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VALEDICTORY AWARDSFollowing on from our wonderful celebrations during Valedictory activities last week, I am delighted to share with our community the names of those who received awards at our Valedictory Dinner. We congratulate the following:

Artissimo Music Award Luke ShiArtissimo Dance/Drama Award Emma MaggioThe Good Samaritan Prize Ruby AthanasThe Principal’s Award for Art Isabella SvojtkaThe Mentonians Association Acquisitive Art Award Harry KingstonExcellence in Applied Learning Angus SpargoThe Spirit of Mentone Grammar Award Natalie ClucasThe Gibson-Roberts Memorial Prize BradenWattsThe Simon Appel OAM Medal Jessica Ewart-Mc Tigue

ACADEMIC MERIT AWARDS(Academic Merit Awards are based on the ranking of student’s academic results across all classes as judged by their various subject teachers)James Bouwmeester, Peter Cotsopoulos, Jessica Ewart-McTigue, Charlotte Fryer, Lachlan Howe, Luqi Huang, Trenton Johnson, Cayla Le Gear, Weiyu Li, Tyler Milburn, Georgia Rowan, Luke Shi, Alexandra Siedle, Megan Siedle, Isa-bella Svojtka, Jiaxin Wei, Wencong Wu, Hanbin Zhou, Jingqi Zhou

Whilst some of our students commenced their VCE exams slightly earlier, the English exam is always seen as the ‘start’ of the VCE Exams given the large number of students involved and this took place for VCE students on Wednes-day, marking the beginning of what will be an exciting and very busy few weeks for our Year 12s.

As such, our Year 12s are certainly in our thoughts, indeed it was entirely appropriate that we took time to light a candle for them during our Communion Service on Wednes-day morning, and we wish them every suc-cess in these final exams. I would also take this opportunity to commend all who have taught, mentored or coached our Year 12s throughout their journey and forward thanks for their contribution along the way. While these exams may be of immediate

WHAT’S ONMonday 5 November Exeat holidayVCE Examinations continueTuesday 6 November Melbourne Cup holidayWednesday 7 November Classes resumeThursday 8 November Year 10 (2019) Information NightSaturday 10 November AGSV/APSV SportThursday 15 November Years 10 & 11 Examinations commenceSaturday 17 November AGSV/APSV Sport

ISSUE NO 26 - TERM 402 NOVEMBER 2018

2018CHRISTMAS LUNCH

TIS THE SEASON FOR JINGLING AND MINGLING

WIN 50% OFF ONE SEMESTER’S TUITION FEES!

The Mentone Grammar Parents & Friends Association warmly invites you to join them for the Annual 2018 Christmas Lunch.

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER FROM 12 NOON – 3PMFROGMORE SPORTS CENTRE

$80 per person includes a delicious 2 course meal & beverages

Bookings: www.trybooking.com/431194Book a table of 10 (max) and nominate a table captain or nominate a year level to sit with.

For more information contact Jacquie on 0421 875 436 or pandf@mentonegrammar.net

Are you a Year 12 parent? Or don’t have students at Mentone Grammar? No worries. You will receive a Beaumaris Travel Voucher to the same value.

To enter, simply purchase your ticket to this year’s event and you’re automatically in the draw.

significance, it is important to note that our students will not be defined by their ATAR score, but should instead be judged on the fine young people they are, the skills and qualities they possess and the successful lives they will go on to lead.

YEARS 10 & 11 EXAMSSemester 2 examinations for Frogmore students commence on Thursday 15 November all of our Year 10 & 11 students have been encourage to ensure they have checked the Exam Schedule which is available through the LMS. Should they have any questions regarding these exams then students have been directed to please raise those with their Mentor, classroom teacher or via the Teaching and Learning office asap.

In addition to current classwork and assessments students are encouraged to ensure they are undertaking a suitable program of revision in the lead up to these exams and as such have been reminded that study venues are open until 6.30pm Monday – Thursday each week. In addition, the Study Centre is also open on Saturday from 11am – 4pm.

Being organised and undertaking effective preparation will be important steps in helping students achieve their learning goals for these exams.

INFORMATION EVENINGSA reminder that we will be holding a number of Information Evenings towards the end of this year and early in 2019 and we encourage all interested parents and students to attend:

We are holding two such Information Evenings in the coming weeks:

Thursday 8 November – information presented will be relevant to parents of current Year 9 students, and students themselves, who are entering Year 10 in Frogmore in 2019.

Thursday 29 November – information presented will be relevant to parents of all Year 12 (2019) or Year 11 (2019) students undertaking a Unit 3/4 study in 2019.

Parents will have received information regarding these Information Evenings via email. If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend, then please contact the Frogmore Office for details.

An Information Evening specific to our Year 11 students and parents will be held in early 2019.

MELBOURNE CUP WEEKENDA reminder that Monday 5 November is part of our mid-term break ahead of the Melbourne Cup holiday. Classes will resume on Wednesday 7 November.

While I am sure our Year 12 students are completely across their examination timetables, a reminder that VCE exam-inations across a number of subjects will be held on Monday 5 November.

YEARS 11 AND 9 PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM – SESSION 3Initial awkwardness gone when trying to connect with new people, this week’s Peer Support session had lots of laughter, games and fun. The Year 11s have been working hard behind the scenes to make sure that on the day, Year 9 students are able to enjoy their activities. It may not seem the most important thing to the Year 9s right now, but from previous student reflections we know that these small act of kindness and connections go a long way when navigating their first few weeks in Frogmore. Our 2019 House Captains definitely see this as a valuable way to get to know their new Frogmore peers:

Isabella Daddo - Finlay Anderson 2019 House CaptainPeer Support has been a rewarding experience that Finlay Anderson has readily embraced. A range of different activities have been incorporated over the recent sessions including ‘getting to know you’ activities, fear pong and camouflage. These activities helped form friendships between the Year 11s and Year 9s and thus assist them in tran-sitioning into Frogmore.

Chris Perkins – Drinan 2019 House CaptainPeer Support is a really useful program that allows Year 9s to progress slowly into Frogmore and lets the older stu-dents get to know them. The program includes the Year 9s straight away into Frogmore before they have even begun

the transition. Additionally, it allows the House to show the Year 9s how proud we are to be in Drinan and that we are one big family.

ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION 2018 The value of creativity lies not in its results, not in the product of creation, but in the process itself. Exhibiting and sharing their final result with an audience is often what drives students, this year our Art and Design Exhibition aimed to include both final results and process. Throughout the exhibition words relat-ing to process were displayed, words such as explore, experiment, develop, refine, resolve, research, communicate, imagine, the list goes on. At Mentone Grammar, it is the entire process, the creative journey that each student takes which we value. Students learn that designing, producing and resolving work is essential to learning. This is just as important as creating finished art and design works.

The 2018 Art and Design exhibition displayed artworks and products created by students from Years 5 through12. Process videos on screens and iPads were accessible throughout the exhibition, these videos showcased the process involved in creating the works. Visitors had an opportunity to look through visual diaries and ask students what was involved in the making of a work.

The Creativity Centre has provided students with state-of-the-art learn-ing facilities which inspire their critical and creative thinking. Their work reflects the strength of the Visual Art and Technologies programs. Fol-lowing is an excerpt from the reflection read by Imogen Schwarz, (Visu-al Art Captain).

‘I truly believe that we possess so much creative talent at Mentone Grammar. This aptitude does not just come in the form of great pencil technique or brushwork. The talent that we have seen on display at the Art and Design exhibition has been due to our ability to harness cre-ative thinking. What is creativity? It is an ability that many look beyond. However, it is quite possibly the most important trait that one can possess. Behind every artwork is an idea, a theme or a message. And this message when expressed creatively can push boundaries and foster change. In 1942 Pablo Picasso dismantled an old bicycle and attached the handlebars to the seat to bring out the resemblance to the head of a bull, a simple act that gives us a more accurate depiction of creativi-ty. It is the ability to see past the normal and conjure an idea that is unique. There is no dispute that Art and Design at Mentone Grammar has allowed for this talent to thrive within our students.’

Kim Wootton Visual Art Coordinator and Imogen Schwarz Visual Art Captain

ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION AWARD WINNERS 2018 Year 5 Visual Art Award Sarah ChunYear 5 Design Technology Award Grace SibbaldYear 6 Visual Art Award Holly NishYear 7 Visual Art Award Jiahao QianYear 7 Design Technology Award Ava GibbonsYear 8 Design Technology Award Ashika SarmaYear 8 Visual Art Award Riley BarkerYear 9 Visual Art Award Keenan HaagenYear 9 Design Technology Award Harry OfficerYear 10 Visual Art Award James MooneyYear 10 Studio Photography Award Madeline RickardYear 10 Visual Communication Design Award Lauren Malby-LukeYear 10 Design Technology Award for Wood Joshua MaddenYear 10 Design Technology Award for Food Matilda DeeksYear 10 Digital Technology Award Blake RosenbergYear 11 Art Award Imogen DavisYear 11 Studio Arts Award Hugo Gill Year 11 Visual Communication Design Award Cate RauszUnit 1/2 VCE VET Creative Digital Media Award Alex McCannUnit 3/4 VCE VET Creative Digital Media Award Matt DoyleUnit 1/2 VCE Computing Jesse TurnerUnit 3/4 VCE Informatics Jude LoweUnit 3/4 VCE Software Development James BouwmeesterYear 12 Art Award Nina AlstonYear 12 Studio Arts Award Matthew BorysYear 12 Visual Communication Design Award Grace GoodmanPackers’ Prize Imogen SchwarzPrincipal’s Award for Art Isabella SvojtkaOld Mentonians’ Acquisitive Art Award Harry Kingston

**People’s Choice Award to be announced at the end of the exhibition.

VCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTSToward the end of Term 3 and early Term 4, VCAL students worked in small groups to create an event that ben-efited a community, either within our school or in the wider community. These events enabled the students to develop project management skills, including detailed planning and organisation, problem-solving, budgeting, promotion and communication. Feedback for the events was extremely positive. Even when things didn’t work out perfectly – such as the weather! – the students adapted their plans and reflected on aspects of their planning they could improve in the future.

Events included:• Doggy Day Out – Angus Spargo hosted a fun morning for dogs and their owners on the Frogmore oval.

Guests received a “doggy bag” on arrival with goods generously donated by Paws and Whiskers in Men-tone. Angus raised nearly $500 for the RSPCA.“I was proud of the way I organised the doggy bags but felt I could have promoted the event better. On the day people told me this should happen every Saturday. Families were happy, and it put a smile on my face to see the dogs enjoying themselves”

• World Teachers Day luncheon – Patrick Distefano, Lachlan Hughes and Jaylen Mure held a lunch to let teachers know how much their hard work is appreciated! Teachers were treated to delicious pizzas and baked potatoes fresh from our wood-fired oven.“We got great feedback from all the teachers saying that the food tasted awesome and thanks for putting on the lunch.” – Lachlan Hughes

• Yarrabah Movie Experience – Aiden Renshaw and Huntar Pace have been volunteering weekly in Yarra-bah’s ‘Nail It’ woodwork program. They decided to raise money to take 30 Yarrabah students to see Chris-topher Robin at Hoyts Cinema in Frankston. The excursion ran smoothly and the Yarrabah students had a great time. One student proclaimed it “the best day ever!”

Shelley Muir VCAL Coordinator

MATHEMATICS COMPETITION RESULTS 2018This year 243 students from Years 10–12 participated in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) and 60 students participated in the ICAS University of New South Wales Mathematics competition.Students compete against other students Australia-wide; in the Australian Mathematics Competition, the top 25%

of students receive Distinctions and the top 5% receive High Distinctions. For the ICAS competition, the top 10% receive Distinctions and the top 1% receive High Distinctions. Congratulations to all students who participated. The school had very strong results across all year levels.

Zixuan Wang, Year 11, performed exceptionally well and received a medal for the ICAS competition. This was awarded for achieving the top score in his year level in the region. Zixuan will be presented with his medal at an official ceremony in November. He also received a High Distinction for the AMC.The following students were presented with certificates at a recent assembly.

AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION

Year 10HighDistinctionHao Fan, Alexander JonesDistinctionYukang Ji, Ruidi Jin, Ella Mairs, Akul Saigal, William Currey, Blake Rosenberg, Jason Bartonek, Ethan Murray, Lau-ren Malby-Luke, Alexander Zhu, Oskar Phillips, Blake Williams, Kaicheng Zhang, Sarah Pontifex, Kieren Dyer, Yifan Liao, Kevin Helmerson

Year 11HighDistinctionZixuan Wang and Mia WatkinsDistinctionTingqi You, Jeremy Miao, Zac Angus, Edward Yang, Kegan Timms, Alanah Heidecker, Kedi Jin, Sung Yin Lam, Philbert Lan, Jiaqi Liu, Elyssa Osianlis, Oscar Clarke, Yiyun Zhou, Vincent Thai-Chan, Mekhala Bera, and James Hornibrook

Year 12HighDistinctionZhehan PingDistinctionZiyin Pu, Jun Zou, Hanbin Zhou, Weiyu Li, Zhiyuan Li, Wencong Wu, Pengju Song, Xuhong Yan

ICASMathematicscompetitionYear 10DistinctionHao Fan, Akul Saigal, Sarthak Singh, William Currey

Year 11MedalandHighDistinctionZixuan WangHighDistinctionOscar Clarke DistinctionEdward Yang, Jeremy Miao, Vincent Thai-Chan, Zac Angus, Mekhala Bera, Mia Watkins, Zhehua Wang, Sama-sidh Siva Ram, Joshua Cooley

Year 12DistinctionHanbin Zhou, Luqi Huang, Haoran Wang, Luke Shi, Xuhong Yan

We commend all our participants for taking up these challenges. These competitions assess mathematical skills in a variety of contexts and the style of questions provides challenge and enrichment, thereby complementing the learning and teaching undertaken in our Mathematics classes.

Ms Bernadette McGill and Ms Nadia JanetzkiAssistant Heads of Mathematics

MONASH SCHOLARS – STUDENT REFLECTIONS

I attended the Monash Scholars Day in which I undertook a range of activities to get a feel of studying at the University. It was most comparable to a field-specific open day, in this instance for business/commerce. Given this is the field I am most interested in studying I found the day to be a worthwhile resource to learn about the courses, the people teaching and learning the content, career opportunities and the grounds at Monash. What I found most interesting was the opportunities to study abroad, most specifically in Proto, Italy. If I get the ATAR for Monash, I think it will be my first preference. To anyone else considering a business career path, I would seriously talk to your relevant teachers to ensure you can make use of these opportunities that are available to you. BenPertich

On Thursday 25 October, I was lucky enough to be one of the students who attended the Commerce Scholars Day at Monash University Caulfield Campus. It was a valuable experience as I was able to gain insight on two areas on which I was interested in (by attending two master classes) as well as have present and past students come in and answer questions about their Monash experience and where it led them in their career paths. The master classes helped exhibit the courses Monash could offer and the pathways in which it could lead to finding a job in the future. Another topic discussed was the critical concept of employability, and the numerous and various ways in which Monash could help improve employability through different programs at the university. Overall, the day helped me to understand what would be in store for myself (or my peers) if we decided to take the business/commerce route and how this could change our lives in the future, as well as helping to show the many values of Monash University.ToreyBernahoff

The Monash Scholars Day was an engaging and entertaining day. The masterclasses were run by people who knew what they were talking about and kept the group interested for the entire seminar. I learnt a large amount about all aspects of Commerce and attending this day has further excelled my understanding of my plans after year 12.Cian Curley

The Monash Scholars Day was a wonderful way to be introduced to ‘life at uni’ and learn about the types of courses and degrees to pursue in 2020 or further on. I learnt more about completing double degrees and how to participate in internships. We were able to speak to some Monash graduates and learn about their life after uni and how getting involved in these internships and completing double degrees helped them get to where they are today. I completed two master classes where I learnt about the impacts of exporting and importing goods and services and about leadership and how it differs from management. Overall, the day spent at Monash Business School was a very insightful experience and it helped me to identify what career path I wanted to take as well as how to pursue it. Madeleine Ghent

SPORTA reminder that there are no AGSV/APSV Summer Sport matches this weekend and that Summer Sport resumes for both our Boys and Girls’ teams next week, on Saturday 10 November. Game times, venues and bus informa-tion will be available via the LMS throughout the season and all students and families are encouraged to check the LMS on Thursday or Friday of each week and ensure they have noted the details regarding that weekend’s match-es. Please note that any alterations to game times or venues, and information in regards to extreme/inclement weather, or can be found on the Mentone Grammar sport twitter account @MGS_Sport.

Should you have any questions regarding sport then please address those to Mr Bainbridge: spb@mentonegrammar.net

At our Summer Season launch the following students were announced as having positions of leadership within our teams. We congratulate the following and wish them well for the season ahead:

Captain Vice-CaptainBasketball Tomoya Owens Jack PavlidisCricket Chris Perkins Brett PollSailing Grace Phillips Lachlan Hughes

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Softball Cate Rausz Karly GeorgantisSwimming - boys Ben Putamorsi Carl SimondsonSwimming - girls Bridie Wilson Phoebe WearneTable Tennis James Hornibrook Jayde MalugaTennis - boys Samasidh Siva Ram Jeremy MiaoTouch Football Ruby Timms Meg BresnehanVolleyball - boys Matthew Scott Ben RyanVolleyball - girls Madeline Rickard Cassidy Hardy

NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY – GROUP PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINEMentone Grammar Leadership and Cocurricular Group Photos are now available to be viewed and purchased from National Photography. You can access the photos by following the below link and enter the password: MTNGR

https://orders.nationalphotography.com.au/school/mentone_grammar/

Or you can go to www.nationalphotography.com.au and then follow the below steps:

1. On our home page click on Order Online2. Click on Cocurricular Group Online Ordering3. New users need to create an account using an email address and password of their choice/Existing users can simply

log in.4. Scroll to your school’s Logo5. Enter the password MTNGR

2018CHRISTMAS LUNCH

TIS THE SEASON FOR JINGLING AND MINGLING

WIN 50% OFF ONE SEMESTER’S TUITION FEES!

The Mentone Grammar Parents & Friends Association warmly invites you to join them for the Annual 2018 Christmas Lunch.

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER FROM 12 NOON – 3PMFROGMORE SPORTS CENTRE

$80 per person includes a delicious 2 course meal & beverages

Bookings: www.trybooking.com/431194Book a table of 10 (max) and nominate a table captain or nominate a year level to sit with.

For more information contact Jacquie on 0421 875 436 or pandf@mentonegrammar.net

Are you a Year 12 parent? Or don’t have students at Mentone Grammar? No worries. You will receive a Beaumaris Travel Voucher to the same value.

To enter, simply purchase your ticket to this year’s event and you’re automatically in the draw.