School Highlights
Maths Talent Quest Awards
Karen Chandler, Deputy Head of Junior School
Year 2 students, Lucas Antonoff, Daisy Gu, Kari D'Aulerio and Kiri Vinton, recently ventured to RMIT University to accept the Mathematical Association of Victoria's Maths Talent Quest (MTQ) Awards on behalf of Years 2S and 2L classes.
The MTQ is an annual activity that sees students select their own investigation topic based on their personal learning interests and apply maths in context. They discover how maths is used and found in the world around them.
Year 2S earned a High Distinction for their investigation ‘Maths Games’ and, following commendations from national judging, Year 2L were awarded State Champions for their ‘Spaghetti and Meatballs’ inquiry. A sensational achievement from both classes!
Junior School Gardening Club
Francis McGinley, Year 4 Classroom Teacher
Junior School's Gardening Club showcased their green thumbs in a delightful way by cooking up a storm using the veggies from their past months of curious cultivation.
Carefully harvesting their homegrown carrots, beans, broccoli and spring onions and, with a touch of creativity, our faithful farmers crafted a mouthwatering stir-fry!
These flavourful and colourful dishes not only reflect our kids’ dedication to sustainable gardening, but also foster a sense of community and satisfaction as they devoured their creation from School-grown produce.
Bring on Term 4’s veggies, herbs and, potentially, fruits!
Future Problem Solving Australia
Tania Whitehead, Talent Development & Enrichment Coordinator
This past weekend saw nine of our 11 Kilvington students who, after their stellar efforts at the Future Problem Solving Australia Program State Championships, travelled to Brisbane Grammar School for the National Finals!
Through a series of intense challenges, this national program is designed to teach students a process-driven approach to creative problem-solving, and helps develop essential life-long skills.
We are especially excited for Ewan Harrison from Year 9 who has qualified to compete at the international level next June, to be held at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA!
A massive congratulations to all students who were wonderful ambassadors of our community!
RESULTS:
- 1st place, Junior/Middle Division Group - Dante Di Felice, Year 5 and Rishab Saravana Babu, Year 8
- Individual 3rd place, Middle Division - Ewan Harrison, Year 9
- Individual 4th place, Junior Division - Muskan Kapoor, Year 5
High achievers in Mathematics
Mark Williams, Academic Dean of Mathematics
Kilvington students have performed exceptionally in a number of mathematics competitions this semester.
Of the 60 Senior School students who attempted the Australian Mathematics Competition, 22 were awarded a Credit and 21 achieved a Distinction. Five students received a High Distinction: Hao Kun Sun (Year 7), Frederick Khoo (Year 7), Elise Song (Year 8), Caleb Mendez (Year 10) and Jude Teo (Year 11).
We had 19 Years 7 and 8 students compete in the APSMO Olympiad, which consists of four separate papers over the course of the year. Hao Kun Sun (Year 7), Oscar Le (Year 8) and Elise Song (Year 8) ranked in the top 10% of all entrants.
Caleb Mendez (Year 10) attempted two long-form competitions that took four hours each. He achieved a High Distinction for the AIMO Olympiad and received an award for placing in the top 30 participants for the University of Melbourne Schools Mathematics Competition.
Congratulations to all those who participated.
Online Forum with Todoroki Senior High School students
Lucie Dickens, Academic Dean of Languages
This week, Year 11 Japanese students were able to practise their speaking skills in preparation for their upcoming oral assessment task in an authentic and meaningful setting. It was lovely to once again see Kentaro and Aki, who'd visited and attended classes at Kilvington for 10 weeks in Term 1 of this year.
It was very impressive to witness how proficient Kilvington students were in Japanese, and how enthusiastic and keen the Todoroki students were to participate.
Jun Yang Oon, 2023 Languages Leader
This week, we had the opportunity to connect with our partner school, Todoroki High School, all the way from Tokyo. We were all put into breakout rooms and paired up with Todoroki students to ask questions in Japanese and receive responses in English.
Personally, it was a huge challenge to speak in only Japanese (and slightly nerve-racking), but nevertheless it was a fulfilling experience to be able to practise and expand my vocabulary. I was truly impressed with the Todoroki students' proficiency in English!
In just a span of an hour, we’d made new friends, all within the confines of our screens. I’d like to thank teachers on both sides for organising this amazing event and for bringing us closer together, proving that geography is no barrier to cultural exchange and global connections. 本当にありがとうございました!