Around Our School
VCE FRENCH CONVERSATION CLASSES
Terms 2 and 3- Room 505
The LOTE faculty is pleased to announce that this year’s Unit 3/4 French students will be taking part in weekly conversation classes throughout Terms 2 and 3 with our native-speaker language assistant, Mr Matthieu Jouvel. Matthieu’s conversation classes present valuable opportunities for our students to gain additional one-on-one speaking time as they prepare for their French oral exams, which will be taking place in October.
Bienvenue, Matthieu, et bonne chance à toutes et tous les élèves qui se préparent à l’examen oral !
Mr Josh Reinders
LOTE Teacher
MIDDLE SCHOOL JAPANESE INCURSION
During the last week of Term 1 our Middle School students had the opportunity to participate in making Kyaraben. Kyaraben are Japanese obento (packed lunch) that uses popular anime characters and animals to create interesting, fun and healthy lunches for children. Our students enjoyed a presentation from Etsuka of “Harapeko Kids” which included learning about the cultural relevance of kyaraben and importance of nutrition when creating these lunches. Students also watched an episode of Peppa Pig in Japanese to learn the various food vocabulary for the task!
Ms Seona Black
LOTE Teacher
YEAR 7 WADAIKO INCURSION
On Tuesday 20 April, all Year 7 Japanese classes participated in the WADAIKO SCHOOL SHOW consisting of a high-powered concert plus explanation of the instruments and the opportunity for all students to participate in a music WORKSHOP.
The workshop was conducted by Wadaiko Rindo the Japanese drum ensemble based in Melbourne who are renowned for energetic and dynamic drumming performances.
In 1996 Toshi Sakamoto began teaching Taiko (Japanese drums) in Melbourne and currently instructs over 100 students. His group Wadaiko Rindo has performed in many places around Australia, and internationally in New Caledonia, Tonga, China, Fiji and Japan. You may also have seen them perform before the start of all Richmond Tigers home games at the MCG.
The performances of Wadaiko Rindo are spectacular visual displays of stamina, strength and humour, with the vibrations produced on stage energising the whole audience. Our Year 7’s and teachers certainly enjoyed the show!
Mrs Tonia Hast
LOTE Teacher
EDUCATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Languages
Congratulations to all the French and Japanese students who entered the Education Perfect World Championships for Languages.
Fifty three of our students have received certificates for the achievements. A special mention to the students below who have received Gold and Silver certificates.
GOLD CERTIFICATE
Serah Bijoy (Year 7H)
Bridie Jones (Year 8M)
Eve Kierzkowski (Year 7H)
SILVER CERTIFICATE
James Spaven (Year 7M)
NETBALL
The Local Netball League is now beginning the Winter Season, after a successful Term 1 competition. Frankston High School is represented by over 100 players - six teams in Years 7/8, four teams in Years 9/10 and one Senior team.
Competition is against teams from Toorak College, Woodleigh School, Flinders Christian Community College, McClelland College, Mount Eliza Secondary College, Nepean Club and Bonbeach Club.
At Semper Squad training on Wednesday mornings’ the Year 10 coaches take their teams through warmups and drills and then work on their team tactics. This Friday, the new teams will be ready to put it all into practice. Keep an eye out on the Frankston High School Sport Facebook page throughout the term for their progress. All the players are excellent representatives of our school. The season got off to a great start Friday, with every Frankston team victorious! We wish them an excellent season ahead!
Mr Chris Sutcliffe
Netball Coach
FRANKSTON HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT TEAM: People of Action
The newly established Interact Team has achieved immense success since forming at the start of the year. With a team of members from Years 7 to 12, we have worked very hard to positively impact our school and wider community.
We were insanely busy throughout Term 1! We helped the Peninsula Rotaract Club pack 101 back packs with school supplies for students in need across Victoria and attended the inaugural Interact Conference, where we presented on our successes to date and developed our future plans, while also getting to network with other Interact Clubs in our district.
The conference was a great way for our team to work collaboratively and develop our project management skills. The opportunity to speak to other, more established clubs helped us come to grips with both what doesn’t work and what definitely works when it comes to community action. The lessons we took from this conference have set us up for success for the projects we have planned for the rest of 2021.
Our greatest achievement so far has been our donation drive to support people who are homeless, which was a huge success! Through the help of the Frankston High School community, we managed to accumulate 890 sanitary/hygiene products and 807 pantry items, a massive total of 1697 products, which we are donating to Community Support Frankston and Lifegate.
All these products will help local struggling families who can’t afford basic necessities as well as people who are homeless. We would like to further thank everyone for their contributions and donations: we could not have achieved this level of success without you!
The Interact Team is not stopping there, however. We can’t wait to roll out all the awesome things we have planned for the rest of the year!!
Michaela Goggin (Year 12)
Interact President 2021
TRAFFIC ISLANDS
When travelling to and from Frankston High School it is important to always be alert of your surroundings. It has come to our attention that there are some uncertainties in sections of the road to who has the right of way when crossing or driving down the street. These areas, both with traffic islands, are located on either sides of the school, with one being on Foot Street while the other is on Towerhill Road. It is crucial for us all to acknowledge that drivers have the right of way in both of these sections. We all need to remember to ‘Chill Out and Look About!’ no matter where you are, if you are a driver, pedestrian or cyclist. It is critical that we all stay safe on the road.
Alex Shacklock (Year 10) and
Kelly Gilbert (Year 10)
Chill Out and Look About members
HARMONY DAY
Harmony Day, 21 March was a day dedicated to celebrating multiculturalism in Australia. Frankston High School honours this day by holding a special barbecue lunch organised by the SLC (Student Leadership Council).
During this event, International students are given the opportunity to make new friends and enjoy a culturally friendly atmosphere. Although free food was provided, it came with the condition of finding a stranger and learning something new about them, in hopes of kindling new friendships. At the end of the short celebration, new friendships were formed and everyone learnt something from one another. However, the celebration for multiculturalism didn't stop there as the whole school was encouraged to wear an orange accessory during Harmony Week. Orange symbolizes social communication, meaningful conversations, and cultural diversity. Thank you to Mrs Sharon Koning, Mr Isaac Bakker, Ms Summers and Mrs Sarah Bahramis for all their support.
Cass Yi (Year 12)
International and SLC student
CASUAL DRESS DAY
On Friday 26 March the SLC organised this year’s Term 1 Casual Dress Day, supporting the Black Dog Institute.
The Black Dog Institute is a non-profit facility, dedicated for mental health research, specially operating in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression.
One in five of our fellow Australians will experience symptoms of mental illness, and about 60% of those never seek help. The institute promotes better mental health through their clinically-endorsed school, workplace and community programs combating these alarming statistics. They are also heavily involved in training and educating the staff in the health department through different clinics and programs.
It is in their vision that through education, everyone can understand that mood disorders like depression can be prevented, managed, but more importantly, that there is hope. The Black Dog Institute works hard in reducing the impact of mental illness and playing a crucial role in making the world a healthier and a more happier place.
This Casual Dress Day, we raised an amazing total of $2243.60 for The Black Dog Institute. Through the donations from teachers, students and parents, the money raised can aid the institute in research and create tools that can be accessible to everyone for better health.
During the day, we ran a number of events in order to raise funds for and awareness of the institute.
During recess, the SLC held a bake sale on the 7-10 Campus. At lunchtime students were able to watch “Inside Out” at the JRC and play basketball on the courts, which was organised with the Sports Leadership Team.
We also held a drawing competition, where students had to design a poster and incorporate the Black Dog Institute and their mission for mental health as the theme. After receiving our submissions, the wonderful winners of our Drawing Competition were Amelia Neofitou - Year 11 for 1st place and Tania Waller-Leaf - Year 8 in 2nd place. Congratulations to the winners, it was marvellous to see beautiful posters of artwork from many students.
On behalf of the SLC, we would like to thank all students, parents and teachers who were involved in making this Casual Dress Day yet another success.
Nigel Mathew (Year 11)
SLC member
EASTER EGG HUNT
On Wednesday 31 March Frankston High School held our first VCE Easter egg hunt. The free event was enjoyed by many and was proudly run by the SLC.
