Archive for June, 2009
Posted June 19 2009 Thought for the week
“There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns
“Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts”.
Mary Baker Eddy
Another term is drawing to a close. The students and teachers will be looking forward to a well-earned break. The very busy term that is almost finished has included so many activities that I will not attempt to detail them all here. I would like to comment on the HOSA Musical – Hello Dolly, as this was an activity that involved past students, parents, friends of the school and also a few students. This community event is another example of the way everyone contributes to bringing our family together and provides opportunities for everyone to have fun.
At the Junior School Cross Country Carnival, there were also many parents assisting and supporting. We are really grateful for your participation and support.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the Music Concert held last night. So much hard work went into preparing for the event and the standard was once again outstanding. Many thanks to Mrs Bramble, Mrs Wilson and Miss Nathan for their outstanding preparation of all the groups and to Myfanwy Bramble for her assistance.
Our Year 12 students have just completed their very challenging mid year exams. It is easy to forget that each VCE teacher takes these exams very seriously and their students’ results very personally. Their students have been schooled in the subject matter, trained in exam technique and encouraged to think like an examiner. They have worked extremely hard preparing for their exams while still having other classes continuing. They are to be congratulated on the calm way in which they tackled their exams and I am sure that we will be very happy with the results which we will receive later in the year. Grateful thanks are due to the teachers who have guided them.
Next term will see me gallivanting to warmer climes. I will be taking my sabbatical next term and am taking part in a number of international activities. These include a conference in Chicago, meetings with university leaders in St Louis and also a study opportunity as I attend the Aspen Executive Seminar.
During my absence Mr Dry will be Acting Principal and Miss Greiveson will be Acting Vice Principal. I wish them well and am sure that the school will run very smoothly. I look forward to giving you all feedback on my experiences when I return in term four.
Sholto Bowen
Principal
June 19 2009 | All and Principals Message | No Comments » | 
Posted June 19 2009Diary Dates:
Pie Drive – Order forms have been collected. Delivery Tuesday 23rd June
Senior School Musical Interval Suppers -6th to 8th August
Huntingtower Fete – Saturday 7th November.
Molly Dene’s Pie Drive
Thank you to all the parents and friends who have put in orders for Molly Dene’s Pies. The pies will be delivered on Tuesday 23rd of June, for collection from the PAC foyer from 2.30pm.
Fete – Holiday Homes?
Carol Jones would be delighted to hear from any parents that would be willing to donate their holiday home for a “weekend getaway” for the Silent Auction. Weekends away always attract strong bidding. If you are keen to help, please contact caroljones_22@hotmail.com.
Fete – Donations
Fete reps are now accepting any donations for the Fete. Please see the Newsletter for more details, but in particular we are currently looking for the following:
· Second hand clothes, handbags, shoes and jewellery
· Jams and preserves
· Pot plants
· Second hand DVDs, vinyls, CDs and videos
· Second hand books and toys
The Huntingtower Fete – Newsletter
Please find attached the first edition of the monthly Fete Newsletter! We hope this will keep everyone informed. We are all working very hard towards the fete and are currently agreeing the supplies that need to be purchased for the stalls and where each stall will be located. We’re also starting the sponsorship process so if you have any leads we would love to hear from you. Your donations and feedback continue to be very much appreciated. Fete Newsletter 3rd June
Rebel Sport
Huntingtower School
Is in partnership with
Receive a 5% discount on all full priced items every time you shop in store,
simply visit Rebel Sport Glen Waverley to receive your personal Member Value Program Card. Rebel Sport Glen Waverley is located in the Glen Shopping Centre
June 19 2009 | All and PTA | No Comments » |
Posted June 19 2009Concert Series!
There has been an amazing series of concerts over the past month and hearty congratulations are extended to every student (over 400 students) who performed so magnificently. As the Bulletin goes to print we will have just experienced our magnificent Junior and Senior Orchestral and Choral Concert. This concert involves over 300 students from Years 3 to 12 performing in all our large orchestras, choirs and Concert Band – it is always an awe-inspiring sight to see so many young people moving quickly and quietly to their positions and then producing such high quality, beautiful music. We are certainly extremely proud of every musician involved.
Sincere gratitude is extended to our wonderful team – Miss Emily Nathan (Senior Choral), Mrs Anne Wilson (Junior Choral), Mrs Julie Payne (Brass Ensemble) to our talented, dedicated parents and old students Chris Turpin, Julie Payne, Rob Clarke, Markiyan Melnychenko and Andrew Roe and to our very kind staff who volunteered to help organise the large number of students.
The Little Symphony and Little Choir Concert (Years Prep to 2) was sheer delight from start to finish. It was the very first performance for some of our students including the Preps and there were constant special moments for the large enthusiastic audience.
We have also enjoyed a wonderful Junior Piano Concert, a Years 11 and 12 Concert and a Years 5 and 6 Solo Concert late last term. We are looking forward to the Years 3 and 4 Solo Concert next week (Thursday 25 June at 6.00pm in the Orchestral Room).
Next term there will be solo performances from students in Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and a Year 7 concert early in Term IV.
HOLIDAY SOLO CONCERT
Thursday 9 July – 7.00pm in the Orchestral Room.
This is an opportunity for students from any level to perform – it is an ideal occasion for musicians who may be preparing for AMEB or VCE exams or coming Eisteddfods to have an extra occasion to perform. Please inform Lynley Bramble (BH 9807 8888 or AH 9803 7701) if you would like to perform.
Congratulations to Ethan Yuen who was awarded an Honerable Mention in the 10 years and under section and 2nd prize in the 12 years and under section at the Ringwood Eisteddfod.
SPECIAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Waverley Eisteddfod Ensemble Sections which usually involve every player from Years 3 to 12 on Saturday 15 August – please keep this date free also.
- Huntingtower Camerate Gala Concert
Sunday 11 October at 2.30pm. There will be many more details to come but once again all players (Years Prep to 12) and choristers (Years 3 to 12) are involved in this very important event.
MUSIC DATES – TERM III 2009
- Years 10, 11, 12 Solo Concert
Tuesday 21 July 7.00pm – Orchestral Room
- Senior Play
Tuesday 4 August Matinee – Performing Arts Centre
Thursday 6 August 8.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
Friday 7 August 8.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
Saturday 8 August 8.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Waverley Eisteddfod (Ensemble Sections – Junior/Middle School/Senior Orchestras, Concert Band)
Saturday 15 August 9.00am – 5.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Waverley Eisteddofd (Choral Sections – Senior Choirs)
Friday 21 August – Performing Arts Centre
- Year 8 Solo Concert
Thursday 27 August 7.00pm – Orchestral Room
- Year 9 Solo Concert
Thursday 3 September 7.00pm – Orchestral Room
- Junior Musical
Thursday 10 September 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
Friday 11 September 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Yernga Retirement Village Concert
Thursday 17 September 1.30pm
- VCE Solo/Group Recitals
During the Holidays TBA
TERM IV 2009
- Camerata Gala Concert Rehearsals (Senior Orchestra only)
Saturday 3 October 2.00pm – 5.00pm – Perfroming Arts Centre
Sunday 4 October 2.00pm – 5.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
Monday 5 October 7.00pm – 10.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
Friday 9 October 7.00pm – 10.00pm or Saturday 11 October 2.00pm – 5.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Camerata Gala Concert
Sunday 11 October 2.30pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Year 7 Solo Concert
Thursday 22 October 7.00pm – Orchestral Room
- Year 10 Solo Concert
Tuesday 27 October – Orchestral Room
- Junior Wind and Friends Concert
Thursday 5 November 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Huntingtower Fete (Senior/Middle School Orchestras, Concert Band)
Saturday 7 November 10.30am – 12.00 noon
- Little Symphony and Little Choir Concert
Thursday 19 November 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Junior Speech Night
Friday 27 November 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Senior Orchestra Break-up Tea and Speech Night Rehearsal
Sunday 29 November 5.00pm – 8.00pm
- Senior Speech Day
Saturday 5 December 2.30pm – Robert Blackwood Hall
June 19 2009 | All and Music | No Comments » |
Posted June 19 2009VCE Dance invites everyone to an exhibition evening where the students will showcase their work from Semester 1. All are welcome to this free event. Students interesrted in studying VCE Dance in future years should come along and see what the subject entails.
Date: Thursday 25 June
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Performing Arts Centre
Sam Dry
VCE Dance Teacher
June 19 2009 | All and Announcements | No Comments » |
Posted June 19 2009
June 19 2009 | All and Announcements | No Comments » |
Posted June 19 2009
null
June 19 2009 | Advertisement and All | No Comments » |
Posted June 05 2009Thought for the week
“Stand porter at the door of thought.”
Mary Baker Eddy
We may often feel under attack. This attack can take many forms. It can be financial, physical, emotional or any other of the numerous ways in which fear likes to manifest itself. At present, anyone who turns on the radio or television will clearly feel under attack by the media. We are being bombarded by suggestions of “pandemic” (global fear), and even when we are all incredulous about the minor impact of this latest disease, we are told to wait because it is going to turn into something really bad … it IS going to get worse.
Well, the media, the pharmaceutical companies, advertisers and many others all know that if we feed the fear for long enough, it will take root.
Fear is simply False Evidence Appearing Real and as WE give this false evidence the only power it has, we can equally take it away. All we need to do is replace the false suggestion with the truth. The truth is that there is no power apart from God, good, because God is omnipotent. A belief in contagion is a belief that Love is not all-powerful.
We must replace every negative thought with a positive, useful, true and helpful one before the negative thought has time to take hold in our consciousness.
Let’s all “stand porter at the door of thought” and admit only those thoughts that we want to see realised in our experience. What you focus on expands. Turn off the radio or TV when they are telling you what to think and how fearful to be. Take the action you feel is wise but let’s rise above the hype. We will do our best to ensure the safety of your children and will keep you informed of any developments or departmental instructions.
As mentioned previously, Mrs Rudd will be on Long service Leave for the second half of this year and Mrs Rickard will be on Maternity Leave.
I have pleasure in announcing that Mrs Rickard will be replaced by Miss Claire Werda and Mrs Rudd by Mrs Rebecca Sinclair. Mrs Sinclair is an experienced teacher who hails from Chile while Miss Werda is a highly energetic graduate who we are sure the children will love. I know you will all make them both very welcome.
The Senior School (Years 7 to 11) has just finished their mid-year examinations and next week the VCE students will have their turn. Those students doing Accounting, Chemistry, Physics and Biology will all have a chance to show what they can do and we wish them all success. To this end, we would appreciate a sense of calm near the Orchestral Room when picking up children so as not to distract these students. Thank you for your understanding.
I would like to remind you that full tax deductibility exists for all contributions to the building fund. If you wish to take advantage of this before the end of this financial year, please send us your contribution as soon as you can. Every dollar is gratefully received. We need to raise a considerable sum in order to complete our latest project within the expected time period.
We are very grateful to those who have already assisted and I know that you will be thrilled to see your child splashing away in our new facility.
Sholto Bowen
Principal
June 05 2009 | All and Principals Message | No Comments » |
Posted June 05 2009Diary Dates:
Pie Drive – Order have been handed out. Delivery Tuesday 23 June
Year 8 Dinner on Sat, 30 May @ 7pm – contact caroljones_22@hotmail.com for details
Senior School Musical Interval Suppers -6th to 8th August
Huntingtower Fete – Saturday 7 November.
Molly Dene’s Pie Drive
COMING SOON……
MOLLY DENE’S DELICIOUS SAVOURY AND SWEET PIES
The Huntingtower PTA Pie Drive is on again. There is an order form attached to the bulletin that you can download and an additional hard copy order form will be sent home with your son or daughter in the next week. More forms will be available from the office. With winter coming on nothing could be nicer than a warm savoury or sweet pie. Don’t forget to encourage your friends, neighbours and relatives to buy some too!
All proceeds go to the PTA to help our school.
Forms due: Friday 12 June.
Cash or cheque to office (cheques payable to Huntingtower PTA)
Pies delivered: Tuesday 23 June
for an order form: molly-denes-pies-august-08
Year 10 parents
Are there Any year 10 parents that are not receiving the year 10 group information via email?
If this is your family, could you please email marionpower@bigpond,com so that we can update the information listing. We would like everyone to stay in the loop.
Best regards Marion Power & Jane Yelland Year 10 reps.
The Huntingtower Fete – Newsletter
Please find attached the first edition of the monthly Fete Newsletter! We hope this will keep everyone informed. We are all working very hard towards the fete and are currently agreeing the supplies that need to be purchased for the stalls and where each stall will be located. We’re also starting the sponsorship process so if you have any leads we would love to hear from you. Your donations and feedback continue to be very much appreciated. Fete Newsletter 3rd June
Rebel Sport
Huntingtower School
is in partnership with
Receive a 5% discount on all full priced items every time you shop in store,
simply visit Rebel Sport Glen Waverley to receive your personal Member Value Program Card. Rebel Sport Glen Waverley is located in the Glen Shopping Centre
June 05 2009 | All and PTA | No Comments » |
Posted June 05 2009JUNIOR and SENIOR ORCHESTRAL and CHORAL CONCERT
Thursday 18 June at 7.00pm in the Performing Arts Centre
All choirs and orchestras and Concert Band (involving students from Year 3 to 12) will perform so please keep the date free and come and enjoy a fantastic evening!
The following groups will perform:
Senior Choir
Senior Orchestra
Concert Band
Middle School Orchestra
Junior Choir
Junior Orchestra
Senior, Middle School and Junior Chamber Choirs
Senior and Junior String Orchestras
Brass Ensemble
All groups have been working extremely hard and there will be a wonderful variety of “easy to listen to” music. DON’T MISS IT!! (Free admission).
A letter to all performers and their parents has been handed out (Junior School) or posted (Senior School) so please make sure that you have received a copy as it gives details of rehearsals over the next 2 weeks and also arrival times at the concert.
If you have not received the letter or have a problem with any rehearsal or the performance please contact Lynley Bramble (BH 9807 8888 or AH 9803 7701 or email lbramble@huntingtower.vic.edu.au) as soon as possible.
It will be a marvellous opportunity to see and hear our large groups involving over 300 students. Sincere gratitude for all your support and looking forward to seeing you at the concert!
PS It would be very much appreciated if parents could remind their students to be punctual for these last couple of vital rehearsals.
BOROONDARA EISTEDDFOD
Our final sections were held during the last week in the warm acoustics of the stately Hawthorn Town Hall. All our Huntingtower Ensembles gave spectacular performances – we couldn’t have asked for anything better and sincere thanks and hearty congratulations to them all. We also thank our band of loyel supporters who came to the sections to cheer us on and special thanks to Mrs Rachel Maguire, Mrs Jane Chen and Mrs Kim Yuen who so willingly helped with transport and supervision at McDonalds!
BOROONDARA EISTEDDFOD RESULTS 2009
18 years and under Small Ensemble
1st prize – Huntingtower Quintet
Margaret and Murray Sharp Memorial Open Chamber Music Award
2nd prize Huntingtower Sextet
(We were extremely grateful to old students, Markiyan Melnychenko. Thomas Lo, Myfanwy Bramble and Rhianwen Bramble plus present students Sarah Bunting and Eloise Verbeek for creating a magical performance of the Brahms Sextet).
Primary Chamber Music
2nd prize Huntingtower Junior Quintet
Primary Small Ensemble
2nd Huntingtower Junior Ensemble
LITTLE SYMPHONY and LITTLE CHOIR CONCERT
As the Bulletin goes to press (Thursday 4 June) we are putting the final touches to what will be a fantastic concert! The Little Choir (all students in Years 1 and 2) are singing beautifully and the Little Symphony will surprise us all! Our soloists are all dazzling and the whole concert will be delightfully entertaining. I do hope you haven’t missed it! Sincere appreciation to Mrs Anne Wilson for her wonderful work with the Little Choir.
SOLO CONCERTS
- Junior Piano concert – Tuesday 9 June at 6.00pm in Performing Arts Centre
- Years 3 and 4 Solo Concert – NB change of date:
Thursday 25 June – 6.00pm in Orchestral Room.
These are wonderful opportunities to hear more of the talented Junior School musicians perform so don’t miss these 2 enjoyable concerts.
SPECIAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
- Junior andSenior Orchestral and Choral Concert
Thursday 18 June at 7.00pm in the Performing Arts Centre. All choirs, Orchestras and Concert Band (involving students from Years 3 to 12) will perform so please keep the date free and enjoy a fantastic evening!
- Waverley Eisteddfod Ensemble Sections which usually involve every player from Years 3 to 12 on Saturday 15 August – please keep this date free also.
- Huntingtower Camerata Gala Concert
Sunday 11 October at 2.30pm. There will be many more details to come but once again all players (Years Prep to 12) and choristers (Years 3 to 12) are involved in this very important event.
MUSIC DATES – TERM II 2009
- Junior Piano concert (Years Prep to 6)
Tuesday 9 June at 6.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Junior and Senior Orchestral and Choral Concert
Thursday 18 June at 7.00pm – Performing Arts Centre
- Years 3 and 4 Solo Concert
NB thursday 25 June at 6.00pm – Orchestral Room (change of date).
June 05 2009 | All and Music | No Comments » |
Posted June 05 2009GREAT ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL AGES!
(JUNIOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL LOVE IT!)
Huntingtower Award Winning Orchestras, Choirs and Concert Band.
Over 300 performers from Years 3 to 12!
Come and hear music including:
Superman
Tchaikowsky
Folk Songs
Brass Fanfare
Lord of the Dance
Irish Favourites
and more!
DON’T MISS IT!
THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2009
7.00pm
Performing Arts Centre
June 05 2009 | All and Music | No Comments » |
