From the Principal

A camp, a camp, my kingdom for a camp!

Experiences on Tintern Grammar camps result in demonstrable growth and development, whether that be on outdoor education-style camps up to 9, the civics-oriented trip to Canberra in Year 6, the City Experience of Year 10, or the more adult-oriented, conference style, camps of Year 11 and 12.

All of these promote self-awareness and mindfulness, are great developers of collaborative awareness and behaviour, develop and sharpen a diverse range of new skills and enrich developing attributes in our young men and women. I know you will have seen this in your children following camp, as I have with my own. The value of these experiences is enormous and the opportunities they offer are also a significant part of what makes Tintern such a great school.

We also have the need to provide these in a balanced program, and, as far as possible, without disruption to the teaching program. The last two weeks have seen our first ‘mass’ camps programs operating. In Week 5 the whole of Senior College (Year 10 to 12) went on camp or conference in the one week, and the following week in Week 6, Year 8 and Year 9 went at the same time. Our Year 7 students will go later this term, and so over three weeks only, we will complete all secondary year level camps. The reason for changing to this ‘mass’ format was to support the quality of the academic and pastoral teaching programs.

Previously, the year level camps in secondary occupied either 7 or 8 weeks of the year, with almost all other students’ having their teaching program disrupted 6 or 7 times with the absence of teaching staff supporting the camps program. While the substitute teaching program is always as well supported as possible, I did not feel we were doing the best for our students in the class room over what amounted to more than 20% of the teaching year. This year the disruption has been minimal, particularly because of the significant work done by the Outdoor Education and Year Level Coordination staff to run these very large and logistically complex weeks off the campus, and in part because the groupings have meant there has only been one week of disruption for any student to this point.

The camps were terrifically successful, and while we are yet to complete the formal reviews, we have begun seeking student feedback with a view to 2018 camps at all secondary year levels. The student suggestions have been insightful and helpful, and will guide our design of camps (particularly the Year 10, 11 and 12 experiences) in 2018. I am very grateful to the students and staff for the thought they have already given this, the feedback that has been provided and the ideas generated.

I’m sure you also join me in thanking our Tintern Grammar staff for their commitment to these programs. Many of the staff who support the camps have young children who they spend up to a week away from, along with advance preparation of lessons for their classes and the correction from those that they return to! Staff will say the balance for that is in the enjoyment of being with the students in a different environment, seeing a different side of the young men and women they see every day at school and I know that many students make similar observations about the staff.

Factis non verbis

Bradley Fry
Principal

Music Matters

James meets world-renowned bassoonist

I was lucky enough to attend a Bassoon Masterclass conducted by, arguably, one of the best bassoonists in the world, Lyndon Watts. He is a principal bassoonist of the Munich Philharmonic, a world-renowned orchestra. The masterclass was held at the Victorian College of the Arts and was part of the MYO (Melbourne Youth Orchestra) program. It was the first of their masterclasses for the year. Four players, all of whom were above AMEB Grade 7 standard, performed and were “mentored” by Lyndon. By the end of their 30 minutes, their pieces were completely transformed. Lyndon also played many of the pieces himself. They sounded entirely different from everyone else when he played them. I definitely benefited from this one-of-a-kind experience, and I am ready to put his tips into action!

James Manson, Year 8, Bassoonist

Performers at Assemblies

It is always a pleasure for staff and students to hear soloists and ensembles perform at our school assemblies. Sometimes it is on stage in the CM Wood Centre during a Principal’s Assembly on a Friday afternoon. Last week we enjoyed performances by two soloists during our Girls’ and Boys’ Middle School Assemblies on Wednesday. Annabelle Guscott played cello in Area C for the Year 7 to 9 girls and their Pastoral Teachers, while Isaac Hong performed in the Theatre for the Year 7 to 9 boys and their teachers. It is not an easy task to perform in front of your peers, so congratulations to both performers on your preparation and performances. Any music students, whether they learn at school or outside school, who would like to be considered for an Assembly performance should email Mrs Bezaire and be willing to audition their piece for Mrs Bezaire when it is performance-ready.

Kelson and Penelope Thwaites Music Award Applications Now Open

Music students in Year 5 to 12 may apply for the following Music awards:

Ilma Kelson Music Scholar Awards
~ Outstanding Senior Performer (Years 7-12)
~ Two Encouragement Awards for students learning ‘desirable’ instruments (see application form for details) for the orchestral program at Tintern Grammar (Year 5-12).

Penelope Thwaites Music Awards
~ Best Performance of an Australian Composition Award (Years 5-12)
~ Original Composition Award (Years 7-12)

Click on this link for an application form: *** Application forms also are available from Mrs Wagner and Mrs Casey in the Junior School and from Mrs Feenane in the Senior Music Office. Auditions for the awards will be held on Wednesday 3 May. Applications close on Friday 31 March.

Music Theory Club

Senior Music Leaders and Ms McKenzie are available in the Music Lab (Room S111) at lunchtimes on Mondays to assist with Grades 1 and 2 theory tuition. Students should bring their lunch and theory book (if they have one – if not, we have them available for purchase). Parents – this tuition will have a positive effect on the student’s learning in their instrumental lesson. Please note: in order to receive a Grade 6 certificate for an instrumental/vocal exam, a student must have passed Grade 2 Theory with credit.

by Alison Bezaire, Director of Music

Sport Matters

EISM Division 1 Swimming

Congratulations to our EISM Swim Team who excelled in the Division 1 Carnival held at M.S.A.C on Tuesday 7 March. Tintern finished in third position behind Luther and Huntingtower.

The team’s performance was a fitting reward for their hours of early morning training and the commitment of our Swimming Coach Graeme Stevenson.

There were many fantastic individual performances by Tintern students and at least 30 students have qualified for the EISM Champions Meet on Monday 27 March 6.00pm at M.S.A.C.

Those students who achieved individual 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd placings are as follows:

The full results can be found on the Portal under Sport, EISM Carnivals.

by Natalie Upjohn, EISM Swimming Team Manager

Sporting Achievements

Congratulations to Corey Dickson (9D) who won the U/16 3,000m Walk at the Victorian Track and Field Championships last weekend. Corey’s win was even more amazing considering he had to back-up after a 3-day Year 9 hike along the Great Ocean Walk carrying a full pack. Corey has qualified for the Australian Junior Track and Field Championships in Sydney in late March and we wish him every success in his preparation and competition.

Congratulations to Mitchell McGovern (8E) who has been competing in the Victorian Interschool Cycling Series. Mitchell led all the way in Round 6 of the Junior ‘B’ Series event at Casey Fields for a comfortable win. Mitch leads the series with one event to go and we wish him every success in the final race at Caribbean Gardens on 26^th March.

Community Matters

Year Level Functions

Year 8 Boys Parent Dinner
A great night was had by all who attended the Year 8 boys’ parent dinner at Vanilla Orchid Thai restaurant in Warrandyte. Thanks to Karyn Bonnington for organising.

Year 11 Parent Coffee Morning: Friday 24 March 2017 from 8.30am Chapter Too, Heathmont. RSVP Rosemary (Georgina James’ Mum) RSVP 0413 086 385. All Welcome.

Fair News

Major Raffle for 2017
All families should have now received a book of raffle tickets for our major raffle. All books were distributed through the youngest child of each family. If you would like more than one book please contact the Community Relations Office. Raffle tickets are $2.00 each and there are 20 tickets in each book.

We have many exciting prizes:

• 1^st prize is an ASUS 17.3inch Core i7 Liquid Gaming Notebook valued at $5,000, donated by Scorptec Computers
• 2^nd prize is a Family Travel Voucher to the value of $1,500, donated by Flight Centre Lilydale
• 3^rd prize is a $500 JB Hi-Fi store voucher, donated by the Tintern Grammar Fair Committee
• 4^th prize is a $400 Boutique Gifts, Homeware and Fashion Store Voucher, donated by Zabecca Living

Remember to ask your family, friends and work colleagues. You have to be in it to win it!!

Please make sure you log on to the portal to check all the latest Fair news and updates. This is the best way to find out how you can become involved and view the latest updates. Once you have checked out the portal remember to like the Tintern Grammar Fair Facebook page.

Footy tipping is back!

The annual Tintern Grammar Footy Tipping Competition is up and running again. For those interested in joining the 2017 competition, details are below:

Website: www.footytips.com.au

Competition name: Tintern Grammar Community

Password: tintern

You will then have to log into your own account or create one. When setting up your account, you might like to check the reminder email box so you don’t forget!

The competition is free and open to our entire adult (18+ @ 24/3/2017) Tintern community – Tintern Grammar students will not be permitted to enter. If you have, any questions please email communityrelations@tintern.vic.edu.au and we’ll help you get started.

Cash Prizes awarded:

1st prize $250

2nd prize $120

3rd prize $60

4th Prize $40

5th prize $20

Last year Mr Fry won the competition, so we are all keen to pop him off his perch this year!!

Round 1 begins Thursday 23 March.

Good luck and start tipping!!

Hairspray – Pre Theatre Cocktails Event

You are invited to our one night only Pre Theatre Cocktails event from 5.30pm to 7.00pm on Friday 24 March at the Karralyka Theatre.

Come along and reminisce with costumes, sets and memorabilia on display from past shows in celebration of 140 years of Tintern.

An all-inclusive price of only $30 per person includes canapés, a cocktail (or mocktail) on arrival, as well as beer, wine and soft drink. After enjoying the delicious food and drink if you have a theatre ticket, you can wander through to enjoy the musical spectacular that is Hairspray!

Click here to book your tickets. 

Do you remember any of these past Tintern Grammar productions?

TPG AGM

The Tintern Parent Group (TPG) held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 9 May.

President – Co-Presidents: Leeza Crowe and Haidee Wallace

Vice President – Boys: Tim Bray

Vice President – Girls: Viv Jones

Treasurer: Ruby Nagendran

Secretary: Roshini Higgins

Members: Djoymi Baker, Amanda McKenzie, Viv Jones, Lee Elliott, Nikki Harris, Michael Love and Amanda Henshaw.

Welcome to Lee Elliott who is returning to the Committee and to Amanda Henshaw who has joined in 2017.

The TPG always welcome new members, please email Di Lacey or Tegan Martin in Community Relations if you are interested in more information.

Community Group Fundraising

Throughout the year, there are a number of opportunities to support our community groups and their fundraising endeavours. All funds raised are put back into our school community to support the particular interest group or activity. All fundraisers are chosen with thought and consideration to our parent community to provide a value added benefit. On top of our FAIR we do have couple of smaller fundraising initiatives you can choose to support. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Tintern Rose

The Tintern Rose is now available for sale to celebrate our 140 year anniversary. This compact floribunda rose, exhibits orange-red buds unfolding to fragrant 10cm orange flowers, ageing through shades of pink.

The Tintern Rose is ideal for larger patio pots or garden plantings. 2017 also marks the 15 year anniversary of the Tintern Rose, developed for our 125 Year anniversary in 2002. Roses can be purchased for $20 and are available from the Community Relations Office.

Please call 9845 7877 or email for pick up and payment details.

Photo Album

The TPG is also continuing to offer beautiful quality made customised ‘buckram’ binders for only $70. A saving of $20 as they normally retail for $90. The albums are available in both Navy and Burgundy and feature the school crest and name printed in silver on the front cover and come complete with 10 transparent sheet inserts.

The albums are great for storing:
– The official school photos
– Certificates
– Naplan and ICAS results
– Sports and performer ribbons
– Artwork
– Programs from concerts, sports days and special assemblies
– Photos
– Newsletter clippings
– Your own scrapbook creations (as the pages are 30cm x 30cm standard scrapbook size)

In fact, if you think of it like a filing cabinet of memories, over the years it builds up into quite a treasure! Samples can be viewed in the uniform shop and all orders are now taken at this link through trybooking. 

Towel Fundraiser

Tintern Parents Group is proud to offer you personalised swimming towels from Sheridan. These high quality, quick dry towels will launder well and last for years. Each towel comes embroidered with the school logo and school name. Add your child’s full name or family name at no extra cost. Orders need to be placed through trybooking before Friday 17 March. Please click here to for all the details or visit the portal.

Entertainment Books

The Entertainment books are once again offered for purchase through the School. The Entertainment™ Book, and the Entertainment™ Digital Membership, are your guide to the most popular restaurants, attractions, shopping, travel and more, all with valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers. The book is current from purchase until the end of May 2018.

Please click here to pre order your 2017/2018 Entertainment book. 

All orders received prior to launch on 27^th March receive an Early Bird Offer sheet with over $70 in offers to use immediately! Additionally, you also go in to the draw to win a $1000 David Jones Gift Card.

FOYF Bulb Fundraising

Now is the time to prepare your garden for beautiful Spring flowers.  Order your gorgeous spring bulbs through FOYF and a percentage of your order will be donated to the Friends of Young Farmers to support our farm and students.  It is so easy to order – just place your order online and your beautiful bulbs will be delivered straight to your home!   

Please ask your family, friends and neighbours if they would like some of the high quality bulbs – you can add them to your own order or forward the simple instructions for them to order direct.  

Ordering Instructions – Orders Close 4 April  

1. View the bulbs for sale by downloading the brochure by selecting the following link: https://www.bulbfundraiser.com.au/uploads/fundraising/brochure.pdf
2. Select the bulbs you would like, noting the codes at the bottom of the brochure order page.
3. Go to the Friends of Young Farmers orders web page and place your order: https://www.bulbfundraiser.com.au/TinternFriends

Alumni News

MOBS Performs on WB Kids

Michael Ashfield, who graduated Tintern in 2011, is the lead guitarist of MOBS (Move on Be Strong). MOBS were featured on WB Kids on 9Go on Sunday 12 March. The band were interviewed by host’s Shane Crawford and Lauren Phillips and played their latest single. 

When Michael was a student at Tintern he was part of a band with three other students – Welcome Wednesday. Together they won the Red Bull Backyard Jam and went off to London to perform at the Download Festival.

Congratulations to Michael!

Welcome Back Jane!

Graduating from Tintern in 1979, with 100% for English expression in her final exam, Jane Cornwell is a Melbourne-born London-based freelance journalist, author and broadcaster, writing on arts, books, music and travel, and doing feature interviews for a wide variety of publications.

In Australia for March, Jane will be visiting Tintern Grammar on Monday 27 March to speak to our Year 12 students.

PLAYDOUGH

Prompting Play, Learning, Language, Creation, Experimentation and Investigation Skills

Children enjoy every aspect of the exploration of play dough. Using this amazing material is a never-ending tactile learning experience for all children. When given play dough, children are instinctively motivated to explore its soft and responsive sensory qualities. They squeeze it, poke it, squash it, pick it up and pat it down. The dough responds to each of their actions and the child is learning that their actions have consequences. Working play dough with their hands develops the child’s large and small muscles and aids eye-hand coordination. It helps to improve fine motor skills, which is beneficial to daily activities. We often find that children start their day at the play dough table. This is because using play dough is a calming activity. Children work their stress out through their hands, so play dough is not only loads of fun, but also can be a useful way to help children release stress.

As Educators, we often sit with the children at the play dough table. We encourage the children to share what they are making, their thoughts, feelings, and processes they are using when working with the play dough. “What have you made out of play dough? How did you do it? What could you add? Through the asking of questions, we can draw on the child’s thinking processes and their imagination.

Other benefits of play dough is that it encourages mathematical and scientific exploration. The language we use such as which ball is bigger, how long do you need your roll, how many eggs for the nest, or how long will the cupcakes need to cook, is building the scaffolding for further mathematical concepts to be explored. Scientific skills are developed by understanding in manipulating different resources you can create different objects.

Play Dough is Fun:

• It helps to strengthen small fingers, hands and wrists. Children gain control over their hand and arm movements, which improves coordination.
• It helps to build your child’s imagination.
• It helps children develop self esteem – there is no right or wrong way to use play dough.
• Play dough fosters cooperative play. Playing with dough with others helps children understand the importance of sharing.
• Discussing what has been created helps build communication skills and develops imagination.
• It can be used to help children learn about numbers and counting.

Play dough is a lovely open-ended toy – it can be anything – food, animals, faces, shapes. The possibilities are endless!

by Kristin De Vos, ELC Coordinator

International Women’s Day (IWD) Conference in 2017

At Tintern, we are pausing to recognise many amazing and inspirational women whose lives have influenced us in a positive manner. On International Women’s Day last week, Wednesday 8 March, the Girls’ Junior School acknowledged the contributions that a number of women in our community have made. Interestingly, they all work in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) careers! We invited six Mums to speak to the girls at our IWD conference. They spoke about their careers and journey to reach their goals. We split the Year 3 to 6 girls into House groups and each Mum spoke to each group in a round robin activity. We then finished off the event with a Q&A session.

Our guest Mums all had amazing STEM backgrounds – you will be fascinated to read what they do!

Dr Christie Bolch-Pang [Mum of Josie (4A) and twins Casper and Adrian (5D)] spoke about her expertise as she specialises in Paediatrics (care of children), in particular Developmental paediatrics (looking after children with developmental disabilities). She also has a “Doctor of Philosophy” (PhD)!

Dr Jessica Davies [Mum of Charlotte (4A)] studied Geomatics (features on the earth using maps) and Computer Science when she left school. She gained a PhD in location based services (apps on a mobile phone that use GPS) and now works at Netball Australia as the General Manager of IT and Business Analytics, helping them manage their computer systems and analysing data. She mentioned to the girls that some core skills she uses technical IT knowledge, critical and analytical thinking and the ability to break down a problem into smaller components.

Ms Ashley Lang [Mum of Isabel (3A) and James (1D)] works as an Environmental Engineer. She began her career by working at Melbourne’s largest water treatment plant as one of the first female engineers. She has used her engineering skills on projects all over the world (20+ countries) and now leads a team of 200 engineers and scientists who help prevent and clean up pollution in the environment.

Dr Susana Liou [Mum of Jocelyn (Y10) and Melody (5A)] trained as an Optometrist and completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne. She loves Maths and problem solving and worked at Melbourne University as an academic for 5 years doing research. She is now working at her own practice in South Yarra.

Mrs Shereen Taher [Mum of Nesreen (5A) and Lulu (3A)] was born in Kuwait and moved to New Zealand with her family in her late teens. Despite the challenges of not speaking English on arrival, she performed very well in Year 12 and trained at university as a Medical Laboratory Scientist. She has now opened her own business and makes her photographic hobby an enjoyable career.

Ms Kavitha Sadanandan [Mum of Drishya (5A)] specialised in HR Technology. She started with simple desktop applications early in her career and has now led to the latest technology of cloud solutions. She has worked with a number of big multinationals like Standard Chartered Bank, Hewlett Packard, ADECCO and now ANZ bank. At ANZ she implemented the first Cloud solutions for HR. One of few women at this level in the industry.

This international day gave us the opportunity to boost the profile of incredible women in our community who are pushing boundaries in many areas. How fortunate we are that they took the time out of their busy schedules to speak to us all. They were inspirational and are incredible role models for our girls!

Prep to Year 2 IWD Celebration

As part of International Women’s Day, the Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 girls were given a purple ribbon to wear as a symbol of strength, fairness and equality. We discussed women gaining the right to vote and make their own choices about their career and lives. The girls all made a card to recognise and acknowledge a particular quality their mother has taught them such as confidence, bravery, resilience and kindness.

The Year 2 girls also explored a new coding app on their iPads as part of our focus on International Women’s Day and enjoyed the challenge of writing a series of algorithms to make a lady dinosaur move, turn, grow and shrink! As part of our focus on S.T.E.A.M activities, coding at an introductory level was explored in 2016 and the students have continued to develop and extend their understandings this year. Coding is a critical literacy skill that may open up a diverse range of job opportunities for both men and women, so it is an important skill to equip our girls with – we want them to be on the cutting edge of technology as creators, not just as users as they learn and grow. All the girls will be following up with these coding concepts throughout the year.

Interesting facts and information about the STEM fields

The Australian Government have produced a very informative site which gives a lot of information about the STEM fields and highlights the importance of encouraging women into these fields.

You may also like to read about the Federal Government’s push to encourage women into STEM fields. The Government has announced funding to 24 organisations to rollout projects that will encourage girls and women to study and pursue careers in STEM!

Finally, let’s finish with a paper which may be of interest to a number of families. The paper dispels four damaging and persistent myths facing women in STEM, and highlights the need for ongoing action to encourage and support women to pursue careers in these areas.

A sincere thank you to all our wonderful teachers in both Prep to Year 2 classes and the Year 3 to 6 area. They are so supportive of our girls and are very committed to helping them develop into confident women of the 21st Century who believe they can do anything they want to do!

Excursion to C.E.R.E.S Environmental Park

Excursion to C.E.R.E.S Environmental Park

Year 6 students recently enjoyed a very hands-on, interesting excursion to CERES where they conducted a number of science experiments related to our waterways and the environment in general.

We began with a walk along the Merri Creek to observe the state of the creek, the regeneration of native flora and sadly, the litter traps set up to catch litter and stop it from entering the Merri Creek and ultimately the sea.

Several experiments were conducted to test the water quality, including temperature and turbidity along with phosphates, salinity, and oxygen levels.

After lunch, the girls were engaged in seeing how a house contributes to negative effects on water and soil. They tested water flow on old shower heads against a newer version. They also conducted experiments to measure phosphates in three different household detergents.

The excursion, which is linked to our unit on ‘Water,’ had us all thinking about what we use, how much we consume and perhaps the changes we can make.

by Kathy Agius, Year 6 Teacher

Student’s Thoughts

It really opened our eyes and blew our minds when we first saw the amount of rubbish that was washed into the drains and which eventually makes its way into rivers, streams and eventually the ocean.

We felt absolutely disgusted and ashamed of the amount of harmful chemicals that were leaching into the waterways. Eventually of course, these flow into our oceans along with a range of refuse, thrown away carelessly or blown into streets and drains. We saw cigarette butts, plastic bottles, milk cartons, lolly wrappers and broken glass.

In the water testing, we found out how many things you have to check the water for. You have to check the phosphates, the salinity, oxygen level and the speed of the water. The water we tested came from the Merri Merri Creek.

We also did experiments to find out about water usage and chemicals in our homes. People nowadays have found out more ways to save water. Old shower heads had bigger holes, which used more water. Newer ones have smaller holes, which is better for our water usage.

Water is affected by rubbish, detergents, phosphates, mobile phones and harmful chemicals, they all are thrown away by people in our country. All of the water goes to the sea and waterways.

We need to stop this and use bins instead. We can help by not putting household chemicals and cleaning agents down the sink. Don’t pour any type of oil or fat down the sink. Use the least amount of bleach/cleaning detergents when cleaning clothes and dishes. Try to use phosphate free soaps and detergents.

When we go to the shops we have to think more about what we are buying. The more food we buy with packaging means more litter in our water and bins. We need to try and buy ‘nude’ food to save our seas and waterways. Buy food and instead of using plastic bags use plastic containers to pack food. The less we use plastic, the less rubbish we have and the safer and cleaner our waterways and our oceans.

Help save our planet today. Help save our families today.

by Zara, Chelsea and Ruby, Year 6

The Compass Award – Program of Discovery

Tintern Grammar Girls’ Junior School is proud to offer the Compass Award to Year 5 and 6 students.

The Compass Award is modelled on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and is designed to enhance development of the individual child. Students choose their own challenging activities and are given the opportunity to try new things and learn new skills. The award fosters positive attitudes towards learning while complementing the curriculum and builds interaction between students, staff and families. Participants build leadership skills and qualities through various undertakings to complete the award.

There are 4 levels, with Year 5 students beginning at Level 1 and Year 6 students at Level 2. In each level tasks need to be completed under the following categories:

Physical Recreation – Improve physical and emotional wellbeing

Hobbies/skill – Develop the mind

Volunteering – Connect with the community

Exploration – Increase confidence in unfamiliar places

The benefits for participants include:

• Increase self-esteem
• Increase self confidence
• Develop commitment and responsibility
• Increase initiative
• Develop awareness of the community and desire to help others
• Develop a feeling of ownership and engagement in their formal and informal education

More details can be found at http://www.dukeofedvic.org.au/about/compass-bridge-awards/ or you can download the following PDFs to learn more.

2017 Compass Award Levels and Requirements

2017 Compass Explained

2017 Compass_FAQ

Mrs Wagner will meet with interested students shortly to explain the program further.

by Jan Wagner, Head of Girls’ Junior School Music & Duke of Edinburgh Compass Award Coordinator

Boys’ Junior School House Athletics

Our annual Boys’ Junior School House Athletics Carnival was held this morning. Congratulations to all boys for their energetic and ‘lion-hearted’ involvement, and thank you to the many parents and friends who supported and were involved in the morning.

Stewart House were the eventual winners, tasting Athletics success for the first time since 2008.

Year 3/4 Healesville Sanctuary Excursion

On Thursday the 2nd of March, all the Year 3 and Year 4 boys jumped on the bus with a forty-minute drive ahead of them to Healesville Sanctuary.

We were split into groups with about six students in each group and we headed off in different directions after we saw the cassowaries and emus.

Firstly, my group made a beeline for the lyrebird’s exhibit, while Daniel’s group strolled to the dingo exhibit. At the lyrebird’s exhibit there was nothing much of interest there except for the occasional sound of the lyrebird’s call. Meanwhile, Daniel’s group were playing with a very friendly Thorny Dragon whose thorns did not really hurt.

All the groups came together for the Birds of Prey show.  Which unfortunately was a one-bird show.  The Black Kite stole the show because it refused to return to its enclosure after it had performed spectacularly.  None of the other birds were allowed to come out because the Black Kite eats other birds.

Then my group headed for the Tasmanian Devil’s enclosure but unfortunately, we didn’t see a Tassie Devil though a lot of the other groups did. Then Dan’s group took a visit to the kangaroos and saw a kangaroo have a sand bath.  One of the kangaroos had a joey!

My group headed off to the reptile house to see a python and touch it! Dan’s group ventured on towards the wildlife hospital, where he watched a green-tree snake have surgery.

The Healesville Sanctuary excursion was a success and left the boys with lots of great stories to tell.  

by Uwaez and Daniel, Year 4 students

Prep – Year 2 Back to School Morning

The Prep to Year 2 boys had lots of fun when their parents and special friends came back to school for the morning on Friday 3 March. The Year 2’s headed down to the Farm after some Maths and mindfulness. They enjoyed exploring the creek and met Ollie the farm dog, and lots of sheep. Year 1 boys began with a Yoga session and after Music and PE, made some Dinosaur fossils with salt dough. The Letterland focus for the Preps was Munching Mike, so after Music with Mrs Casey, we made Marble Mazes using magnetic balls with Ms Mac, and graphed M & M colours with Mrs Macey.

The boys always love sharing their learning with parents and friends. We hope it provided a snapshot of how our youngest men spend their day! A huge thank-you to those who joined us for the morning.

by Ms Claire MacDonald, Prep Teacher

Belle Update

Belle has been visiting for a half day a week and she and the boys are really enjoying it. The boys come in saying “Belle’s here”. She helps with reading and the daily activities of the class as she continues to develop her skills and gets used to the school environment.

Belle went to Energy Plus with the Grade 3 class where she loved taking part in the activities. Belle was in the class for Spelling and then free writing and wanders round the room assisting the boys to stay calm and write. Some boys have commented that it is easier to write when she is in the class.

At Recess Belle was outside with all the boys. She loves these opportunities and boys from all age groups love to come and talk to her, walk her and help her to sit. It is such a positive atmosphere. One boy said he used to be frightened of dogs, but now he just loves them and he wants a dog at home.

Belle went home at lunchtime – exhausted from a morning of work.

by Mrs Jenny Steffens, Year 5 Teacher

History Walk

Through the classroom, out the back door and along the pathway.

Where are we going Mrs Gluskie?

What are we doing?

Are we going on another History Walk?

I wonder if we will find any more plaques or signs this time?

Many questions and much intrigue…

Our Integrated Studies unit, Now and Then, has allowed us the opportunity to explore and study some of the history of our school and tap into the wisdom and knowledge of some of the Junior Schools longer serving staff members. The boys have embraced our topic and have enjoyed our History walks around the school, looking for buildings, plaques and yes, even people who are a part of our history. The boys’ were thrilled to speak to Mrs Gaskin, Farmer Wall, Mrs Delloste’ and Mr Kenny who all had tales to tell about Tintern and Southwood. The realisation that the cubbyhouse in the playground now, was the very same cubbyhouse that was in the playground at the Maidstone Street campus last century was the highlight for many of the boys.

On visiting The Heritage Centre, we were able to see a variety of uniforms which had been worn by students throughout the years, a desk from the past and the progress of the swimming pool which began as a patch of earth, progressed to become a beautiful outdoor pool until once again changing to become the magnificent indoor pool that we have today.

During our journey of discovery, the boys realised that many of the places around the school that we know and love, have also been loved by other students and teachers throughout the years.

by Mrs Gluskie, Year 2 Teacher

READY – SET – GO! Year 6 City Survival Challenge

Each team had planned their itinerary for the day. The goal? To find as many iconic Melbourne landmarks and places of interest as possible from the booklet Mrs Neilson had prepared for us. We had to answer questions about each place and provide evidence such as collecting pamphlets and taking photos. After a 45 minute train trip we disembarked at Flinders Street Station and the challenge began! The only mandatory place we all had to visit was the Shrine of Remembrance which meant we had to catch a tram down St Kilda Road or walk, which some of us did, including Mrs Neilson and Mrs Dell’Oste. The volunteers at the Shrine gave us a lot of information. The whole place felt very sacred. There was a long wall displaying 4,000 service medals, each one representing 100 Victorians who have served in war or peace keeping and six who have died. The new area underneath which was opened last year was amazing… very moving.

Other places we visited included: the State Library, Parliament House, the Cathedral Arcade, the Royal Arcade, the Bourke Street Mall to see the Public Purse and the three Businessmen statues, Federation Square to see the NGV and ACMI – the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.

We would like to say a special “thank you” to our Team Leaders who supported us on the day: Gagan Agrawal, Katy Brumley, Adrian Dalzotto, Kate Keogh-Murray, Bec Lalor, Yvette Kozielski, Natalie Sebek, Ivana Smith, Geraldine Wolstencroft and of course Mrs Dell’Oste. We discovered lots about ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ and most importantly… we survived!

by Mrs Neilson and the Year 6 Boys

Crazy Hair Day

On funky hair day you get to wear casual clothes and donate a gold coin. It is great fun! If you are in Years 3-6 you get to do the Grand Prix race, but if you are in Prep – Year 2, you get to drive your remote control car around before the races – James Winduss 

Funky hair day was very fun, especially the Grand Prize event. Archia, James and Heath B were in the races for Year 3. I had lots of fun on crazy hair day! – Ryan Makkar 

Today we got to wear casual clothes to school and go crazy with our hair! We took a $2 coin to school to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. We also got to take our remote control cars to race against other people – Heath Elias

Friday 10 March was a fantastic day in the Boys Junior School. The boys looked smashing with their funky hair styles and casual clothes, not only did they look amazing, they all supported the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave by donating a gold coin and having a sausage or two for lunch.

by Mrs Kylie Newman, Year 3 Teacher

Boys’ Middle School News

Year 8 and 9 Camps

This week has seen the return of our Year 8 and 9 boys from their respective camps and from all reports, the level of achievement across both camps was amazing. For some students, the camping program is a massive challenge in itself; unfamiliar surrounds, new activities, physical challenges, etc. are all elements that for certain students can lead them to finding this part of their education really hard. Having said this, the camps program exists because of the huge benefit many children experience during their respective adventures and having been on the Year 8 camp with our boys myself, I was able to witness a great deal of personal challenge and success throughout the whole week.

Camps provide opportunity for students to learn more about diversity and socialising with each other; from living together in shared dorms/tents, eating together and then assisting each other to overcome personal challenges both physical and emotional. They learn resilience through repeated efforts on activities and a sense of accomplishment when achieving a specific goal. Independence is fostered throughout the camps as the boys need to demonstrate good decision making in an environment that can potentially carry with it increased risks. Needless to say the benefits of being away from technology and social media for a period of time.

Watching the Year 8s over the week up in Myrtleford and Mount Buffalo, it was fantastic to see the boys really work together well in their respective form groups in all of their activities. Their level of support for each other throughout the week was excellent and to see them hiking around the top of Mount Buffalo was a great sight. Their cooking skills on the trangia were ‘varied’ on their campout night, with some groups opting for the more simple type of meal, whereas there were others who really catered well for themselves, preparing hearty and sustaining meals. The best part for me however, was the encouragement and genuine excited shared by all when a member of their class achieved a particular goal such as rock climbing or power pole jumping – it was really great to see.

The feedback from Year 9s following their week away was one of real accomplishment. The walk itself was really challenging with the boys doing upwards of 15km a day carrying large packs that included their clothes, food, tent, water, etc. Their pastoral mentors reflected with them on the Monday after they returned around the challenges the hike provided, both physical and psychological and it was great to hear a real sense of accomplishment. A lot of them referred to the fact that during the walk it was really difficult, but at the end of each day it was great to sit with their friends and relax, recover and prepare for the following days hike. The boys were prompted to use this as a reference tool when faced with challenging situations in the future – to recognise that sometimes achievement takes a bit of hard work, and that often it is great to do things together as a group to help each other get through.

Interim Reports and Parent Teacher Student Conferences

Interim reports will soon be available for your children along with details around our Parent Teacher Student Conferences to be held on Tuesday 21, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29. These conferences are an opportunity for you to meet with your son’s subject teachers to discuss their start to the year. Students are strongly encouraged to attend these events. Year 7s are on camp during the last week of term (along with some of their teachers) so they will not be expected to attend interviews booked at that time. Further information regarding this has been sent to you by our Vice-Principal, Mr Jason McManus.

Isaac Hong Performs At Assembly

Isaac Hong of Year 7 was our performer at assembly this week, playing his clarinet. Please watch the video below of his wonderful performance. 

Drinks and canapés with the Principal

On Thursday 16 March our Principal Brad Fry is hosting a drinks and canapés evening for Middle School parents from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on the Community Hub outside the school library. It’s a great opportunity for parents to have a chat with our Principal as well as meet, or catch up, with other parents of Middle School children. I look forward to seeing many of you there if you can make it. For catering purposes, please RSVP here.

Year 7 Agriculture

One of the new subjects for Year 7 is Agriculture. For six weeks Year 7 have been learning the basic principles of judging sheep, weeding and planting crops, moving large groups of animals and much more. For many of us it has been a new and intriguing subject and many, if not all of us, are looking forward to doing more sessions of Agriculture. A lot of us look forward to outdoor school sessions that require us to use our hands and are a different learning experience. Leading sheep around, taking lessons with Gavin and Ms Wall, and learning about the land and its animals is very interesting.

by Mark Evans (7E)

Girls’ Middle School News

International Women’s Day

Last week we celebrated International Women’s Day across various sections of the school, with Junior Schools, Middle Schools hosting assemblies to talk about the importance of this day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Last Wednesday, Middle School Leaders chose to symbolically make and distribute ribbons for students (and staff) in the Middle School and Senior College to wear in the three colours of the Women’s Suffrage Movement: Green, White and Violet. This year’s theme was #BeBoldforChange and it was terrific to see our boys and girls engage in discussion about these issues. Our Girls’ Middle School Captain, Ashleigh Dowling and Leaders, Alice Church and Camila Franco, organised an assembly dedicated to the day which included this video on a young girl and boy and what equality is to them.

Also in our assembly we had a wonderful performance on cello by Annabelle Guscott and reports on our recent achievements at the EISM Swimming Championship Carnival, as well as reports from Year 8 and 9 camps. You can read these camp reports here: Year 8 and Year 9. 

Hairspray!

In the coming weeks we have much to look forward to as we near the much anticipated performances of the School Musical ‘Hairspray!’ from Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 March. Tickets have sold out for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night’s performances. Tickets are still available for Thursday night, they can be purchased here.

Interim Reports and Parent Teacher Student Conferences

A reminder to parents that, as Jason McManus (Vice Principal Teaching, Learning and Innovation) has communicated already, Interim Reports and our Parent Teacher Student Conferences are coming up on Tuesday 21, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 March. These conferences are a great opportunity to meet with staff and discuss your child’s progress. We strongly encourage students to accompany parents where possible.

Pastoral Mentor Group Leaders announced for Semester 1

Congratulations to girls nominated to carry out the role of ‘Pastoral Mentor Group Leader’ for Semester 1. In Friday’s Assembly we acknowledged each of these students and presented them with their badges.

Year 7A:  Grace Jenkin and Isabella Vorpasso

Year 7B:  Madeline Hupfeld and Alexandra Kavanagh

Year 8A:  Tara Hagan and Holly Whitfield

Year 8B:  Emma Jones and Grace Lloyd

Year 8C:  Alyssa Dunn and Harriet Rasmussen

Year 9A:  Stella Burke

Year 9B:  Angelina Tully

Year 7 Camp Preparation

Over the next week our Year 7 girls will be spending time preparing for their upcoming camp at Merricks (27-31 March). Pastoral Mentors and Year 11 Outdoor Education Leaders will be speaking with the girls about the types of activities they will be undertaking and what they need to prepare in terms of equipment and food. They will also be introduced to a trangia (camping stove) alongside discussion around suitable clothing and menu items for their camp-outs.

Drinks and canapés with the Principal

On Thursday 16 March our Principal Brad Fry is hosting a drinks and canapés evening for Middle School parents from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on the Community Hub outside the school library. It’s a great opportunity for parents to have a chat with our Principal as well as meet, or catch up, with other parents of Middle School children. For catering purposes, please RSVP here.

Year 8 Camp

Last week the Year 8 level went to stay for a week at Valley Homestead near Myrtleford. We went on a camp out up Mount Buffalo that included a 1 1/2 hour hike through rocks and bushes. We all slept in tents and cooked our own food, as well as going on a rock hike through caves. Back at Valley Homestead we enjoyed many activities, including vertical climbing challenges, rock climbing, abseiling, dual flying foxes, power pole climbing challenges, drop slides, fun and fitness activities, campfires, a trivia night and bush dance, swimming and heaps more! Year 8 camp was heaps of fun and a great camp for overcoming fears, challenging yourself and making new friends.

by Freya Bryson (8A)

Year 9 Camp

Last week the Year 9’s girls went to Wilson’s Prom for a 5 day camp with a 3 day hike among some of Victoria’s best kept secrets. The endless oceans and omnipresent serenity was enough for anyone who loved the outdoors or not, to stand in awe and admire the beauty of nature.

9B had the option of two different hikes, Oberon Bay – Roaring Meg and Sealer’s Cove – Little Waterloo Bay. After arriving on Monday, we set up camp at Tidal River and the following morning split off into our groups for a 3 day hike. For many of us it was close to the most physically challenging thing we have ever done, but it was absolutely amazing and totally worth it. We spent our time laughing, taking slightly unattractive photos of each other, “accidentally” falling over in the waves or chilling in our tents talking till sleep slapped us in the face.

Little Waterloo Bay was a highlight for many, splashing in the blue waves long overdue after a challenging day of hiking. Throughout the week, we hiked almost 50 km, and developed so many new skills and learnt so many lessons. Friendships were strengthened, some were temporarily suspended after spending 5 consecutive days without seeing anyone else, and memories were made. Through break downs, tears and the “I can’t do this anymore”, we all came back proud of getting through a difficult but rewarding week.

by Ashleigh Dowling (9B)

From the Head of Senior College

Mentor Group Leaders – Semester 1, 2017

Last Friday 10 March our next round of leadership positions were announced; these being our Semester 1 Mentor Group Leaders. I had the great pleasure of announcing the following Years 10 and 11 students have taken on the role of Mentor Group Leaders. Please note we do not have Mentor Group Leaders at Year 12 as our House Captains fulfil this role as Senior College Mentor Groups are also House groups.

10A (Butterss/Cross): Kim Maher and Vishnu Pillay                   

10B (Dann/Watt): Casey Anderson and Jemma Thornton

10C (Gordon/Grant): Sahan Kaluarachchi and Hannah Shakes

10D (Mansfield/McKie): Daniel Boss and Molly Fleming 

10E (Somner/Stewart): Anh Lai  and Alex Wilson

11A (Butterss/Cross): Stefan Bennett and Phoebe Bridgford        

11B (Dann/Watt): Sharon Chen and Alex Eadie  

11C (Gordon/Grant): Yasmin Lobo and Jack Read

11D (Mansfield/McKie): Miranda Molnar and Isabella Wright

11E (Somner/Stewart): Charlotte Menagh and Victor Tran

The Mentor Group Leaders play an important role on a daily basis in ensuring that the teacher Mentor and the students who belong to the Mentor group are aware of what activities are scheduled for the day. They are also the Mentor group’s representatives on the Senior College SRC and thus are charged with the responsibility of providing input on behalf of their group on issues that are being discussed; additionally, they are given the opportunity to bring new ideas which might improve the functioning of our Senior College community. The SRC is chaired by our two School Vice-Captains – Louise Smith and Mitchell Lacey – with staff input being provided by our Year 10 and 11 Co-ordinators, Mrs Heather Ruckert and Mr Nick Stefanac respectively.

The School Musical, ‘Hairspray’

Rehearsals for this year’s School Musical, ‘Hairspray’, are close to being completed and everyone in the community is looking forward to another outstanding production from our cast. A large number of Senior College students are involved as either cast or crew and they will be spending many hours next weekend as they “bump-in” at the Karralyka Theatre and fine tune their performances and “prop” management skills.

Performances are scheduled for Wednesday 22 March (preview night) and then from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 March. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night’s performances are sold out, however, you can purchase tickets for Thursday night through the Karralyka Theatre at this link.

DAV Debating

Tintern Grammar is again delighted to be a regional centre for the Debating Association of Victoria (DAV) inter-school debates. Our own debating teams consist of students representing the following year levels: Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12.

The first of the five provisional debating rounds occurs at Tintern this week on Wednesday 15 March. I wish all of our teams enjoyment, advancement of their debating skills and success, across the season. My thanks and best wishes go to our debating coaches and, in particular, to our new Debating Co-ordinator Mr Steven Lo.

Term 1 Interim Reports and Parent-Teacher Interviews

Late last week all parents/guardians of Year 7 to 12 students were sent an email outlining the upcoming Term 1 Interim Reports and Parent-Student-Teacher interviews. The details contained in the email are summarised below:

On Thursday 16 March at 10am, our Secondary Interim Reports will open to parents in the Parent Centre of myTintern Portal. A help sheet was attached to the original email to show parents and guardians how to access the reports and how to book parent-teacher interviews.

The Interim Reports indicate to Parents, Guardians and Students’ the progress made so far in each subject prior to parent-student-teacher interviews. The achievement levels indicated by teachers reflect a student’s performance in assessment tasks so far this term.

Bookings for interviews open in the portal on Thursday 16 March at 10am and close at 10am on the day of the interviews. Students are strongly encouraged if possible to come to the interviews to be part of a three-way conversation about their learning and growth as part of our commitment to the 3-way partnership between students, teachers and parents.

Our Secondary School Parent-Student-Teacher interviews are held over three nights, spread across two weeks: Tuesday 21 March, Tuesday 28 March and Wednesday 29 March, between 4 – 8pm on each of these nights. Interviews are of 10-minute duration.

Teachers are instructed to request an interview if a student’s progress is deemed ‘Low’ or ‘Very Low’, and they may also request interviews with other students. If a teacher does not request an interview, this will be designated as ‘Optional’. Parents, of course, may request interviews with any of their child’s subject or Mentor Group teachers, regardless of a request being made by the teacher.

As students complete more learning and assessment tasks over the course of the semester, a clearer picture of their progress will appear and this will be reflected in the end of semester reports.

The Interim Reporting process and Parent-Student-Teacher interviews are a valuable opportunity for you to meet your child’s teachers and discuss your child’s progress. I look forward to greeting all Senior College families at these evenings.

With kind regards to all,

News From Year 10

‘Keys Please’ Driver Education Seminar

All Year 10 students will be involved in the ‘Keys Please’ Driver Education seminar on Thursday 16 March from 1.45pm to 2.45pm. Resources for families will also become available after this event.

Year 10 Mentor Group Leaders for Semester 1 Announced

The Year 10 Mentor Group Leaders for Semester 1 were presented with their badges at our Principal’s Assembly on Friday 10 March.

The Mentor Group Leaders attended their first Senior College SRC meeting last week alongside the Year 11 Semester 1 representatives. The meeting was hosted and chaired by our School Vice-Captains, Louise Smith and Mitchell Lacey. A wide variety of issues were raised within the parameters of improving the experiences for all in the Senior College.

by Mrs Heather Ruckert, Year 10 Level Co-ordinator

News From Year 11

Last week we held our first SRC meeting with representative students from Year 10 to 12 in the Senior College. As part of their role, the Year 11 Mentor Group Captains will fulfil the obligations of being SRC representatives for the entire year level for Semester 1.

They have already held discussions with their respective Mentor Groups and have collected information to present at the introductory meeting. The representatives presented their ideas and suggestions for ways to further improve life in the Senior College, focusing on enhancing what already works, changing those things that may need improvement, and suggesting new ideas as well.

Year 11s were well represented by their SRC Committee appointees, and we look forward to all the good things to come.

by Nick Stefanac, Year 11 Level Co-ordinator

News from Year 12

This week the Year 12 students have been officially making their mark on the Senior College with work beginning on their Year 12 banner. Lead by Louise Smith and Meg Swain, the students have nearly completed their piece of artwork that will hang proudly in the upstairs social space for the remainder of 2017.

Careers and Tertiary education has also been a focus for students in the past few weeks. Many students have been making appointments to discuss their pathways with our senior careers consultant, Mrs Heather Ruckert. Those who have not made an appointment yet are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.

During Utility sessions, the students have also been introduced to the careers websites and other useful links. For any further information, please contact Mrs Heather Ruckert on careers@tintern.vic.edu.au.

by Mrs Jen Tsai Bove, Year 12 Level Co-ordinator

Key Dates – Term 1

Wednesday 15 March – Boys’ Junior School House Athletics

Thursday 16 March – Parents and Guardians Drinks with the Principal – Middle Schools – Community Hub – 6.00pm. RSVP now.

Wednesday 22 March – Hairspray Performance – Karralyka Theatre – 6.30pm. Sold Out

Thursday 23 March – Hairspray Performance – Karralyka Theatre – 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased through the Karralyka Theatre’s website.

Friday 24 March – Hairspray Pre-Theatre Cocktails Event – Karralyka Theatre – 5.30pm. Tickets can be purchased through the Karralyka Theatre’s website.

Friday 24 March & Saturday 25 March – Hairspray Performance – Karralyka Theatre – 7.30pm. Sold Out.

Thursday 30 March – Parents and Guardians Drinks with the Principal – Senior College – Community Hub – 6.00pm. RSVP now.

Saturday 22 April – Tintern Grammar Fair – 12.00pm – 8.00pm

More dates can be found on the Tintern Grammar website and in the upcoming Aspectus.

Hairspray

Join us for Hairspray presented by Tintern Grammar

It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, and quirky, plus-sized, teenage Tracy Turnblad has one dream: to dance on The Corny Collins Show.

Dates:

Wed 22 March 2017 at 06:30 PM – SOLD OUT
Thu 23 March 2017 at 07:30 PM – tickets selling fast…
Fri 24 March 2017 at 07:30 PM – SOLD OUT
Sat 25 March 2017 at 07:30 PM – SOLD OUT

Tickets can be purchased through the Karralyka Theatre’s website.

Are you coming to the Friday night performance of Hairspray? Join us for the Pre-Theatre Cocktails event from 5.30pm – 7pm.

2017 marks 140 years since Tintern Grammar first opened. In recognition of the many talented performers who have graced the stage over the years, and those who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes, we are hosting a one night only pre-show event with drinks and finger food. Tickets can be purchased through the Karralyka Theatre’s website.

Follow the Hairspray Facebook page to stay up to date.

Alumni News

MOBS Performs on WB Kids

Michael Ashfield, who graduated Tintern in 2011, is the lead guitarist of MOBS (Move on Be Strong). MOBS were featured on WB Kids on 9Go on Sunday 12 March. The band were interviewed by host’s Shane Crawford and Lauren Phillips and played their latest single. 

When Michael was a student at Tintern he was part of a band with three other students – Welcome Wednesday. Together they won the Red Bull Backyard Jam and went off to London to perform at the Download Festival.

Congratulations to Michael!

Welcome back Jane!

Graduating from Tintern in 1979, with 100% for English expression in her final exam, Jane Cornwell is a Melbourne-born London-based freelance journalist, author and broadcaster, writing on arts, books, music and travel, and doing feature interviews for a wide variety of publications.

While in Australia, Jane will be visiting Tintern Grammar on Monday 27 March to speak to our Year 12 students.

Community Group Fundraising

Throughout the year, there are a number of opportunities to support our community groups and their fundraising endeavours. All funds raised are put back into our school community to support the particular interest group or activity. All fundraisers are chosen with thought and consideration to our parent community to provide a value added benefit. On top of our FAIR we do have couple of smaller fundraising initiatives you can choose to support. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Tintern Rose

The Tintern Rose is now available for sale to celebrate our 140 year anniversary. This compact floribunda rose, exhibits orange-red buds unfolding to fragrant 10cm orange flowers, ageing through shades of pink.

The Tintern Rose is ideal for larger patio pots or garden plantings. 2017 also marks the 15 year anniversary of the Tintern Rose, developed for our 125 Year anniversary in 2002. Roses can be purchased for $20 and are available from the Community Relations Office.

Please call 9845 7877 or email for pick up and payment details.

Photo Album

The TPG is also continuing to offer beautiful quality made customised ‘buckram’ binders for only $70. A saving of $20 as they normally retail for $90. The albums are available in both Navy and Burgundy and feature the school crest and name printed in silver on the front cover and come complete with 10 transparent sheet inserts.

The albums are great for storing:
– The official school photos
– Certificates
– Naplan results and ICAS results
– Sports and performer ribbons
– Artwork
– Programs from concerts, sports days and special assemblies
– Photos
– Newsletter clippings
– Your own scrapbook creations (as the pages are 30cm x 30cm standard scrapbook size)

In fact, if you think of it like a filing cabinet of memories, over the years it builds up into quite a treasure! Samples can be viewed in the uniform shop and all orders are now taken at this link through trybooking. 

Towel Fundraiser

Tintern Parents Group is proud to offer you personalised swimming towels from Sheridan. These high quality, quick dry towels will launder well and last for years. Each towel comes embroidered with the school logo and school name. Add your child’s full name or family name at no extra cost. Orders need to be placed through trybooking before Friday 17 March. Please click here to for all the details or visit the portal.

Entertainment Books

The Entertainment books are once again offered for purchase through the School. The Entertainment™ Book, and the Entertainment™ Digital Membership, are your guide to the most popular restaurants, attractions, shopping, travel and more, all with valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers. The book is current from purchase until the end of May 2018.

Please click here to pre order your 2017/2018 Entertainment book. 

All orders received prior to launch on 27^th March receive an Early Bird Offer sheet with over $70 in offers to use immediately! Additionally, you also go in to the draw to win a $1000 David Jones Gift Card.

FOYF Bulb Fundraising

Now is the time to prepare your garden for beautiful Spring flowers.  Order your gorgeous spring bulbs through FOYF and a percentage of your order will be donated to the Friends of Young Farmers to support our farm and students.  It is so easy to order – just place your order online and your beautiful bulbs will be delivered straight to your home!   

Please ask your family, friends and neighbours if they would like some of the high quality bulbs – you can add them to your own order or forward the simple instructions for them to order direct.  

Ordering Instructions – Orders Close 4 April  

1. View the bulbs for sale by downloading the brochure by selecting the following link: https://www.bulbfundraiser.com.au/uploads/fundraising/brochure.pdf
2. Select the bulbs you would like, noting the codes at the bottom of the brochure order page.
3. Go to the Friends of Young Farmers orders web page and place your order: https://www.bulbfundraiser.com.au/TinternFriends

Tintern Fair 2017

Stall Rosters

Have you put your name down to help on a Stall Roster?

You are welcome to help on any stall on the day.  The stalls have been allocated to year levels as a guide and facilitate families to make new friends with others who may be of a similar age and stage as you, but there is no limitation. 

Many hands make light work, and your assistance makes a difference.  Thanks so much!

To volunteer, please find the rosters online by visiting the Tintern Grammar Fair Page.

Raffle Books

There are only a couple of weeks left before the end of term.  Please sell your raffle tickets and return them promptly.  Many thanks!

Stall Coordinators

Many thanks to all who have already offered to assist as Stall Coordinators. We are still looking for Coordinators for the Year 9 Dessert stall.

For a full list of the Stall Coordinators and other information, visit the Tintern Grammar Fair Page.

Donations, please!

It’s a great time for a clear-out, and to start the year feeling fresh and light. We would love to receive your donations of any of the following:

• Secondhand Books
• Secondhand Clothes (& hangers too!)
• Pre-loved Toys & Sporting Goods
• Items for Auction or any items of value that may be used as prizes.

Where to deliver your donations:

• Secondhand Clothes (& hangers too!) – The building opposite Finance
• Pre-loved Toys & Sporting Goods – The building opposite Finance
• Secondhand Books – Community Relations (Kennedy Cottage, near secondary school tennis courts behind the pool)
• Items for Auction or any items of value that may be used as prizes. – Community Relations (Kennedy Cottage, near secondary school tennis courts behind the pool)

For items of significant value, please contact us first before delivering. Enquiries to: Amanda McKenzie Phone: 0419 313 279 Email: fair@tintern.vic.edu.au

AUCTION – Going, Going, SOLD!

We are running the very successful auction again and need items of interest to auction. Can you help with a donation of goods, services, holiday home accommodation, restaurant vouchers, sporting goods, white goods (with certificates/warranties), or any other goods/services you feel would be suitable, sporting memorabilia, gym equipment/memberships, etc. Able to assist?

Enquiries to: Amanda McKenzie Phone: 0419 313 279 Email: fair@tintern.vic.edu.au

What can you fit in a jar?

Junior School students are invited to provide jars for the Lucky Jars stall which has always been a winner.

Jars (clean & dry please) may be filled with items like toys (suitable for boys and girls), puzzles, wrapped sweets, hair clips/ties, soaps, small teddys, cosmetics, stationery items, textas, pens, erasers, marbles, bouncy balls, stickers, etc.

Please keep these things in mind:
• Value of contents at least $3 please
• Because of health regulations – please no fresh or baked food items
• Lollies/sweets must be purchased wrapped before being placed in the jar.

Students may hand their filled jars in to their form teacher or the Junior School Office.

Responsible Serving of Alcohol

Do you have an RSA certificate?
If so, we would love to hear from you. We are hoping to set up a roster of certificate holders to oversee the Bar. Your help is appreciated.

Enquiries to: Amanda McKenzie Phone: 0419 313 279 Email: fair@tintern.vic.edu.au

Car Club Member?

We are hoping to host a classic car display next year as a part of the fair, and would love to hear from you if you have contacts with anyone in a car club, or have a historical car yourself… We might not go back quite as far as 140 years, but we’re hoping we can create a wonderful display of cars over the years to help celebrate the long legacy of our school.

Register your interest via TryBookings. For any other enquiries contact Amanda McKenzie: Phone: 0419 313 279 Email: fair@tintern.vic.edu.au

Quilt-makers!

Tintern Old Girls Association (TOGA) will be running a Quilt Exhibition at the Fair, and we would love for you to contribute your masterpiece!

Enquiries to: Amanda McKenzie Phone: 0419 313 279 Email: fair@tintern.vic.edu.au

Would you like to Sponsor a Stall?

Details on how you can sponsor an individual stall, and other ways you can help will be sent home with your raffle tickets, and are also available on the Portal on the Tintern Grammar Fair Page.

Rides Special Offer

Pre-Paid Rides Wrist Bands – Save when you pre-pay!

Purchase your pre-paid rides wristbands via TryBookings. Receipts will be issued and need to be presented at the ticket booth on Fair day to receive your wrist band

Get in touch

If you can assist with any of these items, or even just to share your ideas, get in contact with the committee at Fair@tintern.vic.edu.au or call our Fair Convenor, Amanda McKenzie on 0419 313 279.

Please like and share our Fair Facebook page