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EDUCATION PERFECT LANGUAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WE ARE THE (ALMOST) CHAMPIONS, MY FRIENDS!

 

Although we did not make it to number one this year, it is with much joy and pride that I announce that we achieved second place in the championships with 569,464 points.

 

It is no small feat considering 2808 schools are involved worldwide! 

 

Congratulations to this year's winner Benowa High School in Queensland.   

Luka Magee
Luka Magee

Special mention to our McKinnon superstars - Luka Magee(Year 9)who reached second on the student global scoreboard ladder with a score of 46,000 points and to Diana Hatch, our highest achiever amongst staff. 

 

Thank you to all the staff members and students who have participated in the championships.

 

Thank you also to Pitsa Binnion, Kellie Flemingham and the Senior School Council for taking the time to promote this event.

 

Let's acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the McKinnon family by unpacking our amazing results.

 

Number of Awards achieved

  • Elite Awards: 16
  • Emerald Awards: 8
  • Gold Awards: 13 (including me!)
  • Silver Awards: 17
  • Bronze Awards: 49
  • Credit Awards: 97

Achievements:

  • Second best school in Australia out of 1458 schools
  • First best school in Victoria out of 330 schools
  • Second best school in the 1001-2500 students category out of 185 schools
  • First best school in German out of 1187 schools
  • Fourth best school in French out of 1556 schools
  • Third best in Russian out of 699 schools
  • Fourth in Latin out of 836 schools
  • Fourth in Greek out of 691 schools
  • First best school in Malay in Australia out of 319 schools

Now what?

 

Certificates and prizes! 

 

Due to the current situation, we still have to decide how these two things will work out. You will be informed when the time is ready. Watch this space.

 

Once again, congratulations McKinnon SC! See you next year for another successful event, I'm sure. 

 

Cedric Chamontin

French Teacher

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION OF GERMAN YEAR 7 STUDENTS IN THE AGTV POETRY COMPETITION

 

The AGTV Poetry Competition is an annual event run by the Association of German Teachers of Victoria with a long-standing tradition of celebrating the German language.

 

Learners of German from all over Victoria will be participating in this unique event and every candidate will receive a certificate for their performance. There are also prizes to be won for the top students in the state! 

 

During these unusual times, this year’s event will be run differently. Our German Year 7 students are going to learn off by heart a poem and produce a recording of themselves reciting it. This recording will then be presented to a panel of judges from the AGTV. 

 

This incomparable literary experience will be rewarding for our students and will give them a glimpse of German literature and its importance to German culture.

 

The learning and reciting of a poem requires enthusiasm, effort and commitment. Our students will be able to listen to recordings of the poems in class and at home, learning verses and stanzas gradually. Once these are mastered, we will then start working on perfecting expression, intonation and pace. In some of this year’s poems, our students will recognise terms and phrases they have already learned in class, which certainly will help them to memorise them and at the same time enjoy and appreciate them.

 

Viel Spaß!

 

Annette Reid

Teacher of German