level of timing, collaboration and teamwork.

The day was filled with excitement and motivation throughout the day to win and have fun. The teams displayed skill, resilience and perseverance, and when the matches concluded, our teams came back at the end to their other teammates and teachers who showed incredible support.

The success of the day brought smiles and pride to both teams.

Heavenli D

Student

CGSAV Swimming

The bright sunlight lit up Kennedy Hall. It was 10:30 am and we were getting debriefed about what lay ahead of us. We're now Division 2, an upgrade from our Division 3. However, the competition is so much more intense.

It reached eleven o'clock, and we took off. The trip was long yet I could feel my nerves acting up. We arrived at noon and it was time to warm up. The pool was cool, yet it was a feeling that was all too familiar to me. Thirty minutes went by way too quickly, and then it was time to go. The spotlight was on me. The hovering lights shone upon the tip of my fingertips to the end of the splashes from my harsh kicks. The water was cold and chills ran down my spine, not from the dropping temperature but the overlooking eyes of the crowd. My arms ached and my arms even more so. I felt the water glide against my body as I gave it my all to make it.

The final stretch.

My arm reached out to get to the wall and my hand smacked against the wall. Then, my head popped up. The deafening cheers from above became all I could hear.

By the end of the night, I was completely exhausted. I refuelled, rested and reorganised and then I prepared myself for what was going to come. All the schools gathered down on the pool deck as we all waited in anticipation of the results. The announcer goes on. "Division 2 Swimming..."

The stands erupted and I could hear screams from every side of me as Killester College was announced. We managed to get third! Even though it wasn't as good as our results last year, being moved up to Division 2 was an amazing achievement in itself.

It was a day full of tremendous efforts from everyone involved and the team atmosphere there was definitely one to beat.

Cyrella B

Year 9 Student

Talk on Racism Excursion

On International Day for the Elimination of Racism, a group of teachers and students attended a talk on the issue of racism in Australia. Author Shankari Chandran shared her experiences of belonging and being seen as the ‘other’.

Shankari spoke of the exhaustion people of colour felt as they were confronted with words, attitudes and actions of racism every day. It was a privilege to hear her story as she spoke of hope through education, advocacy and solidarity as a way to confront the issues of racism in our community, nationally and globally. We need to provide avenues of listening in order for us to heal. Shakari’s book ‘Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens’ has been purchased for the library.

All are encouraged to read it for a more in-depth look at an issue that affects so many Australians - racism.

Ms Dilettoso

Year 11 and Year 12 Retreat

Last term we saw Year 11 and Year 12 students head out on retreats to Lord Somers Camp and Rutherford Park near Daylesford. Congratulations to the students who were fabulous with their participation and to the dedicated teachers who supervised and ran sessions. The year eleven retreat had an indigenous and creation spirituality focus, while the year twelve students looked to the future with Hope acknowledging how they had been shaped and moulded by God through family, friends, experiences and choices.

We had the Easter Liturgy on the last day of term and we wish all families a wonderful break, with some peaceful times to celebrate the true meaning of Easter, focusing on the Hope of the Resurrection.

Take a look at some photos from the respective retreats.

May God Bless you all and keep you safe.

Peter O’Neill

AP Faith and Mission

Year 11 Economics Excursion to RMIT and the Queen Victoria Markets

Last Friday, our Year 11 Economics students travelled into the city to take part in activities related to their studies in Unit 1. The students visited the Queen Victoria Markets to make connections between the theory and workings of markets in Australia. They were able to gather information about how the level of competition and market power influence prices in fruit and vegetable markets.

The students also attended a session at RMIT with Jo Peryman an expert in the field of Behavioural Economics and the study of the influences on consumer behaviour and decision making. The session was interactive with students participating in survey activities designed to demonstrate how marketing and framing can be used to influence consumer thinking.

Thank-you to Mrs Loretta McKail for attending with us on the day.

Mrs Kate Kerr

Year 11 Economics Teacher

Year 10 Celebrity Chef - ANZAC Day Biscuits

This week we have our Year 10 Celebrity Chef classes baking ANZAC biscuits

Year 11 PE excursion - PhysiPro

On Tuesday the 12th of March the year 11 PE class went to PhysiPro, a sport recovery facility.

Ben, co-owner, greeted us by going through the importance of prevention and recovery for athletes as well as handing out real bones and joints which related to the Unit 1 topic we are learning. He then ran us through a warm up that has many injury prevention advantages so that we could participate and measure our athletic abilities using timing gates and vertical jump plates.

The highlight for our class was the ice bath where we sat in water that was 8 degrees celsius in contrast to the hydrotherapy pool set at 35 degrees celsius, something many athletes do as a recovery treatment. We finished the day by doing some pilates to increase our core strength.

We are so grateful for the opportunity Ms Sadler organised for us and we all enjoyed seeing the different types of equipment that we usually do not have access to.

Sarah and Lucy

Year 11 PE Students

Year 10 Photography and Film Excursion

Earlier this month, our Year 10 Photography and Film students went on a great excursion visiting the 'Museum of Australian Photography Gallery' and viewing the collaborative exhibition "Environmental Futures". This was a collective of five very diverse photographers from many countries all communicating environmental issues through their work. After a tour with the educational officer discussing the photos, artists and curation students had some time to view the exhibition at their leisure.

We then went to the 'Cranbourne Botanical Gardens' to shoot two rolls of film one for portraiture and one for landscape shots. This was done with 35mm film and SLR cameras. The sun was out and it was a fabulous day.

Please enjoy some photos from the day.

Ms Pearson

Art Teacher

Student Reflections:

'An extraordinary experience, where we saw some explicating art pieces and sculptures. I enjoyed every moment inside and outside of the Environmental Futures 2024 Exhibition!'

Rushana S

The excursion was an insightful and fascinating experience where all of us gained knowledge about Photography. I loved visiting the Museum of Australian Photography as well as the Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens to learn about how it raises awareness about environmental issues and then use that inspiration to take our photos.

Lauren I

I had a lot of fun exploring and taking pictures of the artwork and nature. I also found it very interesting learning about different artists and their journeys along with their comments on the environment.

Sophie T

ANZAC DAY

As the Term began, Jacqui Dunstan (History and WONDER teacher) and I were working with Skyle Tran to prepare her for the Rotary ANZAC public speaking competition.

The topic for this year was "Is ANZAC the glorification of war or is it a symbol of our country’s sacrifice?" The address needed to be of between four and five minutes duration. The successful winner needed to commit to being the keynote speaker at the two local ANZAC Services which the Rotary Club facilitated in Dingley.

The services were the ANZAC Schools Service at 11.00am on Wednesday 24th April which they held for local primary schools with an audience of around 600 school children and members of the community. The second service was the 5.30am Dawn Service on Thursday 25th April which had a considerable attendance, well in excess of 1000. As you can imagine, it is quite a prestigious honour for the student and the school to deliver the speech at both these services. We were very excited that Skye was awarded first place at the dinner. She addressed the topic with clarity and with convincing evidence to support her points and was an excellent representative of the College at the dinner and the two Dingley services. Congratulations again, Skye, from the College community.

Congratulations also to Emelyne Chan Yai Ching and Alessia Wilson, who represented the College at the ANZAC Day service in Springvale. Emelyne and Alessia also laid a wreath on the day on behalf of the College and attended the lunch afterwards. Thanks to both of you.

Ms Cannon

AP: Engagement, Operations and Community

Harmony Day