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LOTE NEWS
The fresh start to another term begins with some great news.
LOTE Grinners are Winners
VCE Japanese students, together with the Yr 12 French class, flexed their
language reading and listening skills last term by undertaking the Assessment
of Language Competence Certificates (ALC). The ALC is a language program
designed specifically for our region of the world. Like us at Kilbreda, it aims to
promote and celebrate the learning of Languages. Once again Kilbreda girls
have done extremely well. The results were impressive, being well above
those of similar schools and most encouraging for Kilbreda, a first time
participator in the program. Congratulations to all the girls who took part.
A truly commendable achievement in French is awarded to Jasmine Burridge
with a HD (in Listening) ; for Japanese, Rebecca Baker and Emily Tang were
both accredited Distinctions (in Reading) and Melissa Sweeney gained a
Distinction (in Listening).
Japanese:
Art on display at the College has staff a buzz – Thanks, Mary, for your great
detective skills in sourcing cultural displays.
Some great news from Japanese Language Teachers`Association of Victoria.
Of the 18 entries received for the Brush Calligraphy Competition there were
three prize winners in Year 9 – all three students are from Kilbreda!
What a wonderful effort with truly impressive results by the girls and their
talented Teacher, Chizu Mukaigawara.
The girls are:
1. Ritceda Chhay
2. Elizabeth Barrow
3. Emma Ward
Margaret Lithgow, the experienced calligrapher judging the entries made some
glowing remarks about the high standard of the entries. She went on to
comment that the quality was all the more outstanding given that students may
not have had a lot of experience using brush and ink to write calligraphy at
school.
The Japanese ALC (Assessment of Language Competence) results with
accompanying certificates have just been received. The results for the VCE
girls are great with many girls gaining Distinctions in both the Listening and the
Reading Sections. As a result, Kilbreda fares well above the averages of the
participating other schools.
Cont...
French
Similar fantastic results for the Yr 12 French ALC with Jasmine Burridge
gaining a High Distinction in the reading Section. All this puts a positive spill
and wind under their girls` wings as they sit for their oral exams this afternoon.
Bonne chance and a pray.
Italian
As the Dante Alighieri Certificates have just arrived as well these could
perhaps be presented at a later Assembly in the term together with the
Year 9 Japanese Calligraphy Awards
An enormous congratulations to you all.
With thanks
Rosalie Padovan
YEAR 9 NEWS
I hope all girls had a restful break after a busy Term 3.
This term will also be a busy term as the girls finalise all work requirements
before reports are written. There are also some whole year level events taking
place. The first being a Big Sister, Little Sister training day which will take place
on Wednesday 14 October. Letters have been sent home about this. Girls will
participate in various activities; hear from a guest speaker about leadership and
also from current Y10 Big Sisters and Y7 Little Sisters about the program. Girls
will have the opportunity to explore their personal qualities which will help them
be a successful Big Sister in Year 10 and they will also write a letter to their
2010 Little Sister in the afternoon.
The Urban Adventure takes place on Tuesday 27 October. Girls will be visiting
the city again with their Sisterhoods and undertaking various journeys through
the City of Melbourne along the theme of “Let Your Imagination Guide You…”.
Sisterhoods will be able to explore various areas of the city and will return to
school and create a visual presentation from their day. Letters and consent
forms will be sent home shortly.
We also have the Duke of Ed and Lake Condah camps (for Non-Duke of Ed
girls) this term. Rooms 24, 25, 26 are on camp 4-6 November. Rooms 33 & 34
are on camp 11-13 November. Rooms 35 & 36 are on camp 18-20 November.
A reminder to girls going on the Lake Condah camps that the consent form and
dietary requirement forms are returned to homeroom teachers by Friday 16 th
October at the latest.
I hope the girls continue to work to their best efforts and are able to finish 2009
happy in the knowledge they have achieved to their potential.
Louise Smith
Year 9 Coordinator