Posted December 02 2008Thought for the week and the holidays
“All things work together for good to them that love God”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Albert Einstein
“When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.”
Helen Keller
As we come to the end of another wonderfully successful year, my first wish is for you all to have a blessed holiday season. What is the origin of “holiday”? Of course it comes from a “holy” day or opportunity to focus on spiritual matters rather than on work for a while. What does the term “holy” actually mean? I am sure that many of you will have your own interpretation but I like to think of it as a reminder that we are “whole” or “one” and that we are not separate from God, not separate from one another; indeed how could we be if “In God we live and move and have our being”. So perhaps during the holiday period we might just reflect for a few minutes on our one-ness, our “wholeness” on our “holyday”. As we realise that there is one God, one Mind it becomes impossible to have wars or separation, because we realise that we cannot be separate and that we are only fighting ourselves if we choose to go to war. So lets love God, and work together for good.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the Junior School Speech Night and Prizegiving. You were all wonderful and so well behaved. Special thanks to Mrs Cruttenden and the Junior School staff for their coordination of this event. It was a fitting conclusion to an excellent year.
The important event coming up this week is of course the Senior School Speech Night at Robert Blackwood Hall on Friday Night. Please note that this event starts at 7.30pm and NOT 8.00pm as indicated on the tickets. This is a miss-print. Everyone must be seated before 7.30pm please. It is also compulsory for all Senior School students to attend Speech Night and we certainly expect that all parents will also attend. There is plenty of space so feel free to bring grandparents and cousins if you would like to do so. Tickets can be collected from the office. I look forward to seeing you there.
The VCE examination results will be released on Monday 15 December and we wish all these students and their parents everything of the best, knowing that they will all get just what they need to enable them to be in their right place next year.
I look forward to seeing you all back relaxed and refreshed on Tuesday 3 February for the Commencement assembly at 9.00am.
Sholto Bowen
Principal
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Posted December 02 2008Diary Dates 2009:
Sunday 7 December, 2pm – 4pm Second hand book sale
PTA Annual General Meeting: 17 February 2009
Welcome picnic: 21 February 2009
Fete Update: Just a last, brief thank you to all involved in the fete. The final profit figure will be in excess of $25,000 – a mammoth effort!
Used Text Book Sale: Huntingtower Annual Second hand Textbook Sale will take place on Sunday December 7th at 2pm - 4pm in M1. The booklists for 2009 are currently being typed up and will be available by the end of the month. The green bin for depositing used textbooks you wish to sell will be outside the library from Nov 28th. For VCE students it is currently located outside your VCE exam room.
When depositing books please ensure you enclose a completed book form with each package of books. These are attached to the green bin for VCE students. Once the booklist is available these forms will be enclosed with your booklist and downloadable from the Huntingtower web site.
This year to try and avoid long delays on sale day we will be adding a cash/cheque only sales table and an express sales table for those people purchasing 3 books or less.
We look forward to your support for this vital fundraiser for the school.
Any enquiries can be directed to Janine Rawlins 9807 1984, Jean Barrand 9893 6660, Cindy Higgins 0411 239 492
Calling all Year 5 families: Ride, walk or drive, but please join us at Phoenix Park (Rob Roy Road Chadstone, Melways map 69D2) for a get-together on Sunday 30 November, 11:30am. Bike track, skate park, fantastic playground, basketball courts, cafe, bbq facilities and more - not to mention great company! See you there! 11.30am.
Mum’s basketball team - call for expressions of interest! If you’re a ‘basketball mum’ (or even if you aren’t) and are curious/interested/excited about the possibility of giving it a try yourself, then your moment has arrived! I’ve been asking around informally during the past few months and now it’s time to get organized! Beginners welcome (that’s me too); if you have experience we’ll probably make you captain. Good time guaranteed, fitness - we’ll see. Why should the kids have all the fun?
Contact Jillian Cookson (9886 5263 or jillian.broadbear@med.monash.edu.au)
Your Parent Teacher Association: PTA for 2009, early next year we will be calling for nominations for the PTA Committee. Please have a think about helping our school community. Joining the
committee is a great experience - meeting new people, helping the school and most importantly our children with extra equipment and supplies. Call one of the current committee now, if you are interested.
Sheree Amprimo 9800 4430, Joy Di Fede 9574 9993, Judy Orford 9571 9740,
Jenny Salgo 9802 5058, Sabrina Samaranayake 9560 0013
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Posted December 02 2008Senior Speech Night Rehearsals
All members of Senior Orchestra, Concert Band and Senior Choir should have received a rehearsal schedule during the exam period.
If you have not received a schedule please contact me (Lynley Bramble BH 9807 8888/AH 9803 7701 or email lbramble@huntingtower.vic.edu.au) as it is essential that every player attends every rehearsal please.
There will be a special Orchestra Break-up Tea and Rehearsal on Sunday 30 November.
5.00pm - 8.00pm (Senior Orchestra)
8.00pm - 9.00pm (String Orchestra)
This is compulsory for all players please. So please let me know immediately if there is a problem. Many thanks to all players for your fantastic work.
Hearty Congratulations and sincere thanks to:
1. The Little Choir and the Little Symphony for the magnificent concert last week. Every item was sheer delight and highly entertaining! Special thanks to every student from Years Prep, 1 and 2 to Mrs Anne Wilson who prepared the Little Choir so beautifully and to Mrs Cruttenden, Mrs Rudd, Mrs Cole, Mrs Rickard and Mrs Maguire who gave us all such wonderful help and support.
2. Every Junior School student and member of staff for the magnificent work in the preparation for Junior Speech Night. As this Bulletin is released we will be putting on the final touches to each performance but it is sure to be a wonderful occasion.
3. The Junior players and singers who performed at another Citizenship Ceremony this week. Once again the behaviour was impeccable and the performances were thoroughly enjoyed by our new Australian citizens. Our students loved the delicious refreshments provided!
Instrument Tuition
Many of our students have been enjoying the great excitement of playing together in the various orchestras and Concert Band especially in the preparation for the Camerata concert and for our two Speech Nights. It is a very rewarding, enjoyable experience and it also develops high levels of reading, listening, concentration and alterness which can be channelled into academic performance.
If you do not play an instrument now is an ideal time to start! Instruments are available to suit the needs of students throughout the school so please don’t hesitate to speak to me (Lynley Bramble BH 9807 8888 / AH 9803 7701 or email lbramble@huntingtower.vic.edu.au) if you would like to discuss the availabilty or suitability of various instruments. Instrumental tuition forms are available from me or from the School Office. Perhaps you may like to try out some instruments during the holidays so you can start in 2009 - there are many possibilities so do come along and have a go!
Music Dates 2008
1. Senior Orchestra Break-up Tea and Speech Night Rehearsal
Sunday 30 Novembeer 5.00pm - 8.00pm - Performing Arts Centre
2. Senior Speech Night
Friday 5 December 7.30pm - Robert Blackwood Hall
Music Dates Term I 2009
These dates will be announced in detail very soon. Senior Orchestra Commencement Assembly Rehearsal is on Monday 2 February 6.30pm - 8.00pm.
Sincere thanks is extended to all students and families for the magnificent work and support throughout the year - it is all very much appreciated.
The Music Department wishes you all a joyous Christmas , a peaceful New Year and a refreshing holiday.
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Posted December 02 2008The uniform shop will be open for the purchase of uniforms on the last day of term as follows:
12.00pm - 1.30pm
3.30pm - 4.30pm
Huntingtower’s Uniform Shop (adjacent to the Music Centre) will be open prior to School Commencing)
Please pay at the time of purchase by cash, cheque or eftpos. (Visa, Mastercard and Debit cards accepted - 2% surcharge on Credit card payments, no surcharge on debit cards).
Opening Times 2009:
Wednesday 21 January - * NEW Senior Students (A - H) 9.30am - 11.30am
Thursday 22 January - * NEW Senior Students (I - Q) 9.30am - 11.30am
Friday 23 January - * NEW Senior Students (R - Z) 9.30am - 11.30am
Tuesday 27 January - PREP Students 9.30am - 11.30am
Thursday 29 January - Junior School Students Years 1 - 6 9.30am - 11.30am
Friday 30 January - Continuing Senior Students 9.30am - 11.30am
Monday 2 February - All Students 9.30am - 11.30am
New Senior Student - this includes students who are entering Year 7 from Huntingtower Junior School
PLEASE NOTE THE HT SHOP WILL NOT BE OPEN ON BOOK COLLECTION DAY
Please BYO shopping bags!
Thank you
Liz Bowen
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Posted November 13 2008Thought for the week
“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die”
I am not sure who originated the above saying. I heard it the first time from Imam Muhammad Ashafa who is half of the pair known as the Imam and the Pastor. These two have spoken at the United Nations, in Europe, Australia and Africa. Following a lengthy period of organising militia to kill one another they came to realise that until they forgave one another for all the perceived wrongs that had been done, there could be no healing, no harmony and no peace. They got together and have since started transforming everyone’s perception of the teachings of Islam and also those of Christianity. They both expound the above phrase and have encouraged religious leaders and communities all around the world to start loving one another and just to forgive, forgive, forgive. It’s a great lesson.
The Fete that we all experienced last weekend was an event to be remembered. Good food, good pickings, many good bargains and a lot of fun for all ages. There was a really good feeling of community and happiness and I am indebted to the wonderful PTA, the class Fete Representatives and all of the volunteers who worked so tirelessly that day. The rain held off and only started at about 5pm after much of the clean-up was completed. While on that subject I must congratulate and thank all the students who assisted with setting up the fete and also helped with cleaning things up afterwards. School was able to function fully from 9.00am on Monday morning.
Thank you to the teachers who assisted with various stalls, to David Bortoli and John Dirienzo who moved all of the Fete equipment and sale items from the shed and also helped put things away on Monday morning. Thank you to all the students who helped on stalls and also to those who just came and had fun.
A special word of thanks to Sheree Amprimo the Chairperson of the PTA who did a lot of the organisation but I also saw many of the other PTA members working tirelessly throughout the day. Thanks to Judy Orford, Jean Barrand, Joy DiFede, Jenny Salgo and Sabrina Samaranayake. I would like to mention all the organisers of the stalls by name but this bulletin would then be too long. Please accept my grateful thanks for all that you did.
The financial aspect was excellent and over $40 000 was taken on the day. We are confident that after expenses have been paid out we will have a very good result.
The Year 7 students have been involved in Student-led-conferences and these have proved to be a wonderful way for parents to find out what their children have been doing all year.
The Year 12 students are almost finished their VCE Exams and the reports I have been getting from them is that they felt very well prepared. We are sure that they have done their best and we look forward to hearing of their successes when the results are announced on December 16.
Year 10 exams start next week and then they will be off the Work Experience. We trust that this will be a positive experience for them.
The rest of the Senior School will start their exams the following week and we wish them well as the year draws to a close.
Sholto Bowen
Principal
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Posted November 13 2008The Bumper ‘THANK YOU’ Edition…
Diary Dates 2009:
PTA Annual General Meeting: 17 February 2009
Welcome picnic: 21 February 2009
Fete wrap up meeting: 7:30pm Monday 24 November in the libraray. All welcome.
Thank you to all who participated in the fete. Thank you to the workers, the donors and the buyers. Thank you from the PTA for all the support, helpers on the ground and behind the scenes, donors, sponsors and HOSA for their wonderful help, support, time, donations, sponsorships and attendance at our very BIG annual fete. It was a huge success for all. We did make a healthy profit on the day with the details to be announced over the next few weeks.
A special thank you to Stephanie Wylaars and Andrew for picking 180 bunches of flowers and donating them to the Plant Stall.
Also to Terry Travis for supplying the coffee machine and coffee for the Devonshire Tea Stall, it was great coffee and kept up with the demand!
We thank all the jam and preserve makers for supplying goods to the Pantry Stall; Stephanie Wylaars, Debbie Jones, Gill Jedwab and her Mum, Jane Yelland, Heather Bunting, Jean Barrand and anonymous donors.
Used Text Book Sale: Huntingtower Annual Second hand Textbook Sale will take place on Sunday December 7th between 2pm - 4pm in M1. The booklists for 2009 are currently being typed up and will be available by the end of the month. The green bin for depositing used textbooks you wish to sell will be outside the library from Nov 28th. For VCE students it is currently located outside your VCE exam room.
When depositing books please ensure you enclose a completed book form with each package of books. These are attached to the green bin for VCE students. Once the booklist is available these forms will be enclosed with your booklist and downloadable from the Huntingtower web site.
This year to try and avoid long delays on sale day we will be adding a cash/cheque only sales table and an express sales table for those people purchasing 3 books or less.
We look forward to your support for this vital fundraiser for the school.
Any enquiries can be directed to Janine Rawlins 9807 1984, Jean Barrand 9893 6660, Cindy Higgins 0411 239 492
Calling all Year 5 families: Ride, walk or drive, but please join us at Phoenix Park (Rob Roy Road Chadstone, Melways map 69D2) for a get-together on Saturday November 29 from 4pm. Bike track, skate park, fantastic playground, basketball courts, cafe, bbq facilities and more - not to mention great company! See you there!
Silent Auction Sponsors: Thank you to each and every one of our Silent Auction sponsors. We raised in excess of $9,200 from your generous donations:
ADORARE™, Adrenaline Rush, Ashburton Recreation Centre, AUDI Penfold, Australia Post, Beovichs Guardian Pharmacy, Boarderline Skate, Boxhill Indoor Sports Centre, Brazilian Butterfly, Bunnings Notting Hill, Café 57, Calvin Klein, Coffey Ford Dandenong, Cold Rock Ice Creamery, Community Pharmacy, Complete Angler, Cricket Victoria, Curves Gym, De Silva Accounting, Debarge Hair, Endota Spa, Enzo Restaurant, Fitness Central, Fitness Central, Geelong Helicopters, Grand Hotel Melbourne, Hammersley, Hanna air & Beauty, Harmony School of Yoga, House @ Forest Hill, Imax, Just Cushions, Just Hockey International, Just Swimming, Katies Cards and Records, Katrina Cakes, KFC, Kodak Express, Lewis & McConnell Optometrist, Lifestyle Fitness, Mace Butchers, Mary Eastwood, Maxibags Forest Hill, Mc Pherson’s Consumer Products, Michael Hill Jewelers, Mt Waverley Charcoal Chicken, Navona Salon, NWH Accounting, Officeworks Glen Waverley #329, Oopsy Daisy Flowers, Open Road cycles , Optus World Glen Waverley, Pancake Parlor, Paton Family, Paul Michael Shoes, PepperCorn Gifts, Peter Thompson, Powder Puff Girls, Puffing Billy Railways, Random House, Rebel Sports, Red Star Coffee, Relax on The Run, RetraVision, Savvy Spaces, Scorpian Technology Computers, Shadoz Hairdressing, Sidetracked, Sothys, Sovereign Hill, Spoil Yourself , Subway, The Art Centre, The Beauty Pavilion, The Chefs Toolbox, The Swiss Bakehouse, Tigers Basketball, Top Care Dry Cleaning, Top Hat Barber Shop, Tots Stuff, Velissaris Photography, Village Lingerie, Waverley Village Flowers, Whirlpool Australia Pty Ltd, Wong & Bendixen Pharmacy
Thanks to the bakers, big and small! Year 3 students and parents would like to send a big “thank you” to all the wonderful people who contributed the superb variety of cakes, cookies, brownies, slices and novelty items to this year’s cake stall. The wonderful array of baked goods lasted into the afternoon and it was a genuine pleasure to be involved in their sale to enthusiastic fete goers! Special thanks to Anne Raner, Carolyn Berlin, Libby Kitchingman, the Food Tech staff and students, parents who assisted with serving on the day as well as Rob Kitchingman who provided us with out-of-hours access during the preparation time. The stall raised $1200 this year - well done! Jillian Cookson
Thank You from the Sri Lankan Stall: The Sri Lankan Food stall was a great success again and we would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to this year’s effort. Very special thanks go to Shirley Sappideen, Nina Nieborski, Gill Jedwab, Michelle and Steven Barber and Matthew Fleming - your help and support was invaluable, we could not have done it without you. The Ameen and Jayawickrama Families
Year 9 CD stall: A ‘special thank you’ to all the year 9 parents who volunteered at the CD and DVD stand. It was extremely smooth sailing. From Kamal Year 9 Fete Rep.
Year 4 Second hand clothes: just wanted to say thank you to you all for the generous donations for our Second Hand Clothes stall . It was a lots of fun. Lorri-Anne Year 4
Year 9 Helpers: Thankyou all for your enthusiasm and wonderful participation for the fete. It was so good to put names to faces and have a chance to work and talk together on the stall. What a great day, thanks to all who participated and donated, Best regards, Marion Power & Jane Yelland
Also thank you to the parents and students who have donated their Farm Pride Egg Carton Tokens, these will be sent to Farm Pride for reimbursement and we should receive approximately $30 for our efforts
Over the coming weeks all families will receive a Rebel sport Membership Card entitling them to 5% discount on full priced items purchased anytime of the year, with 5% of their total bill credited to an account to the PTA to use for the school to purchase sporting items. This will come in the form of a credit voucher each quarter. Our main store is The Glen, so take advantage of the discount for Christmas goodies and help the school at the same time.
Your Parent Teacher Association: PTA for 2009, early next year we will be calling for nominations for the PTA Committee. Please have a think about helping our school community. Joining the committee is a great experience, meeting new people, helping the school and most importantly our children with extra equipment and supplies. Call one of the current committee now, if you are interested. Sheree Amprimo 9800 4430, Joy Di Fede 9574 9993, Judy Orford 9571 9740, Jenny Salgo 9802 5058, Sabrina Samaranayake 9560 0013
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Posted November 13 2008Speech Night Rehearsals
Junior Orchestra and Little Symphony musicians should have already received a schedule of rehearsals. Senior Orchestra and Concert Band musicians will receive a rehearsal schedule during the exams (no Senior rehearsals are scheduled during the exam period but there will be normal Senior rehearsals next week).
If you do not receive a schedule please contact me (Lynley Bramble BH 9807 8888 AH 9803 7701 email lbramble@huntingtower.vic.edu.au) as it is essential that every player attends every rehearsal please.
There will be a special Senior Orchestra Break-up Tea and Rehearsal on Sunday 30 November.
5.00pm - 8.00pm (Senior Orchestra)
8.00pm - 9.00pm (String Orchestra)
This is compulsory for all players please. So please let me know immediately if there is a problem. Many thanks to all players for their fantastic work and all the very best for the exams.
Solo Concerts
Sincere appreciation is extended to every student from every year level who has performed throughout 2008. Our musicians are at all stages of musical development and we thoroughly enjoy, support and appreciate every performance and apprecriate also the emerging talent inherent in each performer. The audiences have also been warm and enthusiastic - many thanks to you all for your great support.
We have just enjoyed a wonderful concert given by our Year 10 students some of whom were being assessed for their music performance subject. Each performer gave a 10 minute recital and we congratulate every student for the professional way in which every item was presented. Once again we were extremely fortunate to have an extremely enthusiastic and supportive audience.
During the holidays and early in the term we also had magnificent recitals by some of our VCE Unit 3/4 Music Group and Solo Performance students. Hearty congratulations to all our VCE performance students who have worked constantly for many years to reach such a high standard.
We have also enjoyed amazing performances from our year 7 students some of whom have only just started learning instruments recently and have made wonderful progress in such a short time. We also enjoyed a delightful Junior “Wind and Friends” concert where we had more magnificent performance from a variety of our talented Junior musicians.
Our final solo concert for 2008 will be held next Thursday 20 November at 6.00pm in the Performing Arts Centre. We are looking forward to some delighful solos from Years Prep, 1 and 2 students and the Little Choir and Little Symphony will also perform so please come along for a great evening’s entertainment.
Hearty Congratulations and sincere thanks to:
1. Middle School Orchestra, Concert Band and Senior Orchestra for entertaining a large audience at the Fete. Many passerby took the opportunity to rest their weary legs and enthusiastically enjoy some great music from all groups.
2. Middle School Orchestra who also performed beautifully at Orientation Day for the 2009 Year 7 students and their parents. We hope that many of the 2009 Year 7 students will join our orchestras and Concert Band next year - two prospective musicians are already coming to look at instruments this weekend!
3. Elliot Kitchingman, Liam Oborne, Dean Lee, Dennis Kong, Si Si Yu and Rachel Kannegiesser for receiving High Distinctions at the recent AMEB exams. Hearty congratulations to all our AMEB candidates for the wonderful standard reached by you all.
MUSIC DATES - TERM IV 2008
1. Little Symphony and Little Choir Concert
Thursday 20 November 6.00pm - Performing Arts Centre
2. Junior Speech Night
Friday 28 November 6.00pm - Performing Arts Centre
3. Senior Orchestra Break-up Tea and Speech Night Rehearsal
Sunday 30 November 5.00pm - 8.00pm - Performing Arts Centre
4. Senior Speech Night
Friday 5 December 7.30pm - Robert Blackwood Hall
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Posted November 13 2008
The Simunye Project is hosting two movie events in the upcoming month.
Bond- Quantum of Solace Sunday 30th November 3:15pm
Australia - Thursday 4th December 7:30pm
Tickets are $10 each and include free entry into a door prize
Booking must be received by November 20th. To ensure your place, send an envelop marked with your name, number of tickets required and correct money to the school office.
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Posted November 13 2008A Lan Gaming Party is being held at Huntingtower in M6 on the 16th and 17th of December. It is open to current, past and friends of Huntingtower students.
The cost of the event is $25 for 25 hours.
The event will run from 11am on the 16th to 12 noon on the 17th.
Students bring their own equipment and can register and find out more information on the HT Lan website: www.htlan.org
The event is fully supervised by Huntingtower Staff and will have hired security over-night.
For more information visit www.htlan.org or contact Tom Johnson tom@huntingtower.vic.edu.au
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Posted November 13 2008
The year 10 elective classes will be putting on a show on Monday 1st December.
The Billy Cart derby will take place in the car park at 6pm, followed by a screening of student’s media projects in the PAC from 7pm complete with Oscars! All welcome!
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