School Highlights
Prep and Year 1 firefighter visit
Esther Linivker, Year 1 Classroom Teacher
This week, the Preps and Year 1s were fortunate to have two special visits from our local fire fighters!
During the first visit, the fire fighters spoke to us about safe and unsafe fires. They explained what to do if there is a fire: crawl down low, go go go! They also shared the emergency number to call and the essential information to provide to the operator.
We saw a firefighter fully dressed in his uniform, complete with a breathing apparatus. It kept beeping as he stood still, which led to lots of great questions from the students!
Students were also given homework to complete between visits: they needed to check if their homes had smoke alarms and also decide on a safe meeting place for their family in case of an emergency.
The second visit was extra exciting! Students had the opportunity to use the fire hose to squirt water! They also climbed into the fire engine to see what it looks like from the inside. Some of the ELC children also joined in on the fun, having a turn at using the fire hose!
After speaking with the Preps and Year 1s, it was clear that their favorite parts of the firefighter visit were using the hose to spray water and climbing into the truck.
We hope the students gained some valuable knowledge from this Fire Education experience!
Years 3 and 4 Camp to Marysville
The Years 3 and 4 Camp to Marysville was a fun adventure! The students had a fantastic time and have returned safe and sound, filled with great memories and strengthened friendships.
Year 6 Sustainability Incursion
Dante Di Felice, Year 6
This week, Year 6 was fortunate to welcome Daniel Cheong-See, father of Ava (Year 6), to our school, where he gave a presentation about his work on the Centre of Circularity.
The Centre for Circularity is a building project which is being designed in Beqa, NSW, to inspire and educate the community on sustainability-related topics and promote eco-tourism in the region.
Daniel shared developments in sustainability, how companies use technology to engage and educate communities and the goals for the Circulatory Community in Bega. It was exciting to learn that the Centre will feature gamified activities to appeal to a younger audience and those who might not usually be interested in sustainability.
I found the talk incredibly inspiring. It filled me up with such a strong sense of responsibility that I’ve already started thinking about and implementing more sustainable practices at home.
I'd like to thank Daniel for sharing his incredible project, which aims to create a better future for our generation and many generations to come. His talk has motivated me to reflect on my own carbon footprint and to take steps to make a difference today and in the future.
Glen Eira Library Literary Awards - ‘My Brother Jack’ Writing Competition
Kirsty Marwood, Year 1 Classroom Teacher
The Glen Eira Library recently hosted its prestigious ‘My Brother Jack’ Writing Competition, drawing talented students from various schools and across the Glen Eira community. We are thrilled to announce that four Kilvington students were awarded top honours for their exceptional writing.
Congratulations to all the students involved! The calibre of entries in this competition was truly impressive.
Below are the results of the competition, along with comments from the judge, Joel McKerrow:
JUNIOR PRIMARY POETRY
- 'The Toy' by Emily Piao, Year 3 - Winner
A poem that I don’t think anyone could read without immediately being taken back to their own childhood, to the ‘bedraggled toy’ that they LOVED as a child and then forgot about and then found again.
- 'Garden' by Meenakshi Ashok Varadham, Year 3 - Highly Commended
A beautiful poem about planting in the garden that was in an acrostic style, but also was sublime as a free-verse poem.
MIDDLE PRIMARY POETRY
- 'One of Many' by Mona Bachmann, Year 4 - Highly Commended
A heart-aching poem about the effect of racism. A child made to feel little in a big world through the taunts of others. But a child that, through the poem, starts to reclaim their own story, to choose who they want to be even in the face of their bullies. HUGELY powerful!
JUNIOR SECONDARY – SHORT STORY
- 'Escaping the Sky' by Emma Gracey, Year 9 - Winner
I adored the narrator’s voice. The surrealness and audacity of the plot gives plenty of scope for comic writing that is well-developed and expertly understated. It can sometimes feel a little abstract when ‘voice’ is held up as an essential element of good writing, but the proof in this story is right there in the pudding.
Whether it’s the sky falling in, the ground opening up or simply trying to find a parking spot near the MCG on Grand Final day, I would happily follow Mary, Joanne, Banana or Lola on her future literary adventures.
Read the poems here.
2024 Future Problem Solving National Finalists
Tania Whitehead, Talent Development and Enrichment Coordinator
Congratulations to all the students who chose to participate in the Future Problem Solving competition this year!
The 2024 results are in, and we’re thrilled to announce that the following Scenario Writing students, along with the Community Problem Solving Group, have been invited to participate in the National Finals at Carey Baptist Grammar School from 18 to 20 October. What a wonderful achievement! We wish these students all the best in their upcoming competition.
Scenario Writers – National Finalists:
- Lili Metz – Year 5
- Ava Cheong-See – Year 6
- Jacob Le-Phan – Year 6
- Sophie Tesch – Year 6
- Frederick Khoo – Year 8
- Adam Sheridan – Year 8
- Akshayini Pritam Wadhwani – Year 8
- Daniel Miller – Year 9
- Ewan Harrison – Year 10
- Henry Hu – Year 10
Community Problem Solving Team – National Finalists:
- Addi Sey - Year 9
- Millie Hurst - Year 9
- Hugo Blair - Year 9
- Jesse McGregor - Year